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Stratton PrizeJudges ChooseSax Finalists

Regan, Hand, Haas,Erlandson, BackerAnd Eerron Remain

With one more round to be sched-

uled the names of the six finalists in

the competition for the Stratton Prizeswere announced last night by Dean

Samuel C. Prescott, chairman of theFaculty Committee on the Stratton

Prizes.

The men chosen are Francis A.Regan, Jr., '41, Course V, who spoke

on "Atomic Power;" S. Ellis Hand, '41,

Course VI-C, who had for his theme

"Ears for the Deaf;" Ward J. Haas,

'43, Course VII-A, who gave an accountof "Plant Hormones;" Paul M. Erland-

son, '41, Course IX-B, who talked on"Electrons in Music;" David P. Her-ron, '41, Course X, whose subject was"Synthetic Rubber; " and StanleyBacker, '41, Course XV, who, in aspeech entitled "Elimination of Shin-ers," gave an account of the elimina-tion of irregularities in textiles.

Semi-finals Held Last WeekThe semi-final trails were held in

three sessions on Wednesday, Thurs-day and F riday of last week, withDean Prescott presiding. A number ofstudents and members of the facultyshowed their interest in the speechesby attending the different sessions.

The judges for the semi-finals wereProfessor Frederick G. Fassett, Jr.,Editor of the Technology Review, Pro-fessor Robley D. Evans of the Depart-ment of Physics and Mr. John'J. Row-

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Tallman To SpeakAt 5:15 Smoker

Ma~nagng Board

To Outline Policy

At Meeting Today

"Your Dollar for National Defense"is the topic chosen by Professor GeraldB. Tallman of the department of Busi-ness and Engineering Administrationas guest speake. at the 5:15 ClubSmoker to be held at 5:15 P.M. thisafternoon in Pritchett Hall of Walker.

The smoker is the first all-club meet-ing under the direction of the newI:15 Club board. After ProfessorTallman's speech, the new managingboard will outline its policies for theclub, and club members will be intro-duced to their new officers and will betold of their duties.

At a meeting of the board last night,John F. Tyrrell, '43, was elected pub-licity chairman of the club, andErnest M. Spear, '43, and Sabato A.Urano, '44, were chosen district lead-ers. These three officers of the clubhave seats on the board which is nowcomplete.

Glee Club To SingWith Coffy Junior

The M.I.T. Glee Club will entertainthe girls in the Colby Junior CollegeGlee Club at a joint concert on Satur-day evening, March 22. This is thefirst time in four years that the gleeclubs of the two colleges have gottentogether for a joint concert. rhe affairis to be held in the spacious ballroomof the fashionable Longwood Towersin Brookline.

The program will include variousselections from Handel's Messiah be-sides other classical numbers. Afterthe vocal entertainment, there will bea dance and refreshments will beserved. The concert will not be opento the public.

| KNOTS TO YOU SAYS WOOD

Technique To Be Sold

For Three Days At $4.50

Copies of Technique, the 1941edition of the institute yearbook,will be on sale today, tomorrow,and on Thursday between thehours of ° A.M. and 6 P.M. at thedesk in the Main Lobby of Build-ing 10. This will be absolutely thelast opportunity of obtainingTechnique at the price of $4.50per copy.

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Emphasizes Political

And Economic Status

On Radio Saturday

Casting a plophetic eye into the

future, Dr. Karl T. Compton said last

Satulday, March 15, in a speech dis-cussing technological developments,that within the next two or three

decades he might "see great powerplants in which the fuel under theboiler need not be replenished in athousand years."

Speakin.- at the Metropolitan Operain New York, in an address broadcastover a nation-wide network of theNational Broadcasting Company, Dr.Compton gave his answer to thequestion "Where Will America BeTomorrow?9"

Emphasizes Present Situation

Emphasizing the fortunate economicand political situation of America to-day, and reminding his audience of thecomforts, the political freedom, theabundance of natural resources whichAmerica enjoys, Dr. Compton stated:"I submit that America starts today in

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BermudaDance FloorMade Larger

Increase To AidReveler's ComfortAt Frolic Friday

Enlar ged to accommodate the revell-

ers at the annual Spring Frolic nextFriday, the Bermuda Terrace dance

floor is now l eady to hold all who

dance to the rhythin of Bunny Beri-, *all. Overflow crowds will be able

io (lance in comfort in the Game Room

whigh has also been l eserved by the

colnmittee.

Home talent consisting of a sextet

of Technology students will be pre-sented as entertainment during the in-

termission. The sextet anonymously

entitled the "Masked Marvels" have

lrecently been broadcasting the r wares

on programs emanating from localstations.

Earn Own Expenses

The skit which they present, whichincludes novelty tunes, swing num-bers, and dance numbers, has enabled

the "Marvels" to earn their own ex-

penses at the Institute. They seek

anonymity because of possible for-W feitule of their position ol the radio.

Dorm-Walker% Representatives

Confer On ServiceYear's First Meeting

Of New Committee

Held In Silver WRoom

Inaugurating the new Dormitory-

Walker Memorial Committee to dis-

cuss the Dining Service under recent

Institute Committee legislation, theDoirn Committee held a Dinner-meet-

ing with MrI. Albert WV. Bcrid,-les andAlrl. WV. Hamilton Carlisle, Jr., last

night in the Silver Room.

The new committee which should

coniisist of one I.F.C. member and oneCommutel r ep esentative in additionic, the Dol m Committee met without

tile two single members wgho have

'lot as yet been chosen. I.eetings are

to be scheduled by Willard S. Mott,'41, chairman -of the Dormitory Corn-

mittee, and the WValkel managementR and have tentatively been set foi- bi-

nmonthly sessions.

Prompt Action Promised

At the meeting last night. com-P iaints alnd suggestions wei e regis-

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Evans Will SpeakAt Grad Dinner

A'Atom Smashing and Its Applica-

tion to Aledicine" is to be the subject

of Professor Robley D. Evans' address

at the Graduate House Dinner on

|Wednesday, March 19, at 6:00 P.M., in

the Main Dining Room of the house.

Preceding the dinner, a reception will

|le lield in the Lounge at 5:45 P.M.

Professor Evans is a member of the

Pliysics department of Technology andis also Chailman of the National Re-

search Council's Committee on Stand-

ards of Radioactivity. He is activelyengaged in nuclear physics research,especially radioactivity with its rela-tion to geology, radiology, medicine,biology, radio-chemistry and industrial |

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Shore School HHasHeavy Enrollnentfor Spring Season

Over one hundred and fifty students

have already enrolled in the spring

shore school now meeting, twice daily

under the supervision of Mr. WalterC. Wood, Tech)ology's sailing master.

Classes are held in Room 1-134 at4:00 P.M. and in Room 1-190 at5: 00 P.M.

This group combined with the 650

already enrolled as members gives theNautical Association a new record

membership of almost 800, many morethan are active in any other Institute

activity.

Knot Tying Covered So FarThus far the only subject covered

in the shore school is knot tying. and,according to Mr. Wood, anyone whostarts by the end of this week will beable to complete the preliminaryrequirements by the end of the shoreschool. Completion of the subjects ofknots, splices, blocks and tackles,nomenclature tof vessels, and rules ofpiloting enables one to qualify to sailas crew in a dinghy when sailingstarts. Sailing is scheduled to beginMarch 27 when the ice may havecleared off the river.

The new sailors will become skip-pers when they have gained sufficientexperience, and then they can try toqualify as racing skippers.

Senior House Plans Tea;All Residents Invited

The Senior House has scheduled atea to Ibe held on Sunday afternoon,March 23rd from 4: 00 to 6: 00 P.M. inthe Crafts Library. All Senior Houseresidents are invited to attend accom-panied by their dates.

Music for the affair will be suppliedby a phonograph and several Profes-|sors have been invited to attend thetea.

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As evidenced by the virtual faint-

ing of one student and the sick-

ened disappearance of two others,

freshmen military science lec-

tures have taken on a noticeable

potency. The subject being dis-

cussed was "Communicative Dis-

eases", which led to wild surmises

on the nature of the disappear-

ances.

Further investigation revealed,

however, that the poor frosh had

spent a gruelling three hours in-

haling the vapors of hydrogen sul-

fide. This, added to the poor ven-

tilation of Room 4-370, and the

astounding lecture caused their

discomfiture.

Edserfon Hi-Speed PhotoSpringfield's ace sophomore diving star Ed Smyke shows the form which wonhim the New England Intercollegiate Diving Championship last Saturday inthe Alumnl Pool. The Springfield squad displayed all around strength to takethe section title from eleven other teams with a score of 43 points. For full

details and another Edgerton high speed photo see the third pags

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| ~For Boy To Playby Stewart PRowe and Joseph Tankoos

11 Have you ever tried a Ward 8? lanld. F'ried clams at Eddie's are alsoIf so, you probably know about Locke- something special. You will findOber's. If loot, take a trip down to that nothing fancy there, just good food.establishment one of these days and We cannot recommend it too highly.sample that refreshing drink. Billy Did you get those tails pressed?Kane, bartender extraordinary, who This is the weekend to use them.held forth at Locke-Ober's on Winter Alpha Tau Omega is scheduling aPlace for a great many years and has dance for this Friday evening at thenow gone to his eternal reward, was Woodland Golf Club in West Newton.the man who invented the Ward 8. It promises to be one of the more

Back in the eighties, Louis Ober important social events of the week-opened a tavern on Winter Place. A end for Tech men. Formal dress isfew years later Frank Locke opened a in order, and Ken Reeves starts toplace next door. It became a habit for play at 9. Tche club, incidentally, is atpeople to drop into Locke's for a drink, 1897 Washinlgton Street, West New-and then go on to Ober's for dinner. ton, if that will help you to find it.After a number of years the owners Mole about other dances for the week-realized that they had become essen- end next time.tial to each other, so they tore down ff To return to the eating problemthe wall between, and Locke-Ober's again: If you like Italian food-was born. These later years Nichols spaghetti, ravioli, and the like, thereStuhl presides over the place, and are two places in Back Bay wheredoes a top-notch job. yucan get good Italian food at rea-

.sonable prices. One is Marie's, onA nuberof he inig romsareMassachusetts Avenue one block be-

for men only, but women alre wel- yn oltnS.Pie r utcome in certain rooms, although theyloadtefdisgdltuhmay feel out of place in the mascu- teamshr sntalta olline atmosphere that prevails. Prices

.'be desired. Walk through into theare high-really high-but the foodromitthbakis among the wonders and the glories fTesm tpofodlihy

of Boston. ~~~~better, slightly more abundant, and afl Nowv to the other extreme: On little higher priced, is served at Cafe

Route 3 in Hanover, Mass., on the 'Amalfi, on Westland Avenue, just thisway to the South Shore, there is a side of Symphony Hall. Until sixlittle roadside joint called Eddie's. months ago the Amalfi was decoratedBoth Hanover and Eddie's are so in- in the Continental fashion, but re-COllSpiCUOUS that the chances are that cently it has been remodeled intoyou would pass them by. But the some sort of hybrid Spanish-Modernsteak at this place is, without excep- style. We liked it the other way, but,tion, the greatest value in New Eng-_ the food is still as good.

z;nglish Can't Lose" Says ReynoldsAfter Appearanace In Symphony Hall

"The English can't lose," said i kinds." Planning no more public ap-Quentin Reynolds, ace war correspond- pearances before his departure, Rey-ent for Collier's, magazine in an inter- nolds left for New York on the mid-view granted while pacing the night train out of Boston to remaincrowded lobby of Symphony Hall. there until flying time."The English -people feel that way Rarely on the continent, Reynoldsand always will," he said, his six feet has had his chief correspondent ac-two, two-hundred and twenty pounds -tivities restricted to England. How-creating a stir wherever he chanced ever, a word from Collier's and over-to go. the channel he'll go to cover the

The occasion for Reynolds' appear- assignment.ance was a benefit Iprogram for the A Man of Great Vitality,British War Relief, held last Sunday Ruhnabtteloygeignight at Symphony Hall ill Boston. RuhnabtteloygetgHe called his speech, "My Nesighbors people, stopping to talk to admirers,In London-They Can Take It." per- Reynolds led your correspondent a

merry chase. Occasionally a strayhaps a preview of his new book "Lon- * don Diary," which will come off the curl would fall from his wavy fore-

prse soeiei pi. locks. Onle is amazed at the vitalityof the man who had just finished

British Need Destroyers delivering an houlr talk and who could

Reynolds recently returned from then greet all the people who accostedEngland by boat, and is going back him, sign autographs and wave recog-to the battleground next week by nitions, always with a smile and aClipper. The most important thing cheerful word.the British need was in his estima- Next w eek he returns to the grimtion "destroyers and ships of all coverage of war.

In the advent of war, all present regula-tions would be discarded. In this case it islikely that all Seniors would be commissionedimmediately and Juniors placed in camps forintensive training. With an acute need formanpower, legislation might be taken toclose schools to those over the draft age.Whatever its legal form all young manhoodwould be called to the defense of ourcountry.

MY, HOW SUBTLERecently our attention was called to a

sage piece of advice contained in the "Platts-burgh Manual", Page 207 - 12th EditionSeptember 1918. Although twenty-two yearsold, the advice still applies in the light ofpresent world conditions.

"Don't get killed unless necessary; yourusefulnless to the State comes to an end whenthat occurs."

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Editor, The TechDear Sir:

I havte been to several of your big Tech dances andwould like to offer some suggestions concerning the

choice of orchestras. I don't know whether or noteveryone likes to dance as much as I, but it seemsterribly dull waiting for the orchestra to stop showingoff and to start playing something danceable.

To my mind the "Big Name" bands are flne onthe stage of a theater, but for enjoyable dancing giveme something sweet and at the same time good. Isn't

it possible to compromise, to get a good band andstill a danceable one? The deb parties usually hiresomeone like Jack Marshard or Ruby Newman, andtheir -danlces have great variety and are usually suc-cessful. I

W~hy not try a rhumba orchestra for a change, ormaybe two inexpensive orchestras featuring slightlydifferent types of music? Also, it would certainly be

fun to have something different in the way of enter-tainment, and a lot needs to be done towards promot-ing a less staid and more friendly atmosphere at Techdances.

Sincerely yours,Wife of a faculty membxer

Editor, The TechDear Sir:

As far as I know, there is no single organization inTech which follows all of the provisions of Robert'sRules of Order, or which give a person a chance topick up a working knowledge of these rules of parlia-mentary procedure. I believe that members of theInstitute Committee would be among the first to admit

that even the Institute Committee makes frequentmistakes. Not that the student governing body isalone in this--n the contrary, they probably followRobert more closely than any other organization in

school. But there definitely exists a need for someorganization or some activity where the overworkedstudent could learn and apply the rules of parlia-mentary procedure without wasting his time and with-

out becoming bored stiff.As an experiment, the last two meetings of the

Debating Society were sessions of a "Model Senlate,"following Robert's Rules of Order to the letter. Wehad a provison that if anyone detected a mistakeon the part of the chairman in parliamentary pro)-cedure, he took the chair until he too made a mistake.The idea worked like a charm, and frankly, it was alot of fun. Consequently, we intend to continue theModel Senate plan, and to open the meetings to anyonein school who is interested, regardless of whether ornot he is (or even intends to be) a member of theDebating Society.

Bills are introduced on every conceivable subject-the amount of makeup women wear, an alliance withSouth America, and a (proposed tunnel from Walkerto the Coop. And the beauty of it is9, if you don't likethe subject that is being discussed, you can get ridof it if you know the proper parliamentary procedure.So we have three benefits:

(1) We learn parliamentary procedure (and cor-rect parliamentary procedure) painlessly.

(2) We learn something about the subjects dis-

cussed.(3) We have a lot of fun doing it, especially in

trying to take the chair away from the chair-

man.I am writing this letter because I thirk it is worth

calling to the attention of the student body. Don'tmisunderstand me-I don't expect hundreds of stil-dents flocking to this Model Senate. But I do thinkthat there are a number of students around schoolwho would like to pick up a knowledge of parlia-

mentary procedure if they don't have to spend toomuch time at it, and if they -can have some fun whilelearning. To them, I would like to suggest that theycome to one or two of these meetings (LitchfieldLounge, 5:00 P.M. Tuesdays) and see how they likeit. And especially do I believe that men who areexpected to preside at meetings of school organiza-tions should learn hlow correct parliamentary pro-cedure works. No one has to open his mouth if hedoesn't want to, but with the wide range of subiectsdiscussed, the chances of striking a responsive chordsomewhere are extremely good.

Yours sincerely,

George -M. Musgrave, '43Chairman, Committee on Parliamentary ProcedureM. I. T. Debating Society

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Tuesday, March 18, 1941

Managing Board

No. 11Vol. LXI

General Manager ........................ Albert F. Clear, Jr., '42Ekitor . Carthrae M. Laffoon, Jr., '42Managing Editor .................... .......... John J. Quinn, '42Business Manager ........................ Jonathan H. Noyes, '42

Editorial BoardPhilip E. Phaneuf, '42

Arthur S. Spear, '42Maurice E. Taylor, '42Edwar d F. Thode, '42George E. Tucker, 42Eric M. Wormser, '42

tobert P. Richmond, '43Stewart Rowe, '43

Robert J. Schaefer, '43.. Joseph Tankoos, '43

John F. Tyrrell, '43

Malcolm M1. Anderson,Leslie Corsa, Jr., '41Harvey I. Bram, '4°Robert I. Kraus, '42Frederick Kunreuther,

Charles D. lagdsick, '4

Alexander H. Bohr, '43Ira G. Crucshank, '43

Walter C. McCartly, 'CBailey H. Nieder, '43Harry Ottinger, '43

Edward F. Czar, '43Warren F. Foster, '43

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Staff AssistantsMorris H. Rosenthal, '43

camp with recommendations for thecoming camp directors. Henry N.Titzler, '42, received an ovation in

lecognition of his services for thecamp. A successful year for the blotterwas announced by Fay, who alsostated that 2,000 copies of the hand-book had been published in its newsize.

Desiring more work with the newfreshmen, Sam Fry, '41, incumbentvice-president explained the duties ofthe new officers. Excellent advice for

choosing courses was given by Fred-erick J. Kolb, G., who told freshmento visit heads of -the various depart-

ments before choosing their respec-tive courses in order to make a moreintelligent choice.

New M anagers I nstal led

After Ivison had commented uponthe splendid cooperation he had re-ceived during the year, the new divi-sion managers and department headswere introduced and formally installedas a group by Percy R. Ziegler, '00. Inan impressive ceremony, W. HooverShaw, '42, accepted the gavel relin-quished by Ivison,

Ruth Weigele, President of theW ell e sl1ey Christian Associationl.greeted the assemblage and cofferedWellesley's aid for the TechnologYmen, if needed. Professor Will-lam 1H.Timble of the department of electricalengineering reminded the men thatthey must always keep .before thernthe prospect of doing something for

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STUDENT MILITARY SERVICE

In time of great national crisis, much adois made in publications about general trendsand problems, but all too frequently, littlerecognition is given to the effect these haveupon the individual. At present this is thesituation as far as the institute student andhis relationship to military service is con-cerned.

The student body may be classified intotwo general groups, those in the AdvancedR. O. T. C. and those who are not, each with

an entirely different problem. Students.under draft age can be entirely excludedfrom the military picture with the exceptionof volunteers unless some new legislativeaction to the contrary is enacted.

All students over twenty-one who haveregistered under the Selective Service Actwill be placed on the deferred list if calledbefore the end of the current school year.In June, all cases will be handled through thelocal draft boards and any requests for ex-emption must be made through these boards.As the law stands now, no exemptions or de-ferment will be made because a man wishesto complete a college course. In Ant cases,the local draf t boards are the supreme author-ities; the Institute can only state that a manlis a student working for a degree at M.I.T.

As yet, no provisions have been made forpersons who have come of age since the lastregistration, but action is expected now thatthe Lend-Lease Bill has been removed fromthe floor of Congress. For those Sophomoreswho have registered, but intend to take theAdvanced R.O.T.C., arrangements will bemade for them to sign a government con-tract at the end of the school year. TheMilitary Science department will then notifytheir draft boards that they are now mem-bers of the military service. It is expectedthat the boards will recognize such actionand reclassify those students accordingly.

Members of the Advanced R.O.T.C. cannot be considered under the Selective ServiceAct, since they are already considered mem-bers of the Army and were exempt from.draft registration. Upon graduation, Seniorsmay apply for exemption on the basis ofentering a vital industry. These applicationswill be considered and judged by the CorpsArea commanders. Of the 40 percent ofthe Seniors who have applied for deferment,approximately half will be approved. Juniorswtill not be called into service until they havecompleted their entire course. In no casecan a Reserve Officer be required to servelonger than one trear without his consent.

Fay AnnouncediAs RecipientOf T.C.A Award

Banquet Last FridayMarks End Of ServiceFor Retiring StaffRobert J. Fay, '42, the new secre-

tary of the T.C.A. received the annual

award given by the T.C.A., consisting

of having his name inscribed on that

organization's honor plaque for dis-

tinguished service, according to an an-

nouncement made by Sterling H.

Ivison, Jr., '41, retiring president, atthe annual installation banquet held

Friday night, March 14, in Pritchett

Hall at 6: 30 P.M. Fay served asmanager -of the Publications Division

last year.

Albert H. Bowker, '41, as retiringtreasurer presented a report whichshowed that the year was a good onefinancially. The drive went wtay overthe top. T. C. A. ticket sales for foot-ball games, concerts and other as-sorted, programs reached a new highin the, history of the organization whenit topped $8,000.00 for last year.

Whitney Reports on Frosh Camp

Charles B. Whitney, '41 retirint-secretary read r eports on freshman

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SpringfieldUpsets BrownIn Swim Meet

Hloward's Four Points

Give Eiglhth PlaceTo Beaver Mermen"Thlis has been one of the biggest

sports upsets of the year," were the

wvords of Tech Coach John Jarosh

after Springfield trounced Brown 43 to

30 in the finals of the New England

Intercollegiate Swimming. Meet Satur-

lay afternoon. Brown, favored to take

first place as it has for the past nine

years, even dropped below Williams,

w-ho took second, and tied with Am-

lier-st for third place.

Although Schaper and Gibbons of

Brown, who figured in six firsts in last

Y ear's intercollegiates, swam in the

sanle events this year, they were

unal;le to top the performance of the

; ell--pl oportioned Springfield team.

slpingfield in the trial Friday qualified

foulteen men, at least one in every

event, for the finals. Though the

rI31uins qualified ten men, they were

without representation in three events.

Howard Places Second.

Dave Howard, only Tech man to

l each the finals, stayed ahead of

Smyke of Springfield in the dives until

the eighth dive. In the last three

dives, Smyke forged ahead by per-

forming three optional dives whichwere graded "very difficult", with a"good" rating. Though Howard's diveswere also rated "good", they weregraded less difficult and so did notreceive so many points.

Smyke's winning score of 101.93 was. closely followed by Howard's 95.16. In

* the preliminaries Friday, Smyke setthe pool record by diving 104.93.Smyke and Pinderhughes, who took

',_^hird place, earned nine points forSpringfield. Howard's second placegave the Beavers 4 points and eighthplace in the meet.

1d0 Free Style in Dispute

Sophomore David Tyler ,of Trinity,took first place in the closest andmost disputed event, the 100-yard freestyle swim. On Friday evening. in thepreliminaries, Bob Schaper, veteran ofBrown, tied the winning Intercol-legiate time he swam last year, 53seconds flat. However, the stopwatches clocked 53.3 as the winningtime in this year's finals. But whohad made that time? The two judgesfor timing first place claimed Schaperhad. The two judges for timing sec-ond place, however, claimed Schaperwas second.

Thus Schaper momentarily heldboth first and second place for Brown.But Tyler, who had apparentlyslapped the wall at the same time as~gSchapel., after. closing the gap between

them in the last lap, was awarded firstplace.

400 Relay Record Broken

In the first heat of the preliminariesn the 400-yard relay, Tiedemann-

honias-Bimson-Denhard came in thirdith Bowdoin setting a new pool rec-

{r ol~d. In the second heat, this recordQvas smashed by every single team

swinming, Brown setting. the new poolrecord at 3:442.3, which was not brokenby the Amherst relayers, who won inhe finals.

Williams, final score 34, took secondlace on the fine swimming' of Maclay,ho came from behind to beat Tyler

in the 220, setting a new pool recor-;Bacon, who set a new pool record bywinning the 440 in 5:1.6; and Hubbellin the 300 yard individual medley, whodefeated Gibbons of BXrown, winner inlast year's Intercollegiates.

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The National Rifle Assoclatlonrecently awarded the rating ofPistol Expert to four of the to~pmen of the pistol team: RichardK. Henry, Jr., John B. Murdock,John H. Cantlin, and Cyril IH.Brown. Edward K. Owen, Jr.,another top team member, has al-ready won the award.

Captain Caswell has put up fourawards for team members whohave the highest scores In compe-tition. These include three medalsfor the varsity high scorers and aplaque for the highest scoringfreshman. Leading varsity con-tenders are Jack Cantlin, JohnMurdock and Ed Owen. DougBanus leads the frosh now.

A return match has been ar-ranged with the Army team at theTech range for March 29, in placeof- the Intercollegiates, whichwas cancelled by the N.R.A.

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\\ellesiey girls were host to sixTech badminton racqueteers last Satur-day evening. Traveling six in onecoupe, the emb yonic team was soanxious to reach its destination thatit did not notice two red lights. Apoliceman saw them, however.Although they arrived a little late onthis account, an enjoyable evening ofmixed doubles was had by all.

Afterwards, it was strongly sug-gested that Radcliffe and Simmons,who'both have courts, be invited to behost at similar affairs. Quite enthusi-astic after their -first matches "away",the "Sunday evening, 6:00 to 11:00,Walker Gym" badminton men decidedto draw up definite plans concerninga schedule for this Spring.

Moch AnnouncesCrew7 Boatings

Captain Joe Gavin,Four Other SeniorsListed On Varsity

After four weeks of practice on theCharles, head crew coach Bob Mochannounced his first varsity lineup ofthe season. However, Moch said thatthe boatings as given, out will bechanged just as often as a man in alower boat shows his ability to replacethe crewman in the shell above him.

Gavin at Stroke

Captain J-oe Gavin remains at thestroke position which he held on lastyear's eight. Other lettermen holdingtheir places from last year's varsity,which had one of the best seasons fora Technology crew in recent years,are Seniors Alex Poskus, Don Howard,Carl Mueller, and Bill Folberth. OnlyJunior in the present lineup is PhilPhaneuf. Big Ed Mikolajczyk and JimSpitz, both Sophomores, complete thefirst eight.

The lineup of the second boat isReswick at stroke followed by Gueth-ing, Bakker, Affel, McGuire, Malloch,Metzger, and Pathe; while the thirdboat is stroked by Kemp Maples withHeinz, Vyverberg, Goodfriend, Leadel,French, Walz, and Hettich filling theother seats.

Missing from the above lineup areSophomores Lorentzen, Cain, andBowen who have been ill.

Varsity Riflers Prevailin Three Close Matches

On a week-end trip to Vermont, thevarsity rifle men defeated VermontUniversity, 1,352 to 1,317 on Friday,March 14. The next day the team ledby Jim Harker and John Karstrom, thehigh scorers, trounced the NorwichHorsemen 1,334 to 1,260. Since fourmen were sick, Lorence, Butt, Garrettand Blake, and the high scorers madethe trip with Sgt. Harold McDonnell.

Last week the team won a postalmatch with Purdue 1,404 to 1,390.Karstrom was high with 282, andHarker shot the lowest of the quintetwith a 278.

On March 22 the rifle team willjourney to New London to meet theUnited -States Coast Guard and NewHampsisire in a triangular match.After that meet the team will preparefor the New England Intercollegiaterifle championship match which willbe held on March 28 and 29 at NewHaven.

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Walker To Be|Scene Of Gym|Intercollegiates |

Springfield Teams|Outpoint Beavers As Season Ends|

Although the regular gym season|has come to a close, 'the biggest ex-lhibition of the season will take place|at the Walker Gym this Saturday|when the Institute will be hobst to gym|teams representing six Eastern col-Ileges.|

In their final meet of the year, both|the varsity and freshman gymnasts|were defeated last Saturday at the|Springfield gymnasium by their strong|opponents. The varsity lost 37% to|16 % and the frosh, 44 to 10. As usual|Captain Kirk Miller took a first in the sidehorse followed. by Emile Touche|who placed third.|

Holley Sets Record

Jim Holley set another new Techr ecord in the rope climb with the timeIof 4.6 seconds and D~on Di~xon followed up with a third. Bob Maxwell came|through with a second in the parallel'|bars and a third in the rings, and|Heinie Shaw cap'tured a third in the|tumbling.|

For the frosh Nelson and JohnnieEChilds received a second and thirdrespectively in the horizontal bar,Charlie Carlson came in first in the|sidehorse, and Henry Bourne placed|third in the rope climb. The schools|competing are Army, Dartmouth,|Navy, Penn State, Temple, and Prince-|-ton.|

Beaver Lacrosse Play|Boston, Stevens & Yale |

After only two weeks of practice the|varsity lacrosse team will meet its first opponent, the Boston Lacrosse|Club, on1 March 29. Although only 15lmen have reported for the squad, man-5ager Crosby hopes to have ten more!Wbefore the first match. For their sec-|ond and third matches, the Beavers|will travel to New York over the holi- days. During this trip they will meet|Stevens Institute and Yale. e I

Senior CagersBeat Goodale

Volleyball TournamentEnds In ForfeitsSenior "A" Champs

In a hotly contested basketballgame last night, Senior "A" edged out

Goodale, 20-13, and became the first

team to reach the round robin stageof the Beaver Key basketball tourna-ment. Several teams have yet toreach the final stage, but tournamentmanager Ernie Artz expects theround robin to begin this weekend.

On Sunday last, the Senior "A!'team found' themselves unopposed inthe volleyball tournament when thePi Lam~bda Phi team decided to calloff the game. Spokesman from -thePi Lambda Phi house revealed thattheir team relinquished the game ibe-cause they felt there was no hope forEwinning the Beaver Key championshipcup, and because the game interferedwith Sunday dinner.

The championship Senior - A!'team is composed of the followingmen: Bowman, captain, Kusch, Gold-farb, Glick, King, and Marakas.

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Tech SwordsmenWin Top PlacesIn Two Meets

AdelIson, Himsan

Capture Ist And 2nd| In Sabre Tourney

Cap Adelson and John Hinchman ofTech's varsity fencing squad coppedthe first two places in the Open SabreTournament of the Amateur Fencers'League of America last Thursdaynight. Three days later, Walker Me-morial saw the victory fof three Techlmen in the three weapon individual|meet, New England Division, when||Adelson came in on top followed by|Hinchman and Raya Krieger, Beaver|captain.l

|To add to the week's successful||fencing record, the Institute's unde-feated frosh sent the Boston Univer-|sity yearling squad home Friday after-lnoon staggering under the blow of a||15-3 drubbing.l|In this meet the first team overcame|

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5:00 P.M. Spring Shore School-Room 1-190.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

4:00 P.MI. Spriu(g Shore School-Room 1-134.

5:00 P.M. Mining, and illetallurgical Society Elections-Boom 8-105.

5:00 P.31. Spring Shore School-Room 1-190.5:45 P.M. Graduate House Dinner.-Dutch Room. Graduate I-louse.

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Stressing the importance of char-acter in his prediction of the Americaof the future, Dr. Compton stated:"back of America's position andprogress lies America's character asthe factor on which our America to-mllorrow depends."

"Are we willing to pull together, likea well trained and disciplined crew,to carry,out effectively the majoritywill of our people, as made knownthrough our democratic processes ofelection and free speech? Are we far-sighted and determined enough tomake today the sacrifices necessary tosafeguard America, and to plan intel-ligently and work hard for Americatomorrow ? . . . H~ave we wisdom tohandle our good heritage, and -courageto defend and improve it?"

Dr. Compton expressed his unshakenconfidence in the future, stating. that"despite temporary and grave prb-lems whlich we face today, I can feel

an optimism and an enthusiasm aboutthe America tomorrow in which yourchildren and mine will live, and whichyou and I are trying to safeguard andimprove for their sakes."

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Intramural BoxersCompete Next Week

A few days remain to sign up forthe intermural Boxing Tournament tobe run March 24 to 96. The sevenweight classes will be 125, 135, 145,155. 165, 175, and heavy.

Thirty men have already signed upand dre practicing every night. CoachTommy Larson said that the match iswide open at the present time and thathe could not make any predictions ofthe probable, winners in any class.

Stratton Prizes(Continued from Pca.ge 1)

lands, Director of the TechnologyNews Sei vice. They declared thepapers to be of a high or der of e:;-cellence, and found their task not aneasy one, although the selection of thesuccessful competitors was unanimous.

Doctor Compton Will Call Finals

The final competition is planned tobe held at a Convocation to be calledby President Karl T. Compton, which-many members of the staff and stu-dent body are expected to attend.The date for the finals has not yet

been chosen, but it will be announcedin The Tech.

The judges for the final contesthave not yet been announced, but theywill be prominent men of the commiinity and they will, judge the conteston the qualities which the competitionaims to promote. These are thepresentation of a scientific topic ilsimple. not too technical language,and in an interesting manner.

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Compton Speaks(Continued fromn Page 1)

a situation that should give us real

confidence in tomorrow."

Outlining the great technological

achievements of science and industry

in the past years, Dr. Compton looked

into the future with the words "tech-

nological progress is the phlase whichepitomizes the direction in whichAmerica is going."

"I look to see a race of Americans

made healthier by medical progressand better living conditions," he pre-dicted. "I look to see more wealth

distributed, not by taking it away fromsomeone who has a good share of it,

but by creating it,-for that is theproven way of science."

Industrial Cyclotrons Foreseen

"I look to see great cyclotrons oper-

ating as chemical factories instead oflaboratory instruments.... I shall cer-tainly expect to see rain and fog elim-inated from the list of hazards totravel by sea or air."

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tered by the eighteen students pres-

ent. The remarks wei e accepted by

the Dining Service and prompt action

was p omised. Thle Service enumelr-

ated various innovations it had in-

stituted wlvich included the coffee

table, Lounlge Bar, and hot vitamin

B1 rolls, as well asi a salad counters

The procedure to be followed is

that dormitory men bring suggestions

and complaints to the members of the

committee who il tuirn will see, that

such matters are duly recorded. A

large group of doi mitory committee-

men are members of the dining selv-

ice 'and this should insurle quicker

reports of diners' reactions.

The new committee is hoped to

effect more results than the former

committee which dissatisfied both the

Walker staff and the students tlem-

selves.

Faculty Club To Hold

Annual Spring Dance

The Annual Spring dance of the

Technology Faculty Club will be held

on Saturday, March 22 in Pritchett

Hall. Fifty couples are expected to

dance to the music of Ken Reeves and

his orchestra from 9 to 12 P.M.

All members of the faculty, the staff,

and the "Defense Guests of the Insti-

tute" are invited to attend this dance,

which is the last of a series of Faculty

Club socials this year. Tickets are

available at $1.50 per couple.

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