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VOL. LII No. 56 CAMBRIDGE, MASS., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932 Price Five Cents

Asserts Fraternity Superiority

Punishment DescendsOn Tie-Less Freshmen

The mailed hand of justice isat last making passes in thedirection of brazen freshmenwho dare walk on these hal-lowed grounds without the re-quired halters, and hithertomoribund upperclassmen havebegun to use drastic measuresto ensure less laxity in observ-ance of the sacred laws.

Yesterday morning, at thegruesome hour of three o'clock,the first of the offenders wassummarily ejected from an auto-mobile to shift, iK he could, forhimself, after a breezy ride of15 miles.

This was only a mild slap onthe wrist according to reports,and was meant only as afriendly warning to the lawbreakers.

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"SPOILS SYSTEM'NOW PRESENT IN

MANY ACTIVITIESNevertheless Dorms are Forging

Ahead Rapidly Says InstituteCommittee Chairman

SEES DORM LEADERSHIP

Richard L. Fossett, '33, president ofthe Senior Class, chairnman of the In-stitute Comm-nittee, and member ofDelta Upsilon fraternity, implies in asigned article in the current issue ofT. E. N. which will go on sale nextWednesday, that at the present timefraternity men are superior to dormi-tory residents and that it will taketen or twenty years before the dormnen can hope to equal or become su-perior to men living in fraternities.

His statement as appears in themagazine reads, "In less than twentyyears, perhaps ten, dormitory menwill be considered as the equals orsuperiors of the fraternity men."

Coming as this does from what maybe called an official student source, the

) implication raises an issue which has"If I where looking for a job in I been undercurrent in the student life

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of Technology for many years.Elaborates Statenient

In a special interview with THETECH last evening, Fossett elabor-atetl and at the same time modified hisstatement as it will appear in themagazine. He pointed out that he be-lieved fraternity men at present occu-piecl a better position toward achiev-ing recognition both socially and withregards to extra-curricular activities.Since the student life of Technologyconsists primarily of studies, extra-cur-cicular activities and social engage-ments, Fossett's statement would indi-cate that fraternity men excell from allpoints of view, except that the dormi-tory men hold a slightly higher aver-age cumulative rating, as shown bythe official records compiled by theRegistrar's office.

Fossett readily admitted howeverthat one of the reasons dormitory menhave found it so difficult to make anyheadway in activities is the so-called"spoils system" attitude on the partof fraternity men holding the higheroffices which tends to prefer fratern-ity men for election to the exclusionof dormitory residents of equal andsometime greater merit. He notedhowever that in his opinion dormitorymen were rapidly forging ahead inalmost all activities, despite suchabuses.

Dormitory Reaction ExpectedIn the meanwhile it remains a

speculation on how dormitory menwill receive his statement implyingpresent fraternity superiority. Itseems certain that there will be somelittle resentment on the part of cer-tain dormitory residents especiallythose who have been worlking toward

a the realization of better dormitory re-lations. Fossett admitted that he had

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Morpheus Wins VerdictIn Classroom Struggle

Morpheus, that restful butpowerful Greek divinity, foughta dual with Simpson's Rule lastFriday and emerged the victor.The conflict occurred in a Cal-culus class, with a certain tiredSophomore as the prize forwhich the contestants com-peted. The weapons used werenumerous integral signs and themonotone of the instructor'svoice.

After about half of the hourhad passed without a Xverdict

being reached, a strange com-bination of snarls' and grunts,scarcely audible to most of theclass, gave proof that Morpheuswas gaining an advantage, buta benevolent student ended thiswith a poke in the side. How-ever, after the bell had rung andth2 lecture was ended, a newseries of noises issued from thenowv slumbering victim. Thesounds grew louder and louder,shriller and shriller. But eventhe loud mirth of his classmatesfailed to wake the sleeper. Fin-ally one m onstrous snore rat-tled the windowpanes so viol-ently that the offender was re-stored to consciousness, amiddeafening applause by the on-lookers.

T. CA. Drive FailsTo Secure Annual

Budget By $1,500

Attempt to be Made this WeekTo Reach Men Who Have

Not Contributed

The T. C. A. Drive was officiallyconcluded last Friday at 6 o'clock, thecash and pledges at that time totaling$3,000.30, an amount S1,499.70 shortof the budget, which in the originalplan called for $4,500.00. The contri-butions by classes wnere announced asfollows: Graduates, S183.85; 1933,$69G.25; 1934, $655.78; 1935, S589.51;1936, S874.91.

From the dormitories there was ob-tained S832.83, an average of $1.58from each man. The averages in theindividual houses in the dormitories,obtained by dividing the total amountof money from each house by the totalnumber of mlen were as follows:Crafts, 1.3; Nichols, .9 v Holman, 1.4;Runkle, 1.4; Atkinson, 1.7; Ware, 4.3;Walcott, 1.1; Bemis, 1.3; Goodale, 1.0;Munroe, 1.4; Hayden, 2.0; Wood, 2.5.

This leaves S901.90 subscribed baymen outside the dormitories and fra-ternities.

it wvas decided by the drive commit-tee that the drive should not be offi-cially continued this week in order tokeep faith with the workers, wvho havegenerously given their services last

week. On the other hand, the com-mittee feels that many men wvho whouldlike to make contributions have notbeen reached. Attempts w^ill be madethis week to reach some or thesemen, the drive being unofficially co-n-tinued. Letters are going out todayto some of the men living at homewho have not been seen by solicitors,and John Streng, '33, who has chargeof the drive in the dormitories, willmake an attempt to secure furthercontributions. Letters are also goingto the fraternities where it is thoughtthat the final returns are not in.

It is hoped that money wvill be se-cured in response to the efforts to bemade by these three groups. Ifenough money is not forthcoming bythe end of this week the T. C. A.Cabinet will meet to decide how thebudget is to be cut and to apportionthe money to the various departments.

Among the two hundred workers onthe drive, 149 wvere free-lancers, 26were dormitory workers, qnd 49 Lverefraternity men.

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RICHARD L. FOSSETT, '33

June, 1933," is the subject of Mr. E. C.Johnson, President of the H. A. Joln-son Company, guest speaker at thefirst dinner meeting of CorporationXV, tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clockin the banquet hall of the Hotel Con-tinental in Cambridge. Mr. Johnsonis also a former chairman of the Bos-ton Unemployment Campaign.

The speaker is going to make spe-cific suggestions as to the best pro-cedure in finding a job and as to theindustries offering the best prospectsfor employment.

The meeting is scheduled to adjournat 8:30 o'clock, although Mr. Johnsonis willing to stay later to answerspecific questions from those present.In accordance with the Corporation'spolicy, the cost of the dinner hasbeen kept down to one dollar. Returnsfrom the national elections will be an-nounced at the dinner as heard fromthe radio.

Scabbard And BoladeHolds Dance Thursday

Club

Given free reign to help with theenforcing of the freshman rules, whichinclude that of wearing the regulationCardinal and Gray tie during the firstterm, the Quadrangle Club will meetWednesday, November 9, to considerwhat steps shall be taken by themembership of that organization.

News that the Quadrangle Clubwould enforce the freshman tie rulingwvas contained in a definite statementto that effect by G. Peter Grant, '35,President of the Club.

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COLLEGE EXAMTINERSDancing from 9 till 2 o'clock to themusic of Leo Reisman's Orchestra,

APPOI[NTH' DR. TRYOITBN the Scabbard and Blade Society will

hold a Military Ball next ThursdayDr. James L. Tryon, director of ad- evening in the Main Hall of Walker

missions at the Institute has been Memorial. New members vill beelected to membership on the execu- plegded into the honorary society attive board of the college entrance ex- 12 o'clock midnight.aminers. Dr. Tryon recently returned Elaborate preparations are beingfrom the meeting of the College En- planned by the dance committee, fortrance Examination Board of Newvtwo hundred and fifty couples are ex-York. He also attended a meeting of pected to attend. Admission chargethe new records bureau, which under- will be two dollars per couple, tick-takes to examine the school records of ets being available from any officer ofcollege candidates. the organization.

Honorary Society Will PledgeNew Cadet Members At

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VARSITY HARRIERSFAVORED TO PLACE|IN NEW ENGLANDS

|Engineers Rated As ContendersIBy Experts In Annual| ~Championships

!FRESHMEN ALSO ENTERED

|With an excellent chance of taking|second place, eight members of Tech-|nology's varsity cross-country squad

are competing this afternoon in thetwentieth annual cross-country run

!of the New England Intercollegiate|Athletic Association. The race is to|take place at Franklin Park, over a|five-mile course.|Technology will be matched against

|teams from New Hampshire, Bow-|doin, Bates, Northeastern, Rhode|Island State, Tufts, University ofMaine, and Springfield. New Hamp-

|shire, which has already beaten theInstitute barriers in a dual meet, is

|generally favored to retain its title as5champion, while the experts pickTechnology and Maine as the fore-

|most competitors for second place.Four Engineers Are Veterans

|Captain John Barrett, John Smith,Bob Mann, Paul Gerhard, CharleyHall, John Talbert, Clark Nichols,

|and Murray Brown are the startersfor the Engineers, four of whom ran

|in last fall's race. In the 1931 grind,|in which the Beavers -were second to|New Hampshire, Barrett finished fif-|teentb, Hall twenty-second, Gerhardthirty-fourth, and Smith forty-fourthi.

|In addition to these four veterans Tal-bert and Nichols saw action in lastyear's freshman race, ending up inforty-first and fifty-seventh places re-spectively.iCoach Oscar Hedlund is of the opi-n-ion that New Hampshire is almostcertain to retain the championship,and that the Engineers will comethrough in second position as they didin 1931, when they scored 77 pointsto the Wildcats' 52. He also pickedBarrett and Mann to finish among thefirst fifteen runners.

|Seven Freshmen Start|Technology will also be representedin the annual N. E. I. C. A. A. fresh-,

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Glider Is Blown2Abo~ut By Gutsty

W~inds SaturdayMembers of A. E. S. Fly Glider

In Small Gale; CraftTakes Blows

Despite gusty weather and bad fly-ing conditions the dauntless airmen ofthte Aeronautical Engineering SocietyflewT their glider in Coop Field lastSaturday. In all, about 21 flightsIvere made.

Plying began at I o'clock, and con-tinlued until later in the afternoon.F~inding that the wheather was not ad-mnirably suited to flying, George Bent-leY, '33, president of the Society, flewthe glider first, to determine fly ngconditions. Although the trial left adouLbt in the minds of the cautious, itwras decided that gliding would go on.The most experienced men flew theglider first, and afterward admitted


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CORP XV SPEAKER TO ITALK ON JOB HUNTING

E. C. Johnson is Speaker at FirstDinner Tomorrow Night

Quadrangle ClubTo Enforce RuleOn Freshmafn Ties

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Nor were the faculty ferried overon the Bucentaur's deck. PresidentMaeLaurin and a few brave academicsouls were there, but by far thegreater number of passengers werestudents. The Naval ArchitectureDepartment had been snubbed whenthe vessel was designed, for whichcause grave rumors of unseaworthi-ness would not be put down. Therewere life preservers under the seats.Below decks were the galley slaveswho were to row us across. Occupy-ing tne after deck was the Tech Showorchestra, myself included, whose taskwas to make the evening sweet withmusic.

The hour of departure arrived butthe mayor or Senator Lodge, or per-haps it was President Lowell kept uswaiting half an hour. We played ourrepertoire, which a faulty memorysuggests was the ballet music fromFaust. We played it again. Weplayed it a third time as the com-mand was given to cast off.

Searchlights from river craft andthe shore were trained on us. Theoars splashed prettily in the basin.Dr. MacLaurin sighed deeply. Butthe Bucentaur refused to move morethan a tantalizing distance from theshore which made escape via the gangplank impossible.

M'ore waiting. A gasoline enginehad been concealed in the stern as aconcession to the developments of amechanical age, without, at the sametime, violating the artistic romanceof the former one. It wheezed intoaction 'with complete ineffectiveness.Tlle artist who had put it there wasunhappily innocent of the cur ves inAdmiral Taylor's monumental studyof the speed and power of ships.

At length the Police Launch threwus a rope and we were ignominiouslytowed to Cambridge, much to themirth of newspaper men who never-theless reported the next day that theM.Li.. crew had broken anotherrecord. They bad!

What became of the Bucentaur? Allsummer long she lay at her p~ier byMemorial Drive. During a wind stormin the fall she broke loose from hermoorings, drifted across the river,land foundered. Eventually she waspumped out and taken to Nantasketto serve as a house boat -all but aportion of the frieze that girdled her,armor-belt-wise, which can still be ad-mired above the dining room door ofLamda Chi Alpha.

Sincerely,F. ALEXANDER MAGOUN, '18~Professor of Humanics.

Friday, November 46:00 P. M.-American Society of Steel Testers' Dinner, Grill Room, Walker

Memorial.9:00 P. M. - Sophomore Dance, Main Hall, Walker Memorial.

Saturday, November 51:00 P. M. - Varsity and Frosh Hockey Practice, Hangar Gym.

Monday, November 75:00 P. M.- American Institute of Mining Engineers' Dinner, North Hall,

Walker Memorial.6:00 P.M. -Class of 1911: Dinner, Grill Room, Walker Memorial.6:30 P. M. - Russian Club Dinner, Faculty Dining Room, Walker Memorial.

Leo Reisman 's MusicFor Militar y Dance

Two Hundred and Fifty CouplesExpected at Pledging

Ceremonies

Leo Reisman's orchestra will fur-nish music for the Scabbard andBlade dance to be held in the WalkerMemorial Thursday, November 10,from 9 o'clock until 2 o'clock.

An extensive system of decorationfor this dance has been worked out.The Walker Memorial will be deco-rated with guns and sabres in mili-tary fashion. Flags of all nationswill be hung from the balconies. Anattempt is being made to obtain twoFrench 75 mm. cannons to be set infront of the Memorial. Cadet Lieuten-ant Charles E. Quick, '33, is incharge of all arrangements.

The pledging ceremony of the newmembers of the Scabbard and Bladewill take place on this night. Theofficers expect at least two hundredand fifty couples. The efforts of thedance committee to get the best pos-sible orchestra for the occasion wassuccessful, which guarantees an ex-ceptionally good evening. Tickets are$2.00 per couple and may be obtainedfrom any officer of the fraternity.

A co-ed graduate student at N. Y.U. shut herself in a room with 160mice for four days in order to findout if exercise increases resistence topneumonia.

Every evening you'll find thegay, young crowd you knowgathered in this brilliantlymodern supper roon . . .savoring the delicious food... gliding over the polishedsweep of floor to the swing-ing syncopation of the new-est dance hits .. . played by

LEW CONRADAND HIS ORCHESTRACome and join your friends in the

SUPPER DANCEany week-night after 9:30 p. m.

Cover Charge 75cFridays, Saturdays and Holidays $1

There's Dinner Dancing in the MainDining Room- to the same captivat-ing music-with no cover charge.

RULES COMMITTEE WILLCONTINUE SAME POLICY

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Further on, the letter implies thatthe student body should take mattersinto its own hands and enforce therules, as is claimed is being done inother schools. "Rules in other col-leges are enforceable because thewhole spirit is co-operative and anygroup of upperclassmen may take thelaw into their own hands", reads theletter. "When our student body comesto the point where they truly revereLechuology traditions, they will takeup the sword and never again will wehear of a freshman without the cus-tomary cardinal and grey."

Rules Must Be Enforced By RulesCommittee .

However the official statement ofthe rules as it appears in the fresh-man handbook and as approved by theInstitute Committee specifically dele-gates the administrations of the rulesto the Freshman Rules Committee. Asfar as is known for the five years therules have been in existence at Tech-nology, only two organizations outsideof the Rules Committee itself havetaken part in the enforcement of therules, these being the QuadrangleClub and the Dormitory Committee.Whether or not Holladay's assertionwill eventually lead to a decentraliza-tion of authority for the enforcementof the rules could -not definitely be de-terniined last evening.

A somewhat vague intimation thatthe defeat of the freshman class inkthe recent Field Day events mlighthave some humiliating effect in con-nection -with wearing the class insig-nia by the first year men was alsomade by Holladay. "There is or atleast was before Field Day no humili-ation connected with wearing the tieand it will be curious to get the atti-tude of the loser." he says in closinghis letter.

Quadrangle Club Takes ActionWhat action the Quadrangle Club

-will take or in what way it will usethe authority delegated to it by theInstitute Committee is not yet known.It was unofficially reported that thisor ganization last year made severalinvestigations at freshman lectures inan effort to determine offenders. Itis possible that they will follow thiscourse in the present circumstances.

QUADRANGLE CLUB TOENFORCE TIE RULING

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bution and as a part payment for thepublishing of the undergraduate con-stitution in the freshman handbook.

After a three weeks period of se-lection the following men were recom-mended and approved for appointmentto the Walker Memorial Committee:Edward J. Heizer, '35; Wesley H.Loomis, III, '35; Walton H. Marshall,

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continue as we have been do-ing, and appeal more to thespirit of the freshman ratherthan to force. There is, or atleast was, before Field Day nohumiliation connected with wear-ing the tie, and it will be curi-ous to get the attitude of theloser.

L. P. HOLLADAY, HII,Chairman Freshman Rules Com-

mittee.

Jr., '35; and William W. Stueck, '35.Senior Dance Committee appoint-ments were as follows: Chairman,Robert M. Kimball, '33; Edward L.Wemple, '33; Robert G. Holt, '33;William W. Laird, Jr., '33; WilliamE. Rand, '33; and George O. Henning.Appointed to the Student CurriculumCommittee were Donald K. Lister, '34,and Edward J. Heizer, '35.

Absentees from the meeting wereRobert M. Emery, '34; E. ArthurHungerford, Jr., '33; and Duke Selig,Jr., '33.

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AIR CONDITIONING ISFEATURED IN REVIEW


the simultaneous control of tempera-ture, humidity, and air movement.From an engineering standpoint hereveals the limitations, the cost, andthe promise of the industry. Why-cooling is more expensive than heat-ing, and the methods of air condition-ing form interesting portions of thetext.

Contains Photo-MicrographsE. R. Schwarz, '23, shows us "Fi-

bers Through the Object Glass" in anarticle on the technique of fiber micro-scopy. A series of photo-micrographsby the author give the article consid-erable interest-holding power.

The adaptation of engineering edu-cation to the needs of the individualis discussed by Richard H. Frazier,'23, in "Educating for Responsibility".Mr. Frazier is an assistant professorin the Department of Electrical En-gineering. Essentially, the articledeals with the advisability of highereducation for the masses, which he ac-cepts if the integral qualities of thestudents which are developed duringschool life, continue as characteristicsafter graduation.

Soil Mechanics In Dam-BuildingJoel B. Cox discusses in an inter-

esting article the use of soil mechanicsin building the Alexander Dam inHawaii. Mr. Cox is chief engineer ofthe McBride Sugar Company in Ha-waii.

"The Trend of Affairs" carries usto Asia in a survey of current eng5-neering projects announces a new usefor selenium, tells about a Technol-ogy-developed method for takingphotographs at the speed of four thou-sand a second. This last is illustratedwith remarkable photographs, whichhovever, you may have seen in localpapers. "Affairs" also gives us noteson gunpowder in which historicalcomparison of powder grains is madepictorially and otherwise.

"The Institute Gazette" gives a re-sume of the report of Everett Morss,'85, Treasurer of the Institute.

"The News Bulletin" and "Newsfrom the Classes" put the finaltouches on a well-balanced "Review".

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CORP XVT SPEAKER TOTALK ON JOB HUNTING

E. C. Johnson is Speaker at FirstDinner Tomorrow Night

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Punishment DescendsOn Tie-Less Freshmen

The mailed hand of justice isat last making passes in thedirection of brazen freshmenwho dare walk on these hal-lowed grounds without the re-quHired halters, and hithertomoribund upperclassmen havebegun to use drastic measuresto ensure less laxity in observ-ance of the sacred laws.

Yesterday morning, at thegruesome hour of three o'clock,the first of the offenders wassummarily ejected from an auto-mobile to shift, if he could, forhimself, after a breezy ride of15 miles.

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Morpheus Wins VerdictIn Classroom Struggle

Morpheus, that restful butpowerful Greek divinity, foughta dual with Simpson s Rule lastFriday and emerged the victor.The conflict occurred in a Cal-culus class, with a certain tiredSophomore as the prize forwhich the contestants com-peted. The weapons used werenumerous integral signs and themonotone of the instructor'svoice.

After about half of the hourhad passed without a verdictbeing reached, a strange com-bination of snarls and grunts,scarcely audible to most of theclass, gave proof that Morpheuswas gaining an advantage, buta benevolent student ended thiswith a poke in the side. How-ever, after the bell had rung andthe lecture was ended, a newseries of noises issued from thenow slumbering victim. Thesounds grew louder and louder,shriller and shriller. But eventhe loud mirth of his classmatesfailed to wake the sleeper. Fin-ally one monstrous snore rat-tled the windowpanes so viol-ently that the offender was re-stored to consciousness, amiddeafening applause by the on-lookers.

T. CA.Drive FailsTo Secure Annual

Budget By $1,500

Attempt to be Made this WeekTo Reach Mien Who Have

Not Contributed

|The T. C. A. Drive was officiallyconcluded last Friday at 6 o'clock, thecash and pledges at that time totaling83,000.30, an amount S1,499.70 shortof the budget, which in the originalplan called for $4,500.00. The contri-butions by classes wvere announced asfollows: Graduates, S183.85; 1933,$696.25; 1934, $655.78; 1935, $589.51;1936, $874.91.

From the dormitories there was ob-tained S832.83, an average of $1.58from each man. The averages in theindividual houses in the dormitories,obtained by dividing the total amountof money from each house by the totalnumber of men wvere as follows:Crafts, 1.3; Nichols, .9; Holman, 1.4;Runkle, 1.4; Atkinson, 1.7; Ware, 4.3;Walcott, 1.1; Bemlis, 1.3; Goodale, 1.0;Munroe, 1.4; Hayden, 2.0; AV\ood, 2.5.

This leaves $901.90 subscribed bymen outside the dormitories and fra-ternities.

It w^as decided byt the drive commit-tee that the drive should not be offi-cially continued this wveel, in order tokeep faith waith the ws orkers, who havegenerously given their services lastw-eek. On the other hand, the com-mittee feels that many men who wouldlike to make contributions have -notbeen reached. Atten-ipts wtill be madethis wveek to reach some of thesemen, the drive being unofficially con-tinued. Letters are going out todayto some of the men living at homewho have not been seen bey solicitors,and John Streng, '33, who has chargeof the drive in the dormitories, willmake, an attempt to secure furthercontributions. Letters are also goingto the fraternities where it is thoughtthat the final returns are not in.

It is hoped that money wvill be se-cured in response to the efforts to bemade by these three groups. Ifenough money is -not forthcoming bythe end of this week the T. C. A.Cabinet will meet to decide how thebudget is to be cut and to apportionthe money to the various departments.

Among the two hundred workers onthe drive, 149 were free-lancers, 26were dorm~itory w-o-rkers., and 49 werefraternity men.

COLLEGE EXAMINERSAPPOINT DR. TRYON

Dr. James L. Tryon, director of ad-missions at the Institute has beenelected to membership on the execu-tive board of the college entrance ex-aminers. Dr. Tryon -recently returned

|from the meeting of the College En-trance E~xami-nation Board off NewYork. He also attended a meeting ofthe new records bureau, which under-takes to examine the school records ofcollege candidates.

Asserts Fraternity Superiority

RICHARD L. FOSSETT, '33

Iimplication raises an issue which has"If I were looking for a job in i been undercurrent in the student life

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June, 1933," is the subject of Mr. E. C.Johnson, President of the H. A. John-son Company, guest speaker at thefirst dinner meeting of CorporationXV, tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clockin the banquet hall of the Hotel Con-tinental in Cambridge. Mr. Johnsonis also a former chairman of the Bos-ton Unemployment Campaign.

The speaker is going to make spe-cific suggestions as to the best pro-cedure in finding a job and as to theindustries offering the best prospectsfor employment.

The meeting is scheduled to adjournat 8:30 o'clock, although Mr. Johnsonis willing to stay later to answerspecific questions from those present.In accordance with the Corporation'spolicy, the cost of the dinner hasbeen kept down to one dollar. Returnsfrom the national elections will be an-nounced at the dinner as heard fromthe radio.

Scabbard And BladeHolds Dance Thursday

Honorary Society Will PledgeNew Cadet Miembers At

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Dancing from 9 till 2 o'clock to themusic of Leo Reisman's Orchestra,the Scabbard and Blade Society willhold a Military Ball next Thursdayevening in the Main Hall of WalkerMemorial. New members will beplegded into the honorary society at12 o'clock midnight.

Elaborate preparations are beingplanned by the dance committee, fortwo hundred and fifty couples are ex-pected to attend. Admission chargewill be two dollars per couple, tick-ets being available from any officer ofthe organization.

of Technology for many years.Elaborates Statement

In a special interview with THETECH last evening, Fossett elabor-ated and at the same time modified hisstatement as it will appear in themagazine. He pointed out that he be-lievedl fraternity men at present occu-pied a better position toward achiev-ing recognition both socially and withregards to extra-curricular activities.Since the student life of Technologyconsists primarily of studies, extra-cur-cicular activities and social engage-ments, Fossett's statement would indi-cate that fraternity men excell from allpoints of view~, except that the dormi-tory men hold a slightly hi-her aver-age cumulative rating, as shown bythe official records compiled by theRegistrar's office.

Fossett readily admitted howeverthat one of the reasons dormitory menhave found it so difficult to make anyheadway in activities is the so-called"Ispoils system-" attitude on the partof fraternity men holding the higheroffices which tends to prefer fratern-ity riien for election to the exclusionof dormitory residents of equal andsomiet~ime greater merit. He notedllowever that in his opinion dormitorymen were rapidly forging ahead inalmost all activities, despite suchabuses.

Dormitory Reaction ExpectedIn the meanwhile it remains a

speculation on how dormitory menwvill receive his statement implyingpresent fraternity superiority. itseems certain that there whill be somelittle resentment on the part of cer-tain dormitory residents especiallythose wvho have been wvorkting towardthe realization of better dormitory re-lations. Fossett admitted that he hadnot considered the possibility of con-

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Club Presidenlt Asserts ThatActions Will Be Taken

Against Offenders

Given free reign to help with theenforcing of the freshman rules, whichinclude that of wearing the regulationCardinal and Gray tie during the firstterm, the Quadrangle Club will meet|Wednesday, November 9, to considerwhat steps shall be taken by themembership of that organization.

News that the Quadrangle Clubvould enforce the freshman tie ruling

was contained in a definite statementto that effect by G. Peter Grant, '35,President of the Club.

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FRESHMEN ALSO ENTERED

With an excellent chance of takingsecond place, eight members of Tech-nology's varsity cross-country squadare competing this afternoon in thetwentieth annual cross-country runof the New England IntercollegiateAthletic Association. The race is totake place at Franklin Park, over afie-mile course.

Technology will be matched againstteams from New Hampshire, Bow-doin, Bates, Northeastern, RhodeIsland State, Tufts, University ofMaine, and Springfield. New Hamp-shire, which has already beaten theInstitute harriers in a dual meet, isgenerally favored to retain its title aschampion, while the experts pickTechnology and Maine as the fore-most competitors for second place.

Four Engineers Are VeteransCaptain John Barrett, John Smith,

Bob Mann, Paul Gerhard, CharleyHall, John Talbert, Clark Nichols,and Murray Brown are the startersfor the Engineers, four of whom ranin last fall's race. In the 1931 grind,in which the Beavers were second toNew Hampshire, Barrett finished fif-teenth, Hall twenty-second, Gerhardthirty-fourth, and Smith forty-fourth.In addition to these four veterans Tal-bert and Nichols saw action in lastyear's freshman race, ending up inforty-first and fifty-seventh places re-spectively.

Coach Oscar Hedlund is of the opin-ion that New Hampshire is almostcertain to retain the championship,and that the Engineers will comethrough in second position as they didin 1931, when they scored 77 pointsto the Wildcats' 52. He also pickedBarrett and Mann to finish among thefirst fifteen runners.

Seven Freshmen StartTechnology will also be represented

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Winds SaturdayMIembers of A. E. S. Fly Glider

In Small Gale; CraftTakes Blows

Despite gusty weather and bad fly-ing conditions the dauntless airmen ofthe Aeronautical Engineering Societyflew their glider in Coop Field lastSaturday. In all, about 21 flightswore made.

IFlying began at 1 o'clock, and con-tinued until later in the afternoon.Finding that the weather was not ad-mirably suited to flying, George Bent-leg '33, president of the Society, flewthe glider first, to determine flying |conditions. Although the trial left adoubt in the minds of the cautious, it'was decided that gliding would go on.The most experienced men flew theglider first, and afterward admitted


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MANY ACTIVITIESNevertheless Dorms are Forging

Ahead Rapidly Says InstituteCommittee Chairman

SEES DORMI LEADERSHIP

Richard L. Fossett, '33, president ofthe Senior Class, chairman of the In-stitute Committee, and member ofDelta Upsilon fraternity, implies in asigned article in the current issue ofT. E. N. wvhich will go on sale nextWednesday, that at the present timefraternity men are superior to dormi-tory residents and that it will taketen or twenty years before the dormmen can hope to equal or become su-perior to men living in fraternities.

His statement as appears in themagazine reads, "In less than twentyyears, perhaps ten, dormitory menwill be considered as the equals orsuperiors of the fraternity men."

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ASSOCIATE BOARDC. S. Dadakis, '34 ............ News EditorW. L. Wise, Jr., '34 .... Features EditorD. Horvitz, '34 ............ Make-Up EditorW. R. Churchill, '34..Advertising lgr.N. B. Krim, '34..Business Service Mgr.W. Brown, '34....Circulation Manager

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Editorial BoardC. W. Sweetser, '33 W. Sheppard, '33R. J. Dunlavey, G F. W. Kressman,'33

Night EditorsP. Cohen, '34 P. A. Daniel, '34

T. M. Rimbach, '34News Writers

1. S. Banquer, '35 H. H. Dow, '35Sports Writers

W.Hl. Stockmayer, 35 J.S.Slosson,'35Feature Writers

H. S. Mason, '35 D. V. Rubenstein, '34S. T. Martin, Jr., '34 R. E. Stanfield, '35

Photographic StaffC. S. Taylor, 2d, '35

ReportersH. L. Bemis, '35 G. F. Lincoln, '35R. B.Woolf, '35 R.J.T.Shlos%,Jr., '34

The Freshman Rules Committee hast never made an attempt to really en.

force rules, and that, supposedly, is thereason why the present committee hasnot even held a meeting this year- Thisbrings us to an important point, andproves that the Juniors and Seniorsare also to blame. The object of alarge number of men at the Instituteis to see how long a list of activitiesthey can have next to their picturesin Technique. Consequently they ac.cept positions on committees of re.sponsibility, little realizing the trustthat has been made theirs. They kn-o-wthat the Institute Committee has neverimpeached a man for non-performanceof duty, and, as that august bodyseems to work more from precedentthan anything else, they feel quite be.yond reproach. That this is true isstrongly brought out by the fact thatat the last Institute Committee meet.ing a motion to make the FreshmanRules Committee go to work was de.-feated by no slim margin.

If the Institute Committee has thisattitude there are only two courses

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In Charge of this Issue: John A. Bartol, '36; Robert J. Marks, '36.

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XOND you haven't heard the half~P of it! The other day Bill Bonersaid the Sphinx were a tribe of peo-ple living in Egypt!

'Won't sore kind friend tell himwhat to do before it's too late? Whathe needs is a good pipe and good to-bacco. Cf course, the righ-.t tobacco is dress Inecessary-but that's easy. A recent St., Riinvestigation showed Edgeworth to availabbe the favorite smoking tobacco at Edgewe42 out of 54 leading colleges. worth I

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> EDITOR'S NOTE: Knowing full well the3purpose of the Beaver Club, our edi-rtorial "Cold Storage Activities" ap-

pearing in Wednesday's issue was notdirected at the Beaver Club but ratherat those activities which should main-tain an active existence but which areallowed to fade into inactivity throughthe failure of their officers to beginwork in the fall.

The letter from the President of theBeaver Club will explain to those un-acquainted with its purpose the activ-ity of this organization.

To the Editor of THE TECH:The Beaver Club has once again

been erroneously referred to as a coldstorage activity. We believe that sucha statement is the result of an utterlack of knowledge of the purpose ofthe organization. We wish to takethis opportunity lo make our positionclear to the undergraduate body.

It is the object of the society to pro-mote interest in the undergraduateactivities and to encourage the co-op-eration of the members in the promo-tion of these activities. The BeaverClub has no reason or desire to stepout of this role. With such a purpose,the society serves as a meeting placefor those men whose interest in thevarious activities warrants theirrecognition as members and serves tofoster friendship among these men.Consequently, it is our desire to berecognized as a live activity because

l our members actively contribute theirservices and interests to the variousactivities and because the organiza-tion serves its purpose by unitingthese men.

RICHARD BELL, '34,President of the Beaver Club i

To the Editor of THE TECH:THE TECH is certainly to be com-

mended for the way in which it hasbrought to light the deplora'ole lackof enforcement of "Freshman Rules".However, I cannot agree with theopinion that the class of 1936 is atfault, and that lack of class spirit ontheir part has been the cause of thepresent situation. The trouble, in myopinion, lies in the indifference of thethree upper classes.

There is a clause in the rules thatany freshman seeing another violatea rule is in duty bound to tattle to thecommittee. This is ridiculous, be-cause the freshmen rightly, will not'.squeal". If the Sophs do not care,how can the rules be enforced? Thefault is, in part, with the Sophomores.

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The Lounger wishes to call your at.tention to the fact that the T. C. A.has at last immortalized him on itsfamous bulletin board. He didn't dcso much to gain the height of thismagnificence, except to make a fewscurrilous remarks and then printthem, but there he is, and right nextto Buck Rogers, by golly.

Everybody will doubtless attunetheir scandal ear to catch the last andlatest of the last and latest.

One small sub-deb, whose name andqualifications are, for once, extraneousIto the story, was waiting for the oldescort. Now this is not an unusualoccupation, even for sub-debs of no1particular qualifications or specifica-tions in this case, she happened to bewaiting in the drawing room of thenever - say - drunk - say - looped DekeHouse.

However, in spite of all, quietreigned over the peaceful Charles.The hour was advanced, the day wasSaturday, and no Dekes were to beheard, which is not strange, becausethey were all out.

Still the weary minutes ticked onand on, advancing the hour of course,and quiet just reigned and reignedand reigned, all was still. Suddenlya tremendous uproar is heard offstage,back and to the right. Sirens blew,cars came and went, men shouted,women screamed, fire engines rumbledby, terrific commotion startled thewaiting damsel.

A little perturbed she thought thatsomething might have been amiss. butno, just as the outburst reached itsclimax, ten Dekes came in the backdoor.

It is with extreme solicitation andinterest that wee -note that ProfessorHans Mueller has broken his wrist.H~e claims that he did it cranking aFord, but the Lounger still thinks itmust have been in a lecture.

Perhaps you read the Open Forumof this paper and then again, perhapsyou don't. It's really in there you see,for those readers who think they haveopinions and a taste for literary style,and so we have to keep it open forum.

Nevertheless, there are a few gemsof the last issue which really shouldnot be relegated to the limbo of lostand forgotten things.

The first of these is in connectionwith a startling little revelation madeby the President of the QuadrangleClub, concerning the distinctly low-tidish smell raised by the Tech's in-vestigation of freshman-tie-not-wea-rers.

We quote: {'We feel that a fresh-man is not worthy of membership ifhe has not enough class or schoolspirit to wear his tie . . . ; but we donot say that such a man is not eligiblefor membership."

Sounds just like the Democraticcandidate, doesn't it?

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The Dorm Goblin SpeaksThe Dorm Goblin speaks harshly

to certain members of the Dormitoryresidents in the last issue of theDor m Rumezor-, and in addition he is-sues what amounts to practically acall to arms for those not includedin the first classification.

From the account of conditions pre-vailing in certain parts of the Dormi-tories the night after Field Day itwould seem that there are a few whoat the expense of the majority andto the detriment of the reputation ofIthe Dormitories can turn the placeinto a rough-house, even on an ev e-ning when the student settlement on.the Institute grounds is open for thenentertainment of visitors.

The Dorm Goblin calls attention tothe fact that those involved in cre-ating the disturbance are the usualoffenders, and he makes some slighlt-ing remarks regarding this class.

We quite agree with the Goblin.There is reason to be disturbed, evenif it takes the form of a righteousdisgust. Starting a movement to pre-vent a repetition of what occurred tendays ago is difficult, for no one wantsto take the initiative, but with thecaliber of the men represented on thevarious committees what it is, itseems likely that Open House in theDormitories will again be the pleas-,ant affair it has been until the last one.

HE MUST HAVE ABILITYISCUSSIONS of the presidential campaign among those who

D have followed it intensively usually bring out a statement"If only the Democrats had nominated Al Smith, or Newton D.Baker, or Owen D. Young", as the preferences of the speakermay be. Many who will vote for Mr. Hoover would vote Demo-cratic if a stronger willed candidate were offered by that party.If Mr. Roosevelt becomes president, and does not live up to ex-pectation, we may well expect a chorus of "Oh, for Al Smith inthe White House now".

So it is with class elections. If the only candidates nominatedare quiet chaps, good fellows, but with no drive, no organizingability, then iU wiji be imlpussible at election to choose a go-getterfor freshman President. This week is the time to decide whatkind of a president you freshmen want, the actual name will bedecided on election day, but your nominations will decide his quali-fications. If you want to have some live class activities, if youwant the respect of the upper classmen and Faculty, choose candi-dates who are live wires, who know how to run an organization.Get a president who will speak up when he thinks the dignity ofyour class is affronted. Three years from now your class willrepresent the student body, upon its aggressiveness will dependmany Faculty decisions. Train your man now to represent youproperly at that time. Choose good material, tested by prep-school activities not just athletes; get men that are not afraid totalk.

Do not be af raid to have too many candidates on the ballot,for this election will be your introduction to the preferential sys-tem of voting whereby you indicate second and third choices. Sofind the man with drive in your section and put his nomination in.

OF WHAT AVAIL?LMOST 47,000,000 men and women are eligible to vote to-

1AX morrow. This is some 10,000,000 more than availed them-selves of the privilege in 1928. How will this vast army of votersvote? If they decide as the college students did, Hoover will beelected by a large majority, but they will not. A candidate canmake an appeal to the educated class in America, be supported bythree-fifths of it, and fail to carry the election. The reaction ofstudents to political questions is interesting but unimportant.

The significance of the results of student straw votes lies inthe indicaton of the temperament and thought of the younger menand women. Just now the signs point to a conservative attitudeon the part of students, for how otherwise may one interpret theSupport of Hoover. What effect this attitude of the present col-lege student will have in the election of 1936 is a matter of con-jecture. In the meanwhile, college students have little to sayabout whom shall be elected tomorlodor, and we await, impatientlyperhaps, the results of tolno row's balloting.

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The Committee this year has been prodded to activity, wehope. If it now fails to do anything to remedy the situation per-haps the Institute Committee ivill take action. In the meantimethe Quadrangle Club which in a letter Friday said it was not em-powzered to enforce freshman rules has been authorized to do so.It is quite likely that the Club will now take an active part in theenforcement. With the new authorization to the Quadrangle Cluband the implied suggestion to the Freshman Rules Committee thatit get busy, there should be a marked decrease in the number ofmen without the tie.

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MIr. and Mrs. Frank M. Gager actedas chaperones at the Phi Kappa Sig-ma open formedl Friday night. Theeighty-five couples who were presentdanced so music by the Techtoniansfrom nine until two.

Eight couples attended the veryclosed informal dance at the Phi Gamn-ma Delta house Saturday night. Mr.and MIrs. Penfield Mower were thechaperones. Music was furnished bya victrola with an electric pick-up.

The dancing lasted from nine totwelve.

Jimmy Gahan's Utopians of WEEIfame furnished the music for thedancers at the Freshman-Sophomoreinformal dance Friday night. Presi-dent and Mrs. Karl T. Compton andAssistant Dean and Mrs. Thomas P.

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Commenced

RECORDS WORTH $100REPORTED STOLEN

Cabinet In Trophy Room ShowsMany Bare Shelves

In the past few weeks from $90 to$100 worth of phonograph recordshave been taken from the cabinet inthe Trophy Room of Walker Memo-rial. Over $700 in records are norm-ally kept in the cabinet which hasbeen freely used by the students inthe past.

Commenting on the missing records,Edward L. Asch, '34, president of theJunior Class said, "It seems too badthat those students who appreciatethe music are forced to do without thevaluable phonograph records whichare missing at present. Unless theserecords are got back, some new sys-tem in which the student will lose thegreat freedom of the cabinet whichhe now enjoys, will have to be de-vised. We think it only fair to theother students, that all records takenshould be returned."

HARRIERS RACE TODAYIN N. E. CHAMPIONSHIP

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man race, which precedes the varsityevent at Franklin Park. The Engi-neer yearlings expected to start in thethree-mile race are Captain Royce, Hain, Hitchcock, M~cCulloch, Rust,IIStuart, and Fitch.

The r eal ability of the first-yearmen is not known. They lost badlyto the New Hampshire freshmen, buthave showed improvement' in practicesince then. Coach Hedlund thoughtthat they would at least equal the,marks of last fall's yearling aggrega-tion, which took sixth place.

I. C.-A Next WeekToday's races wvill be the last for

the Technology teams prior to theI.C.-4A. championships, which fall aweek from today. Probably the sameteams wsill be entered in the finalevent, which is to be held at VanCourtlandt Park in New York City.In last year's races, the Engineervarsity was ninth and the yearlingsjseventh.

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combination. Paul Daley, Jack Carey,and George Forsburg are among thelatter.

Stan Johnson, one of Oscar's prom-ising freshmen, pulled a real upset inthe Handicap Meet last Saturday.Not satisfied with a first and a secondin the two hurdle races, he entered thebroad jump and proceeded to out-jump Walter Wrigley, holder of theInstitute record in that event. Dis-counting handicaps, Wrigley wasbeaten by two inches.

The Hangar Gym is crowded tocapacity these days, what withwrestlers, boxers, and basketballplayers taking up all the availablespace. The latter crew includes sometwenty freshmen, and several of themlook as though they know what abasketball is for. The varsity, too, iscoming along in fine style, with sev-eral likely-looking transfers as can-didates. As we said once before,Coach McCarthy's big job is finding acenter.

The cagers are almost certain tobetter their last year's record -- theyhave two O'Briens this year.

Recuperating from four weeks oftough luck, the soccer team will notplay again until the game with Har-vard on Armistice Day. The boys havefought hard all season but they justhaven't been able to get the breaks.With a little better luck they wouldnow be sporting a record of three winsin five. Maybe the vacation vill helpto turn the tide.

The wall in front of the bleachersin the Hangar Gym has been nicelyblackened by flying pucks, propelledby energetic varsity and freshmanhockey candidates last Saturday after-noon. Both squads have been catchingup on their shooting under the watch-ful eyes of Coach Vic Duplin, and itis reported that the varsity will taketo the ice today over at the BostonArena. The yearlings will start theirwork on the ice next week.

It's a real shame that the Institutepuck-chasers can't find a better timefor practice than the present six-o'clock - in - the-morning arrangement.It stands to reason that those hoursare prohibitive to well-attended ses-sions. But the Engineers manage toget up a team in spite of it. Thisyear, with Johnny Hrones as captain,the prospects look good. They haveHrones, Thompson, Hayes, Milliken,Silverman, Johnson, and Eagan fromlast year's squad, as well as severalgood men from last winter's freshnman

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John Galsworthy's notable play,"The Pigeon", which the Dramashopis to present in December, will wit-ness the debut to the "CommonRoom" stage of approximately one-half the cast. Out of a total of four-teen, six have never before appearedin a Dramashop production. Amongthem is Athelstan Spilhaus, who hasthe leading part, that of ChristopherWellwyn.

This is not, however, the first timeany one of them has faced the foot-lights; all have had drama tic train-in-, and in some cases, such as thatof Mr. Spilhaus, the training has beenrather extensive. It was for this rea-son that they wrv e able to competesuccessfully for the r oles.

The remainder of the cast wvill beremembered for their parts in manyof the organizations other successfulplays. Priscilla Bacon, for example,who takies the part of W~ellwyn'sdaughter, Anne, has woon the approvalof her audiences in ";Mr. Antonio" and"'The Queen's Husband".

Christine Fairchild as Mrs. Meganand Gustave Kicdde as Timson havehad similarly excellent success in thenovel Russian play "Marriage".Charles Ball as Ferrand, Charles Rossas Rory Megan, Gerald C. Hudsonas Hoxton, and George E. Best as ahumbleman all took part in the revo-lution - ridden "Queen's Husband".Mr. Ross also appeared in "Mr. An-tonio" and "George Dandin". EdmundLucas as Bertley, Paul Wing as aconstable, Joseph Puffer as Colway,and Ralph Morrison, Jr., and RobertTrimble as two bumblemen, are thenewcomers to the Dramashop.

As for the play itself it can belooked forward to as an excellent ex-ample of what five years at Drama-shopping can accomplish. To say thatit, is different, unique, and satisfyingwould be banal, trite, and meaning-less; yet it is all of these when oneconsiders these wvords in their trueand not literal definitions.

Rehearsals are held every Sundayand Wednesday in the Common Roomof the Rogers Building under the di-rection of Professor Dean rat. Fuller.

At Bucknell the non-fraternity menorganized themselves and become sopowerful that the fraternity cliqueswere buffaloed for several wveeks be-f ore elections.

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club in the matter of solo flying. Itmay buy its own plane, with the con-sequent necessity for repairs, hangarcharges, gas and oil, etc., or it mayhire a plane from the Wiggins Com-pany at a reduced rate. In this case,all time spent in repairs would be doneaway with, as all the necessary re-pairs would be done by the mechanicsat the flying field. Another advantageof the latter plan is that in case of"crack-ups" in which the plane wasdamaged beyond repair, the clubwould not take the loss. In flyingclubs which own their own plane, thisis a constant bug-bear and source ofworry.

Will Fly- At NorwoodThe flying instruction will be given

at the Wiggins Field at Norwood,about 20 minutes from M. I. T. Thedual instr uction will go on throughthe winter, until all members havesoloed. Solo fly ing will begin earlyin the Spring, and, if matters workout as planned, there is -no reasonwV]y everyone should not have hisprivate pilot's license before the sum-mer vracation begins.

During the meeting a committeewras appointed to head the club untilsuch time as officers are elected. Inthe next fewv weeks the committee willinvestigate each of the plans, and re-port on their finldings. 'Me-nibers ofthe committee are: Joseph Garside,%3(6, Richard F. Babcock-, '34, EugeneH. Scheftleman, '36, Henry Ka-vecki,'34, and Lincoln Orr, '36. There willbe a short meeting of the committeethis afternoon in 406 Hayden, to dis-cuss operating plans.

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LIGHT FROSH CREWLOSES TO HARVARD

Yearling 150-Pounders Lose ToExperienced Oarsmen By

Hl~alf Length

Beaten only by half a length by anexperienced crew from Harvard, the150-pound freshman crew made a re-markable showing Friday afternoonin an unofficial race on the CharlesRiver. The second freshman heavy|oarsmen, using a lapstreak whichweighs a full two hundred poundsmore than the regulation shell finishedin third place, while another boatloadfrom Harvard was last.

The Harvard men had all rowed be-fore at some time or another, whilethe race was the first for the majority,of the Institute freshmen.

The race started about five o'clock,when it was already dark. The lightfreshman crew sprang into the leadbut did not hold it long against the'heavier and more experienced Har-vard crew. The heavy freshmen weremuch slower in getting started be--cause of their cumbersone boat, butwhen they got underway, they easilypassed the second Harvard crew, andwere overhauling the second-placeshell near the end of the race.

Friday morning the heavy and thelight varsity boats held one of theircustomary early morning races inwhich the heavies barely nosed outtheir opponents. In spite of the cold-veather, Stein, the varsity coxswain,, ras given a ducking as per custom.

Starting today, practice will be heldin the afternoon at four o'clock insteadof the morning. Outdoor practicewcrill continue until the real coldw veather sets in, when workouts willcontinue on the machines.

Flying Club MayBegin Operating

Early In WinterLarge Number Attend Meeting;

Welburn Tells AboutTest Flying

Starting its career with a promis-ing turnout of interested flying fans,the proposed Technology Flying Clubheld its first meeting last Friday nightin Room 1-150. A group of abouttwenty-five men expressed their wil-lingness to back the plans of the club,and to start flying instruction as soonas possible.

The speaker of the evening was J.W. Welburn, former test pilot for theSpartan Aircraft Company. He re-lated some of his experiences as atest pilot, and also gave a detailed-description of the duties and trials ofthat most important cog in themachinery of the aircraft factory.After the speaker, Joseph Garside,'36, went over the plans under whichthe club will possibly operate. Theclub has a wide choice in the matterof operating plans, as many have beentried and used successfully before.

Will Solo At Low PriceThe main part of the plan is an

offer by Elmer W. Wiggins, '05, Presi-dent of Wiggins Airways, to soloevery member of the club for $50, re-gardless of the time required to learn.This is considerably cheaper thanany one can learn to fly anywhere to-day, unless he owns his own plane.The planes used will be Stearman lowAving trainers, which have been usedSuccessfully by the Wiggins Companyin training students for some time.If the members of the club feel thatE thbe would like to fly a heavier plane1 there are Fairchild Parasol Mlono-planes, which are in the 90-125H Horse-Power class, and have a top

s Speed of about 120 miles per hour.The charge for training in these

k planes will be slightly higher.There are several plans open to the

Phonograph Records Mustbe Returned in Two Weeks

Following is an official noticeregarding the missing phonLo-graph records:

Notice is hereby given thatunless the phonograph recordswhich have been taken from thecabinet in the Trophy Room ofWalker Memorial are returnedwithin two weeks to Miss RuthHolder in the Walker Memo-rial Library, regardless of theconditions and provisions underwhich they were removed, theircriminal intent will be assumedby the authorities.

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day noon. Nominations for the Jun-ior Prom Committee require thenames of five Juniors, and the fresh-men nominations require the signa-tures of ten first year men.

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DORM MEN INFERIORIMPLIED BY FOSSETT


school fully realized the truth of hisstruing his statement in such a lightas to cause protest and added thatperhaps if he were rewriting the ar-ticle he would temper his statementsomewhat. Nevertheless he insistedthat practically every student in the

statement and that he merely soughtto reflect this opinion.

Whether or not every student or

practically every student does feel thepresent superiority of fraternity mento dormitory residents, as Fossett be-lieves, will only become apparent bythe manner in which the article is re-

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the stands next Wednesday.

that can be pursued. Either the stu-dent body should instruct their repre-sentatives-on the Institute Committeethat they should strictly enforce therules, or we should drop freshmanrules altogether and admit their fail-ure. To carry on without respect forthe rules is hypocrisy.

I feel that the Rules ought to beenforced and I propose the followingmeasures to carry them out:

1. The Rules Committee should bemade more representative of the stu-dent body. More Dorm men should,be on that Committee because thereare many freshmen in the Dorms.. TheDorms could thus set a precedent in-enforcement.

2. The Institute Committee should,assume the power to dissolve commit-'tees, freshman rules or any other;committee, which refuses to function;on their own initiative. In this way,the various committees would have to;keep on the alert.

Yours for enforcement,MARVIN J. SILBERMAN, '34,

QUADRANGLE CLUB TOENFORCE TIE RULING


Can Act AloneIn the authorization to assist in the

enforcing of the rules, which was giv-en the Quadrangle Club at the meet-ing of the Institute Committee Thurs-day, the Club was given the right totake action either alone or under thedirection and in co-operation with theFreshman Rules Committee of whichLouis P. Holladay, III, '34, is chair-man.

The motion introduced at the Insti-tute Committee to permit the Quad-rangle Club to assist in the enforce-ment of freshman rules was made byHal L. Bemis, '35, a member of boththe Freshman Rules Committee andthe Quadrangle Club.

Helped Last Year

From James B. Wadhams, '34, amember of the Quadrangle Club lastyear, it was learned that during lastfall members of the group attendedfreshman lectures, took the names ofthose without ties, and mailed post-cards of warning to the offenders.

What steps are to be taken thisyear to assist the Freshman RulesCommittee and to secure a stricter ob-servance of that portion of the fresh-man. rules relating to the wearing ofthe ties will be decided at the meet-ing of the Quadrangle Club to be heldnext week.

GLIDER BLOWN ABOUTBY WIUNDS SATURDAY


that the wind made it quite a struggle.Several beginners were then given atrial in the ship. One, over-confidentperhaps, climbed steeply to a heightof about 30 feet before casting loosethe tow rope. At this height theglider slid off on one wing, and divedfor the ground. The pilot not pulling itout in time, it pancaked heavily to theground, spilling out the erstwhileIcarus, but doing no other damage.Again, in the course of the afternoon,a gust of wind caught the glider andwhirled the craft and its pilot up to60 feet. Falling off into a dive, themachine righted itself just beforestriking the ground, and again escapeddestruction.

During the last flight, the pilot castloose the towline while in a steepclimb, and the glider settled ratherheavily, cracking a wing spar in twoplaces, and bending several wing sup-ports. This ended flying for the day.It is probable, however, that the gliderwill be repaired and ready to fly onArmistice Day, Nov. 11. So far, onlyone or two of the new members haveturned up for gliding on the appointeddays, and a larger turnout is expectednext time. The only way in whichthe new members can realize anythingon the investment of their mernber-ship fee is to take advantage of theopportunity to learn gliding.

FRESHMEN NOMINATEOFFICERS THURSDAY

Customary Nomination BlanksFor Prom Committee Due

Nominations for members of theJunior Prom Committee and forfreshmen class officers will be heldnext Wednesday and Thursday, andelections will take place a week fromnext Wednesday. The nominationblanks on the customary forms areto be handed in to the InformationOffice at Room 10-100 before Thurs-

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CALENDARMonday, November 7

5:00 P.M.-American Institute of Mining Engineers' Dinner, North Hall,Walker Memorial.

6:00 P.M. -Class of 1911 Dinner Meeting, Grill Room, Walker Memorial.6:30 P.M. -Russian Students' Dinner, Faculty Dining Room, Walker Me-

morial.Tuesday, November 8

5:00 P.M.-Banjo Club Rehearsal, East Lounge, Walker Memorial.Wednesday, November 9

12:00 M. -Faculty Club Luncheon, North Hall, Walker Memorial.5:00 P. M.- Tech Boat Club Meeting, West Lounge, Walker Memorial.6:00 P.M. -Alpha Chi Sigma Dinner and Smoker, Faculty Dining Room,

Walker Memorial.6:00 P.M. -Society of Automotive Engineers' Dinner, North Hall, Walker

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