I Vol. LII. No. 1Q CAMBRIDGE, MASS., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1932 Price Five Cents .I I - - 1 -. I ~ II - --------- __ -· , HENRY D. HUM{PHREYS '34 I _ - --------- _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L~ .T. I . i e # i I Musical Conedy Star Will Attend Sophomore Dance; I - Iz i I Rifle Teazm Wins First Corps Area MMeet; Score 7499 I I - Met Death Through Accidental Discharge of Pistol Last Tuesday Funeral ser-ices for thle late I'rofessor W\inwt-ard Prescott of thae clenartmlenlt, *)f English alld Histnr- \-ill be lleld fronm ])is home, 4fS Walnult Street, Brool;linc, a, 2 o'clocl; tlls afternoon. IBnritl *aill ic at Long-vvood Cemctcr--. Professor Prescott, w-hlose (l-ath T;;cs- dav evenin- .t IliS 1o10IC xa;tS tlhC rcS;llt of thle accidental discharge of Ln aultOmitic pistol wihich lie wvas cleaninllh hla(1 I)ecn a member of tle Factilt- of tlc InSLitUte sinlce 1,916, alnd wvas nmade ;n associatc p~rofessor of Englishl in 1?9293. EO':,', tlle course in Engincerin1g, REeport Wariting wh 'ichli e built up in te cCU1rriculum11 of tlhc Institute, was the first of tlhe sort ill tlC coun~try-, and wsas vvidc15y 1now n. I'ro- I I i i I I coiistantlN in touchI w\ith1 Iiiiii a11d1 his Nvork. Thlc couzrse in report writingK v.as suplelmcnltcI 1by- olller resla',ed sulljccts suclh as G-4, tize ctourse ill commtittee w-orl;, -wltichl l'r)fc ol- P'rrcfso tt arlso di rcut t el. .ks c~llir Irnian *o tllc Alumnz~i :-ds-isorll C")nlciml Oil UL'31erl-tfrr.dulte.Z;c P1lhlic',ati'ms, oi NX-lio'l 1 1. l 1d heeCn .a ilaemlw )er Silncc 19X':, I'rOfCSScer ])1 ese otft 'S s C.I'9iel! idlenti1je1 xitfli T-HI 1 T'IC'H, 7'. 1'. A., IVoo Doo, and Tc (slini(,/lu. Tlir-c-mt>!i tis work., as wc!l as tli-rolll flinso Co()urses for tlle condu1tct *f Nvl .icll lle ]I s - )rLll-i;lll- 1resp)01nsil Jc' Iits ac;1((u.il;l-11t'c' - iLlh stll- dents wa.Is \%ide, and ilis illtcrvtt in t'lcir -activities .ild prob~lemnis tinfla--in-·. Author of Many Articles ON-0r1 a I-erioc' of Nc~i1S. 3'rois~fc l I'res- cott 1"acd h~eeIl a collectcr of ihc,oklplates, an dl liald iti lierce one of tfIc Ill-C,>t col- lccticlns iri thle countr!-, represcntaLtive of (ConSlinuced Otl pagefour) I I I A Record of Continuous News Service *-- for o- - Over Fifty Years Official Undergraduate News Organ of Massachusetts Institute of Technology I I I I HEAD.S SOPIOIMORE DANCE COMMITTEE MISS HARRIETTE LAKE IRADIO STAR WILL BE GUEST ARTIST AT FREE CONCERT :Miss Donahue Will Be Featured At Second Sunday Concert By Musical Clubs GLEE CLUB WILL DIRECT Mliss Grace Donahue, radio staff artist ,of Station WNAC, will be guest soloist; Md erton S. Niell '34 will render several xlohllone selections in the second Sunday .fernoon concert of the Comlined Alisi- ca Clubs, whicl- will he leld in Wraller Meemorial at 3 o'clock, Afarch 6, tinder thlc 6ection of tle Glee Clulb. Tlis wvill be ti-e last of the series of Sunda- concerts 1,,ich are being sponsored by the Faculty Cl, and the Dormitorv residents. Thc Glee Club, Nvit]1 its seventv male roices, is the largest -unit of the combined 'roup) Eig-t vocal selections will lbe ren- dered in the course of thle parogram, which nill Iast an hotir. Thlc Clulb }1as given a lumlicr of concerts tlis -car, and from the 'a-oralle way in lwlich. they 1al've bccii 'eceived, it is evidently- ver popular. It 3 exlected tlat the clloral numlbcrs wrill )e rendered with1 the sanme finish -vhicl :Eah -tcrized tle presentation of last ;zndav's concert ly the Instrumental '!ub. Aliss Donalue, wnhlo has often been 'eard over tle local station, %,vas tle win- t. in tle Boston district of the 1930 .atcr Kent radio auldition contest. On :*-al previous occasions slle h1as ap- Pe; in concerts with thle Glee Club. )he Iill present a contralt- -rIlo vvith liano accompaninlment lby V'il;-j.ln E. iVeton. A\lr. Niell. has alppeared in numerous [usical Club concerts and is one of t"li ost popular musicians in the organiza- )n. As in thle past, his offering vill be :e ol the highlights of Stidav's enter- llClent. (Contlintued on pagefolur) Medals To Be Awarded To Men Taking Highest Places In The Meet Sharpslooters of the Technology Rifle Team tool first place in the First Corps Area, in which eight colleges w-ere entcred, w-inning writh a score of 7499. The meet took place Tuesdav, M~larch 1, and was a telegraphic matcli. Technolog-'s nearest competitor w-as the team representing the Connecticut Aggies, wvho scored 74S5, and third place nas taken b-v thle riflemen from the Uni- versity of V'ermont with a mark of 7439. In this annual mect of the First Corps Area, Techlnology- has non for tw-o y-ears in succession since 1929, talking second place only to Norwicll in 1931. Scoring lighlest for the Institute, Hodges made a total mark of 760 points. (Contlinluce1 onr page ;hiree) Quadrangle Club Picks Twenty New Members Returns of the Quadrangle Club elections name the following mem- bers of the Class of 1935 for mem- bership to the Club: E. A. Johnstone F. J. Messman C. Rucker J. T. Cheney, Jr. G. WN. Farr J. B. Ballard M. C. Dubbs G. P. Grant J. M. Thomson E. H. Guerin J. L. Fisher W. W. Cross E. B. Reilly P. C. Cooper C. Nickels F. R. Hatch E. J. Heizer R. E. Stanfield H. L. Bemis R. Brookmnan Elections to the Quadrangle Club are based on the prominence of the candidates in activities of the fresh- man and Sophomore Classes. the instructing staff WhlliCh Ilas been an- fcssor Prcscott worlked it out in cooperal- (Confinzuzee onz pagefozo-) tion N-ith executives in all fields, whilo -cre IAiP erieags Most Beautiful Aetress"" Guest of Honor at Sophomore Prom Arq% TCose J o~~ uan I, sfliO r io","nu"O'k HARRIETTE LAKE COMES AS GUEST OF CLASS OF '34 Star of "Everybody's Welcome" Will Arrive at Function About Midnight MANY WILL ATTEND Miss Harriette Lake, star of tllc niusical comedyT, "Everyblody 's ll~clconic," nowv playing at tlle -Majestic Theatrc in Boston, vill be the honored guest at tlle mlUChl- heralded Sophlomore P'romn tonighlt, THE TECH definitel- established last ex-ening.1 WIiss Lak;e, wvho has bgeen declarecl America's most lbeautiful actress 1r-! Sir George Yule, Britisll painter, and tlle mcmbers of the L~ondoll .,rt Socicty, wsho are 1now v-isiting in tllis cotuntr-, is of the decidedly blonde type, mNithl li-lit hlair, blue eyes, and a fair complexion. Her deliglltful manner and wiinling personality have made ller a fas-oritc of tlle A>merican musical comedy stage. Starred in "America's Swreetheart" Last season slle R as a sm-ashing stlccess in the musical comedy productioll, "A\mer- ica's Sw-eetheart," or, Broadwvax-, and her success in that production wron ller the prominent role she nowv possesses in "Everybody's Wtelcome," whicll is now in its final rveek in Boston. Her rlieteoric rise in the stage ssorld wvas dlle to her in- domitable spirit and hler courage to carrnr on. It is saicl that Florenz Ziegfeld first "discov-ered" hler on thle lgeacla at M~alirbu, Holh-wsood's famlotls film resort, an(1 was so attracted l-r ller b~eautvr as to inakle fulrther inquiries abollt her. Wlrlen he learned of ]ler singing ability and tllat she could IlOt on1v - Sill ssell but also dance and act, lie manlifestod even Igreater interest, for at that timee lie wvas contemiplating producing "Smiles." Later that ev-ening, Ziegfeld wvas a -lauest at a part-,- at whllch 1\1iss Lakce wvas a ,ucst entcrtalincr. Laurence Schwsab) and Franl; Mlandel rvcre also tllere, alld all four s11ow- mcn saxv I-rrat, p~ossibilities for 11cor on Broadwava. -,\r. Ziegfeld, howeve-r, waas tllc first to p~ro'ect, a sllow^ and solid for ller. Fate Against Her Mliss Lake accordlingrly arrived in -Newv Yorkx and waent illtO immedliate rC]Iearsal. But tlac fates Nvere agrainst hler. Whtlen (Contimi~et ont Page fou) PROM SIGNUPS TO CLOSE FINALLY ON SATURDAY NOON Prom Girl's Identity Remains Secret Until Night Of Affair REDEMPTIONS URGED Redemptions of signups for the Junior Prom, twvo weeks from today-, will be ac- cepted by the Prom Committee in charge until Saturday. The desk in the -Main Lobby will be kept open until then. All men wvho have not as v et oltained their tickets are -urged to do so at once. During the rest of the redemption period there will also be an opportunit- for further signups. Those who take tickets now will have to make complete payment for them by Saturday, just as though they had signed for them earlier. i\Ien in the Advanced R.O.T.C. courses can still get tickets in accordance with the arrange- ment made with the Bursar's orfice and announced some time ago. Spokesmen for the Committee stated that so far, redemptions have not been made as freely as it was expected last week. The financial status was not rnen- tioned, though the number of signups had indicated that there nas going to be no difficulty in meetingr expenses. Members of the Committee refused to reveal the name of their choice for Prom Girl, although it was stated b- Richard L. Fossett '33, president of the Junior Class, that tle person chosen w-as an actress and swould be playing in Boston at the time. Her showv is to open liere a wseek from lkondav. PREDICTS INCREASE IN PROPORTION OF POST-GRADUATES President Compton Sets Forth Institute's Problems In The Review NEW HOUSING PROBLEM As one of tle bases of the future policies of the Institutc, President Compton ex- pressed thC opinion thlat "We~ arc destined to recci\,c a larl-er anld largerz proportion of students as transtfcrs to fibbler clalss or gradute~t Nvork; frorm otlier CnTIineerillg schools', in an artic le i i tllc Marchl issue of the Techiiolo0gy Re1t-it.., recently oln the stands. rn tllis article, *ilhicli is .a reprint of an address delivcered becfore tllc annutal dinner of tlle Alulmni Associationl on Febrartay 6, Dr. Compton disctlsses four qllestions wvhich mllst b~e considered bv- tlzc Adminis- tration of tlle Institute. Tllc first of these collccrls possibule rcarr~angemenlts, and -re- visions of the dep~artmcntal -and course organizations, which are nowv belin^, COI1- siderecl bv a Facultv Commnittec. Admissions Policy Discussed The second qucstion relates to tlle standards and maetliods of admissionls, in conricction wxithl whichl tlle abo-e statc- ment zwas made. Dr. Compton's attitulde on flie mnatter of tlae College Bsoard Exa.m- inationls w\'.s set forthl in a recent issue of THE TECH. Tliirdly-, he mzentionls tllc policy of aIppointmcelts and promotions to Wrestlers Take B. U. Matmen In Four Matches Negus, Poole, McCaughan and Klein Make Twenty Points For Engineers Upsetting the usual trend in the matches, tlle light-heav-y-w-eight division camc througll admirably- Wednesday eve- ning for Technology and wfon a rather hardly-colitcsted mllatch against Boston Universitv to the tunc of 20-16. The Terriers allmost upset the dope, as the- entered the gamnes -vitl decided odds against tlhenm and w-on the first three bouts, mrlucl to thle dismllay of tile Beavers. However, Ne>,us, carine thlroughl in tlle 1-45-11). class andl thrcwv Yetan.al of B. U. in 2m. 38s., alfter tlle referee had called time b~ecause tllc wrestlers w^ere still on tlleir feet after two min-Lites, 1lac passedl. Negus then Nxon thc toss and chose to b~e "ion top" in tlle reforec's p~osition. In a short wvlilc, Negus pinined Yretman (Cosrtixttjj,,-, on Valg-, thre )'C Funeral Services Held for Professor Prescott of the English Department FE& DEEIh,4M l i MJ mr lhlOR PROIM % IGN UPfi
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Vol. LII. No. 1Q CAMBRIDGE, MASS., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1932 Price Five Cents.I I - - 1 -. I ~ II
sinlce 1,916, alnd wvas nmade ;n associatcp~rofessor of Englishl in 1?9293. EO':,', tllecourse in Engincerin1g, REeport Waritingwh 'ichli e built up in te cCU1rriculum11 of tlhcInstitute, was the first of tlhe sort ill tlC
:Miss Donahue Will Be FeaturedAt Second Sunday Concert
By Musical Clubs
GLEE CLUB WILL DIRECT
Mliss Grace Donahue, radio staff artist,of Station WNAC, will be guest soloist;Md erton S. Niell '34 will render severalxlohllone selections in the second Sunday
.fernoon concert of the Comlined Alisi-ca Clubs, whicl- will he leld in WrallerMeemorial at 3 o'clock, Afarch 6, tinder thlc6ection of tle Glee Clulb. Tlis wvill beti-e last of the series of Sunda- concerts
1,,ich are being sponsored by the FacultyCl, and the Dormitorv residents.
Thc Glee Club, Nvit]1 its seventv maleroices, is the largest -unit of the combined'roup) Eig-t vocal selections will lbe ren-dered in the course of thle parogram, whichnill Iast an hotir. Thlc Clulb }1as given alumlicr of concerts tlis -car, and from the'a-oralle way in lwlich. they 1al've bccii'eceived, it is evidently- ver popular. It3 exlected tlat the clloral numlbcrs wrill)e rendered with1 the sanme finish -vhicl:Eah -tcrized tle presentation of last;zndav's concert ly the Instrumental'!ub.
Aliss Donalue, wnhlo has often been'eard over tle local station, %,vas tle win-t. in tle Boston district of the 1930.atcr Kent radio auldition contest. On
:*-al previous occasions slle h1as ap-Pe; in concerts with thle Glee Club.)he Iill present a contralt- -rIlo vvithliano accompaninlment lby V'il;-j.ln E.iVeton.
A\lr. Niell. has alppeared in numerous[usical Club concerts and is one of t"liost popular musicians in the organiza-)n. As in thle past, his offering vill be:e ol the highlights of Stidav's enter-llClent.
(Contlintued on pagefolur)
Medals To Be Awarded To MenTaking Highest Places
In The Meet
Sharpslooters of the Technology RifleTeam tool first place in the First CorpsArea, in which eight colleges w-ere entcred,w-inning writh a score of 7499. The meettook place Tuesdav, M~larch 1, and wasa telegraphic matcli.
Technolog-'s nearest competitor w-asthe team representing the ConnecticutAggies, wvho scored 74S5, and third placenas taken b-v thle riflemen from the Uni-versity of V'ermont with a mark of 7439.In this annual mect of the First CorpsArea, Techlnology- has non for tw-o y-earsin succession since 1929, talking secondplace only to Norwicll in 1931.
Scoring lighlest for the Institute,Hodges made a total mark of 760 points.
(Contlinluce1 onr page ;hiree)
Quadrangle Club PicksTwenty New Members
Returns of the Quadrangle Clubelections name the following mem-bers of the Class of 1935 for mem-bership to the Club:E. A. Johnstone F. J. MessmanC. Rucker J. T. Cheney, Jr.G. WN. Farr J. B. BallardM. C. Dubbs G. P. GrantJ. M. Thomson E. H. GuerinJ. L. Fisher W. W. CrossE. B. Reilly P. C. CooperC. Nickels F. R. HatchE. J. Heizer R. E. StanfieldH. L. Bemis R. Brookmnan
Elections to the Quadrangle Clubare based on the prominence of thecandidates in activities of the fresh-man and Sophomore Classes. the instructing staff WhlliCh Ilas been an- fcssor Prcscott worlked it out in cooperal-
(Confinzuzee onz pagefozo-) tion N-ith executives in all fields, whilo -cre
IAiP erieags Most Beautiful Aetress""Guest of Honor at Sophomore Prom
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HARRIETTE LAKECOMES AS GUEST
OF CLASS OF '34Star of "Everybody's Welcome"
Will Arrive at FunctionAbout Midnight
MANY WILL ATTEND
Miss Harriette Lake, star of tllc niusicalcomedyT, "Everyblody 's ll~clconic," nowvplaying at tlle -Majestic Theatrc in Boston,vill be the honored guest at tlle mlUChl-heralded Sophlomore P'romn tonighlt, THETECH definitel- established last ex-ening.1
WIiss Lak;e, wvho has bgeen declareclAmerica's most lbeautiful actress 1r-! SirGeorge Yule, Britisll painter, and tllemcmbers of the L~ondoll .,rt Socicty, wshoare 1now v-isiting in tllis cotuntr-, is of thedecidedly blonde type, mNithl li-lit hlair,blue eyes, and a fair complexion. Herdeliglltful manner and wiinling personalityhave made ller a fas-oritc of tlle A>mericanmusical comedy stage.
Starred in "America's Swreetheart"Last season slle R as a sm-ashing stlccess
in the musical comedy productioll, "A\mer-ica's Sw-eetheart," or, Broadwvax-, and hersuccess in that production wron ller theprominent role she nowv possesses in"Everybody's Wtelcome," whicll is now inits final rveek in Boston. Her rlieteoricrise in the stage ssorld wvas dlle to her in-domitable spirit and hler courage to carrnron. It is saicl that Florenz Ziegfeld first"discov-ered" hler on thle lgeacla at M~alirbu,Holh-wsood's famlotls film resort, an(1 wasso attracted l-r ller b~eautvr as to inaklefulrther inquiries abollt her.
Wlrlen he learned of ]ler singing abilityand tllat she could IlOt on1v -Sill ssell butalso dance and act, lie manlifestod evenIgreater interest, for at that timee lie wvascontemiplating producing "Smiles." Laterthat ev-ening, Ziegfeld wvas a -lauest at apart-,- at whllch 1\1iss Lakce wvas a ,ucstentcrtalincr. Laurence Schwsab) and Franl;Mlandel rvcre also tllere, alld all four s11ow-mcn saxv I-rrat, p~ossibilities for 11cor onBroadwava. -,\r. Ziegfeld, howeve-r, waastllc first to p~ro'ect, a sllow^ and solid for ller.
Fate Against HerMliss Lake accordlingrly arrived in -Newv
Yorkx and waent illtO immedliate rC]Iearsal.
But tlac fates Nvere agrainst hler. Whtlen
(Contimi~et ont Page fou)
PROM SIGNUPS TOCLOSE FINALLY ON
SATURDAY NOONProm Girl's Identity Remains
Secret Until NightOf Affair
REDEMPTIONS URGED
Redemptions of signups for the JuniorProm, twvo weeks from today-, will be ac-cepted by the Prom Committee in chargeuntil Saturday. The desk in the -MainLobby will be kept open until then. Allmen wvho have not as v et oltained theirtickets are -urged to do so at once.
During the rest of the redemption periodthere will also be an opportunit- forfurther signups. Those who take ticketsnow will have to make complete paymentfor them by Saturday, just as though theyhad signed for them earlier. i\Ien in theAdvanced R.O.T.C. courses can still gettickets in accordance with the arrange-ment made with the Bursar's orfice andannounced some time ago.
Spokesmen for the Committee statedthat so far, redemptions have not beenmade as freely as it was expected lastweek. The financial status was not rnen-tioned, though the number of signups hadindicated that there nas going to be nodifficulty in meetingr expenses.
Members of the Committee refused toreveal the name of their choice for PromGirl, although it was stated b- RichardL. Fossett '33, president of the JuniorClass, that tle person chosen w-as anactress and swould be playing in Boston atthe time. Her showv is to open liere a wseekfrom lkondav.
PREDICTS INCREASEIN PROPORTION OF
POST-GRADUATES
President Compton Sets ForthInstitute's Problems
In The Review
NEW HOUSING PROBLEM
As one of tle bases of the future policiesof the Institutc, President Compton ex-
pressed thC opinion thlat "We~ arc destined
to recci\,c a larl-er anld largerz proportion
of students as transtfcrs to fibbler clalss orgradute~t Nvork; frorm otlier CnTIineerillgschools', in an artic le i i tllc Marchl issueof the Techiiolo0gy Re1t-it.., recently oln thestands.
rn tllis article, *ilhicli is .a reprint of anaddress delivcered becfore tllc annutal dinnerof tlle Alulmni Associationl on Febrartay 6,Dr. Compton disctlsses four qllestionswvhich mllst b~e considered bv- tlzc Adminis-tration of tlle Institute. Tllc first of thesecollccrls possibule rcarr~angemenlts, and -re-visions of the dep~artmcntal -and courseorganizations, which are nowv belin^, COI1-siderecl bv a Facultv Commnittec.
Admissions Policy DiscussedThe second qucstion relates to tlle
standards and maetliods of admissionls, inconricction wxithl whichl tlle abo-e statc-ment zwas made. Dr. Compton's attituldeon flie mnatter of tlae College Bsoard Exa.m-inationls w\'.s set forthl in a recent issue ofTHE TECH. Tliirdly-, he mzentionls tllcpolicy of aIppointmcelts and promotions to
Wrestlers TakeB. U. MatmenIn Four Matches
Negus, Poole, McCaughan and
Klein Make Twenty Points
For Engineers
Upsetting the usual trend in the
matches, tlle light-heav-y-w-eight division
camc througll admirably- Wednesday eve-ning for Technology and wfon a rather
hardly-colitcsted mllatch against Boston
Universitv to the tunc of 20-16. The
Terriers allmost upset the dope, as the-
entered the gamnes -vitl decided odds
against tlhenm and w-on the first three
bouts, mrlucl to thle dismllay of tile Beavers.However, Ne>,us, carine thlroughl in tlle1-45-11). class andl thrcwv Yetan.al of B. U.in 2m. 38s., alfter tlle referee had calledtime b~ecause tllc wrestlers w^ere still ontlleir feet after two min-Lites, 1lac passedl.Negus then Nxon thc toss and chose to b~e"ion top" in tlle reforec's p~osition.
In a short wvlilc, Negus pinined Yretman(Cosrtixttjj,,-, on Valg-, thre )'C
Funeral Services Held for ProfessorPrescott of the English Department
FE& DEEIh,4M l i MJ m r lhlOR PROIM % IGN UPfi
Friday, March 4, 1932THE TECHPage Two
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
J. G. Hayes '33 ........ General ManagerB. H. Whitton '33 ............... EditorD. H. Clewell '33 ...... Managing EditorD. B. Smith '33 ....... Business Manager
ASSOCIATE BOARDC. S. Dadakis '34 .......... News EditorW. L. Wise, Jr. '34 ...... Features EditorW. Gregg Fry '34 ....... Make-up EditorH. R. Plass '34 ........... Sports EditorW. R. Churchill '34. Advertising ManagerN. B. Kxim '34 .... Business Service Mgr.W. Brown '34 ...... Circulation Manager
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTEditorial Board
C. W. Sweetser '33 W. L. Sheppard '331?. W. Wehmiller '33 F. W. rressman '33
Night EditorsPaul Cohen '34 P. A. Daniel '34D. Horvitz '34 T.M. Rimbach '34
Photographic StaffD. A. Robbins '34
Entered as Second Class Matter at theBoston Post Office
Member Eastern IntercollegiateNewspaper Association
In Charge of this Issue: Irving S. Banquer '35
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cis, in "Strangers In Love." RannyWeeks, Prom Man, running into A
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Lydia Lee - Luncheon136 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
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ND1 nSfi AVRY [Iand quality we have never |iandise equal to this I"$1.00 and $1.50
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S sWe Like itCOLONIAL THEATER"Too True to be Good"
A new play by George Bernard Shaw is=of course, an event; of late, any productiorwith Miss Beatrice Lillie in the cast is ofgeneral interest. If the combination isfortunate, the Colonial should be turningthem away.
We fear, however, that the combinationis not very well made. The play is atypical "G.B.S." production. The plotis somewhat tenuous, the characteriza.tions excellent, though theatrical, thedialogue alternately brilliant, humorousand deadly boring, and the action zero,This type of play does not give Miss Lilliean opportunity to display her talents tothe utmost. The part of a chambermaidmasquerading as a countess is, in generalsuited to her, but not a chambermaidgiven to weighty ponderings upon the ter.rible state of the postwar generation.
In spite of this, the production presentsan evening of entertainment of a highorder. This is due in no small part to theexceedingly able cast. There is really nostar; all the members of the cast do theirparts to perfection. Miss Lillie's best spotis in the first act, where she appears as anurse to a chronic invalid who is ill onlhin the minds of her doting relatives. MissHope Williams makes the part the mostlifelike one in the play.
We shall not give the plot here, for itwould seem impossible, and might spoil.the play for you. Suffice it to say thatHugh Sinclair, as Beatrice's young man;Ernest Cossart as an English Colonel, andLeo G. Carroll as Private Meek all makeit almost believable.
Those who like Mr. Shaw's ruminationsand preachings about the sad state of theworld through the mouths of his char-acters will immensely enjoy the play.Those of us with less weighty intelligenceswill find it a bit hard to sit through theinterminable preachings waiting for theoccasional gems. It is worthwhile, -though.
AWAY FROM THE GRIND NOTICEBecause of the difficulty in covering alli
of the social events that happen about theInstitute over the weekend, the FeaturesDepartment requests that the fraternitiesand other organi7.at.inrnq hnl1ing clln nrf ,
dinners or entertainments call the NewsRoom, University 7029, between 11.30and 12.30 o'clock, Sunday moming. F
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News and Editorial--Room 3, WalkerTelephone, University 7029
Business- Room 302, WalkerTelephone, University 7415
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At last the Lounger has that nasty,black old alley-cat "Phos," by the tail.Whether or not the stupid beast will havethe brains to yowl is entirely beside the
point. His scrawly tail is being twistedanyway, and here's hoping he feels it allthe way up his spine. It ought to makehis ears twitch just th'e slightest little bit,though the facts, taken from past observa-tion of that horrible example of a peram-bulating mouse cage, indicate that hehasn't the esthetic feeling required to indi-
cate the presence of a flea.
To give a little of the history behind thegreat revelation- the Lounger has beenlooking for something on the Voo Doo boysfor about that long now. All through thefirst term this year, regular trips to thehome kennel netted nothing but a few tid-bits concerning circulation. If you wantto see something funny, just go ask thehead man for an explanation of how comethe sales have been dropping off steadilysince last September. If you get hit witha brick, a dead mouse, or a few mustypieces of old cheese, don't come complain-ing to your old uncle.
Getting on with the story in hand, theLounger wandered into the print shop theother evening where THE TECH, and hesuspects, all the other Institute publica-tions, are printed. He got discussing withthe chief man down there just what theywould set up to be printed. After askingabout those things, he said, "What do youdo about off-color stuff that comes in?Are there any limits to your work?" Theanswer was extremely short, and very,very pointed. Mr. Prat~, the night man-ager, said simply, "We print the VooDoo." Ha, ha. Somebody knows whatit's all about.
Having given Phos what the Loungerconsiders the answer supreme, other andgreener pastures call to the caustic, vitri-olic spirit of the Scourge of Walker. Justa few of the inside facts on the Sophomore
lest might keep a few of you guys awakein the back rows during lectures.
It still looks as though it would be a bithard to crash that Sophomore dance, too.The boys at the door are going to stampeach and every man with a nice little rub-ber affair and some good indelible ink.Just what stamp will be used is somethingthe Lounger isn't tellin', but his offering tothe eager scrounger is that a governmentjob might help. One of those "U. S.Government-Inspected and Passed"things they use on meat might do. Gawdknows there rill be plenty on the hoofwhen the doors open.
Further information leads to the con-clusion that there won't be much per-centage in trying to get in through thewindows, either. It will cost just as muchthat way as coming in by the regular doorsand being dignified. The Sophs plan tohave a mob of ticket collectors at thewindows and each climber will have tocough up anyvay.
Prom Girls were plenty scarce in theearly part of the week, according to re-ports from the first assistant- who wearsstriped underpants in case you see himaround-and the laddies had troublegetting things straight.
YELLOWSTONE PARKEMPLOYS STUDENTS
College Men Given PreferenceIn Summer Positions
Because of the great number of "dude"ranches in Yellowstone Park, there isample opportunity there for those whowish not only an interesting job for thesummer, but also a remunerative one.
MIany more applications are receivedthan can be filled, but preference is usu-ally given to college men, especially thosetechnically-trained.
Information concerning these positionscan be had by writing the YellowstoneInformation Bureau, Dillon, Montana.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.50 per YearPublished every Monday, Wednesday andFriday during the College year, except
during College vacations
BUSINESS SERVICE DEPARTMENTB. Goldfarb '34, Associate Manager
J. D. Hossfeld '35
Reporters CIRCULATION DEPARTMENTJ. ID. DuRoss '35I. S. Banquer '35
H. H. Dow '35J. P. Mather '35J. S. Slosson '35S. T. Orton, Jr. '35R. B. Woolf '35
M. H. Weiss '35M. Hecht, Jr. '35J. M. Kilroy '35H. S. Mason '35
W. H. Stockmaver '35R. E. Stanfield '35
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENTA. M. Heintz '34, Associate Manager
J. L. Fisher '35 W. H. Rostan '35
STAGEHollis: Blanche Yurka in Ibsen's "Wild
Duck." Politics and sex in a classic.Colonial: Bernard Slhaw's new play, "Too
True to be Good." Reviewed today.Tremont: Lenore Ulric, in her greatest
success, "The Social Register."Copley: Tom Powers in "Handy TMan."
Next week, "Your Uncle Dudley."Boston Opera House: Opens next Mon-
day, for one week. George White's"Scandals," with Rudy Vallee, EthelBarrymore Colt.
SCREENLoew's State: Marion Davies, Clark
Gable combine in "Polly Of The Cir-cus." New Laurel and Hardy comedy.
Loew's Orpheum: Iiia Claire, Joan Blon-dell, Madge Evans, "The Greeks HadA Word For Them." Conrad Nagel onthe stage.
Fog PenetrationBy Colored LightsTo Solve Problem
Microscopic Examination ShowsRelative Humidity Not
100 Per Cent
Penetrating murky fog, such as thatwhich so often blankets Technology and
its surroundings, is one of the importantscientific problems of the present time,bearing as it does, aviation's need of sucha penetration. m Work on this problem byMr. Henry G. Houghton, Jr., and Dr.Julius A. Stratton, has led to some valu-able discoveries which may lead to thefinal discovery of reliable methods ofpiercing the fog.
By allowing fog to drift across greasedslides, Dr. Strattom and Mr. Houghtonwere able to observe through microscopesthe characteristics of different fogs. Itwas found that all fogs consist of minutedroplets of water clinging to equallyminute particles of various substances suchas dust, or salt particles from seawater.Measurement of the size of the particlesshowed that while every fog contains them
in varying sizes, there is a predominanceof any one size in any given fog.
Effective penetration of the fogs is bestsecured by colored lights whose rays areleast scattered by the particles. Thus,large particles pass red light best, whilegreen light is more easily transmitted by afog made up of small particles.
Other developments of the researchwere that the humidity of fogs is not al-ways 100 per cent, and that the collectionof water on salt particles thrown up bysea waves were responsible for most seafogs. It is believed that the tiny saltparticles on which the fog collects are
hygroscopic, that is, have the power todraw moisture from the unsaturated air.
It is expected that operators of light-houses and airway beacons will be ableto use this method of observation on dif-ferent fogs, and thus will be able to choosethe most penetrative color for their light.
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THE EMPTY SPACETHERE is today an empty space at Technology, a space previ-
ously occupied by one well liked by the students for hissympathy of interests and his appreciation of the problems of theundergraduate and by the Faculty for his proved capacity as aninstructor and his friendly cooperative attitude. For years heoccupied a position of esteem in the minds of those who came incontact with him. Today we find him missing, away from hisaccustomed place, and the knowledge that he will never againoccupy that place fills us with sorrow.
Death came earlier in the week and called Winward Prescottfrom the work to which he had devoted some fifteen years of hislife and in which he had made so many friends, acquaintances, andadmirers. During that time he had gained that elusive somethingsought after by all members of instructing staffs everywhere, popu-larity among his pupils. Not every man is able to get it, for itis reserved for those who know their work, who are able to instillsomething of their own enthusiasm in the students, and who havethat magical quality of making themselves respected and admiredby the undergraduates.
Mr. Prescott has been taken from us, our loss is great, andour sorrow is deep and sincere at the removal from our midst ofthis man who was so interested in his work and our own problems.
ON BECOMING OF AGEWORD comes that Dramashop, undergraduate organization for
producing more or less serious dramas, has taken steps tobecome a recognized activity. The present season is its fifth ofbringing modern dramatic productions before those of the student
body interested in them, and it feels that it has come of age.
In this opinion we most heartily concur. We feel that Drama-shop has shown sufficient permanence and student interest tojustify giving it official status. Especially since the demise ofTech Show, it has become the gathering place for those membersof the student body who are interested in any form of dramatics.
All this seems to lead to the old and belabored question ofculture at Technology. WVe shall not heap any more verbiage onthis already buried question; suffice it to say that there seems to beagreement that there is need for such, and that there are peoplewho will take advantage of the presentations. Dramashop for thepast five years has produced, at the rate of two a year, plays, somemodern and some older, dealing with some of the fundamentalproblems and conflicts which, in the eyes of the playwrights, areconfronting the human race.
As in almost any group of more or less highly-educatedpeople, there are men at the Institute who are deeply interested in
these problems. Those who wish to discuss these problems andhear them discussed support the Liberal Club; those who feel theurge to give dramatic expression to them do so through the agencyof Dramashop. Apparently, enough members of the remainderof the student body are interested in these expressions to make theventures, as a rule, financially possible.
W\Ve have also heard a deal lately about the decline and fall oftraditions and such at Technology. Perhaps this is inevitable.Old traditions die, and new ones spring up to take their places.Of course, Dramashop hardly takes the place of Junior Week, butperhaps the character of the interests of the students are changing.This, however, will not be discussed at this time. We wish tocongratulate Dramashop on its prospective coming of age; an indi-
cation of this is the assignment to it of an office in WValker Memo-rial. We hope that it will find favor with our deliberate legislature,the Institute Committee; we also hope that this august body willfollow the example of the Congress in recent weeks, and pass therecognition within a reasonable period of time.
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155;-lb.--IcCaughlan (T) defeatedBlenkhom, fall in lm. 6s.
1G65-lb.-Poole (T) defeated Crockett,two falls in g3m1. 57s. and 3m. 7s.
175-lb.-Klein (T) defeated Winer, fallin 3m. 5Os.
Unlimited class-Stone (BU) defeatedKoller, fall in 7m. 30s.
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John Anthony Hrones '34, was electedlast night to the captaincy of the hockevteam for the coming season at the hockeybanquet held in Walker Memorial. Con-siderable surprise was evidenced becauseHrones, a Junior next year, was electedinstead of one of the men who will beSeniors, but the outcome of the electionwas received witlh much enthusiasm fromall the players.
Hrones went to the Mechanics ArtsHigh School, and played stellar hockeythere. He was on last year's freshmanteam, and was outstanding for his workon that team, at defense, and center onthe second line.
Seriously Injured This YearAll this year hlie has been one of the
finest players that Coach Duplin has hadto work with, and until his back was in-fected, following a deep slkate cut receivedduring the Dartmouth game, was one ofthe mainstays of the Beaver team. Theinjured back did not prevent his playingin the third B. U. game, and his work wasabout the best that was turned in by anyof the Technology players.
Members of both the varsity and fresh-man teams attended the banquet lastnight, and informal speeches were madeby all the team members who are to begraduated this June.
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Lightweight Divisions SpringSurprise When They Win
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to the mat, and set about to win thesecond fall of the two. This was also wonby Negus, but the time was longer be-cause Yetman dislocated his shoulder andgave a fine exhibition of defensive nwres-tling. Because of the lack of activity onthe part of the injured Terrier, the secondhalf of the match went to the fairly longtime of 4m. 12s.
Poole, MIcCaughan Follow With WinsNot to be outdone by their mate, MIc-
Caughan, who was wrestling in place ofMostafa, the first substitute in the 155-1l.class, and Poole, the regular 165-lb. rep-resentative, each won his match in shortorder. McCaughan had little difficulty inthe handling of his Terrier adversary,Blenkhorn, and put him away in theamazingly brief time of lm. 6s., which bythe way, was the shortest time for a fallin the entire meet. Poole, however, wasmatched with an extraordinary man, onewho wouldn't wrestle. After Poole andthe B. U. representative had remained ontheir feet two minutes, time was called;the referee proceeded in the same manneras in the match which Negus won.
Poole then scored two falls in the timeof 3m. 7s. and 3m. 57s. respectively, leav-ing a clear floor for Klein. However, thisaction on the part of Poole was entirelyunnecessary, because Klein did the sameamount of floor sweeping with his oppon-ent and took away another five points
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Technology BoxingTeam To Meet The
Dartmouth VarsitStucinski Will Be Replaced
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Tonight the varsity boxing team entrains for Hanover, N. H., where it wilfight the varsity of Dartmouth. The meetwill take place at 3.30 o'clock Saturdayafternoon.
Last year the Engineer battlers lost tothe wearers of the Green to the tune o4 1-2 to 2 1-2. This year not much isknown of the Dartmouth team excepthat it was defeated by Harvard last weelwith the final score being 4 1-2 to 2 1-2.
Stucinski Not to FightStucinski is out because of a broker
nose, and will not contest the 125-lbevent, his place being taken by EllioBradford.
Brooks is to fight in the 115-lb. classand Joseph Wetherill will take the 135-lbJoe Carey is expected to showv for himselfin the 145-lb., and lIalmstrom will con-tend for the decision in the 155-lb. In theheavier weights Cooper and Collins wil:represent Technology in the 165-lb. andthe 175-lb. classes respectively.
Meet N.Y.U. Next WeekNext week will see a meet with N.Y.U.,
followed a week later by the New EnglandIntercollegiates. Nothing is yet kmownabout any participation of any Technologyboxers in the tryouts of the OlympicGames, but it is believed that none wvilltry out because of the inadvisability olmissing class work.
VARSITY SWIMMERSTO MEET WESLEYAN
Wesleyan is scheduled to be the nextopponent of the varsity swimmers whcwill invade the Mhiddletown pool on Satur-day. After taking Bowdoin into camp intheir last meet by a decisive score, CoachUntersee's men are expecting to comehome on Saturday with another victoryto their credit.
By winning seven out of the nine eventsin the Bowdoin meet, the Engineers provedthat they have a well-balanced team asWell as several consistent winners. Inseveral of the events the Institute menseem to have a decided edge and can bealmost sure of several first places.
FIRST HONORS TO GORIFLE TEAM IN MEET
Medals To Be Awarded To MernTaking Highest Places
(Continued from page one)He was followed in order of their scores
I by: Lyons, Bassenor, Hopkins, Loote,Crick, IThittemore, Spiegel, Gurke, andShapiro. These ten men will receive, inrecognition for their work, ten bronzemedals, which are to be presented in thepresence of the freshman drill battallionthe date of presentation not yet beingknown.
One-third of the leading teams of eachof the Corps Areas are to compete in theNational R.O.T.C. Mleet, and Technologyis certain to be one of the representativegroups of the First Corps Area.
Team Wins Two More MatchesThe New England League of the Na-
tional Rifle Association has had threemeets in which the Institute has takenpart. These were postal matches, theresults of the last one not being yetknown. They were with Renssalaer,Wiorcester Polytechnic Institute, andArmy. The first two matches were won,Technology defeating Renssalaer by ascore of 1353 to 1254 and Worcester Poly-tech by 1372 to 118S9. The results fromthe recent Army meet have not yet beencompiled.
In the Army postal meet Hodges, topman for the Institute riflemen, broke therecord for the local range by making atotal score of 285, beating the old markby one point, which he had made at anearlier date.
Shoulder-to-Shoulder Meet This WeekThis week a meet will be staged with
Columbia, and on MNlarch 5 a shoulder-to-shoulder meet will be held between Tech-nology, Norwich, and the University ofVermont, under the auspices of theNational Rifle Association at the range ofthe University of Vermont. The menentered will be Hedges, Lyon, Spiegel,Bassenor, Foote, Hopkins, Shapiro, Gurke,Eddy, and Crick.
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Fraternity PledgeAccording to the Miercer Cluster of
Mlercer Univ-ersity, a freshman threatenedto break his fraternity pledge if he wassubjected to hazing. He got a-way with it.
from the Terriers when he engaged him-self in punishing "Terrier" Winer.
Varsity, Freshmen Meet SpringfieldTomorrow night both the varsity and
freshman wrestlers will be pitted againstformidable competition when they wvillattempt to take on the respective Spring-field teams. Lately the Beavers havehad quite a bit of fortune in the matchesagainst New England teams and there islittle doubt that the Institute pachydermswill continue their brilliant showing.
Summary of the B. U. AMeet:
118-lb.-Cool; (BU) defeated Emery,time advantage of lm. 29s.
12G-lb.-Hunting (BU) defeated Ripin,fall in 7im. 52s.
145-lb.-Nevis (BU) defeated Judd,time advantage of 6m. 54s.
145-lb.--Negus (T) defeated Yetman,two falls, in 2m. 3Ss. and 4m. 12s.
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A. Cochran, rf 2 0 4Andukz 1 0 2Fine, If 0 1 1Beatty I 0 2Robison, c 3 4 10HIymanson, rg 0 0 0VYagian 1 0 '2R. Cochran, 1g 0 0 0Clayman 1 0 '2
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Only by plotting a course scientifically! canthe Bell System continue to develop alongsound lines.
THE TECH
VARSITY HOOPMENEND SEASON WITH
DEFEAT BY TUFTSJumbos Stage Rally in Second
Half and Triumph By23-20 Score
FRESHMEN ALSO BEATENTechnology's varsity basketball team
was forced to end its season with a defeatwhen the Tufts College five staged a rallyin the second half of Wednesday night'sgame at Medford and topped the Engi-neers, 23 to 20. The losers had held aone-point lead until about five minutesbefore the end.
Tufts had to come from behind twicein the second half to gain the victory.With about eight minutes to go, Tech-nology held an 18-15 lead, due mostly tosuccessful long s:~ots. Then Cochran andRobison made baskets to give the Jumbosa one-point advantage. On the next playFred Feustel retaliated with a long shot,but it was the Engineers' last gesture.Cochran made another hawker, and Rob-ison converted two free throws as thewhistle sounded.
Half Ends in TieDuring the first half the Beavers carried
the play, but the excellent defensive workof Hymanson, Tufts guard, held off theirattack somewhat. They led, however,until just before the end of the half, whenClayman tied it up at 10-all with a shortshot.
O'Brien, as usual, led the Beaver teamin scoring, making ten points. He alsohad the experience of playing center forthe last few minutes of the game, afterJohnson had gone out on personals.Sysko also contributed a sterling game.The Jumbo stars were Robison at center,who equalled O'Brien's scoring total, andArt Cochran at forward.
Freshnmen Lose AgainTufts' strong freshmen, favored against
the Beaver first-year quintet, camethrough with a 35-19 victory. Their workwas featured by the work of Woodworthand Kavanaugh, while Wetherbee andRosengard, substitutes till lately, led thelosers' attack.
One game remains for the yearlings,with Governor Dummer Academy thisSaturday, while the varsity season hasbeen concluded, with a record of sevenwins against four defeats.
TECH STUDENTSwill find the
WRIGHT AND DITSONATHLETIC EQUIPMENT
the best and most practicalthat can be produced
Quality counts
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