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A Record ofContinuous News Service

* for -Over Fifty Years

To the Editor of THE TEC:H:It is a pleasure to hear one of such lofty

mental achievement and universal literaryfamne cast aside hypocrisy and confirm theworst of our beliefs. I am glad to see thatour intellectual elders reserve their criti-cisms for such time as sedition is rife, forin so doing I am sure that their lonlg-awaited judgment will carry enoughweight to stay this pernicious attack onthe morals of our future captains of indus-try.

May I have the venerable Lounger'spermission to amplify his altogetherworthy and sufficient summary of theevils sponsored by the Crusaders and thedevastating effects these evils wvill have onour nlation as a whole and our young hope-fuls in particular?

How~ unfortunate it is that such a fineupstanding government as ours shouldpermit such revolutionary attempts toorganize the able bodies of our nation forits own ovrerthrowal. Might I suggest thatthe R.O.T.C. keep a more careful guardon its arsenal? Might I also suggest thatthe Lounger cooperate with the Dean toexpel all those found guilty of singing theStein Song?

All in all, I wish to congratulate theLounger on his crusade against the Cru-saders and offer himr my wholeheartedsupport in the hope that these vermin maybe speedily prevented from doing moredamage to the greatest of America's infantindustries. Canada Dry was off anothertwo points yesterday.

(Signed) F. PRUYN '35.

To thze Editor o,, THE TECH:It is about time the Lounger realized

that he doesn't know what be's talkcingabout. As long as he confi-nes his mean-ingless patter to completely unimportantsubjects, as be fortunately does most of thetime, his column does no 'harm and nogood. When, howeer, he writes such animbecilic and calumnious article as THETECH published on the front page ofMonday's issue, it behooves those of uswho have any desire to prevent our under-graduate news organ from succumbing tothe fate encountered by many extra-curricular activities recently, to upbraidthe unthinking word juggler.

In that article, the Lounger classesmembers of the "Crusaders" as "dimwits. " Of course this was only a vainattempt at sensationalism, such as shouldbe eliminated from THE TECH if it isto keep, or gain, a reputation. To makeit worse, that statement is immediatelyfollowed by the banal remark that "thechildren in it (the Crusaders) are too youngto vote." If the Louinger has attainedone-tenth the degree of sophistication hetries to limpress us as having, he will realizethat propaganda is immensely more effec-tive than mere voting. In the very nextline, this illustrious editor claims thatmembers are being "sucked in by a gangof wild-eyed reformers." To me, thisstatement seems to be, speaking mildly,an enormous exaggeration. If, however,%ve go so far as to admit that it is true,dowe find any reason for the Lounger's mostvenerable wrath rising against all organi-zation existing for the sole purpose ofridding our government of one of thegreatest breeders of graft, criminals, andhypcrs etr witnessed in this country,

or in any other since the decline of the3Roman Empire? E. H. '35.

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No Issue of THE TECHOn Friday, November 27

There will be no issue of THETECH this Friday due to theThanksgiving holiday preceding thisdate. Regular publication will beresumed the following Monday,November 30.

Official UndergraduateNews Organ of

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NORMAN THOMASSHOWS ENGINEEERS

PLACE IN SOCIETYEngineer is Keystone to Future

Of Present IndustrialCivilization

GUEST OF LIBERAL CLUB

"You, as engineers, hold in your handsthe shaping of the world for better orworse," were the keystone words of Nor-man Thomas's speech, delivered beforemore than six hundred people whothronged Room 10-250, Monday, from3 to 4 o'clock, to hear the noted Socialistleader. The meeting was sponsored bythe M. I. T. Liberal Club, and Mr.Thomas was introduced by WilliamHolst, Jr. '32, president of the Club. Atthe beginning of the speech, Mr. Thomasannounced that he would talk on "ThePlace of the Engineer in Industrial Soci-ety," instead of on "The Roots of War inEconomic Injustice," as had previouslybeen advertised.

Urging a social change at once, Mr.Thomas quoted Veblem, one of the mostfamous of the early German Socialists andauthor of "The Engineer and the PrideSystem," and "The Theory of Leisure,"-'There will be a social revolution whenthe engineer works for society as he doesfor absentee owners.' "

Living at the End of an EpochSaying, "We are living at the end of an

epoch," Mr. Thomas then went on tostate that the Capitalist reign of the agejust past is not the method for the future.However, he admitted that the disciplineof Capitalism was necessary, but that thedisciplinary stage was passing. Types ofsociety are effective for the times in whichthey exist, but one type is not good for alltimes.

Edison Responsible for ChangeThomas A. Edison's work has caused

the coming of the end of this social period(Contintued on Page Foyer)

JAPANESE EXPERT TODISCUSS EARTHQUAKES

Dr. Suyehiro Is Recognized AsAuthority on Earthquakes

Dr. Kyoji Suyehiro, Director of theEarthquake Research Institute of the Im-perial University at Tokyo, will deliver aseries of three lectures next week on Mon-day, Tuesday, and Wednesday in con-nection with the Civil Engineering Depart-ment of the Institute. On Monday hissubject will be "Earthquake Research inJapan"; Tuesday he will speak on "Engi-neering Seismology"; and on Wednesdayhe will conclude with an address on ' Vibra-tion of Buildings Caused by Earthquakes.".AU three lectures will be given in Room5-3a0 at 4 o'clock. The attendance ofthese lectures is not restricted and anyoneinterested may attend.

MIkANAGERS ASKED TOKEEP SUPPLY RECORD

At a meeting yesterday afternoon of theMI.I.T.A.A., in the West Lounge ofWalker Memorial, Thomas B. Rhines '32,presiding, the managers were asked to`eep records of medical supplies used intheir departments for the benefit of theBursar and were also given a few points.°n the details of management. The re-zainder of the meeting was devoted to ]discussing the possibility of reviving All-aSports Night, but nothing definite was tdecided.

LOUNGE R IS BOTH LAUDE D ANDLAMBIASTE1D FtR CHtlTICSl.134 OFSTUDENT CIUS ADEt MO4VE M1E-N-T

DRAMASHOP WILLGIVE "MR. ANTONIO0ON THREE EVENINGS

Play To Be Presented On TheCommon Room Stage At

Rogers Building

LEAD PART IS RECAST

Dramashop announced yesterday thatthe first performance of its fall production,"Mr. Antonio," will be given on the eve-ning of December 17. Two more presen-tations, to be given on the next twofollowing evenings, are planned to alloweveryone an opportunity of attending.The play will be put on in the CommonRoom Of Rogers Building, and the seatingcapacity for any one evening will be verylimited.

Several additions and changes in thecast, as originally announced, lhave beenmade in the past few weeks. GustaveKidde '33, chosen to play the lead part ofTony, has found it necessary to withdrawfrom the work and Felix J. Conti '34 hasassumed the responsibility of heading thecast. Kenneth P. Brown '35 has beenassigned to the part of Mr. Cooder.

Feminine Parts FilledAll the feminine parts have been filled

and will be taken by the following: Pearl,by Virginia Davidson '34, the wife of acharacter known as "the man," by HazelWeld '33; Mrs. Walpole, wife of the Rev-erend Walpole, by Nathalia Ulman '34;June Ramnsey, a servant girl, by PriscillaA. Bacon '34; Minnie Riddle, by IsabelEbel '32, Avilonia Jorney by GenevieveKittinger '35, and Mrs. Cooder, by Helen.Moody '32.

Reserved tickets for each of the threepresentations, at one dollar, will be on salefrom today until the day of the perform-ances. All members of the organizationwill have tickets for anyone who cares to

ask for them.

TECHNIQUE OPENINGSIN STAFF ANNOUNCED

Fraternities Asked To HavePictures Taken

A call has been issued by the Photo-graphic department of the Technlique forJuniors to start in the competition for theSenior Board position, and also that thefraternity groups who have not had theirpictures taken should sign up with theTechnology Photographic Service immedi-ately.

All candidates are asked to report atthe Technique office on the third floor ofWalker Memorial at 5 o'clock this after-noon. The photographic manager takescharge of all individual and group pictures,and the man selected will be in line for theposition on the Senior Board.

HANDICAP RACE ATLAST SWIM PRACTICE

This past Monday afternoon at theUniversity Club pool in Boston, the menon the swimming team had their firstchance to show their mettle under thestrain of competition in a 100-yard freestyle handicap race. Much interest wasshown in the race, and quite a few mencompeted. Tle winning time, however,was slow.

An unusually large number of candi-dates turned out for swimming this fall,

totalling about 80 men, which is morethan twice the number which turned outlast year. This, coupled with the fact thatonly two members of last year's varsityhave graduated, assures the team of thebrightest prospects in many years.

Fourth YearMenFrom Rogers Win

Over Fifth Year

Co-Ed Named Kelly CoachedThe Winners And Led

From Sidelines

Ably led by Margaret B. Kelly '33, aVassar graduate and architectural studentat the Institute, the fourth-year Architectstriumphed over the fifth-year men in ahard-fought 12-6 football gane for thechampionship of the Rogers Building.

Miss Kelly had been specifically ex-cluded from participation in the game bythe fifth-year team in their epistle convey-ing the challenge. She revenged herselfthoroughly for the indignities thrown herway by coaching the team, carrying waterfor the boys on the front line, and assist-ing loyally in the cheering led by HazelWeld, another fourth-year student.

Fourth Year Leads at StartFighting a team which far outweighed

them, the '32 men were able, nevertheless,to score the first goal, although they failedto make their kick for point. In the thirdquarter, their betters managed to punchover a score to tie the game. A momentof sloppy playing in the last period gavethe younger team a chance, when one oftheir men intercepted a lateral pass whichno one was taking care of.

Game Florid-GothicArchitecturally speaking, the game

might be compared to one of the moreflorid examples of Gothic design extant.There were flying tackles and one or twohalf-hearted slugs to take the place offlying buttresses and a magnificent back-ground of shrieking feminine voices toremind one of the gargoyles on the roofline. All in all, the literal-minded sciencestudent might be a bit bewildered by itall. The Rogers gang nay be unconscious,but they play football like men.

Competion StartedFor Assistant Track

Sophomore Managers

All Mlen Interested Are UrgedTo Report To Manager

Of Track

Two extra Sophomores are needed tofill positions as additional assistant trackmanagers. All men who are interested incompeting for the new positions are urgedto report as soon as possible in the trackoffice in the track house to the manager,R. L. Fossett'33.

Four AssistantsContrary to previous practice, there

will be four assistant track managers thisyear, and two vacancies have appeared tobe filled fith new men. The men comingout for these positions will have to com-pete, the two best men receiving theappointments. The competitions will con-tinue from today and Friday, November25 and 27, until December 19 at whichtime the two winning men will be namedassistant managers of track.

Work Starts ImmediatelyAll Sophomores interested may learn

the details of the competition by calling atthe track office in the track house between4 o'clock and 6 o'clock today and Friday.Any man interested is urged to interviewthe manager at one of these times, as theopenings are recognized as offering one ofthe best opportunities of the year forSophomores to get into Technology activi-ties.

Mills BraunlichMitakes PracticalQuake Indicator

Devrice Is Designed To EnableConstruction Or' Safer

Buildings

Buildings in earthquake zones wvill bemade much safer by a new, type of seis-momneter which is being developed byMills W. Braunl~ich, research associate inthe department of Civ-il Engineering. Thisnewv instrument is designed to eliminatemuch of the guesswork from constructionof safe buildings in zones affected bytremors.

Mr, Braunlich's development wvas an-nounced by the Philosophical Society inWashington, D. C., on Saturday. Themeter, unlike the ordinary seismographwhich is too sensitive, records the rate ofchange of speed on the ground during thetime of the disturbance, he said in hisreport, so that buildings can be con-structed with allowance made for the rateof change.

This rate of change of speed constitutes,in earthquakes, the destructive factor inbuilding demolition, be explained, andthis rate varies greatly in various zones.Heretofore there has been no means foraccurate measurement of this change.

In a scientific manner, the seismomneterwill measure accurately, for the first time,the earthquake wave at, or near, the"cepicenter," or that part of the earth'ssurface *Nhere the disturbances are cen-tered. The new instrument is started byan accelerometer, a delicate mechanicalnerve which feels the tremors at thecenters of disturbances.

Test Flights MadeBy Professor Sayre

Ina Spite of WeatherNo Results Will Be Obtained

From The ObservationsFor Two Years

In spite of unusually bad weather en-countered last week, Daniel C. Sayre,assistant professor of Aeronautical Engi-neering, went aloft in the newvly-acquiredtesting airplane on all but one day. Nodefinite results wvill be obtained from thedata until it has been collected ovner aperiod of nearly two years, according tothe pilot.

Originally a four-passenger cabin mono-plane, the plane has had one seat removedto make room for meteorological appar-atus. The craft was purchased from theCurtiss-Wright Companyr. Before it wvasbought by the Institute, the ship had hadonly eighty hours of use for miscellaneouscommercial flights.

Makes Dailyr FlightsProfessor Sayre makes the daily fights

to an altitude of 16,300 feet alone. Thescheduled time for taking off is 8.15o'clock. It takes 55 minutes to gain therequired altitude, and 20 more to descend,said Professor Sayre. The flights will bemade every day that sheather permits,except Sundays *nd holidays, during this,and the next Institute year.

So far, no difficulties have been met, andalthough no conclusions can be drawnfrom such a short observation of NewIEngland weather, the results are all thatcould be expected. Except for occasional

flying himself.Meteorological and aeronautical equip-

ment was added to the ship to adapt it toits present use. Some of the notable addi-tions ale: a Sperry artificial horizon, abank and turn indicator, a sensitivealtimeter, and a radio receiver tuned to air

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Embarrasing ConfessionEscapes Economic Prof.

"A sudden revival in the woolentextile industry has been observedduring the past few months," ex-claimed a serious member of thestaff in the department of Economicsto his class in that subject. "Thishas been caused," he went on toexplain, "by the fact that women'sdresses have been growing longerand longer. Also," he added amidquestioning looks from the class,'"the women are nowv wearing wool-enl underthings."1

Sign-ups for TechniqueSenior Pictures Today

Technique will have representa-tives in the Main Lobby startingtoday from 9 till 5 o'clock for theconvenience of the Seniors in sign-

ing up for Yearbook pictures. Thedeadline for the pictures will bethe Christmas vacation, and all

members of the Class of 1932 areurged to get their signups in early.

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OUR DIVIDED HOUSESCIENTIFIC training and practical knowledge may be derived

from the same essential roots in an educational system, butwhen it is attempted to concentrate a curriculum upon the best ineach extreme, in the opinion of many, each unit is somewhatreduced in its effectiveness. Time and time again we have heardit asserted that while there is much benefit to be derived from anarts course in the typical American college, to become properlyaware of one's intellectual capabilities and to give those capabilitiesadequate training, one should attend an engineering school. Isthis not evinced by the fact that many graduates of the Instituteenter fields entirely distinct from those with which their particularcourses dealt? In other words, at the Institute we have a two-sidedstudent body, one group interested primarily in the developmentof their own intellects, the other concentrating upon the masteringof many practical engineering principles.

We may also ask, is it not possible for an education to becometoo practical, too bound up in data to develop reasons and prin-ciples? The direct result of a desire to avoid such a condition maybe observed at Technology. Every year we see changes in thecurriculum which introduce new and more broadening aspects intothe courses. Within the life of the Institute we may see that theunderlying tendency has always been, and increasingly so in recentyears, to lay greater emphasis upon theory. At present there areseveral courses which deal entirely with abstract science. Thereason for this constant change lies in a-desire to develop thinkersand investigators, not necessarily along engineering lines, but inany undertaking where logic and reason play important parts.

Listed in the Institute Catalogue, the primary purpose for thefounding of Technology ". . . is to afford to students such a com-bination of general, scientific, and professional training as will fitthem to take leading positions as engineers, scientific experts, andteachers and investigators of science." We are also informed thatthe Institute will endeavor "to contribute to the existing store ofscientific knowledge and to the promotion of industrial develop-ment through the prosecution in its laboratories of originalresearches in pure and applied science." It is obvious, therefore,that Technology has, from the beginning, endeavored to develotheory along with practical knowledge, to offer courses in the scien-tific arts, as they are sometimes known, in direct contrast to studiesin applicable principles.

Clearly Technology is leaning more and more toward thisattitude. Naturally we expect in teaching, that along with everypractical point there -will be developed the underlying theory, butthe Institute is tending to go above practicabilities, and to investi-gate the theory alone. The correlation between these two idealsof engineering education may in time become extinct, the instruc-tion concentrating entirely upon one or the other.

There is a distinct but quiet revolution taking place in engi-neering instruction. We are witnessing the development of a newtype of education -that which studies the abstract, the causesbehind the effects. Whether or not this is to be beneficial to engi-neering education as a whole, and to the Institute in particular,is a matter for personal judgment.

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And now it comes to pass that theSpectator must have his picture taken forTechnique. After viewing some of themutilated maps that have issued from thePhotographic Service, he fears the worst.Now is the time when he regrets those mid-night hours spent in doing Lab reportswhen he should have been catching up onhis beauty sleep, which he needed badlv.And after the above remarks anent photog-raphers, the T.Ph.S. will probably do theirworst. Revenge is sweet.

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R.E.O.-Keith's"Suicide Fleet," the Pathe picture now

being shown at the R.K.O.-Keith Theatre,portrays the adventures of three buddiesin the U. S. Navy during the World War.As is usual with war pictures, a sensationalbattle takes place and the heroes all comeout alive to give a happy ending.

The plot is weak, but the interest of thepicture is saved by the amusing incidencesthat are scattered throughout as weli as bythe massive scenes portraying the battles.The leading parts are played by Bill Boyd,Robert Armstrong and James Gleason inthe roles of Dutch, Sheets, and Baltimore,three Coney Island concession operators inlove with the same girl, and all of whomjoin the Navy at the outbreak of the war.One thousand sailors were loaned by theNavy Department for the filming of thispicture. D. H. C.

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R.O.T.C.To the Editor of THE TECH:

Everybody has the itch, and I want it.It is the latest rage, like Empress Eugeniehats, and if a government doesn't have anequal number of battleships, and guns,and trained men, it doesn't feel in style.Oh, how they itch!

In all fairness, and equality of opinion,and justice, let us attempt to agree withMr. Barbour, and look at Military Scienceas a desired and needed course. "It is abad necessity maintained for nationaldefense, and for this reason alone shouldbe tolerated in higher institutions of learn-ing." Let us even go farther and say thatone learns to issue orders suitable foradoption in a manufacturing plant bytaking advanced R.O.T.C.

It is agreed that the methods of warhave changed. No longer is an army de-pendent on military organization andtraining to win a war. This was not suffi-cient in itself to win for the German Armyin the World War. They possessed one ofthe finest-equipped, best-trained armiesthe world has known; yet she did not win.W'ars are fought and won by factories, byenterprising business organizations, andby the fundamentai industries of nations.

As the United States is recognized as thestrongest nation economically in theworld, it seems foolish to maintain an armyof men trained in the art of destruction.We have the finest equipped laboratoriesand the greatest industries, and the besttrained men to run them. As these arethe unspectacular things which win a war,we spend about S800,0N0,000 a year toomuch for maintenance and preparation forwar. There are other reasons just asimportant.

President Hoover has asked for thecooperation of citizens to cut nationalexpenditures. As war costs us seventycents out of every dollar paid in federaltaxes, it seems that in these times of needwe might relieve some of the financialstrain by substitution of other courses inhearty cooperation with the President.

However, this does not take care ofMr. Barbour's thirty-five per cent whodesire military training after the secondyear. Military Science with no financialinducements does not offer sufficient back-ground to be attractive to the intellectualstudents of Technology. My opinion maybe incorrect. Why then is the governmentcompelled to pay one hundred dollars peryear to each advanced student to securea satisfactory enrollment?

Let us be fair, and credit each studentwith earning a hundred dollars by listen-ing to boring lectures. On the other hand,sixty-five per cent of Technology studentsshould be paid to take courses in Chem-istry, Physics, or what not. These areconstructive courses which are of muchmore vital importance to the nation thansubjects which may never be used.

My personal opinion is that most mentaking advanced military training are farmore interested in the economics involvedat the end of each year than in the actualintellectual advancement. It is clear inmy mind that few would be interested inthis course should the yearly pay envelopebe removed, and Military Science beplaced on a fair and equal basis with othercourses.

No doubt the ability to issue orders isKnowledge gained after arduous effort. Ihave a picture of some of the reserveofficers in charge of factories. Each morn-ing upon entry of our executive, the chiefchemist will salute with a graduate. Hewill then press the button to the dismissalwhistle. At the sound of the whistle fivehundred chocolate dippers and packerswill fall into line. "Right dress!" Theywill straighten the ranks with much gusto.Then as the boss comes into full view eachworker will raise a box of chocolates andplace it smartly over the right eye.(Mechanics are allowed to use a monkeywrench for saluting.) As soon as the bossreaches his office, he will shout throughthe mike: "At ease! Fall out!" Then allwill promptly return to work.

Many will disagree with Mr. Barbour,and say that gentle suggestion learned asa member of athletic teams, and in suchcourses as Public Speaking is far moreeffective and useful than the ability tocommand.

Sincerely,E. L. HALL '34.

Wet and DryAbout the best thing you can say for

the Crusaders is that they mean well. Thatis damning praise, but it is probably theprevalent opinion at Technology.

Last year's poll revealed that Tech-nology students stood two to one in favorof doing something about the Prohibitionsituation. But moderation was coun-selled. The vote was not for straightrepeal. No man who professes to talksense will try to argue that the advantagesof repeal would outweigh the obvious andsudden evils which would follow it. Wemay justly resent Government restrictionof our diet, but we don't need our beer asbadly as all that.

The Crusader movement is a character-istic result of immoderate and intolerantthinking. It results from the same typeof reasoning that forced the Amendmentinto the Constitution in the first place.Fanaticism works both ways. Turn anAnti-Saloon Leaguer inside out and youhave a Crusader.

Whesn Professors Were YoungThe Spectator lately had occasion to

peruse a copy of Professor Par'k's recentlypublished "History of the Lowell InstituteSchool." For a Technology man the mostinteresting feature of the book is the oldphotographs of professors, taken in thedays when they wvere young, youthful, andin the first freshness of their newly-attained manhood. Professor Park's bookis like an old family picture album.

In those days the photographers seemto have been in a conspiracy to make everysubject look as foolish as possible. Notunnatural enough to make the picture anobvious burlesque; but just sufficientlystiff and pseudo-dramatic to make peoplelaugh twenty or thirty years later. 'Itwas a very clever conspiracy, and the ideaof the time lag was well worked out. Ofcourse, some of the objects were undoubt-edly stiff and nervous, never having under-gone the ordeal before. But the effect asshown in group pictures could not haveresulted otherwise than from diabolicaldesign. Some of the old pictures resemblethose stuffed-animal groups which you seein a science museum; professor technolo-,giensis in its native habitat, as it wvere.

In Professor Park's book you will findpictures of Burnham (with moustache),Haven, Drisko (as hirsute as ever), Laws,Lawrence, Sandman Johnson, EddieMiller, and a lot more. The only one wholooks natural is Eddie Miller. Eddieseems to be the local Peter Pan; he looksjust about the same after twenty years.The Spectator has long been convinced

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SPORTS DESK Over at the track house, things have

started up in earnest for the w nter seasonon the boards. Coach Hedlund is attempt-ing to keep the men on the cinder trackas long as possible, but with the adventof much more cold weather, particularlywhen the snow comes, the men will haveto work on the twelve-lap board track,behind the track house.

to be evenlv matched. Techlnzique is re-ported to be holding practices in secret,and to be readv for Taboo Doo with a besvil-dering arrav of new and flashy plays.

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Coach SummersPicks Teams ByBumper Tournaey

First Fifteen Survivors Of TheCompetition Will Make

up The Varsity

With the first scheduled meet for the;quash teams coming off on December 5,Boach Jack Summers has devised aninique method of selecting the teamswhich will represent the Institute at thisontest and at all contests to be staged inhe future. He will choose his varsityeans from the first fifteen top men of theumping tournament one week precedinghe match. This is to enable the coach

n iotify the men chosen and to give them)me coaching during the days beforeie contest.Prom the first men on the list CoachAmmers will compose the first varsity!am and substitutes; and from the re-ainder of the chosen men he will makeie second varsity team and substitutes.ikewise, the Faculty-Graduate team ande freshman team will be chosen from thep men in the bumping tournament ofCh division.

Bumping Rlules DefinedCoach Summers urges the men to playmany games as possible in order that aIsonably accurate classification can betde of the candidates for the various'ms. Following November 28, all chal-ges must be played within three daysthe date of challenge; if not, the game11 be considered defaulted. Also, no

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of the freshman tearn. "Red" Holby, whocaptained the yearling hill-and-dalers thisyear, has lots of running in himn, and hasbrilliant prospects in the middle-distanceruns, as whell as his teammate, DougChalmers, who bested him in the Inter-

-collegeiate cross-countrv runs down inNew York.

Four others that have been outstandingin their performances so far are Nelson,Lytle, Holly and Horton. Each of thesemen came out for track before the P. T.requirements forced them to do so, andtheir are benefitting by the extra amountof training, to the extent of bringing themfar above the rest of the aggregation.Last year's freshmen set a fine example toevery freshman track candidate, and withsuch a precedent any team would be in-spired to its best. Counting up the likelyprospects, this year's team will not dis-appoint expectations in this respect, as itsmaterial is pretty good.

Anderson, one of Voo Doo's touchdownfiends, has an alleged broken rib. Thishas held up the battle of the centuries, andthe time has not yet been set definitelyfor the final playoff. The game reallyought to be pretty fast and even. Boththe teams beat their opponents in thesemi-finals, ly superior power, and appear

Last year's championship freshman mileteam will contribute several men to thevarsity mile relay for this year. Among,the men who are working out daily areCapt. Johnny Jewett, Al Mulliken, Walsh,Wood, Wrigley, Sousa, Rees Schwarz, andRudy Rosas. Everyone of these men hasbeen a heavy scorer for the Institute trackteam in the past, and there is every pros-pect of a good mile relay this year,

Bill Jewett credited himself with somefine performances last year, and much ishoned for from him in his last rear with

man is required to play more than two - J a --manIs eqtlre top a moe tan wothe Institute team. Mulliken is anothergames a week and a man cannot challenge te ntitute team. Mulliken is another. . . ~~~~~~old-timer who has raked in points regu-a candidate whose standing mn the bumnp-a candidate whose standing in the bump- larly for Technology in the shorter races.ing tournament is more than three placesbefore his own. Kearns will head the list of the varsity

Opponents of First Match Named two-milers this year, it is expected. HeOn December 5, the following matches will be ably seconded by the four men who

will be held, according to the recently- did so much for the freshman team lastpublished schedule book of the Massa- year, Barrett, just elected captain of nextchusetts Squash Racquet Association. year's cross-countrv team, Charlie Hall,The Faculty-Graduate team competing in who last year set a new Institute freshmanClass B of the association will meet the record for the mile run, along with BobBoston Athletic Association at the Insti- Mann, and J. G. (Goochy) Smith. Plentytute. of good work may be expected from this

Technology's first varsity team, which combination. Every man is a runner ofis in Class C, will be pitted against the proven ability and strength.Boston Athletic Association's Class C

team. The freshman team will meet the Thus far along in the season, it becomes

Salem Club Class D team at Technology. reasonably safe to make a casual estimate

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SUCCESSFUL YEARCLOSED BY CROSSCOUNTRY RUNNERS

Varsity and Freshmen M~akeGood Resord in I.C.A.A.A.A.

Meet This Fall

COURSE IS MADE EASIER

Cross-country running for this fall hascome to an end with the varsity and fresh-men teams having the best seasons since1927. In the I.C.A.A.A.A. competition,both teams finished several positions bet-ter than in the previous year, while in theNewv England races the varsity showed upbetter than the less experienced yearlings.

By comparative scores it will be noticedthat the times for the races in the past fouryears have been groving better. In VanCortlandt Park in New York City thetrail for the runners is being made easierand easier each year. Men are employedto remove all obstacles from the track,thus making it more of a road race thana real up-hill-and-down-dale contest.

New Record This SeasonIn addition to this the six hurdles corre-

sponding to the regulation high hurdleglaveen rcil-wved ffxorai the courbe. Tiletime for the six miles in 1925 was 30:24.This fall, Dean of the University of Penn-sylvania, lowered the time to 29:43.

Technology's most important cross-country competition is, however, in theNew England races. These races are thereal old-fashioned cross-country runs. Noattempts have been made to make thecourse easier for the runners and conse-quently endurance is one of themost im-portant qualities of a good cross-countryman.

Varsity Is Less SuccessfulFor this reason Technology's teams

have not been so successful in the meetsheld in New York since the course waschanged. Proof of this is the comparativescores shown below. It will be noticedthat before 1927 the varsity was finishingaround fifth place and the freshmen doingequally well. With the inauguration ofthe better course both Technology teamsdropped many positions because they werenot accustomed to the high speed requiredto finish with the leaders.

Varsity standing for the past sevenyears in two main harrier events of theseason is as follows:

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"The Tech" will soon be harass-ing oyster-pirates and crab-robbersin Chesapeake Bay. "The Tech"is a $100,000 steam yacht owned bythe late T. Coleman duPont '84.Mindful of her late husband's in-terest in the protection of Mary-land's oyster beds, his widow haspresented "The Tech" to the StateConservation Department to beused as the flagship of its patrolfleet.

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R.K.O.-Keith-BostonBill Robinson and his Dark Cloud of

Joy are featured at the Boston this week;the accompanying cinema is "Men In HerLife," with Lois Moran and Charles Bick-ford. To this reviewer, the programseemed distinctly below par.

Bill Robinson is one of the best tapdancers we have ever seen, and he is apleasure to watch; but you can't build awhole revue, even a small one, around oneman's dancing. The rest of the show,although funny in spots, was a second-rateimitation of Broadway productions. Onescene, in a church, of all places, wvas indistinctly bad taste.

The picture had nothing to recommendit; it 'was a blend of all the plotless, char-acterless pictures we have seen. This pro-gram- is disappointing, especially from theBoston.

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Fine Arts TheatreWith humor that delighted the patrons

able to understand the rapid German ofthe dialogue, "Die Grosse Sehnsucht,"current offering at the Fine Arts, followsthe career of a young actress in her questfor stardom in a movie colony and showsthe workings of the production end ofGerman films.

After many misunderstandings and con-siderable excitement, Eva von Loe, playedby Camilla HornL, reaches her objectiveand is given a reception attended by the

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Wednesday, November 256.00 p.m. -Instrumental Club meeting

in East Lounge of WalkerMemorial.

9.00 p.m.-2.00 a.m. -Archimedes Clubdance in North Hall ofWalker Memorial.

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Infirmary ListHarvey, Gardner '33Paulsen, Norman '33Wuestefeld, George '34

NORMAN THOMASSHOWS ENGINEER'S

PLACE IN SOCIETYEngineer Is Keystone To Future

Of Present IndustrialCivilization

GUEST OF LIBERAL C:LUB

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more than all the soap-box orators, accord-

-ing to Mr. Thomas. Previous to his times,

inventions were "accidental and inci-

dental"; during E3dison's time, "Invention

became a conscious process."Social organization of the age of the

"covered wagon" is not fitted for the

machine age; "antiquated customs and

codes are no good for a highly-specializedperiod. " Mr. Thomas summed up the

situation by the statement that "The

modern engineer knows more and more

about 'less and less."Mr. Thomas bewailed the fact that

modern technical progress is not the work

of individual workers of Edison's type, but

the work of research workers for monopo-listic corporations. The hope of society

is now slot the entrepreneur but the trainedengineer.

Collectivism NecessaryEfifficiency in this machine age calls for

large groupings. Thomas said that the

"blessings of individualism" of Adam

Smith were overshadowed by the need for

efficiency, collectivism being the way out.

Capitalism collectivism is not satis-

factory, according to Thomas. Gardiner

Means, Columbia University economist,

shows in his statistics that two hundred

business corporations control forty-five

per cent of the business wealth of America.These corporations are controlled by two

thousand directors, many of whom are

inactive or ignorant of the work of the

companies which they control.

Decline of IndividualismHerbert Hoover's administration wit-

nessed the decline of individualism. Enter-

ing into office a rugged individual, he has

had to consent to collectivism. The tariff

is a good example of paternalism and the

decline of individualism.Thomas claimed that a present captain

of industry is a juggler of industrial ac-

counts; he doesn't know anything about

his industry; he relies on helpers to run

his business. Mr. Thomas asserted vig-

orously that our democracy of Capitalismis the craziest ever, that our theories do

not match our practice and that tech-

practice.

Engineers Have Saved SocietyNew social building is necessary as the

choices of peace or war which will shape

the nest generation will be decided very

soon. There is no longer necessity for a

sham capitalism. The danger that we

have to face is the too rapid collapse of

Capitalism.Mr. Thomas said that Russia alone is

on the upgrade. She has had her social

revolution. All the rest of the world is onthe downgrade. Mr. Thomas does not

propose that the engineers lead a revolu-

tion but rather that they influence it. The

engineer should be allowed to use his in-

sight into social questions without being

penalized.To obtain this liberty, the engineer

should form some kind of union. He

should participate in politics; by thus

doing, his social freedom will be gained

Mr. Thomas concluded by appealing tc

the engineer to side with the worker.

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ored crew. This was a ten-piece army farsuperior to last year's Prom music. Whynot get Johnny or someone like him? Acouple of years ago, Leo Reisman playedat the Junior Prom. This year it wasgiven at the Statler, and rhinestone bagswere the favors. Why can't a Walkerdance with an equally good orchestra begiven, with the saving on rent and bandsunk into favors? This is a rhetoricalquestion to which everyone knows theanswer. Well, go thou and do likewise.

THE TECH

HERBERT S. GOTT IDESCRIBES SOCIALWORK IN ESTHONIA

President Compton Presides AtMeeting Of Students

And Faculty

WAS ABROAD 18 YEARS

"You can't build a civilization on onlyva material basis." Such wvas the opinionIexpressed by Herbert S. Gott '10, as headdressed students and Faculty membersin a meeting at which President Comptonpresided last Monday at 4 o'clock inRoom 10-250.

At the request of the Technology Chris-tian Association, Mr. Gott came to Tech-nology to describe his experiences as asocial worker in several European coun-tries, including Estbonia, where for elevenyears he has been the American represen-tative of the Y.M.C.A. His subject was"Re-building a Nation."

Arrived in 1920Arriving in E~sthonia in 1920 he found

the country in distress, he said. Themanhood of the country was weakened bythe war and men to act as leaders couldnot be found. It was necessary, he de- clared, to create leaders of the people.I"It took me eleven years of bard work,"Ihe stated.

In an effort to detect and develop lead-ership in the youths of the nation, boysclubs were organized, Mr. Gott said.Athletics and other activities were spon-sored and an effort was made to provideeducation for the boys w ho showed unusualability.

His greatest task, Mr. Gott declared,was to teach the youths the idea of fairplay and tolerance, of which he said, theyhad no conception. It weas a long battle,but the appreciation of the Esthonianpeople was expressed as Mr. Gott and hisfamily were leaving the country last May.Scores of peo'ple were at the dock to thankhim and ask him to return. In concludinghis talk, Mr. Gott said, "I don't see howlyou can save civilization unless you de-velop the inner streams in men."'

Honored at DinnerSpeaking at a dinner given in his honor

by the Advisory Board of the TechnologyIChristian Association, Mr. Gott describedIsome of his personal experiences in Russia,IEsthonia, and in Manchuria, the scene ofthe recent-Sino-Chinese dispute. Twenty-six persons were present, including severalmembers of the T.C.A. Advisory Boardand members of the Faculty. He alsoaddressed a luncheon meeting of the Faculty Club at noon.

ARMY lDEMONSTRATESNEW POWERFUL LIGHT

Captain E~atonl Flies BomberEquipped with Invention

Captain Eaton, commandant of RogersField in Pittsburg, flew ovrer the city in a

lCurtiss Bombing plane with one of a new,type of powerful searchlights mounted onLthe front cowling of the ship. Hie nosedl the plane toward one of the large hotels in

the city where had been planted a photo-electric cell. The beams of the light setoff a flare from the roof of the building,set off by the cell action.I This new searchlight, a very compact

I unit weighing a little more than fifty

pounds and about eighteen inches in

diameter, yet which may throw a beam-visible for more than fifty miles, employs

a 250-watt lamp and may be operated

fromn an ordinary storage battery. It is

r the world's smallest searchlight and yet

I one of the most powerful.I "Under battle conditions," stated Cap-

I tain Eaton, after the flight. "night flyersfeel their way in pitch dark far above theenemy lines or over cities, and with this

,new light there would be no -uncertaintywhether or not bombs were falling on thecity. Troop movements at night no longer

rwould be a secret."

HEAT INSTRUMENTSSHOWN YESTERDAY

Travelling Exhibit Displayed atInstitute Hias Covered

84,000 MilesVarious forms of thermometers and

other temperature measuring instrumentsas well as several other types of indicatingand recording instruments made up an

exhibit yesterday in the basement of the

Steam Laboratory which drew a con-

siderable crowd of passers-by.Supplied through the courtesy of the

Taylor Instrument Company at the invi-tation of Professor Edward F. Miller '86,

head of the Mechanical Engineering

Department, and Professor J. J. Eames

'02, in charge of the Steam Laboratory,the exhibit is one which to date has trav-

elled nearly 84,000 miles and visited

thirty-nine states, Mexico, and Canada.

A range-of nearly four thousand degrees

Fahrenheit is covered by thermometersmeasuring from 328 degrees below zero,

to thermo-piles and thermo-electric junc-

tions measuring as high as 3600 degrees

above. -There are also a number of other

thermometers with maximums of from

two to nine hundred degrees, suitable for

measuring the temperature of steam and

flue gases. Thermo-couples of various

temperature ranges, both portable and for

permanent installation, were shown as

well as several meters of the recordingtype.

Other instruments included several wet

and-dry bulb hygrometers, a sling psy-

chrometer, barometers, altimeters, and

many home and clinical thermometers. A

number had sections cut away to show the

construction, and many samples of ther-

mometer tubing of almost invisible bore

were shown.A representative of the Taylor Company

stood guard over the delicate and expen-

sive collecti on and explained their use andconstruction.

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Rather startling results were obtainedrecently when Professor Magoun asked the

men in his G31 section to record the an-

swers offered by some of their fairer friends

to three simple questions.

"Why doesn't a steam roller go as fast

as a locomotive?" was a question that

seems to have caused but little trouble

in the minds of those questioned. "It can,

but it just doesn't," seemed to one fair

stenographer to be a satisfactory answer.

A more technically-inclined young lady

replied, with little hesitation, that, "The

center of gravity is lower in the steam

roller."

Two Wellesley students were heard at-

tempting to answer the query, "What

keeps a trolley on the track?" It was

finally decided that electricity and the

motorman contributed equally. Perhaps,

however, the most difficult question in the

group was worded as follows: "What is the

change in weight of a car if each tire is

pumped up so as to contain sixty pounds

of air?" After rapid calculations with

paper and pencil, a Radcliffe student re-

plied, with the customary Radcliffe assur-

ance, "Seven tons."

Lord Jeff was banned at Amherst when

the magazine published dope that was notinl good taste. This is characteristic ofthe usual Faculty attitude, "Now Johnny,run along and play; you may not haveyour lollypop." At Yale only Seniorsdrive cars; at Princeton, only graduatestudents and the managers of the fourmajor sports are allowed to drive. It isnot surprising that prominent Facultymembers at Yale and Princeton are en-dorsing this kid game of "On to Jeru-salem."

This attitude of juvenile treatment isspread throughout our college systems.At Bowdoin, for example, that lost littlecollege in the woods, there is a student tax.Now student taxes are quite respectableanimnals. We have one at Technlologywhich supports athletics. But here is thedifference: we have a budget committeewith all student members and a studentchairman. This committee approves thesports budget for the year. Its findingsare subject to approval by the AdvisoryCouncil, but even this council has studentmembers. At Bowdoin the budgeting isin the hands of a strictly Faculty crew.The students pop in one at a time and begfor a little gravy to run their activities.IWhat a swell mess that is! If the men arcenot capable of handling their cash them-selves or capable of being trained to do it,the college should specialize in instruction

|for the feeble-minded.

|Now comes a light of hope through all|this dreary fault-finding, the energetic|little lady who is installed in the Walker|Library sc' the wheels in motion to at-|tempt the recording of Technology Songs.

I The Lounger understands that this mnay'lbe done. Rumor hath it that the MusicalI Clubs can do the vocaling of the Stein| Song and Victor will record it if twolthousand sales are guaranteed. Thei|Lounger hopes the Institute Committee| will get behind this and push it. He sum-; |mons all men who are tired of 1926 musicalL|comedy music to rally to the standard and

nities, students, dorms, Faculty, Alumniand the Lounger behind this, it can't fail

While in a particularly paternal moodand dispensing sage advice, free gratis fornothing, the Lounger wishes to slip a wordor two into the ear of the newly-electedJunior Prom Cormmittee. It seems fatedthat our prom committees try so hard toget a big band for the hop that they fall allover their feet and end up on their noses.

f | Last year's fiasco is a good example. Thefiller team of Leviathan players was ten-

s | to-one better than the supposedly popularBarney Rapp's crew. Why not get a good

l I orchestra (one, not two or three), withoutt a lot of inflated reputation, and use the

extra cash to provide decent favors? Thee favors in the past have been horrible

varying all the way from stationery tcshoe trees. Ye great and cock-eyed godswhat a favor! Save on the band and hane

r out acceptable favors and decent foode says the Lounger.,sI

1. More to add to this orchestra businesso The Scabbard and Blade whirl at th(

Commander had Johnny Goodman's col

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beacon and weather broadcast signals.Movement of air masses is the technical

phrase applied to the phenomenon to beobserved during the testing. Some meas-urements of cosmic rays, never beforemeasured from an airplane, will also beattempted.

Professor Martin Sprengling of theUniversity of Chicago believes that aBedoin foreman of a mine, working for theEgyptians in the half century between1850-1800 B.C., first used the characterswhich have developed into the modernalphabet.