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Nominations for members of thisyear's Junior Prom Committee aredue today. The blanks must beleft in the Information Office be-fore 5:30 o'clock this afternoon.These blanks should be made outaccording to the form printed inTHE TECH and should contain '-henames of five sponsors in additionto the signature of the nominee.Elections are scheduled to be heldone week from today.

against vne SKy as it goes on upenHouse Day, but it appeared as a!Iollow shell without any people,oaming about it. The M. I.T.Army searchlight was in operation,tracking an airplane which flewabout over Boston in the celebra-tion. Among the searchlights 'ol-lowing the plane was one whichname from the dormitories and con-sisted of an old Ford light and a 21candlepower bulb with no lens.

part of the freshman oarsmen, theField Day races will be held ineight-oared Lap-streak barges, Theextra width of these boats allowsthe inexperienced crew to racewith just as much splash and con-Fusion and more' safety than wouldbe if they were in regular shells.'ro give the youngsters an evenbreak the Sophomores will also usezhese boats which were obtained.his fall from Harvard.

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Leon Thorsen, Winner of LastHoly Cross Meet W-ill

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LINEUPS ARE ANNOUNCED

Visitors Defeated by HarvardIn Only Meet Entered

This Season

Both the Technology Varsity and

freshman cross country team will

meet Holy Cross, their first opponentsof the season, on Friday afternoon.TThe Holy Cross teams have already

met competition this fall, w Ien Har-vard met the Crusaders on October11 and administered defeat to Varsityand freshmen.

Line-ups AnnouncedCoach Hedlund has announced the

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Price Five CentsVol. XLIX No. 56 CAMBRIDGE, MASS., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929

CRUSADERS WEILLI

Recent Land Purchases PredictA Greater Technology

In the Future

Like many universities the land

owned by the Institute IS spread over

a considerable area and is confined to

no centralized location. In general,

it may be divided into the main

campus, the property west of Massa-

chusetts avenue opposite the NavalArchitecture Building, the block in

which the Rogers Building is located

and the surveying camp in Maine.The main campus comprises the

great court, the span between the main

site and Walker Memorial, the area

facing and included by the dormitories,and the space directly behind the In-stitute where a group of new labor-atories will eventually be erected. Itwas in 1912 that General ColemanDupont made the present main loca-tion possible by donating $1,500,000for the total 50 acres.

In 1861 the State of Massachusettsgranted the original site occupied bythe first Technology. This includedtwo-thirds of the block bounded byBoylston, Berkeley, Newbury andClarendon streets and was then valuedat $1,500,000, which now representsabout three times that price. TheRogers building on this land formedthe nucleus for all the educationalfacilities that were in use at that time.It was here that the first studentsmatriculated and graduated.

With the possibilities of future ex-pansion in mind, the Institute hasbeen steadily buying blocks of landwest of Massachusetts avenue oppositethe main buildings and as far as thenew road just east of Jordan Marsh'sstore. In 1924, 1926, and 1928 pur-chases were made that now includethe area with the exception of theArmory, Tech Block, Benley Hall andapartment house, Riverbank Court andadjoining apartments, a hospital, threefraternity houses, Mrs. Moore's privatehouse, Riverside Apartments and asingle small lot on the drive near thenew road. This territory totals 30acres and is valued at $854,000.

Tlhe Civil Engineering Camp at EastMachias, Maine includes about 700acres. It is used by the Institute onlyin the summer when several requiredcourses are regularly held.

During the recent construction ofthe Guggenheim Aeronautical Labor-atory trenches were dug parallel toMassachusetts avenue for severalpower lines which will eventually be.mpf tM qnilnnlv evrrpent to the future

Ifollowing line-up for the teams thatwill take the field at Franklin Park;VARSITY FRESHMANThorsen, (Capt.) MIarstersGilman McKayHerbert KesslerBerry Sta lterBaltzer PayneMcSheehy BellAllbright BurdickFisk RosenthalMoody McMann

DamonRussett

CraneOf the above men, seven will rep-

resent the Institute on each team.The other men who are listed will runwithout numbers and will be compet-ing only for positions on the team infuture meets. McNiff is at presentnot included in the Varsity line-upas he has been out for a week with asore foot. He may possibly start onFriday with the regular team.

Engineers Won Last YearTechnology won the Varsity race

with Holy Cross last year and theCrusader freshmen were first in theyearling race. The score il the Var-sity event was M. I. T. 25; Holy Cross30. The freshman score was HolyCross 22; M. I. T. 33. Captain Thor-sen was the outstanding performerof the afternoon as lie won the Var-sity, after leading the entire distance,by a margin of over 300 yards.

Brennan of Holy Cross took secondplace last year. In the meet with Har-vard earlier this season, he finisledfirst among the Holy Cross runnersbut followed Hallowell of Harvardacross the line to take second place.McNiff, the only Engineer Varsityman out with injuries, took third place

lin the 1928 meet.Crlusader Entrants Announced

Other possible sta ters for HolyCross in the Varsity race ale O'Con-nell, Cannon, MIcCafferty, Parent,Varelli, Casson, Adams, Cer asuolo,and Holland. Casson took seventhplace in the Engineer-Crusader meetlast year. McCafferty is a short andmiddle-distance runner and is uiiac-customed to the long grind of Crosscountry. At Halvard two weeks agohe led the enti e field for two milesbnt at the end of that listance thepace b)egan to tell and lie dropped) lack to finish ill thirteentl place.

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buildings on the land west of the drillfield. How soon developments willtake place is, as yet, largely a matterof conjecture.

SONGBOOK CAMPAIGNSTARTS NEXT WEEK

New Shell to be Bought With

Proceeds of Drive

Starting next Monday and continu-ing all week, a drive will be held toincrease the sales on the songbookthat was printed this year. Tlis driveis i)eihi sponsored by the committeethat rvas appointed I ecently l>y theInstitute Committee.

These songbooks are being sold tol aise moley toward the purchase ofa new shell to replace those that weredaniaged last year. To elate, only 50)0cblpies have been disposed of, the re-ceipts from whiclh have not beels

ennougih to pay for the glinting. Thedr·ive wvill l-e extended to the fraternit-ies. dormito ies, and sales about theInistitute. Roy W. Ide '30 will be inellarge of the fraternity compaign andtF'allk P. Champlain '31 in charge ofthe doi mitory sales.

Holy Cross Yearlings Strong

vitll the coulrse inI business manage- Cuneo stands olt aniong the

CLAhSS OF 1333 ~HOLEka) !ment will le made entirely thrtough l Cruusader freshmell. He finished

MI^aSS M7EETI Tler~ lF~e~rL CIV~ ,Corporation X\ this year. The firstsevelth belindl six closely packedMASS MEETING FRID of these will talke place tomorllow at, !Halrvar~l meni after llaving been out

C:15 o'clock andil it is planned that a Ifor a wveek; previous to the face duegroup of thiitv wvill visit the Firstito injuiries. Blake, Goett. Clahke,

meeting Friday at 5 o'clock ill Room Natiolal Stoi es oal elouse in Somer- (Continued on Page :3)

10-'50, directly after dlill. Thcere will ville.I~e several adldrlesses made. andl various This glocervywlarehouse is the larg-, devices wvill be elnpioyed to arousse the est in .Ne,% Enlgl-lad anl is niew il all! nstitnte Burns Lights

enthlusiasmi of the freshmen overei their lits equipnient and1~ methods. The -7--i Edison CelebrationField D)a;y teams. |methods of steri, and shipping C

_oods -vill lbe exsllaiiiel to the visitors. IAiwn " rd F. z~l~a W 1!Xill There is also all automlatic inventory Celebrating the fiftieth anniver-

kward Freshmen e e which keeps the stock quantity kn;own 3ary of the discovery of the electric

Row Barges Field Day at all timies. MIen are to fui'nish their light, the Institute had all its lightsown transpl~ortatioii and will mieet at | )urning on Monday night until ten

Due to lack of progress on the the door of the wvarehouse. :>'clock. The building stood out

"Rormnanice of Riubber", aiu(l the"Storv of Bakelite", movinti picturesdealing with the r·ubber and bakeliteindust ies, vill le presented by theMI. I. T. Chemical Societa to-morrowaftei noon at four o'clock, in Room10-250. Tle meeting is to be open tofaculty members and to all students,whether members of the Society orlnot.

To-mor row's pictures will be thefirst of a series of such industrial pic-tures, which are to be presented onalternate Thu sdays. These picturesare shown tlrougl the courtesy ofthe Chemical Society, and all studentsinterested in the subjects preselted,aloe welcome to attend.

Continue Membership Drive

The dr ive for membership which

Corporation XV has been calrrying onfor the past two weeks is continuingthis week. William R. Jackson '30),president of the Corporatioll this year,has been speaking about the organ-ization il the different classes. Menare being given the opportunity ofsigning tp with a deferred paymentof their dues. The first meeting istentatively scheduled for November 13.

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Technology's PossessionsInclude Over Eighty Acres

Prof. C.F. TaylorTo Address A.E.S.At Pirst Smoker

"Present Status of Aeronauti-cal Engineering" Subject of

Meeting Thursday

As tle climax to the membershipdrive of the Aeronautical Engineerin,

Society, Professor Charles F. Taylor,new head of the aeronautical engineer-ing department, will address the mem-

bers on "The Present Status of

Areonautical Engineering" at a smok-

er, 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening in

Room 3-270.Professor Taylor has recently been

abroad where he had the opportunityto study the trend of aeronautics inEurope.

At this meeting, a tentative planfor glider construction will be an-nounced and an outline of workinghours will be drawn up. There will bea discussion of new elections whichmust be made due to the resignationof two of the officers.

The membership drive made Mon-day and Tuesday, has totalled over onehundred new members. It will continuetoday. A display in the Main Lobbyfeatured two old time examples ofglider construction. The rudder andfin of the 1922 glider which competedin France and Germany that year wasshown. It was designed by Otto CarlKoppen '25, who is now a professor inour aeronautical engineering depart-ment.

A rudder designed by Edward P.Warner '17, former head of the depart-ment of aeronautical engineering, fiveyears ago was displayed to contrast itwith the light weight rudder in use atthe present time. Pictifres and articlesof the various Technology gliders inflight were shown. Any member ofthe Institute is eligible to join the so-ciety. Students may sign up at thesmoker Thursday evening.

SMOKER PLANNED FORMd EN IN DORMISTORIES

All First Year Men Required¢To Attend First Smoker

At the meeting of the DormitoryCommittee, held last week, it was def-initely decided to hold the first of thetwo annual smokers of the year, onThurtsday light, November 7, in Pros-pect Hall, Cambridge. Attendance isto be compulsort for the dormitol yfreshmen, and it is expected that agreat majority of the upperclassmenwill be present to enjoy the fun.

Harold Plant '30, has been chosenChairman of the Smoker Committee,and according to members of the Com-mittee, the smoker program will befully the equal of that presented atthe second smoker last year, if not alittle better.

Smokes and eats will be offered toall present in liberal amounts during a short iltermission, aiid dormitOl'\upperclassmen alre urged by commit-tee members to keep the (late open.Freshmen, of course, will b~e requqiredto see that nothing interfteres witltheir smoker attendance, unless tlheywish to encounter the stron- arm ofthe law.

CHEMISTRY S;OCIETYPRESENTS PICTURES

Indiusti-ial Movina Pictures

Open to Entire Student Body

Crippled BootersTo Play Saturday

Reihl, Fragicomo, and Young-son Out of Game Because

Of Injuries

Saturday the Varsity booters will

meet Worcester Polytech in the thirdgame of the season on the Worcesterfeld. A crippled team will go on thefield against Worcester, due to the in-

nries in the last game. Riehl, who hasbeen suffering from a sprained back,

will not. be in the line-up this week-end.Youngson, whose shoulder was dis-located in the last game will also be

eut of Saturday's fray. Fragicomo whowas also injured last Saturday will

also be out of the game.Varsity Expects Win

In spite of the crippled line-up, theVarsity is expected to win their gameagainst W. P. I., due to their excel-lent showing against the Big Greeneleven. Although the Dartmouthteam piled up a big score against theEngineers, the game was one of thehardest ever fought on the Big Greenfield. Stoolmeyer, former Olympicplayer on the WCest Indies team, wasthe big cog in the Dartmouth offensescoring five of the seven goals scoredby the team.

Last Saturday Worcester Polytechwon its game against Wesleyan 2 to0, and is expected to give the Engi-neers a hard battle, but the Val sitywill have no Olympic stars to stop.On the following Saturday the Beaverswill play the Bridgewater Normalb3ooters on the Bridgewater field.

COREtP XV TO HANDLEMANY FACTORY TRIPS

First National Stores Ware-house to be Visited First

v7isits alnd ilnlspeCtio)nS of factor ies!1anll plants wIlicih alre in cooI (illatioll|

Cup Is OfferedFor Best Frosh

Matmen in MeetsFreshmen Are Urged to Sign-

Practice to Start onNovember 4

Due to the record of last year'syearling matmen, a cup is to beawarded this season to the freshmanshowing the greatest improvement.

TThe winner of the Interfreshmancompetition will be judged on hisrecord in tournaments, meets, andtryouts for the team. The cup willhe awarded without regard to theweight of the matmen, the lightclasses having the same chance towill as the heavies.

All freshmen interested in wrestlingmust sign-up il Coach McCarthy'soffice before next Friday. Practicewill start in the Hangar the Mondayfollowing Field Day. This year thefreshmen will learn to wrestle underthe direction of a new coach, formermatman on the famous OklahomaAggie team. Last year the yearlingscaptured the first Intercollegiatecrown, after one of the largest sea-sons ever scheduled for a freshmanmat team.

This year a still bigger season isplanned, giving the freshmen a chanceto earn their numerals in one of themost popular freshman sports at theInstitute, and learn the art of wrest-lillg. The physique of ally wrestlerproves the value of the sport as anexercise, and its growth proves itspopularity among the athletes at theInstitute.

ELECTION OF MEMBERSHELD BY WALKER CLUB

Election of new members was heldlby the Walker Club at a meeting heldlast Sunday. Those elected were:Horace S. Ford Jr., Robert M. Snyder,(). Glenn Goodhald, H. Sheldon Smith,Richalld H. Yates aiid Rolbert IS. Hub,-lbell, all of the Class o,, 19);1.

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. For light, sardonic comedy nothingcould be more delightful than PhilipBarry's "Holiday" opening this weekat the Plymouth with its New Yorkcast full and intact. Hope Williams,whom it will be remembered made herprofessional debut two seasons ago in"Paris Bound" with Madge Kennedy,makes a glorious heroine and cap-tures the sympathies of the audiencefrom her opening line to her partingchallenge as the curtain drops.

The story is of a young man whohas succeeded in establishing him-self in a law firm wholly by his ownefforts but who is convinced of theidea that he would prefer to take timeoff for a few years while he is stillyoung to thoroughly enjoy life. He isnot sure of just how his fiancee isliable to react to such a plan. In facther admiration for the successes ofher wealthy father and grandfathermake it rather evident that his ideaswill be anything but favorably ac-cepted. The assistance of Hope Wil-liams as his fiancee's sister in the so-lution of his difficulties makes a rol-licking comedy full of interesting situ-ations patter.

Of Hope Williams' work no praisecan be too high. The piece hangs onher excellent portrayal of a reallydifficult role. Dorothy Tree as the am-bitious fiancee who wanted only wealthwas convincing.

Ben Smith as the boy friend mighthave shown a little more enthusiasmfor his ideas. His forte seems to behis manly figure. For supreme com-edy Donald Ogden Stewart is unex-celled in his story of his rise fromimmigrant to successful business man.It was one of the many sparkling epi-sodes of the play.

A delightful and refreshing piece,interupted many times by applauseof an appreciative audience, it isthoroughly worth the evening.

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agreement with the city to pay taxes upon certain of their hold-ings. While wholly within their rights in claiming exemptionfrom such payment, the colleges saw that the limit might easilybe reached beyond which Cambridge would be losing moneyout of all proportion to the indirect benefits incident to thepresence of the schools within the city.

The official action was made as of July 1, 1928, but not untilOctober 15, 1929 was the agreement actually executed. SinceTechnology is directly concerned, it is well that the studentshave a thorough understanding of the whole affair.

Of the holdings of the Institute, only a part of the land westof Massachusetts Avenue is affected. While this property totalsthirty acres, only five acres approximately are to be taxed un-der the agreement. The property has an assessed valuation of$182,000, and in taxes the Institute in 1928 paid $5705.94,while this year the taxes will amount to $5954.67 due an in-crease in rate. The terms of the agreement stipulate that noneof the institutions involved will claim their legal right of ex-emption from taxation on their holdings at a rate greater thanten per cent each year. This means that, if the property nowheld by the Institute were to be used for educational purposes,Technology might claim annual exemption from taxation ononly $18,200 worth of the land so used.

Under the present laws in most states, educational institu-tions may claim complete exemption from taxes on their prop-ertv. This being the case, any land bought by the Institutewould normally be tax-free as soon as purchased. When onerealizes that the City of Cambridge has an area ox six and ahalf square miles, of which one and a half square miles are nowowned by private schools, the anxiety of the city fathers canreadily be understood. Constantly expanding as the univer-sities are, the point might easily be reached where they ownedso much property as to make the tax rate in the rest of the cityprohibitive.

Perhaps in no other city is there such a situation. It wouldhave seemed likely, nevertheless, that other cities and institu-tions would follow the precedent established here. As a mat-ter of fact not many further examples of such an agreementhave been noted. However, among the other schools in thevicinity, Wellesley College and the town of Wellesley have en-tered into a compact regarding property purchased by theCollege.

The whole affair is a thoroughly unselfish move on the part ofthe Institute. When Technology moved to Cambridge in 1916,it was at the city's official invitation. While Cambridge un-doubtedly enjoys certain benefits due to increase in value ofsurrounding property, ours is the major advantage in the situa-tion. It was a generous feeling which prompted the action,and one which should be appreciated.

W. Holst '32 H. Swachman '32Joseph Valverde, Jr. '32

Circulation Department Staff

L. Cianciolo '32 J. J. Winkler '32W. M. Moore '32 W. B. Pierce '32

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Assistant Advertising ManagersR. H. Haberstroh '31

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get Gloria to accede to the scheme,But she is not so'dumb, and leavesthe two of them on the spot. Fromthen on the story never lags. Thesincere quality of the7 acting is verypleasing, and every one in the cast,including even the baby, deservescredit.

Any words spent on the HarryLangdon comedy are unnecessary. Hedoes himself justice in being morefoolish than ever.

The State again makes a stage off-ering of another of these orchestrasof talented young women. Becauseof their many accomplishments, forthe girls do much more than play,they prove themselves to be reallygood, and present an act which is atleast acceptable.

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is not one of the dazzling type of pic-ture, but-is a drama-of the more na-tural sort acted with a degree of skillseldom seen in talking pictures.- Gloria was always very attractive,

even" as a silent actress. Now hertalking and even her singing enhanceher charm, instead of detracting fromit, something which is not always trueof talkies.

The story starts in a conventionalmanner when the pretty stenographerelopes with a son of a Chicago multi-millionaire and society leader. Fol-lows father's rage, and his attempts topull the wool over son's eyes by prom-ising to give the girl social positionif the marriage is annulled for thepresent. The hoax meets with theyoung man's approval,-and he tries to

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D. T. Houston '36 ....... General ManagerW. F. Howard '30 ................. EditorC. Connable '30 .......... Managing EditorG. Smith '30 ............ 1Business Manager

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R. Davis '31 ................. News Editor

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Editorial BoardL. Verveer, Jr. '30 W. 13. Schneider '31

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Seats for this play and othertheatrical attractions at box officeprices may be obtained from theT. C. A. office, Walker Memorial.

LOEW'S STATEGloria Swanson makes her debut in

talk-ing movies at the State this weekin a picture which anyone will finddifficult to dislike. "The Trespasser".

INADEQUATE MENTALITY

JUST' before the close of school last year, a total of over tenthousand high school students in Minnesota were given tests

to determine their capability of carrying on regular college

work. This group of tests was conducted by the Association of

Minnesota Colleges. The purpose of this program was to de-

termine the reason for the failure of a large percentage of

students to complete their first year in college.

That such a program extended to include a larger group of

secondary schools would give results of greater workability is

,an unquestioned fact. And that results obtained from it would

be of great value to the colleges of the country is undoubtedly

true. Perhaps if the College Entrance Examination Board

could make this a nation-wide program, the time and money of

many prospective entrants could be saved, to say nothing of

the trouble that is caused the colleges which yearly lose a large

number of undergraduates.

The Institute has in the past conducted psychology tests for

entering freshmen, with disappointing results. The solution

seems to be a test of actual knowledge.

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Ex-Captain Worthen, Alitchell, andHolmes are the only absentees to theEngineer Varsity team. of last year.It has been swelled this year by theaddition of the men who competed asfreshmen last year. Outstandingamong these men is Gilman, captainof last year's freshman team. Hetook second place il the yearling-HolyCross meet last year.

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Executive Comnmittee Asks All"T" Wearers, Coaches, and

Managers to Reply

The Executive Committee of theM. I. T. A. A. has forwarded thefollowing questionnaire to all wearersof the "T", managers, and coaches ofathletic teams. It is hoped that thiscorrespondence will receive carefulattention as the formation of futurepolicies will be dependent upon theinformation derived from tlem. TheENecutive Committee requests thatthis questionnaire be returned aspromptly as possible in order for thematerial to be presented at the com-ing meeting of the Advisory Council.It appears in the following text:

1. Do you approve of awardingmanagers the same insignia as isgiven to members of the team?

2. If lot, what type of award (loyou suggest?

3. Do you app ove of the award of"T" for exceptional service as man-ager of a recognized sport.

4. If not, do you approve of anaward similar in lionor but in someway distinguished from that awarded

to athletes, say a "T" with a bar un-derneath?

5. Do you apr)Iove of the presentrule which allows the award to a fresh-mall of the varsity insignia of "aTa"when they are first place innel s Allthe open class meets?

6. Do you believe this policy shouldbe extended to include cases of ex-ceptional merit such as winners infreshman intercollegiate champion-ship meets (boxing, wrestling, etc.) ?or

7. Do you believe that no freshmanshould win a varsity award?

S. Suggestions.

Northwestern University claims theLyoungest student in the United States,

Harold Finlev, from Ohio. Finley be.gan school at the ate of six, skipped

rsix grades. and glra- nated from high1school at the age of 13, valedictolian

of his class.

ASSOCIATES

Extend a cordial invitation to the men of Technologyto attend the Harvard-Dartmouth Dansant at theGrand Ball Room of the Elks Hotel, October thetwenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and tsventy-nine.

Music by Roy Lamson and his Harvardians

Mlovies of Game witll Martell at the or-anBryoadcast through WNAC

Invitations may be secured by wlritinl, (lildect to the Intel-coll0igate As-

sociates, Elks Hotel, Boston, , ]%Iassa-ehusetts, 01' by, calling

-tt tlie Business Office of THE TECH, Roonill :30'9Walker Memorial

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Capt. Bolanos of the Boxing Team

Harvard University has recentlyestablished a school of city planning,the first of its kind in the country.The new school is an additional unitunder the Faculty of Architecture, andleads to a master's degree. The chairwas founded through the gift of J. P.Custis of New York City, and theRockiefeller foundation has donated asum large enough to enable the open-ing of the new school. ProfessorHenry Vincent Hubbard of the Facultyof Landscape Architecture has beendesignated as the first incumbent.

All freshmen interested in boxingare invited to the first practice toworkout witl last year's Varsity andfreshman team. Freshmen wishing tosbst'itute Boxing for Physical Train-ing must signup in Coach McCarthy'soffiee before Oetober 25. All yearlingscoming out will be taught the stanceof the boxer, and the lse of left jabby Coach Rawson for their first work-out.

DORMITORY ATHLETICCHAIRMAN SELECTED

Basketball Season Scheduled

To Get Under Way Soon

Thomas O'Connor '30, has been re-c cently elected general athletic chair-,; man of the dormitories, and will be in

r full charge of all the dorm sports thisyear. Schedules will be announcedfor the opening of the basketball sea-son witbin the next week or two, andthe dorm bowling league will probablystart soon after the Christmas Vaca-tion.

Wlile it vill not be known just howthe rival hall basketball teams willshape up until the season starts,Runkle had by far the best team lastyear, witl Atkinson, Holman, and01-D the runners-up. Many men havebeen lost to the various teams, how-ever, and not until the season is wellunderway, can the best teams bepicked.

The ten weeks of bowling last year,prosided some very stiff competition,, d-ing in triple tie b)etweel its,

Runkle, and 01-D, and Runkle won outin the play-off, 01-D finishing second.This year, when the season starts inDecember, it will find Crafts withoutthe old standbys, and from present in-dications, it looks much as if 01-D andRunkle would fight it out for the cham-pionship.

WVith Field Day little more than aweek away, the spirit of rivalry 1e-tiseen the two lower classes seemsdlecidedlly moi e indiffereiit than usual.

The tug-of-war, candidates al-e scar erlthan the proverbial hen's teeth-a factthat throws al uncomplimentary re-flecti(;n on the class loyalty of thoseIlosts of able freshmen and Sopho-mores who lack the skill, time, or in-itiative to get out for the ci ew orother teams.

The Sophomore crew is rather slowill organizing, a little behind the fresl-meii in Viis l espect. From the ap-pearance of the yearling outfit thisshear, the upperclassmen should be abit moi e cautious and cease wealringso lightly the laurels wlich they wolia yeal ago. All il all, it looks likea good race this year. Once the crewsal e organized definitely, a week ofconcentrated training call work mar-vels on the outcome of the Field DayClassic.

Football and relay seem to be hold-ing their own, and that big game be-tween the two l ival elevens pi onmisesto be worthy of all tradition. Therelay race last year was a hair-raiser.If comparative times mean anytlling,the same phenomenon should be re-1peated on November 1. Come on,frosh and Sophs! Howv about it?

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Boxing Team WillHold Meeting In

Hangar TonightO'Malley, Bolanos, Jamison,

And Other Veterans WillPut on Bouts

Boxing season will open informallyin the Hangar Gym tonight and allmembers of the Varsity and last year'sfreshman team are urged to be outfor practice. Coach Rawson willstart the season's work tomorrowr afternoon by giving all the men-setting--up exercises, followed byIpractice 'bouts in the ring.

t ~~O'Malley to BoxAmong the famous mittmen back

this year for Techlnology is CaptainBolanos. who went through last sea-

ison *vithlout a defeat, and promisesto duplicate his record this season.

>'He wi'll start practice tonfight, withother members of the Vars~ity to openthe fistic, season. O'Malley, the Inter-coI'legiate Champion of a year ago, isalso beack at the Institllte, and willbox the coming season with the Var-sity. He will also be seen in actiontonight. in the Hangar Gym.

Jamison, former 145 'pound Varsitystar, will also be out for this firstDractlee. Being defeated only once'last year, he is one of the biggestthreats -in the ring for Technology,1,avinz scored more 'knockouts thanany other man on the team. He lost'his last match last season to Dart-

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Wednesday, October 23, 2 P. MU., Room 1-190Dr. Ing. D. Thoma, Professor of Hydraulics, Water Power Machinery

and Water Power Plants, will present the eighth lecture in the series onHydraulic Turbines and Related Subjects in Water Power Plant Design. Thetopic of this lecture will be "Stability Problems involved in GoverningHydraulic Turbines." The lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides.

The lecture is open to students and members of the instructing staff.

NOTICE

Hi, FROSH!,THE TECH issues forth a call for candidates for positions in the circula-tion department. Further promotion from circulation manager leads tobusiness manager or general manager. Call at 302.

CALENDARWednesday, October 23

2 P.M.-Hydraulic Turbine lecture, Room 1-190, Dr. Ing. D. Thoma.7:30 P. M.-Baton Society meeting, Phi Kappa fraternity.

Friday, October 259-12 M.-Last day for P. T. substitutions.5 P. M.-Meetiing of Freshman Class, Room 10-250.

Saturday, October 266-9 P. M.-Boston Boat Club Dinner, Faculty Dining Room, Walker Memorial

Tuesday, October 293:30 P. M.-Architectual Society meeting, Rogers Building.

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FRESHMAN TRACK

All freshmen who intend to substi-tute track for P. T. and who harre notyet signed up are requested to doso immediately in Henry P. McCar-thy's office in Walker Memorial. Thismust be done before Oct. 23 in orderto receive credit.

FLOOR POLISHER LOST

The floor polisher of the T. C. A.organization and has- not yet beenreturned. Will the party who has itreturn it Immediately to the T. C. A.office in the basement of Walker.

ASSISTANT MANAGERS

The M.' I. T. A. A. is in a positionto place thirty freshmen and tenSophomores as assistant managers inthe different sports at the Institute.New men who have stated a prefer-ence for A. A. work on the T. C. A.cards and who are not already en-gaged in some activity should callat the' M. I. T. A. A. office any even-ing at 5.00 o'clock.

RIFLE TEAM

All men interested in the M. I. T.Varsity Rifle Team are asked to re-port to the range on Wednesday andFriday from 1 to 5 o'clock.

MISSING LIBRARY BOOKS

A number of books, taker in thespring term from the shelves in theFaculty Room, Walker Memorial, havenot been returned. Among these are:

"The Confessions of Jean JaquesRousseau" in four volumes; an at-tractive edition bound in green mo-rocco that formerly belonged to a;private library on Beacon Hill. An-other bookr of note is Goethe's "Faust,"the sixth volume of a set of Goethe'sWorks in a specially printed editionwhich cannot be duplicated. Theseventh vrolume of Byron from a setof seventeen volumes is also missing.There is one book missing from theWVorks of Barrie and from Conrad,Defoe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Maupas-sant, Anatole France, Tolstoy and Per-gerew.

Mrs. King asks that they be re-turned to her at the Walker MemorialLibrary.

FRESH MAN SWI MM I NG TEAM

All freshmen who wish to substituteswimming for P. T. must procure theirmedical examination cards and sign upat H. P. McCarthy's office by Friday,October 25.

Freshman managers are requestedto report to Manager Dean at the M.I. T. A. A. office between 5 and 6o'clock on any day during the nextfew weeks. 'In case of his absence,a note bearing the name, address, andphone number of the candidate shouldbe left on the swimming manager'sdesk.

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mation Emphasized byInstructor

The inculacationl of the ability to findand interpret information as an es-sential part of an education wasstrongly stressed by Professor WalterW. Jamison in a recent interview.With this end in view he has incor-porated into the English courses ofwhich he is heat a number of lec-tures concerning the use of a library.These lectures are reinforced by a tripto the Boston Public Library, wherethe students, in groups of eight orten, have an excellent opportunityunder the instruction of ProfessorJamison to become acquainted withthe multifold facilities which the Li-brary contains for obtaining informa-tiOll on every conceivable subject.

Illustrates Value to EngineerThe usefulness of a library to the

engineer and technical man was illus-trated in several ways. ProfessorJamison referred particularly to theplight of a man wvho, is offered a posi-tiOll in a distant city or country withwhich he is unfamiliar. He showedhow, by merely investigating the mat-ter ill the local library, the man canacquaint himself with all the detailsconcerning the climate and living con-ditions of the place, as well as thefinancial condition of the company

,which is offering him the job. He re-called several of his former studentswho had accepted positions in SouthAmercia, and who, two days after theirarrival there "would have given theirsouls to be back in the United States."

Of more particular import to thestudent is the method of acquiring ma-terial for a thesis. With regard tothis, Professor Jamison said, in part:

"Many men, when getting materialfor a thesis, read one book dealingwith the subject and that is all. Thenwhlen the essay appears, it is simply a,rehash' of what that particular authorthinks about the problem. However,when a man reads several books ollthe same subject, he begins to ac-quire an 'idea' with regard to thesubject, and as a resullt, when he writesthe thesis, it represents his own ideaonl the matter. And furthermore, hehas obtained it honestly. That is oneof the principal points that we aretrying to emphasize ill the Englishcourse-to acquire an idea, and to ac-quire it honestly."

BATON HOLDS FIRSTMEETING OF SEASON

Baton, the honorary Society of theCombined Musical Clubs will open the1929-30 season, with a meeting to beheld tonight- at 7:30 o'clock at thePhi Kappa fraternity house. Thisis the first meeting that the organiza-tiOll has held this year, and it isexpected that plans for the comingseason will be discussed. For thisreason it is urged that all membersof the organization be present at this

From Purdue Ulliversity through themedium of the "Purdue Exponent"comes the news of a new method forfiguringg the scholarship ratings ofstudents. This rather unique method,which has been developed by the Fac-ulty of the University, consists of ap-plying the following formula:

6.5H+5A+4B+3P+2C+1D+IFS=

H+A+B+P+C+D+Fin which S equals the scholarship in-dex; H. the total number of semesterhours of grade H; A, the total numberof hours of grade A, etc. Students con-versant with such matters will im-miediatelyz note the fact that the larg-est coefflcienlt is placed before the let-ter wvhich represenlts the victim's low-est average.

Pr. -)essor Dalliel Roeschl of tlle Aul-tomotiv-e Enlginleerinlg Depal tmellt of'

Alrmoulr Institute of Techllology lre-cenltly ex;plailled the "driver r eactiouzindicator" which wvas developed there

several yeal s ago. This is a macliilevhich is strapped to the runnlling bzo-rdof an automobile and records thelength of time it takes for the foot ofthe drivel to reach the brake ped3iwhien a horn is sounded ol- a ried lightappeals in front. The reaction time ofmost of the students was found to benormnal, about .2 or .3 of a secoild.The fastest l eaction was recoi ded ilthe case of a Yellow Cab driver, ,;ndwas about .1 of a second.

Purdue University holds an annual"Dad's Day," vhen the fathers of allstudents ale invited to visit the schooland take part in a program especiallyarranged for their benefit. This year'spl ogram is the eighth annual observ-ance of the day, and consists of regis-tration, followed by a convocation atwhich the assemblage is addressed bythe president of the university. This-is followed by a military review, a_dinner and a football glame.

ta'-w -4 = WI .+be on the "Romance of Rubber," andthe "Story of Be kelite." All studentsare welcome.

FENCING

All freshmen who wish to sulbsti-tute fencing for P. T. are remindedthat they must do so before Oct. 25.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERINGSOCIETY

The Aeronautical Engineering So-ciety is now forming. All persons whoare intel ested are asked to sign upas sooll as possible in the Main Lobby.

INSTRUMENTAL CLUB

There will be a rehearsal of theInstrumental Club, Wednesday Octo-ber 23 at 5 p. m. in North Hall, Walker.

INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY MCViES

The first of this year's series of In-dustrial Chemistry Movies will be givenon Thursday, Oct. 24 at four o'clockin Room 10-250. The pictures will

SOCCER NOTICE

All freshmen who are out for soc-

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FRESHMAN FENCING

All freshmen who intend to substitutefencing for P. T. must sign up inHenry P. McCarthy's office before 12o'clock on Friday. Men who have hadprevious instruction in fencing arerequested to report in Walker Gymna-slum either today or Friday at fiveo'clock. All others are to report onMonday at 5 o'clock.

BATON SOCIETY

A meeting of the Baton Society willb~e held tonight at 7.30 o'clock ill thePhi Kappa fraternity house at 278Commonwealth avenue, Bostoll. Allmembers are requested to be presenlt.

FRESH MAN TRACK

Although 12 o'clock today wvas setfor the final time for P. T. substitutionill track, this time has been extendedto 12 on Friday for the benefit of thosemen who for one reason or anotherhave failed to sign up in H~elry P. Me-Car thy's office. This is positively thelatest (late at which the subzstitutionmay be made.

GYM TEAM

All freshmen plannlillg to substitutegym for P. T. must make the substi-tutionl by signling up in Henry P. Mc-Carthly's office not later than 12 nloon,Fl iday, Oct. 25. Men interested illmanagerial positiolls are requested tor epor t to Manlager Str aley imnmedi-at Z i) y.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

hlie Pliotographic Society will holdl inieeting at 5 o'clock, Friday after---ooll, in Room 5-130. One of thei.:&mbelrs will briefly explain the.:nidarmneital p inciples of photogra-

p;!y, and all others ale urged to beDr esent.

TECHNIQUE PICTURES

- ppointments for sittisgs for Senior)icltlues fol the 1930 Technique are

.1,)w ieiilg made. These may be made1 f l ont of the Information Officevery day at the following times:i em S: 45 to 9 o'clock, from 12 to': 3l and tloom 4: 30 to 5:3A) o'clock; ill

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F RESHMAN BOXING

All men wvlo wish to substitute box-Ilg for P. T. must sign up before Octo-

ber 2.5, in Room 335, Walker Memorial.Men interested in trying out for the

.po,;ition of Assistant Manager are re-iuested to leave their namles at theo~x~inlg desk inl the M. I. T. A. A. office,

'at once.

THE TECH

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