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Official UndergraduateNews Organ of

Massachusetts Instituteof Technology

At Record ofContinuous News Service

* *.* for -e * Over Fifty Years

DR. C. E. K. MEES

Professor George B. HarrisonWill Deliver First of

Popular Series

"~i-ht and the World of Atoms," wvillbe the subject of the first address in theannual series of Popular Science Lecturesgliven -tnder the auspices of the Society ofArts of the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Dr. George R. Harrison,professor of Physics, will deliver thelecture Sunday, December 13, in Room10-2950, at 4 o' clock.

Slides, models and e xperiments w.ill illus-trate the opening talk. Admission will befree, but in order to obtain reserved seatsa stamped, self-addressed envelope mustbe sent to the Society of Arts, Room 3-115.Requests for tickets should not be mademore than a week in advance of the date:)f each lecture. Seats will be held forticket bearers until 3.55 o'clock, ashen, ifthere are any seats unoccupied, personsv~dthou t tickets will be admitted untilI o'clock.

ALL-TECH TOURNAMENTBEGINS NEXT MONDAY

Medals in Each Weight Will BeGiven by Dr. Rockwell

Getting under way next M/onday, theVIl-Tech Wrestling Tournament is sched-fled to be run off in the four days betweenVzlonday and Thursday of next week.3ight. classes of wveights, the usual college,,roups, will be open to any member of theindergraduate body who has not receivedletter in varsity wrestling.Medals Drill be presented to winners in

he different matches at the conclusion ofhe final in the -heavyweight class. Dr.ohn A. Rockwell '96, chairman of theLdvisory Board on Athletics, wvill makrehe awards. The medals to be given are:)nferred by the Advisory Board and areLrgely the result of Dr. Rockwvell's in-,rest in w restling.Intention of competing must be indi-ited to either Coach Jay Rick~s or Man-,,er Charles Britton '32 on or beforelonday, December S. The process ofeighing in the various classes wvill beginuesday morning at 10 o'clock, and the.eliminary bouts wvill get under wlay thatternoon. The refereeing will be takenLre of by Coach Ricks with the assistancethe members of the varsity team.

Special Train To A.A.A.S.Meeting In New Orleans

During the Christmas vacation,the American Association for theAdvancement of Science will holdmeetings in New Orleans. A spe-cial train will run from Boston ac-cording to the following schedule:

Lv. Boston, South Station, 12.00noon, December 26.

Ar. Washington, Pemn. R. R.,10.05 p.m., December 26.

Lv. Washington, Southern Ry.,11.55 p.m., December 26.

Ar. New Orleans, L. & N. R.R.,7.20 a.m., December 28.

Special convention rates of oneand one-half fare for a round triphave been granted byr the railroads.In addition to the regular meetingat New Orleans, numerous sidetrips, among them an excursion toHavana, have been arranged asdescribed in the November 20 numr-ber of I"Science." All those desiringreservations onl this train shouldreport immediately to PresidentCompton's secretary. Miss A. E.lahey.

RINTE TECH CIRCUS6oINSTITUTE COMMITTEE VOTESREVIVAL OF FAMOUS CARNIVALAFTER TWO YEARS' INACTIVITY

McCARTHY NAMESLINEUP FOR FIRSTBASKETBALL GAME

Four Veterans Comprise BasisOf Squad for PlayWith "Middies"

DANCE FOLLOWS GAME

Basket ball starts the winter sportseason at Technology wnith a game againstNewport Naval Academy tomorrow nightat the Hangar Gym. An experiencedEngineer team will meet a Naval teamcomposed of inexperienced men.

Only one of the quintet of players whosuffered a 56-40 defeat last season in thegame with the Institute will return forthe game tomorrow night. Advance line-tips show that Kaiser, right forward forthe Naval men, is the only player whoplayed in the game last season. Threeof the Engineer varsity saws service in theplay last year.

Technology LineupAdvance lineups by Coach McCarthy

leave the Beaver lineup about the sameas announced previously. Captain HarryJohnson wvill continue his play at center.Johnson was high scoring Technologyplayer in the game last season, althoughCoach McCarthy left the first string in foronly half the game.

Two others of the squad saws action inthe game. Coffey, left forward thisseason, takes Fred Feustel's place. Sysko,also did his share of the scoring in lastyear's game. These three accounted forthe majority of the Engineer points, andbeing more experienced nowv, should rollin the points tomorrow night.

Two other varsity players round out theBeaver quintet. Fred Feustel played inmost of the games last season as a guard,although he did not play in tile NavalAcademy game. To tak~e'the second for-Iwrard place, left by the graduation of bothJohnny Harrison and Dave Tvotter, is1O'Brien, star forward of the freshmanteam last season.

Inexperienced Naval TeamfKaiser, substitute right forward last

season, is the only Naval man to return Ifor the Technology game. His forwardIpartner this season will be Ferraraio, an-rzother player who should give the Beaver cguards a sufficiency of trouble. 1

Opposing Captain Harry Jolnson at 1center will be Thorburrn, a lanky boy who vtowers over the Engineer by several 4inches. The guards for the Naval Acad-emy are Dandino and Elcberg. A largesquad is being brought for the game to,insure plenty of substitutes.]

Institute GraduateHonored at A.S. M. E.

Dinner in New YorkAXD~r. C. W. Rice Made Honorary N

Member In Recognitionl EOf Long Servce 91

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night by the American Society of Mechan-ical Engineers in honor of Dr. Calvin W. tiRice, secretary of the Society for the past titiventy-five years. had particular signif- jccance to the Institute. Dr. Rice, a grad- A,uate of the Institute ini the Class of 1890, thwas made an honorary member of the ccSociety, one of its highest honors, in recog- la:nition of his long and valuable service. teThe presentation was made by Dr. JohnR. Freeman, of Providence, a member of ccthe Class of 1876, and President Karl T. agCompton of Technology delivered the ad- 1V,dress in which tribute was paid to Dr. wRice's distinguished career in engineering. T

Native of New England prDr. Rice is a native of New England. af

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KODAK RESEARCHDIRECTOR IS TO

START LECTUREVLecture of Today MZarks tarl

O~f Ninthn Series of AnnualAldred Lectures

SUBJECT: "REMINSCENCES'

As the first speaker of the ninth annulAldred lecture series, Dr. C. E. K. Meetdirector of research and development forthe Eastman Kodak Company, will speakon the subject of "Rerniniscences."

Dr. 'Xlees is a native of England, havingbeen born in Wellingborough in 1882He was educated at Kingswood SchoolHarrowgate College, and St. Dunstan'sCollege. In 1903 he wras awarded thedegree of bachelor of science in researchat the University of London, and threeyears later he took the degree of doctor ofscience at the same institution. In 1921the University of Rochester conferred onhim the honorary degree of doctor ofscience.

After six years with Wratton and Wain-wright, Ltd., of Croydon, Dr. Mees cameto the United States, where he becaImnassociated with the Eastman Kodak Com-

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Inaterfraternity HopNears Ticket Sell-out

Expect More than 400 CouplesWill Dance Tonight at

Hotel Continental

All but twenty out of five hundred andfifty tickets have been taken for the firstInterfraternitv Conference Dance wi hichwill be held this evening at the Hotel Con-tinental in Cambridge. Although manyof these wrill not be sold by the fraternitieswhich have taken them, it is expected thatthere will be close to four hundred couplesat the dance.

In charge of the dance is the social comm-mittee of the Conference, headed by Rob-ert B. Semple '32, with Duke Selig, Jr.'33, Cyrus S. Hapgood '33, Charles C.Bell '33, and Thomas B. Rhines '32 assist-ing. Chaperones for the dance will beMrs. Karl T. Compton, Mrs. James R.Jack, Mrs. Horace S. Ford, and Mrs.Wallace M. Ross.

Music will be furnished by the famousCasa Loma orchestra, and refreshmentswill be served at about 12.30 o'clock. Thetickets, which cost three dollars forcouples, and two dollars for stags, may beobtained from the various fraternity treas-urers. The Hotel Continental is locatedon Garden Street, two blocks beyondHarvard Square.

PASS MOTION INMEETING ABLAZE

WITH DISCUSSIONOpposition Dubs Previous Circus

"Lousy" Anld A "Brawl"In Hot Debate

DEANX LOBDELL APPROVES

Charging that the large deficits of the1929 Circus which forced its abandonment,were caused by the large expense of theT. E. N. "leg" show, and the excess ofbroken pop bottles in the THE TECHbarroom, Leland WI. Burr '32 threw athunderbolt into the peaceful drone ofregular business at the Institute Com-mittee meeting last night, when he intro-

duced a motion to revive the Tech Circus.In the ensuing excitement, the bodypassed the motion and empowered theExecutive Committee to appoint a groupto begin work on the affair.

Never before at these regular meetingshas the governing body been thrown intosuch a tumult, rising at times to peaks,with four or five members all clamoring forrecognition. Described by the oppositionas "lousy" and a "brawl;" a great ma-jority of the members railied to the causeand in the discussion w-hich followed, thesupporters welcomed the affair as beingjust in time to revive the "dying Techspirit" and to put the present freshmanclass "on the ball."

Dean Lobdell in FavorIn presenting the motion, Burr stated

that he had unofficially rece ved the ap-proval of Dean Lobdell for the affair andthat he believed other members of theadministration were in sympathy with themove. He quoted Dean Lobdell as sayingthat a Tech Circus was a good thing everythird year. He further went on to saythat the cost of the hall was negligible, andthat although the greatest expense in thepast Mwas for entertainment, this excesswas incurred by a small minority of theparticipants and that practically allfraternities in the affair, as -well as manyother organizations suffered no financiallosses. He also hinted at the revival of theAll-Tech parade in which the variousschool organizations would enter floats.In conclusion, he stated that April firstwas tentatively chosen as the date.

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Combined Ml8usicalClubs Plan To Give

Christmas Concert

Novel Decorations And MusicBy Techtonians Will Be

Feature Events

Announcement was made vesterdaythat the Combined Musical Clubs have;elected the evening of Friday, Decern-ber 11, for their last formal dance of theterm, the annual Christmas Concert andDance. The concert proper will begin at3.30 o'clock, to be followed at 10 o'clock,y dancing, which will last until 2.30)'clock.

Unusual decorations in the form of3mall Christmas trees, brilliantly lightedwith colored bulbs, will be placed in theobby of Walker Mlemorial. The first andsecond prize posters in the contest con-lucted by the Clubs will also be on displayt this time.

Music for the dancing will be furnished)y the Techtonians.

Musical Clubs Are ToBroadcast From WAAB

All the constituent groups of theCombined Musical Clubs will berepresented in a broadcast to begiven by them on Sunday. Theyhave made arrangements to presenta series of pieces over Radio StationWAAB from 9 to 9.30 o'clock in theevening. No announcement of theprogram has been made other thanthat the Glee Club will sing theStein Song.

hPRES. AND MlRS. K. T.FfCOMPTON WILL BEn1 HOST TO GRADUATES

Hold Reception Tomorrow NighteIn Home for Advanced

e Student Group

Graduate students in the Institute wvillbe tendered a reception by President andMrs. Karl T. Compton at their residence,Ill Charles Rivter Road, at 8.30 o'clock,Saturday evening, December 5. HarrvM. Goodwin, Dean of Graduate Students,and his wzife will assist in the receiving.President and M~rs. Compton will alsoentertain the foreign students in tChe Insti-tute at a buffet supper, which is an annualaffair, on Friday-, December 11, at 7.30

Io'clock.;All the graduate students in Technologyhave been invited to the reception and it

.is expected that about five hundred vill

.attend. This -will be the firs,, social func-tion for graduate students as a group everheld in conjunction with the Institute.

Alusic will be furnished for those wahocare to dance. About 150 of the graduatestudents are married and the invitationsare also extended to their wnives.

About two hundred foreign students inthe Institute will attend the annual buffetsupper for foreign students given by Mrl. Iand Mrs. Compton at their residence. In Icharge of the supper are the Dean's Hos- Ipitality Committee, composed of Mrs. fJames R. Jack;, chairman, Mrs. Horace S. Ford, Mrs. Robert P. Bigelow^, Mirs. J. W.]Rollins, Mrs. Frederick G. Keyes, M~rs.2M~urray P. Horwood, Mrs. Arthur D. -9Little, M~rs. William H. Jones, and Mrs.]Henry G. Pearson, and the Committee of Technology Matrons on Hospitality toForeign Students, composed of vlrs. Wil-liam. J. Drisko and Mars. Frederick K.M~orris.4

SUSPENDS FRESHMANRULES DECEMBER 19

Institute Committee Grants RightTo Burn Ties

Freshman rules will be suspended at9 o'clock on the morning of December 19instead of the usual time, the be-inning ofthe Christmas holiday. The decision was tofficiallyr adopted last evening by the sInstitute Committee in order that the Lfreshman class may burn their ties in ad- tvance of an inforrnal dance which is being Iplanned by the class officers for that eve- Ening. E

At the same meeting, permission was cgranted to the officers of the class to holdthe dance for which the unusual suspension s:of rules was made. Very incompletely Xformulated plans call for a dance lasting 1(from 8 to 12 o'clock. No orchestra has s,been officially engaged as yet, though it dis expected that the Techtonions will play. aFurther announcement of this dance wsillbe made in THE TECH at a later date. E

Light and AtomsTo Be Discussed

In Science Talk

ASSOCIATE BOARDD. H. Clewell '33. ....... ... News EditorB. H. Whitton '33 ........ Features EditorW. L. Sheppard '33. ......... Make-up EditorF. W. Kressman '33 ........... Sports EditorJ. G. Hayes '33 .......... Advertising ManagerD. B. Smnith '33. .. .Business Service Mgr.G. Hl. Ropes '33 .... Circulation Manager

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W. B. Schneider '32 C. W. Sweetser '33R. T. Craig '32 A. G. Bowen '33E. F. McLaughlin '32 J. L. Friedman '32E. P. Newman '32 F. W. Wehrniller '33

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In Charge of this Issue: W. Gregg Fry '34

REVIVAL!IN -view of the very great undercurrent of student opinion in favor

Xof a revival of the "Tech Circus, " the fact that at yesterday'smeeting of the Institute Committee it was assured that a CircusCommittee will soon be appointed should be among the most joy-ously-heralded occurrences of the school year. To bring back the"Circus," say many, if only for this one re-revival (it has beenrevived before, and unsuccessfully), means to instill in the studentbody a spirit which will be akin to that enthusiasm which vse hear-the Alumni refer to "in the good old days."

It seems unnecessary to state that in recent years studententhusiasm for activities depending upon "school spirit" has diedoff considerably. Perhaps this is because the undergraduate of thepresent Technology has too many outside interests, including hisschool work, or perhaps fit is because that through annual repe-tition these traditions have become trite. Though the "TechCircus" is an old tradition, it has not experienced a rebirth sincethe spring of 1929. At that time the enthusiasm was not quiteenough to allow the affair to break even.

The obvious necessity for the success of the "Circus" is theproper amount of unselfish cooperation between the proper groups.With the Senior Class the only one which has witnessed a former"Circus," the organization and planning may be difficult matters.However, with fit leaders who are capable of rousing the enthusiasmof the many student units, the fact that there has not been a"Circus" for three years, and since three-fourths of the studentbody have never been exposed to its inspiring atmosphere, successmay be the order'o'f the day.

Once properly begun, the agitation for the "Circus" shouldincrease to tremendous proportions. Its only object is to offer agood time to everyone attending, and to clear expenses. We offerto the "Circus" Committee the support of the undergraduateactivities, and urge other student units to contribute their respec-tive shares. We would hail the return of the "Circus," and eagerlyanticipate its actualityI

CURRENT COMMENTST HE inspiring qualities of the !English language when used to

convey a boundless enthusiasm, especially where we ourselvesare concerned, bids us reprint here an editorial which appeared inlast evening's Boston Traveler.

BLOW FOR THE BROWSThe pig's complexion wrapped about the inflated bladder is

more conducive to scholarship than the cat's intestines artis-tically scraped by the horse hairs.

In other words, fiddlers are dumber than footballers.Who says so?Tech !Oh, my!You see, it's this way: The deanl and the registrar of Massa-

chusetts Institute of Technolog~y, H. E. Lobdell and Joseph C.Macl~innon in the order mentioned, evidently ennuied by thiscry about the overemphasis-boombah of football in particularand college athletics in general, made a survey. We'll forgivethem for that, because of what they found.

They found that the football players, the baseball fellers,the other athletes, the editors (!) and fellows taken away fromtheir studies by other activities, had higher scholastic stadingthan those interested in drama, music and the arts, who, withmost of the boys in the fraternities were well below the averagefor the whole school. The athletes were well above the schoolaverage.

Of course we are barbarians to take delight in this informa-tion, but we do nevertheless. We have a fondness for whole-some athletics and have been bored by too much unfavorable criticism of amateur sports.

'What a whiz SMichaelangelo would have been if there hadbeen an Eddie Casey in his day!

We feel the Traveler is fully justified in praising our varsityfootball teamn. It didn't lose a game all season!

delphia awa~iting its ultimate disposition.Foundation bolts will soon be placed ini

the basement floor in the east end ofBuilding 1 for the new vertical machine.The old accumulator hole through thefirst floor has already been enlarged andis ready for the installation. Where theold machine took up three bays of the -Laboratory, the new one will occupy only one, leaving the other two open for much-needed expansion.

Machine Being Made in PhiladelphiaThe weighing mechanism of the newv

machine was designed by the son of the -man who Ewas responsible for the design -of the old horizontal equipment, and the -machine itself is being built by the Bald- win Southwark Corporation of Phiht-~delphia. In the new device the loads wvillbe recorded by means of easily-read gauges instead of by a lev er and a system of weights. The operation will be so simple that students with a little instruct~tion will have no difficulty in operating it.'As can be rernmbered by former students.

the oid machine was by no means fool-.proof. It required the constant attention-of an experienced operator. -

Many safety devices have been incorm porated in the design of the vertical ma1-,chine, making it practic ally impossible todamage anything, even though the op~er- -ator should become confused.

New Machine Improvement=Both tension and compression loads earll

be applied with equal facility. Only com- pression tests could be-4i-andled with caseson the old horizontal machine. The newmachine being vertical makes it unneces-I_sary to suspend long specimens or to hold_them firmly before the compression ismapplied. e

The capacity of the new equipment ismthe same as that of the old, being threemhundred tllotsand pounds. It will handilespecimens up to eighteen feet in length....For medium length specimnens in com-1-pression, a removable extension to tle.--lower pl aton is provided, bringing th e level isup to the first floor. The. total height offthe machine is 25 feet, 4.25 inches, runnini gfroml at steel foundation in the basement.through the floor, up to within a fewv inclie;of the crane that serves the laboratoryThe total weight of the assembly is 26f,000pounds.

The installation of the new machine rvill

getyincrease the facilities of the labonrtory for research and thesis wvork, as wsel'.as being a valuable addition in the regularLtboratory instruction.

When Winter w inds whistle:Here's a good trick to pla-t

oll 'enm!Get into a Scotcll Alist*

overcoat. The easy dra-pe ofits lines and the soft coloringsof its patterns give no indica-tion of the sturdy, cold-resist-ing texture of its fine Scotchcheviot fabrics.

So the winds -yes, and therain and hail and sleet -cancome romping up against yourScotch Mists and get the big-gest rebuff of their lives, whileyou go on your way rejoicingin wvell-dressed comfort. $55and ,$8S.

Excellent sack suits of realScotch Bannockbulrns and ourown Twseedmoor* cloth, S .

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Friday, December 4, 1931Page Two

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News Set-vice forwOver Fifty Years l.

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Will Leave Open Two BaysLaboratory For Needed

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Taps has been played ovfer the grave ofthe old horizontal Emery testing machinethat for forty years served the MechanicalDepartment faithfullv. Last summer thisold machine was removed from the TestingMaterials Laboratory to make room for anewF up-to-date vertical machine that willbe installed during the next few months.The old machine is now resting in Phila-

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So Technaique and Voo D~oo are not goingto play for the Pi Delt, publications cup.This sad fact was presaged when theydid not play the week after the other twopublication battles, but it now seems al-most certain. And why, asks the Lounger?Certainly these two mighty aggregationsof gridiron warriors are not mutually fear-ful; can it be that each, having observedthe other's prowess in defeating its rival,has become panicky about going upagainst such bruisers? ;;

The excuse given is that they could notagree on a date. Voo Doo chose a date;'Snique refused it because it would inter-fere with their schedule of production.Here the Lounger pauses to snicker -along, low, dirty laugh. If his memory iscorrect, the Yearbook goes to press some-time in the spring, and it is now December.Most of the stuff in it is lists of naines andwrrite-ups contributed by the variousactivities who have been mulcted out offorty dollars a page (or therea~bouts -there's another gripe; why should anyonehave to pay to be part of the permanentrecord of the year?' and the staff merelyhas to put together the copy. The Loungeris willing to wager that he and his cohortscould do the job in two weeks if all theevents to be recorded had happenedwhich of course they haven't at this timeof year. .1

In fact, this production schedule busi-nless sounds like so much apple sauce,prune juice, mouth wash, hooey, bunk, orwhat have you. Production schedule!Production of wvhat? Hoof marks on thedesk tops, as far as the Lounger can see.And even so, 'Sntiqule couldn't musterenough men on their staff to mak~e up ateam, and admittedly used ringers fromsource or sources unknown. Surely theycould make up a team of huskies, havingno publication schedule to mnaintairi. TheLounger is forced to conclude that thesniveling 'Sntiques were seared byr the rela-tively large score rolled up by Phos againstT. E. N. The team probably wcanted tocall itself undefeated. That they may be,but they haven't the cup which is still inthe possession of THE TECH.

Phosphorus is not entirely blame free,either. Why didn't they agree to anotherdate? At least they Reere men enough tooffer no excuses, but just the same, theLounger would like to know Mwhy they didnot consent to the date set by thle Year-book. Howv about it, Phos? Can it bethat even the publications, stronghold of

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Parking M~achinle WillHelp Traffic Problem

High Garage with Small BaseWill Help Chicago Loop

A vertical parking machine, for 48 cars,will. be placed in operation in Chicago'sLoop district early next year. This appar-atus will be the first public installation ofits kind and is considered a step nearer thesolution of the parking problem in theLoop.

Forty-eight cars, 24 in each unit, willbe accon~odated at one time in a struc-ture 105 feet high and, on a ground area of

that of a two-car garage. Operating on acontinuous chain principle, the verticalparking machine has often been describedas an elongated ferris weheel.

Complete safety will be incorporatedby special devices; the machine will notoperate when an individual is within theenclosure or when the doors are open. Aseparate cradle will be provided for eachautomobile; after one is parked a vacantcradle will be brought into position for thenext car. Each machine will include a75-horsepower direct current elevator typemotor, elevator tvpe brake and rheostaticcontrol.

Fwishbein AdvisesFoods fior H~ealth

In Review StoryReview Features One Article

Concerning EngineersAs Inventors

A gentle warning against the preceptsof food faddists in the form of an articleentitled, "What tco Eat," appears thismonth in the Techtnology Review. D:r.Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal ofthe Amterican Medical Association, pointsout the fallacies of such ideas as the ad-vantages of eating dark bread, the elim-ination of all fats from the diet of a personoverweight, and aluminum as a cause ofcancer. In addition, Dr. Fishbein outlinesbriefly the effects of various types of food,and shows what the foond laws are doingto educate the public about these foods.

Much of the talk about proteins, aversthe author, is a result'of food faddists whohave no knowledge of chemistry, physi-ology, and biology; but research proves,allowing for the fact that brief experi-ments are often inconclusive, that proteinproduce significant effects.

Carbohydrates EssentialCarbohydrates, on the other hand, are

essential for other reasons. In 1821, saysDr. Fishbein, we consumed, on the aver-age, seven pounds of carbohydrates percapita per year, whereas now wve useninety-nine. The disadvantages of ov-er-indulgence are displacement of inorganicsalts and vitamines, satiety, the tendencyto eat, not three times a day, but all day.Mineral foods, also an important class, arecomposed of compounds of iron, copper,phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potas-sium, iodine, manganese, aluminum, andzinc. These, it has been found, combinewith the proteins. Excesses of them causeindigestion.

In the remainder of his article, Dr. Fish-bein describes the tremendous amount ofscientific research done on vitamines, foodsensitization, and food as a substitution formnedicine. In conclusion, the author againwarns his readers to consider qualitativelyas well as quantitatively the question ofdiet.

Why engineers abhor the title of "in-ventor," is the subject of another articlein the December issue of the Review. Dr.Joseph Rossman is the author of "ThePsychology of the Inventor," which is theresult of first-hand questionnaires sub-mitted to well-known scientists. Theparticular article presented in the Reviewis authoritative and interesting. "Earth-quake Engineering," by John R. Freeman,is the only other article in this number.

Although the cover of the Decemberissue is a most clever piece of photography,this PReview is disappointing in its lack ofgood illustrations. Some of the betterphotographs are given insufficient com-ment, while the others are neither inform-ing nor interesting. These deficiencies aremade up by articles of unusual interest.

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ITHE TECH Page ThreeFriday, December 4, 1931

well, wellf Does the eminent professor I doesn't Brother Lewis say that Americans "The Mystery of Life," Clarecne Darrowv's devel-opment of life, continues through Saturday at theFine Arts Theater. -Not to be showvn on Sunday-.

"The Cheat," starring Tallulah Bankchead, onthe screen, and "'Hacienda," a reviie, as the stageshowv, at the Metropolitan.

"N'ice W~omnen," a smart drama, appears at theBoston, beginning Saturday. Keller Sisters analLynch lead four acts of vatudeville.

base his observation on Technologyicoeds? If so, he is probably right; butthere are other coeds. Wellesley, for in-stance, probably resents exceedingly theimputations. So does the Louniger. True,we understand Tubby has some classes atB. U., but that's something else again.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Her-ald, made some very unkind remarksabout his sense of publicity values. Ofcourse, every little bit helps when one hasbooks in,the bookstores, but they needn'thave put it so bluntly. We are sure thathis primary purpose was to amuse thePittsburghers. The Lounger sympathises;

like to be called bad -names, and shouldn'tone satisfy this desire?

This man Millard is quite a student ofundergraduate phenomena. When askedto postpone a quiz until the week beforevlacation, be opined that it w ould not beAvise; hookey, he said, usually breaks outtabout the 18th.

We wonder if he is in the pax- of analcohol company. He devoted all of onelecture period and half of the next in tell-ing the class why they should use alcoholin their auto radiators rather than Pres-tone, glycerine et al. He really seemed tofeel strongly on the subject.

STA>GE'.The First Year," CoPle-V Theater. a humorous

treatment of the first year' of married life -re-v-iewed WVednesday.

"The School for Scandal," Plymouth Theater,Ethel Barrymore in the immortal comiedy ofSheridan.

"'The Student Prince,"' Schubert Theater, the oldfavorite returns to Boston.

"Ziegfeld Follies," opening Monday evening atthe Colonial for a two u-ceks' engagement.

"Of Thee I Sing," opens Tuesday evening at theMNaJestic. -\Iusic by George Gershwin.

SCREEN"The Cuban L~ove Song," Writh Laswrence Tibbett

and Lupe Velez. at Loew's State."Frankenstein," thriller of a created monster,

continues at R.K.O.-Kcith's.

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THE LOUNGER(C~onsinved from page two)

virility in the technological desert of lilylivers, are declining?

We hope that no more gripes wvill presentthemselves for awhile. This column, al-legedlY humorous, has degenerated into acatalogue of gripes of late. Of course, it iseasier to gripe than to be funny, but thatis no excuse. The Lounger will now geta grip on himself.-

So Tubby has broken into print again.College girls are sloppy, are they? Well,

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1PEA STMAN DIRECTORWILL SPEAK TODAY

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Faculty might not favor the idea, but

after a little more discussion the move was

finally put to a vote and passed. The

motion empowers the Executive Com-

mittee to appoint a committee of about

five men to take charge of the affair. Be-

fore the meeting closed, Humphries in-

quired whether the committee would be

chosen from all the classes or merely from

the Senior class, but Donald B. Gilman

'32, chairman, informed him that this

depended on the decision of the Institute

Committee.At the same meeting the following were

appointed receivers for the now defunct

Tech Show: Carroll L. Wilson '32, Robert

G. Holt '33, Richard S. Morse'33, William

D. Corder '32.

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7a Members Present as BrotherGilbert Speaks of Early i

Life of Ruth

Technology's newly-appointed hockey 1

coach, Victor J. Duplin, made his first

public appearance at the sports dinner

meeting of the Technology Catholic Club, I

held in the North Hall at Walker last

Wednesday evening. Three other Tech-

nology coaches also spoke, and Brother

Gilbert, who is credited with the discovery

of Babe Ruth, related a few anecdotes con-

cerning the Babe."I mean to see that every man who

comes out for hockey will have a good

time," Duplin said. He approves of the

manner of conducting athletics at Tech-

nology and said that this is one of the few

, schools which support pure amateur ath-

letics. He believes that sports, as con-

ducted at Technology, are of greater bene-

fit to the men than they would be under

the system in use at most colleges.

In speaking of the Home Run King,

Brother Gilbert said, '`I liked him because

he never lost his poise." He spoke of the

. Babe's early life when the famous hitter

was a boy in an orphan home. Brother

Gilbert told how he was instrumental in

getting Ruth his nirst contract at 5125 a

month. Though he rose to the highest

pedestal in the world of baseball, Ruth has

,. never changed, Brother Gilbert stated.

Thomas R. Rawson,<:Oxin~g coach, and

Henry 13. McCarthy, co~Lch of basket ball,

spoke briefly, and Rev. Richard J. Quin-

= lan, spiritual director of the Club, gave

those present a few words of advice. After

-the dinner three members of the- Club en-

tt+ertained the group with vocal and piano

r selections while an election was conducted

f to select a freshman director for the Club.

e Those nominated- were Edward J. Col-

yrlins '35, president of the freshman class;

- Joseph A. Burns '35; Chester E. Bond '35,

ktreasurer of the freshman class; and Wil-

l, liar V. Corcoran '35. M~r. Burns was

t elected. John A. Finnerty *32, president

k of the Club, announced that plans for the

t semi-annual communion breakfast are

-nearing completion. The breakfast will

t ,probably be held at the Lenox Hotel.

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pany. He has been director of research

since 1912 and a director of the firm since

1923.iNot only is Dr. Mlees a member of the

American Physical Society, the American

Chemical Society, the American Institute

of Chemical Engineers, the American

Astronomical Society, the American Op.

tical Society, and The Society of Motion

Picture Engineers, but he is also enrolled

in the membership of the London Chem.

ical Society, the Royal Astronomical Soci-

ety, the Royal Photographic Society and

the Societe Francais de Photographie.

Also he is a Fellow of the American Asso-

cia-tion for the Advancement of Science.

Many speakers of note have appeared

before the Institute in the Aldred Lectures.

This annual series of lectures was inaugur.

ated by John E. Aldred, a prominent

industrial engineer, for the purpose of

having before the more advanced students

of the Institute representatives of every J

phase of industrial activity. The first

series was started in 1923, and since theirI

inauguration, they have become very

popular among the students and the mem-

bers of the instruction staff.

IMPORTANT SQUASH;GAME TO BE PLAYED

This -afternoon at 1.15 o'clock, the stu.

dents of the Institute will have the oppor-

L tunitv to see onle of the most brilliantsquash matches ever sta-ed at the Insti-

,tute courts. Jack Summers, coach of the

squash team, who is the United States

1Iprofession-,l champion, wvill exchange,wares with Eddie Stapleton. Stapleton1

is one of the leading ranking professionals

lIof this country.

Dr. C. E. KC. MeesllAliraofrd Lecture

Friday, December 4, 3.00 p.m., Room 10-250

Dr. C. E. K. Mees, Director of Research at the Eastman Kodak Company, will

speak, under the title, "Reminiscences," of his applications of research to the photo-

graphic industry first in England and later in the United States.

Open to Seniors, graduate students, and members of the instructing staff.

Colloquium Electrical Engineering

Monday, December 7, and Tuesday, December 8, 2.00 p.m., Room 10-275

This colloquium on "Development of Instruments for the Direct Observation of

Performance Characteristics of Communications Equipment," will be led by Mr. J. W.

Horton, Chief Engineer, and members of the engineering staff of the General Radio

Comnpany.Open to Seniors, graduate students, Junior honors group, and members of the

instructing staff.

CALENDARFriday, December 4

p.m. - A!dred lecture by Dr. C. E. K. Mees in Room 10-250.

p.m. - Professor Edward L. Bowles will address Radio Society in Room 10-275.

p.m. - Steel Treaters dinner meeting in North Hall of Walker Memorial.

p.m. - Chess Team match in Faculty Dining Room of Walker Memorial.

p.m. - Armenian Club play rehearsal in West Lounge of Walker Memorial.

Saturday, December 5

p.m. - Techtonians orchestra rehearsal in East Lounge of Walker Memorial

p.m. - T.C.A. dinner in Grill Room of Walker Memorial.

p.m. - Pi Delta Epsilon banquet in North Hall of Walker Memorial.

p.n. - Beaver Kfey Society dance in Main Hall of Walker Memorial.

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INTERCLASS SWIM MEETThe annual interclass swimming meet

will be held on December 16 at 5 o'clock.

Trials will take place the preceding Mon-

day, December 14. All undergraduate

students are eligible to compete. Those

intending to enter must report at the

University Club pool in Boston between

4.30 and 6.30 o'clock this afternoon, at

which time the class captains will be

chosen.

Pass MWotion InaMeeting Ablaze

With D~iscussionOpposition Dubs Prev ious C~ircus

"Lousy" And A "Brawl"InL Hot Debate

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Thomas B. Rhines '32, in opposing the

motion, pointed out that the affair in 1929

was really a "carnival," and dubbed it

"a brawlish affair with no particular

point." He called the entertainment at

the last circus "lousy," and said that it did

not seem to himL to be the sort of thing

Technology should go in for.Carrol L. Wilson '32 said, "I think the

circus is a good idea. I don't see any

harm in a circus and I think it will receive

the support of the student body."

}chines Opposes Move

Henry Humphries '34, president of the

Sophomore class, then asked why the

circus had been abandoned. Here,

Rhines again took; the floor this time in

answer to Humphries. He gavfe as the

major reason for the death of the circus

the financial loss it involved, but gave also

as a contributing cause "the general at-

titude and opposition to it" from the

student body. In answer to the speech

previously made by another member in

which it was intimated that Rhines mlight

be ";too sophisticated," to approve the

measure, Rhines protested, saying, "I

don't pretend to be sophisticated, but I

see no reason wnhn the circus will not be a

financial failure again;."Later in the discussion, when Rhines

asked for figures other than those concern-

in~g the cost of the hall, which Burr. pre-

sented as negligible, Burr said, "I halve no

exact figures. Practically all the frater-

nities with booths at the last circus broke

even. The large deficit wvas Primarily due

to the T. E. N. show and the large number

of pop bottles broken in THE TECH

barroom." He ended his speech, saying,

"The circus will serve to blow off under.-graduate steam."

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At this place in the discussion, an at

tempt was made to table the motion, but

this was defeated. William H. Barker

next took the floor. "I'm all in favor of

the idea," he said. "In order to put the

thing across it will require much work by

the three or five men on the committee

It would not involve a great deal of work

from the majority of the students.'

Joseph C. Noyes, Jr. '32 added his support

to the issue with his statement, "I think

we need a little something to smooth out

the year." Charles M. Thayer '32 sup-

ported the motion in view ot the fact that

there is a possibility that there will not be

an Open House Day this year. In answe:

to a query for more definite knowledge a,

to how the entire student body felt on th(

subject, Burr said, "I haven't seen a per.

son yet who hasn't been 'het-ulp' on th(

idea."Again a proposal was made to hold tul

action on the motion until a committee

could investigate the grounds for holdinj

the affair, but after a brisk discussion thi

was also defeated. In the discussion

Noyes said, "I think it *rould be a goo(

time for all. A good rousing circus woul(

stir everyone up and get the freshmen "oi

the ball." (The freshmen earlier in th

meeting had requested and received fror

the Committee December 19 as the datof their informal class dance.)

Several members protested that th0 Oxford

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BEAVER KEY DANCETOMORROW NIGHT

To provide funds for their work the

Beaver Key Society will conduct their first

basket ball dance for the season this Satur-

day, when the basket ball team meets

Newport Naval Academy.The Beaver Key is organized on similar

lines to the key clubs of other colleges,

their object being to arrange facilities for

visiting athletic teams. It is necessary, if

this important work of fostering good will

between colleges is to be continued, to

secure funds by means of these dances.

Tickets to the dance which will be held!

at Walker immediately following the game

are priced at 75 cents a couple, and may

be obtained from members of the Societvor at the door.

INSTITUTE GRADUATEHONORED IN NEW YORK

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ceived his early education in the publicschools of Boston and-then entered Tech-nology. Following his graduation in 1890),Dr. Rice was engaged for sixteen years asan electrical engineer, hydraulic engineer,and mining engineer in various parts of thecountry, as an employee of the GeneralElectric Company, the Anaconda CopperCompany, as an independent consultant,and finally of the New- York; Edison Com-pany.

He became secretary of the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers in 1906,since which time the membership of theorganization has increased from 2,500 to20,000, with student branches and local

.Isections throughout the country. ThE.

. Society holds the remarkable record ofhbaving nearly 10 per cent of its tota

P memnbership actively engaged on w-orl,Lunder the auspices of its committees on

. publication, on research, on standardiza-.tion and codes, on the development of thE; various aspects of mechanical engineeringI as an art, on international relationships,. and on the code of ethics for the pro.; fession.

In addition to this remarkable organiza., tion, Dr- Rice is credited with a major parl,'in inducing Andrew Carnegie to build th(l great engineering societies building in Nev

York-, which serves as -the cooperative: headquarters of the four great engineering

organizations.

OFFICIAL BULLET17**OF GENERAL INTEREST

Faculty Club Luncheon Meeting Dr. C. E. K. Mees

Walker Memorial, North Dining Room, Friday, December 4. 12.00 m.

Dr. Mlees' subject wx ill be "Some Suggestions on the Training of Men for Scientific

Research." Dr. Mees has been the director of the Kodak Research Laboratory since

its establishment nearly twenty years ago. This laboratory has grown to be one of

the wvorld's largest and best-known institutions of its kind. His suggestions on the

training of men for scientific research are certain to be of interest.

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