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PROFESSOR WILKESWILL BE LECTURER

"CoId" is the Subject of SecondPopular Science Lecture

Professor Gordon B. \W'ilkes '11, ofthe depal tmellt of Incdust i-ll Phy sicsat the Institute Nvill 1)e thSe speakerat the second of the Society or ArttsPopular Science lectures to be heldthis year. The address wtill be vivenin Room 10-250 on JanluarY, 11, 12,and 13. As us-ual the lecture wtill heOpen to students of high and elparaa-tolry scoo~ls on1 Friday> atoll Saturda3<yand to the prublic on the last daye

"Artificial Coldl alnd its Appilica-tiols" will lie the subject of the. lec-tulre. D.\;perimlents onl the productionof lo-,,, temper aturles and tbe prl oper-ties and uses o'L liqluifiedl oses aindsolid carbon diox-ide Nv ill b~e shown.\'arious thymes of refrite~rating appar-atuS Nvill also be expzlain~ecl.

Last Technique PbotosToday and Tomorrow

Resittings of Seniors. hose firstphotographs for "Technique" wereunsatisfactory, as well as photo-graphs of individuals and groupsnot previously talcen, will lee madetoday and tomorrow in Room11-003 in the basement of the In-firmary. Appointments are notnecessary this time, as the menwill be photographed as soon afterthey arrive as is possible. Thisis the final opportunity to getyour picture taken' for the year-book.

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No Circus will be held at the In-stitute this year. This was definatelydecided upon at the Institute Com-mittee meeting held in North Hallof Walker Memorial, yesterday after-noo.n. Both sides of the question onwhether it would be advisable to holda Circus this year were greatly dis-cussed and when the final vote wastaken the proposal was defeated.

After the Circus InvestigationCommittee had made its report therecommendation was made to theInstitute Committee that an All-Tech Carnival be held this year. Thisw aould take the place of the Circus,;,h~z:1 was ^'oandoned lam, year. Thisbrought out a great deal of dliscus-sion with the principal objectionbeing the fact that the proposed All-Tech Carnival was the Circus undera different name.

Real Carnival ProposedUnder the discussion in f avor of

holding such a C:arnival it was pro-tposed that it be run in the mannerof all carnivals with raffles, roulettesbooths, ex~hibitions of boxing, and'other activities. The purpose wa~sIto give everyone an opportunity toparticipate in the events of the even-ing.

At the fornier Circuses, acts andshows were put on by the .a~rious

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FOREIGN PROFESSORSWILL LECTURE HERE

Three visiting professors from for-eign countries vill lecture at the In-stitute this Spring. Professor Reill-hold Rudenber-, chief Electrical En7- igineer of the Siemens-Schubert W7orks jin Merlin, and Honorary Professor of,1Electrical Engineering at the Tecli-nische Hochschule in Charlottenburg,wvill deliver a series of lectures atthe Institute from F'ebruary 5, to 26,1929.

Professol Werner Heisenber g, Di-rector of Leipzig, and one of thefounders of quantum mechanics, willdeliver nine lectures extending overthe period from MIarch 10 to April 10,1929). Eiaht of the lectures will beon -roup theory and its applications ito ferro-magnetism. and chemical val-ency, and one on the "Principle ofIIndetelrminism."I

Doctor Ing. Th. Rehboclk, of the Technischen Hochschule, Karlsruhe, Gerniany, professor of Hydcrarlulics, Iwvill give a series of lectures beginning |on 11lalch 21. He is famous for hisexplerilueltal wrokl in connection withstr earn flow.

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V'ilhjaninore Stefansson, noted Artieexplorerv will -iive a series of lecturesat EHuntin-z'ton Hall beginning Doonday,January 7 and ending Thursday, Jan-uary Eli. The lectures are free anlare open to everyone. Tickets maybe obtained by sending a stamped,self-addressed envelope to the Cura-tor of the Lo-well Institute.

"The Northward Course of Discov-ery" will be the title of the series ofillustrated lectures. MIonday the sub-ject will be "The Arctic and Sub-Arctic as they really are to the bestof our present knowledge and belief-climate, resources, and people;" Thurs-day; "Greek views on the nature ofthe Arctic after 500 B. C."; Monday,January 14: "The Norse colonize Ice-land;" Thursday, January 17 "TheColonization o' Greenland;" Monday,January 21: "The Greenland Repub-lic, its history from 986 to 1500;"Thursday, January 24: "Summary ofArctic Discovery from Cabot toFranklin;" Monday, January 28;"Summary of Arctic discovery fromFrankl1in to Peary;" Thursday, Janu-ary 31: "The relation of the Arcticto the world as a whole."

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Under the auspices of the M\assa- ApPpears vu ri-tchusetts Chapter of the Hindustan IAssociation of Ammerica a play, 'The ILittle Clay Cart" wvill be presented "Evolution Everywhere" by Prof.at Jordan Hall, Saturday at ei-ht himr r Featured-Blumnio'clock. The play is an ancient Hindudrama of piquant flavor and quaint, Write Aticlesoi iental beauty. It has lost none ofits charm in the translation from the While the January number of "TheSanskrit into English by Dr. Arthur Technology Review" wvas released\5. Ryder of H-Iarvard Univelsity. daring the Christmas recess, copies of

Tickets' at $1.50, $1.00, andl $ 75 the issue may be obtained at the Re-may be obtained at the Box office at view Office, Room 11-203. This nionth'sJordan I-Hall. The })roceeds realized magazine, departing from the tcchn-From the play will be given over to cal tone wrhich characterizes some of:he Hindustan Association of America the publications, features an article'.r the benefit of the Hindu Students on an essentially non-technical sub-Loan Fund. Among the patrons for ject, "Evolution Everywvhere," ITby Pro-;,he presentation of the play are Ex- | fessor Herveyl W. Shimer.Jovernor Alvan T. Fuller, President Professor Shimer's field is pale-'amuel W. Stratton of the Institute, ontology, and from his study and ex-'resident A. Lawrence Lowell of | perience in the science he is able tolarvard University, Mr. and Mrs. A offer some new views on the subjectarweli Bemis, andt Mrd. ald Mrs which has of late caused so much

Hendricks H. Whitman. comment throughout the world, "Con-tinual change is the essential charac-

_. .- ! -- teristic of life," he says, and goeson to show how this basic principle

3n Metfmnoant has been responsible for the present,levelopments in the animal and plant

Robert Ewrkindoms. He traces the evolution ofRoet dar d 23, 8 Wilon 30 uded~ jconmon animals and vegetables in.

January 23, 1928 from a sudden a this article, which is an abridge mentdevelopment of pneumonia. He of a chapter of an impending bookhad been home only two days in of his on new aspects of the theory

St. Luisvisiing hs paents of evolution.St. Louis, visiting his parents Enforcing his own opinions withduring the holidays w h e n he the views of Professor Dugald C.passed away. He was enrolled Jackson, bead of the Department ofin 4Course VI-C and lived in the lElectrical Enzineering and the Presi-

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In this day of revealing discoveriesin astronomy, particularly interestingis the developzzent of reflecting in-struments as traced by James R. Kil-lian, Jr. '26 in his article "Telescopesin the Making." Beginning withNeivton's model built in 1672, coll-tinuing through the first successfulreflector constructed by John Hadleyin 1722 to the imlmense mechanismsused by scientists of the present, thearticle presents a fascinating storyof the success of scientific research.

The usual features of the magazine,'The Newts front the Classes" and

"The News from the Clubs" thismonth contain some communicationvhich the editors believe will be of

much interest to all readers. Underthe department "T1·end of Affairs"there. is published a resume of theefforts of Coleman du Pont '84,towards a. nation-wide system of im-proved roads, Also there is includedan article, "Aviation's Silver An-niversary," illustrated with air pic-tures taken by Charles J. Belden '09.

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Only ten applicants from Tech-nology have signed up with LieutenantReginald D. Thomas for the newschedule of 21 months of aerial train-ing for the United States N avalReserve Corps in which there arefacilities feor 54 men.

Ground school work will be heldat the Institute after the mid-yearrecess for which the student will re-ceive no compensation. After theground school instructon the men areenlisted as second class seamen andgo to the base at Squantum, Mass.,for a 30 day elimination course withabout IS hours of flying. Upon re-ceipt of his orders the student wvillreceive his transportation and serveon a pay status.

May Serve Wdith FleetMen who are successful will con-

tinue to receive compensation duringan eight months training period inprimary and advanced work at Pen-sacola, Florida, where they will get200 hours of flying. At this stationthey will serve as enlisted men inthe naval reserve. Some men -willthen secrve -with the flee", on active7.duty as ensigns for one. year. Afterthis service they may join the fleetreserve with the privilege of attendinga maximum of 60 drills a year withone day's pay for each drill. Thisruns from 300 to 350 dollars a year.They may also do 15 days serviceannually on full pay.I

It is possible to qualify as a secondlieutenant in the Marine Corps. Inorder to be eligible for this trainingthe student must be a senior, havefinished his professional course, be acitizen, not under 18 and not over 281years old, and must ce1 tify his willing--ness, to serve one year with the fleet.All interested should confer withLieutenant Thomas, Room 3-103.I

"THE CLAY CA1RT"^ TO|BE GIVEN SATURDAY]

Play Produced for the Benefit'lof Hiindustan Society !.

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Describing the various problemswhich confronted the navy when aproject was undertaken of develop-ing a plane which wvould operate ef-ficiently at high altitudes and themethods by which each was overcome,Lieutenant Carleton C. Champion, U.S. N. present holder of the world'saltitude record, explained the stagesthrough which the project grews at ameeting of the Aeronautical Engin-eering Society in Room 3-270, at 7:30o'clock December 19, 1928.

The ship used was an Apache plane.Lieutenant Champion stated that Pro-fessor Charles H. Chatfield '14 wvasresponsible for its design. The oldidea for high altitude ships called forlarge wing area, but the -navy re-jected this in favor of developing astrictly service ship which wouldl rettchthe desired heights by means of in-creased powler. Only 36 square feetwas added to the supporting area.The power was increased byr settingthe propellor so that it gavre its maxi-muma powver in climb rather than inhorizontal flight, and by installing asuper charger.

The first problem was the deter- mination of the amount of oxygen an average man would need- at high

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ICORPORATION XV TO|ItRELEASE TRIP PLANS't

ICorporation XV is ready to make |its final plans for the annual trip tolINew^ York. The visit to the factories||and industries in the vicinty of Man- Ihattan will take place between termsIjprobably starting January 28. Thel{cost is usually about $17.00 each man}l and theatre tickets are to be pur-}chased in advance for those who Nvish}them.l{All members are eligible to go and

Inon-members may Join on paymentIIof $1.50. The complete plans of theI|trip whill be released soon and any Iother information can be obtained|from Gordon Rogers '29, president of|ICorporation XV.I

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It was announced that the DebatingSociety will hold the initial meetingof the year in Room 1-176 at 1 o'clockon January 5 to plan the debates andorganize the teams for this year. Anyfreshmen who are interested shouldbe present so that Professor DeanFuller can have an idea as to tilepower of the yearling team.

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A. C. Pforzheimer '29.Business M ~anager j Telephone IUniv. 7415

ASSOCIATE BOARD Si 3CRPIh RC,3.0PRlPL. V'erveer, Jr. '30. *.*.*.*.*-.*News Editor ;. Publishtf (1 every M~onday, W~ednesda,,W. F. Howard '30 ............ Features Editor |and~ E'iday (luring the College yeai

FP. C. Crotty '30 .............. Sports Editor I ex~el't dutr:nlg college vacationsG. Smith '30 ............ Advertising; Mana~gerj.Fl,nltere(l as ,Second Class .AIatteir at tieG. K. Lister '30 ................ Treasureri -Afen.b)er E :astern Intercollegiate

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:-,t,-Iff 11hotognipher Asmimtnnt Advertising 11-.Inzagerm Ene aericiency vi , u 8,tt: - ,, z. 8T. Lewenberg '31 R, 1-1. Haberstroh '31 G. Ai. Roddy 131 something I-Ike a paradise for students ments of a prospective candidate forIfteporters 1-1. J. Truax '311. Finberg'31 E. F. McL,-tughlin'32 where miracles are performed is apt teaching an elementary course. It if,

H. Karny'31 P. A. Roberts '32 Staff to exist somewhere oii our globe. is no less pathetic to see in the Uni-D. I_ Dionne'32 S. G. Nordlinger'32 J. B. Tucker, '31 L. Fox, G. Hence, it inav be useful lo make some ted States in charge of post graduateA. H. Feibel'32 R. Thomas'32 L. C Bond, '32 W. H. Barker, '32S. 1-1. Fleming'32 E. P. Newniun 32 C. B'. McCormack, - o-n the situation from the courses numerous people who neverI -1 F.

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In charge of this issue" E. S. Worden, Jr., '31 of higher learning. i of the two systems.After I left the university, for a The elementary courses should be

period of t,%velve years 11 did not even conducted strictly according to heBEATITUDr- C4 sibility that I ever American system, by people cong='e- C

ugh they realize it not. might be conne ed wit'i such an in- mal to the avera-e ruri' By combin-the inmates of M.I.T., thoi SSED areD of stitution in a teachina capacity. 11 ing these courses with football and.Blessed in a way that is peculiarly foreign to most colleges Therefore. I merely regarded u-niversi- 'other sett;n--up exercises, the primi-modern times, if he,, ties as factories dest-n,--d to furnish twe instincts should'be kept alive, in-tation, all precedent 'a- tian Infirmary that is far and beyond all expec ainiated tools for h ndlin- engin- stinets for successful salesmanshipcering -eall comprehension of the uninitiated., - problems, and __ valued their and other harmless post graduall, oc-Were you ever particularly happy when the grippe confined merits Accordingly. Furthermore, it cupations. The courses should con- t

not. Were you ever eao-er to stay -:11 was my lot to cooperate in succession sist in the fundamentals-the facts fyou to a sickbed? Probably Sw� gradual-es from tl-� universities which are known and accepted-just to preserve the delights of convalescence? Foolish question. of different countries, including Aus- In the second group of courses, the 0Did you ever cherish the Ion,-,,ino1- to enter a hospital for pleasant tria, Germany, Franc(-, Russia, the inost. promising students should get s

United States and Turkey. a chance to lea'- about the gaps in cassociations and a Iong needed rest? Aaain a very no-ative rn6 1:1 el my present conception of the possi- our knowledge and about the methodsUndoubtedly you have much to learn. We almost wishanswer. bilities and limitations of university for closing them. Hence these coursesthat all the unenlightened might. have a slight touch of this or education, largely developed under the should be conducted strictly on the vthat just badly enough to be sent to the Homberg Memorial for a influence of these early contacts, and European plan and should be given ht, o, the bri- test days my opinions are the result of definite by men who themselves are success- cfew days. We -daresay those would be among gh experie-rice-made, under field condi- ful pathfinders. The one distinguish-in their Technology careers. tions. In no case c:mld I discover ing feature between a first and see-

__ t- '11", _� - -Peeived edu�'ai�rm- wns d;s. (nd class univexs;�.y consists in theWitbout, doiibtwore or less rightfully the reputation they -now bear-dull, cheer- tinctly beneficial to the humbler number and quality of men available sminds. As a result of theoretical for this second group of courses. Iftives to stay well. Not so the, newless places that are meet The institute can boast of having tHospital at M.I.T. Just as a bit of proof let it be realized that comm don its faculty an unusually great num- Ivery few who have had the good fortune to be confined within its upon them-under the European plan ber of successful research men, fitpleasant walls have failed to return later on purely social Calls, much more so than under the Ameri- for decorating any European faculty. rjust out of -tribute to its excellence. The staff is exceptional for can one; this by-product of the uni- But at M. I. T. the student expects Iversity education is very deplorable. Providence and the faculty to do theits ability to make one feel at home; the treatment leaves naught Furthermore a superficial acquaintance work, while he remains in an atti-to be desired; the rooms are beautiful; the food is great; the with fundamentals is far more detri- tude of receptive contemplation;

ZD me tal than none at all. Hence, for at a European university he himselfsolarium is a masterpiece; and the rates would make the poorest n . Cof us si-h relief - We fail for adjectives-but what else is there carrying on the routine of construe- has to do the work, and the faculty rtion business, the more intelligent merely provides the tools. This is ap-to say? We have an Infirmary that cannot be equaled; that's graduates of the ditch, of the con- parently the result WIC a low standardenough for anyone. struction can-ips, and of modest trade of intellectual initiative caused byschools seem to be better fitted than inadequate high school training. The

IT WON'T BE LONG NOW! are equally intelligent university beneficial errect on individuals of agraduates. They are keener. better European training over that available"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Cheery greetings pass back. and forthZ, are equipped for ]Handling rnen, and less I at 14. I. T. seems not to be,

as we return to school from the vacation. But they pretentious. On the other hand, mere- due to the superiority of the systemrather sour salutations-we are thinking about the more f ortu- ly the most outstanding men among but to the atmosphere created by thenate students at other institutions whose scholastic requirements the university graduates can be sue- attitude of the European studentare less ri-id and allow them to stay away for Ionger respites. cessfully used for handling novel and body. Transfer the student body at4=1 difficult problems. ' M. 1. T. in bulk to a European uni-,Or we are still in a daze caused by the new girl who took the old The fundamental difference between versity and you would make discover-home tow, n by storm-or perhaps the old one whom we had not European and American universities ies strangely at variance with your

But more likely are our jolly words tinged with resides in their attitude towards this expectations.seen for years. . It:. rather en-lbarrassing situation. Euro- The social and financial position ofsarcasm when we think of the exams which are hoverinc), over us. pean universities are supposed to a university professor in Europe is

"Fourteen. more working days till mid-terms," as it were. exist for the vory best minds only. attractive enough to be desirable evenOnly tINN, o weeks to assure your continuance at the Institute. Only i Their function resides in training these for the most capable representativestwo N,,,,eek§ to finish up those problems, to complete the back draw- minds in productive tlrougrht. As a of the nation. Hence, the intellectualconsequence, very little attention is level of the European faculties main-ings, or to work tip the lab experiments. It is a remarkably short paid to the teachin- of mere facts. tains on an avcra(re a very hightime, and all of us are too prone to procrastinate, even in these Those aniong the students who cannot standard and justifies the social pres-last few days, as we have done during the term. keep pace with the teachings are al- tige associated with the membership.perish according to their: The difference between the, UnitedThere is still chance for re-establishiii- oneself in the good lmved to I

�n Iown fashion, and they usually do so States and Europe, as far as the,,c,,,Iraces of the professors. For it is still the custom at Technoloo-y I quality of the staff is concerned, con-u tering government service. In f, sists in the fact that here the M. I.to make the final examinations count for a large part of the It briemate grade. Lots of mid-ni-ht oil, then, and a few week ends at! the institutions are run accordin- to T.'s are very'r1are, while there, due toel -rowing the principle, "We must risk boys in the distinguihome for a chan(re will do it. The chance of stayin(, is shed position of the fac-41-1 -C, It, '__1 order to get men." ulty members, almost every universi-smaller with some of us, but the unstinted effort is well worth I In contrast to this, the American ty can afford to live up to a similarwhile. I universities seem to plead, "Let's give intellectual standard. At European

a chance to every one of these poor universities complete mastery of theAN OUNCE OF PREVENTION boys." The poor boys seem to know subject invariably represents the

WHILE the Universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and i it; hence, they consider initiative on minimum requirement for occupying aTV other Mid-Western schools have been released for a prolono,.-ed, their own part a waste of energy. It chair, and ample l6sure is providedl is up to the te. to fill their ves- for keeping 'track of contemporary de-vacation, while there are some 300,000 cases of influenza in; sels while they patiently sit and wait. velopments. This is too rarely theDetroit for example, the epidemic which has so rava-ed the West'Since lectures should be within the case here in America.

In Europe exactly the same grouphas not as yet reached alarming proportions at Technology. The'reach of the feeblest members of theaudience, almost anybody may do for of assets as possessed by the Insti-movement of this dread disease has been eastward this time, and deliverin- them. No wonder the tute would be presented to the publiccases as there are in New Ena.. and are under control. brilliant " ones among the students by using a different scale, shifting

But there is imminent danger of the conta-ion spreading consider the performance rather dull, the emphasis from the real estate,-1 and 11into these parts, particularly since so many students visited tl e they hardly ever get an oppor- to the scientific achievements of thetunity to make a serious loading test most.prominent members of the fac-centers of the "flu" during the past vacation. Realizing, that it of their mental capacities! As a. re- ulty; and as a consequence, in Europewould be fatal for the students here were an epidemic to start, sult of this system, the average run too M. I. T. would be considered aand that there is vital need for good health for the comma exam- can uni- high grade institution. Hence at ourinations, Assistant Dean Lobdell has sent out letters to all the varsity is somewhat better than that institute the student can find as muchfraternities stressing the dangers involved. of the European ones, but the elite stimulation for creative work as heof the students sadly fails to get would at any European university,

While medical science has been constantly workina oil this the training and the inspiration re- -provided he is willing to strive for it.peculiar malady, doctors are still inadequately equipped t:1 to battle quired for pioneer work. If in later If the student fails to obtain at M.with it, once it sets started. But its prevention is well under- life such graduates actually achieve I. T. the inspiration he, expects, heprominence, the -university cannot has only to blame his own lack ofstood, and the measures are simple. For your own good, as well claim more than a small fraction ol' initiative.as the general welfare of the groups with whom you are associ- the credit, Charles Terzaghiated, keep, healthy!

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A n o t h-e r first-time-in-Americashowv; this time mystery.

LOLLIS: "A3ltareo 13lillion-4i".O'Neill's brilliant satire done 1)xthe Theatre Guild.

(CLON I.L: "Jiml. the Penmaln".Old favorite pulayed by old favor-ites.

'LY-711OUTH: *bAnd Sio To Bed".The diary of Samuel Pel)ys makeswhimsical entertainment.

HUTlBERT1: "Ra~inl or Shine".Joe Cook and Tom Howard in .alaugllablle N'ew York success.

KAJESTIC: "Cafe de Daulse".Drama Lvitll music and dancing,presented by Ben Bernie.

[lEU'ERXlORlY: **Alice ill Wonderlalud".Last twno diay3s of the fairy-taleelassic.

'IRE-1ONT: "lBlackb~irds;".It'll be here ats long as "GoodlNsewvs" y et.'r *i.~l'S:"Enxter Ma~dalme".Keith-AXlbee players with loinsAbarbonall as guest star.

Screen,0ENN"S ST;b;1ATE'': *'The Avwakening;".

GSoodl I)iciL11- eWith V'ilna Banky .iJ-101 aT'll{ fOL I tr v k: 1,Sinl of thlelFathers";'.

Em-il .].nnings in another emo-tional drama.

)LYV3l11l.t and1 VE]NW,%.Y: "My AIzl'Fannie Brice gives Jolson somecompletition.

|10XODEIC - .tnzd EAi CION-: "Prep andlPei)"' axd -P'ower of Silenlce".

-Not as badl as the titles, but-.KI~gTHs M^EMOR9IAIL: "XScalrlet Seals".

Rsichlard Bar thelmess competent.

INTERCOLEGLALTEThat the wheezing and coughing,

'collegiate" Ford must not have it<;3ister conveyance in the air, is thewvarning of Mr. Edward P. Warner,Assistant Secretary of tile Navy illb-arge of Aviation. Mr. Warner, inan address before the Third Inter-collegiate Aviation Conference atYale, pointedl out the danger of fly-ing with any but trustworthy planes.

College men arec beginning to takseto the air in appreciable numbers.Thle Harvard Flying Club and that atthe University of Southern Cali-fornia are two of the most advanee(lstudlent groups. The latter alreadyowns several planes. Europeanistudents, however, surpass the Ameri-cans in flying. One of the speakeclsait the conference cited a meeting inthe Rhone River- section last Augustwhere 400 planes were entered. Eighthundred pilots took part, ninety per-cellt of which were college men.College men won all the prizes.

The popularity of flying has addeda r~ew prohibition to thd-list of "thoushalt -nots" of the Wellesley CollegeHandbook;. The Dean's office issuedthe edict that, "no student whileunder the jurisdiction of the collegemay ride in an areoplane unless per-mission has been granted from theDean's office and t-be written consentof her parents secuored.

The problem of chaperonage hasnot yet !been settled, and is with-out doubt taxing the ingenuity ofmany a (lean of women.

(New Student)

F~ifth. inl the series of letters from the M.I.T. Faculty 'on thesubject of European educational merits comes this, interestingarticle bay Dr. Charle~s Terzaghi, Prof essor of Foundation Engi-I peering at the Institute. Professor Terzagchi received his diplomain Mechanical Engineering from -the University of Graz, Austria,in 1905; since then he has been successively construction superin-t-ende-nt of hydlroelectr1ic powler developments, and in charge ofhydr aul ,c invXestiga~tion and construc~t-ion in the Balkans andnortileln Russia. In 1911 he was awarded the degree of Doctorof Civil En-inleerin- -;at'Graz. For two years be worked in dif-tferent, capacities ill .-,jTestern United States, and during the warl wa s a n- cV Iation officer' in the Austrian army. He became in 1916a prof essor at the Tu rkish imperial U~niversity a t Constantinople,Iandl later a professor- at Robert Collegre, as wuell as a consulting|foundations engineer, fainaly becoming a member of the M.I.T.IFaculty hil 1925. His opinions are obviously the result of an u~n-| sually5 br odd, practical exper ience.

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EdtoiatouriadborM. Brimberg '29 W. B. Schneider *31

NEWS AND SPORTSDEPARTRIETM ST

Assistant to Xinainag EitordtoC. Connable '30

Nilwt EdtorstorE. NV. Harmon '30 F. C. Falinestock '30R. Davis '31 S. C. W~esterfeld '31

E. S. WNorden, Jr. '31

',ev exWriternJ. W. Bah r '31 M. P. Burr '31

*J. R. Swanlton '31

T Ireas~ury D~epartmnentAssistnitlt Tremre~l~rer

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.T .T. ..Alkazin '3J j J. 1. m awlyami '31To the Editor of TrHE TECH: I

Your editorial entitled "BlindBraggadocio" combines the mer it ofcontaining solne grains of truth wvithlth- rnIpqipn(-x- of suea-fsting that

- Thus, it seems that both the Euro-pean and the Amlerican systems havetheir serious drawbacks. It is patheticto see a European faculty seriouslypondlering over the scientific achieve-

I,C. C.Iittlefieldl '32aV.tN. 1.M oore '32?

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A New Year's Resolution!"I will get the Best Food at the

Lowest PricesBy eating at

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Torus & Brother Co, Sept. 4, 1928Kichmond, Va.Gentlemen:

In answer to the challenge of T. J.Roberts of Columbia, S. D., as printedin the Minneapolis Journal dated Sun-day, September 2nd, I have smokedEclgewvorth for twenty-three (23 ) yearsand for two years previous to thattime I smoked Qboid, -which, I believe,is manufactured by your firm.

During this time I have smoked atleast one can each day, and to verifythis statement you may address tleC & C Cafe of this city, where I makeany tobacco purchases.

It may be interesting to know thatmy purchases of Edgeworth duringthis period have totaled more than8395 (eight thousand three hundredninety-five)caiis,representingatotalex-penlditure of mnore than $12119 (twelvehundred fifty-nine dollars).

I have never smoked any otherbrand of tobacco but Edgeworthl dur-ing the twenty-three years.

Yours very truly,(Signed) Chas. Bostock

Justice of the Peace

E-dgew..orth-Extra High Grade,

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Cardinal and Gray FivesPrepare for Brown Games

�Vedneosday at ProvidenceAs the Christmas holidays are now over the basketball team'

are rapidly getting back into shape. On �\,`ednesday evening th'e'Varsity held a short scrimmz-�io-e which showed Oat the team had'suffered some due to the lach of practice over the holidays.

Coach McCarthy sent the teamhrough a vigorous workout last nightResults of Athletic 1 foi- the first heavy scrimmage of the

Ev--nts for December l L_year. As there is no game thisSaturday the team will hold a longscrinima-e this evening. CaptainBASKETBALL i Brocklemail, George Lawson, Dave

Dec. 1 ALT.T. 39 New Bedford 14 Alotter, and Brig Allen are gettingDec. 8 11I.T.T. 34 Boston Univ. 23 1Dec. 15) ALLT. 44 back into shape again. Bob Nel�opwas not out to practice on Wedne�-

Newport N. T. S. 10 clay, but it is expected that be %yjllDec. 19 ALLT. 31 Manhattan 28 be in shape by the tinne of the Brown.

FRESHMAN BASKETBALL ;ganie next Viednesday.Dec. 8 M.T.T.15 Boston Univ-19 1 Freshmen Resume TrainingDec. 15 ALLT. 29 Technology's yearling five are again.

Wentworth Academy 37 back at -,vorh and they are determinedto Nvin their first, �,ietory in the gameiHOCKEY with Brown's froshmen on Wednesday,

Dec. 12 HIT. I Harvard 9 Brown's freshn-len hzive a pretty good,Dcc. 17 INI.I.T. 5 Norwich 0 tean, and as --, resull the Eyigineei-K'

SWIMMING file g:0-Ing to have lots of hard workDec. 12 Interclass Meet won by allead of theln.

Thi,.-4 year the Brown Varsity has,,Juniors. pretty weak team and the Cardii I:;and Gray five should have littlo-,I t i-oublo in talking over the Providence,I Ltean-i. 'lie big game this season'Boxers Training collies 11 Week 'from tomorrow whenthe Beavers encounter flauvard in the

mg -larger Gym. The Crinigon hav6 de-I]H ard For Comi feated Nor-1heastern and they a�eCr going to b le' out for the Eng-ineers"

k3 pring"s 'prefer scalps. If the Cardinal and Gray fiv�-defeots Brown, Harvard will be upagainst an undefeated five that is',.'

Varsity Team Has Several Good to be hard to beat.Alternates In Heaven

Classes

I Although their first Pleet is still a ilong way off, the mittmen have, beell SIMPLEXtraining- 'hard for their spring sched-

t tile. Si-nee no practice was held overthe vacation, the men are working'hard for their comin WIRES AND CABLESg meet witi-i theNavy. The men who are gettinginto shape to represent-, TecbnolocxyIn the coming ineet are Svenson, 175,Horton, 160; Jameson, 145; Cap-tain Bolanos, 135; and Laninioretti, 8N61.1"TED WITH RUBBER

Cristofalo, Clyne, Saavedra, and Joycefor the 12.5 pound position, with 01-le- PAPER OR VARNWHED

man. v.-.nci kalman competing in t1le115 class. Competition will -probably CAMBRIC

be keener in the 125 poundclass, Nvith Lammoretti and Cristo-falo frorn I ast year's yearling ilquad, "Died Joyce, of the Varsity oftwo years ago, who expects to re- Dr&CMLEturn this year. Bob Sidur, of last SIRLEm AL �year's �'-arsity, has been f orced t MANUFACTURERS

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C'nod -\,Colo. He was a member of theSophoinore relay team, and is Verv, CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO

fast on his feet. It is hoped that 'h'e' NRW YORK CLEVK"ND

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niade by Sidbur who was beaten lastyear in the Inter-collegiates by, theultimate champion after winning mostof his fil--"hts of the season

M.I.T.A.A. EVENTS FOR JANUARY

Saturday, January 5:Hockey

17ai-sity vs. New Hanipshire Univ. atDurham, N. H.

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Durham Game Tomorrow,On Saturday, the Varsity sextet will meet New Hampshire

at Durham, at 2:15 o'clock, and if conditions are favorable may:play. a mornin- -ame, which will probably start at 9 o'clock'. Thestartin- lineup is as follows, White, I.w.; Crosby, c.; Cullinanr.w.; Lucy, I.d.; Hazeltine, r.d.; Riley, g.; with Hall, Ford, Dona-hue and Peene as substitutes.

OPEN IN G MEET W 1-1-HMALDEN TOMORROW

;'Election of Captain and ChoiceI of Team to be Made at

Practice Today.

RINEHIMER LOOKS GOOD

With only one more day bef oretheir first meet of the season, thefreshman Swimming Team is busilypreparing to face Malden High at IWalden tomorrow afternoon. CoachBrown has made -no final selection of,entries as yet, but the lineup will bepicked after to-night's practice, so itis important that all freshmen swim- Imers attend. The Captain of thefreshman team will also be electedtoday.

So far it has been difficult to selecta freshman teain, but judging fronithe inter-class meet held beforeChristmas the outstainding men areRinehimer and Sparre for the 50-yard(lash; Ri-nehimer and Teague for the100-yard dash; Proulx, Thomas, andAbott for the 200-yard swim; Levin-son and Beckett for the backstroke;

i Henderson and Lyon for the divingevents; Holst and Huessener for thebreast-stroke. Competition foi- therela, y team has been keen, but it isexpected that it will be Chosen froinamong Rinehi-pner, Proulx, Sparre,Teague, and Thomas.

Var-itv to llvleet Amherstv%-eek tomorrow the Varsitv

tanknien nnake their debut al-ainstAnaherst at Anihert. Under the:watchful eyes of Coach Dean theyiare rapidly snioothing out the vaca-1tion w-rinkles and should be in fineshape for their initial intercollegiatemeet.

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it xill meet George Washington Uni-versity on February 2 and Lafayetteon February 3. The proposition is;Re-,olve(]: '-'That the public should re-tain the ownership of, and developthe principal sources of hydro-elec-tric pow'$,- in the United States."Technolo-y will take the negative sideof this question ii-1 1-111 the. meet-s ar-ran-ed to date.

At Brown University on February29 --he freshmen will have their firstdebate, taking the negative side orthe same question as the Varsity.The freshman team will --o to Prince-ton on March 23 to uphold the ne-a-tive while the remaining part of thesqtuid will uphold the affirmativeagainst a second part of the Princetondebatin.p� team. More debate-, are tobe scheduled as soon as possible forboth the freshmen and the Varsity.

I4Last year the Wild Cats defeated',the Cardinal and Gray by a sinall;margin in the morning game, and tiedthe afternoon game. The hockey!team has been practicing diligentlyover the Christmas vacation, at theBoston Gardens every morning at 7o'clock. Also spurred by their de-cisive victory over Norwich, of 5-0they expect victory over the I\TewHampshire sextet. New Hampshirehas won several minor games, butlas yet their strength is still untested,and although little is known of theteam, it is expected that they willhave a strong team on the ice to greetthe Tech pucksters.

Crosby at center has been especiallyoutstanding in the past games, andbe is expected to be a factor of impor-tance on the Tech offensive. On thedefensive, Riley has been outstandin."at the position of goalie, and he willundoubtedly stop many shots tit t1heCardinal and Gray goal.

Freshmen Start MondayStarting Monday the freshman

squad will be out for practice at theBoston Gardens at 7 o'clock. CoachStewart", who has been devoting allof his time to developin-p, the Varsi-ty, will start coaching, the freshmenfor their coming meet with Boston�,College oii January 18. The freshinansquad has been out over the vacationwith the Varsity, and have acquired;some valuable experience. Those menon the Varsity who have -not been outfor practice are asked to appear at7 o'clock Monday to practice with thefreshmen. Not much is known of thefreshman team. They have neverplayed in a game, and their strengthis still! doubtful, but with the vast, iamount of material that reported at Ithe beginning of the season, the fresh-men should put a good team on theice against Boston College.

TICKET AGENCY ISPLANNED BY T.C.A.

Due to the fact that numerous, Students, at the Institute often experi-ence much inconvenience and delayin obtaining theater tickets, the Tech- Inology Christian Association is at-itempting to formulate a plan by whichtickets may be reserved at their office.

Although all plans to date are ten-tative, it is hoped to allow the stu-dent to -notify the T. C. A. as to thenumber of tickets he. desires, and the Iprice that he wishes to pay. The the-atre box office will then be asked if'.0such tickets are available, and, if sthey will be requested to reserve them.

Letters have been sent to the mana-gers of the various theaters in Bos- 1ton requesting their opinion of thisidea, and if favorable answers arelreceived, it is probable that this -plan Iwill be put into practice.

Flying to a grid game via airplaneis a -new fashion of University ofAkron co-eds. Two of them attempt-ed to, attend the Wooster-Akron gamein a Waco plane piloted by a friendof theirs from Chicago. They hadonly travelled a short part of theirtrip when their motor be-an skipping.,(Since the air at this point had be- Icome very rough, it be-came necessarythat - they make a forced landlng,which was negotiated successfully.

"We just had to go to the game andthe only way left to us was to bum,"explained one of the girls. "We got--ood rides and were only a bit latefor the hick-off: Some big-heartedstudents made room for us to returnwith them."

Gym Schedule

Feb. 9-Bowdoin at Brunswick.Feb. 15-Princeton at Princeton.Feb. 16-Army at West Point.Feb. 23-University of Penn. at

M.I.T.Mar. 2-Dartmouth at M.I.T.Mar. 9-Teniple and Bowdoin at

M.I.T.Mar. 16-Navy at Annapolis.Mar. 23-E.I.G.L. at University

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�Nleeting Harvard in their first mect:on Saturday, at 7 o'clock in Han-ar!Gym, the freshmen are rounding offipto great shape, and hope for a vic-tory to aven-e the defeat they suf-fered at the hands of the Crimson!frosh last year. The yearlings arefull of enthusiam over their first meet,and will give the Crimson a real bat-tle.

After final tryouts the final teamis as follows; Axford, 115, Lazar, 125,;Knoelle, 135, Vassolotti, 135. Negus155, Ward, 165, and Rudnick, 175pounds, with Rabinowitz in the unthn,ted. Axford, and Lazar are particu-larly good in the positions of 115, and i125 pounds respectively, and are ex- �P�cted to win their matches. Axford!has been appointed captain for thefirst meet, after which the team %,.,ill Ielect a captain. Axford has alreadybeen on the freshman soccer team,Card looks very prom ising- in the 115 1pound berth with the yearling mat-inen. Rudnick, in the 171 5 pound class,has, had very little practice, and hadno competition in his class and theoutcome of his match is doubtful. All;of the other men have been out sincethe beginnin- of the season, and willundoubtedly make a fine showing Sat-urday night. i

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Wednesday, January 9:7:00 P.M.-Basketball

Freshmen7:00 P.M.-WrestlincrZD

Freshmen

vs. Malden Hio-h at Tdalden

vs. Brown at Providence

vs. Tufts in Hangar Gym1-11>8:00 P.M.-WrestlingZD

Varsity vs. Tufts in Han.-Iar Gym8:00 P.M.-Basketball

Varsity vs. Brown at Pi-ovidence

Saturday, January 12:2:00 P.M.-Swimm ingZ__.I

Freshmen vs. Browii at Providence2:30 P.M.-Swimming

Varsity vs. Amherst at Aniherst, Mass.7:00 P.M.-Basketball

Freshmen vs. Harvard in Han,-,--,ar Gym8:00 P.M.-Basketball

Varsity vs. Harvard in Hangar GymWrestling

Varsity vs. Yale at New HavenFreshmen vs. Yale at New Haven

Two and 3-Button Coats-someDouble Breasted

tailored at Fashion Park

$ .50

our usual prices $60 to $75

-the name "Fasbion Park" is a guaranteeof smart cut and fine tailoring

-worsteds in browns, grays and fancyblues

Saturday, January 26:7:00 P.M.-Track

Kni,--,hts of Columbus Games

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These discussion groups are opento members of the instructing staff,Graduates, Seniors and Juniors in thehonor groups. Those who plan toattend these meetings should arrangeto attend both days, those who attendare expected to take part in the dis-cussion. Students who desire to seeeither of the leaders for personal con-ference will find them available inProfessor Barker's office Room 4-203on Tuesday January 8th from 9:30till 12:00.

T EPERTORYH l i Back Bay 7000

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OFFICIAL BULLETIN Department of InteriELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Map Showing Ci

A colioquium will be conducted by Mr. J. O'R. Coleman of thel,National Electric Light Association and Mr. R. F. Davis of the Ameri- Is Part of Government Program

can Telephone and Telegraph Co. on Including Mineral and

ior Issues New"Stairway Beautified by

lassification of Plains Cubist Designs on Walls

westward extension of that boundary Much speculation has beenthrough central Wyoming. The map aroused of late by those fre-

indicates by conventional symbols quenting the East end of Build-areas of first, second, and third grade ing 8, as to whether this vicinitydry-farming lands, rough and phys- was visited by an earthquakercally tillable grazing land, sand hills, during Christmas vacation orand irrigated lands. The text con- whether ,the interior decoratorstaines a definition of the land types at work at the Institute had gone

and furnishes information concerning in for cubist or modernist art.the character and yields of crops that The smooth surface of the plasterare commonly produced by dry farm- has been broken up into a maze

ing and the methods and practices of weird geometrical figures, re-used in such development, as well as sembling some of the paintingsin utilizing the grazing land. It also which may be observed in moderncontains a discussion of physical galleries.characteristics, dominant types of On the third and fourth floorsnative vegetation, rain and snowfall, the investigator encounters sev-length of growing season, soil tex- eral men dressed in white andture, and other conditions that relate carrying trowels, who seem atto the utility of the lands. first glance to be the authors of

l Field work and other information all this destruction. They, how-collected by the Geological Survey ever, justify themselves by ex-primarily for administrative use by plaining that all the excavationthe Secretary of the Interior supply has been 'or the purpose ofthe basis of the map. Such maps, mending the cracks to which

are belived to be of extensive value plaster is very susceptible. Theyl and interest to the general public, have been at work since the start

however, especially those interested of the holidays, and expect to bein the semiarid plains of the Middle finished within the next twoWest. Copies of the map, with the weeks.explanatory text, are on sale at 50cents by the Geological Survey at !, rashington, D. C. JDAVIS, COLEMAN TO

ADDRESS COLLOQUIUM

Power SurveyInductive CoordinationThe discussion group will meet in Room 10-275 from 3:00 to

5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7 and Tuesday, January 8.

BIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTHA meeting of the Sedgwick Biological Society will be held

Wednesday, January 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma Rogers Room.Officers for the next term will be elected. All members are urged to

~be present.

CALENDARMonday, January 7

3:00-Electrical Engineering Colloquium, Room 10-275.

Tuesday, January 83:00-Electrical Engineering Colloquium, Room 10-275.

.6:00-Boston A. I. E. E. Lecture and Dinner, North Hall.

Wednesday, January 96:00-Civil Engineering Society Dinner Meeting, North Hall.

:6:00-Corporation XV Dinner Meeting, Grill..7:00--Chemical Society Smoker, Faculty Dining Room.

7:00-Basketball, Varsity and freshman games, Providence.

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SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL records with Mr. McCarthy and make

The Sophomore Football Team up all cuts before January 19.

Team will have a picture taken in To substitute crew for P. T. 2 a

Room 11-004 Saturday morning at clear record in P. T. 1. is required.

8:g30 o'clock. All members must ap- Men wishinw to substitute crew for

pear. P. T. 2 may do so by signing for itin Mr. McCarthy's office any morningbefore 12 o'clock from January 4 to

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I According to a report issued by!the Geological Survey, Department!of the Interior, preliminary to finalpublication in cooperation with theDepartment of Agriculture, a map ofagricultural classifications of landsin western Kansas and southwesternNebraska, was made in connection withstudies of problems relating to utili-zation of lands in the public domain.These studies are part of a broadgovernmental conservation programthat includes the mineral and powerresources of the public domain whichare well known to have a vast presentand potential value. By far the great-er part of the public land, however,derives its sole economic value fromits capacity to produce food, either inthe form of cultivated crops that canbe harvested and sold in the marketsor in the form of native vegetationthat can be harvested by grazing ani-mals. For the best interests of theNation and more especially of the

j West, these agricultural resourcesneed protection and wise development.Therefore all regions containing pub-lic land are being classified to deter-mine their highest utility, whetherfor the production of cultivated crops,a combination of cultivation and graz-ing alone.

This report consists of a text de-fining the several land types and out-lining their agricultural uses ac-compained by a map showing the lo-cation and extent of the land types.It is the second of a series of fivemaps relating to the high semiarid

takentoda in Rom 1-003 at 5:15.taken today in Room 11-003 at 5:15. REGISTRATION MATERIAL plains region lying between the Rocky

Atll those who were il "The Hairy Students who have not obtained Mountains and the Mississippi Valley

Ape" and "At the Sign of the Greedy their registration material should get and extending from the south bound-

pig"tare. invied tollrwl be inchisarged.Pig"tare Onviedollar wil be ithirgrp it immediately from the Information aries of Colorado and Kansas to theOffice. north boundary of Nebraska and a

Registration material must be -re-CREW turned to Room 3-106 not later than A E

· All freshmen substituting crew for 1 o'clock, Friday, January 11 to -E. S. MembersP. T. 1. must check their attendance avoid the fine of $5.00. r '

Hear H~older ofI Institute Committee; William B.CIRCUS PROPO S AL Thomas '29, President of the M. I. T.-A A.; Ralph B. Atkinson '29; Altitude RecordD.George TLogan '29; Albert L.

ERiehl n'29; HandTeodore C Plane Catches Fire Four Times InMUCH DISCUSSION -~10.Headed by Lawrence C.

Hamlin '29, General Manager of Breath-Taking DiieTEE TECH; those opposed to the Through Skies

All-Tech Carnival Recommended recommendation were John F. Ben-nett '30, President of the Junior

to Take Place of Former Class; Horace S. Ford, Jr. '31, Presi- (Continued from Page 1)

Annual Event dent of the Sophomore Class; Joseph altitudes. The medical men made

Paul '2, President of the freshman: estimates which ranged from 3 to 25

class; Gordon F. Rogers '29; William liters per minute. These were re-

MANY OBJECTIONS RAISED Baumrucker '29; Robert B. Free- jected and Lt. Champion started toman '31; and Thomas E. Sears '32. experiment. There seemed to be no

(Continued from Page 1) The Circus of former years was exact method to determine it. Onunder the supervision of a committee some flights he would return with

drganizations, fraternities and dormi- appointed for that purpose by the headaches due to lack of oxygen, at

tories. This enabled only a few to Institution Committee. Practically other times he felt peppy and vigor-

take actual part in the program its entire support as far as the floats,; oue and came down "floating from

while the others had to stand and booths, stunts, and the like were con-! cloud to cloud." At last he found

watch the performances. It was due cerned, came f rom the undergraduate I the condition of the saliva in the

to this inactivity that it -was thought organizations such as activities, fra- Imouth was the most exact and sen-

that the roughhousing resulted. ternities and dormitories. As for the i sitive guage. If the oxygen was de-

Under the new proposal all students crowd which came, it seemed as; creased the saliva increased, while

who attended were to be enabled to though the whole of Technology to an excess left the mouth feeling dry.

take an active part. The Carnival a mnan turned out. In fact, about: The second problem was the mag-

was also considered a diversion for the largest crowds of students as- neto. Its manufacturers refused to

the students in the spring which senobled at the Institute in recent guarantee it above 25,000 feet. At

would enable them to get away from years were at the Circus, Field Day, t h i s altitude the air is not dense

the grind of studying and to enjoy and the passing of Herbert Hoover. enough and breaks down as a dielec-

themselves on such an occasion. It Starting as it did on the afternoon tric. This was solved by sealing the

was also intended to be anl outlet of April Fools' Day, the entire affairimagneto and hooking it up with the

for'student enthusiasm and to serve was a huge burlesque, additional gaity supercharger. At the low pressure,

the same purpose as Field Day in having been produced in the at- the -'asoline boiled off in the tank

this respect. riosphere by the appearance of "The and the pump became vapor bound.

Oppose Recommendation Filter Paper" earlier in the day. The: The supercharger remedied this by

There were many arguments parade of floats and mammers, which increasing the pressure to .3 pounds

against the proposed Carnival and was the afternoon event, started in per square inch.

in the discussion which resulted these front of Walker and slowly rollicked! According to Lt. Champi on's ex-

pohits, were greatly emphasized. The around lo Massachusetts Avenue, e there is a critical altitude

main objection was the fact that it Ithence to Buaround 30,000 feet at which evel y-

was: the Circus undeer a new name ended up on the drill ground between this, hes ot As an every-

arid' that there would be the same Walker and Building 2. On the fromnt ting was nornml, the n a fat ihn of white-

charters for roughhouse as in formler page is the picture of the best float of; smoke appeared at the exhaust, foi-

times. Only a limited number would the 1927 Circus; it was typical, al- o n o

be able to take part in the various though rather more dignified than tihe nmotor died. It was found thwalt

events at the same time. It would most of the entrants in the parade. 'the pump had to lift oil 20 inches,

be impossible for a committee to The march wvas led by a hired band. the pressure was so low it could not

provide enough events to keep all and sonewvihere in its midst weas the' ( it. The crank ease was sealed

the students interested at the same customary w ater wagon bearing the and the supercharger again was called

time. This brought up the argument officials, who were dressed for the upon to remedy the situation.

that since it as an affair for the X occasion in top hats and cut-aways. Ice on the goggles was another

students it would also be impossible I After the crowd had become tired out source of danger. The wrearm moist

to take care of the-r chowd if even |bYy their antics, every one wandered ail which was exhaled remained in-

half of the student body attended. home for supper.Due to the fact that th e C a r nival s~~-ide the face mask, this condensed on

Many Acts Given the glasses and froze. It was neces-is an old affair livw growing obsolete .sary thereafter to breathe through a

and practicall.y" disappearing it wa5- At odd intervals during the even- pipe which allowed the oxygen to be

stated that evien if it was rejuvenated in~g there would be some ring stunts sprayed in from the tank and the

at Technology it would not last and put on, after much exertion on the iwaste air to be exhaled outside the

that in all probability it would fall part of the management. Vaudeville; mask. Electrically heated clothes

away and be a failure. It was argued acts. chariot races, burlesque fights, were not used as they are stiff. heavy,

that a Carnival of the proposed type and such things were the usual attract- and require a source of energy which

would not be able to :establish a tions. At the last Circus, the crowd would add weight to the load.

tradition such as the old tradition of broke up the ring and added a tug- During the flight on which the

the Circus, due to the ibove facts. of-war to the list. r, establishedTo gie evry oe a hanc to record of 38,474 feet -was etbihd

Ha vo Lt. Champion had what he termiedWhenthe uesion f wethe ofso:noithing, a prize was offered for the "hard luck." Hie became uneonscious'Whenthe uesion f wethe ormost original costume, in addition totepaesoitoavrcldi,

not the proposed Carnival should be Ithose for the best float, booth, ad 0 the engine speed jumped an vetica dvea-

held th~~~~ ~ is erwsptt oei ring stunt. The awarding of these! tons and cylinder head were torn out.

Was necessary to have a -recount. prizes came as the last event of the Coming down crippled, the ship caug-ht

When this was taken it was found evening's program, and was taken by; fire four times, each time the fire was

that the proposal had been defeated the tired revelers as the sign to break, extinguished by diving. At the con-

by a close margin. `T-tkose principally up after they had been urged for 'half! elusion of his' talk, the audience

Rtichard. Boyer '29, Secretary of the Ian hour by the wovrn-out` committee ijoined in an informial discusion.

in favor of the mor'on we-re M. in charge.

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TH-E- T-ECH- -

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Course 1-A OmitsSummer Term Work

In Freshman YearCooperative Course in Railroad

Operation Removes 150Hours of Work

Course I-A, which requires con-tinuous work until the end of theSophomore year has removed someof its requirements. The changes inthe cooperative course in RailroadOperation will be effective this sum-mer and the work will be materiallyreduced.

According to the new requirementsthe following courses will be omitted:Surveying and Plotting, 1.02; Foundry,2.192; Machine Tool Laboratory, 2.971;amounting to a total of 150 hours. Theonly subjects which must be takenduring the summer are to be thoseat Camp Technology.

This cooperative course in RailroadOperation was first announced a yearago and students are now registeredin the first three years of the course.The Boston and Maine Railroad allowsthe Institute the opportunity of work-ing on and studying the operation oftheir lines throughout New England.

GRADUATE CHEMISTSWILL HOLD MEETING

Starting its activities for the year,the Technology-Harvard ChemicalClub will hold a meeting at the Ameri-can Academy of Arts and Sciences, 28Newbury Street, Boston, next Tuesdayevening at 8:00 o'clock.

Mr. S. H. Webster of Harvard willspeak on the subject: "The Constitu-tion and Behavior of Certain Cobaltand Rhodium Ammines." Ralph C.Young of Technology will give anaddress on "The Influence of Structureon the Breaking by Heat of theCarbon-Oxygen Bond in CertainEthers."

This club is composed of membersof the instructing staff and graduatestudents in the Chemistry and allieddepartments of both Technology andHarvard.

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