CAMBRIDGE, MASS.FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 1949PR i C E FIVE -CENTSVOL. LXIX NO. 36

THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPEROF THE M.I.T. UNDERGRADUATES

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Reaffirming the Institute's posi-tion of "unequivocal opposition, tocommunism and to any externalcontrol of the teaclWr which re-quires him to distort his researchor teaching in accord with any'party line' or other dictates fromwithout his own mind," PresidentJames R. Killian, Jr., told membersof the Corporation recently that"membership in the CommunistParty disqualifies teachers becauseit involves adherence to doctrinesand discipline completely inc~cn-sistent with the principles of free-dom on which American educationdepends."

Dr. Killian, in his first annualreport as President of the Institute,asked for important advances intheory of education. Calling for afusion of science and humanitiesinto a broad humanism resting onboth, yet weakening neither, hepointed out that specialization,tempered by less isolationism amongscholars .and more linkages be-tween fields of scholarship, will beone of America's continuing needsduring the second half of theTwentieth Century.

Personal DignityDr. Killian also stated that edu-

cation must not only train men todo complex specialized work, butalso cultivate.in these men.* rever-ence for the dignity of the indi-vidual. Education is most effectivewhen it strengthens the virtues of·personal dignity, self-reliance, andself-understanding.

In regard to the progress of theInstitute, President Killian reportedthe largest building program in thehistory of the Institute, with theexception of the initial construc-tion at its present site. Among themost important of these were theCharles Hayden Memorial Library,now partially occupied; a super-sonic wind tunnel erected withfunds provided by the U. 8. Navy,

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Upper ClassmenNow Forbidden

Ken Reeves FeaturesExclusive Frosh Hop

Freshmen will not be required towear their ties to the freshmen ac-quaintance dance tomorrow nightin Walker Memorial. The InstituteConmmittee in last Wednesday'smeeting decided that freshmenmust merely bring their ties alongwith their registration cards in or-der to be admitted to the dance.

Featuring Ken Reeves and hisorchestra, this dance, new this year,was originated to give the "timid"freshmen a chance to get ac-quainted with some of the womenfrom nearby schools, without com-petition from the upperclassmen.

The deans of most of the girls'schools in and around Boston havebeen contacted, and more than 600girls are expected to attend. Toprevent congestion of couples onthe dance floor, arrangements havebeen made to use both Morss Halland the gym on the third floor ofWalker Memorial.

Although the orchestra will playin the main ballroom, ample musicfor dancing will be piped upstairsthrough arrangements with stationWMIT. Refreshments will be servedonly in the gym so that more roomwill be available downstairs fordancing.

Hosts for the occasion are themembers of the Institute Commit-tee.

SENIOR PICNICTicket sales for "Columbang,"

the Senior Class Columbus Daypicnic, will be stopped at 5:00p.m. today.

Bridge Deadoine s December 129Surfacing To Cost Haf M.h'on

With practically the whole 2,165-foot span of the Technology Bridgeripped up by this time, we figureit's time to let our readers know thelatest developments in the bridgesituation, so here it is:

First of all, repairs are scheduledto be finished not later than De-cember 12; this date is called forin the contract between the cityand the Marinucci Brothers Con-struction Company, so we can bereasonably sure that the work willbe finished by that time. As ourreaders will remember, the bridgewas closed on September 12 andthus far, everything is progressingas scheduled.

Half Million DollarsCosts of repairs on the structure

are estimated to cost over one-halfmillion dollars, with the major por-tion of that sum being spent on re-surfacing. Forty-seven thousanddollars alone will be spent on a newpaint job.

Many of our readers may haveWondered how the countless sec-tions of steel grid (which havebeen arriving on trucks for thePast week) will be used in the re-

construction process. After beinglaid down cn the superstructure,the five and one-quarter inch steelgratings will be filled with Portlandcement and topped with bituminousconcrete.' This new surface replacesthe old ten and one-half inchthickness of pine cross-trees, mas-tic, and cobblestones.

Raise the BridgeSince the new surface will be

five and one-quarter inches thinnerthan the old one, the whole bridgewill have to be raised by thatamount in order to maintain theproper grade with MassachusettsAvenue. Small hydraulic lifts jackthe bridge up at each of the piersIn the same manner one would jackup an automobile.

While the bridge is jacked up, thebearings of the bridge with thepliers are being replaced. Thesebearings were of two types: rollerand fixed. Roller bearings are usedat every other pier in order to al-low for expansion of the bridge dueto changes in temperature. Therewere six rollers in each bearing and

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Enrolment FiguresClassify CoursesBy Single Classes

Number Of Veterans,Five Largest CoursesBrought Out In Survey

The lists of figures which are in-cluded in this article were pub-lished for the curious and themathematical-minded statisticians.

There are 3845 undergraduates(enrolled September 21, 1949) whichcomprises 71% of the entire studentbody. With the use of a slide ruleone may discover that the totalenrollment is 5,408. This leaves1,563 Graduate students at the In-stitute. The veterans now numberapproximately 1,925, or 35.5% of thetotal student body.

Upon inspection of the followingtable, one may find that the fivelargest courses (including their op-tions) are VI and VIA, 980; II andIIB,476;

712; X, XA and XB, 693; VIII,and XV, 413.

Course '53 '52I 57 50II 108 133II-B - -III --1 46IV-A 26 30IV-B 2 2V 35 30VI 165 161VI -A - -VII 9 14VII-A - 6VIII 92 75IX-A - -IX-B - -X 98 90X-A -X-B - -XI - -XII 7 22XIII 17 12XIII-A- -XIII-C 2 5XIV 5 14XV 47 103XVI 40 50XVI-B - -XVII 11 30XVIII 13 25XIX 3 10XX 1 5XX-A - -Industrial

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EngineeringTotal 748 913

'51 '50 Grad. 'Total61 55 53 276

134 186 132 69319 - - 1946 '-9 t 2426 , 101 242.4_2 53 19 170

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VOO DOO

Rumor has it that any frustratedfreshman (or upperclassman) whomissed the formal VooDoo smoker,which is more fully covered, or un-covered, on page two, will beheartily welcomed if he goes upto the VooDoo office, on the third-floor of Walker, Monday afternoonat 5:00 p.m. According to AndrewC. Price, '50, supposed GeneralManager, anyone considered unfitby other activities will be happilyaccepted by the mag.

Morss Hall Will Be SceneOf 5:15 Halloween Dance

On Saturday, October 22, in MorssHall of Walker Memorial, the 5:15Club will hold a Halloween Ball.The dance is not to be a costumeaffair; attire will be informal.

Ernie Lawrence will furnish musicfor dancing from 8:00 p.m. till mid-night, with the hall being decoratedappropriately for Halloween. Therewill be an entertainment act at in-termission and. refreshments will beserved.

Tickets, which will be priced at$2.40 per couple, will go on sale inBuilding 10 two weeks before the

alls.

Open House at the Institute will be held as scheduled thisyear, it was decided at the second meeting of Institute Commit-tee last Wednesday. The bi-annual spring event is customarilyheld on.a Saturday afternoon and includes exhibits and activitiesopen to the public. The 1949-1950 Budget for the Under-graduate Association including

-Opton Needed

For Technique-Thorough ActivitiesCoverage Anticipated

For those interested in owning a1950 Technique, putting off buyingan option till too late may meanyou'll not be able to purchase one.According to Mark Baxter '50, Busi-ness Manager, only those who pur-chase. options will receive the 1950Technique. As an aid to decision,the Managing Board has proposed'a dollar reduction in all optionspurchased before January 1, 1950.

Despite current rumors, it hasbeen reported officially that theTechnique netted about forty dol-lars last year. However, with thisyear's sales system, there will notbe an appreciable loss taken withextra copies of the year book.

Bigger Than .:ast Yea.rThis year's Technique will ex-

ceed last year's tome by about sixtypages. The explanation for thisincreased volume is the fact thatthe Institute Committee is-payingfor all sections covering the activ-ities; thus all activities, societies,and personnel connected with Tech-nology will be included in the yearbook. In previous years each ac-tivity paid for its 'own page. Underthis new system, the staff of theTechnique will take the initiativeto see that each section of the In-stitute family will be treatedequally.

a $50,000 activities appropria-tion was also approved.

Election of a chairman of theOpen House Committee was de-ferred to the next meeting ofthe Committee. This man willselect a group to assist him inthe promotional, organiza-tional, and reception aspects ofthe event. The action followsrecent approval of the openhouse by the administration.

Procedure ChangedThe $50,000 appropriation in the

budget printed elsewhere is a sig-nificant item. The usual procedurehas been to take a fixed percentagefrom each tuition payment ratherthan allot a flat amount. With, a,slight decrease in enrollment thisterm, a drop in activity allocationshas been avoided. The sum averagesabout thirteen dollars for everyundergraduate. Also of interest isthe designation of $3,950 from thisactivities fund to. pay for activitysp.a e. in_the 1950 Tecniaqae., _ .

John C. Kern '50, chairman of theBudget Committee and treasurer ofDhe Institute Committee, was electedrepresentative of the Institute un-dergraduate body to the HarvardCooperative Society Board of Di-rectors.

Elections PlannedPlans for the fall elections as

formulated by the Elections Com-mittee were approved. These callfor a petitioning period to begin onThursday, October' 13. The dead-line for -petitions, which should be

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UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION BUDGET

1 July 1949 to 30 June 1950 (Tentative)

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION .... . ............ -$40,500.00Less cost of 40 pages coverage in Technique's

Student Activities Section at $25 per page . . 1,000.00

INSTITUTE COMMIITTEEGeneral ............... 1................... ,620.00Budget Committee .115.00Elections Commnittee .125.00National Student Association Committee .... 518.00Public Relations Committee ....... 300.00Student Faculty Committee 265.00Total cost of 118 pages coverage in Technique's

Student Activity Section at $25.00 per page 2,950.00Walker Memorial Committee .............. 375.00

CLASSES1950 ........................1951 . .......... ... . ... .... ......1952.

50.00100.00150.00

1953 ........................................ 300.00

ACTIVITY FUNDDebating Society .......................... 650.00Musical Clubs ............................. 1,100.00WMIT ........ 400.00

RESERVE FOR PRIOR YEAR'S EXPENDITURESMINIMUM WORKING CAPITAL .............

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6,268.00

600.00

2,150.00

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TOTAL IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FUNDSBalance from prior years .................. . 728.93Student Activities Appropriation (UBB) ..... 50,000.00 $50,728.93

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IThe TechVOL. LXIX FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949 NO. 36

3MANAGING BOARDGeneral Manager ............ ............................. Norman B. Champ, Jr., '50Business Manager .................. ........................... David M. Benenso, '0Editor ................. ander Rubin, '50Managing Editor ......................................................... David' sReler, '50

Assignments ....... Willia R. Miller,Ass'ts ........... Charles Beaudette,

.Newell J. Trash,Sports .......... Leo Sartori,

Ass'ts. ............. Morton Bosniak,-Eugene S. Lubarsky,

EDITORS'51 Features ..... ...Marvn C. Grossman, '51'52 Ass'ts .......t. Edward B. Stringham, '51'52 George L. Mellor, '52

Exchange .......... Donald A. Young, '50'50 Photograpby ...... Hasbrouck Fletcher, 'l1'51 ' News ............. John R. Sevier, '51'51 Assoc. Ed . ....... Thomas G. Hagan, '51

MANAGESAdvertising ........... David A. Janls, '51 Treasurer ............. Edward A. Ort, '51

Ass'ts ........... Richard H. Koenig, '50 Publicity ............. Warren Marcus, '50Richard H. Silverman '52 Office ...... Frank E. Heart, '51

Circulation .... Sheldon B. Herskovitz, G'51i Ass't ... Robert M. Lurie, '52Ass't. - Marc L. Aelion, '51 Personnel ............ David M. Ullne, '50Assoc. for Sales .. Robert E. Bagnall, '50 . Ass't .............Rodger K. Vance, '52

STAFF MEMBERSRobert' B. Astrachan, '52; Robert B. Bacastow, '52; Lydia R. Bacot, '52; Malcolm Baschinscky.'51; Lewis Berger, '50; Donald J. Bernitt, '50; Annette G. Bousquet, '52; Melvin Cerier, '52:William P. Chandler, '52; W. Scott Connor, '51: Charles F. Cordes, '51; Walter E. Dietz, '52;John A. Dixon, '52; Robert T. Dorris, '52;, William W. Dunn, '52; Harvey Elmenberg, '52;Mitchell E. Green, '52; Errnest A. Grunsfield, '52; Charles A. Honlgsberg, '52; Robert W. Jeffery,'52; Thomas Kennedy, '52; John C. Lowry, '52; Jerome Meislln '52; Edward B. Mlkrut, '50;James H. Murray, '52; William F. O'Neil, '52; Dirk Plummer, '52; John P. Rabbott, '52; JohnB. Schutt, '51.; Paul M. Seever, '52; Stuart D. Shaw, '50; Nathan HI. Sivin, '52; John W.Stearns, '52; Leonard G. Taigman, '521 John B Ten Eyck, '52; Robert F. Walsh, '52; Georgei. Weiss, '52.

EDITORIAL BOARDDale O. Cooper, '51; Fred Vanderschnmidt, '51.

OFFICES OF THE TECHNews and Editorial-Room 3a0', Walker Memorial, Cambridge, Maass.

Telephones KI rklad 7-1881, 7-1882

Business-Room 335, Walker Memorial. Telephone KI rkland 7-1881.Mall Subscription $3.00 per year, $5.00 for two years.Published every Tuesday and Friday during college year, except during college vacation.Entered as second class matter December 9, 1944, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass.,

under the Act of March 31, 1879.Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., College Pub-

ulshers Representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.

Night Editor: Dale O. Cooper, '51Ass't Night Editor: Rodger K. Vance, '52

PARKING STALEMATENearly everyone around here is perfectly aware that the

parking situation at the Institute is rotten. From 8:45 a.m. to5:15 p.m. the various lots are jammed with cars, and, MDCto the contrary notwithstanding, vehicles line Memorial Driveand Massachusetts Avenue. The size of Technology's commut-ing population, both students and staff, is only emphasized by

the barrenness of the parking fields over the week-ends.Not very long ago, we received a communication in our

office asking, "How about a scathing editorial on parking?"Frankly, we don't know where to begin to scathe. Tell theadministration that we have a parking problem and its repre-sentative wearily replies that the powers that be know all aboutit. Furthermore, he immediately volunteers half a dozen

reasons why nothing can be done to mitigate the situation justnow, all of them very good reasons too. Primarily, there is alack of funds; after all, in spite of contrary popular opinion,the Institute is not made of money. Within the past year orso two new parking areas have been opened, and the othershave been enlarged and resurfaced. For the present, theInstitute can don only so much anid no more.

Human'OstrichDiscards Plumes

By GEORGE MELLOR -

In an attempt to share the pub--lic's eye, Voo Doe again ran its ex-hibition of the female epidermis.At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October5, Rockwell Cage was filled with agroup of corrupted individuals whohad yielded to their more basicdrives.

Between the scheduled start andthe actual start of the performance,otherwise bored spectators wereably, entertained by the frequentantics of Sergeant Sam Gordon,who thereaITer gave some spark toa dull program.

The master of ceremonies was, ofcourse, the Yonkers hamster, JosephS. Gottlieb, '50, who with an Irishand German mixed accent intro-duced the day's principal, DawnNight. Miss Night riding atop herhotrod chariot made a triumphantentrance with a herald of honkinghorns and apprehensive sighs.

To the faintly audible efforts ofa pair of spinnet ticklers, Miss Nightgracefully strode onto the stage.Thereafter she strode gracefullyabout the stage, and as she wasthusly striding, pertinent parts ofher ensemble were eliminated-gracefully, of course.,-until a faintrosy tinge of color was detected inthe cheeks of Miss Night's em-barrassed countenance.

To the rescue of this fair damselcame Joe Gottlieb again. In orderto allow Miss Dawn time to gaincomposure, Joe read one of hisunique poems extolling the culturalthings of life.

Before tongues could be reeled inDawn returned. What little hadbeen saved during her first stintwas spent now. Verbal intercoursebetween Dawn and sundry personsin the audience resulted in a smat-tering of laughs and yowls.

Her performance ended, MissSNight ran to vie open' arms of VooDoo staffmen, who succeeded inhustling her and her discarded gar-ments away before the mobs de-scended.

One can say with justification that the MDC hasn't eased 200 Techmen Chasethe problem at all with their wholesale distribution of parkingtickets on Memorial Drive. If the Commission hadn't gottensticky about the matter and begun handing out summonses atall times of the day, a student whose last class ended at 4:00p.m. might be able to park during the day and then take his

car home before the evening rush. But then too, Techmen areno angels; given the privilege to park until 4:00, they would,without much doubt, gum up the street till well into the rushperiod. Perhaps, however, the MDC can be prevailed upon to

to easy on enforcement during the day.The only hope for immediate alleviation that we can see

would be for all car owners to trade in their present vehicles forCrosleys and Austins. The long run solution leaves two alterna-tives, fewer cars or more parking space. The completion ofEastgate, with its underground parking facilities, will helpsomewhat, and when further housing construction takes placeon the west campus, parking areas will have to be an integralpart of the program. There are only three ways in which pres-ent parking areas can be expanded, up, down, and sideways.As a rule, we are against ant further lateral extension; use ofland for automobile storage gives it low utility, and heavensknows, Technology has little enough grass and recreation areaas it is now. There are two smallish tracts on Briggs Fieldadjoining the west parking lot, however, that we're sure noone would miss if they were incorporated into the presentfacilities. A parking area under Briggs Field would be idealprovided the filled land and the Institute budget could standthe strain of the excavation, unlikely circumstances. Anothersolution that has been proposed is the construction of parkingdecks above the present lots. Asthetically speaking, such asolution would do a minimum of harm hidden from view in theInstitute's back lot in the east and north areas. Due care shouldbe exercised in planning these structures to prevent them fromever interfering with any buildings that might be put up in thefuture. Until relatively recently, the Institute has been weak onmaking provision for rational expansion, but that is anotherstory that we may discuss at a later date.

We've nearly filled a column with talk about parking andnot come up with a feasible immediate solution. If anyone hasa good answer to the parking problem, let us know and we'lleagerly publish it.

Sorority SouvenirSeekers In Dorms

Six sorority pledges interruptedthe complacency of dormitory lifelast Monday, when they venturedinto the Dorms looking for sou-venirs. After collecting a few VooDoo's, MIT t-shirts, book covers,and what not, they began collect-ing a huge crowd of eager beavers.Firecrackers boomed and the girlsbegan to scream and retreat backtoward Building 6.

About 200 Techmen began tofollow. The girls quickened theirpace, and soon the Techmen hadthem running into Building 6. How-ever, Alfred R. Paashaus, '51, andWilliam C. Plouffe, '50, not to beoutwitted, waited at the Building7 exit and soon the frightenedlittle ladies appeared.

They were stranded without car-fare to get back to Harvard Square,where they said they resided. Itseems as though they were headedback to an unidentified college,probably Sargent or Radcliffe.

Since Paashaus and Plouffe areExecutive Board Flying Club mem-bers, they invited them up for acruise, and soon found that one ofthe girls lived in (wanted a ride to-, that is) Maryland, and anotherin Connecticut. Their names wereeasy to remember, since three wereNancy and another Taffy.

STUDENT FIRNITURETo buy, or to sell, visit the HARVARDFURNITURE CO., INC., 872 Mass, Ave.,Cambridge.

-NEW & USED-Studio couches, easy chairs, desks, endtables, lamps, fire equipment, rugs, andbric-a-brac.Free delivery, serving students for 15 yearsat M.I.T., Harvard, B.U., and other colleges.

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A gentleman we knew walkedinto a nearby hostelry a while agoand proceeded to order a cup ofcoffee, When the waitress placedthe liquid in front of the patron,our Techman asserted, "There is ameniscus in this coffee." The un-suspecting girl promptly poured thestuff down the drain and obtainedanother cup. Whereupon our friendagain indignantly repeated his ac-cusation. Enough is enough, quotethe girl, "Drop dead."

Officials have informed us thatthe construction work now goingon between Walker Memorial andthe Dormitories is not the begin-nings of a moat, designed to keeppeople out of the building. Theofficial source alleges that the workis being done by members of theFreshmen class, looking for oldquizzes.

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Excerpts from Dormitory Corn-mittee Meeting:

".. Chairman of the InstituteCommittee Judicial Committee pre-sented to Dorm Comm a descrip-tion of Jud Comm and the type ofperson best qualified for member-ship thereon preceding the electionof the Dorm Comun Jud Commchairman. The chairman of DormComm Jud Commn is a member ex-officio of Inst Comm Jud Comm..."

How comm?

The other day we noticed a signproclaiming "T.C.A. Classes in Mll."We think it is a fine thing for T.C.A.to go to the trouble of making surethat our students get this basicmathematics firmly in hand, forcertainly the rest of our freshmen'sscientific learning rests heavilyupon this foundation. What bothersus is the fact that an organization,outside of our regular academic ad-ministration should have to per-form the duties that our professorsand instructors are supposed to do.Certainly, in this particular case,special classes could be held forour new students if they find theyare having difficulty keeping upwith the regular work. We believethere are enough students to war-rant this. We hope that our Mathdepartment can set an example bythinking twice before taking it forgranted that members of the Classof '53 already have completed acourse in college calculus.

Lever Brothers is having a nicenew home built for them on ParkAvenue, reportedly made out ofSoap Flakes. But they're only mov-ing their business offices. The fac-tory stays. Life just wouldn't bethe same without the Lever factory.

There's no one moreDAPPER than thePHI BETA KAPPA. . who frequents the Fife& Drum Room. Or, for thatmatter, any of the gcyyoung college set who findthe Fife & Drum Room theperfect rendezvous fordelicious food, congenialatmosphere, and superbdance music. Never acover or minimum.

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Professor T. FishIs the Course XVV isiting Letturer

As a part of the moving of CourseXV from its old location in BuildingI, one of the many provisions madefor the course in the new buildingwas a private office for the "VisitingLecturer." Not being quite sure justwhat the visiting was, we decided tofind out, and as a result uncoveredsome rather revealing facts.

In the first place, the visiting lec-turer in Course XV is ProfessorTounsbury Fish, who is here for athree-week period. During this time,he has been occupied teaching agraduate course in Organization ofBusiness. This is the fourthstraight year that Professor Fishhas visited Technology.

Industrial ExperienceHe is an Alfred P. Sloan lecturer,

and Professor Fish is an alumnusof Stanford University. Fish has awide industrial experience and waswith the Standard Oil Company ofCalifornia since 1921. He has alsobeen involved in the standardiza-tion and improvement of refineryoperating methods.

In 1942 and 1943; in connectionwith the war effort Fish becameorganizational advisor to the Chair-man of the War Production Board.In 1943 he took over the part ofDirector of Organizational Plan-ning, Petroleum Administration forWar. In 1945 Fish became Organi-zational Advisor to General Clay.He is co-author of Top ManagementOrganization and Control and vari-ous articles on management in busi-ness.

Dramashop Comedy"66Three-on a H1orse"

The Dramashop has announcedthat casting has just been com-pleted for "Three Men on a Horse,"a comedy which ha-' everythingfrom horses to follies girls. Thenaive Ernest Trowbridge who wouldrather write verses than exploit hisgenius for picking race horses willbe acted by David G. Newton '51,while his ever-loving wife anddomineering brother-in-law will beportrayed by Joan Norton-Taylorand John Fitch. Carol Ecker takesthe role of Mabel the ex-Follies girlwho is long on the glamor but shortof the brains. And there is thegang who were born in a stable andhave been playing the ponies eversince-Martin H. Miller '51, JohnEhrenfeld, and J. Philip Benkard'50. Others in the cast are Mrs.Eunice Sands, Roy Weinstein '5i,William Millen, and Herbert M.Teager '52.

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Co.n ,SSi Ons GivenBy Regular Army

Col. Jackson AnnouncesOffer Made To 44 Men

Forty-four senior military sciencestudents have been selected asDistinguished military students,Colonel Harold R. Jackson an-noun'ced on September 28. Desig-nation as Distinguished militarystudents carries with it a tenderof a commission as a second lieu-tenant by the Regular Army.

The following men have receivednotification of their appointment:Corps of Engineers: Donald L.Brown, Byron F. Burch, Paul W.Cooper, Alphonse J. Dell Isola,Jerome H. Ferguson, Jr., Carl F.Long, Stanley R. Meeken, Robert C.Meiselrm, Alfred M. Petrofsky,Lawrence G. Sirkis, Francis E.Smith, Jr., Donald R. Walker.

Ordnance Department: StephenArnold, Edward B. Berninger,Henry M. Butler, Joseph S. Law-rence, Richard D. Lemmerman,John HI. MacMillan, Harvey R.Nickerson, Kenneth P. Roberts.

Quartermaster Corps: Ibbert E.Bissell, Malcolm J. Lipson, John H.Litchfield, Herbert P. Sontag, PaulB. West.

Chemical Corps: David C. Adams,John E. Anderson, J Murray Mti,-chell, Jr., Roy W. Groth.

Signal Corps: Jerome L. Altman,Edwin A. 'Corrie, Kenneth C. Fer-tig, Stanley E. Kasowski, RichardJ. Knopf, Walter I. Wells.

Army Security Agency: RichardF. Burke, William L. Clemens, JohnD. Corwin, George H. Dickson, Os-wald A. Honkalehto, Richard Z.Koenig, Andiew C. Price, FrederickF. Sadri, Kenneth A. Sawyer.

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lemns to Techmen. Some are con-cerned with homework, passingquizzes and other mundane pur-suits, but the popular headachesare women.

In this first of a series of articlesto introduce the female storehousesof the area, The Tech's attentionis directed to Simmons College.

Opportunity to meet the girls ofthis institution today is availableto any Techman with a suit andthirty cents. A joint B.U.-Sinmmons3cqiuaintance informal, The AutumnSpree, is being held at the IBostonYWCA; 130 Clarendon St., Friday,October 7, at 8:15 p.m.

Brother InstitutionSimmons considers Technology a

brother institution. (This does notmean that the girls take a sisterlyattitude.) As their courses pointmainly toward professional careers,the Simmonsites are characterizedby their lack of sophistication andtheir careful planning.

Statistically speaking, the womennumber about 1,400, and are sub-ject to the following regulations:Freshmen may sign out until 12:00m. weekends, but must be in at7:30 pan. weekdays. The regula-tions on Sophomores are relaxedto 12:45 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. withsix 1:30's per term; while Juniorsand Seniors are permitted unlimited1:30 apm. sign-outs.

The main Simmons objection toTechmen results from the students'probing, analytical minds. One casein point is a boy who spent fivedances explaining the operation ofthe rotating ball in Morss Hall.8.01 is good stuff, but after all . . .

Some competition to the Insti-tute's proteges issues from Harvard,because the Simmonsites report thatnot all Harvard men are that way.In fact, several of the latter school-boys aggressively solicited dates inEvans Hall while under the in-fluence last weekend sad landedon the street due to the critical eyeof the housemother.

Elsewhere on the feminine front,the other girls' colleges are alsohungry for males. Business girlsalso are looking for new material.The Franklin Square House is tryingto lure Techmen with a formalaffair. TCA is handling the free,but supposedly necessary tickets.

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TiL IRvre ere Final SerimmageLiminous CeilingsTested Here GiveBetter Illumination

Ceilings of light-lamps mountedbehind translucent plastic sheetscovering the entire ceiling of aroom-may be the newest architec-tural features of well-lighted in-dustrial and office buildings.

Such a system, according tomembers of the lighting committeeat the Institute is the most com-pletely adequate way of lighting aroom. It provides the best knownvisual conditions by making thelight of nearly equal brightnesseverywhere the eye can see.

Plastic Diffuses LightThe members of the committee

call the new system a "luminousceiling." On the white-painted plas-ter ceiling of a room are mountedfluorescent lamps; about a foot be-low them, covering the whole ceil-ing, is a frame of thin diffusingplastic. When you look up you seenothing but the plastic; the effectis just what the name indicates,a luminous ceiling.

The system has been developedby the members of the lightingcomnmittee: H. L. Beckwith, profes-sor of architecture; Parry' Moon,associate professor of electrical en-gineering; and C. M. F. Peterson,superintendent of buildings andpower. Appointed to study the prob-lems of interior illumination withparticular reference to the Insti-tute's requirements, the Committeehas concentrated on making theworking environment at the Insti-tute as good as possible, utilizing alltechniques of Interior decoration,but particularly with reference toroom lighting. In the developmentof the luminous ceiling, the com-mittee members have been assistedby Dr. D. E. Spencer, assistant pro-fessor of electrical engineering atBrown University.

44 Lamps UsedThe luminous ceiling classroom

uses 44 fluorescent lamps spaced24 inches apart; they consume2,200 watts of power, about twicethat used by the conventional light-ing system they replaced. But, re-port the Technology engineers, thenew luminous ceiling provides atleast six times as much illumina-tion, and of far better quality. Baf-fles' of sound-deadening materialAgre used between the panels oftranslucent plastic to acousticallycompensate for the smooth surfaceof the plastic.

The big advantage of these light-ing systems, say the engineers, isthat they help avoid excessive con-trasts in the room. Both glare andtroublesome shadows are banished.

A complete luminous ceiling, theengineers agree, can be installedat little, if any, more cost thanother modern lighting. And iteliminates the one great defect-reflected glare-which is present inImost other systems.

Beaver SailorsIn Two Regaittas

Top Field Of Eight;Fourth At Coast GuardOfficially opening their 1949 sail-

ing season on Sunday, October 2,the Beaver squads participated intwo regattas over the week-end.While the first team traveled to theU. S. Coast Guard Academy at NewLondon, Connecticut, the B-teamstayed on the Charles to capturetop honors in an octagonal meet.

Sweeping the field with 113points, a comfortable 19-point mar-gin over the R. I. State runners-up,the Techmen were headed by skip-per Ken Eldred. Ken, with 61 pointsto his credit, tied with McCarthyof Holy Cross, for high point honorin the "A" division. Top Beaver inthe "B" division was Kevin Bar-cant, with 53 points, one less thanthe Dartmouth skipper, top man inhis group.

Yale Is FirstMeanwhile, in the Coast Guard

Quadrangular, the Tech crew wentdown fighting. Sailing againstYale, Coast Guard, and Brown, theEngineers gathered 84 points toemerge last, only three points outof second place. HIeavily favoredYale fulfilled all expectations, asthey took top honors with 111points.

The Quad was salled in three di-visions, Star International 14-ft.,and 12-ft. Dinghy. In the Star divi-sion, Bob Nickerson came in fourth,and in the International 14-ft.class, Ray Brown gathered a 3rdplace for the Beavers. In the 12-ft.Dinghy class, Tech's John Lawsonand Howle Fawcett brought in asecond place.

Big Regatta this WeekendSunday the Techmen journey once

more to Coast Guard to participatein the Eighth Annual InternationalDinghy Regatta. There they willcompete with eleven other squadsfor the Danmark trophy. Althoughopponents include the King's Pointteam, Middle Atlantic champions,the Engineers expect to fare muchbetter this time than before.

On Columbus Day, October 12,the Greater Boston Dinghy Cham-pionship will be decided. The ObergTrophy will be presented to thewinner of the six-school meet, tobe held on the Charles.

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filed at the Institute Committeeoffice, is 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October25. Absentee ballots for men inVI-A and similar courses may beprocured up to 5:00 p.m. on Wednes-day, October 26. Special voting forstudents who will be absent fromschool on Tuesday will be held from9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday,October 31, in the Institute Com-mittee office, and regular ballotingwill take place the following dayin the lobby of Building Ten from8:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.

In other business, the constitutionfor the Class of 1952 was approvedin addition to the Juniorbudget of the Class of 1951.

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Freshman To InitiateBriggs Field LightsAgainst B.U. TuesdayTechnology's soccermen will

raise the curtain on their 1949season tomorrow afternoon, asthey tangle with Amherst'sbooters on the latter's homefield. This will be the first ofthree way games which pre-cede the home opener againstTufts on October 19.

In their final tuneup before theopening game, the Engineers scrim-maged against a semi-pro teamfrom Revere on Wednesday after-noon, and tied at 1-1. The Beaversecond string played the entire sec-ond half and held the oppositionscoreless.

Team Looks GoodThe general feeling in the Engi-

neer camp on the eve of the openeris one of optimism. Dick Thomas'squad has lost All-American JimVeras and star goalie Howie Hen-dershott through graduation, andPer Smith and Milt Rand throughinjury. However, several promisingmen have come up from last year'sfreshman team to replace them.

Starting at goal for Tech will bePete Silveston, a junior who haslooked very good in practice. Othernewcomers in the starting lineupwill be Frank Rahmatallah, OscarSemb, Edgardo Blanco, and RicardoHaegler. All but Haegler were onthe freshman squad last fall.

International FlavorAmong the holdovers from last

year's squad are captain Dimi Dimi-triou, high-scoring forward Hary_.Falcao, Jack Barcinski, Steve Akca-harmarn, Bill Austen, and RalphThornton. Once again the team willhave an international flavor, withsix foreign countries represented inthe starting lineup. They includeCyprus, Norway, Brazil, Iraq, Co-lombia, and Turkey.

Tomorrow the Engineers will beout to avenge the result of lastyear's game in which Amherst shutthem out, 4-0. Amherst is againreported to be strong, having tiedConnecticut in a scrimmage, but ac-cording to Captain Dimitriou, we"stand a good chance againstthem." Dimitriou suffered a slightleg injury in the Revere scrimmagebut expects to be in good shape forthe game.

Frosh Play Under LightsThe Tech freshmen will start off

their season next Tuesday whenthey meet B.U. frosh on Briggs Fieldat 5:30p.m. This game, which hasjust been added to the schedule, willbe the first actual competition to beheld under the newly constructedBriggs Field lighting system. TheBeaver frosh have looked good inpractice and are looking forward toa successful season.

Tomorrow's starting lineup:Goalie- SilvestonRight Fullback-ThorntonLeft Fullback-DlmrnitrlouRight Mlalfack-SembCenter l[alf-1HaeglvrLeft Half-BarcinskiRight Ving-AustenInside might-BlancoCenter lTorward-talmuitallahInside Left--AlcaharrnanLeft Wlng-Falcao

New Shell ChristenedBy President Killian

A new addition to the Tech crewwas christened in a short ceremonyat the boat house last Mondayafternoon. The addition, a shellnamed the "Karl T. Compton" inhonor of the former President ofthe Institute, was christened byPresident Killian while Dr. Comp-ton and other Institute dignitarieslooked on.

After the ceremony the shell wastaken out on the river and given aworkout by the varsity crew.

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Sophomore PartyPlanned Oct 21

C"Schlitz Sinagers' Swing"Features Free Food

To arouse Field Day spirit, theSophomore. Class is planning aparty for Friday, October 21, whichwill last from 8:30 until 12:00 p.m."Schlitz Singers' Swing," as it iscalled, will be held in RockwellCage.

Billed as a stag affair, the partywill be on the order of last year's"Devil's Roast." Door prize of theevening will be a case of the Mil-waukee that made beer famous,"Schlitz."

The program will include: Prro-lessor F. Alexander McGoun, thewell known ex-Teahnology HumanRelations counsellor and lecturer;Track Coach Oscar Hedlund; the"Techtet," which will lead a groupsing; and, of special interest toboth the freslunhman and sophomoreclazses, the soph Field Day cap-tains.

Refreshments for the group willconsist of free beer, hot dogs, sand-wiches and all the trimmings.

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four bearings at each pier. Thebearings now being removed fromthe structure have not been changedsince 1924 and are so badly rustedthat they look more like cakes ofdirt than steel cylinders. Rtust re-sistant metal plates called lubritewill replace the old bearings.

Wrought Iron StructureUnlike the surface and the bear-

ings, the structural members of thebridge are in .good condition. Sincestructural steel was not availablein 1885 (when the bridge was built),wrought iron was used in the su-perstructure. Although wroughtiron stands up under the elementsbetter than steel, iron producesmuch more "give" under stress.Perhaps this explains the flutteryfeeling in the pit of one's stomachevery time a heavy truck rolls overthe bridge.

According to the latest informa-tion from the Metropolitan TransitAuthority, no trolley tracks aregoing to be laid on the bridge. Infact, the City of Boston plans to re-move the tracks between BackStreet (by the river) and Newbury

Street (.by DIassachnusetts Station).The City of Cambridge has alreadyremoved the track.between HarvardSquare and Central Square but hasnot yet made any plans to removethe tbrolley line between CentralSquare and Technology, since theWatertown car still uses this line.

As soon as the bridge is completed,the M.T.A. plans to run buses be-tween Harvard Square and Massa-chusetts Station. Eventually, thesebuses vill be replaced by tracklesstrolleys.

Show cast who have not' alreadymade appointments for tryoutsare requested to contact Taj Hama,'52, personnel manager, in the NewDormitory. lie will be able to supplyall necessary information concern-ing auditions. Sitting in on theauditions, along with the Manag-ing Board, will be Professor WilliamGreene, faculty advisor; /lr. Brew-ster Denny, director; Robert Abel-son, '48, script writer; and JohnnyLeffler, '52, music manager.

As a~'result of the Tech Showsmoker held Monday many havealready signed up for tryouts andstaff positions on the current show.Those attending the show smokerreceived a picture of Tech Showas it stands today, including adescription of show organizationand a peek at the script for theMarch, 1950, production. RobertAbelson did' a few routines from

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the New Dormitory, "Eastgate," andthe 12 MEV electrostatic generator.

Student AffaiksFinally Dr. Killian brought out

that progress has also been madein the conduct of student affairs.Citing the high degree of respon-sibility accepted by the students,Dr. Killian pointed out the numberof new projects that have been un-dertaken by them, especially inmiatters of discipline, the govern-ment of fraternities and otherhousing units, and the Improve-ment of their living environment.

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Arrangements are being made toengage Cambridge High and Latinauditorium for the performance

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Many have already made ap-pohntments for tryouts but themanaging board is still seekingadditional people; in particular,women are needed for the feminineleads and chorus. Wasserman urgesall interested in participating inthe show to make appointments forauditions, even .though they maynr)t consider themzelves especiallytalented.

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