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Volume LII1. No. 51 CAMBRIDGE, MASS., TUESDAY,.DECEMBER 12, 1933 Price Three CentsI I .I.

PROF. ROBERT H. SMITHDept. of Mechanical Engineering

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A. I. E. E. StudentConvention Held

for First TimeNorman B. Krim, '34, Describes

Electrical Analogy toHuman Brain

EVENT WILL BE ANNUAL

Holding the firstn meeting of itskind ever to come under the auspicesof the American Institute of Elec-trical Engineers, the Technologychapter of that organization was hostat a convention which was attendedby most of the student chapters inthe New England area last Saturday.

The convention met with approvalby all of the chapters attending, andit was decided to make it an annualaffair. In spite of the inertia thatmust be overcome to start an affairof this kind, both Professor DugaldC. Jackson and Professor William H.Timbie, of the Electrical EngineeringDepartment, commented on the suc-cess of the convention.

Krim Demonstrates "Electric Brain"At the afternoon meeting of the

convention in Room 10-250, NormanB. Krim, '34, read a paper describinga machine of his which has beendubbed an "Electric Brain." Themachine consists of two electricmotors, two switches, a rheostat, andan electric light bulb. The circuitperforms the fundamental learning:and forgetting in its operation.

Krim, who says that his develop-ment was mol e a hobby than any-thing else, states that he first con-ceived the idea about a year ago whenhe was enrolled in a course in psy-chology at the Institute. He beganwork on plans for the machine im-mediately, but pressure of studiesforced him to lay them aside untilthis summer, when he completedthem. For the past two weeks hehas been at work on the device, whichcost twenty dollars to make.

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RAILROAD AGENTSTO BE AT T. C. A.

Transportation f or HolidaysWill be Available

Repi esentatives of the New York,New Haven and Hartford Railroad,the Boston & Albany Railroad, theBoston & Maine Railroad, the Grey-hound Bus Company, the New Eng-land Transpor tation Company, andthe Boston &; M1aine TransportationComlpany will be pl esent at theT. C. A. office from Wednesday, De-cember 13, until Thursday, Decemiber21, during the hours of 12:00 to 2:00o'clock.

Tech students mat see the r enle-sentatives during this tilne and makearrangements for trips homne for theChristmas vacation. The purpose ofthis service is to make the railroadsmore accesssi'ble. It wrill also mlakecit possible to get more verbal infor-mation about the various routes thanit would be possible to get at a ticketoffice.

The T. C. A. is also giving the ser-vice of beingx intel mediate betweenthose with automobiles wvho ale drivr-ing home and who wvishl to reduce theexpenses by carryfin2a a passenger acedthose wvho Peish ine~xpensiv-e transpor-tation. To make use of this conveni-ience the driver or al ospectivepassenger should 1-o to the T. C. A.office and fill out all anpp opriateblankc. The blank is thene placeec illfile and at the enrd of a period themarrangements are imaide. So flar therebeen twelve applications for l idesaned no offerss frot dlriver s

PI TAIT PI SIGMAHOLDS INITIATION

Inig ht pledges of the Technologychapter of Pi Tau Pi Signia, nationalhonorary. Signal Corps fraternity,were initiated last Satui day, at thesummer home of Joseph H. Lancor,Jr., '35, in Shore Acres, R. I.

After the cerlemony, the societyheld a bannuet in the NaragansettHotel, Providence. Adrian E. Ross,'34, president, being the principalspeaker.

The new member-s are: Thomas AN'.Blair, '35, William E. Coleman, '34;Robert E. Eck, '34: Wilbur· M. Jones,'34: James T. Killian, '35; Willian2H. Matchett, '35- Lucius E. Packa d,'35; Harold W. Parker, '35.

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In view of the many miscon-ceptions regarding his recentinvention, Norman B. Erim,'34, business manager of THETECH has issued the followingstatement:

"The first attempt to builda machine which obeyed afundamental law of psychologywas recorded in 1913. In thelast few years several psychol-ogists have again become in-terested in building sulch ma-chines.

In a paper which I presentedbefore the A. I. E. E. onI Satur-day, I described and demon-strated a machine which obeyed,as had previous machines, twoof the fundamental laws of thebehavioristic school of psy-chology. That my device is thefirst analogue of the primaryand the conditioned reflexes isuntrue. To the best of myknowledge it is a new design.

NORMAN B. KRIM."

Vas Professor Emeritus inMechanical Engineering

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SERVED FOR 47 YEARS

Robert Henry Smith, professoremeritus of Technology and for 47years a member of the staff of thedepartment of mechanical engineer-ing, died at his home in Watertownearly yesterday. He was 71 yearsold.

Funeral services will be held at hishome at 2 o'clock on Wednesdayafternoon. The Rev. Dr. Ernest S.Meredith will officiate, and intermentwill take place at Forest Hills Ceme-tery.

Born on February 21, 1862, atCowansville in the Providence ofQuebec, Professor Smith was gradu-ated from Granby Academy in 1879,after which he took special coursesat the Institute and at Harvard. In1923 he was awarded the honorarydegree of master of science by RhodeIsland State College.

Had Many AccomplishmentsProfessor Smith joined the Insti-

tute staff in 1886 as an assistant inthe school of mechanic arts. A yearlater he was made instructor in mia-chine tool work, and subsequent pro-motions led to his appointmen t in1931 as professor of machine con-struction. He retired from the Insti-

.tute staff in July, 1932, with the titleof professor emeritus. Professor

.Smith had been an honorary member

.of the Technology Alumni Asso-ciationLsince 1928..He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

;Helen Smith, together with two sons,JAllaidlton, a junior at Tufts College,i nd Prescott, a junior at Technology..Professor Smith was one of theioneers in the application of scien-

.LIific methods to the teaching ofipractical arts. He was the author ofiseveral texts relating to this field, in-c luding "Elements of Machine Work;,""Principles of Machine Work<," and"Advanced Machine Work."

I-e was a member of the board ofldirectors of the Mercantile Libr aryAssociation, the Faculty Club ofTechnology and the Unitarian Clubof Watertown. He was a member of

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HI-Y DELEGATIONTOURS INSTITUTE

Large Group Shown ThroughBuildings by Students

A delegation of about 250 memb~ersof the Hi-Y Clubs, froma all parts ofXewr England, made a tour through

.the Institute buildings last Saturday_

.afternoon. The tour was conducted bar Mr.

William C. Jackson, assisted by agrup of Technology students underthe leadership of Mr. Henry D.

toumphreys, '34. The group, chap-. roned by Mr. Eric Johnson, arrivedat the Main Lobby at two o'clock,w here they were met by their hostsnd guided in a body through theuildings.The visitors were first showVn the

'eamn Laboratory, the MAater ials'fsting Laboratory, and the Pratt.\aval Museum, on the first floor;e xt, the Naval Model Cutting Room,

e- he Building Construction Room, andyhe Civil Drafting Room, on the

t econd floor; then, the Civil En-)ineer-:nrMuseum, the W~elding Labor ator y

he Machine Tool Laboratory, theT extile Laboratory, the Networl;knalyzer, and the Differential Ana-T zer, on the third floor; next, thetiolo~gy Laboratories, on the fourthiloor, and finally the Main Library.

The group retur ned through thei-eshnian Physics Laboratory, and one b same floor saw the Organichemistly Laboratory and the Re-earch Rooms. Coming downstairs,he Hi-Y boys were guided through

he Analytical Chemistry Laboratory,a the third floor, and returning toe first floor were shown tie Indus-

rial Chemistry Laboratory, then,assing through the Eastman Build-g, visited the Spectroscopy Labora-ry, the Mining Laboratory, theynamo Laboratory. the River Hy-aulics, the Aeronautical Labora-ry, and were finally brought backthe Main Lobby.

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The lowvering of the ceiling of theBall Room of Walker Memorial willbe a feature of the decolations at theconcert and dance to be 'held by theCombined Musical Clubs 8: 30, Fri-dlay, Decemnber i5, in Walker Me-mor ial.

The concert wvhieh will last an bourand a half includes selections on thexylophone by Merton Neill, violinsolos by George A. Peterson, '.35, andcontributions by the Glee and Banjoclubs and the orchestra. The concertwvill be followed by a dance continu-ing until 2 o'clock with music by DonPaul's orchestra. Don Paul broad-casts r egularly on the Yankee Net-work.

Tickets for the event will be on salein the Main Lobby at the price of twodollars, a reduction of fifty centsfrom last year. As in former yearsthe dance will be formal.

DEBATING SOCIETYMEETS TOMO11RROW

Will Hold Election of Officersand Group Discussion

The newly-formed M. I. T. Debat-ing Society will hold a sheetingWednesday in Room 2-330, for thepurpose of electing officers under theprovisions of its newr constitution.

At the same meetino- a discussionwill be conducted on the subject:"Resolved, that the action of Gov-ernor Rolpb in. regard to the Sap.Jose lynching is to be condemned.'New members wvill be welcome at thismeetings

The society was recently organizedfor the purpose of creating and pre-serving interest in debating and dis-cussion at Technology. It is proposeCthat group discussions, similar to theone to be held tomorrow, will be coInducted regularly, so that membersmay become proficient in the forensicart. After a number of these discus-sions have been held, it will be pos-sible to choose a team and representTeChnllovyQ ill debates with otheicolleges. Many challenges havre already been received for such outsidcdebates.

The society is under the supervi-SiOll of Mr. Arthur C. Mratson, of theEnglish Department.

MYSTERY COIN IST. E. N. EXHJIBIT

Followving the precedent set whenthe last issue of T. E. N. was 'pub-lished, a newr mystery contest will beheld at the T. E. N. stand in theMlain Lobbv Wednesday. This timea perpetually spinning coin will bes;hown. The piece of revolving metalis -placed on a watch-g lass. The ex-hibit is open on all sides and is sup-

orolted by four glass columns.A subscription to T. E. N. wvill be

Igiven to the first student to submita correct explanation of the pheno-monon. The entir e student bodv,with the excention of members of the,T. E. N. staff are invited to submit-olutions. The December issue ofT. E. N. will also appear Wednesday.

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Girls From 38 Schools Have 93Different Given Names; Aver-age Cost Is S1.332

rvas Dorothyr, which 12 girls pos-sessed, next was Helen, with 10 girls,an(l three names tied for third placein popularity, Ruth, Anna, and Betty,

Consonants and vowels determined ith 8 girls each.I * *, .-

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the admission fee paid by each coupleattending the dormnitory dance givenlast Friday in Walker Memorial. Thesystem of taxing devised by the dor-mitory dance conmittee consisted ofa flat rate of $1.00 plus an excise ofnot more than fifty cents, the tensdepending on the number of con-sonents in the girl's first name, andthe units depending on the numberof vowels in the same name.

The names gathered by the graph-ologist at the door showed a list of93 different first names and 230 in-dividuals. The most popular name

Girls From 38 Schools AttendGirls from 38 different schools and

colleges attended. Bostcn Universityleading with a total of 23. SinionsIas second with 22 and Radcliffethird with 13. The average admis-sion paid by each couple was 1.'332.

Aiexander R. Applegarth. Jr., '35played the role of Santa Claus, ap-pearing at one o'clock to distributefavors and souvenirs. The craphol-ogist, played bv Robert C. Becker. '34used an inverted Erlenmerver flastwith the neck cut off as a crystal ball.} A 750 watt electric lam-o inside of itshowed numerals vhich were con-

|trolled by a switchboard.

Goddard in Doublej Win in All-TechWrestling Tourney

Is Victor in 155 and 165-pound lClasses; George Defeats

|Bartholemew

IINALS IN HANGAR GYM

The finals in the All Tech Wres-tling Tournament were fought in theHangar Gym. last Friday afternoonswith many unexpected victories. Theforemost contestants were Goddardand Boyan, both of whom had shownoutstanding ability in the semi-finalsof last Thursday. The bouts were, onthe whole, very fast and spectacular.,a few being complete upsets in thelast minute Or two of wrestling.Coach Jay Ricks refereed all thematches.

Goddard, by reason of his expe-rience and superiority of style, wasthe star of the afternoon. Goddardis a graduate student here and at-tended Harvard University for foul]years. He went out for wrestlingthere each year and was on the var-sity team for three years. Duringthis time he remained practically un-defeated, losing only one or twomatches. He uses the Harvardtactics of "arm wrestling" whichgave him a decided advantage ovellhis opponents.

Boyan, one of those who had muchexpected of him, did not show up aswell as was hoped, winning in butone of the three classes which heentered.

George, 126-Pound WinnerThe match between George and

Bartholemew which occasioned muchinterest because of the fighters' ac-complishments in the semi-finals wasunavoidably postponed and was notrun off until yesterd-_· The prizes

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Railroad CflubSees Hump Yards

Will See Movies on RailroadingTopics Tomorrow

Inspecting the Mystic JunctionHump Yards of the Boston & Mainelast Saturday, the Railroad Clubvisited the yard office, where Mr. W.E. Barrett, superintendent of theTerminal Division, described theoperation of the yard.

He explained the operation of thisdivision in relation to the rest of thesystem, demonstrating the teletypeand pneumatic tube systems of com-munication, and also the variousforms of reports.

Movies of electrifications will beshown to the Railroad Club Wednes-day in Room 4-270. The pictures wilibe shown from four to five o'clock.when a meeting will be held for thepurpose of electing officers and con-ducting various other business. Afterthis meeting, additional movies willbe shown.

CHAPMAN TALKS ATWATERFRONT CLUB

Professor Lawrence B. Chapmall.head of the course in ship operationat the Institute, will addi ess theMerchant Marine Club of Boston atthe Waterfi ont Club on WednesdavsDee. 13, at 6:30 P. M. His subject is "The St. Lawrence SeawayTreaty."I

i Professor Emeritus $ Who Died Yesterday @

Former ProfessorRobert H. Smith

Died Yesterday

Fornmer ProfessorGets High Position

Secretary of Fellowship Boardof National Research

Council

Professor Charles A. Kraus ofBrown University, formerly assist-ant professor of physical chemistryat the Institute, has been appointed-Field Secretary of the FellowshipBoard in Physics, Chemistry, andMathematics of the National Re-search Council.

He sill be engaged in a nation-wide survey of graduate study inthese three sciences, and particularlyof the fellowship program of theCouncil in these fields.

Received Degree from InstituteDr. KrEaus received the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy from the Insti-tute in 1908. He was a research fel-low here from 1904 to 1908 and aresearch assistant from 1908 to 1912,when he became an assistant profes-sor. He remained at the Instituteuntil 1914.

The National Research Council wasorganized in 1916 by the NationalAcademy of Sciences as a warmeasure to effectively organize thescientific resources of the country. In1919 fellowships were established inmathematics, physics, and chemistry.Four hundred of these scholarshipshave been awarded. For the pastyear Dr. Kraus was chairman of thedivision of Chemistry and ChemicalTeehnology of the Council.

MENORCAH DANCEFILLS WALKER

Tufts String Quartet Plays'Before Four Hundred

Four hundred members and guestsof the Combined Boston MenorahSocieties were present at the meetingand dance of that organization lastSaturday in the main hall of Walker|MAemorial

Sthe guest speaker. Rabbi JosephShubow, discussed "The Future ofthe Jeew."

Ceiling of Main Hall WillLowered With Aid of

Decorations

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The December issue of the TechEngineering News, which appears to-morrow,. is characterized by manychanges, such as a new kind of typefor the headings of articles in the"Engineering Digest" part of theNews, which add- greatly to the ap-pearance of the issue.

As for the issue itself, there arearticles this month which promise tomake it the best we have seen thisyear. An article by H. C. Willett,professor of meteorology, concernsthe problems of the meteorologist inthe forecasting of weather by meansof aereological observations. Thearticle explains the -necessity for suchobservations and describes its ex-perimental beginning during theWorld War.

High-Speed Photography DescribedThe latest developments in high-

speed photography are described ininteresting detail by Herbert E.Grier, '33. This article is mosttimely, for much has been done inthis field at the Institute. And now-that the Van De Graff generator hassuccessfully been put through itsfirst paces, we have an article aboutthe generator by V. K. Ulrich, '35,which explains the development ofthe generator f romn its earliestchanges to the present time, and isvery informative.

Describes Marine Safety Devices

An article which is different fromthe usual run of T. E. N. articles insubject is "Protection for the Ma-riner," by Charles C. Mabie, of thedrawing department. As indicatedby its title, the article deals withlightships, lighthouses, buoys, andother devices which help to make thesea safer.

The Engineering Digest this monthincludes many new and interestingdevelopments, the most spectacular ofwhich is the new ultra short wavetube which is less than three-quar-ters of an inch in diameter.

On the whole the issue is somewhatmore substantial than usual, andseems to follow the trend of othermagazines in that it exceeds itself inthe December issue.

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INFIRMARY LISTGeorge E. Best, '34Francis S. Buffington, '37Dr. Robert Emerson,

Research AssociateRobert A. Ghelardi, '34Emory G. Hukill, Jr., '35Ernest McEntee, '35

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4~p rtAppearance of Issue Improvedi by New Type of Heads

a- -.-E-5 p~arp z rpal-trsemep rw-j

g' Brother Al-; barb vha and a Few

,1 _# )f Us havel - S ~~~) e e n working

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, -g,>L~iv if,< . ent Se-ience in. -;.- try .he Service of@g 'XY3<! 1Spirituality.

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n IF } ~st~udy of the. # t;&:_- Jl Literature r e-

t S. K;, ~veals that there

S~i ', \classes of per-! Ssa,-_ t \\ sons who talk-

t Ad ~~about God: (a )es e as - those who find

, ~~~~~it does themgood Inside; (b) those who find

.it does them good Outside; and (c)those who waist to stop other peoplefrom talking about God so they cantalk about Evolutien. Our idea isthat classes (b) and (c) should begiven our newt Spiritual ExperienceTest, and then, -if found competentto talk about God, should be licensed.It is estimated that the licenseswould bring in about $25,000 a yearin additional -revenue, and that thework of the License Bureau wouldprovide jobs for about 16,000 unem-ployed, chiefly persons of ScientificBackeround. We would arrange forAbuses in the Department as desired,and the resulting Investigationswould take care of some of the Boysin the Organization.

This Week in WalkerDoti marquis his archys life of inchzitabel is

for application to the head thats bloody butnot bowed. A\reby the cockroach is backagain. We aimed to make this national cock-roach week at the Walkcr Memorial Li-brary but Brother Alpha heard here recentlyfrom the advertising department that theywere running a refined dining service in thebasement and lie wvouldn't listen to it. B'eunderstand that Archy is a prime favoritewith radio audiences on Mlars. IHe is thegreatest eponymous hlero in the entire historvof the decline of the wvest.

Phosphorous his H~anzgover jNumbe17r was selltto Brother Alpha personally as the last Sur-viving Specimen of the Wrool Garoo.Brother Alplia does not vi II to look a gifthorse in the mouth, but Our Censors hadltorn a piece out. Brother A\lplla is ninety.years old, and what he means is, W as thatNeccessary? W\as it Kind? Wilat lie means'if lie doesn't know the Facts of L~ife lby now,shouldn't somebody tell him ?

Dr. Oliver St. John Gogarty, poet, playxvright,airman, Senator of the Irish Free State, theman who restored the Snakes to Ireland andpresented the Swans to the l iffey, his Se-lected Po)z is genuine 1ndia Curry. Iliehas two cars, one without brakes for the hills.and another, for the level, that wvon't runwell under fifty. So when lie makes Poetryit's Potent. What we mean, this is Muck

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MAlNAS=GTNG BOARD

W. R. Churchill, '34..General ManagerW. L. \Wlise, J1-., '34 .................. EditorC. S. Da<lahis, '34....TIanaginga EditorN. B. Krimn, '34 ........ Business Mahager

OFFIICES OF THE TECHX ews and Editor al-Room 3, Walker

Memorial, Cambridge, Mass.Telephone, University 7029

Business-Room 302, WalkerTelephone, University 7415

Printer's Telephone, Libertu 3355

SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year

Published every Tues. and Fri.during the College year, except

duri-inz College vacation.ntered as Second Class Matter at the

Boston Post OfficeMember Eastern Intercollegiate

Newspaper Association

P. P.(Pure Poesy)

I spun my love a pretty taleTo while away the flours.A tale of winsome charm and

grace,Of castles, and imagic towers.

I told her of my Virgin Love,And how it was a wondrous

! ~~thing.I sang my love these pretty liesAnd thought: "How prettily I

sing !"

And so I dumped my fanciesthere,

Arid what a glistening heap !I spun my love a pretty tale,-My love fell fast asleep.

-_0XWe understand that Ml- Cole, at

last, has evened the balance, whichhas previously stood so much in favorof Prof. Blanchard. If you harkback to the freshman chemistrylectures, -no more is necessary.

This timge, eve understand thatProf. Blanchard was dramaticallyproving that chlorine would bleachcloth. The -as stood in the whoozy.The cloth which was blue, he held inhis hand.

The class held its breath as he(lipped the cloth in the gas. Hestirred it around a moment and thenwithdrew it. It was pink. Hecoughed and stirred some mor e. Itcame out pinker. He tried to coverup with some weak explanation aboutthe oxides of various dyes, but theclass knew. They Knew. THEYKNEW.

Sob StuffTohnny Hitchcock is that dis-

couraved looking figuare .you seesitting in the lobby amidst all thephotos of other Tech Shows. He issitting there in the hope that some-one will come along and cheer himup bay signing up for the Tech Showchorus.

Come on, boys, shake a leg.

-o-To be quite frank with you, we

don't like it. There's entirely toomuch mystery about it all. Who isthis strange man wandering aroundour feature's -nna-e, anyway? Nobodyasked us about it, and we think wedon't like it. Who are you? Wedon't know you.

And why can't you settle down ?Always wandering around the pageand stepping on -People's feet. Oh,well, we guess we'll get used to it.

So your name's Alpha, eh ? Oh,Be-other Alpha. Well, we don't getso familiar right off so you'll have totake Mr. Alpha and like it. And justremember, you're O. K. with us, butjust Stay where you are. No closer.

What do you do ? Oh, you readlvooks. Hurmph, that's not so much !We read a book once.

TECH SHOW CHORUSTO HOLD TRY-OUTS

Freshmen Encouraged to "Learnto be a Chorus Girls'

"Learn to be a chorus girl," wasthe inducement offered Technolog3engineers by Tech Show. Posters an-nouncing the chorus try-outs tonightat 7:30 o'clock in the Walker Gymhave been posted about the Institute.

"Tech Show," said John M. Hitch-cock, '34, general manager of theshow, "depends on the suppo-rt of thefreshme-n." He urged them to comeout for the show, pointing out thatit gave them an opportunity to getahead from the very start.

The tryouts tonight will probablybe the last held for the chorus.

Tech Show is a, thirty-year-old tra-dition at Teebnolog~y. Two placardsshowing pictures of the 1902 and].904 shows are on view in the MainLobby. A man whose picture was onone of the placards recognized it andcame in to find out how the show wasgoing on.

An interesting fact in connectionwith the posters, all of which had pic-tures of actual chorus girls on them.is that two of them were removedfrom the bulletin boards within ahalf hour after being posted. Themanagement of Tech Show is una-ware who performed the deed.

PRESSURE FURINACETOPIC OF LECTURE

Whitman of Standard Oil WillAnalyze Developments

Mr. Walter G. Whitman, '17, of the33tanidard Oil Company of Indiana,vill give a lecture on "The Develoi3-nent of High Pressure Furnaces for'chemical Processes," in Room 6-1 90Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Theecture is under the auspices of theDepartment of Chemical Engineering.

ASSOCIATE BOARD

H. H. Dow, '35 .................. News, EditorP. G. Ifel kalt. '35 ........ Featu res tditorW. M. Ray, '35 .............. Sports Editorh11. A~ loo0 elt, '"5 ......... Slake-up EditorD. Steveiis, Jr., '35 ... Advertising Mgr.J. I). Hossfeld, `3 .... Bus. Serv. Mg-r.J. D. Loomis, "l35 ...... Circulation! Mgr.

EDIT1ORIAL DEPARTMENT

Editorial BoardC. W. Finnigan, '34 W. H. Wood, '34S. T. Martin, 'asp D. V. Rubenstein, '34

P. Cohen, '34

Photographic Editor'W. 11. Brockett, '35

Copy WritersF. S. Peterson, '36 A. E. Hittl, '36R. J. Marks, '36 R. L. Odiornei '36A. V. Mackro, '36 L. C. Young, '36

Sports WriterW. H. Stockmayer, '35

Features Writers P. H. Ware, '35 W. G. Craigin, '35

R. D. Morrison, Jr., '3q

BUSINESS SERVICE DEPT.

B. B. Dayton,'36 R. G. Thompson, "A. Loomis, '37 P. Vogel, '3W. T. Blake, '37 P. T. de Florez, "

CIRCULATION DEPARTMENTR. Driseoll, '36

R. S. Childs, '37 G. B. Wilkes, Jr., '3

ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT

Associate Advertising ManagerJ. F. Notman, '35

I. S. Underhill, '36 R. Reichart, 'R. C. Low, '37 J. Loder, 'M. M. Waxman, '37 C. R. Kahn, 'qE. Koontz, '36 0. A. Fick, '

W. W. Landsiedel, '37

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THREEE and a half million dollars, said a recent newspaperdispatch, have been given by the government to a New Eng-

land railroad for the repair and construction of equipment. Sevenhundred men will be given work.

Assuming that there are only 12,000,000 unemployed in thecountry it would take $60,000,000,000 to give them all jobs at thisrate. Of course it is the hope of the experts who prepared theCivil Works program that the money being poured into the indus-trial blood stream will be a stimulant to the basic industries whichhave been hardest hit by the depression; these will respond andstart business on the up-grade and then unemployment will takecare of itself. The present construction work is intended onlyas a partial relief to the acute problems of the jobless.

But it is unfortunate that the men most likely to get workon such public and semi-public projects are on the whole least inneed of it. The class of labor hardest hit by the depression isthe so called unskilled laborers, while the men who will be em-ployed by the railroad mentioned above will be mostly skilledmechanics and otherwise trained men of one sort or another.These men are more likely to have reserves or at least part timeemployment than the men who can only swing a pick and shovel.

ORE evidence of the inadequate facilities for athletics at1\4 Technology is brought to the attention of the student body.From Saturday of this week until after vacation, the use ofHangar Gym will not be available to any of the squads that haveheadquarters there. The reason is that the government is takingit over to help handle the rush of Christmas mail.

That means that the wrestling, boxing and basketball teamswill have no place to practice for a whole week. Vacation weekfollows that, so that they must really go without practice for atwo week period right at the start of their seasons. The WalkerGym is overcrowded already and must be shared between theGym team, freshman basketball squad, and fencing team.

The athletic facilities at the Institute leave much to be de-sired all around. The lockers in the track house are no compli-ment to a school of our size. The need of a swimming pool hasbeen felt for years. The distance between Coop field and thenearest shower room is much too great.

The situation is not impossible. There is plenty of land acrossMassachusetts Avenue owned by the school. The hangar wouldmake a good gym for one team. The others could be housed ina new structure on Coop field or even behind the school. Suchimprovement in facilities would certainly help the development ofmost athletic teams.

GET TOGETHER

V ;ITH the beginning of a commuters' bowling league, andp'plans for more dances, the Commuters Association is show-

ing that it will be a real activity in the Institute. Last year therewas not adequate time to do more than give the idea to those whomust spend two hours or sore traveling to and from the Institutedaily. Now with the whole year in advance the organization istaking shape.

The bowling league will go far toward unifying the separateclubs in the various communities, and also toward mutual ac-quaintance between members of different clubs. The only troubleis that the separate groups may gather together and remain incliques during the social functions of the association. It has beena condition borne out in similar organizations in past years.

In order to avoid this difficulty the officers of the societywill havte a difficult job onl their hands. They can do this only ata slight sacrifice, by giving up their own1 group for a short periodand intermingling with members from other localities. It is awNorth while enterprise.

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Basketball TeamWill Play Alumni

Game to be Held in Hangar ThisThursday; Freshmen Lose

to Belmont

Thursday night the vrarsity bas!;et-ball will play the first on its schedulewhen it faces the strong Alumniteam, composed of for mer Institutestal's, in the Hangar Gym. Il viewof the sterling quality of the opposi-tion, the game will not lack thrills Orbe a walk-away, for either side.

Coach AlcCarthy has not announceda definite lineup for the varsity, buthe did state that the forwvards -%Nouldbe O'Brien and Thortltoll, whileeither lMcIver ol Mtllphy would be atcenter, and the gual ds wxou~l brechosen from among Lawzrence, Ker-nedy, Garth, and Denilo.

The line-up for the grads wvill in-clude Fred Feustel, Pat Ainenta,Adam Sysko, Dave Halrrison<, TomCoffee. and others. These playtersare all well ksnown by the membersof their classes as the basketballheroes of their day, and in spite ofthe fact that they have not for themost part played r ecelztly, thley callbe expected to offer plenty of opp~osi-tio-n.

As the Came will be play ed justpreceding- the annual Christmas Con-cert and dance of the Musical Clubsin Walker, the attendance should belarl-e. This will be the first time thisyear that the school has had to seethe present varsity in action.

The freshman season star ted yes-terday when the yearlings lost to theBelment High School by the score of20-18. The freshmen -put up a goodfight, butt the superior teamwvorkh oftheir opponents was more than theycould compete with.

I A. I. E. E. CONVENTIONHELD FOR FIRST TIME

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Van de Graaff SpeaksDr. Robert J. Van de Graaff,

principal slJeaker of the after loon,deseri ed his ey-eriments at RountiHill in the field of high voltagre elec-trostatic genei ation.

Donald C. Fink, '33. also read apaper at the meeting, the topic being"Electrical Pr ospecting." He r e-vealed many new applications andideas in this science, ivhich has beenapplied to prospecting fear mineralsand oils.

The third of the student plapers atthe afternoon m eeting was presentedby Eric Walker of Harvard, the sub-.ject of which was cable testing.

Sodium Light DescribedAt the dinner meeting of the c on-

ventionl, held S~aturdcay evenin- inW~alkser M~emnorial. M~r. C. A. B. HIal-VOl'SOII of tile General Electric Com-pany described the progress that liasbeen miade in the study of Sodiumlight. lie demonstt ated one of thelights that will be installed at Revereralong the Nsewbluryport Turnpuike.He said that wsith the new lights, in-c reased visual accuity would result,and superlifrhrays wvould conicnear er to being a pzossibilty. Hepointed out that the lights would bemuch cheaper than those ill pr esent-use. as they wvoulcl have to bie lplace(]at Intelrvals thl ee times as great asbefore.

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Hockey Team Loses'to Princeton 8-3 i

Ailliken Makes Thirty-EightSaves; Tigers Superior

in Final Period

A spirited Technology hockey teamfell under the onslaught of a power-ful Princeton six Saturday at theH1obey Baker Memorial Rink atPrinceton by the score of 8 to 3. Thefeature of the game from the Engi-neer's point of view was the brilliantgoal tending of Captain Frank Milli-ken, who made thirty-eight saves(luring the three periods.

Organize Cheering Squadfor Harvard Hockey Game

For the first time in a num-ber of years the student body ofthe Institute will be out withspirit and enthusiasm, onlyrarely seen at Technology, tosupport a team. The crew,basketball and track squads areplanning to stand behind thehockey team when they stackup against the Harvard six to-night at eight o'clock at theBoston Arena. A large repre-sentation from the dormitoriesand fraternities not connectedwith any sport are also ex-,pected to be out with huskylungs and other noisemakers.

The coxswains of crew headedby Larry Stein and Bob Emerywlil act as cheer leaders forthe group. Along with theirspirit and voices, all men maybring along their skates for theskating party after the game.

In the opening period the Tigersmanaged to lodge the puck in theTechnology net twice before theBeavers were able to get started.However, the Engineers soon hit theirstride and before the period hadended, Ranny Thompson was able torifle the disk past the Tiger goalie.

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GODDARD WINS TWICEIN WRESTLING MEIET

(Continued from Page lJwill be awarded on the occasion of the.irst varsity match.

The results of the finals were asf ollows:

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svallt.l, e S()t lsllI-ll5-lls.: Bloyln defeatedl 5e ) lalloho. ad-l%'11\A t a e 9:-550 1 .Ill i .-lbns. Godd~ardl defeatd Christenson..> ern :^he Rt il ih a e .I i.-5lls.: G.oddard dfv:ed A1 (T-gl1:ll.6;:45) m inl.

17 -lbs.: MeCabugan defeastedl Boan.:40 lmin.Heavy : Christendsen d(I'vd F' riedman,

:40 inl the ,econd period

CATHOLIC CLUBHOLDS BREAKFASTReverend Father M i ch a e I J.

A'Hearn, S.J., addressed the Tech-nology Catholic Club last Sunday atits first Communion Breakfast of theyear, on the subject of "Science andReligion."t

After attending Mass at the Cathe-dral, the club members wvere receivedfor an audience by Cardinal O'Con-nell. Breakfast followed at the HotelLennox, at 10 o'clock. After the ad-dress by Father A'Healrn all themembers introduced themselves.

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teams opened up and played har d,fast hockey, and in the excitement,Williams was sent off the ice for twominutes. During that time Prince-ton scored three goals, and went intothe lead, five to two.

In the third period the Beaversnanaged to tally for the last time

when Herb Goodwin pierced theNassau goal. Princeton scored threemore goals in this closing period, andthe game ended with the score eightto three in favor of Princeton.

The team will stack up against anunknown quantity when they meetHarvard at the Boston Arena tonight.George Owen, Jr., who is now coach-ing the Technology team in place ofVric Duplin, was one of Harvard'sbest all-around athletes.

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Durina this period Johnny Hi-oncswas injured slightly, and rather thantake a chance on his being injuredfurther, Coach Owen took him out ofthe game, weakening the defense con-siderably.

With the score two to one againstthem as the second period opened, theBeavers opened up an attack tratswept the Tigelrs off their feet, andbefore they could recover, WTilliamstied up the score, two all. Then both

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Tuesday, December 126:30-Burton Club Dinner, Grill Room, Walker Memorial.6:30-S. A. E. Dinner, Faculty Room, Walker Memorial.8:00-M. I. T. vs. Harvard Hockey, Boston Arena.

Wednesday, December 134:00-Railroad Club Business Meeting, Room 4-220.5:00-Combined Professional Societies Meeting, Room 5-225.5:00-Debating Society Meeting, Room 2-330.6:00-A. S. C. E. Dinner, Grill Room, Walker Memorial.6:00-The Graduate House Dinner, North Hall, Walker Memorial.9:00-Alpha Chi Sigma Meeting, West Balcony, Walker Memorial.

Thursday, December 146:45 A.M.-Hockey Practice, Boston Arena.2:00 P.M.-Mathematical Seminar, Room 2-239.3 :00-Theoretical Seminar, Room 6-120 (subject to be announced later) .4:00-Tea in Forris Jewett Moor Rooml, Roomn 6-321.4:30-Physical Colloquim, Room 6-120.6:30-Gridiron Club Dinner, Grill Room, Walker Memorial.7:30-M. I. T. vs Alumni Basketball, Hangar Gym.

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thirty o'clock at the Post Santa ClautHeadquarters, 110 Federal streetBoston.

Each year the Post collects fund.-and gifts, and asks the aid of various Boston student grouns in as-sembling and wrapping them. Las-week a lar--e delegation of girls fron-several of the women's collegecassisted, and on Monday the BruinzHockey team did their part. Numerous celebrities have also visited the~workshop.

"100,000,000 Guinea Pigs"Lost by Walker Library

Lost: "100,000,000 guineapigs." If the finder will returnthem to the Walker Library itwill be greatly appreciated bythe librarian.

No, the library has not turnedbiologist. But it would like itsguinea pigs back.' And what isthe library doing with a hun-dred million guinea pigs, youask? The library -merelywants to keep them on the re-serve shelf.( But the whole mystery be-

5comes clear by reading the note 5sent to THE TECH from the 5library. It says, "Will the per-5son who took the book '100,000,-?000 guinea pigs' by Kallet and

Schlink, from the reserve shelfin the Walker Memorial Library

Zlast Wednesday, please returnit immediately ?"

FORMER PROFESSORROBERT H. SMITH DIES

(Continnzed from Page 1)the Revere Lodge A. F. & A. M., acharter member of the Richard C.Maclaurin Lodge A. F. & A. M., atrustee of Mass. Lodge, I. O. O. F.,and a director of the Odd FellowsHall Association. He was also a pastNoble Grand of Odd Fellows.

fG (ghristmas GartsThis year we are featuring a set of real Tech-nology cards. These are in black and white, andare copies of pen and ink drawings by Stuart fBruce.

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Technology students have been in-vited by the Boston Post to assistSanta Claus in the wrapping of pack-ages for the poor. 'Tech Day" willbe celebrated next Sunday at two

BROTHER ALPHA

(Continuced from Page 2)Mlulligan himself on the Mlartcllo Tower,Gargantuan, Gorgartian, Ogolly G;ogarty, thebest guide to Dublin, Ely Place, and thebridge over the Liffey.

Elizabeth Knowlton her The Naked llolltaiilis a story of the German-Anmerican1 I-HimalayaExpedition to climb Nanga Palbat. That'sthe one remember you saw fl om Gultlmargac oss the Vale of :fnashmire, Nanga Parbot!dei monti re, capo de tutti le valli. It isalso the story of Rrand Herron. whoseItalian poetry and whose tragic biographyare found at the end of the book. \With adistinguished high-altitude record and a half-finished novel, he was training for Everest.He came by all the dangers, but slipped on apebble running down the Second Pyramini onthe way home and was buried in Cairo.

Rudolph Brunnglrober his Karl and thle Tzvcnl-tietlh Century digs in \Jienna among all thisWeltschmerz and this Schbeinerei and showshow the ruin of our world wrapped itselfround Karl anti his WTar Dccorations tillthere was nothing left him lbut to jump offthe bridge. Brunngrabcr, using the methodsof John Dos Passos, inserts at the end astatement front Dr. Charles M-I. MLayo ofBuffalo that 'h human being is wortl exactlyhalf a dollar. "There is, for instance,enough fat to make sceen pieces of soap.The iron could be forged into a fairly largenail. Tlere is enough lime to whlitewash ahencoop. There is enough sulplltur to rid adog of his fleas."

BOXERS WILL HOLDELIMINATION BOUTS

As a means of promoting competi-tion and at the same time comparehis men so as to have a means ofchoosing the lineup to face Harvardon Friday night, Boxing CoachTommy Rawson is planning to holda series of elimination bouts tonightin the Hangar Gym. This may meanthat the tenative lineup posted lastweek will undergo a change, with theexception of Wetherall, Carey andCollins, who seem sure of holdingtheir positions.

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