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rBJP roo MVCB roa T~ The basketball team was d~feated in both games on its ~ew York trip during the Jan week end. The first grune, which was with Pratt Institute. resulted in a score of JO.l8. The team played a bard game though fagged out from a long uip. Pratt gained the lead io the first few minutes of play and ma.in· tained it throughout the game. lo tbe second half Tech started out with a ru~h but was unable to O\'ercome the lead obtained by their rh·als. The line· up follows: TECH - 18 36-PRATT INST. Kushner f g Da"ls Riley f g Meyer c Esholz Lincoln c Ste~e g C F'itelson lll ossberg g Van Le)'en Substitutions. Rea,·ey fo r Riley, lllc· Ca.ffnoy for ~lossberg. Waddell for Lin· coln, LaBar for Davis, Rogers for \'an Ley en. Field goals, Kushner 2. Steel. Mossberg and Riley. Eshol% 5, Fitelsoo 3, V M Leyen S, Rogers. Goals on free tries, Ku&hner S, Van Leyen 7, Fitelson. Referee. E. Thorpe. In the second garne the team met a similar fate o r being defeated. The first half indicated an overwhelming \'ictory {or Stevens. as Tech failed to score a single field goal . Kushner and Steele gOt busy in the second half and scored a couple baakel!l apiece. Carlton was the s tar of the gnme. Hi$ accurate shoo tong together witb tbe e:<cellent pass work o{ Egger llnd Reisenberger played an import-ant factor in the final S(!Ore. This \'ictory completed Stc,·ens' schedule. lea,·ing them with a dean slate of thirteen ' 'ictories. The lineup follows: TECH- 20 46-STE\'E~S Kul>hner f r Reisenberger Riley ( f E11ger Lincoln c c Carlson Steele g g II e.adde.n ?-lnssberg g g Brune S'ubstitutions. Waddell fo r Lincoln. McCaffrey for ~l o:;sberg. Reavey for Rile)'. L<l Poonte for Brune. Daily for Egger Field goals, Ku~hner 2, Steele 2. RHey nnd )losoberg. ReiS!nlkr~ter o. ~bon i . Egger I neadden 3 .and Daily I. Goals on free tne>;.. Kushuer 7. Rile,·, Ileaddtn I, Carlson and D:uly. Ref<!r~e. Bruun oi Cornell . COMMERCE DEFEATS TECB 2ND The Co=erce Iligb basketbnll fh·e defeated the Tech 2nd team in Commerce IJ}'mM>ium lal't \\"edn~y e\!enong by a 20 to 0 score. Tech 2nd was de!eate(i by Commtrce In our gymnasium t'arlier in the season. Both teams ttbowed good floor work, but Tecb tacl..~d the passing to put the game across. ;\!clue was the only Tech (Continued on Page 3, CoL 2.1
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BJroLL PLJ:DOU Whi le some of Tech's men are being honored in Prance, some others are being rewarded here a t Tech for what ( From the Patriotic .News Sen· ice of they have done for their dass and for the ~a tiona) Committee of Patriotic their school. The honored men are now Societies. Washington, D. C.) wearing the bl.1ck and orange pledge A plan to obsen·e April 6th. t.be first buttons of the Skull. The men are as anniversary of America's entry into the (ollows: B. R. Amsden, Athol : A C . war as "l\at ional \\'in the War Dlly'' Carlson. Worcester: .M. C. Cowden. New has been worked out by the National Bedford: M. W. Garland, Harrisb\trg. Committee of Patriotic Societies. Pa.: R. B . Heath, Mystic, Conn.: J. 11. A statement sent out to the presi- Humphrey, Rochester ; G. E . :\lcCaffre)', dents of fifty National Patriot ic Orgnn. Clinton ; R . C. Sessions. Cle,·elllnd. iauons. to Cabinet members and other 1Ohio. A. B. Welch, Fitchburg ; 0 . R. government officials and to college pres- Wulf, Norwich, Coon. idents, says: " At t be beginning or our ADDRUSZD BY DB. BOLLia !<econd ye.ar in the great war it is fitting The Newman club held its monthly that we have o Notional con.ecration to the taSk remaining before us. Be· mee6ng on Tuesday evening, a t t he C'lluse of numerous workless days during home of President lra N. Hollis. Dr. the past winter it is not advis1tble that Hollis addressed t he club on the presthe occasion be made n holiday, ent war situation in relation to stu· but in ll\'ery factor)·. store. mine. school dents, and it:s possible effect on a.'bor. and on e\·ery fprm there should be a About thirty-five members of the club brid penod during the day when 8\'· were present. which is the large$t gath· eryone who is loyal tc the ftag should ering of the year.
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No.22 GYM TO OPJ:lf roR DOC. The spring dance of the W. P. I. Musical Association will be held in the gymnu:ium o.n Friday e"enlng u{ t.hi3 wee.k. llareh 15th. This is the first so.. cial event which bas been h~d on the Rill ror some time, and as the gymnaSJum is to be opened especinlly for this event it is sure to prove a \'el")' popular nfiuir It ts to be•lllfonnal and sp!!cial arrangements are being made for decor.~uoru; and other featuru, and those who ha\'e attended the previous parties of the Associ.auon will testify to tbeir success This year the glee and mMdolin clubs were not organized because of the small number of men on the Hill and the orchestra is the one active part of the association. As this dance is one of the very few activities conducted by the mu$ical club during the seamn it meril!l the aupport or those who are: interested in the a5$0clation. The lull Tech Dance Orchestra of eight pieces will play Friday evening and will render a program of the most popular dance ~ection•. Dandng wiU commence promptly at ei&bt and refresh111e11ts wfll be sen·ed during tho everung. The subseription, mcluchnJI refreshmentr, ;, DIU' doll.1r pe.r couple.
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TECH'S ACTIVITIES stand up and be counted Flags should PROM PLAMB PROGRJ:BSilfG be unfurled . At t"Wel..-e u'c:lock noon The Prom commiltee has made tie\'· factory whistles and church bells should era I omportant plans since the last week. send forth a \'olume of sound that will Tbe d:ne ha~ been definitely fixed for rea('h Berlin. Every band in the .\pril sixth, and the dance will run fwm "'<)untr)' wtll then play the "Star ~pan- se""" t.o twelve. The general fl..oeling 11 Jed Banner" wh1le people stand at at· for a war-time economical dance is to tl!nt ion In the e\'euing in the church-~ be obsen·ed. The cuts m elaborateness es. halls and thentres the penple can WJll ~'Ome in dance orders. refreshmenl!l. gather for meetings of inSporatu:m Reg· and the place. Without doubt our gymotnents of the 1\:atioonl Army may pa· onsium is less elnbvrate than the Ban· rade ln cities near the cantonments. croft, bul. it holds the adYantage of be· The "winter t~f our di.<content" with ing part of our own equipment, and in it s conlle.-s dl&ys and conge!'U!d railroad si:te and appropriatene~ is a1lmirably and other minor nnnoyances is past su1ted to the purpo9e. The formnhty The ~pring with iLq promise of abundant of the afilllr hn$ been reron.<idered by l"'I'Ops and inereASed 111dusuinl pruduc· the elru;s nnd it was ddlniu'l'' d""ided tion i~ here X ow i~ the time for A mer- that the Prom shoulrl be "formal." The iC>l'S llome Army to mobili%e and thus mu~ic w1ll be kept up to the usual bring courage to o ur boys in the trench- !<tnndard at le:ost, and the beat orchu es and cantonments, and depreSSion to tra obuunable will be gotten . Ticlcets our enemies Let Germnny feci that this are in the bands o£ the members of the is u popular war in America. The effrct c<.•mmitte.e for t wo seventy-live per of hnnng the nation a unit in Patriotic oouple This cut in pnce •nil •lllow the 1hought on this day cannot be O\'Ct·i!IY 1.1nce to nppenl to a greater number IL lima ted It wm bring renewed courage is hoped, a.nd •how our endeavor Lo sata.nd hope to our bra"e Allies isfy ecunomy without sncrificlng real (Continued on Page 2. Col. 3.1 quality.
The regulAr meeting of the Sceptical Chy.:nist's was held Tuesda~· evening, in the Rathskeller. R. U . Carpenter, '19, gave a ShOTt re\'iew o( the chemical market ror 1917. W. II Drown, "lO, read n paper on ..The Economy of Pa. per for Permanent Recorda" R. H. ~lartln, '20 presented a paper on "Sanda for Glus Making." An interesting di• c:ussion on "R~dioilctive Pertili:tetll" was g1ven by II . D Sonbom. '20 The Coun· cil thought it better tu postpone the sociulm<!eting for th1s y~ar until the lat. ter part of .\pril, pro,·ided this was agreeable tO the .aciety.
CALZNDAB Tuesday-March 12-!I:EWS out at noon. 4.30 p. m. tntu.Colle~tiate R 1llo Match. Wednesday-Mardi lS-i p. m \' l\l. C .\ ~t:etfng Thuraday-M&reh H -Tbe Ides or ;\Iorch are berel l'riday-March 16-8 p. m. Spring dance by the Musical ,\~iAUon in the gym. Saturday- March 18-Ra•ketbaiJ with R 1 State. Oanc111g until II p.m . Sunday-March 17-St. Putrick'a Day. Monday- March 18-NEWS assign· menu to~ E. 117 E\'el")•body ouL Cor the Prom April 61
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