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COMMENCEMENT PLANS AFTERMATH NAME SKULL AWARDS FINALLY ANNOUNCED TO BE CHANGED ANNUAL TROPHY Exercises Will Last Five Days
Milde, Well Known Track Star Receives Honor
plans for ~ummlllt't'llll:lll Wt>~:l.. ha\·e lieen ~nm1u11ted £ram th• nffi<'e and indude n series Cl( claAA H · In th~ . '"'' ml•h· t.n Thur•rhw )!In unit•n~. banquet~ .111d elMs exerCises 19 R E ]Pill!- •• nu .. un.ul tilt' awnrtl lht. main spe-al.:c.r ttf the 1\'C~k Wlll bt mg of tht. Skull lr••r•h\· tn " }:;.:!" :\lildt> )lr \\'llliam E . \ru:bnrit•n. "hu Yt'lll bmwrahlt' m ... ntwn t;ullll.t Itt ·· n.u·• Gra- ttdh·cr th..- Camml!nt:tmcnt ~\dt.he<tq hnm The Sl..ull •rnph" i~ a I'Jh•er lin· hd••rl! th, gruduotin" ••lnss nne] uthtr) mg t. up nnci I" awnrdtd 11.nnualh ll} 1 a ·<:tom bled 3l lhe grnduatlon exerci~o~:s :'hull to 1h... I re•hm:on '' h.o fiO<'s the Tb...se "xcrcises will be held 111 the mu•t C<lr Tt'<'h In c·uuttidctllliUil nf .\lumm Gymnaj;mm <111 Zllonda• , 1\uli' t'lllldltftllt_,. 101" t ht~ lropb\ , I'< T\"I('I•S :!0. Tt>~·h. pnncipally 10 nn athletk and ad· Celebration oi Commencemt>nt "ill \'ertt;-1111: wa\', 11re of l)rm<apnl lmpor· •ll\rt on Wedne5dny, June 13. when tanc." ~·hul.m•hlp i!nd per,annhw nrc the Clal!S of Twent\· ·~ven holds 11.0 all«> lttl\ml~recl 1'ht rur ~···· ol tht Semor Bnnquel. jl)!<eph Morn:~ Will nward i~ t11 ·umula'e nni,·iw among """"e a.s toostmn~tc:r and l'aul 11 . :\t\r the frt&hmtn 11 rcn will i,<ive the Cla."l1i Pr,>phrc•· ed' :\bide l'IHiltd biq " \\"' \)1\ tht' nnss Dav will be Ob5el'\'ed frirl:t\' mdllor rtla\" lt.'l\nl lust winter und hal! June 17, exerd~es stnrtin~: nt 2 ·1)() ,•o.m tlll\ll'd th~ work this !>prulg h\' o'dock 11: thl.' ofterno••n on the <"nmpu> l)rNtkmg the Tt•('h ~Jlrtllt record!' lit' in fron! <>f Boynlon tlnll. The l'err hi)\\' h~Jids the JOQ \'fl. rcc·nrd Wtlh ·' rnoniec~ will include the Clll.S" Omtio11 ume o( 10 M:.:>ond~. •wd th•· 220 vel tn 1~ J;:iwn 1•\• Ricborcl .\ Ot'th, fnl rt'l'llrrl Wllh n liiTW ur 22 >:t'C()Il(lll. " l~(l " l<l\\'1!'!1 lw the CJa~s lllstorv by l~urd) ~~one of the mo:<t PltJ 1ulnr nf .frc!llunen. p .\lcigs, while Jo~eph Hnrns, prt~i· nnd , tcmtmry liJ wh.u t nul(ht l ~to c!t dent of the JUnduntina l'lll<~. will <ll" r..,tt... d 1rom an ntbktr 11f h" n~HIHy, hnr tht. .\ ddte'<$ 11 ( We!('(une n11rl rr~t· !'Uultl!' high in ~~ huJ.u~hJJI. •ent tht Class Gift to the- cnllo~tc I Ill Rill <..r.1ham WD<. 11 ll•~·mlwor ,;f the luwmg- these enrd!IO:l< Ellswc1rth II ,·ar•.-n,· i,J.. tloall ~•1uad Jn,t tull wo.!' Cr;rpcol"ltu tuke thnrgr t.h•· plant (·t·nl._.r an• I '' h 1~h •I'Ort·r un the vur-.ily IOJ! 11f the J n· ancl th<' Clns_~ Tree ha,.l..tlball ttll111 1H1rl 1~ a Jlikht-r nn .\ fter the Tree is plnnted PrcFitlenl the \"'ll it• l·a~ehnll tl•lm He i~ \~Tl and :'l ire. Earle will rec:ei•~ tht~ mtnl hiKh 111 •• hu!Rr«htl' .• n•l p<~pul;cr on l(•r• n( be grutlunting cin~~ and th~ir th~: llill , (nl"ndc:. nlutnni. memhel"' r•{ tht• l:u·ulh" nnd tht1r f:.milil!!t a,t thdr h omt "11 Bn• tll on ~trell Friday ewning will l>t. ta.kt'n UJ'I with the ~l.'lliHr rtl')1nC• IC'ontinued on Par.;e 2 Ct.~l. 31 rim•l
Juniors Plan For a True To Express Tech
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DR. C. A. PIERCE GRANTED YEAR'S LEAVE OF ABSENCE Mr. Starr, Cornell, to Relieve Him
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SANFORD-RJLEY HALL NEARING COMPLETION
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MR. DICKERMAN ADDRESSES TECH
Dr. L'. A. Pier«· o{ tht- Electrical En·
the htnior da~ In~ bell) uJ)\'n tht' nd ,.,,...1\uhn· PI chnn~o.'ln): the name o( the Scbe:nec1ady. ~ . Y. \<:Ur lKKII.. puhli~hetl at Tcrb from lbe Here, be will be closcly associated 'Afu:m1atlf' to M>me moru appropri ate utle Tbll l'l~ umh1m1uu«ly Vllted mos t o r the time with tho lbcorel.icaJ il, •uJ.!pllrl IJ 1 tl1e 11Nnd ~lecled to 1\"'0r.l.: oi Mr. k. E. Doherty, consultm& engineer O( the C!O.mpany, b~l U(ltCU rmbli~h nrxt \'car< Annual m its elt P<Jrtian of hls Lime In t.hc c1cnvor t o hrmg alot~ul this c.bange a.nd to de,·ote works departmen ~ of t.h.e compao)'· Ile with lhi!l in \'iew th<' l'onrd baR set nh"ut t<1 lind the most apJuov riate will return to hi!! duties at the lt\lrtl· name JHII"•Ihle .\ name \'Qn tellt is w tute September, 1 ~. Mr. E . W. Swrr o ( tbl.' ~lrc trical En· he ur~C~~ni7(•d which wiU opcm tv .111 ~wrh•nu ut Tcocb, mcunho:r~ ~:~f the ginee.rins: Oepllrt.nulnt n t Cvrnell U ni· J llt'ult ,., and ~\ lumni 1'hl' uh)e~t uf vcr!lity bn~ be~n onpolntc:Cl Instructor Elec-tricnl Ung!neoring ut the inl•ludm~:~ the fHqtlty mernhers und 1be in .\ hunni Is Ill ru.rth,•r the ll1hlfCSt of Worcester Poly teclmic fnstltute, taking thtiM! \.lutlillll in the book. In lhi!l con up his tlutirl'l herr In &\J'It~mbcr, 1927. tc~<l a. pri?.e will be ownrdcd to tbc ner· Mr, S tnrr hils hncl nn extt'ndecl train· Still "'II<• Rllb11'1116 in writinll w the ing nnd \lnJ ul)~le e xperience. Tie was n n ounl the hellt n.mlt' Cor this new fonn s hulent oL Cornoll both in the ColltgC! Wurcl:lllt•r Ttl'h .\nnun1 .\ll blll! Arts nnd Sciences IUld in the <"al· I{C'>tl<m~ sht•uld be wven to the Edilur· lege of Engln~c.orln~, ond ie a member in l"hit•f nntl l1) nrr!t'r thnt the selection o( both Et.u l{nppa Nu rmd Tll\1 RotA u ( o 1111.111 be f rc<! (rum preJtldlce I he Pi. 11tlll11' ur the j\t'fll(ll\ 'llhnmtiiiJ: the qug lie ha~. ~in~ llrBd~ta tit~n , taken J:t''' i1m ~ill he kept ""'Tct h\• the EtJi. grndunt<' work In mntbrnuuiCD I theory IJ•r until the n11 111'1'1 16 nntWUt1t'f!tl The under the direction or Pruf. Vladrnir nwartl "ill l>tJ n <'OJl)' o( the volume Karoptwii and haJ 01.erv~:d two )'t'nrs whil h llt.'nr the nnmt of his M!lcctir•n as insuuc:tor lo Elec trical En~nrerinK Th•· ,-.wdit1nn« !;t>lcrninK the r.hoit:;., at. Co-mell where he hn~ mndf' 11 11\ll~l n( n nnm~· Qtc th:n tht name will be suc~s.-d'ul record b o th in lnburllolof\ in •UIIMc!<th·c lind r<'J)tt!'<t'lllnlt\'e uf Wor· structitm and in cour~Ca in mntht'mtlt 1 l.'qt·r Tt•t h thni n w•ll he n name thn t ic:al the.or}·. t'~tn hto \<~rritrl 011 vtnr lifter yctU', Gnd ITe hll.!l also heen clo~dy n&!IOI'inted , nrn· w1th 11 a tmditwu bllilt up on with thl! gr&ld\ltlltl Wt1rk of lrt~Jiruni Qn 'lc••h hf~ and h i~lhty ol Pro(. Ktunpe totl lie ball had en· In c~dv<'>Cotln.: the nl\1!14: the Echlor ginCC!riT11{ eltperiencc for flvo I Umrtlert lJruut:ht U\11 th~· fn<'t I hrLl it w na the> with the Otis BleYnt,or Cornt)ftny ~~nrl •Jh!N·t uf the Jl,,ard l!> crc(ltt o ouw Were hn~ ulsn Mrvt-d u refercmce librarian t vp~ 11f 11nnuul t~l«tgt:lht r. lnst~nd ,,( Very nt the Rchcn~rtndy WorkJi 11{ tho Gtn· hu \•Ililt tht nl!l l\'pc. (,( cln$>~ l11i0 k with Work Held Up By Late Materi•l m;thlug ,,f nrt uo l lntcn:$L to those out c:rnl Eli!otric Company. Ai a vcn· wt~ll t~ntmdetl open meet· H e Wl\8 u viAitot ol tl1 e Jngtllnte tl\ia ~<icle 11f th~: 11rUclua1in~ duu it ill ~huir ing 1Je1d ia~t ' r\ltRdn y evening-, the l'un<>tnl<"tion 011 Sanford·.Rllt'\• ll nll 1~ tk~1.rt: tu mrlkt' n I:XH>k which will llp· spring Qntl 'viii he r~membered l.ly the A. I. E £ . brought t(l ll clfiSQ li iW ~'r<lt'CCtlin~: rapi<ll\". Prllt'li<mlh all th~ puul ''' th(' ~trudua t ln~t d~u. to the un· Junior Elt!ctrics lor the lect.ure whir b lbc most sucee~sful ~~~~ons In thl' hH•· out~tde nf the huilrUng i~ t'fllnlllt'tc<l d(!rgradunte~. ttl thl' fnC'ulty , w the he I:'IIYO them on pol yphliSCI ~tl rc:uitR. l ory of the Ml~'i<• ly, 1'hc feature of t be wi1h the CX('eptiOn of thi! ~tilllt'WIIrk .\lumni, 1\lltl to the oevple whose C'UII evenin~ WR! an excellent lecture on ahout the entrances the mnt~>rinl (or ni:Nion with t ile lMtitutc 18 pu rely "Mobnrnmerlnn Lnnrts" lw l)rof. U . .B. "·hich i~ late in arriving htll it 1.. l''( une uf mt.trcst If this c.,n be ll.Cilom· Y. M. A. Smith Ptnfessor :;m1U1 ""'ppl~mcnu~d pe• tcrl any lime now The ele<'Hidon• ph~hed then I~ no duubt buL what the his ta lk wnh 250 hl!nu tifully colored onrl plumbers havt! complcu:d thtlr !ii.I<'C't:JO!i nf the book is a ssured slide~ which he took hi.m~lf while wnrk an<i 1he walls ore all reach· th Polls Will Be Open FIVIB 9 to 6 t.ravclin~: in A...:Ja h wns s u rprising to Ill.' plaHcred The plnsteri~ w1ll hllove learn of the compli.'U< ccmtrnl nntl reg· 111 wait bowe,·er, a_« the mor '" nm The execu t.h·e C"ommit lee t.be V, CALDDAR ulatlOO tbnt th~ relallvely re"'' Bnti!!h yet ,•ompleted It is hoJ)t.'d thnt it will M C. A. rabinet hu'l announ~d that TU&&DAY, IIAY M : mhnbitnntt\ in I ndia maint.atn 0\'tr tbe he dcmc- IN Commencement ond (rom the rmnunl ell.'f'l io n or alticcrll (or t he 8 P. M.- &. 8. 0. &. IIMUq, enonnuu~ nnti\·e popuJo.tion. In &orne tbcm on 1he work <thou1d p,....greJ:~ rnv ('omlng vra r v. ill UJ..kt- J,Jla<"e tCJmurrow B ll. plncc..<. in lntlul there are 100 Britis.h t.o 1dh· in the Gvm The pnl!J will be open W&DKZSDAY, MAY 21 : 100,000 nnri\C~~ rtt.. tbe forme-r co.m· \Yith th~ vpening or the rlinin)!' h11ll frnm nin~ m th~ mormnli{ unul five t ;10 P. M.- M&ndoUD Club mand the higltest rt'!f't'rt anrl hc•n••r 1n the new dormit<Jr\' the pre-c;ent luncb in the afternoon. and the ~lint II():( MMtiJit, "Y" ReeeptiOD frnm the native:~ llnrl go about tht r• ...,m in the ha~ement of Bovnton II all i.~ ta be thr ~lot m t he ''muller ot the Room. c<~unt.r'' rn perfe-ct JlcD.:c: 1u1d Nl.fet\ will be dii'mnn teled nnd thto rf1(>Rl Y. M r . A nflke Only thn~· mtn whD 7 :SO P. M.-licma Xi Meet After hnvmg served the refreshmc-nh turned int... :1 Student AL•tivity oftkr hn '"" ,;ignefl the pnper whir.h Wl.l$ dt It Bulldf.nr. the C:<ltoit t" held a •hnrt bu""ness m~ct-~There will he nn tJflke for TEC'II N£\\'!! ~·ulntetl duri11g .'\ dive ~lemhe.r11hip ('nm THURSDAY, MAY 26 · in._.- (,,r the purp(l"~> ro( c1c·ctinl( otf1l·en; an~ .t~e Aftermath nnd fur ~oun llnr paign \\'l'~k will br ~~~~rlhlt> to vrnc S :80 P. M.-Oolf, Tech va. fnr thf ft11ll:lwing ye:1r A .)L 'rarbo~ .tCtl\'lties. One mun rrttm the fltiiiJWIIII{ litot n f Col1ate. n~Jmin~:e'< w11f he eh:ctetl tn u ltke: for '28. treaRurt~r during the lnst vcnr, was .\ s the Y )[.C. t\, nnd ~he Rcl<lk t«Jtl' SATURDAY, MAY 28 : J?re•ili<>nt, ;\Iii LOn II i\lllrich, fqr \''leo l'l~tt:ll rh;1irm nn : W , J. Thntker. '28, wtl1 mm•e into the new hu1l<hng th~ t P. M.-B&I!eball, Tecb va. Pre~ident, J A. ~lt'Nohh, ami 1\ ~I Wall elected trensurer Th~ offiCI!'I G\•mlliiFium will Of ~~~~tl entir"h· fllr Clark, Alumni ~elct Tnrl)ox ; f1.1r 'l'rl'ttt~urcr, !. R llumnrC'l, vict...<"hnirmnn onrl Sl.'<'retorv were not a;hletic purpose!! It is planner! u, MONDAY, MAY SO : n.n(J !I.J L P rl<'•'; fnr Hef"nrrli ng ~('re· filled he<'UUI'll! it wa.c !t1und tm t'ount· liSt' ""e t>f the.ce rot,m" f<lr Ph\'<tkal Holiday- Mem orial D ay, tary, R r~ I rollick, Jwl ~. ll Tuwn ing the \"Oter lhnt nc C'llnditlate hn·l Te· Ex.nmlna1ions inlltcnd of Pro("s..or r11r· TUESDAY, MAY Sl : •ttnd 'rhi., 11l'W ('l(t>cu tivr r <immitlc~ ct>ived n mu)ltrit v ; howe\'~r. it ha3 bern p~nter' office as i ~ nqw tlte ~·~l"l'•m t P. M.- N ew• A.ulfDDieub, will. !lO<III aftl'r it• t-ltction. meet with announ«d that ballots will bo djstri· The 1\penint: of St~nfnr(l.Rfll:> TJ;~.U B 11. the ol<l tommiltce ami U!lec-l t he rest but~d 1..0 lhe n1emb('rR u f the 'O('lc.t y will mdeed effect manv chllnf(~~ nbout ~.~ r ~he men tn •en·o tin th,.. CAbinet II M linutrl nn Page 3, Col. 1) ~e school.
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2 1. 1927
cltmt ~IItie in t.be navy durin~ lhc W~trld \\'ar. The Engineering subject hi' d u;cU!',std "·a.q " Tbe Randvm Tht>IIJthl:< of lndu~tria.llsl$" It WI\!! d1\'idt:d into th~<' parL~. namclr u p. (lUrtunit\", mee:tiug the opportumty, untl t.ht c•bjccti"\'1!.. Under eneh o f these wen gi\'en ~pecl· fie fi~tt~re~. Tbc grO'Wth oi the- roun· tn·'!l 1ndustries was the rnni.n topic under <>Ps>Ortunity. Betwee11 the year1 llli!O And JOOO. n period uC 70 years, the• Cnr tories in the U S. wtrj! .IP'ttatly lncrenset.l in number and !lt.e.. Tbeir prl!thu.: ts ln.crcnsed lu vn.l\llf frum one tn ~.tlevcn hilliUJl d!lllars J)('r yl!llr d urint th la time. In 1he ne:tt fourteen yean lhcl'fJ Will! nn increase of thirteen bill.lon lli'T ~·t:rlr. In Inter years h had m (IUJltcd 1u "ix ty l.lillhm In citing spedfic in· ~1Rt1t'\11l hr took 11 group of twenty·t.wo l'ulllJ);)Jll~s. 1n the )'l!llr 1025 then~ wen• flfl)'lh't' billion kilowau boura of ,•ru:rgv 11N:'<l Ill> cp,:npnred with seven ty· nlm.' l!JIUvn In 19'26 Tbi.01 is an in<'WA'Ie <If torty·three per cent. The spe~t.lcer I(O\<l lht• l.'\'011omical thot~JJhl that an u tnc~ in J>rociuC'tion gives 1\11 int:r•·AH: 111 t'tunpetltiun which ullirrutt.ely rto1111tlld& chcopcr mctbo<bl. The prnblt-~n~ o( 111cren~ 111 t.taffic ami the d~· 11'01\inntiun ~·I the cheapu~l (OrUI O( Jll>ll cr IQ bt: ob tained from coal, fut'l nil nnd lila& wen given as [ood Cor thu uiht in the field of opporlumty. T,be !Cff:il ll.'ll~ •tbjeetlve o( mon Col· Iewe ~r:.<1un tell, 1S the uct1ulr~i tiun u( lf\Un•·Y Thl)•~ who b:t\"1! fallecl did St> bt."cnu!le Lhe)' wen~ too re.stles;~ and had '"' Jlt'T~l·rvertuH"c. Tf nne is to I:Al n t he twt.ln ty ~r cent ulllS$, ho must. etart uuL vptitnistll!tllly and m11ke his work 1111 lm•entlvc. The n he will kl!f!p taking 1111 bnrdt•ns gradually.
PROF. RICE HEADS SUMMER SCHOOL lanovatioa 1t Tech to Ram fro. Ju1J 6 to AIIIUit S Tech ilt to have a Summer Scllool. Th,. wJJ~ definitely dt'cided at the lac. ulty mctling last Thurlday. Prolulor llarrJs Rke was appointed Director ot 1.bc rroposed ec.bool, tbe t.enn or wtncb is tO run !rom JuJy G too AuI(UIIl 0. JW7. These cou r.u s hould vrovt to he a m.'lrlud succe... !Iince they mn~· ~.n-c to make 11p aubjec:u !niltd with an P gradt. SatWnctory l'nmplt.tion, therefore. or Summer !kht~1l C<1UM!ell m11 y prevent student& (r<•ll1 heC"omi n,:: five·ycar mcu 'rhc~ courBes are to llc o pco to leneheu, ~tuperint.endents, lupervill(lra u{ l¢t:1'ondn ry srh.ools, cantllda~a for lldmillc;ioJI, undco.rgradu ate student& tcnrl ernrJuate ~tudenlS, toekin& ad· ''liMN:d d~grC('S. Th~n will be a
"etilllcm of !nur wet'kt (Continued on Pare 8 , Col. 3)