VOL. 19
N0.28
'-'"OR CESTER, MASS., M.i\ \' 29, 10\?S
MUSICAL CLUBS END ENGINEERS' GOLF SEASON 1928 PEDDLER TRACK SEASON SENIOR TRUSTEE SUCCESSFUL SEASON BROUGHT TO A CLOSE IS SUCCESSFUL READY FOR SALE TAKEN BY DEATH FinaJ Concert Given Last Friday
G. Rice Is Only Man To Be Lost Through Graduation
The Tech Music.'ll (")ubs brought their
sea!'On to a close with a pro~;rra m at Lhe annuo l musicale under the aus· Once m ore the track team has con· pices of the Chri stian Ende"vor Soeluded a succeasful season. In spi te of ciety o( the Plymo u th Church. There an injury to Captain ~lilde and bad was a large audience '~)resent and th~: wea ther that kept. t.he runners indoors program was immensely appreciated until their first meet, the team closed by them as wa~ revealed by their apits season with credi t to Tech. Pros· plause and enthusiasm. pects for next year are exceedingly The program wns of the some type bright as the o nly man to graduate is as is usuall)' given, except that it in· Gordon Rice. His loss will be severely elud ed more glee club numbers than felt as he bas always been a tonsistent usual. Several new numbers were a winner in the half m ile and mile events. part of the pror,rrnm which was as He now llolds undisputed possession follows: of the half·mile record by virtue of Overtu re, by the orchesua : "i\ way d ipping t.wo.fifths of a second off the old time. Next year, w ith such stars to Rio," 1'\artholome\V: " Ring and as Ed Milde, Wal t French, l~ oger Rose,'' Folksong, Glee Club; "RI,\mQStoughto n and Dave Kiley competi ng na,'' "Mary Ann," Banjo.!\Iandolin Tech should sweep everything before f lub; "Arloramu s Te, Christe,'' Pales· trina: "Hunting Morn," Rhein berger: it. "The Broken Melody," Sibelius, Glee In lhe first meet of the year M. A. Club ; "Moment~ of Magic," rt . Prescott C. was overwhelmingly trounced. The S hreeve; "The Sword of Ferrara," Bul. meet, whi ch many had thought would lard; "At Father's Door," J.'olksong, go to the Aggie Tracksters. was taken (Con tinued on Page 3, Col. 11 by Tech with a score of 77 2-3 to 47 1-3.
Tech Loses a Great Friend in the Hon. C. G. Washburn
The match with l.:olgale last Wednes· rloy concluded the third golf sea~on in Ho n. Charles G. \\'ashllurn, lawyer, which Tel·h has been represen ted on mnnufncturcr, former congressman the links. 'fhe past !\C!ason wa~ not particulnrly notable, as the W. P I nne! a tn1stee o( Worcester Poly tech· nlc Institute, died early last l!'riday golfer~ did not win a ~ingle match, a!. morning After hnvinll been s tricken though they did succeed in tying two fonnidal!le tcatna, Wesleyan and Holy w'ith a sudden nttnck of c.-erebral hem· Cross. orrh a.:e \Ved n.:~d(ly noon. Mr. Wfl sh· When the call fnr candidates Cor the burn was attending t he ntmuol con· team was mode in the early spring, "ent.ion of the Episcop;~l dloce~e of t>ight men responded. Michael R. West.:rn MasSIIch usetts when this at· Boyle, who had been elected captain tack came upon him . or the team last year, was forted by ~lr Wnshburn, by profession a Jaw· illness lo leave college, and as he was yer, was also prominent. as an author, the only veteran remainin1: of last ~ta lesman, philanthropist and manu· yenr't~ team, the ,prospect~ for n sue· fac tu rer. As a mnn1,1facturer he estabcessful season were very do ubtful. ln lished the Wire Goods Company, now Bnwers and Clingan, two subst itutes the Washburn Company, and had a uf the 1027 team, were found two fine share in the development of wha t is golfers, nnd the fonmer was selected to !l OW the Woreester Works or the Amerfill i he place left \meant by Cnptain ican Steel nnd Wire Compan y. Uoyle. "Bob" Cotton and "Dick" Han· lle wns very prominent in the po· son were selected to ro und out the \itical affairs of Cen tral Massachusetts team for the first few matches. How· an(! Cor five years represent.ecl his disever. later in the season Gill and Dunn trict at the National Ilouse of Rep· (Contimaecl on Page 3, Col. 21 re::enta ti ves.
After winning the centur y in easy His a<:'ti vi ties as a citizen of W orces. !a~hion, Ed :Vtilde pulled a t endon ter and an alumnus of T~h have been whi le run ning the furlong. This injury those of cons tant oondce. endearing kep t him ou t of the remaining meets him to the hearts of all who knew him and his absen ce was greatly felt. Walt well. l~rench gave evidence of the form that Chnrles Grenfill Washburn was born he was to displa)r in .l ater meets hy F. J. McGowen Elected to Gen- in Worcester, january 28, 1867, the son taking both the high and lo w hurdl e$ of Charles Francis and Mary Eliza· eral Managership withoul a great deal of tro uble. Price beth (Whiton) Washburn. He attend· i•l the quarter, Gordon Rice in the The W . P . J, Dramatic Associa tion erl the public schools and prepared (or mile and ).£ace in the hnlf,mile were "The Masque", held it.s nnrtual busi· the Worcester Polytechnic I nstitute at also first pla.c e winners. the Worcester High School. He gradu· ness meeting last Pridoy. The meet with Trinity the following ated from Tech in 1875, wit.h the de· Followin!t the opening of the meet· gree of bachelor or science, and finished (Con tinued on Page 4, Col. 2 ) ing, which included the reading o( his college education at Harvard, from the minutes of the previous meeting, which he received his degree of bache· F . ] . ).kGo wen, Jr., Business Manager COLGATE GOLF TEAM lor of arts in 1880. Ile then t.ook up o r last year's show, read a repOrt of WINS ·oVER TECH, 5-1 the ,<\ssociation's 6nnncittl standing in the study Of law, and was admitted to (Continued on Page Z, Col. 2) which a gross profit of $118 was citecl. Clingan Again Scores For Tech O fficer!~ for the ensuing year were oALJ:tmAa then elected. R . L. Verville, '29, was The W. P . 1. golfers completed re·elect.ed President, and the general t heir season when they emerged manage rship went to F. ]. McGowen, TUESDAY, MAY . _ on the losing end of a Colgate·W. P. I. Jr. The remaining offices were fiJied as UO P . M.- Van.lt y TeDDil, W. match, which was held last Wednes.. follo ws: vice presid1;m t A. C. Weiss· P. L u Clark at Tech. day, l\fay 23, on the soggy greens of inger: secretary, 'W. P. Lewis: business Ul P. M.-Teoh lfewa IIMUn(, t he w orcester Country Club. The high manager. F. B. To wnsend : adver· B ·19. scorer of the meet was Capt. Nelso n of tisi ng m~anager, A. L. P. jer.yk ; and UO P . M.-lllr.eptical Cbemlltl C~;>lgate, who turned in a card of 81. meeUn1, Sallabury Labor. stage manager, R. Hanson. Roscoe Bowers of Tech was second high tory. There was considerable discussion as scorer with 84.. WIDlfi:BDAY, MAY »to the advisabili ty of holding the Tech Memorial Day, a hoUclay. Capt. Nelson of Colgate fired the open· Show in conjun ction w ith Junior Prom ing gun of the match by do wning Cnpt. Week. 1t was argued that should the 2.10 P . M.- Vantty bueblll came, W. P . I . va. Clark at R . Bo wers of Tech, 3 and 2. Bill sho w be held at this time, there would Clingan. of Wo rcester, retaliated b)• de. be one more function to induce house Alumni J'leld !eating Smith of Coll{ate I up at the party aspirants to invite their friends 'I'BUR8DAY, MAY Sl11.00 .&. M.-hnual. meetin( of 19th hole. Geister, a visitor, followed to Worcester for Juni or Prom Week. this by conqueri ng L. Dunn of T ech In this way both Juni or Pro m and A. .&. at .Alumlli CYJ11. 8 and 1 , while his team·mate, Van Tech Show wo uld benefit from the per· U& P . M.-Bilma Xi, budlltll meeti.D(, in J'aculty Room, Norstrand, took Gill of Tech, 6 and formnnce, because of the larger num· 5. Boynton Hall. ber of guests he re fo r the week. I' RID AY, lUlU! 1Jn the fou rsomes, Nelson and Smith On the other band, the Treasurer Lut. day for recelviDI applicapaired up to subdue the hardy Tech pointerl out that the greate$t finaneir~l tions for acholanhipa. combination, Bowers and Clingan, 4 return~ are to be ex.pect ed from the SATURDAY, IUNJ: 2and 3; while Geister and Van Nor· holding of Tec h Show as an incli· UO P. M.- Vanity bueblll strand, Colgate players, teamed up to vidua l event and not in conjunction p.me, W. P. L VI. Trinity suhjugate Duun and Gill o£ Tech. 8 with some other function. detract from at .A1UJI1Di J'feld. and 6. the attenclance, ~uch as the Jun ior Vanity Tenn.la, W. P . I . 'VI. Prom i.lu~t might. Spriurfteld at Sprinrfteld.. In anttwer to both of these argu· MONDAY, IUNJ: 6--SATUJI.. There will be no issue mcnts, President R. S. Verville stated
VERVILLE AGAIN TO HEAD MASQUE
of the Tech News during Examination Week.
Clingan Undefeated in Competition
that the success nf the ~how at any· Lime, res:-nrdlcss of what else might (Co ntinued on Page 3, Col. 4)
DAY IUNJ: &J'inal J:xamina.tlons.
Year Books to Be Distributed on Thursday
"The Peddler,'' the yearbook of the class of '28, will be distributed thjs week in time to be given out nt the lost student assembly which will be held Thursday. The Rtaff has put much time and energy during the past year into making thitl year's hook uni(luo among the annuals whjch have been heretofo re publishefl at the I nstitute. As everyone knows, the name was cha nged in order to set a preceden t anc;l to put out s()mething which w ill be en· ~;irely distinctive of the I nstitute. In· ~ide the covers one finda many new departure~; from the regular method of presenting t he various features. Amona the new features will he several new pi<::tures showing various parts of the Hill at new and unexpected angles. The pnges and the border design are of an entirely new design which should meet the approval of the subscriber!!. At the Assembly this Thunday, t he awarding or the four copies of the " Peddler" to those who during t he MieN campaign sold the m oat copies, will be made. Each of the four books will be awarded to the one man from ench cl81!8 who made the best !lilies D. R. Leamy Made President as record. The staff is very much in· debted to all those who have in this Civils Elect Officen way helped to sell more copieA. lmm.ediately after the A- mbly the The final meeting of the year was held by t.he A. S. C. E. ln Boynton hooks will be ready, at the Surve yina llnll. l?riday night, }fay 26. The elec· Instrument Room in Roynton Hall, few lion or officers was the chief business distribution to those men who have of t.he evening. Daniel R. Leamy was their money and numbered reeeiptli, elected president for the ensuing year, showing that t hey are entitled to their nnd Daniel O'Grady was choJ<en vice· !Continued on 'P age '. Col. 2) president: ~b:rton Finney was named secretary and J , W. Boker was selected MEMBERS OF RIFLE CLUB ns treasurer. None of the candidates HOLD ANNUAL MEETING was npposed for his office. After the election of officers the members en joyed a number of interesting and in· 11tructive talks by Professor French and members of the Senior Class. Friday night, May 26th, the Rifte Professor French gave a brief his· Club held its re~r~~lar meetinr in Boyn· tory o£ the A. S. C. E. since its found· ton Hall. The meeting opened with a ing in 1862 to ita !]>resent ftourlshing report o{ the businesa and the propoaat po~iti on. He urged the Seniors especial· of new ruleR fo r the next season. Aa ly to make it a point to join II$ soon this was the last meeting of the year, as pos~lble and pointed out the vorl· the annual elections took place and the o us advantages to be gained by mem· follo\\'ing were elected: President, Paul hership in the 50ciety. Aside from the C. Schmidt, '29: vice·preaident, T . H. literature that a member receives, in Abbott, '29: secretary a nd treuurer, iu;el[ a wo nderful advantage, he showed Albert M. Demont, '31: ma.naaer, H. A. that the aonnectlons made with the Sorenson, '30. lending engineers is mo re than likely The suggestion was made to make to prove of aid in scouring desira!Jie th.: managership competi tive as ia the pCisitions. Tn as much a s the require· ctu<e in all other sports at Tech. This ments for entrance are so high it Col· was talked over and will be adopted h.'lWI! tho~ a member has a prestige that with approval of the A . .A. i\ challenge by the M. A. C. Rille non·members cannot equal. Gordon Rice gave an enlightening Club was read . T his challenge wu that tnlk on " Bonding Stresses in Concrete," a shoulder·to-shoulder match should be ns the result of personal work on the held every year. o ne year at M. A. C. ~~tJbj~t in conj unction with the thellis and the nex t at Tech. The club voted work of the Seniors. Tie explained in to accept this challenge. detail his experiments and presented (Continued on Page 3, Col . ~) the !Ia ta he collected. Kenneth Warren gllve o shmt talk on "The Theory of De~ign of Highway The Commencement Cur.•es." H e explamecl that the changes Issue of the Tech News in the method of tranRportation have will be published Tuescaused the design and cons truction of day, June 12, 1928. higbwn~· cu rves to hecome more o{ a (Con tinued on Page 2, Col. ·t>
A. S. C. E. HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTION