VOL.23
WORCESTER
A.S.M.E. HOLDS REGULAR A.S.C.E. REGULAR MEETING MEETING HELD Hydraulic Testing was Main Sub- Mr. West of Eastern Bridge Co. tject of Discussion Talks on Structural Steel On Feb. 26, 1932, the local ~tudent llran<' h of the American Stx·icty or Ci,·il Engineers held their regular meeting in Aornton llall. Paul Nelson, president of the chapte.r, presided After a short business meeting, the speaker of the evening, ~lr. \\' est , was presented. 1\lr. West, cla.~s or 1000, is IISStll"iated with the Eastern Oridge Co., the supervision of the steel construction of Wort:ester's new auditorium bei ng his present >task. The subject o[ Mr \\"est's address was "Structural Steel." In opening, the necessaty of an en)Cmeer being ca· pable or public speaking was st.rcs.'iCd Following a brief resume of the mnny varied uses of sleel, lhe IIJ)en ker told of the vnried uses or a recent development in the steel industry, that of "rolled steel." h is now being used in place or cast machine!:. gears, stairways, in construction of power unit. stations, warehouses, gara~;es, stations and even replat'ing wood floors in homes with a surface or pressed cork. :lfr. West forecast the coming of the eree· lit~n o f residences entirely of rolled steel. With the abo\·e as a bacl..t.rround, )Lr \\'est talked in d~tail nbou t his work on Won-ester's auditorium, the preliminary biddang, de.~ign of framework erection, Tells of Settlement and Early and field work, the final s tructure de· ci~ion rcl!iding in the hands of the same History of Worcester mnn who had charge of ~truc:tural cngl· nct•ring for the Empire Building. The At a recent meeting of the Newman present weight of the frnmc(l structure Club, P rofessor Coombs s:poke on the as 2,630 ton!!, ha\"ing heen reduced from subject, "The Early History of Wo r· 2SOO tons due to change in t he dead cester." The subject. was a very inter· loads. In order to gave wmc idea of C$ting one, and Professor Coombs is the magnitude of the job, Mr. \Ve.-;t one of the most info nned men on this quoted many ligures showing the im· sul!jcct. The pe riod covered was from mense amount of material used in this lf,.'JO up to the present clny. auditori um. In 1630 a ~,rroup of Puritans settled n Ooston and Cambridge. The colony grew and expanded. Watertown was ~ulcd in 163.>; Sudbury in 1660; Brook· field in 1630; and in 1642, a trader, Win throp, set up a station in L11ncas· ter. The General Court sent out a com· Officers to Be Elected and Anmissio n to explore the land on which nouncements Made this city stands. ln the committee re· port in 1668, settlement by 300 people The RacUo Club is to hold a business was recommended, in spite of the dense meeting o n Tuesday, ~larch 1st, at 4 00 forest.s. They came an 1674. but the P M in Room B of the Electrical Engi· original settler was a man named Cur· necring lluilrling. lis, who had built his home in 1673 in OOicers for the re~t uf the present he vicinity of Lincoln Square. The term nrc to be chosen. P or this there sum of twelve pounds w ns paid to the must he a suOiciently large num her of Indians Cor the land. members present. A great clcnl of husi· The new settlement wM attacked by nc<!!! has accumulated '' hich has to be ndians during K ing Phillip's War, and attended to immediately the cabins were burned. In 16Sl, a The Club also aunounccs the organ· Captain W ing oiJtained pennission to 7ataon of a new beginner's code group build a mill This was a ~aw mill and and an intermediate cOtle group. was of much importance in the devel· W ork is to start right away on an OJ)ment of the settlement. Jndian men· Amnteur Radio Croup, and nn Amateur <Continued on Page 3, Col. 2) License Croup. AJI of the members nrc re(Juested to be present, and all others who wi~h to attend the meetings are nvited to do so. The Radio Club picture for the "Ped· dler" is to be taken on Wednesday T&CH K&WS MI!&TIMG nfternoon at S: 15 o'clock in the Gym· &L&CTIONS I nasium. All members must be persent, Tuesday, March 1 sin~;e onl y one picture will be t.aken.
The W. P . I. student branch of the A. S. l\L E. met in Sanford Riley llall at 7.30 p. m., F'eb. 7A.i, with President Stanley Swipp presiding. After a short discu ~ion by Profel'.c;or :\lerriam on changing the constitution, the student speakers of the evening were introduced. The first, Robert Delmont, spoke on 'Centrifical Casting." lie outlined brief· y the process of casting by the u~e of rentrifical force, and mentioned the advantages of this method over regular foundry casti ng. The two chief advnn· ages nre that. the casting produced by the centrifical method is free from blow-holes and pin-holes, and the casl· ng has a. much liner grain. The second student speaker was Charles Reasky, who spoke on " Psych~ analyzing the Engineer." This talk was an in teresting discussion of the mental make-up of an engineer. Reasky Sllid that the modern cngin-::er is (Conllinued on Page 2, Col. 3
COOMBS SPEAKS TO NEWMAN CLUB
RADIO CLUB HAS MEETING TUESDAY
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MASS, MAR I, 1932
OA.LI!NDA.R TUES., MARCH 1 : 9 :&0 A. M. - Chapel Service, Rev. Thomu J'oxall. • :00 P. M.- B.adio Club Meet. inc, 1!. E . Buildill(. ' :00 P . M.-TECH MEWS AI·
alrnmenh, Boynton Ball 17. ' :00 P. M. -TKCH M&WIS KleetioJU. • :30 P . M. - Interfratwnity Bowlin(, T. U. 0 . vs. A. T . 0 . 7 :U P. M.-Skept.ical Chemiata Meetlnr, Salliburf Labora-
torlas.
ENGINEER QUINTET BEATS CLARK IN SECOND GAME OF ANNUAL SERIES Smith, Gartrell and Brierly Star Offensively -Asp and Fillblck Shine on Defensive Line Display ing the specta¢ula.r brand of
basketball that on numerous TRACKMEN RO~tP the Crimson and Gray five have shown Alumni Gym this year, the Tech basOVER TERRIERS atketbal l team romped home a 43-23 occasion~
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Two Records are Shattered as Jensen Stars
8 :30 P. M.-Bukttball Game, Tech va. 'J'rinity, at Hartford. WED., MARCH 2 : 9 :60 A. M. - Chapel llerric:e, Rev. Tbomu J'onll. ' :00 P. M. - Int.rfraternit1 Bowlin(, T.X va. l'rtars. THUU., MA.RCB S: 9 :60 A.. M. - Chapel Service, Rev. Arthur Bjlem. • :00 P. M. - InterfraternitJ BowUnr, L.XA. vs. S.O.P . J'RI., MARCH 6 : 9 :60 A. M.- Chapel llervtoe, Rev. Arthur HJelm. 6 :00 P. M. - Interfraternity BowUq, T.U .O. va. P .IS.K . SAT., MARml & : 2 :00 P. M.- Track Meet, Tecb
score over their ancaent riYals from South Main, namely Clark, last Satur· day night on the Engineers' home court. Tech's &COring aces, Smith and Gar· trell. were once again in their glory, accounting for fourteen and fifteen point.~ respectively. Smith's total ol points for leaderl;)lip in the cit y 5COring race was increased sufficiently t.o put hirn in first place over his opponent in this gnme, O'Toole, who was held to a single point. Brierly, the Scarlet cen· ter, played a hard, rugged iamC, &<.'counting for a total of ten poinl8, but with the exception of Fillbaclc, Clark's sharpshooting iUAfd, was given very little support Noreil..a, who bas o nl y recently been promoted fro m the substitute ranks, gave a hrllliant displo.y of speed, com· bined with effective sbootine, but hia over anxious zeal was checked early in the second half when he was sent t.o the showers by way of the lour foul rout.e. Donalbedian, Clark's right. forward, was al i!O ejected from the pme by the same method as his opponent, Noreika. 'l'he EngineerH toOk the lead from the very s turt of the game, running up a safe margin before the Clark boys were able to account for even a single point, and at half t.ime, were ahead by a ICOre of 25-12. The ~econd bali was a replica o ( the first., the locals con t.inuina o n (Con tinued on Page 3, Col. 1)
The OoRton University track team went down to defeat to the tune of a 69 to 18 St'tlre last Saturday afternoon, as the Tech team broke two records. lltlrry Jensen took the 000 with a time of I ::M U seconds, thus lowering the tim e mnde by Leamy some four yea rs ago. The second record t.n he broken wns made in the relay when Tech made a time or 2 : 17 1·5 seconds. George Lyman, the only entrant for Tech in the hurdles, look fi rst place easily. "Vinney" Buell took t he mile in 4.47 2.5 seoonds with little trouble. lie gained the lead on the first sprint, and mnna~red t.o keep it until the la~t. lap anrl a half. The 300-yard dash was won by Captain Sullivan, and proved to be o ne of the best races of the after· u Mus. State at Ambent. noon. lie passed his opponents on the I :00 P. M.-8wimmiDC Meet, last lap and gathered a large enough Tech vs. Sprlnlfleld, l'uller lead 80 that he could win with ease, Pool. making a time of 'S1 4-5 seconds whi<'h 8 :16 P . M.-Buketball Game, wa,; within one-fifth of the track record. Tech vs. Rhode I sland State, Tet·h made a clean sweep of the (100. Alumni Gym. yord ruu n.~ j ensen look first plare wath MON., MARCH 7 : Ptnal Hullivnn and Bill Dcnuini taking 9 :60 A.. M. - Chapel llervfc•. the other two places. Tech alw made a clean sweep in the l® yard run as Granger, l>oyle, and Nyquist crossed the line before a B. U. man. l n the relay, each man gained about twelve yttrds on hi s o pponent, thus makinl{ it easy for l' rancis Sullivan to t•ross the line first. "Ted " Adams of the vlsit.ora the only first place for the visitors, Membership Cards Available at took hy beating Kalisla's best. m nrk In the !>hot put. lJy about three inches. Dorm Office The summary: Game A1ainat R. I. State 30-yard dash- Won by jensen (W ); It wM announced at the la!lt Assem· 2d, l-:gt1n (W ): 3d, J ohn90n ( \V ). Time, Rin1 Down Curtain bly that the membership card s for the 3 4 6. Y M. ('. A <·auld be oh tnined at the The Tech basketball quintet wiU 35-yurd hurdles - Won by I.. yman Y i\1 , C. A. office in the l)on11lto ry. ( \V ): 2<1, Mc Kenna (D U): 3d, Panzica wlnd up its &CAliOn this week playin1 \'cry few students have asked for these In Ul. Time 4 4-li two games, the first against Trinity at cards, !10 there a rc many at the office ~l ite-Won by Buell (W); 2d, Cor· llartiord o n Tue&day, and finiahlnr up whkh have not been called for. Many rieri (13 U): 3d, Brewer ( \V ). Time, at home on Saturday when the Rhode tirne'l, such a ca rd has been of great 4 .47 u . Island State qgregation will be our ,·alue to au tiWncr 1\!1 it en titles him 300-Won by F. Sullivan (W ); 2d. guests. to lobby privileges in all " Y's" and to Bloom Ul Ul; 3d, Egan (W ). Time, With a record of seven wins and four oil privileges in some plnces. The ca rd s 37 4-(j. losses behind them, the team ~hould hove been made out for all sludcnts 000-yard - Wo n by Jcnesn (W ); 2d, have little difficulty in stretching the who 11igncd the Y. M. C. A "statement P . Sullivan (W ); 3d, Denning (W ). numbt-r of wane to nine 1amea, aa 11f purpose," and they incur on the Time, 1.24 2-5. (New gym record). neither ur our opponents have showed studen t no addational ouligation, since 1000 Won lly II. Granger (W I: 2d, up very well 10 far this -.on. every student pays a little toward 1he Doyle (W I; 3d. !l:yqui ~t. ( \V ). Time, Trinity bl>ut.s an unbroken loaq •uppurt of the "Y" on the campus when 2.39 4_,1). streak of eight ltrai~rht pmu, the moat he pays his tuition. lligh jump - Wo n by Whit.c::omb recen t of which was to Wesleyan by a In previous years it has been custo- CW ); 2d, tie between Lyman (\V) and 32-15 score. The Engineers had little trouble with Wesleyan, winning 38 to mary for the m embers of the Y. M. C. SnulldCrll m u) Height, /) ft. 6 in . A .'s Cabinet to distribute these cards Sho tput_,W on by Adams (ll U): 2d, 26. Rhode Island State managed to eke indivirlually, bu t it has meant a good Kallstn (W ). 3d, Nibzoff (B U) . Dis. out a one-point win over Connecticut deal or work for them so this year the tance, 38 ft. 6 in. students have been asked to call fo r the Relay- Won by Worcester (Jensen, Aggies Saturday night. Inumuch u rards them<;eh·es. thus making it easier Et.'11n. P. Sullivan, F. Sullivan); 2d, Clark and Drown, both easy victims for B. U. (Pollock, Bloom, Paterno, Cic· Tech, had little trouble downing the for everyone. It would help if this were done soon corella ). Time, 2.17 1·6. (New gym Aggies, little tro uble should be eocountererl in this game. so as to get the matter out of the wa.y. record ).
Y.M.C.A. DRIVE MOVES SLOWLY
BASKETBALL TEAM WINDS UP SEASON
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PEDDLER PICTURES POSTPONED ONS WEEK