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DR. GEORGE THO~tAS TO SPEAK AT ANNUAL S. C. A. ASSEIVIBLY Feature of Gathering Will Be Spring Tapping for Skull [o============-=-
STUDENT BODY IS URGED PARTICULARLY TO ATTEND FINAL LECTURE OF YEAR Un Tue~day mornin~,t. :\lay l,i, Dr Gcl•rge l~ Thomas 01 Dnrtm nlllh will addre~<s lhc stud~nt body at the annual a<semhly !~pon~llred 1w t he Student C'hnsliun .\s~odation, to he hdd m the g)'mnasium Dr Th oma!\, wh\J i~ vro· {essor of philosoph)· at Dartmouth t'ul· lege, ba~ n o t macle knuwn the exat• t !<ubje('t uf his lecture, but th e main theme nf hi~ remarks will he l·onccrned wiih the applications Ul Chris tian p rin· ciplc$, unduuht.:dly t•tmplecl with ~ome of his philosophv Dr. Thomn!' hns an <'ltcellent repu tat ion a!l a ~penk11r, IU1d his talk sh<>uld prcwe both intercstint: ano prohtahle t u all those who attend \\' ith regard to the attcndruwe. a S!Jt'('ial effurt is being mado.' to have a lar~:er p roportion of the stude nts at the a~sembly tha1l has been thl! case tn $ev· eral recent f'ul ler let·turt'!'. Since th1~ is the last lel·ture <lf the Yl'!lr, it i~ pnr· ticularlv rleslrnble that there h<• ~~ good turn -nu t, and it should certainl r be worth an hour of every stude nt's time tn a t tend t he tts!'cml,ly At thi~ tim e th e a nnual spring tap· pmg for Skull, the senior honorary so<'iety, i~ lll take plat•e i\len from the Junior dass will he tapped o n the basis of their ac·tivitics and lrue t•ollegc acromplishm en ls W illia m Burpee, presi· dent of the Tech Student C hri stian i\ s. snciatinn . is 111 he in chnrge of the as.~emblr.
CIVIL DEPT. TO INSPECT N. E. PLANTS Worcester, Boston and Hartford To Be Visited by Tech Civil Groups
FRIDAY, MAY l $4 :SO P . M. -I ntramurnl B aseball, T . U. 0 .-T . X . SAT., MAY 1a.,.N. E . I . A. A. Meet, S pringfield. 3 :00 P . M.- Varsiiy B aseball at Clark Univ.
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P . M.- Vanity T ennla ( Clark U.) at Tech. SUN.. MAY ~N. E . L A. A. meet, Sprin(field.
onflary "etlimenlation l.''"nk and lhe sl ud~e drymg lx:cis This p lant , com· plett•d in lll'l£1 Ill a l'Ost of sa.SQo.ooo. IS u1w of the must UJllO-<lnte used for the tnlntmcnt r>f !'ewagc ()f lnrge munit•ipali· lies The pa r tv. lu.Tmnpanicd by Pro·
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[c<sor ll owt•, wns ~hu wn uver tlw plant hy ~lr I{ s Lanphear. \\' p L '06. the ~l r, J ohn II s upen•isi ng t"hemist Brooks, Jr., W. P l lOOO, thl' su pc rm·
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- HO USE ROUNI>-ROBIN EXCELLENT SHO\V OPEN DANCES ARE COMPLEMENT TO JUNIOR WEEK PRESENTED BY TECH MASQUE hdd
Production Received Well Both by Tech Students and Their Guests .\1 prl'l'il;dy S u'l'ltH'k, f'ricluy t.>Vc nin~ . ~ln v 11, thl• curtain ruse on the first
11erfnnnnn cc uf tht• 193 1 Mn~que Pn>· dut"tion, "'Th<' Fron t Pnll«' " Admirably ~upportNI I I\' t ht• large~t l'nNt o f am· Mas.1ue play ve t prod u oe<l , Robert
llnl('e ttnd ~!iss Ann 'Thursltm, phl'' ing thl J.lrilll'ipal roles uf ll ilclr and Peggy, respt•<-th·<"ly, n:,suretl thc su('(:cs.~ ur llw prese ntation b v their brillirmt work . "The Front PaKc" is n fast-moving
balL P . S. K .-L . X . A. · S TUE ., MAY 22t :30 P . M. -Intramural B aae.
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p~r!'unal Ci<pc ril•IH.'c~ of its authors Ben l lint•h nnd \ hnrles Mac Arthur, the m · them t u 11urtra v vividlv the true phi los·
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Student Speakers Feature at the Last Meeting of Semester
The Wll r<!CSt~r l'ul)'leth nic brnnt•h or the t\ I I~ I. held it~ l'lo~i ng mee ting for the yenr Tut•l-tlnr e\'tminl( in ~n o· f<ird R ilev llall . Elct'tion of n ew om t'IHS was t"arricd on und w tl!l foll o wed n highly interesting and credi table Nl'llup u( spe!.'t'h(~ hy ~oturll.'nts at T. and L.X. Re- " Tech." result~ of the t>lec tion werl.' a R main on Top for 3rd Week foll1'hl' ow!! l'huinnan l' mncis \ '. Culln The third wcek nf interfrutcrni~y Vice C'httinnnn Anth o r n. Tripp. hast'hall wn~ ll rcm)lht ! <1 :1 rlo~e with S.·t·rc ttlry Ric hard R F'nlvev, the m a )llrity o f the M'hPd ulccl KtilllC!I Tren~;urer Rdwin 1' \li nwn s ti ll to he pla~·cfl ('c,unc illo r Pro feRsOr r n Knight Two gam('s were plo,·ed M<lnfln ,·, liS Fnllnwing the c l ~l·tion and hu ~i n~s~ thl're wn<: 11(1 varsit" haAchull prnl'iice. In the fir"l ~:a me uf I he dny IJ X .:\ . tlf the meeting the first s peaker, j o hn 13. c·ru,hQtl S ,\ I~. i'.{l The '~11rk of llut- C'runplil'll, rlelivercrl an cxc:clle nt talk tcr nn the mounrl nne! the a iHiit v uf on "The S tu<ly of J>hasc Shift of bo· hE' Lamhthl c'hi mtn to hit wen• re,pnn· l'hnmous 11rnnrknsl Rtat inns" ~ ll•le fnr t he vktorv Thl• •t>rnnrl game IT1• wnF (N1!uwt•d hy gthan [) Bns"e tt, uf t h~· <lay wn• llclwct!n .\ T 0 nnd whn spul.<• nn t he work he nml his po r t· T X. whid1 .\ 'T () won, 11-2. withnut uer, :\I ilton F Putl.t-r, were d oing for nm· trc•ublt• Gcmlflll LiiiC'oln pit<·hcd 11 thesi~ work. ~o:ood ~:nme f11r the \'l('lors. while ll ow· The most intere~ting meetmg wns lnnrl nirh•rl hi~ tc.'llm t'<>n~itlcrahl\' T"m then t.mu)lht to a dnse with ~peedwR :\!l-:\ulty's :J hngj.ter, whir·h ~t''lrefl three "'' Mherl ~ Whitt• an<l \\'alter \Y Tut· run~. wao; lht dima~ uf iht• game hill, wht1 'oPftke on t ht• high ·frc()uenC'y :\ ,, )In me wa~ pla\'etl Tlll''tlrl\' :111rl equipmen t u!Wd 1n the !iPI't'tarular rlior ,\ T 0 pl;1yc:<l 11gain \\'crlncsdnv and pin>' • in the ",\ l Ilmnt· Day" pm~:rnm lost. :! 9, to P <;, K , whirh ~howerl a ~rcnur licltlin~: au<J l!;Hiin~: • trcngth thm1 lhc lnH•rs Warwick nf i\ T 0 . anti SPORT BULLETIN ll uhrw~ of P S K . wcr~ tht• upp<l•inl¢ mounrlsmcn in thi~ )(<lJlW, the do~est \Yon'este r Tet·h's golf t~:am ll•<>k t he nf t lw wt•c k Tht· lno;t l(nmL of th l wrt.'k wn' plnvcrl fort'<'' of B U into camp on Thur!:tlay Thur~dn~· when T X wa1 lll(ain de· with a linal scon of i-0 The matrh, feii terl, thi~ time by the friar• Rill plave(1 nt lhc Wndtu~cll rnun trv l'luh. Burpee pildling a~eamst the Fnar~. wns founrl the Won·cster \Vulloper8 winning everv point. trondurlcd on Pns:e •I, l"t~l. 6)
Sandquist Pitches Steady Game; P. S. K., Ciark Errors Are Costly
125 Couples Enjoy Soft Lights nod Sweet Music at Hotel Bancroft
new11pnpe r t•umedv. p!lt'ked with actio n nnci ten ~e mo men ts of suspense The
A I E E ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
the t•ontm·anc·e for d i ~posal of all kinds of refuse with almt1st nu rcsulting nui· sa n ee
HENRI GURDON FEATURED AT ANNUAL JUNIOR PROMENADE
' :00 P . M.- T ecb News .lulrn· ments, Boynton B all ' :30 P . M.- Intrtt.mural B aae.
i tcci the recently t'<Jnstructecl ~:mhagc l! and refuse incinerator on Shre wsbu ry stree t This pla nt , selet·ted upun the adv1ce of Prof. A. \\" Prench of th e • Civ il Enginc~ring Depa rtme nt, is a ven· efficientl y o pe rat(ld modern installa t iOn . nnrl the ~·ln:>..'l was much interes ted in
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H•>th teamR star t eel Wl:llUrlly , ~·rring fr• '111< nth in the tofH:nin~ innings T\'C·h. h .. wc,·er. stentlicrl after the thirrl inning nnrl frnm that point un plll\'t•d crrrorlcs• bao;eltall In the third inning ('ouch fl'oncluclcd •m Page fl. Col. 11
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TUES., MAY 1511 :00 A. M. -Assembly. P rof. Georg-e T homaa, D art· m outh College. 4 :SO P . M.-Intramura l Baseball, P. S. K . -S. A. E . WED., MAY 164 :SO P . M. -I ntro.mural Base. ball, P . G. D .- F riars. Bll.Ild Rehearsal. THURS., MAY 17Vn.rsity GoU to be announced. 4 :SO P. M.- O rc.bestra R e· bearsal. Intramural Baseb all, S. A. E . - T. U. 0 .
TECH NJNE ROUTS CLARK, 11-2 IN lrWILIGHT LEAGUE SHODDY GAME LEAD TIGHTENS by The qui~t bats nf Wcm·ester Tec h whl('h had k no<"ked out hardlv n dozen hi t!' in the last th ree games cnml' ttl li fe Tueo;:da,· n t the oh1mru field as the Tech team r,.urpri~tl their in tcr·t'i l y rl\'al, !'lark, ami ,ent t he Scarll•t home wi t h nn II t<J 2 ddea t Tt'cll fnt•cd nl'lll1 Gallagher for the fir~l (ew innings. Inter l'rnnn,· ()'C11nnur and Joe Ortman :\inc hits were turner! lntn It nllls fmm thrc:e r 'lark piH·hc rc: ~~~anwhil~ !'lark 11'0' uvml( it• lws t to ''"nm·ct 111th .\ nrh Snnllf)ui~t'' curves l~xt"cpt f11r thl third mnmg the !'lark ho\'~ were eating out !If ~anclqui•t'~ hnncl .\t that ptllnt ( lnrk mnnnged to hrc11k IIllO the· St'nring ('<l)Uilln h\' hit• tin!! ~>ut inur ~in~ks tu net two rum• l'ur tht r•·mnind~r nf tht' gam«' <>nly t w11 li(lfc hils wt•re regi•tcretl fnr Tcrh'• rinll• It mi~o:ht ,,,. ~aid at this pomt that had Clark nut marie 1:? error~. the ~<'<Jrc would prr hahl\' ha\·e !)(:en ~,·on~idl'ral•lv rlill•·rent
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On 'Thursrlny, )In' 10. th~ ~cniur Ci,'ils \'isiit'd the Sewage 'Trcntmcnt Plu nt at Quin~1gnmoml. where the' c:<· am met! the Ia bora iiJrY The gn i t1nd S<"rc .... n ch::unhers, the Imhoff ~edimen· tn tion tanks, the spri nkLi ng t11ior< with th~ir au toma ti c dosi ng tonks. the sec·
t('ndent of ~ewers. authori?.ed the triJl. After lc:l\·ing the plan t the pn rtv \'is·
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uf uur modern news hnunds and the m eth ods which the y employ. 'I he scene of a ction is the Press Room of the C rimina l Courts Building in Chi· cago. In the opening S('ene of the first nd, the repurters or the variuus news· pnpcrs M e imr>ntientl>• awaiting the httnlling o f Earll' Williams, n murdere r. II'011l'ln detl o n Page 5. Col. I )
W. P. I. AND PROV. TIE AT TENNIS Both Singles and Doubles Halved to Give 3-3 Score W ur(•Ciltcr Tech and P rovidence Col· lege tenni~ t eams l.JIIhled tu a 3-to-3 tie un the Boy nton 11111 courts last l' riday uftcnl()On A t•hilli n~: wind made for s low piny with b<) t h team~ relving main ly on plu t·emcnt ~hots fllr their poi nts C'afJ· tain "Shep " Palmer o utciMsed Lou l?i t zgl!ruld of P ro,•itlcnt·c t n win his ~;in~;lcs muwh in straight ~cts. Sonny :o-'urton tox hil•iterl 11 fine fon11 to wiu hi s mnwh, which wn~ the· clo'll.'s t o £ the rlay 'reamed t uge th cr, Dir k ~ferrium nntl r'arl !Iorden rovered the net ruHI hn'il.· line with equnl cii'IC anrl co-ortli· nnti11n to ensily win their match. l•'lan nignn wns forced to !Jn w tfl his P ruvi· tklll'to uppom·n t in ~ingles, ns WillS r3.J I Hnrdrn AlthiJugh they hntl lwntt•n their U!)JHJm•nt~ individuully carlit·r in tlw urtcnmtm, P almer ani! Norton llnt· tied ngafn~t Gorman nnll 11 itzgerulrl nf Pru,·irlcnl'e till ohnollt ~unrlown, in a \'Clln dillrt tu win their dnubles mat<:h ntt<l l~·11m vic-tor)· IC<tlll'lurlecl un 1'111(1: I, Cui. 4 )
FRESHMEN! ec:b NtfWI Assignmmtt Monday at -4 P. M. Boynton 19
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'The ~o~'inl hiRhligh t of the year. the Junio r Prom, was Pridny evening from te n till three in the main hallroom of the Ho tel Uancroft. following the {irst performance of the annual Masque, " The Front Page" It is ~asily seen that such an nllair ncce~sito.tes n lremenclous amount of time anti plnnnin~t. a.ncl the committee in t•hnrge wo rked for weeks to make this affair one whit•h cnuld be favorably rompnred with any of its predecessors. The committee may res t a 8Surerl tha the hunllrecl and twenty-five couples who attended we re we ll 11lcascd with the1r labors The l'Ommillee in c harge nf dc<·urnti ons, J.en llumphrey, Mnrsh Dunn , and Joe Sigda, carried out 11 sim· p l.: and effe~tivc SC'heme, us ing a well cons tructed su~pension bridge over· hanging the floor. and n set of huge "diamond " studded numerals, whic h spllrkled in the glow o f colorful tlood· lights. The favor commi ttee, h eaded by Tom McNulty, spent considerable time be· fore li nnll y selecting exQuisite compacts of the latest design , bearing the inscri ption, "Prom '35," and which will serve n dual purpose, that of keeping n oses free from shine, and also to bring back glorious memories of a grand week-end. The dance orders, too, re flected the charm of t hu evening , being metal cov· ered, and having a striking view of noynton Jlall etched on the front. Becnu o;:e of a s udden illness o f Jack Miles, it wu1- impossible for his o rchestra to p lay, but the committee was ex· ceedi ngl y fortunat.e in j\C,Curing the st•rvice!l of " ll e nri Guedron " and hi s Columbia Uroadcasting Orchestra from (C'-en c luded on P age 6, Col. 2)
BENEFITS OF SPIRIT EXTOLLED BY PRES. EARLE Talk Concludes Serits Held Daily in Sinclair Hall During Year Strt-ssi ng the need o f proptr spirit Ill all walk11 of ll!c, P resident Ralph Earle hrough t to a. close the chapel talks o f the year'ti ~cries in a talk in Sinclair lln.ll las t 11ridny mornin~t. The talks. whit•h ore sponsored by the Studen t C' hristinn A <~nciaticm , will he re~umed in the fall "Tmlay, 1u we forc~rather for the la~ t chop('! sc·n•it•e uf the year, J wonrler what, if n 11y thinn. I can give you to help im p mvc your lives, something to think over whe n a bit wo rried or down hcnrt.c(l that will chee r nnd make )'OU lnkc n ur~ntcr prltlc in your profes~ion. "Whnt we n eed always perhaps IS Sf)irlt, T e(•h Rpirit, fo r if we cultivate that her~ we will ~>Ccurc without l!'triv· inr or seeming to <~trive (C>r it the •f'irit ol the urgnniznlion thnt cull~ u~ !Conduded on Page 6. C':ol. l l
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