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College Officially Opene d IDr. At Large tndc ut Assernllly In Memorial C ym_ Wednesday Earle Stresses Need F or P er sonality Amon g E ugi neers
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PRAYER BY DR. SAVAGE
U nderclass•uen Show pit·ited Class Rivalry
Prof. Swan Awards Frate rnity F t·cB1uuc n Beat Ontmuuher ecl o phomot·es in Paddle Scholarship P r ize l'o llnsh Snt.urcluy Lam 'bda Chi Alpha
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tlw 1'n h 'I P. \\'S lhnt 1 wri t!' 11 line llf 1-!r!WIIII): ft.lf thts. liS hn:t 1~11\' ,,( \\' P. I 's ~i"t'· ninth n:ur I un1 ~:lad to rio ~n. loukmg for\~rtrd to :u w th er pleao;.'lnt Y<'llr 1H1 th<' 1 rill Ou r ug,• ('<111 tmo;tctl with t ht.• :J()() ~·t>ars ut 1l:1n·ard l'niYI'r"itv's l if~· makes u ~ ~llttr\l'Ct\11'1\
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For1ncr Hcatl of Physics and General cicnce Dep::u·tntents to R etuain at Tech As Pt·ofcssor En1eritus of Physics LECTURER WAS FAVORITE tUlONG STUDENT BODY Gives A {'COtml of Ilis Ena·ly Life as a T eacher iu India and His lrnpr<'ssiom• o( Cl asses nml Students at T ecl1
Thi~ pns t wt•ek li r A \\'ilnwr DulT p rup o/liti\)11 It remind~ me nf -.umt• \\' 1 th rllll l'tl e~:~: nn cl ruu e n app le Sl'"l11 nnm~: ind~e<l. l•ut Yet wlw n l'nlThl! l'oil~'!!t) eur 111 Tct:h \\Hs .. ial!l lcl(<'~ 11f Tl'l'h twlog\' almw :H't' c'llnsitl fnrmn lh· rt~ t fn•d from n p nsllinn u n ~ tory I hcl\'C lwo rd o f u ne rn ms vouth I'J)cncd vn ~cpt :tu. IU:l!l. ,11 t hi! fir~t harrn).!L'~ ancl mall\ re~onndiug paddl e· cn~d n1HI "'" rrrol l llm t onh· Re nSl'rlal!r tile' ttl• tiv~ st•rv ic-c on the fncuiLI' whil'l t who wrcs und e l')loing a n orul e xnminn· student u~scnnhh in the Chmnasium T C'"~'''tl ~~ ~ in (IJ!I'. w1• he hns occupied for the post thir tY ti o n in ~:eugrnph}', a n d " 'he el the exJnhn R. l'ascy, prc~i<l••nt uf the Tceh ><tuat• k -; cl'llllilll! nrmuul the campu~ n ntl ~1 <luring llll' ~·1·omiu~;~. the Freshman· llll•rit t lll' ncl jcc ti\•t• venera ble un ci ~1' 1'1'11 \"l'tlrli. Durin,:: I hi-t time. l> r r' utuwil ancl Skull, wa~ .:luurmun uf the gathcrin~: .\ fler th" copl!n ing prny- :'iiph•lm<tn• rivnl rv truditHl c1 "' hcnll( rNih tl' we hnYc :) grc:u t rusp<lt1Sihi li t \' tn Du iT has hN·u n lending mon itt thl• t•ar-n o n in n manawr wu rtlw of u ur th•ltl of p lt y~il-s in the WMirl Tl ~ hu • er hv D r !\In:. well Sm a~e. Mr. l' nse,· arl unutlll ia ll v earner! on lw '3\l :111rl ' 10 th e d is tint'l ion o f he itiU th<• e dit or nn r\ Di~in tcri.'Hcd u p pcr ftH utders dre~wfi words of wekomc tu both up· with a \'Cn~eant'e Our tnu li tions wh,•n w~t l(hecl wi th wllab<lru lor uf the hcs t-sdli nR ~cie m·e c:la~~men rllport t hn ~ the hattie~ this pcrt·lassm;•n a ncl the t'la~s uf I!J 10 Fu rther gree tinj:(S were ex tended to nmr hnve b~:c n the lh·e l iu~ t uu<i hcst ~,·honl >~ of ~ngineerin ~t ar~ ~u Aicicntl \ lt•.x t·h unk. "Piw,;h•~; fo r s tuden ts tor uhl tu g ive ~~~ iul'lt prirl_, 111 them All ~c:-i ~ nl'e ond l~ngineeri ng" whil'h hns th.- Fre.~hmen hy William E. l'ar~w prc~>iclont of tlw dn~i\ ul ll):ii \\' IH·n t hP smoke cll!arcrl and thl' box ur,• founded u pun the d uM re th ar·c·om h t>tlll n u lst:tnditlj.t fn r twc nty· n inP n•a rs, ~lr. (' liffurd c:rccn . din:•·tur ol th~· ~~·nrl' pf Llmt eVl'lti ng was lllta ll t•tl up plish a lew thi u~:• fai_thfn lh. n_ nd tlw wlu l•• the usua l li fe o f n ~cic nre tex t i~ fiye ven.rs. ~lusicnl Assm•iatiun of \\' I' I . tnntlc it anwnntcd 111 ~omct hi ng likl! tltis. j Lhuruu~o:h n c~s of teuchtng hc:ru '" ,;ur h Dr Du rr hus hNn wurkin11 1111 the thO: ani1U\11tl·ernl!n ts l.'tllll"l)rlltll){ th<' lc~elr :-;nphunmrL·!< unwi ll i n ~tlv ha tlwd iu .t~; tn m ukl' us a ll mnhit iuus I ll a d v:uwc dg ht h l'tlil aton uf this hno)< this summ t•r ~lc'ltYi ties ol the .\ ""''dnliun anti n r~wcl 1l.u nnitnrv shuwer bnlhs, fuur Frr<>h T his to~!.; is ~n t1•dious tha t Dr DuiT l~rl.'~hnwn tu tn uut fur llw hand, r.lee nwn <lipped uncen•m un ium<l\' in t h1· d~:l'idcd thtal he wtmldn ' t Itt> prt:p:tn•rl l'luh and lluvn t1mia 1s l'nllnwmg nunc: tnu-wnrm w a ter~ of I nsti t u tc Pu n•I. tc, t:tk!' IIJ) hi~: rc~"\t lr. r il't' turc wurk 1111 lh.:>'l.' Ulllllli11U'Ctnt'l1 b, :\I r !It 'l'l\ \t-d lllll' t riullljlhlll march clown 111nin S lrt•et t Ill' ! Jill t hi~; fall the s tuden t hnrl~· 111 snme Tech "lngs 1"· n ~ang ,,f l<ro~h rescm hl in~ n h nt· lt t 'hoirmon l'asl!y thl!n introrlul'(•t\ Pr,•si- ittl: partv, mall\ s hirts a nd pant<: that I >r Durr rc1·civurl hi~; advnnred lldu OR. i\. WrLMER DU11F l'rl lao u in 1'1' \'Mttl ln ml ~. ll ll ~m dualerl tlcn t E arle needed hu rni n~ or bury ing, innumc rahll' Because nf th~ spi ritc:tl off·<'Utn p us IRl'<'S a nd ha nd~ thnt ha c\ tu he <:cruh hctl front th e Univen;ity of New B ru nNwick urrtine r ~ ta rtctl with his pe t furm of rh·alry be tween Frush a nd gophomo res. thorou!(hlv before the own er~ n m lfl in 1.'1>\·1, pu<;sing in t hat yenr the exam q u ery, "Now j ust te ll m e what you Prexy COt1Sid e red it n ccessar" to make ~lcep , a nfl U SUI'J i ri ~i lll>( numbe r o f SUr!' inatin n for the Gi lc h rist ~rholnn;hi p k no w Hhn ut ~;engrnphy'', t he p OQ r v ic· some remarks in regard t<1 thi s type «puts which made· it rathe r dillic ult whit·h wus ~:iven th ro ug hou t t ht~ Britis h tim was o nly able to r>tammc r out uf rivalry and ur{l'cd the Lwo lower for t h usc rmwerne cl to AMI ct1mfu rta hk Bmpirc T he future Dr. Duff's e xam" P-p.pleA.~e. sir, T d o n' l know any thing cl a sses to co n fine their h a t lies tu t he dta ir" inntin n wa~ the hes~ o ne written in th e a.uo ut it", and flee. Bu t the req ue~ t e nt ir(· Etn l)ire in Lhnl y eur a nd s tarter! tam pus. J\fte r th i :~ rc mons tmuce. Pres· In al l, the fil(ht ~how crl a la rgo: nm uu n t does remincl me of th e co ntrast betwee n ideu t E a rl e p ublishecl the honurs for his cdur ation n h road . l ie wen t to the of ~pirit ancl cn l h tcsia sm em tlw p a rt uf the first clnss J ever taug h t ann cla sRes the la$ l se m este r a ncl eX I)Ini n ecl the llrltis h INics nnd there rcctl ived a n o ther r have lccturecl to h ere . ht\l h t·lasses nnrl the o nlv regre ttnbl ~ A. H. from London U ni vers ity in IAA7 a ward of the Fulle r prize Prof. P. R . thing in the who le affnir. ns P rcside tll Mv firs t d a S.'! was in the UniveJ'lSity n11d 1111 M. A. from t he Ull iYersity n f l:iwun elabo rnted u n tht! rt: marks uf the Ea rll.' rc mnrkctl at the Assembl v the F:d in h u rr:h ( IAA!Il nnd a 0 . Sc fm m o r Madras. Innia in 1889-90. l su ppoae President. congratu lated the fruterm follo win~: dn r. wns thnt th e whol ~ the fi rs t thing you wo uld have no ticed , t hi! slime u ni ver~i ty in 1901. tic..q o n their inte res t in the awnrd nnrl th in g wns nu t ~·arri~·d 0 11 wi thin tlw if yuu had ente.red the lec ture room. con c \u rled b y anno u nc:inl! that Lamhfin II i~; 'l<·n t hing expe rience has bee n IIRI~S ID EN T RAL PH EA RL R w() uld ha ve Ueen u pAi r o f e no rmou s Ch i Alpha had wo n the " Thinker" rnmpu ~ limits . cqunll y Yaril'fi ITe h11s t-aug h t In 1\'fn. S i1wc lhnt d tw the us utd hal;ing hn~< trop h y and the F'ullcr pritt' t1 i S2!i0 drns. In dia. t he Un ivers ity o f New punk nhs. s weepinK forward and hack· Freshmen have hcc n learning nnrl l)crvc LUat~ it tn pos tc ri~y B runt~wirk, Purtlu e , a ni!, last but cer· wnrcl o.hove the h eads of the ~tudent.c;. for being th e frate rnit v with the hig h· b~c n ~:oing on 1\ s "\•t•ritas" uptJ n the hCUI of ll urvnrd 1\ punkah is a huJre fan of cloth, ha ng · es t hou ~e scholurs hi p a verag11 Ph i requ ired , und er th reats o f tlirc resu lts tni n ly not lea st, Worce.ster Poly tc<·h nit• st anrls fo r i t~ three lntncln·d vcur trncli· ing fro m th e ceiling and kept in cea11e· ~h·ntlcl the" no t d o so. to wear the re~: Gamma Delta a nd t\lpha Tnu Omegn I ns titute. Dr Dull' h$.'> hec n the a uthor ulnr g ra y a nd red ~kull eUJIS nn rl blat"!, tion, sq clo<:N tlw eiTu rl l u,r~: to ICJlm tu nnd Ctl-lluthor of severa l p hy sics lt>x ts lc~~ mo tion h y a punkah wallah , wh o we re second IUHI third respec t ively .\ ftc r a n tJ\·ation hr the studc tll hnw tie..,, t hi:~ vca r of lh ~ kill!! that t hink thrott):h J n~:i c•:tJ ('OUr~l'h of rt·a~OII !~inrc the early porl of t his centu ry p ull s o n r1 Io ili{ cord that passes t h rou gh ing m u kc •111r mote, " l'tl u l'n Firlcli~·· n n hole. n t the back or the room, and hotly. P resirlent E arle dclinm!d his mus t he tier! II\' han d. ·rn l(Cnc:ml , th£' " El ~ 1ncmtnry l~x,wrime n ta l Met han ic!~" trorlttion wu rt h v of v~rmanem·e its o bject is to make life liveable whe n vcu r lings hit\'1! llcen mure n r less f\ncih: annu a l adrl rel'l; of wekorno: II e ~tn~$11tl UIJIJC:llrcd in IOO:i, and in lfii O " Ph vs ical P rc:~1 flcn t-gnll:'t it us l.o wi:ll o f llnr· the t hermometer is at 120 In the s hade. the fnc:l thnt u nmlbi tta ti•JII M tceh· ,in~ang nnt! t•hcering n t the com n mmls M~asuren1e-n l!!" (J( whir h he waR cvvanl nt he r T!!rc'\ll'ttcna r y o bsc rv unl'e (You hove one also O\'Cr your hed at ol 1 he ~~rvnd \'cur mrn n nd flui ng tht• nit'al knowledge w cth u pll'nsi n~: 1wr nuth or with A W !!well. 111 1025 the ntU il\' <ill\ -\(lokmg things thn t o n I\' tt ~uid " whc tht·r we thirtk u pon tltt t<.'xl hllok whic h is well kn l)Wn 1o al l nigh t, rtncl whe n the p unkah wnllah sonul it \' i!' u sure k~v ll• "lll'l"t'"~ T he Rtuclentj; were rcrnincled that ~ophmnon... ,·an t hi nk up for n l•' rt•sh tnlltcOlhll\' ur the violcnl'C in hu man T t•<·h men , "C'clllcg c Ph )·~ icll", w1111 pre· g11cs to ~loep, you woke 1111 a nd :;wear! 'JI) dou ht now ord inary fans are mo re J lu\W\'I.'r lht FrPshmcn hi!> lon•, t wu thinJ.:li are nlwn ~·s new politics still dour\ lh<' nunnsphcn· anti 111011 to ti11 sc nt N I to the world hy Dr. Duff. Again thllt \lntil t h e trut h ifi known. the de ~huw a dedtl!'cl rd ut:tanct> to givr \'11u th :tnt! th e quc~l fur k n owledge " t·•,llnhorn l ing, this time wit h II T en mmtm T hiq fa ll ns we rct u tn tn rJ oy nln n u~mn oi which part\' to YOtl' for wnulrl rhccrs fnr '39. atlrlin~t ' I()'~ til t ht.• .. r r .. Ncxt in the lecture room you wo uld W t•crl. he wro tl' " Eie men1 !! of P h \'<k s" he rliftkult. The 1>rohlem~ nf Et.hiupia rhet:r ct~ the)' rent! it from the "IIi hit•" IJ iiJ l >eCIIUNI.' of thtl> l1ir th rJ ay Clf Cf1llt.'a• wh ir h ttppt'a rerl in 102$! hn ve nntir-ecl l hllt all the stude nts tintt in t\m!!ri(•R we fi nrl th e urge to Ituh·. Spain and France loom Iorge on Oct.·a~ionally the Sopht11110rc>~ get a ll owevrr n r. Ourf'11 li(e hn.~n ' f hl·t·n wo re their h c11rldrC!.~ses, tu rbans o r ca p11, the horizon of world affair~. Only the litt lt.· too lw:1\d, ns hnppcn('d last l~rirlny korn the f;(n•n ter ami ou r desire lu t.ll'- n il tex t-honk writing nnd Mudy inl( un rl w n a wr,ulrl th ink it ver)' di s re!{pcc t· ~tuclt•nt on the w!!ll-chnrtccl c-ourse of noon when a few soronrl·Yt:nr ml•n s•Juto:ht (ltlir!l wiNtlom in nll t hing~ the ,;tronge r Duri n~r tho:> Wo rld War he was ron ~u lt ful , anti the feeling wou ld be increa.ocrl M.a\' t hese id t•nls r hnrt. your t'Our~c when yn u no ticed t ha t the ir feet we n! l'llucntion ~eo:>ms clestmed not to go to sullrlue n Freshman who tu rnccl ou t mv returning and my new ~hipmnll•s Qf it1!( a nd expe rlmr ntlll en~tinc:er fnr the ha re. n ~ they h nd le ft the ir s hoes at ntlrift: hut with hi~ kclowledgc, the tu ile a football plave r. Ewn thrf'< Un ited Stat es. •10. and th uq u pon you r gradua tion l!n~i ncer of today mu~t also couple pl'r· Sophs w1 his hack at onn flirln'l ~cem the r\uor, n nd man y o f them sa t c ro$5l~ollowing i~ o. d est·riptton nf Dr bring ~·ou a ll the so tisfa t•t iunR in Jir'• lcggcd . Then on their rore hcnclR you stmalt ty. Ill hoth£>r him, nn rl a call fo r more that l'a n rome to successful men . Duff's tlrRt cln ~s. whic h de:;cription wa s " If we could b u t work he re on the f'rcsh men b rought S\tCh ll flnrk Of l hei'O wou lrl notice certai n vertical o r ho rit· gencrnu~\ y writte n fo r th e new~· Ralph Earle. cmt.a.l ~ treo.k~ o r d o ts o f temple a sh es. theory o r th e renli?.alion that know!· that the original tormen te rs we re vcrv Pre~iclent ,..c\gt.> wlls not enough, our careers c;o rry the,• hnrl started nn>• th ing M y J'irat Ola.aa if t hey had nt uo nded to thei r rcligiou~ wou ld ten d to be much more sa tisfying du ties. The ski ns o f tbc~c slude nta are T o attemp t. at un htmr's n n tite, to The Fre!<hman class t hi~ ycnr, for all I n nther words. the a hili t)l to as.<oria te wr-ite an r thing in te lligible on c hangeR a d<'eP brown. not unlike o. d eep sumits lnrtte size. seems t o be u nusually well lective bel l , it has n. gnorl s tart in the nnd to be with others is on e of the in the :.tttde nl hn dy aL the Tec h in m y me r tan at the sensho re he re a nd clue or)(a ni zed anrl, with the paddle rush cntercla~s compe tition fo r the Coat's grea test a!<~ets o n e ca n h ave." Crontinuccl on Pag e 5, Col. ll time is, r am tlfrnicl t oo staggering u victory tucked ~afely u nde r its col· Hearl Sotaho mores take no te. IC'on ti nuecl o n Page 5. Col. 4)
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