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W ORCESTER. MASS, TUESDA V, ~1.\ Y 4, 1937
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NO. 26
Atutual Junior Prom, Ma que Ra lavsky Takes 3-2 Victory " Pt·o•n Week-end Play and R ound R o bin Dance Ove t· Coast Guard; Drives In Delightful To At·e Gala Week-end Featnres Tech Ruus to Win Own Game U " ay Girls
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Ju<·k Allen's WcU Re- IFaculty \Vive «·ci"ed as Eugm<·cr~ nml • G uests Dance nt Pro m E ntertained
Ro untl Rubin End ., Wt•t'k·t•ntl In G l um o r ou 8 Wh irl
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In kcepan~ with the tru " ~opiri t C'lf tht• Prum \\'t·l'k-end, o few of the girl~ a tl~I\Ch.'<l th<• :-1 E WS meet in~ ~ttmlnv morn in~ 11 ith their respecth'e I.'RClifl~ \\'h.t t fullu11,. i~ n hit of t 1-d.- nppre· dahtlll fur n swell ume Editur'l' Note. ~pcakm~ wl ~mooth wet!k·end~. Tech'!< .funaor 1\\'ek end was " tctpK" !rum SUlrt tu hni~h in t•ur opinion. First the Jtuti ur l,rum n t the IJntH'ruh jnck .\lien's llnnd comhin~:tl aww and old fol'untcs with melodies thnt plcn~ed .uul thrilled the decornutm~ wt!re umqut:, the l(trls loveh• an their l.'nlor Cut )ltiWII' and t he boys perfect in thc1r tn1l~ There! ts one thtn(.t we wuuhl ltkt• 1t1 <;II)' nhout thol 11rom suan c th in~: wt• npprcrinll' and ~ome thin~ that we dtin't find too oltcn in our mrmurits of o ther proms We did enJoy the grond manner of the whole tlnn<"t' the nunosph!!re tht! people, tht'lr t'lllldut' t H ooray for Tech I ~~~ tu rtlav. events stnrtcd IHight nnd l'«rlv Ia hit too early, pcrhapR, con~id· crm(.t till' litnt' we go~ 10 bed the night
RaiJlh Earle entertained the On last Friday I'Vening the lnrge WI\'<'" o! uur fac-ul t v l'ln \\'eclne~dav. tlnllrnom n~ the Dancrof~ Il otel was April 2.'1. ns they gnthcred tu do honor the ~rene of the annual Junior Prom ln thn~e among them whu nre Reveri ng whkh u~hered in a weekrnd of social direct relo ti uns with the Kt·honl A at'lll'ittc~. The Prom itself. most im· h 'ghli~hl uf the occn~iun was the pr~· 1;urtnnt fenture of the ~cries of even ts. ~enta tion hv Mrs (' J Arlnm" of a hnd Jnt•k Allen's Orcht!~trn Cor music . . • . d Cul111 contammg ptt•turc~ uC t he wi\·cs . • nnd the hall was appropnate1,. ec. · uf pnH prt•sadent~ ul \\ un•t·~ t~r Tech ornt~d wuh cnrdhoard figures and 1'h<• phntogrnph~. ohtnined wsth con· ~lrenml'rs. ~idernhlc rlit1icultv from vnriou• ~ourcl'~. On the Cullowing Cl'enin~: the festh•i· l we re t•npil.'d nnd put intu o form suit· tit's mnvcd closer tea the II ill, c_un si~.ti•~g ahlc:o Cor th!! cullec tiun . 1'hi~ vnlunblc ductly of the Masque proclut'lton. Lat. nnd intt'lestint.: historical ducument will tit• ~hot." nnd the round-robin dnnces he prc,t>n•cd with the •crap book of hdcl nl nil the fraternity hou<es The~c llC\\ , 11aper ('( 111 pmg~. and uthcr papers cluint.:s. plu~ u tracl.. mee t, hou'c JlOrllt:S, ptr ta 1mng l<l t·ullt~e at•ttvsttc' ~trange. chnncr;, and a fc" other forms of en h t•nnugh the ,ingle da,t urhing dts tcrtninment, filled out the two day!' t·npanry woK the ln<"k u! n JHC'turl! ur very well. ~l rli lro M ll ollis who oc·t·upiccl the Tnk~n on the wh ute. this year·~ wee k· prt•sidt•allinl mnn~iun clirN·tll' prcl'cding end wns generally conceclerl to be ex· ~Irs. l!nrlc. \\' hile phuto..:rraphs of t>rcs rdlcnt The junior Prom itself was fnr llullis Wt·re num~rou~. tllll•<· r<•pr~•en t · hctter thnn any similur Tech dance 1111.: ~tr, ll ollis could no~ he pmduced that ha<~ been held in recent yearc: tl<·ll h 1 trmncdidatc rl'llllt\'t' It is Tht• •trrhc:oc;tra lived up tn nil hopes hupt·rl thn t the mrs~ang tl< 111 can be uf the dAncers by supJrlving a top- Jlrutlurc·ct I rom •omt! "~•urcc to t•cnn· nlll<'h hrand of f'lnnce mU!IlC nnf'l guorl pJctc tht• :rllmm It is in t <'rC~ ting to arrnngcmenl!l us well Mi ~s Ann awtt· thnt tlw euril ,·ull~o•t.:t hncl twu llnlmc~. featured vornlist of the or wonrt•u '"' the fneult\'. Ullt' uf whum t•lwstrn, !'fing :oe\•cral numbers which lwt·:lnh: the wife of on mstructor wt•rc wt!ll received The dc('()ration!' thu• hulchng ot utlt'\' the P<l•ition oonst~hng of cardboard cheerleader<> ul (antltv wale ond mtmher Warwith flashing e\'es, anti tht! unique re tt'r Tnh n mnn'• ~thtl<>l, chuwc urcle~ supphccl h) thc committee an n-tnni<hangly strong w(lmnn's unit :cdlletl tn the enjuyment or those nt· workm!l (Juactly, yet cffl'cti\·th , toward tt•ncting The progroms supplied the ttM hcttcr interests. ~:iris were long nnd narrow with beaten mctnl co,•ers in which was stamped " Tt·c· h ~<Cal After the done!! the!<e were •hapu\ to form bracelets for the girl!: The commi~tee in charge of this nllair was: Charles(' nonin , chairman. t' John Lindegren, Frank H Jenkins. l{nlph L Berq•, flrcderkk .I Burg. C rumh, \Vr oh «'l to Pr<~8t•nl H<>hert W. O'Brien, Arthur \\'. Ma t. Purw rs in Compf' titio u (l(ac:uf, II crbert 'F'. l.undqui st, Lucien T . Of Studc>nl" .\lien Thl' ~lasque plav, reviewt:d et....-where an tht<~ i•sue put forth it~ entertainment ~naor~ ancl gmduate sturltnts of the Elcttriral EngineerinR Ocpnrtment 111 a ~tyle which surpa~c:ed all recent nt tempts A large audience attended will .-et out on a four day t rip this Tue~dar to attend Lhe Northeastern thas performance. Dis trict ronvention of the A. f. E. E . The dancea at the fraternities, fol · n t lluffnlo, New Yo rk The first day lowing the play were exceedingly of the trip will be taken up by an pnpular Each hou~e hnd an orchestra in~pection tour of the General Electric navl the dancers moved from house t.> plant at Nhenectady where the group ha u e n!l they plea!ied, o r else just will meet at 9 ·00 A M. Con tinuing on ~tal'ed at one a ll evening The o rchestn nuffalo on Wednesday, the delt!ga· tra, rhosen by the houses this year tion is ~cheduled to witness there a glass were fa,•orably commented upon all demonstration put on by the Corning nrounrl. The fraternities had the fol· Glass \\'orks. Thursday will be given lowi ng bands: Alpha Tau Omego, Ken over to further inspection trip~ os well i{t•evcs and Orchestra: Lnmbda Chi (Continued on Page 3, Col. 2) Alpha, Bob Martin's Ba nd; Phi Gam· ma Delta, Kemp Read's Orchestra: Phi Sigma Kappa. ll igh H atters Orchestra, the patrons and patronuses were !'igmn Alpha Epsilon, the Doyntonians: P resident and 1\lrs. Ralph Earle. Prof· Tht!ta Chi , Al Gerbais and Orchestra: c.tOSOr and Mrs. Francis Roys, ProfesTheta Kappa Phi, j erry Goodwi n's sor and Mrs. Jerome H owe, Professor Band: and Theta Upsilon Omega, the Edw in I rigginbottom and Miss Crace H orne, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Statesmen. Por the big dance oo Friday night, Brinker.
EE' 1,0 Atte nd Convention At Buffa1o, May 4
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Excavation of occer Field Gets Unde rway 8000 Yurdi! of E urth To Be R t>movt>tl 11tro u llh G ift ~fud t> b y Class of '93
Bodreau Dislocates Thumb In evt•nth Inning ; May Be Out Two Weeks
WHALEN lilTS TRIPLE Pa ine Fan8 11 Tec:luneu, But Own Error In Fint Frame 18 ~ldin8 Faetor
Tech'ft baseball club rang up it a Tht•rr hM ()('til much inlere't ~hown ~~econd straight vic tory last Thursday lately in the n'· tivitieK going o n just by defeating the U. S. Coast Guard we~t of the dormitory , where a ~:asotin!!' Academy 3·2 in a close pitcher's battle s howl with unr:anny nbility has been at New London, Conn. AI Raslavsky, busilv a t work enting away part of the Tech's ace southpaw twirler, s tarred hill At prese nt it is keeping nine not only in pi tching but in batting as tnte•ks husv, clearing out about four well. Oesidea fanning an even doun hundred yards of dirt each day. Tt C'ndets, AI wo n his own ball game by iq rumorecl thot another s hovel will batting in all of Tech's runs. Palne, soon join the one already there, but the Coast Guard pitcher. pitched a n this point route! not be oscertained. excellent game, s triking out eleven Actonlty, the project whon finit~hod will T echmen but his own error In tho prove to he a full·sir.e !IQCcer field sixty first innin~t proved to be tho decid· varcls by one-hundred yard s, providing ing factor in his team 's defeat. Tn the liNtt. inning T ech's Jeacf.off additional 11pace for out-of·ltnunds. AIJO, the field wsll be used for intramural mnn, Gus tafson, reached first on a ha<;el>.'lll, n~ well as for the w eight events dropped third s trike and then stole of trn<'k New t.ake-off circles fo r the second RuAhton popped up to the latter will he constructed on the north pitcher but reached first bue ufely side of the fi eld. This improvemen t when Paine fumbled the ball. Both is maclc JH>ssihle by the generous girt o r m en advanced a ba~~e on a paMed ball the rlns.1 of 11193, and will be nnmcd and then SI"Ored on Raslavsky's line thr '03 Rocct'r Field. single into right field. Ar<·ording to the plan made, 8,000 The Cadet.~ threatened the Bngi11· ~·ard~ of dirt will be removed, this eers' lead by acoring one rvn in tho hcing dasposed of by the con tractor, second half on the second innihg when Brne•t Whitehead. Following the Ed Russell walked , s tole second llnd exmvatiun, 11100 yardl! or lonm will he the n Rcorcd nn Don Mo rrill's bingle distribu ted over the new surfnce, pro· over second base. ,·icliul( on ample ba~ Cor iclenl turf. Tn the fifth inning Raslavsky knocked The fielcl will he fenced on three fides, in the fino! Engineer tally with a mo~tlv with lcn·foot fencing to pro- qi ngle in to left field. Wingardner who l'ide auffiC'irnt ba ckstop fo r soccer and hnd ~ingled into right. field and then has<'lmll The contract fo r fencing ha s ~tol~n !:Cc:ond score<! on this hit The nm yet heen I"Ompletl'd. H all ~roes Coast Guard team rallied and also ll!! plnnnecl, it iA expect.ecl that the attr· scored a run in tho 1111mc inning. Mark (:we will be s ho wing green by Com· Wholcn hit ono of Al'a pitc hC!8 on the mcncemcn t Day. With on ideal aum· nose for n triple into the far corner mer, whic-h, however, can.not be depend· or the right field and scored on a alnRie crt upon, the field will be ready for h y Larry Da vir. "Crvire nexL fall . The four ensuing innings turned out Thia fine improvement on the H ill i~ to he a thrilling pitcher's battle. AI· Just one more of the man y athletic though eleven Techmen and eight projects anticipated and completed . C'adets reached first safely in these The firs~ rent improvement cnmc in final frnmea, neither team came thrvugh lx•furc ) We girls attended l'lasscs with 101 2·1013, when Alumni Field was buil t. with a score. AI Dodreau , who had aucce&~(ul'y ou r respective friends anrl although on n ~itc on whic h originally was locatccl we were •omewhat lmffierl hy the a barn, big enough to care Cor fifty rlug RMiav11ky'11 drop out of the dirt mt·t·hnmt·~. problems, and morc·or-less head of cattle : abo another small for seven inni ngs, dislocated his thumb complicated discussions we left with a !'ltructurc had to be t orn down at well trying to ca tch a foul tip, and had to as some boggy g round filled in. The be replaced by Gustaf10n who waa smul( knowledge oC engincermg Truck came in the nftemoon. What next major improvement provided tho playing center field . Ben Lambert re· Until placed G us taf110n in center field. Tbla a meet! C"nrl Moscovil%, Junior at Alumni Gymnasium in 1910. ro nncc ticul State, t ook four first 1923 the hill which is Welt Of th e injiJry wilt definitely prevent Bodreau ~Jiaces (lnd left u s numb with his speerl dormitory, gradually slo ped north to from seeing any ac tion In the Clark Grca t guy I Dut we were im· the road running from the Gym to game next Saturday and atay pc» However, the plans sibly keep him out or the follc.wine prc"<ed by the school boy mile run. Alumni Field. 1'hnt •eems like a pretty long sprint to were fonned to level orr the hilltop ancl game. This will be a ariou1 blow to u1, Md to see those lads dash ou t in a the necessary surveying completed way the team since his catching bas been in· long line, running four long laps, most back in Novt!mber, 1912. The no rth strumental in the winnioa or Tech'a of them filled with a determination to end wns finished as it now stand s first t wo games. ab h stcty io ~h e run, was exci t ing to watch. somewhere around 1924, the work being TECH ~ MMrJue held its spot in the lime tight done en t irely by the regular ~rround Gllstafson, d ., e ......... . 5 0 0 0 Wingnrdne r, If... ..••••• . 4 1 employes of the Institute in their thnl evening "The Little S ho t'' was Rushton, l b. .. ........ ..4 2 II 0 the play Light comedy mixed with ~pare time with the aid of the college Forkey, as....... ......... 4 0 2 2 drama, played by actors of no mean tractor. According to Professor A. J. Raslavsky, p ...... ...... 5 a I 4 ability, was an anticlimax of the day. Knight, c hairman of the grounds com- Bodreau, c. . .. .. ........4 I ' 2 Lambert, d . . ............ I 0 0 0 Our tribute goes to Dean Loud who mittee and member of tho athle tic Casey, rf. . ... ........... 5 I 0 0 c:<>uncil, the remainder o r the hilltop really knows his acting and whose per· Messi mer, 2b....... ...... 3 0 1 0 sona llty contributed spark and 'est t o will eventually be levelled off when Korolyshun, 3b. •.• ••.••.• 4 I I the play. lie has a futu re in Worces· funds are available, pro viding more Totals .......... ..... at t '¥1 space fo r te nnis courts. Aa planned. ter Tech dramatics. (Continued on Pap I, Col. I) (Con~inued on Page 2, Col. 5) (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3)
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