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Taylor Talks On News Polls Stttdent Opinions Dedicatio11 of Alde11 ~1emorial Up'" O y· I N . . Featm,.e of Annttal Homecomiitg 1'hi~"J o bs Con•ing 6, Prof. 11 Ita ational Questions \\'e(lr1eRdtl \' , ;.;,)\' lle r· he n I•' Ta' h, r will tulk ,, , "J ob~ rom i ng l ' p " .I t t he rcgnlnr c hnpt'l p r>r!nd nt 11 25 Speal.. ing frnm hi~ mo rl\' \ t':tr~ Il l ~:..pc:rrenl'~ n~ ,\hunni !'t•t·r.-. tu rv and ll t'ncl of P ltlt'l' ll le ll t tlu rcnu . P r ..r Tn vlnr w ill haw n lil t ur ll~t·ful i n inn nn t ion fur ~t· ninrs nnd unck•r· Fiual Prepurations NC:'nr ~rnrhr n tt.·~ 1'ht> 1a lk w ill r ove r t hr:' lid d o f sum Comtll t~li ou Ae Conunillcc m~ r l' lnJl]l l\' llll' l1l !I S Wl.'ll lls J.tr:ltlU(It C Pushes T ickel ale w ork ~ll t ha t all ~t utlt nts nr11 '' IH'Utlr· .\ ~:aln l~acu lt' ,\ ,•t . nu un ~urpn~~cd n~•·d t i\ n tt ~n tl. !:'nphom ore ~kit : u r tll\ llll" P rcshmu u c' hnrles ll od •cl will Ill' t hr.l s tmlcn l Jl]:t \' , tw u ho urs of cln ncing I I) t he Bm· n t oninn~ ~ hu t this is j u ~t u smn ll Jl<>rtiun u f " hnt t>IW w ill nt•tunll \' :<t•c.> nt the T wcn h ··fou rth .\n nunl T ech t'nrn iv.d . Ttw l ' a ntil':ll, sp n nsorcd hy the !:'tuden l C' hri,.til\n .\s.~o<" in lto r\, will h t• lwlrl in Ald e n ~lcmorinl on ~tlu r· ria \', .:'\ o ,·cmhcr IG. I!JIO. In pn~l ' ' cars. Prcsicl<-nl Cl u vt•ri us nucl t hi-. alTair I'm" hwn lwlrl in lhc !:Yin· nrt!'iu m. nnd , :d nn~ wit h tlw ntts, the Pru(t•s;;;or T oylnr to cli tTc ront frn tcrni tit!l' on the ll ill st" ll1 · Aucnd Buncruct '1t r~· <l all h'pt•s n n<l kinds of boot hs. Un :-itl\'t.'tn h t•r 29 , lht• Wn~h ing lo n, II cm '''' 'l' r, it w a -: ft•lt thn l rlonc ln~ wa ~ m o re po pu la r thnn t he boo th~. :;o chis IJ. r c hn ptl' r of th e W. P . J. J\ lunmi t\ <~Cit' iut ir'ln w1ll hol<l its uflic:: inl re i•' · l'hnn,;~· ha ~ tnkcn pl ac e. Prcpnm t ion~ for th is ,, ,·en l a rt! pro· h ratio n or the fif t ieth nnn ivcn;n ry o f C't'crl ing rn tlidh•. h u t w it h a grcnt clcn l the fo u1 Hitn}! nf the :1lumni urgnn il'rt· , ,( scl'rcl.'\'. The ph11'ers in t he t hree t iun in tho t d t y. l't'VC: rlll Ofli l•inls o f Ill' ~'> hn\'C ltt•c n r11 hcnrsing d uri n ~: tlt c tht sdHIOI nn:l l h<: ltlll)' three li d n g pas t wl'l·k. nn d will t>c nni n l )• ltc rt ncl y d tnr tc r mcmi 11Jrs o f l he !:'roup me ex· fnr n fi n e pcrfttrm n nce on the lOt h . t ·~·· tcd to n tH·ru l tlw dinne r m (!eting T host• tnk in~: pnr1 in thl' l' r l'sh m n n 1\ c t to he held ttl th e II ()tel J)O((j:e ou thnt urc Rt•rl U n dt•r h ill. J:o:rv i n~: Ci crher. 1.'\'\l l1 i 11)1 (Cnnt irm ccl on Pn)lr: 4. Cnl. 5) (Ct)nt itnwd on l'nJ::t' 3, Cui. 2)
F oothall, Soccet·, Faculty Capea·s To And Tt·ack 1"'earns Fe atur·e Cat·nival Meet in Afte rnoon Battle of Skits S tuclt>nl Bm l y a n cl G uest
To Attt"ud G iguntic Ra ll y Ami Dnnf'e Fri clu~· Night The t'illll in~: gnln weck·c nd featurin~
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th~ deda·atiun t he m u$l " ··n u tifu l hu ilrli n~: un thl' ll ill, t\ lrl l'n ~l emnrin l , pmmi <e~ tmceus utg ente n a inment frum Frid a \· night t\t :;u ncl:w morn in~t !'elt:· lirn tio n nf T w h's fifth hc unel·nm i n~: ht• )lin', 3~
far us ~~ u tlc nll' nrc « HtCc rnctl , Fndttv, :'\ U\' clllhcr Sth, a t ':30, wh e n thl' w hulc st·h oul and i he ir gu~st ~ wi ll je1in in the n nnu nl ft~ tth:11l m ill· 111 l oe h~hl in t he fh:ltl bt• l wcNn l n~ t•tu tt• nml Leos::ue Porks. The ~·rosh w tll p nwi< k tht: loo nfi rc which promi <:o:s w llc o rcc· .,rei conllngrn tion s inrc the d u•s o f '4 I nr~ ex:p~rts nf t ~: r pcrsi~ tcn t prac til.·e ntup Bam·ro ft T o wer. The publi c ad d rt:~s sy~rtc m hn ~ aln•a rlv bee n ~c(·ur.:1 l f11r pep ta lk ;< hv Prcs y. ConC' h 11iJ.tl e;, road • ll igginhu t ttull, a n d Cm a{·h J uhn· stto rw . and fo r c he c rlcorling. F olluwing t he rulh· t he re will he n free Oorm Oan cl.' with cide r a nd doug hn ut~ fo r hcrnrse t hro ot s, hungry stoma~·h ~. n n d etttr fnir ('IIITIPanio n s. ,\ lnmni will nrri1•c ~n u rrrln v m11rn n~: to ~gistc r in t lw ti1·m . At 9 :00 ~k u l' l(uides w ill ne 0 11 hand tO conrlu l't itl "fll'C'tiun 'lo urs thro ugh n il clcpnr tment s .\ t 10 ()() gro und w ill he hrokl!n fnr tlw new Mrc'hnn k nl Engi n eer's Bu ihlin~: with ~hort ta lks h y Adm iral Clu vr r iu s. l1ea n Rm ·•. n nrl Wn l\rt·c l\l ttnlnswe, Prt"<oiclent nl th e Alum ni A s~ori at : (ln ( C11rnimwd 011 l'ag~· 4, Cnl. 3 )
\Vashington Ahnnni To Cele brate 50th Anniversary
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Mechanical Engineering Building To Be Inaugurated by G·t·ound Breaking
Interfrate rnity
Ball Scheduled For Friday, D ecenther 20 f>l r n~ for n bjg~:cr am i be t u:r Int e r· fraternit y Rail lll iS \'Ctlr ha ve IJ~en \Ill• <lcr wa y no w for se,·c ra l w o:e kl' h y <I t•urnmiltee h ea1kod h )• D o 11lllfl E !'mith , P S K. ond W nen jarn in Phelps . S.P E. r'u r t he fi rzst yen r, thf• nail will he h eld •In the l':l.mpus, i n the ne w 1\lrlen Me m· l'irial T he Bnll will , in fac t , lie the tirs t coll ege d ance to be h eld the re. The da te hn~ bee n set for l~ rid:J y el'e· ning, Deceml wa r 20, 19-W, the even ing hdure t he lnsl d ay o f CQII ege bdnre t h e C'hris t mns recess, tmd itiona l time fur t he Ball. Orche~tras are no w l wai ng ron tnt• tccl, and tb e commi t tee prom i ses tha t Tet·h me n can count on a go r1rl hand fo r thi~ gala occosio n II ere is ple ntr lif arh•a n ce n o t ice to ge t your date now for n f(rnnrl affair. S mi t h anrl Ph t:lps h a\'e sele{' ted for their <'llmm iltce. th e halnnre or t he lnterfm te rn ity l ' ouncil, of which they nr c m<'mhe r•. a n d w hich s ponsors this 11all annuall y T he o ther m em bers of the r11rnmittee a rc C bnrlc~ L . ll ochel, P 0 D . James C Fergu son, T .X ., Albert ~ .\ , hmcnd , !'A E., :.,; tJ rmnn A \\' il"'m . .\T O , K Blair Benson, l•. X..-\ , Pe ter \ r; nidi•. T K P \\' atch t he Tl~l' ll \ F. \\'"i f<tr week] ,· n ~:ws o n the B nll, nnrl (linn to a ltcnrl.
O ne h igh li)(ht tJf thr annual ll ome· coming Da,• celt•bration to he h eld ~~• turda y. N <;,·e mltc r 9, will he the offi· cinl b rea king or gro und fo r the ne w ~l echnnical Engin ee ring building . T he t·eremWl\' will he concluc ted b y Pr(!s l· tl,·n t Wot T y ler C lu\l!dus, D e:nt o t E ngineering, 11 rnneis \\'. Roy~. nntl 1\lr. W nllo ce T. ~l n nt.a ~,:ue, ch n irntnn of t h e \\'n y• nnd 1\fl' :m s Co mmittee for t ht• ~ccuring or fu nds for this nm loh iou s v roicr t . \\' ith CtJn tri h ut ion s to the lluildin$: fu nd fo r the new l\I.E b ui lding rnpitll v a p proa c hiug th e n q utred $:~.'i0 .000. i\1r. ~l ontag ue, who is i11 c h n rge of sui ,. •C"riptions to the fun d . annO\tncctl Lha l the grounrl·hreak ing ('cre m cm v will l1c hc lcl imnwrliateh before th e dctlir aticrn of i\lrlr n Me m oria l The fir~t s natle t)l enrth will p rohahly he turned <• lrrn~: Uw WILik lea •l ing fr•tm wc~t ~trte t l!J
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1\ lumni (; y mnasium , where ~he np· pr!Jx imn \4! cen ter o f the lm ilcli ng w ill lie a <·cord illg to pre.~ent. specificatio ns. ThtJugh e x tens ive alte ratio ns ha ve been m ad e in the original floor plan of t he ltuilcling, the ex te rior atJJ)enrnn r:e will he fund n ment:.1 ll r th e ~am " as that Of the firs t drn ft mudeJ Shi)Wil in the at u omprrn v inJI' pit'1urc . Th e b uilding will l oe uf Tu tlnr ty pe arch itet'ture to t'omplete the quad ran g le with Alumni (~ymnusiurn . ~a n forrl R iley 1fllll , ami Ald en ;\lemorioJ. :\ n ron t.ra r t!l for th e constru c tion h.a,•c hecn Jet as yet , hut it is c11pectcd lha t exr rwn tion will IJ<•gin within n month J\.q ~oon as co ntribution s lor the bu1ldi ng rea c h t he goal , cons t rue· tiron will he ru~he<l to com pletion 110 t htll it m a y he rt'a rly ror th e ente ring c·lass in 10~2 .
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Teclt M•t• J 1tary T . . t•aanang ourscs To Start Fr·iday
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1\lajm· ]t•rome W. H owe To Lc("tnre O n Army Orgunizutiou .\Jit lr!lldmnt ell' 2()0 ::.tuclenls or th l' ln~t i tu hl hn ve sho wn the ir in tcnt iCHl to n•t•ci\'tt llw \'ulunlnry m ilitary t rai ni ng ins l n n•tiuns whi<• h arc to hegin th i!! l' r irl tl\' nt •I : 111 p m in tlw l~h.•c· tricnl l~n~ith'l•rin~ l.l't' tu re ll nll. P reside nt \\':11 Tyll•r ('lu v.- rius w ill nr c urcl the Ot'Cnin~: W<'ICiontc t tl a ll s tudt•nts wh o nrt• in l er~·st NI in rt'reivin~: the Ile n eli t<' c•f thi s t•our!'e, nnd will th en turn the ne:~cmhl v ove r to Mnior ] <'r ome W. ll owc, U.S.A ., R e t Dectn ll owe will 1h!lrt 1•relrcccl t(l g ive 3 11 ins ig ht on scv· c•rnl phn~t·s of a rmy li fe in his tnlk e n· titled . "Orgn nintt iun of th e Arnw ." Prcsicle11t r! uvl' riu s has re peate dly Ct11ll hnsir.ecl the Volurt Uiry nnture o f the conr:<c, l)llth on the part of the s tude nt hn cl y nnd t ho fnculty, and hn s rc·cci\'Ccl o!Tc rft uf nssis tonce fro m eiR"ht in ~ tru ('l llr!l 1\f lhc sr lmol, nil o r who m have hnd prev iou s military exp erien ce. P'oregce iog the nrl\'nntngcs to he hnd hi' th ~ cx is t.en r~ of nn R O.T .C. here, Prc~irlct\l C' luverlus ln$ l June npplied to the Wnr Dc partm(l nl. fo r th e eslnb· lis hrncnt uf ~u(• h r1 unit ot Tcrh, l out the a ·p plit·ation wn~ put lln lllc.> l ~ecnu t~C of the lu~·k of tmined Anny om cc rs n~•educl t n m nd ucl th e t'tJIIri!C: n t the Jn SJ)i te of lJliS fact, pr<:!:Ml time inte res t nmung the l:ltude nts has b ee n kee n for tlhtninirtg som e sort. of troin· ing iu mi litnry t:ll't k R, wi t h the r esult of the l rt' J.:inning u( th i!l projlram. /HI· m irn l (' lu vcrius is fi r ml y t'Onvincc:cl that the t'oursc will he hijo:hly l!cnefkinl to al l Htud cnts who pnrtk ipnte in it, ond will put th e m in n position to rc· ~po nd e Okicnll y whe.n the r a il comes. D <:$J)itc the rnct t hat th e trnlnin~: w ill he voluntary, n rcc·ord will he k ept <lf oil tho!!t pnrt.idpa tin)C, and will be ud vonlngco us to any s tudent whQ cvc•ilunll y moy go into the nr'mcd scr· vke, 1111 c un rc odily ht: ho m e out ()y the stotcm~nt. of Arlmirnl Cluverius, th tlt "A man who has a degree from ( Continued on Page 4, Col. 2)
Michael Wa1es To Bf' Physics Assistant l\liehae l Wales, a W. P. J.. gradua.tc flf 1910. hn ~ n~·ceptc d n Jmsili(m h e re nt 'f~rh ns graduate os~istant to ful· fill n va rn rwy lnc·urrcrl IJy th e nbscncc 11f Leonard (; nlrl~mith , who has ol'lo urinl'fl n jnh in tlw United S wles Sig· nnl f'ttrps Mr Wales WfJR e mplhycd in t he tlye npplic·atiOI' lnho rn t<try o f th e ~ ntionnl Aniline anti Chemi<'nl Co of :\ow Yo r k sin C'e his grnduation. li e is n graduate c hemist, Mtl wh ile at Tet·h . he wa~ :~n nc tive member of the Skcptk ol C hymis ts for three year~ Ill! well a " lrei ng a m e mhc:r of lh e T ech Rntli o C luh. ll e is n. 1111tive o r New ll amp11hire , coming from the town of W aterbo ro.
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77% Favor Willkie B E ]F • ut qun raclton F DR w· ee . .. . Inner
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From Last Yenr \\'ith tlw aid o f Dr. ~khwiCI!U and the J:o:c·onom k~ l)~ pnrlmenl, the 'rEC'Il NE W~. larj::e ly thro ugh the wo rk o f 11aul Disorio, hns pu lled s tudent uplnitltl eont'c naing niTnirs nt honw nntl nbroncl. The rc~<ult s ubtrtine d in thi~ J)Oll s hc>w dl•flnit(•]y that the stutlc•nt..~ h(•licvc that Wcnclcll Willkie clc!Wr l'l'll to tw olt:t'led l' rt•s itlt•nt whil~ un the <Hhcr hand they d\nthl thnt thi~ ie; 110~~ihlu . Seve nt y· ~l·vc n pt.lr t'tl nt of the Utl l)c rclnssml'n fnvo r Willkio in contrn.~ t wit:h 83'7o fu r the ~ophl'tmore on d J1rcshmnn clnsse s. or tho~e upperclnssmcn who \•o led, 77% think thn~ lhis iR another Demo· r mt ic ycnr, while the lower clns.'lC8 lnvo r the Democ rnts with only 67%. I lore nt 11 de finite ly Republican college tlw r c nppcnrs to IJe rtnl proof that the third 1erm issue is going to play little (lr n o pnrt nt all in the cominJl elec tion . Pc1rty·nine per cen~ of lhe third nnd fou rth ycnr classes would oppORe n third term while 48% fnvor it. Three pe r cen t nrc undecided. I n the cnt~c or th e lowe r rlnsscs , rort y ·thrco per ce nt wo uld oppose a thir(l term while M% would (nvor h ond three per cent were unrl eddcd . The majority of the Institu te s t \lfle n t h<lrly are de finitely pro· O ritl~h anti are in fnvor of helping Grci\L Jlritaln as IIlll Ch a s possihle in o material wny . The Prcshrn cn on d SorJhomorcs arc ap· pnre ntly m ore wirl e nwnke to the t ltlll· gcr s or n South America n conflic t. thnn the junio~ or the Senior!!. In nnswcr to n question which I 'CIId : " W ould you like to sec the next administration go to war if neces· s ary to keep Germany, Italy or Japon from gaining control of L n tin·American nations?" ( Continued no Page 3, Col. J)
President Cluverim
To Decorate W.P.I. Fotmders' Graves f ' uunders Day will again be observed on Nov. II hy the studen t body. This day has been dedicol4!d to the memory of the orll(ina tors of o ur college through the efforts of Prof.(;. J. Adams n f the En11lish rle par tment. On the mornin& of Armitsticc Day , a gro up or lll.udcn t. rcprc!!Cntatives and members of lhe faculty w ill accompany PreRil'lcnt Cluverlu A tn Rural Cemetery to d ccora I.e the founder~ b uried there Al so ou thnt rlay, the presideM n.n•l rcpr<>~enta tive mcrnhers of the Tcrh t :u unc ll will tmvc l to Mll30n, N . H .. to decomtc J o hn n oy nton's grave. Prof. S wan is in chnrge of all rle tails for the whole nfTnir. T u complete the ceremonies, Pror. r. J. Adam~ will pay trihute to lhese m e n nt th e r hapel e xe rt·iscs on W ed· ne~lay , November 13.
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