Volume XU
'Wtlrc<'hh:r Puly te<'hn iC' l n ~titut e, Wo rr•••l~r, Mnl!>!OC'husetts. We•lncsd ny, ,\ J1ril 2, 1947
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AlEE to Hold Convention of North Maj. Rtts~ell Adminisb·ation's Long Range East District Here at She1·aton On Hill to Constrttction Plans Now Papers To Be Pre en ted• "-"'=-- Recruit M Becoming a Reality On AppHcations of Tecli CarJtival en • New Building Will Engineering T } W USl\IC Rt~ser\'t' Offers Tech Dc bate1 ·s Win The American Institute of Elecrop 1 y 011 Oppo.rtunitit•s To All Have Welding Shop Over State Teachers And Modern Boiler trical l': ngineers is planning a con- B F } Tech 1\feu lo tcrcsled vention for the North Eastern Disy r eS liUeJJ It seemed like old times at Tech tricl as well as a student branch convention. Tbe convenlion will start on Wednesday, April 23, and wiJI last through Friday, April 25 . The Hotel Sheraton is playing host to the men and women of industry through this period. Professor T . H. Morgan, bead of the Electrical En· gineering Department here at Tech , is serving as general chairman of the North Eastern district, and as such is making plans for lbis gala affair. Worcester, with its exceptional di· vrrsity of industry, seems to be an excellent setting for papers to be presented around the theme of en· ~tineerin~ applications. There are eight technical sessions planned for various times during thr convention and it is hoped that these will serve to build up the general theme of the meeting. Friday after· u ~m will be dcvolt.'tl to inspection trips to local industries and power plants. Among the plants to he vis· ited are the American Stef'l and Wire Co., the ce11lraJ dispatcher's office of the New England l'ower Co., the Heald :\fnchine Co., the tro ntinu e<l on
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enry o rgan's Show, cienct''s lli~lory and Tech Life Shown ·'Within every Trch 1n.an beats the heart or a ham." This prediction of Ole Halttupen, emcee of the 31st Annual Tech Carnival, was well fulftllcd on March 22, as the histri· onic endeavors of all classes combined to pruduce three gems of hilnrity and ad lib, from which the Freshmen walked off with first hon· ors- thc coveted Tech Carnival Trophy. Afterwards, however, vic· tor and 'v(lnquished alike made ~ood usc of the Hoyntonians' meiJow music and danced 'till midni~ht. The> Carnival opened with n Fresh· man interpretation of the Henry ~ l organ mdio show. The curtain opened on two scrubwomen ( Uob Tngen and Geoq~e Wiswell) in the \\'SRH studio, who became involved in a mop duel as the progrnm cast rntercd. This cast included : Rollie 13eclnrd , skit eli rector, as Morgan ; Hank . tysknl, announcer, nnd Bob \\'hitney and Jim DuCha rme us en· (Continu~1l
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Rttles of Peel Contest Announ(•ed All Jwtiors Eligible to Compete The Peel Contest is now open to all juniors interested in dcvelopin~ and pre enting an engineering problem with an economic background, or an economic problem with an en· l(inecrin~ background. Two prizes will be awarded: the first prize $75, and the second prize $25. Those JuniMs interested in compctin~ should file their topic with the Economics Department on or before April l 2, 194 7. The rules of the C(lntest are as f<,llows: I. Each contestant will SPiect his own subject. He may call upon any member of the teaching staff for assistance in making the choke, but there shall be no coaching by the teacher in working out the prob· lem nor in preparing the report. 2. The subject to be discussed shall include an economic problem with a n engineering background, ancl it shall involve a concrete plan of action. 3. The student musl write a brief report on his analysis of the problem and his plan to solve it, in ~uch a manner as would be followed in submitting it to a general
mana)(er or a board c)f directors. Threr copies are Lo be turned in by n()(ln of ~1ny 6. 4 . On ,\:lay 21 there will he un elimination contest, in which eaC'h cotnp(•titor will be allowed len minutes to discuss and defend his plan before an assembly of students and teachers, who arc> to be consideretl as members of a bomd of directors.
5. Judges chosen from the instruction staff will select three competitors for the prize. Points will be awarded for (a) soundness of the plan, (b) loJ(ic advanced (or its aJnption, (c) ability to convince as dL'Ipluycd in the written report, and (d ) oral persuasion to take action su,~tgested in the report. 6. .\t a not her later assembly the three finalislc; in the competition will again present their plans. Each will be allowed twenty minutes, includ· ing time for answering objections rrom those whom he is trying to convince. Worcester business men will be judges. 7. \\'inners will be announced and prizes awarded al the commencement exercises in J uly.
The T ech debaters won a close battle over the Worcester State Teachers College group here in Sanford Riley Commons, Tuesday, January 25. The subject was, Resolved: Thnl Labor should be given a direct share in the manage· ment of industry. Our own debaters took the affirmative while the debaters from Worcester State Trachers College alignc>d themselves on the negative side. The outsUtndinA talk of the evening was nHl.de by Allan Glazer, which did much to swtly the opinion of tlw judRCS toward Tech. The (Cuntlnucd 011 Pagl' 3, Col. S) ·other member of our team wu.s Hans Pknrd who also turned in a fine j,lb to uphold our urgument. The group from Worcester Sta t~ Teachers t:ollcge consisted of Cl(lra Saunders and Phyllis Rawding who 'l'he A Sl\ll~ held u meeting Thurs- also turned in tL good job in their day, MRrch 27, 1947, in Higgi'ls defense or why labor should nc>t bt109. The speaker for the evening given a share in the management of wa~ Mr. DILvid Cochran, who is at industry. pr~t.'nt assistant to the head of the The judges f<>r the contest were: Atomic Power Laboratory in Scbe- J\.1 iss Lucille Woodruff, who is the necwdy, New York. The subject o£ periodical librarian at Holy Cross Mr. Corhran's speech was organizn.· C<lllt>ge ; Dr. Farnsworth, a member tion for development enF(inecring. of the fnculty ut Worcester State Mr. (\~<: hran was well qualified to T enchcrs Co11c~e. unci Mr. Wood· tulk on lhi:. suhjttt as he was proj- bridgf, (If uur own English <leparl· ccl engineer in the general engint>er· mcnt. in~ and a msultinl( laboratory of the Thr flehate was witnessed by a Ct'ncwl Elect ric C'ompanics in the l ar~e ~roup of students both from !'5chrnect:uly plant. Tel'h and State Teachers, and they l\lr. ('nchnul tlllkcd on the role or were not disnpp(linted. fl was only mana,lo(cmcnt and production in in· the fine speech of Allan Glazer that dustry. Showing, hy the usc uf saved the day for the Boynton men, slides how a new product was de- after :tn equally fine speech by Clara vclopt•d, he started with tbe idt•a Saunders. and went on to ~how how each de- r---- - - - - - - ------: partnwnt contributed t«l it: He Attt•ntion S mok1•rt1 cmpha ized that team-work was es\Vhcther c>r not spring bas sential between the departments, descended upon us or nol is and said that the rule in C. E. wu~ still deba.t<Jble, regardfcss of to muke cvrry depart men! feel they what lhe civils tell us aboul hurl u part in whatever came Out of thc recent equinox. However the company. Mr. Cochran is a one thing is certain, the de· grarlunte of Montana State Collel{e scent of the snow's winter load where hP m:1jured in Mechuniral of cigarcue bulls upon the Engineering. wound has defi nitely occurred 1 lhe business meeting held beand several of the entrances fore the tlllk, the secretary an· nnd walks about the campus nounced that next month, Otlo De·nrc now gayly decorated with lorenzi has been invited to come •md the lillie white things. The coaddre.·~ the members on the study operation Clf a ll smoke rs is deof Stoker Fuel Beds. Also discussed, sired lo prevent any further was the ASM E conference that will dccoration. This can be ac· be held at Yale on May 3 and 4. complished either by using the Some of the men lire planning to receptacles or employing the allend the conference and a few of old army field stripping trick them are interested in preparing t1 of tearing up the butts and p11per for it. scattering them in the wind. The A rEE were guests at the meeting.
last week with Major Russell on campus for a few dnys attempting to interest men into joining the offtcer candidate proJ.tram of the U. S. Murine Reserve. Ouring the wnr vari,)US branches of the armed services sent repr('Scntativcs to T ech for the purpose of inducing students here to join various reserve groups which woulrl allow them to complete their college training and win n comrnis· sion besides. The !\Iarine Corps program fol lows much the same line hut is per· haps more attractive. Any fresh·
Mechanics Heat.. D. J. Cochran
.\ ttracting little more than casual interest during the past few months, work on the newest of the campus shops has been progressing quietly. However, a closer inquiry into the why's and wherefore's of the new structure, located on the site of the old powerhouse behind Washburn Shops, has revealed facets of the Institute's organization little known or appreciated by the student body. Under construction at an esti· mated hHal cost of about eighty t housuntl dollars, the new building has been desiKned to serve as a com· bination weldin~ shc>p and auxiliary ho!ler house. 'The welding shop it· self, ~ pamt ed from the boiler room by n f1re-wall , will be equipped with individual welding booths and heat trcatinj;l equipment and will be under lhe supervision of P rofeasor Carl j ohnson. T he shop will be used to ~iw practical instruction in weld· ing and heat treating of welded materials, an indication of progressiveness nn the part of the administra· lion. Ustd In many instances to replace forged parts, welded materials are becoming more and more cmnmon in mechanical en~ineerlng ; al lenst rundaniental knowledge of welding is considered necessary to mechanical engineers. When the shop is opened, rrobably In early fall , instruction there will supplement other sh<>p courses in metal· lurgy already being conducted by (Continued on Page 4, Col. I)
Frosh Choose John Brierly For Class President The freshman class elections were held last Friday afternoon in Alden Memorial Auditorium. The attend· ance was exceptionally good, and excellent class spirit was demonstrated by lhe closely contended balloting. The following men were elected to (lffiCe for the class of 1950 for the remainder of the school year: Pre!li· dent, John F. JJrierly ; Vice-President, Waller A. Keyl ; Treasurer, Harold F. DeCarli; Secretary, Thomns G. Stack ; Tech Council Representative, Edmond H. judd ; and Class Historian, Henry H . Saker, Jr. The elections were under the supervision of the Tech Council with Robert L. Tagen presiding over the meeting as chairman.