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Jolmny Both,vell Feanu·ed at ]turior Prom on Ju11e 6
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Ball Ga mt> Among IDghlights For W eckeud
Joint Concert Prom, With Si1n1non
It hardly seems (')(~S~>ible but the year is nearly over and Tec:h men's
t!Hlughts turn to the Junior the main attraction or thr ·rring Mixt•cl Glc.~(' (J uh and Fllrmal weekend, june 6th nnd 7th, WPI Octrt Fralurt•d whi<"h will also boast tht• } la5que Ll Annual ou~ft>"'l produnion of "The Mnle .\ninml," a ball )(ame wilh Ucv<•ru. 1\Jass. Till' lir:.t home crmcert ur the St!lte, the Freshman • Sophomore Spring seas•ln pr~~111ed hy the Rnpc Pull, Round Robin dancing W.JI.l. Clel' Cluh W:t!-1 hl•lcl Saturctay, and visiting among thr fraternities. t\pril 26, at '\lc'lt.'n ?.ll!moriul. Tlw nnd house parties which frnm nil in· Tt>th club was joined by lh<' Sim· clirotions wil l be th(· llf'll ever. mnn~ t'nlle~t> Clee ('lub in a prol'he j unior Prmn C111nmittee has w,un or scmg:; that werr m<•momble bern mosl fortunate in signing J ohn- :h well n~ ent('rtaining. ny Bothwell and his line dnm·e band Tht• Slmnmn!> Glt•c Cluh openrd tu play fur the Tt~rmnl on Friday wilh 11 )(roup of reli~lous ~t>n~s. 11 ni(<lhl frum 9 lo l i\ .~1 . The band wn!l a well-bahmct•d ).,'TOIIfl and c~re· i~ u fairly new unival amonA nation· dally Milled ln tht• wcmwn '!'l voices. ally known name l>nncl~, having been S1.1r1ing with ~fnacrl's. ",\ H• \ 'crmll orl(nnit.ed jul'l a year agu last Febru· Cnrpus" a nd concluding tht.> !(roup ary, bul in the short space ur a year with tlw ~lt·ndrl::..s(lhn - B;Itthuldy. it:- muo;icaJ excellence ha~ IX'Cn '' \'t.> Snn~ or lsrael", ttw religiuu-. pruvcd to the Cl>tcnl tht\l it linisb('() mood wa'! reverently Sll'ltnirwd hiKh up nn the lists in the DlrdJII- lhroughuut. lwut l'oll, leading such estnblished \\'h(llly in nccmci with the spirit f:wurites in the "swing'' divi!;ion as evoked hy the ladies fmm Simmons, Count Basic. Gene Krurxt, H!trry the Tcrh Glc>c Club urrcn•tl r1 fmc, Jumt'"• Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, nrg.1n-like perfom1ancr ur the Bach ancl l 'harley Barnet . nne! oulclassin~ l l huralt•, ". 11w ~ ing \\'c lu Our God (('onc.Joued OD r aR;c J, C"ol I) ( ( unllnut•lt 110 1':•~•· l, rot 1)
Skttll Taps Twelve Top Juniors Engineer Li~c118ing Law _T_o_B _ e_ •senior Honorary Di ru ed u1 Al(Ie11 011 May 5th Society Holds • r•roft~ssor Haertlf'in TraditioJtal Rite Anda•t\w llo hnsh·o1n Sp cakl!l at
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Assc nthly Norton Cu. Offit'inl Tnll..11 On Umle rfCrucluutc> Ouzr in World War I
In the \\'edncsrlay mnrnin!( . cs· 11 eli trict paper. ",\ Pholtl<'lt'ttric Color. Temperature. aod f'<pc..,ure ~Jeter'', wM presented by Thnm:'-' M. :.\IcCaw of t he Electrical l·:nginecring Dt-'Jlllrlmcnt at Tech.
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Concluding lhe technical sessions uf the convent.ion, wns the Friday lll11mioJ( meeting. AmonJ( the papers Jlrt.>!>Cntcd were two by Tech men. :\Iattin j . Reilly, a gmduale student, pre~t.>n ted his paper on the subject, ".\ Compact 45 Kilovolt Surge Gt•nerator''. J ohn Hambor presented
~ lussnchu~tts has a Jaw. T here nnw r~ists a pPrmissivc slate law providing for the licensing or engincl·rs who ntl\'crtisc their services. A rcronmwudatiun L'l now being prepnrecl for ~uuml~ion tQ tlw Stole Lcglslntu rc. Thi~; rccommcndn tIM will propos<• that, the lict'n.sing law be rhnngcd from permissive to mrllldatory, and it may cnccltnf>rt'>~ nil pr.tcl idnK cn~incers. The t•ffc\1 of this chnn~e or status of the law upon the social unu economic positions ()( CVC'I y <'llf,ltllt'Cr Or pr<>S(Wt tiye ('11• ginct'r in the Commc:mwca.lth will he lht discu-.sinn of i\lr. \V. 1<'. Ryan, on ~Iunday cwninl(, 1\lny 5, nl ~ J>.tn., in r\ldt.>ll ~lemorinJ. Mr Ryan, Dirt>ctor nf the National Society of Professional Engin~Jer~. will acctunlnt the cugint'ilr with the qualifications, mel hucls of prcpumtion, :w<l be1Wf1ts lx·hind tht• Jiccn!llng law. fot;lluwing the talk by Mr. Ryan, there will l>e n discussion period, at which 1imc, ~tr. Ryan, with the aid uf Profc<~sur A . 1:'. Haertlcin of HarWtrd llulwr,llity, member c•( the BNtl'cl or Rt·~ istrnUon of 1\mcrlmn Engitw(lr,, will discuss auy details rm~ntccl fur dm Hi cat ion uy the :Htcli<'nre. rhc 1npic to I)C presentt•d !!hnuld lx· nf th<> most t imdy intcr(''lt In nil futun• Ntl(ine<•rq, The formntlnn and rnnldlnl( or I he pruposc<l ltlW lfcs in tlw hunds uf the indiviclu:tl cngl· nccrs I)( ~ I :L'>.t;aC.huS(!US. Jle('LtliSC of the: vital n:clurc uf the tuph.; and hs effect on lh(' future nf cnginct•rinl(, :til sturlcnt~ arc invited l tl hear ann speak to ~ 1 1 . Ryan untl Proh•S$or llncrtlrin.
I he third KC?ncral n.s.scm(>ly of the 1946· 194 7 cullcge yenr wn.-; h('ld T ta•sday, .\ pril 29, al II :00 i\.:\t. ill thl.' Alclen ~ lemorinl .\uditnrium. Tlw ~J1Caker for the occMi(ln wns ~ J r•.\ntiii'W H. ll ol m~tr11m, \\'.1'.1. ' 17, who i~o nt present \'icr· l'rcsidl.'nt of tltt• nrlou Comnany. 1\'l'r. llnlm· ~ I rum, whu wa<~ 11 Cummuntler in the llnilrd Stairs Navy during World \\'a1 I. h.ts aL-.o rcndl.'rccl hl~ <>rrvicc:; n.s ... UJ)('f inllmdrnt ur Srwf'r~ In \\'urlr!>ll'r. llis talk for lhr not.... m bly W(h "Sludcnl l1ndcrgn11lurue •l>n;.<•' in \V•1rld War I,'' a subject that wa.!l uf grcnl interest In ull veterans hal'k ul T<~ch after NCI vkc in llw retrnl wnr. The sprnk('r w fLS inlrodu('c(( by I ~ chairman or the ru;St>mbly. UL•11rgc Schut1p, '4 7, l'rc ... ich-nt ur Skull, Won.c;,lrr Trrh's Scniur Sodely. Admirrtl Wt~t Tyler Cluvrrius tbcm spoke to those assembled ou the ~ubjt·cl "Tht• l"uturt: or Athlt•tics at \\'I ' I • Sintt· th~· n·~il(nation ot Cunth l'aul <-.t,IJC~, the ~tudt•nt hHdy .1 ll.1(ll'r nn the tupil, " \ Cirruil llr Tct'h hn" <tnxiou,ly nwaitt·d the Brc>:tkc>r for Gencrul Tfnu~t·hold ." ,\ s Prcsidf•nl'il views nn thi!'l nucial tht• tht•r1w uf the mnv(lntlou ww. ~u hject . l'lt•t t rkal cnginerrhll( appliratic n• ~. till tlmv o f 1h«.> parx~rs pn·~•·ntccl by T!~t h men were appmprinlt•. )fr. \It C:n1 '.. nw1 cr i~ t'\llt't h.•d lu be n btwm 111 lhc> rHlor f)hntugrapht•r ~ I r. ll:unl"•r'-. cirt uil hrr<tkn 1!1 r«.>placc 1111' ('01111111111 ru-.(' will, it ·~ h11ped, lw a n•liC'f to the harrlt•d hOU"t'· " In r<>et~~otnidon qf the two thoukN'Iler. ~ I r. Reilly \ "llrJ:t' l(cnerawr sand nwn ur Worc~ter Pcrly tt'c:hnit will )I(• a lint~ acltlitlrmnl piece tlf ln, tilut.e "h" M:rvcd their '·ountry l!cruipment for the dedrit ;~l llcpnrt during \\'nrlrl \\'ar II and In ewr· mcnt 111 T et h as "ell "' Ill 111 her l,cst l n~t mcmury of lhc follnwinK whn in-.t.tllotiuns. made the supreme sacrllkc" .,n Wllliam Jacl(l(', correqponlllng sec· Am11ng tht· social ('Wnt.s, lhc rcatlil lht• inl!lription uf the new rrtary of 'l'uu Beta Pi, announced ~mokcr tm \\'cdne~day nif!hl and brnnt.t· plaque nwunted tu thr right lhf' fnllowiul( initia~ions to the cngi· the ht~nqucl Thursday l' \ cning, hrld of thr stoJ(c In i\ldcn ~ l en111rin l llall. neering lrnnor society which t()Ok pruminenct.>. 1\ gift or the ..chool in honfJr ul her plact• ) larch 7rh : Willard ] . Adams, The f10al climax to the entire con· many war hrrl)(!...,, the memilrial will Henry J. Uuve, Harold L . Col(', Hat· vcnLinn wa~ reached with the in<qll'C· be 11fitdally dl'dicated Alumni Uay, ris J. Uul-rc•me, Allan Glazer, Dan· tion tuur uf various clcttril.nl instal- june 14. RllnfClng from the clns..c; o[ iel W. Knoll, and J obn H . Williams, lations in nnd ncar \\'orC('.~ler. l n- I!W7 to the class of J946 U, n total Jr .. all senior~; :md David I. Caplnn, rludcd in the list of plants visited of forty· thrt'C Tech al umni Kllve up R ol)(!rt N. Lerner, and R<>bcrL E. were: The American • teet and Wire their lives in the service of their ;\;owell, junlurs. Elections of new Co., the central cllsprttcher's office of country. .'\ great majority of the l>fficerll of the society and announce-the :\ew En~land Power Co., the men \\ere here at lhe Institute dur· ment of additional pledges is ~~ehcd· Heald ) lachine Co., the> Wyman- ing the years 1938·1943. uled fur later, this term. It wa'l aiS(> Gordon Products Corp., the trans· The plaque was installed under ~cnnounccd thttt plans are being made miller at Bolden for radio station the supervision of Professor J\ . ] . for a. meeting in May of all members WTAC Rnd WTAG JIM, a.nd lhe Knight of the Civil Engineering of Tau Beta PI now in the Worcester WorceSter JJolytcchnic Institute. Department. area.
Tec1Inical Paper and Faf·to1·y rfrip Feature AlEE Convention I he .\ merkan Jno;tJtutc of Eire· trical Enf.(inecr!> las t week held a runwnlitln fur tlw Nurthc>:t<;tern lli:.trill rmd for lhc student brnnch. Tlw thrt't' day cnnvcntinn at lhe llcHd , h('ralc>n or>tHl('(J 1d1h rt'AiS· tr<ction :11 8:.l0 .\ .)1., Wednesday, \ pril H , and conrludcd with an in· '-Jit't Linn lour Friday nfternuon l'rnfe'\..'iflr Theodnrc II. ) lorJ{an, hr~cl nf llw Electrical l-:nJ~i nccrln~-t Dr· partment here :11 1\•('h, ami JtrucraJ chairman uf thr "'= urtht•;~,t£•rn IXvtrltt, M'nrd a.' chnirmnn of the l>i-.· lrtn ~lectin~ Committl'C in (llrtnninA the: ;1ffair. There wrre eij:tht techni· cal c;ess ion~ as lhe hiKhlights of the rm1 vrn tlon.
Ancl .Mr. Ryun l o llt'll k Ancl lloltl DisctUIHion
Bronze Pla(JllC Honor Tech Wa1· Heroes
Tau Beta Pi Initiate Ten
Doctor Wil!'1on, lleud of Chenri('u) En g ineering Depnrtnwnt TupJlt'd B y EO GEORGE
Silence rci!(ned throughout 1\ldl.'n Tuesday, April 29th, as the members of Skull selected nn· other qualified group of future St'niors. This WI\.'> lhc first Skull tripping to lJe witnessed by the present Freshman <'lass, nnd you can be sure thal the "thud" that broke tht' silence was n new t.xperience to them. The following twelve men chQilen fur their oulslnnding lender!lhit) and inllut>nce on the campus art>: ROllF.RT II. ADAMS-Bob is the President of the Junior class, hns n.'l:eivt'<J n " W" in Track, has pMticipatell in Interfraternity sports, I' n dcleJ(!Lic lo tht' l.F. Council, nnd a member or Phi Gamma Delta. His home town is Norwalk, Conn. ARTHUR COLLINS-Art is a transfer s tudent here at Tech and hru; been with us for one year. During thio; time he was a regular on lhe J.V. Bn.'lkclbllll team and wll!l elected Vice-President of his rruterolty, which iR Sigmn. Alpha. ,EpslJon , llis hom(' town Is Philndelphia, Pa. JOHN CONC:ORIHA- John is a city boy lllld previous to the war he partidpated in SJ)(irts at the schoCll. He returned to school here a<~ a junior und ha.s played Varsity lln:'l.kctball, nflcr which he was elcctfcl C11pt:~in for the coming llt'ason. lfp ai.'>O is 011 the Baseball team. BU.lJDY T>EMBER-"Buddy" ls the receiver of n " W" for Tennis and j .V. Basketball. He is t1n offi. t'er or hill rmternity, played Interfraternity sporL'!, llnd is a dtJlegate to the I.F. Council. H is fraternity is Alpha Epsilon Pl. Duddy's home tuwn is Waterbury, Conn. RICHARt) K. HORNE- Dick is the Trcrtsurer of the Junior class, and President of his fraternity which is Phi Gamma IJella. He is Captainek'Cl of the Soccer team, is a member of the A.S.M.E., played Tnt.erfratcmlty o,porta, rtnd writes a column (Ctmtlnutd on Paac: • • Col. 1) ~ lt>moria l on
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form (! dititrlbuted at today'1.1 a11eembly by M.r. Ryan or thE- Vf'lf'ranll' Admin&.ll'ation mu~tt be retumed to the V.A. Offire In Boynton Hall promptly to Insure the reeotn• menc:ing of euh•blenee cbeeb n ext fall.