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Volume ~ ~ No. 11'" ~
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WOf'l'l'• l rr, l\l n•~.,
Tu;o•dny,
o,.,, 12,
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1918
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V\10 RC ESTER
ASSEMBIJES ACCOMPLISH PURPOSE
POLYTECHNIC
S. C. A. Coffee Shop Aud Tech Canteen
Opt>n One • Again Expand ed Futilities of Tech Cnnteeu Designed For Gr eater ervice
Stude nts Enjoy G.E. Bou e of Magic at Latest Presentation
Hoiior Grottp A.JmOUllCed By Miss Rttgg 1st Honor Group Ha
The S. C. A. Coffee Shop has reAverages Over 85o/o, turned w serve the studcnl body once Second }"'r om 80-84 The program of tL"''!Cmblir:., \\hich more. Though its opening \\as de- Stnrur Cl:tliS. Jo'ir.t lluno...,. in Medianbas become a firmly- and, lttt us layed due to unforeseen difficulties, lc;,l F.n11inming: Sarnurl \\'. \ll(U. hrtlhope. pcrmanently~::otaulisht>d prac- The Shop, located in lhr anford- crick <\. Curris, Jr., K•·nncth ~ :,cott, nnrtl St•IJ.!cl i tice here nl Tech, has repeatedly nc· Riley Cummons, is again functioning H11Civil ~:n.:infc!in~: . c:mhon Kulln, M>·ron in its capacity as one llf the many complished its purpoo;(' wilb J!Talify· 1' I un~hkk i ing success. 1t has !lerved to pro· anti varied services uf the tudent (.' h.. nural En~~:lnrt·rin~ ltonni•J 1\ Mol. vide high-standard educational enter· Christian .\.ssociatlnn offered to the •~nhh'} ; l'h~ >ks. lluvicl I. t'llJllnn, <'Mitun A. lainment at a lime and place con- student!!. \VIICrt'<l J. WMhtcr; In acrord wilh Lhl' S.C. A.' policy l .. uh·, venient to us all. Tbe inclividu:tl m,·,tnnll En~tirn·rrln)l : F. k•Jbrrt Diepro~all\$ are selecl('(l for their con- of imprO\·ed ser,ice, it has takt•n O\'Cr h·rl~ \ rlhur L l'llw. r cr R~'fl, sideration of t.Onlcmporary intC're~t.;; operation of the Tech Canlet·n in the "''m"r Cb"" S.'tllnd Honors in Civil of primary importance, and ar(' tit>· gymun~ium. T he Canteen has ueen rn~inl••linl!. ,I nnw' l\1. M.,lnrkl•y, l!dw~~rd Sif! ned 10 both rntrrtuin and Fltimu· enlurw'd w twice Its previous size, J l'uwm, •\Inn h. IHcdd. l'tt>.~utl A. St•un•. Kithntrl 1•. f t;ln·. late the mind. In this they arc and its futilities incrl'ao;ed to hnndlt.> nu mk;al rnr:innrlnll Th,mns ,\ llom unique in that they beneftt jhc adcll•cl sc•n•iccs. Sunda~. frttppe!!. hidnr1• ' "".'' ~ c;ut.I~Jc,..., a.nwrt·n•"t r . Faculty and the student b~Xly alike. coffet:', icc cremn, :mel toilet ortlcles llull11h.ln. Wlllium M. I aJtd, Jt .• Romc·o \ • nlrt·~. Ru-.<<•1 W. \Voncl; The l aJ~t assembly pro~ram, Ocl. have supplemrntNI the previously J l·lnltl,pl 1-:nll.lnl·tnn~ Wilh .lm " Htrra, 6. proven an excellent choic(', and <~~.>hi it~·m~ of ci"arettes. cantly. \\ nu~m IJ C'c•ulup.. ulo•, llnwant J 11<·m was t'\1 r<>nll'ly wl'll prr~ented tu nn !'nack-.. Bull Durham. and "lunic''- lwt t\lltrtl r lh'lh~. l .uui~ ._,,I t, Mac1Clln appreci:llivt• aUOJ('IlCI', \dmirnl nu- c:otla J)UJ'I. 1n 1ho~e st udt.>nls whh llcwe Kirkwn<lll, Jr.• Rnhen M L<·tno•r, llnnld verius bric'Oy atldrt•ss!•d " fpw worrls :;urft-rrd lhc horrible mis fortune or n ol 11 hlwlnl!ohl : Junlut Clu• Jo'lt t llonor!l In Mrrhnn· of prni~e to the pre~t·nt ~tucl<'nl hudy ueing nnth·c Xew En1dauders. il-111 ~'n~tlnerrh•A Shl'lm3n P llrickrll, Remember, all prof1t from the l~arl R rrufl, W..ll•n G. llavislun, Robert and uf ndvice uga ins I di!-l intcrc.t~tccl ness and dereali ·m in Aroup spirit Coffee : hop and the Cnnlet'n will 1. 1>11u~h t y. MaiHtlrn R. Frt&on, l'rl;•r unci personal philosophy. ne then eventually help in the erection of n 1\.:ilil, lh•rbtrl M. f\Ntcc, anymond B. l'ermanent Student Union builrling. rhntwuf ; (Continued on Puge 4, Col. I)
EUGENE ORMANDY LEADS CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL Pronroms and artisu. for the 89th 0 \Vorcec;ter l\Iu.sic Fcstivul to lw hel(l Octoh<•r 25-30 in the Auditorium, h:we been a.nnoun~·(·d by Harry C. CI)Iey, president u£ the \\'orct'stcr County ;\lusic A~leintion. ix C(lllcerts will I"' " given in I he series for the f1fth consecutive )'i!ar by the Philadelphia Orche!'<lr:t EuJtenc Ormandy, conductor. "'" I r. Ormnndy will conduct ahe four -;uh· scription concerts. ,\lt•xantlt•r I Iilslx>~ . associate contluctor. will lear! the ('onrert C\f Familiar )fu~ic and tht> Conct'rl for Voung Peop l 1'. "wil ' It er H owe, mus1c . con d ucIor o I thr Festil•aJ. n~a.in will conduct tht chorus or 400 mixed voices. . oloi-:to; will includt' \\'orct'stcr's Polynn St•r:k:t, UUISin.nrling Metro. hrr Lhi rcI F·t-~ll· . pnTitnn qo(lra.no, 10 \'nl :&pJWarancr nnrl hrr firo;l homr· comiruo~ c:ince her triumph nt tht' ~ (ct r(lro1it:tn in '\lew York. Other art isLe; will IX' Jnn Pet>rre. thr )[t'tropolilan'~ foremoo:.t t ('Tior. cnnrert and radio solt>io;t: )tme. Cuinmnr l':ovar~. nrnlrilinn pirmi~t: ('liffnrrl ru rt.on, .F,n~lish piano virtuo•o: )ran \Yatqon ('anndian cnn. cert conlrallo: and Harold Ihut!h. conrrrt trnor ancl or:~torio artist. Th<' ('rmcert of Pnmiliar Music on ) fonrlav. Oflnher 25. will Xutcrackrr fraru r('
Admiral Ouveriu Gives Praise to "52'' at Rally IC
At·range I>rograms
ForContiug Year
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Suitl.' by the Pbilndclnhia Orchbtra. ,. rhe talented contrahu Jeun \\ tlt"<tn will be hc:trd twice on Lhc pru~ram. On Tue:;<lay ~ l mt'. Nm•acs will play jhc Schuman Conccrw in .\ . minor, Op. 54, ror l>innoforll' With orchr~t ra I arran•"'1 t'mcnl. The !'hilaC'lvil r·:n,;lnt rrln~t ' l'hillp l lrtl(•r, s .'nmut~l ctelphiu Orchestra and Ch11m~ will F. J<rnnc. Jr., Frands W. Holden, )~tmes du c;ccnl.'~ fwm " Kin).: David" h>• F O'Rtran, 1'h ur~(Iay eventng. . Jan ('btllli~·l Tbl!mns ,. Ram1:-l iJilt'l:~t·r '" Enftin•·Arlnn: ~ " fcml. r rnnnrd w. lli•h ; J'ecrct• will rt>nder bClcclilllll' hefurl' C h t' m I~ tr y: C'll•or~o~e Ctomplon HI, nnd af11:1 in termL".'li()n. l'h~~rlr~ M Stlw1It i Frillay ev('ning will be ,\ rlist-.' ''"'''f' \llwrt A Oulat, CklltiU· V. ~iAht. featurinJ: ~uprano l'ulyna '• hill, Rirhftrd A. Olltl· sw~ kR I n our (lrta amI I larnIf I F.kttrklll En·"llnrillll "' ,....aug h w1lO w1'II s In~ lh e Icnor ro I1.' leu, John R. lluntrr, J ohn w l.uomo, Mnr J, Prlnrr, ~:u)lrni' R. Rlll!rrt, VtrMn of r~n lmus Hun,cz:~rku". Kooaly, for 11 lhr«ell Ahroham w !'if!, J rrrmv w ~olni~t. choru" ancl orch<',;tm. 5atur· Smhh, lini11 E. Ta•hjlan. Ho1urd n nay a pro~rnm of Ruo..sian music \\'lth• , Jr.; will ht• pre..;entrtl. Sc•rhnmore Cln~a Flrll Hcrnor• In MeS d . h 'II thnnlnl l•:ndnrcrlnJI' Rnbert R. Atherton. On • atur ay mornml! t err wt llt nl'\ c;; (''"'· } r Frank s. Jurrnlt: be a .;pecial \l)nr('rt fllr Yuunu <t\·n Fn~""'''ran 11 ltu•..c:ll w Waldo; T'enpl". ThP Phil:tllrlphia Orchl''lra Chrmlt 1 f'n~tlntrrln1•· IJonalt! W. flod11r, will play a SC"lertion from lluydn'c; \rrhur W J ny~e. Jr : " Farewrll Symphony". ;\Inrthl' Mili- r~t-mlrul l·:n,dni'NlniC: J nhn 'I' C'1>rker, llrmt inul'd nn PttRe 4 ('ul. 4) tuirl' hv ~rhuht•rt. Jlmy(•r and Val<;<• ,----- - - - - - - - - - - , from " Hano:.cl ·md Gl"<'trl' . nn•l Dorm Dance other c:f'h'C t itm!'. The hil!hli~.tht of Tb~ Fre"brnno • Sopho· 1ht' nwrninu proJ:rn m will "" ;1 mnrc• d~s ~ill IJpOnlll)r o szrnup nf natitJnnl rlance:; inrludine dorm (lonN• in Sonforcl Poli•h. Swrdi~h. Crc-<'k. and \ mf·riRilf"y CommonJil nn Sutur· ran "''JUttre dance numbtrc;. rluy, 0 ('1. 1(1. Musir hy rN'· rllmplt-te flrQI,(ramq fnr the Wel'k I CJrtl ~. A• lmiR~iun 80 ( p('r mny IX' obtninrd at Htf Puhlic f'IIU()I e. Rd:uinn<: Ofikf' in Hnynron Hnll. K
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Talks by Team and Cbtb Leaders, nake Dunce, Highlights of Rally
Fout· Or«anizations 0
<'hrmiclll~:nsrln•·trln" Chari~~W . IIcath: ., l l 'h1. n R 1X'r& " .owrcnct;
Fl. rtrlcnl F.ngJnrrrlmt: rllndu (' Allrn, ~rnnldln P. Emmon, Chnrk~ F. (;ur!Jer, ll<ti\t'\ I. Pa,tnn; S1·c untl llonor In Mrrhnnlrlll Jo:n~tlnct'r 111r f{, 1J,,.,1 " llnrd ,, W:.ll,•r 1•. lkrk ,,.,,h. Jr . l..n" ,, n• r c BrnutltrRm, l'hilip !1 llufllniM, Thnm11• R. C11rlln, Chnri(•J G Cha~r. Paul ll rurrnn , Arthur 11. llin~m<u,, Gurrlrm G. Dun(an, Sidnry M.ulwr<l, William J f'lunan, ll nrl•c·y Jo: \ 'ltmuull . Onn:~lrl \Vtikmun, Eclw~rd n WilcuA, Jr i
INSTITUTE
On Vridny evening, October 1, the
Four urgani.tations here on the entire college assembled in Alden M eHill stn.rtcd their activities fur lhc morinl to wekome the new Freshmen year lu.st week. Most of the busi- and to explain tu these " redcaps" the uc:-s nf the meetings uf the Glee workinf(s of the different nrganit.aCluh, Radio t'lub, A. l. K E., and tions on the Hill. 1. R. E. was arranging their specific 11rugrams for the coming year. The band opened Lhe rally wilh J5 T he new freshmen were the ftrsl minutes of One selections and gave ones trrutcd lo n Glee Club meeting, when freshmen llyoulS were hdd on ~ lontlay October 4th in the j:utet ~ ' ' • • f harte Room unth:r the t 1trccllon o 'liff nrecn. Then 011 lftsl Thurs• J 1• 1 t ·•Y, a 1I memut•r~, met 111 I11e lutCt Earle Room to Mart the new ~nson . T he Rndlo Club sinned its year · 1 1 · 1b 1 111 l 1C f! cctrorucs n orn <•ry on Tul"•tlay aft~·rnUlm, Oc.tobt'r Sth. At the 1\l('('ling, Climon Roberts Wll.'l appnintotl ('hit>f 01wrator of tht• orl(nn· i:t~tlion. l ie will he in charge of thr trnn ... mht('r for tlw cornlnR !l('ason.
selections from time to time during the evening. The chairman of the
!'Inns for the }'t'ar include cudr classes to bt• heltl every Wrduesday aftrrnoon in the t>leclronlc!l lah for all thn<:e who wi~h to lcartl Lhr . ~-'A CUt110 Cu•n:. •• , I he F.. E. lecture hall was Lhe scenr nf the ftrst joint tn(' i'llng of th~· A. I. Jo;. K nn<l I. R . E. nr lhe "l'tlr la..<tt Thu r<~clay night. Frc· J c t1l'llry ';\lt"l 1llntlon \"a~ the nt 1 ·~ • • " t rae t'ton th a t mg · II 1 n.o; r, .... nrcr" rl• 1•'•· Stannnrcl, a ml'ntber o£ the E. E. faculty was the 111wakrr. Accom· panyin~ hie; talk, M.r. Stnnnnrd ~b,,wrrl (l lechnicolor mullon ricturP •'tl, 1 11N II t u rail .... ·" ('Jhl t 1 • • Y Jt 's ..,. ,. · m The film wn~ mnde by r.eneral
into one of lM most spirited dusses w. P. (.has ever seen. I n fact, Weikmnn even ventured to say that the • Freshmen would wan the Goats Head Trophy from lhe Sophomore., in the
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rally was Don Weikman who wei· d . d lh cunwd the new class an pra1se c hiuh 11niril of these new T echmen. ,.,
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HnzinK h<\d been di~onlinued since the war but, ns is the case in most colle~cs, It has been resumed once Al(nin with the cln..;..o; of "52" acting as l ts H lh bo h lle gon · owev~r, ese ys ave taken it in a very carefree manne.r unci tht' hazin~ hns hei(X'd unite them
unnua.l rivalry <:: ln.sses.
between lhe
two
The rnUy chairman then lntro· duc(:d the leaders in the vnriQus or· ganlzatluns 0 11 lhe Hill and each man explnined the purpose of his particular cl ub and out11ned expect.ations for the coming year. At tills point, Admiral Cluverius commented on the keen spiril o f the new class and Lold the college to back fully their clubs and athletic teams. The CO·C!lJ>tal.nJ~ of lhe football team then told the college that they were going out on the following day and
make Tech a wiMing ball d ub. The Terh cheerleaders then closed the asWarunt'Jr. .... sembly by leading the college in some
recently won a sixth awnrd in a con· tes t sponsored by Lhe jarncs F. Llnculn Arc Welding F(Jundalion. fl l!l paper Oil the suiJj('(;t ur "Arc , I . " . I \\ elding Elt'Cirnc e Uc-<tgn menlec SSI.S6 In lhc Foundation's Annual Ensrinet'rinl'( Undergraduate Award and S<hfllarship Jlrogram. The lir~t nw:ml of $1000 was mndc I() a student al the Univer:.ity of Cincinnati, 11nd a corr(·~t)()ndinK ;unttunl was given tr> the 'IChonl u.~ n ~rh11hlrship fund. T he University ••f ~tinnr<c1ln rccc>ivcd ~500, and I tl\HI tntc Colii'FP obt.unt·<l $2SO und(•r the plan. All nw:trdl> wrre in· crea"ctl prnpori ionately when Ihe jury Clf '\ward!!. WIC3t"tl 5I X $2< awnrrk
Tech cheers and songs.
ArlPr the assembly, the Upperclac;~mcn and the Freshmen hAd a get
lOI(l'lher in the Sanford Riley Com· momt. Douubnuts and milk were ~ &erved by the Students Christian Aswcintion. Following the gathering in the commons, lhe mlly moved !lawn onlo the football firld via a snnkc dance, where there wl.'te multi chrcrs and S4"ln~. The Fre~bmen and Sophomores hofl a cheerlnl( contest to Sf't' whkh rlass hnd the stronger lungs, hut hcfore lhe winner could I~ Chnst'n t he two clli'I!;C'; formed a make dance which weaved nil over the hrightly liphiNl footba ll field and then back up ontn the We"l Campu'l where the rnlly broke up.
SATURDAY