1950 SENIOR ISSUE ''' orre81<" r, 1\lnM .. '\ll' ,,due.,d ny, M n~· :n. 1950
Volume Xl. :'<lo. 20
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PLACEMENT OFFICE REVEALS Institute IO Award 197 Deerees at JOB PROSPECTS FOR SENIORS Graduation ceremonies, sunday June 18 Alumni Contacted
To Aid Placemen t Drive Campaign During the pa5t ten years, the years during the war and the period imme,diately following , little difficulty was had in placing the enior Class in positions of engineering. \\'ith the advent of graduation, practically all the Tech men were placed. Last ytar, however, the field became !aturated and the ease in job placement disappeared. Industry was mainly interested in men of experitnce, thus presenting a problem for tbe neophyte engineer. Even s(), of the rt1en in the Class or '49, Tech placed 80/t, an extremely high perrtnta~e when viewinl( the national ~1tra~r of SO ~~. This year, the situation appears even more discouraging. This is realized when one notes the ~~ease in companies interested in T«h men at the present time. Only fifty concerns sent personnel men to interview pro pects this year as compared to sixty-five last year and onehundred in the past. Even with these difficulties, the Placement Office expects w lind position!- for at least 50% of the eniors. This perccntaJtr is high when one realizes that the prtsent national average is only 1Q. lO~''r . 1n the past month some en· coural(ement has been received. as a slight upturn has been discerned in Tech placement mauers. orne r11mpanies. which earlier in the year did not send representative:; to the "(h(l(11, are now inquiring about ~nRineerinA prospects.
5500 Alumni Co ntacted ~ l uch has been clone by Place·
ment to remedy the situation. De· finite planning and step~ have resulted in a omewhat brighter out· look. One of the ways Ill fill in placement deficiencies involves alumni cooperation. ~ otift cation h;ls been sent to 5500 of the alumni requesting them to present any informn tinn they mny have in respe t to job openings. These notiftcntions are in the form of a double card, one half of which explains the situation to the alumnus, the other half for reply. Already 250 leads ha\•e been received and more are coming in nil the time. 1t can be se~n what a bountiful source of information t hesc> cards can be to th" iob-~ceker . It nlso can be seen that the present Senior must do more l)n his own rnrl to (1btnin a juh than he ha'\ done in the past. Ad vonrt-d Stud y Outside of industry itself many opportunit ies are ofrered the good student. Mnny fellowships nnci gruclualt> assi~tantships are available to the men who can qualify. For those who wish to furt her their education even more, the~e possibilities should be investigated. In addition , the openings in ~overnmcnt work are numerous at the present timr. P r e-Wor Conditions Viewing the overall picture, it seems that the present conditions parallel those of the period around 1938. at which time job opportuni· tics were comparatively difficult to lind. The President, the Director of Placement, the Trustees, and the Alumni are all deeply concerned with the problem and are diligently strivin~ to better the situation.
National Delegates To Initiate Thirty-six Electrics On June 2 On Friday, June 2, Alden Memorial will be the scene of the Eta Kappa l\u installation. Thirtythree chartt!r members and three laculty members are to be initiated at thi time by delegates from the national chapter. . .Among the guests attending the •mtlatilln will be the national president. vice-pre$ident. and executive$ecretary, along with members of the ~I.I.T., Cniv. nf Connecticut and ·:\ ortheastern chapters. This chapter of Eta Kappa Nu th . ' e fifta~t h in the country will be d . ' esJgnated as the Gamma Delta chapter. 1t is co1nposed of senior electrical enjZineering students in the upper third of their class, and
or juniors who are in the upper fourth of their class. Vrofessors ~ forgan and Grof.tan and Mr. Kennedy are the three faculty members who will be in· itiated at this time. After the installation is completed, a banquet will be held in Sanford Riley Hall at which Stanley Friedman is to be the toastmaster. Admiral Cluverius, Deans Roys, Howe, and Swan will be present at this banquet. .'\t a recent election of this chapter Get,rge Salt us was chosen as president. Rof(er Wye as vice-president, and Roger Swanson as treasurer. Gerry Atkinson is the corre~pondin,r secretary, and :\ndy Andersen is the recording secretary.
T hf' Commf' n('t>nwnt Exerdt~t>il of W orcet~h'r Polytf't•hnir Institute will hcgin on tht> C\'t•ning uf T hursd uy, Junr 15. und will c·ulminutt' in the Groduation Exc-rt"ises in W nrct•l!tt'r l\1unit'i p ul Auditorium at 3 t30 P.l\1. on Suucloy, Junt• 18. Tbc Slwukcr fur the prog r um will he tlw most h o norahlt> Sc notur from l\1ust~ot'hu8ell8 orul ex-Gmcrnor of tlw l!tuh•, Scnotor lt•, en·ll Suh onst ull. Re v. J o hn V. McKvn zic. llllt41or of St. Mullhews EpiS<"OIIlll Chu.-ch , will deliver the invocution a mi bem·diction. T he Bncc-olnureotc Sc•r,·i('c will ht• held nt 11 :00 A.M. in the First Buplist Church . Or. T homas S. Roy will deliver the utldrcs8, thf' title of whic-h is, '"For Such o Time As T his".
T he annual formal Senior Dinner Dance will be held on Thursday, j uue 15, 7:00 P .M., at the Wachu~ lt Country Club. Neil Crowley is Chairman of the affair, which traditionally begins the week's program. The music will be provided by the Cuunt ry Club Orchest ra. The patrons will be Professors Warren Zepp and Robert WaRner. On Friday, june 16, C1lnunencing at .3:00 t>.M., the Class Day Exercises are scheduled. T he pro~mm is being handled by Richard Mc:\Jnhtln . Among the events of the pruf(rtlm are the skit done by the rln.~s of ·so. and the presentation o( the Class Gift, by Sumner Hermlin. 1 Richard Mcl\f:than will give the Clnss History, and T ejinder Chaddha will give the Class Oration. T he T rees and Ivy ceremony will be held outside if the weather permits. Following these exercises, the II !'resident will bold his reception for all graduates, their families, and the faculty members and their wives. The reception is in Sanford Riley Commons from 4:30 to 6:00 P.M . Music will be provided for dancing. T he next day, which is designated as Alumni Day, will provide time f11r the conducting of Alumni business affairs and reunions. T he Alum· ni groups have planned a very extell· sive program for the day, to which all Seniors are invited . Among the events will IJe a costume parade, picnic, and inspection trips. The SI': NATOR LEVERETT Si\L'fONSTALL Alumni have invited all members o£ - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - the graduating class to be their ~uel>t S at the Alumni dinner at 6:00 r.M., Reunion Dance following. The next day, Sunday, june 18, At the fi nal general student as- i\ c!ldcmy in 1896. He then served will. be that long-awaited Baccalausembly of the year, Tau licta Pi, with distinction with the fl eet, rising reate and Commencement Day. In national honorary engineering fra- lO commu.nd the cruisers /JtJltim ort• anticipation of this, Dean Swan re· ternity, conferred holl!'lrary member· and Scatllr, and the battleships Wis- quests that 1Jl1 Sfniors be present ship upon two members of the atl· cqnsin and Wr.vt Virginia. Promoted at the Worcester Memorial Auditoriministration and faculty or Wnrces· to the ra nk uf Rear Admiral in May um at I :00 P.M. on Monday, June ter Polytechnic Insti tute. The men 1928, he served at sea as Commander 5, for a rehearsal. j ohn Brierly, so honored were Prrsident of the or the Second Battleship Division, President nf the class, will appoint Institute \rat Tyler Cluverius and Chief of Sta ff of the United States ten members of the undergraduate Donald G. l)ownil)g. Professor of Fleet, Commander of the Fourth body to assist Dean Swan. who is Cruiser Uivi11ion, and Commander Mechanical Engineering. Chief Marshal of the Baccalaureate T he citatiMs were pn•sented by Baqc Force, United Stntes Fleet. Prior and Commencement Exercises. Robert t\ . Husch. l'reqiclen t of the tl> hi!\ retirement, Adrniml Cluverius Mr. Philip Morgan, President of held posts at the ;-.Java! Acarlemy student chapter of Tau Beta Pi. the Murl(an Construction Company Tau 'Brta Pi hn.s as its object " to and the .1\'avnJ War College, and member of the 6 oard of Trusan(J a N<.'w Vurk, Philacommanded the mark in a fitting manner thoc;c who tees, will award the graduation del()hia , and Norfolk Navy Yards. have conferred honor upon their Alma :\tater by a high grade of und the Great Lakes T raining Sta· prizes. During the afternoon. Bach· eJ(Jr of Science, Masters and Honorscholarship as undergraduates. or by l ion. their attainments as alumni: and to Rear Admiral Cluvrrius brcame ary degrees will be presented. The foster a spirit or liberal culture in President of the I nstitute on August fina l evc>nt of the program following the awurdinf( of Degrees will be the the enl(ineering colleges of America." 24, 19.39. Presitlent 's farewell message to the Aresident Cluverius graduated Among other decorations, Adgraduating class. from the United States Naval s~r TAU RE'J'A PI-Pn~rt" 4
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PRESIDENT CLUVERJUS AND PROF. DOWNING HONORED