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l lr lluO retired (rum tenchin).l in I CJ.II>, hn 1. lng ht'rll the head ur Lh1• dt•partnH•nt (or J 7 years, but he wt" • tH for~tn llt•n. In I IH!\ bl' rl'rt'iHd till' thlrtl ,\ meril"lln \ ~..ouat inu ur l'hy'ir' 'l t•acher~ t~ward for ''nota blr contnhutinn:. tn the tc•<u.hillll 11( l'hy~ir<." \ J!Jin in 11143 the n.tmt IJr. \k x~mrlrr \\'tinter Duff ~t·ar hl'd thc ht".trllinr<: 11lwn he ll.ts n~nmlr I an hurwrary rlcgwe of doctor or 111 1 t'IICl' by W, I' I. The Uu<.tor lwl )(Ciin~:d inlr•rnatiunul fame th ruu).lh
his lmHk' und l<':tthings of l'hy..it:.'i. \ nwn~t hi' 11Mks are o 1 ollec tiun .,r 1.111 C\I>Criments, ,llme ol "hit h .trl' .till U-.t'd luday Ql Tr•th in ;1 rt'\ J'o(•tl fum1. Hi.; ~'"'· I'll ,, ir (11r 'it udl'lltJ of Sritmr arrd l~llt.l 1111 'lll!l ,tntl it' ~r~1uel , C't~llr1,1 Jlh \•J ' ' 1, 11ritll'll in ,nllahmntion "'ith IJr. \Ja.,Ju-.. Jre abo in U'o(' today ul tht· Jn,titutr. Dr. Duffs iriNb on lt':llh· in~ tlenwntury Physics to l·:uRlnerr ing lo t udt•nts can probably l>1• .. ummr·d up hy hi:- own worrh, ·• .• the c\po!iition of funclnmcn tnl printipk:..' .\ part or the late 0 11( tnr'o; nature can be learned from hi\ afl\'icc ~0 !'ltUdents. ", . rrom the wnrd.> of lJPmosthenes, ' rn the name o( the S(ods I bel! you to think.' "
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PllOF. E~ll~lliTUS ENDS ~AREEII.
lilll'llll 1\lHI d1c•d ,11 till' t1Al' u£ 86, WJ:> l;.1r11 1h \t John ="•'" U r u n~wil:k, unci J!t.ldtl.lll'cl frnm the l'nhcr:-ity 111 ;-.,11 Hruthllitk in IRS-I. Ill· '"" IIIIIU'd h" c·dm·.llinn in En;.:l.uul .rllt't htlllfl:.t \lUll J (:ikhri::.t St.hul.rr· ,hlp 111r :ull·.,llll'.l .. tully. hy ~~·tt i iiJt the ht,.d,,·,l j{ ildt• in the Britbh lutp111' 11 1 till' l'""P''Litiw \'~.1 111 . llr Hull IIIUJ.:Ill ut the l 1 nh ct -11y ,.( \l,ult.h in lntlia. l 'nivl'r:.ity " ' \,.,, llruH,w~rk. and Pu1duc l'111 \t•r,ity l~t:l~tn• cemlin~ to \\ orc.c·~lt•t l t... h ,._ till' lwacl uf the Phy:.~c, lkpa11uwn1 111 ll!Q9. llunn)! \\ m id \\'ur I, lw took a lt•..11e t~l all~l'llUl l \1 dtJ re:w:u ch £or tlw gmt•rnnwnt. lie was ~tat i nnccl .tt l..!nKI••y l'idd in \ 'irginia whl'n' h(· :.nulled homh lli~bl. \\hill' at 'l'l•t h, IJr. Dufi clitl 11 lui ,,r rl''llltt.h on hi" owl). The Ilnc tur hac! ht•t•n int('l t'!-LCd in wavt• mulit•ll' t'\l'l ..inu• hi,. youn~c.>r clay' "lll'n ht• "·'' tnthrallc1l by the mu\e nwnt uf tlw 11 .tler on the Bay 111 lund) , n< <lr hb hunw. For lhb r~:t"'lll hr tollliu<'d hi;, wnrk to rhc flt•ltl 11f "i't o~ity , m:ou$tk:., tidal pln·mulll''"'· und calhvd<'·rays. .h a lt•ttun•r, IJr. lluf( wa:- rou•tl .~~ '' lt"l tla '-s ::lwwman. li e was \tr)' ulhullll' I in hi" E''!JX!rimt'rllal dlmou~lr:uions. consct<'ntiously pre· (•lrin~t hi' app.lratus in n m;umt·r 11hirh hl• thuucht 11 uuld mo'l inter ,.,, hi, ~tllllt•nh ~inc:c the l>cx.tor nl wnyq rnjny<·d a ~uod laugh, he plnnned his k"t.tures to afford n cer· lain amount o£ f.!IIUtl entt•rtttinnl('nt. llis ruwlritt• :.tunl was lu a lim' I he rlt'ttrical ap1Jaratus to ~rnuk<' in 1he I'! htUtl·.... Then. whill' billm~:- o£ '"'''1;,. r"'l' 10ward' the ccilin~t. be Yimdtl •1•11111 b·tck and say. • U1m l l'iorry h•'Y' I ha\'r C\'l'ry thm~ under (ltntrul \lt huu~o:h he did not ha1·e mut h J>t·h.. nnl cuntau wn h 1ht• slu rrnt h"1ly lw wa<> rr~:ardrd a' one
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llllliiHh•d £rom :.t rt·n~lh and wc•ight it).(ule'"· hut lht'"'' "k it -< ll'lllain u lll't'p dac k lll)',lt' l y IIIII il Opl'llill~ llll(ht. t:ven :-am \\ 111tlwr, 1 h.tirn111n ui til<' C:unh·:tl, hu ... nut lwt•n ahl\' tu hrt•ak thruu~th tlw t urtnin uf ~· lrt't}' fm any hinl ur lilt' (lrtl).lr.un. Unvc ' OUHJ.:, ll(l(<tnillll)( till' Frr•hmen, he,itaH•, m.1k111J.: pre•lit lilln ... but nwny ur lilt' 54's l'l'l'nl lllnfulc·nL llun Oliwr. ~~ dkr fnr lhc· Suph;- nnd pt1111 ut t·r or l,t..,t yt•u r's wuuwr. fc·t+.. llw '1111\ullll' will be dnw, hut b. wu1 k in~t h~~rcl 1n l(aiu tlw lUJI for tlw da'~ .ti(Uin. 'l'hl• -,.,phumnrl' t.to,t 't'nh th•tt·rmhlt'cl 111 mnl.t• tht nil(ht '>Itt ,,..~...rut. 1 hl'~l' proclmt' 11 1 tlw t l'th c·111 111\',11 .11 <' all ne•arly t'\ll'lllJI<Ir:lllt•uu ... flr<li!UI tiun~ f he l:l ~b rulltiW lhl' h.1sir iclt'll' ~t·l at tlw ll·lwnr,:r l~. hut till' l•nlhtl'•insm nf tlw l1ig. night t'Vi'ntuully ...t•culs lht•m a~lrny. Tht' Focully \\ill al~u II(• u•pre~t· n l t•d ~·tturdoy tl i~th l J\Jthouuh thc·y du m1t l'nli r int•l tlw cnmtwtit i11n, llwit t rip t '' unknown Ont· l 111 m·vrr p«Niit t l•atulty p.-rrurll!:uuc. 'l r. llulluw' and \1 r l.c·pp are uut Ill how I ht \.I' Nil ih ty uf Tt•t h prore ~
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Ont..l' :t).lain l't•th 1111'11 haw lived LIIJ tu the n•pututilln ur their 1111· hown ll·d ~nit it li N they " wt•nt o\'t:r lht• top · lu lillinH thc!t 1115 1 Red CroJ-!> Hlood Bunk quota . Despite I he fact Lhal many volunteers wert.' Ulllt!JI I.' Ill dtllllltl' hl't'JIU ~C ur tlwir It ('('Ill ltllll'' 'e'' IOIII ~l'd l1y I hl' mild llu t•piclcntit om• hundtr<l nnd three 111('11 C'ih:h S{·l\'l' II plnl or lltdr blood. 'J lw Red ( I'IN• ullil :11 rl\'l'tl ut \l umni (,ymna!<ium al t•h•Vell u dotk, Fridny, wht•tt• thl• l rt·w ol nurse~. \ulunll•t•r nit!:., and :L doclllr bcJ~an thdr tinlft•S~ fll'llei!SSin K of .S IUdcHIS. \t lli1rHl llnlt·, lhc· lnMilulc, n r tin~-: ~~~ hrl'l 111 the• J{('d (.·russ unit, c rHd 1hem .1 dlnucc itt 1he £tt'bh· nmn dnrmiwry. 'l t•flay, llllltl' than ('\<'r in llledi· 1·<tl history, \l'l' rt·alit.t' l hl" nl'cd s or humanity lll:ll IJlu(lrl pla'lmn i~ ~erv· ~or.,. H!Jt. :-i•J lttnRt·r i' IJiund disposed Dun't IC<l\'1' whr11 1he rurtain of <lfll' f twenty Hilt' tfays, hut as t ltN·~! The Buy nwnirtnb will b~ lhe rl•sull uf lldt•lllilil n•stc:t~rt'h old thPrr to supply lllll'ic for dandug. hi110d i:. hrokr n inlo its componenl ' f•xl haturdoy, ,\ lrlrn Memorial ; '"' r lemt•nb f11r nutnC'rous other merlkal uses. lh(•tc to hear thr r;tltt·rt~ ring : The !>~lll'l'(·o.:~ ur I hi~ 1 <'I h Blood Drive llln lie· ntt rihutctl '" the 195 1 l ·n1. ~ ng. t•a( Stud{'nt Bt.JOd Bank Committee
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t'a<.h £tatcrni ty huu ~c anti the frt '!lhman dormitory. Those pnrti( iputinK wt·r(• : .\ .T.O S. W. Rinn 1\.E.P. R. E. Kern SA l~. It N. Sample T .X . R. B. C'raig P.G.D . T . A. :\f cComisk.ey T .K..f'. L. W. Catineao P.S.K. F. L. Flood, Jr. S.P.E. W. £. Palmer L .X.A. J. D. Writer Freshman Dormitory W. M. Cook
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Two utlwr things nrc ulso llcflllilc. Onr i~ I httl wil h I he l'Slrtblishnwnt or ~llt' h a llllit llll the rumpus, 1\ ~Cilllln port itlll of l he student budy will he l"<Cmpl from the drnft and, tlwn•rort•, will he free to pursue tlwir t•chu·ation without having to worry ubout the Influence of drnfl law~. Ohvi•lusly, this is of great ntlvautagt• to tlw student. T he other of these tirfmite conditions ravors lht> l nstilulr In that it will mrnn :uldit iouul ussur;1nrc that the studrnt h•lfly will be of 1he size r('qulred to keep ftnancial matters 011 n li rm IJnsis. Freshmen who arc physically qualifi t•rl will br rPquired io lake n ( our'le In Military ~de nee (or th(' ti n d 1wo years. This will in Ill) wny intedc•rt• with rrgulnr ruurscs orrcr<'<l by th<' l n!-.litutt•. T hree hours of dassronm :tnd pr:.1rlical work a wrt•k will he t t•qulrt·d fur the firsl IWll y~·ars, and tht•n ror thc,.;c ~clect·cd rur Iht· d\'n nc:rd l'uur~e, five hours n. 1\el'k for the lllllt two years. C~u lel '! cnrollccl in this Advancecl Cnursc will he paid a monthly allnwanct' ut the tllrrrnl r,ale or $27.00. Upcm t:ornpi~JII uf the course and graduation I he raclel will be commi!s· sioned in the Sll(nal Corps Rcsrrvc of lhc Regular 1\rmy.
As8enthl y Hears Bill Suntmcrs Noted Untpire At an :rll'i<'miJiy held in Alden l\fe· moria! last Wt•dnc~ay, the faculty and studrnl h<l{ly ur Worcester TPch " err lrcu tNI tu nn hnur of bn'W!i.)all adventures and nnecdotcs by llill Summers, rnnjor lea~ue umpire. TaJkin11 in his lnlmitablc style, Dill kcpl hi!l audirnce In a happy mood by relating :.everrtl of the many humorou$ inciclents which had OC· currcd to him in hL'l 38 years or umpiring. The last 19 years or lhla
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