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Assembly Features Dr. L. Blaekburn, Noted Leet11rer Student Body Hea•· Talk on Conditions in East Germany
Thvse '' ho \\ere prr::cnt at the .~&embly at whirh Dr. Lawrence BI:Jrkhurn "JlOkl.' heard a welt informed and .;tirrinr.t !>pcech abm11 lift' behind lht> U\\t'·inspirin~ iron curtain. Or. Blac-kburn is well informed upon thi> .,uhji'Ct 1>ince he l'pent time in Berlin la~t ~ummer. lle told of the condition-, of the city, the (eclings of itS inh.1hit,nnts. anti the activities nr thl' Rus...ians in the l•:ustl'm St>ctnr or the d ty. ome ~t>rtluns of Bt•rlin ncTording t1l Dr. Bl;~rkhurn tl r<' nnthin~ hut rubble ht•cau~e of the l>omiJin~. Surpri:-ingly enou~:h. hnwever, this docs not con,ern tht· citizens of Berlin :15 much as mi~otht be expected. The big que tion in Berliners' minds is what the Rus~bn, will do next. \\"hen they •ir.)l entered the city. they completely tripped all machinery in the facu.ries; they also drove orr or killed mol-t of the cattle in the immtdiate \idnity. thu!> cnusinR shortagt ,,r job... monry, .nnd footl . .\ s time \\etll 1111. fenr uf Ku!>1>ian tactics .Rre\\ . 'l'lw~c la<'tic3 ron~btctl or furmin~ a l'olkspulizci, u sort of Ru,,ian t;t.-!\ltlpu, the foundin~ot of Russian wnt entrat ion camp.s, rlJld tnldnl( n\er the cducatiomLI systt>m urthe En:.tcrn Sector. At prcscn1 OVCI ninety pc:r cent of tlw stuucn1 body at Berlin L"ui,•ersity L" communistic, and nt''\t yt•ar a ru le \\ill ~o Into tffrtt ' '•Jtinu that in order to attend the unht>r-·ity one will haw to be u
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Platoon Leader TECH NEWS rro I lAVE {:flANGE Oasses Want IN S1'AF'F \t n mectinA uf the TPC'II College Men
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Hm lu-. pn illnn 1111 the o:tnff. Mike \\Ill Utlr ov<'r hl5 post R.'! ' pnd~ l·.tlltur, and he will haV(' a-. h i<~ ns, iswnt , \'ytn 1\ndrrliuna~. A~ io;rnnt ~pun .. J•:ditur l~ H 1ww posi'iun on till' rditorial :~tnrr. In the •our~•· uf IIW mrclinl( Dkk Wllettc wr.s t•IPttc•tl the nc•w S<>cr,.t.nry. J..,~rx
Cam et·a Cluh lla Lockwood A S11eaket~ On Ju .. t 'I hun.day f.'\'Cning, Mard1 fi llw \\ . 1•. I. Camera 'lub held u m1-ct in~
in the Rtcer>tiun Room of Rilt·y Jl rill. After n Shbrt lm.,im·':. mectinl(, the l(lll!.'il !>J)Caker or lhl: c:veninl(, l\l cr)c Lot.k"O(.)(}, W:l.."> intn)f]u,ed. Scarcely 30 years (>ld, ~ lr l.olkW•Jod spoke <m composition 11ntl li~htinf( with all lhe ltnowledl(t> of un t•xpcricnced phowgrapher. Mr. LcK:kwnorl nppurcnlly f(Uined his exp<'dcncc ul n fast und furious pace, fftr uftN l(ratluuling from the Art C'~:ntcr of J .llS Artgeles, he mnjorctf in photo~truphy at Ohio University, juincd Lhc Air Force during the last wnr where he did a great deaJ or phu1ographic work, and is at the pre ent time photograrhic editor ol ·he P.vrni111: Gnzrtte. The main body or the speaker's talk consisted in pointing out the ~anfo rrl
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"Cmtuio! Curtain! On with the int rudcrs with n charAe of disturbin)( show: ·· thr J)I>Uet'. A trial which foll(lwcd •·But tht•rt• tcin't ~tlnnu lit' nu '''a,. ; the source of humor, consl'lting show! " uf dialol(ur and pantomime. A de· " \\"hat~ \o ~hem ! There's !(IIlia bnt~ ubCIUl the fundamentals of mube .1 ~hm\ ! Curtain! ('urtnln!" ~ ir, the scale and notes comprisln~ Thr C\11 tain ditl upen nnd prl.'· It, constituted the tnnl which closed 'l"llterl the wnitin~ uutlil•nce with with the judAe conducting the bnnd perf nrmanri.':. l>t>ldum ~cc n un 1hl· in his favoritt~ pit>ce "Hierher''. SIU~l' or \ldl'n ~lemurial. T h(' 1'\'Cilt Thl' Sophomores opened with j oe wa:. tlw annual Tech Cttrnivul offer· llnlnws fanatically waving lhl' show in~-t , kits hy lhe Fr1•shmcn, Sopho un fro m n sptl1 1i~bt far r1hove the 111ures. and Fuc·ulty. Hlldirnt<'. With the curtain fma lly .\ ft t•r t lw trials of world war II npr•w<l . u narrator told how Chkago n iminuls at Nun:mlw1)1. lif1• fll 1he Wit.'; SUrfCrin~ from till Cllli~rntiOn O( t·ourt wns ralhcr dull. Exdu•mt>nt .showmen h> t he bi~ city t>f New Vurk. aroused hy U hand in the :;tll•Ct Of· \\"intly City producers, one especially, fcr<:cl 1hc juclgc nn upport unity to were d(.'SIWratc for talent. Auditions ext'rri-.e his dilly hy summonin~t t he• wen• ftllt>cl with third rate pcrfom1ers likr the dr~inty contralto Jim McKay • 8 t>r the infamous concert pianist with the " mout " ba..cceball cap Danny !lot h. But nlasl There in lhe cor· rlllttr! The nnswer to every producer's wlsh , WllS the dancing wrusherZelt>n y R t.•N•ivt•" Awurd womnn. Miss Tommie DeLuca savecl Rkharcl ,\ . Zt•lcny. :a juniur 1he>m· Chicn~o show business with her tal· h:a l tngin<:crinl( .,tutl<•nt an1l :111 out· cnl, nnd " Charleston". ' Lnnllilll( per foruu>r 1111 T!'~'h 1rm.k It was rumored Saturday that 1t·nnl'., Ita... been honortrl hy th<· tlwrl' mlf!hl not be a skit by th p \nwriwn Lejl.hlll of his hunt~ town, l~uru lty mem!Jers, uut realizing the '-'uth1y, r\t>w j rr:>-ey. The jutiJ.(t'll who forrt• of trndilion and how empty th~ murk rhe award RCICLtCd him as the <·vt>tlln~ would be without ~be ir parlinc·-"t truckm11n I.'Vf·r prodme>d 111 llclpntlon th<'y flUl together an ex\utlc·y. IIC' wns awnrtlt•d the Lr· c-t•ll<•llt play ("tiller! " Dt>nr Dad" AicJn ·~ plaque. This plrtqlll' rt'prr~r,;t ~ 11 llrit!J.<t· to the Boynton''. "Dear t h~· hi~thest uchievrmrnt In rullf'l(f' l>atl" w11 ~ a letter rrad by Professor al hlrtic". r~nd Wll'l nwnrdctl /'.(•l!'ny Wellman frorn his son Dr. Kranich, fnr hoth his schola~lic nnrl cnllrjl.itttl' 11 Frt•,..hman at Tech known to all a5 uuck IWrformances. lilt' flr111 ~tudent to merit two T .F .s l'.t•lt•ny wa.' rapt:lin nf 1he cro ...~. hi, ftr'lt semt'Rter. The letter related wuntry tenm Jn.,t Fall During thl' tht• incidents which eventually hap "l'lNIII he won flw Of hi~ ~iJC rnce'l ptn to all bad little Freshmen ; the and broke tht• ' fec h course reu>rd pacldle·rush, Tnstitute pond, nnd the twice. The only man to bc;tt him normal occurrence of being without bruk!' the rrcnrd for a third timr. , $$$$. The Institute made quite a'\ lie i~ also c.tplaio of lbc Winter and impre!ll!ion wilh this Frosh. lle foumt Spring tmck team.,, and la~t year the iustructcn-s Loyal, Kind, Cour~ ~htltlt.>rcd the collt•Ae hnH mile rl.'corcl tenus, Helpful ... ? and particular!~ 1hn t had bern on tbe bnuk~ sine~> enj<JyCfl Ch emistry and Physics. Ap· 19211. paratus set up on the stage for a Morlun on R ctu•rvf• StuB sane In the Chemistry lab unrloubt· Kic:hard F. .:\lorwn, an inslructur edly was ru~semblcd by some Chemin l'hy:.ics here at Tech, has been CUI(ine from the mystery bulldinl(, named to the (acully (}( the 1030th Salisbury. The q\le!ltion remains: {Jr~anizcd Reserve Corps School nt whal wn ~ suppt>sed to happen ? the Boston Army Uasl'. J)urlng Wurrrn Palmer, Mas~e r of Cere~ \\'orld Wnr 11 he was a major Jn the monil.'s fnr the evening, entertrtine~ Coast Artillery Corps. He will be tlw nud!ence with some interesting assbtant dirl.'ctor of lhe anti-aircraft wur <'xperiences; as a mauer of fact and guided missile section, nnd he the aucllence is probably "still smiJI. will he teaching officers attached to In~". I the Army's Vulunteer Reserve. This The jurlges' decision was announce~ post will not interfere with his teath- after lhe Faculty skit. Don Olivt!lng program at the Institute. dlcl It again for the Sophomores. 1
Canapus P ·r s'naliti Make News iu Vat·ied Fields
un h~t Thur<~day, it wns announced On February 26. 195 I a two man 1h:lt IIill t 'imnnctl i hud reqiAnctl
rccruitinJI te:uu of the l ' S )lnrint C'miJ~ \"L'> itcd the \\'. I'. I. n1mpu:. 111 familial i.w the !>LUclcnlS with their Platutlll Leader Cla~scs. This pru~o~ram t•naulc3 wlle~ote mt•n to recl'ivc 1\lari.,c Corps truinin,lt and n <Oln· mis~ion wilhr!ul inh'rruptinl( thd• cnlle~:r wurk in any way. 1'. L. <'. u·ainin~ b. limited tu twu ~ u llltl1t!r (Wriudll uf ~i~ wrek" t'IIC"h · 1 M tlw t'umplcl ion of this 1m•n 11A• •1 .tnd upon gr\\thJntion, the candu att' . ec(•h·t•:. his commi. !>ion. Durin~ 1he~· o,umm<•r 1raining pcriud!> I he t• •mmuni't. Evcrythinf( lX'in.l( tnuf(ht mt·n rt.'{Ci\C~ in~trut.tion on ~rlCdnlil'.('d tu ltrJmmar ~~ hnol childrt•n is tin~cd . "'t'ill'"n~ lirintt. wnic-. and tech 1\Uh red. Thc., t• younA chil.tlr~n wer<• ni< Ut''> of thl' platutm and comrlany 1 tnlcl, f11r l:\;1mp!e that ( hrt.'t was . tlcllhtn~t hut a n;yth. Another bit Tbl' requirement:. fur thl' prtij:rum ttf Ru •ian prnpaJU)ntln which was arc u-. folio\\ :.. . brna lc:a-t hy the Ruo.!\i:tn r:ulio Yuu must IJC a male student ·~ t!on, Truth .\IJout America, was to J{UtJtl s&nndjnJL at your college or umlh! t'fftoc t 1h:at the ('ocn· Cnla Cnm· \Cr:-ity and you n1ust l>c workinf( l\lny hnd ' Jli'lll millitms nf tlnllrtrs in for ,, four lt'ar baccnlaurcate drl{ree Pllttirur up hillhoarrlo; nil ovrr the Yuu mu t be able to allenil two l nitt:d -,tate" r~tlvenising thnt if sum11wr trninin$! period~ bdore reI hrbt hn1l a rokc inswtd n£ virwgar tcivin~ yuur dej.trcc. hr ''ould h.l\'e rlirrl n contenlerl m:1n. You muM not be a member of any It Is quttr apparent what the Rus- 'ltnte or federal , military or rHIVnl 'iao11 '' 1-.h tu J.Win by doinj! this. HrJ.\1111 iMtion They want 10 drive the American!\ \'ou must l>c over 17 yl'ars or age C•ut of Berlin ntH forcefully but by whe11 you enter the P. L. C. program. ca~nl! unre t and Ji~tisfaction and mu't be Jess than twenty-five <>n amonst the neople and breaking their july 1 of the calendar year in which spirit. •\~:cording to Dr. Blackburn, you l>ecome eligible to receive your bowe\"l'r, the Russians will ntver suc· cnmm~~ion in the Marine Corps. c~d in dvinR this because this cour· You must be physically qualified. ageous "llirit is unconquerable. •,.,. PLATOON LEADER- Po•j! 3
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