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Vol ume XU
Tue.day, Oct. 17, 1950
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POLYTECHNIC
EDUCATORS TO VISIT TECHNIFORUM -· LATIN
UNIFI~D
AMERICA URGED AT AS EMBLY ~
o r·ld Tra\'cller Points Out Tr nd of Co1mnuni tu On (l.tober I I, 1950, ~lr \\ ilham llarrl~ ~a... the gut>'t . (lt<tktr .11 the "Kond Gtntrul ,\ ;....cmbl}· of tht cur n·nt "'hool year ~lr llarri' (>rc-entt•d a' hi.. WJllC ··raribht•an and Latin .\mertra." ~ I r. llarri:; was t'<IUl"lllt'd in :'.lunich, Matlritl, ~lilnn, ami thr rnitl'fl Stull'~; n·n'lllly hr
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How Vital Are Engineer To ~ ar Effort?
The defemlenl uf engineer:. and military ~nit~ "' an intJlt.lrlant QU~tion Of nation.tJ pv!IC} not tn IJf determined lightly or ~ 1th llit>pant word:., it W:b ded.m'() today by J>,u11 H Robbins, Exet:utive Ut rettur ur the Xation.tl udety or Profes-;iunal Engineer:.. "l:t'IU'ral llcr-;hey\ remark th.ll till.' dho\l'USSillO of the SlaliiS of tlnj.ti· IICl'r" ;wd scienLi~ts in rt·latiun to tlw total natiull\11 clt•fcn.<.,t• Is a •Jut ur halunt•y' intlimtes t1 failure w tukt• w~ni1anct> of the tritical rt''\ults lhm ing from nor t''perirnn• in this lidtl cluring \\ nrld \\'ar 11 ." "'\\ e agree with Genrral J h•r,ht•y thnt tht> tOtal national ddcnst i' nwre important than Rny indi\'iclual Rroup. Robuins said. " Hut in cun· itlcrin~ th.lt nati()nal defcn'e intrre'' (iem·rnl llrr-hcy i.s Cl\t'rlonkin,~: the• rull.' nf the proft:>:-ional tn~lll{'t·r .mel "icnti.-.t " I hr '-:ational '«:it'ty r:tllctl <lllt'll· ticm tu thc rt.-cent remark; of (•llrlfun llt'. lll t hairman ,,r thc \tnmil En t·r)l} Cummi.-.sinn, which .,upported thr viC11pHint taken hy th(• lt•a!linj( t'nl(inl•crin~ and sdentHir sodt•tir .... n t•.w ~l u ted , •·unc C:flno,iclc·mtiun ill It I 'l'l' that WC 'ket•p lht• !WNI I urn tomin ~o: ' fttr ful Ur(' growth ;wrl dt•· \'('hiJIIIll' llt hy maintaining in fuJI vil(nr, year in year-out, in wartime u~ ''~II ·~~ in ~acet~me, the _sluff_ fur ~l('ntlftC tnunlng 11~ t~e unt\'t'rSJIlb. 1 he wrullary of thiS 1'1 that ~ t nhu maintain the now inlcl thr umver~i1it, uf the talented yrXJng... ters who cun t:urry ~itntific and engini.'Crin~ traininu o\er to new accnmtlli h· ~ienti:.t.:. fmm
rt'lUrtll'd f111111 tl four ll1UIIlh,' tuur Of :\urth .\£rica, the l and~ nf the ~ l ccli tcrrntwan. nntl Wt·~tt•rn l•:uropt•. Fc•clt•rn licm llo 1wcl f'or l're.-t•nt runtlltiuno; in Lht• \\'(•,t In die-, t·mpha,lr('(l ~I r. IJ~~rri ~. art• 10 il prt't:;lrinu~ stall'. Tlw t:olor pmhlt·m phy, ..1 pnclonun.un part in .111 tht 1r affair... uf ' tillt', l'hc l'COilOill)' L'- di'· pentltnt on 'U!Wr a:; 3 11\t'.llh of t'\· i~h:nu·. :b 11 h.t IX't'n for nmny ye.u-. The prt•,..ent(' of wloretl •IJ\fS prudun'tl many mi\:turcs uf hloud, and tuday the i-tnn<h are m.ule up lur thr lnlhl part or Cn:CIIt• • a UllHHI mi~tUrt' nf hluck and whitr l'uclay {":llh ~l.uul i' a politic.tl ,111t1 .;udal t•ntit} It i-; tlw hl'!l(' uf the in habttanL~ that in tht• very awar fu turr their isl.tntls will IWt:Oill{' 11 relicnnlun unrlt•r 11 t:l'ntral ~ll\'('rtlllll'lll. IIams thinks that if nnd when thi'l IKtur,, it will IW huth u <;tJUrl' l' uf prttt('c•tion and Sill vat inn. C:mtllliUIIi~m ll l)onf(c•r The L;uin American counlrit'!. are uf 11 dcmucr;1tlc nature, but thr in1lut·nn• uf Communi~m ~~ growing rapidly in tht' area. Fa~~.;;m in outb \ mc·ric;t, llarris continutcl, i., drclhinl{ hut Communi~m is more than takin~ it' place. The Pan\mtrium l ' nion ha long 1><-t'n men t .'' "Jilin~ a 'u~n sful fi~ht a,~:ain•l tbi .. '' I r ~e rail to p rovide fur ~;on tncmy, and hoiX':o. tu tliminate them tinunu" trainin~ or our technical tal· tntirt·ly fmm the \ mrrican ~t'IW. c·nt in a Jun~ period or mobalization," R••buin~ ~ent on to say " who "ill fl~·' el11p our ~uided m issil~ . v. ho will "- \\'ord ~, \\- ord!!, Word~ " impmve upon the atomic ~capons k l'·t·'<amin,nions In the Sum- v.hn will have the technical rducation mtr Rencling courst's or th IO:ng- .1nd ~'X(ICrience to bring forth ll{'W li'h Dt'JXIrtmcnt will be held on ill'lll., SUCh lls proximity ru!'WS of tht' .\Iunday, October 23, at 4: IS. lusl war?" " ~o one argues with General The names ul those men tuking llrr!ohcy that the number one job I!; thc• t·Kant't will be.- posted on bulle· 111 suJII)ly the armed forcc'l with the tin h<~arci!' in Stratton l lnll. FolIc'" ia'l.! are the room nssi.l(nment! ftuhtin.11 manpower it nerds, but Jet "" nut put the.-:e men at the front fnr thr exams. v.ithout the best in equipment and Seniur' tratton 202 V.l'3Jl0n~ which only .-\merica's tedlJ unior ... : Stratton J06 nic:tl men can conceive and pro' Ofth••more>. ~ tratton JOS luct .. Robb'ns cooduded.
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Eightee11 Prntcipals Attend Program Advertising Tech
Cla1nhakc rutd Dance Sah1rday At AJdett Lab
The fiflla unnuul Tt•t•lanl· l<~urum will lw h(•ld o n October 19 and 20. During lht'IW duy11 Ihe• !IC'hool "Ill Jllay ho8t to varioau High Sc-hool Prln i'IJIItl!l, (;ulclunc•• Olr•'C•ton. ond men, who ln a direcl h 'e l'llflOdly, hnH· mm·h to fiB)' in rpgord to a M!C'Ondary 8oy nto uiant~ to l'luy school sluclf>n l'e future 84'h nltl81ic- c- ndt·o~ort~. Thia llrop'll~H t~pon· For A ' ME ' ociul; All twred by lht' .1 \lumni A!IIIOC'Iulion o f lht' liC'hool hll8 been 8et up hn itt>tl to Attend for a cluol Jluq•ot44', th ul it1, 10 IIC't at1 a Jlromotional program and J'ht• ~ l r<hanit:al Enginet'r~, long a l80 lo O('l as an t'~t'h on~t' of itlt>ol'l. Uy l't' llln~ TKh tu t u C'h me n u i.1m..u..... .L:. ltr'l in number.., and fir 1 Lbet't'. the- fut ure t'nrollmt"nl I& alclt"d lmmt'uurably. By exc:hanl· in tht• ht.lrl uf Umn Ruy..., M\'C iug i{lc-811. th t< c-ollc>~t' t'tln formula tt' plan11 to ltC~~t 11uit the future .ultlt'tl .mnthrr f1rM the ftr't hool n ee<l11 of frt-!dtnt ..n . '0<. i.tl fUIIt'IIOn of 1950. - -- - • 'I' hi-. yt'ILr t· i~hteen 9eeondary scltool On tldul~t•r l l , t·Hmnwnt:mg ::u tlt'acb havr tlC'crt invited to Lbe S 00 Jllll, \lclt•n llydraulk w b Tt'\hui-Forum. \\'ith the advent of \\Ill ht• the• ~it'IW uf lhl· mmantic muthe' JlfO~rtllll this yeur, seventy-eight ... it nit• "( 'l.1111 <'.tJwrs". ( 'l.un-Cn IH'Is, 111 ht Jlll'd"t' 1 'lt.uts \\ ith 11 t:omuumclc•r Fc•rruru of hiMh t~dllli)IS and secondary schools damhakt• lt•:tt uriu)( t'\UCIIy- d:un.o;. lloly (~rosH N.H.O.T.(:. will have lwcn represented since the lu~t·pllou of the plan in 1947. Al t\l:lo ou tlw 1111'1111 will he• putatu Gu<•st S pt•akc•r ' hip ... , \ nfft'l', lllkt·~ and otlwr ucvcrn 1t will ht• '' up Jll'risrnpes" at i\ldr n rill, rcpn•st'lltutivcs from schools ,(j.(l'~ at your di~t· u• tlon . \ uditorium 1111 \\\•clursday, Ounlwr that hadn't heunl of Tech were In· Fur thn't' nut gu-.tmllumically in IS, ttl I I :00 t\.~ 1. The thiul (;I' ll vilt•c l. Nnw, invitnt ions are also het linc•d 111\\.trtfo., the• dc•li~.thts c lf 11. cli1m t·ral •\ss<•mbly of tlw I<HO· 11)5 I t'ul iu!4 t•,tc•udccl to 5ehools that 1tlready hal-.1 thc•11• j, tht• WltiiHI .trt of thl' I I'~<' \ 'car '1\ ill ht• H'l MllllC'wlwrt• kum' us. Tht• T l'(hni-Forum is uut lll).!hl lht• !1.11111' 'Ju..ll \\ill h~o' pro· under tht• Suuth !oCas in the inll•riur \ itlt-cl (,lfl in • .11 ll 00 p m b}' the· uf a ... uLmari1w. In "rth·r hi <'\pl.tin .1 p.trt nC 11 pl:m to bolster the name Bu}niHui.ms. 1:\l·r_ycuw i_.. tn\'tlf·d to tJw pniC<'I'tlin,R., Cumm.tmlu Fl·r- uf \\ cm.:r..tcr Tech. Other suth .lllt'ncl t·itlu·r ur l1<1th uf tht•'t' ft>stivi - rnro, or the lJt1ly Cro':'l N.R.O.T.C., Sc. ht•mt ~ as the Techniquest and camtu·.. pro\ ickcl yc•u haw a ~:e~mp..1nion . h:to; bt't'n invited 10 "JW.tk The whole IIUs movie have bteo in evidence to \ lclt·n l ~1h \\ill he· Jtotil.)' rlt'toratC'd .~,-t·mi.Jiy ''ill bt• li.'llltrecl nmuncl n u' throul(hout the ytar. m an autumnal lhl'nW with flump- mutiun 11icturl' t•ntitl<·d "Silent St·r In the two days allotted, a broad l.:in , ttorn 1.111.: I.IIUJ lt•;t vt~. \'iu•. • ( 'ommamlcr h rmru will r~ pit turr of what goes on at Tech will Tit kc·h .trt• 1\'llll.lhlr .at all fru- plain nnd ' huv. this tllmbat ftlm o f lx• w nvt'yed to the visitors. l nfortt·rnitr huu~·!> fmm \ ~ " r·. rc·r· 'uhmarillt• opc•ratiun~ in thr Suuth w t'lll.tll\ c 11111 .11 "anfurd Rill.'y l'arilic in \\ nr ld \\ .1r II \n invl llltttlun will he l(iven on all departt I'll II r I hr}' lll!ly oil II lw Jlllfl hn~ tation i~ t>xtc•nclt•cl Ill nil 11t:1iun llll'llt~ hy tnlks and tours. Professor .11 tlw lluttr l 'umr lutt•, wme nil tn lm in~ 'turlrnt ~ fut ulty, .111d frit•nd~ II oil, I h·atl uf thc Civil Department, 111111 till' yc•.tr CICf wlfh II hunl( :tncJ qf the• Cnllt•gc· to ullcncl th i~ untlt•r will giw a talk on lhls phase of engipa,, 1111' l11w rh, plc•.to,t·! water prc•'ll.'n lal inn. nec·riug, whilo lours through the g h·t I ricnl, Met·han ical, Physics, Mel L'ht·n•lt'ul Luhurutorie!l will be condnctl•d by their re.st>eetive Reads. A l,routlt•r outlook on engineering will he impnrlrd uy such additional talks Ut:'vdol'm•·nl of Atomit• amount t}f uranium 2JS or uthcr "'" " A Philosophy of Engineerinl( lte urlor 01wnH New Eru f1 sionahlc mntrrinl Is brouJ(ht tu- l'.llurntion", " The Cultural Factor said l>r K ingclon. The I< null ~ Fur lndu~triul l,rogr ct»4 gt·thcr, 1'1'-\ first attaint'(! this nitkal con in nn 1-:nginctring Education", and f hc• hN cuntrullt·d thain reaction dilion, and btf(an tl> y1eld , mall 'The Role or an Engineer in Indusprudut inJ! atomic en('rgy in the amounts of po~er, nn \ pril 22, 1948, t ry and ~ociety... To complete the nurtht•J 11 rn 1~1rt or tbto United at 4:20 J>.m ., 1-: ST, he saicl Sinn· pi~ t ure, infurmation will also be "a' tnllintt'tl ntar Scht'nec- then it has been brought ,., "c.:rit1Cl11 ~eivtn ahout admission policies and 1.uly ' \' tv.o anrl a half year.; ity" soml' 2000 llm<'s. prrK:cdure~ and the part athletics Uf.lll The fact that operation uf tht l'lny in engineering. The visiting conrht ~.1 rc\ltalrd today by Dr. I'PA ha'l been entir<·ly 'Y~temntic tingent will be given ample opporKt•nn('(h If K inJ(don, ttthnic:al man- and uneventful, Or. Kingdon flOint tunity to express its viewpoints in <IJ.:er of tht> Knuth i\t11mic Power ed out, ~hows once more the con· un open (()rum. l.aiHu.ttmy, urwratrd by the General twll..'tbility and rt"llabllity of a prop The chairman of the T echnihlc't;Lrte <'umpany fur the Atomic erly designt d nudtnr reactor. Sum· Forum commlltte is Arthur W . Enrrgy Cummls.~ion. marizing the 11ndings, he Atnled : Knll(ht, '29, while those serving unlie "nid 1hut the reaction wns "The KncJils I'PA hns provecl 10 der him ore Don Smith of the Alumni nchil•ved nt tht• Knnll'l i\tomlc Power he a useful t ()OJ for :wcurlng tiC AliH<>elat ion ; A. Francis Townsend, Lnhmntury in n JiPA, for "prelimi- cura U! nume rical tint a about at omit Jr., 'J I ; Roberl H. Montgomery, J r., nnry pile n.,.,rmllly", which bas been nuclei which are lmportnnt in rcactnr '43; Professor Downing of our presin r<',:cular upt•rnt lon ~lnce that lime. dco;ign, both fC>r the structural ma ent fttculty ; and Bob Rochette, PI'\ 's mnkt f'l~!lihle the quick test- terial and tht" nuclear fu tl. The Superintendent of the Dormitory. in~ of mot k-up· of different reactor lar~e amount or data o!Jtained hn'l Thi!r program once again proves the formed the basis for o;ome 'IU~tan value of active, sincere alumni as cle'i~otn'l. Such a reactor, or "pilt", will not tial advances in the theory of nuclear evidence has been r~ived as to the function unJt,~ a ctrtain critical reactions." productivity of the project.
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