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"Jigger" Jo11es Guest Speaker at "W" Banqttet
The Fall Sports Brmquet, which was oold on Monday last, proved once again a ~real drnwins:c card for the athletics-minded portion of the student body. All involved in it felt exceedingly grateful to the many students on hand to pay tribute to the teams that represented Worcester Tech this • ---=~~=====---==== Autumn. d<but. After the banquet, the evening's program commenced with a welcoming Will Discuss address by President Cluverius. George "Jigger" Jones continued the program on n high note with nn entertaining talk on his many and various Mis il experiences in the sporting field. ''Jigger'' Jone.'l is one of the most colorful RockeL., and guided m~iles will figures in the Worcester sporting scene and presently operates H orace be the sul.>jt'tl treated in 1he talk Partridge Spor t in~ Goods, purveyor to the Tech athletic departments. He by ~Irs. Robert H . Goddard, wife has coached at many schools in the past, including Tech, where he wa.s of the late Dr. Goddard, a t the ~en Track mentor in the pre-Carpenter era. ern! BSSC'mbly to be held in Alden on The next speaker was Paul John· December 13. Or. Goddard's stat.us son, !lports writer for the Telegram, in this new fteld c.1n best be summed who covers lhe Boston Braves durup by the words of Gencml Jimmy ing the diamond season. Mr. JohnDoolillle who, at the opening or the son Sl)(lke interestingly on one of Goddard Rocket Exhibit in New the most crucial phases of sporting York in 1948, said, "He was one or life, lhe conduct of training in the the most remarkable men in the hisSpring baseball camps. Dit!knell uml Rothwell tory or naodern technology and the l'ercy R. Carpenter, Director of rounder or n whole new fteld or Succcssfu1ly Argue Athletics, then presented the letter englnecrin~." D r. Goddard, who and crrLificate awards to the 'F all For Worlcl GroUJl graduated from Tech in 1908, teams u.nd showed movies of the The Debating Club of Wor<'esler Tech-Norwich football game. This develor>ed the basic idea or the bazooku. the weapon that proved Tech gave an exccllt>nt account of was followed by other presentations itself so successful in World War 11. itself in the debnte held Thursday tlfld a concluding talk by Mayor He also c.le\lelopcd the rocket motor evening in the Reception Room at Andrew Holmstrom. using liquid fuels and was the first Among the other prominent guests Sanford Riley Hall. The opponent to shoot a rocket faster than the nL the head table were Headmaster wns Clark University and the subspeed or sound. He developed the Paul K. Phillips and Josh Turner ject was this year's national debating Holy Cross and Clark mathematicaJ theory or rocket reof Worcester Academy ; Ed ScanneD question: "Resolved, that the non- :md Hugh McGovern or the Telepulsion on which all calculations in Presentations Excel Communist nations should form a gram. and GaJctte; all Fall sports this field are now basecl and also lo l st United E.ffort TO BE new luternational orgnnl1..ation." coaches; AJunmi Secretary Don pro"ed by mathematics and nctutll test that n rocket will work in n On Friday and Saturduy evenings, Representing Tech w('re Uill nit k.nell Smith ; and members of the Athletic VAcuum. And 50 the lisL of prodi- December 8 and 9, four one-act plays lllld Tom Rothwell, speaking for the Council. were presented in Alden Memorial. lllustratf'd Trove log ue nfftrmntive, while Clark's Daniel gious ac··"n'plisbmcnlS goes on . fnquirles were made to ascertain ..v ' 1 ed b l Provokt~H Grcol Interest Pioneer Luunchingt~ Tho pays were present y s uNewmllll nnd Joseph Sumner took why the fabulous and gargantuan Upon gradualion he remained at dents from Assumption College, In Comin~ Meeting the negative. Acting lUI judReS were Herman Hickman, Yale's ten-year Clark University, Holy <.:ross ColMisses lJnrharn Oummere ond Professor Phelps of Tech, Jlrotessor Tech for a further year in the capacfootball mentor, was unable to atity of Physics instructor while mnk- lege, and Worcester Polytechnic Maidrl RiAA-~ will talk of their ex· Carter of Clark, and Rev. Thorn- tend, said inquiries ~ming to indiing his lirst studies or multiple Institute. l t marked the fi rst united pcriencc. driving over the Al<:an burg of Chaffm Congregational cate that Huge Herman was bcnayed and thmut.rh Alaska this Church. It was the unanimous decl· rockets propelled by mixture or dr"'m"L .. .. ·a·c endeavor by lhe colleges llighw"y u ... by Robert Rochette, maitre d'llotel, or Worcester. p:tst summer, and will show colored siou or these judges that the orators hydrogen and oxygen. He then conon the grounds that he would eat as Worcester Tech opened the pro- !~lid s of picture!t which t.hey took or Tech had done the better job much as ten men. . ttnuecl his research while a professor gram with a farce entitled Scrambled at interesting points along their and deserved the award. The following Tech men received • . route at the meeting or the Cosmoat Clark University until 1930. It wa while he was associated with Eggs, which set the aud1et1ce tn a To discu.'IS plans for future de· awards: this school that in !929 he launched gay and receptive mood. Fine per· polila.n Club, Thursday evening, bat~, the officers held a meeting ln Eootball: G. T. Abdow, R. A. a liquid fuel rocket on a farm near fonnance3 in particular were turned December 14th, at 7:30 al Riley Wednesday. The debates are planned Busch, R. W. Eldredge, A. G. FerWorcester. This rocket was small in by Miss Jean Lynch as Lucretia House, the W.P.I. Student Center. for months in advance with a flexi - ron, R . E. Ferrari, A. F. Freeland, when compared to present-day stand- and Bill .Mufalli as Nicholas. The Miss Gummere, Dean or Women bility that permits the addition of T . C. Fritz, J. J. Gregory, R. J. ards, bein~ about eleven feel t.'\.11 and remainder of lhe cast provided ex- at Becker Junior College, and Miss extra debates through the school Hall, D. G. Holmes, J . Jlunnies, fifty-six pounds in weight. The ex- cellent support, especially newcomer Riggs, now teacher or Physical Edu- year. The Club enjoyed its parlici· 0 . Kolodne, W. KolcXlne, J. S. Macperiment caused great commotion j ohn Gregory as author Jay Spafforc!, cnlion at Scituate, Mass., H igh palion in lhe giant tourney held at Kay, E. Majewski, J. F. Malloy, and the local press insisted that Dr. Something unusual in lhe way of School were Field Workers with the the University of Vermont, this Fall, W. P. Mehalick, M.P. Sbebek, R. R. Goddarrl had attempted a shot at dramatic fare followed as Assump- American Red Cross operating club- finishing in the upper half or about St. Louis, and S. L. Miller. the moon. lie was called into Lhe tion staged t.he fantasy Parade ot mobile cante.en unit: during "';'orld sixty teams entered, and tbe Tech Jn soccer: R. Corujo, F. A. R. off•ce of the Stale Fire Marshal and, Devil's Bridge. Dealing as it did War H. Th•s expcnence of drtving debaters are looking forward to an· Couto, I . A . Davidson, W . A. Ellseven after clearly explaining his with the traffic in men's souls carr.ied their dubmobile units through many other such affair in the tournament worth, A. H . Foss, R. H . F ulmer, experiment, was strictly forbidden to on by his Satanic Majesty in Lhe parts of Europe ~usL have made t.he lo be held at Mr! In the Spring. K. H. Haaland, T. Hodgett, S. Me· continue such eli'Perimenlation in the simple province of Brittany, it offered prospect of a trap . lo Alaska quite Kay, K. Leanard, N. W. Males, state or Ma..o:sachusetts. In 1930 the ample opportunity for spirited act- a nor"'!n.l. under~k'"~·. or, at least~ • - - - - - - - - - - - - - M. Ozbas, W. E. Palmet.', D . P. Gucraenh · F·oundauon lo •handle START THE Tavares, G. C. Willard. eam recogn11-ed •·no11 by the principals- Outstanding well w1th10 . • tbear• abaltty • the value or his work and furnished in the cast were the Devil, Roger a.ny satuatlon whtch m•ght anse. SNOW BALL Cross Country: R. M . Luce, G. him with 0 laboratory and tesling J>oirier, in his first dramatic attempl, The Cosmopolitan Club memberROLLING Messenger) D. G. Post, R. E. Tbompgtounds in New Mexico. Here be and Henry Callan who so ably pro- t.hir) includes the foreign students 'IOn, R. E. Zeleny. Cheer Leader: P.J_ O'Connor. laid the basis for the present jet.- jcctcd himself into the body of the attending Tech as well as many Your dntc wjth det~tiny at the Ball is ju11t around propelled and guided missile pro- Cat who saved men's souls. Americans interested in international lnter£ratemity the corner - January 12. After these ceremonies captains for See ROCKETS---.Pqe 4 ee DRAMA-Po1e Z affairs. ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' next year's teams were elected.
Mr. Goddard
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Tecl1 Victor In Debate With Clark
CITY COLLEGES STAGE
FOUR ONE-ACf PLAYS
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INFORMED ON ALCAN ROAD