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liVORCESTER NE\V PROJECT ANNO CED AT J.Il.E.E . M£ETI NG Progr t• ~ Cm·ta iiN I hy )Jl(·om p ctc nce W ithin a l ioua l Adm iniRI rat ion It had hecn su~pl'Cit.>d for sumc limP nm1. Certnin people \\'l'rc sur~t it had l)('Cil clcwJoped : othc1-. Wt'l(' quite :sure that it at lea'>t was \\ell on its way to de\•elopmcnl. La.~t \\'(•dnl''ffay ni~ht. under the rurmality of the IHEE !>Cmin.~r, it wa~ tinnily announc-ccl. :\ow it can lx• 10ld. Follu\\ill~ up tlw brilliance of lht· e\tcnsil•r work done on .\ -C Httlll'ry by Prof. 1· E. ~I ullignn, it ,..a... rl."· rralcd that Pruf. 0 . \\'. Kennedy. Jr., working ~ecretly !'o:I.W (or the knowlcd~c nr the prujcl·t by loyal IHEE brother!\, had complt>l(•ly .;olvrd tht> theory and hnd ar hmlly con~ lructed the nnly ().(' Tran~· iormrr in exh;tcnce l<ltlny. Joy rt>igned suprenw, n<~ the resuJL.; or thr years f•i tOil hnd linnlly r(•a~hctl fruition. Thi-; joy war short-livecl hllwever, as Prof. Kennedy iurt her . . rrportccl that dc:-pttc Lht.> completton . of thts SJX'Clncular and world-c;hOt.k· · • • Jd ,_ • h mg proJect SOCtNy wou 1&A' w1t out • its be nefit s for some ttme yet. 1t a~pcars l hat 1he comp1etc r<'port 'ch h .J ... c r wh1 au uc;cn sent to ongr('SS or '·-. h L.b approvaI had un:-n 1o I 111 t c t rary or Congre~s and could not be rounrl. \\'hen last seen, It was somewhere between ·• Ancient Funerral Rites o( the Ubangi Race" and " Rock Forrnntinns of the Lower ~ l nJ;ty l'rnln· ula.'' A telegram llt'nt from lmle· pendcnce, M is!'ouri, re$-(nrtllnJ.t the mutter expressed J.trcat shot'k uver the negligence and inromprtc•we of the present administration nud closecl with the four word:;, " 1 tvlcl you so''. Wilh no other nltcrnativ<' the mcm· bers of tlw group nre hc>lding tiJ.tht and kc1·ping spiritq hi~h with the htlpe th:tt !>peedy action will lx• tJk t>n on the rt'<'overy of the traiN~ript. AA
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Reporters were harrrd from tht' Howt•vrr, whl•n hult•tn· holed by tht'm nhrrward... l'rof. 1\t>nn(·dy. rrru-.in~ runh('r cummrnt, •ummed it nil up with om· ''urcl, .. ~lcC.mhyi~m ! •• Re(xlrter,- quiddy •urmi-ecl ro~ible ~uhver,iw (nrc.' at work. mtetin~.
Furthl'r i1npurtillll mnttl.'rs were diM:U<;,(_'fl, iueluded in ''hilh were plan<; for a mo!:il exritin~ spectacle to br prc!ientl'tl with anuthcr J(rnup at the half tinw of the ('lurk .I(UillC or nest Fridny CV(•ning. :ccrt·cy is the hy\\Cirrl ctmrrrnin~ the prugru111 and at prt•scnl a rnnst cft1cicnt rcun· tnitter Is huc;ily prcparin~ a lllnn c1f nuac:J. fnr the eveninJt. In ,,rder to kt•t•p f.l(')Q(I rela tlon~ bet\\een Ill r.; g and the .\thletic De· partment it i.. requested that all remain arteor the half-time entertain· ment for there will follow the re.'t of tht• ~a me although thio: might be am i-chmat ic.
POLYTECHNIC
Draft Exam 011
April23
Applicution s Available To Students and Early Ma iling Is Aclvis('fl .\n impurtant annuunc·cmcm t<lll · rcrning llw ftlin~ of applic<~thHlS fur th1> · Cl('('live ~ervkc rulll'l.(e (~urtli· lil-lltion Te~t ha:> ll('en rclt-;;~'Cd re· cenlly b}' the St'lt'<'tive Servin· Cnmmi~"ion. Te~tinu ,,iJI takt' placl' .\ pril Z.\ ,\II eli~iblc ~tudt>nh "hu inh•nd tu take the CJUalirtcatilln II'"I in 1QS,, -;huuld file application-; 'H lllll:t' r,\r lhe \pril 23 admini<>tmtion.
INSTITUTE
OVER 200 COMPANIES TO INTERVIEW SENIORS •
M ., Dc]lartnleJJt 1,ECH NEW Revie,\r Board ELE TION A ltlt ouJtt•ed 92 P t•ret•ut o f Elig iJJlc tucl (' ni F~ Unvf> A PI•lic eI For tlvu n<·NI fo ursc
.\n application and a bulltlin ui The ~lllitnry Sdrnn• l kp<~rt nwnt information may I)(' ohtainc•d at any io; plt'n~cd to annntHH'i' that at tlh• Srlcctivc Servicl." local btl>trd. Fol prr~c·nt tin~t•. nim>ty tWII 1wr t'l'IIL of lowin ~ in~lruction." in thr hullt'lin, the (•li~ibll• 'tutll·nl~ haVl' applit•d lor the "lttd1•nt !ihould till out his appll cation imnwdintely and mnil it in tht• Senitlr llivi'liou nf t lw R1·sc.•rn• the srll'ria l c•nv1•lope pnwidcd .• I ppli Oitkl•r's T••:tininJ; t'mpR. The J>t•· rations must be twslmar/.:rtl nn lain pnrt mrnl i~ vt•ry pll':tsNI with tlll'!\l' tltun micluiAhl, ~l:lrch 9, tiJS3. Early rt.'sults, hl'l"llll!<l' It was thuttRht, lwfiling will ht> ~n~a tly to thr :;hulent ', lon• the• nppllralion'l wc•rt> i...sul'cl . advantng(•. that only :;ix:ty Jll:r n•nt or tlw t•li~i R . • h esu1t:- w• 11 1K' n•portt•c 1 111 t ,. blc J>tudenl!. would apply. ,\ con1 . ".-lect•·,,e Sc>n•tce · 1urn 1 mith.' t uppninlt·d by Uean Roy~ nnd s1ut1cnt s '"' . . . . . IJvartJ O( jUrtS<hcttOn for liS(' Ill CUll· . . . C<lll'•istlng or Col. Harrl ~ ns chair· •dertn){ hts deft•rmtnt a., a student . . • . . accurdmg to Educnuonal Tt.'sltn,:t man , Dean !I(IWC, and Lt. Erlw:ml~ . . . ~rvu:c, whtch prepared and ndmm- ns rcportrr, will r(•vicw nII appliro. h C · · • tsters t t o1le~e Quahficat•on ft·~t tion!), and it is huped that (l list or l f you are in doubt as to whether thosr men chll'-l'n to enter the i\dyou should lake the Qualiftcatiun vnnced Cour:•t' c::w be compiktl nnd T e:.t or not you shnuld con~ult im posted hy th{· (•nd of ~ l arch. mediately with your local draft lL wns c•mphasitc•d thnt tht• I >tart l>oard and your school authorltlt• . Defcrnwnr \ r.trrc•ment thul will Ul' '>lj.tnt>d is in nu w.1y hindinJ.t tu th~· l'tudenl, but will lv1wrvcr elder him from the dr.tlt durin(< the rc•naiucll:r of his sch•Kllih~ Ill Tel'll. I r lht- iiludcnt shou ld ill nny way rai l to complch: tlw .\ dvnnu:d Cuur~11 of The usual cli"play .,r fun nnrl R.O.T.t ., ur If, pt'r chanc.c, hl· luuJtbter will uccompany Lh(' rtnnual sht1uld lcavt !t~hm1l . tlw ttf.(ret'lllcnt Prrft/lt'r n.o;.;embly lu be ht-ld t nmur· i<~ immediately nullified, and till' Hurow. Every year the st:1IT ur the clt•nt b under no uhliJ(aLiun. It w:~ s Pl't/dlfr take" over an a'-'>l'llll>ly ttl<.(l cmphn.:L-.<'d thnt iC any ntiln , Jl('riod with the aim ur (00\' inr inu nut alrc•ady u1rullt-cl in t lw R O.T.l'. i.hc <.tud(•nt body th.tt the yrarbuuk n·<.eiH·" hb Jllt··lrulutt iun Jl:IIH'rs, lhf• will be \\Orthy nf evcry•me's support. ;\lllitary Sdt-llt{' lkpt. ~:m clu Jlltlh· The members or lhe st.tff "iiJ put in~o: II> aitl him in ''btainm~t a dl'fCr· nn n humomu-< -.kit thio; year, and mcnt fru111 th1• draft. \l tlw pn•'>i·nl allhnugh they refuse to let out murh tim<', Ill) limit h;l' hct·n pl.twtl un infnrmation on the a(fair it ha., lhc uumiJ<•r uf nwn that muy lw l('aked nut thnl Prof. IJappy ll t~ll•m~ dw~u . runl 'ltuknt' arc· n·qw: .. Lt•tl will he in on the fe!>ti\•itit·~. to prc~ent their upplkation" ttl thl' ,\t l:lst year'~ a<~~rmhly th'' ~kit 1\1 $. Dept. l•<·f•1rc Fcbrunry IS li wa_q t:lmtern(·d with nn old worn nut they wi h tu ()t· rero~uitcrl hy the Plffdft r that ju!it couldn't <;(>IJ it ~(' lf. reviewing c:wnmit flo~:.
PEUDLER HOLD.. ASSEMBLY TO BOOST Y'RBOOK
Thi~ J>t•ddlrr then hit up!>ll the idt•11 \\'nrrl wn' rrl civcd by th1· Millthat hi~ infant son could fnllnw in lnry Sdt•nce IJc•pt. lhul Hoi) 1\:uttnll. his fontst<'ps. Thus the new and lu~ l yNII 's <.'omp;•ny C'ommanrler, much hetlrr p, dtil•' r came into being. has hern assi~ncd (O the White \ t flrl''i'Ot, /'ctld/r r editor Dirk l'litin'l JlrovinJ( Ground'> or atomir .SnmuJi, and hi<: staff arc In d(•ep rc.;rat~ h in ~otuicl('(l mis!>ilcs. 1\Ir. cunccntration. \\no kno'' " 11hat thc•y XuuaJI had just previou~ly comart> cookinl( up? Jr the tl"'•emblif"' plt•a•d n <~ix months course at Furl or prt>\•iou" years are any indic.lion, ~Ionmmllh , '\ . j . ,\l >;(J, Donald ~fc thio; b nne affair lhaL no one wn ~nmnnt :wei James Carroll will be affurd tn mi,~. Remember. there i' lhr cmly tv.o men reprecnting Te~h an admi~'ion f~e. You just h:l\e to lat the ~ummer Camp at Fort ~hmbuy a Ptddler. mouth.
During a bril.'f mf'l.'t ing in Hoynton Hall on janu.1ry 2Jrd Dll\id .\ . t..nmnm· of Spufrunl. ~ew Jlttmp~hire. wa~ t•ll't· tcd c.'lliwr ln-thi,•f of Lht' 'fH' II :\~;W!o. l..tmarre is lakin~ Physit:s. ami he I~ uls11 coptain ,,r the trnnis tt.';;~m . Other:. clectc.•d w l'ditnrial l.,.•~ts \Wrc Rllgl'r R. O"i.'ll of 29 .\ :~eadilln ruad, m:ttta)4in~ cdi· tor ; Robcrl l'. La Bonte or I Pttrk .\ venue plncc, ft•utun• l'tlitur: .\ linn J. t'ostanl in of t'liflou, N. J., twws editor; John F. ~ l n ll oy uf 4 l rt•nt• street, SJ)()rts l'ditor ; Lee W . Catineau vr 2 Bny l•;dHc drive, assistant sport::; l'ditor: William ll. IIliis of ~ltrith·n, Conn .. .,l~n·t nry; jnM'ph j . Fr~tlino n( Encllrotl , N. V., advl.'r· ti'1inA m:tnngf·r : RuiX'rt W. ~l eycr 1>f Rockville ( 'tnter. N . V., circula· tinn mo n~t·r ; Wallt•r M. Steward or Vonkers, 1'\. V., l>u:.incss mnna· J.trr ; ~ l nrt in j . flurdcn u£ Trenton, :\. ) ., Robert F. Niro of MiHord, Robert H . l'l."arn· uf lle!lmont, and Robert A. J unior or !'\:Hick. tt!'<~istant hu-.inr~'l manaj;u.'r'.
Elc(~ts Offi(~et·s
ASCE
J\ recent nwl'tiu~ of the ASCE hl'ld on Fe h. 10, 1Q5,), ~; ta rter! (Iff with a muvi<j c:nlitll•d Mississippi Vallr,v Floor/ ('tmlrf!l. The nt 111 , brought In thruugh the courtl•sy of Dave V:m Covrrn, describ(''l by means or a '' hlrd's rye view", the work carrird out by rtrmy cnl(int'<'rs uver a 1wriU1I u( y(•ar.; clin><;tly nrter the great .\1i-.si,.slppi FltKXI of 1927. T heir work demnu struh.~ how the powedul fctrcf's nr the then unumtmllablc l)llfly of water wt•re put to guorl u~. lnclu-;try I.; 1111 w llouri'>h· inf( nn h(•r banks while the impnr13111 (' nr hl'r navlgahllity is fully reali7.ed.
.\fter the film , whic:h prov('tl intcrto all thmw atlcndin~, the main hu ~i nc>F'! o( t he met:tin)(, the t-lrctiun of nniccrs Cor the new ycnr. was held. The followin~ wcr(· cdcct· eel to orfkr: Prr~iclcnt , Ed Power ; Vicc·-l'rcsident, l~op;er Wll<ll; S<•cretary, Frnn Sauricr; T reasurer, Bob Shultz; Conventic>n Oclc~atc, Il ugh Tufts, Convenllon Ut•lel(ate Allcrnalr, JJoug ~ J acLarcn . t'SI ing
Additional business brnup;ht up was di!>lussion on pl:tn'l for a social function In lhe ncar futurl'. These p lans indude an invitatirm to all oLh· ers in the school who mi~hl wi~h to attend.
Starting Salary Ofl't•t" Be tween $:J,400 and $5,000
()( prinW iOipt>rt:lllCC lO all proare tht' quesliOrui, " \\"hat ;~re my opportunities of obutinil\g n po:<ilion in indu!ilry after ~traduo.tiun? What snlary may 1 hope tu recl'ive? Will t be drafted?" Th~· nn~wer:- to th~l' Qlll'!>tions are bright , ~oince the tl~mand ror engineer!i and technicians continurs on an ever inrrt>n~ing tn•n1l. T his ycnr over two hundrNI inrlustril'll r~.re conttlcting the l'uhlic Rl•lations Orftce w make arran~t·nwn t s ror interviews with sc•nlur:~ Ill l>c graduated in June. It ill inleresti n~ to note tha~ the Public Ht•latinns Oflkc has a list of over t \vt'IVt' hunctrrd industries and orA:tnizn t inn-; with which it has done husinl'l>." In the pn$1. The.' salnry offers nmge from $3400 tn $5000 ror the ft rst year, the avera,~.tc orrer this year being much like lu~t year or approximately $325 whim ill close to $4000 a year. The hlght>st wages arc being paid by war rontruc:t industries and overseas oil companies. Interviews started last Ocwber and will continue on into the middle of May. It is anticipated that by that time all ~eniors will be plact>cl in indu.~ttry. T he _Rfi'IJ I rlrmand (or engineering l(rnllun tes will contin ue for approxiuullrly the nt'xl ten years, as it has for the pttlll teu years even on a IWnrctlrnr hnsl!i. T he total number of l(rrLduutes in :til engineering colICJ.ti'S will cont inue to rail off for the nrxt rcw years. Jn 1952 twenty-six Lhousnnll engint't'rs were graduated rmm cngine~:ring colleges In the nlted Stn h!'l. In 1953 there will be nnly twenty thousand engineerinK J(radurtlt'S, unci 1954 expects to see this num!Jfr dccreac;e to only seventt•en lhuusand. T he people born in the• dcprc·~inn yc;trs have now r..:.1chrd college a~e. T he low birth ntiC' at this time hns decreased prest•nt toii('I(C enrollments and caused n ~lump in the numiJer or available c•nl(i nf•rrs. Th • private endowed engineering 'lchool~t tlrt! surrrring the most from rlccr<'asing frt>o;hmun enrollments. It l.CCillS thut many boy!! Of high school UJ(C with l'lll(ineering ability are tak1111( jobs in industry as dra ft men, upprentke mat·hinists and a variety nf othcr semi-skilled trades. T o smne, the lemptatiCJn to earn ftfty to a hundred dollars a week is greater than the desire for n college educaliun. Others are enlisting in the armed rorce~ immediately after ~rad uation from bi~h school and plan to attend college later on the G.I. Bill. ~ INTE BVfEW SENIORS-Pop 4 ~1)1'\.tiVl' l'n~inet>ro;