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Maae., Tuellday, Mar. S, 1953
Volum e XLIII Nuruber 1 2
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h1ventors and Safe Patettts Are Discussed .\t the February 26 meeting of the ArE I~· fRE, Mr. \\'alter Wakefield . patent attorney for Crompton & Knowles Company, spoke to the group about patents and inventors. ~Jr. \\'akeficld purposely divided his talk inLO two distinct parts, one concerned with patenlS, the other with inventors and their qualifications so that he could induce men to Lhink of becoming inventors. lie defmed a patent as u government reward to a man fur revealing a secret which otherwise might die with the inventor. ll guarantees an inventor 17 years during which lO capitalize on his invention without interference. 1t contains full details or the invention, drawings, written descriptions and inventor's claims. The minimum fee for a patent, of which 600 are issued weekly, is sixty do1JarS1 <Uld takes !IUOUt three years from date of upplication to obtain. i\ l r. Wakef1eld pointed out that il is important for an inventor to become accustomed to dating all his drawings ami having a witness sign them. He cited many case.s of contested patents where a man has lost the rights to a patent simply because he coulcl not prove that he was the f1rst to work on such a thing.
IN -S T-1 T ~ T E
POLYTECHNIC
IGNAL CORPS OBSERVES 90TH
ANNIVERSARY Appropriate Ccremou..ies Iu J anet Earle Room To Comme m orate Dnte
MAIN STREET, EUROPE WTAG WEEKLY FEATURiE
!\ext Tuesday. ~larch Jrd, marks the 90th anniversary of the founding Nol"lnan Hantilton of the Army ignal Corps. In obat servance of the day the .t\l ilitary Science Department is planning an inConting formal gathering in the Janet Earle " Profession E1h ics ,, Room of Alden ~ l emorial Hall at 4 P.l\J . ~lembers of the staff and 1~ To B' I he To)li(' of .l\1r. Hn111i Iton'~"> Speech faculty, carlct officers, anu several special guests have l>een invited to A very intcrt>sting 1111(1 informaattend. Bob Rochette and his stuff tive talk entitled " Professional Ethwill provide a birthday cake nnd ics" will be presented by Mr. Norcoffer for the t>ccasion. man R. Hamilton t.ll the regular as· A look into history shows thal the St' lllbly in t\ldt•n Auditorium on Signal Corps wa s nrgunized in 1863 .i\lurch II. 'rl l r. Hamilton is ('nluy an .\ nny !-Urj!('On, Albert J. ploycd by Fay, . pofford and Thurn:\lycrs. Hl' hruuAhl a new outlook lo dikc l nt·., nf Huston, nn enAi nccrin~ military connnunicnlions by adapting cun~ulting firm . Mr. Hamilton is his si~n lan~ua~e f\lr dca r mutes to :~Is!) chairmnn of llw Committee on the battlefield. Tn 1870 the 'ignal Ethics and l 'r~t c ticC'.; of the MassaCorps established the weuthrr serv- chusctlo; Stlcicty of Proft•ssionul Enice. During the Civil War it used gineers. 1t was ori~inolly plannl'd to balloons for OlJSCrVatiOn, and in 1908 have the ruJdrells presented solely to the Signal 'orps bought America's the Seniors, hut it was decided that first airplane. Thus, !he Air Force the talk would be very bcmcficial to had its birth as a part of the C'orps. all students nnd, through the advice As tht~ Ct'ntury turned, the Army's of Dean Swan, it was shifted tu a comnnmicmors began the huge Alas- general nsscmbly. ka Communication Systtm. In 1917 T he adureb.S shc)uld be of particuThe Army Pictorial Service was interest to the present s~niors nnd lar organized, although Signal Corps J uniors, as it concerns the proper photography IK•gan much earlier. At conuuc:t and ct hies which shoulrl be the pellk of World War 11, an 800,000 mile world wide communica- utilized by en~i necring concerns in l heir bu~<incss trunsat:l ions. For cxtiun sy~tem was operating under the nmpll', one of the main points which direction of the Signal Corps. will be stressed will he U1e fact that Such _huge nets are ~~~t the • only I accomphshmcnt uf the S1gnal Corps. he c'nginccr should remember, in all The first contact with another his business transactions the tremendous responsibility which he has toheavenly body, the moon, . , .was ac- ward the ones who will be using his cumphshed by Lhc Corps 111 1946 at Fort ;\.fonmouth, New Jersey, constructions. All J unior und Senior students should make a. particular through ..radar. , . effort to aUcnt.l the assembly as they The S1gnal Corps JOb. does not . . stop here. fhc Corps bas 1ts own a1r will undouutedly bencf1t from the • arm wb 1ch finds use as a. means of ideas presented by Mr. Hnmilton.
Turning then to inventors, Mr. \Vakl'field listed the qualifications for . . . . . an mventor as be1ng ongmahty, perseverance, imagination and a know I· An ·mvcn to r, be ('CIge o f mec Ila111cs. . . . . sa1rl, I hmks m terms of mechumsms, 'bl f · • · not words. I • IS poss1 e or 111m to · blll'Jd a voca bu1ary of mechan1sms d · l . h h upon wI1u: e may raw, J US as n . I.1St d raws on h"IS s tore of JOurna ·· • Coup1e tus · h a th recworw:~ . 1· w1l . · ·unag1nat1on, · · d1mens1ona wh.1c1l ·IS 1 .• h" . g tlle a b11tty to sec a mac me runmn communication. Other a.ctivi.tics inin your mind and to follow its moclude Television and Motion Picture tions there, and you have the ideal production for the Army, UHF radio inventor. telephone and teletypewriter comInventors at present, however, are munlcalion, radar and the Military self-made, self-taught men. Although Afliliate Radio System. industry gives colleges much money T he Corps conducts an extensive with which to train young men, there program of research and developis not a single school to train the ment, coordinating the program wilh man that industry needs most- the the other Armed Services and standinventor. Mr. Wakefield said he ardizing equipment and parts wherhoped there would soon be a course ever possible. It furnishes the enfor inventors at some school. Such tire Army with signal supplies, para course might include an introduc- ticipates In foreign aid, and pursues tion lo Lhe already-mentioned vo· procurement to the point of helpin~ cabulnry o{ mechanisms. It also might to plan the emergency mobilization chan#{e the fact that only about one of industry. in ~ven inventors makes good and The annual federal inspection of even then it is not uncommon for the S i.~ nal Corps ROTC unit at WPI there to be ten years between his will be conducted on Wednesday, major inventions. ~1ay 13th. The highlight of the inXomiualions for next year's offi- specl il)n will be a review-parade of <:ers of the Al EE-IRE were made the football field. Several dignitaries followinQ; ~fr. Wakefield's talk. will be on hand including Major Nominations will be open for two General Kirk B. Lawton, Commandweeks. ·• Su SJCNAL CORPS-Page 4
1'o Be Spt•ak er Assembly
Social Civiis To Hold Their "Civil Social'' The "Civil Social", sponsored by the Civil IO:ngioecrs, will be held Friday, March 6, in Sanford Riley Commons. Dancing will be from 8:00 to 12:00 to tbe music of Perry Conte. To make the evening a little on the informa l side, carnival games will be set up. The success of this affair will determine whether or not the Civils will initiate a program of annual dances. There will be refreshments served throughout the entire evening. T he price of admission is only one dollar per couple, so for an inexpensive night of fun and merriment, let's all help the social Civils on their 11Civil Social".
CAMPUS LIFE IN EUROPE NOW FEATURED ON RADIO MU T SEE OBLIGATIONS AT IN1~ERVIEWS STU DEN1~S
Every year at this lime the Sl•niors h. t k . . r spr.nd many or I I1e1r rce ours a ·, . . . . mg mtrrv1ews w1th representnhves uf various industries throu~thout the country. Tech Luclrnts arc fortunate in that they have a line program of intcrvi<•ws set up for them. The administration clues an excellent job . . . . , 1n playm~ tlS part 111 the comphcatecl ilttervicw schedule. Adequate facililies ru c proviclcd so that tlw interviews can he conducted quietly and in privalr. The school l!elS Uj) a vilal orientation pr<l).tram, giving the , . . scmors helpful 1deas on takang these interviews. The industries fulfill their part in making the interviews successful. They tnkc vnluahle lime out to send capable representatives to the various schools, and students receive a great deal of printed material, which helps them to form an ichliL or what the indus I ry is like. ~ . l•ew ren]lzc, howev~>r 1 that the . . students also have an obhgatton to mect in taking interviews. The student should acquaint himself with all of the information that he can on an industry in which be is interC.'! led. He should be prepared to ask,
us well us answer, questions. lL goes without saying that the student must be prompt in meeting intervjewers and in handling their correspondence. He should not accept interviews after he has made an agreement with a company, and he should recognize the fact that his failure to answer ofrers o( employment is dctrimentul to his classmates. Above all, the student should realize that he must sell himself, and lhat industry can advnnce him only on the basis of his performance.
JUNIORS ORDERS FOR RINGS WILL BE TAKEN MARCH 4
11 to 1 HIGGINS 109 $5.00 DEPOSIT REQUffiED
Everybody talks about the need for better understanding among the partr111r peoples of the Allantic Pact, but very little is being done about it. A mdio program is needed to bring to life the people of the European countries with which we are so closely a llied. We have contributed billions f d II h d f o .o nrs ant1 l ousnn s o troops these nntions, but have neglected 10 to invite them over for a simple getacquainted evening. l\IAIN TREET, EUROPE will answer such a n obvious need by exploriug the ~ustoms, culture, tradilions nnd every-day life or our fn.enc1s a brond. 1. 1ns ...c0 m· wt'II be a .. plishcd in an entertaining, informal manner that will be (rcc of statistics and trnvelogue. Such IL profo(ram wm appeal to every American who reali1.cs, with General l!:isenhower, that 110ur front'1er 1.ICS 0 0 tlle Elbe" , an d W ith 1 Benjamin Franklin, that "We must all hnng together, gentlemen, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." A newspaper reporter who knows a good story when he sc..>es It will tour Europe, putting on tape the sounds ami voices of England, Scotland, F rance, l taly, Swit?.crland, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria., Denmark Norway, and Sweden. John Srn1t. h1, Amencan, . Ill h' At w meet ss !antic Pact neighbors in his own living room via MAIN STREET, F.U ROPE. On-the-scene recordings wiJI bring the listener tl1e light-hearted stteet noises or Paris, the swelling music of n great choir in Stockholm, th~ delt'catc tinkle of a zither in Vienna. There will be first-hand advice from H ollantl's leading tulip hybridizer on the culture of that gay ftower. A famous chef in Rome will reveal his jealously-guarded recipe for spaghetti sauce. The wide interest in such a progrnm as MATN STREET, EUROPE calls for community-wide sponsorship. Industry has indicated its Interest in the project by offering to assume some of the financial burden, and our own college is Included in the long list of sponsors. This will be the first time Worcester-or any other American city, for that matter- has sent a recordlng·r~ porter abroad to capture the everyday life of our Atlantic Pact nel~h bors on tape and to bring back that ' sound-record for the information of its citizens. The reporter recording this show See MAIN ST., EUROPE-Pq• 4