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O c1. 1•1, 1952
P 0 LYTE C H . N I C JOB F TURE BRIGHT FOR . E lOR CLA,
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Goalt"O h('ad l>oiuts Rac·ke-1f up by Fro~h Ro11t' Pull Ne xt
NEW CIVIL BUILDING
MARKS CAMPUS ,GROWTH •coMPLETION OF KAVEN llALL BY NEXT FALL
\ ~ tlw nt!\\ :<Ch1HJI y1•ar progresses. the men at Tech arc unduubtedly ~:uriiHI!' to konw if the tl~mand fur The cln-.s of '5o hull tinnily 'hn" n enginccr:. i:; "lilt a' ~rrat as it '''W• ih hri~ht -.icll•, after it J!tll ofi w an la..,t Y''ar. .:\cclmling to the report~ nlrumin~: >.tart I his ye;tr. \\'hrn h:~z. n'\t'i,·t•tl at the pl.1ccmcnt office~ far in)ol brgiln lllH' la~l Septt·mher, thl' thi~ ye.mr. we need not !rar any ~l:llkening in the uppurtunit i1·• avail· Freshman dns' faih•cl til rrali1.e it..; mrnnint.t : and kd hy u frw wi:>~•· • nhlc f11r gratlurtting en~ti twer!'. crarkin~: l· haracu·~ . thry pnx'frtiNI .\huut 200 !ndu~tri~:s, bu~incs~'• anrl ~U\ ('rr\lll\'111 n~trnri!'s 1hmu~h t•l hreak th1· rull'~ •Ct up hy Ow vi~it!' and lcttl.'rs niTered pn~itiuns to c'uml nf Prlvi... The SnJ•hnmun·•. nwmhc•r!'> uf tlw t'1.1.-s of 195.! Tlw wht~:ot' jull i~ to ~hapc•·up thl'"t' wi~l' ~nl,trit" uff('rtd lty th<''it' cnmpanit· ~ uuy' and rnforrc tlw rule:., wc·r~· tird ran,l!t'd ~cn~:rall} frum $.1000 let ~5000 tl•m n by Prr-.ielent Chl\'c>riu!'' rulin~o: <1 yrar. that Lhcte 1\'('rt' lu lw uo llhlr<' bath· ~l.lrtin).l la~t 'Prill).! and tontinuinJ;:. in~, in till' pdtHI 111 :.hnwin~t, nf llw thruugh tbh pa'ot ' Utntnt't . cumpnnic!'> go;1t ·.. h(•;td. \\'ith thi' protection have l>i'l'll \\ ritin~< llw placement or liu• lO urranl.(c fur inll'rvic11~ with till' Fru>.h bt~t•tll 111 rro~ Wl'sl St re1•t mvmher>. uf llw ~·niur l 'la!t,, Cou ,.,, masn•, they fnilt>d w we:tr thl.!ir
~iclt•rin~t tht.' number or ft'j)<lrls fl.'· ti1·~ and nanw 1 artb. tuHI they tuulil Cl'lverl I hus fnr, there shuultl be at 1101 \w botherrtl to ~trrel 'I «'ch tnrn, lt'.l'l as many optming:. this year a., junic1rs and St•niur!'> a<~ wt•ll as Snph· tfwre Wl'fl' hL-..t Yl'llr. Somr employers omnr(•s, with the cu~tumary cheery hll\'e aiM1 mentlont.'d that tJwy wnuld ' Il l." ho willing to interview Juniors who llt'fe Juoking fur summer joh,;. ~ l c•;ul\\ hilc thl:' ~•1ph" Wl.'re lloini4 tht• f>l•S! they t.IIU I(!, hy l ryi1111 h t The placement offtce has nllt·mptecl to ~hrdu le a~ many Qf the inter <1111\incc the Frr~lum:n that tfH.'t ~ \ it•ws :IS flOS•ihJt• after lJW lir~l llf \\..IS II f1Urpn~e (n•hind 1111 thi:, h~tring January. lJco.,plt•• thi» o few mm· t'lwn canw the dawn! 'I ht• Fru-.h p:tnii•S have inclic::ttl'CJ that thC')' CUll ..utltlt•nl) 11 nkt• up to t ht: fm 1 1h.tt htlld intt•rvit·w~ only iu XoH·ml.lt·r tlwy 11c·tc· n•quirrd to \lear nanw and lku•mll('r. Tlwsc rCimpauit•,.. an· !win,!! nuomrn 111 trtiC•d as w~,:ll ;ts plh nml•, uu'~ l ..ult' llridgt•, ani! !kiY ~il•lc. Tu <1\ tlid cuullicts in J .~nuat) · lldlo" Ill .Ill 'l'l'ch mt•n, ~~ that tlwy .mtl hhruury, 1he plttH'nwnt oflire• nlulll I)I•< Ill til' .wqu.litHc•tl wit It t lw h.1, tric'll nul tu ,.( ht>tlult• t11u u•m llult•Jtt!'o. l'ht'} Juunrl 11111 that thi• pauu•s inr ittlt•rvit•wl'> iu the samt Frt"..llliutn indut triuulitHI pe·rit1rl wa~ tlt•p.trtrn~nt fill th~· "'"~~·. dit~. . ~round a tunc• in whith tht•y were In ht•ct~mt· \ov~mb~r '.''l l>cnn S\\nh ~~ L~ntb .'u a{quaintt•d wilh t'ttl'h •Hiwr. unci nr. fluhh'h a h... t of all lite• tnthl ... trll'~ rruti1.~· tlwir tlllltlt:y 1n•w in tn 11 w 1•11 that huw arran).ti'tl inwrvit•ws and IUIIt tiuulttg cl a<~s. till' datl'' on 11hich they will l~t.• held. \\ ith tlw tlllltken•ng came the• rr formation, and lhe t b "s llf 'Su t.amr thruu~h in lin(' ~ lyle Altltough then• Ilonu.· coauing on 11'3'> -.till ·1 Jut uf th1• ulcl fun mbsin~ L'VI'ry 7 4 5 A.;\ I on tht hricl~t·, thr 1-r~~h really flrtl\'C'<I lhc.>ul!>clH·~ in the· Pndcllt• Ru.. h. Th1•y were very ( lncc ,Jgain T«h is j.!llin~t all out well or~:tni1.<'ci. and lhetr 'l rt•nuth 1n wekmne lhc alumni n•turning for was llverwhclmiul(: for wht:n tho du~l a 'i~it em tht' Hill . Elaborate plan' hart 'Clllt:fl after thr tm'-lau~ht ami hnvc bpc•n drnwn UJI for Oct. 25th to the parltii('S Wl'rl' cHunted . the Frosh m.1lw thi .. honwcuminl.! the tx>~t yet c.tml clU l \\ ith forty one w thirty lin<· Thl'~ plan<; include a l!titliron fur 1he Sllphnmort's. rla,,k 11ith powerful Const Cuard, n The K·~Jltl l'u II i!' nt>:>o 1, und, j urlp;· 1c·.1 dante in S.R.H, Common<~. and in.~r hy the l':~dclle Ru-.h, Jn,titute tht· ,llumni rf,,m e that nij.!ht in .\ lcicn Pond •hCHtlcl sec• rmc (If I hr f!r(':tlt''ll \f t·mtJri tl. \n added feature will ht· lllt:·o-\\;lr~ in it~ hi-.tury. ~ku ll mrn tlw laying of thr corncr,lone llf h~tve l~t:·e t l seen ~L>crclly chr·ckinp; the K 1\cn lh11l . lt'nliWraturc uf the watt'r in fn'> titUIC The fraternilie.~ will abo adcl a Pont!. \\'hen the wnter 1-(t:ts cold bill pan tO the day\ sucCC!o:-o. l>eco- t>nou~:h lU iJl.,ur<• that at lcac;t 50'1 ratiun$ are being devise<} now fnr the of tlw loQinl! team get pneumonia, purpose of ctlpping the pri.ze troph) thr conte't "ill br11in. :\fay thf' ueller ci~I>1S win! 111 be awarded at the alumni dance
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INc'" 'Ped(llcr' Auton•rSoc i~tic8 Ainl E J•t c • ~ M .•,. , t 1 or Nanted
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Snnitnry J<: n gin••••ri u ~ I to~ 'fu11i•• uf Spt•t•(•h G iv(•n U> E. K S. Cluuw, A.S.<:.E. •\ wry impwwnt 111eet In!( will lw lwlcl hy tlw \ meru an S11l it:I y (If c il il l·:n~ilwet' hN't• thi" \\'c(ln(•<.day t•vrnln~t. T ill' ~~~~ ietit•,., frllltl tlw Hn!:>tnu •tlltl \\'on t•,lt•r dwptt•r, nf tlw ,\nwrh .111 di,·i~ton ''til wmhint· wilh thtt s t udc•nl "('t ticm>~ fmm N111th· t,m,tt•rn :utd \\' 1'.1 . i11 liHfW!4 nf t.r~·M· till( .t mon• uniflt'd :llllltl'fiiH'rc :unong thl· ~otiPttt•~; in ~ l ns~:u htt:-t>lls. 1·.. I·. Slwrmu n ( 'hao,(•, ;t highly rt'~tJt'll!·d man itt tlw lif•ld of C'ivil Eu~:mtc-riti)C "ill Itt• the ~Jit•:tkc•t lur tht· t•vt·ttilllo(. II i" p:trttwr... hip in llu· \\I'll knuwn eul(lnc•t•ring firm uf .\lrt talr and Erldy well qu:llifio!l him to "~JWak on almlbl any phasr of <'nlo(i· nct'riug, hul hi'> lOJilt lur this m<•etin~t "ill 1.11.• !'>anit.~ry Enl(inrerinJ<. T o lhtl'l' whu are ncqunintcd with the Civil IJrpartmt-nl ;tt T edI rcalil:e thnt Sauitary Eugin~,~rrinJ.~ hus fast tlf'CIIn~c· one ~f lhe most importa~t and h1"hly paid brandws of o.ll cngt· ncrrin~. There are nlmost hmllless rtpJlOrtunhic~ in lhi~ fteld for Civil ~o:raduate:o c•-.pecilllly in forl'ign CI)Un· tries. Thr mt•(•Ling will IJI' held ut Altleu 'I . I 30 II.,,. , . fulowlng I ,, !'lllllrtll at 7: a lmnquc·t HI the rhJrmit,ry dininJ< hall , ' I,he ~lurlenl prke for :tt 6: 45 I' .•I thi., banquet i'! :;, 1.50 and a wouder· rul mcul j ., as.,uren. Holh l hc banquet and the main
mcrtin,l( nrc open to all students and lh~ir uucMs, and a S""cial invitall(•n is e.d;nderl to all fr~~~hmen who a~e planning liJ major in Civil J'i;nginrer· ing and tho-;c who have M t yet tic· cider! on which field to pur ue.
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A~o~ Wurk CommcnccH • lu Ott!>IPI Ycarhook On October 7. Richard wus t·lrt ted Etlitor-itHJhic•f l'rtldlrr h i ftll I he vacancy \\'illlam ( 'litHHW I 1I, whu tlicl turn Ill sdmol thi" yt•ar.
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Oic k has pul his t'ffur t ~ inlo the I'Nirl/1 r !linn• hi,'! Freslun;m yrar. 11 i.ll 1\nrk , logd lwr with 1hal uf 1he t•nlin~ f'r·tldlrr ~tuff, hn ~ already producrd n·o,ulb Lhi~ yc·ar. The• staff ill MW In Ihe pwrc~s or linin!( UJI clntr11 for taking til(' S1·ninr t I:L'!.'i pirturcs This yrar they would like lH have I 1 w 195 ~ l'ultllrr runtai11 many more lnfurmul t·umpull ShOll\ tllrln lust yt•ur\ yc<~rhuflk. T n do 1hi.~;, lhl' l'n ltllr·r stnfr nrrds the cooperation or II 11w cnnt1.tc1 cnmera b ugs on the H l 'Uillflll!l. Th('y wou ld like to receive informal pirt ure.!l of ""Y activities nt~lunrl the rampus, and ulso candid ~htll'> , 1r life• around the Creek Circult. Any pict ure'S of interest will be acreptt.>(l. Th 'JJ I I. ere WI )e J>OS ttons open on both the IJ\tl>im·ss unci edilotial staffs fur thcJ."" ""' int(·r'"l"d. 'l'h'ts ·,'! •, won· '" ~ tlerful OJlf)(JrlUIIily for .••ny(J'"" I' " who <'nJ' nyo, writinu,., or tile l)u~..·,llC"~ .,., encJ of llrfl(lurina,.. 1.1 fin"" ycttrbook. Al•!nu • " thi!, lino L.- rCillCmbered • it ·'~ holtlcl uc Ihal t hest• po5itions are not only O""n ~cn •'c1rs IJul al~o - r.e., ~ ·~ to ., ·' •o • menl .... ~ the olhcr cla.ss"s " S well. .. .. With a 11cw ec"'•' t r ·1 s c1 ' u ' new tc ea ' an new t•nthuo;ia'lm, the 1953 Peddler .,hould be the fill<.'l>t yet. Help make II SCJ! Walch lhc bulletin boards for Poddlrr noticc:sl
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Fur year~ Worcester Tech has been il• di re need ur mnrc complete facil· :lit•s ft>r the Civil EngineerinK departmetll. T he school reulizcd this nct.od lonp; ago and has tx•en hopin~ nnd t•lnnuing that sumedny a building llli~othl he erected und dcvmrtl solely 111 the scil'nce l)f civil cmKinccring. rhis yt'ar, l'ttn!itt Ultiun uf just such ' I building hos fiiHtlly begun, the ner· l :.!'<try funds having ht't-n r:1i:.ed hy 1he 194o·41·4l\ cnduwmcnt cnmpaigns. The urchitt'l'l t ht'M'Il tn design I ht: buil din~ i!\ \V. Cornell .\pplcton , nd Company nf Hus ~nn whn ulsc1 cll•Sif.llll!cl Alden Memorial, Hir;wns ! .•borablril'"• and Sanford Rllily Hnll. 'l'hc ~otc•nertll nppcamncc nf the new Luildin~t will be that nl the pre.<;ent J>:lcctricrLI t•:nginet'rin~ Laboratories. Ovt'NIII dimensiuns will L>e 148 feel hy SR fl•ct with two wings ,,4 feet by JS fet't on the nurthenst side of the lluil<lin~ . Construction will be brick y•Jth reinforced concrete floors on • tc•el fmmc!\. The acrommcxlations of Ka vcn llnll, 11'1 the building will b•' called, arc to be complete in every respect. 'l'lm•e lahur:ilori<'!l will provldt' excel· h•nt facilitir~ for llw study of the vt~rluus mntc•t·ialq used In cnl(lnecring wnslr u~:t ion. Alc;o indurJed i n the huilding will be the dcp~rtmenl orlit c•s, :L largce lihrnry, 1hrce !lpacitiU '> tlr.tllinl( rooms, four recltaliou rooms, :1 lur!<C k'< lure hnll , and a w mfort· nhll! luurw• fur the rcla'<a linn (Ul<l tnjoymvnt or Ill<' student!) durin~ tlwir frl'C time. Thr buildin!( contract was awarded 111 Lhc R. 1~. Whipple Company on October seventh, construction being !ttarted the SllJll"~ day after a form•..· I ,.;round-breaking ceremony. Officiates ;~I the ceremony were Admiral Wat Tyler ('f uvcrius, pre.'iidcnl of W.PI., Anrfrrw U. Holm~lrom, mayor of Wqrcrliter, Professor A. H. Holt, nnd l'rofeso;or t\ . J. Knight , who turned the firsl sod. ft i~ hoprd at present th l th b 'ld'1 'II I d r u c ~~ ~g ~~ lCf rea y or tx:cuf}llltt;y lY t lt' •a 11 o 19 53 . AI this point , lo complete the story, it is of interc•st to preseut a few facts concerning the man after whom the 1 luilding is named. This illustrious gentleman is Mo!Ws H. Kavcn who rtfC<·ivtd his B.S. in ~1rchanical En· J<ineerin~ at Worcester T ech with the class of IS85 and received an honorary doctorate here in 1928. Throughout his life, allhou~h he rose lo the rank of chief engineer and vice·pres.ident or the United Shoe .f/~~tt
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