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Jon. 20, 1953
\V 0 R · C E S T E R
POLYTECHNIC
COMMISSIONS IN AIR FOB~E FOR SENIORS Air Weather ·ervicc Program to Offer Mt•lt"orology Train ing :O.:I!w opportunities for younA men Mil 11umrn with scientilic or technical intcre ts to enter thr t'nited tate~ .\ir Force for tht' purpose of rctcivin,l! training as wrather officers rtet'iv.,d :~rlditiona l cmpha-.i]; from Statcm~nt" by the .\ir Force Chief or Strtff nurJ the <:omrnnndii1A Gcncrul 11£ thl! US.-\r Air Weather Service.
t:encral Hoyt \'a ndenber~t JlOinlt'cl up Lhe need fur .\ ir Force (lt'~uurwl in a recenl <.tatcment w prc~idcnt s of ROT ~ colle)(es. He s:tlrl, " \Vr are clesperat<,>ly in need or IW111l minds- youn)( und llt>J(i!Jie minds l'a~er tt) meet the rising chulltn)(e of uur times, an).ious to ~r:l'll I he t'volvinl( mt',aninA of air Pll"er . . . • "('ulle~e ~t.raduute~. or senior~ who "ill l(ruduute this June, now may apply for appointment in the Air Force as second lieutenants and rective s.wwrnmcnt-paid weather trainin~ at one of eight nationally known cnllc~es and universitir . l'pon complt•tion or their training, they will rrt:eivc tL~signmlints in the USAF .\lr \\'t·alhcr Scrvic"" as W"ath"r " ' ofliccr<' (;t•neral Senter continued. "The,t· individuals mu!.t p11~SC~ a hacralaureate degree w~Lh crtdit for (1111.' yrar uf tolle)lc physiCl> and malhrmatlcs thruu~-:h intcl(rHI c:Llculus. QuaHficcl ).(raduates or st•niurs should write tu Headquarters, Air Weather ervic'c. \\'ashinAton 25, 0 . C .. for thr required application forms." T minin~ for these oftker!. in the l(mdc uf "<'cund lieutenant-; will llCgin in June 195.3 and again In . cplcmber IOS.t ] tllll' 1952 gratluatrs will be ('On~idcred for the lattt•r clu<~!> unly. 'l'r:tilll'C~ will be ordered w dut.> about thrcr week:. in advance uf curmuencinf.! training ,mel will arrive un t":lmpu' about ten tlny<~ before da"'~'~ Uel(in in ordt-r to permit them U1 arrnn~o:r housing and l)ther matters.
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GENTS Formed
SKULL TAPPING SEES THREE MEN HONORED CHEEilLEADERS
To Pr·omote ME AllD TUMBLING Flttid Study T() PHOGRAM
Tnp hats, red ti6. nJHI whitt> shirts! \\'ho nrc they? They're the (IE:'\T .. :-:t•\•er heard or them? Well. It is n new orJ{llnit.atlon nl 1\'<'h. nnd this article will ~ivt' you :~onw infOIIllntion aboul lhesl' l(flily('l CII hcd st ud\'nls.
feclin)( the need ft>r a rclrn-.c from the U'>Unl ~chool routine tlf .. IA•hr und Kun~t· (Srnb and Swent) , thr ~troup was ruun<le<l with a view tu the enjoyment brought allout by a mutual interest. A senrch was conducted to lind an interest common to 1he group, and it was fouod in the field of lluids. Thu , it wru. decided to dedicate the cause of the society to n !oludy of thl' characteristics and effects of lluicl!i in an atmosphere or merriment. 1' h.,' f"Uil'lt'ng fathers of the then " •
nurnele'~ orl(anil3tion were lifreen
Isenior The meLh:mical enl(int't:rmg slumeeliJJK of the fir~t
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Then• art• many un:OlllliL henws in this W(lrld and we have on our campus a KrllUJl or men who are probably the un<oun~t lwrue:. tlf many nn nthlt•tic cont{-._t our cheerlratlcrs 1n many other ~chuol ~. where there are girl chet•rleadt•r:;. the stud(,lnt ~ !\CCm ltl tnk~: '' naturnl interest in tlw chl.'t·rlca.clers, but here.• nt Worcester Tech, with nu Kirl!o to helJ> (ltti., th1• chl'erleaders have had to ~ ork han! to win Lht• sturlc·nt .upport . The che\·rlcndcrs' "season'' 'itnrto; In St>JHCml.>cr nud conliuu(•:, on until tht' end of the hnsketbnll l't'tl'!llll in the early ~>prinrt;. L>urinJ( lhi~> ~~·riud. they prartkt' twice a week and hn,•e a warm-up periml the day or a game. ~ot cmly dn they llo ordinary chccrleaflinf,;, but they put on a good 1 cxlra' huw. 1'1wy 1lave I(Une ·Into tlc orclinnry. Tumhlirll( acts ami more r<'rt-ntly, -.kits have IK•<.ome n part
dety saw the election of two permanent t)fliccrs held. 'l'ony l~llk'lnaith; wu~ c hn~l.'ll to head the orwwil.atlou ~i nn· it w;~ s fell that hb inH•rest in the lluid field would m:tke him nn · 1 1ea d er. \\' h'11 ·'' I uwry was excep11ona · Jub · wrll · uo: •·~ elel·tcd M:cmary. H•~ to
of thr chN•rleatlers show at the )(ames. l>urinK practicr, the sewn, C:trl ~ lt•ndula, Touy cancl'lla, IJit:k DeLuca, I >itk Lucey, Spud Spndoni, l'harlil• ~irnonkk anu Uuu Ollver wurk wry carefully to have their acts run like clockwork.
n>ct>rd tomplcte data at all lab exJ>t'rimt'nl\ nnd lll write hrid report-. :.o thut the wc>rk of the Kruup will Mt be lo:.t to thow followlug In their fout :;t cp:~. t:nonimous choke of the Ji(ruup fur fttculty advi~1r, nnd rc· ~p<mllinst lo the raH. wa'l l'ruf. Warrcn Zcpp. The job or steerinf( the J,~roup tu1vard it-, appc1intl·d l(unb and albo of o;c~·ing thut Ihe ltllmrtttury is :-.ntionally prominent schouls parnut wrt't:kt>d !Jy too zen lou~ u ndtrtidpntln~ with the US.\ F in this pro· takin;c~ "ill he lllkt'n care nf «tuit<· ~ram include the ~ I a -;;Jehu etl!. Incupa I.Jly by l'r•,r. 7..1't>p. ~t i tu11 of Tcchnolo{ty. ~t'W York \ t the nl"H meeting tbe cunstitul'nin-r,•ty, the t:niw·r.. ity of Chitiun ur the -udcty. thl! drc•.. . anrlthr ca~tn. l'l'nnsylvania !:-late ( ·olle~-te the nanw were rlt'cirled. Tht' c;J<::'\T~ . lJnh1•r.. lly of California at Lu:- ,\nCcntlcnl{'n'~ EnginccrinSt and NonRr!('l., Fluridu State L'niverslty, th<' l'ni\l•r ..ity ur \\'a~hinJ(IOn and St. TI.'mperanu! Sodety, wns thl: nnnlc cho"'.•n l..tJui, t•niver,..ity.
Two Jl<'Uple eJ,pecially dc~rvc trcdlt fur making the cheerleade r~ wh11t they nrc. One is Don Olivt•r, rhe dwcrlt•ader everyone knows, for hl' is t ht• lt-tllll'f or thc cheerleaders, the tine who taul(ht mo~l of U!\, ns fr('shmt•n, nur fir~>l Tech t hccrs. The other i-. " I>•x." C:~rpt~rllcr, rt'lirctl head nf the 1>cpartmeut of Physical !~ducalinn , who spencl~> Lwu ufl<~r noon~ tWt h week wi~h tlw chct•rlcadc·r~ wau hinl( and direct in~ until the t.hc:N·s nrc just right.
lntl·rt-tcd senior stutll.'nb and ~radu.ue- can obtain full dt!tail on ti'Cl'lvinl! direct commi-..;ions and c:nvt•mment-expen<:e weathrr tmining With lhc .\ ir f orce UY \Vriting immediatPly 10 1he Commandln~ Gen raJ. .\ ir \\ •·ather Service, WashinRlOn 25, D. C.
JENNEY, KA1\UN KY, PE1'ERSON CliO 'EN BY SEC,.RET OCffiTY
Doc• Cnrpe•nter Gin-~ of Tinw to lnstrtwt Scamul O n Tumh l iu~ Tf'daniques
To1• Hatt ertl Elect Ruksnaitis to L~ad T h em in Caus.-
dent'~.
INSTITI:JTE
T h(• members Qf the GJ<.:\TS arc th<' foil••" ins.:: jCJhnny Allen, Urady Buckley, Hank Bu nter, Don Camp ut•ll, llank Hart, Bub lla~ncrl. Bob Kern, John Lovell . Hob Lunger, Ed ;\Jarknrian, Chris .\lartin, Hob Menard , \\'hit )lowry, Tony Ruksoaitis, Geor~e Sanctuary, Prof. Zepp.
T hoana!!J P. Rarnsdcll Tcdt Sl nclt~ nt J)it•t; In Sw inun ing Pool Popu lur Junior')! Death lluc• tu nturul Cau ses; Grt'lll ' ln)('k to CantJllH! On Monduy aflern<xm, J unuury 12, Thomas 1'. Ramsdell died from a recurring nervous disorder while swimming in the 1,rym pool clurlnR a swimminK learn pracLice sc:;sion. lle wos laken from the pool l.ly leammrttl'S 111111 arlillcinl respirntion wo..~ !1Pf1lic(l with the help of n respirnt(lr for '' hnlf nn hour. He wn~ thcn lukcn t•' l'ily llu.,pit.nl In the police ambulant<' nnd prunuunced drari at tbc h(lspitttl. The funeral was ht>ld •m Thur~tluy nt St. j ames Epi~opal Church, with burial at Ramo;vlllr Cl•melt'ry in (-;rral llnrrin!{Lon, :\ lassuchu•wU'l which wa.,c; his home town. Tht• St'rvicr' were attended by i\ct i••K· I'rc~iclent Dean Roys and till honor guard of nine Sig £ps.
Tom w11s twenty- ix years old, a junior, and hnd b(•cn here at Tech fc1r a year nnd r• haH. Previously he had nllcndN.l Cornell University for twu ycurs und wns a member of Chi l'hi Fmternity. At Tech he was a member of the swimming learn, an active ~kiing enthusiast or the Out· ing Cluh, and held house privilcge8 tt l Si~o:ma l'hi t~ps ilon Fraterrlity. In the past, ' l'um had atlcnde<l the University of MassuchusctLS fc~r n ~hurt 1imc, w~J s in the Army Air Fflrce Thll<.t or us \\ ho attended 1lw last ('odt't l'rugrum, and worked for twc1 ba..,kt•lhall J.:.ltllC • aw Lhc• rc•wlls of yl'ar<; in the Mc•rchanl ~1 nrine . all thi ~ " ork in cheers and ll.Cting The I( rent ~huck or his d<·at h was In th(• ' kit, dc~ i,:tncd IJy lJtm ()liver, ful ly-h;ll hy cvt'ry faculty member Uic;k DeLuca ~ot u bloody nO"~t• whil.h nnd stud(·nt who had come to ~n<IW wa ~ fak£•11 hy droppinq n ~tream r1f him. tli$ frienclliness and quick smile· rt>d ccmf<:tti frt•m his hancl'l, whkh were wt•ll known to his friends a!l were cuppt'd around hi~ nose. II """" ""ell ns hi~ J')er--cvcrance and earnest\'cry renlilltic, II) say thr 11':~-.t. nco:" in scholastic work and out~idc 1\nrl now you sec how hard the activiti~s. As a final tribute, mnny cheerleaders work. They hav1• hcen nf his f ricnds rrom school atten<.led ll the in~>pinttion wbich has meanl vic- memorial service for him nl St. lory for our tenms many times. :\lark's Episcopal Church in Worces\\'hat will they think of next? ter on Thursday morning.
Three dcscrvin~ seniors received Lhe supreme honor torlny us Skull ht'ld their wiutt>r tapplnj:: ccrrmony IJ<oforc the n-:..o;cnlhlcd student body this mornin~ in Alden ~lemoriuJ . The atmo$pherc was one of resrect and admiration as the black-robed members of the campus' scC'rct honor society t1Jed ontn the stattc in their mysterious, silent dil(nity. The tt•n~iun nnd suilpensc mounted as Prr:;itlent ~fcn:~rtl noddl.'d to the kull nwmbers In thl! tustomary manner, nnd one by one went out into the audirnce to search out the chosen nll'n. Ahrr cnd1 man was tapped, he wnlked up onto the .stage to receive his pledgr pin, n black and yellow ribbon. When the short ceremony was complctefl, Dnvid S. Jenney, Philip J. Kuminsky, and Hubert S. Peterson had experienced the sharp hluw on tlw shoulder Lhat goes with ~'x'ing seleclrrl for membership In Tech's senior society. Skull was founded on Boynton Hill in 1911 to promoLe Tech splril and to stimulate an active interest in .school nctivitie:~. Although little is known auout lht· criterion by which upper d:v;smcn ore S«:lectt>d for membership, it is evident lhat Slttlllnll'n have in common an influential J>Crsonallly, an outstanding popularIty, an inL:•nglble mark of quality which commands respect. Apart from undergraduates who have distinguished themselves by their po.rticipalinn in t>xtra curricula activities, eligibility is ttiSO extended to nwrnbers of lbe rrtculty who have served as advisors to student organizations ur have goincu poJ)UJarity by taking an active part in campus activities. The work of Skull is a complete mystery to all; I he lime and nalure of Lhcir meetings is unknown. The pledging or new members is their only public ceremony. To those men who were tapped today and who will join the sevt!n other undergraduate and several faculty mcmbNs in Lhclr secret meetings in Skull Tomb, we offer our htartf t:on~ratulations for a job well done. : Those chw.en anti their activities were: David S. j tmney- Class Sec., Who's \\'ho, Tnu Ueta l'i, Tech Counc il, Or(.hc•o;tra, Boynlonian~, Uan<l, r.:auticul A<>so., 1.1~. Sport~, A.S. ~f.E., Alpha Tau Omega. Philip j . Krunin.<~ki-Baseball I Va~ sity Club, f.F. Sports, A.S.M.E:, lpha Epsilon Pi. 1 H ubert S. Peterson- Football, Val} sity Club, 1.11'. Sports, A.T.E.E, IHEE, BridJ(e Club, Sigma Pbi Epsilon.