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E GINEERS, INDU TRY AIR ~lOST COMMO COMPLAINTS Eugineer Dissatii!!Iaction Cau etl L.y Ovcrt~eUing By Prosp ective Employert~; While lndu~try's Main Worry Is th e Cocky Attitude o£ Junior Engint..-ers The ~ationaJ Society of t•rofe.s- prc:;cuteu io a reJX>rL to industry on 'ionnl Engineers recently released a · Bm\ to .\ttract and lluld Engineercomprehensive report to industry on ing T:dcnt,' prepared by the l'rofc:.:.ional EngineeN Conference Uoard " llow tu Attract unci H ulet l~ ngin ecr for l ndu~lry." ing Tulenl. ·• Since this report is, we "Today, nearly 40 pl'r cent of em(eel, or ~reat intere)t to future engi- ployt.xl engineers arc unhappy in neen., we would like to print here Lhcir jolll>, the report :.hows, and ~me Cucts about the posi tion or many of them blame their di-•content on tht• racl lhcy werc 'nwr:~old ' by junior cn~ineers in iodustr). imlu~ t ry rt.><.ruiters." "American induslry ~ain this year ··on the olber side of 1hr picture, is cytling college C<U11puse:. across the rare the many engineer~ who have '\ntion Cor l11e young mnn who soon round 'ialisfaclioo in their jolls. nd will be tucking that new t"ngincering t.>qu.tlly ~jgnificant l" the way in whit.h a wide st.>elion of indu~try is dcgrt.'C under his arm.·· doing cveryLhing UL ti s command to ".\nd io J une indu. try will once keep Lhl' enghwers happy." more be vieing (or his lttlents, mak" What the engineer think!> uf his inl( him oiTer:> Llw lkdglin~-t f' n14ineer job and whnt industry thinks or the has uever before received in history." Cllf4incer a story which may go far ''This is a rosy outlook £or the wward achieving soundt'r under}Oung engineer, but it ha:. :1 •catth. ,wndi.ng between tht· twu il> rcThat is that some graduates- a !lite· \'Caled in the report. "This rrpon is based on n. survey able number to be sure arc going to be 'Ovt:rsold' by ca.l(er employurs carried out to team bow mnnagemrnt on whal the rookie cnginet•r can ex- ran uest creattl a. climate In which it~ t•ngincers can work, happily and IX'{t on his first job." " \\'hen the ' honeymoon' is over a cfrectivrly, in an employ~ rnpacily lot uf engineers will lind tht.'mselves whilr :.till retnining proft::.~iunnl attibcntling over a draftinK board or in tud(•S. ,\ I ore than 1,400 engineers emt c~ting, anttlysis or compu tation as- ployed in industry :md nwrc than llignmcnts. Then they may start 200 employers of cnginE"er!t-CXCClJwondering why ma.naJ(cmcut is not tlv(''l of companies which curry on using to the fullest the talents for their puyrulls more than 1,000,000 whit h there wa:. :;uth frant ic lliddinSt per on.,, working in 1,4 211 pl:lnt:.pMiicipnLed in the survey.' ~mly a few months lx•forc." " This is the picture given by cn- " If such a large percentage or cnJtint•ers who were cnught U!> in a J(incer-. aren't happy, wh:u 's th • reasimilar campus employment rush ~nn t StHuc suy they think their clurlnK the past few years a picture ( l 'ontinucd on l'agc 2)
RAWSTRON WRITES BE T THEME ON SAFE DRIVIN<; l \\'illiam W. Rawstron, H frt:shman, wrote the best theme un the topic ·•. arc l>rivin~ " in a tonlc"l sponSllrcd uy lhe Tech Enl(lish Ucpart· nwnt. Rawstron 's <:~!Ill}' will he enten-·d in a nalionwiclt> cunte~t spono.or~·d for school publication:. by the Lumbl.'rmans Mutuul Casualty tompnny which is awarding larl(e cash prit.t' for essays on sufe driving. Rawstron is to be con~ratulated lnr hi$ I.!Ood work, as are runner-ups John Hob.1n, Alan ~lilchell . and VictM ~ l oruai. for the problem of m:~kinA uur hiJ.!hways surer is a serious tme. The T £CJI "EWS '' ould like to thank th<" English Department fnr it _~trea t help. Ra wstron's essay is printed below. Recently, while I was drivinjl on ) 11\.c;sachusetts Route 9, in heavy traffic. a convertible came up fast from llehind. headlights blink.in~ furiously. Before either the driver of the sedan in front of me or T could
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JOHN JlUTI'lNO BECOME E~ ROTC ADJUT T First Licuteuont John .\ . ~llttino has urlivl'd frum a wur or duly in Europe fur n~i~nmrnt with the Sig· nal l 'urps N.~:~'rw Officer's Trn.ining Corp-. l' nu hcrt' ut \\' orcc:.tcr Tech. Hl' \\ill t.ll-l' u\•cr the job of detachme•nt ndjutnnt ror the ROTC: Sture ns wrll "' instruct ROTt' studcm s. Lt. ~litlinu a11ended ihr :\lissouri School nf )liJu:.. and ~ l ctallurJtY· l)unnJI h i~ collc~te trainin~t be beranw ,, nwmlwr of lhl' Thrta 1\.nppn Phi irntt•mity : \\orked on thr Missuuri M illt'r. thl' scho~1 1 •ww$paper; and ns an ROTC Muclcnt rommnnrlt•cl an t'XIrn curricular d rill tenm kn0\\11 as the l>t'tunatnr ... Hr ~r:u.lu all'd in )lay 1041) \\ilh ,1 Bachehlr of iemt> Dc~rl't' in Elcchicnl l·:nKineerin.:. .\ ., a. result or completin11 the I{O'I'C l'tJUrl>t' at cnllt' ge und be· in~:: tlr~I~IHllC'!l :-. llisti11:,:uislwtl Mill-
do unythinJ(, the wnvcrtiblc was pussi n14 u!l 1111 the ril(hl. He pa:tscd me· withllut trouble, but I t.Ould Sl:e that he· was _~tHing Ill haw clirflculty ''it h t he• -.c(Jan. Hl• Clll urr the q•dan "'' !.Uddenly that its clri\t'r lmd to M..llld un his brake~ ur cbc hit the center i ~land . Up lll nc1w, uuly the driver of the convt•rtiblc was at ruult, but his at t ion~ ju ~tiliably angc-red the driver of the t-dan. Tht• o;cdan sped after the converlihie both uf them "' ell over the sp«>d limit, both passing on the ri~hl anti in the center, both cuttin)( off trailer trucks, and hoth S<J uetz-in~-t inlll ceminRiy impossible ~>sitions. Thr <:eda.n was hui(RinR the bumper of the convertible, apparently hoping to pac; and run lhe cOn\•ertible off the- road. r turned off the highway almosL immediately, but T suspect that the cars near me had lo slow down with a few miles to avoid at leMI one mangled wreck. Both the (Conllnued on Pa~e 2)
WORK ON LINCOLN SQUARE TO BE STARTED BY STATE 'I
Long Awaited Project on CongeHted Square To Bt• Undertaken Soon at the Expense o( the htlt!; The Whole Plan To Be Completed in 1956
About 1SOO feet or relocated section of milrood , from a point ju~l south of . ummer Street to a point snuth of Lincoln Street will be in tunnel, and the remaining portion of the relocated railroad will be in open rut. On top of this tunnel, into which Lhc railroad is to be placed, will be built a new street , which will provide direct access between Summer Street, Belmont and Lincoln trcels without. becoming involved :.tru ~titHI 1 but lund damages. There in the traffic circle at Lincoln Square. will lw no cxpenS(' ttl the City of By building this new road on lop \\' orcester. of lhc tunnel, the amount or land The work of improving Lincoln laking is grcally diminished, as wm Square will be done in three phases, he the number or buildings, which 11r:.t the n•movul or the RniJroad would hnve to be demolished. The from the Hquure. Second, tho con- contract completion date for this first contract is May IS, 19SS, and it is estimnted that some SO buildings will have to be demolilihed because or the work involved In this contract. About 24,000 cu. yds. of Concrete will be poured in thls cootnct, and there will also be required tbe \1111 or about 320 ,000 lbs. of steel abeet· in!(, left in place, 600,000 lba. of reinforcinJ( steel and over 6,000,000 lbs. of structural steel. Countless number of changes will have to be mude In the existing surface and sanitary sewers, water mains, public utilities, conduits and the relocation of t he Millbrook sewer. The second phase of the work is the so-called West Side Artery, which, when completed, will provide an alternate route running parallel with Main Street from Grove Street to Chandler Street. This proposed street will pass through Salisbury Pond and travel along Lancaster, Harvard, Chestnut and High Streets to connect with Murray Avenue at Austin Street. When completed, Harvard Street from Chestnut Street to Highland Street will be one-way going north, and the new connection from Grove Street through Lancaster Street will tary (;rwlua1e, he ~a!> commis.,ionctl struction of the so-called West Side be one-way going south. It is anticia lnd Lt. in the Rc)(u lar .\rn1y tLnd Artery and lhird, the tunnel uncler pated that a 40 foot width of pavewus ussiJ(ncd tn the Sigrml t'c,rps. Lincoln Square with trailic circle and ment can be obtained through this location, and besides providing a Sint:<' cnterin)( on uctiw duty Lt. other lmprov<'mcnts. ~Tittinu ha., cumplctfd the Si!(nal Bids fur the first phuse or the paraJJel route to Malo Street, It will Offtccr·.., Ua.sk l'ouN! at Fort Mcm- work wt>rc atlvertised , and were re- also relieve the traffic passing mouth, Xew Jersey and served with ccived by the ~1a sachuo;etts Dept. through Lincoln Square. The plan Is to have this so-called the 17th Sil'(nal Operatio n ~ Battalion of Public Works on Tue'lday, Noin Germnny for three yf'ars. While vemher 24, 19S3, and it Is esllmated West Side Artery completed before 0V('r~C3 S, he j)CO.I(CC St'll lhrOU)(h that the COillr!~Cl for thiS phase Of work starts on Contract No.3, which many job nsSiAnments, uttn.inin,t.t the the wurk will run around $3,0001000. is the work involved in Lincoln Jmsitiuo uf company wmmnnder Work involved in this contract prin- Square proper, thereby taking a large prior HI hio; return w thP United cipally involves the relocation of the amount of traffic away from the ~ta t~•c . Railroad in an easterly direction. Square while construction is under • • • The Railroad will leave its present way. The third phase of the work COil· ,\ s announced at the ftnal Fall ~;ite at about Thomas Street and rlrill of the ROTC by Lt. Col. C. E. swinl( easterly and northerly under sists of the treatment of Lincoln Harris n series of special da.'>se.~ con- Summer Street under Belmont Street Square proper from a traffic point of cluctccl by the Military Science De- and und er Lincoln Street and. back view, and a tunnel is to be built UD• partmenl have started. Classes are out to its present location at about der the Square, which will be one(C'ontinued on Page 2) Garden Street . (Continue.d on Page 2) •\ ftrr 0\'l'r fOrly years Of diSCUS· sion anti ulmo.sl hundreds ()( ~hemi's, it ,,ow is n fact that Lincoln Square itl \\'urtf'\t(•r is to be improved. ll I~ e:~li matcd that before the whole proJ;ram is completed, the cost may run up to $7,000,000 or $8,000,000. The rntire cost of this "'ork will he borne by t he Stute inctucling ntll only the cost or con-