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Dupont Donate Two and a Hall Thousand for Chemi try Here Grant P~ oi 12s,ooo •TECII EW Dollar Chem B~e ts "' To American Schools LAUNCHES It 1m! recently been nnnounced by Or Ernest Wilson of the Chemical and Chemical Engineering Dep:mment that tbe Dupont Corporation has grantetl the dcp.'trlment n sum of 2500 dollar> to IJc used by lhe department at its uwn disc retion. This marks the second consecutive year th:tt Dupont has mntle such a grnnt to Wl'I, for lhe purpose of ndvanc!n~t the teaching of chemistry. The sum IIlli}' be used by the college officials in :my way th:ll they feel wtll mosl effectively ad1•ance chemistry instruction and stimulate interest in the sdence. The 195<1- grant was used to pur~hase special l.tb equipment, institute three scholar~hi~ for freshmen, and to cover tr:weling expenses for faculty members to the .ttionnl Chemistry Com•cn· tions. Or. Wilson, llead ot the Chern nnd Chem Engineering Oept. statt•ll that the 111>S grant would be used f11r sum Ia r (IU11>4>~cs. Thb .:rant \las 1mrt or $125,000 which h.1s hecn distributed hy 1he Uuponl Curpor:llion among 50 priv.ttdy ~upponed institutions to ndvuncc t hr te3Chin~t of chemistry. The Dupont Com1>any plan~ to donate n totnl of $800,000 tO aid lhc country's educa· tiona! pro~trarn 10 1955-56. Uupunl 10 addition to their nUU\)' )lr.tnts also place ndverth.emcnls in col· lege neiiSP:tllCrs, many of which api!C·•r in the pa11es of lhc 'I't;cJt NEws.
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Can1pus Cop, Nils Hagberg, To Be lnc1uded in Acts
Crook nnd Lnee)' Help Nutiou nl Gnnrd Pnblish Monthly New8pupc r Proof Utl\t the Trcu Nl'ws, reprr· senting the Institute in the fltltl of journalism. reaches out far beyond the scope of local campus ncHvities Wit~ shown recently when lhe 18lst Infantry Regiment of the 1\Jnss:\thuseus Na. tiona! Gua rd asked the staff of 1 hr Tttcu NEws to help them lny plans fM nnd desf~n the make-up of the firbl io sue or their new newspaper, Tlw PQuoderhom .
The ~Mion:~l Clllrd un1l cho~e the Tl:cu N FI\ l> style or m.1kr-up over the Styles or nearly twcnt v local cnll.•gc IXilJefS hccau~e of its sizl.', !lpi)Cfitnllt'l', ctnd readahilily. Thr tiN i~suc ut Tltt' !'<>:edt rhnrn, a Chri~LmJ' i~suc. loilkt•d exanly bke an io:suc or the Tt.CU :\F.\\s t•xccpt for the lillc hcnding on th<' ftr'\1 p:tgc. Rc~tinni n~t II'Ork on the new pubtit.l ltnn. Ll J ames •. fleming ronlnclrtl Rilhard L Utll)', makC·III) t'ditor or llll' 'I'Ec n Nrw ttnd ed•Lur CJf thr l'cddl t•r, nnd Ridlllrcl rrook. eclitl)r llf lht• Tf'C II N~:.ws 'l'o!lt'lhcr they lnhl plan'l fur th<· Jmount or CflltY. photos, (art tlOn~ and ,tdvert bcmcnt< l hnt 11c111ld hc ncu'"·"'' for a fnu r-p.,~,. issue. Wlwn this t)'J)('· written copy was ret~cly , it llt'nl tu Urffcmnn Pres~ for l(nlleyll-the l nn~o~ yellow shcelb on whit h nil Lhe <"4li)Y j, Jlrinlrd in lolumnnr furm. Al anothf'r lllt'<'l inj~t lw~e JV~ IIep wen· pasted up in their pro1wr place~ on thr mnke up ~heel, illttl hend linl'~. phntu~, cnrtnun .1nd nils lll'l't' platNI. 'I h(• I• rsl fi:IJ~C of thr nl'l~ l"'llt'f rover:. Atnc r-.11 (:u.ll'll news. thr -.tlond ib tlw rdttonal p.t.rr 11ith »>'ll'~ uf the hrst H.tll:tlirm, tlw thinl is the ~f)tlrt M llill!l' Wtlh ocw~ uf the Scwnd Unllalion nncl the la~t 1>-ll(t i~ dc1otctl lo the I htr.J U.lllllhun 111111 \l)llttnU11J(ITl~ IJf Olh>'r IH1ide, Eduurhtl ntknowlcrl~:mrn t nnd th:mk II'Cfl' 1(1\'l!lt in t hl• li r~l I~MII' {(If I hi' hel11 ~hen tw the 1'H' II t'\1 II'S ull nf "hi' h lmn11~ the name of the Jm.litutl" hclu rc an i'lt'r-inrn··•'•"l( numlwr ur people.
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lege people, certainly It shoultl he " llown Yuu Co", tcll•tusl from New \·ork under thr SI>I)IISOI"'hip or Wcst<•m Vnion un th~ DuMont Network nt 10 1',!\t., E.S:r .. on Wedn{'Min.ys. Dr. llcrl(rn Ew1M, A fl ., A.M.. Ph U., ll Lilt • f'hi flc.>ln Knp1M :mel Rhhllc~ 'thul:!r, outhnr and ~ orth~~t cslrm Unl Pi Dl'ltn Et~ilon. the h11norary 'oll~~ri l'cr~ily profc:-sor, opcr:IIC''I the {!Uit :\IC journalu.m fraternity, will spun,or p.uwl ~ huw on t hl' prit\dple t htll its nn up<>n lcdurc Y.ith Mr. c:cor~c Ull1 l'i!'Y.Cr~ h.IVI' (1 hl~th ('l)l llOHlll lll'nllnli h·in. Jr., l•:1litur of the Smt Ma)lu:i,r , M I(UCSi 'lp<:aker On the U<e<; Of l)'llC Jl.ltor ur mlclligcntc an•l <t~ k~ or mnkt--up at 1 00 l>.m. Sun· Dr. l:.1·nn<> k1.w1~ hiK cnmmcnt'l, M day c\'Cntng, j :muary 16. in thr Janr t ~o:cnl.tl hmol ur the t~:lccnsl ' lil(hl nntl K1rlc Rnom. llltngl!nl. !liVIIIJC the pmgrnm o spily ~ I r Uihldn, a former 'cws ~tlitor Hav11r II b llucll to 1he phra.'l.('\ to he uf the I H'II ~EWS and eduor of lhe J!uc••ecl nncl hi~ 11ltty h:m~cr with thl' l'rd.J/, r. ha\ had exten:.11 c r~ricncr in ·'><·" I'Ll ~ l'nl(e 6 tiO!nel, h<ll\ l'ler, nrr ~nltNI with liti•rary, hiM11rkal and ~dt•nl if1r nllu~ion,, llv pro,•okc~ lively n.r~umroU; by u. I ing ~uc h queo,tlon<~ as " Who wu the grcntest man in the lrull century?" Many commcot:\lors ha.ve clcclar••d Summer siudy at nrili~h unJvcr~lt ie~~ h:we cnrnc from firtrrn lo twcnt y·ftv1· the commercllli.S are the most intere_st. t~ opcu w 1\ m1.•riran students in t•>SS, different counlrie5. r\lthou.cch two-th ird~ uco rdinlt to an announcement mack of the ~tudtnts at prc1·iou' st"''icm-. 10 ~ feature of the show. They include tod.ly br Kenneth Holland, Pf'Wdent hn"e come from F.n~h ~h-~l~king cn1111• demon5trntions of ultra-modem clecor the Jno:titutr or lntcmntionaJ F.du· lries, the opportunity to live in a un l- Ironic telel(fnph equi1)1nent and tbo vitul cation, I En.!>l 67th Street. New York vcrsily wmmunity with ftlllow ~ tudc.'lll ~ role or the telegraph in our daily lives City. n ( ~imibr inter st~ from many natiM• Few people not active In the bu~iness ~ll·l'tl-ck courses will h~ offered n1 hli.S bc!llme n feature of the cnur'e~ world reali..:e the extenl to which they Odord at Strntford-upon·Avon, and a1 The rnUI"'l'' au r:~ct t h uM' nnl!im: m depend on the yellow bl4nk for their the C;tpital cilie!> or LAmdon nnd Edin· ~~te from 20 to 50. l ntcrc~ts vary frnm roocl and nther ucccs,illes, nnd how burl!h tho~r uf the teacher and profe~•ion:tl rapid, t~ITtdcnt tcltgruph service make~ \ JimitccJ number of SCht1l.HShips I~ Ill lhcN uf the o:dcntl I and hu,inc•• the y, lwcl~ of hu~tttt·~~. industry 11.01! .1\ ;ulahle A"ard and ntlm•~~•on JllPh rnan ~ovemment ~o aruund l"alton fonn' m.l\' be 'crurcd frum lhr 1 he r-.;chnhu r~h !'thn••l nrr.tllft('ll .-----------=....;...:....:.==..., hl,titute 01 Jnte-mntional Educal1on in jnintly l,y the !'rtllll~h L'llt\'l'NIII'\, N\'1\' Yurk or Any or it, rel{iOn:tl UffilC1. will hnn• .111 )tisllmral lhrmc, lrnrinl! NOTICE rclmplt'INI application! should he rc the del·clc,r•mcnt of modern wll..tl'rn tumcd tn the Institute in :-\ew Yurk h1 civlliz.ttion. In J..ondun th~ ,:r;,llerir~ Tt•(•h ew~ Elections ~~ Br~b 2S, 1955. t\ hm1ted numbtr ~~ mu-cum•. records nntl buii!HnR~ ~t·nT Will Be Held at ~te.Jm,hit' pas~.1ge~ on Cunitrd EohiJJ!j an· a~ !qledal ~ource material for n M uti> of 1he ~c,·<'nlt·enth nntl eighteenth l c•n· re~•·rvcd for ~uccessfu l cantlidatc~ 4·:00 J>.M. llriti~h t:niversities h:tve comlllnctl turie~. The course nt Stratford ur.J(ln annu.dly ~ince 1948 lo onr.mizc a. 'll(!• ..\1·ou focu t·s on tht: literary nn•l lhr lomlay, January 24 c11l pro,::rnm or summer scho(ll• .11 ricnl ~pcu .. of Shake,pearcan anti r ou~es :ue planned to •crve lhe nee,,, Eli1.3hcthnn drama CMtcmpomry JOh· iu 01 weiJ.qullified undergr:tduntes in 1ht•ir tic~ and lnernt ure are studied under Boynton 19 Junior or senior rears or of post-jtrnclu· 11idely knO\\n lecturer' und tutor' ol ntc student~ In the p:~.st partic1p1nt ~ Oxford
Jour·nalisn1 Talk By Mt-. Ui hlcin
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The Tech News CARNIVAL TO FEATURE NEW SKITS AND ACTS RE~I EMOER
C'crta111ly the ns~emblies hnve b~cn ~ood , hut lite best one of the year i~ coming up next Wctlneftdny. Nttlurnlly I mcun the hour rluring which thr Worcr~tcr Tt•ch bnml has R chtw cc lo piny ror the student hody some nf lhr honutiful music it Is rn1>ablc of. Bill Lynch, the leader of our b.'lnd, hn~ nr rnngcd an enjoyable prol(ftlm contAin· lo~ """c dilsbkal. semi·dn.~~irn l nnd IWPttln r ~l'lrclious ltl hll out nn enjoy nl>lt• hour of l ibtcnln~. Anyone who happcnrrl to walk by the auditorium lnsl Tuco;fl;Jy would hn vc <'nughl n preview or 11 hnt will I.Jc ltctml 111 ncJtt wt>ck'b M~emlt iy. It wn'l culled "Trihutr to Glenn ~1illd' and tlw h<ws in the bnnd surelv did Justice 111 him. No douhtth!' Wnnc~lcr 'l'cch bond deserves u ~ercnl dea l nf pmiM· for tht•ir first da~l! Jll'r fflrrrliiOCC~ nhile {Onlrihutin~t to lift hen.• nt ·r... h or all the evenb whit h the band is a working part of, lhcy re ccive no applause 'for their cfiMts he· caw.e Lh ·y a re usunlly pnrt of tb<· cheer· ing sc.:ttion Well the cheering will be left liJl to the student body next WedncHduy so why not sit in nnd enjoy yourself.
A mu.~t on anyone's sociAl cAlendar th is year is Lhe Tech Clln\ivn I which will h!• presented in Alden Mt:rnorinl Audilorium on jnn. 21, 1955. When tin;t begun in 11) 16, lhe Tech Carnival '''liS. as the name implies, A ~:nmivnl complete with midw~y. booths, and sidt• • hows. Through Lhe years, howcvrr, it hn~ been changed lo ils present form-.'1 variety show presented by ll•e rre~bmcn, sophomore~>. fntuhy, and lalenttd UJil>Crdn!l~nll'n Since its innu~ural ion, lhe T ech Carnival having JlNl\'cd most cnlcrtninlng has l~een warmly nrH:ptcd hy the student hotly and fntul!y. Woru:~tcr Te~ h ':. llub ll OJIC'. Nils llnj(heq:. will ('mrl.'t• this ycnr'll htufth fillet! shill\' which is ~:unmntccu t.o bring thP ruof duwn. The sophomore~. freshmen :md faculty will enrh present a sk•l. J he 60phomore~ nrr divcrgin11 from the U'•lllll lhen1c of !):1St year!! in prcM'11l tn!( "±oo ," nn lnlril(uing atlcmpl at humur. The rreshrnen will u~e n more common theme in their effort to win the trophy nwnrdcd nnnually lll the diiSs with the best show. ''And Your Hit l'arnllc" with l'rof. Hollows nnd Don OUvcr will he the fnculty's conlrlbullon lO lhr llhOW. The theme or their skit iR not quite as obvious as Lhe title might imply. Included in the production are nn nccordlon 5Qio by John Mnlusek, ancl l l SJ>CCial exlmvngnnza slurring Nils IIn(lberg nnd j ohn Lillibridge. And last but not least, Lhr popular Boynlonlans will r)rc~cnl n Di.xitland session. 'I he 'l'tch Cnmival, sponsored annually hy U1e S.c;.A., not only provides for aluden t entertn.inment, bul zuso tinnncinl support of this worthy student org:wl~ut ion. From 11 financilll point of view, the siv.e of the crowd will din:r t llfrcct lhc (IUD lily or fUture 1\SsemliliCII.
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'55 PEDDLER TO HAVE MANY NEW FEATURES 8 · 19 has been the scene of intl'n~i flcd work ns the mnke·UIJ or the 11)55 P••tliUrr prO!(re~!\CS townnl lhe January deaclline. Last yea r''! book, 11hirh hn ~ been acc.l:limed the bcM book in th1• history or the publica tion, hns nl rcnrly l>ec' n outdone hv lhc new ond bNLer yenrh<wk, which ·hM just hegun lo llghl. Editor Dick Lucey nnd bis cohorlt~ have "oul-j()umnJi:ted'' them!lelves with m:tny new features. T he new book will hnvc forty more pages than the 1954 Pl'tldlrr. The bislory or the school year with UPIJiemcnlary photos, plus n large
piclorinl section of ~he buiJdjn~ts nnd on campus, nrc some of lhe main features. The s tnrr guarantees thot t.he hi~Chli~thl or lhe 'SS ye.1rboC1k will be the senior section ; their rca~on • • . <.very senior has been brnnded with an :t[lriiJIOS "quolahlc quote' 1 which has oocn placed under his picture. The edjlors mny not be too popular after the hook comes out, hut lhrre wiU he mnny a lauJth from the "Senil'lr Blurbs." All in aU the book is one \~hith no on~: will be able to go without. Look for It, it will be out sooner than you think.
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