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PROFESSOR COREY lr TERESTED IN SUMMER PROGRAM Professor Corey ol the Mechanical Engineering Department in the past several years, has been working on a summer employment program for undergraduates in the freshm an and sophomore classes. His program would pro· vide on-the-job training for fresh· men and sophomores in their chosen field of engineering, in a hometown industry. His belief is that "most boys have an idea of what profession they want to fol· low, but need the personal ex· perience to make the final deci· sion." As he points out, " a student may enjoy his chemistry lab work, but it is too late to find out that he can't stand the smells of the chemtcals in a plant," alter he has graduated and has gotten a job as a chemist or chemical engineer. Professor Corey's progr am, as he visualizes it, would have com· panies in a student's home town give him a job lor the summer during which he would receive training and would have a chance to both observe actual operations and also be able to discuss opera· lion and procedures with company employees and officials.
This would cost t he company money in the short run, but as a long term in vestment it would be priceless since these students could get to know and like or dis· like a company before th at com· pany spends really substantial amounts of money to train him in his job. Mr. Corey's work has h owever, been quite discouraging due to the lack of support and interest which he has found in companies. Even companies which presently have training programs for juniors and seniors are not very interested in starting this training at an earlier stage: at a time when the student still can choose his major field. Most of Professor Cor ey's ef· forts have been on his own, how· ever, and be realizes that this is not one man operation. He hopes to arouse interest in thP, Society of Fam ilies, the parents of present students, for they, he feels, can make their voice heard much better tha n he can . He also fee ls that these are the people who should be most interested since it is their sons who will profit from this experien ce.
HOMECOMING-1964 A HUGE SUCCESS Homecoming 1965, the one-hun· dreth anniversary of Worcester Tech, got off to a flaming start as students, faculty, alumni, and other spectators gathered around the baseball diamo nd to witness the igniting of ttH! annual bonfire.
After a morning of classes, the students gather ed with alumni to witness the Engineers from Tech clashed with the Bate's Wildcats on the gridiron. At the s ame time, the cross-country runners were pitting their speed and stamina
A FAMILIAR FAN The frol>h, who are in charge of the bonfire, outdid themselves as they erected a foreboding struc· lure of railroad lies and scrap lumber nearly fifty feet in height. As the blazing inferno began to die, the Worcester Tech Marching Band ll'd all in a slithering snake dance through th e streets to City Hall, " here, with ·spotlights whirl· lng, thp t•beerleaders led the Tech· men an their dates in some spir· lied sonr,s and cheers in prepara· lion for Saturday's football game.
against that of the Bate's runners. On the soccer field , the Tech booters were pitted against t he kickers from A.J.C. For d etails on these stories see sports section. Following the football game, all the spectators hurried to Institu te Park for the annual r ope pull be· tween the freshmen and the soph· omores. On the Park Avenue side of Institute P ond were the favored sophs, fresh olf their victory of (Continued on Pa.. 3)
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Bush Is Highlight Of Convocation South and West have successfully followed in the footsteps of your academic plan." The three chal· lenges to our academic plan that he mentioned were excellence, pur· pose and foresight. He concluded that, "to develop such an educational pattern. the understanding and the support of Industry is necessary." At the Centennial Dinner Thurs· day evening, Dr. J . Herbert Hoi· loman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Tech· nology staled , " I do not believe I overstate the case one bit when I predict that the engineering school of the future will become the dominant institu tion in trans· forming the America of today Into the great urban society of tomor· row." On Friday, October 9, the Cen· tenia! Convocation continued at the Worcester Memorial Auditor· ium. featuring an address by Dr. Vannevar Bush, Honorary Chair· man of Massachusetts lnstltute of Technology. He dealt with a topic ol particular interest to the galh· ering, " What Is An Engineer?" He noted the misconceptions and misevaluations of the role of an engineer In society, continuing. "the tende ncy to downgrade the engineer goes far back in history." Regarding this trend Dr. Bush CONVOCATION BEGINS felt, "Much of the misconception Mr. Ronald B. Smith, Senior Vice of the engineering profession, The Centennial Convocation President of the M. W. Kellogg which still abou nds, is the en· concluded Friday, October 9 pro· Company and immediate past gineer's own fau lt." He added that , vided an expression of the views president of the American Society "The very natur e of an engineer's on e ngin eering and engineering of Mechanical Engineers, spoke work renders it difficult to popu· education by nationally known Thursday afternoon at Alden Me· larize." personalities. Dr. Bush stated, "There are two morlal Auditorium on "Engineer· After a welcome by Milton P. ing . . . a Profession of Change." great classes of subjects which Higgins, Centennial Convocation One p oint stressed by Mr. Smith is men seek to understand and apply Chairman and Life Trustee, Mas· the field of design and d evelop· in their attempts to lead successful sachusetts Governor Endicott Pea· ment, "wh ich has taxed the qua· lives. The first includes all the body presented his message. He lity of engineering talent." He phenomena of nature. The second noted that it was appropriate that noted that, "one's adaptability to Includes the interrelation of men the National Aeronautics and change in volves a never-ending in their organizations." He str ess· Space Administration be repre· process of intellectual regenera· ed the need for competence in sented because of the pioneer lion that with maturity becomes both classes but noted," the true work in rocketry carried on by ever more individual than insti· difference between the study or Professor Robert H. Goddard and tution al." He considered Tech as things and or men lies in the fact because of the existence of Wor· ". . . a br eeder reaction in engin· that the former may often be cester Tech and other such schools eerin g education , as schools East, (Continued on P ... 3) which brought the NASA research complex to Massachusetts. The main address of the Cen· tennial Luncheon, "Our Current Efforts in the Scientific Exploration or Space and its Challenge to Education," was given by Dr. Harry J . Croeth, Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cen ter. He cited the roles of the scientist and the engineer in the Space A ge. He stated, "their as scientists is to bridge the gap between the known and the un· known. The job of the en gineer, in contrast to the scientist , Is to use the resources of nature for social ends-to bridge the gap between ttH! known and the desir ed." He noted, "there is g rowing need for closer interdisciplinary collaboration between scientific specialists in various fields," and used examples to point out t h is Dlt. VANNEVAit lUSH need.
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What a poor showing for the Centennial Celebration! The meeting was opened at 7:25 2. Cry loudly, say some-"Student Apathy!" A small number ot by President Milschang. Larry 3. students were present at Friday's convocation . Penoncello, taking Secretary However, Thursday's activities were viewed by a mere seven students in Alden Memorial, and only a handful more watched from Sanford Riley via T.V. Why the lack of student interest despite the obviously high quality program? Some cr y "Student Apathy." We feel the problem involved more than just this simple answer. The poor attendance involved not only an apathetic student body, but also a poor faculty attitude and a number of shortcomings on the part of administrative planning. There certainly was a lack of celebrative atmosphere on "The Hill". Many professors gave the work scheduled for the cancelled Thursday lab as homework. Others sched!Jled quizzes and even hour exams for Friday morning and afternoon. Many faculty members reportedly snickered through their reading of the plea for attendance issued from Boynton Hall. What can you expect but negative student attitudes? The Centennial program itself appeared more financially than academically oriented. It seemed student invitations to various functions came as merely an afterthought- and then only verbally given to a "select" group. Said Senate President George Mitschang, "I feel the students were not asked to participate actively in this Centennial Celebration. The invitations that were extended to campus leaders were more of an after-thought than a part of the ceremonies. And in that, many men were overlooked - like the members of the Council of Presidents. I think the financial aspect is of course extremely important, but not at the expense of student disregard . . . The atmosphere of celebration was not prevalent.'' Many felt they just weren't part of the celebration-"so why bother?" Calls came to all fraterntiy houses Friday morning-a last ditch effort to scare up support. U the program isn't good enough 'O r can't be presented to the students well enough to make them want to go, someone should quit. Dean Van der \'isse said he didn't and wouldn't try to jump from bush to bush coralling students into the events. Who, then, was responsible for the attempted corralling ? No, this wekend's semi-disgrace wasn't all the student's fault. It was a three-sided story, with all three parties to blame. There will be another big Centennial event in the spring. It is our hope that this time the students can be better represented at the various functions. Possibly the Administration could use a Student Centennial Committee. There could be a few words from some of our campus leaders, or at least an introduction of t h em at one of the luncheons or meetings. The whole convocation should be presented in a more interesting tight to the student body. We hope that this spring's convocation is truly a celebration of one hundred years of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. D.S.S.
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Braun's place, r ead the minutes of the last Senate meeting. Dean Van der Visse was introduced to the Senate. Ron Greene gave the report of the Assembly Committee. He mentioned several switches which have been made in the assembly schedule. The third of December will feature the Boyntonians, on the tenth, the Glee Club will perform and on the seventeenth of December there will be a film feature. Penoncello read the rules laid down by last year's Senate in selecting Who's Who candidates. Bob Klauber again brought up the idea of a 2.0 over all average for Who's Who candidacy. He made a motion that the previous law setting the 2.0 minimum be done away with. He cited examples of people who are below 2.0, but who have contributed a gr eat deal to the school. Pat Moran agreed with Klauber. The motion was carried 5 to 1 with represe.n tative Low dissenting. Penoncello next read a letter from a charity, Save American Youth. It slated Its aims and its ways of attaining its funds. Foley made a motion that the Senate pledge an amount of money. The motion passed unopposed. A discussion ensued concerning student J.D. cards, which have not been issued this year. Their advantages were pointed out by representatives Low and Kelly, The reasons for their being dropped were given by Dean Van der Visse and Don Foley. A committee was formed with Al Low as chairman and John Burns to again lok into l.D. card value.
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STAMPS AVAILABlE As a means of publicizing the Centennial of Worcester Tech the Public Relations Department has prepared a special envelope for stamp collectors. Mr. Roger Perry. director of Public Relations, an· nounced that envelopes with the symbol of the Centennial have been offered to stamp collectors by notices in stamp collecting publications. During the month of October the Worcester Post Office will be using a special cancellation die. Collectors who write to the college, enclosing postage and address labels, can have the special envelope, or cachet, re· turned to them with the stamp ol their choice cancelled by the spe· cia) die. Since many collectors are interested in postage meter markings, the envelopes may be can· celled with W.P.I.'s own meter, which will be using the special die aU this year. In each envelope will be a card to stiffen it for mailing and to provide information about Tech. Mr. Perry remarked that up to now about two hundred collectors from all over the country have made requests fo r the envelopes. He also said that a great many more requests are expected in the coming weeks. Any student stamp collectors may obtain the cachets from the Public Relations Office, Room 107 in Boynton Hall.
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Limit to two hou ses- this does not involve 1. Stag g irls of college age (H. S. G.) may attend party. ANNOUNCE PARTIES Notify I. F . C. Social Committee as to: Nature - who will attend. Date Brother in charge I F. C. ROLE Establis h a c hairmans hip of social affairs. Duties: a. Dean will be notified as to place where chairman can be reached on any particular night. b. Chairman must be notified by dean or house immediately following any complaints. c. Upon receiving any compla int, chairman will go to that house and he will report situation as he saw it to I. F. C. SUGGESTED ACTION BY I. F. C. Social Probation. Fine System. Recommend action to school. DRINKING RULES No alcohol to be taken in or out of the house by guests at parties and no drinking outside. No stag girls shall be served at the bar.
Letter To The Editor: Worcester Tech has within the last few days begun the celebration of its first century of existence. For over sixty years of that first century, fraternities have existed on our campus. During these many years, our fraternities have been free of all governing rules with the exception of those designed to guarantee an equal rushing opportunity to each and every house. This lack of rules, or rather this lack of a need for rules is indicative of the type of man attending WPI. Now, for some unclear reason, the Interfraternity Council has proposed social rules. We alumni cannot believe that the behavior of the Tech student has deteriorated to the point where he must be governed by such rules. Those who are in f~vor of these rules have expounded many reasons for their adoption. Some say that the adminittration wants the Interfraternity Council to enact such rules. Others, including some members of the council, have let selves be convinced that the council is a "do nothing" ization which must now prove itself. In view of the administration's enthusiastic support of fraternities, it seems inconceivable to us that they would in favor of the social rules which the Interfraternity '"'v"''"-• has proposed. We can understand the administration's concern cern over "open houses" and the presence of sub-college persons at fraternity parties. However, these undesirable uations have greatly improved over the past few years due the responsible action of the individual fraternities. Even it may be desirable for the Interfraternity Council to adopt pair of resolutions honorably binding the members to """''..... nate open houses from their social schedules and the of sub-college age persons at their parties. But, we feel that is definitely undesirable to pass rules which would limit independence of the individual houses and thereby, the ness of Tech's fraternity system. We fail to see any legitimate reasons for the adoption these rules for, they are indefinite and open to a wide of interpretation. One rule requires that all parties be nounced and yet with it, carries no definition of a party. other rule which would grant the Interfraternity Council power to place a house which is guilty of an infraction on cial probation, not only fails to define social probation, also fails to specify what vote is required to place a house social probation and for how long a period this social nrt\n.• tion will last. We see no reason why any rules except rushing rules required to regulate a fraternity system which has and tinues to function in an erficient and respectable manner. find it hard to believe that the administration wants rules imposed on the student when the lack of a need for has been the mode for a hundred years. Ross Alger (former Dennis w B•lot Frank aai._e lo Robert D. Behn Peter chutorenlky Will iam H . Clerk Edwerd L . cure Victor A . Dushku Ri cherd farrell llloeer D . flood
•velopment Director et WPI and former Theta Chi 64 David L . Gendron 64 Ja"'" D . K. .tln9 64 Doneld Ghiz 64 Eu. .ne I . Slllllven 63 Cherles N . Godderd 63 Jeseph L . LeCeva 63 Gary GMfl9erlan 64 llllchenl Lun4fren 64 ldwenl P'. Gosline 63 Jehn Mlchonls 64 Robert A . Hensen 42 P'eter Minton 64 Jehn H . Herron 41 Thom11 Newman 64 Allen H . Hoffmen 63 Dennis I . lney 63 Thome• G. Hopper 64 John M . lzymensk l aerry J . Kedets 64
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T coming of autumn raised the '-urtain to another year on 1\t college scene, br ing ing alon, \Hth 1t the many interesting nel\ 1tems which offer some sort of in~igh t to what goes on at other campuses throughout the country. U.:-.I.H. coeds seem to be having trouble with very efficient panty raiders who gain entrance to girls' dorms by silently cutting through window scr eens and making oft' w1th var ious articles of the more mtimate ty pes of clothing as well as many personal items. It is becoming a serious matter as the loss of cloth ing and properly damage has totaled more t han $250. P reventive measures being taken consist of fin es for male students not in their rooms duri ng the raids; a he lp corps made up of men who are fr iendly, pinned, or engaged to girls in the dor ms; and lastly, a program to pre·positlon administratiOn staff members around the campus when advance notice of such raids is rece ived to prevent damage to, and loss of, property. Good luck! Another coed caused a bit of an uproar when she tried to s inge paper for an art project. Smelling the smoke, the alarm was sounded and confusion reigned. One girl wh') was about to take a shower sa1d that when she saw a "whole pack of firemen carrying axes, hoses, and other paraphernalia that looked so ridiculous. she went and took her shower any way." Urged by doctors to establish a
SENIOR RECEPTION This year President and Mrs. Storke will hold a reception for seniors (and their wives) at the President's home at One Drury Lane on November 8 and November 22, 1964. Half of the members of the class of 1965 will receive invitations for the first date, and the other half will be invited Cor the second date. Individuals receiving these invitations should make it a point to reply several days before they are to attend. The receptions are informal affairs, and will be held from 4:30 pm. to 6:00 pm. Invitations will be sent out later this month.
HEALTH SERVICE RECRUITER HERE Paul H. Bedrosian, Deputy Director of the engineering program for the U. S. Public Health Service will be on campus Friday, Oct. 30 for the purpose of meeting with stude nts and informing them about the PIIS Commissioned Corps. Mr. Bedrosian will conduct individual interviews from 1 to 4 p.m. and a group meeting will be held at 4 p.m. In room 310 in Boynton Hall Students interested in an individual interview should sign up 10 the placement office. Thr Public Health Ser vice engage, in a wide variety of program. employing engineers, scient• ts and IT'athe maticians. Graduatr are commissioned as Lieu· ten.1 l, J .G. and may futrill their mil .try obligation after two years Sef\ re. An undergraduate summer tra ing program ill also available.
policy against selling cigarettes on campus, Dean Benjamen W. La· baree of Williams College removed the cigarette machine out of Bax· ter Hall The action was labeled "arbitrary" by one student and an unj ustifled administrative action in extending its authority to yet another aspect of college life, by other students. A local lawyer in Boston brought suit against Beta Theta Pi at l\U.T. alleging the fratern ity to be a " private nuisance" be· cause of having guitar sessions late at n ight, drinking beer on the sidewalk, and playing lacrosse in the street. Heavens; how horrible! The social program for Williams freshmen seems to have its ups and downs. Eighty frosh stormed Vassar, Saturday, lor a mixer, but most mixed up of all turned out to be their three bus dnvers . Unable to find their way back, these minions of the Yellow Coach Lines searched, turned, dead-ended , back-tracked, and followed their noses for four and one-half hours before finally depositing their weary passengers baclt at the campus at 5:45 Sunday morning. Our own dear Becker has lengthened its school day by fifty minutes, in order to add a seventh period to the class schedule and make better use of classroom space. The first period now begins at 8:30 a.m. instead of 9, and classes are dismissed at 3:30 p.m. instead of 3:00 p.m. So Techmen plan accordingly and help console them with this added burden. HOMECOMING
(Continued from P•t• 1) the previous year; on the other side were the inexperienced frosh. As the starting gun fired , the class of '67 qulckly pulled into the lead over the surprised frosh . The class of '68, however , quickly gathered their forces and soon had the sophomores teetering at the water's edge. The seconds dragged by, both sides struggling to get the advantage. Finally, splash, the first soph hit the water, marking the first defeat for the class of '67. At the rope pulls' end, alumni and upperclassmen retired to their respective fraternities, where old acquaintances were renewed and alumni met present brothers and told of old experiences. At nine in the evening, alumni and students, with theri wives and dates, made their way to Alden Memorial for the Homecoming Dance. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the winner of the trophy for the best display. Many hours of hard work and preparation wer~ rewarded as the prize was awarded to Phi Sigma Kappa.
The Naval Reserve is now inter viewing candidates for its ROC program. Those selecte<l college students who are accepted will train one night a week with a lo· cal reserve unit and spend two summers at Officer Candidate School in Newport, R. I. They will receive their commissions as ensign upon graduation. Candidates must be in their first, second or third year of an accredited college or university. The program is open to enlisted Naval Reservists and to civilians who agree to enlist in the reserve if selected. While in enlisted status, they receive drill pay and meet their service obligation at the same time. W .P J . students, bowever, must also take the required Army R.O.T.C. program on the campus. Young men interested in learning more about the ROC program should see Commander Christopher H. Gill, at the Naval Reserve Training Center, 640 Plantation Street. The center is open every day and on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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UGLY MAN CONTEST Nominations for the Ugly Man on Campus Contest close this Thursday, Oct. 15th. Has your house or dorm turned in their nominations? If not- now is the time to do it. In doing so you will help get started the new service fraternity on campus-Alpha Phi Omega. The rules of the contest are as follows: 1. One man will be nominated from each frate rnity, one £rom Shield, and one from each dorm. 2. The names of the nominees must be submitted to Rollie Bou· chard, Counselor 2nd floor Daniels by Thursday, Oct. 15th. 3. Balloting will be held Thurs· day, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22nd-24th. One vote is a nickel and 6 votes for a quarter. 4. Announcement and awards will be made at the Hootenanny, Oct. 24 in Alde n Memorial Auditorium. Pictures of the nominees will appear in the next issue of the TECH NEWS. ~IGHLIGHTS
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soundly approached by rigorous logical reasoning, whereas the latter more often calls for skill in reasoning, by balance of evidence." He concluded with this advice, " I would say to the young engineer , roam widely and dig deeply on both things and men, that you may rise to true enemence in your profession."
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CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING- 1964
GOV. PEAIOOY VISITING W.P.I.
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reputation and for the reason that with the demand Cor engineer s they were assured of a good job at a high init ial salary upon graduation. Another response was that the freshman wasn't sure what he wanted to be but felt that with an engineering degree he could always go into Business, or Management, but with a Liberal Arts Degree he could not very easily be an engineer if he decided upon that occupation. Still others, perhaps, were attracted by the relatively high earnings
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t hat e ngineering holds for th who seek that p~:ofession. All of. lhese ide as point to those days in hlgh school w we were all suddenly faced making a decision as to where were going to college and we would do. IL was indeed important decision conside very few of us had the op tunity to actually know what profession offer ed us and in what we could offer our ch profession. These facts probably exp some reasons why students Tech and those in other sch studying pre-med., law or other field, being to think possibly they made a wrong sion. It is only reasonable to elude that as a college student tures and becomes better quainted with his future oc tion that his ideas leave monetary and security vie of a job to the fact as to whe or not this Is what he is goina enjoy doing for the greater of his life. Looking into another part this problem , we consider w happens to the freshman knows that he wants to be an gineer and bas a fairly accu picture of what engineering Often this student, in his ju or senior year , becomes dl chanted with his· idea of engin ing. This loss of interest in the gineering student is more spec ally the problem. A pro)>lem wb is known to exist and yet has ceived lttile attention. Professor William Grogan interviewed concerning this p !em. He believes that this sit tion does exist and that the g est cause of it is course mate Due to the great increase of ground information required engineers today and with the eral influx of new work, the lice and technique of engin which was once more prom! in courses than today, has separated from t he curriculum. went on to say that it is this cr ease of theory, which is necessary, at the expense of t nique that has given the st the wrong impression of engi ing. The big problem is that t exists a deficiency in the gineering program, which act ly fails to convey what engin ing is. Thus at the end of I years, a student has received novel impression of the field in general Is disappointed with new idea. Professor Grogan thl that more of the flavor of gineering is necessary In un graduate study and yet the requirements cannot be looked. Thus, there exists the dile of more practical courses needed, but not at" the expense the courses in theory. The upperclassman, who lost his view of enginee through four years of work mostly theory, has been givel false impression of the profe The work of the e ngineer in eral has not changed. It is the impression that we most I first obtained and holds the wards expected of it. Perhaps the only poss1ble swer is that we are coming to day when there will be no u g raduate engineer ing degr ee.
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Auditorium or Field House? The feelings of quite a few stu· dents expressed to the Sports Ed1tors in the past few days seem to indicate general disappoinment with the recently revealed plans for an all purpose auditorium. Al· most everyone who approached us believes that a new field house would definitely be of great ad· vantage. It could be used for in· door lacrosse, basel>all, and track practice during the winter and early spring, as well as for basketball. It would also be much big· ger than the planned auditorium and would cost far Jess. True it could not be used as readily as an assembly hall, but except for graduation or Centennial exercises, when has Worcester Tech had more people assembled to· gelher at one time than can be seated in Alden Memorial. In short, the advantages of a field house over the scheduled auditoriUm seem to far outshadow any disadvantages. There is one h:tch in this reasoning, however. At the present lime possibly the school does not have enough available land on which to build an adequate field house. It is hoped that someday an area large enough will be acquired. But rather than go on indefinitely with the somewhat lim· lted facilities of our present gymnasium, the administration has decided to build a dual purpose auditorium £or use as early as possible. The new building will house a full sited basketball court, a wrest· ling room, an additional locker room, a r oom for visiting varsity teams, and several much needed [acilities. ll will hold 2500 for a home basketball game (a slight improvement over Alumni Gymnasium) and 3000 for graduation or other exercises. As this editor sees it the student body will benefit far more £rom this building than they now realize. The field house won't be built until we get the land, regardless of whether the auditorJum is built or not. In the in· terim, however, we will reap all the benl'fits that can be gained from ha\.ing such a building. Common Compl1lnh Ever) so often the Sports Editors 10te one or more areas In
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the Tech Sports World that doesn't seem to be handled in the most efficient or beneficial manner. When this happens, we like to call attention to it in this col lum in hopes that some improvements could be made. The follow· ing are two such cases: In the four autumns that the Editors have been here, we have yet to see a home soccer game played on a Saturday wh en a football game was not also scheduled. Through some quirk of scheduling the two teams are al· ways scheduled at home on the same weekends and at the same time (2 o'clock Saturday after· noon.) This poses a dllemma to those who enjoy watching both sports, and to those who find little to do on Saturdays when neither team is home. Little can probably be done about this situation immediately, but it should be a pomt to be considered by whoever is presently making out the sched· ules for years to come. A second point of interest concerns the grounds crew that pro· hibits Tech students from playing ball on the quadrangle. At the same time, they lock the gates to the athletic field preventing any· one from playing there, either. The editors can see little physical harm being done by allowing students to play ball on Alumni Field. At this school a short game of touch football can go a long way towards relieving tensions built up through long hours of study. Let's leave at least one gate to the athletic field open.
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To The Editor: This is with r egard to a letter to the sports editor of the Tech News that was published Oct. 9, 1964. In this letter one of the school Instructors was "appalled" at the "immoral statement" made at the close of the recent Bowdoin·Tech football game that it was "better to be a dirty winner than a clean loser." It seems to me that, while there can be no question of this person's good intentions, he is being overly idealistic about the matter. It appears that the writer never played football or any other contact sport that is so Intensely com· petitive where the only way to be successful is to hit your opponent before he flattens you. To me the connotation of "dirty" as it was probably meant in this sense isn't eye gouging and ankle twisting but just hard blocking and tack· ling with the intention of demor· alizing or putting the opponent out of commission. Maybe it should ]ust be called "r ough" football. I wonder what kind of self-respect the Tech football players have for their abilities alter losing 4 straight games and being outscored 111 to 18. This just means that ther e is the little extra "killer instinct" missing from the team's spirit that could make a lot or difference. In a recent "Look Magazine" article by Jimmy Brown about the roughest football players he bas ever met; he, one of the football greats, admits that he has a great respect for th e rough-not the dirty- players. He bas taught him· self to see th e hard knocks com· ing and "beat the man to the punch." It is my fir m conviction, in this light, that Tech should place more emphasis on winning and less on the moral aspects of its players although both are important. By this time in life most young men have set their stand· ards to some extent and now need to learn how to achieve their desired goals. This goal--victory on the gridiron - should be reached not by underhanded tac· tics but by meeting the opponent on his own g r ounds and beating him at his own game. Signed, An Immoral Football Player Editors note:
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HARRIERS RUN OVER BATES C. The Worcesler Tech cross-country team combined a First-place Finish with strong team depth to defeat highly regarded Bates team 23·32 here last Saturday before a large Homecoming crowd. In first place was Freshman Cary Palulis, who, in winning his first varsity race, set a new school record of 21 minutes and 17 seconds over tbe four-mile coune, betterin& AI·
Jan Hoffman's old record sel two years ago. But a strong team effort by sophomores Tom Kelley, fourth, Jack Lipsey, fifth, Fresh· man Fran Barton, sixth, and Dave Williamson, seventh, proved a winning combination for the Tech Harriers. With Palulis setting the pace for the first mile, Worcester Tech held good positions. Challenging throughout were Toufant and Plumb from Bates, with Kelley, Lipsey, and Vermilya close bebind. As the race reached the two-mile mark, Trouiant from Bates challenged PaluHs for the lead. In the final mile Palulis proved too strong for the Bates' runners Troufant and Plumb, and in the final straight-away "Kicks" by Barton and Dave Williamson gave Tech the depth needed to com· plete the victor y. Head Coach Frank Sannella was extremely pleased with his team's victory, praising all five runners for their extra~ffort performa nces. The steadily improving team shows promise of future success, with a comparatively easy schedule r emaining. With a youthful team of six Fresh~n. three sophomor es and one junior making up the top ten runners the team has ouUook fo~ future
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It w.. requested th1t this letter SOCCER be signed In this w1y. October It 11 the f. .llng of the Sports Editors th1t t he views expreued 17 2:00P.M. A Coast Guard In this letter coincide with their 24 H 2:00 P.M. Lowell Tech own. There is 1 cert1in measure 2:45P.M. 28 Assumption A of prestl1• 1tt1ehed to Worcester 31 H 1:30 P.M. Boston U. Tech athletic Protlrlm 1nd to be CROSS COUNTRY without on• would probably c1use October • lou of • • tum in the public eye. 17 Assumption A 2:00P.M. In 1 h11tily org1nlnd 11m• of A 4:00 P.M. 20 Tufts b1slcetball or 1 game of touch 24 Northeastern A 2:00P.M. football th• ide1 of enjoyment 31 H 2:30P.M. Coast Guard and cem•r•d•rie is fo remost. But Williams-Triangular with •n org1nind 1thletlc progrim Into which thou11nd1 of doll•rs .,.. sunk 1nd into which the proach being • peul•n. And if • then pori11ps he is not 1n 1thlete ethletes d•vote countless houn, m.n, while competing, h11 any •net should nev•r hiVe 10ne out the thoutht of wlnnin1 sheuld IP. other theught besldn winning, for the sport.
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TECH ELEVEN FALLS TO BATES' BOBCATS The Bates College Football team and goal to go on the four, could sported another Homecoming Day net only three and two-thirds yards. Quarterback Mike Oliver for Worcester Tech as t.hey hit Pat Moran for a 2G-yard gain· blanked the Engineers, 12-0, on er and Fullback George Flynn
Saturday at loss set the Engineers back for the fourth straight time and their second straight shut-out. The Bobcats took the opening kick-oft and marched 60 yards to pay-dirt for an early 6-0 advantage. 225-pound Fullback Tom Carr capped the drive with a burst from the five-yard line. The extra point attempt by Greg Fortine was blocked. Two of the key plays on this drive were a 17-yard pass play from Bill MacNevin to Bruce Winslow, which brought the ball down to the Tech 22, and a 13· yard completion involving the same pair, which gave the Bobcats a first down and goal to go on the five. Defensive back Dennis
Flynn picked up three on an end sweep and a buck up the middle by Gallant put the ball on the three. However, on the next play halfback Ron Crump fumbled on a reverse and Bill Farington of Bates pounced on the ball to end the threat. The Bobcats scored their final touchdown early in the third quar· ter when Carr bulled over from the one to complete an 11 play 58-yard march. Tom Flach's 21-yard jaunt around left end was the biggest gajner of the series. The Engineers missed another scoring chance late in the fourth quarter when a Korzick pass . to John Turick rolled off his fingertips at the five-yard line. The Tech passing game showed vast improvement over last week as they picked up 143 yards through the air on 11 completions. A 33-yard flare pass from Kozjck to Crump was the longest gain of the day for Worcester.
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TECH SOCCER SQUAD TROMPS AIC 5 TO 1 This past Homecoming the Tech soccer team were hosts to AIC from Springfield. The Engineers welcomed back the Alumni with a resounding victory of 5-l, in which Tech looked quite formid· able as it completely dominated the play the entire game. In the first quarter, Tech started of quickly as Denis McQuillen scored, again exhibiting his break· away speed. It looked like another great day Cor Tech, but our defense, not to be outdone, scored one for the opposition. The play continued hard and fast throughou t the remaining half; Tech completely dominating the play and pressing AIC's defense. Tech's de· fensive unit had no trouble in turning back the opposition's weak attack. In the third period, Tech ad· justing to AIC's new defense, broke the game wide open. Jim Viele scored easily as Gonzalo Trochez passed the ball by the AIC goal. A few minutes later Tak Tsujita scored, knocking down the goalie but it was disqualified. Now AIC's defense was com· pletely shook up and a few minutes later Charlie Wojewoda scored to make it 3-1. The Tech team, in that quarter exhibited a great team spirit in a great comeback. In the fourth quarter Tech rolled it up when Jim Viele scored on AIC's reserve goalie. Near the e nd of the period, Ken Blaisedale added another tally to make the final score 5·1. This game was a big win for
the Tech soccer team for It wa this same team that upset them last year, sending them on their losing skein. Tech's record now is 2·1-1, the one loss being a closely matched contest with MIT wbe won 2-1.
PROF. HAGGLUND TO BE CHAIRMAN AT EXPOSITION
METALS PARK, Ohio - RaJ· mond Hagglund, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.,has been selected as sessioa chajrman for the 1964 ASM Metals/ Materials Congress, Octo. ber 19·23, in Philadelphia. The technical sessions, sponsored by American Society for Metals will be held concurrently with the Metals/ Materials Exposition. :Mr. Hagglund is chairmaa of the session entitled, 'Frictioa and Wear", Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 p.m., in the Terrace Room of the Bellevue..Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. Some 20,000 engineers and set. entists are expected to attend tbe technical sessions and view $6 million worth of the latest met» working equipment and produell at Philadelphia's Trade and COil> vention Center. Upwards of 390 technical presentations will be staged at 101 sessions-one of the largest tedlo nical programs ever presented bJ ASM with 11 cooperating societiea. Sessions will deal with Fractlll'l and Fatigue, Embrittlement, Mf. chanica! Properties, Metals PI• tics, Furnace Atmospheres, Programming on Digital Computers, Vacuum Heat Treatment of Metall. Welding of High Strength LoW Alloy Steels, Computer Tecbnto logy, Management Skills and Mf' A preseason organizational chanica! Metallurgy. meeting of the Tech wrestling squad was held in October. Its purpose was to get acquainted with all freshmen and beginners interested in the s port; forty-five p eople turned out. Anyone in· terested that didn't attend the On October 24th at 7:30 P.M. first should see Coach Ray Scott as soon as possible. Previous ex- the Junior Class will sponsor a perience, thoug h desirable, is not Hootenanny to be held in Aldea necessary; many of the ve ry fine Memorial. In keeping with tbl wrestlers at Tech never wrestled tradition established last year bJ before coming to Boynton HiJL. the Class of 1965, blankets will be Coach Scott has announced that put on the floor an place of tbl the first practice for freshmen and Alden chairs. Admission will bl beginners will be held on Mon- 75~ per person wilh those com· peting allowed in free. day, October 19. The $35 first prize and $15 setDespite the loss of both Bob Drean and Hugo Croft from last ond prize have attracted at leatl year's highly successful team, the five groups on and ofi campus Ill oullook for the coming season is to this time. During the intcrmilpromising. There are eight varsity sion the Take Five Quintet will lettermen returning with both the play for dancing. The announcement of the l't' lightweights and the heavyweights s ulls of the Ugly Man on Cumplll looking good, allhough the latter is somewhat lacking in depth. U Contest and the preentation of tile you've never watched a college award will also take place duri.wrestling match, you will have an the intermission . The Hootenanny wiU be belli excellent opportunity to see exciting action during Interfrater- !rom 7:30 to 10:00. All gro ups 11nity Weekend on December 4, terested In playing are askt>d II when our opponents will be Hart· contact either Steve Hebert. SWS-3734, or Bill Behn, PIA OOI'f. ford Colleae.
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JOBS CRUMP ELUDES TACKLER FOR 33-YARD GAIN Gallant almost intercepted MacNevin's first pass to Winslow but the ball slipped out of his grasp and f ell into the arms of the intended receiver . The Tech eleven stormed right back as they penetrated deep into enemy territory when they first got their hands on the ball. The drh·e started on Worcester's 36· yard line and ended on the Bates' one-foot line. Four attempts at the Bates' defensive wall after a first
picked up 15 more on an end run in this series of downs. The Engineers threatened again early in the second period when a poor punt by Fortine put the ball on the Bobcat 2S.yard line. Freshman quarterback John Korzick got the Boynton Hillers roll· ing when he pin·pointed Gallant with an aerial on a fourth and 14 situation. The Tech speedster gathered it in and raced to the eight-yard line for the ftrst down .
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