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THE TECHl'ublished every Thursday. during the college year, by students

of the AMassachusetts Institute of Technology.

STANI,EY G. II. FITCH, 900oo, Editor iln C/hiltf.

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ITI1H last Satur-day1x'sgame between Yaleand Princeton, the

- i ifootball season of

1899 r a C t i c i l 1 vcomes to an end.

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games of general in-terest are those be-tween Pennsylvania

and Cornell, and West Point andl Annapolis.Duringll the past seasons there have been

some unilooked-for surprises. H-arvard'srecord, while a clean one, was a disappoint-ment to her supporters in that she failed to

defeat Yale as expected. Yale's record has,on the whole, been disappointing. Pennsyl-vania has taken a back seat in comparisonwith former years, while Princeton has goodgrounds for her claim to the championship of'99. One of the features of the season hasbeen the development of first-class teams atColumbia and Cornell.

T''he game has been given a great impetusby the fine exhibitions of clean, hard footballthat lhave characterized all of the big conteststhis year. Four years ago the game was indanger of being ostracised from the list ofcollege sports by the brutal spectacles whichwere unfortunately exacted too frequently onthe gridiron. Now, however, the game standswithout a peer, and seems destined to main-tain its enviable position in the future.

.. =- OR a large college such ask Technologyv and a college

whichl has, moreover, consid-erable reputation for standard

' @ wor k, accoomplishecl b, its"..,:j/, musical clubs, to be without

'.l.- its representative song is astrange circumstance. Such a composition,

for the college song is coming to be lookedupon as almost a concommitant with a col-lege, - is, as a rule, characteristic of thew\ork, the aim and the life of the Institution.It is ani instrument for the expression of en-thusiasm or feeling, which tinds no other

medium. This lack in Technology is some-thing xwhich it is most (lesirable to do awaywith.

It is tilme that some attempt should be madetowardls the produllctionl of sutch a song, buit,ll) to date, none has been fortlhcoming. O0I

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course, there are great difficulties in the way;to express in words the dignity characteristicof the Institute, and, at the same time, to drawupon the sentiment of the students and theirlove of Alma Mater, and, moreover, to setthese words to music that will harmonize, isa difficult task. It is a field for the strongestTechnology men, and for the strongest only.So the Tech. looks expectantly towards thefuture, in the hopes that such a song may beproduced.

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HE announcement some timeago that the Walker Clubhad elected its manager forthe Technology theatricalsmakes sure already of oneleading feature for Juniorweek. The prompt actionis to be commended; pre-parations, as well as plans,

too early by those intendingto supply part of the entertainment for Tech-nology's gala week.

The assurance of a Walker Club Play fornext year is pleasing to all, and especially soin view of the success attending their last per-form ance. That no object of benefit has beennamed thus far is not of importance; sufficienttime remains for that, and the knowledge ofthe commendable disposal of the profits, madein previous years, is sufficient assurance formost satisfactory arrangements in the future.The $600 made this year for the gymnasiumgives promise of a proportionally great successin the next venture.

The Winter Concert.The Annual Winter Concert of the Musical

Clubs will be held in Huntington Hall, onWednesday evening, December 20. Theproceeds are to be given to the Class of I9oo,to aid in raising the class debt. Tickets arefifty cents. Advance tickets may be obtainedafter December 5, from members of the clubsor the Senior Class. Advance tickets are ex-

changeable for reserved seats on and afterDecember I3.

The Lowell Free Courses.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

through members of its Faculty, is intimatelyconnected with what in other cities would becalled University Entension, but is known inBoston as the " Lowell Free Courses."

These members of the Faculty give, in theLowell Free Courses, lectures on such gen-eral or professional subjects as are choseneach year for the series. The treatment isadapted, in some cases, to the needs of teach-ers and advanced students; in others, to thewants of mn engaged in technical pursuits,who may have been unable to obtain a com-prehensive scientific or literary education.Courses are offered in literature and language,as well as in science and engineering. Thecourses are held in the recitation rooms andlecture halls of the Institute, and, to illustratethe lectures, pieces of the Institute apparatusare used.

Since the first of November, for two eve-nings every week, lectures on Steam Engi-neering (from the generation of steam to itsuse), practical methods of testing steam plants,and discussions on econmical practices havebeen held. After having derived the formulaused in Differential Calculus, its applicationis treated in another set of lectures. Anothercourse deals with Descriptive Geometry, andin another, demonstrations on the use of Elec-trical Measuring Instruments are attended bya class. In those, on the Elements of Mech-atnism, the designing of cams of four-bar link-age and gear-teeth is being treated. Similarto the work in Political Economy and Indus-trial History of the students of the Instituteis the course on Railroad Economics and Leg-islation. One of the purely literary coursesis that given by the professor of English Lit-erature on the "Beginning of English."Later in the season, other courses will beannounced(l.

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Freshmen vs. Drill Instructor.

Last week several Boston papers printedwhat was presumed to be an account of therecent trouble between the Freshman Classand Lieutenant Hamilton. The followingextracts from one of them will serve to showthat the reports almost wholly mis-state thesituation.

" On the last drill day Irvington St. Armorywas the scene of a pitched battl'e, in which thesettees and cuspidors played a conspicuouspart, being used as battering rams and pro-jectiles.

" Lieut. Hamilton, Drill Instructor, suc-ceeded in quelling the tumult and the drillwas held as usual, an action on his part whichwas rewarded later by being hanged in effigy.The dummy hung at the lamp post before thearmory door, and was greeted by a chorus ofmost lamentable howls from the students.

" Hamilton is as popular as a Tech Drill-master could be, and the demonstrations arenot directed personally at him, the studentssay, though he has several reasons for sup-posing the contrary.

"The compulsory lecture on military sci-ence which accompanies the drill course isalso intolerable to the students, who madesuch a demonstration Saturday that thelieutenant declared that he would hold themresponsible for the lecture, whether deliveredor not.

"Today, accordingly, the students are toreceive a written examination upon a lecturewhich they have never heard, and it is ex-pected that a few "flunks " will occur.

"The Tech authorities are resolved thatthe disturbances shall cease, though theyhave not yet decided what method to employ."

It is true that Lieutenant Hamilton washanged in effigy before the drill but no riotfollowed. Also, Lieutenant Hamilton an-nounced that no printed notes of his lectureswould be published and that examinations

would be held covering certain lectureswhether the lectures were actually delivered ornot. We do not believe that drill is " intoler-able to the students." It has not been lookedupon in this light in the past and it is incon-ceivable that, with the recent impetus givento military training in this country by theSpanish-American war, the present Freshmanclass should differ so from preceding classes.Formerly the majority in each class has beenglad to profit by the course in Military Science.The work in the Armory has been systematicand the discipline perfect. The lectures werelistened to by the more interested students,and the others bought the printed notes beforethe semi-annual examinations.

This year, however, drill did not beginuntil late in the fall, and on the very first daythe instructor made such an exhibition of hislack of method that a general demoralizationset in. From week to week the disturbanceshave gone on until the instruction in drill hasbecome a farce.

Lieutenant Hamilton has been both unsuc-cessful in his attempts to secure order andunfortunate in the methods he has followed.As there has been no cause for expressions ofindignation in the past, it seems to the observerthat there must be something wrong some-where when the disorder iii the lecture hall isso great as to prevent any students, who sodesire, from taking notes, and to call forththe threat from the instructor that studentswill be held responsible for lectures which itis impossible to take down. It is to be re-gretted that the trouble has gone so far butwe believe if the course in Military Scienceis carried on properly by a competent andtactful instructor the support of the studentswill be secured.

The Institute authorities have now takenthe matter up and are resolved to upholdLieutenant Hamilton. If the class wishes tocontinue its opposition it can do so throughthe Institute committee. The present condi-

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tion of affairs cannot continue. If the classas a whole feels it is in the right the assistanceof the Irstitute committee should be sought;if it is in the wrong it should admit it; but inany case the present nonsense must end.

Hare and Hounds.

THE Hare and Hounds Club ran fromNewton Centre on Saturday, November 25.

Hunter, '02, and Pember, '02, were the haresand laid a trail of about seven miles. Thecourse led through the grounds of the NewtonTheological Seminary and south of NewtonHighlands, crossed the Charles River atNewton Upper Falls into Needham, return-ing across Echo Bridge, through Eliot Streetand down Beacon Street. Dearden, 'oI, wasfirst hound in after a fast run for the finish.The runs will be kept up as long as theground is free from snow; the next will startfrom Chestnut Hilll Reservoir on December 9.

Technology Club.

At the Technology Club last Friday eve-ning, Dr. Henry A. Wolff gave a talk on the,"Transvaal and the Present Crisis," whichdeserves special mention. He began with thehistory of the settlement of South Africa byEuropean companies, and continued the nar-rative down to the present day. With manydetails, he showed the true state of affairs, andheld, for two hours and a half, the undividedattention of the clubhouse, packed to over-flowing. He closed with an exciting accounof the Jamieson Raid of I895, and as he wasa member of the "Johannesburg ReformCommittee" of '75, and was one of the threeor four of those who escaped afterwards, hisconclusions, which are that the present fight-ing is a long overdue " calling of a bluff" bythe English on Kruger, who represents anOligarchy of the worst form, have the ring oftruth.

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Course IV. 5. Course VI. o.Course spirit culminated last Thursday in

a football game between Courses IV. and VI.The contest occurred on Brookline Commonand was witnessed by the Seniors of bothcourses en masse, with the exception of a fewgrinds, and by a considerable number of out-siders. The game was well played fromstart to finish, the Course VI. men electrifyingthe onlookers by brilliant plays, but meetingtoo much resistance in the designs of theCourse IV. team. The latter showed betterteam work and more consistent playing, whileVI. team lacked in weight and practice.For IV. Stewart and Price carried off thehonors; MacMasters for VI. did the bestwork. Course VI. kicked off outside twice,thus giving IV. the ball. They began a de-termined rush up the field but were caughtoffside, the ball then going to VI, but aftergaining io yards they lost on downs. IV.then secured six first downs but fumbledwhen well up the field, a VI. man falling onthe ball. VI. then did the fumble act andIV. took the ball again, only to lose it by an-other fumble. Stewart was forced to kickand the ball went over the goal line for atouchback. The ball changed hands severaltimes but time was called before either sidescored. Stewart kicked off to Hammond,who messed things but finally regained I5

yards. After a few gains VI. fumbled butretrieved and kicked to Stewart, who, bywonderful dodging, cleared the field and afterlooking around for the goal line toucheddown for the first score. As no goal postswere visible, no attempt at goal was made.VI. kicked off to Ford but he was downed inhis tracks by VI.'s agile forwards. VI. gotthe ball on a fumble but was unable to gainand retreated 20 yards rather than lose theball. After some plays had been worked andthe ball alternated between IV. and VI. timewas called with IV. as victor, 5--o. Theline-up:

IV. VI.

I.e. Pigeon r.e. Reardonl.t. Puchey r.t. Chase1.g. Rapp r.g. Silvermanc. Gowell c. Smithr.g. Magdeburg l.g. Hopkinsr.t. Ford 1.t. Hapgoodr.e. Sherman I.e. Collierq. Lawrence q. MacMastersl.h. Price r.h. Hammondr.h. Chaffee l.h. Brownf.b. Stewart f.b. Bolster

Referee, Jouett; Umpire, Parrock. Halves, 15 minutes.

Course III., Io; Course IX., 6.

Course III. beat Course IX. on Tuesday,November 2I, by two touchdowns to a touch-down and a goal. The game was remarkablechiefly for the lack of team-play on both sidesand the brilliant work of individuals. CourseIX.'scored almost at once on a long run byPope from the kick-of and a few line-plunges.After this, however, Course III. braced upand made two touchdowns by steady line-bucking and several good end-runs. Pope'swork for Course IX. was a feature, whileFleming and Haley were the stars for CourseIII. The line-up:

COURSE III., I90I. COURSE IX.

Madero, I.e. I.e., HoweEager, l.t. l.t., CrossGarrett, 1.g. I.g., Kingman

Derby, c. c., LawsSeston, r.g. r.g., SmithSears, r.t. r.t., WeeksLamson, r.e. r.e., LoweEveland, q.b. q.b., ConstantineHaley, r.h.b. r.h.b., ClarkFleming, l.h.b. l.h.b, RobsonPeterson, f.b. f.b., Pope

Umpire, McGann, 'oi; Referee, Anderson, 'oo. Time.I5 min. halves.

Just Like Them.

Binks: What is all that discussion overthere about?

Banks: 0, that is a women's literary so-ciety; they are discussing John Kendrick'sbangs. -Ex.

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An intermediate examination was given inmilitary science last Saturday.

H. W. Maxson, 'oi, has been elected to theBoard of Editors of THE TECH.

The Senior architects are getting in thefinishing touches on the first problem of theyear, A Design for a Small Museum.

The engine-test at the Edison Station, atwhich some Course II. and VI. Seniors areto assist, has been postponed on account oftrouble with the reheater.

On account of legal engagements in NewYork, Mr. Wilson was obliged to postponethe commencement of his lectures on patents,which were to have been given on Mondayafternoons to the Senior Class.

Prof. C. H. Peabody, H. M. Flanders, I.,H. L. Grant and H. A. Macpherson, XIII.,were on the new battleship Kentucky duringher official trial trip last Friday. They wereshown every courtesy by the officials andgiven every opportunity to inspect the wholeship.

During the past week there has been onexhibition, in Copley Hall, Mr. Louis Prang'scollection of 1,500 paintings. It is a matterfor regret that this collection, which comprisesspecimens of the best work of America's fore-most artists, is not to remain intact. As it isto be sold at auction, beginning tomorrow, wehope that all lovers of art will embrace a lastopportunity to view this fine collection.

On Thursday evening, November 23, Mr.A. D. Little read, before the Society of Arts,

an exceedingly interesting paper on "SomeNew Cellulose Industries." Mr. Little is,perhaps, the foremost authority in this newfield, and his description of the manufactureand uses of new cellulose compounds washeartily appreciated.

During the past summer, Mr. Little hasvisited most of the large manufactories inEurope. While the cellulose industries havebeen developed and are now almost exclu-sively carried on abroad, the prospects ftrtheir early establishment on a large scale inthis country are very promising.

It pains us to announce that we have causefor regret. Owing to lack of space in ourlast number, we were obliged to omit an an-nouncement of an exceedingly important eventwhich, on account of the time-honored rever-ence in which it is held by ex-editors of THETECH, must not be overlooked by the presentwielders of the blue pencil. THE BOARI)COVERINGS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ROGERS'

STEPS. Snow has now permission to fall.

Technology Calendar.

/Mionday, Der. , I ap. lI. Tech Board. Tech Office.

CWednesday, Niov. 29 Sophomore Class NMeeting.Tchursl-ay, Niov. 30, /-iitt,, Saturday, Dec. z and A.

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D. D. Field has been elected captain of theSophomore track team.

The Varsity football team was photographedon Monday. H. W. Maxson, 90go, has beenelected captain for next year.

Whitehouse, ex-igoo, has been pitching

splendid ball for an Athletic Club team inPortland, Ore., during the past season.

Students who lhave not vet made returns offootball and cane rush tickets are requestedto do so without further delay, in order thatthe manager may complete his report for theseason.

Now that the football season has come to aclose, training for the indoor meet shouldb)egin at the gymnasium immediately. Thetirst indoor meet will be the class games,ewhich will be held some time shortly before

the Christmas recess. The management ofthle Athletic Association is also desirous ofhlolding the annual open indoor meet whichw\-as omitted last year. Beside these two

meets there are numerous indoor games to beheld in and around Boston during the winterw\\lere Tech. men should pick up valuableexperNience and some prizes. Training forthe r1-elay team that will represent Tech. atthe i,. \. A. and Boston College meets willa1!so begrin soon. Immediately after theThlllanksgiving recess men will be appointed'1by C1aptain Baxter to take charge of candi-dates in each event, and every man in Tech.\\l, hlas had any? athletic experience should

beogil \\ w,rk.

'87.. Mr. P. A. Mosman, III., is now inthe employ of the American Smelting andRefining Co., at Pueblo, Colo.

'90o . Mr. J. O. DeWolf, II., is now mech-anical engineer for the firm of W. B. Smith,Whaley & Co., of Boston.

'g o . MIr. Win. H. Fenn, I., has been

elected president of the Manufacturers' Con-tracting Co., of Newark, N. J.

'95. Mr. N. Katzschmar, Jr., II., hasbeen raised to the grade of Engineer, U. S.N., and assigned to the 3[icLane, at presentstationed off the Florida Keys.

'96. Mr. C. I. Crocker, I., has gone intothe Navy Yard dratughting iroom over atCharlestown.

'97. Mr. Geo. S. Lawler, VI., is nowwith the Boston Elevated Street Railway Co.,in their electrical department.

'98, Mr. Lyman Arnold, VI., has ac-

cepted a position with the General ElectricCo., in Lynn.

'99. Timothy C. O'Hearn, X., is with theEastman Kodac Co.

'99. Frederic Tappan, VI., is with Ameri-can Bell Telephone Co., Boston.

'99. Clarence A. Moore, X., is AssistantSuperintendent in the II. N. Slater CambricWorks, WNebster, Mass.

'99' Haven Sawyer, II., lhas the position

of assistant superintendent of machinery atthe Uintah County Copper Summit Co. ofVernal, Utah.

'99. Ben Morse, II., Captain of last year'sVarsity Football team, has discontinued workat IHlarvard G-raduate School and undertakenthe mmanagement of the Morse Bros. StovePolish Company.

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Deeply does THE ILOUNG;ER praise his Editor forsummoning his annual delirium of happiness whenhe did, for had it not come then, it would have re-mained unfelt and unknown, - eclipsed by thesorrow-laden news so recently come to THE LOUNGER'Sattention. Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving no more.And all because the Freshmen have been raisingsuch complete and especial mischief with their heroictutor in the noble art of strategy and war.

The sad history is this. The Freshmen have forsome time been averse to studying the art of martialslaughter; their sensitive organizations, nurtured byRussian Peace Proclamations and Arbitration Tracts,found the mention of gore and grapnel repellant totheir delicate sensibilities. War- the iron-boundedition of a Freshmen election ! - horrible ! Strategy

the cane rush of national sword slashers ! toomuch! Humanity rebelled. Determined to substi-tute a practice of tranquility for such imperfect doc-trine, they declared war upon their chieftains, re-volted against the laws of the Commonwealth andvocally bombarded the lecture.

But the instructor - he was a strategist: he knewa game worth several of that. In a voice as calm asit was majestic, in a gentle " (Give-'em-h - boys"'kind of tone, in words as cold as a frozen copperrun and as concentrated as a Heat lecture, he spoke.His thoughts were few, simple, direct. The Fresh-men were informed that they "would be given asemi-annual examination upon his lectures for theterm: no lecture notes would be printed: no morelectures would be given." Inspiration and promiscu-ous reading alone must supply the necessary know-ledge. The sword had fallen. The few, quiet wordscame as an artillery broadside to the untutoredFreshmen. They thought their opponent an unloadedbomb; a big gun, but of the Quaker variety; - in-stead, they found his will a Gatling gun, his deter-mination a Maxim rapid-fire exterminator, bothloaded

The news had spread. The prospect of 350specials for next year reached even the Secretary'sOffice, just in time for him to countermand an orderfor a new lot of diplomas. XMonday and Tuesdaybrightened uneventfully, flickered undecidedly, and

went out. Wednesday came, and with it the hourfor Military Drill. Blithely the Head Military Wizardbetook himself to the drill-hall of the Freshmen.He came in sight of the structure. He approached,then suddenly looked, wavered, slackened, gazed,staggered. There he saw, suspended near the door,himself in much the same position that the rabbitis after it has run its head through the noose, hang-ing from a bent willow tree. Stepping to the gutter,he picked up a splendid triangular specimen ofquartzose geology, and with it inflicted a reverberantthud upon the side of his head. A virtual image ofthe delayed Leonids convinced him that he wasexistant still in the material sense as well as in thespiritual, and that the figure pendant at the door wasa vile imitation. Drawing his sword, he gave him-self the order for advance at double-quick, andsprang to the attack. In a short, but desperatestruggle, the victim was cut down- sounds brutal !and an entrance effected.

Then for two weary hours was heard the incessanttramp of Freshmen feet, many and large, at firstquick, firm, decisive, finally laggard, shuffling, con-fused. Languishing glances at the water fountavailed naught, and as the Freshmen dropped, oneby one, bv the wayside, more and more evident be-came the true inwardness of the strategist's littlegame.

Four o'clock finally occurred: the Military Scien-tist read the Riot Act and dismissed the Freshmennow so moved from their naturally sensitive, dove-like disposition as to verge on the mildly remonstra-tive. Assembled about the entrance, they awaitedthe advent of their popular chieftain. In vain: hehad read somewhere in his references on strategy

surely not in any of the works of his immediatepredecessor of something supposed to constitutethe better part of valor, and of this component qual-ity he made extensive use. No more was his coun-tenance seen that day, and the Freshmen hero-wor-shippers had to transfer their enthusiasm to the twosub-gore-ists, of their own blood, who were seekingfavor in the eyes of their master and the offices ofAdjutant and Major. These individuals were, how-ever, as modest as their chief, and the masses wereagain foiled. Nothing remained but bombardmentor retreat. As the heaviest projectile had alreadybeen used and retained by the Instructor in convinc-ing himself of his proper consistency and conscious-ness - as previously stated - the idea of violent at-tack was abandoned. There occurred a graceful

-retreat- and the Head Strategist was again masterof the day. Little had the Freshmen thought of theinconspicuous door leading from the armory to Dart-mouth Street at the other end of the building; hadit occurred to them, doubtless their seige of an emptybuilding would have been abandoned long before.

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