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J. T. Biehle '26, a student in courseX, received bad -burns about the headand eyes last Friday afternoon whileworking in the laboratory of the Or-

:ga~nic division of the Department ofChemiistry. .He had been using metallicsodium in an experiment and threwa piece of it into the sink. The sodi-um exploded, flying up into his face,

aburning both eys and setting fire tohis hair.

First aid wvas rendered by the Med-ical department and he was then rush-ed in the, Technology delivery auto-mobile to Dr. David Heffernan, a Bos-

ttoll eye specialist. Dr. Heffernanfound both eyes alld the forehead

!burned but was hopeful of a rapidrecovery. The Department of Chem-istry wvishles to emphasize strongly thefact that the accident was entirely

-due to carelessness on the part of thestudent, as there is a laboratory ruleforbidding the throwing of metallicsodium into the sink as well as arule that goggles shall1 be worn in allexperimlents with this material. Biehledid not have goggles on at the time,of the explosionl.

INSPECT VARIOUSS'EWAGE, SYSTEMS

Sanitary Engineers See PlantsIn Framingham and

III Worcester

Last Thursday graduate students inSanitary Engineering made their firsttinspection trip of the year under thedirection of Professor Tyler '10. Theparty went by automobile, visitingsewage disposal plants at Framing-ham and Worcester.

At Fwramingham, the students foundthe sewage quite highly colored frontdyes from the Dennison Manufactur-ing Company's plant. The sewage istreated satisfactorily by passingthrough Imhoff tanks, the effluence ofwhich is farther purified on sand bedsknown as intermittend sand filters.'The sludge is then dried on sludgedrying beds and hauled away by far-mers to be used as fertilizer.

One of the largest Imhoff plants inthis section of the country is theplant at Worcester, which the stu-dents also visited. It consists of Im-hoff tanks, dosing chambers, trick-ling filters and secondary settlingballks, together with grit chambersand sludge drying beds, all of whichthe graduates saw in operation. Thecharacter of this sludge has materi-ally changed s-ince'the construction ofthe plant was s3tar'ted about threeyears ago, necessiitatinlg the applica-tion of large quantities of lime by, cer-tain manufacturing companies. Thiswiill introduce a new problem duringthe winter mon'this since it is imipos-sible fo dry the sludge at the lowwinter temperatures, and, the in-creased amount of sludge must bewithdrawn every six weeks.

During the year about five moretrips will be made by the Sanlitary En-gineer graduates, visiting Industrialplants, water purification and muni-cipal sewage treatment plants in tilestate.

COMPOSERS- OF MUSICAND LYRICS TO MEET'

With the selection of the orchestralast week and the announcement ofthe meeting of, music and lyric writ-ers to be held. on Wednesday, theplans for Tech Show are rapidly assum-ing form. After the winning bookis selected, rehearsalls will soon be inprogress in preparation for the per-formance.

Members' of the management willaddress the prospective music and lyr-ic writers at the coming meeting. Sev-eral of the old men are expected toat-tend, and. it is anticipated that anumber of new men will be present.Much music is required for the show,since it is in the nature of a muasicalcomedy, so that- the management ad-vises all men who are interested to,ome out.,

Att the preliminary, meeting of, can-didates for tlhE orchestra last Fridaym-any candidates reported for practice.' he regular orchestra rehearsals will)egin immediately. Charles Young,7ho has been director of the Techlhow orchestras for -the last few years,

is again in charge.

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STRUNG ST. JAMES "MORTAR AND BALL"CHAPTER FORMED

A chapter of the "Mortar and Ball,"the national Coast Artillery Reserveofficers' fraternity was formed by theTechnology men at Fortress Monroelast summer. The society is patri-otic in its purpose and social in itsmethods, with the prime object ofbinding together reserve officers inthe Coast Artillery Corps throughoutthe United States. It is active, notonly as an undergraduate society, butas a graduate one.

The various chapters are composedof picked men who have a seriousinterest in the Coast Artillery, whoevince great promise as Reserve Ar-tillery officers, and who, it is thought,will gain the greatest benefits throughtheir association with fellow officers.

Plans for the coming year have beenarranged and it is expected that mem-bers will be able to use the rifle rangeat Wakefield during the fall andspring months.

K. D. FENSTR'M '10STARTS NEW WORK"

Assistant in Economics Dept.

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K. D. Fernstrom '10 is in charge ofa new field started by the EconomicsDepartment which is chiefly the ar-ranging of plant visits by the Seniors,in the course in Industrial Co-opera-tion. Mr. Fernstrom also arrangesconferences with the men and triesto advise them as to what work theyshould take after leaving the Insti-tute. These conferences al e forgroups of from 8 to 10 men exceptthe first which is a private talk witheach man. Mr. Fernstrom is a gradu-ate of the course in Naval Architect.ure and after graduating he taughtphysics at the Institute for two yea'rs.In 1912 he left the Institute to take aposition as Assistant General Manag-er of the Fairbanks Morse Manufac-turing Company. The plant employedabout 18,000 men and his chief workwas in studying the workings of thedifferent departments and making re-ports.

In 1913 he took a position as Assis-tant Superintendent of the ColumbiaPlate Glass Company at Blairsville,Penn. His work was the reorganiz-ing of the different departments, thefstallation of new equipment, and

the working out of general efficiencyplans. In 1915 he svas made Superin-tendent which position he held for ayear, and at this time the plant wassold and he resigned to go to workfor the Newport News Shipbuildingand Drydock Company.

At this plant he helped in the in-stallation of the armor and ordnanceof the battleship, Misstippi. From 1917.till 1921 he was in the Plant Engi-neering Department and was in chargeof the purchase and installation ofnew equipment. In 1921 he was madeTransportation Chief, in charge of the .handling and moving of the incomingIand outgoing materials. In the fall of 1922 due to a suggestion. of Mr. Fsern-strom the company started the build-ing and, repairing of freight railroadcars and he, was plaleed in charge ofthis new field. In 1923 the new- workwas completely started and he de-voted all his time to car building.

During the two years from, 1923 to1925 that he was in charge~ of this, de-,partment over 15,000 cars were madefor, the various railroads aroundNew England and were for all classi-ficationis of service. In. June, 1925 heresigned· as head of the Freight CarDepartment, and spent the. summerresting at his home in Maine prior totaking up his duties at the Institutethis fall.

NEW SPACE PROVIDEDFOR PARKING AUTOS

Superintendent of Buildings Smithhas reserved parking space in therear of -building 10 in an endea-vor to discourage the parking of carsabout the Institute buildings; Thisspace is marke&-,by; yellow,- posts and-is easily accessible to all parts of theInstitute.

Superintendent- Smith expresses the'desire that students who have cars will make use of ffil refeorred, Wac 'and thus COokperate with him in re- lieving the presnt conlgestion o'n the'rToad-ways surrounding the buildings.

NEW DORM UNITS,MAY BE ERECTED

IN NEAR FUTUREPresident Stratton Thinks It

Possible That Work WillStart Next Spring

SPEAKS FOR NEW DORM4SIt was stated by President S. W.

Stratton last Saturday that he hashigh hopes the Institute will be. able tobreak ground for at least one new dor-mitory unit during the coming springAlthough no definite plans have beenmade, the Institute expects to be ableto announce progress in the expansionof dormitory facilities -soon.

Should a new dormitory be added,it is almost certain that it wvill adjointhe Class of 1S93 dormitory in therear of Walker Memorial. Bothl endsof '93 were rough-finished with "Gun-ite," anticipating further building op-erations.

Plinal planes for the "No'w Tech-nology," adopted ten years ago, call-ed for the erection of the. presentgroup beside the President's Houseand for another group extending alongthe west side of Almes Street frownCharles River Road to the Instituteproperty on the north. This lattergroup, of which '93 is a unit, will formthe east wing of a Techlnology studentcommunity, built around Walker Me-morial.

At the meeting of the. Corporationlast week President Stratton emphasiz-ed the need of new housing facilitiesfor the students, and as a result, theCorporation is seriously considering'the problem. At present the dormi-tories are able to accommodate onlya very small fraction of the 2800 stu-dents at Technology, and as a conse-quence, many men cannot secure en-strance until two or three years afterthey have submitted an application.The '93 dorms, opened in the summerof 1924 and accommodating 80 men,are the last of the dormitory units tobe erected, but have scarcely relievedanly of the great demand of the stu-dents for rooms in the dormitories.

MOVIE ON GAS SHIOWNBY CHEM DEPARTMENT

The second movie in Ithe series giv-en by the Organic Division of the De-partment of Chemistry was shownFrid'ay. Tahis picture, which was film-ed by the U. S. Bureau of Mines,told the story of natural gas. Mr. E.M. Huntress, who has arranged theseries, made a few introductory re-marks before the presentation, ex-plaininlg the connection between themovie a~nd the. organic -chemistry stud-ied at the Institute. A feature of thispicture, as in the one last week, wasthe animated cartoons showing t~heprocess in drilling, pumping, and dis-:tributing.

Next Friday the picture shown willbe entitled "The Story of Gasoline."This and the other pictures to followduring the year will be shown in-room 10-250 at 4 p. m. Mr. Huntressis arranging for the showing of many,pictures which, while of especial in-terest to those taking organic chem-istry, are not of a specialized natureand it is believed would prove ofinterest to all men at the Institute.There are to be pictures of the tex-tile industry, on the safeguards, ofhandling and storage of gasoline, andon the manufacture of another explos-ive, dynamite.

R. Ho Turner' 25 EngagedTo Miss Frances Taber

The,- engagement of, M-iss FrancesTauber,_ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. T.aber, South Dartmouth, to Ro-land Holcomb Turner '25, son of Mr..a-nd iMrs. Wildiam Turner idf NewBedford, Was announced at a tea andbridge given a, short time ago.

Mr.- Turner was graduated fromcourse TV. -He entered the Institutein -his freshman year and during all,four years was connected with thegym- team, finally becoming captainin his Senior year. He was also anactive -member of the CorporationXV. He is shortly to be transferrsdfrom the Hartford office of the Aetna-Life. Insurance Company to Albany,where. he will be Chief Underwriter.

Miss .Taber is a graduate of theW'Vytney I(Schoo of Dramatic Aurts,Boston, and is a member of the triowhich filled mazy;.-entertainment en-gagemenits. last season on a tour to!the Paclficc'Coast under the programtitle of "The Sunshiie Girls." MissTaber expects to *ontinue with thetrio this season, tourng the south.

HAMMOND. FAMOUSMINING ENGINEER,

TALKS TO SENIORSFirst Aldred Series Lecture Is

Well Attended by SeniorsAnd Graduates

TEAM IS HELD TOSCOW OF 7 TO 0

Great Defense of SophomoresProves Difficult to

Haverhill School

SOPHS WEAK IN OFFENSE

Game Saturday Indicates ThatFreshmen Will Have Hard

Struggle Field Day

Uncovering one of the best deren-sive lines which has featured a Techfootball team in years, the Sophomoregridiron warriors suceeded in holdingthe strong St. James first team to asingle touchdown in the contest onSt. James Field at Haverhill Saturdayafternoon. For three whole periodsthe shifty and fast St. James backsHanagan, Mazenkas, and Bresnahancrashed into the Engineer line andcircled the ends for no gain. Specta-tors at the game stated that the Techline put up one of the best defensivegames seen on that field this year. Asa contrast to the strength of the de-fense was the sad lack of offensivepower, with Tech backs being stoppedin their tracks for no gain time aftertime.

FIRST HALFTwice in the first quarter the St.

James outfit was stopped right in theshadow of the Tech goal, losing theball on downs. In the second quarter,after three smashes at the line Mazen-kas crashed through for the onlytouchdown of the game. This wasthe last time in the game that the St.Jimmies came within scoring distanceand from then on the ball remainedin mid-field practically all of the time.

Technology's scoring threats weremade in the first part of the thirdquarter when Wofford broke throughand blocked a punt, and in the middleof the last quarter,,Benson, after mak-ing 10 yards through his own righttackle, had nearly an open field for atouchdown but in some manner hedropped the ball with St. James re-covering.

St. James won the toss and choseto defend the north goal. Delva kickedoff for St. James with the ball goingto Tech's 26 yd. line where Seeley ranit back to his 33.yd. marker. Proctoron attempted crisscross was stoppedfor no gain. Proctor was again nailedfor no gain. Proctor then punted, butthe kick was blocked by Driscoll withthe ball rolling offside on Tech's32 yd. line. Hanagan was thrown fora loss trying to go around right end.Hanagan was again stopped on an off-tackle smash. A forward Hanagan toDriscoll was grounded, leaving- theball on Techs 34 yd. stripe. A sec-ond forward was intercepted- by Wof-ford, giving the ball to the Engineers.Seeley was thrown for a 4 yd. loss ona-try at the center of-the line. Proctorgained 1 yd. through his right tacklebut on the next play he was forced tokick with the ball going to St. James'40 yd. line. Hanagan ran the kickback 30 yds. placing the oval on

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DR. DWIGHT TELLS OFNIAGARA -FALLS- PLAN

. EE. Socity Hear- ProfessorGive- First Talk

In his first appearance as speaker'Outside the. class room since coming-to the Institute' this Fall, Dr. K ..B.Dwight gave a talk before the Elec-trical Engineering Society Fridaynight, October 16. The subject of hislecture was- "Power Possibilities ofthe St. Lawrence and Nliagara Rivers."

After an introduction concerninggeneral power problems on these riv-ers, he explained in detail. the plan;already receiving serious considera-tion, by which the receding tendencyOf Niagara Falls, which amounts.tosix feet per year, could be checked,-and at the same time twice as muchPower cquld be, developed, and allthis to be done without- impairing inthe least the scenic' value of the Falls.This part of the talk was illustraitedby slides.--_

A second problem discussed by Dr.Dwight was that of transmitting thePower- ftom various- power centers onthe Niagara and St. Lawrence Riversto large eastern cities.

HE LAUDS ENGINEERING

Says Graduate of Today HasMore Opportunity Than

Ever Before

"Have pride in your profession" wasthe opening charge of John HaysHammond in addressing the Seniors,Graduates, and Faculty at the first Al-dred Lecture of the year last Fridayin 10-250. Mr. Hammond believes thatthe engineering training of today doesnot give enough attention to culturalsubjects which are much needed bythe average engineer who is lackingin these lines.

That the graduate of today and to-morrow has more opportunities than,ever before, the lecturer can see from·his vantage point of world affairs."The engineering profession is stillin its infancy," said Mr. Hammond,"and the avenues to profesional appor-tunity are more numerous than everbefore. No one call assume that per-fection is anywhere near at hand.Ideas as they progress breed otherideas and so on in an endless chain."

"There are two classes of engineerstoday which are controlling affairs and,there is room for many more. Thefirst class is that of the broad gen-eral training in engineering supple-mented by an administrative businesstraining which directs the work ofexperts and handles the financial end.The second class is that of the tech-,nical expert who has specialized in.one particular branch of science andis better equipped to handle his oneend than anyone else.

"The development of the backwardcountries such as Africa is the bestfield for future work and it is therethat the young engineer will find themost opportunity to make a name forhimself. We are living in all age ofwasted opportunities, and it is thefunction of the engineer to so developunworked areas that people may moreefficiently exploit the enormousamounts of, as yet, untouched -re-sources."

Mr. Hammond is an ardent promo-ter of his profession and has- thehighest regard for it. "Engineering isthe vanguard of civilization," he be-lieves, and is the 'prime factor in this,"people utilizing era." The engineeris the agency of this era, and gives-people comforts and luxuries who be-fore eked out but an existence,. "Forthe young man who by nature. has,courage, resourcefulness, imagination,,and judgement, there is no more in,spiring profession than the engineeT'S"'he declared. Had, diplomacy shown

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MATH. CLUB HEARSFRANKLtIN'LECTURE'

ProfessoT W. S. Franklin of' thePhysics Department, was the speaker,at a meeting of the, Math Club heldlast Friday, in the wes~t lounge ofWalker, and. spoke on, the subject,"'Should Scientifice Education Be, Ame'l-iorated." Professor Franklin stated'that hard, study was -necessary tbr'a-man to learn scientific subjects, andthat a man's; education would lose Its-,value if the program were madeeasier.

In1 a short address Professor Nbr-Zbert Weiner stated that the ,purpose'of the club is to. present mathematicalsubjects from, an: informal, and popu-lar angle. H~e stated that this wouldbe accomplished by' addresses givenat intervals ,of about two w~eks_throughout thne year'. The date bEy-ithese addresses will be arranged '_tot',meet the convenleince of te.ebers, and they will constitute the -only;.meeting of the: club.

CALENDARMonday, October 19

5:00--Glee Club rehearsal, in room 10-250.Tuesday, October 20

5:00-Banjo Club rehearsal in room 2-190.6:00-Dinner meeting,,.Square and Com-.

pass Club, North Hall, Walker.Wednesday, October 21

5:00-The Tectonians rehearsal, NorthHall, Walker..

5:00-Mandolin Club rehearsal in room2-190.

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ASSOCIATE BOARDF. E. Anderson '27 ........... News EditorH. P. Ferguson '27 .......... Sports EditorH. F. Howard '26 ....... Features EditorL. F. Van Mater '27 ........... TreasurerH. M. Houghton '27..Circulation Manager

In charge of this issue: A. D. Green '26

THE WAGES OF ENGINEERING

EWSPAPERS recently carried an item relating the action of ayount, civil engineer who gave up the job he held with the statehighway commission, to work with the gang he had been fore-

man of. He explained his action as being impelled by need of higherwages! Utlizing his training he was not worth the price of commonlabor; throwing aside his training he acquired a -greater monetaryvalue.

This paradoxical situation is but representative of a state ofaffairs in the engineering profession. The woefully low wages paidfor engineering work has but recently been extensively noted. Inparticular, editorials in the Saturday Evening Post have deplored thecramping effects <)n enterprise caused any this unfair wage ineqtuilib-rinm.

It is to be hoped that this growing realization of the sorry factswtill tend to alleviate the situation. The young engineers comprising apart of what Arthur D. Little has aptly termed the F'ifth Estate havein them much ~of the energy and material of progress. After goingthrough a rigorous~and expensive education it is a serious discourage-ment to them to face a period during which they can earn but a bareandl meagre living. r The maladjusted situation demands readjust-ment, but since the Fifth Estate never stoops to the crass -methods oflabor how can it achieve pay relatively -comparable to that of labor?

THE GREAT AGREEMENT AT LOCARNO

F EEW days ago at ILocarno representatives of several Euro-L pean nations signed a document that promises to change the

history of the world, and go far toward bringing about theresult hoped for as the culmination of the World War-that is, theoutlawing of war.

The Treaty of Versailles was a monument to the stupidity of theAllied Statesmen. It was, in effect, a document whose essential pur-pose was to punish Germany and the great mass of peace-loving'though perhaps misguided people because a few Germans-the Junk-ers, who controlled Germany in 1914 had borne a large part of theresponsibility for the war. That it failed and, like the fabled mon-ster came near to destroying its creators, should occasion no sur-prise. France especially, which took a large part in its framning,suffered from its effects.

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It became apparent that a Germany kept in a crippled conditioncould neither pay indemnities nor form a market for the super-fluous products of her late enemies. And so it was decided thatGerman industry must be strengthened, and Germany herself re-turned to a prosperous condition. That is the purpose of the nolr-famous Dawes plan; whether it will succeed in its purpose a fewvyears will tell.

Filally, having taken some of the burden from Germany, va-rious statesmen decided to make a real attempt to lay the ghost ofwar forever. To what country is due the greater part of the creditis uncertain-the present conference was proposed by the Germangovernment.

The agreement is essentially this: the boundar v disputes be-tween Germany and Czechoslovalkia and between Germany and Po-land are to be submitted to arbitration. It is these disputes thathave proved the stumbling block at previous conferences. Ger-many renounces all claims to Alsace-Lorraine, which has been acasus belli literally for centuries, and particularly for the past fiftyyears. A demilitarized zone has been set up on the Franco-Ger-man frontier, each country agreeing to keep all military out of thezone. That this is an effective way of preventing war is shown bythe' history of the peaceful relations of this country with Canada,the joint boundary being quite unfortified.

All future disputes between France and Germany will be arbi-trated. Germany will apply for admission to the League, and theAllies on their part will seek to modify the Covenant so as to re-move the conditions which Germany eannot accept-for instance,the famous Article'X, for Germany, being demilitarized, cannot fur-nish troops to guarantee the territorial integrity of the other conn-ties.

The keeping of these promises is guaranteed by England, whichpledges protection to each against violation of the treaty by theother; and Italy has also promised her support.

That the result of the Locarno conference will immediately in-sure the world against future war, nobody believes. But that itis one of the biggest steps in that direction in a very long time isa safe conclusion.

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THE GREAT PANDOLFO, by Wil-liam J. Locke, New York: DoddMead & Co. $2.00.

Here is a novel which should espe-cially appeal to Technology men. Itis the love story of Sir Victor Pan-dolfo, a great inventor and PaulaField, a beautiful widow.

Pandolfo, when the story opens hasinvented a new metal, an alloy, asnear as can be gathered, of somethingwith a new ore he has discovered inBrazil. He has also invented otherthings and earned a considerable for-tune and a title.

Pandolfo is sprung from mediocreEnglish-Italian parents, is self-edu-cated, and has exceedingly flamboy-ant manners. When he falls in lovewith Paula Field,.a cultured womanof aristocratic family, he impressesher with conficting emotions. She isgreatly affected by his energetic per-sonality but his masterly ways oflove-making are rather repelling. Get-ting little encouragement from Paula,he becomes tangled up with a womanof international ill-repute and marriesher. His mines in Brazil peter outand all in all he is in rather an awk-ward situation. Locke has done verywell in bringing the story to a satis-factory end.

Several passages of quasi-scientificdiscourse add zest to the book for anengineer. Granting the original pre-mise of the marvelous ore, Lockenever outsteps the bounds of reasonas so many authors in his positionwould have done. The first of New-ton's laws is correctly quoted at onepoint and at other places there arequiite accurate scientific statements.Remarkable !

Thle Great Pandolfo is well writtenand, while it hardly seems to be ofpermanent literary caliber, is wellworth while reading for amusement.Locke has many admirers and TheGreat Pandolfo is having considerablevogue. If one tries at all to "keep up"with current fiction he should readthis novel.

NEW BOOKS

Books Received for ReviewFirbank-"'Vainglory."Levey--"Matrix.1'Richet---"~Idiot Man."Saltus"--"Mary Magdalen."Spence-"Atlantis in America."

Books Added to the Walker LibraryDunsany-"The King of El-fand's

Daughter."F~arnol---"Th1e Ij0Tnig Mystery.'Foster-"Passage to India."Gibbs-"Soundings."Herge shenimer--"JBalisand."1Reyniont-"'The Peasants. (Spring,

Vol. 3)Stringer-"-~Power."Woolf---"Mrs. Dalloway."1Woolcott----'The Story of Irving Ber-

The first really complete and au-thoritative biography of Aaron Burrwritten by Samuel H. Wandel andMeade Minnigerode has recently beenpublished by Putmans. It is a defini.tive biography that pictures Burr, notas a trascal but a man of grace, charm,and intelligence.

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTEditorial Board

Whitney Ashbridge '26 F. L. McGuane '27J. H. Melhado '27 R. A. Rothschild '26

R. E. Smith '26Features DepartmentPhotog raphic EditorR. A. Wllloughby '26

Features WritersE. L. Welcyng '27 J. S. Harris '27

W. M. Woll '26Cartoon ist

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Assistant News EditorJ. D. Crawford '27

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Arrival From European

College Disapproves

Of Our System

It would be too long a task if Ishould refer here to the deep and com.plex impressions that enlivened mewhen last Fall I first arrived at theInstitute, just coming from across. Iwill not therefore bore you with astory about my strange feeling ofloneliness in a crowd of clasmates;about my astonishment and surprise-not necessarily pleasant-at every.thing appearing to me as new and dif.ferent, from the language to the chairsin the class rooms, from the "colle.giate suits" to the Walker MemorialCafeteria system. I will try, instead,to bring out a few points which, Ithink, constitute the main differencebetween the systems and the life ofEuropean and American colleges.

A first thing, pertaining to schoolwork, which strikes any Europeanstudent at Technology, is the attend.ance system. I will not make of thissubject a discussion of principles ora propaganda of methods, but just anexposition of facts and ideas, withouttrying to draw any conclusions aboutwho is right.

At the Institute it seems as if theregularity of attendance had a greatinflluence on the fnal grades. In Eu.ropean universities, on the contrary,-I am talking here of continental Eu.rope as I am not well enough ac.quainted with English colleges-steady orirregular attendance makesvery little, or no difference at all inthe averaging of the marks. The ideafor this is a very fundamental one."What do students come to collegefor?" European professors ask them.selves. "Do they come mainly to at.tend classes or to acquire a knowledgethat they shall be able to use in their

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heart should be unrepresented at thismeeting, and that each delegate shouldcome with at least a mild spirit of co.operation.

Signed, B. P. LAMBERT '26.

First the University of Oklahomaforbids cars and now it forbids dates.The only meetings betweeu the menand the co-eds that are allowed arewalks back and from some place towhich each went separately for buis-ness reasons. Even then the two mustlive on the same street.

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ro the Editor:I am amused to learn that there

will be a meeting of the Interfraternri-ty Conference at the Alpha Tau Ome-ga House this Thursday evening.Could not something be accomplished,however, if each fraternity wouldsend their house president as dele-gate ? In this case the representa-tives would have authority enough toaccomplish something aside from ar-ranging very, very, important bowlingtournaments. Being the most impor-tant subject at this time, the rushingsituation is likely to receive but Ift-tle attention. However . . . Itwould be wasted effort were the Con-ference to legislate upon some com-plicated system of rushing rules fornext fall. Their application would bedifficult and the possibility of anunanimous agreement upon such ispractically out of the question. Butsurely a definite time limit beforewhich rushing would be prohibitive isnot too much to expect. I need notenumerate the reasons in favor ofsuch a rushing rule, for they are ob-vious. Neither will I present concretesuggestions, as there will be weightyand capable minds to do so (are theyso disposed) Thursday evening. I dofeel, however, that no fraternity hav-ing the welfare of the Institute at

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THE PRESENT ECONOMIC REVO-LUTION IN THIE 'UNITEDSTATES, by Thomas Nixen Car-ver, Boston: Little, Brown andCo. $2.50.

That economics has something ofdramatic and interesting import inits cold obtuse logic may be surpris-ing to some. That an effective cata-lytic agent bringing together econom-ic technicalities and the ideas of lay-men is producible is also surprising.This book engenders just such sur-prises. In high relief it emphasizesthe important and fascinatingly dy-namic sides of the present economicscene with a conclusiveness thatmakes it uniquely valuable to anyonewho is interested even remotely. TheDecalogue of Science humanized andpopularized biology. Carver has aimedat the same target for economics witha result at once readable and meaty.

A better title for the work wouldbe the Economic Evolubtion in Amer-ica for it is that which it describes.With optimistic gusto the truce be-tween capital and labor is hymned. La-bor's climb to capitalistic position andreasoning assurance, the decline andfall of Marxian fallacies, and the idealof a balanced economic system arethe featured ideas in the book andthese are mix>ed with supplementaryeconomic theory of value to the gen-eral reader. Carver sees in our econ-omic society a common sense that issublimating itself into something richand strange. He sees laborers turningcapitalists and capitalists turning la-borers. He sees productivity eliminat-ing poverty and bringing about equal-ityr under liberty. He seens an econ-omic ideal in America that is workingwonders in the sociological fabric ofthe country.

"The kind of equality towardwhich we are progressing prettyrapidly in this country is equalityamong occupations, not equality ofpersonal incomes within a given oc-cupation. 'The wages of manual la-bor are high and are going higher,as between the manual trades andthe "white collar" jobs of the medi-ffocre sort there is practical equalitynow. . .. It will not be longuntil, all things considered, themanual trades will be about as pros-perous as the learned professions."In the above lies the real theme of

the book. This reasoning is projectedinto the ideal of the "balanced econ-omic system,'-the exposition of theeconomic condition of an equality ofoccupations, that is, that-every esen-tial industrial function is as adequate-ly performed and paid as every other.If the economist can get this econ-omic yeast working in the public in-telligence'they will do much to elim-inate misunderstanding, radicalism,and crazy thinking.

Carver's book with its verve and op-timism, its charity and soundness goesa long ways towards pointing out ac-curate paths of economic and sociolog-ical thought, in ridiculing the idioti-cacy of opposition between labor andcapital, and instilling optimisticideas In the public mind.

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play after time out was taken. Han-agan, running from a punt formationswung around right end for first downon Tech's 40 yard line. Duseault thencut into right guard for three yards.Burke for Connelly. Mazenkas lost ayard on an attempted end run. A for-ward Dusseault to Boner was ground-ed. Another pass Hanagan to Bonerfailed, Boner got his hands on the ballbut dropped it on being tackled.Tech's ball on downs. After a for-ward Benson to White which netted5 yards the half ended.

S ECON D HALF

Dineen on the kickoff for St. Jamesbooted the ball about 12 yards andBresnahan fell on it for a first down.Bresnahan then made 3 yards off hisleft tackle. A forward thrown byBresnahan was intercepted by Wof-ford who ran it back 6 yards. Teeb-'sball on her own 38 yard line. Proc-tor tore, off 4 yards through the cen-ter of the line. Riley added a yardoff tackle. Seeley was nailed for rnogain at left tackle. On the next playProctor punted from his 43 yardstripe to St. James 30 yard line. Han-agan received the klick and he wasdowned in his tracks. Hanagan lost4 yards on an attempted end run. Hethen punted to Tech's 39 yard line.Proctor made 2 yards at -right tackle.Riley threw a forward which wasspoiled by Bresnahan. Gray could notgain at center. Proctor then puntedto St. James 35 yard line. Mazenkasmade 4 yards at tackle. Hanagauchalked up 2 at right tackle. On thenext play H-anagan was stopped for nogain. Hanagan then punted, but Wof-ford broke through and was on top ofhim smothering the, kick with a Techman recovering. A forward Riley toWilson was knocked down by Bresna-han. Riley then went through tacklefor 3 yards. An attempted pass byProctor was knocked down as it lefthis hand. Proctor made a yard andSt. James took the ball on downs ontheir own 20 yard line. Hanagan punt-ed to Gray with the ball travelling toTech's 40 yard's line. Gray ran itback five yards. Riley then tumbledbut recovered losing 4 yards on theplay. Gray squeezed through the cen-ter of the line for a yard. Proctor thenpunted from his own 37 to St. James39 yard line where HanagaLn whocaught the ball wars downed in histracks. Mazenkas made a yard at hisown left tackle. Hanagan's forwardto Dusseault grounded. Hanaganpunted from his own 40 to Tech's 21yard line where Gray -ran the kickback 6 yards. Riley was then smoth-er~ed for a 4 yard loss on an attemptedswing around right end. Seeley wasdropped for a 2 Yard loss as theperiod ended. Benson replacedProctor at full.

Fourth Quarter

An attempted forward by Bensonwas grounded. Benson then kickedfrom his own 23 yard line to the 40yard stripe. Hanagan who receivedthe kick was downed in his tracks,Hanagan made 2 yards at right tackle.A forward Hanagan to Bresnahan wasgrounded. Hanagan then kicked toSeeley. Another forward, Benosn toWilson failed. Benson made 4 yardsat right tackle. In the next play hewas smothered at right guard for nogain. He then punted to Dinnen whoran the kick back to the 45 yard line.Mazenkas hit Tech's right tackle for3 yards. Mazeukas then fumbled onan attempted forward and lost 9 yards.Hanagan kicked to Riley on the 25yard line where he was dropped in histracks. Benson made 3 yards at righttackle. Riley added 5 through thecenter of the line. Riley then fum-bled but a Tech man recovered. Onthe next play T-ech received a 5 yardpenalty. Benson kicked from the 39yard line to the 45 yard stripe. Hau-agan made a yard, at right tackle.

Hanagan~ thewa pass which wast in-

tercepted by Bens'on. From a puntformation Benson made 10 off righttackle and fumbled just as he wa stackled with Delva recovering for St.James. Mazenkas made 4 yards atTech's left tackle. Hanagan puntedfrom his own 44 yard line to Tech's33 yard marker. Benson made a footat right guard. Riley was tackled fora four yard loss on an attempted endrun. A pre'tty forward Benson toWhite, netted 14 yards- Two forwards

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line where Hanagan received. Bres-nahan then circled Tech's right endfor 28 yards being forced offside onthe 5 yard line. Here again St. Jameswas stopped from getting a touch-down, this time not until the ball waswithin one foot of the goal line. Procp-tor punted out of anger to his own28 yard stripe where the ball rolledofiside. Hanagan, picking his holesnicely on a short end run went tothe 17 yard line for a first down. Bres-nahan swinging around right end net-ted 3 yards placing the ball on the14 yard line. End of the quarter.

Second Quarter

On the first play Bresnahansmashed at right tackle but wasstopped for no gain. A forward Dus-seault to Driscoll was grounded. An-other pass Dusseault-to Mazenkas wasknocked down by Wofford. Tech's ballon downs. Riley juggled the ball ona line plunge, and lost 3 yards. Graywas stopped for no gain at center.Proctor then kicked to his own 2 yardline but the kick was partially blocked.Dusseault did not gain at left tackle.Mazenkas then tore through his lefttackle for 12 yards and first down.Dusseault was stopped standing upfor no gain. Mazenkas made a yardthrough the center of the line. Han-agan failed to gain. On the next playMazenkas scored a touchdown thruleft tackle, breaking away from hisown interference. Hanagan kicked thegoal for the extra point. Tech re-ceived the kickoff. Delva kicked tothe 35 yard line where the punt wasrun back 3 yards. Benson for Proc-tor. Riley added a yard throughtackle. Seeley failed to gain on an-other line plunge. Riley then dodgedseveral tacklers on an end run mak-ing 3 yards before he was downed. Onthe next play Benson slipped whilepunting which made him hurry thekick and the ball went to St. James39 yard line where Bresnahan re-ceived.

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Crash-Bang-wot't'ell-* * *blankety-blank-blank and 15Sophomories bit the dust overon the tug-of-war course, Wed-nesday afternoon as the tele-phone pole which is attached toone end of the rope suddenlysnapped and let the second yearhawser-heavers gently back intothe loving arms of dear oldMother Earth. At least on thatparticular pull the Sophs madeup in strength what they lackedin numbers.

It has not yet been figured outhow they managed to uneartfisuch an avalanche of strengthas was evident from the effectson the pole. However 15 men donot make up a tug-of-war teamand unless more candidatescome out for the hempen sportthese men had better save theirstrength to use against the year-lings when these two teamsclash on Field Day than towaste it in the fool ish occupa-tion of uprooting their poles.

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SOPHOIMORES DROP CLOSE BATTLE

SCHEDULE NOT SETTLED

Activity toward a successful season

on the water has gotten well underway at the boat house. The crews

-have filled up every available inch ofspace and there is no lack of energyon the part of the prospective as wellas sure-fire candidates for the eights.

Three full Varsity crews are in har-ness at the present time. With thisformidable array of oarsmen at hiscommand, Coach Bill Haines willhave his burden considerably light-ened in his efforts toward building upa winning combination. There arefour Frosh eights already asemmbledand the prospects of a nield Day vic-tory are increasing with every day ofpractice. Only one Sophomore shallis in action at present and as theSophomores who are Viarsity candi-dates are ineligible for the NovemberClassic, the chances for a '28 victoryhave not been enhanced.-

Strength Still UnknownAn attractive, yet severe, schedule

for the Spring session is the goal ofManager Bob Bigelow. The splendidshowing made by the Varsity at An-napolis last yea? has secured them arepeat trip. This is the only guaran-teed assignment at the present date,inasmuch as the other intended meetsare but tentative affairs. Harvard andCornell are sought as opponents indual affairs. An effort is being madeto bring the Columbia eight, defeatedby the Varsity on the Harlem lastyear, to the Charles. As a fitting cli-max to the coming season, the bigblue Yale crews are sought as oppo-nents at the stamping grounds of theNew Haven institution.

It is rather early in the year to pro-phesy as to the prospect for a suc-cessful year. Time has brought outnoticeable improvements in thesmoothness of the eights' work, butas yet there can be no accurate es-timation made as to their real abil-ity. The much-looked-for event onField Day will at least serve to bring

out the potentialities of the yearlings,upon whose shoulders will rest theburden of upholding Tech traditionson the water.

GRANITE STATERS TIELOSS ON SOCCER TEAM

Beavers Handicapped WithOnly Ten Men Showing

Up For Game

With but ten men in the lineup,the Beaver soccer team held the muchtouted New Hampshire eleven to a3-2 score at Durham Saturday. Ten

players were all that could be roundedup to make the trip and by holding theGranite Staters to such a low scorethese men gained a moral victory. NewHampshire had previously beaten Clark

3-2 and played a strong Crimson team

to a scoreless tie.Moe was the shining light of the

Institute team, scoring both goals. Thefie-Id was somewhat muddy at the open-ing whistle, but a 'stiff breeze dried outthe field considerably and played atthe backs of the Beaver kickers.

This game was the first real test thesoccer team has had this year and in-dicates that the Beavers are in for apromising season despite this earlyseason set-back. They have been han-dicapped this fall not only by the lackof a coach but by a lack of real op-posigtion for practice workouts. How-ever, with the added experience of theNew Hampshire game, the. team shouldprove a tough nut to crack for anyopposition from now on.

Captain Arana is planning on get-ting in some strenuous practice thisweek in preparation for next Satur-day's game with the Worcester Poly-tech team.

JFRANK; BROJTHERSiatxhentie Boot Sllop

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FRESHMEN DEFEATEDBY ST. JOHN'S, 20-7

Before a crowd estimated at slight-ly under 500 the freshman pigskfnaggregation went down to defeat Sat-urday afternoon at the hands of amuch heavier St. Johns second teamto the tune of 20-7. The teams weremuch more evenly matched than thescore would indicate and actualground gained in scrimmage wasabout the same for each team.

On the first play after the openingkickoff the Engineers fumbled and aSt. Johns man scooped up the elusivepigskin racing 60 yards to a touch-down. The sole touchdown which theyearlings got came after a straightmarch from their own 15 yard line tothe St. John's goal. The Danvers out-fit was unable to stop the strong of-fensive power of the frosh, and thebacks crashed through for first downafter first down using nothing butstraight line bucking.

It was in defense that the freshmenshowed the greatest weakness and itis in this department of the game thatCoach "Buck" Shotts will spend themost of his time between now andField Day. Both teams tried severalforwards but few were completed andthose that were went for small gains.

Considering the fact that this wasthe first game which the yearlingshave played together, the coacheshave much to be pleased about. Thegame also gave the mentors an oppor-tunIty to discover the weak places inthe outfit.

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the inspiring efficiency of the engi-neering profession, the war couldhave been averted, believes Mr. Ham-miond.

Political offices should be filled moreeby engineers, believes the lecturer, anedhe sees a mnore efficient governmentunder their regime. "The successful en-gineer cannot escape the odium offailure; he must make good and thusthe successful engineer should be asuccessful statesman."

One of the troubles with the engi-neer ing profession is its lack of selfassertion in the matter of compensa-tion. Most of the great projects oftoday depend uponl the co-operation ofthe engineer and as such, the engineershould receive just reward, accordingto Mr. Hammond. He wants to see agentlemen's agreement between menof the profession for higher compensa-tion and thinks that in this way, themorale could be even greater en-hanc~ed..

In closing, Mr. Hammond stated therequisites of an engineer. He musthave powers of imaginlation, beingabie to see a thing before it is com-pleted. He should always be aheadof the gamle as the chess player isalways three or more moves ahead ofthe, play. Mr. H~ammond also deplorestbe general lack of culture among en-ginreers. He believes there is a ten-dency for the student to get into histechnical studies before he is suffi-ciently versed ill the fine arts and bu-manlities.

FOREIGNER DISLIKESATTENDANCE SYSTEM

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future` I" t does not take brains orintuition to answer the question."'Now"-the professors proceed in theirreasoning-"if the acquirement ofknowledge is the leading purpose for'which men-and sometimes a few'women-register in universities, why'not let them choose themselves theway they think the most efficient toreach their goal ? If they really esti-mate that they can get more out of anhour study at the Tight time, at thedesk of a library or home in a comfort-aible lounge, than by attending on afixed schedule a class where they sleep,sometimes, r~ocked by the low voiceof the lecturer and the rhythmic noiseof the pens scratching on the paper,why not let them do so? Many peoplewould here interrupt by saying thatt,first, many students. are not able todiscern their best way, and secondlythey nearer do feel like applying them-8ielves to anything unless~ they areforced to. This, I think, is a 'rathersevere judgment, for people who go toCollege are supposed to be, and theyusually are, old enough and prepared

,enough to distinguish between rightand wrollg, between what should bedone and what ought -not to. While,ont the other haned, those few who goto college just to wear twenty twoinch trousers and sport sweaters witha letter or a number, do not make anygood out of severe restrictions andcompulsory attendance. They usuallydrop or flunkk out. But llow, elloughabout attendance. After all, most ofus, with a little practice and good willcan accustom ourselves to what maybe considered all undesirable and un-pleasant routille. And as long as prep-aration for the future is concernedcompulsory attendcanlce seems to be ofgreat importance in getting the youngmen,-to whom the world is wide openwith all its asperities and dangersandn traps-well trainedi in a -regula-rlaborious, perhaps harder life. Whichtraining results necessarily, for in thegreat game it is steadiness and endur-ance that wins.

DANCES

The T. C. A. Social Division has re-ceived tickets for the weekly informaldances of the Girls City Club of Bos-ton. Tickets for these dances, whichcome every Friday from 8:30 to 11,may be obtained at the T. C. A. officeat the price of 40 cents each.

R. O. T. C. RIFLE TEAMq

The rifle range will be open onThursdays and Fridays to 5, for theR. O. T. C. Rifle team. All men tak-ing either advanced or regular Mili-tary Science courses are eligible. Meninterested ate asked to report on thandays noted above.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSOC IETY

A meeting of the governing board ofthe Mechanical Engineering Societywill be held today in room 3-312 at 5.

BOXI NG RALLY

There will be a meeting of all box-ing candidates in the Hangar tomor-row from 3 to 6 so that the men. maymeet -Coach Rawson.

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Candidates report every night at5.00 P. M. Freshmen report in backof track house eand Sophomores byrifle range. More men are needed.

FRESHMAN RIFLE PRACTICE

In as much as only five freshmenhave signed up for instruction therewill be none given Tilesday afternoonsas planned. If more Sign up later theplan will be carried out. Men shouldapply in 3-310.

DEPUTATION WORK

Men who have done deputation workin other colleges or in their prepschools and who are willing to do thesame here this year are asked to seeE. F. Stevens '27, 526 Beacon Street,or C. C. Shotts, at the T. C. A. office.

VOO DOO

A meeting of all literary candidateswill be held in the Voo Doo office to-morrow at 5.

MUSIC AND LYRIC WRITERS

There will be a meeting of all menwho are interested in writing musicand lyrics for Tech Show on Wed-nesday at 8 in the East Lounge,Walker.

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SOPHOMORES LOSE INWELL PLAYED GAME

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failed in succession. A pass Bensonto Wilson netted 6 yards. Benson froma punt formation lost 4 yards. St.James ball on downs. Du~sseault made4 yards through his right tackle. Ma-zenkas made 3 at guard. Hanaganthen punted and on the next play, anattempted forward by Benson, thegame ended.

ST. JAMES HIGH M. I. T. SOPHSDriscoll (Connolly, Burke, Dusseault,) L.e.

r.e. Larson (White)WaSlsh, L.t ............ r.t., Dean (Howes)Sheehan, L~g . ............... r.g., BartlettDineen (Caprt.), c ............... c., W affordSmith, r.g

l.g. lAbbe (Metcalf, Rutherford)Delva ,r.t . ................... l.t., LubyBner (Connors), r.e...... ............. i.e., CaputoEverett (Hlanniganl, q.b. q.b., Gray (Capt.)H~annigan (Dusseault), L~h.b.

r. h. b., Seeley (Roleau )Bresnahan, r.h.b). lIh.b., Riley (Sweeney)Mazenkcas, f.b. .. i.b., Proctor (Benson)

Score-St. James High 7. Touchdowvn-Mazenkas. Point after touchdown bydrop lhickS - H-annigan. RefereeHig-gins, Holy- Cross. Umpire-Kennedy,Boston College. Head linesman-Barron,Georgetowvn. Time Four 12m. periods.Attendance 5000.

The Harvard Yard hag a new addi-tion to its group of buildings:-theStraus Memorial Dormitory. The giftwas received last spring by the Har-vrard authorities from the Straus alum-ni, in memory of the death of theirparents who were among the passen-gers of the Titanic -on its last trip.

VOO DOO ISSUE WILLBE PUT OUT BY GIRLS

Voo Doo, in its next issue, will pre-sent to its readers a magazine editedentirely by a staff of girls. Competi-tion is open to girls from all overthe country, and it is expected thatthe result will fully equal the suc-cess of such issues in the past. Nextissue will be the first put out by thefair sex in three years.

All competition fdr art work isnow closed and Voo Doo is having adifficult task making selections fromthe abundance of material that hasbeen submitted. The cover design isbeing done by Peg Pearly, who wasawarded the art prize of the last girl'snumber. Miss Pearly lives in Cali-fornia and is the daughter of a Tech-nology alumnus.

Competition for literary work clos-es October 23, and as yet no co-edshave submitted any material. VooDoo wonders what the matter is.

FEW DAYS LEFT FORSPORT SUBSTITUTlON

Candidates for Orchestra of

Show to Attend Meeting

If the freshmen fail to report tothe office of the Physical Directormuch longer to sign up for a sport sul-stitution in the place of Physical Train-ing, they are going to find that it istoo late and that it will be necessaryfor them to take the disliked "monkeydrill" after all. Any man that has notsigned up for the sport that he in-tendls to go out for before next Sat-urday will not be allowed to substir-tute that sport.

All of the winter sports around theInstitute are sending out a cry forfreshmen to come out for the team. Itis possible to substitute Track, Cre~w.S wimming, Bo0xing, Wrestling, Fenc-ing, Gym Team or Basketball in placeof Physical Training. Up to the pres-ent time, most of the teams have not

enug en out for the sport to con-stitute a complete team. Some of thefreshmen may think that it they signup with the manager of the sport theyare going out for, that it will be suf-ficient. This, however, is not the case,as it is necessary to sign in the Phlys-ical Director's office before Saturday.

SPEAKING OF THECOLLEGLATE SHOP!

There is a great gulf between the average haberdash.ery and an establishment like the Collegiate Shop.

It is the difference between an every-day stock ofOFFICIAL

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Course 8.31 in Elements of TensorCalculus will hereafter be given inroom 4.231 from 10 to 11 on Wednes-days. Students planning to takeCourse 8.38, Theory of Relativity, tobe given during the second term byProfessor DeDonder of the Univer-sity of Brussels, are Istronglly ad-vised to itake this course.

PHYSICAL TRAINING

All freshman who wish to substitutesport for Physical Training classesmust sign up in the office of the Phy-sical Director, room 335, Walker Me-morial, before 12 o'clock Saturday, Oc-tober 24. The following sports maybe substituted: Track, Crew, Swim-ming, Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing,Gym Team, and Baskertball.

UNDERGRADUATEFRESH MAN FOOTBALL

There will be freshman footballpractice every afternoon at 4 on TachField. On your toes, frosh. %10%0~a u I IP

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