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Scholarship And LoanApplications Ready Now

Applications for either under-graduate scholarships or loansfor the academic year 1947-8are due at the Offlce of the

Dean of Students, Room 7-133,not later than March 1. Ap-

plications are now ready andmay be obtained at that office.

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Tho rnhlTo Take PlaceOf McIntyreAt Soph Dance

Options To Be SoldFeb. 20 In Bldg. 10;Price Will Be $5.00

In a sudden, surprise move it wasannounced this week that ClaudeThornhill will be featured at theSophomore Prom instead of HalMcIntyre as was previously re-ported. The committee feels thatthe Thornhill aggregation willprove to be tops among Americandance bands and the change wasapproved. after glowing reports onthe band from Skidmore Collegewhere Thornhill recently played.

option Wae will begin at 8:30 A.M.on Thursday, February 20t, in telobby of Building 10. The optionprice remains at $5 with the costof redemption $2 plus -tax. Sincethe supply of options is limited thecommittee expressed the hope thatthosewho plan to attend the -affairon March 28th. be in line early foiroptions are expected to disappearrapidly.

Rated as one of the fdinest namesamong the current generation ofbandleaders, Claude lTornhill leftthe musical world after stainingtop rank to enlist in the Na~vy inOctober, 1942. aRising fromn appren-tice seaman .to Chief Musician,Claude toured. the Piacifac for 32months in a show whic featuredhis band. He is nlow back in mu-sic~al action and his distinctivepiano styling and unique orchestra-tions are still the most originalmusical offering among moderndance bands.

The Thornhill setup includes sixreeds, eight brass and four rhythm,paced by the leader's eloquentplano.

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Prof. K. Lewm* DiesSuddenly On Wed.

Headed Group DynamicsCenter Here Since 1944

Dr. Kurt Lewin, Director of theResearch Center for Group Dy-namnics at the Institute and inter-nationally known as an authorityon group psychology, died suddenlyat his home in Newtonville, earlyWednesday, February 12,

A native of Mogilno, Germany,where he was born in 1890, Dr.L~ewin was educated at the Univer-sity of Freiburg and the U~niversityOf Munich, and was graduated fromthe University of Berlin with thedegree clf doctor of philosophy in1914.

Dr. Lewin came to the UnitedsStates in 1932 froniBerlinl Univer-sity where he had been AssociateProfessor of Philosophy since 1921.He served as a visiting professor ofPsychology at Stanford Universityfrom 1932 to 1933 and was ActingProfessor of Psychology at Co mnellUniversity from 1933 to 1935. From1935 to 1944 he was Professor ofPsycholoy at the University ofIowa and was apopinted a visitingprofessor at Harvard University forone semester each in 1939 and in1940. Dr. Lewin had been a con-sultant to the United States De-partment of Agriculture since 1942and to the Office of StrategicServices since 1944.

Dr. Lewin's appointment as Di-rector of the Research Center forGroup' Dynamics at Technologycame in 1944,

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A crisis has occurred in the realm of athletics.at Tech-noilogy. An impasse has been reached; all depends on swiftpositive action, but as yet, nothing has been done. The questionof a development of a concrete athletic program coupled witha revamped athletic administration designed to interest thegreatest number of students in sports must be decided withinfive weeks before the freezing of the Fall schedules.

At the meeting of the Advisory Council on Athletics, it wasindicated that a great deal hinged on the forthcoming reportby the Athletics Study Committee of the Institute Committee.This committee has not yet met this term, and from presentindications, it is doubtful whether their report will be ready forseveral weeks. The next meeting of the Advisory Council is onemonth away. If anything is to be done, it must be done now.

It is our ifirm belief that such a development of our athleticprogram would be of greatest benefit to the student body. Wefeel, furthermore, that if the student body should -voice itsfeeling on the matter, action would be greatly accelerated. Weare therefore providing a coupon at the bottom of this pagewhich we encourage every student to fill out and mail to us viaan Institute mailbox. It will be seen that the information thusgained will be communicated to the administration where actionwill be initiated. The time grows short; act now!

Dodges IssuesOna Sports Plan

Suggestion Made ForCompulsory CalisthenlcsOr Sports Proficiency

Mr. Ralph T. Jope dropped abombshell into the calm of anAlumni Advisory Council on Ath-letics meeting last Tuesday nightwhen he suggested that compul-sory phyfiical training be con-sidered for reinstatement into thefreshman program at the Institute.The general reaction of the grouppresent seemed to be against com-plulsory calisthenics, but thebroader question of the expansionand future of the athletic programat Technology was brought to theforefront.

Dean Thomas P. Pitre immedi-ately voiced his disfavor of a com-pulsory calisthenics program Inthe light of previous administra-tive difficulties in dealing withsuch a program. Prior to the war,a system was in effect which re-quired of each freshman either twohours per week of calisthenics orthree hours per week of 'an ap-proved sport. After Pearl Harbor,this program was discontinuedbecause of the use of Walker gyminas. r and t~he athletic fields bythe Army. Dean Pitre also men-tioned the lack of time in thefreshman's schedule, citing thatthe average freshman had butaight free hours per week, not in-

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Inst. Come ApprovesLib. Arts Society

Also Passes OfficeChanges By Exec. Com.

The Institute Committee ap-proved the Constitution of -the Lib-eral Sociesty and the moving of sev-eral activity offices in the courseof fifteen minutes at yesterday'smeetings Both of these werepassed exactly as recommended bythe Executive Committee. New ap-pointments to the Public RelationlsCommibtee and the S~tudent-FacultyCommittee were approved, as werethe resignation of the treasurer ofthe A. A. and the appointment oftale new treasurer.

The office moves and the new ap-pointments were included in the re-port On the Executive Committee.That committee moved that thefollowing appointments be made tothe Public Relations Committee:Chairman, Kenneth S. Brock, X48;Vice-Chairmen, Harold D. Field, Jr.,'49, and Ronald J. R.-Kalhman,- '49;Associates, James A. Stevenson, '49.and David V. Stallard, '49. Also theExecutive Committee moved thatthe following be appointed to the

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Sports Set-upThe Tuesday evening meeting of

the Alumni Advisory Council wasnotable not only because it wassuggested that compulsory calis-thenics be reinstated, but becauseit marked another of those "in-actions" which have marked theattempts to improve the conditionof sports at the Institute.

At the previous meeting of thecouncil, one month ago, DeanBaker, in an attempt to force someaction on the matter, suggestedthat a committee be formed tomake a list of the priorities ofvarious sports for increased play-ing space. This committee wasactually appointed by Dr. Rock-well, yet as far as is known, nomeetings of this committee havebeen held nor have any beenplanned. The result was that atthis week's meeting of the Councilno report or list of priorities wasmade available to Dean Baker, andIhe whole situation was back whereit had started: with all the 4sportscrying for increased room, yet noorder or 'cataloging of the mostessential needs having been made.

Dean Baker had informed theCouncil at its meeting one monthago that the Institute was trying

0o obtain suluzs -j-- I-and enilarge&Quonset out sections,but that the final acquisition ofthese items would have to wait untilthe Institute knew exactly whatwas needed.

The present furor concerning theathletic program originally beganwith the demand for the reinstate-ment of baseball and the establish-.lent of football as a part of thevarsity schedule. The Advisory

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Freshman ElectionsTo Start Nlext Week

Elections kof representatives tothe Freshman Council for thespring term, 1947, will commenceearly next week. Each section willelect one representative, as well asan alternate, to the council, whichin turn will elect three representa-tives to the Institute Committee.

Members of the Elections Com-mittee will hold the elections foreach section in their drawing rooms.Two days prior to the elections,freshmen will have the opportunity jto nominate their candidates, whichwill give the sections time to thinkabout the men they wish to elect.

Because of the usual apatheticsilence that greets a request fornominations from freshman see-Lions, it is suggested that membersof the freshman class -become ac-.quainted with each other as soonas -possible, and at the same time Ithink about whom they would wanttas section leaders.

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term. The first will be the "Spring I Cambridge, Mass.Fancy," an acquaintance dance'Deax Sir:which will be attended by girls, (1) I believe that the athletics program should be developed with the

inclusion of a director of athletics who -Would Stim~ula~te optimumfrom 10 local schools. Music will be I interest in athletics. w Yes El NobY Sid Mansfield and his orchaestra. Ib (2) I believe that some form of sports program be adopted which wouldThe danee will be held on Satur-; ' provide a broad athletic background for Techmen.day evening, March 1, in Morss, O Yes C] NoHall. Admission is $1.20, and tickets : (3) I am in favor of an expanded intramural sports program.will be on sale beginning next', O Yes O NoThursday in the lobby of- Building j Name (optional) ................... ...... ^ ......... .10. Other informal dances in Morss;

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aled for April 5 and May 17. Clip this coupon, fill out, and drop into any Institute mailbox.

Editor of The TechWalker Memorial

Stay UnchangedDean Pitre ExpectsUsual Student Grades In an attem pt to determihne the

facts or fancy behind the rumorsthat the Institute has droppedmore students and placed more onprobation than,4--_-previojxs.,trms,TNhe Tech consulted-Dean T~homasF. Pitre for official informlation.T~he last term's final examinationsdid have a certain "'levelring effect,"he asserted; at the same time point-ing out that different students re-spond differently to the two systemsof marking (one with final examsand one without). This levelingeffect was more pronounced sincelast term's final exams were thefirst to be given in two terns.

No general breakdown of stu-dent grades for the past term haveyet been completed, according toDean Pitre, who remarked thatthere is considerable work requiredmn just figuring the grades of eachindividual student, and that it willbe several wleeks before any break-downs and averages can be madefor the student body as a whole.

The Dean predicted, however,that the school average wouldremain about the same as usual,that is between 3.25 and 3.35. (Onetime the average reached 3.38)Any slight variation within theselimits would not be sufficient todraw conclusions on1 the generalstrictness in grading by the instruc-tors, or of the general quality orpurposefulness of the students.ITo questions about the Institute's

policy of admitting freshmen tocrowded courses, he replied that itresolves into a departmental prob-lem with the heads of each courseselecting those men who will enter.It is hoped that there will be accom-modations for all t~he freshmen inthe courses they desire, but the In-stitute foreseein over crowding insome courses, has encouraged fresh- men to investigate the opportuni-ties of the less popular courses.

ID ior Soph PromIT IS LATER THAN YOU THINK.

Advisory Council

Tech Standardshillips L F. C. Head,Appointed AssistantTo Dean E.l\M. Baker

Liason Between DeanAnd Student Activities

Appointment of James L. Phil-lips, '47, present Chairman of theInterfraternity Council, to the newadministrative post of Assistant tothe . D.ean.4 of, Studelle"' -w as I _PWn-noinced -by beean Everett ire'Baker today. In this post Phillipswill assist Dean Baker inl contactswith students and their activities.

Announcing the new appoint-menlt, Dean Baker said: "Mr. Phil-lips' duties and responsibilities willbe to serve as Assistant to the Deanof Students in his responsi~biliy forthe Institute's relationships withstudent government and recognizedstudent activities including ath-letics and fraternities. It was be-cause of Mr. Phillips, recognizedleadership as Chairman of the In-terfraternity Council and his in-terest and activity in athletics thathe was invited to fill this new posi-tion. It is assumed that the posi-tion will not be permanent but thatfrom time to time, at intervals oftwo or three years, the Assistant tothe Dean of Students will changein order that the office will alwayshave a representative of under-,araduate interest and attitudeswhose first-hand knowledge andopinions are immediately relatedto student affairs. The developingplans for increased emphasis on theimprovement of living, recreational,and extracurricular activities ofthe Institute indicate the impor-tance of Mr. Phillips' responsibili-ties."

Dorm Comm. To Sponsor"Spring Fancy" Festival

Several informal dances have-been scheduled by the Dormitory,Dancee Committee for the coming,'

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tion has been raised against such a step. It isnot our purpose to sugge-t~initiating proceed-ings for the foundation of a chapter of, say,the S.D.A. at the Institute. We do want toemphasize, however, that scientists, as well asall other citizens, should have an interest, anactive interest in politics. This fact is beingdemonstrated very clearly in Washington thesedays.

IS WALKER IMPROVING?

Another term has started; a new, thoughsmall, freshman class has entered, and onceagain Wlalker's food select-ion is much betterthan normal. Griddle cakes have been soldnearly every morning at breakfast; Toast beefwas the special one evening, and steak andpork chops were featured the following night.Certainly this is enough to impress any fresh-man ! Judging from the long lunch and dinnerlines, we would guess that many of them areforming the Walker habit early while the restof Technology takes advantage of this begin-ning-of-term. treat. Sadly enough, the $resh-men often fail to ask themselves: "How ltongwill this last?" -

If history repeats itself in this instance, asit always has f or at least the last five terms,the answer is: "Not long." The griddle cakes,served nearly every day during the -first week,are likely not to appear again for over a month.Instead of the roast beef there are braisedox joints selling for only fifteen or twenty centsless. The lines shrink, but enough peopleretain the habit, or find other cafeterias toocrowded -or too inconveniently located. Miean-while the "dining service" operates at a hand-some profit..

Admittedly we would be going out on a limbif we positively declared that this sequencewould again follow. Indeed there are somesigns that it will not. The return of cooked-to-order steaks familiar before the war is anindication of this. Bu~t our past experiencehas been ~that the Walker management seemsto care not so much about furnishing goodservice, but rather about making a profit andappeasing -in some measure the occasional com-plain-ts hurled against it. The results of theDormitory Committee investigation ltast springdid much to convince uls of that. Notableamong the improvements, which were observedwhile the inquiry was in progress, was thevariation of entrees between noon and evening.Gradually the dinner selection deteriorateduntil it is at present often no better thanl thatat lunch.

The question of whether Walker has turnedover a new leaf or whether it is again justtrying to make a good impression to get thepatronization of the new students will beanswered in the course of the next month ortwo. If the latter is apparent, one should re-member that there are many cafeterias within;three blocks of the dormitories. For instance,the Graduate House boasts better f ood andservice at about the same prices, and the walkwould prove beneficial to one who is apt to gettoo little exercise.

If the Walker management turns over a newleaf, we shall be the first to praise them. Ifnot, individual boycotts of wholesale propor-tions would be the best way to force improve-ment;.

BROTHERHOOD

Every thoughtful person is disturbed aboutthe impact of modern science on the lives ofpeople everywhere, and the adjustments neces-sary to accommodate life to global living.

By the cutting down of distance in relationto time, both in communication and travel, scidence has brought peoples of diff erent lan-guages, races, and continents into daily contactwith each other. Science also has releasedthe power to destroy the civilization lof whichit is the product. This means that there mustbe an awareness of changing values and therecognition of new obligations if we are torealize the benefits of a progressive civiliza-tion.

The task of building brotherhood here andthroughout the world is a continuous one whichwill never be finished. The spiritual well-being and social advancement of all peoplesare limited by no horizon.

The peoples of the world will be satisfiedwith nothing less.

This provides the motive of our campaign forAmerican Brotherhood. It is our aim to enlista million of 'our citizens here in the UnitedStates consciously to practice brotherhood inall relations which they sustain to one another;to establish brotherhood in America a~s theaccepted rule of human relations.

Ours is the peoples' demnocracy.We must keep it wide and vigorous, alive to

need of whatever kind, always rememberingthat it is the needs of the spirit that in the endprevail, that caring counts; that where there isno vision the people perish; that hope and faithcount, and that without charity there can benothing good; that through daring to livedangerou'sly we have learned to live gen-erously, and believing in the inherent go'odnessof, man we may meet the call to "strive forwardin-,,o the unknown with growing confidence."

Courtesy of "American Brotherhood Week"

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No. 4Friday, February 14, 1947

MIn'AGING BOARD

Vol. LXVII

General Manager ...... .. .......... Arnold S. Judson, '47Editor .................. Peter H. Spitz, '48Business Manager .. ................. Burton H. Kahn, '47Co-Managing Editors..L. F. Kreek, Jr., '48; Arnold M. Singer, '48

ASSOCIATE BOARDJoseph J. Baron, '48; Carleton H. Boll, '48; Daniel J. Fink, '48;George a. Freund, '49; David R. Israel, '49; James I. 1Iaslon, 49;Malcolm E. Reed, '49; Harrison E. Rowe, '49; Ephraim M.Sparrow, '48; Joseph A. Stern, '49.

STAFF ASSISTANTSRobert D. Fier, '49; Robert S. Friedman, '48: David A. Gross-man, 'W; Orvis B. Hartman, '47; Frank W7. Heilenday. '48;Thomas L. Hilton, '49; Jerome A. Lewis, '50- Jay J. Martin,Jr., *47; Harold Ottobrini, '48- Donald W. Ramsey, '49, Theo-dore E. Thal, '4S; William Tobocman, '50.

EDITORIAL BOARDClaude W. Brenner, '47 ! J. David Cist, '48; John A.. Cornell,147; Virginia R. Ferguson, '47; Rolbert B. Hildeb~rand, '47;Norman N. H~olland, '4T; Stephen B., King, '47; Jack; B. Lehmann,'47:- Donald A. Mains, '47: Kiennleth A. Marshall, '47; SidneyL. Smith, '47; Marvin WV. Sw eeney, '4T.

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Night Editor: Daniel J. Fink, '48

Assistant Night Editor: David A. Grossman, 'S0

By DAVE GIROSSMqAN

I have been wondering about howTedh got the reputation for beinga horribly difficult school. AS soonas you Itell someone, "I go to Tech,"his eyes open wide in amazementand invariably he says, in a voicedripping with pity, 4 But isn't itterribly Lhard?" Usually I nod andplay along with him, but once in awhile I can't resist saying to someacquaintance, "Oh, no, that's just arumor put out by the Corporationto discourage applicants."

Since this query is used merelyas a conversational devices mostpeople feel that any answer but asimple, bashful, '"Oh, yes" on mypart is an underhanded, antisocialtrick.

I can think of only one way thatibais rumor of vast difficulty at Tech-

nology got under way: Some Eng-lish prof, attempting to instill some-thing or other into his unsuslpect-ing class, tried that old ;trick ofwhispering something into the firstman's ear, having him whisper itto the second, and so on until thelast man gets up bash-fully andmumbles some dirty words that asmart guy has inserted along theway.

This teacher (who was a Harvardman and therefore capable of any-thing) told the first man, sotto voce,that, "Cogito cogito, ergo cogitosum." The phrase traveled past thefirst four men but the fiftih manhad never had Latin. On top ofthis, his neighbor was a little deaf,making his task even more difficult.Impressed. by (these sudden hard-ships,.the chap (who will remainanonymous) muttered innocentlyand to no one in particulars "Gee,Tech is sure hard."

Sbme visiting dignitary, in allprobability an agent from ithe Na-tional Football League, who hadcome to Tech seeking tco lure awaysome of our lbudding Glenn Davis'swith million-dollair offers, seizedupon the remark as ideal for hispurposes. He persuaded the be-wildered pupil who had uttered theunfortunate phrase to release it forquotation, land, using this as abludgeon, obtained a whole newbackfield for the Boston Yanks atthe price of a good-sized cyclotron.

The Boston papers, scandal-mongers all, took up the remark inlieu of Dr. Comptorn's latest speech.From this humble start the asser-tion -that studies here are so muchharder than at other schools hasspread all over the world. Can'tyou hear one Siamese say to an-other, "Ick bing belly whop!"(translation: Tech is tough stuff)?

This has gone on long enough.The masses must be informed thatstudents here aren't Herculeansuper-brains. To facilitate this Ipropose that WMVT begin broad-casting an hourly jingle:

"Tech is easyThat's no bunkVery easyJust don't flunk. ...Techmen, unite! You havenothing to lose but yourbrains; you have a world towin!"

Certainly it is time somethingwas done. We must awake fromour lethargy and build a bigger, abetter, and above all an easierTechnology!

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Most unusual of all is the fact thatin the eight brass, there laze twoFrench horns. The horns, whichare usually identified with sym-phonic orchestras are bbeinqg usedto blend with the colorfully har-monious arrangements of theleader. Two vocalists round outthe group.

Thornhill plays the piano withcasual ease, his fingers gliding overthe ivories with an effortless gracethat belies the difficulties of thearrangements. His piano is heardto telling effect in the beautifultheme of the band: "Snowfall?'which Thornhill composed and on

virtually all of the distinctive ar-rangements that have made tHisband so outstanding. Dorm resi-dents may Gnome acquainted withThornhill's theme as well as hisother numbers by listening to thenightly fifteen-minute programwhich ,the From sponsors overWMIT'dI

THIE TECH

Thee Tech Inst. Comm.(Continued jrom Page 1)Student Faculty Committee: W.Jack Levedahl, '48, William L,. Wha-lenl, 148, John B. Kaymen, 49? FredJ. Howden, Jr., '49, and Leo J. RQSs-

back, '49-; -Mle most controversial business

of the meeting was the acceptanceof office changes dictated by theExecutive Commnittee. The TechNews and Editorial Board will movetW the A. A. IManagers- OffIce; TheThe Tech Business Board to theMusical Club Office; the MusicalClu'b to the The Tech Editorial Oftfice; the Debating Society to theThe Tech Business Office, -the A. A.Managers to thle The Tech BusinessOffice, The Tech Show and the Pub-

lic Relations Canmittee to the Wal-ker Memorial Ofce, and lastly theWalker Memorial Committee, theStudent Faculty Committee and theElections Committee to the TheTech News O4ffice.

After the reading of -the changesto be made, Arnold S. Judson, '47,General Manager of The Tech, wasgranted the floor to object "just forthe record" to the moving of TheTech offices to the third floor. Heexplained that as large and as ac-tive a staff as The Tech shouldhave a more accessible office, stat-ing further that the paper was asleast as Important asithe IrnstituteCommnittee's subcommittees whichwould take over the basement of-fices. Following Judson's appeal,Virginia H. Ferguson, '47, defendedthe action of the Executive Com-mittee saying that it was the longrange policy of that committee tohave all subcommittees to the In-stitute Committee in the basementof Walker.

Of particular significance washe report on the methods whereby

the Public Relations and lStudent-Faculty committees will in the fu-ture be insured against becomingclosed corporations controlled by asmall clique of students. Becausethe Public Relations Committeehas just now been formed, it hasbeen necessary, according to theExecutive Coanuittee, to appointthe officers without a competition.

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eluding lunch period.It was then suggested that sports

be made compulsory to supplantcalisthenics. Several plans wereoffered which involve either therotation of students from sport tosport during the freshman yearor the requirement of passing pro-ficienacy tests in various sports priorto graduation. The coaches weremost willing to support any planwhich would encourage greaterparticipation in sports. Crew CoachMcMillin bemoaned the fact thatlack of student interest in his sportthis year had probably lost Tech-nology its greatest freshman crew.

Mr. Jope mentioned that lack offacilities in the various sports pro-hibited any program which wouldsubstitute sports for calisthenics.The coaches, however, counteredby stating that they could accom-modate about three times the num-ber that they are now handling.When the question of exactly howmany men were out for each sportand the percentage of the total stu-dent body active in athletics, itdeveloped that no one wi- quite certain of the answer. Desakermentioned that a survey awin progress, but that the, r ;sa iwould not be known for some

Jack B. Lehmans, '47, suggest1,-as an alternative that intramural dsports be expanded greatly, It wasproposed several timmes that a com-mittee be formed to study the entirequestion of compulsory physicalbraining; no committee was formed,however, and the meeting endedwith Dr. Rockwell, chairman of thecouncil, suggesting that the mem-bers "think it over for the nextmeeting" a month away.

CLASH OF IDEOLOGIESTo deny the existence of Communism in the

United States would be absurd. In a democ-racy, political parties of any nature are allowedto exist and the Communists were quick tograsp at this opportunity far legal status here.Comparably ineffective for many years, theparty came into its own during and after thewar and though still relatively unimportant,has now come into the spotlight because of therapid ascendancy of Communism in manyother Western countries. How important isCommunism slated to become over here?

To hear the tabloids tell it, the United Statesis about to undergo a revolution incited by sub-versive agents from Russia and from the ranksof the local radicals. If this is true, the HouseUn-American Activities Committee will soonknow about it, judging from the intensive in-vestigations now being carried out in Wash-ing~ton. It seems a pretty safe assumption,though, that nothing of the soit is in the offingand that the Communist party here has notanywhere near the power to carry through thisridiculous charge.

The repugnance of Americans to Commu-nism has been amply evidenced and demon-strated. The party has failed to amass evena moderately large membership here and itsinfluence on public affairs can be consideredas almost negligible. Its main harm has comefrom its nuisance value. Thus Communist-backing of certain causes and principles herehas often amounted to a virtual kiss-of-death.Organizations have been branded as "red"only because they received the Communiststamp of approval and not because Communistsactually infiltrated their ranks in any numbers.A situation of deep concern to the Liberalcause in this country has in this way presenteditself.

As an example of this, we learned recentlythat students at Michigan State College, mem-bers of the American Youth for Democracymovement were allegedly put on probationarystatus for passing out pamphlets urging fellow-students to support proposed state F.E.P.C.legislation. Now the A.Y.D. has been branded"Pink" and "red"-as have many other "liberal"organizations. Whether these charges aretrue or not we don't know. But the infringe-ment of academic freedom for the support ofas important a piece of legislation as the FairEmployment Practices Commission is a seriousstep. If a group has Communistic motives,the facts should be brought out, and actiontaken against possible subversive activity. Topunish students for backing the F.E.P.C. wouldbe a serious blunder and highly deplorable.For if the objectives of liberal policy are indanger of being associated at every step withCommunism, this country can only suffer awave of reaction whose results would be dis-astrous.

It is now up to the Liberals to act. Theyhave let Communists join their ranks and ruintheir own chances of public support. It is upto the Liberals to tell the Communists: "Wedon't want any." Liberalism, according tomany present writers, is now at a standstill.It must be invigorated and bec:me importantagain not only in name, but in action.

The plight of liberalism right now cannotbe emphasized too much. It is the subject ofmuch discussion and action by certain groupsthese days, organizations which are as muchopposed to Communism as anybody. Collegestudents are especially active in this respectand sach groups as the Students for DemocraticAction have attained large memberships.

Whether Tdchnology wants an organizationof this nature is a moot question. Much objec-

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economic geography, world, parts,the handling and stowage of ansorts of cargoes, and an under-standing of the labor problems inconnection with seagoingvpersonneland longshoremen. Naturally hemust also be familiar witly the gen-.ral design and construction ofships, their power plants and thebehavior of ships at sea. A knowl-edge of at least one foreign lan-g'uage is also essential for menengaged in world wide shipping.

E.E., M.E., and Naval SubjectsThe curriculum of this Course

has been laid out to give the gradu-ates a broad understanding of theproblems involved in marine trans-portation, and to enable them tofit into the various departmentsof a steamship comipany. In addi-tion to the engineering subjects inmechanical and electrical engi-neering, and the special subjectsin the field of marine transporta-tion, the schedule of studies in--ludes a certain amount of work in

naval architecture, ship construc-tion and design. Marine Enginleer-ing is given a prominent -place inthe Course, as it is essential thatgraduates be able to determine themost suitable type of propulsionmachinery for a given ship andtrade route and to be familiar withits economic operation. The Coursedeparts from many of the Insti-tute's engineering courses by in-cluding economic geography, aforeign language and more busi-ness administration.

Today the most expensive itemin the operation of cargo ships isthe cost of loading and discharg-ing of the cargo. Along with cargohandling is the need for rapid portdispatch. For these reascyns.a greatdeal of attention is given to portsand port layouts, cargo handlingand stowage, and the "port speed"of ships. Oiassroom instruction issupplemented by frequent visits toships in the harbor whgere actualcargo handling operations can beobserved. As labor problems arebecoming iMPOrtant considerations

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The Technology Model RailroadClub is now established, with ninemodel locomotives, and about sixtyfreight and passenger cars, operat-ing in HO gauge. A two-hundredfoot track layout has been startedin the basement of Crafts, SeniorHouse.

Officers are John F. Moore, presi-dent, John Witctels, general mlan-ager; and Dick Turner, secretary-treasurer. Meetings will be held inthe club room on Thursdays at5:15 Pat.

Automatic track layers have beenused to lay a test loop of track, onwhich several engines have alreadybeen tested. Trhe plans include afull operating schedule soon afterthe beginning of next term, withmany trains running simultane-ously for the benefit of club mem-bers and interested spectators.

The Model Railroad Club wasformed for the benefit of thosemodel railroad enthusiasts in andaround Technology who did nothave the time, room, or equipmentto successfully pursue their hobby.The club will offer facilities formechanical and electrical work inits club room and adjoining shop.All equipment is owned by indi-vidual club members, with the ex-ception of track and other immov-able material whidh are owned by'he club.

All men who are interested shouldcome to meetings and bring what-ever literature and equipment theyhave. Safekeeping facilities areprovided.

Graduates ObtaiShore Jobs WithSteamship LinesMaxine Transportation is a field

of world-wide activity with whichcomlparatively few students may befamiliar, and the opportunities inthis field axe .perhaps not as wellknown as those which are open tograduates from other courses of theInstitute. This is nlot surprising,as the Institute's Coulrse in Marmne.Lransporation is a unique one inthat, so far as we know, it is theonly college course of its kind inthe world.

The purpose of the Institute'scourse in Marine Transportation(Xiri-) is to provide professionaltraining for positions on the shorestaff of steamshipi companies andto prepare men for other activitiesin the marine field, as for example,port administration, marine insur-ance and inland water transporta-tion.

Until rather recently, steamshipcompanies have not been in thehabit of drawing upon the technicalschools for their shore personnel.However, because of the keen inter-naational competition in shippingmore attention is being given to theeconomic and technical problemsof the Amnerican Merchanlt Marine,and college training for men enter-ing this field is beginning to berecognized as essential.

Because of the wide diversity ofknowledge required by those en-gaged in shipping and foreigntrade, the Institute's Course inMarine Transportation is naturallya broad one. In addition to havinga basic training in science andengineering, the man who is en-

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Basically the work is a programof study in the elements of engi-neering with emphasis on construc-tion, materials,) and structuraldesign. The fundamdental work inmathematics, applied mechanics,and theory of structures is basedupon long established principlesfound to be sound in practice.Superimposed upon this is special.|ized work in construction, materials,land design. The work is so -arranged|as to provide the student fixst wit~ha thorough grasp of the construc-tion of the three major types of

{buildings, namely, frame construc-tio>n, as exemplified by the dwell-|ing house; semi-fire resistant con-{struction as exemplified by upro-tected steel, maonrye and heavy

Itimber; and highly fire resistant|construction as exemplified Iby sky-|scr~apers, and reinforced concrete{construction. Witth this background|the student is ready to undertake|a fundamental study of materials.|Once he understands what the ma-terials axe supposed to accomplishhe is ready to study their actualproperties and to deterie to whatextent various types of materialsfulfill the requirements imposed|upon them. This work is dividedinto three principal sections-organic materials including wood,plastics and coatings; masonrymaterials including cements, mna-sonry units, lime, gypsu and other{ceramic materials and metals of|all kinds including the various{alloy systems, types of ferrous andtnon-ferrous metals, corrosion and{similar problems. These courses|follow the courses in building con-|struction and form the second step{inl the sequence. Once an under-|standing of the details of construc°tion and of the basic physical andchemical properties of materials{has been established, structuralIdesign of buildings can -be under-|taken on1 a rational bass. Struc-

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Gettin LecturesRadar At Library

On Sunday, February 16, at 3.30P. M., "Radar," an illustrated lec-ture will be given by Dr. Ivan Getting, Associate Professor of Elec-trical Engineering, at the BostonPublic Library Lecture Hall. Nu-clear physics is Dr. Getting's chiefresearch interest.e

During the war years he becameassociated with the radiation lab-oratory at Technology and wasdivision member of the NationalDefense Research Committee. Atthat time his activities were closelyconnected with radar and guidedmissiles.

His lecture, which will include apractical demonstration, will offeran opportunity for all to hear aboutthe functions of radar and to seethe type of apparatus used.

This is the second lecture in theScience series given by the BostonPublic Library in cooperation withthe Institute.

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Council put itself on record as beingdefinitely against either of theseactions. However the manner inwhich these suggestions werehandled, and the attitude of theCouncil towards sports~progress ingeneral, culminated in the sugges-tions from various quarters that,she administration of sports becompletely overhauled. The mostsignificant and far-reaching of thisis for the creation of the post of an.1thletic Director.

The Institute Committee took alead in this manner with the crea-tion of a study committee whichwould survey the entire field. Theiras yet unpublished report gainedadditional significance when it wasrevealed that the Jmstitute itselfwas working onsplans to revise thesports set-up, yet was awaiting thestudy committee report before ta-ing definite action. Although thisreport had previously been -slatedfor release at the start of this term,it is now understood that the com-mittee has not yet finished gath-ering material and that the -actualreport cannot be expected for sometime.

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floor of Building 5 shows the variousports which have been visited bythe students during this requiredyear at sea. this year at sea wasnot made a requirement until 1938,and was suspended during therecent war. However,, in the fewyears it has been in operation manyof the important world -ports havebeen visited by students.

Although this course of studyrequires five years, when the stu-dent graduates he has alreadyacquired a year of practical experi-ence so essential to success in manyfields of engineering.

Graduates of Course XIII-IC haveheld positions in various delpart-ments of the steamship companieslisted below. All of these companieshowever, do not have graduates intheir employ at the present time,as many of the men left their posi-tions during 1942 and 1943 to enterthe armed services, and some joinedother organizations upon their,return from the war. Among thecompanies which have employedor are now employing graduatesare: Moore-McCormnack Lines,,

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in ship operation, the students areurged to elect a course in laborrelations in their junior year.

Probably more graduates of theCourse at the present tine areengaged in the economic and busi-ness aspects of ship operation thanthe purely engineering phases.However, a basic technical educa-tion is as essential for such menas for those in the purely engineer-ing branches of a company.

Today it is generally consideredessential before a man takes hisplace on the shore staff of a steam-shfip company that he spend sometime at sea. Hence an outstandingfeature of this five year course isthat the students are required tospend their fourth year at sea ona merchant ship. This is made pos-sible by the cooperation of a num-oer of American steamship com-panies. T'he year on shipboard gives.he students an opportunity tounderstand some of the problemsif sea-going, personnel and long-sllore labor, to observe the behaviorof ships at sea, to become familiarwith their power plants, and toacquire first-hand information,about world ports, world trade andthe handling, and stowage of ships'cargoes.

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This term the T.C.A. is initiatinga new service under the administra-tion of Peter P. Agiastron, '48, Di-rector of the T.C.A. InformationDepartment. Three morning andone afternoon newspapers will bedelivered to the Homberg Infirmarydaily for the benefit of the studentsand faculty bedridden there. Smalllabels have been printed, to be de-livered with each paper, reading:"Courtesy of the T.C.A.-If there isany other service that we canrender you, please call Ext. 885."

To aid the incoming freshmen inM-11, the T.C.A. is publishing itssupplementary set of notes If-or thefourth term. The first chapter ofthese notes is available in theT.C.A. office. The set of notes isbased on common difficulties ob-served during tutoring classes heldfor veterans during the Fall termof '45 and '46.

The used book service requeststhat second termn freshmen bringin their "Principles of Chemistry"by Hildebrand as there is a largedemand for that book by the in-coming freshman class. Other booksf or which there is a large demandare "dEflective Reading" by Rosen-thal, "Reference Book in InorganicChemistry" by Latimer and Hilde-brand, and the Harbrace Hand-|books of English.

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If, as a student, you were to look upthe equations for the manufacture oftitanium oxide pigment, you might findsomething like this:Fe'liO3. nFe203* + (3n + 3)H2SOS -- > Ti(S04)2+ FeS04 + nFe2(SO4)3 + (3n + 3)H20

Fez(SO4)3 + 2H+ --- >2FeS04 + H2SO4

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*-The exact composition of ilmenitevaries with the source of the ore.

From these equations, the manufac-ture of the "whitest of white" pigmentsfrom black ilmenite ore appears to bechemically simple and straightforward.However, the processing required toobtain industrial titanium oxide ofsufficient brightness, hiding power andfineness is more complicated than onewould anticipate.

Controlling a Metastable SystemThe final product must have a particlesize averaging 0.2 microns in radius andvarying between 0.1 and 0.5 microns.

To attain this end in_a metastable systemthat is ready to go inthe wrong directionat any time requiresexceedingly rigidcontrol conditionsthroughoult.

The essential stepsin the operation are:1) The careful solu-bilization of ilmenitein concentrated sub ifuric acid to avoidhydrolysis. 2) The Xcomplete reduction ofany ferric iron to fa- '_cilitate purification of tthe solution, with re-moxval of any uncon-verted residue andcolloidal slimes. 33Crystallization of 70per cent of the iron as FeSO4.7H20-a critical operation in which tempera-ture must be kept low and wild seedcrystals avoided. 4) Hydrolysis around105-109° C.-the most important stepof all-because the initial particle sizeand pigment properties of the finalproduct depend on concentration, tem-perature, time of hydrolysis, intensityof stirring, and presence of foreign ma-terials. In this operation it is not un-usual to talk in terms of parts per mil-lion, rather than the usual analyticalaccuracy of0.01-0.02 per cent. 5) Vary-ing salt treatment of the precipitate,depending on the impurities. 6) Cal-cination between 900-1000' C. to obtainthe desired particle size. 7) Grinding togive the proper aggregate size. 8) Treat-ment of the dried pigment in variousways depending on end use; e.g., in theautomotive, rubber, ceramics, paper,linoleum, printing, or other fields.

Wide Diversity of Reseaerh ProblemsLong and patient research was neces-

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Because of the diversity of typesof construction and because of thedifferent problems associated withthem, the course in Building Engi-neering and Construction has beendivided into two options, LightConstruction and Heavy Construc-tion. Both have the same basic workduring the first two years and beginto be differentiated only in thethird year. In the Light Construc-tion Option emphasis is placed uponthe advanced teclniques of build-ing small buildings such as dwell-ing houses, with particular em-phasis upon Shop procedures, mod-ular design, the effect of buildingcodes and other legal restrictionsupon this type of construction, andthe problems associated with massproduction of buildings in this field.rhe Light Construction Optionfurthermore emphasizes the busi-ness side of construction, ijcludingShe business organization and man- Iagement involved in mass produc- |

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Turning in one of the fastesttimes of the meet, the Technologyone-mile relay team captured a firstplace against Williams and Tufts inthe 58th Annual BA;A. Games atthe Boston Garden last Saturday.

Although Williams, winner of allits mile competitions of the season,and Tufts sported fast relay teams,the Engineer quartet unleased apotent kick to triumph in 3:31.0minutes. Bob Baldwin, leading offfor Tech, put the team in a goodposition for Jim Prigoff to {hold hisplace until Harold Ingraham gotthe baton. Ingrasham, passing tothe lead at the first comer, openedup to give anchorman Doug Vitag-liano a 15-yard lead. Vitaglianomaintained the margin to breakthe tape for an upset victory. Wil-liams finished behind Tufts in thirdplate.

Tomorrow the relay contingentwill journey to New York to com-pete in the New York A. C. Gamesat Madison Square Garden.

A two-mile relay team and fresh-man one-mile relay team also ranunder the Crimson and Grey ban-ner at the B.A.A. Games. Navi-gating through the runners fromnine schools, the Engineer two-mileteaxm placed fourth, missing byinches a chance to nose out BostonCollege for third place. Rhode Island won with Tufts in secondplacle. Running for Technologywas Noss, Kirchner, Speare, andHenze.

Handicapped by insufficientwork-out, the frAh -relay teamfailed to place in competition withRhode Island, Harvard, and Brown.The frosh trackmen-Bud. Simpson,Duncan Hunt, Paul Lobo and JimMcMartin-did show promise, how-ever, according to Coach OscarHedlund.

Runninilg a mile-relay team overthe boards of Madison Square Gar-den in the annual Millrose Gameson February 1, Technology coppeda second place, 20 yards behind thewinning Univrersity of Pennsyl-vania quartet. Ingraham spedthrough his quarter in 52.2 secondsto cut down the Tufts and Pennlead, as Vitagliano maintained thesame pace ito edge out Tufts by twoyards. I

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AQ~dIn what would seem to be theusual procedure, the Alumni Ad-visory Council on Athletics dis.cussed the-matter of insurance forInstitute athletes at its, meetingon Tuesday, however no definiteaction or plan of action was takenby the Council.

The matter of insurance to coverinjuries incur-red inl intra- andinterm-ural sports came to the fore-front due to an injury to a student2 terms ago. Because it seemed un-fair that a student should pay theentire bill for such an inury, aproposal for insurance reached theAdvisory Council.

At a previous meeting, Mr. Jopeannounced that as a result of in-quiries which he had made amongmost of the New England colleges,he believed that the only schoolthat had an over-all insurance planwas Trinity College. At Trinity, itis a scholastic requirement thateach student carry insurance at thecost of $12 per year. It was alsorevealed that Trinity had no infr-mary or hospital facilities, as do mostother schools.

Mr. Jope also revealed that pre-liminary investigation among In-surance firms revealed that thecost of an insurance palicg to coverall the students would cost any-where from $5 to $10 per head.These policies, to cover all claimsup to $500, would refer to any typeof student injury, not only that due

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to sports. Track Coach Oscar Hed-lund, who does work himself in theinsurance field, told of 'severalalternate plans which would covercertain members of teams for cer-tain games.

Dr. Farnsworth, of the Hom-bergInfirmary, was present at thismonth's meeting of the AdvisoryCouncil and gave the Council mem-bers a graphic account of the In-firmary and its position in regardto the insurance situation. Dr.Farnsworth described 'the widecover in the field of medicine whichthe Irnfirmary is capable of giving.In addition to having specialists invarious branches of medicine andsurgery on the staff, the infirmarycan give almost complete medicalcare at the fee of only $1 per day-the only exception being the caseswhere consultants must be calledin to treat certain cases of surgery.Dr. Farnsworth said that the Medi-cal Department, if given the $5-$10per person which would be allottedEo the insrar ce policies (between

$25,000 and $50,000 total) could.provide, at no expense to the stu-dent body, all medical care in bothathletic and non-athletic cases.

Upon further discussion, it wassuggested that the student tax,taken from the tuition fee, be raisedproportionately to the increase Intuition. This extra 40c. in lieu ofthe $5 to $10 per person, could beused to provide a fund to cover themedical costs of accidents. Dr.Farnsworth was reluctant to com-mit himself on whether this smalleramount would be sufficient for thecost.

The matter was dropped at that-with no plans for future action.

The election meeting of theA. A. will be held on Tuesday,February 25, 1947, at 7:30 P. BLin Faculty Lounge.

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Tomorrow the Tech basketballsquad will journey up to Lewiston,Maine, to clash with Bates in thefirst encounter of the new term.Tech ranks above the Bobcats, ac-cording to standings as fur aspoints scored against opponentswould indicate; however teams donot always play by statistics andBates promises any team a meas-ure of trouble with their high scor-ing forward Joyce, who has un-leashed -as many as 45 points inone game. Coach McCarthy statesthat the Bobcats "will know theyhave played a game', after the en-counter tomorrow. On the eve-ning of Feibruary 19 Brown will in-vade Walker Gym to attempt toduplicate their previous victory of62 to 49 at the Providence courts

So far the Beavers have main-tained a record of five wins againstthree losses to Trinity, Brown andHarvard. Looking over the scor-ing of the team in the past eightgames, it is discovered Roy Had-dox wvas averaged 13 points a game.Recently elected captain of thisterm's squad, Roy specializes in onehand push shots from almost anyposition on the floor, and hasreached 26 markers in one singlegame.

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of bulildings of all types. A numberare in- government service, eitherin government resbearch laboratoriesor with the armed forces, particu-larly in the engineering branches.By no means are all in constructionand related fields. Like graduatesof other departments, graduates ofBuilding Engineering and Gon-structiot have gone into fields. onlymore- o6 less. remotely connectedwith' construction. Their-basic en-gineering training gave them, anexcellent . foundation for theirchosen work.-

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tion techniques. The Heavy Con-struction Option on the other handtakes up the engimering design andconstruction details of large andheavy buildings emphasizing thestructural analysis of buildings ofthis nature, structural details, andthe methods of erection. Both op-tions carry the same work in ma-terials.

Graduate work leads to a Mas-ter's Degree in Building Engineer-ing and CWnstruction. Courses ofstudy may lead in two -principaldirections, structural design or ma-terials, although the two fields maybe combined. There is also oppor-tunity for graduate work, Ipar-ticularly in the fields of construc-tion management and superintend-ence. For the work in materials,laboratory. facilities for researchin cemqentitious and similar ma-terials and in organic materials,particularly plastics is being built

..up and expanded.. The advancedstructural design offers an oppor-tunity to become acquainted withthe techniques in the analysis anddesign of complex structures.

Graduates of this course havefound employment in highly diver-sified fields. The majority havegone into construction or someclosely related fields, many as prin-cipals in construction firms of theirown. Others have gone into otherfields, particularly research in andmanufacture of materials of con-struction and engineering design

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Dr. Wie ner To TalkOn Moral Issues

Will Lecture To HillelOn Scientific Morality

Professor Norbert J. Wiener, whomade news of nationwide interestlast month by withholding vitalinformation destined for war usewill present a lecture this after-noon on the "Lag Between So-ciological and & ientific Develop-ments." The lecture, under theauspices of the Hillel Foundation,will take -place in Eastman Hall,Rom 6-120, at 5.05 P. M.

The furor theat may well beknown in the future as "Wiener'sRebellion" resulted when he can-celled a scheduled address beforea .symnposium on calculating ma-chinery that took place at HarvardUniversity, January 8, 1947. Hefelt that the information he wasexpected to divulge at that timemight "do damage in the hands ofirresponsible militarists". This ac-tion was in support of a letter writ-ten by him and published in theAtlantic Monthly magazine entitled"'A Scientist Rebels." In the talkopen to all Technology.this after-noon he will raise further Ithe issueof moral responsibility for the ap-plication of scientific -discoveries tothe "bombing land poisoning of de-fenseless people.'

Also on the list of activities ofthe Hillel Society -are a series ofdiscussions and a symposium, towhich all students are cordially in-vited. The first of the series of sixdiscussions on the religious aspectsof Judaism will be held in TylerLounge of Walker Memorial at 5.00P. M., Tuesday, February 18. Thesymposium to be presented by threestudents on "What Does ZionismMean To Me?" will be held in theTyler Lounge at 5.00 P. M., Wednes-day, February 19.

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D. Field. Field is shown hiding behind the pipe. The paint waseed for "long life." Acme Photo

Brotherly advice is given by Dr.Everett Case (left), president ofColgate university, to james H.Case, Jr., who was inauguratedas president of Washington andJefferson college-the day beforehis fortieth birthday. They arethe sons of J. Herbert Case,former chairman of the FederalReserve Bank of Nej York. 3

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e first time since the war. Activities includesnow-shoeing, sledding and snow modeling.

The picture was taken at the Theodore Wirth chaletin Minneapolis. From left to right are Ann Williams,Donna Eide and Arlene Anderson, Miss Minnesotaof 1945.

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Sam Tolkoff, No. 31, of Long Island university, leaps in theair in a vain effort to tip the ball into the basket during thesecond half of the game with Texas. Texas' Dan Wagner isshown as he dropped under Tolkoff. The visitors won, 47-46,at Madison Square, Garden. Acme Photo

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