THE TECHVOL. XIV. BOSTON, JANUARY 3, 1895. N. NO. 15.

THE TECHPublished every 'rhursday, during the college year, by students

of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CHARLES GILMAN HYDE, '96, Editor in Chief.JOHN HOWLAND GARDINER, '95.

WILLIAM E. DAVIS, JR., '95.EDWARD ARTHUR BALDWIN, '96.

BENJAMIN HURD, JR., '96.REGINALD NORRIS, '96.

SHELDON LEAVITT I-IOWARD, '97.WILLIAM THORNTON PARKER, '97.

RALPH SPELMAN WIIITING, '97

EDWARD ARTHUR BALDWIN, '96, Secretary.

H. P. CODDINGTON, '95, Business Mfanager.

Subscription, $2.50 per year, in advance. Single copies, lo cts. each.

For the benefit of students THE TE CH wwll bepleased to answerall questions and obtain all possible information pertain tng to anydepartment of the College.

Contributions are requested from all undergraduates, alumni, andofficers of instruction. lo anonymous manuscriptp can be accepted.

Entered in Post Office, Boston, Mass., as Second Class Matter.

,i-_.l. .- RULY N i n e t y-five,,'Ac~lai E"1 .hale and robust, with

l~4~I J RitF l { all its opportunities,is here. Ninety-fourhas crept fi-om ex-

'-' istence, and, becom-.. ing daily less and less

substantial, will atlength merge intothat shadowy un-

- -~---' reality which hasenvironed its predecessors. Doubtless alreadyeach Technology man has dwelt upon pastexperience only to draw forth a goodly stockof old and time-worn resolutions, which he hasduly rejuvenated and reinstated to serve apurpose during the coming year. For all wewould suggest that two determinations bemade: to advance the cause of Technology tothe fullest possible extent by increased interestin its purposes, its undertakings, and its sociallife; to aid, rather than discourage, its repre-

sentative, THE TECH, by subscriptions and byliterary support. Little can be accomplishedin the elevation of our college institutions ifthere be not an earnest co-operation within aswell as without; absolutely nothing can be donetoward publishing a worthy college representa-tive if but few support, and the general massScoff.

Probably no other year in the history ofTechnology has witnessed so many eventswhich must be considered encouraging fromthe standpoint of growth, as has Ninety-four.No less gratifying than the increased spiritamong its members is the renewed enthusiasmwhich has been awakened throughout theentire body of alumni. Technology has atlast become recognized by the daily press aswell in her social as in her official under-takings; almost every department has beenstrengthened, the enrollment of students en-larged, and the endowment fund made moresubstantial.

It is hardly necessary to call attention to thenumber of social clubs, representing cities,sections, and preparatory schools, which theyear has called into being; nor is it necessaryto advert to the successes of Junior week withits Assembly, French Plays, and Exhibits; tothe establishment of the coach and trainingtable in the domain of football, as possiblepermanent institutions; nor to the noteworthyimprovement in the special work of languageand professional societies.

Temnpus fugil: cay-pe diem, the Romanshave said, but they little realized how pain-fully the truth of their ancient maxim wouldbe forced upon the college student of a latercentury in the days preceding the semies.Ninety-five is indeed bringing this testingperiod on apace. THE TECH can onlyadvance its ounce of prevention by a sage

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advice, born of experience,-faithful study, acool brain, and an attempt, not at honors butat knowledge; further than this, it can butextend its best wishes for a successful voyagethrough the examinations, and for a "happyand helpful New Year."

, HE catalogue of the Insti-tute for I894-95 has madeits appearance, and copiesare now ready for studentsand outside distribution.Three members of the

Corporation have died during the past year,A. Lawrence Rotch, Francis A. Waterhouse,

and Henry Saltonstall; and one new member,Mr. George A. Gardner, has been elected; Mr.Thornton K. Lothrop has been appointed chair-man of the Committee on Architecture, inplace of Mr. Rotch, aod Col. Thomas L.Livermore succeeds Mr. Saltonstall as mem-ber of the Executive Committee. The newlecturers for the current year are: Walter C.Fish, on Construction and Applications ofElectromotors; Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, onAnthropology; Hollis French, on ElectricalEngineering Practice and Specifications;Odin B. Roberts, on the Nature and Functionof Patents for Inventions; Prof. Elihu Thom-son, on Recent Developments in AppliedElectricity. The requirements for admissionhave been somewhat changed, as the entranceexamination in Arithmetic has been discon-tinued, and accuracy in the numerical work ofthe papers in Algebra and Geometry will beconsidered in its stead. The requirement ofEnglish has been considerably extended, forin addition to the usual number of bookswhich the candidate is expected to read inpreparation for the examination, a certainnumber must be thoroughly studied in orderthat an examination upon their subject-matterand structure may be passed. The catalogueshows that the number of students at presentattending Technology is I,I83.

UR attention has againbeen called to the gym-nasium and its incapacityto accommodate thosestudents who are in atten-dance there for regularexercise. Since the

A small addition containingt-~ .Z a the shower baths was

Ni ; built, t h e r e has beenhardly an afternoon when

an adequate supply of warm water in the tankhas been provided. Upon inquiry we learnthat the dwarf boiler now used is capable ofheating an amount of water only sufficient tolast about one hour, and when this is used upno more can be obtained until the tank can berefilled and the water heated, with conse-quent deprivation to late comers.

In view of the number of men who are thuscompelled to suffer discomfiture on this ac-count, it would seem wise that a larger boilerbe purchased and the evil remedied.

HE TECH notes with sat-isfaction the large in-crease of late- in the

I*! .. i\ number of lower class-men, especially in Nine-

ty-eight, who are tryingfor positions on theBoard. It has ever beenthe policy of THE TECH

to elect, with little regard to the number of menalready on the staff, those men who, by faith-ful, regular, and prompt work, and by literaryqualifications, prove themselves competent.This principle will be carried out to the full-est extent in the future, and every man whohands in material will be credited with theamount of suitable copy which is advanced,and will be encouraged by impartial criticismand advice. Owing to a lack of representa-

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tion from Ninety-eight, items of interest to theclass, and even to Technology as a whole,have been overlooked; a state of affairs whichought no longer to exist.

T a recent meeting theFreshmen voted thattheir class dinnershould be entirelyover at twelve, andthat no wine shouldbe served. It seemsa pity that such anaction should bedeemed necessary inorder to secure or-

lht*. . · * derly conduct at aR.t - " ~dinner. The mem-

bers of a class ought to have sufficient respectfor Technology, and for their class, to behavethemselves without compulsion. Such -a rulesavors strongly of the High School, and isunworthy of men at Technology, who are sup-posed to have attained years of discretion, andtherefore to know how to act like gentlemen.A motion of this sort by any class shows a wofullack of confidence in its members, and it is tobe hoped that such action will never again bedeemed necessary by classes at the Institute.

I SUGGESTION wasfi iFadvanced at the Sen-

ior Dinner which, inu '~/~ i the excitement of the

~ i. . i moment, might notperhlaps have been asdeeply impressed as

\ it should, but whichought certainly to re-

':I, ceive the serious con-sideration of Ninety-five. We speak of

-. 'the reference made tothe custom, inaugu-

rated some years ago, but now unhappily falleninto disuse, of each Senior Class leaving some

memorial to the Institute. The speaker ofthat evening proposed a voting booth, with allthe apparatus pertaining to the Australian bal-lot system. This was certainly an excellentsuggestion, and succeeding classes would thusbe saved many vexations which have fallento the lot of previous years.

Other men, however, have expressed theopinion that a voting booth would not, per-haps, be as durable as the fame of Ninety-five would warrant, and that a marble drink-ing fountain, suitably inscribed, to replace thepresent rather uninviting one in Roger's cor-ridor, might be made a beautiful and certainlyuseful memorial to Ninety-five. In anyevent, the custom of leaving Technologysome useful gift is a most fitting and gracefulone, and it is gratifying to notice that Ninety-five is looking toward its revival.

}" 'HE sad death of a Technol-ogy man last week brings tomind again the necessity ofinteresting one's self in otherthings than the mere grindof college life. The oppor-tunities for social pleasures

are so few, that there is always considerabledanger of becoming so closely confined to theterm work as to forget the greater world outsideTechnology, for which we are preparing.Studies come to assume an undue importance,and become the end instead of the means to anend. In the hurried rush of work we areliable to forget the demands that coming yearshave upon us, the claims of our friends, andeven our own right to health and happiness.The greatest good to be gotten from collegelife lies not so much in the subject matter andthe marks obtained, as in the training for futuredemands upon our strength and intelligence.It is a mistake to give one's mind so completelyto the work in hand as to forget other things ofimportance. The life of a college man should

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include the pleasure of social association aswell as the ceaseless toil of study. A littlemore interest in each other will do much todrive away the blue days which too often hangabout the Institute. At such times, if studentswould meet to talk together, and become morefriendly with one another, it would prove ofreciprocal advantage, and perhaps lessen thepossibilities of such depressing despondencyas was exhibited so unfortunately a week since.

E take great pleasure inannouncing the unani-mbus election of Mr. E., A. Baldwin to the positionof Assistant Editor-in-Chief,- at the Annual

Meeting of the Tech Board, Monday, De-cember 3Ist. The election of Secretary,which is ordinarily accomplished at this meet-ing, was deferred until the beginning of theSpring term.

Calendar.January 3d.-" The Testing of Dynamo Electric Ma-

chinery," Professor Puffer, Room 22, Walker, at7-45 P. M.

January 3d and 8th.-" The Metallurgy of Gold," ProfessorHofiman, Room 36, Rogers, at 7.45 P. Mv.

"The Testing of Engineering Materials,' ProfessorSondericker, Room 22, Rogers, at 7.30 P. M.

January 4 th.-" The Rise and Development of Prose Fic-tion in France," Professor van Daell, Room 22,

Walker, at 8 p. M.

January 4 th and 7th.-"Resistance and Propulsion ofShips," Professor Peabody, Room 22, Rogers, at7-45 P. M."Government of the United States," ProfessorCurrier, Room 26, Rogers, at 7.45 P. M.

January 7th.-" Highways: Their Location, Construction,and Economics," Professor Allen, Room II, Rogers,at 7.30 P. M.

January 8th.-" Fuels,-Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous: TheirOrigin, Analysis, and Applications," Room 23,Walker, at 7.45 P. M.

Not That Time.The only time Willie was ever polite

Was once when I called on his sister.She chanced 'neath the mistletoe; I did my best,

But Willie, who saw, called out "Mr."A. W. J.

__ _ _ . __ -The Andover Club held a dinner on Decem-

ber g9 th.The French Club now numbers about fifty

members.The first '98 class dinner will take place

soon after the mid-year recess.Theodore Horton, '94, is an inspector on

the Board of Health, Montclair, N. J.

Mr. Charles Royce Boss, '94, is studyingelocution at the Emerson School of Oratory.

Professor Cross was unable to give hisusual lectures on Wednesday, December 12th.

A. A. Clement, '94, is with the Walburn-Swanson Co., Chemical and Mining Engi-neers.

A meeting of the Mondamin club was heldMonday, the I7th. Several new memberswere elected.

Mr. Bartlett will begin his lectures on sculp-ture and art early next term in the Architect-ural Building.

Only a few copies of the Christmas TECHremain. Persons desiring copies should applyfor them at once.

Messrs. Fisher and Hutchinson hiave beenappointed to act with President Hall as a dinnercommittee for '98.

Several instructors were so delayed by thesnow last Thursday that they were unable tomeet their classes.

The annual dinner and reunion of the Classof '77 was held at Young's last Friday even-ing, December 28th.

There will be an interesting lecture onOrders, in Room II, Architectural Building,next week Monday.

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Messrs. Hutchinson and Winslow have beenappointed a committee to look after " Tech-nique" interests in '98.

The meeting of the Walker Club whichwas to be held last Monday evening has beenpostponed until next term.

" The Tech " Board wishes to extend itsthanks to the 'Varsity Football Team for itsphotograph received last week.

The first of the fourth-year boiler tests be-gan last Tuesday. Tests of seventy-two hourswere run in shifts of nine hours.

The Institute Committee meeting, called lastMonday afternoon, in THE TECH office, was

adjourned for want of a quorum.

THE TECH has learned that Mr. W. D.McJennett, '94, has been ill with rheumaticfever. He is now convalescent.

A number of the Freshmen wrote on thesubject "College Profanity" in EnglishComposition. Their views were more amus-ing than moral.

Professor Burton has been appointed amember of the Massachusetts GeologicalCommission, in place of Prof. N. S. Shaler, ofHarvard, resigned.

There is a movement on foot among thosemembers of Beta Theta Pi who are at Tech-nology toward the organization of a chapterof that society here.

Copies of the half-tone of the 'Varsity foot-ball team, similar to those published in thelast issue of THE TECH, may be procured atthe office. Price ten cents.

A meeting of the Mondamin Club was heldMonday, December I7th, in Room 20, R., inwhich it was decided to have the next dinnerSaturday, January 5th, at the Parker House.

A number of students took advantage ofthe low rates on the Boston & Albany duringthe Christmas holidays. The same arrange-ment may be secured for the coming recess.

The Sophomore Architects have presentedMr. Shedd with a huge pencil, wound withribbons of the class colors, which he haspromised to use freely in correction of theirwork.

Mr. C. N. George, of the Boston Muni-cipal Fire Department Company, lecturedlast Friday evening in Room 22, Walker, toCourse VI. men, on the Boston Fire AlarmSystem.

Those who intend submitting designs for aTechnology pin are reminded that the com-petition closes February Ist. Designs shouldbe left for Mr. George W. Hayden, '95, atthe Cage.

Professor Richards spoke Tuesday of lastweek in the Freshman Chemistry lecture houron the merits of Courses V. and X., with aview toward assisting the '98 men in choiceof courses.

A large number of Ninety-five men havealready begun their theses, which will be pub-lished in THE TECH, next term. Membersof the Senior class are requested to hand inthe titles of their theses at once.

Two new clubs are among the probabilitiesof the near future. One is a Chicago club,which will certainly have an energetic andnumerous membership, and the other a gunclub, a new departure at Technology.

The Gym. is practically deserted now, ex-cept for the men in training for the team racewith Brown at the B. A. A. meeting, on Feb-ruary 9 th. Thomas, Tillinghast, Rockwell,Hall, Wise, and Sargent are some of theprobable candidates.

The course of twelve lectures by Prof. JohnFiske on " Old Virginia and her Neighbors,"in the Lowell- Institute Course, should belargely attended by Technology men. Thelectures will be given on Tuesday and Fridayevenings, beginning January Ist.

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The Technology Mandolin Club gave avery enjoyable concert at Framingham lastFriday night in connection with the exercisesof the Framingham Academy Alumni Asso-ciation. A. L. Kendall, '94, entertained themembers of the club very pleasantly.

Professor Richards has in preparation atreatise on metallurgy of iron and steelwhich is very comprehensive, and will bevaluable to members of Courses I., II. andIII. Many orders have been received for thework from men outside the Institute.

All Chicago men are urged to hand theirnames to Beers, '97, with a view toward or-ganizing a Chicago Club. There is a largecontingent of Chicago men at Technology,and the World's Fair City should certainly berepresented by a creditable organization.

According to the new catalogue, candi-dates for admission to the Institute will not becompelled to take arithmetic examinationshereafter. Students excused from militarydrill and tactics, must be twenty-three yearsof age, instead of twenty-one, as in yearsprevious.

The Junior Architects received mentions on

their first problem in design this year, asfollows: Esther Stone, Ist mention; J. F.G(aylor, Ist 2d mention; R. S. Henry, H.Von Holst, and Russell Porter, 2d mention;Douglas H. Thomas, Jr., 3d mention, andM. Sax, 3d mention.

The Class of '79 held its annual reunion atthe University Club last Friday evening.The following officers were elected for theensuing year: President, Walter S. Allen;Vice President, F. R. Loring; Secretary, H.H. Campbell; Executive Committee, H. J.Howe, and F. J. Stantial.

The plays-to be given by L'Avenir havepractically been decided upon, and the partswill be assigned this term so that they can belearned during the holidays. A large number

of men have come forward in response to Mr.Bernard's appeal, and everythingpoints to arepetition of last year's s.ucces.

Mr. Theodore Horton, '94, Sanitary Engi-neer, published in the Medical Record ofNovember 2 4th "AAn Account of-an Epidemicof Typhoid Fever in Montlair,- N. 'J." Mr.Horton is Inspector of the Board of Health ofMontclair, having secured the position imme-diately after his graduation, last June.

President. Walker has been appointed amember of a committee of fifty prominenteducators throughout the -United States, toinvestigate in a thoroughly systematic andscientific manner all phases of the liquor ques-tion. President Walker is -to investigateespecially the economic aspect of the liquorevil.

The annual, election- of the-. officers ofL'Avenir took place Monday afternoon. R.Norris, '96, was unanimously re-elected presi-dent, Wm. Otis Sawtelle, '97,, was electedvice president, R. R. Rumery, '98, secretary,S. P. Mason, '97, treasurer, and Harry G.Fiske, '96, member of the executive com-mittee.

The work on Trinity Church is rapidlynearing completion, and every day the truearchitectural effect of the Romanesque styledesigned by the late Mr. Richardson becomesmore apparent. The addition of the towersgives a finish to the whole,' and the churchgains in stateliness. Copley Square will havegained new beauty when the work is done.

The Glee Club meeting on Dec.Ig9 th wasopened by Mr. Wason. The Chicago tripwas discussed, and it was decided to abandonthe idea. A New England trip 'was thendiscussed, and a committee of three; consist-ing of Messrs. Schmitz, Stearns, and -Thomp-son, was appointed to look up the matter. Amotion that the Wellesley concert be given.on February 2d, was carried.

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The Technology Mandolin Club gave avery enjoyable concert at Framingham lastFriday night in connection with the exercisesof the Framingham Academy Alumni Asso-ciation. A. L. Kendall, '94, entertained themembers of the club very pleasantly.

Professor Richards has in preparation atreatise on metallurgy of iron and steelwhich is very comprehensive, and will bevaluable to members of Courses I., II. andIII. Many orders have been received for thework from men outside the Institute.

All Chicago men are urged to hand theirnames to Beers, '97, with a view toward or-ganizing a Chicago Club. There is a largecontingent of Chicago men at Technology,and the World's Fair City should certainly berepresented by a creditable organization.

According to the new catalogue, candi-dates for admission to the Institute will not becompelled to take arithmetic examinationshereafter. Students excused from militarydrill and tactics, must be twenty-three yearsof age, instead of twenty-one, as in yearsprevious.

The Junior Architects received mentions ontheir first problem in design this year, asfollows: Esther Stone, Ist mention; J. F.Gaylor, Ist 2d mention; R. S. Henry, H.Von Holst, and Russell Porter, 2d mention;Douglas H. Thomas, Jr., 3d mention, andM. Sax, 3d mention.

The Class of '79 held its annual reunion atthe University Club last Friday evening.The following officers were elected for theensuing year: President, Walter S. Allen;Vice President, F. R. Loring; Secretary, H.H. Campbell; Executive Committee, H. J.I-Iowe, and F. J. Stantial.

The plays to be given by L'Avenir havepractically been decided upon, and the partswill be assigned this term so that they can belearned during the holidays. A large number

of men have come forward in response to Mr.Bernard's appeal, and everything,points to arepetition of last year's success.

Mr. Theodore HortOn, '94, Sanitary Engi-neer, published in the Med;ical Record ofNovember 2 4 th, "An Account of an Epidemicof Typhoid Fever in Montclaiar,- N. J." Mr.Horton is Inspector of the Board of Health ofMontclair, having secured the position imme-diately after his graduation, last June.

President Walker has been appointed amember of a committee of fifty prominenteducators throughout the -United States, toinvestigate in a thoroughly systematic andscientific manner all phases of the liquor ques-tion. President Walker is to investigateespecially the economic aspect of the liquorevil.

The annual. election' of the-. officers ofL'Avenir took place Monday afternoon. R.Norris, '96, was unanimously re-elected presi-dent, Wm. Otis Sawtelle, '97,. was electedvice president, R. R. Rumery, '98, secretary,S. P. Mason, '97, treasurer, and Harry G.Fiske, '96, member of the executive com-mittee.

The work on Trinity Church. is rapidlynearing completion, and every day the truearchitectural effect of the Romanesque styledesigned by the late Mr. Richardson becomesmore apparent. The addition of the towersgives a finish to the whole, and. the churchgains in stateliness.' Copley Square will havegained new beauty when the work is 'done.

The Glee Club meeting on Dec..i 9 th wasopened by Mr. Wason. The Chicago tripwas discussed, and it was decided to abandonthe idea. A New England trip 'was thendiscussed, and a committee of three, consist-ing of Messrs. Schmitz, Stearns, and Thomp-son, was appointed to look up the matter. Amotion that the Wellesley concert be given.on February 2d, was carried.

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An important boiler test is being made thisweek on the boilers in the new boiler house.The construction of these boilers was donevery scientifically under the direct supervisionof Professor Schamb. The test will be con-ducted by Professor Miller. There will befour tests of twenty-four hours each beginningTuesday. The results of the tests will bepublished in the Technology JzQarterly.

The noncommissioned officers of the IstBattalion took part in a competitive drill,Monday, December I7th, in the South Armory.December 28th the noncommissioned officersof the 2d Battalion were given a similar drill,and the regimental colors were awarded. Be-fore the competitive drill the whole Ist bat-talion was inspected by Captain Bigelow,assisted by Adjutant Frye, First Infantry, M.V. M., and Lieutenant Long, Second UnitedStates Artillery.

The following men joined K 2S at the dinnerheld Friday, December 28th: Sears, III., '95,Allen, V., '97, Gilbert, V., '97, and Lock-wood, V., '97. Dr. Noyes and Dr. W. H.Walker were present. Dr. Noyes spoke onthe subject, "Why does Germany lead theworld in Industrial Chemistry?" Paperswere read by Hodge on "The Qualitative andQuiantitative Separation of Arsenic, Antimony,and Tin," and by Sadtler on "Asphalts andMalthas of America."

The Electrical Engineering Society held itsthird regular meeting on Wednesday, De-cember i 9 th, in Room 22, Walker. Mr. J.W. Cooke, '95, read an interesting paper,illustrated by experiments, upon the differenttypes of incandescent lamps. Mr. Sherman,'95, gave an intelligent description of the con-duit systems in use in England, especially inLiverpool. The attendance was large, andthe Society has good reason to be congratu-lated on the success of the meeting.

The Civil Engineering Society held a reg-ular meeting Friday, December 28th, at 7.30

IP. M., Room II, R. Mr. R. W. Porter, '96,of Course IV., gave an interesting and well-illustrated lecture on the Cook Arctic expedi-tion, which took place last summer, and ofwhich he was a member. The audience wasa large and appreciative one. At the closeof the lecture Mr. Porter exhibited a large col-lection of views taken by various members ofthe expedition. Two students were electedto active membership of the society, afterwhich the meeting adjourned at 9.30 o'clock.

The first meeting of the Cincinnati Clubwas held on Wednesday, December Ig9th, at.one o'clock, in Room ii, Rogers. The Con-stitution was read and adopted. An electionof officers was then held, and resulted as fol-lows: Mr. Harry P. Coddington was unani-mously chosen President; Mr. Edward H.Prichard, Vice President; Mr. George E.Merryweather, Secretary and Treasurer. Be-sides the bringing together of the studentsat Technology from the Queen City, this clubhas a more important object in view, that ofdeveloping the present and future Institutealumni at Cincinnati into an EngineeringSociety of the highest class. The club willhave a dinner at the Parker House during theJanuary recess.

The Freshman class held a meeting Satur-day, December 22d, at I2 AI., in Room II,Rogers. Mr. Gardiner, of the Glee Club,addressed the class concerning the annualconcert. It was voted to amend the constitu-tion so that one seventh instead of one fourthof the class should constitute a quorum. Fivedollars was appropriated toward defraying theexpenses of the Institute Committee picture in"Technique," and sixteen dollars for theinsertion of the picture of the '98 Footballteam. The class decided to hold a dinnersometime between the i 9 th and 2 9 th of Feb-ruary, the cost of which should not exceedtwo dollars per plate. It was also voted thatthe dinner should be over at twelve o'clock,and that no wine should be served.

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MIDWINTER CONCERT PROGRAMME.

At the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin concert inHuntington Hall, Wednesday evening, thefollowing programme was rehearsed. Anextended account of the occasion will be givenin the next issue of THE TECH.

PART I.

Vocal March

Tabasco March .

Giebel.GLEE CLUB.

Chadtwick-Lanusi.fg.BANJO CLUB.

M. I. T. VWaltz .MANDOLIN CLUB.

(a) Hunting Chorus, Robin Hood(b) Old Woman .

GLEE CLUB.

Zither Duet . .

Estudiantina .GLEE AND BANJO CLUBS.

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Sleigh Ride Galop . .

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(a) Hannah . .(b) In Picardie . . .

GLEE CLUB.

Spanish Gallopade

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Banjo Solo Selected.SHEPARD.

Creole Love Song SmZitk.GLEE CLUB.

M. I. T. Medley Lanszing.BANJO CLUB.

L'Avenir Bohemian Supper.

ON Friday, December 2ist, about twentymembers of L'Avenir gathered at Marliave'sfor the first Bohemian supper of the society.Mr. C. H. L. N.. Bernard presided withProfessor Despradelle on his right. Afterpartaking of a most excellent supper, Mr.Bernard entertained the society with some veryamusing anecdotes. Others followed hisexample, and the Architects started one of theirstandard songs, which was received with greatapplause. In this way the hours passedrapidly until Mr. Bernard arose to give a little

talk on the plays. Mr. Norris then ended theevening by thanking Professor Despradelleand Mr. Bernard for honoring the society withtheir presence and their entertaining stories.

Alumni Dinner.

THE Alumni Association of the Instituteheld its annual meeting and dinner at Young'sHotel on Wednesday evening, December 26th.The banquet was a great success, and nearlytwo hundred members were in attendance.Governor Greenhalge and Colonel Higginsonwere among the guests, and in their interest-ing speeches manifested a lively interest in thewelfare of Technology.

Among the other speakers were Hon. FrankA. Hill, Capt. John Bigelow, Jr., and Prof.Horace B. Gale. President Monroe, of theAssociation, acted as toastmaster, and in thecourse of his remarks said that the deficit of$33,000 last year had been reduced to $I3,000.

The officers for the ensuing year are asfollows: President, James P. Munroe, '82;Vice President, Arthur T. Bradlee, '88; Sec-retary, Harry W. Tyler, '84; ExecutiveCommittee, two years, Frederick C. Blanch-ard, '9I; three years, Frank L. Locke, '86;Trustee of the Alumni Fund, Edmund K.Turner, '70.

The Meeting of the AmericanSociety.

Chemical

THE opening session of the Tenth GeneralMeeting of the American Chemical Societywas held in room 22, Walker Building, lastThursday. The meeting was called to orderat IO A. M., and on account of the absence ofAlderman John H. Lee, Dr. Thomas M.Drown gave the welcoming address in hisstead. After a reponse by Pres. H. W. Wileythe general business of the society was attendedto, and the reading of papers commenced.

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Note on the Estimation of Iron and Alumina in Phos-phates. K. P. McElroy.

The Coloring Matter in California Red $Wines. W. D.Bigelow.

An Examination of the Atmosphere of Cleveland. C.F. Mabery. (Read by title only.)

Rainfall and Typhoid Fever. W. P. Mason. (By titleonly.)

, The Advantages in the Use of Barium Hydrate Solutionas an Absorbent in Carbon Determination in Steel. J 0.Handy.

Some Practical Points on the Manufacture of Nitro-glycerine. J. E. Blomen. (Read by Professor Munroe.)

Some Points in the Distillation of Nitric Acid. Prof.Edward Hart.

Owing to the lateness of the time Prof. C.E. Munroe was unable to read his paper on"1 Tellurium from Copper Residues," but gavea brief talk on that subject instead.

In the course of his lecture Professor Munroeexhibited a magnificent specimen of Tellurium,obtained from the telluride ores of Colorado.The ingot is the largest in the world, weighingfifteen ounces and being valued at two hundredand fifty dollars.

Dr. Thomas M. Drown described briefly theLawrence Experiment Station of the Massa-chusetts State Board of Health, and explainedthe nature of the work which has been carriedon there for some years in the purification ofSewage and Water.

The session adjourned at one o'clock, andthe members and guests lunched at the UnionStation. Owing to the severity of the weatherthe excursions scheduled for Thursday after-noon and the meeting Thursday evening wereabandoned. Friday morning the Society metin Boylston Hall, Harvard University, and theremaining papers were read.

President Walker's Report.

THE Annual Report of President Walker,and that of Mr. Wigglesworth, Treasurer ofthe Corporation, are about to be published,and we are enabled to make a rough surveyof the year firom a hasty glance at the proofs.

On the whole the college year has been oneof true success, yet there have been severalfactors which have been peculiarly trying intheir results. " No year in the history ofTechnology has brought more distressinglosses from the corps of instructors; andnever, or not for many years, at least, has thepressure of financial restriction been so hardand painful. The last-named feature of thesituation is one which deserves the seriousconsideration of the members of the Corpora-tion. It will soon be necessary, if indeed thetime has not already come, for the friends oithe Institute and the people of Boston andMassachusetts to decide whether this greatschool of industrial science, with its honorablerecord, and its vast possibilities of future use-fulness, shall be allowed to suffer serious andenduring injury, and possibly irreparable dis-aster, from lack of pecuniary means . .Can we believe that the Commonwealth andpeople of Massachusetts will permit an institu-tion which has so completely proved its use-fulness in the scientific and technical educationof her sons, to languish from want of fundsproperly to sustain and progressively to enlargeits activities? The poverty of the Institute isdue solely to its overwhelming success as aninstitution of learning. Enough has beenbestowed upon it to have fairly endowed asmall institution of the second class, anordinary college. The reason why its needsare so pressing, is because it has become oneof the largest institutions of the first class. Itsneeds are so great because it is itself so muchneeded."

The college year of I893-94 closed for-tunately on the twenty-ninth of May. Of the137 members of the Class of '94, 2I graduatedin Civil Engineering, 3I in Mechanical Engi-neering, 4 in Mining Engineering, I3 inArchitecture (i i above the previous year), II

in Chemistry, 33 in Electrical Engineering, I

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The aggregate number of students now atTechnology is divided as follows: Graduatestudents, candidates for an advanced degree,5; regular students, fourth year, I55; regu-lar students, third year, I86; regular students,second year, 215; regular students, first year,276 (a decrease of 34 from last year) ; specialstudents, 348.

" In addition to the entrance examinationsheld in Boston in June and September, exami-nations were also conducted in June at Belmont(Cal.), Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve-land, Denver, Detroit, Easthampton (Mass.),Exeter (N. H.), Louisville, New York, Phila-delphia, Pittsburg, Poughkeepsie, St. Louis,St. Paul, and Washington."

"cThirty-seven States of the Union, besidesthe District of Columbia and the Territoriesof Utah and New Mexico, are represented onour list of students. Of the total number ofeleven hundred and eighty-three, 707 are fromMassachusetts, or 59.8 per cent of the whole;122 are from other New England States; 354are from outside of New England, of whom 24are from foreign countries." "The number ofstudents who are graduates from this and otherinstitutions is 72."

The Course in Electrical Engineering stillremains the largest at Technology. Thecourses in Mechanical and Civil Engineeringfollow in the order in which they have beennamed. " These three courses together em-brace three hundred and thirty-six of the fivehundred and fifty-four regular students, can-didates for the degree in the three upperclasses. In the case of Course IV., Archi-tecture, the number of regular students failsto measure the importance of the departmentto the college, inasmuch as that course em-braces a considerable number of college grad-uates, and of young men who have hadexperience as draughtsmen and assistants inarchitects' offices, who are allowed to enterthe department as special students, to get asnearly as possible what they require withoutpassing through the full course."

Mr. Wigglesworth in his report says: "Thefinancial results of the past year are decidedlymore satisfactory than those shown in thestatement submitted a year ago. The ex-penses still exceed the income by a largeamount, but that amount, instead of being, aslast year, nearly $33,000, is this year reducedto between $I3,ooo and $I4,ooo. This isdue, in part, to rigid economy in everythingwhich was not essential to the efficiency ofInstitute work; partly, also, to the fact thatsome expenditures of the preceding yearwere extraordinary ones, and did not have tobe met this year; and partly to the increasein income due to a larger number of students,and to the large bequests received the previousyear. .... In the item of repairs, the saving

of about $5,000 was accomplished. .... Ingeneral expenses there has also been a savingof nearly $3,ooo. The income from students'fees has been increased over $I7,ooo.

I" The past year has brought to the Institutegenerous bequests and gifts. By the will ofMrs. Catherine P. Perkins, $38,713 werereceived, and something more is still to bepaid to the Institute as one of the residuarylegatees. Under the will of William J. Walk-er, $10,537.27 have been received; $868.iihave been added to the Susarn E. Dorr fund.From the subscriptions of I892 have come$24,500 in addition to the previous payments.Besides these, a gift of $2oo00 has been receivedfrom Mrs. William B. Rogers, for periodi-cals; another of $575, from friends, for theMining department and the Architectural de-partment, whereby those departments havebeen enabled to make important additions totheir respective collections. A. LawrenceLowell, Esq., has contributed $500 for thegeneral purposes of the Institute, and theAlumni have added $62I to the William B.Rogers Scholarship fund.

"The net results, after deducting the excessof expenditure over income, and certain otheritems, is a gain of $IO5,797.07 to the propertyof the Institute."

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Semiannual Examination Schedule, 1895.

EXERCISES will be suspended for the first year onand after Saturday, January I 2th; for the second year,on and after Thursday, January Ioth; for the thirdand fourth years, on and after Monday, January 7th.

Conflicts. Students having two examinations on thesame day should hand in complete schedules of theirexaminations not later than January 5th.

Reports will be mailed January 26th to students ofage, and to the parents of others. None can be givenout verbally. Requests for duplicates will be receiveduntil January 9th.

TUESDAY, Jan. 8.--4, Hydraulics, Porter, 9 A.M.; 3,Physics, Clifford, I P.xM.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.--4, Hyd. Measurem'ts, Porter,9 A.M.; 4, R. R. Signals, Blodgett, I P.M.; 4, Comp.Physiology, Hough, I P.M.; 3, Diff. Equat'ns, Osborne,9 A.M.; 2, Mechanism,* Merrill, 9 A.M.; 2, Physics,*Cross, 9 A.M.; 2, Desc. Geometry,* Faunce, 9 A.M.

THURSDAY, Jan. 10.-4, Applied Mechanics, Lanza,9 A.M.; 4, Hist. of Induct. Sci., Sedgwick, I P.M.; 3,Anthropol., Sedgwick, I P.M.; 3, Applied Mechanics,Sondericker, 9 A.M.; 3, Theoret. Chem., Talbot, 9 A.M.;I, Trigonometry,*- Wells, 9 A.AM.; I, Mech. Drawing,*Faunce, 9 A.M.

FRIDAY, JAN. I I. -4, Anal. Mechanics, Lanza, 9 A.M.;4, Met. of Iron, Richards, 9 A.M.; 4, Micros. Anat.,Hough, I P.AI.; 4, Phys. Laboratory, Holman, 9 A.M.;3, Freehand Drawing, Adams, 9 A.MI.; 3, Naval Arch.,Peabody, 9 A.M.; 3, Stereotomy, Porter, 9 A.M.; 3,Telegraphy, Cross, 9 A.M.; 2, 3, Eng. Lit., Bates, I P.M.

SATURDAY, JAN. I2.--4, Elect. Engin'ring, Cross,9 A.M.; 4, Inter'tional Law, Ripley, 9 A.M.; 3, Mining,Engin'ring, Hofman, 9 AM.; 2, 3, 4, Polit. Econ'my,Dewey, Ripley, 9 A.M.; 2, 3, Amer. Hist'ry, Currier,I P.M.

MONDAY, JAN. r4.-4, Alternating Currents, Clifford,9 A.M.; 4, Eng. Liter'ture, Bates, I P.M.; 4, MachineDesign, Schwamb, 9 A.M.; 4, Organic Chem., Crafts,9 A.M.; 4, Structures, Swain, 9 A.M.; 3, 4, Anal. Chem.,Drown, I P.M.; 3, 4, Hist. of Renaissance, Sumner,I P.M.; 3, Thermodyn., Peabody, Miller, 9 A.M.; 2,Physics, Cross, 9 A.M.; I, English (entrance), Bates,i P.M.; I French or Germ. (ent'ce), van Daell, 2.30 P.M.

TUESDAY, JAN. 15.-4, D)yn. of Machines, Lanza, 9A.M.; 4, Energetics, Goodwin, 9 A.M.; 4, Geodesy,Burton, 9 A.M.; 4, Geod. Surveying, Burton, 9 A.M.; 4,Mining Engineering, Richards, 9 A.M.; 3, Arch. History,

Homer, 9 A.M.; 3, Geology (str. and chem.), Crosby,9 A.M.; 3, Quaternions, Bailey, 9 A.M.; 2, Materials,Chandler, I P.M.; 2, Mechanism,* Merrill, 9 A.M.; 1,Freehand Drawing, Adams, i P.M.; I, Geometry(plane) ent'ce, Wells, 9 A.M.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. I6.-4, Climatology, Niles, I P.M.;4, Least Squares, Bartlett, 9 A.M.; 4, Life Class, Adams,9 A.M.; 4, Metallurgy, Hofinan, Howe, I P.M.; 4, NavalArch., Peabody, 9 A.M.; 4, R. R. Engineering, Allen,9 A.M.; 3, Comp. Anatomy, Bigelow, 9 A.M.; 3, Assay-ing, Lodge, 9 A.M.; 3, Physiol. of Senses, Hough, 9A.M.; 3, Surveying, Burton, 9 A.M.; 3, Valve Gears,Peabody, Miller, 9 A.MA.; 2, Acoustics, Clifford, 9 A.M.;2, Freehand Drawing, Adams, 9 A.M.; 2, PoliticalHistory, Sumner, I P.M.; I, geometry (solid), Wells,9 A.M.

THURSDAY, JAN. I 7.-4, Physiology (IX.), Hough,I P.M.; 4, San. and Hyd. Engineering, Porter, 9 A.M.;4, Steam Engineering, Peabody, 9 A.M.; 3, Indust.Chemistry, Thorp, Drown, 9 A.M.; 3, R. R. Engineer-ing, Allen, 9 A.M.; 3, Theoret. Electricity, Clifford, 9A.M.; 2, 3, Anal. Chemistry, Talbot, Moody, Walker,9 A.M.; 2, Economic Problems, Ripley, I P.M.; I,Military Science, Bigelow, i P.M.; i, Arithmetic(entrance), Wells, 9 A.M.

FRIDAY, JAN. I8.--4, Biology, Theoret., Bigelow,9 A.M.; 4, Dynamo Test Photometry, Puffer, Clifford,9 A.M.; 4, Elect. Measurements, Laws, 9 A.M.; 4, Eng-lish and Amer. Lit., Bates, i P.M.; 4, Gas Analysis (X),Gill, 9 A.M.; 3, Integral Calculus, Osborne, i P.M.; 3,Sanitary Chemistry, Mrs. Richards, Lincoln, 9 A.M.; I,Algebra, Wells, 9 A.M.

SATURDAY, JAN. I9.--4, Bacteriology, Sedgwick,9 A.M.; 4, Fournier's Series, Bailey, 9 A.M.; 4, R. R.Manage., Allen, 9 A.M.; 4, Text Color, J. XV. Smith,9 A.M.; 2, 3, Gen. Biology, Sedgwick, 9 A.M.; 2, 3,Organic Chemistry, Noyes, 9 A.M.; 2, Anal. Geom'try,*Runkle, 9 A.M.; i, History (entrance), Currier, 9 A.M.;I, Algebra (entrance), Wells, IIL A.M.

*For students granted special examinations by theFaculty. Examninations in other subjects should be ar-ranged directly with the examiners for dates betweenJanuary 7 and January 19 inclusive. Failure to pass suchexaminations (or absence) will involve repetition of thework next term.

Freedom.Now freedom is once more restored,

For which we sternly fought;With painful care we'll not be bored,-

The coat thief has been caught.

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Join the Athletic Club. Annual member-ship, $I; life membership, $3.

Hereafter, all who equal records of theM. I. T. A. C., shall share the honor ofholding them with the ones by whom theywere first made.

The points scored by the classes thus far thisyear are as follows: Seniors, 22; Juniors, 44;Sophmores, 4; and Freshmen, ii. Recordsmade hereafter will not count two points, aprovision in the manner of scoring points for theclass championship cup which is provided for inthe new constitution of the Athletic Club.The above score includes 8 points for '96, andI for '98, in the Cross-Country run of NovemberIoth.

Now that the Cross-Country Run andindoor Class championships are over,

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Annual Scratch Meeting, held under theauspices of the M. I. T. A. C., in the SouthArmory, on Irvington Street, invites the at-tention of our athletes. The games will beheld early in March, I895, and are recognizedas the largest indoor meet of the year, bringingtogether, as they do, contestants from the NewEngland colleges.

An Ad.

A sallow youth, with cigarette,Stands on the steps above;

A badge upon his coat lapelProclaims he fain would love.

' Girl wanted !" as we view the youth,It seems a wiser plan

That ere he strives to find the girl,He'd better find the man.

'DON 1).

A " Current Events " Club has been organ-ized at Smith College.

Eight of this year's Harvard eleven will beeligible to play again next fall.

It is rumored that Yale will play no morefootball games in New York City.

The Dartmouth strongly opposes the ideaof making that college co-educational.

The number of students at Yale this year is2,4I3,-an increase of 211 I over last year.

Bates College will build a library in mem-ory of James G. Blaine, one of its trustees.

The first association football team in anAmerican college has been founded at Prince-ton.

Harvard and Princeton are negotiating fora series of joint debates on topics of nationalinterest.

Plans for the construction of a new dormi-tory to cost $5o,ooohave been accepted.

at Brown University

Brown has drawn up a new constitution,consolidating the management of all theathletic teams in one person.

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute willhave two new buildings,-anlaboratory and power house.

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The proposition to invite Oxford and Cam-bridge to join Harvard, Yale and the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania in meetings of pickedathletic teams in 1895 and I896, first in thiscountry and then in England, is now beingagitated.

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THE Lounger has been glad to observe from thecolumns of the press that one perturbed spirit hasfound rest. Calm and quiet prevails; the torn andbruised heart is healed. The troublous times of thewar god's month are past. In short, the present in-cumbent's flighty predecessor has found a snug berthin New York Harbor, whence his eagle eye is of muchservice in descrying dutiable goods, and detectingmicroscopic criticisms,-and the Lounger is dulythankful.

In the simple but expressive language of a forgottenwriter, the semiannual vortex has begun to vort. Itssinuous gyrations are ready to entangle many a bravesoul who, with utter recklessness, has boasted that henever opens a book till a week before exam. time, aswell as a few others of the elect. Many evils that weundergo can be deferred to a certain amount, withinthe limit of elasticity. Futile, however, are the effortsto stave off the relentless day when one must stand alonein the awful presence of the blue book, and inscribewithin its covers the results of fifteen weeks' absorp-tive effort. The Freshman certainly has an easy time,and the Lounger rejoices with him. To the unluckyJunior and Senior, struggling desperately under twelveor fourteen " crushers," the Lounger extends his sym-pathy, and would also extend his hand, if he thoughtit would be of any aid in once more fooling the profs.The Lounger has often thought that a judicious ap-plication of the Chinese system might find well-deserved favor, if suitably applied in Technology.Conceive each trembling neophyte securely ensconcedin a brass-bound, terra-cotta cell, there to work outDescrip., or penetrate the mysteries of Thermo., inbecoming solitude. Where would be the use for thelynx-eyed proctor, who, newly invested with a briefauthority, gazes about him with eager glance, hopingto discover some wretched man who has been cleverenough to condense Lanza's Applied to the meager

confines of a cuff. The Lounger has always felt thatit was a cruel mistake to punish effort so painstakingand serviceable as this. However, such worthy doingsare under ban, and woe to him who employs them.For the honor man who approaches exam. time withsuch calm certainty the Lounger has small envy. Howmonotonous it must prove after a time ! Contrarywise,how much more inspiring to have the glorious elementof uncertainty floating joyously about, which, untilreports are received, permits such exciting speculation.Any such agreeable diversion in Technology life issurely welcome, and the Lounger hails exam. timewith his usual unruffled spirit,-exam. time, bristlingwith joys, sorrows, surprises, undeserved flunks, unsus-pected P's, and other curiosities. Meantime, let everyman contribute his share to the wealth of the StandardOil, and after the exciting period is over, celebrate withall joy and wantonness.

Not to pursue further a possibly distasteful subject,the Lounger will relate an incident which he recentlywitnessed. It was not long ago that he was prowlingabout the steps in the early shades of night, his eyewell peeled for a possible Loungerism, when an expresswagon halted silently at the curb in front of Rogers.This particular day was one of those marked Fin the calendar, signifying "faculty meeting," and theprofs. had long been sitting in council over someinteresting cases. The debate had been long andheated; but whether or not it was on Linus Faunce'spatent marking system, the Lounger is not at libertyto say. Oratory was on tap in large quantities,throats became parched and dry, and metaphoricalfur was flying about by the bushel. Difficulties werefinally adjusted, however, and quiet prevailed. Itwas shortly after this that the aforesaid express wagondrew up at the curb. The driver descended fromhis perch, and proceeding to the door of the subterra-nean apartments, received several kegs, evidently notdesigned to hold nails. The Lounger approachedcarelessly, and endeavored through the descendinggloom to catch a closer glimpse. Owing to the dusk,accurate inspection was difficult, and he cannot,therefore, say positively whether what he saw wasa revenue stamp and an imposing XXX or not.However, the Lounger wishes it understood that heattaches no significance to the appearance of these"bar'ls" closely subsequent to the end of the Facultymeeting, but it might, nevertheless, prove a subjectworth investigating.

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I shot an arrow into the air,It fell to earth, I know not where;But shortly after a man came round,And I bought dead dog at a dollar a pound.

-Cornell Widow.

TO TIlE MIOON.

0 Queen of Night, whose silvery rayShines down from heaven upon my weary toil,

Have pity on me-prithee, say,How can I pass, and spare the midnight oil?

-Red and Blue.

TIlE PRI1IA DONNA.

Wrinkle, wrinkle, little star,None cat guess what age you are,As you nightly smile and smirkAt your histrionic work.

-Bowdoin Orient.

'NEATH TIlE MISTLETOE.

When her lips met mine 'neath the mistletoe,I felt the thrill of a joy divine,For I knew that her heart was forever mine.

The holy love in her soft eyes' glowMade my soul her own for aye,Hers until heaven should pass away,-

When her lips met mine 'neath the mistletoe.-University Chronicle.

WHERE CUTPID DWELLS.

Way over the seas, in a far, far land,Where skies are blue and gold,

Where ripples break on a silver sand,And sunbeams ne'er grow old,

There's a dale where Cupid dwells, they say,And 'tis there that lie rests from his frolic play.

Oh! there's many a lass and many a swainThat knows of his shafts made there;

For Cupid spares naught of a deep heart-pain,Though love be all his care.

And I think he should make a reflection or two,When he rests over there from his play. Don't you?

-Yale Courant.

A NEW YEAR NYISII.

To Time's abysmal, awful floodThe Old Year now resign-

It's shadow, sunshine, evil, good,Beneficent, malign.

And may this New Year's hopeful birthA glad fruition pour,

And such delights vouchsafed to earthForetaste of Heaven's store.

--yEgis.

A SENIOR'S PLEA.

Dear father, once you said, " My son,To manhood you have grown;

Make others trust you, trust yourself,And learn to stand alone."

Now, father, soon I graduate,And those who long have shown

How well they trust me, want their cash,And I can stand a loan."

-Trinity Tablet.

THE CONVERSION.

She told him surely 'twas not rightTo smoke a pipe from morn to night.

" Indeed," cried he, "' what would you, dear?'Tis but to aid my thoughts of you."

"Why, then," she whispered, nestling near,"Why, then, I love your old pipe, too."

-Harvard Advocate.

A QUERY.

Ye listening rocks, ye sounding sea,Ye bellowing winds from o'er the lea!Oh! tell me, if ye can tell aught,What will they call the class 00?

-- Yale Record.

SONG.

My little lady's white and fair,Purer than lilies, sweeter than wine.

Ah, but her love is dearer than heaven!Heaven enough is to know she is mine.

My little lady's lips are roses,Her eyes twin lakes of tremulous blue;

Her filmy hair is a mist of morning,With flashes of sunrise filtering through.

My little lady's smile is rarer,Softer than tranced twilight skies;

All my heart goes out to her, singinig,When she comes close and looks into my eyes.

My little lady's heart is constant,Truer than needle to pole is she.

Time may go flying while others are sighing-Heaven is mine-for she loves but me.

-Amherst Lit.

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I am showing this season a very fiane line of EnglishNovelties, and expect to add to my list of customers alarge number of the Freshman Olass.

C. J. NICKERSON,Tailor alld imporlter,

120 TRE1XMO0NT STEREE T,Cor. Hamilton Place, Phillips Building, Room 228.

As usual, I shall make a Specialty of Dress Suits.FORMERLY CUTTER FOR F. D. SOMERS.

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHS,The LargestlCollection In America.

All the best Public Buildings, Churches, Prigvate Houses,and Business Blocks in Boston and New Yoi-k.

Richardson's Works of linportanice firom all over NewEngland. Also a complete line of

Art Photographs for Room Decoration.

STUDENTS WELCOME TO EXAMINE, WHETHER DESIRING

TO PURCIIAsE OR NOT.

SOULE PHOTOGRAPH CO., Publishers,338'Washington Street, Boston.

AT THE THEATRES.-Week beginning January 7th,'95,,

COLUMBIA.-For two weeks..Mr. A. M. Palmer's Home Com-pany, firom Palmer's Theatre, NewYork, in '' The New Woman," bySydney Grundy. Presented withoriginal cast, scenery accessories,etc.

PARK. - Hoyt's "A BlackSheep." A reigning success anda gigantic hit. Above every andany thing as a laugh producer. Apositive cure for the blues. Secureyour seats in advance.

HoI,.is S'rREET.-Second weekof Julia Marlowe Taber, assistedby a company including Mr. Rob-ert Taber, in a grand repertoire"' As You Like It," "' Ingomar,"' Much Ado About Nothing," and"The Belle's Strategem" and"Chatterton." Regular HollisStreet Theatre prices.

BOSTON.- Mrl James A. Hernein his own beautiful comedy drama,"Shore Acres," the great Bostonand New York success. Under-the direction of Henry C. Miner.

BOSTON MusEuM.-The event of the season. The new Comlic Opera, "Westward, Ho "Libretto by Richard D. Ware; Music by Benj. E. Woolf.

CASTLE SQOUARE.-A sensational new Comic Opera will be introduced to Boston theatre goers whichpromises to be a great success. Branch ticket office 175-B Tremont Street.

BOSTON POLO RINK.-Corner Shawmut and West Newton Streets.Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission 25

Polo gamescents.

GOES & STODDER,14 SCHOOL STREIET.

A Discount of 10 per cent given to TECHl Studemnts.

Specialty: Dress Suits, Silk Lined, $45-

F. C. CUMMINGS, Tailor,No. 299 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

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F. L. DUNNE,TAILOR AND_ IMPORTER.

A SPECIALTY MADE OF

Suits for Riding, Shooting, and Golf.Breeches for Riding, Hunting,

Racing, and Polo,

COWLES ART SCHOOL,x45 Dartmouth Street.

Special attention given to EVENING CLASSES FOR rECH

STUDENTS in life and cast- drawing.

Address -

F. M. COWLES, Agent.TRANSCRIPT BUILDINC,

328 Washington Street, corner Milk, Boston.Tuition, $4.00 per Month. Three Evenings per Week.

TRE BRUJSWICKBOSTON.

Boylston and Clarendon Streets,(Adjoining Copley Square)

Near the Museum of Fine Arts,New Public Library, New OldSouth Church, and opposite

Trinity (Phillips Brooks')Church, and I nstitute

of Technology.

KEPT ON BOTH AMERICAN AND ,EUROPEAN PLANS,

BARNES& DUNKLEE, Proprietors.;H. H. BARN]NES, Manager.

Treaot 6Street Foreign Book Store,149-A TREMONT STREET, BOSTON

LARGE STOCK OF FOREIGN AND AMERICAN BOOKS IN THEANCIENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES.

Scientific Works in all Departments. Regular Importations from thebook centers of Europe.

Lowest Rates to Technology Students.

](OEHLEER, NEUMANN & CO.Foreign Booksellers and Ilmporters.

TEXT-BOOKS, DRAWING MATERIALS,CORRESPONDENCE PAPERS,STUDENTS' SUPPLIES.

C.. EL LT)IDLE ,RI'BOYLSTON AND BERKELEY STREETS, BOSTON.

DEEiESTERDIHOLYOKE, MASS.

- STE:7M * PU J7vPS -Boston Offlie: 54 Oliver Street.

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The M. 1. T. Su~pply Store.

The RIclmond Stragit GuCt lo. I Cigarettes.Cigarette Smokers who are willing to pay a little more than the price charged for the

ordinary trade cigarettes, will find this brand superior to all others.Cigarettes are made from the brightest, most delicately flavored, and highest cost

Gold Leaf grown in Virginia. This is the Old axid Original Brand ofStraight Cut Cigarettes, and was brought out by us in the year 1875.

Bewoare of imitationrs,and observe that the firm name as below is on every package.

ALLEN (: GIXN3TE:R[t,THE A J EELrAXl TE IF OBA CCO C, SIT C C E , IC 0 S R,

MIJ4af.-utsLacC-t13rNr, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Our Celebrated "K" Quality Stock Shirts, open back orK E E P ' S open front, or both, and with different sleeve lengths.

85 cents each Unlamudered, $1 each Laundered.Keep's $1 Street Gloves are Famous.

HEEP MANFG. CO., 114 Tremont Street, Boston.

ALBERT BENA;R2r

DAMRELL & UPHAM, Tobacconist,The Old Corner Bookstore, 23 TREMONT ST-REET, B - BOSTON, MASS.

Cigarettes, Tobacco, and Smokers' Articles.Agent for Hale's Smoking Mixture.

GRAND HOTELGEORGE H. GREENWOODHair Dressing Parlors,

9 AND II BOYLSTON STREET,417 COLUMBUS AVENUE.

Offers the largest stock of ...... .. ,Iair Cutting in all the Latest Styles.

Students' Work a Specialty.English and French Briar PipesT. F. NAGELS, Manager,

Ever shown in Boston, at very low prices. Formerly of Palmer House Shop, Chicago.

A BOOK OF ALPHABETS... Prang's latest, the most complete book of itskind published - former price, $5.00; for thenext thirty days, $2.50.

FROST & ADAMS,Importers of Mathematical Instruments, Artists' Materials

and Picture Frames,37 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

for: IlE tratlecd C;t lo-g.e9s2edL

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:271 Washlnkgton Street, Boston.,Mileage--all routes.

Preparation for the

MassachusettsEl

Institute of TechnaTHIS HAS LONG BEEN A SPECIALTY AT

CHAUNCY HALL SCHC- EFERE(JbNC is made to the INSTITT3E JACTULTY in

thoroughness with which Chauncy-Hall pupils are fittecentering the,Institute, but also for pursuing successfully twork. Preparation, also, for business and for college.

No. 898 Boylston Street, Bos(Very near the Institute.)

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them the evidences of his skill and artistic ability.

Before going elsewhere call at

21 WEST STREET, BOS TON.

A. MoMILLAN.

A. McMILLAN &A. MIMILLAN, Jr.

SON,Tailors and Importers,

288 BOYLSTON STREET (Opposite Publio Barden), BOSTOI.

SPECIAL REDUCTION 1 Previous to removing early in January, we shalla reduction from this date of 15 PER CENT from regular prices on all cashbefore th.at time. This is a splendid opportunity for TECH men to replenishwardrobes with FINE CUSTOM CLOTHING at very low prices.

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