CAMBRIDGE, MASS., FRIDAY:, APRIL 5, 1946 PlRICE FIVE CENTS

Comnpton SaysA-Bolnb Tsts

Should Be MladeBelieves ExperimentsAre Essential To GainTechnical Information

Dr. Karl T. Compton was pre-sented the 'Medal for Merit, thehighest honor that the UnitedStates Army can bestow upon acivilian, last Tuesday afternoon,April 2, by Lieutenant GeneralOscar W. Griswold, CommandinlgGeneral of the First Service Com-mand.

The ceremony was held in thePresident's office, on the third floorof Building 3, and was witnessedby Mrs. Compton, ILieutenantColonel John C. Dunbar, head ofthe department of Military Scienceand Tactics, and members of theInstitute's administrative council.The citation, accompanying theaward of the decoration, signed byPresident Truman, follows.

"4Dr. Karl Taylor Compton, mem-ber of the National Defense Re-search Committee, from June 27,1940 to September 2, 1945 and Chiefof the Field Service Office of theOffice of Scientific Research andDevelopment, from October 11, 1943to July 31, 1945, for exceptionallymeritorious conduct in the perform-ance of outstanding services to hiscountry. As Chief of the Office ofField Service, Dr. Compton mobi-lized and made available to theneeds of the armed services civil-ian experts in various scientifasbranches who assisted in the intro-duction inlto use within theatres ofoperations of new weapons, devices,and techniques developed by the'Office of Scientific Research andDevelopment and others. Throughhis vision in the formulation of theprogram of research and develop-ment. of mnicro-wave radar and hissteadfast support of that program,Dr. Compton contributed greatly tothe technical superiority of theAllied forces in this field. Under hisdirect leadership, the programs ofresearch and development of theUnited States and the United King-dom were integrated for a magi-mum effeactiveness in the radarfield. The importance of this workwas such that Dr. Compton mailbe said to have been personallyresponsible for hastening the ter-mination of hostilities."

Metaflurgical Soc.Resumes Activity

Oliver W. Moles, 247,1st President Since '41

The M.I.T. Metallurgical Society,which is open to students in CoursesIII and XII, held a reorganizationalmeeting recently with about twenty-five to thirty attending.

Newly elected officers are OliverW. Moles, 2-47, president; Johnl J.Moran, 2-48, vice-president; RandallK. Cleworth, 248, secretary; andHarold E. Simmons, 247, treasurer.

"Golden Horizons," an industrialfilm pictorially depicting the devel-opment. of copper mining fromancient times to the present day,is scheduled to be shown at thenext meeting of the society at5:00 P.M. today in Room 8-205.

Professor Charles E. Locke of the|department of Metallurgy, who has¢been an adviser to the society forImany years, was instrumental inthe reorganization of this groupwhich has been inactive since 1941.All students ini the above coursesreceived notices two weeks ago ofthe meeting.

The Institute society is a branchof the American Society of Miningand Metallurgical Engineers. A talkby Professor George B. Waterhouseof the department of Metallurgyand dinner meetings are futureplans under consideration.

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Options for the Interfrater-

nity Conference Formal will be

redeemable Monday, April 15.

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today in Building 10, but can

be obtained from Dance Chair-

man Norman F. Meullen, 2-47,

at Sigma Chi house, 532 Beacon

Street. The options for this all

Tech formal, planned for May

10 at the Bradford cost $3.00,

and the redemption price has

been set at $3,60.

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Dr. JO MurrayHead Of Psyche

REeturiis To InfirmlaryAfter Army Service

Dr. John W. Chamberlain, assist-ant Medical Director of the Hom-berg Memorial Infirmary, this weekformally announced the return ofDr. John M. Murray to the medicalstaff of the Inftirmary, head of thepsychiatric clinic at the Infirmary.

Dr. Murray received his B.Sc.degree from Dartmouth Universityand his M.D. degree from the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, and uponhis graduation he studied psychol-ogy at the University of Vienna.

Formerly on Consultin~g Staff

IPrior to the United States' entryinto the war, Dr. Murray was amember of medical consulting staffof the Homberg Infirmary, but ter-min~ated his civilian practice inOctober, 1942, and enlisted in theUnited States Army. He was ap-pointed chief consultant of -psy-chology at the U-SA.A.F. headquar-ters in the Pentagon Building,Washingtonl, D. C., from where hevisited all of the larger Army airItraining bases in the United States.His chief job at this time waspolicy making and the coordinatingOf psychiatric practice at the dif-ferent fields..

In the f all of 1944 when flierswere begyinning to return to theUnited States after completing theirtours of duty, it -was noted -thatmany of these men had the symp-toms of operational fatigue. A newtype of psychiatric practice wasneeded to enable these men to betreated so that they could returnto combat duty. To help ease thissitu ation, Dr. Murray was placedin charge of the Aviation Psychi-atric Training Program, and organ-ized schools for flight surgeons whohad returned from overseas duty.

There were two main reasons forchoosing these men-first~they werefamiliar with the background ofthe experiences which the boys hadgone through, and secondly, theyalready had the basic medicalknowledge and only needed spe-

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Magoun DiscussesHoneymoon on M~on.

Engagement Was TopicOf Lecture This WFeek

The honeymoon will be the topicof the second of the post-maritallectures next Monday afternoon,April 8, at 4:00 P.M. and 5:00 PMd.in Huntington H~all, it was revealedby Professor F. Alexander Magounin his first lecture last Monday.

At that time Professor Magounconcerned himself with the engage_ment. The period of engagement,he stressed is a period of wait-and-see and a chance to check one'schoice. It is the period for viewingthe prospective mate in every dayaffairs rather than in the glitterand pretense of courtship. It shouldbe a time to face any disagreeablefacts and make any necessary con-fessions to avoid unhappiness inmarriage.

He cited statistics to show thatwith a longer engagement thechances of a happy marriage weregreater and recommended one yearas the ideal duration of an engage-mtnt. Prof. Magoun also stronglyadvisedpersonality tests to discoverincompatabilities and a thoroughphysical examination of both par-ties by an expert gynacologist. Ac-cording to Professor IMagoun, thereare four fundamental types ofhuman behavior: give in, fight, runaway and cooperate. It is this lasttype that is so essential to a happymarriage.

Large audiences applaudedstrongly at the start and conclusionof both lectures.

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Dr. Compton shown with Lt. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold after beingdecorated with the Medal for Merit "for exceptionally meritoriousconduct in the performance of outstanding services to his country."

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transpor-should plan to arrive atDetailed information on

tation is available at the T.C.A. of-

fice. Return bus service at 12: 00

P.M., after the dance, has been ar-

ranged for by the T.CA., at fifty

cents per ticket.

Students interested in attending

must sign up and receive a ticket

at the T.C.A. office. Vice President

Fredric F. Ehrioh, 247, is in charge

of arrangements for the dance.The requested ten men have

signed up for the Spring Flingdance sponsored by the Y.W,C.A.tonight. The dance is to be heldat the College of Practical Arts andLetters at Boston University.

Also announced by the T.C.A. wasthe election o-f John C. Potter, G.,to the position of Director of Con-ferences at the Association's Exec-utive Committee meeting on Wed-nesday.

Among the fulture events plannedby the organization is an address byPresident Kaarl T. Compton. Thetalk, part of the annual Teoh Em-bassy, will be given on Wednesday,April 17, in Room 10-250. Dr. Comp-ton's theme is "Why Religion?"

New Students Required

To Take Physical Exam

The Homberg Memorial In.firmary has asked us to remindstudents of the required physi.cal examination. Every enteringmale student, graduate andundergraduate is required tohave a medical and dentalexamination within six weeksof his entrance. All other malestudents are required to havea re-examination each calendaryear, an appointment for whichmay be arranged with the med-ical department. There is onlyone more week left to meet thedeadline and a fine of $5.00 willbe imposed on students failingto comply with this rule.

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DR. COMPTON HONORED

Technology ChosenAs Center Of LocalBlood Bank Drive

200 Donlors Are AsketdTo Register At T.C.A.For Red Cross Clinic

At a meeting of the DormitoryCommittee last Monday evening,Wallace Ross of the T.C.A. explainedthe importance of the second Cam-bridge peacetime blood bank drive,so be held at the Institute on Wed-nesday and Thursday, May 1 and2. He stated that the drive is spon-sored jointly by the American RedCross and the Massachusetts StateDepartment of Public Health.

Because of its outstanding recordduring the wartime blood bank col-lections, the Insttiute has beenchosen as the cente'r of this allimportant Civilian Blood Servicedrive. During the war, through thefine work of the Technology BloodDonor Service, members of thefaculty and student body, Radia-tion Laboratory workers and othergroups contributed the grand totalof 4,212 pints of blood, an averageof 234 pints a month through aperiod of eighteen months. Amongforty odd groups in Camlbridgewhich donated blood, the Institutehad the highest record of donors

This peacetime blood bank drivehas been organized with the pur-pose of providing a good supply ofdried blood plasma for most of thehospitals in Massachusetts. Simi-lar blood bank drives are being heldin all parts of the country. Thebenefits of such a plasma supplyare evident, in that any memberof a community which has such areserve of blood will be able to ob-tain a plasma transfusion when-

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IVets' AssociationPlans Date Dance

Highlighting the social activitiesof the Veterans' Association thisterm is a date dance to be heldSaturday, May 18, in Morss Hall ofWalker Memorial Hall. The orch-estra for this event has not beenannounced. Attendance will beopen to the entire student body, al-though members of the Associationwill be entitled to special considera-tion, according to Donald Pearson,chairman of the date dance com-mittee.

After a meeting of the executivecommittee last Wednesday eveningit was ann-ouned by Paul R. Kras-ner, 248, president of the V.A., thata membership drive is to be con-ducted next week. A solicitor willbe stationed in the Main Lobby ofBuilding 10 from 11:00 ACME to 1:00P.M. on Tuesday. The main re-quirement for membership in theAssociation is service in any of thearmed forces of the allied nationsduring World War II with separa-tion under honorable conditions.

Alan L. Michaels, secretary, an-nounced that membership cardsare being prepared for all membersin good standing and will be mailednext week. A recent poll of mem-bers of the Veterans' Associationshowed that a date dance was de-finitely favored.

T. C. A. AnnouncesDinner And Dance

Endlicott College AsksOne Hundred Students

One hundred Technology menhave been invited to a dinner anddance to be given by Endicott Jun-ior College on Saturday night,April 13, it has been announced bythe T.C.A. There is no admissioncharge to the affair, and the onlycost will be transportation.

Transportation to the dance,

which is in Beverly, should be ar-ranged individually The invitationincludes the afternoon, so guests

2-48 Sets InformalDate Dance Due ToResults From Poll

The Class of 2-48 is sponsoring aninformal date dance to be given onMay 25, at Morss Hall, it was an-nounced last night by Paul Kras-ner, president. The dance will beopen to all the student body.

Offcia results of the class poll,the first of its kind in Technolog.yhistory, last Monday in Physics lec-tures, will not be available untilnext week's issue of The Tech, buta decided unofficial majority causedIthe class's executive committee toarrange for this dance at its meet-ing last Wednesday evening, April 3.

The price has tentatively been setat $2.40 per couple. Further detailsas to the band will be announcedlater, and the committee is meetingagain next week to matke plans fora novel theme for the dance. Kras-ner stressed that this dance is notreplacing the traditional Sophd-more Hop of pre-war days, whichwill Xbe held next term if the class sodesires. However, it is hoped tomake this informal date dance alsoan annual affair.

A treasurer's report given atWednesday's execuative committeemeeting showed the last class danceto be a financial success. The exec-utivre committee includes Krasner,W. John Levidohl, Jeremy B. Lewi,Robert B. Truitt, William Ayer,James W. Barnett, S. Leslie Mis-rooh, and Davrid R. Powers.

There is now a call out for volun-teers to join the elass's publicitycommittee. Those interested are re-quested to communicate with Mis-roch, Box 1513, Dorms.

DeSanstfflana SpeaksOn Political Topic

Professor George deSantillana,department of English, will speakon the topic "Is Conflict Inevitablein the Mediterranean" at 5 :00 P.M.next Thursday, April 11, in room1-190. The Lecture -Series Commit-tee is sponsoring the talk.

Prof. deSantillana, a graduate ofthe University of Rome, has longbeen interested in political prob-lerns. A native of Italy, he is anexpert on Mediterranean affairs,and is friendly with many Italianland Greek political leaders. Hehas recently returned to the Insti-tute after an eight-month absenceduring which he toured Greece andItaly as a correspondent for theAtlantic Monthly.

Another address on an importantcurrent political question will bepresented by the Lecture SeriesCommittee in the near future.Professor Dirk J. Struik will speakon the theme "What to ExpectFrom the Soviet Union."

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Vol. LXVI

rwenemal Manager .Editor ...............B3usiness Mana,,er

Bernard sH. Geyer, 10-47Reorge A. Freund, 2-4~

Marvin H. Brindis, 2-483Daniel J. Pnuk, 10-47

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. . Richard Bakal, 2-47Claude W. Brenner, 2-47

Donald Mains, 2-47By Jack Levedahl and

George Ziegler

With the end of the war andthe return of inany old Techmen-and an influx of new ones, too-we findian upswing in the lighterside of -life at Technology, withfraternity party spirit rising to theold prewar standards. To be sure,many houses are still far from full,so the peak has not yet beenreached, but big plans are in theoffing.. Among the many prominentfraternities planning big eventsthis term are Alpha Tau Omega,Chi Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon,Ka~ppa Sigma, Phi Beta Epsilon,Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Lambda Ph4ilSigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chil,and Theta Delta Chi.

The Pi Lamnbs are starting theball rolling, this Saturday, April 6,with their famous Monte CarloParty. The big attraction of theevening will be the gift of $100,000to each couple. This does not neces-sarily mean that the house hasstruck gold, since they are ap.par ently all set to win it back.Numerous devices such as 'wired-roulette wheels will be present tolure the unwary into believnrg thatthey can make a million. Thosewho succeed will be rewarded withdoor prizes, but we are laying oddsthat many a fool will be partedfrown }is monley. For these, however,there will be ample opportunity todrown their sorrows and dancetheir troubles away. A gay time isin store for all who are luckyenough to possess bids. Potentbevera-es and excellent music willbe provided for everyone's enter-tainment.

The S.A.E. house staged one oflast week's social highlights, whenWebb House, one of Wellesley'ssmaller freshman dormitories, wasroyalhy entertained by these enter-prising brothers. The girls wereliberally garnished with beautifulcorsages.

The boys fronm Sigma, Nu lookedrather tired this Monday morning.They spent an interesting, not tosay, riotous, week end at the TechCabin. Although they blame theirhangover appearance to an excessof athletic activity, it is suspectedthat various sports were partici-pated in long after it became toodark to play baseball.

A week ago the Chi Phis alsopacked up lock, stock and barreland took off in their various auto'motive contraptions in the direc-tion of Haverhill. The girls at Brad-ford entertained them regally byliving them a delightful hayrideand everything else they could pos-sibly ask for. Needless to say, agood time was had by all.

Kappa Sigma has a big bid partyscheduled for May 4. What kind ofbrawl it will be is the big secretof the month, but we expect somespecial deal when the cat is finallylet out of the bag. Another bigquestion concerns this house's time-honored one-a-minute society. Sincethe graduation of the Club's Presi-dent, who -once established the rec-ord of drinking 200 beers in 2001minutes, they have been withouttop leadership. Who will be thesociety's next champion?

Lambda Chi Alpha, inactive dlur-ing the war years, voted to returnto active status on the Technologycampus last Monday night. Atthis meeting Art Galusha, '47, wvaselected prexy of the house. ITheLambda Chis will reoccupy theirhouse this fall.

Associate .BoardMurray Glauberman, 2-d8David R. Herw~itz, 6-M

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Dorclan itiatesWear Dunce Caps

If you are perhaps wonderingwhy a few Techmen are wearingdunce caps today, let us assure youthat the Institute has not revertedto kindergarten methods, and thatthis is not a punishment imposedby unsympathetic professors forlate assignments or faultyr recita-tion. If you will look closely nexttime one of these chargrined fel-lows passes, you will see the word'"Dorclan" printed in large letterson the chapeau. The dormitoryJunior-Senior honorary society isinitiating new members into itsfold, and this is just another of thepranks cooked up by the initiationcommittee.

The initiates will be formally in-ducted into the society at a specialceremony at 8:00 P.M. tonight, inthe Ware Lounge, at which timethey will give a full report of theirexperiences while fulfiing the spe-cia errands assigned them. Afterthe welcoming ceremony the en-tire club will j ourney to a StuartStreet" restaurant to satiate theirthirst with large seidels of darkbrew. Dorclan recently electedJamies P. Coffey, 6-46, its prexy.

The XTech _Phos Takes Bath:,Cleanest Voo DooGoes Onz Sale We~d"Truth is stranger than fiction"

is an old adage which will lie def-initely proved next Wednesday,April 10, when several dissipatedlooking characters will stand invarious dark corners of the Insti-tute, selling their monthly obses-sion, sometimes referred to as VooDoo. What makes this issue sostrange can best be explained bya statement made by its GeneralManager, Norman N. Holland, 247,"This is the cleanest issue of VaoDoo, ever put out!"

After this statement we can offernothing but a few minutes of si-lence for the passing of a great erain journalism. Few of us can real-ize the seriousness of this situation.No longer will little lost lovers list-lessy linger after lessons over alengthy line of lurid limericks, norlaugh loudly at the lascivious lan-guage of this lewd literature. Nolonger will they see luscious likre-nesses of lips, limbs, legs, and thelike, languidly lying in lavish lairs.

Instead they can only dream ofloping lightly through lower lati-tudes, or lingering in large limou-sines with Lamour and Lamarr,laughing lavidly with these lovableladies. Now they must loathsomelylag to lengthy lectures and lastlylinger over lonely logarithms.

Let it not be said, however, thatVoo Doo has been completely dis-mantled. In fact there has beenan effort at rconversion with thereinstating of "Murgatroyd," who,for the benefit of the more right-eous students not in the habit ofVoo-Dulging, looks like a Neander-thal woman who tried to reach theCro-magnon stage, but couldn'tquite make it. Voo Doo infers that"Murgatroyd" is the typical M.I.T.coed, which is obviously a slanderon all womanhood, since we knowthat Tech coeds are the very epit-ome of feminine loveliness.

There are many other featuresill this montlh's 'issue too beastlyto mention, including an art fea-ture weirdly titled "Little Red Pad-ing H~ood on the Esplanade."Should any student be dementedenough to examine Voo Doo's ram-blings more closely, there will nodoubt be a limited supply of 20 or30 thousand copies on sale in thelobby of Buildinlg 10 next Wednes-day.

Radio BroadcastO riginates FromA irplanre TonightOne of the most unique broad-

casts in the long colorful, historyof radio will be aired over N.B.C.Station WBZ at 7:00 P.M. tonightIon the Chesterfield Supper Club.The cabin of a 51-passenger TWVAConstellation Starliner will be thestudio for this unusual feature; theprogram will be brought to listen-ers as the plane soars 20,000 feetabove New York City.

Aboard the giant airliner will bethe complete Supper Club Com-pany, including singing stars PerryComo and Jo Stafford, and the Sup-per Club orchestra under the direc-tion of Lloyd Shaffer..

Perry Como, the Club's youngbaritone. is rated second only toBing Crosby by radio experts, as hisrecords sales havre topped the 5,000,-000 mark. Jo Stafford got her startas a vocalist with Tommy Dorseyand she has since skyrocketed tostardom.

Attractions like this may be oneof the reasons that caused radioeditors to vote the Chesterfield pro-gram their favorite fifteen-minuteprogram for the second time in fif-teen months. Apparently not eventhe sky is the limit with the SupperClubbers. Most of the Club's fivebroadcasts a week (Stafford onMonday, Wednesday, and Friday;Como on Tuesday and Thulrsday)are made from good old terra firma.

GRADUATE DILEMMA

For weeks now we have heard rumors that the institute has raised the graduate entrance requirements from the standardt3.5 cumulative rating to a 4.00 and even to a 4.5. Accompany-ing these rumors is a great wall of complaint and general gripingabout the unjustness of this move, and of course a good dealof uncertainty as to the whys and wherefores of it. We Tech- 1men, furthermore, have a large amount of pride, bordering onIconceit, about ou-r school, even though we may be loathe to admit it; and we seem to take pleasure in extolling the difficultiesof schoolwork at the Institute, and guard this privilege some-what jealously. As a result of this feeling we are bound to ask,"Well, what about students entering from other universities? A 4.5 at any other college is comparable to about a 3.8 here.IIs the Institute going to take this into account when they con-sider the applications of transfer graduates?"

As is common with rumors, most of the above are un-founded. The Institute has always favored its own graduatesover transfers, and we doubt strongly that the Administrationhas suddenly turned against us. We are quite sure that it willbe next to impossible for a transfer student to enter the GraduateSchool next term unless he has an exceptionally high rating.We must realize, furthermore, that veterans will be returningto the Graduate School as well as to the Undergraduate School,and it would only be f air for the Institute to give these menpreference over those of us who have not served.

As the situation stands now most departments have upped their quotas way above previous limits, for one-fifth of theforty-five-hundred-man student body planned for the fill termwill be graduates. This seems somewhat of a paradox, but it iseasy to see that though the limit has been increased, the com-petition for entrance is ahead of it by no small amount. Thuseach department has the right to select only those applicantswith the highest cumulatives, or whom they feel are most suitedfor graduate work. Such fields as electronics, which have sky-rocketed into unusual prominence during the wtar, are swampedwith applications, and naturally men with higher averages willbe those accepted. This may account for the rumor that en-trance requirements have been raised. Other courses, whichare not too popular, will, on the other hand, have many vacan-cies, and it is unfortunate that these cannot be spread aroundto the other departments.

One last, and we think convincing, obstacle is the housingshortage. The Graduate House can hold only so many, androoming space across the River and in Cambridge is at a premium.We may forget at times that there are other Universities inthe Boston area, but this is nevertheless so; and silly as we maythink it, some veterans may want to enter these schools, andconsequently all available rooms may not be saved for Tech-nology students.

We must understand that it would be foolish for the Insti-tute to try to handle more students in the Graduate Schoolthan the f acilities on hand will allow. The f aculty, further-more, has been working for four solid years without letup, andit would be unf air to overburden them. It is unfortunate thatmany, who may be otherwise qualified, will be excluded fromgraduate work because of the above-mentioned handicaps, butwe have to appreciate 'that it has always been difficult for mento enter the M.I.T. Graduate School, and because of this un-usual situation, mr' have been denied the privilege than innormal times.

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Army, Coast Guard, Harvard,N.Y.U. and Technology compete atNew London for rifle hono rs; Tech-nology riflemen capture Hearst tro-phies and medals.-Beaver lacrosseteam loses 10-2 to Boston LacrosseClub.-Tbe Technology Sailing Clubwas officially recognized April 4thby President Karl T. Compton whenhe presented the official Tech. yachtflag to the commodore.--OutingClulb plans vacation ski trip to Mt.Washington.-Sof t ball league fi-nally organized at the Institufte.-Baseballers are defeated 12-0 byNortheastern.-Golf practice startssoon at Oakley Club. Team lvegin~sApril 25 against Holy Cross.-_Ninelosses mar Tech puck season.-rewopens season with Yale on Satur-day.-Beaver soccer team's finalDgame tomorrow against the Revere

Corinthians.--Swimming banquet totake place in Walker.-Golf teamready for opening meet; CoachCowanl looks forward to a successfulseason on the links.-Dinghy racesheld Sunday contested with greatvigor.-Coach OscarlHedland statedthat the outdoor track is in thefinest condition it has ever beenin years. The indoor track, whichthe squad has just finished using,has been rebuilt this year, and itis said to be one of the finest inthe country; so don't be surprisedif the track completes their sched-ule with an even greater percentageof victories than it has turned inprevious years.

M. I. T. MuseumsShowt New Exhibit

"Modern Art in Advertising" isthe title of the exhibit which willreplace the architectural display,"Art in Progress," in the currentseries of exhibitions being spon-sored by the M.I.T. Museums. Thisexhibition is a collection of de-signs executed by a group of dis-tinguished artsts for the ContainerCorporation of America. The ex-hibition opens on Saturday, March30, and will run uentil April 28.

Nearly a hundred designs axe in-cluded in the exhibition,n whichrepresents the work of such dis-tinguished artists as Gyorgy Kepes,the Hungarian artist, who recentlyjoined the staff of the Institute's

School of Architecture and Plan-ning. The exhibition will be in

the Lobby of Building 7 and willbe displayed on racks specially

built for this showing by HererteBayer of Newr York. It has been

shown ill the Chicago Art Institute,

Cranbrooke School of Art, the Cin-cinnati Museum, and in Philadel-

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4 TrackstersPlace In The300 Brackets

Last Saturday the P.T. Competi-tion ended formally with RobertMeny taking first place by 42 points.Meny and Vitaliagno were the onlytrackmen to top 400: Vitaglianocame through with a breezy 404points.

Out of all the entrees about 22came through to the end; amongthese there were two in the fourhundreds, four in the 300's, four inthe 200's and one over 100, withseven running through under the100 margin. The four that camethrough in the three hundreds wereal under 350, with J. Lewi taking348 points, C. E. Belton rushingthrough a quick 324, and P. E. Jab-lonski and G. A. WSood squeezingthrough a fast 315.

Individual FirstsIn the 50 yard sprint, Meny came

through with 5.4, all other timeswere all over six seconds. The 60yard dash saw C. Talbot pushthrough with a cool time of 7A.The 440 yard was the only one ofthe events which resulted in havingits established record broken. As ifit isn't enough to break a i?. T.Record once in one week, this onewas broken twice in the same dayby two individuals. Vitagliano camethrough with a time of 52.9 thussetting a new freshmen record andbreaking the original P. T. record.Later in that same day RobertMen-y came through the 440 witha time of 52.8, trimming Vitagliano'stime by one tenth of a second, andbeat the original P. T. record bytwo tenths of a second. TIhe originalP. T. record by two tenths of asecond. The original P. T. recordwas established by Robert McBride.The Institute record for the 44-0is 51.6 and was established by Menlyin '43.

Also First 1n 880Meny also took first in the 880

yard dash with J. Lewi coming intwo tenths of a second after him.Meny's time was 2:11.2 The onemile run was the only event thatresulted in having the first tied for.Vitagliano and C. E. Belton camethrough with 4:57.2, they did notrun it together but instead ranit on different days. The remain-ing event is the twelve pound shotput, with S. A. Boul throwing it39.6 feet and Robert Meny thow-ing it 39.75 feet. Thus Meny tookit by .15 feet.

The ending of the P. T. Competi-tion ends the early trainiing partof the track season and formallyintroduces the spring season.

A. A. InauguratesSports Jamboree

The AA has recently completedthe printing of a pocket scheduleof spring sports. These schedulesshowing all the sports events whichTech teams have scheduled thisterm, can be obtained at the AAoffice on the third floor of Walkeror from Thomnas A. Cantwell, Jr.,2-47.

The big event of the spring seasonis to be a Sports Jamboree on May18. The New England rC4A trackchampionships will be held atBriggs Field; the crew will be rac-ing Harvard on the Charles; andthe tennis team will be playingHarvard at Harvard.

This Sports Jamboree is a newinstitution at the Institute and itis hoped that it will become anannual or bi-annual affair whichwill serve to stimulate interest inathletics at Technology.

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nus-[on[ iaclrvsosseIn the inauguration of the 1946

lacrosse season the varsity teamwas overpowered by a strong andclassy Boston Lacrosse Club team.The game opened up with Schnellscoring a goal -with an assist fromRiley. This was followed by twosuccessive goals by B.L.C. Schnelltallied again at 14 sec. and thefirst period score showed B.L.C.ahead 5 to 3. The second periodwas a duplication of the first withSchnell scoring two and White theother tally.

After a half period talk fromCoach Martin the team defensetightened up and held B.L.C. boysto one lone tally throughout thethird period. The defense, con-sisting of Allegretti, Byfield, B~enja-min, Coy and goalie Adams, buckleddown and halted the chargingsticks of B.L.C. high scorers, Coch-ran and Murphy. After the halftime pep talk by the coach the teamheld the opposition down to threetallies. Schnell was only able toscore a point in the third periodand no scores were recorded in thefourth for the Tech sextet. Thefinal score showed the unusuallyhigh score of 13-7 with B.L.C. ontop.

The Boston Lacrosse Team con-sists primarily of former collegelacrosse players. Consequently theteam had a great advantage in ex-perience over the Techmen; how-ever, the team lacks the hustle andcharge of the Tech stickmen. Theirdefensemen showed a great deal ofability but could not compare withthe vigilance and alertness dis-played by our goal protectors.Coach Martin stated at half timethat the B.L.C. was one of thetoughest teams they would have tocontend with.

The starting line-up consisted ofthe following:Adams . IStevensByifield-,Benjamin ...Allegretti

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first official game with R.P.I. onApril 13. This game commenced afull schedule of games includingtilts with Harvard, Dartmoulth, andWest Point.

Blood Drive(C!onltinized from Page 1)

ever necessary. Heretofore, thesupply of whole blood was limitedto emergency blood donors, and thecost was prohibitive, being $25.00 to$30.00 a pint.

Latest Equipment PreparedA Massachusetts Department of

Public Health mobile unit will visitthe Institute, and will bring all thenecessary technical equipment forobtaining blood. The staff of sucha unit consists of one doctor, fournurses, a technician, a secretary,one blood custodian, and one driver,nine in all. Equipment consists ofsix beds, surgical charts and othersupplies. The attending plhysiciansof the Homberg Infirmary, Dr.George W. Morse and Dr. John W.Chamberlain, '28, have shown greatinterest in the blood bank drive.They have offered the use of theentire second floor of the infirmaryfor holding the clinic. Responsi-bility for providing a volunteer stafffor the clinic and necessary non-technical equipment will be the jobof the Cambridge Red Cross Chap-ter. The local chapter also is toprovide facilities for a canteen forthe serving of light refreshments toeach donor as he comes from thedonation. Refreshments includehot coffee, hot tea, gingerale, Coca-Cola and crackers or cookies.

Committees OrganizedSeveral Institute blood bank

drive committees are being organ-ized. The dormitory committeeconsists of John Weil, 10-47, HenryLee, and Thomas Inglis, 6-47. Mem-bers of the 5:15 Club committeeare Gerald -Grott, Edward J. Ho-baica, 2-48, and Henry A. Johnson,2-48. Two members of the frater-nity committee who have beenchosen are Fred H. Howell, 6-46,and Walter M. Chaiko, 248. Othergroups are to choose committeesfor publicizing the blood bankdrive, including the graduates, sta-dents, faculty and Radiation Labworkers.

Information concerning the ci-vilian blood bank drive, registra-tion blanks, and appointments fordonors, may be obtained duringthe day at the T.C.A. offces in thebasement of Walker Memorial.Those interested may also contactany members of the above commit-tees if they desire further informa-tion. It is urgd that anyone wish-ing to donate blood make his ap-pointment at the T.C.A. office assoon as possible. Any person fromthe age of 18 to 60 in good healthis invited to participate in thisimportant drive. There is a definiteneed for about 75 pints of blooda day, or a total of 150 pints ofblood to fill the quota. This willnecessitate the registration of 100donors daily. This number allowsfor failures, cancellations and medi-cal rejects, of which there will bea small percentage.

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First RegattaAt Annapolis,Tech Vs. Navy

Second Teami ClashesWith Holy Cross ThisSun., In Practice Meet

Saturday the sailing team will

journey to Annapolis for its first

regatta of the season. The meet

will take place in the afternoon andwill be between Navy and Tech.

There is a possibility that thedual meet will be converted into a

triangular meet, but it is unknown

as yet as to who will be the third

team. Last year Tech beat Navywith the aid of Greenbaum, Brite,

and La Fountain.Sailing f or Tech will be S. King,

L. Powell, J. Marvin, C. Hunt, and

R. Brown. These men and their

crews will attempt to sink the Navyteam, thus starting the season offwith a royal sinking. The crewsaccompanying the skippers are,

W. Webb, C. Miller and B. Goodier.This coming Sunday, Tech's sec-

ond sailing team and Holy Cross

will -battle it out on the Charles at10 A.M. to determine who is the

better sailor. The meet will be apractice one for both teams and

will not count as an intercollegiate

meet.

Racing Rules

Tfhis year the sailing rame will beheld under the Vanderbilt Rulesanld Regulations and all skippersdesiring to race in the formal Sun-day races will be required to passthe tests as required under the Van-derbilt Rules and Regulations.

Shore School will conduct its firstclass April 8 in Room 2-390 from5: 00 to 6: 00 P.M. The Soe Sehoolclasses will last until April 19 andthe exams will be held from April22 to 26. H~elmsmn classes willcom~mence May 6 and continueunti the seventeenth with the mem-bers of the class going out on theCharles with experienced dinghyhandlers, with the examinationsfor helmsmen to be held from May20to 24

If anyone desires to become ahelmsman and has the right touse the dinghys, he must obtain amembership card from the Insti-ltute Cashier and comply with therules and regulations posted on thebulletin board in the Sailing Pav-ilion.

Volleyball GamesStart Next Week

The Beaver Key volley -ball tour-nament will begin April 8th with32 teams competing in eliminationmatches which will be played inWalker Memorial Gymn in the eve-nings. John Worton in charge ofthis competition announced thatthe games will be played from 7to 10 P.M. to prevent interferencewith the softball league which isalready in action. The quarterfinals of volley ball will be playedon Sunday, April 14, and thereaftera round robin competition will beplayed to determine the champions.

Week's Schedule

April 8, 7:00 PM.--Kappa Sigmavs. Senior House A; 8:00 PM.-PhiKappa Sigma vs. Delta Psi; 9:00P.M.--Lenox Club vs. Sigma Nu;1 0: 00 P.M.-Ghi Phi vs, Delta KappaEpsilon.

April 9, 7:00 P.M.-5:15 Club vs.Phi Mu Delta; 8:00 PM.-A.E. vs.SA.M.; 9:00 PM.---tudent Housevs. Phi Kappa; 10:00 P.M.-Walcottvs. Goodale.

April 10, 7:00 P.M.--Hayden vs.Sigma Chi; 8:00 P.,M. ,Bemis vs.A.T.O.; 9:00 PM.-4enior House Bvs. Pi Lambda Phi; 10:00 PM.--PhiBeta Epsilon vs. Phi Gamma Delta.

April 12, 7 :00 PMI.-Theta Chi vs.Delta Psi and Lambda Chi Alpha;8 :00 PMA.-Munroe vs. Phi DeltaTheta; 9:04PAW.-Mieta Delta Chivs.iIDelta Tau Delta; 10: 00 PM.-PhiSigma Kappa vs. Wood.

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"Weather BeatsDorm Softball

Walcott, Goodale AndHayden Lead Others

Despite the freak snow and cloud-iness that characterized the be-ginning of April, the Dorm softballtournament proceeded this weekwith victories recorded by Walcott,Goodale and Hayden. On April 2in a game that was limited to threeand one half innings by the incle-ment weather Walcott managed toovercome Runkle's early lead andsurged ahead to a 10-4 victory overtheir fellow dormmen. The Bemis-Nichols game was called because ofdarkness and will be played todayat 5 o'clock.

On April 3 Hayden defeated Mun-roe in a closely fought game thatsaw Hayden, led by Captain DonMolino, pull the game out of thefire and score 3 runs in the sixthinning to determine the final scoreof 8 to 6. Goodale won its firstgame through a forfeit by Holman.

Walcott earned its second victoryof the season yesterday on a cold,windy field. While the companiongame Hayden vs. Runkle was post-poned until Saturday in expecta-tion of better weather, Walcott pro-ceeded to overcome Wood by 7 to 5in four innings. The game wassparkled by Walcott's pitcher, LeonMark, and proved to be a nip andtuck battle all the way.

Week's Softball Schedule

April 6 Nichols vs. GoodaleHolman vs. Munroe

April 9 Walcott vs. BemisHayden vs. Wood

April 10 Runkle vs. MunroeNichols vs. Hayden

April I11 Goodale vs. WalcottBemis vs. ~olmnan

April 13 Munroe vs. NicholsWalcott vs. Hayden

Dr. Murray(Continued front Page 1)

cial training to qualify them fortheir new jobs. These schoolstrained 150 psychiatrists in themethods of combating war neurosis,96% of the operational fatigue casesbeing of this type.

Dr. Murray has now been dis-charged from active duty and has'taken ulp his civilian practice againl.As part of this practice he visitsthe Institute clinic on Mondaysand Thursdays from 1:00 PM. to3:00 P.M.

All persons connected with theInstitute have the privilege of see-ing Dr. Murray if they desire hisservices with regard to any per-sonal problems which might becausing mental distress. Appoint-ments to see Dr. Murray may bemade with the receptionist at theInfirmary.

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The radio department is beingenlarged far beyond its presentsize. New wiring and equipment arebeing installed. The feature of therevamped set-up is a large cathode-ray oscilloscope, which will allowradio enthusiasts to delve evendeeper into their favorite pastime.

Moved to new and larger quar-ters is the print shop. In additionto more extensive use of presentmachinery, a silk screen processwill soon be installed.

The Hobby Shop is open dailyto all persons connected with theInstitute. It is under the super-vision of J. MacAllister, whoextends an offer of assistance toanyone wishing to commence aproject.

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The Techtonians will furnish the Several good movies have madetheir appearance on the Bostonscene, and can be recommendedfor recreational purposes.

Road to Utopia (Metropolitan).Absence makes the heart growfonder, and so it is the case withthe Crosby, Hope, Lamour combi-nation in Road pictures, which wehave missed the last few years.This latest does not quite live up toZanzibar and Morocco, but never-theless it should not be missed forits typical Hope and Crosby humor.This time the boys journey to Alas-

music at the All-Tech Sing andDance on Friday, May 17, in WalkerMemorial, ithas j ustbbeen announcedbv the Baton Society's committee

in charge of the affair. The dancewill follow a singing competitionwhich is open to any organizedgroup on campus, excluding theCombined Musical Clubs.

This event, which was a tradi-tional, and very popuular annualaffair, was defunct during the war.Its revival is another indication of

Technology's return to peacetimeconditions.

A news letter containing entrancerules for the contest will be mailed

today to all fraternities and posted

on the dormitory and other bulle-

tin boards, with additional copiesavailable at the Information Office.

Application blanks will be mailedsoon.

The price of tickets for the dance

is $1.80, tax included, although ad-

mission for the competition will be

without charge.

ka in the guise of two rough andready bandits to seek gold. Dottieto create a vacuum of one billionth

is the lovely heroine who attemptsto wrest her rightful claim fromthe two villains. Her rendition of"Personality" will serve to bringout the Techman in you.

Together with its cofeature, TheyMade Me a Killer, a really far-above-average thriller, Road toUtopia makes for a very pleasantevening at the cinema.

The Spiral Staircase (RKO Boes-ton). For the thrill addicts thereis undoubtedly one of the year'sbest. Dorothy McGuire, who estab-lished herself in Claudia, turns ina fine performance with a goodsupporting cast led by GeorgeBrent and Ethel Barrymore. Thisis the story of a deaf-mute sernantin a household reeking with in-trigue and murder. Baron Hugoand his orchestra head the stageshow.

The Seventh Veil (RKO KeithMemorial). This British-made pic-ture has drawn the praises of mostcritics for its force and frankness.It tells the story of a young girlwho, through her guardian's desireto develop her piano talent at theexpense of her normal pleasures,is turned into a neurotic. Twofine English stars, Ann Todd andJames Mason, head the cast. Thepicture with it is Tangier, featuringMaria Montez, one of the outstand-ing exponents of Jane Russellism.

Three Strangers (Olympia andScollay). This thriller stars theappropriate combination of PeterLorre, Sydney Greenstreet, andGeraldine Fitzgerald in the storyof three strangers who are unitedby fate to make one wish to aChinese Goddess. Before the reelis played out, murder has beencommitted and considerable moneylost. Just a note of warning! Thepicture is full of flash-backs; soif you don't want to see the wholepicture over to connect all the looseends, better consult your paper toassure your arrival at the beginning.

Many neighborhood theaters arefeaturing either Spellbound, whichis considered Ingrid Bergman's bestby many, or Ray Milland in lastyear's best, The Lost Weekend. Thelatter is one good way to attemptto eliminate forever that morning-after feeling.

That leaves one night next weekfree, for which the revival of TheyGot Me Covered, with Bob Hope,at the Laffmovie might be sug-gested. Some freshmen highly rec-ommend this for Thursday night.

bating will be given at informalconferences on debating techniqueby Mr. Perry every Monday from4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. in Room2-330.

The Debating Society is sched-uled to hold a general meeting onMonday, April 8, at 5:00 P.M. inLitchfield Lounge in Walker Mem-orial.Instruction and practice in de-I

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High Power EvacuatorNow- Under Constrletiion

With the return of peacetime con-ditions to the Institute, the HobbyShop is undertaking a large scalereorganization and expankion pro-gram to help members of the en-larged student body in the pursuitof their advocations.

Being constructed is a vacuumpump which when completed willbe the most powerful in the Insti-tute. Using a Cenco Hyvac as aroughing aend a mercury condenlsa-tionl pumlp, the system will be able

ElisOnCoiiscription; At All Tech SingIEnter Cadet Meet

Todd In Oratory Test;Debating InstructionTo Be Given By Society

The Technology debaters success-fully defended the negative on thesubject of permanent peacetimemilitary training against Yale Uni-versity last Friday evening. Thewinning team was composed of LeeHanower, 2-47, and James T. Todd,6-46. Mr. John F. Elsbree of the Bos-ton chapter of the American Insti-tute of Banking gave the decisionto Technology.

Todd, speaking on the sulbj ect,"Andrew Jackson and John Mar-shall," will be the Institute repre-sentative in the Greater Bostoncompetition of the Hearst News-papers' Oratorical Contest. Todd'soration will be given on Wednesdayevening, April 10, in Faneuil Hall.

Hanower -and Todd are scheduledto be the Technology debaters atthe West Point Debating Tourna-ment which is to be held on April13 and 14. Mte debaters will argueboth sides of the peacetime compul-sory military training question. Theteam will be accomplished by Mr.Eidward F. Perry of the departmentof English and History, debatingcoach.

The Debating Society has ac-cepted an invitation to compete ina tournament at Dartmouth Col-lege on May 10. Neither the subjectof the de-bat-e nor the society de-baters who will take part have beenchosen as yet.

Highest Civilianl AwardPresented On TuesdayBy Lt. Gen. Griswold

President Karl T. Compton statedlast Friday, March 29, in a pressconlference,,that he believed thatthe atomic bomb tests planned inthe Pacific definitely should be car-ried out.

Dr. Compton expressed the opin-ion that unless they were, "therecan be endless argument regardingthe steps which should be takenby our Armed Forces to insuretheir competence for the militarysecurity of our country." Eeurther-more, he added, "It would seem tome the utmost folly, in the face ofa weapon of such revolutionarycharacter, not to secure basic in-formation as to what it will do inat least a few of the most typicalsituations in which it could be usedin warfare. This has nothing todo with national or internationalpolicy respecting the control anduse of atomic bombs. It is onlyfollowing the sound principle thatknowledge is better than ignoranceas a auide to action."

Engineering Problems Under StudyIn answer to queries asking if

new scientific information could begained, D~r. Compton stated thatit is admitted that most of the

ibasic facts of release of atomic en-|erg~y are known, but that problemsof mechanism and engineering ex-ist to which theoretical scientistscan at best give only very roughlapproximations.

Problems which would be an-swered by the explosion are theeffect of pressure waves on the hullof a ship, and the effects of theexplosions over and under water.Another itemn, unrelated to warfare,is the possibility of discovering theorigin of Pacific coral atolls. Forthe purpose of detecting earthshock, seismological equipment isbeing mounted on the fringe ofBikini atoll.

Refutes AccusationsIn addition to the preceding per-

sonal opinions, Dr. Compton, as acivilian member of the Joint Chiefsof Staff's Evaluation Board forAtomic Bomb Tests, outlined theobjectives of the Board, declaringthat "the whole spirit and plan forthese tests are aimed at securingthe basic engineering informationnecessary for intelligent futureplanning." All accusations that theAir Corps and the Navy are uisingthe tests as a competition to deter-mine whether or not the latter isobsolete were refuted. The Army,Navy, Air Corps, and civilian ele-ments, according to Dr. Compton,are working together as -a team toobserve what modifications ofequipment and tactics will be neces-sary' and that no one group istrying to prove its:superiority.

The functions of the Board,summed up concisely by Dr. Comp-ton, are (1) to advise the task forcecommander -on preparation for thetests, and (2) to examine, evaluate,and report the results and evalua-tions, to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.To these ends, the Board has en-gaged several experts of its ownchoosing to study various phases ofthe tests, and intends to do allwithin its power to see that thetests are properly performed andthat no factors which would invali-date conclusions exist.

Enumerates Special Problems

Finally, Dr. Compton enumeratedseveral of the technical problemswhich have been given special at-tention, but added that the actualexecution is to be handled by TaskForce I rather than by the Board.Problems include mninimum loss ofmaterial, protection of personnel,installation of necessary devices,and practice rehearsals.

Also present at the meeting wasBradley Dewey, former RubberDirector. R. P. Farrell, who headedthe technical mission which in-vestigated atomic bomb damage inJapan, was unable to attend theconference.

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