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The Technology Rowing Associationlyesterday announced that all of itsoutside races bad been cancelled, thespring schedule officially ending with ttile class races on Avril 20. This doesnot mean that the boathouse will beclosed, -but that organized 1101NIMr forassociation or class crews will end withthe Junior Week festivities. LAST YEAR'S I

Races ave been called off with Exe-eter. 311iddlesex, Tufts and Harvard.The rowina association is the first ath- Technique Rush this year will be oilletic organization in the country to ac- Tuesday April 17th, at 1.15 P. M. h4tually call off all its outside races, althoug many othcr colleges have de- the front part of the Great Court. Ar-clared their intention of doino, so in irangenients will be made to have it ear-

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case of war. Iried out in a military fashion; the En-The statement issued yesterday by gineer Corps to form the line and see

Mana-er Littlefield was as follows�. that things are conducted in the proper"Altholiali calm attion in the present manner. A house will be constructedcrisis is desired, Captain Deacon and I and painted in national colors and herefeel that anything which in any way the first twenty books will be placedtends to distract students from the readv for the rusli.more im ortant work of fitting them- 'Men who have paio the final payinent

P Z,selves for war is decidedly out of place', of two dollars will be eligible to entelWhile athletics are necessary, organized the rush and aecordingly"there will be4-1inin- have a. nie Technique Board inathletics with intensive tra. 0 1, inber of theno place at the Institute at present, and Ithe Caf daily to receive payments.it is with this idea that all of our out- I7he first �weut books will be sianedy Cside races have been cancelled." by President 111aclaurin, and of these

The members of the rowin associa- twenty, the first four and the twentiethtion ba-ve already shown that they con- are free. -Men who have skill enough tosider military work just as important ff t these will be refunded their

Cle money.as the crew work. A week ago Fridayafternoon practice was called off in or-der that the oarsmen might give moretinie to the engineer corps, and now T Gothis final cancellaion of tae crew sched-ule has been made so that oarsmen willnot think it worth while to devote all

"Don't Stop Even in Face ofof their attention to rowing.Captain E. P. Deacon is in the engi- War" Advises Committee;n

neer corps. In the Junior crew Wirt islieutenant in the corps, and there are 1The regular meeting of the Institutea number of Sophomores and Juniors 0

Committee was held yesterday after-enlisted. The freshmen oarsmen have noon at 5.00 o'clock, at which the fol-banded together in a petition for per-mission to take up tile work of the Ilowhia activities were unrepresented:enaineer corps. Despite the fact that Cosmopolitan Club, Technologgy -Monththey already have two hours of drill ]v _Xaval Architectural Society. N. P.per week.5 they want to devote more - 'tinie to military work. Dana and S. A. Milliken of the class of

1920 as well as G. F. French and W. B.

RIFLE CLUB TO MAKE FIRST 18hippey of the class of 1919 were

TRIP TO WALNUT HILL TUESDAY absent.

Shooters Finish Up Indoor Season with The recent elections to The Tech were

N. R. A. Qualifications read an([ appr9ved. A petition from tile

Architectural Society desired the re-

The Rifle Club held a meeting yes- instateinent of their representative,

tc-rday when plans for the remainder of who, through being absent from twotile ii�door shooting and the coming out- j suecessi ?I',

P ve niectings of the committee,door work were discussed. M IThe first trip to the Walnut Hill lost his representation. The tuotion to

ran,,e will be made next Tuesday. A th's effect was defeated. The report ofnotice will be posted this week on the the committee of tempoi-ary officers of

blifletin board lit Building 10 opposite the class of 1920, containing certainice. All men who wish

the Bursar's ofr recommendations, Has read and ap-

t( �_"o on this trip can sign up and then proved. The report of the BulletinBoard Committee recomiliendincr that

th" twenty wbo have shot least being Z."allowed to take the trip. the final li ' the number of men on the committee be

St -eased from three to four, the fourthbk1i11,(,r posted on the door of the Rifle inciChlb office Monday morning. There will being- an architect, was accepted. TheP

I ralige officer at the ooffice Monday J11111or Week Miss 'Meetin., Committee'n recommended in its report that the an-

atid Tuesday at 1.00 o'clock to issue- ?eek meetine, be lield Fri-

rifle.,- and ammunition to.the men who nual Junior XX o 1are to take the trip. Those who have day, April 13, which was approved.

he Committee on Spring Elections"(1, C,

Iady used the one hundred and twen- recommended that these elections be

tV 1'01111ds of animunition allotted them lield annually the second Friday in may111i(V Pureliaw, cartridaes from the club ations open two weeks'It and that ninfin., e(st. The men who take out guns1111114, have them back by 9.00 o'clock the before the second Saturday and closellt'xt morning in order that they may one week before the secon(i Saturday in

1)0 eleaned forr' the next trip. There will May. A motion was made and passed6 three trips to the range per -week-1 that the Institute Committee recom-

0 0inended to the governing boards of tl0110 on 'Saturdays and the other tw r_1 Z!,

classes that this recommendation of tile(11 AN'eek days, which will be varied from j le I

liMe to tinie. Owing to the fact that Election Committee be approved. Thethe Captain will -not le at the Institute Finance Committee stated that it Nvas

preparing to audit the books of the19fter the first of May, G. R. Bond '19 Cl11,1,� been ,appointed a�ting captain. various activities and asked for their

Tho outdoor qualifications will be co-operation. This year it is expectedstarted immediately and also the out. that this work will be done by an out-

(1001' ljj(�1111)Llrs match. The scores niade side firm of auditors owing tO the tillie

the qualifications -will also be counted which it takes. E. P. Brooks '17 rec-1)), the Ynatch. Anyone in the club oniniended that the Executive Coluillit-

('XCOpt tbose who liave won medals be- t,-,(-, request till activities for the presentf11VP or wbo are to receive insignia are lit least to continue their work and ror

clil`ible to enter this niatch. " to ,;Itspelid their efforts in this diree-The annory will be open for two tiou. The next repilar invotin- of the

Institute Committee will be held Thurs-

(Continued on page 4) (Jay, April 26.

QUESTIONNAIRE ISSUEDM. E. SMOKER TONIGHT iIiTo be Held in 4-370-Mr. J. A. Moyer I

Will Speak "Reniain at the Institute" was thengist of the report of the Undergradu-

This evenin- the Engi. ate Committee on Preparedness deliv-neering Society will hold its last ered to the thousand students and mem-smoker of the Tear at 8.00 o'clock in bers of the Facultv who crowded intoroom 4-370. The speaker of the eve- DuPont Court at the Preparedness Massnin- will be Mr. J. A. 3loyer, who was Aleetino, Wednesday afternoon. Presi-former head of the Mechanical Engi- dent M'-aclaurin repeated his warning,-neering Department at Penusylva'nla delivered at the convocation held atState University, and is now head Of! the time Germany published her neu-the State University Bureau of Exten- itral shipping rule. "The tendency atsion. The subject of his talk will be '; a time like ZD this, especially among col-

ilege men, is to act rashly. Let me re-�team arid C,,as Turbines." He willspeak with special reference to the use, peat my words of a few weeks ago.of combined steam and 'gas turbines Make ii�o hasty action but think care-for peak loads, and will illustrate his fully before iaking any vital steps."talk with lantern slides. --Nlr. Mover An address by A. Et' Keating '17, chair-is the author of the book called "Ste ,am man of tne s�ib-committee o'n' Prepared-Turbines" arid has written a number iiess, settinu forth the recommendationsof 'works on PoNver PlaTit, Desigm, being of the committee's report, and the Issu-thoroughly posted on all phases of ing of the questionnaire -were the fea-steam driven engines. The smoker tures of the.ineeting.will be informal so that the men may The meeting was called to order byask him any questions they wish. John -.K. DeBell '17, president of the

H. M. Brayton 117 will be the student Institute Committee, who brought tospeaker of the evening. His subject the minds of those present the serious-will be "The Use of a 'Matheinatics ness of the situation in a brief intro-T.aboratory,11 a 'new Course ductory speech. Dr. '_Nlaclaurin then took

the floor and in a few words oave hise nduced at the Institute. There will b advice to th� student body. "'NV, ar is-several other features of importance, no longer a possibilitysuch as the "Course 11 Quartet.11 but a certainty;

but even now no student should rushin blindly." According to the President.the student body of the Institute canbe divided into �wo classes, Seniors andall below. The course of the Senior is"to do evervthin(y now." while the sec-

Aero Club Members Who Want ond class N�ill find. its' best service into be Birdmen Eligible preparation. As to the granting of

dearees to those Seniors who do take upactive service immediately, President

Mr. Klemill, who is an instructor in Maclaurin could say i�odina definite0the graduate course in Aeronautical En- beyond the fact that Faculty action on

will start a series of lectures the -matter was to be taken, and thatto all indications Seniors now, eliciblefor men in the Aero Club who here nwould be granted their degrees. In

signed up for aviation tservice. Godfrey closing, the President again 'assertedCabot �'81, President of the -New Eng- his entire approval of the advice of theland Aero Club, is come, to send Preparedness Committee, and repeated

ZD z:l UP his recommendation to the Institute asabout thirty men who are members of a whole to avoid hastv action.t hn+ "'. - -., ; ". +; - .4-1, -.- ___ -I-- ___(

TECHNIQUE RUSH

n I'lie Technique Board wishes all those" .- I-C bi-pied up to pay the final

y:rent so that a list niay be made of:iien eb-ible to enter.

W. be cylindrical anddirou-Ii a hole in the top slabs of wood

e I b e pnsfietl, munbered froni one toc j i-, v. As tbe inen reach the house af-

I (-- a si-nal that the rusli has com-e nienced, eacli one Hill seek a position-1 on the roof in an atteinpt to secure one

of the peees of wood. Technique ivillt flien forfeit a voltu-ne to the men w1ioi liiive succeeded in securing one of these,

and t1le men holdin- the numbers fronti one to four and the' twentieth, will be

refunded their monev.I The -eneral methods to be followed

-%fill be siniflar to those of last year,I mlien the rush was back of the Copley

Plaza Hotel, the only innovation being,that of the aid by the Engineer Corps.

DUAL MEET TOMORROW

Sophomores Will Meet Freshmen inAnnual Track Event

Tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clocl,',the Sopl)oinores Hill face the freshmenin the annual outdoor dqal track meet.

Fi-oui the slioxvin- inade in the Tnter-class indoor ineet,' the freslinien secinin line for another victory. The Sopho-inore teani is greatly strengthened bythe addition of Ff. A. Ireyzo- and G. C..UcCarten, who were in Philadelphia atthe tinie of the indoor meet. but thefrehrrian teain, which is considered tobe extreinely well balanced, is strencrth-ened bv tli� addition of W. K. 'MccMa-Jim. �rhree 1)laces will be scored inthis meet. -

1919 TO PLAY FIRST (YAME OFSEASON TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The Junior baseball teani will playits first oanie of the season on Satur-day afternoon %with the CharlestownCenter SchooL in Charlestown. This isthe first vear that the Juniors have ha:dan or-anized team, and its success isdej)endent upoa how well the nien re-port for practice. Practice is to be heldthis afternoon at the Cottage FarmBri(Iffe Field, which is located near theFord factor--,,. An attractive schedule isnow being arranged. Therie is an espe-cial dearth of battery candidates.

INTERFRATERNITY TRACK MEETBEING PLANNED FOR APRIL 14

T-n line with the other interfrater-nity contests, an interfraternity trackrqeet is being planned for Saturday,.:'ipril 14. IvIlletlier there plans will ma.terialize or not depends entirely nponthe interest shown by the fraternities.0oach Kanalv is in favor of the meetand has off�red his advice and anyctl)ei- assistance he can give in thetraining of the men. Captain P. P.0,111ra, 117 has also expressed himselfin favor of the plan.

TENNIS SEASON STARTSWITH MEETING TODAY

All candid,-tvs for the varsity an(Ifreshman tennis teanis are requested toconit, to tbe niec)tin- held today at 1.00o'eloek in Rooin 2-190, Plans and-whedifles for the season will be ex-plained at the nipeting. The candidateswill boo-in practice at Jarvis Field to-

Ljiat organization; tjiere are also sev.eral Harvard men who are going, to at.

tend these lectures, which lectures willbe given on _11oxidays- and Thursdays at5.00 o'clock in Room 3-270.

The -Massachusetts Training Corps..which is composed of all men in thestate who have signed up for the avia-tion service, has had a portion of thenew aviation lield at Squantumassignedto it, so that all men in the Institutewho have entered the service will be,given the opportunity to obtain actualexperience in flying during the summer.This camp has a very complete equip-ment consisting of four airplanes andehlit enoines. After the men have

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nOven at this camp they will then beturned over to the navy, when they are1-iven the rank- of ensign. All who at-tend this camp will be given their boardand lodging free during their stay there.

A Cabot will address the membersof the club here at the Institute onApril 25. The subject of Ifr. Cabotsaddress will. be "Balloons and-Traininain California."

The club has decided to co-operatewith the sub-committee of the Instituteon preparedness and a, representativewill be present at every meeting of thecommittee. Mr. Lester Gardner '98, edi-tor of "Aviation," has promised the clubthat lie' will aid members in every waythat he can in getting into the coxn-mercial ficM of aeronautics. He strong-ly advises iiien against enlistin- in thei-eserve corps and says that there is a,inneh greater fixture in the commercial,;ide. 1.1r. Gardner was on the Boardaf Editors of The Tech and also is thfounder of the Walker Club.

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Preparedness Committee ReportDe Bell then introduced Chairman A.

E. Keatin- �17 of the committee as theCman behind the wbole work and re-sponsible for the efficiency of the move-ment. Since war has become an "ac-tual reality," the question which is up-permost in all minds, according to tilechairman, is "what shall I do?" Aftera great deal of inquiry into the matter,the concensus of opinion. as latheredby the eommittee, is that the duty ofthe two, lower classes is to remain atthe Institute. and to prepare alone thelines in which thev deem themselvesbest fitted for futu�(,'serviee- The new

I military course to be installed at theInstituie next fall vjll be of infinitevalue to these men. The details of this

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A NOTICE OF INTEREST TO UX-DERCLASSMEN WILL BE FOUNDON PAGE FOUR.

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Friday, April 6, 19171.00 P. 11.-Meetincr Tennis Candidates.

Room 2-190.1.00 P. 'AL-T. C. A. Discussion Gronp.

Professor Norton Room 4-431.

7.1.5 P. 11.-Tecli SI-K)w, Cast and Chor-us Reliearsal. Room 1-190.

,.30 P. E. Society Talk. Caf.Saturday, April 7, 1917

2,00 P. 'M.-Tecli Sbow Orebestra, Castaml Chorus Rehearsal. Na-tional Theatre.

2.30 P. 'U.-Freshnian-Sophomore TrackMvet. Field.'

3.00 P. II.-Sopbomore Crew Practice.B. A. A. Boat House.

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COIMMUNICATION|

T'o the Editor of The Tech.Dear Sir:

Mlay I have permission to use theeolumnls of Tlle Teeh to appeal] to theFaculty, students and all others conl-nected with the Institute in alny way,to show the proper respect for theAtmerican Flag which has been -unfvrledfiom thle staff recently erected in frontof our buildings. Techl men ale enlist-ingr, drilling, off ering services, signingpetitions and showsino- their patriotism|ix: a great. many wsa~ys, all of which areev*ery commendable; but nearly all haveoverloolsed or forgotten that the firstdutv of a soldier or citizen is to ret~ognize and respect the flag.. Disrespectto the American Flam by an American,even if unintentional, should be moreof a disgrace to us than a slight by aforeigner or a foreign powver, yet hun-dreds of us pass our owna flag dailywithout the slightest dis'play of re-spect.

I am, like many others, a believer inthe attitude that brass bands, handclapping and wavainc. of flags do notnecessarily prove patriotism, and am ofthe opinion that a silent tribute byIev errs individulal creates a deeper im.-pression than the ducking of a pacifistby a, mob. I am wrritinlg, therefore, toask everyone conneeted waith the In.stitute, who ii; an American, to enterand lease the Institute by the main en.trance and in so doing to grass the flaggand uilcover, or to salute if in uniform.I have hopes this communication will.a.ouse the student govterning< body toaction discouraging, the use of the backdonors in vien of establishing this prec.edent which should apply to us all intimes of peace as wvell aF lvar. Lay awalk from the foot of tile pOle to thestreet, abolish all other exits, andl wevill soon k~nol "Al-ho's who" at Tech-n~ology. L. F. 11AI~sLTON '14.

BREWER PRESIDENT T. C. A.

A. G. McAllister 'la and E. W. Rounds'18 Elected Officers

George S. Brew er `17 wvas electedPresident of the Technology ChristianAssociation for tile ensuing year at theannual election of thle society whlichtool; place yesterday-. A list of the oth-Ier officers elected follows: Vice-Presi-dent, A. G. McAllister '18; Treasurer, E.WA. Rounds `18. Brewer was chairman,of the comnmittee on ";Jobs in ForeignCountries ' and circulation manager ofThe Tech 1916-1917. He has receivedthe degr ee of Bachelor of Arts fromOberlin College. McAllister lvas at thehead of the Committee on Boys' Wlork,wvlile Rounds was captain of theWrestling Team 1916-1917. Wuith theelection of the officers of the T. C. A.,the revised constitution as printed onthe ballot was accepted. Tile annualbanquet of the T. C. A. wsill be givenon April 20.

JUNIOR PROM

Mlany forfeitures of sign-ups for theJunior Prom have resulted from theCommittee's demand of payment beforeApril 2. As a, result of this fact, theCommittee has been able to accommo-date a gTreat many of the Juniors onthe waitina list bar ttuningsign-upsoverto them *which wvere forfeited. Thefreshman dance, too, has caused a fewsign-ups to bX turned over to the Ju-niors. The Committee wishes to accom-miodate the elltil e list as far as pos.sible, and this can be done only if moreforfeitures result from thle freshman

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OTWITHSTANDING the somewhat unconventional methodchosen to express patriotism, the recent burning in effigycarried out by inmates of the Dormitories is hardly to be char-

acterized as an outbreak of disorderly spirit. Throughout the cele-bration. there was evidence of a restraint which preserved order-preserved, at least, as much order as was needful for an affair inwhich almost everyone within hearing was a more or less activeparticipant.

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The completeness with which the Dormitory students are givencharge of their conduct may be expected to result now and then indoings out of the ordinary, which under a severer discipline wouldcome in for censure. Student government here will not stand or fallby a few cases of venturing "out of bounds," as its establishmentimplies that undergraduates at Technology are capable of settingtheir own standards of decorum, which the sentiment of the majorityWrill enforce.

To ensure the success and continuance of the present liberal formof self-gov-ernment for the Dormitories, it is necessary that the settingof a standard of conduct continue to make itself felt, as it has beentp to this timne. At all times, and especially when conventional tram-mels are temporarily thrown off, it is up to the Dormitory men toslowe a -uidin- sense of responsibility in administering their affairs.

COURTESY TO THIE FLAG

OI)AY'S communicant touches a subiect of very present interestto all citizens. As he states, the majority of serious persons|mistrust expressions of sentiment which savor of bombast andI

insincerity; and Americans are, in everyday life, a people not givento ceremony. Students wearing the uniform of the Cadet Corps, theEngineer Corps, or other organization of a military nature, shouldwithout fail observe the military courtesy which their uniform abso-Ititely prescribes. The salute byr civilians must seemingly be left totile verdict of custom;: at any rate it would be harsh to condemn menas potential traitors merely because their actions at Technology con-template occasionall the use of a side entrance.

A large War Preparedness Committee has been appointed tocarry on the organization of stlldent Technology outlined by the ex-hatistive report of its predecessor. Its purpose is to personally advisestudents as to the best part which they can play in serving the nation.Several members of the Faculltv also invite conference by Institutemien wrho consider taking active part in the war. The advantages ofexpert advice from those in close touch with military and industrialneeds cannot be- ignored by anyone who has at heart the highestpatriotism. Do not abandon work at. the Institute for the militaryfield without first thoroughly considering the advisability of the step;,above all, take no such measure before consultation with those wholhave char-re of the mobilization of Techinologgy.

Nowr that tlle Engineer Corps are constrtlcting their bridges inthe open instead of the basement of Buildingr r, difficttlties with theceilingy can be avoided in testing, the structures.

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.,Nr. Wv. H. Blood 'SS, of the Stoneand M5ebster Eulgineering Corporation,spoke to the members of the ElectricalEnaineering Society last -Wednesdayevening on the sulbject of ground con-neetions. 'Mr. Blood has loncr been iden-tified withl ground collnection propa-(randa and has introduced into the Na-tional Eleetreal Code certain far-reaell-ing lawvs applying to the -round con-nlections of secondarys. As a result ofthe adoption of these rifles byv the un-lerwvriters' associations, ses-eral muni-cil,,alities hav e passed law s dlemandingtlle grounding of circuits up to 1;;0volts.

Mlr. Bloodl said tllat in one sense llistall; zas a preparedness ta11;, for heb~eliev-ed that tlle nman wh lo neglects top~repar e for eventllalities in thle indits.trial field is as criniinaliv neolicrent asthe man wh]o negleets to p~repare forwvar. Mtr. Blood said il partf:

Aff ects General Public

"Tlle mlost important of tlle four

parties affected 1)y tlle grounldim or

tlle nelc t roilnd lightingr circuitsiss the general pub~lie. The electricalsvstem in a houlse sllould be as safe asthle -as or lvater sststems. N-otwvith

standinyr there are egiintless, cases evelvyy ear of elect OC11tiO11 du~e to dangerous

eleetrical apparatlls. For instanee, hlan-

d)in- a ligglit soelket ande at tlle sametimie touching, an iron pipe mnay, if the

conditiolls are righlt, cause instant

'eatll due to the ditferenee in potentiallof tlle eartll w-ith tlle secondary and

tlle consequent passing of the current

thlrotiglh the line of least resistanee, tlle

Unlsuspecting v'ietin'sS bodyX. Anlsweriti aa telephlone *vith one lland oll a ground

conllection may llave tlle sanle mdisas-

tl'OllS r eSllt-s ""nless tlle service secon-dary is first adeqllately connected avithtle c artls.

Di~e, electric lighlting comlpanar is tllenext partyX affected. It is poor economytto depend llpon a. clever lawyer to geIt:

the compan~y otlt of a $10,000 damage

SUtit for a fewv such judgments woilldmnore, thall pay for a roundino all the

services on tlle line and furthermorewzould not endanger the life and pro°P-erty oif its patrons.

":The lvater companyr is thie thirmpartyr coneelned, for it is only on tlleirpipe; tllat an effectual coninection writhtlle earth can be Inaintained. Becauseof ignorance or obstinance tlle wvater

eompanies hav-e offered the -,reatest ob-stacles ao.ainst the universal adoption-

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lNS-lIT UTE DYILDATIAZELNM SIUULUSEE SECRETARY MERRILL |A^ meeting of the Boston Engis

Candidates for graduatioln in June, el191'7, who have entered the service of lih School Club will be held n naythe country in connection with the war, 1 2-2g, w>iel he eet a dsbould consult, the Secretary, or in his I X ' wabsence, the Registrar, in regard to fur- the regular business of the meeting willther requirements for graduation. be attended to. All graduates of the

A. L. MERRILL, Boston English IHigh School are invited

Secretary. l to be present at the meeting.

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'88 Says There Are Countless Cases of

of -rrounlding. It wvas believed for along timle that ally electric current incontact weith water pipes caused elec-trolysis in the pipes, but it was foundthat if such wvas the case it had beendue to ineffectual tyroundinas of trolleycurrents, wvhich is of course a direct|current. Obviously the alternating cur-trent of the electric lighting, systemcould p~rodulce no such action. Up to afew years ago water service officials didnot realize this and some water compa-

!nies still refuse to give permission touse their pipes even after being pre-sentedl the restllts of scientific investi-r"gltioII andl the testimony and advice ofwvater companies whlo have sanctioned,groundings on their systems. A notableexample of such obstinacy is in theivater company of Dedham. There thesituation is particularly acute, for the

|onllv alternative in case the water pipescannot be ltsedl is to install individualservice (,roulld conllections. Such aconlnection. hlowzever, is of no use -wherethe resistance of the earth exceeds morethan 215 ohnms andl as it happens in ther e-eion of D~edliam the r esistance runs

}as highl as 3,000 olims. Tile use of gas.jpip~es is implossible owVilg to ftle dangerof suddekln fracture and production of anare xriihl wroulde result in serious ex-

~losioIIs. Ill sIICh cil-CtmStance thelighlting company is helpless and thecitizen-, of the community are constant-1,y subjected to the dlander of serious-hlock; or even -deatll.

Don't Wlant to Injure Water Mains"Tlle underwar iters andl insurance com-

panies are particularlv interested in thequestion, for it is to their intereststhat there be as loxv a liability to lifeand property as possible. The fact thatthey urge Ilost strongly the goundingsof secondarvrs is one of the greatestpoints in its favor. It is obvious thatIsinee the insul ance companies dependupIon the wvater m ains to put out fires,they would not advocate a measure

whlichl would in any wvay impair the ef-ficienev of such mains."

M~r. Blood tool; up the subject of,groundina~s front its technical point ofviewe, emphasizing the difficulty in allelectrical wvork of obtaining an efficientconnection waith the earth. Tllis is due,lie said, to the varying resistances en-coun~tered. Tlle wvater mains haveproved to be the only mains of connec-tion as they usually run at considerabledepth depdil in mnoist earth and extendup, hill andl down hill encountering allstrata of soil.

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TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULES DUJALTRACK MEET WITH PRINCETON

Tigers Have Decided to Cancel All DatesWhen War Is Declared

BOSTON POLICEMAN FINDST. lA. T. IN TEUJTON FLIVVER

{..Tollnnie and Leon and Paw-lI` ofBac; to Ro-ers fame hadl left the mid-dlenian at home in the throes of a mid-night vi-il. As a result a vacant place|las left in the 'Rollickina Rovee" andwithl Paul at the hielm and Jolnniecarrvina, the cargo they logg^ed their-tvan front Granb3y Street into Common-|wealth Avenue under a favorable breeze

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About the first week in Mar}ch themanaaenient of tile Track Team. virtu-ally ompletetp arrangements for a dualileet witl Princetoli to be held atPrinceton on 'Iay 12. Tle sole obstaclewvas the question of finances. The au-thlolrities at Princeton verv kindly of-fered a much lar er guarantee than istheir usual custom. The Technologynlanagewlent, by means of a canvass ofcertain Technology araduates interestedin athletics, undertook to raise the nec-essary amount over the guarantee to

insure the success of the trip. Yester-day the final amount necessary was re-ceiv ed, and the signed contracts hav ebeen sent to, Princeton.

In all probability the meet wvill notbe held this year, however. Princetonhas sent word to all institutions withwholl~l she has athletic relations that 24

hours after war is declared she willcancel all contracts. Howrever, the factthat Techlnolooy has. the meet for this-year will undoubtedly influence Prince-ton, when she resumes athletics afterthe war, to place Technology on herschedule.

The contest this year would have beenvery interesting, indeed. Princeton has a

fewr exceptional stars, but it is a ques-tion whether she would be able to beata team of the calibre of the presentTechnology team, as in dual meets ofthis sort it is a, team and not a fewstars that usually decide the victory,Technology not only has a fewv starsbtlt alsotan exceptionally inee numberof second string men.

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from the i.pper basin.The sound of hoofs iningled. with the

murmur of the exhaust. '"Halt! 11"hogoes there ?" quoth the brother of OfEf-cer 604. Half speed astern was sig-naled by the supercargo and tile steers-man hove to.

'"You're arrested." The pilot worriedabout the oil in the tail lamp.

'"Let me see your license." It wasproduced. Officer 606 investigated. Thepilot received another signal from thesupercargo and trellibled for the safetyof his sidelamps.

'iNowv," said Officer 606, "how aboutthe bomb. ' And he pointed to the car-go. The answer seemed to satisfy him.

"W7ell, since it's all over and we'repinched, suppose you tell us what it'sall about," asked the pilot.

"You -vere drivin' on the wrong sideof the street," said Officer 606 in ob-vious disgust.

As to the question about the cargo,the answer was "A keo,, of tobacco."The arm of the law was also told thatit contained Harmony and that TheTech supplied it free to smokers. Heagreed that it was a great things "When good tobaccos get together."

ENGLISH ZIGH CLUB MEETING

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course are not a certainty, as they hare.not the complete approval of the '%VarDepartment as yet. Keating, then-warned agrainst hastv action and re-called that the preparedness mo-vementweas not to formulate a plan of service

f or the Institute as a whole, but tostart each student think-incg in what ca-pacity he could best serve, and to hellphim11 ill obtaining all necessary aid. Tothe mlen wilo think that the only placefor the youngo men of the country liesin active service at -tile front, Keatingrepeated a statement made be- MajorMUorse, of the WNatertowrn Arsenal, thatthere wvas a recent call for 17,000 offi-cers in the regular army obtainable byexamination. The field for service b~e I 'Ind the lines is equally great, and thechoice between the two fields should begoverned enltirely by tbe'student's abil-ity in either branch of service.

"Stop, Look and Listen"In closing, Keating summed up the

situation as followvs: "Every Tech manshould feel that he holds his life andhis ability for irorkd in trust for hiIscountry-to be rendered up at wrhat-ever* moment and in whatever waywould be most useful. Patriotismshould be uppermost in envery man'sheart-b~ut intelligent rather than blindpatriotism, the most intelligently use-ful course is to remain at Technology,every man should follow this course.'When the time for action comes, as itsurely will, men should act wvith onlyone thought and one desire--to, do theirutmost for their country to which theyowe their owen liberty and happiness."

Object of the QuestionnaireTo obtaiin the attitude of the student

body as a whole and also to providethe Committee vvith definite inlforma-tion as to the present desires of eachstud~ent alone, so-me line of service isthe twofold purpose of the question-naire. The Committee wvishes to em-phasize that the information' thus fur-llished is for its own use and involves'no obligations whatsoever. These blanksmay be obtained at the informationoflice, or throuah the mails, and are tobe returned at the earliest possible date.Representatives of the various sub-committees on -naval, military, and in-idustrial, service can be found in Rooml1-190 every day between the hours Of!1.00-2.00 and 5.00-6.00 to answ^er allquestions, and to help the individual ingainingy information along any particu-lar line of service.

The aworkl of the Permanent Prepared-ness Committee will be carried onthrough the following organization:

Chairman, MA. E. Keating, Baek Bay565601.

Undergraduate BranchUndergraduates desiring information

should call oan any of the following imenfor information, blank forms, or assist-ance of any kind relating to prepared-ness and war service.

Army Comnmittee: A. F. Benson '17.chairman, B. B3. 40-14TA; C. G. Mtiller '17F. WN. Dodso]} '17, W. Eastman, Jr. '18,WV. Sullivan~ 17. Navy Committee: A.E. Windle '18, cllairm~an, B. B. 3,511j;S. Chlamlberlain '18; H. L. -ikiller '1S,H. '-l. Guilbert 'IS. Industrial Commit-tee: H G. Swan '1S, ellairmlan, 34 Mitts-isachlusetts Aevenue, Cambridge; J. H. Chlase '18, J. C. Tyler '17, P. P. Wrigley '18. Aero Committee: E. P. Wearner ~n'1 7 chlairm~an, Camlb. 6212; J.. C. 'Braislini'18. 71. B. Ford '1S, A. F. '_lulrray '18, i

C. H. Tavener '19. Faculty Branch|

AVitll retard to courses of action, un- f

der-laduates desiring aid can consult

one of the following members of theFaculty, who are giving especial atten-tion to adv isable policies for under-craduat.es. Professor Howard, Course l;Professor -Miller, Course II; ProfessorsBug.bee and Locke, Course III; Profes-sor Suminer, Course IV; Professors Tal-bot and Far, Courses V and X; Profes-sor Wickenden, Course VI; ProfessorSederwick, Course VII; Professor Derr,Course T'III; Mrr Barlly, Course SII;Professor Peabody, Course SITI; Pro-fe ssor G>oodwrin, C:oulrse XIV; ProfessorDewelv. Course X117; Professor Pearsoll,E'narlishl Department; Mlajor Cole, Cap-tain WAilliforfl, and Captain DowningMilitary belaenee Departmellt.

Insurance Policies ChangedTle, followvinc two life insurance coni-

panies, the Mlassachulsetts, M1utual andthe PrI'mdntial, leave suspended themilitary enlistment elause in all exist-in(, Lpolieies and will also accept untilSatulrday nights April 7, newr policies onmen contemplating enlistment. Blaiikapplications and any fulrthlr infornia-tion inav be obtained in Room 1-190from 1.00 to 2.00 o'clock, and 5.00 to6.00 o'clock.

THE TECH ISSUES CALL FORSPRING CANDIDATES MONDAY

New Men Will Be Eligible to Electionto News Staff in June

e 1ot nlonday there wvill be a meeting ofall freshmen and Sophomores interestedin competing for positions on the newsdepartment of The Tech in the TechOffice at 1.05 o'clock. The managingeditor will outline what evill be requiredof men comingl out for the paper, butmen, by attending, do not put them-sel-es undler the obligation of tryingout for the paper. Tile candidates enroll-incr nlol will be eligible for election tothe Newvs S~taff this June.{

TI'le tall t'oI candeidlates at this timeis in accord with the policyd of TlleTech for the last four years. _.~Nen enl-Irollin- at this timle nvill have a goodclwaire to siieveed alla will llave anIequal chance for adlvallcemlelt w~ith tilemen already oll the paper. Faithfulwvork unItil the suininer wvill mlean elee- Ition to the Bewls Stall, wvhiel opens up the possibility of Newvs Board. From the 'Newvs Board tile three -Night Edi-dtor are pick;ed. One of the Night, Edi- tors as a rule becomes -,Nana-incg Editor, andl above this position there ale trvoIjobts, Editor-in-Chief and General _N1an-ag~er.

RIFLE CLEUB TO MAm: FIRSTiTRIP TO WALNUT HILL TUESDAY,'

(Contillued froml page 1) weeks mlore, (lurinY wh lich time onlyl Iqulalification,.s and mlemlbership matches Iw ill be sllot. In the membership|matches each mhan wvill shoot six strin-s of ten shots each. three strings of-hland Iand three prone; the average of his si-xstrings and his score ill the marksman.1and sharpshooter courses outdoor s wvillbe the basis upon wvlicl the wvinner -will|be picked There will be several medlals|awvarded. Tile indoor wvill consist of two} strinas of ten shots fired at a rance of!

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q,.r 4 or more may be reservedphone-2680 Cambridge

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3r at on their portrait photographs.I'Sht imprint reveals You at Your best.

AX~ pieures you "As in a Mirror.";reup pictures taken for members of

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fifty frets oll two different targets, oneoff-hand and one prone. These qualifi-cations must be shot on targets pro--idledl for that purpose whicll may beobtained from the club for twenty centseach.

Tile cllub is plallning, to send an orderto the \W ar Department for gmins, am-1iillition, etc., that members of the,lub walnt to buy from the Government.

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Our Regular Lunch 60c-Both Unsurpassed in Boston-

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|Aessrs. BROOr;s BROTHERSannounce the removal oftheir BOSTON S.ALES-OFFICES

to new and enlarged quar-ters on the Second Floor ofTHE LITTLE BUILDI1NG |

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Friday, April 6, 1917THIE TECH

Riverbank Court HotelCafe

Opposite Tecbnology Buildings

Service a la carte or table d'hote

tutch Room and Garden of Roses may

t. engaged for banquets, assemblies.

1-r,*cheons. etc. Menus submitted.

PRIVATE DINING BOOMB

Opp. Technology Bldg.

halvilion Billiard Hall84 MASSACHUSETTS AVLD

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