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.L. Hsue .will. entertain - the gatheringIf Men Show More Interest An Attract b a Chines'e sword dance. Miss Es-tive Shedul~t~al Be Arangperanza Balmaseda-.swill offer two reel-

- . N > . ^ . tations. A novelty, in the form of aInstead of working QBthe rowing Russian dance wlli be presented by Miss

machines fro'm now. until open water arsndMsVeitCon the Ch1arles,.as in fo~rmer years, the Corbett will play several selections oncrew candidates will get into conditionthepao

by runingon teae.Erymn Refreshments will then he served of-must. report- at the track hpouse at 4 ter which the floor of the hall will beo'clock on Truesday~s, Wednesdays and cleared for general dancing.Saturdays. By' leum !week-, it is hoped The president of the Technology Cos-that arrangements will be made where- mopolitan Club is N. P. Alvare '18, aby rowing apparatus can -be installed ntveof Cuba, while the president ofin the- basement of building 2. Prac- the Harvard Club is C. P. Chow.tice on the machines will then be held The tickets are fifty cents per coupletwice a, week and track workt once. Still and may be obtained at the door.later on, the men will use the tank in the Novall Boat House at Harvard. P. F IHOSHEET

These arrallgexnents have been made, FWICOLS HiERE TO.]?ECOprimari -t_',lyj 'o keep the men, out for.-ences hasi shold their mcinte wrks ExePaul F. Nichols, private in the medi-alnce has prolve&-that mochnotnu for ea] department of the U. S. Army is

alonehas ron&tow onotnousforcarrying on laboratory investigations antsome of the -candidates. The .runan' 4.,, . .~~~~in the Institute under the direction ofNvill not Quly Telieve the tediousnless,but also develop the wind of which isao 1rsot onenn hepeel

essetia. -Whe. te Carls cear ofInc, qualities of debydrated vegetables.icethemenlvii met a th B.& XMr. Niebols; sas a graduate student of

Boat House. course ~~VII at Technology in 1917. AfterNo' d~iteschedle hs bee dran Iea-ina the Institute he filled the posi-

-up o dtebut raes ae pndig wth ion of assistant health officer at Sum-11arty~aradvis. cla'ss' 'ere ' The reason for m it. N. J. I eoe,11,h athis is due milrtoalc ofn-drafted and sent to Camnp Devens, whereterest on -the part of the students.h served, first in the depot brigade, and

Ther arebarey thrty reshen ut later in the pathological laboratory atfor crew and most, of these are very tebase hospital. Ea~rly this month be

-liglit. There is an exceptional oppor was transferred to the food division oftunity: for m=en weighing in the vicini- the Sanitary Corps and attached to thety' of 160 poundsT--whethler theye have Surgeon General's officer in Wasbington.hawd expermene --or -not. There is still On February 14 he received orders to re-a -misunderstanding about receiving port to Major Prescott at the Institute..numerals and substituting for physicaltraining. , Students who have passed VJOICE TRIALS FOR SHOWtheir :required gym work for the firstCHORUJS START TUESDAYtrrm may take crew instead. It is now ,,,wo ned oig u ocertain that a race between the four Almen~roitn oigotOclasses will be hold Junior Week, and th chorus of Tech'Show T918 must at-

Inumerals will be awarded to the :rn tend.the Voice trials which win be heldHereo Tuesday, 'February 28, at 5.00

Mr. Stevena-wiW again coach the o'clock In the Cat.' The managementcrews and in view-.of -the present plans states that' attendance at' these trthe prospects for a good-,ieason loom 'outs is-tr neesri rder thatup 'very brightly-, with the result -Xtht rebarshis mray b 'starte earnet.u~idG. rates, axe. ver. probabl* hortly.

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PROM COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

The following men were elected toth-e-P~rom{XCmm ittee: - -----

Wi~lliam H. Banks, Jr.,a... ._ Chairman, Es-Officio

R >. Rbedt Pa Hackett ^t harles W-Drew, Jr.

>Everett F. Doten.Eugene~ R. Smoley

George~ G.. Fleming-There *hill be 'a meeting of these

.men Monday, February 25, at 5.00.P. m in zoom 10--275.

e1869'. ;UEI,-UN1DER ARMS.

K The War Service Auxilliarv of Tech-nology sets forth in its report for Feb-

17 T. former students who a-re i~n-mili-tarsy or niaval service. It is a splendid

isha~1ffg-,.ihltlUEing'as:it does 1869 men-who are uander armzs. Of these 388 are

t .in-foreigF service, 281. are in aviationAnd 366 'are in the N' y Younf'g- me1n

,. vG1 are officers in the repular armstor. thee Officerss Training Corps -numbers

10;enlisted' ,en' or nou-,copnissionedoficr 402 and inspec6ors'and instruc.

tos 66. Besides these there aemrEthan 2000 of 'these Technical meni 6e-

gaged 4in-industrkes that are closely re-.lated to wvar.

Combined Clwus of Harvard andl ec=01i0gy Lo Mieet ;

on Satu-rday- e~ve~ninig February 2s3,at 7;45 o'clock, the~-Cosmopolitau Clubs

of arv-ard-an'd Technology,_will givean entertainment and dance in Walkp-rAllemnorial. Because of the fact'that hoJEarvard.-hall is larTgdeh ienolf 'T0&iohn-oEgy''has offered -WTalkdr Z-Xlnorial for-t~he combined gathering.i

As a Ipart of the program I,. Wolk,acceompanied by }S. S. Cohen wvils odbra. violin solo, and bliss Constance PfeCeon, accompanied by Mliss MartinGreen, will present some fancy dances.There wtill be a vocal solo by J. Growsaaceompanied by G. W. Allport.- Sinaddress on Cosmopolitan Reminiscencewill be delivered by J.' B. 31anch. K.

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Mr. James P. Monroe ',82 Is. Now in Bostonen~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4Investigating the Possibilities of Indugtia.-

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TECHNOLOGY -MAY NOT BE -EtjFECT-ED Y--

A.Ir. -James P. Monroe '82, vice-chairman of the, Federal Board'-of V~ocational Education, is at present 'in Boston with Army officialtfor the purpose of arranging for training of men as mechanics anskilled workmen irn--all branches of the Service. These men are:to be

tried' in the va ou teclnicil institutions of the count'y,-and it ,isexpected that the plan _will be put into operation -shortly .-.

Lecture About Prevrenth-Measures Employed to LesstNumber of Accidents

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One Tuesday evening the membersotthe 31Icehanical Engineering -Soeiety

:heard a Xvery inlterestin~g lecture bn"Safety First" &-livered, by A. HE.Young of New York. Mr. Young is a

.director of the American Society for!til cPrevention of -,ecidellts. Hle lvasalso instrumental ill foundino, the Ailer-icaln -A-uewlln 'for Accident Prev entionl.

This "Safety First" movement wasoruanized. in 1912 with a membershipof thlirty-six men. By 1918 the nlum-ber of members has increased to threetllousand. The organizaton has been of

suchl benefit to the vworkin-~man that theCity of Newlv ork has been fit to givethem a building, which has served tohouse their headquarters.

LvIr. Young- stated that he began. hiswork of prevention of accidents withthe South Chlicago Steel Corporation in1906. Mhi Glie heentered this concern, onthe average .of forty-six: men wvere k~illedthere every year. Mfr. Young imme-diately set himself to the task o~iAl-stituting, means for the prevention o~fso mlany accidlents. The results becameevident wiiern he stated that a decr-easewsas sholwn in the fatilities among thefworkmen, of that eoneern. Only thirty

.'niince.re ki~lld during the second yeaxafter the corporation had ex~pende4$250,000. The lowest death rate waysin 1913 when only four men were re-ported to have lost their lives. Nomore than seven deaths in a year arereported now.

This -was only one instance of resultsof the compaign for the prevention ofaccidents instituted all over the coun-try. There is now a committee whichinvestigates the working, conditions inconcerns where too many accidents are-occurring.

Mr. Young spoke 'in general aboutthe -various preventive measures nowin vogue in large manufacturing houseswhere th~ere are many chances for ac-cidents to occur. The process is main-ly one of an educational nature. -Ad-vertisement of a more -radical type hasbeen resorted to in order to attract theattention of the workingmen. One ofthe many unique sch'emes origi-nated.bythis investigating coummittee is that ofhaving animated moving-pictures made.

.Tie purpose of these is to portray andmake more vivrid the possibilities ofaccident and the disastrous results in-evitably arising from carelessness andlack of thought.

Characters personifying carelessness,indifference, and lack of thought are theprincipal actors in these movies. Thepreventive measures are equally em-phasized in this novel method. Manyof these fims are now in the processof manufacture and are to be let outto the principal moving-picture houses..

The speaker stated that for everydollar expended for preventive meas-ures, one dollar is saved. This dollarsaved may be considered to be dividedinto the money saved from insurancesand time and labor saved which -wouldbe lost If the men were disabled fora considerable length of time.

Refreshments were served when the

At elections lleld last Tuesda~y thepersonnel of th.l-eelectoral comrnittee forTeelinliquie MnO wzas determined. Asurprisingly large- maority -of -the-soph-omnore class caist ballots, practically tlleentire cla-s-s voting.

The first meeting, of the-new ,ly.-electedcommittee wvilt:.takie ph,~-ee ext`,Nndayafternoon at" 5 o'cloel; in room 10-267.

.is' is -tf be s''n RxeeAdih~gry_ nnportantniceti-vo, andc it is uarg>ent fliat all mein-bers ot-ld gopfiomdr6 class chosen ffiser-e 0c11- tSie U-nhitbe, be 'present attthai , tinle. The eleetion of temporaryofficerls wvill then takie place.`:Tht.aA~IrdTO- the.;ann- a ' ait of~

an -*We'np-Chaef,:.Bdusiuessd 3anacer,Treasurier, and dlepartmeint editors for

--Athtetics;, Portfolio- Soeieties, -Grinds;-Statistics, P i}o'tographs and Art. It isthe special dulty of the electoral com-mittee to select tihese men to the ogVC-evhieh they ,;11l11~1ekteb'efolbN4A -year.Otreful considenzAlot'b 'Rnd deliger-aflo'is i-ntowarads thl selection of tilem nen fillingr tle 'abcive 'Tisitio'ns.'

rhec follow^ing, memibers. of the Sopho-

ldarltesmmitee:. G.Abbot, 133EA1eercromlbie, K. F. Ak~ers, P. D. Ash,

dlen, F. ' L.' Biadlev, If. S. Bvutotghg,'G . H. iBurt,. B. F, Casey, WY. L. Cf4N.R E :DiAm,- Florencee Fogrler,- tJ. WV.K ellar, l-1. Krantz, A. K~ruse, W.. K.M AaeW-ahon, G. R. Nfc'Year,; W. O. Zkry-r

i eather, O. A. Mills, R. G. Nfosscrop, J.N atsh, E. D). Rver, 0.:. Sias, C. HE.Taleott, J. 'H. Wilson, L. D. WilsonAV L. Winant.

- Netipnv jinder authority of thie WarEdu.'eationl Boardl, the Federal Boardfor X oeitiomqtl Education starts ilmnedl-

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'vTORNEY BYGES ADDRESSESENGLJISH HIGH SCHOOL CLUB

|--M~r.-^Leon R. Evr~es, a, -pronliffient Bos . ts~v feor,V t nr ted mechnicton. lawvrer and former State's Atto~rnev> a.elelsfrtann h ehnc

ac7(lesecltheli~lf~ishHig Seloq Clb 1eeded. for- the aviation servriee SignaloF Teehnolo-V~ast Thuirsdav evenina on Cops. -~ It will put 'fourteen..etsiIh Itb~e of;Pltia n Lglt the -feld to 'inspgect and cheek up thee

peets of Government After the WNar." - -eore ttr ehia col nMir. Eyges, wh~o is a graduate of thre collegges at selectedl centres where large

EnCisl Eill ehol f te cassofnumbers of -imen' can be trained. land

1892, spoke of the proba~ble conditions:, I ios e ed tat Bosoneehru-after the Alar and pointed out the many s spetdha oolhruopportunities for college men.al fiito ftseutonlisi-

rY Slelo-sv 19 te ecetryo tionls,.will be called upon to train 200Udie Club, has arra-nged several interest-ormemnbfeOcbr-1t infr programs for coming meetings..-Nr Air arrangement is bein,6 made nlot

&lbert Hur~~~will, a.Bsona3reyzinly to utilize immediately in" daylbe th Hurwitz, at Boston atetorngeld courses, the facilities of the industriai,

Ap~rf 5. At the next. meetinff Profes- trade, technical and engineerifng.schoolssors Hall and Clifford, Ilar. Sno"v ofteof the country, but to request many ibf

Englsh igh chol, nd Rgisrarthese schools to close their regular

Humphreys all of wl~om are graduates tor on or-evote -ratcally -ter i6G a'dtof' the high school, will address thetod tepaicly-hrenre '-mien. tention from -that date until Oct. 1,

, ~~~~~1918, to the task of trainling mechaaiies1 I'Is. ..... |. .n . . ..... |. .and technicians for the army,, The po3i-@ 5 " l i ~~~~~~~tion of the Institute in geadXti

. U Jmatter is not definitely known- as yet..However, -plans are being formulat;ed

Majorin SaitaryCorpsWill nowv by the faculty as 'to what .Tec&-.ao nSniay-op nology proposes -to do in this Muitr

Visit Army Camps and theyr will, in all probability,- 'be. . ~~~~made 'public withinl the next few -days.

Major S. C. Prescott of the Sanitary The students in these classes- are'to beCorps of the National Army axld Pro- conscripted men under pay -and sub-fessor of Biology and. Public Health at sistence; the courses are to be approvedthe Institute expects to leave here by the Federal Board 'for Vocationalsometime next week for a tour of army Education; and 'a'reasiona'ble allowancacantonmnents throughout tbi southern to be -made to the 'schools 'and colleges,and western part of the countr. -Uajor to pay the cost of operation. -The boa-rdLPrescott will inspect the conditions of ha ompletecL a census -of the available-food storage in these camps with a view training resources throughout the co-uh-to the prevention of waste through try, and it is clear that at least 175,OODspoilage and will give such expert ad- mlen. can be detailed, quartered, in-vice as may be desired regarding the structed, and sent back by O)ct. I to themethods of handling and conserving army ready to perform the services otfood. mechanics and technicians.

His itinerary is as follows: Camp In all, 250,000 men' are needed forGreene, -Charlotte, N. C.; Camp Wads. ship constracetion; 200,0,00 -more Hreworth, Spartanburg, S. C.; Camp Se-vier, neddfor airplane work, and theGreenville, S. C.; Camp McClellan, An-trades or occupations. leading 4up toniston, Ala.; Camp Johnston, Jackson- airplane construction. In addition ioville, Fla.; Camp Sheridan', Montgom- all these, all army of, 1,50O,000 'menery, Ala.; Camp Shelby, Hattiesbllrg, needs in its own ranks in thle field moreMiss.; Camp Beauregard, Alexandriai than 300,'000 mechanics and -workers,Lda.; Camp Logam, Houston, Tex:.; Camp including, almost every trade and -oci-M~acArthur, W~aco, Tex.; Camp Bowie, pation, skilled and unskilled, manualFort Worth' Tex.; Cramp D~oniphan, and professional'Fort Sill, Ok~la.; Camp Cody, Demiing, Inthe 'development of this' tremen.N. M.; Camp Kearny, San Diego, Gal.; dous working force, both in tile ArmyCamp Fremont, Ptalo Alto, Cal.; Camp and in shipbuilding, knowvledge anld ex-Lewvis, American Lake, Wash. Nearly -perience gained. in Massachusetts is be-all of these are National Guard camps. ing -utilized by the-Federal Governmeint.Canlp, John-ston at Jackson~ville, Fla~., is Thle director' of the Federal Bureau is9a special training camp for Quartermas- Dr. C. A. Prosser, well known in Masseters. Camp Fremont is a Regular Army chusetts as -its' first- depnt colnmisZcamp, and Camp L~ewis is a National sioner for vocational -educatsion. UA~sArmy camp. - ociated with him in the newly estab-

There are Institute men at a number lished dlivision 'o training mnen forof these camps, very likely in some Offs- army occupations -are James; Phinneqcial capacity in the zones surrounding Munroe A- Boston-; -W. I. Hlamilton,the camaps. Mr. Abele, a. former stu-gnt of the Massachusetts Board ofdent in the Institute School for Health Edctoand IT. W. Geramanb4, for,Offitceirs, is chief -sanitary inspector ai nerly with the Boston Y. ML C. -4Camp MfcClellan.- Frederick Bernard Engineering School.'17 is a lieutenant at Camp Johnston, E. B. Johuson. 'Id is a sanitary, Inspec - . NOTICE.tbr for the Red Cross at Camp Sheri-dan. S. Burrage '92, an officer' in the Owino, to the recent order of the fue1~ublle healfti service, Is' stationed 'in a~mNsrao aoi.sin th Sothc zone surrounding, Camp MacArtur. holiday,., friom - today -on the rrcgfatt19,90r Prescott will endeavor -to Ta"ASalurdavr schedule wrill ber held on Satur-Techology Tnen -w'ho are serving xi SAY day man the Monday. classes on. Nortof the espys xhicli le vXsit-sS. -

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Owing to a misunderstanding inconnection withl the time of meetingfor candidates, a second opportunitywill be given those men wihing totry out for positions- on the staff of;The Woop-Gaxoo on Tuesdays Feb-ruary 26, at 5 'clock in The Techoffice Men are wanted for the Art;:' ew .and. Business Departments ;

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Sophomrories -Choase 'l'~aiss~miate;s-to Serve as Elective Body to,Pick Board of Editr oTechnique '1920--

MEETING. MONDAY AT 5- P.x

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A telephone call win bring my representativeto take your measure

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WASHINTGTON--"CWear tights?" quer-ied the indignant heroine, never!"--Andso it was discovered that Washingtonmen are modest; for it was a maleperson who had been chosen to takethe leading lady's part in the musicalcomedy, "Kicking Kate," who spoke thusThe male chorus followed, and now theauthor and the producer are tearingtheir hair to convince the strikers thata musical comedy without tights- isworse than pancakes without syrup.

WASHINGTOX-The head of the de-partment of chemistry has accepted acommission in the gas and flame di-vision of the U. S. Army and has al-ready left for active service. Capt. By-ers' ability as achemist was not theonly reason for his selection, his execu-tive ability being one of the strongpoints to recommend him. Hie has beenstationed at Fort Meyer, Ia..

WVASHINGTON-The University ofWashington News Letter makes an in-teresting and at the same.time start-ling announcement to the effect thatof 320 Americans who have died inthe service since April, only twenty-.seven had war risk insurance. The fam-ilies of the uninsured will receive an au-,tomatie insurance from the government,-but the government would gladly haveprotvi~ded a.much larger sum for themeatsmall cost The 11hiverslty of Wailing.ton is-fmaral-cawpaign upon the subject at present, with.

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WISCONSIN-Forty-four men enroll-ed with Lieut. B. C. Getzinger in theNaval Reserve unit which is being form-ed at Mad0ison The men will be en.abled to continue their university workuntil April regardless of the draft, andthen will undergo intensive training atsome training station in preparation fortheir assignments to service as ensignsin the Navy.

WISCONSIN-Extactly 389 members ofthe faculty at Wisconsin bave signed,the -Prtest, "against those utterascesand ah~bn of Senator Robert l.IA LF'ollette which have given aid and conm-

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tech Men on.Bemis ·Roll of Hotorfl)en Abhrams, %. LA*r-a. W1ar Gas ljuvesll-

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Ordnance.1. R. Huaneman, '16, Uent. IIL 0 R. aT. W. Uattle, 16., LIeut. U. S. B., Ordw 3. M. Phillips es-'Ha, Priv.. 128 U. 8 F. A.N. Wanbaw, 16, 2nd atat Coast AStyliery.

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augurated for SERVICE. So Mnyquestions have arisen, and so manydoubts have been expressed among boththe student body and the Alumni aboutthe relations of Technology-and Tech-nologians to the war, that the WAR

DMlE TECH has deemed it advisable,to establish a medium for clearing upthese difficulties. It is strongly desiredthat neither the Alumni nor the under-graduatea will hesitate to send in anyquestions that concern them directly orany that they think will be of benefitto Technology in common.

Address all inquiries to Tho QuestionBox Editor, The Tech The name ofthe questioner will be withheld frompublication, but each letter must besigned.

The Question Box lo for YOU per-sonaIy. Be sure you use itl

The Question Box Editor,The Tech,

Dear Sir:-.I am very much interested in the

shipping-board traiiing ac o001 Iwish that you would kindly answer thefollowing questions:

What is the average length of timethat a man is in training?

How soon after he is through histraining is he able to earn a salary

About what is the average salary for

the man just graduating?Yours very truly,

G. J. IL 'OS.

The School' for Naval Offlcers main-

tained by the Shipping Board is open tomen who can present certificate showing

two years' experience at sea.Admission to this school must be

made by application to the local inspee-tor of steamboats.

The time required for training isabout six weeks, and during that time

the men receive no pay. However, theyare under no expenses -except for theirboard.

At the completion of the course, themen, must pass an examination givenby thie -local inspectors for licenses.Those men with two years' experienceare eligible for positions as third officerswith salaries ranging from $100. to $251per month, immediately upon the eom·pletion of the course.

.Thdise !men Awth three Mesa<. '<;-if f Nled3e X*rg~e eilele- 'cFr· psi n assecond, offcers.with salaries ranging from$200Q to $250; and those having moreextended experience may obtainmasters licenses with salaries from $250.up. In addition to these salaries subhhien as enter trans-Atlantic service re-eeive a war bonus.

Aplication for admission to theSchool for Seamen should be made to,the Recruiting Offlce in the United States

'Shipping Board, -Boston Custom House.No previous experience is required. Theyreceive small pay while obtaining theirtraining, and upon graduation they re.ceive positions according to. their abili.ties and with corresponding salarisThese men also receive a war bonus fortrans-Atlantic service.

Entered sa second-class matter, September 16, 1911, at the Post Office atBoston, Masse, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.

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OU.R D U TY

F OaR the first time in the history of our country, we are engagedinawar in which every citizen, regardless of sex, age, or Geo-fgraphical locationhasa patriotic dutyto perform. In all prior

vars, the number of men -engaged in actual fiighting, as compared withthe entire number of people in the civilized world, was very smalls andall that-was needed in the way of food, clothing, and munitions, couldeasily be supplied by those not engaged in active service, but now prac-tically the whole civilized world is at war. More than twenty-fivemillions of men have been -drawn from the -anry ofproducers, and have.become not only .Saunmers, but.members of ia nighy-afify elg-ged iffdestroying not onlv human life, but food and property of all kindsThis means a world-wide shortage of food and all kinds of suppliesnecessary not only for the fighting man, but for the very existenceof human life. Those of us who do not go to the front therefore, havea duty to perform just as plain as;is the duty of the soldier fighting inthe trenches. To keep our soldiers there, we must ECONOMIZE andSAV7E. We murst bendI our energies to PRODUCE. This is justas important as to fight in the trenches. No citizenl performs his d"who doe's not PRODUCE and SAVE. O~ur work is net so danger-ous as the soldier's, but it is just as vitally important, and every in-dividual must realize that he has a duty to perform, and that he lacksin patriotism if he does not perform it. In the broadest patrioticsense, every citizen is drafted in this war. Let our slogan be PRO-DUCE and SAVE. The man between the plow handles, and the wo-man in the kitchen, producing and savring, are just as% important andJust as necessary for the success of American arms, as is thle soldierin the trenches.

G. W. NORRIS.

THE MUSICAL CLUB'S CONCERT n

N the assumption that the activities play an important part in the_Jdevelopment of the -college man, the colleges were advisd to con-

tinue their non-academic functions as in other years so far aspractable. The idea was to interfere as little as possible with the com-plete education of the young men of America. Acting on this sug-gestion, Technology has continued her activities, and among thesethat of the Musical Clubs. The winter trip of these clubs waspatriot-ically postponed-on account of the difficulties of transportation, whileinstead the orchestra journeyed to Ayer and played for the benefit ofthe soldiers. Today and tomorrow, howeve'r, they will give concerts,at Wellesley, and every man who does not attend will miss one of thefinest entertainments of the year, to say nothing of the pleasurableenvironment. These concerts will afford -men of the, Institute an Op-portunity to endorse their approval of the existence of undergraduateactivities, as well as to expres;s their appreciation of the excellent workdone by Musical Clubs, and every man is certainly anxious to do this.

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KANSAS--Add bright sayings of thecollege newspaper from the UniversityDaily Kansan: "WThen it Aomes toeffectually blocking a sidewalk, barbs'wire entanglements have nothing onthree dr four co-eds walking with lock-ed arms.' , I

KAN §AS-An interesting arrange-mlent is used at Kansas to avoid the or-dinary rush and confusion at registra-tion. A lottery is held for all exceptthe senior class, and the number whichone draws in the lottery determines inwhat order that person may register.Inasmuch as the drawing is held pTevi-ous to the :finals, the student does -nothave to return to register until his num-ber is due.

M~cGILA McGill student in servicewith the Royal Flying Corps on theMesopotamiian front has sent an interest-ing snap-shot to the McGill Dailey, show-'inag a modernized edition of the ancienttub-shaped "goofa" or ferry propelledby poles, used by the natives along theTigris. The "Tommies" could not getenough speed out of the old tubs withthe poling method and so they have-converted, them into 'side-whiskers,the motive power being produced byacranking process.

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McGILL-Word has been received atMontreal of the awarding of the 3rl-itary Cross to two more McGill menoverseas. They are Capt. Austin Irvene-and Capt Maurice Pope, and both wereeitied for gallantry in action.

WISCONSIN-Between 2500 and 5000drafted men will be' stationed ot thecampun for trahilng this spring andsumtmer, if pieventplaans mature. TheyWtill study las.thle University laboratoriesshops andr ekts Booms sume of the teh-nical} work -for · ftieir military servicecalls.-' ITher - till probably live In,temporarty 'barmrks had of odurse be inuniforn .and on. government.-PoVo. Atis probable that-.&a.-similar plan will beIl*k!rs e'v'' : · r A@,

Last Saturday's accident at Harvard Bridge brings to mind thespeed with which motor cars are wont to pass the Institute buildingsand cross the bridge. It is deplorable that further steps have not beentaken to control the traffic here as the indifference of drivers is' aconstant menace to students.- It is rare that a driver is considerateenough to stop when people alight from cars; instead they go tearingby at a rate -of speed far exceeding the safety limit. Frequently,students have been kept from boarding cars because of the line- ofrnachines which passed incessantly between them and the car. Fur-

thermore, the'Hearard Bridge has been condemned, and the weightof four or five several'ton trucks crossing the congested bnidge at"high Speed is ext r ly' dangerous to all in the. Meuadiate viceutty.Will automobile drivers never.awake to the fact that eekkss driving.endangers other lives than their own?

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CORNE1LLTemporary combinationsof Varsity and freshmen crew candi-dates have been selected and are nowworking daily in the crew room in the-gymnasium. They will be outside assoon as the weather permits.

HARVAR}D-The prospects of a Yale-Harvard crew race in June are verydubious, according to Fred W. Moore,graduate manager of the larvaxd A. A.Lack of interest and the possibilitythat there may not be enough eligibleupperclassmen by that date to make aneight-oared crew are given as the reasonsfor discontinuing that regatta whichhas lined the banks of the Thames atNew London, Conn., with a hundredthousand spectators.

*COLUMBUS--J. D. Kennedy 119, hasbeen elected to captain next year's var-sity football team at Columbia AsKennedy is a member of the Naval Re-serve, it is doubtful whether he will beable to return next fenH or not.

.OKLA:HOMA-The greatest number ofpoints piled up by a single college basket-ball team in one game so far-this sea-son seems to have been in the Oklshoma-.Southeastern State Normal game, whereifi the former garnered. 11 to.their op.ponentg' 13r l: . - .

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CAU~FORNIA~-Whether iftilitaxy uforms s~hall be worn every day by tuniversity cadet -regiment or nota burning question just at present on tcampus at Berkeley. The decision reewith, the student officers and an anouncement will soon be made in tfom' of an order from the military 4partment.

IOWA-A~ftre some discussion dilmuch talk of war economk,: it has beedefinitely decided to hold the junior proas usual this year, the date having beiset for March 15. The ticket saleto be limited to 150, and the partyto be field in the armory.

IOWA-ABfter several trials, refres:ments have been discontinued at ullversity dances as a matter of war-tilleconomy. No formal parties are behl'planned this year for similar reasons.

GEORGIA-AB "Greaeter Tech" callpaign has been launched at Atlanta witthe aid of some of the ablest industri.-and educational heads in the south. T!object of the drive is the raising $500,000 for the completion rand eqni]ment of the power plant and the ere,tion: of a building to house a resear(department. f

YALFF-]Following the lead of some ithe other eastern universities which hai~since dropped thleir rigorous non-competitive teams adopted at the declarettion of war last spring, Yale is to haN:a "formal' baseball team this yeainstead of the "informal" nine planneiClandidates for both freshman and varsitsquads wit I be called- out this week.

YALE-A falling off of membershidue to the departure of graduates foactive ser\·ice has caused the merg(of the Y'ale and Princeton'clubs of Ne,York City. Plans for -a union have beeeffctedi and it is probable that the Y'alclub house. on M~adison avenue- will bused jointly.

YALE-.Yalel men are prominent hrthe establishment of the Amlerican H8eroFiind,-a, warr--ciaaity·oiiginallyyl:--foun-deby the earn'ings ofthe'"'Ptattsburger." 1Ihas for'Its aim the education of th(children of American Army officer.,killed in action. It is probable that aractive campaign will he planned andcarried out for the furtherance of thiEextremely worthy charity.

Texas A. AND ML.-IPf present plawsca~n be carried out, a. full regiment ofcavalry will soon be offered to the na.tion through the governor of Texas,The full enlisted strength would be fromthe ranks of A. and M.1[ alumni andundergraduates, and the offer is to bemade as soon as the governor is author-ized by the war department to raise aiL-other increment of the National Guard.

TEAS--Intramural sports at Texasare occupying a prominent place in ath-letics this year. Inter-class, interfra,-ternity and inter-dormitory basket-balltournaments are being staged at present,with enthusiastic support from all par-ticipants.

DARTM060UTH-AB seventh name hasbeen added to Darm.o1th's TORl of honorw~ith the death of C. A. Hopkins '20,with the aviation section of the Ameri-,an expeditionary forces. Hopkins wasi cadet in the instruction detachment,which he had entered after an honorableJischare in October from the ambulanceservice. His death was the result of aneccident while on a trial trip. ,,

7MMETON-A furious scarlet feverepidemic has hit Northfield, claimingthirty Carleton men as its victims,with the result that Coach Buck haslad to turn the gymnasium into a hos-ital and call off practically all ath-etics for a period of six weeks ornore. Latest reports show that thepidemic is spreading rapidly, althoughtrenuous efforts are being made to iso-ate all cases and thus prevent itspreading.

OHIO STATE-A "War Chest" toupply the demand for-all contributionsor war charities for the. year'1918 isbing rapidly filled-through the ebortsf the faculty and -student: teshis at1hio, almost $4,000 having been: pledgedDWari the $550,000 total during the firstDw days of the campaign U.-f the, cam-6.6- is successful, no more solicitingrill l necessary thie.year, as different

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,alocation, and the name and address ofD.the nearest relative. In the effort ton get these facts correct, every least cluen is followd up, and constant reference is8 made to the list in the alumni office,s THE TECH list, and that in the Tech-

nology Bureau in Paris. No wonder theupkeep of this list now occupies the

-whole time of one person, who further-i more must often have assistance.e The men on this card catalogue ofteng get in touch with the Auxiliary, first

through being asked to fill out theircars. From this beginning or from thefolder, explaining the purpose of theAuxiliary and of the Technology Bureau

1 and offering assistance of various sorts,ea man presently realizes th.a- his r6re1.

f being is a matter of solicitude to a-group of people other than the Govern.

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family and yet with a similarly personalinterest. If he has had the good for-tune at any time to be at the Atuiliary

f Headquarters and to talk with thee friendly workers there, who plainly do.not intend to forget him, he does notneed the final assurance ofe knittedclothing, comfort kit, or books to eon-

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..apparently a somewhat cold though ad-mira-ble personality, is one of the bestfriends he has in the world.

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pressions of this feeling:rSays a young lieutenant: "4The com.

r fort kit was just a dandy. I do not seer how you people could think of all thelInic(. things which were included. The.Ilittle pe-rsonal touch, which included pos-

f al cqrds, a Christmas eatrd, and news.-1)aper elippings showing the New Tech-Tilolo-v Buildings, made the gift mostacceptable."'

Another says: ';Several~of my fellowofflcers-were-pre-sent when the packagecake- and- 1utou-can-.be Awe -w'e-lost -n0'

time, in 'opening it up. When we .hadevierything laid out on my bunk, theylscanted. to know where all of it came:from. Of course that was my chance toi ell them about M. I. T. and her war .Retivities and great future, and you bet cI tried to do her justice. But what con- Ivinced -them was this kit from the wo- men of M. L T."-

A private writes: "At first I henitated rsomewhat about asking, anything from pthe Auxiliary,. as I had never asked for Vanything before in my life. However,after reading your letter, I now realize Tthe true purpose and spirit of the or- p:ganization and I feel tha~t in any. future c(time of need I may quickly call for aid iand know there is a splendid organiza- vtion to back up all Technology mendsa

Naturally these boys are eager to wspread the good news and to supply the uAuxiliary when they can with names inand -addresses of other Institute men in Eservice.

If the young soldiers are thus heart- aiened and assured by the sense of Tech- crnology's watchful care, one may easily higuess the gratitude of their families. Up

Not only are they happy in knowinjwhat is being done for the boy, if hgoes to France, they themselves receivnotice, through the Technology Bureaand the Auxiliary, of his turning up athe Union. This method saves mone3,and increases the sense of cooperationFathers, mothers, wives, sisters writewith eager enthusiasm, and often offeito keep the good work in any way the,can. Not infrequently comes a longerletter, appreciative of what Technologyhas done for the boy in the past andfull of gratitude for this latest proolthat she regards him as indeed her sonA mother quotes her young officer's lastletter from France: he has not given uphis plan of going back to Tech: "I neverealized until now how very much I lovemy work." A- father reports from hisson, a lieutenant in the coast artillerywho is completing his training in Eng-land: "his great expectations as to thecontribution of the Massachusetts In-stitute of Technology to Vne cause' iwhich we are so vitally interested. Heis enthusiastic about your great insti-tution, and I am indeed gratified at thepreparation he there received not simplyfor general usefulness, but especially forservice to his country in its presentneed

"Cour very great work in behalf ofthese boys while engaged in ForeignService is a source of immense satisfac-tion to fond parents throughout theUgnion, and especially are our women,the mothers of these young men, pro-foundly touched by your loyalty and in-terest, so timely so helpful."

Proof of the confidence in the Aux-Miary felt by these relatives is givendaily by the increasing number ofthem who apply for help in a dozen dif-ferent ways. -The motto of Headquar-ters is a friendly reception'to every in-quirer; and no matter how unnecessarythe question or how much outside thescope of the office work, the letter isanswered cordially, the troubled visitorgets assistance and goes away as fromX group of friends. A problem beyondits own solving the Auxiliary promptlyturns over to the agency best fitted to.haidle tt-,--yhen avrequestrsmiQ&e fers-large quantity of things that the RedCross can provide, it suggests to thelocal Red Cross on the spot to supplythem; when the mother of'a Harvardman comes in -to ask how she can findout whether her boy -has reachedFrance, she is told about the UniversityUinion in Paris and is directed to theHarvard office In charge of the serviceregistry; and so on, through other ap-peals too numerous and varied to men.tion.

When one understands what the M. I.T. Auxiliary is doing, one is not sur-prised at the testimony that constantlycomes in to the effect-that Technologyis leading in this kind of work. "Thework that is being done is far aboveany college war organization of servicewhich I have heard of," writes a grad-uate, "and being in close touch withmen representing all colleges in theEast, I am certain of my opinion." Ourwork will be copied by other collegesand will itself go on developing and in-creasing as long as the war lasts. Thehand must not be taken from thelough.

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PURDUE-"While there's life there'shope" seems to be the Purdue basket-ball slogan, for with the decisive vic-torv over Chicago, the Boilermakers arebecoming hopeful once more of annexingthe championship. There can be nodoubt that Purdue has a scrappy fiveand may throw a monkey-wrench intothe gears before the end of the season.

PRINCETON-Under the modest titleof "Green Fruit," Lieut. J. 1?. Bishopof the class of '17 has produced thefirst fruits of the new interest in poe-try which has manifested itself at-Princeton during the past four or fiveyears. His book of verses, althoughealing principally with actualities,

"Nassau Inn" and "Campbell Hall" forexample, is nevertheless interesting forthe casual reader, and is heralded as asplendid achievement for one 80 yolungin the work.

PRIMCE13TON-Last week the twenty.fifth "birthday" of the honor systemin examinations was celebrated atPrinceton. The -faculty has been wellpleased with the spirit' in which thesystem has been fostered and upheld bythe etudent body and it has come to bea tr dition that no .student betrays thetrust placed in him. The system hasproven a distinct BUaSB8.

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Last Tuesdays, evening Professor erte~d by his arm in the place of thePrankin of the Electrical Department ele ctromotivle force. By 'varying theof the Institute gave a talk before tension on the springs and the amountsabout thirty members of the student of the weighsan by exerting thebranch of A. I. Eg. E., on the methods force in a steady or a jerky motion toby which phenomena occuring in elec- illustrate the frequency, the vibrationtrical circuits may .be physically and on different parts of the apparatusmechanically portrayed on laboratory could be altered at wvill. This methodapparatus. Professor Franklin has givenofn communication is used at present on.this l'ecture before about 'thiity_-fAve the Pennsylvania Railroad with greateastern colleges in addition, to several success.sections of the American Institute of The pr~incipleothtrnfmr wavElectrical Engin~eers,. having carried on also brought -out very strikingly, by, afor the past s~ix years. a scientific re- on metal rod with a.' fixed iron weightsearch on elec~trical activity. M~uch of near to one end. One of the men ofhis work wvas done -while' at Lehigh the society, held. the end of the shorterUniversity, where he was a professor of lever thus fovrmed while Professorphysics. The lecture. has been- edite'd' FrankLlin held the end 'of' the longer''and. printed as a part .of the Frainklin- 9 lv e-r. Putting but very little forceEstey Series of references on electrical upon te long lever while swvinain-,'it'engineering. through a large are, ' Professor Frank-

The lecture giveni by Professor Frank: lin X howed Ifow 'the' w-eight acted aslin wa's one' radically different from a fulcrum 'due' to its- inertia, and cfausedtlie general run of electrical staiks' which the short lever to' be mov Id -in a verythe Society' has" heaid because of -the sIort arc' bift'wvith- con'siderable'force,unique inaftner' in- which ''the subjeactn.ouh'to evena wi~st the student ftomaunider' discussi'on''-was brought out:' by his balanc.e. 'The- leng~th 'of, thie arcthe 'speaker. The. chief manner ini portrayed' the 'voltage and tohe forcewhlich the' points of ' the lecture were of :the' twist ols- the efi~ 'of the leverlniade' evident Eras by-nieclidnicdl-devrices wh~ed the, current. 'W-hen 'the -loadIof- seo-ra- -sorts 'whieh --ave- those -pres;- I ivis -removed,- that- is to sayr when theenlt'a cliear viiew of lthe v%~arious pheno. |, short. lever diwas -held' st-ttionary, ' theena which talze place in and betiveen . end 'of -the 'long -lever coulld be swrungcircuits. - - -- : through -only- a, very sinall. are 'With

'The - comparisons which Professor poeat dtfficulty, -correspondting to thleFrank~lill carried -on throughout- the lea- sih current. consumed to -ia tnetizeture, -vere between. the properties-. of th6 -transformer.-electrical circuits and- those -of mechlan- O0ther mechanical anilogs of . lectri-ical apparatus., Among -these, indurceal--circuits, as these'-devices are called,tance wvas- represented byr -inertia, elect ilsrtd the, variation, of indutancetromotiv e force -by mechanical force~ and ',capacity. to obtain resonances theand, capacity by elasticity. : Those transference of energy, in .coupled -cir-formulae wllieh- are used in mechanical cuits- and the action of the quenchedWvork -are. thus found, accurately appli- spark gap in wir less telegrpyThcable. to, electrical mneasuration of ad as~t. is -- very practical ,device, muchty~pes.: T'Elis. possibility of the inter- used. jgi commercial ,wireless coluinluni-changeability. of mechanical and.- elect, !ujtion,, and,-pro-ved to be of great -ia-trigal formreula~e has. m- d,,e, fe-4,i~le thetrs.-,.. ;solution ,o nian 1 practical - problems -The .ta k. was supplem~e~nted -by. a

hli~ch have been considered.jimpossible short discussion, the -meeting being ad-mathematically. One...esxagpje. of- this journed- art:half, past tight_ The' socie-'muay bet seen ina the manipula~tion of tri- Ity hlas. adopte~d a newv plan in referenic,e

lecircuit .forzn~ilae.@a a. feat h ithert o} to 'its meeting `which i'nov in. Voguescg~ngider~ed mnathematicalfy JmpossibDle,', -by..which it is, plined to start teie

b~t ZC}Professor Franklin has made lectures' early and end' c-orrespondinlg-'simple by th direttanfiecio I eaxly, in order to give the members

hmech n i cat observations~' to electrical ~thp socie t y mle-' opportunity tofiguration.,.. , , . ' , tak~e'ddvantae 6f early. car s~ervJee.Itieiey'astonishing exp'erimeinf car Next, week, Y~t" ruhpes nt o'f

.ridd o~ut by thie iectureri seas 'th'e prac- theoston hlevaited' Company,. will -Ad-ti'al demonstration of the current lag dress'14he so'cie6,y informally at a smiok.and advance affected b~y the. introdu6 Er.__ ZIMr. - rush is a graduate of Tdch-tion''of inductances and capacities into- hologgy pnd.hd§ 'succeed~ed to hlis presentai circuit. A telephone conversation anld higah &sitiioi chiefly through perserver-

tetransmission of a telegrap'h mes- nce and initiative. He hias devies'e ansae~myb fetdoe h same oigial system of tabulating those per-wire at the same time by means of a sions4 with Nvliom: he is in eontac't by aparallel' connection 6f a -telephone' re-tomplete 'cartl filinig 'system, thus hav-eeiver in series with a capacity, and' din ' the -record 4f-all the, men ' withtelegraph goiinde-r-irn series withanh in- wbom lid is at, --all liale' to transactductance. This feat is 'mad6 'possible Wbiisness.,-4This and many other -sifnibecause there' are sent olver the single flar- miethods 'has'placed lMr.- Brush-inwireb two" ton-interfering currents, --a the -responsible Position Which-he 'nowhigh frequency high voltage one, alidi- holds.' ' 'ble'only: in' the 'telephone' circuit,' and It is -imp ortant that' all the membersa' low frequency low voltage 'one, af- of the society attend this -smoker, a~sfecting only the 'telegraph circuit. Pro- preliminary elections are 'to be held 'forfe~ssor'F'ra'nklin- illustrat'ed' this feat by thie o-fficers of' next year. The officersa mechanical device ftaving springs in of the society -have -arranged - an' elab-the place of capacity, weights in the orAte layout of refresliments- to beplace of inductance, 'and the force ex- served after the meeting.

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FROMl MCENT BOUST&

Some good bouts were the result of,the freshnan tryouts held in thiy _'alk-:er M1emorial last Saturday night, who,also assisted as judges, gave -an ex,hibition nlatch, vhile - theft reg-hmen

wretles wre restbig up for, the ptls.The first bout b~etween .C7... Johnson

:and. Forbes, settled the championshiplfor -the 115 lb. glass, giing ohnson fiis-place on the. freshman team.. Acosta!,defeated'-Ttucker, -and Arigoni was 'able;to thro'w M~oore,_ so-tliait te champion.

.,ship for the 125 lb. class lay betweenthese two,. _iite a ̀ sufficient rest the

-contestants entered, the ring for one'of.the best bouts of the meet in which:Arigoni succeeded in getting a. body

1SCissors and. so defeated APO'sta in five'minutes and fiftv-seven secondsr.

For the 13S lb. class -Gordon 6hrew.Rowvell and in another bout Barker wonfrom Buckner in the shortest time ofth eev-ening. Ieater Gordon settled the,ehanipionsbip of the class by defeatingBarker. Ramsey, threw both R. 0. John-son- and Whelan, in' two' wel1-fought,struggles for the 145 class. Dateo, the145 pou-nd,111an distinguished himself by'gaining, the jdecisfonl oer 'Rosenfield'after ten minutes of hard work and'later by wvre'stliuk a. double match -witbhMcDonald in` %;liclh,-the Judges gave him.'the decisio4 _bY,yt~erY close margins.Captain Giles was very wvell please4With the -form and tile material antsaid that great~credit ivas due t~o`Coac1hCGraeey for' th&-iesplndid Show'ingr thati'the squad showved as'a whole.

M-Ua )UTL-) TO OUR CITIEN -ARMY~-To 'me the most amh-zingi social.

change which the war has brought aboutis the transformation of our army froma small commandi,1f.:;miscellaneous vol-unteers into a 'gigantic union of thefighting citizens of the Ntation. 2vore

than a, million. men; seleated- for,theiryouth, their courage', ind their virilityare to present America to Europe inthe guise of wvar-r:i'o'rs',--and in all thepictures whieh wve 'have been permittedto see of them'they aire so tn~mlstaka~bly

of the Nrew World that onlyj a IglnceHis needed to distinguish them from agroupe of F9ren~ch or Britishl soldier-sflne,,upstanding thoug~h they' may be.XOur army is a citizen army. -It is,$

Comlposed of ouir <br-&thers1, our . eousinf |4nd our sons. Nothino, like it has, been iseen in Ameri-ca, even in the days ofPhisty One,. for at that-t'me the'volun-tsteer system~ 'alone' determined the ser-;

ie.The American Army in France isYorselves in khaki. All classes are.-rep' iresente; 'Tt'is e6ntirely democratic in 'its personnel a~nd in its spirit. 'It is'ian-Karmy to be proud of -Andd o be, cared,f or. It is far from home- and it willnot be strange if many of the boysbecome home sic-ekspecially the:

,'winter ca mpaign settles downl to a"dreary sie-e in'the Breaches .

To lighten this gloomy routine, to-maintain a close and hearty interest-mnthis body of American citizens detailedfo~r special duty,, to support them not

Weey*ith mntons of warbu i-those -supplies in -which we-can put pudre-admiration, our gratitude and our loveis our duty-a. duty- 7hich we should,grasp as a, privilege.-.Our men will be.none the less Warriors- because wee rei--member them witk , letters and gifts..They are carrying aur burdens, uphold.-"ing, our honor-and I -for one desire toexpress as best- I can- the deep personalobligation I owe 'the youth who hasAaken my place in the 'ranks. I wa-nthim to knowv -my feeling. I want him.tQ know, that so far as my mpeans andstrength- will allows I intend to backhim up mn- his -cheerful and splendidservice.-- To -help -himn in his .-hours of -recrea-tion is almost as essRential as- to- seethat he is properly cared for in thefield. We have the .riglit to. ,make hisburden as light as -.we c anl and hehas the right to receive whatsoever wecan do in this spirit, Our men cannotall come backc to us bu t y wvish isthat those :who do mi6 'be gr~eatly en-

-nobled b-V their battleds -ah one sh101RIl,greatly gain by the 'soacrifices which weare willigg't-o make for them.

HA-MLIN GAR~iAND.

TECH MEN IN WAR SE3RVICE

Class of 1887G. O. DRtAPER, C:aipf., U. S. R.

Class of 1893S. DG{AR J-VVHI!AK9E:R; Alai, Pro-

ress Section, Ord, Dept., Wash.Class of 1906

* HOLDEN a. .G , RICHARDSON, 'Asst.,Nav. Constr.; , avy 'Dept., Wash.

i : "+i" -Class of 1907ROY W. RYDEN, Nav. Constr., U. S.

ALEX. F. .VAN,-UpUREN, Constr.cps., UV. s~t§.,'Wasir.' .

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i6tduled to be'liela it.the Museum ofFine Art, Sunday,teb~rtua~ry,-24,-ihouldzprve to -bee ve yinterestin, 'to all In

ititute students att~ending, inasnmueh asthe principal speakier -a member ofthe faculty liere.---Professor Henry LSeaver of .tBe.EngishI~epartwetit willspeak on two portraits of Washingtonin Gallery VI of the Evans MemorialGalleries at 3.45 p.m. Previous to thelecture Mrs. Dana Fitz Dow- w111 meetvisitors in the Tape'stry- Gallery at 3p.m.. Informal guidance wvill be fur-nished to visitors on each Sunday byMrs. 'Whitmore who will conduct smallgroups through the galleries at 2:30,3:15 and 4:00 p.m.

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until the war is won andpeace secured whichwilguarantee -freedom to all .peoples, great a-f-&l i` -

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.o lIo .oncf would arm American-Ger-man, thlinking a nd talkeing pro- Ameri-canism, be tolerated in Berlin ? HowIona Nirould a German, thinking andtalkincy anti-Aunstriarfis'm, be toleratedin Munich? If you who read this werein Germany today, would you expectto be' allowved to talk against Germanysimply because you wvere an American?'W-ould you not be profoundly gratefulto be permitted to remain -alive andkeep your mouth sbut? If America isnot united for the wvar, it is, at leasit,to be hoped that fronl now on no hu-muan- being, in Ameriea wtill talk sedi-tion. 'There are two; possible sorts ofhuman. bein-s 'in JAmnerica'-today--for-.eigners anit'ditizenis. Of these it is theduty of citizens to be loyal; foreignerswvill be'tak-en cares of as they deserve,accordina to -their - actionis. There- isn, third va~riety off human being, in,America-an impossible sort-eitizeutapd disloyal, In . timhe of war such acreature is as unimaginable as amatheistic, Christian. I canno~t imagine,J;n time of *ear, how any being can bea; once-cietiien"Pild disloyal.. Any Ger-mapj in 0efthttny takig i .o'lttoGermay Ioldbe placeil a~gaost ,

wall an~siwot*.I yoV -p;='t..talfo.Amei, keep your .iool. Molit. Sht..

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ADVERTISING COMPETITIONS- WILL START NEXT MONDAY

The Most Capable Men Will Be GivenPosition-On The'Staff

On M~onday, February, The Tech willopen a spbecial competition for posi--tions on-Ahe Advertising, Staff of thepaper. -This. competition will be opento memnbers of all classes, and' is in-te~nded especially to enable Junior.Freshmen to come out for The Tech.No previous experience in getting- ad-vertisin-, will be necessary in orderto enter -the competition. Those inter-ested should report ini The Tech otfice,in the Acitvities Building on Massa-chusetts avenue 4 opposite the _Coop, on

-Wonday afternoon at 5 o'clock.The competition will last for- about

two months, aft th~e end of which timetho'sef meni who7 have proved the lmostefficien't wvill receive positions on the-staff -while'the remaining men'-will en-,te'r a second 'competi tion aid may beplaced on the'staff later.

Owin- -io the fact that a large, num-ber of men hav e left the depar~tmentto- en'F {he -sefviee, there are excel-

-lifit opportuinitFe6 fori idpd adrvaj-e'..me.;See!r-j in iez 'hiio Y~ of 'rho

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