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'Next week, fromn Monday, February20, to Friday, February 24, will be thelast chance fo buy 1950 Technique op-tions. Only one hundred options re-main unsold. As Technique has madetheir policy of "no option, no Tech-nique" very clear this year, anyonewishing to be sure of getting a copyhad better buy an option before thedeadline.

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It was presented by the StuderFaculty Committee, with the aim caittempting to find means of achieving closer unity between studerand instructor. The forum had aspeakers Professors Warren iLewis and John T. Rule representing the faculty, .while the studentwere represented by Joseph Gott;leib '50 and John J. Jacoby '50. DrKillian acted as moderator.

Slide Rule PushingThe first speaker was Joe Gott

leib, who versed the opinion thapresent methods of teaching tendto engender too much "slide rulpushing" and not enough thinkincapacity. Feeling also that thereexist "non-conducive conditiontoward friendships," he suggestedthat the faculty and students cometogether at more social functionsuch as teas and smokers.

Speaking for the faculty, Professor Rule called for a release fronthe tense feeling that exists, in hiopinion, because the students assume that the instructors are in aposition of an all powerful author-ity. In concluding his messageProfessor Rule stated that he was"appalled at the students' timidity,"and called for the constant foster-ing of a feeling of freedom of ex-pression at the Institute.

Student Faculty FriendshipJack Jacoby then spoke on the

other side of the question, namely,"Is the Student Conscious of theInstructor?" He voiced the opinionthat if the student will not ap-proach the instructor, then the in-

Kern R e tanedAs Budget Head

% Inst. Comm.At the meeting of the Institute

Committee held last Wednesday, itwas decided -to retain John C. Kern,'50, recently disqualified by theRegistrar's Office, as temporarychairman of the Budget Committee.There will be a sophomore com-petition run shortly at which timethere will be several sophomoreschosen to work on this committee.

As soon as these men learn howto do the necessary work in theoffice there will be a chairmanelected from among the three jun-iors presently on -the committee.This procedure will permil~the bud-get committee to function smoothlyuntil new men are trained to carryon the work of the juniors whowill be dropped from the committeewhen a new chairman is chosen.

Appointed at this meeting was aman to run a poll among the ath-letes and students at the Instituteto find out whether a varsity foot-ball team is wanted. Henry C.Sharp, '50, was elected to form acommittee to sound the opinions ofthe student body. It is hoped thatif opinion is favorable the adminis-tration will allow the Institute tohave a varsity football team.

There will be a change in themethod for election of freshmansection leaders next week. Suspend-.iLg the present method of fresh-man elections, the Institute Com- Inittee voted to hold the freshmannominations by petition and theelections by secret ballot.

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Your grades are not your own,this reporter is convinced. They arejust a by-product in a process ofthe MIT.T. machine, a bother to theinstructors, and a livelihood forthose in the registrar's office. Butafter all, what would we do withoutthem? The Institute wouldn't krnowwho to retain and who to flunk,and those with 5.00 or 4.95 cumesafter hours of hard work would gounrecognized. Also, we would prob-ably be 11.4 more numerous thisterm.

Briefly, just what goes on behindthe scenes before you receive thoselittle white envelopes with thetransparent windows which inter-rupt a pleasant vacation at home,or lay awaiting you upon your re-turn to school?

Committffees Review GradesAfter your various instructors de-

cide on the marks you have earned,they send these marks in to thedifferent departmental committeesfor review. These committees,usually composed of the instructors

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Music Maestro To PlaySpecial 'Arrangements| Tech Show Music

Bob Clayton, well-known disc-jockey and feature of the BostonBallroom will be official master ofceremonies for the Al-Tech Dance,the committee announced today. Atthe same time it was disclosed thatTech Show-1950 will supply inter-mission entertainment.

Charlie Spivak, maestro of theevening, will play a few of the son-gsfrom Tech Show, written and ar-ranged for Spivak by Jonny Le-ler'51. The leads, James C. Bresee G,Joseph S. Gottlieb '50, Dorothy Lif-tig, and Gwen Downhill, will singspecial ballads from the show, andthe Fisherman Quartet, one of theshow's leading acts, will also be onhand to supply entertainment. Dur-ing the course of the intermission,a short preview of the completeTech Show will be given.

Poll Results GivenMaster of Ceremonies Bob Clay-

ton will also conduct this intermis-sion. At that time he will give someof the interesting highlights of thepoll now being taken here at theinstitute by the All-Tech DanceCommittee and which will bebroadcast over Clayton's program,Boston Ballroom, tomorrow. The re-sults of this poll will be instru-mental in determining many of thesongs Spivak will play.

Clayton, local favorite. was edu-cated as a lawyer here in Boston,but soon went into radio announc-ing. He was given the Boston Ball-room as an experiment in bringingthe latest recordings of popularbands to the public.

Arrangements for something spe-cial in entertainment for the eve-ning are now under way, but de-tails have not been completed.

P lot Weather Courseu~ve InPreparationF rPire-fi;ht TestNew Mefeorology ClassesSponsored By Flying ClubTo Be Given By Mr. PUlk

"Meteorology for Pilots" a prac-tical course relating to weather andfying, will be given to. anyone inthe Flying or Glider Clubs as wellas to others who are interested.E. S. Pulk of the Meteorology De-partment will hold the classes eachMIonday from 5:00 to 6.00 P.M., be-ginning February 20.

Mr. Pulk, who has set up the me-teorology ground school at EastCoast Aviation at Bedford Airportnd taught similar classes to airline

pilots will teach the meteorologyneeded to prepare for a CommercialFlight exam. Also, a small amountff homework will be given.

The course will be held in room-131, but interested persons shouldegister for it at the M.I.T. FlyingJlub office in Room 18-005, or con-act James C. McAllister '50, Presi-lent, in the Old Senior House.

Professor Warren K. Lewis of the Depart-ment of Chemical Engineertng shown ad-dressing the Student-Facuhy Forum onstudent faculiy relations. Lewis emphasi;zedmutual stimulations of the two groups.

structor can do little. He arrived atthe conclusion that the studentwould have a threefold benefit fromthese associations: (1) Generalbroadening of his educational back-grounds, (2) A general good time,(3) Better grades.

As the fial speaker, ProfessorLewis painted a broad picture ofthe benefits and great mental andcultural stimulations that can bederived from student faculty rela-tions.

Common iurposeHe opened his speech with the

observation that "Knowledge is notpower." Drudgery and work, hecommented, lead to, and are a nec-essary prerequisite of leadership.

Professor Lewis stressed insightand "an appreciation of things" assomething that might be greatlyimproved upon at the Institute. Heconcluded his speech with a decla-ration directed at both the studentsand the faculty--"We are workingtowards a common purpose."

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During his two years at the Insti-tute, Gordon took part in numerousstudent activities, and often servedas master of ceremonies impromptuand semi-official student gather-ings. He is remembered by manyfor the part he played in Techs-a-Poppin, the Soph Prom, the VooDoo Smokers, the Harvard Bridgeopening, -the Devil's Roast andmany other student events. Ser-geant Gordon also participated inthe M.I.T. Candle Pin League as amember of the Military Scienceteam. Until recently, Gordon re-sided in the Barracks acting as aProctor.

If his work in the R.Q.T.C. favorshim with a little free time, the Ser-geant plans to spend it at his farmin Sutesbury, a small town justoutside of Amherst.

Last AcquaintarnceDane Ton9sgh

Friday night, February 17, is thedate of the last acquaintance danceof the school year. Dancing willbegin at 8:30 p.m. 'm Morss Halland will last until 12:00.

Girls are coming from most ofthe neighboring schools. Up to thepresent, ,tickets have been sellingbest at Simmons and LasellColleges.

Finals in the Bridge Club'stournament will be held to-morrow afternoon in theDining Room of the NewDormitory. Anyone whowishes may participate.

and the heads of a particularcourse, examine all the marks ofthat course, noting discrepancies,and deciding on borderline cases:H-C, L-F, etc. If one class has aparticularly high number of fail-ures, for example, the fact is notedand an explanation usually is given.The difference might lie in the classas a whole or the instructor. In thelatter case, changes are often madein the marks.

From the department, the gradesare then sent to the registrar's of-fice. All grades are due here by theday following the last scheduledexam. Then the work starts. Thegrades of all 5400 Tech students,graduate and undergraduate, arecompiled on large sheets by class-Freshman, Sophomore, etc., andfor two or three days the girls inthe registrar's office together withseveral instructors who escapedproctor duty during exam weekstay busy adding the results andcomputing the term and accumula-

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Recent Transfer WasVery Active, Well-likedDuring institfufe Sday

Master Sergeant Samuel J. Gor-don left Thursday, February 9, forthe University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Mass. Sergeant Gordonhas been permanently transferred,and will probably serve at Amherstfor the usual appointment of threeyears. He has been placed in chargeof the freshman Military ScienceDepartment of the University.

Sergeant Gordon served roughlytwo and one-half years in NorthAfrica and Europe with the rank ofCaptain in the TransportationCorps before coming'to Technology.He was assistant to the Dean inCharge of Military Sclence here atthe Institute, and held the positionof Instructor on the teaching staff.

Numerous Activities

Stud ntlsFaeal auts g' ki S E~ B llib grea i 8|ng at ar~er~s

With the comment that "Educa-ltion comes from men not teachers,"' CONSCIOUSDr. Kilian opened the forum on INSTRUCTORthe topic "Is Your Instructor Co6n- scious of You?" held February 14. _

T hete C is CaptureIntramural TourneyFor Third traighe

With a 28-17 victory over PhiSigma Kappa last Wednesdaynight, Theta Chi's basketball teamclinched its third consecutive intra-mural court championship. PaulSmith, who averaged 8 points agame, and Lee Layton, who directedthe team's attack, led the ThetaChi five which was undefeatedthroughout the season and addedto its amazing undefeated stringwhich now reaches back 30 gamesover the past few years.

The second place spot in theplayoffs is being contested by PiLambda Phi aid Sigma Nu. TheSigma Nus knocked over the Gra-duate House, 48-38 on Wednesdayto solidify their second-place spot.Chuck Lockerby was high scorerwith 19 points. Both the Sigma Nuand Theta Chi fives were heavywith sophomores, and both figureto be threats in next year's tourney.

The playoffs will be completedby tomorrow, and the completefinal standings will appear nextweek.

Personnel Mqs..loe Viaw DilsplayIn New Libray

New England companies aresemding seventy-five personneldirectors to Technology on Thurs-day, February 23. They will viewa display of personnel informa-tion brought together by the MIoT.Management Association, profes-sional society of Course XV, accord-ing to an announcement by HerbertA. Ridgway '50, student president.

Their visit is being arranged tofacilitate study by New Englandcompanies of the personnel policiesof a large number of companies ofnational and international scope,as reflected n their publications.

Display in Dewey LibraryThe group will inspect the dis-

play in Dewey Library during themorning and afternoon, then willbe guests of the industrial Rela-tions Section at tea and dinner,during each of which they will beaddressed by Dr. Lawrence A.Appley, President of the AmericanManagement Association.

The showing of the PersonnelWorkshop material is intended to |draw the attention of New Eng- Iland executive groups to the typeof activities being carried on byCourse XV and the Industrial Rela-tions Section, and to the facilities |of the Industrial Relations Library. which is an adjunct of Dewey |Library. ;

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Forum last Tuesday quickly agreed that student-instructorrelationships here are in a- bad way, and proceeded with theproblem of how they might be improved. Students Jacobystressed the responsibility of the student in taking the initia-tive in approaching the instructor, and the need for informalconversation on subjects other than the technical. PresidentKillian, acting as moderator, mentioned that several commonsrooms will shortly be available to provide the proper atmos-phere for just this sort of informal meeting between studentand instructor. Professor Rule decried the "attitude of timid-ity" with which many undergraduates view the histructor.He pointed out that there is a paternalistic attitude on the partof the Institute insofar as the student's academic, pursuits arefitted to a rigidly determined schedule of assignments andexaminations, and that this paternalism sometimes unfortu-nately causes the student to feel that his opinions and hisreactions to the system are considered insignificant.

~~-: ... - Undergraduate Gottlieb in his argument stated that "ourgraduates are top engineers, but not top scientists"; that theInstitute puts forth men who go to the top in industwy, but notNobel Prize winners. He said that students here feel likecustomers, instead of the very lifeblood of the organization.Discussing student criticism of an instructor's teaching meth-ods, he emphasized the need for the proper approach, andclaimed that in many cases the student would find his sugges-ti-ons unwelcome. "You just can't go up to some gentlemarwho's been teaching a course for forty years and say, "Sir.you're being sarcastic in class, Sir." Professor Lewis statedthat it is the Institute's educational philosophy to "train mento solve real problems." He said that the ideal instructor-student relationship occurs when both are working togethemin a joint creative effort. He pointed out that this ideal isrealized at the graduate level, but that undergraduates failto see this cooperative effort. He appealed for experimentationin the field of undergraduate educational technique.

The Forum accomplished the task it set for itself. Itasked: "Is Your Instructor Conscious of You?" It answered:"No, but this is partly your own fault." It presented a com-plete list of the symptoms evidenced by the problem, andsuggested several partial solutions. But what is the desiredresult? Is it enough % o foster a spirit of informality andamiability between student and instructor? Is this the idealrelationship? Certainly it is one part of the ideal, that partwhich might be established by chats in a commons room.But this is not the ideal to which Dr. Lewis referred; this is notwhat characterizes the situation in graduate school, wherestudent and instructor find themselves engaged in cooperativeeffort.

This instructor-student Business, we believe, is just oneof many difficulties peculiar to undergraduate technical educa-tion, and the majority of these difficulties are brought aboutby one special characteristic of the undergraduate engineeringcurriculum. Before the engineer can undertake any significantcreative work in his fiel'd, he must assimilate a bulk of infor-mation, acquiring a set of ideas which will serve as tools. Thisprocess of acquisition takes place for the most part duringhis undergraduate years. The learning process is almost voidof intellectual stimulation; A. N. Whitehead calls it the assimi-lation of "inert ideas." Thus undergraduate technical educa-tion must be primarily a passive assimilation of ideas. Thestudent does not enjoy this kind of learning, since his creativeability is seldom exercised. Intellectual curiosity may bestifled under such conditions, and certainly the instructor-student relationship is one of mutual apathy. W'e join Dr.Lewis in his appeal for experimentation in undergraduateeducational technique.

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tive ratings. All computation otherthan addition of units is done onthe slide rule.. Even the girls wieldthe slip stick. However, in the caseof freshmen, the schedules andsubjects taken are fairly standard-ized so that their cumes and term

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DANCESFRIDAY, :FEBRUABy 17

M.I.T. Student Hous¢-Valentine Dance,96 The Fenway, 8-12.Frankling Square House-formal, 8-12;tickets may be obtained at the InstituteCommittee Offlee only.YM-YW Heartthrob Hop-dancing from8-12, entertainment and refreshments at80c per head. Durrell lall, Cambridge"Y," opposite the City Hall, CentralSquare.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18Square Dane--Harvard Outing Club,Memorial Hall, north of Harvard Yard.Dancing from 8 with refreshments for60c.

rUESDAY, rE5BRUARY 21Square Dane--B:U.'s Charlesgate Hall,8:3O to 11:30-5c per.

SPORTSFRIDAY, W'EBRUARY 17

Professional BPsketball - Rochester,challenges the Celtics Ln a contest tobe held at the Bostbn Arena.

rUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21College Basketball-Doubleheader seesHarvard vs. Columbia and Holy Crossvs. Boston College at the arena. Firstgame Is at '7:45.

ON STAGEI STREETCAR NAED 13ESME-Plym.

outh Theatre. Tennessee Willtam's prize.winning play. Highly recommended.

SHADOWY AND SUBSTANCE - Br;attleHall. Julie Haydon starring In this fineIrish comedy.

THE W¥ISTERIA TREES-Colonial. 1elenHayes starred in Joshua Logn's adapta-tion of the "Cherry Orchard."

YES 31·LORD-W'ilbur. English politicalcomedy witb A E. Matthew.

NOW I ,AY ME DOWN TO SIX!;3-Shubert. New play ba.sed on LudwigBemelman's writings.

ON SCMEEN.qTHE, BICYCLE THIEB - Beaeon Hill

Easily the finest filin in Boston, havingscooped up bushels of awards.

VOL. LXX FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1950 NO. 6MnANAGING BOARD

General Manager .............................. I................... Marvin C. Grossman, '51Editor .. Thomas G. Hagan, '51Managing Editor ............... ..................................... William R. Mtller, '51Business Manager .............. ........................................ David A. Janis, '51

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EDITORIAL BOARDDale O. Cooper, '51; Fred Vanderschmidt, '51.

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Night Editor: Newell J. Trask, '52

Assistant Night Editor: Melvin Cerier, '52

'Oh sure-her class is crowded. She,,:/ always keeps PHIZIP MORR.IS on her desk."

There's a reason why PHILIP MORRIS' popularityis growing by leaps and bounds--is tue

. one cigarette proved definitely less irritating,defiaitely milder, than. any other leading brand.

No wonder there's No CIGARETrE EAnTGOVR.when you smoke PHILIP MORRIS!

Some of the show songs are: "I LoveHim Any Old Way," "I'm a Very StrikingViking," and "A Summer in Maine." Ticketswill be sold for group reservations on Feb-mary 27 and general sales will begin March 6.The prices of the tickets are $2.40, $1.80, and$1.20. The show is essentially an M. I. T.student-staff production and takes the formof a musical comedy witha book written by

Art Van Stolk and Bob Abelsom

RULES1. All students, staff members, and em-

ployees of M. 1. T. are eligible fo enter,except the members of the Tech Showcast and sfaff and their families.

2. All entries will be sent to STANCHAIKIND, c/o TECH SHOW, BUILD-ING 18, M. 1. T., CAMBRIDGE.

3. Entries must be postmarked not later thanMarch 4, 1950.

4. Entries must be accompanied by thecoupon shown at the righf or a reasonable

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All you have to do is create a newspaperadvertisement which will publicize TechSHOW of 1950, "STRANGER IN TOWN."

Below are some of the facts which maybe used in the advertisement:

The actsTech Show will be presented in Cambridge on

March 17 and 18 at Cambridge High and LatinSchool in the Cleveland Auditorium. This year'sproduction is titled "Stranger in Town." The ghostof Lief Ericson (played by Joe Gottlieb) hauntsthe provincial fishing village of Schmangor, Maine.He falls in love with the Stranger and tries topoison her, so that she may become his babe-untillife do them part. The feminine leads are playedby Dotty Leftig and Gwen Downhill. James Breseeplays the part of the local boy who also falls in lovewith the Stranger.

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Here's your buy for 1950... for all the things yotmotor car at lowest cost... the new ChevroletStar Body by Fisher!

It's the one and only low-priced car that offers ycof automatic or standard drive . . . with the thlPowerglide Automatic Transmission and newValve-in-Head Engine for finest automatic drive and with a highly improved, more powerful Valengine and the famous Silent Synchro-Mesh Trfor finest standard drive results-at lowest cost.

Pucksters Lose-to BowdBe U.; Py Chances ,Garrity Scores 7 GOalsAs Terriers Romp, 14-0

Hopes for a spot in the New England League playoffs dimmed ove]the past week, as the Tech hockeyteam dropped two league encount-ers to bring its record down to foulwins and five losses. Bowdoin'pucksters upset the Engineers, 8-:on Monday night, while on Wednesday evening B.U.'s powerhouse administered a 14-0 shellacking.

The Bowdoin game started out oneven terms, with each team scoringonce during the first period. Bowdoin drew first blood after six minutes of play, but a couple of minutelater the Engineers countered on pass from Fuller to Lea

Polar Bears Take LeadThe Polar Bears took the lead al

the beginning of the second periodas Marno tallied on a solo dash, buonce again Tech tied it up as Chisholm scored on a pass front Hamilton. However, two goals near theend of the period put the visitor,

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ahead again, this time fo:During the final stanza

proceeded to salt the gascoring four times. Capt

pFife scored two of these, gr a total of three for the gzy The game was vert- played, with penalties behr equally. Lea and Fullers good game on the ice, wl3 ward stopped some-hard o- goal, at one time turnling- attempts within a few se

B.U. Routs Beavers

g In the B. U. game the, were simply outclased,_ during the first period. able to hold the slick 1a three goals. B. U., display

stickhandling, sharp pa'hard shooting, broke outof goals at the begirnnb

t second period and cond run up the score for theLt of the game.- Jack Garrity, B. U.'s- star, had a field night, expense as he poured th(s total of seven goals intc

Garrity also had two aput on a masterful exhskating skill.

Interclass S MSckeduded For I

On Saturday, FebruarTech Swim Club is sponsecond annual interchmeet. The meet is opendergraduates and graddents at Technology ancomposed of the followir50, 100 and 200 yd. freestybreaststroke, 100 yd. b150 yd. individual medley,diving, 150 yd. medley re200 yd. freestyle relay.

Chevrolet alone

oCagoa aers 1 e New Hamipshire,'n'4561 ofr Third Straight Win;

r keeps.a Bowdoin I 1ime away,a Ralpin ive re oniggiving himarme. By MART iERRIAM

yg i cleanly S jkiers Place Second Coming from behind in the final moments, Tech's varsitynig divided

playivided asIn . . . a ion; quintet defeated New Hampshire, 64-61, in an exciting game^aile Wood. played on the loser's home court last Wednesday night. It was

)nes in the Vermon Takes T$ ie the third consecutive victory for the Engineers, who will faceback four

;conds. Traveling up to Lydonville, Ver- Bowdoin at Walker Gym tonight.mont, over the weekend, the Tech- The game was close all the way, with the lead changing

Engineers nology Sking team took a second hands several times. During thealthough place in the intermediate I.S.U. first half, the scoring tempo was

they were championship. The Techmen with Tra kmen F c fast and furious, with neither fiveTerriers to 548.01 points was runnerup to the able to establish a considerableTing clever University of Vermont who took argn L y G

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in a rash first pla honors th a 582.75 rs kept Tech in the struggle duringng of the point total. Following Tech, and in | . ¢ a he latter part of the half, whichtinued to this order were Williams, Yale, Har- reded with the Wildcats in front,remainder yard, Norwich, Colby, and Bowdoin. The Tech Indoor track seasor -35

The second place scored by the will get into full swing tomorro NOlympian Engineers eamed for them admit- as the varsity and freshman team hir arted fast inat Tech's the third quarter and soon ran up

e amazing tance to the senior division of the take on Northeastern University a: seven point lead, but the Engi-o the net. I.S.U., which is awarded to the two home, starting at 2:00 P.M. It wil neers s truck back to evaen the countsslsts and top teams. be the first dual meet of the sea- at 44-44 on some fine shooting byiibition of The Techmen were paced by son for the varsity. he entire team. From then onL the

Andy Wessel, who took first place Led by Mazzoca and Montuori two squads matched each other,basket for basket, with seldom-imorein the cross-country jump com- Northeastern easily beat Bates Col1- than three points separating the

me ~bined, second in the cross-country lege last week, 93-24, winning two teams.et and third in the jump. Jack Aail twelve out of thirteen events. With Rick Rorschach's set shots

Feb. 25 won the jump and took fifth place Against them the Enghineers, led clicking for the Beavers and Dick

y 25, the in the cross-country combined by Captain Al Dell Isola, will pre- Hauhinck dumping them in for theby aptin l D ll sol, wll re- home five, the score was still tiedisoring its while Knut Kloster took a second sent a strong squad well stocked at thome i ,te mt score was still thised

ass swim in the Slalom. Jack Bent finished with veteran and Sophomore talent. point, hatsiaficas scored on a layup

uate stu-lalom cm- The Techmen will probably be at to put the Wildcats in front, 59-57.Ld will be bined, and Per Smith gained fifth heir strongest in the 300 yard, 600 However, two fast one-handers byag events: place in the slalom, fourth in the yard, and mile runs, as well as in Lee Hong and a driving layup by7le, 100 yd. jump and ninth in the cross- the field events, while the North- Ed Corrie put the Engineers ahead,'ackstroke, country combined. eatr ta sem tohvis63-59, and this time they held the

o16w board · Next scheduled meet is the Mid- eastern team seems to have its lead. After a hook shot by Eau-flay and a dlebury Carnival which will be held strength in the dash, high hurdles, hinck made it 63-61, Hank Hohorst

,next week, weather permitting. and the 1000-yard run. tossed in a foul shot for Tech, andthe Beavers froze the ball the restof the way.

In a preliminary game, the Techfrosh went down to defeat at thehands of the New Hampshire pups,74-52. After a close first period,

tives yU hijg est dolar v ue which ended with the home teramyt~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~leading by only 16-14, the Wildcats

began to pull away and won easily.lower cost motorng Russ Kidder of Tech was high

scorer with 20 points .... In thevarsity game the scoring was evenlydistributed, with Rorschach highfor Tech with 10 points. New Hamp-shire's Hauhinck took scoring hon-

~:. W~~~~~~~~~~~~~ors for the game with 26 tallies.

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Garthe, f 2 2 6 Kats'£cas 1 0 2~ Hong 13 0 6 Carbopn'u 0 0 0Nacey, f 4 1 9 Stratton 0 0 0Corrie 2 2 6 Sficas 2 2 6Morton, c 2 2 6 Miner 0 2 2Flohorst 2 :{ 7 Ilauhlnek 11 4 26Glantz, g 4 1 9 Pucci ( 0 0MacMullan 2 1 5 Millman 6 3:1i5Rorsch'h,g 5 0 10 Schultz 2 1 5-Thompson 0 0 0 Levand'slc- 3 I2T7

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hours, and is not based on the pre-vious cume.

For the information of the latter,you are out. More time is perhapsspent on borderline cases betweenpassing and failing than on every-one else put together, and once thedecision is made, it is almost neverchanged. In the first place, everycase of failure is discussed in theclass committee meetings, and aneffort made to see if -it is possibleto bring borderline cases above theline; and in the second place, it ispossible to reapply for admissionafter either one or two terms. Ap-proxim ateiy 50% do. You who have

no such worries and are still in goodstanding-consider yourself lucky.You are in the upper 97% of thestudent body.

made every -term for every student,by adding the new grades to theold copy. This is usually donesometime late in the followingterm. After you graduate, thesephotostats together with any corre-spondence received about you atthe Institute, such as the originalrecommendation ltters, are kepton file in the registrar's office fora period of about four years. Atthe end of this time everything isdiscarded but the photostat of thepermanent record, which is bound,four or five volumes to the class.These records, kept in vaults inBuilding 7, extend all the way backto the first student ever registeredat the Massachusetts Institute ofTechn'ology.

Has Human SideThis grading process is not all as

cut and dry as it may sound. It hasits human side, too--all the wayfrom the fellows who try to have a4.02 raised to a 4.03, and there havebeen some, to those who need onlya tenth of a point or such to re-main at Tech. For the informationof the former, small errors in thecume due to slide rule error are notaccumulative. The cume each termis computed from the total numberof credit hours divided by the total

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There are only five such committeesthis time, one for each class and thegraduate school. These committeemeetings occur one or two daysbefore the grades are to be mailed.Present at each meeting are theDean and Ass't Dean of Students,the registration officers of thatclass from each department, andthe Registrar--a total of aboutfifty men. For a period of twohours they go through the recordsof every member of the class, dis-cussing borderline cases betweenpassing and failing, handing outvotes, and changing unexcused ab-sences from final examinations intoFF's. It is in these five committeemeetings of the different classesthat a student at the Institute LSdisqualified.

The next step, the mailing of thegrades, is done all the same day intime for you to get them beforethe new term' starts.

More Work for RegistrarThat might be the end of the line

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