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Any member wearing this Pin will be allowed10 per cent discount on all purchases.

We now have the above pin in a new half size; alsoM. I. T. Football Hat Pins, Link Cuff Buttons, PencilTips, etc.

Silver Enamel, plain monogram, 75 cents. SilverEnamel, raised monogram, $r.oo. io-karat Gold, plainmonogram, $2.25. 14-karat Gold, raised monogram, $3 oo.Small Silver Scarf Pin, 50 cents. z4-karat Gold ScarfPin, $1.75.

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MORGAN BARNEY, 900oo, Editor in Chief.STANLEY G. H. FITCH, 1900oo, Assistant Editor in Chief.

PAUL RAYMOND BROOKS, igoo, Secretary.CLARENCE RENSHAW, '99.

GERALD MARTIN RICHMOND, '99.HARRY LEONARD MORSE, '99.

JOHN MAGEE, '99.GUY PRENTISS BURCH, '99.

MAURICE DAVENPORT, I900.BERTRAM W. B. GREENE, 19oo.

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For the beneflit of students THE TE CH will be pleased to answerall questions and obtain all possible information pertaining to anydepartment of the College.

Contributions are requested from all undergraduates, alumni, andofficers of instruction. No anonymous manuscript can be accepted.

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

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

S the Worcester Meet is sonear at hand, it seems fittingthat we should make an es-timate of our chances ofwinning. Last year's chain-

. pionship was won by 29points, and surely 35 points ought to win itthis year. If all the men are in good condi-tion, we have a show of winning 36 points.In the dashes we are too weak to get any-thing, but we can count on at least three pointsin the quarter. Garrett ought to win the half,and Bodwell, Campbell, Pray, or Mayhew,should get at least a point in the longer dis-tances. WTe can depend on Captain Went-worth for at least a second place in the high

in the low hurdles. In the high jump we arevery fortunate in having such men as Baxterand Putnam, who are sure winners. As Iofeet 93 inches won only third place in the polevault last year, our men can hardly get any-thing in it this year. Schmidt, Kimball, andCopp should get us 4 points in the shot anddiscus. We are weak in the hammer, butin the bicycle we are very strong. In Mur-ray, Tech. has one of the best amateur ridersin the country. We can count on 6 points inthat event. Taken as a whole, we have ateam which is the strongestwe have had sincethe championship team of '94, and, with nobad luck, we shall win on Saturday.

· :NE of the most notable weak\ points in the equipment of the

* A!modern college man for theneeds of the business world isthe lack of suitable training in

._ ~ the use of his mother tongue.-- 4 ' This fault is particularly common

among the graduates of technicalschools, and even at the Institute,

where more care than usual is given to thecultivation of English branches, the resultsare far from satisfactory. The importance ofthe subject is so evident that it need hardly bementioned. Recitations and examinationpapers alike furnish ready evidence of thedifficulties into which many a student fallsmerely because he cannot explain thingswhich in his own mind are perfectly clear.Great efforts are made, as a rule, by suchinstitutions to teach the student to think andreason logically, but the usefulness even ofthese qualities is often greatly impaired if the

hurdles, and we can probably get a second I power of expression is lacking. This failing,

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of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MORGAN BARNEY, 9oo00, Editor in Chief.STANLEY G. H. FITCH, 1900oo, Assistant Editor in Chief.

PAUL RAYMOND BROOKS, Igoo, Secretary.CLARENCE RENSHAW, '99.

GERALD MARTIN RICHMOND, '99.HARRY LEONARD MORSE, '99.

JOHN MAGEE, '99.GUY PRENTISS IURCH, '99.

MAURICE DAVENPORT, Ix9o.BERTRAM W. B. GREENE, Iuoo.

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

Contributions are requested fromn all undergraduates, alumni, andofficers of instruction. Jo anonymous manuscript can be accepted.

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

Frank Wood, Printer, 352 Washington Street, Boston.

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

S the Worcester Meet is sonear at hand, it seems fittingthat we should make an es-timate of our chances ofwinning. Last year's chain-pionship was won by 29

points, and surely 35 points ought to win itthis year. If all the men are in good condi-tion, we have a show of winning 36 points.In the dashes we are too weak to get any-thing, but we can count on at least three pointsin the quarter. Garrett ought to win the half,and Bodwell, Campbell, Pray, or Mayhew,should get at least a point in the longer dis-tances. We can depend on Captain Went-worth for at least a second place in the highhurdles, and we can probably get a second

in the low hurdles. In the high jump we arevery fortunate in having such men as Baxterand Putnam, who are sure winners. As 'Iofeet 91 inches won only third place in the polevault last year, our men can hardly get any-thing in it this year. Schmidt, Kimball, andCopp should get us 4 points in the shot anddiscus. We are weak in the hammer, butin the bicycle we are very strong. In Mur-ray, Tech. has one of the best amateur ridersin the country. We can count on 6 points inthat event. Taken as a whole, we have ateam which is the strongestwe have had sincethe championship team of '94, and, with nobad luck, we shall win on Saturday.

H. i NE of the most notable weakpoints in the equipment of themodern college man for the

- needs of the business world isthe lack of suitable training in

I /- 7the use of his mother tongue.~' "This fault is particularly commonA)! among the graduates of technical

schools, and even atthe Institute,where more care than usual is given to thecultivation of English branches, the resultsare far from satisfactory. The importance ofthe subject is so evident that it need hardly bementioned. Recitations and examinationpapers alike furnish ready evidence of thedifficulties into which many a student fallsmerely because he cannot explain thingswhich in his own mind are perfectly clear.Great efforts are made, as a rule, by suchinstitutions to teach the student to think andreason logically, but the usefulness even ofthese qualities is often greatly impaired if thepower of expression is lacking. This failing,

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unfortunately, is not confined to students. Itis by no means uncommon to find in our text-books or printed notes passages on which onemust exercise considerable ingenuity to dis-cover the author's meaning, and pages areoften needlessly multiplied, or lectures longdrawn out from lack of ability in handlingwords.

This state of affairs may perhaps be attribu-ted to the fact that almost the entire timewhich is devoted to the study of grammar andEnglish in schools is spent at a time when thepupil is scarcely old enough to appreciate thevalue or significance of the subject in hand.Again, too little writing is required, and, as arule, the subjects of the themes or composi-tions which are written are not things that thestudent is familiar with, but are such that heis obliged to devote his greatest energies, notto writing, but to finding something to say.

At the Institute the men generally look withimpatience on all subjects not directly con-nected with their professional work, but it isonly fair to say that some years later, per-haps, they realize that some of their greatestdefects are due not to too much, but to toolittle, training in such branches. By all meanslet us have more English, even at the expenseof French or German, or even Mathematicsor Physics.

OURTH year Institute stu-dents should remember that

. ;,~.j there are many collegesthroughout the country that

"D- hoffer fellowships, and that-.4 they might do well to con-

1,lh.l sider such advantages beforethey fully decide on their career on leavingthe M. I. T. The West Virginia University,for example, offers eleven university fellow-ships, one each in the departments of Chem-istry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Geology,Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Economics, English, and Greek.

Changes in the Shops.

To give better accommodations to the largeclasses of students in shopwork, importantchanges are being made in the several depart-ments of the shops on Garrison Street. Whenthese changes are completed, the main en-trance will be at the front of the building witha passageway extension through the buildingto the forge shop, thereby enabling studentsto reach a particular room without neces-sarily going through any other room. In-creased facilities for lockers and workroomswill be located in a room near the main en-trance, thereby enabling each student to havea locker and sink space. The old workroomwill be removed, and that space added to themachine shop, which has been so crowdedthe past year that this additional room is anabsolute necessity. The tool room and officeconnected with the machine shop have beenremoved to the southwest corner of the build-ing, with increased space for the tool room,which is such a valuable adjunct to a machineshop.

When the classes in machine tool workwere small, it was easy for students to as-semble about a machine and hear and see theinstruction, but with large classes this methodis not satisfactory, for all cannot get the fullbenefit of the instruction. Therefore, in thespace adjoining the tool room and office, alecture room will be built in the form of anamphitheatre, with machines specially fittedto give instruction in machine tool work. Inthe machine shop proper, a new turret lathewill probably be added, making the alreadysplendid equipment for teaching machine toolwork more complete. Part of these changesare already made, and it is expected that allwill be made in time to be of benefit to theSummer School classes, which afford suchexcellent opportunities for students to antici-pate their shopwork and get a thoroughknowledge of mechanics in a brief and sys-tematic way.

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It must be particularly gratifying to Pro-fessor Runkle, the founder of manual trainingin America, to see how his pioneer manualtraining school has grown and developedunder the directorship of Professor Schwamb,to whose ability, training, and untiring zealthe growth and high standard of this schoolis undoubtedly due.

Most branches of art, academics, education,and science possess a method of study whichhas been well worked out and defined, butnot so with the mechanic arts. A system ofinstruction had to be devised to teach pro-gressively these arts to meet the high standardof American requirements for such work;and if the results obtained are any criterionof success, the Institute ought to be satisfiedto its heart's content. While this school wasintended primarily for mechanical engineeringstudents, it is now required by three othercourses, and many whose courses do not re-quire it take it as an option.

From a small beginning in I878, it is nowan important branch of the Institute work, asgraduates fully realize in their professionallife.

This idea of teaching the mechanic arts,educationally and progressively, has extendedfrom the Institute to nearly all branches ofeducation in America. It is now a part of thecurriculum of grammar and high schools, col-leges and technical schools, and trade schools.During the past twenty years the Institute hassent to schools all over this country drawingsand models of work of each department touse as guides in founding manual training ormechanic art schools.

WELL INFORMED.

"Was the prisoner informed that he wasgoing to be electrocuted ?" asked the sheriff:

Oh, yes," replied the deputy, " I wiredhim to that effect."

- U. of Al. Ir-inkle.

'88. Mr. Marion A. Talbot, Course IX.,is at present Dean of the Graduate School,and Associate Professor of Sanitary Science,in the University of Chicago.

'97. Mr. William R. Wood, Course XIII.,is in the employ of the "La Estrella CoffeeCompany," his offices being at Ojitlau,Oaxaca, Mexico.

'97. Mr. Edgar L. Tinkham, Course VI.,is an assistant in the office of W. Thurber, anElectrical Engineer in Providence, R. I.

'97. Mr. Warren A. Rooke, Course IV.,is with the firm of John B. Snook & Sons,Architects in New York City.

'97. Mr. Henry M. Loomis, Course V., isAssistant Chemist at the Matheson AlkaliWorks, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

'97. Mr. Win. H. Leach, Jr., Course II.,is with the Union Metallic Cartridge Com-pany, of Bridgeport, Conn., in the capacityof Assistant Superintendent of machinery.

'97. Mr. Wilfred Bancroft, Course II., iswith the Wm. Sellers Company, of Philadel-phia, Pa.

'97. Mr. William Binley, Jr., CourseXIII., has during the past year been a stu-dent at the University of Glasgow, in Scotland.

'97. Mr. Ralph A. Bowen, Course V., isat present with the American Viscose Com-pany, of Cranford, N. J.

'97. Mr. Chas. B. Clark, A.B., Course I.,is employed on the engineering force.of theSouthern Railway, and is just at present atCleveland, North Carolina.

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unfortunately, is not confined to students. Itis by no means uncommon to find in our text-books or printed notes passages on which onemust exercise considerable ingenuity to dis-cover the author's meaning, and pages areoften needlessly multiplied, or lectures longdrawn out from lack of ability in handlingwords.

This state of affairs may perhaps be attribu-ted to the fact that almost the entire timewhich is devoted to the study of grammar andEnglish in schools is spent at a time when thepupil is scarcely old enough to appreciate thevalue or significance of the subject in hand.Again, too little writing is required, and, as arule, the subjects of the themes or composi-tions which are written are not things that thestudent is familiar with, but are such that heis obliged to devote his greatest energies, notto writing, but to finding something to say.

At the Institute the men generally look withimpatience on all subjects not directly con-nected with their professional work, but it isonly fair to say that some years later, per-haps, they realize that some of their greatestdefects are due not to too much, but to toolittle, training in such branches. By all meanslet us have more English, even at the expenseof French or German, or even Mathematicsor Physics.

.= OURTH year Institute stu-dents should remember that

-. 'I there are many collegesthroughout the country that

)'f:~[ offer fellowships, and that.,4 they might do well to con-

).Add. s sider such advantages beforethey fully decide on their career on leavingthe M. I. T. The West Virginia University,for example, offers eleven university fellow-ships, one each in the departments of Chem-istry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Geology,Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, CivilEngineering, Economics, English, and Greek.

Changes in the Shops.

To give better accommodations to the largeclasses of students in shopwork, importantchanges are being made in the several depart-ments of the shops on Garrison Street. Whenthese changes are completed, the main en-trance will be at the front of the building witha passageway extension through the buildingto the forge shop, thereby enabling studentsto reach a particular room without neces-sarily going through any other room. In-creased facilities for lockers and workroomswill be located in a room near the main en-trance, thereby enabling each student to havea locker and sink space. The old workroomwill be removed, and that space added to themachine shop, which has been so crowdedthe past year that this additional room is anabsolute necessity. The tool room and officeconnected with the machine shop have beenremoved to the southwest corner of the build-ing, with increased space for the tool room,which is such a valuable adjunct to a machineshop.

When the classes in machine tool workwere small, it was easy for students to as-semble about a machine and hear and see theinstruction, but with large classes this methodis not satisfactory, for all cannot -get the fullbenefit of the instruction. Therefore, in thespace adjoining the tool room and office, alecture room will be built in the form of anamphitheatre, with machines specially fittedto give instruction in machine tool work. Inthe machine shop proper, a new turret lathewill probably be added, making the alreadysplendid equipment for teaching machine toolwork more complete. Part of these changesare already made, and it is expected that allwill be made in time to be of benefit to theSummer School classes, which afford suchexcellent opportunities for students to antici-pate their shopwork and get a thoroughknowledge of mechanics in a brief and sys-tematic way.

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It must be particularly gratifying to Pro-fessor Runkle, the founder of manual trainingin America, to see how his pioneer manualtraining school has grown and developedunder the directorship of Professor Schwamb,to whose ability, training, and untiring zealthe growth and high standard of this schoolis undoubtedly due.

Most branches of art, academics, education,and science possess a method of study whichhas been well worked out and defined, butnot so with the mechanic arts. A system ofinstruction had to be devised to teach pro-gressively these arts to meet the high standardof American requirements for such work;and if the results obtained are any criterionof success, the Institute ought to be satisfiedto its heart's content. While this school wasintended primarily for mechanical engineeringstudents, it is now required by three othercourses, and many whose courses do not re-quire it take it as an option.

From a small beginning in 1878, it is nowan important branch of the Institute work, asgraduates fully realize in their professionallife.

This idea of teaching the mechanic arts,educationally and progressively, has extendedfrom the Institute to nearly all branches ofeducation in America. It is now a part of thecurriculum of grammar and high schools, col-leges and technical schools, and trade schools.During the past twenty years the Institute hassent to schools all over this country drawingsand models of work of each department touse as guides in founding manual training ormechanic art schools.

XVELL INFORMED.

" Was the prisoner informed that he wasgoing to be electrocuted?" asked the sheriff.

"Oh, yes," replied the deputy, - I wiredhim to that effect."

-U. of lA. Vrinkle.

'88. Mr. Marion A. Talbot, Course IX.,is at present Dean of the Graduate School,and Associate Professor of Sanitary Science,in the University of Chicago.

'97. Mr. William R. Wood, Course XIII.,is in the employ of the "La Estrella CoffeeCompany," his offices being at Ojitlau,Oaxaca, Mexico.

'97. Mr. Edgar L. Tinkham, Course VI.,is an assistant in the office of W. Thurber, anElectrical Engineer in Providence, R. I.

'97. Mr. Warren A. Rooke, Course IV.,is with the firm of John B. Snook & Sons,Architects in New York City.

'97. Mr. Henry M. Loomis, Course V., isAssistant Chemist at the Matheson AlkaliWorks, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

'97. Mr. Wm. H. Leach, Jr., Course II.,is with the Union Metallic Cartridge Com-pany, of Bridgeport, Conn., in the capacityof Assistant Superintendent of machinery.

'97. Mr. Wilfred Bancroft, Course II., iswith the Wm. Sellers Company, of Philadel-phia, Pa.

'97. Mr. William Binley, Jr., CourseXIII., has during the past year been a stu-dent at the University of Glasgow, in Scotland.

'97. Mr. Ralph A. Bowen, Course V., isat present with the American Viscose Com-pany, of Cranford, N. J.

'97- Mr. Chas. B. Clark, A.B., Course I.,is employed on the engineering force of theSouthern Railway, and is just at present atCleveland, North Carolina.

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ICaptain Morse had a few men out

ing football last week.practic-

The Rev. Elisha Winchester Donald,D.D., will preach the Baccalaureate Sermonto the Class of '98, on Sunday afternoon,June 5th, in Trinity Church.

The Mandaman Club held a dinner lastFriday evening at Young's Hotel. Laws,Cummins, Clark, and Foster were initiated.Six other men were elected to membership.

Of the deaths due to sports since i894,

swimming has caused I,35o; boating, 986;hunting, 654; bicycling, 264; horseback rid-

ing, 333; ice boating, 22; baseball,6; tennis,4; golf, 2; football, ii.

L'Avenir dinner was held last Saturdayevening at Marliave's Hotel. A large num-ber of members were present. After the din-ner the remainder of the evening was spentat the Promenade Concert.

The following were elected officers of theSociety of Arts at the annual meeting, May12th: Secretary, Arthur T. Hopkins; Execu-tive Committee, George W. Blodgett, Des-mond FitzGerald, Edmund H. Hewins, FrankW. Hodgden, Charles T. Main.

Die Gesellschaft finished its first year'swork on the 3d of May. The officers for theensuing year are: Mr. N. J. Neall, I9o00,

President; Miss Grace MacLeod, I90I, Sec-retary. Several lectures have been given inGerman by Professors Van Daell, Dippold,Noyel, and Mr. Blachstein. Two plays havebeen read, "Der Wartesalon Eiste Classe,"and Schiller's "Neffe als Onkel."

1898 MODELS.

-NEWnl- M7UILY17th Year. Latest Improvements.

Men's and 5* -Ladies' Patterns P m '

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HANOVER--1en's $45, Ladies' $40, Boys' and Girls' $2Sand $30.

Closing out, a few second-hand and shopworn men's-and ladies'wheels, at $15, $zo, $25, etc. Send for catalogue.

BARGAINS II We offer a small lot of high.quality wheels, entirely new, at $25 each.Also a few NEw MAILS, new, at $30 and $35 each. Best bargains

in Boston to-day.UOLF CLUBS of the noted makers, Fergie Hutchison, Auch-

terionie, Crosswaite and others.Henley & Melfort Calls, Caddy Bags, etc.Fine Guns, Scott, Westley Richards, Greener, Colt, Parker, etc.Fine Rods and Fishing Tackle. Yacht Guns, Camp Outfits, Rubber

Blankets, Tents, Tourists' Knapsacks, etc.

WM. READ & SONS, 107 Washington Street.

Half Price to Tech. Students.

Joltm an Potograpftic Co.384 Boylston Street and 3 Park Square,

BOSTON,also

I286 Massachusetts Avenue,CAMBRIDGE.

For Excellence of Finish and Artistic TreatmentWE CHALLENGE COMPARISON.

EXCLUSIVELY HIGH CLASS are all OurPortraits and Groups.

Plenty of time allowed for every sitting. No waiting.Dispatch in execution.

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The Harvard Gun Club has won the inter-collegiate championship of the year by a bigmargin.

The tests of the apparatus at the HarvardSquare Station of the Elevated R. R. Co.,were very satisfactory.

Extract titles of theses should be reportedat the Secretary's office as soon as possible.Theses are due on Tuesday, May 2 4th.

In the absence of Captain Bigelow, Lieut.Col. George H. Benyon, Assistant AdjutantGeneral on the Staff of the 2d Brigade,M. V. M., has been made commander of theFreshman Battalion.

A meeting of yacht owners of the M. I. T.Yacht Club will be held Friday in Room 21,

Rogers, to decide upon a schedule for theannual summer cruise, and the details for thenew ten-foot class for the Charles River.

THE TECH hopes, by special arrangement,to be able to send the extra twenty-pageClass-day issue to all its subscribers withoutadditional expense to them. If it is possibleto do this, the regular issue for next Thursdaywill be omitted.

All members of the Mechanical Engineer-ing Society should give their names to one ofthe following men, for a "shingle." The" shingles " or certificates of memlbership de-signed by F. B. Masters, are very neat andwill be printed in a few days. I. H. Kauf-man, '98; S. S. Philbrick, '98; W. R. Bean,'99; D. C. Churchill, '99; J. K. Clark, '99;F. A. Watkins, '99.

At the annual meeting of the TechnologyWheelmen on Saturday, the following wereelected officers for the ensuing year, President,O. G. Luyties, 'oo; Vice President, A.Loomis, '99; Secretary and Treasurer, C. F.Johnson, '99. The following men wereelected to membership, E. F. Brigham, 'oo;J. S. Croswell, 'oo; H. L. Grant, 'oo, andA. G. A. Schmidt, 'oo.

The class baseball game, which takes placethis afternoon on the South End grounds,promises to be one of exceptional interest.Those who were in Tech. last year rememberthe excellent record made by the 900oo team.The Freshman team of this year has a reputa-tion as good as their predecessors. All Fresh-men and Sophomores should make it a pointto be on hand to cheer for their men.

On Thursday, May I2th, members ofCourses V. and X. inspected the MattapanPaper Mills. The party was shown throughthe entire plant, and the process of papermaking explained in detail from the sorting ofthe rags to the final calendering of the immensesheets of paper. One of the largest papermachines in the United States was seen inoperation. The students wish to thank thecompany and employees for the extreme cour-tesy shown to them.

The mere mention that there is to be a"Tech. night" at the well-known " Pop con-certs" given in Music Hall is undoubtedlysufficient to bring out a crowd of Tech. menon that occasion, -which will be Thursdayevening, June 2d. The Hall will be deco-rated with Technology colors, and numerousfeatures dear to the heart of every Instituteman will form a part of the programme. Itsdate, bringing it at the end of the examina-tions, makes it a fitting opportunity to cele-brate the beginning of vacation.

Technology Calendar.

Maty 0.--Gun Club, annual meeting. Election of ofli-cers at i P. M., in Room ut. Class games 900oo 's. 1901,South End Grounds at 3 30 p. M.

May 2o.-M. I. T. Yacht Club. Meeting of Yachtowners at 4.1I5 in Room 20. 9oo 00 s. St. Mark's Acad-emy, Southborough, at 3 P. M. Y. M. C. A. meeting inRoom 26 at 4. 10 P. M.

AltV21r.-I900 vs. Thayer Academy, at 3 P. M. Wor-cester Meet at Worcester, Mass.; train leaves at 9 A. M.

flay z2.-Tech. Board meeting and lunch in the officeat I P. M.

May 25.-i9oo zs. Dean Academy.May 30 -I900oo vs. Bridgewater High, at Bridgewater,

at 3 P. M.June 2.-Tech. Night at the ': Pop" Concert.

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Mass Meeting.A MASS meeting of the student body was

held in Huntington Hall yesterday afternoon toconsider the question of athletics at Worcester.The banners and trophies held by members ofthe Athletic Association were exhibited on theplatform. Mr. Morse called the meeting toorder. He urged the necessity of giving theteam a good send off, and letting them under-stand that the college had a vital interest intheir success. With this slight preliminary, heintroduced Mr. John Graham, the trainer ofthe team.

Mr. Graham spoke of this year's team asbeing the best that Tech. has ever produced;and, although cautioning against a display ofoverconfidence, hle hinted at great things fromit, and said that it was sure of several firsts.He said the only rival that need be feared wasDartmouth, and that only because nothingdefinite is known about their team. He alsodeplored the lack of moral and financial sup-port which the team has had to struggleagainst, and closed with an appeal for supportfrom the students. Mr. Morse then called onMr. Winslow for a statement of the finances ofthe Society.

Mr. Winslow said that the Association lostone hundred and twenty-five dollars on theAmherst meet, and that it would cost seventy-five dollars to send the team to Worcester.The sum lacked twenty-five dlollars of beingcomplete, and if the team is to go to Worces-ter this must be made up before Saturday.Speaking of the poor support the team hasreceived, he said that the collection in theclasses and courses have so far turned in onlyfifty dollars. Compared with Dartmouth,-where each man has given ten dollars at least,-how meagre this seems. Mr. Morse saidthat the team would be given a send-off firomRogers steps at 8.40, andcl leave on the 9.oo00express Saturday morning. Those who go toWorcester with the team are to have a Bohe-mian supper somewhere in town (place to beannounced at Worcester) upon their return.

GOMMUNIIGArIFIONS.

The Editors do not hold themselves r'esponsible for ot'in-ions expressed by correspondents.

To THE EDITORS OF THE TECH: -

It is certain that a large majority of the Class ofigoo are strongly opposed to what one of our profes-sors deservedly calls the "rude and ungentlemanlyconduct" of a very few of the students at lecturecourses.

In second year Physics and English Literature, five-sixths of the students never make any disturbingnoise, and lthree-quarters of the others talk becausethe last fraction make it impossible to hear the lec-turer.

The lecturer fully understands what part of the diffi-culty is due to the construction of the room, and hasbeen very considerate. But he also knows too wellthat a small number have no interest in the lecture,are bored, and have not sufficient courtesy to pay theattention due to the least skilled instructor; he knowsthat they have not sufficient honor to regard the rightsof the majority of the class.

But the Professor is lecturing to a class of men,men knowing their duties as such. If they cannotcontrol themselves, the Professor should not beobliged to withdraw his attention from the delivery ofhis lecture to the preservation of order. The studentsmust help themselves.

As a remedy for this childish conduct, perhaps wecan do no better than follow the example of the stu-dents of the.University of the City of New York, whoforce any disturber over to the door, and out of theroom.

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A WOMAN'S WAYS.

A wotman's ways are very queer,And win her much renown;

She'll call a man up in a 'phone,Then turn and call him down.

-Bre ilnonuan.

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He: " Time flies."She: " It wouldn't be a bad thing if you

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Nineteen Hundred won a good game fromMilton Academy last Saturday, by a score of10-4.

Natick High School defeated 1900, I7-2,

last Thursday. Tech.'s pitcher was hit veryhard.

Bridgewater Normal defeated '99 last Sat-urday, i9-4, in a poorly played game; '99got only one hit, and could not field.

The Freshmen were defeated by Hopkin-son last Wednesday, 32-I3. Hopkinsonmade 15 runs off Sucro in the first inning.

Clapp, of Yale, recently broke the inter-collegiate record in the pole vault. He clearedii feet 6 inches. On April 3oth McCracken,the Pennsylvania football guard, broke theintercollegiate record in the hammer throwby 3 feet 6 inches, with a throw of I39 feet 9inches.

Our attention has recently been called tothe athletic department of the '99 " Tech-nique." As a whole, it is well gotten up, yetthere are several defects. The most promi-nent of these is the omission of the HarvardTechnology athletic meet. Although we donot know under what conditions the athleticeditor labored, yet it seems to us that ratherthan to have omitted such important games itwould have been better to have first left outsome other topic, for instance, the account ofthe formation of the N. E. I. A. A. Also, inthe statistics, the department is not altogetherwithout fault. For instance, in the world's

amateur records for the running broad jump,the pole vault, and the hammer throw, theeditor seems to have taken it for granted thatthe American records for those events are alsothe world's records, which they are not. Inthe Technology events, the mile walk isomitted. There are several other minorerrors, but these are probably due to theprinter.

M. I. T. Yacht Club Race.

THE M. I. T. Yacht Club held the firstrace for its one-design class Saturday after-noon, on the Charles River. The course wastriangular, with the last leg sailed over twice,-a total of about four miles. Four boatsentered: the Torpedo, owned and sailed byA. E. Ritchie; the Hoodoo, owned and sailedby H. Wesson; the Blank, owned by W.Page and sailed by Commodore Swasey, andthe Hoot Mon, owned by J. B. Laws andsailed by Morgan Barney. The boats crossedthe starting line in a bunch, but the Hoodoosoon pulled away from the others, and at thefirst turn lead by I minute 15 seconds, withthe Hoot Mon second and the Blank third.On the run to the next mark the Hoot Mongained five seconds, and at the end of the firstround was 8 seconds behind the Hoodoo. Itwas a pretty race from here to the next mark,the Hoodoo leading by 2 seconds. On thereach home the Hoot Mon took the lead,finishing I minute 23 seconds ahead of theHoodoo, and over five minutes ahead of theBlank. The Torpedo sprung a leak andwithdrew.

The judges were Messrs. E. Johnson, Jr.,B. Jones, and A. H. B. Jeffords. T. W.Brigham acted as timer.

The cup won by the Hoot Mon was pre-sented to Mr. Laws at the dinner of the Club,held Saturday evening.

Next fall a fleet of ten footers will be builtand raced. Already five boats are promised.

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AT this season of the year Technology is perhapsthe saddest place on the face of the globe. Such atleast it appears to the Lounger, judging from thepained and emaciated countenances which he meetscontinually roaming about the halls. Even his mostintimate friends seem, by their expressions, to havesuffered some terrible loss. If this anxiety be in fearof the ability of the Lounger, for whom he is pleasedalways to note a kindly feeling, to successfully grapplewith the exigencies of the coming week, let them im-mediately assume a more cheerful and becoming hangof visage, as their anxiety, though thoughtful, and con-sequently appreciated, is groundless. For in truth,the Lounger long since gave up the annoying practiceof filling many blue books with meaningless words,the same being incompatible with a due exercise ofhis professional vocation. Yet can he sympathizewith those unfortunates who do still endeavor to com-ply with the instructor's wishes. And in the prevail-ing atmosphere of extreme pain there is yet occasion-ally some cheerfulness to be obtained in the nearproximity of a former examination paper. Thesedocuments now assume a value out of all proportionto the printed matter which they contain. Even THETECH Extra was cheap in comparison. And the cir-culation is surprisingly large, as any gentleman withhalf an eye may easily observe.

As a matter of economy, the Lounger believes therewould be time and money saved, if some enterprisingprofessor would kindly print and bind these interest-ing papers in book form, and sell at a fabulous figure,even at Ridler prices. The sale, at least, would war-rant the publication. And in fact is not such, or'nearly such, the custom at our English universities?

The Lounger learns with considerable pain of theunbrotherly conduct of a member of the class of 900goo.This gentleman, it appears, recently acquired a power-ful inclination to fight with certain members of his

class, who, with true American wit, enjoyed the pleas-ure of a gentle jest.

The game in question consisted in seating the gen-tleman with the pugilistic proclivities most pleasinglyinto the midst of a basin of ordinary water (H 20), bymeans of strategy. Witnesses of the scene insist thatthe strategy was most efficient, and the effect mostcomical, but the irate gentleman refuses to certify to thelatter statement. At all events, reports indicate that ahighly unbecoming scene ensued, unfit even of pre-sentation in our national House or Senate, in which itis stated that much good water was inordinately spilledupon the unoffending floor, while many good blowswere exchanged by the parties operating. Thoughadmitting an admiration for good, healthy blows afterthe manner' of an English gentleman, the Loungercannot but deplore the expenditure of live energyover a mere matter of a dish of water. If the gentle-man will but store his strength till the approachingfall, the Lounger will guarantee good expenditure ofthe same in a fair contest on the familiar gridiron.

Rumor hath it that the sporting editor and a selectcoterie of editorial friends did lately transform thebespotted scene of their labors into a fair dining hall,bedight with rich furnishings of steins and bowls,fashioned after the latest models of Heidelberg. Andthere was not lacking good, rich ingredient for thesame, composed by dint of much carnage of lemons,bottled goods, and Queen's English. All of which, tothe Lounger, sounds extremely soothing, implying, as itdoes, excess of companionability. When finally theEditor in Chief entered unannounced in the courseof the afternoon's festivities, the company presentunanimously agreed that his photograph at that mo-ment would have been worth two armies in drivingthe Spanish out of Cuba.

UP-TO-DATE.

Venus has dropped coquettish waysAnd settled down to marriage;

She's even sold her team of dovesAnd bought a motor carriage.

ANOTHER.

How doth the busy bum,Improve each shining minute?

By filling up his glass with rum,And drinking all that's in it.

Tizllonz an.

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Tremont Theatre.-DeKoven and Smith'slatest work, '" The Highwayman," commences itslast week in Boston, with Aliss Camille D'Arville,Joseph O'Mara, and Van Renesslaer Wheeler inthe leading parts. Miss D'Arville's charming per-sonality and rare vocal ability make her one of themost popular exponents of light opera.

Boston :Theatre.-Charmion, the sensationof the season, from Koster & Bial's Music Hall,New York, accompanied by a Congress of Euro-pean Vaudeville artists, makes her only appearancethis season outside of New York.

fHollis Street Theatre.--The special at-traction Hugh Morton and Gustave Kerker's merrylyric, "The Telephone Girl," will continue itsengagement at the Hollis. The company includesLouis Mann, and Clara Lipman, and forty "HulloGirls."

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FIRE AT TECH.Three Alarms Rung In.

Architectural and Engineering BuildingsDamaged.

JESTERDAY afternoon witnessed one of

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apparatus which it contains. Through their

valuable aid the library was removed and

many sets of drawing instruments, and soforth.

The lower floors of the building were only

slightly harmed by fire, but it is feared that,

in spite of the efficient work of the protective

department, much damage is done by water

all through the building. Many of the draw-ings which were in the buildings will probably

be hopelessly damaged, and perhaps some ofthe apparatus in the Mechanical EngineeringLaboratory may be found to have sufferedalso.

The two buildings are now closed and

probably will not be opened for some time,

as it will be several days before they are

thoroughly dry. During this time the an-nouncements of recitation rooms will be by

bulletin in Rogers corridor.

It is not known what the insured loss will

be as yet, but it will probably be about

$I 5,ooo. The uninsured loss will also be

considerable, most of it being borne by

students who have lost valuable instruments,

engineering drawings and plates. Many

valuable plaster casts were lost by the Archi-tectural Department. This department bearsthe heaviest loss and it is doubtful what ar-

rangements can be made for the continuation

of the year's work in this course. The classin survey work also loses much, and the

course in naval architecture suffers, too.

The strong construction of the building

prevented the fire from spreading more

rapidly than it did, and also made it easyfor the fire department to handle and subduethe flames.

Coming as it does at the extreme end ofthe year, and affecting to a great extent thework in several of the important courses atthe Institute, the fire is rather unfortu-nate, but by the extremely prompt action ofthe Faculty, which held a night meeting lastnight, much of the bother attendant uponthe blaze will be obviated. An account ofthe meeting will probably appear in anothercolumn of this paper.

Faculty Meeting.

THE Faculty of the Institute met last night,but, owing to want of information as to theprecise amount of damage done, no definitesteps could be taken. Dr. Tyler states thatanother meeting will be held at three o'clockthis afternoon.

What the Professors Say.

THROUGH courtesy of Dr. Tyler a TECH

representative was admitted this morning tothe Architectural and Engineering Buildings.

The damage by fire was entirely confinedto the upper floor of the two buildings, butwater penetrated throughout both buildings.Nothing can be done as yet with the build-ing. All have to wait until the Insuranceadjusters have made their estimate.

Professor Burton said that there " was nointerruption in the Civil Engineering Depart-ment."

The recitations were held as usual to-dayin third-year Civil Engineering, and all reg-ular work in this department will continue

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next week, with the exception of civil engi-neering drawing, which will be droppedfrom the course for the remainder of this term.

Professor Lanza said that exercises inhis department would commence to-morrow.

The machinery in the engineering labora-

tory is but slightly damaged by water, most

of it being protected by rubber blankets.

Some of the machinery is already in motion

once more. He commented upon the admir-

able fireproof qualities of the mill construc-tion used in the buildings. The value of

heavy timbering and absence of dead air

spaces was shown by the fact that the flames

were entirely confined to the upper story.

Professoi Swan said that the damage would

be slight in the Department of Naval Archi-

tecture, and that work would go on as usual

as soon as the building was opened. All the

drawings in the cases and desks of this de-

partment escaped damage by water, and it is

expected that the blue prints can be satisfac-

torily dried.

Mr. Park said that little damage was donein the second-year Mechanical Engineeringroom, the desks being entirely dry, and that

allowance will be made for the time lost bystudents. Mr. Knight was seen, and said that

the buildings were fully insured through Robt.A. Boyd. The insurance adjusters were

shown over the building this morning by Mr.Wigglesworth, Treasurer of the Corporation.

Mass Meeting.

THE mass meeting, which was referred toin the regular issue of THE TECH, for the

purpose of adopting patriotic resolutions, hasbeen called for Monday noon at I o'clock, inHuntington Hall, by the committee, consisting

of the presidents of the four classes. Every

student should, and will, attend in this stirring

time of war, and add his vote to the Right.

Room Changes.ON account of the fire, exercises in En-

gineering and Architectural Buildings will be

suspended until further notice by bulletin in

Rogers corridor.

All Friday exercises by the following

professors will be omitted: Burton, Lanza,

Miller, Porter, Schwamb, Swain.

Room assignments during the emergency

are as follows: Professor Allen, Io-I2, Hunt.

Hall; Professor Blackstein, 20o W.; Professor

Faunce, I-I 2, 26 R.; Professor George,

29 W.; Professor Merrill, 26 W.; Professor

Passano, 20 R.; Professor Peabody, 9-II, 36

R., I I--12, 2I R.; Professor Skinner, 28

W.; Professor Sondericker, 42 R.; Professor

Sumner, ii R.; Professor Wentworth, 44R.; Professor Woods, 20 R.

Dr. Tyler's Views.

DR. TYLER was interviewed this morning

by a representative of THE TECH. He said

that at present nothing definite could be

stated, but that the Civil Engineering depart-

ment was practically destroyed, and that

there would be no serious interruption in the

Mechanical or Architectural departments.

He expects that exercises will be resumed in

all departments by the first of next week.Rooms are to be obtained, if possible, in the

Natural History, Y. M. C. A., and old

Chauncy Hall School Buildings. HIe alsosaid that very valuable aid was rendered by

the students, and spoke very highly of the

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