Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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nl dwf' I ,A , ,va v ' ,, n...u..n 4- m W 4 w.i..ns4.it....w ,':n+ifs'i:1:.e4i3tnQ: - ' -K fe' A Tucrmiouis is always one of the most im- portant and impressive publications of the Institutes student body. Each new volume presents in permanent form the year's record of student life nt the Institute, We congratulate the staff on their successful publication after the readjustments necessi- viv Ye - ' WE-??F:'?i?i??r?'fiiffisfii?Y2'flva11?H2w9f12g'wvff'nr:ai,--www 18 tated by the shortened school year, and wel- come this volume of TECHNIQUE 1942 which has again maintained the high standard of previous editions. 1401. T ,. J, --,nv--,, ln his Lllllm' Ottobff Pm. 'f stituIC'5 TWT' noted IW Ii i terned mth .liif our COUUIU X A is vieldinf To . 1 niques: flflx. K.,-' have lmpomn' which PTCSML, engineering .airy In this sam: T 3 look ahead .1 ofthe iuturei 4' situation l see : outlines of H9 I tion based UPU but intorpotari for national se l ,- '-

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rin! i .luztbh ,nc Yi' l Li Tifilnolof it prilldfq . IJ ,jj ali P-UAL' f I I riljv hath?- H is -If fwfr i :hc NIU' 1 zlld'-llflfi must 'limi .mi bf-llifiii H 1 il! 'Wig ,gill ffl 1 15 IL' x . . 'vm lfl II ,vfgib til ,- the once-required Physical Training at the Institute. Between classes the favorite bracer is a coke at the Coop or the Tech Pharmacy. Until late in the fall the fountain attractions of the Coo but with the resignation of Miss Vu they again be- came equal. In any case that now rationed work wonders in reviving a recently quizzed kid. Each day after school, a good portion of the student bgdy turns eastward to Walker Mem ' l h oria , t e center of both recognized and unrecognized out-of-school ac- tivities. While many make a Bee-line to the lounge bar for a sandwich, others tap their financial resources another way and spend a few dimes bowling in the basement alleys. Still others, with a slightly more am- bitious purpose, spend several hours a day furthering some function of one of the student extra-curricular activities. All this makes up Tech Today. Three thousand and fifty-five students, six hundred and eighty-seven professors, assistants and teaching fellows, and six hundred and three research workers, shoulder to shoulder with the entire nation, all working and planning-try- ing to do their part in the greatest of our country's tasks. Americans all, working for what America stands. .7 p were somewhat greater, beverage will Furnace operator haloed in sparks makes striking camera study BI:-ln and machine seek to solve mystery of light fl7l

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CORPORATIO In his annual report to the Corporation last October President Compton reviewed the In- stitute's participation in our war effort, and noted that while our defense work is con- cerned with problems of urgent importance to our country's military effectiveness, it also is yielding new developments, new tech- niques, and new understanding which will have important peace-time applications and which presa ge a new prosperity for science and engineering after the war. In this same report President Compton took a look ahead at the technological institution of the future: From the lessons of the present situation I see emerging as a clear objective the outlines of an educational and research institu- tion based upon present ideals and objectives but incorporating a greatly magnified capacity for national service and commanding a wider Dr. Compton calls for hard work, sensible thlnl lug and true patrlotlsm