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

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TTEE riptirticulafly If IS the fa ther they be nmgnnggd by this calls for I OH the Part particular is nt activities. 'ship is made esentative of members of the president 'ir class. The ss President, 'rgetic leader CI ixv ambitious ds to a large question of 'aising funds the fact that idergraduate th while to if the under- rs and fifty duate, over he Athletic ntsg each of enior, getS - half cents nd eats its ee and or1C 'pense with es lit. Tl'1iS tivities CHU mittee fOf , since thc bad as if t necessary - Debating -a sure-Hfc its may be out thC fl' more SUY' .. . REG LATES STUDE prising to find students asking whether or not they may go to Institute Committee meetings. The answer to their ques- tion is an emphatic yes. What is more, the undergraduates are encouraged to attend meetings, for quite often non-mem- bers of the committee have enlightening information which assists in clarifying rather hazy points. One of the most important pieces of legislation carried out by the present group was the assignment to the Open House Committee of the investigation of the practicability of publishing a pamphlet to acquaint eligible high school seniors with the social side of M.I.T. Since Open House has been discontinued for the duration of the war, it was felt that the able committee which had already been appointed to organize and execute the 1942 program should be put in charge of the new program to publicize M.I.T. It was hoped that through such a campaign many high caliber freshmen who would ordinarily be scared away by Tech's reputation of all work. . would see in M.I.T. an opportunity to obtain the finest education possible while leading a well- balanced life. - INSTITUTE COINIMITTEE T ACTIVITIES John S. Arend Ernest F. Artz S. Richard Childerhose Albert F. Clear, Jr. Jerome T. Coe Thomas T. Crowley Walter S. Eberhard James R. Eberly John E. Flipse Langdon S. Flowers John E. Fries, Jr. Ward Haas J. Henry Henderson, Jr. Francis B. Herlihy George L. Hossfield, Jr. Franklin D. Mabbett James A. Malloch, Jr. Thomas K. Maples Robert B. McBride Carl L. McGinnis Douglass E. Root, Jr. Franklin P. Seeley Robert S. Shaw W. Hoover Shaw Charles A. Speas Rowland B. Vance Karl E. Wenk, Jr. Ray O. Wyland, Jr. Eberhard. Nlaplcs, R. Shaw. McBride. Haas, Henderson. Flipsc K I W. Shaw, Crowley. Arcnd. Eberly, Childcrhose. G W Root. I r z Speaxs, Mabbcll, Herlihy, Clear, Coe, Mc innis, cnk, W3'lnnd. Malloclx ,J fzsl

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'a' 4: muffaf-uf1w'2' 'iiitiifkfwfi516iE?PW21f!r2i?Eff'?Ii2'?55!iM5 'Ei'7i'?ti59'J3HEiiii?f2JiKi.'14'5i3' !i1ili1F31iHV5i'Wi -'LG '5ii': ev 1. 'Z' .,'7'i' .' ,J vt qv N.,,.....x . ,IERONIE T. COE President ALBERT F. CLEAR, JR. Vice-President FRANCIS B. HERLIHY Dlember-at-Large ... rrmvv 'Juvqy INSTITUTE COMMITTEE It seems that collegians at every college are particularly proud of some one thing, Here at the Institute, it is the fact that all of the extra-curricular activities, whether they be Y sports or publications, are administered and managed b members of the student body. A situation such as this calls for a strong organization and intelligent reasoning on the part of those who are in charge. One organization in particular is in charge of the general administration of student activities. This is the Institute Committee, and its membership is made up of the heads of all Class A activities, a representative of each of the three residential groups and three members of each class. The representatives of each class are the president and two students elected by the members of their class. The top man in the organization is the Senior Class President, and that man this year is Jerome T. Coe-an energetic leader if there ever was one. But no matter how energetic the leader or how ambitious the group, the success of any organization depends to a large extent on its financial standing. No doubt the question of just how the Institute Committee goes about raising funds has arisen in many a student's mind. In view of the fact that so few students do know exactly how the undergraduate activities are supported, it might be well worth while to present a brief summary of the financial aspects of the under- graduate activity situation. Every term the Institute turns three dollars and hfty cents per student, graduate as well as undergraduate, over to the undergraduate activities. Of this amount, the Athletic Association confiscates two dollars and ninety cents' each of 7 the classes, Freshman Sophomore, Junior and Senior, ets 7 8 a proportionate share of the seventeen and one half cents allocated to them, a reserve and contingency fund eats its way into sixteen cents more of the original three and one half dollars, and the Institute Committee can dispense with h t e hnal twenty-six and one half cents as it sees fit. This means, of course, that all other undergraduate activities can have a free-for-all over this portion of the money. Each recognized activity can petition the Committee for ts total budget, but, since the a maximum of two-thirds of i publications are self-supporting, this is not so bad as it sounds. Furthermore, a ruling of this kind makes it necessary If h . . . . . or suc activities as the Musical Clubs and the Debating eir members for extra funds-a sure-Hre Society to go to th way of finding out 'ust h n i J ow interested the students may be in their activity. It is surprising how few Stu nances of their student government, but i l24l dents do know about the fi- t is even more sur- -FFi?'1 ' 'Z 'i.'!I'.S,: ' F .'l p 'P' ' 'JI '-avg iv-.jfegna Q-3-.p..t-.V xr 1,,,,.,,,, - ... 'W ' -v- l 1 l REGULATE5 0 ' 5, kim! Ufflfnts as .A 5 n fo mist ' cctlnfs Th prislgl Cmmitteem ' . x rolnsritutf Z , HWS llfh1f 15 ml . :mC . ' ' 'f riouisall Cmpd to attend mcctmgf. 'U arfcncouragc mittee have Cnlllfhum hefom - ims bcrS0fl . - fherhalllm ' . ' lorifingrdl ' 4, asslstslfifthglmost Important ptctrf Onch reser1fgr0UP M5 fhf wi oufbll CP. fthe invcst1g1t10C H 55 Committee 0 ,.. ou - ' amphlct t0 1CflW ofpubllslmgap '1 'Mitt IT S 4 ' rhesocia Sl C ' , semorswirhi df the dumionm :hr bffndisconrinut 01' . . 2 the able committee which had :lrew wl1Cf l Organize and execute the 1943 Pfflfiff charge ofthe new Program F0 l'UH l'l' ' that through such a c2mP1'.3n mlm' he who would ordinarily be scared Ni? 5' of all work... would scc in M l T obtain the finest education possible nh balanced life. IN ll-wha. Lg., 1 1 A '-Wlvllvshw 4 Frm. Nhbhm. Ilnhl. I 5

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BUDGET COMMITTEE is REORGANIZED Another important piece of legislation carried Outb the Institute Committee involvedbthe reorganization ofthi Budget Committee. Until the beginning of February Ofthis year, the Budget Committee had control of the budgctsof all athletics. Now this duty lies with the treasurer ofthe M.l.T.A.A. The change was made because it was felt that there was no reason why the financial and budgetary control of the M.l.T.A.A, should be under two different people. This procedure had for a number of years led to confusion and poor coordinationg the new plan is slated to do muchin making both organizations operate more efficiently withrg. sultant benelit to the student body. lt is now the work ofthe committee to supervise the spending of all money allottcdto the various undergraduate activities, receiving monthly and annual reports from each organization and incorporating these in a statement published once each year. The Budget Committees organization is composed ofa senior chairman, two junior assistants and several sopho- mores vvho have an interest in the committee. The appoint- ments for ofhce are made by the Institute Committee at the recommendation of the outgoing committees chairman. The junior assistants are chosen by the committee chairman from the sophomores working under the committee. Cruvcs, Thu rulon, YY:-nk l26l in TT T.-'TY . r. . ..,-X CUSTC Thi ized tO Memori duties, Hangar the stu- importa Ma Memori rangemc does thi to the s easily a' A ft ,supervis was act' mittee x a good t in too m number The undergrz benefits -. 3-1 2 -s . N Memori. Y' I S s 3 5