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

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one huinlrcd (lifferonl oxhihils, preparetl by |»ra -- lically every tleparliiieiil and stiideiit aclivily, and fealiiriiifi pr« je -ls and denionslralions in every major hranch of science and « ' nj;ineerinfi. were on i« ' «. V track ni ' ' t. ' r« ' w race, and It-nnis match demons Ira I «• ! a phase of life at Tech con- sidered by a flood deal of I lie public to be non- existent. Lectures in many of the larfjer rooms acquainted visitors with ihe latest developments in scientific rcsear -h and engineerinf; applica- tions. Concerts by the combined -M.I.T. Musical Societies, two intercollegiate debates, and several open forums presentc l by the Economics De- partment proviiled entertainment and relaxa- tion for those visitors less interested in the tech- nological demonstrations. Prospective freshmen were acquainted with « ' ourses and life at Tech by lectures in smaller rooms. Student activities and organizations took over Walker Memorial for the evening and presented exhibits dealing with their specialize ! interests. Karly planning for tlie Open House was cen- tered around a system of guided tours, which were to have included all exhibits dealing with a deflnite branch of science. In view of th«- large crowds expected. h m« ' er, this i«lea was dropped, and it was decided to station ushers at various strategic points tliroughoul (he buihiings. in ord« ' r to help isilors find points in wliicli t hey were niosl in leresl ed. These wer reerMil«-d en- tir ' l from t lii ' student l od . and I heir J d tas one of th - biggest assigned to the Open House Commit tee. Sure, it % ;iN a lot of work, but we had a lot of fun loo. I{einend er llu ' :dl-iiighl sessions sealing ten lliousand envelopes with two -as«-s of be« ' r. and Mary Hurke and I ' riseilla Kiley typing a mile Class- Blowing Deniuii.st ration a minute? Remember our little office up in God ' s country where Kirk tried to kee[ a vestige of order an«l a lo ' k on the telephone; Cox ' s army of four hundred student ushers and guides; trying to evade Art Wasserman as he approached us for items for his ' ' Welcome Mat ; etpiipping our tour planners with compass, maps, distress sig- nals, and iron rations: and then that beautiful May first when we looked about an l saw nothing but thousands of spectators and felt that glow inside as we realized that we wer» ' part of the show? The Voo l)oo Dip I)u k MAY 1

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Clockwise: Kane, Baker, Wiiish- niaii, Rowlands, Cowen, Beckwith, Zininiernian, Brock, Kirkpatric, Kirchiier, Harris, Chalmers Open House is big this year! resounded down the stately corridors as Technology prepared to open its doors for its first postwar biannual open house. Under the leadership of Ken Brock and Hill Zinimerinan, the Open House Commit- tee, a hundred students strong, prepared, super- vised, coordinated, and programmed the diversi- fied activities of the Institute into nine hours of enlightened sight-seeing. Ours was indeed a community project, involv- ing, as it did, the cooperation of over a thousand Exhausted Spectators Spotted Institute OPEX HOUSE students and faculty. Credit for this huge under- taking belongs not to one or two individuals, but to the many subcommittee heads and workers whose united efforts proved to be the key to eflicient operation of the entire group. John Kirkpatrick, as secretary-treasurer, apportioned Committee funds and supervised clerical work. Otto Kirchner, as head of the Presentation Machine-Tool Lab Committee, supervised and coordinate ! room assignments and exhibit preparations. The work of Dick Harris and George Haviland in promoting and publicizing Open House Day, contributed in a large measure to the tremendous attendance. Art Wasserman ' s Welcome Mat personally introduced each visitor to Technology and the aims ami purposes of Open House. Kuss Cox ' s four hundred odd ushers did a man-sized job in «lirecting the immense streams of human Irallic which poured through the halls of Tech. The task of contacting exhibitors and planning exhibits was in itself a major operation. Well over MAY 1

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MASS. GAMMA PI CHAPTER On May 1. the brothers of Kappa Sigma could be seen busy at unusual tasks besides those which concerned Open House. They spread saw- dust on the floor, made little tables covered with red checkered oilcloth, removed the sides and top of the upright piano in the bar, exposing its ancient works, and painted red signs reading such things as Five and under pays double, and No splitting pairs. Then with a blare of trumpets they carried in a gleaming bathtub, filled it with ice, and reverently set it upon a spotlighted platform. The Kappa Sigma Speak- easv Partv was about to begin. Vie will not catalog its wonders here, but we will say that the Speakeasy Party is our greatest social effort and our favorite one. It never be- comes just another party; something is always happening. In May we had a real clambake, which will always be an annual institution as long as there are some salts in the house who know how to make one. Any day at Crane ' s Beach is memor- able, but combined with a clambake with de- licious lobsters, clams, and corn, it was unbeat- able and made the two weeks ' grind before exams almost bearable. Fall came and a tanned, healthy group re- turned for rush week. In a few weeks the tans faded, the football team was organized; those in activities were giving the freshmen pep talks; the term was off to a fast start. e held a pledge dance to indoctrinate the pledges to the won- drous creatures which inhabit the girls ' schools; the reception was. as always, favorable. The prospects for winter are good, with plans afoot for a treasure hunt, sleigh rides, and the favorite source of injury, ski trips. Fisher, Stans6cld, Fowler, blasters, Andcrcsp- Kelly, Sturdy, Fales. Hale. ' Alever MAY 1