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

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Standing: J. AI. Pn er, R. M. Briber, H. R. Laurence. R. E. Lyle, G. I. Weiss Sitting: R. R. Stephenson, H. M. Rich, M. J. Gardner, Chairman; G. J. Battaglia Right: The ' ' A Ball, Morse Hall WALKER MEMORIAL COMMITTEE The Walker Memorial Committee is the subcommittee of Institute Committee which supervises all undergraduate extra- curricular activities except athletics. On March 10, the committee presented the annual Activities Ball, in honor of the men who have taken part in activities during the year. In previous years, the committee itself had handled all the pre- parations for the dance, but this year a subcommittee consisting of representa- tives of the major activities was formed to do this, making the dance by the activities as well as for the activities. The members are: Chairman, Melvin Gardner, Glen Battaglia, Robert Briber, J. Burgess Jamieson, Harold Lawrence, Richard Lyle, John Priser, Harold Rich, Robert Stephenson, George Weiss. Left: Recognition for services rendered, the A Ball Beloiv: Hal Laurence, Boh Stephenson, and Bob Briber discuss a question of import

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ELECTIONS COMMITTEE The duties and responsibilities of the Elections Committee have increased mark- edly within the past four years. Such an increase may he traced to three factors: the improvement in student interest, the postwar increase in student population, and the increase in annual elections. Because of the improvement in student interest, the Elections Committee has found it necessary to supervise more close- ly the enthusiastic electioneering which is conducted with commendable vigor and imagination. All exaggerated claims made by candidates on nomination petitions and posters are investigated thoroughly by the Elections Committee. The Committee is proud to report that unsubstantiated claims occur very infrequently and are usually found to be honest mistakes. In addition to the fall (Senior Week- Committee, Junior Prom Committee, Sen- ior Ring Chairman, Beaver Key) and Statidhig: ] . IV. Davidson C. A. Kaiuiel., E.J. Man it iei, K. A. Johnson, G. F. Laufs, S. H. Sidney, J. L. Stockard Stated: R. Nock Jr., E. F. Becht, D. R. Test, R. L. Mathews, Chairman, E. C. Dykhojf, S. I. Buchin spring (Class offices, Class Day Marshals) elections, the Elections Committee also conducts the election of Freshman section leaders each term and the annual election of the Sophomore and Junior Council mem- bers. To accomplish these extra duties, the Institute Committee has authorized the expansion of the Elections Committee to a 4:7:10 ratio of Seniors, Juniors, and Soph- omores. ' Lection Time. ' Guardians of the ballot 21

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OPEN HOUSE COMMITTEE M.I.T. ' s 17th Biannual Open House was held on Saturday, May 13, 1950, in conjunction with the Boston Jubilee week. Over thirty thousand visitors toured the halls of the Institute, viewing the many departmental and activity exhibits. Since the middle of October, the Open House Committee, headed by chairman Norm Champ, had been hard at work on the project. Publicity in the form of post- ers, circulars and press releases was sent out not only all over the Institute but throughout New England by the Publicity Committee headed by George Piness and John Holland, On Open House Day extracurricular ac- tivities, such as the Model Railroad Club and WMIT, worked on operating sched- ules, and the three major publications. The Tech, T.E.N., and Voo Doo printed special editions. The afternoon was round- ed out by athletic events, including base- ball and lacrosse games and a track meet on Briggs Field. Also featuring the day B 3 E Standing: R. G. Davis, G. Piness Jr. Seated: H. A. Larsen, N. B. Champ jr.. Chairman; M. H. Baxter, Business Manager was the second half of the Sophomore Prom, with a name band playing in Walk- er on Saturday night. All these activities and exhibitions were co-ordinated by the Presentations Com- mittee headed by Howie Larsen, who was aided by Press Jones, Norton Belknap, and Johnny Mattson. This Committee was concerned not only with co-ordination of exhibits, but with obtaining information from departments and activities for pub- licity, scheduling, and program. Inspection of Electrical Rni ineenng Lab