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

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Hurt . (iinit ' xon, liiisine.fx Maiuuje ( hns liii.sl, Plioloyraphy Editor i-iunpiugn: One couldn ' t help being amazed at Sam ' s defense of the line, I ' m the only one in the whole damn place who knows what he is doing. But it was not long before Jamieson had his troops, armed with cash boxes, op- tions, and a profusion of riflemen, de- ployed in Building Ten, while Dapper Dave Findley kept news of the battle flowing to the home front, and Docile Dave Rowe kept track of all appropria- tions. Clinical Clint, though hospitalized for a while as a result of too great a blow, fought to turn the editorial tide with the helj) of Pfc. Fraser in obtaining Cover, Dividers, and camouflage near the front. The major casualty during the battling was ' ice-Admiral»le Rust, whose reas- signment to practice school was happily offset by the capabilitiesof his subordinate. Sergeant Schwartz. It has been a difficult war to wage, but we feel that the fruits of victory have made it worthwhile, or in the words of silent Sam, Anil the ciiplKxinl icas Imrc: Hill liiini. - (mil (ilcini Sliattuck with Dave Howe as Mother Hubhard Photographers: N. JC. Hess, ( ' . L. Schwartz, anil M . . Sell II park

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Clint Seeley, Editor-in-Chief Sam Rubinoritz, General Manager TECHNIQUE It was war. . . .out and out war. Tech- nique versus rising costs, unsettled times, and the manpower shortage. General (Manager, that is) Silent Sam Rubino- vitz deployed his company diunng the spring of 1950, with Clinical Clint Seeley in command of the Editorial Platoon, Burdened Burt Jami.son in charge of the Business Platoon, and Crissal Chris Rust at the liead of the Photographic Detach- ment. The lower echelons were filled to strength l)y a slew of recruits, including many ribbon-bedecked veterans who cov- ered themselves with new glory. There was Jovial Joe Banks, who revived the circulation of the company during the trying winter months, as well as Be- nignant Bill Burns whose efforts in secur- ing badly needed business support for the company proved to be the margin of victory. Per usual, rookies undertook a large share of the othce skirmishes. Out- standing in such hand-to-hand coml)at was Merry Marilyn Leader, who had a name for everything. Another notable rookie was Willing W Willoughby, who shared Sam ' s eagerness to hold the line or bust. The war got off to a rather slow start, with the only operational developments occurring in the darkroom area; however, they did build up a defence for the general which was destined to survive the entire Editorial Staff: Marilyn Leader and Bill Peet

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Howie Schwartzman, General Manager Come out immediately, or we shall commit you to the S.P.C.A., ' we an- uounced. Phosphorus appeared at the closet door. We muttered. That ' s better. and The Cat proceeded to give us the word. It seems, according to Phos. that everyone on the Too Doo staff is crazy, or at least a little tetched. Who else would have printed that bewildering joke about Plymouth ? Furthermore, who under- stood it? We would ask Joe an Horn, l)ut since his departure, the post of Joke VOO DOO Editor has been filled by a young up- start, Fred Cohen. We would ask Howie Schwartzman, ] ' oo Doo ' s General Man- ager, but he is in cahoots with Phos. and they won ' t talk. So with Voo Doo in hand, we went down the list. Immediate- ly The Cat ' s eyes grew thoughtful. Rip Todd, he repeated. Now, there ' s a man! Ah, Nlakoquital And the nightingales! A good Managing Ed., too. We read on to Bol) Schwanhaus.ser, Associate Editor. Ah, yes. Schwanny. The Cat pulled on a j)air of white gloves and fell to one knee, and we hurriedly continued, spoiling his one big opportun- ity. At the mention of Findlay, his face fell. Dave Findlay is a mercenary, he stated. All he does is keep us in business, and already he has a title — Business lanager. He does not appreciate the finer things like the famous T oo Doo Mobile. Bill Dunn, our Publicity Man- ager — now there is a man with imagina- tion! We finished the list — Stan Benjamin, Literarv Ed. (used to be Chuck Whitney Bob Schwaithausser, .Associate Editor Mahe-iiji night