THE STUTE
VOL. V.-No. 2-A. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
SENIORS ACCEPT WEEKLY EDITION STEVENS ELEVEN SOPHOMORES WIN N·EW HONOR RULES. OF "THE STUTE." DEFEATS N. Y. U. 6-5. FIRST CLASS RUSH.
Faculty Recommendations Present Number Issued to Red and Gray Outpoints Flag Event a Victory for are Adopted with a Few Test Student and Alun1- Opponellts, Playing a Second Year Men After Changes. ni Feeling. Consistent Game. Hard Fight.
MORE rOWER READERS ARE ASRED PE1'TIBONE SCORES IN CANE SPREE DAY A 1'0 UNDERGRADUA1'ES. TO EXPRESS VIE,\TS. l'HE }-'IRST HALF. )VEER }'ROM WEDNESDAY.
An important step was taken by This special issue of THE STUTE the senior class at a meeting last is published mainly with the object Monday afternoon ,,·hen the Stu- of arousing interest in the proposident Self 90vernment rules origin- tion to convert the paper from a bially suggested by the Class of 1909 weekly to a and to show and later amended by the faculty, the college at large and the alumni were accepted with a few changes. what such a change means, both If the faculty will now concur in from a typographical and a news the changes made, and the regula- standpoint. It is earnestly requested tions are adopted by the lower that readers of THE STUTE address classes, as they no doubt will be, to the Board their opinions of the Stevens will have a comprehensive change, whether favorable or unand satisfactory system of conduct- favorable. ing examinations as well as tests, The weekly edition would not, and the Student Self as far as it is now possible to judge, Committee will be a body with require an increased subscription power to inquire into the conduct price, while presenting every week of college affairs in general. about two-thirds as much news as
One point was made clear by the has been ·published in the past amendments as passed by the sen- every two weeks. iors, that if the students agree to The STUTE Board believes that govern themselves they must have lack of news will never prevent the full authority and control over publication of a weekly at Stevens. themselves, such as is granted at The news exists beyond a doubt, other institutions where the Honor and the fact that many other colSystem is in force. leges, no larger than this, support
The full text of the Self Govern- not only weeklies, but even semiment Constitution, as accepted by weekly newspapers, strengthens the senior class, is as follows: this view. The Board is inclined
1. There shall be a committee, to believe that a new STUTE, carryknown as the Student Self Govern- ing on the ideals of the old, but ment Board, consisting of three with new dress and the necessarily members hom each class. fresher news, which would come as
2. The members of this Board a direct result of more freq uen t shall be elected annually, as follows, -publication, would best serve the under the election rules of their re- interests of the col1i'ge. spective classes: Freshman class Let us hear from our readers. in December. three upper classes in October. The Honor System shall REQUEST A CUT SYSTEM. not be effecti ve in the freshman class until after the election of its committee.
3. Each delegation shall elect its own Chairman. The Chairman of the Senior Class Delegation shall be the President of the Board, and the Chairman of the Junior Class Delegation shal1 be the Secretary of the Board.
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A letter was transmitted to President Humphreys on Tuesday relative to the cut system proposed by a special committee ofthe senior class for introduction at Stevens. President Humphreys had requested that the wishes of the students be made in definite form in writing so that he might lay them before the faculty. A decision by the faculty is expected within a fortnight.
With the help of a large cheering section, the football team defeated the New York Ulliversity eleven on Ohio field last Saturday, by a score of 6 to 5. It was the first opportunity afforded the student body of seeing the team in action, and the put up by the men was excellent. A little more speed in lining up, and in getting back to receive punts, however, might be desired. There were no casuali ties to mar the contest, barring the wearing out of some half a dozen rule books, which were worked to the limit by the officials.
From the start the Institute team displayed its superiority and had the bal1 in its possession the greater part of the game. In the first half N. Y. U. had the pigskin in Stevens' territory but twice. The home team could 110t solve the visitors' defense, while the Stevens backs frequently hit their opponents' line for big gains. Stevens scored in the first half, when the clever N. Y. U. quarterback tried a forward pass on his own IS-yard line. He obligingly threw the ball into Pettibone's hands and the latter promptly ran 30 yards for a touchdown, placing the pigskin right between the goal posts. He kicked the goal. In this half Fonda tried a field goal and missed by a yard.
The home team CalJle back strong in the second half and by a series of forward passes managed to rush the ball a considerable distance.
When the Institute men got the ball, they followed the good example set them, and carried the leather to the 25-yard line, from which point Fonda tried a drop kick. The ball hit the cross bar and dropped underneath, giving a touchback. It was in this period (Continued on page 2.)
On Wednesday afternoon the first of the interclass rushes, the flag rush, was held on Castle Point Field. The sophomores put up a plucky fight against superior numbers and gained the decision after twenty-five minutes of hard fighting on both sides.
The most unusual feature was the use of flour "bombs" by the freshmen, at the opening of the attack. Each man had been provided with one or more paper bags filled with flour, and these were hurled at the sophomores, While there was no provision in the rules forbidding their use, the' 'bombs" were ruled out by the committee.
The first rush started at 1 :50 with the sophomores lined up around the pole and a few grouped to one side. The freshmen were lined up in double column just across the track and bore down on 1911 before the latter knew what was coming. At the same time 1912 got its flour batteries into action and in less than 50 seconds the flag was down. The freshmen had little time to enjoy their seeming victory, as it was soon learned they had started before the signal was given by the committee. A little time was taken for general readjustment and then the real fight began.
The sophomores lined up in the same formation, but this time their line remained unbroken. Try as they would, the freshmen could not get a man near the pole. Once or twice they succeeded in raising someone on their shoulders but he was quickly pulled down. The fight grew harder and harder for a time, with plenty of side shows around the edge of the general mixup until at 2:20 the first half was up.
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revision in some particulars, but were in the main satisfactory. Both sides put up a hard and plucky fight. A more decisive test of the class supremacy will come with the bter contests, the tug-ofwar, cane sprees and tie-up.
THE "LINK."
Business Manager BusinessGOOD FOOTBALL.
We ask for the football team the support of the undergraduate body, which it so richly deserves from the showing made thus far this season The men have put up a fast, clean article of ball and have \von honor for Stevens in every game played. Why not show our by a bonfire and if we win from our ancient rivals, Rutgers, when the New Brunswick team plays here on Saturday afternoon, November 21? Meanwhile encourage the Red and Gray in every way by attending the intervening contests.
STUDENT SELF GOVERNMENT.
After prolonged discussion, the senior class has accepted a set of Student Self Government rules, which, it is believed, will work satisfactorily from the standpoint, both of the student and of the faculty. In agreeing by a unanimous vote to have the Honor System apply to all college work, the seniors have made a big stride in the right direction, and we trust the facul ty will be willing to meet them half way. We deeply advise every student to read. with care the new constitution, on another page, so that he may be prepared to vote intelligently upon it when the matter is laid before the lower classes. The great question is, "If it is right to be honest in examinations, wli y not also in classroom work, which counts equally?" Can there be more than one answer to this?
THE FLAG RUSH.
The first of the interclass rushes between the sophomores and the freshmen, which was held on Wednesday, showed that the rules for the conduct of these events need
Some confusion has been caused by the announcement of the desire of the present Link Board to call its annual "The Link of 1910." We ask that students suspend judgment 011 this matter until the Link Board and those opposed to the action have had a fair chance to present their views. A full discussion of both sides vvill be given in THE STUTE of next Saturday.
CURRENT GOSSIP OF COLLEGE AFFAIRS.
A committee has been appointed from the senior class consisting of Moss, Kieselbaeh, Peper and Armstrong to promote interest in a dance to be given in the Carnegie Laboratory after the Rutgers game. It is hoped that the other classes will do likewise and help to make this plan result in an enjoyable evening.
At a meeting of the sophomore Class held on Wednesday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, Harris; vice-president, Dyer; secretary, Comstock; treasurer, Stillman; Historian, Wessels; cheer leader, Coffin; football manager, Meyers; lacrosse manager, Lambelet.
Since the first part of August Dr. Stillman has been engaged on a test of bricks for the long delayed Gregory Avenue improvement at Weehawken. There are over fifty carloads which have to be tested both for absorption and for abrasion.
The juniors are the only class in college who have fallen under the new 9-1 o'clock schedule.
FIRST DEFEAT OF YEAR FOR THE PREP ELEVEN.
The Preps lost their first game last Saturday, being defeated by Brooklyn Boys' High School, 10 to O. Burnham and Dunn played a fine game for the Preps, and both made some good gains. The game in the first half was an exhibition of good prep school although B. H. S. scored within the first six minutes. Cayard and O'Leary played well for B. H. S. The former made a drop kick from the 33-yard line.
Drawing Materials.
Measuring Tapes.
SOPHOMORES WIN FIRST CLASS RUSH.
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a repetition of the first, save that the rush was not quite so hard. 1912 tried rushing ill a body uut to no avail, and after ten minutes more of general' 'roughhouse" the rush was declared WOll by the sophomores, the freshmen having failed to remove the flag from the pole in the alloted time.
The other interclass scraps, the tie-up, tug-of-war and cane sprees, will be held a week from Wednesday. At this time also, the seniors will engage in their annual frolic.
STEVENS ELEVEN DEFEATS N. Y. U. 6-5.
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that N. Y. U. made its five points. The home team captured the ball on Stevens's 5-yard line on a misjudged punt. Here the visitors held their opponents for two downs but a touchdown was made 011 the third try. Then to catch the Stevens men off their guard, the ball-which went across the line far to one side-was quickly punted Ollt by some heady New York player and he succeeded admirably in catching his own men asleep. No scoring was done after this.
The forward pass was successflllly used many times and some good kicking was accomplished, especially by the New Yorkers, one of whom succeeded after only three tries, in placing the ball, on a kickfrom the 25-yard line, within the limits of the gridiron.
The line-up:
N. Y. U. Positions. STEVENS.
Wheeler R. G White
Cooney. C. OToll nor Hellnyberger, Mallen .r,. G Johnson
Auffant L. T, Hearsey
Cra wford L. F, Bruce Galloway, Scott. Q. B Butlfield
Banning R H Ackerman
Ellef, Gorsh T,. R PetLibuue, Ketchum
H. Young F. B Fonda Banning. Goal from touchdown-Pettibone. Referee-G. A. Sigmund, Lafayette. Umpire-To Thorpe, Colnmbia. Linesmen-H. Rust, New York; Sickenberger, Stevens. Timekeepers-Voigtlander, Stevens; O'Shaunessy, New York. Time ofhalves-20 minutes.
Prof. Jackson, head of the Electrical Engineering Department of Boston "Tech.", spent a half day here recently.
In the U nion-Wesley'an game 011 last Saturday seventeen men were carried off the field, each team having its sbare of casllalties.
CALENDAR.
SAT., Oct. 17-Wesleyan football, at Middletowll.
WED., " 21-SopI1Ol1101e-freshman lacrosse·game.
THUR., " 22-Special lecture to Engi 11 eeri 11g- Society, by Dr. Pond.
SAT., "24-Joh11S Hopkins football game, at Baltimore.
\\TED., " 2S-Cane-spree, tie-up, tug-of-war·, senior frolic.
SAT., "31-Ursinus football game, at Castle Point Field.
Football practice, afternoon. Lacrosse practice, every afternoon. Tennis tournament matches, every afternoon.
LACROSSE TWELVE
LOSE'S TO CRESCENTS.
The lacrosse team put up a fine game against the strong Crescent twel ve at Bay Ridge last Saturday and succeeded in scoring two goals, but losing, 9 to 3. The third goal for Stevens was made by a Crescent player. The visiting team could do nothing in the first half, all three goals being made in the second period of play. Lambelet and Cunningham caged the ball for Stevens. The Crescent men shot repeatedly, but good work on thepart of Naef, who tended goal for Stevens, kept the score down. The line-up:
Positions. STEVENS. "G Naef
Allau P Jappe
Yloses C. P, Halll ilton
Dobby F. D Lurlwig
Kelley S. D Bartlett
Liffiton T. D Smith
Hardy .............•... C Bell
O'Flyun T. A Armstrong
SilllpSOIl S. A Brewer
Bass - F. A Lambelet
WalL 0. H McDonald
0' Rourke I. H Cullnillgham
Referee-Casanova. Umpires-Bass and Davis.
Goals -Hardy (2), Bass (2), Wall (2). O'Flynn (2) and Simpson, for Crescent A. C., and Dobby, Lambelet and Cunningham for stevens. Time ofhalves-Twellty-five miuutes.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST MEETING.
The. first lecture in the series planned by the Engineering Society was delivered on Thursday, October 8, in Dr. Wendell's room, by Mr. Calvin W. Rice. Mr. Rice was introduced by President Humphreys, and spoke about the satisfaction of the Engineeer's Profession as a Vocation in Business Life. No more appropriate subject for opening the series could have been selected. The officers of the society were highly gratified by the large attendance from the faculty and undergraduate body.
SENIORS ACCEPT NEW HONOR RULES.
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4. It shall be the duty of the Board to investigate the cases of students charged with dishonorable or improper conduct in connection with 'examinations, re-examinations, \"ritten tests and all other matters that would be subject to Faculty consideration should the Student Self Government Board not exist.
5. With special reference to examinations, re-exam.inations and written tests it shall be understood:
(a) That after the examination Qr test has been set by the Faculty, no Faculty sllrveillance will be exercised.
(b) That an instructor shall be present at the first part of the examinations, re-examinations and written tests to answer questions that may arise, and availaule, but not present the latter part.
(c) That each student, to make his exa11lillation, re-examination or written test valid, must sign the following declaration: "I pledge my honor as a gentleman that I have not applied for help and that I have neither given nor received help d uri ng this eX21mination, reexamination or written test." Provided, however, in tests the word " Pledge" shall be sufficient.
(d) That it shall be the duty of every student to_ report allY violation of this pledge to a member of the Board whose duty it shall be to bring the case before the Board.
(e) That in case of apparent fraud the detector shall first speak to the offending party and should the accused show that there is a mistake the matter shall drop at Ollce, otherwise it shall be reported to the Committee, who shall investigate the case promptly.
(0 That examinations and reexaminations shall not require, in
the opinion of the professor, over three hours of conscientious work upon the part of the average stlldent to complete same.
(g) That students shall be allowed four consecutive hours, and 110 more, to plete each examination or re-examination.
(h) That students shall not avail themselves of the privilege of en, gaging in conversation during an examination period, in the examination room, except when there is ,special need to do so, but shall have absol ute freedom of action outside the rootn.
The following regulations shall govern the Board:
1. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held as promptly as possible after each series of examinations and special meetings shall be held whenever necessary. All deliberations of the Board shall be accurately recorded in the minutes which shaH be forwarded by the secretary to the Faculty, within ten days after each period of examination. Such report to the Faclllty shall not include any of the proceedings referring to cases of accused students, who have been acquitted.
2. Three-fourths of the membership of the Board shall constitllte a quorum, and a two-third vote of the membership of the Board shall be necessary to find a verdict of guil ty.
3. No member present, inclllding the Chairman, shall be excused from voting.
4. Absence of members shall not ue excused except in case of sickness, andany member, who is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board, '""ithollt such valid excuse, shall be dropped from the Board:
5. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the class to which the retiring member belonged. This may be done at a regular or a special meeting.
6. Ample opportunity shall be given the accused student to defend himself in person and through witnesses.
PLAY STARTS IN FALL IDrandt and Stewart won from TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Chandler and Armstrong, 6-1, 6-l. Pierce and Mosier defeated Mobius and Peper, 8-6, 6-2, 6-1. Vanderveer and Messner defeated Mattocks and Neil, 6-3, 6::-1. Lansdell and Patterson, '12, won from Elmendorf and Coffin, 9-7, 6-3.
The doubles tennis tournament started last week \, ith sixteen teamsentered, and matches are played every afternoon; tvYO (if the courts being reserved for tbe tournament players. This week \vill probably finish up the first round. Judging from the form displayed by many of the contestants, the winners will have to show good quality to come out heae1. There appears to be plenty of good material in college j llst now and the team which re)?resents Ste\'ens in the spring matches should establish a good record.
Results of the tournament to date:
Prof. Jacobus and Col. Stevens are to lecture the seniors during Dr. Denton's per,iods. Just how much time Prof. Jacobus can give, has not been determined yet.
IMPRUDENCE.
When mother boxes Mary's ears, She stands in tears and blubbers. o foolish child, to stand in tears, Without a pair of rubbers.-Ex.
WASHINGTON AND TENTH STS.,
