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ARM®UK "THEE-i NEWS

Student Publication 01' the
ARMOUR XNSTITU'FEvOF TECHNULOGY
CHICAGO, lLLlNOXS

Published Bi-Weekly During the College Year.

Editorial Stall?

Editor—in—Chief .................................... John Hommes. ’30
Desk Editors....Fred B. Farrell, ’29; David T. Smith, ’30
Social Editor ................. (Not yet chosen)
Departmental Editor. Charles E. Morris, ’30
Humor Editor. ....Harry P. Eichin, ’28
Athletic Editor John P. Edstrand, ’29
Faculty Adviser .............. Professor Walter Hendricks
As istant Editors

’31; F. Attwood, '30; J. A. Bechtold,
’30; F. T. Deiwert, ’28; W. J. Ehrmeyer, ’29; D. G.
Garen, ’30; H. E. Goranson, ’29; R. B. Johnston, ’30;
W. Pal‘adzinski, '30; S. S. Pulaski, ’29; E. E. Ross, ’30;
F. W. Spalding‘, ’31; R. F. Stellar, ’29; J. E. Tarman,
'30; V. A. Sturm, ’30.

 

 

 

 

  

A. Auerbach,

Business Stall:
Business Manager... .Russell E. Johnson, ’29
Circulation Manage ...Preston E. Heath, '30
Advertising Managers——
Stanley A. Beatty, ’30; Morris Nelson, 30; Charles L.
Rambolt, ’30.
Assistant .............................................. Tom O’Malley, ’30

 

 

 

Vol. 1. JUNE 1, 1928 No. 5

.4 Simple Request

This is issue number five of the first volume of the
ARMOUR TECH NEWS. It represents the completed
realization of a project the need of which was long felt
at Armour Tech. It is the closing argument of an irre—
futable proof that :1 school newspaper at Armour is not
only desirable but also practical.

The ARMOUR TECH NEWS has been successful
both editorially and financially. True, we have made
many mistakes. Much important news was overlooked.
Other news. was sometimes given undue prominence.
Simi.ar errors in judgment may have been made in the
conduction of our business department. But, these mis-
takes are not the result of any fundamental defect in
the newspaper idea itself. They ale simply the result of
inexperience, and as such can be overcome.

We, the staff, in return for our efforts in connection
with the founding and carrying on of this newspaper,
have but one simple request to make of the student body
and of the faculty, and that is, that they give the some

: whole—hearted support to their school newspaper next
semester that they have given in the past.

 

The [Four Year investment

About one hundred forty-six students are graduating
from Armour Tech next week. Nearly all of them have
already obtained employment so that they can imme-
diately make their bow to the industrial world The
average age of these graduates is about twenty-two
years. The average salary which they will receive at
the start is about $150.00 per month.

When the average high school graduate has reached
the age of about twenty—two, having worked for four
years, his average salary is well over $150.00.

The above are cold, indisputable facts. They are on
the surface facts that are discouraging; to young men
considering college education. To those let it simply be
said that though the above may he facts, they are not
all the facts.

Statistics show that, say, ten years after graduation,
the college man has not only overtaken his rivals who
had less school training though an earlier start, but that
he has far surpassed them in earning power. That also
is an indisputable fact.

A college education is thoiefore in reality an invest—
ment, one that pays high cash d1 idends. For, consider
the two cases, the high school graduate on the one hand
and the college graduate on the other hand. Let the
former take all the money that he earns during his first
four years of employment, and thereafter, take all that
he earns over the amount that his more educated rival
earns, until such time as the latter has attained a salary
equl to that of the former, and let him, as fast as he
gets it, invest it at six percent. Now, if he were equally
well off financially in the long run by not going to col~
lege, then that amount at six percent should have suiti-
cient earning power such that, when its dividends are
added to his actual salary, his total earnings will be just
as much from then on as those of the college graduate.
The fact is that an investment of that sort would NOT
put him on an equal basis, and hence he is the loser in
the long run. Four years at college is an investment
in education which pays dividends in cash.

Furthermore, there is still another form of dividend
which an investment in education will pay, and which is
probably even more important. That, is a dividend of
fuller enjoyment of life. Money is good only so long
as it will buy for us certain material objects which con-
tribute to our comfort and happiness. Money alone will
not buy the kind of increased enjoyment of life which
an education provides. Having‘invest‘ed four years of
our life in an education, we can from then on clip cou-

  

pons of culture, refinement, s
ing standards, honor, and appreciation of literature.
‘arts,and,_m\.l$i§. .. .

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AR.MOUR TECE lhTTEQVS

More Post-Grad Work

of Seniors Announced

J. W. Heimaster, Ch. E., has an—
nounced his intention of working for
the Carbide and Chemical Co. at
Charleston, W. Va. He will probably
start at efficiency work and advance
to the production department. About
fifteen men throughout the country
are hired by this company annually.

S. W. Stetlar, Ch. 13., who is to
specialize in the development of rub»
ber manufacture will proceed to Nau~
gatuck, Conn, where he will be. em-
ployed by the Naugatuck Chemical
Co.

 

The Elgin State Highway Depart-
ment will employ E. DeBourge, C.E.,
as division engineer. Mr. DeBourge
will probably have some of his for—
mer classmates under his direction
as several have announced that they
will. work in Elgin Highway develop-
ment.

Ottawa, 111., will use W. A. Ander—
son, R. E. Brumund, and G. A. Re-
zac, C. E's, for beautification and
adVancement of their highways.

C. T. Vander Molen, C. E., is an—
other man that will be employed for
municipal development. He will be
stationed at Hillsdale, 111., by the
West Suburban Engineering Co.

W. D. Allen, F. P. 15., will go to
Cleveland, Ohio, in the employ of the
Highway Inspection Bureau.

Another F. P. 13., J. ’1‘. Even, will
be stationed in Chicago by the Chi—
cago Board of Fire Insurance Under-
writers.

The Commonwealth Edison Co.
will employ M. R. Kleist, E. E, and
H. E. Nelson, E. 13., in their substa-
tion work. The men will attend the
Cential Station Institute for a pe-
riod to familiarize them more fully
with t:1e work.

S. 1. Cohen, M. E., who has in the
past worked for the Atlas Chicago
(30., designing and laying out mono-
rail overhead conveyor systems, will
continue in the same work.

J. R. Patterson, M. 12., who for the
past two summers was employed by
the Atley Truss Wheel Co. is to con-
tinue his work in engineering design
for this company.

W. J. Zenner, E. 15., will work for
the Morkrum-Kleinschmidt
who are the manufacturers of the
teletype, used for automatic trans—
mission and reception of telegraph
messages.

P. W. Steinert, E. 13., is to be em-
ployed by the American Can (30., in
their engineering department

African-.4 mericnn Rodin
Contact by Harrowcr, ’27

 

J. C. Harrower, ’27, a graduate of
the Civil Engineering Department,
has established the first intercontin-
ental radio connection for commer—
cial use between Africa and America.
He is employed as an engineer by the
Firestone Rubber Company at their
plantation in Liberia. The station
was designed and built by Mr. Har-
rower, being assisted in the construc‘
tion by thirty native laborers. It is
located on the Du River about 53
miles from Monrovia, the principal
city of Liberia. The station uses
from 200 to 5000 watts of power on
wave lengths from 5.35 meters to
16.6 meters, and 28 to 52.6 meters.
The company broadcasting is done
between 12 and 1 o’clock in the
morning, and press reports are re-
ceived from New York about 6
o’clock in the morning. Programs
from this country are received thru
WGY, KDKA, and WEAF.

The Firestone plantations cover
100,000 acres, of which 15,000 acres
have been planted with rubber. There
are 118 members of the American
staff, and 15,000 natives are em—
ployed. The use of radio communh
cation will materially aid in speeding
up operations. glir. Harrower has a
contract (or eighteen months’ foreign
service.

Corp., /

 

A denizens final at iii lion

aligned full €0§lfiétt§l®lfl

The twelfth annual convention of
Pi Tau Sigma will be held at Armour
next fall. No definite date has been
set as yet, but it is expected that it
will be held during the latter part of
October. This is to be the first con»
vention of the mechanical honorary
fraternity ever held at Armour and
will be composed of the executive
council and two representatives from
each of the nine chapters.’ The dele-
gates are to arrive on Friday and on
that day it is planned to show the vis—
itors around the school, visiting the
shops and the laboratories, and later
in the day it is hoped an inspection
trip may be taken to one of the large
plants in the city. in the evening a
smoker and an initiation banquet will
be enjoyed.

Saturday morning will be. set aside
for the regular routine of business
and then in the afternoon the entire
delegation will take in a football
game to add to the enjoyment of the
convention. The entire Armour
chapter will act as hosts, with G. H.
Smith, ‘29, president of the Armour
chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, having
charge of the entertainment.

ldv’estinghouse Presents
Volumes To Library

A set of two volumes, “The Niag-
ara Fails Power Company, and the
Evolution of Its Central Power Sta~
tion and Alternating Current Sys-
tem,” by Edward Dean Adams, was
presented to the Institute by E. M.
Herr, president of the Westinghouse
Electric Company. '1‘. P. Gaylord,
’97, is vice-president of the Westing~
house Electric Co. These books were
privately printed for the Niagara
Falls Power Company on the fiftieth
anniversary of its foundation by the
Bartlett Orr Press of New York City.
The dedication is. to Coleman Sellers
(1827-1907), who was for twenty—
five years the Chief Engineer of the
Niagara Falls Power Co.

The author, Edward Dean Adams,
M. 11., M. 8., LL. 1)., was for twenty
years the President of the Cataract
Construction Company. This organi-
zation erected the original central
stations at Niagara. For his work at
the Niagara Falls, Adams was award-
ed the John Fritz Medal, the highest
honor at the bestowal of the four na-
tional engineer societies. The Pres-
ident of the company which now con—
trols the Falls says of him: “His was
the directive force which brought the
great project at Niagara Falls into

fruition."

Volume I contains as an insert a
colorful mural from the masterly
brush of Willy Pogany, giving his in—
terpretation of “Power.” The books
contain a complete history of Niagara
Falls. Among the illustrations of in-
terest are reproductions of rare old
French etchings and woodcuts. Pho-
tographs of men who pioneered in

the development of the, electrical

engineering profession in the United
States are included.

Dr. Raymond Addresses

Sicilian at Reception

{Continued from page 1)

After :1 speech of acceptance by
Dr. Raymond, the next man to appear
on the program was Professor 1Wal-
lace Bruce Ainsliury who gave a very
dramatic and realistic reading of V..-
chal Lindsay s “The Congo.”

The speaker of the evening was
Mr. Julian E. Arnold. Attirsd in a
unique Arabian costume, he talked
on the subject “Arabia," drawing his
information from actual experiences
which he underwent in his travels
through the Grisnt. hi1". Arnold will
be remembered by the students as

the man who spoke at one of the. stu-

dent assemblies on the subject,
“Closeups of Great Personalities.”
‘He is the son of the English poet. Sir
“Edwin Arnold.

 

  

 

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“WEE StiPfiii‘ its. W” ..
Cleave to “The Siipstick”; let
the Slaps? m' fly where it may.

 

 

D. T.

I wish I were an icthathon
Or a gaunt and bony mastadon
With nothing much to do all day
Save sit and chew green leaves, or hay,
0r scare brave men with lots of noise,
With breaths of fire blown from my nose;
But little children such as you
I wouldn‘t harm nor try to chew;
I'd give you all a wondrous time
By_cartying you on my knotty spine.

  
  
  
 

-—H.P.E.

STATEON S. 0. 1...

Once upon a time, not so long ago, Joe Collitch was
living at his Fraternity house. One morning he arose at
5:00 and found his shoes and sex right where he had 1::
them. He opened the dresser and there lay three clean
shirts; he selected one. After he had studied diligently L
for an hour and a half he had breakfast and arrived five ,
minutes early to class. The Prof. took up half the hour
assigning seats and Joe Collitch got to sit in the back
of the room next to a good looking blonde. In his next
hour class the instructor asked him the only question to;
which he knew the answer. He didn’t have any more
classes that day and as he was all caught up on his A. C.
reports, he took himself to the show With some money one
of his aunts sent him. The next day was his easy day, so ,
he drew the neatest hook-up he had produced in many an ’
era. The folks Where she was staying were gone, so
they had the house to themselves. She furnished the vie—y
tuals so the expense was all in the left hand column. Her
father was bringinga car down 102‘ her nah 1‘. week and
she asked him if he would go riding ‘3:th her. She had
just emolled and she didn’t know any boys. And that,
door children, is the reason why Roddy Fe): has such a
bushy tail. Tomoriow nite Unc.e Bob Will be on the air
with another fairy story for his good little boys and girls. ’

———Kansas State Engineer.

It is wicked to play cards——the way some people play.

Sea Captain~Bit of a swell today, sir.

Visitor—Nice of you to say
to see me on Sundays.

so—but, then, you ought

Reconditioned Figures of Speech

Self’conscious as a woman letting her hair grow.

Somewhat unrelated, like a bathing girl in a furnace
ad.

Overcome with horror and despair, like a we \ian who ,
feels her lifted face slipping.

Almost as artificial as a realistic mo ri‘e.

Vainly striving to meet the demands of a new role,
like a traflic cop tryng to be gentle.

v1.33.

At. last the ideal houseanother has been discovered.
She is (leaf in one ear and sleeps on the good one.
—R. Moll... U. of £11., ’31.

THAR SHE BLQW‘S

The girl stood on the forward deck, .
The boat7~it started going;
The pilot looked at her to see

Which way the wind was blowing. —R.C.l}.

ASKED 'FOO MUCH

Fond Mother—Do you detect any signs of geni 1. s in my
son, professor?
detective.

The Professor<~lliadam, I am not a

dere colam candukterl‘
seein ea yer leevin in Jews i thowt that 1 mite Preau...e
to rite sum boittree that aw: to go :11. or big w yer aw.

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big teers rowdd down and hit. the. flora
hist‘ausclah haint so your: no more,
the last line donut rime ”it that: edema.
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To the Seniors, their dignity their vanity'their ‘ f
to their happiness, their future, 31:. *1:
they' re gone.

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