Page Two ARMOUR TEiJE-i NEWS .. , ‘ ., 1W 2 ,1 ARMQUR lilitf‘iliril hilt‘illl 5:1 Student Publication of the ARMGUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, lLLlNOlS in;1 the College Ye EDITOREAL STAFF .John Hommes, ’29 Editor-in—Cl‘iief Desk Edits . ‘it‘d B. Fairell, ’2 21.} News Edito )avid T. Smith, ’30 Department Charles E. Morris, ’30 Assistant .. taller J. Ehrmeyer, ".3 .,.]ohn E, Tarmon, ’30 Vernon A. Sturm, ’30 , Edstiand, Jr , ’29 Eltempkowski, ’32 ...A. .3 Aue1bach, ’31 Joel M. Jacobson, ’2‘.) rolcssor Walter Hendricks Social Editor Assistant .. Athletic Editor Assistant Humor Editor . Feature Writer. Faculty Adviser Clioslei BUSlNESS STAFF Business Manager .ltusscll E. Johnson, ’22) Assistant in, 31); Willieit B. Deering, ‘30 ...John W. Gamble, ’21) John E. Barman, ’2‘.) .l). R. Garen, 30 Circulation Manager Assistant ...... Exchanges BER iii. 1‘ IT IS MUCH EASIER TO BE CRITlCAL THAN IT IS TO BE CORRECT. Jilenjainin Disraeli. “Construction Thought” One of the most (Jillirult t“ q for one who is not adopt in the art is the treatment at :1: 1y subiect in a literary fashion. “Lite1‘a1y,” .ucoi (11.111 to Webstm, is anythini: “of or peitaininir to leaining‘.” llenee, any discussion, conducted in a .so- called learned oi intionul 1na11nc1, ma 3/ be ('onsideied as “litenny.” A peison not t‘.\|lC1l(‘ll(C(l in treating: :1 subject alter a literary fashion has one ot two hlintliinl s; oithe1 he does not know what he is talkiinr about (01 Writing about), or he hasn t the powoi of expression. A combination of logical thought and the power of may be cliissed 11:1 “coiistiuctive thought" Power of expr “‘ion does not. mean the ability to write or transfer ideas to paper. Kathi-1 it means to be able to carry them out to their logical ronclusion. expression when we trace it l'i‘om its source, consists of a se . 11' steps, the first and the last of which are the most difficult to attain. To explain “constructive thought": the idea must first be born, must then be enlarged, worked with, pro and con, criticized, amended, and finally carried not. It is the last step that takes the idea out of the “thought" class and puts it in- to the “constructive thought“ «hiss The series of steps that qualify the original idea must be topped by realiza- titii. No thought can -be (ltlsw‘il as ‘1tonst1uctivc” un— less nutterialized. When primeval 1111111 thwtll 21 stone wielded with his arms, he appreciated the advent of :1 handle, wooden or otherwise, that would facilitate the operation oi: the in~ strumont The party who discovered the application of ti handle was: capable of constructive thought There is no assurance that the discovery of this handle was not accidental, but such incidents as outlined above were undoubtedly paralleled many times in the course of man’s development. The old alCht'lT . searched untiringly for the philos— opher's stone They had no rational ideas behind their quest, and although they made many interesting and valuable disrovoiies, tln-ii uork cannot properly be classed as M‘constiuctivu ' iiico the ideas underlying their expeiiments weic il ‘iil and unstable. To make a long“ crunsiiion to the present day, We can see the application of “con-trurtive thought" to all that makes up our modern Civilu. Upon analysis we also see that development is mutual. “Construrtive thought," ,111 111. Let us consider, as a pl‘t‘H‘Hi iluy example, engineering and business, two phases of modern eivlizatlon that are hopel sly interdependent. .‘liiy, for instance, that a husin mam deemed that it would be a profitable‘im vestment to build a hotel. His idea at this stage may be classed merely as a “thought." However, as it goes through the Vill'lOUS Siziirt's of economic consideration, the “thought" reaches perfection. But it can not be classed as "ronstructivr thought" until the idea is ac— tually nearing its goal, uuinL-ly the completion of the hotel structure. At this stage of development lot us consider the prob— lem from an engineering: poi-11 View. The business man makes it possible for tho engineer to work, but the business man would be “Ollvlll’lltlutllVC unless the engi— neer could show him and actually prove to him by action ol' that his ideas are practical. Thus in the case of the hotel, the engineer makes the nit-n :in actuality in brick and steel. Hence it is the coIi~ii-1,ir‘tive thought of the engineer, along: the lllll‘ of artuzil problems ol‘ physical realization, that makes the business man's possibility. pi'op‘ ssa Summarizing, the business makes pxog‘xegt of the engin 11‘ bv i‘Fi’Hllll‘f u demand for huge engineering; project tho (’1 1111111. 1'1 on the other hand, by guaranteeing the Feasibilitv 411' .1 |llf1riCLi, t‘lcurs the path loi the advuneement ol thi business man' s progrnnr 1111:11 possible the Here we see the intoi‘d«'pi-ndenry of the various fac— tors that make up modern (‘H’ll “on in which Ctr-opera» tion is such a vital factor. llut \ iL-thor the need be for individual villirts, or for comp ivo work. ndvnncrk merit is only assured whore “L'uzisti‘uctivn thoujrhl, " the realization of 1-.rll-thoughtwuu ideas, is the dominant motive. ._.. 1: p‘ 1133 “will“? dilllgllti’l ,, :1 Cleave: ta “The Slipstich"; let the. Slapstick fly whores ii: may. , o --i .- ’lhiiik and ill/iii If you think you are beaten——-you are; If you think you dare not, you don‘t; If you like to win, but think you can‘t It’s almost a cinch you won't. fngtm , If you think you’ll lose—you’ve lost; For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will~ It’s all in the state of mind. If you think you‘re outclassedAmyou are; You’ve got to think. to rise; You’ve got to be very sure of yourself Before you can win 1‘1 prize. Life’s battles do not always go To the faster or stronger man. But soon or late the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can. —-Author Unknown. 2. 1- 1% THHS 15 A FROST Have you done your outside reading? It’s been too cold. Prof. Hendricks: Fresh: No, siri ——Freddie. ,, >11 nu Professor Swinefurd was lecturing to the class and one of the students was nodding his head and having: an aw- l'ul time keeping his eyes open. Finally the professor grew impatient and remarked, very sai‘castieally, “Might. l inquire at what time you went to bed last night?” “Why, yes, I was home last night. at a quarter of twelve.” “What? were dancing at two this morning?” “Sure, that’s right. But I didn’t get home till three, and isn ’t tln‘ ee a quaiter of twelve?” x< Didn’t I hear you say before class that you :1 Diplomacy Small Boy: Dad, one of the boys at school said I looked like you. - Dad (beaming): And what did you say to him? Small Boy: Nothin’, he’s a lot bigger ’11 me. 1~Dick. ’lx' a :11 The father of the young hopeless held the valentines in his hand and scowled darkly at his progeny. “l have a note from Dean Penn, stating that you have t'lunked in physics, calculus, mechanics, and chemistry; Do you meanto tell me you are a complete failure?" “Oh, no, father. Say not that. Haven't I the most humorously described Ford on campus?” is ’5’» 1:: After examining some of the so-called cars that are parked on Federal St., one can only assume that they are a leap ahead of the condition of the Vestris. 111 But the. War ii; Just Beginning He: I want to get a license. Clerk: A hunting license? l-le: No, I’m 1:hi'u hunting. I want a marriage license. wFreddie. 111 Iliv wk Poo! Mary Mary had a little watch, The price she paid was low, And everywhere that Mary went The watch refused to go. ~Len. . a. 1 Have you noticed a figure striding thru the street swatlied in a black cloak and resembling a Paris gen» darme on the scent of a criminal? Let us allay your fears and assure you no characters have escaped from any books in the library; ’tis merely Professor Griffith and his trick raincoat. ' 41 Spiritualiem Frosh: Gosh, I knew these buildings are old, but I never knew they were haunted. Greener: Who said they were? Frosh: Well. how about this school spirit? ‘ =l‘ “This is the limit," cried the professor in an anguished voice as he strode forward and solved the problem. “A cow, owned by Former Jackson of East Alton, inad- dened by the glaring headlights of the engine, charged a Big Four special train and toppled it into the Wood river." Excerpt from the CHl’l‘RlB. This may seem like 2. lotta bull, but its dated 1898. . ,5 ,, An insane Tale Dumb: Do you know that they don’t have insane asy- lums in Arabia? Er: No, why don‘t they? Dumb: ‘Cause there are nomad people in the country. .1 .1 it “Jennings whipped George Jennings, old and E\ti\‘ill!l€i. yourself! 7-5, 6-11,” Her» Steady, old boy, and learn to master a 1 >1 llumph. ‘Do you know who: our greatest. ambition is? No? Well, it’s to write this mlyum for one issue alter we graduate. «Mil. til-riots: Reviews By JOEL M. JACOBSON, ’29 Captsiin Freiuasne 13y Theophiie Gautier. Gautier does not philosophize, but carries the theme along brightly, al- ways showing the surface most evi— dent. la a novel of this sort, deeper consideration does not seem neces— sary. One is perfectly willing; to be carried entertainlngly along, and en- joy with the character the ups and downs of life. Unpleasant Plays By George Bernard Shaw. Shaw’s extremely forceful and tragic themes are overlaid with .3 ve— neer of comedy. Galswmthy, in “Stiife” and “Justice” treats such themes seriously, as does Ibsen in most of his plays. The Double Garden. By Maurice Maeterlinck. The time cannot be spent to anal- yze the: many ideas that this book provoked. The author’s clear in~ sight into the tendencies of politics, his analysis of modern drama, his personification of the automobile, his knowledge of the habits of bees, his love of flowers, all his versatility of thought must be passed over. The mind of Maurice Maeterlincl—i is one large interrogation point, ruthlessly questioning and examining every- thing. So strong is this characteris- tie that, while he scarcely sets down a question mark himself, he directs the thoughts of readers on his own investigating track. Couple to this that all his ideas are set down in a flawless and inimitable style, so flaw— less and so inimitable that it loses nothing at the hands of the trans-- later, and we have a book that is truly worth reading. Madame Bovmry By Gustav Flaubert. This book gives the impression of being an exceedingly personal and in— timate biography. A faithless wife is the heroine and all the other char— acters are placed there merely to aid in the changing and directing of the stream of her life exactly as the peb- bles control the course of a rivulet. It is upon the true development of character and the methods by which an author succeeds in foisting the puppets of his play upon the reader that the reality of a story depends. It is here that Flaubert shows his true worth, giving us a story real in its intimate detail, in the author’s deep knowledge of people, and in the wealth of figures of speech. Smoke. mid Steel By Carl Sandburg. ‘ln all, these poems are worthy of reading, poems of things we know well, poems that, in the language of the people, give us new ideas, new thoughts, new viewpoints. Can any Armour student read these lines without a tiirilL “The runners now, the handlers now, are still; they dig and clutch and haul; they hoist au- tomatic knuckles from job to job; they are steel making steel.” “furs/1,5211% @rushers” disposer; We Alarm “lust finuorlter 1‘?" died Why is 13. college man? You can pick them out any place. Always something distinctive, some~ thing “cullitch” about your real American undergrad. The fads shift from time to time and plaee to place, but there never was either rhyme or reason to them. It used to be testmster’s gloves, then flowing ties, and again baggy trous- ers. New it"s crusher huts. You see them everywhere, jammed haphazardly atop the college man’s head. it doesn’t matter if they hang down over an educated eye or rest precuriously on an educated bump of knowledge. The more nonchalunt and careless they appear the more “college’ a man is. You roll them up and stick them in your pocket; the more disreputable they look, the dossier you are, A rah-rah raccoon coat, twenty inch trousers, and a crusher hat. and you're all set for the Drake. the Grassy Spoon, or the fraternity brawl. Whom should us see looking at us from the buck 10.9793. page of the last issue of the Engineer but A. H Em erly, ‘28. 5111-3. 1.. J. Ericsson, “28? The: were gracing the picture. illus» tinting an: advertisement. of the Gen- orfl 2228223716 {‘empanv. Evsrly is Eli; pres eat on (mote-film at Solis-r outs , Ericsson is 11111.1}:- m; at Fort sti 311,1; on mete ~ es So: l'l t}: (is. .21 men 1.12.": tuning the sin» in»: course ‘2li‘fl§, iwos A MflI‘R'HL'Y To the Letterbox: VI ‘do not know upon what knowl— edge some of the men based their re— plies to the Reporter last week, but I am certain that these men are ab- solutely unacquainted with the facts “ENC—3N5 ER” EEG Yfilfifl- 11‘2“. 12.3357. Au erroneous statement 3;: last week in the new; staryp - lug {Lo the issuance of the seer." The aside 21‘: ates. that "5% El Earle. ’17,wrote toe store or. ‘ 33mm»- mium Plating. " @‘ms story was wish ten by I. G. Klein, '29; while the story by Earle was on ‘i‘eveiopmems in Hydraulic ’2'urhinee.” The only objections , to making the “Engineer" 13. monthly seem to be that it would be too much work and impossible to gather enough material. These age easily overruled, At the present time the stat? of the “Engineer” has on hand sufficient material for two complete issues, and enough promised for an» other. Articles are to‘be had for the asking; engineering news is plentiful; local news is abundant; the material for other featmes is easily obtained. That, certainly, eliminates one of the objections. 0f the 2'1 publications listed under “Engineering College Magazines As- sociated,” only two presented by ma- jor engineering schools are quarter» lies. One of these is the “Armour Engineer.” Schools of a lower rat- ing than Armour publish monthlles and make successes of them. Is the Armour student body so inert and in. capable that it cannot do likewise? Objection number two is overruled. Why can’t the undergrads and the faculty co-operate and bring out a monthly “ Jngineer” that will be as good as, if not better, than the pres— ent quarterly? Surely, no one doubts that this would be a beneficial under- taking, As a final word to the students: Talk it over among yourselves. Speak to the faculty members—get their views, and if need be, change them. Throw away your hammers, and then let's all get together and give Ar- mour what it really needs, and. has needed for years,—an A-l monthly magazine. R. .l'. GUENTEER, ’29, Articles Editor, “Engineer.” To the Letter-Box: It has been the custom in late years for the seniors to have the ta- bles in the west end of. the lunchroom reserved for their special use. How- ever, when eating at the luncl‘irootn this year, it has often been necessary for seniors to eat on the beaches. Thisweek the nnderclassmen includ« ing the juniors will be told to “keep off” the seniors’ quarters. it is not a question of democracy, and if the requests are ignored, it will probably be a question of autocraey. ~~1 Gum. To the Editor: I think a football team at Armour would put this school on the map. We hear and read plenty about the feats of Carnegie and Georgia Tech While we have to stand by and listen to the music rather than make it ourselves. There would be no question of mate~ 1‘ial or coaching ability; and as for a place to play, that: could be easily arranged once the team made its name. It is not necessary to list: the advantages we would derive from an “eleven”~—we have track, baseball, basketball, swimming, tennis, golf, etc, why not football? ——Fresiiie. (Ed. Note: Contributions to the Letter- Box were also received from R. Humes, ’32, and P. H. Korrell ’2. We are sm‘iy that, because of an overabundance of copy, we fill not be able to publish these letters before the Christmas. holidays. Thanks, just the some!) “Sate Wyatt-2r 81.. “only” lmoture to Vii. S 5.11 3} “Safe Water Supply” was the topic of :1 lecture given by H. H. Gerstein, "2, to the student bra-mob of the Western Society of Engineers iii: a meeting held last Wednesday in Room B Mission A history 11:3 11 star supply of Chicago from founding to the present day and the various problems in sanitation tbs: it provoked was covered very thee» oughly by Mir. Gerstoin. ont day problems of olilorina“e the producing of 11 5115‘s dome. ply was stressed with respee. reduLtion of typhoid. His 1111...: 3.1111115» illustrated by slides. Edward E Molir, 35?. pr "$3911: of the s breech announced ' the Full S o‘ser of the W. S be hold :1 EL: Kenn“ House sext- \S’sdnesdsy Demiisber 1S3. YVt‘u‘S 5: tons ... high The pres _ , else-ism , fisnwflhhtteudfiwa STATE and JFACKSQKWEQKWE Evansson Gar-y 0.21% Faith: ilniversity Style tor Mniwraity lilies YHAT’S the whole story, and it’s worth repeating -- “University @veremzts tor, University titan.” The styles you went —- the fabrics you want -- the colors yes want ——- at the price you want to pay. 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