dwnnmers Face dream in donning lit/lest @i dchcdnle Wednesday Expect hour Letterman To Be Backbone of Team The opening meet on the schedule of the swimming team will be with Crane Junior College next Wednes- day, January 16. Walter Trognitz, ’30, who is captain of the mermen, and three other letter men of last year, Strauch, McLane, Dittmer, are expected to keep the Crane men wor- ried, while the new members of the team, Vendor Velde, Filmer, McIn— erncy, Brown, and Stempol, are ex- pected to add to Armour’s possibil- ities. The meet is due to start at 3:30 .P. M. Zolad is manager o£ the or gonization. Faculty Biogrwpbtes Soon To Be Featured Starting next issue, a series of short, informal biographies of mem- bers of the faculty and other men , connected with the Institute will be run, a new one appearing every week. The first article will be on Dr. H. M. Raymond, and is being- prepared by T. J. Leardi, ’29, C. E. A picture of the man will appear with each ar— ticle. The purpose of the articles is to provide the student with a name thor- ough acquaintance of the faculty members, many of whom are nation- ally prominent in their respective fields. The issues next semester will ap— pear as usualeach Thursday morn- ing. No issue will be brought out during examination week, but an is» sue will be published on the Monday of the first week of the new semes- ter, which day falls on February 4. Second semester ’ ' " will be received on that day, which is also Registration day. Student Jobs in 1922 Diflcrent Them Today The recent questionnaire filledout by the students as to the amount of tuition and expenses earned brings to mind a similar questionhnre filled out by the student body in 1922. A total of 626 men answered the first questionnaire. The information was printed in the May, 1922, number of the Engineer, and appeared in the “College Notes” section. Nineteen students recorded them- selves ss not being citizens of the United States. About one half of the students worked during the summer, the number of men performing Work for which they received pay being 326. One stated that he paid an in— come tax. (Prohibition had been in effect some two years then.) Among: the various jobs held by students were dairy helpers, farmers, magicians, barbers, musicians, paint- ers, oiler on lake boats, social work ers, boiler maker, firemen, engineer- ing, waiters, chaufiieurs, bricklayers, radio operators, and various other jobs. One man was employed as a fire insurance inspector; today there are prbably 120 students employed in the summer in this work. There were more men listed as working as farmers during the summer than on— gineers. The leading profession was salesmanship, with 54; next came drafting with 41. NOTlCE The last laboratory period in Phys- ics for the semester will be Jan. 22, 1929, according to Prof. Doubt, head of the Physics laboratory department. All reports to be credited on this se- mester’s work must be handed in on or before Thursday noon, January 24,1929. Stcbbins, Ewart, Frost, New Campus Club Heads Herbert H. Stebbins, ’30, M. E was elected president oi the Campus 01111) at an election beldlast Friday. Maurice leart, ’29, M. 11]., was made vice-president, while Alexander J. Frost, ’30, M. 13., became Secretary. These men will be officially installed next week. $24me WWWIWU ° FOE QUALETY AND LOW PRICES, EAT AT BAUER’S RESTASRANT MEDIAN ' let STREET mmwmw » . ‘lli‘cble Wonnioctnrc @112 hereon For AMME. A time—reel film showing the man- ufacture and installation of cables, furnished by the Olsonite Cable Com- pany will be featured at the A. I. E. E. meeting in Science Hall Monday at 11:30 A Two student papers will also be presented. These are “Electric Drives for Automobiles,” by Edward Gross, ’29, E. E., and “Electrical Industrial Trucks," by Ernest Michelson, ’29, 1. E. As this is the last meeting of the semester all members are expected to be present to hear several important reports. improved divisions Tested At Newark An interesting test of an original airplane design tool: place last Sat- urday at the Newark, N. J., munici~ pal airport. The plane tested was a twenty passenger monoplanc powered with two 650 H. P. Curtis engines. The two motors were paired under one cowling; and the cabin, 11 feet by 20 feet, is placed directly behind them, the entire fuselage being built as a typical wing section of extreme chord, so as.to minimize its drag. The lift of this type of body is com sidcrable, as much as four pounds per square foot, so that the landing speed is reduced 12 percent. Two advantages were thus obtained, am- ple cabin space and low landing speed. The designer is Vincent Bur- nelli, who was financed by Paul Chap- man of this city. THE PLACE TO EAT TREANQN CAFE PLANOS BROS., Props. 3034 lndiann Avenue Special Student Prices Amino-s, shes nsws FRA’K‘ERNETY NEWS Delta Tau Delta J. M. MoAlcar, '31, M. E., has just returned from a two weeks’ confine- ment in the Mercy Hospital, where he has been ill with the flu. J. R. McLanc, ’31, Arch., is on the com valescent list after being ill with the flu. ’29, C. E., was elected to the office of Recording; Secretary, this o1fice was vacated by J. E, Ransel, '30‘. office of Corresponding Secretary, this office was vacated by C. F. Som- merville, ’80. Phi l’l Phi Phi Pi Phi wishes to announce the initiation of Edward Finland, ’30, F. Thaw Xi Theta Xi will have an Smoker at the Chapter House Thurs«_ day night, January 24, 1929. Rho Delta Rho Rho Delta Rho inaugurated the new year with a dance at the Chapter In recent elections: Harry Nissan, House January 4 1929 E29@%@completed and balanced @hotnicsl Equations Classified for ready reference. tHALF regular PRICE in the ARMQUE TECH EOOKSTORE Alumni The house, . Was decorated by the architects in n Frank modernistic manner, flashes of color Aste, ’30, F. P. E., was elected to the supplying the predominating cfl’ccts. Telephone: REFUELEC 7909 El. tell. ZElfi hilhdtihiit {3%. Everything in itfiiilfifid dim digit. Wfiidit’ We Deliver Any Quantity 64th Street and Ewing Avenue patronize o‘er advertisers P. E., on January 11, 1929. stencil Largest University tCiotiaicrs in the west 25 Jackson Boulevard East WILLIAM H. BERRY, Representative e1 lent 7th Floor 3 Will] 11:" Till RAE. El FEEL @WWAMEWTAK “Valli! 54% West With 5t. idlatjldWiTli liltflill Willtltfi, line. Trinngle Will) one thing more. 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In many parts of the country railway taxes form the principal support of local gov— ernments and make possible good schools, hard roads and many other public improvements which might otherwise be practically unobtoin- able. Although railway taxes have increased near; ly 300 per cent since 1911 and at present are approximately equal to railway dividends, the railroads have not taken the lead in complain- ing about tax burdens, because they realize that taxes have increased largely in other lines of business also. The railroads do claim. however. that it is inconsistent to expect reductions in railway rates while taxes and other expenses continue high. They point out further that if reductions in rates are enforced Without accom— panying reductions in taxes and other expenses, the only alternatives are bankruptcy for many railroads or a deterioration in the quality of railway service. The railroads, in common with other busi— nesscs, must pay their taxes out of their current receipts. This means that every poison who buys a ticket or pays a freight bill is helping to pay railway taxes. Since taxes represent the expense of government, therefore. one of the sound ways to reduce railway rates is to reduce governmental expenses and, as a result, railway taxes. Not all railway taxes are strictly comps hills with taxes in other lines of business. R. ‘osds which received grants of land from the govern» ment in pioneer days somefimes had to enter into unusual tax arrangements in return Be sides providing t1anspoxte.tion xeonized by the government at reduced rates, the Elinois Coir tral System, for example, h. o the treasury of Illinois in perpetnn . l other taxes, ? per cent of the gross earnings of lES YOS is miles of charter lines This ’ is new in excess of what 01 ding: V be, and the 1silxosd is, in effec original land grant at high prick , w besides. V h interest Constz active criticism and suggs sstions are in“ cited. HA. $333335. 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