717?. H. No. is?” ‘ mcnt of the organization. ‘ “Chemical" ' f sunscninn ro run wows “llblillhlllbll” Til Filbl‘llllb} bill. @li Sibhlllbltflfi loouc 'Will Eontuin Murry Articles Us: Recent Developments The work of the “Bureau of 'Stond- nrds" will be featured in the “Ar- mour Engineer," which will be dis— tributed within the next few days. The article written by Hugh G. Bautell, Associate Engineer of the National Bureau of Standards, de- scribes the work and the arrange- Tbe Bu- reau consists of two main divisions. The commercial standards and the research and testing divisions. There are five subdivisions of the research and testing. The "Automotive Power" division, which contains also the laboratory of tho Acronoutics branch of the De- partment of Commerce tests, pcr~ forms experimentnls on the internal combustion engine and its relative problems. The “Optics” division performs de~ vclopment work on all phases of light and its industrial use. The use of the spectroscope and its development are constant sources of interest and development in the Bureau. Chemical .proccdure, experiments, and tests are developed by the division which is con- stantly adding to the information of science. The “Mechanics and Sound” divi— sion develops standard test methods and apparatus for the development of these methods. Among the machines of greatest interest to the engineer is the Emory compression and tension machine. It provides pressures of 2,300,000 pounds in compression and 1,150,000 pounds in tension with a variation of one pound being notice‘ able. The world’s largest compression testing machine, supplying 10,000,~ 000 pounds compressive load is talk- en for the cover design of this issue. This machine is used for the testing of columns by the Bureau of Stand- cards. The ”Organic and Fibrous Matc~ rial" divisions takes care of tests on (Continued on page 4, col. 3) Jennings Rodeo High Among Tennis Show In the rankings of the western tennis stars, as released by the West- ern Lawn Tennis Association, George Jennings, Armour southpaw, was rob~ ed seventh in the men’s singles, and fifth in the doubles, sharing this lot-- ‘ter honor with Rice. Jennings was eliminated by George Lott. Jr., of Chicago, who ultimately won the singles championship. Two other Chicagoans, Fore and O’Con- nell, were placed ahead of Jennings. lluicnlymliioo clonal Plrondcllo’s llronan About twenty-five Armour stu— dents enjoyed the theatre party at the Goodman Theatre Tuesday night. The group were given the privilege of half rate tickets at 75c, instead of being required to pay the $1.50 reg— ular admission. The play, “Six Characters in Search of An Author," is the Work of Luigi Pirdndello, an Italian, who bo~ come sick of the false sentimentality of the drama. of his country and wrote this play in an attempt to den part from the accepted form. The Six Characters do not tell the story directly, but such tells his part directly, explaining and justifying himself as he goes. The story moves inevitably and grippingly forward in dialogue and action. Perhaps the greatness of Firm» ‘ . . . . . dello has less in his invention and searching comment upon life, than in the skill with which he keeps crocsv currents from confusion. The story is told with a skill that asks of the audience only that they'follow it circa ply and lot the play speck clearly for itself. . " , lid ififififfi E‘Gfi @fiE lBUiLAE l 1...”...— Arrnour institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois €orinnlnrco rind Bioyrophios ol linearity Members To Be A new feature for NEWS readers is being inaugurated with this issue. ‘A series of biographies of faculty members, along with a pen-and-inlc caricature of the professor being written up, will appear regularly hereafter for an indefinite period. lln Order of Seniority At least one of these biographies will appear every week, and coca. The order in which they will be taken is the order of their seniority of rank, or the some order as shown in the list of faculty which appears in the bul- sionally two will be published. letin. Preuident Raymond First The subject of this week's biog- raphy and caricature, both of which appear on page three, is Dr. Howard Next week, with his A. E. Phillips, M. Raymond. consent, Professor lingnlor Motors of? blows Head of the Civil Engineering De— partment will be the topic of the biographcr’s and the artist’s pen. Aktwood, Loni-«ii, Conduct Feature John G. Attwpod, ’28, Ch. 12., is the artist who is responsible for the drawing of Dr. Raymond which ap— pears in this issue. Attwood will make a similar caricature of other members of the faculty. T. J. Leardi, ’29, C. l1, will write the biographies from week to week. Both these men are new additions to the NEWS staff. As in the case with anything else we publish, the staff of the NEWS invites the criticism of its readers as to how much or how little they enjoy it, and what it can do to improve it. Suggcsions for new features which might be of general interest are also invited. TWENTY-“NINTH AUTO SHQW TU BEG”! JAN. 26 The twenty-ninth annual national ‘ automobile show to be held at the Coliseum starting Saturday, Jan. 26, will hold much of interest to engi— neering students. There will be MW Changes in schedule have been pooled on the bulletin board. Pro- grnmc should be mode up and ready for rcgiotrntinn dny, Febru— ary 4. All conflicts nhnuld be re- ported to the Dcnno' office. brown or zoo Fhillid condor; or bldlllfiillllll But For Ennis Reason Walls Won’t Stoy Bccoruted If enthusiasm and :1 large crowd is the measure of the success of a dance, than the Junior Informal held last Friday evening at the Bismarck Hotel was one of the most successful over conducted by a class at the In— stitutc. The Chicago Rhythm Kings came into immediate popularity with the two hundred or more couples that at- tended. The dance was held in the Dutch Room of the Hotel. The only hair in the soup as far as the financial outcome of the affair is concerned is that the hotel mam ageinent is holding the Junior Class iresponsible for rcdccoration charges ,of the ball room. Before the dance the room was beautifully decorated in Dutch taste with wall plaques, plates, and chinawarc of different kinds. After the dance everything of value capable of being; loosed from its moorings with anything less than ELECTlVE lN LlGl‘lT PLANNED A special course in Light, Physics shown cars and equipment produced by forty-six manufacturers. Huge crowds are expected to attend the display, breaking all records for at- tendance. More than 300 cars will be exhibited, valued at $5,000,000. The setting promises to be in keeping, for an expenditure of $90,000 has been made for decorations and fur~ nishings. . While there will probably be many refinements in the cars, and some change in motor and chassis design, no radical changes are expected in the design or operation of the untow Im- provements in body design, develop— ment of beautiful lines, and better interior finish promise to be the key- note of the Show. Among the inter- esting developments of the new year is that the four-cylinder field is left mobiles brought out for 1929. VII, to supplement the Physics II course, and to be taught by Prof. T. E. Doubt, is being planned. All stu. dents interested are requested to see A. H. Jens, '31, in the Physics Leon ture Room on Monday, Wednesday, Bucl’r lobbies of l. if. Ad’s From Moi/17s (billion practically alone to Henry Ford, with” in) ~ 0013’ a limited DHMbel' Of these the retirement of General Motors, his biggest competitor, from the man- ufacture of this type of automobile. Don’t Go To Clnsc Noni Week by Minibike, branch The office of the Deans wishes to make plain to the Freshmen that no classes are scheduled for next week other than the final exams. and semester starts take place. Classes will according to the new schedule. Reports of the first semester grades will be mailed to the students as soon as the Deans’ office is able to compile They should reach the stu~ dents Within two weeks after the last examination. Grades may be learned earlier by inquiring in the Deans’ of— them. free. llonornrlos‘ bowling" lit Tboio lit l—lousc Approximately one hundred foc- ulty, alumni, and student members of the honorary fraternities were ex- pected to attend the Interhonorary Fraternity smoker at the Theta Xi The efforts of the committee in charge to have some unusual entertainment were well re- ceived. For the entertainment Rezac had a three—piece orchestra give some Several novel stunts, in~ cluding o. magician’s act by George Smith, ’29, and n blindfold boxing house last night. hot~ tunes. match, took place. The men who assisted J. W. Man's, ’29, M. E., chairman, in the prepare tion of the entertainment are R. J. Gucnther, ’29, E. E.; B. W. Hinduism, ’29, E. EL; I'll. E. Gornnson, ’29, F. F. En, John W. Gamble, '29, F. P. EL: and E. R. liowlcy, '80, M. iii. sets are available, however, and after they are given out, contestants will have to write directly to President L. A. Downs of the I. C. System. The contest closes on February 28. Every student in the school is elig- ible; all that is required being an es- say on “The Future of the Rail- roads.” The information contained in the ads mentioned above will be useful in writing the paper. Students who plan to compete in, m a crowbar was found to be missing. Robert J. Serson stated that while the Junior Class is willing to assume the responsibility for the loss, he is of the belief that members of the Junior class were personally very lit- tle to blame for the theft of these decorations. Sei'SOl’l is at present making an cf« fort to locate as many of the pieces as possible to reduce the amount of the damages. Dean of Students C. l. Palmer has stated that unless the debt is cleared up he will not give permission for the class to hold a. Junior Prom. Members of the Social committee charge of the dance are: R. .l. Serson, chairman; C. Baal, Preston E. Heath, Walter Scott, and .l. Pap- antony. the prize essay contest being fos» tered by the Illinois Central R. R. may receive copies of advertisements of the company which have appeared in college publications at monthly intervals for the last three years by applying at the office of the NEWS (second entrance, third floor, Chap- Kent Parkcr ficturnc From Tour oil: Globe Kent H. Parker, ‘28, graduate of the Fire Protection Engineering dc~ partment, who left in‘imedintely upon graduation last spring for a trump to Australia, returned this wecli after a nine months’ globe trot. In that time he saw Japan, China, and Aas~ trulin in the Orient, and returned via the Panama Canal and the oust coast to New York City. Last Tuesday evening» he visited his brothers at the Theta Xi fraternity, of which he is a member. borrow co. on common your AREE. sponsor The subjects of the A. I. E. E. meeting talks for the next four gath- erings of the society were announced at the final meeting of this semester, held last Monday. The first of the series will be on tion of Railroads." of the association. Armour Tech. participating students. Before in running the society. cy Streets. the term. the committee. Next issue of News mcstcr, at $1.00 per subscription. “Mercury Rectifiers," by a speaker from the Commonwealth Edison Co. The second talk will be by a repre— sentative of the C. M. & St. Paul R. R., whose topic is to be “Electrifica— A Federal Elec- tric Co. man will give the third lcc- ture on the subject “Neon Tubes," while the fourth meeting will [be taken up with the showing of a film on “Arc Welding.” These topics were announced by R. .l. Guenthcr, who is‘ chairman of the progrnm committee Further business at this meeting included a report from Chairman C. J. McDonald on the meeting of the student activities committee of the American Institute of Elecrical Engi— users, which he‘and Professor More- ton attended as representatives from At that meeting it was revealed that the Armour Branch of the society leads in the number of odjourning the meeting, McDonald made a plea for more as— sistance on the part of the Juniors in conducting the meeting, so that when they become Seniors, their previous experience will guarantee cfiicicncy ° The “Campus Club" has formulat— ed plans for n dinner to be held next Wednesday, Jun. 30, at the Great Northern Hotel, Dearborn and Quin- This dinner will climax the social activity of the club for A. J. Frost, ’30, is chairman of first Registration [Boy The next issue of the NEWS, ls. sue l of Volume III, will appear on Registration day, Monday, Feb. 4. At that time subscriptions will be so licited by the stall for the new sc~ The burlesque issue will not be run on February 4 as previously stat- ed, but on Thursday, Feb. 14, which happens to be St. Valentine’s Day. January 24, $29 liRliiilllll Elbhléb fill ME E’Etli? htlll‘llllflldl’ lilfilirl‘ Varsity To Average Belmont at Last ‘W’cels on Floor of Fees Saturday night, Coach iirzfl't. Manager Cal Johnson, and the m , of Armour cagemcn will invade the basketball haunts of Delialb Kori“ . College seeking to avenge that 25— setbaclk handed them in last week's game. Although Armour will be guests of Dell/(nib, they have no clinatiou to refrain from best .._, em. The proceedings we sched- uled to be fast in every respect, and DeKalb may likely be surprised to find Armour break through their cle— fense. the DeKalb Confiéznt De Kalb now, having defeated Ar- mour, perhaps feels as though they could very easily repeat their per formance, Should Armour climb in. to the lead in the early minutes of play, this play would no doubt jolt the confident De Kalb teachers sari ously enough to show Armour has :3 chance to Win the game. Armour’s poisonous thrusts against the school teachers in the last game stored up sufficient enthusiasm to steel them to forget the early part of the game and cause them to renew the attack they hndvlauucbed in the closing minutes of play. Armour Fails at Marksmanship Armour's failure to perfect its shots has led to the loss of more than one conflict. The two mo. three point margin that has constantly stood. in the way of victory should be attended to. All that is necessary .5 to put a little more sting into their blows, and a little more accuracy in» to their shots. De Kalb is next on the list. The team is determined to carry home news of a victory this time, instead of just another loss. by a close score. “AEE‘G §ylsrfem oil Fire Alurms,” ?n§k to F.9d? Mr. H. L. O’Brien, of the filial" Disurict Telegraph Co. was me speaker at :2 meeting of the F. F. E. Society held on Friday. The subject» of Mr. O’Brien”: fall: was, “The . erg System of Fire Alarms." Thai. lé.» 000 fire signals are received ‘ v the Illinois District Telegraph Cu. twenty four hours was one of the i. The sec~ promptly at eight-thirty the following Monday, February 4, when registration will start on Tuesday, February 5, at eight~thirty, Prizes to be given are $25 to the best essay from each college or uni- versity competing, and $100 grand prize for the best essay written, Many of the students in the English classes are writing an essay for the contest as part of their regular work in the course. Woman Economist Will Tall; sit AXLE. Meeting Tomorrow evening at 7:80 in the City Club rooms, 315 Plymouth Court, the American Chemical So« ciety will hold its first meeting of the new year. The speaker of the eve~ ning is to be Miss Ruth Atwuter. who has been for some time the di— rector of the department of Econom— ics, of the National Canners’ Asso- ciation. Her subject will be “How the Research of a Trade May be Ap- plied to Consumers’ Needs." Miss Atwuter is a well-known nu- trition specialist and in her talk will endeavor to interpret the results of research to the consumer. Tin. research conducted in the lub- oratari s of the National Cnuucm’ Association has enabled them to put upon the public’s tnble the choicest meats, fruits, and vegetables the your round. Studies of methods of pros~ easing, of factors contributing to hoc~ terinl spoilage, of vitamins in canned goods, of the relative value of clif- ferent weights of tin coating: or con- tainers, and nanny other such prim» isms have rosul’tod in rapid improves men‘s in market products. Parker, it will be remembered, was editor of the Cycle of 1928, 11 cornst- lst m the Band and Orchestra, and honor man in his department. upon graduation. Chemists Sec Ebbcicnoy Thirteen intrepid chemists from Professor Freud’s class in Organic Chemistry scoffed at superstition and embarked on an inspection trip last Friday afternoon, The trip, which was made under the supervision of Harry Bailey. ’30, and Fred Att» wood, '30. led through the lacquer plant of the SherwimWiiliams Com- pany in Calumet. No casualties oc— curred. if n spill by one of the mem— bers and the contraction of five or six colds can be excepted. The group was highly impressed with the eiiiciency of the plant. Eve— rywxerc processes were so laid out as to produce the least amount of effort and the greatest safety and spc of operation. Pipes were used throughout» the building to convey the hazardous constituents of the lacquer from process to process, both pump and gravity leed being" in use to propeil the liquids through tho lines. The lacquer industry is rapidly growing into .r ‘ lifi business. Lnst ~Willinins Company 11393 $33,000,000 Worth of raw mots?” rials in its, production. The lacquers arc co ‘ improved and extended into now . iony inintnins 22. int: j of eight 9-. Werionccd me, So. .. n mm. Thereafter the NEWS will again ap— pear every Thursday in regular form. The incoming stafi' is being orgam ized with a View toward perpetuation of the school newspaper next year. Several of the issues of the coming semester are to be managed exclu‘ slvoly by the subordinates on the present stafi', so that they will be bet- ter-czsring facts given. bushel? bonds “iron rill §u§s go go. blessings Armour Tech boxing: team. in Huge Lacquer Plural t sibility in the full. er qualified to assume full rospn- under Conch Garbezt, will strike out to So. Chicago nor: Saturday oven aim: one dozen strong with 5 (ions of '2. .g 8 meet from ‘ Chicago Y Sonics Firs, School mumps, Sci Education At :1 meeting held lust Monday morning, the Senior Class voted to award sweaters to the seven members of the Senior basketball team which 1 won the intcrcluss championship re- cently. The sweaters will cost. $7.50, Teri matches fought, nlhéioufil: framed at the apponenin Sim Champs The So. Chicago “E" boxers s ‘ consiécrud For sermon years. upon-tor: $11“) a few more the {highest by the recipients. Committee reports constituted the main business of the meeting. Tho of which amount $6.50 will be paid by the class and the remnining $1.00 that fact, bs. match will be. tits first 0? the “stock inst: have Jewelry Committee promised n lowor price on the class rings than has been available for several years. The clinirmsn of the comml‘iiso or. photography has started v- b. tbs ‘ picking: of appointments bilt‘v‘v‘i’iul rho graduates and the Photogrsphcr. his.- hel Sykes. incoming: to ii. 37. Stub 1211‘, tbs S iiors should adhere as closely as pofisdblc to t. ' ' may bo b slip is grir 1 our. The n i: shells course in “Fublic Utility We» mu; . «:nin rsi‘srn‘d to the. com. {3. 0‘ C? WV; 0 L? ’d “.7 tor of " ”Lowe to. oi