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The meeting of the Armour Stu-
dent Branch of the A. I. E. E., held
last; Monday, opened what promises
to be a successful year for the so-
ciety. About seventy student and
faculty members attended.

Student Chairman C. J. McDonald,
in an introductory address, spoke on
the organization and past activities
of the societies, and benefits to be
derived from membership.

Supplementing McDonald's talk
were short speeches by Professors
Freeman and Moreton.

Announcement of the personnel of
the three standing committees was
made by the chair. The membership
of these committees is as follows:

Program Committee—R. J. Guen—
their, chairman; F. W. McCloska,
John Teker, L. F. Bernhard, George
Rummer, Harvey Dozois and G. W.
Baker. .

Social Committee——Vernon Peter-
son, chairman; B. W. Hindman, F. C.
.Ong, B. H. Rollee and L. P. Brown,

Membership Committee—John J.
Brady, chairman; G. L. Freundt,
F. E. Sanborn, J. W. Papantony,
C. R. Southwick and Beverly Dudley.

Membership this year is to be
‘open to sophomores as Well as to
juniors and seniors, under special
arrangement. The sophomores have
the choice of two methods of enroll—
ment, either as associate members
in the A. I. E. E., in which case their
enrollment as student members ends
when they leave school, or they may
enroll as members of the local branch
with participation in local activities
only.

Membership under the first system
will cost $4.25, of which $3 is for
the monthly publication of the A. I.
E. E. and $1.25 for local‘activities.
Under the second system the $1.25
alone will have to be paid. The
meetings are to be held every second
Monday at 11:30 o’clock.

The meeting voted to hold the an—
nual fall smoker on Wednesday, No-
vember 7. Detailed arrangements as
to time and place, as well as pro"
gram, were left to the newly ap—
pointed social committee.

Prod. Roesch Spends
Summer in Research

 

 

 

Professor Daniel Roesch of the
Gas Engine Laboratory spent a con-
siderable part of the summer at the
experimental laboratories of the
Stewart—Warner Corporation at York,
Pa. His work consisted of‘ testing
and inspecting a new type of hydrau-
lic auto transmission being developed
by engineers of that company. Pro-
fessor Roesch reports that as yet
nothing definite has been accom—
plished, as plans are still tentative.

 

JUNEORS ELECT OFFlCERS

 

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Stock, his opponent. J. Bechtold
was elected treasurer by a majority
of 23 votes over C. H. Johnson.

Announcement that nominations
for social chairman were in order
precipitated a mild riot, but only two
men were nominated. They were:
R. Sci-son and A. Reglein. The elec-
tion resulted in a landslide for Ser-

\ son, who received 104 votes to 28
for his opponent.

Four nominees were named for
sergeant-abarms. They were: A.
Gunther, L. Chanuson, F. Sandborn
and L. J. Ferguson. The final vote
was: Gunther, 40; Chanuson, 10;
Sandborn, 47; Ferguson, 4.1.

Summary of Ballots

For President-—

van der Velde, 83;

For Vice—Presidenb—

Buehling', 81; Scott, 66.

For Secretary—

Steck, 36; llaii'ner, 89.

For Treasurer——

Bechtold, 81; C. H. Johnson, 58.

Ransel, 65.

Chan. Sanitary District
@pens flip: Waste Plant

The $32,000,000 sewage treatment
plant which the Sanitary District of
Chicago erected. at Howard street
and McCormick road was dedicated
October 11 in an elaborate public
ceremony. Col. A. A. Sprague, act-
ing chairmran of the Chicago Plan
Commission, presided at the formal
opening.

A description of the plant was
given in an article in last January’s
issue of the Armour Engineer, writ-
ten by H. E. Larson, ‘28. The plant
has a daily capacity of 400,000,000
gallons of sewage, which is treated

in three batteries, each containing,

twelve sludge tanks.

With its vast system of large-sized

interceptor sewers, honeycombing
twenty—one miles of territory, this
plant is said to be the largest of its
kind in the world. It will serve a
district now supporting a population
of 1,000,000.
. The sewage works covers seventy
acres of land, and, exclusive of the
treatment tanks which occupy most
of the site, consists of five buildings.
These structures have been built
upon an attractive architectural plan
and with the landscaping that has
been done about the grounds, in no
way suggests that it is the sewage
treatment plant.

Disorder Features
Sophomore Election

(Continued from page 1)
the floor to make additional nomi-
nations, adding to the disorder which
already existed. Hell-n attempted to
recognize these latter speakers but
was drowned out in the uproar
which ensued.

When order was finally restored, it
was found that the greater part of
the time had already been. spent and
that it would be impossible to finish
the elections on that day. It was
finally agreed to let the presidential
nominations stand as they were and
to proceed to nominate candidates
for the other oliices. While this de-
cision did not meet with much favor
with the majority, it prevailed and
business was resumed.

The nominees for the other offices
are:

Vice President—-

R. Timmerman

E. Craig
Secretary—

P. Kjellgren

T. Jankowski

Treasurer—

H. A. Bailey

L. Bramson
Sergeantuat-Armsw

R. Meagher

E. J. Steh‘no.

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When someone pokes a gun into
your ribs, being a member of the
Rifle Club does not help your self~
complacency any. This was discov-
ered last Wednesday by Joel M.
Jacobson, civil senior, who was re—
turning from his weekly (7) visit
when he was ordered to “stick ’em
up” by two young yeggmen of the
North Side. Not having his (t)rusty
rifle handy, arguments were useless
and he was relieved of $15.11,which
he had expected to be taken from
him by Stanley (“Dough”) Living:—
ston for a book. on the following day.
The men disappeared through a
neighboring alley, and when the
police arrived, two hours later, they
were probably using the proceeds for
wine, women and song, instead of
college algebra. The experience has
cured Jake of coming home after
8:30 p. m.

For Social Chairman——
Screen, 104; Reglein, 28.

For Sergeant-at-Armswn
Sandborn, 4’7; Ferguson,

 

Gunther, 40; Chanuson, 10.

 

41; and bring a friend!

ARMOUR TECH NEWS
first @lelfiqirner

 

 

FRANK (ESTER

 

HAVE YOU EVER NOTltED—

 

When the other fellow acts that
way, he is ugly; when you do, it’s
nerves?

When the other fellow is set in his
way, he’s obstinate; when you are,
it is just firmness?

When the other “fellow doesn’t like
your friend, he’s prejudiced; when
you don’t like his, you are simply
showing that you are a. good judge
of human nature?

When the other fellow tries to
treat some one especially well, he’s
toadying; when you try the same
game, you are using tact?

When the other fellow takes time
to do things, he is dead slow; when
you do it, you are deliberate?

When the other fellow spends a
lot, he is a spendthrift; when you do,
you are generous?

When the other fellow picks flaws
in things, he's cranky; when you do,
you are discriminating?

When the other fellow is mild in
his manner, he is a mush of conces—
sion; when you are, it is being gra—
cious‘!

When the other fellow gets de»
structive, it is toughness; with you
it is forcefulness? '

When the other fellow dresses ex-
tra well, he’s a dude; when you do,
it is simply a duty one owes to so—
cicty?

When the other fellow runs great
risks in business, he’s foolhardy;
when you do, you are a great finan—
cier?

When the other fellow says what
he thinks, he's spiteful; when you do,
you are frank?

When the other fellow won’t get
caught in a new scheme, he‘s back-
woodsy; when you won’t you are con-
servative?

—Worth Reading Bulletin.

UMEVERSETY lt‘ilXEE

The Woodlawn Young People’s
Chapter of the Epwori:h League an“
non-noes its “Mixer,” which is to be
held Friday night, October 5, at.
Woodlawn M. E. Church, 64th street
and Woodlawn avenue. It is an an~
nusl “get together” for all univers-
ity students in and near the con»
munity. Plans have been made for
the entire evening ,and a good time
is assured all who attend. All inter»
ested are cordially invited. Come
You'll see some
Armour students there!

Page Three

tuslodiun at d... l. l”. haildisge Since
World’s fair is Record at hirsute fitter

One bright December morning, in
the winter of ’92, just as prepara-
tions for the Chicago World’s Fair
were at their height, there walked
into the office of Dr. Frank W. Gun-
saulus, then president of the Armour
Institute of Technology, a rather
tall, stately man, with light hair and
long Kaiser Wilhelm mustache, im-
maculately clad in an elegant Prince
Albert suit, and carrying in his hands
a high plug hat. The president, up»
on looking up from his desk, half
suppressed a sudden inclination to
smile, while the visitor, in 9. broken,
foreign accent, introduced himself.

He was a Mr. Oster. He had come
to Chicago from Sweden, expressly
to View the famous Exposition. He
had been in the country only two
months, but in that time certain cir»
cumstances developed which made it

highly desirable that he stay in
America, he explained. Hence he
was looking for work. On board

ship he had met a man whose brother
went to Armour, and through him
had heard that the school was in need
of a custodian of buildings. Could
he be given a tryout?

We—ll, now, let’s see,-yes, he
could.

And so he went to work. The
dress suit was laid aside, and suc—
ceeded by a suit of overalls. Frank
Oster went to work, and is still at
work, as custodian of the A. I. '1‘.
buildings. And from the unique in-
troduction on that wintry day, there
developed a warm personal friend—
ship between the two men which was
broken only by the death of Dr. Gun—
saulus in 1921.

No one knows him by any other
name than Frank, so we’ll have to
leave the (later part oil of it.

Frank was born in Sweden 63
years ago. Educated there in the
grammar and high schools, he became
partner with his brother in the op—
eration of a chain of hotels in the
larger cities there.

His home town, Stockholm, having
a population of over 400,000 when
he left, he knows only life in a big
city, and loves it.

Like many other of his‘ fellow
townsmen at that time, he was caught
with the fever to come to America to
attend the World’s Colombian Expo—
sition, and entered a migration that
almost equalled the gold rush of ’49.

He came, intending to return
shortly. But then along came those
circumstances which he explained to
Dr. Gunsaulus made it so desirable
that he stay. The circumstances
were, of course, marital.

Frank then settled down to become
an American citizen. A year passed
before he was sulficiently U-S-ized
so that he even ceased to wear to
church the Prince Albert which was
so common in his home country.

 

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Rapidly acquiring a love for Ar-
mour and his work here, Frank soon
grew to be an indispensihlc part of
the Institute. He knows its history
in all details, for he has helped to
make it, is part of it. He loves to
talk of past incidents; of the excit—
ing times, for instance, when Ar-
mour had a football team, or of the
time when the seniors hoisted a suit,
case hearing their class numerals to
the top of the huge flag pole then
erected on the Main building, and
cut the rope loose, so that one of the
instructors (name upon request) had
to climb up to bring it down. Frank
was held responsible for this, and
FIRED, but, an hour latenuweil,
they could hardly spare him that
long!

Frank delights in showing his col—
lections of clippings, manuscripts,
speeches, annuals, pictures, and keep-
sakes pertaining to the Institute,
which in themselves tell a compre—
hensive history of the school.

And speaking of keep—sakes re—
minds us of a remarkable hobby of
his, which also illustrates his unusual
talent. He has made a hobby of
binding into book form, clippings,
stories, or any written accounts that
he believes worthy of preservation.
His most recent efforts along this
line produced a beautiful bound set
of the first five issues of the Armour
Tech News as they appeared last se—
mester. The volume is really a work
of art, decorated with clippings of
flags, Institute views, pictures, and
containing also messages by Dr. Ray-
mond and Dean Monin, as clipped
from the Engineer. All these are
mounted on heavy pasteboard stock
for permanent keep.

The spring of 1913 was the time
he first started this hobby, says
Frank. He really hit upon the idea
when he was laid up for six months
in 1912 as a result of a serious op-
eration.

His first. real production was a long
scroll, having mounted into it copies
of the programs of Dr. Gunssulus’
Central Church services, together
with a short comment on the sermon
of each Sunday. He continued this
scroll for over a year, from 1915 to
1916, when it became unwieldy.

Since that. time he has pasted into
book form numerous current sub—
jects, including a complete story of
Lindbergh’s famous flight, as told in
newspaper articles, This latter was
presented to Mrs. Lindbergh, Lindy’s
mother. At present he is preparing
a bound volume of John McCutch-
eon’s story, “The Master of the
“World," which is appearing weekly
in the Sunday Tribune.

Now Frank is starting to bind Vol—
ume II of the NEWS, and intends to
keep on binding and preserving a set
of the newspaper as long as he‘s able.

 

 

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