» caucus when news ' ,’ disentangle you ' . iii {clitoral Show \ “By MAX 'SCHINKE The latest marvels and discoveries of radio and electricity which have been developed in the immense re— search laboratories of the General : Electric Company, Westinghouse _Electric_ and Manufacturing Com— l pony, and the Radio Corporation of America, and the newest of the of— ‘rings of‘ manufacturers of radio setsand accessories, may be vieWed this week at. the Seventh Annual Chicago Radio Show being held at the Coliseum. ' Other than the development of ‘ television, no radical discoveries are this, year. Since the radio set is now considered as a piece of furniture, has been the aim of most makers to put them into beautiful consoles containing: set, loud speaker, . and power supply. 0n the other hand, numerous receivers are being dis» played in shectmetal cabinets, hav- ing all finishes from polished brass ’to fantastic shades of jade green and bright red. , L Automatic Tuning Exhibited Gone are the sets having three or four dials and several‘knobs. Single dials of artistic design, with switch and volume-control knobs, have amply proven to fulfill all require ments. Two companies have sets 7 with automatic tuning. in one—«the Zenith—«levers provide this means of simplified tuning. The station de~ ”sired is secured in the usual manner on the dial. A. small cap on the top of the automatic lever is then un- screwed, the lever pressed down and , the cap‘ tightened. Whenever this button is then pushed, the station at ’ which it is set is tuned in automati- cally. Several such levers are pro~ , vided. Regardless of these settings, the dial can be used in the usual ultimatum ”curtain. other stations. ,_ ‘ Moot Sets All-Electric Alternating current electric sets are almoet universal, although sev- eral manufacturers are selling row when to be used from light sockets ' . in direct current districts. The A.C. sets employ the new tubes using low a potential alternating current secured from a transformer for filament lighting and a built—in “B” elimi~ nator for plate supply. Improved tone-quality, secured by m: means of special power tubes, push— frjlull amplification, and power speak- " ’ ers, is featured in almost all receiv— ers. In the past it was hard to elimi- nate distortion when the set was delivering sufficient volume only to fill a room, while with this season’s models an auditorium can be filled with lifelike music and speech. Dynamic cone and airwolumn speakers predominate at the exhibi- tion. The usual type is a small cone incorporated in the sets exhibited: 3 1927 Fire Losses Show . . ,Dcoreuse, Says Survey For the first time since 19199 tan- gible evidences of success in the eternal battle with the common enemy, fire, are available for this year’s consideration of the national fire problem during Fire Prevention Week, October 7 to 13. The 1927 fire loss estimate of $478,000,000 is a decrease of $82,—‘ 000,000 as compared with the loss of 1926, and is the first time in seven years that there has been an actual dollar decline in Am'erica's annual losses “by fire. This is especially important when it is considered that“ during this seven-year period more than $7,000,— 000,000 worth of new construction each year has been added to the fire risk, which now reaches a total‘of $50,000,000,000 worth of new build-- ings in the United States for the period. More than 200 American cities show a decrease in fire waste for 1927, say investigators of the Na~ tional Lumber Manufacturers', Asso— ciation, who have made a careful study of fire statistics in each state and for the most important cities. New York, Chicago and Philadel» phia—the three largest cities of the nation—neach Show a decrease in tire losses in 1827. , Stabovitz Meade Chem. Engineering Society A week ago Wednesday the first meeting of the A]. Oh. E. was held. John Attwood, ’29, as chairman, gave a summary of the purposes of the society and outlined the plane for the present semester. Nominations were then declared in order for president. A. J. Stabovitz was nominated and elected to the office by a unanimous vote. The other oflicers elected were: Vice«President~-J. E. Tarman, '30. Secretary—“Storm, ’30. Treasureerinnel, ’29. ll. Tillitlé, "29;,“ REQElVES HEAUX~ARTS .MEPlTlEiN The judgments of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Decign summer projets received last week were as follows: Mention in Class B projet, H. Turk, ’29. One half mention, Class B, A. Cri- zevsky. H..C. Class A projet, T. E. Sam- nelson. A mention gives the student one value and similarly a one—half men- tion entitles the student to one-half value. An H. C. means that there were errors in the drawing and for that reason full credit could not be given. This competition was open to all junior and senio’r architectural stu— dents taking‘ courses at summer school at the Art Institute. Mr. E. H. Reed, professor of Ar- chitecture at the Art institute, will conduct a localize-judging of last year’s Class B V. projet, which re— quires the immediate return of all projets taken away. These drawings Were previously judged at New York by the Beaux Arts Institute of De- sign. Prof. Freud Installed Chairman Chicago 4.08". The Chicago Branch of the Ameri- can Chemical Society, which last spring elected Dr. Benjamin B. Freud, professor of Organic Chem» istry here, to the position of chair- man, held its first meeting of the season on Friday evening, September 28, at the City Club. The principal speaker of the even— ing; was the retiring chairman, Dr. S. L. Redman, whose address was entitled “The Tools of the Chemist." In this paper he compared the labo- ratory of the medieval alchemist to the workshop of the present—day sci— entist. The meeting; was well at- tended. Several Armour professors and students were present. Thermodynamics (M.E.) Steam Power Plants (E.E.) Quantitative Chemistry Precision of Measurerments hraminotioue For llemouul oi donddllouu Wasted . Tuesday, Oct. 16th moo r. M. Organic Chemistry (Ch.E. and REE.) Assoc. Prof. Freud, Room C, Main Bldg. Wednesday, Got l7tlt 10:30 A. M. I Assoc. Prof. Nachman, Room A, Chopin Hall 2:10 P. M. Assoc. Prof. Tibbals, Room C, Main Bldg. 3:00 P. M. Assoc. Prof. Doubt, Room A, Chapin Hall E vans hm Gary STATE and SACKSON—‘Ehicngo .lesi fitflmtfllfll Ll. it; if you’re a University man with a. crew ing for University clothes that have all the flash, and pep of a football rally, a “frat hop” or a freshman scrimmage-— then make a bee line for The Lyttou College Shop. it’s the one place where clothes really breathe the campus spirit —that say try me on “I belong”———that . carry a price tag without fear of comp..- Think that over—then . . . . come over! tition. % theses thin “ 1‘ Oak Perl; E Well: mwmfif (oil? um loll? i‘ m (I (stare .fl‘ 1 if 3.13% 392.. about eight inches in diameter, made "Irieiolufiifim‘ of leather . In place of a diaphragm Thursday, @«ct. 18th , ‘ is a low~impedence moving- coil 2:10p. M. 2.3% l placed in a strong magnetic field set Physics I, II, III, and IV. E‘ I up y field coils which are operated - ‘ ' ‘ l by direct current either from a stor~ Fret Vil'llCOX, Rhymes Leature Room j " , age battery or power unit. Several Friday, 96% lgth 2; speakers have a builtrin rectifier and . . . 2:10 P. M. % filter systeni’ so the field current is Engineering Mechanics I and II "Mid grumpy, “gsmfisflfifiw gs. . Ll”! ’ obtained from the A.C. lighting lines. The moving coil is coupled ' to the amplifier by means of a trans- former. More perfect reproduction ' is secured in this manner. 3 number of units designed to _, change any battery—operated receiver Applied Mechanics (Arch) Hydromechanics It’s the new style! A 3—button coat with the top button ignored. The lapels roll- ing gracefully to the second button. in new woolens of wonderful texture and beautiful patterns. There’s nothing WW I) Prof. Paul, Room B, Chopin Hall ' Students entered in these examinations are advised to see their instructors as soon as possible so that proper arrangements may he @WWEWEKAWW to a light-socket set are displayed. made. . I “E“, 'When these are used, all the special smarter. g 7. J! purpose tubes, such as high-mu, k 5 shield—grid, and special detectors, .e 9 o - o . , _ a? 3%? ‘ may be employed. fired a Warned lduiltmup liner $3 More ShortaWave Sets Noted E33 “19“ The White Top Paroid Cap Sheet adds years of wear. it reflects the rays of the sun and seals in the waterproofing materials be— neath. Samples and Specifications on re- quest. liircl & Son, inc. M72 West 76th Street ' A number of diltcrent short—wave receivers have been perfected for general use by the. public. These ' are both in the form of complete sets and in units for transforming a regular set to receive high—frequency signals. All employ plug—in coils to cover the complete range of short~ Wave bonds. Shield—grid tubes were (Continued on page 4, column 3) Chicago, Ell.