Page Two . ARMQMR Tbifiii NEWS Student Publication of the - ARMOUR INSTlTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHXCAGO, lLLINOlS Published Weekly During the College Year .9 ...... John Hommes, ’29 .Russell E. Johnson, ’29 ..Professor Walter Hendricks No. 8 Editor-in-Chief Business Manage Faculty Adviser.. Vol. ll. NOVEMBER 8, 1928 W THE OCC‘ASION IS FILED HIGH W'ITH DIFFICULTY. AND WE MUST ARISE TO THE OCCASION. —Lincoln. W A Monthly Magazine For Armour A A movement has been started by the stafi‘ of the “Ar. mour Engineer" to place their magazine on a monthly basis, instead of having it appear quarterly as is now the schedule. This step forward on the part of that publica» f everyone interested in the In the past the magazine student interest. Its articles were in the main of an engineering nature, while the little school and alumni news that it contained was already well digested by the time of pub— lication. On a monthly basis this could be remedied. The amount. be decreased per issue. Stu- dent articles, biographies, events of interest in the edu— cational world could all be included. The publication could even include material of a literary nature, stories, essays, plays, etc. The fact that Other engineering school magazines do not publish non-technical articles should not come under consideration, since most of these schools issue a purely literary publication to care for that de— [)0 ho " ' id of engineering news cou an :2}: mand. In weighing arguments for and against more frequent publication, and the publication of non-technical articles, the staff and the executive council of the institute should consider the ultimate consumer. That consumer is not the engineer in the field coming to the “Armour Engi- neer” for authoritative information. He is not the alum— nus, for we undérstand that there are now less than fifty alumni subscribers. He is the Armour Tech under-grad- uate. He wants to see the magazine oftener. He wants it to be less formal, less technical, more interesting. A monthly publication run on more liberal lines will be all of that. There are still other reasons why the school should have a monthly magazine. It needs it to keep pace with other engineering colleges, practically all of which publish a monthly periodical. It needs to preserve the continuity of the publication. As the schedule stands now, the first issue appears in the middle of November, after more than two months of school life are past. It needs it to keep pace with Armour Tech’s own growth, which prom— ises to be especially rapid in the years which lie imme— diately ahead. We congratulate the staff of the “Engineer” on the spirit of progress they are demonstrating in their move toward expansion. in pi la The Real Eross Roll Call Starting Sunday, Armistice day, and continuing until Thanksgiving day, the American National Red Cross will conduct its annual membership roll call to enroll mem— bers for 1929. This is the twelfth such drive conducted by that organization, which receives its only support from funds raised during this campaign. The Red Cross as an American institution needs no introduction. Its sweeping humanitarian service, win~ ning international iamc during the World War, and living up to that name in every great disaster in this country since that. time, as well as in the scores of minor disasters in which its work is never noiscd around, is one of the bright spots in our national life. , The organization deserves the unstinted support of every American in the coming membership drive. The Red Cross button on one‘s coat lapel is a badge of honor. m m An Engineer As President The engineering profession took on an added measure of prestige last Tuesday when one of its number was elected by an overwhelming majority to the most power» ful position in the world, that of the Chief Executive oi our Nation. Engineers everywhere will watch with keen interest Herbert Hoover’s administration, for he, as a representative engineer of the highest type, will in a sense be demonstrating to the world what a trained en- gineering mind can do in a great executive position. t, Engineers as a claim have two very marked character- istics which most men of other professions and different training look, at least to some degree. (1) The engineer has a rare ability to analyze prob» lems which confront him, reduce them to simple terms, and then ofier the correct solution. {2) The engineer has an enormous capacity for work. Woodrow Wilson knew how to cope with the problems that confronted him, but being finely constituted and of rather frail physique, he did not have the unbounded ca— pacity for work which was required of him. His health Hey! What‘s that comin’ down the street? Hey there Pete Al Now then, what’s tho. corpse’s name? Now-~«Pete»——Stand up an’ swear (hope ta die) Go on. Holy Moses—said ya lied! the occupant stuck his head out and wanted to know what he wanted. bell’s out of order. Thought 1’d ring yours till they heard u pin his cigarettes with. hours and ten minutes to make one move in a recent match. It is popularly rumored that there is a certain amount of professional jealousy in bricklaying circles. '4‘ in la by the flies in the lunchroom. Calling a waiter he said, “I don’t like all of these flies around me.” like and I’ll have them removed.” 11 5f 3% whereby the mentally dead can be brought to life. At the Archs of their habit of absenting themselves, the get that quantity?" a man’s nose buried in a book. 9.: “WM SMPSWWV s: Cleave to “The Slipsticlz”; let the Slapstick fly where it may. on Nother corpse? Wall, I’ll be beat. are you tha one? My gosh—that‘s ten notches on yer gun. 1' I’m tho. sheriff—damn the luck. We'll hold an inquest—~you there—Buck 0 need a jury; round up the. boys. Aw right—come ta order—cut tha noise Y’ don’t know? Heck, that’s a shame. all, leave it out, and now lessee 0h yehl Aw right—here we be. To tell tha truth—how’d ya shoot this guy? poker game? Ya had a fight? Wall, that’s clear enough——aw right. He said ya cheated, huh? And then he saidfisaid that to ya? Inquest adjourned—«vcrdict——suicide. —- WestErner. 9:1 Ll: What’s the trouble, Professor? Can’t you find any tassium‘.’ No, I am out of my clement. :L * Have you heard that story about the chap who got me from a date about four in the cold stilly morning d rang the bell of the house quite persistently. Finally “I live next door," he said, “and the r :I: :1: Why do you always read in bed? All my books are full length novels. 7% =14 :h C. E.: I hear the Phi Kaps called in another pledge M. E: How comc‘.7 C. E.: They pledged a guy who uscd matches to light m .1. Golf sox cover a multitude of shins. ,4 . . The present chess champion of. the world took two A student in a restaurant around school was annoyed “Well,” said the waiter, “tell me which ones you don’t “I’m certainly well posted,” said the embryo engineer Science Hall as he sat down in his seat behind the liar. ’l‘ 1k 7k I see by the papers that a method has been discovered st there is some hope for the freshmen. —~Jay Ash. 4: 33‘ rs In an eil‘ort to attempt the impossible, that is, to cure ath department announces a quiz every time three are issing‘. The attendance record is improving remarkably. at :k ab Professor Bibb, to Iovino at board: “Where did you lovino: “What? Am I going too fast?" —A.J. .i. m .i FAMOUS HATES After the game is over, After the shouting is done, The date that grates on me Is the girl who says, “Who won?” block Reviews “The Voice of the Seven Sparrows” and “Sing Sing Nights," by Harry Stephen chler To my subsequent regret, I. read "Sing Sing Nights" before I read Many of the in— cidents, many of the outcomes of in- cidents in “Seven Sparrows" are quite similar to others in “Sing Sing Nights,“ and seeing these points of similarity, some of which approach that of repetition, detracted consid~ erably from the enjoyment I should have experienced in reading the sec- ond of the two. Yet in spite of the several points of similarity between “Sing Sing Nights" and “Seven Sparrows,” 1 un— reservedly credit the former with be— ing the most original book I have ever read, and probably the most fas— cinating. I can think of no more en» joyable manner in which to spend an evening, than to assume the role of Shanahan, the Irish death guard in Sing Sing, and listen to the fantastic tales of the three doomed literary men, martyrs to justice, each of whom, in a calm yet stupendous cf— fort to attain the pardon which can be given to only one of their number, gathers all the talent and all the ex- perience gained in a lifetime of lit- erary endeavor into the formation of one surpassing stor‘ . The story is clever, is exciting, swift, and as said before, original. It never flags in interest. Regarding “Voice of the Seven Sparrows," we can say all of the above, and add that it is exceedingly complicated. Mr. Keeler uses this story as a model for explaining his theory of plot construction, described in another work of his called “The Mechanics (and Kinematics) of Vfcb— Work Plot Construction.” In spite of its complex plot, however, the story moves fast enough so that one’s mind is not over—taxed with keeping trace of all the threads to the intri~ cute pattern. Much of the action of both stories is centered around Chinese under- world characters, whose Oriental mysteries have their own fascination. However two books in succession con- taining that type of subject matter are just about enough to make one wish that all the excellent talent and originality expended in their make— up had been lavished on some subject other than the Mongolian peoples. Throughout all of Keeler’s works one finds the inevitable imprint of his engineering training. He was, as you remember from last week’s close-up of him, a student at Armour Tech for five ycars, and he credits all of his skill in dramatic and plot con» struction to his training here. His thinking is precise. Every detail in his plots is essential to the complete fulfillment of the story, just as every bolt and girder in a bridge is neces» sary to the completed structure. Both the books offer profitable reading. ”J. l Edith; ‘ ' ‘ a. RE it “Seven Sparrows.” But far worse is the wise guy, I’d kill him for the fun When I tell him l’ve had a haircut Pipes up and says, “Which one?" —Allah. v. a Dean Palmer: Why all the excitemcnt in the library‘.7 Miss Steele: Didn’t you hear about it? They just found “Freddie. ClVlL lNSPECTlON TRIP Scene: A. vast roundhouse. Wise~cracking C. 15.. What is that big‘ thing over here? Guide: That’s a locomotive boiler. Same C. E.: Why do they boil locomotives? Guido: To make the locomotive tender. vi ~ A: All lhcse jokes about the pedes ‘lan crossing a street are fakes. No pedestrian ever crossed a street. ’2'» 'l‘ FRATERNETY HOUSE GOSSlP Senior: Say, fresh, don’t you know it isn’t good man- ners to dip your bread in the gravy? edly ‘ Pledge: Yea, but it‘s good taste. broke before his term of office was completed. Many * i‘ '* school. other of our past presidents, not having the former, did New coat? —An Armour Supporter. not need the latter. No, new room mate. Mr. Hoover, the mining engineer, has already repeal» i“ "‘ i“ fig’ffigg l~ that he r "both these ' ' 4/; 1w, Law; 51- 1 i 1 have . .. ’ k u {on 'u s.’ 30', 1' re [the sumac: Tech News: , in full measure. His distinguished career has already light a cigar. Itis believed that the following no- been marked by the high qualities of a great executive, Voice: YOU don’t» Spend much for smokes, do you. ~ ‘ of particiuur interest to your by initiative, by careful study of poblems, by broad grasp ”Freddie. 1.9:, ~ by calmeity for procuring I‘BSURS. It i3 With * 4‘ * '“ dents attending institutions of _ of essentials, interest that the world will now watch the reaction of an engineer to the great responsibilities thrust upon him in this high oliice. I ask you, gentle readers, isn’t it funny :1 horse can travel a mile and only more four feet? s o A Letter to The Armour rl‘ech News: Your editorial in the last issue headed “Savoring Tea With Vinegar" surely expressed the sentiments of postmasters report that in many in? stances these laundry bags and. other. parcels contain unauthorized written matter, such as note books of school work, old letters, memoranda, books and magazines bearing marginal otes, etc“ on which postage at the cloth class rate only is paid, Such arcels are rated on according to heir classification, and the deficient ostage is collected from the ad.- ressee. The: postage due on such ackages ranges firom two to twelve ollars per parcel according to weight. As this often works a hard~ ship on the students and their par- ents, mailers are cautioned not to in- close written matter in parcels mailed Some of the HIE low : 9’5 a.” £35 Austin . Lindblom 25‘ of: freelancer _ From item; E”eac§i larger city schools with the number col freshness at Armour {rem each are Ester} b}:— Lahe View ...... . ........... ..... ... 3* unless they wish to pay first class Englewood postage.” Hyde Park . A. C. LUEDER, “ * ‘ Selim-z —‘——“‘ Harrison . .. Bowen .. Marshall . Parker Fenger' Morgan Park . Lawrence J. Marhoefer, ’28, grad— uate in Civil Engineering, has en- tered the teaching profession. He is an instructor in Mechanical Drawing at the St. Rita High School. STATE and JACKSONm—Chicaga Evaluator: Gary Gui; Fax-E: and This is it? the school. This “Rah—Rah" stuff is all right on the athletic field but is entirely out of place in an assembly devoted to a serious and inspiring message. If our cheer leader wants to lead cheers, let him lead cheers where they should be led—at athletic con~ tests. We do not remember seeing" him leading a. cheer at any basketball game, baseball game, or track meet during the last year. He has not even taken the trouble to attend most of the contests. We can construe this Lo mean only one thing, lack of school spirit, or lack of interest in the work. What we need is a capable cheer leader who will perform when an where he is supposed to, who will really work to arouse the student body to support the athletics in this e oi style is assassin are in .. sees them today? learning are extensive users of the bags. supplies than: home, etc” and midis for choir suit cases, laundry ii fimfia Mniversity More lasso always known that so buy what is right depends not so usable on what you pay as where you go? in @vercoais .. as in spies-“Wiring else lininersity ii on wear .. the one place where coraeeumess cued is The idols. The new @238 @rereoaifis