head Experiment”

\Mr. M. J. Fleming, ’14, C. E., now
istrict Engineer for the Illinois
ate Highway Dept, was chief
speaker at the W. S. E. meeting, held
ast’l‘hursday. District No. 3, of
'which Mr. Fleming is oversee, has
ad more hard surfaced roads built
do it than any other in the state,
cool-ding to a statement by George
A. Potters, who introduced the
speaker.

_, Tells of Road Experiment

“The Bates Experimental’Road"
was Mr. Fleming's topic. The road
was started in 1920 near Springfield,
*Illinois. It was built on uniform soil
conditions, was two miles in length,
and consisted of sixty-three sections
of varying; bases, surfaces, and thick
nesses. All the known kinds of road
were, included for the purpose of de»
tcrminiug which was the best. Be—
fore telling of the tests conducted,
‘Mr. Fleming said, “The results gained
from the Bates Experimental Road
pertain to rural highways and not to
city thoroughfares as the two types

. of pavement differ in many ways.

Two Theories Advanced
At the time the Bates road was
built two theories of road construc-
tion were prevalent. The first the-
ory advocated greater thickness of
concrete at the centre than at the
, edge and the second, uniform thick~
~ :1ch clear across. In testing the
truth of these theories loads were
applied day and night to the corners
of each slab or section of concrete.
“It was found,” said Mr. Fleming,
‘tthat the corners were broken during
the night. Upon further experi-
menting it was discovered that the
edges of the road lifted as much as
one-quarter of an inch off of the
base atarnight, resulting in an unsupa
ported edge which broke down." To
counteract this “curling effect" a
< marginal bar was placed along the
edges of the road.

Frost Cracks Edges

Experimentation showed. that frost
action heaved the outer edge up, re-
sulting in broken comes and longi-
_ tudinal cracks. It was proved that
tile placed along the road did not
lower the water content under the
concrete slab. '

Traffic was started over the road
in the spring; of 1922. Drivers were
held to a cetain course on the road
by lines painted on the road. Two
thousand trips were made by day and
one thousand by night. The lighter
sections broke down first and finally
the heavier ones failed under the
strain. Extra sections built with
thickened edges and containing the
marginal bar proved more satisfac-
tor-y.

The marginal bar as used in con—
crete roads of today is painted and
greased to prevent any bond. Its
purpose is to support and carry the
weight from one side to the other.

The black line down the centre of
the road was originally used to cover
up the iron bar joint instead of being
used as a guide for traflic as it is
now.

In closing, Mr. Fleming said, “The
tests made on the Bates road only
covered a few months’ time but they
were equivalent to fifteen or twenty
years of normal rural traffic.”

ANNCUNCEMENT

Owing to the fact that there seems
to be some misunderstanding, espe-
,cially on the part of the new stu-
dents, Dean Penn wishes to have it
made clear that the official Lost and
Found Bureau is located in the
Deans’ Office. Articles which are
found should be turned in there. Stu-
dents who lose anything are to in-
quire there for it.

Armour Chapter of Beta Psi will
,act as host to the University of Illi—
, ' nois Chapter after the Chicago-Illi-

nois game on November 17.

southwest-i snort nouns. litre.

sweetener. STEEL
reconstitution inert

ml Board Conn,

trol in Joint Session

(Continued from page 1)
ter has been left in the hands of the
A. T. A. A. It was decided, that
since the fraternities make use of.
school property and equipment in
playing their games, etc., this matter
will rest with the A. T. A. A. in the
future.
Appointive Positions Filled

The appointments for positions in
the A. T. A. A. were then approved.
The following men were appointed:

Fred H. Jucrgensen, School Social
Chairman.

John R. Yount, Publicity Manager.

John W. Gamble, Interfratcrnity
Athletic Manager.

James Dawson, Intercloss Athletic
Manager.

Floyd Ong, Chairman Reception
Committee.

Robin Elected Student Secretary

Through the absence of Wm. Jer-
vis, duly elected secretary of the A.
T. A. A., it was necessary for the
board to select a new man. It was
suggested that the runner-up in the
last election for that oflice be elected.
The records showed that Clarence
Robin was second to Jervis, and his
election followed.

Since the student body of the A.

T. A. A. consists of a representative
of all four classes, it remains neces-
sary for the freshmen to select a man
for that position. This is to be done
at their next class meeting.
The Musical Clubs, Publications,
and the Honor “A” Society have yet
to select their representatives to the
Finance Committee of the Associa«
tion.

POWER OF QUEETNESS

Think for a minute of all the peo-
ple you know. Put them in two
classes; the noisy, boisterous, voluble
folk and the quiet, calm, placid'ones.
Which kind would you prefer to
spend most of your time with? The
latter, of course. As far as getting
things done is concerned at the end
of the day which class has accom—
plished the more. Invariably the lat~
tor.

Picture yourself a customer and
enter with me a department where a
lot of unnecessary loud talking is go-
ing on among the employees. A dis-
tinctly unfavorable impression is
made upon your mind at once. 15 it
not so? Again go with me to a busi~
ness office where every one and eve-
rything moves quietly and system-
atically. Does not such an organize--
tion command your respect at once?

Reflect with me about the most
forceful forces of nature. Do they
not operate quietly?

Thunder booms with the noise of

 

 

a thousand cannons, but it is the si-
lent lightning which possesses power.

The sun, on which all life on this
planet depends, operates without
suggestion of noise. "

The electric current, the modern
miracle worker of miracle workers,
indulges in no screeching.

That mysterious thing which we
call time keeps onthe even tenor of
its way as frequently as the motion-
less air.

It is only the surface of the sea
that ever becomes tumultuous; the
depths are as silent as the grave.

Individuals, institutions, nature, all
prove for us the power of quietness.

Don’t be secretive, sphinx-like,
that is worse, much worse than be-
ing noisy and volublo. But if you
would be truly companionable and
most efficient, be quiet.

Try to acquire the reputation of
a quiet person if you would be a
forceful person. v—Excha-nge.

You Are Always Welcome
at the
Silver Gray Restaurant
3102 50. Wentworth Ave.
Special Service for Students

The inquiring; Reporter

Question: What do you: think of
the new six—column paper?

Dr. C. A. Tibbalc: I think that this
step indicates great progressivcness
on the part of the stall‘. I hope that
the paper will some day become a
daily one.

A. J. Stuhovitc, ’29, Ch. E.: It
shows that the paper is progressive
and that there is plenty of news
around school each week to fill an
extra column. I’d like to see more
pictures in the near future.

'I‘. R. O'Malley, ’30, M. E.: I think
the idea is very good. It clearly
shows that the paper is progressing.
It’s something we can be proud of.

brofoaeor W. A. Spencer: The Al‘-
mour Tech News is surely a fine pa—
per considering the short time it has
been in existence; and a six column
edition is in keeping with its standw
ard of progress.

.i. Goldman, ‘30, Ch. 13.: It looks
as if the paper is very progressive.
it shows an added interest on the
part of the stafl? members to put the
paper on a par with other collegiate
papers. It has become a regular
sized sheet.

R. J. Went, 32, E. E.: I am all for
it. I believe that with a six column
paper, it is possible to use more head-
lines, which will enable more em-
phasis to be placed on the good things
in school.

J. J. Aver-dc, ’32, F. P. E.: I think
it is a very good idea. It shows a
high degree of efficiency on the part
of the newspaper staff in order to
enlarge the paper and still keep the
expenses down.

LARGE N. S. ENROLLMENT

Professor Robert V. Perry, direc-
tor of Armour Tech Evening School,
reports the record breaking enroll-
ment in that school of 1150 students,
or more than twenty percent better
than the enrollment last year, when
the number was less than a thou—
sand.

to Schools Else literati
Miner’s Moth. Tent

Dean ?almer’s ability as a text
book writer has once more been dem-
onstrated. To date, his latest effort,
“College Algebra,” written in con—
junction with Professor Miser of Van-
derbilt University, and published by
McGra‘w-Hill Book Co. of New York
in June, 1928, has been adopted in
sixteen. of the leading colleges and
universities of the country. The fol-
lowing is a list of the institutions us»
ing this text book:

University of Denver

University of Southern California
University of California
University of Minnesota

Phillips Exeter College
Vanderbilt University

Western Reserve

Staunton Military Academy
Ward~Belmont Girls’ College
Rochester Mechanics Institute
Carroll College

Arkansas College

Iowa Wesleyan College
Tri‘State College

Case School of Applied Science
Armour Institute of Technology

This new book bids fair to rival in
popularity the “Plane and Spherical
Trigonometry” by Palmer and Leigh,
so familiar to the embryo engineers
at Armour. This Trigonometry text-
book is now the most widely used
American college textbook in this
subject. One hundred and fourteen
schools, colleges and universities had
adopted this book by the close of the
school year last spring.

 

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Fraternity Notes .
During the past week three of the
Social Fraternities have pledged ed.
dicianal men.
Bets. Psi: J. Dirkers, 5. Kubika,
and W. Trenton.
Phi Kappa Sigma: Emil Blomme.
Sigma Alpha Mu: Nathan Rosco.

The Phi Kaps have started some-
thing new in the form of a tea (lance
to be given every other Sunday. Last
week saw the first attempt at such a
venture and it met with great suc-
cess.

Seven of the Theta Xi men at-
tended the Delta Sigma. Club pledge
dance at the University of Chicago,
last Saturday, November 3. The
dance was given in Ida. Noyes Hall
in honor of the following pledges:
Misses Henrietta Drager, Ruth Fos»
ter, Caroline French, Gustave Gore,
Janet Lawrence, Nelliebelle Reardon,
and Janet Works.

Armour Chapter of Kappa. Delta
Tau is to have an outing over this
week end at the cottage of Louis
Needleman at the Sand Dunes. The

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Etc-swell, Weave 96.9% 35%.,

Absent For free Week/s

Fred B. Farrell, ’29, 8.3., has been
unable to attend his classes for the
past two weeks because of the colic
illness of his mother. Eris absence
has been a handicap to the shelf of
the NEWS, of which he is Best Eds
itor.

Preston E. Heath, ’36, REE. was
called to his home in Beaver, Cola»
redo, Monday evening, when news
reached him of the severe i211 : of
his father. He was unable to say
definitely when he would. rotors.
Heath is Assistant Editor of the 1923
Cycle, and a. member of Theta Ii.
fraternity.

W

The Rho Delta gave a pledge (lanes
last Saturday, November 3, at their
house. It was decorated to fit. the
Halloween atmosphere, and as a to.
suit of the activity of the pledges,
“stop,” “no parking,” and other help—
ful signs were used to good advan-
tage.

The house was filled to or files:-
lug, most of the guests being $122132.
The pledge emblem was printed or:
the cover of the program in honor of
the occasion.

 

“hunch” is leaving by train Saturday
afternoon, and all members have
been instructed to bring both food
and blankets—plenty of both. The
Alumni is to be represented. Activ-i
ities will consist partly of games, in-
cluding football, baseball, tennis, and
what-have—you?

 

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