Tuesday, April 9, 1929 ARMOUR TECH NEWS Page Three A. I. E. E. SMOKER A T DEL THOUSEAPR. 10 The Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House will be the scene of the Spring Smoker of the Armour Branch of the AIEE tomorrow night at 8 p. m. The event will be run by the junior electricals with J. G. Papantony in charge. Papantony announces that the entertainment will be different in the respect that speeches will be omitted and several novel stunts will be presented. Jack Dollenmalr and Norm Buehling will try to syn-- chronize to give a little vocal har— mony. Three sophomores will give a shadow operating scene which is guaranteed to draw smiles from even the most somber electrical professor. Briggs will try to reach the cellar with his voice while George Jennings will attempt to break several strings on his famous uke. As usual Tennyson and Hip- mada will tease the ivories. An attempt is being made to have Frank Pische ’28 give one of his famous readings. There will be smokes galore; sandwiches, cake, and ice cream will be served in sufficient quanti- ties to satisfy everyone. Cards will furnish the rest of the entertain- ment for the evening. First Anniversary (Continued from page 1) failed; and everybody would be sat- isfied. Permission was finally granted. “Publish a. newspaper every other week until the end of the semester, or five issues in all, and so demon- strate to us how your plan will ap— pear in operation.” The NEWS made its debut on April 9, 1928. John Hommes, ’29, was chosen editor, and a large group offered its services to aid in the preparation of the news sheet. At that time it was a five-column, four page affair. It apparently won immediate popularity, for although fifteen cents per issue was the “steep” price asked, over half of the student body, and all of the faculty, immediately subscribed. Five is- sues were prepared, at 10-day or two week intervals. . During the'summer“’vacation 'of 1928, plans for the forthcoming semester were not laid aside. A weekly appearance was the aim of the men who had the success of the venture at heart, and though at times they themselves seriously doubted the possibility of such a strenuous program, they dared not back out of their agreement to pub- lish weekly since the business man— ager had already called their bluff by having the stationery printed carrying the statement that the newspaper appeared on a weekly asis. Beginning in September, with an issue out on the very first day of registration, the NEWS began pub- lication on a weekly basis, and though at times there appeared what the staff members themselves call “struggle issues", they were not frequent, and in spite of them, since last September, when it be— gan its weekly schedule, the NEWS has not once deviated more than ten minutes from its scheduled time of appearance. In a few weeks after the registration day issue, the NEWS again expanded, adopting a six-column sheet, which it now uses. SIGMA ALPHA-MU Eighty delegates from the ten chapters and alumni clubs of the midwest and central provinces of Sigma Alpha Mu attended the an— nual Conclave held at the St. Clair Hotel, Friday, Saturday and Sun— day, March 28—30. Two regional ad— visors were sent by the national headquarters to oificiate at the business meeting held Sunday morning. The purpose of the conclaves, held in various parts of the country at this time of the year, is to we pure suggestions, recommendations and resolutions to be presented at the national convention which is held annually at some centrally lo- cated chapter. The Engiewood Knitting Works V holesale and Retail 6723 S. Halstcd Street Branch: 1210 W. 79th St. Phone Wentworth 5920 —Sci\ool Orders Our Specialty»- Armour Radio Giulia Reouiiding Antenna Members of the Armour Radio Association last Saturday began re- building the aerial of Amateur Radio Station 9NV. The new aerial system will be suspended between two masts on the roof of Chapin Hall. One mast, about twenty feet in height has been in use as a sup- port for the receiving antenna. An: other thirty foot mast made from the piping of the mast which col- lapsed, will be erected. The new aerial will be a voltage— fed Zeppelin—type, one of the fore- most developments in amateur radio transmission, It will be de- signed to operate on all of the im— portant frequency bands assigned for amateur use. Heine £26 Enters Preliminary villiz Roman Academy (Continued from page 1) bank of a river, navigable for craft up to fifteen feet draught and it is proposed to develop this water front with a boulevard 120 feet wide along the bank. The drawings are to be rendered in pencil only and must be entirely the personal work of the competi- tor. No advice, criticism, or assis- tance of any kind to be permitted. These sketches were to be made within a period of fourteen con— secutive hours and were turned in Saturday, March 30th. The competition is open to grad— uates of the schools of architecture of our leading colleges and uni- versities who have had at least six months of architectural office ex— erience. The Preliminary competition will be judged soon and the jury will select the competitors whose work is adjudged to be of sufficient merit to enter the final competition. The final preliminary sketch of the Paris Prize competition will be judged Thursday, April ll. The four finalists and the two alter— nates will then be announced. These men will immediately com— mence to develop the sketch which they made in the Preliminary competition,”‘liavin‘g ”six weeks to complete it. The winner of this Final develop- ment of the problem will receive a scholarship of two and a half years instruction and privileges of mem- bership at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris. The architects’ associa- tion also provides $3,000 for living and travel expenses during the eriod. Having taken the Paris Prize final preliminaries April 2 and 3, Mr. Jay Edwin Petersen, ’26, will re— turn from New York during the earlier part of this week. Results of the judgment of this competition will be given out next week. At a meeting of Campus Club last Friday, M. Zwart, ’29, was elected president to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of H. Stebbins. Stebbins was appointed executive secretary following the resignation of M. Vander Velde from this posi— tion. A. I. Ch. F... will hold a meeting in the near future, the definite date to be announced later. Speakers from the Fleischmann Yeast Co. and the Corn Products Co. are being con- sidered by the program committee, of which A. J. Stabovitz is chair— X11211]. Yale University—Three under» graduate faculties, with the ap- proval of the president, have voted to omit formal recitation classes two days preceding the final ex— aminations. inquiring Reporter Question: Has the Armour Tech News met your expectations during its first year? W. C. Krathwohl, Associate lProf. of Mathematics. Yes. Whoever conceived the idea of the News de- serves the gratitude and thanks of every member of the faculty and student body. . (l. A. Tibbals, Associate Prof. of Chemistry. Yes it has. I think that the News has well filled a long felt need for a medium of dissem- inating news. C. I. Palmer, Dean of Students. It surely has, both in material and ideals. We consider it a clearing house for the office. 0. W. Leigh, Associate li’rof. of Mechanics. Yes! More than that! It is newsy, has a good choice of materials, and is mighty interest— mg. l). 1’. Moreton, Associate Prof. of Electrical Machinery. It certainly has, and more power to it! Mrs. Moreton reads it regularly and finds it as interesting as I do. J. J. Schommer, Assistant Prof. of Industrial Chemistry. The News is eagerly awaited by me each week. It has more than fulfilled all my expectations. Long life to it, and I hope I live to see the day when the student body will be large enough to support a daily edition. F. Ell. Inergensen, ’29, E. E. No! I expected the News to give the students the events about school, but instead, they are becoming more like a Chicago newspaper by enlarging on small items and mak- ing them slanderous. Ernest Kelly, Registrar. I had no vision of how the News would de- velop, but taking into account the average program of the staff mem- bers, I am both surprised and pleased with the results. To me, the News has attained phenomenal success during its brief career, and I look forward to even greater ac- complishments. J. W. McCaffrey, Executive Sec- retary of Alumni Association. Yes, it has. . . . I can think of nothing that has done as much in promot— ing the prevailing spirit of com- araderie we find presently existing in the student body. If. 3K. Knittel, ’30 CE. Little ever appears outside of the humor col— umn of interest to the students in general. (3:. F. Gcbhardt, Prof. of Mechan- ical Engineering. Yes, it has. The work it has done has been very creditable. I realize the amount of work involved in editing the paper, and hope that the organization can keep it going indefinitely. I wish it success. liJon Paul, ’30, F. 1?. E. The Ar- mour Tech News has surpassed my expectations. It has news which is cleverly written and well com— posed. I hope next year will see an even greater year for the News. S. 133. Winston, Assistant I'm-of. oil Kinematics. Yes. I should say so! Alive to the spirit of the student body! Fills the bill! '1‘. 1E. Doubt, Associate ll'roi. of Physics. The Armour Tech News has become in a year’s time an in- teresting and informative paper, but it does not quite come up to my ideal of a college publication. W. A. mean, ’30 (LE. It helps to keep you in touch and puts some spirit in you. You Are Always Welcome at the Silver Gray Restaurant 3102 So. Wentworth Ave. Special Service for Students Telephone: REPUBLXC 7900 (l. M. EMS LUMEER CQ. WILLIAM ORY, Manager Everything in E. UMBER AME WELL WQRK ‘W e Deliver Any Quantity 54th Street and laying Avenue How so: Cfiticize Books By Llewellyn Jones Llewellyn Jones, literary editor of the Chicago Evening Post, has writ- ten a very interesting book of in- structions for book reviewers, and is presenting it to the public as a sort of informal textbook. The main theme is the difference between criticizing a book and merely reviewing it. “If you read a book and write a summary of. its contents, :elling the ground it cov- ers, possibly noting the style, you have written a review of the book, and have done a fairly accurate job of reporting it. However you have not written a criticism. If you talk about the book in terms of your own point of view, if. you say whether you think the book is a good one or a bad one, giving your reasons for so stating, you are writ— ing a criticism. The main difficulty most writers encounter in writing reviews or criticisms, according to Mr. Jones, is their tendency to re— view not the book but the table of contents. Another fault is the se- quence of events that is practiced. There is altogether too much of a lack of coherence and sequence of events. All reviews should be planned before a word is put on paper. Read this book for some interest- ing information, and for the re~ quirements of a good book review, but not for a comprehensive dis— cussion of the subject. The style is, however, breezy and easily read, and will provide an hour’s enjoy- ment. —J. TRIANGLE Members of Armour Chapter of Triangle entertained their fathers at a Fathers and Sons Smoker held at the chapter house Thursday, March 23. Entertainment included in addition to the regulation card games, the Loughran—Walker fight from the Chicago Stadium. *V" Senior EE. ’3 Announce Post Graduate Jobs The news of positions. accepted y Armour Seniors for the sum- mer following graduation has been slowly trickling in. The Electrical department is the first to announce the jobs soon to be held by its members. The Bell Telephone labs in New York will claim three of the seniors. These men are Guenther, Orig, and Ewing. Five other electricals have been accepted by Central Station Insti- tute here in the city. These men are Dawson, Hindman, Michelson, Peterson, and McCloska. They will go through a year’s training in power plant and substation opera- tion and power distribution. Lec- tures and examinations will be encountered twice a week through— out the training period. SKGMA KAPPA DELTA Tuesday, April 2, the annual elec- tion of officers was held with the following results. Pres, John Tschudy, ’30. Vice Pres, Emory Ross, ’30. Trees, Charles Fox, ’31. Social Ch., Barton Roffee, ’30. Rec. Secy., Robert Kilbourne, ’30. Corres. Secy., John Kramer, ’30. Sigma Kappa Delta announces the pledging of the following men: Dan Iverson, '31, C. E. Arthur Jens, ’31, F. P. E. Charles Jones, ’31, F. P. E. K. D. T. SCHOLARSHIP MARK MHSCALCULATED DELTA TAU Bfi'ffil Delta Tau Delta held its annual election of officers with the follow— ing results: President, Joseph a. game}, as. Vice-President, Frank .3”. Aster, ”as. Recording Secretary, Vernon e. Strum, ’30. Corresponding Secretary, James M. McAdear, ’31. Treasurer, Charles 3‘. Beef: ”39. (Elected in February.) An Open House was held Sunday, April 7, 1929, so that the parents of the newly initiated men would have an opportunity to give the house “the once—over.” The afiair was well attended despite the damp weather. THETA XI The Armour Chapter of Theta Xi has organized a house orcheska composed of the following men: W. phones; P. Kjellgren, Higgins, piano; W. Schmder, base; L. Booker, banjo; P. Abramsoa, drums, and R. Doubt, trumpet. Several practices have been held and they have been progresa‘ug rapidly. These men expect to play at some of the future social functions of the Chapter, possibly before the end of this semester. XMPPA DELTA TAU Kappa Delta Tau held its elec— tion of officers with the following results: President, Joe Ellman, ’30. Vice-President, Sol ‘1‘. Garfinkle, 3 . In the list of the standing of the ’ 0 social fraternities given to the News, the Dean’s omce wishes to correct the mistake made in the publication of the average for Kappa Delta Tau. The average as announced in last week’s issue was 82.6%, whereas it should read 85.2%, thus affecting the standings of all of the fraternities between third place and including ninth place. Secretary, Isadore G. Kata, '35. her—dance on May 11, 1929, as a. Senior Reception. They also wish to announce the pledging of Sid- ney Crane, ’32, Ch. E. Yours truly, VERNGN A. STURM, Fraternity Editor. fionguering the flasisades NOW falls every month in the year where the Great Northern crosses the Cascades. Steep, tortuous grades increase the difficulty of the railroading problem. Nature has stub- bornly resisted man’s effort to conquer the range. In january, 1929, the new Cascade tunnel was Opened. Man, with also record impossible without electric power. And electrification has been amended to the entire 7}er route through the moimmias. The conquests of eiecuicig on due land and on the sec, in the an and underground, are making pracs’mhie the impossibilities of iesmiirt As our vision encompasses, uider host tricky as an ally, had con— quered the Cascades. The eighemilc bore was driven in three years—~a {a 1 175‘s; my. . COM? ANY. zoos, electricity spleens as a wind contribution to admire indmmicl progress andhzsma welfirre. a rest. a . iii,