Baseball Today Honorary Dance Friday Vol. III. No. 11. bASEbAM. @Ailih Stiimiitm “Wit AWERWWN Al“ MWWAY HEW AhAihifii hid ”Em ”HAM Kraflt Men Hope to Estahlish Reputations; Prophesy a Big Season if They Win Today; Kraft t to Use Best Men Armour’s baseball team will play its only big ten baseball game when it swings into action against the University of Chicago at Mid- way Field, 3:00 p. in. this afternoon. Since Armour is confronted with one of the most difficult schedules in its history, today’s game will serve as the steepest stepping stone between an inauspicious or pros— porous season of sixteen games. Simpson to Pitch A good portion of this evening’s work will rest upon King Simpson’s shoulders, for this powerful right arm flinger is slated to ascend the mound. Simpson has a deadly fast ball that gives most effective re- sults. If the weather typifies a day in July, Simpson is sure to cause a great deal of trouble for the Chicagoans. John Yount will don the catch- er’s pads and will apply himself to the task of receiving Simspon’s slants. Yount has worked with Simpson during the 1928 season and has developed a good means of getting Simpson to work hard when duty obliges him to. Captain Gent on 3rd The probable in—field line-up will feature Robin on first, Reichle on second, Weldon at short and Gent on third base. This quartet of in— fielders form a fast and co-opera- tive combination of ball handlers. All men are well inclined in the art of hickory swinging and will be looked on to boost the batting average. The outer—garden will station Cassidy, Hauser, Jennings, V. Tay- lor and Mago. In all probability the players for today’s game will be selected from those listed above, but a change may be made if Krafft can foresee better results by shifting the line-up. (Continued on page 1/) EM? E. EDE'E'ERSEN DRAWS EN FENAtS FQR PARKS PREZE Arch. instructor Wins at New York in Competition for Honors Jay E. Petersen, ’26, instructor of Architectural Design, placed among the first four for the Final Com— petition of the Paris Prize. The Final Exercise will consist of the developing and rendering of a "Memorial to the Spirit of the West,” consisting of a Monument, the Court or Courts of Fame, and an Open Air Theatre. The monument is to be primarily inspirational in value and through its beautyof form and charm of detail will memorialize the sacri— fices of the past and become an inspiration for the future. Mr. G’Brion Gioes Talk on Sprinki’er Systems At a meeting of the Fire Protec— tion Engineering Society, held last Wednesday in Science Hall, Mr. H. L. O’Brien gave the last of a series of three lectures on “Sprinkler Su— pervisory Systems.” Mr. O’Brian invited all members of the saciety to go to the Central Fire Alarm Station for all the sprinkler sys— tems in the city, the second larg- est in the United States. DA VE CHAPMAN Whoopec Raised as Fresh Pack fiance With a crowd of over two hun— dred couples attending, the Fresh- man dance was held at the Opera Club, Friday evening, April 12. The music was furnished by Waddy Wadsworth and his orchestra. A surprise dance was put on by Ed Craig and partner as a feature of the evening. whirling and sway— ing to the strains of syncopated rhythm, this couple displayed many unique steps. A shower of applause rewarded their efforts. Chaperons for the evening were Professor and Mrs. Hendricks, and Professor and Mrs. Peterson. Pro- fessor Tibbals and daughter were invited as chaperons, but sent their regrets as being unable to attend. Although no official statement has been issued by the Social Com- mittee as yet, it is assumed that the dance was as much a financial success as it was a social one. The committee under the leadership of Dave Chapman, made a long drive to sell the bids weeks in advance of the affair. This was the fourth of the series of school dances held during the year. The next dance will be the Junior prom to be held in May. at sfrisfnfiaw Tomorrow Night Armour chapter of the Western Society of Engineers is to hold a smoker at the Theta Xi house to— morrow evening. The program committee under the supervision of Robert Courtney, ’30, has worked out an extensive program that should rival the best. A few sketches will be given by L. H. Fischman, J. W. Hurley, J. P. Ecl- strand, and E, Blomme. All mem— bers of the Civil department are urged to be present, especially the freshmen, as they will be eligible for membership in this organiza- tion next semester. A large crowd of “Civil Alley” habitues are plan- ning to attend and do justice to the coffee. blotters and sandwiches. The Golf Team opened its sea— son with a match against the Alumni Saturday, April 13, but at press time, results could not be obtained. Houses to Dress for Junior Week All the social fraternity houses on Michigan Boulevard will be decor" ated for Junior Week, if present plans are completed. The best dec- orated house will win a silver lov- ing cup for its fraternity The cup, which was donated, will stay in the of the fraternity win—- ning it until Junior Week of the following year; no number of wins giving permanent possession. Thus, the cup will be a full floating tro— hy. Cups will also be given for the Inter~fraternity Sing, the Inter— fraternity Relay, the Pentathalon, and a skin trophy for the best Fraternity Stunt. A. full review of the complete program will be given in the near future. iNi‘Eit-EWNMMRY (IMHWM. fiAi‘WE SET Fflit APML i9 “Doctors smpation" 0r- chestra Has Been Sched- uled to May The “Doctors Syncopation” Or- chestra has been chosen in place of Jimmy Green’s Orchestra, as was originally planned, for the Annual Inter-honorary Council dance to be held April 9, at the St. Claire Hotel. The time is to be 9:00 p. m. The committee has engaged a professional singer and dancer to entertain the guests for a while, and last but not least the pledges? to all the honorary fraternities are to demonstrate how the “Armour Fight Song” should be sung. The dance hall is to be decorated with pennants of the different honorary fraternities. The chaperones will be Dean and Mrs. Palmer, Dean and Mrs. Penn, Professor and Mrs. Holmes. The dance committee is com— posed of: . J. W. Manz, ’29, Chairman. G. H. Smith, ’29. R J Guenther, ’29. Seymour Goodheart, 29. W. H. Berry,2 Weidiein Speaks at A... C. 5.. Friday Next Friday evening the Chicago section of the American Chemical Society is to be honored with the presence of Dr. E. R. Weidlein, di- rector of the Mellon Institute of Chemical Engineers and councilorn at-large of the American Chemical Society. I—Iis reputation is inter— national as a research worker in industrial fields related to chemis- E The subject of his talk is to be, “The Present Trend of Industrial Research." His personal research— es include such diflerent subjects as Jamaica camphor, a compre— hensive‘ study of ductless glands. Qaicndar April 16. Baseball. 3:00 E o’clock. Tech at i U. of C. W. S. E. Smoker at , Theta Xi house. Baseball. Tech vs. Chicago Normal. Ogden field. Intellionorary dance. St. Clair Hotel. A. C. S. meeting.— 7:30 at City Club: A. I. E. E. meeting Opening of new S. K. 13. house. In» formal dance. April 17. April 18. April 19. April 22 April 27. STAFF CHANGES Announcement will be made in the next issue of the new staff of the News. Those men who retire are all seniors, the management of the publication being taken over by the men who plan to return next year. This issue as well as the fol~ lowing ones is the product of the new staff. The retiring seniors are: John Hommes, Editor—in—Chief; F. B. Farrell, Managing Editor; Rus- sell. E. Johnson, Business Manager; W. J. Ehrmeyer, Make—Up Editor; J. G. Attwood, Staff Artist; J. M, Jacobson, Reviews Writer; F. W. McCloska, Reporter; John W. Gamble, Circulation Manager; John E. Barman, Exchanges. Ten Mon fledged at gphinx Smoker Last Monday, April 8, the Sphinx, h o n o r a r y literary fraternity, pledged ten men at a Smoker held at the Beta Psi House. A. special feature of the Smoker was the distribution of fresh copies of the Anniversary Number of the Tech News. The pledges represented all three of Armour‘s student publications, the Ar‘mam Tech News, the Engineer and the Cycle. , The ten men who are now wear— ing the yellow and black pledge ribbon of the Spinx are: C. G. Anderson, M.E., ’30. D. L. Bantu, Arch, ’30. E. P. Boynton, Ch.E., ’30. ‘ N. D. Euehling, E.E., ’30. P. E. Heath, F'.?.E., ’30. , S. Janiszewski, E.E., ’30. J. S. Meek, ER, ’30. M. 0. Nelson, C.E., ’30. D. T. Smith, F.P.E., ’30. H. H. Stebbins, M.E., ’30. El. 5. fl. Awarded to John V. Hogan The following is an article re- printed from the Chicago Evening American, describing the awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross to John V. Hogan, a former Armour student: “More than ten years after his single-handed capture of a ma— chine—gun nest in France, John V. Hogan, now a Chicago auto-truck salesman, today received the Dis» tinguished Service Cross, the high— est honor which the War Depart~ ment can bestow. “Following a review of troops at Fort Sheridan, Capt. Arthur Pick- ens stepped forward and read the citation whose formal wording could not conceal the daring heroism of Private John V. Hogan, Company D, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, A. E. F. Makes Raid Alone “ ‘Serg’t Hogan was in command of the fourth platoon, Company D’ the citation read in part, ‘when the ompany m: a gun directing heavy fire on our troops. Placing his men under cover, he went forward alone with- out orders, killed the gunner, cap“ tured the gun and took ten prison— era “ ‘Ee was constantly under heavy enemy fire but pressed on un- daunted with courage and deter- mination’.” Friends See Ceremony “The former sergeant then stepped forward and the cross was pinned to his cost by Maj.»Gen. Frank L. Parker, commander of the Sixth Arum Corps Area. Fort Sheridan. “A host of friends witnessed the seminars; while the places of honor a were occupied by Ida's. Hogan and . tiny Patsy Jean Eugen, who found the cross a novel and fascinating “Begun now makes his home at n snowman street." Tuesday, April id, £920 % Altitmifl ASWQA’EWN SHAME Wilt Emmi Whit; ERRES'EEANSEN Rd’ififi fiitdii Scoring System Explained; Activities in Sports Weighed by Mayor and Minor Ratings; Scholarship a Factor By .fiohn P. Edstrand, ’30 Following the annual custom, in— augurated by the Cycle staff of ’28 of awarding numbered honor editions of the year book to ten of the most outstanding men of the graduating classes, ten men of the class of ’29 were selected to receive the coveted honors. Scoring System Explained These selections are not made in any hit or miss manner; rather than that, they follow a clearly de- fined course which is embodied in the scoring system devised by the Armour Tech Athletic Association SQPHS DESQUSS ”i'RAQii Vitlflili‘if A’i‘ EAST MEE’E‘ENG Sweaters to Be Awarded to Members of Team The Sophomore class held a short business meeting last Friday morn— ing. A brief resume of the victory of the Sophomore class track team in the inter-class meet was given by Ted Schueler. In this meet the Sophomore team, consisting of H. 1.. Fox, C. H. Fox, Bowman, Tim— mermans, Iverson, Podlipec, Setter— burg, and Wojcieszek cornered a. total of 31 points. This gave the Sophs a sweeping victory over the Juniors, who came in second with 17 points. In appreciation of the efforts of their team the Sophomores voted that sweaters be awarded to these eight men. . Timmermans was appointed by Schueler to see that the members of the team receive their awards. Timmermans re— medium weight black wool, with the class numeral, ’31, on the left side. With the conclusion of other minor business, the meeting was adjourned. Simpson Eiected’ Backdoor?! Cope. At the last meeting of the A. T A. A., the following men were awarded letters for basketball on the recommendation of Coach Kraft: Major Capt. Manz. A. Augustine. S. Goodheart. W. Sim“ mo H. Rossing. season for Armour. All will gradu- Goodheart received his first award Simpson, Rossing, Robin. and Ott will comprise the group on which Coach Kraft will build :1 \t Vears team. Shams after these men were awarded letters, they elected in K. Simpson. ’30, captain for the IS? 80 cage season. The csptsinwlect has already won two letter. in basketball and two in base the season just finished. 5 the Armour rogers in so. Keg with 83 points Ki 9, has 9. dead eye for (t‘eutéuai‘d on page Si ports that the sweaters will be of ’ were chosen on the ratings Minor 0. Robin. S. 0th. Capt. Mans, Aigiistine. and Goodhesrt have played their last WENR. ate this June. Many. and Argusiine occasionally broadcasts are former letter holders, While 139““.ng This system of rating men includes all activities at Armour, with cer- tain weights being assigned accord- ing to their importance. As a1 ex. lample, a major “A” gives 9 points, a captaincy in a major sport 162% points, editor of the Cycle 0: En- gineer, 10 points, and so on down the list of activities which in all number close to 125. Likewise, scholarship comes in for considera— tion, and contributes heavily to the man with good grades. Christiansen First The men chosen and their rai- ings are: l-Christiansen. S—Augustine. lO—Hommes. Preference to these men was given at a meeting of the Board of Athletic Control, held Wednesday, April 10. Those attending the meeting were Deans Palmer and Penn, Prof. Huntly, Coach. Krafit, Edstrand and Simpson. School Wants Active Scholars The big aim in ofiering this an— nual award was to create an enthu— siasm for a well rounded edicts: tion for the student at Armour. namely good scholarship ‘Md 3. fair amount of partici ation in ccl~ lege affairs. Such a men is ml— uuble to the school, and at the same time reaps huge benefits from such participation. In dealing with a group of 15% students. more or less, the process of elimination must be resorted to graduating them by the $0):ng system pre~ Vriously explained. That- is. the 2% highest men in number of points earned while at school for a period , of four years (if a man is here five years only the first four years of activity are recorded} are now— inateo‘. Of the 20 men Red. in are given the honor editions. The: is the has; of the Board of Athletic Control. Of the 23 non:— inations me .0152, 10 are selected which haVe contributed meat to the school in scholarship and in zero: lt‘omiune'd on pogo .9! Senior Elissa Visit WEEK Radio Station Today the Senior Pelee “tr: ass and Radio sender: is wiii go on an in. spear-ion trip to mire This station is or most prominent in the r. 00. the max united by the goiemm source of power i./ :2 rent. so the method so 65:?th currentdh‘ l: expeete‘ . to he 1252‘s"; rarest. The r“ the centres s» logmpd method storm is l half miles s 5d} amongst made by Mormon.