Page 'l‘ivo AWQ‘U‘R ”l”El£3li°ll hlhllllg Student Publication of the ARMOUR lNSTlTUTE OF TECHNULOGY CHXCAGO, lLLlNOIS Published Weekly During the College Year THE S TAM" MANAGING BOARD ..John Hummers, ’29 .‘red B. Farrell, ’29 Russell E. Johnson, ’29 Professor Walter Hendricks Editor~in-Cliief . Managing Editor Business Manager. Faculty Adviser. ._...——'————«— NEWS DEPARTMENT ......... David T. Smith, '30 F. B. Attwood, ’31 .............. (Open) Copy ........... A. B. .Auei‘bach, ’31 Reporters» E. W. Carlson, ’32; G. L. II'reundt, '29; F. W. Mccloska, ’29; H. P. Richter, ’32; Fred Rasmussen, ’30; Vernon A. Sturm, ’30; Wm. Edmonds, ’32, A Fraternities . ’ SPORTS DEPARTMENT Sports Editor ..... ...C Stempkowski, ’32 Assistantsl— . P. Edstrand, Jr ’29; W. Paradzinski, ’30. V. Taylor, ’32. ----- EDlTORIAL DEPARTMENT A1 Auerbaeh, ’31 Humor Stuff Artist Book Reviews. Inquiring Rep te Editorial Writers MAKEwUP DEPARTMENT Make-up Editor ........................ ....W. J. Ehrmeyer, ‘29 Assistants—M. L. Morgan, ’31 O, R. Steinert, ’31; E. J. Wiltrskis, ’32. _____ BUSINESS DEPARTMENT‘ - Advertising Manager .Stanley A. Beatty, ’30 ..... M. 0. Nelson, ’30 .....J M. Jacobson, ’29 J. Ashenhurst, ’32 ..(Open) Assistant .............. . , Circulation Manage . ..Iohn W. Gamble, 29 Assistant .......................... John E. Barman, ’29 Vol. III. FEBRUARY 21, 1929 No. 3 THIS lSSUE 1N CHARGE OF DAV”) T. SMITH Fwo Basketball Victories The Armour basketball team defeated Northwestern University‘s McKinlock Campus team by 28 to 19 and Y. M. C. A. College by 29 to 22% in games played week be fore last, Thereby hangs a tale. Usually when a team has suffered a string" of defeats, the men get discouraged and lose heart. The tendency is to say, “Oh, what‘s the use. We already have a bad record, We might as well lose a few more.” ‘ In the face of a string of defeats, the Armour team battled courageously to win these two games by close scores. Such s irit is worthy of commendation. Any body can play a hard game when the season is going“ fine, but it takes real courage to light to the lust when discour“ aged by successive trouncings. A struggle in the face of disheartening losses ol'ten re- veals strength of character and ”intestinal fortitude” better than many victories. No matter what the loss and win record, the spirit of “never say die” displayed by our team and our coach deserves the praise and support of the whole student body. Dean Ildonniys flatter We consider it a rare privilege with this issue to publish a message to the student body from our former Dean, Doctor Louis C. Monin. The juniors and seniors, who remember Dean Monin, since he left only two years ago. will see in the letter the some sparkling enthusiasm, the refreshing wisdom, and the same loving personality that endeared him to the students when he was here. May the freshmen and sophomores, in reading the message, catch the identical spirit, and be imbued with that sense of comradeship which distinguishes our student life. It is our hope that sometime in the not too distant fu- ture, Professor Monin will again favor us with such an inspiring message. Glue Hundredjjer Cent Perfect Two great tests in mental discipline arc accuracy and honesty. It is far better to master a few subjects thorn oug‘hly than to have a mass of generalizations about many subjects. The world will have little use for those who are ri, it only a part of the Limo. Whatever may be the standards of the classroom, practical life will require something more than 60 pcr cent or 70 per ccnt for :1 passing mark. The standards of the world are not like those set by the faculty, but more closely resemble those set by the student body themselves. They are not at ull content with 11 member of thc mu. col organizations who can strike only {)0 per cent of the notes. They do not tolerate the man on the diamond who catches? only 80 per cent of the balls. The standards which the student body set are high. They want accuracy that is well-nigh com~ plete, They apply the "Line standards to condor and honesty. Bluff Lind pretense may be permitted in the classroom; but in their relations with ouch other students rcg‘urd such pectic-es with contempt, and those who i'csorl to them are properly considered to be cheap. They may be willing to View with considerable tolerance those who break the rules of the school. but they will not full to mote out condemnation and penalty to those who break the rules. of training. When the world hold ' . tions it will require tho snmc standards of accuracy and hone * which s examine— l heels liteviews “The New Univcrao,’; ' by Baker Browncli In this book Bakcr tackles a subject which is too big for He tries Browncll him, or for any other man. to explain life, and. misses the mark miserably. if life is no more than he would have us believe, ours would 'at best be a sorry and hopeless exist ence. “All life," says Brownell, “can be explained on the basis of physical fact, Life is a struggle, and the competition often is intense, but it is no less chemical in its last analysis, so far :is science is concerned.” Last analysis, indeed! If life is chemical in its last analysis so far as science is concerned, why cannot sci- ence produce life, or even so much as see the possibility of producing life? Science has to make many more an- alyses before it can presume to say it has reached its last, and has defi- nitely settled this mystery! Baker Brownell continues: “Life is a part of a large evolutionary proc~ ess, a small, insignificant part at that. All living is chemical reaction. An ounce of tollow takes up the some amount of oxygen, sets free the same amount of heat, and produces the same amounts of water and carbon dioxide, whether fed to a dog: or burned in a candle. In scientific terms, life is metabolism, which is, . in short, the ability to transform matter and energy. This ability is not unique to life, however. Fire can do it; so can a turbo—generator, or a waterfall.” Which all sounds very scientific and authoritative, and is absolutely true, so far as it goes. But let’s read in. Somebody brings up the argument that life is different from the ordi- nary chemical process in that it pos— sesses the power of sensitivity, the ability to perceive its surroundings, and to react to them. In the term “sensitivity” is included emotion, thought, consciousness, as well as the five physical senses. In answer, he brings up the “be- haviorist" idea. “All sensitivity con- sists of stimuli and their responses. From without come stimuli that we call the outer world, and from within, from all our muscles and viscera, come other stimuli which govern our reactions. As to conscious control of our reunion, bah! Emotions from this point of View are predominantely glandular and visceral reactions which have not been put into words." In other words, he’s trying to make us believe that all living is mechan- istic, ----- its metabolism, its reproduc~ tion, its consciousness, its emotion, and its intelligence. All are reac» tions to stimuli, reactions that we cannot control, reactions meaningless and purposeless. And if we ask of what use is life Lo the individual when he cannot control the external world, the future gcncration, or his own be~ havior, and when he has no prospect for continued existence after death, Brownell goes on to say, “However dismal the prospect of life may be under this theory, it is better to re- act uselessly than not to react at all, for death is a discontinuity, similar to that of any chemical change, and though we usually try to avoid it with much earnestness. it is the natural and to a metabolic process.” ‘tudcnt bodies: impose upon themselves. Unless the mind is brought uudor such training and dis- cipline us will nimble it to inquiry» thcsc standards at on early period, the grove dancer increnws that they may never be acquircd.~-rl"rcsidcut Coolidge. Well, as to Baker Brownoll, all we’ve got to say is that we sympa— thize with him. His must be a dreary and monotonous existence, with so depressing :1 philosophy. And with due regard to his learning, we doubt if modern youth will fall for his spec- ulations on life, for speculations they surely are. We have always believed that the first goal in life was the attainment of true happinc ~3. That being the misc, we prefer to accept the touch ings of Jesus Christ as our conception of life, and believe them to be, far more logical, and far more satisfying, than the wide guess which Brownell has made. val. H, SlfiMA KAPPA DELTA Probation week is now being: held, to he followed by initiation Saturday, Feb. 2‘2. and a banquet at the bre— voort Hotel. he following: men are on probation: Edward Stehno, ‘31. Burton Roller. '23 , Raymond Mills, 322. Henry Fox. ‘31. Charles Link, ’31. Guy Cornwell, '31, is back in school ouein after being: cwsy for :3 your. ARMOUR T353 NEWS Pl @reeting'i‘o 'i‘l‘ie Students oi d. i ll ”2‘33; Dir. Louis C. Martin Retired Bear: of Students At the invitation of Mr. John Hommes, editor-l1» chief of the Armour Tech News, to send a. line of greeting to the students of A1. l. T., l herewith gladly comply with his request, and walking quietly through. the hall of the Main Building into the Library, l per mit‘ myself to say to the assembled young men who are crowding the Library tables: “How do you do, boys? How are you getting along? How is every~ thing? Are the professors behaving ”as you exnect them to do? ls dear A. 1., rl]. taking hold of you so that you are steeped in Wisdom and learning—end good behavior? And how is the young lady?" You have no idea how fortunate you are com— pared to students of other lands. Of course, young men with red blood, healthy hearts, and good minds survive in any climate and triumph even over physics and calculus. Yet What gives your college career an especial value and significance is that you belong to a COLLEGE OF COMRADESHIP. The outstanding and glorious characteristic, the best and most important feature of the college course in A. l. T., besides the thoroughness of the work, the zeal of research, the acquisition, theoretical, and prac— tical engineering knowledge, is the inspiring, hopeful, invigorating atmosphere of comradeship between stu- dent and student, between faculty and students, be- tween the college and its alumni. lit in the most irrec— ious asset of our “old school.” See to it them you are worthy oil it? Whenever I explain it to my friends here, to stu— dents or professors of this country, this feature of our American student life has their unqualified admire- tion. No snuhbery, no class distinctions (except on the day of the Freshman—Sophomore rushll. no aloofness of professors and instructors, no foolish, exaggerated self-importance of the students with “the audacity of their ambitions" zooii work together in amicable riv— alry—- even the fraternities most of the time -—- and throughout the entire concern, students, faculty, and alumni, there is the all—pervading spirit of good fel- lowship and helpful mutual understanding. This close companionship of faculty and students is utterly lacking in European colleges and universim ties except where the personality of a great teacher may bring about harmony and cohesion of interests. My congratulations, therefore, studenls of A. l. T.! What an approachable, sympathetic President, lenient with all your endeavor,~—~What upright, fine, understandable Deans—«what helpful Professors and instructors! Let me call them your (friends. Be worthy of such lrieodshipsl Remember the saying, “As you shout into the woods, so the echo will come back to you." It is “up to you” to make the most of this fine spirit of comradeship in the class room, on the athletic field, in the fraternities and clubs, in your daily inter course with fellow students and faculty members. 'll‘lhis spirit will help you in later years to win trust and appreciation—40 win friendship and love, to make your life rich and significant for yourself and those dependent on you. And thus 1 see you advancing through the four years of college life and finally graduate, not as “one who has risen from nothing, but as one on the top who means to stay there.” Vilherever this spirit of comradeship, of tolerance and helpfulness, prevails, there is happiness and true civilization. it is still the curse of European condi~ tions that class hatred prevails here. No true and lasting peace can come to the world unless nations and individuals perceive and understand that only the spirit of comradeship can sustain mankind in the tire- mendous travuil of cosmic change. Has man no friend in the Universe? No, except another man—"or per haps his dog. it will be easier and profitable to understand this spirit now that we are again approaching toward spring. For “In the spring a. young man‘s fancy Lightly turns to songs of loticz—-.,"' (i hope l quoted this correctly . Let it be not merely “song. ’—but thoughts and deeds of helpful toemworh in play, in study. in the affairs of every day. Three cheers for lllC A. l. T.,-~—this College of Engineering; end {Insure-slowly? The ilzirtimlhree lil‘l‘s of work in and through ‘1 this spirit have ‘oroug'ht to me the solace of old age, the bright and cheerful sustaining power of life. . . 3 you also find sud keep. it. And God bless you. \ hrfilr’i‘lqwem. - *7 vs” . M s" c - ‘ . a, 339 i 3: ‘ . f5 lollies All ~ 2.: it Sleeve 5:9 “The Slipstick"; lei , ' ’ é . the Slayetioli fly where is some é To My Sister 1 I’d dream for u'éweethe ’5, A dreang girl like you," A pal to laugh with, To teese,-——never sore. And always forgiving, ,Cen sueetheart’s do more ' 't " eye; “3?. x it x: All All of Us l Fresh: When do you do your hardest work? Soph: Before breakfast, always. Fresh: What do you do? L Soph: Try-to get cute. bed. a: m :4 "Its Their Salvation, Verily Dear Al: V l 7 You know this infinity thing (00') lets a lot of instanc- tors out of many a tight corner, doesn’t it? ‘5. G. N. i. aw .. You’re so dumb you don’t even know what a. mayor is. Don’t kid me, of course I know a mayor is e homage sister. ——F. 3. A. ii if R’K ‘They’re Real Antiques, Too With the price; antique furniture what it is, it. is reported thét Stanley “Dough" is having a huge 53's on log tables. . ”—331. :5: x 2’1: Joel a Matter of Gpiuien ’ Where’s your roommate? l Well, if the ice is as thick as he thinks it is, he’s shat- ing; if it’s as thin as I think it is, he’s swimming. :‘s ' 73 This Futuristic Sane Goldman: Vell, Ikey, I hear you had a fire sale in your .store last Tuesday night, Silverman: Shhh. Not so loud. It’s next Tuesday. “Freddie. " =(K .2 1: One of the seniors was home over Lincoln’s birthday and the old folks had a little gathering in his. honor. Pick— ing no a beautiful Slili Shirt, he was showing it to his friends. “Isn’t this keen? from a poor, little insignificant worm.” His dad turned and \vearily said, “Yes, and dam it, I’m that worm.” >5 '4 1?. Close To Rome Where is the capitol of lllinois? Springfield. That's right. Now where is the capitol of Africa. Thirty~Fiist and State. i a This naturally leads to the story of the colored they who was in :2 cell sleeping off a good spree. The jail was rather dark, and the desk sergeant peered into the 3‘ to try rind see the inmate. “Are murdered?" he mllsé in, “No sa‘n," was the reply. “I was born this “13.3,” v s “s Tobacco is a dirty need, It satisfies no normal need. It makes you till. , it makes you less. it takes the heir right of you:- been, It‘s the worst stuff i‘ve ever seen, I like it. :. The Binnie er Senior: Tough luck. old 2mm, I hear your girl» got more ried the other day. - Grad: Yeah. Senior: Purty tough. Grad: Yeah. Senior: Who did she merry. Grad: Me. , ~ :3 A fellow waiting for s t kicked s clog Quite the follow your dog is mad,“ Why you double d}. 3d blanket-v mad.“ “Oh! isn‘t he? 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