. he Cycle Staff Wants Snapshots Vol. 111. No. 9. V‘hCXlNC TEAM CLCSTS Width Wl’l‘ll llbdllll/ltl N. E. Buehling ’30 is Elected! Captain For Next Season Ecol Semester docragcs The following statistics, compiled by the Office of the Deans, give the scholastic standing of the members of the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Classes of the College of Engineering and Architecture, who Ci Departments, Social rind Honorary Fraternities, High . Men Announced by Moon Ct Engineering for work elsewhere was considered equivalent to a grade of “G.” The average of the entire school body, a total of 814 students, is 85.2%. The averages of the various organ- Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois as ANNOUNCEMENTS THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE OF THE NEWS, APRIL 11, WILL BE A FIRST ANNlVERSARY lSSUE, TO MARK THE FOUND- ING OF THE NEWS ON APRIL 9, 1928. Those subscribers who fail to Easing Torn: i Camera ; To: School i Thursday, April 4, £23 Sham Clihllfihb illflhlthh all hillbilCTi crass SEEKERS ill Tllbbfllllf’ MCllhllth tfifil‘fi‘lfi Discussion Centers About Price Being Levied fin Seniors For Annual Banquet Being Held receive their copies of the NEWS Thursday, May 2 on Thiusday, may do so on Frin day or Monday in the NEWS of— fice, third floor, Chapin Hall, sec- ond entrance. Armour boxing team‘s 1928-1929 campaign came to a close last Mon~ day and the election of ofilcers took place for the following year. Buch— ling, ’30, has been elected to the cap- taincy of next year’s team. This year’s boxing program has by 1' been the most successful ever ex~ ing at Armour. The team has had five matches, involving thirty-eight izations are as follows: The Senior Class The Junior Class The Sophomore Class 85.5% The Freshman Class ............80.7% The student with the highest ave- rage in the Senior Class is Joel M. Jacobson. His average is 96.6%. The student with the highest ave- rage in the Junior Class is Marvin A. were in attendance during the first semester of the school year, 1928-29. In this computation the grades in Physical Training were omitted. A credit (On), either for work at the Armour Institute of Technology, or ..89.8% 86.6% “If the Social Committee collects $1.75 in additional class dues and charges for the banquet, there will be a surplus or" almost $100 for graft for the class officers." This was the charge hurled by Don Williams, ’23, at the Senior Class meeting held Tuesday morning in Science Ball. Williams threw his mud in the midst of a heated discussion relative to the price to be charged for the annual Senior Banquet. He was speaking in The stal’r‘ oi the 1929 Cycle is still desirous of having more snap- shots ‘for its pages. Pictures of individual students, or of groups PRUM DATE SET cidedly improved. Gfltdaett'u Record Unataincd In Coach Garbett, Ch. 151., ’29, Ar- mour has found one of the best light- weights that ever participated in the Garbett’s three years of fighting at Armour ended without He has defeated some of the best fighters in the middle college sport. a single loss. west. Briggs On the Job Much, credit can be extended to Manager Briggs for his success in' scheduling the fights for Armour. Previously Armour has never had more than three fights a year, but Manager Briggs was able to pick five of the choicest competitors this year. Of the five contests, Armour lost to the South Chicago Y. M. C. A. champs by the score, 6-4, but defeat- ed the West Side Professional Y. M. C. A. Armour fought a 8-3 draw with the Hyde Park Y. M. C. A., run— ners-up for the city “Y” champiom ship. Tech lost all seven fights to the University of St. Louis and won two of the 10 events at Culver. Captain Maxwell Larkin is unques- most brilliant tionably Armour’s boxer. Taylor, Armour’s 125 1b. flash, is a coming punching genius. Sandstrom, having had the tough luck to be pitted against the best of the opponents, garnered only one draw, and no victories. Schwartz and Buchling are fair as capable and dependable performers. They have shown willingness and speed, together with punch. Mitchell and Whitfield made excel- lent showings in their battles. Have 5 Consistent Pogo Schlossberg, Jammcr, same nonchalance. faced their opponents. Cannon, White, Poupitch, Bryant, Hallen, Stack, and Garen have from time to time practiced with the squad but no opposition could be found for them. Record of fighters: Lerkin, Capt. 3 2 Buehling 5 1 Taylor 5 2 Schwartz 4 1 J ammer 3 1 I 1 Strauch .. .. (Continued on page blavitt, Chapman Tic , column 4) in Sweater Contest H. Slavitt and D. Chapman tied for first prize in the competition for the design of the insignia of the Fresh- man architectural sweater, and in re— ward will each receive their sweater for halt price. The insignia will be a composite of both their designs and will consist of a tee square, an Ionic capital, and The com- posite design was approved by the the class numerals, ’32. 68118. J. Navratil and I. Pclma received honorable mentions in the competi- tion. The sweater and insignia will cost approximately $4.50 and will be available as soon after the Freshman dance as possible. fights. Twelve of these battles were won and one came to a draw. In com- a‘vparing this year’s results with those of other years it can readily be seen that Armour’s 1928—1929team is de- Strauch, Nelson, and Goodheart form a quin— tet of stout-hearted boxers who have furnished or received victory with the They have fitted well in Garbctt’s staff and readily Fights Wins Draw FUR Jilllv’lfllt WEEK Bl’ RCBT. SERSCN Bob Serson, chairman of the Jun— ior Social Committee, is now able to announce the date of the Junior Prom, the last social function of. the Junior Class. . It is to be held May 1'7, the Friday of Junior week, as has been the cus- tom in the past. The Balloon Room of the Congress Hotel has been selected for this din— ner dance. Johnny Hamp will fur- nish his famous music from 9 to 2. The bids will be limited, and will be individually subscribed for. Those desiring bids will find a no— tice which they must sign posted on the main bulletin board. l". A. Johnson Lets Cap And Gown Contract The contract for the seniors’ caps and gowns has been let by Chairman T. A. Johnson to the E. R. Moore & Co. This is the same firm that had the contract last year but the price is to be $2.25, 25c under last year’s price. The tax will be collected by the cashier’s office at the same time the graduation fees are collected. A representative of the company will be out soon to take measurements. Dean Penn Specifics At Russian Club Dean John C. Penn spoke on the “History of Engineering" at this week’s meeting of the Chicago Chap~ ter of the Russian Students’ Associa-A tion, which was held at 5745 Harper Ave. Armour Student Prcoidcs The chapter is composed of Rus- sian students of all Chicago colleges and holds bi—wcckly meetings under the direction of its chairman, Alexis Sokolofi’, an Armour student. Dean Penn was the only speaker of the evening, the remainder of the program consisting of music. til. i. if. E. fimohcv lit OCOOOO Melt lichen, April ill On Wednesday, April 10, the sec— ond A. I. E. E. smoker of the cur- rtntlschool year is to be held at the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House at 3155 S. Michigan Boulevard at 8:00 P. M. Entertainment will be fur» nished by the sophomore, junior, and senior Electricals and by the Eta Kappa Nu pledges who will also serve refreshments. The smoker is being arranged by the juniors, all of whom are members of the A. I. E. E. This smoker bids well to be an event of importance and all those attending are assured of a delightful evening, Meeting, Monday, April 8 The next meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will be held Monday, April 8. Mr. Wil- liam Foulks of the Curtlss Lighting Company, Inc., will lecture on the subject, “The Engineer and Illuminaw tion." Attention is drawn to the fact that this subject will be of especial interest to the Architects and they and any others who may wish to at tend are cordially invited by the so« ciety. . Tennyson. His average is 94.4%. The student with the highest ave» rage in the Sophomore Class is Alvin B. Auerbach. His average is 97.5%. for the organizations sections are especially wanted. Pictures of in- dividuals should be taken with the long side of the film vertical. The student with the highest ave» rage in the Freshman Class is Louis Majewski. His average is 96.2%. E. E. Dept. F. P. E. Dept Ch. E. Dept. M. E. Dept. . G. E. Dept. . Architectural .. The Honorary Fraternities Tau Beta Pi .. Pi Tau Sigma Salamander . .. Eta Kappa. Nu Chi Epsilon Phi Lambda Upsilon Sphinx ........... Pi Nu Epsilon The Social Fraternities Beta Psi Sigma Kappa Delta Triangle ..................... Sigma Alpha Mu Phi Kappa. Sigma. Phi Pi Phi ........ Theta Xi . Rho Delta Rho . 83.0% Kappa Delta Tau 82.6% Delta Tau Delta ............82.5% The average of all students be- longing to the Phi Kappa Sigma, Del- ta Tau Delta, Theta Xi, Sigma Kap— pa Delta, Phi Pi Phi, Triangle, and Beta Psi fraternities (fraternities that rent or own their own chapter house) is 84.8%. . The average of all other students is 85.4%. In the above the following numer- ical values were given to the letter grades: ...97.5”/o B... ...90.0% (Continued on page 3, column 1) Former Armour Man Leads MJLT'. Cage Team Robert M. Nelson, 6x329, a stu~ dent in his treshman year at Armour Institute, now a junior at Massachu~ setts Institute of Technology, was re- cently elected captain of the basket- ball squad of that school for the com- ing year. For the past two years he has been a member of the squad, and in the season just closing, he was a. very important member of their offense. He is a resident of Kenilworth, ll- linois, but did not play basketball either when attending New Trier High School or in his year at Ar- moor. Prothcroc Dedicates Song To Cleo Club Dr. Prothsroc has composed music for the poem “Eldorado” by Edgar Allen Poe and dedicated the song to the Armour Tech Glee Club. The new piece will be sung by the Glee Club at the annual Spring Concert. On account of the unsettled condi~ tion of the Daylight. Saving Ordin— ance the date of the concert which was to have been broadcast over WLS May 2 by the Glee. Club has been changed to some indefinite time. Dr. Protheroe has invited the Glee Club to attend a recital which will be given at Orchestra Hall, May 8, by the Illinois Bell Telephone Choir, of which he is director. Students Snowbound in Minneapolis, Minn. William A. Schradcr, ’31; David T. Smith, ‘30; Claude Smith, and Wil— liam Clay, the last two named being from U. of Illinois and U. of Chico.— go respectively, were snowbound in Minneapolis during the Easter holi- days, returning un the train Tues- day morning after being compelled to leave their new Pontiac parked in a garage in the twin city. Worst Blizzard in Years The blizzard which struck Minne— sota. Sunday was the worst thisyoar, and broke several rccords for snow~ fall and low temperature for that section of the state. The Armour lads met a quartet of alumni and had dinner with them Monday, after they had returned to town from several unsuccessful at— tempts to drive through the heavy “Show that blocked the roads. The four alumni who dined with the stu- dents were Kent H. Parker, '28; Har— vey W. Snediker, ’28; Don Dray, ex— ’30; and Edward Hatch, ’26. All four were students of the Fire Protection Engineering Course. All four also read Parker’s copy of the ARMOUR TECH NEWS every week. While at Minneapolis, Smith inter- viewed the brother of Gar Wood, the racing boat manufacturer and world’s record holder, who was once a stu~ dent at Armour Tech. He will pre- pare a story regarding Wood‘s ac- tivities since he has left Armour and won fame in the racing boat game. W. S. E. Spring Smelter Next Tuesday, April 9 The Armour Branch of the West~ and Society of Engineers will hold their annual Spring Smoker on Tues- day, April 9. Arrangements have not yet been completed for obtaining a house on that evening. Smokes and cats will be furnished in abundance, and entertainment will be supplied by the Chi Epsilon pledges. The Armour Engineer was distrib— uted Monday and Tuesday in the lob~ by of the Main Building. The un— called for copies of the Engineer may be obtained on the third floor of Chopin Hall in the Armour Engineer office. Passion lain}? Topic if}??? fichcvgcr Foils A wool: ago last \Vednesday, at a mass nice? o of the American His~ toricol Association in Orchestra Hall, Professor Schema gave an illustrat- ed lecture on the P sion Play of Obsrauuucrgau. The program was broadcastsd over the radio. Among those present who also gave speeches were: the City Treasurer, Charles Peterson, Shier; Justice Harry Olson, Building: Gemini iouor Christian Pascben, Post Master Arthur G. Lou» der, Shéll'lfi’ delta Tanager, Mrs. Bor- tlis. Bauer. the flonornblc William Molliiniey, former speaker of the House o3.” Representatives. .l'. E. PETERSCN, ’25, GCES TC N. Y. can PARIS PRTZE FENAL Mr. Jay Edwin Petersen, ’26, in- structor i-n Architectural Design, left Friday, March 29, for New York, in order to take the Final Preliminary Sketch of the Paris Prize. The exercise will require the solu- tion of a problem in advanced design executed to the point of clear inter— pretation in thirty-six consecutive hours. (The time limit of 36 consec- utive hours means the problem will be collected from the contestants ex- actly 36 hours after it was assigned.) From this exercise four finalists and two alternates will be selected for the Final Competition. The following is the list of eight men who will take this sketch prob- lem: Mercy, M. I. T. Pairo, Catholic University. Ahlson, Georgia. .11. E. Peterson, lbw-moor. Silverman, Minnesota. Braun, Illinois. Brennan, Boston. Dunn, Yale. The Preliminary Competition will be judged soon, and four men will be selected to enter the Finals. These four will be allowed six weeks to de- velop the sketch which they submit- ted for the Preliminary. The last two weeks of this period will be spent in the loges of the Beams-Arts Insti- tute of Design of New York, each contestant having a private room pro- tecting: him from disturbance. Freshmen To Hold gig Dance All @pcrcz Club The Freshman Dance, which prom- ises to be a social and financial suc- cess, is now in its final ticket sales drive in an endeavor to make this dance one of the best socisls ever- given by the Freshmen. Tickets may yet be obtained from any member of the Dance Committee. Waddy Wadsworth and his Trianon entertainers are engaged for the eve- ning of Friday, April 12, at the 0p- era Club. Rodin Association The 75-watt tube used in the trans omitting set of the Armour Radio As— sociation, located in Chopin Hall, was stolen some time ago. The thief had evidently entered some time over the week-end while the building was not in use. Two other tubes of the same- type have been stolen from the immin- tion. the first one two years ago and the second last year. The present value of this type of tube is about $33.00. The theft has sppsreni’hv been made by some person who has access there being no signs of breaking in- by force at the time the theft was discovered. The door is squ‘ . with a Yale lock and the bolt. to ed by a steel plate, mo. practically impossible to jimmy This loss following the dcsw of the aerial must. in s wind rocentLv, leaves the institute out of touch with the “horns; .11: 7 s. »\ plans have been made to replace tube or the must. support of a suggestion made by Bill Berry to the effect that the price of 75 cents as announced by G. B. John- son, chairman of the Social Commit— tee, was entirely too high in View of the prosperous condition of the class treasury. The discussion started after Join} son had announced that the banquet: would he held in the St. Clair Esta} on May 2, and that to attend the harm quot, class members would be asked to pay $1.00, the amount of the class dues voted by the class, and also ”fit to cover the additional expense of the banquet. A report from treasurer, Oscar Pinsof, revealed the fact that there is at present approx- imately $270 in the class treasury, and that an additional $175 was ex- pected from the collection of the class dues and banquet expenses. The ex~ pauses of the banquet was placed at about $850, leaving the surplus to which William alluded. the Johnson refuted the charges of graft by citing his report of the Son- ior Dance, which showed a smfl profit turned over to the treasury. Further discussion brought out the fact that additional expenses would greatly reduce the surplus, and a suggestion was offered by Mel Ee~ can to the efi‘ect that the class should leave some memorial at the Institute, and in his opinion, he proposed 6 l- lection was not too great. . ‘ter pen — ing the expenses connected with the Cycle, there would be very little left in the treasury. The expense of the banquet was also assailed, but it was shown that the Social Committee had obtained a reasonable price. Reports from other class commit- tees were received, and accepted. The committee appointed to investmts the possibi ‘fies of obtaining another hall in which to hold the commence— ment exercises, reported that 331'. Raymond and Deans Penn and me: were not in favor of doses iddliatt Tulle to the rooms by means of a. hay. . and the committee was 1: drop the matter. The mucosa and jewelry committees reported their work was practically comple and T. A. Eobnson, chairman of cap and gown committee anus" that the contract: so: been 3st at 3 price of 552.25, and that the more}: would be collected with the , tion foes. loner “El“ Society sadness New? Plans Complete reorgmization oi Honor “A" Society was planned 9' meetirg held Tuesday at 2:18 ‘9. =3. in Room B. Mfiw. l: was dccl ‘ adopt s. new considtun’an, sac mittes was appointed to v: plan. fumble“.