SEWER liltillill/lhl. Al" PALMER llllllSE Whit. ATTENDED Profit to Be Used l7 or E a n q u e t N e x t Semester SHOAN SOClAL GENRE/RAN Much enthusiasm was forthcom~ ing as “Waddy” Wadsworth’s “Smart Set Orchestra" made sweet noises at the Senior Dance held last Friday night in the Red Lac- quer Room of the Palmer House. A large crowd attended this school dance, first of the year, also the last dance to be given by the class of ’30. Under the direction of Ra Shoan, ’30, Senior Social Chairman, the afiair was run smoothly and efficiently. The chaperones were Doctor and Mrs. Howard M. Ray— mond, Dean and Mrs. Claude I. Palmer, Professor and Mrs. Arthur H. Carpenter, and Professor and Mrs. Henry T. Heald. Attractive programs were given to all those present. While figures are not yet avail» able, it is not expected that the affair will show a loss. Any profit on the dance will be applied to the giving of the Senior Banquet to be held next semester. The members of the Senior Social Committee are: Ray Shoan, ’30, Chairman Eugene Short, ’30 Harley Mullins, '30 George Heller, ’30 A. J. Frost, ’30. Senior Surveyors Confined indoors Snow and cold weather have forced the senior electricals and mechanicals taking surveying to confine their work to the class- room. Probably no more outside work will be done until next spring. Fire Protects Attend Petroleum Convention The Junior F. 3?. E35 attended the lectures of the American Petroleum Institute Convention at the Hotel Stevens last Thursday afternoon. These lectures were considered by Professor Schommer as excellent substitutes for regular laboratory practice. There were three different lec- tures held at this time between which the students could chose. First a “Business Session of the Division of Development and Pro» duction Engineering,” second a discussion of “Refinery Technology ——Gum,” and third 2. lecture on "Corrosion of Equipment." In the lecture on Corrosion, papers were read d'mcussing the electrolytic and chemical actions causing corrosion, also the merits of various methods of protection. This lecture was inter- esting, as the topic is now under consideration in two of the F. P. E. courses. In the other sessions, papers of equal importance were read and discussed. A meeting or the A. S. M. E. was held last Thursday in Science Hall. Talks were given by Charles Link, ’31, and Fred Munch, ’81, on sub— jects relatingex to the Mechanical engineeringfi H. Steblciusfll president of the so— ciety, announces that talks on technical subjects by Juniors of the mechanical department are al— ways welcome at the A. S, M. E meeting. Annual Christmas Program to fie Presented on flecember it) PARENTS AND FREENDS lNVlTED T0 ATTEND Aldilfi. Attend 3 Bay Muriel Qouvenllcn The District Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers was held this year under the auspices of the Great Lakes District, with its headquarters at the Drake Hotel, December 2 to 4. The senior electricals from Armour attended all three days. The jun~ iors were present one day. The outstanding features of this convention were technical sessions 37 on communication developments, power plants, transmission and distribution, and research and de- velopment. Student meetings, in- spection trips and a dinner—dance also added to the interests. The inspection trips were well attended by Armour students. The trips were made in busses to the following points of interest: Craw— ford Avenue Generating station, the new Chicago Civic Opera, the Illinois Steel Mills, the Western Electric factory and the Longbeach automatic telegram exchange. Tuesday evening witnessed a dinner-dance in the balloroom of the Drake Hotel. At the students’ session, Tuesday morning, a paper was presented by Clement J. McDonald, E. E., ’29, on “Electrical Equipment; ‘ Aboard Modern Steam Liners.’ The convention concluded Wed- nesday, the senior electricals re— turning to their classes on the fol— lowlng day after a week’s absence. Teach Honored at Ail/l5. Meeting The paper submitted by Profes- sor V. B. Teach of the Mathematics Department at “the meeting of the American Mathematical society November 30, 1929, proved to be of more importance than was at first recognized. Besides taking extra time for discussion at the meeting, Professor J. Bliss oi’ the University of Chicago is planning to use parts of the paper in his work for the rest of the year. Professor Bliss is generally recognized as one of the three or four great mathematicians of the world. The paper is the result of re- search in the field. of “Calculus of Variations" which to the average student does not mean very much, but the Calculus of Variations is the finding of maximum and mini- mum functions involving definite lntregals. One of the practical applications of the theory is in the manufactur- ing field. Manufacturing plants employ groups of mathematicians, familiar with this theory and others, to calculate the maximum output at a minimum cost for their The Hip nion cle- cide how often the machine should be adjusted, their rate of output, and many other things of import- ance connected with this field. The results of Professor Teach’s research will help these men and many others. Froolr Badly Burned in Foundry Monday James W. Juvinall, ’83, ER, was badly burned about the hands while pouring a casting in the foundry Monday, November 25. He was taken to the Mercy Hospital . but is now back at school and is improving rapidly. The Glee Club and the combined Symphony Orchestra will join to present the annual Christmas con- cert on Thursday morning, Decem- ber 19, at 10:30 o’clock in Assem— bly Hall. This is the outstanding musical program of the semester at Armour Tech. Frank J. Aste, ’30, leader of the Combined Symphony Orchestra in its second public appearance prom- ises a pleasing Christmas program as its part of the assembly. One feature will be a piano solo by Emmett Higgins, ’30. The Glee Club will sing one of Doctor Daniel Protheroe’s own compositions as well ~as several other numbers. It is suggested that students have their parents and friends attend this event. The final program will be published in the next issue of the News. Junior informal Plans @ompleto The Junior Dance, first of the social events of the Juniors’, will be held January 24 at the Illinois Women’s Athletic Club. ,. . Berlyn Gr. McLaughlin, social chairman of the class of ’31, has secured the services of Harold Leonard and his Opera Club orch— estra. Bids are $2.50 and will be ready for distribution the latter part of this week. Honorary Musical Pledges Five Men Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musical fraternity announces the pledging of five men. The pledges are: Richard R. Eddy, ’31 Jerome H. Kovaric, ’30 Thomas B. O’Connor, ’31 William A. Schrader, ’31 Robert N. Wilson, ’31 The Armour branch 01' the A. S. M. E. will hold a smoker at the Theta Xi house Thursday evening, December 12. H. Faulstich, ’30, who is in charge of the arrangements, promises eats, smokes, and enter— tainment. Several members of the faculty are expected to attend. Any men interested in workin in the editorial department of the Engineer should apply for positions through a member of the present stall. CALENDAR TUESDAY, DEE. lit 4:80 Alumni-Varsity Basket- ball Game at Armory Honor “A” Alumni Banquet at Delta Tau Delta House 8:00 Swimming Meet at Y. M. C. A. College WEDNESDAY, DEC. ll 5:00 Meeting of Trackmen in Room H THURSDAY, DEC. 12 A. S. M. E. Smoker at Theta House Armour vs. U. of C. at Bartlett Gym monsouv, one. to ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT 4165 of its alumni. members. Horror {‘44 ”Alumni flooooei‘ Tonight A dinner for all alumni wearers of the “A” will be given tonight by the Honor "A" Society at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, 3155 S. Michigan Avenue, following the Alunmi-Varsity basketball game. This dinner is an annual affair, being part of an “Athletic Alumni Reunion” for this day, sponsored by the Honor “A” Society, accord— ing to Vernon Storm, ’30, president. The gathering will first witness the basketball game at the Eighth Regiment Armory, 35th and Giles. Immediately after the game, the crowd will assemble at the dinner. During the evening, several short talks will be made by the different coaches, and by alumni. Professor John J. Schommer also will make the presentation of “A" watch charms to a few men who will be taken into active membership of the Honor “A” Society at that time. After dinner, smokes and cards will entertain the guests. The secretary of the society, C. J. Robin, ’32, has sent out letters to The many responses already received cause the society to anticipate a large turnout, far exceeding that of last year. ill. F3. Tarman Wine S‘chmleruifllremilror l hn E. Tarman, ui‘fgifiaibdg and most » promoter of the “Schmier-Chemi- ker” Medal was paid in his own coin, or painted with his own brush if you prefer, when, at a recent meeting of the Senior Chemical class, he was chosen to wear the coveted trophy. The occasion for this exhibition of poetic justice was dramatic in the extreme. Mr. Taxman called the meeting and announced to the class that he had had a new medal prepared, and the time was ripe for the presentation. Nominations were then made and someone sud- denly remembered that the afore- mentioned Tarman had permitted a kettle of soap to boil over creat— ing a considerable moss in the In- dustrial Laboratory, and Tarman was immediately nominated. When the vote was taken, the class was found to be unanimously in favor of Tarman. Although his extreme modesty prompted him to refuse the honor, his objections were promptly overruled. John J . Zolad, ’30, made the award. The 1930 edition of the Schmier- Chemise}: Medal is made to repre- sent a donkey’s head in futuristic style and is awarded to the Senior Chemical, who in the estimation of the mass, performs an exceptional— ly sloppy piece of work in one of the laboratories. Stork Visits Flame of Protessor @ralton Professor and Mrs. E. C. Grafton announce the birth of a daugh- ter, Virginia Carlyle, on November 21. Professor Grafton has been an instructor in the Civil Engineering depm‘huent since September. F"D ES. Floors told on Sales Methods Mr. Grouchy of the Rockwood Spriiufler Company addressed the Elm Frotsct’ion Society last Friday in Room 3 on “Sales Methods." Mr. {mushy told of the various methods employed by sprinkler one glaciers in selling component for motor Ehfllltt ilfilibblllfi till @Alt’lh Willi Attit‘lltl ’Witlflli’l SE Alittfitll Elliott. Armour Squad To Face University of Chicago at Bartlett Gym 'lllrursday “Y” COLLEGE AND CHICAGO NGRMAL NEXT Today marks the opening of the current basketball season when the Armour Techsquad plays host to the Alumni on the Armory floor at 7:30 o’clock. The game will he played at the Eighth Regiment Ar— mory, 35th Street and Giles Ave- nue, a few blocks east of Michigan fitudents Average @ne Finals Slip Last week four hundred and forty—two of Armour’s eight hun— dred thirty-nine students received “flunk” notices, eight hundred and forty-four of these joyful remind- ers being given out. Figures indi— cate that approximately one notice was given out for each student in the school and that the average number of notices received by each student who was given any was about one and nine-tenths. A comparison with last year’s figures shows a slight increase in the number of notices given. Last , year there were eight hundred and in thirtyutwo students in the school of whom four hundred and thirty~ three received a total of seven him» dated and eighty—five notices. The average number of notices per stu- dent in school was only ninety-five hundredths of one, and the average number for each student receiving any was one and eight-tenths. According to the Office of the Deans, the fact that a student has received one or two ‘flunk” notices is no indication that he will fail in those subjects. Neither is it a blot on his scholastic record. A “flunk” notice merely is an indication that the student’s “standing at the present time is below passing grade,” and advises him to “give this matter” his “immediate atten- tion.” No permanent record is kept of notices received by individuals so that a course passed after receiving a notice is just as creditable as one passed without one. Afilflfifi Fictions to Rodio Engineer The Armour Branch of A. I. E. E. held a meeting in the Physics Lecture Room, Friday, December 6. Mr. P “.Wareing, engineer in charge of the transmission experi- mental laboratories, of the Univer— sal Wireless Communication Com« pany, spoke on “Some Engineering Problems of the Universal Wire- avenue. This first game is usually more or less of a sure thing for the varsity, but an upset may be in the ofli‘mg. The Alumni usually present a team of individual stars with no definite system to follow in teamwork. Then again the for- mer stars are often in sad condi— tion, and a few minutes of hard, fast play mean a weakening of their team. On the other hand the varsity will present a team which has been practicing for five weeks. The men are in fairly good condition, and their temworl: is slowly but surely becoming more polished. Coach Krafit will probably pre— sent a variety of lineups aga’mst the opposition. The opening quin— tet will probably be Simpson and Roessing, forwards, Robin, center, and Rutkowski and Bron}, guards. For replacements Krafft will have 0151;, Tell, Sandstedt, Miran, Quin- by and Rowley. These eleven men will probably form the tech squad, although Krafit has not decided definitely as yet. The alumni will be represented by “Vic” Keefer, “Bill” Dowues, “Cal” Johnson, Brockmann, Angus— tinc, and Goodheart. The University of Chicago mil tak= on. the Armatu- scr‘ad ”first. day in a practice game at Bartlett Gym. Chicago’s team is more or less of a mystery this year, so this practice game may Show its straigth. The varsity will meet a much stronger quintet in Chicago than in the Alumni. Still, there is a good chance of an Armour vic— tory, with a. little support from the students. These first few games mean a whole lot to an untried team such as Armour has this year. Wins in the first few games, namely Alum— ni, “Y” College and Chicago ivor- mal will give the sound the confi— dence it needs. Support of the students, a thing which has been sadly lacking, will go a long way toward bringing about those vic— tories. finder First fironp Senior Class Fuchsia An order for seventy-live Sam‘s: jackets was sent in to Loren and Miller company last week, and ye..- terday :3. represents tire from that organization visited the insult his to take measurements for the costs. According to Solo Johnston, cham- msn. of the committee in charge of getting the jackets. the oelivem' should he made before the Christ mas hello vs. The corn. are to as bl ass, with the A. E. T. Monogram on one packet and the (fines numerals on the other The bullion timid that less " He outlined difficulties the was fa tater}; cg; East. Yang’s ingots new 118.5130 and is ‘ ‘ absent from the gel» presented the scheme of the plan which that company will put 'mto operation when they inaugurate their continental ccmmurdcau‘cn with a chain of twenty stations scattered throughout the Salted States. Radio transmitting tubes, which the company momufacims for their use, were passed mound for inspection. They were of fifty- wntts, kilowatt and ten kilowatt capacity. Etc. Kappa Nu, honorary choirs cal fraternity will hold is leis:— moi initiation on Thursday, De:- ccniber 153, in their rooms. The lormai inibntiou will he held on 17118 am. 1;. y. merits this year Auctsibecls inspect New floors Building About 59 of the? Senior curd sun» lor arcl‘dtecis hel so inspection trip to the Clinic com Sports. Stories last ’l‘hursom‘ site. “on. Messrs. August C. Eman‘ tsnt Minster of mummies}, an d W l moccasin: i Ambit: “nasal Do: a were: the rsjm ressnasfivcs of the faculty. The into efrusicn wee V3 SW. 9W: 0%., new. «one.