Tuesday, January 14, 1930 ARMQUR TECH NEWS Fagc Three LREWEEW Tour «in Mannie Goodman Theater The current presentation at the Goodman is, like the majoiity of their productions, something a little un- usual. It is a revival of a dramatized version of Jules Verne’s book “Around the World in Eighty Days," but to make it palatable to the modern playgocr, it has been trans- lated freely, and adapted to a more modern viewpoint. “Tour du Monde” is, perhaps, one of the clevcrest bits of production seen in Chicago. The rather gigantic scope of the story is no draw-back and the full facilities of the Goodman stage make it a certain success. The acting is good in general, altho the heroine seems vapid at times, and the accent of Passepartout is not to be commended. The action of the play is so rapid and attractive that one soon forgets these minor points. The scenery in this play is in it- self a novel and somewhat unique presentation. The sky-dome of the Goodman serves admirably to create the illusion of travelling; but the greater thrill lies in the ‘ " of the drops and stage props. It is most startling to see a tree slide upon the stage and place itself; the curtain remains up between the scenes. The entire scene shifting is done in view of the audience, and it does amuse one to watch it glide about and demurely seek its place; the greatest laughter invariably comes at the con— clusion of the Indian attack when the Indians, having conveniently fallen in one spot, slide ofi‘ the stage on a hitherto invisible canvas runner. The story of the play is both in- teresting and amusing, being light in nature, rapid in action, and vast in ‘its scope, having the world as its background. The characters are ex- aggerated in detail, but this tends to make them more likeable. Whether Verne would approve of the them is hard to say, but the applause ten- dered shows that they have at least pleased their audience, and that is a greater criterion. For an amusing entertainment, re— plete with humor and action, no bet- ter place could be found than the Goodmanwmdui'ingw-r this ”run. ..«Good. enun'ciation, and a clever production tend to make this play one of their season’s best presentations. A. B. A. Six YEARS EN THE MALAY JUNGLE CARVETH WELLS. Garden. City Publishing (70., 1924 Surveying is an art familiar to 'most men at Armour, and a most unusual phase of it is presented in “Six Years in the Malay Jungle." Written by an English railway en—v gineer working under conditions that one can hardly vizualize, the book proves to be most entertain- ing; it is on a familiar subject, but rather unusual circumstances. In brief, the book depicts the sur- vey of a Malayan railway in the jungle, and later, the construction of a state road under the adverse conditions of the recent war, which had its effect on the Malay penin— sula. While those men at school who have participated in survey work may have thought that they were working under adverse condi— tions, they will readily admit that compared to working amidst wasps, snakes, lizards, sundry tigers and other handicaps, their work was pleasure. > Wells does not give a detailed schedule of his operations, but rather writes in a way intelligible to the non-technical reading pub— lic, and therefore makes the most of his situations. From the very start of the book, where he runs into a rather embarrassing situa— tion in his port of entry, Penang, to finding that tigers have eaten his watch dog and merely left a few remains to commemorate the event, the tale intrigues one by its uniqueness. Wells is a keen student of natural phenomena, and pre— sents most of the peculiar animals and growths that he encounters. It seems that the man is stretch- ing the truth a bit when he speaks of deer that he shot and then put in his pocket, and in the foreword he obligingly confesses that a mem— ber of an audience he was, ad- dreSsing called him the successor of Ananias. However, he has backed up his astounding statements with a report from the Malay Free State government bureau, and thus saves his reputation In summing" up the book, its f‘ “Licbstraum” ................. Winter Concert Program ORCHESTRA 1. “Aida March” (Opening Number) ........................ G. Verdi 2. “Melody inF ..................................... A. Ruhcnstein GLEE CLUB 1. “Prayer of Thanksgiving” ....................... Dutch Folk Song 2.‘ lo rado‘ ..................... rot 3. “Winter Song” ................................... Hailey-Ballard SPECIAL NUMBERS ...................... Franz Liszt Piano Solo By Emmett Higgins 2. “Rose in the Bud” ............................. Dorothy Foster 'l‘wo Irish Love Songs .......... Lorh “Ab! Sweet Mystery of Life”. . .................... V. Herbert Baritone Solos by George Burhop 3. “Smitzel’s Band” .................................... By the Novelty Quintet 4. “Meditation" from “Thais” ............................. Massenet Vi olin Solo by Frank LeGrady, Jr. GLEE CLUB 1. “The Blind Plowman" .......................... Lucas and Clark 2. “Kashmiri Son g” ...................... Hope, Woodforde, IFinden 3. “ Where E're Ye Walk” from (Semelc) .................... ndel 4. “Song of the Waves” ........................... Jones, Piotheroe ORCHESTRA 1. “One Alone" (from the “Desert Song") .......... Sigmund Romberg 2. “The Golden Sceptre” (Overtur re) . . . ...R Schlepegrell 3. “Armour Fight Son ............................... Keep This Copy of the Program for Use at The ("insulation Theater Chicago, though many of its in- habitants fail to realize it, has a most precious possession in the Goodman Theater of the Art Insti- tute of Chicago. In this unusual theater, built nearly entirely un— derground in Grant Park, some of the finest of plays have been pro— etoe duced. The Letter Box. I SCIENCE AND RELIGION Modern thought has entered into conflict with religion not only in certain directions but in the whole of its tendencies and efforts. This conflict is not due to beliefs and whims of certain individuals but by the very nature of the changes in the world of ideas and changes in the domain of life. We students of science, by doing a little thinking, can easily see the collision between modern thought and religion thru the realm of our knowledge. Modern science has attacked and destroyed the naive views of tradi— tional religion that the earth is the static center of an encircling uni- verse. Such a religion regarded the creation of the world as the work of a reason superior to the world—— a reason which holds and links na-q ture together. The above view of nature began to fall since the time m Diocwernicus and has been falling ever since. World beyond world was discovered, thus reducing the earth to a mere speck in the unl- verse. It has reduced that distinc— ‘tion between heaven and earth—a distinction which signified, and still does to a great number of us, reli— gious conceptions and feelings. Are we students going to shut our eyes from thetruth and be led to the belief that the earth which is only a satellite among an innumerable number of fixed stars decide con- cerning the destiny of the ALL? How are we to, ascend to heaven when there is no heaven in the old— fashioned sense? No above or below in this boundless space? How can the modem leader of religion explain to us the biological interpretation of human and men- tal greatness which contradicts di— rectly the religious interpretation? The ethico-religious interpretation measured the values of all activities and experiences according to their relationship with God and with the Kingdom of God which was above the world; the biological explana— tion estimates qualities according to their use and their preservation in the struggle for existence. In the religious mode of thought, a pure inwardness should construct itself and the gaining of the whole world could not compensate for the loss of the soul: in the scientific mode all tendencies and efiforts are directed towards the external and the “soul" has become an empty word. In all this, the opposition to reli- gion is evident and both modes can not possibly exist together—for nature follows its course with braz— en laws and has no regard what- ever for what is termed good or evil greatest appeal is undoubtedly this narration of the bizarre inhabit— ants of the jungle; but as technical men we can get a further apprecia— tion for the work in which we are in training, and realize the ideal of the engineer: that despite natural obstacles, they will win out. Notice billb lilo-lip lather thee HAERCUT 500 HAVE 258 We Reserve Chairs by Appointment 01’ EN 8 A. Ml T0 6 ?.i\1 Labrador Bldg. 59 E. Adams Room 2011 Wabash 887? llhdldmm Sillbbm lilitS'l‘ l0 Milli Whit lililillllill Cfitbhflb The first student in the United States to attempt to earn his way through college was Zachariah Bridgen, at Harvard, according to the Wisconsin Journal of Educa- tion, published by the state teach- ers’ association. It obtained its in- formation from the U. S. depart— ment of the interior. Bridgen entered Harvard in 165'! at the age of 14 and was graduated at 13. The steward’s books reveal that charges against him for col— lege bills included “communes and Sizinges” (board together with food and drink ordered from the bat— tery), “tuition," “study rente and bead” (room and bed), tyre and candell” (fire and candles), “wood, etc,” and a charge for “bringing cum from Charlestown." Credit was given him for “silver,” “sugar," “wheat,” “malte,” “Indian corn," “hooge” and a. “bush of part snapes." Dec. 31, 1654, there was “given him by riiiglng,the bell and waytinge—l pound, z shilling and 6 pennigs,"—the first record of an American student earning a por— tion of his expenses in college by ringing the college bell, and by waiting on table in the commons. As a waiter he received 125,611 per quarter for three successive quarters, after which he was paid “on quarter for schollershlp 18s.9d," and credited “by his wages 50 shil- lings and a schollership three pounds 15 shillings. The total cost of a college education in 1653 ranged from $100 to $200 paid in silver and groceries. Alumnus Writes for American Architect “An Easy Way to Specify Lumber" is the title of an article published in the January number of the American Architect, one of the leading archi- tectural magazines, by Dudley F. Holtman, ’15. Mr. Holtman, who ‘Lll'l- til recently was construction enginer of the National Committee on Wood Utilization of the United States De— partment of Commerce, has had a In general, the Goodman does not stage that which would appeal to the average producer. Their plays are not those which involve clever repartoe, scandalizing scenes, nor superdramatic scenes, as one is prone to find in the larger thea~ ters. Instead, they show plays that tend to make for mental recrea- tion; nearly all of their productions are fantastic, ingenious, and above all, most interesting. One goes to the Goodman expect- ing to enjoy the evening; no matter how serious the subject, the plays never permit one's interest to lag; and one leaves the Goodman with plenty of material for future rumi- nation. Most of the plays have an underlying idea which is gradually revealed, and is the basis on which the play is written. That is, while the plays are complete in them— selves, and the external actions are taken to a conclusion, the real mo- tif is only expressed, and. you are left to analyze that as you see fit. Yet besides these plays which may seem distasteful to some, many of the older, more noted ones are revived, but always with revision as to make the most of the complete facilities of the stage, which in itself is a, masterful piece of engineer- ing, both in mechanical means and in illumination. Last year a group of students from the school visited the Good- man to see “Six Characters in Search of an Author." Any man who saw that production will verify the previous statements concerning the unusualness of some of the presentations. The Goodman wel- comes partles of students as well as the individual, and a notice of their latest production, “Tours du Maude,” is posted on the bulletin board. This play is a dramatization of Judas Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days," and while the play (itself dates back into the last cen— tury, the Goodman revival, with the use of their special stage, promises a fascinating presentation. llevclopiucut oi Qhemisiry Predicted to Abolish Wars While attending the National Science Congress, as a delegate, Professor E. Hernst, German chem“ 151; and Nobel prize winner, said that the development. of chemistry would put an end to war within the next 20 years. He believes that war will. perish through its own fierce‘ mess, that weapons of such bestial horror will be developed that one party will shy from attacking the other. Nobel also foresaw that peace could not be achieved by scraps of paper, and he dreamed of discharging a high explosive of such terrible effect that whole armies would be destroyed in sec- Worid’s Largest Artificial Harbor filearg; (' nee pitta; , scatterers seem ,; at Laos Angela?) Nearly Two Million Tons of Rock Blasted for Construction tors The greatest artificial harbor in the world will be the result of the completion of the third breakwater of the Los Angeles—Long Beach de- velopment. The second breakwater has just been completed, and the third is soon to be projected. The city of Long Beach spent $2,700,000 on moles, bulkheads, and a long breakwater extending 8,000 feet seaward from the western part of the city. San Pedro, part of the corporate city of Los Angeles, several years ago built 2.11 miles of breakwater to shield its important shipping, now second in total volume among United States ports. The third and last link, which will consist of ap- proximately two miles between and in unification with the Long Beach project, will form a quiet water harbor having a surface area of more than ten square miles. Mining of Rock a Problem From an engineering standpoint, the Long Beach project consists of two major works. First is the act- ual construction of the moles, bulk- heads, and breakwater, and second the quarry plant, together with the transportation of the rock supply for the harbor protective units. Long Beach has long wanted to have adequate harbor facilities, and the contract was finally awarded to the Hauset Construc- tion Company in 1925. Since then there have been built nearly three miles of breakwater, with 1,774,000 tons of rock having been mined, transported, and placed in position. Six separate structures comprise the outer harbor. The breakwater 7,100 feet long runs due south from the west bank of the flood control channel at Pico street 4,200 feet into the sea, then goes at an angle 2,900 feet southward toward the end of the San Pedro breakwater. The first 4,000 feet will ultimately form part of the rejected govern— ment breakwater. The cast mole runs south 1,900 feet. At its south- erly tip is the east bulkhead, 425 feet long and running east and west to form a protection to the bathing beach, between the break— water and the mole. The west mole points south into the sea 2,700 feet just west of the inner harbor en—. trance. Two rock structures at the, end of this structure form a “T", the west bulkhead extending 700» feet toward a similar structure from the Los Angeles side of the harbor. The entrance basin bulkhead runs easterly 900 feet to prevent the en-. rance harbor from silting up. Unique Methods Used The construction of the break- water was completed in record time’ because of the new methods used. Some of the largest quarry blasts ESEGMA KAPPA DELTA The Sigma Kaps recently pledged Robert Krause, ME. ‘31, ever made were touched of; at the Hamer Quarries at Riverside. about 80 miles from Long Beach Earlier, The structure consists of a core of quarry-run rock armored on each side with large rock. Reel; damp- ing averaged 3,000 tons or more each eight hours. The biggest eight 2'! placement was 4,200 tons, w was said by the government 11:— specting officials to be the record for speed for this type of work. Some of the rock was placed in cars that unloaded by pneumais‘c pressure, but with the fiat-c238, an unusual method was employed. A large steam shovel was set on t. a first fiat-car, the whole train was run out on a trestle, and the steam shovel traveled the length of the train, pushing the rock 05 the cars as it went. Some of the rocks were so large that they were litter} and dropped ofi. After experimentation, it was de— cided that the rock in the lime— dial;e vicinity of the projected de— velopment was so soft as to be unusable for harbor work. The blasting shattered this rock so that it was too small. After a systematic search, a bill in the San Bemardine mountains was found just west of the city of Riverside, about 80 miles from Los Angeles. This hill was of sound blue granite, and was 300 feet high, a mile long, and 1,700 feet wide This mountain has been developed into the largest “big rock" clumsy in the United States. The camp consisted of 150 men with houses conimissary, and sanitation. Sev- eral miles of railroad track were laid, a machine shop and power plant built and equipped, :3. water supply provided, and adequate fa— cilities for storage of large quini- tities of explosives and fuel were prepared. The entire mountain contains approximately 15,000,000 tons of usable granite rock. What is said to be the largem quarry blast ever detonated in western America dislodged 1,000,000 tons of rock at one time. Four buns dred and fifteen thousand pounds of 20 per cent dynamite were used in this blast. Several months were spent in careful preparation. Six “coyote holes” were driven distances of from 100 to 140 feet into the solid rock, and crosscuts were bored to join them. Both drilling and blasting were used to out through these small holes. So well—calcu- lated were the blasts that compar— tively small amounts of the rock came out over or under: the re— quired weights—five tons to fifteen tons. FT PAYS so LOOK uses WHETE SANH‘ARY BARBER SHOP N. E}. 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