slant 7, 1 . “we is Library Program Ruling literals Vol. IV. No. 3. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, October 8, 192% Tech Gets Badges 'l'liru Prol’ Schornmer Armour Tech students have again this year, as in the past, the privi- lege to usher at the home football games of the University of Chicago. Chicago, through Professor Schum- mer, has given Tech an allotment of 125 usher badges which are to be distributed among the upper classmen. The general distribution is conducted by W. King Simpson, President of the Armour Tech Ath- letic Association. Since there is a general tendency for men holding passes to avoid the so-called “set—up” games early in the season, it is necessary that some definite understanding be ar— rived at so that deserving men may cover the later and more interest- ing contests. Any man who was awarded a badge for the Chicago~ Beloit game and who did not ap— pear, forfeited his night to any further ushering privileges this sea- son. Any person who reports late to Stagg Field also must relinquish his pass. With 125 ushering badges at the disposal of Tech students it is their responsibility to see that 125 men are at hand at the proper time. Continued abuse of the ushering privilege extended to Armour stu~ dents by the University of Chicago may cause a complete withdrawa 1 of our assignment of passes. Indiana battles Chicago next Sat- urday and Ripon, Purdue, mince- ton and Wisconsin follow in the above order at Stage: Egeld. Ushers shou e pr pr to” early games so that they may par— ticipate in these later contests. The following are the general rules to be exercised by ushers when working in Stagg Field: 1. Be on time (12:15 P. M). 2. Wear Coats—not sweaters. 3. Be courteous. 4.. Give your best as an usher. Ushers tickets will be distributed each Friday morning at 9:30 by K. Simpson in the main lobby of the Institute. lllre llrlll Rules Are Emphaslaecl Dr. Raymond has asked the co— operation of the faculty and stu- dents in the matter of fire drills. These drills are required of all schools and colleges throughout the city. At Armour, the fire alarm is given by the siren in the Main Building, and by three rings of the bells in the other buildings The instructions to be followed in fire drills are these‘ (1) In the Main Building, Ma— chinery Hall, or Mission, vacate the building at once. (2) In Chopin Hall wait for the next signal. If it is one ring, use the front stairways; if two, use the rear. Munch ’3l liar. Article Published in Magazine “Industrial Gas,” one of the lead« ing technical and industrial maga- zines on the uses of gas, published in the August, 1929, number an article by F T. Munch, ’31, the title of which was "A. New Gas Bake Oven. " The material given in this article was presented in a paper at a convention of industrial gas users held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the preceding 51W The article describes the design and development of a new type of gas oven by Munch while employed by the Roberts Portable Oven com- pany of this city. Munch entered Armour in 1924, but dropped out for a few years to do engineering work. He returned later and will take his degree with the class of '31. Institute from Forrest, former secretaC It seems a pityt hat we Institute was the spot about again for your thoughtfulness. LETTER OF APPREQHATHQN The following cardC of appreciation has been received by the Mrs. L. .Mo rstrom, niece of the late Miss Jane L at Armour, whose death occurred Sep- tember 24 at the Jackson Park Hospital, of this city: “To the Friends of Jane Forrest at Armour Institute: ‘s‘Your sympathy expressed by the beautiful wreath which you sent to our Aunt;D is deeply agpé‘ecliatcd, and we wish to than a 01 gentle philosophy of life were an inspiration to those who knew her. Her friends at the Institute were very dear to her because the which her life centered. Thank you k you her for her high ideals and Sincerely yours, Lois C. Morstrom." l‘llglit School lilac llecorel Enrollment About 1,150 students have already enrolled in the evening classes at Armour, the largest enrollment in the history of the school, according to Professor R. V. Perry, Director of Evening Classes. This number, tabulated after the third evening of night school work, was slightly larger than the number enrolled at the end of the fall semester last year. However, several hundred more students are expected to en- roll before the courses progress much further. The number of students enrolled at 2. correspond- ing time last year was approxi- mately two hundred less than at present. While no new instructors have been added as yet to the personnel of the Evening Classes, more may be added if the demand justifies such procedure, and if room to hold classes can be- found. Professor Russell ‘ flames sluice Tolls Professor Daniel Rees the Automotive Engineering Depart- ment gave a talk to the Society of Automotive Engineers and Allied Organizations at St. Louis a few weeks ago. In this talk he explained the use of a driver’s reaction ma— chine which was developed here at the Institute a few years ago, and the results obtained with this de- vice. The apparatus, he explained, is strapped onto the running-board or a car, and the driver rides along as under ordinary conditions. At intervals a light is flashed or a horn sounded by the machine, and the time that the driver takes to reach the brake pedal is recorded. In this way the interval in the eye—to-front reaction is measured as well as in the ear—to—foot reac- tion. Professor Roesch tested many of the students at Armour with this device, and found to his surprise that the w'tvere almost normal in their reactions. One fellow, how» ever. who was undergoing the test on Michigan Blvd. was attracted by walk, and took three minutes to register any reaction. The average time runs from .2 to .3 of a second. A Yellow cab driver was found to react faster than'any other person tested. He would react from .1 to .3 of a second on every test. Some' formulae relating to the safe spacing of cars on highways were also explained by Professor Roesch. One of the interesting items in this connection is that the speed cars can pass over a highway with safety is 35 miles per hour. At speeds higher than this, the danger is so great that the cars must be spaced very far apart, and only a few number will be able to travel the highway. Before the advent of four—wheel brakes, the speed for maximum efficiency was about 20 miles an hour. Junior Election Committee Meets There will. be a meeting of the Junior election committee on Tues- day, October 8, 1929 at 5:06 P. M. The place of the meeting is the Armour Tech News orifice. something walking down the side—, at which the maximum number of.- .llllllblll hbbll‘ NEW Nbldllldllllll, Ellt’l‘lml lllllllb Election to Be Held on Friday A Junior Class meeting was held last Thursday at 10:30 with Ted Schueler presiding. A motion that Dean Palmer’s suggestions concern- ing the improvement of the class elections be adopted, was made and carried. In brief this system is that nomi~ nations be made by petitions carry- ing at least ten names of members of the Junior class. Ballots will then be printed, and the men 01’ the class will vote for the nominees on this ballot. The ballots will be cast at a polling place located in a convenient place where the voter’s name will be checked 011’ a list of the members of the class. F. B. Attwood. A meeting of the Junior class election committee was held last Friday and plans for election pro— cedure were formulated The election proper will be held Friday, Oct.11, 9 Voting will take place from 9:30 a. m. to 3:00 p.111. A polling place will be placed in some room in the Main building. Exact room will be announced on the bulletin board. Ballots will be distributed by members of the election committee. As a man’s vote is cast, his name will be checked off the list kept at the polling place. The ballots will be counted by the election committee and then placed in the hands of Dean Palmer to be kept for reference. Architects must vote in the Main Building in the hours indicated above. lentils Tournament Postponed to Spring Due to the lateness of the season there will be no tennis tournament this fall. According to Prof. Tib— bals, coach, it will be held early next spring to decide the champion of Armour and also the members of next year’s team. All new men will be urged to come out for the meet. fifillmg lil Hilllll‘l Tuesday, Oct. 8 Meeting of Junior Election Committee Wednesday Oct. ‘9 Honor A Meeting A committee was appointed to i take“ care of the nominations and the voting. Nominations must be turned in to any member of this committee before 5:00 o’clock this afternoon. The committee is com- posed of the following men: golf Tournament in Be Medal Play For the last few days an an— nouncement has appeared on the bulletin board asking for entries fer the Fall Golf Tou1nament.En— tiles close tonight. The tournament will be conducted as a 36-hole medal play affair, instead of by match play as last year. Last year the Fall Golf Classic became a long, drawn—out affair with the players battling against snow storms and the like. This year, to eliminate such conditions, the 36 holes of the tournament will be played in one day. The course and the date will be announced later. The object of the contest is to stimulate interest in golf among the students, and to obtain an in— sight on the so-called green ma— terial at hand for the regular team. from competition, but all others of “golfic” nature are urged to sign up. A medal is given to the winner of the tournament. Willi llmtlllllll‘lllllfi llAllll lllfllll l’lfidll ”lid lldlll Al“ lull. Many Nominations Made The Sophomores met Friday morning at 11:30 and at a very uiet meeting decided to take nom— qliations from the floor. The voting is to be done accord- ing to the system suggested by Dean Palmer. The voters will work their ballots and then will be checked off as they cast their vote. it (1 ‘ded ' ct where the allotfbo‘ eswiil‘b re placed and who the attendants will be. The following men inated for office: were nom— President W. F. Bauman E. J. Cavenaugh S. A. Carlson L. Billings E. G. Magnuson Vice-Yresident S. M. Lind H. J . Cameron H. F. Leichtenberg W. H. Rudolf L. E. Shark Treasurer Jackson, Jr. Beatty Owen .11. Bonvallet Secretary .R. .F .C. QF‘Ii-‘U‘i S. G. Grundstrom Social Chairman 3. E. Bryant H. M. Slavitt A. J. Mueller Y. E. Weldy Statistics fin Registration @ut Final statistics have been issued from the Dean’s Ofiice on registra— tion for day school. The most pop» ular course appears to be the Elec- trical course from the number of men, enrolled, while the Chemical Engineering course has the least number of students. The Freshmen lead the classes in numbers, followed by the Sopho- mores, Juniors, and Seniors in de— scending order of number enrolled. visor. Tentative plans were formu- lated for inspection trips to the Lockport Dam, Cribs. and the Eufiington Cement Works. The members also decided to attend some of the downterm meetings of the Western Society of Engineers in a unit. Suggestion of Dean Taken Ear-neatly ~— Ballot System in Future A new balloting system, and the nomination of officers for the com- ing year. were the results of a meeting of the Senior Class held Thursday at 11:30, with Martin Van Der Velde, president of last year’s Junior Class presiding as chairman pro tern. In accordance with the wish ex— pressed by Dean Palmer, 21 new sys~ Men with letters in golf are barred M Frosli Brink Cider At Ellg llantlslialse Three hundred freshmen and upperclassmen were entertained to a late hour at the Freshman Hand— shake held in the Armour Mission last Wednesday evening. This social event was held in order to give the fresh a chance to become acquainted with each other and to allow the upperclassmen an oppor— tunity to meet the new men. The Armour Tech band opened the evening with three pleasing numbers, under the direction of Frank J. lists, ’30. The Armour fight . song was next sung by the stu— dents, the band accompanying. H. Stebbins, ’30, president of the Cam— pus Club, was the chairman of the evening. He introduced Dean Pal— q ing, “There are many people in this world who have no real friends. Friends are a person’s greatest treasure. My greatest wish is that everyone here may make acquaint- ances that will become companions and in turn become friends.” Prof. Amsbary caused great mer~ riment by reading from his own book, “M’Sieu Robin.” His “Odessy of a Modern Inconvenience,” a slam on what made Detroit famous was especially well received. After this number all present ad- journed to the floor below. There they betook of fifty—five dozens of doughnuts and unknown quantities of real cider. The rest of the eve- ning was spent in becoming ao- quainted with each other. W. S. E. Elects .. Elements Pres. The Armour Branch of the West— ern Society of Engineers held their election of ofiicers Thursday, Oc~ tob‘er 8 The following men were elected: Pres—4:. Blomme Vice—Pres—W. Wilson Rec. Sec—E. Chum Cor. Sec—4i. Eilman Tress—J. Sitzler Student Rep—R. Williams. Prof. Wells was unanimously voted to be retained as faculty ad- the Tunnel, the Full statistics are shown in this issue on page 3. AVQZWE ' News aunoimces to all new men Just copies of the News are dis— Thursday, Oct. Hi lnterclass Baseball Championship Game ion. tau std day every Tuesday at the table in the first floor hall or .118 Main building. Copies may be ‘ H M” iron; the News office on the "bird floor of Chopin Hall upon , {£3ka NQ‘FECE The Library urges all Stu» dents tel-ting Reserve blocks overnight to return them by §:36 the following mom‘s. Students failing to do this are charged with a fine of 25 cents an. hour on each volume. This system of. fines becomes eii’ece tine goiner ’1', at $:S{! a. m. Esther days lifelong s . “o. President, and its tor Class Elections tern of electing class officers was adopted. The motion provided: “The candidates for emces in the senior class shall be nominated by the members of the class at an open meeting. The names of all candidates shall then be tabulated and a printed ballot made. “The election shall be supervised by a board of electors; this board is to be appointed by the Deans’ office. It shall consist of five memo hers, four of whom are members of the class, but not candidates for office and the fifth shall be a rep— resentative from the Deans’ ease. “The day of voting Shel. he posted and the time of elec‘»1 ens shall be over in a few hours dozing one day. “Each member of the class is to vote at a given voting place at which the election board is presazt. Each member of the class is entitled to one vote and this is to be regu— lated by the class roll. "The votes are then to be counted by the Deans’ Office.” No change in the system of mais- mg nominations was embodied in the motion, and nominations pro- ceeded under the direction of the Chairman. For the office of president of the S ' R ert J were nominal: . George Hones and a G. Stebhlns were placed upon the lists for the oflice of vice—president. The nominations for secretary were N. Buehling and C. E; .7on E. Ransel and A. Frost were nora— inuted for the ofiice of Treasurer. For Social Chairman W. Scott. R. A. Show and R. M. Spencer were nominated. The Chaimmn moulded that. the election of a Sergeantstfirms was optional. A motion. to elect; such an officer was earned and quickly followed by the nominations of G. Moore, Joe Bechtold and Bob Mortenson. However, Moore and Bechtold declined the nominations. and. a motion was carried dealer- ing Mortensozi the duly elected Sergeant—at-Arms of the Senior Class. large Tracheal: lair Elioral Rehearsal About fortydive men turned out for the firs: Glee Club rehearsal on Thinsdaq; evening, Got. 3, at 5:88 o’clock. After Daniel Prothcroe, the Glee Club director, tried out the voices of the new men. the club was. assembled or: the stage of the Assembly Enid. Thm it ms dis» covered that the baritone simian was very is :13: publicized due to an influx of new material, and was way out ct propori“ ion to the other ports. Additional tenors see no tenors, and bosses will themfm’o be welcomed to round out the chorus a ills-1e more. m Eleanor “2%” Election Will Be lllednssdny The Honor “A“ Semen: will its first meeting or. they ' nestle 3;, Got “be: ., lads. in c Minion Solidi <. at 1 Election on: unicorn: for The present Srei’e’mry.