Page Two ARMOUR'TEGE MEWS rhinestone “than kisses Student Publication or the [ARMDUR ENSTKTUTE 0F TECWGLOGY CHICAGG, HILLTNOIIS Published Weekly During the College Year THE STAFF MANAGING BOARD Eclitor—in-Chiei’ ................... David T. Smith, ’30 Managing Editor ....... . .John S. Meek, ’30 Business Manager . ........... M. 0. Nelson, ’30 Faculty Adviser .......... Professor Walter Hendricks NEWS DEPARTMENT News Editor .................... Fred B, Attwood, '31 Reporters Barnett, ’33 M. Berger, ’31 Botteroff, ’33 O. J. R. Jackson, '32 I. P. E. W. Carlson, '32 J. R. F. T. Leavitt, ’33 H. P. Richter, '32 .l. M. Robbe, ’32 W. H. Rudolf, ’32 C. E. Rudelius, ’30 A. Weston, ’32 B. Dirkers, ’32 L. Ellis, ’33 M. James, '31 SPORTS DEPARTMENT Sports Editor .......................... A. H. Jens, ’31 R. Mulrooney, ‘33 W. Paradzinskl, '30 E. R. Rowley, ’30 C. Stempkowski, ’32 FEATURE DEPARTMENT Feature Editor ....................... Al Auerbach, '31 Columnist .............. K. A. Knittel, ’30 Feature Writer ....... .Stephcn Janiszewski, '30 MAKE-ill? DEPARTMENT Make—up Editor ............. Stephen Janiszewski, ’30 H. Holt, '31 G. W. Schodde, '32 J . Taylor, ’32 A. E. Wierzbowski, ’32 E. J. Wiltrakis, ’32 BUSHNESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager ......................... (Open) Solicitor—R. G. Kellner, ’31; F. W. Spaulding, ’3 . circulation Manager ................ C. H. Johnson, ‘30 Assistants—A. H. Jens, ’31; G. Reichlc, ’30; A. J. Lenke, '31; F. W. Spaulding, ’31; E. J. Wiltrakis, ’32; E. A. Scanian, ’32; E. W. Carlson, ’32. Vol. IV GCTOBER 8, 11929 No. 3 ON PflLITICS With-the changing in the system of elections, much has been done to clear up class politics at Armour. In recent years, the way in which the class elections have been conducted has been hardly creditable to the school. The casting of more votes than there were voters was entirely out of keeping with the conduct of college men. The noise and disorder prevalent at the class meetings, causing the elections to be spread over two or three weeks was absolutely unnecessary. The new method calls for a poll officer to watch a central balloting box. Each voter has his name checked on a list as he casts his vote. This ought to be a great improvement as duplication is prevented. The class officers are to be commended for their work in this direction. Armour is too large a school to conduct such matters in a manner befitting children. Now that proper action has been taken, we are forced to wonder why such steps were never taken before. However, there are still some matters about our politics which are very unsavory. The method of nomi- nations, remaining as it does in some classes, is very unfair. The man in the chair at the general class assembly, allowed his choice of the numbers who clamor for recognition, is very liable not to see his political enemies, trying to nominate their slate, until after nominations are closed. Whole tickets are run in that manner, while the majority of students have no voice in the matter. After all, political offices really mean little, but no matter what their worth, they should be run in a fair and honest manner. If school politics are worth con- ducting, they should be worth conducting rightly. Why not have nominations made in the manner suggested by Dean Palmer? Have petitions, for nomination, signed by at least ten students each, with. election by ballot, each man voting by name. A much fairer repre« sentation would be obtained, time would be saved, and rule by closely organized majorities would be ended. The voting system as introduced this year is excellent; the nominating system of all classes should be brought up to the same level. EXPRESSION It is a debated question in Physics whether a device makes a sound unless there is some one to hear it. Can there be sound without reception of it? Similar to this question is the one of expression of thought. Does a person really think if he can not express this thought? If he thinks, how is he to prove the fact unless he can present his thought to another? The most brilliant scientist in the world if he were without means of communication would be as useless to humanity as the most ignorant savage. Our thoughts and our means of expressing our thoughts are so tied together that we subconsciously form word pictures in our mind. Our only means of expression is our language. We are not judged upon our mental ability, but upon the reflection of our mental ability as given to our spoken and mitten works. Without the ability to speak and write, a man is powerless. With an inferior train— ing in either, a man is greatly handicapped. Engineering students are prone to leave undeveloped their ability to speak and write efficiently, not realiz~ ing that their effectiveness is limited to this ability. English is not a difficult subject to master. There are no deep and unfathomable secrets about it, nor are there long and tedious formulas to memorize before one can write with accuracy and clearness. Inadequacy of vocabulary is one common fault that holds many back, but it may be overcome if one is observant in reading and conversation. .3: “THE fiflfPSX’YfiK” .2: Cleave to “The Slipstick”; let the Slapstick fly where it may. MORAL-«NONE Cheer up. It might be worse, Even though it’s mighty bad. Don’t sit around and curse And say that hard luck is all you‘ve had. Roll up your sleeves and get to work; At least it’s no disgrace. We sure hate any man to Shirk ‘Cause its low and mean and base. Now here‘s a good example, For as I write this verse, I keep on saying to myself, “Cheer up! It might be worse.” at to all KEEN REASON There was a time we wondered why the fellows didn’t object to 8230 classes. But did you ever ride the Normal Park trains in the morning? Me for early classes. Apprentice: “I couldn’t find the leak on the sixth floor.” Plumber: “Why didn’t you look on the fifth?" Apprentice: “Oh, that’s another story." 1‘; It a: TOUGH! AND HOW! Don’t make any passes at me, big boy, ’cause if you get me roused, you’ll be aged in the wood. 2'; 1b 1!: “How do you like your new job?" “It’s a snap.” “Why, what do you do?” “I sort rubber bands.” ’1 2| ti: Smiling Freshmen, proud in the fact that they are now in college, eagerly display a brand new shiny Armour “sticker” on the side of their brief case and proclaim to the world that now they are “big shots.”— Sophs, not caring to notice, in their opinion, the lowly i‘rosh, present a battered and almost obliterated banner that cannot at best be recognized as once a bright yellow one.——-Juniors, no brief case at all, just carry a book or two under their arm, and a slide rule protruding from their inside coat pocket—Seniors, no books at all, and going about as though they owned the world. These are the students here at Armour. You can recognize them all, just look around. ‘ 3': Iir it She's only an electrician’s daughter, but she knows watts watt. :u 2:1 4r ALL (JET Kill” 2. Judge: "With what instrument or article did your wife inflict these wounds on your head and face?" Crippled one: “With a Motto, your Honor.” Judge: “A what?” Crippled one: “A mottom—one of those frames with a ‘God Bless Our Home,’ in it." A freshman is as impossible to disguise as an old flivver. Epitaph Here lies Bill Brown. He wanted to see if he could jump across the third rail. He didn’t. April 1, 1929. a It! at Ashes to ashes Dust to dust You don’t have to read this But write it we must. ’31 a1 :1: Every cloud has a silver lining, but the pessimist will say that it’s only nickel plated. 1i: ’51 in “What’s the difference between a pro and an ama- tour?" “An amateur is paid more." 11: :3: it He turned and glanced into the waters rushing be- neath him. How they writhed in their course like tortured demons. He shudderecl. But a step and all would be over. The shore lights, reflected in the murky water, beckoned to him. But he was finished painting the bridge; besides it was time to go home and eat. VD! it! It He Get $9353; Too Arriving home from the party, the wife confronted her husband: “I’ll never take you to another party as long as I live." “Why?” said the husband. “You asked Mrs. Jones how her husband was stand— ing the heat.” “Well?” . “Why, her husband has been dead for a month.” 0. 2i: =4): Seen in An Exam Parallel lines are lines which don’t meet unless you bend them. Lack of logical construction 01‘ subject matter impairs the work of students only because the ma- jority do not take the time and trouble to work out a satisfactory sequence of thoughts and ideas in their work. Nils-spoiling of words, incorrect punctuation are minor troubles that are remedied by a little study. Similar study will improve a person’s pronunciation. If the men at Armour realized to what an extent they hurt-themselves by their lack of ability to write. and speak, they would surely work on these subjects with the some interest that they give to strictly technical subjects. . l (A Biographical Sketch.) By Stephen Janiszcwski, ’so Fletcher W. Pearce, structcr in Surveying, was born at The four SW59“? were 011313951 Lake Linden, Michigan, in 1899. He Wlfvh burglaryrzt heme alleged they attended the elementary school raided campaign headquarters _°f there and was graduated from the the Independent party and carried Lake Linden High School in 1918. Off typewriters and campaign hier- He entered the University of Mich— ature. igan the same year and took a The students arrested were (1F. In— years with the Sanitary District was spent working in the field on surveys and sewer construction. Employed by the Board of As- sessors of Cook County for a period of nine months, Mr. Pearce termi— nated his work there and came to Armour Institute this semester as an Instructor in Surveying on the Civil Department faculty. Mr. Pearce is a lover of the out— ofndooi's. With the exception of the Southern states, he has toured throughout the whole of the United. States visiting historic and scenic places. He is also an enthusiastic fish fan. Mr. Pearce has no matrimonial connections—as yet. U. of]. Political Feud Ends in failings Four University of Illinois stud- ” Pearce ents, members of the campus Old Line party, were arrested Satur— day and placed under $1,000 each bonds on complaint of John Gra- nata, Chicago, the Independent party leader. Edwards, Kansas City, M0,, presi- In 1920’ Mr. Pearce registered at dent of lllinois union; W. K. Jor— the Engineering College, Univer- . . . sity of Michigan, from which he mer, Elgin, Ill, and William Cam— graduated in June, 1924, receiving a. B. S. degree in Civil Engineering. Following his graduation he was employed for one year by Berry- t man, Peterson and Suhr, Consult- expected to amend the eleventh He annual convention of the Ameri- worked on a sewer system for Bar— can Gas association '00 be held at ringtoh, Illinois. From 1925 to 1929 Atlantic City, 90$: 14 to _18. A9— he was employed by the Sanitary cording to assomation omexals, this District of Chicago, working in an W111 be the largest ever held. office for two years on specificam James J. Davis, secretary of la— tions, plans, estimates and survey bar, and Dr. George Edgar Vincent, The balance of the four president of the Rockefeller foun- dan, Oak Park, Ill; V. L. Kretsch— eron, River Forest, Ill. Friends fur» nished bond. Nearly 6,0fl0 people are ex- Tnesday, Gan/sober ii, wire? assess sea La _~.MM-M__,_,_.\§ To the Letter Box: The Library administration 339.3 the rule that all reference mocks must he returned by 9:38 o‘clock the following morning if to as home overnight. Granting that this is the only means to assure the proper distribution of the lima iterl supply of these books, Z will suggest a system which will not only aid the library in wheezing them, but will also be a great con- venience for students having 8:38 classes. Open the library at 8:08 o'clock or at least at 8:15. This will give the students an opportunity to re- imrn them before their first peeled. This is practically the only me for most students to comply with the rule, because the is minutes between 9:20 and 9:311 are usually lost for various reasons. 0:28 of them is having the first firm lace cores in any of the following build— ings, Machinery Hall, fission, and Chapin Hall. Because there is no bell system in these buildings, the classes are frequently held over several minutes. It is readily seen that these students have not much of a. chance to fulfill their duties if they are deprived of it before 8:30. Perhaps it can be arranged that one of the librarians starts earlier. or ii? that is not possi le, leave the. library in charge of an upper—class— man. for the extra time. I as: quite sure that this change would he very much appreciated by a great mum» her of students. W. R. T. dation, will head the list of prom- inent speakers. A message will. also be sent to the convention from Sir David Milne-Watson, director of an English gas company, by trans-Atlantic telephone. Both are lines of national deieiise THE Mississippi was a menacing flood. The telephone was the first line of defense, for over its wires the work against the flood was directed. l‘dainteheuce crews performed the . same service as did tele— phone men in the signal corps in the war. in the daily life of the nation, 3&3}: as surely as in emergency, the telephone lifilllll fiYS? meets an ever—growing stream oi demands. To do this succewfuiiy the hell System 3 expansion progrruu mnhmoes trans—oceanic telephony through the other and under the see, to ships at sea and plmss in the air—— and also re fli, wire :fiidlifiss that wall. can; the voice, the typewritten word, the pastime to every corner of the herd. uf scrim—wide iyrram sf inrenrencrruns Morpheus; “@ER FEGNEERENG l‘l’GRK Efig EUS’E‘