E i i. E i l i Students vote Thursday GenemE Assembly Monday “£501. IV. No. 4. El dE‘E‘Emih EEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEER EEMEEE EE‘EEEEEEEEEE; SWEEEE. EE‘EzEEEEEEElEE EE EEEcEEEEflEEEEEE Stone, Drigoi: and Efiraiise Also Elected to Gillies; E26 Eunicra Cast Ballots. In the Junior class election held last Thursday, Fred Attwood, Ch. E, was elected to the office of pres- ident, and Ed Stehno, E. E., was 'elected vice—president. Berlyn Mc- Laughlin, 03., was made Chair— man of the Social committee, and William Drigot, E. E., and Robert Krause, M. E., were elected to the offices of secretary and treasurer, respectively. The polls were open from 10:30 to 2:30, and during this time 126 men cast their votes. The final tal— ly as made by the election commit- tee was as follows: , l’resident R. N. Wilson, 16 F. B. Attwood, 64 C. J. Robin, 46 Vice-President A. R. Draus, 60 E. .7. Stehno, 66 Secretary W. Drlgot, 126 Treasurer R. M. Krause, 82 W. E. Schirmer, 44 Social Chairman R. D. Kellner, 50 A. J. Lenke, 15 B. G. McLaughlin, 61 ,_ underestimates SEE-EM" EM EE‘E‘EEEEE ”AS El. E. El. ll. EEEEEEE Delegation to Meet at Purdue University on October SE THREE DAY PROQEEAM A representation of members of the Armour Engineer staff will at- tend the ninth annual convention of the Engineering College Maga- zine Associated at Purdue Univer— sity in November. The school will pay the traveling expenses of one of the stafi. On Thursday, October 31, dele— gates from twenty-one member magazines, from two provisional- member magazines, and from three petitioning publications will gather at Purdue University to open the ninth annual convention of Engi— neering College Magazines Associ- ated. The convention closes at Saturday noon, November 2. The hosts of E. C. M. A. at Purdue have been working on this conven- tion for months and promise to the delegates a most interesting, help- ful, and entertaining program. As the Armour Engineer is a member of E. C. M. A. its delegate, along with the delegates of other colleges, must be prepared to offer at least two outstanding problems which will be threshed out in the big round-table discussion on Friday afternoon. Some of the main events on the informal Banquet on Oct. 31, the business and editorial sessions on Friday, Nov. 1, and the E. C. M. A informal Dance also on Friday, Nov. 1. On Saturday, Nov, 2 the announcements of awards will be made, new emcers will be elected and the site for the 1930 conven- tion will be selected. Miss Steele Attends Urbana Convention Miss Ellen Steele, Armour Tech librarian, is to spend Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week at Urbana. She will attend the convention of the Illinois Librarian Assocation. SEEEEWEE EEEZEEEWEE WEEE. EEE EEEEB E‘EEES EEEEEEEWAE En ChargeEE-New Eileen» lion flommiesion The election of officers of the Senior Class has been set for Thursday by the election commit— ee. ‘ The election committee, chosen by the dean’s office is composed of: G. J. Heller, chairman, R. E. Escott, D. J. Paul, W. K. Simpson, E. R. Rowley and Marvin A. Tennyson. The candidates for election are: President: R. J. Serson A. C. Gunther .l. Sitzler Vice-President: Gr. Horras A. C. Stebblns Secretary: , N. Buehling C. H. Johnson Treasurer: E. Ransel A. Frost Social Chairman: WeScottw ., R. A. Shoan R. M. Spencer Sergeant-at-Arms: R. Mortenson AEJE“. Ushers Elate Ear E3. of? E3. flames The privilege of ushering at the University of Chicago home games will be taken from the Armour stu- dents if they fail to attend more promptly at the next game. Only 44 men were on, time for the Chicago—Remit game Saturday, October 5. Most of the men were given another chance for the Chi~ cage-Indiana game last Saturday, but the total number of passes for this game was reduced from 100 to '15. W. King Simpson, president of the Armour Tech Athletic Associa- tion, who conducts the distribution of the passes, announced that if all of the ushers are present for the Indiana. game on time the total number of passes will probably be increased to 125. The following rules should be ob served by all ushers: 1. Be prompt. (Any man report-- ing after 12:15 p. m. loses his pass.) 2. Wear coats—not sweaters. 3. Be courteous. 4. Do your best in the perform— ance of your duties. junior" Enema Visit Underwriters’ Lalo Last Friday the Junior Chemicals made an inspection trip through the Underwriters Laboratories, and discovered the mysteries of the Fire Protects’ hangout. Before going through the labora- tories, a short talk was given on the purposes and accomplishments of this institution. Many tests were under way, among the most inter- esting being the endurance test on safes, in which the test safe is put in a furnace for four hours at a temperature of 2,000 degrees, and then dropped from a thirty foot tower. To pass the test, the safe must deliver its contents intact. ,. two Wyears "t Armourfiieflwouidefi: LATE. NWE‘ECE Monday, October 14 — All class elections not already held will take place Thurs— day. according to a last min— ute notice of the Dean’s oi— flce. This means that the Senior election, the Sapling- more election, and the Fresh- man. election will take place on this date. This announce- ment supersedes all. previous arrangements. Entertain Fresh Eiire Protects? The Freshmen Fire Protection Scholarship students were enter— tained at a luncheon given by the members of the scholarship com— mittee at the Union League Club on Saturday, October 12. The pur— pose of the meeting was to, enable the F.P.E.’s to become acquainted with the members of the awarding committee. W. R. Townley, toastmastcr, pre— sided at the luncheon and intro— duced the speakers alter warning the students to prepare for some well~founded advice. Professor Robinson and Professor made brief talks and left early to attend the Northwestern football game. Professor Finnegan told the new students of the perils awaiting them at Armour Institute, and some of the pitfalls to be encoun— tered. He was quite sure that if anyone passed through the first ish the course without too much trouble. Mr. Thomas, the newest member of the committee, gave a short but interesting talk on the fire insur- ance profession, past, present and future. Mr. J. V. Parker, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, explained that the Fire Protects would re— ceive a personal interview when they failed to pass a course, or did not display sufficient interest to— ward scholastic work in the opin— ion of a professor. No one there failed to get the impression that it was best in all ways to get good marks in their studies. He also discussed the reasons for giving the scholarships. He stated, “These awards are not in the na- ture of gifts. They are a matter of good business. The increased effi— ciency of the men will pay for the expense of the scholarships." Raedemaelier Speaks on Edison Monday Mr. W. H. Raedemaeker, an offi— cial of the General Electric Com- pany, will speak at a general assembly to be held next Monday, October 21, at 10:30 in Assembly Hall. His subject will be Edison. The orchestra will probably play. The assembly will be held as a tribute to the work of Thomas Alva Edison, the scientist, and in con— junction with other activities of Edison Week. All students will be excused from. classes to attend this one hour program. Appearance of @rcl’ieaira, More The orchestra held its second re— hearsal Tuesday, Oct. 8. Positions are still open for players in all sections. A piano player is espe~ cially needed. All new men are urged to attend the rehearsal tow night The orchestra will give its first concert in conjunction with the as— sembly to be held Monday, Oct, 21, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the First Electric Incandescent lamp. Holmes , Horror “145E ”EEeczls EV. Storm Press At a meeting held last Wednes— day of the Honor “A” Society, Ver— non A. Storm, ‘30, was unanimously chosen president. John Kara, ‘30, last year’s president officiated at the election. At the same time Garland Reichle, ‘30, was chosen vicenpresident to succeed Lamb. now an alumni. The position of secretary and treasurer went to Clarence Robin, ‘31. Sturrn long has been an active worker in the society, acting as secretary and treasurer last year. E'EWSEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEZEE; ”Eh EEMW EEEEESEEEEEE SWWE‘E EE. Collisions Elected A. 'E'. A. . Representative The first Freshman class orgam ization got under way Monday af— ternoon, October 7th, in the school auditorium. The ’33 class immediately took the organization in their own hands by electing R. Mulroney, CE, chairman pro tem and Wm. Masover, C.E., secretary pro tem. The men were elected to their offices by a plurality in a standing vote. The opposition for the chair— manship was composed of S. Mop ris and R. Carlstrom, who lost by a slight mar.gin The losing candi— da tes for secretary pro tem were Michel and Fernback. Rivalry was evidenced between the different groups of men by their electing candidates from their own factions. Dean Palmer first advised the freshmen on methods in conduct— ing their organization. Nomina- tions, according to Dean Palmer, may be made from the floor or by petition which must include at least thirty signatures. The office of the presdent must be filled by a majority vote and the minor offices by a plurality. The meeting was then turned over to M. Vendor Velde, ’30, last year’s president 01' the Junior class and acting president of the Senior class, who took charge of the meet— ing until the election of the chair— man pro tem. Vander Velde read the consttu- tion of the Senior class and pointed out what a great asset it would be to have a harmonious class. Co— operation, in Vander Velde’s words, means a successful class organiza— tion. The meeting was adjourned with a resolve to accomplish everything at the next assembly. 011 the following Friday after— noon, October 11, the freshmen again met in the assembly hall, with. R. Mulroney, ’33, presiding. Dean Palmer addressed the men and explained the work of the A. T. A. A. and urged them to elect a representative to the Board of Atlflletic Control immediately. R. Carlstrom was elected to this ofi‘ice with over half the class backing him. The losing candidates were Davies and Galvani. (Continued on Page 3) fldhEN can Sophomore Class Election Tuesday, Oct. 15 1:10 P. M. A. E, Ch. E. Meet— ing in Science Hall Thursday. act. IE? Senior Class Election Monday. Get. 21 Caner-a} Assembly The minutes of the last meeting . Tuesday, Gardner 15, ESE? EEEEEEE EMEEEEE. EEEEEEEEE EEEEE EEEEEQE El EEEE‘EEE. @E: El EEEEE @EE . lee EEEQ dEEEEEEEEfl E. Largest Number of Freshmenin Recent Years Ac- cept Bide—Now Vidal: Windows. rushing is resumed one week after For eight days the freshmen at ‘ Armour listened to songs and stories of their importance during the eight days of rushing by the various social fraternities. Friday night, 74 men accepted pledges at nine of the social fraternities, with one house withholding its list. This week, the new pledges are an- swering phone calls, and running errands for the active members. Pledging will continue through the term for most of the organiza~ tions, although the rush period is officially at a close. With a rest between semesters, gophornores to Vote an idol. E5 The sophomore class will hold their class election Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1929 from 11:30 to 3:00 o’clock. The place of voting has not yet been decided on. The election be— ing carried out on the system sug~ gested by Dean Palmer, except that nominations were made from the floor. The meeting for the class was held last Friday, Sept. 29, 1929 and the class elected to adopt the bal- loting. ..system. _,,Tlie. nominations were made at this meeting. They being: President W. F. Bauman, CE. E. J. Cavanaugh, ChE. S. A. Carlson, CE. L. Billings, CE. E. G. Magnusen, REE. Vice-President S. M. Lind, ChE. H. J. Cameron, CE. H. F. Leichtenberg. W. H. Rudolph, CE. L. E. Shock, EE. Treasurer L. Bon Vallet, BE. Secretary J. B Dirkers, FEE. H W. Yount, FEE. W. F. Schmidt, MHE S. G. Gmnstrom, ME. Social Chairman J E Bryant, FEE. H.1Vi.Shmitt Arch. A J. Mueller, FWPE J. E Welcly, 011E @ross flounEryIEEr-in to iterates Arcards At a meeting between G. S. Alli— son and Professor J. J. Schouimer, Friday morning, it was decided that an athletic award will be given to those who make the cross coun— try team this fall. The nature of the award will he announced after the meeting of the Athletic board this week. All men interested in running. including the 21 who were at the gathering held Tuesday, 081; l are urged to report for future prac— tice. Lockers can be had by applying to Mr. Krefft. Credit in gym will be given to all who work on the team. F. M. James, captain, announced that the first tentative meet will he held Saturday. Get. as. A. i. CE. E. MEET TQEHAY There will be a meeting of the A. I. Ch. E. today at 1:13 in Science Hall. All sophomore. junior and senior members of the Chemical minesrlns,‘ posted to attend, - hwz, Beparmxent Elli? SK" “- the opening of the second semester. Initiation for the men pledged now will not occur until the second semester. The complete list oi new fraternity pledges as announced Saturday morning is as follows: Phi Kappa Sigma Robert O. Belford, ’33—?RE. Donald N. Chadwick, ”33—35;. Elsworbh E. Eberth, ’33—EE. William. H. Hulswit, 233—553. James W. Juvinall, ’33—EE. John H. Miller, ’33—ChE. Robert C. Pond, Zia—CE. Herbert F. Valletta Zia—Arch. X5 ¢ 3 Delta Tau Delta Vernon C. Alexander, 33—03 Frederic C. Bartlett .l'r., 33—31133. Marshall R. Real, 82—31133. Gambit A. Bovenkerk, Bit—CE. Robert H. Barman, ’33—Arch. James R. Duncan, ’33—RPE. Raul H. Frye, ’32—EE. George G. Gebhardt, ’SS—EE. Francis M. Giblan, ‘33—EE. Edwin J. Grimm, Bil—CE. John F. Ireland, ’33—ChE. Walter R. Larson. fill—Arch Thomas D. Luckett, ’33—Areh. Harold D. Marshall, Sit—FEE. David W. Pearson, ’SB—EPE. .._Harold.n‘»Bs-erson,—~’32—E M Raymond A. Peterson, bit—Arch. Bruce C. Scott, fill—FIE. Robert R. Tufts, ’SZ—Arch. (Continued on Page 3) @ELEEEEEE’EEE EEEREERE’ ES EEEEEEfiREAE. “Edi @AEEEEE. BEEREEE-EEEEE Ehieage Architects Haiti Minnelli}; Meeting WORKS UN WHERE? The October meeting of the one. edge Chapter of the mariner: 3:22— stitute of Architects was held Tuesday evening, October S, in honor of the late Daniel H. Bum— and to commemorate the formal opening of the new Eulo— ham Libmy in the south gallant of the Art institute. This library is used by all the Armour architec- tuml students. A formal dinner was given in the club room of the art institute " c: then the meetmg was adjourned to the new library rooms. Some of the special guests or the evening were Mrs Brunei H. Bum: ham, Mr and Mrs Embers Sin ham trustees and staff of the list Institute; Miss Marion Bowls: .' .l. is. Senders; Miss White; M'ss Ethelreda ebb-em Emmi-lens oi the Ryerson and Eurasia: Libraries; Mr. Cari Rodin or; the Chicago “uh- lie lL-s 33er“: Mr rector of Univ Library; M: Then ion of the \or tliwestem ’5 library: .nd Mr and - .. h ’ the 31393:.-.us director of the s rt i the meets: a welcome; the Burnhern isle tr} armour broil Earl 3C Reed. a .. ‘VK/«w’