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Student Publication of the
ARMOUR INSTHTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Published Weekly During the College Year

THE STAFF

MANAGXNG BOARD

 

Editor-in—Chief ................... David T. Smith, ’30
Managing Editor .... . . .John S. Mock, ‘30
Business Manager M. 0. Nelson, ’30
Faculty Adviser .......... Professor Walter Hendricks

  
  

 

NEWS DEPARTMENT
News Editor ........ _ ............ Fred B. Attwood, ’31
Departmental Editors ..........................
E. W. Carlson, ’32 J. R. Jackson, ’32
W. H. Rudolf, ‘32 V. A. Sturm, ’30

Reporters
F. M. James, '31
T. Leavltt, ’33
J. M. Robbe, ’32
C. E. Rudelius, ’30
A. Weston, ’32

O. Barnett, ’33
I. M. Berger, ’31
P. Botterofi, ’33
J. B. Dirkers, ’32
R. L. Ellis, ’33

 

SPORTS DEPARTMENT
Sports Editor .......................... A. 1-1. Jens, ’31
Assistants
E. R. Rowley, ’30
C. Stempkowski, ’32

R. Mulroney, ’33

 

FEATURE DEPARTMENT
Feature Editor ........... ...Al Auerbach, '31
Columnist ....... K. A. Knittel, ’30
Feature Writer.. Stephen J aniszewski, ’30
Inquiring Reporter .................. H. P. Richter, ’32

   
  
 

 

MAKEUI' DEYARTMENT
Make-up Editor ............. Stephen Janiszewski, ’30
Assistants
M. J. Schinke, ’32
A. E. Wlerzbowski, ’32
B. C. Scott

J. Taylor, ’32
E. J. Wiltrakis, ’32

 

BUSENESS DEIMRTMENT
Advertising Manager ......................... (Open)
Assistants
C. A. Erickson, ’32
E. A. Scanlan, ’32

F. W. Spaulding, '31

R. G. Kellner, ‘31

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.
‘Scanlan, ’32; E. W. Carlson, ’32.

 

Vol. IV OCTOBER 22, 1929 No. 5

FOOTBALL

Time and time again the old question is heard—
“Why don’t we have a football team at Armour?"
Nobody seems to know the exact answer. One says
that the Institute cannot afl'ord such an expensive
sport, another that the faculty is bitterly opposed,
still another that the donors of the school are op—
posed to it. Why would these men be against the
sport? Reasons advanced were that it would detract
from the studies of the men, that it might prove
physically harmful, that athletics would be over-em-
phasized to the harm of scholastic matters, and other
arguments.

First, let us examine the statement that Armour
cannot afford to support a football team. Carnegie,
Georgia Tech, Rose Poly Tech, Colorado School of
Mines, Leland Stanford, and other engineering schools
report a profit on their football season. In those
schools, football pays for the losses incurred in track,
baseball, basketball and minor sports. At Armour,
we participate in the sports which are accepted every-
where as losses financially. Why not participate in
a sport which might add something to the exchequer?
We will wager that the A. T. A. A. did not receive a
total of one hundred dollars paid admission, outside
the activity fees, from the sports of basketball, base—
ball, track, swimming, boxing, golf and tennis during
the whole last school year. Yet the expenses of run-
ning a baseball team are considerable, and those of
basketball and track are not small. Given anywhere
near an even break, football at Armour would be
making money in three years.

Then there is the question that participation in
football would keep students from their studies. This
is often believed to be true; but is it? Is football,
lasting for eight weeks, more harmful than track
which lasts for thirty—six weeks, or basketball which
lasts for sixteen weeks? Is football practice, which
may be reduced to an hour or two a night, more
harmful than the same time spent on basketball?
Or is it more harmful than the same time spent on a
train commuting between a suburban town and Chi—
cago?

If Armour had a football team, would athletics be
over—emphasized to the harm of scholastic standards?
That is not possible with the present method of se—
lecting applicants for entrance, for only one out of
three is accepted and he mainly on a scholastic basis.
Do you notice any over—emphasis of the basketball
or baseball team?

Then comes the vital question—410 the students
really want a football team? If you would go over
to Ogden Field and watch the men playing football
Without proper equipment, without supervision or
coaching, you would be convinced. Former all-city
prep school players are enrolled at Armour, former
stars from high schools of other cities and other
states are listed. Would these men like to play foot—
ball? No other sport appeals to a red blooded engi-
neer as does football.

ARMOUR TEQH ME‘WS

 

: “THE SfllFSTECK” .3:

Cleave to “The Slipstick"; let
the Slapstick lly where it may.

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LA UGHS

Laugh and the world laughs with you,
Laugh again and you laugh alone;
For the first joke was the prof’s,
And the second was your own.

Many a student who thinks he has IT only has if.
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SEZ HIE
Visitor: “And how old are you, Bobbie?"
Bobbie: “I’m just at the awkward age.”
Visitor: “Really? And what do you call the awk—
ward age?"
Bobbie: “I’m too old to cry and too young to swear,”
W. L. F.

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A HORSE LAUGH
This little piece of news was passed on to us. We
won’t vouch for its truth, however. It seems that one
of the instructors entered a class the other day, and
was half through with the roll call before he realized
he was in the wrong room.
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A devil is an angel in reverse.
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The instructions were to note any outside inter—
ests on the reverse side of program card.
One lad recorded: “Lucille, Wednesday, Saturday,
and Sunday nights.”
R. M., Jr.

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Gratitud
“Your medicine has helped me wonderfully,” wrote
the grateful woman to Doctor Johns. “A month ago
I couldn’t even spank the baby, and now I am able
to thrash my husband. Heaven bless you.”
ill all i?

Senior: ”What's the common impediment in the
speech of American people?"
Freshman: “Chewingwgum.”
Chester.
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HERE’S A HOT UNIS.

Chem. Prof.: “What is a flame test?”

Bright “Chemiker.” “Ask her to go out some even—
ing for a street car ride."
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Prof. Wilcox made a statement “that many bodies
are at rest.”

He must have meant our 8:30 lecture.

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It won‘t be long before there will be competition
for space in the column. With the addition of a few
more new contributors, why, life will be just a path
of jokes from now on. We introduce this week—-

 

 

 

Chester, W. L. E, Don C., and R. M. Jr., and welcome
them as charter members to the Funny Fraternity.
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Latest Scotch joke—~“Genuine—Bottled in Bond.”
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An artist stood and drew a storm
The day was far from brightening.
A flash shone round and as he fell,
He drew a streak of lightning.

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Windows Help Some
First Street Musician: “Do you think they can hear
us all right?”
Second Ditto: “ch.
window.”—W. L. F.

Somebody just shut down a

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A druggist spends four years at a school of phar—
macy, and then when he graduates they give him a
diploma which entitles him to make sandwiches.

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it There’s Any Left
A client should keep nothing back from his lawyer
—not even a little small change.

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“Did you ever have water on the knee?”
“No, why?”
“Oh, you dirty thing.”

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Nobody cares what happens to a saxophone player
just so it happens.
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“Say, who do you think you’re pushing?”
“How many guesses do I get?”
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No Good
A corn syrup manufacturing company has received
the following letter: “Dear Sirs: I have ate three
cans of your corn syrup, and it has not helped rm?
corns one bit."
re: fir. :4
“You‘d never think this car
would you?"
“No, it looks as though you made it yourself."

was a second-hand one,

Judge: “Gentlemen of the jury, have you come to a '

decision?”
Foreman: “We have, Your Honor. The jury are
all of the same mind—temporarily insane."
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The ladder of success seems to be made out of

slippery elm.
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Willie: “Did Mr. Edison make the first talking ma—
chine, pa?”

Pa: “No, my son. God made the first talking ma—
chine, but Edison made the first one. that could be
shut off.”

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Now that “rushing” is over, pledch‘ought to clean
up in a big way. .'. is."

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Professor David P.

Mormon

(A Biographical Sketch)

 

BY STEPHEN JANKSZEWSKII, ’30

 

David Penn Moreton, Professor of
Direct and Alternating Current Ma~
chinery, was born in Moscow, Ohio,
in 1882. After the completion of his
early education in Moscow, he en—
tered Ohio State University at Co-
lumbus, Ohio, in 1901, where he
studied for two years.

In 1903, Prof. Moreton came to
Armour Institute as a student in
the electrical department. He
worked his way through school, and
in 1906, graduated with a BS. de—
gree in electrical engineering. Fol-
lowing his graduation, he became
an instructor in the electrical de-
partment on the Armour faculty.
Prof. Moreton has served with the
Institute since then. The E.E. de~
gree was conferred on him in 1909.

Activities outside of teaching
have taken much of Prof. Moreton’s
time. He was mechanical engineer

 

for the limo}: Stock Yards Com-
pany for four years. For two years
he served the Central Manufactnr»
ing District in Chicago in the ca—
pacity of mechanical engineer. He
redesigned electrical railway equip-
ment for the Pyle National Com—
pany for a period of two years. The
Produce Terminal Corporation, of
which he was president, occupied
his attention for three years. Back
in the days before radio broadcast‘
ing became an art, Prof. Moreton
designed the generators for the old
station WJAZ in Chicago, which
was doing pioneering work in that
line.

Prof. Moreton is author of ten
books on electricity, among them
being “Practical Applied Electric-
ity,” “Electric Motors,” “Armature
Windings,” “Telephone Handbook"
and a number of other books on
electrical equipment.

Prof. Moretou developed the
night school classes in electrical en-
gineering at Armour and elevated
the courses to a basis where a sys—
tematic course is now offered to the
students.

That the other side of personal
attribute has not been neglected is
evinced by his interest in social and
welfare work. He was for a num—
ber of years the District Chairman
of the Park Manor District Boy
Scouts. He takes active interest in
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers and was for years the
Counselor of the Armour Branch of
this organization.

The pedagogical engineer, who
cxpounds “juice” theories to junior
electricals, is also a farmer, operat—
ing a farm in Ohio.

Fishing is one of his hobbies and
he enjoys motor touring. '

He belongs to Tau Beta Pi, Eta
Kappa Nu, and Sigma Kappa. Delta
fraternities and is a Knight Temp-
lar and Shrincr.

Prof. Moreton was married to
Sarah A. Alexander, of Boston, in
1918. They reside in Wilmette, Ill.

Tuesday, astrologer 23, we?

gardening“ Reporter

 

Question: What do you think of
the fine of twenty—five cents per
hos: for all reserve library berths
kept after 3:39 A. Mr?

L. S. findersmi, ’33, E3. E3. E—Ii’. is
pretty steep, because if you live out
of term you can‘t go basic for it and
that would be two dollars per day.
Twenty-five cents a day would he
better.

it. F. Pack, ’32, or. awn: is a good
way to keep the fellows from for—
getting to bring the books back

R. Nelson, ’33, M. Emilia. is way
too high; ten cents an hour wool ‘.
be plenty, but even so, it serves the
purpose, so it must be all right.

W. H. Rudolf, ’32, G. Es—No dour; ,

attempts have been made to afiefi
the prompt returning of important
books without resorting to a fine
but apparently they have always:
failed. Therefore, the fine is neces-
sary.
V. A. Storm, ‘39, Ch. E—«Erme—
thirty is a little too early because
the students who have no mom-
ing classes use the books to study
at home in the morning.

H. R. Schlagel. ‘33, Arch—It is
a good idea to get the books back.
from inefiicient fellows, but those
who have lst hour classes should
be able to bring them in hetero
8:30 A. M.

E. Snelling, ’33, E. E.—It makes
it possible for the books to he thae
for the other fellow, but still, it is
a little too high.

SECRETARY s30 DE. RAHEGNB

Miss Helene Jones is the new set:-
retary to Dr. Raymond, m ": e
place hold by the late Miss Form «.

She was born and raised in Chi-
cago and has been private secre-
tary to H. A. Dodge, Assistant
States Attorney, and E. E. Brown,
Vice-President of the First lila-
tional Bank of Chicago.

 

 

 

  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

   

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i, HILE Yale and Princeton were battling to a
tie at Hoboken, New jersey, 3 small group

of scientists, directed by Thomas A. Edison, was busy
at Meolo Park, only 27. few miles away. Ga October
21, their work resulted in the first pinched
incandescent lamp.

Few realized what fifty years would mean to bash
eleciric lighting and football. The hmtfifi who
watched Yale and Princeton then has grown to tens
of thousands ro—day. And the lump the: gioxwd for
forty hours in Edison‘s little laboratory made
possible to-dcy's billions of motile power of also
Eric light. In honor of the pioneer achievement, and
of lighting progress, the nation this your absences
Light’s Golden jubilee.

Much ofrhis progress in lighe'ng has been the achieve
merit of collegerraiued men employed by General
Electric.

 

    

 
   

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