Vol. IV. life. 7. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois REFERENCE BCCK liillliid HEAVY Kill Cliilili SCliCClS Miss Steele Receives Replies to Her Questionnaire anaesvarfliniwmsm Miss Nell Steele, librarian, in an effort to improve the reference book situation at Armour, has sent questionnaires to twenty—two schools asking for their methods of handling this problem. The replies received disclose several facts which are of interest to Armour students. Practically without exception the replies indicated that students were not permitted to withdraw over~night books earlier than one hour before the libraries’ closing time and were required to return them either at the start of the next day’s first class or within the first hour. The libraries of more than half of these schools do not close1 until 9:00 or 9:30 p. 111., which means that reference books in ‘those schools cannot be taken until 8:00 p. m. and, in some cases, un— til 9:00 p. m. Fines Vary Greatly The fines on books overdue range widely, some having no fine at all, some having a line which varies according to the offense, some placing an hourly fine on each book of from five cents to twenty_ five cents, and a daily fine of twen— ty'flve cents to two dollars or more, and some having graduated fines which vary according to the num— ber of hours the book is late. ”Northwestern University...has.-a, . fine of this type. The fine is ten cents for the first hour, twenty—five cents for the second hour, and fifty cents for the remainder of the day after the second hour. Thus, the daily fine amounts to eighty- five cents which can be avoided (Continued on page 1,) Boxers Get New Squared Circfe If the tentative plans calling for a home and home schedule are carried out by Manager Stock, Ar— mour’s boxing fans will be given an opportunity to witness their local pugs in several matches at the school gymnasium. In the previous years, all boxing . matches were scheduled on foreign rings. This arrangement often played an injustice to the school team. At times the team was forced to contend with partial ref- erees, and inadequate scoring sys- tems forcing them to accept the losing and of many close decisions. It is natural of course for the visiting team to carry on without the aid of any proverbial breaks that are at stake in a match, but Armour’s team on several occasions in the past felt as though they failed to receive at least an even break. Armour’s pugs, however, will not look forward to Dame Fate when it schedules fights in the school gym, but they will have the satisfaction of knowing that they’ll win the battles if they actually outpoint their men. The boxing ring and lighting system in the gym is already being improved preparatory to the pro— posed change in the 1929-1930 schedule. The regular boxing practice ses— sions were held last Tuesday and Friday evening. The men continue to show their earnestness by turn- ing out regularly. Coach Weissman, in lecturing to his proteges, stressed that all men must be out for prac- tice if they expect to win a berth with the team. He further stated that no movement could live on err— thusiasm if it was not coupled with hard work and promptness in do- ing it. McLaughlin Picks Junior Assistants B. G. McLaughlin, social chair— man of the Junior Class, has ap— pointed the members of his com” mittee. These men, 0. J. Robin, W. M. Miran, F. M. James, and R. Tlmmermans, will assist Mc— Laughlin in making plans for the Junior Prom, Junior Dance and all other social events of the class. Flask and Cooker Rewards Cavanagh It was decided at a meeting of Mask and Beaker, professional chemical club, held last Tuesday that a membership in the Amer~ ican Chemical Society for one year be presented to the member of last year’s Freshman Class in Chemical Engineering who had the highest average. Jack Cavanagh ’32, is the student who is to re— ceive the award. This event is to set a precedent to heft: allowed by the club each year, tbé purpose hen to remote interest in high scholastic standl/g. The presentation of this award is to be made in. the near future at a function observed by Flask and Beaker. Definite information will be given later concerning the date and other details of this func- tion, but it is understood that it will likely be in the form of a Smoker. While the Flask and Beaker is not an honorary organization, its members are required to have cer- tain scholastic records. It has chosen the method outlined to show its interest in excellent rank- ing. "The, Mr. Cavanagh carries with it a year’s subscription to any two of the publications of the American Chemical Society as well as all the privileges of membership. These publications are Chemical Ab— stracts, Journal of industrial and Engineering Chemistry, and Jour- nal of the American Chemical So— ciety. U. of E. Arctic inspect: Chicago The Senior architectural class of the University of Illinois consisting of about forty-five students under the direction of Mr. Dillenbach made an inspection trip of Chicago and vicinity last week. The important places visited on the tour were the Art Institute, Goodman Theatre, Burnham library, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Uni- versity of Chicago chapel and some of the larger loop office buildings. The offices of Holabird and Root, 333 N. Michigan Avenue, were also inspected. The trip ended Saturday when the whole group attended the Uni- versity of Illinois vs. Northwestern football game at Evanston. Engineer Staff New Burch From Purdue Members of the Armour Engineer Staff who traveled to Purdue Uni— versity last week have now re- turned to their classes. Many new features andinnova— tions were seen among the exhibits at Purdue. Besides the business that was conducted while away the men took part in several social functions. These informal gather- ings proved very interesting to the writers of the Engineer. The group left Chicago on Wed—- nesday Oct. 30 late in the after- noon. The men left Purdue imm mediately after the Conference, which ended Saturday morning, and arrived in Chicago late Satur— day. membership " presented“'*t0' Hallowe’en it was, though a little early in the day. Professor Um— breit, of Northwestern, and better known at Armour as the exponent of. the boot and shoe industry, as— tounded his class of Seniors with his occult and mystic powers in presenting an unusual exhibit from his favorite industry. The Seniors, aroused from their state of lethargic reverie, observed an assortment of boots, shoes, etc, float airly across the stage, corn— manded by a single wave of his hand. A second twist of the wrist by the accomplished professor, and the whole remained stationary at a position directly above him at a height of about a dozen feet. Coca! Professor Displays Unssuoi Csychic Powers in Senior Lecture REVEALS SOURCE OF UNUSUAL EXHHBKT Great was the wonderment voiced on all sides. To many the most remarkable part of the feat was that the professor did not even have to roll. up his sleeves in order to secure the manifestation. Professor Umbreit was impressed greatly with the reception accorded his display and promised to present additional exhibits in the future. For the next week, he was puzzled as to feasibility, as he intends to discuss the tractor industry. At the conclusion of the lecture, the professor modestly explained. that the stunt was not a true man- ifestation of occult power, but was faked with the aid of a number of wire pulling Seniors. Senior Dance to Co 0n Friday, Dec. C The first big social event of the school year, the Senior Dance, has been announced by the Senior Soc- ial Committee, headed by Ray Sheen, chairman. The date has been set as Friday night, December 6, and the place decided upon is the Red Lacquer Room of the Palm— er House, scene of so many success- Wadsworth and his orchestra will furnish‘the music from the hours of nine until one. Each class gives an informal dance each year, and the Junior class also gives the Junior From, a formal dinner dance or supper dance These aflairs constitute the by t school!” Bids will be two and one half dol- lars, and may be obtained from any member of the senior social comw mittee. Any student or alumnus of Armour is eligible to purchase a bid. Joint JWeeting of WS. E. undid. J. E. E. The Armour Branches of the A. I. E. E. and W. S. E. held a joint meeting last Friday, November 1st, in Room D, Mission. This was the first meeting of both societies this semester. Mr. H. H. Field, of the Northern Illinois Public Service Company, who for the last two years has served as Secretary of the Electrifi— cation of Steam Railroad Commit“ tee, gave an illustrated slide lecture on “Electrification of Railway Lines in Europe.” Mr. Blomme, chairman of the Ar— i'mour Branch of W. S. 13., then turned the meeting over to Mr. Dollenmaier, chairman of the In- stitute branch of A. I. E. E. Mr. Dollenmaier announced the members of his committees. The Meetings and Paper committee consists of Baker, chairman; Zim— merman, Sanborn, Bigelow and Patzelt. The men on the Social committee are Serson, chairman; Stier, Hanke, Roffee and Kellner. The chairman of the Mempership members are Drigot, Knittel, Fet— terman and Johnson. CCLCN one Wednesday, Nov. 6 F. P. E. S. Meeting, 9:30 A. M., Room H, Main Building Basketball Practice, Gym Thursday, Nov. 7 Cycle Staff Meeting, Theta Xi Hon li‘rhl “Nov. 8 Flask and “Beaker Smoker Theta Xi House Basketball Practice, Gym Monday, Nov. M Basketball Practice, Gym Wednesday, Nov. 13 i Aimour Tech News Smoker, » Theta Xi House ful social aflairs of Armour. Waddy . main social events given officially committee is Southwlck and the - Library Announces Addition of Rooks The library of the Institute has recently been enriched by the pur— chase of a hundred and fifty books, both of a technical and nonntech— nical nature. The books are rap— idly being catalogued by the assistant librarian, Miss Dorothy Cornwall, and will be open for dis“ tribution. Unusual care has been taken to select the best types of books so that the limited funds may produce the maximum amount of good material. In order that the men may real- ize the nature of the purchase, the NEWS lists some of the books under the various headings. - tic Anthony. liatheririeL-“Catherine them} eat. ’ ’ Ball, W. W. R.—“Mathematical Recreations and Essays.” Beebe, William —— “Log in the Sun.’ Browne, Lewis — “T h a t M a n Heine." Brownell, L. E.—“Accounting and Finance.” Bryan, Gr. S.—“Edison—that Man and His Work." Clapp, J. M. and E. A. Kane— “How to Talk.” Eddington, A. S.—-“Nature of the World and Man ' Humphreys, W. J. —-“Physics of ‘lithe La Caste, J. R. —“LaCoste on Ten— nis.” Ludwig, ‘-—“Goethe, the His— tory of a. Man, 1749—1832.” O’Neill, Eugene—“Strange Inter— lude.” Walter, Ellery—“World on One Leg.” ' Fiction Byrne, Donn—“Wind Bloweth.” Gather, Willa— “Song of the Lark.” Douglas, Norman—“South Wind." Feuchtwanger, Leon—JPower.” Hamsun, Knot—“Woman at the Pump.” Hudson, W. H.—“Purple Land.” Ilbanzy, Eelasco — “ U 11 k 11 o w n Lands.” the Story of Columbus." Keeler, El. S.—-—“Thieves’ Nights.” Lewis, Sinclair—“Dodsworth.” Sabatini, Rafael— “Hounds God." Tomllnson, H. M. —— “Gallion's of the technical subjects (Continued on page 3) Sir: New Men Apply for Cynic Positions Initial plans for this year’s Cycle were formulated at the first meet- ing of the stud held Friday, Novemw her 1. Organization of the new star)? to publish the annual was the principal business discussed. 0. Murphy was appointed photogra- phy editor. Six new men applied for positions on the editorial staff. A number of sophomores are still needed to assist department heads. A meeting of the officem is plan» had for Thursday, Nameless ‘? in Sure Theta :Eii house. An assembly will. be held next Monday morning, dermis- tice Bay, at which time, Gen- oral Abel Davis, nationally known military hero, will ad- dress thc students. The as-- sembly will be in Assembly Company, one of the largest finanial country. institutions of the Three Honoraries Announce Pledges The following men have been pledged to Pi Tau Sigma, national honorary Mechanical in fraternity, according to E. R. Row- ley, president of the Armour Chap— tor: C. T. Link, ’31 F. F. Strassen‘ourg, '31. A. E. Nelson, ’30. M. Vander Velde, '30. H. H. Stebblns, ’30. J. E. Higgins, ’30. Chi Epsilon, national honorary civil engineering fraternity, pledged the following men: G. W. Kohout M. 0. Nelson R. West Last Friday, November 1, the Junior Chemical Engineering class visited the 68th Street pumping station and experimental plant. This station is one of the largest in the city, delivering 130,000,000 gal— lons daily capacity at the present time, with an ultimate capacity of 200,000,000 gallons daily. special interest at the present time, for data was being gathered on methods for the filtering of water. The water before undergoing the treatment resembled a heavy mud solution, but came through per- fectly clear. Many south side resi~ dents, unable to assimilate the mixture that has been furnished of late instead of water, prefer to carry bottles of. the filtered product rather than drink what comes from the faucet. It is hoped by the offi— cials of the plant that some day Chicago will have the filter system adopted throughout the city so that palatable water can be furnished under all weather conditions. Pumping systems and duplicate chlorine installations which are able to take care of any emergency conditions were explained in detail. The two laboratories, an experi— mental and a control laboratory. were also visited. Professor Bentley of the Chemical Engineering de— partment was in charge of the in~ specting group. were of Underwriters, Topic or REES. discs Clarance Goldsmith will be the speaker at the bieweekly F. P. E. S. meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 6. at 9 :30 o'clock in Room H of the Main Building. All members are urged to be present and on time. Mr. Goldsmith, who is with the National Board of Fire Under- writers, will speak on the work of this organization. Armour Tech News. to be held on November is. is being prepared for by a committee of" 3. 0. Nelson, S. Janisscwski, s. Weston, R. Ellis, B. C. Scott. Tuesday, November 5, 192:? ‘3 ‘r d .. Will dECECJE Shillifih crass CCliilli’CiiiEfi 1 t ' ' n o 3‘3";ka gig? mini? filmy Commttees To See "fliers . e. . Mr. Davis is Vicc~Prcsident Seniors Graduate of the Chicago Title and Trust ill} Style FlVE MEN ON EACH Five Senior committees of five men each have been appointed by Bob Screen, Senior Class PresidentN tee, Photography committee, Cap and Gown committee, and Auxil— iary ‘ The . fig: 9 .t chairmen are Jack Hurley, Vernon Sturm, P. E. Heath, Jack Dollar— maier, and George Heller. These committees will take care of the work coming under their jurisdiction, enabling the Seniors to graduate in becoming style. The design of the senior jackets has not yet been decided, according to Jack Hurley, chairman of the Amn'liary committee. The committees and their mem- bers as appointed are: Announcement Committee Jack Hurley, Chairman. Eta Kappa Nu, national honorary E. Blomme. electrical engineering fraternity, R. A. West. announces the pledging of the fol— M. 0. Nelson lowing men: W. D. Wilson. H. Stier Jewelry Committee 0. Rudelius V. A. Storm, Chairman. J. Filmer W. K. Simpson. E. Hanks B. H. Rodeo. W. Drigot D. T. Smith. R. Patzclt E. E. Ross. Photography Committee P E. Heath, Chairman Junior Chemo fies , )3; fig; , - Cairo [iJunlJthered :1. g figs Cap and Gown Committee J. Dollenmaier, Chairman. F. E. Sanborn. F. H. Bigelow. J. G. Papantony. J. S. Mack. Auxiliary Committee R. B. Johnston, Chairman. The experimental plant was of The smoker for the staff of the m7“ - E. R. Rowley. C. F. Vojteck. C. L. Carlson. H. W. Faulstich. Better Homes Contest on Exhibit Countdown The sketches and floor plans of nearly 100 homes awarded prizes or honorable mentions in the 1929 Better Homes contest sponsored by The Daily News, the Home Own— ers’ Institute and twelve other newspapers tilts-ghoul; the coun— try are on dispky new at the Burnham library 0: t e Art Insh- tute. The}; will he kept there until November 23. The exhibit contains examples of the best- work of leading architects in all parts of the country. A ton-:3 of $29 008 in prizes, the largest :3. list ever shared in arch a coni was awarded. and the entry ass representhig practically every skate in the union is said to lists been the largest ref airy amniteoian‘sl contest ever held under the are spices of the Contest Commune of the American Institute of Arabia tects. Plans for the building of three of the prise-winning burr es under (ii. reel-ion of the 33s. ily he m toss serve as demonstrations of modern home planning. brdlch‘ngs and esldpmrsss are nearing: completion and will. a announcexi in the near future. ' ERGSE overseen George J. Busmstsrboer, ’53. if. sprained his ankle very'c ins basketball in .. ism Beaker a: Thais Xi , and and J. Fr. Papantzmy. R. Mulroney, ‘1‘. Leaviti. anther S.