Tuesday, November 12, 1929 estrous: race-t news Page Tissue 1 naysayers I I MAfiKS EN A PAGEANT The Macmillan (70., 1.928 :‘3 Living, as the majority of us do, in the politically—ridden city of Chicago, most of us are somewhat interested in the subject. Unfor- tunately, most of the books on this topic are entirely too technical in their make-up as to interest a man with the minimum of time for out— side readings. “Masks in a Pageant,” by William Allen White, has mastered this dif- ficulty by presenting all of the presidential controversies and the contemporary politicians since the days of Harrison to Coolidge. Inas-n much as he has known all of these men personally, we can expect something different than the sub ject matter might seem to afford. White writes in a bitter, satirical, acid style, and we see the various men stripped of their glamour. Character analysis seems to be an easy operation to White; the un- derlying motives of these men seem clear and defined to him and he presents them in a most straight— forward and frank manner. Perhaps it may shatter some of the lovely stories that one is given to believe by the advocates of polit— ical domination, but White certain— ly can make much of the mystery of politics disappear by his conjur— ing wand, the pen. As the younger men of the coun— try, we would be most interested in Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Al Smith, and“Big Bill"Thompson, all of whom are analytically dissected by the merciless author. To show the deepness of his style,- I quote the following from the chapter on Harding. “The gods of the times created him out of the red Ohio mud and put him to dry against the fence outside the Ex- ecutive Mansion; and when they breathed the breath of opportunity into his nostrils, he walked in." Smith and Thompson must un- doubtedly interest us the most. The “Young. Princes oi? Democracy," as he, with his ‘rseariug -. humor .has, named them, are exposed for just what they are. In reading, one notes that White does not con- demn, often seems to praise, but at all times is deeply pointed in his remarks. His views of Thompson are on- lightening to those of us who can- not understand how he won his last election. We see “Big Bill” as a most successful bully and braggart; but White pictures him in no gen— tle terms, and we are left in no doubt as to his real nature, despite his apparent popularity. We read of Big Bill “standing, 9. brawny boss, feet apart. . . .leering about with his thick-lipped, loose- mouthed smile, his eager, shallow eyes, and flicking one lewd wink at his audience as he trumpets. ‘Shoot 'em in!’ ” This book will prove a delightful source of information for all of the men who have any interest in po— litical movements; the thoughts are good, the style is superb, and the topic is timely. A. B. A. New Piano Like Human Voice A new type of piano which is called a revolutionary musical de- velopment, has just been patented by Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr. The invention increases the son- ority of the piano, lengthens the vibrations and sustains the capacity and volume of the tone. Often the pianist has desired to influence the tone of the piano after the keys are struck. With the new instrument it is possible to do this and to pro— duce a vibrato tone which so far could only be produced by the hu— man voice or by string instruments. The piano looks very much like the usual piano except that the strings are enclosed in a sound~ tight casing having two sets of shutters, one above the strings and the other below the sounding board, which are opened and closed by means of a. fourth pedal. The shut- ters act as reflectors and produce an effect called “acoustic regenera- tions,” sustaining the sound vibra» tions for a much longer time than is possible in the ordinary piano. Manipulation of the extra pedal re- moves inflexibility and shortness, M. i. T. Molds Frenzéed Field Day Battle Recently, the Sophomores and Freshmen of Massachusetts Insti— tute of Technology staged their annual field day and battle. We reprint a few of the high lights of the day: Unusual forms of ammunition were employed by both sides in the battle. Sophomores used eight crates of rotten eggs, most of it cost a dollar a crate, but fifteen dozen were donated by an old Tech man in the firm of Lewis St Mears. The Sophs had cleaned out the bad egg market so thoroughly, the freshmen were forced to pay 4‘7 cents a dozen for cold storage hen fruit. The rotten ones had the ad— vantage in point of odor, the petrified ones were harder. When a cold storage missle landv ed it out. One was seen toabounce off a second year man’s cranium and then splash against the fence. One lucklcss freshman was ob~ served fully dressed under a shower. He was busily engaged in soaping off the nauseating odor of ancient hen fruit. The freshman egg barrage forced the band to move into the Sopho— more stands for protection. Then after ruining the uniforms, they drove their classmates out of the stands into the Track House. Sammy did not get hit this year. Transmission grease in paper bags was a favorite weapon, while wads of plaster of paris bound in straw ranked 21, close second. Fish heads were very much in evidence. The freshmen did not march onto the field preceded by the band as is the custom. An egg bombard- ment from the "roof gang" kept them clear. Incidentally the doors to the roof were protected by fire extinguishers, in case there should be a raid in retaliation. A janitor presumably in the pay of the recipients of the afore men- tioned“ barrage attempted to stem— pede the roof gang with the statement that Major Smith was on the way with an army. But the roof gang knew Major Smith and held the fort. It seems that the fire extinguish- ers keep right on functioning once they are started regardless of the engineering ingenuity brought to bear upon them. The Sophomores hunted in packs of eight in the glove fight. Learn- ing from their last year’s experi— ence when a luckless man shouted for help the numerous freshmen mobbed him, they carefully re- frained from shouting “32” no mat- ter how hard pressed. Instead each unit had a number of pass words such as “Leo,” “Roof—gang,” “Dorms,” and “Devils,” not to men- tion others not fit to print. When the gun went off the Soph~ omore line held steady without moving to make the freshmen come to them. This established the line of scrimmage close to the Sopho- more barrel so they would not have to travel so far with the gloves. It also prevented any group from get— ting cut off from venturing too far into the enemy lines. One freshman raiding the Sophs to regain a 33 banner was captured and sent back “an natural.” Some Sophs tore their captured gloves in two before turning them m. the chief drawback of the old piano tone. The tone effects and shading made possible have caused the in- strument to he called a “breath- ing piano.” On this new piano, Lester Dona~ hue, pianist, has given many per— formances during the last two years. It is practically effective for modern compositions such as by Debussy and Scriabine written in impressionistic style and demand— ing varying nuances of sound. Dr. John Hays Hammond, Jr., has received 400 patents, many in the radio field, and he is also an ex— cellent violinist. Davis fipeahs at. Assembly Monday (Continued from page 1) comrades, ‘lee my love to mother, and give them hell.’ ” Tribute, according to General Davis, must be paid to the dead, sacrificed because of a nation’s de- votions to its ideals of liberty. So that others will not suffer and die, we should see to it that there shall not occur other great wars, but that our nation will join hands with others in peace. General Davis served in the mili» tary forces of the United States in Cuba during the Spanish American War, on the Mexican Border in 1916, and in the World War in command of the 132nd Infantry, U. S. A. He was decorated by the United States Government with the Distinguished Service Medal and Distinguished Service Cross, and the French Government made him an Officer of the Legion of Honor. Because of his splendid work and his courage, General Davis is rec- ognizcd as one of the outstanding military heroes of the country. General Davis is a man who has served his country with the same zeal, interest, and capability in civil matters that he has shown in mili— tary matters. He is, besides being Vice President of the Chicago Title and Trust Company, a member of the Bar, Chairman Advisory Com- mittee Forest Preserve, member of the Chicago Plan Commission: he has been a member of the state legislature, and Recorder and Reg— istrar of Cook county. Armour’s new little symphony or- chestra, recently formed by a cord bination of members of the band and orchestra, made its first public appearance whenit played in as— sembly yesterday. The numbers which it rendered showed great possibilities for the future of this new organization. The Arkansan Press Club makes an annual presentation of a live razorback hog to the one who does the most for the college during the year. Easements auras PHI KAPPA SEGMA The Phi Kaps held their annual Parents’ Day on Sunday, Novem- ber 10, at the Chapter House. No— vember 23 has been set as the date for the housewarming dance. Alpha Epsilon of Phi Kappa Sigma wishes to extend a cordial invita» tion to the faculty and students of Armour Institute. 8 >8 5: DELTA TAU DELTA The annual Welland Freshman Banquet, held in the Red Room of the Hotel La Salle, was attended by the entire pledge body and most of the active chapter, Saturday, November 9. Paul Malm, M. E. ’31, who was forced to remain out of school for the semester on account of sick- ness, paid the house a visit Tues— day, November 5. fit (I SEGMA KAPPA DELTA Another one of the boys is to take the fatal step. This time it is Robert E. Brummond ’28, who is to be married on November 15. ill I): TREANGLIE Triangle takes pleasure in an— nouncing the pledging of Edward Kenner, 36'. P. E. ’33. ”I J6! W PIE-ill Pl Pill Phi Pi Phi announces the initi— ation of G. Reichle, Arch. '20, H. Seichtenburg, M. E. ’32, M. Morgan, C. E. ’31, and J. B. Finnegan, Jr., F. P. E. ’32. Phi Pi Phi also announces the pledging of G. Hill, F. P. E. ’32. ill >3! m SEER/EA ALPHA MU The members and alumni of the Sig Alph are looking forward to a big time at the annual Pledge Party, which is to be held Novem- ber 16, at 1322 Chase avenue. 3‘ fr >1! THE'H‘A Kl Theta Xi held open house last Saturday evening following the Wisconsin-Ohicago football game for several members from the Wis— iflivils Make Two ‘ inspection Trips (Continued from Page 1) the battery room visited, and then the party went to a switch where the operating mechanism was ex— plained. Disposal Plant incomplete Friday, the men visited the sew- age disposal plant. This plant, lo- cated at Laramie and 39th street, disposes the west side sewage and the north, side sludge from the Howard Avenue Plant. It is not yet completed; the men being able to observe the processes of con- struction. When finished, it is to be the largest in the world of the Imhofl type, where the sewage is allowed to settle in huge tanks. The project has been under con— struction for a number of years. lack of funds holding up the con- structlon. As the work consisted largely of concrete and steel, it was of the utmost. interest to the men. The first trip was under the lead~ ership of Professor Grafton, and the latter under Professors Stevens, Heald, and Pierce. According to a recent survey at the University of Iowa, an average of 40,000 cigarets are smoked by 800 women in a week. The ~female smokers comprise about one-third of the women on the campus. They are less secretive about buying their luxuries than they were formerly, but they now purchase them over the counters, and in cigar stores where they can have their lighters filled. The survey also showed that the high~priced, fancy-wrapped brands are not popular with the women. Football Again As we glance out the window and notice the crowds gathered to either partake or to watch the touch football game which is in progress in Ogden Field, we feel. that Tech should have a football , 9‘ . 's' . dlLUissNi ith did: A feature cuticle about George Jennings, err-’23, appeared h: the last issue of the “Public Service Company of Earthen; mots News,” house publication oi that organization. A large gloom of George in action showed that he has not lost the touch of the tea” nis racket. He recently entered the employment of the Public Serv- ice Company of Northern Elinois. An announcement has been re~ reived that the marriage of 5‘. if. Pischke, '28, to Mss Edith Go- dar is to take place on Saturday, November 23 at St. Victor Church. Harvey Dozois, ’29, writes in that he and LeRoy Bernhard, ’23 are go— ing through a training period of several months as members, of a group of five connected with the Chief Engineer’s Dept of the Eli- nois Bell Telephone Company. no— cording to Harvey, some or“ the work is almost as hard as school. Rumors have been floating 22012.3(} that Fred Jurgensen, ’29 is now married. Fred was president of last year’s senior class. Fred Payne, ’28. was in town re- cently for the week end. “Bugs" Belch, ’12, sends word from Madison, Wisconsin, that he is busily engaged in “arohitecting.” John G. Attwood, ’29. formerly; staid artist for the News, is new Assistant Research Chemist at the Battelle Memorial Institute, Colum- bus, Ohio. He is at present working on problems concerning steel prov duotion methods. YALE UNIVERSE? Yale University spends $2 for every dollar that the studemm pay for tuition. Fellowships, scholar- ships, and loans were given to 1,269 men last year. 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