Vol. 5. No. 10. Ailhlfililt’d tilled? @ti’i‘hdhk ilWilAl‘ldliihl. lkdfiit MEN saroaolrsfisrxss was Twenty-Six Nearby Colleges Asked to Compete ' inAnnual Event MED-WEST TRACKMEN THREATEN RECORDS The first annual Armour Outdoor Invitational Track Meet will be held next Saturday at Stagg Field at '3 pm. This will be the banner out.- door meet of the season for the colleges in this district within a ra— dius of two hundred miles. The schools to receive invitations are as follows: University of Chi- cago, Loyola, Chicago Normal, Crane, Lake Forest, Mooseheart, Wheaton, Marquette, Butler, Beloit, Lombard, Millikin, Illinois Wesley- an, Culver, De Paul, “Y” College, Joliet, Cornell (1a.), Illinois state Normal, Carroll (Wis), North Cen~ tral (Naperville), Concordia, Thornu ton (Harvey), Knox (Galesburg), Monmouth and Elmhurst. Fifteen to 25 schools are expected to compete for honors, judging from the past invitational indoor meets. Points will not be counted except as individuals competing because there will not be any team prize. Eligibility of contestants will be governed by the rules of the in- stitutions that are competing. The National Collegiate .rules will be adhered to in the judging of the events. Points will be awarded as follows: lst place—10; 2nd place 3; 3rd place 0; 4th place 4; and 5th place 2, in all events. The Armour men are expected to cop many places in the meet be— cause ' they have consistently 1‘ oer- tered their respective times in their events since the Indoor Invitational which they easily won on March 29 defeating a select group of 15 col~ leges. Captain Don Paul will be gum ning to break the Bartlett Gym record for another first place in the shot—put. Weaver 01' U. of C. will probably give him the most opposi— tion. Storm and Jens are well preé pared to take the brunt of the competition in the sprints. Sade- man and James will be forced to better their respective times in the mile and twanmile runs in order to be among the leaders. Iverson, Harold Fox, Timmermans, and Sor— cnson will run the llilo-yard and Silo-yard dashes. Kara is now prac— ticing running the hurdles daily outdoors at Ogden Field and will be in excellent condition. The following events will be on the program for the day: loo—yard Dash 220-yard Dash 440~yard Run BSD—yard Run One—mile Run Two-mile Run 120—yard High Hurdles 220-yard Low Hurdles High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Javelin Broad Jump Aurora Armour Clue?» Hears Managua Talk The Aurora Armour Club held its spring meeting at the Elks’ Club of Aurora, Saturday, April 26. The principal speaker of the evening was Professor J. B. Finnegan, who spoke on the subject of “Engineer- ing Education.” There were also short talks by C. I. Carlson, ’22, the president of the organization, and graduating members. H. W. Mul— lins, ’30, acted as toastmaster. The Aurora Armour Club is com— posed of alumni and undergrad- uates of Armour Institute residing in or near Aurora, for the purpose of encouraging engineering edu- cation. News Smoker at Ski). House Tomorrow Night An Armour Tech News Smoker will be held at 7:30 o’clock, Wed- nesday, April 30 at the Sigma Kap— pa Delta House, 3344 South Michi— gan Blvd. All members of the present stall are expected to attend, and an in— vitation is extended to the mem- bers of last year‘s stafi’. Professor Hendricks, the faculty adviser for the News, expects to be there. Card playing, smoking, and speeches will constitute the eve~ ning’s entertainment, with refresh- ments later. reassess warn. some or lemon rerun, war it Bids for the Junior Formal are now in the hands of the social committee and are ready for dis- tribution. The attendance at the formal is restricted to one hundred couples which means that the first one hundred men to reserve and pay for their bids will be accomo— dated. It should be noted that more reservation of the bid is not suflicient to secure a place for the dance, but that it is necessary to pay for the bid also. The price is eight and a half dollars. Berlyn MacLaughlin, social chair- man of the junior class, has selected Dell Lampe’s orchestra for the evening’s dance, the only for— mal event of the school year. The Gold Room of the Congress Hotel had been secured for the dance and all plans have been completed. The members of the social com— mittee are: W. Miran C. Robin F. James R. Timmermans Several guests have been invited for the evening among whom are Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Raymond, Dean and Mrs. C. I. Palmer, Dean and Mrs. J. C. Penn, and Prof. and Mrs. H. T. Heald. Freshmen mass Holds Informal at Sherman Over two hundred couples at- tended the annual Freshman In- formal, which was held last Friday evening, April 25th, at the Sher— man Hotel. In addition to being well supported by the Freshman class, there was also a good repre— sentation of the other classes, which helped to make the dance the success that it was. Financially and socially the af- fair was put over, according to Robert Belford, chairman of the Freshman social committee. The guest list included Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Raymond, Dean, and Mrs. C. I. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Schommer, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tib— bals, and Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Teach. Mrs. Sponsler, assistant in the cashier’s office, has been home for the last three weeks with a had cold. She expects to return in the early part of this week. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois fiesta, ghfi". ”33 is Prize Manor The office has been notified by the American Chemical Society that Henry Levin, Ch.E. ’33, won first prize of five hundred dollars in their annual prize essay new test for college freshmen. Levin won the first prize in the “Chem— istry in Industry” division of the contest. Students were allowed to write on C‘ " vi m' ‘ Chemistry in the Home, Chemistry in Warfare, Chemistry in the En- richment of Life, Chemistry in Medicine. In each of these diu visions there were three prizes of five hundred, three hundred, and two hundred dollars. This essay contest is sponsore through the use of funds donated to be known as the Graven prizes. The title of Levin’s paper was the “Relation of Chemistry to the Pe— troleum Industry.” It was 2500 words in, length and contained no pictures or diagrams. The rules of the contest were such that illustra— tions could not be employed. Altogether there were one how tired eighty-nine schools competing. The following schools won first place in the other five divisions: U. of Hawaii; College of Wooster, Ohio (two first places); Ohio Col- lege; and St. Elizabeth College, N. J. Levin‘s Second Prize Levin’s article will be published, as will the articles of the other winners, in the Journal of Chemical Education. This is not the first time that Levin has been successw iul in a contest of this nature. Last year he took second place in a state contest sponsored by the American Chemical Society. As might be expected, Levin is a good student and is attending Armour on a scholarship from Marshall, High of Chicago. , This is the second time that an Armour student has won a prize in this essay contest. In 1926, John Urban, ’27, received a first prize of one thousand dollars. At that time the second and third prizes were not awarded and the best paper received the full thousand dollars. Then the contest was organized in six divisions as it is now, but it was not restricted to freshmen. Urban won the prize while he was a Junior. It is quite a coincident that Urban wrote on the same subject as Levin, the. Petroleum Industry. Student’s Prank €auses . Fire in Electrical Room The results of a prank by some dcxtcrous student made themselves manifest in the electrical lecture room, second floor main building last Friday, April 25. The manifestation first made it— self known in the form of a dense smoke, the odor of which pene~ tratcd into class rooms on the third floor and into the Library, the Deans’ office, and Comptroller’s of- fice on the main floor. Anxious moments were experienced by the Comptroller and several of the pro— fessors before the scene of the con— fiagration was located in the elec-- trical lecture room. Here it was discovered that an eraser reposing innocently in the semi-indirect electric lighting fix- ture was causing all the trouble. The eraser had been lodged there by a student and when the lamp was turned on, was ignited and an unbearable stench was given off. The trouble was remedied when Frank Oster reported for fire duty and by means of a ladder ex- tracted the burning eraser. Mass and seas—lay Piedges Three Men Flask and Beaker, professional chemical fraternity, pledged the lelowing men on Monday, April I. B. Lehmann, ’31. C. J. Stamberg, ’31. J. L. Kubicka, ’32. Honorary fiance first for Friday The annual Inter-Honorary Fra- ternity informal dance is to be held at the Dutch Room of the Bismarck Hotel on Friday, May 2. The music is to be furnished by the Royal Chicagoans, and the bids are priced at two-fifty per couple. The alumni, actives and pledges of all honorary fraternities at Ar- mour are invited, and the expecta- tions are that approximately one hundred couples will be present. Baseball Sound Plays in Michigan The Tech baseball squad will journey to Michigan this week-end to play two of its most important away from home games of the sea— son. On Friday they will clash with the invincible Western State Nor— mal nine at Kalamazoo, Michigan. King Simpson will do the pitching. This should be an exciting game because the Normal nine swamped the proud University of Wisconsin team two weeks ago. On Saturday Stehno will pitch to the Michigan State Normal nine at Ypsilanti, who also have an en— viable record to their credit. Tomorrow’s game with “Y” Col— lege will polish the team off, and bring everybody in shape for the coming contests. The team has not hit its stride yet, due to adverse weather conditions. But the three games this week will give them their needed experience. Sunday morning the team will be back in Chicago with one of its hardest weeks behind it. Whiyslcal Exam Results Are in All physical examinations for flight have been taken by men in the day school and night school as well. To date there have been ap— proximately sixteen men who squ cessl’ully passed the physical test. Most of the students who were re— jected were deficient in normal eyesight, one of the first essentials to an aviator. Other physical de- fects such as heart trouble and lack of stability contributed to the rejection of some of the applicants. Oilicers from the Great Lakes Naval training school were at the Institute Monday, April 21 and spent the entire afternoon and evening in interviewing candidates. It is essential that the candidate have a personality such that he will be a good officer and this point is emphasized in the interview. of interest to the senior class is the fact that although candidates should have ground school work it is not absolutely necessary, and the test may be taken without the course. The men who are selected to the course will take a month‘s course at the Great Lakes Naval School and then eight months at Pensa- cola, Florida. During this time they will be seamen, second class, and receive the corresponding pay. After successfully fulfilling the nine months, the men will be com- missioned as ensigns and onc— four‘th detailed tavthe marine base at San Diego, California and the remainder assigned to the fleet ac— companying it on its voyage. This work draws for them an increased pay approximately $3000 per year. Campus Elixir Holds initiation Smoker The Armour Tech Campus Club held a smoker in their rooms in Chapin Hall Tuesday, evening, Apr. 22. About 40 men attended, includ— ing 12 alumni members. The evening program included enter— tainment by newer members, and eating, smoking and card playing. . News by the managing board, the lilliimt Whilll, flithhlilii Fewer Flank Notices issued This Semester Last week seven hundred and forty failing notices were distribu— ted to four hundred four out of a total of eight hundred one students in school at the present time. This made an average of less than one, the figure being nine—tenths, “flunk” notice per student, and one and eight-tenths notice per student for all who received them. There were thirty students who re— ceived four or more notices. A new ruling this year provides for the notification of parents or guardians of students who receive at least four notices. The fact that a student receives one or two ”flunk” slips signifies that his work is below passing at the present time, but does not in— dicate that he will necessarily fail in the course. No permanent rec- ord of such notices is kept, as they serve only as a warning that the student should “keep his nose to the grindstone." News Makes Changes in Stall Positions Several changes have been made in the staff of the Armour Tech most important of which is the ap~ pointment of Frank Spalding, F. P. E., ’31, to the position of Business Manager. Spalding is to take the place of James Casey, C. E., ‘32, who resigned to take a position as advertising manager. Casey found the former job took too much of his time, so decided to work in co— operation with Emmet Scanlan, F. P. E., ’32, as advertising manager. The second major change was the appointment of Philip Jordan, C. E., '31, to the position of column conductor to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Kilian Knit— tel, E. E., '31. “Phil J." is well known to readers of the Slipstick through his many contributions. Twenty-three humor columns is the record left by Knittcl, which, according to him, if placed end to end should reach from here to there. Harry Richter, C. E., ’32, has changed from the architectural news department to the sports de— artment where he Will act as an assistant to Art Jens. Etc! Kappa Nu Presents Tuesday, April 29, 1930 MM? Mull, Willi Aliithlld lthhld Alih Wtidt W ”lid Open House Night, First Feature Scheduled to Draw 2,00% Visitors FRANK JAMES, MW MARSHALL, EN CHARGE Junior Week this year will be held from Monday, May 12, to Sat— urday, May 17. It will be crowded with athletic meets and games, so- cial affairs and exhibitions. During this week, as the name implies, almost all of the important extra.- curricular work of the school is managed or directed by members of the junior class. The Junior Week activities will open Monday night with the annual Open House Night exhibitions. All laboratories and shops will be in operation, with many exhibits to interest and entertain the visitors. Last year on Open House Night more than two thousand people went through the school and it is expected that there will be fully that many present this year. On Tuesday, May 13, the day fol- lowing Open House Night, the Ar— mour track team will meet Loyola at Loyola and the tennis team will journey to the same school for a competition with the north—side racqueteers. A baseball game with Lake Forest will be played Wednesday after— noon in Ogden Field. The lnterclass Relays and the pentathlon, with Vernon Sturm as manager, will follow on Thursday. During the same afternoon a tennis meet will be held with De Kalb at Armour. The evening will be dis— tinguished by the Interefraternity Sing and by the annual Spring Concert of the musical organiza— tions. Friday morning, May 16, is the time set for the Inter—fraternity Track Meet. This event is under the. management of Bud Weldon as— sisted by Frank James, junior mar- shal. The Class Rush will be held at 12:30 the same day. The general ‘plan for this is the same as in pre- vious years. The two classes will line up, one at each end of Ogden Field. The freshmen will wear green shirts, according to the cus- tom of years, while the sophomores are to wear red. The time of the actual rush will probably be ten minutes, as has always been the case. Following the rush are the inter— fraternity stunts which give the day its name of “Circus Day." Each fraternity is to put on a short stunt, such as an act or sketch of more or less comical nature. The Junior Formal, the only for— mal dance of the school year, will be held in the evening at the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. The week will be ended on Satur- Fagen Wilt Handbook , The essay contest for sophomore‘ electrical students, sponsored by‘ Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical} engineering fraternity was won by Morton Fagen. who presented a, ,paper on “High Frequency Beam? Transmission.” The award is in the; form of a Standard Handbook of; Electrical Engineering. “Electricl Burglar Alarms.” submitted by Vic—1 tor P. Peterson, was given an; honorary mention. 1 The committee composed of 5611—] ior members of the fraternity, re—l3 ported that it was a difficult task] to determine which of the four[ articles submitted was the besti This contest is held every year for sophomore electrical students with[ a view to encourage study on soil»! jects of an engineering nature. ‘ Ecrlyn McLaughlin, CE. ’81, was not in school Friday as a result of an auto accident in which his father was badly hurt. Mr. Mc« Laughlin was unconscious for more than sixteen hours. day with a baseball game with Y. M. C. A. College at the University of Chicago diamond. Wfifi. gees Play By Chi Epsilon The Armour Branch of the West— ern Society of Engineers held a. snicker last Thursday evening, April 24 in the W. S. E. rooms in the Engineers‘ Building. Wells St. and Wacker Drive. After a short introductory talk by Emil Blomme. president. of the organization, Rus— sell West diverted time by several choice recitations. The pledges of Chi Epsilon then presented a play. after which the members of the fraternity put on a play which was written by last year‘s pledges. After the plays. John Edstrand en— tertained on a piano which had been obtained especially for this occasion. Refreshments were served and the meeting broke up in the usual civil manner.