Vol. 5. No. 13 Shilldli BANllllll' l’llA'l'l-llllh lhhdl Al” ll’lhllllldll limb Entertainment Speeches e Scheduled for " Dinner ’ RAY SEDAN lN CHARGE About one hundred seniors will attend the annual Senior Banquet, which is to be held tonight at the Medinah Athletic Club, the world’s largest club house. This event is to climax the social season for the graduates. Ray Shoan, the social chairman, has charge of arrange- ments. The program, commencing at 6:30 p. m., consists of a steak din— ner and entertainment, both local and professional. There will also be speeches by Professors John Schommer, G. L. Scherger, P. C. Huntly, and C. E. Cooper, who will be introduced by Master of Cere— monies E. P. Boynton. The feast is to take place in the ladies' dining room, which is said to be one of the most beautiful in the city. Proof Reading Delays Publication of Cycle Delay, caused by the necessity of re-reading, proof on the 1930 Cycle, caused the postponement of the date of distribution of the year- book. uv , r . r. in ’30, editor—in-chicf of the publica— tion, the yearbook will be ready for distribution on Wednesday, May 28. Annual Smelter Held fryA. l. E. E. The annual dinner smoker of the Chicago section of the A. I. E. E. was given at the Eal Tabarin of the Hotel Sherman on Wednesday evening, May 14. Armour was well represented by members of the Senior, Junior and Sophomore classes who occupied five of a total of approximately thirty-two tables. The dinner was served to the ac- companiment of a six-piece or— chestra. other entertainment dur- ing the dinner consisted of singing and playing by a mixed quartet. Later on the whole assembly sang the new A. I. E. E. song to the tune of “on Wisconsin.” As the evening progressed several acrobatic dances were interspersed with selections from the orchestra. Ingenious lighting effects of the room also kept the gathering interested. The various organizations repre- p sented then gave their part of the program which in general consisted of a male quartet, several solos, a magician and three short skits. The Armour Branch of the A. I. E. E. was represented by three members of the Junior class. Wil— liam Drigot and Richard G. Kell— mer executed an Apache dance to the accompaniment of Kenneth Meyers on the piano. An ex tem- poraneous and somewhat colorful act put on by a beautiful chorine with the assistance of Professor Freeman was also a part of the entertainment. To the delight of the audience, these two demon- strated the proper manner in which to osculate in public. The meeting was then turned over to the chairman for a few minutes and after several intro— ductions was followed by a comic, open-glove boxing match between two gold dust twins. This com- pleted the evening’s program and the crowd dispersed well satisfied. airbus may, Junior lnlerrnnl Many Etienne of Annual .lnnlor Fraternities-2nd Classes l'lolcl Annual Track Contests The Freshman Relay team com— posed of J. Ireland, A. Helmlck, J. Sorenson, and E. Sademan started off the sports on Circus Day last Friday by cupping the Interclass Relay. The men will receive indi— vidual silver watch charms. Walter M Miran, 31, won the Pentathlon with a total of 43271/2 points. J. Kara, '30 and F. M. James, ’31 took second and third place respectively. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded for first, second and third places. The events were as follows: one hun- dred yard dash, shot put, one hun— dred yard high hurdles, b'road jump, and one-half mile 'run. The Theta Xi relay team com— posed of Rowley, Olsen, Carlstrom and Sorenson won the Interfra- ternity relay. A circulating silver loving cup is given to the'wlnnlng team. The Interfraternity track—meet was won by Beta Psi with a total of 54, points. Triangle with 251/2 points and Sigma Kappa Delta with 181/3 points were second and third respectively. W. M. Miran, ’31, of Beta Psi was high point man with a total of 18 points. He won first place in the 100 yd. dash, 220 yd. dash, broad jump, and also a second place in the shot put. Vernon Storm, ’30, and Bud Wel— don, ’30, managed the athletic events of the day. . .. SUMMAREES 100- Yd. Dash—4st, Miran, Beta Psi; 2nd, .Jens, S K. D.; 3rd, Sorenson, T. X.; 4th, Jones, S. K. D. Time, 1022. 1 Mile Run—1st, Lind, Triangle; 2nd, Anderson, Beta Psi; 3rd, Sie- ferth, Phi Pi Phi; 4th, Carlson, Phi Pi Phi. Time, 5:17 4/5. 100 Yd. High Hurdles—451;, Stev— enson, Beta Psi; 2nd, Kramer, S. K. D.; 3rd, Oberbeck, Triangle; 4th, Cruver, Phi Pi Phi. Time, 16:3. 440 Yd. Dash—let, Kutteruf, S. K. D.; 2nd, Leichtenberg, Phi Pi Phi; 3rd, Mead, Phi Pi Phi; 4th, Rossing, Triangle. Time, 59.2. 100 Yd. Low Hurdles—let, Ven— ema, Triangle; 2nd, Setterberg, Beta Psi; 3rd, Oberbeck, Triangle; 4th, Carlston, T. X. Time 13.0. 220 Yd. Dash—1st, Miran, Beta Psi; 2nd, Leichtenberg, Phi "Pi Phi; 3rd, Rossing, Triangles; 4th A. Jens, S. K. D. Time, 24.7. 880 Yd. Run —- lst, Lind, Tri- angles; an, Sorenscn, T. X.; 3rd, Anderson, Beta Psi; 4th, Kenner, Triangles. Time, 2:174. Pole Vault—let, Mullins, Beta Psi; Tied for 2nd and 3rd, Edstrand, Phi Pi Phi, and Hendricks, Phi Kappa Sigma. Height, 7 feet 6 in. Broad Jump - lst, Miran, Beta s1; 2nd, Staib, Beta Psi; 3rd, Wil- son, Phi Kappa Sigma; 4th, Setter— berg, Beta Psi. Distance, 18 feet 6 inches. Shot Put—lst, C. Jens, S. K. D.; 2nd, Miran, Beta Psi; 3rd, Carl- strom, T. X.; 4th, Mullins, Beta Psi. Distance, 34 feet 51/2 inches. Discus—151;, Hendricks, Phi Kap- pa Sigma; 2nd, Jungles, Beta Psi; 3rd, Mullins, Beta Psi; 4th, Cassidy, Phi Pi Phi. Distance, 99.4. feet. High Jump—1st, Setterberg, Beta Psi; tied for 2nd and 3rd, Venema, Triangle, and Stevenson, Beta Psi; tied for 4th, Kutteruf, S. K. D.; Hendricks, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Goldsborough, Beta Psi. Height, 4 feet 10 inches. Dr. Scherger presented an illus- trated lecture at the Auburn Park S w e dis h Methodist Episcopal Church. The lecture was on the subject of the Passion Play of Oberammergau and was illustrated with pictures taken by Dr. Scherger while in Europe. . Eenior Reception to Armour Institute of Tecl .nology. Chicago, Illinois lfillncax Hundred Couples Attend Prom at Congress l-lotcl The Junior Formal, dance and the only formal on the school calendar drew a crowd of about one-hundred couples to the Gold Room of the Congress last Friday night. Del Lampe’s arches» tra, which furnished the music, was said by the guests to be the best. The dinner also came in for its share of commendation. Especially delighted were the fe» male halves of the couples with the unique favors, and the pearl like dance programs. Although the accurate check has not been made, B. McLaughlin, class social chairman, expects that the dance will not show a profit. Fraternity Council Elects Officials At the meeting of the Interfra~ ternlty Council last Wednesday, May 14, the following officers were elected for the coming year: C. J. Robin, president. M. C. Larkln, treasurer. J. M. McAlear, secretary. After the election of officers it was decided that the cup given to the winner of the Interfratcrnity Sing should be made a permanent trophy, each fraternity donating toward its cost. Be Held llere lune 5 The annual Senior Reception will be held on the evening of June 5 in the library. All seniors, their feminine guests, members of the faculty and their wives are to be invited. Dr. Raymond, who is making ar- rangements for the event, promises novel entertainment for the guests. Fire Protec Society Elects l/Vilcle Head The officers for next year were elected at the last meeting of the F. P. E. Society Wednesday, May 14. The men elected were: A. F. Wilde, president. A, H. Jens, vice-president. W. M. Miran, secretary. M. C. Larkin, treasurer. This meeting closed the term of office of E. J. Ransel as president, an office which he has filled most capably, promoting the most in- teresting speeches at each meeting, speakers who have given every as- pect of the insurance business, as was Ransel’s aim. Fire Alarm Scares Upon l-louse Visitors All was quiet in the foundry on the fourth floor of Machinery Hall on Monday, Open House Night, ex— cept for the preparations for a heat scheduled for 8:20. But when the cupola had been almost emp— tied, the usual flames, coke and iron burst into the darkness of the night from the chimney of the cupola and caused someone to turn in a fire alarm. Seven or eight pieces of apparatus responded and the firemen carried portable ex- tinguishers up to the fourth floor. Finding no conflagration they parked their instruments of war and remained to see the heat. Mr. Larson states that this is an annual occasion, the alarm being turned in by someone probably at a distance from the building. the last , Freshmen Cop Class Rush, S. K. D.’e Win Pageant The annual class rush was run. Friday at 1:30 and ended with the Freshmen leading by the close score of 28 to 22. Immediately after the rush the fraternity stunts were ;;held as scheduled, the S. K. D’s rwinning by the unanimous decision ‘of the judges and thus obtaining permanent possession of the Presi— :dent’s Cup, donated by Dr. Ray— mond. The Circus Day Skin be~ 'comes a temporary possession. Much Spirit Shown The spirit displayed by the fresh man and sophomore classes began to make itself known Thursday night in a series of raids on various fraternity houses along Michigan Boulevard. During the night sev- eral men lost possession of various articles of wearing apparel, chiefly trousers and were obliged to with- draw to more secluded battle grounds than the Boulevard offers. Sophomores Start Battle Friday morning's activities started ’when the sophomores spied a. freshman carrying a green shirt and promptly relieved him of it. The freshman soon was joined by more of his class and an attempt made to retrieve the lost shirt. A general melee resulted which ended lonly with the declaration of a truce until the time of the rush. Classes Equally Represented When the two classes lined up at about one o’clock it was quite evi— out that for the first time in sev- al years the sophomprcs were not. overwhelmingly outnumbered Al— though the freshmen were more numerous the sophomores turned out with almost as many men. The boys were lined up across the center of the field and the two classes placed on opposite sides of them at equal distances according to the custom. The Junior Marshals, in bright yellow jackets and white trousers. kept themselves busy instructing the two classes and forming them into lines. A considerable crowd collected to watch the rush and waited impatiently for the start. Dr. Raymond Starts Rush Finally, when everything was ready, Dr. Raymond gave the signal to start by firing a pistol and the rush was on. The sophomores, led by “Rog" Waindle and the freshmen, under the diretion of Gustavson at- tacked with equal fierccness. In a few seconds the field was covered with groups of various sizes strug- gling for the sacks. After ten min- utes time was called and the rush stopped. Through some error the state— ment was first made that the soph- omores had won. This decision was soon reversed and the final score given as: freshmen 28, sopho— mores 22. Then came the fraternity stunts which give the day its name, Circus Day. The Beta Psi’s led off with a burlesque called the “Straw Market Review” under the direction of Langhammer and Spalding. The next was “A Side Show” by the (Continued on page three) CALENDAR Tuesday, May 20 3200 Tennis. “Y” vs Armour at U. of C. Senior Banquet at Medinah Athletic Club. Thursday, May 22 Armour Tech Athletes’ Banquet at Lake Shore Athletic Club. Friday, May 23 2:30 Baseball. Coe at Armour. 7:30 Track Meet. Marquette Re— lays at Milwaukee. Saturday, May 24 Baseball. DeKalb at DeKalb. Spring lConeert Well Attended The Armour Tech Musical Clubs presented their twenty-ninth an— nual home concert last Thursday evening. May 15,~in the Assembly Hall to an enthusiastic audience. The weather last Thursday was ideal compared to that prevailing on the concert night of a year ago when the downpour of rain kept many from attending. This year brought a large turnout to listen to three hours of musical enjoy- ment furnished by the Glee Club, Orchestra, Stress and Strains, and the Interfratemity Sing. Phi Pi Phi won the Interfrater~ nity Sing, with Delta Tau Delta placing second. The competitive field consisted of seven fraternities, here named in the order in which they sang: Delta Tau Delta, Theta Xi, Phi Pi Phi, Beta Xi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Triangle and Sigma Kappa Delta. By winning, Phi Pi Phi regains possession of the traveling trophy, a gift of the Interfraternity Coun» oil, which they lost to the Triangle last year, but won the year before. The judges, consisting of Doctors Raymond and Protheroe, Dean Palmer and Professor Leich, ad— mitted difficulty in deciding the winner because of the excellent performances given, Delta Tau Delta, the first on the list, experi- enced great difficulty in getting started on their first song. That they redeemed themselves in the second selection can be seen from the fact that they were awarded second piece. The orchestra, under direction of Frank Asto.’ closed the program, playing first a group of four numbers of which “I Love You, Believe Me, I Love You," by Boutelje was a constitu— ent and later closing the concert with another group of four selec— tions. “Alexander," a humorous song for choral voices, by Brewer, was the feature song of the Glee Club’s first appearance on the program. “The Song of the Waves" and “El— dorado,” both written by Dr. D. E. Protheroe, director of the Glee Club, the latter song being dedi— catcd to the Armour Chorus, were also sung in a subsequent appear- ance. George Burhop, ’33, sang the solo in “On the Road to Mandalay" and was encored. The work of the “Stresses and Strains" was highly appreciated by the audience for they were heartily applauded and had to give encores. J. E. Higgins, ‘30, president of the Musical Clubs, arranged the de- tails of the concert with J. H. Kovarik, ’30, the business manager assisting. Rifle Club Elects Statlms President The Rifle Club held an election of officers in the Physic Lecture Room last Thursday, May 15, at 12:45. The following men were elected: L. B. Statkus, president. W. D. Wilson, vice president. R. A. Hess, secretary. E. J. Helmick, treasurer. J. V. Pooler, range officer. It was decided at the meeting that the vice president should as- sume the duties of range officer when that officer is not present, and assist him at all other times. It was announced that a match with the Humboldt Park Rifle Club would be held Thursday, May 22, at 7 o’clock. Members of the team were asked to report promptly at 2405 West North Ave. Sphinx, honorary literary ire» ternity, held a business meeting in the News Chloe yesterday. ’30, opened and Tuesday, May 20, 1930 A. l“. A. A. RANQUE'EF lllllldllfi MEMBERS lll" AllllflllR TEAMS limvlte Mlfltliletes to lnlormal Dinner Thursday HUNTLY TO PRESEDE Armour’s first Athletic Banquet will be held in the Adams room of the Lake Shore Athletic Club on Thursday, May 22, in recognition of the efforts put forth by men for Armour athletics. The committee composed of the athletic managers and headed by Mr, Allison have made arrange- ments for the informal dinner which will start at six—thirty. This is an invitational affair and is sponsored by the Armour Tech Athletic Association, which has given invitations to nearly one hundred and twenty—five men. Professor Huntly, president of the Board of Athletic Control, will be toastmaster. At the speakers’ table will be the executives of the Institute and the officers of the Armour Tech Athletic Association. Professor Schommer, Athletic Di- rector, all the coaches of the va~ rious teams and the student busi— ness managers will occupy a table at the opposite end of the room. In addition to the athletes, lnvita- tions have been extended to sev- eral representatives on the staff of each of Armour’s publications. The Stresses and Strains Orches- tra and other features will furnish the entertainment. « The purpose of dinnerwisz‘to; honor every man who has made an effort to be of service to the In— stitute‘s athletic teams. At the banquet, besides “A" men, will be members of the squads, managers, coaches and members of the Board of Athletic Control. this Senior Mechaniculs Inspect Two Plants The Illinois Steel Co. was the scene of the inspection trip made by the Senior Mechanicsls last Tuesday, May 13. At the plant, lo— cated at 89th Street, the important processes of the steel industry were viewed and the men were present at the Bessemer converter opera~ tions besides witnessing the rolling of ingot iron. Other items of in— terest were the pouring of iron from ladies and the "soaking” of ingot in gas pits. Under the direc~ tion of Professor Nachman, the seniors inspected the plant in four hours. Tuesday, May 15, the Senior Me- chanicals visited the power station of the Commonwealth Edison Co. located at Crawford Ave. and the canal. Professor Gebhardt was in charge of the twenty-five men who went on the trip and explained. along with the guide, the princie pies and operation of this 425,000 kilowatt generating plant. There are several units to the plant and each is capable of developing from 50,000 to 100,000 kilowatts apiece. The inspection began at 9:30 and was over in two hours. Bacall, ’28, Wins Award; ”lo Get European 'l‘onr Alex Bacci, Arch, ’26, was re— cently awarded the thirtieth an— nual scholarship of the Architec— tural Sketch Club of Chicago. The award includes a gift of $1,263 to be used for defraying the expenses on a six-month trip to Europe. The design represented a fixed bridge over the Chicago River. Bacci is now a. designer in the oflice of Raymond M. Hood.