Page Two A liter. % “teen News Student Publication of the ARMOUR. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies, 10 Cents Each THE STAFF MANAGING BOARD Editor~in-Chief ..................... Fred Attwood, '31 $2.00 Per Year Managing Editors ................ gfifégllhggggacfi ,31 Business Manager ................... James Casey, ’32 Faculty Advisor ........... Professor Walter Hendricks ADVISORY BOARD Retiring Editor-in—Chief ........... David T. Smith, ’30 Retiring Business Manager ...... Morris 0. Nelson, ’30 NEWS DEPARTMENT News Editor ......................... W. H. Rudolf, ’32 Departmental Editors Fraternity .......................... J. R. Jackson, ’32 Architectural. .H. P. Richter, ’32 Organizations ...................... E. W. Carlson, ’32 Reporters I. Krawitz, ’33 T. Leavitt, ’33 E. C. Kublcek, ’32 . G. Kellner, ’31 J. B. Dirkers, ’32 R. L. Ellis, ’33 M. Windgrond, ’33 R SPORTS DEPARTMENT Sports Editor (Acting) ................ Arthur Jens, Assistants C. Stempkowski, ’32 R. F. Rychlik, ’33 ’31 A. Weston, ’32 FEATURE DEPARTMENT Feature Editor .................... P. E. Seidelman, '31 Columnist ........... ..K. A. Knittel, ’30 Inquiring Reporter.. ...... O. Barnett, ’33 Cartoonist ...................... Dave Chapman, ’32 Feature Writer ......................... C. Blahna, ’31 MAKE—UP DEPARTMENT Make—Up Editor ..................... M. J. Schinke, ’32 Assistants G. L. Bonvallet, ’32 F. F. Strassenburg, ’31 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager ............... E. A. Scanlan, Assistants F. W. Spaulding, ’31 M. A. Coilick, ’32 C. A. Erickson, '32 R. Tufts, ’32 Circulation Manager .................. A. F. Wilde, Mailing Circulation Manager ......... J. S. McCall, Assistants O. G. Linnell, ’32 H. Bodinson, ’33 A. Jungels, ’32 S. Anderson, ’32 B. C. Scott, ’33 ’32 ’31 ’32 R. Dufour, '33 C. B. Sommers, ’33 11. ii. Hamlin, ’31 J. W. Juvinall, ’33 H. S. Nelson, ’32 P. Kesselring, '31 E. H. Chun, ’32 H. Pilgrim, ’31 J. P. O’Hara, ’33 Exchanges ........................ A. J. Aukstaitis, ’31 Vol. V. MARCH 18, 1930 No. 6 RESPONSIBILITY One of the outstanding objects of an education is to instil in the student a sense of responsibility so that after being graduated, he will be able to step into a position and assume full responsibilities. This phase of an education, however, seems to be the most diffi- cult for the average man to acquire. According to members of the faculty here at the Institute, one of the most common criticisms employers have of re- cently graduated men is their inability to take the responsibility of seeing a project through to its com- pletion. Our present system of teaching is, in a large part, to blame for this condition. Education, as it is now given in most colleges, encourages the shifting of responsibility and the procrastination which will not fit into a business man‘s picture of a good employe. A report which is due at a certain date is never turned in ahead of time. The work is put off until the last minute, and then a hastily assembled paper is pre— pared. Several departments in the Institute have attempted the principle which is now the vogue among edu- cators; the principle which says, “Let the student seek for his education instead of forcing it on him.” These attempts have not proved successful because the stu- dent body is unaccustomed to such methods, and only tries to take advantage of such a situation. It is absurd to expect that students who have been brought up on the “force—feed" method will suddenly turn over a new leaf and resolve to work in a course where no definite, dated routine is scheduled. The forming of the habit of responsibility is doubly hard at a college, for the attitude of the crowd must be fought against. However, until a university can produce men who will capably fill responsible jobs on graduation, the college graduate must submit to the ridicule of the “practical engineer,” who, although he has had no higher education, has been brought up on responsibilities. The editorial column is our means of expression to our readers; similarly our readers may express their opinion thru the Letterbox. However, it is the policy of our paper not to publish anonymous contributions. A recent letter received has made some rather radi— cal and dubious statements. If the author will submit his name, we will be glad to print intact (mispelled words included). ARMOUR TECH NEWS no .. “THE SAEPSTEEK” :: Cleave to “The Slipstick"; let the Slapstick fly where it may. FHA TERNITY You’re the most thoughtful and considerate room- mates, I’m the luckiest of brothers that I know; But there's one thing in your conduct that arouses All the fury that a man can show! When I go to cleanse my dentals in the bathroom And the tube of paste is crumpled and awry, I need interstellar space to give my wrath room, And my temper seems to boil and fry! All the virtues of fraternalism—you’ve got ’em»— And your ways are unobjectionally great, But why don’t you squeeze the tooth paste from bottom? And why don‘t you screw the cap on straight? D. T. S. with apologies to B. B. tit :I- a the With the baseball players salaries where they are now, the youngsters of today no longer aspire to that great position of President. ’1) ll if! SURE. PROOF They had now been married just six months. “Jack, dear," she murmured, “I hardly know how to tell you, but soon—soon—there will be a third in our little love nest.” “My darling,” he cried, “are you sure?” “Positive,” she replied. “I had a letter from mother, saying she would arrive next week." Micro Mike. lb If it More Questions Dear KK. What do you do for sunburn? Algy. Dear Algy: Stay out in the sun. KK. Mr. K01. Kon. Being a tennis fan I am looking for some informa— tion on how to serve. Thank you. Robert. Dear Bob. On a hot day serve with plenty of ice and a little ginger ale. KK. l v. 1. Unknown No. 62% X Boil, filter, and wash the unknown. Dissolve in 25 gallons HC] and all a little dilute hydrochloric acid. If a ppt. forms, boil, filter, and wash. If it doesn’t do the same anyway. At this stage, boil, filter, and wash the filtrate. It is then dried, put in a beaker, and the beaker boiled, filtered and washed. After this. operation, the preciptated solution is put in a test tube and dissolved in H. Z. If it does not dissolve, then boil, filter, and wash, and then boil, filter and wash. The ppt. is then boiled, filtered, and washed and allowed to dry. After boiling, filtering, and wash— ing the filtrate, the portion which runs through the filter paper is boiled, filtered, and washed. If the ppt. does not dissolve in concentrated H20, it is dissolved in water, then boiled, filtered, and washed. When this manipulation explodes, the remains of the operator are interred or, that is, put in a flask and boiled, 'fil» tered, and washed, if they can be found. w—The Bongineer 9% a it Why not boil, filter, and wash? i)‘ >l< ’1‘ Walt wants to know if we heard about the plumber who moved to another hotel because he objected to the sign, “Have you forgotten something?” hanging on the wall of his room. We didn’t, Walt. Spring it. our GEIDDAP Ques: “What did Paul Revere say at the end of his ride?” Ans: “Whoa." ——Phil J. >1! * >1; Dedicated to ? I call her my automobile girl—«I’d like to choke her. —Chester warm The Wrong Kind Clubwoman-“0h, George, what a mess the guest speaker at the club turned out to be today, and to think we had to pay him, too.” George (husbandl—“Well, what was the trouble?" ——“Why, we heard he was a bridge expert, and every one was expecting a grand time, and he turned out to be nothing but a famous engineer.” E. W. Ii: Pt 5: They say that a little bit of vinegar knows its own Mother, but it’s a wise cork that knows its own Pop. =|r 2i: * Must (1 Been a Marmot Irate Father (to son he has caught smoking): “Smoking, hey!” Son (nonchalantly): “No, sir; tobacco.” =¥ #1 54 In the physics class one lad wrote in an exam that an atomizer was an instrument for measuring the size of atoms. This answer was related to the class, and amidst the loud laughter came this remark from a so-called smart guy-—“Gee, that’s hot, he ought to know better than that. It’s a device for measuring the size of molecules. J. S. McC. sit >14 it: Respectfully yours, K. K. Professor John Frederic Marigold (A Biographical Sketch) BY 1?. Eli/[IL SEHDELMAN, ’31 John Frederic Marigold, Associate Professor of Mechanics, was born at Waupeton, Iowa, in 1884. After graduating from the local grade schools and Cornell College Acad- emy, he entered Cornell College in 1903, and received his B. S. degree four years later. He then attended the State University of Iowa and received a B. E. degree in civil en— gineering in 1911. He also has a C. E. degree from Iowa State. Pro- fessor Mangold spent three summer sessions at the University of Wis- consin doing graduate work in mechanics and hydraulics. After spending the summer of 1907 as a rodsman and draftsman for the Burlington railroad, he worked in central Illinois on drain- age engineering. Then, in 1909, he spent six months on railroad loca' tion in Mexico. Professor Marigold began his ca- reer as a teacher in the fall of 1911, when he became an instructor of civil engineering at the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege. The next four and one-half years he spent on municipal work as city engineer at Grinnell, Iowa, simultaneously filling the position of assistant professor in engineer— ing at Grinnell College. From 1917 to 1919 Professor Man— gold was Professor of Civil Engi— neering at the South Dakota State School of Mines, in Rapid City. Then, for one summer, he served as principal assistant bridge engi— neer of the South Dakota state highway commission. As an indirect result of a visit to Chicago during his vacation in 1919, he joined the stall" of the In— stitute as an Associate Professor of Mechanics. Since that time, as he is a licensed structural engineer. he has worked on many municipal and structural engineering prob— lems for private concerns, espe- cially railroads. In 1916 he married Miss Helvig V. Anderson of Rock Island, Illi— nois, a graduate 01’ Grinnell College. They have three children. During the World War he held the commission as Captain of En- gineers, U. S. R. Professor Mangold is co—author with Professor Leigh of one book, “Practical Mechanics and Strength of Materials," which is to be pub- lished in the near future. He has also written many articles and pamphlets, a. series on reinforced concrete h a vin g appeared some time ago in the American Builder. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Mid— way Athletic Club, and the Con— sistory of Thirty—Second Degree Masons, also Beta Psi Fraternity. His interest, outside the engineer— ing field, is in sports and garden— ing, hiking having the preference. Deans? @fiice Gives Statistics The final statistics from the Of— fice of the Deans give the number enrolled in each class as follows: Seniors ....................... 1'72 Juniors ..... Sophomores Freshmen Special ....................... 2 Total ....................... 800 The different departments in— clude the following number of men: Mechanicals Electricals .. . .. Clvils ....... Chemicals Fire Protects Architects Total ...................... 300 This is twenty more than were enrolled in the Institute at this time last year. 'Tuesday, March 18, 1930 inquiring Reporter Question :—Would you like to see the NEWS feature short stories written by students? H. Krcisman, M. 13., ’34—1 think it would be an excellent idea, be« cause of the interest aroused and because of the valuable experience it would afford the writers. Inter~ est aroused in a story will naturally travel throughout the entire paper and knowledge may thus be gained by the writer through experience, and ideas and grammar may be acquired by the reader. Professor 0. 13. Cooper, Head of the English Department—Yes. It seems to me this would make one of the most interesting features of the paper. it. E. Golden, E. 13., ’33—Yes. There are probably many students in the school who could write either personal experiences or imaginary ones which would be of interest to all of us. V. 13. Alexander, 0. 13., ’33—Yes. This would arouse the interest of students who are in possession of literary ability but have not the chance to express themselves. There would also probably be some very interesting stories presented to in— terest the readers. J. R. Jackson, F. 1?. 1d, ‘SZ-Yes. I think it would be a very good idea. It would give the students more of an interest in the paper and their writing if their stories were published. Carbide and Carbon Co. interviews Seniors Mr. D. E. King, assistant to works‘ manager, of the Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation, of 30 E. 42nd Street, New York City, interviewed the Senior Chemical and Mechanical Engineers last Fri— day aiternoon for positions with his firm after they graduate. Dr. Louis C. Monin, former dean at Armour, has changed his address from Dufourstrasse 30, Zurich, Switzerland, to Gladbachstrasse 7i in the same city. @Mzgc Weir [fore foufin’ecw in Shire and Tumblers $40.$45,$5o STYLED BY SUITS TOPCOATS $45 and$5o till A PEMBOW OF GREAT AND SWEFT fl“ fairy 1, vs: amawamilmsfim.ma biasing d. mites Ween/f ’ was lids are. CHANGES, WHEN MOWERN FELLOWS ARE-2 ENCLBNED TC DOUBT 'E’HE AUTHENTBCIITE" @F 5% STYLE, THE OUTSTANDENG fiNfl M031“ HEGHLV QMALIFHEB CARMENTQ BEAR THE CHARTER “GUESS: LABEL. W ENDECATES FlNALiTV. Saws STATE AND JACKSON CHEQ‘IAGQ 1 18 sumo-1mm: EVANSTON OAK PARK