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Highest Class Average

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The following statistics, compiled
by the Office of the Deans, give the
scholastic standing of the members
of the Freshman, Sophomore, Ju—
nior, and Senior Classes of the
College of Engineering and Archi-
tecture, who were in attendance
during the first semester of the
school year, 1929—30. In this com-
putation the grades in Physical
Training were omitted. A credit,
either for work at the Armour In-
stitute of Technology or for work
elsewhere, was considered equiva—
lent to a grade of ”C.”

The average of the entire school
body, a total of 832 students, is
84.23%.

The average of the various classes
are as follows:

The Senior Class ........ 87.8%

The Junior Class ........ 86.6%

The Sophomore Class ...83.3%

The Freshman Class ..... 80. 9%

The student with the highest
average 111 the Senior Class is Mar—
vin A Tennyson His average is
95.0%.

The student with the highest
average in the Junior Class is Alvin
B. Auerbach. His average is 97.5%.

The student with the highest
average in the Sophomore Class is
Jack Cavanagh. His average is
96.2%.

The student with the highest
average in the Freshman Class is
James W. Juvinall. His average is
97.0%.

DEPARTMENTS

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Chemical Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering 84. 97%
Electrical Engineering . 34.10%

Civil Engineering ...... 83.50%
Architectural ........... 82.60%
THE HONORARY FRATERNITIES
(Scholastic)

Pi Tau Sigma .......... 92.83%
Tau Beta Pi ............ 92.77%
Salamander ........... 92.2 %

    

Chi Epsilon ............ 90.9 %
HONORARY FRATERNITY
(Non-Scholastic)

Pi Nu Epsilon

HONOR SOCEETY
Sphin ................. 89. 4 %
PROFESSIONAL FRATERNHTY
Scarab 39. 6 %

Flask 8: Beaker ........ 88.4 %
SOCIAL FRATERNITEES
Beta Psi ............... 86.83%

Sigma Kappa Delta
Sigma Alpha Mu
Kappa Delta Tau .
Triangle .........
Delta Tau Delta .

  
 
 
 

Rho Delta Rho .......::84:3
Phi Kappa Sigma ...... 83.9

 

Phi Pi Phi ............. 81.3

The average of all students be-
longing to the Phi Kappa Sigma,
Delta Tau Delta, Theta Xi, Sigma
Kappa Delta, Phi Pi Phi, Triangle,
and Beta Psi fraternities, (frater—
nities that rent or own their own
chapter houses) is 84.29%.

The average of all other students
is 84.21%.

In the above the following nu—
merical values were given to the
letter grades:

A—97.5%; B—90.0%; C—80.0%;
D~—67.5%; E—50.0%; Cr.—~80.0%.

 

   

Senior Jewelry
Now on Campus

 

The senior jewelry has arrived
and the members of the senior
class may receive their rings and
keys from those with whom they
placed their orders. Any money
that is due on the jewelry must be
paid at the time of delivery. There
was some unforseen difficulty in
getting the keys delivered on time.
Through some unavoidable delays
in obtaining the necessary stones,
the jewelers were unable to make
up the keys at the same time the
rings were manufactured. It is ex-
pected that those members of the
class who have not already ordered
their jewelry will order it now
when they see the other scnlors
wearing the class insignia.

The last group of orders for jew—
elry has been sent to the jewelers.
At the present time one hundred
and ten men have ordered one
hundred twenty-five pieces of jew—
elry. For those who have not or—
dered their jewelry, Vernon A,
Sturm will receive their orders.

Electricals l'lear
Student Talks

The idea of having student talks
at regular meetings was tried out
at the A. I. E. E. meeting held last
Thursday, April 3 in Science Hall
at 1:00 P. M. C. E. Rudelius, ’30,
was the first student to speak and
his topic was “Street Lighting of
Hammond, Ind.” Rudelius has been
employed by the Hammond Utility
Co. and has gained considerable
knowledge concerning lighting sys-
tems. He accordingly proceeded to
tell of how the problem of lighting
the streets on series circuits was
carried out, and the various other
phases of the work.

The replacing of electric bulbs on.
the basis of the average life and the
maintenance of a lighting system
were other interesting features of
Rudelius’ talk.

H. E. steir, ’30, was the next to
give a talk. He spoke of electricity
in ballistics. Where it plays an
important part, for it is by its ac—
tion that the velocity of a projectile
or bullet may be calculated. The
government is interested in ballis—
tics because the knowledge derived
from it often is advantageous in
military operations.

Tomorrow will be the last day
that orders will be taken from the
seniors for graduation announce—
ments. Originally the deadline
had been set for last Friday, but
the time has been extended and
orders can be placed from 11:30
a. hi. to 1:00 p. 111. in the south end
of the corridor on the main floor.
The announcements, samples of
which are on display in the case
on the main floor will be ready for
distribution about the last week in
May

 

PM will SIGMA
FEATURES ANNUAL
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The annual Phi Kappa Sigma
faculty banquet was held Wednes-
day night, April 2, at the Phi Kap-
pa Sigma fraternity house. An
excellent dinner coupled with
speeches, laughs, songs and cards
made the evening a success. This
was the first banquet to be held in
the new home of Phi Kappa Sigma,

 

—, and the sixty faculty members
were thoroughly pleased with the

location for their banquet.

John W. Hurley ’30 C. 121., presi-
dent oi Phi Kappa Sigma, intro-
duced Professor Schommer faculty
member of the fraternity, who
acted as toastmastor for the re—
mainder of the evening. Professor
Schommer called on President
Raymond, Deans Penn and Palmer
and Mr. Allison, each of whom re-
sponded with a short talk, Profes-
sor Amsbary provided some humor
and laughs with his readings and
stories.

Professors Bibb and Teach, the
newer members of the faculty,
spoke for a few minutes at the re—
quest of Professor Schommer.

After the banquet songs were
sung and the faculty indulged in
card playing. The evening enter—
tainment, which began at '1 o’clock
was concluded at a late hour.

illustrated Talk 3 as“ ‘
Brickwork at W. S. E.

The district manager of the
National Common Brick Associa—
tion gave a lecture to the Armour
branch of the Western Society of
Engineers, Wednesday, April 2, on
the subject of “Brickwork."

The lecture was accompanied
by slides showing forms of brick-
work and construction. An out-
line of the history of the use of
brick in construction from its
earliest days showed the many
styles and methods of use. Modern
methods of brick and wall testing
were explained. As well as measures
adopted by the Bureau of Stand—
ards to insure proper construction
of brickwork.

Hold 14M. Ch.E. Smoker
at PM Pi Phi House

The Armour branch of the A. I.
Ch. E. will hold a smoker tomorrow
night, Wednesday, April 9, at the
Phi Pi Phi house at 3131 S. Michi-
gan Ave. All the men of the chem—
ical Engineering Department as
well as the faculty have been in-
vited and several alumni are ex—
pected to attend. There will be
entertainment of such a nature as
to highly amuse all present. There
will also be cards and other forms
of amusements to say nothing of
the large supply of smokes and
eats.

 

 

Raymond, l’almer to
Attend lnauguratlon

 

Dr. Raymond and Dean Palmer
will attend the inauguration of
William E. Wickenden as president
of Case School of Applied Science
at Cleveland, Ohio, next Friday.
This will be held in conjunction
with the Semi-Centennial of the
Case school.

011 Saturday, April 12, a confer-
ence will be held of the Endowed
Engineering and Industrial Col-
leg-es.

Dr. Raymond and President Wil-
liam E, Wickenden are very close

 

friends.

 

Two Honororles
Nome Pledges

Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary
chemical engineering fraternity,
pledged I. G. Katz, ’30, and M. Yea-
guirre, ’31, at a smoker held Tues-
day evcnlng, March 25. G. L.
Parkhurst, ’27, an alumnus of the
organization, assisted in the pledg-
ing ceremonies.

Pl Tau Sigma, honorary mechan-
ical engineering fraternity, pledged
R. H. Stevenson, ’31, and R. M.
Krause, ’31, at a smoker held at
the Triangle house on Thursday,
April 3. Professors Libby and
Roesch attended the smoker.

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ENJOYED VlSlT HERE

President Raymond last Friday
received the following letter from
Dr. Lee de Forest who spoke at a

 

recent assembly on some of his

personal experiences.

Dear Dr. Raymond;—

I much appreciate your kind note
of March 31st and I can only assure
you again that I doubt if anyone
in the audience enjoyed the occa-
sion more than I. It was to me
both a pleasure and inspiration to
get back again to the birth-place of
my wireless experimental work and
to recall the difficulties, struggles
and privations which later resulted
in so much achievement for the
general betterment of mankind.

If my remarks served as encour—
agement or inspiration to any of
your students who may be situated
in somewhat similar circumstances
to my own when I was of their age
I shall indeed feel satisfied.

With kindest regards and all best
wishes to Armour Institute, its de—
voted faculty and students, I am

Very sincerely
Lee de Forest

 

 

Fire Protection Talk
Feature of Meeting.

 

The manager of the Fire Preven—
tion Department of the Western
Actuarial Bureau, Mr. R. E. Vernor,
was the speaker at the"F. P. E. S.
meeting held on Wednesday, April
2 at 9:30 in Science Hall.

Mr. Vernor spoke on various
phases of Fire Prevention, He ex—
plained the causes of fires, fire—
traps, and the far reaching effect
of fires. For an example he sug—
gested that if a manufacturing
plant burns down, the men are out
of work, they draw on their say-
ings, they spend less, they have less
and also the manufacturing con—
cern loses business, causing cus—
tomers to go elsewhere, leading to
a general let down that affects the
whole community. It was in this
expository manner that Mr. Vernor
presented his subject.

About the most effective portion
of the talk was the moral to be

drawn from the story of the
“Clown Fireman,” Mr. Smoky
Baker, who discouraged with his

work, was inspired and encourage"
to continue when he learned thai
all his novel methods had saved
one human

 

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Men Honored by Awards

WlNNERS GET NUMBERED CYCLES

adrenal?”
Be Held April 25

On Friday night, April 25th, the
Freshman Class will hold its annual
dance. The social chairman, of the
Freshman Class, Robert Bellord has
been working diligently on the
plans, with the cooperation of his
committee. They have been very
scrupulous in their consideration of
the appropriate place to hold such
an event, and they assure the class
that they will obtain the best pos—
sible.

The bids will be out this week
and may be obtained from the so-
cial chairman or from the follow-
ing men who are on the social
committee:

Walter Nordell
Thomas Luckett
Harold Bodinson
Donald Chadwick

Local Fraternity to
Submit Petition

 

 

Flask and Beaker, professional
chemical engineering fraternity,
has received permission from the
national president of Alpha Chi
Sigma to submit a petition for a
chapter of this fraternity at
Armour.

Alpha Chi Sigma, a national pro-
fessional chemical fraternity, has
forty collegiate chapters in various
colleges throughout the country,
according to the 1927 Edition of
Baird’s Fraternity Manual. In ad-
dition, there are 13 professional
chapters whose members are pro—
fessional chemists and chemical
engineers who previously were
elected to the collegiate chapters.

4.5.MlE. to Celebrate
Founding of Society

 

The Armour branch of the A. S.
M. E., held a meeting, Thursday,
April 3. Professor Daniel Roesch
spoke about the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the founding
of the society, to be held April 8.
This celebration is to be a national
aflair, local sections and student
groups taking active part.

Two students also presented
talks; M. Vander Velde spoke on
“Elevators," giving details of con-
struction and safety measures. T.
O’Malley followed with a discussion
on “Gas Engines.”

Lost Articles
in Dean’s Uil'ice

 

The following articles are still 111'

the Lost and Found at the Deans’
Office.

One black and gold coat with
{ Women‘s Club. The speakers were

’30 numerals.

One pair of white—flannels from:

orchestra or glee club.
Mark’s Airplane Engines—D. D.
Garen.
Slide Rule—F. A. Schoneman.
Several notebooks.

, Selnon,

The ten honor seniors for 1930
have been chosen by the Board of
Control of the Armour Tech Ath—
letic Association, and will receive
as awards specially engraved copies
of the Cycle. The men who receive
the honor for this year are the fol—
lowing, in the order as decided
upon by the board:

1. W. K. Simpson
E. R. Rowley
D. T. Smith
N. D. Buehling
W. R. Trognitz
W. P. Edstrand
D. Paul
P. E. Heath
H. W. Faulstieh

10. P. E. Boynton.

The Cycles to be given to these
men will have engraved on their
covers the name of the recipient,
his numerical ranking among the
ten, and the inscription, “Honor
Edition Award."

The 11011111 or control of the A. '1‘.
A. A., the body that elected the
honor seniors, is composed of Dean
Palmer, Dean Penn, Professors
Huntley, Leigh and chhommerp-
Mr. Allison, Coach Krafft, and five
student representatives elected by
the association.

In electing the honor men, the
names of the twenty men in the
class whose extra curriculum ac—
tivity records are highest are given
to the board of control. The twenty
men are then judged on both
activity record and scholarship.
The ten honor seniors are chosen
by the results of this balloting.

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Freshman Class l-lolcl

Business Meeting

 

The freshman class held a short
business meeting on Wednesday,
April 3, in Science Hall. The meet—
ing was opened by Roy W. Carl—
strum, the class president, and
Walter Schirmer, one of the Junior
Marshals, was introduced. Schirmel‘
proceeded to explain the meaning
of the term “class rush” with all
its trials and tribulations. Schir—
mer also advised the freshmen as
to methods of attack and wearing
apparel to be used on the big day,
Saturday, May 17.

Robert Belford, chairman of the
social committee, then rendered his
report on the activities of the com—
mittee. Belford is reported to be
very enthusiastic over the coming
Freshman Dance and expects a
very large attendance.

The class then proceeded to elect-
a Sergeant-at-Arms, with the fol—
lowing results:

Nominees
LeRoy Anderson
J arl Taft Sorenson
Spencer Cone .....
Worth Gustavson ........ Majority

Mr. Gustavson was then duly en—
rolled as the Sergeant—at‘Arms of
the class of ’33.

  

 

Dean Palmer represented Ar~
mour at a meeting of the Educa—
tion Club last night. at the Chicago

Dr. C. H. Judd of the University of
Chicago. Dr. C. :1. Lunch. Mr. P.
and Dr. L. 3. Sharp. The

. purpose of the club is to study the

educational problems connected

with the Chicago schools