Vol. VI No. 10

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Motor .. generator Set
Recently Placed
in a .

SPECHAL EQUIPMENT

Through the efforts of Professor
D. P. Moreton, professor of direct
and alternating current machinery,
a motor-generator set has recently
been received by the electrical de-
partment.

The set, which has been in—
stalled in the dynamo laboratory.
consists of a 110 volt direct current
interpole motor and two three
phase alternating current genera-
tors. The speed of the motor may
be varied from 750 to 180 revolu—
tions per minute. One of the gen-
erators is a four pole outfit; the
frequency of its output may be
varied from 25 to 60 cycles. The
other generator is a 12 pole ma-
chine of the stationary armature
type; it generates currents whose
frequencies may vary from '15 to
180 cycles. The terminal voltage
of these machines may be varied
by making use of a field rheostat.

Study Made Easier

An interesting fact concerning
these machines is that they pro-
duce an electromotive force which,
closely approximates a sine wave,
Due to construction features a
thorough verification of the funda-
mental laws of alternating current
work is made possible. A study of
this kind was not possible before,
because no source of available a1—
ternating current approximated a
sine wave upon which the funda-
mental laws are based. In addition,
it.uiil...be..p9§sib1e to prom

 

study the fun _
harmonic currents, electromotive
forces having frequencies varying
from 25 to 60 cycles per second and
combinations of the fundamental
and third harmonics.
Variable Phase

The wave form of the resultant
electromotive force produced by a
fundamental and third harmonic
may be changed by changing the
phase relation; in this machine
this is accomplished by rotating
the stationary armature through a
small are. A means of measuring
or determining the variation of
iron losses in alternating current
apparatus with the .wave-lorm, a
condition which should be studied
throughly, is thus provided.

Professor Moreton states that a
number of new experiments involv-
ing the use of the new equipment
are being prepared to be given in
the second semester of the Junior
Laboratory Course.

 

Professor Research at
Petroleum Meeting

The Anti«Knock Session of the
American Petroleum Institute was
held at the Stevens Hotel on No-
vember 12. Professor Daniel Roesch,
or the department of Automotive
Engineering at Armour, presented
a demonstration of an Acousti-
meter. This instrument, for meas—
uring engine knock intensities, pro-
duced microammeter indications
which were projected on an en-
larged screen. Demonstrations
were made showing variations of
knock intensities with mixture
ratio, variable throttle ratio, vari-
able spark advance, and with fuels
of various knock intensities.

Professor Roesch also made a re—
port on the measurement of ex—
haust noises of about forty out—
board equipped motor boats at
Lake Geneva some eighteen months
ago. In this work a range in noise
intensity of from one to five huh-
dred ergs per square centimeter per
second was found in unmufitled
racing quad engines.

At a recent meeting of the Ar-
mour Branch of the A.S.M.E., Prov
lessor Roesch gave a demonstra-
tion of his apparatus to the
students.

Armour Institute of Technology. Chicago, Illinois

Senior Activities Prominent Feature of iWeeit;

 

There is now under way one last
spirited attempt to have a Senior
Dance. Due to the deflated condi—
tion of the class treasury the
school authorities will not stand
back of a possible deficit. W. A.
Schirmer, Social Chairman. with
his committee has decided that
they will endeavor to’ collect
enough money by an advance sale
of bids to assure financial success
of the dance. With this assurance
they will then definitely plan the
dance, it not, the men who have
paid, having received receipt for
their money will get their money
back upon presenting the receipt.

 

CYCLE SEEKS RECORDS
All seniors are urged to fill out
and hand their biographies in to
the Cycle staff on or before
Wednesday, November 26.

Detailed information from each
graduate is desired concerning
place of birth, department, high
school, honorary groups, social fra-
ternities, clubs, organizations, ath—
letics, publications and other ac-
tivities that have to do with
campus life. This information is
vital for the early completion of
the senior section. Blanks may be
obtained from Stanley Livingston
in the book store and after com—
pletion can be given to any mem—
ber of the staff or placed in the
Cycle box located on the first floor
of the main building on the ele—
vator shaft.

 
  

    

veniber 26. The jackets, which are
now on display, are to cost $7.50,
according to Bob Wilson, chairman
of the auxiliary committee. Pay-
ment will be required at the time
of measurement, to prevent any
jackets being left on the hands of
the committee.

The jackets will be furnished by
Rexiord and Keller, according to
the samples furnished the class.
Delivery will be in two weeks after
the measurement.

Assembly Learns oi
World Wide Dutiools

At an assembly held Thursday,

 

November 20, a discussion of the
state and progress of countries of
the world was given by Dr. John H.
Randall, who is a director of the
World Unity Foundation.

Dr. Randall was introduced by
President Raymond and proceeded
with a “trip" around the world
showing the localities which seethe

(Continued on page 3)

 

Work of Enlarging
Electrical Lab Done

 

In order to provide more space in
the electrical engineering labora»
tory, the machine shop which occu-
pied a large corner is now being
moved to the south end of the
basement in the main building.
Mr. Koster is in charge of the work.

It is expected that this increase
in space will facilitate work in the
laboratory.

.3. R. Jaekson’a Whither

Dies; Flowers Sent

John R. Jackson, F. P. E., ’32, left
Chicago a week ago, yesterday, for
his home in Nashville, Tennessee,
called there by the serious illness
of his mother. Mrs. Jackson died
on Wednesday morning, November

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Both the junior class and the
F. P. E. society sent floral pieces to
the family as an expression of

 

 

 

their sympathy.

Support Senior

 

 

To date only forty of the one
hundred and severity seniors have
kept their appointments with the
class photographer. T. A. Woods,
C. E. ’31 chairman of the photogra—
phy committee urges all seniors to
visit the studio during the Thanks~
giving holidays if possible. The
studio will not be open on Thanks—
giving Day.

Beginning Monday, December 1,
definite appointments will again be
made for those who have not had
time.

Three Men fledged
by Pi Nu Epsilon

 

A meeting of Pi Nu Epsilon, hon-
orary musical fraternity was held
on Monday afternoon, November
10. At this time a tentative selec~
tion of candidates from the junior
,and senior classes was made.

Last Wednesday evening an
examination was given the candi-
dates at the Sigma Kappa Delta
house at 3344 Michigan Ave. For-
mal pledging took place yesterday.

The men selected to wear the
pledge ribbon of Pi Nu Epsilon are:

Frank F. Strassenburg, ’31.

Philip H. Korrell, ’32.

George L. Bonvaliet, ’32.

Another group of men will be
pledged next spring.

Men to @rder Jediclry and Jackets; All Urged to
Dance; fiycte Requests fliogruphies

Records in the Dean's office indi-
cate that four men named to serve
on senior class .. “‘ will not

 

NOTECE

There will be no issue of
the Armour Tech News next
Tuesday, December 2, due to
the closing of school Novem—
ber 27, 28, and 29 for the
Thanksgiving holidays. The»
next regular issue will be dish
tributcd on December 9.

 

 

 

graduate in June 1931. Four eligible
men have been appointed by the
class president, C. '1'. Link, to take
their places so that those com-
mittees eflected now stand as im-
«lows:

Announcement

A. H. Jens, Chairman.
M. J. Lamka.

1". F. Strasscnburg.

C. M. Westerman.

R. H. Windbiglcr.
Auxiliary (Jacket)
R. N. Wilson, Chairman.
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. D. Brown.
. M. Fetterman.
. S. Holt.
. A. Ott.
. J. Schoen.
Cap and Gown
E. J. Stchno, Chairman.
I‘. 55. Austin.
'1‘. B. O'Connor.
R
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. Patzelt.
. F. Wilde.

JEWELRY SOON READY

The committee on senior jewelry,
headed by T. R. Schueler, has dc»
sided on a ring and key similar to
those used last year, in an effort to
establish a standard for all classes.
Both ring and key will have an
“A. I. T." monogram, and the ring

 

”William's Waterways,”
Subject of Talia at
Last W , S.- E: «Meeting

 

“Illinois Waterways" was the
subject of a talk presented at 9:30
last Thursday morning to the Ar—
mour Branch of the Western So—
ciety of Engineers by Mr. W. M.
Smith, assistant chief engineer of
the Illinois Division of Waterways.

Mr. Smith’s address was given
with the aid of colored slides of
various waterway projects. A large
part of the time was devoted to a
description and explanation of the
waterway along the upper Illinois
river. Mr, Smith's talk started with
the early forms of canal and river
transportation and went through
the various steps of development to
the modern methods of today. lie
pointed out that, although to the
novice it would appear that there
is less river traffic now than in
former times, in reality there is
probably more because of the in»
creased carrying capacity of barges
over motor driven boats.

Mr. Smith described the con-
struction and maintenance of the
large modern canal locks, using as
examples those recently installed
near Chicago.

Mr. Smith is well known in en-
gineering circles and was a member
of the advisory board on the design
and construction of the Panama
Canal.

Ch.E’s Celebrate by
Gathering at Smoker

 

Flask and Beaker, professional
chemical engineering fraternity,

 

held a smoker at the Beta Psi

will have symbols of the six de-
partments on the shank.

Several lirms are now bidding for
the contract, which will probably
be lot by December 1. After that
date, orders will be taken by the
"committee, which consists of the
following seniors:

T. R. Schlleler.

B. G. McLaughlin.

192.0. Erland.

R. M. Krause.

W. A. Schrader.

First deliveries
February.

will be in

 

Drive for Press Club
IWcmhershin Now On

The Press Club has opened its
drive for members according to
A. 1-1. Jens, president of the club.
Applications for m e m b e r s h l p
should include name of the school
attended by applicant before com-
ing to Armour and the activities of
the applicant, especially those re-
lating to newspaper and school
annual work. Address the applica-
tions to the Press Club, care of R.
G. Kellner, Secretary-Treasurer,
and place in News contribution
box.

It was announced that the Club
will have a meeting shortly to de—
cide the future actions to be taken.
Also a smoker is held tentative at
which some prominent newspaper
man will be the speaker.

CORRECTHON

in the list of pledges to Eta
Kappa Nu. honorary electrical en—
gineering fraternity, printed in the
News last week, the name of '1‘. B.
O’Connor was omitted. This makes
a total of seven pledges to the fra-
ternity at the present time.

 

 

house last Tuesday. The purpose
of the affair was to celebrate the
acceptance of the fraternity’s pe-
tition to Alpha Chi Sigma.

Mr. M. F. Dull of the Upsilon
Chapter of Northwestern repre-
sented the national fraternity and
volunteered to answer any ques—
tions concerning the future instaiw
lation of Alpha Psi Chapter.

No definite date for the installa»
tion has been set, but from present
indications, it will probably take
place on Saturday, December 13.
This will be the second installan
tion of a chapter of a national pro-

CALENDAR

 

  

Tuesday, November 25
5:60 P. M._Orchestra Practice.

5:08 P. NIL—Sigma A 1p h a M u
basketball practice.

 

Wednesday, November 26
10:30 A. M.—Assembly.

 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, No-
vember 2‘1, 28, 29

Thanksgiving Holidays.

 

 

fessional fraternity at Armour.

 

 

 

 

 

Tau biota Pi to
Set Up Marker

 

Plans are being made by Tau
Beta Pi, honorary engineering fra-
ternity, for the erection of a mark-
er upon the Armour campus to
commemorate the twenty—fifth an“
niversary of the chapter. This
marker will be placed upon the
plot of ground directly north of
the Faculty Club entrance, and
will be, according to the tentative
plans, a rock-finished concrete base
with a large bronze Bent upon the
top.

The work is being done by the
present pledge group under the di—
rcction of the active members. The
Bent has been cast and the base
will be erected in the near future.
Professor Huntly is acting as a
supervisor, and is arranging for
the materials. It is hoped by the
chapter that this marker will be
an inspiration and a constant rem
minder to the lower classman that
Tau Beta Pi is a goal for all men
to work toward. Plans for the
dedication of the marker are not
yet fully decided upon.

Eta Kappa Nays
Hold? Eonuention

Eta Kappa Nu, national hon—
orary electrical engineering fra-
ternity, held their 26th annual
convention at Ames, Iowa, on Fri-
day and Saturday, November 14
and 15. Nu Chapter of Iowa State
College was host.

Delegates from other schools who
passed through Chicago were
guests of the Chicago Alumni
Chapter at a dinner given at the
Hotel La Salle, Thursday evening.
Afterward, a meeting was held at
the Lighting Institute in the Civic
Opera building. A. R. Draus, of
Delta Chapter, was the official
Armour representative at this
meeting.

The Armour delegation to the
convention at Ames, consisting of
W. Drigot, W. E. Penfold, C. Blah—
na, and R. Patzelt, made the trip
by automobile and arrived with
two worn tires and front wheels
out of alignment.

The business session consisted of
registration of delegates, discussion
of topics, and the election of offi-
cers. G. H. Kelley, formerly a stu—
dent at Armour Institute, was
elected president of the organiza-
tion.

The social program included a
dinner, a smoker, and ended in the
witnessing of the football game
between Iowa State College and the
Kansas Aggies on Saturday.

0n the trip home our represent-
atives were accompanied by the
Oklahoma A. and M. delegation
and the horneward journey made
more interesting by an exchange of
experiences and happenings.

 

Dr. G. L. Scherger delivered an

address on the subject of “Vienna:
Her Culture and Art" at the Bel—
don—Stratford Hotel last Thursday.
The body assembled there was the
Junior Friends of Art of which Miss
L. Olga Menu is the head. This or—
ganization has a membership com~
prised of many society women of
Chicago.

Tuesday, November 25, 1930

NWE'W SQEENTES’E
lit Williibld‘l‘lld’l‘fi
MEQHANWAL MAN

Engineer Shows Results
of Research at
Assembly

FEATURES ELECTRON

Front seats will be at a premium
for the assembly to be held tomor-
row morning, for Dr. Phillips
Thomas, research engineer of the
Westinghouse Electric dz Manufac-
turing company, is bringing his
electric flea circus to the Institute.
He has presented his circus before
various groups with such huge suc~
cast that it was necessary to turn
people away because of limited
facilities for seating. It is feared
that a large number of outsiders
will be on hand to attend this ex-
hibit so the students are warned
to get to the assembly on time.
There will be no music at this as-
sembly. The time for the assembly
has been tentatively set at 10:30,
but the definite time will be an~
nounced on the bulletin board.

Uses Electrons

Doctor Thomas uses the electron
in much the same way as a show-
man uses his trained fleas. He
thinks of the electron as a flea on
the back of an atom. In numerous
spectacular and interesting ways
he forces these electrons to do
things similar to those that they
are made to do when working for
an engineer. In addition to the

 

 

 

electrons, Doctor Thomas will bring
Rastus Robot, his mechanical slave,
with him. This robot will perform
various duties at the sound of his
master's voice with a quiet, aston~
lshing efficiency.....1n addition to
seeing this mechanical man work.
the students will have the privilege
of listening to his voice. for, miabile
dict“, he speaks. While watching
these marvels of this modern age
of machinery, the undergraduate
body will have the privilege of
hearing Doctor Thomas explain
how these things were conceived
and developed by him in conjunc-
tion with his associates.

Campus Club Smoker
to Be Held Tonight

 

A smoker and card party is to be
given by the Armour Tech Campus
Club in its rooms in Chapin Hall
this evening. An attendance of
about thirty-five is expected, since
only active members are to partici—
pate. Professor Marigold, faculty
advisor of the club, will also be
present.

There will be plenty of "cats and
smokes." An elaborate program is
not being‘planned but several skits
will be presented by members.
There will be enough bridge and
pirlochle decks to supply all wants
and a prize will be awarded to the
best plggie player.

 

A. S. MP. E. Smoker Es
Enjoyed by Members

 

The Armour branch of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers held its first smoker of
the year at the Theta. Xi house last
Friday evening. After a number of
rounds of bridge silence was called
and the pledges of Pi Tau Sigma
put on several stunts. Included in
these stunts was one “The Stu—
dent’s Idea of an Ideal Class" and
another “Broadcasting Station. A.
I. T.,” both of which were very
good entertainment.

After the refreshments were
served. all gathered around the
piano to sing some “Reducer"

songs composed especially for the
A. S. M. E. and then continued to

 

Thursday, November 20, Professor

Anisbsry delivered his new lecture
on “Literature, Its Inspiration and

 

Power” to the students of Northern
Teachers College
Michigan. \

at Marquette,

warble on popular themes
Important guests of the evening

 
  
 

the A. S. hi E. in Ch 9
as several Prolessors of L
Engineering from Armour.