Page Two horn we teach "says Student Publication of the ARMOUR BNSTETUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICACO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year 0‘, M lmflfid) A55®fil1i0w w EEREE’GE NEWN’NPEWS SUBSCRIPTHON RATES Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MANAGING BOARD $2.00 Per Year Editor—in-Chiei ..................... Fred Attwood, ’31 . , . Arthur Jens, 31 Managing Editors ................ Alvin Auerbach, 31 Business Manager ................ Frank Spalding, ’31 Faculty Adviser ........... Professor Walter Hendricks MM NEWS DEPARTMENT News Editor . ................... W H. Rudolf, ’32 Assistant .. ’33 Copy Editor ........................ ’32 Departmental Editors Fraternity ................... ...J. R. Jackson, ‘32 Architectural ...................... E. C. Kubicek, ’32 Reporters L. G. Wilkc, ’32 R. G. Kellner, '31 .T. W. Juvinall, ’33 J. P. McGuah, ’34 I. Krawitz, ’33 J. A. Scheyer, '34 E. G Avery, ’34 SPORTS DEPARTMENT Sports Editor ............... . .H. P. Richter, '32 . .C. stempkowski, ’32 Assistant Sports Editors ........ R. F. Rychlik, .33 Reporters J. B. Dirkers, ’32 K. A. Knittel, ’31 E. Kane, ’34 D. F. Landwer, ’34 F. A. Ustryski, ’32 FEATURE DEPARTMENT Feature Editor ................. F. F. Strassenburg, '31 Assistant. ....... ....E J. Wiltrakis, '32 Columnist. ....... Ph1lip Jordan, ’31 Cartoonist ...... Dave Chapman, ’32 Feature Writer. .P. E. Seidelman, ’31 Assistant ................. .C. Blahna, ’31 staff Photographer ................. O. R. Murphy, ’31 MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT Make—Up Editor .................... M. J. Schinke, '32 F. F. Strassenburg, ’31 G. L. Eonvailet, ’32 H. Gibson, ’34 BUSENESS DEPARTMENT E. A. Scanlon, ’32 J. J. Casey, ’32 Advertising Managers ............. Assistants R. Tufts, ’32 N. E. Nelson, ’34 M. A. Collick, '32 H. Monger, ’32 Circulation Manager .................. A. F. Wilde, '31 Mailing Circulation Manager ......... J. S. McCall, ’32 Assistants R. Dufour, '33 A. Jungels, ’32 C. B. Summers, '33 E. H. Chun, ’32 H. Bodinson, ’33 K. Myers, ’31 S. Anderson, ’32 P. Kesselring, ’31 H. Pilgrim, ’31 Vol. Vli DECEMBER 16, 1930 V@ TE YES ! Almost three years ago the Armour Tech News came into being at Armour. Before its establishment two arguments were advanced against its founding; first. that there was not sufficient news about school and enough interest in school affairs to warrant the publi— cation, and second, that it was impossible to run the No. 12 ARMOUR TECH NEWS vvvv v ”fire glépstlclt” 4 Cleave to "The Slipsiick"; lei the Slapstick fly where it may. vv vwvv A MAA< HUMILiTY For noble heart, and nature meek, Commend me to the man, I say, Who wears upon his coat this week The badge of the last. week’s tag day. R4 o a Dutch says that scientists are now working on a much needed invention, namely a wrinkle remover for an accordion. AAA A l * ... A Scotchman was accosted by a military picket. “Who are you?" challenged the soldier. “I’m fine,” answered Sandy, “Hoo’s yer’scl’?” ’11 3b ‘4' E. Pays to Advertise The following from the “Pasa— dena Star-News” speaks for itself: “Long Beache—A vertical race is scheduled for next Sunday at a local flying field. Competing air- men will mount to 5,000 feet, turn the noses of their crafts to the ground and scoot down. The first one to land will win a silver cup. The man who is donating the cup is J. J. Mottrell, a local under— taker.” e a s More Truth Than Poetry Maybe this poem hasn’t any feet (or any hands either), It may not have anapests nor dactyls neither. But if it wasn’t homework for one of the faculty’s men, It’s just four lines longer‘n it would have been. -Eddie. are EXTRACTS FROM STUDENT THEMES. “The empire fell in the hands of the generals and they held it for fifteen years.” “In exHamination the Perfessor fines out what the Stewdent doesn’t know.” “I stuck my head out of the window and found that it was broken." m It a The following headline appeared lately in 2. Chi— cago newspaper: “Cilillblll, FORMER ENVOY, FACES THEMED Elli- WORCE.” It’s no wonder they say that the younger generation is going to the dogs. “Dutch. $ 50 Thought: Bunsen "That’s a hot one,” cried the freshman as he pulled his hand out of the Bunsen flame. ’l‘ 95 It HYPOTHETICAL FOOTBALL If some men were heavier, could remember the sig- nals better, wouldn’t fumble the ball so much, could run faster and weren’t so nearsighted, they would make good football players. it 11 The Prof. says he plays golf for the fun of it. Our paper on a paying basis. The first argument has been entirely overwhelmed; even the most vigorous opponents of the founding of the paper now agree that the paper fills a vital need and is indispensable. The supporters of the second objection have been vindicated in their judgment, but not in the manner in which they predicted. The paper is not subscribed to by the entire student body, hence our advertisers do not believe it is read by all the students. Our observations show that the paper is read by practically 100 per cent of the students, but one copy fills the needs of two or three. Advertisers, however, pay only for not paid circulation. Because our subscriptions have fallen off, and be— cause our advertisers have subsequently reduced their space, it is necessary for the Armour Tech News to ask to be put on a basis similar to that on which other college newspapers are run. A fund is created for the purpose of running the paper which is maintained through subscriptions of one dollar paid for by each game isn’t very good, either. 1‘5 it 3 PSYCHOLOGICAL NOTE—The inferiority complex would be a fine thing if the right people had it. it a V A rich and pompous man was staying at a small country hotel in New York, and as he entered the breakfast room the only other visitor present rose to his feet. “Sit down, sit down," boomed the great and rich one, condescendingly. “Why?” asked the other. marmalade?" “Can’t I get up for some >2 I! it History records few women who laughed at their husbands’ jokes. Those few had beautiful teeth. lb fit xiv AND THEY WERE SHOT” Tom, Dick and Harry, three timid boys entered the village hardware store. The rather gruff proprietor student registered at the institutions at the time of registration. This is the plan used with success at Northwestern, Loyola, Case Tech, and many other colleges. This one hundred per cent subscription of the stu- dent body will help the Tech News in two ways. It will give us an increased income from subscribers, and will automatically make our advertising space of more value to our advertisers. The increased fund with which the staff can carry out its activities will be reflected in a higher caliber paper, one of which Armour can be proud. The staff will be able to print. pictures of prominent students and faculty members, print; the program schedule each semester at no additional cost, run special editions with exceptional features on Open House Night and at other times during the year, and print programs for concerts and handbills for important athletic events. In order to have this plan put into effect, it is nec- essary to have an affirmative vote on the matter by the student body. At the Christmas Concert on Thurs— day. the question will be brought up. IF YOU WANT THE TECH NEWS TO CONTINUE, VOTE YES! F.B,A. said to the oldest, “What do you want, Tom?” “A dime’s worth of BB shot, please." The old man climbed a ladder, brought down, the shelf box that contained the airrrifle shot, made up the packet and returned the box to the shelf above. Then he asked the second boy, "What do you want, Dick?” “A dimc’s worth of BB shot, please,” was the meek answer. Why didn't you say so before?" said the old man, irritably, as he went for the ladder again. He made up the packet as before, and then turned to the third. “And do you want a dime’s worth of 1313‘s, too?” he demanded. “No," replied Harry, hesitatingly. The old man climbed laboriously to the shell again and deposited the box of shot. Then he returned to the counter. “Well, my boy, what do you want?” he demanded of Harry. “A nickel’s worth of BB shot," said the lad. 1.4 33 9% Clean the chimneys, boys, old Santa will soon be here. And, by the way, best wishes for the season. Phil J. ETA. KAPPA NU Honorary Electrical Engineering Fraternity On October 28, 1904, ten students in the department of electrical en— glneering at the University of Illi- nois gave life to a new fraternity Eta Kappa Nu. These men realiz~ ing the necessity of grouping more closely the outstanding men in their class and iotesceing the mu— tual benefits to be derived there— from, took action in that direction. Since the Alpha chapter was founded in 1904, Eta Kappa Nu has grown and expanded into the pres- ent national honorary electrical fraternity. Now, even as then, it is an organization of electrical en- gineering students who are handed for such aid and inspiration that must come from the close associa— tion of men having kindred aims and pursuits. The chosen life work of its mem-r hers is electrical engineering and it is for the purpose of binding to- gether similar men in leading tech-- nical institutions of the United States, that Eta Kappa Nu was founded. Also it is a means oi bringing in contact the graduate and undergraduate and thereby in- creases the chances of its members for success in their profession. In 1909 a few of the electrical students at Armour realized that such. an organization offers unlim- ited advantages which are very beneficial to the members. On May 24, 1909, Delta chapter became an httbt’itflt iii " it» , It was made up of . men with Herbert Rose as President, Clarence C. Bailey, Vice- preslden’c and Treasurer, and Wiln liam J. Neville, Secretary. The ceremony was conducted that cve-» him; by brothers Hanson, Maddox and Carr of Alpha Chapter. Although the first requirement of Eta Kappa Nu is good scholarship, it is scholarship defined as broadly as possible. Not only the visible scholastic grades'arc required but also those invisible grades which indicate how useful a man has be— come to the world and how well he has learned to get along with his companions. It is the ability to lead among ‘his fellow men that is more weighty than classroom grades; the ability to use knowl- edge with common sense. The Bridge’is the publication “of the fraternity, compiled so that six issues are distributed every year. It contains articles of business, discussions of an electrical nature, biographical sketches, and news of active and alumni chapters. Twenty—three chapters, located in leading engineering schools spreading from coast to coast, com- pose the l‘lational Fraternity, Eta Kappa Nu. 0f the faculty, there are five Eta Kappa Nu men, namely, Professors E. B. Freeman, D. P. Moreton, J. E. Snow, D. E. Richardson, and V. B. Teach. The active members consist of W. Drigot, president; R. Patzel, vice—president; A. R. Draus, treas- urer; W. Penlold, corresponding secretary; H. S. Marando, record— ing secretary; C. Blahna, Bridge correspondent. and E. S. Warner, pledge captain. There are also live senior and two junior pledges. They are: D. Fetterman, M. Lukey, T. B. O’Connor, E. E. Paschke, E. Stehno, M. Fagen and W. Krahl. It has become an established tra— dition that Eta Kappa Nu, in order official fact. ten Tricsday, December 16, i939 Rifle Clad» Considers Purchase of Trophy A meeting of the Armour Tech Rifle Club was held last Wednes~ day, December 10, 1930. The first order of business was a proposed cup to be purchased by the Armour Rifle Club and the Humboldt Park Gun Club to be used as a trophy between those two organizations. In order to gain permanent posses- sion of the cup one team will have to win it three years in succession. The first oi! the series of meets for this cup will be run off this week since the club approved the plan by a unanimous vote. » In addition to the meet with the Humboldt. Park Gun Club, the Rifle Team is holding a meet with the Lane Technical High School of Chicago. This meet will be the sec- ond to be run off during this week. The Rifle Team is entering the meet for the Tribune Trophy that starts the first week after the Mid~ winter recess. This contest will consist of one match a week for six consecutive weeks with the team having the best total score win- ning the trophy. The president of the club re- ceived a challenge from the Massa— chusetts Institute of Technology for a match between our Fresh- man team and theirs. At the pres- ent time a. team is being formed at Armour. The varsity team feels confident that the Fresh will surely add another to the team’s string of victories. to promote genuine activity among the students in the electrical de- partment, run a contest. The prize, an A. I. E. E. Standard Handbook for Electrical- Engineers, is given each year to the sophomore sub- mitting the best paper dealing with a subject of an electrical nature. fliipping a second would save cacao hours A second saved here ~— an unnecessary step out out there a on such close atten- tion to detail rests the success of modern industry. Nowhere is this more strikingly shown than in the telephone business. in accounting work for instance, an improved method that clips just one second from the time required to handle one toll ticket would have great results. Applied throughout the System—hand— ling an average of more than 90,000,000 toll tickets each month—it would effect a monthly saving of 25,000 hours! Such “little” dously important in so vast an industry. That is one reason why men find Bell System work so fascinating. T158 opporfzrmkj' 2': t/It’rei things often are tremen— Bhitl... S‘s/“STEM A NATION-WEDE SYSTEM OF