Page Two resections ”teen sienna Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year 6 it! sweet assoc BATH)!“ . WW SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies, 10 Cents Each $2.00 Per Year MANAGING BOARD Editorvln-Chief ................. Wilbur H. Rudolf, ’32 Managing Editor. ....Max J. Schinke, ’32 News Editor ........ ,Edward W. Carlton, ’32 Business Manager ................. James J. Casey, ’32 ADVISORY BOARD Advisory Editor .................. Fred B. Attwood, ’31 Alvin B. Auerbach, ’31 Advisory Associates .......... Arthur H. Jens, :31 Frank W. Spalding, ’31 ‘W—‘irb‘fi‘firEiKinuranrmnN'r Feature Editor ................... John R. Jackson, Fraternity Assistant ........... Harold Bodinson, Architectural Assistant. ..Earl C. Kubicek, Art Assistant ........... ...Dave Chapman, ’32 ’33 ’32 ’32 Reviews ........... ...Morton Fagen, ’32 Columnist ................ 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Vi JANUARY 2?, 1931 “There are many things that in themselves have nothing that is truly delighting; on the contrary, they have a good deal of bitterness in them; and yet by our perverse appetites after forbidden ob- jects, are not only ranked among the pleasures, but are made even the greatest designs of life." Sir Thomas More. Born February 7, 1478. REGIS TRA TION For several years it has been believed quite generally that the registration day tangle should be and could be obviated in some manner. In September, 1925, the single registration day that had been in use was sup- planted by two days, one for freshmen and one for upper—classmen. The single day given over to the purpose at midyear, however, was allowed to remain unchanged. Last September, another improvement was made when a third office for the collection of tuition was opened in addition to the two already serving the students. This undoubtedly shortened the time required for the entire enrollment and to some extent decreased the waiting done by any one student. Recently, the office of the Deans announced a new plan for student registration and enrollment. This plan, an innovation at Armour, provides for six days on which students may register and enroll in place of the one day previously reserved for these operations. Tomorrow is the first day thus set aside. The school officers have instituted this plan in the hope that it may reduce or entirely do away with the rush and confusion which has always accompanied the begin— ning of a semester. The description of the new system has been exten— sively advertised throughout the school. It has been printed in the Armour Tech News, has been posted on the bulletin board, and. has been sent by mail to the homes of the individual students. In this way the Office of the Deans and the Armour Tech News have made it possible for every student to familiarize him— self with the new plan. It now remains only for each student to avail himself of this opportunity to avoid the delay and confusion always heretofore associated with registration day. Of the six days provided for registration, payment of tuition and enrollment in classes, the first three are days during which the school will function as ARMOUR TECH NEWS vavvvvvvv v vvv “Ellie gliptlmh”? 3 Cleave to "The Slipslick"; lei the Slapstick Hy where it may. v v VVW€ AAAAAA A AAAA Pl TAU sinus. National Honorary Mechanical THE SUN The sun, yon glorious orb of day, Ninety-four million miles away, Will keep revolving in its orbit Till heat and motion reabsorb it. ik ’l‘ a J. D. Appropriate “What sort of tablet shall be erected over your grave when you are gone?” they asked of the man who had long suffered from stomach trouble. “Well,” said the cheerful patient, “I think a dys- pepsia tablet would be as appropriate as any.” Dollar Bill. war-in COURTESY “Are you ill, Mike?" “Nope.” “Why do you close your eyes?" “I hate to see the ladies standing in this street car.” Mack G 5‘ Ill ii The Co~ved realized, after viewing the marks the other day, that naughts are only circles around nothing. 0' )9 i) Rembrant took a five dollar sheet of canvas, put a picture on it and made it worth $50,000. That's art. Tennyson took a five cent sheet of paper, put a poem on it and made it worth $50,000. That‘s literature. Andy Mellon took a fifty cent pile of silver, put a government stamp on it and made it worth $1. That’s money. Stanley took penny stickers, put them in his show- case and sold them two for a nickel. That’s business. John D. took a piece of paper, put his name on it and made it worth $5,000,000. That’s capital. I took a check, put my signature on it and it wasn’t worth a plugged nickel. That’s heck. “K,” not Define 3. Nut and Bolt Here’s what she wrote: “A bolt is a thing; like a stick of hard metal, such as iron, with a square bunch at other. A nut is similar to the bolt only just the oppo- site being a hole in a chunk of iron sawed off short with wrinkles around the inside of the hole." “Pop" 11: xx bl! Prof (to student holding up his head): “What are you holding, Smith?" Smith: ”Nothing, sir.” Prof: “I thought so." It It is Don’t Be a Goose A teacher asked her class to write an essay on “Geese.” This paper was turned in by an eight year old miss: “Geese is a low, heavy—set bird which is almost all meat and feathers. His head sits on one end and he sits on the other. He ain’t got no ‘between—his-toes’ and he’s got a balloon in his stomach to keep him from sinking. Some geese when they get big have curls on their tails and is called ‘Ganders.’ Ganders don’t half to sit and hatch but just eat an’ loaf and go swimming. If I were a goose I’d rather be a gander." Won W0. moan MATH SHARKS PLEASE NOTE If a man can swim across a river containing H20 (density-.999998) at the rate of 4.97 miles per hour, and the banks are lined with green trees at an angle of 45 degrees, how fast will the man grow in 5.6 years? What will be C’s age? If so, what will be the velocity of the stream, provided the wind is blowing at an angle of X degrees with the sail? Give answer in radians. Jaesmackse. 4: 3F 9e “I’m going to be married." “To whom?” "A student.” “Oh, dear me, I’m disappointed." “So am I; but, then, a poor girl has to start some— where.” m :1: I}: CHECKENG Ui’ One morning a negro sauntered into the office of a white friend. “Good mawnin’, Mr. Winthrow. Kin I use yo’ phone a minute?” he asked. “Why, certainly, Sam.” Sam called his number, and after a few minutes’ usual. Each student may register and pay his tuition at any time during these days that he finds convenient and may enroll in next semester’s classes as soon thereafter as he wishes. The only restriction placed upon the students by school officers is that no “cut~ ting" of classes shall be done in order to register. It is expected that this regulation will overcome any tendency toward a rush on the first day. Undoubtedly, the new plan has considerable merit. With proper co—operation from the student body, the unpleasant alternate waiting and confused haste may be overcome. W. H. R. wait, said, “Is dis Mrs. Whiteside? Weel, I seen in de papeh Where you-111 wanted a good culledman. Is you still wantin' one? Then the man youse got is puff— dectly satisfactory, and you dosn’t connemplate makin’ no change soon? All right, ma’am. Good—bye.” Mr. Winthrow called to Sam as he left the phone, “Now that’s too bad, Sam, that the place is filled.” “Oh, dat’s all right, Mr. Withrow. I’se ole nigga What’s got de job, but I’s jest a wantin’ to check up." ll 2: ill Big dooin's in the gym next week, folks, don’t miss the show. Phil J. one~endflandl a lot of *«scratching wound arouiid tile ‘ The founding of Pi Tau Sigma, national honorary mechanical en— gineering fraternity, took place March 16, 1915 at the University of Illinois. Its purpose is three-fold: to emphasize through its member— ship the high. ideals 01' the mechan- ical engineering profession, to stim- ulate student interest in co-ordi— nate departmental activities in. the universities and to promote the welfare of its members. The group of men who organized the fraternity had in mind that these ideals are best developed and preserved through fraternal asso~ elation. The absence of such an association in the mechanical cn- gineering department with the same ideals, which considers rec~ ognition of scholastic achievement or professional promise in the elec- tion of men, led the founders of Pi Tau Sigma. to hope that the organi— zation would become national in scope. The first realization of this hope was felt when a chapter of Pi Tau Sigma was established at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin, March 12, 1916. An association whose pur- poses and aims were of a like char- actor had been established there under the name of Pi Delta Phi. Because of this likeness the change of name and coalition was effected, and since the two were founded at practically the same time both are Alpha chapters. Since that time eight more chap- ters have been established at va- rious institutions. In order of their installation are Purdue University, University of Minnesota, Armour Institute of Technology, University of Missouri, University of Cincin- nati, Lehigh University, Penn State College, and Carnegie Institute of Technology. Active members are chosen on a basis of sound engineering ability, scholarship and personality, and are selected from the junior and senior classes of the department of mechanical engineering. Those men who would have been eligible had Pi Tau Sigma been established earlier in the institutions now hav- ing chapters may also be initiated. The emblem of the fraternity is a watch key having the form of a camel; cycle. The upper part sup~ ports a steel H—section and the lower portion a flaming torch. The pledge button is also in the form of a carnot cycle bearing the colors of the fraternity, murrey and azure. The flower is the white rose. A pub~ lication is issued by the fraternity “The Condenser” by name and ap- pears once a year. Armour Delta of Pi Tau Sigma was installed December 22, 1924. Since then sixty-two Armour men have become members of the fra— ternity. Honorary membership has been conferred upon Professors G F. Gebhadrt, P. C. Huntley, E. S. Libby, J. C. Peebles, R. V. Perry and D. Roesch and upon Mr. E. E. Hartford. Professor A. W. Sear is i a faculty member. Men now active in Pi Tau Sigma are: A. N. Cannon ’32, H. R. Davis ’32, H. L. Fox ’31, A. S. Hartanov ’31, R. M. Krause ’31, M. J. Lamka ’31, C. T. Link ’31. F. T. Munch ’31, R. H. Stevenson ’31 and F. F. Stras- senburg '31. Members of Pi Tali Sigma are especially active in the student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Tuesday,§January 27, 1931 linguiring Reporter The Question: What do you think [of the new plan whereby registra— tion is spread over several days? Vernon Sandberg, M. E. ’32.——I‘m in favor of this plan because I ben- lieve that most of the students can usually predict whether they will pass a certain subject or not and hence should be able to have their program pretty well lined up. Harry (.3. Rowe, E. E. ’33.——It looks like a step in the right direction and should relieve the congestion and seemingly endless standing in line which has been associated with this duty in the past. Joseph W. Zronccik, M. E. ’31—— Everybody knows where he is weak and if a student is in doubt about some subject, he can register in those that he is sure of, and let the doubtful ones hang fire until he gets the grades. Last year’s reg- istration emphasized the crying need for some redistribution of. the registration and enrollment. Prof. Haggard—4t is an excellent idea for it enables the instructor to have a more individual supervision of the program, thereby benefit— ting both student and teacher. A more intimate contact will be achieved, and with the advice of the instructor the program will be made out to their advantage. Joseph Fcrnbach, E. E. ’33.—It wasn’t so bad last time. I came down. rather early and was through 11 short order. Conditions could be improved, however, by some re— arrangement such as the one pro— posed and pending. Ralphs Barber Shop 111'! E. 35th Street Prompt, Courteous Service N0 WMTING hWilEdfitml no in the Bell System. A NATRON-WIDE To assure adequate sources of supply, men engaged in this work of mass pur— chasing continually search the entire globe. To buy wisely, they study all factors affecting prices—economic and labor conditions, transportation facil- BELL SYSTEM SVS'E'EM lhl'll'fli fill WM} and woman Nothing small about this work Reaching out to the far corners of the earth for raw materials of telephone ap- paratus, is a Western Electric function itics, freight rates—on a world-wide scale. 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