Tuesday, October 7, 1930

Ara: News

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The following Armour
passed the May, 1930,
Architectural examinations:

George Fredrick Kleinhaus, ’29.

Harold R. Lutz, ’29.

Wm. N. Setterburg, ’29.

Albert F. Heine, ’26,

     

 

 

 

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Illinois

In our issue of May 20th, it was
announced that Alexander Bacci,
’26, won the Thirteenth Annual
Scholarship of the Architectural
Sketch Club of Chicago. The
scholarship award included a gift
of $1,200 to be used in making a
six-months tour of Europe. Mr. E.
S. Hall of the donor‘s committee,
recently received a letter from the
winner, which is printed here in
full:

Frankfort—on—the~Main,
Germany,
‘ August 16th, 1930.
Mr. Emery Stanford Hall,
My Dear Mr. Hall:

Today ends our second week in
Germany, and I may add that due
to rains and cold it has not been
very pleasant. However, in spite of
this, it has been interesting
enough to keep us hopping around
from one town to another.

Berlin, and in fact all the larger
cities of Germany, seem very mod-
ern to me. Their system of living
is not unlike ours in the states, and
even in the smaller and more pic-
turesque towns you are impressed
with German efficiency and in—
genuity.

We plan to stay in Germany sev-
eral weeks more and then continue
on into Italy. In all probability we
shall return to Vienna the first of
November. I am writing from
Frankfort but haven’t seen the
town as yet. Tomorrow we shall
see several outlying suburbs, the
addresses having been given to me
by some students at the “Konst-
gemerbishude” in Hallo, which, by
the way, was one of the most inter-
esting towns on our ‘trip. The
school, which dates back to the
year 1000, is situated at the foot
of an old fort on the Saale River,
and in these buildings, surrounded
by tradition, are created some of
the most unusualand original de—
signs ln furniture, “jewelry, "and
weaving we have yet seen. The
students were very much interested
in what we are doing in America
and seem to think the U. S. is a
haven for starving artists I did
my best to change their impres-
sion.

When we have done Frankfort

 

Engineer’s Device
New Fools the Baby

 

A young electrical engineer hav—
ing a baby, a wife that worries
about it whenever they go out, a
salary so modest that he cannot
employ a nursemaid, and an old
cigar box, put his mind to work a
few weeks ago and evolved a pretty
neat little contraption, something
like the telephone but more like the
Televox. To one side of the cigar
box he attached a telephone diaph—
ragm. Inside it he placed trans—
formers, radio tubes, coils, all ar-
tanged according to the mystical
formulas of electricity. From the
bottom two wires lead off, one to a
light socket, the other to a buazcr
in a neighbor‘s apartment. Now,
whenever he and his wife go out of
an evening, the cigar box stands by
the baby’s crib, silently watching.
Baby doesn‘t cry very often, but
when it does, the first yip out 01’ it
sets the diaphragm vibrating, the
various other sections of the in-
strument respond, and the upshot
is that, two floors down in the
neighbor‘s apartment, the buzzer
emits a warning buzz. The neigh—
bor is a good soul, and knows just
what to do in such cases.

 

 

  

we shall go on to Worms and from
there make several excursions to
Darmstadt and Heidelberg, which
should prove interesting. I don’t
have enough imagination to de—
scribe our journey to Stuttgart,
Murenberg, and Munich, so maybe
it’s best to close this letter and
write one after I reach Italy.
(Signed) Alexander H. Bacci.

 

During the summer months
there occurred an open competi—
tion in which a design for a co~
ordinate memorial wall in the
lower lobby of the Passavant Me—
morial Hospital on the McKinlock
campus of Northwestern was the
subject. Dave Chapman, ‘32, en—
tered, and although pitted against
seasoned professional architects,
won second prize of $100.

 

Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright spoke

‘stitute on Wednesday, October lst.
The idea of his talk might be
summed up in a short phrase of
Carlyle’s, “The Idea] is within thy—
self, thy condition is but the stuff
thou art to shape that same Ideal
out of."

 

 

 

 

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ARMOUR TECH NEWS

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WUEL ESROMOFF

While the majority of the books
being published today are of the
light and interesting variety, oc~
casionally one breaks through and
presents a new type of novel.
“Coronet,” by Manuel Kromofl' is
indeed a story of this type.

The entire book, and it is quite a
thick one at that, is based on a
gold coronet and a silver whip, and
around these two symbolic items a
story that ranges from the me—
dieval days to the present is woven

The book is replete with descrip—
tive matter concerning the various
historical ages that it portrays, but
its real charm lies in the interest-
ing narratives wound around the
whip and the coronet in each
period.

One first meets them in the pe-
riod of the Renaissance, and the
theme in that portion concerns an
errant goldsmith’s apprentice and
his rise to power through the pig
industry. This, like all other por—
tions of the book consists of local
color intermingled with a rapidly
moving and fascinating plot struc—

 

ture. From this period the story
jumps to the time of the Napole—
onic invasion of Russia and the
framework is wound on the adven—
tures oi? two lads who enlist in the
army. Many sides of the life of
Napoleon and his men are revealed
here in a light somewhat different
than the usual one

The scene then changes to the
post»war days, and gives a chance
for more of this descriptive narra—
tion. From this point we move
through the age of Chopin, and he
in turn is sketched.

A sweeping view of Russian life
is included through the lives of the
Burnin family; they are the owners
of the whip and are a most inter~
esting set to read about. As a fit»-
ting climax to series of adventures.
the story then returns to Chicago,
in the year 1919, when we see the
coronet finally come to rest in the
home of a pork packer. Thus, after
all the adventures that the coronet,
the symbol of power, has witnessed,
it finally returns to the same en—
vironment as its beginning, that of
pigs.

The book has been rated as a
“best seller” for some time, and
when one reads it, the skill of the
author and his erudite knowledge
01' conditions are revealed. It is a
long book to read, but it has a pee
culiar charm that will not permit
one to desist.

 

A. E. Erickson, ’19
Dies Alter illness

Word was recently received of
the death of A. E. Erickson, Arch.
’19, who died after a short illness on
August 19.

While at the Institute he was ac-
tive, in that he was a member of
the Armour Architectural Society,
Beta Psi Fraternity, and the “Sca—
rab” in 1919. He was on the Track
Team in 1916, and the Class Basket—
ball Championship Teams of 1916”
17, 1917—18. He was chairman of
the Architectural Social Commit—
tee, and aided in the various dances
and social programs. When the
War came he enlisted and received
a commission as a Second Lieuten—
ant in the artillery. After the great
conflict he opened an architectural
office and continued in that capac—

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Five students at the University
of Illinois were recently fined $12.50
for playing baseball in the street.

 

Page Three

Professor William
White Convert

(Continued from page 2)
can Association for Advancement
of Science. and The National Geo—
graphic Society.

His hobbies and interests outside
of school work consist of collecting
stamps, hiking, fishing and tennis
playing. Last season he succeeded
Professor Tibbals as coach of the
tennis team. He is also interested
in building radio receivers and
amateur photography. Two being
company, his latest interest is
touring by automobile. During his
last vacation he drove with his
wife to the Ozark Mountains of
Arkansas and Missouri.-

 

It has been found at the Univer-
sity of California that the athletic
leaders among the freshman class
are only average in ability as dem-
onstrated in a series of athletic

 

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