believes. Vol. VI. No. 7 Sbfildl. fillillllWlll dbtlfi Md Alb @lil Shilltllt ltll’dltll’ldl. Money Must Be Collected Rotors Definite Plans Are Made CLASS FUNDS ARE LOW The Armour Tech News has re~ ceived a statement from W. G. Schirmer, social chairman of the senior class, which explains the de- lay in the making of plans for the Senior Informal. The stategnent fol- lows: “Class loyalty and support will determine whether there will be a senior class dance this year. Be— cause of the financial situation of the class, the school authorities are unwilling to guarantee the expenses of a class dance. This necessitates financing the entire dance with the money received from the selling of bids. “Thus, it will be necessary for the social committee to collect all the money necessary to give the dance before making any reservations or engaging an orchestra. In other words, before the dance can be defl— nitely decided upon, the necessary amount of money must be on hand. “Will the members of the class be willing to pay for the bids to the dance, without first being informed as to the place where it will be held and the orchestra which will be en- gaged? This is the question that confronts the social committee. The answer to it depends upon the amount of loyalty and spirit which the school possesses. The committee preve to t a t be put on which will be a success both socially and financially. “If the class is willing to give them the support needed, they will give their utmost efforts to the promotion of a successful dance. This is perhaps the first time that such a situation has arisen, and it no doubt will be an interesting problem, both to the students and the school authorities." Former fiomptrollor Visitor at institute Mr. F. U. Smith, former comptrol- ler of the Institute, visited the Fac— ulty Club Wednesday afternoon, meeting old friends. Mr. Smith was the first comp- troller and business manager of Armour Mission and Institute. He came to Armour in 1902 and retired in 1920. He left his home in Milwaukee to visit in Chicago for about a month. Professor Amsbory Addresses Tcochcrs Professor Amsbary presented a. series of five lectures last week to the members of the Teachers’ In— stitute of Schulkill County, Potts- ville, Penna. His audiences aver~ aged twelve hundred persons. Two of his subjects were, “John Brown’s Body,” based on the fa- mous narrative poem by Stephan Benet, and “Literature As an In- spiration and Power." Doctor—G. l... Schemes Speaker at Dinner Doctor George L. Scherger was guest speaker at a dinner given by the Steuben Club last Wednesday evening, October 29. The dinner was given to celebrate the founding of a new American Legion Post. This foundation, it was said, shows the advance the Amer- ican Legion is making. The national commander of the legion was pres— ent in addition to other notables. ’ t ere. Three honoraries have announced the pledging of a total of twenty— one men during the past week. Tau Beta Pl, honorary engineer- ing fraternity has selected the fol~ lowing men from the student body for its pledges: . : D. M. Fettcrman, E. E. ’31. K. E. W. Hellsen, C. E. ’31. F. M. James, F. P. E. ’31. A. J. Lenke, F. P. E. ’31. P. E. Seidclmann, F. P. E. ’31. F. F. Strassenburg, M. E. ’31. R. H. Stevenson, M. E. ’31. J. C. Cavanagh, Ch. E. ’32. C. J. Robin, C. E. ’32. S. M. Lind, Ch. E. '32. Dean Penn presented the men with their pledge pins. Professors Grafton and Heald. Alumni from the Armour Chapter, Illinois Beta, and two men from the Purdue Chapter were also visitors. W. S. E. Smelter 'l’o Ea Tomorrow Plans have been going forward for the smoker to be given by the Armour Student Branch of the Western Society of Engineers to be held November 5th at the Sigma Kappa Delta house. The affair promises to be the best ever given by the W. S. E. The officers have been working very hard to get up a program which is sure to please everybody. Several members of the haves summoned to he b—l «- 1‘< Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Wane Honorory Fraternities Pledge Fweolyaooe fieoiors also” Juniors new newness nus washer/ran n'r smoksas Thursday, October 30, Chi Epsilon, honorary civil engineering frater- nity, held a pledging smoker at the Phi Pl Phi house. Card playing and refreshments furnished the enter- tainment. The welcoming speech to the pledges was given by Eldon A. Johnson, president of the Armour Chapter. The men pledged are: C. H. Miller, ‘31. R. E. Meagher, ’32. M. J. Morgan, ’31. F. E. Rutkowski, ’31. A. B. Auerbach, ’31. Pl Tau Sigma, honorary Mechan— ical Engineering Society, held a smoker at the SigmalKappa Delta house last Thursday evening. The fraternity pledged the following men: Harold H. Fox, ’31. Andrew S. Hartanov, ’31. Mitchell, J. Lamka, ’31. Fred T. Munch, ’31. Newton 0. Cannon, ’32. Harold R. Davis, ’32. Professors Gedhardt, Roesch, Lib- by, Peebles, and Huntley were pres~ cut at the smoker. In addition to the five faculty members present there were several alumni members of the fraternity present. FWG ELECTRICALS A. i. E. E. MEEWNG Social Program Melted by flashy The following is a statement re- ceived by the Armour Tech News rom James J. Casey, social chair- man of the junior class. “The junior year for any class is more nearly a social year than is any other of the four which con- *stltuto its life. This statement is supported by the fact that the jun— ior class sponsors two dances dur— ing the year while the other classes give only one each. The social com- mittee realizes this and fully in— tends that the junior year of the class of ’32 shall live up to the standard set by those of previous classes. “Financially, the class is in a healthy condition due to the sup- port that the officers have received from the members in the past. With the same spirit of cooperation and support, we will go far in making this our biggest social year. “The committee in charge of the arrangements promises the class that the dances this year will not be extravagant in nature. The best possible entertainment will be pro— vided but expenses will not be al— lowed to exceed the financial re sources of the class. “The committee believes that a socially successful dance without Gil/E SPEEflHEE d l" « Two student talks were given at L1 1 A 1' ‘nr #51 A 1». x I" the unpleasant aftermath of debt will receive a greater welcome from the class than will an over—expen— sive dance that will be followed by financial distress. “The dances given by the class are the informal in January and the formal during Junior Week. The dances will be given according to the principle set forth above, and on this platform the social chair— man. appeals to the class for its sup- This smoker is for the primary purpose of getting acquainted with other members of the department. For this reason, sophomore and freshman students are urged to come. It is not necessary to be a member of the branch. Tickets can be purchased from all of the officers and some of the members. The cost is nominal, being 25 cents apiece. Campus Club’s Brice [Vets 32 New Members Thirty-two members is the result of the membership drive recently club roster is still, however, open for new members. Art Viel and George Moore, al— most permanent Campus Club fix— tures, are the champions of chess. Art recently donated an Atwater Kent radio for club use. Some of the Junior Chemicals have become absent-minded. They throw their sandwiches on the table and take a bite out of their bridge hands. Elliot" Engineer’s Auto gtolen and Returned John Allen, Armour’s chief en~ glneer, had his ‘“ A “ ' coupe put on by the Campus Club. The. yesterday at 10:30 in D~Mission. The first talk was given by T. S. Tryzna on “Prospecting by Elecw trical Methods." In this he ex- plained that the presence of iron, industrial, and precious metals may be detected in the earth’s crust by electrical devices. The various meth- ods or circuits are all in the experi— mental stage, however, should they become perfected to a great extent, mining would be simplified. The second talk was given by R. G. Kellner on “The Electrolysis Problem as dealt with by the Illi- nois Bell Telephone Company." Last summer Keliner was with the I. B. T. and did some work on this interest- ing subject. When the electrical cables are placed in the earth and left there for a considerable time, it is found, when they are again unearthed, that they are corroded. Electrolytic action is responsible for this and Kellner gave a number of ways in which the Telephone Company is combatting the corrosive forces. Bonding, covering the cable with a special preparation, using a double trolley system, and employing a negative return booster system are some of the methods. Before the talks were given a short business meeting was held. Members were urged to pay their dues and it was announced that some enginneer of note would speak. at the next meeting to be held on Monday, November 17. stolen on Saturday, October 8th. The police department recovered the automobile on October 25th, two and a half weeks after it was stolen, and returned it to Mr. Allen. He was fortunate in getting the car back in better shape than when it was stolen. In addition to this, the insurance company offered to pay for a thorough overhauling of the machine. The net result of this mishap was very profitable to Mr. Allen. Phi Lambda Upsilon will hold a smoker in its rooms tomorrow night at 8:00 P. M. A number of alumni are expected to be present. CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. 4th First call for varsity basket— ball candidates. Wednesday, Nov. 5th 8:00 P. M.—W. S. E. Smoker at the S. K. D. House. 8:00 P. M."‘Phi Lambda Up— silon Smoker. Friday, Nov. 7th W. S. E. Meeting. Saturday, Nov. 8th Chicago—Purdue Game. A. I. T. Ushers. “The close cooperation of the school phloem and the class was very apparent in the recent discussions of a possible Junior—Senior dance. The class is grateful for the attitude taken by the office in this matter. The obvious difficulties arising from such an affair were of such a na— ture as to prevent its consideration by the junior class.” Furnish Close Selects or Social Committee L. A. Callen, elected social chair- man of the freshman class, has se— lected. the men who are to assist him in arranging for freshman so— cial functions. The following comprise the com« mlttee: T. J. Milan. 1... Lynch. E. Peterson. With R. Cheatham, freshman president, as ex—ofllclo member. Adopted by Honor “A” Ton men were present at a meet- ing of the Honor “A" Society held last Friday in Science Hall at 2:00 o’clock. The first order of business was the passage of a new rule re- stricting membership in Honor “A” to Juniors and Seniors only. Bids will be given to fifteen men in the very near future. At the present time the Honor “A” Society boasts a membership of fourteen men. flesh Palmer Attends Personnel Conference Dean Palmer attended a meeting on student guidance and personnel held at Northwestern University on October 24 and 25. Representatives from high schools and colleges in this section attended the confer- ence. A paper was presented by Col. Rees, vice—president and direc— tor of personnel of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com— pany. diffiddmb ”ill ill bl MAW” WWW Md tidbdbd, Elldlhllllllllld still lllhltlhlldllb Tau Beta Pi. Regains Loud Among Honor-dries; l’l Tau Sigma Second CHEMKCALS LEAD HEPARTMENTS second semester of the last college year (19294930), have been com— piled by the office of the Deans and appear in complete form below. A glance at the averages of the four classes (Freshman, Sopho~ more, Junior and Senior) shows that the averages of the upper classes is much higher than those of the lower. The difference of five per cent between Seniors and Armour Engineer Will Moire Appeomnce Soon The “Armour Engineer" will make its initial appearance of the current school year on “Wednesp day, November 19. Scholastic statistics covering the I According to A. J. Lenke, the editor, this issue will include sev— eral interesting and instructive articles both of a technical and non~technica1 nature. 0. Link’s article on the Power Industry is the feature student presentation. Dr. Scherger presents a very dc» lightiul discussion of some inter- esting places he has visited in his travels through Europe, and the Deans, Penn and Palmer, describe just what the aims of an engineer— ing student should be. The prize paper of last year’s Freshman Chemical Essay contest also ap- pears in this issue. The “Engineer," cover and con— tents, maintains that high stand- ard that has won for itself prizes and praise in the past. It will be distributed two weeks from to- marrow. General Foreman to Address Assembly Major General M. J. Foreman will speak at a general assembly to he held on Tuesday, November 11, at 10:30. General Foreman is a past national commander of the American Legion, and at the pres- ent time is connected with the firm of Foreman, Bluford, Krinsley, and Schultz. Aeronautics Topic or Neal W. S. EMeelr'ng Friday, Nov. 7, Mr. K. A. Ken- nedy of the Boeing School of Aero- nautics will address the Armour Branch of the W. S. E. Mr. Ken- nedy is making a tour of all the American colleges, discussing the life and training of a pilot. He will accompany his talk with mov— ing pictures. His discussion will be of great interest to civil engineer- ing students, especially those who wish to make aeronautics their life work. Mr, Kennedy is a high authority in the field of aviation and it was only through the quick action of the W. S. E. officers that Mr. Ken—- nedy was able to be secured, as his time is limited, No hour has been set for the meeting, but notice of the time and place will be put up on the bulletin board. Junior Chemicals Asia tor Basketball flames The Junior Chemicals h a v e formed a basketball team and wish to play with any similar group, club, or What have you. They have already defeated a team composed of Sophomores in the chemical de— partment. Any team desiring 38.13% may obtain further information from E. Field, R. Blom, or S. Lind. Tuesday, November 4, 1930 E Efitllillfih Freshmen is due to the new system of averaging introduced two years go. Grades, in the new system, are averaged according to the number of credit hours listed in the cata- log. In former practice, no distinc- tion was made between classes; all grades were averaged together in a lump sum. Physical training grades are not included in the averages, a. credit (Cr) being given instead for satis- factory work completed. Those coming from other schools are given a credit (Cr) of “C" for their work. The average of the entire school body, a total of 790 students, is 85.64 per cent. The averages of the various organizations are as follows: so Per Cent The Senior Class ............. 88.0 The Junior Class ..... .. 87.1 The Sophomore Class ......... 84.4 The Freshman Class .......... 83.7 The student with the highest av— erage in the Senior Class is Marvin A. Tennyson. His average is 94.9 per cent. The student with the highest av- erage in the Junior Class is Alvin B. Auerbach. His average is 97.5 per cent. The student with the highrgst av- erage in the Sophomore Class is Max J. Schinke. His averagé'is 96.4 per cent. The student with the highest av- erage in the Freshman Class is James W. Juvinall. l-Iis average is 97.0 per cent. Departments Per Cent Chemical Engineering ....... 87.1 Fire Protection Engineering... 86.“? Mechanical Engineering ..... 86.1 Electrical Engineering . .. 85.6 Civil Engineering ....... . 85.1 Arlchitectural ................ 84.0 The following groups are ar- ranged according to the seniority of their establishment at the Armour Institute of Technology. The Honorary Fraternities (Scholastic) Per Cent Tau Beta Pi .................. 93.2 Pi Tau Sigma. 92.“? Salamander 92.6 Chi Epsilon ......... Phi Lambda Upsilon. Eta Kappa 'Nu. . Pl Nu Epsilon ................ 88.6 Honor Society Sphinx ...................... 89.8 Professional Fraternities Flask and Beaker ............. 89.0 Scarab ....................... 88.8 Social Fraternities Sigma Kappa Delta ........... 87.8 Beta. Psi ..................... 87.7 Triangle ......... Kappa Delta Tau. Sigma Alpha Mu. Phi Kappa Sigma. . Rho Delta. Rho. . . 85.“? Theta Xi ...... 8&5 Phi Pi Phi ...... . 85.0 Delta Tau Delta .............. 83.5 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 (fraterni— ties that rent or own their own chapter houses) is 85.05 per cent. The average of all other students is 35.47 per cent. In the above the following nu- merical values were given to the letter grades: A equals 97.5 per cent: B equals 93.0 per cent: C equals son per cent: D equals 6’25 per cent: E equals 53.0 per cent; Cr. equals can DE]? cent. . . L; .slmmuxwwwmaww