Vol. VI No. 9 ”Whit tidbit/little till? @llAlWl‘ilt fill ALPHA fill Slfill’lh so Qhart; Members For Alpha Psi chapter lNSTALLA’l‘lQN soon Alpha Chi Sigma, national pro— fessional chemical fraternity, has accepted the petition oi the Flask and Beaker fraternity, and will in— stall Alpha Psi chapter of the society at Armour within two months, according to a statement received from the national secre- tary. This will be the second chapter of a national professional fraternity to be installed at Ar- mour; Scarab, professional archi- tecturai fraternity being the first such chapter. Flask and Beaker came into ex- istence in 1926 under the leader— ship of members of the senior class in chemical engineering. Its pur» poses were two-fold: to strive for the advancement of chemistry both as a science and a profession; and to foster a spirit of good fellowship among the students of the chem- ical engineering department. It is believed by the members that the affiliation with the national arcane ization will aid in furthering these ideas. From the start, it has been the purpose of Flask and Beaker to have a chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma at Armour. Last spring the formal petition was submitted to the ira- ternity, with the prospective estab» iishment of Alpha Psi chapter as a result. Alpha Chi Sigma has filty~six h . for hr fie practically every institution giving a recognized course in chemistry having a chapter. Charter Members The local chapter will have as charter members: Professors C. A. Tibbais, A. H. Carpenter, J. J. Schommer, and W. J. Bentley; E. A. Armit, '26; R. N. Brown, '28; L. C. Brunstrum, '29; J. Crane, ’28; G. A. Crappie, ’28; J. J. Doheny, Jr., ’27; M. P. Johnson, '28; L. A Kramer, ’28; M E. Lovejoy, '27; U G. Naei’, ’23; G. l..._ Parkhurst, ’27; C. H. Seeley, ’27; A. J. Stabovitz, '29; and A. D. Watkins, ’27. other charter members will be' E. P. Boynton, ’30; A. T. Martin, ’30; C. E. Morris, ’30; P. M. Ruze- vich, '30; R. A. Shoan, ’30; V. A. Storm, ’30; J. E. Tarman, ’30; W. R. Trognltz, ’30; J. J. Zoiad, '30; F. B. Attwood, ’31; O J. Fiaia, H. J. Latham, ‘31; I. B. Lehman, ’31; L. V. Melcarek, ’31; C. J. Stam— berg, ’31; 0. R. Steinert, ’31; A. F. Blgelow, ’32; E. ii. Blom, ’32; J. 0. Cavanagh, ’32; 0. G. Linnell, ’32; G. J. Stockman, ’32. A smoker is being held at the Beta Psi House tonight, November 18, at eight o'clock, for the consid- eration of plans for the installa— Armoor Engineer Ont distributed tomorrow in the south end of the lobby in the main b‘uiidw ing. Articles by both faculty and stu- dents comprise the “Engineer.” Dr. Scherger has written about his travels in England and on the Com tinent. Henry Levin's prize essay on “Petroleum," which won the American Chemical Society award, appears, and Deans Palmer and Penn have written from their vast experience about the ideas and aims that an engineering student should entertain. liar this Subject at A.§.M.E. Tails At the next regular meting of the Armour branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Friday, November 21,, a speaker from the Standard Oil Company, will deliver a talk on' motor oils; The address wiil'be accompanied by a showing of three reels of motor pictures relating to the speaker’s subject. A smoker will be given in the eve- hing at the Theta Ki house. Com- plete arrangements Will be an- nounced on the bulletin board to- morrow. Former Professor at Armour Makes Visit Professor James R. Griffith, pro- lessor of Structural Engineering at Oregon State Agricultural College, and formerly professor at Armour, made a visit here last week. ‘ Homes ~11» Chicagor'to' deliver an address at the 1930 Annual Meeting of the International Acetylene As— sociation, on Thursday, November 13. His subject was, “Experiments on Gas Welded Structural Joints~ Including a Scientific Demonstra— ion of Amplified Stethoscoplc Sound Testing of Welds." The purpose of the paper was to show the relation and application of welding to the structural engi- neering field. Such questions as, ' “How do welded structural connec— ’ tions compare with riveted ones?" and others bent on inquiring as to the relation of operator efficiency with joint efficiency were taken up ' by the speaker and explained. The welding process is comparatively new, and the information given has cleared away many ambiguities. Professor Griffith’s work is a re- sult of research performed at the Oregon State College with the aid of some colleagues and seniors in the civil engineering department. Afifi. T8 hill-SET All Cl’l‘h’ CLUE FREQA‘E The regular monthly meeting of the American Chemical Society will tion of the chapter. Teletype is Part of Missions Electric (In. e Teletype Corporation, of which Howard L. Krum, E. E., '06, is vice-president, has been acquired by the A. T. 82 '1’. Co., and is now a Western Electric subsidiary. The Teletype Corporation was valued at $31, one ,ooo The history of the transferred or- ganization has been one of steady growth and expansion, particularly in later years. This is illustrated by a few production figures. From 1913 through 1927, a total of 15,500 Teletype instruments were turned out, while in the year 1928 alone 12,700 instruments were manufac- tured, and during 1929 production rose to double that figure, or a total or 25,200. The use of Teletype equipment in the Bell System has risen from 1,000 units in 1925 to 18,000 in 1929. be held at the City Club, 315 Ply— mouth Court, next Friday evening, November let, at 7:30 o‘clock. The subject of the paper, “The Fatigue of Metals Under Repeated Stress," to be delivered before the main group is one that should be of espe- cial interest to any engineer. Pro— fessor H. F. Moore, who is Research Professor of Engineering Materials at the University of Illinois, is giv— ing this paper and is well qualified to speak on this subject. Last month Professor Moore was the re- cipient of the medal annually awarded by the American Iron and Steel institute for the outstanding work that he is doing in his field. Stereoptican slides and motion pic~ tures will accompany the lecture. After the main group meeting, the smaller groups will assemble as usual. The schedule calls for the assemblage of the sub—groups at 8:45. Preceding the main meeting will be a dinner starting at 6:15 for which reservations must be made at least one day in advance of the meeting. Tomorrow Morning Copies of the “Engineer" will be Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois on Men fledged to Eta Kappa Nu Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electri- cal engineering iraternlty, pledged the following men Monday, October 31st: E. J. Stehno, '31. E. E. Paschke, ’31. D. M. Fetterman, ’31. M. E. Lukey, ’31. M. Fagen, ‘32. W. Krahl, ’32. Seniors Discuss Close Problems Charles Link, president, called a meeting of the Senior Class last Wednesday, November 12, in Science Hall to hear the reports or the va— rious committees. The chairman of the jacket com— mittee, R. Wilson, gave a report and presented two sample types of coats. R. 'J; Sch’oen made a report on an allot of another firm and presented samples of cloth to be used in the jackets. After an inspection of the samples the seniors decided on a light you cloth, although no jacket was formally accepted. Treasurer Miran then gave a re~ port of the financial standing oil the class and the possibility of a class banquet. W. E. Schirmer, social chairman of the class, made a report on the Senior Dance. It was decided to hold the dance, if possible, in the Cameo Room of the Morrison Hotel on December 12. He also urged that the seniors obtain the bids as soon as possible since no definite arr rangcments can be made until three hundred dollars has “been col lected Arthur Jens, editor—in~chief of the 1931 Cycle, made an announce~ mcnt regarding the use of activities questionnaires to be filled out by seniors for the annual. '1‘. A. Woods made a report of the photography committee. He asked that each member co—operate as much as possible by promptly re- porting to the photographer ac- cording to the schedule on the bulletin board. C. ’1‘. Link stated that within two weeks the jewelry committee would have samples for inspection. After a short discussion the meeting was adjourned. Armour Represented at Materiel”. T. A. Night Professor Nash and Mr Kelly represented Armour last Thursday evening, November 13 at a meet- ing of the Maine 1 ‘ ’.. High JEMVCES TC MET THEIR ACHVJWES Fill? CYCLE STAFF Activity blanks have been dis- tributed amongst the members of the senior class These were passed out by A. ll. Jens, cditor~innchief oi‘ the Cycle, at a class meeting held last Wednesday. Listed on the blanks were the fol- ‘lowing questions, the information to be used by the Cycle. Full name; Place of Birth; Department; High School; Honary Groups; Social Fra- fternity; Clubs or Organizations; Athletics; Publications;; other Ac— tivities. Proper answers to the above questions are vital to the publication of the Cycle. Prompt action by members of the class in returning the required information 3gwiii greatly facilitate the handling :01! this section of the book. Those who have not yet obtained a blank should secure one from Mr. Livingstone in the Book Store dur- ing the week. Completed sheets should be placed in the Cycle mail box, 10- lcated next to the scholastic records case on the elevator shaft, first floor. main building. Time limit allowed by the Cycle staff for the acquisition of this data is extended to Friday of next week. It is not necessary to so one of the provided sheets. A pager 8x5 inches in size will be accepted provided \the proper information is contain— dthcreon. edCorrections or additions will be allowed it these are made in writ- section of the book is finally made 53. KC. it‘ll. Mouse Sloane till? A... i. E. El. Smoker The A. I. F. E . on December 10 at the Sigma Kay» pa incite Fraternity house, can S Michigan Boulevard. Eats, entertainment, cards and smokes will feature the gathering. This smoker is one of two held each year by the Armour Branch of the A. l. E. E., and according to the committee, will probably be the best ever put across. Funds for the smoker are taken from the local dues to which all the Junior, Senior electricals have sub— scribed. President K nittel has been conducting a drive for 100 percent membership. The sophomores being associate members, are also eligible to at— tend the smoker. Proi‘essor Amsbary will deliver his new lecture, “Literature, Its Inspiration and Power," to the stu- dents oi’ the Northern Teachers College, at Marquette, Mich, Thurs— day, November, 20. School Parent-Teacher Association. The meeting is called “College Night” and is held every year for the purpose of giving parents and , pupils information about the col— legcs they are interested in. Chi- cago, Purdue. Armour, Carthage, Lawrence, Bradley, Carroll, Beioit, Macl/lurray, Northwestern and Carleton were some of the schools represented. Some of the speeches given were: “The Advantages of the Large Uni- versity," “The Advantages of Limit- ed Enrollment,” “What College Means" and “Credit.” Lost and Found Has Number of Articles The following articles are in the lost and found: An electrical laboratory note book. A college algebra text. A steam power plant engineering text. A number of rulers. A pocket watch. A drawing compass. The lost and found is located at the Deans‘ office. The above items can be claimed by those who have lost them by properly identifying them. CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. lb 5:00P.M.~Varsity basketball practice at armory. 5:00 P.M.—‘Sigma Kappa Delta basketball practice. 8:00P.M.———Flask and Beaker smoker at Beta Psi House. Wednesday, Nov. 19 9:30 A. M,-—A r m o u r Engineer distributed. 5 : 00 P. M.—Rho Delta Rho bas- ketball practice. Thursday, Nov. 20 5:00 P.M.——Theta Xi basketball practice. Friday, Nov. 21 9:30 Alli—F. P. E. meeting, Science Hall. 10:30 AWL—A. S. M. E. meeting. 5 :00 P. M.—~Triangie basketball practice. Saturday, Nov. 22 10 :63 A. lid—Tennis tournament finals. ing and presented beiore the senior, ' 111 min a. smelter. . ‘ ill“. Randall Will Address glutinous An assembly“ for all students will be held Thursday, November 20, at 10: 30 in the Assembly Hall. Di. John Herman Randall, who is a di~ rector of the World Unity Founda- tion, is to speak on “The Present World Situation.” Dr. Randall has spoken at North~ western University, at the Sinai Temple, and at the Men‘s City Club. The Institute is very fortunate in securing a speaker or such prom— inence, and so well informed on the present condition of world affairs. D. E. Richardson ”.24! Elected to Sigma Xi” Professor D. E. Richardso , '24, has been awarded an associate membership in the Chicago chapter oi sigma Xi, national honorary scientific fraternity. Eligibility for membership inthis society is based on research work‘done in the scien— tific field. . Professor Richardson received his E. E. degree from. Armour in 1927, and received the degree of M. S. from the University of Chicago in 1929. The title oi? his master’s pa»~ per was .“Experimentai Verification of the Theoretical Skin Eflcct Equa- tion, for an Electrolytic Conductor!’ He has already done considerable work toward his doctor's degree at the University of Chicago A paper on these topics was pre- sented before the Association for Advancement of Science by Profes— sor Richardson last January. cosmonauts Manes been you cancer. Dr. J. S. Thompson of the Physics Department and Dr. Simpson oi the Frank E. Simpson Radium Clinic have successfully applied the use of radon filled lead capsules to the treatment of cancer. Dr. Thompson has been working with the clinic for the past several years, having charge of the radium and preparation of treatments The method as now developed consists of the implantation of small capsules. three millimeters long and three-fourths of a milli— meter in diameter, made of pure lead tubing and filled with a known strength of radon gas. The lead pre— vents the passage of most of the harmful beta rays and transmits the gamma rays which destroy the diseased tissue. The capsules are in- ‘lected into the cancerous growth, the number ranging with the size of the growth, and are left in there permanently as they cause no per- manent pain Gold capsules have can used previously but were found to cause pain long after the treat< ment was completed. Because of this the change to lead was made. The capsules are made by pinch— ing off (by forming a cold weld) sections of a tube previously filled with radon. The gas, radon, is used .in place of the parent substance. radium, because it is less expensive and can be more easily replaced in case of loss. The radon is the first disintegiation product of radium. has all its radiating properties and is more easily handled in preparing treatments. Remarkable results have also been obtained in treating birth- marks with radium. Quantities of radium up to 1,500 milligrams are used in this work. Tall: on insurance Al F. P. E. S. Meeting There will be a meeting of tige Armour Branch of the F. F E. this Friday at 930,111 Science Hall. Mr. H. C. Melville, of the North American Insurance Co, who spoke to the fire protects on Friday No— vember '7, on marine insurance will speak again His talk on Marine Insurance was appreciated by all who heard it and lie is again ex— ‘pected to give one as interesting. Tuesday, November 18, 1930 Willi Shitlhhfi Ell Eillv’l‘llli’l'lbh FEES”? ”lb Elli lAEEiE‘l‘i‘i Classmates Will Judge Appearance oi Coats on DESPLAY FREDAY The senior jacket committee men were measured for their jackets yesterday, Monday, November 37, and their jackets will be ready for them this Friday, November 21. These men are to wear their jack- ets around the school in order that other seniors may judge the ap— pearance of the coats before pur— chasing their own. The following men comprise the committee: R. N. Wilson, chairman S. Ott' 5- H. S. Holt R. J. Schoen Dr. it"... Harlow Speaks ' ‘ At all. ll. (Ch. E Meeting The Armour Branch of the A. I. Ch. E. held its second meeting of the year last Tuesday, November 11, at 9: 30, in the Physics Lecture Room. This was the first lecture meeting at the year and drew al- most complete attendance, several members of the faculty also at tending. F. B. Attwood, president of the chapter, called the meeting. to or- der. There was a short discussion of the more important business, as well as the announcement of the UL Ivllfi medal, official trophy of the organ— ization, to L. V. Melcarek, and G. N. Waniata. The speaker, Dr. Edward Barlow, head or the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa, was then introduced. Dr. Bartow is chair- man of the committee on relations between parent and student chop- ters of the A. I. Ch. E. He spoke on the relations of the chapters. their purpose. and the action being taken to further chapter relation- ship. He then proceeded to lecture. aided by slides, on his trip to the World Engineering Congress, held in China last year, and his experi- ences there. Rod/25o Fights Creme; Subject of Address Yesterday morning at 10:30 the members of Armour chapter, A. I. E. E, and Armour Radio Association held a joint assembly in Room D— Mission. The speaker of the meeting, Mr. W. P. Hilliard, chief of the Radio Division, Chicago Police Depart- ment, gave a very interesting ac— count of how radio is proving anin< valuable aid in fighting crime. Mr. Billiard explained that when a crime is reported to headquaro ters. messages, giving the location and possibly a description of the culprits. are broadcast from the police station transmitter. and are picked up by a receiver in each pa— trol car. The wave length em— ployed is below the regular broad- cast range and is therefore not re— ceived by ordinary radio sets. The system is a result of expert ments sponsored by WEN. the Ch;— cago Tribune station, some time ago. In this manner the police are able to respond to an alarm much quicker than by the previous method in which telephone mesh sages had to be relayed SSVCISJ times. Mr. Hilliard also explained the operation and maintenance of [his department.