Page Two declarative “tacit bleeds Student Publication of the ARMOUR KNSTll'Ji‘UTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ELLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year SUBSCRIPTION RATES ‘ $2.00 Per Year single Copies, 10 Cents Each ____,___.,_. M MANAGING: EOAED Editor—in—Chief .................... Fred Attwood, ’31 . §Arthur Jens, 31 Managing Editors ................ Alvin Auerbach, 31 Business Manager ................ Frank Spalding, ’31 Faculty Advisor.. ..... Professor Walter Hendricks M ______,_.____._—————— NEWS DEPARTMENT News Editor ................. W. H. Rudolf, ’32 Assistant .. .. ..... 0. T. Barnett, ’33 Copy Editor ........................ E. W. Carlton, ’32 Departmental Editors Fraternity .......................... J. R. Jackson, ‘32 Architectural ...................... E. C. Kubicek, ’32 Reporters L. G. Wilke, ’32 M. Winogrand, ’33 J. B. Dirkers, ’32 K. A. Knittel, ‘31 C. H. Kane, '34 R. G. Kellner, ’31 T. L. McGuan, ’M J. W. Juvinall, '33 J. A. Scheyer, ’34 I. Krawitz, ’33 E. G Avery, '34 T. Leavltt, '30 A. J. Thomas, '34 SPORTS DEPARTMENT Sports Editor ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .H. l’. Richter, ’32 G. Stempkowski, ’32 Assistant Sports Editors ........ R. F. Rychlik, .33 Reporters R. Mulroney, ’33 F. A. Ustryski, ’32 FEATURE DEPARTMENT ARMOUR Tush mews 331? W V v V V W V V V V V i: " 6:“ e I fiy , its slapstick i Cleave to ”The Slipsiick”; let the Slapstick ily where it may. FOR THE CLASSICAL STUDENTS These are the Armour Corridors; The indignant profs, and the students, Shreiking out paeans of whoopee, Of all homework the foemen inveterate. c it sit Dutch says we can talk about our absent—minded professors but he wants to know if we ever heard of the absent—minded judge who dismissed the prisoner, sentenced the jury to twenty years and hit himself on the head with his gavel. s m “It didn’t take me long to get on my feet," said a recent graduate to his dancing partner. “Nor on mine,” she commented sweetly. Acesmacksei a new Exerpts from History Exam “During the Ordovician epoch were developed fish and other land plants.” -——Ted ’34. u UNPROHTABLE RESEARCH _ Two friends who had not seen each other for some, time met in the street one day. “You’re looking rather down in the mouth, old man," said one to the a e , other. “Are you feeling sick?" fijggififd‘t” ""_'_ :::::: 17,,E,s$§.‘,1,‘?,§,‘;‘,3,‘;; .2; “Not exactly,” replied his friend, “but I’ll admit that Uolumnist.. . _ .thp Jordan, :31 I've been worried of late. You remember that I hired Cartoonist ....... .Dave Chapman, ’32 a man to trace my pedigree?" , Feature Writer .................. c. Blahna, ’31 “Yes.” SW1 the Other» “what’s the trouble? Hasn’t; Staff Photographer ................. o. R. Murph , '31 he been successful?” “ml! 1 should say he has?" came the reply” marsh-ll? DEEflWiMENT in despairing tones. “I’m having to pay him hush" Make-Up Editor.... ................ M. J. Schinke. '32 money now.” . ,. Assistants a a o ;, i“. F. Strassenburg, ’31 G. L. Bonvallet, ’32 “ H. Gibson, '34 coolness DEPARTMENT E. A. Scanlou, '32 J. J. Casey, '32 Advertising Managers Assistants R. Tufts, '32 N. E. Nelson, '34 Circulation Manager ......... Mailing Ciro latl M. A. Colllck, ’32 ..A. F. Wilde, ’31 J. s. McCall ’32 A. Jungele, ‘32 5. Anderson, ’32 P. Kesselring, ’31 H. Pilgrim, ’31 R. Dufour, ’33 C. B. Summers, ’33‘ E. H. Chum, ’32 H. Bodlnson, ’33 K. Myers, ’31 Vol. Vii NOVEMBER 13, 1930 No. 9' TRADiWGNS Al" ARMOUR For the past decade, each year has seen the elim- ination of another custom or rule on the campus. Circus Day still flaunts its challenge, and the social fraternities give the men a certain amount of tradi— tion, but in the long run the school is becoming more or less a routine system of classes. We would not suggest that all the old rules and customs he reestablished, for many of them were antiquated and of a derogatory nature. However, there are a few that could stand a revival; and per— haps more that are beyond the memory of the present group of men. We feel that the institution of “Civil Alley” was a privilege that meant much, but which was badly abused by one class. It seems quite probable to us that it could be reestablished with certain reservations and restrictions. “Civil Alley” provided, and will continue to provide three very definite things. First of all, it was a com- mon meeting place for all the upper classmen of the department; other schools respect the rights of the upperclassmen to privileged quarters. Secondly, it provided a place to smoke; which is a boon during the winter months. Lastly, it kept alive that intangible spirit of camaraderie. We also feel that the idea of having recognition given to certain groups, such as the honorary fra- ternities, at school assemblies, would be an incentive to the lower classmen. In the past, it was the custom of the school to set aside a portion of the seats for these groups, and drape them accordingly. At an event like a large assembly or concert, it would give den a touch of what might be termed local color to the event. These are only two ideas, but it is our conviction that it would be an advantage to all if tradition was allowed to add its touch in making life at Armour something to remember. A. B. A. The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food sup— plied for the soul of man. Cicero “So you were in the hospital three months; must; have been pretty sick!" «. “No, pretty nurse." t: 3o 6?thth @ESER VA RUNS :35 it fit According to the statistics of a well known Proteusofi, in our midst, compiled after so many painful and tire: some details the following are the facts: There an » {midst 650 students or the age lntelligcnc o ' alabaster thartltlie averag , ....o~called med _ acre mentality, and .000 who have a y sparks of geology at all. The Professor predicts that-some day these late ter “The lntelligensia” will rule the world. If so threé cheers; otherwise— 5 NB. The Professor also predicted that as soon as the present graduating class leaves Armour’s envirom ments, there will be left only .000 of the Genli. It 1: a History Prob: “Some Spaniards sailed over ten thou} sand miles on a galleon." V Proud and irrepressible owner of a new Ford: “You can't believe all you hear about these foreign cars.” one . l i 2 Telephone Operator: “Sir! Your language is uncalled or.” 2 One of us: “So were those last three numbers.” ; Div 0‘ ‘0 t be a A peculiar thing about Shakespeare was that he died on the same day he was born. We don't know of any— body else who could write so many plays in so short it time. ‘ «as Grrr-r- .7 Grrrur-r! ’ A man temporarily out of a job ran into a friend who owned a circus and asked him for something to do. ‘ “Well, the gorilla recently died,” said the friend, “and if you want to get into his skin, swing on the trapeze, growl a bit, and amuse the children you can have the in .” ' The man filled the job well until one day the rope on which he was swinging snapped and he was cata- pulted into the lion’s cage. ‘ The lion, seeing him, let out a lusty roar to which he offered a timid yelp. The lion roared more menac— ingly. The psuedo—gorllla lost his nerve and became entirely human, backed into a corner yelling, “Help! Help!” The lion thereupon came closer and said in a hoarse whisper, “Shut up, you darn fool, you are not the only man out of a job.” e o “In Germany everything is forbidden that is not ermitted." ’ “In England everything is permitted that is not for— bidden.” , “In France everything is permitted that is forbid— u “Vivc La France.” a a Prof: “Young man, haven’t you any ambition? Wouldn’t you like to do something big, something that would create a great commoition in the world?" ‘ Stude: “Yes, sir, I'd like to throw a bushel of eggs into an electric fan.” D. B. G, l n 0 Stage Hand (to manager): “Shall I lower the cur— tain, sir? One of the living statutes has the hiccups.” v3 1‘; ti: Well, who cares? —Phii J. tester. Fraternity u Scarab Fraternity, national pro— fessional architectural fraternity, was founded at the University of Illinois during the year of 1009. The ‘ founding of the fraternity was not . a result of any high scholastic ideals or aspirations, but as a result of an architectural lime to cele» brate a “charette”-—the same urge that causes students now to hiber— nate for a few days after a. rendu. It was thought, among a certain congenial group, that an organiza— tion of some sort would be a fitting and convenient way to bind the group together and give it prestige and recognition. After a few meet“ lugs, ofllccrs were chosen and each member was to submit a name and explain the significance to the pres— ident. The name Scarab that was finally chosen was suggested by George Ramey, now an architect in Champaign, Ill. He had been read— ing about the Egyptian scarab and how it figured in the decoration of the country and the idea. struck him. that such a symbol would make an excellent name and pin for the new organization. Any significance that it has now has . been given it since its founding. The first members of Search were principally Juniors and Sophomores in the school. They had no idea at the time that their new society would ever become a national lra» ternity. Their idea was merely to celebrate the events in the curri— culum that caused them such worry. In. 1014 Washington Uni-u varsity was allowed to establish a " temple of the fraternity and later other temples were admitted. The chartering oi Edfou Temple at Armour Institute of Technology was not the beginning of the tra- ternal organization in the architecw tural department. It was more a stop in advance from the organiza— tlon which existed at that time. An architectural fraternity known as Alpha Delta Tau was started about 1900, and continued in exis- tence up to the time of the institu- tion of Scarab, which grew out of it. The members of Alpha Delta Tau, among whom are Messrs. Bar- ber, Beaudry, Farrar, Faulkner, Freedman, Sexmith, Sincere, and Zook affiliated in 1015 with Scarab and became charter members of Edfou Temple. There are now thirteen temples in the national organization. A na— tional convention is held every year to provide a means of unity amongst the chapters. Scarab Fraternity provides a means for attaining a broader knowledge of Architecture and the Allied Arts, secures through associa- tion the advantages of a more re— flnerl culture, stimulates a greater interest in expression through the Graphic Arts, promotes friendly competition among the students and schools of Architecture and creates a lasting spirit of. fellow— ship and co—operation within the fraternity. Election to membership is based on many things, such as scholar- ship, character and sociability. Scarab has always kept its mem— bership very small and ranks among the honorary fraternities in scholastic standing at Armour. Membership rolls at Edfou con— tain such names as Earl H. Reed, Jr., W. Lindsay Suter, Ralph W. Hammett, W. F. McCaughey, Jr., William H. Lautz, Emil R. Zettlcr, .l'. Edwin Peterson, etc. Members of national prominence such as Louis Sullivan, Harry Sternfeld and Harry K. Bieg, Paris prize winners; Rex- ford Newcomb, Louis Skidmore, Charles Morgan, etc. Scarab endeavors to promote ac- tivity among students of architec- ture and to this end the national organization provides an annual award of $50 for the best Class ”B" project done in Beaux Art work. Edfou Temple awards two medals for the outstanding sophomore projets of each year. I irreverent sorta} Pill KAPPA SEER/lit Phi Kappa Sigma wishes to am nounce the Formal Initiation of Pledges Frederick S. Beale '32, Guy Burnett, Jr. ’33 and Henry A. Lar- sen ’33, on Friday, November ii. A number of the follows from the House attended a House Dance at Alpha Pi, November 15. DELTA TAU DELTA Almost the entire active chapter and the whole pledge group attend» ed Doc Wieland's Annual Freshman Banquet Saturday, November 8. Charles McCurdy has returned to school after recovering from an at— tack of chicken pox. TRlANGLlE Triangle announces the pledging of Vernon C. Alexander ‘33. The annual migration to Cham— paign took place Saturday, October 8, when a caravan of. fifteen memu bars from the Armour chapter at- tended the Fireman’s Ball, given by the Illinois Chapter. A Father and Son Banquet was successfully handled by the social chairman, Art Oborbe ck. The fathers all look forward to and en— joy these banquets very much. Pill Pl H’Hl Friday, November 14, Gamma Chapter held a formal Initiation of Pledges, Gr. Selierith ’32 and W. Hartbauer ’32. Saturday night the alumni of the chapter held an Alumni Dance at the House. The active chapter was invited. Music was furnished by Grundy's Chicagoans, “Hot and Sweet." Oi the 103,335 miles of pipe lines now in existence, 00,000 miles are used for piping natural gas, 102,000 miles for oil and 335 miles for gaso- line. At least 0000 miles of trunk line will be built this year. Fuel engineers sec in this enormous net- work more than a transportation system for the three fuels now be— ing piped through it. They seem permanent, systemytor the trans” portation ior all types of piped fuel. They even see the day when coal will be transformed into gas at the mines and piped through the un— derground system to consuming points. One eastern utility has gone so far as to experiment with transporting coal by pipe line, first reducing it to powder, mixing it with water, then piping it to desti« nation, where it is dried and again becomes powdered coal. Tuesday, November 18, 1930 Aim iiifilliffi “Reading for [in Education" was the subject oi Mr. Carl E. Milan’s talk given at the November meet» ing of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. held on Tuesday evening, Novem— ber 11. ‘ Mr. Milan referred to a system now in use at the University of Chicago, Harvard and other insti- tutions in which students carry their courses by outside reading. Here the only semblance of a. re~ strictive classroom form of educa- tion is a meeting that is held at in- tervals with the professor for disi- cussion of the topics that have been read. In this manner, while under a certain form of guidance, the stu- dent feels a freedom which is an incentive to apply himself to the studies under consideration. The student must have, however, the character and the willpower to make good. This method of education, though not suited for technical training, shows a great step forward in cul-- tural education and which may he the basis on which the architects’ technical training may be built. Mr. Kenneth K. Stowell, the next speaker, carried on this theme in his talk, “The Educational Policy of the Architectural Magazine.” Mr. Stowcll was formerly on the faculty of Georgia Tech and is now with. the Architectural Forum. He explained that the ambition of the architectural magazines is to present material that will help the architects, principally the students, to appreciate the material problems that they will have to face upon their entering active practice. He advocated reading of magazine articles because many of them would never be reprinted in book form and missing them would be a loss to the individual. Mr. Louis LeBeaumc followed with a talk, “The Institute 'and Architectural Education,” in which he told of the activities of the In- stitute in furthering education of the younger members of the pro- fession. E. C. K. ~ ~SCHEltilllE§t T0 SNEAK .. Next Thursday afternoon, No- vember 20th, Dr. G. L. Scherger will address the Junior Friends of Art at the Beldon—Stratford Hotel. Dr. Scherger has chosen for the subject of his address, “Vienna: Her Cul- ture and Art." The head of the Junior Friends of Art is Miss L. Olga Menu. This organization has a membership list that compares with a list of the society women of Chicago. Whitgt m. F. F. STRASSENBURG With Round Corners Old Chris once said the world was round When he set foot on Indian ground. But I am not so sure just what It is; for l have heard a lot Of people saying this and that So I don’t know just where I’m at. The man who’s always treated fair Says he knows the world is square. The pleasure bound, who can't sit pat ’Twas farad in condenser, And inductance was potential, Since the volts they had exploded. And the relay trip was hunted When the circuit breaker punted. With z pu‘ Grimly say the world is flat. And thenkthose fellows, hanging craps, Groan that the orb’s in a “helluva.” shape. But all in all, I think it’s sound To say it’s pretty good all ’round. Qde to o Non—Union Efectrican not an ampere was in sight, The watt and henry fuse board, while the flux all day that night And the rain discharged like are, While the snow, it was corroded, All on a summer’s meter, the load was equalized, But the gosh-darned-fool old circuit could not be neutralized. And the dynamo it granted As the starting box was shunted But impedance, traction, cont-acts; power, storage cell. Resistance, series armature; Gslvwi type of bell. Now the panel. motors, and pow‘r are dead. And the plant‘s shut down so tight. And transmission ceased. and the lights are out», ’Cause the author‘s gone outs his head. to the or girl '.u ”The