Chemicals We, mire 'Voi. VE-No. eel ascents assert ’m db lidl’iildbb A? Abilbllit ASbEll’iblli Dr. F .F. Shannon, Noted Ehicago Preacher, To Speak oacussrsA 'ro PLAY In commemoration of the birth- day anniversary of Abraham Lin- coln, a general assembly will be held tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock. Dr. Frederick F. Shannon, pastor oi? the Central Church of Chicago, holding services at Orchestra Hall, will be the featured speaker of the day, while the orchestra will furnish the music. This annual assembly is being held on February 11 since the fol— lowing day is a holiday for all students. lis Good Speaker Dr. Shannon is considered to be one of the twenty most prominent preachers in the United States. He is an effective platform speaker, being among the best. He has written a number of books on re- ligion and kindred subjects. Among those best known are: “The New Personality,” “The Enchanted Uni— verse,” “The Economic Eden,” and “The Land of Beginning Again.” Dr. Shannon was graduated from Harvard University in 1899. Since being ordained as minister, he has been pastor of churches in Logan, West Virginia and Brooklyn, N. Y., before coming to Chicago in 1920. Since the death of Dr. Gunsaulus, he has delivered the Baccalaureate sermon to all of the Armour grad- uating classes. Student Orchestra A new musical organization for the present called the Armour Chemical Orchestra will soon make its debut before the student body. The orchestratis composed of seven pieces and specializes in the inter- pretation of Spanish and semi- classical numbers. The members of the orchestra are: M. Yzaguirre, Mandolin. H. Z. Martin, lst Violin. T. Foin, 2nd Violin. W. Guyot, lst Violin. A. Weston, Guitar. J. E. Westenberg, Pianist. W. A. Holland, Bass. The members have practice every Wednesday afternoon, and have the enthusiastic support of Profes- sor Leigh and other members of the faculty. Junior Civils Maire Chicago Tunnel Trip An inspection trip through Chi- cago’s tunnel system held the in— terest of W. S. E. Junior Engineers on Saturday afternoon, January 31. The trip is conducted each year through the courtesy of the Chi- cago Tunnel Company, whose of— fices are located at 754 W. Jackson Blvd. Taking this place as a start— ing point, the group experienced the thrill of a ride under the river to Chicago’s loop, where they were shown some of the largest of the underground freight receiving sta- tions. Alumni Association Will Give Luncheon The Armour Alumni Association has inaugurated a policy of giving a monthly luncheon, the first of which is to be held tomorrow at the Engineers Club in the Engi- neers building, Wells and Wacker drive. Henry Penn, former professor of civil engineering at the Institute, will be the speaker on the “Ro‘ mance of Stee." Mr. Penn is at present connected with the Amerim can Institute of Steel Construction. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois ANOTHER DA YLIEHT RUBEERY Mechanicals Will Attend Meeting A11 senior mechanicals will attend the fourth National Fuels Meeting of the American Society oi“. Me- chanical Engineers, which is being held in connection with the Fifth Midwest Power Engineering Con— ference, as ushers and registrars. The conference, lasting from Feb— ruary 10 to 14, will draw to Chicago and the Stevens Hotel, some of the country’s most prominent mechan— ical engineers, and the seniors, as , registrars. will hays the opportun- ity of meeting them. A number of sessions, headed by engineers of note, comprise the Fuels meeting, and to each of these meetings a small group of students are assigned to take care of regis— tration. Gebhardt Chairman Professor George F. Gebhardt, professor of mechanical. engineer— ing at the Institute, is chairman of the session which meets on Thurs— day, February 12 at 2:15 P. M. The “Effect of Fineness of Pulverization on Boiler Efficiencies” will be the subject of a talk. In addition to being ushers at the Fuels Meeting, some of the me- chanicals will also usher at the Midwest Power Engineering Con- ference, which will be held at the Stevens Hotel, February 10—12, in— clusive. The scope of the latter is indicated by the fact that the con— ference is sponsored and endorsed by the local sections, regional and professional divisions of the fol- lowing: American Society oi Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, American Insti— tute of Electrical Engineers, Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, American Society of Refrlg~ crating Engineers, National Electric Light Association, Western Society of Engineers, and the National Safety Council. Go To Exposition The mechanicals will also attend the Power Exposition which is go- ing to be held at the Coliseum, on February 10—14. Members of par- ticipating societies, all engineers, as well as guests, have been invited to see the vast exhibit of power equip— ment and supplies. Engineers are particularly urged to attend the sessions for an opportunity is given to hear worthwhile subjects and se— cure latest ideas on power genera— tion and. use. A banquet and dance will be held Thursday, February 12, at the Stevens Hotel. The latter event is the big social feature of the Mid— west Power Engineering Confer— ence and Fuels Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. During the excellent dinner there will be a magnificent pageant of Power under the direc- tion of Ambrose Wyrick and a. cast of thirty—five talented entertainers. "3/“ fl Q In observance of Abraham Lin- coln’s birthday, school will. be closed this Thursday, February 12. RICHARDSON GIVES ELECTRICALS NEW CGURSE IN THEORY A new elective course will be offered to the Senior Electricals on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 12:20 under the supervision of Professor D. E. Richardson. This course will be open to all of the Senior Electricals who can fit it into their programs. The name of the course is “Ad- vanced Electric Circuit Theory." Professor Richardson intends to take up the electric transient phe— nomena in circuits containing re- sistance, inductance, capacity, and sources of E. M. F. Both variable‘ and constant circuit parameters will be considered. Part of the three-hour period will be spent in lectures and the re- mainder of the time will be devot- ed to working out problems under the supervision of Professor Rich- ardson. Calculations will be made concerning the more important of the numerous typical circuits. Wherever possible graphical meth— ods will be applied. The electric oscillograph will be utilized in checking the mathematical results obtained. The exact amount of time spent by the class on each phase of the work will be determined by the interest of the students. It is in- tended that they, in addition to their regular work, bring up worthy subjects along this line of Elec— trical Engineering to be solved by the class. Ferric Copies Given To Civil Department The American Institute of Steel Construction has given a series of pictures of the civil engineering department. These pictures are copies of originals that were painted by Hugh Ferris, the well—known artist. The scenes depicted on these pictures consist of steel build— ings and bridges. At the present time the pictures are enlivening the “diggings” of the Chi Sigma. fraternity where all the honorary civils can be inspired by them. REFUND OBTAINABLE Students who paid for two semes- ters' subscription to the Armour Tech News last term may obtain a refund of $1.60 for the second sema ester at the cashier’s office. This may be done since the subscription rate to the News is included in the tuition this semester. W l a. “illumination” is Aslflfi. Subject The Armour branch of the A. I. E. E. held a meeting Monday, Jan. 26; in Science hall. The speaker, Mr. 0. P. Cleaver of the Westing- house Lamp Company, gave a lec- ture on “Illumination.” Mr. Cleaver came prepared with slides, various lamps, and a multi- tude of articles to make a very interesting talk. He stressed the importance of the use of the proper ~‘qi‘lantityof lightin order to use the human eyes more efficiently. Many slides showing the modern trend in indirect lighting were shown. very striking example of the use 01' color light in bringing out qualities or an article was shown in the use of, rod and green lights focused on vari—colored articles. Describe Ultra-Violet Lamps A photo—flash lamp was demon- strated and its advantages over common flash powder in photog— raphy discussed. Two ultra violet lamp sets were operated and their relative merits discussed. Mr. Cleav— ver gave details of the relative dangers of the two lamp sets, one of which was dangerous if not properly used, and also expensive, while the other was very economi- cal and not harmful. ‘1‘ Neon Lamp Shown The speaker presented and de~ scribed the new neon glow lamp, and pointed out its capacity as a very useful lamp when only a small quantity of light is necessary. When Mr. Cleaver had finished his lecture, two hours after he had started, the members very enthusi— astically applauded their thanks. Mr. Cleaver was still being ques— tioned a half—hour after he had finished the topic. The engagement of Harold E. Ross, ’27, to Miss Beatrice Marie Peters was announced recently. (Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 10 8:30 A. M.»~Classes begin. Wednesday, Feb. ill 10:30 A. M.——General Assembly. Thursday, Feb. 12 Lincoln’s Birthday, a holiday. Friday, Feb. 13 10:30 A. BIL—M ee ti :1 g — New‘s Staff at News office. 4:80 P. M.—-Basketball——Augus- tans. at Armour. '7 : 30 P. M.—Track Meet—Armour Informal at Naper- ville. Saturday, Feb. 14 s :00 P. M.—oning -- Armour at Springfield “Y.” Tuesday, February 10, 1931 .Adtimlhig blitfmilh bdlllh Afidlmi Allfillilwidtld Milt ddlibllllliti Mill Willdl this New Lineup Promises to Make Game Best Tussle for This Season TEAM BEATEN BY TWO BAEliE’l‘S LAST GAME “ Emflapt. Kara Dies i“ James J. Kara, c. u. so, died f , Sunday, February 8,1931,trom 7‘ J intuit-ice received when his au- tomobile skidded on icy paveu ‘ mom; and crashed into a light ,6 New Method Aids in Registration The new system of registration that was put into effect this ‘ proved to be an even greater success than was antici~ pated. There was some fear on the part of the officers of administra- tion that the usual Monday rush would simply be pushed forward a week. But their fears were ground— less and an ideal situation resulted. The men registered at their leisure and signed up for classes at times that were convenient for both themselves and their instructors. Four hundred and seventy—five men, over half the student body, participated in this advance reg— istration. 26 Men Flank Out When the mailman delivered the grades last Friday morning, some men received notice that they were dropped from the Institute for failure to keep up with their work. The largest number in this group came from the Sophomore Class, which lost twelve of its members. The Freshman and Junior Classes each were diminished by seven men. As may be expected, the Seniors did not have any men who were failures. 36 On Probation There was another class of men whose work showed them to be “in the red.” They were the thirty-six men that were put on probation for the coming semester. In this group the largest number came from the Freshman Class. Twenty Freshmen were put on probation. Thirteen of the second year class also fell into this category. But three Juniors found themselves in this embar— rassing predicament. Again the slate of the Seniors was kept clean when none of their number fell be- hind in class standing. A.SJW.E. onuMlJ. CiaE. To Holdjor'nt Meeting A joint meeting of the Armour branches of the A.S.M.E. and A.I.Ch.E. will be held Friday, Feb- ruary 13, in room B, Mission build— in g. A representative of Hinduism— Walker Company will show five reels of motion pictures depicting the manufacture and uses of re- fractories. J. W .irroinoil, EE. ’33 Wins Tau Beta WA more? James W. Juvinall, an, ‘38, has been awarded a Handbook of Chemistry and Physics by Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fra— ternity, for having the highest scholastic average in the 1 class last year. Juvinall’s average for the year was 97.0 per cent. This award is made annually in order to stimulate interest in one of the ideals for which the frater- uinely interested work. On Friday February 13, Armour will engage Augustana College for the second time this season. The game on this superstitious day is “ scheduled for 4:30 P. M. at the Arm 9’" mory. Thus far in the season most of the Armour games have resulted . in defeat although none have been played on any Friday the 13th. If there is any significance in form- ing any superstitious beliefs about this date, Coach Krafit hopes that the effects will be realized, for vic- tory is the ultimate result, since defeat has been the result on other dates. liraflt Predicts Victory When meeting Augustana, Ar— mour will be competing with a team which rates as one of the best on Tech’s schedule. Above all they will be pitted against a team which has already scored one victory over our men this season. Despite the odds that appear to be against our cagers in the coming game, Coach Krafft feels justified in predicting a victory. Fans who witnessed the last game between these teams will recall that Armour had been n sed out by only two baskets, having staged a brilliant last hali‘ rally in which they out~ played and outscored Augustane.‘ . oars reassessment . Ii Armour can begin Friday’s fight at the point they. left all in the last game, Augustana may be forced to atone for that victory on January 15. Since that time Krafi’t’s line-up has been changed a number of times. For a. while Gustafson and Miran were among the performers. other men made short appearances but were soon dropped or left the regulars. When these teams clash again, Coach Krafft will present the old starting line-up comprised of Rob- in, Rossing, Beemsterboer, Ott, Rut— kowski and 0miecinski. These men may or may not break the cords that have held the basketball team from progressing with the desired amount of success. Regardless of the outcome, fans can rest assured that one of the best games of the season is in store when the teams battle on the jinx day. News Staff Meeting Will be Held Friday A meeting of all departments of the Armour Tech News staff will be held next Friday at 10:30. Since this period is a. free hour for all students except freshmen, all upper class members are required to at— tend. Several items of business and of editorial nature are to be dis~ cussed in the News office. This meeting is not confined to stafi members but any student who would like to work on the News is invited to be present. This should be an opportunity for all men who have done work on high school pe‘ riodicals and others who are gen— in newspaper Protessor Sober-gar To Address Farmers rofessor G. L. Seherger has been chosen as a speaker at the annual state meeting of the Illinois Fer— mers .ui trout-i. at T3;- ‘ l“ February 19. The subject of his talk is “The Farmer and the Nation.” In this lecture the present position of the farmer in the social life of the United States is ILL to be can — nity stands. pared with that in earlier days