Arrays ”15,. .«k‘zfir; / M To?“ to 5‘, . s?" Vol. VII. No. l3 Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Tuesday, May l2, l93l ttdhlllii Shilldkd Til ht hthllth thdhhl tlttld Scholastic Average and Activities Basia 0t Awards CHOSEleh—T—AIAA. Ten seniors chosen by the Armour Tech Athletic Association as honor men, will be presented with specially engraved copies of the Cycle. These awards have been given annually to honor men of. the senior class. The Cyples which will be given them have engraved upon the cover, the name of the person receiving it, his ranking, as decided by the athlet- ic association, with the inscription “Honor Edition Award.” The follow- ing men have been awarded the coveted cycles, the number indicating their ranking; 1. Arthur Henry Jens. . . . . . . .F.P.E. 2. Charles Theodore Link. . . . .M. E. 3. Frederick Branham Attwood Ch E. 4. Alvin Berthold Auerbach. . . .C. E. 5. Richard Ray Eddy. . . . . .F. P. E. 6. Frank Marshall James. . .F. P. E. 7. Edward John Stehno. . . . . .E. E. 8. Walter Martin Miran....F. P. E. 9. Walter Edwin Schirmcr. .F. P. E. 10.Ralph Alvin Timmermans .......... F. P. E. The board of control of The Armour Tech Athletic Association is composed of faculty and student representatives the faculty members being Dean Penn, Professors Huntly, Leigh, and Schommer, Mr. Allison, and Coach Krafft. Five student repre- sentatives are elected by the associa- tion. The records of various men of the senior class in scholarship and extra- curriculnm activities are considered. Twenty students are selected and their names are given to the board of control. This association also looks over their scholarship records and due consideration is given every man in lthe prospective balloting. As stated before they are ranked accord— ing to the balloting. Honor Marshal's Chosen by @ffice The honor marshals taking part in the annual commencement exercises and baccalaureate services of Armour Institute of Technology have been selected. These men are repre- sentatives from the freshman, sopho— more and junior classes, the choice being due, mainly, to their scholastic standing. The following honor men have been choosen by the Dean’s office: A. Bacnman, E. G. Beard, A. Bogot, W. G. Buehne, R. W. Carl- strom, J. 0. Cavansgh, C. O. Cun- ningham, H. R. Davis, W. A. Jans- sen, J. W. Juvinall, G. A. Nelson, F. W. Paine, H. P. Richter, and M. J. Schinke. Representatives from the Armour faculty are: Charles Anson Nash, marshal; William White Colvert, as- sistant marshal]; Arthur William Sear, assistant marshal. The baccalaureate services will he held at Central Church in Orchestra Hall, June '7, at 11 a. m. Commence— ment exercises will take place Thurs- day, June 11, at 4 p. m., in the In- stitute assembly hall. Soloist to Assist Singers at Concert Dr. Protheroe has succeeded in get— ting Mr. Ernest John to assist the glee club in the concert to be given on the Wednesday of Junior week. Mr. John is in the Welsh Male Choir and is also the solo tenor of the Pres- byterian Choir in La Grange, Illinois. The Glee Club is now busfily en- gaged in preparation for the concert and will have an extra rehearsal to— night as well as the regular one on Thursday. I more at or: A nor norm may armors Circus Day to Climax Annual Junior Week On Friday of Junior Week will come that famous day in Armour annals known as Circus Day. Once a year all the pent-up respect for law, order, dignity, and whatnot is thrown to the winds. On May 22 it is per~ missable for the thin veneer of civil— ization to be discarded for the nobler pursuits of track and shirt-ripping (if you haven't gotten into the spirit of Circus Day, the latter is the Class Rush). An interview with President Ray- mond indicated the fact that the present generation of students has none of the spirit of the men of old. No longer are the class leaders for the rush kidnapped. Today it is prac- tically unknown for the whole Fresh- man Class to be locked up in a barn so that the Sophomores could win the rush without a bit of resistance. No, these pranks required the hardier constitutions of the men who gradu. ated years ago. Do you accept the challenge? We shall see. With these new and modern times have come many great improvements but strange to say the fraternity pageants have fallen behind in this respect. This year, as before, Presi— dent Raymond has donated a cup for the best fraternity stunt. Word has come in from several of the Greek- letter organizations that they intend to cop this cup. But in order to win there will have to be sparkling bit of wit, skill in presentation, and or- iginality in these pageants. a. The authorities are going to judge the Armour spirit by the result of the coming Circus Day. It is up to the men now in school to keep alive the last frontier of our school spirit. A one hundred per cent attendance will assure the faculty that Circus Day is worth the time, efi‘ort, and money spent on it. Shall we degen— erate into the class of spiritless grinds or shall we replenish the flames of the fire started by our predecessors? The attendance at the Circus Day program will determine this question not only For us but also for posterity. Annual Open House To Be Held May l8 Students and faculty members are making unusual preparations to make May 18 the most successful Open House Night of any ever con- ducted at the Armour Institute of Technology. The exhibits of Open House night have always made it one of the most spectacular events of the year. The purpose of the whole idea is at least three fold. In the first place the parents and friends have a chance to see just what is going on at the Institute. Secondly, prospective stu- dents may see the inner workings of the curriculum much more vividly than through the perusal of catalogue descriptions. Lastly, the students themselves may become acquainted with work that is going on in other departments. Without Open House night, many would never be able to see much of the work that is going on, because the daily school require— ments keep them in their individual departments. Laboratories and shops are to be run so as to show not only the regu- lar work, but also many exhibits of special work. In the Chemical Engineering De partment the Qualitative, Organic, and Quantitative, Physical Indus- trial, and Metallurgical laboratories are planning demonstrations. The Dynamo and Electrical Engineering laboratories will represent the Elec- trical Department, and the Mechan- iculs will hold forth in the Automotive Materials testing, Hydraulic, Steam Boiler, and Oil testing laboratories. The Civil Drafting Room will be in operation, and the Fire Protects will have displays in the Physics Lecture Room. Architectural exhibits are to occupy spade in the li‘oyer of the Main Building. Physics experiments are to be com ducted in the laboratory in Chopin Hall. The Foundry, Wood Shop, Ma~ chine Shop, and Forge Shop in Mm chincry Hall will put on demonstra- tions throughout the evening“ In order to conduét the work being done, and to explain things to visi— (Coutimzcd on page 2) Flam are now complete for the Junior Formal dance, which dance promises to be a fitting climax to Junior Week and do the entire social season of Armour Tech. The junior social chairman and his committee have spent much time and eil'ort in preparing for this affair, and have, as a goal, the wish to make both din- ner and dance the finest that have yet been held. Junior week will last from Mon- day, May 18, to Saturday, May 23, and will be crammed with exciting events and interesting stunts. The dinner dance will be on the night of Friday, May 22, from 9 till 2. This is the last night of Junior Week and is the peak of the fun and hilarity of this “Spring Spasm." Eleveral places were considered as to being good locations for the dance, but after some debate the Oriental Room of the Knickerbocker Hotel was finally chosen as the most beau-- tifiul and attractive setting for the formal. Syncopation will be provided by Doug- Pcppard and his Northwestern Troubadors whose seductive strains will fit in closely with the colorful and bizarre surroundings of the Orient. This band is composed Ioi.’ ten pieces and is well known for its fine music. The bids are priced at $8.00 and may be obtained from any member of the committee, which is composed of: J. J. Casey, chairman, J. E. Bry- ant, J. B. Dirkers, 0. G. Linnell, and G. W. Schodde. One of these men should be seen immediately, for only 125 bids are to be sold and this limit will soon be reached. The Junior Formal Dinner Dance every year is the big,r affair, the finish of the year and the one this year promises to be the biggest and best ever given, so bids should be bought promptly and preparation should be made for a. wonderful time. The program and favors selected are from new designs which are be- ing introduced into the activity world. Patrons will be announced in the next issue. Sophomores Determine To Whip green Fresh A determination to break an old Armour tradition was expressed as the sentiment of the sophomores who shall do their best to hang the crepe on freshman class victory hopes next Friday. In the past, it has been the usual thing for the freshmen to administer a scrubbing to the sophomores with much gusto and a showing of the good old high school spirit with which the newcomers are always ci- fcrvescing. As for as sophomore classes are concerned, there always seems to be a firm resolve that the freshmen shall be put in their place, an event which has not transpired for some time past, but experie ed campaigners have expressed opinions in favor of the sophomores and all we can say to the freshmen is “Look Out!" Last Friday morning the sopho- more class met to discuss their plans for Junior Week and Roger Waindle, the junior marshal having full charge of Junior Week, spoke about the relative importance of class Coopers.~ tion as insurance of a successful pro- gram for this year‘s activities. Deon Penn Speaks to Calumet High School Last Thursday, May seventh, Dean Penn visited the Calumet High School in Chicago and spoke to the members of the Senior Class on the work of the engineer and arChitect. Dean Penn, himself, graduated from the Calumet High School in the class of ’01. During his visit last week. he saw one of the teachers that he had bed while attending; the school. ‘Not wishing to give any hint as to. the woman‘s age, the Dean refused to divulge the name of his former in« Structress. Musical Concert, Junior Juniors New Reodrldlllllfilt WEEK blhlliglb lilflldflhlf . l To Present flannel Ag AMNMAE‘H Q? hilltlhl‘lb hhll‘lillilhllll Whi’lfi lifilldh Nifilili‘ Formal, Athletic Meets, and Circus Day Are Features M. it... ideal New chosen by the retiring board, to head the stafi‘ of the Armour Engineer for the coming college year. The other officers selected are; Morton Hagen, E. E. ’32, associate editor and Arthur Vie], Ch. E. '32, business manager. Three student articles and one written by a member of the college faculty will appear in the next issue of: the Engineer. This will be dis- tributed on May 18. A discussion of the Lakes-te—Guli waterway will appear in the article entitled “The Illinois Waterway", and written by M. ‘R. Beal. Morton Fagen in his paper “Radio Beacons for Airways" treats of the methods em- ploy-ed for guiding: airplanes across definite paths by radio. “The Roscnwald Museum” is the title of Professor Scherger's contriA bution to the Engineer. It is an account of the museum’s appearance and its possibilities when completed. The field of chemistry supplies the topic of the fourth article. Fred B. A‘ttwood, Ch. E. ’31 in his feature “Silica Gel" explains this new re« trigcrant and its commercial applicav tions. A. T. A. A. Election To Be Held Friday Printed ballots will be used in the A. T. A. A. election this Friday in an effort to get a larger vote and therefore a more accurate measure of the wishes of the student body than has been obtained in previous years. A ballot box will be located in front of Science Hall from 9:30 A. M. until 2:00 P. M. on Friday and every student in school is re— quested to cast his vote at sometime (luring those hours. The elections are for three ofl'ices, the men chosen to hold the positions for one year. The present first vice president automatically 1) e c o m e s president. The candidates for first vice president are G. J. Beemster- boer, A. W. Obei‘beck, and E. E. Sademan. R. W. Carlstrom, A. H. Helmick, and D. W. Pearson are run» ning; for the office of second vice president while the candidates for secretary are D. L. Jacobson, S. M. Lillis, and L. H. Streb. [Doctor H. 1W. Raymond Attends Ceremony President Raymond was present at the impressive ceremony on May 1 when Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase was inaugurated sixth president of the University of Illinois. Coming from the University of North Carolina where he has pre- sided since 1919, President Chase suc~ coeds Dr. David Kinley who has been in ofi'ice since 1920. He has pledged himself not only to maintain the pres out high standard of educational facil— ity attained by his predecessors, but also to do his utmost to cope with the l problems engendered by the ehmxg- ‘ conditions which confront all universities today. Representing Armour. Dr. mood was a member of an imposingl in}; group of some six hundred leading} educators chosen from 231’. universl l sities. colleges, learned societies, and ‘ professional ox‘ganiwtions in this ‘country and abroad. Ray~ ‘ oii Gala Week ROGER WAENDLE lN CHARGE OF ACTH/THE Jest and jollity will be the order of the day when Junior Week rolls in on Monday May 18. The gala period will last for six days, closing Engineer Editor Saturdavv May 23- Many students of all classes are participating in the calaxy of athletic Marshall R- Baal, F- P- E- has been and social, collegiate or fraternal, activities which are scheduled to run throughout the week. Heading the school as general- issimo be direct it in the brief but eventful celebration is Roger Wairr dlc, Junior Marshal. The marshal will be aided in managing the enter tainment by V. R. Sandberg, in charge of the varsity tennis, track and baseball; S. E. Grandstrum, sponsor of fraternity pageants, con- certs and the dance; A. J. Jungels, supervisor of the class rush, and non- varsity track events, and Russel Long, who will be in charge of tickets and all awards. A complete schedule of the week’s activities as planned is as follows: The Armour Tech baseball team will meet the alumni team on the home field, Monday afternoon, L.) open Tuesday, it is thought that a track long heralded annual open house ex- hibitions will be held. (For details of open house exhibits see the next issue of the NEWS.) meet will be given, although at the time the NEWS went to press, the opponents had not yet beet decided upon. The string of athletic events will continue Wednesday, when the potent Tech baseball nine plays Wasliburne ——still on home territory—~Ogden field. Wednesday evening the annual home concert and interfraternity sing will be held. The assembly hall as usual will be the gathering place of the vocalists. There will be a brief lull in the rapid succession of activities of Junior Week on Thursday morning. The intertfraternity track and field meet will open in the afternoon. The comparatively quits day will be a calm before the day of big events. If the spirit of P. T. Barnum is hovering over this sector on Friday, May 22, it will applaud vociferousLy at a good job well done, for Friday is Circus Day at Armour. The big day will open with the inter-class relay, pentathlon, and interfraternity relays. Then, 12:30, a signal will be given and the Freshmen at one and of Ogden field will rush the Sophomores at the other end and visu-versn. Their lesser instincts aroused, both groups will mingle in a brotherly manner (as when the brothers have a difier~ once) and battle for the straw sucks in the center of the field. At the end of ten minutes the side posscsing the most sacks will be judged victor in The Clnss Rush. The fraternity stunts will be pre— sented following the rush. All houses on the campus are laboring to perfect unparalleled circus day entertain- merit. l On Friday night the grand event lof Junior week, will become a reality ‘w—the Junior Formal. The dance. the one formal event of the school year ; will be staged in the Oriental Room {of the Knickerbocker Hotel. Music by ‘ Doug Pepper-d and his Northwestern i Thoubudours. Saturday will be the. close of an— ‘other and better Junior Wee . The Armour tennis team will make 1' rackets whine with Loyols st Lo, . Get set. Warn the weather man not to go sour from New 18 to "“ throw your cal: book i basket. push the elevator . for the will l r