ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, May l2, l93l Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year d: ll‘lifillflllifll not IATION 1'9““ EHIWIEN cellular newsrooms SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MANAGING BOARD Editor- in— Chief ................. WM lbur H. Rudolf, ’32 Managing Editor. . . ax J. Sahinke, ’32 $2.00 Per Year News Editor ..... Edward W. Carlton ’32 Business Manage1.. . ........ s.J Casey, ’32 Faculty Adviser ........... I’rofessdlra Walter Hendricks ADVISORY BOARD Advisory Editor ................ Fred B. Attwood, ’31 ‘Alvin B. Au‘erbach, '31 Arthur H. Jens, ’31 Frank W. Spalding, ’31 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Feature Editor ............ . . .J. R. Jackson, Jr., ’32 Fraternity Assistant. . . .l-Iarold Bodinson, ’33 Architectural Assistant. . . W. WDavies, ’33 Advisory Associates. . . . Art Assistant. Dave Chapman, ’32 Reviews . . . . . . 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Sommcrs, ’33 Vol. VII MAY 12, 1931 No. 13 “From a little spark may burst a mighty flame." ——Dantc Born May, 1265. A Gala Week for All Junior Week is without doubt the outstanding colle- giate event of the school year. It is observed by faculty and students alike as a breathing spell, a time of relaxa~ tion in the midst of the serious task of education. And as such this respite has been recognized and enjoyed by our predecessors for years. Soon we will once more plunge into this week embracing activities of interest to all of US. By its very name Junior Week is identified with but one class among the four. A junior has general charge of the activities of the entire week, other juniors plan athletic and social events and referee the annual class rush, while it is still another junior who supervises ar- rangements for the formal dinner—dance which closes the week. The predominance of any one class in the activities of this week might lead the uninflormed to think that the other three classes were relatively uninterested. That this idea is erroneous and is entertained by but few Ar» mour men is shown by the number of seniors, sophomores, ,and freshmen who participate in the various events. Those colorful interfraternity pageants and highly com— petitive track activities have only attained the present high place in the opinion of the Armour students and face ulty because they involve a hearty cooperative participa- tion of all the classes. Certainly if the interest of even one class was lacking the stiff competition of the inter- class track meet, the traditional display of spirit and class rivalry to be found in the annual sack ‘rush would be missing. It is easily seen, then, that a successful Junior Week requires the covoperatlon of all classes and organizations. Also many of the events are so dependent on the wea- ther that postponements are not at all impossible. Such an occurrence is always unpleasant but, if the men or or— ganizations concerned are really interested and willing, the rearranged program may be carried out with no diminution of success. It is undoubtedly because of such a feeling of cooperation that Armour’s Junior Weeks in the past have been so satisfactory to all. We feel sure no one will deny that the celebration of Junior Week is a distinct benefit to the entire school. It gives the freshmen a chance to prove to the world in general that they are no longer in the adolescent age, and it oflers all the classes a greater opportunity for athletic competiton than is afforded by any of the other school functions. In previous years Junior Week has been remarkably successful, as a rule, and consequently the present one has a reputation to uphold. If we follow the same plan of cooperation we are. sure to reach just as high a goal as has been attained in former times if not a higher one. W. H. R. :w vwwwwwwwww l ”The Slipstlckw 4 g Cleave to “The Slipstick"; let the Slapstick fly where it may. “m a,” «gnaw mm lemma-vs n Mmm mmmmmm APOLLO Three times he tried On his handsome face To pass. Three times he failed On his handsome face To pass. He studies now. If he doesn’t flunk—' He'll pass. :l‘ ll! * CONFIDENTIAL REMARKS Jever notice that wen yuh git sompin’ good for nothin’ thet it usually turns out tuh be good for nothin’. . . . If yuh don’t think thet peanuts are fattening, take a look at the circus elephants. . . . It’s a fact thet wen a guy puts grease on his hair, everything slips his mind. . . . Com— mon sense is a uncommon thing. . . . It don’t take a nine- harrelled shotgun to kill a cat. '4' V ‘3 LIFE AFTER DEATH “DEAD ROBBER BRINGS $5000 TO HIS SLAYER” ——Hcadlinc in Podunk newspaper. .‘I‘ ’k ‘k IN OTHER WORDS— Ye ed: “Ylour article is two hundred words too long for our use.” Writer: “But it's only two hundred words long.” Ye ed: “Your article is two hundred words too Ion],y for our use." 8h ’l‘ ”I‘ SAXOPHONE JOKE NO. 333,444 “Hello, Bill Where’d you get the sax?" “Man next door." “ lut you can’t play it.” “Neither can he—while I’ve glot it.”- —-—Rad. 1k :11 :1. A LESSON IN THRIFT Two sons of Erin were discussing the increase in car- fare from five to seven cents in Philadelphia recently. Pat ventured the following- complement: “Faith, and if this isn’t the first. time that a big cor- poration has aided th’ workingman.” ‘l-Iow is thot?” quoth Mike. “Well, Oi’ve been walking to and from work and sav- ing tin cents. Now 0i kin save flour-teen.”- -Chemico. #1 W ft THIRD DEGREE “Where did you put them diamonds? ain’t got ’em. We seen yuh wid ’cm. tray and den yuh took the diamonds. I know; I saw yuh wid my own eyes. If yuh don’t tell us, your life ain’t worth a snap of this linger. Come on, now, where’s them diamonds?” “I don’t knowll” “What! You don’t know anything about 'em, and the tray too? Well, I’ll fix you. Here, Mike, help inc tighten dis rope; now, for the last time, are yuh goin’ to talk? thre’d yull put (lem diamonds?” “I don’t knowll" “All right, Mike, tighten up denl ropes. talk?” “Ouch! my throat, I’ll tell you all I know." “All right, where are the diamonds, and where did you put the tray?" “1 put the diamonds back in the deck and shoved the trey in the card case.” Don’t say you First you took the Now will yuh .1: :5 s No Danger “Hello, Jones, I want to insure my coal-yard. will the premium be on a $200,000 policy?” “What kind of coal is it? Is it the same as the last five tons you sent me?” “Yes, that’s right." “Don’t bother insuring it. What It won’t born." ’1: :1: . PREPAREDNESS PAYS (???) It was a tall, mysterious—looking man who applied for a room at a local hotel. Among the many pieces of lug- gage which he carried the clerk noticed a large coil of heavy rope. “And may I ask why you carry such a formidable coil of nope?” “I always carry such a coil in case of fire. In the event of a conflagration I can let myself down without both— ering anyone.” “A good plan, I do agree, but people who carry fire escapes pay in advance at this hotel.” Skill. :8 ll: a" Did you ever go out to the links with yaur clul‘: clubs? It sounds funny, perhaps even silly, but if you didn’t know it you took out your club clubs. This repetition is not absolutely the best of English, but the word "golf” is. derived from the Dutch “half,” which means “club." Hence the bag of “club clubs." .r a a IVell, well, here’s Junior Week again next Week. Baseball game, Open House Night, Musical Concert, Inter~fraternity Sing, Circus Day, and the best of all, the Junior Formal. Pity the poor freshman who has only sixty-two calc problems per night. The Bong‘ineer. o a inquiring Reporter Question: Should freshman at Ar- mour wear green limits? D. S. Manson, F. P. E., '34: How should I know? I’m a strong- er here—«almost. I’m only a fresh- man and freshman never know any- thing. R. J. Schofield, Ch. En, '33: 1 don’t think so. It would spoil the dignity of the school. J. D. Eernhnch, E. E., ’33: Sure! But why give the freshmen the distinction. What’s the matter with the seniors? C. A. Erickson, C. F», ’32: All freshmen under four feet and no inches in height should wear green caps. .01. .I. Ankara, Ch. E., '31; I don’t believe so. In a school like Armour, there. are not enough men to make a great deal of dill‘erencc what class they belong to. H. W. Goodman, E. E., ’34: Absolutely! It obviously would lend more. color and spirit for a gen. uine collegiate atmosphere. T. J. ‘qusllerberg, C. lE., '32: Sure! It would make Armour Tech appear more as a coed college. A. l. (lb. E Plans Annual Smoker With plans. for a smoker and frequent meetings to see moving pictures, the student Branch of the A. I. Ch. E. has been exceptionally activ-c of late. The annual Spring- Smokcr spon- sored by the Armour Branch of the A. I. Ch. E. for the members of the chemical department will be held to- morrow evening at the Sigma Kappa Delta House, 3344 South Michigan Ave. As has been the custom in past years, the Freshman Chemicals have been invited to attend as well as all the members of the department faculty. Dr. C. D. Lowry .712, of tllcUni~ versal Oil Products has promised to give his talk “Alchemical Abstracts” which has been given before many gatherings and which has made a name for him as a humorist. Eats and smokes are being ar- ranged for in huge quantities by the committeee, of which H. J. Latham, is chairman. An unprecedented mob expected to attend the affair since the announcement that the storcroom trio, “Griff,” “Bill," and “Harold” are going to turn out. Two reels (111' film on the. “Produc- tion of Turpentine” were shown last Friday before the student branch of the A. I. Ch. Mr. G. J. Underwood of the Hercules Powder Company gave a talk in conjunction with the showing, and also answered the varied questions which were prompted by the films. Several reels of. films depicting the manufacture of and use of explosives will be shown before the local chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers on Fridays. The meeting is scheduled for the Physics Lecture Room at 10:30. The films are being supplied by the Hercules Powder Company. Mecilnnicals to Visit Generating Station Led by Professor Gebhart, the se- nior mechanicals will have a chance to visit the largest generating sta- tion of the Edison System next Thursday morning at 9:30. This plant has many features that will interest the men from their own point of view. The mechanical prob- lems prasonted by the construction of the six turbine units, ranging from 50,000 to 104,000 K. VV., that are ag- gregated there, are numerous and in» volved enough for the most ardent mechanical. Every section of the equipment, which has an installed capacity of 440,000 K, W. and also holds the world's record for the largest one day output of energy, is up ”to date in efficiency. The turbines are of the reheating—extraction type. Steam is supplied at pressure of 600 lbs. Condensed water from the Sanitary District Canal is raised to a tem» perature of 750 degrees F. by enor» mous boilers, which are Stoker-fired. The electrical end of the installa~ tion handles 3~phasc, 60 cycle, 12,800 volts current. This also entails in» volt current. This also entails in— triguing engineering problems. AIL about .115 million dollars. Mr. firmshy Explains Automatic Sprinkler Members of the F, P. E. S. heard Mr. Ormsby speak at a meeting of the society Friday, May 8. Mr. Orms- by previously spoke on automatic sprinkler installation and on this oc- casion gave a digest of alarm and signal installations. According to best practices of fire protection engineers, proper super- vision is necessary to provide for consistent and competent watchmen’s service. Watchmen perform duties of varying nature but their cmei duty is to detect fires and take the necessarv steps when such a situa- tion arises. Men of middle age are usually employed by companies but their efficiency is doubtful in some cases which makes more definite pro- tection necessary. For this reason either a central system or a proprie- tors system can be installed the for» mer, which makes use of a reliable outside agency and the latter which utilizes the plant employees as the protection agency. Alarm devices are installed to detect closing of any im- portant valves on the sprinkler sys- tem or to detect freezing of systems or other mechanical trouble. The service has a very favorable record, Mr. Ormsby said and oftentimes, when a sprinkler system is too ex- pensive to be contemplated, the cheaper protection service can be used with a high degree of satisfac- tion. President Wilde of the society an» nounccd that new men may secure their shingles from him. Em Kappa Nu Elects Next Year’s Officers At a meeting held in its rooms last Friday, Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical engineering fraternity, elected officers for the following year. Morton Fagen will succeed William Drigot as president of the local chap- ter. The other positions are to be filled by the following men: G. L. Bonvallet, vice—president; ’I‘. A. Me- Gill, treasurer; M. J. Schinkc, Bridge correspondent; Werner Krahl, record- ing' secretary; V. J. Minniclc, corres- ponding secretary. In order that the new officers be benefited by the ex- perience of the graduating members, they are to take control immediately. A theater party in honor of the senior members of Eta Kappa Nu is to he held in a few weeks. Final plans for this affair were arranged at the meeting. A proposal for regu- lar formal meetings was voted upon, with the result that these may be incorporated in fraternity activities next year. Further business included a discussion of the coming national convention at Cornell University. Senior Chemicals on Trip See Coke Plant Professor Bentley accompanied the senior students in chemical engineer- ing through sieveral plants of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com— pany last Wednesday. The trip was made primarily to visit the coke plant, but a side trip was made in an effort to see Besse- mer converters in opesation. The converters were shut down because production has been curtailed, and the chemicals again failed in an at» tempt to see this converter steel made. About ten more inspection trips are scheduled for the senior chems and it is expected that the remaining weeks will satiate the appetite of even the most ardent traveler. Dean’s @ffice Has Many Lost Articles Following is a list of lost articles in the Dean’s ofl’ice which can be claimed by the owners by proper iden~ tification. Goodwin’s——Precision of Measure ments, L, G. Alexander. Notebook—~C. H. Sachs. Notebook-J. Vondrak. College Algebra—J. R. Bednarik. College Algebra—*6. A. Murberg‘. Johl1slon~Bryan~Turnenure —Mod- ern Framed Structure Vol. {Mk-l. Christensen. Breed and Hosmer ——~ Elemi‘utary Surveying—4C Myers. Fi'cnch—Elllg'ineering: Drawing‘li‘. Lowry. Wolfeuw‘vaphical Analysis. ARK lili’tl’fi Where—In the club room of the Art Institute. When—May the twen— ty-ninth. The orchestra—«Ted Cher- win and‘ his frivolous, captivating musicians. What? My goodness, don’t you know? Why the freshman architects are running- a big dance, (not in amount for it’s limited to forty couples) and it is to be the climax of the season. Boy—have these freshman archs got pep and spirit? Well, we should say they have. ll‘» ’l‘ #1 The prisoners (in real life the seniors) have turned in their de- signs for an “Island Prison" and many of them are now speeding on their way to New York. (Not the seniors, the drawings). Local judg— ment was held onlthem Tuesday, but alas the jury must have just pur- chased themselvcs a nice new shiny red pencil for the successful grades were few and far between. The only medal which was a 2nd Medal, was given to Tom Carter. This boy Tom has an unusual knack of rating it seems. :‘r- >l= 2i: If you glanced in the Metropolitan section last Sunday, the third, which you probably did; and you saw the picture of Dave Chapman and Char- ley Goldman looking at you, which you probably did; and now you read this and you think we're boasting, you’re probably right. But how can we help it, we are proud. Anyhow, save the picture; you might boast about it someday. Qpen House Night To Be Held Monday (Continued from page 1) tors, as well as to speak to parents about their sons, the entire faculty will be available. The students work- ing on the various exhibits will also be glad to answer questions and make things more comprehensive to the strangers. Students are asked to bring par- ents and friends to the exhibit. A _ large crowd is expected to be present in as much as an attendance of two thousand people has not been un— common in the past few years. Bulle- tins advertising the exhibit have been sent to various educational institu~ tions in the vicinity, and to students seeking admission to Armour next year. The electricals are planning a spec— tacular Show, featuring the Testa coil, which is being enlarged. A spark seven and one half feet long is ex- pected to be obtained with a potential of 500,000 volts. Last year the five foot spark from the coil gave the spectators quite a thrill. Other displays in the Electrical Department will demonstrate the use of old and new types of telephones, photo-electric cells, television, and some of the more recent developments in the field. Every precaution will be taken to make the displays carry- ing- high voltages safe for overcurious visitors. In the Organic and Quantitative laboratory extra lighting is being ill— stalled, and apparatus is being made absolutely ship-shape. The experi- ments, each of which is to be differ- ent, will be explained by signs. The organic products which have been made in the last semester will be on display, since they represent the re~ sults of the entire laboratory work. It is rumored that several ambi- tious electricals are making an organ out of an electric oscillator, to st- trnct the crowds. In case it is neces 5:113 to clear the buildings in a Short time, the sophomore chemicals prom— . e to hme available sufficient amounts of carbylamine and other tear gases. 5 F. P. E. S. Smoker Will Be at Phi lisp House There will 11:: Engineering- Phi Kappa Fire Protection Society 5 loker at the Sigma. fr: pity house this Wednesday. May 13, at S p. “c As has been tho custom in the p an evening loaded pith ts and gambling games will be "on tap” . Men of F. P E. fame as Smoky Rogers have been pnescnt in past years and will undoubtedly be those tomorrow. Professor: annegan and Holmes will attend also. smoke ,