Tuesday, May 12, I93] ARMOUR TECH NEWS Page Three Roy V. Wright Addresses Men 0n ‘fipportuniry’ “The Engineer’s Opportunity” was the title of an address given to Armour students at an assembly held Wednesday, May 6, by Roy V. Wright, who is president of the A. S. M. E. and editor of the Railroad Age. He is a prominent engineer and his talk was of great value to the embryo engineers. He gave the following accepted definition of en- gineering: “Engineering is the sci- ence of controlling the forces and utilizing the materials of nature, and directing the human activities in connection with these processes.” Mr. Wright mentioned that great demand was being made for en- gineers as executives. City manag- ers are almost exclusively engineers and a need for this type of man has become felt for other high positions. Engineers have a large field in sales— manship. Firms realize the value of sending a trained man to discuss their product and problems con- nected with its use, with the prospec- tive customer. The intelligent use of an engineer— ing society was also discussed. The contacts obtained by this means are invaluable, especially with the older men in the field whose encourage- ment means much to the young en— gineers. “There is an art," stated Mr. Wright, “to conducting a good meet.- i‘ng." This art may be acquired through the student branch of an engineering society. One of the most vital things to be obtained from such meetings is ability to ex- press ideas clearly and concisely. Self expression is of tremendous im. portancc to the engineer. The suc- cessful man is the one who can pro.- duce the facts; also engineers may have the facts but they have to “tell the world about it." The publications of the various societies are criticized because much of the information contained may not be of interest to a man in some par. ticular field. To the intelligent reader, these magazines should indi- cate the trend of the times. For ex- ample, work is being done at the present time to determine the status of the engineer, which is compara- tively a new profession and its place in society is not yet completely de- termined. Dr. Davis of Stevens Institute said that the engineer of the nineteenth century provided the materials and built the machinery, whereas the en- gineer of the twentieth century con: tinues this work but his greatest of— forts will be in “l-Iumanics." Deal— ing- with people forms the greatest part of his work. Mr. Wright closed his talk by reminding the engineers of the words of Einstein who cau— tioned that in our work in science We must not forget humanity. The orchestra offered several numv bers and were complimented on them by Mr. Wright. After thanking the speakers for his splendid address, President Raymond urged the stu- dents to bring their parents and friends to Open House Night which will be held May 22. Professor Bentley Elected Treasurer Professor W. 3’. Bentley of the Chemical Engineering department has been elected treasurer of the Chi- cago Section of the American Chem— ical Society. He formerly was chair- man of the House Committee of the local section. Dr. B. Schaar of the Schaar Chemical Company was elect— ed chairman of the section for the coming year. Professor Bentley recently was elected to another important oflice in a local chemical society; that of vice- president of the Chemists’ Club. TRUSS CLUB The Truss Club announces the officers for the next collegiate year. President ................. C. Lane Vice-president . . . . . . .W. L. Jost Secretary ............ A. N. Tibbits Treasurer .......... T. P. Ladzinski Historian .............. D. A. Koch Plans have been completed for the mural alumni dance on May 16 to be held at Hotel St. Clair. i l l , straws 7 runs TlilNG CALLED snonocnsrmu b Goldsmith an: Lcscarbouru Not one of you but at some time or another has wondered at the inner workings of the organization that presents the radio programs that are spread over the entire country by means of telephone wires and then by the radio to every home in every town that possesses a radio receiv— ing set. “This Thing Called Broadcasting" is a popularly written, non-technical account of the rise of radio from its crudest beginnings as an experiment in the use of radio waves to trans- mit the human voice, to the modern status which it now occupies as one of the country’s leading industries. First of all this is a. story that, while it puts a veritable encyclopae— din of information before the reader, is one that is pulsating with facctious humor, purple patches of eloquence and many anecdotes from the au- thor’s own experiences that gather into the narrative all its outlying connections from the earliest stages to its possible future. There is not one of you who did not wish, at one time or another, to see the process that is used when a drama is presented, who did not wish to see the workings of the vast co- ordinated system that makes possible the broadcasting of events of national interest such as the in- augural address or major sporting events, or understand the affiliations between the national broadcasting companies and the individual stations that comprise the chain in the broad- casting of such inimitable features as Amos and Andy. All of these things are set down in such an en— tertaining way that one is hardly aware of the technical subjects that are being covered in the course of the story. In short, “This Thing Called Broadcasting" presents the inside story of the evolution of broadcast- ing from a mere stunt into an art with its own unique technique most admirably told. It is recommended that this book be read by anyone who listens to national or local features presented daily over our many stations as only with a full understanding of the in- ner complexities of the vast organ— ization now necessary to present a program, can it be fully appreciated. Raul Frye. City Engineer Clayton Lectures on Bridges That bridges have gone through a succession of evolutionary stages was vividly demonstrated by City Engineer Loren D. Gayton in an i]- lustrated lecture given before the W. S. E. last Friday morning. His color slides portrayed every imaginable type of bridge both of ancient and modern principle. Rope and stone bridges, cantilever swing, and bascule bridges were shown, while Mr. Gayton both described them in detail and related many in— teresting items concerning them. Not the least to receive his atten- tion were the various spans in Chi- cago. The Michigan Avenue bridge, ho mentioned as being the busiest bridge in the world. New Books FlCTlON Into the Void Florence Converse The Fool of the Family Margaret Kennedy Murder by the Clock Rufus Kind Mantrap Sinclair Lewis The Treasure House of Martin Hews E. P. Oppenheim The Waters Under the Earth Martha Ostenzo All the Brave Rifles Clarke Venablc {fibrils Anticipate ; Summer Session For a certain group of Armourites, June 12, instead of being the con-' clusion of a year of hard work, willi be but the beginning of another ses— sion of the same. Each summer about thirty men spend six weeks at practical work in a camp at Trout Lake, Wisconsin. Under the direction of Professor M. 13. Wells, the civil engineers and others undertake to survey minutely (using the necessary instruments) the general vicinity of the camp. Working eight hours per day, four on Saturday, in the short six weeks allotted them, the engineers succeed in measuring the distance and angle between every tree within the radius of five miles of camp. Roads are curved through thick forests and dc~ spite the hilly nature of the country, grades are ingeniously kept at a min- imum. Each little creek and rivulct has a large number of bridges across it, ranging in type from the simple arch to the immense basculc. Of course, all these roads and bridges are only real on paper, but the prac- tical work is received in measuring and surveying for the piers of the bridge, in calculating the size and shape of a dam across a valley and in laying a railroad a mile long. For satisfactory completion of the work a credit is given in Engineering Field Practice. The party leaves the night of June 12 arriving at Trout Lake the next morning and serious work begins early Monday morning. The hours of labor are from 7:30 to 4:30 with an hour off for lunch at noon. The remainder of the time is spent swim- ming, fishing, hiking and at the weekly dances in State House, Wis- consin, nearby. The camp fee is $45 plus $50 for board. The round trip fare to Trout Lake is; $19. Information for benefit of some: first bell at 5:50 A. M. Math Professors ‘Go To Peoria Convention On Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, the twelfth annual meeting of the Illinois Section of the Mathc~ matical Association of America was held at Bradley Polytechnical Insti- tutc in Peoria. Professor Spencer, Prof. and Mrs. Teach, and Prof. and Mrs. Krathwohl and their son at- tended this annual convention of mahhcma’cics teachers from high schools and colleges all over Illinois. An interesting talk on the “Re- organization of Freshman Mathe— matics” by Prof. Logsdon of the U. of C., and another on “A New Out- look on Teaching the Einstein Theory by Dr. Louise Lange of Crane were given on Friday afternoon. Friday night, a banquet was held. At the business meeting which fol- lowed, Professor Krathwohl was elected Vice—President for next year. After the banquet, an illustrated lecture was given by Prof. MacMillan of the U. of C. on the subject “Stellar Systems.” On Saturday morning, two more talks were given after which the convention was closed. Bradley Polytech, where the con- vention was hold, is a coeducational school of about the same size as Ar- mour. It has only two years of tech— nical school. It was the first school in the country to organize a School of Horology or watch making. Campus Elude Meets To Tall: Grier Plans ‘ At a meeting of the Armour Tech Campus Club in the club quarters in Chapin Hall last Thursday May 7, the question of the annual banquet was entertained. After much discus— sion the idea was voted down and a plan for an outing this summer of~ fared. Although no definite arrange- ments were made. the suggestion ap-l p-caled to several who are trying to put it over. At the present time the club rooms are the scene of the school chess tour nament, which is nearing its end at the present time. A large Campus Club monogram, the work of the last err-pledges was cast in bronze and now adorns the door of the club. It consists of the raised bronze lettering, A. T. C. C. on a black enamclled field. ”disjunction? worst RHO DELTA Ell-l0 Rho Delta Rho announces the elec— tion of the following oli’icers: President—Theodore Cohan. Vioe~President—Eldwin Goldstein. Treasuren—Herman Meyer. Recording Secretary—Sam Milcxu sky. Corresponding Secretary—Ira Kro- witz. Scrgcant-at-arms—-Sidncy Connell. A tentative date for the annual dinner dance was set at May 23. lP’Hl KAPPA SEGMA The annual Father and Son Ban» quot was held Friday, May 8, on the 38th floor of the Civic Opera Build— ing. An inspection of the Chicago Lighting Institute display was fol~ lowed by a talk of Bob Lorentz who told about how he traveled around the world on seventeen dollars. Fol» lowing this a buffet supper was served The large turn out of dads as well as sons indicated the popularity achieved by this yearly event. TRHANGLE A majority of the chapter attended the annual, convention Banquet on May 2 at the Edgwatcr Beach Hotel. Some of the brothers from other chapters who visited us during the last week are: Brothers Quigiey and Rhodes of Ohio Stat -: R. Mikulus and H. Seamons of Michigan; G. Arthur, IT. Watson and C. Nichols of Minv ncsota; and E. Johnson of Kansas. A Radio Dance was held at the house last Friday. SEGMA KAPPA DELTA Sigma Kappa Delta announces the pledging of Edwin Hassler, E.E. ’32. John Kramer, F.P.E. of Toledo, Ohio paid us a visit last week. An alumni banquet will he held in the Loop on the evening of May 27. THETA Xl Alpha Gamma chapter held its an- nual formal at the St. Charles Country Club Saturday evening, May 9. A wonderful time was the expres- sion given by the alumni and brothers who attended. Brother Peas from Illinois was the most recent visitor. DELTA TAU DELTA Many of the alumni as well as the active members of the chapter en— joyed the annual Founder’s Day Dance which was held at the house last Saturday Evening, May 9. The house was appropriately deco~ rated, while the music was by the Four Hungry Chefs. Civils Are Taken for Ride Through Tunnel A. large group of senior and junior civils inspected the Chicago Avenue Tunnel last Monday at 2 o'clock. The faculty members present were Pro» l'cssors Stevens, I—Icald and Grafton. After signing city accident waivers, the party was lowered two hundred feet below the lake level where a gasoline drawn “inspection freight" awaited them. Then the two mile ride under the lake began. Much interest was shown in the construction processes, materials and machines evident on all sides. The tunnel is about 16 f-cct wide and about 24 foot high, the cross-section being a rectangle surmounted by a semi circular arch. Chemicals Produce Synthetic Fog in Lab The Daily “Smoker” held in the Organic Laboratory on the 4th floor each afternoon proved to be a minia- turc smoke screen Friday, May lst. A dense fog permeated the atmos— phere at the entrance, which attract~ Ltd the attention of Frank Osber, Cus— todian of Armour Institute, who hastily sought to investigate the source of trouble. Upon entering not a person was visible, only a “pea soup” fog blanketed the laboratory. In due time a face appeared and Oster hastily apprehended him. This fellow had worked in fogs before and offered assistance. After considerable grilling the cul- prits responsible for the dreary situ- ation confessed. A few embryo ens ginocrs wlcre lpcrforming quantita- tive experiments which reacted chemically with one another. A few beakers of ammonia and hydrochloric acid were boiling away merrily and‘ their vapors reacted to form ammoni- um chloride, a fine white powder, which in large quantities in the air produced the aforesaid fog. In the future these chemicals hope to pro— duce smokers on a larger scale and all arc invited. W HlTE TROUSERS ORDERED The white trousers which have been ordered for the mcmbcrs of the musical organizations will be given out Thursday. The exact time and place will be posted on the bulletin board. These pants—costing the stu» dents only $3.75, must be paid for before they are given out. THE BOULEVARD CAFETERHA Slot Street and Mich. Ave. Dining and Dancing from 3 P. 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