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Stresses and Strains
Furnishes Musical
Program

MANY ALUMNI PRESENT

Last night the Armour Tech
Athletic Association held its annual
banquet at the University Club. The
banquet is given for the athletes of
Armour whether they have a letter
or not. '

In the spring of 1930 the A. T.
A. A. conceived the idea of having
an annual banquet in honor of the
men who keep the athletics of Ar-
mour alive. This banquet is the sec-
,ond one to be given.

 

Huntley Toastmaster

The banquet took'place in the Col-
lege Hall of the University Club on
Monday, May 25 at 6:30 P. M. At
the time of writing it was planned
that Professor bluntly he toastmas-
ter. Professor I—Iuntly is president
of the Board of Athletic Control.
Dean Penn gave a very interesting
talk. (7.. J. Robin, who is president
of the A. T. A. A., also gave a short
speech.

The music was furnished by
Stresses and Strains. This orchestra
played before and after the dinner
.and the music was greatly appre—
ciated by the guests.

Many Present

The members of the Athletic
Board of Control, the ofiicers of the
A. T. A. A., and the athletes were
the ones who enjoyed the dinner.
The A. T. A. A. invited all the men
who really tried for a place on some
team. In all there were 132 men,
including the officers, who were in-
vited. In addition there were over
170 graduate members of the A. '1‘.
A. A. invited to be present if they
paid for their meal.

The food was fine and the enter»
tainmcnt excellent so that an en—
joyuble time was had by all. It is
hoped that these banquets will be
kept up and grow to be. an annual
afiair to which every athlete looks
forward.

 

Fresh Architects to
Hold informal Dance

Bids for the freshmen architects
informal are on sale. The price
is $1.50 a couple. This terpsi-
chorean affair, as previously an~
nounced, will take place at the Club
Room of the Art Institute on Friday,
May ‘29, at 8 o'clock in the evening,
The music will be furnished by the
freshman maestro, Ted Cherwin, and
his Blue Pheasant Inn orchestra.

The affair will be considered a re-
stricted informal, and those desiring
to attend must make reservations
early. Inasmuch as the attendance is
limited to only forty couples, there
will be no tickets on sale at the door.

Chairman W.- Krol, states that
ninety five percent of the bids are
sold or reserved already.

In order to design an appropriate
bid for the occasion, a competition
among the boys took place last Tucs-
day morning. After a few hours of
intensive efl’ort several designs were
submitted to the committee in charge.
The winning design was the one sub»
mitted by Ted Irion. It was con-
sidered most unique and character‘—
istic of the freshmen architects.

For the occasion the following per-
sons were selected to be chaperons:
Mi. W. Lindsay Suter, Mr. Jay E.
Petersen, both freshmen instructors;
Miss Marion Rawls, Mrs. Nancy
Sanders, both Librarians of the Burn-
ham Library, Art Institute and Miss
Charlotte Dodge, secretary of the
Architectural department.

Bids may be procured from the
following members of the committee:
Walter F. Krol, chairman, Harry
Green, Roy Ekroth, and William
Goodman.

 

Musical Clubs
Score Triumph

Last Wednesday the Armour Tech
Musical Clubs held the most successful
concert in several years.

The orchestra opened the program
with two selections and was followed
by the Glee Club.

Ernest John, tenor in the Welsh
Male Chorus. carried the solo part
in the “Italian Salad." After this the
Chemical Orchestra gave three selec-
tions.

Following these were two violin
solos by R. R. Eddy, director of the
Orchestra. Then, the Chemical 0r-
chestra gave three numbers, two
Spanish and one classical.

Next came the Fraternity Sing.
Each fraternity received a number by
lot and gave its two selections in this
order.

After the sing the Glee Club gave
some more selections and were fol-
lowed by Stresss and Strains. Both
received cneores for their excellent
work.

Doctor Raymond then awarded the
Cycles and the Sing Cup. The Honor
Cycles were awarded to:

1 Arthur Henry Jens ...... F.P.E.

2 Charles Theodore Link. . .M. E.

3 Frederick Branham

Attwood.... ........ChE.

4 Alvin Berthold Auerbach..C. E.

5 Richard Roy Eddy ...... F. I). E.

6 Frank Marshall James. .F. P. E.

’7 Edward John Stehno. . . .E

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Walter Martin Miran. .F‘.
Walter Edwin Schirmer . F
Ralph Alvin
Timmermans . . . . . . . .F. P.
After these men had filed by, Dr.
Raymond presented the Sing Cup to
the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The
judges for this contest were Dr. Ray-
mond, Dr. Protheroe, Dean Penn, and
Professor Leigh, faculty advisor of
the clubs.
Ending the program'thc orchestra
gavo the final numbers and an encore.
This Annual Home Concert was one
of the most successful of those in the
last few years. This success was due
to the hard work of the officers of the

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Armour Tech Musical Clubs. who

are:

W. A. Schrader ........... President

F. O’Conor ....... .Vice—presidcnt

F. F. Strassenburg ..Secrctary

A. Weston ............ Treasurer,
E. W. Carlton . . . .Business Manager I

The musical organizations worked]
hard on their parts and aim to make
the musical part of Armour grow
bigger and better in the future.

 

Mrs. Phillips Sends
Letter to Students

 

The following letter, addressed to
“The Students of Armour Institute,"
was received by the office of the
Deans, May 12:

“Dear Students of Armour Institute:

“My daughters and I want to thank
you, not only for the beautiful sym-
bolic tribute you sent for our dear
one, but also for the understanding
message it conveyed to us.

“In addition to these things the
memory of the ‘Armour boye' coming
in such great numbers to pay their
last respects to him will help us to
carry on.

“We shall always remember your
kindness and shall hold most dear the

Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

till. AWERT Til
STEAK AT ran
CQMMENCEMENT

Com-piste plans for the graduation
exercises of the class of 193]. have
been formulated. The seniors at this
year are the thirty-fifth class to he
graduated from Armour Institute.

The Baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Dr. Frederick F. Shan-
non, D. D., of. Central Church, on
Sunday morning, JUnc '7, at Orches-
tra Hall. The service will begin at
eleven o’clock. Parents and relatives
of the seniors are cordially invited to
attend. No tickets are necessary for
the Baccalaureate sermon at Orches—
tra Hall.

 

Exercises On June 11
The commencement exercises of the
graduating class of 1931 will be held
Thursday afternoon, June 11. The
Armour assembly hall is the place,
and four o’clock is the hour. The
commencement address will be dcliv~
ered by Dr. Allen Diehl Albert, as-
sistant to the president of the Ccn~
tury of Progress Exposition.
Relatives and friends of the seniors
are invited to attend the commence
ment exercises. Due to the size of
the graduating class it will be neces-
sary to secure tickets in advance.

Class Very Large
The thirty-fifth class to he gradu-
ated from Armour Institute is one
hundred and forty strong. It is the
largest graduating class to the pres-
ent time.
The following men are to receive
advanced degrees as shown:

John J. Acberly ............ C. E.
Mynhart 0. Brucckncr, ...... Ch, E.
William J. Dixon ............ C. E.
Ray F. Grahn .............. M. E.
Edward B. Hatch, Jr ...... F. l’. E.

 
 
 
 
  

Clair L; chnc. . . . . .
Frank M. Kratoknil. . . .
Frederick W. Loeb. .
William J. Pollock. ....... Ch.
Hugh G. R. Quin...
Richard R. Ranson ..... .
Arthur W. Sear ............ M.
Walter H. Seegrist..
John M. Smethclls.

Charles R. Swinct'ord .
Alexander H. Zimmerman. . .Ch.

 

 

 

 

Lind Will Head Tech
Athletic Association

 

Friday, May 15, the students voted
on the Armour Tech Athletic Asso-
ciation officers for next year. Stan-
ley Lind, who was vice-president, au-
tomatically became the president for
next year. The positions of first and
second vice-presidents are now filled
by A. W. O‘bei‘bcck and R. W. Carlv
strom respectively, both sophomores.
S. M. Lillis was elected secretary by
a large majority. Oberbeck and Carl-
strom have been active l": athletics.

The number of votes cast was very
low in spite of the fact that this elec~
tion is one of the most important of
the. school year. These officers, be-
sides supervising the association it—
self, are members of the Armour Ath--
letic Control Board.

The final vote is as follows:

First Vice-President
G. J. Beemstcrhoer, ~19.

 

memory of a student body that meant
so much to him.
“Ever sincerely from,
Lillie Langdon Phillips,"

 

 

Salamander Elects 1
Officers for Ycurl

Officers to head Salamander, hon-
orary Fire Protection Engineering
fraternity, for the next year were,
elected May 20 in the rooms of the}
society in Chopin Hall.

The new officers are: l

W. M. Trauten, president.

G. W. Schodde, vice~president.

E. A. Scanlan, secretary-treasurer.

The retiring oll‘icers who have led
the fraternity for the past year are:
A. J. Lenke, vice-president: F. S.
Austin. soCretary-trensurer.

 

 

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A. W. Oberbeck, 100.
E. E. Sademan, 65.
Second Vice-President
R. W. Carlstrom, 100.
A. H. Helmick, 43.
D. W. Pearson, 70.
Secretary
L. Jacobson, 72.
M. Lillis, 101.
H. Streb, 40.

F. P. E’s TO SEE AIRPORT

 

 

The senior fire protects will have
an inspection trip this week to Sky
Harbor airport. This is a privately
owned airport and houses the ships
of many wealthy people. The trip
should furnish a good idea of the
types of planes that are being used
for pleasure purposes.

 

i 25@@ Visitors

flies Quote Home

 

Records of attendance at the an-
nual Open House Night were broken
when a crowd of over 2,500 people
viewed the Armour Institute labora.
tories and shops in full operation last
Monday, May 18.

Every building was crowded with
interested spectators from all parts
of the city and many from out of
town. Each exhibit and laboratory
activity came in for its share of at-
tention, particularly those in the main
building.

Many of the visitors were prospec-
tive students of Armour Institute.
Students’ parents showed a great deal
of interest in the work which is being
performed here. Former students
grasped the opportunity to visit their
Alma Mater again.

,Open House Night revealed to our
guests the vibrating pulse of modern
industry, on a small scale. in a short
period of time. Its instructive value
as well as the novelty of the event
was quite evident.

The Tesla coil drew, by its racket,
a sizeahlc crowd of interested onlook-
crs.

foundry was the outstanding sight in
the Machinery building.

The electric laboratory demon-
strated many new developments in
that field while the serious antics of
two members kept the crowd in a
happy mood. One pretended to re—
ceive an electric shock and his part-
ncr would provide the rcsuscitational
efforts. After a few dozen falls, the
receiver was infallible in his efforts
at hitting the pillow.

 

Junior Formal Draws
(Cine Hundred Couples

 

,J-Onc hundred waltzina, fox-trotting
nd otherwise merrily stepping
couples were in attendance Friday
night in the Oriental Room of the
Knickerbocker. Enjoying the gay-
ety with the rest were the chaperons,
Professor and Mrs. Schommer, and
Professor and Mrs. Scar.

Doug Peppard’s Northwestern
Troubadors supplied music that would
put rhythm in the most unrhythmic
soul.

Adding to the enjoyment of the
most ambitious event of Armour’s
social season was the entrancing love-
liness of the Oriental Room, and the
line weather which prevailed. The
dinner server would tickle the palate
of an epicure.

All the tickets were sold, and the
financial and social success of the din-
ner and dance was due largely to the
capable management of the irrepres»
sihlc Mr. Casey, with the cooperation
of his committee and class.

To the seniors who were present
this formal will be treasured
in their memories of the hectic
last 'month of their years at Armour.

LAST HSSUE OF NEWS

 

This is the final issue of the
Armour Tech News for the present
semester. The first number of Vol»
umc VIII will be published on regis-
tration day of next 'semester. Sep—
tember 21.

 

CALENDAR

l Tuesday, May 26
1 3:00 P. M. Baseball, DeKalb vs.
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Armour at Ogden
Field.
l Wednesday, May 27
. 2:00 P. M. Tennis, Lake Forest
Armour at Ar-
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Thursday, May 28

VS.

l 3:00 P. M. Baseball, Lake Forest
vs. Armour at Ogden
1 Field.
Friday, May 29
10:30 A. M. Meeting, election of
] ofiicers for A. I. E. E.

 

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Circus Day Events include Inter-Class

Relay and

Fraternity

Competition

DAILY NEWS TAKES MCIVlNG PICTURES

 

 

New Engineer
is Distributed

Copies of the final issue of the
Armour Engineer for this year, have
been distributed. Many of the. ar-
ticles in the magazine are the swan
song of student writers who have
been active on the publications stafl’
for the past three years.

Four articles of scientific nature
are contained in the issue. One of
the articles is the work of Fred Att-
wood, once editor of THE NEWS,
entitled “A New Force in Industry."
Attwood has been a regular con-
-tributor to all literary publications
on the campus. His article which
appears in the Engineer, is his last
contribution to Armour publications,
as he is being. graduated in June.

 

 

Morton Fagen, whose dramatic rc-
views have appeared on the pages of
THE NEWS for the first session, of—
fers an article on “Radio Beacons
for Airways.”

Dr. Schcrger has contributed a por-
tion of his inexhaustible store of
general knowledge in an article,
“The Rosenwald Museum of Science
and Industry."

Next year’s editor of the Engineer,
M. R. Bea], is represented in the issue
by an interesting article on the
“Illinois Waterway."

Editor-to-be Bcai recently stated
to an interviewer of the NEWS:

“Fully realizing the high standards
liliat have been set by the Engineer
in the past. I am sure that the newly
selected men will do all in their pow-
er to maintain such standards
throughout the year 1931-32."

1 The retiring- editor, Lenke, spoke
as follows:

“I believe the men recently chos-
[ en for the executive positions on the
Engineer staff will ably perform their
duties. I am sure they will maintain
the creditable record the Engineer
was noted for in past years."

Probably the greatest interest in
the issue has been aroused by the
beautiful, impressionistic cover de-
sign by Spencer Cone.

 

 

 

 

Cycles Distributed
Friday Afternoon

 

Last Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock
the Cycles were distributed at the
northwest end of Ogden Field. The
distribution of the annuals terminated
the Circus Day program.

Those who have not yet received a
copy may procure it at the Cycle of-
fice in Chapin Hall. The office will
be open in the morning from 10:30
to 11, and in the afternoon from 2
to 2:30 o’clock.

One of the features of this year’s
Cycle is the use of a protective cover.
It is hoped that this will prolong the
life of the book.

Aurora Armtnierlub
Banquet Date June Q

The exurberant spirit which has
permeated the atmosphere of Ar-
mour campus during the past Junior
week was brought to a climax last
Friday afternoon, Circus Day.

Outnumbered by the freshman.
the sophomores were overwhelmed
by the large score of 32-13 in the
sack rush. The other events resulted
in victories for the juniors in the
inter~class relay, Theta Xi in the
pageant, Phi Pi Phi in the fraternity
relay, and Triangle in the fraternity
track meet.

Leaving in their wake, tatters of
what were once red and green shirts
and “wounded” victims of the on-
slaught, the freshman galloped to
victory in the rush. Previous to this,
the majority of the fresh grouped in
front of machinery hall, were sub-
jected to an aerial attack of rather
ancient eggs by a facetious sopho-
more. Failure to disclose the iden‘
tity of the adversary only aroused
the war spirit of the freshman, who
under the leadership of J; A. Larson
defeated the sophs under R. W. Carl-
strom.

Theta Xi Cops Pageant

As in other years, the inter-frat-
ernity pageant proved to be one of
the most interesting events of the
day. Competitions for the Circus
Day Skin, a non-permanent trophy
unless awarded three successive
times to the same fraternity, were
Delta Tau Delta, Theta Xi, Sigma
Kappa Delta, Triangle, and Phi
Kappa Sigma. Offering as their pre-
sentation, a parody concerning the
recent unveiling of a memorial on
the Armour campus, “The Mechanics
of American Injustice,“ Theta Xi was
awarded the skin this year. Their
act was under the directorship of
J. J. Casey. The stunt which Phi
Kappa Sigma presented was highly
praised by the spectators.

The finale of the day was the pre-
sentation of awards by President
Raymond, who remarked in regard
to the inter-fraternity pageant “that
three main things determined the
winner of the trophies; first, origin»
ality; second, general aptness as ap-
plied to school life, and third, execu-
tion.

Theta Xi received the President‘s
trophy and Circus Day Skin; Phi Pi
Phi, the circulating silver loving cup;
Triangle, a silver loving cup and A.
Oberbeck of that fraternity a gold
medal for high point man in the frat-
ernity meet.

S. M. Lind, M. Vencma, H. Ross-
ing, and C. J. Jens as winners in the
intervclass relay were presented with
silver truck shoes.

The Daily News photographer took
motion pictures of the rush. These
will be presented in Chicago theatres
during the next week.

 

More Students Needed
For Advanced Physics

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A few more openings remain
the course in electron physics to be
presented by Professor Thompson
next fall. Special apparatus is being

 

 

Armour l

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Members of the Aurora
IClub will meet at a banquet in be:|
held Tuesday, June 9, at the Union?
League Club of Aurora, Illinoi l
Alumni and students. of A . 1
Tech residing in or near Aurora are}
eligible to attend. C. I. Carlson. ALE. l
‘19, will be in charge and of the stu- ‘
dent body, and for those who ‘
to attend \V. M. 'l‘raulcn. F P ,
should be seen. The speukoi tor [h
evening: will be Dr. Sabin of Gcnma
lllinois. who is a loading( *3
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mass. and charge of the electron may
be measured.

Three hours u week will be spent
in the laboratory and one hour tor
lecture. Vacuum technique.
blowing“. and various types of me...-
tio‘ns will be studied as we}! as dis‘
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