Vol. VII No. 2

Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, February 17, 1931

 

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Bl! Bhl‘li S'l'AE'E‘S

Plan Class in Journalism

 

to Be Held Every
Friday

NEWS 'l'll’S WANTED

 

The fine points of the art of
journalism were featured in talks
to the cub reporters by the Tech
NeWS editors at a meeting of the
editorial and business staffs, held
Friday morning, February 13. The
meeting was called to order and
conducted by Editor-in-chief Wil-
bur H. Rudolf, in the News offices.

Plea for Early Copy

After the staff members had
filled out program cards, Editor~
Chairman Rudolf gave. a short talk,
with a plea for early copy as its
He also stated that he
hoped the meeting would bring all
members of the staff into closer
contact and establish new bonds

theme.

of friendship.

Other talks followed by assistant
The new reporters were
advised to make the acquaintance
of as many members of the faculty
as possible, so their daily contacts
with “news producers” would be in-
creased. The aspiring reporters
were ordered to refer to numer-
ous books on journalism in the

editors.

Armour Tech library.
Journalism Class Formed

After the meeting had been ad-

journed, news editor Edward Carl-

ton gave an informal talk on jour-
nalistic composition and the value
of the lead sentence. He also an-
nounced the formation of a class
in journalism for reporters and
urged the new men to attend it as

frequently as possible.

Should the present schedule of
extra—curricular activities material—
ize the journalism class will meet

every Friday morning at 10:30.

Senior Mechanicofs

At Power Conference

 

‘Armour was well represented at
the Fifth Midwest Power Engineer—
ing Conference held at the Stevens
Hotel last week. Members of the
senior mechanical class attended
and served in the capacity of ush-
ers and registrars. In connection
with the Conference a Power Ex-
position was held at the Coliseum
from February 10-14, where C. L.
Carlson, ’30, R. M. Spencer, ’30, M.
Att—
’31, were in charge of the

Vander Velde, ’30, and F. B.
wood,
Power Regulation Exhibit.

Goober/eff Speaks To

Mechanical Engineers

 

Professor G. F. Gebhardt, head
of the department of mechanical
engineering, delivered a talk on the
subject “The Effect of Fineness on
Boiler Efficiency," before the Na-
tional Fuels meeting of the Amer-
ican Society of Mechanical Engia
neers, Thursday, February 12. This
meeting was held in conjunction
with the Fifth Midwest Power En-
gineering Conference which was
held throughout last week at the

Stevens Hotel.

The senior students of the me-

chanical engineering departmen

were present at the conference as
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guests, ushers, and registrars.

Power Plant @f
Hotel inspected

The junior class of electrical en~
gineerlng students made a trip,
with Professor D. P. Moreton,
through the power plant of the
Stevens Hotel last Wednesday, Feb—
ruary 11.

The first stop was in the boiler
room, fifty—four feet below the
street level. The seven boilers, the
largest of which are 700 horse—
power, feed the Corliss engines
which drive the five dynamos. The
exhaust steam from the engines is
used to heat the building by being
led to the top of the building and
fed down through the radiators.

Ilse Balanccr Set

The three largest dynamos are
750 kilowatt, 230 volt machines,
and rotate at 100 revolutions per
minute. These machines are oper—
ated by a remote control system
from a control panel in the center
of the room. Illumination for the
building is furnished by a three—
wire 230 volt system, employing
two balancer sets. At the particular
time it was observed the neutral
line had a current of but 25 am—
peres with a total load of over
two amperes.

Elevator System Intricate

The elevator motor room was the
next point of interest. In this
room, directly over the elevator
shafts, are the fifteen motors, con-
trolled by the Ward-Leonard sys-
tem, which rotate at a maximum
of 64 revolutions per minute. The
cables which lift the elevators pass
around the drums mounted direct-
ly on the armature shafts. The
motors are not excited directly by
the elevator operator’s switch but
are supplied by separate genera—
tors which in turn operate by re-
lays activated by the. operator’s
switch
The electric power generating
plant was built at a cost of $235,000,
but had paid for itself at the end
of two years. The electrical energy
consumption of the hotel is equiv-
alent to that of 14,000 average
homes, and would cost about $40
per room per year if energy were
supplied by the public service com—
pany.

 

Vacuum Cleaning Employed

Refrigeration is provided by a
special absorption system plant,
operated by exhaust steam from
the engines, which has a capacity
of 100 tons of ice per day. There
are blowers for circulating clean,
cold and hot air; the use of clean
air being an economy measure.
Vacuum cleaning is employed and
provided for by vacuum lines
throughout the building and oper—
ated by special pumps in the plant.

One feature about the hotel is
the economy of the original build—
ing construction and the efficiency
of operation. The power plant is
not built for demonstration pur-

poses but for service.

Professor Libby” to
Attend Conference

 

Professor E. S. Libby of the de—
partment of refrigerating engineer~
ing at Armour will attend a meet-
ing of the National Association of
Practical Refrigerating Engineers,
in the capacity of chairman of the
educational board of the associa-
tion. Sessions of the meeting will
be held February 20 and 21 at the
t University of Illinois at Urbana.
The conference is open to all who
are interested in any of the phases

order to assist some of the lecturers of refrigerating such as ice and ice

at the sessions, several operated
motion picture machines used in

illustrating the lectures.

SENIORS TO CHECK CREDITS

Those members of the senior
class who expect to graduate this
June are urged to call at the office
of the Deans for the purpose of
checking credits. Mr. Kelly will be
ready to begin this work Tuesday,

February 1'2.

cream manufacturing, cold storage,
and dairying. Talks will be made
by leading men of the profession
and an inspection trip through
many of the university laboratories
will be made.
CYCLE PEC’EURE
All seniors must have a sitting
for their picture before February
20, 1931, or their name will appear
in the Cycle without a picture.

 

 

CALL FOR PROGRAM CARDS

The office of the Deans urges
that all students at the Institute
place their program cards on file
in the office as soon as possible.

It is often necessary to call
students in case of emergency
and this is impossible if there is
no record of his whereabouts.
Blank program cards may be ob—
tained at the office at any time.

 

 

 

 

INJURIES FLOOR
TECH SLUGGERS;
THREE MEN LOST

 

Old man injury is running amuck
in the camp of the Armour Tech
leather pushers and is lessening
the possibilities of victory for
Coach Weisman’s squad. The clash
with Culver Academy being only
about a week away, Coach Weis—
man is worried because of the rag—
ged condition of his fighters. An
injury to Capt. Ustryski’s arm will
prevent him from offering his best,
while Rush injured his hand in
machine shop and will be unable
to continue active training in prep-
aration for the Culver match which
is always the stiflest on the sched-
ule. Kruchten, Armour’s represent-
ative in the light—weight division,
has been forced out of school for
one semester, while Melevsky, an-
other light—weight, is kept out be—
cause of a nose injury.

Culver Squad Strong

Despite its crippled condition, the
team is confident that it will force
the strong Culver squad to the
limit. The Culver mentors boast
the strongest squad in years with
ample substitutions in every weight.
At this institution every member of
the boxing team must devote at
least two hours to training every
day: Their diet is supervised 'at'a‘
training table, thus insuring a per-
fect physical condition.

Pugs Travel with Swimmers

In the last encounter of the two
squads, Armour’s representatives
carried off two out of ten decisions.
The squad will make the trip in
conjunction with the swimming
team, leaving Chicago, Saturday
morning in a chartered bus.

The following are slated to make
the trip: Coach Weisman, Manager
Cannon, Capt. Ustryski, Montesano,
Sandstrom, Rush, Campioni, Heck-
miller, Hauser and Melevsky. The
squad is looking forward to the
fine reception, given them on these
annual trips.

Postponed Meeting
To Be Held Friday

The joint meeting of the A. I. Ch.
E. and A. S. M. E., which was to be
held last Friday morning, has been
postponed until 10:30, Friday, Feb—
ruary 20. The meeting will be held
in B Mission, in accordance with
the original plans.

The postponement of the meeting
was necessitated by the delay in
obtaining the films which were to
be the feature of the program.

The films were in use at the Fuel
Exposition, which ended at the
Stevens Hotel last Saturday. They
are of a very interesting nature,
and promise to be worth while for
those who attend.

 

Armour Gfee Club
WEN Meet Thursday

The first meeting of the Armour
Tech Glee Club for the semester
of 1931, will be held this Thursday,
February 19, in the Assembly Hall
at 5:00 p. m. Freshmen and new
men are invited to apply for mem—
bership to the club.

Members of the Club who did not
receive their semester grades may
obtain them at the office of the
Deans. Grades did not appear on
the reports due to the illness of
Professor Leigh at the close of the

 

last semester.

Talk (in Lincoln
Thrills Students

The Armour student body assem—
bling on last Wednesday morning
at 10:30 in the Mission for the first
time since the Christmas concert,
was afforded the opportunity of
hearing Dr. Frederick Shannon,
pastor of Central church of Chi—-

 

' cago, deliver a noteworthy address

called “Abraham Lincoln of the
Waters."

The assembly, Armour’s tribute
to the memory of this great man
was opened by President Raymond
who introduced the speaker to the
students.

Makes Striking Comparison

Dr. Shannon who has had occav
sion to speak to Armour students
many times previous to this, com-
pared the bodies of water which
formed such an important part of
Lincoln‘s natural environment, to
his (Lincoln’s) life. The small creek
near Lincoln's cabin home typified.
poverty and simplicity; the Ohio
river into which it flows was com-
pared with the beauty of Lincoln’s
soul; the Mississippi, the “tears
and laughter” which so often en—
tered into his life; the Gulf of Mex-
ico is the gulf of humanity which
Lincoln understood so thoroughly;
and the Atlantic typifies both the
supreme power of this man as a
leader, and his ultimate acclama—
tlon and recognition as a great
man.

Tolls Lincoln’s Ideals

Dr. Shannon also told many in~
cidents in the life of Lincoln, ex-
plaining his ideals, struggles, per~
severance, and final glory.

Before this main talk, Professor
John Schornmer, who is president
of the athletic association, made
an appeal for more student support
at the basketball games. Any stu-
dent wishing to attend the Ar~

ntour-«Augustana game, would. be

excused from his three o’clock class
on the date of the game. This
showed that the faculty was high-
ly in favor of more student sup--
port at the games.

Musical entertainment, furnished
by the Armour concert orchestra,
added to the success and enjoy-
ment of the program.

AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETS

Professor Wells, of the Civil de—
partment, attended a meeting of
the Aviation committee, of the Chi-
cago Association of Commerce last
week.

The meeting was the first as—
semblage ol' the committee since
the election of the officers of the
association.

 

Calendar

Tuesday, Feb. 17
4:00 P. M.—-Basketball—“Y” Col-
legs at Armour.
7:30 P. M.——Swlmming —- Crane
vs. Armour at the
University of Chica—
go Swimming Pool.
Thursday, Feb. 19
4 :00 P. M.—-Easketball——Chicago
Tech at Chicago

Tech.
5:00P.M.—First Rehearsal of
the Glee Club for
this semester.
Friday, Feb. 20
10:30 A. lid—Joint meeting of the
A. I. Ch. E. and the
A. S. M. E.

5:00 P. M.—Deadline for all ma-
terial that is to be
put into the Cycle.
Deadline for all
moneys that are to
be paid to the Cycle.

7230 P.M.—1Vleeting of the Arn-
erican Chemical So—
ciety at the City
Club, 315 Plymouth
Court.

Saturday, Feb. 21

2 :30 P. M.—Track Meet—Loyola
vs. Armour at the
University of Chica~
ga, Bartlett Gymna—
5mm.

8:00 P.M.—Armour vs. Culver
all Culver.

Rifle Team Wits
Telegraph March

Shooting against an unseen foe
the Armour sharpshooters defeated
Stuyvesant New York by a score of
1876 to 1793 last week in a tele-
graphic match. The Tech riflemen
are now in the midst of a very busy
season. At present the members
are in the third week of a six week
meet sponsored by the Chicago
Tribune. From all indications the
Armour squad has a good chance
to capture the trophy. The team
winning this meet will be the
champion of Illinois and the high
point man the individual champion
of the state. Only members of the
Illinois Rifle Association are elig-
ible.

Next week the Armour team will
engage in the second meet with
the M. I. T. squad and then match
their ability with the University of
Illinois.

There will be an important meet-
ing of the club next week. The
time and place will be posted on
the bulletin board soon.

Elective Math Course
Given ‘ this” Semester,

 

An elective course in advanced
mathematics will be offered by
Professor Teach during this sem-
ester. It will probably cover the
theory and solution of differential
equations.

It is being planned for Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 1:10 o’clock. All
those interested are requested to
report for class today. The only
pie-requisite is credit in Calculus
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ll .47 E. E To Hear
Tails on Asbestos

 

 

The application of' asbestos in
the electrical engineering field will
be covered by a speaker from the
Raybestos Corporation at the bi—
weekly ‘meeting of the student
branch of the A. I. E. E., to be held
in Room D, Mission, at 10:30 o’clock
Friday.

Asbestos is especially valuable
because of its heat resisting prop-
erties and is useful in electrical
work where other materials used
as insulation would deteriorate
rapidly due to excessive tempera-
tures.

Freshmen Will Hold

 

Smoker Next Month

The Freshmen class will hold a
smoker at eight o'clock on Friday,
March 6 at the rooms of the West-
ern Society of Engineers, twelfth
floor, 205 West Wacker Drive. Prof.
Schommer will probably talk in his
usual interesting manner. Accord-
ing to L. A. Callen, chairman social
committee, the freshmen class has
failed to show much school spirit
so far and here is their chance to
show how much they have. Re»
freshments will be served and
everybody is urged to participate.

Mr. Calien requests freshman
students who can play an instru-
ment to report to him or E. Peters
son. A further announcement will
be made in the next issue of the
News.

 

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@pponcnts Out To Average Defeat Last Year
All: Hands of Tech Runners

STUDENTS URQED TO ATTEND

 

The 1931 indoor track team will
engage in its first dual meet of the
season next Saturday, with Loyola,
in Bartlett Gymnasium at 2:30 PM,

This meet will test the strength
of Tech runners, for Loyola has
a very strong team this year. Al—
though the University of Chicago
has defeated them last month, they
will attempt to avenge last years
501/2-351/2 defeat by Armour’s
Championship team.

Tech Well Represented

The men representing Armour
will probably be: A. H. Jens and
A. H. Helmick, 50 yard dash; Cap—
tain H. L. Fox, K. Hirsch, and Hel—
mick, 440 yard dash; G. A. Nelson,
Ivcrson and Sorenson, 880 yard
run; Captain F. M. James and
Sademan, one mile and two mile
runs; G. A. Nelson and C. H. Fox,
50 yard low hurdles; A. W. Ober—
beck, 50 yard high hurdles; C. J.
Jens and W. Miran, shot put; G. A.
Nelson and H. Setterberg, high
jump. a

New Men to Compete

The following new men will also
compete: G. J. Stockmann, M.
Venema. 0. T. Barnett, S. T. Leav-
itt, J. J. Gura, and W. Holland.
Any other new men wishing to run
this year should report to coach
A. A. Stage, Jr., this week at Bart-
lett Gym Hurdlers and pole vault-
ers are especially Huceded ~ ‘

Points will be scored as follows:
first place, five points; second place,
three points; and third place, one
point. The winning relay team
scores five points.

Rooters Needed

 

All of the students are urged to
be present at this meet to cheer
the team on to another champion-—
ship.

The following is the final indoor
schedule for the 1931 season.

Indoor Schedule

Saturday, February 21—Loyola at
Bartlett Gymnasium.

Saturday, March 14—Illinois Re—
lays at Champaign.

Tuesday, March 1'7 — Banker’s
Meet at Regiment Armory; 53rd St.
and Cottage Grove Ave.

Saturday, March Zl—Third An-
nual. Armour Indoor _ Invitation
Meet at Bartlett Gymnasium.

Friday, March 27—32nd Annual
Central A. A. U. Championship at
Oak Park High School Gym.

Tentative Outdoor Schedule

Saturday, April 4—Loyola at Loy-
ola.

Saturday, April lS—Crane at Og-
den Field.

Saturday. April 25—Drake Relays
at Des Moines, Iowa.

Tuesday, April 28—“Y” College at
“Y".

Saturday, May 2—Second Annual
Armour Outdoor Invitation Meet
at Stagg Field.

Saturday, May 16 —- Wisconsin
State Teachers’ College at Milwau—
kee.

New System of News
Distribution to Arr;

 

Copies of the Armour Tech News
for the freshmen and sophomore
architectural students will be deliv—
ered at the Art Institute for distri-
bution. The junior and senior
members of the department may
get their copies of the News on the
first floor of the main building on
the campus.

Heretofore the News was mailed
to the homes of the individuals.

The no ' plan will effect a saving.
in expense and facilitate distribu-

 

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