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Vol. Vlll. No.

Armour Institute of TechnOIOgy, Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, September 29, l93l

 

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Freshmen and Seniors
Share ln All
Awards

sunrons FEEEHVE FIVE

A total for thirty~four scholar-
ships for one year's tuition have been
awarded for the coming: school year.
Of these five. were awarded to Sen-
iors and the other twenty-nine to
freshmen.

The Senior Awards were as fol-
lows: The Mulch Luring scholarship
was awarded to Y. E. Weldy; one
Edward G. Elcock scholarship was
awarded to Carl A. Erickson, C. E.;
another Edward G. Elcock scholar-
ship was awarded to Max J. Schinkc,
E. E.; the Catherine M. White schol-
arship was awarded to Stanley M.
Lind, Ch. E.; and a Bernard E.
81mm; scholarship was awarded to
George L. Bonvall-et, E. E.

The Freshman scholarship recipi-
ents and their schools are listed be-
low:

Argo Community H. S. .Emil Adamec
(Oneuhalf each semester)
.......... . . .Waltcr Kott
(One—half each semester)
Austin H. S ......... Richard Shcrk
Barrington H. S. . . .Richard Drover
Bloom Township 11. S ...........
. .Winch-estcr Felt
Bowen H. 5.. .Harry Beckwith
Calumet H. S ...... Joseph O’Connor
Carl Schurz H. S. . . .Venner Medium]
Crane Tech H. S..Donald John Neal
Evanston H. S... ..Archcr Elliot
Englewood H. S Jack N. Welland
Fenger H. S.. ..... ..Jeriy Andrlik
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Hyde Park H. S
Lake View H. S.
Lane Tech H. S....Robert Esbcnsen
Lindblom H. S...Louls Mccklenburp:
Lyons Township H. S. Lester Walters
Maine Township H. S. (Des-
plaines) ..Paul Trocmpcr
Marshall H. S. . .Albelt Lauschiskis

 

   

 

 

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Morgan Park H. S ...... R. J. White
Morton H. S. (J. Sterling Morton)
.................... Edward Ulip

 

New Trier H, S. ..Barclay Jones
Oak Park and River Forest H. S. .

  

................ Frank S. Cassi]
Parker H. S ......... Robert McGill
Riversidc- Brookfield Township H

S. ........... Ilenry Mayerowicz
Senn H. S ........... Alfred Rosen
Tilden Tech H. S ...............

. . . . . .Lawrencc Davidson
Tuley H. ...... Henry Dietch

Waller H, S .Russel -G. Slavens

 

Freshmen invited to
News Stall Meeting

New men who wish to try out for
the Armour Tech News are to attend
a meeting in the ofi’lc-e of the News
at 5 o’clock tonight. For the infor-
mation of those who are not “in the
know” the News headquarters are on
the first floor of Chapin Hall, third
entrance, in the rear.

All members of the News Staff are
requested to be present, Professor
Walter Hendricks will speak to those
present and Wilbur Rudolf, editor-
in-chiel’, will tell the new members
about the way the paper is run.

Since its inception, the Armour
Tech News has proved its ability to
carry on without having the work
done by faculty members, or by a
small group of, ambitious students.
Aspirants for positions on the News
will find that willingness to work will
be considered above ability and ex—
perience in newspaper work.

Professor liendgclts
Again Proud Father

 

Professor Walter Hendricks ac-
quired an addition to his family on
July 30 this summer when a son was
born at Franconia, New Hampshire.
The boy, who will be able to boast
of the cottage of Robert Frost, the
poet, as his birthplace. was named
Geoffrey.

 

Petitions Used
For Nominations

Petitions for the election of Junior 1
class otl'icers were decided upon at a
meeting in the assembly ball, Friday,
Sept. 25, at, 10:30.

Due to the dgcrcased number of
students in all departments, 3. very
heated discussion came up as to the
minimum number of signatures on
the nominating petitions. The num-
ber was finally fixed at twenty—five.

In past years the election of oili~
cers was made by a standing vote
but this caused a great deal of con-
fusion. The procedure being used
this year, in which nominating can-
didates are elected to office by ba1~
lot, was experimented with last year.
The outcome was encouraging; as the
election proceedings were carried out
smoothly.

Committee to Be Chosen

G. Bcrglund was appointed by E.
Sadcman, last year’s president, to
select a petition committee. It is
highly probable that each department
of the Junior class will be represented
in the committee.

These petitions must be in the
hands of G. Berglund or the commit-
tee members by Friday, Oct. 2.

The two candidates for each ol’l’icc
having the highest number oi.’ signa-
tures will be selected and a vote by
ballot will follow.

As the activities of the Junior year
are of major importance, the election
of officers promises to be closely con--
tested, and hence, very interesting.

Georg-e Beemsterboer was appointed
manager of the Junior baseball team
and everybody present was urged to
attend the first practice session.

All 0PM LETTER

To the Students
Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois.

 

Gentlemen:

Fire Drills are now required in all
schools and colleges. The ultimate
penalty for their non—observance is
{he closing of the buildings. 0n the
sounding of a fire signal the build-
ings must be vacated at once. l

The fire alarm is a prolonged blast
of the siren in all buildings. On hear
ing the alarm, vacate the buildings
at once. Do not stop for hats, coats,
and books.

“Safety First" is most important,
and therefore all should remember
to proceed as follows when vacating
the buildings:

(1) From Main Building, cross
the street to the sidewalk on the east
side of Federal Street.

(2) From Mission Building, re-
main on sidewalk on the south side
of 33rd Street and proceed some dis.
tance east of the entrance.

(3) From Machinery Hall, remain
on the sidewalk on the north side
of 33rd Street and proceed some dis-
tance west of the entrance.

(4) From Ghapin Hall, remain on
the sidewalk on the east side of Fed-
eral Street and proceed some dis—
tance north of the entrances.

The above rules are necessary in
order to avoid interference with the
operations of the fire department.

Your full ctr-operation in the
above duties will be deeply appre-
elated.

Howard M. Raymond, President.

Freshmen Handshake
Being Planned New

On Wednesday, October 7, the
freshmen will have their annual
handshake. The newest pupils of
Armour will here have a chance to
meet their upper classmen and get
acquainted with their classmates.

The Handshake will take place in
Mission Hall and the program will
be managed by the Campus Club.
Complete details will be given in the
next issue of the News. Every fresh-
man should remember the date, Wed-
nesday, Oct. '7, at 7:30, and keep it
open for the Handshake.

'(Llhemieal and Physics Labs

are Painted and Remodeled

 

Among the numerous thing's that
greeted the returning students were
the extensive improvements that have
transpired since last June. The en-
tire metallurgical chemistry labora—
tory has been remodeled, classrooms
have been repainted, and the physics
laboratory has been improved.

Without a doubt the biggest piece
of work was done in the Metallurgy
laboratory. In this building all ap—
paratus was detached and put aside
while a concrete balcony was con—
structed. This balcony will house the
equipment of the filter laboratory
that was situated on the fourth floor
of the Main building. In addition
there will be the heat transfer ap-
paratus that formerly was installed
in the Industrial Chemistry Labora-
tory

In addition to this new equipment
on the balcony will be a battery 0|",
furnaces on the lower floor with many
improvements as to drafts and ac»
cessibility. Much more time will be
spent in this building than was lor-
merly the case.

All the drain pipes in the Senior
Chemical Laboratory have been rem
moved and new pipes are in their
place as well as new water pipes.
These new pipes are all being painted
according to the National Safety
Code as are the other pipes in the
chemical department.

 

The space that was formerly oc-
cupied by the filtration laboratory
will new house the office of Proton
sor Carpenter. In addition to this
office there will be the dark room
and the various attendant instru-
ments.

As a result of the removal of some
01' the equipment from the Industrial
Laboratory to the Metallurgical Lab-
oratory, a better Spacing of the re-
malninp; equipment will be practical.
This new arrangement will facilitate
the work in this department.

The Electrochemical Laboratory
has had its share of attention also.
New tables have been installed and
an additional set of lockers have
been purchased.

A part” 'on has been removed in
the Physics Laboratory and the -cn~
tire room has been painted and re-
modeled. Many new arrangements
have been made for the use of in—
struments to their best capacity.

Classrooms A, B, and C in the
Main Building still show the mark of
the painter’s brush. A new coat of
white paint coupled with the new
lighting system that was installed
last Spring makes Science Hall a
place of cheerful brightness. And
last, but surely not the least inter-
esting, is the new bronze face on our
old friend, the clock on the second
floor Main.

 

 

DOCTOR RAYMOND
ADDRESSES FROSH
A '1' FIRST MEETING

 

The school’s greeting was officially
extended to
President Raymond, Dean Penn and
Dr. McNamara at the 10:30 assem»
bly held last Tuesday morning. It
is customary to assemble in this
fashion all the incoming men and to
familiarize them with some of the
more important customs and con-
ventions which are part of the social
scheme at Armour.

There is a certain lifting of re-
strictions when a man comes to col-
lege from the average high school
and a word of advice is more or less
necessary and desirable at the begim
ning of the first semester.

Dr. Raymond explained that a
large part of the operating expense
of the Institute is furnish-ed by alum~
ni support, and hence the school is
entitled to a choice of students from
the applications which come in every
fall. This is a fact with which few
of the men are usually acquainted,
and should explain why it is possi-
ble to operate the school with such
reasonable fees as are charged at the
present time. These fees are quite
low in comparison with those dc~
manded at the majority of the other
better class engineering colleges op-
erating‘ under a self supporting plan.

A further note of welcome was in-
troduced by Dean Penn. He urged
the men to consult the office when in
difficulties, such as those which usu—
ally arise in connection with trans
fer of credits, arrangements of spe-
cial programs and contemplation of.
advance work, etc. This function is
a very valuable feature which is
available to the students all; all times
and it is advisable that radical dc~
partures from conventional schcdz-
ules be passed upon before it be—
comes too late to make any repara-
tions.

Dr. McNamara concluded the pro-
ceedings with a few words on by-
giene.

Social Fraternities
Begin Rush October S

 

Friday the Inter-fraternity Council
held a meeting to decide on the dates
for Rush Week. J. R. Jackson, Jin.
president of the Council, announced
that it has been decided to start
rushing at 8:30 on the morning of
Thursday, October 8, the day immen
diately following: the Handshake. It
will end Tuesday, October 13, at
8:00 P. M.

 

the new students by 1.

School Hamlin
.28? Students

 

Figures from the Dean's office
cone ruin}; the latest entrance sta-
ics show the following enrollment:

 

 

 

 

Freshmen
my.
188
Seniors 100
Special Students it
Total 827

We hope that the steady decrease
in numbers will not alarm the fresh-
man unduly. This is a natural phc~
nomenon, which occurs every year.

The distribution of students in the
various departments is as follows:

  

Total 827

This is a slight decrease over the
1930—31 figures which gave the en-
rollment as 870. The departments of
architecture, lire prote ion engineer—
ing, chemical, and electrical engineer-—
5mg :show a decrease. The C. E. course
has the same number of students and
the department of mechanical engin-
eering shows an increase. The re-
duced number this year is due to the
fact that only 242 freshmen were ad<
mitted as compared with 291 of last
year.

 

 

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Tuesday, September 29
4:00 P. M. Baseball, Junior
Practice, Ogden Field.
5:00 P. M. News Meeting, News
Office.

5300 P. M. Orchestra Practice,
Assembly Hall, Mission.
Wednesday, September 30
4:00 P. M. Baseball, Freshman

Practice, Ogden Field.
Thursday, October 1
4:00 P. M. Baseball,
Practice, Ogden Field.
5:00 P, M. Glee Club Rehearsal,
Assembly Hall, Mission.
Friday. October 2
4:00 P. M. Baseball, Seni o r 5
versus Juniors, Ogden Field.
4:00 P. M. Professor Tropsch
First Lecture Physics Lecture
Room, Main.
Monday, October 5
4:00 P. M. B use b all, Sopho.
mores versus Freshmen, Og-
den Field.

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PROGRAM CARDS

Program Cards should be filled
out and turned in to the Dean’s
(llTice as soon as possible.

Musical Clubs
Select Members

 

 

 

 

Musical activities will be well un<
der Way this week, with the orchcs~
tra tryouts scheduled for tonight in
the Assembly Hall as a preliminary
to the selection of regular players.

The Glee, Club will again be under
the direction 01' Doctor Protheroe,
internationally known chorus con-
ductor and who also directs the Con-
tral Church Choir, Hyde Park
Y.M.C.A. Glee Club, and the Illinois
Bell Telephone Chorus. The first
meeting will be held next Thursday.
Freshman and sophomore students
are urged to be present at the try-
outs.

Musical club charm awards are
made to all students who have been
active in musical work for one year.
The following students may obtain
their charms by calling: for them in
Mr. Allison’s ol'llce. ~

The l'ollowing have been award-
ed charms:

E. G. Avery.

M. W. Breckman.

J. L. Brenner.

E. Chandler.
E. Colburn.
. E. Colcord.
Cunningham.
. J. Filas.

C. Fain.
. C. Gault.
H. Irion.
Ludzinski.
Landwcr.
Lane.
Lantz

D. Little.
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Macleane.
L. Martin.
H. Miller.
C. Pcavey.
P. Reardon.
. H. Rudolf.
Skoularinas.
Tamncy.

G. Viktora.
Weston.

H. A. Williams.

Officers of the Musical Clubs were
elected at the close of last scmcs~
ter’s activities, the results 01' the
election being as listed below:

J. E. Walker, Pres.

J. S. McCall, Vice-Pres.

E. W. Carlton, Bus. Mgr.

T. A. McGill, Sce.-Treas.

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instructions issued
For Use oi Library

Books from the Institute library
are ready for circulation now. Fresh»
man students may withdraw books
from the library by presenting their
registration receipts, while upper
classmen may use their old cards,

The library is open daily except
Saturdays from 8:30 A. M. to 5:00
P. M. On Saturdays it is open from
8:30 A, M. to 12:00 noon.

Reserve Books may be had at the
desk and must be returned the. fol—
lowing morning. All other books may
be held for two weeks.

The library is intended for the use
of all students. There is no charge
for registration and new students are
urged to take out cards as soon as
it is convenient.

 

Seniors Hold Meeting,
Setting Record Time

 

Demonstrating; that a class can
transact all its election business in
ten minutes it' the meeting;~ happens
to come in the open period. the seniors
decided last Friday between 10:29
and 10:39 to nominate, their officers
by petition. In accord with the usual
procedure 25 names will be necessary
to make a petition valid. The peti‘
tions are to be in by Friday of this
week.

The meeting was presided over by
Jack Covanugh, last 'ear‘s president.
to whom the petitions would be
turned in when completed.

 

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Alvin u. Adelbach Wins
Straight “A” For
Four Years

SCHOOL AVERAGE 85 2%

Averages of —‘Lhe grades of the
scmestci ending last June, which weie
compiled during the summer by the
Dcans’ Office, show that those who
have ranked at the head of each class
in former years have kept up their
work. Alvin B. Aucrbach, C. E., led
the Senior Class with an average of

97.71'/¢-a straight “A" for eight
semesters. Max J. Schinkc, E. E.,

a junior, kept his position at the top
with an average of 96.1%. James
W. Juvinall, E.E., in the sophomore
class averaged 96.4%, while Harold
Goldman, Ch. 13., topped the fresh
with 05.1%.

The average of 801 students which
constituted the student body was
85.2% , distributed by classes as fol-
lows:

The Senior Class ..... 88.0%
The Junior Class ..... 86.8%
The So phomorc Class . 84.0 '7.
The Freshman Class. .8327.

In computing the average of the
senior class each grade was given
equal weight. The averages of the

 

other classes were figured on the
basis of giving: each grade 9. weight

equal to it semester hour equivalent.
The statis according to organi-
zation grouping are given below:

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS
Mechanical Engineering ”85.7%
Electrical Engineering ...... 85. 3%
Civil Enrincerinrt.. . « . . .

Chemical Engineering . .
Fi1e Piotcction Engi11ee1mg..86 4%
Architectural ...... 82.4%

 

The followinn groups are au‘anged
accoiding.y to the seniority of their es-
tablishment at the Armour Institute
of Technology: '

HONORARY FRATERNITIES

 

(Scholastic)
Tau Beta Pi ................. 93.2%
Pi Tau Sigma. ‘
Eta Kappa Nu. . .
Chi Epsilon ................. 93.1%
Phi Lambda Upsilon .......... 02.5%
Salamander ................. 92.3%

HONORARY FRA'I‘ERNITY
(Non-Scholastic)

Pi Nu Epsilon ............... 88.2%
HONOR SOCIETY

Sphinx ..................... 91. .- %

PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITIES

Scarab ..................... 90.8 ”/2,

Alpha Chi Sigma .......... 87.5%

SOCIAL FRATERNITIES
Phi Kappa Sigma ............ 85.0%
Delta Tau Delta ............. 83 5'7}.
Theta Xi
Sigma Kappa Delta.
Phi Pi Phi .......

  
 

 

 

Rho Delta Rho .............. S
Sigma Alpha Mu ............. 84.2%
Triangle

Beta Psi .

Kappa. Delta Tau ............ 85.5%

The average of all students belong
ing to the Phi Kappa Sigma, Delta.
Tau Delta. Theta Ki, Sigma Kappa
Delta, Phi Pi Phi, Triangle and Beta.

Psi fraternities, (fraternities that
tent or cup their own chapter house)
is 85. 35“.

The analogs of all other stud d9 nts
is 85,11' .

In the above the following 2111111912
icnl values were given to the letter
grad ‘

A.
3:90.0’?
(3:80.011:

These averages include all members
of the Freshman, Sophomore. Joni
and Senior Classes of the College of
Engineering and Architecture who
“610 in attendance during the second
semester of the school )ear. 1513111-
1931. In this computation the grades
in Physical Training were omitted.
A credit (01:). either for work at
the Armour {institute of Technoloxv
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or for work elsewhere.
cred equivalent to a grade of T“