Tuesday, December l9, l933 ARMOUR TECH NEWS Page Three- ‘Compron Speaks on financier: Rays Sponsored by the Geographic 50-. ciety of Chicago, an illustrated lec- ture was submitted last Tuesday evening in Orchestra Hall by Pro» fessor Arthur H. Compton. “Cosmic Rays" was the subject portrayed, and the lecture was well attended by students of Armour. The lecturer strived to make every point ,comprc— hensible and clear to those people who were not familiar with the sub- ject. Michelson Finds Theory Theory connected with, and the idea as a whole of cosmic rays were first established by Professor Mich- elson. His theory asserts that hy- drogen atoms in space combine to form helium and other elements, and that the energy used in this process is given of? in the form of rays, ar- bitrarily named cosmic rays. These rays are similar in behavior to light rays, according to the Michelson Theory, although having a much shorter wave length. The theory pic- tures the universe as a perpetuating body, with the atoms going through a complete cycle from hydrogen atom back to hydrogen atom. As Professor Compton said, the first question asked will undoubted< ly be, “What are cosmic rays?” The speaker explained that because of the existing early stages of the matter, the answer to this question would have to be based on one of the many theories set forth. As to whether these rays. are affected by the earth’s magnetic field or not can only be an» swored when the results; of many, expeditions have been compared. World-wide Dam Taken The travels of the Compton expe- dition began in Chicago and wont to the Alps in Switzerland. Return~ ing to Chicago, the instruments used for recording were checked and im- proved. From the experience gath- ered in this short trip, better equip ment was made and other expeditions were planned. Seven sets of cosmic ray detectors and auxiliary instru— ments were made and sent to the for corners of the world. Professor Compton’s expedition continued its work by traveling to. Hawaii where data was recorded from the sea shore to the highest mountains. It was pointed out that the difficulties encountered existed in the safe transportation of the delicate instruments. After leaving the Hawaiian Islands, the Fiji Islands were next selected as a research field. y Wet, tropical weather was met with there, and in order to insure accur- ate recordings it became necessary to lacquer all instruments generous- ly. Arctic Circle Vioiled The dominion of New Zealand was visited and three days were spent there—recording data established by the expedition and the University of New Zealand. Australia was also visited ,and before embarking for South America a check was made of all instruments. In South Amer- ica, Eucador and Peru were select— ed as suitable fields for the work at hand. Leaving South America, the Comp- ton expedition travelled to Mexico and thence to the Arctic; Circle where the resulting data brought forth the fact that cosmic rays are more concentrated at the poles than at the equator. Cosmic rays were also found to be of greater intens» ity at the higher altitudes. With the recent ascent into the stratosphere, Professor Compon expressed his hope that the resulting data would sim< plify existing theories. Early Fire Fighting Equipment Exhibited Mr. Charles R. Tuttle, a member of the board of trustees and manager of The Insurance Company of North America, has extended an invitation 'to Armour students and members of the faculty to visit an exhibit of early American volunteer fire-fight- ing equipment on display at the of— fices of his company, Room 1201, 209 W. Jackson Blvd. The equipment, some of which is over two hundred years old, may be seen any day from 9 o’clock to 4:30. Male students at Boston College have asked the coeds who are lane— somc to wear red dresses. This was done so that the students would be able to get a, partner when they wanted to go out. FA CULT?! CL U3 HAS GAY Oil) TIME AT 1 CHRISTMAS PARTY l (Continued from page 1) lgroup that could sing the best. The 1 group supported by that well-known personage, President Hotchkiss, won the sing. The prize, a huge cake, was i presented to the president as a repre- lscntativc of that group, and he was i requested to cut the cake open. Much to his surprise the cake was hollow containing numerous mice (all dead), which he took a delight in throwing around the room. (The crime was probably premeditated). The initiates were very inconsistent in their choice of songs, first singing “What the H— Do We Care" and then “Onward Christian Soldiers." Maybe they were proving that you could raise coin and be religious at the some time. The faculty Was favored by a num- ber of selections sung by Miss Lola Fletcher, an excellent soprano. Among her selections were “I Love Life”, “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" and “Love's Philosophy." Dr. Hotchkiss was asked to intro— duce the trustees that were present, who were Mr, Cunningham, Mr. Har- per, Mr. Henna, Mr. Monroe, Prof. Schommcr, Mr. 'l‘uttle and Mr. Wiles. President Emeritus Raymond, who was especially invited to the party, was unable to get there and sent a letter of thanks and regret, which was read by Dean Penn. Professor Donald F. Campbell, former head of the department of mathematics, was also present. Mr. Cunningham was called upon to give a short talk. He said that business was not picking up yet, but expected it to do so soon. He also told of his visit to Steven’s Institute and remarked that Armour compared very favorably with this high ranking engineering institution. Prof. Schommer was called upon to speak, and among the important things said was the mention of the iArmour Relays to be held March 17 land the urging of all the faculty members to support the track team, , lie then introduced Coach Weissman, lwho in turn introduced Talaher and lSumner. These two were scheduled 1, for an exhibition wrestling match. He 'introduCed Graham and Way who were slated for a boxing match, 1 which was the first of the school box- : int; tournament. l A ring was set up and the wrest‘ ling match was on. Talaber pinned owner with a half nelson and r crotch hold in seven and a half min- ,utcs. The boys were very active 1during the whole light to the com- plete amusement and enjoyment of the trustees and faculty. l The boxing match between Graham I and Way was a fast bout. There were :a number of clinches, but ,these by :no means overshadowed the fight. Everybody got a big kick out of the way those two fellows took turns get ting the last poke \vhilc coming out of the clinch. By popular vote, the boxing match was deemed a draw. Prof. Moreton indicated that the match was the last thing on the pro- gram and the party broke up. The trustees and faculty began wcnding their way homeward after one hilar— lions evening. (Classes will be re- l sumed) . , _._—.__ l THE CAMPUS PEST l A biological definition of a parasite is “a plant or animal living in, on, or with some other living organism 1 (called its host) at whose expense it obtains food, shelter, or some other advantages.” There are college stu- dents who might well be classed with lthese "social bums” of animal life. i Such students may be found getting l their daily lessons from someone whol Ehas spent time preparing them. Of :coursc, these college parasites spend 1 ti e in copying from their hosts, but , even a flea uses a little effort in cling- ing to the warm body of the dog. Parasites may be divided into two general classes, external and inter- nal. While most college parasites can be classed under the former type, a few of them succeed at times to get under a person’s hide. Although the plant and animal pars ‘ asites have it over their more intel- lectual cousins of the college type in that they cause death in some cases, lthe campus pests are rapidly closing l the gap that separates them from the l leaders. A dog has no love for fleas. N0 human being enjoys a mosquito, and the popularity of these social para- sites on the campus is nearing the degree of negative infinity—Daily Kansan. W, o my a ll Fraternity Notes ' Delta and Phi Pr 3 in l , PH! KAPPA SIGMA. . Alpha Epsilon chapter takes pleas- ure in announcing the results of the. semi-annual election of officers, held l Tuesday, December ll: pro. dent, L. lW. Biegler; vice-president, R. P. lDobson; treasurer, D. L. Ja.c0bson;‘ {corresponding secretary, W. H. Fo- gle; social chairman, W. C. McCarty. ‘ An alumni smoker was held at the ,chapter house Thursday night, De- :cemher 14. The result, in spite of ithe bad weather, was a very good iturnout. Brother Arch Jackson president of the Grand chapter, and Brothers Erickson and Schommer were among the old timers present. Most of the active members and pledges are planning to attend the annual Christmas Formal to be held at our chapter house at Northwest- ern University on Friday, December 22. DELTA TAU DELTA The annual Pledge Dance was held Saturday, December 2. In spite of the rain :1 large number attended and all had a good time. Congratula— tions to the pledges for their fine work. Last Sunday the December meet- ing of the Mother’s Club was held. The mothers are showing excellent cooperation again this year and hope to accomplish a great deal. Basketball has been very success- ful this year. Two victories assure us of a place in the final roundf'l‘hc boys have worked hard this year and deserve their success. TRIANGLE Last Friday evening many of our alumni attended a snicker at the house. This smoker is the first of a series, each of which will consist of the members of four proceeding; years. Our first victory in basketball was somewhat counter balanced by the ldei’eat which we got last Thursday. Five fellows have been out to track practice from the house. We are an-‘: ticipating some stiff competition in) the defense of our track cup so wel [ have started to practice early. Pill Pl PHI Gamma chapter of Phi Pi Phi ex‘ tends a Merry Christmas and a very, Happy New Year to all. The New Year’s party will be held ‘ at the chapter house on New Year’s eve, and the Father and Sons Ban“; quet will be held on Thursday, Jan-l nary 11 at the chapter house. —— l RHD DELTA RHO l Preparations for the Christmas‘ Eve party are rolling right ahead. iditor’s note: This mission was: inlcmled for our good friend, Mr.‘ Claus, but after the Faculty party and initiation. the other night, somci alert snoopcr swiped it and here it ’18. l 1 Dear Santa Claus: l I take my Penn in hand to writel you a letter. It will have to be donei hurriedly, so I hope that you can; Read it. ‘ l My pets have been considerable; bother lately. The goldfish is lookingl quite Haggard; he caught his Fin.-1 'neg(m and -tore a Nash in it. Al- though it is nearly Herald by now, he is content to rest on the Pcebles in the bottom of his tank. He was lucky it was not a Gill. Recently I have also taught my Hewd'ricics she never knew before. A dog purSuter Ilast week and she has been so faFrcud since that I think! shall EPulmer oil for a duck. ‘ We are living in a new residence. l As you know I have never cared for {Holmes on the Leigh but have al— l ways wanted a Hill/Lease and at last ‘I have it. The Carpenter was no Schcrgor and did a very good job with no Grafton it. He was a pro- l fane soul, his favorite expression hes ling “0-l-srml” Fortunately we do Snot have to depend upon Wells but i, have a large brook in the garden. It was necessary to put in a Calvert before we could build a bridge across it. There is a small mill also, . for I do like to Seegrist coming from the stones. you no Doubt know I now Touch at Armour Institute. The dollars‘and (:E’ILS'Z that I get from following my Krafft are better than Amsbm‘yed in sweet charity. At i work one is required to wear his best r r l Cage Tourneyk‘inals Phi Pi Phi with its usual aggres- siveness romped over Phi Kappa Sig~~ mu by a score of 34-14. Although several of these baskets were somc~ what unearned, the superiority of Phi Pi Phi’s team was evident throughout the game. Shukas was high scorer for the Phi Pi’s and Bicgler for Phi Kappu’s. BOX SCORE PHI Pl PHI B. F. P. Melinowski, f. . . . . .. . . 1 0 3 Steochli, f. ....... . 0 0 0 Shukas, i‘. .............. 7 4 ] Forberg, f. ............. 0 i) 0 Mcrz, c. ....... . 3 0 2 Ileike, g. . . . .. . 2 1 0 Gagliardo, 1r. . 0 0 0 Sramek, g. ............. 1 l 'l Winklcr, g. ............. 0 O 0 Castanes, g. ............. 0 0 0 Totas . . . .. ............ 14 (i ’I PHI KAPPA SlGMA-n‘lll B. F . P. Frazier, 1‘. .‘l O Bieglcr, f. . 1 3 Skcppstromo, c. 2 3 l’lallard, a“. ......... . . . 0 2 Jacobson ............... 0 0 3 Totals ............... 4 (i 11 Delta Nose Out Triangle The Delthrianglc game resulted in the second victory for the Delta. The game, was marked by roughness and proved exciting in the last half. Trailing 13 to (i at the end of the first half, the Bolts tied the score and Went ahead. Triangle recover- ed from their shock to tie the score at 17 all by the 0an ol' the fourth quarter. The game went into an overtime which was marked by light defensive play, until Donne dribhlod the length of the floor and sunk his fifth basket for the deciding points. DELTA TAU DELTA-419 B. F. P. Stroll, f. . .. ............ I 0 3 Donne, c. Gallagher, c. Amory, 1r. .. 0 McAulifi‘e, 0.1:. .......... 0 1 () Hood, :5. ................ 1 1 4 Totals ................ 8 3 13 TRIANGLE—I7 B F. P. Thompson, 1‘. ............ 2 1 ] Kraft, g. ........ . .0 0 0 Vanderkloot, l'. .......... 3 0 0 Lillis, c. ................ 1 l l Cohrs, 1r. ........ O 0 0 McBrady, u. ..... l 0 2 Lyi'ord, g. ............... (l 1 4 Tot 1= 3 R l The . cral committee has added a little variety to the ordinary order by arranging; for a Buster Keaton movie to be shown. Extract From the Eooely Letters Received by oz bearded @l’d’ Morn Bibi) but no Tucker. The faculty deal in weighty things in their di» vertesnments. A favorite game uses long as counters. One man, in his excitement, keeps yelling “More! More!" but it never does him any good while another Winn without even trying. A third, be- coming provoked, says “But! Dull” and tries again. We also have a Libby (not Holman) who looks as though he could sing a mean torch song. Now that repeal is here, the bars are great diSpenccrs of hospitality. here does not seem to be any great intempcrance, however, and one fre- quently hears an order for “Two “Beers—mun." Some of the stronger drinkers are overcome though and sing “Schommcr the way to go home" or “I’m just a Vagtborg lover” and then ROCECIL away as fast as their unsteady legs will carry them. There is very little in the way of general treating as was done in the past where one man would step up to the bar and shout “All—2's-on nel" We have had little Snow in Chi- cago so far—you will have to go to Norway for that. The wintry blasts do Blow/h, however, and send Spears of cold through one: The few re- maining leaves are Soar and dry and Foster memories of summertime. This letter must begin to Paul, so I shall close. I hope you enjoyed it even if the pun is the Perry worst form of wit. With love and Hotchkisses, ours, Bruce Lockling. P. S. You thought I wasn’t going: to ask for anything, didn’t you? Be“ fore I get murdered, please send me a book on contract bridge. l l Under Stars, to Upon Season In Close Meet Armour Tech‘s track season will be. ; officially opened the Week of school after the rapidly approaching holiday vacation. The occasion will be the Interclass Truck Meet on Sat- urday, January 13, in the University of Chicago Fieldhouec. 'l‘hc lntcrclass Moot this your will find this year'sl‘ juniors tryinp‘ to repent their victory of last year, when they pulled some-1 what of a surprise and won their ccc~ ‘ 0nd intcrclass athletic championship of the year. ‘ This year, as usual, the meet will probably be a close one since all truck letterrnen are allowed to par— ticipate in one event and the relay. Both the present Senior and Junior classes have a good chance at win» him: with the Freshmen as the dark horse, although if some of the rumors l which are circulating around thcl campus are correct, the Freshmen have an excellent chance at the title, also. TRACK SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The veterans ol" the Tee-hawk track l team will have an opportunity to1 stretch their legs in the Interclasnl Track Meet in preparation for the luv door track schedule which is prac-l tically complete. Nicholas Kliehn,l manager of the track team, an—l nounces as a tentative track schedule, l the following: INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE l January l3 — lntcrclass Track Meet. February Ill—«Armour Tech vs, Univcr's ;y of Chicago at Chicago. February iii—Armour Tech vs. Loyola at Loyola. March 2A~Armour Tech vs. Northl Central at Armour. March Quill—«Central Intercollegi— ate Meet at Notre Dame. March Iii—«Central A. A. U. at University of Chicago Fieldhouse. March 17——Armour Tech Relays. March 24—Butler Relays, at But- ler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.) April 7—-Armour Tech. vs. Elm-l hurst at Armour. OUTDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE J April 2ll~—Armour Tech vs. George i Williams College at Armour. May S—Armour Tech vs. Bradlcyi Tech at Peoria. l May 9—Armour Tech vs. Loyola at Armour. 1 May 12—Armour Tech vs. Elm»: hurst at Elmhurst. , —— COLLEGE MEN ARE ‘ IN EXCESS CLAKMS UNIVERSITY PREXY “There is at present a surplus and uneconomical excess of college men,” said President Baker of the Carnegie Institute of Technology re~ ccntly over a nation wide radio hook—up on the question, “Do Too Many Mcn Go to College?” “This," Doctor Baker said, “is, first, because the colleges fail with certain of. their students to achieve results that are worthwhile, and second, because cer-. tain students (somewhat the samcl group) have not sufficient interest in intellectual questions to justify the expenditure of time and money that a college course demands. Some men of exceptional gifts should be in college and are not. Some of the , mediocre ability arc, and should be? anywhere you please, except heard inp; lectures and 'doing bookish: tasks.” ‘ “Over-production of college mom”. he said, “is a form of tvustel'ulness. that creates overproduction. Unim~ portant courses given by ullil’l‘llltll‘lr" ant men is wastefulness on the part} of the universities, and lack of seri- ous purpose in going to college is} wastefulness on the part of the si.u»l dents. These forms of extravagence, undermine the ideals of sound think-i ing', sound scholarship and nationall intelligence. ‘ “Education”, said the presidentl should be a great stabilizing and; conservative force to prevent people? from being swept off their feet. Iti should not be merely something" tor be turned to whenever we are con-, fronted with a crisis; it should be a} means for the cultivation of the in-l dividual»something with a subjec—l tive purpose, not an objective {rook} “The man with exact scientificl training," President Baker declared,‘ “is likely to be more competent to deal with the complexities of menu-l factoring and distribution than many I of the present type of executives. ‘ l lhtli hhbiihl‘hilli. ltlllli lidthb tilt lliltlhlil’ bhlilihb Vacation Means No Rent For Busy Techawk Quintet; PLAY ALUMNI TONlGHT Before the next edition of the News the Armour Tech basketeers will have played five games. The Alumni game will be held at the Armory this afternoon followed by a contest with Chicago Normal Thursday. January ii is the date of the return game with North Central and on January ‘1] and 13 Armour meets De Paul and Augustana. In the Alumni game the Armour stars o‘l' the past few years will una leash their skill against their alma. mater. It should be interesting to see the former Tech ”stars” in actioni once again. Beat North Central! Thursday, Chicago Normal is: scheduled to oppose the chhmen in a game to be played in the Armory. The chhawk team, however, has its attention attractor] by the impending: game with the sharpshootcrs from North Central. Ii; is hoped that in the Chicano Normal came the Armour team can perfect its play so as to be in shape to submerge their hardy op— poncnts from Nuperville. One of the high points of the bus-- kcthall schedule is the De Paul game, which is to be played on the Blur: Demon’s home floor. De Paul has a strong aggregation, most of the men icing- veterans of last year’s quintet, and will offer plenty of opposition. Play Augustflmu Augustana will be met by the chhmcn at Rock Island, Illinois, on January 13. The Augustana team, al» though it has beaten several small colleges rather decisively, presents itself as a “dark horse” opponent. The results of the above games will be given in the next issue of the News for those who are unable to attend the games. Horns for Sepia {Your Moteriolizc These obstrepcrous sophomores, who recently broke into print with their jnckct idea, are actually serious. After a lull of a few weeks, the committee has turned up for air, and they turn up with results. Of course, the class of '36 could never be content with a black jacket, so it looks like a maroon coat will he the choice. It is entirely possible that the sophs might select a snap- py cardinal as their color. Gold chcu- ille monograms will provide the fin— ish and identification. Material ls Heavy The committee, bearing a desire for a practical garment at a practical price, has agreed on a durable grade of melton, a high class garment tex~ tile. It will be heavy enough to out- wear the class of ’36. (That’s saying plenty!) The “monkey jacket" cut: of campus coal; was soon relegated to oblivion, and in its stead a form-fitting, free-hanging “swagger coat" is taking shape. This coat most closely approximates an all year or» ticle, but is not too cumbersome to be impossible for indoor wear. When dissension began to creep out. a con— sensus of the class revealed an almost unanimous support of this style coat. Make Choice This Week With the support of the class in- sured, the committee hopes to close the issue early this week. Many com- panies have offered bids, and when the last is heard from, the class can ‘irest assured that they are receiving the utmost in cut, cost, color, and qual We may expect to find, therefore, more men occupying high positions as administrators of great concerns who have had a technical education. "if the times are so completely out of joint,” the speaker concluded, “that there should be an overpro» duction of thoughtful and resource~ ful college men, we may be sure that sooner or later they will find a way to rearrange the affairs of the world so that the capable and the industri— ous will have their chance."