. a Away»: "’8‘; “Viv“ on 9}" Vol. Xlll No. 4 Armour institute of Tech nology, Chicago, lllinois Tuesday, March 6, l934 fliflELTNES By LEROY BEEKMAN JUST RECENTLY, the house 01' representatives in Washington mode it definitely known that the national government would not enter further into establishing federal competition with private enterprise when it re- jected by a margin of 185 votes the bill sponsored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt—providing for the con- struction and operation of a furni— ture factory in the coal fields of West Virginia. CONSIDERING the project, there was contemplated the construction of a furniture factory to be operated in conjunction with a government sub— sistence homestead development at Reedsvillc, West Virginia. Idle Coal miners would be given subsistence homesteads and furnished with part time employment in the factory, turn- ing out equipment for federal post. offices throughout the country. INCLUDED in Mrs. Roosevelt’s proposal were two points. A good point and, unfortunately, a bad point. Benefit for the idle coal miner is 3. topic of considerable extent and is worthy of just consideration. It was only natural that such a proposal be made after viewing existing condi- tions in that particular field. There is no doubt but what the suggested form of solution would prove to be of benefit to the individual in need, but—how about the private enter— price? ESTABLISHING competition with private enterprise on the part of the government is equivalent to breaking the industrial backbone of the nation. In that congressional bill, there c):— istcd the problem of either sustaining or destroying the injurious federal competition. To bring; a furniture factory to the coal fields would in‘ volve considerable in federal expendi— tures. Also, to install and maintain desirable management to cope with unskilled labor in the manufacture of the furniture, would indeed be a prob- lem requiring further and extensive expenditures. WE} CAN SEE where the members of the house of representatives pic‘ tured the small contemplation collat- eral with the bill as ridiculous in its stand. Private enterprises involved (Continued on page ll) fir. Frenchmen, of filtered Fume, flies Dr. Daniel William Prothcroe, noted Chicago choral leader and com— poser, died suddenly of heart disease, fiegicimfiion Elam Shows Smell Drop The schedule of the enrollment of students in day school at Armour in which the students are classified according to their department and class. The data discloses that total enrollment is 815 as compared with 845 for last dean’s office has issued a semester. The department having the great- est number of members is the Elec— trical Department which boasts of 160 adherents. The Mechaniculs, Civilg, Chemicals, Architects, Fire protects and Science men follow in the order named. There are 12 grad» uate students this semester. There are four less special students this‘ l semester. Since all freshmen are taking the some courses, their enrollment in sep- arate departments is only tentative. The engineering and science division is for freshmen who have not yet do- cided which department they are most interested in. Another department that looks rather meek on the score sheet is the science department. This may he an plaincd by the foot that the science course was inaugurated in September “932, and consequently there are no juniors or seniors taking it. As yet no freshmen have adopted it. The chemical department seems to be the haven of a majority of the members of the freshman class. Figures covering the registration by departments are as follows: clcc~ trical, 160; mechanical, 151; civil, 143; chemical, 142; fire protection, 65‘, architects. 98; science, 7; and en» ginecring and science, 49. {deplore finch "to illet blew .lewelry Troof of the fact that the seniors are satloficd with the jewelry selected is found in the large number of orders that have been placed since the inception of the newly designed Armour ring and key. Samples of the jewelry are on dis— play in the lobby at the present time and the prices are as follows: a ten carat, eight pcnnyweight, solid yel- low or green gold ring is listed at $2.80. A “two tone” ring, which is a gold ring; with about two penny- weight of gold milled out beneath the top and silver welded in its place, is " ed at 39.1%. sterling silver ring,' will coSt $6.50 while the price of a solid gold key is $5.") . The above prices include an onyx stone. but blue spincll, garnet, or ruby ”E Sunday, February 25, in his home at 5021 Dorchcster Avenue, in Chicago} With his death Armour Institute: loses one of its oldest and besti friends. He and his daughter, Mrs. Helen Axtell, furnished the music atl Armour commencement exercises for over twenty years. He was an inti— mate friend of Dr. Gunsaulus, the first president of Armour, who after- ward brought him to sing at assem- blies. For five or six years he was di» rector of the Armour Glee Club. A Welshman by birth, Dr. Prothe~ roe was considered by the Welsh as their foremost composer and director. He generally made a trip to Wales in the summer and adjudicated at the Eisteddo‘iord, the Welsh National Musical Festivals. Dr. Frotheroc came to the United‘ States in 1886. He received musical degrees from Trinity college, the Gland Conservatory of New York, and was given an honorary degree of doctor of music by the University of Wales. He came to Chicago in the “30‘s and founded the Welsh Male Choir. He has been director of music at Central Church for twenty- five years, and made the chorus there Dr. Prothcroe was a prolific com- one of the finest in the country. l poser of songs, cantatas, and chorus- y es, and many of his compositions are widely known among chorus groups. Among the most widely known of his compositions is his “Crusadcr’s Hymn.” stones can be had with an additional cost of $1. 5. The Spies Brothers, a Chicago firm, is furnishing the jew~ elry, the low price being made possi« ble through the cooperation of all the clas. . and because the contract was awarded before the Jeweler’s Code was signed. All seniors who desire the jewelry are urged to place their orders as soon as possible with any of the fol- lowing members of the senior jewelry committee: J. A. Bacci, chairman; F. W. Koko, A. J. Morelli, D. J. Mullnne, it. P. Nelson, C. M. Reed, and W. E. Robine’tte. insurance Lectures Given by rd. Mi Jens Dr. Hotchkiss has arranged to have Mr. Arthur M. Jens of the class of ()4 deliver two lectures to the stu’ dent body on life insurance, one on Friday, March 9, and the second on Friday, March 16. Mr. Jens, president of the firm of Jens, Murray and Company and a prominent individual in the insurance field during the past thirty years has been associated with several broker- age concerns. He is a. well qualified lecturer. Mr. Jens graduated from Armour in 1904 with a B. S. in Electrical Engineering, and was awarded the degree of Fire Protection Engineer in 1920. l individually , reunion“ in ‘ been silicone Men to E fienerall Work Around l institute l NEEDY Gill/EN HEM" . Funds of the Federal Emergency; Relief Administration have made 80; positions available for students of“ Armour. This is the result of tho; application made by Armour author-l ities to Washington. Funds are ulsol available for students of many other colleges in the United States. The only requirement of the F. E. R. A. is that the money be paid for work that is socially useful. The work that will be done at Armour Tech will be beneficial as it will perk mit work to he done that tho lnsti-l tute has wanted accomplished in the 3 past, but has not had the time or; help to do. 1 To Compile Statistical Data 1 This work will consist of compilJ ing statistical dnta for the dean’s of‘ lice. library and laboratories; assist- inzg professors, and doing clerical and general work about the campus. Work in the line of athletics will be distributed to certain appointed stu~ dents by Professor Sohommcr. The remuneration for this work done by the students will be forty cents an hour. The money ulloted will be enough to pay 80 students $15 a month, the maximum any one student can earn in a month being $20, and the minimum $10. Newly Student; fielocled There will be no jobs; provided by the. F. E. R. A. that will interfere with the present jobs that have been furnished to studente by the Armour authorities. The men for those new jobs will bc selected on the basis, of need for help and ability to dol satisfactory school work. ‘ President i‘lotchkis. is directly rc~ sponsihlc for carrying out the work. , He has delegated it to Dean Penn," Dean Hcald, and Mr. Allison, who in i turn have given authority to certain members of the faculty. office of the F. E. R. A. in Illinois, in charge of Mr. Reynolds, compris— ing detailed information On the kind of work done and the money paid out. As far as; is known at the prose out time, this work will continue une til the end of the present EChOOl year. No more jobs, however, are avail— able. The quota has been filled, and there are still several applications on file that cannot be taken care of. i l A report must be sent to the locnl ‘ l Tech Musical {Hubs Scheduie fionccrto The Armour Tech Musical Clubs will continue their series of concerts for this season With two perform- ances scheduled for March 16 and 20. Friday, March 16, the combined or~ ganizations will present their second annual concert at the Belmont Hotel. It will be given under the. auspices of the Alumni Association of the Chi» cago Teachers College of which Mrs. Erickson is president. The associa- tion was so satisfied with last year’s (concert that it decided to make if an annual affair. The concert will begin at 8 o’clock and will last about two hours. After the concert 3. dance will be held, music for which will be furnished by an eight piece orchestral hired for the occasion. Tuesday, March 20, both organiza— tions will give a concert in the Grand Ballroom of the Sherman Hotel furl the Rotary Club of Chicago. The; concert will begin at 12:l5 o’clock and 5 will last {or forty-five minutes. This 1 concert was arranged through Mr. G. ; L. Treadwcll, secretary of the Rotaryv, Club. 1 Members of the clubs have been;: working; hard both at regular until special rehearsals to make these two‘ concerts as successful as those in the i past have been. ‘ ‘ which seems difficult to do. ‘ scum, } Dculcl’les Museum in Germany. is that l m a ldrmour Flog/Vere fileheummg Scenes Wiihonc Presence of bending Mon ’l'hnt stellar aggregation, Armour’s star hams, better known as the Ar. moor Players, is in o quandary. The cause of this crisis is Sidney Miner, who has] fallen a victim to that in- sidious; disease, the mumps. This is no minor difficulty, however. because “Sid” has the male loud in “The Ro- manccrs,” the three not play to he presented in the latter part of April. However, Miner is rapidly memoriz- ing his lines, so that when his quar» antine is lifted, he will take his place in the production as if nothing had happened. Meanwhile the other members of tho cunt, Clarence Clurkson, Sidney Krcimnn, Curl Shormcr, and Harry Tice arc. diligently re rsinu scones so that a. finished product is unsure . In addition, “The Rising of the Moon,” the one-' 't play to be pre— sented to the student body March 23, marks the debut of three new mem- bers of the Armour Players: William l-luos, Walter Sohel, and Donald Suhr. The stage manager for this production is Mike Puntone. While the principal roles have all been chosen in the above plays, and no further dramatic efforts are con- templated, there is still plenty of op- portunlty for those who Wish to take part in things theatrical. Those seniors who have not us yet checked their credits are re» qumtori to do so in. the dean’s of- fice of 0mm. Tech Edible Team ileum willie Stole 'l'hc Rifle Club has again proved itself to he one of the best in the sport, by decisively defeating Ohio State univernity to the tune of 1393- lllfizl on February 20. The match was held viu postal and further signifies the superiority of Ax'rnour’s team over others on u 50 foot range. There is added 1;. moral glory in this Vic» Lory, as the Ohio sharpshooters are members of the Ohio State Univer- sity Military Unit, an organization of exceptional marksmcn. E. lten— strmn and (I. Sachs shot two of the best matches of their careers, us nt~ touted to by their respective scores of 28‘). and 284 out of a possible 300. These scores are very seldom exceed— cd in match play. lie-ole: lily; Ton Competition Hcvcrul attempts have been made by manager R. l-larwood to engage more Big Ten competition, a task Although he has succeeded in the past with lown and Minnesota (both of these matches ending in Armour's favor) lllinois, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin show a reluctance to en- gage Tech teams which is a tribute ((Tnmimmd on pogo 4) Physics missions lilo Visit Museum‘ introducing a little noVelty into the ordinary humdrum of the study of the college course, Professor Thompson of the physics department at Armour has arranged for this phylum classes to i'sit the s museum at {I ,he University of Chicago this Friday. March 9. On this day all phys 3 than and phy. cs laboratory will be dismissed, and all Students in physics 201 and 202 will be expected to attend th exhibition. To avoid the possibility of la]- crowds being in the museum for a! , length of time, the students are to travel in small groups to the hall throughout the day. studvnts are to inform Professor Thompson, not later than Wednes- day, of the time they expect to he at the- museum. An important feature of this mu~ which is modeled after the practically all of the exhihibiLs are working models. Since the apporatm is permanently set up here, much bet- ter results can be obtained from an experiment than is possible in the lecture room. The museum is in Belileld llall, which is on Kimbark avenue he. n‘neen 58th and 59th streets. To reach this building, one may take the bus on the midway, 55th street our line to Kimberk avenue, or an elevated train to the University stu» tion. The museum will be open from 9:30 a. m. to 12 o’clock noon, and from 2:00 until 5:30 o’clock in the afternoon, In order that‘ this scheme will work smoothly, thc‘ [Frolic flunlmittoe i To liquid Contest All of the members of the fresh- man and sophomore social commit- tees are hard at work, and, us a ro~ suit, plans are rapidly being com— pleted for the Fresh-“lupin Frolic. The date for the ufl'nir has been definitely not at Friday, April 27. Al» though the location for the dance has not boom decided upon, the Knickm crbocker Hotel will probably be chos- en. The ballroom under considera- tion at the Knickerbocker, the Oriental room, has several very dc» nimble features, among which are an illuminated glans dance floor and a. style of architecture which is ev~ crything that the room's name im- plies. The committees have not chos~ en am orchestra as yet, but several popular bands are being considered and the choice will probably be an, nounced in the near future. Announce Bid Doaign Coil-tent The joint social committees wri— nouncc a bid and program contest. The winner will receive it free bid to the Frolic. Entries will be Judged us to looks, originality, and practi- bility. The following; the contest: l. The contest is open to every. one. 2. All designs must be submitted to the office of the Dean of Fresh- men on or before noon, March 9. 3. The finished designs must not exceed the hounds of a rectangle 3 3 inches by 4 inches. 1 4. The design of the bid and the rules will govorn cover will of Individual sketches (each to be governed by rule 3) but both designs will be con- sidered as an entry for the purpose of judging. 1 consist i i i l l 5. Participants may submit l l i i as many entries as they desire. 6. Participants will on the back of Cfll'l’l design the fol-: lowing: i a. Name ‘ b. Address ‘ c. Registration number and department. (This applies only to students of the Institute). For any further information scc‘ l Murray Hug-hes, sophomore lchairman, or Paul Reh, freshman so— ; cial chairman. l fluent icicle to Sponsor i . } Joint Honorary finance , Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering: [fraternity at Armour, will sponsor inn all honorary fraternity dance next lSatu’rday night at the Theta Xi flaw " Lemity house. The honorary fraternities invited Kappa Nu. honorary Electrical; Scarab, honorary Architectural; Phi llambda Upsilon, honorary iicul; Chi Epsilon, honorary Civil; ‘Salamamiei‘, honorary Fire Pro- ‘tection; Pi Tau Sigma, h-nnorm Chemw iMcchnnical; Pi Nu Epsilon, honmu lary Musical; and Honor A. All lmembei‘s of th,a faculty are also ine lvited to attend. l This is the first. time an honorary lfx-eiernity has Sponsored a dome u! Armour. Friday, . design of the accompanying: program ‘ l E print clearly social ‘ .arc Sphinx, honorary Literary; Eto‘ llliitll’lb lllhllliill illilill llllllbllllllll. llllliltll ill Will Event is ficheduled {For Coming Friday 1 Evening urns Anuhhhsounnm Opening the second semester’s so- cial season, the Armour Architec-v turol Society announces formally “A Spring Itcndu," a clnnce to be held at the Tower and Town Club, 11] ll}. Pearson Court. on March 9, nt 9 o'clock. Every effort has been mode to present the largest and flu- est social function run by the Archi— gtects in the history of the school. i Music by Wilnon and Barnett “Rendu,” according to the Archs, means “finished product,” and they hope to make this dance finished in every sense 01‘ the word. On the thirteenth floor- of the Tower and Town Club, a Gothic style, high cell- ingcd ballroom, awaits an influx of dancing Armouritcs. The dance plat- form will be occupied by the music mentors of Wilson and Barnett, a group of proved popularity at A!“ mour. Beside the music of the orchestra, entertainment will he provided, nob wbly the singing of Armour’s own tenor, Marshall Nystrom. The engineers are cordially invit— ed to attend the dance, and may ob— tain bids in the lobby of the main building during the lunch hour this week. Bids arc $1.25. Not to Be Table Dance The ballroom choaen is to be see- onded by a. spacious lounge and a promenade. There will be no tables, an the committee has decided that the chairs in the lounge will he suf- ficient. The poster contest was participant» ed in by a number of Architects. The winning; poster is on display in the lobby of the main building. l A number of guests have been in- ivited, among: them Dean and Mrs. il-leald, Mr. and Mrs. McCaughey, lMisu Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Spears, and Mr. and Mrs. Suter. lidoggilffil Arranges l c n inspeciron Trips Student members of the Armour ‘branch of the American Society of ‘, Mechanical Engineers held a business i meeting last Friday under the direc~ ,ion of president R. W. Suman, and ‘ nude arrangements for an inspection ‘ trip to be held on Thursday, March %. 1 Visit Large Plant The inspection trip will start at _nbout nine o’clock, Thursday morn— iing at the Peoples Gas, Light, and i Coke Company’s pumping: station iwhich is located at 98th Street and lBaltimm-e avcnuc. The equipment in 'this pumping station is among the largest and most modern in the coun- v and features a new type of water» conluiner mud a high grade com- ‘ piossor. Tho Ford Motor Company and the ‘(il‘l‘llt Drop Forge Company will be visited in the afternoon. The ‘ men will divide into two sections. and alternate so that each group can be illéllldlL‘ll on ly. (‘l ‘ of the junior cud senior mochanicals will be excused for the ieniire day for this inspection trip. All mombcrs of the mechanical Vie-- I partment are invited to attend. Lakes Mrs. firinciey Very ill in $3. hellish Hospital Bedriddon for ten months with u “rheumntic affliction, Mrs. .tlcy. wife of Professor Huntley, shows ionly slight improvement. R From the Mayo Brothers In at Rochester. Mi 050231, the Luke‘s liospii .. Tb entered St. there at student liodv Huntley ‘ u n {i p r