3y Leroy Becki-nan THE CONVENING of the 74th Congress on January third has caused considerable discussion and created many inquiries as to who will hold the upper hand in legisla- tion, President Roosevelt or Congress. However, it appears as though presi- dential importance has grown under the New Deal—which tends to elim~ inate the one question: what will Congress do? It has been customary for the public to view a session of Congress with alarm, yet that alarm is unwarranted with Roosevelt at the helm. IT MAY BE recalled how the President manipulated the last Con- gress, that is, by sending special messages recommending single pieces of legislation at a time and request— in:: their early passage. After his first message to the extra session of the 73rd Congress, Roosevelt presented 17 special messages proposing as many laws. During the last session of the last Congress he sent up 30 more messages, being met with a rcc- ord of 18 vetoes. only one of which was overridden by a twwthirds vote of both houses. ANOTHER RECORD has been established by Roosevelt in his issu~ once of nearly 1,000 executive orders, which amounts to nearly 1,000 new laws, although most of them were ap- plied to the NRA codes. During the same period Congress passed 1,332 bills or new laws. The legislative “circus" will lock interest inasmuch as there are hardly enough chub~ licans left in either house. As a re- sult the will of the administration may he expected to prevail. President Roosevelt had his way with the 73rd House and three~fourths of the new House members, or 325, are hold overs. There are only 110 new mem— bers in the House. Of the holdovers 246 are Democrats, ’75 Republicans,1 and two Farmer-Laborites. 0f the: 110 newly elected members 76 are1 Democrats, 28 Republicans, one Far- mer~Laborite, and five Progressivesfl The party division in the Senate now i stands at 69 Democrats, 25 Repub—i licaus, one Progressive, and one Far- l mer-Laboritc. Need we guess as toi legislative control? Eliot’s Club Earns 11. Draw in ll/leetl Friday, December 21, the Armour] Tech chess club came from behind to tie the Polo-American chess club,, 3—3. The first board was won by G.i Kral of the P.-A. club who defeat-I ed N. Gerber of Armour in a very good game. After G. Vidlak of Ar-‘ mour had been stopped by J. To-i, bocek, B. Wilhelm in the third board 1 defeated C. Kolodziej to make Ar-l mour’s first point. R. McDonald of Armour fell befole E Kolodziej in a good game, bringing the score to! a 3— 1 reading in favor of the P. -A. i club, and necessitating only a draw‘ or victory in one of the last twol frames for the P.-A. club’s victory.i In the next two boards, however, R. with the needed points to tie the‘ score Two exhibition games were play-i cd by R. J. Lodcski, an Armour alumnus, and C. Czel'wien, manager of the Polo-American chess club. Mr. Czerwien played blindfolded and each player won one game. Packing artificial Will 1111.41 Before A. I. Ch. E. Dr. I... C. Tolman, head of the re- search department of the Wilson and Company, meat packers, will speak at the A. I. Ch. E. meeting next Friday. The subject of Dr. Tolman s talk in ‘Th Engineei‘min» , uary 18. Conduct intensive Advertising Drive l A visit to the office of Professor Paul will prove that an intensive publicity campaign is being carried on for the institute in a great ma- jority of the high schools of Chi—- cago and the suburbs. In an attempt to increase the enrollment, a pro- gram of talks by various members of the faculty and a. series of print- ed pamphlets are being presented to the schools. Speakers Available Letters have been written to prac— tically every city and suburban school in order to learn whether they desire to have a representative from Armour speak before their student bodies. At, the present time, favor- able replies have been received to? over half of the inquiries, Professor Paul can proudly show a consider able number of letters invitingi speakers from Armour. 1 The mapped out program, in the‘ form of the large calendar on Mr. i Pauls office wall, is well roundedi out with the dates for each school? and the man who will give the talk Among the speakers are Mr. Setter— b12115, Mr. Kelly, and Professom Sec glist and Pecbles. Posters Available 1 In addition to this series of talksi being given, framed posters will be distributed to any high schools dcv siring them. Those permanent pos- ters, to be hung in the student gath—[ ering places contain pictures of the buildings, the Art Institute, labor— atories, teams, and activities, and also general information regarding, courses offered, expenses, require— ments, etc. Graduating students leaving their names with any of the speakers will be mailed a large, sixteen-page cir-. cular containing pictures of the lab—i oratorics, engineering projects, oc-i, tivitics on the campus, and casuali snapshots. Any high school students desiring further information are mailed the regular bulletin, to further aid them in selecting a school. Music Clubs Will Give Concert January 18 Billed as “100 male voices,” thc Armour Tech Musical clubs will ap- pear in a concert at the auditorium of the National College of Educa- tion, Evanston, Friday evening, Jan» Following the concert, an ini'or— ma] dance will be held in the school gymnasium. The 200 girls, who are sponsoring the dance extend a spe— cial invitation to all Armour stu- dents to attend. Tickets may be ob- tained from Russell Lang, president of the Musical clubs, for fifty cenis each The pr'ogiam to be presented will include classics, glecs, and popula- numbers, and will feature as solo- ists, Harold Hale, tenor, Robert Dal- ton, baritone, Alexander Kulpak, bass, and Bertram Heine, accordion— i t. The Armour Musical clubs are now rated among the best in college circles. Their concerts at the Ki- wanis, Rotary, and Executive clubs have elicited generous praise and a number of return engagements. U1 Players Meet and i Plan More Drama 1 After having completed a success~ in] season on the stage with the pres- entation of the “Bells of St. Stephens” in December, the Armour Players held a celebration in the form of al party in the faculty grill on F.1'iday,l December 22. Among those present besides the players, the production staff, and their guests, were Profes-l sor and Mrs. Hendricks and the “actresses," who created a sensation at the presentation of the last play. During the latter part of February the Players will put on one or two one-act forces, for which admission ill be dhalhgcd A three-act play he esented during an evening i 1 ‘tcm” is the subject of a paper to he Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Fifty Compete in ScholarshipExdms For the fiist time last. Saturday, Almour Institute held a Freshman Scholarship examination in the mid- dle of the academic year. Five one— year scholarships will be awarded to the outstanding candidates, who are judged by their competitive examina- tions and preparatory school records. In addition, live alternates are to be selected. Whether half scholarships are to be given or not will be deter- mined by the Dean. Professor Tib- bals, chairman of the Freshman Scholarship Committee, announced that there were approximately fifty participants including two from other states. A special feature distinguished this examination from the previous ones, namely, the elimination of the social sciences and English from the examination. The ability to express oneself effectively is judged dirccc- 1y by the manner in which “111 can- didate expresses himself in the per- sonal interview and in the written examination. This reduced the whole 1‘ examination to a technical onc,‘ mathematics, physics and chemistryH which are general in scope. i The recipients of these scholarw ships will enter the Institute in the February class. Heretoforc, the In- stitute did not encourage students to enter at the second semester of the college your, for few courses are repeated. Arrangement has been made now so that students can, by entering in February and attending the summer session that immediate- ly follows, join the regular sopho- more class in September of the same year. Krathwohl to Speak to Mathematics Club “How Mathematics ls Used to De- sign the Lenses of an Optical Sys- presented by Professor Krathwohl 11.1. the next meeting,r of the Mathematics club in science hall 11:30 a. n1. Thurs- day. The paper will describe the (hill- culiics encountered in designing an optical system, and will show how rays of light are traced through such a system. It will also tell of the “three commandments" that have tol be observed by every lens computer.‘ The meeting will be ended at 12:10 sharp to give the members an early start for lunch. It is planned to end all future meetings of the club promptly at the time specified, so that there will be no tendency for speakers to run overtime. Professors, as well as students, who ‘ are interested in the topics, are in~ vitcd to the meetings of the club. l Mechanicals Organize i ‘ Society at Meetingl l l l At the smoker following- Hobo Day, the senior mechanicals decided to l'mm an organization to hold the class togethel. The club was organ-_ izcd and the officers elected are W. W. Kenning, president; J. H. De Boo, recording historian; and H. L. May- erowicz, treasurer. During; the Christmas holidays, a. committee appointed by the presi-i dent drew up a constitution. Thei name of the club is, “The ’31 M. E.l of ’35,’ and its official emblem is 11‘ 31 tooth gear embossed with the‘ graduating year. The officers will} work in conjunction with the alumni l association to further its idealsufi Business meetings will be held once2 a year, while social meetings may be called at any time. 1 -‘""‘““"“ l 1 Mr. Wm. blurs/ch Will i Speak Rotors Alfifi. Mr. William H. Horsch, Signal engineer of the Union Switch and Signal Company, will be the first speaker this year at the initial meet— ing‘ of the A.I.E.E. His subject mat» ter will be the description of signal and switch equipment and the nature of his work. M1‘.Horsch will speak Friday, Jan. 15,1“; 10330 A. M. i Z of the W. S. E. at an open meeting ,qualificd to present an - 51111211111111 I AVERY BRUNDAGE, who will be guest speaker at the annual clflhzwm banquet Duties Given for Cycle Pictures Since the time for publication of the Cycle is approaching“ rapidly, members of the senior class are re— quested to have their pictures tak— en before February 1. A schedule of dates for societies and for juniors. sophomores and freshmen is posted on the bulletin board. The official photographers for the Cycle of ’35 are the Marshall Photographers Inc. at 140 North State street. They are open from 9:30 a. 111. until (I p. m. The prices paid for senior pictures also include the cost of the place- ment picture. Students obtaining pictures at the photographers are to pay for these pictures in three steps, namely one~ihird of the cost at the time of sitting, one-third at the time of returnino: the proofs, and the bal- 1, once at the time of delivery of the‘ pictures. Individual pictures of junior, sop- homore and freshman fraternity men are to be taken at the Marshall studios. If a student is a member of more than one social or honorary fraternity he need only have one sitting. Pictures of seniors for them pages will be printed from those in the senior section. Those men who had their pictures taken last year do not need new pictures. Eight Men Initiated i by Literary Society Eight men who had been pledged to Sphinx, honorary literary society. were initiated last Tuesday night at the home of Professor Hendricks. Five of the eight wevc seniors, and the remaining three were juniors. The seniors initiated were J. M. Bard, C. R. Bristol, 0. P. Freilingcr, J. F. Humiston, and J. K. Morrison. The other three were F. D. Cottcrman, R. R. Johnson, and R. S. Kcrcher. WSE. to Hear Talk on Drilling at Wells Mr. William McEllhiney, a repre- sentative of the Peerless Pumping: Company, will address the members‘ on Friday, January 18, on the sub« jcct of “Well Drilling." Mr. McEl» lhincy, a graduate of Purdue Univexu sily, has had much experience in the field of well drilling and is fully; interesting discussion of this subject. Last Friday, the Chicago Surface Lines presented under the auspices of the W. S. E. a sound-film entitled “Science Builds a Street-Car” which depicted the problems mat in design— ing the new stream—lined street cars and how these obstacles were over come with the aid of scientific re« search. All members of the W. S. E. are particularly requested to attend the next meeting because balloting on 3a fifteen minute talk over the proposed amendments they)" 1311 we rectm 1. .1 cum. '“‘ 1 law \vi 1 131M; pinch. Senior Class jewelry Senioi class jewelry can he order— ed now. There me three types of rings; a ten carat gold, 11 two- 1:01 consisting of part ten carat gold and part gold-plated sterling silver, and a sterling silver coated with rhodium. The two-tone ring is identical in ap- pearance with the ten carat gold ring. Three initials will be engraved on the inside without additional charge. Further engraving will be done at the rate of three cents a letter. Design Same As Lust Year Designs of the rinp,‘ and the key as standardized by committees 01' the classes of 1984, 1935, and 1936 has fur its central figure the seal of: the Institute with the torch and scroll replaced by a stone of op- tional color. The shank of the ring: carries six (engineering symbols, each representing: a branch of engineer- ing taught at Armour. The cost of rings with blank onyx is $12.80 for rinc', $9.00 for the two-tone ring, $6.50 for the sterling: silver rinmv and $5.50 for the ten carat 11,-old key. The black onyx stone can be replaced by blue spine] or by ruby in the ring and key for an additional charge of $1.25. Delivery Month After Order Delivery of jewelry will be about a month after the order is placed. A deposit of $5.00 on ten carat rings, $4.00 on two~tonc, and $3.00 on the sterling silver rim: or the key is re- quired when the ring is ordered. The rest is to be paid on delivery. To order 01' for further informa— tion, senior mochanicals soc Albert Christoph; senior arx soc Malcolm Forsyth; senior chemicals sec Rur— sell Lung; senior eloctricals scc Frank llcnkc; senior civils scc Ba1‘-‘ clay Jones; senior Edwin Scar]. Samples of various tylcs of rings and keys are on display in the case to the north of Dean l-lcald’s oi'fice.‘ Holiday Party is Held by Junior Chemicals Junior Chemicals hold their second1 affair of the season at the Crafts» man's Club on Friday, December 28, boasting an attendance two couples and Professor Freud as the guest of honoi. ll ntcrtainmcnt, besides that of the dance music furnished by the “Tour Je1kcrs,” was in the form of a “track 1ncet,”du.ring which the paiiy sounded like a basketball game. Loon- aid Robbie, muster oi ceremonies, in- _ b troduced Santa Claus, alias Stevens, who looked like the old man , of the mountain. He immediately won favor with the ladies by piesent‘ inf,r them with beautiful gifts. The party lasted to the wee houis of the} lTlDl' ning. Hotchkiss Will Give Radio Talk Thursday Dr. Willard #E. Hotchkiss, dent of Armour Institute, picsi- will give station WENR at 4:15 Thursday, January 17, under the auspices oi‘ the Adult Education Council of Chicago. llis subject will be “Education in Engi- neering- nnd Applied Sciences." Sophomores, Fresh Prepare for Dance Preparations for the third annual Sophn‘im'c-Freshman dance are being made. The date selected is February 22. Harold Stokes and his WGN Or» chestra or Clyde McCoy will furnish the music. The dance will be held in the attractive Ba] Tnburin room of the Sherman Hotel. The Bal Taborin room has a pic‘ ture projector in the center which projects undersea pictures on the Walls of the room. Old Hulks. Treasure Ships and fish help make 11 beautiful fantastic picture. ()reste Tomoi is the Sophomore social chairman and Stan Hoaiy is - the Freshman social chairman. the ten carat gold, lire protects soul of twenty- ' Tuesday, january l5, V935 ‘ To “false @rdoro for lidl‘lhhhhllh ARE "iii lldth hilllllhl. hhhdllid lhhltlll‘ President of American Olympic Committee Guest Speaker NEW FEATURE ADDED Complete plans for the eighth an— nual inter»honorary banquet have been announced. The banquet will take place this evening at 6:30», in the Chicago Engineers Club, 814 South Federal street. ‘ This banquet is sponsored by the Interhonomry Council composed of the presidents of the following hon~ or socicti s: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu, Chi Epsilon, i Phi Lambda Upsilon, Salamander, Pi i Nu Epsilon, and Sphinx. l Ahern to Be Toastmaster A departure from the usual cus— tom is being; made this year which will be, it is hoped, 11 part of the future banquets. The new idea is to have. a student toustmustcr to in~ Uroduce the speakc1's..Thc toastmas- tor this year will be J. J. Ahern, president of Salamander. An at- tempt is being made to make this banquet a bit more informal than those preceding. Speakers for the evening will in— cludc Dr. Willard E. I-Iotchkiss, president of Armour Institute, and Dean Heald. Both will give short talks. The guest speaker will be Mr. Avery Brundage of the Avery Brund— agc Construction company of Chi- cago. Brundnge Olympic Athlete Mr. Brundagc is a member of Tau l Beta Pi, national honorary engineer» 1 _ inc: society, from the University of ‘ Illinois. He was a well known track 1 athlete and a member of the United . States Olympic team during his col— lcg'c (lays. Since the 1932 Olympics 1 Mr. Brundage has been president of , the American Olympic committee. 1 The national A. A. U. meeting; re~ l cently held in Miami, Florida, was ‘, presided over by the guest speaker, who was president of that national organization at that time. i The main purpose of the Inter— i honorary Council is to promote fel- lowship among members of the hon— , or scicties. The banquet and the in- l 11:1'honma1y dance held in the spring 1 am the important social activities of ‘ the (ouncil. Chi Epsilon Preparing Alumni Mailing index Chi Epsilon, honorary civil engin» ‘ occiini: fraternity, initiated three 1 pledgeS: A. Lostci, and B. Rigoni, ‘ scnims, and R. R. Johnson, a junior. ‘sla thdnesday at thei1 club rooms i in Chopin Hull. Upon completion of ‘ the business the group present, con» sistiup; of five active members, mem- ‘ heis of the faculty, and alumni wont to the Tcn'occ Guidcns of the Morrison lloicl fm (“111191. The active 11101111 is working i11~ tcnsely on 11 new feature to bringy about a closer co-ordinution of no» live 11ml alumni members. A card index is beingr completed of the alumni members for mailing purposes oi" the proposed semi- monthly news The 118W" vhiL‘h will contain briefly the m'ti us at the Institute and of Chi Ep. on is ex— pooled to bringr about a closer rclzr iionship amongst the active and alumni members of this honorary m" granizaiion. Attempt to Arouse interest in Archery An attempt is being: made to arouse interest in the very old sport of archery, at Armour. All the stu. dents interested in the formation of such 11 club are requested to Sign the sheet posted on the bulletin board. Previous experience or special talent are unnecessary. Aficz‘ the programs of those inter sted lisve will be held been analyzed, 11 21199611,; to organize the club.