By Leroy Beckman ALTHOUGH the principles of the National Housing Act have been out- lined from time to time and the tendencies embodied therein have been defined locally to a very slight extent, it appears to the contrary that the Administration has let the housing problem slide into insignifi- cance. It might be safe to say that had the government forseen the im- plications of the venture, it would not have been undertaken—wr at least. not in the same manner. A HOUSING program is created for a purpose. Action within its pro— visions should be of necessity a step by step process, forward in every in- stance. It is intended to undo the present mess in which so many of our communities find themselves. -But unfortunately, activity with regard to the housing act has been more or less of the hit‘or-miss variety. During the last year, however, a few positive gains have been made which might be termed as “clearing the under- brush in a thick forest.” First, CWA surveys made in a number of cities gathered useful facts preliminary to the preparation of any housing project. An inventory of real prop- erty was made, and data was col— lected on crime, disease, and excess city costs in slums. Second, because of the study made, PWA architects and designers as well as social plan- ners have grasped the objects and technique of “housing" as a word. Should the PWA eventually build these examples of housing, they may serve for illustrative purposes in arousing an active interest in the problem. RESTRAINED as the activities have been, they have aroused consid» erable interest on the part of the pub— lic. But this interest exists in an unorganized manner and consequent- ly can prove of tic-worth. To insure progress in a much needed enterprise, pressure must be applied continually. Progress? Yes, progress might be: represented in housing when com-‘ pared with the feeble accomplish- ments of any previous year, in the normal course of general improve- ments. However, the National Hous« ing Act does not define progress on the basis of the foregoing rate. It plans a two or three year shift in one year; justifiable in its existence as an immediate solution. It has be- come apparent, however, that the in— terests opposed are much stronger- and better organized than the social workers and the few backers of a genuine program. EXPERTS in the building con- struction field have been quoted rc— peatedly as saying that the unit cost of buildings of all kinds has been boosted to the extent that each home and each building costs several times what it is really worth. This would account for there being less build- ing by private parties and consequent— ly establishes the need for govern- ment intervention. It is estimated that the government will be in the building game to the extent of four (Continued on page 4) Rifle Team to Meet Humboldt Third Time Next Sunday, October 21, the Ar- mour Tech Rifle club will meet the Humboldt Park Rifle team at Fort Sheridan, for the last of a series of three matches which Humboldt Park leads by a small margin. In prepara- tion for this event, the Armour rifle- mcn were practicing on the Fort Sheridan rifle range last Sunday. The team will be composed of the Dunbar Elected Fresh President, Polling a total of 130 votes the freshmen elected their class officers for the coming year. According to Dean Heald the returns indicate that outstanding leaders have been elected. The following men are the new ofl’icers: Claire Dunbar, presi- dent; Henry Bodnar, vice—president; Charles Pricsmeyer, secretary; John Lindahl, treasurer; Stanley Healy, social chairman; and William O’Brien, A. T. A. A. representative. The petition system was used by the freshmen this year. Each candi- date was required to secure 25 sig- natures bef‘ore his name was placed on the ballot. The complete below: President— Claire Dunbar . Harry Perlet .. Ronald Monson . Calvin Nauman . . . Stanley Osri returns are listed Vice-President— I—Ienry Bodnar 47 Ward James 32 William Lindeman ........ 24 Charles See ...... . . . . . . . 16 Secretary—— Charles Priesmeyer . . . . . . . . 79 Bertram Gricsbach ........ 46 Treasurer— John Lindahl . . .......... 55 Melvin Schuman . . . . . . .. . 29 Albert Schrieber . Richard Weissman . Social Chairman— S‘rtanley Healy . . . . . . . . 82 Frank Rodcr ........... . 42 A. T. A. A. Representative—«- William O’Brien . . 82 Howard Downing ......... 46 Players Choose Cast For Next Production A tense, wartime atmosphere is in the process of brewing by the A1" mour Players under Professor Hend- ricks’ guidance. The setting,r pro- vided by a submarine zone, virile talk (cussing to you), and a suspected spy on board ship outline the plot for “In the Zone," one of Eugene O‘Neill’s plays. At their meeting last Friday night, the players picked the following cast: Yank ................. Tom Jones Driscoll ............ . ..Al Kulpak Smitty ................. Sid Miner Davis .. ..Al Schrciber .Scotty .. ....... Dick Weissman Ivan . ........... Joe Reader Cocky ............... Herman Ross Swanson ..... Herman Bauermeistcr The play is to be given on or about November 15 (at a time when every- one has a class he can be excused from.) Several of last year’s players are back and with the new men are out to treat the students to a very dram- atic piece of drama. Kulpak, Miner, and Ross are last year’s players, Weissman and Reader are freshmen, Jones is a senior, and Bauermeister is a sophomore. Chi Epsilon Initiates Member at Meeting Joseph M. O’Connor was initiated into Chi Epsilon, the civil engineer— ing honorary fraternity at their last meeting on Friday, October 12. The graduation of last June took a heavy toll of members from this group, leaving only G. A. Nelson, president; and K. O. Stocking, vice president, as the remaining undergraduate members. J. E. Schreine’r and E. H. Smith, both of whom are doing grad uate work, are also members of the organization. . Election to membership of Chi Ep- silon is based on the scholarship, character, practicability, and sociabil- ity of the candidates who must be three members from last year— namely, W. W. Henning, D. E. Moore, and E. P. Renstrom; and those memv bers who have joined this year. Those individuals who are interested in shooting are u1ged to join the club, as thcve are several openings to be filled. finished with his sophomore year and have a scholastic standing which places him in the upper third of his class. No specific plans have been made by the group as yet, except the active participation of its members in the‘ Western Society of. Enginecxs Armour Institute of Technology, Sophomores Elect Hackman President Full Slate of Olliccrs Chosen in Election New officers to head the class of ’37 were chosen at elections held last Friday. Frank Hackinan Jr. was elected president by a margin of eleven votes. Other new officers are Edwin Skeppstrom, vice presi~ dent; James Hevrdejs, secretary; Francis Popper, treasurer and Oreste Tomci; social chairman. A total of 133 votes was cast in the election which was handled by an election committee consisting of D. Forhcrg, chairman; and J. Bar- ‘tusek, D. sBirissman, A. Goldsmith. and L. Zwisslcr. The tabulated results of the elec~ tion are as follows: President—- F. Hackman . . . . . ....... . '72 P. Martin ............... 61 Vice-President— E. Skeppstrom . . . . . . . . . . . 54 J. Shanahan ............. 45 P. Schultz . . ............ 45 Secrelary~ J.Hcvrdejs 69 N. Gerber ........... . . 4/1 S. Krciman . . . . . 25 T. Wilczynski ............ 5 Treasurer—— F. Popper ......... . . 56 1. Thunder . . . . . 37 H. Ross . . ....... 32 E. Hoyer...... ....... .. 10 Seeinl Chairman—— 0. Tomci A. Drcis ....... . P. Reh ............. E. Rezabck G. Amory Nominations for the vaiious 0f- ficcs were made by petition. Each petition was required to have at least 25 signatures, and a stipula~ tion was made that should any one name be on two petitions for the same office, it would be stricken ofi‘ both. Concert ls Given by Music Clubs at Fair Saturday, October 13, marked the opening concert of the Musical Clubs. The orchestra and glee club, aug— mented by many new men, combined to make their first appearance this year in the Hall of States at a Cen- tury of Progress. The program in— cluded M. Nystrom and A. Kulpak appearing as soloists. Armistice Day will be the first op- portunity for students to hear the Musical ‘Club at Armour. Plans for the annual Christmas concert have been started and are well under way. Enrollment Lower wThan Last Year Enrollment at Armour is approach— ing its normal level as estimated from previous statistics by Dean Heald. There are 58 men less this semes- ter than there were last year at the same time. Every class in each dc- partment shows a decrease except the . chemical department and their en- rollment jumped from 94 to 116 men. As a class the juniors were the only ones to show an increase. The fresh- men and sophomores are tied in num- bers which should make it doubly in- teresting for the Class Rush in Jun. ior Week next spring. The scholastic record of the fresh men is much better than those of the last few classes as shown by their high school records and the examina- tions some of them had to take. Enrollment in night school increas— ed 50% over last year. Up to date there are 630 men enrolled which will probably reach a total of 650 in the next two weeks. Over 100 men are in the heating and ventilating, and air conditioning classes. Electricity is also a popular course. Because of the greater number of men, night school is operating four nights a week instead of two as it did last year. \. ... Chicago, Illinois Condition; Exams Scheduled Today Examinations for removal of con—, ditions received during the last semester will take place beginning to- day and continuing on through Fri- day. The examinations will mark the closing of a grading; system that has been in effect since the beginning of Armour's organization. Effector! by Grading Plan The new system of honor points be- ing inaugurated this semester will not materially change the grading ex- cept where the condition grade “D" is involved. Previously the student rc- eeiving this grade was allowed to take the condition examination and thereby earn a definite grade. The new system provides that the student receiving a “D” will not be allowed any honor points or repeat the sub- ject in order to make up its value in honor points. The system is unique because of its simplicity. Students are required to earn as many honor points as semester hours of work that are carried. Must See instructor Students receivingr the grade of “D” may offset its damaging effect by making a grade of “B" in a course that has an equivalent number of semester hours of credit. Students planning on taking these examina- tions are requested to report to the instructor in charge immediately. The schedule for examinations will be found elsewhere in this issue. Supine Are Asked to Enter A.S.M.E. Probably due to a misunderstand- ing; to the cil’cct that they were not eligible to join, only a few sopho- mores were present at the first meeting,r of the A. S. M. E. last Fri- day. Thc purpose of the meeting was to organize for the coming year and to introduce the several faculty members. J. H. De Boo, president of the Armour branch, presided. Students who join the Armour branch automatically become mem— bers of: the national organization. The dues are nominal and the ad- vantages are many. Among these ad— vantages arc “Mechanical Engi~ peering,” the official journal of the society, monthly from October to May; full participation in all activ- ities and privileges of the Student Branch; participation in group meetings of student members, and also national and local section meet- ings of the parent society; use of the engineering society’s employ-- ment service for summer positions and for permanent jobs upon grad- uation; use of the engineering so— ciety’s library; the privilege of com— peting for cash prizes and awards; the use of student loan funds; and a membership card each year. A gold pin or watch charm is given to the student when he becomes a member. Professor Huntly, head of the Mechanical Engineering department, (Continued rm page 4) Expansion Program is Planned by W. S. E. At the first meeting of the Armour branch of the Western Society of En- gineers, held last Friday, George Nel- son, president, explained the policy of expansion planned by this organ- ization. This expansion policy is to secure members from all departments at Armour and to give these members the standing of “student members” in the Chicago society. Since the Western Society of Engineers is for all branches of engineering, the Ar- mour branch, which has developed into an organization of student civil engineers only, intends to de- velop into a general engineering group. The second part of this extension of activities is to secure the privleges granted to student members of the society. One of the desirable fea~ tures of this amplification is that more noted speakers can be secured to address a much larger group. Tuesday. October l6, I934 A. h. Miltiilbltib Will. iihdb fihhifld dbhbbg lb uterus ii. iii. Shilllllhbb vunmmumr dunes, Slavitt, llisbensen, Trudclle Elected to Other Offices; 147 Voters Cast Their Ballots ARCl—llTECTS CONTROL Tl—llREE POSlTlONS Juniors to Hold Runnoff Election Because no candidates for any of the junior class offices received a majority in the election held last Fri- day, a run-ofl' election of the two highest men for each office is to be held some time this week, the time and place being announced on the bul- letin board. This decision was made by the nominating committee prior to last Friday’s primary election. The results of the primary election were as follows; the two highest men for each office will be voted upon at the final election this week. President—— W. Alt ...... I. M. Hughes . . W. J. Fleig‘ ....... . .......... 30 G. A. Zwissler . . . . ........ . . . 25 Vice President-— D. J. Neal 60 R. Knaus ................... 38 W. D. 'Concolino 34 F.L.Smith ....... 34 Social Chairman— D. C. Graham ............... 54- R. M. Paulscn ..... . 37 J. C. Scott ..... . 34 R. A. Peterson .. ‘3 D. E. Howell 17 Secretary— F. D. Cotter-man ....... . . . . . . 48 D. H. Fleig . 38 H. P. Milleville . . 35 T. S. Ramotowski ........... . 25 R. S. Kcrcher ........... . . . .. 15 Treasurer—— V. J. Kropf...... . ........66 G. A. Quandcc ............... 50 J. H. Johnscn ............... 29 H. S. Nachman 18 Sergeant at arms—«— Ii. Sumner .................. 68 H. Dollcnmaier ........... . 49 L. W. Robbie . .. . . 3‘1 J.E.Li11de’n. ..... ..........22 The nominating committee ruled that a majority vote was necessary to elect any candidate because of the unlimited field of nominees. At the junior class meeting previous to the primary election, authority for the running of the election was delegated by the class to the nominating: com— mittee. This delegation of authority makes the decisions of the committee binding- upon the class, according to Dean Heald, who so declared last Friday. Although the majority of the class had been informed that a majority vote was necessary to elect any can- didate, a sufficient number of juniors were ignorant of this ruling so that considerable confusion resulted. Many believed that the election was com» pleted and that the offices were filled by a mere plurality. Hendricks Co-colitor of Guide to Reading Last year the sophomores freshmen were introduced to a valu— able booklet——“Studcnt’s Guide to Good Reading.” This booklet is in« tended to acquaint colleges and uni- versities throughout the country with one another’s reading habits. in order to mnke this booklet a true sample of students’ reading. a com test was sponsored for book reviews. All of last year‘s English classes on- tered, and the awards will be an. pounced very :lxoitly This yum a icvised edition of the booklet has been issued undm the title. “Good Reading," with Professm Hendric as one of its editors. The‘ booklet is now available to the entire and school for 10c 11 copy at the supply" ' store. Albert E. Lauchiskis, captain of the basketball team, president of Phi Lambda Upsilon, and a member of Tau Beta Pi, was elected president of the senior class last Friday. He polled 52 out of the 147 votes cast for the presidency. The Architects concen- trated their votes to elect R. P. Samucls vice—president, ll. H. Slavitt secretary, and R. E. Esbcnsen ser- geant-at-arms. T. F. Jones was elected treasurer, and W .A. Trudelle was named social chairman. The senior ballot for class officers with the votes received on each can- didate follows: President—— A. E. Lauchiskis 52 R. L. Fricdc ................. 40 S. S. Granger .. . 33 W. W. Henning ...... . ...... 22 Vice-President“ . R. P. Samucls ........ 40 J. M. O’Connor . ......... . . 33 H. W. Zibhle .. L. F. Higgins . 1-1. L. Mayerowicz 22 Treasurer— ’l‘. F. Jones 40 R. G. Lyford . 32 L. W Davidson .. . 31 .K O. Stocking. . . .. 23 M. J. Fotter ........ ........18 Social Chairman—- W .A. Trudelle . . . . . ......... 5}. M. C. Forsyth .. L. A. Cullen D. R. Gregerson W. H. Sobel ...... Secretary—— H. H. Slavitt .. . 41 R..J Maci........ .28 .C. Petersen . . ........ . . . . 25 R. H. Wittckindt 20 B. Jones ....... 16 J L. Roberts .. 15 Sergeant—at-Arms— R. E. Esbenscn .............. 45 0. P. Freilinger .............. P. Stanovich .. P. J. choch . Start Expansion of Aeronautical Courses Efforts are being made by a few men to strengthen the aeronautical courses at Armour. Instead of res stricting the present courses to only civils and mechanicals as electives, the courses are to be made inter—dc partmcutol if enough men desire to take them. Additional courses may be added if the interest of the men convinces the faculty that the addi- tion of courses will prove to be of benefit. It is also expected than an aeronau- tical club will be started by those in- terested. The functions of the club will be to present talented speakers well experienced in aeronautics, to hold regular meetings, to stage c011— tests of varied types, and to make visits to aviation fields and plants. In general it will broaden the scope of those interested in the most modern means of transportation. Up to date, 36 men including freshman, sophomores, and juniors from the five major engineering: de- partments have enlisted. If any more men are interested, they are request- ed to get in touch Willi Donn Hould and leave their names. department. and year of graduation. Further de— , volopments will he posted on the bu!~ lot in board. ,Faculty Women—Plan for Year’s Activities Activities of the Faculty \i‘ximen‘s club were resumed for {hi :1 meeting held lust Wednesd: .. Mission building». Other meetings of the club will be held regularly 9:1 the second Wednesday of each month.