Tuesday, November 6, I934 ARMOUR TECH NEWS Page Five President Submits Report to Alumni (Continued from page 4) staff, at a cost of $20,700. One full- time man added last year has gone to a more highly paid position and has not been replaced. It is highly regrettable when teachers of long standing on the staff of an institution are displaced but in this case there was no other way in which a critical situation could he met. For reasons set forth in discussing curricula and stand- ards of instruction, and because in the course of time there had come to be an undue proportion of men in the higher ranks as compared with the lower, changes have not impaired educational elficiency and in many regards have definitely im— proved the organization of instruc- tion as well as its quality. Change Titles of Option Heads In addition to changes in staff there has been considerable modi- fication of internal organization. The title Head of Department has been abolished and the men in charge of Engineering Options have been made Directors of such Options. In Architecture the title is Director of the Department of Arch- itecture. The so-callcd service de- partments are now presided over by chairmen. The titles now used are believed to be more closely descrip— tive of the duties performed and it is hoped that they will not carry the implication of resting on senior- ity with which the title Head of De— partment appeared to he burdened. Henld Made Sole Donn General, as distinguished from departmental administration has been simplified and made less ex- pensive. The titles Dean of Engi- neering, Dean of Evening Classes, and Dean of Freshmen have, for the time being, been abolished. Profes- sor Henry T. Heald has been made sole Dean with full responsibility under the President for thc educa- tional program and internal activ- ities of the Institute. The work of the Recorder has been enlarged con- siderably and his title changed to Registrar which carries full faculty status. The President and the Dean will be aided by a Council made up of mature men from the faculty and administration. It is expected that the Council will assist the adminis» trative officers, not only in educa- tional problems, but also, as oc- casion arises, in the financial affairs of the Institute. List Administrative Personnel The present administrative per. sonnel of options, departments, and research is as follows: Architecture, Earl H. Reed, Di- rector; Chemical Engincering, Har- ry McCormack, Director; Civil En— gineering, John C. Penn, Director; Electrical Engineering, Ernest H. Freeman, Director; Fire Protection Engineering, Joseph B. Finnegan, Director; Mechanical Engineering, Philip C. Huntly, Director; Course in Science, Charles E. Paul, Direc~ tor; English, Walter Hendricks, Chairman; Mathematics and Me- chanics, Charles E. Paul, Chairman; Physics, James S. Thompson, Chairman; Social Sciences, Carman G. Blough, Chairman; Physical Edu- cation, John J. Schommer, Direc- tor; Research and Testing, Joseph B. Finnegan, Director. ' Immediate requirements of the budget necessitated on July 1, 1934, the release of Mr. Howard K. Lani- gor and Mr. Robert M. Cunningham, Jr., whom the Development Com- mittee employed at the end of the year 1932 to handle placement and certain other matters. Mr. William N. Setterberg, a graduate of the Ar- mour Class of 1929, has been ap- pointed as Personnel Officer; the re- placing of two men by one with some readjustments nets a substan- tial saving. The work accomplished by Mr. Lanigor and Mr. Cunningham in the fields in which they were occupied merits especial commendation. The continuing aid which Mr. Cunning- ham gave the incoming President was invaluable; and the placement work of Mr. Lanigor, in which Mr. Cunningham assisted, due to its emergency character in View of the large number of unemployed alum- ni, was especially noteworthy. Personnel Wor’k Strengthened Personnel work at the Institute will be continued and strengthened. It is expected that. the Dean, the Registrar, and the Special Place- A-rmonr Alumnus to Speak to Engineers 1 l The Junior Section of the Westcrnl Society of Engineers will hold their l second meeting of the month Thurs»‘ day, November 8, at 7:00 o’clock in room 1200, 205 West Wacker Drivel Ray Stellar, a civil in the Armourl class of ’29, is the main speaker. He will tell of some of the things he has seen that may interest young men who keep up to date on engineering progress in other countries, such as architecture, new engineering proj- ects, and the waterways. All Armour students are urged to attend the meeting as are the engi- neers of Lewis Institute and North- wc. crn University. ment Committee at the faculty willl so far supplement the work of the Personnel Officer that efficiency will be maintained and foundations will be laid for the early establish- ment of all phases of personnel ac— tivity upon the highest possible basis of service to recent graduates and to alumni of earlier years. It is highly important that every one connected with the Institute, trustees, faculty and alumni, give. earnest attention to providing thel Personnel Officer and the Special! Placement Committee with complete 1' information in respect to alumni.‘ Information should not be confined to men who are seeking new em. ployment; it should espocialy in- clude outstanding alumni in import- ant positions of responsibility. Dur- ing the past six months a member of the Board of Trustees has had several openings carrying salaries from ten to fifteen thousand dollars a year which might have been filled l by Armour alumni if men mectingl thc qualificatiOns had been located in time. Although, as frequently stated, ad— justment in curriculum, teaching and administration during the past ‘ A.S.M.E. Membership Drive Draws Results ' Results of the membership drive of the Armour branch of the Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engi— nocrs are very encouraging. By last Friday there were 37 members reg- istered. A short business meeting was held, during the course of which it was suggested that any member who read an article in some tech nical magazine, which would be of particular interest to the group, should copy the article and make a report on it before the group. The scheduled speaker for the meeting was called out of town so Professor Rocsch offered to substi- tute. He brought to light the ac— tivities of the American Society for Testing of Materials, a group which works in close cooperation with the better known engineering societies. Professor Rocsch is a member of a committee of the A.S.T.M. for fuel testing. They have been work- ing for the past five or six years on anti—knock fuels. Tctraethyl, a lead compound, has been found most sat- isfactory. A one cylinder gas engine has been developed in which the compression can he changed while the engine is running. These water cooled engines are used in all parts of the country for testing fuels and thus similar conditions are assured. A laboratory test with one cylinder will vary somewhat from actual road conditions, therefore at Armour testing is done with a standard eight cylinder engine, which is more repre- sentative. year and a half have been made under extreme financial pressure, it is firmly believed that the sound- ness of the educational program, the- effectiveness of teaching and admin— istration and internal morale at the Institute have seldom been on as high a level as they are at this mo- ment. (To be continued next week) | .. l Discuss Armour i l “it’s toasted” Electronic flourse Professor J. S. Thompson, E. ll. Freeman, A. W. Scar, and D. E. Richardson attended a conference held at Purdue university on Satur~ day, October 2'7, at which mothodsl of teaching electronics and allied sub‘ jects were discussed. During the discussion it was brought out that the electronics course at the other schools is somewhat different from, the course at Armour. This course at the other schools contains essentially the same ma- terial as the courses in electronics, radio communication, and high fre— quency at Armour. The diifercnce lics in the thoroughness with which the material is studied. The question of whether the course should be required or not was dis cussed. | Holdup Victim Might Recover His Money Il.‘ the person who lost five dollars to a hold-up artist about a week be~ fore last Thursday, will report his loss to the office, he may have a chance to recover his money. Several days ago a member of the “Dishonorablc Order of Thieves and Thugs" (stick-up man to you), held‘, up and robbed a person about 20 years old who was probably either a professor or student at Armour. The robbery took place under the 33rd street viaduct. The thief was appre~ handed by the police, and later con-, fessed the robbery. He was takeni down to Dean Heald’s office last Thursday, in hopes of identifying the person who was held up, as his idcn- ‘ tity is not yet known. The victim will help the police clear up a num- ber of holdups which have taken‘ place in this district, if he will give his information to the police. l Old Jim Cole Went for a stroll Fell down a hole Came out like coal. If ..... ,,Lrns the Johns! (DOUDE‘R/l AND LARSON) pen,- cils he can. keep the leads for re- ward/l Well, and now Bill (Slow Motion) Niec will believe that old saying: “The hand is quick-cr- than the eye", or else he wouldn’t be sporting that sopcr-supcr-ultra-collossal shiner. Question No. 487 1/2: What Weuldabc cowboy sang “Bury Me Out on. the Lone Prairie" [01‘ the benefit of a former western horse, and spent the last week “bucking” two “Charlie horses," a sore back (‘1) and tender ('1) memories. Gently approach B‘lLL GRAY for further information. Want Ado Wanted: One woman, between 16 and 19, to take to the Arx dance. Must be small, blond, well formed, having plenty 01' pop, and not too sophisticated. Anyone having these qualifications meet me in Main from Nov. 5 to Nov 9, from 12:30 to 1. I. K. SALTMZAN, '37. Editor’s Note: Same here. The invisible man has finally materialized. Believe it or not, BlLL float-ital Chairmen i l Favor Free Bids l ‘- \Conli .. cl fI'Om page 1) Whether or not Graham will eventu- ally agree, or whether the others will i carry out the plan without him, is l uncertain. I The seniors are already actively . preparing for their dance, which will be held before Christmas. December . 7 has been set as a tentative date, land the Congress, the Medinah, and the Shoreland have so far been con- sidered as possible sites. The juniors also have been looking at ballrooms. The Crystal Ballroom of the Blackstone Hotel is favored so far, but it would limit attendance to about .225 couples. The sophomore committee is plan- ning two dances, one a collaborative affair, to be held with the freshmen, the other, a sophomore dance somes . time in February. The complete 3 sophomore committee is composed of D. A. Forbcrg, N. J. McGuone, G. H. Starmann, I. D. Thunder, and 0. A. Tomei, chairman. Telephone Company Presents Four Films l l Recent developments in telephone communication were presented in four sound films through the cour- tesy of the Illinois Bell Telephone 1 Company at a meeting of the A. I. E. E. last Friday morning. The pictures were titled: “Switch— boards Old and Now”, “Ship to Shore Telephone Communication", “Sound i Film Engineering”, and “Broadcast- ing Networks.” Next week all the eligible students i interested will be enrolled in the A. I. E. E. so that plans for the fall smoker, tentatively set for Thursday, (HAM) SAVAGE muck in‘ right‘ November 22, may be completed. smack under HENNlE’S trained optical orb (eye)! army The next meeting of the society will be a week from Friday. CoDl’rlghl. 193-1 The Amcrlcnu Tobacco Company Ville clean center leaves are the mildest leavcsmthcy cost morcmthey taste better—mso oi course, buckles use only the clean center leaves-“the choicest if Your throat protectian~ugainst irritatioadogainst cough Turkish and womestic Enhances.