‘ [Midwest A.S.M.E. Branches Convene Convening for their third annual , conference, the midwest student branches of the A.S.M.E. are meeting today at the Allerton Hotel. The By Paul Schultz Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinoia illliildh urea in i l melons heaven 3 coarser inn All. i Junior Week, the long awaited ,1‘elapsc from the strenuous studies l ALUMNI ATTENTION i The Annual Spring Alumni Banquet will be held on Tuesday night, June 4 at 6:30 pm. at the Mcdinah Athletic Clu.). Watch future issues of the News. l Tuesday, April 30, I935 nan Addbltibbli Tiillhbhd‘i ”iii ildhiilt dd Wildiiliiid @i“ ‘ Mdllh Aifiilliilliid Abidilm “A UNIVERSITY is a community of scholars. It is not a kindernl gartcn; it is not a club; it is not a reform school; it is not a political, party; it is not an agency of propel-l| ganda. A university is a communityl of scholars." This introduction as‘ used by Robert M. Hutchins, Presi—. dent of the University of Chicago,1 in his address over the National' Broadcasting Company states explic- itly the chief argument of the col- leges against the recent accusations of ultra-conservative groups. Learning and study goes on can- tinually. but should the student not] be advised as to the conditions ex—l isting in the world during that pe‘1 riod when he is preparing himself to face the world’s problems? , Hope for advancement, and with-E ou-t advancement civilization is deadly lies only in the careful considera-' tion of the problems now confront- ing the world and seeking the satis— factory remedy for them. The uni- versities of Russia, Italy, and Ger-‘ many have sunk to more shadows of; their former prowess due to govern-l mental control. Complete freedom' is gone and the institutes are mere mouthpieces of the governing par— ties. All hope for advancement, un- der conditions such as these, is gone, for no longer can students be ad- vised as to the faults of the system‘| but only the good points can be played up. IN THE EARLIER days of train- ing, theology and religion were sub- jects which had to be treated either very carefully or not at all. Today, we have outgrown these prejudice. . and these subjects are treated the: same as the sciences. Likewise the evasion of i..sucs such as free speech: and academic freedom must leavcl our present system, and be consid'l cred on a par with the modern day! studies of social science and history. One of the greatest Southern his-il torians has shown that the Civil War l arose because the southern collegesl and universities did not dare to say there were any arguments against slavery and secession. I -w—MMW 1 run SOLUTION to the probleml does not lie immcdia/tcly at hand,l but it is not far distant. Neither: the radical condition of which the University of Chicago has been ac- cused, nor the complete evasion of. the subject is the solution but al happy medium, whereby the studenti is intelligently informed of presentI and potential systems and the care-l to] analysis of these seems to be the; only constructive termination of the' matter. l Arr Haiti Another l Successful Dance ‘ i r With their reserved section in the‘ Joseph Urban room of the Congress Hotel filled, the architects recorded another success with their informal supper dance held last Friday. This Spring dance was planned along Sim-‘l ilar lines to their successful Bal Au- tomc, and whlile the previous at- tendance of. 175 couples was not reached, the affair was thought en-l tircly successful by all who were present. A new arrangement for Armour dances was tried and proved satis- factory to everyone; supper being served at midnight so that there were two hours of dancing and floor shows before the special dinner of chicken a la king was served. The dance then lasted until three o’clock, interspersed with acts of the floor show, which featured some unusual dance combinations. The general ideas of the decora» iion of the Joseph Urban room were in accordance with those of this great designer, and it was because of the reputation of this artist who: did so much in creating the Chicago Fair that the floor was chosen for the architect’s dance. conference opened yesterday morn-l at Armour, will begin Monday, May ing and will end this afternoon withl 13, and every day of the week will inepection trips to various plants be afeuture day. The highlights on throughout the City. Junior and i the program are the track and field 5 e n i 0 r mechanical engineeringi events, intei'fratcrnity, i‘nterclass classes have been excused to allow‘, and senivoriaculty‘ baseball, the the students to attend the confer spring concert and interfraternity rnrourllden May Get flying Monroe Letters and Sweaters to Be Given Members of Three Teams; Honor A Keys to Be Presented Fourteen Armour students were interviewed last Wednesday by Lieu— t ence. Honning to Present Paper . W. Henninz,r will represent Ar— mour at this morning’s session by presenting a paper on “Torsional Critical Speeds." Other schools which will be represented at the ses- sions are U. of Minnesota, Washing- ton U., Michigan Tech., Michigan State College, Purdue U., U. of Illi- nois, Marquette U., Lewis Institute, U. of Detroit, U. of Wisconsin, U. ofl Iowa, Rose Polytechnic Institute, U. of Michigan, and Iowa State Col- lege. The conference opened yesterday morning with a technical session. In the afternoon the Illinois Steel Com- pany and the International Harvest- er Company were visited by the del- egates. A banquet was held in the evening at which time Mr. Wln. A. Hauley of the Eli-Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Ind, gave the ad- dress of the evening. Representa- tives of the various schools present»- ed entertainment and souvenirs were distributed. To Award Prizes Prizes will be awarded for the l best paper presented at the confer— ence at a luncheon at noon today. Mr. L. W. Wallace of the Associa~ tion of American Railroads will dc— liver the address. This afternoon a members of the conference will visit the McClintic-Marshall Comv pony and the Crane Company. J. H. DeBoo is president of the Armour Branch of the A.S.M.E. Pm» lessor D. Roesch, the honorary chair- man, said, “We have anticipated this conferci‘icc for some time and ex~ pact to win several prizes. I know all those who attend the conference will long remember it for its in- formation and pleasure.” Tildcn Tech Student Awarded Scholarship Loren G. Anderson, a student of Tilden Tech, was awarded the Ar- mour Civic Assembly Scholarship last Thursday at the Union League club. ,fl'he winners of scholarships offered by Chicago and Northwestern Universities were also announced. One of the features of Youth Week is the opportunity provided for outstanding high school stodents to win one year university scholar- ships, two being offered by Chicago, two by Northwestern, and one by Armour. Two outstanding civic leaders were chosen by each high school and entered in the competition for the awards. Ninety contestants were I entered. After a personal interview and consideration of the candidates’ high school record, the committee, composed of representatives of“ the three schools, chose the five winners and alternates. The presentation of the awards was made by Superintendent of Schools William J. Began at the Civic Assembly luncheon. Robert M. Hutchins, president of the Uni- lversity of Chicago, was the princi- 1 p11 speaker at the occasion. A.l’.E.E. Topic to Be Mercury Illumination , H. J. Braschler, a lecturer for the ‘General Electric Vapor Lamp 00., lwill deliver an address on high in- iensity mercury vapor lighting this ,Friday, May 3, in the electrical lec— lture room. He has been engaged lthro-ugh the efl‘orts of the Armour , branch of the American Institute of “Electrical Engineer. The meeting, which is open to the entire student body, will include a demonstration of the subject of the talk. it is to be held at 10:30. sing, the frosh-soph rush, and the inderfraternity pageant. A beaver (beard—growing) contest will be a new feature this year Participants must register clean- shaven on Monday morning, April 13, in the lobby of the main build- ing between 11:00 and 12:00 o’clock. Prizes will be awarded for the long- cat and shortest beards. To Repeat Faculty Ball Game Among the most popular features of the week will rank the senior— faculty ball game. Last year the whole school turned out to cheer the base running of “Butch" Marigold, the stellar twirling of Sammy Bibi) and the mighty larrups of John Schommer. The faculty team won, with the cooperation of the umpire. Concert to Be at Armour The spring concert and interim» l terniby‘ sing will be held in the as l sembly Hall as usual this year. The ldate is Wednesday, May 15. All lArmour students are invited to at— ‘, tend and to bring their relatives and ‘ friends. i There are two pentathlon contests, ,one for track lettermen, and one in L which everybody is invited to partic— ipate. Entrance blanks may be ob» tained from Jess Kremci' in the sup— . ply store, or from Ray Peterson, the- junior marshal. l [Phi Pi Phil’s Dance to I Be Open to Student; An innovation will appear on the Armour social calendar this week when an open dance is presented by the Phi Pi Phi fraternity at Thorne Hall on the McKinlock campus of Northwestern University. Saturday, May 4 at 9 p. m. is the time; music will be supplied by Jack Blair and his orchestra; the price of bids is one dollar. All Armour studentsl are invited to attend. Patrons who have been invited are President Hotchkiss and his wife, Dean Heald and Mrs. Heald, Professor and Mrs. E‘nsz, Proilessor and Mrs. Freud, Professor and Mrs. Harris. Profcs« our and Mrs. Oldenburger, Professor and Mrs. Roesch, and Professor and Mrs. Schommer. lProf. Davis Will Talk on Statistics Friday l Because of the assembly at which Major Reed Landis spoke, the meek, ing of the Math Club scheduled for, rFriday, April 26, was postponed to Incxt Friday, May 3 at 10:30 a. 111., IScience Hall. Professor Davis will i give a talk on “The Mathematics of ' Statistics." Mark Dannis, a member of the . group, is preparing a talk on “Vari— l ous Kinds of Geometry," which will probably be presented at the flollow- ing meeting on May 17. l iScniors Win Metal Society Memberships l __. On Thursday, April 11, the Chi- lcago section of the American So- lciety for Metals held a banquet at‘ l the Mcdinah Athletic Club during which three Armour seniors were awarded junior memberships in thcl society. These men are R. Arms—l i bury, 'E. Renst’rom, and P. l-Ienoch. l Similar awards were also made to lthc University of Illinois, Lewis In—‘ l stitute, Northwestern University, and l L Valparaiso University, each of which. was represented by a member of its faculty. Dean Heald was Armour-’5' representative. l The organization was formerly. ‘ known as the American Society for I Heat Treating. tenants Buttcrfield and Johanscn of the Great Dukes Naval Reserve stu- tion as candidates for the Naval Re- serve flight training course. The candidate flor the flight course must be a graduate of an accredited col~ legc, preferably in engineering, and have completed college physics, and mathematics through trigonometry. The accepted candidates are en- listed in the Navy as second class seamen and go to Great Lakes for elementary flight training, which lasts about a month. Upon comple- tion of training at Great Lakes, the student flyer is ordered to Pensacola for a complete flight training course, lasting about a year. He is then designated as an Aviation Cadet and has clothing, food, quarters, and in» surance given him. In addition, the cadet receives $75 per month pay. Ai‘ter finishing the course at Pen- sacola, the cadet is ordered to somel naval station or ship for a period ofl three years. His pay is meanwhilel raised to $125 per month. When his three years of service are up, the cadet receives a gratuity of $1,500 and is commissioned as a U. S. Naval Reserve officer. Al— though released from active duty, the officer is expected to maintain his efficiency by repeating short flight training courses. The seniors who were interviewed are Bernstein, Dushek, Friede, Gra- kavac, B. Jones, T. Jones, Lester, Meyer, Nelson, O’Connor, Pale, Rad- villaa, Thomson, and West. Ray I’flum, a last year’s graduate, is ex- pected to start training at Great Lakes the first of June. The other men, if accepted, will be eligible in July. Armourdlnmni Rank High in Arx Contact Out of two thousand drawings submitted in a recent General Elec. trio Competition, eleven former Ar- mour students or graduates of the Department of Architecture either qualified for prizes or received hon. orable mentions. -, The men who received awards are: A. H. Bucci, I. Bowman, M. Bow