By Paul Schultz The question which has been pre— eminent in‘ the minds of the Amer- ican people for the last four or five years still holds its place. “Is pros- perity just around the corner? Are we on the road to recovery?" Every person in every position of life has h-fs own private opinion. Some in- dustries have almost recovered their former standings and naturally ihe people connected with those firms can earnestly say that we are on the road back. In contrast, there are those industries which have no: come back, but which seem to sink lower and lower. Applying the same question to their workers evokes a negative answer. As in all disputes, both sides are partially correct. We are on the road to recovery, but the climb is hard and gradual. Inventories in all lines are low, year and statements reveal, and the demand for new merchandise will necessitate in creased production. Distribution, both retail and wholesale, continued to show a 10 per cent to 15 per cent increase over last year. It has been estimated that total retail sales in 1934 reached the highest figure since the 1931 figure of about 29 billions, as compared to 25 billions in 1933. The South and the South- west took the lead in sales increase, followed closely by the middle wee- tern states, where farmers’ bonus payments and increased commodity prices were a big help. The automobile industry has reached a new peak. The demand for new cars cannot be met readily, end the lower,pric Jinmmabeing. rushed out at top speed. This is naturally the time of the year for increased activity along this line, but the pick-up this year is greater than usual. Moreover, steel pro- duction has been expanding steadily for the last few months. The rate of output has increased materially over the value of this time last year. The banks are in shape to finance whatever expansion of business may be ahead. Their excess reserves rose to the highest level on record in the middle of January. Notwith- standing this, they are still cautious in making loans. The negative side has a reply to this-answer by sayinrr that the price of goods has‘ gone (Continued on page 3) Math Club to Hear Maris Dannie Friday Various types of non-Euclidean geometry will be discussed by Mark Dannis at the Math Club meeting to be held at 10:30 Fridcy in 801' r‘ Hall. There are several systems which are built on other axiom; {her those used in the system with which we are familiar. They all use the same type of reasoning, but lead to different results due to the differ- ences in the fundamental assump- tions. The last meeting was addressed by Professor W. M. Davis on the sub- ject of siatistics. The talk was so well received that some of the fol- lows xpressed a desire to. take the course in mathemat’cs of statistics next year. Delta Tau nee; Has New Rooms Delta Tau Delta fraternity has moved from its home on Michigan avenue into a new suite of rooms in the building just east of Mission on 33rd street, and is now busy decorat— ing and furnishing these quarters. The move was made under the au— spices of the c:mmittee on fraternity affairs, of which Professor D. P. Moreton is the chairman. This com- mittee is trying; to work out a plan whereby all or most of the social fra- ternities can be accommodated in this building. If the plan materializes, the (Confirmed on page 4) .Pl’on Revision of Armour Engineer The reorganization of the Armour ‘ Engineer to interest alumni as well as students is the subject being con- .sidered by a committee formed at lthe last staff meeting of the pub— lica’oion. Involves Large Circulation lncrense Professors Moreton and Schommer are representing the alumni in this plan which is hoped to bring the magazine’s circulation to 3000 by distribution to alumni of Armour. Also on the committee are Mr. Alli- son and Professors Heald and Hend- n’cks in behalf of the Institute, while the student body is represented by 11. P. Millcvillc and H. S. Nachman of the Engineer staff. . The subject matter of the Engi- neer would include articles by prom— inent alumni and news of the achievements of the men of Armour. It has been pointed out that grad— uates of the Institute have succeed- ed not only in engineering but also in such diverse fields as astronomy and play writing. May Change Form The present form of the magazine is also under consideration, since a larger sized page has some desirable features such as allowing more pic- tures to be used. Although free distribution of the magazine is being considered to in- terest the alumni in making it more 1heir magazine, the financial side of the program is being; balanced by the increased possibilities of adver» tising. thus making the publication ‘part’ally self supporting. The forthcoming edition of the V‘nzrineer. ‘o be issued durinq Junio' Week, is not being planned for such wide distribution, but is featuring interesting student articles. Sophomores Choose ’ "denier Week headers In order that the class of '37 may function more efficiently and effec- tively during Junior Week, the soph- omore class held a meeting on Friday, May 3. After a short discussion of the plans and schedule of the events for Junior Week by R. A. Peterson, ‘unior marshal, elections ()i' can tains and leaders for the week were held. E. Bodenmann was elected to cap— tain the soph baseball team, while J. Hevrdejs, and K. Carroll were elected co—captain of the track team. Amid great secrecy and hubbub, the rush leader was elected for the crowning event of Junior Week, the Frosh—Soph Rush. Under the, able leadership of the men elected, the sophomore class expects to sweep throne-h Junior Week with a victor- ious slate. After the election of leaders, Oreste Tomei, social chairman, dis- cussed the plan for a dance to be held either on the night of the final exams, June 10, or the next day, June ‘11. It is planned to have the dance lrponsored jointly by the freshman I and sophomore clasFes Plan Refreshments for Annual Concert This year, the Faculty Women's Club will act as sponsor for the an- nual Spring Concert presented by the Musical Clubs. and the Fraterni- ty Sing. An important departure from past years will be made in that, after the concert, light refreshments will be served in the faculty grill‘ This is intended ‘ and student union. to be a general social affair where students and their friends may meet faculty members and their wives. Mrs. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Erickson, Mrs. Heald. and Mrs. Leigh of the Fac— ulty Women’s Club, will be hostess— es for the evening. The arrangement of the program Will be similar to that of last year. A group of songs and pieces by the Glee Club and Orchestra, an inter-' mission during which the fraternities will hold their sing, and honor cy— ‘cles will be awarded, after which Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois tdht’ldl. htliltt ”l0 tilt liltiitii tidbit httllii. tdd’i'ltl’l‘ltib Knickerbogel“ Hotel is Chosen As Site tor Attair CARL SANDS TO PLAY Armour’s foremost social event of the year, the annual Junior Formal, will be held this spring at the Orien— tal Ballroom of the Knickerbocker Hotel, Walton place. just east of Michigan boulevard. The date of this afl'air, which is always the climax of Junior Week festivities, is May 17, and because of its success at the Junior informal dance held earlier in the year, the same orchestra has been engaged. Ballroom ln Unusual The Oriental Ballroom, where the dance will take place, is one of the most unusual in Chicago. Among its unique features is a center dance panel of glass which is illuminated from beneath by subdued lighting. An artificial cooling system will pro— vide a comfortable atmosphere in the event of warm weather. Dancing will begin at 9:30, and at 10200 p. m. a special eight—course dinner, prepared by the Knicker- hocker’s well known chef, will be served. The rhythm for the occasion will be furnished by an eleven-piece orchestra under the direction of Carl Sands, who was pianist at the time when the organization was led by Stan Norris. Bids this year will cost $4.00. Those desiring to obtain a formal outfit shouldsee George Ormsby, who is dis- tributing cards which will entitle the holder to rent a complete outfit, ox- cluding shoes, for $2.50. The cém'mittoo’ ‘ of" the "junior class", which has completed the details of the (lance, consists of Don Graham, chairman, D. Howell, l. M. Hughes, G. 01-msby, R. Paulscn, F. L. Smith, and E. Wolniak. Mould and Button Talia Before Schools Dean Heald and Professor Dutton are to talk at each of the three city junior colleges this coming week. Dean Heald will speak on “Vocational Opportunities in Enginering,” and Professor Dutton will talk on “Tech- rolozzy Procrress and Its lnipiica. tions.” The talks will be given before the social science classes of the schools. This year’s junior week will havcl men wishing to enter must have the fireatest sports program everi their applications in to Jess Kremer Besides the reguvj brought together. lar baseball games, the pcniathlon and the interclass relays, there will be added a novelty junior-senior farce race to bring the week of annual irosh—soph scrap. Awards for Baseball Ray Peterson, junior marshal, will be awards given to the winning team of the , interclass baseball games. As yet it has not been de- ruling against fast pitching; some classes prefer it while others do not. A meeting of the assistant marshal: will be held tomorrow with the base- ball captains 'in the Tau Bete rooms and a vote taken to determine the preference. The winning team will be awarded medals to commemorate their victory. Another big feature of the week will be the pentathlon, which will be divided into two groups to give non- trackmen a better chance. The events included will be the lOOvyard hlgh hurdles, loo-yard dash, half-mile. broad jump, and the shot put. These , five items offer the best variety to Junior Week Will Afford Variety of Sports Activities and @thcr Events sports to a climax just before the‘ the week the inter-class lrack and has anounccd that this year there, track. As awards, the winning inter- termined whether there will be a traveling cup umtil next year. fists Psi Merges with Pi Kappa PM With the merging of Pi Kappa Phi and Beta Psi national fraternities on . April 20 and the chapter installation ‘ and initiation of 26 members of Beta chapter of Beta Psi into Alpha Phi chapter of Pi Kappa Phi last Satur- day and Sunday, Pi Kappa Phi, na— tional social fraternity is now rep- resented on the Armour campus. Pi Kappa Phi. founded at Cnar'lestown, South Carolina, in 1004, now has n roll of forty chapters. Merge After Year's Work The merger at this time is the cul- mination of over a years work by the officers of both organizations and comes only after careful and compre- hensive invesigation on the part of each fraternity. The satisfactory completion of the merger is evidence of the strong position of the Armour chapter. National Officer Present Albert W. Meisel, national presi- dent of Pi Kappa Phi, who. prior to his resignation last November served four years as vice—chairman of the National lnteri‘raternity Conference, was present at the initiation cere- monies Sunday morning and the in- lhltttdti itintion banquet Sunday noon. How- urd I). Leake, executive secretary of Pi Kappa Phi, who has represented that organization in the negotiations, was also present. Ten undergraduate members of Omega chapter at Pur— due University performed the ritual- istic work. Clear Practice Range for Armour Archers The newly formed Archery Club will soon practice on a range of its own which is now under the process of construction a short distance to "he north oil theiinto‘labera‘wry.‘ The club is now composed of ten members, six of whom are old hands at the (tame. A short business meeting is to be held tomorrow in the assembly hall, and all who are interested are in- vited. The only restriction on mem- Tuesday, May 7, l935 lithlitiliti ”til AW bhlhilll’b With use fiddly 0h thlllhli Mill dfititlhhdli Armour Group Will be Actresses, Most oat Assisted by Six Guest Whom Are From Hull House Players There will be a meeting of i all reporters and members of tho ‘ editorial staff of the Armour Tech News Lodwy, Tuesday. May 7, at 12:20 in film publications oflicc. There will be a. meeting of Tom. 1 Beta Pi in the Tan Beta Pi rooms tomorrow at 12:20 1). m.. All ac- tive members of the chapter are l urged to be present l Dottie winner is June 41 Alumni, trustees, faculty, and the senior class of ’35 will be present at the annual spring, alumni banquet to be held June 4, at 6:30, in the Me- dinah Athletic Club building. Two well known Chicago columnists will speak at the banquet, Warren Brown of the Herald Examiner, and Arch Ward of the Tribune. J. D. Cunning- ham, chairman of the board of trus- tees, and W. E. l-Iotchkiss, president of Armour Institute will speak on the program. The 100 members of the Armour Tech Musical Clubs will pre- sent several numbers during the eve- rung. J. J. Ahern, ’30, will be given th high point award given annually by the. alumni association, to an out“ standinm‘so‘nior Th" aj’yam May on high""sdliolarship anL "prominence lll extravcurricular oct.vitlcs. The championship relay team consisting- of Dunbar, Neal, Nelson, and Neil- ert, will also be honored at the ban- quct. The price—$1.25~—includcs tax and hership is that prospective members must furnish their own equipment. Professor Hendricks and Profes— !.vor Fulzrhum have expressed an in— 1' torost in the organization, which is f headed by Harold Meyer, who is ex- \perienccd both at target shooting . and in hunting with the bow. He has killed a deer and other same. The first meet will not occur un— til next semester; thus the team has ample time to get in excellent con dition. :- Ray Peterson by Monday, May 3, as the events will be run off on lthc day following at 1:00 in the ; afternoon. I On Wednesday and Thursday of' Hotel-fraternity relays will be held. i Each team will be made up of iour ‘men who will go once :iroun' KN l class team will be given sterling" sil- l vcr shoes, while the best fraternity lteam will be privileged to hold the 1 New Feature to Add Humor i To climax the week a brand new event has been added to the calcu- dar. lit is dubbed the junior~senior madly race and will have five parts: .a sprint, a distance run, a three— l l tip. Reservations must he made in ad. vance by phone or by mail with J. J. Schommer. Phone Victory 4600 or ad— dress 3300 Federal Street, Chicago. Eleventh/ten initiated into AlphaChi Sigma Alpha Chi Sigma, national pro— iossional chemical fraternity, an- nounces the formal initiation last Thursday of four juniors and seven sophomores. The four juniors se- lected were J. ll, Johnson, H. P. Milleville, O. E. Norris, O. Zmeskal. From the sophomore class were chos- en H. O. Bauermeister, H. ‘L. Bliss, J. A. Haase, F. B. Harman, W. F. Schi'eibcr, P. R. Schultz, and B. Wil- helm. A number of graduate members of the fraternity were also present to assist in the ceremonies which were held in the new rooms which the fraternity secured at 3339 Fed- eral st. Decoration of this suite, the site of the former Civil Museum. was accomplished by the initiates. LlMlTElD NUMBEIE 0F SEATS REMAlN Realizing their ambition of produc- ing,r a full length play with a mixed cast, the Armour Players are pre- senting “The Red Robe" this Friday and Saturday evening at 8:15 p. m. in the Mission auditorium. Six guest actresses are taking the feminine roles. They with all the members of the drama group have been working diligently for the past several weeks to make this annual spring produc- tion a success. lP’lay Highly Commended The director of the Armour Playm rrs, Professor Hendricks, said, “The student body has received the work of our group so favorably this semester. that we have been encouraged to at— tempt larger and better productions. I know that all those who will attend our playbill this week-end will agree that the organization has succeeded in its efforts.” The “Red Robe,” a four-act play by Eugene Bricux, has been crowned with the highest hon— ors by the French Academy of Art. Its plot deals with problems of the French court and is highly dramatic with intrigue and excitement. All seats are reserved and tickets may be obtained in the lobby of the main building for thirty-five cents. According to William Emmerich, the business manager, there is only a limited number of seats left and all those intending to see the play 1. 'c or ed to purchase tickets immediate- Guests and members of the Play« ers who are in the cast are as fol- lows: Persons. of the Play Miouzon ..... . . . . . . . . .Sydney Miner Vagret ..... . .John Styrsky Etchopare . . .Michael Pantone Mondoubleau ......... Herman Ross LaBouzule ........ Sidney Krcimzm Bunerat .......... Albert Schrieber Attorney—General .Orville Hampton President of the Assizes..Al Kulpak Dclorme .......... Stanley Bernstein Ardeuil . .Raymond Kliphnrdt Bridet .................. Tom Jones Clerk ........... Richard Weissman Placnt . . . .F‘rancis Popper Yanctta .............. Mary Russo Etchepare’s Mother . . .Gladys Rorem Madame Vagret . . . .Helene Iarussi Madame Bunerat . . .Beatrice Palucci Bertha ............... Marie Lubes Cutialcnu ......... Camille larussi (Continued on page 3) Pi Tau Sigma Elects Five for Membership Five juniors were initiated lust Thursday by the Armour Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical engineering fraternity. The men who were chosen for their outstand— imr work in the department are l“. Aulci‘. D. E. Howell, A. M. Lone, A. H. Rice, and F. L. Smith. A banquet, amended by faculty and active members of the frater- nity, was held in the Faculty Grill Tl-llS WEEK Tuesday, May 7, to Monday, May 13 Tuesday Track: Armour at Loyola; Af- ternoon. Wednesday Archery Club; Assembly Hall; 12:30 p. m. Baseball: N. Cen~ Thursday ‘ legged race, a wheelbarrow push iand n potato—sack race, all run oil" iin the form of a relay, after which a huge tug—o’vwar will he held. 1 And to finish the week there will. be the annual class rush, in whichi .lhe sophomores and freshmen kill; oil? their grudges by removing each: ,others' articles of clothing unden'l l the mask of a contest. All the events i l have been planned to make this one! ; the second croup of numbers will test man’s all—around ability. Gold: week in the year the best ever. and‘ Chicago W. S. E.; Engineering Bldg; 7:30 p. m. Friday Math Club; Science Hall; 10:30 a. in. Society Meeting-s, 10:30 a. m. l l , l l tral at Armour; 3:30 p. m. l i l I 1 Saturday Baseball; Armour at Wheaton; l 2:30 p. m. Track; Wheaten at Armour; 1:30 p. m. Monday OPEN HOUSE NIGHT! be given. The reception will be held" and silver awards will be given to' one that will be remembered longi after the concert. the winners in each division. Those 3 after the others. 5 . before the initiation, which was held in the Pi Tau Sigma rooms. Trustees to Discuss New Site for Schoot' With the question of a new site for the school expected to be the principal topic of (lisoussion. the Armour Board of Trustees will hold its regular spring meeting: next Monday, May 13. A brochure detailing" the possibili— ties of the property at Erie street and Lake Shore Drive. which is now partially under option to (he insti. trite. has been prepared by ix. Hotchkiss and is new in the It is hoped that it will be ready in time for the meeting.