Tuesday, May 7, I935 Library Browsing Reveals Rarities A few minutes spent in browsing around the school library reveals some interesting articles not usually noticed by students. Facing the library entrance is an old grandfather’s clock which reveals on close inspection that it was don- ated by the class of 1902 at a time when Armour Institute was called Armour Scientific Academy. To the right, extending out from a space be. tween the windows, is a case contain- ing medallions of presidents of the United States from George Washing- ton to Theodore Roosevelt. In the northeast corner of the room hangs an oil painting of Dr. Frank W. Gun- saulus, the first president of Armour Institute, illuminated by an overhang- ing light. On pedestals between the north windows are two marble busts —-one of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, the other—Joseph Armour. On the ends of the bucket/ands fac- ing the librarians’ desk can be seen pictures and autographed engravings of U. S. Grant, Charles Dickens, Robert Browning, Ralph W’aldo Em- erson, Henry W. Longfellow, John Ruskin, Fits-Greene Halleck, William H. Prescott, Leigh Hunt, and John Greenleaf Whittier. A step behind the libiarians’ desk reveals two inter. esting articles. In a grilled frame on the west wall is a one shilling bill, issued by the Colony of Massachu- setts Bay on August 18, I775, prom- ising to pay the bearer one shilling in three years. A large gilded medal» lion of William Shakespeare, cast on the occasion of the Tercentenary Commemorative of Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon in 1830, hangs below the bill. School (1ch Library Course In its early years Armour was co- educational and had the only school of library science in the Middle West as revealed by a clipping from the New England Magazine, May, 1897 written by Clifford L. Snowdcn. “The only school of Library Science in the central states is the one con- ducted at the Institute in connection with the excellent library provided by Mr. Armor ....Tbe Howrmhe 1813'. est room in the building, occupying half of the main floor. The 15,000 well selected volumes are arranged in twelve alcoves, three of which are de- voted exclusively to technical works. The students and others who use the library are always allowed to help themselves and to go from alcove to alcove without hindrance. In spite of this freedom the number of books lost has been so small that it is hardly worth mentioning. The public is ad- mitted to the library and allowed to share in the convenience of the cir— culating department when properly guaranteed by responsible parties; of course, those people in the immedi- ate neighborhood are the only usual borrowers" . . . “The library is the main study room of the institution and is an inspiring sight, with its fifty or more tables crowded with the bright, earnest faces Dr. George Murphy Speaks to A. E. Ch. E. Last Friday the Armour Branch of the American Institute of Chemical! Engineers was addressed by Dr.[ George E. Murphy, chemical engineer in charge of research and develop- ment for the Universal Oil Products Company on the subject “The Chem- ical Engineer in the Petroleum 1n- dustry.” Dr. Murphy started with a discus— sion of the petroleum refining proc- ess, giving a general picture of the present practice in this field. This part of the talk was illustrated by a slide showing the equipment neces- sary for a modern gasoline cracking unit. Dr. Murphy then spoke briefly on the problems which the chemical engineer faces in this line, and on the modern tendencies in petroleum refin. ing. In concluding, Dr. Murphy spoke of the activities of the chemical en- gineer in general. Data was present« ed showing the fields which are open to chemical engineers and the aver- age compensation received in these various divisions. This material was of special interest to the graduating seniors. Although a slight delay was occa— sioned by the installation of a pro- jection machine, the meeting was generally conceded to he one of the best of the semester. Armour Senior Wins Lip Reading Contest William E. La Pedus, senior me- chanical, won third place a week ago in the Chicago contest in lip-read- ing, sponsored by the League For The Hard of Hearing. He has been attending classes in the subject every Friday evening for quite some time, but this was the first competi- tion he had ever entered. The winner of this contest goes to the national contest which is held in conjunction with the national convention of the League For the Hard of Hearing on June 7. La Pedus has been very active in the club. Last year he was pres- ident of the Young Peoples section, and this year he is on the member- ship committee. The membership now totals about 500. of the students. In the library are al- ways displayed one or two master- pieces of painting, whose constant silent influence has increasing power, the young people becoming more and more familiar with the best am as they become possessed of the best knowledge." The number of volumes in the li~ brary has been tripled since 1897. Today, the library has 45,000 volumes in its possession, two—thirds of which are technical and one-third general and recreational. It has 225 paid subscriptions to magazines of which 190 are domesic and thirty—five for— eign. Seventy other periodicals are gifts of publishers and companies. A five-year average covering the period 1930»31 through 1934-35 was taken of the circulation of books. Miss Steele arranged the following data: ARMOUR TECH NEWS PEA YERSw (Continued from page If Janitor of the Court ...... . . . . ............. . Maurice Alexander Police Sergeant . . . . . . Robert Clarke Policemen ........ . . . . . ....... . . . . . .Hugh Bisbee, Norton Gerber A large stage crew has been organ- iz'ed to produce the necessary stage effects and make the four changes of scenery. All the scenery was designed and constructed by members of the Players. The members of the produc~ tion staff are: Production Staff Stage Manager . . .Michael Baritone Asst. Sales Mgr. . . Robert Schwarz Lighting ... . . . . . . . . . . .Hugh Bisbee Scenery ......... ...... . Richard Lischer, Joseph Kichav— en, Irving Addis, Ernest Hoyer Business Manager. .Wm. Emmerich Publicity. . . . . . . . . Richard Weissman Average Average for month by day Circulation ..... . . 1282 54 Overnight ...... . .3035 126 Reference (books . 6855 285 charged for use in the library) Each'year books are purchased by the library under a definite system. Among the accessions of 1935 are: America’s Tragedy by J. T. Adams; Basis of Things, J. A. Eldrige; Forty— two Yea/rs in the White Home, l. H. Hoover; Practical Stage Craft, M. H. I'Iynes; Termites and Termite Cou- Ccmtrol, C. A. Koi'ord; Your Son «ml Mine, J. T. McGovern; Search for Truth, E. ’1‘. Bell; Wearing the Short Story, Douglas Bement; Advance of Science, Watson Davis, editor; Tach- m'cs and Civilization, Lewis Mum- ford; and Design and Use of Instru- ments "Md Accuralc Mechanism by A. N. Whitehead. . Speaker Discusses G. E. Mercury Lamps The subject of the talk presented by Mr. Hansen of the General Elec— trio Vapor Lamp Company before the Armour branch of the A. I. E. E. lust week was “Mercury Vapor Lumps”. The speaker presented a sizeable list of factors, on the ad- visability of using mercury vapor lamps, and presented um. explanation of the functions that take place in- side thc glass envelope. After the conclusion of his talk, Mr. Hansen answered many queries put to him by the professors and students pres» ent. international House Site of Gay Pageant Founded by John D. Rockefeller as a center for the promotion of in- ternational understanding and world peace, the International House was the scene of gay activity last Friday and Saturday nights. With fourteen major foreign countries participat— ing, the pageant, entitled “1935 In lacrnat'ilonol Night," presented a spectacle of brilliant costumes, dance, music and songs. The program, supposed to dopict events of a distant future, comprised a number of specialties presented by artists from many nations, including Cuba, China, Germany, England, Japan, the Slavic countries, India, and the Mohammedan nations. A capacity crowd attended this un- usual pageant. They came not only from Chicago institutions, but from Ohio, Wisconsrin, Michigan, and other midwest institutions. Alum Club Plumes 0n Building Glider Soon During last Friday’s meeting of the Aero Club, tentative plans were drawn up for future meetings. Among the most important events will be outstanding speakers on aero- nautics, and inspection trips to air- craft factories and the Municipal airport. With the engineering shops of the Institute available for the club’s use, the members decided to design and construct their own glider and pos— sibly a light plane as part of next semesters’ program. murmurs; (Continued from page 1) up. Even so, statistics show that the volume of business done was greater, and activity can best be measured by the volume of goods sold. There is one other question which looms in the mind of the public. The government will not begin to live within its income for another year at least, according to President Roosevelt. Expenditures for the present fiscal year are estimated at 8%. billions. Income for the year will probably not exceed 4 billions; that means another deficit of ap» proximately 4% billions will bring the public debt to a new high of about 34 billions. Still, there is no increase of taxation suggested. This is merely putting oil the day of reckoning. Some time, however, the money must be raised to meet these expenditures and to begin re— l paying the funds already borrowed. Page Three (fibrils Tour New Sewage Proicct Last Tuesday, the senior eivils, ac- companied by the junior and sopho- more civils, inspected the west side intercepting sewers now being built for the City of Chicago. Professors Penn and Stevens were the faculty sponsors. The sewer reaches from the treat- ment works in Sticlmey to Fullerton avenue, a distance of 20.6 miles. It serves an area of 39 square miles, and is designed to take 50 per cent in ex- cess of the normal dry-weather flow and to by-pass any greater excess into the river. ' The average depth to bottom is 35 feet below street level. A large part of the excavation has been through soft clay containing irregular beds of loam and water—bearing sand, making it necessary to use extra pre- cautions against cave-ins. A pressure of about one and one-half utmo- spheres is maintained to prevent the {low of the material at the bulk head. Although the trip was for the senior civils, Professor Penn invited the sophomore and junior civils 1:0 come along. The tour through the tunnel was conducted by J. P. Della Maria, resident engineer in charge. Thoughtful people believe that the sooner steps are taken in that direc- tion, the better it will be for the fiscal affairs of the United States. The government cannot avoid pay- ment simply by putting it olf, any more than an individual. A painful operation, whether fiscal or surgical, causes less grief if performed promptly. SQUJASaH RACOUEW JOHN L SKILLMAN “norm many“ Ramona Champlai- GENE SARAZEN’ The wild cigarette the modems wonder is the mild cigarette for Y@ if.’ A cigarette so mild you can smoke all you Want—that’s what athletes say about Camels. And when a champion talks about “condition”——“wind”-—healthy nerves—«teal tobacco wildness—he’s got to know. Gene Sarazeu says: “Playing as much as l do—I have to keep in condition. I smoke Camels steadily. They are so mild they never get my 'wind’—~never upset my nerves.” Other athletes back him up. . .."I smoke all the Camels I want, and keep in top con- dition,” says Mel Orr, slugger of the New York Giants. . . . Georgia Coleman, Olympic l DIVING GEORGIA COLEMAN Winner, 13 Nalionul and Olymnic lines “Ill. MILLER v . chompl‘lush'l’ SGUMING 4 Times Nollonal Swill-Ia Chomulon diver, says: "Camels don’t cut down on my ‘wind.”’. . . Bill Miller, oarsnnan; Jim Lan- caster, N. Y. U.’s 1954c basketball captain; john Skillman, pro squash racquers cham- pion—hundreds ofsports stars smoke Camels regularly and report that Camels never get their “wind” or nerves. Wis-r this wildness menus to you! . . . It means you can smoke Camels all you want! Athletes have made this discovery: Camel’s costlier tobaccos are so mild, they can smoke all they please, without disturbing their “wind” or nerves. i ‘3‘ ® 19cc, n. J. Reynolds Tel). Co. BASEBALI. MELVIN on Slugger of mo N . BASKETBAH. JIM LANCASTER Captain, Undefeated ma, N.Y. u. Vlolon Athletes say: "Camels never get your wind.” €53 Camels are made from finer. GENE SARAZEN umau: Grill" Champion common! 35 IMPORTAN‘I’ 1‘0 vou 'i‘oa—on vacation, in college, at home. You can keep “in condition," yet smoke all you please. Cflg’h‘fifififi Tfilfiflflflfifii MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS «Turkish and Domestic—than any other popular brand. (Sigurd) KL]. 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