Wednesday, March 20, I935

 

Housing Project 1
Under Way Here

Continuing their practice of de’
voting the year’s meetings to non—
cngineering subjects, the Western
Society of Engineers had as their
guest speaker last Thursday Mr. Al»
len C. Williams, Project Director for
the Metropolitan Housing Council.
Miss Elizabeth Wood, Executive Di-
rector of the same organization, was
originally scheduled to address the
meeting, but lbccause of a confer-
ence in Washington, she was unable
to attend.

Housing Is New Problem

The Metropolitan Housing Coun-
cil is in no way connected with the
government, nor is it a social serv-
ice agency. It was set up and is
operated by people who are inter-
esed in better housing conditions in
Chicago.

The problem of housing is, for
Chicago, a comparatively recent one.
Until two decades or so ago, Chi-
cago was a country town. Now we
have four million inhabitants resid-
ing on four hundred square miles.
As there are not any laws specifying
what minimum living conditions shall
be, certain. areas have a great con-
centration of people, creating,
thereby, formidable problems.

Slums to Be Eradicated

By cleaning up three islands in a
sea of slums, the P. W. A. will not
help the situation much. Their only
purpose is to provide an incentivo
for the inhabitants of Chicago.

Four things will have to be done
to eliminate the slum area. First, all
dwellings unfit for good living should
be demolished. This will be a con-
stant problem, for Chicago is con-
tinually aging. Second, the value of
good neighboring buildings will have
to be conserved. The only way this
can bc done is by the proper man»

 

 

Scientists Mourns
fleath at M. Pupin

Michael I. Pupin, one of the fore‘
most electrical engineers of the coun-
try, died last week from compli d—
tions resulting from an old illness.
Although he came to America as a
poor immigrant, he worked his way
through college, attaining his doc.
tor‘s degree and finally becoming pro-
fessor of Electro-mcchanics at Colum.
bia University, where among his stu-
dents Were Robert Millikan and lrvr
ing Langmuir.

He was born in a little village in'
Yugoslavia on October 4th, 1858, but
when only fifteen years old he cmL
grated alone to America which he
had heard described as a land of
fabulous opportunity. By working
during the day and studying at
Cooper Union in the evening be pre-
pared himself for Columbia College
in New York City. He passed the
entrance examinations with a high
standing and started as a self—sup-
porting freshman at the age of nine~
teen. After graduating With honors
in 1883, he studied physics at Cam—
bridge and Berlin, attaining his doe
tor’s degree in 1889.

On his return to America, Pupin be—
came an instructor at Columbia, as-
si ting in starting a division of elec‘
trical engineering. From the first
space assigned to him in a shed, he
developed the electrical department
from its first industrial applications
to the modern research organiza-
tion necessary to our civilization.

In 1896, two weeks after the dis—
covery of X-rays, Pupin, as a con:
sultant of a New York hospital, first
applied the new methods as a guide
to surgical operations by using his
newly invented fluorescent screen
which made possible photographs
using an exposure of a. second in-
stead of an hour.

Telephone systems were trying, at
the beginningr oi‘ the century, to ex-
pand their lines to distant cities, but‘
the inevitable fading in large net-
works seemed to make the problem
impossible. Pupin patented a new
type of loading coil which used ai
toroidal winding: to enable the effects l

 

 

 

of sound to be transmitted undimin—
ished. 1

Professor Pupin was a member oil
the American Association for thcl
Advancement of Science, serving as‘
president in 1925. He also belongedl
to several engineering societies and‘
was awarded their highest medals}
for engineering research. Some of"
the awards given him were the Edi—l
son medal, the Herbert Hoover prize, l
the Washington medal, and several‘
foreign decorations. ‘

facilities will be very bad the lrend

ARMOUR TECH NEWS

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22:32:." to; Infill/m» Smoker
for Mechanicals;

tircly reconstructed. Fourth, a bet.
ter knowledge of conditions prevail-
ing should be dispersed. ——

Mcmlbers ol' the mechanical (mo
gecring‘ department held a smoker
last night at the Beta Psi fraternity
house. W. W. Hennings and A. M.
Lane repeated the talks which were
chosen as the two best of the scmcs»
tcr. Last night the members picked
the one which they considered the
better. This talk is to be given at
the National meeting- of the A. S.
M. E., which will be held in Chicago
next month. Awards of fifty, ten,
and five dollars will be given at the
national meeting. W. W. Henning’s
topic is “Critical Speeds of Crank-
shafts,” and A. M. Lane’s subject is
“Overdrive of Gas Engines."

Government Gives Aid

At the present time, under the
direction of Mr. T. Ferrcnz, C. E.,
’1], a land use survey and real prop—
erty inventory is being.r conducted;
it is making an exhausting study of
available facts and information
about what housing is needed for the
people in the reconstruction area,
what price classes they comprise,
and all facts relating to future hous-
ing problems. They will try to help
along the public relations necessary
for the reconstruction problems to
succeed. In the long run the people
will have to pay for the projects now
underway. Those housing projects
are not charity; they are to be self»
liquidating. Uncle Sam has only pro-
vided the financial, technical, and
legal assistance so that the city of
Chicago can operate the projects in
a just manner.

 

Lcc Carlton, adjustment manager
of the .lnitcd American Bosch Com-
pany of Chicago, spoke at the A. S.
M. E. meeting last Friday on “Field
Experiences in Dicscl Installation."
He said that whereas the field of
Diesel engineering is not new, most
developments of importance have
been of' recent date. gince the

Chicago Expanding
Tho reasons why these sites were
chosen for the P. W. A. projects , ,
are many In the first place they Bosch company makes fuel injec—
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represent the worst districts Chicago ; m,”’ in?“ 9‘ ”1L, tulk Wd" concuncd
has. Secondly Chicago is moving‘ thh chction oi incl at the proper
further west 'but as we will soon “point of the stroke and how [his time

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reach a place where transportation "l "”0de 1" calculated.

 

will he to rc~occupy the “No-Man‘s situation will take

Land.” The building of a new strata

same

place in
Chicago as in Cleveland. When some
will necessitate the removal of' the ‘ of their slums were cleaned out, the
old. Third, each area is a commun-i inhabitants moved to n m-ighhoring
ity of its own, being bounded by fosti slum and made conditions worse.
transportation systems and having“ The outcome of the housing problem

 

schools and public buildings. 1rcmains, in the face of all the ob—
Theso are only a few of tho manyl stuclcw, in doubt. Only the future
success of this

prc‘construction problems. can. dctcrminc the

 

Many are wondering whether the venture.

 

Former Student at i
Armour Wins Prize

Midshipman James W. Thompson,
a former student at Armour who is
now in the graduating class at. the
United States Naval Academy, was
last week declared the winner 01' the
Commander James Edward Palmer
pi‘ The award is made to the mcm~
bi ol' the senior class who is most
proficient. in thermodynamics and
steam engineering. The presentation
of the prize of an engraved wrist
watch is made at a dress parade
during June Week preceding com-
mcncoment.

Having graduated from Parker
High School in 1929, Thompson on-
tcrcd Armour in the fall of that year
and continued his studies in the
chci’nical engineering department un—
til 1931, when he was appointed to
the Naval Academy. lie was espe-

   
   

 

cially interested in mathematics and
ballistics in his courses at Annap-
olis.

Senior Cinils inspect
New Chicago Tunnel

 

'l‘wcntyullvc Armour senior civils,
all that the Chicago Bureau of" Engi-
nccrinu' would allow, made a Visit to
the Chicago Avenue water tunnel yes-

 

terday, The group, which was spo-
x'inlly selected, onlcrml the tunnel
through the Lake Slrcot shaft, at
Lake Street and (‘cntral Park Ave—
nuo. Clad in protective clothing
which was supplied by the llun-au of
Engineering, the civils wore conduct
vd through the work by a guide who,
explained the construction of the tun-l
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Since AL RAGAN has come buck
from South Milwaukee, he won’t
need that letter ol‘ I‘ecoI‘umemlalion
to WALLY TALLAF‘US' girl friends
there, but he would lilzo our for the
Chicago area.

Now that Sir Anthony Machulis
has mastered the slide rule. we hope
he will use it so he will no longer
write fixl;-,»1 and 1... 4:12 in his
calculus quizzes, and then say the
book must be wrong.

We hear that BENNY FREUD is
offering a royalty to any achmicr
who invents unbreakable chalk. Re—
inforced concrete designers are not-
eligible.

Plush: 1'}. C. HOV/9'16, [VLF]. '37 [1.le
[won ’I “fling to u RUTH (I. [6. of the
Nuliomtl Collt'yc of Education. She’s
in I’l’rfll‘fif'ld, so HM [an] ('mmlopo says.

TEDDY It.

 

MAUREECE ALEXANDER’S sou-
venir hunting didn't net him very
much on his last juunt with the
team. He claims the
«lollies. smelled of beer anyway.
Null GEORGE WEST,
who (lucsn’f ordinarily indulge in Ill)-
stirfli'w/ 'niwli/m', [Ill/[S (wig/ur'r/Irs only
Ichwn Ito's: (ml will! Esther.

swimming

Ww hour

If" any reader has a l'rinndly onc-
‘my who is too big to be taken on,

Page Three

,lllustrated Talia
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{given lay WHSE.

Al. the last meeting of the Ar-
mour branch of the Western So—
ciety of Engineers an illustrated
lecture on the Illinois waterway was
delivered by Mr. R. Stellar of the
United States Enginecrs’ office.

Mr. Stellar, a former Armour stu-
dent who has been associated with
the Enginccrs’ office since 1930, was
sent out instead of Mr. Woerman
who was confined to his home by a
slight illness. Mr. Stellar first told
ol’ the extent of the Illinois water-
way.

The project extends from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
but the man made part is concen—
Lrotcd in the stretch of river be.
tween .loliet and Starved Rock. In
this distance of 60 miles, the river
drops 130 feet.

The object of the project is to
construct a manageable waterway
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf,
and to lav the foundations, upon
chosen sites, for future power
hous 'he task of drawing up
plans and specifications. for the wa-
terway was entrusted to the U. S.
Engincers’ office, a body of" men
headed by U. 8. Army officers and
manned by graduate technicians,
quitu a few of whom came from Ar-
mour.

 

 

 

 

 

remember, "lhc pcn is mightier Him”.
Hll’ mum-r" and just drop it into the
Now; box near the elevator.

The Junior Civils complain that
Herbie Ensz is too early with a
semester problem in reinforced con-
crete design.

 

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“Will AflmllNG TUWERD the statistical end of the in»

surancc business," says Whiting, ’35. "And is it a job!
Higher mathematics and their practical application,
slide rules, logarithms...all jumble up when I’m tired.
Another thing: I have a job at night—sometimes don’t
get a chance to study until I’m through. But a Camel
helps to keep me going—and I can Concentrate again
and feel wide awake. Camels are never harsh to my
throat. They are mild and gentle, yet have a marvel-

ous flavor—a flavor that never tires my taste. I am a
steady smoker, but Camels ncvcr disturb my nerves."
(Signed) F. DELAND WHITING. '35

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9 :30 run. M.:5.T.
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"lT'S MIGWTV 00M-
FORTUNG to light up a
Camel. The fatigue that alv
ways follows kocn excite-
ment quickly fades away,
and I feel refreshed and
restored in short order."
(Signed) RAY STEVENS
North American
Bob-Sled Champion

“cAlll‘iELS ARE MUST
POPULAR in our set.
They taste so mild and
good—and they give you a
‘lilt' when you need it.
I'm a steady smoker. but
Camels never jungle my
nerves, and i never tire of
Camcl’s Lach."

(Signed)
EMILIE BAGLEY, '15