“.75)- a; n“ “@993 r";4 (a. "5 st. gism'bvua‘ ARHOEJS I :1 . Vol. V]. No. 9. Armour Institute of Tea nology, Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, April l6, l935 By Paul Schultz IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, the newspapers have had that sort of a sensational spree which only occurs every so often. The common sub- jects of Hitlerism and gangland news were forced to take back seats before the overwhelming torrent of subject matter which the editors of the daily papers call “real news." The bills under consideration in the Illinois legislature, especially the one concerning the increase in sales tax and the one which brings under that levy private and municipal util- ities furnishing gas, Water, electric— ity, telephone and telegraph service, are ones which should be of inter- est to everyone within the state. The 2 per cent sales tax which was levied last year, and which has prov- cn to be a major source of revenue for the state, according to our of- ficials is no longer sufficient and the tax must be increased in order to meet the 36 millions demanded by the federal relief bureaucracy as Illinois’ share of relief expenditures. T0 CAST a shadow on the bril- iiancy of the legislation going on, came the recent scandal at the Uni— versity of Iowa. This exposure was perhaps one of the most drastic which has taken place in college circles for many years. Many men have been expelled from schools for similar offenses, but never before has a school meted out such quick and decisive punishment to a group. The punishment at first glance ap— pears to' be extremely harsh but when given careful consideration the penalty seems no more than just. Granted that some of the men were not guilty, all of the members must have been aware of what was going on and for these members to permit the continuing of the offence makes them guilty on an equally serious charge. The responsibilities vested in a fraternity are such that the members must absolutely abolish acts such as this one or else that fra- ternity cannot or will not be allow— ed to survive. PERHAPS THE GREATEST nevus, if_you will call it that, also concerned colleges. It is the recent criticism of the University of Chicago for “cammunistic” influence. The accusations brought against the insti- tution may be absolutely true or they may be altogether the result of a brilliant imagination. It is true that centers of education are also centers of communism for it is in these places that the radicals find the “open sores in which to sow their germs," but af- ter all the student cannot be made to believe those things which he knows are false} Regardless of what an ins‘ructor may teach, the student who takes the time to consider and debate the matter decides for him- self, it is only the rattlebrained group which tallies the teaching as fact without ca’"eful self considera- tion. i i l TRULY, this ,has been a wonder- ful week for news and headlines, but the effect behind the story is cer— tainly of more importance. WHAT EFFECT will these'sub- terfuge=l of the News reporters have upon the life ofiathe country and what will be the final result"! Screen Men fledged By Literary Society Seven men who have been out— standing in their work on the pub- lications at Armour were pledged last night to Sphinx, honorary liter- ary society. They are N. Balai, C. L. DuSell, G. Freund, R. H. Knabe, J. 0. Larson, R. 0. Patterson, and G. A. Zwissler. The customary examination was last Friday - morning at 7 .~ , - given o’clock. ‘ were or which Trams Miami/res S.P.E.E. .Section to gym Willi Add litiifiiih or rut trust-ind Tug of War and Medley Relay Replace Push Ball. Contest At a meeting of the junior mar~ shals last week, a tentaiiVe program for junior week was evolved which differs slightly from those which have been presented in the past. As is the custom, activities will begin with Open House and will end with the Junior Formal Dance, the site of which has not yet been ascertained. The events will include a Frosh- Soph baseball game, a pentathlon. .the finals of the intcr~class baseball tourney, a Senior—Faculty baseball game, inter-class and inter-frat relays, a baseball game between Elmhurst and Armour, and the inter-fraternity sing and Spring Con- cert. Since there was a casualty in the Junior—Senior push ball contest last year, this event will be replaced by two new ones, a tug of war and a medley relay. Other new ideas are being considered, and there is a complete revision of events for the circus program. The week‘s frivolities will wind up with the inter-fraternity pageant, distribution of awards, and the long anticipated Freshman — Sophomore Class rush. REES. Will Hold Ito Smoker Next Week The Fire Protection Engineering Sooiety will hold its annual smoker at the Beta Psi fraternity house at 3337 South Michigan Avenue on Tuesday, April 23. There will be refreshments and the usual smoker activities. Mr. J. V. Parker, manager of the Western Actuarial Bureau, W. R. Townley, and Professors Finnegan and Robin- son will be present. At the smoker, Salamander, honor- ary Fire Protection Engineering fra» ternity, will present Donald N. Briss- man with a fire protection handbook for having the highest scholastic average of the freshmen fire protects last year. His average was 94.7, calculated on the basis of 97.5 for A and 90 for B. The senior fire protects visited the Ford assembly plant at 126th street and Terrence avenue on Friday, April 5. At this plant the steel bodies are welded, sprayed, and baked. The en- gines and frames are shipped from Detroit, and assembled with the bodies at the plant. The main building covers ten acres of ground. The buildings are kept very clean, and are of incom- bustible construction. In the paint storage room there is an automatic carbon dioxide sprinkler system 01)ch died by heat-actuated devices on the ceiling. Acre Club to Discuss Planes and ' Gliders Selecting J. Healy to act as tem- porary chairman, the newly formed Aero Club conducted its second meet- ing in, D Mission on, Friday, March '12? , After much discussion, a commit- tee consisting of A. Scln-ieber and S. Gryglas was appointed to assist the chairman in drawing up a constitu- tion to be presented to the members at their next meeting on Wednesday, March 17 at 12:30 in C Mission. Pro- fessor Wells has consented to act as sponsor for the group. ' > Because of the fact that.much of this school term has passed, the or— ganization will probably, not under- take the construction of air craft n— til a later date, and the club will cou~ fine its meetings to lectures and dis cussions of thekdesig/n constructior/ and operation of plénes and gliders The election of permanent officers will probably take place at the next meeting at which Prof. W. T. Hend- ricks is expected to speak. Two meetings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Edu- cation, which is considering the formation of new sections, were at- tended by Armour representatives. during the last week. Dean Williams of Iowa State Uni- versity, president of the S.‘ P. E. 131., spoke at the meeting- held April 9 at Purdue, where representatives from Armour, Lewis Institute, Notre Dame, Purdue, Rose Polytechnic ln~ stitute, and the University of Illi- nois voted to form the new Illinois- Indiana section. The balloting for officers resulted in Professor Finnc~ gun’s being named the ‘lirst president of the section while Professor Pec- bles was elected a representative of the new group. A paper was presented on “Eco- nomics for the Engineering Student" by Professor Dutton of Armour at the morning meeting, while discus- sion subjects led by faculty members included soil mechanics by Profes— sor Ensz, English by Professor Hen- dricks, and model testing by Profes— sor Stevens. It was announced that the next meeting, which will be held in April 1936, will take place at Armour. The session held April 12 and 13 at the University of Wisconsin was attended by Dean Heold and Pro- fessors Finnegan, Penn, and Perry. , Representatives from Armour, Iowa State, Marquette and the Universu ities of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin considered the possi- bilily of forming a secton of the society to include schools in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. On Friday afternoon there were talks on “The Training of Engineers for Public Service,” and ”Training: for Administrative Positions in En— gineering.“ Round table discussions on Saturday morning considered methods of teaching, and the presen- tatidn of laboratory instruction. Oldenburger to Talk on "Fri-Linear Forms Dr. R. Oldenburger will speak be- fore a meeting of the American Mathematics Society at the Univer» sity of Chicago next Friday, April 19. He will speak on “Characteris- tic Numbers of Tri-linear Forms.” The frequencies of the light bands of the hydrogen spectrum offer an example of tri~linear forms; how- ever, Dr. Oldenburger is interested in only the mathematics—not its ap- plications. Spring Concert Site To Be Assembly Hall As in other years, the annual Spring Concert of the Armour Tech Musical Clubs will be held} at Ar~ mom, in the assembly hall. The date has been tentatively set for Wednesday, May 15. Before that time, the ,clubs will have completed a full schedule of concerts away )from home, but they hope to give the best one in their career for the Junior Week affair. ; A poll conducted by the Armour Tech News last week indicated that the decision of the Musical Clubs to hold their concert in the assembly hall will be a popular one with the students. Although less than 50 per cent of them voted, the result was conclusive. 1 For the assembly hall. ... ”@1202 For a downtown theatre with a fifty-cent charge ........ 8 For a downtown theatre with a smaller price ........ ~ The six votes for a downtown the— atre with a price less than fifty cents were a result of the provision, on the ballot, of a space for sin al~ ternative of the voter’s own choos- ing. They were the only construc— tive suggestions made. .wAt a meeting held by the inter- lrfrat'ernity council the evening before the poll, the concert lsite also re— ceived some consideration. The de- cision reached was that the concert :ought to be held wherever the stu» l dent body decided in the poll. lAfitll/ifi. President Talk Here To Stress importance of Engineer Dr. Ralph E. Flanders, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will address the student body at a general assembly tomorrow at 10:30, conducted under the aus— pices of the A.S.M.E. He will speak on the subject, “The Eng-inter and our Social Well-Being,” and will dis- cuss the importance of the engineer in our present social structure. “Dr. Flanders is an expert on basic industrial and economical problems," said J. M. De Boo, president of the Armour branch of the A. S. M. E., “and is widely known as an engineer and economist." He has served on the Industrial Advisory Board of the N. R. A., and also as a member of the Bureau Advisory and Planning Council. At the present time he is president of the Jones and Lamson Machine Company and the Bryant Chucking Grinder Company. On April 17 he will speak at an evening meeting; of the Chicago Section of the A.S.M.E. at the Hamilton Club. Radio Club» Preparing Open House Exhibits After making its headquarters immaculately clean, the Armour Tech Radio Club has concentrated its energies on the completion of its very powerful short—wave transmit- ter. Construction work has been go- ing on steadily since the beginning ol‘this semester, and present indicu‘ tions are that the club will be able to participate in the open house activities. Mr. Ray Colin has donated en- velopes and letterheads for the club’s use and has also designed p0s~ tcrs which are to be hung in the lobby, in the book—store, and in the elccirical laboratory. Profeiisor Morcton has given various electrical meters to the club and heartily wel- comes any new members. Applicav tion blanks may be obtained from him at the Electrical Engineering; office. Form Committee to Revise Rushing Rules A number of important decisions were made at the Wednesday meeting: of the Inter-fraternity Council. At that time a committee consisting: of R. Lyford of Triangle, S. Bernstein of Sigma Alpha Mu, and F. Gallagher of Delta Tau Delta was appointed for the purpose of revising: the rules for fraternity “rushing.” Also, during the course of the meeting, schedules were drawn up for inter-fraternity baseball, tennis, and golf. In addition, a plan of pro~ cetlure was formulated for the next fraternity sing, and it was decided that the fraiernitfstunts would be held before the freshman-sophomore rush during the next Junior Week. Hansen to Lecture Esters Senior Class “The Engineer' in Economic In- vestigation” is the topic of a talk to be given before the Senior Mass in Public Policy Tuesday, April {rel Mr. Arthur S. Hansen, an Armour graduate, a consultant in economics and actuarial investigations and now an instructor in the social science department at the institute, will be the speaker. H. (E. Sneelihcr Moved to Actuarial Bureau? H. 0. Snediker, '27,. F.P.E., has been assigned to the Western Actuara: ial Bureau office. He was formerly? employed by the General Inspection Bureau of Minneapolis, which covers the three states, Minnesota, South Dakota. and North Dakota. There will. be a. meeting for the editorial and. business staffs of the Armour Engineer on. Tuesday, April 23, at 12:30, in the News office. It is noccssary that all members of the stuff be present. Because of the Easter holidays, there will be no issue of the Ar- mour Tech News next Tuesday. intermklonorary Dance Will Be Heidi April 27 A special effort. is being made this year to have as many alumni memu bers of the honorary fraternities as possible attend the inter-honorary dance on Saturday evening, April 27. The dance will be held at the Al- lerton Hotel, 700 North Michigan Avenue. At the present time the or-- chestra which will play at the dance has not been selected. Math ill/looting Talk to Be on Statistics Professor Davis will give a talk on Ithc subject, “Mathematics of Statis— tics" at the next meeting of the Math Club, Friday, April 26 at 10:30, in Science Hall. The subject of statistics is an im- portant one in business and engi~ necring work, and is rapidly coming to the fore in both fields. Profes- sor Davis, in addition to being; thor— oughly acquainted with statistics and their manipulation, is conducting a class on this subject for seniors at the present time, and is therefore well qualified to present the talk. Plans for the remainder of the semester for the math club include two more talks, the subjects of which will be announced later. Fencera Choose New Pilots for Next Your Last Friday, the otficcrs of the Fencing Club and team were elected for the following year. K. 'l‘rzyna, G. Quandee, .l. Beatty, and .l. Damiani were elevated to the positions of pres— ident, secretary, and treasurer, re- spectively. E. J. Krok, cx~president, will be the only man lost from the ranks by graduation, K. Trzyna and G. Quandoe, high point men, wil function as co-captains, while W. K. Emmerich remains as manager. The meet with Wright Junior Col- lege, which was scheduled for Friday, was postponed until Wednesday, April 17. The match will be held at the Wright gym at 3:30. THESE WEEK Tuesday, April 16 to Monday, April 22 Wednesday General Assembly; 10:30 A. Chemicals’ Inspection Trip; P. M. Fencing Meet; College; 3:30 P. M. Baseball Game; Northwestv ern University; 3:30 P. M. American Mathematical So— ciety meeting; University of Chicago. Thursday Men’s Mathematics Club; Central Y. M. C. A.; 6:15 P.M. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Easter Holidays. Tuesday, April 23 (a Monday, April 30 Tuesday F.P.E.S. Smoker; ‘_ House; 7 I’. M. Baseball Game; at U. of 0., 2 Wright Jr. Beta Psi 3 P. M. Thursday Tennis; at N. Cent; 3 RM. Friday Math Club; Sci. Hall; 10:30 A . M. Golf; South Side College; , Southmoor; 3 P. M. ‘. Arx Dance; Congress Hotel. 1 Saturday ‘ Baseball; at N. Cent. Track; at De Kalb. Interhonorai'y Dance; Ailer» , ton Hotel; 3 P. M. l l : should be made with Profemr ‘on or before Wednesday momma Eat the Central Y. M. C. Milli liki‘ith ill ht titllil Milli. 23 iii ' thhdkhfid iid’l'tl. Cornmittelefliéuts Price of Artistic Ride to Mirdmurn TABLES AVAlLABLE Because of the success of their Ba] Automc, the Armour Architec- tural Society is holding; an informal supper dance for all students at the Congress Hotel on Friday, April 26. The place selected is the famous Joseph Urban room, while the music- is to be supplied by George Devron i and his broadcasting orchestra. Six or Eight Parties at Each Table , The committee of R. G. Edmunds, massicr, C. H. Sc-hreiber, sou—massier aided by M. J. Bejeck, R. P. Lischer, and A. 1-1. Schreiber have settled upon a simple and artistic bid since the price is being set at a minimum for the unusual setting of the dance. The bids at $2.50 may be had of any one on the committee, or at any junior architect. Parties of six or eight at one table may be arranged with the dance committee. All arrangements and tickets must be procured by Thurs- day, April 25, in order that reset-Va- itions may be secured. The attendance of 350 people at the autumn dance given by the arch- itects makes them feel sure that they can provide a similar group for the Joseph Urban. room, the most ‘un- usual and distinctive ballroom in the of Progress Exposition will remain; her the famous Avenue of Flags, one of the last masterpieces of this arty ist of design and unusual color ef- fects. The room bearing; his name in the Congress Hotel is widely known for the subdued and com stantly changing lights which form the decorative design of the walls. An automatic device using- glow tubes provides this color organ ef— fect. Joseph Urban influential Designer Upon the recent death of Joseph Urban, one of the architectural journals devoted an entire number to his work and showed that the last few years have definitely placed this artist as one of the foremost de~ signers. Before his work at the Chi- cago Fair, he executed many stage settings for the Ziegfeld:_l?o although this did not deter him also working with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, and the Boston Opera Company. Some of the prize-winning works of this artist include the New School for Social Research, projects for the Soviet Palace International Compe- tition, the Metropolitan Opera. House and its decorations, and many fash- ionable interiors for restaurants, shops and apartments. It was the reputation of Joseph- Urban as a designer that led to the selection of this room as the scene of this, the most ambitious project of the architects, and they feel sure that the opinion of the engineers will hear them out in the value of this unusual dance being given at cost. Prof. Mrsthwohl to Talk on Lens Design : 2 On Thursday, April 18, at 6:15 ip. m., Professor W. C. Krathwohl iwill present a talk before the mem- bers of the Mcn's Mnlhemmics Club 1,011 the subject: “Mathematics liked n the Designing of Lenses in Opti- al Systems." Two of the topics to be discussed are “The Three Com- ‘ mandmenis,“ which every lens com- \ l E puter obeys, and formulas which any {high school student of trigonome i 3 can use in tracing the path traversed , by a ray of light through {-1 lens. Armour students are invited to come to both the meeting- nnd the dinner which precedes it. The latter costs one dollar, and reservations April 17. The meeting- will he held ‘ Rutli' .x. torium. 19 S. LsSslle Street.