Vol. XVl. No. l0 Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Tuesday, November 26, W35 ' I 4 By Albert M. Lame THE HEAVY INCREASE in the volume of export business shown by reports of October foreign shipments is significant. An examinationpl‘ the report revealed that the total gain is to be credited to Italian govern- ment orders for materials to be used for military purposes and that American shippers have generally disregarded President Roosevelt‘s warning: against trading; with bellig- erent nations in commodities which might be so used. The report subA stantiates earlier predictions that ex- porters of oil, steel scrap and copper would test the strength of the presi- dent’s warning rather than graceful— ly accede by spurning the lucrative Italian market; and it explains, in part at least, the activity and en- thusiasm with which the producers are bidding against each other for Italian contracts. ALTHOUGH THE government has issued during the last few days a series of demands that the shippers recognize the warnings as indirect embargo orders and has threatened the owners of subsidized carriers with financial reprisals, there is con, siderable doubt that the trading will be terminated unless more specific and more drastic action is taken. It seems that the government will have to enact specific and drastic embargo regulations if the traffic is to be stopped. Under ordinary circum- stances of volume demand for ma terials with which to prosecute 2 war the profits are temptingly large, but the conditions that will obtain in the ltalian situation by virtue of Progress Music on ‘blillllilii illll‘fihlfiill. WWWW to flontact l A ”El fit, A, E@ dill-Elli ill lb empire a... a can rerun were neared “i one at can arsenals; Whether or not Armour is to in~ stall a co-operative mechanical engi— neering course in conjunction with industry will probably be decided before Christmas. A final report will have been presented to the Board of Trustees by that time. General Hammond, who is the driving force behind the plan, is now sending invitations to manufac- turers in the Chicago area for a meeting of the Metal Trades Associa- tion and Illinois Manufacturers As— sociation to be held at the Palmer House on December 12. Mr. Ham- mond will be the next president of the latter group. A complete re- sume of the problem will at that time be offered to the group. The purpose of the meeting is to deter» mine if there are enough eligible employers to make the plan practical. bi“ bdilill. tidbit “a“ Radio News» Music to B; Provided ' by Emil Flindt’s Orchestra ONLY A FEW sips LEFT According to present indications the first major social event at Ar- mour this year, the senior informal, which will be held on the evening of November 29 in the Grand Ball Room of the Medinah Club, will be one of the most successful staged in recent years. Success Doubly Assured R. M. Paulsen, chairman of the senior social committee, attributes this to two main reasons, the first that the senior class is offering a City Tunnel; System to Be W. S. E. Topic For the W. S. E. meeting Decem- ber 6, Mr. J. F. Peterson of the Chi- cago Freight Tunnel Transport Com« pany has been obtained as speaker. He will talk on the tunnel system in Chicago. A general assembly will be held at 10:30 Friday morning, December 13, at which time Major G. F. Lee, police magistrate of Maywood, Illinois, will give a strictly informal talk on his war experiences. The Armour branch oi the W. S. E. ' will hold its semi-annual smoker Fri- day evening, December 13, at the Triangle fraternity house. Pledge Nine Men to the implied limitations of supply, re— sulting from the invocation of League sanctions, will so materially enlarge the trading margin that the temptation will gradiate to an ob, session. The hunger for so great return will nullify whatever littk aversion to gambling may now exist with corporation director-ates. How ever weak the financial position 01" the Italian government may be, whatever the action of League mem- bers toward enforcement of a block— ade, the lure of disproportionate rer turns will be the inspiration for de- fiance of governmental restraints. VIEWED ALONE in the light of the current state of industry, the sit- uation might be considered rather fortunate, for it is obvious that the Italian demand is of sufficient may- nitude to substantially relieve ployment. But there is present in the pack the usual joker. The financial standing of the Italian governmen three months before war was de- clared was more than merely u satisfactory. British shippers had been at that time sufficiently aggrad vated by the enormity of unpaid Italian credit as to refuse to make further allowances. They were then refusing to accept even short time Italian paper. All coal shipments to Italy were made on the cash on delivery basis. SUBSEQUENT PREPARATIONS for war, along with its prosecution, have further depleted the treasury. The gold reserve, which in July had sunk below the forty per cent low limit, is rapidly reaching»: the point of exhaustion. No figures are avaiL‘ able which would reveal the extent‘ to which Italy is now indebted to (Continued on page 5) Wieti’ng ls Delegate to Scorub’s Conclave W. S. Wieting‘ was delegated to represent Edfou, the Armour tem- ple, at the regular annual convention of Scarab, professional architectural fraternity. The convention met In Kansas City last Sunday and made‘ a tour of the city before convening yesterday. Later in the day the group visited the University of Kan- sas. The convention adjourns today. Musical Fraternity As a result of an examination held at the Pi Kappa Phi house in conjunction with a smoker on No- vember 14, nine new members havr been pladged to Pi Nu Epsilon, the honorary musical fraternity. The present members of the society are: M. B. Stevens, president, A. J. Rehl— ing, secretary-treasurer. The pledges, J. J. Doudera, R. H. Knabe, E. A. Kraft, I“. Just, R. M. Lundberzz, P. Martin, P. R. Schultz, A. .l. Strazz, and E. J. Wolniak were pledged at a meeting held in the Salamander rooms on November 18. They are now working on 3000 word themes, 11 a musical subject, which are re‘ quired for their entrance. Sophomores Discuss Selection oi deselect Several jackets were modeled and suggestions for a style of class jacket were made at a sophomore class meeting last Friday. A variety of styles were suggested; some wanted suit coats, others cordu- roy jackets, while some preferred the regular campus coat. Because of a misunderstanding only one company submitted samples at this meeting. A representative of A. G. Spaldlnm and Company was present at a meeting held during the lunch period yester- day to show several models of jackets. Armour Campus Club initiates Twelve Men Twelve new pledges were initiated into the Campus Club last Friday night at their annual fall smoker which was attended by several of the alumni. After the pledges had com- pleted their assignments and had been duly paddled, they read themes. which they had already prepared, be- fore the (assembly. The men who were initiated were T. P. Doheny, K. A. Fiala, C. B. Folkrod, B. H. iGriesbach, R. Har- wood, E. Kreisel, J. A. Kubik, R. F. Napier, E. J. Simek, W. M. Under- wood, T. H. Waldron, E. J. Wolniak, and R. W. Young. $2.00 dance f01‘$1.50; the other that Emil Flindt's orchestra ranks among Serinice tor Armour scans swear armorial. Changes Made to Ecneiit Student Body; Sections oi Old Constitution inapplicable Should the eii'orts of the Radio Club materialize, the Amour Tech, News will soon be able to get news of other schools via the other. In an effort to bring about regular com- munications between the Armourl group and radio organizations at' other schools, the Radio Club has made contacts from which it is hoped a radio news relay system will be cstahlished. That the news will cover a good part of the world is evident from the contacts and cards received from all parts of the country as well as Canada and Mexico. To enable the Radio Club to be on the air consistently, the transmit. tor committee has erected a new 279 not transmitting antenna, adding greatly to the range of the station. date chosen for the annual junior In addition a 2 kw., 2,200 volt motni‘ informal, which will be held this generator SM is beinc installed. At your in the Boulevard room of the BASKETBALL l’lfil’ MEETlNGTSl-lARES PEGGRAM ”w l Revised and brought up to date, the constitution of the Armour Tech Athletic Association, first adopted in 1922, will be submitted for the ap- proval oi' the student body at a gen- eral assembly in the near future. The occasion will probably be a pep meet~ ing before the first varsity basket- ball game of the season, to be played in the 108th engineers‘ armory on. Thursday, December 5, against Ar- ltansas. Published in Handbook Published last week in its complete form in the student handbook and di- ”WWW—.— Bccwnse of the Thnmlmyiring holidays, there will be no issue of the Tech New next, week. The newt issue will appear Tuesday morning, December 10. flute Chosen for Junior informal the best of the orthcstras that have played at recent Armour dances. Sponsors of the dance are Profes- sor and Mrs. H. Ensz, Dean and Mrs. H. T. Heald, Professor and Mrs. H. L. Nachman, Professor and Mrs. C. E. Paul, Professor and Mrs. W. L. Suter, and Mr. W. N. Setterbcrg'. Bids Going Fast Only 225 bids are being sold for the dance, most of them having- been purchased. Bids may be obtained up to 5 p. m. tomorrow, if any remain. Since there is no school Thursday and Friday due to the Thanksgiving] recess, it will be necessarr to obtain them by Wednesday. Reservations will be made today for the tables. Through a special arrangement with Emil Flindt the Armour fight song and the Alma Mater will be played by the orchestra durim,r the evening. Ample parking space is available on Michigan Boulevard, Grand Avenue, and on the level directly be— low the Michigan Avenue entrance. A.i.€h.E. to Have Two Speakers at Ill/iterating Two speakers will be featured at PW-‘iflm/ the Radio Chili's elluipment Stevens I-Iotel. After hearing a num- rectory, the new A.T.A.A. constitua is such that allows for successful re- ber of orchegtras‘ Oregte Tomei, tion has yElJ to be accepted by the stu- ception of distant stations. Low fre- junior social chairman and the so» dent body, but ‘by the time of the uuency equipment is being: installed cial committee selected Roy Lind and meeting most Armour students will and Will enable local Y'GCQDUOH. his orchestra to supply the music. I’TObflblY be familiar With it. In keeping with the gmdem (10- The text of the new constitution mand for better dances at lower “HOWE closely that 0‘ the Old, ”10% prices, the social committee has kept of the changes being of an accom- practically every hour 01' the day. the price of bids down to a minimum modating nature, prompted by Several new members have been ail-i of $1.50. The dance floor is one {changes at the Institute which made mitted to the club and will be given | Of the beSt available in ”1‘! Chicago the 01d constitution inapplicable. code and theory instruction to en. district and since there will be no Revision by ‘1 J~ Neal able them to obtain a. government tables there will be plenty of foot- In great part, the work 0f prepar- radio operator's license. room for the dancers. Connected ing the 1'9Vi38d form 0f the constitu- with the room are adequate lounrgimr tion W115 done by Donald 5- NW1. facilities and a spacious check room. ‘ president 0f the A-T-AJ’». The new The junior social committee con—mem has been RDPTOVed by the sists of the members of the junior 303” 0f AthIEtiC COMM]- commission who are E. H. Brink Difference between the constitution and w, A. Chapin, p. l-lackman, E. as given in the handboou and the Kreml, F. L. Leason, R, J, Magnu- form now in effect are, in detail, as son, '0. Saletta, J. C. Stem, O. A.‘f0110W51 Tomei, and L; E. Zwisslcr. Name in Changed Bids Wm be on We after the In Article I, the name of the nsso: Thanksgiving vacation and may be ciation has been changed from "Al'- gecured {mm any of these men, moor Tech Athletic Association and” intending; in the near future to make Student Union" to “Armour Tech: Athletic Association.” A. Lane Analyzes arrangements for a. freshman smok- " *— n or. Automatic Waive According;r to L. Holmes, president of the club, thirteen licensed ama< teui's keep station WWW on the air First Dance of? Year Held by Fresh film-is After an active sales campaign the freshman social committee announced last Friday that their dance ended well in the black. A general vote of approval went to the clever g'rc cn and gold program. The dance at the Tria— non went smoothly, starting at 8:30 and continuing: until 12:00 o‘clock. B. Anderson, social chairman, is The section under Article II—“O’b- jcct," reading “Passing and enforcing such acts as it may deem advisable for the government and regulation: of the student body providing that Acting as consultant for a group the A. I. Ch. E. meeting scheduled for Friday, December 6. Mr. W. N. Settcrberg, Institute placement of— ficer, will deliver a short talk on the various aspects of vocational adjust— ment and job getting so pertinent to graduating: seniors, while John H. Johnson, will speak on ”New Light .on Film and Dropwise Condensation." The latter talk is also to be p sented at the joint meeting with the] local senior chapter on Decembcr I]. and will serve as a guide for other men on the program. H. P. Mille- ville, chairman, announces that the organization for the joint meeting is complete. Men who will appear on this program as speaksrs have been selected and are getting their moo tcrial in shape. a senior, “Dust of the Road” lb To Re Next Play In contrast/to their recent comedy, “The House of Joke” given last week, the Armour Players are planning to present “Dust of the Road” just be- fore the Christmas holidays. Try— outs for parts in the forthcoming play will be held tonight under the direction of Professor Hendricks. Ac- cording to Richard Lischer, the presi» (lent of the Players, any student may participate in the group and every» one is invited to try for a part in the next play. Richard Lischer said, “The student body seemed to thoroughly enjoy ‘The House of Juke’, and we are going" ahead with our plans for a balanced play season. Our Christmas play will be one in keeping with the hall- days and will portray the struggle be- \ tween conflicting emotions in a mod- ern setting. A large group of new men have joined the Players and We will welcome any more who wish to join.” : Rifle Club Schedules Meet for December such legislation is approved by the Executive Council of the Institute,” has been omitted, since the Executive Council is no longer in existence, and. without the section, the Board of Atll-r letic Control, representing the student lbody and including in its membership ‘the president, the dean, and the treasurer of the Institute, is given the other powers listed under “Object" without recourse to any other group. Alumni Omitted backing a new invention, A. M. Lane, a senior in the department of me- chanical engineering, has recently completed an analysis of an auto- matic transmission for automobiles. The transmission, invented by a for— mer coal salesman lacking: in eniri- ncering knowledge, was presented to several engineering‘ companies for analysis, although none were able to complete it. About a Five meets have been scheduled by the Rifle Club, and contacts with other schools are being made to se- cure some others, it was announced last week. These contests are rarried on through the mail, each team send- ing: its results to the other at a cow tain date. At a meeting of the club ., , , ) _ .1 year age the transmission was ' _ _ last Thursday, the mcets were (ills: given for analysis to Lane, who Under “Membership,” in Article £1133qu and It W35 announced that completed it last summer. Pro~ III, the new form of the constitution leaves out alumni as being eligible. Article IV of the new constitution is entirely new. In Article V of the new constitu~ . . .- -,. l ‘ l. . xjddliLLAYril/gfi hitheldelnothfoxcr: lessor Marigold ol' the mechanics de- y n c m partment checked Lane’s calculations“ suffiglaglc match is with the Uni> and agreed with him as to the feasia‘ ‘ hility of the idea. . girl/MS; thrhndvelrprih:ltSllh?b2§ Model in Operation ltion the term ‘fadvisory council” is follow thr neAt ‘th rm 1,] {Ter- A model of the ti'ansmissmn hasl‘ml longer applied t“ the Board Of . ee ' L S W‘. E e _ been completed and was in operation , Athletic Control. . _ son City Pmm] and Rifle Club 1%“? last week. Professor Nachman when‘ Also,.in Section 2 Of this article, in: the1 gegkzgndll‘rgn 17¢;le 3, .8 h asked his opinion concerning the ill)‘ ifithe hstmgtof members of the Board .l ’ an L ‘ . ‘ . e M or contestl paratus said that if the transmission .05 AthIEt‘C Control replaces one IS Wlth the Umvermty 0f Iowa dur- proved to be economical and efficient, l which included, beside the student mg the week ending Mal'Ch 144 it would be very desirable in view of ‘ members, the Executive Council, no . lthe ease of operation of an automo.llongcr in existence, and three fac- It is not yet at a stage of 0011- [NW members. i , Evening SCPWDDE Has lgéi‘edction and testing to say whetherl The other two sections 0f this or— Large Registrationlor not the transmission will proveltiClG WEN “Gt included in the old ” successful. Further work on it is be- ,COnSfiCution. With the Evening School courses . ing‘ continued by Lane, who plans to}, Nominating Committee Detailed well under way, the enrollment shows ’ make larger models for testing. ; Under Section 2 of Article VI, the an increase of 178, or 22% over last A11 patents on the automatic trons- 3016 constitution merely stated that year. The total enrollment October mission are being handled by Charles , the nominating committee shall con- 24 was 802, while at the same time W. Hills, Jr., an Armour graduate 15bit 0f five students, last year it was only 624. Mr. Kelly and member of the board of trustees. ‘ Section 5 of this article formerly reports that the increase is due part- Helped Design Pullman Drive (COIWWII-(‘d on page Si ly t0 the improved business COWil-l Lane was connected with the dea tions, the continued demand [or the sign of a model drive successfully: college trained men, and par-11y to the l used on the Pullman Railplnne. He 1 Postpone Mail’s 62:15 ofl'ering of college credit courses. Over also appears as inventor and co-in-l Meeting {”9 Recentéer 100 of the enrolled students are carvl ventor of several types of automotic‘, ,,,,,,,, rying “V0 01' more college credit Sub- i transmission, the patent having been jects. Which are given the same credit ‘ assigned to the Automatic TrflnS‘mis‘ , class meeting and the special meet. as the corresponding courses in day sion Company of Rockford, Illinois. ing of the A.S.3l.E., the Math Club school. At Armour, Lane is president of the postponed the talk scheduled to be Day school registration, on the othmstudent branch of the A.S.M.E., a presented last Friday at 20.30. mm, er hand has shown a slight decrease. l member of Ten Beta Pi, and Pi Tau Roy Kercher. who to have The comparative enrollment by tic-l Sigma, and \vriles “Sidelines“ m the Spoken on "Statistics“ address. partments is tabulated elsewhere. l/l'l‘nlnh’?‘ Tech Neil’s. the next meeting.