Vol. XVl. No. II.

Armour Institute of Techno

iogy, Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, December l0, l935

 

 

 

 

By Albert M. me

THE EBB AND flow of human
entity is strange in its conformity
to pattern. The age through which
we are passing hears a marked re-
semblance to a great transition
period existent some one hundred
and sixty years ago. The drops wear
a different coat of paint, and the
footlights shine more brightly. But
behind them both man toils relent-
lessly, as in bygone ages, with the
eternal struggle toward social
equilibrium.

 

FOR UNTOLD centuries all ef-
fort was bent toward loading the
high scale pan, that from the world
might be wrought a supply of its
fruits sufficient to meet the demands

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A.T.A.A. SURPLUS

 

Although an official announce-
ment could not be obtained last
week, it was reliably reported that
the amount of the surplus of the
A. T. A. A. is approximately
$9000. This was the status of the
fund when the resolution permit-
ting advances to the student loan
fund was adopted on October 10,
1933. At that time the money
was invested in securities paying
a low rate of interest.

Since the student loan resolu—
tion was adopted, a portion, prob-
ably not more than one-third, of
the surplus has been reinvested in
student loans. Repayment of this
amount was guaranteed by the In—
stitute at the time the resolution
was adopted.

As far as could be learned last
week, the only actual expen-
ditures from the surplus have
been small amounts to balance
the A. T. A. A. budget in years
when the income was too small to
cover all necessarydisbursements.

 

 

of the rapidly ,. , “ human
race. Progress was meager until the
weight of the dawning “Machine
Age" slowly tilted the balance. Then
man staggered back from his place
as prop to watch the new order gain
in momentum. Enthusiasm grew
apace. Each generation bred its
quota of engineers and scientists
destined to add larger, more effect-
ive contributions to the equilibrium
load. In all history there is no read-
ing so full of tingling thrill as is the
account of their accomplishments—
the record of the freedom of man-
kind from drudgery.

 

GLORIOUS IS THE story in the
telling, but sad in its rcalization.
Somewhere, somehow, the decimal
point must have slipped, for the bal-
ance failed of being struck. The bale
ancc load has gone on past dead
center.,,.and.. its speed remains un»
checked. What man started out to
do, the engineer and the scientist
have well accomplished. Lurcd on by
the glamour of each success, they
have far outstripped the world's
fondest illusions in their provision
for supplying life’s demand. Pcr~
haps they should have stopped short
of their present advances, for the
ability to supply is hopelessly beyond
the capacity of the race to consume.
Perhaps those who stood idly by
gaping in amazement should have
undertaken the task of providing
against the override. They who have
been absorbed in material gain from
the advances might have lent an eye
to the approach of the disaster that
has befallen us. It all might have
been kept in hand, but it was not.
‘That would not be the human thing
to do.

IT MATTERS NOT who should
have done what. Whatever could
have prevented the present situation
was not done, so we have to cope
with the problem rather than lament
its existence. It is not enough to
merely recognize the fact that it is
a thing to be done. There is a
greater charge. The problem is ours;
and we, the engineering students of
today, are going to have to solve it.
The responsibility of effecting a bal<
ance between demand and ability to
supply has been thrust upon us. Look
at the generation before you if you
will. All that you will see is the torch
being flung back to you.

(To be continued next week)

 

Salamander initiates
Two Men at Banquet

 

Marshall T. Horn, 11 senior, and
Donald N. Brissman, a junior, were
initiated into Salamander, honorary
Fire Protection Engineering Frater-
nity, last Tuesday evening at a ban-
quet in the Swedish Club of Chicago
at 1258 N. LaSalle St.

Informal talks were given by
Professor Finnegan, former Pro-
fessor Holmes, Professor Robinson
of Underwriters’ Laboratories, Mr.
Sncdiker, Mr. Townley, several of
the founders, and other alumni.

 

New Play Will Be
Presented Dec. 17

Cost for “Dust oi the
R011 ” ls Complete

 

Tryouts for “Dust of the Road,"
the play to be presented next by the
Armour Players, have been complet-
ed, and the date has been set for
Tuesday Dec. 17, at 11:30. There
will be no charge.

The cast, which is now complete,
is as follows:

  

Tramp . Monte MacConnell
Peter .. ...Joscph Reim
Old Man ............ Herman Ross
Priscilla .......... Lawrence Cuneo

eConsidering the time that the play-
shavc to present their next play,
they will have to work exceedingly
hard to complete preparations.
Elaborate Scenery Rejected

A11 elaborate scenery design by R.
Lischer was rejected because 0.
Gordon Erickson said that the stage
would be necessary for Glee Club re-
hearsals. .

While not essentially a religious
play, “Dust of the Road,” will be in
keeping with the spirit of the season.
Professor Hendricks who directs the
players, is putting in a great deal
of time on this play and expects good
dramatic effect in his presentation,
with powerful scenes and gripping
drama.

S. Miner is assistant director in
this play and will also direct the
stage Work. Properties and costumes
will be handled by J. Kubert and
W. Emmerich is to take charge of
lighting effects, which will be partic—
ularly important in this play.

Rehearsal Period is Short

“Dust of the Road" will be the
first producion to be given by the
players with so short a time for re-
hearsal. The players having only a
short time ago, finished “House of
Juke,” are already deep in rehearsal
for the next play.

A welcome visitor at rehearsal last
Friday was Michael Pantone, who
was stage manager last year, but who
was unable to return this year. Mike
says that he will return next year,
and his return will be appreciated
by the players.

8. Freud to Address
N. U. Chem Honorary

Professor B. B. Freud has been
elected a counsellor of the American
Chemical Society for the fifth con-
‘secutive year. The group of which
he is a member is the executive
council of the society.

Under the auspices of the North-
western chapter of Phi Lambda Up-
silon, honorary chemical society,
Professor Freud is to give an ad—
dress at Northwestern University on
December 12, 1935. He will speak
on “Chemical Warfare as a Phase

 

 

of Applied Chemistry,” 11. subject
for which he is well known because
of his work with the Chemical War-
fare Division during the World War.

illdojor G. F. {Lee B

to Speak Friday

 

Major George F. Lee, veteran army
oliicer, will present an interesting

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rissman Chosen ' 1
“Engineer” Editor'

jiDonald N. Brissman, a junior~firc-
"otect, has been'chosen student ed-

 

and informal talk on his experiences 10,
in the United States army, through ‘
the courtesy of the Western Society:
of Engineers on Friday, December 13,§
1935, at a general assembly in the:
Mission at 10:30 a. in.

Major Lee’s connection with th
army began when enlisted as a pri ,
vate many years ago. His service has
carried him through many campaigns
including encounters with Indians in
the West and finally through the
World War. He will present the hu-
man side of army life, including its
humor, its sorrow, and its romance.

Mr. J. 1F. Peterson, chief engineer
of the Chicago Tunnel Company,
spoke at the last meeting of the
W.S.E. He explained the operation .1
of the vast network of underground 3
tunnels beneath the downtown streets,
how coal is hauled in, ashes carried 1
out, merchandise transferred, and
the history of its construction. a

Future activities of the W.S.E. in- C
elude a combination smoker and 11
Monte Carlo party to be held on Friu h

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‘ 1' 18.
‘oation in the color of the cover,

itor of the Ar—
mour Engineer
and Alumnus
for the next
two semesters,
to succeed I-lar.
ry S. Nach~
man. Brissman
has filled the
position of as—
ciate editor of. the publication dur-

. N. Brissmun

mg the past year, and was also in

me of the college section. Pro-

 

fesisor Hendricks is the faculty edia

1‘ in charge.

‘The last issue of the Engineer un-
r the editorship of Nachman will
ready for distribution on Decem-
Therc will be a slight. mod-

1d there will also be a few minor
1111ch in the magazine itself to
act some of the objections which
ve boon raised relative to the al-

 

day evening at 7: 30 p. m. at the Tri~ tr
angle house, 3222 S. Michigan Blvd. it

Spirited Student @5111

‘rations made in the contents of

,Discussion ofA.ll AMA. Constitution

e magazine.

also directs

 

 

Led by R. A. Peterson, president G
of the senior class, the three or four|
hundred A1mour students who turned I
out for the general assembly last,
Thursday voted almost unanimously,

{alamander initiates
; Two Men at Banquet

SGiving the chemical engineeis of

new constitution for the Armour
later meeting. Almost at once D. J.
Neal, president of the Association, be-
gan taking steps to prepare still an-

2111 those who took any part in the
discussion at the meeting.
Constitutional Committee Appointed

A committee composed of those who
took part in the discussion met on
Thursday evening and succeeded in
preparing a set of revisions designed
to insure dissemination of informa-
tion about the A.T.A.A. among the
students which met with the approval
of all those present except Peterson.
Peterson objected to the inclusion of
a clause providing that the budget
01' the association might be made pub-
lic as soon as it has been approved
by the Board.

Interviewed last Friday by the
News, Peterson stated that he has no
fault to find with the constitution as
it stands, and he felt that publica-
tion of the A.T.A.A. budget would
merely cause unnecessary dissension
among the student body. He gave as
his reason for wanting a delay in the
vote the charge that the students did-
n’t know what the A.T.A.A. was all
about and more time ought to be al-
lowed them to discuss the A.T.A.A.
in class meetings.

To Meet Again Tomorrow

Another meeting of the group
which was appointed last week, to-
gether with the members of the
Board of Athletic Control, is sched-
uled for tomorrow at 2 p. 1111.

Present indications are that before
another assembly is called to consider
the constitution, there will be a great
deal of further discussion about the
A.T.A.A., possibly in meetings of the
four classes.

Passage of the constitution, gen-

(Continucd on page 3)

 

Math Club to Meet
0111 Friday the 13th

Friday, December 13, has been
set as the date of the next meeting
of the Math C.lub The meeting will
be held in the Electric Lecture Room
at 10:30 and will be add 'cssed by
Roy Keroher on the subject 1:“ “Prac-
tical Statistics.”

The following meeting, to be held
soon after Christmas vacation, will
be addressed by several freshmen.
J. A. Bobhill will speak on the
Pythagorean Theorem, the others
have not at this date definitely dev
cided on their subjects.

 

to withhold the vote on the proposed'

Tech Athletic Association until al

other dorm, embodying the ideas of,

the Chicago area a chance to inspect
‘13 Institute, a joint meeting will he
ld tomorrow by the local section of
e Amt ican Institute of: Chemical
Engineers and the Armour Student
0 lapter.

rose»

 

Students Invited

he meeting will get under way
1111 h a reception at 6 p. m. in the
faculty club. However, the chemical
laboratories will also be in operation
during the afternoon for the benefit
of Armour students. Dean I'Icald
has notified instructors that they may
cxcuse students wishing to see the
exhibit between 3 and 4 in the after-
noon. In view of the evening meet-
ing, the Institute will extend its facil-
itics in oi‘i‘ering water pressure, flood
lights, and police protection

The last portion of the evening will
be devoted to an inspection 01. the ju~
nior and senior chemical engineering
laboratories in which all equipment
will be in operation to display the
type of work included in the courses
at Armour Institute.

Famine Arc initiated
to Electrical Honorary

 

 

  

Twelve pledges became members
of Eta Kappa N11, honorary electri-
cal fraternity, at the initiation and
banquet held Tuesday evening, De—
cember 3 at the Union Station. The
initiation ceremonies were held in
the Conference Room, and the ban»
quot followed in the Cactus Room
of the Fred Harvey restaurant. The
evening was topped off by a real
entertainment program put on by
five of the actives and the twelve
initiates. This meeting" was held in
conjunction with the Chicago Alum-
ni chapter. Thirty graduates were
present from the various Eta Kappa
Nu chapters.

The men initiated were C. P. Bo-
berg', R. H. Bothwell, W. A. Cha-
pin, J. A. Ganzar, W. Gruca, A. J.
Haeger, E. J. Kirsch, R. Knaus, P.
M. Martin, G. R. Rothschild, R. B.
Ruppert, and P. L. Slugg.

M. E. Honorary Elects
Five to Membership

Professor S. E. Winston and four
students were initiated two weeks ago
into Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechan-
ical engineering fraternity, during
ceremonies held at the Motor Club
Inn. The students initiated were
Hugh M. Greemnan and Anthony S.

 

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Blank: sheets for senior Cycle
billioamphicc may now be ob-
tained in the book store.

All senior Cycle pictures must
be taken by January 1.

Elsie For/“Junior
informal C11 Sale

Roy Lind’s orchestra, featuring a
new torch singer, will provide the
music at the Junior Christmas in—
formal to be given on Friday, Decem-
ber 20, in the Boulevard Room of: the
Stevens Hotel. Bids are now on sale
111 the foyer of the Main building
every day during the noon hours; the
price having been set at $1.50. The
sale is limited to 250 bids. A new
type program, in keeping with the
Christmas season, is promised. Ample
parking facilities can be found at
the Stevens Hotel and on Wabash
Ave, according to Oreste Tomci, ju—
nior social chairman. Plenty of room
for dancing is assured, since the up-
per portion of. the Boulevard Room
easily holds 700 people, and has com—
fortable lounge facilities.

To stimulate interest in the dance,
the social committee is conducting a
poster contest. All entries in the con”
test must be in by Wednesday, De-
cember 11, the winner receiving a
tree bid .to...thc..dance... .The junior
commission, acting as a social com-
mittee has charge of the arrange
ments for the Christmas Informal. Its
members are E. H. Brink, W. A.
Chapin, F. I-lackman, E. Kreml, F. L.
Leason, R. J. Magnuson, C. Salctta,
J. C. Stem, O. A. Tomci, and L. F
Zwisslcr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricnls Discuss
Lockport Field Trip

Lively discussions on proposed
field trips and W. Gruca’s paper, “1).
C. Transmission” occupied the lime—
light in the A. l. E. E. meeting last
Friday. Despite the sparse attend—
ance, trips to ‘Lockport and to the
North Shore Electric shops were dis-
cu ed with great vigor. President
Ku'sch read an invitation from the
W. S. E. to attend their meeting
next Friday to hear Major Lee dis-
cuss his military experiences. The re-
maindcr of the hour was occupied
by Gruca’s theme concerning meth-
ods and advantages of direct current
transmission.

 

 

 

A.S.M.l§. Votes for
Smoker This Friday

 

In answer to the questionnaire re
cently circulated among members of
the student branch of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
smoker committee announces a smok—
er next Friday night, December 13.
All seniors, juniors, and sophomores
in the mechanical engineering- de—
partment are invited, the charge to
students being twenty-five cents.
Members of the faculty are also wel~
come after their evening classes.

Entertainment will be varied and
plentiful during the evening, and
refreshments will be sandwiches and
coffee with perhaps cider for the
coffeeto’calers.

The questionnaire revealed some
interesting facts about the require-
ments of students for their outer-
tainment. 01' 74 votes cast, 42
wanted the smoker in a fraternity
house, 35 wanted coffee and sand-
wiches, movies, and a humorous
speaker; and Friday night was se~

 

 

 

Majci'cik, seniors, and Frederick L.
Lesson and Sidney M. Miner,
juniors.

looted by a large majority.

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Hollie, 1 0| Nm' 1‘15, 1' 0 l 0
O‘Br' 0 11 Baldwin. 3 1 4
Mew/1. 1 01W. Davis, c I} 1 0
Warn 1 0 Lumeley. is I 0 a
Dolleum or, 1: 1 am, 1.: o o o
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Large Crowd. Turns Out to Witness Game; Cheer
Leaders Given. Qpportunity to
Test Their Ability

HEllfiE HlClll POlN'l' MAN OF THE GAME

ARMOUR £144 P‘AILKANSAS ST. (10
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Repeating last years' flying start,
the Armour cagers trampled Arkan-
sas State underfoot last week by a
score of «14 to 19. The Opposition
was not all. that was expected but
perhaps it was Armour’s advantage
of height that made the score so
one sided.

An unusually large crowd turned
out to witness the game and to cheer
under the able leadership of Jimmy
Dunne and John Ratto. It is quite
evident that the Armour spirit has
reached a new high. Even a few of
the members of the faculty have
taken an interest in sports and
turned out to cheer the team to vic-
tory.

Action Begins

Determined to show the crowd a
little action, captain Dollenmaicr
opened the game by taking Mcrz' tip
to race down the floor for the first
basket. After a bit of sec—saw play,

a jump was called at the free throw

line under Arkansas’ basket . Heike
tipped the ball to O’Brien who sank,
a beautiful hook shot. Not to be‘
outdone, the rest of the team laid
down a barrage of shots which netted

three more baskets in quick succes-'

sion. The game then became an ex—

hibition of expert ball handling and1

passing by both teams.

It was quite evident during this:

exhibition, that the Aikansas play-
ers were failing to follow up their
shots. ‘
the ball off the backboard while the
visitors were left flat footed.
Arkansas Calls Time Twice

Warner finally got loose and
dribbled through the whole opposing
team for :1 nice step in. By this time?
the southerncrs were disorganized
and had to call a time out. Soon
after play was resumed, a rejuven-
ated Visiting team started their at?
tack. For the first time they followed
up their shots and Baldwin scored
for State. Encouraged by this score,
the team continued to drive for the
basket. Their offensive was dis-
rupted, however, when Merz blocked
a shot, grabbed the ball, and raced
all the way down the floor but
missed the set up. Arkansas, thor-
oughly disorganized, took time out
again. Soon after play was resumed.
Baldwin again rushed in undo
shot, took the rebound, and nett
another scor.e

A 111cc hook shot by the Arkansas
centei selved to quiet the clowd a
bit but soon afterwards l-Ieike
grabbed a blocked shot and passed
to Mom, who was open under his
own basket. 21 quick set up netted
another Score. The exertion must.
have been too much for Merz, for
he came out of the game soon after—
11"a1ds, pretty well tired out.

New Man Get Chance

The home team managed to keep
the play in the visitors’ territory for
the rest of the half. but was unable
to score again. The half ended with
the score, Armour 21, Arkansas 9.
At the opening of the second half
the crowd was treated to some fast
play. Finally Hallie, at his position
as pivot man, managed to twist
around his guard and angle in a
shot. The remainder of Anuoui"s
scoring was dominated by Heikc,
who was fed well at the pivot posi-
tion. He piled up a total of 17 points
by the end of the game.

With six or seven minutes of play
left, Coach Kraft beg-an substituting
his new men. When there were still
four minutes of play left, Armour’s
team was made up entirely of new
men. All this time. Arman
was piling up. while Arksn:
unable to score against our second
team.

  
 

 
 

 

The Armour men always took‘.

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