Fag»; Two Armour Tech News l Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each $2.00 Per Year A _,__._._. MANAGING noun) Ld'f ' hicf RussellDR.c .Ilttihnson a ”mm—C ‘ ' Frank . u crman {lamina}? prism John % ‘6”;‘011 CV01" 8 ‘1 J y I ‘ use Business Manager wane, Hendricks Faculty Atlvisur . EDITORlAL DEPARTMENT s. Korcher B. Stevens Rnbinowitz . . A. Zwissler w. S. Hamlin News Editor ' . Malicvup Editors Assignment Editors Copy Editor . ' .l ".1 name”; xvi. . N. Gerber OILGS oucrmeister. L L . ‘. 11an Knobs. V. J. Kropf J Galandak Feature Eu or . . . I. 'L' A S. Majorcik ' t: .W. Gulf, R. Johnson, A. M. sanL, . . , ”will. Nbblcr, E. J. l’li'ta, T. ll. Watts, R. Wmssman. N Ila] i Proof Editor . . . . . . .. R. Mansfield Photographer . . . . . .. . .I. Kichaven Curtoomn ,. ., , ,. . ,. ’ News Reporters H. J. Bodnar, w. A. Chopin, w. .1. Change? 3 o. Ciechunowicz, J. 5. Cullinon, c. . Lug. . Mblflo r. i" n. Harman, M. J. Hades. I“. p. Hollert, n. Juliet-:1 . eane, It. noun, R. N. Lance, . Levon, M. Lyber. u. larkfi',vA. . Schreiber, J. n. Shcehnn, E. L. Stoll, E In Wanner, u. clssmnn. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Assistant Sports Editor Sports Reporters . . C. K. Nauman, I). . .1. M. Kubert Brnun, H. Cuyle, a. Morris. 5!: '. lexa dcr.mR. S A -“ ott, R. Worcester. B. Rodin", J. C. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising: Manager . E. J. Simek " ' ii Lundberv cw” nManaizcr .. .. . . . . , Bhfi‘i‘id‘lfliolissietnnts M. S. Acxrtmlcr,c LFlo‘gfbeaz Circulation Anointlmt . . .. . . Vol. XVI. DECEMBER 17, 1935 No. 12 Free Bids The vote taken last Friday in the freshman class] meeting on the ancient practice of trading dance bids; among the class social committees is perhaps. the first expression of opinion on the subject ever obtained from a class as a whole. As might have been expected, the feeling was that the practice ought, at least, to be limited. In brief, the situation is that Armour social chairmen have customarily endulged in the petty graft of arrang- ing among themselves to trade bids to one another's dahces, so that each committee member could attend all Armour class dances free of charge, Although the com: mittee members defend this little game on the ground that they earn the free bide by their hard work, theyi have never been anxious to advertise the fact that it is‘ being done, nor have they ever, up to this time, gone to the trouble of asking the students’ opinion of it. The question of just how much a social committee earns by its work could, of course, be argued forever, but are the social committees hired hands, or are they class officers serving the class voluntarily, in the amateur spirit that is supposed to typify. all college activities? And if they are to he paid for what they do, then why not pay the Glee Club, the basketball team, the publica- tion staffs, and the A.T.A.A. officers? Are the social committees afraid to stand a public discussion of this policy? Apparently the freshmen are, not, but how docs it happen that the senior social chain} l l 1 man assured a representative of the Ncwa a week before i to his dance that his committee had dccidd to allow one bid l only to each of the other class committees, while on the. following Tuesday, a few hours after the last issue ofi the News before the dance had been distributed, he and 1 his committee began making arrangements to put thel old arrangement into effect? And why didn’t the social] committee bring this matter up at the class meeting that l some morning, when they were so anxious to pass all motion preventing bid sales at the door, to prevent 011c7‘»i crowding? ‘ wnsr THEY’RE SAYING & With Other Editors. Collclzinte and Otherwise From “Antioch Notes" of November 15, 1935 3 Published by Antioch College. Yellow Springs. Ohio. Christmas 1 Being born in a manger has come to seem romantic,‘ along with gifts and carols. But it was not romantic, and so those who could not face reality adorned the story ‘ with wise men and angel choirs. Jesus lived with and for the unfortunate, the outcasts, the friendless. We may adorn his name with prestige. Chess Team Draws in Protracted Game? student an opportunity has arisen. ill. FAA:— (Conlinncd from page I) ARMOUR TECH NEWS but the measure of our unity with him is the extent to which his interests are our own. “He Dwell Among Them” As E. Stanley Jones, author of The Christ. of the Indian. Road, writes, “The Jew thanks God every day that he was not born ‘a woman or a. leper or a gentile.’ . . . Jesus emphasized the worth-whileness of all three: he cited with approval that Elijah was sent unto a woman in the days of famine, Elisha was sent unto a leper, and both unfortunatcs were gentiles. “His ministry from the very beginning was identified with the despised. Among three classes he constantly lived—the publicans, disowned because of occupation; the sinners, disowned because of moral condition; the gcntiles, disowned because of birth. And note that he ‘dwelt’ among themwhis was not a long-distance interest that cost little, but an every-day bearing of everything that fell upon them.” Biology and Brotherhood Thomas Hunt Morgan, one of the greatest of living biologists, told the writer that in his opinion good bio- logical quality is widespread through our population, that no class or section has peculiarly superior or inferior genetic quality. This observation is supported by experi- ence of educators. Good and poor human quality is so intimately asso- ciated with food, living conditions, informed and educated personal care, good home traditions, and other environ- mental factors, that wc do not know how much to ascribe to inheritance and how much to environment. Fortunate cultural tradition and training may for generations pre- sent the appearance of good native stock. Poor cultural tradition and environment may for generations appear like low human quality, or even degeneracy. The Chris— tian principle of sharing the common lot and of giving every man a chance at a fair, normal life, will help to eliminate the inferiority due to poor environment, and is sound biology and eugenics. A Distm‘bcr Jesus was a rebel. l-le repeatedly took issue with pre- vailing society. He denounced those who exploited their fellow men. He pointed out that the prophets who stood for personal righteousness and social justice had been put to death. He associated with the unfortunate. He was accused of arousing the masses. This outstanding figure of all history was not a con— servative or a conformist. He wanted to make great changes in personal lives and in the social structure. He wanted loyalty to himself to be measured, not by cathe- drals and ceremonies, but by ministering to the unfor- tunate and by sharing the common lot of men. “When saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee?” “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Samuel Butler remarked that he would be condemned if he should either deny the doctrines of Christianity or practice its precepts. That state of affairs originated long before his day and still exists. Jesus believed that there exists in men undiscovered possibilities of dignity, of beauty, and of fineness. He believed that the way to bring these qualities to realiza— tion was not by theorizing, but by living with men who lacked them, by sharing the common lot, by infecting men with good will through living a life of' good will, by help- " ing every man to a fair chance at life, and by stimu- lating a desire for refinement of living. In a nation which calls itself Christian if. is therefore not appropriate that criticism of the present social and economic order should be looked upon as improper; that point out great and arbitrary inequalities of oppor- tunity should be considered sinister; or that a call for a more general sharing of the common burdens of life should be held as evil. Christmas celebrates the birth of the most disturbing and revolutionary personality the world has known. He asked, not that we should say of him “Lord, Lord,” but that we should follow the example of his life. A. E. M. STUDENT OPINEON Liquor Ada; in the Cycle? Scotch or Rye? What will you have? The Cycle wants to know. in its constant endeavor to reduce Cycle cost to the Liquor ads are available. Are we broad minded enough to accept these ads? The advertising department would very much appreciate an expression of the opinion of the student body on this matter. Sincerely, W. F. Schreiber, Advertising Manager, Cycle of 1936. ly the constitution committee has discussed this point and has added a new article which states that the Board of Control of the A. T. A. A. The Sill Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick fly where it may. Work, for work is mankind’s boon. Work makes the world go Hound. In. labor alone you. will find your joy, Nowhere else can. it be found. You strive so very hard to pleaso, You, work till your face is blue. And their. the remuneration that you ct, ”This work will never do.” What, matters it if people won’t Appreciate your work? Work, if only for work’s sake. Do not your labors Shirk. One consolation I can 017m" you And hold on to it fast, You‘re not the first one in this fix, Nor will you be the last. =l‘ if: Ill The famous criminal lawyer had just won another case by his versatile bag of legal tricks and the dis- gruntled district attorney was tak- ing it out in no uncertain terms. “Docs there exist a case so degen~ crate, so low, so miserable, so utter- ly disgraceful that you would refuse to defend it?” “I don’t know. What did you coma mit?" fl: W" >b Two pick-pockets were trailing a promisingdookingr gentleman when suddenly he turned into a. lawyer‘s office. “Now what?" said the first pick, pocket, fuming at the disappearance of their quarry. “We’ll wait for the lawyer." 1k Pk 4: “Darling, will you be my wife?” ”No John. 1 can never marry you, but I’ll always admire your good taste." 'I‘ 3k X! City slicker: I’m sorry I run over that hen. Will a dollar settle it? Farmer: Better make it two. The rooster is that way about her and maybe the shock will kill him 1.00. V]? ll< ill The professor of natural history, typically absent-minded and forget- ful, was lecturing on amphibians. “Gentlemen, I have here this after- noon on fine an example of a toad as you can ever hope to find.” And the professor carefully brought out from a pocket an object tidily wrapped up in wax paper. He studiously unwrapped the package and brought forth—a sandwich! threupon he frowned, scratched his bald head and mused aloud, “How strange! I could have sworn that I ate that sandwich.” ll“- : :7. “Am I kissed?" "Why, y-yes. 0f couree." “Then why did you take the cig- are out of your vest pocket?” ll= =ll 9% the first girl you ever P. S.——ll seems you. fellcrs are not aware of the acrionsncss of the Fur- L'ined Bathtub Contest, or else are not very punctual in the Saturday night m'lwrl. Send in all. the antique [jar/s, vintage 1908 or under, and see if you can’t win this boon. to bolster- ous bothers! Last Wednesday saw the conclu— sion of an unusual chess meet be- and The match was begun a week ago last Friday, the score stood at Wright 3 Armour 2, with the last game incomplete at a late hour. By tween Wright Junior College the Armour Tech chess team. and mutual agreement, the two contest- ants decided that they would con— clude their game on the following Wednesday. At that time E. L. Kochler won for Armour, ending the meet in a draw. In order to complete the round robin tournament which the club members are playing, it has been decided that those who do not play at least two games a. week will be dropped from the tournament, as will those who have not paid dues. The team had a meet scheduled with but the tentative constitution pub- lished in the handbook had omitted l alumni as members. Power to give alumni and faculty voting rights is given to the Board of Control. Another student member would be added to the board of control by the new constitution, and its student of- i ficers would be seniors and juniors, the secretary and first vice-president lbeing juniors, and the second vice- i president and president being" lecniors. The sophomore and fresh~ man classes are to have one repre- sentative each as before. 3 Make Financial Report l Article XI of the by—laws reads: “A financial statement of the organ- l ization shall be published at the end of each fiscal year.” According to er. Allison, who phrased the by~ 1 law, the term, “financial statement,” ‘will be interpreted to include the amount of surplus of the association. The original purpose of the fund the Northwestern University chessl of the association was to meet the team last Friday, but the results were not available at press time. expenses of athletics, such as pay- ment of coaches’ salaries. According- shall have the power to hire coaches and directors. Suggestions Made by Commiltee These suggestions were made by a committee for the revision of the constitution which was presented in the student handbook. It is com- posed of: R. R. Johnson, J. O. Lar- son, H. P. Millcville, S. Miner, D. J. Neal, R. M. Paulsen, R. A. Peter- son, and F. X. Popper. A meeting of this committee and the A. T. A. A. Board of Control was held last Wednesday to discuss the proposed changes. It was decid- ed to submit the new constitution to the classes for criticism and vote. Last Friday the freshman class learned of the proposed changes from their representative, Willard Kruse, who explained the reasons for the changes. The freshmen ap— proved of the new constitution, ex- cept: they thought a social commit~ tee should be authorized to arrange the dates for the class social func- tions. E. J. l ___1 Junior Ch. E’s. Visit , City Sewage Plants Chicago’s Sanitary District age disposal plants were inspected SEW“ recently by the junior class of chem- ical engineers. The north-side plant was visited first, and was found to have the most complete treatment for sewage. Its method is essentially that of activated sludge and subse— quent aeration. The biological oxy— gen demand of the effluent water is reduced to five per cent of that re- quired by the influent water so that the water is safe for the use of com- munities farther down the river, such as St. Louis and New Orleans. The west side plant operates on the same principle, but uses Imhol’f tanks instead of the aeration pro- cess. This plant is only 60 percent as efficient in purifying the sewage as the north side plant, but improve- ments are now under way to raise the efficiency to the level now re— quired by the sanitary district. The total area drained by these two plants is about 178 square miles, or a population equivalent of about 2,000,000 people. Nine Men Pledgod by Chemical Fraternity l l Nine men were pledged to Alphai Chi Sigma, professional chemicali fraternity, in the fraternity roomsl last Wednesday. They are H. J. Bodnar and It. T. Smith, sopho-l moi-cs; A. J. Allegretti, R. A. Clarke, F. Hackman, F. D. Holler-t, L, F. Knee], and W. Waite, juniors; and G. F. Hagenauer, senior. A pledg- im,r smoker to which these men were invited was held a week ago Wed- nesday at the Pi Kappa Phi house on Michigan boulevard. Alpha Chi Sigma is planning an active year with the appointment of faculty advisor and an alumni con- trol board. An extensive program of expansion is also planned. Truss Club Active in Rehabilitating House After moving to new quarters this fall, the members of Truss Club are giving the house a. general rehabili— tation. The president of the club which is now located at 3124 South Michigan Avenue, is L. L. Knittlc. Several weeks ago, the alumni meeting and smoker was held at the house, where entertainment and re— freshments were offered. At a meet— ing last week, Mr. T. Ladd, a civil engineer for the Sanitary Depart- ment of Chicago spoke on the new Calumet sewage disposal sta- tion. There ought to be a law against irony. It is bad enough that cirv cumstances become so badly involved that sacrifices have to be made, but when irony laughs right in your face ....For instance during the sched— uled Christmas vacation, the entire department will be functioning, each class either on a “charctte” or pre- paring for one. Although the boys have enough interest not to complain, it is still ironical! Some day Tod HOFMEESTER will come five minutes earlier to his modeling class and Bob BECKER will not be there. You see, Bob actually times Ted’s arrival and manages to slip in just before he does. In fact the class can tell exact— ly when Ted will come in now, but if he comes earlier, will Bob’s face be red, to say nothing of the others in the class. Some iJ/mc ago we stated that if any one stag/col too long in one class he could hem“ some really cvnzy con— versation. While there is no diflicully keeping the boys interested (luring life, conversation of file «fore-men» tioncd type is exrccdingly 717'cdoml~ nunt. Just the other clay as Tom Tao walked in he heard the model com. pluining because of holes in. the screen. As he was walking out Tom heard Mr. Krehblcl say, “Sounds like old times to heuv Chiappe shoot- ing of)‘ his buzzer”. However the only thing crazy ubnul that is that. Cliiuppc is always “shooting or? his buzzer". From the “Arched” factory comes the report that Chick SCHREIBER, REIM and SUMNER each received a First Mention on their projects. The subject was “An Etruscan Gate- way”. Ericson and School have the dis- tinction of being; custodians of Mr. REED’S carbon pencil. Mr. REED is their new “crit” and is only mak» ing sure that the means of giving a criticism is always on hand, that is, whenever such occasion arises. We have often wondered why Lor- ry JOHANSON always lunch at the exact same time and place and so we followed him. Now that the truth is out it is a wonder that we did not guess it. Yes, that's right, two girls and Larry says they went to are the most pleasant luncheon com- panions. “Bags" BAGNUOLO has a very excellent method of placing himself within the good graces of the profs. He dares not. anymore, come to HOF‘MEESTER'S lecture without a supply of cough drops. However. KICHAVEN ...... TOM TAX. Tuesday, December l7, l935 I THE. STEAM SllllVlil.‘ Whit happens when a non—smok- ing youngster like Bill Bill smokes a seegar‘! You’re right!!! And when he was asked what he saw as a fel— low held up a pencil before him, he answered, “A picket fence." One guy now going to Armour was kicked out of a medical school for cheating during a physiology exam. They caught him counting his ribs. (How would this apply to a fellow kicked out of a quiz on water supply?) Have you noticed the bruise on Bill Setterberg's knob? He claims that he hit a door, but take the sen- ior dance, a glamourous brunette, and a moonlit sky, put them We gether and.. . Some Niftiea Gun Bergquist: “It’s the original virgin of the ‘Three Musketters’.” Herb Tallitsch: ”And there's less clerglcal work, which reduces office expenses.” Ask BOB DUFFY, CHUCK MO— DERSOHN and Bus KOTAL how they perform their feat of turning out triplicate blackboard copies. Overheard on the “L" F. L. 1...: “Holding a brief case on your lap certainly takes the crease out of your pants." .1. Owen L: “Yeah, and holding another kind of a bag in your lap also does the same thing." If you see the ”Galloping Greek” walking again, it’s because he left his pony in a quiz book. PROF. HENDRICKS claims that he look the honwlcss dog to give his children, but it is also rumored that he went around trying to borrow a. moot grinder. AXEE. Waits Plant at fockport, Illinois Taking advantage of the oppor- tunity secured through E. J. Kirsch, the Armour branch of the A.I.E.E. presented almost a 100 percent at- tendance at Lockport on its inspec- tion trip last Wednesday. The '75 senior, junior and sophomore elec- tricals inspected the twenty foot ver— tical generators, the new type switch board, and the recently installed hor- izontal generators with a profes— sional and a critical eye. SfDELfNES~ (Continued from page 1) dition be classified as an event orig-- inal in nature. The impending col- lapse was stored off in 1921 by the advent of domesticated radio. Nor was the “World War” less timely from the view point of economic sal-v ration. The year 1914, at its out- set, promised to estabish an all time record for unemployment and social misery, the war intervening: and temporarily terminating a longr period of decline in'business activ~ ity. So, too, with the prior years of the century goes the record of peril and rescue. The crash that has come is only the result of an old, untempercd evil. OURS IS THE problem of recti- fying the mistakes of the ages be» fore us. The matter is of such or— der as to require analytical invesu ligation with full application of the scientific method of treatment. A study must be made—«not alone of the factors that were contributed by events of the last ten years, but of every element that might, havc brought to bear even the s glitest influence at any time back. through centuries. All of the data must be collected. weighed, evaluated. and correlated. The time is too criti» cal for experimentation. The study must go sufficiently deep so as to allow of more than reasonable sub— stantiation for evolved theory. The theory must be correct—it must be the law. (To be conl‘imn'c’ :2: