Page Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, January Zl, I936 Armour Tech New tudent Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College 359995 Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MANAGING BOARD $2.00 Per Year Russell R. Johnson Frank D Jo l'I Cyril L. DuSel alter Hendricks Editor-in icf , . ' L. Editor ,. Sports Editor .. . Business Mimuucr . . Faculty Ailvinor . . ' I VLDI’IORIAL I) AR'IM Kercher News Editor . .. “Int!1 S. Mnkc-up Editors Assignment Editors . Copy Editor ,,,,,, Assistants . . R. H. Knob SPORTS DEPARTMENT Assistant Sports Edito ......J . Kubert ‘ Coyle. G. Morris. L It) i. . .. ,, “We”. Thrall“... 1) Worcester. DEPARTMENT BUSIN SS E. J. Simek . Lundherg I. omus ForstLg Vol. XVI. JANUARY 21, 1936 No. 14 The Natural View (From Antioch Notes for November 1, 1935, published by Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.) Intelligent men, unless prevented by dogma or prejudice, usually adopt that explanation of ex- perience which is the most reasonable. The great barriers to progress are not mountains or des- erts, or inherent intellectual difficulties, but im- probable explanations which, becoming in- trenched, prevent normal minds from taking the natural View. To free men from arbitrary, intrenched opin- ion, so that they can, like intelligent, unbiased children, adopt the most reasonable explanations of experience, is essential to progress. Leonardo da Vinci tried to explain the origin of fossil clams in the high mountains. A fixed belief in a seven—day period of creation blocked the path of reasonable deduction in even his re- markable mind. He measured the rate living clams travel, and calculated whether they could have reached the mountains from the ocean dur— ing Noah’s flood. But for that mental barrier which kept him from natural and normal con~ clusions, he might have been the first modern geologist. Inquiring minds appear infrequently. A prog- ressive society will therefore keep open the way of free inquiry in every field, so that when they do appear, original minds may have unhampered growth. Once the temper of critical inquiry is well established, such minds may prove to be not uncommon. Many prevailing illusions are so obvious that any intelligent child of sixteen would see through them, were they not bulwarked by authority, tradition, and sophistry. Prevailing legal ethics justify lawyers in defending false issues. After a century of disillusionment, uncritical loyalty for certain methods of democratic government still continues. Irresponsible ownership and ex- ploitation of natural resources is supported. Men adhere to diverse religions, each holding that his alone is the unique, adequate revelation of truth. Such attitudes are possible because mental and emotional barriers prevent intelligent persons from taking the normal and reasonable View. One who is mentally and emotionally free will not feel compelled to retain a belief until it is proved false. Rather, among various possible views he will accept whatever seems most nat- ural and reasonable. This change of attitude, simple as it seems, would be one of the most pro— found and desirable revolutions possible to humanity. The building of mental and emotional barriers, so that men’s minds shall not be free to take the natural view, is essential to the maintenance of rigid and inflexible states of society, and preser— vation of the docility of those who are being ex— ploited. The Japanese doctrine that the emperor is a divine “son of heaven,” and the German doc; trine that “der Fuhrer" is above criticism or error, could not, like the old doctrine of the divine right of kings, be sustained Without block— 3 ing the natural tendencies of men to come to the most reasonable conclusions from the evidence. Methods of propaganda in America follow the same course. The mental attitude to be secured once having been determined, the aim is then so to fix mental and emotional attitudes that the‘ free play of judgment will be inhibited, and the desired emotional effect obtained. The advice of a public utility official is representative: “Do not argue with your opponent. Pin the red label on him.” That policy is being followed today with a vigor and determination unprecedented in American history. Conversely, appeal to class prejudice is equally blind and harmful. Development of that mental and emotional freedom which leads men to take the natural View leads also to humility and sincerity. Take wwwmw wwwwwwww «will l MTl’lfi hlipsticlt” Cleave to “The Slipsticlc": let seamn the Slapstick fly where it may. WWW .. A (an... mmmm “in m n» A Youse guys almost wasn’t gonna get no Slipstick this here issue, (courtesy 01" the English dept.) on account 0 seein’ as how some guy swiped all our 1908 joke books. Wooden thatta been tough? (Don’t answer dot question.) But we fooled ya! We foun’ a 1905 joke book. 'vl: yr ll‘v (Darn it! Here’s one for youse guys. Once you start, there’s no stopping.) a a: I don’t quite remember your face, but your breath in Familiar. * II: FF And don’t forget that Indians were the first nudists. Haven’t you heard of Chief Standing Bear? * * 9]: Why Columnists Go Mad—~(a contribution) Mo and the girl friend Wm‘c walking in the wood We found a. little pussy, (ml The smell we couldn’t stood. ZAZU. Our apologies for publishing this, but we thought the best punishment for the de-composer would be to print it with his name. .. in a: * VERS-ATILE Who brings my slippers night and mom? Whose lane’s a rose without a thorn? Whose eyes are never closed 1'71. sleep, Till slumber o'er my senses creep? Who keeps the home fires bunting bright? Who smiles and reads to me at night? Who does all this with no greed for self? I as]: you who?—~I do myself] sit at a Zazu thinks the Oxford dictionary is an encyclopedia on shoes. 3% Pl: ’11 Hc—“I like to take experienced girls home.” She~“1’m not experienced.” He——“And you’re not home yet, either." ill 3.: To Zuzu I cannot read your eyes—— They are loo deep mysterious. I cannot read your lips, For they are never serious] I cannot read your heart— Its laws are far too many I cannot read your thoughts Because you haven’t any! =1: ———H. C. CON—FU-TSE. away from our theories the support of irrational prejudice, and we should find it necessary to work together with tolerance and patience to achieve the common good. Education should free men and women from servitude to propaganda, and should encourage the habit of taking the natural view. No other attitude is so conducive to stability and progreSs in social all'airs. To View objectively and critic» ally the facts and issues of current affairs will probably lead to departures from current public policy, but it also will tend to prevent the adop— tion of generalizations and abstractions which have emotional appeal, but which do not accord with experience. To oppose this objective spirit in education is to undermine enduring social stability. A. E. M. Student Groups Vote Against War Service (By Associated Collegiate Press) Columbus, 0hic~—(ACP)——~Despite heated opposition from within its own ranks, and in the face of “Com- munistic” and “revolutionary" charges from the American Legion, the American Student Union en— dorsed the “Oxford Pledge,“ refuse ing to support the United States in any war it might conduct, at its con- vention here. The union, recently formed by a merger of the National Student League and the Student League for Industrial Democracy, adopted the endorsement resolution by a 244 to 49 vote. Meanwhile, meeting at Kan— sas City, the National Student Fed- eration voted, by 49 to 13, not to bear arms outside the United States. Ed Kinney, member of the Ofw fleet-s Club of the R. 0. T. C., CCNY, and a member of the resolutions committee of the student union, as- serted that “passage of this resolu— tion definitely labels the student union as a ‘mdical’ organization.” Kinney and others fought the res— olution on the grounds that the “0x— l'ord Pledge” should be optional with the individual members, and that its endorsement would keep prospective members from enrolling. American Legion heads, asking that the union delegates be re- quested to leave their convention headquarters in the Y. W. C. A. building here, charged that they were “known Communists” and part of “a revolutionary movement against the government.” Inability to get a quorum of the Y. W. C. A. directors prevented action. neurons can—- (Continued from page 1) weight of Boulder lake itself on that area. Already, there are indications that the area is sinking, and the lake is only one-third full. The four types 01.” concrete used in the dam were mixed in a plant four and one-half city blocks long: which was never operated at full capacity. The concrete was poured in blocks varying from thirty-five feet by thir- ty—five feet to one hundred feet by one hundred feet and only five feet thick. II; is known that the heat de— veloped by the chemical reaction of setting concrete in such large vol- umes will cause the concrete to ex- pand and crack, therefore a gigantic refrigeration plant was constructed to artificially cool the setting con~ Crete. The record run was the mix- ing and placing of twentyutwo thou— sand tons of concrete in twenty-four hours, a record which will probably never be broken. Mr. Kirkpatrick mentioned the fact that many technical secrets ha". been used in the construction of the dam, and all tourists had to inspect it from Lookout Point, but any engi— neer or student of engineering could, by presenting- the proper credentials, visit the dam and inspect it personal- Fmtemily Notes l Elect Officers Preparing to start the coming se- mester under a new regime, Theta Xi and Pi Kappa Phi each selected a new corps of officers. The Pi Kapp balloting resulted in the following: Archon .............. C. L. DuSell Treasurer ........ H. F. Perlct, Jr. Secretary. . . . . . .W. S. Hamlin Historian ............... ‘ omas Chaplain ........... J. F. Sturgeon Warden .............. '1‘. H. Watts The Theta Xi executive board con— sists of: D. 'C. Graham .......... President P. L. Slugg ............ Treasurer V. J. Kropf ............ Secretary F. R. Anderson .. Exec. Secretary C. H. Parsons ..... House Manager R. G. Stevens ........... Steward Swim Won by Pi Kappa Concratulations are in order to the Pi Kappa Phi swimming team on the event of their victory in the interfraternity swim. Sigma Alpha Mu “Fraternity Day" will feature a banquet and various entertainment for the alumni, mem- bers, and pledges on the first day of the new semester. Members’ par- ents will also have an opportunity to become acquainted with the frater~ nity and all of its members at this gathering. Plan Many Dances Anticipating the end of the pres- ent semester, the chapters located on the campus are making preparations for parties: the pledges of Phi Kap- pa Sigma are busy making arrange- ments for the forthcoming pledge dance; Triangle is preparing a dance to hold up the standard set by their New Year Eve’s dance; and the Rho Delta Rho’s are planning a worthy dance program to initiate their new furniture. Kappa Delta Epsilon indulged in a highly successful radio dance re- cently and they also found enjoy- ment at cards and ping pong after a joint active and alumni business meeting. New Honorary Member The new honorary member at the TX house is Tex, Alpha Gamma K9. He’s the only member that isn't wor~ rying about the final exams, but. he does have his troubles with frequent journeys to the bath tub. Find ll'em on Visit Marlo 25 Years Ago The following item was clipped from an issue of the “Leader", a paper in Pontiac, Illinois, which was published twenty-five years ago: “Gordon Erickson, who has been traveling through Europe this sum- mer, has written his parents Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Erickson that while in Rome he and John Sciwmmer had an audience with the pope. They sailed for home September 16 from Na~ ples.” Seems as been. plugging along at (i very aston— ishing rule, if we are to use the re- sults of recent judgments as (m in- though the boys have dicction. There were so many who ruled that only a, few of the high- csl grades (:01le be disclosed at this time, in fact, we believe the other boys are too modest to desire any free publicity. Let's see now, there was the fresh- man rendering ‘ problem in which Goers received a first mention, and Ostorman and Jakubowski each re- ceived a mention commended. Then there was the junior life judgment, in which almost everyone rated, but top honors went to Frank Hracrovsky who received a first men- tion and Baker, who came through with a mention commended. Now for the class factory. Once again there wan a great majority who ruled. Art Schrcibcr, Chisppe, Stein and Bej- cela: came through with a first men- tion apiece, to stand out from the crowd. Now we are all waiting on- xiously for tho New York judgment. Good luck, tellers. You’ll need it! “B" canning Now that we have enumerated some of the good points of recent happenings, we have a complaint which is registered by Henry P. Loli- miller. It seems that one day Hank placed a drawing under a hole in the skylight, although he did not know it. Just then the “Bombing Squad" swooped down, and the result, well figure it out for yourself; the draw- ing, the hole in the roof and the pigeons. That’s right. Hare is another complaint. This time Kichamen was at the wrong and of a prank. According to him here is what happened —— someone borrowed his hail. Now we cannot see why (my one would want Kichuren’s lull but that’s his story and he is stuck with it. What actually happened, though, was just that someone remodeled the hall and Joe didn’t recognize 2'11. While on the subject of lost arti- cles that aren't lost, has anyone seen a pair of horn rimmed glasses? Now we have a question, but no answer really wanted, since we will try to figure it out for ourselves. Why does Milt Kuhn go to face lift- ing operations? Ans. 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