Page Two Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO. ILLINOIS . Published Weekly During the College Year formation. It was there that many a student had his interest sharpened on some topic that leads to outside reading and refined enjoyment extending throughout his life. The lecture course took two hours a week in the freshman year, almost an insignificant amount of time. ‘ It dealt strictly with the humanities. It was not a busi— 9 ness, industrial, or commercial subject labeled social science! To me it was one of the high spots in my educa— tion at Armour. I wonder how many other seniors feel that way I do in this matter ——~ if I am alone in appreciating these values. (v flwg’ififlk‘l. dollars .3 1934 W 152.00 Per Year ‘z-r '..- mm sown" Single Copies, 10 Cents Each _____.___._________ MANAGING BOARD Editor-in-chief .................. . . .Russell R. Johnson Managing Editor ...... . Frank D. Cotterman Sports Editor ........ . . . . . . . .John O. Larson Business Manager. ..... Cyril L. DuSell Faculty Advisor. . . ....... . . .Walter Hendricks Yours sincerely, Howard P. Milleville, ’36. Wants “Hot” News With due apologies for the slang expression, allow me to express a “merry horse laugh" at a recent announce— ment posted by the Tech News. This struggling and budding young newspaper, which is supposed to be in~ stilling into its workers, at least a few of the funda- mental principles of journalism, has the audacity openly to violate one of the cardinal rules: “Print news when it’s news." The reference is to the recent announcement that fraternity notes must be turned in by the Thursday preceding publication date. It seems that four day old news was too fresh, the News had to demand that it be held over to at least five. Yet some day the Tech News will develop out of the category of a statistical report and become a “newspaper." EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT News Editor ....... . . . . ...... . . . . .R. S. Kercher Make-up Editors. . . J. J. Doudera, M. )3. Stevens Assignment Editors. ........... N. Gerber, F. L. Leason, S. Rabinowitz. Copy Editor .......... . . . . ...... .G. A. Zwissler Assistants ...... .H. 0. Baucrmeister, W. S. Hamlin, R. H. Knabe, V. J. Kropf _ Feature Editor ..... .....J. Galandak Assistants. .W. Graf, E. R. Johnson, A. M. Lane, A. S. Majercik, B. Nobler, E. J. Pleva, T. H. Watts, R. Weissman. Proof Editor. . . . . . . . . ..... . ....... N. Balai S. M. Miner. . . . ............... R. M field Photographer --------- ans Tradition and Finance Cartoonist ......... . . ........ . . . . . . . . .J. Kichaven Lately much criticism has been hurled at the social chairman of the various classes because of the fact that there are three or four dances taking place within a very short space of time, starting on November 22nd, followed by the Senior Informal at the Medinah, on the 29th and so on, to the Junior Informal on the Friday before the Christmas holidays. I wish to state that this would not have happened, had the traditions regarding the dates of class dances been followed by some of the social chairmen. It has been the custom for the past four years to hold the four class dances at well spaced intervals during the school year in order to avoid onc’s interfering with an- other. In this spacmg, the senior dance was given the prefor- encc in having either the latter part of November or the first part of December for their dance, the juniors im- mediately followed with a dance in the middle of January, News Reporters. . . .. . . .H. J. Bodnar, W. A. Chapin, W. J. Chclgi‘en, E. G. Ciechanowicz, J. S. Cullison, G. J. Der-rig, J. Dane‘k, G. B. Eng, 1. M. Footlik, W. Graf, F. B. Harman, M. J. Hades, F. D. Hof— fert, R. Jafi'ee, R. Kotal, R. N. Lange, C. Levon, M. Luber, R. Morrison, L. B. Parker, G. Prawdzik, A. N. Schreiber, J. D. Sheehan, S. C. Spencer, E. L. Stoll, E. F. Wagner, R. Weissman. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Assistant Sports Editor J. M. Kubert Sports Reporters .......... M. S. Alexander, R. Braun H. Coyle, G. Morris, C. K. Nauman, D. B. Bodkin, J. C. Scott, R. Worcester. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager - » - - - . ---------- E. 5- Simek and the other classes followed in order up to the junior Circulation Manager ................... R. M. Lundberg formal at the close of Junior Week. This arrangement Business Assistants ...... M. S. Alexander, E. J. Simek is the only fair one, and dOUWGSS each class Will expect . . m . . .C. Forsberg to have the consxderation when they become seniors. Circulation Assistant """""""" However, the senior class is in no way offended by what has taken place this year, and merely wishes to VOL XVI- NOVEMBER 12’ 1935 WEL8 state that if other dances should suffer by their proximity =73 . -. to the senior ball, that it is the fault, of those who in- augurated the other dances. For the future it would be well for financial reasons and from the standpoint of school spirit, if the traditions in regard to class dances were re-estabiished. R. M. Paulsen. Get a Handbook! When the Armour student directory and handbook comes off the presses in the near future it will answer a demand that has been voiced more and more loudly of late by Armour students, who have felt that full information about all school activities ought to be made easily accessible to every one. Of particular interest to all of us is the fact that the full text of the A. T. A. A. The dance we are staging on November 22 at the constitution will be published in the booklet. Although Trianon Ballroom is solely for the purpose of raising every Armour student pays $15 a year into the {WW funds with which we intend to use towards various other administered by the A- T- A- A- board 0‘" control, it is social functions in the future. The size and quality of probable that the total number of students who have these social functions will largely be regulated by your read the constitution could be counted on the fingers support of this dance. of both hands. EVETY student 5110““ obtain a COPY 0 In presenting this dance at this early date we had no the handbook and read the A. T. A. A. constitution. intentions of breaking any school traditions. Our sole - intention in starting our social events sooner than usual was to enable the fellows to become better acquainted. As members of the freshman class we hope to see you there. Freshman Dance l STUDENT OPINION The Social Committee: Bolton Anderson, Chairman, Jerome Cump, Irving Footlik, Norman Rice, Raymond Starmann. For Real Social Sciences The men graduating from Armour after June, 1936, will, unless some change is made, leave Armour lacking an all-important essential to culture that men of the preceding classes had the opportunity of securing in as compact and short a form as was ever ' ‘ , A. In this respect, I recognize that the revision of cur— riculum in 1933 had, and still has, as its basis the general and sound idea that engineering education can be a very effective approach to culture. I-Ierc culture, in Dr. Hoteli- kiss‘ own words, is “a development of the personality, a discipline of the mind and emotions, and a preparationl for living: and doing one's work in society." In the first] STUDENT approach to our notion of culture this concept of it is LiFTS ARM TO one of the best yet developed. However, it lacks some— START DANCE-— thing‘something which according to the original plans THRGWING for changing the curriculum was to be emphasized more, SWITCH ON instead of less. In 1932 appeared a pamphlet, now well known among educators, entitled Educating the Engineer. The pam- phlet was published by Armour Institute of Technology and discloses the basis for the changes planned. It states: “One of the most significant parts of the Development Plan is the revision of curriculum to include more of‘ ELECTRIC MO‘ ELECTRICALLY cunnoss BUMPERS @ AND LOWERS “the humanities subjects. We do not believe that a man Ema; P.Rc:; can be considered as educated, even in the scientific sense, SKUN K '5 unless his knowledge includes something more than a PROJECTED OUT mere acquaintanceship with the humanities. History, 0N END OF literature, philosophy —— these are as much a part of REVOLVlNG the sum of human understanding as are physics and mathematics, and the man who is to lead the way in engineering must have both.” POLE. FEATHER TICKLES SKUNK Culture, in a broad and well balanced sense, is best all“; mfghsnos defined as an “awareness of the universe.” How can any- one really be aware of the universe if he knows nothing ASSURRNG more than a mere acquaintanceship with the humanities? PLENTY 05: Such lack of these essentials to culture becomes pain— ROOMv I). '5. ll: ORCHESTRA ALSO CLEARS OUT 60 FOR A WALK IN THE PARK fully evident in social contacts later in life as prominent «engineers have revealed. It Was in Dr. Schergcr's courses, particularly his His- tory of Civilization course, where Armour men were given the opportunity of securing the essential funda-, mentals of the humanities ~ not smattering bits of in-l / ARMOUR TECH NEWS wwvww wow WWIW u . mi “The filipsiiokw l Cleave to "The Slipstick": let the Slapstick fly where it may. i The Slippery Slip The typographical error is a slippery thing and sly; You can hum, till you (we dizzy, but it somehow will get by. Till the forms are 017 the presses it is strange how still it Inccps; It shrinks down into a comer and it never stirs or peeps“ That typographical error, too small for human 0963.. Till ink is on the paper, when it grows to mountain size. The boss ho storms with. horror, than he grabs his hair and grooms; The copy reader drops his head upon his hands and muons. The remainder of the issue may be clean as clown can be, But that typographical error 18 the only thing you sec. —Knoxville (121.) Express. :6: It a: A squad of Ethiopian recruits had been taken out to the rifle range for their first try at marksmanship. They kneclcd at 200 yards and fired. Not a hit. They were moved up to 150 yords. Not a hit. They tried at ‘75. Not a hit. “Tenshuni” bowled the colored sergeant. “le bay- onetsi Charge! It’s your only chance.” is all as He: “Have you ever been kissed before?" She: “Y—y-ycs, c-c-cause I n—ncver could s-say n-n-no fast enough.” Francois. ti: =3 * “There is some co—operation among the wild cream turcs.” The stark and the wolf usually work the sumo neighborhood. >1: * #1 Our Alma Mater It’s a grand old college we are going to. She’s mighty hard to bowl. We get a thorn with every rose; But aren’t the 7038.8 sweet? Tuesday,mNovember I Z, l935 Senior mechanical: “Honestly, now, you would never have thought this car of mine was one I had bought second-hand, would you?” Professor Rocsch: “Never in my life. I thought you made it yourself." >l< 1|: >3: PARTLY WITHDRAWN Congressman Johnson of Indiana called a colleague an ass and was ordered to withdraw. “I withdraw the expression, Mr. Speaker," he said, “but I insist that this gentleman from Illinois is out of order.“ i‘How am I out of order?” yelled the man from Illi- nors. “Only a veterinary surgeon could tell you," was the retort. m a :r. Every time a tax assessor comes around a man is glad he doesn't own the earth. in ——“ond I was marooned for two years on that desert island with this woman l” “~—Oh, you lucky dog!" “Lucky, hell‘. She was my mother-in-low!" Freshman: “Is the hot water running in the main building?" Senior: “Sure, it has to run to keep warm." 9; a: as Night Watchman: “Young man, are you going to kiss that girl?" Young Man: “N0." Night Watchman: “Here, then, hold this lantern." 5 ill ’Ifi “Mama, where do little babies come from?” “Such a silly questiOn, Junior. Run and ask your father.” A minute or so later. “Mama, Daddy says you haven’t told him either — and we’d both like to know?" III 1!: II: Barber (whispering- to new helper). "Here comes a man for a shave.” Helper: “Let me practice on him.’ Barber: “All right, but be careful and don‘t cut your- self.” Ill ll: it “You got a nice skid there,” exclaimed the traffic cop as John's car came to a halt within an inch of a tele— phone pole. “Pardon me," said John haughtily, “this lady is my wife.” A. M. The agevold custom of “pig-germs” has once more been restored within these lofty portals, by the efforts of Ted HOFMEESTER, but so far as we know the More-mentioned cus- tom has never gone out of exist- ence. The only difference is that it is now on a larger scale and very much more evident, but how could it help being so when when the whole JUNIOR class turned out to help the SENIORS and the SOPHS low- ered their dignity to nigger for the FRESHMEN. However the whole thing is merely a racket because the present “nigger-s” expect the others to help them when they are in need. that is, they hope so. Besides starting the new craze for Wlfl‘I/Ul‘i’l’lg, HOFMEESTER almost started a riot during his culture class, which he went far enough during V’ V V v v . A OOOOZW‘Z"; from the subject to discuss some of the so—cm’lcd representative pulm- ihgs of the U. S., but in spite of his “mild" carplctivcs, Ted was very sin- acre and gone as "food for thought" to say nothing of adding to our on- culmlo/rlcs. ARK NEWS would like to bring- ‘ forth an original idea, but only as an idea, so here goes. . .each of the students have at one time or another brought a visitor (lady) to the dev partmcnt but always at a time when nothing was happening, and the idea was to have a “Visitor’s Day” and to put many of the different prod— ucts of the department in general on exhibit. Each one of you could act as personal guide with a personal interest, both the visitor and the school, but it is only an idea, so think it over. The ARX could learn how to tame most of the profs from their hall'— brothers, the “engineers.” Expcri~ ence has probably taught them that the system they now use is the most effective, the some one they used in the grade schools. Anyhow the day after SHOLTO SPEARS gave the junior civils a quiz in strength of materials, he found thirty-one shin- ass , as rue uMIGN‘M“ ‘l @5533... w ‘ m @352 I“ 5' “my Cornish“ LOT m: PIPES, BUT ONLY one mamas ALBERTi THAT ‘iFRlENDl-V EA FLAVOR FROM CHOICE ing, red, luscious apples on his desk. No more, no less, thirty-one apples, now you count ’em. SPEARS was heard to say that he had eaten each and every one of the apples! Some- thing is wrong; he was in class the next day. Who said chivalry was dead? It was only lying dormant waiting to be revived, and that honor now bu:- Iongs to none other than Charlie PFEFFER. The other day SIR CHARLES, in memory of Raleigh, spread his “satin" smock over a dusty stool on which the “LIFE” model was to pose. The gesture was uobly alone and equally as well ap- preciated. In the “old" days such gallantry was always rewarded, but “OW. . . Mr. Ki'chbicl’s wotcr—color~slinge~rs came? through in great style and a great majority mted. Special atten- tion must be called to RAMP and JOHNSTONE who received a. First Mention apiece. [VAR VIEHE - NAESS walked away with the medal for the summer sketches, just us was expected. The runners up were ROSEN and KOHN, each given (l mention. TOM TAX. l SMOKE A TOBACCO -—* coMES pACKED ‘ filG‘ ECQNO MY Till in! out Saiw‘! M” ”45':ng s. c. “we“ allow.