Pa ge Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, November l9, l935 Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Puh|ished Weekly During the College Year gyros? k" seating}! Eollcgiutc 9 single Copies, 10 Cents Each $2.00 Per Year MANAGING BOARD lEditonin-chief ..................... Russell R. Johnson Managing Editor .. . . .Frank D. Cotterman Sports Editor ........... John 0. Larson Business Manager. . . . .Cyril L. DuSell Faculty Adviser ................. Walter Hendricks EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT and no neutrals, and it would leave civilization staggering, if not fallen! We are scientists and engineers; while the small minds, the stupid minds of the world laughed and shouted “It can’t be done” we went ahead and produced miracles to shame the wild-l est story—tellers of antiquity; can we now fail to produce that without which our great civilization will surely slip back into the slime from which it emerged—a lasting peace? STUDENT OPINION _ | A. T. A. A. Funds The now flourishing controversy concerning the Cycle charges to fraternities and societies here at Armour has News Editor ........................... R. S. Kercher _ “n to a question of importance to each student. Make-up Editors ...... J. J. Doudera, M. B. Stevens Tldewnhklt’bse is the A. T. A. A. fund put? Assignment Editors """""" 1" Gerber, F' L' Leason, On one hand we have the charge by the fraternities 8' Rabmowuz. G A Zwi sler and societies that the cost of participation in the Cycle figfitafifs’mfi _:'jj3,'.‘(')jgpéégyg;éc'e;y,,.é_flalj,my is excessive. On the other hand the staff of the Cycle R. H. Knabe,V..J.Kropf claims the annual stipend allowed them by the A. T. Feature Editor ........................ J. Galandak A' A' makes the charge necessary. One "nmfdmtely 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 Photographer . . R. Mansfield Cartoonist ...... . . . ............... J. Kichaven News Reporters ............ H. J. Bodnar, W. A. Chapin, W. J. Chelgren, E. G. Ciechanowicz, J. S. Cullison, G. J. Dertig, J. Dane‘k, G. B. Eng, 1. M. Footlik, W. Graf, F. B. Harman, M. J. Hades, F. D. Hof- fert, R. Jal'l'ee, R. Kotal, R. N. Lange, C. Levon, M. Luber, R. Morrison, L. B. Parker, G. Prawdzik, A. N. Schreibcr, J. D. Shcehan, S. C. Spencer, E. L. Stoll, E. F. Wagner, It. Weissman. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Assistant Sports Editor ................ J. M. Kubert Sports Reporters .......... M. S. Alexander, R. Braun H. Coylc, G. Morris, C. K. Nauman, D. B. Rodkin, J. C. Scott, R. Worcester. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager ................... E. J. Simek Circulation Manager ................... R. M. Lundbcrg Business Assistants ...... M. S. Alexander, E. J. Simek Circulation Assistant .................... C. Fox'sberg Vol. XVI. NOVEMBER 19, 1935 Another Thing Worth Fighting For Armistice day, 1985, saw the American people assailed on all sides with the most staggering» load of unadulterated, illogical, bombastic bunkf that has been shoveled into their faces since 1917, ; when we started out to make the world safe for; democracy. Our solid, substantial men of busi-: ness vied with our military men in speechmak-l ing everywhere, and their universal theme was. that another war is threatening us and that wei must prepare! 1 Here at Armour We were perhaps more fortu—i nate than otherwise; a week after we had goth-l erd to listen to a man much older and wiser than 1 ourselves about the most intelligent comment that i had been heard on his speech was “What was he i talking about?” i “Some things are worth fighting for.” Grant— ed, and add to the nearly all-inclusive list one; that was strangely omitted—peace. But warsl are not fought for the freedom of the press, thel right of trial by jury—or for peace. The kind} of fight that has to be made for them is a fight, not against entrenched men, but against en- trenched ideas, old and deeply rooted prejudices. It is the same kind of a fight that has been re—l quired of every new idea, every progressive move- ment since the beginning of time, and it is a fight that must be won if civilization is not to be de— stroyed. “There can be no lasting peace unless it is enforced by a nation strong enough to enforce its own peace.” Here is a statement which is a favorite with military men, who make it with the ; obvious mental reservation “and probably not even then.” The idea of being so strong that everyone else will be afraid to fight you sounds good, but is it possible? If two or three nations should get the same idea, mightn’t the result be that, with enormous amounts spent for arma- ments, no nation would gain a pronounced ad- vantage? Feelings heightened by the race to be strongest and powerful military machines at the behest of a government and a populace excited with military fervor, here would be an ideal place for the proverbial spark. On the day of all days when men should have been remembering the terrific cost of the last great war, we heard them glibely saying “We shall always have wars.” There is blood on every page in history, true, but the last great war end- ed in 1918, and the world cannot afford another! We are scientists, we are engineers; we know “the amazing instruments of destruction that , were developed by men of our kind during the last war, We know the tremendous strides that have been made by science since then. How can we fail to see that another great war would be, far more terrible than any the world has ever’ seen before? It would know no non—combatants No. 9 begins to wonder: How then is the A. T. A. A. fund put to use? Each student pays an annual activities fee of $19.00. The greater part of this is turned over to the A. T. A. A. How is this money used? I believe the student body is entitled to an accounting of this fund. How is this money divided among the various activities of the school? I would suggest that the A. T. A. A. publish a state ment showing the manner in which the fund is expended. This report would not only be of interest to the student, but would go far in'settling the question as to the Cycle cost and charges. A Junior. Fraternities in the Cycle In regard to the statement in last week's Armour Tech News that a representative of the social frater- nities had declared that the social fraternities will string along with the honoraries in their action on participa- tion in the Cycle, I wish to state that my meaning was misinterpreted. I am the representative who made the statement, but it was meant to indicate merely that the social fraternities would wish to be included in any re- duction of price that can be obtained. The social fraternities believe that the Cycle is a vital part of activities at Armour and that its quality should in no way be impaired. The social fraternities will under no circumstances withdraw from participation in the Cycle. John C. Scott, President, Inter-fraternity Council. Another Side to the Story We have been hearing a great deal of the “great American principles", and it is in defense of one of these that I should like to write. The principle of him partial education, if it may be called a principle, is of sufficient importance to rate consideration with the freedom of press and of peaceablc assembly, and related gags which are perpetually forced down our throats. It is neither my place nor capacity to criticize the recent Armistice Day speech, but it merely ire-echoed the philosophy which has probably been dinned into patient Armour ears on this occasion since time immemorial. The weary figures of Washington, John l’aul Jones, and Dewey are annually paraded, while the horrible slaugh- ter houses known as Argonne and Belleau Wood are spoken of in terms of stilled reverence. There is another political philosophy. it is the phil- osophy of reality and fact, not of theory and history. It cannot eulogize the late war as a “spearhead of democ- racy thrust into the heart of autocracy” just a week after one of the belligerent countries, by a vote of 494, repudiated its republic for a. king. This philosophy may be all wrong, but can’t we at 1 least get a chance to judge for ourselves? Next Novena; l ber 11 let‘s have as speaker a man who fought in the front line trenches, not for Washington, John Paul E Jones, or Dewey, but for those mysterious multi—million~ air-es who sell steel —— and our lives. - Harry S. Nachman. The Slipeticlt Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick fly where it may. “(Jo aslr: my fathrr," was all that she said. But, shc know that I knew that her father was dead. And she knew that I knew what a bad life Itc’rl led. And she knew that I knew what she meant when she said, “Go as]: my fatlwrl” Wally. 3" Ill ti! The judge fined a habitual soak for disorderly conduct. When the stew paid the fine, he solemnly asked for a receipt. His request was stern- ly refused. “Your Honor, do you believe in tho judgment day?” asked the pickled one. “Yes. Why?” “Well, when [I’m hailed before the highest judge, he’ll ask me if I were ever drunk. And when I’ll answer yes and say that I’ve paid my fine, he’ll ask me for some proof of 't. And then I’ll have to search all over hell for you and your clerk!!!” * '3 it The human brain is certainly a remarkable organ. It starts to func- tion as soon on we awaken and it doesn’t- stop working until we get to our first class—- a v: m A man in Arkansas was being tried for assault and battery with intent to kill. The state's attorney presented a whole arsenal of weapons employed by the defendant. It consisted of a pro-historic blunderbuss, a saw, a spade, a knotted club, and three sets of brass knuckles. The counsel for the defendant was not to be caught napping and pre- sented all the weapons used by the victim. They were: a pitch-fork, a razor, two pistols, a dog, and three bricks. The jury remained dead locked for several hours and finally the foreman gave out the verdict: “We, the jury, would gladly pay five dollars apiece to see the fight.” >l= 2!: 9; Will you powder my back, please? Surely. How far down? 0h, as for as the cut of my gown. I thought you said your back. :ll Pb 14: A terribly near-sighted man was walking down the street when a strong gust of wind blew off his hat. The portly gentleman chased it down the street and into a back—yard. Here he spent a hectic five minutes trying in vain to trap the elusive head—piece when suddenly the woman of the house stopped him with a petrifying yell: “What under the sun are you trying to do?” “I’m trying to catch my hat,” said the corpulent gent. “Your hat? Your hat is lying over here by the wall. You’re chasing our black chicken!" 3‘ “It 114 Mary, the maid had just been fired and, full of burning indignation, dc- cided to have it out with the mistress of the house. “I’d like very much to know why . l i 1 l There comts a time in the life of every arch when he feels unduly proud ol‘ some of his work, and as a result becomes very optimistic about said work of art. Not only was lrv ADDIS very optimistic about his design for a Post Office, but he became very confident as to the final grade. Now, there is an- other type of arch, one who is s1ight~ 1y pessimistic and not too confident about such things as judgments, but then who is? To this category be- longs Ted HOFMEESTER, and when he saw Irv’s problcm, there was only one outcome, you guessed it, they made a bet. Consequently, Irv must now supply Ted with. a tub of beer and Ted must drink it through a straw. We feel that reinforcements will be necessary, so stand by men! You have probably soon. two of am' Arm, strulting through the depart- ment acting as promoters and big— shots. TaJw another look and you will find they are RAMP and .IOHANv SON, who have had the distinction of purchasing controlling intcrcsl in the Michigan avenue bridge! The actual sum paid for the “gold brick” was fifty] cents each! Now that is what we call promotion, but rcmc'm— her there is a sucker born. coon) min- air! There are a few ”nice” boys here who break out every now and then and say or do somethingr crazy. This time it was Bob JOHNSTONE, and his hoop was, “This is a side view from the rear.” Some (lope is always thinking up new ways of cutting classes. The other day when the Am‘thomghr they were going to night school in the morning, because the sun had forgotten to rise, CUNNINGHAM was tempted to cut the electrical connections so that the clansrooms would not have light. No light, no classes was the idea; he in a cun- ning ham, indeed! Since there is neither space nor time we will condense the judgment results, complete information may be had on request; send self-ad— dressed envelope to. . . . Vic WANDMAYER came through with a First Mention on his Artists’ Colony. . . .Al BURNES rated first with his Second Medal on his Post Office. “WW I’ve been fired. Is it because I’m prettier than you?” “Prettier than me'.’ Who told you that?" “Your husband. And it isn’t my fault that I’m smarter than you.” “And who told you that?” “Your husband. And finally, it isn’t my fault that I can kiss better than you.” “Good Lord! Did my husband tell you that?” "No. Your chauffeur!" E. J. ENGINEER GAIMS' TECH APPROVAL 1N FIRST JESUE E acuity and Students interviewed The Armour Engineer and .411ch nus has lived up to the best expecta- tions of the student body and fac- ulty; such was the consensus of opinion when members of the stu- dent body and faculty were inter— viewed by a reporter last week. Trying to make this poll as repre- sentative as possible, students in all classes as well as instructors were queried as to: “How do you like the Armour Engineer and Alumnus?" First to be interviewed was H. M. Ross, junior, who commented: “I be- lieve that the selection of articles in this issue is better than they have \been in the past.” S. M. Taradash, who was standing nearby, added: “I believe that last year’s cover designs were better.” Approves of Alumni News J. Bartusek, junior class president, when queried replied: “I think it’s swell, especially the alumni news. It’s the best; they’ve ever had.” “The flashy cover seems out of place,” opined R. Knaus, senior. P. Henrick- sen, spotted in the chem lab after some prodding and hesitation ven— tured the opinion, “It’s a good maga- zine. I think though that more space should be devoted to student activi- ties.” T. Ramotowski, senior, com- mented: ”From the ballyhoo issued by the Engineer I thought it would be much better than it is. However, it is good, and is better than it has been in the past.” Faculty Comments When Dean Heald was interviewed a copy of the Engineer lay open on his desk. He replied: “I believe the to be read. The Engineer will be read." Professor S. M. Spears, upon be— ing asked the now oft repeated question, replied: “The Engineer is O. K. I believe that in the future articles should be of a semi-technical nature.” Both Professors Huntly and Rich- ardson were of practically similar opinions. According to Huntly, “In the past I objected to students writ— ing about things they knew nothing about. To me the most interesting part of the magazine is the alumni notes.” Wants Technical Articles 01" an opinion that was diametric— ally opposed to Huntly’s was A. M. Lane’s, senior student’s curt reply: “I don't like it. As I understand it, the Engineer will not publish tech- nical articles. To me it is a definite step backwards to remove the op— portunity for engineering students to write technical articles." l 0f the other students and faculty i members who were interviewed the lstandard reply was: “It’s swell." stock or 1165 Mfit'l‘éfi“ SLOWL‘V Lou/seams Flfil-l TO” wane cars on ceases causme THEM to vows meow. momma-re renews shoes or cars AND swore? carol—ass saoes an BASKET .. More: seocs care he ; aerosuso wash: soles oer raw .3 as. figgiérgdifiéfé M Gaming last) R. J. lumen: Tarma- , n . a . 3 names summonses sleet PRINCE ALBERT ES 13ACKE‘D RIGHT “IN nice, maven INTACT. an. YEW“ RACKS RIGHT IN VIPE.‘BEIRNS SLOWER mm Guerra. 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