Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Tuesday, April 28, I936 By H. M. Ross THE DREAD shadow of war still hovers menacingly over the world. While the Nile, one of mankind’s old- est battlegrounds, has again become a center of world politics, all is quiet along the Rhine. Moreover, it is likely to remain quiet as long as Great Britain has not made up her mind to choose France or Germany as her ally to check the latest chal— lenger to her world rule, Fascist Italy. In competition for British favor, Germany believes she holds trump cards inasmuch as all recent reports from London seem to indi~ cate His Britannic Majesty’s inclina- tion toward her. France, though de- cidedly vexed with the British stand cannot afford to antagonize her, as, losing the British alliance, she would be left to stand alone. The fourth actor in this drama of war or peace, Italy, goes blithely on her way, in- different to the demands of England, yet watchful of her every move. IN THE MEANTIME England faces an internal crisis. Every mile of the Italian Army's advance to- ward Addis Ababa has brought her closer to an awkward and possibly dangerous turning point in her for— eign policy. The government is ap— palled that Italy has virtually won her war before sanctions have had a decisive effect. It is a bitter pill and the problem of the moment is how the British government will swallow it. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his Ministers know that if they allow Italy to dictate peace they will not only shake the authority of the League of Nations, but will also invite the wrath of the British public. But| the government also knows that it cannot prevent Italy from dictating a conqueror’s peace except by clos- ing the Suez Canal and probably pre— cipitating war. In the present anti- war mood of the British people such a solution is unthinkable, and it has been rejected outright by the cab inet. A retreat by Britain seems in- evitable, yet there is no sign that the government knows how to accomplish it without a disastrous loss of pres— tige both at home and abroad. IN ASSESSING THE French posi- tion one must not forget that there has been no public reaction against Italy in France, as there has been in Britain. The French have said that, as regrettable as it may be from the Ethiopian point of view, Italy is do- ing no more than France or Britain have frequently done in the past when they were amassing their co- lonial empires. Furthermore, the French argue, sanctions were one (Continued on page 3) Austin Student Wins Armour Scholarship James D. Charlton, of Austin High School, has been named as the re- cipient of one of the ten Civic As- sembly scholarships and will enter Armour next September. He grad- uated from high school lasr Febru- ary, ranking twenty~third in schol. arship in a class of 468, and also engaging in many extra—curricular activities. He was president of the Civic Industrial club, a member of the band, orchestra, Hi-Y, and the chemistry club, and played on the \basketball team for two seasons. Norman Seip of Tilden was chosen alternate. Other scholarships awarded were to University of Chicago, Northwest- ern, Y. M. C. A. College, and the American College of Physical Edu- cation in connection with the cele- bration of Youth Week. Gold achievement medals were awarded to representatives of the graduating classes of all Chicago public high schools on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership, and activities. From these were chosen the winners of the ten scholarships. Musical Fraternity Pledges Seven Men Seven students were pledged to Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musical society, at a meeting held in the Salamander rooms on last Friday, April 24. The pledges, W. K. Emmerich, F. D. Hof- fert, E. C. Hoyer, R. P. Lischer, R. J. Magnuson, W. F. Schrieber, and It. G. Stevens, are under the direc- tion of pledge captain A. J. Strazz. They were examined at the Triangle house on the evening of April 16, and they are required to Write a theme of 3000 words on a musical subject before they are initiated. The initi— ation will occur in about five weeks, but the pledges will be eligible for the interhonorary dance on May 1. Alpha Chi Sigma Has Second Annual Party Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemical fraternity, held its, second annual alumni smoker last Thursday evening at the Chicano Cranmen‘s Club, 2954 West \Vashington Boule- vard. About thirty-five members at- tended, and judging by the jovial mood of the group, they had a very enjoyable evening. Cards and other games WOTr a part of the program manned by the committee of L. W. Robbie, P. R. Schultz and H. J. Brannon who also took care of the refreshments for the party. The game room recently acquired by the fraternity has made it pos- sible to set up a ping-pong table, and a tournament started. The dark horse apparently cut to win is lind- nar, the soph class president. An informal initiation for pledges is to be held tonight. and Thursday evening the formal initiation will be conducted with the aid of alumnus members and representatives from the Northwestern University Chap- ter of the fraternity. About ten men will be initiated. lllllllfi'lllll Slllblhb likS’l‘Elll‘l WHEELS Elli lillfihlll'l“ 'l’dllk Graduate ”Work Receives Close Attention last Thursday to Armour after a three week’s tour of major engineer— ing schools in the East, where he in— vestigated policies of graduate study, research, personnel, placement of graduates, and evening school work. He visited nine schools and also studied the relationship between in« dustrial firms and engineer schools. Engineering an Upgrade “On my trip through the East I was received with genuine hospitality and cooperation from Armour alum— ni, school ofiicials, and business men," Professor Moreton said. “Ev— erywhere the general condition of engineering work and business is definitely on the upgrade. I had the opportunity of conferring with many prominent educators and business men, and all were optimistic of the future in the engineering profession. Use Basic Science Principles “In many of the eastern schools, graduate work and research is be- ing continually developed and ex. tended. One of the outstanding items I noticed about graduate study is that more and more work is be- ing done on basic science principles in the graduate schools with the sci- entific applications and advanced studies being left to industrial firms. A great deal 01‘. graduate work is be- ing done in practical economics, thermodynamics, metallurgy, elec- tronics, and the closer application of basic mathematical principles to en- gineering problems. All those I spoke to were impressed with the wonderful opportunity that Armour Institute has for graduate work and research in conjunction with the in- dustrial companies in the Middle West.” Professor Moreton first visited Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy and Harvard University at Bos- ton. He then went through the Ma- (Continued on page 8) New Features in Next ‘Cyclc’fioord According to the editor, John B. Davis, the Cycle will be distributed during Junior Week. Honor Cycle will be awarded on Wednesday, May 13, and the general student body will receive their copies on Friday, May Several new features have been m- cluded in the forthcoming edition. President Hotchkiss has an article on “The Advancement of Armour," ex. plaining the cooperative course and telling of the improvements and ad» ditions here, while Dean Heald has an article on “What the Future Holds for the Engineering Students”. Humor Section Included The publication will be divided in- to four parts: the Senior section, Campus Activities section, College Life section, and the Group section. Each section will have a different border design, and the first hall" of the Cycle will have red borders, while the second half will have blue bor- ders. For the first time in five years there will be a humor section make— up. In the Campus Activities see» tion, two full pages of action pic— tures are included. They are en» grayed from actual snapshots taken on the campus. There is an adequate explanation for each picture, and some are a real surprise. Larger Number Ordered 925 copies of the 218 page publita» tion have been ordered. This is the largest order in the history of the Cycle. This increase is due to the 76 cooperative students. There are enough copies ordered to provide for the demand of part time students and any one else tit-swing it. Notional Lead Plant Visited by Chemicals Last Wednesday afternoon the senior chemical class made an in- spection trip to the National Lead company, 936 West Eighteenth Street. This company produces white lead from lead furnished it by subsidiary companies. The white lead is, in turn, made into what is com- monly known as “Dutch Boy” paint. The company also makes red lead. lithargc, solder, babbitt, and allied lead products. Professor McCormack and Dr. Barr accompanied the group. Next Week the group will inspect the Sherwin - Williams Company. manufacturers of paints, Herring to Speak at Next WEE. Meeting At the W. S. E. meeting of May 1, Mr. H. C. Herring, Executive Di- rector of the American Association of Municipal Engineers, will speak on “The Municipality and the Engi- neer." Mr. Leslie M, Johnson, Direc— tor of Public Works, city of Pitts- burgh, presented a talk on “The Pittsburgh Flood,” at the junior meeting of the W. S. E. last night. Mr. Johnson discussed measures un- der consideration for minimizing the bad effects of flood stages which may occur in the future. The re- cent flood exceeded three feet of the prediction made in 1911. Five Men Pledgecl to Emilee, Scarab Temple In an atmosphere decidedly Japan- ese, five men were pledged to Edfou, Armour‘s temple of Scarab frater- nity, last Tuesday. Those pledged were M. J. Bejcek and W. D. Con— colino, seniors, and F. E. Davidson and C. Saletta, juniors, and L. Skuibic, a'sophomore. The ceremony was held in Fula— ba’s Japanese restaurant, after which a Sukiyaki dinner was served. Following this, Professor '1‘. M. Hof- meester, a faculty member of Scarab, gave a talk on Japanese houses and culture. Plans New Complete lior Honorary Dance At the meeting of the interhouor— ary council held last Friday, plans were completed whereby members of Honor A, Sphinx, and Pi Nu Epsi— lon are eligible to attend the inter- honorary dance. This annual af— fair will take place in the Venetian Room of the Southmoor Hotel at 6646 South Stony Island avenue, and will start at 9:30 p. m. next Friday night, May 1. After much considera- ation it was decided that the affair will be a table (lance. According to J. 0. Larson, presi~ dent of the council, about 90 couples are expected to attend. Dancing will be to the music of Ed Kraft‘s Melody Masters, an audition orchestra for the Columbia Broadcasting System. This orchestra has played for dances of the musical clubs, and has been well received. Armour is Most to Sfifidfi. Meet With Armour acting as host, the annual meeting of the Illinois Indi- ana Section of the Society for Pro— motion of Engineering Education was held Saturday, April 18, at the LaWson Y.M.C.A. Professor J. B. Finnegan, president of the section, called the meeting to order. The principal speakers at the meet- ing were Professor Hardy Cross of the University of Illinois, who talked on “The Importance of Teaching School"; Mr. Lawrence A. Downs, president of the Illinois Central Sys- tem, spoke on “Engineering Educa- ‘:ion as a Preparation for Business Responsibilities"; and Dean Henry T. Heald of Armour, who discussed “Part Time Courses for the Gradu- ate Engineer.“ Group Mcetingn Held Group conferences were held in the afternoon on various subjects. Professor J. S. Thompson presided as chairman of the physics group, Professor C. E. Paul as chairman of the mathematics group, and Profes- sor W. Hendricks was in charge of the English m‘oup. Professor C. 0. Harris, of the mechanics depart- ment. made arrangements for the meeting with the aid of a commit- tee. Spears ls Secretary Towards the end of the meeting, the election of new officers took place. Professor R. P. Hoelschc‘r, of the University of Illinois, was elect— ed president, Professor Herbert S. Philbrick, of Northwestern Universi- ty, vice president, and Professor Sholto M. Spears, of Armour, secre- tary. It was also announced that the forty—fourth annual meeting of the National Society for Promotion of Engineering Education will be held June 23-24 at the University of Wis- cousin. Senior Quince Held at Knickerbocker As the last class dance of their college career, the seniors held a supper dance last Friday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Knickerbocker Hotel. Dancing started shortly after nine o’clock and continued to the rhythm of Emil Flindt’s orchestra playing before the supper, which was served at midnight, and afterwards until 3 am. The Knickerbocker’s grand ball- mom contains a beautiful glass floor which is continuously played upon with colored lights. Emil Flindt, aside from drawing out his fiddle oc- casionally, brought with him his bag of tricks and novelties, and enter- tained with his “ten little bottles. . .” All in all, the seniors felt that this, their last undergraduate dance achieved the acme of perfection that they had so long sought. As the se- niors had previously announced, the dance was a strictly private afl‘air being open to seniors only. menus or AMATETJR All reporters arc requested to ut- lcml a meeting of the News stuff in the offices of the Armour Tech News, Tuesday, April 23, at 12:30. ArmourA.S.iW.E./—lcls as Conference Host Armour-'5 student branch of the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers was host to the annual Stu— dent Conference at the Allerton hotel at the convention which lasted through Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of last week. Official registration began on Mon- day at 8 a. m. and was in charge of Frank D. Cottermun and the student staff of the Armour branch. At 9:30 a. m. on Monday and 0 a. m. on Tuesday, the technical session con- vened. During this session papers lwerc presented by representatives of seventeen mid-western colleges and universities. The prizes awarded were fifty dollars to D. D. Streid of the University of Illinois, who pro- sentcd a paper on “Localized Stresses in “Torsion," twenty-five dollars to R. L. Iglchart of Washington Uni- versity, who presented a paper on “Study of Stress Concentration in Photo Elastic Materials,” and ten dollars war-1 awarded jointly to J. R. Marks of Rose Polytechnic, who prev sented a paper on “Design for Ap- pearance—Redesigning the Common— place,” and to R. 'I‘. Saul of the Uni— versity of Wisconsin, who presented a. paper on “Centrifuge Developments for Biological Research." At ‘7 o’clock on Monday evening, the midwcst branches held a banquet in the Italian Room of the Allcrton Hotel. Entertainment was provided the guests throughout the festivity. After the banquet souvenirs of vari4 ous companies were distributed. A. M. Lane was chairman and toastmas- ter at the banquet. W.l’.A. Aids Armour in Landscaping Work A program of improvement of the Armour campus and buildings has been undertaken by the Institute with the assistance of the W. P. A. The school grounds have already taken on a true campus appearance as a result of the clearing of vacant lots by the workers and the planting of trees and shrubbery furnished by Armour Institute. In a few days students will be asked to confine their ball playing to the new field which has been cleared at the northeast corner of Thirty~ Third and Dearborn streets, so that Ogden field can be ire-seeded. The policy of improving the gen~ eral appearance of the buildings and grounds has met with universal com- mendation and is expected to be con. tinued in the future. Ten Men Are Pledged By Athletic Honorary Eight students and two coaches were pledged to Honor A in the Eta Kappa Nu rooms last Friday morn- ing. W. C. Krafl’t and B. Weissman were the coaches pledged, while the students were 'V[. J. Bejcek, D. A. Delve, C. W. Dunbar, R. M. Faust, E. Kreml, W. P. O’Brien, I. Seiden‘ berg, and E. F. Wagner. The initiation will possibly be held at the awards assembly during Junior Week. A discussion of the type of jacket to be given seniors who re- ceive athletic awards resulted in the selection of a suede and cloth revers- ible jacket. Allilldlld; WATERS Mikhail. Sllllliddlllldkhllll dill‘lhbl Tdklllklldll Al“ Mild All. Condensed Version of ‘l—lgry ill" in First Play To Be Directed by W. E». Fulghum; S. 1%. Minor Plays; Lead PLAYS re use PRESENT Real Shakespearean comedy, with slight changes in dialogue, is the treat offered to the student body by the Armour Players, who will present Falstaff tomorrow at 10:30. Mr. Wal— ter B. Fulghum, director of the Play— ers, has taken the scenes and char— acters from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, part I, preserving the original as far as possible. The cast finally selected is as follows: Falstaff . . . . . . Prince Hal . . . Poins ..... ... . . .S. M. Miner . . . .M. MacConnell .G. E. Danforth Barclolph . . .R. Weissman Gndshill ............ H. M. Ross Sheriff ........ . . . . .J. Mashman Tavern Hostess ...... P. W. Cump Falstall’, the central character, is a typical tavern hanger-on of the Elizabethan period, combining a gross body with a boastful disposi— tion and a sharp wit. His. gluttony and sell—praise often carry him into embarrassing situations, from which his devious methods of escape make him one of the comic figures of dra- matic literature. In Play Competition The cost has been practicing three times a week until last week, and every night since then. It is attain- ing the smoothness of the Globe Players, whose style they employ. The newly—constructed tavern scen- ery should immediately put all at- tending in the right frame of mind for comedy. An added feature of the production is the fact that judges for the N.Y.A. play competition, in which the Armour Players are en- tered, will be present. According to the players them- selves, Falstaff is the best show which they have ever attempted. Tickets are selling at the low price of ten cents, cover the necessary expense of cur- tains, costumes, and scenery. Emmerich Manages Stage The work behind the scenes is be~ int; taken care of by the stage crew inder the direction of W. K. Emmer- lch. J. M. Kubert manages the stage lighting, while E. C, Mitchell han— dles the properties, and A. N. Schrie. her directs the business end. B. H. Griesbach is the stage carpenter, and R. M. loundberg is the prompter. A large part of the scenery was painted by R. P. Lischcr. Change Location for Junior Formal Dance According to latest information, the all-important Junior Formal, climaxing Junior Week, will be held at the Elmhurst Country Club. Last week’s News was not incorrect in stating that the Bal Tabarin at the Sherman House would be the site of ‘the dance since an option had been taken on this location. Early rum— ors stated that this foremost event of the year was to be a summer for- mal; the affair, however, will be strictly formal. Emil Flindt’s band, which is becoming increasingly pop» ular with Armour students, will fur— nish the music for the formal occa— sion. To insure select table locations, the social committee, headed by Oreste Tomei, has stated that all table res. ervatious should be made by Wed- nesday, May 13. The committee has also said that instead of the us- ual flimsy paper favors, a more {3511. ionable and durable program made of metal will be used. The Elmhurst Country Club is lo— cated on Lake Street near Grand Avenue, on the outskirts of Elli]— hurst. Maps will be availame to show the most convenient routes i from any part of the city. the charge being made to'