Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Tuesday, May 19, l93t) By S. M. Miner RECENT CONSIDERATION by the house of representatives of the Frazier—Lemkc farm mortgage refi- nancing bill, or as it is popularly labelled, “inflation bill,” brings forth many items of note. First there is the extraordinary, open-minded fair- ness shown by the lower house and then later, the newspaper misinter- pretation of the House’s action. Sec- ondly, there is the extremely broad monetary question which the bill has served to bring again into the lime- light. CONSIDERING FIRST the polit- ical aspects of the event, it is grati- fying to see that at least a few of the representatives attacked the issue from an unbiased viewpoint. They even went so far as to sign their names to a petition requesting con. sideration of the bill—«a move which was erroneously interpreted as sin- nifying approval of the bill—sand then after considering? the debate and arguments, voted against the in» flationary measures involved in the bill. NEWSPAPER COMMENT on the question was varied. One of Chi- cago's papers touched upon the sub.» ject merely as another of the many measures before Congress. A second paper, wishing to take advantage of the opportunity of continuing its pol~ icy of degrading the administration, played up many of the intricacies in- volved in the consideration of the bill. Its main contention was that the whipvhand, wielded by the presi. dent in his declaration against the bill, served to drive the entire Con- gress in the presidential direction. No account, however, was taken of three significant factors. In line with the fifty out of one hundred and sixty Democrats who were, sup- posedly, driven to vote against the bill after petitioning for its consider. ation, there were some 30 out of about 60 Republicans, who are cerv tainly not subject to the executive whip, and yet who switched camps. Furthermore, a goodly percentage of Appointments of men to make up the stafi' of next year’s Cyclc were recently announced by John B. Davis, retiring editor—in—chief. Paul M. iMartin, junior electrical and head ‘junior marshal, will take over the iposition of editor—in‘chief. William J. liaise is to be the business man- l agar, and William J. Chelgren adver- tisini,r manager. Martin, who worked on the Cycle since his freshman year, held the po- sition of associate editor at the time of his appointment. He succeeds iiJohn B. Davis, under whose leader— ship the Cycle of 1936 has been pre— pared. The other officers retiring [are W. A. Chopin, business manager, land W. F. Schreiber, advertising I manager. K The Cycle will be distributed to , morrow at 2 o‘clock. “Honor Cycles" will also be given out at this time. Freshmen and sophomores are to re- ceive their copies in the lobby of the main building; juniors, seniors, and co—operativc students will receive theirs on the first floor of Mission. Copies for the faculty and part time students will be distributed in the electrical lecture room. Pi Tau Sigma Elects S. M’. Miner President Sydney M. Miner, M. E. ’37, fea- ture writer for the Armour Tech News, was elected president of Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical cn~ gineering fraternity, at a meeting held in the fraternity room lust Mon~ day. lie succeeds Harry S. Nachman, ‘who graduates in Junc. } At this meeting Professor H. L. l Nachman was elected faculty advisor for the coming year. Other officers elected were: F. L. Lesson, Jr., vice- presidcnt and pledge captain; P. A. jReh, treasurer; J. l“. Bartusck, re- ‘cording secretary; H. L. Appel, cor— responding secretary, and ,l. lilousek, l cataloger. l l gig flrowd Views Armour Exhibition l l l i g l i An estimated 1-500 persons were 5 the guests of Armour Tech last Mon- ‘ day night at the annual open house when the whole school was on ex- hibition. Especially large groups were the'S.WltCh W?“ probablyvdue to the to be found in the library, in the decmlon Miami“ the bl“? handed laboratories, and at the puppet show. down by the A- F; of, L"_ a body “Faust", by Christopher Marlowe, which certainly maintains influence was rewritten by the Armour Play— over a few representatives. And ers and presented by them at the thirdly, many of those who switched puppet show. The players had as camps, announced at the time ”f much or more fun than the audience Signing the petition, that they were while putting the show on. Many only desirous 0f givmg the 1,31“, a difficulties were encountered during fair hearing and were not committing the presentation; the last of the themselves for or against the meas— paint was applied at the last minute, ore. and one of the manipulators read his 1 lines while operating the puppets. FOR THE PRESENT, in regard‘ to the vast monetary questions in—l Auto Lab Draws Interest volvod, it will only be attempted to point out a few of the pertinent items. Inflation is an old story, and has usually been a rather discour- aging one in its results. It is pos. sible under both a “gold” and a “managed currency" standard to have inflation. However, when not on the “gold standard" (our position at the present), its dangers are greater and more numerous. And finally, the classical and well‘known example of Germany’s inflationary period after the war (an exaggerated but still exemplary case) seems to clinch the fact that the more care‘ fully we can preserve a proximity to a stabilized currency, the safer we will be, from a financial standpoint. Social Fraternities Entertain Non-Greeks About one hundred non—fraternity men and their friends attended the first fraternity open house night last Tuesday. Those fraternities which participated were: Delta Tau Delta, Triangle, Phi Pi Phi, Rho Delta Rho, and Pi Kappa Phi. 1 Much interest in the diesel engine [exhibit in the automotive lab was [evidenced by the fact that there were many inquiries as to where that ex» hibit could be found. Many inquiries were also received in regard to the chemical engineering exhibits. The organic and physics labs were 1 crowded all evening with Armour stu- dents and their friends. An exhibit showing the usefulness of the stro- i boscope was presented in the physics lab and attracted a great deal of at- tention. Many photographs taken by students, rare books, and mathemat~ ics drawings were exhibited in the l library. Ends With Dance Drawings by the freshmen and the architects were on display in the freshman drafting room, while in the civil drafting rooms work done by the civils was shown. In the assem— bly hall large crowds were attracted to the huge Tesla coil which created a spark about six feet long. At ten o’clock the exhibits were closed and the visitors adjourned to the gym where they danced to the j rhythmic music of Ed Krafft and his l Melody Masters until twelve. l ‘cussions will center around patent l l I i l A. TEA. Elections to Re Metal Today Ballots will be cast in the lobby to— day for three offices in the newly— formed A. T. S. A. Offices to be filled are those of first vice-presi— dent, second vice—president, and sec— retary. Nominated for vice-presi— dent are: H. J. Bodnar, C. W. Dun- bar, and J. D. Sheehan; for second vice-president, J. F. Bartusek, W. A. Chapin, and S. M. Miner; for sec- retary, W. J. Chelgren, W. R. Mar- shall, and E. I“. Wagner. Eugene Heikc, vice-president of the A. T. A. A. for the past year, auto- matically becomes the first president of the A. T. S. A. Phi Lambda Upsilon to initiate Six Men Initiation into Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chemical fraternity, will be held on Wednesday, May 27. Six men will be initiated, all of whom have passed both examinations giv» cn by the fraternity. The first was a comprehensive written test, and the second one was a laboratory examin— ation. Those men who will be initiated are E. Frcireich, E. A. Krcft, R. (3. Peterson, senior chemicals; and F. B. Harman, E. A. Heike, and S. ll. Kaplan, junior chemicals. Mechanicals to Meet Professional Section On Friday, May 22, at 7:30 p. m., the Junior Engineers of the A.S.M.E. will be best to the entire Chicago scc~ tion at the Mcdinah Athletic Club. The subjects of the speeches and dis. protection in the United States and abroad and will be followed by re- freshments and a smoker. Mr, Charles T. Link, an Armour grad- uate, will give a brief speech wcl. coming all to the smoker and invitingr the graduating seniors to join the Junior Engineers. The Armour student chapter of the A.S.M.E. will have a meetingr this Friday at 10:36 ‘W Science Hall for the purpose of electing officers. Four valuable books will be awarded to the members who have contributed most to the activities and affairs of the A.S.M.E. Three of these were donat- cd by the faculty members of the Mechanical Engineering department, was contributed by the Bonfire fiends to Sunrise fiance in , Anion “Wilfflh Lends toffeuoluches By A. N. Scilricber Keeping up with the tradition of‘ past years, the bonfire held last} Thursday night proved hectic for the l hundred-odd students who attended it. i The evening began with a huge bon- fire that was made of telegraph poles and. was held just north of the gas laboratory. The group, led by the junior marshals, snake danced about the fire and serenaded the three squads of police sent to protect the Armour students from undue trou- ble. After the fire began to die down it was decided by grape vine methods to l leave the protection of the officers ofi the law, and the entire group mi-L grated to Adams and Wabash by‘ means of autos, the Rapid Transit Lines, and street cars. Those on the elevated trains helped correct route signs and changed ‘Kenwood Local" signs to such interesting ones as “Lake Street Express" and “Ravens, wood Local." The original plan of painting green and red stripes on the Art Institute lions was soon abandoned because of the lack of paint. The next plan, ai snake dance down State Street, met with instant approval. The line formed at Jackson Boul-i evard and State Street and proceeded [ north as everyone sang the fight song. ' The snake dancers marched from one l Music Clubs Maire Hit With @‘onsert Before a lar—gg—and enthusiastic audience of parents and friends, the Armour musical clubs presented their ‘lllliilll l l l l ”fulfil“. Withdraw, lilidlilddbl. hillilmg Wtiib Willi hllbll bill that Sfilhli thirty-“m annual Spring Concert Fraternity @pen House Night, Spring Concert, fitate Street final“: Dance, and Other on the eveningr of Wednesday, May 13, in the assembly hall. An interest- ing‘ feature was the intdri'raternity sine, won for the second consecutive time by Pi Kappa Phi. The other fraternities taking part were Delta Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Pi Phi, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Theta Xi. Sigma Alpha Mu had only five sing-- ers, but struggled munfully along and was rewarded by the best ap— plause of the evening. Judges of the nine were Miss Nell Steele, Emer— itus Professor Charles Leigh, and Dr. Rufus Oldcnburucr. Feature Several Soloists The orchestra and glee club, div rectcd by 0. Gordon Erickson, grave their numbers with the usual artis- tic interpretation. Added attractions were a trumpet solo by J. H. John- son, a saxophone solo by ll. M. Paul— aen, and an accordion duet by ll. F. Heine and L. Skubic. The featured trio in the glee club’s rendering“ of “Land Sighting" were I). C. Harris, F. L. Smith, and T. W. Yeaklc. Present Watch to Director At; a token of appreciation for his work during the last four years, a handsome wrist watch was presented to director Erickson by George Orms- by, president of the musical clubs. Following this, a group of senior glee club members sang “Kentucky Babe” and “Lights Out." The pro— gram closed with the singing: oi" “Alma Mater." Barr Resigns, Takes (bill Company Position Dr. Frank T. iarr, instructor in chemical engineering for the past two years, has resigned to accept a push tion with the Standard Oil Develop ment Company, a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company of New Jor~ scy, one of the largest oil companies in the world. The Standard Oil Development Company has headquarters at Bay» way, New Jersey and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and handle.q the research and development for the .‘ Oil Company. Dr. Barr assumes his liETURN T0 BOOKS R. A. Peterson ummmwcs a seat— ior class meeting «I. 10:30 a. in. today in. Soft on Hull. @fficers of WS.E. to Be Elected Friday I l i Election of oliiccrs will take place at the business meeting of the W. S. E. this Friday. Those elected will Itake charge immediately. The smokerwsplash party, held at the Lawson Y. M. C. A. May 9, started all with card playing: and was followed by several reels of movies, during which refreshments were served. At 10:15 o’clock the irroup adjourned to the swimming pool, where everyone participated in a name of water polo. Pictures were ltakcn by Robert N. Lang-e with the ‘boys posing sans swim suits. A ifreak diving, contest occupied the at- ltention of all during the remainder of the evening. Honor Marshals for Graduation .‘ielected Announcement of the selection of fourteen student honor marshals has been made by Dean A. T. l’l'cald. Chosen on a basis of scholarship, these men will assist in directing,r the activities of the faculty and graduat- ing class at. the baccalaureate scr— mon and the commencement exeix. jcis s. Those selected were: I). N. ‘Bl sman, A. Goldsmith, W. Ii. l Graupner, S. M. Miner, P. ll/Iorrimn, and P. R. Schultz, juniors; N. . Anderson, B. W. (lamson, W. M. Kic- lfer, W. R. Marshall, L. B. Parker, ‘and E. F. Wagner, sophomores; and J. D. Keane and E. J. Loutzenheiscr, . freshmen. l he baccalaureate sermon will be i Shannon, D, D., on Sunday morning, :e‘w vomit?" Jill”; tiitikiim “if: 2?: ‘ June 7, at Orchestra Hall. The com< now at .e presto i c e. ‘ lmcnccment exercises will take place headquartc“ Will be. :l Thursday afternoon, June ‘11, in the llieon Mandel Assembly Hall at 57th Street and University Avenue. Serv- ices will be in charge of Professor Nash, the institute marshal, and Pro- fessors Sear and Colvert, associate marshals. side of the street to the other and} :iiiiiiiitliridcfolcd:ml\tvlli‘dillies:n 1.3;: {Awe Will A3343”? My Held Last" Friday l the entire line went through a street 1 car, and at Washington street thel group encountered an angry motorist l with a girl companion who tried to break through the line. Several en- thusiastic teckhawks began shaking- the car up and down and this action seemed to infuriate the two motorists who jumped out and threatened the students with profane language and a cannondike revolver. Thercupon it was deemed advisable by all to leave the scene post haste, if not sooner, and the snake line continued towards Lake Street. At the Chicago Theater an attempt was made to go through the lobby, but the determined action of the ushers and several house detectives forced the marchers to make a hurried exit from the theater. A freshman was held hostage by the theater manager and threatened with a twelve year jail sentence for inciting a riot. The student was finally allowed to go free after Mr. Allison rushed down to the Chicago Theater and promised to pay for the forty admissions that were not used by the students. At Lake and State Streets the snake line dispersed into small groups at the suggestion of the leaders and each group carried on the activities in its own way. l Last Friday morning", from ten- thirty until twelve, awards and hon~ ors were presented to Armour’s lathletes, managers, and cheer-leat— lers. Prof. John Schommer, director !of sports at. Armour Tech and chair- man of the assembly, was introduced ,by Don Neal, president of the Ar- mour Tech Student Association. The awards, in the form of jackets, sweaters, letters, and freshman num— erals, were given to the sportsmen after personal introduction by their 1 respective coaches. Prof. J. J. Schem— mcr made the rifle team awards; Coach W. C, Krafl't awarded letters and sweaters to the basketball and baseball teams; Coach Norman Root handled the track men; and “Sonny“ Weissman made the wrestling and boxing awards. Swimming awards were given out by Captain Rodger Knaus in the absence of Coach E. W. McGillivray. These coaches also presented the inter-class medals in swimming and track. it has definitely been decided that this Awards Assembly, in the future, be held later in the season. Awards of all the School's activities will be presented at that time. Events Hold interest FOLLOWS JOYOUS WEEK i Crammed with activity from its be— lginning Monday morning with the Parade of Hobos to the beautiful for mal dance Friday night at the Elm- hurst Country Club, the thirty.first annual Junior Week, led by Paul M. Martin, reached a pinnacle of success and whole hearted participation that few classes in the past have enjoyed. New Events Held This Year For beingr the “best dressed" hobos, B. M. Anderson, freshman, and J. Galandak, senior, received prizes of shaving soap and shaving brush re- spectively. In spite of the general motley and extremely ragged ap- pearance of the participants, be- spectacled Galandak and femininely costumed Anderson stood out among the aspirants for hobodom. New to Armour's Junior Week, the first annual Fraternity Open House night ushered in a better spirit of friendliness between fraternity and non.fratcrnity men. The progres- sive dance proved to be both popular and successful with those who attendr ed the affair. Pi Kappa Again Win Sing Wednesday night, the annual Spring»; Concert brought the mid-week to an effective climax. A large and enthusiastic crowd witnessed a. skillfully directed orchestra and glee club under the baton of 0. Gordon Erickson, play a wide range of de- lightful numbers. Pi Kappa Phi rc- ', posted its last year’s performance by again winning- the intcrfraternity sing. L Wearing apparel that would have graced the Monday hobos, juniors and seniors staged the first renewal of the pushball contest. Tossed around as if it were a more volley ball, the eight foot pushball was lift. ed bodily in the air and pushed to- ward the scniors’ goal. Twice the outnumbered seniors gave ground to the trulmphant juniors who pushed. the ball goalward for a complete vic- f“damldelivcrcd by the Rev. Frederick l'“. tory. 1 Egg Throw Turns into Fight No sooner had the dust cleared and the biz,T push ball rolled away than )l.hrough the air came flying dozens ‘of eggs originally intended for the carefully planned junior-senior egg throw cont/est. Amidst flying" eggs, shouting upperuclassmen fought and rolled in the dirt. When activities had subdued, practically all the sea niors found themselves puntless. But what bothered the juniors and seniors most was that the flying eggs found lodging in their hair and faces. The none‘too-pleasant eggs, rancid with age, made the egg—plastered receiver of some pitcher’s heave grateful for ithe comfort of soap and water. (Continued on page Hn‘cel l i Successful Formal ls ‘ Week’s Errand Finale Dancing: to the pleasant music of Emil Flintlt and with a general feel. insr of good fellowship, Armour men enjoyed the annual Junior Formal last Friday night after a week of ex- ceptional activity. Over 150 couples helped make this the most successful formal ever given by Armour students. The spacious ballroom of the Elmhurst Country Club was reserved exclusively for the prom which was the first ever held by Armcur juniors at a country club. The wellweceived affair came as a: soothing close to the feverish events of Junior Week and complimented R. J. Magnuson and O. A. Tomei, co- chairmen of the social committee. Dr. and Mrs. ‘W. E. liotcbkiss. Dean and Mrs. H. T. Hcaid and Mir. and Mrs. G. S. Allison were sponsors of the dance.