Tuesday, June 2, l936 Compose; as, 1 Students’ pictures must be handed in with themes at Northwestern University so the professor will know whose work he is grading . . . Stu- dents at the University of Wisconsin have discovered that the ordinary bottle of ink will enable one to write 191,606 words, that is if they‘re not too long . . . A recent survey by Yale authorities shows that Yale’s youngest graduate received his sheepskin at the age of 15 years and 26 days. Two Yale, what, again? University research workers have determined the exact atomic weight of an atom of sulphur to be 31.9818. A University of Rochester zool- ogist has devised a method by which he can make eggs destined to hatch rooster chicks hatch hen chicks. A collection of 4,000 phonograph records assembled by the late Sen- ator Bronson Cutting, of New Mex- ico, has been presented to Swarth~ more College . . . . Let's Face the Mus- ic and Dance. Requests by real estate operators for Columbia athletes to take the place of striking workers were re— fused by university authorities. “Football develops that type of man who asks nothing more than to tight his own battle in life.” So says Maj. John J. Griffith, Big Ten commis- sioner of athletics, in defending the game. in u spectacular “forbidden pct. hunt” at Columbia U, the dormitory officials found three alligators, seven white mice, lhrcc turtles, and several cats and (2098. [Midway the white mice were found in the women’s dorm. A coed at the University of Ari~ zona who had developed chicken pox became bored with having to remain cooped up. She hit upon an ingenious scheme for amusing herself. She popped all the men dates venturing into the patio with her little B-B gun, from atop her sorority porch roof. The next morning, the B-13 gun was missing. The young lady suspects her sorority sisters had something to do with its disappearance. l kAtillbtlStort l BITTER AND SARCASTIC in the greater part of his works, A. M. Sullivan relents a bit in this sonnet, to express the motif of the engineer‘s contempt for the “lacquer” of music and rhyme. We present it because we believe many who read it will agree with its sentiment. (It will be somewhat of a paradox if the Ar— mourite enjoys this poem.) THE ENGINEER I wreathc these words for one who could not find in linkling consonants and vowels But who has scraped beneath the scurvy rind Of earth to pluck the treasure of her M usio bowels-— Who knitted several highlands with an arc 0f steel across the wanton—who has thrust His fist deep in the soil to lift a stark Grey obelisk above the din and dust. The alphabet has music but the sound 0 f numerals drumming in a monotone Brought ecstasy to one who always ound M ugic in blueprints—song in steel and stone; And he who fashioned beauty had not time To lacquer it with tinsel and with rhyme. RALPH M. FAUST, who is well known at Armour for his outstand- ing ability in athletics, surprised us not so long ago when he submitted “My Irish Queen,” an original com- position of his. As this was the first of his numerous poems which we had. seen, we were astounded by its un- usual merit, as an athlete is not gen— erally expected to write good poetry, Its length did not permit us to print it in the small space allotted to this column. Gordon A. Zwissler Wins Society Award Chosen as the one of the recipients of the annual American Society of Civil Engineer’s award, Gordon A, Zwissler, a senior student in the de- partment of civil engineering, was a guest together with five other stu- dents of mid-western schools at a lun- cheon of the society last Friday. Awarded a junior membership in the society for one year, Zwissler is the fifth Armour student to receive this honor. Present at the luncheon held at the Chicago Engineer's Club were Dean H. T. Heald and Prof. J. C. Penn. Zwisslcr, a member of Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, and Sphinx, honor fraternities, was chosen from the four senior civils whose names were for- warded by Professor Penn. The awards were made as a result of per- sonal interviews made with each ap- pl'eant. Of special interest is the basis for grading the men. Scholar- ship ranked 40% of the total personal grade, personality 20%, engineering ability 20%, activity in student af— fairs 10%, and public speaking 10%. FLA YER ’5 GUAM)“ (Continued from page one) productions of the Armour Players whether or not he is a member of the Guild. Guild to Control Players The Guild officers will be in com- plete charge of all the activities of the Armour Players. The executive production staff for each play will be chosen from Guild members and the balance of the play cast and ‘ ‘ stafi' will be drawn from the general student body and other members of the Guild. Students who have shown an ac~ tive interest in the Armour Players will be eligible for membership in the Guild. New members may be voted into the organization by a ma» jority vote of the Guild members af- ter a minimum number of activity points are achieved. These points will be given in proportion to the participation in play productions. On reading “The Bells" and “The Emperor Jones”— DRUMS Hear the booming of the drums—— Hidden drums! Oh, what a world of mcnacc with their booming comes! How they rumble, rumble, rumble In the musty air of night, While the trees that moon so lowly In. the forest, seem to slowly Turn to phantoms, left and right; Keeping time, time, time In a sort of morbid rhyme. To the pulse beat of the human heart the monody still comes From the drums, drums, drums, drums, drama; drums, drums— From the pounding and the sound. ing of the drums. Hour the sobbing, throbbing drums, Danger drums! ‘ What or night of pain and horror to the hearers heart there comes! Throbbing through the leafy trees, Stabbing, sobbing on the breeze; From the quivering busso throats The thumping, bumping, rumbling floats. Hear the sounding and the pounding of the drums, drums, drums— Hear the mumbling and the rumbling of the drums. By Ralph M. Faust '38 R. W. ARMOUR TECH NEWS Dr. @ldenburger to Lecture in Norway At the next conference of the In— ternational Congress of Mathemati- cians on July 13-18, Dr. R. Olden- Actioe Employment Seen for Graduates the senior graduating class will be employed actively within one week burger, 0f the department or math— after graduating. According to figures maties, will deliver a paper on the subject of “Non~Singular Multilincar Forms and Non Singular n-ic Forms.” In spite of the fact that the congress submitted by W. N.. Setterberg, the fire protects and science students are all employed and there is a possibility of 100 per cent employment of the will meet in Oslo, Norway, Dr. Oldem civils by the Illinois State Highway burger will deliver his talk in English. Research for Paper Done Hero The paper will deal With poly» nomials in algebraic equations. It also deals with the use of matrices in treating polynomials in equations of the third and higher degrees. Previ- ous attempts at this work by other workers in this field have proved un- successful. The research for this paper was compiled by Dr. Oldenburg— cr here at Armour within the last year. To Represent Armour There will be approximately sixty American mathematicians at the Con- gress, of which a maximum of twelve will deliver papers. Dr. Oldenburgcr will deliver his talk as the official representative of Armour Institute of Technology. After the closing of the Congress, Dr. Oldenburger will visit technical schools and colleges throughout Eu- rope where he will deliver lectures on mathematics. Moreton to Attend Conference in East Professor D. P. Moreton has ac- cepted an invitation to attend a five weeks Professors' Conference spon- sored by the General Electric Com~ pany at Schencctady, New York, be— ginning July 6. About a dozen professors of electrical engineering, from colleges throughout the coun- try have been invited. Expenses for the trip will be par- tially covered by the General Elec- tric Company, which will supply rooms at a fraternity house in Schenectady. Two or three inspection trips to electrical plants in and around Schenectady will be made each week during the morning. The nitcrnoons will be spent in coni'er- cnces on electrical engineering and the apparatus covered in the inspec- tion trips. The program also in- cludes a possible trip to the Pittsficld plant of the company to study trans. former manufacture. Civils Are to Attend Emmi) During Eummer Under the direction of Prof. J. C. Penn, who will be assisted by Prof. S. M. Spears, thirty or so sopho- more and junior civils will spend six weeks, commencing June 13 and ter- minating on July 24, at Camp Ar~ mour, Trout Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin. Assisting Professors Penn and Spears will be P. L. G. Moore, who will be in charge of instruments and purchasing of supplies. To further assist in the opening and closing of camp a group of about six to eight ,‘ c and juniors will leave earlier than the group as a whole. During the civils six Weeks stay at camp last summer, a total of 1861 pounds of beef, ham, bacon, and pork loins was consumed. A.IZCh.E. Elects New Officers at Meeting Next year’s ofiicers of the A.I.Ch.E. were elected at a brief meeting- held a week ago yesterday in Science Hall. J .A. Haase, chairs man, will be assisted by a senior pro- gram committee consisting of A. J. Allegretti, L. F. Kacel, and R. A Clarke. The junior program com- mittee has not been announced yet. The new secretary is H. J. Eodnar, and F. D. ‘Hofl’ert is the treasurer, W. R. Marshall being his assistant. B. Wilhelm, last year’s secretary, has been commended for his fine work in keeping the chapter's rec- ords. It was also announced at the meet- ing that John H. Johnsen, who was chosen to work for the Louisiana Standard Oil Company, was the third-place winner in the national A.I.Ch.E. contest. The problem in— volved the calculation and design of a phosphoric acid plant, and third place carried a prize of $25, with l l l Department. Several cleetricals and mechanicals have been employed by the General Electric Company. Numerous olfers of employment have been received by students of the chemical engineering department, a number of the offers being from out-of~town companies. Mr. Setterberg; said that there was no possibility of any of the classes being jobless long, although some may not follow up the type of work studied at Armour. A.l.E.E. Hold Annual Picnic at the Dunes Climaxing its activities for the cur- rent semester, the A.l.E.E. held its annual picnic Thursday, May 29, at the Indiana Dunes. The group, which numbered about fifty, assembled at Waverly Beach, about 45 miles south- east of Chicago, and “rum there went to Tremont Beach. The recreational program consist; cd of swimming, card-playing, and hiking, while the food and drinks in- cluded ice-cream, hot—dogs, pop, and ”according to some reportsw—a half- barrel of beer. SlDEAMNESW - (Continued from page one) Congress which is in violation of the Conntitution’." Then, and only then, does the court consider the bill and uphold it as law, or nullify it. APPOINTMENT, organization, and tenure of the court are common knowledge. However, a moment's consideration of the political stand 01' the members should be worthy of interest, Three of the nine judges (incidentally among the youngest of the group) may be classed as dcfinitcA ly liberal: Cardozo, Brandeis, and Stone. Chief Justice Hughes would be classed amongst the conservative element, although his views some- times tend to be more lenient than those of the strict conservatives: Molteynolds, Butler, VunDovantcr, and Roberts, and their leader, Suth- erland. THIS DIVISION 0]" opinion in the group is nothing new. Ever since the beginning of the court, there has been a line drawn between the “lib- eral constructionists" and the "strict conformists", referring, of course, to their viewpoints on the interpreta- tion of the Constitution. However, in the present instance, this line has been drawn even more sharply; wit— ness :2. tally of the recent deeis n5 of the court. As a group, the three liberals have presented the minority dissenting opinion 12 times in the past term. In the proceeding term, the group dissented 10 times, while Stone and Cardozo were together on an eleventh dissent. THE MOTIVA’I‘ING viewpoints of these two diametrically opposed groups may be analyzed somewhat as follows, The conservative element judges on the basis that if there can be found in the Constitution justifi- cation for a Congressional act, re- gardless of how unwise economical- ly or socially the act may be, the law should be upheld. However, if no justification can be found, then, regardless of how necessary or wise the law may be, it should be reject- ed. The question of whether or not there is justification for the act in the Constitution is, of course, sub- ject to personal interpretation, which in this case is always on the conserva— tive side. THE LIBERAL ATTITUDE may be summed up in a few words given by Justice Stone in the minority de‘ cision on the AAA: “For the remov- al of unwise laws from the statute books, appeal lies not to the courts, but to the ballot and to the processes of democratic government.” Neither of these two attitudes are infallible. Which of the two is more nearly cor- rect is again a matter for personal opinion and can only be answered, even in part, by histories to be writv Page Three PEN/AL EXAMINATEONS Second Semester 1935-1936 SATURDAY, JUNE (5, 1936 8:30-10:20 l'lydl'omcchanics Paul (Meeh. 302), (C. E. Marigold 310), A—M’“ l-lydromechanics Penn (Mech. 302), (C. E. 310), N-Z“‘ Structural Design Spears C. E. 313) Social Science 102 Dutton Hansen Goetz 10:30-12:20 Review Algebra Krathwohl (Math. 10) Davis Jollegc Algebra Oldenburger (Math. 101) Potter Calculus (Math. 202) A-K“ Math. 01' Statistics Calculus Etbb (Math. 202) L~Z’" SpenCEI' Math. for Architects Mechanical Equipment Seegrist of Bldgs. Drafting Room, 5th Floor, Main Bldg. Drafting Room, Mission Bldg. Room D Mission Gymnasium Gymnasium Drafting Room, Main Building Room C Mission MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1936 8:30-10:20 General Physics Thompson (Physics 202) Colvcrt General ' Physics Spraguc (Physics 20], 204) Sear 10:30-12:20 Calculus Spencer (Math. 201) Davis Analytic Geometry Oldenburgcr (Math. 102) AwP’“ Potter Math. Theory of In. vcstment (Math. 1101) A-Q’” Analytic Geometry Krathwohl (Math. 102) R-Z“‘ Bibb Math. Theory of In- vestment (Math. 401) R-Z’“ Masonry and Founda- Spears tions Descriptive Geometry Sutcr 1:10-3:00 General Chemistry Tibbals Analytical Chemistry Carpenter Van Atta Chemical Engineering MeCormack (Ch. E. 302) Barr Reinforced Concrete Stevens Design Dynamics of Heat 1311— Perry gincs 3:10-5:00 Engineering Mechan- Mangold ics (Much. 201, 202) Applied Mechanics Harris Gymnasium Drafting Room, 5th Floor, Main Bldg. Gymnasium Drafting Room, 5th Floor, Main Bldg. Room B Mission Art Institute Gymnasium Drafting Room, 5th Floor, Main Bldg, Room B Mission Room C Mission Gymnasium TUESDAY, JUNE l), 1936 8:30-10:20 Thermodynamics Nachman Framed Pcnn Wells Stresses in Structures Doschiptive Geometry Swincford Secgrist Hammett Elem. of Electrical Richardson Engineering Organic Chemistry Freud l0:30-12:20 Engineering Problems Hansen Bridge and Struet. De- Spears sign Electricity Freeman Engineering Analysis Richardson E. E. 303) 1:10—3:0‘0 Higher Surveying Penn (C. E. 204) Huntly Machiine Design Swineford (M. E. 202) Winston 3:10-5:00 Railway and Highway Stevens Location Experimental neering (M. E. 309, 311) Machine Design Engi— Swineford Lab. Instructors Room A, Machinery Hull Drafting Room, Mission Drafting Room 5th Floor Main Bldg. Room B Mission Room D Mission Gymnasium Drafting Room, Mission Room 1? Mission Room B Mission Room B Mission Room D Mission Room B Mission Gymnasium Room D Mission WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936 8:30-i0:20 Structural Design Wells (C. E. 312) Alternating Current Moreton Theory Study Habits Course Orcutt 2: PLEASE REPORT ALL Room D Mission Room B Mission Gymnasium Refers to members of class whose names begin with these letters. CONFLICTS TO THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR IMMEDIATELY . . . . a great deal of national prestige. ten in the far future.