Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, March 10, W36 By Willwm Alt OUR NEW eastern standard time seems to have created a marked change in the political aspirations of “The World’s Greatest Newspa- per". Its scathing exposures on cor- rupt practices existing in the city government are apparently diminish- ing. Possibly in a short time the change might be so complete that the local party, now in control of the destinies of this city, might even re- ceive the backing of one of Chicago’s leading morning newspapers. This reversal seems scarcely possible but it has been deemed quite prob- able. CURIOUSLY enough, this newspa- per has succeeded in gaining several advantages with the new time change that has been so weakly defended by the city council. The most im- portant gain is that their early edi— tion will now be a serious competitor to the other evening newspapers that have an hour less time to publish news that has been assimilated by re- porters covering territories in the eastern standard time zone. Any other concessions that might have been granted to a single organization at the expense of several million peo- ple are not yet known. ‘ BECAUSE of a recent ruling.r of Federal Judge Wilkerson, the Chi- cago Surface Lines will be allowed to improve their service to the city by replacing 156 old street cars with 83 new ones. The cost of financing this $1,292,119 project is to be borne by a $19,000,000 renewal and depreciation fund that the company has succeeded in building up during the past years. THE GROUP in control of the city government opposed the moderniza- tion expenditure. They contend that an ordinance was pending to unify all traction and bus companies in the city. However, if they were sincere, an objection would have been raised to the Chicago Motor Coach Com- pany’s plans to buy 100 new motor buses. Possibly there is some truth in the rumors that Mayor Kelly and his asv sociates, are stockholders and have financial interests in the Motor Coach Company. THE NEXT governmental carn- paign promises to be an eye opener to the people of Illinois. The Kelly ma— chinery which finally succeeded in de- feating the honest registration bill is promoting Dr. Bundesen and hopes to land him in the state capitol as governor. He will in all likelihood be ruled by the Chicago political ma- chine. o . THE ATTEMPT to dominate Homer has been unsuccessful, ac- cording to the Governor in his Peoria speech; he stated, “I could home had the party’s nomination without cou— tcst had I chosen to be subservient to a political boss.” He also said that “The Kelly candidate has not slatted the issues on which he is running. There’s a reason, Mayor Kelly’s been in Florida for wee/cs." Krathwohl Will Talk on Rare Math Books Professor W. C. Krathwohl will give a talk Saturday, March 14 be fore the Women’s Mathematics Club of Chicago on “Rare Mathematical Books Belonging to the Armour Insti— 1WS.E. to Hear Talk l l on Water Treatment Dr. Arthur Moses Boswell, chemist, will speak on water and sewage treat— ment at the W. S. E. meeting Friday, March 13, at 10:30 o’clock. At the following meeting, March 20, Mr. A. J. Rowe, city engineer, will discourse on bridges in the city of Chicago. Plans are being made for the spring smoker to be held in the lat— ter part of April. With the revision of the constitu- tion to include sophomores and other students in its membership, the Ar— mour branch of the Western Society of Engineers expects an increase in its membership as predicted by T. S. Ramotowski, president of the local branch at Armour. Welding Group Hears Lecture at Armour A one hour lecture on the “Metal- lurgy of Welding" by Mr. R. I. Muller was featured at the meeting of the Welding Society held in the auditorium of the Armour Mission on Friday, February 28. Mr. C. Lammers, superintendent of the welding department of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, and Otto Gicr, superintendent of welding for the Grand Trunk Railroad, were also guest speakers. Armour students are invited to any of the monthly meetings of the so- ciety. The next meeting, to be held March 27, will feature “The Making and Welding of Stainless Steels and Nickle Alloys." Any student interest» ed in welding may become a member of the society by paying a nominal fee. likiibliiillill mun T0 noon iihkli; iT’S GREEN CAPS Starting on St. Patrick‘s Day, March 17, cmoperative students, as well as freshmen, will be required to wear green caps according" to Dean Heald. It is now traditional for freshmen to resume wearing their skull adornments with the approach of the warmer weather. The co-ops offered a new problems, but it was de- cided that, as they are truly fresh- men, they too shall help their breth- ren in carrying the colors. Certain rules which have been set up by the sophomore enforcement committee state that green caps must be worn between 3151: and 35th streets and between Wentworth avenue and Michigan boulevard; and that they must be worn by all fresh- men during clement weather, or else— The sophomore enforcement com- mittee feels that there should be no recurrence of the violence which took place at times last fall when several of the members of the two classes were injured. It feels that violence will not occur if the freshmen keep their pledge to refrain from aiding members of their class who have ne— glected to wear their caps. New members of the freshman class, as well as old, not having a green cap now are urged to get one so that unpleasant complications do not arise. Green caps may be obtained from the supply store. Release Registration Data for Semester Registration figures released re— tute of Technology.” Few peoplelcently by the registrar’s office show realize that Armour possesses the the mechanical engineering depart— nucleus of a collection of rare books ment with 130 students to have the on mathematics which could become largest number of students. Two the finest colletion in the United hundred and ten freshman students States. Scholars of mathematics are aware make up the largest class. A total enrollment of 768 for the that a number of books in this col. second semester compares with 785 lection should be studied more inten- for the first semester. Thirty-nine sively. In the future, this splendid I students in the “A” $1011? 0f the 00- collection will be housed so as to be operative course in mechanical enci- available to students doing research nearing are not included in the work in the history of mathematics figures. Figures for enrollment will b and engineering. 9 found on page four. APPEWVE Clihlllth 0F QGNSTETUTWN; MS‘CUSS RELAYS introduce Coach Root and Track Team Feeling that the proposed changes were desirable for a better organiza- tion, the small portion of the student body present at a general assembly last Friday voted unanimously to adopt the revised constitution of the A. T. A. A. The new constitution will officially go into operation next semester, with the principal revisions being: a change in title to Armour Tech Stu- dent Association; a new statement of the object of the organization; the in- clusion of alumni as members; the addition of another student member to the Board of Control; inclusion of the total amount of surplus in the yearly financial statement; and the delegation of the power of hiring coaches to the Board of Control. climaxes Discussions This step climaxes a period of gen- eral interest caused by intense discus- sion at a meeting three months ago, leading to the formation of a consti- tutional committee which drafted a new constitution. Four class meet~ ings, at which a Board member was present, were held to thrash out the proposed changes. The Board of Athletic Control then passed the con- stitution at its last meeting. Schommor Discusses. Meet The business part of the meeting was preceded by a general pep rally for the Armour Tech relays to be held March 21. President Don Neal intro- duced John Schommer, who spoke of the latest developments, stating that the added attractions this year were the Olympic championship tryouts in seven events to be held in connection with the relays. In addition, 110 teams have been invited, as well as such individuals as Berwanger, E1- Her, and Carter. Butler Meet Interferon At present, entries are coming in slowly, but will, no doubt, accelerate. A slight decrease in participants is expected as Butler University will hold another indoor tournament on the same evening. However, six Big Ten teams have promised to take part. Norman Root, the new track coach at Armour, made his first appearance and expressed satisfaction with the present team members praising them for their efforts. He predicted good possibilities for the team in the re— lays. Following the coach’s remarks, W. Concolino, captain of the track men, introduced the men who will probably carry Armour’s colors on the twenty‘first. Armour Engineer to Be Gut Friday The Armour Engineer and Alum~ nus, according to the editor, Profes- sor Hendricks, will be distributed in the main lobby, Friday, March 13th. This isaue will contain several ar- ticles written by prominent engineers. For instance, Mr. O. ’1‘. Krcusser, the director of the Museum of Science and Industry, has written an article describing the museum and the ex~ hibits. Mr. Kreusser worked for Genv eral Motors Corporation and one of his major accomplishments, while with that company, was the con- struction and running: of the proving ground. Another article, written by Mr. A. H. Carpenter, Associate Professor of Metallurgy here at Armour, describes the “tree like" formations of antim- ony crystals. Another article has been prepared by Mr. Smith, Armour class of 1910, manager of the Sales Personnel at the United States Gypsum Company. discussing “Jobs for Engineers.” The addresses of some of the Ar- mour alumni were lost and a list, of those missing, appears in March issue of the Armour Engineer and Alum- nus. {Thence A.S.M.E. Delegates Today The Armour delegate to the annual A. S. M. E. student convention will be elected today at 10:30 in the physics lecture room. With the Ar- mour chapter as hosts and the Al- lerton Club as the site, the conven- tion will be called to order on April 20, and convene the next day. Candidates for the position of dele- gate are required to make a fifteen minute talk on subjects relating to mechanical engineering. Those who have already delivered talks are: W. Alt, E. P. Auler, and W. A. Rum dell; while A. M. Lane will present his talk today. An alternate dole- gate will also be chosen. To the chapter delegate who pre- sents the best paper, a prize of fifty dollars will be awarded, with two— twenty-five dollar prizes for second and third place. The senior mechanicals will meet tomorrow at 10:30 in A—Machincry Hall to discuss plans for an alumni group, and the election of officers. A proposition has been made that the senior mechanicals combine with the alumni group formed by last year‘s mocha. Life of Pythagoras Bored to Students Interesting: discussions of the life of Pythagoras and some proofs of his theorems were heard by the Math Club last Friday afternoon. Neal Lozins brought out some in— teresting features of the life of Pyth~ agoras. Pythogoras founded a moral and religious brotherhood of intelli- gent men and believed in transccm dentalism. He is known to students for the Pythagorean theorem. He tried to relegate everything in the world to numbers—for justice he used a perfect square. Hence the idea of “square deal”. Experimenting in sound, he found the fundamental principle of harmonics. Clarence Bobhill gave some proofs of the Pythagorean theorem and brought out the fact that President James A. Garfield developed one of the proofs for the theorem. At a future meeting, Mark Dan- nis will talk on trick problems and George Thodos will describe analytic geometry as used by the ancients. Sophs Uptimistic on Unlucky Friday Two Awarded Free Bids in Foster Contest With the selection of late hours and the utter disregard for supersti- tion, the Sophomore ‘Cotillion’ on Fri- day, March 13, will innovate new ideas in regards to class dances. The scene of festivities will be the spacious ballroom of the Lake Shore Athletic Club, 850 Lake Shore Drive. The opening hour has been changed and dancing will continue from 9:30 10.11]. to 1:30 a.m. Music will be furnished by Eddie Wood- ward’s orchestra, a popular favorite on the north side. This band fea- tures melodies that are truly dance» able. Dean and Mrs. Hcald, and Pro- fessor and Mrs. Harris will be among" those acting as chaperoncs. Ample parking space is assured on the Chestnut street side of the club, also the door on this street offers the most convenient entrance to the ball- room. Last Friday, all available bids had been taken out by the numerous selling agents. Present indications point to a (lance that will be one of the most successful ever given at Armour. In the poster contest, two posters were submitted. T. W. Waldron, sophomore mechanical won the first prize of one full bid, while T. F. Cunningham received the second prize of one half bid. new We m was anus-nu or runners groans a hill. idhkllbl iii. To Urganine Plans for .lunior Week at Meeting Today; Date for Events Not Vet Sci: Seniors who cwpcct to graduate this June, must have their records checked in the registrar’s office with Mr. W. M. Sctwrbcrg before March 20, 1936. The words of Armour's songs were printed in an incur; last Oo- tobcr. Students wishing to obtain. these can apply for back: copies in, the News office 4th entrance, Cha- pin Hall at 12:30, March 11. Shakespeare Play to the filtrate Soon One of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, “Twelfth Night," has; been so- lccted by the Armour players as their first dramatization for this semester. Their presentation will be a condensed vol . on 01' the orig- inal with all of the feminine roles to be portrayed by male actors. Since the play was only recently decided upon, no one has been chosen to play any of the characters in the drama. There will be ample opportunity for students desiring to take part in the play to have tryouts for the various parts. The play in itself is very interest- ing and with the added feature of Armour students in the main and supporting rules should prove to be extremely entertaining. As yet, a date for the finished performance has not been set, but reports incli- rate that it will not be too far in the future. Present Medallions to Sepia Class Team At an impromptu meeting of the sophomore class last Thursday in Science Hall, the now approved con- stitution of the A. T. A. A. was passed without dissent. The treasury report was read by Mel Schuman and listed the expen- ditures of the first semester among which were the medallions for the in- terclass basketball and track cham- pions. Stan Healy asked for support of the coming Sophomore ‘Cotillion’ and assured success of the dance it the social committee received coopera- tion. Musical Clubs Have Two Concerts Soon Last Friday noon, the members of the Armour Musical Clubs entertain. ed members of the Executive club at their luncheon in the Grand Ball- room of the Sherman Hotel. Several of the numbers presented were those introduced at their noteworthy con- cert at Goodman Theater two weeks ago. Sunday afternoon, March 22nd, marks the musical clubs‘ next en- gagement. This will be a concert given for the Shawnee Club mem- bers at their club house, in Wil- mette. Men of Armour will brim: their own girl friends, for following the concert, 3. tea-dance has been ar— ranged. Next, (the Orchestra and Glee Club men will appear in con- cert dress at the Belmont Hotel some night near the end of March. incidentally, the Goodman Concert was a sellout for all but about 40 tickets. The net profit will finance an all day’s trip for the men of the Musical Clubs. This trip will include several recitals, meals and trnns~ portation, a tour of a large indus» trial plant, and a dance in the eve~ ning. user Enron when cansaaaruo lb! was Plans for Armonr's thirtieth an— nual Junior Week, to be held during- the middle of May, will be tentative— ly organized today at the meeting of the newly elected junior marshalls. Paul M. Martin, electrical, was elect— ed head junior marshal] by a victory over E. A. Droegcmucllcr. The de~ partment representatives who were elected assistant junior marshalls are E. A. Droegemuoller, mechanical, H. P. Lohmillcr, architect, P. L. Moore, civil, R. E. Winkler, fire pro— tect, and P. R. Schultz, chemical and science representative, who defeated E. Kreml in a run off ballot. In ad- dition, Leonard Holmes, electrical, was chosen as an assistant marshall after the electrical representative, P. M. Martin was elected head marahall. At a preliminary meeting last Fri- day the junior marshalls correlated past activities during Junior Week and discussed possibilities for new Senior-Junior competition. The tra- ditional activities are to be in the prom-am and will probably include open house night, athletic functions, novel contests, freshman-sophomore rush, and the Junior Formal on Fri- day night. The exact date of the Junior Week has not been decided by the Dean’s Office but will be either the week of May 11 or May 18. Inaugurated in 1906 First held in 1906, Junior Week was started by the class of 1907. Seven juniors were elected marshalls and the week opened with an asse1n~ bly on Monday, May 21, 1006 at which time Dr. Gunsaulus was the principle speaker on the program. The following evening over 1200 per- sons assembled at Ogden Field where a “Mathematics Cremation" was held. The mathematics subjects were cremated at a huge bonfire after a brilliant funeral procession in which various members personified calculus: and analytical mechanics. A spccclr was delivered on “Through Mechan- ics on Horseback" and was followed by a pathetic, heart-rending culog‘ . Celebrate at Banquet After the dispensation of the math— ematics department in the funeral pyre, the sophomore class in night shirts paraded around the field and buried Watson’s ,Physics, singing “Watson’s in the Cold, Cold Ground." During the physics burial the fresh— men made so much racket with their brass horns, boilers, antiquated string instruments, and rattles, that it was feared Watson would wake up. The evening was concluded by the students visiting White City. Wednesday evening the entire Junior Class celebrated at a banquet, and on Thursday afternoon Armour defeated Northwestern in a game of baseball in Ogden Field. The first (Continued on page three) First lntertratemity Dance is Successl’ul Seventynfive of Armour’s socialites with their girl friends danced ‘til two to Charley Straight’s music last Sat— urday night. The occasion was the first annual interfraternity formal dinner dance held in the Imperial Dining Room of the Medinah-Micii- igan Club. This affair originates what seems to have possibilities of becoming one of the main events of the fraternity social season. George Savidis, chairv man of the dance, expressed the hope that this afl‘air is the first of a series of dances which, year by year. will grow bigger and better. The distinctive Imperial Room fur- nished an appropriate setting for the dance, and as one of those who at tended said, “it was a. night I‘ll nev- er forget.”