.... 8r,» agar-«,5 «noun In no“.- Tuesday, March l7, l936 By Sydney M. Miner BENEFITS T0 be derived by either contestant in a labor dispute have long: been a controversial ques- tion. However, from the standpoint of the average citizen, there can be no doubt that any form of action suchl as accompanies every labor strike can only prove to be a detriment to the general welfare. THE NEW YORK Building Work- ers Strike forms no exception to the rule; but it has at least served to. bring to light one of the most dis»; gusting and gruesome practices at“ tendant upon every major labor difAi ficulty : ~Strlke-breakers lncorporat- , ed. l THE BLAME for these organiza- tions cannnt be laid upon either side alone. Certainly it is in part due to the corruption rampant in almost every labor union. And just as positively, it is due to the “bull- headcd” type of employer, who would rather spend a hundred dollars a day for protection during a strike, than submit to a wage increase of two dol- lars. As an outcome of these two faults, have come such notorious or- ganizations as that headed by Pearl L. Bergoff. MR. PEARL BERGOFF has set about to capitalize on the inherent feud between labor and capital, and while he has violated all the laws of good business methods, he has succeeded in setting up an organiza- tion which for the past few years has remained intact and earned for him a lavish livelihood. While he is not. at the present, the largest of the op- erators, he is probably the most well known, going under the nickname of the “Red Demon.” His organization includes some of the most bloody and murderous thugs and mercenaries that you would care to meet. If the record of fatalities in nine major strikes, which Bergofl' has tried to break, were reduced to box-score sim. plicity, it would read: Strikebreakers killed by strik- ers, 6; strikers killed by strikz breakers, 17; men, women, and? ' children killed by Strikcbreaker- driven cars, 21; strikcbreak- ers killed at work, 3; bystand— ers killed by strikebrcaker, l; strikebreakers killed by strike— brealcers in barracks, 4. (Continued on page three) Chess Team Enters Coliegiate Tourney Armour’s chess team will be a com- petitor in an inter-collegiate chess tourney which is to be held in Evans- ton on April 3, 4, and 5. The list 01' contestants will probably incl} the University of Chicago, the iii versity of Cincinnati, Northwestern University, Purdue University. Wayne University of Detroit, and the University of Wisconsin. After beatingr Northwestern’s team recently, the Tech team is looking forward to meeting Chicago‘s team and Oak Park’s team, besides meet- ‘ NOTRE on!“ CHICAGO burtDUE ' ILLINOIS INDIANA WILL m5 3R0 ’ "T “’5 1:5ij to l l Tlmuavm New Device Discussed at Meeting at A.E.E.E. At the meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers last Friday, Mr. P. W. Woodworth, patent attorney, gave a lecture on “Elec~ trical Devices Used to Detect Explo- sive Gases.” Mr. Woodworth, who for a time, was Dean of Engineering at Lewis Institute, spent most of his life as a consulting engineer. The small device used for the dc- tcction of explosive gases, is general» ly carried on the belt connected to a storage cell carried on the back. The instrument consists of: a small device which supports a line platinum wire between a set of prongs. This wire, forms one branch of 9. Wheat- stone bridge circuit and by varying the other resistance, that gab/anom- eter reading is adjusted to zero. The gas in then passed over this plat— inum wire, and if slightly explosive, the temperature of the wire will in— (Continued on page fire) Freshmen. Take Quiz; To Be Annual Event Last Tuesday about 250 freshmen were subjected to achievement tests by the institute in an eiiort to get a more valid impression of the men in the class. This information will be used in improving the courses at Armour. ing the schools listed above. sass. WiliHoioi l §mober on Friday! Armour’s student branch of the Fire Protection Engineering Society will hold a party and smoker nexti Friday evening. March 20, at the‘ Lawson Y.M.C.A., Chicago Avenuel and Dearborn Streets. The party will be in the form of a Monte Carlo smoker. As in the past, the “Handbook of Fire Pro- tection” will be presented to the sophomore member of the society with the highest scholastic average in the freshman year. Besides the cards, chuck-aluck, and what have you, will be played. Shin- gles, havine the recipient’s name in~ scribed, will be presented to all soph— omore members. Those subjects covered included reading, English, a questionnaire on studying habits. Although a few sticklers pertaining to math were included, no regular mathematics questions were asked because, after a . semester of math, students have given sufficient demonstration of their ability. If the results of the study habits quiz show a need, it is prob- able that a course in study will be added to the curriculum of Armour. The result of these tests will not in any way affect the grades of the students. This is the first year any intelli- gence or achievement tests have been given to freshmen at Armour. It is announced though, that they will be given to the entering students from now on. Instead of being): given so late in the year they will be given during the first week of school in September; however, they will not be considered as entrance examinations. ’ Electrical Honorary Pledges Five Juniors Eta Kappa Nu, honorary clectri» cul engineering fraternity, was the first honorary organization to pledge new man. At a meeting last Friday, the following juniors were pledged: E. H. Brink, A. Goldsmith, W. B. Graupner, R. G. Liebman, and P. Morrison Last semester, twelve men were pledged by this organization~ ten seniors and two juniors. Al- though Eta Kappa Nu oil'crcd to coach students in the electrical en- gineering departments last semester, no one has taken advantage of this offer as yet. H. Nnchman- to Head Senior Mach Alumnus At a meeting of the senior mechan- iculs held last Wednesday morning, Harry S. Nachman was elected pres- ident and Robert Patterson, secre. tary. Further business consisted of the announcement of a committee to draw up a constitution for the or« ganization. Those on the committee are: C. M. Christensen, R. Horwitiz, and R. L. Smith. At the next meet- ing‘ of the organization, a vote will be taken on the constitution as well as probable election of the officers. Plans of the group call for a per- manent organization meeting at least twice yearly, and probably once ev- ery year with the ’35 mechanicals. o. Thodos win Speak at Math Club Meetl “Practical and Ancient Analyti— cal Geometry” will feature the Math Club meeting next Friday, March 20, at 10:30, in the Electril cal Lecture Room. George Thodos, a sophomore, will talk on this subject, which will in- clude the trisection of an angle, and duplication of the cube. 0f par- ticular interest will be the fact that he is bringing out the methods that the ancient mathematicians used for the geometric solving of these problems. Thodos, because of his interest in this type of“ work, has made a re— search in it. The talk should be one of the outstanding given to the club and and should prove to be interesting to all, according to Syd- ney Miner, the Math Club president. 1 Armour Socialites Enjoy Staph Cotillion From their own hi—de-hi arrange- ments to novelty imitations of other bands, Eddie Woodward's orchestra sounded oil‘ the most successful dance yet held by the sophomores with their Cotillion last Friday. Hav- inp: chosen the Lake Shore Athletic Club for its large ballroom, the so— cial committee reported that the number of bids sold was sufficient for expenses to be nearly covered; although the (lance floor was not crowded. Starting the dance at 9230 was approved by the students and faculty members present since it gave all the men enough time to get to the sub- urbs and still arrive in time. Another innovation, a door prize was well re» ccivcd; a Scotty (stuffed) went to Miss Leone Brens while the large box (also stuffed) satisfied George Goes. It seems that he won a rubber dolly. ' Wfifi. lie Planning to Revise Constitution Impurities in water, one part in a billion, are enough to affect the taste of an average human being, according to Dr. A. M. Boswell, who presented an illustrated lec- ture on “Chemistry in Water Treat- ment" before a meeting; of the W. S. E. last Friday. The talk was a revelation of some surprising facts, such as sew- age being; 99.95% pure water, while containing only 35% impurities. Dr. Buswcll said that water is the cheapest commodity to buy, but is least appreciated. At the next meeting of the W,S.E. a vote will be taken on revising the present constitution, so as not to exclude anybody from membership. A two~thirds majority is required to change the constitution. Ofl’icers of the organization are contemplating a splash party for the annual spring: smoker, an op— tion having been taken on the Law~ son Y. M. C. A. The evening is to consist of swimming and card— playing. Refreshments will be served. After the business details are completed, Mr. A. J. Rowe, city en- gineer, will talk on the bridges in the. city of Chicago. Tittii Mimi bktthli‘llhi. iii billiiTii hithilhi. liiilbiilliblfl T SthlhliihT Whititilfi Finals to be Run at 72%“). M. in U. of C. Fieldhouse; Relays Are Scene of mKAlQSA§§TATE MAY BTKEAK TWO MELE RECORD [11. order to moire 1'! possible to include pictures and complete stories of the Armour Tech Relay/u, [he hurl. issue of the News will be out on Wednesday, March ‘.5. Tan Beta Pi to Hold Pledging at Assembly Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering- fraternity, will hold its annual spring: pledging at a. public assembly within the next few weeks. Sixteen seniors make up the active membership of the Armour chapter. Each year pledges are selected from the upper quarter of the senior class and from the upper eighth of the junior class. Men are selected who have coupled scholarship with diver- sified extra~curricular activities. Smasher Florin-ed for Fraternities Plans for a joint smoker and meet ing as well as an en-masse turnout of fraternities for the annual Junior Week pageant were discussed at the meeting of the Inter-fraternity Coun- cil held last Friday. The joint smoker will probably be held during the early part of May at the Interfraternity Club. Should this plan materialize, it will become the second joint affair of Armour fraternities. So as to insure complete cooperation in the annual pageant a suggestion has been made that each fraternity deposit a guarantee fee. These matters will first be dis- cussed by each fraternity, and then voted upon at the next meeting of tho Inter-‘l'raternity Council, prob- ably within two weeks. Research is Topic as Adfihfi. Meet Another talk in the series intendv ed to aid the graduating chemical engineers in obtaining a position was presented to the Armour chapter of the A,.l.Ch.E. last Friday morning. The speaker, Dr. K. M. Watson of the Research and Development staff of the Universal Oil Products Com- pany, presented a discussion titled, “The Chemical Engineer in Re- search.” Dr. Watson, formerly a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, is noted for his work in applied physical chemistry and industrial application of physical chemical principles. Consider Personality In his talk, Dr. Watson outlined five things the Universal Oil Products Co. looks for when interviewing: a prospective employee. First, they look for alertness and initiative; sce— ond, they determine whether the can- didate can think through a problem to a. logical conclusion; and third. they look for originality and invcm tiveness. Next in importance is whether or i not the person has a good knowledge of facts; that is, what was his scholastic record at college. Lastly, the personality of the candidate is 1 considered. If two persons score the same on the first four points, the {one with the more pleasing: person- ality is chosen. Describes Training School Dr. Watson also described briefly the training school at the Universal Oil Products Co. where the new man is given a chance to develop himself. The first month of the trainingr pe- riod of one year is spent in analytical laboratory; the other eleven months are spent in learning} lthe various operations of the plant. the ‘ This Saturday, March 21, brings once more, the long awaited Armour Tech Relay . They will be the eighth in a series of annual meets started by Professor Schemmer, former coach A. A. Stage, Jr., and a small group of students. Although the Butler Relays are to be held on the same day, the carnival will be the biggest and best ever staged by Armour. The fact that the Tech Re- lays have been designated as region-- a1 tryouts for the Olympic track and field teams to compete in Germany this summer, is an added attraction. College athletes from all the mid- west will be out at Chicago's big lield house giving their best in an attempt to become eligible for the Olympic team. High Jump Record in Danger The main meet is to he held in the evening, but because of the large number of entries, preliminaries in the ’70 yd. dashes and high and low hurdles will be held in the after- noon. The big doings are scheduled to start at 7:00 o’clock with the high jump, shot put, and pole vault lead— ing: 01?. Last year’s extravaganza saw both the pole vault and shot put records fall by the wayside and this year the high jump record is also endangered by Notre Dame’s entry. Grieve and Herman in Dash The dashes and relays will start at about 7:30 and the crowd will get its first taste of real excitement. The University two mile relay will be the event to watch for. Kansas State has entered a crack team which ran the two mile in 7:45.? at the Kansas Re- lays and almost equaled this record at the Duke Relays a week later. This is the fastest collegiate time on record for 1935 and beats the Tech Relay record by 7%, seconds. In the dashes, the records are endang— ered by Bob Grieve, an entry from Illinois, who runs the 100 yard event in 9% seconds, while Herman of Carleton, a former Oak Park High sprinter, will be back to defend his record set in the 70 yard dash two years ago. Carleton has also enter- ed a pole vaulter who expects to break the existing record, North- western, Notre Dame, North Central. and Wisconsin are also entering" men in the dashes. The quarter mile run. in both the college and university di» (Continued on page five.) A. M. Lane is Chosen As A.S-.lVll.E. Delegate At a meeting held last Tuesday, A, M. Lane was elected delegate to the student convention of the A. S. M. E. which is to he held at the Allcrton Club April 20 and 21. H. S. Nachman was chosen alternate delegate. As part of- the program, in which the delegates of 19 engineer— ing- schools will participate, Lane will present a paper on “The Analy— tic Mechanics of Automatic Trans- ‘mission Design", the subject upon ‘ which he spoke at the Tuesday meet- , ing. i Members of the committee on by— ‘ laws and the officers of the student Ebranch met last Friday afternoon 1 and drafted the by-laws of the na- ‘ tional society. An addition was made i to allow for expansion into profos~ 2 sional divisions. One of these is the ‘ aeronautics division which is pected to be in operation in the next ; two weeks. The entire set of bylaws will undergo only slight modifications E before being presented for approval of the society at next regular meet- ing: on Friday, March 27. I M. J. Loftus, chairman, \Y. Gsrtz, ‘J. lilouselt. and P. A. Rt‘li make up , the lay—laws committee. A. N. Schlie— ‘ bar is to represent the newly formed ‘ aeronautics division. 9X» l