liege Four

 

 

By Sydney M. Miner

POLITICS AS AN important l'acn
tor in this country’s condition reaches
its climax during the political cam-
paign now in progress. At the pres-
ent time, this campaign forms the
most outstanding and important item
of news interest in this country. Two
obvious reasons for this importance
can quickly be summarized. The
first 01" these is the diametrically op-
posed viewpoints of the two leading
parties. With certain restrictions,
one stands for an extremely liberal
or radical course, while the other
supposedly supports an extremely
conservative or reactionary course.
Certainly with these opposing view-
points, there will be a vast dillercnce
in the type of government to be ex—
pected from either of these parties.
The second reason lies in the effect
of the political campaign upon the
industries of the country. This ef-
fect will be noticed both directly and
indirectly, if; such terminology may
be used. The direct effect will be
that which accompanies any national
political campagn, and particularly a
strenuous one. The indirect efl’cct
will be that which industry will feel
from its government connections,
certainly a very questionable con-
nection with the opposing viewpoints
of the two campaign parties.

 

1THE FALLACIES, misrepresenta-
tions, and propaganda form of cum—
paigning being used by both parties
are almost self—evident. Witness two
particular items. Both parties claim
to be greatly interested in the em-
ployment situation. The Republican
party, while criticizing the Demo»
cratic form of. employment relief,
presents nothing more definite than
the statement that it wishes to re—
lieve unemployment stress, by finding
or making jobs in private industry.
How it expects to do this without
government interference in industry
(a point upon which it is very em-
phatic) is not explained. The Demo—
cratic party on the other hand proud—
ly displays statistics showing the
vast results which have been accom-
plished in the unemployment situa-
tion, but forgetting to mention that
these statistics are glutod with num-
bers of men who are located in what
are supposed to be temporary gov-
ernment jobs.

IN REGARD TO economic condi-
tions, the Republican party started
out by trying to present a fo1midable
picture of business degeneracy, but
unable to cover over the upturning
conditions it has changed to an at—
titude of taking the giory for the
improvement in the industrial world
upon its aggressive campaign. The

 

@Tllhll CAMPUSES

From Beaumont Texas, comes word
that the “knock knock” fad has en-
tered politics there. A telephone
friend of a local candidate has been
calling acquaintances with “Knock
Knock”.

“Who’s there?” comes the query.

“Aleck.”

“Aleck who?”

“Aleck‘ Benn Shipley county com-
missioner and gets constructive ad
ministration, etc... ”

Now boys, th' is carrying knock-
ing in politics just a bit too far.

 

  

From the U Daily Kansan comes
the inioimation that a $4,000 still
will be installed by chemists at Kan-
sas U.~ For serious work only.

 

Another one from the Daily Kan~
san released by the United Press
states that Harvard University still
receives fifteen dollars annually
through a benefaction made 286 years
ago. In 1650 John Newgate set aside
a-pcrpetual annuity of five pounds a
year from his farm at Rumuey
Marsh, now part of Chelsea Mass.
When the farm was sold in 1844, a
cash bonus disbursement which pro-
vidcd the same income was made,
and the item still is carried on the
Harvard treasurer’s ‘books the princi-
pal now being $366.

Two Indiana University students
battle set up permanent living quar-

Students Invited to
Enter Musical Clubs

lloping to get material from which
an organization can be built to main-
tain last year’s line record, the musi—
cal clubs are conducting a registra-
tion booth.

All students who wish to join! the
musical clubs are invited to register
at the booth in the lobby of the main
building either today or tomorrow.

The musical clubs entertained at
a number 01' dinners last year and
began this year's activity by taking
part in the Constitution Day Celebra-
tion last Thursday evening at the
Chicago Stadium. Patrick Henry,
Thomas Jefferson, and many others
were represented. 111 swift succes—
sion, “minute men,” Confederate and
union forces, marines, and middies
traded places. In fact, many led
double theatrical lives, and within ten
minutes minute men became marines
or even farmers.

At the meeting of the new musical
club’s officers on September 7, plans
for the current year were discussed.
The officers elected at a meeting in
June—P. M. Martin, president; W. A.
Chopin, vice-president; F. D. .Hof‘
l'crt, business manager; and W. Chel-
grcn, secretary and treasurer———dis-
cussed the possibilities of return on-
gagements to the Belmont Hotel,
downtown business men’s clubs, and
the now famous National College of
Education with director 0. G. Erick-
son. It was. decided that an aggres-
sive program would be planned to
benefit the students as well as the
Institute to the utmost.

The first Glee Club rehearsal will
be held this Thursday at the usual
hour, 5:00 o'clock, in the assembly
hall in the Mission, and the first or-
chestra rehearsal will be held on next
are going to come out of it in an ex-
bly hall.

Democratic party, on the other hand,
claims all the glory .t'or the improv-
ing business field upon its methods,
granting no share in the responsibil-
ity to industry itself.

THAT THE MUDclinging of this
campaign will more than compare
with that 01' any other campaign in
history is now far from conjecture.
That the public is beginning to take
less and less of an interest or be—
lief in what it reads is also becoming
more evident. It is an extremely dif-
ficult matter for any publishing or-
gan to refrain from a partisan view-
point and in most cases, their desires
are far from that attitude. Conse-
quently, the old saying of “believe
half of what you see and less of what
you hear” is. becoming “believe less
of what you read and still less of
what you hear." Which party is do-
ing the most mud slinging or propa-
ganda campaigning is hard to say,
but it is certain that both of them
are going to come out of it in an ex—
tremely besmirched condition.

 

tc . n a trailer house car on a vacant
lot near the school. The portable
dormitory is equipped with a cooling
system, cooking stove, radio, furnace,
kitchenette and sleeping accommodav
tions for four persons.

A number of students at Kansas
University gave phony names and
phone numbers when filling out
church forms on registration day last
week. Apparently they were afraid
of persecution for non‘religion.

And the registrar and deans of men
and women at Indiana announce a
penalty of the loss of five hours of
University credit for a student neg-
lecting to report his or her marriage.

 

College and grade school teachers
in Massachusetts have organized to
protect themselves from “pressure
groups seeking to regulate activities.”

 

“College today is something like a
chain drug store which in spite of the
many invasions into other merchan-
dising fields continues to sell a few
drugs,” says Albert Britt, president
of Knox College.

 

 

This year is the first year that farm
l implements equipped with rubber
tires are being used to any great ex-
tent, according to a report from the
{agricultural engineering department
1 at the University of Illinois.

 

 

 

ARMOUR TECH NEWS

Let this be the

Hello you guys!
ofl'iciul greeting of the Arx Depart
ment to all you new men and also to

the returnim;r “charctte” veterans.
And with these sovcalled veterans,
who have already been initiated into
the intricacies of architectural life,
we welcome you freshmen into our
midst. You have probably heard that
the Arx are a peculiar lot; fellows
with crazy ideas and crazier actions
and we will admit they are dill’erent
but they're harmless, and secretly,
a few of the engineeis need watching
too.

Now, just a, low feels about the
Arm Department in general llmf you
new men might like to [mow . . .
This is your column, of, for and by
the Arm which, only means that (my-
thiw/ you are likely to say or do
might later find its ways lime and
(um 74,11 in print. .Thc uppm- I
men, (474’ all for you and are mi] 1.9
to holy and advise at all limos and
New will pass on, to you, as hutch.
knowledge as they can spare and of
course you will reciprocate by “nig-
ger-my” ways remember-.0711];
Juniors and Seniors may enjoy
“LIFJ” . . . The strange ling/o Hie
boys use around here might be con-
fusing for (t zohjlc but that will be
acquired along with customs and
habits in Hu- naluml praocss of fit—
lim/ in.

The boys who were at summer
school had to not as real gentlemen,
much as it hurt. for there was a girl
in the clas... which meant that they
could not shed their clothes. How-
ever, the classaycrn, LOHMILLER
and RAMP got around that «by re-
moving themselves to the hottest
room in the Department where they
really did have to strip. In order to
combat the heat Phil TRUTTER and
ERICKSON would lead the daily pro~
ccssion downstairs for 1.1 “coke”, and
just as a foim of diversion the radio
(oh yes, the radio) was going full-
blast all day. The Class “B” men
took “The School for Social Reliabili—
tation" project and are now sitting
tight ’til they hear the report of the
judgment in New York, and what a
backfire that will be!

All l'resbies will wear green hats
in the drafting rooms this year for
a change, this being to indicate a
proper deference to their more
erudite classmates. Spare the rod
and spoil the ego. '

 

  

 

Congrats to: Morris Beckman, for
winning the Malek A. Luring Schol-‘
arship . . . to Ed Schmaltz for thei
swell job he did on the new Chapin
Hall plans . . . to all of us; our last!

i Fraternity Noteil

 

RHO DELTA. RHO
The Rho Dclts extend a warm
greeting to the incoming freshman,
class of ’40. And to its newly iniated
‘members, heartiest congratulations.
At the Formal Initiation Banquet

‘ held Sept. 1, Coach “Sonny" Weiss-

man, mentor of boxing and wrestling
was initiated as an honorary member
(11' the fraternity. Initiated as active
members were:

M. Holland, 011.151.,

1'. [kken, GE, ’37.

IL Ruckberg, M.E., ’37.

M. Ephrain, ’35).

H. Harrison, ’39.

R. Jal‘fce, '39.

ll. Levine, ’35).

During the weeks proceeding the
banquet, a beach. party and a roller
skating party were hold. in attend-
ance were active members and their
friends.

’37.

lPl—ll KAPPA SlGMA
Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Phi Kap-
pa Sig-ma takes this opportunity to
welcome youpthe incoming class of
Armour. We feel certain that you
will find your life at Armour as en—
joyable as we have found ours.
After a pleasant summer of vaca~
tioning, working, and enjoying them-
selves at the National Convention of
the Fraternity held at Hershey, Pa.,
the men have placed the house in tip-
top condition for the opening of the
Fall term.
The golf and tennis teams are look-
ing forward with great expectation to
the coming inter-fraternity matches.

MGM/91 ALPHA MU

Our new rooms at 3333 Federal are
nearing; completion after being com-
pletely remodeled and redecorated.
Plans have been made for an exten-
sive full program including several
parties and dances, on Alumni loan-
quct, and a Mothers and Fathers Club
meeting. We anticipate a very suc«
re ful season this year and enthus-
iastically look forward to greeting
oui new members.
llv Add

   
   

 

 

you c ' g was higher
than the Mcchanicals. Honest!

Sour note: the Department walls
were properly slopped with green cal-v
cimine by Hank (Raphael) Lohmiller
and Chuck (Michelangelo) 'Saletta.

And now, we all join in to wish
Mr. Louis SKlDMORE and Mr. Jer-
rclnl LOEBL huge success in the
managing of the Architectural De-
part. With everyone behind them
and with plenty of pep after the re~
freaking vacation, things will really
Although it may
be that: many of us will have to re-
cuperate after the “vacation”, and

hum around here.

even then we’ll hear that humming
council.

TOM TAX.

 

Try These Slips on

Slip l—Ohlaining a Slide Rule

In order to impress your friends
and your girl that you are really an
engineer, determine to secure a good
rule. Get one, either buy it or find
it, with as many numbers and scales
‘as possible. The more scales it has,
the greater the impression. Get a
magnifying glass on the slide by all
means. Your errors will be more
aCcurate.

Slip ll—Carrylng a Slide Rule

011 first Obtaining a slide _rule,
print your name, address, telephone
number, home address, and reward
offered. Don’t fail to do this as you
will surely lose your slide some time
or other. They all do. Take the
rule with you wherever you go. Wear
it in the right coat pocket exposed
to full view. One of those new
orange colored cases will really go
well with any attire. Really!

Slip [ll—Fundamental Relations

Remove the slide rule from the
case. Remove slider and let it drop
easily from a height of ten feet on
some hard substanc: sucn as iron or
concrete. Buy a new slider and‘place
a standing order for one per week.
Work the inside scale up and down
the rule until it moves easily from
one mark to another. If the rule
sticks, Whittle off about one-nan
inch and try again. Save the shav-
ings, you may get enough to build
a model airplane.

Slip lV—Relations—Continued

Take some simple numbers, as

 

 

two, ten, seven, eleven, ctc.. which
you know are right. Follow direc—
ltions closely. Place the slider and

Your Slipstich,

Eur Be Sure You Home lt in Gear

By Morton Luber

scale over the same number on the
lower scale. This takes time to warn
and must be mastered thoroughly.
Now, if you wish to multiply two by

three, pass the glass slider over three ,

on some other scale. Look all over
the rule until you find six on some
other scale. If you do find a six,
repeat until the result is 5.95, or
nearly that. A little practice such
as this will soon wreck your arithme-
tic, but you don't need it now any—
how. If your mother married your
father in 1890, place the decimal
after the second number. If Za—Zloo-
Za (not adv.) is your favorite: tune,
place it after the fifth. In any case
you will be wrong and you will have
to check it by longhand.

Slip V—Secondary Mnnipulations

One must learn to be very fast and
accuiate with the rule in order to get
ahead. This gives one more time to
correct the errors that always. come
up. A common practice among civil
students is to use the slide rule as a
back scratcher. By adjusting the
slider, the rule can be manipulated
to reach any vulnerable spot on
one’s back. Last year, an Arch stu-
dent suggested using the rure tor
making splints for any broken hands
sustained in street brawls. One
Schmicr went as far as to suggest
to just use a slide for calculations.
This is frequently done among some
of the better students. It was pre-
dicted last year by one of the janitors
that more slide rules will be used
this year than over, so you might as
well get one, Anyhow, a rule is pre-
ferable to counting on one’s fingers.

   

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tended our Midwestern convention at
Kansas City last June and reported
a very successful meeting. Our
national convention is now being or-
ganized to be held during the Christ—y
mas holidays in New Orleans.

Pl KAPPA Pill

Pi Kappa Phi wishes to extend
their heartiest greetings to the in-
coming freshmen.

Brothers Engelschall and Watts
[who recently transferred to Illinois
are now established in the Illinois
chapter. Brother Suvillc has entered
the R.C.A. school and he is studying
radio. Brother Thomas recently re—
turned from Seattle, Washington and
reports that the Conclave held there

, by the Pi Kaps. was a complete suc-

cess.

A completely redecorated and re-
conditioned house is the result of last
week’s house cleaning. The boys got
together and spent the better part of
a day relating their vacation cxperi~
cnccs. It seems that there are other
ways ol.‘ spending a vacation besides
going to summer school. We are now
working to make this a most success
‘l'ul year at the Alpha Phi chapter.

 

TRIANGLE

We wish to welcome the class of
’40 to the Armour campus.

The boys have been working hard
cleaning the house and are looking
forward to the forthcoming events of
the school year.

Congratulations to the graduates
of last year, all of whom have se-
cured positions, and to Brother John
J. Penn for receiving one of the se~
nior scholarships.

THETA Xl .

Reviewing the news of the summer,
we find the alumni of ’36 enjoying
varied climatosz~our president of
last semester, Don Graham, is testing
m‘otors for General Electric at Erie,
Pa., Jim Kropf is in the employ of
Westinghouse at Pittsburgh, Gene
Norris is at Niagara Falls with
National Carbide, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Kercher are enjoying their new home
at Milwauke, where Roy is in the em-
ploy of Cutler-Hammer, and 11 "est
news reveals that Bob Stevens is with
Universal Oil Products at Riverside.
Shorts: Our two Nordic Fire Pro“
tects, Magnuson and Anderson, have
returned from Columbus and Louis—
ville respectively. We are proud to
announcc'that the Inteiufraternity
Scholarship Cup will again reside up-
on our mantle. At the present time
our pledge class is composed of the
following men:

Louis F. Kacel, ’37.

Robert E. Worcester, ’38.

Richard Young, ’39.

Eugene M. Imbur, ’37.

Brothers Ansel, Dreis, and Pledge
Brother Kacel found varied interests
at Northwestern on a recent visit to
Alpha Kappa Chapter. Domestic
duties are‘the current diversion at
the house where the rooms are enjoy—
ing a thorough overhauling. Every~
one is looking forward to the start of
the new semester with the return of

 

 

classmates and the incoming new stu- l
dents. ;

. Hall.

1W9." W PLANS——

(Continued from page 1) ..
lectively take care of doubled enroll-
ment in the chemical depai tment.

The physics depattment will take",

over next summer the fiist and sec-
ond floors in the second entrance
Chopin. This explains the seemingly
abrupt ending 01' the hallway at the
third entrance. The present partition
between the light and general labora-
tories will be removed; thus securing
a larger laboratory. Separate labora-
tories for heat, light, and sound will
be made in the new section.

Rel-00f Buildings

In addition a laboratory in soil
mechanics will be built, probably dur-
ing this semester. Professor Ensz
will be in cha1ge and direct the re-
search work. Other work that will
be done this semester will be the re-
routing of Chapin Hall and the Ar—
mour Flats. The second and third
floors in Chopin were to have been re-
modeled this summer. However, the
work will probably be done next year.

Quite definite plans for securing
more stack space for the library have
been made. At present the library
keeps many of its books in Chapin
The books are to be moved. to
the fifth floor drafting room in Main
convening the mom into an annex of
the libr.ary An elevator will run
from the libraiy to the fifth floor;
thus facilitating the handling of the
books.

Plans are made to remodel the 33rd
and 34th Street buildings and to
utilize these buildings for research
projects.

Remove Porches

Eventually all 01' the porches will
be removed and replaced by steel
stairs. The courtyard in back of these
buildings will further be improved by
moving the tennis courts to Federal
Street opposite the fieldhouse. The
sidewalks will then be torn up and e.
definite scheme of landscaping will be
followed.

That these plans are ambitious
there is no doubt. Due credit: should
the given to the forward looking trus—
tees and to Dr. Hotchkiss. The work
first started when Dr. Hotchkiss
created the office of Superintendent
of Giounds and Buildings, and the
appointment of Professor Hamid J.
Vagtboig to this post. ‘ -

Appoint Committee

Soon after this a special committee
of two trustees, Mr. Alfred S. Al-
schuler and Mr. Knute T. Farr, with
Professor Vagtborg, made a survey
of the grounds. Plans of buildings
were drawn up, and reconuneudations
for remodeling were made and conse-
quently approved by the Board of
Trustees.

The complete program will take a
few years. To quote D1‘.,Hotel1kiss: “I

feel more encouraged. We have
turned the corner. A great many
questions remain unanswered, but

they will be solved.”

“We are trying to find the best so-
lutions we can and negotiations are
being made on securing a more stable

 

financial situation,’ further was $1 tb-
011.1 ted bv the Piesident. ,