Vol. XVIII. No. l0. causes «1' is steel rod sums mummy NEGl—l’l‘ Schommer and Swimming To Feature Evening Tomorrow night the sophomore class will meet at Lawson “Y” to hold their second annual smoker and splash party. This makes it twice that the sophomores have done what no other undergraduate group has ever before accomplished—that is held strictly class affairs. 3. G. Anderson Arranges Smoker The arrangement of the smoker is being handled by Bolton 1G. Ander— son, sophomore social chairman, whose idea it was and who also pro- moted last year’s successful affair. From all indications this smoker will equal or even surpass last year’s smoker. John Schommer to Speak of course the feature of the eve- .ning will be John Schommer’s al- ways inspiring speech. John has not as yet divulged the nature of his talk, but if advance information has it, it will be a “corkcr”. The Lawson pool is considered one of the best in the city, and will prob— ably be one of the most popular of the various diversionsmffered at the smoker. Last year the bitter cold weather put a damper on the swim- ming, but probably this obstacle will not be present tomorrow night. Locker facilities will be provided for the swimmers. To Have Use of Game Rooms The game room facilities will be at the disposal of the sophomores Ping pong tables for those who bat the little pill around, shuffle board for those who lean in that diiection, chairs and tables for bull sessions, and all the rest have been provided. Although the sale of tickets will officially close at 6 p; m. tomorrow, late decidcrs will probably be able to purchase them at the door. The tickets may be purchased at present from B. G. Anderson, H. S. Anthony, 1. Footlik, R. I. Jail’ec, W. Krusc, E. C. Mitchell, R. Starmann, W. Stew- ard, and R. R. Tullgren. Juniors to Hold l/l’inter Formal Following a suggestion by social chairman, Stanley E. Healy, the Ju— nior class at its meeting last Thurs— day afternoon passed a motion that the co ‘ebrated Junior Formal affair be held sometime during the winter months instead of the usual time at the end of Junior Week. To Disregard Tradition With the hope that an informal dance replacing the Formal at the end of Junior Week would be more popular, it was decided to disregard tradition. Just an informal dance it was said, would enable a greater number of students to participate in a fitting climax to the week’s uctiv~ ities. The universal opinion favored the colder weather as an ideal time for the event. Thus, Armour follows the example of most colleges and uni- versities. The social committee will be open to suggestions from any class member in regards to a date and will attempt to select one which will avoid all conflicts. Urge Support of Dad’s Night C W. Dunbar spoke on the im- pmtance of securing one hundicd per cent support fo1 a successful Dad’s Night program. Every class member was urged to speak to his dad concerning the event. Outlining the duties of ticket salesmen, it was stated that every man in every de- partment was to be contacted. W. J. Chclgren is in charge of ticket sales for the class. A furthe1 ap- peal for concentrated support for the athletic team was made. The financial difficulties encoun- tered last year in preparing the Cycle were discussed by W. Laise, after which it was decided that the class pay $100 toward its share of the next year-book, instead of the usual $75, provided the other three classes do likewise. Treasurer's Report Read The newly elected class president, W. J. Chelgrcn, officially presided over a most orderly meeting. A long—awaited treasurer’s report by I. Seidcnberg, the class treasurer, showed the class treasury to be in a satisfactory condition. Armour Players Present Waiting for Lefty’i Curtain Rises 10:30; Classes Excusecl Clifford Odetts’ “Waiting For Lef- ty,” a controversial play involving a modern labor problem, will be pre- sented by the Armour players at 10:30 o’clock tomorrow morning in Mission Hall. The play deals with a label union and concerns a strike problem among taxi drivers. Feelings are tense as the taxi driv— ers undecided on striking wait fo1 the coming of “Lefty." In intervening scenes are shown industrial problems and the strain on family life before a strike. Playing the various roles play are: Joe (hack driver)... .M. McConnell Edna (Joe’s wife) ................. Sid (hack driver) . . . .A. N. Schrieher Florrie (Sid’s girl friend)..C. Dearth lrv (Florrie’s brother) .F. Hanneman Mi ler (laboratory assistant) . . . ................... J. Mashman Fayette (Industrialist) . .W. I. Millet Clayton (trade spy)..H. Schoenberg Dr. Barnes (Hospital Head) . . . . in the .................... H. M. Ross Dr. Benjamin (Inter-no) ........ ................. R. Weissman Agate Keller (Union member) . . .................... . Dunbar Fatt (Union Leader). ..... D Suhr Gunman ............... M. Ephraim Voices ............. B. R. Sternfield, E. Worcester, E. F. Grantham, R. Lundberg. The technical stafi‘ includes J. Kubert as stage manager, E. Mit- chell as the head of all stage light‘ ing, R. Lischer in charge of scenery, and R. M. Lundberg, in charge of properties . nMisst’on Tomorrow Director Discusses Problem Plays By W. B. Fulghum From the days when Ibsen’s uncon- ventional Ghosts was damned as “Literary carrion . . . crapulous stuff . . — a. dirty act done publicly" to the present, when mayors prohibit Tobacco Road, the social drama has had a stormy history. These plays of ideas, intending to stimulate the minds as well as the hearts of the audience, began when Ibsen suggest— ed in A Doll’s House that marriages aren’t always made in heaven, and that matrimonial vows cannot al- ways be held sacred and indissoluble. To the roar of Victorian disapproval that this now relatively innocuous idea provoked, Ibsen replied in Ghosts by showing the hell result- ing when a wife conforms to con- ventional respectability and dutiful- ly mantains a marriage involving he— reditary venereal disease. Today Ibsen’s revolutionary ideas hardly disturb anyone. Last spring the Federal W. P. A. Theater pro— duced Au Enemy of the People. In this play Ibsen declared very undem- ocratically that “The majority never has right on its side, " that “the most dangerous enemy of truth and free- dom is the compact majority—yes, the damned compact, liberal majori— ty,” whose ideas often because of apathy, ignorance, or simple greed, usually lag far behind those of the informed, thinking minority. Nazi— mova had a triumphal tour in Ghosts last year. But Ibsen’s intel- lectual progeny fare less well today than he. (Continued on page four) Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois PLANS FOR “can as NIGHT BANQUET NOW commutes Having completed final arrange- ments for the evening’s entertain- ment, the “Dad’s Night" committee is now concentrating on the sale of tickets for the event. The tickets are of two types; the block tickets are for dads and are priced at $1.30 while the yellow tickets are for stu— dents and cost $0.90. The program will commence at 7:00 o’clock, immediately after the dinner, when Coach G. N. Stenger of the basketball team will intro— duce this year’s team. Following the introduction of the team, Harold E. Little will render a few selec— tions on the piano. Dean Hoald and Professor P. C. Huntly will then de- liver short addresses followed by talks from several of the dads. At 8:00, the group will walk over to the Fieldhousc to watch the Armour- University of Chicago basketball game. C. W. Dunbar, vice-president of the A.T.S.A., will serve as mas— ter of ceremonies. The banquet will be held at Hutchinson Commons, located at 57th street and University avenue. Two lounge rooms adjoining; the ban— quet room will serve as an informal gathering place. The fieldhouse is only one block away. A.S.M.E. to inspect American Steel Co. A special meeting of the A.S.M.E. will be held next Tuesday at 11:30 in Science Hall for the purpose of presenting a preview of an inspec- tion trip to the American Steel Foundries at Indiana Harbor, Indi— ana. Mr. W. E. George, a repre- sentative of the company, will enu- merate the outstanding features to be seen on the trip. Students going on this inspection trip will be divided into three groups. Regular senior A.S.M.E members should be at the plant this afternoon at 2 p. 111. Regular and associate junior members should be at the plant tomorrow morning at 9:30 a. m. Sophomore members will take the trip at 1:00 p. no. tomorrow afternoon. The annual fall smoker of the A.S.M.E. will be held Wednesday evening, December 2. in the Stu- dents’ Union; activities will begin at 7:30 p. m. Dr. T. C. Poultcr is to present an illustrated talk on his experiences in the Antarctic, and Professor Winston will give one of his inimitable talks. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches, coffee, cake, and ice cream will be served. Tickets for this event are being,r sold by members of the social committee, namely: 1. Thomas, chairman, W. J. Chelgren, E. Menke, and R. W. Win- blad. Library Given Fifty Engineering Volumes Last week the library received fifty volumes of U. S. Geological and Coast and Geodetic survey bulletins and reports. These volumes are ex— tremely valuable since both are out of print and difficult to acquire. Miss Ellen Steele, librarian, traveled to Geneva, Illinois, last Wednesday to get the books, which were donated by Mrs. H. B. Alex— antler. They belonged to her hus- band who died in 1930. Mr. Alex- ander, a graduate of the University of Michigan, was occupied during his active life in civil and mining engineering. He was in charge of construction of the Aurora water works and Bear Trap Dam of the Chicago Drainage Canal. PLACEMENT NOTICE All Seniors are requested to see Mr. W. N. Setterbcrg in the Registrar-Vs office before Dcecmw bcr 18,1936. There will be no issue of the ARMOUR TECH NEWS next Tuesday, December 1, because of the Thanksgiving Holidays. , ' eighteen men attended the enter lat smut Plain chhawks will dance next Three w“ll/lore Pledges! Into Alpha Chi Sigma Three more men were pledged to Alpha Chi Sigma, national chemical fraternity, last Wednesday at the meeting held in the physics lecture room, bringing the total number of pledges to thirteen for this semester. Those. pledged were: E. Kreml, ’37, H. E. Little, ‘37, and E. J. Lout- zenhoiser Jr., ’39. H. L. Davis, president of the Chi- cago professional chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, was present, and plans for a joint meeting and smoker with the professional and Northwestern University chapters were discussed. Eighteen Present at Photography Meeting Last Wednesday afternoon, under the guidance of Ernest Mchringer, William Velvel, and Fied Widell, the newly organized Photography Club held its first meeting. A great deal of interest has been shown in such a club, attested by the fact that first meeting. No officers were elected and the organization is yet incomplete. but much progress has been made. A spacious apartment on the fourth floor of Chapin Hall has been se- cured. Arrangements are being made for the installation of an en- larger and printer and the furnish- ing- of a dark room and studio is soon to be realized. Anyone interested in photography is urged to join, as the Photography Club seems to be destined to be- come one of Armour’s most popular clubs, according to E. Mchringer. initiates to Faculty Survive Pledge Trial In rip-roaring fashion, the faculty club held its annual stag party last Wednesday evening in the Student’s Union. After enjoying a turkey dinner, initiates to the club were put through grinds that would do jus- tice to any fraternity. “Booker” Stenger and Otto Zmes- kal, according to faculty club com- mentators, played “cornet solos to- gethe1." Skits about country schOOI life weic portrayed by initiates H. A Giddings, E. A. Kent, R. H. Man- ley, W. J. McLarney, T. C. Poulter, J. A. Schaad, J. T. Sorenson, G. N. Stenger, and Otto Zmeskal. Prof. C. R. Swineford, president of the faculty club, was master of ceremonies. Dr. T. C. Poultcr, an initiate and director of the research organization, discussed his trips to the South Pole and illustrated them with slides. A representative of the sleight~of- hand, “Clem the Conjurer” attempt- ed to baffle the unbelieving profes- sors. He was aided in a mind read- ing act by Prince Sappolio (W. B. Fulghum). Officers this year president; of the facultyyclub for are: . Swineford, W. A. Spencer, first vice president; W. E. Kelly, second vice- president; W. B. Fulghum, secre- tary; and J. S. Thompson, treasurer. Professors emeritus C. W. Leigh and J. E. Snow attended the party. C Friday night in the beautiful Modern music in .11 Victorian Fresh Exams Rosie For Remedial WOrlt “Information of value in planning special aid for students has been de- rived from the freshman tests given in September," announced Dr. C. A. Tibbals, chairman of the examina— tion committee, “but as yet no com- parison has been made with the re- sults of similar work with freshman classes in other colleges." fared from the former one, since tests to determine a student’s apti- tude for mathematics and general science work were included, and the general psychological test (I. Q.) was quite different. tagc already, prpviding math coursés here. in several cases, shown the nature might be corrected. seemed to warrant special remedial classes, which were inaugurated, but tinued, although under consideration. now in effect to some extent sup- plant these classes, having as their on all problems incidental to his at~ tendance in college. Dr. Poulter Talks on Antartic to W S. E. in the Field" will be discussed at the meeting of the Western Society of Engineers Monday evening by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter. Dr. Po 1- tcr, now director of the Rose rch Foundation at Armour Institute, served as head'of the scientific staff and second in command of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1934-. At the December meeting of the W.S.E., Charles F. Goodrich, chief engineer of‘ the American Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Penn, will talk on the longest suspension bridge in the world, the San Francisco’Oak- land Bridge. This lecture will be illustrated by slides and motion pic- tures. There is no charge to attend these meetings, and the officers of the W.S.E. invite everyone to attend them. Spencer Lectures 0111 Mathematical Models At the Math Club meeting of last Friday, W. A. Spencer spoke on the construction of charts and models for mathematical work, telling why the charts were necessary and how they helped in visualizing problems. Mr. Spencer will also give the talk before the Men’s Math Club of Chi- cage at the YMCA. Models' are now made of plastics and fishing twine instead of the wood and thread used formerly. Physical representation of conical specimens are clearly shown with models. The next meeting of the club will be held in about two weeks, and at this meeting, Professor Oldenburger will be the speaker. The tests as given this year dif- The mathe- matical tests have been of advan— e. key to some students' difficulties with the A study of the work done on the examination has, of the student’s trouble so that it Last year the results of the test this semester they have not been con- Thc system of freshman advisers objective assistance to the student ”The Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Jack Russell’s N. B. C. Band Featured; Bids Are Now on Sale ‘ Friday, November 27, promises to mark a milepost in Armour’s social' life when the. Senior Informal is held at the Gold Room of the Con— gress Hotel, where Jack Russell and his popular NBC orchestra will pro‘ vide the music for the. dancing couples. Bids for thisevent will be on sale ‘for the remainder of this week and may be obtained for $1.50. The winners of the poster contest were judged to be lrene Waldron, sister of Thomas Waldron,’ and Joe Lopina, each of whom received a full bid to the dance.' 11., H. Ramp, junior Arch, received a half bid to the event. The winning posters have been placed on display on the first: floor of the main building. No Homework Friday Evening The Gold Room of the Congress Hotel is recognized as one of the most beautiful in the city. This, coupled with Russell's orchestra, promises to give all comers a godd time in contrast to the usual grind of studies at Armour. The choice of Friday as the date of the event is expected to swell the gmup that will attend. It has also been promised that then: will be no homework for day students and no classes for “night school on the weekend of this dance. In all events the dance 5061 will ‘not be crowded as the Gold Room will accommodate five hundred dancv ing couples. Cocktail Lounges to Be 0pm: It has been arranged to have the corridor and lounges adjoining the Gold Room at the dlSPOSl’ll of Ar- mour students. Both cocktail lounges will be open to Armour students with~ out a minimum or cover charge. Special arrangements have been. made, by Jack Russell. to play the Armour Fight Song as well as a med—v Icy of fraternity songs. Russell’s err chestra has been :1 favorite in the midd 0 west for several seasons. Russell’s Among his more recent-engage- ments during,r the past few seasons were the Chez Parse; Blackhawk; Termce Gaidens; and the Vanity Fair cafe. Those who have net‘seen Jack Russell in, these popular 1é1idez- vous have heard his o1chest1a over eithei NBC or CBS radio networks. A ,good time is ‘assurcd’t’dgthose who attend “soda large turnout is expected. All underclassmen are cor- Orchestra Popular ldially invited to come and to help make it one of Armour’s outstand- ing social events of the closing year. Musical Clubs Plan New Concert Season A11 extensive winter program has been arranged by the Musical clubs. with activities beginning on Decem- ber 11. On that (lay the Glee Club will present a concert over radio- station WGN. Sharing the spotlight with Beaker Carter, famous radio news com— mentator, the combined clubs will appear before the Chicago Rot— ary Club at a downtown hotel on December 15. And on December 17 Director Gordon“-Erickson will di- rect the Glee Club and Orchestra for the annual Christmas concert to be given in Armour Mission. 0n the followingmight, Friday, December 18, .the members of the Evansten Country Club will hear the Musical Clubs and immediately 3f» tor the concert, the annual party of the clubs will take plsce. The Ar» mourites and their girl friends will have the enfire facilities of the Evanston Country Club at their dis- posal for the rest of the eveniig‘. At. present, it is undecided wheth— er or not the clubs will be present at the Duds? Night Banquet Dreams» ‘ber 19.