Make Selection on Basic of Scholarship and Activities Armour’s Illinois Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national honorary engineering fraternity, pledged twelve men at the combined honor assembly and pep meeting held in the assembly hall last Thursday at 11:30 a. m. Outside Work Considered Professor S. M. Spears, in an— nouncing the names of the pledges to Tau Beta Pi, emphas’ .ed the neces- sary qualifications of integrity, in— tercst, adaptability, and unselfish activity in 301100] affairs. He also ten seniors and two iuniors. Reading from left to right. said that men who earn their own }, A. Haase, Chg; H. l Bodnar. Ch.E. way through school, although unable R. Schultz, Ch.E.; P of. S. M. Spears. to participate in many of the activ- E; R. g Leibmann E E 5. H811. C. ities, are definitely considered for ' ' ‘ “ Photo by E. Mollringer Honored by being pledged to Tau Beta Pi. national engineering fraternity were R. A. Kliphardt, Arch. ; P. L. G. Moore, C.E.; J. . who introduced the men; A. Goldsmith. E.; D. N. Brissman, F.P.E.; S. Taradash membership. The seniors pledged are D. N. Brissman, F.P.E.; A. Goldsmith, E. E.; J. A. Haase, Ch.E.; M. S. Herc, 0.13.; R. G. Liebmann, 13.13.; P. L. G. Moore, C.E.; J. J. Penn, Sc.; P. R. Schultz, Ch.E.; J. C. Stern, 0.21.; and S. Taradash, CE. The juniors are H. J. Bodnar, Ch.E.; and R. A. Kliphardt, Arch. Pledges Have Varied Activities Following the pledging, John J. Schommer, director of athletics, an- nounced the De Kalb game and intro- duced the new basketball coach, Grant Stengcr. Stengcr recommend- ed versatility in the student’s activ- ities, forecast a good season for the basketball team, and concluded by in- Seniors Appoint Class Committees President P. M. Martin of the senior class has announced the ap- pointment of various functioning committees for the control of gradua- tion and pro-graduation activities. The committee which has charge of the graduation ceremonies in general consists of S. M. Miner, chairman, J. P. Slowink, R. It. Bucci, J. P. Don- nelly, C. J. McCarty, and R. E. Wink— ler. The selection of the class jewelry Dad’s Cheers to Rouse 'l'echawks C. W. Dunbar ls Master of Ceremonies Armouritcs' Dads will have the times of their lives on Saturday night , December 19, when they will be toasted, honored, and acclaimed on Armour Tech’s first annual “Dad’s Nitc." An eight-course dinner has been planned for the banquet which will he served at 0:15 at Hutchinson Commons located at 57th and Uni- versity. Presidingr as master of core- Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois l .lr. A.$.M.E. to Hear ‘ Crime Detection Tall; Accepting the inivitutions extended them, a large number of members of the A.S.M.E. will attend the Junior A.S.M.E. smoker at the Sherman Hotel, Monday, December 14; Dr. C. W. Muchlberger of the state’s attor— ney’s office will be the guest speak— er. A maximum fee of 25 cents will be charged to cover refreshment costs. Speakers to Describe Trips Following this year‘s policy of pre- senting a speaker previous to an in— spection trip, arrangements have been formulated to present a speak- er from the Crane Company in prepa- ration to their future trip to the plant. The speaker will talk on“ Fri‘ (lay, December 12, while the tenta- tive date for the tour is December 17. An invitation to a lecture at night school has also been tendered to mem- ; ,bers of the A.S.M.E. enn, Sc.; Mlany Activities in Past Wecku Activities of the society during the past two weeks has been at a maxi- mum pucc. Inspection trips on Tues— day, November 24, and Wednesday. November 25, started activities off with a fast pace. Three separate groups visited the American Steel Foundry Indiana Harbor plant during the two days. The trips were lprcceded by a speech given by the 'industriul engineer of the company. The smoker, which was held Wednesday, December 2, proved to be one of the most successful ever held. Professor S. E. Winston gave a very interestingr talk, most of which was embellished with verse exhibiting his poetic nature and ability. Later Dr. T. C. Poulter presented motion pictures of the Byrd Expedition which proved to be extremely inter- esting: to the students. The meeting: Tuesday, December 8, l‘l36 ll'l’llh llllllll'lEEll lillltl'h Ahlllhllil lll'l‘b thlllthlllth Many Advantages Seen in New Move Sophomores Appoint (lo-op To flommittee Appointed last week by the sopho- more, social committee chairman, K. J. Kleinwachter is the first of the co—op students to hold either class of— fice or position. Acting on the sug— gestion of Mr. C. G. Anderson, in- structor in mechanical engineering, the sophomore social committee chair- man, B. G. Anderson made the ap- pointment. By doing this, the sophomores feel that the co~ops can be made a more Following close upon the conclu- integral Part Of the sophomore ClflSS- sion of the “Little Nineteen" con- Since ”‘0 co—ops Will have Kleinwach- Terence held last Friday at the Hotel ter as their l'epl‘flscntamei their in~ Sherman, comes the gratifying news terests can be considered. AS the that Armour has been voted into this co-op students have eight week terms, league, An that stands between Ar- another 00-013 StUdC’M Will be ap— mom- and membership is final ap- pointed to the social committee in prova] of the applications. In order February. to be eligible for entrance to the Other members of the committee league, a school must have teams include I. M. Footlik, W. A. Stuhr, competing in at least three major and R. W. Sturmann. At present, sports. Armour will have basketball, plans are being; made for a. dance track, and baseball teams trying: for early next semester. championships as well as the boxing -—- and wrestling teams. Being a mem- ., . . . her of the league will bring Armour's @mllmg Will Furfllvfi‘h teams a good deal of favorable pub- Soph Class Jackets SPUR T0 SPlRlT SEEN liclty. There is no actual champion- ship awarded by the commissioner's , " . office but a newspaper championship A 1”“ minute change by the fickle based on the number of xn'ctories, is sophomores swrtchcd thou- choice of awarded to arouse public interest in memo: and campus coats from Mar- the teams. Since Armour's basket shall Field’s, whom they had already ball and wrestling squads stand good contact-ed, '30 0313‘ Qullllllgf a ““5‘ chances of comingr out on top, the tom tailor, Wh" '9 “0W definitely go» publicity will place the school in a incr to make them. Deposits 0f. favorable light. were taken last Friday in D Mi..ion. With Armour a member of the :lild 32:21:0235‘102‘3W2; made up league, managers will find that their ,5 " r O ‘_ .' .7 . jobs of arranging schedules is great— The class, it seems, was {llbisfltln‘lled 1V facilitated with the Marshall Field coat. Thcy ' ' ' _ didn‘t like several of. its features or ’0'"? 01 the most important ”Sluts its price. The officers then contacted ill tln: To?) 8"}; beThhe fife“ 0:; . L‘ {3‘ ill (3H 0 y. 0 increase '2 tioducing the entire squad. He was followed by C. W. Dunbar, chairman of ticket sales for Dad’s Night, who boosted the afl'air and its future pos— sibilities. l v The versatility of the pledges to, Tau Beta Pi is best seen in a review of their activities. Their scholarship record is high, since only the upper quarter of the senior class and the upper eighth of the junior class are eligible. D. N. Brissman is president (Continued on page four) ERES. to Hear Talk On Adinsting Losses Mr. Frank L. Erion will talk on the general topic, “Adjustment of Fire Losses”, at a meeting of the F.P.E.S.l next Friday at 10:30 o'clock in the Physics Lecture Room. Mr. Erion is at present associated with Erion and Company, adjusters of fire losses. Adjustment of fire losses has long: been a problem to both insurance companies and property owners. In many cases, court decisions have been the only alternative in settling disputes between property owners and insurance companies, over im- portant fire losses. Mr. Erion has gained a national reputation in the field having: been employed by both insurance com- panies and property owners. "He is also an authority on matters dealing with fire insurance law. Freshmen to Hold Election Tuesday With less than half of the fresh- men present, the freshman class held its third meeting last Friday and dev cided to elect officers next Tuesday. J. P. Ransel, temporary chairman, called the meeting to Order. The method to be used in running the election of officers was discussed. By unanimous vote, the petition method of nomination was chosen. An election committee, made up of J. R. Meyer, J. J. Pachay, R. A. O’Neill, R. K. Smith, and W. F. Yeager will receive petitions and make up the ballot. Petitions for all officers should be in the hands of the committee by Thursday, December 10. The ofi‘ices to be filled are: president, vice-presi— dent, secretary, treasurer, social chairman, and representative to the A. T. S. A. will be the responsibility of P. L. Moore, chairman, R. A. Clarke, W. M. Gunther, E. M. Imbur, E. E. Modes, and C. A. Suletta. Arrange~ ments for the acquisition of Caps and Gowns will be in the hands of P. R. Schultz, chairman, R. Hal-wood. J. Houtsma, H. P. Lohmiller, J. J. Lopina, and A. Mandelowitz. All senior class pictures and 1)in ture selection will be made by E. H. Brink, chairman, R. W. Becker, L. F. Kacel, E. F. Kreisel, F. X. Popper and P. A. Rch. Announcements con- cerning the graduation ceremonies and all student announcements con- cerning the entire senior class will be made through J. .l. Penn, chair- man, J. Hlousek, A. H. Ramp, D. E. Richardson, S. Taradash, and F. G. Westerman. Camera Club Seeks More New Members Twenty members of the newly or‘ gai‘iized Armour Tech Camera Club met last Thursday, December 3, at 12:20 in the Physics Lecture Room. At that time Arthur N. Fried was e'ected the temporary president of the club. Two committees were appointed by Fried, one to take care of the details of fixing a dark room, and the other to work on the articles to be included in the Constitution which will soon be drawn up and adopted. The forms or of these two committees consists of E. P. Mehringer, F. M. Widcll, and F. H. Jahnke. The latter committee is composed of P. J. Stanley, R. F. Grunwald, and A. C. Giovan. The rooms of the club will be lo- cated on the fourth floor of Chapin Hall, fourth entrance. Until the re‘ modeling of these quarters is com— pleted, meetings will be held in the Physics Lecture room of Main. The next of these meetings is scheduled for Thursday at 12:20. Students and faculty members who are at all inter» ested in photography are invited to attend. There will be a very important meeting of ALL swimming team candidates, and class and fraterni- ty athletic wwmagcrs today in the Physics Lecture Room at 12:45... There will be a meeting of all members of Honor A today at 12:20 in the Physics Lecture Room. monies, C. W. Dunbar will present last Friday at 10:30 in Science Hall conch Grant N. Stcnger, who will in- Was featured by student speakers. troduce the members of this year’s Harold Nicholas spoke on reclaiming plucky basketball team immediately tbols in machine cutters and ldris yafter the'dinner. A few musical Thomas related interesting facts ‘ selections will then be rendered by about his trip to the coast last sum- llarold Little, followed by brief ud- i'ncr. dresses by- llenn H. T. Heald and Professor P. C. Huntly. After the evening's entertainmentl the {group will walk one block to the U. of C. fieldhouse to watch the un—l _. nual y’l‘cchawlvll/laroon thriller. .Al‘-l| “The San Francisco-Oakland Bay mom's team Will be out there f1mn"Bridgc," illustrated with motion irmrtto average last year's 51-49 dc» ‘ pictures, will be presented by Charles ca . Tickets can be procured from any department representative at any time. The black colored Dad’s tick- ets are being: sold for $1.30 while the yellow colored student tickets are priced at $3.90. [mission to both the banquet and the luamc. Purchase your tickets now i and plan on an enjoyable time at the season’s biggest affair. C. P. Claire To apical: 0n Relays At Alfil‘l. “Remote Control of Electrical Cir» cults by Relays" is the subject of the talk to be given by Mr. C. P. Cl‘ f b -. rm A.I.E.E. ° it:lil'ieec’lilngalore;tell:roiday.e Mr. Chili: G]l@@ Qfiub t® Sang 0n WGN Pro-gram is assistant to the chief engineer of vfioodrich to Describe Son Francisco Bridge ing at 8:00 pm. traffic on November 12, is the great- SB. rich is the chief engineer. the guc. will meet the members and join in corner bull—sessions. the Automatic Electric Company. Mr. Claire will have with him Fri~l day, December 111 at 10130. a dis- Armour’s Musical Clubs will have play 0f the latest equipment now many important engagements during manufactured. The viewing 01: this the next l'cw weeks. A select group display 310719 should be Of interest, of glee clubbers will probably be to all student engineers. chosen to sing for the VV.G.N. broad- The control of electrical circuits is ca this Friday. Dec. 1], My. 0, G, now recognized as an extremely im- Erickson, director, urges all members pox-taut phase 0f electrical engineer- of the pclec club that are to sing: for mg and (“few :1 large field for re- the broadcast to be prompt in or» search. rivinp: at the studio at 4:30 p. m. December 15 the Clubs will sing and play a number of new selections Champion MatChe& before the Rotary Club, which will With Vllrnght College meet in the Sherman Hotel. Boake , Carter, well~known news commenta— Playing its first games of the sea- tor. will be guest speaker after the son, Armour’s chess club will meet luncheon. Wright Junior College at Amour on This year's Christmas Concert will Friday night. he held in Mission Hall December 17. Because this is the opening game, Music appropriate for the Christmas the team line-up will be made accord— season will be used. ing to the standing in the tourna— On December 18 the. Musical ment now being held. N. Gerber will Clubbers will begin their social sea- play first board, B. Wilhelm, second son by presenting a concert before board, A. Rune, third board, E. L. the Evanston Country Club. Follow~ Koehler, fourth board, N. K. Ander- ing the concert, the members of the son, fifth board, and P. Ewing, sixth clubs will enjoy an evening of danc~ board. ing with their girl friends. F. Goodrich tomorrow eveningr in the auditorium of the Engineering Build— The bridge which was opened to _ . est bridge in the world for its cost. This includes “‘1' length, quantity of steel and con crete, depth and number of piers, the bore ol" its island tunnel and the ver— ity of its engineering. The super- structure was built by the American Bridge Company. of which Mr. Good- Thcre will be a social hour between 7:00 and 8:20 p.m. during which time the Quilling.r concern, whom they had that this final choice will be very sut- is‘factory. This custom tailor will, of course, be able to make the exact model which the class has in mind. The campus coat will be maroon. probably with an inverted pleat in back, and the A. l. ’l‘. monogram on the left side breast pocket. The jacket will be the same color. a Cossack style ,with the monogram in the same place. The ma- terial will be a heavy molten. The campus coat will run about eight dollars, and the jacket about six. The coats and jackets will dcfi— nitcly be delivered before the Christ— ‘ mas holidays. Radio Club Considers installing Radiophone involved in a discussion of plans whether to continue code transmit- ting or to transfer to phone trans— mission. At present the club owns its own 1 code transmitter and also a licensed short. wave receiver. Hence the ques- tion is a financial matter. They can either purchase a phone transmitter, or obtain their own receiver. The chief proponent of the phone is Roy Colin ’38. while the code is defended by Joe Sodaro ’38. While this controversy is waging, the members are indulged in house cleaning. Their fivc~room flat has been treated to a new paint job and several other improvements. Fifteen Pledgecl to Musical Fraternity Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musical fraternity, pledged the following men last Thursday: W. Chopin. W. Chol— J. De Boo, B. Heine, M. Jncdtke, J. Kichaven. J. Mashman. C. Nauman. A. Rune, A. Sobolik, F. Westcrman, ; G. Wieg-man, R. Worcester. l These students were all present at ,a smoker held at the Triangle frat» ltcrnity house. Tuesday evening, N0- vcmbcr 24. Abundant refreshments _concluded the evening's entertain- l merit. The pledges are now working: on; the customary theme and are bus 3‘ engaged in becoming well urquaint~ ed with the glee club and orchestra l members. previously considered. They feel sure gran, E. Ciechanowicz, J. Dainisni,. publicity will arouse student interest and a larger number of spectators can be expected at future contests. Furthermore, the fact that our teams have a championship to work for, will serve to stimulate additional inter- cut. The one drawback to Armour be. long-inc: to the league is the neces- sity for strict adherence to eligibil- (Cawt’inucd on page four) C. G. Kuctner to Be Speaker or A.l.Cli.E. C. G. Kustncr, head of the techni— cal educational division of the Stand- urd Oil Company, will speak at this week‘s meeting: of the A.l.Ch.E. which is scheduled for 10:30 Friday in Room I) Mission. 1 The subject of the discussion will Armour TBChyfi radio club is how, be the possibilities and the require- ments: of chemical engineering: grad— uates engaged in sales work in the chemical field. Plans for the joint meeting of the Chicago section and the student branch of the A.l.Ch.E., to be held Wednesday evening~ of December ill, have been completed. , Feasting and Gambling Liven WSE. Smoker Approximately fifty students ‘fcuslctl and gambled at the W.S.E. :smokcl' hold at the Delta Tau Delta ‘llllllSU last. Friday night. Activities ,wcnv under way at 7:30 p. m. and continued until after midnight. Fac- ulty members present were Profcs~ sors Penn, Spears, Stevens, and Wells. , Activities started off with trains ; bling' including #» roulette. jchuck—a-luck, Klondike and , Later in the evening, motion pictures l were shown; “New Frontiers" was 221 ll] 1* < c in 115 . ipresentcd through the courtesy of , Westinghouse Electric Company: lscvcral comedies were also included. 1An elaborate sopply of refreshments iwas served later in the evening. I The members of the committee in charge of the smoker were .l. L. lAdelson. E. Hanson, R. Mormon. W. i F. Schlax and T. Spoor. J. C. Ste vice president, was in charge of 51‘— rsngcmcnts. n extempomneous amateur hour as were tenlivened the evening. P: awarded after the counting of the in— dividual gambling- winnings o l,