Page Two Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Your 1936 Member 1937 Dssocialed Colleoiole Dress W gap, cs7 $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents nacn EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in chief . .. .............. Fred L. Leason. Jr. Managing Editor .................. Norton Gerber Sports Editor ......... ...Joseph M. Kubert News Editor .................... Sidney Rahinowitz Copy Editor ................. Herman 0. Bauermeister Business Manager ..... E. J. Simek Faculty Adviser ..................... Walter Hendricks EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Assignment Editors .................. W. J. Chelgren. L. B. Parker, J. D. Sheehan Editorial Writer ............................ l". A. Reh Feature Editor ........................ R. Weissman Assistants: W. Graf, M. Luber, S. M. Miner, E. J. Pleva, J. Rea, H. M. Ross. Make-up Assistants ........... R. F. Beardsley, R. Retail News Reporters ................ L. Bain, H. J. Bodnar, E. G. Ciechanowicz, M. Ephraim, A. George, R. I. Jafl’ec, J. D. Keane, R. Kotal, C. W. Rob, A. N. Schrciber, E. L. Stoll, E. F. Wagner. Cub reporters .............................. J. Balai, R. Bartusek, P. Kosovski, J. A. Meyer, R. J. Morri- son, J. Pachay, R. Perry, B. Sternfeld, S. S. Si]- verman. Assistant Copy Readers ............... F. D. Hofl'ert, A. N. Schrieber, J. F. Sturgeon, T. W. Yeakle. Cartooni-t ............................ R. Kichaven Sports Writers ...... Raymond Braun, Calvin Nauman, David Rodkin, Robert Worcester. Sports Reporters ...... T. Clark, H. Coyle, R. Liebmann, G. Morris, L. Norkus, C. Swankowski, E. Worces- ter. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager ..................... I. Thomas Circulation Manager .................. C. O. Forsberg Circulation Assistants ........ R. Erisman, R. S. Kohn, H. P. Kusatzky, B. D. Norinsky, R. K. Smith. Business Assistants ...... R. B. Bur-man, R. A. Winblad Vol. XVIII. DECEMBER 8, 1936 No. 11 Change of Policy With this issue of the Armour Tech News com- mences the second phase of the Techawk sports season; the phase of intercollegiate competition. in past seasons, the News has treated inter- school contests from a purely Armour angle. Op- posing teams, win or lose, were practically ig- nored in sports writeups. Armour lads were ex- tolled when victorious and their faults or failings glossed over in case of a loss. This attitude was bad for both the student body and the team mem— bers. The former received an incorrect impres- sion as to the standings of the teams, with the subsequent surprise at the end of the season if a squad turned up far on the red side of the win— loss ledger. The latter were misled as to their ability, individually, and collectively, as viewed by the students, and as a result mid—season criti- cisms, usually a great help to a team, remained unspoken. The present administration of the News will make an effort to present both sides of athletic contests. When Armour puts in an outstanding performance it will be given all due credit. On the other hand, opposing teams will receive their share of the laurels and impartiality (or semi- impartiality) will prevail. This system may once company. | Fraternity Notes I u , 7! Fraternity notes must be in be- Cassanova fore 3:00 P.M. Friday to be ac— cepted for the following issue. These articles must be written ployed by the Hartford Fire Insur- Baskctball practice has started in earnest under the tutelage of Gene Heike, who has been so named by the pledges. practice games have been scheduled. ARMOUR TECH NEWS arouse considerable comment on the part of the players themselves. However, all pleased, and since the News is a student publica- tion, all changes will be made to benefit the reader. The Place of Social Activities A consensus of the attendance at the social functions of Armour reveals that approximately the same'group is present at all of them. Further- more, it happens that this group is so small that it happens to be only about one-eighth of the en- tire student body. Now it is realized that the stu- dents arc pressed considerably for time but they are usually not so hard pressed they could not find time to attend at least a few of the varied number offered. It is a purpose of any college to prepare students for life and by life is not meant solely the routine grind of the office or field, or any other line of work but also the ap- preciation of the art of living. Leisure time is al- most an unheard of thing at Armour, but later in life, all will experience some of it, and will en- deavor to use it to best advantage. It is not the claim of the social affairs to train men to pro- fitably spend their social life, but it is their pur- pose and aim to give the students a smattering of what can be had and to make them want to search farther so as to ultimately arrive at a form of social recreation of a high moral caliber be— coming the college graduate. As life goes, on some graduates of Armour will advance in their chosen professions and 0ft- times will be called upon to meet other men of prominence on a social plane. To do this effective- ly, one must have a knowledge of the usual social procedure. Of course it can be argued that Emily Post’s book on social usage may afford all the necessary information at the needed time, but what it will not afford is poise and surity of action to the individual. This is only acquired by con— siderable practice, which can only be had by actually attending social functions and learning from the sure teacher, experience. The News feels that although the dances of this year have been rather successful on a financial basis, they have not been particularly so from a social one. Social life comprises an integral part of every college and it is with regret that we say that this phase of life at Armour is abominably neglected in relation to the number of students. The News therefore urges all students to attend the dances and other social functions in the fu~ ture, not so that they might be financially suc- cessful but so that they will be completely suc— cessful from a social standpoint. STUDENT OPlNthl Dear Editor: Inasmuch as time has obliterated all superficial and hastily formed opinions concerning the awarding of honor cycles and as current personal prejudice has not had a chance to become focused, I feel that this is a most op« portune moment to raise a protest against the present method of selection of the honor award recipients. Possibly the system employed can be revised; certainly participation in athletics alone should not place a man within the ten ”most outstanding men in the class.” Defi- nitely, something must be done in selecting these ten who i “have done more than any others in advancing the school ‘ spirit” if this selection is to be respected by myself (and lather-s, no doubt) as a member of the senior class. ‘, F. X. Popper. C.E., ’37. SIGMA ALPHA MU We are very pleased to announce the formal initiation of Josef Mash- man, 0.13. ’38. A group of Alumni participated in the initiation and many old timers were present. Con- gratulations are also in order to fra Several cannot be ' The Slipstick Cleave to the slipstick: let the slapstick fly where it may. My Editor Straight, orcol, Noble R. W., Though simple he may be. A friend in need, unselfish, giving, A poll to count on, door to ma. Fraud 1 am 10 call him friend A privilege I cherish, A soul like his, undauntlcss, fearless, A spirit that must ncucr pcrislz. Bravo as Louncclot, wise as Moses Beauty of character, strong and bold. Put them all together, they spell R. W , I wrote this poem as I was fold. Things I hate to hear—- “You remind me of my mother—— I’m going right home to her.” “Don’t ever repeat this to anybody, but when you do, don’t mention my name." “Did you hear the new parachute song—.‘lt don’t mean a thing if you don’t pull that string'?” “The waiter lafl’ed when I spoke to him in French. No wonder; it was my old prof." “What’s a swing joint. prof? Heh, why that’s a taxi-dance hall.” “The faculty is what helps us sen- iors run this school.” ill >l= i]: “It was the old, old story," sighed the wife on the witness stand in a divorce court,” a horse and a jackass never agree." “Don’t call me u horse,Y husband, angrily. Eh |b ’ roared the q: Mothcrn—Huw did you like the show daddy took you to? Derick—Very nice, Mama, clear. The ladies were dressed in stockings clear up to their necks. a 2» Myrtle: I’m hungry. H. O. 13.: What was that? Myrtle: I said I was hungry! HI. 0. BA Sure, I'll take you home. This Cflll' makes so much noise, I thought you said you were hungry. a a Mono Selle: I was out with a hyp— notist’ last nitc. II-llw (irate): Did he kiss you'll".I Mona: Gosh—«darned if I know! re 1): I could pans my colc and physics too And you know they are snaps. But I’d rather shoot a natural When I’m in a game of crops. and that’s Zazu. Tuesday, December 8, I936 CCASIONALLY a telephone wire must be run @ under a mg or carpet. The twisted wire formerly used made an unsightly ridge. So Western Electric—mmanufacturing, distributing and purchasing unit of the Bell System—«produces a flat cord only one-eighth inch thick, oevcn—eighths of an inch wide. (Like this «1M» ‘ , ). Within this tiny space are four conductors of insu atcd wire. Un— der the rug or carpet this cord is not seen, not even felt with bare feet. Even to the smallest detail, the Bell System is con- stantly on the lookout, for the better way to make telephone service more satisfactory to the customer. College men and women find after 7’ P. M. a convenient lime for mak- ing long distance calls. Moreover, most roles are lowest than. legibly and on one side of the paper only. Foilurc to observe these requests may necessitate omission of the article. DELTA TAU DELTA. The house is very proud of Bro‘ ther Brissman’s pledging to Tau Beta Pi. The house is ready for the basketball season to get under way. Under the leadership of manager Bacci the house has highest hopes for the tournament. The pledges are to be congratulat- ed on the fine arrangements they made for the pledge Formal which was held during the Thanksgiving vacation. Brother Cullison made his first appearance around the house since last year when he and Mrs. Cul- lison came to the Formal. PHI Pl Pl-Il On Thanksgiving eve a radio dance was held at the house. Most of the fellows were present and enjoyed themselves to the utmost. One of our alumni, Harry Schu— macher, class of ’23, honored us with a visit last Wednesday. He is em— 1 I I I I I l I RHO DELTA RHO Rho Delta Rho is proud of Brother Sam Taradash who was pledged last week to Tau Beta Pi. Congratula— tions, S. T.l Displaying more supple and able wrists than others, Brother Max Eph- raim proved himself house ping—pong champ last week. As yet the pool champ has not been declared. THETA XI We wish to congratulate brother Chapin upon his pledging Pi Nu Epsilon, the honorary musical fra- ternity. Brother Chapin, our presi- dent, is also a member of Tau Beta Pi, the honorary engineering fra- ternity, Eta Kappa Nu, the honor ary electrical fraternity, and Sphinx, the honorary literary fraternity. We all hope that Chapin keeps up his good work in later life. The date for our next house party has been set for the evening of De~ cember 13. The social committee is making all the final arrangements. Many of the alumni will be present. Our Christmas dance will be held in Thorne Hall on McKinlock campus of Northwestern University. Joe Mashman on his pledging to Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musical fra- ternity. Plans are being made for our National Convention to be held dur- ing Christmas vacation at New Orleans. Several members from our chapter are expected to attend the alfair. Pl KAPPA PH! Our basketball team is busily en— gaged in practicing for the coming interfraternity basketball tourna~ merit. The pledges show good pros- pects for a real team that will offer much competition. The Mothers’ Club card party, which was held at the house last Sat— urday evening, was a huge success. The billiard table was played upon for the first time since it was recov— ered. (Many thanks to our “beau- tician”, Brother Perlet, for “lifting the face" of the billiard table.) Bro— ther Winblad sported a new blonde. (Some kid, and envy of Brother Jost, “Dagnabhit”). Brother Heidenreieh became a “stag". (Wonder of the world Number 345263758399908). Brother Buckman came with a date! $LATE Pl WE TOUGH To GETA CAKE IN, I'LL. BET! CAKED 'IHE WAY I LIKE IT. AND IT STILL BITES LIKE BLAZES V, LIKE 'IHAT WITH PQINCE ALBERT We you MEAN 'THE TOBACCO is so IMPORTANT? EVERY ’TIME.’ RA. IS ‘CIZIMP CUT'-- EACH BIT wens EVENLY...$LOWLY. THAT’S wrw rr GAMES ,. NICELY -« SMOKE , so coo lllillt's WHY THERE'S N0 WHERTOBACCO LIKE PRINCE ALBERT: AN BESTOEALLATI JUST WHAT My PIPE NEIEDz, JUDGE. rr ALBERT. IT MIGHTY swE GREAT ms were MELLOW Togglccofi‘cmu? corms commas-nuns neuronal/lover) 3v Conn, 1mm. )1. J. Reynaldo To . pipefuls of Ern- ernm tobacco in every Z-aunce kin of Prince Album SPECIAL PROCESS. “‘3 THE thfiGESTvSEELLING TOBACCG ill ‘l‘llE WORLD. AND SWELL soa“um