Vol. XVIII. MUSICAL CLUBS TO HOLD ANNUAL CONCERTDEC. 17 Mothers Extended Invitation to Attend No. 12. The Armour Tech Musical Clubs will offer their annual Christmas con- cert Thursday morning at 10:30 in the assembly hall. Special invita- tion is extended to mothers of Ar- mour students since it is one of the few affairs mothers can attend. Both musical clubs are holding special rehearsals in preparation for the event. Printed programs will be furnished to those attending. Many new numbers will be used by both of the Musical Clubs. The glee club’s selections, will probably consist of the following numbers which seem very popular: “Wake Soul of Mine," “Song of the Jolly Roger,” “Ezekiel Got a Wheel," and “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes.” With the broadcast given by the glee club last Friday, the combined clubs are ready for a busy season. Today the clubs are offering a con- cert at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club at the Sherman Hotel. Boake Carter, well known news com- mentator, is guest speaker. On December 18 a concert will be given at the Evanston Country Club, after which the members of both mu- sical clubs and their lady friends will indulge in ballroom dancing. A successful season is forecast by Gordon Erickson, director of the or— chestra and glee club, with several set dates for the coming year. New Maintenance Course filtered Armour Institute of Technology is undertaking a series of management engineering conferences for selected executives to supplement its regular educational and research program. For the current year, the confer- ences will be devoted to the subjects of Plant Engineering and Mainte— nance, and will consist of informal dinner meetings which will be held weekly at the Hotel LaSalle for fif- teen consecutive weeks, beginning Friday, January 15, and ending April 30, 1937. Each conference will be led by a distinguished speaker who is especially qualified to deal with the subject discussed. The series is under the supervi— sion of Mr. Henry F. Dutton, Pro— fessor of Industrial Management, himself a distinguished industrial en» gineer. When such conferences are led by men, who through training and responsible experience, are mas— ters in their fields, the definite edu- cational objectives are increased in value. Dinner meetings are planned in order to acquaint the members of the conference with each other. Such meetings can also be turned into round table discussions after the speaker has made a general presen- tation of his subject. In these in— (Continued on page three) Players To Tryout For Comedy Tonight Tryouts for the next production of the Armour Players, a modern one- act comedy to be given near the end of the semester, will be held today at five o’clock in the assembly hall. Members of the Armour players, J . M. Kubert, F. Hanneman, and F. M. MacConnell compose the play—selection committee. The Players’ Guild is made up of students who have given outstanding service in the production of plays at Armour. I Elect Three Officers 1 at HonorA Meeting With their first meeting of the semester last Tuesday, Dec. 8, mem- bers of Honor A, honorary athletic society, began a new era of activity for the promotion of athletic inter— ests at Armour. An election of ofi’i~ cars for the year was the first step for reorganization. Joseph F. Bartusek, president, Eugene E. Kreml, vice—president, and Edward F. Wagner, secretary-treasurer, were the men selected. Following the examples of most major schools, a. decision was made that all Honor A members be ad‘ mitted without charge at any future time to all Armour athletic contests when student passes are acceptable. A letter recommending this move was written to the A.T.S.A. If ap~ proved, this privilege may be ob— tained by all former Honor A mem— bers upon application. Plans are now being made by Irving Scidenbcrg for a theater and dinner party early next semester as the first social function of the so- ciety. A.l.Ch.E. Groups to Meet Jointly Speakers, Dinner to Feature Tomorrow’s Meeting After months of preparation and anticipation, the third annual joint meeting of the Armour student chap- ter and the Chicago section of the A.I.Ch.E. is on the eve of taking place. Tomorrow night at 6:00 p. in. about one hundred members of A.I.Ch.E., sixty of whom will be from the Chicago section, will meet in the Faculty Club where the reception takes place. Prominent Men to Be Present Many prominent men in chemical circles will be present. Among these will be Dr. Egloif, Director of Re- search of Universal Oil Products; Mr. R. B. Harper, Vice President and Di— rector of Research of the Peoples Gas, Light, and Coke 00.; Dr. Adler, Director of Research of the Victor Chemical (70.; Dr. Murphy, Chemical Engineer of Universal Products; and W. B. Behr, Secretary and Director of Research of the North Shore Coke and Chemical Co. Students to Present Talks An extensive program covering the entire Crange of activity of the senior and junior chemicals has been arranged by the program committee consisting of L. F. Kacel, R. A. Clarke, A. J. Allegretti, J. A. Haase, N. K. Anderson, W. R. Marshall, J. Kubik, and E. Wagner. The program starts with a pres— (Ca’ntinued on page sir) Tau Beta Pi to Hold Initiation Thursday Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraternity, will hold its initiation Thursday evening in the faculty club rooms. Pledges are H. J. yBodnar, D. N. Brissman, A. Gold- 1 smith, J. A. Haase, M. S. Herz, R. A. Kliphardt, R. G. Liebmann, P. L. G. Moore, J. J. Penn, P. R. Schultz, J. C. Stern and S. Taradash. The pledge captain, W. A. Chapin, has had the pledges working on the alumni files and writing a paper on engineering education at Armour. The initiation will be followed by a dinner, and then the group will at- tend a movie at one of the downtown theaters. WWW". Final payments on the sopho- more jackets and coats must be in by Wednesday, tomorrow morning, to B. C. Anderson or E. C. Mit— A constitution committee composed of R. Lischer and W. Emmerich is forming a constitution for the Guild, which was begun last year. The dec— oration of their room is rapidly near— ing completion, and will be ready , after the Christmas holidays. The furniture is- ultra-modern of a blue and yellow color scheme. Indirect lighting will emphasize to the best ef— chcll. The order may be delivered by this Friday, but costs will not be distributed to those not fully paid up. The final and complete price of the jacket is $6.50, and of the campus coat, $9.40. There will be at very important meeting of all Dad’s Night ticket. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois INTEREST DNA WN T0 ENGINEERING BUSINESS COURSE Industrial Engineering in the form of a complete course has been dis- cussed for several years as a possi— ble addition to the Armour curri- culum. At present, considerable at~ tention is being focused on these places, and an Industrial Engineer'- ing course may be a reality within the next year. Several Possibilities There are two ways in which such a program of study could be intro- duced. It could take the form of a four year option as the mechanical, chemical, and other engineering op- tions are at present, or as a second possibility, a fifth year option, follow— ing a four year course in one of the engineering options now given and leading to a graduate degree in Industrial Engineering, could be given. Involves Little Change If adopted as a four year course, such a plan would involve no great changes. All the theoretical subjects would he required, only the distinct- ly applied subjects being left out. In their place, courses in business man— agement would be given. Mr. Goctz, social science professor, has suggest- ed that such courses as personnel con- trol, production management, and sales management would be typical of those ofl'ered. Result of Suggestions Various Armour students have sug- gested from time to time that a course which would prepare them for the business side of engineering would be advisable. A checkup of Armcurgraduatos reveals that a sur- prisingly small percentage of the alumni are actually engaged in engi- neering work at the end of a 10 or 15 year period following graduation, the majority engaged al'tcr that pe- riod being in the management end of business. N0 definite plans have been formu« lated, but increased student interest and further investigation will do much toward bringing such a proposi- tion to a head. hcbruary 12 ls Date for Formal Members of the junior social com— mittee are still deliberating on the selection of a beautiful spot for the Junior Formal, which is scheduled to be held February 12. According to S. E‘. Healy, social chairman of the committee, a choice of the Grand Ball— room ot the Hotel LaSalle, which has just recently been redecorated, the Red Luquer Room in the Palmer House, or the Boulevard Room in the Stevens, will probably be made. How- ever. the site for the formal dinner- dance will be selected within a week. Plain formal bids will be placed on sale upon the return from the Christmas holidays; a. fancy program has also been selected by the commit- tee. No definite plans regarding the or- chestra have been announced by the committee, but consideration is be- ing given to the following orchestras, one of which will, no doubt, be se- lected: Keith Beecher’s, Charlie Gay- lord’s, and Carl Schreiber’s, orches— tras, each of which is an eleven piece band. The bid for this dinner dance is priced at live dollars and may be ob- tained from any of the men on the committee, namely: S. E. Hcaly, G. L. Stober, C. W. Modersohn, I. Thomas, M. Schuman, S. M. Osri, E. Hanson, and C. W. Dunbar. Freshmen to Select Class Leaders Today From the number of nominations presented for freshmen offices, it ap- pears that a close election will on— sue today. The petition form of nomination was chosen at a previous meeting, but these forms were not checked by last Friday for duplicate names by the election committee, so the names of the nominees were not submitted for publication. The of~ lices to be filled are: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, sow cial chairman, and A.T.S.A. repro- scntativc : The election will be held between the hours of 9:30 to 10:30, andfrom 11:30 to 2:80. The results. will be announced tomorrow on the bulletin board. “News” Scribe interviews 'l". Poulter, Finds .lovial, Scientific Personality By A. N. Schrieber Robust, jovial, and scientific, Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, one of the new- est personalities on Armour’s cam- pus, is already making a wide and popular acquaintanceship. Recently appointed head of the new Armour Research Foundation, he has under- taken the organization and develop- ment of a project that is duplicated in only two schools in the United States. Such work requires ingenu~ ity, originality, and sincerity—and these qualifications are exemplified in Dr. Poulter. Head of Scientific Staff As an explorer, teacher, athlete, scientist, and naval officer, Mr. Poul— ter has had versatile and unusual experiences. Outstanding was his connection with the Second Antarctic Byrd Expedition in 1934. He was second in command under Admiral Byrd and was chief of the scientific staff. Under his direction the twenty branches of scientific investigation and research at the Antarctic were organized. His own research as a physicist was mainly in the field of. meteorology, and he is responsible for much new data on Antarctic meteors and auroral phenomena. Dr. Poulter has compiled the complete scientific records of the expedition which will be published shortly. It will require from five to ten volumes to contain all the material. Rescue By Tractor _ Many thrilling and exciting events occurred to Dr. Poulter at the Ant~ arctic. He and two other explorers rescued Admiral Byrd when the lat- ter became ill at an advanced base, 160 miles from Little America. It was necessary to go by tractor in salesmen. Tuesday at 10:30 in Science Hall. M feet the copper-colored drapes and modern decorating. the Antarctic nigkt to execute the rescue and after many hazards and risks in which the trail was lost and ”All“... W . p . A; .ll. . l? the tractor broke down, Admiral Byrd was found in a very serious con» dition. It took almost two months to return to the main camp, after the rescue. ' Dr. Poulter does not suggest a uni- varsity research scientist. His height of 6 feet three inches and weight of 225 pounds rather suggests a football player (which he was at college) or a piano mover. In the latter connec- tion he was seen carrying in heavy equipment for his laboratory when the delivery men found the work too difficult. In spite of his outstanding physique he is little known as yet by many of the students, probably because of his quiet reserve. He says very little except when he has something- worthwhile to say, al- though he enjoys telling a story. He never laughs, but his jovial chuckles and smiling grey eyes indicate an in— ternal good humor that is manifest in all of his actions. As an admir- able executive, Dr. Poulter inspires his co-workers with his own enthUSi— (Continuod or. page fire) (a. Tuesday, December I5, 1936 l’lhd’l Ahlllllhl. MAMA lllldll‘l' 0h bhlbllllhl ”l0 Willhlhll amoral University of Chicago Quintet Will Play Techawlks T0 AVEdoE cursor The annual classic between the ’l‘cchawk five and the University of Chicago Maroons will take place on Saturday, December 19 in the U. of C. ficldhouse. A record crowd is ex- pected for the game which promises to be as, close and exciting a contest as in past years. In their first two starts this sea- son, the Maroo‘ns won one and lost one game. Wheaten, in the open— ing game, fell victim to Chicago by a score of 27-24, largely through the clforts of Eggcmcyor, sophomore star. The Maroons then traveled to Marquette, where the locals, rallied in the last hall? to win by a 25—21 score. Coach Nels Norgren has an- nounced the probable starting lineup for the Armour—Chicago tilt. This list. includes Eggcmeycr, Fitzgerald, Cassels, Mullins, Amundsen, Rosscn, and Durbin. On the Armour side, Coach Grant Stengcr will probably start the same five which defeated Arkansas last week. Led by Capt. ‘I‘Ieikc, the team will probably consist of MCI'Z at con- tor, Wagner and Janice]: at guard, and O’Brien and Hcikc in the for- ward positions, all of whom have done admirable work in the first . three games. (Corr. naed rm. page lhrcc) Comps Smoker Held at Lawson Y.M.C.A. The cooperative students held their first get—together since the forma- tion of the cooperative classes with a smoker at the Lawson Y.M.C.A. last Friday. At the present there are two cooperative groups. Up until the smoker had been held, the two groups had never met each other, as one group left school when the other one returned. Plans were discussed to bring about a greater union between the two classes and also between the coopera- tive students and other department students. Several different types of student government were suggested and discussed. Due to their unusual position of having two distinct groups which had never met each other, a type of student government could not be adopted by them. Dr. Poulter’s Antarctic moving pic- tures drew considerable interest. All of the faculty members of the me- chauical department were introduced. Dean I-Ieald praised the group on its progress since the inauguration of the co-opcrative course last year. Math Club Will Hear Oldenburger Lecture Dr. Rufus Oldenburger, assistant professor of mathematics at Armour, will deliver a non-technical talk next Friday at 10:30 in Science Hall on last summer’s meeting of the Inter- national Mathematical Congress in Oslo, Norway. The lecture will be illustrated with pictures of the royal palace and grounds, to which the mathematicians were invited by King Haakon, the building of the Univer— sity of Oslo and engineering insti- tutes in Berlin, Zurich, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, which show styles of modern architecture not found in the United States, and interiors of buildings. Dr. Oldenburgcr will give talks on this conference next year before the Men’s Mathematics Club, at the Uni~ versity of Chicago, and before the Women’s Mathematical Club. The Inn ternatioual Mathematical Congress convenes every four years, meeting the next time in the United States. Student speakers for math club meetings are being sought by the president, Mark Dannis, and he is requesting that anyone interested ; see him. bhbllhl‘hllll. I Hutchinson’s Commons to Be Scene of Banquet C. W. DUNBAIR IS. M. C. Combining a home-coming, re« union, handshake, and a thrilling basketball game all in one evening, Armour Tech will stage its first an- nual Dad’s Night next Saturday, De- cember ll). Dad’s Night leaders feel quite fortunate in having obtained Hutchinson Commons, located at 57th Street and University Avenue, as an ideal banquet site for this alfair. Easily accessible by car, “L", or st out car, it is also within easy walking distance of the basketball gym, two blocks at the most. A long, high-vaulted room capable of seating some 500 guests, built in the Gothic architecture so characteristic of the University of Chicago buildings, makes the Commons, unique as a din- ing room. At 6:15 p. 1n. a complete eight- course dinner will be served, followed by an entertaining program. An in- novation in affairs of this type is that the long winded and sometimes bor- ing after-dinner speeches will be com‘ pletcly excluded. Following the in- troduction of this season's basketball squad by Coach Grant N. Stenger, who is making his debut this season as a Tech coach, Harold E. Little will render a few selections on the piano. Dcan Henry T. Hcald and Professor Philip C. IIuntly will then deliver a few words to the gathering, after their introduction by C. W. Dunbar, vice-president of the A. T. S. A., who will serve as master of ceremonies. Tech Cagcrs to Seal: Revenge At 8:30, the group will adjourn to the University of Chicago ficldhousc to view the annual Techawk—Maroon basketball game. A rapid action, ex— (Comimled on page flue) Six Initiated to Chi Epsilon at Banquet Six pledges of Chi Epsilon, hon- orary civil engineering fraternity, were initiated last Friday night. Following the initiation ceremonies which were held in the fraternity rooms, the group adjourned to the Faculty Grill where a banquet was held. Initiated before a large group of actives, alumni and faculty members of the fraternity were: M. S. Herr, M. F. Jaedtke, S. Taradash and J. G. Smidl, seniors; and F. A. Palonis and W. F. Schlax, juniors. Climaxing the banquet were short talks by faculty members Dean 'I'leald, Professors Huntly, Penn, Spears, Stevens, and Wells. Acting as master of ceremonies for the eve— ning, L. E. Zwisslcr, president of Chi Epsilon, introduced the speakers. Culminating the evening, the ac- tive chapter, most of the alumni, and Professor Penn adjourned to the Sel- wyn Theater and saw “Leaning on Letty” starring Charlotte Green— wood, lanky comedienne. ___,_...__._ Journalists Pledged Into Sphinx Honorary Sphinx, honorary literary fraterni- ty, pledged ten men last Tuesday in the Tau Beta Pi rooms. Membership in this fraternity is awarded in rec-v ognition of service on the school pub- lications. The men pledged are: E. H. Brink, assistant-editor of the Cycle; D. N. Brissman, student editor of the E‘!Egl~ nor/r; R. Harwood, circulation man~ ager of the Engineer; F. D. Hofi‘ert, assistant. copy reader of the News: l P. L. Lesson, .l'1~., editor of the News: P. M. Martin, editor of the Cycle, land F. X. Popper, student comptroL ler of the E 72517732669: | A literary c. urination and a test 1 on journalistic practice was given to ;the pic ges last week in the Theta ; Xi rooms.