entire Western World was busily and intently occupied with the building of a promise of international peace and friendship. In Geneva, preparations were being made for a meeting of the League of Nations, upon the out- come of which depended the very life of the League itself. In Spain the bitter bloody struggle continued, be- coming daily a greater engulfing force drawing all of Europe into the} meshes of the God of War. ‘ BUT THE EYES of the world were turned towards London, focused on tho story-book romance of a king and his love for a commoner. For England, however, the question was more than just the romance of their King. It developed into an issue of democracy—must the King follow the 1 “advice” of his cabinet or can he set that advice aside when he feelsl it is not in his best interests. ‘ THE BRITISH Constitution is noti a duly signed and sealed document‘- such as ours. It is a compilation ofl tradition and precedent of British rule in the past. In time some of .thosc traditions were put into writ- ing and have thus taken on some semblance of law. But many of the present fundamentals of government, including Mr. Baldwin’s cabinet it- self are merely traditions accepted as part of the governing system. Yet it was this loosely woven body of tradition and law with the symbol of f the crown behind it that held togeth— er the largest empire in history. THUS HISTORY again repeats itui self. For the love of a woman a king loses his throne—a nation is disputed. With the abdication of King Edward the English people have temporarily, lost a unity which they needed nOW‘ as never before and the governmenti of the British commonwealth have tol wrestle with constitutional problems. which they thought had been settled at least a hundred years ago. EDWARD'S renunciation of the Crown of England for the band of a women he loves leaves his nation bewildered, for the present. A be- wilderment from which they will quickly recover with the coronation of his successor and under pressurei of present strained international re-l lations. But what of his own lifell Can he ever again find happinesss as! an outcast from the society whichl was his all his life? l AS MR. WINDSOR, the man whoi renounced the throne of England, he ! can no longer hope for the friend-: ship of those who once flocked about: him. An exile from the only home he ' has ever known he must find anotheri home in a foreign land among a strange people. Always, the finger“ of curiosity shall seek and point himl out. Can the woman for whom hel has renounced his birthright make up i to him for all he has forsaken? l -—‘~—"— l Arabs Wine and Dine l at informal Banquetl Armour’s Arx again ate, drank,‘ and made merry at the Hardingl Hotel on Friday, December 4, at an} informal banquet, fostered by their‘ massier, T. F. Cunningham, hoi acted as master of ceremonies. Thel banquet was preceded by the initia-i tion of the freshmen into the Armour l Architectural Society. As an initia-l tion duty, the freshmen were required l to design an A. I. peanut stand for use in the Art Institute. According to the critic, Richardson, a sopho— more, the proud winner of the first prize was Mirotsnie, who was there- by awarded an almost new, only slightly used, beer bottle cap. Sec- ond prize a bag of peanuts, was granted to an anonymous freshman. In all, 80 were present. All members of the Arx department and all fac- ulty members except Louis Skidmore, were present. He was unable to at- tend since he is in New York, where he is head of the board of designs for the 1939 World’s Fair, which is to be held in New York. A distinguished visitor present was Shepard Vogclsang, who designed the interwork for the 1933 Fair and de- signed the color scheme for the 1934 Fair. W R. Wilson Talks on Engineering Problems “Problems Confronting- the Engi— neering Graduate,” was the topic of ‘ the talk delivered by Mr. W. R. Wil- son before the Armour student branch of the W. S. E. at the meet ing last Friday. Mr. Wilson’s lecture stressed the problems confronting the engineering graduate in railroad engineering. He illuminated his talk with examples and statistiCs rawn from his experience with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Rail~ road with whom he is employed as assistant Bridge Engineer. After lunch Mr. Wilson delivered an informal talk to the senior bridge design class on methods of design used in bridge offices. Mr. Wilson who is a member of A.R.E.A. was a member of the Com- mittec on Wood Bridges and Trestlcs in 1935 and is Chairman of the sub- committee dealing with “Recom- mended Relationship Between the lncrgy of Hammer and the Weight of Piles for Proper Driving.” He was a delegate to the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering held at l-Iar-- val-d University last year. J. P. Modes Previews Mech Inspection Trip Mr. J. P. Modes, director of re— search and development of Crane (10., spoke before the A.S.lVl.E. last Friday, previewing the inspection trip to be held next Thursday, through the Chicago plant of: the Crane Co., 4100 S. Kedzic. He spoke of the magnitude of the Crane prod- ucts and the demand his company has for men in all branches of engi- neering. He showed how the research laboratories and the metallurgists were trying, with all possible speed, to develop stainless steels and various alloys which would stand up under the unusual conditions demanded (in some cases, supporting great loads under extremely high tempera— . tures). Shows Method of Pipe Design Of special interest was the prob- lem of common pipe design. Mr. Modos showed the difficulty in choos~ ing the proper formulas to get the desired results. This was verified by showing the old and erroneous method of designing elliptical pipe, and how through the use of plastic models and polarized light, a formula was derived from experiment. Armour Man at A.5.M.E. Meet I F. E. Muskovics, an Armour vet» cran and old time friend of Professor Roesch, represented the Armour stu- dent branch at the national A..SM.E. Convention held at New York on De- cember 2. He attended both the stu- dent conference and luncheon. At a cooperative meeting of day students. and graduate evening stu- dents, Mr. W. D. Bearce, statistician of the transportation department of General Electric Company, will give an illustrated lecture on “Diesel Electric Equipment.” This lecture will be presented Thursday at 6:30 p. m. in either the assembly hall or Science Hall. Stu— dents desiring to attend this lecture should notify Professor Roesch of their intention on or before Decem- ber 17. At the present time General Electric is building much special equipment and first hand information will be available regarding these de- velopments. Talk About Relays Is Feature ofA. I. E. E. Last Friday morning, under the auspices of the A.I.E.E., Mr. C. P. Claire gave a talk on the subject of “Remote Control of Electrical Cir— cuits by Relays." Mr. Claire, an assistant to the lab- oratory chief engineer of the Auto- matic Electric Company, did not use purely technical material in his! talk. While he did elaborate on thci, construction, cost, and types of elec-I trical relays, his message to his audi— ence was of a different nature. Mr. Claire‘s aim was to show that an electrical engineer’s work was, in most cases, purely routine and pain- staking work. He accomplished this by citing several of his own experi— ences in testing relays. After a series of slides were shown, the meeting was closed with Mr. Claire answering questions rela~‘ tive to the talk. ‘icies and the exchange of practical . ing"; Prof. H. A. Vagtborg, who will ARMOUR TECH NEWS ‘ENGENEER’ Null HAS tiltillllld'l'lbh CF Abdll'l' ltdldt Circulation of the Ammwr E1Lgt‘ l near wad Alumnus is becoming more and more worldwide in its scope with each succeeding issue. In addition to the many foreign countries to which the magazine is sent, there were re« cently received subscriptions from the Soviet Government at Moscow and the Library of London. Over 9500 copies of the magazine made up the edition which was distributed to Ar- mour students, alumni, professional. engineers, industrial librarians, high schools, and colleges last Friday. This issue was the largest yet pub- lished and contained forty-four pages. According to the editor, Professor Walter Hendricks, the magazine at- tempts to present general information that will interest both the undergrad‘ uate and the alumni. As yet, the stu- dent editor for the coming year has not been chosen, and it has been sug~ ‘ gested that a managerial board he} formed, each member of which would i be editor for one issue. Return post cards were sent to the, alumni in the magazine to ascertainl thcir correct residence and business‘ addresses. This information, it is. hoped, will be used as the basis of a 1937 Armour Alumni Directory. At present the Armour Engineer and , Alumnus is sent to every alumnus: whose correct mailing address is in, the alumni file. Professor D. P. Mot-cton, business manager of the publication, has requested that the names and addresses of all Armour alumni not receiving the magazine be sent to him. MAINTENANCE-— (Continued from page one) formal discussions, it is expected that the members of the conferences will be able to exchange practical expe- riences and stimulate general discus sion of phases of their particular subjects. Growth of investments in plant machinery and equipment is constant— ly adding new importance to the work of the executives who are re- sponsible for their division of man- agement. No plant in the Chicago area will fail to benefit from lmving its maintenance executive participate, under skilled leadership, in the con— sideration of basic maintenance pol- cxporiences which will come from membership in these conferences. Some members of- the faculty that are scheduled to speak are: Prof. H. P. Dutton, who will speak on the subject of “Present Tendencies and Points of View in Plant Engineer- speak on “Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds”; and Prof. J. B. Finne- gan, who will deal with the subject of “Protection, Insurance, Watch and Janitor Service.” George Nelson ’35 to l Compete for Award l George A. Nelson, C.E. ’35, Willi present a paper at the junior meet- ing of the Western Society of Engi-- neers, Thursday evening, in competi— tion for the Charles Ellet Award. The subject of the paper is “Labora—‘ tory Experimentation for Mississippi l River Flood Control.” The talk will deal with hydraulic model experimentation on the largest hydraulic model in the world cover-l ing the development of laboratory re- l search to solve problems relating to rivers and harbors. Slides will illus- trate the laboratory work in conncc~ tion with the Starved Rock Lock and Dam and the model of the Mississippi valley from Helena, Arkansas, to theE Gulf. insurance Adjuster Talks Before FREE. KN “Adjustment of Fire Losses” formed the subject of an interesting talk presented by Mr. Frank L. Er~ ion, a prominent insurance adjuster, at the F.P.E.S. meeting last Friday. Ingenuity comes into play when records of business are lost in a fire. Auditing companies, salesmen, and companies supplying materials to the insured are consulted. When records are lost in fires in general stores, dif» ficulty is met in approximating the loss. ‘ Chess Team Defeats 'Wri’ght by 4-3 Score l Playing some of the most closely contested games in the team’s history, the Armour Tech chess team defeated Wright Junior College by a score of 4: to 3 last Friday night. the first meet of the year, and it will be, probably, the only meet of this semester. posed of N. Gerber, A. Rune, E. Koch- ler, B. Wilhelm, E. li‘reireich, R. Eris- man,‘ and R. Wagner. reich, Erisman, and Wagner won their games. For next semester the team has ar- ranged a return match with Wright, and a match with the University of Chicago. members of the team may go to De- troit early next year to compete in the Midwestern Collegiate chess tourney. Book Store Displays , Class jewelry for the graduating seniors bookstore. The jewelry consists of a matched key and ring combination, l either or both of which may be pur- chased. of onyx sells for $5.50. The 10 carat gold ring is priced at $12.80. Either a huby stone or spiral can be had for an additional $1.25. According to P. L. G. Moore, chain man of the committee, orders for class jewelry can be left with himself and other committee members: R. A. Clarke, W. M. Gunther, E. M. Imbur, E. E. Should there be any seniors who die- like the present class jewelry or would like changes made, chairman Moore invites their criticisms and suggestions Page Three U. or C. GAME—— (Continued from page one) Last year Chicago tangled with the Techawks in a rough-and-tumble battle in which a total of 45 free throws were awarded by the referee. The game was won by the Maroons in the. last thirty seconds of play when LeFevre, sank his only score for the winning goal, downing Tech. 51—49. Coach Krafit attributed the defeat to the inability of the Tec— hawks to score on free throws, hav- ing made only 13 out of the 21 awarded them. Chicago received 24 opportunities, 17 of which counted. The Maroon taptain, Haarlow, was high point man, scoring 25 points. with Armour-’s I-Ieikc a close second with 17 points. Covcaptains Warner and Dollcnmaier at the guard posi- tions were largely responsible in suppressing several Maroon scoring opportunities. lSalamancler initiates Four into Fraternity l ‘\ Salamander, honorary fire protec- tion engineering fraternity, initiated four men on Friday night, December 4, at the Swedish Club. The new members are W. M. Gunther, J. F. McCaulay, L. B. Parker, and E. J. Simok. The initiation, which com- bined the formal and informal rites, was, preceded by a banquet, remind- ing the pledges of the pro-’l‘hanksgiv- ing custom of feeding turkeys well be- fore using the axe. Professors Finnegan and Robinson, honorary members of Salamander, Mr. Sorenson, in motor in fire pro- tection, and Mr. Beclcwith, assistant: manager of the Western Actuarial Bureau and a charter member of Sal- amander, were present. This was Armour’s team was com— Rune, Frei- It is also possible that live Eleven initiated at Campus Club Smoker W"“‘” W. N. Setterbcrg Will Murry on January I Formal inititation of eleven men took, place at a smoker held by the Campus Club last Friday evening. The men who were initiated are: I“. l-lanneman, M.E.; M. E. Sojka, 0.13.; W. J. Kurtz, 13.13.; T. F. Quarnstrom, E. E.; C. L. Basile, C. 12.; C. E. Sellen, Sc.; E. A. Chev- alley, E. E.; J. Adducci, M. E.‘. R. R. Tulgren, C. 117.; P. J. Poulos, M. E.', and J. J. llealy, F. P. E. In addition, there are seven men who were pledged and will be initiated next semester. Professor Mangold and many alum- ;ni were present to aid the active members conduct the initiation cere— monies. Following this, refreshments were served, and cards, ping pong, and pool were played for the bal— ancc of the evening. The Campus Club is an organize. tion whose purpose is to provide a recreation spot near the school where r with French Fried comm.» members may go to relax. Any one law“) mm mm... rlu‘ulishc Scullion. 356 is eligible and all students of Ar— ’ m w ”my " ' . _ , After H100 l‘. M.. Luncheon: 20c mour are mVited to Join. "WW Graduation Jewelry William N. Settcrbcrg, personnel director, assistant registrar, and in- structor of building- construction, rc~ ccntly announced his forthcoming marriage. He will wed Miss Eliza- beth Marie Carlson, age 22, of Grand Rapids, Michigan on January 1, 1937. Mr. Settcrbcrg, a resident of Chi— oago, better known as “Bill" to his friends, is 29 years old. He at- tended Armour after his graduation from Tilden Tech High School, and graduated l'rom the architectural department. in the class of 1929. M is now on display in the The base key with an inset THE BOULEVARD CAFE sum: s. Michigan Ave. ’l'ul. V‘-tory 935.: lnvites You 1.“ Try Our in] Half Milk red Chicken or s n Stank Modes, and C. A. Saletta. Ease-T ”' mi" 1* ‘ ' that“ no it» ~ ====£ ._._ '==‘.W...._, / '— ' u. mm“ ,5, "m4 ,1; It. (mill/(llama? .en‘ can HEN WINTER COMES, with its added hazards to all forms of transportation, the trains stand 4., an out by reason of their exceptional depend- ability and safety. to Railroading is based upon all-weather principles, sharpened by foresight. Railroads build track and equipment solidly. They provide ample power, warmth and comfort. They clear the way with snow plows, thaw out switches, inspect signals, keep in touch with trains by telephone and telegraph. Theirs is a devoted and resourceful personnel, accustomed to winning battles against the elements. o While some regions of the Illinois Central System are more for- tunate than others as regards the severity of winter, the same care for safety and pride in perlormance hold true REMEMMER .. .. 0 Students going home {or the holidays will find railway (ransA porialion admirably suited to their needs. throughout. Shovels for snow, sandbags for flood, freight and passenger cars as havens for storm refugees —- all are parts Low faxes invite acquaintance with carriers that ought to be bei— ler known to young people today. oi Illinois Central experience. a Such a background leads to New patrons will observe many travel refinements, and ihey will learn how great an emphasis our railroads place upon depends- biliiy and safely. 0%”.me President constant preparedness for the unexpected. That is why those seeking winter transportation consider it both smart and sale to patronize the railroad.