"5533:.12 . v01. xvm. No. 13. dill. ACE (391%th 'l‘il bE l’llhfihll'l'hb BY PLAYER’S CLUB Two Casts Chosen For ‘The Quarry’ As their second dramatic presenta- tion of the current semester, the Ar- mour Players will stage “The Quar- ry” during the week of January 22. The play is a one-act come Aubrey Clark and takes place among the “mountain ’fnlk” 01' Vermont. Use Backwoods Dialect The first cast is as follows: I l M. Ephraim ........ Deputy Sheriff B. R. Sternfcld ..... .Reporter F. M. MacConnell . . . . ........ Higgins, the sheriffl, R. Weissman. . . . . .Gus, the accused R. I. Jaileo. . .. ...... . . .Em Cody J. Mashman. . ...... . .Zeke Tasker Director ..W. B. Fulghum The play typifies backwoods life in the outlying districts in Vermont and concerns an alleged kidnapping which results in the formation of a lynching party. Vermont backwoods- man dialect is Used by all the char- acters. Two Casts Rehearsing In order to allow more students to benefit by participation in a play, Prof. W. Fulghum, director of the Armour Players, is rehearsing two separate casts. The first cast will present the play to the student body. The members of the' second cast will work along in a separate production and act as: under-studies to the mem- bers of the first cast. Sydney Miner is assisting Prof. Fulghum as assist» ant director. “The Quarry" is being presented in contrast to the Armour Players’ previous play, “Waiting for Lefty," which dealt in a very dramatic way with labor problems. High Sophomore Civil to Receive Handbook Feeling that the highest standing student in the civil engineering de- partment should be awarded for his scholastic achievements, Chi Epsilon, civil engineering honorary, will pre- sent a handbook to the leading sopho-l more civil after the semester aver- ages are compiled in February. The award will be made purer on the basis of highest scholarship for this semester. . In making this award. Chi Ep ;on will become one of the few Armour honoraries to present scholarship awards. ' Though it has been custom- ary for some of the departments to make awards, honoraries, in the past, have refrained from doing so. On December 18 and 19, M. S. Hera, S. Rabinowitz, and L. . Zwissler were delegates to the eighth iii—annual Chi Epsilon Cohclave, held this semester at Purdue University. Delegates from thirteen schools were present. Pi 'l‘au Sigma invites “37 Mechs to House In attempting to form the nucleus of an alumni group of mechanicals, Pi Tau Sigma has extended a partic- ular invitation to senior mechanicals, as well as other members of the op- tions, to visit the rooms of the fra- ternity. To make the rooms more presentable, the members are engaged in a clean-up schedule. The membership of the organization has been swelled by the recent initia~ tion of seven actives and one honor- ary member. Charles R. Swineford, professor of machine design, was formally initiated with a group of four seniors and three juniors. The seniors are W. E Carlson, R. C. Immekus, W. C, Nearing and A. Mandelowitz. The juniors are C. K. Nauman, H. B. Nicholas and I. Thom- as. Following the initiation, which tool: place at the Berkley hotel on December 17, impromptu speeches were given by the new men. smoker and card playing provided the evening’s entertainment. dy by J.l Protects Visit Inland Steel Plants Tapping of a blast furnace was one of the interesting processes viewed at the Inland Steel plant by the junior fire protects on Thursday, January 7. The four blast furnaces on the grounds are each supplemented by three large stoves which heat the blast air to 13000 C. The molten iron, when tapped from the furnace, is run into giant ladles and is trans— ported to the open hearth furnaces where impurities are burned out and the proper amounts of carbon and al- loying metals are added. Other departments visited were the coking ovens, steam and electrical generating rooms, open hearth fur- naces and the rolling mill. The group was guided by Prof. J. J. Schommcr of the chemical engineering depart— ment. Fire Freshman Class Giiiccrs Elected Paul Ransel Will Guide Class of ’40 The first freshman class at Ar- mour to delay its selection of perv manent officers until the men had become acquainted with one anothcr and were in a position to choose in- telligently made known its will the Thursday before the Christmas re. ccss. The three temporary officers were reelected and the necessary ad- ditional officers chosen. Paul Ran- sel was the choice for president, Donald Sundc vice president, Roy Brinkman secretary, Lloyd Nor-hue treasurer, Eugene Worcester social chairman, and Larry Stedman A.T.S.A. representative. Dcpantsing Now Obsolete This reelection of the temporary officers as permanent seems to re- fute the idea that their former cloc- tion was due to the concerted ac» I l A larger and tables. tion of the pledges of one of the fre- ternities rather than by the uninflu- enced expression of the class‘s will. The class of ’40 has made history in another way. a non~intcrvention policy by all not actively concerned in the time-hon- ored rite of “pantcing” was produced at a meeting of the temporary fresh- man officers and the sophomore lead- ers. With no little. regret the end of the more violent part of tradi- tional treatment is seen to recede into fond memories of the upper classmcn. Social Affair Planned The newly elected officers have pledged their unr‘easing.cfforts on the class‘ behalf, and already have formulated plans for a social affair which will be presented for the class‘s approval at a meeting schcd~ uled for the near future. Dr. Freud Redacted Councillor of A.C.S. Dr. B. B. Freud, professor of or- ganic chemistry at Armour, has re- cently been reelected as a council- 'lor of the Chicago section of the 1 American Chemical Society for 1937. Dr. Freud received another acknowl— edgement of merit not long ago when he was promoted from lieuten- ant colonel to colonel in the United States Army. His work is in the Chemical Warfare department. Armour Eye Elects Mehringer President E. P. Mehringer was elected presi- dent of the ”Armour Eye,” the new- ly organized photography club, at a meeting held previous to the heli- days. Other officers selected .were F. M. Widell, vice-president; A. N. Fried, secretary; and P. J. Stanley, treasurer. During the Christmas holidays, the photographic flat, the “Eye in the Sky," located on the fourth floor in the fourth entrance of Chapin Hall, was cleaned. A dark room was con— tructed and equipped with an en- The studio was the wallpaper calcimined and cleaned. A treaty calling for“ Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois lsmelt/ii. COURSES ' war or: scream .4. r NIGHT sensor; Courses in engineering, architec- ture, and related fields will be of- fered in the second semester of the evening classes which open January 25. In response to a large demand for instruction on the part of those em- ployed during the day who cannot avail themselves of the opportunities oil’ered by the day classes, the eve- ning classes are conducted. This last semester has seen the largest enrollment in night school since its inauguration. Registration for the semester will be on Thursday and Friday, January 2l-22, the semester running from January 25 to May 8. , . Dr. F. lsermann to Tall: on Trade Fair Opening 1937 activities with a spe— cial meeting, the A. S. M. E. will present Dr. Felix Isermann, who will discuss the exhibits at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Germany. The meeting will be held in Science Hall at 11:30 a. in. Tuesday, January 19. Invita— tions have been sent to many promi— nent men to attend this meeting. Paul Reh, inspection trip commit- tee chairman, states that an inspec- tion trip will be made to Allis-Chal— mers at Milwaukee early next se— master. On December 17, the society made an inspection trip to the Corwith plant of the Crane company. Preced~ ing‘ the actual inspection a group pic- ture of the eighty students attending was taken in front of the main cn— trance to the plant. Departments vis— ited were the foundries, machine shop, forge shops, and pipe fabrica— tion room. In the forge shop, the Crane company uses the largest steam hammer in the Chicago area. This hammer weighs 536,000 pounds and can strike a blow of 83 million foot pounds. An interesting fact concernm ing this hammer states that when its was once run “wide open" all the windows in surrounding homes were broken by the vibration. In the pipe fabrication room, pipes were bent to all specifications within a quarter of an inch. In the stock room, four valves, each costing five thousand dollars and having: six—foot gates, were viewed. Special Courses Offered Three general types of programs will be offered. (1) Special courses in engineering and architecture for adult students not interested in col- lege credit 01‘ degrees but who wish to secure adequate training in variA ous branches of engineering and architecture. Regular Engineering Course (2) Courses for high school grad- uates who desire to cover the two years of the regular courses in Engineering‘or Engineering: Sc' rice in evening and Saturday cla.. a. This work is arranged to make pos- sible the completion of the two years of college work in a four year intensive evening program, or may he also be extended over a longer period if desired. A few prc-college subjects will he offered to provide students an opportunity to rcmove deficiencies in entrance require- ments. \ l Armour Tech News Obtains New Office New spacious quarters were ob— tained by the Armam- Tcrh News during the Christmas holidays when the third floor in Chapin Hall at 3335 Federal street was remodeled and made available to the staff. Arrange. ments for the change in the location of the news office were made by E. J. Poul Graduate Course (3) Courses of a post graduate na- ture to be taken with or without credit towards». master‘s degree de- pending upon the qualifications of the individual student. It is inter— ,______-__——‘____.__¥___ _ Simck, business manager of the eating to note that Armour is the News. only school offering post graduate The original room arrangements engineering work in night classes. were changed by removingr several partitions to provide a large room for a general news office, and two small— er rooms for the managing board and the business staff, respectively. New e cctrical ceiling outlets were installed and a complete painting job was done to make a well lighted and effi- cient office. Additional furniture, such as desks, chairs, lamps and type- writcrs, will shortly supplement the present office equipment. As an added feature, a private telephone may be installed in the near future. For lists of the courses, along with a schedule of classes and charges for tuition and materials, night school bulletins are available in the regisA trar's office. Highway Design Topic at WS.E. Meeting Mr. E. C. Wengcr, structural en‘- gineer of the Portland Cement As- sociation, in his second visit to Ar— mour will talk on “Design and Con- struction of Concrete llighwa Latest Methods” before the W.S.E. meeting, January 15. in his previous talk at the local society, Mr. Wengcr developed a typical design of a highway slab. Further work done in this field will be presented in the talk on Fri- 1 l l First Annual Armour Head’s Night Attended By 25@ Folders and Sons Sons and dads joined in a fra— ternal spirit on Armour’s first “Dad's Night” on December 19 to inaugurate with unusual success a new school tradition. Crowding to capacity the huge dining room, a crowd of over 250 persons attended the banquet served in Hutchinson Commons at the University of Chi- cage. The Armour Tech News was orig- inaily located on the second floor of Chapin Hall at the fourth entrance. The present building: and maintenance program at Armour will begin in February to completely remodel the second floor, Chapin Hall, into class rooms similar to those on the first floor. Therefore, it was necessary to move the News office. curricular activities in a balanced college program. The whole group then adjourned to the University of Chicago field- house to see the annual basketball game between the Armour Tec— hawks and the Chicago Maroons. It was a very thrilling game witnessed by an enthusiastic audience from both Chicago U. and Armour. The Armourites played a fast and nerv— ous game, and were leading at the half by a score of 18 to 14, but the The affair was under the direction of A. P. Schreiber, publicity man» ager of Armour, who originated the idea. C, W_ Dunbar, first vice-presi- Chicago team came up from behind dent of the A.T.S,A,, was toast~ in a brilliant series of plays in the master. After the introduction last ten minutes to win by a score of 33 to 28. According to remarks of the dads as they left the fieldhouse, the first ”Dad’s Night” was a huge success. The authorities in charge of this year’s affair are certain about the continuance of this new Armour tra- dition and are enthusiastically look- ing forward to the second annual “Dad’s Night” next year. by Coach Grant N. Stenger of the members of the basketball team, Dean Heald invited the dads to visit Armour at any time and inspect the classrooms and shops. The program was concluded with the introduction of Assistant Dean Tibbals and A. P. Sehreiber to the dads and a short talk by Prof. P. C. Huntly on the value of athletics and other extra Tuesday, January l2, l937 SeventynQ‘ne 'l'ahe .llllllllllg ill liblb Sfllmaflflllp View“ libblddl. Al bliflhl’i liblhl. dill lib. l2 Social Fraternities Act As Hosts to Applicants Bill Hogan’s Renowned Band Engaged To Play BlDS THREE DOLLARS Examinations for Armour’s seml~ annual scholarships were held last Saturday at the Institute for '70 applicants from Chicago high schools, and only one from out of town. The examinations were from 9 o'clock until noon, and consisted of ten questions on mathematics and a choice of answering; ten questions on chemistry or physics or a combin- ation of both. The candidate’s abil. ity in English expression will be judged by means of the interview which has been held between the ap» plicant and a member of the SCl’lOlil.)‘~ ship committee, and by his answers to certain questions in the written examination in chemistry and Not one, but two traditions, will be broken at the Junior Formal of the enterprising class of ’38. The dance, to be held February 12 in the beautiful Grand Ballroom of the exclusive Drake Hotel, will change both the time and type of the m» ditional formal. Will Not Be Dinner Dance Dut- to the. excessive price of l’hgfilm ‘b l ‘ dinners which would place the cost ‘” b“ 9 1“ Charlie 0" Exams‘ of a bid around six dollars, the dance As usual the social l'i'alernitiis will be a table dance but dinner will were. host to the applicants for lunch not be ‘ served. alter the exams. The fraternities The bids will be 7' ‘ . . . . placed on sale soon at three dollars. acting, m, Hus capacity” “my" PI” The Junior Formal in other years Kappa Sigma, Delta 1““ Delta, was held on the Friday of Junior Theta Xi, Rho Delta Rho, Sigma Al- pha Mu, and Pi Kappa Phi. Assistant Dean Tibbals is in charge of the examinations, and is aided by Professors Bibi», Scar, Seenrist, Sprague, and Winston, and Mr. Kel- ly, registrar. chk. This is the first year since Junior Week was introduced that the formal will have been held in the winter time. Other junior classes thought of changing the time of the formal but never carried the idea through. At the end of Junior Week, the class of ’38 plans to hold an informal dance which will be in tune with the fraternal spirit of that 1 Many Schools Represented ‘ Tho applicants for the scholarships are from the following high schools: Amundsen, Austin, Bowen, Calumet, week. DuSahlo, Englcwood, Farragut, Fen- To Arrange Tuxedo Rentals gcr, Foreman, Harper, Hirsch, Kc1~ Bill Hogan and his “California vyn Park, Lane, Lindhlom, McKin— ley, Morgan Park, Parker, Pullman, Roosevelt, Schurz, Senn,Springfield Steinmetz, Tildcn, and Von Steuben. Sons," who played at the Coconut Grove last summer, has been on— gaged to supply the syncopation. Hogan’s hand was selected from a number of orchestras under consid- oration. Arrangements will be made for renting tuxcdos . The social commit— tee made up of S. E. Healy, chair— man, C. W. Dunbar, E. Hanson, C. W. Modersohn, S. M. Osri, M. Schu- man, G. L. Stobcr, and I. Thomas will meet at 11:30 today in the physics lecture room to complete plans for the (lance. Burglary Protection to die REES. Topic Mr. H. B. Michaels, head of the burglary department at Underwrit- ers‘ Laboratories, will speak at the F.P.E.S. meeting next Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the physics lecture room on the subject of protection against burglary. The Laboratories test burglary} alarms, bullet-proof windows and; cashier cages, automat' N. .‘2..'-l ' - terns used for iriconvciilgnciri; lidi—lAgenEaV fimmltteeS Report“ Progress glars, and bank plans for felling the; Jimmy Valentines. Mr. Michaels’ talk \, will be concerned with this type ofl work as conducted at Undcrwritcrs’l Laboratories. ‘ Senior committees last week an- nounced several new developments in their plans. The senior biog- raphies are scheduled to be turned in to the photography committee by tomorrow at the latest. Seniors should get their biographies in the hands of their departmental mem— ‘ber on the photography committee. l The committee is also making 21 Hawaii by way of an illus-ated Iced determined effort to get all of the Lure at an assembly held last Friday‘ seniol‘S to have their pictures taken at 10:30 a. in. MY. Kirkpati‘ick’si as soon as possible. The Marshall enthusi tic d(scription of many (lc~¢, Studio is the photographer. tails of the ship and of the feelings1 which the traveler experiences on, l Students Hear Tail; 1 on Hawaiian islands} l Mr. R. A. Kirkpatrick, appearing at Armour for the third time in the past three years, took an Armour audience on a picturesque trip to Sites Being Considered The graduation ceremonies com- mittee reported that of the several sites they are considering, Mandel Hall at the University of Chicago i will probably be the choice. This is Visits t0 a huge undermound 011V" not definite as the committee is still orn containimr hundreds or SkelO-lcunsirlcring Orchestra Hall, the tons said to have been of nativesl Goodman Theatre. and several other who sacrificed themselves to their} placgs. EOdS. an active volcanic crater, andi Several prominent men are being even the 19?" settlement on MMO", considered for the commencement kai were made, and Pill-"195505 were speaker, among them Charles Ketter» had 0f fl. '19 making leis, men riding‘ in}: of General Motors and Glenn surfboards, and hula~hula dancers. i Frank, formerly of the University of Qule 35 was the tl'lll the 5“" Wisconsin. The graduation cei‘c» dents took from Armour t0 Hawaii, mony will be held in the afternoon. it was put to shame by the abrupt. Jewelry Orders Wanted ness With which they returned 10 The announcement committee has the” halls “f learning. contacted several priming Companivs ‘ and expect several sample announce :ments in mi; week. Whether L year‘s design or a new one Lii‘ ‘_ lby the printingY company will ‘ used is undecided. The jewelry order which was to have been made up by Spies. the to the large “Vi'e 4'33 :1 get leaving; California and arriving all Hawaii, wove the magic carpet by which the listeners could reach thol pearl of the Pacific. ‘ , All senior biographies for the Cycle are due tomorrow. Those who do not have their pictures taken soon will not have their pic— tures in, the Cycle. The deadline was J on may 6. 5 , si red l l) e ; jeweler. was not delivered due l The physics laboratory will be closed after Saturday, January 23. No reports wiIl be accepted after 4:45 p. in. on Tuesday, January 25. fact. that (ii order not moug’h. l". L. G. Moore said. {\VEHIC “101'? Ol‘fli‘l‘S production snarled.” wn s so we