Vol. XVIII. No. I4. Dinners Will Be @ptionol at Novel Junior Funnel in Drake on Feb. i2 Bids Now on Sale at Three Dollars Outstanding in the social func— tions of the present junior class will be the Junior Formal to be presented at the Main Ballroom of the Drake Hotel on Friday night, February 12. Bill Hogan and his famous “Cali— fornia Cavaliers" orchestra will play for the dance. Plans have been made by the junior class social corn- mittec to make the Junior Formal the most unusual and pleasant dance ever presented at Armour. Bids Now on Sale Bids were placed on sale late last Friday afternoon by Stanley HcaIy, junior class social chairman and may be purchased from committee members: C. W. Dunbar, E. Han» sou, C. W. Modersohn, S. M. Osri, M. Schuman, G. L. Stober, and E. Thomas. The committee promises to incorporate many new features which will be revealed in the next issue of the News. At the dance, pro— grams will be given out, and favors in the form of bracelets will be given to the young ladies. Bill Hogan’s orchestra has an im- pressive record including engage- ments at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, Arizona Biltmore at Phoenix, Jefferson Hotel in St. Louis, Baker Hotel in Dallas, Edgcwa’cer Beach in Chicago, and most recently, the Cocoanut Grove in Chicago. He has played on thcI RKO Theater circuit throughout the middle west, and ap- peared at the Chicago Palace The- ater recently. Bill Hogan's Coliv fornia Cavaliers have also played the music for twenty—nine movies. Feature Rhythm Rhythm is the slogan of the hand. “If a dance orchestra wants. to be successful it must have, above all else, good rhythm,” says Bill Hogan. ”All leading bands play a different style of music, and they all have their own peculiar style of rhythm. Dancing is a rhythmic art; without rhythm, dancing is almost impos— sible. Therefore, you will find that (Continued on page four) Dr. Hotchkiss Back From California Trip Dr. Hotchkiss returned last week from California where he and Mrs. Hotchkiss spent the holidays. Al— though the trip was primarily to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. Stanton Foster, who are living- in Berkeley, Dr. Hotchkiss was called into conference, both in San Francisco and in Los Angeles, in reference to some of the indus- trial policies which California busi- ness leaders are in process of devel— oping. Aside from momentary labor troubles, economic expansion, taken together with changes in industrial, political, and social conditions, are creating new problems for manage- ment with which leaders in the West are deeply concerned. Widely Known Consultant As consultant for several leading concerns on the west coast while Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford, Dr. Hotchkiss had. gained a wide knowledge of practical management problems in the far West. He was also Chair- man of the California Research Council and was active in connection with the office of the State Engineer, the State Chamber of Commerce, and the San Francisco Industrial A5» sociation. Through these activities he had been in intimate contact with a large range of public and private enterprises. Visited California Tech During this trip west, Dr. Hotch— kiss also visited the California Insti- tute of Technology and the engineer~ ing schools at Stanford and the Uni- versity of California in connection with some of the items of Armour’s development program. He reports the keenest interest at these schools and among industrialists in the prog- ress Armour is making. Faculty Women Hear History of Sanitation Professor Vagtborg presented an illustrated lecture on the subject “The Story of Sanitation in Chicago land,” at a meeting of the Faculty Women’s Club held last Wednesday. The slides portrayed the history of water supply, from hand bucket down at the river, to wells, and ii— nally to the modern water supply units. Two or three of the slides showed the means by which sewage is treated. A possibility soon to be realized, according to Professor Vagtborg, is that the Chicago River will be as pure as it was when the pioneers used it for drinking water. Shortly after the lecture, the mem- bers adjourned to the Faculty Grill to view curios and heirlooms present- ed for exhibition by the members of the club. One of the curios was a nod warmer used in the last century. Professor Penn had a silver knife handle on exhibit dated 1817, and an inscription bearing the name of his great grandfather, Jacob Harm cnn. The club will visit the Art Insti- tutc Friday, the tour being person— ally conducted by Dean Kelly, dean of the Art Institute. Conference Course Holds First Meeting Sponsored by Armour Institute, a conference course in plant engineer— ing and maintenance for selected executives got under way last Fri- day cvcning when the first meeting of the series of fifteen was held at the LaSalle Hotel. Professor H. P. Dutton, supervisor of the series, was leader of this first conference, his subject being, “Present tendencies and points of View in plant engiv necring." Mr. J. D. Cunningham, chairman of the board of trustees, and Dr. W. E. Hotchkiss, president of Armour Institute, gave short in- troductory talks to introduce the spe- cial course. Cooperate with Industry This is the first. attempt of any educational institution to offer its services in such a way to modern in- dustrial organizations. The desire of these latter to cooperate is demon- strated by the enrollment of thirty companies varying in interest from the Illinois Bell Telephone Company to Sears Roebuck and Company. Each 01' the meetings resembles a trade conference in form, offering opportunity for exchange of ideas, experiences, and points of view, and being preceded by an informal din- ncr. Faculty to Speak Each meeting presents a guest speaker who is a specialist in the field to be discussed at his meeting. W. J. Austin, president of The Aus— tin Company of Cleveland, H. P. Kendall, president of The Kendall Company of Boston, and C. P. Wood of Lockwood Greene Engi- neers, Inc. of New York, are some of the out of town speakers who will supplement the work of Chicago spe- cialists. Professors Finnegan and Nachman are included in the list of speakers. March Selected for Premier Sonia Dance lnaugurating their social season for the coming semester, the sopho- mores will hold their winter dance Friday, March 5. The social commit- tee, headed by B. G. Anderson, has combined its efforts to choose a lo— cation which will be convenient and well suited for such a purpose, and an orchestra whose music will be en- joyed by the dancers. Thus far the Hotel LaSalle and the Knickerbock- cr Hotel present the best possibilities for suitable locations. Although the committee has reviewed several prominent orchestras, no definite choice could be stated. The bids will ‘probably be limited in number and will be out sometime next month. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Athletic Events Free To All Honor ‘A ’ Men Honor “A" men of the future will be admitted gratis to all Armour home athletic games according to a ruling passed last Thursday at the A. T. S. A. board meeting. This ruling makes it possible for all Honor “A” members, past, present, and future, to attend all home athletic events upon presentation of the society key. This custom is in practice at most schools, and it was thought fitting to give‘this privilege to Honor “A" members. E. Wenger Presented Before Armour W.S.E. Mr. E. C. Wenger of the Portland Cement Association addressed the local student branch of the W.S.E. at its meeting last Friday. His talk on “Highway Improvement” stressed the need for street improvement. Some of the problems confronting the municipal engineer are: which streets should be improved first, should the street be widened or not, what type of street slab should be used, how should the intersecting streets, he joined, how much room should be left for parking, what provisions should be made for pedes- trians, and What system of traffic control should be used? Mr. Wen— ger also gave a discussion of the types of surfaces best suited to mod. ern traffic demands and the types and quality of materials used in pro— ducing them. This was the second visit of Mr. chgcr to Armour. He addressed the W.S.E. last semester on the topic of “Cement Highway Design." Second—Inside Night’ Plans Being Formed Following the success of the recent “Dad’s Night,” plans are being ton- tativcly formulated for a somewhat similar affair to he held next year. This future event will consist of a banquet with entertainment, but it will not be followed by an athletic contest. Temporary plans call for all ath- letic teams to be presentweach team seated at separate tables. Speakers will include individuals of Armour and also prominent men from other localities. Music will probably be furnished by the Tech Musical Clubs and there will also be acts by indi- vidual entertainers. All plans are very tentative however, and nothing definite will be formulated until next year. A. P. Schreiber, publicity manager of Armour, and C. W. Dunbar, first vice—president of A.T.S.A., were in- complete charge of this year’s af- fair, and all credit is due them. Chemical Class Visits Lead Refining Plant Despite the cold, rainy, weather last Wednesday, the senior chemi- cal metallurgy class journeyed out to East Chicago to inspect the In- ternational Lead Company. The group, led by Prof. Carpenter and O. Zmeskal, was guided through the large refining company by the super- intendent and a number of engi~ neers. The principles developed in the metallurgy class as industrially ap- plied and some of the latest develop-‘ ments in metallurgical science were graphically illustrated to the chemi— cals. Chief among the new proces- ses was the white lead process de- veloped by Elmer Sperry of gyro- scope famc. This process is consid— ered better than the Dutch process due to the fact that it can be pre— cisely controlled at all of its stages. The International Lead Company, a unit of the Anaconda Copper Com— pany, turns out 96,000 tons of lead yearly and 30 tons of white lead daily. At the finish of the inspection trip the visiting chemicals were treated to a dinner at the company’s dining ball through the courtesy of Mr. Stockdale, superintendent of the plant. Foundation Begins Mfifiyfiflg Willi. lilillfi Work on XwRay Lab New Assistants Added To Organization Expanding their present quarters and equipment, the Research Foun— dation has started work on an X—ray and a spectroscopic laboratory which will be completed soon. Dr. Ziglar, professor of physics at the Y. M. C. A. College, will have charge of the X-ray laboratory. Dr. Ziglar was awarded his degree by the Univer- sity of Chicago in 1931 and has been working at the present time setting up equipment for the laboratory. Dr. Hougun of the University of Chicago, who joins the Armour faculty next semester, will also devote time in the research laboratory. He will teach chemical engineering courses. Professor W. W. Colvort, physics in‘ structor, will do special research work in the new spectroscopic labora- tory. Other professors who will de- vote extra time in the research labo- ratories are D. Roesch, J. C. Pecblcs. J. S. Thompson, I-I. McCormack, C. G. Anderson, and A. H. Carpenter. Professor J. B. Finnegan, who is assisting Dr. T. C. Poulter, has now moved his office into the research rooms. The new laboratories are ex— pected to be ready for use about the first of next month. ”Engineer” Features Story by Dr. Poulter- Scientific research in geophysics at “Little America” in the Antarc— tic by Dr. Thomas Poulter will be featured in the next edition of the Armour Engineer and Alumnus to be distributed during,r the first week of February. Many interesting articles will be contained in the new issue of the publication according to the editor, Prof. W. Hendricks. Armour gradu» ates and faculty members have con- tributed several feature articles on engineering and scientific subjects which will be published in the maga— zinc. Among the subjects to be dis- cussed in the February issue of the Armour Engineer and Alumnus are the electronic organ; the new ocean- vessel, “Queen Mary”; and the in- vention, development, and history of the teletype machine by H. L. Krum. an Armour graduate. Formed Engineer iii/iii Toll: on Leipzig Fair Dr. Felix Iserman’s speech on exhibits at the Leipzig Trade Fair will be featured at the special A.S. ME. meeting next Tuesday at 1] :30 in Science Hall. Dr. Iserman is a noted German engineer and is now travelling through the United States on a “good will" tour to promote in- terest in the Trade Fair. The talk will be based mostly upon the ”machining of metals,” and in order that mechanical engineering stu- dents may fully benefit by it, all junior and senior classes of mechan— ical students will be dismissed. Twenty—four engineering booklets have also been received from Ger— many in an attempt to promote in- terest among mechanical engineers in the Fair. The booklets are now in the Automotive Laboratory and may be used by any students. At the meeting held last Friday at 10:30 in room D, Mission, three student speakers were presented. L. J. Janas spoke on “High Speed Diesels,” C. E. Hockert on “Fans” and M. J. Loftus on “Shaking Forces.” The first two speakers were rated by judges in order to improve their speaking ability. Professor Daniel Roesch spoke shortly on the purpose of the ratings, describing them as a method of helping one “step himself up.” President S. M. Miner told of the additions to the donated books which will be present— ed to the most active members of the A.S.M.E. The list now includes books on “Fan Engineering,” “Die— sel Engineering,” and “Refrigera- tion” and handbooks of various types. bAiiliWMd d tiltit’ml iii Mldblbtli titlhitli MID " bid Kidnapping and Lynching Party Provide Drama It? or This Force on. Vermont lbiie, “The (Ministry!9 by .l. Aubrey Clark PROFl’l‘S OF LAST PLAY ALLCBW FREE ADMlSSlON Tickets on Sale for Downtown Concert Continuing the precedent set by their first downtown concert last win~ ter, the Armour musical clubs will perform at the Goodman Theater on Thursday, February 25, at 8:15 p. in. Last year‘s concert was so enthusi- as‘dicall‘y received that Director 0. Gordon Erickson predicts an early sellout. The tickets are priced at fifty cents, and all seats are reserved. They may he purchased from any member of the Glee club or orches— tra. One of the interesting features 01' the program will be the Glee club’s rendition of “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” the music for which was written by George Gersh— win, and arranged by George Dan- tortb, an Armour sophomore. The orchestra is also working on several new numbers. The musical clubs hope to be able to finance several concert trips for next spring. The proposed trip to Pontiac on January 22 has been post- poned, but further possible trips may heighten the experience and prestige of the clubs. Radio Club to Have Voice Transmission Radiophone communication will soon replace the wireless telegraphy which at present occupies the Radio Club. The change from code work to radiophone, for some time a bone oi? contention, was finally decided on, and tomorrow or Thursday will see the first use of the new equipment. Members of the club have done the work necessary to adapt their transmitter for the sending of voices. Roy Colin, president of the Radio Club, has been especially busy with this work. As the phone communication will be intelligible to those unverscd in the mystery of Morse Code, visitors will be invited to come up at certain hours which will be announced later. Meetings of the club are now held on Thursdays, at which time any prospective members may present themselves at the club rooms on the second floor, third entrance Chapin. Next semester will see the return of Norman Pulliam, former member. A party is being considered, and will probably be held, for an affair last year netted sixty some dollars. If it is held, the surroundings will be very inviting, as a siege of house- clcaning has just passed. Chemists Club Otters Talk On Autochromes Camera enthusiasts should be pleased to note the invitation ex- tended to them by the Camera Chemists of the Chicago Chemists Club to attend their meeting tonight. Dr. C. O. Schneider, the well known authority on autochromcs, will speak on “Capturing the Chromatics.” Photography has been Dr. Schnei- der’s hobby for over thirty years, the. last ten of which have been devoted to autochromes. He is considered one Fulghum, the players will present their second play of this semester on Friday, January 22 at 10:30 in the Mission. Their choice of play is the farce of J. Aubrey Clark, “The Quarry.” The production of this play is in many respects different from their previous problem play. “Wait- ing for Lefty” was produced primar» ily to stimulate social thinking by the students, whereas “The Quarry” is being produced primarily for amusement. No Admission Charge Since the last play was profitable enough to cover this productions, ex- penses, there. will be no admission charged. The final cast, as selected by Mr. Fulghum consists of: M. Ephraim ........ Deputy Sheriff E. Worcester . . . . . . . . . . .Reporter F. M. MacConnell ............ ........... Higgins, the sheriff R. Weissman . .Gus, the accused R. I. Jailcc . ....Em Cady J. Mashman .......... Zeke Tasker As the cast might suggest, the play has for its setting the hacki woods of Vermont. To further in- crease the atmosphere of the play, the entire dialogue is carried on in typical backwoods style. The play itself concerns an alleged kidnapping of one of the town girls by the town imbecile. Complications set in and a lynching party is organized. With the mob pacified, the play comes to a very dramatic and unexpectéd con- clusion. 5 Kidnapping Involved, On the technical staff are Sidney Miner, assistant director; Joseph Ku- bcrt, stage and lighting manager, Frank Hanneman, property manager, (Continued on page four) Meatpacking Topic at A..l.Ch.E. Meeting “The Meat Packing Industry” was the subject of an informative talk delivered by Mr. Tolman, engineer for the Wilson Packing Company, before members of the A. I. Ch. E. last Friday. Among the most important prob- lems facing the meat packing indus- try, according to Mr. Tolman, are air conditioning and the effective control of humidity in preserving meats. Although great progress has been made in these fields, a great deal remains for the sanitary and chemical engineer to accomplish, es- pecially in humidity control. Utilize By~products Mr. Tolman emphasized, how« ever, that the many and varied chemical processes arising- from the utilization of lay-products offer a great variety of opportunities for the chemist and chemical engineer. At the present time these by-products are the industry’s greatest source of profit. As an illustration of recent developments, he exhibited a speci- men of a widely used insulation board made exclusively of hair. The field of hydrogenation of fat- ty oils is one in which Mr. Tolman has been engaged for some time. In spite of the great potentialities of this process, comparatively little re— search work has been done. Mr. Tol- man believes that the future will bring great progress in this inter~ of America’s outstanding color pic~ torialists. Dr. Schneider’s color pho- tographs are not merely tinted prints, but are actually colored as they are taken in the colors of the natural setting. He uses the lumiere process which was developed in France. The meeting will be held tonight at 8:00 pm. in the Chicago Chem- esting work. Bacteriology Necessary For work in the meat packim; in- dustry. Mr. Tolman stated. four years of the study of general charm! cal engineering is insuffi' 'ent. In this and many other indust gem oral knowledge, not only 0) chemis try, but also of biology and bacteri‘ ology are becoming); increasingly ists Club rooms at the Hotel Stevoxxs. necessary.