Vol. XVIII. PHI KAPPS, DEL ITS LEAD PLEDGING IN SUCCESSFUL RUSH Sixty-Five Pledge at Friday Night Ceremonies Skyrocketing to an unprecedented height Armour’s social fraternities culminated their elaborate rush week program with the pledging of sixty- five men, freshmen for the most part. Not in recent years has any of Ar— mour’s social fraternities shown such large or well balanced pledge classes. That the past rush week is considered successful in every way, there is no doubt, as practically each of Ar— mour’s houses showed an increased pledge class. Leading the fraternities with nine— teen men pledged, Phi Kappa Sigma is closely followed by Delta. Tau Del- ta which has pledged eighteen men. Phi Kemp's Pledges The Phi Kapp pledges are as fol- lows: Kenneth William Bresin ’40, James Donald Charlton ’40, Thomas Alexan- der Clark, M.E. ’39, Wayne Felix Dolder '40, Leroy Dresser Downing ’40, DcWitt Douglas Fowler ’40, Er- nest John (iodincz ’40, Frank Joseph Havlicek ’40, Karl Wilbur Hawkins ’40, Robert William Hillis ’40, Carl Frederick Johnson ’40, George Mat— thew Lykowski ’40, Robert Elmer Maxant, M.E. ’38, Charles William McClaren ’40, Edgar Harry Meistcr, Arch, ’40, Norman Robert Meyer, '40 Harry Prestog‘ard ’40, Charles Har- old Schultzc ’40, and George Nels Soderstrom ’40. Eighteen for Delta Outdone by but one man, the list of Delta Tau Delta pledges follows: Robert Wilson Arndt ’40, Bernard William Bernstrom, ME. ’39, Frank- lin Crawford Brewster, E.E. ’38, Reynold Campbell Conger ’40, Jnmcs Winston Duncan ’40, John J. Fox, Arch. ’40, Eugene Hansen, CE. ’38, William Andrew I’Iaubcrt ’40, John F. McIntyre, F.P.E. ’38, Robert Par— menter ’40, J. Paul Ransel ’40, Phil- lip Robinson, Arch. ‘40, William Scherer, Arch. ley, Jr., F.1’.E. ’40, Philip Smith ’40, Donald Sundc, F.P.E. ’40, Jerry Winslow ‘40, and William Yeager ’40. Phi Pic Pledge Ten Phi Pi Phis pledge class numbers ten men. Their list is as follows: Stanton A. Johnson ‘40, John G. Ccrovski, Arch. ’40. Clayton W. De Ment, F.P.E. ’40, William J. Buck— eridge, F.P.E. ’40, Richard N. Van- derkief, M.E. ’39, Lawrence P. D’Amato ’40, Budd V. Kubicka ’40, (Continued on Page Tia/(rec) WRA. Projects Aid Illinois Communities No. 4. “W.P.A. programs all over the state of Illinois have assisted com- munities in their engineering prob~ lems, have provided technical serv- ice in placing sewers, waterways, rc— peiring streets, and have built up the morale of the people,” stated Dr. M. H. Bickham, Administrative Assist- ant for Labor Relations, Illinois W.P.A., at the junior meeting of the W.S.E. last Thursday. “Last March,” he said, “300,000 worked for the W.P.A. in Illinois, and now there are only 168,000 left, the difference being absorbed by in- dustry. It is hoped that the rest of the workers will find work similar- Iy.” Four Men Initiated Info Search Society Early last summer four Armour men were initiated into Edfou Tem- ple of Scarab, professional architec‘ tural society. The men to take the vows were: W. D. Concolino, Jr., ’36. C. Saletta, ’37, F. E. Davidson, ’38, and L. Skubic, ’38. During the ceremonies which took place at the Chicago Novshe Klub, Howard Raftery, prominent Chicago architect, delivered a discourse on pre— fabricated buildings. Pointing out that increasing opportunities were awaiting the architectural graduate, he urged the students to follow de- velopments in this field which is now leading all lines of architecture. '40, William E. See-l 1 l in “N. Schrieber, and R. Weissman, who I ' Players Consider Six Gas—Act Plays Six one-act plays for the Armour Players, all of them of recent origin and written by contemporary play- wrights, are receiving consideration by the committee of three which has been appointed by Mr. Fulghum, di— rector of the Players. The play com« mittee consists of R. Hanneman, A. will read all the plays, discuss them, and finally pick the play which they think best. Tryouts for the play chosen will be held in about a week. According to Mr. Fulghum, the play which is chosen will be one dealing with some modern problem whose theme will be of a social or labor character. A.T.S.A. to Draw Up Budget for 1930-37 The first board meeting of the A. T. S. A. of this year will he held next Thursday afternoon at 1:30. Accord- ing to E. A. Heike, president of the organization, the purpose of the meet- ing,’ is to draw up a budget for the school year 1930—37. Officers of the A. T. S. A. are E. A. Heike, president; C. W. Dun— bar, first vice-president; W. A. Chopin, second vice-president; and W. J. Chelgrcn, treasurer. Research Budget Meets Approval At a meeting of the Board of Di- rectors ot' the Research Foundation of Armour Institute of Technology held in the office of Mr. Charles W. Hills, Jr., Vice President of the Foundation, on October 8, 1936, a budget for the year was adopted, and the following members of the faculty of Armour Institute of Technology were appointed to membership in the active research staff of the Founda- tion for the current year: Carl G. Anderson, Arthur H. Car— penter, William W. Calvert, Henry P. Dutton, Joseph B. Finnegan, Ernest H. Freeman, Benjamin B. Freud, enry T. Heald, 0. A. Hougen, Phil~ m C. liuntly, Vaslli Komarewsky, Ed— win S. Libby, Harry McCormack, and David Moreton. Henry L. Nuchman, Nash. Charles E. Paul, William A. Pearl. James C. Peeblcs, John C. Penn. Donald E. Richardson, Daniel Roesch. John J. Schommer, Arthur W. Sear, Robert D. Snow, James S. Thompson, and Harold A. Vagtborg. The budget as adopted contem— plates that the Foundation will ban— dle a gross business during- thc year of $75,000, of which, roughly, $50,000 is either underwritten or based upon experience with work (Contimwd on Page Three) Charles A. A. i. Ch. ii“... To Present Educational Lectures Organization of the Armour Chapter of the A.I.Ch.E. was com~ pleted last week. Four junior chem~ icals, E. Wagner, N. Anderson, J. Kubik, and R. Marshall, were named to complete the program committee made up of eight students. With the aid of H. Bodnar, who acted as chairman, a special meet- ing of the junior chemical members of the A.l.Ch.E. resulted in the se- lection of these four representatives. The representatives will cooperate with the four previously named sen- Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, gopher. Decide on Petition Method Former President to Select Election Board Approval of the petition method of electing class officers was voted by the sophomore class in a spirited but orderly meeting last Friday. An elec- tion board consisting of one man from each department is to be selected by B. F. Oswald, last year’s class presi- dent. Discuss New Government After definitely discarding the com» mission form of government. the class of ’39 went on to suggest new forms of class government. In the end, all agreed to the petition method of class election, with a minor modification. This modification, the use of an elec- tion board of one man from each dc- partment, was accepted only on the condition that such a board should have no part in deciding whose peti— tions should be accepted, except in regard to legality. Much comment, pro and con, was received from the group. The ob- jections to the commission form. up» parcntly, are, first, that such a form is a source of class disunion; second, politics plays more of a part; and third, such a form is not as reprem scntativc of the class as a whole as are other forms. To Have Election Committee The necessity of a group to super— Vine elections was brought out, and a measure providing for an election committee was passed. It was strictly stated that the committee should have no part in deciding the election, its duties consisting of collecting peti— tions, checking for duplications, and preparing and counting ballots. Meas— was providing that a committee should be nominated to decide on the worthiness of the candidates put up were voted down. Thus far the following petitions have been circulated: E. Mitchell, president; R. R. Tullgren, vice—presi- dent; W. Kruse, A. 'I‘. S. A. repre- sentative; B. G. Anderson and R. Winhlad, social chaiiman; and I. M. Footlik and N Rice, treasurer. flampus Club Will Redecoraic Soon While the Campus Club has an- nounced the pledging of twelve new members, their names, however, have not been revealed. A pledge smoker is to be given in the Campus Club room“. on the evening of Friday, October 16. The purpose of this smoker is to aid the new men to become acquainted with the old men and to completely unify the social atmosphere. [‘0 Redecorate Rooms In compliance with the plans of the board of trustees of Armour Insti- tute of Technology, the Campus Club has not made any plans for moving. Instead, they are planning a complete redecoration of the rooms. Some of the major improvements are new paper for the walls, complete repaint- ing of all the woodwork, refitting of all the doors and windows so as to facilitate their use, and a complete refurnishing of the rooms. Further plans have been made for the re- partitioning of some of the rooms to make a complete pool and billiard room large enough to contain the standard size equipment. The funds used for these improvements will come from the surplus accrued in the past two years. Arrange Tourney; ior chemical committee members in an effort to give the chapter a most educational and yet interesting pro- gram of speakers and events. On Friday, October 16, Mr. A. H. Zimmerman. a Chicago ventilation engineer, will present an illustrated lecture on “The Controlling of At- mospheric Pollution.” Mr. Zimmer- man is an Armour alumnus of the class of 1926. Plans for December include a joint meeting with the professional branch of the A.I.Ch.E., at which time students will present reports on the results of various research prob- lems. Arrangements are being made by the officers for a pool and ping—pong tournament. In previous years, these tourncys have aroused so much inter- est that the officers feel quite confi- dent that they will prove equally as successful this year. The officers of the club are also planning a. dance in the near future, but as yet nothing definite has been decided. An election of offcers is due soon, after which the new executives of the club Will make complete ar— rangements. It will probably be held at one of the downtown hotels and, in all events, will not be a closed affair. Illinois lFrcoirmen to Select ‘ Temporary Chairman A temporary chairman to load the freshman class will be elected at a meeting next Friday morning, the purpose being: to strengthen “green- cap" protection. The election of officers. w.ll be postponed until a time later in the year. In some previous years, fresh» man officers were elected who didn’t have the oroper qualifications. By delaying- the election, n’en who are active will become better known and will stand the best chance of be— ing elected. Archery Club Meets in Mission Thursday For the first meeting of the year, the archers, under the leadership of their president, Harold Meyer, will gather in the assembly hall next Thursday at 12:20. At that time 11 survey of all those eligible for mem- bership will be made and plans will he laid for the coming- season. The club, inactive for the past year, is in need of a larger member- ship to increase the possibilities of its becoming active both on the cam- pus and in intr-i'mcol'egziato competi- tion. The present enrollment in— cludes Ii. C. Anderson, II. 0. Bauer— mcistcr, J. Buncc, J. Damiani, lrl. Meyer and J. F. Sturgeon. The club at the present time has a regulation four and a hall" foot tar- get, the rest of the properties hav— in;r been temporarily supplied by some of the past members. All stu- dents are. urged to attend the meet- ing it" they have any interest in the sport whether 01 not they can con- tribute any or the needed equipment. F. P. E. S. to Hear Talk on Distiller/"Eco Friday Mr. Mullican, engineer with the ln- surance Company of North America, will present a talk on “Distillery Risks" befdre the first meeting of the F.P.E.S. next Friday at 10:30 am. in the physics‘lecture room. He is well versed in the Subject of fire protec- tion of distilleries. Recently he has been investigating the collapse of a large warehouse of the Hiram Walk— er Distillery of Peoria. This col— lapse was followed by a fire of con- sidorublc loss which was not indem— nified by the insurance companies be‘ cause the wall failed before the fire set in. FA VQRAELE RA TINC PRESENTED ‘CYCJLE ’ BY NEPA. JUDGES Armour’s Cycle of 1936 received first class honor in the Universities and Colleges class in the Sixteenth All-American Critical Service for scholastic yearbooks. The ratings are made annually and are conducted by the National Scholastic Press Asso- ciation. A scorebook containing the judges" comments was received this week by the present Cycle editor P. M. Martin, successor to J. B. Davis, editor of the 1036 Cycle. In attaining first class honors, the Cycle was in competition with schools having an enrollment oi.‘ 500 to 900. The total number of entries of high schools and colleges was 700. The National Scholastic Press As- sociation is an organization of 2,250 publications established for the pur— pose of furthering the interests of all forms of scholastic and collegiate journalism. Staffs whose yearbooks are members submit copies of their publications for an annual scrutiny by the N. S. P. A. judges. First class is awarded to year books which in the opinion of the judges are excellent. The scoring" is based on the plan of book, sections of book, editing, and makeup. As a reward for winning first class rating, the stallP will receive a hand- some diploma, 11 by 15 inches in size. Tuesday, October l3, I936 3%le MASS With Whit iddl it dilhltlililllhlil li‘dltllllllhdlilill EAST F. M. Martin Given Unly Presidential Nomination From Floor; Other Mon May Enter Ballot By Presenting Petitions Professor I-Icndr'Jm in offering an advanced writing elective, “World Literature,” this semester at 10:30 on. Thursdays. Orchestra Gets New Talent; Wants More Armour’s concert orchestra started the season on last Tuesday by elect- ing officers. Those chosen were: F. H. Jost, president; J. L. DcBoo, man» ulcer, and A. Rune, secretary—treas- urer. Mr. Gordon Erickson, the director of the orchestra, stated that he was very glad to have. secured some new men who could play the oboe, soon, and kettledrums. However, to complete the orchestral balance, a snare drummer is still needed. bus- Harold W. Hocbel Leaves institute Harold W. Hocbel, (‘hcmical en— gineering: laboratory assistant, has left the Institute after several years of service. He has accepted a posio tion in the sales prr motion depart- ment of the Wrislcy Soap Company. “Harold", as he is familiarly known to all upperclass chemicals, has been studying for some time at the Cenw trnl Y.M.C.A. College evening school. Last year he was editor of the evening paper at “Y” College. Han Written Many Plays His ability as an actor, known to all chemical students, has been demonstrated in many plays in which he has appeared, some of which he has written. One of these plays, a farce based on a murder in a research chemist’s laboratory, was, presented several years ago at Armour on Open House night. As the recipient of a scholarship, he studied the Russian drama under a famous Russian actress. Mr. I-loebel appeared on a vaude~ ville circuit playing: a “one stringed fiddle” prior to his coming: to Ar- mour. His store of anecdotes, stories, and jokes equalled, at least, those of any campus figure. Sailing Drawn His Interest Another of his varied interests was boating. For a while he was part owner- of a racing}; yacht, and this year sailed as crew in many of the regattas. His week—ends, dur- ing the summer, were invariably spent sailing on the lake. Harold’s cheerful personality and characteristic “quarter-to-five, gen— tlemen” will be sorely missed in the halls of “Main". Juniors to Discuss Method of Election At a junior class meeting which will he held this Week, preparations will be made for the election 01‘ class officers. Candidates will most likely file their intentions with an election committee which may be nominated from the floor. The election committee will probably pass on the men seeking- 11f- fice. Judging: from discussions among junior leaders, the commis on form of government will not be advocated. partmental prejudice among the class of ’38. Oll‘i—cers of the class who are retiring are: H. J. Bodnar, dent; C. Priosmeyer, vice-president; H. Downing, secretary; M. Schnman. treasurer; and S. Honly. social choir— presi- man. This is because of the lack of dew FIRST SENEOR CLASS TO USE: CCMMESSEON FORM Paul Martin was the only candin date for senior class president who was nominated from the floor before nominations were closed at the sen- ior class meeting last Friday. In what started out to be the most or— derly meeting: ever held by the class of ’37, they accepted the commission form of government by considerable margin. 60 For Cont of Class Present The group in favor of the commis- sion form of government was led by Warren F. Schrciber, Ch.E., and the opposition was led by Donald C. Suhr, CE. In spite of the close vote, there was almost no departmental politics entering into the discussion. J. F. Bartusck, last year’s presi- dent, opened the meeting; and pre— sided over the discussion. About sixty per cent of the class were pres— ent. The. group maintained almost perfect order up until the last ten minutes. After the commission plan was adopted, Arthur Goldsmith suggested that the class president be elected by the members of the class as a whole. This was adopted unanimously and Paul R. Schultz made a motion to the effort that since the group was so well in hand it would be advisable to accept nominations for president from the floor. Sydney M. Miner add- ed an amendment which would allow the acceptance of petitions for can- didates. The amendment was carried but the vote on the original motion came out a tie. After more discus- sion the motion was carried, and Paul Martin was named. Nominations Closed Shortly thereafter L. Zwissler moved to close the nominations. The motion was seconded and a vote was taken; it was almost unanimously accepted and soon afterward confu- sion in the rear of science hall brought to light the fact that the mo- tion was not heard and some class- men did not know what they voted upon. Later a motion was made, second- ed and voted upon to allow chairman Bartusck to appoint an election com- mittee to set regulations for the ac- ceptance of petitions. He appointed last year’s commission members and the meeting was adjourned. The election committee met ycs‘ terday and it is expected that the various departments will elect their representatives this week. Railway Engineer To Speak Before A.S.1W.E. Next Friday at l0:30 a. 111., the A. S. M. E. of Armour Tech will hold its first prorrnm meeting of the year on the campus. Mr. L. P. Michael, chief engineer for the (‘hi- cafro and Northwestern Railway. will talk about the trip to be taken on October 23 through the machine and repair shops of the railway coup pony. Paul Rob, chairman of inspcm Lion trips, has already asked for vol- unteers to assist him in planning this and future trips 101' me somety. He has further stated that he would prefer juniors for these positions The list of new members for the Armour branch of the American So« ciety of Mechanical Engineers is. in- creasing steadily among the senior and junior but there seems to be a lack of interest or. the part of the sophomores. since only a few of them have voiced their desire to join this actively iinpo: gsnization Second 39a: sti en 2119 retristered in the mechanics? er: ginccring depmtmeni uzged to consider the iite‘its of 1‘1. A. 3. 1?. E. mechnnirnls. “116