Page Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, October 20, I936 Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year was 2.. 62410 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chicf . .......... Fred L. Lcason, Jr. Managing Editor . .. ..... Norton Gerber Sports Editor .......... .Joscph M. Kubert News Editor . . .Sidncy Rnbinowitz Copy Editor ................. Herman O. Bauermcister Business Manager ..................... E. .I. Simek Faculty Adviser . . . ............... Walter Hendricks \of plans that this affair will be the biggest and most popular of any of its kind ever attempted at Armour. However, before one single step is taken in the arrangements of the banquet; before any plans can be further formulated, it is neces— ‘sary for the Board to impress the importance of lmaking this meeting a huge success. l Don’t forget, write a short note indicating :your approval of this plan and “take it up” among your fellow students. Remember, it would i be foolhardy to attempt to impress men as critical as our Dads with halfway, haphazard methods of organization. This event must not be allowed to fail for lack of support. Political Ballot 1 Within the next few weeks the nation will witness one of the greatest and most intensive political battles ever to be recorded across the EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Assignment Editors .................. W. .I. Chelgren, L. B. Parker, J. D. Shcchan Editorial Writer ............................ P. A. Rch Feature Editor ........................ R. Weissman Assistants: W. Graf, M. Luber, S. M. Miner, E. J. Pleva, J. Res, H. M. Ross. Make-up Assistants ....... .It. F. Beardsley, R. Kotal News Reporters ........... ...L. Bain, H. J. Bodnar, E. G. Ciechanowicz, M. Ephriam. A. George, R. 1. Julian, J. D. Keane, R. Kotal, C. W. Reh, A. N. Schreiber, E. L. Stoll, E. F. Wagner. Cub reporters .............................. J. Balai, R. Bartusck, P. Kosovski, .I. A. Meyer, R. J. Morri- son, J. Pachuy, R. Perry, B. Sternfeld, S. S. Silt vcrman. Assistant Copy Readers. . .M. Alexander, F. D. Hoffert, A. N. Schricber, J. F. Sturgeon, T. W. Yeaklc. Cartoonist ............................ R. Kichaven Sports Reporters ........................ R. A. Braun, T. A. Clark, H. R. Coyle, G. F. Morris, C. K. Nau- inan, D. B. Rodkin, R. E.Worcestcr. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager ................. I. M. Thoma~ Circulation Manager ............ . .C. 0. Forsberg Business Assistant .................... R. B. Barman pages of history. That national feeling is high, and that the citizenry of the United States are aware of and intend to perform their duties as voters, is clearly evidenced by the active and lively political discussions carried on by the populace. Registration of voters gives evidence that this year’s poll will be larger than ever before. Few people dare to attempt to predict the elec- tion results. However various agencies in an attempt to otain a cross~section of public opinion on the various party platforms, pledges and policies, have sponsored “straw votes.” Some of these national polls have met with considerable success in predicting, weeks ahead of time, the trend of public thought as expressed at the polls. The purpose of the Tech News ballot on page four is not to obtain a cross-section of opinion but is to find the position on political issues taken by students. To the readers of this paper will be left the task of interpreting and compar- ing the data obtained by the News ballot. We therefore ask that every reader of this paper participate conscientiously in the straw vote and place their ballot in the News box near the drinking fountain on the first floor of the main building; or send their ballot to the Armour Tech News. Vol. XVIII. OCTOBER 20, 1936 No. 5 Dad’s Night At last! A chance for students to show their dads some of the real Armour spirit which is just awakening! The Armour Tech Student Association is definitely considering a collegiate gathering of the students and their dads which will be in the form of a special “Dad’s Night.” Dads, as a rule, are usually quite unfamiliar with student activities at the Institute mainly because of a lack of information. The sure remedy for such a situation is to bring the fathers and sons together and induce a clearer understanding of the peculiarities of undergraduate life. Just as student activities are planned to get classmates acquainted and bring forth constructive effort, so will “Dad’s Night” tend to increase the in— terest of Dads in student affairs and create a greater association among themselves. Such a venture must be supported whole- heartedly by the entire student body. It will not suffice to have a mere handful of students and fathers present at these festivities; an impres sive occasion is in order. The board of Athletic Control is anxious to receive the opinion of the student body on this subject so that they may go ahead and complete their plans. Students must indicate their interest by dropping a small note in the Cycle boat in the main hallway. It is quite evident from the trend l STUDENT OPINION Dear Editor: During my student sojourn at Armour up to the pros~ out time, there has been just a lcw...very few. ..in- stances that I’ve really been disgusted with the activities of certain fellow men on the campus. 01' the few of~ lenses that I’ve had to swallow this one seems to be the worst: writing remarks (of which some are of a filthy nature in some conspicuous place, especially in the lavatories. It seems to me that in an institution of this calibre, there is no room for such things or men in~ clined in that direction. Since the college gi‘antsrus the privilege of conducting ourselves to our own common sense, let’s not let an extremely few students spoil it. In conclusion, I suggest that we overlook the matter this time, but in the future steps should be taken to deal with those guilty of lowering themselves to that level. Floyd B. Harman. Dear Editor: In 1934 members of the present junior class met and formulated plans for the starting of an Acre Club. It progressed well past the stage of the selection of officers and the formation of a constitution. Last year the A. S. M. E. approached the interested fellows and convinced us that they could secure for us the cream of the available speakers on aeronautical sub- jects. The reputation of the A. S. M. E., as we were led to believe, was such that we all agreed that we would profit much by their taking over this activity. It is registered on the books that they also have an aeronautical branch, but its initiative seems to have “cracked up,” for although Chicago boasts of its aero- nautical supremacy, we are still wondering where the A. S. M. E. has been and what their plans are. J. J. Healey. |l sustenance Thursday. Every day is just the Same way. Lectures, homework, LONELINESS Tickvtock! Tick-took! Is it nine? No, the clock stopped. The last l l alone! twill notl. . . Silence. Why do I still wait? I Same drab places. Headache, noise And weary faces. Dawn to dusk, Complain/lug frankly. Lagging—— Draggiugflsturiug bluukly. Eyelids Closing. \. The filipstick Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick ily where it may. stroke made the beat of my heart! faint. She will not call. Well...it does. not matter. I do not love her. I will not! It is loneliness that grips. ' ' one so that even the darkness of the l I alone heard the truth. night frightens. i Reflection? . . .Just a mood. Tick-took! Tick~tockl How gently she raps at my door. . .Or is it the time that ticks again so assertively? Neither!...lt is the pulse of my blood—tick-tickvtick. Moments, hours. . .There is no time! Time be damned! Curse the night which brings but dreams. Why must I feel the pain which comes. . . from where'l. . . Treacherous night, why are you silent? Have you no mercy? I am only an infinitesimal particle carried along the stream. Forgotten and left Where is my pipe’.’ . . . “Rest you fool!” ' Am I a fool? Did I hear a-right'.’ .What a consolation to know that “Rest, forget!” Nearly dozing, Waking, trying. . . God. . .I’m dying” Must keep busy Whirling. . .dizzy ‘ Yes, forget. . . ‘ Is that her voice I hear? lThe phone? Rrrrringl I won’t an- swer itl. . .Was it she? There! It has i stopped i‘ing‘ingl. . .Lord. . .What a fool! 3?- >l= =2 HYPNOTIC eil‘ect of a lec- ture after lunch in a warm room is sometimes hard to resist. The follow- ing is an attempt to recollect the last buzzing thoughts before som~ l nolescence sets in. i ENGINEER BLUES 1Mouday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ‘ The Pencils. Notebooks. . . Figures. . . Voices—- Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday May we take leave to mention That it's our very good intention To bring to you a Slipstick done in rhyme. It would give us lots of pleasure, And delight; beyond all measure If to read it you can spare a little time. 9.’ )I-l ‘Thc mug you find in print below Is that of our dear Zazu, And if you slurc too long, we know You’ll think the fever has you. Mary had a little plane. Aloft she liked to (risk. Now wasn't she a doggone Ecol Hei- little "‘. it all in She wullm in beauty, like the night, And so clue would, the pnrnsitc. The cut sits; The bat Hits- Tllc nit-wits! Ill The oumcl isn't very bright In spite of his amazing height Ami so obeys the greater yuilc of creatures hr: could Icicle a, mile. XV The early bird may catch the warm; I do not cure for foods that squirm: I’ll wail till noon to rim/cc my rounds Aud catch. some 001792 00' the grounds. V Lovely lady who dost so All my Waking hours haunt, Tell me, lady, do you know What the hell you want? . Lady, at whose feet I’d bring The world, if I could win it. Are you sure of anything For just a single minute? Was the applesauce Eve ate in the garden? Aren’t you all a total loss? No? I beg your pardon! VI If you love me as l loyc'you, We’ll both be friendly, but untrue. VIE You have a date to meet your sweetie; You want to look so nice and neatic; You want to cut a little dash yet, And wish you had a waxed mustache yet, , Well, you start to shave and go on shaving; As if you had some inner craving; You scrape away with a classic valor Till you get a positive prison pallor— And what thanks do you get? Do you hear her rave yet? She looks, and says you need a, shave yet! S. HOFFENSTEIN. ‘l‘ 14 5ll Father heard his childrerrs‘cream, So he threw them in the stream, Saying as he drowned the third, “Children should be seen, heard!" not Stag’s Hornbook. ‘4': *- fix ISN’T HE THOUGH? “The gravest beast is an ass; the gravest bird is 4m owl; the gravest fish is an oyster; and the gravest man is a fool." Joe Miller. a: a: = When that Saint George hadde slcyue . .yc drag/yon, He suite him down furuiust a flaggon; And, witge well, Within a spell He huddc a. bicn plcusauut jaggo on. Stag’s Hornbook. :2: 1%: Zazu will be back again, As soon as he breaks loose. They locked the nit-wit in the pen For cooking E. J.’s goose. R.W. Professor Webbcr c o rt a i n l y strained his geometry last week when he attempted to draw a triangle with sides 9, 13, and 84 for his analyt class. We’ll wager that even a pro- fessor can’t accomplish that feat: without resorting to the fourth di- mension. (Thanlis——Dimcnsion it). SIG 1“ #4 As an item of interest we mention the fact that we received a petition with thirty-six names affixed there- to, asking that John (Elevator) Bar- ale be appointed to the office of Class Dictator for the class of '39. Ahh! Elevator is getting up in the world. ’14 it ll: As a matter of conjecture, Ed Wagner should have been home somewhere around two A. M. since Bill Kurtz dropped Ed and his girl friend oil’ at her house at that time. As a matter of fact, Ed didn’t get home until five. Well, Ed, gossip may be Wagner tongue at you, but it Kurtz no ice with us. We still be- lieve that you were really waiting for a street car for three hours. ’N ’l‘ Ill “Mascot” O’Connell wau’l drink [war with. a straw any more. “'1‘ch first limo will be my last," he rowed, when friends lilmlly brought him out from under the table. In other words, that was the last stran «4 w in ED MATECKI has been keeping awake lately in Bro. Winston’s class. The boys say that the little darling has been trying to find out what Prof. Winston meant when he said, “Evcry~ body’s doing it." Ed Mateclci long time to find that out, son! By the bye, Eddie, where did you get that cute little motorcycle that youvc been lrightening all the children with? 'l‘ m .. When Prof. Roench was lecturing last week he happened to mention “The basic formula,” whereupon Bacci promptly answered, “Here.“ Bacci then explained (after he was fully awake) that some of the profs called him “Basic." He said that he was late that morning because his mother was supposed to wane uim, Bacci didn’t, and though ho was in a Rocsch to get down, he couldn’t make it on time. an I? m FOUND . . . Girl’s gold bracelet bearing name Helen Owner may have same by calling at the News office and inquiring at this. depart- ment. And give it back to Helen, Worcester, or she won’t Worcester time with you any more. a: w II: The Shovel is all for the Campus Club. After that feed the News staff chiseled in on last Friday night, how can we be but grateful. Bert Grieg- bach’s ventriloquism was so good that no one knew which was the dummy. Now we know how Bert gets on so well in class. He lets the dummy, Pat, answer the questions. We might get him to put on a show for the school if he a—Griesbach we don’t know if he will. I—Ie’s getting Bert- or and Bert-er, Bert we think he’s pretty good as is. 1k >1: m THANK, GUYS FOR THE CON— TRIBUTIONS AND KEEP UP THE DIRTY WORK. BEING A STOOL— I’IGEON ISN’T SO BAD. ONCE YOU GET USED TO IT. AND NOW, PUN OUR WORD, WE'LL PICK UP OUR PUNS AND GO HOME. FO'GIVE US, ALICE, FO’— GIVE US. the Bell System. ,, G—men, will be found. the service provided by T-menmteleplione men (and women, too) of Law enforcement officers make frequent use of both local and long distance telephone service. They depend on the Teletypewriter, for quick and ac- curate transmission of written messages. They tighten their nets with the aid of yet another Bell and more secure. System development, police car radio. And so the telephone, with products and services grow- ing out of it, helps to make your life happier, broader