, 13. “lift"? In “macaw-“g 1 Vol. xvm. No. 6. Juniors Meet, Argue, Correspondents Election. Committee is Chosen Marked by a stormy and somewhat vitriolic session, the junior class met for the first time last Friday morn“ ing to discuss the form of class gov- ernment. After a great deal of heat: ed discussion a decision was finally made to continue the class officer type of government now in force. For Commission Government The students most energetically advocating a commission type of gov- ernment were members of the civil engineering department. Contrary to popular opinion, they were firm in their belief that departmental poli- tics and prejudices were fast becom- ing more noticeable and injurious. They were also positive that business could be transacted more efficiently if the power of ruling was put in the hands of a few. Abolish Petitions The class also decided that an elec- tion committee should be chosen by the retiring president, H. J. Bodnar, at his discretion. The petition sys- tem will not be used. Instead, any junior desirous of running for an of- fice will formally file in writing an application of his intention to do so with any member of the election com- mittee. If too many applications are received for any one oli’ice, the com- mittee will select the most capable men, whose names will he put on the ballot. They will arrange the ballot sheet, arrange for the time and place of voting, and will officially count all votes. The members of the com- mittee are: C. Basile, C. W. Dunbar, W. R. Marshall, G. Polka, and I. Seidenberg. Applications will be ac- »ted by the committee from Tues,- morning until Friday, October 0, at 5:00 pm. Election will prob- bly be held a week from tomorrow. Statuet‘tes were granted to the junior baseball team, interclass cham- pions. As a reward for his victory in l the spring tennis tournament, Joseph l Kubik will also receive a statuettc. Smoker to be Given by Alpha Chi Sigma A smoker will be given by Alpha Psi chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, national professional chemical frater- nity, at 7:30 o’clock on Thursday and Adjourn; Present Wampoints Agree on One Point: Adjournment (Special Press Release) by Zuzu At a meeting of the junior class held last Friday, dastardly intende— partmental plans were disclosed to the horrification of the unsuspecting members. Such terms as, “The class is getting ‘screwcd‘,” “No gyps’,” “The civils, are sewer rats,” “The seniors are ‘poop-outs'," and other enlightening statements were issued to poison the minds of the assembled scholars. Don't Want Poop-Outs The “blow-off" came when one of the more popular members. of the anti-commission group steadfastly and unflihchingly stated, “We don’t want to be ‘poop-outs’ like the se- niors. If we do we don’t have to go very far.” An objection raised by one of the members, C. B., oneof the civils, aroused the ire of Pres. H. B. to the extent of having his dc— partment called “sewer rats.” Discover an Arch After a series of motions and sec— onds from the floor, it was discov- cred that there was an arch in the house. A motion was carried that he speak but, as he was asleep, the meeting went on. At this point the choice of graduation rings was dis~ cussed. After another series of ar- guments in which one of the elec- tricala shocked the meeting by shout— ing; forth that the class was getting “roped,” is was discovered that the class was not graduating [or another two years, so the discussion was dropped. Then came more motions, seconds, and objections. At this point one of the members (ZaZU) went so far as to suggest 3. class dictator. Agree on Adjournment Again the popular anti-commission member arose, “I don’t give a damn . .” at this point he was interrupted y a series of seconds from the floor. This brought about a miniature revo- lution. A motion was made to quit the meeting, so it adjourned. This was unanimous. At the next meeting all weapons will be deposited at the door. lt may seem that this story does not tell of anything accomplished at the meeting. . . . It tells everything” evening, October 29, at the Triangle fraternity house, 3222 South Michi- gan Avenue. Nineteen students en— rolled in chemical engineering have been invited to attend. The present membership now totals fifteen. Alpha Chi Sigma has its own rooms in the Amour flats, but at present they are being rebuilt and completely redec- orated. Alpha Psi chapter has been rapid— ly rising to a position of national fame during the past two years. Honv orable mention was awarded to the Armour chapter in the last national rating. Its scholastic average ranked action with an ins among the highest in all chapters. Leading Alpha Chi Sigma this year are: J. A. ‘Haase, master alchemist; L. Kacel, vice-master alchemist; W R. Marshall, secretary; F. D. Hof- fert, treasurer; P. R. Schultz, re- porter; and W. F. Schreiber, master of ceremonies. Eight; Are fledged to Mechanical Honorary A1: the meeting of Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical fraternity, held last Wednesday night at the Delta Tau Delta house, the Armour chapter pledged four seniors and three juniors. The senior pledges are W. E. Carlson, R. C. Immekus, A. Man- delowitz, and W. C. Nearing. The junior pledges are C. K. Nauman, H. B. Nicholas, and 1. Thomas. Professor Charles R. Swineford was also pledged. Professors Nachman, Huntly, Winston, and Anderson of the me— chanical engineering department were also present and assisted in the ceremony. After the pledge exam- ination and ceremony, refreshments were served. Dr. Panther To Talk at A. 321le E. Meeting Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, second in command and senior scientist of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, will be the speaker at the A. S. M. E. meeting, Friday, October 30. This meeting will be held at the usual hour, 10:30 A. M., in Science Hall. Speaking on “High Pressure,” Dr. Poulter will talk before a gathering of Armour students for the first time. Last Friday, the A. S. M. E. took pection through the Chicago and North Western Railway {repair shops. This trip was unique in that it featured an advance pre- view of the sights and processes to be seen. This preview was given by Mr. L. P. Michael of the railroad. About eighty—five students took the trip through the shops Friday after- noon. Starting oif with a trip in the , main roundhouse, several types of lo- comotives were seen including the famous “400" and a giant class H engine, the largest of the line, devel- oping four‘ thousand horsepower. Then in succession the machine shop, power plant, forge, foundry, elec- trical shops, wheel shop, and erecting shop were visited. The machine shop featured lathes. and milling machines for remodeling old wheel parts. One wheel lathe was eighty years old. The six huge boilers in the power plant consume four fifty—ton cars, of coal per day during the winter time. The forge shop features the shaping of a huge bar of white hot metal by a large steam hammer. The foun- dry featured the efficient method of (Continued on page four) Armour lnstitute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Diabolic Spirit to Pervacle Arie Hop Diana, nymph of the woods of an- cient Italy who hid the Greek god Virbius within her grove at Aricia, will supply the inspiration for the dance which the architects are holdm ing Friday, November 13, at Diana Court in the Michigan Square bui1d~ ing. The inspiration she will supply, however, will not be in person (un- fortunately), but certainly her spirit will abound the unique ballroom, os- pccially during the wee hours of morning. This Arx dance, first of Armour's 1936-37 social season, has been named, “Diana’s Baclhanale.” Up until last Friday night, the News staff had only a hazy idea as to what the architects were driving at when they had named their (lance thus. Webster’s “unabridged" h c l p e (1 them out considerably. (For lack of space in this column, we refer you to the Steam Shovel, where you will find a first class-nnd authentic (Continued on page four) Elect Paul Martin Senior President Has Majority in Both Ballots Paul Martin was (elected president of the senior class in the final ballot last Friday, defeating his, opponent, Donald Brissman, by a margin of 74 votes to 43. A preliminary election had been held on the preceding Wed- nesday, in which the results were: Martin, 74-, Brissman, 38; and P.L.G. Moore, 30. Considerable discussion was aroused among the seniors con~ cerning the necessity of holding an— other election, since Martin evidently received a majority of the total votes cast in the first ballot. Marlin Heads Many Activities Martin’s activities and good judg- ment have made him one of the most popular men at Armour. He was head marshal for the Junior Week activities last spring, successfully orw ranging: and promoting interclasa baseball, the junior—senior rush, the freshman-sophomore rush, the inter- l'ratcrnity circus, and the Junior Formal. His scholastic achievements are shown by the fact that he was one of the student honor marshals at the graduation exercises last June, is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, hon- orm'y electrical fraternity, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraternity. At present he is president of the musical clubs and is editorin‘chici' of the 1936 Cycle. Commissioner Elected E. F. Schmaltz, an architect, was elected to the senior commission last week, making that body complete. The other members of the committee or“ 0. A. Tomei and J. I“. Bartusek, M. E.; J. F. McCaula‘y, F.P.E.; A. Goldsmith and A. A. Sobolik, ELL; L. E. Zwissler and J. C. Stern, 0.13.; A. Dreis and J. A. Haase, Ch.E d. B. Finnegan gpealis , At Railway Meeting “Fire Protection Education" was the subject upon which Professor J. B. Finnegan spoke at the twenty«third annual meeting of the Railway Fire Protection association, held last Tues— day and Wednesday in the Congress Hotel. In addition to the regular informal addresses by men well known in the field of fire prevention and protec~ tlon, an address of welcome by the Honorable Edward J. Kelly, mayor of Chicago, was included in the busy two day program. Professor Finnegan, speaking at the Tuesday session, used as a basis- for his address the work of Armour‘s fire protection engineering depart- ment since its establishment in 1903. He explained the operation of this department, the curriculum followed by the students, and he stressed the importance of training in such a basic broad course in engineering. Second Tryouts tor @nevAct Play Today Tryouts for forthcoming production of the Armour Players were held last Thursday and were attended by a group of twenty students, who were mostly freshmen and sophomores. Mr. Fulghum conducted the tryouts and several parts were tentatively cast. The play, “Waiting for Lefty," by Clifford Odet, was read at the meet“ ing and was met with enthusiasm by the Players. There will be eighteen male parts and two female parts. Tonight a second tryout will be bold in the Mission at 4:45 p.m., and the final cast will be decided upon. All students are welcome to attend and try 1'01- :1 part. Rehearsals will be held two or three times a week, and the play will be presented in the lat- ter part of November. Students ’ Directory To be Out Wat's Week The second edition of the annual publication, the Student Directory, will be out this week. This fact and the fact that its price will be ten cents, a reduction from last year's price of twenty cents, was disclosed by the Dean’s office last Friday. Thousand Copies This edition of one thousand copies, dill‘ers from last year's in that the entire section on general information about Armour has been removed. The contents will include a list of the faculty, students, officers of admin- istration, and other officers and em- ployees, together with their addresses and phone numbers. The general (consensus of opinion among: the student body was that last year’s price of twenty cents was ex- orbitant, and as a result very few copies were sold. Thus several hun- dred of the 1935-36 Student Direc- tor]; were wasted. It was for this reason that the price was reduced. To Prevent Waste According to Dean Heald, the stu~ dent directories would be distributed free to the student body but for the fact that when such a procedure is followed, a. great wastage always oc— curs. The present issue of one thou— sand copies was prepared to be sure to have enough on hand for those who wish them; and whether all are sold or not, the number which will be published each year will probably remain at one thousand. Mitchell. to Lead ibuphornore Waco Four votes were the determining lactors in the election of the sopho— more class president Friday, when E. D. Mitchell, vice-president of last year. won over Ralph Dixon by 63 to 59 votes, Ralph Tullgren defeat- ing; Fred Ncubauer for vice-president also by a slim margin of 64 to 58 votes. The l22 voters of the 175 in the class gave Harold Anthon a victory over Irving Footlik, ’72 to 50 for the office of treasurer. For more tat-y, Robert Jafl'ec received 57 votes, Sam Spencer; 24, and A. M. Zarem, 24 ‘Bolton Anderson was re~elected :SOCllTl. chairman 'with 65 votes, H. C. ’Andersonlgelming' 34 and Robert Win- blad 18. 'Willard Kruse, whose name was the only one on the ballot for A. T. S. A. representative, received 104 votes. Twenty~eight votes were cast for candidates whose names did nut ap- pear on the ballot. Of these, William Horton received 20 for A. T. S. A. representative, and Stephen Finne— gan four votes for social chairman. John Baralc, after receiving more than 30 names on a petition which almost placed him on the ballot as the choice. for class “dictatorfl7 re» ceived a “come down" when he re- ceived only three votes on the final ballot. The newly elected class officers will be formally installed at the lnext sophomore assembly, and a list of their names will be delivered to the registrar. B. F. Oswald, Jr., E. C. Mitchell, J. Burale, R. A. Winblud, A. I. can. Will Debate on Engineer’s Union Student debates before the meet— ings of a professional society have been decidedly infrequent at Armour, but this Friday’s meeting of the A. I. Ch. E. will prove an exception when the question, “Resolved that chemical engineers should unionize,” will be debated by Frank Hackman and Paul Schultz on the affirmative side and Herman Bauer-meister and Robert Clark on the negative side. Question Not New According to .l. A. H" c, presi- dent of A. I. Ch. E., this question of the unionization of engineers has been receiving the serious thought of practicing engineers, both chem— ical and others, for some time; and the arguments of both ot these teams should prove to be interesting and stimulating~ to the thoughts of those who will be prose t. The pro- gram committee, in out inalion ot' a large audience, plans to conduct the. meeting in Science Hall. :1: Plans Proceed on Joint Meeting However, the important item in the minds of the olficers and mom- bcrs ol" the A. 1. (7h. E. is the. joint meeting; with the senior branch to be held at Armour on December 16. Fix- tensive plans are being made for this night, which promises. to ill: lhe most important event ol the year's pro— gram of the A. 1. (1h. lC. All of the chemical laboratori will be in full operation with practically all of the junior and senior chemicals in at— tendance. Hausa said, “The chem- icals are planning: to make this joint meeting; at least the equal of last year’s highly successful ‘gct to- gethcr’ of senior and student mem- bers of A. 1. Ch. E." Math, Club Villains to Hold Meetings Soon Student mathematicians of: Armour will meet on the first available Fri- day in November. According to Mark Dannie, many interesting dis» cussions have been planned for the Math Club meetings. The topic ol.’ the first gathering will probably be a survey of mat- rices and will be delivered by one of the faculty. For one of. the other meetings in the near future a discus- sion of the mechanics of calculus has been planned. The purpose of the latter will be to aid not only students of calculus, but also those who have not as yet studied this subject. All students who have a particular interest in any phase of mathematics are requested to join the club. Ils main purpose is to present a differ- out View of mathematics, other than that presented in the class rooms. Senor fierce: Species 0n Spanish Rebellion “Spain's rebellion is not a war be- tween communism and fascism as the newspapers would have it. It is a war between democracy and mon- archy, the former fighting for better living conditions and the latter for their privileges they so much enjoyed prior to the upheaval.” These were the words of Luis Perez, consul-gen- eral in Chicago, at the junior W.S.E. meeting last Thursday. Senor Perez said that the nomin- terferencc pact signed by the sur— rounding countries is just a tempor— ary quell, and that they have a high interest in the present situation. The consul—general explained the compli- cations involved and what they mean to world peace at this time. On the Whole, Senor Perez presented a very intimate picture of the underlying difficulties Talking motion pictures ”Automobile Ignition Systems,’ “Manufacture of Spark Plugs," and “Automobile Racing," will be pren sented Thursday at the junior meet» ing of the W.S.E. by W. E. Fitzsim- mons, sales engineer for the Chaim pion Spark Plug Company. The films will consist of animated motion pir- tures of the ignition systems, the titled , B. G. Anderson, and W. E. Kruse story of the manufacture of spark are the retiring officers. plugs. Tuesday, October 27, 19—56 6lllblll blight” Willb lillbll tilt hlldilb’ ill MMWR Will. Definite lP’oflitical Trend in Shown By Ballot Deadline counting: of the political ballots and tabulating of the results last Friday night revealed Roosevelt “New Deal” supporters as having a definite stronghold at; Armour. Roose- velt garnered 109 votes to Landon's 69. Norman Thomas, Socialist can— didate, and Earl Browdcr, Commum let, each drew seven ballots in their favor. William Lemke, Union can» didute, was given two votes. Three ballots were cast with no preference for a presidential candidate. Twenty-Five Per Cent Vote The results represent a cross sec— tion of the twenty‘fivc per cent ol.‘ the student body who were interested enough in the national political situa— tion to fill out their political ballots. Fifty-three or 48.6 per cent, of Roosevelt’s supporters were eligible to vote, while ol‘ London's followers thirty—Lwo or 46.3 per cent, could vote in the November election. In the ballot on page l'our is tabulated the complete results of the inquiry. Favor ‘New Deal' From the results of the combined vote. on the is us, a majority agree: that the prosht administration has taken undue control over business, that a government should not have a strict control over business, that the constitution should be liberally inter- preted, and that Congress should not have the power to rcpass an act dc- clared unconstitutional by the Su- preme Court. They also agree that the government should own and pro- mote. public utilities such as the 'l‘.V.A., that a. president should not be given extensive powers, that a pub» (Continued on. page three) Night Enrollment Reaches New High A new record has been set this year by Armour Tucli’s evening school division. According to Mr. W. E. Kelly, registrar, there is a total enrollment of 1380 individual stu- dents. This is an increase of more than 10% over the registration of 1929 (largest night school enrollment until this year), which totaled 1248. Because of an extra large enrolls ment in many of the classes, they have been closed to further registra- tion. Waiting; lists have been start: ed in these cases. The class with high- est membership this year is machine and mechanical drawmg; they have a record enrollment of 200 students. Next comes machine tool work with 124 members in the class. Third is the course in fundamentals of elec— ti‘ical engineering, which boasts an enrollment 01' 76; general chemistry (Continued on. page six) Chess Club Starting New Type Tournament Although the Armour Tech Chess Club has experienced a slight delay in securing a match with another school, the club tournament has been progressing quite rapidly. A no“ type tournament has been inaugur- ated in the club this year. At the ‘beginning of the semester. each menu her was assigned a rating on the basis of 1000 points. the rating being based on the. member’s work in prev» ous tournaments, or on the opinion of the officers in the case of new 1116!). Each game played game, played (ourlmnove. the winner is a match points, the loser. nature xv. ten per cent of his own means that a perpetual lm always in progress. Eamon: 1\