Vol. XVII! No. 8. kill 017 MM Will” lidll St? Wt htttllldtk it Hutchinson Commons To Be Site of Banquet; Talk to Follow U. OF C. GAME LATER With time, place, and price set, Armour Tech Student Association officers and “Dad's Night” leaders will today officially open the first an- nual “Dad’s Night" sales campaign. Changes in decisions during the last week show the sincere desire of “Dad’s” Night” leaders to leave noth- ing unturned in order to make this affair outstanding. Festivities Start at 6:15 p. m. Saturday night, December 19, has been definitely set as the date—the place will be Hutchinson’s Commons at the University of Chicago — fes- tivities will start at 6:15 p. m. “Dad’s Night" leaders feel quite fortunate in obtaining Hutchinson Commons as the banquet site. Lo- cated at 57th and University, it is easy to reach by all forms of trans- portation. A long high-vaulted baronial room, capable of seating some 500, constructed according to the Gothic architecture so character- istic of the University of Chicago buildings, makes Hutchinson Com- mons unique as a dining room. Plan Eight Course Dinner | Plans for a complete eight course dinner, followed by short talks by school notables, and then entertain— ment in the form of college songs and tuneful melodies by the A. l. '1‘. Musical Clubs. As a highlight to the banquet, plans are under way to have some well known leader in ath- letics or some sports notable address the crowd. At about eight o‘clock the annual Techawk—Maroon basketball game will take place. Those who saw last year’s nip—and—tuek battle will roan lize how effective a climax the game will be to the “Dad’s“Nighters". Last year the Techhawks lost by a score of 32-30 in the last two seconds of play on the “closed-eye” toss of a Maroon substitutewho had not made any scores previous to this lucky bucket. Sophs Plan to Have Two Class Jackets Definite action on several import- ant matters of class, business was taken at the sophomore meeting held in the assembly hall last Friday. The sophomore smoker to be held at the Lawson “Y" on November 25 was an- nounced, and a decision was made to permit the use of two types or class jackets instead of having one uni— form kind for the whole class. New Ofiiceru Introduced The meeting, the first to be held under the new officers, was opened by the retiring president, Bernard Oswald, who introduced the officers for the coming year. They are E. C. Mitchell, president; R. R. Tullgren, vice-president; R. I. Jai’fce, secretary; H. S. Anthon, treasurer; B. G. An— derson, social chairman; and Willard Krusc, A.T.S.A. representative. E. C. Mitchell, the new president, then took the chair and conducted the rest of the meeting. He intro- duced social chairman Anderson, who, in a vigorous manner, described the sophomores-1’ first social function of the year, the annual class smoker. To Hold Smoker at Lawson ‘Y’ son told them, are briefly these: the smoker, like last year’s affair, will be held at the Lawson “Y”; Prof. Schommcr will be the main speaker with his topic as yet undecided; a novelty on the program will be the “Class of ’39 Amateurs"; the swim- will be available to all; sophomores and any of their friends will be wel- (Continued on page four) Cummings WWW/“Talk To Ill/.313. on Friday An expert in his field of founda- tions and soil mechanics, Mr. A. E. Cummings will address the Western Society of Engineers next Friday morning at 10:30 in Room C, Mis- sion. Mr. Cummings’ talk will cover the practical applications of soil mechanics as related to founda— tions. Mr. Cummings, who is in the em- ploy of the Gow Concrete and Foundation Company, spent a few months this year investigating and studying soil conditions in Mexico City, Mexico. While there, Mr. Cum- mings made numerous borings, some up to 2000 feet. Never in his borings could he reach bed rock, as Mexico City lies on a filled plain between two large mountain ranges. Mr. Cummings is a linguist and reads four or ve languages. Though his knowledge of soil me— chanics and foundations is extensive and decidedly technical, Mr. Cum- mings will discuss the high points and the less technical phases of the subject. Junior Schmiers Find Everything But HZQ in Their Water Analyses By Eejay Overturning every pillar of prece— 1 molar, chemically pure water. For deuce, the junior chemicals last week his valuable contribution to the field stunned the modern chemical world 1 of chemistry he received three boxes into insensibility with their radically l of ashless, quantitative filter paper. ingenious analyses and treatments of water for industrial use in boilers,‘ posed treatment was the chemical pipe systems, and g°1d'fi5h bOWIS- achievement of the decade. Mr. In a 51160131 secret meeting, the Krumbein obtained his original sam- scintillating Schmiers presented their D19 from the Desplaines river, the individual analyses and treatments, Ganges of LaGrange. His report re- and advanced expert opinions as to» vealed the presence of 8 parts of economy, facility, and uniqueness of petrified carp and 90 parts of un- their TBSPWHVE treatments. adulterated mud per every 100 parts of sample. Mr. Krumbein further sent his analysis to the assembled reported that his water was of so chemicals. He had obtained his wa—lhigh a density that he had been ter from the drinking fountain in the forced to whale his sample with a 10— main lobby and, as he had neglected , lb. crowbar for two days before he _to filter it, his analysis, correct to the was able to pour the water from the seventh decimal place, disclosed 60 beaker. He cited cases of motor- parts of saponified chewing gum, a cyclists riding their machines over substantial amount of bi-chloride of the river surface as vivid illustrations Coca-Cola bottle tops, a colloidal sus— of the unusually high density of his pension of cigarette butts, and a fine water, and officially claimed credit sediment of the back page of the last for the discovery of the original issue of Esquire. Finishing his re- “heavy water.’ His proposed treat- port in a fine burst of rhetoric, Zazu ment, the high light of the day, was when asked about his proposed treat- a scientific marvel of simple mechan- ment, coyly suggested that the water ics. He proposed an inclined plane, be obtained elsewhere, distilled to l over which the sample would slide, dryness, and finally diluted to 100 (Continued on page four) No Buses Needed The game will be held at the field- house at 56th and University. No provisions for transporting the crowd need be made, since Bartlett Gym and Hutchinson’s Commons are located within a block or two of each other. Both A.I.T. and the U. of C. will be in tip-top shape for the battle. The Techawks will probably havei four games before the Maroon en- (Continued on page four) Jake (No Tax) Krumbeins pro- Zazu was the first to proudly pre-l ming pool, game rooms, and lounges The facts of the smoker, as Ander- l l l Armour Insutute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois $1.1. E. E. Has Annual Smoker Friday Night With cards, ping-pong, gambling and community singing, the A.I.E.E. held its first social of the year last Friday night at the Delta Tau Delta house. Another feature of the eve— ning was the regular fall pledging to Eta Kappa Nu, honorary elec- trical fraternity. Gathering at 8 p. m. about fifty Armour men enjoyed one of the fin- est smokers of the season. Given sev» eral hundred dollars of phoney money at the door, each man played at the various games to win or lose his all. Honors went to John Slowiak who finished with a stack of money six inches thick. Although a ping-pong tournament was started, it stopped when Profes- sor Richardson started to learn the game and finished by beating all comers. The men pledged by Eta Kappa N11 were: John Slowiak, ’37; Leonard Holmes, ’37; Melvin Merck, ’37; Rocko Putignano, ’37; William Laise, ’38; George Polka, ’38; and Robert Worcester, ’38. After some refreshments of sand- wiches, cookies, coffee, and ice cream the meeting was adjourned ’till next spring for the annual picnic. Juniors To Hold Rune-0ft: Election Chelgren and O’Brien Vie F or Presidency As a result of the close ballotting in the junior class election last Fri- day, a run—off election will be held today from 9:30 until 2:00 o’clock. There was a slim margin of only seven votes between the two candi- dates receiving the most votes for the office of president, the some dif- ference existing for the office of vice—president, while only live votes separated the two highest for treas— urer. Narrow Margins in Voting The complete results of the elec- tion are as follows: For presidentt‘| W. J. Chelgren, 63; W. P. O’Brien, 50; S. M. Osri, 19; for vice~president, W. F. Schlax, 48; R. M. Faust, 4].; H.G. Downing, 29; G. Thodos, 19; for secretary, J. Dunne, 58; R. F. Beardsley, 42; W. J. Luise, 39; for treasurer, I. Seidenberg, 59; C. K. Nauman, 54; H. F. Pcriet, 25; for so- cial chairman, R. E. Worcester, 65; S. E. Healy, 42; C. W. Dunbar. 32. Large Number Vole An unusually large number of stu- dents voted this year, the grand total coming to 139. Since no candidate received a majority, 31 run-011' elec- tion is necessary. The ballot will contain the names of the two candi- dates for each office who received the largest number of votes. The election committee consisted of C. L. Basile, C. W. Dunbar, W. R. Marshall, G. A. Palka, and I. Seiden- berg. V. Tousley to Speak At F. P. E. S. Meeting Mr. Victor Tousley will talk on “Electrical Fire Hazards” at a meet— ing of the F.P.E.S. next Friday at 10:30 o’clock in the physics lecture room. Mr. Tousley has been associ ated with the National Fire Protec- tion Association and took part in making up the National Electrical Code. This electrical code, which is pub- lished by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, is considered as au- thoritative in the fire insurance busi- ness, and has been used as the basis in the formation of municipal ordin» ances concerning the standard rules which must be observed in electric wiring and the installation of elec- trical appliances. Mr. Tousvley’s talk will explain why the precautions specified in the code are necessary from the point of View of decreasing the fire hazard volved in the use of electricity. n. 1 Guild To Present Ploy Novena her .25 Plot Centers About Taxi Union Problem Beginning their activities for the current semester, the Armour Play- ers, directed by Mr. Fulghum, will present the play “Waiting for Lefty” Wednesday, November 25, at 11:80. The play deals with a labor union and concerns a strike problem among taxi drivers. An admission fee of ten cents, will be charged to cover the ex- penses of presenting the play. Select Cast Members Members of the cast are as fol- lows: Joe (hack dr.iver) .M. McConnell Edna (Joe’s wife) . ........ Sid (hack driver). .A. N. Schrieber Florric (Sid’s girl friend) .0. Dearth Irv (Florrie’s brother) .F. I-lanncman Miller (laboratory assistant) ..... J.Mashman Fayette (industrialist). W.. 1. Miller Clayton (tiadc spy)- NH Schoenberg Dr. Barnes (Hospital Head) ..... .M. Ross Dr. Benjamin (Interne). .. R. Weissman Agate Kellei (Union member). .. . .. . .......... C. Dunbar ‘Fat (Union Leader) D. Suhr Gunman .............. M. Ephraim Voices ........... 11. R. Sternfield, Worcester, Grantham, R. Lundberg The technical staff includes J. Kubert as stage manager, E. Mit- chell an the head of all stage light- ing, and R. Lischer in charge of scen— ery. Other positions on the technical stall will be open until tomorrow. Won First in N.Y.A. Contest The Armour players’ acting abil- ity was proven last May when they won first place in the college divi- sion of the N. Y. A. contest. Two feminine actors have been imported for the play. Those chosen have had several years of acting experience, according to S. M. Miner, president of the Players Guild. The Players Guild has been donated the use of the rooms on the west end of the latagc in Mission. Decorating and furnishing of the rooms is being led by R. Liecher. [Seniors Feature M B. C. @rcireotm @111 November 2? Music by Jack Russell‘s N.B.C. or— chestra will be a feature of the sen- ior informal to be held November 27. Russell, as those who have heard him over the radio will testify, plays a superb type of syncopation. The Gold Room of the Congress Hotel has been selected as the ideal spot to hold the affair. Armour so- cialites have complained that school dances are, as a rule, crowded, al- lowing too little space for real danc- ing enjoyment———thc Gold Room, be— sides being a beautiful spot, solves this difficulty. Its spaciousness per- mits ample room for even the most particular of dancers—as many as I eleven hundred people have been ac- ' commodated there. Bids, which will be sold at $1.50, are to be of metal, making a son— venir worth keeping, according to A. G. Dreis social chairman of the sen- ior class. l iDirectory Should lie Gut Tomorrow One thousand copies of the sec- ond edition of the student directory will be placed on sale at the book store starting tomorrow. The direc— tory, which includes the names, ad— dresses, and telehone numbers of the administrative ofi‘icers, day and eve- 1ning school faculty, and day school students, will be priced at ten cents. With the reduction from last year's price it is expected that there will be a greater demand for copies than previously. This nominal price is charged, according to Dean Heald, because there is too much waste when the directory is distributed free to the student body. l Tuesday, November 10, I936 cocoon. hhlllhhll llhllld Til Smith Al“ Allhfillhllfih DAT hibilhh’l’ Adhhldhm Nation’s EighteenthWC—Ielehmtion of World War Armistice To Be @bserved By Armour At 10:30 CHIEF OF STAFF 0F 65TH U. El. CAVALRY DIVlSlON There will be a. meeting of all close officers, departmental raw 'rooenlatibce, presidents of honor- ary, social, and professional fra- ternities at 12:30 in Science Hall on Thursday. Water Treatment [a Subject (MA. I. Ch. E. Mr. H. H. Gcrstein, ’22, official in the city water—treatment department, will describe modern methods of water-treatment with the aid of slides at the next A.I.Ch.E. meeting at 10:30 o’clock next Friday. The meet- ing will probably be held in Science Hall. Professor H. McCormack, who is 110w attending the national conven- tion of the A.I.Ch.E. in Baltimore, is expected to return in time for this meeting and tell of his experiences at the meeting. A.S.M.E. to View Automotive Ill/levies Featuicd at the AS. M. E. meeting to he held this Friday at 10:30 a.m. will be several movies furnished through the courtesy of the Chevro- let Motor Company. The first of the films, entitled “Fastory Methods," was produced at a cost of $70,000. The second film will be “Turn About” and concerns safety methods. This meeting will be held in the assembly hall where the films may be shown to the best advantage. The annual fall smoker of the A.S.M.E. will be held early in Decem- ber. Definite information on this event will be released next week. Several books have been donated by faculty members of the mechani- cal department to be awarded to the most active members of the A.S.M.E. during the school year 1936-1937. These books will be displayed in the library. Colonel Edward Davis, retiring chief of staff of the 65th cavalry division of the United States Army, will speak at a student assembly to- morrow, Armistice Day, at 10:3 a. m. Though he has not yet an- nounced his subject, he will prob- ably discuss some of the great char— acters he has met in his long mili- tary career. Mr. Davis was born in Illinois in 18711 and received his L. L.B. degree from Cornell University in 1906. He served in the infantry from 1898 to 1920, when he was honorably dis- charged. In 1921 he became con- nected with the cavalry where he served until this year. During the World War, he was with General Allonby in Egypt, and when the war ended Colonel Davis became Military Attache to Germany. Included in the Armistice Day program, which is one of the few important annual student assemblies at Armour, will be several appropri- ate selections by the Glee Club and Orchestra. Generally, an interesting and distinguished speaker has been presented to the student body. 111- cludcd in this list are such men as Dr. Preston Bradley, Major-General M. J. Foreman, past national com- mander. of the American Legion. and Mr. George Height, Armour trustee. Colonel Davis is especially well qualified to address the student body as he has had wide experience. W S. E. Hears Lecture 011 Glass Production Members of the downtown section of the Western Society of Engineer- ing heard Mr. H. R. Pal-man, general superintendent of the Inland Glass Company, in a talk on the modern methods of the manufacture and fin- ishing of glass p1oducts last Thurs- , day. l The Inland Glass Company manu- factures glassware for commercial land street lighting appliances, and , technical apparatus. Friday 13,1)iana Court, and Limited Bids Assure Ara: of Perfect Dance Art Wise To Furnish Syncopation All Armour engineers that boast a “Pied Astaire" dancing ability won’t feel out of place when they attend the Architect’ s ‘Diana’s Bae- chanale“ with their “Gingei Rogers” girl friends! The various leveled dancing floors of Diana Court of the Michigan Square Building afford all the “Rogers-Astaire" background necessary for the above mentioned individuals to “go to town." Season’s First Social Event Assured that the current social season will have for its opening the gayest and most entertaining dance to be given by any Armour class or organization in the past several years, the junior architects are now convinced that the Bacchanale will command the largest turnout to ever grace any Armour social affair. this reason the sale of bids is being limited to 250, this number being de~ cided upon after consulting with the agents for the court, who explained that the last dance held there was the Vassar Alumni dance, and that there was no crowding with five hun- dred people in attendance. According to an announcement yesterday afternoon by Tom C1111~ - ningham, massier of the junior archi< tects and chairman of the dance com— mittee. advance indications are now- of such proportions that a sell-out For 1 is no long-er doubtful. 1 Diana Court Extremely Modern ‘ The committee, consisting of ‘Chaiiman Cunningham Litwin, sous— imassxei' of the class, E. Erickson, ,Woolsey, and L. Skubic were desir— ions of obtaining a unique, modem, {and new locatwn fm this dance. Di- lana Court embodies all of these, be. 1115.}: modern in its architecture and decoration, yet old world in its peace and quiet charm. Noise is lost quick- lly in its spaciousnoss, and the bony and wony of the outside \101ld is forgotten as you listen to the tink- ‘ling fountain—«the beautiful Foun- itain of Diana by Carl Milles. whose ’work formed one of the chief works lof the Century of Progress. A cir- jculor terrace overlooks this fountain ‘ond from the terrace great pillars rise tour stories high to R golden coiling. Illuminated panels of etched glass by Edgar Miller light the upper .hcights of the court. Music By Art Wise : The resylcndent Diana Court will provide an ornate background for the smooth, quiet rhythms of the Royal Club Orchestra. led by Arthur Wise. This young maestro was rims» en because of his superbly smooth and quiet type of music, which the court demands because of certain 36‘ coustic qualities. As an added fea» ture he has agreed to play the 9111" rent populm choices of the Lucky Strike Hit P1113119 as of November 11.