sci”; 331993.!" - mar—c ' [it at Vol. XVlll arsa. starts lltlit’l‘t on SA res oao's Nil, Complete Plans for New Social Event .7 in 1 . Black dad’s tickets and yellow son’s tickets for Armour’s iirsthad’s Night were placed on sale lastrweck by the A.T.S.A., under the direction of C. W. Dunbar, in charge of ticket sales. The dad’s tickets are priced at $1.30 and the son’s tickets are $0.90. Hold Meeting of Leaders Like an approaching avalanche, the forces promoting Dad’s Night are gathering momentum. Last Thurs- day the A.T.S.A. called a meeting of all class officers and presidents of fraternal and society groups at Sci— ence Hall. There the importance and significance of a successful Dad’s Night was discussed with those pres- ent. They will, in the main, be the ones who will sell most of the tickets. A. P. Sclireiber, speaking for the A.T.S.A., outlined the purposes of Dad’s Night, the type of an affair it will be, and the plan by which the tickets are to be sold. Appoint: Men to Sell Tickets Thel"sale of tickets will be con- by men representing both the and the departments. A list so men from whom tickets may be .purchased follows: benior Class: J. C. Stern, C.E., imager; J. F. McCauley, F.P.E.; A. Sobolik, E.E.; L. E. Zwissler, 0.19.; A. Haase, Ch.13.; L. J. Janas, M. E.; and N. Gerber, Sc. Junior Class: W. J. Chelgren, M.E., manager; C. K. Nauman, M.E.; Dunne, Ch.E.; R. F. Beardsley, F.P.E.; G. A. Polka, 13.13.; and W. Schlax, C.E. Sophomore Class: W. E. Kruse, manager; R. R. Tullgren, C.E.; F. C. Mitchell, M.E.; H. C. Anderson, F.l-".E.; and R. l. Jafl‘c, Ch.E. Freshman Class: D. H. Sunde, manager; J. P. Ransel and J. Wins- low. The faculty representative is Pro- fessor P. C. bluntly. J. D. Sheehan will manage the sale of tickets through clubs and fraternities. The representatives of the various clubs and fraternities are N. Gerber of the Sphinx and Chess club, W. Laise of Delta Tau Delta, P. M. Mar- (Continucd on page four) .‘a Amour-rites loud Diana Bocchonole Smooth Music, Floor Levels Please ‘Astaires’ The spirit of the ancient “Bac— chanale" was truly present at the modern conception of this ritual as presented by the Armour Arx last Fiiday. the current year at the beautiful Di— ana Court had all the spontaneous gaiety and friendliness so essentia to any enjoyable dance. A little over five hundred guests stomped and swung to the Royal Club orchestra’s catchy rhythms. Floor Not Crowded Dancing got under way soon after nine o’clock, many arriving rather early, in order that their terpis— chorean accomplishments might be displayed to best advantage before the floor became crowded. The crowd did not reach the uncomfortable stage at any time, The three dancing levels down~the-stairs routines through by Armour’s Astaires. Romantic Atmosphere Prevails Armour men were able to impress girls with the sophisticated setting of the modern Court of Diana. its fashionable balconies and simple furnishings and the tuneful rhythms of Art Wise and is Royal Club orches< tra contribed to lend a romantic air that made the strains of the last their This first social affair of, l were found pleasantly unique and “Bo- jangles” himself would have turned green (1’) with envy at the up-and-- gone \position of 78% nickel and 22% iron, 'Clti Epsilon Pledges Six to Membership Chi Epsilon, honorary civil engi— neering fraternity, pledged six men to its membership at a public pledg- ing held last Friday morning pre- ceeding the local W. S. E. meeting. Professor J. C. Penn, honorary member of the fraternity, explained the ideals and principles of the fra- ternity and the recognition it affords to civil engineering students who are high in scholarship and have other requisites of a good engineer: char- acter, practicability, and sociability. L. Zwissler, president of Chi Ep- silon, introduced the men who were chosen for membership. Seniors pledged were M. Herr, M. Jaedtke, J. Smidl, and S. Taradash. F. Palonis and W. F. Schlax were the juniors pledged. The pledge ribbon colors are purple and white. Chemicals Hear Talk on Water Treatment “Water and Sewage Treatment” was the subject of an informative and interesting talk given by Mr. H. H. Gerstein, district chief of the city Water Purification Department and an alumnus of Armour. Ac- cording to Mr. Gerstein, the pollu- tion from surrounding industrial dis- tricts has created a problem which has taxed the ingenuity of munici- pal chemical engineer. With the present chlorinating system, the phenols and other impurities from the industrial plants sometimes com- bine with the chlorine to give thel water a very objectionable taste. In—l stead of the usual four pounds p0; million gallons, as much as eighteen! pounds are necessary under these conditions. Unsuccessful efforts have been made to induce the offending companies to dispose of their own pollution. . install Plant at Crib An ammonia chlorine mixture was ound to give better results, but more time was required by this meth‘ ad. in the district where pollution I g was greatest it was decided that the purification plant be installed at the crib itself instead of the pumping station. Purification Plant lmportant This method, according to Mr. Gerstien, is not the final solution to the problem. Sentiment in favor of a filtration plant has been grow- ing, and favorable action is expected in regard to a plant at 79th street within a short time. Mr. Gerstein believes that the field of water puri- l'icat'ion is becoming of increasing importance to the chemical engineer and offers great opportunity. Dr. M. A. Grumman Speaker at ALEE. Dr. M. A. Grossman, who is re— search director at the Carnegie-Illi— nois Steel company and who is well known at Armour through his work with Professor Carpenter in labora- tory research several years ago, spoke at the regular meeting of A.I.E.E. last Friday on “Composition and Heart Treatment of Electrical and Magnetic Steels. His lecture in— cluded an explanation of the crystal~ line theory which has recently been advanced to explain the behavior of metals in a magnetic field, and he named several of the most used steels and alloys in the manufacture of permanent magnets. Of particular interest to some of the men was the permalloy magnetic chart which shows, the permeability of the alloy for various proportions of the alloyed metals. The curve reaches a sharp maximum at a com- making‘ the graph appear like an in— verted picture of an icicle on a tele— Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois BIDS FOR SENIOR INFORMAL GO ON SALE THIS WEEK Coupling the beautiful Gold Room of the Congress Hotel with an out- standing orchestra, the seniors will hold their annual “Senior Informal” Friday, November 27, from nine to. one o’clock. The bids which will be placed on sale this week are to be at $1.50. They are of novel design, made of metal with black suede en— velopcs. To Play Armour Songs Jack Russell‘s popular eleven-piece N.B.C. orchestra has been selected for the dance. He has made special arrangements in order to play the “Armour Fight Song" and a fra- ternity medley. The Gold Room is considered as the most beautiful room of its kind in Chicago. It or~ dinarilly accommodates 1000 people and provides ample space for danc- ing. It has been arranged so that Armour is to have use 01‘ the two lounges adjoining the Gold Room, the spacious corridor leading to the. room itself, and the cozy balcony of the room. Armour students will be welcomed at the Glass Hat and the Congress Casino Lounge (both cock- tail lounges) where they wiell be ex~ empt from minimum and cover charges. During Thanksgiving Vacation According to Arthur Dre-is, senior social chairman, there will be no home work for day school students and no classes for the evening stu~ dents which should stimulate inter- est in the dance. .lnstall Larger Water Tank in Main Building A new, modern water reservoir was installed last week in the attic ol‘ the main building to replace the old tank which burst several weeks ago. The old tank had been used since 1891 to supply water to the school for purposes other than drink- Il . Supplementing the old tank with its riveted connections and simple iron construction is a six—piece, steel, arc-welded reservoir 22 feet in cir~ cumference and 7 feet 10 inches high. Due to the excessive size and weight of the individual sections it was necessay to hoist them from the first floor to the attic by means of a Windlass. This operation resulted in only minor damage being done to a wall opposite the drafting room entrance. Several important devices for eliminating any leak or overflow are incorporated in the tank. This in‘ cludes an oveflow pipe leading to the boiler room in the basement and a small trough around the tank at the bottom to take care of smal leaks. The leak in the old tank re— sulted in the ruining of several ceil- ings. These were replaced at consid~ erable cost. Colonel Davis Talks on Military Leaders Colonel Edward A. Davis, retired military officer formerly the com~ mander in charge of the Sixth Corps Area, was the guest speaker at the Armistice Day Assembly held last Wednesday, November 11. The glee club and orchestra preceded the speaker with a musicale, and, follow- ing the assembly, classes were dis- missed for the balance of the day. The simple characteristics of great men was the keynote 0f Colonel Davis’s talk. Because of his close acquaintanceship with many of the outstanding leaders of the World War the speaker was able to describe several kings and generals such as King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia; graph wire. Parallel with the electrical ad- vancement in the field of transform- ers and alternating current machin- ery, the metallurgical development in 'iance seem to come much too soon. , electrical steels necessary for trans- Congratulations to Tom Cunningham former cores and alternator applica— and Wally Litwin and all the Arx. tions has proceeded at a rapid rate. Lord Allenby, the great English gem era] who fought in Palestine and Egypt; and Field Marshal von Hindenberg of Germany. At the conclusion of his address Colonel Davis advocated more centralized control for the Federali‘Government l l l i l‘l‘ickete Are New on Sale For Play With the perfection of the Armour players” production now rapidly ap- proaching the standard set by last year’s group, Mr. W. B. Fulghum, di- rector ol the players, announces that tickets are now on sale, and may he purchased at the book store for the price of ten cents. The play, “Wait- ing for Lefty," will be given in the Mission on Wednesday, November 25. “Waiting for Lefty” is well named since all the members of the workers’ union are waiting for “Lefty” to ap- pear at their meeting; before taking steps toward declaring a strike. The climax of the play is reached with the announcement, “ ‘chty’ has been murdered.” The unusual aspect of the play is illustrated in the omission of a solution for the particular labor problem involved. Ten lit/loin. Are Pledged to Alpha Chi Sigma ’l‘en students, in the chemical en- gineering department were pledged to Alpha Chi Sigma, national profes- sional chemical fraternity, last Fri- day. The three sophomorcs and seven juniors pledged were: N. K. Anderson, ‘38; E. C. Berger, '38; .l. Danck, ’38; J. Dunne, ’38; J. l). Keane, ’39; (i. F. Morris. ’39; P. J. Poitier, ’39; L. B. Poskonka, '38; U. Thodos, ’38, and Id. F. Wagner, ’38. The new and spacious. quarters in the Armour flats are being extensive- ly decorated, no the pledging was held at the Phi Lambda Upsilon rooms. Dr. J. A. Shaad, new in- structor in chemical engineering and faculty advisor of Armour chapter, was introduced to the new men. Dr. Shuud was formerly a member of Zeta chapter at the University 01 Illinois. Hold Sepia Smoker on November 25 Will Have Use of Rooms at Lawson Y. M. C. A. On November 25, the Sophomore Smoker and Splash Party Will open the 1936437 social season for the class of ’39, Tickets for this party, which will take place one week from tomorrow night at the Lawson Y.M. C.A., can now be secured from any one of the class oll‘icers or members of the social committee. John J. Schommer to Speak Plans include the use of Lawson Y.M.C.A., which is located at Chi- cago Avenue and Dcarborn Street. A better site for this event can not be found. The Lawson “Y" a.rords spacious club and game rooms, a beautiful swimming pool, locker lav cilitics, During the first part of the eve- ning, John J. Schommer will speak in his own inimitable way to the sophomores. It is not necessary to expound herewith upon all the rare and enviable qualities possessed by this famous Armour Tech professor and Athletic Director. They are well known, and the mere mention of John Scbommer's name will cause the weakest heart to fall in line with those who have already purchased their tickets. To Serve Cider and Doughnuts Cider and doughnuts—conventional Armour refreshments—will be served during the course of the evening, which will include swimming, sport, card—playing, and a royal participa— tion in “make-up” bull sessions. Free bids will probably be sent to the presidents of all leading Ar~ mour Tech organizations. Sophomores are reminded that their friends are welcome to come and join freely in all the party activities. Tickets at 50 cents per person can be purchased from the following men of the class of ’39: B. G. Anderson.\ H. S. Anthon, l. Footlik. R. I. Jafw‘ and denounced the waste and inef- fee, E. C. Mitchell, R. Stan-man, W.; ficiency of local government. Steward, and R. R. Tullgren. Phi Lambda Upsilon Pledges Seven Men Armour’s branch of the honor- ary chemical fraternity, Phi Lamb- da Upsilon, has pledged another sci‘ cncc student among its usual quota of chemical students. H. L. Bliss is the senior science student. The chcm~ ical pledges are l“. D. Hoffert, M. 1.. Holland, it. M. Levy 01' the senior class or ’37, and N. K. Anderson, W. R. Marshall, ll. 1“. Wagner, who are members of the junior class of ’38. The above seven men of Armour were given their pledge vows last Tuesday night, November 10 in the Tau Beta Pi rooms and were giv- en the pledge ribbons which they now wear on their coat lapeis. Rib- bou colors are litmus red and litmus blue. Science students, because of a wide choice of electives, are able to guide their study along the line of any department they wish, whether it be mechanical, electrical, or some other type of engineering. Therefore, sci— ence students that are selected to pledge Phi Lambda Upsilon are those men who have chosen to major in chemical engineering. A.SJW.E. Secs Movie on Auto Production “Master Hands," a motion pic- ture produced and shown through the courtesy of the Chevrolet motor car company, was shown last Friday at the meeting; of the A.S.lVl . Pic- tures of the production of the mod- ern motor car from the foundry to the final assembly lines were vividly portrayed. Show Mans Production Methods Highlights of the film were t... mass production methods, and llll. complexity of the automatic ma- chines, climaxcd by the gigantic presses for forming the solid steel body tops. A short business meeting was called to order by President S. Min- er before the pictures were shown. 'l'wo student speakers, I. Thomas and H. Nicholas will speak at the meeting on Nov. 20. Their subjects will be in order mentioned, “Tech- nical Aspects of a Trip West” and “Tool Rebuilding.” The speeches will coniorm with the convention compel tition and wi.l be judged by student judges picked for the occasion. Hold Special Meeting A special meeting will be held Nov. 24, at Science hall. Mr. W. E. George, a representative of the American Steel and Foundry Com~ pany, will tell about the things to be noted in the inspection trip Wed- nesday, November 25. All arrange— ments concerning transportation should be sent to J. Hlousek. Plans for the annual smoker were discussed with details to be an~ nounced later. This smoker will be held December 2 in the Student Mis— sion. Soil Mechanics Topic at W.S.E. Meeting At the W. S. E. meeting, Mr. A. E.Cummings delivered a talk on the practical application of soil mechan- ics to foundation problems. Mr. Cum- mings, who is employed by the Cow Concrete and Foundation Company, has spent many years in the study of soil mechanics. According to Mr. Cummings, the lag of research in soil and foundations behind research into structural design of buildings has been caused by the more involved mathmetics needed in the former problems. In order to explain more closely he used several slides showing; the stress analysis of a simple beam alongside of an analysis of a footing problem. Most of the progress, he stated. has been made within the last 20 to 25 years, but progress will be more rapid when the architects and en» gineers exchange their ideas on soil; I and settlement problems more freely. ‘ Tuesday, November l7, “3—5—6 W. l. llllltillll ll lllllllb lllhlbh Will lllllbllll" Dunne, Heal—y, Schism, Seidenberg Are Poll Victors use RUN-olFFELscnou W. J. Chelgren, leader in the pre— liminary election, was elected presi- dent of the junior class. in a run-off election held last Tuesday, Novem~ ber 10. “Bill” Chelgren, as he is known to his classmates, is an assign- ment editor on the News, secretary of the A.T.S.A. Board, and secretary- treasurer of the musical clubs as well as a member of the mechanical engineering department. Almost 100 Per Cent Vote W. F. Schlax, civil engineering student, was elected as vice-presi- dent; J. Dunne, chemical engineer- ing student, was elected as secretary; 1. Seidenbcrg, mechanical engineer- ing student, was elected as treasur- er; and S. E. Healy, mechanical en‘- ,cinecring student, was elected as so- cial chairman. In the preliminary election held on November 6, 139 of the 163 mem- bers of the junior class cast ballots, but in the rumoll’ election 15? juniors, almost 100 '71 of the class, :ast Lhcir ballots. Run-OH Balloting Also Close ' The ballot of the run-off election contained the names of the two can- didates for each office who had re— ceived the most votes in the pre- liminary election. in the run-oil election the re— turns showed the voting to be close. Many men were elected to office by narrow margins. The complete re- turns from the election as stated by the election committee of C. Basile, C. Dunbar, W. R. Marshall, *6. A. Polka, and l. Seidenbel‘g are as fol- lows: For president W. J. Chelgren, 92, W. P. O’Brien 65; for vice— president W. F. Schlax 86, R. M. Faust 71; for secretary J. Dunne 102, R. F. Beardsley 56; for treasur- er I. Seidenberg, 05, C. K. Nauman, 63; and for social] chairman S. E. Healy, 99, R. E. Worcester, 58. Armour Grad Talks 0n Electrical Codes Members of the F.P.E.S. were privileged to hear a talk last Fri‘ day in the physics lecture room by a man well known in the electrical field, Mr. Victor Tousley. Speaking before the group on the subject “Prevention of Fires in Electrical Hazards,” Mr. Tousley thoroughly discussed the National Electrical Code and cited a few of the import- ant advantages to both manufactur- er and consumer of a national set of rules and regulations governing the installation and use of electrical equipment. The National Electrical Code, in existence for approximately fifty years, was formulated to reduce the number of fires and fatalities re- sulting from improper installation of electrical appliances. The nation~ :11 government found it impossible to draw up such a set of rules due to state hindrances. The work was sub» sequently taken up by a committee of interested individuals. As a re« sult of their work. the code. in its present revised form is recognized in most of the 48 states and is strict- ly complied with. That the code has accomplished its purpose is very much evident by comparing fires and accidents result ing‘ in both the electrical and auto motive fields from the increased use of electricity and automobiles. In- creased use of automobiles has re- sulted in a proportional increase in accidents and fatalities, whereas an increased consumption of electricity has led to no appreciable rise in the number of fires and fatalities. cording to Mr. Tousley. this rectly due to the National Electrical Code. x l l