Page Two Armour Tech. News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Pulilishpd Weekly During the College Year you) Member [037 Rssocioled Colonials Press .87 Hat" on PM Your SIHEIP Copies. 10 Cents {taco {#— muTomAI. {so/mu Landrith n. l’urker. D. Shv-whnr Alul-‘vliln: win-(hind “ findiroiiim. DEPARTMENT . liczirtlslvy R. Kutul mm , E w .- . 'I Wm H M. Ephraim. «R' l. M. "Lubor. u. Stern . n. (-issmfln As | > m H. Bullwir. ‘ A. .o c. w. Rth, u. ftodkiu, 'r, w. Ycultle. ~ New - lu Immi» ' 1.. Hum. ll Marmot. (; ircod, .5, . one. r. Kosovski, .l. A. Me, r. it .I Morrison. lt. I’vrry. s s. Silvcrmun. Sv 1n Wmvm _ ‘. . . 'mn. fovle, R I: m1 6. Morris, L. Norlius r, nun-p.195 i}. w. . Clark. ‘. s\\"1l7ll(4)VVL‘ilvl. . i. Burman It. A. \Il’inbludt mum-r ssistnnt . M. Lubcr nnsmu n. nu Ar. anatomy. D. Norin FEBRUARY 16, 1937 v01. xxx. No. 1 0n the behalf of the faculty and students of Armour Tech. we express our deep sym— pathy to Professor Walter Hendricks on the recent death of his daughter, Cynthia. Gone, But—— Another year has slipped by to join the years in the dim obscurity of all time past. And 'ith it has retired the eighth staff of' the Armour Tr'ch ‘ Nt'n‘x. Having, contributed another chapter to; the history of this student publication. this bodyt of youngr men, whose love for journalism is sec—i ond only to that which they have for the con—j cepts and application of the engineering sciences, i has finished its task~—a task which called for the; unremitting efforts and aggressive application of the entire staff. A task which demanded that} each individual, working in his specific capacity, } be so oriented that the whole might be integrated i‘ into an efficient, smoothly functioning unit whose l sole aim was the publication of a consistently bet— l tor newspaper. A task which was conscientious‘l ly tackled and exceptionally well executed. ‘ In time the efforts of these young men will be i forgotten, the printed proofs of their labors will j molder in the musty files, but to us. the succeed-l ing staff. their work, and the pleasant memories} of our contacts with them, memories of the rushf and bustle of the inevitable last minute worlcl memories of unmercit‘ul “ribbing" and yet 1‘ ‘ sense of thorough Linderstanding—wthese shall be our inspiration and shall serve as a spur to good; us on to greater efforts. We shall try to see to it I that the chapter following this be just as inter-, estingr and just as worthy as that written by the; retiring: stafl'. And we wish to take advantage of this opportunity to wish each and every mem—‘ ber of that retiring staff the best of luck and ast much success in their future endeavors as they; have had in their management of the Armour Tech, News in the past year. ' N Y A Program As a method of providing student aid the Nat- ; ional Youth Administration project has had i more far—reaching effect than any previous sys-‘ tern—or rather lack of system, for aid to youth; had not, evidently, been previously considered as} a province of government. Although the projectt received its impetus as an emergency measui‘e.l such a move had long been considered advisable? by educators and sociologists. ‘ The popularity of the governmental student aid ‘ is evidenced by its. increase over last year in both expenditure and number of students employed and this in the face of the increasingly better business conditions. The administrator of the National Youth Administration, Mr. Aubrev Williams, claims that ninety-eight per cent of thel accredited colleges and universities in the coun— try have adopted the program, being an increase of five per cent for the end of last year over the number at the end of 1935. For the entire coun- try. 124.818 students, or one out of every fifteen collcue students in the country, are employed in the N Y A program. One out of every eight Ar- mour students is thus employed. The increase in the number of students involved has not meant merely sparser distribution of funds, for the al- location for December 1936 was $309,398 more than that for December 1935. it may be remembered that opposition to the National Youth Administration was based on the fear that the program was merely “an opening ARMOUR TECH NEWS system. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why students had not previously been considered elig— ible to receive aid from the government, an emergency being required to prove that the youth of the nition is just as worthy of receiving gov- ernmental funds as are battleships, manufact— urcrs and spoils system employees. Now, as to how the N Y A is handled. Is it ‘nrgzoly a spoils system itself, whence the undo—i serving students receive pay for services which have been assigned but not rendered? If such ‘s the case, as it undoubtedly must be in some in—l stinces, the fault lies more with human nature and dishonesty than with the manner of giving.r aid, agreeing that some form of" help should be given the students by the government. No system on so lrrge a scale could be devised which would . as. we absolute lack of dishonesty, but it is our opinion that the N Y A has experienced better cooperation than other governmental agenciesl with alphabetical nick—names. l t The Junior Prom In holding: the Junior From in the Winter time 0“ the WELL instead of at the end of Junior Week, and in con— . ‘ . ~ _ . when two people room together it verting‘ the affair 1mm 21 straight dinner dance onlv wakes up one‘ to a table dance with dinner optional, the junior class broke tradition. time formerly held it was the edge of the summer forum] season. The change from a dinner dance ' could have been considered a progressive step iii a large loss had been avoided. According to the junior social chairmrn the loss approaches that lost on last years Junior} Formal which was a dinner dance. If money isg to be lost, it would seem more sensible to lose it on a dinner rncc. Of course, dinner was 0p~ tional at the affair, but as half-way measures us- ually turn out, the menu offered was not popu—l‘ larly received—about twenty couples ordered dinners. l When the dance without dinners was proposed, it was inferred that it would not be run at a loss. The Drake Hotel, probably Chicago’s most exclusive and expensive hotel. a publicized high priced orchestra, and the souvenir bracelets added together formed an amount which called for the sale of about two hundred and ten bids to clear expenses. About one hundred and forty couples attended the affair. With the tables as ar'angcd about the dance floor not more than one hundred and fifty couples could (lance com— f‘ortably. A major part of the expense could have been removed by not having the bracelet souvenirs. Actually the junior class treasury was used to buy these bracelets for all who attended the affair. To lower the loss, a higher priced bid would have been necessary or a larger number of bids sold at a price somewhat lower. A higher priced bid would have met considerable opposition. Until the student body of Armour Tech whole— heartedly backs its social affairs and becomes aware of the value of social life, Armour dances from the uncertainty of support will most likely continue to be run at a loss. Financial losses are not entirely the fault of a social committee when the student body does not give the proper support. As to the dance itself, it was a credit to the social committee and the class of ’38. The setting was beautiful and the music and arrangements were good. We do not advocate the running of dances for profit but we determinedly oppose the running of dances at a large loss when persons who have not contributed to a class treasury are permitted to enjoy its funds. STUDENT common E BOWLING TOURNAMENTS Increased enthusiasm in the sport of bowling by an appreciable number of students has created the need for one or more tournaments. The bowling season will con— tinue for at least three months, which afl'ords ample time for beginners to improve their game and for arrange- ments for tournament play. Three tournaments are sure to draw attention. One would be an open tournament for individual play, the winner, or winners, being determined on an elimination basis. Another would consist of three or five men interde- partmt-nt teams, the winner to be determined either by elimination or by a win and loss basis. A third would be restricted to a maximum of 4 teams, each representing its class. Play here should be of round-robin type, where each team would play every other team more than once. It is hoped that an inter-fraternity meet will take place in the near future. With the price of bowling reduced, 50 per cent for students bowling in the morning or after« noon at a bowling alley just a mile from school, there is every incentive for a lot of good clean sport. Trophies or charms could be given to winners, which are certainly Worth trying for in any sport. So repeating, wedge" through which the federal government would attempt to gain control of the educational let’s have a good turnout for these tournaments and may the best man win. l t l Fred R. Anderson, '37. That the winter time is you don’t have to raise your pen from more suitable for the dance is obvious, for at the ‘1‘: "“9”"- The Slipsticl: Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick ily where it may. A belated Valentine to the girl in the R. Office: If]: ”(we your nose at the sight of mu When you sac that. pm: of mine. l'l’ancha, turn it down. just once today And be my Valentine? 'rl: ll! ‘F To quote Eejay, “Zazu, the 230 pound mite.” This columnist will weigh in with that worm before any group of our readers and will prove that that “pit-pock on than: face of progress—eejay” outweighs him by at least five pounds. It’s his excess muscle between the cars. This IS A CHALLENGE!!! * 11‘ ’l‘ THINGS I‘D LIKE TO INVENT: Eye glasses with vertical stripes for bank tellers so they can recognize their customers when they meet them An alarm clock with half a bell so Ink with spaces already in it so hell that when you press the button it: rings ten minutes ago. This is for getting" the firemen to your house before the fire starts—if it should. i; k m Socialist, Father: Playing hockey from school arcain? What makes you stay away anyhow? Son: Class hatred, father. * 711 on Social Worker: Do you owe any back house rent? 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