n aqua?“ new: ‘3 Vol. XIX. No. II. Annual A.T.S.A. Elections Friday Dunbar Will Succeed Heike As President The election of officers for the Ar— mour Tech Student association for the year 1937-38 will be conducted Fri- day, May 7, Eugene Heike, retiring president, announced. According to the plan embodied in the A.T.S.A. constitution the present first vice- presidcnt, C. W. Dunbar, will suc- ceed Heike as president. The offices to be filled are those of first vice— president, second vice-president, and secretary. Committee Lists Candidates Those nominated last week by the nominating committee are: for first vice-president: W. E. Kruse, R. R. Tollgren, R. N. Vandekieft, and T. W. Yeakle. The nominees for position of second vice—president are: H. J. Bodnar, W. J. Chelgrcn, J. D. Shoc- han, and E. F. Wagner. The sopho- more nominees for the position of secretary are: E. Loutzenheiser, R. A. Winblad, E. R. Swanson, and R. E. Dixon. Balloting will continue from 9:30 to 2:30 at the polls in the main lob— by. The names of the winning can- didates will be announced in the fol- lowing week’s News. Supervises All Activities The Armour student becomes a member of the Armour Tech Stu« dent Association upon payment of his student activity fee. This association has advisory powers over all school activities, including class organiza- tions, and, aside from the amounts allotted to the class treasuries and the school publications, it adminis— ters the funds derived from the stu- dent activity fee. Civils Revel at Annual Spring Senior Splash Party As a farewell to graduating sen» iors, the W.S.E. held its annual spring splash party last Friday night ' at the Tower and Town club. The committee composed of B. E. Peterson, E, S. Hanson, F. Palonis, T. J. Specr, S. V. Johnson, and W. Scblax presented a program of swim- ming, cards, refreshments, and movies, showing Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse comedies, and two long features, “Research Paves the Way” and “The Story of Monel Metal." Ten Letterman Pledged to Honor Ay Athletic Society Ten athletes who have won major letters in intercollegiate competition on Armour teams were pledged yes- terday to Honor A, honorary athletic society. Their initiation will take place at the athletic banquet, which is to be held during Junior Week. Those pledged, together with the teams on which they compete, are: J. Dunne, baseball and wrestling; P. F. Henriksen, basketball; W. E. Kruse, baseball; L. Logullo, baseball and wrestling; P. L. Moore, boxing; J. F. O’Connell, basketball; H. S. Ruekberg, swimming; J. E. Shana- han, golf; N. F. Simeon, track and boxing; and C. H. Skuza, golf. informal filima‘xes Week’s Activities Smooth harmony of a superlative style will be one of the outstand- ing features of the Junior informal to be held at the Medinah Country Club on May 15. The superb music of Keith Beecher coupled with the entrancing atmosphere of the Coun- tly Club should make the informal the outstanding social event of the year. The slow rhythmic music will be danced to by the Techawks both in— doors and beneath the moon, as the Country Club possesses among other attributes a large dancing veranda with an (vxccllent floor. The main ballroom defies description with its cushioned floor, spacious accom— modations, and numerous other con- veniences and luxuries. Two Weeks to Deadline Bids are on sale for the small amount of $1.75 and may be had from any member of the junior so— cial committee. From Stan l—Icaly we understand that the Junior In- formal will be the most outstanding event of an outstanding week, and gives every indication of surpassing all prior social events in both magni- ficence and attedancc. Less than two weeks are left in which to pro cure the bid and date. Smooth Music Assured This event will present a decided contrast to the recent Armour affairs by reducing the amount of swing music to a minimum. The social committee observed the Techawks’ apparent dislike of “jazz," and have taken steps to insure perfect satis- faction in this, as in all other phases of this climax of the social year. The social chairman has requested that all men having bids out at pres— ent should return them immediately if they cannot dispose of them. All Departments to in institutc’s Open House presents an opportun- ity for Visitors to see, by means of interesting experiments, the work be— ing done at Armour Tech. Many of the experiments performed by the various departments are of a spec~ tacular nature, and will be explained by the students who are making the demonstrations. Open House will be- gin at three o’clock instead of the usual seven o’clock, Popular Exhibits Planned This year’s exhibits will be of a spectacular variety, set up in a way which will attract the technical and non—technical visitors alike. The physics lab will include experiments showing Bernoulli’s principle, liquid air, a working model of a geyser, a thermoelectric magnet, a discharge tube, and a stroboscope. The civil engineering department will feature two exhibits which are unique to‘the middle west. Under the direction of Professor Ensz rou- tine tests will be made on soil in the Soil Mechanics laboratory. The Water Filtartion laboratory is the only one of its kind in the country, A machine that uses polarized light to show stress on rivets, beams, concen- trated loads, and such will be on dis- play. On the stage in the assembly hall a Tesla high frequency, high voltage oscillator will send a spark across a gap of eight feet. Also on display Demonstrate Largest Open House in the electrical laboratories will be the following: watch timer, detector of the presence of iron or steel on a human being, teletypcwriter, high- frequency phenomena, the strobosl- cope, and a demonstration of televi~ sion. In the library the work of the Carn- era Club will be displayed in con- junction with several very rare books, and models presented by the mathematics department. Work done by the Architectural De- partment and freshman mechanical and machine drawings will he hung in the fifth floor drafting room. Many models made by the students in descriptive geometry will also he on display, Laboratories to Demonstrate The freshman, organic, physical chemistry, metallurgical, and chemi- cal engineering laboratories will per— form numerous experiments during the evening including fractional dis- tillation electro-chemical experiments, demonstrations of osmosis, cosmetics exhibits and soap manufacturing. The day’s activities will be con- leluded with an informal dance in the gym featuring the “Royal Ambassa— dors” nine piece orchestra from 1‘.) to 12 o’clock. All students and their friends are invited to attend the dance but stage are definitely not welcome. Schlax New Leader New officers for the Armour branch of the W.S.E. were elected last Fri“ day morning. The men chosen are: W. F. Schlax, president; S. J. John- son, vice-president; E. S. Hanson, treasurer; and M. Zar, secretary. The office of student representative will be decided at the next meeting in a run-off election between T. L. Spoer and R. Manson. Mr. Moreell of the Kctler-Elliott Construction Company talked on “Human Relations in Engineering” at the accompanying meeting. 1-10 cm- phasized the necessity of an engineer being able to cope with the human side of projects, claiming this com~ prised two—thirds of engineering. At .the next meeting of the W.S.E. Mr. L. F. Harza, eminent consult- ing engineer on dam construction, will present a lecture on dams. Mr. Harza is on the consulting boards for all major dam projects now proposed or under construction including; the Bonneville, Fort Peck, and other fam- ous dams. Beaver Contest and Hobo Parade to Open Junior Week Events Plans have been completed for the activities of Armour Tech’s thirty~ second annual Junior Week beginning Monday, May 10 and continuing through Friday, May 14. The junior marshal committee headed by Calvin K. Nauman, head marshal, promises numerous innovations in the field of sports and amusements. The junior marshals assisting Nauman in the work of organization are: E. F. Wagner, chemical; C. L. Basile, civil; J. D. Sheehan, fire protection; R. M. Faust, mechanical; F. I. lie- bcnstrcit, electrical; and W. Litwin, architecture. Monday’s activities will begin at 9:30 a. m. with the start of a “Beav- er" Contest, which is open to all. This contest is really a beard-grow— ing derby in which the contestants reappear before the judges on Friday for the appraisal of the week's accu- mulation of verdant stubble, and an inspection of whatever may have be. come ensnarcd in the shruhbery dur- ing the five days of growth. Following this will be the hobo parade. Competition promises to be especially keen in the field of loafing when the contestants will attempt to assume the air of boxcar denizens. Certain professors have divulged that many of the students have been in training since the beginning of the school year, and promise to have the contestants in top form for the oc— casion. Due to the fact that this year’s Open House will begin at 3:00 instead of 7:00 as in previous years, it will be necessary to begin preparations at about 10:30 in the morning. Opcn (Continued on page fourl Prof. Finnegan ill/ill Speak for 1V.F.P.A. Speaking Monday night before the annual convention of the National Fire Protection Association, which is meeting at the Congress Hotel from May 10 to May 14, Prof. J. B. Fin- negan, head of the fire protection on- gineering department of Armour, will present a lecture “Fire Protection Engineering as a Profession.” All sophomore, junior, and senior fire protects will be excused from their classes all day Tuesday in order that they may attend the convention. The last time the association met in Chicago was ten years ago. At the convention, there will be special meetings of the fire marshal’s sec- tion, the railway fire protection as» sociation, and the marine section. Among the fifty items on the pro- gram will be reports on safety from fire at sea, city planning and mm ing, new problems of fire depart— ments, report on the electrical prob~ lems, protection against lightning, papers on hazardous chemicals and explosives, fire proofing, farm fire protection and spontaneous heating and ignition. Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois I WSE. Elects Heads; judge Gaunt Four Honorariea initiate New Men In a gala week of initiation, four honorary fratcinities conducted their initiation rituals on evenings of last week. Salamander, Chi Epsilon, Pi Tau Sigma, and Sphinx were the ira- ternities. Salamander, honorary fire protec» tion cngineciing fraternity, opened activities last Monday evening with the initiation of five junior fire pro- tects, R. F. Beardsley, ll. (1. Din— ning, 1.. Lang-c. ll. F. Pei-let, and J. D. Shoehan. The ceremonies followed a banquet at the Swedish Club. Two initiate Wednesday On Wednesday evening, Chi Epsilon and Pi Tau Sigma inducted. Chi En» silon formally initiated its men in the faculty grill. Those who were in iv ated are Prof. H. A. Vagtbore, far-- ulty member; .l. J, Penn and F. X. Popper oi" the senior class; and R. A. Brann, S. J. Johnson, and B. E. P:-‘ - son, juniors. Following the oeremon the assembly enjoyed the comedy hit. “Red, Hot and Blue." Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical fraternity,~ received four juniors and one senior, V. J. Jandasck, P. Ncuert. J. Prochaska, A. N. Schrieber, and N. F. Simeon are the new members. Sphinx Honors Twelve Sphinx, honorary literary frater- nity, completed the week last Friday evening,- with the initiation of R. F. Beardsley, R. A. Braun, D. N. Briss- man, W. J. Chelgren, H. G. Downing. W. J. Luise, L. Lang-c, M. E. Lubcr, E. J. Pleva, A. N. Schriebcr, J. l). Sheehan, and I. Thomas. Honoraries to Dance to Thalia Urchestra Final arrangements are now com— plete for the lnterhonorary Dance at the Chicago Beach Hotel next Friday evening. Pierson Thal and his or- chestra will provide the dancing rhythms for the occasion. The hours for the affair are nine—thirty to one, and 120 couples are expected to at- tend. Members of Pi Tau Sigma, Chi Epsilon, Salamander, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Eta Kappa Nu, Scarab Sphinx, Pi Nu Epsilon. and Honor ‘A’ are invited to attend this dance. M. H. Beckman, in charge of the dance, is assisted by W, A. Chopin and P. R. Schultz. lNikolas Nalinchekl after pressing his point too closely. organ grinder lHelene Iarussi and loscph Mashman) are the spectators. l l l l l l l lRichard Weissman) has been thrown down by the sergeant The apple peddle: and Hotchlkiss at U. at i. For flammerce Meet Dr. Willard E. ilotchkiss, president of Armour Institute, spoke at a con- ference held last Friday and Sal- urday at the University of Illinois on the subject, “Preparation for Grad. Hate Work in Business and Ern— nomics.” He spoke at the Saturday morn- ing session of this conference, which concerned training for business. It was held under the auspices of the College of Commcr . and Adminis- tiation of the University of Illin'iiq. Poulter Honored By Geographic Society Scientific and government circles gathered last week in Washington to honor Dr. Thomas (7. Poultcr, Di~ rector of Research at Armour In— stitute, where he was awarded the special gold medal which the Nation» al Geographic Society presents for outstanding exploring- achievements. The medal award was made last Tuesday afternoon, April 27th at 1:00 p. in. before a distinguished gathering: of scientists, government officials, and ranking officers of the army, navy, and marine corps in “Explorers Hall” of the administra- tion building of the National Gco~ graphic Society in Washington D. C. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd was also present at the ceremony. As senior scientist of the second Byrd expedition, Dr. Poultcr was in direct charge of all scientific in— vestigations which included Aurora observations, bacteriology, vertebrate zoology, meteorology, meteor ob— servations, geographies, radio rc- scarch, magnetic soundings, terrest- rial magnetism, cosmic radiation, medical research, oceanography, ice studies, and geology. Investigation: of lichens. mosses, algae. i'un'ri, plankton, invertebrates, birds, and fish, constituted another field of re~ search carried on by the scientists of the expedition. During: the second Byrd l'lxpmiiv Lion, Dr. Poulter was second in com- mand to Admiral Byrd and com- manded the rescue party that saved 1 the Admiral from death during. his solitary sojourn at Advance Base. Next Saturday the final order for senior jewelry is to he sent to tho jeweler. A11 seniors are urged to Sec flzcir rommiz‘tvmnml imnrr- a'iulcly if they intend to make any purchases. l Tuesday. May 4, I927 Players or insole for presentation fit “immersed” Tomorrow Evening Chicago Women’s Club is Scene For Current Stage Success Moving with the precision of fine clockwork the Armour Players, in ! their dress rehearsal of “Winter-set,” to he presented tomorrow night, added the final touch of professional gloss which has been an outstanding characteristic of their performances in the past. The Chicago Women's Club theater will find itself filled to capacity Wed- nesday evening, as ticket sales indi‘ catc, with a gay “first nighter” crowd with many gar-bed in the tra- ditional first nighter’s apparelafull dress. Tickets have been in great demand during the past week and only few choice seats remain to be sold. The players were pleasantly surprised to find, when the sale of tickets was begun, that there were a number of requests from persons other than those connected with the school, persons who had witnessed performances by the Players in the past. Four Girls in Can! rl‘he complete cast as finally select— (id is as follows: Truck Estrella. . . .Bcrnard Sternfeld Shadow .......... William 1. Miller Garth ............ Herman M. Ross Miriamnc .......... Katherine Urso Esdras . . . . . . . .Siduey Miner Hobo . .Robcrt Hanneman 1st Girl . . . .Lucille Potuto 2nd Girl ............... Anne Rieck Judge Gaunt ....Richurd Weissman Mio. . ............ Monte MacConnell Carr .............. Albert Schrieber ..Willard Gendron .Joseph Mashman ..l-Ieleno Iarussi ............ Roy Brinkman Policeman .......... Michael Pantone Radical ........... Eugene Worcester Sergeant ......... Nikolas Natinchek Two Men in Blue Serge .......... . .Joseuh Kubert. Robert Worcester Urso~MacConnell Teamed Again Many ol‘ our readers are already familiar with some of the east through their characterizations in former plays. Monte MacConnell and Katherine Urso, remembered for their work in “Waiting for Lefty" are again seen together. This time as the embittered Mia and the loving and idealistic Miriamue. Their in— spired love scenes on stage may be partly attributed to their acting abil- ities and partly due to the fact that (Coulimmrl on page four) E. Thomas Elected A.S.M.E. President I. l.. Thomas was elected presi» dent of the Armour student branch of the A.S.M.E. at the annual elec— tion held Friday, April 30, in Sci- once Hall. Other officers elected at tho meeting are: Professor Henry L. Nachman, honorary faculty chair- man; W. .l. Chelgron, vice-president; C. K. Nnuman, secretary, and H. B. Nicholas, treasurer. Before the election, the six mmt active club members of the past school year were chosen by popular vote of the members and were (‘fll'h presented with a book concerning heating and ventilation. The mom» bars who received these awards are P. A. Rch, L. J. Janus. S. M. Miner. E. A. Dmcgomuellcr, ll. L. Appcl. and l. L. Thomas. The books were donated to the society by the senior class and the faculty. An award of a junior ship to the parent society. ammuni- momlu‘i . ,structcd to formulate ing- to ten dollars, will be made to a graduating student member. it was announced. It will be awarded to the student who, in the opinion of a committee of the faculty active in the society and has the is most highest scholastic record. The soc iul chairman s for a n :outing- which would take the place of a fawn-ell smoker to the senior ‘ m embers. i z s l i