Monday, May I0, I937 A. M. Zarem WIT'H POLITICS DAILY tighten- ing its grip upon the domestic life of a disinterested citizenry, We will soon- er or later find ourselves faced with the question: Ilow long is this to con. tinue'! There are many significant acts of civic interest with which everyone, particularly engineering students, should be concerned. Prob- ably the most dangerous and con- sequently harmful attitude which any group can assume toward its city gov- ernment is that of quiescent disinter- est in public policy. The whole theory of the democratic form of government under which we live is based upon the fact that the people who are sub- jected to it may have something.r to say about how they are to be gov- erned. Forgetting or discarding this major point is the one thing which must never happen—and yet it seems that it has happened in the past, and there is good indication that it will continue to do so. TIME AND AGAIN Chicago’s (retire citizens has tried their best to overthrow “boss rule"———yet their greatest problem has been to get and keep the voters interested in what they were trying to do. Repeated violation of the law by politicians plus the abuse of powers entrusted to our city officials have become com— monplace to the extent where people actually believe that they are the at. tendant evils of a growing: metrop- olis. Such is by no mourn the case. A ’I‘YPICAL EXAMPLE of a civic problem which should affect all of us is afforded by the city manager plan ‘bill which was rejected by the Illinois House in a hectic session on April 13. The vote was 72—67. Al— though the bill was not intended for Chicago itself but for all cities in Illinois, still it was cmasculatcd by that private group known as the “Chicago gang." As explained in a previous article, the enacting of this measure would not force any city to adopt the city manager plan of gov- ernment. Instead the people of any community would be given the right to determine the form of government they preferred. it is reasonably cer- tain that had the bill been passed the people of Chicago would have re- acted favorably in the referendum which would naturally follow. This would mean eventually smashing the democratic machine in Chicago. In view of these facts we can only spec- ulate M to why 72 of the people’s representatives voted against the mmiswa. INTEREST IN the city manager plan has been growing steadily. With various civic groups taking up the cry, it seems the fight for a city man- ager in Chicago has just begun. It is probably significant that the bill was defeated by only a small ma- jority. In connection with the vote on the bill it might be mentioned that one representative stated: “I am against this bill. It aims to do away with representative government and tries to concentrate all local powers within the hands of a few individ- uals.” In answer to the accusation one may quote Mr. C. A. Dykstra, who until recently was the city manv ager of Cincinnati, once said all there is to say, in one sentence. “The pur- pose of this form of government is to serve no private or party interests and to have no fear." NEARLY 10,000,000 PEOPLE in 467 cities in the United States are governed by a city manager. To say that the city manager plan is sim- ple, easily understood, eliminates re sponsibility, and centralizes respon- sibility is merely saying just so many words. But—when one is confronted with some of the improvements and benefits which various cities have re— ceived because of it—vthen one be— comes convinced. ALTHOUGH MUOH is said about the city manager plan, very few people know its fundamentals. The main features of this form of gov! ernment is a council—~usually of nine membersAwho are elected on a non- Q‘ldenhurger to Leave for Year Mathematicians: Will Join Research Group Dr. Rufus Oldenberger of the mathematics department has been awarded a research grant by the In~ stitute for Advanced Study at Prince- ton University for tho purpose of carrying on investigations in the the- ory of functions at that Institute during the next academic year. He will be on leave from Armour for that period. The Institute for Advanced Study is the highest educational institution in the world. It was founded about four years ago in line with the ideals outlined in Dr. Simon Flexner‘s book on American universities. There are no classes, grades, or degrees. All people associated with the Institute have doctor’s degrees. The six per- manent professors lecture only four or five times a week on the average. The other professors each lecture a few times a year on researches. Plan to Increase Scope At the present time the Institute has only one department, mathemat- ics, but it plans to branch out into other fields. There are six professors. each chosen because he is probably the best in his field. They are Albert Einstein, mathematical physicist; Marston Morse, analyst; Oswald Veb— len, geometer; Hermann Weyl, alge- braist; J. W. Alexander, topologist, and John Von Neumann. at the pres— out time geometer. Of these John Van Noumann is the youngest, being only 34 years old. He is considered by mathematicians to be probably the most brilliant young mathematician in the world. Work on Critical Point Theory Oldenburger and Morse will col- laborate in work on algebraic prob- lems which arise in critical point the- ory. This theory is concerned with the study of functions at points at which all first partial derivatives of the function vanish. It is hoped that the theory will yield the solution of the problem of finding a mathemat- ical orbit which fits that of the moon. Dean Birkhofi' of Harvard, 'leading authority in the world on dynamical systems. obtained-a solution of the problem, but it was found that the moon traveled in a direction oppo- site to that predicted. Dr. Olden- burger will also collaborate with Professor Morse in publishing a : ~ .. on 321?. results in critical point theory. Opens New Mathematical Field Dr. Oldenburgcr is noted for open- ing a new field of mathematics by developing an original approach in the theory of functions of several variables (called higher dimensional matrices). lie is the first mathema- tician to find non-trivial applications of higher dimensional determinants. By means of this approach important properties of polynomials have been proved that could not have been proved otherwise. His publications include several papers which have appeared in the “Annals of Mathe- matics,” the “Bulletin of the Amer— ican Mathematical Society,’ the “American Journal of Mathematics," the “Duke Mathematical Journal," and the “American Mathematical Monthly.” These journals are the competitive journals in America de— voted to mathematical papers: com- petitive in the sense that papers are accepted for publication only if ap- proved by “referees” who are prom- inent mathematicians whose identity is kept secret from the contributors. A paper by Dr. Oldenburzer has ap- peared in the “Tohoku Mathematical Journal,” published in Japan. partisan ballot. The council elects a mayor from one of its own members. The mayor acts as a more or less “ceremonial figure." The city man- ager is also selected by the council. Ho appoints departmental heads (subject of course to civil service re- quirements) and supervises activities in general—just as any executive would. THIS THEN is the system, and under it tremendous savings have been made. Avoidance of overlapping bureaus, centralization of activities, and unification of the accounting sys— tem are some of its advantages. But we here in Chicago cannot have them —just yet. We must be content with our politicians of whom it has proudly been said: "They arc the best money] can buy.” - ARMOUR TECH NEWS l Dr. Glenn Frank was Speak at Alumni Banquet May 25 Dr. Glenn Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin, will be the speaker of the evening at the Alumni Banquet, which is to he held at the Medinah Athletic Club, Tues- day evening, May 25, at 6:30 o’clock. Mr. James Cunningham, president of the board of trustees, Dean H. T. Heald, and Dr. W. E. Hotchkiss, pres— ident of Armour, will also speak. A crowd of over 400 alumni, fac- ulty, and trustees is anticipated for the affair. The music will be fur— nished by the Armour Glee Club and orchestra, one hundred strong. Seasonal idea Pal“ into Cycle ’s Pages This year’s Cycle will see a marked change in organization of the cm. bodied material. In contrast to pre- vious editions, the matter will not be grouped as “Seniors, Faculty, Fra- ternities," but will group these va- rious activities according to seasons. The fall season section will con- tain information about those events and persons which were most prom- inent during,r that season. The fresh— men, being new to the school, will of course rate mention in this section. As all hands are turned to studies during this period, the faculty is also included. Honor-uric: in Winter Section Winter sports and activities will be in the winter section. Further, hon- orary fraternities are active in this season and will he placed in this sec- tion of the Cycle. As spring is famed for Junior Week, the juniors are to be included under spring activities. Graduation activities, also ocurring in the spring, entitle the seniors to a place in this portion of the year book. In this manner all other activities will be grouped in the new cycle. Use Superimposed Photographs The pages dividing the various sec» tions will consist of photomelangia. These are pages in which various photographs are superimposed, one above the other so as to produce a photographic effect of that season. Colors are also to be used on the cover of this year’s Cycle. A small circle divided into sectors with a pair of dividers emanating from them will be the distinguishing: mark on the cover. This design will he re- produced in an enlarged form on the title page and in a reduced form in the lower right hand corner of every other page. Four—color printing: is to be used throughout, and, according to P. M. Martin, editor, this year’s edi- tion will be easily comparable to that of other years. Junior Weed-- (Contimwd from page mm) according to the contestant’s ability to perform better or worse than a definite fixed standard. Alumni Banquet Thursday Thursday’s events will be con- cluded with an alumni banquet con— ducted by the Armour Tech Student Association at the Union League Club. Friday will be Circus Day and will feature a continuous round of activi- ties. l‘he greased—pole event open only to juniors and seniors will no doubt prove popular. The contestants will attempt to scale the greased pin- nacle atop which will be placed bids to the Junior Informal. Following this will be the strong-man and pie- eating contests, open only to juniors and seniors. Representatives from each of the departments will com- pete in these two events. The most anticipated event inso- far as the lower classmen are con- cerned is the freshman-sophomore rush taking place at 3:30 on the ath— letic field. In this competition the freshmen and sophomores line up on opposite sides of the field with sand and straw bags placed in the middle. At the sound of the whistle the two sides rush to the center and attempt to return with the bags. Encouraged by newly organized strength the low- ly freshmen will attempt to avenge the humiliations of the past semester. Junior Week will be climaxed with the Junior Spring Informal to be held at 9 :30 at the Medinah Country Club. The students are urged to cooper— ate in the administration of Junior Week by observing the definite schedule of classes and events that has been released by the office. Musical (Cloths-w (Continued from page one) Ark, and his animals; “Liebestraum”, featuring Adolph Rune and his violin, and George Danforth at the piano. The Orchestra has spent much time and energy in preparation for this concert. In honor of Coronation Day, its specialty for the evening will be the rendition of three movements from “London Suite" by Eric Coats. This is a new publication that has gained sudden popularity on the two continents. The Glee Club, not to be outdone in the plans for Corona- tion Day, will sing ”Land of Hope and Glory,” a mighty number writ- ten by Sir Edgar Elgar and played for the first. time when King Edward VII of England was crowned. This selection will be sung and played a great deal during: the next few days by musical organizations all over the world. A quartet composed of the senior violinists of the orchestra will be a feature of the Spring Concert pro- gram by playing Miendelssohn’s heart— rending “On Wings of Song". Thgdnccr’Pnhlicollon The next issue of the Arman/r En- gineer will be distributed about May 20. to produce a notable issue, because it is to be published in conjunction with A special effort is being made the commemoration of the centennial jubilee of Chicago’s charter. The en- tire iasue will have the development of Chicago as its motif. Photographs of the first mayor, Mayor Ogden, and the present mayor, Mayor Kelly, will open the issue. A large number of articles by the fore— most authorities will show the vari- ous aspects of Chicago’s development. To Review Chicogo’n History Mr. Shuttuck, director of the Chi- cago Historical Society, will give a short resume of Chicago’s history. The,publicity director of the Chicago Association of Commerce, Mr. Ash— ley, will write on Chicago as an in- dustrial center. Mr. Kunnis, a mem— ber of the same group, has commerce as his subject. Transportation will be taken up by Mr. Rutter of the Chi— cago Journal of Commerce, and fi- nance will be the subject of Mr. Har- vcy Hill, vice—president of the Chi- cago Board of Trade. Discuss Art and Architecture Besides the commercial develop— ment, the development of art will he treated very fully. Mr. Brown, Direc- tor of Recreation of the South Park Board, will write on recreation. A competent authority, Daniel Catton Rick, Associate Curator of Painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, will write on art and architecture. “The Seven Wonders of Chicago” will be, the interesting topic of Miss Fitzger- ald, a feature editor of the Chicago Tribune. Eugene Stimson, music critic of the Chicago Daily News, will write on music, and education will be the topic of the Education Editor of- the Chicago Daily News, John Lab ly. Finally a brief history of Ar- mour Institute of Technology will be given by the head of the English department, Prof. Walter Hendricks. The edition will be profusely illus- trated, containing over one hundred photographs of Armour and sur- rounding Chicago. Due to the large number of articles, the magazine will be large, being over eighty pages in length. Since it is being sent to the alumni, and all students receive a copy, the publication is large. over 22,000 copies being necessary to ful- fill these rcquirements. v Soph Class to Give Smoker Gratis During the Summer Plans are under way for a unique sophomore smoker, to take place in the latter part of July. All men of the class of ‘39 will be invited and it is expected that many men who started with the present sophomore class and have been forced to drop out of school will attend the smoker. The sophomore comp students also are invited. This will mark the first real attempt by full~time students to ‘ son in mashing under the able tute- llc' llamas of (Coming i l i l l l i l l, unite with the covop students and with men who have left school. Page Three denier Chemicals inspection. Trip Leaves Lasting Scents impression It comes in here, the cow goes the group continued their trek round and round—«crush—crunch~ through miles olf hot air tunnel driers, cracl<——smash-—-c1'ash——plunlc,and the vacuum (triers, jaw-bones, hooves, hash comes 0““ and doe-dads until they reached a “I, Jaroslav Danek, do hereby sol- building in which pills were being: emnly swear to conscientiously ful- bottled by young ladies immaculately . fill my oath never to look another dressed in white. The group stayed steak in the eye as long as I livc—~ here for quite some time. John or I hope to bust my slide-rule arm I” Masin developed a sudden sickness “Amen, Hallelujah l" chorused a and suggested that perhaps "some of bleary~eyed group of junior chem- those pills . . . !" After dragging icals in reverent tones as they him out, the group left for home. reached the gate of: Armour and At the door each of the schmiers Company and Scents, Inc. was presented with a souvenier two— Plant Shows Strength pound box of Armour's fertilizer. This inspection trip through Chi- Perhaps you may see some being cago’s “Hell Hole of the South” was UOIle'led IMO “ZBPIWT d“ Henhyr" Prof. llougen’s a n s w e r to the perfume at the organic chemistry ex. demands for an educational visit hlblt 1;onight. Science IS a wonder» to some strongly active plant. In fill thing . - » short, it was an inspection trip to end all inspection trips. The group was taken through the laboratories, and other places of interest, odor, and color by a group of amused sciw cntists under the leadership of Dr. Fisher. The group first received a les— Honoraries Celebrate all Dance Last Week Members of the ten honoraries, the faculty, and their friends made up the 120 couples who danced to the melodious music of Pierson Thai and his orchestra at the Interhonorary Dance last Friday night. Novel en— tertainment, supplied by the honor- ary pledges, provided a pleasant in- terlude. The programs introduced a distinc— tive note. They were made of celluloid with the symbols of the ten honorarios pressed on the front cov- er. M. H. Beckman, assisted by P. R. Schultz and W. A. Chapin, maneu- vered this social event to its success- ful conclusion. The fraternities rep- resented were: Tau Beta Pi, Tau Sig- ma, Chi Epsilon, Salamander, Phi fallen chemicals here and there—M Lambda, Upsilon, Eta Kappa Nu. the plant was characterized by a per- Scarab, Sphinx, Pi Nu Epsilon, and sistently and rather offensive odor-—— Honor A. loge of a (BO-cow power mechanical masher which smashed up cows into confetti with a single wallop of its cash-iron mitt. Here they learned that hamburgers are made—not ac— cumulated. Fallon Arc Revived Next, the group entered the phar— maceutical department where they thrilled at the gory sight of huge vats filled with fresh blood. This blood is used for serums, albumen dressings and for nauseating visitors. It was definitely a reddetter day for the juniors. 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