l l : Vol. XlX. No. 15. Cutstanding li/ien Win Honor €ycles Leadership, Activities Basis of Selection “Honor Cycles” awards were an‘ nounccd last week by the A.T.S.A. to the ten most outstanding men in the senior class. The men to receive the awards are J. F. Bartusek, H. 0. Bau'ermeisler, D. N. Brissman, W. A. Chapin, N. Gerber, E. A Beike, P. M. Martin, R. L. Mora, S. M. Miner, and P. R. Schultz. Each year the A.T.S.A. in conjunc- tion with the Cycle staff presents ten deluxe editions to those men graduat— ing who have been most outstanding in leadership, extra-curricular activ- ities, athletics, and scholarship. The winners are determined by a point system set up by the A..T.S.A. with a certain number of points given for each activity. The “Honor Cycles" will be distributed this week. Activities Are Varied Joseph F. Bartusek, mechanical, has been captain of the baseball team, a class commissioner, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, and Honor A.; Herman 0. Bauermeister, chemical was copy editor of the chh. News and belongs to Alpha Chi Sig» ma, Tau Beta Pi, and Honor A; and Donald N. Brissman, fire protect, was editor of the Armour Engineer and Alumnus, and in Tau Beta Pi, Salam- ander, Sphinx, and Delta Tau Delta. Willam A. Chapin, .112, electrical, was business manager of the Cycle, 9. class commissioner, and has mem— bership in Tau Beta Pi, Black Knight, Theta Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sphinx, and Pi Nu Epsilon; Eugene A. Heike, chemical, was captain of the basket- ball team, president of A.T.S.A., and in Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Honor A, and Phi Pi Phi; and Paul M. Martin, electrical, was senior class president, junior marshall, editor-in— chief of the Cycle, and a member of Tau Beta Pi, Black Knight, Eta Kap- pa. Nu, Pi Nu Epsilon, and Sphinx. Several Are Athletes . Robert L. Merz, fire protect, was a basketball star, and in Honor A and Phi Pi Phi; Sydney M. Miner, me- chanical, was president of the Armour Players, president of A.S.M.E., an honor marshal, and a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Black Knight, and Rho Delta Rho; and Paul R. Schultz, Jr., chemical, was a ju. nior and honor marshal, and in Tau Beta Pi, Pi Nu Epsilon, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma. Ell llllllllll‘n By Al. N. Schriclwr Engineers’ license Within the last few years engi- neers have begun to take active strides in elevating the status of en- gineering. 0f the three great fields of endeavor: law, medicine, and en- gineering, only the latter lacks coin- plete professional status. Such posi-l tion can only come about when pro- fessional engineers have legal rec< (ignition. Over eighty years ago laws were adopted restricting the medical pro- fession to those who were properly trained and qualified by requiring registration with a state board. Fif‘ ty years ago this was also done in the law profession, Now the engineering profession is to receive its just rem ognition. At present thirtyvfive states have engineering registration laws; some of which are all inclusive such as in New York, others of which are incomplete such as in Illinois. It is only a matter of time before all states will have complete engineering reg» istration laws restricting those who claim to be professional engineers toi In ceremonies held recently twelve men were pledged to Alpha Chi Sig- ma, national professional chemical fraternity. The seven men chosen from the sophomore class were: R. B. Boertitz, T. B. Calhoun, H. R. Coyle, W. E. Kruse, B. K. Lyckburg, W. A. Ryan, and E. F. Wagner. From the junior class the following were pledged: E. L. Koehler, J. Kubik, W. D. MacDonald, W. E. Valve], and F. M. Widell. On Saturday, June 5, initiation will be held in the Alpha Chi Sigma rooms and will be followed by a din- ner theater party in the evening. The Conclave of the northern district will be held at Turkey Run, Indiana, in June. Research Foundation Announces Fellowship An announcement has been made by the Armour Research Foundation of the Eli Wishnick Fellowship, which has been established by Robert I. Wishnick, Ch.E., ’14, in honor of his father for the promotion of funda- mental research in the field of ex- tremely high pressure. The appoint- ment will be made for a two year period and the fellow may work for either an M. S. or 3 Ph. D. degree. Applicants having a Master’s Degree and intending,r to work for a doctorate will be given preference, however. Mr. R Wishnich, an alumnus of the class of 1914 in chemical engineering, is president-treasurer of the Wish- nick-Tumpeer Company, manufac- turers of chemicals and specialists in the production of lampbluek and sim» ilar materials, and president and dinector of a number of corporations. About eight months ago, he was elected to the board of trustees of Armour Tech. The fellowship carries a stipend of $750 per year and it is expected that the follow will use the research work done under this fellowship as thesis material for an advanced degree. A necessary qualification for this fol- lowship is that the fellow be an ex- ceptionally able experimenter as well as having a thorough training in fundamentals. Application should be made to Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, executive director of the Research Foundation. All juniors wishing to apply for the position of intro-mural mou- ugcr for the school year 1937438 must make a written. application by Thursday, June 3. Addrcss up. plieutiou to C. W. Dunbar in care of the registrar’s office. One Hundred Members of Musical Clubs Visit Pontiac for Concerts Returning with the pride of achievement, Director 0. Gordon Erickson led his Armour musical clubs in three successful concerts at his home town of Pontiac, Illinois, last Wednesday. Three buses were chartered to carry the hundred men who made the trip. Arriving at 11:00 a.in., the orches- the Illinois State Reformatory near Pontiac. Two concerts were neces- sary to take care of the nearly 2300 inmates. Their behavior and attcn~ tion were perfect, the numbers hav- ing greatest appeal being B. F. Heine’s accordion solos, F. Hrachov- sky‘s Czechoslovakian songs, and (l. A. Danforth’s popular piano solos. Dine at Reformatory Lunch was sewed in the officers’ dining room at the reformatory, fol‘ lowing which the clubs toured the in- stitution, observing,r the modern cell blocks, kitchen and dining room, pow— er plant, garden work, machine and woodworking; shops, and the produc- tion of highway signs and [King cab- inets. The clubs then proceeded to the Pontiac High School for a short rehearsal. The clubs wore summer formal at» tire for the evening,r concert at the High School auditorium. The pro— gram opened with the overture “Mer— ry Wives of Windsor," by Nicoli, played by the orchestra. The glee club then sang “Pilgrim‘s; Chorus” from “'l‘aii‘iihausm‘.’ and “011 the Road to Mandalay," featuring T. W. Yeaklc as baritone soloist. Plan Trip for Later Date Following: the intermission, a ne- gro theme predominated in “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel,” “Going Home," and “Gershwin Themes," the last of which was arranged by George Dan- 1'orth. Marshall Nystrom took the solo in “Just You,’ while Anthony Al- legrclti and Peter Woods featured “$0an of the Bayou" and “Air for Oboe,” respectively. The club mem- bers appreciated the hospitality of Pontiac, and reports indicate that they would enjoy another engage— ment there at a future date. Coaches Present Horror Sweaters to Athletes out Awards Assembly Receiving rewards for athletic activities, four teams were granted letters and sweaters at the honor award assembly held last Fri- day, at 10:30, in the assembly hall. The rewards were presented by the coaches of the various teams. Act- ing as chairman of the meeting, Gene Heike, president of the A. T. S. A., introduced the coaches as well as the speaker. Professor John Schommcr, open— ing the meeting, proposed a vote of congratulations to the baseball team for winning the Northern Illinois Conference championship. Gold medals were voted for the team. Seven Majors in Basketball Coach Grant Stengcr presented the basketball team with their awards. hose receiving major awards were: Eugene Heike, captain and lettcrman for four years, Bob Merz, senior and member since his freshman year, Charles Shukes, Jack O’Connell and Bill O’Brien, co-captains~elect, Paul Henriksen, Ed Wagner, and Dave Forberg, manager. Awards were also given to Joseph Janicek, Ed Swan- son, James Sheehan, and Al Kubicka. Because of the absence of the men actually trained and with the swimming coach, E. McGillinay, the ability for such work. awards to the swimming team were The student engineer, although not made by the captain, Herbert Ruck- eligible to be registered as a profes— berg. sional engineer until several Major awards were given to: years Herb Ruekberg‘, captain, Ray Dodge, have elapsed after his graduation, captain-elect, Vic Svagdis, Bob Win- should give careful consideration to blad, Leroy Downing, Henry Manke, this matter while yet an undergradw ate. Too many students (Continued on page four) and Jack Stern, manager. Minor graduate awards were given to James Smidl, Harold Saltzman, Walter Carlson, TEFL—{Jinan Slavin. leach “Sonny” Weissman of the boxing and wrestling teams pre- sented the awards to his team. Lct— ters were awarded to Gene Kreml, captain, James Dunne, captain-elect, Carmen Basile, Hardey McDaniel and Francis Popper, Ralph Tullgren, Louis Logullo, Robert Maxant, and John McIntyre. An award was giv- en to Bob Jafl‘ec. Root Announces Track Awards The awards to be given to the track team as announced by Coach Norman Root are as follows: Ralph Faust, captain, Claire Dunbar, cap- tain-elect, Neal Simeon, Sam Bing- ham, Carl Deuter, Steve Finnegan, Dick Vandckieft, Harvey Rothcn- berg, Bill Ryan, Ralph Dixon, Harold Stehman, and Richard Winkler, man» ager. Minor awards were recom— mended for Mark Dannis and Ray Braun, and sweaters to Henry Bod- nar, Harold Meyer, Landrith Parker, Paul Neuert, Francis Opila, and Paul Ewing. Tentative Baseball Letters Tentative awards were reconf- mended by Coach Bill Krafl't of the baseball team. The men named for major awards are: Louis Logullo and Joe Bartusck, co-captains, “Mike” Shewchuk, Irving" Seidcnberg, Wil- liam Kruse, Joseph Pacocha, Tom Greene, Irving Gebel, James Dunne, Ed Wagnor, and Carl Forsberg, man— ager. Minor awards were recom- mended for Ed Skeppstrom, Bill Roche, \Villiani Penn, Dave Rodkin, l and Ralph Tullgron. tra and glee club performed first at Louis Lange, Jay" Exhcfiflnted New Cycle Editor-in-Cliief Appointments of men to make up the stall" of next year’s uclc were re- cently announced by Paul M, Martin, retiring; editor-lnwhici’. Louis Lange, Jr,‘, junior fire protection student, will take over the position of editor- in-chic:l'. L. ldris Thomas Is to be business manager, and Norman Rice, advertising manager. Lange, who has worked on the Cycle since his freshman year, will succeed Martin, under whose leader— ship the Cycle of 1937 has horn pro- parcd. Other officers retiring arc W. J. liaise, businc manager, and L. 1. Thomas, advertising manager. Wile 'C'yclc will be distributed this week, it was announced by Martin, and distribution will be in charge of Fred Engelthaler. by. Plant, Main Speaker at the Alumni Emanuel ‘Dcvelopmcnts in social science must be allowed to keep pace with progress in the physical sciences if social, economic, and spiritual sta- bility are to be maintained." This was the nucleus of the address give by Dr. Glenn Frank, former presi— dent of the University of Wisconsin, at the Alumni Banquet held in the Medinah Club on May 25. Dr. Frank believes that if the social possibilities of a ,ientific develop ment could be foreseen and relayed to social scientists before the dis— covery actually affected the economic structure, methods of control could be worked out to preserve stability. He pointed out the dangers of a so— ciologist’s attempt to be a physical scic List, or of a scientist’s entry into politics Hleike Gets Special Award Master of ceremonies for the ban»: quet was Professor John J. Sehomw 3 SuPJEil Convention at Midi: mer, president of the Alumni Asso ciation. He introduced Eugene A Heike, who was awarded the Alumni' for outstanding achievement the undergraduates. The were then introduced by at five year intervals, 1932 1897. The class of 1907, cele- brating: its thirtieth anniversary, had the largest delegation, one rcprc~ sentative coming: in from California. The four who answered with the class ‘ of. 1902 included Professors Freeman, ' Libby, and Nat-lunar), and three men were present to celebrate the forticth anniversary of ’97. Budget is Balanced Dean Heald then introduced sev- eral of the school officers, notably President Emeritus Howard M. Ray- mond, who commended the work of Trophy among: alumni classes back to ‘Emil Flindl’s Band Provides Music for Last Senior Dance Emil Flindt’s popular band of 0’ Henry Park and the Medinah Michi- iran Club will provide a setting for the last fling of the seniors as an un- dergraduate class on the night of June 11. The affair will be 0. closed senior dinner dance with bids, which are being sold by class commission- ers, priced at $3.30. Arrangements for the dance have been made by Art Dreis, social chair— man of the class. He has provided novel white suede programs which are sure to make a hit with the little dancing: partner. Festivities will be- gin at 9:30 p.m. In order that arrangements may be completed in time for the dance, llreis has asked that all money be .. turned in by next Friday, June 4. School @pens Early; Curriculum Changed Several important changes will be found in the new school bulletin which will be ready for distribution by June 10, Most prominent of the curriculum changes is the placing of engineerinu‘ mechanics in the second semester of the sophomore year and the first so— mester of the junior year for students in most of the options. The change is accomplished by the elimination of the engineering prob- lems course and the admission of a two semester hour course in social science called “Business Organization and Control." The new social science course will be taken in the first sc« mcster of the sophomore or junior years. Senior social science has been reduced from a four semester hour to a three .cmcster hour course. Instructions will begin on Septem‘ her 20 next fall with registration for freshmen on September 16 and for other students, September 17. The early start will be compensated by a two week vacation between semesters. The evening; division next year will continue for seventeen weeks instead of the fifteen weeks of this year. Entrance requirements have been slightly changed. Mechanical draw- ing: is no longer a required entrance unit. The change reduces the en— trance units in the required group from ten to nine and raises the units in the elective group from five to six. This was made necessary by the number of students applying for en— trance without credit for mechanical drawing. In general the bulletin has been completely reheadcd. The historical sketch, and the research foundation, evening division, and graduate divi~ sion sections have been rewritten. In addition to the regular engineer- ing: schedule, a tabular view of the co- op course will be included. Armour Professors to Attend Massachusetts Institute of Tech nolop;y and Harvard University will act as hosts when the fortyvfifth an- nual meeting: of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering: Education convenes June 28 for a five day ses- sion. Several representatives of Ann- our, among whom are Dr. I-lotchkiss, Dean Health and Professors Finne. gran and Paul, are planning to attend and take an active part in the confer- ence. One of the central themes of the conference will be the subject of professional status and employment of engineering graduates. The idea of the professional status of engi. nccrs has received much dismission in the last few years, and the S. P. E. E. is naturally quite interested in Armour and greeted the alumni. Mr. James Cunningham, chairmnn‘I of the Board of Trustees, brought, cheers with his announcement thall for the first time in many years thol budget was balanced, and that plans, were under way toward broadening: the scope of the school’s work. ‘1 the question. A highlight of the })l‘0""l‘filil for the evening: of June 30 is a concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Numbers of the \‘ P. E. ind their wives are to receive complimi‘ntm'y curt-risin- tickets for this unusual ment. New Design Apparatus Unarmed by Hand Power Only History was made last Friday night at 9:30 o'clock in Armour Tech’s high pressure laboratory when Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, director of the Armour Research Foundation, suc— ceeded in obtaining a pressure of 1,500,000 pounds per square inch, more than twice as great as had ever been obtained in a closed cylinder under controlled laboratory condi- tions. Pressures Affect Properties Dr. Poulter was assisted by Pro- fessors J. B. Finnegan and W. W. Colvcrt. The significance of this ex- traordinary achievement is that it has den‘mnstratcd that it is possible to develop the technique of obtaining higrh pressures to an order far beyond anything that has ever before been attempted. II. has been found that even at much lower pressures many of the properties of matter undergo profound changes. The previous record in high pres- sure in a cylinder was less than half this amount and was held jointly by Dr. I’oulter and Dr. P. W. Bridgman of Harvard University. Has Unique Feature Pressures as high as 750,000 pounds per square inch have been obtained between two flat surfaces. The unique feature of Dr. Poultcr’s technique is that instead of multiply- ing the pressure by transferring from one cylinder to another, he developed the pressure right inside the cylin- der on which the pressure was directly applied. Tliis‘was accom- plished by placing inside the com— paratively large press cylinder a much smaller secondary one having a differential piston which multiplies the pressure by four. Since pressure is force per unit area it is possible to greatly increase the pressure on (Continued on. page four) Marshall and Peltier Win in Alfihfi. Vote At their final meeting of the year last Friday the Armour chapter of the A. I. Ch. E. held its annual elee~ tion of student officers. The follow- ing' men were elected: W. R. Mur- shall, chairman; N. K. Anderson, B. W. Gamson, and E. F. Wagner, sen- ior program committee; P. J. Pel- tier, secretary; J. Kubik, treasurer; and R. B. Boertitz, assistant treasur- er. These men will lead the A. I. Ch. E. for the coming: year and will be responsible for the program. The retiring oill'cers are: J. A. HaaSE,.A. l. Allegretti, L. l“. Karel, R. A. Clarke, H. J. Bodnar and W. R. Mar- shall. The prom-am of the past semester included a talk by Dr. Paul Bishop, director of research for the Corn Products Refining: Company at Argo, “The Story of Iron and Steel” prev scntcd by a representative of the Carnegie, Steel Company, and a talk on “The Calibration of Glassware” by Mr. Torp. Professor H. McCor~ mack also spoke at one of the meet- ings on “The Bencfaction of Man» ganosc Ores." H. Newman, F reshman, Wins Alpha Chi Sigma Contest Henry F. Newman was unanim- ously named winner of the essay sponsored by the Armour chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, profes. sionsl chemical fraternity. on the subject “Why l lntond to Study Chemical Engineering.” The contest was open to all fresh men expecting to study chemical env ,e‘ixmoriug.r and attain ted to foster ins tor-est among tli _ cup in their ' irries were link contest ited to 500 won. As :i token of merit, Newman Will be winded :3 chemical Rubber Con Rand- booll. The judl'rs of tho comes: \\ k‘l't' Professors (I. :\. ll. ‘21. C :\ 'i‘ibhsls. and ii. biotin-muck.