VJXX. No. l. @hapin liail dear to he Landscaped Seven New Rooms and Offices Added to Second Floor Seven new class rooms on the sec- ond floor of Chaplin Hall are now doomed to endure the trample and the scuffle of nine hundred students’ feet, and the raving pedagogy whic can not be done without." These rooms have been done up brown—— and yellow in a manner similar to those on the first floor. Twelve New Offices Supplementing these new class» rooms are twelve new offices and two lavatories across the hall from the classrooms 0n the second floor. These offices, which are to be oc— cupied by the mechanics and civil engineering department professors and Professor Richardson of the electrical engineering department, come in two colors to suit the vagA arics of different professors. The dilapidated wooden porches are now a thing of the past; the present is an unfinished-looking brick wall; while the near future is a painted, and probably new—appearing wall. Structural Analysis Lab Room 117 on the first floor is be- ing converted from a classroom to a surveying,- instruments, room and a structural analysis laboratory. The stairs from this room to the base— ment are being fixed up, and some basement space is to be utilized for laboratory purposes. As the more observing students have noticed, the name of the north— ern third of the building is now Physics Building, while the rest of the building is called Chopin Hall as before, and now actually is a ball. A new roof will be erected over the whole building, and the old stone parapcts are being replaced by new brick ones. Landscape Chopin Grounds The grounds south of Cbapin Hall have been leveled off and will be sown with grass. The space to the rear of Chapin Hall will be land- scaped and the fences will be rear- ranged to include all of the space in the campus. Ten additional flood lights are to be mounted on the school buildings to chase away any lurking shadows which might harass evening school students. These new lights will prac— tically double the number of lights used. Room D in the Mission building is being converted into a lounge room and additional lunch room space. Twenty tables for four will be in— stalled for lunch and study purposes. Electrical Co-ops to Start Next January Paralleling the co-operative course in mechanical engineering, a 00—01% erative course in electrical engineer- ing will be inaugurated beginning January 31, 1938. A quote. of 142 for the mechanical eta-operative course and 48 for the electrical co— operative course has. been set. Under the co-operative plan, each student spends approximately twenty-four weeks at school and twenty-six weeks in industry. He works eight weeks in a factory and then attends classes for the next eight weeks. These periods. of fac‘ tory and classroom work alternate during the five years of the course. The primary purpose of the course is to provide a means for ambitious young men, without sufficient funds to pay the costs of a college courSe, to alternate between work in college and industrial plants, and obtain in a five year course the equivalent of the usual four-year engineering col— lege training. It also provides for in- dustry a select group of men who ob- Eight Receive Noyes Scholarships; Frost 0n ly Reappoirttmenr Four full year and four half year LaVerne Noyes scholarships have been awarded for the school year according to Associate Dean Charles A. Tibbals. 0f the eight men to whom these awards were made, G. E. 'F‘rost, is the only one whose award is a reappointment. The scholarships were awarded to the following students who are en~ tering for the fall term: full scholar. ships to C. O. Frush, Oskaloosa, Iowa; W. B. Show, Glen Ellyn; Rob— ert Fiala, Downers Grove; and P. H. Connors, Chicago and half Scholar- ships to Lee Bullen; J. D. West, and W. C. Pchta of Chicago and G. E. Frost, Oak Park. Selected by Trustees Under the will of the late LaVerne Noyes, the Trustees of his estate are authorized to expend a portion of the income of the trust estate in paying, to such universities or colleges as they may select, the tuition, in part or in full, of deserving students ‘-needing the assistance to enable them to procure a university or college training. This to be done without re- gard to difference of sex, race, re- ligion or political party, but only for those who shall be citizens of the United States. In addition, such can- didates for the scholarships shall either themselves have served in the army or navy of the United States in the World War, and been honor~ ably discharged from such service, or are descendants by blood from some! one who has served in the army or navy of the United States in that war, and who is still in that service or who has been honorably discharg- ed from that service or whose service was terminated by death. The purpose of La Verne Noyes in establishing these scholarships was to express his; gratitude to, and in a slight degree to reward, those who ventured the supreme sacrifice of life for this country and also to keep alive unselfish patriotic devotion. Dr. Freud Appointed Eventing School Dean Under the guidance of Prof. B. B. Freud several new evening courses have been inaugurated. Dr. Freud has been appointed the new dean of the evening school, relieving Dean I-leald of part of his work. In the social science department, a two semester course in economics has been started with Prof. A. S. Hansen as instructor. A single se- mester course in Time and Motion Study will be taught by Mr. Martin Wiberg. Mr. Wiberg was in charge of Industrial Engineering and Time Study at Poole Brothers before com- ing to Armour. Frederic Oakhill, plant engineer of Bauer and Black Company and presi— dent of the Chicago chapter of the So- ciety for Advancement of Manage- ment, will teach a course in indus- trial design for appearance. General psychology will be taught by Mr. Jack Hazelhurst, who is con- nected with the Psychological Cor— poration. Freshman Class Sets Mark; Expect 300 in Registration All previous registration records were shattered this year with 299 stu- dents enrolling in the freshman class, This number will undoubtedly in- crease well over the 300 mark after the late registrations are all tabulat- ed. The fresh were enrolled in class- es on Thursday and formally wel- comed to Armour by President Hotchkiss, Dean Heald, and Dean of bly on the following Friday. The large group was divided into two sections for the orientation tests held on Friday. These aptitude tests tain practical experience along with make possible a classification of the their engineering training. At. present l there are sixty-three co-operating companies and one hundred and eighty students enrolled. mental status of the students. The tests were compulsory for all new stu- dents with the exception of those tak~ ling post graduate courses. Freshmen, Dr. Tibbals, at: an assem—~ Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllineie Three Members Added to Stall: l of Armour Research Foundation To the already efficiently organ- ized staff of Armour Tech’s Research Foundation have been added three new members, as announced by Thomas C. Poulter, director of the Foundation. These individuals, whose past experiences and achievements prove their eligibility and whose fu— ture work will demand our esteem, are Dr. Paul L. Copeland, Dr. Fran— cis W. Godwin, and Mr. Robert M. Williams. Specializes in Electronics The first of these gentlemen, Dr. Copeland, received his undergrad- uate training at Nebraska Wesleyan, where he obtained his Bachelor do» gree in Science. It was at the Uni- versity of Iowa that he was awarded with M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. During the next six years of his life Dr, Copeland was an instructor in the physics departments of Massachu— setts, Institute oil Technology and Montana State College, three years at each. He comes from a position as assistant professor in physics at Montana State College to assume full charge of research in the field of electronics and to instruct classes in physics. Godwin To Do Coal Research Coal research will now be under the direct supervision 01' Dr. Godwin, who takes the place of Dr. Robert D. Snow, formerly head of this most important division of research. Dr. Godwin just recently completed his graduate studies at the University of Iowa, receiving: M. S. and Phi). de— g'recs. His undergraduate training took place at San Diego. Third on the list is Robert M. Wil— liams, who has been awarded the Ely Wishnick Fellowship. He will confine his activities to graduate study and research work in the field of high pressures. Mr. Williams spent his undergraduate days at Lawrence College. Last year he I“? ccivcd his-t Master of Science degree at the University of Wisconsin, and is striving for his Doctor‘s degree here at Armour. Eight New Fire Protection Scholarship Men .loin Ranks Eight new students having four year scholarships in the fire protec- tion engineering course have entered school. Their selection was made af- ter consideration of a competitive examination, personality, and high school record. Receivers of scholarships are: J. I". Deatrick, Defiance, Ohio; It. II. Harmon, Aurora; E. L. Ilass, Dav- enport, Iowa; D. L. Knirf, Wcstcrnl Springs; R. H. Lance, Chicago; R. A. Larson, Chicago; William Speth, River Forest; and R. A. Zoellner, Chicago. expected of it. pccted problems. practitioners and as citizens. and in the work which you will has been completed. WELCOME, CLASS 0t" 1941! Every year we welcome a group of youno' men who come to Armour to prepare for careers in engineering and architecture. The Class of 19/11 is the largest which has ever entered the Insti- tute, and the care with which it has been selected and the quality of the instruction which it will receive means that much will be It is trite to refer to the changes which have taken place in technology and technical education in recent years, but it is highly essential for engineering students to realize that these changes are still going on at what seems to be an accelerating pace. late not only to engineering itself but, even more, to the setting in which the engineer and the architect do their work. At the moment our own country and the world is in a state of unrest which reaches the dimensions of turmoil. are responsible for large enterprises are finding it necessary con- stantly to readjust their thinking so as to solve new and uncle The way in which the engineering profession is meeting these new problems is a credit to the education which Armour and other engineering schools have furnished in the past, but we are not satisfied with past achievements. all times to improve the quality of instruction and to provide op- portunity for discipline which will equip our students better to meet the conditions by which they will be surrounded both as In welcoming you, the Class of 1941, to Armour, we are offering the challenge of the new frontiers in science and technology. We wish for you the highest measure of success in your work here WILLARD E. HOTCHKISS, President. They re. Engineers who We are aiming at do after your course at Armour Seven @utstanding Seniors Receive Memorial Hall: Metric ficholarships Dr. C. A. Tibbals, chairman of the Scholarship Committee and assistant dean of Armour Tech, announces the award of seven scholarships to seniors for the academic year 1937— 38. The awards provide a stipulation of one hundred and fifty dollars, or the equivalent of one-half of the tui- tion for the academic year men- tioned. The seven scholarships have been made available to senior students each year through the genemsity of four donors, and the awards, after a thorough examination of the aca~ demic records and general fitness of the candidates by the scholarship committee, were made under the di- rection of the president of the In— stitute, Dr. Willard E. Hotehkiss. William R. Marshall and William F. Schlax receive the Bernard E. Sunny Scholarships, which were es- tablished in 1909. Marshall Leads Seniors William Marshall, having the dis- tinction of rating first in scholarship among the members of the coming senior class, has an average of 2.93 from a possible 3.00. He has been one of the student Honor Marshals assisting at the annual commence— ment exercises of 1935, 1936, and 1937. Marshall is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national honor engineering fraternity, Phi Lambda Upsilon, hon— orary chemical fraternity, Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemical frater- nity, chairman of the Tech student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, student editor of the Armour Engineer and Alum- nus, and a member of the golf team. William F. Schlax is also a mem- ber of Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, hon- orary civil engineering fraternity, and a Junior class officer during the year 1936-37. To Get Prenuer Award B. W. Samson and A. N. Schrieber are the recipients of the Isadore S. Prenner scholarships. The Prenner scholarships are awarded each year under the direction of the President of the Institute with certain restric- tions. Gamson has made an enviable ree- ord scholastically, and during the time he has attended Armour Tech he has worked continually in order to completely finance his. education. He has been a member of the Ar- mour Tech News Staff, 21 member of the Tech student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical En- gineers, and on both the business and editorial staffs of the Armour Em, (Continued, on. page four) 1 New students will be welcome at the TECH N E WS office during the noon haw tomorrow. Am} men in.“ acted in, 171.1} the news, sports, or business stalls should co’mc. No former newspaper ecc- zlcrz‘cncc it necessary. The NEWS office is located“ in (.‘hupin Hall, second entrance from the north end on the (third floor. ] o mined Clubs idiot? for New Talent Both old and new members of the orchestra will meet this afternoon at 5 o’clock for the first time this so- mcster. Similarly, on Thursday, the Glee Club will send out its bid for a turnout of all the vocal talent throughout the school. As in previ— ous years, the clubs will begin prac- tice promptly at 5:00 and run through until approximately 6:30 p.m. under the able directorship of Mr. 0. Gordon Erickson. Large Membership Through the years, the musical clubs have grown from a group of just a few members at its beginning to a group which now includes in its role, one-seventh of the entire student body. This growth is due in no small measure to the fact that. the clubs l'ostcr good fellowship. Ee- causc of the difficult student pro~ grams, practice is limited to one ro- hearsal a week, but as the men are there because they enjoy the work, the time passes quickly and much is accomplished. Many Events Last Your Last year the clubs had an un« precedentcd year of concert suc- cesses which was climaxed by the Goodman theatre concert sponsored by the Women's Faculty Club. As; an anti-climax, the entire group went on a tour to Pontiac where they rend- cred excellent concerts for the peo- ple there. In addition to the events men- tioned, the clubs have supplied the entertainment for assemblies, con— certo, radio broadcasts and various public and college occasions. If previous years are to serve as a guide, the clubs should this year sur- pass them all. One Accident, Plenty of Food, Adventure, for Cirillo at Camp “It was an uneventful camp ses— sion, and therefore a successful one.” remarked Prof. J. C. Penn in com- menting upon the civil engineering summer camping period held at Camp Armour. Prof. Penn qualified his statement by explaining an un- eventful session as one in which no forest tires or continuous rains spoiled active work. Only one casualty marred the summer. Evan L. Stall suffered a broken finger when he accidently got in the way of a flying horseshoe. He was immediately taken to the hos- pital for treatment. Find Section Corners An undertaking, never before at— tempted in the summer camp, was a search which the civils made for original section corners—twelve were found. These section corners were established in 1865. In many cases the original corner stakes and bearing trees were found. All was not work, however, at least one and sometimes two fish dinJ nets were contributed by the fisher- men in the outfit—in other words, fishing was good. Mustaclles Taboo The usual quota of beards and mustaches were grown. However, Monte MacConnell was the only one who was able to retain his when the end of the camping period rolledi around. It seems that Buu'ielski. lost his under unfortunate circumstances. The food, according to the general consensus of opinion. was unusually good; Miss Breyan, who has done the cooking for some years now, was re— sponsible for this. ‘ be} Tuesday, September 2i , l937 boycotted Appointed to ductility Hotchkiss Names Grinter and Ford as New Option Heads New faces will soon be noticed among the faculty about the campus. An increasingly larger student body and an expansive policy demanded a bolstering of the departments. Among the distinguished men re- ceiving appointments is Dr. Linton E. Grinter, formerly Professor of Structural Engineering: at Agricul- tural and Mechanical College of Texas, who joins the Institute staff as Director of the Department of Civil Engineering and Dean of the Gradu- ate Division. In accepting the ap— pointment as Dean of the Graduate Division Dr. Griuter becomes, the first head of this division replacing a fac- ulty committee on graduate work. Dr. Grinter received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kan- sas in 1923, and attending the Uni- versity of Illinois, received the dc- qrce of Master 0|? Science in 1924 and PhD. in 1926. He has also had several years of engineering experi- ence, including two years with the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, where he was in charge of structural, hydraulic, and mechanical design. Since. 1928 Dr. Grinter has been Professor of Structural Engineering at Texas A KL M, carrying on re— search and teaching structural en- gincering'. New Math Profs The appointments of Dr. Lester R. Ford, who comes to the Institute from Rice Institute of Houston, Texas. and Dr. Lawson G. Fulton, will be effective for the mathematics department. Dr. Ford will take over duties as professor and chairman of the department of mathematics while Dr. Fulton will be an instructor in the some department. Dr. Ford re- ceived his Bachelor and Master dc— pgrccs at the University of Missouri in 191] and 1912 respectively and has distinguished himself in the field of mathematics, presenting several papers before various meetings of the American Mathematical Society. Former Instructor at Harvard After receiving his Doctor’s degree from Harvard University in 1917 Dr. "Ford spent two years as instructor at Harvard, later going to Rice as As— sistant Professor of Mathematics. He has also been a member of the coun- cil of the American Mathematical Society, a member of the editorial board of both the American Journal of Mathematics and the Duke Mathe— matical Journal, chairman of the (Continued on, page three) N YA Reduces Cash Allotment this Year As in previous years the govern— ment will collaborate with the school in aiding needy sLudcnts to earn their expenses through the National Youth Administration. The allot— ment, however, has been cut down one third, eight per cent of the school receiving: its benefits instead of the former twelve. The cash allotment per month is now $960. In order to permit more students to obtain I‘CYA work, the average sum to be received by each worker has also been decreased. The funds have been allocated for needy students between the ages of 16 and 24 inclusive. The conditions ,which srovern the eligibility of the lappliennts ore (1). need. each stu- dont must be able to qualify on the basis of need; (2), citizenship; (3), character and ability. they must be able to do good scholn work both before and after receiwng‘ aid: and (Si. full»time resident student Ens. The determination of eli ty and the appointment of posuions rests with the personnel office of which Mr. Setterberg is in charge. Forty cents per hon: '. the hourly wage received by NYA students.