I; t..--‘..-«.....:§‘\ c...“ s; pronoun In Vol. XX. No. l0 Drama in Mission Receives @vation Charles MacAleer Plays Lead in O’Neill One-actor “Dense the lights!” Gradually the assembly hall faded from view. A man in overalls and a painter-’3 cap fiddled nervously with pieces of colored cellophane in front of the stage and periodically a white light would impolitely butt into the half—finished scenery. “All right, Nat, come in." Ghosts Appear Finally, the ghosts appeared with the treasure—in a surprisingly nat— ural manner. Wild arms waved. “Hey! That thing’s supposed to be heavy! You don’t know your own strength! Show your muscle!” Other ejaculations followed, but the re- hearsal deliberately proceeded. “How is it coming? Can you under- stand them?” This came in an unex— pected whisper on the side. “Well,— if you want to know,—-—” Then came the real thing. now lighted, slowly filled up. This time the dimming of the lights meant business. To the delight of all the audience, and the relief of the‘ entire players’ association, lights, crew and all, the Play went over successfully. The hall, Look Uncarthly Rumors were heard that those who played the parts of the insane char- acters really acted their parts to a tee. The Ghosts looked almost as un— earthly as they were intended. To top it all, a roaring applause brought al the characters. back Victoriously, smiling where they had wept, alive where they had died; and a hilarious stage curtain clumsily ended the pic— ture of the first success of the season. Four of the six parts in the play were played by men difi'erent from those announced last week. Eugene Worcester took the part of Captain Bartlett, while the ghosts from the schooner Mary Allen were played by T, A. Hunter, R. E. Undcrhill, and A. R. George. Miss Mary Russo of the Hull House players group generously took the feminine role, Sue Bartlett, and added the touch that made the play lbw Dr. Freud Eleventh Guest Radio Speaker Synthetic Organic Chemistry was discussed by Dr. Benjamin B. Freud on the eleventh program of the radio series sponsored by Armour Tech through the cooperation of the Adult Education Council of Chicago over WCFL. The radio series on ap- .( I . . NJ. 2, 4 plied science was to have been term» “’ ”hwy/W inated last week, but it has been we ”47 "” in tended indefinitely. This program as well as the others in the series, was presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday un- der the direction of Mr. Alexander P. Schreibor. Management Course To Open in January The Downtown Evening Classes, ofl’ered last year by the social sci- ence department, will continue this year. The opening date is not set, but it will be sometime in January. it. MW [Mp I l M” / ll la. a I In,” ”/12 In: I l ,1 mm mm ' 5?. kml‘uvon The membership of last year’s course consisted of representatives of companies who were interested in the advancement of business. Last year’s course was taken by about seventy members which represented about thirty-six companies. The meetings were always started off by a dinner, and concluded by various speakers. From Archives. [)y R. Perry There is a species of small fish that lives off the coast oi" a tiny, little known island in the southseas which infallibly turns a brilliant green with orange spots as an indication of something. The fact that the fore- going; statement, aside from being.r a manifestly inane lead, is a {re—whiz» iker of a big lie detracts from its popular appeal not at all. Similarly someone is bound to be intrigued by the fact that Armour Institute of Technology was once coeducational, and that the big rock alongside oi? Mission is not there solely for the purpose of advertising the numbers of the successive [rush classes, but it contains approximately $1,000.00 worth of gold. Apropos of the former co-ed status of the institute it might be well to have that happy state prevail attain, for the same reason that Prof. B. B. Freud tolerates women in the profes- sional laboratory; they inspire neck— This year’s course will be run on about the same schedule as last year‘s. The committee planning the course is now in the process of schcd~ uling speakers for the various Sub-x jects to be discussed. This winter Professor Hansen of the social science faculty will be a speaker for the Illinois Manufactur- ing Association. The subject he will talk on will be, “Problems Arising Under the New lllinois Compensa» tion Act." Senior Dance to Be at Oriental Hotel on Friday, December 17 Throwing school rcsponsibilties aside for Christmas festivities, In- stituters on their last day of serfdom this year will respond to the cuphonic swing of Johnny Mullaney’s band and flock to the Cedar room of the 0ri~ ental Hotel for the Senior Informal December 17. Social chairman Worcester with his committee has made these or- “ in answer to demands for . Modernizing Done on Chopin Rooms by Armour Groups A. M. Zen-em IT IS COMMONPLACE today to hear nearly everyone speak of the so- called business cycle. Business men, both great and small, do not open their mouths but what it seems that regulation of private industry. Late— ly the latter has gained prominence by virtue of being the most talked of Architects and Engineers subject of the day. Whether or not our omniscient entrepreneurs real— ly know what they are talking about is another matter. When one con- trasts the common drivel he bears on the street (or reads in the newspa» per) to the orderly and entirely log— ical arguments presented by seine of day night and “I?“ our better known economists, one coefficient of friction while enjoying cannot help feeling both disgusted and discouraged with business men— Certainly no good can come of the pessimistic at- titude that prevails when such a a brightly lighted and politicians alike. group of men get together. Surely there are cycles other than out shown by diagonal and parallel the business cycle, which one might rows of discuss when he meets a friend. The “governmental cycle” is about as Phillips. While some danced others en- good as any—~and one would have joyed the beautiful lounge rooms pat» to go far to find one of more vital terned after early English style. That importance. or THE THREE leading types of ballroom (Communism, Fascism and Democracy) Fascism The trend of events in world affairs, has of last year’s introduced so many new complexities with this years “Carrossel.” that it is only with difficulty (and mittee consisting of J. Rea, G. A. then not entirely with success) that Scott, and W. A. Wagner received we can shut our eyes to the amaz- the compliments of all the “Techers” governments today seems to be most prominent. (Continued on page four) ‘irritant to sustained mental effort. u- A, - . n - . . . _ there must be mention of price levels l 10.1,” de v1v1e, While .the” piofes . . . . ’ serial consents are patting pedagogi- mflation, or increasmg governmental . cal puppies. l D terpsichorean activity as a counter» In line with the Institute plans for improving the appearance in and around Armour many fraternities have been actively engaged in re» modelling and modernizing their apartments. Alpha Chi Sigma has begun its modifying program by removing, sev- The evening will be one to cast into Limbo all memories of things intel- lectual, as Armourites disport them- selves with their customary spirit of eral walls in order to enlarge the size of its present rooms. The major the pledges who are showing satis~ fcctory results. Enjoy 39th Floor Setting of Now Famous ‘Carrossel’ all visitors who have not as yet seen ArCh'tectS and engineers brushed their modernized rooms. shoulders at the “Carrossel” last Fri- completely the ture to complete their task. The Rho Delts have moved from their former residence at Thirty- third and Michigan to the more con- venient locality of Chapin Their new rooms are located on the fourth floor fourth entrance opposite those of the “Armour Eye.” an evening of gaiety in the novel setting of the Electric Club atop the Civic Opera building. Thirty»ninc floors up, overlooking city with its miniature automobiles and street lay- a friendly crowd poses. “different” effect was given by the with its low-ceiling, stained paneling and finish, and mahogany pillows set about the room. Armour Arx duplicated the success “Diana Bachannale” The com- in order. at the above dance. On Coeds and Fish, Neckties, and flamingos and Khan ’—_‘ I Reporter Gleans Unrelated Facts tics, which some may be regarded as. W“; part of this work has been left to The Campus Club is nearing the completion of its re— vision work and promises to surprise it remains for them only to move their furni— hall. In moving, the Rho Delts have also been faced with the task of modern- izing their flat to meet their pur» Their chambers have been the scene of much activity and it is expected that a house warming party will be given as soon as the rooms are set The civil drafting room has been refinished and now presents a bright surrounding where once stood the old and dusty finish. A new laboratory for the testing of thermal insulation has been under construction for the to Treasurer Allison, past week and it is expected that it the lax demand by the students in will be completed in the near future. ' previous Statues and the badge of caste distinguishing the here wage slave and the engineer, without question a superior class. A. few other pertinent facts dug‘ from the archives of the News list the soul‘jolting' information that the statue in the left hand corner of the library in that of Joseph Armour while the bust facing him, generally with a pencil inscribed Vandyke, is President Gunsaulus. Armour's first. Perhaps if you are a good little on» ginccr and don’t irritate the decibel sensitive librarians you may be per— mitted a close look at the auto- graphed engravings of General Grant and a number of other statesmen and poets hanging on the ends of the book roses. Mission is called Mission because originally it was an unaii'iliuted Suns day-school and being unaffiliated it was necessary to choose a name which would nicely balance the p11!" pose of the structure and its non— partisan stand. Chapin llall was con- structed at the same time as M on as a block of modern apartments; all this at the time of the first world's fair. The intention was to allow the rent from the apartments to defray the running" expenses of Mission. Eventually Armour institute encom- passed all the buildings to which it. at the first, was merely an adjunct. 'And it is with this thought in mind that. we say farewell to Armour, Jewel school of the south side. Oolzhill Addresses Industrial Group on Maintenance Cost The industrial Management Coun~ all of Rochester, N. V. was addressed by Mr. Frederick Oakhill, of the Ara mour evening division faculty, on November 15. Mr. Oakhill, instruc- tor in Plant Engineering and Mainte- nance, spoke on “Control of Mainte- nance Costs" to a group of '75 men from Rochester industries, who par- ticipated in an active discussion after the talk. In addition to teaching at Armour, Mr. Oakhill is plant engineer for Bauer & Black, and president of the local chapter of the Society for the. Advancement of Management. He is an alumnus of Armour and active in promoting alumni activities. Student-Faculty Directory New on Sale at Bookstore One thousand copies of the Direc— tory number bulletin of Armour In- stitute of Technology were put on Sale at the student supply store Fri» day, November 19. The directory, which includes the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the ad» ministration officers, day and eve- ning school faculty, graduate as» sistants and fellows, and day school, cooperative and part»time students, are priced at ten cents. The number of copies printed is less than the enrollment, according on account of years for the directories. i l Six Mien Pledged by Electrical Honorary Six men were pledged by Eta Kapw pa Nu, honorary electrical engineer- ing fraternity, last Wednesday night in room D Mission at the A.I.E.E. smoker. The newly pledged men include two juniors and four seniors. The men are: I. (lebol, G. M. Ives Jr., A. R. Merrill, and J. F. Sodaro, seniors; R. 1. Bush and E. K. Osterberg', juniors. Note Small Decline in Mr. Wm. Setterbcrg, the placement officer of the Institute, disclosed the bad news that the number of new men beingr employed in industry from Armour has not equalled its usual quota, although a turn for the bet— ter is expected in the near future. The dean’s office is taking steps to remedy the situation by mailingr to approximately three or four hundred companies a letter announcing the fact that there will be a group of graduates ready for employment in June, and the number from each dc- pertinent. This system will encourage com- panies that are out of town to write to the Institute for information, and for this reason it is extremely im- portant that the 1938 graduates have their placement records in the oll'lce as soon as possible. New “Eye” Rooms Near finmpletion Conlinuim: its improvements for the current semester, the “Armour Eye“ is nearing the completion of its rebuilding; program. It now remains for the carpenters, plasterer-s and painters to complete the work that the student members of the or'guniza. lion began early last year. The club will remain located on the fourth floor fourth entrance of the Chapin. It is expected that the work will be completed within the next two weeks. The new planning will make avail» able a new dark room as well as a studio, a dininu room, and a smaller lounging room. Instead of the dark- room ari'angemcnts that originally were in effect, the additional dark room will enable the members to use one room exclusively for developing: -plates and film and the other for printing and enlarging. Meetings of the organization have continuvd on a rather irregular schedule but it is expected that the completion of the club’s premises will renew the interest that the club has previously enjoyed. New members are welcome to at- tend any of the meetings of the club. Dates and meeting places for future meetings will be posted on the bul' lctin board. The last meeting was held on Wednesday at which time a movie entitled “Color Photography” was shown. WSE. to Hear Talk on Chemical Warfare “The Use of Chemicals in War" will be the subject of a lecture by B. A. Brackenbury, Lt. Col., C.W.S., chemical officer in the United States Army, to be delivered tonight at 7:00 PM. at the meeting of the W.S.E. in the auditorium, 205 West Wacker Drive. Chemicals played an import» ant part in the Ethiopian conflict, and are being.r employed now to a limited extent in the Orient and Spain. Col. Brackenbui'y will at- tempt to show the important part that scientists, and the chemists in particular, will play in future war- fare. He was instructed at the Chemical Warfare School at Edgewood Ar— sennl and prior to that at the ln~ fantry School, Ft. Benniug, Georgia. On next Monday, a lecture on “Railroad—Highway Crossing Pro- tection" will be given by Warren Henry, Asst. Chief Engineer, Illinois are: R. . , Commerce Commission, in the W.S.E. y rooms. broth The Candidatefld/ill Give Campaign Talks at Meeting In order to enable the fresh- man class to become acquainted with the candidates for its class offices, the freshman primary election scheduled for last Fri- day, has been postponed until a week from Friday, December 3. 0n the some day, prior to the elec— tion, a freshman meeting will be held at 10:30 o’clock at which the candi- dates will be given the opportunity of garnering votes via campaign speeches. This will be the first time that office aspirers will have been given means of pleading for support. To date petitions, each containing the names of twenty-five supporters, have been submitted by the follow- ing: 0. A. Gardcs, R. K. Graham, D. W. Long, and P. L. Shaffer for the office of president; W. E. H'overson, K. ll. Myers, 1". Rob, and S. Shapiro for vice-president; C. McAleer and R. A. Zoullncr for secretary; I). F, Green, D. L. Gral', C. B. Kramer, and J. T. Weber for treasurer; G. Baumann, F. W. De Money, H. N brave, and J. W. Smith for social chairman; and G. E. Hamilton, R. E. Jacobson, and R. W. Sweeney for A. 1G. A. Scott. T. S. A. representative. “Depantsinp,” definitely will not take place at the Institute in the fu‘ turc. This agreement was made by representatives of the freshmen and sophomore classes. The reason this ac— tion occurred was because it was an offense to the public eye and to de— cent taste to see a freshman walking in the main lobby minus his trousers or sitting in a class in the same we dicamcnt. Casting Started for New Play; Russian Comedy by Tcliehoff The Armour Players have an— nounced the beginning of the pro- duction of Anton Tchekofi's comedy “A Marriage Proposal." Castim: for the new play has taken place un- der the direction of Mr. Combs, :l'ac— ulty sponsor, and M. Pantono, Guild president, and parts have been tentatively assigned. It is proposed that this play be cast so as to pro— duce new talent, both in the drum- atical end as well as. in the technical. The play is well suited to the lacil» ities which the auditorium provides, since all that is needed for a setting is a simple interior. Present plans schedule the comedy to be staged soon after thr- Christmas holiday. Anton Tchekofl’ is one 01" the mas- ters of contempor ‘y Russian lit» erature; among his short plays is the uproarious force, “A Marriage Proposal," which shows the lighter side of Russian country life. The play is written in a style which asks the audience to cast oil“ restraint and laugh at the characteristics of the people he knew so well. Architect Fraternity Names Four Pledges Scarab, honorary architectural fra- ternity formally pledged three. sopho- mores and one junior last week. The sophomores are C. E. Dunforth. J, J. Fox. and F. H. Pi‘ather. W. A. Wagner is the lone junior pledge. After the pledging, the members and pledges enjoyed an informal dinner at Harvey‘s Restaurant on Michigan Boulevard. Five architectural students tmv» eled to Pennsylvania State College lost Sunday to attend a convention of Scarab architectural fraternity. The convention convened yesterday and will be concluded today. The men attending the convention Kliphardt. F‘. A. Pmther. A. M. Richardson, and J. J. Res. 3%? ~1 we.