Vol. XX. No. 13. install New 450 are. flasher Boiler School Growth Requires Plant Enlargement A modernization and improvement program for the Armour heating and power plants, which will cost $25,000, was started last week. The improve- mcnts, which will provide a new and more powerful Stoker-fired boiler, will be completed and in operation by the first of March. Wrecking and removal of the old boiler, which started operating Sep- tember 27, 1902, is almost com- pleted. The boiler being demolished is a 350 horsepower Stirling boiler, fired by a Harrington stoker. The last improvement to the old plant replaced the Greene type stoker by the Harrington type. Larger Plant Needed The new plant will include a 450 horsepower Lasker boiler and a De- troit multiple retort stoker. Mr. Las- ker, builder of the boiler, is in com— plete charge of the installation. Brickwork and foundations of the boiler will be done by the O. H. War— wick Co. Increasing the size of the plant is necessary due to the growth of the school in recent years. The plant supplies all the electrical power used at the Institute, generating over 10,000 amperes during peak load. The exhaust steam is used to heat the Institute’s buildings. Forced Draft Type The new boiler embodies all the latest improvements in boiler con- struction. A feature of the boiler’s design is the cooling of walls by a circulation of water through a lining of pipes. This is necessary due to the excess heat generated by the forced draft type of boiler. The boiler will have three drums, the steam being taken from the top drum, which is well abcve the water level, thus insuring dry steam at all times. Mr. John Allen, stationary engi- neer, who lit the first fire in the old boiler, will be in charge of the plant operation. Prof. Freeman Talks on First Program of New Science Series Opening the third series of its type last Saturday evening at 7:30 pm. over station WCFL, the electrical engineering department presented the first program of its applied science series. Ernest H. Freeman, professor and director of the department of electrical engineering spoke on the “Contributions of Things Electrical to Our Civilization." The programs as in the previous series, are under the direction of A. P. Schrciher, pub— licity officer. In his talk Professor Freeman at- tempted to readjust the audiences’ perspective, comparing present condi- tions to past conditions in order to illustrate that which electricity has accomplished. Developing the history of electricity and the manner in which man strived to domesticate it, he then expressed the actual means by which it was conquered. “The first service to which electric— ity was put was the carrying of mes- sages by telegraph,” Professor Free- man continued, “the investment in this business is five hundred millions of dollars.” “The telephone is now the most popular means of transporta- tion” over which there are about thirty billion conversations annually.” Emphasizing the enormous size of the telephone industry which repre— sents an investment of over seven bil- lions of dollars, he then spoke of the time saving element which he esti- mated at two and one half days for every man, woman, and child in the country. He stated that the second principle to which electricity was put was that of lighting. The manner in which it affects our work and play at night and the modern illumination and its advantages were then discussed. The second program of the series, a sequel to this talk will be presented next Saturday evening with Doctor Freeman again as guest speaker. Homer to Present Poulter with Award Hon. Henry Horner, Governor of Illinois, will present Dr. T. C. Poul- tcr, Director of Armour chh’s Re~ search Foundation, with the Congres— sional Medal for polar exploration at a formal banquet in the Red Lacquer Room of thc‘Palmer House on Jan. 19, 1938. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis, Command— ant of the Ninth Naval District, and Brigadier General Philip B. Peyton, Commanding General at Fort Sheri- dan, will be present. There will also be present representatives of the col- leges, universities, scientific and en- gineering societies, business, and the government service throughout the country. Junior Formal Mar. 5; Choose Claridge Band Palmer House Ballroom Will Provide Setting Discussion of the plans for the Ju‘ nior Formal featured the meeting which was attended by about one— third of the junior class last Friday. The social committee announced that after an oxtcnsivo survey of the mus- ical field, Gay Claridge has been re- tained to furnish the music. This or- chestra is well known to college stu- dents, thcy having played for several functions held by the University of Chicago and De Paul. The spacious Grand Ballroom of the Palmer House will be the setting for four and one-half hours of danc- ing. The $5.50 bids include a $4.50 dinner and take care of all checking and waiters“ tips. Bids may be pur- chased from any of the officers of the junior class or members of the social committee composed of B. Anderson, chairman, l. Footlik, W. Stuhr, and D. Jacobson. Bolton Anderson states that he has made arrangements with a firm of tailors to furnish special low rates to those students who wish to rent tux- edos. Single breasted suits may be had for $3.25, double breasted suits for $4.25, and tails for $5.00 or $7.00. Plans were also formulated whereby anyone wishing to buy a bid on the installment plan may do so by mak- ing payments of fifty cents or more. ’Payments will be accepted every Mon- day or Friday by L. Bain in D Mis- sion from 12:30 to 1:00 o’clock. Toward the end of the meeting one of the chemicals moved that the junior class should appropriate money to buy medals for their touch~ ball champions. After much dis- cussion, twenty five dollars was ap~ propriated to buy eleven medals for the chemicals whose victorious sea- son was marred only by their score- less tio with the sophomore chem- icals. Comedy Postponed by Armour Players Guild After lengthy discussion, the Ar- mour Player’s Guild decided last Wednesday to postpone the opening of their new comedy “The Proposal.” Guild oificials were of the opinion that the play, originally scheduled for a presentation on Jan. 19, should be staged sometime during the second week of the new term. Primarily, the reason for the post- ponement is the difficulty in getting a capable actress to portray the Russian girl, Natalya. The sets are nearing completion, costumes and the various props have been provided, and the members of the cast are now well versed in their lines. All that re— mains is the filling of that lone fem- inine role, and the play will be prac- tically ready for public approval. N The annual Player’s Party was also i discussed in the meeting. An attempt is being made this year to hold the party elsewhere than in the Mission, A committee consisting of S. Kreiman, C. Mac Aleer, and B. Sternfeld were appointed by M. Pantone, Guild press ident, to plan a gala evening about the first of the month. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois Advance Registration Announced by ”cold H. T. Heald, acting president of Armour Institute, announced last week that students, exclusive of in— coming ones, may register during the week of January 17 to 22 inclusive for the coming spring semester. This registration week is in addition to the regular registration days, February 3 and 4. This extra week is for the purpose of avoiding confusion and waiting on the two regular registra- tion days, and students who are rea- sonably sure of their program next year should take advantage of this new arrangement. The procedure of registration is as follows: make em, -a tentative pro— gram from the programs posted in the foyer of the Main Building. Then fill in registration card and in re turn receive class enrollment card and bill for tuition and fees from the Registrar’s Office. The student is then requested to pay his bill in the Cashier’s Ofl'ice on the second floor of the Main Building. When the above procedure has been completed, students may enroll in classes on Saturday, January 22, from 9 to 12 o’clock; or Freshmen and new students on Thursday, Feb- ruary 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and all others on Friday, February 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 pm. Further information may he found on the bulletin board. Dr. Poulrer Goes on lecture Tour To Deliver Eight Lectures on Pressure Research and Polar Trips To a large group of listeners in midwcstern and eastern cities, Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, head of the Ron search Foundation, will deliver a series of eight lectures or more in all, on a tour during the next week. Dr. Poultcr started on his tour yesterday afternoon with Minneapv olis as his destination. He is sched- uled to deliver two lectures there to- day at the University of Minnesota. With the exception of these two lec~ turcs, the remaining lectures will be addressed to various engineering and chemical societies. Wisconsin, New York on itinerary By tomorrow Dr. Poulter will be in Madison, Wisconsin, to deliver a lecture there. After this, he will head for Appleton, Wisconsin, pre- pared to deliver tWo lectures the fol- lowing day. Milwaukee will be his next goal, and one lecture will be given in this city. Four days later, he is to be in Buffalo, New York. Two lectures will be delivered there, or. Tuesday, January 18, and the fol- lowing morning he plans to be back home again. His lectures are to be concerned with two subjects: the de- velopments in the ultrahigh pres— sure field of research, and the sci- entific phases of his polar explora- tions. 500,000 Lb. Bearing Pressures The ultra-high pressure field has much to offer, particularly in the search for efficient lubricants. A Very well known complaint of the lubricant engineer has been that the 'automotive engineer wants an anti- welding compound, rather than a lubricant. Pressures as high as 500,- 000 pounds per square inch have been developed within bearings, and this has all sorts of unpredieted ef- fects upon matter. Water, at a somewhat higher pressure, becomes a solid harder than ordinary ice, with a melting point above 100 degrees Centigrade, and this is now known as ice VI. At even lower pressures than 500,000 pounds per square inch, other liquids solidify; and, should they be in suspension in a lubricant, they will add to the friction and abrasive action already present. Sometimes they may, as little par— ticles, wipe away the lubricant, and clear the way for actual contact be- tween the two metallic parts, which is just what should be avoided. The attainment of pressures as high as 1,500,000 pounds per square inch in the Research Foundation Labora— tories here, last May 28, has resulted in many more remarkable facts. Deadline for Senior Cycle Pictures Set at January 15 The Senior Jewelry Committee has started a precedent among the other committees of successful operation. 1. Thomas, chairman of the committee, reported last week that their efforts were successful in selling a large amount of jewelry. This is partly due to the fact that they were also able to reduce the price on the 10 karat gold ring to a level $1.30 lav/er than last year. Louis Lange, chairman of the pho- tography committee, anounces that all senior pictures must be taken by January “US if they are to be included in the Cycle. Annual Architectural Memorial Scholarship Endowed by Alumnus Armour Institute of Technology has established the Dora T. Bartlett Memorial Scholarship which will be awarded annually to a worthy student in the Department of Architecture. This scholarship, just presented by Frederic Clay Bartlett, J12, alumnus of the Class of ’34, is named for his late mother, long a prominent Chi- cagoan. The scholarship covers the full tuition for one year, and is as- signed by the President and the fac- ulty of the Architectural Department. The course of study in which the scholarship is to be applied is pre- sented at; Armour Institute in a par- ticularly effective manner, since a great many of the Architectural studies are given in Chicago’s world famous Art Institute. By virtue of this fact the student may pursue his studies in an artistic environment and also have at hand the many special exhibits and collections of architect- ural interest which would not other- wise be readily available. It is this recognition ‘of the fact that Archi- tecture is basically a fine art with an engineering foundation that makes this subject, as a department of a technical college, unrivaled in oppor- tunities for study in America. flop Ninety Compete for Fresh Scholarships The semi-annual freshman scholar- ship cxamination, in charge of the Freshman Scholarship Committee, was held last Saturday, January 8, from 9 to 12 o’clock in Science Hall. The largest group of midwyear candi- dates who have ever taken the test— ninety~werc welcomed beforehand by acting—president Hcald, who gave a short talk concerning college life at Armour Tech. Dean Tibbals addres~ sed the aspiring high school students and gave them directions for taking the examination. After the three-hour quiz, the men were divided into groups and were entertained at lunch by the social fra— ternities. The mid—year scholarships, five in number, will cover a full year’s tuition, each having a cash value of $300. The awards will be based upon the candidates’ scholarship records and extra—curricular activities in high school, personality, and general fit— ness of the candidates, and their showing in the competitive examina« tion. The latter included questions on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Fire Protects to Hear Lecture on Underwriting Mr. R. K. Hill of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company will address the next meeting of the fire protection engineering society to he held next Friday, January 14, at 10:30 in room C Mission. The sub- jeet of Mr. Hill‘s talk will be “Sprink- lcrorl Risk Underwriting.” This topic should he of special in- terest to the fire protects since it will help to supplement the routine knowl~ edge of sprinkler systems and dry pipe valves with a conception of how they affect the insurance on a risk. Regional Social Security Board Head: “Executive Control of Personnel”! years:-—wise will he the subject of the second an- nual conference course offered by Armour Tech for operating execu- tives. Conferences will be held week~ ly on Monday evenings, beginning January 17, and continuing for 12 weeks until April 4, at the Palmer House. Each meeting of the group will consist of a dinner at 6:30 fol- lowed by the discussion of the First Speaker Mr. H. L. McCarthy week’s subject by a leader in the field, and also by the attending exec» utives, who will range from super- intendents to presidents of the en- rolled organizations. This new type of course was sug- gested by Alfred L. Eustice, mem- ber of the Institute’s Board of Trus— tees and President of the Economy Fuse Company, as being one suitable for presentation to operating execu< tives, blisy men for whom classroom methods would be inappropriate. Prof. H. P. Dutton has arranged the program of the -conference. The theme of the coming conference is one which has received increasing, attention of executives in recent, management, of per- sonnel which has assumed special im- portance during periods of business recession and which gives the oppor— tunity for stocktaking of policies for the improved handling of new busi- ness. The conferences will empha- size the adjustment of personnel pol- icies to the changing phases of the business cycle. Donald R. Richberg ls Speaker Donald R. Richherg, former direc- tor of the N.R.A., is one of the best known of the roster of speakers for the conferences. He has a unique background from which to give op- erating executives a perspective as to what Washington is trying to do in the labor field. Another speaker prominent in government work, H. L. McCarthy, regional director of the Social Security Board and former member of the Chicago Regional La- bor Board, will open the course with his discussion of prescnthday indus~ trial relations. The president of the Industrial Relations Association of Chicago, John A. Stephens, will speak on practical training; programs for in- creasing the skill of workers. That he is qualified to talk on the sub- ject is evidenced by his work as man- ager of industrial relations for the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Johnson O’Connor, writer and speak— er widely known for his original and useful placement work, will discuss the selection and advancement of employees. Glenn Gardiner, for many years the president of the National Fore— mcn’s Club, is scheduled to speak on the training 0 supervisors and fore— men. “Social Attitudes a Factor in Industrial Relations" will be presence ed by Dr. Roethlisbcrger and oil; ficials of the Western Electric Coma puny. Dr. Roethlisbcrger, of the Graduate School of Business Admin»; istration at Harvard, has been work-’3 (Continued on, page Hires) a crew inter Malice Friday Tuesday, January ll, l938 resent emu Hindi-lo rmvne Music in Spacious Ballroom Emil Flindt and his popular orches— tra will provide their distinctive rhythm at the annual sophomore dance to be held in the Grand Ball- room of the Mcdinah Athletic Club next Friday evening. Appropriately titled “The Winter Frolics" it will he the first event on the 1938 Armour social calendar. Unique music coupled with the excellent location explains the 350 bids now in circulation. The entire seventh floor of the Medinah will be at the sole disposal of the Techawks for the whole cvc- ning. It includes a large and beau- tiful foyer, heavily carpeted, softly lighted, and outfitted with comfort- able lounges. The Grand Ballroom, recently redecorated, has a superb flooring of recent construction. A large balcony flanks the dance floor and is available for the couples that enjoy “sitting out" a dance or two. Private elevators will take the Tee— hawks up to the scene of the evening's dancing, where ample checking facil- ities have been provided. A crowd of 600 is expected with the capacity of the Ballroom set at 1500, insuring ample room. Flindt‘s thirteen piece orchestra has in its repertoire all of the Armour songs besides their regular distinctive arrangements. Several vocalists will lend their share of talent to the eve- ning’s entertainment. Flindt left 0h Henry Park at the close of the year, depriving the south side of one of their most popular orchestras. The bids are a combination of brown suede and veneer, making a distinctive memoir of an enjoyable evening. They are priced at $1.50, the lowest figure ever quoted at an Armour dance that boasted Flindt’s orchestra. The arrangement of this event. has been handled by the soph- omore social committee under the guidance of E. Worcester, social chairmen. Senior Macho Meet to Plan for Reunions Gathering last Friday at 10:30 in C Mission, the senior members of the mechanical department elected the following officers to take charge of reunion activities after gradua— tion: S. Gryglas, president; E. W. Menke, vice-president; and J. L. DeBoo, secretary treasurer. Menkc was appointed chairman of the con— stitution committee and will organ- ize the future plans concerning meetings, dues and other data. Ten~ tative plans provide for semi—annual reunions. The purpose of the organization is to keep the class together, to fos- ter loyalty to their school and to enable them to aid each other after graduation. The constitution will be presented to the senior mechanical class as soon as it is completed. In calling the meeting the mechanical class distinguished themselves as he« ing’thc first cla ~ ‘0 provide for post- graduation acti cs. ‘ ‘ install New Showers in fifth Floor Main Because of the fact that the shower and wash room are being remodeled. all gym classes have been dismissed until the showers are again ready for use. The shower room is going to be modernized and the number of facil- ities is going to be increased. The work on the showers was orig inally planned for next summer be cause of the inconvenience it would cause during: the school year but im- avoidable circumstances made it nec- essary to take care of 1? immediately. Another fact of vital importance to all students is that because the wash room facilities on the fifth floor have for the present been put out of use, freshmen will be allowed to ride the elevator from 2:30 to 4:30 o‘clock 3 every n fternoon.