Tuesday; January, ll, I938

 

 

 

 

 

By A. N. Schricbc'r

Blood Etchee World

The tapestry of world events has
become more vivid and more intense
as the past has fled from the future.
Each day the color of blood red more
deeply etchcs the pattern of the tap-
estry and brings out in bold relief the
fundamental struggle between man
and man. It is the death battle be-
tween totalitarianism by which the
state controls the people, and democ-
racy by which the people control the
state.

"l‘he principles of facism, commun-
ism, and nazism have been gaining in
strength at an ever accelerating rate
throughout the world, especially in
Europe and South America. Demo—
cracy, on the other hand, has been
losing ground. Can it be that total-
itarianism offers a more satisfactory
way of life than democracy? Dicta—
tors would lead us to believe so. But
the proof of the pudding is the cal;-
ing, and dictators are trying to stop
eating so that more funds will be
available for armaments.

Russia Fails

Russia under Stalin is typical of
dictator-ships. The formation of the
U.S.S.R. during the World War was
an attempt to correct the social evils
of the Gears. Today this idealism for
human justice has resulted in a rul-
ing clique for more vicious and un-
compromising than any Czar. Peo—
ple in Russia are treated as biolog-
ical units to be fed, clothed, worked,
and killed according to the dictates of
one man. Opposition is intolerable.
No one can read current commentary
on present day Russia, such as Ae-
aignment in U topic by Eugene Lyons,
without a deep feeling of sympathy
for the Russian people who have been
misled into the success of technology
and mass discipline and also into the
failure of losing their souls in mass
regimentation.

Germany, Italy, and Japan are no
different from Russia. For the price
of a completely unified government,
the Russians, Germans, and Italians
are now slaves in the bondage of
power drunkards.

Freedom Requires Defending

We in America are not fully con-
scious of our good fortune, and ac-
cept our freedom as everlasting and
indestructible. It is true that no one
can make a. coup as did Hitler and
Mussolini and say, “America you are
no longer free” by assuming dicta.-
torial power. But we can be led in-
to such a state by small seemingly in—
offensive events which gradually
usurp the freedom of the masses.
During the past five years events of
this nature have repeatedly occurred
in Washington. The rising control
of the government in business has
wrought havoc with our business lead»
ers, and our social agencies have laid
the foundation for regimentation.

Do we need fear dictatorship in
this country? No! But our freedom
can be seriously impaired if we allow
the continued growth of socialistic
forces for centralized control of gov-
ernment and business. The American
people are, in a conflict of their de-
sire to rule and their desire to be
ruled. Every citizen must accept the
personal responsibility of fighting
for his freedom in a struggle that
will become increasingly violent in
the next few years.

Technological Leaders Needed

Since our advancing technology is
far from integrated with our social
habits and is perhaps at the crux of
world chaos, we who are engineers
must assume positions of leadership
and meet future technical problems
with a broader social point of view
than in the past. Only by such con-
certed effort can we promote the ulti-
mate happiness and peace of man—
kin .

6min! and Forster Makes
Finnegan Jr. Special Agent

 

Joseph B. Finnegan, in, F.P.E. ’32.
is new special agent for; the Cram and
Forster companies, with office in the
Fletcher Trust Buildin r, Indianapolis,
Indiana. His previo 5 service has
been with the Illinois .‘nspection Bu-
reau and the liliesteri;t Factory In-
surance Associat l

 

 

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Analysis May Solve Some
Studenta’ Faults

 

Many students have wondered
about what happens to those tests
which they took in September and
which were their first introduction
to college life. The story of the
September tests is an interesting one,
not only because such tests are new
to the Institute, but also because of
the useful information they impart
and because they show how mathe—
matics is used in places where one
would least suspect it.

Immediately after the examination
the tests are taken to a small room
in the Mission which, with one excep-
tion, they never leave again. This is
done because all test information is
regarded as strictly confidential.

Students Grade Papers

The papers are scored by a group
of students who are chosen for men-
tal alertness, reliability, neatness
and ability to keep information to
themselves. Scoring is done by
means of a key, which is a slip of
paper on which the answers are
printed in the same position as they
occur on the test paper. The key is
placed next to the answers and then
the scorer puts a dash opposite such
numbers or names as agree with the
key, and a cross where if. is neces-
sary to mark wrong answers. In this
way a scorer can with little cii‘ort
and without knowing what the ques-
tions are, correct as many as 1000
answers an hour. On a busy day the
scoring room looks like the assembly
line of an automobile plant. The
tests stout at one corner of the room,
travel down one long table, up an—
other and come out completely
scored.

Errors in scoring with an experi-
enced crew occur but seldom, and
are caught at once by an assistant
who ads as a checker. Competition
is keen among the scorers, since each
one has a turn at checking to point
out the other man‘s mistakes. When
all the papers of an examination has
have been corrected, the assistants
get practice in addition by summing
up the partial scores, after which the
additions are checked on on adding
machine.

Papers Arc Given Relative Score

The next step is to arrange the
papers in order of descending magni-
tude so as to get the rank order list
which is copied by one of the secre-
taries of the Institute. This is the
only time that the papers leave the
office.

The rank order list having been
compiled, an assistant who has tak-
en a course in statistics, runs the
computing machine and translates
the scores, called raw scores, into
understandable symbols. Meanwhile
the rest of the staff start on another
set of examination papers.

It is interesting to know what
these understandable symbols are.
There are two sets called percentile
scores and derived scores. The per-
centile scores gives the position of
a student with reference to the rest
of his class. Thus is a student has
a percentile score of 90 on the psy-
chological examination, he equals or
exceeds 90 per cent of his class on
that examination, and is equalled or
exceeded by 10 per cent of his class.
If he has 3 percentile score of 20,
he equals or exceeds 20 percent of
his class and is equalled or exceeded
by 80 per cent.

Derived Score Computed

Derived scores are a device to
measure the achievement of a stu-
ent on an examination without
penalizing him by an examination
which is purposely made too difficult
for him. In mathematical language
derived scores are linear transforma-
tions of the raw scores. The ordinv
ary examination which a student
takes, is one in which his instructor
believes that he can make 100 per
cent if he knows all that his instruc»
tor thinks he ought to know. How-
ever examinations such as the psy—
chological examination are quite dif-
ferent. They are purposely made
too difficult for most of the students
taking them. Out of the thousands
of students who take them each year
only occasionally is there a genius

(Continued on’ page four)

 

ARMOUR TECH NEWS

Twelve Men Initiated
Into Alpha Chi Sigma!

initiated into
Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chem-

 

Twelve men were

ical fraternity, in ceremonies held
last Saturday afternoon. The six
new senior members are: T. R. Green,
R. B. Hallihon, E. L. Koehler, W. J.
Mirzvinskis. J. F. O’Connell, and C.
E. Sellen. The juniors initiated are:
C. R. Adeszko, C. V. Peterson, W. A.
Ryan, and E. F. Wagner. From the
sophomore class, J. E. Meyer, and C.
J. Ryant were initiated.

The initiates have completed a. two
month pledge period under pledge
captain W. E. Kruse and have passed
After the
initiation, the group of about forty
active and alumni members had a ban-
quet downtown at De Met’s. Follow-
ing the banquet they saw the play
“'l‘ovarich” at the Selwyn theatre.

a written examination.

 

Setter-berg Asks
for benior 1? arms

More than half of the senior class
have still failed to turn in their
placement records, according to in—
formation from the registrar’s office.
The school is interested in having
these records filled out by every
senior whether or not they already
have jobs in view.

Several firms have indicated that
they will send representatives for in—
terviews, and all seniors are asked to
get the information in as soon as pos-
sible. Among the companies are
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac—
turing Co., Graver Tank and Manu-
facturing Co. and Air Comfort Corpo-
ration. W. N. Setterberg, placement
officer, states that since economic con.
ditions at present are not too favor-
able, immediate action should be
taken.

 

Conference Course”
(Continued from page one)
ing with Western Electric in deteru
mining the attitude of employees.
Franklin E. Fowler, president of
Foote Brothers Gear and Machine
Corporation, will discuss the practi-
cal problems of enlisting the cooper-
ation and loyalty of employees, at
another meeting,r of the course.

Groonberg, Bergen to Talk

Labor history has been made by
the successful relations of Hart,
Shaffncr & Marx with a. labor union,
and this success will be discussed by
Morris Greenbcrg, vice president and
general manager of the company.
Another of the conferences will fea-
ture the former director of indus-
trial relations for Proctor & Gamble,
Harold B. Bergen. Proctor & Gam-
ble has been famous for enlightened
labor policies, such as its profit~
sharing plan, and plans for selection
of employees.

Last year’s course in Plant Engi-
neering and Maintenance demon-
strated that participants in these
conferences do carry back ideas for
use in their plants. In the informal
exchange of experiences at their re-
spective companies, executives could
see their own work in a truer per—
spective and could carry back prac«
tieal ideas to their companies. One
firm saved more than the cost of the
course from a single suggestion
which reduced their insurance pre-
miums. Another firm representa—
tive discovered from a fellow par—
ticipant a method of solving his dif-
ficulties with tank corrosion.

Suggestions Received

Professor H. P. Dutton, director
of the course, received many valu-
able suggestions from some of last
year’s participants, and these are to
be incorporated in this second course.
These suggestions by the executives
indicate that such a course stimu.
[ates new ideas in the conference
representatives.

Each of the conferences will be
presided over by a man prominent in
local business or personnel circles,
as chairman and discussion leader.
James D. Cunningham, president of
the Republic Flow Meters Company;
Samuel N. Stevens, dean of Univer-
sity College, Northwestern Universi-
ty; and C. S. Craigmile, vice presi—
dent of the Belden Manufacturing:
Company, are a few of the promi~
nent industrialists and educators
who will be chairmen and discussion
leaders.

Initiate Russell soul into
Literary Honorary Tonight

 

Sphinx Honorary Literary Frater—
nity will initiate Russell Kotul, junior
electrical and make—up editor of the
Tech News, tonight on the campus.
The initiation ceremonies will follow
a banquet in “D” Mission.

Chicago Chinese Students
to Stage Play January 20,
21, at International House

 

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“Flower of the Han Palace, writ»
ten and directed by the distinguished
playwright, Kenneth E. Foster, will
be staged at the International House
by the Chicago Chinese students on
January 20, 2], at 8 p.m. The pro-
ceeds will go to the emergency relief
fund for the innocent victims of the
J apancsc aggression.

Among the highlights of the per—
formance are the Imperial Court l‘Ov
mance of the Han Dynasty; the fam~
ous Mei Lan Fang Ballet, a trav—
elogue of China; and the wedding
procession which recently has won the
highest praise in the St. Luke’s
Fashion Show. Social dancing in the
International House, one of the
medium of promoting international
friendship to which the House is dedi-
cated, will conclude the highlights of
the evening.

Tickets may be obtained from the
International House or from the Ar-
mour Chinese students. Reserved
seat prices are $2.50 and $4.00, all
others $1.00.

G. M. Even to Present Toll;
on Television Before Alfifi.

“Problems Encountered in Tele-
vision Transmission ond Reception"
is the topic to be discussed by G. M.
Ives at the next AIEE meeting to be
held at 10:30 Friday in the electrical
lecture room. This talk continues the
series of student discussions begun at
a previous meeting by R. E. Worces-
ter and E. Brown. These student
talks are under the direction of G. A.
Polka and E. Brown, chairmen of the
program and student papers commit-
tees, respectively.

M. Pantone, chairman of the in-
spection trips committee, is to give a
report on the available trips for the
coming semester. it is expected that
a decision will be made by the mem—
bers in regard to the trips which
they desire to make.

Mr. M. K. Miller, director of re-
scarch for the Public Utilities Re-
search Commission, was the speaker
at the last meeting. Mr. Miller’s top-
ic was “Research in the Public Util—
ity Field."

 

 

Page Three

Armour branch of W.5..l€. to 1 Foreign 33',“ng Viewed

Hear Talk: on Underpinningo

Mr. S. M. Gender, of Henricksen
Gooder, Inc, will speak to the
W.S.E. on “Underpinnings,” at its
meeting Friday, at 10:30 in B Mis-
sion. He will concern himself with
that phase of soil mechanics, which
concerns itself with the calculations
for foundations of buildings. Mr.
Gooder was associated with our civil
engineering department before, at the
time when the loading platform in the
soil mechanics laboratory was do-
nated, and he is known to the civils
as the author of many articles in
W.S.E. publications.

The last speakers of the W.S.E.
were Mr. Becker and Mr. Benson of
the city bridge design department,
who spoke on the new Torrance Ave.
lift bridge. At the conclusion of the
lecture they invited the members of
the WSE. to make an inspection trip
to the site and to ride on the bridge.

Mechanicals to Hear
Lecture by Alumnus

 

Next Friday at the last A.S.M.E.
meetingr of the semester, Mr. John
C. Sogelcr, assistant chief engineer
at the University of Chicago, will dis-
cuss the University of Chicago’s
power plant. Mr. Segoler, who is a
mechanical engineering graduate of
the class of ’28, will not only discuss
the plant from a technical viewpoint
but also from an economic viewpoint.

The plant itself consists of a steam
generator, over a mile from the uni-
versity campus, and a long tunnel for
conducting the steam from the gen~
orator to the campus. The generator
is one of the most modern in the
country, containing very up to date
equipment. The cost of the entire
plant was approximately one and
three-quarter million dollars.

The program was arranged be~
cause of a controversy which arose
among the senior mechanicals as to
whether a centralized plant or an
exterior generator plant was the more
efficient.

In conjunction with the meeting,
the senior members of the A.S.M.E.
will make an inspection trip of the
plant. This trip is being arranged
through the efforts of Mr. Segeler and
will bring out all the high spots of
his discussion.

Next Thursday at 1:00 pm. the
A.S.M.E. will View movies on steel
manufacturing showing all the stages
in production from the unrefined ore
to the finished product.

 

 

by Faculty Members

During the activity period last Fri~
day, Professor D. E. Richardson of
the electrical engineering department
showed before a group of interested
faculty members a few reels of the
moving pictures he took during: his
trip last summer to the Short Wave
Congress in Vienna. The 8 mm. pic-
tures are one-third colored, the rest
in black and white.

Professor Richardson had an in—
tensely interesting trip. At the Con-
gress, held last July 12-17, and at
tended by world—famous men in the
fields of physics, medicine and biolo-
gy, he was enabled to enlarge his
views on problems pertaining to the
short wave field, to meet famous
scientists of foreign countries, and to
visit internationally known universi~
ties, laboratories, and cities.

With his practically constant com-
panion, a movie camera, he took pic-
tures in Frankfort-oni—the Meine,
Gleason. Berlin, Jena, Erlangen, and
Munich—all in Germany; Zurich,
Switzerland, Paris and London. In—
cluded were side trips to Oxford and
Saltzberg.

Famous institutions he visited were
the Electra—Technical Institute in
Vienna, the City and Guilds College
in London, the Reichs Anstale (Bu-
reau of Standards), and the Vibra—
tion institute, both in Berlin;

 

Inter-Fraternity Dance to

Be at Lake Shore Athletic

Club Mediterranean Room

Art Janke and his captivators will
furnish music for the fraternity men
and their dates at the third annual
interfroternity formal dinner-dance
the 28th of this month. The scene of
the dance will be the Mediterranean
room of the Lake Shore Athletic Club
and an attendance of about eighty
couples is expected. As in previous
years, the dance will be limited to
members of the social fraternities and
will include a dinner in the price of
the bids. which is $5.50.

The Mediterranean room of the
Lake Shore Athletic Club is known
about Chicago for the View of the lake
from it and the grandeur of its up-
pointments. For the past few weeks,
the social committee of the inter-
fraternity council has been hard at
work making arrangements for the
affair. The chairman of this commit
tee is H. C. Anderson of Phi Kappa
Sigma Fraternity. By the time this
issue goes to press, the bids for the
affair will be issued and ready for
distribution. These can be obtained
from any member of the committee.

 

 

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