Vol. XX. No. l4. Evening hardest which @rganised Oskhill Sponsors Group; Aim to Promote Social and Professional Bonds Forming the nucleus of what is perhaps to become Armour‘s largest student association, 3. small group of evening school students, under the guidance of Mr. Fredric Oakhill, night school instructor, met in D Mis- sion last Friday night to dis- cuss plans for their organiza- tion.‘ Mr. Oakhill and six evening school students, W. E. Koch, H. Savage, R. J. Wnukowski, C. Bielko, A. Rulis, and L. Faitclson have worked throughout the present semester dis- cussing and planning for this student association. Begin chl‘Semester Not Lilith ,rle'xt semester will the student group actually get under way. However, two more meetings will be held in the next two weeks to complete their plans. A committee of five including E. C. Mitchell and I. M. Footlik, who also attend day school, were elected to represent the group meeting last Friday. Similar committees will be selected at the two subsequent meet- ings. A questionnaire was released ap- proximately two months ago to de- termine the student's reactions to such a student body. Out of about 1900 such questionnaires, 1200 stu- dents indicated that they would take an active interest in such an under— taking. Try for Greater Cooperation- Briefly the aims of the association are these: 1) to effect a working co— operation among the evening stu- dents; 2) to effect an avenue for en- joyment of social relations not post sible in classroom association; 3) to sponsor meetings to which well known speakers will be invited to talk on subjects of mutual interest; and 4) to effect a means whereby men of the evening school may meet to form small groups interested in specific subjects. When the student association is finally completed, permanent officers will be elected. Probably each class will have a class chairman. Plans for a night school news bulletin were tentatively suggested. The topic of fees was tabled until a later meeting. Deon Heals! Attends Meeting of Illinois College Presidents Dean Henry T. Heald, in his ca— pacity of acting-president of Armour, attended a meeting of the presidents of practically all colleges and univer- sities in the state at the University of Illinois last Friday. The conven- tion discussion revolved around the central theme of possible cooperation in holding a major conference on the problems of higher education in Illinois. President A. C. Willard of Illinois brought out the fact that although in- creased enrollments are demanding more funds, there is less endowment for private institutions. He touched on another current problem of colleges when he said, “Some of the smaller colleges, as well as some of the larger institu- tions, are finding it difficult to adjust their programs to the secondary schools and to the social, cultural, and industrial temper of the day." Talk on Sprinklered Risks Heard by Fire Protects “Sprinklered Risk Underwriting” was the topic discussed by Mr. R. K. Hill of the Springfield Fire and Mar— ine Insurance Company at the F. P. E. S. meeting last Friday. Mr. Hill spoke of the necessity for fire pro— tection engineers to understand the principles underlying the amount of insurance which can safely be carried on a risk, Emphasis was placed on the need for care in detail in carrying a line of sprinkler leakage insurance. One case was cited where a crack in a piping elbow caused very serious dam- age to the building contents. The Ice— ture was concluded with a discussion of several risks having fire protec- tion, with consideration of factors causing reduction of the “line," such as low water pressure, predominance of hazardous occupancies, lack of watchman, and insufficient volume of water. Strawbridge and—Malt}! Elected to Trustee Board Two new trustees were elected at a meeting of the Board of Trustees last Monday Charles H. Strawhridge, president of the Goodman Manufacturing Com~ pany, was one of those elected. The Goodman company makes. electric mining machinery. The other new member is Bernard L. McNulty, president of the Marble- head Lime Company since 1922. He is a director of the National Lime Association, and president of the Colloidal Lime Plaster Corporation. Flashl 'l'ech News Banquet Will Not Be Held at Chen Parse or Elnndie’s By R. E'. Perry The ARMOUR TECH NEWS, in an annual philanthropic gesture, will hold its annual banquet for the mem» bers of the staff on February 8 in some luxurious hostelry that has not as yet been selected. The prospector for the aforementioned banquet hall is one William J. Chelgren, who has several choice locations in mind, chief among which are not Chez Paree or Blondie’s. (On account of Blondie’s was closed, but of course two thirds of all Armourites know of this de- plorable affair.) This banquet is always a perennial source of surprise to the members of the staff, as the number of guys that show up at the table, pounding on their plates, and drooling expectant- ly, generally exceeds the number of souls it would take to man the CHI- CAGO DAILY NEWS. Not that the ARMOUR TECH NEWS regards it- self as anything but an able con- temporary of the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, it’s just that they get more advertising, which means practically nothing. But Look Who We Got—— It’s quality that counts. They have Hugh Johnson commenting on cur— rent affairs,-we have Zarem and Schrieber. They have H. I. Phillips being funny nightly,—we have Zazu and E. J. being the same weekly. Coyle on sports. The only things they have that the ARMOUR TECH NEWS is unable to match are things to write about. It is to be noted, however, that there are several splendid news pros- pects wandering around school. Someday our sister paper and We will both run stories on the chief of the prospects who is being carefully nursed alongz~Joseph Grigas. The caption will no doubt read: “Student And Companion Arrested In Low Brawl.” Great Newshawks Patlogan is also a lad that the ace news hawks of both sheets are keep- ing an eagle eye on. (Which last phrase is what is known as a mixed metaphor). His caption will be: “Pharmacist Slays Six With Self Synthesized Elixir.” Norkus is al- ready well known across the con- tinent as Flash, the fellow who every once in a while plays in a game for ,three minutes—only sometimes he plays for the whole game—41nd is he ever good you. Therefore it behooves the student body to demonstrate the old Armour spirit. Make the headlines today! But before Slaying Three in Love Nest, or Ending All In Death Leap, let the ARMOUR TECH NEWS know so that it may scoop the city They have Lloyd Lewis, and we have and blow the town wide open. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, lllinois ‘Cycle’ Editor to Hold Photography Contests economic and To stimulate student activity to- ward producing another Cycle pro- fusely illustrated with pictures of stu- dent activities, the staff of this pub— lication is conducting a contest. The Cycle will pay twenty cents for each picture selected for use, and a prize of five dollars will be paid to the per— son submitting the best picture. A faculty committee will select the prize picture. The rules set by the staff for the contest are as follows: pictures should be submitted in an envelope with the owner’s name on the outside; glossy finish pictures must have no identifying marks or names on the back; pictures should be placed in the Cycle box in the book- store; picturcs used in the Cycle will not be returned; all pictures must be turned in by February 15, and should be approximately 4 inches by 8 inches. Industries of Chicago Send Representatives to Conference Course Plans Evening Conferences to Teach Personnel Administration The first of a series of twelve weekly conferences on “Executive Control of Personnel" sponsored by Armour Institute of Technology for operating executives of industry in the Chicago area convened last night in the Palmer House, Chicago, with Dr. -H\. L. McCarthy, Director of Re— gion Six of the Social Security Board as guest speaker. Deals with industrial Relations “The series," said Professor H. P. Dutton, director of the conferences, “as a whole will deal with the prob‘ lems of industrial relations resulting from rapid changes in the general social outlook. signed especially to meet the needs of operating executives, the emphasis will be on an exchange of practical experiences and a stimulus to fresh thinking in this changing field. The 1938 conference course will follow the general pattern of the successful 1937 course which had as its subject, "Plant Engineering and Mainte- nance." Doctor McCarthy, as guest speak‘ or of the first meeting of the confer- ence course discussed “Industrial Re— lations Today.” His experience as consultant in industrial relations par- ticularly qualified him to discuss the subject from an infovnai and prac- tical viewpoint. Twenty-three industries Enlist Professor H. P. Button also anv nounced that twenty—three industries in the Chicago area are sending rep~ resentativcs to the conferences. These are: Acme Steel Company, American Steel Foundries, Inc., Chain Belt Company, Chicago Flexible Shaft Company, Chicago Park District, Corn Products Company, Bell & How- ell, Economy F‘use & Mfg. Company, Electric Household Utilities, Inc., Inland Steel Company, Jewel Tea Company, Link Belt Company, Lum. berman’s Mutual Casualty Company, Pullman Standard Car Company, Republic Flow Meters, Inc., Revere Copper & Brass, Inc., Sears, Roebuck & Company, Swift & Company, Unit— ed Autographic Register Company, Western Electric Company, Wish- nick-Tumpeer, Inc., The Ends Com- pany, Spiegel, Inc. New GraduatewCourses to be Given in Evening Division Several new graduate courses of special value are to be offered in the evening division beginning February 7. Among- these will be the course in applied plastics, which is offered in the mechanical engineering depart- ment with Mr. J. Delmonte as in- structor. The applications discussed, however, will be of interest to chemi- cal and electrical engineers as well. Dr. Max Jakob, world authority on heat transfer, will he instructor in “Fundamentals of Heat Transmis- sion", a new course dealing with the application of the laws of heat trans— mission to chemical, civil, and me chanical engineering problems. De~.. Congressional Tuesday, january l8, W38 all to be Presented Mr. Win/inns Peculiar EWCWCWCW Ensuring Final Examinations to Begin Next Monday, January 24 Final examinations of the first semester will begin on Monday, Jan- uary 24, and conclude on Friday, Jan- ‘z‘jfl.r¥ 28' The examination period has been extended this year and begins on Monday instead of Saturday as in the past. In the schedule appearing on page three will be noted several ex- aminations that were formerly given before the final examination periods in regular classroom periods. Voting Deadlocked on Freshman Week Fraternities Defer Action Till Later Because of the deadlock of three fraternities voting against and five voting: in favor of the proposed early rush. week, action on the measure will have to be deferred until the Inter-fraternity Council meets again next semester. All that is needed to make a Freshman Week legal is the switching of one of the opposition fraternities to the other side. The Interfratcrnity Council has been considering a change in the tra- ditional rush week. The proposed new rush week would take place be- fore school starts and probably be known as Freshman Week. Although the change has not been accepted by vote of the council members, prospects for acceptance are good. The new Freshman Week would not consist of only rushing activities. The freshman psychological examinations would take place during this time as well as registration and orientation. The new men would not be cucum- bered with homework and could relax completely. This would he the big advantage of this arrangement over the traditional rush week after school starts. The majority of colleges have their rush weeks before school starts anti have been apparently successful with this arrangement. There is one disadvantage to the proposed rush week. This is that the fraternity men will have to get back a week ahead of schedule. It is this fact that has brought up a third pos- sible alternative. rush week could be held during the week-end after school starts and the first part of the second school week. This is that the. New Cooperative Group to Start Here ,lannary 3i students will begin their studies at Armour on January 31. A great number of the group are men living outside the Chicago area, indicating a more widespread interest in the Armour cooperative course. Many large manufacturers outside Chicago including the Barber Greene Co. of Aurora, the Mueller Co. of Decatur, French and Hecht of Dav- enport, Iowa, and the Bettendorf Co. of Bettendorf, Iowa, are sending co- operative students to Chicago. The Caterpillar Tractor Co. of Peoria is sending a group of six students to enter the cooperative class in me- chanical engineering. A number of electrical manufacturers have also become interested, such as the Jef~ fcrson Electric Co., and the Common- wealth Edison Co. Term Length increased This group of incoming cooperative students will begin classes a week earlier than the returning students whose classes begin February 7. This extra week allows nine weeks of study instead of the usual eight which will be the time schedule in the fu- ture. Most of the students have been selected by the companies and have been examined at Armour to deter- mine their mental abilities to com- plete the course of studies without undue failures. This group is the third to begin studies with the co- operation of regional manufacturers. Cooperatives Arc Carefully Selected With the added experience of the other groups a more comprehensive and accurate system of selection has been developed. A few companies such as the Western Electric Co. and the Union Special Machine Co. chose their candidates by means of exam- inations given to employees in their plant. These students as well as the others were given personal interviews with Coordinator L. Lease in addition to the mental examinations. A great many of the companies participating: in the program took in- terest in the project by merely hear- ing of it. Other companies have be— come interested by students desirous of taking part in the cooperative course. All the work connected with this branch of Armour’s scholastic activities is carried on under the di~ rection of Professor L. J. Lease. lied Lacquer Room of Palmer House Site of Dinner A long record of scientific achievements will be climaxed tomorrow night when Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, director of Armour Tech’s Research Foun— dation, will be presented with the Congressional medal “for scientific accomplishment un- equaled in polar research.” Dr. I’oultei' was the Senior Scient- ist and Second-in-Commnnd on Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s second antarctic expedition from 1933—1935. In July and August, 1934, Dr. Poul— ter, and two others started from the‘ ’ expedition’s Little America base, and ‘ after much difficulty finally rescued Admiral Byrd who had been over- come by gas poisoning: in a lonely ob— servation station many miles away. For this accomplishment, and because of his courage, daring, and scientific achievements, the medal is to be awarded. Many Prominent Men to Speak The Red Lacquer Room of the Palmer House will be the scene of the formal dinner, and many promi- nent people will be present. Speak- ers will be: Rear Admiral I-Iayne Ellis, commandant of the ninth naval district, with headquarters at the Great Lakes training station; Brig. Gen. Phillip B. Peyton, commanding general at Fort Sheridan; and Hon. Charles G. Dawes, former vice-presi- dent of the United States, who will present the modal. Other prominent men at the speak» cr’s table will be Major 0. L. Ford- ney of the U. S. Marine Corps, noted for his record-breaking stratosphere flight several years ago; James D. Cunningham, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Armour Institute, and._ Dean H‘. T. Heald, acting president of Armour Institute. Admiral Byrd lll Admiral Byrd, who had expected to be present, is ill and will be un~ able to attend. He is, however, send- ing a message of great regret for his absence, and also a message de— scribing in considerable detail Dr. Poulter’s remarkable record in the Antarctic, both letters to he read at the banquet. The latest reports indicate that a large attendance will be at the dinner to witness the presentation. Dr. Poulter has been the Director of the Research Foundation of Ar— mour Institute of Technology since September, 1936. He is a graduate of . Iowa Wesleyan College, a Doctor of Science (earned at Iowa Wesleyan), and a Doctor of Philosophy (Univer— sity of Chicago). Under Dr. Poulter’s direction, the research laboratory has compiled" data and made investigations pertain- ing to Diesel Equipment, its fields and lubricants; refrigeration; insul- ation; the field of extreme pressures; and measurements of molecules. Glee Club to Offer llfGN Radio Concert Members of the Armour Glee Club will be heard over station WGN at 5:00 p.m. this Friday, January 21 in their first outside concert of the year. Mr. 0. Gordon Erickson, director, has also announced that on January 31 the Austin Women's Club will be host to both the orchestra and glee club at the Masonic Hall in Austin. The clubs have been rehearsing several new numbers as well as a few of their older pieces for this concert. After- the concert. the members will be en— tertained. The sale of tickets for the Good. man Theatre concert, which will be held February 24th, will begin on- Wednesday. January 19. at 2:00 pm. in the lobby of the main building- Members of the musical clubs who» want reservations are advised to make them at ones.