Tdeéday, January is, 1935 A VMOUR TECH NEWS . A. M. Zarom Strained Relations-— Relations between the United States and Japan, which never have been exactly fraternal, were recently strained to an alarming degree when‘ news of the bombing and subsequent sinking of the Pansy—an American gunboat on rescue duty in the orient —-—was received. For a while it seemed that grave consequences would appear—and they have. Although the State Department has accepted the Japanese “apology for the incident" the matter has by no means been con- sidered as forgotten. As Japanese aggression continues in China, more and more Americans are beginning to realize that Japan will sooner or later run amuck and and that something must be done about it before the world is set aflame again as it was in 1914. This Wo1' ry has kept our State Department working overtime. In answer to a Senate resolution requesting information on the amount. of American trade with China, See- retary of State Mr. Cordell Hull re— cently stated: “Referring expressly to the situation in the Far East, an area which 1.1containsv approximately one half the population of the world, the United States iswlecply interested in supporting by peaceful moms in- fluences contributory to the preserva- tion: and encouragement of orderly moccssefi. This interest far trans— cends in importance the value 0 American trade with China or American investments '11: China, it transcends even the question of safe— guarding the immediate welfare of American citizens in China.” Hitler and Mussolini had better pay good attention to that note for the warning it carries is aimed directly at dictatorships in‘ general. Should the dictators force the hand of de- mocracy woe be unto them. A com- bination of the British and French fleets could maintain an upper hand inuthe Mediterranean and North Seaswwhilc the American Navy could successfully quarantine Japan and keep her isolated for as long as is necessary. Whether or not such an event will ever arise means little. The fact is: if it does arise it can be handled. Marriage Licenses--—— Last Wednesday, the Indiana State Supreme Court handed down a de— cision which is bound to have far— reaching etl'ects in the future. The decision upheld a. statute eighty-six years old. This statute, enacted so many years ago, specifically forbids the issue of marriage licenses “to women who are not residents of the county in which the license is is- sued.” Some six months ago when Illinois’ new hygienic marriage law (which requires that couples submit to medi- cal examinations for venereal dis- eases before a license can be issued to them) was put into effect, marrying justices of the neighboring state of Indiana found that they were doing a much greater business than ever be- fore. At Crown Point alone, the marriage rate rose from nearly 500 couples a month in 1936 and for the first six months of 1937, to the amaz» ing number of 1910 couples in the month of July. For a while it seemed as if the immediate effect of Illinois’ attempt to raise its marital stand- ards, was an increase in business for Crown Point “marrying justices." This abominal condition has at last been remedied. Justice James P. Hughes, who wrote thefopinion in the decision, said: “One of the great evils in the country today is the loose marriage and divorce laws. Adjoining states, during the last few years, have en- acted strict laws concerning the lSv suance of marriage licenses and be— cause of thisfact, in order to evade the law, thousands have come to. In— diana and secured marriage licenses, and by so doing have not only evaded the laws of their respective states but also have been parties to the vio- lation of the laws of our state. “Courts of justice in one state should out, of comity help to enforce the laws of another state when by such enforéement they will not violate their own laws or inflict an injury on some one of their own citizens.” Thus the first step is taken toward aiding Illinois enforce her new mar— riage law. states followed her example. It would be Well if more Professor Freeman Speaker on Second of New Radio Talks As a sequel to the discussion by Professor Freeman on the “Contribu~ tion of Things Electrical to Our Civ- ilization,” the electrical engineering department presented the second of its series of radio talks last Saturday evening at 7:15 p.m. over station WCFL This program, as were previous programs, was under the di— rection of A. P. Schreiber, publicity director. Professor Freeman discussed the third principal application of electric- ity: power. He compared the amount of power required to light an electric light bulb with the amount of power required to run large machinery us- ing the horse as his unit of compari- son. The two other principal applica- tions of electricity mentioned by Prof. Freeman were communication and lighting. To illustrate the tremendous amount of electrical power developed Professor Freeman stated, . . . our entite population of one hundred and thirty million people were all trying to perform the work that is now done cl‘e‘c‘trically‘,'thoy could do only a very small part, perhaps less than a' tenth of it, with' little or no time left for other thing's . .‘ L" In addition to time saved by elec- tricity Prof. Freeman pointed out the economic value of electricity by call- ing attention to the fact “that in the supplying of electricity there is in- vested about twelve billions of doI~ 1111's, and over three hundred miL lions of dollars are paid to about two hundred and fifty thousand workers in this service which serves twenty- four million customers.” _ , This program, which was the sec- ond of the third series of radio pro- grams sponsored by the Institute, will be continued next Saturday evening ovcv W'CFL at 7:15 ”[1. m. [W Second Annual Radio ipt Contest Opened 0)! Brake Drake University’s department of radio announces its second annual radio playwrighting’ competition. Scripts may be submitted at any time until the close of the contest on March 15, 1938. Fifty dollars: in cash prizes are ofiercd for the best orig- inal radio plays submitted. First prize is thirty~live dollars, with a second prize of ten dollars and a third of five dollars. The compe- tition is open to both amateur and professional writers of the United States. Scripts should play either 13 or 26 minutes. Movies on Steel Heard by A.l.€h.l€.. A sound movie, with “Steel" as its subject, was shown to the Armour chapter of the A. I. Ch. E. last Fri- day. The first part of the picture showed vividly how coke, limestone, and. iron are are turned into pig iron. This, as molten metal, is poured into a large vat, where it is kept mol- ten until called for, to be made into steel. Steel can be made in three princi- pal ways: by the Bessemer converter, which does it cheaply, and effectively for certain steels, but is not easily controlled; by the electric furnace, which costs more to run, but can be controlled with precision (It is used only for highly specialized steels be- cause of the cost); and by the open hearth furnace, which can be cheap- ly run, and well controlled. The glow- ing steel was shown “blowing" in a Bessemer converter, spilling from an electric furnace, and “cooking” in one open hearth furnace. Numerous tons of metal are handled at one time. The analyzing laboratory plays an important role in the steel industry. As soon as a sample from a furnace has shown that the steel has come up to specifications, the furnace is tapped and the liquid flows into molds to freeze into “pigs”. “Soaking pits" then keep these billets at a constant temperature throughout un- til they are ready for the rolling mill. Rolling steel in the automatic roll- ing mills seems to put the steel to life as it goes into one end of. the mill, crawls out the other, and then reverses the process, almost volun- tarily. The apparatus that turns it over seems equally human in its ac» tions. All operations of machinery in the mills is carried on from remote “towers” and behind windows. A. I. E. E. Will Honor Graduating Member To the most outstanding of the graduating members of the Armour branch AIEE will go a one year fully paid associate membership in the na- tional AIEE, given by the Chicago section of the AIEE. The branch members are to select the student from a group of candidates to be chosen by the student papers com~ mittee headed by E. Brown. The committee will base their selections on the scholarship, extra-curricular activities, and AIEE activities of the student. The final selection of the recipient of the award is to be made by vote of the branch members. Simu ilar awards are to be made to out- standing me‘h at Northwestern Uni- versity and Lewis Institute. A prize of one hundred dollars is offered by the national AIEE for the best paper submitted by a student member. Papers entered in this na- tional contest will be judged mainly on their composition, originality, and technical aspect. A technical discussion of television difficulties w‘as given by G. M. Ives at last week's AIEE meeting. A drawn out business discussion made it necessary 'for‘him' to curtail his talk ‘ ” ‘ Armour Alumnus TallrstoAWSME Lectures on Efficiency of Centralized Steam Plants M1'..lohu C. Segelefh assistant chief engineer at the Unn'rcrsity of Chi- cago, spoke M E. meet- ing,r 121. M . chcler, who is a mechanical en necring graduate of the class of ’28, discussed the reh- tive advantages of central heating plants over small individual units. The present ‘U. ‘of‘O power plant, which consists of four coal fired, 1200 HP. boilers is located over a mile from the' university campus, The steam is delivered to the various buildings via a system of under- ground tunnels. The university, since its beginning in 1892, has had several plants each of which have supplied power from a centrally located plant. The efficiency of the Chicago plant can be determined, it was pointed out, by Steam flow meters located at the boiler. at the taps from the main line. and at the buildings. The meters are read bLmonthly and checked against each other. 01‘ 397 million pounds of stcam generated at the boiler last year, a total of 334 million pounds were delivered to the build» ings. Thus 16 per cent of the power was lost in the tunnel system. In spite of this loss the overall effici- ency still compares favorably with other plants in the country. Low fuel and labor costs are other advantages of a central plant. It was pointed out that coal for small in- dividual units would cost $4.50 per ton due to the hauling expenses. The cost per ton for the university plant for last year was less than $3.00 per ton. The plant requires seventeen men to operate it. Individual plants for equivalent output would require more than 80 men to‘opcrate satis- factorily. The total cost of the steam, including fuel, labor, and deprecia- tion, amounted to 72 cents per 1000 pounds. The senior members of the society made a tour of the plant after the talk. Co-ops Visit Tractor Plant of International Harvester Visiting the tractor works of the International Harvester Company, the Co-op Club spent the entire morning last Wednesday going through the foundry, forge, heat- ti'eating, machining, and assembly departments. Tractors in the making were sub- jects of interest to the groups as they toured the large plant. The more spectacular sights included the steam hammers in the forge room mounted on a concrete base sixty-five feet thick, and welding steel ties fourteen inches wide which produced a fan of sparks fifteen to twenty feet high. Among the future trips scheduled is a trip to the R. R. Donnelly & Sons printing plant next Friday, January N ._1 Other activities planned by the Co~ ops are a buffet supper and dance at a downtown hotel 'on February 5 with the attention also centering on a skat« ing party Sunday, January 23. Sophomore ‘Winter Frolics’ Year’s First Social Success Approximately siié hundred Tec~ hawks danced to the rhythm of Emil Flindt last Friday evening at the “.Wintcr Frolics,’lfthe annual sopho— more social event. The dancers found ample room for their pleasure in the Grand Ballroom of, the Medinah Athletic club. The low price of the bids' helped attract the large attendance at Armour’s 1938 social debut. The balcony lounges proved popu- lar to the less energetic of the mer- ,ry-makers. The. private elevators and ample parking facilitiesv'added the finishing touch to an excellent an rangement. The dance was ably handled by the sophomore social chairman, Gene Worcester, who made the affair both a financial and social success. ilraduare Division to Award Scholarships Grinter Releases List for 1938-1939 Announcement has been made of scholarships, fellowship'sfi'and assist» antships which will be available in the graduate division for «the yeai 1938—1939. Graduate study and re— search may lead it ' ' degrees in civil electrical, al_ or chemical engineering ‘ m mathematics. Vl‘he graduate studeilt' vill be givun an undsnal opportunity for (lontact Applications for appointmehts are to be made before February 20,1938, although delayed application’s may be considered later. of appointments will be made March 10. The scholarships, available to students of good scholastic qualifica- tions, c111 rv a stipend of from $300 to $400 per year while the fellowships carry from $400 to $90 : The recipi- cuts of touching and research fellow- ships 01' 111' industrial fellowships and asmtantshlps will be studentswho show unusual promise in graduate or industrial research work. The usual stipends for these appointments are from $800 to $900 and from $1000 to $1200 respectively. A post—doctorate fellowship in the Research Foundation is available with a stipend of from $1600 to $2000. Those desiring to be considered in the first list of appointments are re- quested to apply to Dr. I... E. Grin- ter, dean of the graduate division, before February 20, 1938. ”rituals Plant Visited by Tech News Staff Printing presses, engraving proc- (asses, scores of linotype machines— newspaper work on the large scale of The Chicago Tribunc~were seen on Monday evening of last week by members of the Tech News. A movie, entitled “Trees to Tri» bones,” was shown before the begin- ning of the tour through the huge plant. This was taken at Shelter Bay, a town erected by The Tribune on the St. Lawrence River in Canada. The morgue proved to be interest- ing as it contained filed stories and pictures of everybody, notable and ob— scure, which for one reason or an other have been in the news during the last thirty years. More than three million clippings and over seven hundred thousand photographs are available. One room is devoted to the photo- graph department where photographs are taken of photographs. Reproduc- tions of these photographs in metal are known as line engravings and are mounted on a metal base and sent to the composing room. The composing: room contains seventy—two linctype machines and many makeup banks. The group then saw the making of the stereotype which is used on the large presses. There are eighty-eight news printing units in the Tribune pressroom. A combination of seven of the new high speed press units re— cently installed .by the Tribune can print 50,000 fifty-six page papers in an hour. After the tour, tickets to a radio broadcast were given out to the vis- itors. The program given by the WGN concert orchestra concluded a very enjoyable evening. Logic and , . The announcement __ . Page Three "I n O banal Eamumations First Semester 1937-1938 MONDAY, JANUARY 24 8:30-10:20 Instructor Place Higher Algebra, Math. Instructors Gymnasium Math. 10 College Alg. Kr. Elem. of Trig, Math. 101 A-L* College Alg. & Elem. of Tris, Math. 101 MC-Z Math. Instructors Drafting Room, Main Building, Math. Instructors Gymnasium Elementary German, Hammer Science Hall German 101 - . . . Elements of Heat -'L«i‘bby 211 Chopin Hall Power, M.E. 412 . . Elementary French, Hammer Science 'Hull French 1 Electricity, E.E. 414 Kent 214 Chopin Hall (Civils) . . , Metallurgy, Chit. 405 Carpenter Drafting Room, Mission. Bldg. 10:30-12:20 Engineering Mech., Mech. Instructors Gymnasium Mcch. 201, 202 ' Applied Mechanics, Much. Instructors Gymnasium Math. 203, 204' Electricity, E.E. 41/1 Nash Science :I-Iall‘ Alternating Current Freeman V I Machinery, Drafting Room, E.E. 401 ' ‘ ' ”2’ Main Building Architectural Practice, Harper ‘ Art Institute Arch 401 ' 1:10-3:00 E xperimcn' ' Engincci 1111, ‘ Lab. Instructors. _ ' 111.111.3118, 310 197'“; . VGymnar-il 111 Lnglish 201 A 12*" Du). mg, Room, Main Building English “2111 F2 "Soil Mechanics ' ” ‘ (Civils) ' V Diffei'entla'l Equations, Math." .10 Theory of the Complex Ford V111iablr,Mnth.o03 ' 7111 guts. 111.111” ' ' 3111911115111 111111‘ ' 211 Chapin Hall TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 3:30-10:20 General Physics, Physics 201 General Physics... . Physics 202 General Physics, Physics 208 Electric Power Plants, E.E. 406 Physics lnrtruc ors Gymnasmm Drafting .Room, ‘. Main Building Drafting Room, Main Building Science Hall Physics Instructors , 1 Physics Instructors Freeman 10:30-12:20 General Chemistry, Chem. Instructors Gymnasium Ch.E. 101 , Mechanics of Mech. Instructors Drafting Room, Materials, Main Building Mech. 301 A-G”‘ Mechanics of Materials, Mech. 301 I'I-Z Flow of Fluids, Drafting Room, Mission Building“ Mech. Instructors Mech. Instructors Drafting Room, Mech. 303 Main Building Graphic Statics, Spears 211 Chapin Hall 0.111. 314 Heat Power Libby 214 Chopin Hall Engineering, ME. 411 (Civils) 1:10-3:00 Business Organization Hansen Science Hall 18'; Control, Soc.Sc. 201 Descriptive Geometry, Harper Art Institute Arch. 101 Structural Design, Spears 1211 Chopin Hall CE. 11175 (Arch) 3:10-5:00 Engineering Shop, Pearl Science Hall M.E. 318, 418 Astronomy, CE. 401 Penn 211 Chopin Hall Electricity, E.E. 415 Ahern Drafting: Room, (Ch.E.) (FIRE) Main Building WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26 3:30-10:20 Thermodynamics, Nachmun Science Hall ME. 305 Winston ,. V Elementary Thermo- Pecbles 211 Chapin Hall dynamics, M.E. 316 Railway & Highway Stevens 214 Chopin Hall Const., CE. 802 Machine Design, SSwincford Drafting Room, ME. 205 lHammett Main Building 10:30—12:20 Industrial Chemistry, Schommer 211 Chopin Hall Ch.E. 312 Architectural Const., Harper Art Institute Arch. 201 Business Policy, Soc. Se. Instructors Science Bull Soc. Sc. 401 Solid Geometry, Drafting Room. Math. 11 Main Building =*Names beginning with these letters (Inclusive) (Continued on page: four}