Page Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, january 25, I935 Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year I937 Member 938 Dssocialed Collegiate Press “Entered as second class matter at the post office at Chicago, Illinois, under the act of March 3, 1879.” War-.281 $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each EDITORIAL BOARD Co—Editors-in-Chief . . . . ............. . . . . . . . . . . ..... ............... Landrit'h B. Parker, James D. Sheehan Sports Editor ..................... Raymond A. Braun News Editor ...................... William J. Chelgren Copy Editor ..................... Albert N. Schrieber Business Manager ......... . ............. Idris Thomas Faculty Adviser ................. . . .Waltcr Hendricks EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Desk Editor .. Make—up Editor Assistant Sports Assignment Edllfl Feature Editor .. . Columnists .J. Hebson, M. Wuldmnn. J. Rea. B. Sternfeld, A. M Assistunt News Editors . "A. R. George. C. W. Reg ‘1‘; o epor ‘rs HI Kohl E .i.' R. F. Beardsley .R. Kotul Editor rs . SF at? E . J. Count. G . .t, . . .Hnnsen, .1. Hartman, H. c. Johnson. w Knlnin. .1. 17. Keane. w. c, Lambs, N. A. Levine. . Mnmio'i. j. R. Meyer, N. Natinchek, F. A. Opilu. E. Pnulaitis. R. E. Perry. F. Reh. J. Reidcl. s s. Silverman P. M andusky. Sport Writers Clark. H. Coyle, L. Norkus, . n , Worcester. Sports Reporters... S. Shapiro, H. ........................ F. Anderson. F. De Money her. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager Advortisinv. Assistun Circulation Manager Circulation Assistants R. hn. R. K. Smith. Vol. XX. January 25, 1938 No. 15 To Our Successors Retiring members of the Tech News staff al- ways experience a feeling of loss at giving up a job which has occupied much of their time, and which has helped liberalize their engineering edu- cation. We senior members of this year’s paper have been particularly fortunate in having an unusual- ly loyal and industrious staff of co-workers, men who have become our close friends through asso- ciation and a common purpose of presenting the news of the school,to the students. Consequently, we feel that we have been lucky in this respect. We know that we are leaving the paper in cap— able hands. We hope that our successors have profited by recognizing our mistakes, and will edit a better newspaper than we have. To the eleventh staff of the Armour Tech News we wish a most successful year! First Pledge Made Toward Student Union Drive First of the pledges which will be made toward the fund needed for the conversion of the Mission Building into a Student Union building is one of five hundred dollars from the Armour Tech N ewe. This money has been made possible through economical administration of the paper, and since it comes from the student body, it was thought fair to return it through this project of benefit to all students. Comment on the need of a Student Union was brought out last year by the present staff. Early this school year an unfruitful ballot was placed in the paper to determine student interest. Although the ballots returned were few, students have showed interest and should support the project with real spirit. The cost will depend on the extent to which the work is carried. Prof. Jerrold Loebl, assistant director of the department of architecture, has prepared preliminary sketches of the building but these are only tentative and may receive consider- able revision. In pith the idea is to convert the civil drafting room on the second floor of Mission into a modern lounge, to revise the layout of the lunch rooms so as to have a large banquet hall, to redecorate the assembly hall, and to provide rooms for the publications and the alumni files. Graduates will be able to look back and see a project they aided and can look forward to a. pos- sible “homecoming” which might be terminated by a banquet in the Student Union building. Low— er classmen will receive the immediate benefit. They will enjoy the association with other stu- dents and a chance to let their minds and bodies relax in popular topics and sofas respectively. The name “Student Union” seems to form a mind picture of two hands clasped in a firm grip symbolizing help to fellow men and the inference that they will not let each other down. It also in- dicates common interest and eifort. A good symbol for the Student Union campaign lwould be those two hands clasped together as mentioned above. It is of common interest and all must work together so as not to “let the other I fellow down.” The school does not have a surplus of money so that the effort must arise from the student body and be aided by the alumni, or possibly made possible by a philanthropic gift. When the time comes to aid 3. drive for a Stu- dent Union, let’s be the other hand in that mind picture. l . Fraternity Notes Midnight oil is being burned this week along Frater- nity Row. After finals, however, many of the houses are planning affairs to celebrate or forget their recent trials. The long anticipated Interfraternity Formal has, at last arrived. Friday night, at the Lake Shore Athletic club, about‘eighty fraternity men and their dates will dance to Art Janko’s music, and forget all about their finals. The Interfraternity Council will meet next at the Tri- angle house. Delegates fi'om all the houses will be pros— cnt to discuss a Freshman Week preceding the regular semester. Most of the houses will start practice for the Inter— fraternity Swimming Meet. Phi Kappa Sigma are de- termined to retain their swimming championship, while Rho Delta Rho aims to add a first to their string of sec- ond places in interfratcrnity events. Phi Pi Phi elected officers Monday of last week. They are: President ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Collier Vice Presiden . . . . . . .William I. Buckcridge Secretary . . . . . . .William M. Caldwell Treasurer . . . . . ............... Clayton W. Dell/lent Chaplain . . . . . . . . .......... George A. Molitm' Sentinel .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . ...Henry B. Muehlhausen ..... Richard N. Vandekicft The Rho Delts’ housewarming stag is scheduled for Feb. 3, between semesters. Sid Krciman and Irv Foot— lik are planning a gala evening for the actives, pledges, and alumni. Now that their pool table has been assem- bled, the tournament, under the able leadership of Brother Frank Miller, may be continued. The Pi Kapp mothers’ club held a very successful bridge party last Tuesday. The pingl= 3k Constipated? So what? So are we! Try Munch-Crunch. bl: ll‘ * The limits are raising a riot ho- cmnse of the frat notes. This column has always kept out of foreign af- fairs but this time we must take sides. For example, look at an orig,- inal copy sent in by Phi Pi Delta“. We refuse to congratulate Rho Al- pha. Rho on their recent basketball victory over us guys. They‘re a bunch. of dirty rats and we hope they break their legs. Anyhow, our guys were at least built like athletes. Here’s one from Rectangle: We. ain't gonna lain in no more notes’ to yowr old paper. The trouble will jause 1h (lat zlcwr capy—rcctler ruins om" gudo spelling and grammar. North to youso, Shcchaam and Parker. It looks like Stoop brain Bliss wrote that one. And finally this bit of trash from Kappa Si Sigma, written on the border of a worn out blotter and hurled through 1: window of the NEWS office tied to a brick: The Malcr’s of our dear fraternity met last Friday. Skinny Dugou’s mother and Stinky Mason’s mother both. were the some dresses. Skinny is joining Tau La/mda. Omicron next semester. False Dolam. and his mom left early 'auuse Futso fell in the punch bowl and got his clothes wot. ill '14 ’1' And now reader, who's right . . . the NEWS or the GREEKS? Dr. Ford to Talk on Fourth Dimension Before Math Club Dr. L. R. Ford, head of the mathe- matics department at Armour, will present a talk for the Senior Muthc» matics Club of the University of Chi- cago on Tuesday, January 25. His subject will be projective transform- ation in two complex variables. In his talk Dr. Ford will tell of some unpublished researches of his own and of his former students in the field of four-dimensional geometry. Early next semester the Armour Math Club hopes to have Dr. Ford as guest speaker. Special Committee to Pick New President Contrary to popular belief, the “work of selecting a president is being carried on by a committee composed of faculty members and the Board of Trustees, according to Dean H. T. Hcald. The problem of selecting a president has been found a difficult one. A large number of men have been contacted and a great many more will be approached before a final selection is made. At the present time, there is no particular hurry in the selection of a president, popular opinion holding that it is to the best interests 01’ the Institute that sufficient: time be taken for the selection of. the proper man. Sounds in the Night “We can still be friends . . .” “Ma, ain't Pm home not?" “Fresh l J" “Mu! . . . Will ya. lumen the light for me . . .?" “Now where in heck is: that our?" “The answer book must be wrong!” “Easy does it.” w: Munch-Crunch has a. specific gravity of 10.63. lt'll stic‘lx with you. )1 ll‘ Ill l Well—Jive might as well face you. This is our swam—song and we hate to sing ll. It’s been great fun, being able to rough it up a little every week, amt we want to thunk you. all for the ap- partum'ti/ of doing 30. Good luck, every one, and so long! Eejny and Zazu. Electives filtered to Upperclaeomen English, Social Science, Engineering Directors List Elective Courses 'As has been the custom at Armour for many years, various electives will be open to upperclassmen during the next semester. Any of the de- partmental electives chosen may be pursued only with the approval of the director of the option. Men in one department may also elect courses in other departments. The chemical department offers four elective courses. The juniors may select from bacteriology and ad- vanced inorganic chemistry; the sen- iors, plant design, advanced inor‘ ganic chemistry, and catalysis. Variety Offered Senior mechanicals may take elec— tives in steam power plant drawing, automobile engineering, refrigerata ing; engineering, hero—dynamics, air- plane design, and physical metal- lurg'y. Electrical seniors may elect en- gineering economics, radio engineer- ing, electron physics, and television. Junior electrical electives are ma- chine design, machine drawing, dif— fercntial equations, and engineering analysis. Electives offered to the senior civils are differential equations, as- tronomy, acre-dynamics, and air- plane design; the junior civils may elect mechanism, machine design, mechanical equipment of buildings, and advanced experimental engineer- ing. Non-Departmental Courses The English department has listed five possible electives. Modern prob- lems is open only to seniors. Elec~ tives offered to the student body as a whole are Utopias, public speaking, drumatics and history of the theatre, and advanced logic. The social science department has listed three electives which will be offered only if enough students to make a class are interested. They are advanced economics, advanced accounting, and business problems. o a: the way for good digestion.” Camel spends MILlewfi WWRE Edit postman tflfihficdgl Camels are a matohleos blend oi liner-=- MCRE EXPENfiIlIE-I rounecoe whorkish and filomee‘tie ED YOCHUM was born and raised in the cattle country. Speaking from personal observation, Ted says: "Cow-punchers are great Camel smokers. Seems like if a man smokes Camels oncenhe sticks to ’em. Come round-up timcnl’m in the saddle for hours, and not sparin’ myself. A Camel sure hits the spot then. I get a mighty pleasant 'lift.”’ lies, and to limer‘ea at large, camel’s costlier tobaccos have such a special appeal that they are the largest-selling cigarette in “this oouniryl COLLEGE STUDENT Herb Weasi (left): “In that jammed-up week before exams, nerves often tighten up. I‘ve found Camels don’t get on my nerves." AUTO MECHANIC AI Patterson (right): “In the garage business you have to catch your meals on the run. I find that Camels seem to smooth don’t irritate my throat." . \‘llw ouyynlzht. 19118. n. .3. Reynolds Tobacco Compsny. Winston-Salem. n. c. CHAMPION TYPIST Remo Poulsen (left) says: “I enjoy Camels from. one end of the day so the other. And Camels WATCHMAKER I. C. Gurlnm (right) says: “Every Camel I smoke seems to be milder snd.tastier than the last. Camels don’t leave me ‘smoked out’ no matter how many I light up a day." t- en