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SI SEPTEMBER 28, 1937 Vol. XX. No, 2 Down With the Fresh Again thoughts turn to green caps. Let’s look‘ fairly at the idea of requiring freshmen to wear caps, pajamas. or anything else of any color you please. I We first read of hazing in the hero novels ofl other years. Tossing of freshmen in blankets‘ seemed to have been the vogue. Breaking of thel freshmen’s pride and the desire of deity seems to fit the upper classmen’s ideas. Sometimes crueLl ty to helpless, weak-boned freshmen was stressed in the story to point out the never-do~well. 1 Actually we find conditions different at colleges today. Probably without realizing it, upper class~ men do freshmen a favor by making them show, themselves for what they are. By the caps, thcyl recognize and get to know one another. The caps 1 form a link or even a flag for the freshman or-I ganization. I In our opinion, caps are collegiate. They also give a light touch to a dark atmosphere. They inspire friendly competition and act as a mild} method of hazing. A good pompadour may evenl be cultivated in a year under the skull cap’s» guidance. i Each college has its own method of treating, new men. Usually a freshman is required tol wear some distinguishing mark. The idea is tol keep the beginners looking forward and not in-l, ward. It begins in high school. In our first yearl, at high school we are just “Bennies” to the upper} classmen. Then comes the senior year. This is, replaced by a freshman year in college, another I seeming downfall, and then seniorhood again» Soon, the school of hard knocks will find the sen— l iors freshmen again, still looking upward and, forward. A number is given to a class; the new classl is the “class of ’41.” Now what in the Sam Hill . can a seemingly dull name offer. We shall hoarl “41” yelled between the campus buildings. andl we shall soon see it written on the streets. In: another few years old men will gather at alumnil banquets and proclaim the deeds of the class of i ”4]. In love, business, or sports we like to winl or lead. Activities enable us by sincere effortsl to train for victory even though at present onlyl for “41.” I Street brawls, which are brought about on ac—l count of green hats, at the most are asinine. MenE were not made to fight-brains were given for diplomacy and fair competition. Colleges are to train minds, not to promote the use of brute strength. Of course there are a few advantages, such as self—assurance, which accrue to participants in brawls, but the disadvantages far outweigh any good points. In the past two years, an arm and a nose have been broken, but the real wonder is that more damage has not been done. Objections to the wearing of caps might in— clude the expense, the marring of the style of dress, the inconvenience of remembering the caps, and the dislike of being forced to wear them by persons with no legal authority. We favor the continuance of the wearing of the caps and opinionate that the fellow who re~ fuses to wear a cap and says, “I’ll slug the first fellow who tries to take my pants.” has no place here or in any man’s society. PreuRuclhing Fraternity rushing at Armour begins at one o’clock on Thursday of the second week of school. ARMOUR TECH NEWS This is by agreement between the fraternities for w the common good of all, and any violation of this gentlemen’s agreement is a fracture of a bonal tide rule. Even though a fraternity believes that‘ other houses are also breaking the rules, this is; The Slipstick Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick Ily where it may. no justification for doing the same thing. What must be the attitude of a freshman who knows that there is an agreement among the houses when a fraternity rushes him illegally? His first reaction will be that the fraternity is very friendly toward him if it will break a rule in order to get him to join with the fraternity. But the members of this house would not necessarily make any better brothers than the members of fraternities who, in abiding by their agreement, do not stoop to illegal rushing. A house which does engage in pre—rushing ad- mits of its inability to stand on its good points alone, along with the other houses. Soon the freshman will realize that the fraternity which has been pro—rushing him has this relative weak- ness compared to the other fraternities, and his estimation of that house is apt to be lowered somewhat. Houses at Armour have the advantage over those at larger schools that the rushing period need not be so long and expensive. At these schools a long rushing period is necessary so that all houses will get a chance to have dates with the large number of rushees. However, even at schools where there are weeks of rushing, trou- ble is experienced with pro—rushing, so a certain amount of the practice is difficult to avoid at Armour. If freshmen could become aware of the signifi— cance of pro-rushing before the rushing takes place, the fraternities would discover that break- ing the rules would not be profitable, and all houses would have an equal chance with rushees. Being Human The latest addition to the curriculum which we icommend highly is the new elective course for .. juniors and seniors in “Practical Psychology. In keeping with the broadening of the social sci- ence studies, this course will offer aids to smooth— ness in human relationship. Educators have recognized the need for social study for engineers but this is the first time a definite course has been offered here. We have not learned the method in which this course will be conducted but the ideas presented by Mrs. Anna C. Orcutt in an article on the first page have sold “Practical Psychology” to us. Changes Made in institute Calendar A new arrangement of the institute calendar was made by the officers of the school for the year 1937-38. This year instruction began on Monday with registration on Thursday and Fri- day of the preceding week instead of having reg— istration on the usual Monday and Tuesday and instruction beginning Wednesday. This change permits of a two—weeks period be- tween semesters in which the preparation of assignments is not required. The first two or three days of the first week are for exams and one day of the second week for registration. Besides this liberal vacation, the usual two weeks are given for the winter recess which in- cludes Christmas and New Year's Day. Since these holidays fall on Saturday, there will be a full week of vacation before Christmas, giving plenty of time for shopping for gifts, or what— ever one does in preparation for the festive day. Possibly those who arranged the calendar for the school year did not have the desires of the students in mind when making the change, but whatever their motive was. we are “hearty in our approbation” of the change. Two days difference at the beginning of the year are not very no» ticeable, but longer vacations in the middle of the year are really appreciated. One advantage of the longer mid-semester va— cation is the alleviation of the strain on professors and the registrar’s office in grading tests, figur— ing the marks for subjects, and getting the grades to the students before the second semester be- gins. Let’s hope that a similar arrangement may be made in years to come. The students and faculty extend their con~ g solation to Dr. Irwin Perlin on the death of his wife last week. i l Mailbox Would you like to know something about Ar— mour or have your problems solved? Drop your questions in the New’s box above the drinking fountain on the first floor of Main. Don’t forget! wmmil wining" I r Last week we told you we hated lymt. Well, we do! We don’t give u. l hoot if you don’t read our column. l We’ll 7 mil it ourselves! We soon hate (to write this coltmm because of its: resemblance to “Sidelines." We hate I that column. We could do better our— selves. As a, matter of fact—we hate to admit this—we do better. The only mics we don't hole are um ply l but we do hate each other! l 15 I shot an arrow into the air, It fell Io earth I know not where I lost ten of the d - - n things that way! It w $1115: i ”Why does Geraldine let all [he buys kiss her?" “She once slapped a fellow who was chewing tobacco!" | t l Overheard in the Kentucky moun— itainsw‘Tour me out the interest on ‘ that mortgage. Zeke." a :y it: .1; 1;; i Speaking about Kentucky, the i mother of a Kentucky family was i packing llM‘ son/lit belongings in prep- i oration to leaning the old homestead. l A son lumbcred into the room. ‘ “Where ya. goin’, Maw?” “Your paw traded me to neighbor l Earp Jones for a home." “ “Wal, I ullus SDI/id paw was a good I business man." i Ill ll: =l¢ Gee, but we hate to give you fill ‘lhoae good jokes . . . Husband (at wife’s bedside in ma- ternity worth—Well, it looks as l though I have another mouth to feed. ‘ Wife. (busily engaged)—What do i you mean—you have? ‘ Bk ll: *- i Now if "Sidelines” could only write ’ lilac this . W- EI: >lx “WELL, I’VE LOS’I‘ ANOTHER PUPlL!" SAID ’I‘IIE PROFESSOR, AS HIS (ILASSJflVE FELL TO THE ‘ FLOOR. I :r I: a Justus—«Ah gal me an electric R razor. Macaw—Mann! You shore ir. up-tn- date. Rastus—Yas sub! Ah electroculen l l mull opponents ! m .3: a; l Never worry about the walls hav- linu‘ earn because the walls are plas- l tercd and wouldn’t hear straight any- l way. The little dog ran all over the street, Along some a steam roller—and . The little dog ran, all over the street ram Ill-m humorist as they amputated his legs. “I’ve stood about enough," Imidv N. E SOCIOLOGY COURSE AT STATE UNIVERSITY. MFQS‘. WHITNEY OLDESI COLLEQE STUDENT! MRSANGELINE WHITNEY. 92., Is ENROLLED I in 049 COME To me CAMPUF (oz HER emailisgdi FROM‘TIIE COMFORT OF A CHAIR NEAR TllE Tuesday. Siepte’mber 28, l937 RADIO .mc “ATTEND? THE CLASSES“ BROADCAS‘T DAILY OVER THE UNIVERSITY? ITA’HON. wow . PERPETUAL mom-r , WM. CULLEN BRYANT KEMP , ATTENDED CLAS‘S‘ES‘ A‘l (DLUNIBIA U. ‘ FORWER 2.0 YEARS. AFTER HIS‘ FRESHMAN YEAR IN 1863. THERE WAS AN INTERLUDE IN HIS EDUCATION, AT WHICH TIME HE ACQUIES‘CED TO HIS FATHERT WISIIES‘ AND ENTERED BUSINESS. BUT ON HIS‘ FATHER‘S DEATH HE RETURNED TO HIS STUDIES HIS‘ LAST REGISTRATION WAS‘ IN I922! Copyright 1., Assmalzd Callrgml: I’m: Mam... Wuwuxm g I .J" BUC'fSHOT » AN 8| YEAR OLD WOMAN TOOK HER we we; DEfaREE IN ARCH— AEOLOGY AT BROWN unvazsnv EAR! W polar. Even the girl who is a. decided blando may have trouble making up liar mind. Young lady’s Lament Dcur Dorothy D I’m “war been. clulnd I’ve n ‘ been kissed They said /' I waited No 7mm 1: uld resist Tho lm-c of to sweet and innocent miss. The trouble is, I’m fifty! “Northwestern News. .1. Ill ’1‘ “I'm aho drunk I don’t know what my name ish," slobbered the first drunk. And, his pickled pa] mumbled, ”Aw, thasshallright; it wash a lousy name anyhow.” ll: I‘ll There once was a maiden of Siam Who nuid to her lover, young Klan: "If you kiss me, of course, You will have to use force But Lord knows you are stronger than it am." it! '11: ”I‘- get this item about a Heidelberg stu- dent learning English. They say it might be authentic. The student was asked to conjugate the sentence, “I. have a gold mine.” “I have a gold mine. Du host a gold dein. He has a gold his. i} From the Wilson College Press we You have a gold yours. They have a gold theirs.” s1: a a Now if only “Sidelines" could write like this. . . . WE. With June only nine months of, it: seems that a. few of the more serious- mlndod seniors are already contem- plating matrimony. JIMMY DUNNE, GLEN PANGBORN and J. . MASIN have already 971mm their “futures” rim/s. Sid. Krcimrm is sit~ ting back and waiting for his girl to save up enough so that she cum pitch in for 0; band. In I)'- :1: We all believe America needs a GOOD live cent cigar. B. .lnffee tried one last Friday so as to have a few days in which to recuperate. W ll: l’etro has a new pair of pontnl Pe~ Iro's pants are blue! And howl! Stan will have a new shipment of smoked glasses next week. Ill ill vii Maurice Alexander, Armour's per- ennial freshman is back with us still. He plans to be cditor-in—chiet‘ of the “News" and class—president of the in- coming freshman class by 1943. IF Ill ATTENTION T. CUNNINGHAM: We haven’t received our Junior Wing's yet. What should we do??? 2: >2: ’5‘ VII The last few track meats found 12'. Brown on the bench. Who put the glue 0’". the seals, LIAM/haw? ‘ Fraternity Notes | PHI KAPPA SEGMA With the turmoil of registration and enrolling in classes behind them, the Phi Kaps are anticipating with pleasure the activities of Rush Week. We hope that the program of ban- quets, dances, luncheons, and stuck Iers which we have planned for the entertainment of the new students will serve to make them feel at home in the Skull House. All new students at Armour will he cordially welcomed at the Skull Dance Saturday, October 2. The dance will be from 9:00 o’clock to 1:00 o’clock at the Skull House, 3236 South Michigan. If past experience is any criterion, a large number of couples will spend a gay evening dancing as the guests of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. Brother Bill West of Alpha Mn ’37 is living in the house at the present time. A graduate of M.I.T., he will leave next spring on a two year tour of the world to take photographs for commercial purposes. PHI I’ll PHI Gamma chapter of Phi Pi Phi is pleased to announce the initiation of: Thomas coin." Henry Muehlhausen Landrith Parker The first floor of the house is re- decorated, and the whole house has received a complete going over. Studies will be relegated to second or third place during the next week with a busy rush week. nae DELTA lino We take great pleasure in an— nouncing the pledging of: Myron Jac‘kson C.E. '40 Ernest Mandel Arch. ’40 Congratulations to the new men! Our rushing plans are now com- plete, and we have arranged several entertainments for our rushees. The new furniture is now installed, and the house looks fine. DELTA T AU DELTA Delta Tau Delta takes great pleas- ure in announcing the pledging of: Stanley E. Healy Jr., NILE. '38 Carmen Basile, C.E. ’38 New additions to the Shelter are a complete set of modernistic furni- ture, and a pool table. With the new decorations, we be- lieve that our game room is the best on the campus. Everyone in the house is looking forward to a busy rush week and anticipating the making of many new friends. SEGMA ALPHA MU Enthusiasm and eager anticipation for he activities of rush week have been the spirit of Sigma Alpha Mu’s fratcrs for the past week. An active program of interesting: entertain— ment has been arranged for our rushccs and we cordially welcome all of them to our house during the rush- ing period. ‘ Many of our alumni have returned recently for a visit and have been very pleased at the improvement in the appearance of the house. Last month alumnus Bob Brout, Arch. ’29, returned from his studio in Paris where he has been studying and de- signing for the past six years. TRIANGLE The Armour Chapter of Triangle ls pleased to announce the pledging of Howard R. Coyle, Science ’39. It is a source of satisfaction to everyone in the house that Brother Lundberg, Ch. E. ’37 is back with us for two years on one of the Re- search Foundation’s fellowships. rather Lundberg has been appoint» ed laboratory assistant and instruc- tor for the Department of Chemical Engineering and intends to get that advanced degree or “bust”. The house-cleaning is at last com— pleted after a final frenzied outburst of activity on the part of all com corned. The results are most grati- fying as there are many improve- ments, including a completely rt» modeled bathroom and a new crop of furniture. Our second house dance of the se« mester was held Friday evening and was quite a success. Refreshments were served, of course, and all seemed to enjoy their pop and pret- zels.