Page Two Armour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO, ILLINOliS Published ’I‘Vcekly During the College Year [936 Member 1937 hssocialed Colleoioie Press 231 $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each EDITORIAL BOARD ‘Co-Editors—in-Chief ............... Landrith B. Park-er, James D. Sheehan Sports Editor ..................... Raymond A. Braun News Editor .. . . .William J. Chelg‘ren Copy Editor ........... Albert N. Schriebcr Business Manager . . ............. Idris Thomas Faculty Adviser .................... Walter Hendricks EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Dusk Editor R F Beardsley c Wu ldmun. J. GReu. B. Storm Assistant Copy Renders . It arm C. W. . No wx Repnr trrs ..L Rain, R Bartusek, 1?. Iron-i. H. C Johnson, J P. Kosovski, C. Kovncik, N. L. Levinv. J. A. Meyer, It. .1. Morrison, R. For I-,ry S Sil- mum. (‘uly Rm) rtvrs . . , Carlson. Cinowskl. Long, B. Mandel, V. Mason, E. Paulaitis, 1". Re St-hi'ui‘llr‘r. Dul l.nun Hansen. Hartman Kolnin, .T. Clark, H. Coyle, L. Norkuwa, . F. Anderson. F. De Money GUI-m I. A. J. Int m E. Worco " Spam. Iconorm- , BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manager Advertining Assistants ... Barman Slnvin, R. A. Winblad Ciiculution MII nmmcr M. Waldman Circulation Assistants . Erismon. R loll II, n K. m . Vol. XX. OCTOBER 12. 1937 No. 4 Should Engineers Unionize? An important problem facing all engineers and other technicians is that of national organization. The Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chem— ists and Technicians, organized by the C. I. 0., held its third convention at Detroit last week. F. A. E. C. T. literature appears to have many points in favor of organization. To quote a pam- phlet: “Not so long ago it was thought there was some weakness in a man if he would work for another. . . . “The college-trained engineer, the doctor and the lawyer were more fortunate in those times . . . with the growth of industry there was an ever increasing demand for technical experts, who were classed along with lawyers and doctors as ‘professionals.’ The name of the professional was printed proudly on his office doors. He gave needful advice and valuable guidance, announced his consultation fee, and it was paid without question. He was a true professional. “Where are the consulting engineers now who will take ambitious associates? Where can ' patents be sold that will improve the lot of millions? Certainly people need houses to live in, but why is it so hard to get a commission to de- sign one? “The consulting engineers are now concen- trated in such firms as Stone and Webster, Bell Laboratories, The Mellon Institute, G. E’s House of Magic, and others who usually have monopo- lies. They do not buy patents, they develop their own. Most dwellings are built by speculative cor- porations backed by banks, and are sold on easy terms. ARMOUR TECH NEWS: “What a comedown for the ‘professional.’ The dreams of great individual achievement fade. He must adjust himself to the new way of things and enter the large drafting rooms or labora— tories of a corporation to be part of the large staff. . . . Here is an example of regimentation of brains, trained by years of college and invest~ ment of much money, by corporations which have two aims, to increase the profits of their stock— holders and to gain increasing control in indus— try. If these professional workers would ponder their employment problems for just ten minutes and realize how important their knowledge is to the firms that hire them, the inequality of their situation would become patent. These men by disregarding their prejudices could organize as a group and establish salary levels in keeping with their ability.” On the other hand, more conservative engi- neers are still of the opinion that licensing of en- gineers should be required by every state. They feel that C. I. O. is diametrically opposed to this licensing, a law which would restrict the practice ’ of engineering to the small proportion who are properly qualified. Besides, a standard of pay for engineers cannot be set up. Other profes— sionals have always charged fees according to the ability of the client to pay, and there is no rea- son why engineers should not do the same. The arguments of both factions are strong, but it is certain that the F. A. E. C. T. will have difii~ culty in organizing a great proportion of the country’s real technical experts. Engineering and Fire Protection Just as fire protection engineersmust have a knowledge of other engineering fields, all engi— neers should be interested in fire protection. Evidently an architect or structural engineer must consider the combustibility of the building he designs or constructs. Electrical engineers are primarily interested in the permanence, reliabil- ity, and efficiency of electrical equipment. Ma— chinery should not be likely to start a fire. If fire puts a machine out of service, it is a reflection on the designer. Civil engineers are concerned with water sup- ply. Water is probably the principal agency used to extinguish fire. A reliable supply at proper pressure should be available at the time of a fire. Chemical engineers are particularly on the front. With the development of the new organic prod- _ ucts, fire hazards are being met more often. Fire is a chemical reaction and very often extinguish— ment is a chemical problem. Mechanical engineers design the pumps, com- pressors, pressure tanks, and other mechanical equipment which are necessary in modern fire protection equipment. Prevention of fire and protection against its spread, besides being the proper community spirit, is good business. Interruption of work in continuous industrial processes is more costly now than in former years. The more responsible the engineer is in preventing fires the better en- gineer he is. armour unsung] By William Limbo A freshman walked across the street; His green hat floated to his feet. A soph looked OH'I’Ld grabbed his hatr~ The frosh walked on, but his pants stayed there. Wait! I almost left out something. After I read the third line I thought I heard a voice. “Forty!” It was only faint, so it probably didn’t mean anything. But there was something magical about it. As if in obedience to a medicine—man’s call, the sidewalk around the frosh suddenly spat forth a crowd of laugh~ ing sophomores, and the little one vanished from my View. When I saw him again, it looked as if everything between his-r suit coat and his shoes had been replaced by an X-ray pic— ture of what had been there. Then suddenly I awoke. The scene gradually dissolved into the atmo— sphere, slowly precipitating me from it. Then I realized I was supposed DELTA TAU DELTA Paul Adair, Eugene Bailey, ’41 Judson Doanc, ’41 Edward Floreen, '41 George Hamilton, ’41 John Heiberg, ’41 Keith Hoffman, ’41 Donald Knief, ’41 Harry Leave, ’41 John LcVally, ’41 Harry Lightstone, ’41 Clarence Lindeman, ’41 Howard Meyer, ’41 Kenneth Myers, '41 Philip Shaffer, ’41 Ralph Tullgren, ’37 Charles Weber, ’41 PHI KAPPA SIGMA Earl Anderson, ’40 Jack Clark, Donald Crego, ’41 James Crotty, ’41 Thomas Cunningham, ’38 Robert Ettinger, ’41 George Gardis, ’41 Robert Greenberg, ’41 Fraternity Pledge List Ronald Smith, ’41 ’41 R. Grant Whitehead, ’ PHI PI PHI Georgc Ellis, ’41 Richard Larson, ’41 Raymond Main, ’41 William Plengey, ’41 Wilson Plowman, ’40 James Sassman, ’41 RHO DELTA RHO Jack Aronow, ’41 Myron Jackson, ’40 Sanford Linick, ’41 Ben Mandel, ’40 Ernest Mandel, Alan Mistrofsky, ’41 Frank Nekimkcn, ’40 Marshall Saltzman, ’41 George Sorokin, ’41 '40 Leon Smith, ’40 Leo Stooiman, ’41 Jerome Teplitz, ’41 THETA XI William Emmerich, ’38 Richard Hruda, ’41 The Slipstiolr Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick fly where it may. Freshmen, even sophomores! Do you want them to laugh at you be fore you ‘sit down“? Do you want to be the tenth one out of the “nine out of ten’ who don’t have it? Do you want them to ‘smell the differ— ence"! You too can write the Slip- stick! WE offer you the golden op- portunity of making a success out of your college career. All you have to do is this: 1. Write a “Slipstick.” good like ours! 2. Drop it in the the Main Lobby. 3. Paste on the upper right hand corner of your Slipstic‘k a five cent piece or any accurately drawn fuc- simile. Make it “contrib” box in 4. The winner will be awarded a permanent position on the feature staff. 5. The laser will be awarded a permanent position on the "Sideline" stuff. (i. The decision of the judges will be final. Our friend will win. 7’. This is a real contest. We mean 5; a: :1: Freshmen, meet. the seniors of the houi'w—to be different. We do not want any of you to join any fraternity. The doctor mwa: :isiting Rualus' wife to deliver liar twelfth offspring. While riding along he saw a duck in the road. Dom—Whose duck is that? Ruskin—That ain’t no duck. That’s a stark with his legs wore off. ”And to thian my mother took in washing to send me through college.” “Did you do anything to help her?” “Yes, I sent home my laundry." 11: 3‘ I f you win the contest I bet you’ll 0pc to write jokes as good as these. lr i: a I had to leave her And sent her flowers, She had hay-fever And wept for hours. K1 1i: ’l‘ “Lips that touch wine shall never touch mine,” declared a fair co-ed. And after she graduated she taught school for years and years and years— n‘» via II Mountaineer (to baby son)—Ezry, quit pointin’ that air gun at yore mow; hit mought go off and kill one 0’ them chickens she‘s playin’ with. a a as “Do you. want to be a. Slipctich ”ran , WHO, AFTER A LOSING SEASON, DIDN‘T CIAIM HE WAS‘ BUILDING CHARACTER I FINGEE HELETI Stooge for us? Enter the contest.” Ill :1: ’1‘ And then there’s the poor Scotch- mom who sprained his (minis squeez- ing a tube of tooth-paste. at! El! "A Woman (telephoning to deal: clerk) *There’s a rat in my room. Hotel Clark—Make him come down and register! Ii: ’I1 ll! I—Iumphl An elephanhtrainer! A small boy, eight, eyed a small spider. “Daddy, do spiders bite?" “Very few in these parts do.” “Not at all?” “Well~they pinch anyhow." “No, sir, they don’t pinch.” “Don’t they hurt you at all?” The little fellow fell silent for a moment, thoughtful, then ventured an expressive: “Well, anyway they scare hell out of you.” Angry Pop—What do you mean by bringing my (laughter home at this how. of the morning? Soph—«Jlavc to be at school at eight. Kl: 31¢ 'l< Once I saw a maiden fair With lovely eyes and gorgeous hair. She let me kiss her as oft I’d dare—— Women do anything when they’re souscd. '76 NOTICED THE BALL BROKE INTO A CURVE ONETH EOAIZYL SPRING BIANKEDL YALE 50 IN NO RUN GAM ME. Tuesday, October l2, 1937 0.0. casters» PROF: EDW. MI NFALLEY OF SANTA ANA dc. HAS MADE UP lOOO LECTURE CHARTS DURING THE PAST 55 YEARS. HE HAS‘ DIA‘ GRAMMEI) OVER 1WD MlLES‘ OF PAPER THREE FEET IN WIDTH! FA I. 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BOYS FEAGRANT TOBACCO LIKE THAT ? ow 30E,HE’S CATCH UP WITH LllM AT THEN EXT TPAFFIC LIGHT PAQDON ME, SIR. WOULD you MIND TELLING WHAT BRAND OF TOBACCO YOU‘RE SMOKING ? IT SMELLS SO THE DRAW (SEE, THIS PA $URE 1‘3 SAW OgTHE TONGUE AND COOL ' ME: NOW I LOVE TO HAVE YOU SMOKE A PIPE THERE'S A MILDER arenas-synapse TOBACCO FOR Wild PIPE: IT’S PRiNCE ALBERT. RA. GIVES A SMOOTHER SMOKE, BECAUSE lTS NO‘BITE PROCESSED AND CRIMP CUT. YET RA. HAS THE WM. Edhll’ THE MAN AT THE STORE WHERE WEED UGHTP ALE‘ ERT SAY? THE M} BlTE PROCESS TAKES OUT HARSHNESS, AND "ll-IE CPIMP CUT MAKES IT BUQN SLOW AND EAS‘l M to be taking notes on an economics lecture. Quickly my pencil flew back and forth on the paper. Then an economic problem puzzled me, just as the bell rang. After waiting, I gained a thorough explanation from the professor, which I had to digest, if it was to make sense. Then I real» ized that time flew, so I flew too—— out of the door, with the problem on my mind where the green hat should have been, and my hands full of books. Robert Harmon, ’41 Robert 'Hausske, Jr., ’41 William Hoversen, ’41 Paul Huebsch, ’40 ~ Robert Lange, ’41 Ben Lease, ’39 Robert Lesak, ’41 Bruce Olsen, ‘41 Charles Proctor, ’41 —Then my vision suddenly became realisticw And I was the freshman! William Wilson, Jr., ’41 TRIANGLE John Dietrich, ’40 Lehman Emmons, ’41 Robert Graham, ’41 George Hanna, ’40 Robert McMahon, ’41 Arne Swanson, ’41 Robert Sweeney, ’41 Note: Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Alpha Mu fraternities do not an- nounce their pledges at this time. FOR REAL SMOKING SATISFACTION ~ MM SMOKE 2B FRAGRANT PIPEFUI.S of Princo Albert. If you can't findi Ieh me aweu, Iastiesi pip Iobacco you evor smoked. raium the pocket! in with the rest of [he Iobacco' um I: t u at any I Inc itlfina ant-ant}: Ira Incl-Ii; do to .nndwewillrcEImdfuIIpIu—chnscp rice. plu uosp stage (5"? (DRW .1. 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