Vol. XX. No. 5. heathen declares Senior Frcsidency Worcester, Seidenberg, and Sheehan Win Positions Calvin K. Nauman, head junior marshal, assistant sports editor of the News, and a member of Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical engi- neering fraternity, was elected president of the senior class last Friday. He defeated E. F. Wag» ner, ‘77 to 65. Other officers elected were J.‘ D. Sheehan, who defeated C. Basile for secretary '75 to 66; I. X. Scidenberg, who was victor over S. Gryglas for treasurer 75 to 66; and R. E. Worcester, who defeated E. Hanson 81 to 62 for social chair— man. A tie between W. R. Marshall and W. F. Schlax for the vice—presidency required a run-off election yesterday, and at the time of printing no re- sults were available. Those defeated in the primary election held last Wednesday were as follows: for president, H. J. Bod- nar, G. M. Ives, and F. Palonis; for vice president, C. W. Carstens, R. M. Faust, R. Maxant’, and E. J. Skepp— strom; for secretary, B. W. Gamson. H. B. Nicholas, and N. F. Simeon; for treasurer, S. J. Johnson, J. Krumbein, and G. A. Palka; and for social chairman, II. C. Downing, S. Orri, and G. Stober. ‘Thermal lnsulatiun’ Eighth Radio Lecture “Thermal Insulation" and its re lation to our every day life, was the topic discussed last Saturday by Pro fessor James C. Pecbles, professor of experimental engineering, as guest scientist on the eighth pro— gram of the current series of radio broadcasts sponsored by Armour Institute through the cooperation of the Adult Educational Council of Chicago over radio station WCFL. Professor Peeblcs discussed the many different types of material used for insulation: namely wood fiber paper, and others. He dwelt upon the ability of bright sheets of metal foil, usually alum- inum, to reflect radiant heat, aml declared that probably fifty percent of the heat that passes throth a hollow wall of a buildina‘ is in radiv ant form and that its flow can be greatly reduced. In response to ouestions by Alex- ander Schrcibcr, the interlocuter on the program, Professor Peeblcs said that the total cost of insulation in the walls of small homes can be paid for in a period not to exceed five year“ through the saving in fuel alone. n vlnn hm Fire Prevention Work Described by Taylor Mr. J. B. Taylor of the fire preven- tion department of the Western Ac- turial Bureau, spoke on “Fire Pre- vention Work” at the meeting of the Fire "Protection Engineering Society last Friday morning. Mr. Taylor stressed the human side of all insurance work, saying that without an understanding of human nature an engineer can not success- fully contact and convince a client, even though the engineer be an ex- pert in his type of work. Professional Chemical Holds Preliminary Pledge Smoker ' Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemical fraternity, held a Pledge Salamander Pledges Four Upperclassmen A public pledging of Salamander, honorary fire protection engineering society, was held at the beginning of the F.P.E.S. meeting last Friday. Three seniors, E. W. Arends, C. W. Dunbar and, W. G. Labels, and a ju- nior, D. W. Jacobson, were pledged. Pledge captain H. G. Downing is planning several duties for the pledges to do, not the least of which is the writing of a five thousand word paper on some subject connected with fire insurance work. The initiation is being planned for November 2 and will probably take place at the Swedish Club. ill/lath Club Elects Zarem President; Krathwohlfipeaks Holdingr their first meeting on last Friday at 10:90, the Math Club elected the following officers: A. M. Zarcm, president; J. Catlin, vice president; and J. Gerhardt, secre- tow-treasurer. The meeting was opened by Zar— em, who introduced Dr. Ford, head of the mathematics department as the first speaker. Dr. Ford emphas» ized the necessity of mathematical interest in the engineering courses, showing how an engineer might make important steps in research by carrying the problem beyond the re- sult he was looking.r for. He also presented the students with the film, one “four fours” problem. Dr. Ford then introduced Dr. Krathwohl, the sponsor of the Math Club, who stressed the importance o‘.’ mathematics in the practical world. He also spoke of the method to he used in an attempt in everyday life, thus stimulating an interest in a thorough mathematical education. Specifically, the plan is that hiprh schools and colleges cooperate in maintaining an exhibition in the Ad- ler Planetarium building, illustrat- ing the everyday applications of mathematics. A different group of illustrations is to be shown every two months. The principal purpose of the Math Club is to serve as an auixilary teach- ing or” ' in! in “ ‘lr- dis- cussing problems which have not been stressed in classes. It also serves as a means for the getting- together of those who share a common interest in mathematics. Combs Announces Cost for Coming U’Neill Play ‘Where the Cross Is Made’ to Be Staged Soon Final selection of the cast of the Ar- mour Players‘ production of the one act play by Eugene O’Neill. “Where the Cross Is Made”, was made at the rehearsal of the Players on last Thursday. The cast as it stands now is as follows: Captain Isaiah Bartlett ......... ................ A. N, Schrieber Nat Bartlett, his son ........... .............. Charles MacAleer Sue Bartlett, his daughter. . . . . . . ................ Katherine Urso All of Schooner Mary Allen‘— Silas Horne, mate.Monte MacConnell Gates, bo-’sun ...... Sidney Krciman Jimmy Kanaka ........ John Niltac The title “Where the Cross Is Made" comes from the analogy “x” marks the spot. A cross on the ma which tells the location of a buried treasure is the focal point of the plot. Action is quite rapid because of the shortness of the play. Mr. Combs, member of the Eiifrlish department and director of the play, announces that the play will be held about the second week in November. The technical stall" which will be largely responsible for the success Smoker last Friday evening at the of the play consists of Pi Kappa Phi Cards, billiards, tournament were some of the diver- sions which helped to make a pleas- ant evening: for the members and prospective pledges. be done next week. were served to complete the evening. fraternity house. R. Erisman .............. Publicity and a ping pong M. Pantonc ......... Stage Manager Scenery Designcrs# ............ B. George, G. Danforth, J. Rea, G. Scott Pledging: will Electrician .......... W. Emmerich Refreshments Costumes .. . W. Buchman Properties .......... R. Brinkman Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, 'Telephotography Talk Next Junior Feature of Downtown IV. S. E. Mr. K. P. Stiles, engineer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company ‘will give an interesting and instructive talk on a subject that has rapidly grown to take a highly im- portant place in the modern newspa- per industry. The talk will be given from the Western Society rooms on the twelfth floor of the Engineering“ Building, 205 West Wackcr Drive on Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 p.111. and will be presented under the sponsorship of the Junior Engineers. The speedy development of tole— photography or wirephoto has left many questions pertinent to its up— eration in the minds of the unskilled. What does the sending apparatus and the receiving- apparatus look like? What kind of pictures can be trans- mitted by wirephoto'.’ How is it pos~ sible to synchronize the sending and the receiving scanning apparatus? Is telephoto limited to a special kind of a sending or receiving station or can it be operated anywhere with portable equipment? In what field has telephoto its greatest sigrnii'i» cance? These and many other ques- tions Will be answered authoritative- ly by the speaker. Because Mr. Stiles, who was gradA uutcd from the University of No— braska in 1928, has had a great deal of experience with telephoto, his talk should be of interest to everyone. Approves Armour gladietl Schedule the Dean’s office of the approval of the Armour curricula by tho En— gineers’ Council for Professional Development. This is the result of the inspection made last December- by the Committee on Engineering Schools of the E. C. P. D., and is a part of the program for accrediting schools) of engineering throughout the country now being carried on by the E. C. P. I). Armour courses which appear in the list of the Council are: Mechani— cal Engineering, Electrical Engineer- ing, Civil Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Based on Good Practice The standards used by the E. C. P. D. in accrediting particular cur- ricula are based on what is consid- ered good practice in other curricula of generally similar nature. Since the curriculum in Fire Protection En— gineering is the only one of its. kind, no such basis of comparison was practicable in the case of this course. The course in Engineering Science was not submitted for inspection in» asmuch as it had not been in opera- tion a sufficient length of time to qualify. The course in Architecture does not come under the jurisdiction of the Engineers’ Council for Profes- sional Development. Similar approval of architectural courses is extended by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, of which the Institute has been a member for many years. Organized to Raise Status The Engineers’ Council for Profes- sional Development is a conference of engineering bodies organized to en- ance the professional status of the engineer through the cooperative sup- port oi.’ those national organizations directly representing the profes- sional, technical, educational, and legislative phases of an engineer’s life. The work of the Council is developed along the following lines: (1) Selection and guidance of those who seek to enter engineering schools. (2) Formulation of criteria of colleges of engineering. (3) En- couragement of training of the young: post—college engineer, (4) Recognition of engineers who have made suitable standings, Anyone interested in working on the editorial, business, or circulation staffs of The Cycle, Armour's yam» book, may report in the News office, which is on the third floor at the sec- lomd entrance of Cbapin, tomorrow at 12:20. Known As Educator and Leader Dr. Willard E. Hotchkiss came to Armour as president in 193:, from the position of dean of the graduate school of business at Stanford Uni- versity. He was born. in Amber, at Cornell University in 1897. In 1903 he received the degree of Master of Arts at Cornell, and after studying in France and Germany for two years had conferred upon him the de— gree of Doctor of Philosophy by the same institution. In 1927, North- western, Unlversity conferred upon him the degree of Doctors of Law. In 1904 Dr. Hotchkiss joined the faculty of the University of. Penn— sylvania and in 1905 came to Chicago and joined the staff of Northwestern University where he served until 1917. Returning to Northwestern again in 1921, after serving two of the intervening,r years as professor of economics and director of busi— ness education at the University of Minnesota, he founded and became Dean of the School 01' Commerce until 1925. From 1925 to 1932 he was at Stanford. Amonu' the many important oilices Dr. Hotchkiss has held, he has been exct tive secretary of the President’s lndu trial Conference in 1920, Edu- cational Adviser to the institute of American Meat Packers, investigator for the United States Coal Commis- sion, chairman of the California Economic Research Council, Pacific Coast Advisor of the President’s! Emergency Commission for Employ»? ment from 1930 to 1931, chairman of the NRA General Code Authority, and member of the Board of Editors of the American Economic Review from 1918 to 1932. He is also author of several important papers. Dr. Hotchkiss plans to take an active part in industry and public service in which he has had an in— tense interest throughout his career. Couture Economics Club Holds Term Eanquet On Friday, Oct. 8, the “B” Coop Economics club held its term ban- quet at the Lawson Y.M.C.A. After dinner the speaker of the evening: Mr. Cook of the Carnegie lllinoi~ Steel Corporation, gave a speech on- titled “Personality Traits Not De veloped in the Curriculum." After this very informative talk, Mr. Wal . lace lBruce Amsbary entertained the guests with his dramatic poems. Thr- followinq people were the guests of honor: Dean Heald, Dean Tibbals. Professor and Mrs. Lease, and Pro» fessor and Mrs. Fula‘hum. It was very unfortunate that B r. Harding, . detained. the club sponsor, was unavoidably New York, in 1874, and won his Ph.B. . Dr. Willard E l Message to Students Through the columns of the Armour Tech News, I should like to greet every member of the student body as I am laying,r down the presidency of Armour. Still more, 1 should like to bespeak for Dean Heald and his administration of the presidential office the loyalty and devotion which Resigns; sting Came from Stanford; Dr. Hotchkiss Writes 1 he so richly merits. In expressing this Wth, it is uratil’yin': to know that it is sure to be fulfilled. Another Phase in History Men come and men go, but great institutions go on forever. So it is with Armour. The close of one ad- ministration and the opening: of an- other merely marks another phase in Armour-’3 distinguished history. It will not be amiss to include in this message to Armour students the following paragraph from that sec- tion of the President’s report to the Board of Trustees which contained his resignation: “Many of you have heard me say. and I have said it often, that in my iudgment the educational opportuni~ ty which lie" before Armour Insti— tute ol' ’l‘echnoloay at this time is well duh unique in Amerir‘n ("lJMl- tion. ll. is vour task and the task of those whom Mill in thr- servicc of the institute to son to 1": that this 'rrcat community come: for y o u Tuesday, October l9, I937 resident Surprise to Students; Trustees to Select New President By J. D. S. Dr. Willard E. Hotchkiss’s resignation from the presidency came as a surprise to the stu- dent body when the announce- ment was made public at a fac— ulty meeting last Tuesday. Again, the school managed to scoop the News when the story appeared in the Chicago dailies last Tuesday evening. Dean Henry T. I-leald has taken up the story of Armour Tech as Acting President in which capacity he will act until the Board of Trustees appoints a new president which may take from one to six months or" longer. President Hotchkiss had already discussed his resignation with the Board of Trustees and his formal resignation appears in his Annual re— port to the Board for the year ending .Aug’ust 31, 1937. Work Undertaken ls Done In. making: his resignation, D12. I-Iotchkiss stated, “It seldom serves a useful purpose to subject the rea- sons for resignation to a detailed analysis. However, I believe that the record of events as outlined in my current and previous reports shows that the work which the Executive Committee of the Board of trustees asked me to undertake in December 01‘ 1932, has been completed.” Commenting on the resignation Mr. James D. Cunningham, chairman of the Board of Trustees stated: “The Institute was extremely for— this noted educator and economist in 1933. He brought to the Institute an understanding of operating meth- ods as well as business methods in industry and commerce and a thor- ough understanding of educational requirements and problems. . . . The Institution, at present, is in a much better position than in 1938 and its. future many times brighter—«as a. result of the untiring cfl‘orts of this man." Dean Heald Here Since 1921? Dean Heald, the acting president came to Armour in 1927 as assist- ant professor of engineering educa- tion. In Will, he was appointed as— sistant to the dean. He became dean of freshmen in 1933 and took the positon of dean of the cueineoring‘ college in 1934 in which position he has served until this time. Dean Heald received his 8.8. at Washington State College, and his (Continued on page four) M.S. at the University of Illinois. Dean H. T. Hen Ll tunato in obtaining the services of’