No. 6. /. Movies to Be Shown at Assembly Friday Construction of Golden Gate Bridge Will Be Seen At the second assembly of the year this Friday, a sound motion picture, “Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge”, will be shown. The picture comes from the John Roeblings Sons Company who built the world’s larg- est open span bridge, and will be authentic in every respect. This presentation comes as part of the Institute’s program to supple~ ment class instruction with lectures by outstanding personalities and the showing of motion pictures along engineering lines. All students, are welcome, and there will be no classes at the time, 10:30, Friday. Builders of some of the most noted bridges in engineering annals, John Roeblings Sons Company maintain extensive research laboratories and a staff of many technicians and sci— entists. In the picture will be shown how their work in prestressing, (lo-- termining the properties of bridge strands, cables and sockets, enables laborers ignorant of all these things that Armour men study daily, to con— struct these marvels of precision, which, it is hoped, will attract and interest a large group'of men. IN A SHORT WHILE Armistice Day will be here again, and as is cus- tomary, Americans in all walks of life will pause for a moment to pay tribute to those who died during that great struggle twenty years ago. Before the World War, Europe was suffering from a case of “excessive nervosity” such as it had never ex- perienced prior to that conflict. To- day we, here in the United States, are beginning; to appreciate that same condition. So rapidly are “events" taking place that international com- plications seem to be reaching the danger point. WE MAY LIST rather briefly, some of the more recent developments which are the cause for the present war scare. (1) The Sine—Japanese conflict took on an added importance after the Japanese announced their blockade of the entire Chinese coast. This coupled with the strong resistance the Chinese have put up, and the re- cent declaration by Japan that a state of war existed, have aided materially toward bringing the Far East Sit- uation closer to us. (2) The fact that Russia openly accused Italy of spon- soring the pirate submarines in the Mediterranean Sea, has certainly not diminished the possibilty of war. (3) Germany’s repeated determination to stand by Italy against Russia or any other enemy, plus the recent meeting between Hitler and Mussolini has served to emphasize an alliance be— tween these two dictators. (4) Presi- dent RooseVelt’s recent speeches, ' which exemplify America’s new inter— est in foreign affairs, is another source for thought. WHETHER OR NOT we will be- come involved in a new conflagation in the immediate future is a matter of speculation. Those who are sup- posed to be more ably informed de- clare that war will not come for some time yet. This shrewd prophecy seems to be substantiated by the following facts: (1) The British armament program will take about one year to get into full stride. Because of this British diplomats will continue jockeying for position in all foreign affairs. The English are reluctant to start the next war and it is only because they have allowed their irritation to be soothed with ink that Europe has been spared from war thus far. (2) Ger- many is experiencing a shortage in crops this year and the winter prom~ ises to be a hard one. There are those who point with warning to Ger- many’s dazzling “self sufficiency” (Continued on page four) A.S.M.E. to Visit Kenosha Plant of Nash Corporation The Armour Branch of the A. S. M. E. will visit the Kenosha Plant of the Nash Motor Car Company, Wednesday, November 3, if negotia- tions with the company are com- pleted, it was announced today by the Inspection Trip Committee. The final date and arrangement will be avail- able at the next meeting. It is planned to have a represent» tive from the company visit Armour before the trip and lecture upon the features and operations to be seen at the plant. This will increase the value of the trip for each member attend- mg. Senior Committees Selected by Noumea To Control Class Activities Throughout Year President C. K. Nauman of the senior class has announced the ap- pointment of various functioning committees for the control of grad- uation and pro-graduation activities. The committee which has charge of the graduation ceremonies in gen- eral consists of A. N. Schrieber, chairman, R. A. Klipbardt, C. Ba- sile, R. F. Beardsley, W. R. Mar~ shall, and W. J. Laise. Selection of the class jewelry will be the responsibility of L. I. Thomas, chairman, R. E. Maxant, E. F. Wau- ner, G. Palka, L. Johanson, and L. Wiltrakis. Arrangements for the ac- quisition of Caps and Gowns will be in the hands of W. J. Chelgren, chairman, E. Hansen, W. Litwin, S. Osri, J. F. McIntyre, and G. Ives. All senior class pictures and pic- ture selection will be made by L. Lange, Chairman, H. B. Nicholas, W. E. Velve], F. A. Palonis, I. Gcbel, and E. Skcppstrom. Announcements concerning: the graduation cere- monies and all student announce— ments concerning the entire senior class will be made through H. J. Bodnar, chairman, S. Gryglas, R. Duffy, H. G. Downing, S. M. Johnson, and T. F. Cunningham. Tau Beta Pi Delegate impressed. by Texas Editor's Note: Henry Eodnar. president at Illinois um Chapter- of 12m Beta P. com. ments on his trip on the Tim Beta conven- tion at Austin. Texas last Wee . Texas University is rightfully called ”the most beautiful school in the Scot ." The majority of its buildings were erected during the last ten years. Its campus features artistic landscaping, lily ponds, stat— ues, arbors, and patios. One of the most beautiful and useful buildng is the Students Union which includes, among other attractions, a spacious lounge well provided with couches, easy chairs, ash trays, and all the other comforts of home. The front of the room is cleared for dancing with a nickelo— deon providing the music. Introduc- tions to coeds are unnecessary. The only requisite is the ability to say, “Hello. Dance?” Texas girls are beautiful, attrac- tive, friendly, and cordial. Most of them are habitual smokers, but very few drink anything stronger than soda pop. Short skirts predominate and hats are rarely worn. Sororities charge $75 to $150 for initiation. Many sorority members have cars and were not averse to let- ting convention delegates use them. Full advantage was taken of all op- portunities offered. Civil Drafting Room Painted, Remodeled, and Refumished Among the improvements tak— ing place throughout the campus, the fixing up of the civil drafting room deserves notice. The room was painted and calcimined and new fur- niture and lights have been installed. The roof on Chapin Hall is being renewed and the seats in Science Hall have been numbered to make it easier for professors to take attend— ance. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Engineer to be Distributed Soon This year’s first issue of the Ar— mour Engineer and Alumnus will be distributed to students before the end of this week, according to its editor, Professor Hendricks. A variety of articles will be featured in the issue including development of the lake front, football, engineering, and the new professors at the Institute. The circulation will be over twenty thou- sand copies. The feature articlo will be by an Ar« mour graduate, F. G. Heuchllng, an assistant executive with the Chicago Park District, who will discuss “Chi- cago’s Lake Shore Development." His article covers the new outer drive bridge and its relation to Chicago’s lake front. Professor Schommer, athletic direc- or of the Institute, has written an article entitled “Interference on the Forward Pass.” Professor Dutton will discuss “The Engineer in the Busi~ ’ ness of Living.” Articles by Professor Finnegan and Professor Pcebles will also be in the issue. Another important feature of the coming issue will be sketches of the new professors at Armour. A photo- graph and a short biography of each new professor will be presented. Sophomores to Hold Election Next Friday Arrangements for their coming class election was made by the soph~ omore class at their first meeting last Friday morning in the fifth floor drawing; room. A primary election tomorrow will determine the candi— dates to win the final election on Friday, two students to be chosen for each office. A committee composed of S. Sil- verman, W. Dolder, R. Smith, P. Smith, A. Winkler, J. Catlin, and D. Wessels, is collecting the names of the prospective candidates and will have charge of the primary and run- oli‘ elections. The committee has an— nounced that all those who wish their names to appear on the primary bal~ lot must submit them before 1:00 today. During the discussion at the meeting an attempt was made to in- troduce a commission form of class government consisting! of a president elected by the class at large and a representative from each depart- ment of the class. The proposal caused considerable comment but was rejected by a decisive vote. It is probable from the trend of the argu- ments, however, that next year an— other attempt will bc made which might result in a shift from the tra- ditional form now used to the com— mission form of class government. Famous Arctic Explorer Discusses Feasibility of “I was going to say ‘Ladies and Gentlemen,’ but there are no ladies.” With these words, spoken with sub- tle humor that was hidden under the graciousness concomitant with in: tense experience, Vilhjalmur Stef- ansson, eminent explorer, opened an interesting lecture on transpolar commerce by air. “Man started in the tropics," he said, “and a study of the center of. military power throughout the ages will show that it has gradually ad— vanced northward." He continued, saying that a change of climate in~ evitably meant a change of mind; a change of ideas and ideals. Simi- larly, transpolar commerce by air, since it involves change of climate, means a change of mind. Thus there is not much hope of developing such‘ commerce immediately. Many Lakes in Summer- One instance of this is the diffi~ culty of summer transportation pro~ duced by innumerable lakes, which form because of a permanently froz- en subsoil. The result of this is that ice forms the only practical means of travel. Hence walking on water is a miracle in tropical zones, but com— monplace up north. Dr. Stefansson went on to say that another difficulty is caused by the widespread use of Mercator pro- jection maps. Gasps, snickers, and exclamations of surprise were heard rippling across the auditorium, as he showed the silhouette of a man pro- jected a la Mercator. He emphasized the shortness of transpolar routes from continent to continent, saying that an island north of Siberia is halfway between Shaffer and Zoellner Are Chosen to Fill Freshmen’s Temporary Class Offices Last Friday the freshman class held their first meeting for the pur— pose of, electing temporary officers of their class. Philip Shaffer was elected chairman by a large plural- ity, and Rudy Zoellner was elected class secretary. When nominations were opened by C. W. Dunbar, who presided for the first part of the meeting, the air was instantly filled with raised hands and cries of “Mr. Chairmanl. . . . Mr. President!. . . .I nominate. . . .". Fi- nally the following were nominated for chairman: P. Shaffer, R. Graham, G. Gardes, G. Hamilton, K. Myers, and J. Alschuier. Following this, H. Lightstone, E. Steinke, and R. Zoell- ner were nominated for secretary. Transpolordirlineg Washington, D. C. and Honolulu, and that the shortest route from San Francisco to Paris is via Oregon, Hudson Bay, and Iceland. Light Enough for Football “It is not nearly as dark at night in the polar regions as, it is here," said Stefanssnn. “A full moon gives Huil’icicnt light to play football or baseball." He also mentioned the greater ease with which an airplane can take off in cold air than in warm. Cold air is also clearer, as a rule. The big problem is how to enter the Arctic at one end, and leave from the other. After the lecture, he showed il- lustrative slides. some of beautifully colored flowers of the North, among,r which were daisies. These photo- slides were colored by a biologist who went with Stefansson on his third expedition. Professor Libby’s Refrigeration Falls is Ninth of Series Edwin S. Libby, professor of re- i‘rigeration engineering, was guest scientist last Saturday night on the ninth program of the radio series sponsored by Armour Tech through the cooperation of the Adult Edu— cation Council of Chicago over radio station WCFL. I-Iis topic was “Mod- ern Refrigeration." In his interview with interlocutor A. P. Schreiber, the growth 01’ the artificial ice industry was traced. In 1890 a shortage of natural ice gave stimulus to the industry even though the principle was recognized as early as 1755 and even though Jacob Perkins invented the first compression ma- chine using; that principle in 1834. Professor Libby discussed the principle of mechanical and absorp- tion methods of refrigeration and stressed the importance of choosing the proper refrigerants. He stated that commercial units do not differ basically from the domestic refrig~ eratorw—but in most industrial plants an indirect system is used, that is ~-—brine is cooled by means of a re. frigeiratingr unit and then is pumped through pipes to cool the storage rooms. PLEASE Enough copies or the ‘News’ are printed each week so that each student may have one paper. Many students do not receive their copies because of a thoughtless few. Please take only one next time. Senior Social Season to Start in December The senior class under the guidance of social chairman Bob Worcester is making plans for its first dance of the season. The dance, which prom- ises to be among the swanky affairs of the year, will probably be held the week-end of December 10, the place and orchestra not ye having been decided upon. Instead of the usual complimentary bid for every ten bids sold a compli- mentary bid will be given for every seven bids sold. The social committee has not (lav cided yet as to Whether the dance should be held on a Friday night or a Saturday night. Anyone who has any preference on the subject is requested to dich' his matter with any of the members of the social committee. Am “flurrossel ” Sell" for New. l9; [Music by Phillips The Amour architects are antici- pating one of their most successful dances in the “Carrossel”, the first major social event of Armour this fall. Even at this early stairs the architects are beginning; to reminisce ol' the swell times they had at the former dances and those who missed the former dances are vowing to en— joy the present celebration. The architects have always been proud of their annual fall dance and with just cause, for every dance of the past years has been a huge success. Students who attended last year dis» cussed for many weeks afterward the general atmosphere of gaicty sur— rounding the affair. Those who did not attend became aware of the fun they missed and many regretted too late. The present dance was named the Carrossrl this year because it intended to be just what its name signifies-— one merry—go-round of fun. The ar- rangement committee urges students of all departments and their friends to attend. The dance committee has been busy the past few weeks in arranging all the details. The dance will be held in the Electric Club in the Civic Opera Building, 20 North Wacker Drive, on Friday night, November 19, the week proceeding the Thanksgiw ing holidays. Dance music will be furnished by Bob Phillips and his orchestra from nine til one, Bids are $1.50 and will be on sale very shortly. They may be obtained from any mem- ber of the architectural department. Solicitations are scheduled to begin as soon as the bid and poster design of Armour students are selected. The deadline for entries has been set for 11 a.m. today. Selections and win- ners of the prizes will be announced shortly. W. Wagner and J. Rea, members of the committee, warn all Armourites to be ready with iron—clad excuses if they don’t wish to attend the affair. ”Please don't say that you can’t dance, “they warn, “That is no reason why you shouldn't participate in the fun. You may be sure that for every rea- son you may submit for not attending; the dance, Bill and John will pro- pound two reasons why you should attend. Chess Players Progress in Championship Tournament Chess players, attention! The yearly tournament to determine the relative standing of chess players in the school is now in progress. Every day during,r the noon hour, students interested in playing chess are invited to chess club headquarters m the civil drafting- room, 4th floor of Chnpin hall. Here the mastcr~ minds who determine the fates of the pawns and the soldiers can munch their lunch and play at the same time.% A. Rune, club president, announces. that the rankings of the players will determine the personnel of the team for the coming: term, which is to meet such opponents as Universty of Chi» c a g o , Northwestern Univer t}, \Viig‘ht Junior College, and others. 5 Tuesday, October 26, l937 Junior @lass Elects ltruse Head @llieer installation of Officers Held Last Friday; Smoker Nov. 24 Willard E. Kruse was elected president of the junior class last Thursday, defeating T. Collier, his opponent by a vote of 86 to 41. Krone is a pitcher of the Armour baseball team, a member 01" the Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemi— cal fraternity, and has been A. T. S.~ A student representative for the past two years. T. Collier, C. 13., who is a fairly new student a Armour obtained a relatively large number of votes in the primary election, and therefore helped eliminate a large number of popular men from the run- off election. MitchelL-Vice-Preoident The other oll'icers elected were E. C. Mitchell, former president, who defeated L. Ropek for the vice~prcsi~ dency 69 to 511; P. Poitier, who was the victor over [-1. C. Anderson for the office of secretary 87 to 37; L. Bain who beat H. C. Soukup for treas- urer 77 to 48; and B. G. Anderson, who triumphed over C. Itch to retain his old position as social chairman 98 to 27. Willard Kruae, newly elected president of the junior class, wielded his gavel for the first time last Fri- day morning at a meeting: held for the purpose of installing: the officers elected last week. H. S. Anthon, retiring treasurer, gave a short report concerning the station of the junior class treasury. Five—hundred dollars remain in the treasury, including: forty dollars’ loss on the free smoker held during the summer. Lawson “Y” or Steuben Club 13%. G. Anderson, who was re—elected as social chairman, announced plans for a closed dance and a smoker, one or both of which will be held during the fall. The smoker will be held November 24, the Wednesday before Thanks- giving at the Lawson ”Y" or the Steuben Club. The Junior Formal will be held on February 25. President Kruse, during his in- augural speech, called attention to the fact that the newly elected of- ficers will carry out their duties as officers of the class, and not of the departments. H. A. Vagtborg Made Associate Director of Research Work The newly created position of Asv sociate Director of the Research Foundation has been filled by Harold A. Vagthore‘, associate professor of Civil Engineering. The appointment was approved by the Executive Com- mittee on ’October 18.| Professor Vag‘tborg will assist Dr. Poulter in much of the executive work of the foundation. Other newcomers to the Research Foundation are: Dr. P. L. Copeland, of the physics department in the electronics laboratory; Dr. F. W. Godwin, who will carry out cool re- search work; Dr. L. E. Grinter and Mr. C. 0. Deliremvend who will do research in the civil engineering: field. Many of last year’s projects are being: continued this, your. Among: the work going: on at present are: the coal research, automotive engi- high pressure work. and Stoker development being: done in connection with tho Whiting: Corpo- ration. n coring". :1 b0 u l :roj acts are According- to Dr. Poulter. fifteen or twenty new being: contemplated for future work. At present however no information is available to who: be chosen. as may