Page Two TAU BETA PI This is the first in a. series of articles on honorary fra— tcmzitz'cs at Armour. ”To mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distin- guished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attain~ ments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the en- gineering colleges of America" is the purpose of Tau Beta Pi, national honor: ary engineering fraternity as given in the preamble of its constitution. The Tau Beta Pi association was founded at Lehigh University in l835 by Edward Higginson Williams, Jr. in l906, Armour Tech's chapter, Illinois Beta. was founded. Two elections of new members are held each year, the first within one month after the opening of the college year and the other within the first At the fall election, juniors in the upper eighth of the class and seniors month of the second semester. in the upper quarter of the class are eligi— ble for membership. this time are called “Honor Students. At the spring election, juniors iii the up- Juniors elected at per eighth of their class and seniors in the upper quarter may be elected. In electing men to Tau Bete due allowance is After considering scholastic requirements, the selection is based on breadth of interest and unselfish activ- ity in extra-curricular activities. made for students who are self-supporting. Enthusiasm over Student Union Needed Plans are being formulated among one of the engineering departments to provide a lounge for its members in a suite of rooms in the south end of Chopin Hall. Expenses and upkeep for this venture are to be donated by department mem- bers.’ Such a move would be detrimental to the well- being of the Institute. In time, it would be a case of each department competing against the others in elegance of lounge rooms. As it is, at the present time, departmental and interclass com- petition is strong enough. In addition such a plan of. departmental lounges would work up to an expensive competition. ' The most practical and logical solution is to provide a. general lounging space for the entire student body; a place where the student could rc— cline in comfortable chairs, have a chance to peruse current magazines and listen to popular programs or athletic events over a radio. The ideal location for such a lounge is the Mission ARMOUR TECH NEWS ent meeting places for various organizations in the school. If such a. plan receives the recommendation of the authorities, it would be reasonable to as- sume that students and alumni should share the the slapstick fly where it may. The Slipstich: Cleave to ‘nhe slipstick; let expense of this undertaking. Needed now is the the school if called upon. From Druid Fires to Haliowe’en stitions which brought about the strange festivi— ties. The night is called Halloween because it pre— cedes All Saints‘ Day, which was known as All— Hallows, All—Hallowmas, or Hallowmas in old England. All Saints’ Day was instituted by Gregory IV in 835 because of the impossibility of keeping a separate day for every Saint. There were not even enough hours in a year to dis- tribute among the canonized. It being a policy of the Church to supplant heathen by Christian Observances, Halloween was made to fall on the same day, October 31, as the ancient festival of the Druids, those strange priests of Northern Europe. At this festival the Druids built fires on hill— top altars in Britain, France, and Ireland. This. fire was carefully kept alive all year, and on the day of the festival, Druids and their people gath- ered at the hilltop altars from all around. The Druids encircled the fire, and, at a signal, quenched it amid the absolute silence of the as~ sembled people. Then the fire was rekindled and the people gave a great shout. That night the fire was extinguished in every home and rekin— dled with fire from the Druids’ altar. tected the household from harm throughout the following year. words. Many Halloween customs still survive. Of course no one believes that by cracking nuts, ducking for apples, pulling kale (a sort of cab— bage), or eating an apple before a mirror will the pleasant rcvelries survive. In England, Scot;- on tongue is spoken—these Halloween festivi— ties are kept up by young and old. flames give way before the mysterious embers, weird ghosts dance around the fire on the tongue building. The addition of a spacious lounge to- gether with the Faculty Club, the lunchrooms, the bookstore, and the assembly hall would make the building into a perfect Student Building. This plan of a Student Union is not inconceiva- ble. The few class rooms that are now in the Mission Building could easily be replaced by new rooms in Chopin Hall. The drafting room would be changed to the lounge, and other rooms scat- tered through the building would make conveni‘ our Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year 1936 Member [937 associated Colleeiaie Dress «emu . '237 Single Copies, 10 Cents Each EDITORIAL BOARD Co-Editors-in—Chief ................................ ............... Landrith B. Parker, James D. 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It. S. Kuhn. R. K. Sm Vol. xx. OCTOBER 26, 1937 No. 6 boys has long been “turnip bugles." Each boy se— lected the largest turnip he could find and hol— lowed it out and cut eyes and mouth in it. A candle was placed inside, making the “bugle" so successful that it persists as a jack—o’lantern to— day. A. Synonym for Work To soothe the troubled minds of seniors who have noticed that there is no full time placement officer, the Board of Trustees is nowconsidering the problem. Placement of students and alumni is a. part of the school program. With the details necessary and the time required to interview heads of the personnel departments of industries, 3 full time man is preferable. However, if seniors do not fill out placement forms with the picture attached, the placement office is helpless. When would—be employers look over the records around February, many of the forms are missing or without pictures. Getting work and filling out placement forms seem to be synonymous. Oh, We Don’t, Don’t We? Rousing, enthusiastic applause at the close of Dr. Stefansson’s colorful presentation of his ad- ventures in the land where cold shoulders are the natural thing, bore anything but mute evidence that such assemblies are vigorously appreciated and much to be desired. When Dame Education comes to us in so pleas- ing an attire, man, we’re dating her steady! A shortage of football shoes will apparentlyl force a large portion of the Gooding College football team to play barefooted. The “large portion” being George Blankley, who stands 6 feet 3 inches barefooted—barefootcd because Ihe needs a size 14 football shoe. I ‘Mornin’, fellahsl enthusiasm of the students over the idea and the inate and showing of their willingness to cooperate with broken noses, weirdly shaped Imog— g-ins, and the flapping of dislocated wrists and independent knco~caps is surefire evidence that football is definitely with us . . over us. We have succeeded in steal— Halloween is observed today in much the ing, at great effort, no expense. and same manner as it was centuries ago in the Brit» at no little risk, a Chinese poem of ish Isles, but is practically devoid of the super- “finite “harm and tenderness giVing a chop-sucy version of foot-ball as it is today. We proudly present. News ltem.~—Explorer has discov- This 1.0— cred an African tribe of men who I) beat the ground with sticks out I: sign of anger. Well. for the love of Franken— Young‘ lady (on first ocean voy- induce the spirits to divulge their secrets, but age): "CW” :59“ the calm”? , Steward: “He’s forward, Miss.‘ . . Young lady: “I’m not afraid. I’ve land, Amerlca, Australlapueverywhere the Sax- been out with college boys.” W. ll: ”Oh, dear, I’ve missed you so Great bonfies are Still kindled, and, as the much/”fond she raised her revolver and lmcd oer/am. ti- Wo’ll be scein’ you under the goal- of the best story-teller of the group. post. One of the Halloween frolics of small Scotch “068 in 0m" “68- Rain. rah! The indiscrim- liberal distribution of my incl is never spoken oi; iconic . in fact, all Vclly noisy g/cllee Muchcc kiclcec blawl mey/ down to chusec Moi/coo enemy glowl. Butlcc in. lo tummy Claw/sec (m lc shin Pilac on. like woodpilc Tuclccc shirt‘mil in. Cale-hes ’lound le windplipc Gougee in lo eye. Jumpoc an to holdce Smashed lilac le fly. Pushac in la wishbone Pullw an 13 log. Moles nose all over face Scrambled like la egg. ’Mclican give to football All he have to give. Chi/nee stick: to washcc job, He still wish to line. curr- Thc urge to “make ii. better” is uiwuys there As late as the seventeenth century, farmers stein! 50 they Play 30” in “mm WHEN you approach old problems: with a mu. view. used to walk around their fields 010 that night car“ 1100' ' ' ' * ,, 2r point, you often get outatnmling improvements. FY1113! a llghted torch and Chantmg the proper Silas Clam For example: wires for telephone cable had long been Lies (In the floor. insulated by u epirnl wrapping of paper ribbon. He tried to slam A swinging door. 1)1 If- it Refusing to ucccpt this as the “last word,” uVVeatcrn Electric engineer mixed :1 wood pulp solution in in milk bottle~~pourcd it on n erflwfllfl pulp stuck. Tho systematic development of this idea rci-xultctl in a new and more cconnmicul insulat- ing promos—milking an insulating covering of paper right on the wire! Such originality loads to improved manufacturing pro- cesses and better telephone apparatus for the Bell System. Manufacturing Plan“: at Chicagn, 111., Karin-y, N. 1., am] Ballimom, Md. You’ll recognize us by the red onay. Tuesday, October 26, W37 0H. DADDY, LET’s Go IN , . AND SEE 'THE EXHIBITION. mesa AQE some FAMOUS PAINTINGS HERE MY, JUST LOOK AT ALL. 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