Vol. XXI. No. L #— AllArmourMohes Preparations for Wen House Night Plans for Armour Tech’s annual Open House, to be held on Wednes- day, May 11, are progressing rapid- ly. The men of the various depart- ments have decided on their chairmen and are developing exhibits which will be bigger and better than in past years. In line with the policy in- itiated last year, Open House will start at 3:00 p.m. and last until 10:00 p.m. If the crowds that appeared last year are any indication, this year’s event will he a huge success. Chemicals to Display Plastics The chemical laboratories have lined up several very interesting diS» plays. Organic students are prepar— ing: an exhibition on modern syn- thetic plastics and some of the com- pounds they make in the course of the year. The basic operations of fractional distillation, steam distilling and crystallization will be shown. In the freshman lab there will be experiments and analyses, and other general chemical operations. The physical chemistry department is set- ting up several experiments in elec- tric currents, vacuum distilling and gas problems, while the chem en- gineering laboratory will have diss plays of heat flow and water puri- fication. Tesla Coil Display The electrical department promises an right foot Tesla spark coil ap- paratus, television, electric eye, and a kiss-o-meter. This last device has received wide attention from its use at the University of Illinois. Open house plans in the mechani— cal and civil departments include the shop work in Machinrry Hall, the soil mechanics lab in Chapin Hall and the mechanical lab in the Main build» imz. All of the equipment will be set up, on view for the spectators. In addition, the automotive lab and re» frigeration plant will be in operation. (Continued on page four) Engineers Enjoy “The Foot Tangle ” Last Friday evening the class of '41 held their first dance as students of Armour. The “Foot Tangle,” as the dance was called, was run by H. N. Leave, social chairman, and was quite successful both financially and socially. A large enough crowd at- tended to fill the Grand Ballroom of the Lake Shore Athletic Club almost to capacity. Besides the large number of fresh— men, sophomores, and upper class— men present, there were also several members of the faculty present. Among these were Dr. Krathwohl, Mr. Hammett, Mr. Hendricks, and Mrs. Orcutt. Colored Lighting Effects The dance, which will be classed among the successful afi'airs of the season, was financially successful enough to put the class of '41 on its own feet. The ballroom in which it was held was very beautiful. A feature which added to the beauty of the room was the different colored lights which came on and faded out at intervals to give lovely shades and shadows. In addition to the various colored light- ing the ceiling was covered with stars which blinked on and off. Pleased All with Music Charlie Straight's orchestra fur— nished the music which everyone en» joyed immensely. One of Straight’s finer points was his versatility in his endeavor to please everyone. The lyrics were rendered by Miss Judy Talbot, who received many compli~ ments not only for her singing but also for her “looks.” The Camera Club was present to take several photos. Two posed pho- tographs were taken of the group as a whole. In addition the cameramen took out their candid cameras passing in and out among the crowd taking several unposed photos. One of the good features of the dance was the excellent parking fa- cilities furnished for all those who drove. W.S.E. Postpones Splash Party; Plan Picnic instead It was just announced that the W.S.E. splash party has been indefi- nitely postponed, and a good old fashioned picnic is to take its place. Nick Marsh, senior civil, has offered his farm near Antioch, Illinois as a site for this outing which will take place May 20. Next Friday morning, April 29, at the W.S.E. meeting, Mr. O. T. Birk» eness prominent sanitation consultant engineer, will speak on “Water San- itation.” The meeting will be held in B-Mission. A student banquet took place on the evening of Friday, April 22. Two senior civil engineering students were awarded junior memberships in the Western Society of Engineers at the banquet. These men are S. Johnson and W. Schlax. Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Newly Elected Officers of Scarab Installed at Dinner Scarab, architectural fraternity, held its annual election of officers Friday, April 8. The men who were elected to serve for the term 1938- 1939 are A. Richardson Jr., presi- dent; G. Scott, vice-president; .l. Rea Jr., secretary; G. E. Danielson, treasurer; and W. Wagner, sergeant“ (if-arms. The elected officers were duly in~ stalled at a dinner held at “The Ranch”, 123 E. Oak street. Professor Spears of the civil engineering de— partment was guest of honor and as such presented an interesting tall; on the philosophy of happiness. Scarab is the architectural honor- ary fraternity. It consists of mem- bers who have done outstanding work at the Art Institute. Besides scholar— ship, it stresses personality. Frederick Smith, Former Armour Tech Officer, Dies ficcr of Armour Institute, died on April 13th. Mr. Smith was 94 years old at the time of his death. He was business manager and comp— troller 01' Armour Institute from 1896 until 1920. Before his ap- pointmcnt to that position, Mr. Smith was an executive of Armour & Co. In addition to an active civic pro. gram, Mr. Smith participated in work of the Central Church of Chi< cago. THEY WERE. AT THE FROSH DANCE “g, Photo by Mchrinwcr, Ilnrl . Lind ltnymond Sure Sign of Ewing: Marshals Worry Over Junior Week Events Plans for the thirty-third annual Junior Week, which promises to be one of the most gala of all, are now rapidly being drawn to a climax by the Junior Marshals. With the dis- missal of classes from Wednesday to Friday, May 11 to 13, the Mar- shals have planned to fill the three days with continual activity for the student body. Although the full pro- gram is not as yet complete, most of the highlights have been ar~ ranged. Among the freshman-sophomore events, the annual rush, famed throughout the years, offers the classes a fine opportunity to display their prowess. The interclass baseball tourney is looked forward to by all classes as an opportunity to show athletic supremacy. Juniorvsenior events will be climaxed by the comical shows which include the pie-eating and hot— tle nursing competition. Open house will be held Wednesday evening, the Sing on Thursday evening, and the Junior Informal, the climax of the social season, on Friday. Plans are being completed for the annual In- terfraternity Open House which will be held after the Sing. Everyone is invited to attend. An excellent, eight piece orchestra has been arranged for the Open House Night dance which is gratis. The entire Junior Week program will be released within the next week. According to all indications the week will be well filled with exv citement and activity for the entire student body. Calibre of Students Higher, Tests Show If the reports on the psychologi- cal examination which every fresh- man class takes in September means anything, and they probably do, Ar- mour is continually attracting a bet ter qualified group of students. Reports on this examination are sent every fall by colleges all over the country to a central office at the University of Chicago. The report on the 1937 cxamin» ation has just been released. In the previous examination, Armour stood 150 from the top out of 304 colleges. This year it stands 80 from the top out of 323 colleges. The rank of the man in the mid- dle of his freshman class also has risen. Last year his percentile plac- ing was 44.6. That meant that his score was exceeded by approximately 45% of all the students who took the examination. This year the mid- dle man's percentile placing is 57.9. Another interesting item concerns the 99th percentile men who are among the 689 out of 68,899 stu— dents or the upper 1% of all stu~ dents in the United States taking the examination. Armour has 6 of these men, 4 from the full time students and 2 from the cooperative students. Such results are remarkable when it is considered that many colleges use the psychological examination as an entrance examination. Armour does not. It uses the results purely for guidance purposes in helping- students make the most of their tal~ cuts. 3 fingineeroffiuture Basia oflhl’lc Given at ltflflflflssembly The student body of Armour chh was particularly fortunate last Fri— (lay in having the opportunity to hear the well-known Dr. H. N. Davis, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and also presi- dent of Stevens Institute of Tech- nology of Hoboken, New Jersey. Dr. Davis was educated at Brown University and at Harvard where he received his Ph.1). in 1906. He then turned his activity to teaching at Harvard as an instructor in physics and then as professor of mechanical engineering up to the time of his ap- pointment to the presidency of Stev- ens Institute in 1928. He has also been engaged at various times in the capacity ol' consultant engineer. The topic of the address was “The Engineer of the Future." The point which Dr. Davis str d repeatedly is that the future engineer will be more of a scientist in that he will turn to the application of the pure sciences in the solution of his prob» lcms. The speaker discussed the relation- ship of the future engineer with rc- spcclt to three items—mmaterials, money and men. “The future engi— neer,” he said, “will be more of a scientist, will be much more inter- ested in the economics of his prob“ lems, and will pay more attention to the study of human heinc's in their relation to the job.” Dr. Davis also discussed many scientific problems and his method of solution. Dance Club Meets with Huge Response Enthusiastic response to the re- cently organized "Learn to Dance” Club was shown by the crowd of fifty to sixty students who attended the club’s organization meeting and first practice session last Wednesday and Thursday in D—Mission. Because 01' the great amount of interest shown in this new venture, the organizers of this club plan to continue the practice sessions every Thursday. Two senior olectricals and a fresh- man co-op conceived the idea, and, on their own initiative, made the ncc~ essury arrangements to bring: it into being. Dan Stone, lo~op ’41, is the instructor of the class. l—iis qualifi- cations l‘or the post are excellent, since he is a professional dancing teacher at the Mildred Wahl Dancing: Studios which are located at 2624 Milwaukee Avenue. The seniors who played active parts in organizing: the club are Bill Luise and George Palka. The meeting of the club this Thurs- day may be held in the Armour Gym, because D-Miosion proved far too small for the milling; throng: who gathered there for the first leHson. Registration of those interested will be taken on that day. The enrolled members will then receive printed in— structions as well. There will be no charge involved in membership in the club. In a'l, there will be about five les— son, probably cumulatinn' in a large dance with some girl's school which will be invited for the occasion, Albert Selirieber Awarded Prize at Student Conclave inspection Trips Feature of A.S.M.E. Convention Albert N. Schrieber, Armour'u rcp- rcscntativo at the sixth annual Mid- west Student Conference 01' the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers, held April 18 and 19 in Mil~ waukec, Wisconsin, won the second prize of 26 dollars in the student pa- per competition. Mr. Schrieber pre- sented a paper titled “Economics of the Freight Equipment Industry." Prizes of $50, $15, $10 and a slide rule were also offered. C. H. Dunn of the University of Illinois won first prize. D. McSorlcy of Michigan, third; D. J. LaBelle of University of Detroit, fourth; and E. H. Weston, fifth prize winner. More than three hundred students attended the convention, of which about forty were from Armour. Mon» day’s session was opened at the Allis Chalmers Club House, after an in- spection trip through the plant, by a civic welcome which was presided over by 1. Thomas, President of the Armour chapter, who acted as chair- man. The technical session was begun with the presentation of papers by student representatives of Northwest- ern, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Detroit, Notrc Dame, Armour, Purdue, and Lewis. The evening program con— sisted of a banquet at the Crystal Room of: the Pfister Hotel. Mr. James L. Ferebee, chief engineer of the Milwaukee Sewage Commission, presented an address entitled “Me- chanical Engineering in a Modern Sewage Disposal Plant.” “Psychol- ogy in Industry" was the subject dis- cussed by Dr. lliii'vcy N. Davis, President of the A.S.M.E. At Tuesday morning‘s session, which was in the Fern Room of the Pfistcr Hotel, papers were presented by representatives of Rose Polytech» nic Institute, Iowa State College, Michigan State College, Michigan (Conrimmd on page four) l938 Fourteen Don Brown And White Ribbons At Assembly Last Friday’s Tau Beta Pi pledg— ing was an impressive recognition by the students of Armour of fourteen men who have attained high honors scholastically and extracurricularly. Election to Tau Beta Pi is the high— est honor an engineering student can attain. The purpose and function of Tau Beta Pi was stated by S. M. Spears, Associate Professor of Civil Engiv noerine‘, who was introduced to the assembly by acting-president I-Icald. Highest Award “Tau Beta Pi,” Professor Spears began, “is a national honorary engiv necrini: 'l'raternity founded for the expr \s purpose of placing a distin- guishing mark upon those men who have brought. honor to their alma mater by outstandimr scholarship as undergraduate. or by their attain» ments as alumni." “While scholarship is the prime requisite for membership, it is by no means the only thing: considered in the election. A breadth of interest indicated by participation in cxtrn~ curricular activities, adaptability, and a measure 01' unselfish activity are very necessary for eligibility." “In considering those men whose scholarship has made them outstand» inc, the activo chapter is specifically instructed by the constitution of the association to weigh carefully the colutcml activities of the men and to recognize cases wherein a man is pxcvcnicd l'rom. following his natural mwlinatirm to participate in extra— curricular ali'alrs because of having: to support himself financially." Seven Seniors and Seven Juniors Among: those eligible for consid— eration the following; men were chos- en to be honored. They are listed with the extra-curricular activities in which they have participated and the other honors: they have attained. ThL seniors pledged are the follow“ ing': R. A. Braun, C.E.; Associate edi- tor “’[‘ra,mn'.i"-Chi Epsilon publica- tion, Sphinx, sports editor of the Ar- mum‘ The]: News, member of the track team. I. Gebel, E.E.; Eta Kappa Nu, pledge to Honor A, member of base- ball tenm. W. J. Luise, E.E.; Eta Kappa Nu, Sphinx, president of Delta Tau Del- ta, president of the Interfraternity Council, business manager of the Cycle. (Continued on. page four) Friday the 13th Means Black Omens and the .iunior Prom But Don’t Fret, its Lucky lucky to most ordinary mortals, but a certain Friday coming this May 13 will he a gala time of rejoicing: for Armour students, for it is on that date that the animal Junior Prom will again climax Junior Week. “Two factors will make the Junior Prom memorable,” asserted Junior Social chairman B. G. Anderson last week. “The first is Gay Claridge’s music, and the second, the Olympia Fields Country Club, The combi— nation of those two cannot: be boot." The bids, whose sale will start, about May 2, will be priced at $1.75. A bracelet engraved with the ALT. emblem will be given to the girls as favors. Bids will be obtrinsble from any junior class officer or member of the social committee. Guy Claridge’s orchestra played at the recent Junior Formal. Because of the c). ellcnt type of sweet swing: rhythms which be exhibited, he was chosen for this dance. The Olympia Fields site is partic- ularly opportune because of its many conveniences, beautiful surronndv ings. and excellent ballroom. \VesthA (‘1‘ permitting, outdoor dancing will be in order. Although not commit teeing‘ it. the social committee proms iscs a balmy, moonlit night.