Vol. XXI. iiiibsis @iiiciuiiy Mode flesh,“ bread designs Night @eunship Successor to Freud Not Yet Announced Dr. C A. Tibbals, who during the past year has been serving in the capacity of Associate Dean of Armour Institute, was officially appointed to the post of Dean of the undergradu- ate school of the Institute as an~ nounced today by H. T. Heald, presi- dent. Dr. Tibbals, it was also an- nounced, will devote all of his time to the administrative duties of this office, and takes over the position formerly held by H. T. Heald, who was elected to the Presidency of the Institute a few weeks ago. Graduate of Wisconsin Dr. Tibbals, who is fifty-two years old, spent his undergraduate days at the University of Wisconsin, where he also held the rank of instructor in chemistry from 1902 to 1906. Receiv~ ing his Ph. D. there in 1908, he joined the staff of Armour Institute the same year as an instructor in chemistry, serving as an assistant chemistry professor until 1918. During the war, Dr. Tibhals served in the United States Army as Captain in the Ordnance division and rc~ turned to the Institute in 1919 as as- sociate professor of Analytical chem- istry. In 1928 he was promoted to the rank of full professor in the same department. In September of 1936 he received appointment as assistant dean of the undergraduate college and in 1937 became associate dean. Devotee Time to Teaching It was also announced by President Heald that Dr. B. B. Freud, pro- fessor of analytical and organic chem- istry since 1928, who has been serv- ing in the capacity of Dean of the evening division since September of 1937, has resigned this latter position in order to devote all of his time to his teaching duties. The resignation will be effective at the end of the 1937—38 academic year. At the some time, Dr. Freud received appointment as chairman of the section of chem- istry under the chemical engineering curriculum . ln tendering his resignation of the Deanship of the evening division, Dr. Freud said: “The duties of Dean of the evening division have become so insistent and heavy that, had I con- tinued as Dean, 1 would have been forced to forego all teaching func- tions as well as other professional activities. The importance of the eve- ning division is already so great, and its possibilities for development so (Continued on page four) begin distribution oi oi Engineer o The new issue of the Armour Erb- gineer and Alumnus, which will be ready 1' or distribution tomorr0w, is go— ing to contain several important and timely articles by prominent engi- neers. Dr. Charles M. A. Stine, vice— president in charge of research for E. I. DuPont & 00., has written an article with the Du Pont motto “Bet- ter Things for Better Living” as its title. It tells some of the interesting ways in which the development of modern chemistry has aided the pub— lic. The invention of new synthetic plastics. Lacquers and dyes have played a. part in all of our lives whether we recognize the fact or not. Most of the new cars are furnished with synthetic paints or lacquers; our clothes are dyed with synthetic colors; our fountain pens, clocks, and any costume jewelry are all synthetic products. In addition to Dr. Stine’s article there will also be a story by Frank F. Fowle which concerns the engin nest and his service to society. This article is titled “All Honor to the Engineer” and is by way of tribute . to the genius of modern engineers for their work in improving our world. Also in this issue is a story by Dr. Gustav Egloi'F of the Universal Oil Co. on “Modern Oil Refining." While this article will be of special interest to chemical engineers the mec'hanicals and electricals will find it interesting because oil refineries use just about Alumni Bouquet, May i0; Scbommer To Be Toastmaster Armour alumni will gather once again next Tuesday at their annual Alumni Banquet, which will be held .at 6:30 at the Medinah club. Among the speakers the evening will be President H. T. Heald, whom many of the alumni will remember from undergraduate days as dean of the Institute. The indications are that when master of ceremonies John Schommer calls this year’s banquet to order, there will be an even greater enthusiasm and unity of action be- tween the alumni, trustees, and ad- ministration than in previous years. One of the features of the eve- ning will be the concert by the Ar- mour Glee Club and Orchestra. At 5:00 the Musical Club members will gather at the \Sherman Hotel lunch- room on Lake Street, where they will have dinner. At 6:30 they will appear at the banquet, and the or- chestra will play during the meal. The Glee Club will then give a. 15 minute concert, after which the Musical Club members will be allowed to leave be- fore the business meeting opens. There will be an address by Mr. J. D. Cunningham, president of the Armour Board of Trustees and repre— sentatives from the various classes whose graduation number differs by five from 1938 will make their rew ports as to attendance and the activis ties of their classes. lutertraternity Council Revises blush Week Rules The interfraternity council held its regular meeting last Wednesday, iat the Phi Pi Phi fraternity house. A new board was selected and the fraternity rushing rules were amend— ed. lier of Phi Pi Phi, president; B. Bernstrom of Delta Tau Delta, treas— urer, R. Dodge, of Pi Kappa Phi, secretary; and J. Lindahl of Phi Kappa Sigma, handbook editor. The amendment embodies the I ‘ The new board consists of T. Col- changing of rush week rules. In- stead of being held in the second week of school as formerly, it will now be held the week before the l official opening of school. Zfiflbil Copies rid Alumnus Tomorrow every kind of engineer some place in their cycle of operations. Several of the modern industrial methods of oil refining are discussed, including cracking, polymerization and recovery processes. Mr. Edward J. Brady of the Hollup Corporation has contributed an article on “Arc Welding of Stainless Steels." This topic is one of great importance at the present time, because of the increasing use of the stainless steel type of metal. More and more uten~ sils are being made of stainless ale be worked out to take care of each problem. This article is a discussion of one of the principle fabrication methods—welding. One of the engineers for the Chi- cago Sanitary District, Mr. William Trinkhaus, Jr.. has sent in an article on Chicago’s modern sewage system. As most of us know, Chicago has a serious pollution problem to combat. The fight against typhoid and other diseases has taken many years and has cost many millions of dollars. At present there are several large sew- age treatment plants in the city for the handling of all the city’s waste. Mr. Trinkhaus discusses the opera- tion and processes that are involved in the sanguarding of our lives from this particular viewpoint. To round out the issue Prof. Hend- ricks has written an article entitled (Continued on page two) lays and new processes have had to Armour institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Tibbciis Appoints Fifteen Marshals In a bulletin issued last Monday, Dean Tibbals announced the appoint- merit of the following men as honor marshals for the baccalaureate and graduation ceremonies. Juniors: George J. Derrig, Max Ephraim, Jr., Daniel W. Jacobson, E. J. Loutzen— heizer, Jr., Thomas W. Yeaklc, Jr., and A. M. Zarcm. Sophomores: John R. Gerhardt, Sidney A. Heenan, Thomas A. Hunter, Robert S. Kohn, Henry F. Newman, and Francis A. Opila. Freshman: Marvin Camras, Ed- win L. Hass and Henry V. Dryer. These men will be assistants to the head marshal, Prof. C. A. Nash, to see that the ceremonies go off smoothly. The baccalaureate sermon will be given in Orchestra Hall, as in previous years. Commencement ex- ercises will be held in the audi- torium of the Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park. Several interesting facts can be culled from the list of men who are to occupy the honor positions. Eight of the fifteen won freshman competi- tive scholarships, and eight of the twelve juniors and sophomores were honor marshals last year. The selection of the marshals is made on the basis of scholarship. The six highest men in the sophomore and junior classes being chosen along with the three top men among the freshmen. Call for Your Cycles in Bookstore New! 500 heir Cycles were distributed to the stu: dent body during JUNIOR WEEK, but 300 still remain in the bookstore. Each student that pays an activity fee is entitled to a copy of the year- book, copies of the Armour Engineer and Alumnus, and also a subscription to the Armour Tech News without ad- ditional charge. At the present time, many fresh« men and sophomores, who have paid their activity fees, have not obtained their copies of the Cycle. It will be impossible to hold so many on hand so the men who have not received their copies are asked to do so this week. Additional copies may be secured for three dollars. English Dept. Sees ”You Never Can Tell” Last night and the night before last saw two groups of Armour stu~ dents down at the Goodman theater. The occasion was the presentation of George Bernard Shaw’s new comedy, “You Never Can Tell.” The trip was sponsored by the men in the English department in connection with the departmental study of all fornns of literature. Since the modern play has been taken up as the final phase of this study, it seemed fitting and proper to go and see one at first hand. By a purchase of one hundred tickets, fifty for each night, that number of students were permitted to Witness the performances. From all reports, every one of the fortu- nate hundred had a goodly number of laughs and a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Two of the English pro- fessors accompanied each group on the two nights in order to point out the important constructional features of the play in a discussion afteru wards. Anthea Elected President oi Chi Epsilon Monorail-w At a meeting of Chi Epsilon Fra- ternity last Friday, H. S. Anthon was elected to succeed M. Zar as president. B. Kirz was elected to the office of vice president. The office of secretary as well as Transit editor for the coming semester will be filled by C. W. Reh. Professor R. Stevens was unanimously reelected as treasurer Memorial day was celebrated by the fraternity members by a week-end party at the cabin of T. L. Spoor, graduating: senior at Valparaiso, indi'ans. Large Alteration Program Planned Details for the remodeling of Ar— mour Institute, other than the Mis- sion Building: have just been released by W. Koster, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. The main building will undergo extensive remodeling. The fifth floor shower room will have new steel partitions installed, the basement washrooms will have the tile floor re. moved and replaced by concrete and a complete set of new sanitary fix- tures will be installed in addition. New lighting fixtures will replace the old lights in the corridors and labora- tories. The Physics Building is also in- cluded in the plans. The second floor will be rebuilt. New laboratories and offices for the instructors are tooccupy this floor. The fourth floor drafting- room will be entirely redecorated and new lights will re— place the old hanging type of lamp. Included in the building program is the campus in back of Chapin Hall and Physics Building: The unfinm ished brick surface, left when the porches were torn down, will be painted a dull red. Black, sccdcd dirt will fill in all of the low spots. The entire area will be landscaped with trees and shrubs. Contracts have been made for this work and actual operations will start very shortly. Machinery Hall will havo modern light fixtures in all of the shops next fall. All of the contemplated improve- ments will be carried out under the direction of Mr. Koster. Actual work will begin in a few weeks. As much work as possible will be com- pleted during the summer months. In the event that the work is not completed by September it will be continued during the school year un~ til completed. Louisenbeiscr Elected to Tau tiers Pi Presidency Tuesday, May 24, fifteen men were initiated into Tau Beta Pi. After the ritual, the initiates and active mem- bers had dinner in the faculty grill. Afterward business was trans- acted and officers for the year 1938- 39 were elected: president, E. Lout— zcnheiser; viceoprcsident, T. . Ycaklc; corresponding secretary, B. Lyckbergr; recording secretary, P. Peltier; and cataloguer, N. Rice. Since Professor Pecbles had resigned his office of treasurer of Armour‘s chapter of Tau Beta Pi, Professor Spears was unanimously elected to suceed him in that capacity. After the dinner and election, the members adjourned downtown where they attended the theatre. Some saw “Robin Hood,” others saw “Marco Polo.” Erisman and Sternreld To Lead Players Guild: New Men Man Revisions Facing the loss of five members through graduation, the Armour Players' Guild met last Monday to reorganize and plan for the next year. The election, in which only the seniors voted, culminated in a new slate of officers. Sophomores Ralph Erisman and Bernard Stcrnfcld won the positions of president and treas- urer, respectively. The other office, that of secretary, went to William Buckman, a junior. The new officers lost no time in swinging into action. Tom Hunter and Gene Worcester were pledged, and a petition for a portion of the reconstruction finances to be divert. ed to the stage rehabilitation was cir< culated. In addition, plans for a con. stitution to be made during the sum- mer recess and the completion of the guild’s room in Mission were drawn up. A revising- of policy seemed to be the keynote of the meeting. Expan» sion of membership, presentation of only the more modern plays, and re— wards in the form of minor credits, for participation in plays were in-l cluded in the future program. ‘ \Vith President Seald’s personnlf promise to provide a full time direc«, tor to aid the. Players, the Guild“ looks forwsrci to the new year with complete confidence. l gdndny Phi Lambda Upsilon Holds Election and initiation Phi Lambda Upsilon, the honorary chemical fraternity, held its initia- tion and annual election last Wedv nesday evening at the Triangle fra- ternity house. Those initiated were: R. B. Boertitz, J. I). Keane, B. K. Lyekberg, S. J. Moculcski, and R. T. Smith, juniors, and J. A. Kubik, senior. Following the initiation ceremonies, the officers for the coming year were elected. The new officers are: R. B. Boertitz, presi- dent; B. K. Lyckbcrg, vice president; R. T. Smith, secretary; J. D. Keane, treasurer. E. 17'. Wagner was re— elected alumni secretary. After the election, the members went to a din— ner and show downtown. Civil Camp @pons lune M, l. (.7. Penn to be flirtation- Camp Armour, the civil surveying camp, will begin officially on Mon- day, June 13. All civil engineering students between their sophomore and junior yours are required to spend six weeks at field practice in surveying. Camp Armour at Trout Lake, Wisconsin has been established to provide a place. for the students to do their work. Professor J. C. Penn will, as in previous years, he the director of the camp. As the camp is situated in a state park, students are forbidden to take any firearms with them. Camp officially closes on Friday, July 22. Salamander Elects Daniel Jacobson New President Salamander, the honorary firo pro~ tection fraternity held an election of officers on Last Tuesday in their rooms in the Physics Building. D. Jacobson was elected president and P. Hoffman sccretary~treasuren T. Yeakle was chosen for two positions, vice-presidency and editor of the De- floater. L. Lang'e, graduating,r senior mem~ her of Salamander, is planning a senior farewell party for the gradu- ating members. Exposel flu rk Secrets By the Those of you with an ear to the ground may have heard rumors of certain auspicious occurrences quaintly called, by those in the know, “Final Exams." Now, this lit- tle expression towards the end of each term has been causing full many no end of worry and of, why— in~tbe-Lord’s-n a m c-didn’t~l-do— more-calc~homework. This attitude is Wholly unnecessary, and has been brought about purely through unfair terroristic tactics of profes- sors who, in a no doubt wcll~mcaning mood, have, with home-work, per- sisted in attempting to cut into the night’s rcvelry at the neighborhood cocktail lounge, locally known as “Slump/s Joe’s." The process generally consists of a little dialog, which we shall call type A. Professor: (After laboring through half the period and enlist- ing the aid of the massive intellects in the class to arrive at the solutioni of a problem.) “Any questions?"‘ Student: “Uh, we won’t have any; like that on the final of course, will} we, Professor?” Professor: (With, happy smile, he has been anticipstv ing such a query.) “Well—H, i think, we will. (Rcssuriugly) Just two or three though. However, here's a problem we gave last year." Where—l upon he proceeds to draft the out~ line of a problem that would have caused Newton to ponder. Scene closes out; on class trembling vio- lently and whispering: to each other on how they heard he flunkcd nine ' \l tenths of his class last year and the rest had to argue voci ferously to get a ' The . :2 V. Wednesday, June l, l938 Shannon fielivers documentaries o graduating Seniors Commencement Held in West- Wing oi koscnwald One hundred and sixty-one seniors of Armour Institute of Technology will participate in two of the most colorful and traditional functions of their undergraduate days at the In- stitute when they meet Sunday morning, June 5th, at 11 o’clock for Baccalaureate Services at Orchestra Hall, and on Thursday afternoon, June 9th, at 4 o'clock in the audi- torium of the Museum of Science and Industry in J ackson Park for the 42nd annual Commencement Exer- cises. Shannon Speaks Before Reverend Frederick F. Shannon, D.D., Litt.D., LL.l)., well known minister of Central Church, will, as he has for a good many years, de- liver tho Baccalaureate Sermon to the graduates, their parents, and guests. Immediately following the services, President and Mrs. H. T. Heald, with the Board of Trustees of the Institute, and the faculty, will meet the graduating class, their par- ents, and their guests, in the foyer on the second floor of Orchestra Hall. I... W. Wallace, Speaker Commencement Exercises, to be held in the Museum of Science and Industry, will signify the finale of four years of hard work for these seniors who will receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in either chemical, civil, electrical, fire protec- tion, or mechanical engineering, en- gineering: science, or architecture. The commencement speaker is to be Mr. L. W. Wallace, director of re- search for the Crime Company. He is very prominent in industrial and engineering: circles, is vice president of the Amercan Society of Mechani- cal Engineers, and has been decor- ated with the Cross of Knight of the Order of the White Lion of Czecho- slovakia. Arrangements for the Commence- ment Exercises are under the direc- tion of a student committee of seniors composed of A. N. Schreibcr, chairman; R. A. Kliphardt, R. F. Beardsley, W. J. Luise, Carmen Basile, and W. R. Marshall. oi Protessors New Revealed ior Ediiicotion oi All 0er op that the whole oniz was adequately covered in a little book labeled, Ele‘ memory Outline to High School Sci- cncc, while they could have on- swered problems drawn from, UH,- solocd Scientific Enigmas cf the Ages. The second type of cross talk put- ter is simple, but conveys an impres- sion of impending doom. Professor: (Taking roll.) “Hmm. I see Mr. . . . . is absent again. That makes once. Well these fellows will find out that on the final grades all these things count!" The class of course, to a man, has more than one cut, so they proceed to go home and study like little demons to eradicate the bad impression left by their absences. Don’t be intimidated. After all the only results are to increase the sur~ plus profits tux of the aspirin, coffee, and cigarette industries . . And superlative grades. 'Emil Lad—«25‘. 5'9, senses Ambition to Be Architect The life of Emil Lader, Armour 'l‘ecb’s most spectacular student, is a fitting example of the spirit that moves men to accomplish sxti‘sordh nary deeds. “’ith a measure of tens city somewhat unique in this modern world. but neverthele typical of great men, \ir. Lsder as been pu suing l life’s ambition for two y and, on he eve of hi birthday. this ambition. to bet-en}: architect, is to be realized. Sand -, Edith, Mr. Lader was old. and on 3122'); 921:, at the thing;- is flawless. The shows up In grand and worn morn of the final and finds as 2; rule Tech's forty‘seeo d . . .. . is will we: elm of Sci-cues degree lu . a rare, be towsre‘ 3