Vol. XXI. No. 2. Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, February 22, I933 Players Present @ne Act Comedy Today at “:30 ‘Marriage Proposal’ First 1938 Effort The long delayed opening of “Mar- riage Proposal" will come to pass to- day at 10:30. It is the Armour Play— ers Guild’s first 1938 effort, and is shiny and new from every angle. Armourites have never seen the likes of “Marriage Proposal.” It is a high geared one act comedy from the pen of Anton Chekhov, the popular Russian playwright. Tho play’s title reveals the plot. A laugh-a-minute pace is maintained in viewing the difficulties encountered by a young Russian Romeo trying to put a mar- riage proposal across to his Russian Juliet. Three Newcomers Three newcomers to the Armour stage will make their debut in this production. For the feminine lead, the guild was fortunate indeed to se- cure one of Broadcast Production, Inc. brightest stars, Miss Yvonne Kav- anaugh. With all her experience in radio and plays, the very attractive Miss Kavanaugh should find her difficult role on easy task. Playing opposite her is, Jorma Lcskinen, a freshman. This is Leskinen's first venture into dramatics. Although he is totally lacking in experience, he has displayed enough determination and ability to learn acting in past rehearsals to warrant the male lead. The third newcomer is a junior, John Keane. Keane is also without acting experience, but he now handles his lines like a seasoned veteran. Cant Now Complete The complete cast includes Yvonne Kavanaugh, Jorma Lcskincn, and John John Keane. Prof. Homer C. Combs and his as- sistants, Pantone and F. MacConncll have done a fine directing job. Tick— ets, which have been on sale since last Friday, may still be obtained at 10 cents per ticket. The technical staff, which is in charge of ticket dis- tribution, includes: Wm. Buckman—Stage Manager. R. Brinkman, R. Underhill—Props. B. Sternfeld—Publicity. M. Pantone—Tickets. Tom Hunter—Costumes. G. Danforth, J. Rea, and G. Scott—- Scenery. (Continued on page four) A. S. M E. to Conduct Contest to Choose Convention Delegate On April 18 and 19, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will hold its annual convention in Mil- waukee, Wisconsin. Each chapter of the A.S.M.E. will send a delegate who will speak for twelve minutes on any subject of his own choice after which the assembly will discuss the speech for three minutes. A prize will be given to the student giving the best talk. The Armour chapter of the A. S. M. E. will choose its delegate by means of a contest. Any member of the A.S.M.E. may speak for fifteen minutes on any subject at any of the meetings between now and the con- vention. The student, who in the opinion of the members of the A. S. M. 33)., gives the best talk, will be chosen delegate to represent Armour at the convention. In addition to a delegate, each chapter may also send a faculty advisor. The faculty ad- viser from Armour will be Professor H. L. Naehman. It is expected that several other members of the A. S. M. E. will go to the convention at their own expense. Professor Nacbman has not yet re- ceived the program for the convention but it is expected that there will be a business meeting, an inspection trip, a banquet, and several other activi- ties. On March 22, the national president of the organization will speak to the members of the Armour chapter. The next few meetings of the A. S. M. E. will be devoted to student speakers who will compete for the honor of being Armour’s delegate. €‘fzi Epsilon Elects Officers; Max Zar is New President At a recent meeting of Chi Epsilon, honorary civil engineering fraternity, the following men were elected to serve as officers for the second semes‘ ter: M. Zar, president; B. Peterson, vice-president; T. Speer, secretary; R. Braun, associate editor of Transit; Professor J. C. Penn, faculty ad- visor; and Professor R. L. Stevens, treasurer. March 30 Set as Date for Second Annual ‘Dad’s Night’ Plans for the second annual “Dad’s Night” are being started, it was an— nounced last Thursday by C. W. Dun- bar, president of the Armour Tech Student Association. The event, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, will consist of a banquet with en- tertainment and a general get-to- gether between dads, students, and faculty. An athletic contest is not to be a part of the program this year. The program will take place in either the Lake Shore Athletic Club or Medinah Athletic club. Temporary plans call for prominent men from Armour and outsiders to speak. The get—together between dads and fac- ulty will be the feature of the pro- gram. Dr. Peace, ’01, Dies; Renowned Scientist Dr. Francis G. Peasc, Armour alumnus: of Mt. Wilson Observatory fame, died February 7 in St. Luke’s hospital after a week‘s illness. Dr. Pease was a graduate of the class of 1901, receiving a 13.8. degree in mechanical engineering. He received his M.S. in 1924 and his Sc.D. in 1927 from the California Institute of Tech— nology. For the past thirtyufour years Dr. Pease has been associated with the Mt. Wilson Observatory. During the early years of his stay there he de- signed a majority of instruments for use in the observatory. Continuing on the design motif, Dr. Pease’s most recent achievement was the drafting of plans for a 300 inch telescope. These plans were modified and with his help and suggestions the plans for the 200 inch telescope which is now under construction for use at Palomar Mountain were made. Two of the achievements which earned for Dr. Pease a place in the scientific world are his measure- ment of stars by analysis of light waves on an interferometer, and his calibration of the speed of light. Participation in professional so- cieties was also part of the work of Dr. Peasc. A fellowship in the Royal Astronomical Society, the Astron- omical Society of the Pacific, the American Society of Mechanical En. gineers, Optical Society of America and charter president of the Pasa- dena Engineering Society numbers his professional honors. Dr. .5. F. McNamara Removes Open Safety Pin from Lung In what was described as a most delicate operation, Dr. John F. Mc— Namara, Medical Advisor and Exam— ining Physician of Armour Insti~ tute retrieved an open safety pin, which for the past nine years, had reposed in the left lung of his pa- tient, Mrs. Catherine George. The operation was performed at Mercy Hospital a few weeks ago by Dr. McNamara, assisted by Dr. Carl H. Christoflf. The pin was removed with a bronchoscope~a flexible tube equipped at the end with a small, 1 light and delicate forceps. Ma's. George inhaled the pin in 1929 but until recently it caused her no distress, Lately, however, she had been experiencing pains in the heart and lung. Snapshooters Vie for Cycle Contest Prizes Deadline for Pictures Mar 2; Faculty Entries Urged In order to stimulate activity to- ward producing a good feature sec- tion in the new edition of the Cycle, the staff has instituted a contest which offers twenty cents for each picture used. A committee composed of faculty members will act as judges. The best picture, in their opinion will be awarded a five dollar prize. Rules for the contest, as set by the Cycle staff, are as follows: pictures should be submitted in an envelope with the owner’s name on the out- side; the size of pictures to be about four inches by three inches; gloss prints must not have any identifying marks or names on back; and all pic— tures entered in the contest be placed in the Cycle box no later than Tues- day, March 2nd. Members of the faculty are also asked to enter pic- tures in the contest. All pictures will be returned. Pictures to be taken Thursday, February 24 are: 1:00—Co-op Club Officers S—Riflc Club lilo—Campus Club 1:45—-Scnior Class Officers 2:00—Junior Class Officers 2:10—Baseball Team (Group and In~ dividual) 3:00-—-Tennis Team (Individual) 3:30o-Boxing Team (Group and In- (lividual) 4:00—Wrestling Team (Group and Individual) 4:30—Golf Team (Individual) Pictures of the co—op officers, senior class officers, and junior class officers were taken once, but as the negatives were spelled, it is neces- sary to have the pictures retnken. Members of the athletic teams are to appear in uniform with bats, gloves, balls, golf clubs, and tennis racqucts. H .l. R. Miller to Speak Before Seniors on Human Relations “Human Relations” will be the subject of Mr. John ll. Millar, prcsi~ dent of the Millar Publishing Com- pany, who speaks before a special as- sembly for seniors today at 10:30 in the assembly hall. The lecture will be the first of a short series of we cial lectures for seniors. The series is being conducted with a View to rem- edy the placement problems of the seniors upon graduation. All seniors who have class appoint- ments are requested to arrange with instructors to be excused from class for these occasions. A... l. E. E33 Leave for Peoria Trip Tomorrow Tomorrow the first of A.I.E.E. in- spection trips of ’38 will begin in the Caterpillar Tractor Company at Peoria, Illinois. The trip has been organized by the corresponding sec— retary of the A.I.E.E. and Professor Freeman, who will accompany the electrical students. The Caterpillar Tractor Company is one of the largest manufacturers of diesel engines and therefore, should prove very interesting. The departments of metallurgy, drop forg— ing, and steel fabrication are a few of the interesting highlights of the trip. The group will inspect the en- tire plant with special men assigned to explain each operation of the shops and laboratories. The students will be the guests of the company during the entire trip, and as added induce- ment, luncheon and supper will be served. Some of the men plan to visit the Hiram Walker distillery, which is lo- cated across the river from the trac- tor plant. This is the first of a series of edu- cational trips organized for electrical students which will include the Elec- trcmotive Corporation in La Grange, largest manufacturer of diesel elec- tric trains. a.» Photo taken at Goodman Theatre Musical Clubs Radio Talk Given by A. Goldsmith Did you know that the yellow— orange fog lights often seen on auto- mobiles and trucks are purposely placed as low as they are? One might think, erroneously, that much of the available illumination would be lost. Such is not the case, however, because conditions frequently occur in which fog is less dense immediately above the road than at the usual headlight level. This actually enables the light to penetrate deeper into the fog. This fact was one of the many interesting points brought forth in the seventh quarterdwur program in the third series concerned exclusively with clcc~ tricul engineering topics which was presented ovcr WCFL at 7:15 p.m. last Saturday. Mr. Arthur Goldsmith of the electrical engineering depart- ment was the guest scientist of the program. The subject he discussed was “Electric Highway Lighting to Add to Safety in Driving." Mr. Alex- ander Schricber, publicity director of Armour Institute, was cast in his usual role of questions as interpreter. Mr. Schricber pointed out that, “It has been proved that more than sixty per cent of deaths due to auto- mobile accidents occur at night. even though only twenty to thirty per cent of the total number of vehicle miles are travelled at night." While at- tributing this relatively larger loss to a number of factors, Mr. Goldsmith pointed out that lack of visibility is the chief cause for the majority of ac— cidents. If it were possible to pro- vide illumination equivalent to that obtained during the day time, the number of accidents occurring at night V ould be no more than those of the Xiay, other factors remaining the same. Illumination of entire highways would involve tremendous cost and for that reason such illum- ination has not generally been pro- vided. Records show, however, that open roads at night are comparative- (Continued on page four) Evening Division Students to Pick Officers Saturday Permanent officers of the newly- ,crganized Evening Division Student Association will be elected Saturday, February 26, at 3:00 p.rn. in the as- sembly hall. The election was called to further the organization of the association after the constitutional convention had convened with the adoption of the constitution. The temporary executive committee desires to have present all of those interested in taking an active part in the association. It requests all stu- dents who are interested in the Eve- ning Division Student Association to come out and vote for their choice of officers for the association. There will be a second special meeting of the officers and prob- lem committee of the Math Club Thursday at 12:20 in P.L.R. The future development of the club will Chesapeake and Ohio Sound Movies of Historic Railroad Shown at Assembly Friday Last Friday at 10:30 in the assem» bly hall, a Washington’s Railroad,” was pre- sented through the courtesy of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Pre— cceding the movie, a short talk was given by Dean Tibbals explaining why the movie was presented. The movie depicted the life of George Washington, as a surveyor, a general, and a country gentleman, al- ways fighting for a better mode of travel to the west. In spite of the efforts of Washington it was not un- til scveral decades after his death that his dream was realized. i The second integral part of the ’movie showed the development of George Washington’s Railroad and its penetration into the middle west. The third part of the film showed the modern Chesapeake and Ohio with all its frills and conveniences. The last part of the reel showed the places through which the road runs mak- ing note of the fact that it passed through what is perhaps the most historical part of the country. sound movie, ”George Coop Club Addressed by Faculty Members Last Friday the Co-op Club of the “A" division held a meeting at which the freshman co-ops were informed of the general purpose and various activities of the club. New students were urged to join and a large in- crease in membership is anticipated. Professor Huntley, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, spoke to the group with regard to the rapid growth of the co-op division at Armour, both in membership and student activities. Professor Freeman spoke briefly con— cerning the newly organized electrical engineering division of the cooper-an tive engineering course. Mr. Lease, coordinator of the co- ops, said that he would be glad to do all he could in the way of arrang- ing trips through various industrial plants. Mr. Hanaman advised the sophomores and pro-juniors to join the A.S.M.E., because of the various privileges extended to members of the society. At a recent meeting members of the Co-op Club elected officers for the present semester. The officers elected were Birger Johnson, presi— dent; Mike Larinoff, vice-president; John Kugcra, secretary; and Walter Meyers, treasurer. W. S. E. Meeting to Feature American Airlines Engineer “Engineering Problems of Commer- cial Aviation” will be the subject of the lecture at the next meeting of the Armour branch of the WISE. February 25, in room “B" Mission. The lecture will be given by Mr. E. W. Fuller, member of the engineer- ing department of American Airlines be discussed. Inc. libiditftii Wuhri Ashanti mariners hunter humility Supply of Tickets Dirnimshmg Confident that they will repeat their successes of past years, the Ar- mour Tech Musical Clubs, under the direction of Gordon Erickson, will be— gin the third annal Goodman Theatre concert next Thursday, Feb. 24, at 8:30 pm. This concert is by far the most ambitious project that the or— chcstra and glee club undertake dur» ing the school year. The Goodman Theatre, site of the concert, is located immediately behind Chicago’s Art Institute. Feature Several Soloiuts The glee club, which consists of 75 members, will feature several solom ists. Richard Vandekioft, tenor, will sing “Just You,” by Burleigh, and Thomas Yeakle Jr., bass, will offer “0n the Road to Mandalay," by Speaks. Soloists of the 40 piece orchestra include George Danforth, who will ‘ play his own piano arrangement of Grofi’e’s “Mississippi Suite," accom< panled by orchestra and glee club. Adolph Rune, violinist, will play a solo part in “Adoration," by Btu-ow— ski. The oboe solo in “Beneath Thy Window" will be played by Peter Woods. Other incidental solos will be taken by Harold Doolittle, trum- pet, and William Mashintcr, violinist. Colored Background Lighting effects, which have lended a popular background to past con- certs, will play an important part in next Thursday’s concert. Those of- facts aid the visual as well as the oral senses by blending with the voices and instruments a myriad of color combinations to suit the moods of se- lections rendered. Design of the lighting combinations are attributed to student architect Danforth and graduate architect Llscher. PROGRAM Herod Overture . .......... Hadley Orchestra Adoration ............. .. Borowski Just You ................ Burlcigh Fierce Was the Wild Billow. . .Noble Glee Club London Suite ....... . ....... Noble Meditation March Orchestra Plantation ................ Steiner Old Man River .... (Continued on 1mm. four) Kern Pro-engineering Class from North Central Visits Here Under the directorship of Profes- sor Garden, 2: group of twenty pre- engineering students from North Cen~ tral College were conducted through the laboratories and class rooms of Armour Institute by several members of the Institute's senior class. Two of the men assisting in the tour are former memblrs of North Central. “Color Press’ Topic at C‘amem Meeting The Armour Eye held its first meeting of this semester lust VVed- nesday in their newly decorated rooms in Chopin Hall. Through the court- esy of the Eastman Film Company, a series of slides with explanatory read- ing describing a new v'ype of color photography was presented. This is a process in which relief images are formed on transparent supports and dyed with water soluble dyes. In this process, only the dye images are transferred to paper. The paper is said to imbibe the dye, and it is therefore called an imbitition process. Two members of the club had charge of the program; P. 3. Stanley operated the slide projector. while A. N, Fried read a paper describing: this type of color photography.