”Page Four By Bob Jot/fee THE NEXT WAR EVEN THE MOST casual perusal of current newspapers, periodicals, and books impresses one with the im» minence of the next world war and of America’s participation in it. Elmer Davis, for example, in the March is- sue of Harpers tells us “We Lose the Next War." It’s shocking to perceive the patncss and matter-0f»factness with which the experts inform us of our participation in this inevitable war. Is it really a matter of such certainty that we shall become in— volvcd? lndeed, is it so certain that there is to ha a general war at all? We of the uninitiate might well meek- ly ask: “But how? Why? What are the reasons?” And the answer comes glibly back: “The democracies must stop the fascists," or “The Rome—Ber» lin axis must be broken,” or “Neutral- ity for America is an impossibility,” or a host of other equally confusing, pompous, and meaningless state- ments. T0 SPEAK OF fascists, neutrality, Germany, America, etc. as tangible entities is simply bunk. Stuart Chase in his recent book, The Tyranny of Words, offers a very excellent discus- sion of this idea. The semantic an- alysis of words and ideas, which he explains in his book, exposes many of our most confusing and baffling ques- tions as being nonexistent because the words themselves are meaningless. It’s about time we literally pinched ourselves to see if this really isn’t some crazy dream. Is half the world to be wiped out in this inevitable war because some silly, referentlcss word like prestige, or America, or fascism, or democracy is blinding the people to what’s happening to them? There is absolutely no sane excuse for this coming conflict. In fact, it is regret— able that it is so confidently spoken of as inevitable. It leads the people into a kismct philosophy from which they will passively await and an— ticipate war. THINK OF IT! There are fine peo— ple, really good people, who make up the populations of these so-ealled out- law nations against which we are to wage war. Chase puts it, seems to be “The Ger- man people are not so had in the main, but Germany , . . ” We must be edu- cated to the knowledge that there isn’t any Germany—only German people; there isn’t any Francewonly French— men, there isn’t any Japan—only Japs. They don’t want to (lie, they don’t want to kill—wno more than we do. Who then is to blame—the ex- tremely small percentage of the poo- ples of the earth who represent them, rule them, legislate for them, and make up words or slogans or non- existent concepts for them to die for? It must be these few—surely the pee- ples don’t want the war. Perhaps the people don’t know what’s best for them. They don’t want war but their rulers feel it nec» essary for the national welfare. After all, the rulers are assumed more in- telligent than their subjects. In ex- amining their motives We have to lg here such things as personal cravings for power, defense of prestige, etc.—— they are indeterminate and incapable of analysis. WE SHALL take as a typical ex- ample Signor Mussolini’s adventure in Ethiopia. He must have known be— fore he started that Ethiopia was quite unsuited for colonization be- ing composed of mountains, wilder- ness, and swamps. Whatever he ac» complishes in this land he conquered is done at prohibitive expense to the Italian people. In Ethiopia it costs the Italians one-half million dollars to build a road fifty miles long. The country is full of rebellious tribes. It will be many, many years before the Italian people receive any divi‘ dends on their immense capital invest, ment in Ethiopia, What then did Italy derive from her adventure in Ethiopia———gain in prestige, the dubi» ous honor of humbling England? These benefits are, of course, of no consequence to the Italian people. They are the intangibles which the diplomats consider worth human lives. What is needed is a. spreading of the gospel among the peoples of the world that this war is not at all nec- essary. Perhaps the force of public opinion might make our rulers step more lightly. The general attitude, asg “High way Safety’ to Be Topic at W515. Meeting investigation Reveals Causes of Fatalities “Night as Well as Day Highway Safety” will be the subject of discus- sion at the Western Society of En- gineers’ meeting next Thursday at 7:00 P.M. in the W. S. E. rooms lo- cated on the twelfth floor of the Engineers’ Building, 205 W. Wacker Drive. Investigations have revealed that night auto travel, which forms but 25 per cent of the total mileage, accounts for 65.6 per cent of the traffic accident deaths. G. W. Barton of the Safety and Traffic Engineering Department of the Chicago Motor Club will discuss the causes of this high fatality in night driving. Among these are fa» tigue, discomfort, poor lighting, and glaring headlights. The subject of proper highway lighting will be de- bated by C. H. Rex of the Traffic Engineering and Illumination De partment of the General Electric Company. He will utilize slides, photographs and other devices in demonstrating the value of non-ob- trusive and adequate lighting of in— tersections, the sodium vapor lighting method, and other illumination fea- tures. J, G. Learned, vice»president of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, will present the economics of the battle on night traf- fic accidents. The cooperation of the utilities has been and will con- tinue to be an important factor in making driving by night as safe as by day. Radio Features PAUL WHITEMAN LAWRENCE TIBBETI‘ ANDRE KOSTELANETZ DEEMS TAYLOR PAUL DOUGLAS Copyright 1958. Imam": 8: MYERS Tomcco Co. ARMOUR TECH NEWS Fellowship and Scholarship Notices an Bulletin Board Although shunted off in a corner, the side bulletin board in the main building hallway contains informa- tion of vital importance to the grad» uating- seniors. Announcements of fellowships and scholarships from schools the country over are posted thereon. Wisconsin University, for example, offers very many fellowships, scholar- ship, teaching and research assist- antships in their bulletin. Other schools with equally imposing lists are California Tech, New York Univer~ sity, Masschusetts Tech, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Montana School of Mines, Virginia Polytech, Harvard and many others. Besides engineering and scientific awards, scholarships and fellowships in public service are being made. The government is also represent- ed with civil service notices and fel- lowships in their various bureaus. Opportunities for study in foreign lands are also posted. Enrollment-— (Continued from page one) 225. Of this total, the “A” group. only 158 are now in school. This would bring the total enrollment in the day school to 1060 students. The “B” group now working, numbers 72. Registration among cooperative utudents’by group is 1A, (37; group 23, 46; group 2A, 4‘7; group 313, 26; and group 3A, 44. A new group, 13, will enter in April to swell the ranks I of this new department. V Fraternity Notes THETA XI The “celluloid bouncers” of the house are engaged in a private tour- nament in preparation for the forth- coming inter-fraternity ping pong tournament . . . and can some of these boys swing. Coach Giovan will select the team. Bro. Emmerich, editor-in-chiel‘ of the Alpha Gamma N ews, says that the first copy of the chapter paper will be out near the end of March. Our pledges have planned a party this Saturday to be held at our rooms on 43 W. 83rd Street. We are told that a good time is guaranteed. ' We regret that there has been an error as to the classes of Bros. Hruda and Wilson. These men hope to he graduated in 1941 not 1942. EDELTA TAU DELTA Following a well organized “Court- esy Week,” formal initiation was held Sunday, February 27, for the follow— ing: Paul Harald Adair C(W'W‘ldn. Louis Basile M.E. ’41 C.E. ’38 Eugene Edward Duilcy M ’41 Juzlson Harvey Donna M.E. ’41 Donald Sherwin Kuief F.1’.E. ’41 Clarence Raymond Lindeman F'.P.E. ’41 Howard Earl Meyer F.P.E. ’41 Kenneth Holston Myers .11". ME. '41 Ralph Roy Tullgrca C.E'. ’39 Delano E. Wnaacla Ch. E. ’40 The national “Founder’s Day” ban- quet was held last Friday evening in the Bal Tabarin room of the Hoteli Sherman. iv . . M a ”Mi/in iv, l’ at . is? “fiamiifjgami Xvi/loss smashes a @fiantcrficfaid modeler duller More ' dent; Will Pl Phi! Phi Pi Phi takes great pleasure in announcing the pledging of Daniel Conant 00-01) ’40 Our semi-annual Fathers and Sons Smoker was a great success and all men present really enjoyed a good time. The fathers were Very much pleased at the condition of our house. At a tea held by the Mother’s Club last Friday the following officers were installed: Mrs. Caldwell, presi- Mrs. Larson, vico‘president; Mrs. Plengrey, secretary; and Mrs. DeMent, treasurer. N KAPPA Phil On Sunday, March 6th we had the pleasure of initiating Hurry F. Hoidonrcich Martin W. wagcl Edward V. Malala, John E. Santiago The initiation banquet was enliv- ened by the new members’ recapitula- tion of their in » - — week experiences. Our ping pong tournament is rap- idly drawing to a close and it seems that this year’s team will be superior to any past team. A notice from the registrar’s 0f- ft'cc this week states that program cards are DUE and should be turned in to Mr. Kelly before the end of the week. Tuesday, March 8, l938 De Pauw More Friday for Tech Tank Duel On Friday, the Armour tankmon will play hosts; to an aggressive Dc Pauw squad on a return engagement, the chhmen having lost the meet held there early in February. The local mermen should give the visitors a battle, as they are swim- ming their accustomed distances, rather than the long ones they were subject to during their invasion of Greencastlo. Chief opponents of Tech are Salisbury and Erdman, the De Pauw sprint men. Armour will depend on captain Dodge, Pettes, Svagdis, Downing, and Winblad to capture their respective events. Besides Saisbury and Erdman, De Pauw has a record breaking back stroker. Armour encountered 9. strong team on its visiting trip with De Pauw taking most of the individ— ual events as well as the relay and medley. However, the distances being shorter as she is accustomed to, Armour will have a better chance to do or die. The meet promises to be exciting with thrilling finishes and the aspect of several new records. The De Pauw tankrncn tipped three of their team records while they were tripping the Techawk tanksters. The tankmen now have won four and lost five. Opening the season against Wright they lost that meet, the Loyola meet, and defeated North Central and South Side. They fell to DcPauw and Kenosha, defeated North Central and South Side again, and lost It is imperative that those sen— iors whose names are posted on the bulletin. board have their roc- ords choc/cod this week. to Wright last Thursday. a . .. . getting and giving more pleasure . “Rhapsody in. Blue’9-4-it’s Chesterfield Time—distill: up and smokers like. enjoy that refreshing wildness, that Chesterfield better taste that Chesterfields have lilac lien? in» gradients a cigarette can have “mild ripe tuberous, home»- grown and aromatic Turkish, and pure cigarette paper. The}? Satisfy. .. . millions.