Page Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Monday, September l9, 1938 Amour Tech News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO, lLLlNOlS Published Weekly During the College Year l938 Member 1938 illssocioled Colleoiale Mess nnrnusuwrao mu NATIONAL Auvenmmu nv National Advertising Service, lnc. College Pablirbw: Representative 420 MAmsoN AVE. NEW YOfiK. N. Y. Cllchnu ' Benton ' L03 ARGELES - SAN FRANCISCO “Entered as second class matter December 8, 1937, at the post office at Chicago. Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1 .” figs...“ EDITORlAL BOARD * ’. RUSSELL KOTAL ED” OWN-0mg ROBERT JAWE MA GlNG EDIIOR NEWS ‘Dl’ 0R SPORTS E'DITOR ASDYgglz‘ig colenggér ER R BE T WINBL‘AD ALTER HENDRILKS FACUI “v ADVIS R EonomAL DEPARTM NT cm] no. Desk Edit r. .. . _' . . “J M mini-rt Bartusalt. James Meyer. Francis 0min . Tom ink ‘ i .. . Perry Pnulnitis l ma . . . n. B. ., old I. Dzllmwski. J. Hartman. 1‘. Him. or. I. . I . Krnntz Mandel. B. Milleville. J. rn. F. vax, E, Rriiienthnl. S. Silva-mun, W. Waddmxlon. I E. Worcester . J. Fnhey MiroLsnic Norlxuv. J Rntto. Anderso Dell/lo Cnrumnis BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Advertising Manage r Circulation Manager Ralph Ensign: Circulation lVlnn-xger . 12.. {Smith Chriiygygmlisiimrlh . . . ..... W. snow. P. Mayer ”K Y p If I) Vol. XXII. September 19, 1938 No. I lmay be smokers, parties, or dances. Each class lholds its own dance; the senior dance being the l first of the season. the junior being next and so on ldown the line. (It is customary to follow this form) . Having many clubs on the campus, you should take advantage of some of them. There is the rifle club which has won many intercollegiate matches; the orchestra and glee club which have probably the largest enrollment of any other club on the campus; the chess club, the fencing club. the math club, the campus club, the radio club and many others. in the sports department we have baseball. bas— g The Slipstich Cleave to lhe slipstick; let l the slapstick fly where it may. i l NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR iTHE READERS OF THE SLIP- ,STICK, WE ALWAYS SAY. so iWE MODESTIX BLUSH T0 RE- lPOR’l‘ THAT HENCEFORTH WE lWlLL STEAL OUR STUFF FROM ONLY $5000 A WEEK COME. iDIANS! .i: l ,l The little dog ran all and track; practically every type of spam obtain. l The little (lopw :an‘kall five? the street. able. ‘ The engineering societies hold meetings on alter- nate Fridays to which anyone may attend. whether; he is a member or not. Movies are often shown; and inspection trips taken to view the actual illus— l trations of engineering principles. These are a few of the opportunities offered in the form of extra- curricular activities. The faculty members are intelligent men in their respective iields———human beings like the rest of us. Fulfill your obligations as a student and they will fulfill theirs as educators. if you do. you will never regret your efforts in securing your college degree. Keeping Armour Ahead! Mies van der Rohe and three of his associates have joined the architectural staff of Armour Tech. That the department, by this, has been strength ened immeasurably, there is no doubt. in addition the morale of the architecture students has shot sky high. Merely to look at their faces, flushed with enthusiasm and pleasure, as they stand in small groups talking about their new profs and new program, shows one the effect of van der Rohe's appointment. The department and the school in turn has received new blood and is rejuvenated. If we look back about half a year. we can see that the same thing happened in the departments of mathematics and civil engineering when Dr. . 11 Ford and Dr. Crintner came to Armour as heads; of their individual departments. 50 it has beenl going: an already great faculty is consistently be-l ing made greater. i Progress has gone forth on fronts other than that l of the faculty. The research foundation under thel guidance of Dr. Poulter has been doing much im— portant work in the border line between pure; science and industry. bringing Armour's name and? reputation ever higher. The department of publicl relations under Prof. Morton and Prof. Hendricks, “Armour Engineer" have both helped the samel cause. It is significant. but not surprising thatl these have been the product of recent years—ml when Armour's renaissance started. ‘ in this city we have a mayor who sponsors a, program called, “Keep Chicago Ahead." lust so at Armour we have a program of "Keep Armour‘l Ahead." We can‘t vouch as to how well Mayor‘ Kelly is keeping Chicago ahead. but we do knowl that Armour's progress ahead has been sure, steady and forward. . More of the Class of “342 You have enrolled in some engineering course in which you are vitally interested. Later in your career. you will find that the time utilized in study during your four years at Armour has proven in- valuable to you. Upon graduation, when applying for a position, you will be promptly asked, Did you attend college? ‘ Where? if the personnel manager finds you have} a college degree. the chances are you will either? be placed on the payroll of that firm or some otherl very shortly. What do you think your chancesl would be of obtaining a position with the samel firm if you did not have any college education?i They would be very slim. Some men often wonder as to the good of an education. in the present day‘ of industrial turmoil, positions are not secure, butl the man who has a college degree has less worriesl than the man without the higher knowledge. l Customs and traditions of college life may seeml strange and unusual, You will have more freedoml to roam about the campus during your spare hoursfi' no study hall periods to bother you. However. a: . graduate college. This column will be devoted to facts connerninn the faculty mom- bors of the lnsthule. In this series of unit (as, we hope to enlightened you about outstumlin}! events in their cilrcvrfi. MR, HEALD In 1927, a soft spoken, mild mannered young maria-he was only 23 then—came to Armour In— stitute to take up the duties of an assistant pro- fessor in the department of civil engineering. Today at the age of 34 that same man is the youngest president Armour has ever had. Henry Townley Heald received his undergrad- uate training at Washington State College where, in 1923, he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. In 1925 the University of Illinois conferred upon him the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineer- g. From the time President l-leald received his first degree until he came to Armour Institute in 1927, his training was not as an educator, but as an engineer in field work. During this period he was employer] as an assistant engineer in the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, worked in Chicago as a bridge designer, and put in a full year, 1926~ 1927, as a structural engineer on the Board of Local Improvements for the City of Chicago. Mr. Heald occupied the positions of assistant rofossor until 1931, associate professor from 19314934, and professor since 1984. Between 1931 and 1938 he served as assistant dean, dean of freshmen, and finally as dean of the under— . . . there was a sign on the wall say- i mg: AND A QUARTER. l said to the barn bet: “What's the difference?” He said: “Will: the quarter shave you got bandages." Just then a bald hooded man streaked in, whipped off hit. coupon: and yelled: “Give me a haircut and m shampoo—wl'll he lunch in half ml hour!" a). “ll ‘1': North: I hid one Heart. East: I bid a Spade. South: Two Spades. Warm: Bye. N: Three Hearts. 1].: Three Spades. 8.: Four Hearts. W.: Bye. N.: Five Hearts. 11.: Five Spades. 8.: Six Hem-ts. W.: Bye. N.: Seven Hearts. 13.: Seven Spades. 8.: Double. W.: Bye. N.: Eye. 19.: Redoublel 5.: Okay, West, you're dummy. Lay down your hand. Er . . . there must have been a mistake. . . . I don‘t have any cards. ll' Ill 0‘ Thu screwball marched into the barber shop and parked himself in the first empty chair. “l-lriircut.” he ordered. ”Just. a light. trim." “Yes, sir," said the barber. “But would you mind taking off your hat?" The screwball turned atrium]. “Why?" he countered. “What do you expect to see?" s); ill I "neared Ob sneeze into the air, It fell to Hm ground I [mew not where; But hard and mid were the looks of Move In whom: vicinity I show. 1! >2 “Hey, what's the big idea, painting your our red on one side and blue on the other? . .“It’a a great idea. the witnesses other." You should hear contradicting each When former president Holichkiss resigned the presidency Mr. Heald was first elevated to the 4 position of acting president and then to the pres—l idency. E MR. TIBBALS it is rumored that at the tender age of eight,1 (3. Austin Tibbals, present dean of the under— graduate college at Armour Institute swallowedl a few aspirin tablets. It has been further sus- pected that the exhileratihg feeling which he ex» perienced immediately thereafter had much to do with his choosing chemistry as his life work. Dr. Tibbals spent his first three undergraduate years at Columbia and then transferred to the University of Wisconsin where in addition to obtaining his AB. and A.M., degrees in rapid succession he held the rank of instructor in chem— istry from 1902 to 1906. In 1908, having obx mined his PhD. he joined the stafl’ of Armour Institute to serve as assistant professor in chem— istry until 1918. During the war, Dr. Tibbals served in the United States army as captain in the Ordinance division, where he was fundamentally engaged in research on high explosives, and projectile loading. He returned to the Institute in 1919 as associate professor of Analytical Chemistry and in 1928 he was promoted to full professorship in the same department. I In September of 1936 Dr. Tibbals received anl reasonable amount of home study is necessary and i appointment as assistant dean of the undergrad it you don’t take advantage of the opportunity toluate college and in 1937 became associate dean. learn all you possibly can, then you are not taking; Last June saw his official promotion to the office the problem of a college education as seriously as of Dean of the lnstitute’s undergraduate school. it should be considered. i Recreations‘I—sure—golf, fishing, and camp— An engineering school is not all study, but mixes l ing’ out. in some sociable affiliations of the social hater-l When asked his hobby he replied jokingly: nities or the various class events. These eventsi‘W’l/hat—«With a. fourteen hour Work day?” bk ll‘ 9‘ “I’m about all in," sail] the worm, as the chicken took another gulp. . and that’s mutual. STERNO. Architectural hchool llllollrll all dirt institute lilampito @ther Reports The school of architecture of Ar- mour Institute of Technology, ric— cording to announcement made last Friday by H. T. Heald, president, will begin activities today in its quar- ters in the Art Institute of Chicago—- quarters which have been used for this purpose since the inception of this important division of Armour Tech. “The curriculum ol‘ the school of architecture at Armour Tech,” said President Heald, “is so arranged that the technical studies are given in the morning's at: Armour Tech’s south side campus, and the drawing and solely architectural study given in the afternoons through the facili— ties provided at the Art Institute. Through this association the. student architecture has at his disposal the scientific equipment and staff of Ar- mour Tech as well as the extensive and rare collection in the Museum of the Art Institute and the facilities of one of the greatest architectural libraries of be world, the Burnham Library. “Throughout its existence,” said President. Herald, “the school of archi— tecture has been housed in the Chi. cago Art institute. The Art; lnsti~ tutu has given the school its influ‘ i over Hie. street. «. Single Cepies‘. 10 Cents Emil ketball. golf. tennis. wrestling, boxing. touchball ; Along came a steam roller- ! Mapped into the barber chairi SHAVE FlFTEEN CENTS‘ l / “i . . . IN THE PICTURE I)EPT.: Put your 40 cents on "Sing You S1711.— nm‘s” for a cinch win. It’s a zippy comedy dealing with the doings of the (Howling betting Beebes. Bing Cros— by, Fred MonMum‘ay, Ellen Draw, (a new lovelydo-look—at), Domrlrl O’Connor, and Elizabeth Patterson top a firm vote cast. Incidentally], the Great Grammar tumw a. socko perform- amm'ln addition to his usual smooth vacalim‘ng. Espvoiully sweet (we the renditions of “Small Fry,” “Don’t Let That Moon. Get Awty,” and “Pocket fill of Dreams." The Chicago show- ing should fit in about this Friday at, one of the law/er Loop theatres. a in v The . IF‘ YOU ARE READING: Tom Kroners “Waiting for Nothing” deserves your backing. It’s a power— i'ul story, telling of the experiences of u depression-made bum. There is no whining, no selfipity, no exag- geration. Just a. straight. forward narrative, wt n in the . nplest, Evening llivisiori to iii-live Severol New lndustriol Coilrsos industrial relations, management, and administration, according to H. 11’. Dutton, recently appointed Dean 91‘ the evening division at Armour In— stitute of Technology, have become. such important phases of industry to- day, that it is the duty of institutions of higher learning: to make industrial problems part of their curriculum for adult education. In accordance with this belief, Ar— mour Institute limit been engaged for some time in offering to executives. superintendents. and men in super— visory positionsvurious courses in im dustrial relations, management, and administration. The curriculum for thdi fall term of the academic year 1938-09 of the evening divison con- tains several new courses in this vein added to the existing; program of making the facilities 01' the Institute available to industry. Chief among the new courses de- signed for men in industry is onc- in “for-emen’s training." This course is intended for those responsible for or interested in the training of foreman. ”With any upturn in business,” said Dean Dutton in regard to this latter course, “there would have to be con— siderable rapid training as well as upgrading of personnel. Naturally, foreman would have an intimate part, in such training, since they are key men in industrial plants. Therefore, this course, aimed to fit the needs of foreman and specifically those who are responsible for handling and man- aging supervisors and foreman, is planned with this need in View.” The instructor of this course, Mr. L. E. Castle, has wide experience in this field of work with one of the more prominent and more progressive industrial organisations in Chicago. flown is Best: harem, grimmest of styles. It has an impact. that can’t be described. AMUSEMEN'I' ODDS AND ENDS: Strictly big league stuff is the Crosby-Merccr-Victor Young combi- nation when they give out on “Small Fry” (Decca “360). And it's Bing (minim, assisted by the one and only Connie Boswell, doing a: great rendi- tion of “Aloxnnder'n Ragtime Band" for Decca customers. “A»Tisket, A- Tnmkct," that nursery rhyme that be— came a nimjur piece of popular music is gently drifting back into oblivion. Before it lilipis too Ear, get an ear— liulll of Ella Fitzgerald and Chicl: Webb version. . . . Nomination for radlio’r,_ host vmriely show if} Maxwell Home Good Now: of ’38 with Kraft Music Hull a close second. you can’t get better entertainment anywhere. Lorri: wealth; BergenchCarlhy-Errol Flynn dialogue roachcd an all-time low in funnimess. Charlie certziinly neodu W. C. lFielrlu. v in . . . IN THE SPORTS’ WORLD: If that three cornered match race be- tween Seabiscuit, Stagehand, and War- Admiral ever mntcrializes, my two toothpicks go on the ’Biscuit‘s nose. The Admiral just can’t heal: him all the time. . . . The Cubs may be hot. now, but it is the Pirates who will be taken by the Ruppert Rifles 4 games to 2 in the World Series. . . . The Big Ten con- ference championship should be a toss.» up between Minnesota and Ohio. with the Buckeyes holding a slight edge. r1 B. R. S. illull’t to Hold swoop hooks Included in the school’s extensive remodeling program is the library which has undergone a complete modernization. The old wooden book stacks have been removed and entirely replaced by steel cases. These cases are twice as high as the old ones, and will virtually double the capacity of the library at the some time releasing additional space for the reading room. The upper part of the cases is reached by a balcony which is an integral part, of the cases. A feature of this balcony is that, it is floored with thick plates of glass. The fixtures were manm factul'ed by the Library Bureau of the Remington Rand Co. In addition to the work in the li» brary a great deal of work had to be done in the basement below the library before the installation. The huge weight of the 50,000 volumes. and the steel cases, which weight totals over 125 tons. necessitated the placing of new steel supporting mem- bers under the floor. Completion of the work is expect- (Comiimad on page fem) \ \ \\\ “mills“ Ni mm m «A \ \\\ \ \\\\\\ \ \ ‘l\ ’\ .ll lllll‘fr‘i ll \ l'i‘i‘A ’3; fit HOBAQT muses THE once and encouragement, and has always cooperated with Armour i‘— . stituto of Technology in making the 3 school :3 success." ”CUSWCUD“ lS AWARDED TO "llvrltf'. FMTEQNI'W‘ HAHN-3 THE LOWEST SCHGlAS‘llC RATNG . ON “THE CAMPUS ' ' ' DEWECT HAND ? PLAY: ‘ ” WRDUE {may 11mm PIX? FECY HAN l «fivzom 4\ . //////[ :NNLSQ EX-PRES. OF SW LOUlSlANA NSTITUTE. FOUNDED THE SOCIETY OF LIVE OAKS. A GROUP OF l25 HlSTOlBlC TREES! EACH TREE HAS A NAME AND PAYS ANNUAL DUES 0F 25 ACORNS. WANTED, THESE ACORNS P LEAGUEWHICH PROVlDES SAPLlNi—SS EODUCE THE JUNlOR .FOR STATE l-iiGllWA‘t‘LS‘. N w THE mm“ déN‘E A i3 QB