Z-l40 Armour Institute of Technology. Chicago, Illinois. Tuesday, December 6, W36 A.T.SA. hoard gelatin Couch Weissmun bindeni listen Head Two Student Managers And Five Assistants Will Aid in Unlon Rule At a meeting held last Wednesday, the Armour Tech Student Association chose Bernard “Sonny” Weissman, popular wrestling and boxing coach, as manager 0 the new Student Un- ion. The plan for operating the Stu- dent Union. as approved by the A.T. S.A., calls for a managerial staff, consisting of one manager, two as- sistant managers, and five student assistants, This staff will be made up of students and perhaps one fac— ulty member. Along with this group a Student Union Board will govern the policies of the Union. This board will be composed of one student from each class, two Co-ops, one irrad- uute student, and one “Night Hawk.” The responsibility of executing the policies of the board rests in the hands of the manager. Mr. Weissman says that he will do all he can to induce the maximum number of students to take advan- tage of the Union, The board mem- bers will be selected by the A.T.S.A. in the near future. Approve Budget An A.T.S.A. budget for the col— lege year 1938-1939 has been ap- proved by the Board of Control of the Institute. The budget was made up by a committee composed of R. N. Vandekiei’t, president of the A.T. S.A., John Schommer, athletic direc- tor, and Geo. S. Allison, treasurer of the Institute. At the meeting, Wednesday, the A.T.S.A. accepted the budget as submitted by the bud- get committee. Cafeteria Moved The budget, which appears else- where in this issue, is based on the anticipated enrollment for the full college year, If the enrollment is materially different from that ex- pected, it may be necessary to revise the distribution of the income. Although all of the equipment has not yet arrived, the cafeteria was moved into the Union Building over the week—end. The, old tables are be- ing used temporarily pending del' cry of the new pedestal type table... The school store now resides in its new location and the student cloak room is in full operation. Due to a delay in the delivery of furnishings“ it was not possible to open the entire building this week. Epcot. Kori Manager To Speak Thursday internationally Famous Maihemaiician Public lectures sponsored by the graduate division have attracted much interest in the last few weeks not only from graduate students but from the student body as a whole. The speakers have been outstanding men in their fields and the talks have proved extremely popular with un- derg‘raduates because of their com- mon sense presentation. This Thursday’s meeting in 105 Chapin at 4 p,m., will present Karl Monger, professor of mathematics at the University of Notre Dame, and formerly of Vienna. He will speak on “The Foundations of Geometry.” Professor Menger is considered by many authorities to be the most brilliant of the worlds young mathe- maticians. In addition to his many important books and papers, he is responsible for the modern theory of dimensions. He is also known as an extremely apt and entertaining spcaker. Professor L. R. Ford, director of the mathematics department at Ar- mour, urges all students to attend this lecture which is open to the pub lic. Research Department- lnspecis laboratories After Dinner Meetlng Yesterday. the Board of Directors of the Research Foundation and the Executive Committee of the Institute held a joint meeting: at the Founda- tion. After the meeting they pro- ceeded to inspect all of the labora- tories and equipment of the Re- search Foundation. The joint meeting started at 11:30 and at 12:15 all of the board mem- bers and the entire research staff had luncheon in the new Student Union. Following: this, the laboratory in» spection trip took place. The tour tool: the members of the board to many places of interest. Among them were the chemical an— ncx, where Dr. Manley and Dr. God— ARMQUR THEM STUDENT ASSDQIATEQN EUDQZET APPRQVED Edit liQAllD Gil” CQNTRDL FOR THE CQLLEGE YEAR “938—39 Income—Student Activity Fees Baseball n I L .............. $17,298.00 0 Blanket Awards ..... Boxing and Wrestling Directors and Coaches General Expense ...... olf intramural .. Musical Club; . Rifle Club . Swimming . Tennis Trac .......... Track Relays Armour Engineer . Armour Eye ..... Reserve ' 15,310.65 988.00 $17,298.00 win are working on rubber; the ma» terials’ testing laboratory, Profes— sor Carpenter’s metallography lab» oratory, and the automotive labora- Armour is Host To Alumni at Homecoming , Armour’s alumni will be welcomed back to their alma mater this Friday, December 9, as they assemble for the annual HomevComing. Dr. George L. Scherger, for thirty years professor- of history at Armour, will be the guest speaker at the dinner to be held in the newly remodeled Union, where he was assistant pastor in its early days. The recent completion of the new Union has made it possible for this event to be held on the Armour cam~ pus for the first time; it is planned, however, to make this gathering an annual event at Armour. The Home-Coming will begin in the afternoon, with all departments of the Institute and Research Founda- tion operating on regular schedule. The alumni will thus be given an ex- cellent opportunity to see the changes and improvements which have been inaugurated. Between 5 and 6 p.m. there will he a reunion in the new Student Union, enabling the alumni to meet many old friends as well as all of the faculty and Research Foundation. Dinner will be served in the dining hall of the Student Union at six o’clock, after which alumni will hear Dr. Scherger and the other speakers of the evening. tories which are under the direction of Professor Roesch. Other labora‘ ltories were the old ice lab, where i work on combustion. high steam pres» sures, and refractories is taking,r place, and the regular laboratories in the Res ch building, ‘hlighr Harrir’ Association fiponsors Set- oi Movies Shown Beiove firudents Watching the “Night Hawk" spon— sored movies shown in Science Hall last Saturday afternoon, both day and night school students were amazed at the gigantic proportions of the Golden Gate Bridge as pictured in “Bridging A Century" and at the unusual aspects of the objects caught in flight by the M. E. T. high speed films shown. The bridge movie showed the vari- ous unusual features of the bridge. Among them were the big piers, great height, and the details connected with the spinning of the cables that sup— port the bridge. The high speed films from M. I. T., which were taken at rates up to 6000 frames per second, made visible the ac~ tions of fast—moving objects in flight and at the moment of impact. The objects photographed were varied and included the actions of a cat in right- ing' itself when dropped, smoke going through an electric fan, the splash formed by drops of water and milk, the flight of a fly, and the effects of smashing an electric light bulb. In the near future a color movie on the production of steel will be shown. This promises, because of the color and the nature of the material, jto be one of the best shown yet. Soi/ prob/ems Discussed by Dr. Terzaghi Approximately 250 persons heard Dr. 'I‘erzaghi, noted authority on soil mechanics, speak last Thursday night in the new Student Union dining hall, on the fundamental principles of soil mechanics as applied to excavating, subway tunneling, and dam foundations. Dr. Tcrzaghi has long been known as a pioneer in the soil mechanics field. He was born in Vienna, Aus— tria, and at the present time, his of~ flcial residence is in that city. He has held professorships in a number of great colleges and universities, in- eluding,r M.I.T. and the University at Prague, Czechoslovakia. A number of articles and publications as well as a few books have been a part of his contribution toward the develop— ment of the subject of soil mechanics. lie is a member of the American So- city of Civil Engineers, and has been honored a number of times for mak— im; original advances in his field. Dr. Tcrzaghi’s tail: was of great interest to most of the men present because it dealt with Li subject which they know is becoming an important one. The majority of the guests present were professional men. (Continued on page three) jCo—ops Had I New/“959mm Co‘op club officers for the your 1939 were elected in a turbulent ses- sion of the A group last Thursday in science, hall. The meeting: was the lost in the present school term which ends this Friday. Guest speaker on the program was '1‘. W. Ycaklc, senior fire protect, whose subject was ,“The Co-op and the Honorary Frater- nitics.” Those elected were Frank Heiden~ reich, president; Kenneth Olson, vice president, Victor Shell Schmidt, sec— retary and Walter Meyers, treasurer. The retiring" officers are Birger John~ ison, Mike Larinoff, and John Kucera. ,Meyers succeeds himself as treasurer. Yeakle presented a comprehensive summary of the co-op situation at Armour from an activities standpoint. He expressed the view of the regular students in general that co-ops make desirable members in school organiza- tions and urged greater interest on their part. ”Membership in departmental hon» orary fraternities at Armour is based on scholarship and activity within the department," said Yeakle. “Organiza- tion honoraries, such as the literary and musical fraternities choose men outstanding in the associated activity, while Tau Beta Pi considers both scholarship and activity participation when selecting candidates." Yeakle stated that it was not at all impossh ble for covops to engage in extra-cur- ricular activities, and cited several or» ganizations which contain co-opera- tive students. Retiring president Johnson ex- plained to the members that the co-op dance which was to take place this Friday could not be held because of an unfortunate conflict with the se— nior dance on Saturday. Schommer "falls of Monument Progress in demand Months Students and Alumni Will Eierivc Equal Bette-iii Under the leadership of personnel director John J. Schommer a renewed drive for placement has been under- taken. Professor Schommer was ap— pointed in September to carry on the work of William N. Setterberg, who has taken over the duties of registrar of the eveningr division. In ll letter received recently by the A rmou r Tech News. Professor Schomrner wrote‘ “The graduating: class of 1939 will have the benefit of this new departv ment. It is hoped that the seniors of this coming graduating class will up: preciute the opportunity that will he offered by leaving with the depart» merit a complete history of them- selves up to the time of graduation. The questionnaire submitted to se- niors of the class of '39 should be filled out conscientiously; the photo- graph requested should be attached at the time the form is turned over to the placement. department. Later, as the graduate gains in experience and has broadened his scope, the placement department should be ad- vised of his achievements. As an example of not having: records full and complete, let me tell you of a difficulty this department faced a short time ago, We had on file one or two openings which carried a salary (Continued on page three) Players Present lourney’s End As First Production .luummy’s End is to be presented by the Armour Players on Friday evenings, January 6. The evening has been chosen rather than the day be cause the, play will last two hours and will make up a full evening’s en- tertainment, The play will be fol- lowed by dancing to the music of Don Charlton and his orchestra of Ar- mouritcs. The entire Student Union is to be turned over to the guests of the players after the dance. The lunch room will be open so that those desiring refreshments may have them. M. G. Christophersen, a writer and the director of Armour’s new radio series, is the director of the play. He has written several books and wrote a column of theater criticism for the Rockford Journal. The cast consists of the following: B. R. Sternfeld, C. McAleer, R. O. Nerhus, L. Epstein, R. I. Jaffec, T. A. Hunter, R. L. Hanncman, S. S. Silverman, A. G. Hansen, J. W. Duncan, and C. H. Schultz. The play, an outstanding war drama with which all Armour stu- dents probably are familiar, is an cx~ tremely difficult undertaking, but is being: handled in fine fashion by An mour’s players. Mr. Christophcrsen, in presenting his first Armour pro- duction, has chosen a play which no one can afl'ord to miss. Tickets are now on sale for the nominal charge of fifty cents per per‘ son. They may be purchased from any member of the Armour Players. Vol. XXII. No. ”first blighted Wiii inaugurate progress Made In Furthering WSE. ’5 Scope “H“— 7 Definition of the reorganization of the Armour branch of the Western Society of Engineers has been taken in the form of an address by Mr. E. Keith, secretary of the parent so- ciety, to the oil'iccrs of all the depart- mental societies last Friday in 220 Chopin. In the course of the lecture Mr. Keith attempted to bring: out the advantages of the Western Society of Engineers as a parent society over a purely civil engineering society at Armour. “Fundamentally," said Mr. Keith, “the Western Society of Engineers has never been restricted to what is now understood it. civil engineering. We still hold to the English interpre- tation that there are but two branches of engineering: military and civil." “However," continued Mr. Keith, “as engineering became more sp:,cialized, divisions were made un- der the general organization until to- day there are eight classifications in~ eluded in its organization. Further, the, various grades of membership, ‘l’u‘l, associate, and junior, have peri~ odic meetings of general engineering interest." It is the aim of the present mom— hers of the Armour branch of the Western So 'cl,y of Engineers to (Con d on, page two) ”Helium” is Second Radio Broadcast ”The Story of Helium,” second broadcast in the new radio series, rev vealed the fascinating history of the discovery of helium and its applica- tions to our everyday life, Noted first on the sun in 1868 by Jansen, the French astronomer, by means of the first spectrographic analysis of the sun in eclipse, helium was yet to be unknown on earth 27 years after this first indication of its existence. Even after it was dis- covered on earth by Hildebrand, helium was mistakenly thought to ’be hydrogen so that it was not until 1895 that helium was isolated, and recogn- nixed as a new substance and recon— ciled with the element noted on the sun. It remained for the world War to create a demand for the new sub— stance. In 1916 the race of the nations to obtain helium began, but it was found only in minute quantities, the result being prohibitive prices. In the United States, however, great quantities were available. The U. S. Dept. of Mines instituted experimen- tal plants for the isolation of helium anrl has since prohibited its export to “warring” nations. Thus, it is that balloon passengers in the U. S. know that they travel safely, the non-inflammable helium gas being their insurance. A gas has virtually been brought 90 million miles to be of service to mankind through the scientist. Saturday’s program, “Power,” will be concerned with the transmission of power over great distances. Teachers College invites Armour to Another Social Once more have Armourites been invited to an afternoon dance by the Social committee of the Chicago Teacher’s College. The occasion is the annual Christmas Dance and will commence at 3:30 p.111. this Friday. The committee promises a gala of- fair with an atmosphere of seasonal decorations and syncopation by that admirable hand which played for the previous dance. Students are urged to secure their tickets (which are free) in the Res:— istrar’s Office before the hunted snow ply is exhausted. No one is to be admitted without a ticket. l Social dessert is gradient Union heniors deflect Gharlie Gaylord to Supply Syncopailon aware rho—Io ruaoav , Armour’s newly opened Student Union will be the scene of much gaiety next Saturday evening at the “First Nighter” which is scheduled to begin promptly at 9 o'clock. It is the first Armour dance ever to begin at this time. The occasion, as most of you have been informed, is to be the first class dance of the school year, and is sponsored by the senior class. As a fitting celebration to the occu- pancy of the new Union, a large crowd will gather in the new ballroom to give the smooth floor its first trial. If advance sales of bids are any indication of the popularity of a function, it would seem that just about every one will be there. Stu- dent, opinion seems to be that each man wants to bring his lady friend down to Hoe the new edifice, however, the size of the dance floor being what it is, there should be no crowding at all. Streamers and Balloons 01' course, one of the feature at— tractions ol“ the affair will be the orchestra. On this occasion the music makers will be none other than Charlie Gaylord and his ten masters in the art of sweet swing. If there are still some of you who like to swing out with the best of them, and have not yet purchased your ticket, there are c:till a few to be had in the Registrar’s Office, or from any of the following: seniors: B. Anderson, W. D. Chapman, Tom Collier, I. M. Footlik, Russell Kotal, E. C. Mitchell, or Sid Moculcski. Plans for the decorations are to include an abundance of paper streamers, colored balloons, and stage effects. The new overhead lighting unit in the assembly hull will come into good use at the dance, as the indirect portion of the lighting will provide any desired amount of light of several different colors. In this way, the effect of moon~light or broad day—light may easily be had. Following the practice which has become established here at Armour, the connnittee, headed by Bolton An- derson, has decided to give a bid without any charge, to any member of the student body who sells eight bids. The bids for the dance, cost- in;: the sum of $1.50, are made of black paper with raised gold letters on the outside to brim: in the school colors. This contrast in color pre- sents a vcry pleasing picture to the (Cami 'wd on. page four) flies till—db, @rchesira Arrange Program for @hrlstmas floncerr With the remodeled Mission build- ing- providing the setting, the Ar- mour Musical Clubs will present their annual Christmas Concert on the morning of Friday, December 16. A special invitation is being ex- tended to all mothers and sisters of the Armour student body to attend the concert. Afte. the concert the guests will be afforded a splendid op- portunity to enjoy and inspect the facilities of the recently completed Student Union building. At the request of the management of the Art Institute, the combined Musical Clubs presented a very suc- cessful concert before a large nudi- once last Wednesday afternoon, No- vember 30. in the foyer of the In‘ stitute. This was the Club’s second appearance at the Institute. A special invitation has been ex. tended to the Musical Club to pre— sent a concert of Shawnee Country Club, Sunday afternoon. January 15. Followingy the concert, tea will be served and dancing facilities will be fur “lied for an errioyablc social evening. Members of the Armour Musical Clubs hove been enjoying many of the recent operas at the Civic Opera building. A center box was present» ed to the group by the Civic Opera Company early in the semester.