Z—I4O Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago. Illinois, Tuesday, September 27, I938 Registrar Releases §cholorship Averages, School’s bison After considerable work with slide rule and brain cell, the Registrar’s Office has released the scholastic rankings which include the grades of last semester. The highest rating in the entire student body has been captured by a member of the pres~ out senior class, to wit, Abe Zarcm. He has compiled the enviable aver- age of 2.95 for six semesters of work. Try for Highest Mark Before continuing with any more of the figures, given out by Mr. Kelly, an explanation of the grading system here at Armour will be given for the benefit of the freshmen and the transfer students. The highest mark given is ‘A‘ and it carries the value of three grade points. Next in order is ‘B’ with two grade points, then ‘C’ at one point, and finally ‘D’, with I no grade points. The failing grade; is ‘E’ and it naturally carries no‘ points. There is also a grade of ‘I’ that is given in the case that a stu- dent has failed to complete the work i assigned in the course taken. An ‘I’ in a course is only a temporary grade, the final grade bcinugiven when the work is finished. Explain Student [averages To find the average that a student has attained during the years in school, each of his grades is evaluated in terms of grade points; then the points for each course are multiplied by the number of semester hours spent in that course; finally, all of, these products are added togetherE and the sum is divided by the total: number of semester hours taken. This result is then the average grade per semester hour. One semester hour of work is taken as the equiva— lent of three clock hours. The averages for the different classes have followed the general (Continued on page four) Dell's and ski» Dell's Lead Hedging Alter Close all Rush Week Last Wednesday evening saw the climax of another successful rushing season by the fraternities here at Armour. All of the houses celebrated the occasion with banquets for tho pledges with the pledging ceremony following soon after the food. All of the new men are new hard at work learning: the material which the various chapters require that they know. This year the Delta lead the field in number of pledges secured, with a group of seventeen. In their group are four FRE. scholarship men and one competitive honors man. With this new material the house has hopes of capturing- the scholarship cup for this year. The following men have been pledged: R. J. Dunworth, A. T. Garniei‘, C. W. Kallal, W. N. Kidwell, E. N. Mei- ster, N. M. Pavonetti, J. M. Peterson J11, R. J. Publ Jr., J. A. Piper, B. F. Ranney, J. G. Ruddy, A. C. Spartan- berg W. B. Suthers, R. H. Talcott, W. T. Umbright, and F. G. Willis. Following only one behind the Delts are the Rho Delta Rho men, who pledged sixteen men last Wed- nesday night. The men who were pledged are the following: Morris Blackstone, Earl Bluestein, Bernard Cooper, Jack Davis, Bennett Edelman, Bernard Ellis, Norton Fer- (Continued on page four) NOTICE All fraternity notes must be re— ceived by the fraternity editor not later lhrm 5 RM. Thursday. Notes should be left either in the box in main lobby or NEWS oflicc. TODAY New men. interested in, joining the staff of the ARMOUR TECH NEWS should report to the NEWS office at 12:80 today for a short meeting. Ofi‘icq locaté’d on third floor of the second entrance of Chopin Hall. WEDNESDAY There will be a. meeting [07' old men. of editorial staff in. NEWS office of li’...0 tomorrow. is iris pou/ter Heads Department of New Research With a reorganization in the board of directors, new sponsors, personnel and projects, the Research Found- ation experienced one of its most ac- tive summers. The reorganization consisted mere- ly in the creation of two divisions. The Research department managed by Dr. Poulter will handle all experi- mental work, while the other, the General Management division, head— ed by Mr. Vagtborg, will handle the business allairs. Many Additions to Board This summer's board meeting re— sulted in the addition of several new members to the board of directors. The present membership consists of Charles S. Davis, President, Borg- Warner Corporation; Paul H. Davis, President, Paul H. Davis 6'1 Co.; Thomas H. Hammond, President, Whiting,r Corporation; Robert B. Har— per, Vice President, People’s Gas Light and Coke Company; Charles W. Hills Jr., firm of C. W. Hills, Patent Lawyers; Raymond J. Koch, Presi- dent, Felt and Tarrant Mfg. Com- pany, and Bernard L. MeNulty, Pres‘ ident, Marblehead Lime Company. Thomas H. Hammond was selected President of the Research Founda— tion. New Staff Members The scope of the Foundation’s work has been greatly extended by the addition of three new staff memv bcrs, five graduate students and sev- eral new sponsors. The new staff members are: Dr. H. A. Lecdy, of the University of Illinois, who will take over the division of acoustics». and vibration; Dr. H. M. Kindsvater, of Iowa State who will assist Dr. Manley of Armour in the work on plastic jointing compounds and Mr. P. Fitzpatrick of Notre Dame who will concern himself with heat trans- fer problems. The new sponsors among whom are such well known names as Acme Steel, Allis-Chalmers, Armour & 00., Clay Products Assn, Peabody Coal, Sears, Roebuck and 00., Stewart Warner Com, University Oil Prod- ucts, and the ‘Whiting Corporation, have started many new projects and the work now includes everything from coal washing to machines for computation. D. luncheon to Edit Yearbook; gto'ltgfieeled For the fifth time in six years, a tire protect will take the saddle of leadership and attempt to ride the sturdy steed Cycle to a winning fin» ish. Daniel W. Jacobson, F.P.E., ’39, has been chosen by Professor Walter Hendricks to head Armour Tech’s year book staff. Jacobson’s experience includes work done on the Cycles and the Armour Engineer and Alumnus quarter-lies, during the years 1937 and 1938. He is president of Salamander, honorary fire protection fraternity. Almost immediately following his appointment, Jacobson, with the aid of Professor Hendricks, formulated the Cycle Staff as follows: Ass’t Editor—B. W. Bernstrom, ME. 4. Bus. Mgr.-N. Rice, M. E. 4. Feature Ed.—E. Worcester, F.P.E. 3. Sports Ed.—T. Clark, M.E. 4. Social Ed. —— B. G. Anderson, F.P.E. 4. Organization Edr‘T. Collier. CE. 4. Fraternity Ed.————P. Ramsel, F.P.E. 3. Photography—T. Giovan, ME. 4. Art Edd. LindahlY Arch. 4. Advertising; Mgr. ——~ A. Gilbert. ERR. 4. (Continucd on pogo two} A MESSAGE Willi/i Tilt DEAN The new members of Armour Institute of Technology have received an officiaI welcome to the Institute from President HeaIcI. both in person, in assemny, and through the columns of the AR» MOUR TECH NEWS. That returning students are equally welcome. needs no emphasis. You undergraduates, new and old, are coming this fall into a progressing and dynamic Armour. :The Student Union is a dream Come true and will be a going concern very soon, and fine, I believe, beyond your expectations; the re-oéganized Library is aImos‘r com- plete; new class rooms. a new store, a new restaurant. are nearly here. Meanwhile. we are handicapped with facilities that would be hopelessly inadequate for any extefided length of time, but which can, and will. I believe, be acceptedifor a few weeks, patiently, and in a spirit of mutual helpfulness and cooperation, in anticipation of the major improvements which are at hand. We realize keenly the lack o‘fipIaces for you to go for either study or relaxation during the day when you have no classes. Class rooms are about I00 per cent occupied during the morning. We are sorry that smoking in the Temporary Restaurant must be pro~ hibi‘recl. on account of the fire hazard which is obvious. We tried it otherwise, but it did not work. I am going to venture a few suggestions, and ask you to follow them, in the interest of all of us. that is———of Armour: Be patient and helpful in the face of temporary inconveniences. Try to distribute the load on the Temporary Restaurant through the period betwen l I :20 and 2:00. If you bring your lunch from home, eat it in the Freshman Drafting Room. between I220 and I150. remembering that the room will be occupied by classes at two o'clock. Observe the necessary regulations upon smoking. Smoke out- doors. When the Union is ready, before cold weather. there will be ampIe facitilies there. Please remember that practically all callers at the Institute. and they are very numerous. find their way either to the Office of the Registrar or the Office of the Dean of the College on the first floor of Main: therefore. avoid all unnecessary noise in the foyer and on the stairs. Also (for the particular attention of seniors and juniors who have lockers in the basement) the basement stairs are a wonderful sounding board and loud noise in the basement comes directly to the offices—amplified! FinaIIy. it is a fact that the great world of business and indus- try outside, toward which you are headed, finds the average grad- ua‘re in engineering not deficient in technical training and ability. but inclined to be deficient in the vitally important field of human relations. Do all you can to remedy That deficiency. We all know that Armour is "on her way" under the inspiring leadership of her new President. There is no room at Armour for anyone whose "presence is detrimental to her progress". C. A. TIBBALS. Senior beholorshipa thrives to Ten Dutstoudinu More In Class Nine senior students will finish their college careers on scholarships according to the announcements rc- lcascd from the president’s office re- cently. The men selected and their departments are: George J. Dcrrig, M.E.; Max Ephriam, Jr., M.E.; My— ron Goldsmith, Arch; Paul Henrik- sen, M.E.; Edward J. Loutzenhciser, Ch.E.; Sigmund Moculeshi, Ch.E.; A. M. Richardson, Arch; Thomas W. Ycaklc, Jr., F.P.E.; Abe M. Zarem, ary architectural fraternity, presi- dent. Thomas W. Yeakle: Honor Mar— shal; freshman scholarship winner; Salamander, honorary fire-protection engineering fraternity, vice-presi- dent; Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musi- cul fraternity, secretury~trcasurcr; Glee club, soloist; Tau Beta Pi, honA orary engineering fraternity, vice— president; Ar/mnm- Tech News, copy editor; Mus :al Clubs, president. EE. These men were selected on a basis of scholarship and activities. Activities of the students are listed below: George J. Derrig: Honor Marshal, two years; Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical engineering fraternity; Cycle, circulation; A.S.M.E. Max Ephraim, Jr.: Honor Mar- shal, two years; Pi Tau Sigma, hon- orary mechanical engineering frater~ nity; News Editor, Armour Tech News; Sphinx, honorary literary free ternity; A.S.M.E.; Armour Tech Players; Rho Delta Dho, social fra- ternity. Myron Goldsmith: freshman schol- arship winner; Kappa Delta Epsilon social fraternity; National Honor Society in high school. Paul Henriksen: A.S.M.E., presi- dent; letterman and co»captain-elect of basketball team; Honor “A,” vice president; Pi Tau Sig-ma, honorary mechanical engineering fraternity. Edward J. Loutsenhciser: fresh- man scholarship winner; Honor Mar- shal, two years; Tau Beta Pi, nation- al honorary engineering- fraternity, president; Alpha Chi Sigma, profes- sional chemical fraternity; Triangle, social fraternity; orchestra member. Sigmund Moculeski: Honor Mar- shal; Freshman scholarship winner; Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chemi» cal engineering; fraternity; interclass baseball and basketball. A. M. Richardson: Scarab, honor A. M. Zarem: Honor Marshal. two years; Eta Kappa Nu, recording sec— retary and correspondent to the of— ficial magazine, A.l.i£.ls.‘., president; Mathematics Club, presmcnt; Rho Epsilon, national radio fraternity, vice-president; Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraterity. Winners decent linear dehoiorship Ten high school graduates of the class of 1938 were awarded scholar- ships following the examinations giv- en May 21. The examination was given to 299 men. The ten selected were chosen from the scholastic rat- ing on the test and personal interview by the faculty committee in charge of scholarships. Men entering the Institute this semester on a one year scholarship are: W. L. Benwitz. Lake View; R. J. Dunworth, Morgan Park; W. J. Hodin, Tildeu Tech; G. E. Homi Waukegan Township; G. W. Staats,I Oak Park; H. J. Steinberger, New Trier; R. G. Stonebam, Hyde P; k; H. Tocliau, Lane Tech; F. G. Willis, Central City, Nebraska; T. Ziolinski, Lane Tech. Students graduating from schools outside the Chicago area, were allow: cd to trim the examination under the supervision of the principals of their high schools. I dont by Samuel Five Commit-lees deflected by A. I. E. ii. Branch all E First Meeting at Year The first meeting of the Armour branch of the American institute of Electrical Engineers was marked by a very enthusia. .c turnout of stu~ dents. The meeting- was called to or- ganize the activities of the branch so that the group may begin operation at once. With an “A. l. E. E. Smok- er” to be held in the near future, the selection of committees to help the oil'icers with the arrangements of this and other events was ncces itated. ()n the papers committee, whose duty it is to select student papers for presentation before local or national chapters, are. the following: 1.. Stro- chiu, J. llcbson, E. Marik, E. Ilorn, and M. Camras. The social committee consists of the following men: J. An- derson, lt. Bush, E. Chevalley, J. Mc- Cormuck, S. Mentzel, E. Roscnthal, and G. Frost. The followingF were chosen for the membership commit- tee: l... Weeding, T. Quarnstrom, J. IRcutcr, R. Rehwald, and J. Shaver. IThe members of the committee on talks are: V. Tarp, .7. Gregory, J. Hartman, J. Leonhardi, R. Ramp, and ,L. Maze. 0n the recreation commit- Itec are the following: F. Brewster, J. Kasper, L. Ropek, F. I’limclmcyci', J. Lundquist, and F. Nader. The branch needs the active sup- cal department. All those interested in joining' either the local or national branch should see treasurer E. K. Osterberg. Freshman tildes Enrollment tilts All Time High l7 States and 3 Foreign Nations Provide Eitudcnts Attending classes last week were some 3113 freshmen students, it was revealed by Mr. Kelly, Registrar. The latest figures, show that the to— tal number of students in the col~ loge day school is 1015; this figure does not include the students in the cooperative division. The exact num- ber of students enrolled in the In- stitute will not be available for scv» oral weeks. The enrollment summary for 1937- 1938 showed a grand total of 4495 students. Included in this figure are the 1323 regular day college stu- dents of which 275 are Cooperative students. The Freshman class was the lam-.1; with membership total- ing 393, Sophomores numbered 264 and the Junior and Senior groups and 167 students respectively. Part Time students numbered 42 and 17 were [graduate students. Mocha Hove Largest Group Enrollment in departments found the largest group in the Mechanical Engineering Option with 192 stu— dents enrolled. The Chemical dc- partment was second largest with ,153 and the Electrical department third with 107. Architecture enrolled 81, Civil En ginecringr, 71, Fire Protection, 42 and Engineering Science 16. The Evening Division was by far the lamest group with an enrollment of" 2746 students. Summer 200, with the College Summer scs~ sion enrollingF 226. Thus bringing: the grand total to 4495 students, one of the largest enrollments in Ar- mour’s history. Represent Seventeen States 17 states and three foreign comp tries represented by the Armour Stu» body. lllinois tops the list (Continua! on page four) 53W; me snvrpggfixs. . 33‘ x We regret to announce the ,é (loath of ' dent in Mm ing, who p September MT amt 1 Engine ‘ 33‘ Sunday “’33. um... . defining; WWMmm port 01’ every member of the electri-‘ were approximately equal with 165‘ The Department of, School : students (Evening division) totalcd‘ ‘answer questions and in other \Vt A study of the enrollment: lists find J Vol. XXII. No. 2. institute liability Augmented New Tirolessors Reissnerrileed, Miller and Mecch Take Appointments In accordance with an expansion policy that has been under way for a number of years, several new profes- sors have received appointment to the Institute stall. In addition to the new members of the Architectural Department, a number of new in» structors have been taken on in other departments. A notable addition to the Mechanics Department is Dr. Hans Reissncr, famous for his scien- tific aeronautical researches, a native of Berlin, Germany, and a noted structural engineer in the United States. He will also serve on the stall of the lnstitute’s Research Foundation to carry out two research projects for the. National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics. Graduate oil U. of Colorado Dr. Myril B. Reed, who receives appointment to the Department of Electrical Engineering as an Assist— ant Professor, comes to Armour ex~ perienccd in the teaching of all cours s oii'ered. He obtained his un- dergraduate training at the Univer— sity of Colorado, and received 3 Ph. D. in physics in 1935 at the Univer» sity of Texas. He has also studied at the Electronics Institute, Univer- sity of Michigan, and has spent. con- ‘ .idoi-ahle time in electrical engineer- \ int; field work with such companies as “ the Public Service Company of Colo» rode, the Utah Power and Light 00., and the Westinghouse Electric Co. Dr. Reed is the author of the text- book Ii‘llndumcnmlc of Electrical Engincc w], and is at the present time w m; the second volume of the latter work. Experienced Chemist Dr. John L. Miller, a graduate of Harvard University received appoint- ment as Associate Professor of Metal- lurgy. He comes to the Institute from a position as research metallurgist for Babeock & Wilcox Co. of Barber- ton, Ohio, with whom he has been associated since 1932. He received his undergraduate training at De Paul University here in Chicago and then, after spending four years as re- search chemist and metallurgist with the American Sheet and Tin Plate 00., studied at Carnegie Tech. and the Harvard Engineering School. Dr. Sanford B. Meech, a graduate of Yale, joins the English Depart- ment: as Assistant Professor of Eng— lish and comes to the Institute from the University of Michigan, where, (Continued on page four) blew lWejiiTG—ifiuided At the freshman assembly hold two weeks ago, new students were divided into groups of seventeen or eighteen and assigned to Senior Counselors. Each year the outstanding senior stu- dents are appointed as counselors. The men selected this year are: H. ‘Anthon, T. Clark, T. Collier, P. F. Hendrikscn. J. Janicck. R. Kotal, W. E. Kruse. E. Loutzcnhciser, B. Lyck~ berg. L. W. Norkus, P. Poitier, A. M. Richardson Jr.. R. \"indekieft, W. A. Vagrner. and T. W. Ycakle. The idea of having: these coun- elors was first adopted by President leald several years ago while he was still dean of the Institute. Realizing the difficulties encountered by new students in adjusting- themselves to college work. he assigned sonioi aid the incoming freshmen. This year the plan has been extend ed. and the counselors will he :1 able to freshmen for the entire New students who get into (iii sometimes hesitate to consult w faculty or the (lean. These will often find on info a counselor ' ' if he the so!