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NINETEEN YEARS ago when the
nominal victors in the world’s costli-
est struggle. ironically referred to as
the war to end Wars, met in the Hall
of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles,‘
they knowingly procrcnted the Very
thing they were entrusted to termi-
nate. Thirteen million of the world’s
best young men, some willingly”:
others with indifference, gave or had [
their lives taken, thinking they were;
bringing ultimate good.

 

And thel
statesmen of the victorious, who, as
their name implies, should have
acted with intelligence, impartiality,
and impassion, blighted a hope for
curing war ills, and in their misman-
agement only covered a festering
wound that is now crying for atten-
tion and threatens to be chronic. Had
justice, motivated by an unselfish de—
sire to bring; permanent good, rather
than revenge prompted by green, in-
difl'erence, ignorance, and misused
authority, been foremost in the minds
of the signers of the Versailles
Treaty, Europe should have avoided
the recurring threats of war and the
international unrest that has plagued
it for the last two decades.

A SURVEY OF the headlines of
the newspapers in the last several
years, bodes all too well of the grows
ing insecurity and uncertainty of
Europe’s peace. The subjection and
resultant economic disability of the
vanquished by the doubtful victors,.
has failed to bring the latter that re-
venge they sought in 1919, and only
meant misery to Europe’s bankrupt
capitals. And with the turn of events
in recent months, the nominal gains
as provisioned in the treaty are
rapidly being wiped out, and the
European status is approaching a
similarity not unlike that of 1914.
Germany rearms to the teeth. Austria
is no longer segregated, but belongs
to Germany. Hungary, Poland and
Germany are hungrily nibbling at the
rugged Czechoslovakian border, while
powerful Russia, restless France and
cautious England stand by. Powers
today are lined up almost identically
as in 1914, except that pugnacious
Italy tends toward the Berlin axis.

HAD THE counsellors of peace
met to restore and maintain peace
rather than satisfy-a thirst for im-
mediate revenge on the war weary
central powers, how much more ef-
fective would have been the signific-
ance of this treaty and the lesson of
their futile warfare. The exhausted
world put its implicit faith in its
statesmen, trusting they would effect
that end for which so many sufi'ered
and died, peace. The world was sold
for a song, and didn’t realize it. Now
the horrible reality of what hap-
pened at Versailles reveals itself
through the Fascist puppets striding
through Europe’s capitals. It was the
duty of the statesmen, as delegates
of peace, to waive personal and mo
tional pride in an effort to effect a
lasting peace. Did they abide by their
duty? They did not. Acting with stu-
pidity and brutalness, the victorious
allies buttonholed the central powers,
inflicting insult on injury with no
consideration other than for their in-
dividual greediness.

Now in vivid perspective their stu-
pidity appears, and one fairly asks
if it is entirely to be blamed on the
men at Versailles. Unquestionably‘
had those men acted in accordance
with the foresight that should have,
been theirs, justice might have been‘i
administered. It is a great humani
weakness to take advantage of the
inferior. If we submit forever to our
weaknesses, no progress can ever be ,
made. It is only when man, endowed
with an appreciation for the ultimate
good as reflected in truth, lifts him—V
self above his frailties and responds.
to his nobler motives, will the peace,
and resultant international harmony
be achieved. Unfortunately this de—
sirable end is still far off. Tolerance,
liberality, and an appreciation for
the problems of others can only be
brought about through a great edu-
cational program. It is encouraging
to note this movement gaining im-
petus. And when peoples no longer
submit to their baser motives of
greed, avarice, selfishness and intol-
erance, a treaty, unwritten and last-l
ing will prevail, a treaty that couldl
have and should have been written in‘,
1.919 at Versailles, France, had the‘
world’s statesmen acted as men of
state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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trend that has been established in
years past, in that the graduating
seniors held the top rank with the
junior, sophomore, and freshman
classes following in the order named.
The actual figures are as follows:

Seniors 1 ’76

 

The average for the entire student
body, excluding special, part time
and cooperative men, is 1.46. The co»
ops average is slightly better than
the rest of the school, resting at the
1.62 level.

The departmental averages show
that the Fire Protects lead the school
as in former years, with the Engi‘
neering Science men close behind.

The Electricals are third, a few steps
ahead of the Civils. The figures are
as follows:

 

Independents Rate Higher
In drawing a comparison between

the men who belong to fraternities

(and those who are independent, we
find that the independents have an
average of 1.50, while the affiliated
men rate only 1.45. Among the social
fraternities the top place has been
won by Sigma Alpha Mu with a mark
of 1.83. Following S. A. M. in close
order are Theta Xi, Rho Delta Rho,
and Triangle. The following list gives
the rank and score:

 

Sigma Alpha Mu .......... 1.83
Theta Xi ................. 1.68
Rho Delta Rho ........ . . . . .1.67
Triangle .......

Pi Kappa Phi . . . .

Delta Tau Delta .

Phi Pi Phi ......

Phi Kappa Sigma .......... 1.16

Top ranking this year means that the
Sigma Alpha Mu men can add the
scholarship trophy to their collection

or the coming twelve months.
Turning to the honorary fraterni-

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high scholastic rank as an entrance
requirement, we find that Tau Beta
Pi, the honorary en ‘ineering society,
holds the top position. Close behind
is the Civil organization, Chi Ep—
silon, which is in turn followed by
the Chemical fraternity, Pi Lambda
Upsilon. The numerical values as-
signed to the societies are as follows:
Tau Beta Pi . . ............ 2.51

 

 

 

Chi Epsilon ........

Phi Lambda Upsilon ....... 2.46
Salamander ............... 2.35
Pi Tau Sigma .. . 2.33
Eta Kappa Nu ............ 2.21

Alpha Chi Sigma Highest

In the honoraries that do not have
any scholastic requirements, the lit-
erary fraternity, Sphinx, out-ranks
the musical fraternity, Pi Nu Epsilon,
by the margin of 1.99 to 1.86. The
professional chemical fraternity, A1-
pha Chi Sigma, leads the professional
field with an average of 2.02 as
against the 1.74 scored by the archi—
tect’s society, Scarab.

Considering the individual marks
that have been set up, rather than
the group averages, and taking: the
present senior class as a starter we
find that the first ten students are
the following:

A. M. Zarem, Eli—2.95

G. J. Derrig, M.E.——~2.94

Max Ephraim, M.E.——2.94

E. J. Loutzcnheiscr, Ch.E.—2.76

Dan W. Jacobson, REE—2.74

N. D. Rice, M-E.”2.70

T. W. Yeakle, F.P.E.—~2.G9

S. J. Moculeski, Chm—«2.59

C. J. Kovacik, MEX—2.58

H. S. Anthon. C.E.—-—2.49

Taking the present junior class
into consideration we find that the.
first ten are the following:

Marvin Cnmras, Ell—3.00

H. F. Newman, Ch.E.——2.88

Alvin Winklcr, M.E.——2.81

F. A. Opila, GEL—2.79

John Catlin, M.E.——2.77

S. A. Heenan, Ch.E.-—2.74

R. H. Wagner, Mali—2.74

J. R. Gerhardt, Eng.Sc.—-—2.73

T. A. Hunter, ERR—2.72

Don Sundc, F.P.E.~2.64

In the present sophomore class th
first ten men are the following:

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Many New Men to
join Musical mobs

 

Rehearsals for the 1939 season of
the Armour Tech Musical Clubs were
begun last week with one of the larg—
est and most talented groups in its
history attending the tryouts. The
orchestra, which met Tuesday, Sep-
tembsr 20, had over fifty members
attending the rehearsal. The glee
club at its rehearsal Thursday as-
sembled over eighty members.

Any new students who play musi—
cal instruments and would like to join
the orchestra are urged to attend
the next meeting, which will be held
thi evening at 5 p.m. The orches-
tra is in especial need of those who
play the violin, viola, ’cello, and
string bass. The glee club will wel-
come any student who is interested
in singing to the next rehearsal on
Thursday at 5 p.101. Rehearsals will
be held in the Physics Lecture Room
until the assembly hall is completed.

The musical clubs offer a full and
interesting program for the your in-
cluding- concerts, dances, social af~
fairs, and programs before various
groups at banquets and meeting"-

 

 

 

 

R. E. Jacobson, Old—2.74
H. W. Dryer, M.E.—~2.74
Leo Stoolman, M. .

J. H. Markell, E.
R. H. Harmon, REE—2.68
Le Roy Goetz, (LE—2.67

J. '1). Brown, Ell—2.66

G. P. Gricbcl, Mill—2.66

  

ln all of the above figures the value
is for the close of school as of last
June, that is, no summer work is in—
eluded.

The co—ops also have their share of:
the brain-trustcrs as the list will
show. No segregation as to class has
been made; the only reference used
is that the men have a mark of 2.70
or higher. The list is as follows:

E. P. Hanuska—3.00
Thad Kaplinski~2.89

D. J. Whittingham—2.85
. Nelson—£30
Badman—2.71

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R. J. Mead, Ch.E.——2.79

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her, Allan Hersh, Howard Jarmy,
Harvey Korshak, Ben Levin, Morton
Lowy, Harold Park, Jerome Pinsky,
Nathan Rumak, and Leonard Willens.

Following the leaders are the Phi
Kappa Sigmas with fourteen men.
They include the following men:

H. A. Bittner, J .Blank Jr., J. W.
Boehr Jr., J. J. Boland, P. N. Encr-
choltz, H. B. Bums, J. 0. Carr, Lewis
Licstiltow, H. T. McCarty, J. L.
Rider, J. F. Shandley, R. R. Taylor,
Harry Thompson, and Ronald Watts.

In order, after the Phi Kapps, are
the Phi Pi Phi’s. They have added a
group of twelve men to their house
list. They are:

Glenn Backmun, Claude Bnkas,
Charles Bartusch, William Benton,
Ted Gromak, Jack Henderson,

George Nussander, Earle Huxhold,
Ray Niesman, Chris Mallcris, Robert
Srodulsky, and Edward Wiley.

Last Thursday evening the chap-

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(Conimucd from page one)

since 1930 until the present, he has
served as Assistant Professor of Eng-
lish Language and Literature. Yale
College conferred upon him the de~
grces of Bachelor of Arts and Doctor
of Philosophy. Since the time of his
graduation from Yale, he has served
as Instructor of English Literature
at Allegheny College and at Hunter
College. He was assistant editor of
the Middle English Dictionary and
has published “The Book of Margery
‘Kempc". a literary anthology of mid-
dle English. '

In, order to meet the increasing de-
mands for evening division instruc—
tion, Professor H. P. Dutton, new
dean of the evening division an«
nounced the appointment of several
new instructors. These new men and
the subjects they will teach are: Dr.
John L. Miller, associate professor of
metallurgy; W. M. Cade. practical
mechanics and strength of materials;
C. F. Miser, college algebra and ele-
ments of trigonometry; S. V. Reins,
economics; L. S. Castle, industrial
management; G. C. Drcsscl, employee
rating and job analysis; and W. C
Edminster, petroleum refining.
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Tuesday. September 27, l938

FRATERN I’i'ihb PLEDfiE Ellfitiilfuili‘dhw

ter hold an election to replace officers
lost by graduation. The results were
that John Cerovski is now vice-presi-
dent; Ray Main, chaplain, and
William Plengey is house manager.

The Triangle house has increased
their membership by a class of ten
men. They are:

Lawrence Beebe, Ed Clark, Bill
l-Iayford, Frank Hossc, Burdctte Men
Alister, Bob Miller, Lewis Piper,
Flank Rossing, Bill Simonini, and
John Wood.

This year the Pi Kappa Phi’s are
just behind the Triangle men, with
the pledging of eight men. They are:

Richard Filko, Carl Granz, Herbert
Hansen, Richard Harper, George
Hoff, Edson Loftus, Norman Peter-
son, and Andrew Michyeta.

These men were all given a ban-
quet: last Wednesday, in honor of
their pledging, followed by a smoker.
The house has already started in
touchball practice, with an eye to
cupping this years' cup. Armour
chapter was honored by the presence,
during Rush week, of the Archon of
the Illinois chapter, Torn Watts.

The Pi Kap's are planning a
Mother’s Club tea next Sunday, to
get acquainted with the mothers of
the new men.

Sigma Alpha Mu wishes to an-
nounce the pledging of two men, Ger-
hard Hollander and Seymour Super-
stein. All of the men in the house
have set themselves toward obtain-
ing a second leg on the scholarship
trophy which they now display. With
one leg already theirs, the men have
a real edge on all the other houses.

 

 

ENRCBLLMEENTM
(Continued from page two)

with 1259 students of which Chicago
is responsible for 1092 students. In-
diana is represented by eleven stu-
dents, Michigan by nine, Wisconsin
by eight, Texas, Minnesota and Iowa
each with four students, Ohio three,
Missouri, Nebraska, New York and
Oklahoma have two students each and
California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas
and Pennsylvania claim one each.
From the foreign countries five are
from Hawaii, two represent Canada,
and one student from far away
China.

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