Page Two ARMOUR TECH NEWS Tuesday, October 25, l938 Amour Tech. News Student Publication of the ARMOUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year I938 Member 9 9 associated Collegiate press wavnsnau‘rrzu Fen "mom“ mmmamo m National Advertising Service, Inc. College I’ublixberx Representative 1520 MADIBON AVE. NEW YORK. N Y CHIcAco ‘ Boston ' Lon AIIGILEII - 21A" innncmcn “Entered as second class matter December 8, 1937, at the post office at Chicago. Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1 9.” 257 $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each EDITORIAL BOARD . , '- .RUSSELL KOTAL EIAITOR IN CHIEF ROBE T JAFFEE NEVEII’QGI‘EEFEDUOR MAX EPIégyAiM EZgTTSDTTJOTtOR MAS YEAKLE HUSINESS MAN 4 . OBERT WINBLAD FACUL' Y ADVIS R ALTER HENDRICKS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT ' ' .CIu-l Rei- Degkrifidliariimr " V . . . ohn Keane Assxgnmem h. ito Robert Bnrtusck, James Meyer, Francis Opila A . Spam Editor Tom Curk FonLure Editor .. Perry . Fm. II. ca . P. Wood ansen. J. Hobson. B. Sternfcld. Coiiimnén‘m E w . A. 7mm . ' . . orcc , . , . . Reposrwrlsverma“ . Cumrns. E. Colunt, I. Dmikrrwslu. J. Hartman n T. Hunter. E. Knlnin, w. Lnubc, u. Krnnlz. E. Mandel: . H. Quimdcc. F. Itch. E. Rosenthal, C. but Lacr. ' , ,, .F. Anderson. J. Fnhcy. E. Walnut-filer .I‘ DcMonc 17.. Table. imonini J. Miruumic no Curmunlxt ., . BUSINESS DEPARTMENT "rank [\d rtisin Manager 1‘ VB g Ralph Enamun Circulation Munngcr Circulation Mannucr~~ga-?‘ns Circulation It Shouldn’t‘ Happen? In strolling through the building, it is not un— common to find chalk strewn about the floors and eraser and pencil marks on the wall. Such things should not happen. Only recently has Chapin Hall been decorated, and now, we find posters gummed on some of the walls and chalk comments made directly beneath. It is only a small percentage of the students that participate in this type of work, but if the remain— ing group would use their influence, these tricks would soon cease. Another point to consider is the fact that pencil marks appear on walls of all buildings, especially on those in the basement. One may find a calculus problem worked out, or some diagram locating an industrial center to be visited on the next inspec- tion trip, or other disgusting notations. Janitors, pressed for time, must waste many hours each week washing off the carelessly applied pen- cil marks. Floors have to be washed each night and swept two or three times during the day, just so some thoughtless students intend to have some “fun." Svill Rough After observing several of the touchball games played on Ogden Field, it becomes obvious that the new rules have done little to stop the rough play— ing that prevailed in the past. The main reason for the failure of the clean-up is the lack of either ob— servation or initiative in observing and calling “fouls." Also, the constant arguments have proved that student officials have insufficient knowledge of the revised rules. A solution to this problem might be to obtain the assistance of the gym in- slructors, who at present, are inactive due to the Business Asnintuntfl . R. Abrahumson, R. Bcsuncon. M. Johnson, K. Jucahavn. W. Muckcy. L. Mime, W. SDL-Ih. October 25, 1938 No. 6 Vol. XXII. Fraiemily Noles By EDWARD CHEVALLEY A {Inirrniiy mum must IIK' rccclvcd by lhc rmIemin editor before 5 I’.M. Thursday in order to appear in the ncxl. mime. PHI IPI W’ll lamina Chapter of Phi Pi Phi takes pleasure in announcing the pledging; of Verne Parker, CmOp ’41; Robert Schmidt, Co‘Op ’4}; and Gerald Platz, (lo—Op ’41. We are proud 1.0 Brother Anthon on being president of the commission. The chapter was host to an unch pected visitor a week ago Friday. The visitor was our national chapter pres. idem, Hugh M. Hart. Brother Hart was very pleased with the commenti- able appearance of the house. A fraternity convention here in Chi- cago accounted for his appearance. BELTA TAU DELTA October 291b, is to be the Hallowc» en Dance with black cats, and pump- kins, and goblins, of cider (we hope), but the royal decree has it that the boys must bring their own Witches. We were fortunate in winning our Louchball game with Theta Xi last Friday; the score was 26—0 in our favor. It was a swell game just the same. We will soon be sending the Touch— ball cup away to have “1939 Champs” engraved on it. Theta. Xi was first to feel the might of the purple avalanche and the scouts prep dict a victory over Phi Kappa Sigma. Notice Dame’s loss was Delta’s gain when Puhl came to Armour. RHO DELTA REM) We take very great pleasure in an- nouncing the initiation of Arlhur Welsch ’42 Harry Levinson ’41 Congratulations, Harry and Art! All eyes are pointed toward our pledge dance Nov. 5 at Thorne Hall. Brother Mirotsnic has designed a unique program for the dance utiliz» ing the trials and tribulations of a Rho Delt pledge as a theme. Buddy Mayer’s tempiece orchestra are all set to call the tunes for the affair. After crushing, the Sigma Alpha Mu boys 39—0, our touchballers are anxiously awaiting their next contest. Brother Rothcnberg and the rest of the team are already Visioning the touchball cup resting comfortably on our mantlcpiccc. congratulate elected Salamander Pledges Rowe and Hunter Al, the regular meeting of the F.P.E.S. which was held last Fri~ day, Professor Finnegan announced the pledging of two members to Salmander, the honorary fire protect Lion engineering fraternity. The pledges are Don Rogge, a senior, and Thomas liunLcr, a junior. A talk given by J. ’l‘. W. Babcock, the introduction of the pledges. Mr. Babcock, a graduate of MIT, presented an interesting (lis- cu "ion on the hazards involved in air conditioning. He first explained the (lill'erent sys- Lems of air conditioning which in» cludc either a chemical or cooling l method of dehumidifying the air. l The methods involved in filtering also vary widely, depending on the oc- cupancy and the price. The filter, he explained, is of major concern to the engineer became in all fires within systems, the filter was involved. The necessity of large ducts make air conditioning systems especially hazardous. These ducts which must be lined \‘ery frequently with com~ bustible material for wake!“ and sound proofing offer ideal avenues for fire. In order to prevent this travel, heal. actuating devices have been devised which operate fire gates. These, however, as Mr. Babcock cibed, are not rapid enough for this type of fire. Such fires have been known to cause $75,000 worth of damage in seven minutes. Mr. Babcock has in- vented a device using a photo—electric cell, which will detect the presence of smoke and close the ducts. The Ile- vice ofi'crs a possible solution to the air conditioning fire hazard. followed Student Falls From Third Floor Window in Chapin Walter Clark, a member of Rho Epsilon, fell from the third floor of Chapin Hall last Thursday. Accord— ing to the latest reports available, the only injuries sustained were a frac- tured wrist and facial cuts, caused by the breakage of his glasses. Fortunately, the ground was soft from previous rains which broke his fall considerably. Clark is expected to be back in school this week. FATHER AND sou swwousv [I I am in favor of ‘rhe December date. C) I am in favor of the spring date. D I am not in favor of either, but would like to have it on Signed. present situation of the lunchroom. Their decisions would be accepted as final by the teams. REMODELIN’GW (Confirmed from page one) after the decorating: is completed. Strolling over to where the. old cloak room was situated, an investi— gator finds the new woman’s rest room. This room has had a tel‘nzzo floor put in place and is soon to have new plumbing fixtures installed. In addition, new furniture is being pur‘ chased for the lounge. Taking a trip up the foyer stairs, which have been redone, and walking into the commons room, there is a great change not/ed. lucksoh Folks llclolwmdlfili “Porcelain Insulators" was the sub- ject of a talk given by A. M. Jack— son, district manager, of the Locke Insulator Company at the first. im- portant meeting of the A.I.E.E. lasl. Friday. “Surfaces of insulators are the most important factor to be consid— ered in the manufacture of insula- tors,” said Mr. Jackson. “Any scratches cause microscopic valleys which will decrease the thickness of the porcelain glaze and oftentimes cause the insulator to crack," con- tinued Mr. Jackson, “and non-ductile materials are no stronger than their surface." In order to prevent scratching, the insulators are often covered with a thin coat of varnish. However, with a good covering of glaze the insulator will withstand ordinary treatment. According to a description given by Mr. Jackson. the insulator is placed in an oven with the temperature of 2400 degrees. The glaze flows very slowly over the microscopic crevices, filling in any of the valleys that may tend to weaken the finished product. On cooling, the glaze contracts faster than the porcelain of the in- sulator. which often causes “crack— ing.” By adding a small portion of metal oxide, the coefficient of expan- Sion is adjusted so that both contract equally upon cooling. It is possible to vary the strength of the insulator from 20,950 to 3,075 pounds per square inch by the addition of the oxides, which causes the glaze to com tract at the same rate as the porce- lain insulator. A testing device consisting of a steel mallet was allowed to swing" through an arc of 90 degrees; the scale road inch»puunds. A. white in- sulator, colored as such, to avoid ship» mcnt from the factory by accident, was placed in the machine. The im- pact was varied from five to thirty— fivc inch pounds before it chipped. A brown insulator was next placed in the device and the impact applied up to the maximum 01‘ 100 inch-pounds. The insulator failed to chip. The Slipstick E Cleave to the slipstick; let the slapstick fly where it may. Greetings dear contemporary stu— dents. It is a pleasure to look down. (it your smiling and beaming coun- tenanccs and know that you are all rural/j for your weekly lesson in Im- mor. Remember, now. (iftnr each jolcc (?) you. all laugh very loudly. Sm'cic~ (wing will not be permitted. in Twinkle, Twinkle little star, My pap’s a Cop Can you swim? What t’ell did you expect, blood? 'rh * ’h Pardon the interruption in clams, but we’ve been asked to announce Ihc finding of a five dollar bill. Will the owner plaane form a lime outside of tho Mmin building. You're wel- come. a, D, a: Hotel Clerk: Why don’t you wipe the mud off your shoes when you come in here? Stoopbmin Bliss: What shoes? 1k xi w You, dour fellow crmtcmps, we apologize for mentioning that last tale. The policy of this column will be, as ii, has always: berm, "Keep the Slipstic/c clean and attend all Girl Scout meetings regularly.” So climb- ing back up onto the curbstane we pass this next one on to you. ’Ii ii i Fond mother of Armour Freshman: You, Johnny is studying French until algebra. Say “Good morning" to the lady in algebra. Johnny. ’ ’0 ill Alice: What’s your father’s occu- pation, Bill? Bill: My fathcr’s ii cop, but I'm no Well, my father’s a (Hiker but I'm no Qua/car. Fred: Huh. My father’s a clmuf~ four, but I'm no loafer. I'lclrm: Er....uh.., my father’s a, surgeon. . . . IlI ll< Ah Are you all sleeping? No. Oh, you want pupa to tell you a bedtime story. All right. Once upon the time there was a. great big spinstcr, a middle—sized Munster and a little bitta spinstcr. They came home one night and the III'OHII big: spiristcr looked in hcr room and said, “Somebody's been sleeping: in my bed!” The middle sizcd ppinstcr Look a look an cried, “Aml somebody’s been slecping in my bed!“ The little ittu bltta spinstcr looked in her bed and yelled, “Whooa peel" That’s all kiddies. . . . HI Y0 SILVER. UNION MANAGEMENT—- (Continued from page mic) five will be student employees. The students 'e all to be paid in tuition credit, similar to the other jobs held by students at the present him. This number of men will give the Union an adequate staff for maintenance and other purposes. The Union board is to be respon— sible to the A. ’1‘. S. A. board of control. The board of control is made up of twelve members, six from the faculty and six from the student body. The six faculty men are the president, dean, treasurer, physical director, and two other faculty mem- bers who are to be selected. Student members are the A. T. S. A. presiu dent, first vice-president, second vice- president, secretary, sophomore rep- resentative, and the freshman repre- sentative. All of these men, making up the board of control, are respon— sible to the student body. Although this plan may sound a hit complicated, it should work with IL minimum of friction. The proposi- tion of having a full-time paid di- rector is one which is sure to meet with student approval. The employ- ment. of student assistants is also a good feature as it will help to keep the manager in close contact with the student body. This plan is to be worked over and finally presented to the A. T. S. A. and the student body for approval. Oil kclihihg Movie Inlcrcsls Mochs Last Thursday night in the Auto- motive Laboratory the mechanical engineering research and graduate students were guests at a sound movie given by the Calumet Refining Co. This movie illustrator] the steps in the refinement of lubricating oil and was explained by Mr. J. A. Smith of the Calumet Company. The oil used for their refining is specially selected crude oil from Oklahoma. To insure purity it is shipped to Chicago in tank cars rather- than being piped. The Calu» met Company has a patented refining: process which consists of distilling the various fractions of lubricating oil under a vacuum to prevent crack- ing of the oil at the vapor point. Also shown in the film were some of the research experiments conducb ed by the company. Some of the topics of these experiments are crav- il;y, viscosity, color, flash and fire, carbon rcsiiluc, high speed. and con— trifuge. l FATHER’S AND SONS—«w (Continued from page one) merits. This will also serve to arouse more interest in the affair and help to make it more succesful. The men who are to acL as salesmen are (:0 be chosen during the next week, and work on the project. is to start. im— mediately. There have been several reasons put forward for changing the date of the banquet. Perhaps the biggest of those is the fact that the new Union will be completed and ready for the occasion. Another reason is that the first week in December is shortly after the Thanksgiving holi- day, and not too close to Christmas. For that reason it is felt that this date will fill in a gap in Armour's activities. The old date, the middle of March, fell in with the Armour Relays, Easter, and other activities. For these reasons a change in date is definitely desirable, and the Insti— tute officers have selected the first week in December as the logical solu- tion. Student opinion is wanted. however, and all are asked to express their wishes in the blank. Arx News The Arm Dimes/l! the most social event of the your went off with a bang . . . everybody was happy, guy, mummy, etc. . . . to see them swinging it, trucking (no, Howe), eta, really warmed Roz-Art’s [wart . . . Bill Hutton. was there with, a Hoosier gal, nice. . . . Hartm- with blonde. . . . l/imkchl with Anne. . . . Chairman Mandel with his one and owly. . . . Richardson‘s dale, Virginia Schwinn, was (1.001 “mad for her ex- cellcnt (ring. 9. . . . Dan/"mill, Mary Louise, Virginia, (Mid Amby put on a Iii L Show, trucking. . Speaking of swinging, eta, did you sec Swim]:- Inaslai‘ Howe and the gal fria . , mm, mm, and oh, boy, are they the rug-cutters. . . . Profs. mm dcr Robe, Hilbcrschcimm', Rodgers, and Mull were very welcome. . . . I've come to Hm wry conclusive conclusion limit yc Armour Arm really hallo—good table in their choice of gals—~110M- laolm‘ny. The engineers didn’t, do so bad, either. 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