Z—MO liold Election oi @llicers tor New Branch oi liociety locally hdhmbcrs to he l‘lonorcd Guests An important meeting of the Ar- mour Branch of the Society for the Advancement of Management is planned for Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 12:20 in the Physics Lecture room. As it will be for the purpose of form- ing the policies and committees, it is extremely important that both the active members and all students in- terested in the society attend. Last Thursday evening, the organ- ization had an interesting meeting. After supper in the north dining hall of the Student Union the group ad- journed to the west meeting room, where officers for the remainder of the semester were elected. Tom Col- lier was unanimously awarded the position of president; Irving Footlik, vice president; John Bar-ale, secre— tary; and Bernard Oswald, treasurer. Fallacies Explained After the officers were elected Professor H. P. Dutton spoke on “The Relation of the Personnel De~ partment to Modern Industry.” Xn this talk Mr. Dutton pointed out the popular fallacy of believing that high- er wages will increase business pro— duction and thereby decrease unem~ ployment. The trend should be in the opposite direction Professor Dutton said. He proved his point by citing; that the cardinal reason for losing- our arms market to Germany and our cotton market to England was the high wag-cs imposed upon the finished product. Because of the decline in foreign trade, American production decreased and relief rolls increased. If the high wages are to continue, there is little hope for immediate re- covery. The wuire trend, according to Professor Dutton, will be definitely downward. Enrollment Peal: Phased Mr. Dutton also pointed out that the maximum student enrollment has been reached. At present there are many vacant seats in the grammar schools indicating that the enrollment Professor Dutton said, was reason enouzrh for peak has passed. This, Armour Institute not to expand. Because of sickness Mr. Mason Smith, the Personnel sent his talk on personnel problems. lideclis liewtwre gfiwdfiflfi' Sflifi‘flkfil’ seimer, Pcterhans, and Rodgers.1 Student speakers are to be fea- tured in a new series of A.S.M.E. Friday at Bernard 0s- mectings starting this 10:30 in Science Hall. Manager of Marshall Fields, was not able to pre» Armour lnstit jlroeh finalise } introduces blew gloom Analysis Keeping abreast with new teach- ling methods, Armour Tech has in— , troduced a new system of analytical ichcmical analysis for second semes- lter freshmen. The course is called semi—micro analytical analysis and is a cross between the two widely known systems, micro-analysis and macro-analysis. Micro~analysis is the detection of the different elements in unknown compounds using very small appar- atus and extremely sensitive bal- ances. It involves extraordinarily careful and accurate laboratory methods in order to obtain good re- suits. Work at schools which give such a quantitative course is usually carried on in the very early hours of the morning. This is to prevent Vibra» tion of passing motor cars and other vehicles from disturbing the bal- ances while materials are being weighed. The microscope is an im- portant part of this work and is used in detecting slight changes in color and molecular structure of materials during chemical reactions. A cen— trifugc is used for precipitation of ions. The centrifuge resembles a small hand operated grindstonc. It contains two or more small, tapered containers in which the tubes of materials are placed. When put in motion, the containers revolve at tremendous speed, the particles of precipitate rapidly being forced tol, the bottom of the tube. l, Macro—analysis, formerly taught at‘ Armour. accomplishes the some pur- pose that micro-analysis does, but requires different methods. Appara» tus twenty times bigger and much larger quantities of materials are (Cowlimwd on page four) i i E introduced/lies van der Rohe At AFC/"l Dinner Professor Ludwig Mies van dcr Rohc, Armonr‘s new director of the Architectural Department, is to be presented to Armour Architectural Alumni at the All Architectural Ban- quet to be held at 6 o'clock Friday evening, February 24, 1939, in the Union dining hall. President Heald will preside and present Professor van dcr Rohc and his associates, Professors Hilber- Other architectural faculty members present will be Professors Dornbush, Mcll, Harper and Krehbicl. The pur- pose of the banquet is to acquaint former students with the new prin— ciples and program of architectural ure of Technology, Chicago. Illinois, Tuesday, February 2 l, l Dean Tibbals Will Attend fiollege Personnel Meeting lll‘iysics {journos Dean Tibbals leaves today to at- tend the meeting of the American College Personnel Association, which will convene tomorrow and continue through Friday. This association is made up of deans from American colleges as well as a number of pri» vate instructors and is concerned In an effort to bridge the (sap he- twcen sophomore and graduate physics, the physics department has announced a new intermediate course in the theory of wave motion sound, and light. This particular course is one in a proposed 939 llonce flluh @pens Coed Dole hereon with problems relating to school per- oonnel. One phase of this years conven- tion will be a discussion of the use of live courses. the scope of which includes a further study of the main subjects considered in sophomore . hySics. In addition to these topics, 0f educational tests men as those {he course as a whole investigates conducted by Professor K-ratbwohl such advanced subject matter as grilgstaiofilgoaigbrgfltf:1123;163:1222; rockets, planetary motion, vectorlal of . anal sis and the unlication he discussed at the meeting. y ’ ll mathematics to physical theory. First in the series is physical me— chanics, which presupposes a knowl« edge of differential and integral cal- culus and engineering mechanics. Choice oi Menus To do filtered at The junior Formal , Potter ls lnmtructnr Mr. J. G. Potter, who conducted the intermediate course in physical mechanics during; the past semester, is conducting the course in wave mo. tion sound, and light. l‘l( atcd that his class last semester was limited to a few students because of program difficulties, the few dioxhal'ds who took the course turning up at 7:30 rum. in order to fit it into their pro- grams. By giving advance notice of the classes, and by proper adjust- ment of the hours, the department will make it possible for every stuv dent desirinp; to take the courses to When the Juniors lift the curtain on their formal, March 10, there will. be an abundance of excellent food, good music and gait-Ly. Chair- man Don Charlton has completed arrangements for the eight-course dinner which offers the famous cui- sine of the Congress Hotel. The menu selected is: Supreme of Shrimp and Crnbmonl Cocktail Col ‘ Irv "llndlnhr-s Olives Curiunmmt' Cultlvntour d" 5‘“ .. Unjuintl'd (hall'l Frii-il Chicken Another new course Mic-red by or . , . Broiled Lake Trout Main-e .r ”1110] the physics department is home cons Hm. “H ”r?“ Trillityfifi ducted by Mr. S. J. Black. This is a Florida Salad-“Franc Drmnlmz i'mnwcrcdit course in ph 's labora- lc rciim l‘ic tory theory and t hnique The puiu pose of this class to instruct the students in thr- u c of instruments, in the interest of improving the qual— ity of their experiments, the course illmpborry nml l'iuwohioi l’viits Fours and Cookies (I "1' ' Dinner will be served from ten thirty on, so that a choice of main coui may be made after midnight including the theory of S, if desired. Dancing beginning: at limits of accuracy, and othcr i'i-lutcd nine thirty, will continue through subjects. 1 the serving of the dinner and will, last until one thirty. The sweetl music of Grill" Williams added to the tasty food of the Casino sci'vice,, It is expected that this class will result in more accurate experiments, for the in-tructors have noticed that cordless, incorrect work is due, in oil'ers a combination that will makei mum, mm,” m the students” spend- this year’s formal the real highlighti inn; too much valuable lel: on learn— “ Armour’s ”'55?“ calendar. i ing the intriracica oi' the apparatus. included among the guests oi'i honor will be President and Mrs. H. 'l'. Heuld, Mr. and Mrs. (J. S. Allison, and Dean C. A, Tibbals Special} tables will be arranged for party; Bright lights, WW music, and Emmi)?“ and may be reserved “4 soonl charming- ladics heralded the first as the bids are purchased. The bidsi collective (lance sponsored by the are $5.50 and cover the cost of din— . ‘Fnculty Wives (tlub last Saturday "9“ and dancmg. cveninir. Mrs. Swlncford, hostess, (ii. Invitations are now in ii“: hands rcctcd the functions of the fray all . . . . . i 01 the socml committee consisting ofl fair. The dance was preceded by a D0“ Charlton, chairman, Jack dinner served in the main dining: Clark, Ernest Mandel, and Cam! room of the Student Union. Worcester. They may he purchasedi Alihoueh functioning quietly the from any of these men or from the class social chairman. Don (Shark for over two yea The completion ton will be in the lounge of the, of the new quarters in the Student Student Union at one o‘clock cvcryl, Union affords unusual opportunities day except Wednesday, and may be for social al'l'airs and the momhcrs club has been active in the Institute contacted for bids or arrangements are enthusiastically planning: future wald, ME. ’39, will be the first speak- er and will start the series of three discussions on steam plant engineer- ing. His talk is entitled “Modern Boilers” and will be illustrated with moving pictures. All types of mod- ern boilers will be discussed in re- gard to methods of operation, ell ficiency, adaptability, and the various other elements pertaining to the proper selection of a boiler unit. The material of this lecture will be augmented in the following two meetings by “Modern Stokers” and “Pulverized Fuels.” The material for these three lectures is being furn» ished by the Combustion Engineer- ing Corporation, New York, manu— facturers of boilers, stokers, other steam equipment. This semester, the greater portion of the A.S.M.E. meetings will be de~ voted to speeches by student speak» ers in the anticipation of selecting; a student to represent Armour Insti- tute at the A.S.M.E. convention to be held at Lewis institute, Chicago, this spring. Officers of the A.S.M.E. have also announced that an inspection trip through the south-eastern Chicago industrial area is being planned for some time early in March. These plans have not been completed as education founded by Professor van der Rohc. An exhibit of some of the work of the new director, which appeared recently in the galleries of the Art Institute, will be set up in the lounge of the Union. it is composed of en— larged photographs of his most fam- ous works, including his famous Ger- man Pavillion, housing projects, early modern skyscrapers, and scale models of small and large houses executed with the finest detail and care. This banquet is expected to rival[ the very impressive banquet at the Palmer House last fall in honor of the new director. Professor van der Rohc is consid- ered to be the most eminent profes- sor of architecture in the world and is known as a famous architect in Europe. His associate, Professor Hilberseimer, is an authority on city planning in Europe; Professor Pe- terhans is an authority on photogu raphy; and Professor Rodgers is a well known American architect. Scarab Fraternity with the co~ operation 01' the entire architectural student body, is sponsoring this ban- quet, which President A, M. Richard- son 01' the fraternity promises will be an occasion interesting- to former and yet but full particulars will be madel present students of the architectural, known in the near future. idcpaytmem. i and , ticed this activity, the hustle and bus» concerning formal dress. parties. The Secret ol‘ the bend lint, or From Where is the fimell Coming? Phewl By ART HANSEN Great and spontaneous activity has . an odor worse than hydrogen sulfide. beset the maintenance department of l skunks or slightly aged eggs." The the school during the past week. Per-i were further surprised when the pur- haps you too, dear student, have no-1 chaser said sweetly, “Send it rush to ALT." Fumes, Ltd., manufacturers of line Paris perfumes also received a rush cull. “Armour Institute requests that you immediately send fifteen quarts of your “Evening,r in Paree’ and an- i tie in the main lobby of our hollow-l ed balls. The grim facts must now,: be divulged. There’s a rat in the} school! Yes, we know that sometimes , you call your dear fellow classmate ' just that, but this rat (or rats) is i ”the. fifteen quarts of “Gay, But a true member of the rodent family i Naughtv" perfume. And make it of either M. Norvegieus or M. Alex-i “pong," andrinus, or perhaps even M. Decu-i manus or M. Rattus. i At last reports the maintainenee g atcd bystander, however, these efforts Staff was Still busily tearing out the 1 were looked upon with disgust. ”Nothv . . n , , Walls in said lobby of Main with the i "‘2‘ ‘lumed 0m" “La" WWI-V the odor 01 a dead rat. There is hope, To the disgusted student and nause— undying determination to find i . , “Brother Rat” who was either dead , however, if the rat is dragged from m. dying. The casual observer on 1 his nocturnal hideout and carried to close observation, could notice one i‘ >. 1 professor after another holding his i “d!" if nose as he hurried past “the spot.” i O 0“ Munitions, Inc. was overjoyed when i the middle of the lake, thence sunk kilogram weights tied to its erous personage to a depth of ion fathoms." Tomorrow, during the regular meeting: of the dance club, the mem- bers will make arrangements through the dating bureau for dates for the dance to be held February 24. On February 15, the dating bu- The committee is composed of the execu- hody, with Albert Kunickis, chairman, and James Duncan and Charles McAlecr, assistants. rcau committee was elected. tivc This bureau is to be open to all members of the dance club, and a card index of all girls expressing a desire to attend Armour functions is on file. These cards contain inform- ation as to whether the girl is tall, short, blonde, or brunette, and as to the type of partner she prefers. By becoming a member of the club at the meeting" tomorrow in the West Room of the Student Union at 5:15 p.m. one may obtain a membership card which will admit him to the social and provide him with a date. Students Requested to Fill in @ueslilonnare - Leading all other groups in rc- tuininu‘ the questionnaires enclosed in their grade envelopes, the seniors have a total of twenty-live percent returned. The results from the other groups are: 1 Junior Class ................ 18% Sophomore Class ............ 16"“ illreshman (lluss .............. 13% i Arch. ...................... 24 I/I. :’ (1h. E. .im (I. E. 23"" E. n. 18",, Sci. ....................... 31% rrn. ...................... 21% M. ii. ...................... 15% i These questions are part of a sur— ‘ ‘t-y bcinp,r made by a member of the registrar’s office stall in an effort to determine how the average stu- dent at Armour spends his time. There is no reason why a one hun- dred percent return should not be obtained since the blanks require only a minutes’ time and need not be signed. Last week was the second week since the sheets were sent out and it's high time for some real rc— sults—how about it fellows? Propose Organization of Debating Team at Armour Armour Institute is to be repre- sented by a debating team in the very near future, according to a re- cent announcement by the English department. Merrill G. Christopher- son and Walter B. Fulghum have been approached by many students in the last few weeks and have given their approval to the formation of a debating- organization. Many colleges close to Chicago have debating teams and are in com— petition with each other throughout the year, therefore locating teams to compete with should not be a diffi— cult task. Debating activities will give an op- portunity for the use of logical arm» mont and scientific method as taxic‘ht the sophomore Englis‘h coursc Tentative plans have been in present Vol. )(Xlll. No. 2 filler Two New [Musical aloha Present Annual fldl’lfidll cit thoodmon Theater Numerous Soloists To Highlight l’rogram Before the curtain rises on the fourth annual Goodman Theater con- cert of the musical clubs, to be given Thursday evening, February 23, at 8:30, the audience will be thrilled by the tumultuous strains of Bergh’s great classic, Honor and Glory], ploy- cd by an unseen orchestra. As in the past, the program will be punctuated by the performance of several soloists. Several of these soloists will be from the orchestra and the rest are members of the glee club; all are the Ultimate of Armour perfection. The soloists are: W. 1-1. Moshin‘ter, violinist, who will render Rimskyw Korsakow’s Clumson Indore; J. D. Charlton, trombonist, who will solo in Ave Maria; P. H. Woods, oboe, who plays Pale Moon; Harold Doolittle, trumpet, who will play Elsu‘s Dream: G. 13]. Danforth, piano, who will offer his rendition of Mulcqueim; and T. W. Ycakle, baritone, who will sing The [Bell Mum‘s Death Chant. Play to Packed House it has been the ambition of the musical clubs since the first Goodman Theater to pack the house, and from all reports it looks as if this ambi~ tion is about to be realized. Prac— tically every ticket in the house has been sold, and a last minute drive is going; on to have a complete sellout. This year the program will be en- tirely dillcrent from those of previ- one years. The program will be: ()vertunr “Zampa”.. ........ Herold Oi'che i (ll-ration Hymn ......... Beethoven Silent Strings . ...... limited: The Trumpeter .............. Dick Glee Club Aunus Dci ....Bizet ElHl’E-l Dream ........ . . .Wagner inter-mezzo from “Jewel of the Madonna" ....Woll‘-Fcrari Orchestra The Open Road .......... Mallettc Hymn to the Night.Campbell—Tipton l ll‘inalc from Overture ”1812” ........... Tschuikowsky Glee Club and Orchestra Intermission lnvictus .................... Hahn Kentucky Babe ......... ..Gcible Redman’s Death Chant ........ Bliss Glee Club (Conlimwd on page two) llohert latices Wins low data Pi Contest Robert Jalicc, former managing editor of the Armour Tech News, was chosen winner of the Tau Beta Pi pledge essay contest. story on “A Philosophy of Life“ was awarded the $5.00 prize, and is now in competition with the winners of the other chapters. In March the Na- Mr. Jaii‘ec's i tionul Council will select the best essay and announce the winner of the $50.00 prize. When complimented upon his good fortune Bob said, “Oh . . . I won five bucks, but it’s all gone now.” At a meeting last Thursday, the by—iaws of the Armour chapter were passer] and approved, and the an— nouncement that pledging will begin ‘l within the next two weeks made. In 1855, at Lehigh Univci iti', the first chapter of Tau Botn Pi born, its purpose being: to mark in a fitting manner those who have conv {erred honor upon their Alma More? by distinguished scholarship and ex» omplary character as midri‘fxrni‘l\mlcs of engineering and to foster a ' Wu 2: of liberal culture in the cnu‘ineoi colleges of America. Established in lQUo‘. Beta Chapter of Tau Beta is the old» rho lllinozs made for the formation of two teams Thi will enable the members to ring-z in intrarschool competition, if the interest shown is large. "‘l Prospective debaters are to meet the tense ’phone call came in to thc{ The only conclusion that can be order desk: “Fifteen hundred of your, drawn from the whole thing~ is . . best gas masks, capable of offstanding- 1 nuts! for the purpose of organization this _; Friday at 10:30 in room 2E of the of whom are Solilbl3~iflllii th. Student Union. est honor organization i Membership “ junior class at Armour. in this organization limited to the upper eighth of the and the upper quarter or ClflSS. At prosont {hers student all \Y is o f the so m ore fourteen members faculty members.