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All}! Banquet in
Student Union
A Huge Success

Heald and Van der Robe
Principal Speakers

 

President Heald welcomed the;
alumni at the All-Architectural Ban~
quet given in honor of Ludwig Mies
van der Robe, the new director of
Armour's architectural department,
in the dining hall of the Student Un-
ion last Friday night.

There were approximately 200
alumni, former students, and present
students of the architectural depart-
ment present. A. Richardson,
president of Scarab fraternity, brief-
ly introduced Armour’s new presi-
ident to the alumni and former stu-
dents.

President Heald acted as toast-
master and recalled the series of
events finally leading up to the in—
stallation of Professor van der Robe
as director of the architectural de-
partment. Mr. Heald praised Mr.
Jerrold Loch] as acting: director of
the department for the last two years,
until the securing of the new direc.
tor. He also praised Scarab frater-
nity in sponsoring this banquet, be~
lieving that honorary fraternities
should be more active.

van cle- Robe Explains Aim

Introduced to the alumni by the
president, Professor van der 'Rohe
commented on the comradeship and
reasonableness of President Hcald,
the confidence of the committee, and
a chance for serious work which
urged him to come to Armour. He
explained that his architectural pro.
gram was not a result of theoretical
meditation, but one of practical expe~
riencc. He said, “I thought about all
the problems that were important in
my life and education, and I incor»!
porated these in the program. Life;
has thrown me around quite a bit so
I can consider myself an average per-
son.” The program is not for a suA
pcrnatural student but a program for
an average person who seriously
wants to work.

He listed the three parts in the
study of architecture: namely, “the
means with which one builds, the pur-
pose with which one builds, and the
reason or sense of one‘s building.”
It is very important that students
know about the materials with which
they are to build structures; wood,
stone. brick, steel, and their pessi-
bilities and limitations. He said that
the students must know materials “in
and out,” their entire limitations.

He mentioned that the buildings of

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Alpha Elli Sigma To
Hold Dance in April

Alpha Chi Sigma held its lei-month-
ly dinner meeting: in the Student Un-
ion on Wednesday evening, Febru-
ary 20. The subjects up for discus
sion were future pledging, the tri'
chapter dance, and the organic chem-
istry awards.

Prospective pledges in the student
body and faculty have been invited
to the traditional pledge smoker to
be held sometime next month.

Plans for the annual tri—chapter
dance were also discussed. The dance
is to be held on the fifteenth of April
at Thorne Hall, located on the North-
western campus in Chicago. Upsilon
chapter of Northwestern University
and the Chicago professional chapter
will be the other local groups attend-
mg.

It was decided to award handbooks
to the two students in the organic
chemistry department who had, in
the last semester, best exhibited the
qualities of an organic chemist, both
in the laboratory and in the cla55<
room. The “Sehmier” award fell into
disuse the past few years, and its re-
newal should make the competion be-
tween the sophomore chemicals much
keener. The two student winners for
the past semester will be selected by
Drs. Freud and Wesley, and the pre-

' evening. The varied program,

Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago. lllinois,

tarps Audience
Attends Annual
loch fioncert

Under the direction of 0. Gordon
Erickson, the Armour Musical clubs

 

,presentcd their fourth annual Good—

man Theater concert last Thursday
offered
by orchestra and glee club, proved
interesting and entertaining to the
large, audience attending. Music lovers
were thrilled by the choral effects
produced by the glee club, which has
a membership of over seventy
students. The orchestra. with brilliant
solo work by various members of the
organization, presented their portion
of the program with the ease and pol~
ish of professional musicians.
Present Popular Selections

Opening the program with the
selection Honor Am] Glory by the
orchestra, the glee club followed with
a rousing rendition of the Arwmur
Fight Song. The Zompu Overture,
by the orchestra, and Silent Slriugs
and the Trumpelcr, by the glee club,
showed to advantage the line ensemble
work of both organizations. The
orchestra’s presentation of Ammo Def,
Kim’s: Dream and the Intermezzo
from Jewels of the Madonna enabled
the various soloists to exhibit their
talents. The soloists were: Don Charla
ton, trombonist, in 14,01in Del; and
Harold Doolittle, trumpet, who played
E'lsu.'8 Dream.

After a short intermission, the glue
club presented Iuviclus and the [todv
man‘n llmtlz (View, which featured
the solo work of Thomas Yeaklc Jr.
As an encore. Yeaklc sang the fam-
ous I Want What I Want. A rendi-
tion of Pale Moon as an oboe solo,
with Peter Woods as soloist, and on
orchestral background was followed
by Song of India, featuring William
Mashinter, violinist, and .llrtlognmriu,
featuring George llanforth at the
piano.

Feature Soloimo

l-‘eatured soloists on the program
were John chncr who gave a drum
solo, and Theodore Gromak and Her—

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to Features

linen tab new New
Short Wave Material

Two 1,200 watt air cooled short
wave transmitting tubes, a number
of transformers, and other equipment
has been acquired for the radio engi—
neering laboratory by Professor A.
W. Sear. Last summer, while work-
ing: for the Bendix Radio Corpora-
tion, Mr. Sear came in contact with
J. C. Harrower, the general works
manager, who is an Armour gradu-
ate. When the Chicago plant of Ben—
dix was moved to Baltimore, Md,
about a month ago, Mr. Hal-rower
promised to send equipment, which
was no longer needed, to the institute.
He recently shipped five large crates
of equipment here. Many of the
parts will be put into use this semes-
ter.

Although Mr. Harrower received a
civil engineering degree, in the doc-
ade since he graduated, his field has
been mainly radio and aircraft. He
has been connected with United Air-
lines, American Airlines, the U. 5.
training base in Pensacola, Fla, and
Bendix. His work has taken him to
many parts of the world. With two
other Armour graduates he set up a
transmitter in Liberia so that oper—
ators on Firestone rubber plantations
could communicate with home sta-
tions. Until recently he was in Pan—
ama, where he did radio engineering"
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Present: dials
liar lob flout
lo Aldrich.

Many of the labor aspects of enui’
peering were surveyed in a paper by
Arthur Fried presented at the rexru-
lar A.l.Ch.E. meeting last Friday
morning. He talked not. only on the
wages, and fields; to which most of
i the men are diverted, but also on the
requirements of a good engineer as
far as industry is concerned, the per-

 

of education, and the amount and
length of unemployment which oc—
curred in the engineering profession
in recent years.

in answer to a questionnaire on the

centug‘c of men with various levels}

faults of the. graduates on first enter—
inu' industry, industrial men replied

in New issue

Tuesday, February 28,

I939

Vol. XXIII. No. 3

blew Congress fission lurmshes lit llic‘luresuue
betting tor lunior formal onehdorch Tenth

 

 

Soil Mechanics
Lab Receives
New Equipment

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Included umonpr the recent improve~ 1
ments at the school has been the rc—l
conditioning: of the soil mechanics,
laboratory. Dr. Ralph E. Peck is in1
charge of the laboratory, and under,
his guidance many improvementsl
have been made. i

The humid room has been caulked i
and painted. on the inside with an1
aluminum metal paint. The object of:
this is to make it as nearly moisture i
proof as possible. A Walton humidi- ‘
fier has been installed and is in USE.'
The humidifier consists of a water}
basin with an electrically driven va—,
porizer which keeps the air in the"
room in u nearly saturated state,
Other equipment has been installedl
and more is to follow soon. ‘

 

 

‘ Dr. Peek is a newcomer at Armour.
He in 21 graduate of Rensselaer Poly-
technic Institute and has done addi-
ltional studying at Harvard. AL tbel
iprescnt time he is first assistant toi
Dr. ’l'erzaizhi in charge of soil tests.
for the Chicago subway. He is also;
.an instructor in the Armour nightl
school.

 

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. ()f the numerous test pits that have i
been opened for clay soil samples,:
several complete sets are in the soill
lab to he l.(lb.‘,(l. The tests that arel

‘to be made are known as the Attor-

The Atterberg tests (lea

 

that the new men lack the ability to l b0“; “mild

flame (Slob Will Hold
lioclal Widely Evening

At last the great day has come!
The dance club will turn from gar.-
iny, ac ms the floor at one another to
lookingr into the eyes of the lovely
ladies who have been invited to their
first social to be held Friday night,
March 3rd, in the Student Union.
Dancing will be from nine till twelve

   

to the music of Don Charlton and his

orchestra.

TwentyJive young ladies from the

Chicago Teacher’s College have been

1 invited by the dating: bureau and will
be furnished transportation by mom-
'l‘hose not needing
dates may bring‘ their own partners.
Membership cards will be required

bers of the club.

for admission to the dance.

Brunette Rosemary Galunli, come-

ly student from Chicago Teachers

Colleyrc, demonstrated at last Wed~
ncsnlay’s mutation: the part a youni,r
was

lady plays in dancing. Music
made possible at this meeting by our

Committee Urges Prompt
Placing oil Reservations;
florid Selection Available

“Smart Chicagoans prefer the
New Congress Casino for dininy; and
1 dancing” is the slogan formulated by
l the management of the Congress I-lo—
tel, and therefore the Juniors of Ar-
mour Tech have selected the Casino
for their formal on March 10. Griff
Williams is the musical highlight of
the occasion, and to the uccompanL
ment of the dance of the year.

In previous issues the Newn cov-
ered most of the details of the affair.
We follow with a little description of
the setting in which the affair takes
place.

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Murals Decorate Casino Walla

The Casino is the town‘s unique
restaurant, in that it presents to its
guests a room of artistic beauty and
comfort, which is quite out of the
ordinary. Adorning the walls of the
ballroom are a series of murals in
which Catherine O'Brien and Mildred
Waltrip, talented young; Chicago art-
ists, have depicted the art of wining

‘and dining: through the ages, from
early Adam and Eve to early 1937.

Starting; at the west end of the
north wall, there are a series of sev-
enteen subjects. The subject matter
covers many countries and is punctu-
ated with drama, romance and hilari—
ous comedy.

The setting is highlighted by a mod-
ern soft—tone lighting; system, which
is bound to add charm to the affair.
One of the chief features of the
Congress is excellent service, and
there will he no lack of this for the
fortunate techmen who attend.

duplicating system furnished by Wall—

Mr Matthews.

 

flamers dilute To

idem” liirsl“ oi

Series of ”folks

 

Professor Pe.,
{on photography, will be principal
speaker at a program to be held by
the Armour Eye camera club on the

‘hans, an authority

Bids Going Fast

Chairman Don Charlton has anw
nounced that bids are going fast and
that all who are interested had better
see him if they want to be. assured
of a place. Each bid sells for $5.50,

which includes dinner and dancing.
Don’s committee in charge of the
3 dance consists of Jack Clark. Ernest
l Mandel, and Gene Worcester. Any of
l these men may be, contacted for com—

lplete information on the formal.
The committee has announced that;
a seating; plan is being arranged, and
upon payment of one—half of the bid
charge a student will be assured of a

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of” ’linpineer’

Packed with articles of timely
significance and general scientific in-
terest, Toch's quarterly journal
Armour Engineer and Alumnus will
make its March appearance on Wed-
nesday, the fifteenth lt will be dis-
tributed, as usual, in the lobby of the
main building.

Heading the list of six features will
be two accounts of Chicago’s subway.
Joshua D’ Esposito. government pro—
iect engineer of Chicago subway, and
Charles E. De lacuw, consulting:
engineer for subways and traction,
will give their answers to the question
on what the subway. will mean to
Chicago. Thcx‘c articles will serve
as a sequel to a report in the October
issue by Phillip Harrington entitled
”Subway System for Chicago.” Mr.

 

 

-Harrin;5ton is an Armour graduate

and has recently been appointed com~
missioner of subways and traction.
List Subway Advantages
Maps of the subway system will
be given, showing positions of various
stations and terminals and coordinar
tion of elevated and new subway
tracks over certain parts of the route.
Switching and signalling systems and
much pertaining to traffic handling
will be explained. Mr. D’ Esposito
will attempt to satisfy many critics
of the subway’s construction as to
why a two track and not a four track
right of way is being used. Its prac»
ticality and advantages over the four
track system will be thoroughly
covered. Also, a detailed list of all the
subway expenditures will be printed.
“Photo—records”, a new solution to
the problem of storing newspapers,
magazines, records, etc., will be ex«
plained by Daniel F. Noll of the Ful-
eum Graflex Corporation. This
method has met with success at

sell themselves and their ideas, do not l
get along well with their associates'
and other employees, and are unoblel
to cope with straight routine work.
In regard to what the. employers (lea
sired, industry answered that the men
should be young, be willing, to dol
various types of dirty work, be will—‘
ing to receive a low wage when there ,
is a good chance for advancement,‘,

 

 

,botb the technical and cultural sub—j,
jeets, and above all not be inflated
with self-importance.

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have a good fundamental training in 1 s

termine the liquid and the plastic
limit of the different clays. The
liquid limit of a clay is the point of
maximum moisture-content at which
the clay will remain a plastic solid.
The plastic limit is the point of mini—
mum moisture under the same condi—
tions.

Thom s Specr, a graduate of Ar-
mour, class of 1938, is Dr. Pooh‘s a»
tant in the laboratory. It has been
through him that the work has been
done. Mr. Specr is studying for a
master’s degree in Civil Engineering
in the branch of soil mechanics.

 

 

The Perils and Mysteri

Today, hale and hearty students, is .
election day. Now, this is not ani
astounding statement in itself until
you stop to analyze and get the full
meaningr of the words. Probably the
only thing that comes to your mind is
the fact, dimmed by time and experi—
ence, that election day once meant
to you in your grammar school days
a day off from classesAa holdiay, of
course, your illusions about holidays
and days off from school have long
Since been shattered by the traditions
at Armoureno holidays or you won’t
get your money’s worth.

Election day to people other than
we humble students has other mean»
ings. ‘To the gum chewing salesgirls
it is an opportunity to come late to
work with the excuse: “0h, Miss
Beetle, don’cha be mad at me. I
hadda stop off and place my X on
the ballot.”

To the high salaried personal sec—
1‘etaries——~those beautiful blondes with
legs like you see in silk stocking ads

 

Eloy, or Engineers won’t Gel" Holidays

By AnrhANshN

es of Election

selves off to the 2x2 booths to cast
their votes, they iii) to a downtown
show and then to dinner.

Election day holds a much more sin-
ister, if we may the term, mean-
infr to the polil, .ans themselves.

Scenes such as are enacted in the
back offices of the 99th ward J. J.
Jeep For Mayor Political Club per.-
ham: are not familiar to all of us. “of

 

 

evening of MaTCh 8.

Armour Eye is fortunate to have
two experts, Professors Peterhans
and Roesch, to assist members; in
whatever branch of photography their
inl,(5l“§t§ lie. Although the club is
particularly interested at this time in
studio settings and processing: tech-
nique, the personal tastes of the mem-
i, hers cover a wide field. This is evi-
dent from a glance at the list of sub-
jects to be considered during the
coming some. or. These subjects in,
clude portra ire, color work, infra
red photography, and (commercial
photottl‘aphy. The club is complete—
ly equipped to undertake investinw be held in the Student Union Build~
tions in“) all ”1080 “01(13- inn: Refreshments will be served,

Casual Vigil/0V5 ‘0 the Cl‘Jb "00mg , and several reels of interesting: mov-
al'if immediately lllllNV'C-‘SSWI by ill" ics will be shown. These plans were
number of excellent camera studies discussed last Friday at the first co—
hanginc on the walls. During ”1031” op club meeting of this semester.
free hours in the day, members are Frank Heidenroich, president of
busily working; Ell printing and devel‘ the club, was in charge of the mcet~
“Pl"fi‘ PlCtUl'QS. makimz enlargements, inn, and Wu assisted by the remain-
or setting- up a “shot" in the studio. . mg Office Walter MOW“. ”92.5.

To stimulate further interest, both urer, and Victor Schellschmidt, sec»
on the part of the members and on rotary. Since Kenneth Olson left
that of other camera fans at Armour, ‘ school. the office of vice-president
Don Crop-o, president of the Armour has been vacant, but an election in
Eye, has announced a photography the near future will decide his sue—
contest. This contest, held at the cessol'.

reservation. Naturally the best places
will go to the first ones in.

Students are requested to arrange
their groups before the plan is com—
pleted so that they may be seated
with their friends.

 

flay-ops Plan Smoker
for Friday, March Ell
Friday, March 31, the last day of

the present co-op term, has been set
as the date for the Loop smoker to

 
   

 

  

 

course, boss, me and Danny and dc
boys will swing,r dr- ward. Sure ting:
It‘s all set. That other screwball
won‘t know wat hit ’im. We’ve not
each guy to visit at least trcc places,
and put their X’s on the spot.”

In other camps the words probably
to be board would be: “li-m—m, these
returns don‘t look so good. We should
have thrown a bigger party out in
the 59th ward. . . . Might have known
that Flaherty would pull that business
of a few years ago into the open. . . . ,
etc., etc." ,

So, in summarizing this; maze ofl

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facts, we can see what a happy cross- l

monthly night meetings, is open to all it was proposer] :it the meeting in
Armour students. The subject upon ‘ abolish membership dues and to make
which all cnti :s will be judged is all co—op students members of the
“detail." Requirements for entry may club. This automatic membership
be had from any member of the club. would include all room in the school.
All Armour students interested in i As the constitution of the club states.
photography urged to submit the final vote on these questions
their entries. must be taken at one >f the meetings
New members pledged as a result ‘ following the suggestions. Accord—
of the membership drive are: Alfred ‘ ingly, this vote will be taken on
Barry, William Grosse, Charles Su- March 31, preceding the smoker. and
per, Alfred Wong, William Horton, . members in both the A and 13 groups
and John Damiani. Professor i will give the votes notes y to
Roesch has been secured as :1 faculty . amend the present constitution.
adviser. Future plans of the club include
Located on the fourth floor of several inspection trips through vsri»

 

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Northwestern University and is now and Who have the habit 01' sitting
being tried out at the University of ‘ on their boss‘s lapfielection day is

 

sentation of the awards will be made
soon.

Chicago. Briefly described, tiny l an excuse to ask the old foray for a
(Continued rm. page silt) lhalf day off. Instead of hying them-

section of circumstances occur on that ‘ Chapln Hall, second
great American holidaymelection day. l club is open at lunch time, and those particulars regarding" these trips \
Our grand conclusion can again be—l interested are invited to come up. be made known :15 soon as the pl.» ls

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lso what?! ,look around and moot the members. .ere completed by the officers

entrance, the ‘ ous plants in or near .hix‘ugo. Full
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