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C’bnz‘ my Filler Id. chig Eiwlcr. .................................. Jar-l: Perkin? VOL. 27 _. N0. ll April 29, 1941 been iiflilhii . .. .. On May 5 the doors of lllinois institute will be thrown open for the first time to thousands of visi- tors coming from far and wide to watch the wonders of science and engineering unfold. Although Open House has been previously held at Armour, this is the first time that the facilities of both schools are to be utilized in putting on a public exhibit. The combined influence of the merger, the expan- sion program, and the Engineering Defense Train- ing program will undoubtedly result in the GREAT- EST show ever to be staged _.. ...c wasting want. The E.D.T., itself, will bring several thousand more people to NT then were ever accommodated before at the Armour Open House exhibits. The publicity resulting from the merger and the building expan— sion plan will certainly bring many hundreds of people who had never been previously interested in the school. People whose interests in the solu— tion of technical problems have been greatly stimu- lated by the grave world situation will undoubtedly constitute a large part of the huge congregation expected. in tlmn mafia...” ..1 This year, Open House will not only have as its purpose the edification of the public, but it will en- deavor to Show the world the great. possibilities illi- nois Institute has as a focus of engineering activi- ties. Since it is quite essential and appropriate that this theme be used for Open House, it is only logical to assume that the quality of this year’s exhibits must hit a new high. This, in most part, demands almost unanimous student participation in the event. If we are to have the success which we are so anticipating with this, lIT’s first Open House, each student must carry his share of the burdenous responsibility which such an event requires. D135. a TECHNGLUGY NEWS Tilt: ilhhldfillidilrl hidiiilsifih’l‘il‘lhl While virtually all of the research problems in the Armour Research Foundation are intended to lead directly to industrial applications, some of the investigations are of a more basic nature removed by one or two intermediate investigative stages from actual utilization in commercial production. This is especially true in the chemical field, where it may be necessary to develop certain underlying chemical principles or to gather a mass of infor- mation on properties of materials before work can begin on actual plant application of a new process. Although it is often difficult to distinguish a sharp line between the two types of studies, it can be said broadly that the more basic chemical prob- lems are handled by the chemistry division while the industrial applications fall to the chemical en- gineering division described in an earlier issue. The two groups naturally collaborate closely in many projects. Until recently headed by Dr. R. H. Manley who last month began his duties at the Peoria labora- tory of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the activities of the chemistry division are now under the immediate direction of Dr. T. C. Poulter. The staff includes 101'. Cyril Evans, D1". .l. R. Collman, R. J. Foster and l... E. Anderson. The laboratories of this division consist, of three units in the main Research Foundation building. Two are located on the second floor, one an ex- ceedingly well equipped general chemical labora tory and the other the newly established biological and bacteriological laboratory for which additional equipment is now being obtained, The third unit is a basement laboratory whose ceiling is two stories high to permit installation of special apparutus from time to time. This laboratory is used principally in the preparation and testing of large batches of new materials, plastic compositions and the like. Research in the chemistry division at present and in recent months includes investigations on zcln, and other industrial proteins, meat processing, shellac, candy, clay pipe joining compounds, petro‘ leum, starch rubber molds, eraser-s, fluorescent, com. pounds, rock- wool , activated charcoal and hydrogen— ation methods. The work of the chemistry and chemical engi~ peering divisions furnish numerous striking exam— ples of the rmmner in which various Research Foundation facilities are brought to bear upon a single problem. in several instances projects in the chemical field have been separated into two phases, the chemists working on basic aspects concurrently with the development of the industrial implications by the chemical engineering: stall. lion! Andrea biscuits will horsehair Paul G. Andres’ wide acquaintance with some of the nation’s outstanding scientists and engineers stood him in good stead last Friday at the AIEE’s gala annual smoker in the: Student Union when, as featured speaker. he discussed some of the unique personal characteristics that have brought some of these men to fame and fortune. Feeling that a thorough technical knowledge is so often only part of the story that tells the rise of men to the egninccring genius classification, Mr. Andres spiced his talk with many intimate anec- dotes concerning such personalities as the great Steinmetz. More than a little evidence was pre- sented to demonstrate that the peculiar factors of a non-comformlng temperament, pure chance, and even severe physical handicaps have been powerful influences in evolving some of the world’s great. engineering accomplishments. Upon conclusion of Mr Amlrng’ to k, the engi» neers retired to the lounge to polish oli‘ with con- siderable alacrity a bountiful supply of cokes, cake, coffee, candy, and cigars along With a few games of bridge and pinochle. The evening was closed with a half hour of moving pictures. Musical mulls Wrescni Quotient; A two day trip will be taken by the members of the musical clubs this Thursday and Friday when they will present a total of five concerts r-«tWO of which will be broadcast—in the cities of Rockford, illinois; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Milwaukee. Starting at 7 a.m., Thursday, they will head for Rockford, where they have been invited to present a full concert at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club, to be held in the Nelson Hotel, at noon. Fol- lowing this program will be a fifteen minute broad- cast, and at four-thirty, they will be escorted into the presence of one hundred girls from Rockford College, at the Blue Room of the Faust Hotel, for a tea-dance. Six o’clock will see the boys in a concert in the lobby of the hotel, and the last part of this will be broadcast. The evening, according to Mr. Erickson, “will be free for the men.” mums: comm/l1 WWW Arx News Sherlok, the mad Russian, has attempted to intimidate one of my soph cohorts by threatening to re llnquish his assistance on a pro- ject which involves said cohort. If these subversive activities do not cease, I personally shall enter the feud by publishing certain items concerning Sherlok which I have heretofore withcld for the sake of Shei'lok’s good (27) name. . Last Wednesday, Michaelsen had lunch with Maggie and sup per with Elizabeth W1‘i.g1‘1t.-surc is nice (but expensive.) to have one gal in the day and another at night. Mike sure has been a do» mon lately, probably making up for the time he lost while acting as president, of the Women Haters Club. Have you noticed that content- ed smile on Schneider’s pan? Something happened and there was Schultz on a date with good ol' Flossie. the First. Obviously, a successful evening. After a lengthy stroll along the lake front l—lasskarl reluctantly returned to class (in body but not spirit) muttering something about slate green waters, balmy breezes, and billowy white clouds rolling across placid blue skies. Honky, the lone woman hater of the jun— ior class, regards this sort of thing as being much more satisfying than gals. He may have something there, at; least it’s less expensive. Scotty Todd and Abe Frelich have l’orcsnken school for soft ball . Why was Daly trying to sell a beautiful gold watch for $2.00- Jack Randall finally admits that the inch mmrks on his well worn scale have something; in common with the “little man that wasn’t. there” . . . The entire soph class flunkecl a physics exam, tsk, tsld Congrats to Center and Spitz on their pledging to Sphinx. Inciden- tally, these are the first Am in many a moon to reap this honor. The Arx are finally coming to. One of the boys recently presented Honey Chile with a gardenla. Speaking of Honey, she thinks engineers talk too much (thank goodness for than—«every one knows about, every (late she has. PS. The latest was Tom Brown. (Ed‘s Note: Who writes this col- umn, anyway?) Great news for the juniors. John R. chsc has finally agreed to give up impersonations of fog horns, sea monsters, lions, iiIitlcrs, Mussolinios, and other undesir- ables. GUfil 'll‘Ollltl’O. {Zurricuium {Mingus—a (continued from page two) low one or more electives to be taken each semester during the student’s last three years. This change will only effect freshmen entering next fall. The new degree in Industrial Engineering and Administration will prove of tremendous import;- ance because of the fact that this will be the only degree of its kind given in the vicinity of Chicago. it will cater to the ever increasing demands of this most important industrial center. Professor Button is to be the head of this new dc- partmcnt which will give special training in problems of produc- tion and industrial management. Much time will be devoted to the business and administrative as- pects of engineering. Such sub- jccts as business law, organization and control, statistics, cost analy- sis, marketing, labor problems, etc. will be fully dealt with as well as the usual technical aspects of en gincering. Because of demand for men trained to deal with aeronautical work, options will be offered to both students taking mechanical and civil engineering. The curricu- lum will remain the same during the first two years. However in the junior and senior years, many new courses relating to aircraft design such as aeronautical engines mgr? laboratory, meteorology, airplane stress analysis, etc. will be given. The civils will be given a special, course in airport layout and de- sign. Additional options are to be giv— en in communications, for those in the electrical department. Certain hitherto required courses may be dropped in favor of courses deal- ing with radio and television, and high frequucncy currents, by those students so interested. Lastly, the English department intends to make these changes: Freshmen will be required to take English for three hours a week, instead of the previous two for one year. In the sophomore year, only three hours for one semester will be required, this to be in the form of an elective, to be chosen from some twenty diverse sub- jects, embracing the history and background of either literature, science or of a foreign language. llenl'ul library»— (contlnucd from page three) Bell Tolls“ by Ernest I‘lemingfi way, a story etched on the back- ground of the tragic Civil War in Spain. For the arm-chair traveler, there is the entertaining “‘Trclaw- ney; A Man’s Life" by M. N. Arm- strong, bcing the biography of the 19th century Cornish adven- turer. Different in their approach and treatment are two historical nan relives; H. K. Douglas” “I Rode with Stonewall,” and “Oliver Wis- well” by Kenneth Roberts, who is renowned for his “Northwest Passage.” Douglas, youngest mem- ber of Jackson’s staff narrates his war experiences " . . . from the John Brown raid to the hanging of Mrs. Surrat." Predatlng Doug- las‘ account by some eight years, Roberts has endowed his historical novel, “Oliver Wiswcll” with an effervescent vitality which trans- ports the reader to the days of the American Revolution to hear the tale of the political conflict from the lips of a colonial who remain- ed loyal to the crown. History is not a stagnant resume of the past, but a vibrant account of today’s occurcnccs. In this vein, there are several notworthy books, among them Mrs. E. Big- land’s “Into China" w an epic of a struggle for freedom Quentin Reynolds, who has written often for the Saturday Evening Post, authors “The Wounded Don‘t Cry” with present-day England as a setting and the morale of the British as a theme. “Out of the Night” :1 current best seller by Jan Valtin exposes the secret world-wide revolutionary network directed from Russia. At present the author is facing den portation proceedings, and if con- victed will be returned to his n21» tive country, Germany, which he has long vilified. The books listed above are but few of the many timely books (there are a number of fictional novels, too) which are on the shelves of the Rental Library. Any book which is not stocked but which is requested by the stu- dents, will if possible, be pur— chased. This enterprise has been established for the benefit of the reading public, the students, fac- ulty and employees.