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VOL. 21—le1' 15

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A report from the American
Council on Education shows that
on the September Psychological
Examination Test the freshmen of
the Armour College of Engineer-
ing stood 39 from the top out of
325 colleges. Our standing for the
previous year was 24 from the top
out of 325 colleges.

Armour Tents Selected

Last December, Profeesor l). L.
Thurstone of the University of
Chicago used our Psychological
Examination Tests. to compute re~
liability coefficients— Our tests
were selected because of the high
standing of Armour and because
of. the reputation our testing dc»
partment has for accuracy in scor-
ing.

Fresh Martyrs:

Without being aware oi“ it, this
year’s freshman claim is; Suffering
martyrdom in a good cause. They
are furnishing publicity for the
lnntitutc. Up to date, a Kiwanis
Club and a Sunday School group
have borrowed the information
Quiz questions and the freshmen
norms in an endeavor to ace it
they are brighter than our fresh
men.

Visitors Smarter?

The score on the Information
Quiz which was given at Open
House to all visitors who cared to
take it was:

Visitors

Freshmen

One motion for the higher more
of the visitors was that although
approximately 600 toolg the Quiz,
only 395 handed in their popem.
The poor freshmen did not have
that privilege.

A number of freshmen who lied
taken the quiz were seen posh.-
ing their Dads into the room to
take the same quiz just to race if
Dad was smarter than they were,
as be always claimed.

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Sidney Cohen, a student at the
Lewis campus was; elected presi-
dent of the American Chemical So-
ciety, student affiliate, at a meet'
ing May 10 at Mundeline college.
Mr. Cohen is the second Lewis
student to be so honored during
the three years that the society has
been in existence, Ralph Pearson
having been elected president two
years ago.

ACE; Conducts. ill'ivc

The American Chemical Society
Aitiliate is composed of chemistry
majors from all the colleges in
Chicago and vicinity. Membership
may be had by any chemistry stu~
dent in good standing that has
been nominated by his instructor.
The organization is conducting a
membership drive at present, urg-
ing students to take advantage of
the educational and vocational op-
portunities that are offered. The
program of the society consists of
lectures given by the representa-
tives of both senior and student
groups and inspection trips to
chemical plants. Members also re»
ceive the American Chemical So-
ciety bulletin.

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Hill lloncli leaps back from the plate as {communit- “Raul" Mueller hits
the dirt on :1 otwccooful steal from third boots. [in the pitcher began his
wimlvup, “Kiwi" emmpcrotl for home, oucceosl’ully eluding the frantic
Eimlxumt catcher.

Five bummer flouvccc
Eliot illoticnoi llel‘entle

lnougu nation of five summer
ccurecs, eepeciuliy designed for na«
tiouai defense, has recently been
announced by the Illinois Misti
tote. Under the auspices of the
United Emilee Oilice of Education
mane courses will be tuition-free
and extend from June 23 to Au.
goat 38, ld’il.

Registration will begin on Mon
day. June 2, and is open to all
young men of Chicago and vicin-
ity. liceintmtion in limited, so it le
urged that all those interested or-
rongc tor the required personal in.
terriew with the institute.

Applicantc must be American cit-
izene. by birth, high school grad-
uates over 18 years of age and not
planning to attend college in the
fell. Persons with one or two years
oi college work and those with in~
mistrial experience are also wel-
come.

Each of the live, non-college
credit COUTISGS, will be composed of
ecven interesting eubjecte includ-
ing industrial physics, applied
math, metallurgy and heat treat-
ment. The live courses have an en-
rollment totaling 720. Each course
has a limited enrollment as fol—
lows: Airplane Engine Testing-
Zilt), Metallurgical inspection—420,
Production Inspection—440, Me-
chanical Designwlzo, Heat Treat-
ment—will. Each course is designed
to fit one for work in the aircraft
industry.

This extra program is designed
to eupply the several defense
plants under construction in the
Chicago area with technically
trained. men.

 

 

NOTECE

To Students oi:

Armour College of Engineering
Students who desire to ren-
der service for tuition during
the First Semester of the Col-
lege Year 1941—42 may obtain
blanks in the Office of the Trea—
surer. All applications must be
filed in the same office on or
before Tuesday, July 1, 1941.
Applications are required for
each semester. . .
(This does not include NYA).
Geo. 3- Allison, Treasurer.

 

 

 

 

Edition initiates Ten
At North Side licorice-t

Teri prominent students were
inducted last Monday night at the
initiation banquet of the Sphinx
honorary journalistic fraternity.
Tile banquet was held at the Ri~

 

comic Club on Chicago‘s near
north oidc. Faculty representa—

tives 22ml fraternity members were
on bond to welcome the new mom.
here. Those inducted were: Dan
Brown, Tom Brown, Ed Hunuska,
Leonard llolmboe, Charles Mc-
Aieer, Arthur Minwegen, Gertrude
Portugal, Warren Spitz, Dick.
'l‘ulcott ond Ed Center.

{ice Aborcr, retiring president
01' Sphinx. acted as master of core
mom/ell. l ubort address; was given
by Protector Hendricks, followed

 

by the announcement that the
pledge enemy contest had been

won by Dan Brown. A8 a reward
Dim was: presented with a new
crisp live dollar bill.

'i‘iic election of officers then fol
lowed, t‘ce results of the election
showed Dan Brown, president;
Gertrude Portugal, secretary, and
Tom Br tun treasurer. The close
of this; bouquet climoxcd the ac-
tivities oi Sphinx for this season

ILLENDES XNET§TETE 0K4“ TECHNQLOGY, CH‘ECAG‘C, ILLKNOKQ

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Averages of Lewis Students re-
leased last Friday chow Norman
Frimer, a political science major,
to be top student with an average
of 2.90 in determining averages.
a. basis of three points for an A,
two for a B, and one for a C was
used instead of the method former-
ly used at Lewis of four for an A,
three for a. B, two for a C, and one
for a D.

denim- Running:

The ten highest ranking" seniors

are as follows:

Norman Frimer, PS . . 2.90
Wells Moribet, B&E ..... 2.82
Lillian Snodgraee . 2.76
Ruth Sprague, Eng 2.64
Emanuel Green, Chem. 2.57
.lohn Ferraro, Chem. . 2.56
Benjamin Stern, Chem. .. 2‘54
Miriam Walker, Eng. , 2.53
Ann illegal, Chem. ,. 2.50
Tom Coleus, Chem. 2.40

Junior Rankine;

The ten highest among the
juniors are:

Jean Michele, 2.79, Chemistry;
lilowurd Reiser, 2.79, Preproi‘cd
sionol: lrn Slaghter, 2.79, Buoinese
and Economics; Harriet Kott, 2.72,
l’re‘prol’cssional; Sidney Comma,
2.70, Pro-professional; Julia Olen,
2.53, Liberal Arts; Fred Kuharlch,
2.48, Liberal Arts; Sister Mary
Claudia, 2.46, Home Economics;
Hurry Welder, 2.37, Pro-profession-
al; Morris: Noseeneon, 2.33, Sociol»
ogy.

Lewis women average 1.91 to
the mens‘ 1.64, thus proving that
the coeds are not only beautiful
but intelligent as well. The follow—
ing averages show the ratings of

the various castles and depart-

merits.

M (m, Classification Women
1.84 A verdgc 1.91
1.88 Seniorr: 1.82
3.66 .l union; 1.90
1.55 Sophomores 1.82
1.50 Freshmen 2.13
1.69 Liberal Arts 2.02
1.81 Chemistry 1.96
1.47 Prevprofesoional 1.72
1.61 Business and

Economics 1.45
Home Economics; 1.75

 

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For the Lewis graduating class
the celebration is:
hand. and celebrate they shall at
the senior prom, June 7. The Prom
committee headed by John Fen
ram, has engaged Herbie Mintz to
render the syncopation and the
Stevens; Tower Blooms as the site
for their merrymaking’. As this
dance will wind up the social sea
son for Lewis seniors, ample time
has been set aside for the affair.

Highlighting the evening will
be the crowning of the Popularity
Queen. To the dancers assembled
in the Tower Rooms will come the
first word regarding the winner of
the contest. Members of the From
committee who have been placed
in charge of this contest are: Al
Falkman. Florence Moss, Eileen
Robinson, and Ed Panek. These
people have made arrangements
for the casting of the votes by sec
ret ballot, but as yet they have not

season of at

declared the official day of vot-
ing. Attempts have been made to
contact Mainboucher, famous de-
signer and alumnus of Lewis, in
order that he might be present at
the prom to award the crown to
the queen. If Mainboucher can ar-
range to be present he will not
only present the crown, but he
will also present the winner with
an especially designed creation.

in order that Armour students
may have a bid to the From more
easily, bids have been placed in the
Bookstore and the information of-
fice at Armour. The cost of the bid
is 952-50.

At Lewis they may be purchased
from John Ferraro, Florence Al-
der, Tom Cafcas, Lowell Steven-
son, Bernie Silver, Miriam Walker,
or from any fraternity or sorority
member. The Senior Prom, as in
former years, will be semiformal.

 

Exercises. To Be At
Opel-o HOU$€

Amid the splendor of the main
auditorium of the Civic Opera
House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, 329
young men and women will be
awarded their decreed, signifying
completion of the four year undcr~
graduate couree at Illinois-l lnsti
Lute. of Technology. This will take
place Thuredny evening, June .12,
19/11 at 8:15 P. M. when twenty-
llve degrece will also be conferred
upon graduate etudente- At the
some time honorary degrees of
Doctor of Engineering will be
granted to three men.

and HT Graduation

The commencement, exercioes
this; year represent the second
graduation of the recently formed
Illinois Institute ol Technology.
in all, 354 degrees; will be confer-
red; repr'cccnting Lewis will be
one hundred and twenty-live men
and women, while from Armour
will come two hundred and four
engineers and twenty«five gradu-
ate students. As: usual at Armour,
the mechanicale lead with sixty
four students.. In order of their
relative numbers are listed the
following departments, chemicals,
4!}; elemrlcolsl, 33; clvlls, 24; arc‘hi»
teem, l4: lireprotecte, 13; and ecl—
encc, 2.

Preceding the commencement
exercises; will be the Baccalauroev

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ltcpreeentation of Illinois Insti-
tutc of Technology at the thirty-
third semi-annuuol convention of
the A’iChE was very good. The
convention was held at the Edgcu
water Beach Hotel, May 19-21.

Occupying the position of hon-
omry chairman, Professor H. Mc—
Cormack, chairman of the depart-
ment of chemical engineering, wel-
comed those who attended the con-
vention Monday morning. Aside
from being the honorary chair-
man, Prof. McCormack served on
the general committee as did Dr.
B. Freud, Dr. R- C. Kintner, and
Dr. F. W. Godwin. Dr. Godwin was
chairman of the finance commit.
ice and Dr. Kinmer chairman of
the Plants Visits committee.

lli'll‘ Profs; Toll:

In the technical sessions Dr.
McCormack and Dr. It M. Levy,
who recently obtained his doctor’s
degree from this institution, pre-
sented a paper entitled “l’bysico-
Chemical Aspects of the Treat-
ment of Celluloisic Materials.”
Alec presented in the technical
sessions was; “Heat Transfer to
a Fluid l-aminor Flow Through an
Annular Space" by Professor M.
Jakob and Dr. K. A._Rces.

Student Committee

Serving on the Student Meeting
Committee were George Ban--
mono, who was chairman of the
student meeting and is president
of the HT chapter of AIChE, Ed
Collender, Ed Dost, William Hodin
and George Orescan. Dean Henry
P. llullon of the Evening Division
of HT was one of the speakers at
the student meeting