Page 4 TECMNQLOGY NETWS 'E‘hlliliiiilhlihhififily WWh‘i Student Publication of the ELLINflIS WNSTITUTE 0F TECHNONGGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO. ELLINOES Published Weekly During the College Year By the Students of I. I. T. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING 8'! National Advertising Semen, inc. (ultimo Poolislzcr: Reprermmtiee 4320 MADISON AVE, NE?! VOWK. H. Y. CHICESO ' 90910“ ' [as ANGELES ' 5h” FmARCIfiCO “Entered as second class matter October 10, 1940, at. the post office at Chicago, lllinois, under the Act of March 3, 187. ‘ $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MAHAGING BOARB l-llll'l‘ORJN—CIHEF .............................. THGMAS BRO‘WN MANAGING EDITOR . . . .DASIEL- BROWN ASSOFIA’X‘I; MANAGE"; ......... PATRICIA ARES SPORTS EDITOR .. .. “AVARlllills' SI’ITZ lv‘l’A’l‘llRH EDITOR .. THUR MINW’EGEN P 83 MANAGER .BOBERT FUNK FACULTY ADVISER LTER HENDRICKS EDITOR . . . EDITORIAL BEYILRT'EWNT SA’K‘URDA Y EDITORS .......... ED‘WA RD HANUSKA .EDWA it!) 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ItEt’OiKi‘l-Elili Juliim BOWIM'R, lvo lludllv-lw, Robert llurkhan’lt, tiniest Omani. Stanley ('miprr, JflHII'fi (lorconm. (Slurry Mm! Gumball. Weller Silehcshul‘ger. Edward lv‘ul'rcll, .lumcs llammlt. Joe Mimi. Nominal liyomn, Mary Ann llnlrsrli. l'liul lioclmle, llmcc Nubile, Bilellchncl Rum. Gerald Lmitlsmnu. Willinm lamb", italic” Lem—s. lion limousines, Bertram Milli-ville, Frank Mil-ls, Arthur (12mm. Gnome mics». flower?) llrlst'r, ('hul-It-s lluwhollmm, Herman Tacitus. mfidiii iihfifiimii‘viiihi . . . Some of us never learn. The temptation to pass on to others advice based on the experiences of those who have gone before is a sinister thing, and there should be a law against it. But, unfortunately, ’ there isn’t. and, since we are little more than hu- man, the subtle urge has had little trouble in getting hold of us, especially after the numbing effects of the latest cold wave. With pen in hand, then, we la- bor to prepare you for the cunning pitfalls and illusions of life and, in particular, those that are likely to sneak up and slug you on the head during your stay at college. First, let us consider the disillusionment which you are almost certain to suffer at the termination of this the last stage of your formal education. It will probably be a miser— able few weeks before you recover from the mad- dening discovery that what you’ve acquired in the past few years is only an atom. of learning: in a vast universe of knowledge, and that, if you would still choose to add your substantial amount to man’s understanding of his surroundings, your real edu- cation has but barely commenced. Of course, there will be a few of you satisfied that you know pretty much. Probably all of {you are now, but freshmen can’t be blamed for that. The seniors were that way three years ago, bless their little hearts. But we pray that the majority of you, those who will have realized their limitations, will be prepared to with‘ stand the onslaught of hopeless feelings and take unhesitatingly the first step toward the accumula— tion of this vast additional store of knowledge. As you progress, you will find suddenly the strange joy of creative effort. regardless of what field it may he in, that transcends any exulta‘tion you ever exper- ienced from an A in calculus or home economics. Strangely enough, you will find that the days of college learning bore not the fruit of a way of easy conquest ot‘ the world beyond. but of a way of thinking that will protect you from the mud folly of a world gone mad with hatred and envy. Strange words these, bitter perhaps, but it had better soon he recognized that your age of innocence, sophis- ticated and blasc us some of you may think your- selves, ends with the last gay fling at the gradu- ation hall. You, dour children, will be a part of a strange new era, perhaps a different type of civili- zation requiring as; never before minds cultivated such as yours have been. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Using Mulmgcm .................... hot: M W. {3133er Delia“ (Tiltulnllon Manager ....l.iczl Carlson ('ll‘l‘ilhtlkm Assistants in, {#qu Router. John lioutoou Perl. to. .Mt l’etterino. . :ii-coryxc Vil‘ - vii Advcl'tiulng Assistants ................ .iecl: VOL. 27-«No. 2 FEBRUARY 25, ill-ll iiifiifiii’dtlistlfiii fliiiiimiiiit . . . Up to the present time, Technology News {lid not deem it necessary to comment editorially on the new Technology Center expansion plan. The fact that this publication gave to its readers in detail the complete, unadulterated story of the plain in its news columns and also allowed the students to ex- press their opinions of the plan on those some pages seemed in itself sufficient to satisfy the students lust for proof of the ieasahility of the plan. The plan’s value to those who will attend the school in future years cannot be questioned, and, this was immediately realized by virtually everyone who read of it in this and other publications. There was no doubt that the new school plant in combina- tion with the present distinguished faculty group would easily outrun other schools of the same nature in the eternal race for greater recognition in industry. On reading of the plan, the average stu- dent thought “the plan will certainly be beneficial to students attending Illinois institute in the future, but what good will it do me?" The answer to this question may be easily seen. No one can doubt that the expansion plan has opened the eyes of industry to the fact that Illinois Institute is about to become perhaps the greatest technological institution of learning in the country. In the minds of the captains of industry, the fact that we have the largest undergraduate engineering enrollment and one of the largest graduate enroll ments in the country is quickly being associated with the idea of the expansion plan. This correla- tion has had such an effect that if the prestige of this school in industry is not now at a higher level than that of any other technological school in the country, it soon will be. It naturally follows that, as the prestige of a school becomes greater in industry, the chances for its graduates to obtain positions become much greater. If an employer is in need of an engineer, he will invariably hire the applicant who has grad- uated from the most reputable school. Thus it is seen that the new Technology Center expansion plan will immensely aid all students so tending Illinois Tech-«whether they are now at- tending or will attend in future years. hillbilfitiiifiiii Witiidifiih’i’llfii‘ii For the first time in tiny publication, Technology Nmus is presenting it series: 01' articles; describing in simple language the set up of the Armour Research Foundation, one of the Milton’s largest independent research centers. Conceived to acquaint students of I IT with the behimmhe-srcne activity of the Founda- tion’s laboratories and the vital service they are per forming for countless industrial firms, the first in this series of articles tip-pours below: Busy men in unli’omi laboratory coats shuttle hack and forth hetween ilesearch Building and Ex- perimental Engineering Building. Strange devices are hustled across the campus on little four-wheeled (lollies. Truckloads of industrial machinery are un- loaded. Fluorescent lights burn all night long, and now and then windows reflect the weird blue glare of the electriowelding are. Just exactly what goes on? First a little history. in September 1936 the Ar— mour Research Foundation-mthen under the long name of The Research Foundation of Armour in- stitute of ’I‘echnologywwos organized as a not-for- profit institution to render a research and experi- mental service to industry. No enormous endow- ment attended its birth. it simply started to work on a number of resenrch problems for certain pro- gressive industrial concerns. The problems were solved, and more came in. The Foundation grew. In the very beginning the Research Foundation had to use its small scientific staff for nearly every- thing. When a machine needed repairs Dr. Poulter went to work with a welding torch. When a path to the front door was wanted, the staff merely in- vented a better mousetrap. The Armour Research Foundation consists of more than sixty industrially-minded research men trained in the various fields of engineering and science, together with {our buildings full of labor-tr tories, pilot plants and shops in which these men work to develop new processes, methods and ma- chines for industry. Although affiliated and work- ing closely with Illinois Institute of Technology, the Research Foundation is actually a separate cor- poration withits own board of directors, officers and stall". This arrangement permits such advantages as confidential research reports and the assignment of patents to sponsoring companies. To date nearly a thousand companies, individuals and associations of manufacturers have used the services of the Research Foundation. The work, coordinated by Harold Vagtborg, director, and Dr. Thomas C. Poulter, scientific director, is organized into seven divisions, each with its division director, staff and facilities. A description of these divisions will follow in succeeding issues. FERRET” "' l. WWWW , WWW; QUOTE dz UNQUQTE HOW ABOUT IT MtMOUlR? In the last issue of the Tech- nology News there appeared an article concerning class jewelry. We would like to correct it as follows: The jewelry mentioned was conceived only by the Ar» mour committee; the Lewis jeweL ry committee was not invited to participate in the selection of class jewelry. Therefore, the Armour selected jewelry cannot be con- sidered as the “official" jewelry of 111‘. In keeping with a previous agreement made with the Armour committee head, Lewis has had, since the first of the year, the class jewelry for June 1941, and almost the entire senior class is either wearing its keys or rings, or have them on order. Now, we ask you, is it fair to us, the Lewis jewelry committee, after trying wholeheartedly to get the cooperation of the Armour committee, to have them practicu ally tell us to our faces that our jewelry is obsolete; that it has no meaning whatsoever? Is it fair to those who have invested their money in this jewelry, believing they were purchasing something which is representative of HT? Speaking of ll'l‘., we would like to ask the gentlemen of Armour this question: “Who was the orig— inator of having “Illinois Institute of Technology” outstanding in the jewelry instead of the individual school’s name being prominent with only a small “UT?" The Lewis Committee! Another thing that seemed to be quite mysterious to us is the seal of HT. When we asked for it so that it may be made a part of the design on the key or ring, we received answers (even from the school olfice) such as this, “I don’t know anything about it”, time and again. Now that Ar- mour has its jewelry selected, it seems to have even the “official” seal on their accepted and ap- proved design making it “official”, jewelry. it, is a great disappointment to us, and the students of Lewis, to find such lack of cooperation from the Southside campus. We would like, in conclusion, to quote President Heald as saying, ”there is no official jewelry for Illinois institute of Technology”. Lewis .icwclry Committee CiViL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS FOR ENGiNEERS Civil service examinations are being offered by the government to young men and women who have completed a four year course in a recognized college or univer- sity. These examinations are for positions in engineering, business, radio, public health nursing, and home economics departments. Salaries in the engineering branch range from $2000 a year for a junior engineer, to $4600 for senior civil engineers. There are many positions open for aeronau- tical engineers. For dieticians and other home economics special» ists there are openings in senior and associate home economics de- partments with salaries ranging from $3200 to $4600 a year. Stu- dents of marketing may apply for positions as marketing specialists with a salary of $3800 a year. Those who wish complete in- formation about these examina- tions may inquire of Miss Cadigan at the information desk in room 215 at Lewis. ”(MU ABOUT E'il‘ LE‘WHQ? Significance of the term partict nation can only be realized when there is a true understanding of the term democracy as it applies to student government. Only after deep and intensive cogitation, your correspondent brought him self to put his true feelings on paper. It seems that the students at Lewis are afflicted with a rare disease called “non-participation itis” and a diagnosis must be made as to the cause. Usually the attempt to discover the symptoms is the first step in a diagnosis. How these symptoms manifest themselves and the changes they bring about in the organism is the second step. The symptoms in this case are: non- attenclancé all class meetings, and the attitudes of “I don't care”, “or little me doesn’t count.” and “they wouldn‘t listen to me." When the Lewis students are called to the task and asked to join in the democratic way of life by expressing their ideas on stu— dent government and school prob~ lems, they seem to suffer from that terrible malady of “non-- participationitis." And after mods» tires have been taken, they come around and ask. “Why didn’t you consult me?” This is, my friends, a picture of the situation at Lewis. You are as much responsible for what goes on at this school as atlntiinistro~ tive heads. They have granted you the privilege of: holding class meetings during scheduled time, to prevent remaining after regular class period. But where are you? Yes, that’s right~—-you are made conspicious by your absence. You, and only you, are responsible for what goes on in this institution dedicated to the purpose of higher learning. When are the students of this school going to wake up to the fact that if they do not partic- ipate now, they will regret it later on? This article is the first in a series on student participation, and as a test of the democratic procedure, why not answer this article? Soul Benjamin Cohen. Lewis Pinycro Plan Modern lCoinedy For Production in April Two plays are under the consid— eration of the Lewis Players for their spring production. Either Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, or Philip Barry’s Spring Dance will be chosen for presentation early in April. Helen Jerome, well known in literary circles, has rewritten Pride and Prejudice for the stage. Regardless of the play chosen, the group intends to add original creative touches in the form of substitution of lines. One of the determining factors in the Players’ selection of the next presentation is thy size of the cast it will require. The group is composed of about thirty mom hers and according to Mrs. Olive Pierce Hazel, director, unusual tal- ent is available. The modern tend- ency in college drainatics has been to lay too much stress upon the adolescent type of comedies. For that reason, the Lewis Players feel especially confident that the type of play written either by Austen or Barry will be enthusi- astically received.