Tlllfi fillflildllfi‘hf MEWh Student Publication of the liLLlNOllS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO. KLLINGIS Published Weekly During the College Year By the Students of I. I. T. «cementum-en won union». Anvznnumo Dv . . . . Fictional Advertisers domes, lac. Failure Pablr‘sbcrs Representative 1:20 MADIEGN Mrs. New Toma. N. '9'. cmcmo - Boston 0 Les Assure ' 5w Flamenco “Entered as second class matter October 10, 1940, at the post office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March3,1879.” $2 00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MAKAGEHG BOARD ........... THQMAS BRO'WN “DANIEL BRG‘WN . ”PATRICIA ARES ...... WARREN SPITZ ARTHUR MlNTVEGl/ZN ..... ROEER’I‘ {FUNK . .Wl‘ul/Pl'lll HENIMHCKS Elll’l‘OR-INACHUM’ MANAGING lilll’i‘Oll .......... ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ............... F‘lt‘A’l‘Ul } EDITOR till. ‘1 MANAGER . FACULTY ADViSER EDITORIAL DEY’PLRTMENT SATURDA Y EDITO RS .\ E‘VS RBI’FOR H l’lADLl H ll EDITOR DESK EDITOR ......... 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During the fall quarter, the Lewis Etudent Coun oil and the administration requested the student body to refrain from smoking in the corridors and class rooms. Splendid cooperation was shown by both the students and administration in the cm forccment of this agreement. Placards were piloted and posted in conspicuous places by the students, and the administration opened the caictel la as a place Where students might smoke betwee 3': classes and during free periods. So widespread were the is suits and so spontaneous was the cooperation among the students, that the Student Council, toward the end of the quarter, felt that it no longer needed to gently remind a student that smoking was permitted in the cafeteria only. Soon, however, the more how arable of the students could be found sneaking a smoke in the corridors and hiding the cigarette when a faculty member or a more responsible student passed. Strength in numbers asserted itself and boldly cigarette butts increased in numbers out- side of the classrooms. Especially on the third and fourth floors was this condition noted. Not only does smoking in the corridors lead to hazy hallways and cluttered corridors, but it is, moreover. a fire hazard. With the wooden floors in the class rooms, a spark that escapes unnoticed to the floor may be sufiicient to cause considerable damage. The tiled floor in the cafeteria is a prevention against any such accident. Once more the unswerving cooperation of the students is asked. This quarter we see a new system inaugurated at Lewis. Students are now alloted only five minutes between classes. This shortening of the intermission demands closer hand~in~glove school spirit from both faculty and students. Faculty mem~ bers can do their part by dismissing classes prompt— ly, to enable the students to dash to the cafeteria, if they so desire. And it is up to the student to justly determine whether or not he has time for that smoke between classes without being late for his next class. Now the student's need not adopt the TECHNOLOGY NEWVS ems: juvenile attitude that they are being unreasonably persecuted. The shorter intermission will give them a longer summer vacation, and the risk and hazard of smoking in the corridors is not sufficient to warrant the pull" or two the student may find time for while he dodges faculty members or Stu- dents who are again going to enforce the agreement made this fall. There is no desire to make an exam- ple of any one found violating the agreement that, was made, but if proper cooperation is not shown, more drastic steps will have to be taken than have been taken in the past So you see fellow students, it is up to us to see that the fire hazard is cut down, and that the Lewis halls may maintain a neat appearance. This can only he done with the wholehearted cooperation of each and every student and faculty member at Lewis. —-—«P.A. in ”lite Waits «at The New .. ., . As a parting; shot, we present for the further edu- cation of the United States Navy the following trifling bits of information: Admiral Nelson, the greatest naval genius in the history of England, had but one arm. General Wavell, brilliant conqueror of the Italian forces in Africa. is possessed of only one good eye. General George Washington, during the American Revolution, was the proud owner of one of the first sets of false teeth ever used on this continent. Clenseric, leader of the Vandals, famous German tribe that sucked Rome and Carthage in 450 AD, was lame and had a squint in one eye. Julius Caesar was an epileptic and, during some of his later campaigns, was confined to a litter, from whence he directed his battles. Richard lli (Duke of Gloucester), renowned Eng- lish crusader, killed in .ilosworth Field (1485), was a hunchback. Both Lawrence of Arabia and William ill (The Conqueror) were in miserable genewl health dur- in" most of their cs capadcs. ~—T.B. "l”lll: Mill .llliltlllllal lltllllbl lllltl'llllil Men walked about the city carrying what appear- ed to be long metal fishing; rods attached to black boxes full of dials and limbs. People stared sus- piciously remembering the lust Martian invasion in New Jersey. Cine bystander summoned courage to inquire and learned that they Were “probing the stresses in the other,” That helped a lot. The real explanation is that the Electricity and Sound Division oi the Armour Research Foundw tion was studying radio interference from therapeu- tic machines as one of M5 research projects. This division handles all of the Foundation’s work in electricity, radio, recording, acoustics, vibration, noise reduction and related subjects. The stall, head- ed by D. E. Richardson, includes ii. A. Lcedy, Grotc Reber, Marvin Cami-as and ill. W. Westby. All of the Electricity and Sound laboratories are grouped on the third iioor of the main Research Foundation building. At the north end is the acous- tical laboratory housing such equipment as the wave analyzer, and noise meter, sound analyzer, logarithmic amplifier, recording apparatus and os- cillators. Across the hall to the south is the large electrical utility laboratory within which a specially constructed room floats on absorbent material. This room is soundproof and completely electrically shielded. Behind this is the electronics laboratory with its elaborate power panel, radio and optical signal generators, field strength meters and similar items. Here are constructed vacuum tube devices of all kinds for industrial purposes, some of them apparently almost capable of thinking, so intricate are the jobs they perform. Next to the electronics room is the dynamo laboratory, in reality a work- shop full of various types of power units, meters and accessories. Recent and present studies in electricity include such subjects as remote-control devices, radio inter— ference by therapeutic machines, air compressors, sound recording equipment, radio modulating sys tems, signal lights, automatic drier controls, elec— tronic operating “brains,” golf ball classifying appar’ atus, electrical insulation, diathermy, motors and transformers, Sound and vibration investigations in— clude redesign of calculating machines for quietness, noise- reduction in water pipes and valves, vibra~ tion studies in large drop— forge hammers and in subway operations, explosion proof engine mount- ings for naval vessels, sealed-beam headlight vibra— tion, applause measurement, noise surveys and nu— merous developmental projects in the fast growing field of engineering. WEEWWWWMVWMWWW mum WMWWWWW mwmmmwmmmwcflem WWW "Wm-g... APRIL 8, Mill Letter lrom the Dean Editor, Technology News: A great many questions about the Selective Service Act and its application to students of engine- ering are being received constant- ly by the Dean’s Office and the Registrar’s Office. In order to ans- wer as many of the questions as possible, I should like to state here the latest information which we have on the subject. The Selective Service Act pro— vides for no general or blanket dcl‘erments for any group or class. It does provide, however, that college students may be given a 1—D or LE classification. Such a classification makes them subject to call for general or for limited military service after July 1, 1941. Under this provision, at senior would be able to complete his course and receive his degree be‘ fore being called for service. In the case of a senior, there— fore, it is only necessary that the proper evidence as to his student status be supplied to the local board. The Dean’s Office has as- sisted a number of students in presenting such evidence, and shall be glad to do so in the future whenever the need arises. The regulations governing the administration of the Selective Service Act further provides that a registrant shall be placed in class; ll-A if the local board finds that he is a necessary man in any industry, business employment, agricultural pursuit, governmental service, or any other service or en- deavor, or in training or prepara- tion therefore, the maintenance of which is necessary to the national health, safety, or interest. The Na- tional Headquarters of the Selec- tive Service System has recently sent a memorandum to all state directors of selective service, this memorandum to be submitted to the local boards. In this letter, the National Headquarters calls the attention of the local boards to the above provision in the regu- lations, and suggests that the local board give proper weight to this provision in dealing with claims for occupational deferment of necessary men engaged in train- ing or preparation for activities necessary to the national health, safety, or interest. It would seem from the above that college students in engineer» ing should be able to secure oc- cupational deferment and be placed in class lI-A. It is neces- sary, however, that the local boards have complete information about the student status of any registrant. We have recently received from the illinois State Headquarters of the Selective Service System a number of questionnaires which have been distributed to all regis- tered students. When these ques- tionnaires are properly filled out .MJ record of the registrant’s student status, and on the basis of this record, the 10- cal boards may make a lI-A clas- sification, One copy of this ques- tionnaire is retained by the In- stitution; two copies, together with a transcript of the student’s scho- lastic record, will be submitted to State Headquarters of the SelecA tive Service System. One of these junior Welsh—- (Continued from page three) constitute a engineering department, William Dres representing the electrical engineering department. Frank Kemmet from the chemical en- gineering department and Carl Sparenberg representing the fire protection engineering depart- ment- copies will be retained by the Sitate iiieadquarters, and one copy, together with the transcript, will be forwarded to the proper local board. The information con- mined in this questionnaire will furnish the chief basis for the board’s decision on occupational deferment. If at any time it becomes neces- sary to supply the local board with additional evidence, the Dean’s Office will be glad to cooperate. it, is the duty of every registrant to keep his local board fully in- formed as to his status so that the board in turn may have ample da- ta upon which to reach a decision. It must not be forgotten that occupational deferment is good for six months only. At the end of that time, the local board may continue the deferment or may rte-classify the registrant, depend' ing upon whether any change has occurred in his: status. This is a point which seniors expecting to graduate in June should note care- fully. After graduation, they will no longer be “in training or pro paration” and their further de- ferment Will depend upon the kind of employment which they enter. If a senior secures employment prior to July 1, 1941, it is import- ant that information about this employment be supplied to the local board. Here again, the Dean’s Office will be glad to co- operate in supplying this informa- tion. Such data should include the name of the firm, the nature of its business, and the character of the work which the graduate expects to do. With this informa- tion at hand, the local board can decide whether the graduate is entitled to Further occupational deferment. it seems probable that most engineering graduates will be able to qualify for this deferv room. It must be kept in mind, however, that the registrant him— self, assisted by his college offici- als, must supply proper informa- tion to the local boards It is possible that some of our seniors in Architecture and in Civil Engineering may wish to prepare for examinations as regis~ tered architects or structual en~ gineers. If this fact is brought to the attention of the local board, an occupational deferment can be secured until after the examin- ation. Deferment beyond that point will depend upon the nature of the employment secured. The whole intent of the Selec- tive Service Law is to make it truly selective. For this reason, all officials: having to do with the en- forcement of the law are cooper- ating so'that the selection of men for military service will be done with a minimum of disturbance um... normal industry. If students will cooperate with their local boards in supplying all necessary infor» mation, it seems possible that most engineers can secure occu- pational deferment. Sincerely yours, J. C‘. PEEBLES, Acting Dean junior Whole floods—v (continued from page three) events, The probability of a marble com- petition ought to force you fel- lows to stay home and sharpen your knuckles. Also, it would be a good idea to try and eat a pie without your hands, it may be worth your time. The last event is more inter- esting and exciting than all the rest. That is the class rush where the greatest sport of all goes on fidepantsing.