i SEPT. 30, 1941 , mm mu m . . W once. my that a student take it Comp Armour in Huron i’or (fibrils (continued from page three) graduate who spends his summer at Camp Armour is eighteen. However, it often happens that juniors, and, on occasion, seniors, are to be found among those pres» out. Since this course is com- pulsory, no would~bc civil englm ncer ever tries to (lodge it. Cir— cumstances sometimes make it later than his sophomore year and allowance is made in given cases. There is no prevailing sanity test for admission to the civil en- gineering department. But if a student should express dislike of the Camp Armour summer course in a public place he would proba- bly be adjudged insane by his fel- lows. Professor Penn’s course, which he has in past years taught with the aid of one or two departmental colleagues, this year had for an assistant teacher Richard J. ww o . invasion '1‘ UCENOEJOGY NEWS 5935 Hruda, a- June honor graduate of Armour College of Engineering of the institute. As a junior, l-Iruola spent his undergraduate compul. sory hours at Camp Armour; as a senior, he returned to be one of two camp stewards whose duty it is to conduct much of the admin- istration of the camp; and this summer, as a graduate, he re- turned with his recent bride to demonstrate what he could teach in the tradition of Professor Penn. Determination of meridian and latitude is made by solar observa- tion, and laying out a meridian Wont-mm .‘ "Y 1n- .sx “WWW. 1*?) ‘ 1‘4 W LEA‘l‘liiilt fivflfllfifi fifififllflm Heavy 3—hour {Zonvus hinders {l moi/2} Embossed with ll'l Seal Complete with Farlei- ill index igltlll HT BQQfiTERfi Something Hitieronl with School Colors: lbs hllhfllhlfi flailing Kipper binders V infill/2} g with Poster El $25M voice urn g ll fiHEMldl‘m’ AWQNS ill?” ilhlillddll‘dmlh lbs to $3.2? Will tilt-idlmllllhil fit flornpiote tins oi ldochunicoi Knowing illnppllctt :t (We hove on hood or limited number oi cit-owing sets of the heat duolity, priced to Midi-l} Sllfififi lilllllf‘fl lilo to Eldlifiil WUNTAlM rent - census the to limo W525i Vila idodison gt“, dhl‘ilsy 3%}? LOCATED IN THE LEWIS INSTITUTE BUILDING FOR OVER 26 YEARS mm from observation upon Polaris; problems in highway and railway location, including running of pre- liminary lines, taking topography, running in lines from paper loca- tion, and laying out simple curves and spirals are also part of the course. Conqucsts “Waits The formal outlines of phases of a course in surveying give little hint of the large adventure and zest of conquest to be experienced in the field. The entire northern highland state forest tract, of which the immediate ten square miles surrounding upper and low- er Trout lake are Camp Armour’s classroom, is sometimes called, laughingly, “Pennsylvania,” as a reflection of the tremendous in,- flucncc Professor Penn has had on the entire neighborhood. Before Professor Penn’s stu- dents venture from the security of Camp Armour each morning an unvarying rite is performed. Instead of throwing salt over each shoulder, Professor Penn sin-mp8 the cold earth tentatively a few times and for five minutes be- comes the Knute Rockne ol’ our» vcying. In a crisp voice, with an up- ward inflection, he tells what he wants done (luring the day. True, though it is only 7 o’clock at that time, he talks to his boys as if they were fully awake. Sometimes they are. A first bell at 5:45 a.m., a second ton minutes later, and the knoll that kicks the day awake with breakfast, at (i o’clock, seem to come in rapid order. Break- fast, in which student waiters J coves-about like dervlshcs, is his- tory by 6:30 am. Survey Groups A common working unit is that of five men, with all units on gagcd on separate but related an pet-ts of a given problem. A prob- lem book, compiled by Professor Form, is a standard work for the. course, together with other con- temporary volumes. A what-ho spirit seems to eman- ate from the bonds of embryo sur- veyors as they trudge out of camp each morning. Axes slung acrocs hips, transits over shoulders, lines and other gear arranged with elaborate skill over leather or lum- bcr jackets, every month carrying a pipe heavy enough to guarantee its owner is no (llllctanthrofes- sor Penn’s boys will sing some to bust, ballad as they fade away into the forest. The spectator is re- minded somehow of Morgan’s men unhorscd; and that there is no strength through joy where first there is not joy through strength. By some mysterious Atlantis ln< stinct students stream from val- ley, hummock, hill and field, from swamps and brakes, from lakes and rivers where they have been taking soundings, back to camp with magical precision at 11:30 am. Lunch is announced by a hell that rings crazily. At 12:30 or 1 pm, they are back at work. Din- ner is at 5 pm and generally is so elegant as to provide an aster- isk [or each day of the calendar. Social Life From time to time, depending on the burden of work in the field, there is swimming before dinner. Generally, the day’s boating, fishA ing or swimming occur before the sun fades, in the golden, magic time after the evening meal. Professor Penn has seen the evolution of camp social life, from the period when lack of roads, and dependence on foot travel, necessarily confined his boys to the vicinity of the camp most nights. At present, though three or four older students might have automobiles at camp, but only on Saturday nights may they leave without permission. Functions of camp life are so interdependent, PAGE SEVEN W the shadow of each social activity being intimately associated with the borrowing of a shirt, tie, or even a suit, that rarely does an individual student find a girl that does not prove to be the camp’s girl, in the sense that everyone knows her and has stepped on her toes while dancing. Comp discipline is practically studenbcontrolled, moving with a quiet elllcicncy that is democratic, a process in which the cool waters of Upper Trout lake play the chcastcning role of judgment. seat. Chlefly, there are no lights, no petty bickerings even, because there is no time, and because such a life as Camp Armour offers mili- tatcs against moral wealtlings or weak sisters. End of Wool; Saturday night is Saturday“ night, of course. It is probably the only night when it is hard to get together a fivc- or slnpicce or~ chestra about the upright piano to the right of the lire place. The population of Camp Armour streams into Minocqua for the movies, into Woodrufl' or Boulder Junction, but particularly into Shrimps Place, a suporwjulccr joint, with four—piece orchestra and friendly college girls who work by day as waitresses at near- by resorts. ‘ Coca-coins or malted milks are about what most of the boys can all‘ord for one couple. The girls know enough not to ask for more. Camp Armour fledglings, aside from the aura of learning; and dignity their tradition has given to the neighborhood, have learned always to mention the cobballstic syllables “jobnschommcr” if they get in :1 tight spot. “Runyon" Sohommor For big John Schommer, pro— fessor of chemistry, athletic direc- tor, director of placement and front-lino personality of Illinois Institute ol’ Technology back in Chicago, is virtually burgomcister of the whole northern lake coun» try. He has caught the biggest fish, told the widest yarns, knows more of the indestructible natives than any man around. The past. summer his picture occupied the frontispiece of the descriptive fold- er issued by the busiest of the re- sort towns. Parents of students find a more than 400-rmilc~drlve, or train ride, to Upper Trout lake no consider- able barrier to visiting their sons. Weekends and the Fourth of July are marked by pilgrimagcs to camp. Nothing, however, is al- ‘lowed to disturb the strict schol» astlc atmosphere of camp pre- cincts. Sunday morning finds most of the students awake for 7 o’clock breakfast, half, of them hurrying oil to church in nearby Rayner. ‘ Enrollment Student stewards employed at Camp Arn’lour for the summer were Raymond S. Leibrandt, a senior in September; and Robert Sundstrom, likewise a senior. The following students were en- rolled at Camp Armour during the past summer: Arthur Mlnwegcn, Vance F. Zdarsky, John S. Jacki- micc, Thaddeus R. Maslanska, Herman Tachau, John G. Kasman, Marlo Sillar, Irwin Lachman, Al~ bert Schmitt, Robert V. Garth, Melvin E. Johnson, Anton J. Groh, Herbert 'l‘. Schumann, Jr., Ray~ mood W. Sauer, Frank E. Nelson, Isadore E. lKriesberg, and Charles A. Fenster. EN MEMGREAM l ‘Wc oi” the Tech News and the class of 74:]: wish to express our deep sorrow at the passing ofifi Frank Nillcs, jr. chem. Frank; ; a 3 was drowned last summer ink the Burnham park lagoon.