VOL. 28-—-N0. ll lvllfllfi filtllh XMAS Cflldflhlll‘ @hfi. id Carols, Classics, Mort: Festive Occasion Presentation of this year’s first Music Club concert on the Ar- mour campus will take place on Thursday, December 18, at 11 am Judging from the reports of the concert given on the west campus last Friday, there is every reason to believe that the men will give one of their best performances of recent years. Opening the program will be the familiar Christmas carols, fol- lowed by the stirring overture, “Poet and Peasant”, Beethoven’s “Worship of God in Nature" will then be sung by the Glee Club. The introduction of an invisible choir singing, “Monastery Gar- dens”, will be followed by the orchestra playing “At a Persian Market.” Members of the Glee Club will then be heard in “Plan- tation” by Stiner; “When Day is Done,” introducing William Weathersby at the vibrabarp, and the ever-popular “Winter Song.” “Piece do resistance,” better- known as ”The Ballad for limeri- l-ans,” is an emotion-stirring tune for baritone solo, chews, and orchestra. This brilliant number has been chosen as a fitting close for the program. Robert Hem» man, who sings the solo, is es 'pecially suited to the part. With a voice of unusual range and up— peal, he sings this great wort with every confidence. Combined with a fine chorus and orchestra, l-lemmzm’s performance at Lewis last Friday was one long to be remembered. As in the past, stage decorations will be in accord with the holiday spirit, and will form a pleasing setting for the men in their blue and white. Classes will be dismissed and the library and lunchroom will be closed while the concert is being presented. Relatives and friends of the stu- dent body are especially invited to hear the tuneful program which will be presented in the auditor- ium of the Student Union. Show, Crosby, Miller At Genome llho’s lfiooce A swirling event is in store for all the exponents of swing, rhum~ ha, trucking on down, and other frivolous frivolities or, in other words, the Gamma Rho’s Snow Drift which will be held in the Lewis gym at 2:30 Friday after- noon, December 19. The fee for moseying down the Old OX Road is but ten cents, a paltry sum in view of the treats and surprises in store for those attending. Featured at this sparkling, wind-blown event will be these very popular gentlemen of radio and platter fame: Artie Shaw, Bob Crosby, Glenn Miller, Wayne King, and any other noted hand your heart may desire. It has been rumored and confirmed by the of- fice of Ways and Means commit- tee that the traditional holiday epirit will not be curtailed one bit; in fact. (this is a deep, dark se- cret known only to you readers of Technology News) it will be encouraged to the utmost. So, let loose of a small portion of your filthy lucre and have fun Friday. Z143 UNCLE SAM l3 tZQACHlNG NQWY GET YOUR DEGREE. THEN GET IN THERE m... AND F-lG-HT/ writer rollers lltllltthl who with wt‘lyl owltto smiles By M. W. Fodor “metal to Technology News) For those who studied the meth— ods of Japan or of the other dic' tutors. the dastardly Japanese be» lingual hurl not come as a surprise. Japan launched her wars against t’hlno in love, against Russia in will, and against Munchukuo in lllfll in a similar treacherous way. (“omparotively similar tricks were used by other dictators. llitlcl' did not declare war against any nation until his dec- lzu tion of war against this coun- lr: He took all other countries hy surpriscu—the method of the gangster! Foreign correspondents in Bros sols. lilolgium, know last year on .lldljy’ 5, that Nazi Germany would launch her all-out attack against the Low Countries. Leaves were cancelled in the army. We, the correspondents. kept perpetual vigil. often sleeping in our clothes. 012 May 53 we visited the Belgium war department where high gen. ere! etail officers informed us that the tension had eased; that the Germans have taken away two motorized divisions (out of the existing fourteen on that front), and that, in view of the changed situation, army leaves were re- established. Today I realize that these reports were spread by Ger- man agents to lull the Belgians into inattentive waiting. It was a typical Fascist treachery. We went to sleep to have our first real rest in five days. At 4:30 a.m., the noise of falling Nazi bombs brought us out from our beds. According to the President, Nazi Germany induced Japan to come into this war by threatening to exclude her from the spoils of victory. Japan, however, had to be convinced that Germany could succeed in knocking Russia out of this war. The excellent Nazi propaganda machine hero per‘ formed a supreme success. Goeb- bels knew that even the very pro- Nezi officials of the Kwantung army doubled the lerman state- ments concerning the impending collapse of Russia. So they quoo ed all available American news- paper and radio comments which were just as gloomy (in a com- pletely unjustified way), about Russia‘s chances as were the Oer— mun persuasions of Japan. Goeb- hols sold: “This is not a Nazi opin- ion. look what commentators in a neutral country say.” Gannony required urgently this Japanese intervention in the war. The Nazis and the Reichswehr knew that they lost this year’s campaign against Russia. It is 'lml‘losslble to leave an army of several million men in tents to be exposed to the sub-zero horrors of the Russian winter, when not equipped for winter warfare. ll-lltler thought he could conquer Plus: a in six weeks.) {continued on, page two) ILLINOIS ENSTITUTE 0F TECHNHLO’GY, “CHICAGO, ILLINOIS gtodeot Wort lo DECEMBER Ill, Ill/ll or Fold in Assemblies All fitment“, howls defense Council docks Lewis Assembly The Commission on National Defense established by the City Council of Chicago, sponsored an assembly last Wednesday in the Lewis Auditorium, in order to on ganlze the liberal arts students for civilian defense. Under the program as organized by the city council, there is a place for every citizen in this great project. In order to facilitate the organization of the program, Chicago has been sub-divided into communities, and a member of the Advisory Com~ mittee has been placed in charge of each district. Mr. Lawrence J. I—Iedden, co operating with the Commission, explained the functioning of the program of the above. In addi- tion Mr. Redden stated “that there is a need for avoidance of war-hysteria, as well as the need for courage and confidence; and at the same time we must have a serious realization of existing con- ditions." “This is our war to protect our homes, our lives, and our demo erotic rights,” said Mr. A. ll. Elan- sonc, Lewis alumnus and princi- pal of Lane Tech Defense Train ing program, in his address to the students. He also emphasized the necessity for the students “to keep both feet on the ground." Mr. William N. Settcrberg, reg- istrar, distributed enrollment blanks to each of the students. The information obtained from these blanks enables the office to classify and organize civilian vol~ untecrs so that they can be most. effectively utilized. Monday at 9230, Limit. Com— mander Piper of the United States Navy, further instructed the students in civilian defense. dfll‘lfillldodhh Ahllfi PEEE‘ELES @FFER Aim to ,iolm fichommer announced that the OPM reports grave shortages in all related engineering fields, except lire—protection and architec- ture. The only location for these two is in the civil service which is desperately in need of men. The civil service also has an urgent need for draftsmcn. Marine engineers are calling for mechanical and electrical engin- eers. The country has a shortage of over 100,000 engineers. Telling of a recent visit to New York. Mr. Schommer stated that an official, when asked about the number of anti-aircraft guns in that state, replied that New York had eight such guns and needed 40,000 more. Students faced with “tough boards,” were advised to contact John Schommer or Dean Peebles, who would do their utmost to ob- tain their deferment. In explana- tion, however, Schommer explicit- ly stated that this was being done for the national good and had nothing in (in with friendship for the individual student. Last Mon- day, he said that he would prob- degree trousers scold Hr ably permit two of his nephews, who were students in liberal arts and law, to join the armed forces and also pleaded with the student engineers not to leave school. He added that students were not to call for his help until after they had taken their physical examinu~ lions and had definitely been call» ed for the draft. Navy’s Piper Spooks To Armoorltos At an all-school assembly last Wednesday, John Schommer in~ troduced Lieutenant Commander Piper, who analyzed the opport- unities of the graduating engineer in the navy. llleut. Com. Piper began his tall: by telling the engineering stu- dents of HT to “stay in school and get that degree.” He told the stu- dents not to get excited and join up before graduating because the a r m e d forces need engineers. He stated that three or three and o n e ~ 11 a 1 1’ years is not , enough, adding that an engineer without a degree is as good as a man without a country. Llout. 00m. I’lnor “l-laving obtained an engineer- ing degree," Piper said, “the stu- dent is entitled to a V»? rating and will be enabled to receive training at Annapolis, providing that he can meet the physical require» merits.” Course requirements are two years of mathematics, one year of chemistry, and one year ol’ physics. Upon entering Annap- olis, this apprentice seamen will receive $150.00 worth of books and clothing. After the first month, he will he entitled to $165.00 each month thereafter as mldshipman. And upon the completion of a lour-months’ training course, he will be awarded a commission in. the United States navy. The four~ months training period is followed by a ten-day leave during which time the student may visit his home before being called to duty. As a commissioned officer in the United States navy, he could apply for positions anywhere in the nav~ all forces, on land, on sea, or in the air. Again, Lieut. Com. Piper warned engineering students to stay in school until the comple- tion of their four-«year courses, cit- ing that once in the navy, they could put to use what they had learned at Illinois Institute of 'l‘echnology. In explaining the desperate need of the navy for engineers, Piper described the re frigerating units on battleships, the air-conditioning equipment used aboard the larger ships, the (continued on page two) DEFENSE PRQDUCWQN l NCREASES NEW) FOR CQMPETENT ENGENEERS Speeding up of defense orders in all fields of manufacturing has increased the demand for engin- eers in our defense production throughout the nation. The Placement office has an- nounced that several large con- cerns are giving interviews to sen- iors in their respective fields of engineering. On December 15, Commonwealth Edison interview- ed seniors and a few juniors from the mechanical and electrical de- partments. Hydraulic Controls, llll'.. interviewed fifteen mechan» iculs on DUCt‘lllllel’ ll. Elobll‘ical, mechanical and non-scholarship REE. seniors were interviewed by DuPont on December 12. Prest- O~Lite Corp, will interview sen— iors on December 17. The Placement office is swamp ed because of the demand for en- gineers and students; are request- ed to observe office hours: 10- 11:30 am. and 3-4230 p.m.; Mon- day through Friday. All seniors should turn in their records to the Placement oflice complete with photograph. There will be a meeting of all the social chairman in Sunny Weissluuu‘s office this. evening :lt IE: o‘clock to discuss future plans.