‘m tili’t’ortdis telephoned wealthier? Weenepwpeo” Ell-if 102: VOL. file—Jim. 3 EMS ELLENOIS ENSTKTUTE 0F TECHNOLOGY, CHECAGO, HLLINQRS Medici Announces Vogihorg Hood Gt New $05 institute Vegiborg Also Directs Research Foundaiion President H, T. l—Ieald has an- nounced the appointment of Hon old Vagtborg as director of the new Institute of Gas Technology. Mr. Vegtborg is also director of the Armour Research Foundation at Illinois Tech. The Gas Institute is a separate unit on the Armour camptm estab- lished by a million dollar appro priation from seventeen leading gas producing companies of the United States. Its purpose is to conduct a comprehensive program of graduate instruction. Four Grodii dppointeti Illinois Institute of Technology was selected as the site, and its administrators and educational stall selected as the working or ganization of the Gas Institute last June after an extensive sur— vey of the leading colleges and universities of the United States. Actual operation of the institute begins this semester with the up. pointment of four graduate sub dents. in addition, President Honk/i, who is also president oi” the insti- tute of Gas Technology, on» nonnced the appointment of Dr. Lincoln 'l‘hiesmeyer, geologist, to the staff of the Gas Institute. Other members of the stall" oi’ illinois Institute of Technology who are associated with the new Institute are professors; R. C. Kintner, V. l. Komarewsky, Mm: Jacob, J. W. Calkin, S. B. Meson; associate professor V. L. Streeter and instructor Bruce Longtin. The organization of the graduate program in Gas Technology is under the direction of Dean L, E. Grinter of the graduate school. (continued on page two) s" i be . , J in Technology Omit/till" of the {nature joins the. landslxlpo "with the old of triple: photography. Buildings merited (it) and (2) are the momllm‘w and library structures respectively, on they will appear when finished. there it. Minwegen Addresses midis {in AEQZE Foil fioi‘iclove lllinoie ’l‘cch’s student chapter oi the American filociety of Civil illngineers met for the second time this semester. last Friday, Onto» heir ill. Presiding was Arthur Min “regain, chapter president, who spoke to a record assemblage of cloth; about the final arrange— ments for the “Fall Meeting” of‘ the Ameri “on Society of Civil Elm gineers. All indications point to on ex- ceptionally active and interesting convention. its timeliness cannot be denied. At no other time has there been greater necessity for a discussion of an engineering na— ture relative to present defense problems. Subordinate to the sen; ice/Mimics! on page two) “Elli mindsets Missy ”critic Wyatt? in Morenohcrw guys? Protector Finder “The month of November may decide the war.” This is the opin- ion of Mr. M. W. Fodor, professor of social sciences and former foo sign correspondent of the Chicago Daily News. Mr. Fodor, who spent twenty years as a correspondent in Eu- rope, reports that the Nazis have petroleum to continue their pres— ent offensive war until the mid- dle of November. This will not be true, however, if Hitler’s legions reach the Russian oil fields before that time, or if they are allowed to entrench and make prepara- tions for a spring campaign. The B r i ti sh propagandists should start a campaign to under- mine the German moral by con: stant drumming of the assertion that Germany is bound to lose the war and if they do not make peace now they will get a peace worse than Brest-Litvosk. He (Fodor) said, “If the machine gunner can be made to doubt that he will win, he will not be the fighting fachine he V9313.” When asked who would listen to the British propaganda, Fodor remarked that although the majority of the people are not per- rnitted to listen to foreign news broadcasts, the Gestapo agents and other officials do. Here the seed of doubt would grow. If these men begin to fear for the safety of their families, their absolute belief in Hitler's promises would be under- mined. As for America’s part in the war, ll‘odor expressed hope that we would not be actively engaged. We might have the problem of policing the countries of Europe after the conflict is over. All coun- tries engaged in the war will be so worn out that they will be un- able to control the situation, and since the United States is the lead ing power of the world, whether shelikes it. or not it is the only country able to act as the brake against the reaction which is bound to be present. {Zions fliurke Stresses fiozolring lion At Fire fdreiventiop Assembly Deon C. l... Clarke brought the main theme of Fire Prevention Week close to home at the Fire Prevention assembly held on the west campus on Thur-eddy, Octo. her 9. Speaking; in place of Lieu- tenant Thomas P. Nash, Dean Clarke spoke of a fire hamrd that may he eliminated with the co- operation ol“ the student body. In the course oi his talk Dean Clarke spoke of three fires started (lur- ing the post year by the careless disposal of smoldering cigarettes. Strict observance of the student council‘s milling on smoking privi- leges within the building will com- pletely eliminate all hazards from this source. HT is Pulse Boat HT is the pulse beat of the na- tion in fire protection engineer- ing in its much as it is the only college or institute in the United States offering a curricula, of this nature. it is therefore fitting that (Continued on page three) tiller {loosings For {Eminence inspectors Continuing in its collaboration with the government in the de- fense efiort, lllinois Institute of Technology announces 240 open- ings in free courses leading to civil service positions as ordnance inspectors in Chicago. J. I. Yeliott, director of defense training at the Institute revealed that :60 men who began the course at Lewis on September 29 will be turned over to the civil service commission for list vacan- cies in under and minor inspector, junior inspector and assistant in- spector jobs. Qualifications for the course entail American citizen (continued on page four) “Technology fienior lilnns boosted its ill" hostilities Moll Million iFtllii' finnetruciion @i Modern huildiups From the office of President 'i—lenry Townley Hcald came the explo- sive news last week that at least one and possibly two modern new structures will definitely rise on the south campus in 1942. Gifts total- ing $500,000 have been received in the last two weeks by the Institute. in answer to the long insistent cries as to when the previously her— alded building program would begin, it was announced that finances for a half-million dollar metallurgical student building have been so Here Comes Mr. Taylor , HQClCIOi Public Relotions By Tom Brown “Mr. Taylor?” ”Yes, what can I do for you?" “Well, if you can spare a few minutes of your time, I would like to have a little chat with you." ‘l’lease come in and be seated. What’s on your mind?” “Mr. Taylor, I don’t know who ther you are aware of it or not, but around Illi- nois Tech, you are practically anonymous or something. In fact, so is every- body a r o u n (1 here. Therefore, I have come to . deliver you to ; the public.” "‘Oh yes, you Bernard 1'. Taylor are the TGCh News man, with whom I have an appointment. Please continue.” Thus, it comes to pass that Mr. Taylor is about to be delivered to the public. Mr. Bernard P. Taylor is his full name. lie sits behind a desk in a suite of offices on West Monroe street below an inspiring picture of a great passenger plane taking ofl“ against the background of a vivid orange sunrise. He thinks all day about Illinois Tech. Whether or not there is any con- (continued on page two) W0 Glee Club Arranges Decemher Concerts Although Mr. 0. Gordon Erick- son already has the members of the Glee club melodious manip ulating their vocal cords, he doesn’t intend to have them ex» hibit their talents until the first concert on Dec. 14. At about five o’clock on this date, the group will perform in Gary, Indiana for the South Shore Sunday Evening club. On the following Wednes- day, Dec. 17, the Glee club will “give out” in the Rotunda of the Art Institute. The program will commence at 12 o’clock noon. The annual Christmas concert marks the Glee club’s third ap- pearance for the month of De— cember. This event will take place on the 18th in the auditorium of the Student Union. As an auxiliary attraction to the concerts, Mr. Erickson dis~ closed the planning of group dances. These will immediately follow the musicals, and are to be attended by girls of communities in which the concerts take place. cured. Construction of the build- ing will be started as soon as the weather permits next year, mate rials having been already ordered. The minute details of the building are now being completed. Hewitt 3,”de cm; H. '1‘. Although plans are not yet de- finitely settled, President Hleald stated that he hoped ground would also be broken for a library build- ing by next fall. The design of both buildings is being executed by Professor Mice van der Robe, head of: the school of architecture, and internationally famous archi~ tect, in cooperation with I-Iolabird it Root, noted midwesat architec» tural firm. Constructed on principles which are the last word in school and research design, the two struc- tures are reported to be not only beautiful but efficient. Such a teas turc as movable walls for class- rooms are expected to provide a flexibility never before accom- plished. Raising Now Going On Buildings are now being razed on State street between. 32nd and 33rd streets, where the School of Metallurgy is to be housed. Facing west, toward the campus center, this large three story structure will contain all the classrooms, laboratories, and offices necessary for the undergraduates specializ- ing in that field. And, stated Fresh dent Heald, “It is our idea to devel- up a metallurgical school here which will excel anything else in the United States." The library building is to be sit- uated on 32nd street between Fed» oral and Dearborn streets, facing toward Ogden field. Both campus libraries in conjunction With ad- ministrative offices and part of the humanities department will be housed there. The creation of the building, will mark a major part of the transfer of the Lewis divi- sion to the south campus. Approxi- mately $700,000 is expected to be raised to finance the project. It was also announced that at no time during Illinois chh’s building operations will Ogden field be unavailable for athletic purposes.