PAGE FOUR TECHNOLOGY NEWS GCTOEEER 28, 19M , m ’ii‘hfifilhldhhdhlflhf NEWh Student Publication of tho ILLENOIS KNSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Published Weekly During the College Year By the Students of I. I. T. REPRESENTEU FOR NATIONAL ADVWR'IESKHO W National Advertising Sex-Vice, lac. (allele: Puklisbrm Keprcmztefive 420 MADBSOM AVE. NEW YORK. N. V. CHICAGO ' 50510“ ' WE ARGELEB ' 55H FRQRCXSGQ ”Entered as second class matter October 10, 1940, at the post office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1879.” $2.00 Per Year Single Copies, 10 Cents Each MAHAGHIG BOARD liill’l‘nfl-lN-CHHEI’ ........................... THOMAS BROWN MANAGING ETHTOH .............. “DANIEL BROWN ASSliUl/l’l‘ll MANAGlNG EDITOR ..E’A’l‘RICIA ARNS SPORTS EDITOR ...... ..\V:‘\RRI§N SI’IT'. it‘l-ZA’I‘UE 2' Hlli’i‘Oll . . THUR MlNW’EGI‘IN HUS! ‘ MANAGER . .......... ROBERT FUNK FACULTY ADVISER ...................... \VALTER HENDRICKS EDITORIAL DEli’flRTMENT SAT!) 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Dun his hit-l: John- mm. .Inrk llalloriui, .loiumu Alivnkump. lion law-ls. ismw l'wsil-r. BUSINEflS BEE'MTIW‘ Advertising; Mnnngvm .................... Boll More}. mimics Pellet" Circulation Managua ..... 11ml tinting-o, Rotter (liners; Circulation Assistimt ................................ liaise Keillor VOL. 28,—N0. 5 (JCTOBER 28, 13341 Tiithh ., ., .. it is, frankly, a rather boring thing for Techno» logy News that once more we must comment on the luncin-oom-bookstore situation. We‘re tired of it. We‘re tired of writing, semester after semester, on same old objections and “gripes”; tired oi reminding ourselves that the same old cold silence of the administration which greeted our last attempt will greet our next. We’re tired of the supercilious glances directed at us by the members of the lunch~ room stall. But We cannot remain silent in the lace of an ugly student resentment, which expressed itself most graphically last week during the student vote on the revised lTSA constitution. As a matter of fact, the essential features of the constitution had not been changed. The most important changes were made simply to clarify the position of west campus representatives now and after the new campus had been erected. There had been no doubt in the minds of the ITSA that the revised consti- tution would receive the almost unanimous approval of the student body. The constitution was approved, but under no stretch of the imagination by a unanimous vote. For the south campus the returns were: yeas, 226; nays, 153. From the west campus came: yeas, 96; pays, 4. The staggering fact presented itself that over 40% of the south campus student vote opposed the constitution. Subsequent investigation of this sentiment disclosed that it was based almost entirely on disapproval of Article IX, Section 3 of the By— Laws which had been printed on the ballot as follows: “The administration of the fliinois institute of Technology retains the right of operation of the bookstore, the checkroom, and the dining rooms.” Actually over 12% of the voters had expressed their written disapproval of this clause on the bal- ot itself. Mingling with many of the several large groups of students which had gathered after the voting verified that this 12% was only a small rcpi‘e. sentation of those voting against the constitution because of this clause. No better picture of this reaction can be presented than by printing some of the ballot comments on this clause, which ran in the following manner: “I should say not.” “This is bad business. Let the ITSA operate the prices in the lunchroom. We want it on a nonprofit basis." "‘I’m in favor of a co-op book store, dining hall.” “It’s about time something was done about the high prices of books and food around here.” This is a disgraceful state of allairs. And we do not state this from a desire to antagonize the school ad- ministration. 'l‘liis is a condition which simply can not be met with indifference if the general welfare of Illinois institute of Technology is important. Although not illustrated in the constitution vote, the resentment toward lunchroom conditions is ram- pant also at the western campus, the crowded and inefficient conditions having been pointed out edi- torially last week. These opinions are not those simply of Toclmology News, or, as we sometimes suspect the administra— tion of feeling, unthinking children anxious to find something to bicker over. The majority of the stu- dents at lllinois Tech have almost reached maturity, and the level of undergraduate intelligence is con-t siderably higher than that of the average college or university. It is unthinkable to expect such men and women to be content with a lunchroom policy that features drab menus, and increasing prices accompanied by diminishing portions and no better- ment of on already inferior food quality. Nor is it just that they must tolerate a school bookstore do mending top prices and giving in return such serv- ice that some texts are not received until a month after the course has started. These poinw have not been exaggerated. If more conclusive evidence is desired by the administration, we ask them to canvass the faculty itself for its reaction to the faculty grill. We do not think that the fact that more and more of the professors are bringing their lunch and eating in other restaur- ants indicates satisfaction with the grill service. So help us, it is the truth; and We know it because they have told us. One of the outstanding talks to an llT engineering society, in our opinion, was delivered last Friday by Prof. Jesse Robson, new head of the electrical engineering department, in which he pointed out that, because of their training in logical and analyti- cal thinking, engineers must become socially and economically conscious as never before, if order is to be established in the chaotic quicksand oi‘ the world today. lilell, let’s start right here at home with a little thing . . . a little thing like the ordinary every day social courtesy of providing wholesome cafeteria conditions for students and faculty. We know that Professor iiobson was thinking of world conditions, but it the logical and analytical think ing processes oi" a great technological institution cannot function sufficiently in such a social condi- tion as this, little can be said for the success of the students when such an example is set before them. We speak directly and respectfully to the IIT ad- ministration. YOU KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM! A DEPLOEABLE NUMBER OF ALUMNI HAVE ALREfiiDY GRADUATED WITH NO LITTLE lid, FEELING BECAUSE OF IT. FOR THE SAKE 0i? THE INTERNAL HAPPI- NESS OF THIS SCHOOL AND 1'. El FUTURE ALUMNI, LET'S SOLVE IT NOW! ~—T.B. thtldllflid hfllihlihhlf‘ltihl What was once a cluttered store room and jani- tor’s room in the old Research Foundation building has been turned into a compact, beautifully planned photographic darkroom and studio. The darkroom and print room contain some of the latest equipment available, while more is yet to come. Mr. Kenneth Moore, in charge of photography for the Foundation, was told to plan and equip a space in the old base. ment, in which to produce prints for the research men. After he discovered what was needed Mr. Moore proceeded to construct a darkroom. The re- sult is an efficient and compact arrangement, much on the order of a model kitchen. Work was started about a month and a half ago; plumbing was installed, plywood partitions between the rooms were erected, and a ventilation system was introduced. Mr. Moore has been using it only a fortnight and finds it satisfactory for variety of photographic work that the research department requests. The normal capacity of the new darkroom is 300 prints at day. The darkroom is about four by seven feet, while the print room is about seven feet square. The darkroom contains a sink (equipped for constant temperature devolping), drying racks, loading board, and automatic timer, plus other equip~ ment needed for negative preparation. IT DID HAPPEN HERE! 1 Elisa. Alll‘lCLE‘l SECTION 3 AGMNSI‘ E1 . , “The operation oi? the bookstore. check room, and t h o (l i n i n g rooms, shall be under the direct control of the Illinois Tlnstltuka of Technology administration.” Medical Arts Guild Formed Friday (in West Side Campus A long felt need for representa- tion and organization of the pre‘ medical student body was satisfied Friday, October 24 at which time the formation of a Medical Arts guild was completed. Rubin Bloom, junior pro-med student, was instrumental in bringing this inadequacy to the attention oi? the. liberal art faculty and student body. Assisting him in this effort was Dr. Leslie R, I—lcdrick, chair— man of the department of biology, who has since been chosen faculty sponsor by the group. The initial election of officers held Friday voted Ted Wozniak president, Ruth Steinman vice-president, and popular newcomer Norma Coop- cr, secretarystreasurer. Acquainting the prevmedical stu~ dents with modern medicinal prao tices and medical journals is one of the ultimate aims of the club. In order to give the guild an as sured foundation, the officers and faculty sponsor are at work com- piling a tentative constitution, the completition of which will be ef~ fccted in the near future. Striving to attain a more unified organization, the guild will accept new members until further notice. Armour Sophomores To Run Git Election 9% \Four Men Today Runoff elections for four posi~ tions in the south campus sopho- more honor class are being held today. The positions of president, vice-president, social chairman, and Student Union representative are to be determined. Balloting will continue from 9:00 until 2:00 under the auspices of the ITSA. board. Candidates for the presidency are: William Parks, Byron Round and Phil Huguelet. Ulysses Bachas and Edwin Johnston are left in the race for the vice-presidency. The social chairman contest has two entries, Julian Bowers and Bruce Worcester, while William Foster is unopposed in the Student Union representative po» sition. fl. it. liege bpcoks "l”o humour @ivlls; Movies Also hhown Friday, October 24, the clvils having assembled in 202 Main, lis- tened to an exceedingly interesting lecture accompanied by sound movies. Mr. C. R. Ego, assistant; manager of the Portland Cement Association of the Midwest area, was the guest, speaker. The mo— vies were precedcd by Mr. Ege‘s brief but informative lecture stressing the importance and time- liness of his topic, “Limited Ways.” Old Principles Eradicatcd “Limited Ways" has a simple lit- eral meaning, that is, “highways having access and exits restricted to only a few controlled points.” America’s scheme of life isbuilt about an adequate plan of: trans.- portation, and this necessitates a revolution in old principles of highway constructionmwbich is well under way in New York, Con‘ necticut, and New Jersey. Not only does this revolution embody design but also new meth- ods of finance. Symbols of this charge are the Hudson, Merritt, and Belt Pathways, the East River Drive, and the Pennsylvania Turn- pike. The turnpike best illustrates the advances in design, construc- tion, and methods of finance. Its notable elements are darker con— crete, freedom from roadside en- croachments, triple lanes in each direction, all cross interference cli- minated by grade separations of concrete rigid frame design and pleasing architectural appearance, and a central dividing strip of 10’ or 20’ in width. Tolls Pay for Turnpikcs Money for the turnpike and sim- ilar projects is obtained from tolls rather than from taxes. The meth- ods for collecting tolls are human one and differ with the particular highways in question. The tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are collected at either ends of the routs or at nine intermediate points of entrance to the highway. The advantages derived more than compensate the toll rate of one cent per mile. Welcome news to Chicagoans is that plans are being made for such similiar "Limited Ways” in this area.