PA G E TWO

TECHNGLOGY NWWVS

NDWEMBER a, 1941
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AMEREQA FREQAY

Plans Also Formed For Showing
Of Army Film

America _ as few Americans
have ever seen itais given graph»
ic portrayal in “Land of the Free,”
sound movie which has been en-
thusiastically hailed by the press
and which will be presented at a
general assembly next Friday, 10
am, by the ASCE in conjunction
with the ASME. Art Minwegen,
president of the ASCE, will pre‘
side over the meeting.

The things that comprise Amer.
ica—«its unmatched economic re-
sources, its growth and develop-
ment from pioneer days to the
modern era of industrial produc.
lion—«these and the nation’s scenic
grandeur are woven together in a
dramatic p r e s c n t a t io n that
achieves an effect far beyond most
conventional entertainment.

The film, in brief, shows not
only what America is, what it has
accomplished and the opportuni-
ties it presents for future genera-
tions but constitutes a moving ser-
mon on the American way of life
in all its phases. It deals with the
political, personal and individual
freedom with which Americans
move about and enjoy the blessing
of liberty—achieving, without di-
rect reference to other nations,
contrast with conditions existing
in many other parts of the world
today.

On “lllust Sec" List

“Educationists, businesg and
professional men as well as lead
ing film critics agree that ‘Land
of the Frcc’ should be placed on
the ‘must sec’ list of every Ameri—
can who has the interest of his
country at heart,” said Mr. Chet
Chapman of the Chrysler corpora-
tion who is in charge of the pre-
sentation. Arrangements have also
been made for the first showing
here of “Army On Wheels,” sound
motion picture depicting; last
moving operation of mechanized
equipment by the new streamlined
divisions of the United States
army. The film was produced by
the Dodge truck division of the
Chrysler corporation in coopera-
tion with the War department.

Taken during recent practice
maneuvers, the film portrays how
the modern army on wheels, with
70,000 men in intensive training,
moves swiftly and effectively over
as many as 3,000 square miles of
territory. Stirring sequences Show
the new, smaller, faster, more
flexible mechanized divisions -—-
transporting their own food and
supplies, towing their own artil-
lery and carrying their own in«
fantrymti‘aveling 45, 150 and as
much as 300 miles a day instead
of the 15 miles a day which used
to be top speed for the fighting
forces.

Army in Action

Closeups show some of the 7,000
Dodge army trucks used in the
maneuvers wallowing along creek
beds instead of roads, fording
streams under their own power or
by means of two cables, taking
cover in the woods, pounding
across rough and rutted fields,
climbing mountainous slopes and
going through every other require-
ment of modern warfare,

Operations of practically every
branch of the army in the field
are also shown in the film. With
a deafening din and clatter, light
and medium tanks are shown
lunging at high speeds over rough
ground. Guns, airplanes, troops,
horses and mules~every factor
that contributes to the fighting fit:
ness of the army, are shown in
action, and the purpose of each
maneuver clearly explained.

 

PICTURES .OF THE

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unmist and Lewis alumna, recall- lll‘illcvillc, Richard Bergen-om, Howard Pendinbury. Front. row, loft to

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All ye civils
of the Clambake! Put on your
shoes and come (Li-running, ’cause
it’s time for the ASCE smoker.
Big smokers as well as little smok-
ers are invited to join in the fun.
Starting at eight, the festive occa.
sign will last till the wee hour of
—yes, you guessed it, twelve
o’clock. There’ll be plenty of
things going on all the time.

rl‘o start oil, each fellow will be
givcn some five hundred or more
of optical-money to gamble away
as he sees fit. Most oi" the vice
methods whereby one can lose
money will reign supremo for
about an hour. At the end, the
man with the most money will be
given the price. What is it? Well
come and sce. After the unfortu-
nates have almost lost their shirts,
the group will adjourn to the as
sembly hall where they will listen
to the guest speaker of the eve.
hing. llir. Dan Smith, newly up:
pointed head rewrite editor of

Chicago’s new morning newspap
er, will talk formally to the boys.
Movies and Older

Fred Waring will be presented
on the screen along with a dc-
scriptlvc tour of 'l‘obaccoland.
During this time the junior “salt~
ies” will retire to prepare a tempt-
ing bullet lunch. Let’s hope they
don’t get drunk on that half-barrel
of the country’s finest vintage of
apple cider.

By the time refreshments will
have been served the major object
of the smoker will have been ac-
complished. it being, that the up
and coming civils will have be—
come better acquainted with their
upper classmen.

The sophs are expected to be
ihcrc; however, should there be
any freshmen who would like to
attend, let him feel free and wel-
come to come. Don’t forget it’s
Friday evening at 8 o‘clock, No-
vember 7, 1941, in the student
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Dr. David P. Butler, professor of
psychology, has carried on a con»
sitlcrable amount of experimental
work on contemporary psycholo»
gical problems during the past
year in addition to his regular du~
tics. Assisted by Irving Goldman
and in part by John O’Malley, lib-
eral arts seniors, Dr. Boder con.
ducted preliminary studies in
sound localization in the {my
chology laboratory at Lewis. The
equipment was later set up at the
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Gunther Griebel and Peter Van-
(ler Ploeg were absent as they
were attending the Pi Tau Sigma
convention in Pittsburgh where
they were pledged by active mem‘.
bers Robert Sullivan and E. P.
Hanuska.

Prof. Spears told that the pur-
pose of Tau Beta Pi is to mark in
a fitting manner those who have
conferred honor upon their Alma
Mater by distinguished scholar-
ship and exemplary character as
undergraduates. He told of the
significance which the key of Tau
Beta Pi has to future employers
and gave an interesting example
of a former student who had
gained an exceptionally desirable
position because of his key.

pus»; where the work was continued
by this group.

A subsequent detailed analysis
of the findings reveals the fact
that an intermittent sound is 10-
calized better than a continuous
one and that outdoor localization
even at a distance is more precise
than indoor localization of sound.
As a practical applicationof the
results of these tests, Dr. Boder
stated that a few short sounds of
a horn will accomplish more than
a lengthy blast. Further study
brought about the decision that
a continuous sound may be reason.
ably well localized outdoors pro-
vided it has clear, precise start.
At the American Psychological as-
sociation meeting held Sept, 3 to 6,
194}. at Northwestern, Dr. Boder
read a paper on his work and
hopes to publish this article in the
very near future.

in addition to sound localization
study, ‘Dr. Boder with Moses Isen.
berg and Marvin Herpe, also Lew~
is seniors, conducted a test on
visual rhythm, reports of which
also are to be published.

in the latter part of the summer
both Professor Boder and Mr.
Isenbergr busied themselves in the
study of walking and running
gaits at the fatigue laboratory of
Harvard university. A substantial
number of records on the gaits of
various types of walking and run—
ning were obtained and brought
back to Chicago for further study.

EC Club {Sets Defense
Fever w Will Do Anything

The Home Economics club of
UT now affiliated with state and
national clubs, sponsored by Dr.
Ruth Clouse and Miss Laura Win—
kleman, recently held a meeting
to introduce their new oliicers.
Lorraine Pindras, the president,
presented Jacqueline Dennison as
vice-president and Mary Ann
Knil‘sch as secretary-treasurer.

During this meeting, plans for
the coming year were discussed.
As in the past years the club will
have a Christmas project. Last
year’s project had to do with the
dressing up of dolls which were
given to less fortunate children.
This year because there is so
much talk in the line of defense,
the girls decided that a committee
with Jacqueline Dennison as chair
man should get in touch with the
USO and decide what would be
more appreciated by the soldiers,
home made cookies, or books and
magazines.

Mary Ann Knlrsch was unani~
mously elected delegate to the
Home Economics national conven—
tion at the Edgewater Beach ho-
tel, Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 1, 2, for the
117‘ Home Economics club, where
she is to take notes of the happen-
ings there and report them back
to the club.

Plans were also made for a tea
for Alumnae and Home Economic
students but nothing definite was
decided. With these as some of
the lactivities the meeting was
brought to a close, with the future
looking very bright for the Home
Economics club.

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Results of their two trips to the
polls indicate the fact that the
seniors have succeeded in electing
class officers.

Wednesday's ballot count show-
ed a decisive majority vote for
Frank Jencius, M.E., who was
swept into the office of the presi—
dency. This contest also proved
effective in skimming oil the
cream of the candidates who were
to compete in the finals.

Last Friday witnessed the run-
ofis, in which the remaining offices
were filled. With the help of a
two-thirds majority, John Butkus.
C.E., won the position of vice-
president. In neck and neck bat-
tles, Robert Neuhaus. ME., and
Arthur Minwegen, C.E., nosed out
their opponents to gain the offices
of secretary and treasurer, re-
spectively. The post of social chair—
man was captured by George Pe»
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FALL CQNESERENQE
Al“ PALMER HQUSE

Prominent Engineers Meal":
Discuss Civil Aeronautics

lllinols Institute of chhnology
had its first annual fall engineer»
ing conference at the ,Palmer
house last Thursday with an audi-
ence of five hundred engineers,
executives, professional men and
students.

Prominent Smokers

The two day session began when
eight prominent men spoke before
the forum gathered in Chicago.
The speakers were Edward Kamp-
with, chief control tower operator
of Chicago’s municipal airport;
James D. Cunningham, chairman
of the board of trustees of Illinois
'l‘cch; F, B. Quackenboss, Rollins
Burdick Hunter, Chicago; ll. J. 0.
Pearson, Civil Aeronautics Admin-
lstration,, Washington, 13.0.; A. E.
Blomquist, Eastern Airlines, New
York; Harry Baumer, City of Chi-
cago; and M. 13, Wells, Professor
Emeritus, Illinois Tech, early pro-
fessor of aeronautics and acquain-
tance of Clhanute, Laird-Turner,
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John Becker, former chief con-'

trol operator ofythe municipal air-
port presented a paper which was
read by Edward Kampwith. Beck~
or is now doing inspection work
for the Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration in Santa Monica, Cali—
fornia. Becker said, “It. has been
found by insurance statisticians
that it is far safer to ride in a
transport airplane than to ride in
the family automobile. Aviation
has grown from a hazardous oc-
cupation to one of the safest
modes of travel. The government,
through the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration, is coming to the aid
of airport control further to im-
prove its fine record of safety and
efficient operation.”
Airport Construction

William A. Aldous, technical de-
velopment engineer of the Civil
Aeronautics Administration, spoke
on the construction of new airv
ports throughout the country.
Noting that the present nation-
wide airport development pro-
gram is so large and that it has
developed so much faster than
anyone could anticipate, Aldous
said that the immediate technical
problem is not “how to get more
airports, but how to properly and
efficiently build the ones that are
in the construction or preliminary
stage now.”

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right to freedom for a stated sal-
ary. “Freedom,” as the speaker de-
scribed it, “is doing cheerfully
what your intelligence tells you
you have to do.” The students of
today are going into a world much
the same as the world the students
of her day went into, a world
“suffering from the birth, pangs of
a very great age.”

Answers Questions

Miss Thompson closed her lec-
ture by saying that the world of
today still offers vast opportuni—
ties and “what is being destroyed
is not civilization but the rotten-
ness that was built up during the
nineteenth century.” At the close
of the lecture Miss Thompson
asked the audience for questions
which she answered and discussed
with them.

Members of Technology News
presented Miss Thompson with
American Beauty roses as a token
of the honor they felt in having a
person who had achieved so much
in the journalistic world with
them.

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