NOVEIWBER 1 8, 1941 W murmurs West {stripes gamers Approve New gchooiawloie fleece @rpanisstion At a meeting of the class of ’42 last Friday, Bob Meyer, President of the Lewis Student Council, re- ported that the second~floor lobby has been suggested as the place for a Student Lounge and that plans are being formulated along this line. Architects have been con- tacted to consider the possibilities of remodeling the lobby so that the windows of the business office will face directly onto the corridor, and to partition oil the spaces be‘ tween the columns so as to pro- vide the entire area to the north of the columns for lounge space. Remodeling will begin as soon as estimates, which are acceptable to the administration, are sub- mitted. Seniors Support montage A motion was made and passed to the effect that the secretary should send a letter to the Lounge Committee supporting the estab- lishment of a Student Lounge, and expressing the willingness of the class members to pay a lounge fee, not to exceed $1.00, for the pur- pose of. furnishing said lounge when the remodeling has been completed. Elect Raiser Treasurer As a result of Anne Anderson holding the joint office of score retry-treasurer, the senior class has had only three voting mem- bers on the Student Council. To obtain full voting power. the of~ lice was separated into its com- ponents, and Howard Reiser was elected treasurer by acclamation, MiSs Anderson retaining the posi- tion of: secretory. No Lewis Prom After a lengthy discussion, a motion by Tom Cafcas was passed that there shall be no traditional Lewis Senior Prom this year, but that a committee should be ap- pointed to work in collaboration with a similar committee from the south campus for a school-wide ll’i‘ Senior Prom. This decision was made in ac cordance with a recent suggestion in the Tech News. that organiza tions of “'1‘ should not attempt to run a large number of small dances in competition with each other, but rather to concentrate on a few large, well-organized affairs to which the entire school would lend its support. A suggestion of holding a closed Senior Dinner met with warm approval, but, due to more pressing business at hand, no committee will be appointed until possibly the next meeting. :‘ippoint Committees President Steve Mendak report ed that selection of class jewelry is now under consideration. The Jewelry committee consists of Bob Meyer, Chairman, Mae Kruegcr, and Florence Moss, ex~officio. Ap~ pointinents of the remaining com- mittees will take place in the very near future. MWIS STUflENTE STRESS NEE!) roe STUDENT iflllhlfiilf Simultaneously with the seniors, juniors, sophomores, and fresh men held their respective meet: logs on the liberal arts campus last Friday. All of these classes unanimously agreed that there is a definite need of a student lounge on the West campus, and the members of these classes are willing to assume an additional reasonable fee in order to secure and maintain the above mentioned lounge. Highlight of the Junior class meeting was the election of a new vice-president. An unusual situation had arisen in this class; for Art Petterino, who was elec- ted president at the first meeting of this class, has since been called to the army, thus leaving the posi- tion vacant. As a remedy for this situation, the class decided to elect a new vice-president, and to have Bud Carlson, former vice—president assume the duties of president. Patricia Arns was elected to the position of vice-president. Further business of the class was then taken up. Dorothy Giambelluca, activites chairman, then explained the reason, and an nounced the time, place, and or— chestra for the first official dance of the school, the winter Inform- al, the proceeds of which will go to the student Fieldhouse Fund. Also discussed was the possibility of the selection of jewelry during the students’ junior term. Members of the freshmen class discussed the possibility of a dance, the Freshmen Frolic, the proceeds of which would go to- ward the student dounge. A com- mittee was elected to further this plan. The committee is as fol- lows: Earl Siminek and Maxie Smith, co-chairmen, Norma Coop~ or, James Christianson, Ted Bar- zinski and Virginia Pochelski. ills Al Gear Eloy For irish ills Fresh Eect Gibbons And Murphy in typical ll’l‘ fashion, the fresh— man class went to the polls on November ii and succeeded in electing a president and a vice- president ln the primary, held October 31, every race was neck and neck ex- cept the olhce of lTSA representa» live where Harold Skinner was swept into oliice with a three to two vote. James McNerney was elected social chairman, and Eu- gene Andre nosed out Sidney Col- iis by eleven votes for the office of treasurer. For secretary, Herb Post took the race from James Ford by seven votes. ' The run~oils last Tuesday were very close, as James Gibbons was elected vice-president, and William Murphy tool; the presidential race. Special Aptitude Tests Planned For Pre—Meds Special tests given specifically for those students who failed to take the test last spring but who are planning to apply for admis- sion to medical school during 1942 will be given Dec. 5, at 3:00 p. m. in room 535. The Association of American Medical Colleges’ spon- sors these aptitude tests each year in order to determine the aptitude of the pro-medical students throughout the nation. Pro-medic students should make application immediately at the registrar’s office. As has been the practice in the past, a fee to be paid at the time he takes the test is required of each student. Dr. Leslie L. Hedrick, chairman of the biology department, may be consulted for further information concerning the test. TECHNOLOGY NEWS WK PAGE THREE stecrale serious cause woes or accusation lass Answering the need for an ac- curate method of measuring strains caused by transient loads on beams, the men of the Armour Research Foundation have devel~ oped an electrical strain gauge. Although mechanical gauges can be used with static loads, no true determination can be made when the material being tested is under- going strains from moving loads. Tiny Gadget This new instrument is tiny in. size, the part attached to the beam being about one inch long, but very ellective in operation. A fine wire is molded into a short plastic bar, and leads are attached to the wire. The plastic bar is co merited to the structure being test» ed. Strains in the beam cause either a lengthening or contract- ing in the wire according to the position and direction of the load. The resistance caused .in the wire due to the change in length is amplified and the current passed through a cathode-ray tube. The deflection and curve of the cathode ‘ay oscillations are photographed and a study can later be made of the finished print. Practical Applications it is possible to record strains suil‘ered by a railroad rail while being passed over by a train. Us- ing a mechanical gauge, the indi~ cator needle would point wildly across the dial, and it would be impossible to get an accurate read- ing. Although the same unfortuna ate results would be obtained us- ing an electrical gauge, the solu. tion is found with the use of the cathode ray. The curve of the elec~ trons follows a pattern which can be photographed at any instant of the train passing over the rail. Mr. W. R. Mehaflfey of the Foundation was able to adjust the oscillations so that the gauge could be used with static loads as well as transient loads. The pro- }ect has been under the direction of Dr. Clayton O. Dohrenwend of the stress analysis department. finer clinical Erie "lollies we Navy History, policies, final Edulpment Professor Lee Says Labor AILImporlonl In Wor Emergencies. By Bud Carlson (The fourth of a series of inter- wiews with Illinois Tech profes- sors upon the relation of national defense and their special field of study). Dr. Judson F. Lee, professor of business administration, expressed the belief that American labor to- day has attained a greater degree ol‘ democracy than any other labor- ing class in the world and this “degree of democracy” is being scrutinized by all other countries to we labor-’3 reaction in this world crisis. Although the AF of L has pledged its support and the (310 has representation on the OPM board, the laborers have shown that they are using this crisis to attain their demands on industry. in regard. to the railroad strike, Mr. Lee said, “This strike it al~ lowed to go into ellcct would bring to a standstill the transportation of the nation. If this situation is tolerated, why should we worry about conveying our goods across the Atlantic when we could not deliver the products of the factory from points within the country to the coast line for reshipment?" Proposed (30.11 Strike “If this strike and John L. Lewis‘ proposed strike in the cap» live coal mines are permitted,” he continued, “we cannot deliver or oven produce the needed steel." “Will the people of our great country,” he asked, “tolerate this delay in this defense program?” The settlement of these problems is of a very serious nature and must be met by the majority in order that we may continue the defense program. Dr. Lee con- cluded with this statement: “Whatever the solution, the threat of a minority ‘power group” '13 very real and the issue must be fairly met.” lidfiilt'i'i’ lililliiib At the invitation ol‘ Mrs. Anna C. Orcutt, school psychologist, the staff members of Illinois Tech’s library gave talks to the freshmen psychology classes during the past week on how to use and obtain the maximum benefit from the library a l: a Mr. Richter of the English de- partment announced last week that in the near future he will read a paper before the German Literary, sponsored by the Ger- man department of the U. of C. The subject of his discussion is the life of Herman Stehr, a Ger- man writer who died five years ago. i< >l< X? Professors McCormack and Peck of the department of Chemical Engineering attended the fall meeting of the A.I.Ch.E. at Vir- ginia Beach, last week. While in the east, Professor McCormack addressed the student chapter of the A.l.Ch.E. at Pratt Institute. His subject was: “Technique Used in Heat Transfer Measurements.” a a at Last week a meeting of Gamma Theta, honorary dramatic fratern- ity, was held for the purpose of deciding on a play to be held in the near future. At this meeting it was also announced that Mr. Richter will act as faculty adviser for the Armour Players. Fourteen Wranglers, members of the co-op human engineering society on the Armour campus, were entertained by Professor Thompson and his personable wife, at their home last Tuesday, November 11. Professor Thomp~ son told about his career and dis- cussed a very interesting lecture he attended at the Physics Club of Chicago, while Mrs. Thompson served sandwiches and coffee. Ii: its >l< At the November meeting of the College and Reference Section of the Special Libraries Association, Miss Patricia Johnson was elected secretary for 1941-42. Recent additions to the rental collection in the Armour Library include Leech’s “Reveille in Wash- ington”, Bacheller’s “Wings of Ger”, Cronin’s “Keys of the King~ dom”, Wertham’s “Dark Legend”, Shirer’s ”Berlin Diary”, and Dark’s ”Timeless Land". Professor Rufus Oldenburger will lecture on “Factorization of Polynominals” at the University of Chicago, Eckhert Hall, Tuesday, November 38, at 4:30 p. m. This lecture, which is open to the pub- lic, will deal with a field of math- ematics developed at Illinois In stitute primarily in the last three years. By Stephen Mark At a special assembly last Wed- nesday, Dean Pueblos introduced Rear Admiral lilrie of the naval reserve who spoke on his associa- tion with the navy. Erie began his career as a bluejacket in the Spanish-American War. He is the only man in the navy to rise from a seamen to admiral. ”Volunteers in Our Navy Erie stated that all the men in the navy are volunteers. Follow- ing this idea of volunteers, the rear admiral described the early history 01" the navy. He told about an Irish settler in eary America named O’Brien who organized a party and captured a British fri- gate which raided his colony. The first sailors in the United States Navy worked without pay. Among these early volunteers was John Paul Jones who was probab- ly one of this country’s most famous sailors. fllhese men did not receive any pay but became wealthy with the prize money re- ceived from raiding enemy ships. Naval Reserves Since 1893 Rear Admiral Erie told how the present naval reserve system was established in .1893. In the original setup there were naval reserve units in Boston, New York. and the other leading cities. After the success of the naval reserve in the first world war, the working reserve of the navy has been kept at a maximum in the event of an- other war. Last year, the navy started tak- ing engineers from all the tech nical schools in the country to train them in the intensive courses of the naval reserve for active duty. Fittycfive men were taken from Armour and altogether twenty-five thousand students were taken from engineering schools throughout the country. Reserves Am College Grads Abbott Hall has a four months naval training course for deck of‘ floors. All men in training at Abbott l-Iall are college graduates. Rear Admiral Eric asserted that “We’re going to have the biggest navy in the world." He told of the navy’l‘; twenty thousand of- ficers and added that the navy is a ”wonderful” place. There are seven reserve oili- cers training corps in the United States. All these trainees are col- lege men and are taking courses in naval. tactics and science. We Have Finest lilhips‘ The rear admiral told about the ships of the navy and mentioned that “the navy is building the finest ships in the world.” The Graf Spec, a German built war- ship, had welded construction and didn’t last one battle. Erie de- scribed how this pocket battleship of the German Navy was literally shaken to pieces by the vibrations of its own. gunfire. American built destroyers have returned to port after being tor- pedoed. Erie spoke of the excel- lent construction of the “Kearney” and other ships of the navy. The rear admiral, told about the test run of the “North Carolina” and how it successfully withstood the tremendous vibrations set up in her hull by firing all guns at. once. The admiral spoke briefly about engineering graduates being ac- cepted by the naval reserve. He described the program as being similar to last year’s program when physical examinations were given to students. He added that; last year’s students were put imo mediately onto the navy’s payroll. He said, however, that the pro- gram was not definite as yet.