.“WWWWMW PA GE FOER TECHNOLQGY NEWS m ’l‘l‘hlfifihldhhdhfih Which Student Publication of the ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3300 Federal St. CHICAGO, BLLINOKS Published Weekly During the College Year By the Students of I. I. T. newnnozm'cn FD" NA‘NOMAL MDVENTIEIND 9" National Advertising licorice, loo. (allele Ptabliséers Rrprexmmiw 420 MADIBON AVE. NEW VORM. N. Y. CHKCAEO ' EDS")?! ' L03 AMGELI'B ' SAP] FBAHCNBCO “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 MANAGING BOARD .............................. THOMAS BROWN MANAGING li‘Dl’l‘éfll . .DAtNlEla BROWN ARROUIA'FE MAHAGIN .PA'PRICIA ARNS SPORTR EDITOR ...... 'WARBHN SPITZ FEATURE EDITOR ARTHUR MINWEGEH llliSiNESS MANAGER ,. ......... 808E111? FUNK FACULTY ADVISE“ ....................... WALTER HENDRICKS lilll'l'UR-iN-CIHKIP EDITORIAL DEPAETMEBT SATURDAY EDITORS NEVS’S EDITOR .............................. 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Jan-l; iiulim‘un. lonnnn Allmlzamp. llcli Pent-b. tlmcc larval”. BUEINEBB Ilfll’lhnfhmlfl' Axlurtislng Maximum .................... Hob Meyer Chatltt Pellet (:lrculmiou Mnnugtm not) Comma» Elmer 0mm; Circulation Arslslunt ................................ love limiter VOL 28--NO. 8 NOV. 18, 19431. @Ehll @th’flflhfi smell . .. Please accept our profound sympathles in your seemingly endless difficulty of obtaining an even mildly constructive attitude from ahe students toward the planning of Illinois ’l‘ech‘s 1MB year- book. Technology News’ recent poll requesting oom- ment on the name “Polygon,” suggestions for new names if that was unsatisfactory, and other con» structive criticisms on the general nature of the last book received a miserably weak response. £5 re- cent formal and unanimous protest from the comb campus senior class against the name “Polygon" has resulted, for some reason unbeknownst to us, in no constructive approach to the problem. And so it seems that you’ll never know until you’ve done it whether you have done it “right” or not. The whole situation seems to boil down to this, and only this, if we may be allowed to stick in our little oar. Definitely the 1941 Polygon was unpopu- lar at both west and south campuses. That is all either you or we know. Apparently, then, it would be a mistake it either the form or name of the last yearbook were to be, repeated. The students are after all, the people you have to please and a Wide departure from what they DON’T like is usually a safe policy. And if, in- cidentally you don‘t happen to be convinced that the last yearbook was not liked walk down amongst the masses; and talk with them. You will he sur- prised at the unanimity of dislike. DON’ T poll them with ballots. They have to write, then, and think a little bit harder . results, Nix. The opinions of this department on last year’s yearbook have not been asked, we admit As usual, however we will plunge in with our customary nonchalance and feebly attempt to spread some light upon the subject. To begin with, we might as well go on record as having liked some of the ideas in the 1941 Polygon. But as is too often the tendency in radical departures from the customary style of things, many of the new wrinkles that were , o tried went much too for. For instance, from the nmkc-up man’s: viewpoint, a liberal allotment of white space in the laying out of pages is a very efi‘ective trick that allords a pleasant reaction from the reader. The Polygon really did sling that White space around, great gobs of it, sitting around here and there with no place to go. May we point out that in order to obtain the desired eilcct spacing must he unobtrusively done in such a manner that it sneaks quietly upon the reader and does not burst glaringly out at him? This was a very serious error that we found on entirely too many pages. The writing in the last Polygon was excellent . . . sparkling and witty, even though. perhaps, too much of an editorial nature for that type of pub- lication. By all means make no sacrifices of quality in the writeups. With that little breather. let’s get back on make- up again. The shape of the book, oblong, was an unfortunate choice in that it limited the opportuni- ties for graceful and beautiful effects. it’s a peculiar thing, but the human eyes take in things much more quickly and easily in an up and clown direc- tion than from side to side. Consequently no matter how cunningly the pages. in an oblong book may he made up, already much of the effect has been lost because it does not instantly project itself upon the reader. Therefore, we strongly urge that the, vertical dimension of the new book be substantially larger than the horizontal. as was done in the old cycles and is: being done in almost every other col- lege year book. The important thing in a year book, to our man- ner of thinking, is to aflortl the students a pleasant and joyous reflection upon his past year of school life. Accordingly, then, a yearbook must have an air of gaiety and must. in effect, “glamorize” for the student his school life which has previously seemed, perhaps, all too drab “in the daily grind of it all.” The rather studietlly intellectual and architectural layout of the Polygon defeated this too successfully. And so we have now spoken our little piece to you brother yearbook, and will now direct our at— tention once more to our equally doubtful child. the Tech News. Hoping we are still the best of friends anti anticipating the greatest success for the 1941-1942 yearbook, we remain Yours very truly, Technology Newsboys Per. fi‘. ill. @lvlflt’ filhlh lihfll’tl’lli . .. . Considerable criticism has been leveled at our un- happy cars of late because students coming to school during the late morning hours on 'l‘uestlays have been unable to obtain a copy of Technology News. We wish to stress the fact that we have a standing order of 2500 copies per week. The total number of subscribers to the paper is approximately 2300, which figure includes the entire undergraduate stu- dent body of llllnols Tech. in addition, about 100 copies are distributed to faculty members. There is then a surplus of some 100 copies each and every week. Yet a large i‘iumber of students find the Tuesday morning piles of newspapers non- existent if they come to school around 10:30 or 11 am. The answer to the problem must be that many a person, whether faculty member or student, is in the habit of securing more than one copy for him— self. Now we like to believe that the Tech News is good; but it’s not that good. And we are furthermore forced to point out than this paper is operated prac tically at cost, the budget being figured almost to a hairline on a rather low advertising intake and $1 per student per semes’er which entitles him to some 1315 copies at the rate of ONE copy a week. As much as we would like to increase our weekly order by two or three hundred more copies so that those who so desired might have more than one issue the figures say we cannot without sacrificing the quality of the paper. We therefore send forth a general plea to every reader of Technology Neil's. PLEASE limit yourselt to only one copy. After all, if you pick up two, or three, or four copies each time so the family or girl friend can have some, too, it just means that some student who has paid for the paper isn’t get- ting one. l’flU’M NEVER GET MGM but you certainly will obtain a wealth of pleasure and experience working on the Wdfi Yeorhooh WRETERS—élee DAN BROWN, Editor-inchiei WARREN SPITZ, Armour Editor PATRICIA ARMS. Lewis Editor PHOTOGSwaSee BOB ROSE on South Campus HOWARD REESE?! on West Campus Frosh and Staph Writers Will Be Met with Ouisirelched Elms t ' halt“; WOVEMflEM 18. 19M EWEWWESM WWW“ plhloh dirt molt? Ehfill‘l Student opinion is rapidly gain- ing momentum in the United States, particularly at this time, when events are taking place with such rapidity. It would be rather gratifying if we could in some way, detect the pulse of the na— tion. As an attempt to find a solu- tion to this problem IIT has aili- liated itself with the Student Opin- ion Surveys of America. Sponsme ed by the University of Texas, the poll reaches out into every corner of the nation. Tech affords an ideal situa“ tion in that it brings together a quality of men unlike that of oth» er schools. It represents a sub- stantial crosssection of the mid- western thought among the young engineers. This being the case, each individual approached on the campus should do his part in giv- ing his fullest cooperation. All questions asked are strictly of an impersonal nature. Their weight is purely of statistical value and in no way will they be used against a person. The S.O.S.A. has been operating for some time and has gathered some interesting results. Among the most recent, was the report that at least half of the U. S. col- lege students are opposed to a change in the neutrality law. Nearly eight out of every ten be- lieved it was more important to supply the allies than to join the fight. it is interesting to note that college women (57%) are more eager than men (50%) to have prospective draftees deferred un- til graduation. Selecting a sample of college men in proportion to enrollments in the six geographical areas of the Census, the Surveys asked, “If the United States declared war and sent out an expeditionary force, would you volunteer or wait until you were drafted?” These were the results: Would volunteer . 28% Would wait f0! draft .. 64 Undecided ., .,.. .,. 8 The American student opinion maintains that college men should be allowed to complete their edu- cation before they are inducted into the army. Even if war should be declared and an expeditionary force sent out, Student Opinion Surveys of America discovers that nearly twdthirds of college men today say they would wait their turn in the draft rather than vol- unteer. In a nation-wide poll from Maine to Oregon on this question of deferment, the answers on a percentage basis were as follows: Defer them until their education is completed .......... 54% Defer only those being trained in fields vital to defenscwsclence, medicine ........ 24 Simply being a student ground for deferrment , . 4 Make students subject to the draft between high school and col lege ...... 12 Something ele ........... 5 Undecided ............ 1 DEFENSE PROGRAM porno NOT CAlUfllE INCREAESM 1N TECHNICAL EDUCATION The nation’s defense program-— the emphasis the war is placing on scientific advanceinentmsoems to have had little effect on what students believe colleges should offer. , The S.O.S.A.. reveals that during the last two years there has been a very slight increase in the num— ber of colleglans who believe high- er education, should stress techniv cal and professional training. The response to the interviewers: ques- tion, “Do you believe college back- ground should be mainly technical and professional training, or should it emphasize a wide cul- tural background?” showed the. following results: 1939 1941 Technical & professional 17% 19% Cultural background .. 46 42 Both ............ 3'1 39 Less than 2 per cent: were un- decided; so these no-oplnion an- swers were not included in the tabulations. Men students, nearly one-fourth of them, want, technical and pro- fessional training, while only 16 per cent of the women do. From the comments made by many students contacted, the rea- son for the small number who want the technical side stressed is that undergraduates do not want the arts and the social sci- ences overshadowed during this period of strife. A freshman at Pomona junior college in California told inter- viewer Donna Poirsol, “If we lose sight of the basis: of education and let war hysteria dominate our better judgment, we will find when the national emergency is over that we have lowered the lev- el of education unnecessarily." West flcmpus Students Sec Novel Mellon Picture Organs contract . . . bones in motion . . . hearts beating . . . a meal passing through the diges- tive tract . . . were shown in the moving picture, “Moving EX-rays”, which was presented last Friday by the Medical Arts Guild, an up- andvcomlng organization of pre- professlonal students on the lib» oral arts campus. The picture was so enthusiastically received that it had to be run through a second time. The response shown by pre- professional students has led to a demand for future activities of this sort, and the officers, headed by Tad Nozniak, have already made arrangements to show a sound movie entitled “Men In Medicine”, on December 12. This movie. “Men In Medicine”, is: a dramatized picture showing the training of the medical stu- dent; his early days of practice and some of the problems of pres- ent day medicine. This is a MUST for every “pre” student. lmechdwits Seek Win {lire/r Chicago Teachers Seeking to begin the season with the kind of performances they have been accustomed :o finish with, the Techawk cage squad looks for a win over a fast and versatile Chicago Teachers team when they open against them on Thursday, December 4. The Techawks have a special motive for victory in a desire for vengeance for last season’s set» backs at the hands of the Colonels. The opening game last year was bagged by them in a hard fought game in which the Techawks vain- ly tried to overcome the deficiency incurred in the first half. 'll‘ccbawks Sock Edge in Series While the Techawks have split with the Colonels in their last four starts, an improved and more ex- perienced team than last season’s will be out to stop the Colonels quest for three straight over them when they clash in the season’s opener December 4.