METALLURQiCAL RESEARCH

    

 

BUlLDlNG-w Si‘eelwork for one seciion

of ihe new Technology Cem‘er building is already in place. and work is

progressing rapidly.

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0A soldier will be eligible for
selecl-ion lo an Officer Candidaie
School lhroughoui his enlisimonl.
The ihree mon’rhs' period oi service
is a minimum esiablished lo me‘el
ihe requiremen’rs of ‘rhe presenl
emergency. Under lhis procedure.
ihose whose developmenl is slow or
whose qualifica’rions are nol imme-
dialely recognized will be afforded
a confinued opporiunily lo qualify
for a’ri'endance of lhe school.

nCandidales who successfully
comple’re lhe Officer Candidaie
School courses will be commission.
ed as second lieulenanis in file
Army of lhe Uniled Slaies. Excep-
iionally qualified graduales. who
are over age for duly wilh lroops
as second lieulenanls, will be given
iur’rher lraining. and. upon demon.
slralion of proper abilily, will be
promoied in higher grades more
in keeping wilh l'heir age.

oThe Ollicer Candida’re Schools
in all branches of ihe Army are in
process of being greaily expanded
lo accommoda’re lhe large number
of candido‘les which lhe new reg-
ulaiions will produce. All men will}
necessary qualificaiions are urged
in lake advan’rage of ihis oppor-
‘runi’ry +0 become leaders in ihe
new Army. Enlis’red men, now serv—
ing. should apply for admission.
Men in civilian life who enlis‘l or
volunieer for induction. may apply
ihrough iheir uni‘r commanders
ior officer iraining 'ihree mon’rhs
afler Jrhey enler ’rhe Army.

aThe principal requirement
siressed above all oihers for ad—
mission lo Candidaie Schools. is
evidence of ou’rs‘lancling qualifies of
leadership. Alfhough lhe educa-
iional background of a candida‘le is
a mosl imporlan'l elemenl‘ in de—
fermining his selec’iion. ii is nof de-
i'erminal‘ive. While an academic de—
gree may be a favorable facior,
eguivalenf fraining and experience
in civil life is equally acceplable
lo {he Army.

oAll applican’rs mus’r have re-
ceived a raling of HO or beller in
fhe Army General Classificalion
Tes’r ’ro be eligible for admission lo
Candidale Schools. Provision is
made lhal if any soldier fails lo ai-
‘l'ain l'his grade in his ini‘rial fes’r for
reasons beyond his confrol. per—
mission may be granfed ’ro fake ihe
les’r a second fime. i

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in a sirenuous offensive againsl the
Russian‘forces and fry lo gain
Moscow. However. Mr. Fodor be-
lieved rha’r possibilily holds li’rl’le
likelihood because of ihe serious
reverses ihe Russian forces have
given io fhe German forces in
Rossia lhis winl‘er. Second, Hiller
mighi iry lo invade England. There
is liiile posibilily lha‘r ihis plan will
be followed due i0 uselessness of
faking England al a greal' loss be»
cause oi her iremendous forlifica-
lions. Third. Hi’rler mighl siege an
al’leclz agains‘i ihe Uniied Sia’res.
uThis lasl supposifiori seemed ihe
mosl probable because if would be
very easy for fhe German forces
in asiablish numerous bases in
lhe vasl vacanl larri‘rories oi
@reeniand and Canada.

«True, American iroops are lo-
caled in Greenland bu‘r only in
file imporlan’r and larger ci’ries of
ihai Greenland like
Canada is so large lha’r if is im-
possible lo main’rein a consfani
walch over ihe vas’r ierri’rory.

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Farrell and Hugh Siory.

oSporls ediior for nexl year is
P. R. gechloll, a fire proieciion en-
gineer. Bech’roli has a 2.8 average
and is high poini man on ihe man-
aging board. He is Armour edi‘ror
cl lhe year book. purchasing agen’r
of ihe coop book slore. a member
of lhe Armour Glee club, and par-
iicipaies in all iniramural sporls. His
hobbies are sealing and sleeping.
Las’r summer. Bob held a job wilh
ihe Missouri lnspec’rion Bureau.
Since his enhance io Illinois lns’ri—
‘ruie of Technology, Bob has earned
a four year Fire Pro’rec’rion Schol-
arship.

eMorgan Fiich is lhe new fea-
lure ediior. "Hair ionic Fifch" is
a chemical engineer and a member
oi Alpha Chi Sigma. He is Armour
edilor of ihe year book. presidenf
of ihe co—op book siore. a member
of fhe lunch room commi’r’ree. and is
an im‘ramural referee. During lhe
summer mon’rhs. Morgan works of
Republic Sieel as a ’rhird helper
a‘r Jrhe open hear‘rh. Affer gradua-
lion. ”Mickey" would like lo siudy
law at ei’rher Harvard or William
and Mary.

Deon marine condnnls
liens Friday assembly
under new schedule

«in order 'l'ha’r all sludenfs on
ihe wesl side campus may have a
defini’re lime for class meel'ings and
such, ihe regis’rrar has arranged all
programs so l'ha’r of IO a.m. Friday.
everyone has a free hour. This is
ihe firsi slap loward s'luden‘r co-
ordina’rion on ’rhe campus.

«On Friday, February 6. Dean
Clarence L. Clarke called ’rhe firs’r
of ihese assemblies. of which lime
he declared iha’r Civilian Defense is
now pasl lhc social siege. and ’rhal
polilical and economic freedom
musi be reslricied for line clura‘rion
ii ihere is. lo be any’rhing approxi-
maling poli’rical and economic free—
dom in ’rhe iulure. "in line long
run.” said ihe Dean. "lhore is no
lorce on ,the face of lhe earfh. if
if is organized conirary lo fhe laws
of nalure. lhal will hold up. The
Nazi sysiem regards lhe person
merely as a means io an end. and
ihis is conirary lo lhe laws of
naiure."

aThe War Depar’rmeni informs
us iha’r ihere now is an Offi-
cers Training School in which any
good college sluden’r may be
eligible if he is lo be called in lhe
drafi. This fraining is divided info
”we courses of insfruclion-mschool
work and miliiary drill. Leadership
is essaniial for eligibili’ry and iwo
years oi college work including ‘rwo
years oi Malhemaiics. one year of
Chemislry and one year of Physics
are also desired by lhis sec‘rion of
the Army service.

«Announcemenls concerning fhe
class iewelry and cap and gown ar-
rangemenls were made by Dr.
Clarke... Blob Meyer will display lhe
iewelry seleclions Then have been
made in lhe lobby. Cap and gown
arrangemen‘ls may be made in the
Regislrarls office.

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pus lo receive ins’rruclion in ’rhis
lechnigue.

oAssis‘iani’ Professor Rober’r l.
Sarbacher of lhe elec’rricel engin-
eering deper‘lmen’r will be in charge
of ihe courses. assialed by Dr. Wil-
liam A. Edison. ’rhe assislan’r pro-
lessor oi eleclrical engineering of
Armour. and lprofessor Brownell of
Norihweslern Universi’ry. Professor
David P. Moreion of ihe electrical
engineering depadmeni lakes care
of ‘rhe supervision and conslruc’rion
of lhe laboralory and equipmeni.

oVi/orking iacili’ries have been
provided for lowly-seven sluden‘rs.
in lhe former dynamo lab. room
348. and a screen room, covered
wilh sieel mesh and lined wil’h cop»
per mesh, which eliminal'es infer-
ference. will accommodaie al leasiL
six lo eighl men for working on
special problems. A co‘mple‘re shop
con’raining machinery for making
and mainiaining elecirical equip-
men’r has been placed adiacemL +0
fhe laborafory. as are a lec’rure
room and offices for ’rhe ins‘lrucl'ors.
Elemen’rary and advanced radio
courses will also be offered in Jrhe
EDT evening division.

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aAs a means of enrolling sludenl
par-licipa‘rion in We war program.
lhe ITSA sel up a Sl‘uden'l War
Council a’r ’rheir meeling lasl Tues~
day. Allhough mos-l of lheir plans
are slill in ihe formalive slage. lhey
have organized a commil‘lee lo
cryslallize suggeslions info work~
able media.

aSeveral prominent hard work—
ing siuden’rs have been selecled by
lhe board to acl on ’rhis council.
George Orescan, senior chem. was
chosen as chairman. and Raymond
W. Sr‘nilh. iunior FPE. as secrelary.
Oihers named to fhe body are
James Walker. senior FPE; Jack
Byrne. junior mech; Bud Carlson.
senior (Lewis): and Pairicia Arns.
iunior (also of Lewis). Supplemenl~
ing lhese members are Ed Farrell,
junior arch; and V. W. Schell-
schmidl and Bern-am Milleville.
group A and B co-ops. Professor
Finnegan will acl as facul’ry advis—
or logeiher wiih Sonny Weissmun.

«Gilberl Harrison and Jana Seen
ver. co-direciors of ihe Division of
Youih Aciivii'ies of lhe Office of

 

Civilian Defense announced reconl-ly
'lhe appoin‘lmenf of James Ward.
former edil'or of ”Nor-lhweslern
Daily" a‘r Norlhweslern Universily.
Ward. who is working oul of ”rho
OCD office in Washingfon was se~

lecied lo raprasen‘r fhe collegians'_

view poinl and lo' presanf lo lhom
lhe responsibililies of college slu—
denfs in lhis emergency. Ward and
John Lnngdon. youlh represem‘a—
lives in 'l'his Sixl‘h Region addressed
a mee'l'ing of sluden‘r and facul‘ly
represenl-alivos of TB Chicago area
colleges on January l6.

oAc-livilies final will probably be
sponsored are as follows: a blood
donor service. leci-ures on air—raid
precaulions. making of bandages
and lcni’r‘ring. and an increase in den
fense courses. The plaiform also
includes bolslering of morale. con-
servalion of necessary malerials.
and a sluden’r medical service. The
persons selecfed for fhe council
would be able in aid grea‘lly ba~
cause of rho leadership 'lhey exer-
cise in various organizalions

rhroughoul school.

The telephone plays a vital role in army communications.
50 the Bell System is helping to school Signal Corps
men in practically every phase of telephone construc-

tion, operation and maintenance.

This training job is but a email part of the [rent-n-

dous task Bell System people are doing in this national
crisis. They’re setting up telephone systems for new

camps7hases and factories—handling an enorim one volume

of calls needed to coordinate the Nation’s war effort.

Throughout the country, Bell System people are

wholeheartedly cooperating in. the drive for Victory. To

men and women of their high caliber, there
is real satisfaction in a difficult job well done.

 

 

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