£5va .mw, as. $1 7:? "mar ,l’mfeosor John J. Schommer, direc- , or of Placement and professor of : ndustl‘ial Chomislvy, was. the guoui: “packer at the AlChE meeting helti last Ffiday morning. The csccnco of l’rcfcosor Schoznmcv‘s tolls lay in 'tho definition 0:1 educalion Emil its function whcn‘l‘thc student leaves school. , ' It. wan pointed out by Profosaor Schommer that an education should . touch the stmlcnt to think and .llcvclop in him the ability to do productive worlz: through the ex- periémco gained in the laboratory and clocsroom. Differing from the ,thcory of Chancellor llutohin of the University of Chicago that a well cducalcd person, if ho in a great ‘thinhcr in productive even if he is a liability to the community, Schomn bclicves that an education should cnnblc one to lac an cocci; to his community and country. After graduation success depondn greatly upon the indiviclual’s por- sonality, aggreasiveness, character, and the desire to improve his status 11110. The fact of the matter as re- vealed by Professor Schommer was that the causes for dismissals in the engineering and business fields were due, in sixty-eight percent of the casec, to character traits, and only thirty-two percent to technical deficiency. ’ Another important factor in the engineering field is the ability for «ono to gel; along: with people, or- ganizing ability, and ingenuity. A. job is what you make of it and, to progress, it is vital that courses Supplementary to one’s position he ..laken,’"“é‘fg. u‘ma‘a study, adverticing, and production management. Profes- sor Schoznmcr concluded loin tail; with the suggestion for. all on- . ginocvs to maul the following books: Foundations for Human Engineer- ing, and Elements of Human Engi- neering, both by (law. These books are available at the lnstitu’ce’s libra- ry. : Dean White’s office hag issued the following notice: “Tholnoti— tute provides bulletin local-(l1; in various places throughout iha campus for the posting of all. ' notices and announcements. The posting of such material on Walls ' or in any places other than these bulletin boards is not authorized and, therefore, will not be per— mitted." Aloha Slga Thouncccl ln lnlcclcal Slocum Pi Kappa Phi trounced Alpha. Sig- ma Phi 36-15 in the fliterfraternity opener last Wealnesolay. The Alpha Sigs who recently won the IF football tournament lacked the ability and finesse to crack the Pi Kap defense. The Pi Runs With their superior height controlled the reboundng; at both backhoards to completely sow up an otherwise out outmanned and outplayed Alpha Sig team. llallinun paced the victors with eleven points. fg it 17 fig ft 1) Rittenhouae, 1; ..(l 0 5V3“ N255, f i 1 2 0 1 EHullinsm, f E 3 3 1 2 anmkulilir, 2 1 Z 0 0 ZBelkc.w 13 .. 1 1 ll CI OBenton g 1 '1 i U I ZSucka f ,. 2 0 1 G l flPottcnger g 1 (i 1 Parker 1; ....0 0 cFensx‘i, z W]. l 1 Reicvccc: De 1mm, Thompson like. 11. ’Iwn—ml’meloriaua v11. Damlclinnc Glfleinln: Sigma: Allilm Mu. Helm ’i’vm Dalia Slice 76S)--'l”l*1 elm Xi V19. Rho Echo Rim lllifiololc: Bucl’lcliozm. l’mclmious Elna. ll. 8- éiilwl’l‘elco Tau new: vn. 51131111112 Al Show Elli, Aloha. Séglmc 3.9M ho Sncllon Rho Epsilon, honorary elccthicol Exctolnilar, has choscn inc plofigen for the coming term, according to James Brophy the pledge master. Of the many men interested in join-- log? the group tho following ten have been pledged: David ll’ivan, Georgie "floggcnkomp, Host-hurt sachs, llort 'l‘oppcl, Thomas Marchwlck, Frank Lilla, Leonal'cl Kuthl‘ofi’, Wal— ton Koeilc, l’clo Kiowa, Jerome Fricslman. ‘ Since Rho Ensiion’c purpose in to facilitate experimenting on the part of its mcmhcrc, the background aml lntoncol; in the application of electrical lhcory wan n.1lrimc foo tor in tho choico made. Hall? of vhc, mun choven already have their anon- tour radio licenses curl ulmocl: all served no some type of electrician in the armed service. The 311ch13 period hum hogun and will continue for a period of four wcckc. Among the pledge achivihicc will ho collccting the member’s Eli} natures, curvying a code humor, and doing some conccruclivo work in the frotornity’s quartorn, Each pledge will also he required to ccn~ struct some electrical apparatus of his own choosing. NAVY NQSES APPOlNTMENTS AND STAFF CHANGES Lieut. (jg) Magnuo W. HJAh MARSON, USNR ropertcd for duty as instructor from several years sea duty, mostly an an Engineer Olliccr. Last duty was the U.S.S. TOPEKA. HUCKINS, Herman C. Chief Yeoman, USN reported for (luty after 4 extremely inlcresting years at Punta Aroma, Chile, or the Horn, at like south end of South America. OLIVER, Ernest W. Yeoman First Class reported for «luty from Naval Air Station, ,HOUMA., La; prior to that he was stationed in the Pacific with the mobile communication unit. SHAFLEY, Earl L. Chief Yeo— man, USN was detached for duty in Detroit. near his home. SMITH, Charles. R. Yeoman First Class USN wail tvancforrcd to the Separation Contcr at Great Lakes where ho is to ho diw charged from tho Naval Service. PERSUNALS List Liam. Robert A. HEATH, U. S. Marine Corps has a new boy a few Weeks old. Both father and son doing fine. PROGRESS SANGAMO Attack Teacher for instruction in elements of Annie Submarine Warfare is completed in Alumni Hall and instruction started during drill periods for , upper-classmen. Carpentry work on the JORDY Trainer, a device for instructing Officers of the Deck and Signal Officers in tactics and ships maneuvers, has started. GENERAL NEWS Visit of Lieutenant Colonel SNYDER, USA and talk on Uni-n vcrsal Military Training. ,. golf—instruction. Elu Show Nu lllcllgco Slovcn You Eloclncolc Al. a recent meeting of Eta Kap- pa N11, EE honorary, the eleven new pleogcs met the actives, four of whom have just. returned from war Service. Grant Hanson, Vice President and pledge master, announced a re- vision in the: usual pledge schedulc. Among refinements are: no more camying of BX cablehgreatly new (luccd memory work, and a system by which pleéges have all the neces» sary information on their fraternity in note book form. This plerlgc group is the largest 'in izhc last five years. Members of the group are Bill Gauthier, Tom Murchwich, Uuzlley Buzllong, Joscpn Parllow, "Lester Haslmlc, Warren Sommcrs, Lauri}; ichcr, Gail Flclshcv, Charles Hill, Felix Roccothol, and William Parks. c gallows; Soconol Scull Wclllcn Ws’lhln Show Samuel E. Rusinofi, aacistcnc prou fewer of mechanical cmginecring at IIT’ has‘rocently completed the second of: two engincorin ,1: textbooks wrilfioen in 1946. The first text, “Practical Descrip- live Goomcifi'y,” is Rucinofi‘ls effort at clauificotion of the miaconctvuc- lion of donorintivc gcomelvy, a hood! mcogniaod in 11:11 tweni'yw wfivc years in chow and inductvy. 'l‘hc hook is n. departure from proviouoly writ» ten toxins in that. it in selfucxplunw tony, with wash charmer prosecuting the fundamcn‘lials of a phone and containing; sufficient oucotionc to make colfliuclmction poncihlc. Al» though it has monarch! on a technical school level, it in usuhlc fox" ccllcgc instruction, as a. rcfcrcncc hook, or for golf-instruction. The acconxl tom, “Practical Shop Maihematico" W113 docig‘ncd for general instruction purpoaoo and for reference by machine chops, tool rooms, drafting rooms, incpcction cloparfamcnts, and gage laboratories. It 01??ch a comprehensive survey of mathematics from elementary moth (arithmetic) through algebra, geom- lanry, trigonometry, logarithmn, and tho slide mic. ll, is uccful for all practicing englnuorc as it gives computations without the aid of calm culus. "The text has been prepurcd on a technical institute level and may loo be used in evening high school courses or non— credit evcning col~ loge courscs. Rusinnfl’ cons it as. an oxccllcnt method of presuming 1e- freshen courses or an a method of The cn‘fiire tonal. givco comprehension on a level that does not require an cxicnsive muvh~ emotical background in that it may be used and understood by a person with only high school mathcmaltics or by a skilled mechanic or draflc» ‘man with oven loos fomnl training. All lllllll’lillllllnl” lullfi, (Conlinuozl from page 3) SKEW/31 ALPHA MU At the last meeting of Sigma Epsilon Chapter [the fraternity wac f0 unate in Securing as its (listinu guiahecl guest Mr. John J. Schom-~ met. ,, He gave a very interesting lecture on football; Schommcr is thoroughly qualified to speak on the subject, as he has played All-Amcfican. The hayride was a huge success and the social committee (leservcs much credit for a job well done. The- next affair will be given by the pledges and promises to be quite interesting. Allen Moss was; elected prior to replace Sheldon Levy. The change was due. to the fact that the on- prior is now a graduaco student, and Dean White’s office objected to any graduate student holding office. The “tennis team, concisting of Bob Zeitlin, Jona Colin, Marks Levy and Harvey Weinstein triumphed over Triangle, Rho Delta Rho, and Delta Tau Delta to win the Inter Fraternity tennis championship. llovolillca THEl’A Xl Parents, f 1‘ i e n cl 3 , alumni, the Mothers’ Club and members were present to enjoy the homecoming last Saturday. Starting in She early afternoon, the guests were enter- tained at cards anal games, with light refreshments hcin 1g served. About five o’clock the Mother-5’ Club arranged a bullet supper consisting: of a great variety of foofl. After the recast Robert Hardy led the Theta Xi Choir in film. singing of fraternity songs. More musical crawls “ream then presented in the form of a con- cert. by Brother Salvatore: Torran— ova and hic orchestm. The romaiml— c1" of the evening was: spout will: slanting; in the llascnienl. amusement room, hing pong in tho convsrloil study room 12ml carcl 33311le in the forty-gig hi: inches. The noocarch and lab toehniuuc acquired in conforming thin {vesting nocoosita‘lco meticulous cam. Even air conditions 111nm: be closely con- trollcd in the lab to maintain the rcuuircel accuracy of the instru- ments, caitl M1”. Kogat, head of the laboratory. The couipmonc requires choc the air he held: air, 710 degrees 1“,, have a relative humidity of 56» per- cent, and he filivencd no rcmove dust. Dual and humidfity enuuc the highly polished calibrating equipment to hccomc abrasive. lesocning the oc- curncy obtainable. A slight variation in heat, such an a. man’s; haml lonehing an electric gage, in live necomls can cause 11 live-millionth of an inch variation, which reclaims twenty minutes for tho gugc to return to normal. The allowance permitted the gage lahw oratory in 10 percent of the mama» factor-own allowance-wk} percent for wear and ii 11cc cent for tolerance. This is usually two—millionths of an inch. A functional gage measures only one dimension and is made to fit perfectly the contour it measures. For example, if a key slot on a breech block is; to be measured, there would be a functional gage solely for the purpose of finding if the key slot meets specifications. This is done by moving the gage into the key slot until a point on the gage touches a point on the clot. By ucing this method, interchangeability of part1; is possible, without which mass production would be extremely diffi- cult, if not impossible. As an indication of the scope of cm: laboratory’s work, consider the inspection of a 37 mm anti-tank gun. This small bore gun alone requires 198 different gages; costing about Solo @nvcgu Nu lllcclgcu illnc, lnl’llulco Sun Mon Beta Omega Nu, in‘tcrfra’cemity honorary, initiated six men at their meeting last Wednesday. The new initiates are: Edward Ziotz and George O’Brien of Phi Kappa Sigma, Al Bruckner and John Rittcnhouse of Alpha. Sigma Phi, Joseph Hassicr of Delta Tau Delta, Michael Dassovich of the Phi Del- ta Theta, and LorenZVSchmidt of Triangle. lounge. A very congenial atmos~ phcre prevaileti throughout the eve- ninp: with many persons meeting friends they had not seen during the war years. There was much to be discussed. Royal Carlson, co~chairman of the social committee, is working out the details for a Christmas party sched— uled for December 20. Plans pres- ently formulated include chubby Otto Arnsmn portraying the role of Santa Claus Otto will distribute presents purchaved by the fraternity 1.0 the members’ dates. President Paul Boggess announces: “We will strive to achieve the some success with this party as we did with the recent Homecoming. All 111e1nhers on the cannons are invitozi $0 the affair. Bring your dates." Pl KAPPA PM Dean of Stndcnts Jack F. White will be guest speaker at the annual Pi Kappa Phi Founders Day ham quot to be held tonight in the Chi— cago Bai Assomatiou budding Dean W'hite will toll: on fratez‘nify activn lies, and future plans for {Falter-ni- lies at Illinois Tech. The hanquct will he sponsored by tho ll“? dimmer of Pi llamas; Phé, Alpha Phi, 21ml the frzatcrniy’s Chi» cago alumni chugtol‘. WWW All? SASS“ ny: huh llvculul by 15‘. A. Skohcen One of Elie lesser known divisions: of the Armour llama Foundation is the Gage Laboratory, which 4: alibr ates block g3 for manufacturers. The lab equipment, whilch' IS valued a: S J“: 000 can measuprc anything from ion-mill]:onfizhc> of an inc l“: , ples, and" theories of the worlwl fast- All All $15,500. The assembler of She must have two complete set hand at all times, with replace gagea for those that wear mot pidly than average. Each parts. ' nufacturer must have at leasi sets of gages for each part; Since there are 150 plants in parts, it is important to have :12: that fit. , The gages are mafia of 9—58, 062 Rockwell hardness siccl, all have to ho rechecked after i 10 ,000 to 40 ,000 uses. All icleahfica tion is on the handle of the so that there is no chance of on These gcgles are more expend? than die tools: a small gage $275, and a medium sizcé one ah $375. The calibrating equipmené periodically checked by Inca, mom; of known lengths in a pr sion block set. These blocks are accurate that, when two one iog‘cther, they are inseparable pulling, and measure exactly é sum of theeir individual lengths scczet process and components‘ used in thoir manufacture to 1111 mize the effect of temperature. turn, these blocks me checkeo aga‘ a master set in order to gu against incorrect measuremenfi’ suiting from'wear. Included in the laboratory eq ment are two projecting machine An irregularly shaped object be projected on a screen, magnif it 621/2 times. From the screen, angle of inclination of the differ planes and other information ,1: easily be had. The Space bet the lead and wood of a pencil, projected on the screen, appec be 1/16th of an inch. lucy lilowcl" {Shall @uoclc cl llonvc Soc The Home Economics Club, entertain the February gradua of Lucy l‘lowel Technical H School at a tea in the departni noon’s program will be a tour 0 the various labs and classroom in the downtown center showing visitors the equipment and othé facilities available to women 3931) lowing Home Economics Curricul Miss Mary Louis Mojonnier, head 13 the depax tment and Miss Ruth Sex elud, instructor, are in Chm: of the committee. Recently two speakers from the Home Economics department, Ellis Betty Skinner and Miss Maryfim Cahay, both alumni of Flower Tech visited their alms mate:- and spoke" on the opportunities afforded won}? on at Illinois Tech. Sully Pom Alluvcosoo Forum Cl uh Mocléng Miss Bett v Pace, a youthful reg» ‘1 resentotive of tho “Stmlent’s fix“ Federal World Government” Who the guest speaker at the Forum Club's Friday meeting. Miss. Pace, formerly a ctudcni; of Northwestern, has dropped her 51%;» dies to devote full time to the cause of work} government. Commenting briefly 111mm tho work of the various organizatioag striv- ma: t0 mmntuin ixizarszqtior‘al gscz’wc I throuv‘lx vorlcl $01811 men? M155; R11“ 59: forth the idealism. yv'mclv eralist. The lecture was followozi 33:.”- a langchly question and 1.113 Sim, in 1 h :he issue 11*; 1.. economics Mo:- u an the l? woylél commit seemeu 2o 19 films only {call of 33-h» sews§ to €216: Minoan»: