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Armour Is First Schoolin US.
To Be Associated With Wireless

by Sherwood Benson

"The flag polo is minaingl" exclaimed Dr. Lee Du Forest on
ho stood gazing at tho Kain building of “'1‘ after an absence of
45 years. Aside from the disappearance of his favorite flag
pole which had supported the first wireless tolerrraphy antenna

in this hemisphere he smde to
think t'luut. nothing had changed

since his drpnrtum iron-I Armor in

1901.

After I)“ Fart-5|. waived his 17er
in rloctricnl mginorring st ‘ll'nir. ho
Como tau Chirnga to work {or tho
Wrote-m Electric Company. Shortly
aliens-not lu: rmlgnrtl to join an
.rmbryn win-Ian [clrfifapi'tf rom-
pnny in Milwnuhm which lntrrr
linundorrtl vrlm-n its draitrn of tram.-
mittimt and rm-ivini: apparatus
print-d la in impractical. .lln Lhrn
n-‘mrnr-d to Chicago to Locom- rut-list-
nnt oditnl' of the "Wc‘zbrrn Hint-tri—
"Inn Journal."

Durban thi: tinm hr- irzi'. nlro
working: on n (ll-vim: to automatically
Ilrttcf. “'lTL'll‘“.'. _-i:_'.n.:l.-.. Err-r1 night
fill-UT work. Dr [*‘uwnl. would roturn
to hi’. r.m:li mum nn Wml. ‘IV.L"l‘Ilnr_’—
tun lilarl. :il‘ai .lttt‘ulflt. to ‘.?L'i'l: out.
:.om:- of his idun. h‘; :3;;‘.i-:ht. Hui.
:Ist.-l;_'t'l' muigluw nt Euro-"1 lain: to find
Mair otl‘mr mrrn- at Ll ‘1'rdnpim: lii'.

“rr..[I-:-t-'i' r."

In NH full of £560. ihi-‘mr-t
""J’dl'.‘4’r'ifsul Prufr tur Uta i‘t’nr '-
."1-r.r.rm of .{u—unrr {Moliluir a}
'l’rcli-Ialr-yp :_t r:.. alter-pl Io dbl-1511
In" inisr.rlzl-,.r!.a pip-arr for fit. -"-
_'“:i'-I'rdl‘:. risv my”. Flt-“l rs. -..'r.ri-.~
(J nurf mm: aflrrhmcl H.- Pun-1
L"l"'-" lurk-Int; mart-um}; n- (I. ur‘
;.h-i—l 1". l‘w fairy-n3:- lulu. trial-r
«firm-11ml: {um-tut l-‘rn filfl'hlI-i'g in“;
“3.1— to line rich-lopmut of 1.1: r!-
-;v-.mrr. Ming ta'..- crrr'infilr A. rr-Z‘I-lf
rqnitr-1r'nl. Hr urkrn' on till ”com!
floor of Hal-I whirl: in «Hidden-'3'
"ideally mill-1:" for his ran-ruck.
r‘t largo induction coil, Hui-Ll to lrr'l‘T-
mil Ulr “mortar, It'd: plot-’0’ in tin:
lull, whit-r hi. 3'ffjrlfih’ifr Kit“

on a mat-'3" [6“1ln.

put
Hr rm Hm! old:
to {arrow-r flu imaamittrr to 17—
crit'rr diploma ea ”or rrnrr'liriiy of
Li" ruponu'rr furrrrmi'd by simply
mill-lg the table (iota-a liar corridor.
HI and a nos-rt unto-Inn a] In: out->1:
drugs which was attached to lhr
[lug polo. This consider! of lowly:
can? and wooden r'J-Irrrl' Pumps which
mmsrlml rutmbl'rd a bird mgr.

During the cvrnlnt's Uri-bruit
taught colic-gr nlgrhrn and trigo—
nometry .‘lt thr- [A'wis Institute.
Rmiinincinsr about his stay at MT, in:
says ho can Writ rrn'ttrmbc-r Lima-t-
cold winter nigth and that "long
ride on the "L" to [1'3" Lawn campus.

When Do Fan-st nnt canv- to
Chicago ho became good friends
with Edwin H. Smytho. n young
engineer working,r for the Worm-m
Electric Co. It was Sou-tho who
transmitted tho signals to Do Fart-st
on the roof of the La Kola Hotel.
which was locatrd nt 3001 S. Etchi-
gan Ave. When Do Forest heard
the prearranged signals coming ore-r
his own responder hs boat-or hard.
loss of tho rain which started to
pour down. for his dream of winim
trlorrsphy was coming true. This
was tho first of s writs of tats
mode from Armour lnstltutr that
not all Chicago in so uproar. With
this inspiration. Proton-or Clan-nor
Freeman of the ICE dopartmmt be.
gar: working on a transmitter to he
used in conjunction with DuPonst's
responder. -

DsForcst loft Armour in the
spring at 1901, headed for the yacht
races in New York. It was his in-

 

 

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Dr. W'. Loo De Fmsl'
trntim to me hln minimum: in-
trunhmittor. if:
n—ii-It‘t tl'lr! rot-nits. oi’ thcnr: rut-m.

ciuriint' l-‘ri- man'»

Invoking bar}: cit M1 strain at Ann-
our In-lilntr Dr. Ila Forest m-
..ugrm ir r25..- ",folmdotimu Mon-r" of
.lu'u cmwr. Afler hr loft Armour
hi; pinyin-ring nnn'nrz {a fl(CiFUNl-Cl
th'lurg'iil Hm ill-{dc acclaim through-
”1-” world. Among lilo many
liar-laud upon him is an
honorary drgrcc n3 Doriar of El!-
{flair-”1.31:? award!!! by Lewis Hath
14H m “3?. ”£1 invention u] ”if
(truiinr. ill.” (antral for iii-(fl the
l‘dnlrkilyf (lull hr mm directly rc-
.._mr.:-.i.‘rl- for (fruit-.19 o .i: billion
”Kill-r imimlrp I‘lmi rrnploylu our

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nx-l
hum-H

.'.: ti-e prrart-t Limo [1? Forest is
in elm-,9- of n-mtrcl'l (lmmloprnont
:l llt- .-'m!.'rirsn Television Laban:
tor. .. and is alto rapt-wining cor-
ri- oomIr-m rv insLnlctinh at the Amer-
ican Trlo'rilion ln:til:utc. “'ith Til
yrs-h. of scientific pmzrrsr. behind
him, Dr. Ln- Dc Form: is not rust-
in-r upon hlo loan-in, for tin: doc-
tor'n work in Liar development of
his now trlurision pmjrdion tub-:- is
eymbulic at bio continue-i effort; to
furlht‘r rid-runo- the frantic-:1 of
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t;- CU RTAIN CALL

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cmLum-d and ML in a nondrrscript.
non-Fliubothran msnnrr so as to
la- morv intelligible sad scccptahlo
to n grr-nrrmtion some three hundrod
wont removal from Shskspeare's
time.

[t i» no“. for m:- to say whether
this lrratrncnl. in good 0.- whether
it i.-.. In some of tha- critics say, a
"stile-go and dotmustion. All that
I tsn my 1:. that until i actually saw
the- iitirifi. breathing person-lulu:
and tin-it interaction on the stage.
I could not undontsnd nor sppmi~
ate them no mattrr how many times
i run-l their line: in I book. For
this undi-rstsndins' and apprecia-
tion. I girt- all thanks to Evans.

T‘rmra- is link: need to go into a
long diwusslon about tin- plot or the
chsrnrtrn of $ltskcnpcsre. You
have all probably been subjected to
that in high school or in a tourn-
in Shaitrtmre. Tho main thing
about this. production is, as I haw.-
ssid t-clorr. that you can finally
undrrrtana! why people who should
know about such things always
speak in suporlstlro-s about this
play. So If until now just the num-
tion of Shakespeare or Hamlet haw:
made you shuddor with four and ab-
harncrtoo you will be pleasantly
surprised at the true simplicity and
brauty of the play as done by
Maurice Evans.

lapecl Responder oil"

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Fraternities and
Sororities

PRAETORIANS

Purim-inns hold I dance st tin
Pint-.Arts building after the Uni-
versity of Chicago basketball gangs.
Louis Rankin. social chairman. nude
sit the smommonts also
Lb! cut-1’ I L Wl'lfll l1! pmnt-
«l hls interpretation of ballroom
dsncing. Sacral of the fellows won
offemdtosrtuhla mustn't!
he should want to go 0:: tho stsgu.

Hot-l: Rolsmao. pmidcnt. said.
that the out big party would be
hold on Now Years Ero when tho
formal initiation of pledges will
tulto place.

PHI KAPPA SlGMA

Pollowioc s chaplor mutiny
Monday Evening, December 9. on
election of 0mm wu hold It which
time Bill Puritan was glottal pml‘
dent of the clmptor. and the retiring
pmidwt. Burl llarlik. recolirod the
mlonmry tubh'ulx in ice 'lsto-r. Bud
declined the privilegu but as! things
in the right light when I. littlo
force was brought to bear—shout as
may men As ooold put him there.

lit-xi ol' the oases have chsngvod
hands for the coming term. Jim
Stunt-er has boon elected vino-presi-
dent while Gnome Home is the
imam-or for the second consecutive
term. Paul Jshn hon been placed in
charge of the plodgnn ( . . . Poor
victim. Two new man. Bob
Gyllomwan and Harris Carlson, will
be undcr John's rule, having mob
ly been plodmd.

Pl KAPPA PHI

Dean of Students Joni: F. White
mu. the featured speaker-L Pi Kappa
Phi annual Founder's Day banquet.
Tho banquet. hold My st tho
Chicago Bar Association, was a joint

function of Alpha Phi chaptr: sod -

the Chicago alumni chants-r. Dan
White spoke upon the mhiect of
College social fraternities. especial-
ly no they exist on tho HT campus.
Also on the program was Charla
It. Rowe, Pi lisp dish-let aroon who
rooounlcd the yuan activitiu at tho
fraternity.

On the sports some. the Pl Ksp
bank-ribs" squad taku to ho hard-
wood this wet-k in so stumpt to
gather in its stool-rd win oi: tbs us-
mo. Ono game has been played so
far, and in this the Pi Ks]; deflated
a highly rated Alphs 31¢ team.

Socially, tho holiday lesson will
open with s Christmas party pinn—
ncd for Dec. 21,_sccording to John
Sachu. social chairman. the {atomi-
ty party “will start on its merry
wsy at tho hon-o about 3:30 pm."
For lie-w Year's Era. Sachs has
plan nod "In owning of unparalleled
fun" with Pi lisp: axtencflng invita-
tion: as i'sr as Detroit.

DELTA TAU DELTA

Mend-y night was clot-lion time
at the Dolls Tsu Delta house. A
good job but been done by the mom-
inating committee sod the elections
went 0!! without any trouble. Tim
new officer: In: Frank Emmi-y,
pmidrnt. Tom Galnran. vice prosi~
dent. Ell Csrstcna. corresponding
Merl-Lory. Marshall Newcomc. to.
cording mercury. and John Baker.
sergeant-abort“.

This coming Friday Will so: so
informal Christmas party at. the
Dell Shrltsr. Brother Gal-van is in
the hosplts] but Schooner licClsin
is really working on tho sflsir.

ALPHA SIGMA PHI

The Alpha Sigma Phi Foundon'
Day Banqust was hold in the chapter
house Tuudsy. Docs-inbu- to. for
tho first til-no in tho history of Alpha
Xi chapter. In yours prior. the an-
niversary odobntians wor- bold in
loop hotels. Honora- tilo chapter
felt that this national other“. who
who guests at the micbrstion, should
see the home and enjoy its privi-
loses.
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BOB GUTHRIEZ

 

Christmas usually brings out the but in everyone. The most
beautiful works of music and inspired writings of literature
form the very structure .of the institutions associated with the
yule season. Handel's "Messiah." Tochnikowolgy’a "Nutcracker

Suit!" Berlin's 'Whiiu Christmas."
Ind tho multituds of Christmas carols
sit provoke heartwarmlng sensations
truly in keeping with tho yuletido
spirit.

Liter-smut too has played so im-
portant rols in the iorntstlon of
Christmas as in: know it today.
Fully manning the lnflusncs of tho
writers In instilling the Christmas
spirit in the hearts of non, Dr.
Edward Winonkoschkdllflnflhhod
snthologtst and member at tho {scul-
ty. hss bronchi. tenth“ s collie/(ion
of Christmas storiss which is
destined to hecomo a parsnnlsl (sv-
arito at tho nltion's reading public.
A Bmk-ofdho—Honth-Cluh solution.
"The Fimido Book of Christmas
Starla" sold over hill! s million
topics In its first awn 0945). It is
s group of stories rich with the tra-
ditions of holly. Christmas tron. St.
Nicholas, Dickens. and the Birth of
Christ. Many of your favorite
authors. stories. and malnorlol can
be found between the covers of this
thomughbr combining book.

The first action of the colloctioa.
which Is assault-ii; malicious. is do-
roted to “Christmas is Christ." Hare
is the canoes a! tin: rest Christians.
Tho beauty a! thug writings as
adapted from tho scriptutu o I
Saint Hatthcw and Saint Luh rom-
bim with other writings of the Birth
oi! Christ to form s splendid oom-
binstion of whst is. after all. tbs
vary foundation o! Christin-l.

The sooond section a! the volume
is entitled “Christmas is Santa
Chm." It appropristsiy enough bs-

  

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gins with "How Comp Chfllhnlii'.
and “A Visit From St. Nicholsm’fi
(Which we all nmsmbar from our
childhood days). Km ls prsssnud
to tho adult rustle: the my mom—

character of St. Nick.

02 course Christan: is wrwght
with tho inupsrsbls bonds of Dick—
ens. Hts tale: a! ioytulnsss. holly.
good Will. plum pudding. and mor-
n»... typify tho spirit of the third
section entitled “Christmas is Dick-
ens." Also lndudod in this section
no two mallet-it starts by Daphne
dualism-is:- and 'I'. F. Pours on the
Birth of Christ as it mlsht occur
today. ~

"Chi-lam" is Home" :3mech tho
thorns tor the last group at statics.
In contrast with tho prodding
English min-ti. tho fourth section
is devoted ontlnly to distinctly
Amoricsn storlu. Kora ls tbs spirit.
of Christmas Is it. actually oxiats-
todsy. It combinss tho spirit of giv-
ing. the mlstiotoa. the "White
Chdstmss." in {not all the traditions
of the yulstido season which on so
typically American.

So i! you’vs bun sissy for tbs
past canals of Christmasu and
want to brush up on the spirit at
thinnhcroissbooktbstwillpm—
vido «striking that. Christmas has
to ofler. It’- s book you can tats out
and brown through you sitar year
during the rule mson. It's a‘
ire-mired gift and s splondid rol-
ums for any boohbsu.

camrmségg

{DMflHOflITIhd—htnmrds-dflmfn-
not IIIthIflhprhtst—m-sldlmilsu
'dlsr‘lfl-s club—#-

Open Letter to Mr. W. J. Parduhn:

Upon reading of your noble comments on the parking aitua-_'
Lion in Technology News, I became so irked sud disgusted that.
I thought it was about time amneone opened your eyes. You say
Linn-e is ample parkinrspsce {or ereryone. Ha. have you seen

inst your nine pet parking lots
look like around 9 or 10 AIL???
Bottoryet. youtrytopsrltscar
in one of tho" lol- st the tint.
mentioned” As your car mu
bounding crsxily along. don‘t {amt
“tbs lots have been graded by the
Institute." I feel sure I an express-
ing the thoughts of many otbsrs
at school what I say that the parit-
lng situation is dopiorsble. and at
the same time inucnublollll
H. COOPER

 

vs‘nsrrr FOOTBALL

The “nu-ally acknowlodgod busts
of school spirit is student participa-
tion and stmndsnce in extra-curric-
ular sctivitlm —— particularly sth-'
lulu. I'll tell you right nom- that
I'm plosding for a football ham.
Yes. I'll arm that hallutball at
this school hasn't drawn the crawls
whlch it dorm-Ya. sod sol-no organ)
that football will got about the
same attention. The paulmlats say
that football will get tho brush-ca
hero. whsrs own tbs (must
crowd—drawer in tho country gets
tin cold shoulder. But the prints
union that basketball can show 1
larger total in sttondsnoo is simply
becnuoe more games can be played
lnusoascn. Thtsisontstnmsign
that basketball is more popular than
football. And to attest to the op-
positee-hn there are:- been a

 

basketball game for, which people.
wore willing to ply fire hundrsd
doll-Ir! for I Ilnxll seat?

Bren snglnoorsdo l'lII’C snough
time to give two hours an alter»
noon for practice. Georgia Tech
brings out fins bums your site-r
year. and no complaints are heard
from thm.

To haw a vanity football turn
would put Illinois Tech on tbs map
and increase kinds tor tmprorinx.
slmdy utstmt leti'l'itios. Football
pays for itself and than sums So-
vote “yes" it a poll com-s your my.
sin! you'll be halving retinal. your
fellow student. and your school.

DON EASMAB

 

CAFEI'ERIA PRICE

I admit colours-is prlcsa sfloct Its
very little slnro I any my lunch
to school but yutordsy I was chm-z-
ed12c(notflc) foronsscoopot
ice cream.

I know that usually I havobm
buying hugs cups of it. cream. cou-
tllninc 3 to 4 scoops for He at tho .
International Houu, which caters '
to tho (ml public and does not
profess to be non-profit. I know
that at. the nsighborhood grocer
(not a chain atom) I buy milk for
21o s quart. just tin-u outta mom
tit-n tho: chars! hero for a pint.

HANS H. NORD