,hoor «l : limited @enortrncnt hledd desires limo finalise tor doeech gnomes by Dr. W alter Hendricks The department of Language, Literature, and Philosophy is pleased to respond to the inquiries in recent issues of the Tech- nology News regarding courses in speech. A correction should first be made, however, of the remark that speech is “never offered." Up to “the beginning of the war, courses in speech were given practically I every semester. The wire recorder was used in all its experimental models, in course after course; and it is only a few years ago that Dr. Hayakawa and Dr. Meech conducted sections in speech correction. Moreover, the work in speech has con a matter of deep concern not only to this department but to the curriculum committee as well, and particularly to our former dean and vice president, Dr. L. E. Grinter. Many hours were spent investigat- ing the programs of other schools, ' particularly engineering schools; and men trained in speech were invited to the Institute for an interview. No definite action resulted from , these inquiries and interviews prin— : cipally because the war was upon us .and it was not possible for the ’nstitute to set up the kind of pro- .rgram that its standards required. For creditable work in speech, rained men would have to be hired, "men who are familiar with psychol— ogy and physiology, men who are 'methodical and scientific. They will hood 3. sound laboratory, recording devices, anatomical charts, as well a proper rooms or auditoriums with 'dequate acoustic, lighting, and vein ilating facilities. Besides, the work mustnot be offered to a mere twenty t thirty students, but required of n entire class, whether sophomore , Senior. Only such a program would be worthy of inclusion in our curriculum. , That is the type of program the Administration and this department ire working on. But such a project '0 be done in the way I have men- ioned would require the services of robably fifteen or more instructors, of. Purdue, and would demand levee or six classroom hours of every tudent’s time. if it had. not been for the war, oubtless some such program—amok)— bly somewhat limited to begin with “-would have been set up. Once the “ar was over, the avalanche of stu- cnts figuratively rushed us off our ‘i’eet. Now trained men are very ifl’icult to find, and our room prob— :irlewmon till/lb hieors thiscussion oil dossier idy (finest Speeder Dr. Mogilnitsky, guest speaker of 'the Newman Club, discussed the causes and the results of the Rus~ , sian revolution at the club meet» ing last Tuesday. Dr. Mogilnitsky, T'Who taught for twelve years in Rus- 3 sign, now teaches economics at Loyola University. Communism in Russia was traced from its state immediately after the revolution in 1917 to its present ‘ form. V‘ “Only two percent of the Russians are members of the Communist par— ‘ ty,” Dr. Mogilnitsky stated, “but this does not indicate a lack of faith in communism by the people, since only extremely rabid communists are permitted to join. This permits y, the party, while extremely small, to be extremely strong. In the United States,” he continued,“ a person can ' state his beliefs and form groups to further develop these beliefs, but he cannot resort to violence. In rRussia, however, the exact oppo— site is true; the only groups that are permitted are those organized in conjunction with the Communist party, while the government has con— tinually resorted to violence to fur~ their its aims.” The next meeting of the Newman Club will be a mixer, planned for Tuesday evening, November 19, said James Hartnett, president. Girls 1": from the Chicago ’l‘eachrs College have been invited, and dancing will follow the discussion. lem is critical. Notwithstanding, some definite steps toward offering such a course in the second semester will doubtless be taken. If, in the meantime, a student is really serious about the matter and would like to obtain some training, he should investigate the opportuni- ties presented by the dramatic or- ganization, which, acccu‘cline,P to the latest issue of Technology News, is planning: to produce three plays. Finally, a kindly word of warning or advice. Speech is merely a tech- nique or a training. In technical chewing it would be the equivalent of instruction in handling one's tools. That may be important, but more important is the intelligence behind the tools. l‘litlcr,'f()r example, knew how to speak, but what he needed was an education to make him a good man. A course in Shakespeare might have told him that a cruel and unjust man cannot get away with murder. Such a course might have saved millions of lives and billions of do]— lars. Walter Hendricks Pledges or width Will fiompiie @ireclory oil Prods, Senior groomers Entering freshmen will soon be aided in the task orienting them- selves on the campus by a large de— tailed map of TIT on their bulletin board. Directories of dents and faculty members will also be published and distributed to the student body. senior stu— These are two of the projects being undertaken as pledge duties by the following men who are pledg- ing Alpha Phi William Andrews, Dudly Budlong, William Omega: Dassie, Emil Donkers, Roger Drcf~ fin, William Goldman, Peter Kra» kowsky, Paul Meyer, Lavern Miller, David Pasik, Carl Pearson, DeWitt Pickens, Richard Poedtke, and Carl Weber. Other projects on the activity list are the construction of Alpha Phi Omega pimples and the designing of a chapter flag. The fraternity is planning to have a wienie roast on November 3, at one of Chicago‘s forest preserves, according to Ed Knocel, social choir- man. Funds for the fraternity will be raised by selling“ boxed Christmas cards on the campus. A sales booth will be set up in the Student Union lobby in the near future. handled discs to Hold Monthly hostel The first of the newly scheduled monthly afternoon socials to be sponsored by the Pan-Hellenic coun- oil will be held in the East Dining room, tomorrow, from 4:30 to 6 pm. announced Miss Mollie Cohen, Pun— Hellenic sponsor. These affairs will be open to all students and faculty members. Refreshments will be served and there will be music throughout the afternoon. Funds ti) sponsor the afternoon socials were voted the Pan~l~lellenic council by the lTSA at the last regular meeting. ,John Makielski, president of the lTSA, in speaking of the party, complimented the group and voiced the opinion that these affairs should become perma— nent. popular gatherings. Juniors Meet Fridoy A meeting of the junior class will he held Friday at 11 a.m., announced Harry Twicklcr, president. Theljun- ior class sponsored dance is “just a few weeks away, so this meeting will be very important in organiz- ing the committees. He added the meeting room will be posted on bul- letin boards and signs reminding the class will also he posted. ll: Belts Meet Tomorrow Pi Delta Epsilon, national honora— ry journalism fraternity, will meet tomorrow, announced Bill Burkhart, president. The. meeting will be held m» 8 nm. in room 105 Chopin. iliineis “loch dresses» it Set liaising @rgooirert A student branch of the SAE, “Se- cicty of Automotive Engineers, will be organized at UT this Friday at 1.1 a.m., in room 217 Chaplin Hall, said Hans Wenzel, acting chairman. All members of SAE and those in- terested in joining are urged to at tend this meeting. Officers will be elected and activities for the semes- ter planned. The aims of the SAE are to pro~ mote the arts and sciences, and en— gineering practices connected with the design, construction and utilisa- tion of automotive apparatus. The term automotive includes automo- biles, aircraft, trucks and buses, tractors, and other vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. dStjE To See Movies oi dodge Foilure or Meeting Movies of the failure of the Taco- ma Nari-(Ms bridge will be featured at the meeting of the HT student chapter of the ASCE this Friday at 11 a.m. The location of the meeting will be posted on the civil engineering and main bulletin boards today. In announcing the program, Henry Hawry, president urged all civils to attend and view the fatal classic bridge collapse. He added that per- sons still desiring membership in the group could obtain it at this meeting. lilovvmlfloet @nlinmie droid Woe lldieeuit oil Newly illliecovered Process wince obscure: idbnroflory chomicoil now (finding wide use in industry Sulfamic acid, which for years was merely another obscure laboratory chemical, is today being produced in carioad quantities for a con- stantly growing list of uses because of a discovery made by a Du Pont chemist. Believing that urea could be sulfonated to give a prod- uct which might have com- mercial utility, the chemist treated urea with fuming sulfuric acid. The reaction for dye and colored pigment manufacture. Soluble in Welter find blonnhygroscopic Sulfamic acid isastrong acid, » and despite the fact that it is exceedingly soluble in wa- ter, it is a solid non—hygro— scopic, non-volatile material which has found application as a laboratory titrimetric standard. Additional infor- mation will be found in the bulletin ”Sulfamic Acid and Its Salts.” Write to 2521 Ne- moors Bldg, Wilmington, Delaware. was exceedingly violent, and it appeared that decomposi» tion had taken place to give ordi» nary ammonilun sulfate. However, the chemist noted. that the white precipitate which had formed did not dissolve rapidly in water as am- monium sulfate should, and timber investigation proved that he had obtained sulfamic acid. Ni—LCONHZ + SO3 + H2304 urea was) ZNHESOEOH + CO2 sulfamic acid Thus the way was pointed to an inexpensive method of making this sawmill ofSulfdmic acid. in mm fcmyt'mtuic :i‘ysmls oi? sultomic amid scarcely known chemical, and an in— tensive study of its chemical and physical properties has led to its development for a wide wariety of industrial uses. first industriol Applications The salts of stdfamic acid are being used extensively as flame-proofing agents. Highly com pa tibie with cellu— lose, ammonium sulfainatc is unique among fire retardants in that it does not cause stiffening or otherwise ad- versely affect the hand or feel of textiles and paper. Another outstanding use for am- monium sulfamate is as a weed killer for the control of poison ivy, rag» weed, and a variety of noxious an— nuals. its effect on poison ivy is un- matched by any other product. One of the most important indus trial applications for sulfamic acid is based on the fact that it reacts qua!»- titatively and very rapidly with ni« trous acid. This has led to its wide use in elboinating the excess nitrite employed in diezoiization reactions More facts about in; Font—listen to “Serenade of wineries,” bladders, ? ?. ill. Sell, on 6’th f; l Understandably, men of Du Pont are proud that their work in the laboratory has created and developed many products like this “chemical curiosity” to help make life safer, more pleasant and comm fortable for all Americans. 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