HQWHE llAUil/la Edllor ST WEEK. my conscientious nice—up men proceeded to cut my V. e epiotle in half and, unfortunate— ,y, printed the half which had the not to say about nothing. It in my belated, but none the lees sincere, feelingthnt a round of thanks should be extended to the yldnnors and sad» uniniet‘rnlzom of registration this term. “licensee" is om word that is running through».the minds. 0;“: some of you no you read the above, but most of you are the once who would moon even if dollar bills flowed om faucets instead of Water. It is. he very absence of widespread relying: about rcglstretioil that ould be of consolation to the rcg~ titers. Naturally, no one in going say the thing was well organized, but when the ecronmingv against it , only faintly heard things have gone off smoothly. True, there wore individual justified cases; of. fouling up, but on on overall view things went as smoothly as o. Techawk’s ‘ line with the women. nglE BANDWAGONS are rolling at 2 feet clip this week. Anticinetion that balloting in the close elec~ icon, Friday will he heavy and close. No matter how stupid you may feel softer the Profs have confused you with their first week of cqna~ tion writing, you’re still smelt enough to make an “X" on the ML lot. And, besides those elected will We the say as to how $3 of your ultion will he spent for student ctivitieewhetter make sure that «impotent crew gets in. / TUDENT REACTION to proposed influence plane will be surveyed simultaneously with close" " *' his $11 a. year plan looks like n, line eetyup. Of‘ course there are those who feel they won’t get their [money’e “worth out of it. We cor~ ' lolly 'invitewtheec persons to visit he "Technology News offices, 4th floor ‘Cliajpin. We will gladly throw them out the window, thus ensuring them cl" getting: more than their “share from the plan. Anyway, we must have some sort of insurance or fill in the nits in the stairs in Chopin ~ Hell, that’s all there is to it. dchommer in Addreeo dud Clovis 5%de on? M; Sociolc in do @ni‘llned John J. Schommer will address the graduating seniors at c. class meeting this Friday to be held in the auditorium at 11 am. He will outline the procedure to be followed by seniors in taking job interviews and will discuss the forms which must be filled out for the Placement Bureau. Interviewg are scheduled to start soon after March 1 with Western Electric and Ameri— can Bell Telephone among the first. Ed Lindehl, social chairman, will also be on hand to present to the class the plans made last Friday by the social committee for a dance to be held at school, Malian 29. The dence is to he an all-school afiair. Plans for the Senior Farewell and commencement are in the prelimi— nary stages and will be presented to the class. The Farewell has tenta— tively been set for Saturday, June 7, in the Modern Casino of the Con. gross Hotel and is to be a formal affair. ldcolili “fellas in liesnme Freshman Hygiene talks by Dr. McNamara will be resumed this Thursday at noon in the auditorium. Dr. McNamara will discuss the evils of self medication and some time will also he spent discussing the - handling of? skin disorders and. minor necidenis. 35c health talks are remained for on end ell others interacted " ed “collided. ‘ Photo by Ncnman "l'LL BACK HlM:"o—«Bill Pardon (loft) looks on es John Conpertmilh clans; petition of Bob Mlelke o5 limo {For filing of candlda‘lco’ poli’rlon drown in a close. idlivellnoenle in ioleivnl lienevve limo Elle ”l alien Slimline lennevvnvv Beginning tomorrow a. recruiter for the Novel Reserve will be in Sonny Weismon’s office to accept cnvollmcnte in the Reserve from interested Illinois Tech students. Recent congressional. action has made it possible for men with two years of college to ohtain commisoions in the Reeervo. Physical requirements for commis- sions are normal good health and 8/20 vision or better without glassw es. Men who receive commissions remain civilians and'can receive six dollars for attending each weekly meeting of the Reeewists. The ls]. 8. Navy hale launched a: nation wide drive to hiring the Naval Reserve to full strength‘oi’ Llllllldlllil men by July I, 1947, announced Com» mandcr A. .l. Petersen. Chicago Re- cruiting; District, recently. Accomw ponylng the announcement was the news that enrollment in the inactive Reserve is now open to nonuvetcr- men 17 to 18%; yearn of ego nod all veteranswoll World er ll regard- less of age. Non—veterans are re- quircd to meet approximately the some physicnl requirement no row quit-ed for the Regular Navy. World War Ell veterans of either the army or navy are not required to take a physical examination. Originele or photoeielic copicc of discharge you yore ere sill that need he elaown by veterans upon apnlying for cnvolh mom. Enrollment in the inactive Reserve carries with it the following benefits and, advantages: 1. Longevity starts et time of enrollment i.e., a 5% increase in pay every 3 years starting from time of enrollment. (’E’ime spent in the ln-u active Reeerve iv, credited for pur- poses of increased pay). 2. In time of peace, members of the Inactive Reserve are under no obligation whatsoever to report for duty at any time without their con— sent. 3. Permits veterans to maintain their rate. 4. Eligibility to apply for a, two weeks cruise aboard one of the Ne.» vy’s newest ships, @rohnbly with shore liberty in n. foreign port, or;— ncnses field to and from home plus receiving the neceesmy Nevy eniw forms and fell native dilly joey diir» idea Novel. dhfilfil’l‘v’fi on cease «ll 0 Movie on (flower ‘ h 6 9 Millillg do he deco m Edy Meiellnrgyicll‘ Illinois Tech's recently organized Metallurgy Department will anon-- sor assemblies this Thursday at 11 a.m. and 1 pm. at which copper, brass and bronze will he discussed. 113a T. Hook, research engineer of the American Brass Company, will be the featured speaker and a col« ored sound movie “C,opper Mining in Chile" will be shown. Both assem» blies will be held in the auditorium of the Student Union. Mr. Hook has had varied exper— ience in the industrial and education fielde since 1901. First he was a mechanic and electricnl instrument maker. After he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1913 he worked as a physical test expert in the General Motors laboratory. While there he testedihe first weld- ed rear axle ever made. In 1920 he started teaching enu gineering mechanics at Yale and has been associated with the American Erase Company in Connecticut since 1923 doing development Work in welding of copper alloys. Fechnologiy New gelling? A meeting of all persons inter~ acted in writing for Technology News will be held in 105 Charmin this Friday at 11 mm. Persons who have written for Technology; who have signed up fee doomed» News before, those lenn 211 and 212 end chow who wish to write for the page“; inn: who are not inking: the coerce nhould attend. - fill Illinoie ”loch Sindenie dive Urged in Vote; dolloi’o Will lnclnde Poll oi innocence Flee Class elections will he held this Friday in the Stndent Uzi on under the supervision of the ITSA. All students desiring enter the race for class officers are urged to obtain their petiti immediately from Dean John White’s office. The petitions in Honor Wriieve ldor ill?” ldnhlIcei‘ione fill“ “fienheo” Soloed” Once again the annual “Scribes’ Spread” will he held as a partial remuneration for the service to the lllinois Tech publications given freely by the students. It will be held sometime in March. The banquet will be co-sponsored by Technology News, lntcgral, and Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary journalism fraternity. it will be free to those students who have given their time and efiort to these organi- zations during the past year. Among the persons who will join in the affair will be reporters, copy readers, Pi Delta Epsilon members, editors, emeritus, profcseionel jour- naliets, and others. A speaker, dis- tinguished in the field of journalism, will addrese the group. In conjuncu tion with the banquet there will be a Pi Delta Epsilon initiation. Stu- dents selected by this fraternity are chosen on the basis of journalistic ability, scholarship, Service, and character. Bill Burkhnrt, Pi Delt president, has requested all members to attend a meeting to be held today at 5 pm. in 105 C for the purpose of discussing pledging. E. SE. Lee in Toll/é on onleesionol (dome Methods and opportunities for aid— vancement in the engineering pro~ fession will be the topic of an ad- dress to be given by Mr. Everett S. Lee, nationally known engineer, at an assembly here on Wednesday, March 12, at 2 p.m. His talk will deal with the profes— sional old extended by the founder engineering societies and the Engi- neering Council for Professional Development to young engineers in their development to professional status. In outlining this develop- ment, Mr. Lee will discuss the three primary avenues of advance: Grad» unto study in an engineering institu- tion, company training nrogram, and self-help by the individual. Mr. Lee, who is head of the gen- eral engineering and conenliing lab- oratory of the Conlml Stallion di— vision of General Electric Co., has re- cenily returned from on inspeclion trip of G. E. plants in England. Scol- lnnd, Belgium. France. Swiieeriami. He will he eccemiionied on his vlsit to MT hey Mr. ll. lF‘. Biichomm. edu- cational specialise of the Central Sio- ilon division or” general Elmiric. Dr. L. E. (Ex-inter, who is among mg the program, stated that all senior €‘l‘i_:l_{llle€l“li 0“ students would he cxoesed from close ‘o amend {he lecture. Other siedents one in I to attend if she}? have m cl fiiiicei’eg < i Elli ' be signed by twenty-five of the didate’s classmates and he return to the Dean’s ofiice by Thurs noon. é With the exception of the 3 classes, all classes will elect ofic’ to serve for this semester. ‘E officers elected last semester by ,y A graduating seniors will nerve. ’ semester also, while those cl now by the 48’s will remal oll‘ice until the class graduates February. Balloting will be conducted i lobby of the Student Union at‘ South Campus and on the ei floor of the Downtown Campus; will be supervised by the ITBA an . students desiring to volunteer t aid in the election are asked to c tact Bob Cunningham, ITSA 93$ dent. Since the proposed poll of Still? opinion on the type of Bose lion lncuranoc Plan desired do when at registration t’ planned, ballots will also eat; eml questions pertaining to once which should he voted nape all students. Campaigning rules are essentl the same as those governing l semester‘s elections which sparked by the Vigorous pol tactics of the candidates. Po will be allowed in the Student Unio but they must be such that {ill will not; mar the walls. The few oil er rules which must he followed. l) candidates may he obtained from t3 ITSA office. 9 “l"‘ECli "lllviE "idldhd Items appearing: in Tech Time Tobie are those which have been scheduled with the Dean of Students’ Gilles. TUESBAY, February 25 American Chemical 5 p».m., 405M Pi Delta Epoilon, 5 pm, M53 WEDNESDAY, February 28 Pl Nu Epsilon, 5 pain, 4735C Golf Team, 5 p.m., 108C Newman Club, 5 p.121, 3853??! Alpha Chi Sigma, 5 p.in., 4975M _ Armour Eye, 5 13411., 41M“, Rho Belle Rho, 6 p.m., Frater- ' nity House THURSDAY. February 27 Metallurgy Dept. Assembly. 11 . sum. and 1 p.n1., eli'i L FREDAY, Fehmmiy 28 ii Technology News Staff Eileen- ingr. ll e.m., 105(2- lllinois Tech Vets. SQESM Fire Protection ling. Society, 11 3.11.1” 1143C Senior Class. Society, 11 .. ., 3.1:... l .1 5.211., Research Foundation, All Rho Delia Rho. EH"; lieppo ; ., Vining Room 81 Nl‘ll'llllgi‘l'. “in“ .<