37 11111111111 «'11 the woch: Why 1 o choose hill to Mother 1111111 formal eminent/ion? _ , hitta ltanian Almanln, Senior ’* “From my childhood, as a re~ action to British ‘ imperialism in India, I was in nah attracted to American .de— Vmocracy ...._ so I ‘ always of coming to this ountry. “Not knowing schools in Amer- ica I referred to ho 1111115131111 of the University of omha‘y about some U331. achool bul— inc. 1 do not know how it hap- ned but the first bulletin that I me ac1oss was that of HT (1944~ 945) ‘The plastics courses given hy 10f. McCormack caught my atten- tion and I immediately cabled Dean ~White for admission. Within fifty hours I received my reply and was .11 my way to UT after 3 months.” Marian Vogcl,lfi'rcsh1nan Elli: “lt was mainly on the recommendation of Mr. Spear, di- rector of the In. ' chological L ices, that I 3 here. .After talk int); 21 series of , v aptitude and psy ‘ L. chological tests, , it was his advice that l undertake a course in Home V'Economics. IIT , , seemed to be ideal for this because it is convenient for me. My father , also had much to do with my choice, knowing the fame of HT throughout [the country.” ‘3' George Olaher, Freshman ME: “I am interested in furthering my edu- cation in Mechan» ical Engineering and found the perfect place to study ‘right in my own back— yard.’ So it took little persuasion on the part of my friends to con- :vince me that I 4 M needn’t leave the ” city to study ma— chine design and that it would be a good thing to come out here with them.” ghllgllfil‘l (Continued from page Z) The navy inst acquitted a mermaid for pushing a piano player oli“ 1‘1 slippery rock. She had laughed when he sat down to play, but when he started running thc'scalcs, that was too 111111211. mill—- Photographer: “This is my latest picture of work on the new HT ad- dition. it’s called ‘Builders at work,’ and is very realistic.” Efficiency Expert: not working.” Photographer: “That the realism.” “But they’re «villi—w Ho: “Ala you have a lovely 11111111: .” She: “You’ve been all over that before.” —liT— Prat: “Did you. throw that cigarw elite butt on the floor?” M.E.: “What?” Prof; “Uid you throw that cigar— ette butt on the floor?” M lit: “What?” Poof. ‘ “is that your cigarette butt on the floor?” 2123.11: “Nowgo aheadm-yon saw it 0,..11 l 1 dlcamed ' much about the ‘ .7 1111111111 a r lilac; by Dow: Plinth, Kurt Kuhnle, president of the 41%. class, had little intention of furthering his education when he graduated £10111 Lane Tech» nic‘al High School in 1939 Instead he went on to serve an an» menticcship in tool making at a small Chicago firm. In 1944 Kurt joined forces with , holiday. than 'lllnhnla cola in htnclanl hallwlllaa LOU FlSHER the navy and was assigned to gun- nery school at Great Lakes. While there he developed a yearning for a technical education and applied for the, 17.12 proved his bility by coming 1 u‘tnoor the top among. 95,000) chm Be- western Univer~ city, he chose the unit at George Williams College Where lie remained for eight months, transferring to 11'}? in 1945. After mural football as well as partici~ putting in interfra‘ternity shorts. Kurt is convinced of the necessity a fivo~year basic engineering course. He helicvéo that the engi- neer who gets ahead is the one who known how to ‘speak and also has a thorough knowledge of husincse. He thinks that a five year course, with an expanded technical curriculum at well as an increase in liberal studies, would give the graduate a much more complete education. As for his future, Kurt hat not made his final, decision. He has a wataincl‘ing: offer of a position in the tool firm in which he was formerly employed, but says he will invcath gate all. onportnnitica. not derstanding. porters called being discharged from service in June, 1946, he continued at Illinois Tech as a civilian under the GI Bill. Kurt's school life here has. not consisted entirely of maintaining his Vacancies at Graduate House, room and board $60 per month. Apply at Dean White’s ofiicc. cut scene. grade point average, for he has par- tircot 111111152 Busy as an engineering curriculum keeps one, there comes a, time when it is possible to mad tho to books that help 1151 t understand the world outside of science. Such hooks are clae’ filed under liberal studies and are necessarily a part of a w balanced education. It is certainly advisable to believe only in books, but instead to permit them to enrich one’s experience and open up a wider range of knowledge and 1.111- Cl‘hc University of Chicago course in the 100 great books is too well known and established to require any comment. However, other books not on the list, of a mom recent ori- gin can be read with :11 refit and may become classice 111 time. A must for an understanding of American poli- tics and life is “The Autobiography of; Lincoln Steffens.” one of the group of newspaper ref “nmclcrakcrs,” exposed the great scandals of the pro-World "War I period. His auto~ biography can well clarify the pres- Thorc is of course “The Rise of American Civilization" by t Beards or “Middletown” by t Lynds. John dos; Passos’ “U.S.A.”“i a classic fiction study of the Worl' War I period. Added to the story, the camera eye and the newsrecl‘, give annore realistic picture, While, the biographies of prominent lncli viduals of the time are word norm traits. Among the recent non-fie (.1011 writers is Pierre van Paassen, Whose “Days of Our Years” first appeared in 1939, and was a best seller he- caose‘cf its content and timeliness. This book is partly autobiographical but mostly a thoughtful description and analysis of his journeys as-a roving correspondent. It starts; out with boyhood in Holland, shiftingto Canada Where van Paassen’s study (See OBSERVER on Page 6) Stations was who ticipated in a large number of com- pus activities. President of the lili- nois Tech chapter of the ASME, Kurt has also held the offices of sec»... rotary and membership chairman in this grofip, which is the largest chanter in the US. He is a momhcl‘ of Delta Tau Delta, Pi Tau Sigma, the national mechanical engineering honorary, and is one of the students representing IIT in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Col- leges and Universities.” Kurt is an ardent chess'player; he also lists among: his favorites golf and table tennis. He has been active in intra— hy “Wild” Zillill Furlong There comes a time in every stu- dent’s life when he must trade jcsts with his instructors, match wither- ing retort with withering retort, how to the quip and let the E’s fall where they may. To let such an opportunity flit by unused is to miss a golden oppor~ tunity. One could bccome a hero in the eyes of his fellow students and a nuisance in the eyes of his instruc— ' tors. One could get his name so well known among the teaching“ fraterni- ty that one could he a candidate for assassination at any moment. Such an opportunity escaped an Illinois Tech student recently. The occasion was one of the first days'of school when roll was being called in a certain class. The instructor, affectionately tagged “Benjy” by his ever—lovin’ students. is the scourge of fire protection engineers who stray into chem engineering courses. The soundest advice to men who wander into his class is not to let him know your name, for nothing but dire happenings can result. “Benjy” is recognized in his trade as a. slick man with a slide rule, a gent who can wield a wicked equa- lSoo lNFCRMfiWiUN on lingo 6) A six reat- old mane-stem had seen his first football game. The chief feature that caught his anproval became evident when he concluded his mayors that night with; God bless mama, God bless 11111111, God bless Freddie, Rahl Rah! Rah! And we close with a donut tion of mason-~11 poi-son who can see three meanings, to a college 3:911:11 that has only two 111ea11lnga. lllljlth J‘hnnivcrsacy roll" the llllinth of fillexnmler (Graham ficll 9 March 3, l9??? a1 anew” wallow Alexander Graham Bell was a teacher- ol the deal. He was also a trained scientist who made it possible for millions upon millions of people to hear each other by telephone. The telephone brought something into the world that had not been there before. For the first time people were able to tell: to each other even though separated by long distances. Horizons broadened. A new indus— BELL 'l‘ElLEPEQNE SYEK‘EM ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL by Mofiht, 1918.. try was born, destined to employ hundreds of thousands of men and women and be of service to everyone in the land. Alexander Graham Bell was a great humanitarian, not only as a teacher of the deal, but in his vision of the benefits the tclcp 10116 could bring to mankind. Bell’s vision has some true. It hoops on being an essential part of this nation—wide public service.