'3 4.452. E fiwfiifizé‘flilzxr“figmw_ m;cwuemw,,.-.~.m~fl MW...» the lay Dove l’asil; Question of the week: How lute your wife nitected your study habits? Grant l.. lionscn, Senior El]: “My wife in more helpful than a lot of other wiveo would he he~ cause the has been a secretary to electrical engi— neers for several years. She knows f 1' o in experience ‘ what an engineer needs to know, so she encourages me to keep my nose to the grind~ stone and learn has worked with these things. She engineers long enough to understand their eccentricities. However, as a woman, she detracts. my attention from my studies because, like any other woman she wants constant at— tontion.” living Sherlock, Soph. EE: “My wife affects my study habits very favorably. Being married en, ables me to have my wife at my side and thus gives me the inio tiatlve to develop regular study habits. If I were single it would be doing my studies l and making time enough to go and see my girl. Being married. makes my school work a very important part of our future and provides an added push when the situation gets a little rough.” itch Bushelle, Senior Ell: “l believe that my wife actually aids me in my studies in that the time that would be. spent in outside social activities is confined to the home. The duties imposed by main riage o f t e n con- flict with school studies; however, the benefits of companion s h i p y ofl’efed by a com— patible marriage far outweigh any disadvantages. And when my wife reads this 1 want her to know she has been a valuable little helpmate.” iii “ion hlymo to Clive Awntds in Lending MES Pi Tau Sigma, national mechanical engineering honor fraternity, will present awards to the outstanding sophomore and freshman mechan— icals, announced Homer Wickham, president. Procedure for determin« ing the awards will he completed shortly. In addition, the fraternity is sending a letter to each freshman ME stating the purpose of the frater— nity and the importance of both scholarship and activities in devel» oping an engineer. . Bookends cast in bronze with the fraternity crest will soon he made available to members and alumni, stated Gerald Schneider, chairman of the committee. The bookends were made through the help of Professor Roy B. McCauley. til hill’fi‘llliit (Continued from liege 2) “This means a. good deal to me,” said the poker player as he stacked the cards. mm“ With two hate hands, we‘d like to choke and gladly too, the hove who reads this column and then commits, ”live read those gags before.” lied Enough? .nnnhennnce "so tycoon hence "em in 1946 the MT Maintenance Department (completed 4999 jobs. These jobs kept a total of 110 men at work 24. hours. a day and resulted in a total expenditure of well over emaooo. Maintenance, under the guidance of Sunetintendent W. .l. Pal-duhn, is responsible for heating; the buildings, keeping them in re- pair, and maintaining the general plant. Heating the Institute has always presented a difficult problem, due to the antiquity of the buildings. Chopin Hall, which was converted into class moms at the rate of an apartment at a time, is the Worst offender in this respect. Since the heating system was installed piece— meal the steam return lines do not operate as efficiently as possible. Aside from these routine taslte the Maintenance department tallies cure . of many odd joins; about the campsite. included in this is the construction of most of the laboratory equipment for the Chemistry department, Grow uate‘ School, and the institute of Gas / Technology. Maintenance men have even gone to great lengths to pre- vent the common house fly from modern kitchen, with its long comm ter top, latest accessories, and cilia cicnt arrangement of equipment, Superintendent Farcluhn made the mistake of letting his Wife View his handiwork at the downtown campus. Soon afterward he found himself red-outing attic stairs and knocking out walls as; he began reconveiting his own kitchen. When the Maintenance depart- ment was unsigned the jolt of mov— ing ordnance equipment into Alumni Hall. they found themselves up againot the problem of imitating u 211. too, '5 inch gun without at derrick. The gun was finally installed hy the one of rollers; and hydraulic incite. The most delicate item oi" ordnance equipment to he instolled won the [ill foot long submarine pci‘ieconc. A permit had to he obtained to stop traffic on fitutc Street as this was) Mointennncn dceiect etc by Local ' no ENGINEER is pictured Servicing oil burning furnace. installed by the Maintenance Department, in the HT furnace mom. ’ catching cold when they constructed a constant temperature room for the Biology department. This re— quired a full six inches of insulation on all sides, including»: liner and ceil- ing. Air conditioning woe provided by a thermostatically controlled electric heating and x-ei'vigcrating system. A few of the other tasks accom— plished by this department have in- cluded the installation of the electcon microscope, construction of parts for lllinois Cl‘ech’s atom smasher, and the building of a modern kitchen for the Home Economics department. After completing construction of the the only way the perineum could he moved into Alumni liali without causing any undue damage. During the war Maintenance was responsible for rapidly building ad- ditional facilities for housing and teaching military personnel. 'l‘hey constructed a complete kitchen and mess hall in the Armory and also a pro—radar lab in the garage build— ing on the Lewis campus. So it was that the Maintenance departi’nent at UT helped the Institute earn the citation for being the only school in this area to receive military pen sonnel for training on the duy they were scheduled to begin classes. ”each n @hhnfi In the event that the Noi'thcrn Indiana Bell Telephone Company shows a deficit for the fiscal period, its stockholders will have no other recourse than expressing to then‘iselvcs their opinion of a certain group of lludinna University students. Because the aforementioned company neglected to install a coin box on a well used doymitory telephone, the students suddenly remembered distant relatives whom they promptly calledw‘The lino forms up on the third floor, loud!" t: >.'! Do you have a hotel. time keeping up with the. professor: as lie scrihiyles acrose the hlaclt hoot-ti, eta-owing equetions might and left in an unrestrained monologue? Well Pupaudrianos, a prewmed student at then consider case of B‘imiitfios the Hniversity of Houston, noto— worthy for talking: a full time course without the blessing of mm er- standing English. ’i‘hat’s right, he uses an interpreter that trenslotee all of his school work into hie; native Gi‘ocli. til 1‘? a: At Cal Tech a serious proposal has become the butt of mony commie johns, The idea culls for “e steeiu‘cini‘orced marble column o: the end of three converging cinder paths to he used by students oft examinations for gaining speed before. has column.“ The column would he r linis hing? their h .. “lotion “The lilmul “o hat ' The gravedigger in “Days of Our Years” exclaimed, “A dirty job is foreign politics, a very foul business.” The actions of the diplomats confirm this, Whether it in Russian Wondering; British perfidy or American double-talk. in President Truman’s request for saw no menace in fascicm, even aid to Greece, Turkey and other supposed hulwerks against commun— ism, it is discouraging to witness the sabotage of the United Natione. This unilateral action which appears to he the pulling of England’s; chest“ out out of the fire, adds to the con» fusion of distinguishing between friend and foe. The former ally, Russia, is now the devil incarnate. Turkey, who wag in the other camp in 1914-, and managed to play hath sides in World War U is to be the recipient of favors. Maybe her mis— treatment of the Armenians and an absolute dictatorship qualifies Tur- key to he an honored friend, though perhaps her control of the Bands» nelles, which in part of Russia’s lifeline, may be the deciding factor. Also being wooed are such true friends no the comic opera kingdom of lioumania, and Hungary, both of whom were Hitler’s most ardent collaborators. " The case of Greece is a tragic one; the underground lighters againot Germany are now the rebels. The fascist hing, who is not a Greek and fought the war in London with his mistress, woo brought hack for a third ottcmnt to rule hy littitish atoms. Au the ilhicago Daily News pointed out, the monarchists first camouign against communism was to hill the trade union leaders and denttoy the lather government. it is interesting to note that 70% ol' Gt‘ecce’s ovei‘ecaa dehts are held hy England end several million dol- lom in Git-och onsets are frozen in London. Also, it” the people are 85% roynliet us the president claims, it may he ashed why it costs so much to overcome the minority 15 00. The situation now may be likened to the post World War i period when Russia, who was then also on the Allied side, was invaded by eight armies. Now, some so—called public lenders advocate the immediate use of the atomic boml) and striking are the strange. hedfellows that are made by such advice. Some of those who after Pearl Harbor and the declare.» tiou of war by Germany are now the great crusaders for the use of atomu ic warfare. What is behind the great concern- with the middle East? Removlg’ the trappings of diplomacy, the: sweet is that black gold known at The oil that is; so essential to he - ern industry and warfare is found in Syria, Arabia, Iran and the test of the near east, which is so close to Turkey and. Greece. For this, the powers are maneuvering, but the final decision will rest with the Arabs who will sell to the highest bidder. Such unilateral action as proposed by the President is a violation of the United Nations charter. The United Nations is the proper place to decide such questions, and if it is ivy-named, the United States will. be responsible for its future impotem cy. Dr. Shuster, president of Hunter College and a prominent Catholic layman stated recently that the Vein ican will not back a war against Russia and instead is backing the UN. Nations will be influenced by American ideals if American diplom— ' acy supported democratic instead of autocratic regimes. The proposed money should be spent on food; democracy cannot exist where peo— ple are starved to support a militar- istic rule. The United States, in the wake of its newly emphasized leader. ship, should set an example of in-- telligent, alert diplomacy Within the United Nations. ti") MAN at THE WEEK (Continued {rem Page 2) and art. hopes to work in the field of applied research while at the same time studying for his masters degree in electrical engineering. , Looking ahead to his graduation in June, Felix anticipates continuing his education in night school. He hoislemos heity‘goee into her two new tangle with that hectic Hutton huhhoh. ”Slingshot, monit ileeocle “do Mei ”htltnlale. Qumhle hematite” with fill??? with? and his, orchestra From the Paramount Piciarm "l’mllg of Foullno” econ coon co