DR. RALPH BUNCHE meets Mel Frlcdlandcr, president of Nu Ohl‘ Sigma, following the honors assembly Wednesday. By Al Sabitay “The United Nations is the only agency in the world that can effectively eliminate racial and religious bigotry, colonial exploita- tion, and economic insecurity,” stated Dr. Ralph Bunche, director of the UN Department of Trusteeships, before an overflow audience at the Honors assembly Wednes- day. The occasion for Dr. Bunche’s speech was the annual presenta- tion of awards and honors to now- ly inducted members of honoraries and outstanding sophomores in va- rious departments. Joseph J. Pope, president of the lnterhonmary Council, sponsors of the assembly, made the introduction. Honor awardsrwcre presented to Ronald Lewis and Harry Donko by Pi Tau Sigma; to William Klein by Eta Kappa Nu, and to Bert Cohn by Salamander for the leading schol— arship in the mechanical, electri- cal, and fire protection engineering departments. President Heald paid tribute to the students who had distinguished themselves by fulfilling the neces— sary scholastic requirements for admission to the honorary socie— ties. Liberal studies dean John D. Larkin, a former classmate of Bunche’s at Harvard, introduced the distinguished speaker. Dr. Bunche began his speech with a clarification of the United Nations’ procedure in solving in- ternational problems. He empha- sized the separation of diplomatic peace operations into field work (See BUNCHE ‘on page 4) [ill acacia precept pro ices genuine lied y concert Some 150 members of Illinois Tech’s music organizations will put the school in the proper holiday spirit with its second annual Christ- mas Concert, to be given Thursday at 1 pm. The program, to be held in the NU auditorium, will feature the Tech band, orchestra and glee club. During the ten minute class breaks on Wednesday, the public address system will pipe organ music to all buildings on campus. The organ will be set up in the NU auditorium. 0. Gordon Erickson, music direc- tor, has extended an invitation to all students and faculty, and a spe- cial invitation to the office staffs to attend the Christmas Concert and “enjoy the music, as well as Pi Nu Epsilon’s cheerful holiday deco- rations." IIT’s music clubs have already given Christmas concerts in Mil- waukee and West Allis, Wisconsin. albino wisps “Why not standardize class rings?" This is the earnest plea of June ’50 senior ring committee chairman, Jim Fitzpatrick. He is also the chairman of a group of presidents and representatives of all classes to streamline the ring procurement procedure, with a View to reducing overall cost. This committee has as its goals: lowering of ring prices by spread. ing tooling and manufacture costs over several semesters; reduction of committee drudgery and hours spent soliciting bids for ring mak- ing; and establishment of p. tradi- tion with an official and standard design. Sherman Roberts, representing the fifth termers, objected to these proposals on the grounds that fu- ture clauses would be dictated to. “3 wouldn’t call it dictation,” said Fitzpatrick. “It’s no more dictating than what ITSA does when it sets up a method for conveniently transacting its business.” Fitzpatrick revealed that Hurf— Jones, the largest class jewelry manufacturers in the nation, have been contracted out of eight bid- ders for the June ’50 class. The selection followed weeks of inter- viewing, comparing bids and finally choosing. “This toil would be saved future classes if the proposed system is accepted,” Fitzpatrick pointed out. “Rings would have increased tradi- tional value and would be as famil~ iar to alumni as fraternity pins are among their members,” he said. “islltph oil d n. l‘” warmly recelvod Happy smiles lit the faces of the thespians in Wednesday’s initial performance of the Campus Play- ers as they received warm applause from the audience, warranting three curtain calls. The jury, selected from the audi- ence, brought in the verdict after less than three minutes of debate. Notables on the jury were C. ‘E. Deakins, dean of students, and James Gafincv, president of l’l‘SA. Read .lim Gaffney’s critical re- view on page 2. By Bill Wochter Petitions for class and ITSA of~ ficers will be available at 12 noon Monday in the NU lobby and EU lounge, the election commission an~ nounccd today. The elections will be held on Wednesday and Thurs— day, January 11 and 12. Petitions with 25 signatures of students oli- gible to vote for the candidate must be in the Dean of Students ofilce by 5 p. 111., January 6. General qualifications for oilice are that candidates must be off pro- bation and carrying more than 12 semester hours. Offices open are: president, vico‘ prcoident. treasurer, secretary. and social chairman of next semester's 2nd. 3rd, 5th, and 7th term classes; and the Junior mombor-ot—largo. The Junior membernat-lalrge to be elected must, at the time of taking ofiice, be in his 2nd, 3rd, or 4th semester. An official directive on election procedures will be dis- tributed Wednesday. All students (1st through grads) are eligible to vote for ITSA Junior member-nt-largo who, with the class ollicers, will be elected tor a lull year. it is the Election Commissioner’s opinion that much can be expected from 4th and 6th semester students judging from their activities at the last election “IlT’s freshman, the that class without a dominance of veterans, is expected to show its youthful vigor.” As in past ccmcotorc the arrival of petitions in the Dean. of Stu- dents oiilcc will determine the po— sition of candidates’ names on the ballot. After the ITSA Election Com- mission meeting Tucsday, Don Lynch, commissioner, announced, “The only limits on promotion for elections will be those of good taste and respect for Institute property. At the last ITSA meeting ACSA agreed to relax all publication ran strictions. . .oll types of campaign- ing will be encouraged from the moment petitions are in until 4:30 p. 1711., January 12." ”loath .. to nucleon “ “two Tickets for an all-school New Year's Eve party, to be held at the Twin Terrace room, will go on sale Monday in the North Union. Spon— sored by the January ’50 class, the affair offers to all chhawks five hours of dancing, favors, noise makers, and prepaid corkage for $8 per couple. Music will be pro- vided by Benny Dugal and band. The party is to be run coopera- tively by the purchasers of tickets. In the event that the admission proceeds are greater than the cost of the party, the surplus will be returned to the purchasers. The Twin Terrace room, a downtown night club at 3 N. Clark Street, has been rcm served exclusively for the party, providing accommoda- tions for 150 couples. The cen- tral location of the party makes it convenient for those who prefer not to drive. “The January ’50 class urges all students, and especially groups of students, to plan to attend this New Year’s Eve party. We know of no other place in town where a student can get so much—danc— ing, favors, the privacy of your own group, convenient location—— for so little,” stated Bill Bessie, senior class president. The committee handling the Whirl,” has shown again that they really intend to make it the big Christmas dance, “Winter social affair of the year when they announced that the location of the dance has been changed t2: strewn ”‘ . powwow s Unofficial statements circulating on campus about proposed curricula changes were confirmed this week by Dean of Engineering John T. Rettaliata. He and John D. Larkin, Dean of Liberal Studios, are co- chainnon of the curriculum com- mittee studying tho rovisionu. Dean Rottaliata explained the changes as being directed toward a more reasonable work load for students in engineering curricula. Comparison of HT curricula with that of other engineering schools revealed the comparatively high study loads. Total requirements have exceeded 150 credit hours in some curricula. Assuming a load all 50 clock hours as a reasonable student week of study, with one class hour and two outside hours per lecture hour credit, the average semester load is approximately 17 credit hours. Dean Ret’caliata did not believe that students should enter the ac— tual discussions of the curriclum committee, but expressed apprecia- , tion of their interest in the matter. to the Grand Ballroom of the Sherman Hotel. The' Grand Ball—- room is quite large and can handle very comfortably a sellout crowd. Bids are now on sale in the North Union lobby for three 131 ccnbacks and a two bit piece, American money, or 145,000, 000 Chinese dollars. The dance stints at 91:00 pun. on Friday night, December 16, the last (lay of school before Christmas vacation, and will feature the mimic of Del Reno and his band. And now for the thing that everyone is waiting for. . .Another clue, to the identity 09 the mys‘ terious Christmas Spirit. The en- tries arc starting- to coma in, and the clues are getting easier and easier. That bottle of champagne, the orchid corsagc, the free bid and the pyramid of prizes, are all awaiting the success of some dope— ster. Here are the clues to date: l. His name is in the new directory . . . you all know him and read his path?“ cation. 2. Distinguished . . . our plian- tom looks like the head of a department . . . Break down Rel» and give this guy some credit for a change! 3. flame to Illinois Tech at , the age of if) . and the imchcm stay if our spirit doesn’t turn over a new leaf he’ll never graduate. EXPERT TASTER Jim Fitzpatrick samples sweets brewed by Mary Margolis for the Home Economics club candy sale. By Henry Holmes Techawks, do you have a sweet tooth? Well, the co-eds, bless ’em all, are looking out for your interest. The Home Ec. girls will conduct a candy sale in both North and South Union simultaneously all day Tuesday. Made by the dainty hands of our most lovely Tech— chicks, the candy is promised to please the palate of the most dc« mending slide-rule jockey. All week long- the flagrant aro— ma of confections has been drift« ing from the kitchens of the HE department. Stacks of candy tins are being filled, ready to be rushed out to the sales booths early Tues- day. Literally crammed with vita— mins, dextrose and calories, the sweets are guaranteed to contain only genuine candy. Classes will go on as scheduled during the big sale, but students are requested to refrain from smacking their lips during lectures. Instructors are asked to set the example by devouring those delica~ cies between classes. Remember, fellows, those booths have been erected to sell candy the girls cannot be gift wrapped and taken home. “Lemme see now, girls, better save me a. couple dozen pieces of that dark fudge, five or six all“ night loilipops and a bag . . 3’