o? the term. i Tillie inane in the loci Final exumirmiiore E liete on page newest. Volume 56, No. l? . , . , . . all. i . , l. ,.. . _ , , ELECTlONEERlNG at its height, ae shown in this Wednesday after- noon scene in the North Union lobby. {ll til The office of the registrar announced this week that beginning with the fall semester the probation level under the new 4—point system will be 1.85. The following statement will appear on all grade reports: “Stu- dents with cumulative averages of firing: lien illicit hence to monomeric control icy fey statements regarding the indiv A new tradition has been born vidual’s statue on that report and each student is expected to de- termine his own standing. The minimum level heretofore has been 2.0. John P. Multicleki, newly-cp- pointed: registrar, states that the on campus. Inaugurated last year, adjustment hag been made to Farr hell residents hope that their achieve a probation level equivn- Ivy day will take its place as one lent to that used on the 3-point of the permanent customs of 111i. grade scale. nois Tech. Although no official probation Ivy day consists of the planting notice will appear on the student’s Of ivy along the aide 0f the dormi- copy of his record, names of such for)? Wilfh brief bill? appropriate persons will appear on a list pron ceremonies. This year’s lvy day pared for the Dean’s committee on will be held "931‘; Thursday, With academic standards, Makielski Ed Hogan in charge of the pro—- stated. Every report issued to stu- ceedings. Pat Nash, Woman Of the dents is to be considered accurate, Year, Will be the 9.119512 0f 1101101“, he warned. Each semester the with Newton C. Farr among the committee revises its list, remov— “St 0f invited dignitaries. ing‘ those who show a cumulative ERCh year 3» plant is obtained average above p311 from the home state of one till: the dorm recidcnts. Last year’s ivy came from llliuois, with this year’s from Michigan. > Last year council president Bob Retell directed the events of the day, with Irene Radvilas, 1949 Woman of the Year, as guest of honor. While there is no stated policy for dealing with such uersons, those showing a consistent up- ward trend generally are per— mitted to continue, while those whose grade level indicates that they are unlikely to attain the 1.85 average required for grud- uution are usually considered for dropping. However, every case is considered on its own merits. «rice ”Steel Seventh termers will learn “What Industry Expects of the College Graduate” from J. Tomlin, person‘- nel director of the Illinois Tool Company. The meeting will take place Thursday, May 25, at 1 pm. in 302M. . Mr. Tomlin speaks from a back— ground of personnel work with the Western Electric Company, Chi~ cago’s Century of Progress exposi- tion, Wilson and Company and his present position which he has held since he joined Illinois Tool in 1937. Active in business groups, Mr. Tomlin has been a president of the Employment Executives club of the National Metal Trades Asso— ciation, and is a. member of its Makielski claims that in a re- cent Technology News article in— correct figures wcre given for the probation level at Illinois Tech. At that time it was stated that 25.3 per cent of the students were cur— rently on probation. Since the figure included those persons who had failed to return to school this semester, there was an error of 4.5 per cent. In other words, with per set at 2.0, the actual percent- age of Tech students on probation at present is 20.8 per cent, and this figure drops to between 14 and 15 per cent if 185 is used. That this is a healthy percentage can best be shown by a comparison with the 20 new: cent average expected by colleges generally, and the Uni- versity of lllinois’ expected 25 to 26 per cent next ‘semestcr. executive committee. Illinois Tech Student Associatioi May 1?, “35%) In Don Lynch, sixth term llfl, en} rged the victor in the annual election for president of the ‘ The election commission generally concedes that this contest was more spirited than even last year’s. Preceded by the Senior class “flying saucers,” the Fresh- man flashing suspenders and “Third Man” themes, the voting attracted 1124 students as re— el“ eminence more or ., only £7 to recite l icicle Alpha Phi Omega’s book ex~ change committee this week urged that students reclaim as soon as possible their books placed for sale with the exchange. Committee chairman Leonard Inc reported that the exchange will be closed for the cummer and that APO cannot assume the moral re~ cponeibility for the books remain— mg. During its second semester, the book exchange handled 940 books and sold an estimated 350 with $1000 returned to the sellers. APO’S costs in the operation amounted to 30 dollars. A large portion of the books still on the exchange shelves: are texts and editions no longer used on the campus. Inc stated that their value no reference books is largely nullified by the fact that the stud— ent must obtain relatively similar books for his course. On behalf of his committee, Inc expressed thanks to all who made the service 51 success and hoped it would be of. even greater scope in the future. M EW will, £4 illQN lVNQH millilihil out merit Distribution of the integral will begin Monday at 9 mm. and will continue for three days. Students who paid for their yearbook last full may pick it up at the APO ex- change office, ZOVNU. After the regular distribution period closes, those students who did not reserve an integral may ob~ Lain one on a first come—«first served basis. “W” /mw Iv the first act. were mm at .. ‘ % ’ r . . :1 .. . ”l M “ALL MV SONS" in rcheursulenid Levy (left) chate with ”Jackie” Watson (sitting on chair arm) as Joe Krofta looks on in this scene from “All My Sons,” the Broadway hit drama by the widely~hcralded new playwright, Arthur Miller, will be presented in the North Union Auditorium in three evening performances, Wednesday through Friday, May 24—26, by Voted, the best Broadway drama of 1947, “All My Sons” tells; the story of an airplane parts manu- facturer who is torn between a strong allegiance to his family and his greater responsibility to so- ciety. Joe Krofta, 4th semester Arch, will be seen as Joe Keller, the manufacturer who embroils the people around him in his con- flict of “practicality” versus ethi- cal conduct- 0 Keith Wingate, 4th semester FPE, plays the part of Chris, the son who is in love with Ann Dee- ver (played by Jackie Watson) the . daughter of his father’s former partner. Campus Players. Owen Ahern, 10 year old son of Professor John Ahcrn, will join some of his father“s students in bringing this exciting three~act play to Tech Center. Other roles will be assumed by Enid Levy, , Herbert Feitler,- Kenneth Jader, Beverley Miller, Marshall Stein, and Arlene Edwards. Henry Knepler, faculty director of the play has announced that all seats are reserved and may be pur- chased for 50 and’GO cents at the NU Ticket booth. Mr. Knepler em~ phasized that the curtain will rise- promptly at 8:30. ported by election commission chairman Tom Murphy, EE 8. President-elect Lynch has been ITSA vicemm‘esident for one year and on usuietunt husincsu man- ager of TECHNOLOGY NEWS for :1 year. He is an active member of Triangle fraternity and has been pest chairman of the l'l‘SA election commiscion. In a victory margin of over a hundred votes, Ted Speth won the office of lTSA vice-president as Lynch’s running mate. Spath carved on the ITSA board of iconm trol em sophomore class president, is an active member of the swim— ming team and was recently pledged and initiated as an Honor I member. Previously twice elected as sec- retary of her class, Kora Kern repeated her political successes by wmning the post of lTSA. secre- tary. Bill Comic plugged in. “Win With Willie” slogan to win the position of ITSA treasurer. “Lee Don Murree” act a party chant won only the poet of ITSA Se— nior member at large for candidate Murray Luftglass. Victorious among four candi— dates, Jim Murray, EE 6, was elected president of the senior class; by a. narrow margin of six votes. Other sixth-term senior candidates elected were Bob Lei— ser, vice~preeident, Frank Lynn, treasurer, Bob chitz, secretary and Norman Elabye, social chair~ man. Of this group, Sab‘yc is the only one victorious in a. previous election and for the some post. The entire party of Wingate, Vulovic, Betti. McCue and Gen» nuso found on easy victory in the elections for Junior class ofw ficeru, since they were unopnoced in all munitions. Sophomore fourth~term voters chose John DiFrancesco, Thomas Singer, Frank Sheehy, Joan Nehl- son and Dean Johnson as their class officers. Freshman necond termcrs were the last to appear actively in 0mm petition, according to the election commission. The presidential post was the only one contested, vic- tor Albert Sowa winning by seven votes, to upset party ticket leader Al Berenson. Unopposed, the re- mainder of the only freshman ticket won the posts. hcwoimre _ encore upon lemme out: o By Bert Colin Things are looking up at Illinois Tech. if the ratio of male to female at the freshman scholarship ex~ aminations last Saturday is any indication, the frustrated Teen hawks may see :a little more lip- stick on campus next year. Of the 341 contestants, 39 were girls. Let’s see, that’s over 11' per cent, and if figures don’t deceive, that’s an improvement over the present 33 to 1 ratio. Don’t count the chicks before they’re hatched, though, because only a total of about 15 scholar— ships will be awarded. The one— yecr grants are made on the besis of the examination, the applb cant’s high school record. and gen- eral fitness. The Chicago parochial schools contributed '7". of those taking the tests. the public schools 178, u hilc 87 came from points out. side of Chicago.