Armour Institute of Technology - Cycle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Huntly Hotchkiss Heald Stenger Dunbar Chapin Schommer Allison McNamara Heike Chelgren Kruse ARMOUR TECH STUDENT ASSOCIATION BOARD OF CONTROL Philip C. Huntly..... Eugene A. Heike....... Claire W. Dunbar William A. Chapin, Jr. William J. Chelgren... George S. Allison.... Willard E. Kruse..... Larry Stedman ....... Willard E. Hotchkiss.. Henry T. Heald....... John J. Schommer..... Grant N. Stenger...... John F. McNamara----- ........................Chairman .......................President .............First Vice-President ............Second Vice-President .........................Secretary ........................Treasurer ......Sophomore Representative .........Freshman Representative .......President of the Institute ..............................Dean . .Director of Physical Education Instructor in Physical Education ................Medical Adviser It is the function of the Armour Tech Student Association to sponsor or other- wise encourage intercollegiate and intramural athletics, interfraternity compe tition, and other campus activities, and to organize and systematize interda relations, customs, and privileges. Through its Board of Control, it administe| the funds collected as a student activity fee, lending support therefrom to groups under its control, teams, intramural contests, publications, music- clubs, and other campus activities, and directing and coordinating th activities. 25

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JOHN J. SCHOMMER John J. Schommer, the guiding influence behind Armour Tech's athletic affairs, has faced a difficult and exceedingly trying situation in his attempts to place Armour's athletic teams among the leaders in interscholastic competition. If he continues to be as successful as he has been in the past. Armour will have her name, more and more, before the public of not only the Chicago area but also the entire Middle West. The Institute will be able to draw up full schedules for all its teams and supply the opposition necessary to build up first-class teams. The Armour Relays have also contributed to a great extent to the fine reputation that Armour enjoys in athletic circles. Each year, for the last nine years, Professor Schommer has planned the event which is the peak of the athletic year for the stars of every track team in the central part of the country. Because of his unfailing ef- forts. the Relays, this year, v ere a larger and more colorful track carnival than ever before. Armour Institute of Technology is extremely fortunate to have a man capable ugh to devote the time necessary to shoulder the responsibilities of directing the activities of the athletic staff. Such a man is John J. Schommer. 24

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THE FRESHMEN Ransel. Sundo. Norkus Brinkmon. Worcester, Stodman OFFICERS Paul J. Ransel....... Donald H. Sunde.... Lloyd W. Norkus----- Roy D. Brinkman, Jr.. Eugene H. Worcester Larry Stsdman....... ..............President ..........Vice-President ...............Treasurer ...............Secretary ......Social Chairman A.T.S.A. Representative As the golden streaks of dawn shot across the morning sky, many a weary freshman sighed, blew out the battered oil lamp, looked tenderly at his un- ruffled bed, removed his shirt,.. and then finished his homework by day- light. Thus did Armour tear down, smash out, and pulverize any illusions that the cccky high school loafer may have had. But then, let's staTt from the be- ginning in order to explain that haggard bleary-eyed expression of the Class of '40. It all started when the gullible freshmen blithely paid out good money to be- come a slave, while others were leaning on P.W.A. shovels and collecting it. Of course at first everything ran too smoothly, but in the background lurked the unforeseen dangers soon to be apparent. The new men were welcomed cordially by both the professors and the upperclassmen. Those 10:30 naps, with Doc Tibbals droning out a technical lullaby, fitted in perfectly as a restorative for fellows worn out from too many dates. Then, when the sky shewn brightest, the first call to arms was issued, and along came the Fresh- man Handshake. Here, with Dr. Amsbary's inspiring poetry, and the ancient gcstrcnomical delight, cider and doughnuts, the overbearing freshmen were informed of the quaint old fashioned custom of the wearing of the green. At this point any ideas the freshmen may have had concerning their importance to the school took on a new form, especially after witnessing the intricate gy- rations of the upper classmen in a wrestling exhibition. The scene changed. The professors soon hit their stride, and many were the broken hurdles left in their wake by the desperately plodding freshman. The sophomores became exceedingly ungentlemanly, and new sounds began to break upon the balmy autumn air. Pants! ---were the subject of conver- 26