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Iting The Cycle THE STUDENT ANNUAL OF armour Jnstttute of Cerfmologg CHICAGO ILLINOIS $ublisf)rtj bp t e Cpele Boarb for t e junior Class of t e College of engineering Volume Four: Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen Cable of Contents Title Page..............................................5 Dedication..............................................7 Board of Trustees......................................19 Executive Council......................................20 Officers of Administration.............................22 Faculty ...............................................25 Alumni ................................................41 Classes: Seniors ..........................................45 Juniors ..........................................69 Sophomores........................................75 Freshmen .........................................81 Organizations .........................................89 The Press..........................................115 Society ..............................................123 Junior Week...........................................127 Junior Play ..........................................134 Sports ...............................................139 Fraternities .........................................187 Class Societies ......................................219 Humor.................................................237 To (Srorg? Jfrrbmrk (Srbljarbt Professor of Mechanical Engineering Engineer—Counselor Author—Teacher With’sincere appreciation of his active and enthusiastic interest in the affairs of Armour Institute of Technology, this book is respectfully dedicated by The Class of 1917 Looking South on Federal Street Machine Shop «ions aooAY Engine Room Main Stairway Switchboard in Engine Room Refrigeration Laboratory .ti 31. Ogden Armour fl0rs. jdlnUtp O. Armour 30rs. % Ogden Armour 01)tUtp 5D. Armour 3oi)n C. Black ifrank WL. unsaulus Robert 3J. Dunham 19 THE INSTITUTE THE COUNCIL nff The President Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus Birthplace, Chesterville, Ohio. A.M., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1875. D.D., Beloit College, 1895. LL. D., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1906. Beta Theta Pi. Member of American Social Science Society, Academy of Arts and Sciences, etc. Author of “Phidias and Other Poems, Songs of Night and Day, Transfiguration of Christ, Monk and Knight, Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Metamorphosis of a Creed, November at Eastwood, Loose Leaves of a Song, The Man of Galilee, “Paths to Power, “Higher Ministries of Recent Poetry, “Paths to the City of God and “The Minister and the Spiritual Life.” Residence 2919 Prairie Avenue. The Comptroller Frederick Uri.ing Smith Birthplace, Manchester, England. Private Schools in England. Bonn University. Identified with Armour Co. for twenty-six years. Assistant Treasurer and Business Manager of Armour Institute of Technology, 1893. Comptroller, 1902. Residence, 710 East 51st Street. The Dean of the Cultural Studies Louis Celestin Monin Birthplace, Berne, Switzerland. University of Leipzig, 1878-1879. University of Zurich, 1879-1881. High school teacher in Switzerland and Italy, 1881-1886. Univer- sity of Heidelberg, 1886-1888. Post-graduate student University of Lake Forest, 1839- 1891. Ph.D., University of Lake Forest, 1891. National Secretary of Zofingia (Fra- ternity) of Switzerland. President of the Department of Technical Education within the National Education Association, 1907-1909. Instructor in Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1891-1893. Assistant Professor of Education (Summer Quarter), Univer- sity of Chicago, 1897. Professor of Modern Languages and later Professor of Eco- nomics and Philosophy and Dean of Cultural Studies, Armour Institute of Technology, 1892. Member of many scientific educational and literary associations. Residence, Hotel Windemere, 56th Street and Cornell Avenue. The Dean of the Engineering Studies Howard Monroe Raymond Birthplace, Grass Lake, Michigan. B.S., University of Michigan, 1893. Post-gradu- ate work in Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan. 1894. Phi Delta Theta. Tau Beta Pi. Member of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education; and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Residence, 6522 Kenwood Avenue. 20 II. M. Raymond F. W. Gunsaulus F. U. Smith L. C. Monin THE INSTITUTE Officers of Administration The President Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus The Comptroller and Secretary Frederick Urling Smith The Dean of the Cultural Studies Louis Celestin Monin The Dean of the Engineering Studies Howard Monroe Raymond The Registrar George Sinclair Allison The Librarian Julia Beveridge 22 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION F. U. Smith H. M. Raymond Mrs. Beveridge F. W. Gunsaulus G. S. Allison L. C. Monin 23 fZ 25 Alfred Edward Phillips Professor of Civil Engineering. Birthplace, Rouse’s Point, New York. A.B. and C.E., Union University, Schenectady, N. Y., 1887; A.M., 1890; Ph.D., 1894. Phi Delta Theta. Sigma Xi. Tau Beta Pi. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Residence, 307 Davis Street, Evanston. George Frederick Gebhardt. Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Birthplace, Salt Lake City, Utah. A.B., Knox College, 1895. M.F., Cornell University, 1896. A.M., Knox College, 1897. Phi Delta Theta. Tau Beta Pi. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Western Society of Engineers; National Association of Stationary Engineers. Residence, 5063 Kenmore Avenue. George Lawrence Scherger. Professor of History and Political Science. Birthplace, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. A.B., University of Indiana, 1894. Universities of Leipzig and Berlin (1895-98). Ph.I)., Cornell University, 1899. Member of American Historical Association; National Geograph- ical Association; Mississippi Valley Historical Society. City Club. Author of “Evolution of Modern Liberty.” Research Work on “French and American Declaration of the Rights of Man.” Residence, 436 East 46th Street. Guy Maurice Wilcox Professor of Physics. Birthplace, Kansas City, Kansas. A.B., Carleton College, 1891. A.M., University of Wisconsin, 1902. Member of American Physical Society and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Author of “Physics Laboratory Manual.” Research Work on “Optical Rotatory Power of Sugar in Non-Aqueous Solutions.” Residence, 5225 Ingleside Avenue. 27 Donald Francis Campbell. Professor of Mathematics. Birthplace, Nova Scotia. B.A., Dalhousie College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1890; B.A., Harvard University, 1893. A.M., 1895; Ph.D., 1898. Author of “Elements of Differential and Integral Calculus.” “A Short Course in Differential Equations.” Research Work in Differential Equations. Residence, 1134 Oak Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Fitzhugh Taylor. Professor of Fire Protection Engineering. Birthplace, Elmhurst, Illinois. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1900. Member of National Fire Protection Association and Chicago Literary Club. Residence, 4402 Greenwood Avenue. Henry Bascom Thomas. Professor of Hygiene, Director of Physical Culture and Medical Adviser. Birthplace, Elk Garden, Virginia. B.S., University of Chicago, 1899; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, 1903. Kappa Sigma. Phi Rho Sigma. Chicago Orthopedic Association. Member of Attending Staff of St. Luke’s Hospital; Chief of Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Hospital. Member American and Chicago Medical Association. Middle States Orthopedic Association. Office, 31 No. State Street. Residence, 6530 University Avenue. Walter Francis Shattuck Professor of Architecture. Birthplace, Champaign, Illinois. B.A.. and M.A., University of Illinois. Alpha Delta Tau. Member of Chicago Chapter of the American In- stitute of Architects. Residence, Kenilworth, 111. 28 Harry McCormack. Professor of Chemical Engineering. Birthplace, Spencer, Iowa. B.S., Drake University, 1896. M.S., University of Illinois, 1899. Member of American Chemical Society; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Electro-Chemical Society; American Society for Testing Materials. Author of Journal Articles on Metallurgy and Industrial Chemistry. Editor of “The Chemical Engineer.” Research Work in Metallurgy and Industrial Chemistry. Residence, 5545 University Avenue. Ernest Harrison Freeman. Professor of Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Topeka, Kansas. B.S., Kansas State Agricultural College, 1895; B.S., 1902, E.E., Armour Institute of Technology, 1905. Tau Beta Pi. Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Western Society of Engineers; Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education; Illuminating Engineering Society. Residence, 7026 South Park Avenue. Walter Kay Smart. Professor of English. Birthplace, Payson, Illinois. Shurtleff College and Northwestern University; Ph.B., University of Chicago, 1902; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1911. Residence, 1122 East 54th Place. Charles Edward Paul Professor of Mechanics. Birthplace, Belfast, Maine. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Theta Xi. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society for Testing Materials; Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. Author of Numerous Articles on Concrete Construction and Strength of Materials. Residence, 5300 Woodlawn Avenue. 29 THE INSTITUTE Melville Baker Wells. Associate Professor of Bridge and Structural Engineering. Birthplace, Commiskey, Indiana. B.C.E., Purdue University, 1894; C.E., 1895. Phi Delta Theta; Tau Beta Pi. Member of Western Society of Engineers. Author of “Steel Bridge Designing.” Residence, 11310 S. Oakley Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Robert Vallette Perry. Associate Professor of Machine Design. Birthplace, Hartford, Connecticut. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1897; M.E., 1902. Tau Beta Pi; Omega Lambda. Residence, 436 West 66th Street. Thomas Eaton Doubt. Associate Professor of Physics. Birthplace, Louisville, Kentucky. B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1892; M.A., University of Nebraska, 1896; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1904; Fellowships at University of Nebraska and University of Chicago. Sigma Xi. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member of the American Physical Society. Research Work on Absolute Color Equation, Velocity of Light and Spectrum Analysis. Residence, 5402 Drexel Avenue. Charles Wilbur Leigh. Associate Professor of Mathematics. Birthplace, Peoria, Illinois. B.S., University of Illinois, 1897. Phi Gamma Delta; Tau Beta Pi. Author of “A Text Book on Trigonometry—Solid Geometry;” “Commercial Arithmetic” for the American School of Correspondence; Co-author of a text book on Trigonometry. Residence, 7320 Lafayette Avenue. 30 Joseph Bernard Finnegan Associate Professor of Fire Protection Engineering. Birthplace, Stoneham, Mass. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1904 Member of National Fire Protection Association. Residence, 5433 Ellis Avenue. John Edwin Snow Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Athens, Ohio. M.S., Ohio University, 1896; E.E., Armour Institute of Technology, 1901; A.M., Ohio University, 1904. Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Residence, 7021 Vernon Avenue. David Penn Moreton Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Moscow, Ohio. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1906; E.E., 1910. Tau Beta Pi. Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Author of “Practical Applied Electricity,” “Drake’s Telephone Handbook,” “Electrical Measurements and Meter Testing,” etc. Residence, 56 West 34th Street. Benjamin Ball Freud Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry. Birthplace, Chicago, 111. B.S., University of Chicago, 1904. Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi. Member of American Chemical Society; Member Ameri- can Electro-Chemical Society; Associate Member of American Physical Society. Physico-Organic Research on “Salt Effect in Catalysis,” “A Physico-Chemical Study of Perman- ganate Oxidation.” Residence, 703 East 50th Place. si THE INSTITUTE Charles Austin Tibbals Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry. Birthplace, New York City, New York. Columbia University; A.B., University of Wisconsin, 1904; A.M., 1906; Ph.D., 1908. Phi Gamma Delta; Sigma Xi; Phi Lambda Upsilon. Member of American Chemical Society. Author of “A Study of Tellurides.” Research Work in Inorganic Chemistry. Residence, 511 Hawthorn Lane, Winnetka, 111. Clyde Barnes Cooper Associate Professor of English. Birthplace, Prairie City, Illinois. M.A., University of Iowa; Ph.D., University of Chicago. Residence, 1126 East 62nd Street. Oliver Charles Clifford Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Wadsworth, Ohio. A.B., Oberlin College, 1893; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1907. Sigma Chi. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Research Work on “Susceptibility of Copper and Tin Alloys” and “Study of Heusler Alloys.” Residence, 6053 Woodlawn Avenue. Claude Irwin Palmer Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Birthplace, Michigan. A.B., University of Michigan, 1903. Member of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science; American Mathematical Society. Author of “Arithmetic with Applications.” “Geometry with Applications;” “Algebra with Applications;” Trigonometry and Logarithms;” Co-author of Trigonometry; co-author of Plane Geometry. Residence, 6440 Greenwood Ave. 32 Henry Leopold Nachman Associate Professor of Kinematics and Machine Design. Birthplace, Sommerfeld, Germany. B.S., Armour Instiute of Technology, 1902; M.E.„ 1906. Tau Beta Pi; Beta Phi. Residence, 6049 Eberhart Avenue. Herbert Julius Armstrong Assistant Professor of Railway Engineering. Birthplace, Sunderland, Mass. B.S., Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1897. Phi Sigma Kappa. Member of American Railway Engineering Association. Residence, 11353 So. Irving Ave., Morgan Park, Chicago. Arthur Henry Anderson Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineering. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. M.E., Armour Institute of Technology, 1906. Residence, 6826 Wayne Avenue. Edwin Stephen Libby Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineering. Birthplace, Portland, Maine. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1902; M.E., 1907. Tau Beta Pi. Residence, 11166 Esmond Street. 33 William Griswold Smith Assistant Professor of Descriptive Geometry and Kinematics. Birthplace, Toledo, Ohio. M.E., Cornell University, 1892. Delta Kappa Epsilon; Sphinx Head; Sigma Kappa Delta, Author of “Practical Descriptive Geometry.” Residence, 6758 Perry Avenue. John Simpson Reid Assistant Professor of Mechanical Drawing and Elementary Machine Drawing. Birthplace, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Irvine College, British Government Science and Art Schools, Glasgow, Scotland. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Author of “Mechanical Drawing, Elementary and Advanced,” “Drawing and Designing,” “Investigations into Drafting Room Conventions in the United States, 1900,” “Mechanical Drawing Simplified.” Residence, 6239 Greenwood Avenue. Earl H. Reed, Jr. Instructor, Sophomore Architectural Design. Birthplace, Norwood Park, Illinois. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1907; Student of Redon, 1909-13, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France. Delta Kappa Epsilon; Scarab. American Institute of Architects. Residence, 4758 Lake Park Ave., Chicago. Stanley Dean Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. Birthplace, Manchester, England. C.E., Armour Institute of Technology, 1905. Beta Theta Pi; Sigma Kappa Delta. Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Residence, 11181 Hermosa Ave., Morgan Park Chicago. 34 Eugene Edward Gill. Assistant Professor of General Chemistry. Birthplace, Boring, Maryland. Ph.B., Dickinson College, 1897; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1909. Phi Beta Kappa. Member of American Chemical Society. Research Work on the “Determination of Osmotic Pressure of Cane Sugar Solutions.” Residence, 5739 Maryland Avenue. George Everett Marsh. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Georgetown, Colorado. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1902; E.E., Armour Institute of Technology, 1912. Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers and American Electro-Chemical Society; Member Illuminating Engineering Society. Residence, 3334 Rhodes Avenue. James Clinton Peebles. Assistant Professor in Experimental Engineering. Birthplace, Dreghorn, Scotland. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1904; E.E., 1908; M.M.E, Cornell University, 1908. Gamma Alpha, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Kappa Delta. Research Work on “An Oscillograph Study of Commutation.” Residence, 436 West 72nd Street. John Cornelius Penn Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering. Birthplace, Wetering Netherlands. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1905; C.E., 1910. Tau Beta Pi; Omega Lambda. Member Western Society of Engineers; Member Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. Residence, 11344 Eggleston Avenue. I THE INSTITUTE Daniel Roesh. Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineering. Birthplace, Aurora, Illinois. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1904; M.E., 1908. Tau Beta Pi; Beta Phi. Member of American Society for Testing Materials; Society of Automobile Engineers. Residence, 6157 St. Lawrence Avenue. William Charles Krathwohl. Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Birthplace, Buffalo, New York. A.B., Harvard College, 1907; M.A., Columbia, 1910; Ph.D., Chicago University, 1913. Research Work on Modular Invariants. Residence, 6128 University Avenue. Mrs. Julia A. Beveridge. Librarian and Instructor in Bibliography. Birthplace, Beloit, Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin. Residence, 933 44th Street. Edward Diehl Agle. Superintendent of Shops and Instructor in Machine Tool Work. Birthplace, Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Residence, 635 East 41st Street. 30 THE INSTITUTE Nels Peter Peterson Instructor in Woodworking. Birthplace, Hoganas, Sweden. Residence, 1534 North Leavitt Street. ■ Charles Henry Fornhof Instructor in Machine Tool Work. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. Residence, 1255 Thorndale Avenue. Joseph Patrick Kennedy Instructor in Forging. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. Residence, 6333 Marshfield Avenue. Charles Larsen Instructor in Founding. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. Residence, 1101 North Richmond Street. 7 Harrie Bridgman Pulsifer Assistant Professor of Metallurgy. Birthplace, Lebanon, New Hampshire. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1903. Member of American Institute of Mining Engineers; American Chemical Society; American Association for the Advancement of Science. Residence, 506 East 33rd Place. Charles R. Swineford Instructor in Descriptive Geometry. Birthplace, Van Wert, Ohio. B.S., University of Michigan, 1904; M.E., 1907. Instructor, University of Michigan, 1907-1908. Residence, 6506 Kimbark Avenue. John J. Gilbert Instructor in Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1909. Sigma Kappa Delta; Sigma Xi; Eta Kappa Nu; Gamma Alpha. Member American Physical Society; Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Member Institute of Radio Engineers. Residence, 5731 Kenwood Avenue. Albert H. Krehbiel Instructor in Freehand Drawing. Birthplace, Iowa. Bethel College. Studied at the Art Institute and in Paris. Member of Various Art Societies. Residence, Park Ridge, Illinois. 38 John J. Schommer. Instructor of Industrial Chemistry. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. S.B., University of Chicago, 1909; S.B., in Chemical Engineering, Armour Institute of Technology, 1912; one year of Research Work in Bacteriology, Yeasts and Moulds, 1910. Phi Kappa Sigma; Owl and Serpent; University Marshal. Member of American Chemical Society. Residence, 4606 North Racine Avenue. William H. Lautz, Jr. Instructor in Architecture. Birthplace, Chicago, Illinois. B.S., Armour Institute of Technology, 1913. Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Kappa Delta. Residence, 7925 S. Green Avenue. Albee Love joy Ladd. Assistant Professor of Mechanics. Birthplace, Minneapolis, Minnesota. B.S., University of Michigan, 1908. Sigma Xi. Residence, 6024 Woodlawn Avenue. Phillip C. Huntly Instructor in Experimental Engineering. Birthplace, Camdem, Arkansas. B.S., Arkansas University, 1909. Sigma Chi; Tau Beta Pi. Member American Society for Testing Materials; Member American Concrete Institute. Residence, 4013 Ellis Avenue. 39 Thomas Eddy Tallmadge. Lecturer on History of Architecture. Birthplace, Washington, D. C. S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1898. Phi Beta Epsilon. Member of Illinois Chapter American Institute of Architects. Winner of Traveling Scholarship, Chicago Architectural Club, 1904. Residence, University Club, Evanston, Illinois. Charles Anson Nash. Instructor in Electrical Engineering. Birthplace, Elizabeth, Illinois. B.S., University of Illinois, 1909. Sigma Xi. Associate Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Member of Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. Residence, 3828 No. Hamilton Avenue. Edmund S. Campbell. Assistant Professor of Architectural Design. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1906; M.S., 1907. Assistant Professor of Architecture, Carnegie Institute of Technology. Frank Hall Chiu s. Lecturer on Business Law. Birthplace, Findley, Ohio. Columbia University, Union College of Law, Kent Law School; LL.B. Admitted to the bar in 1884. Member of the American Bar Association; The Illinois State Bar Association; The Chicago Bar Association. 40 THE INSTITUTE ARMOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 1915-1916 T. A. Banning, Jr., ’07............. . . . President W. A. Kellner, '10........................Vice-President Stanley Dean, '06.........................Corresponding Secretary E. M. Sincere, '12........................Recording Secretary H. E. Beckman, '09........................Treasurer A. B. Benedict, '04.......................Master of Ceremonies BOARD OF MANAGERS Retiring in 1916 Retiring in 1917 Retiring in 1918 H. A. Durr, '05 F. T. Bangs, '13 L. J. Byrne, '04 E. O. Griffenhagen, '06 H. W. Clausen, '04 F. G. Heuchling, '07 E. A. Lindberg, '01 W. B. Pavey, '99 E. F. Hiller, '06 Founded 1897. HONORARY MEMBERS Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus, President, A. I. T. L. C. Monin, Dean of the Cultural Studies, A. I. T. H. M. Raymond, Dean of the Engineering Studies, A. I. T. V. C. Alderson, President of the Colorado School of Mines. J. E. Snow, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, A. I. T. F. U. Smith, Comptroller of A. I. T. W. T. McClement, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Bion J. Arnold, Consulting Engineer, Chicago, 111. H. F. McCormick, Chicago, 111. The year’s activities began with the annual spring meeting and reunion, which event, as in the preceding two years, was held at Armour Institute. The date of the meeting was Saturday, afternoon and evening, May 22, 1915. Among the athletic events of the afternoon’s entertainment was a baseball game between the Alumni and the “Tech” team, and a tug of war participated in by members of the classes of the even-numbered years against those of the odd-numbered years. The graduates suc- ceeded in breaking the rope, which had a tensile strength of 5,800 pounds, rather a low estimate of the grads’ pulling power. A banquet in the gymnasium was attended by over 200 of the Alumni. Dr. Gunsaulus gave the welcoming address, Dean Raymond talked on the high standards at Armour Institute and gave some interesting statistics regarding the graduates. Among the other speakers were F. G. Heuchling, '07, presi- dent of the Association, E. O. Griffenhagen, '06, T. A. Banning, Jr., '07, C. A. Knuepfer, '15, and Frederic O. Bemm, official photographer of the Art Institute of Chicago, who gave an illustrated lecture on “Colored Photography.” The Armour quartette, led by Prof. W. G. Smith, gave a number of excellent selections, including a new Armour song. The mid-winter banquet was held at the La Salle Hotel, December 18, 1915. The principal address of the evening was made by Dr. Isham Randolph, consulting en- gineer, Chicago, 111., a member of the International Board of Consulting Engineers for the Panama Canal, and chief engineer of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. His subject, “The Relations of the Engineer to National Preparedness,” was timely, and the address was interestingly absorbing. Prof. E. H. Freeman, of the Armour Insti- tute, spoke briefly of the necessity for teaching business methods in connection with 42 THE INSTITUTE technical training. The regular meeting of the Association followed. The banquet was attended by seventy-six alumni. Following this meeting came the announcement that a number of graduates in Pittsburgh, Pa., have created an organization there, and will hold regular meetings. During the year a major portion of the preliminary work done by the Alumni Association in preparation for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Armour Institute of Technology was done. The drafting of the plans has been in the hands of a cumulative committee, now consisting of six members: E. A. Lindberg, ’01, chair- man, E. O. Griffenhagen, ’06, H. W. Clausen, ’04, F. G. Heuchling, ’7, F. M. DeBeers, ’05, and A. L. Alschuler, ’99. Three members will be added to the committee during 1916, and three more in 1917, making a committee of twelve to handle the arrange- ments for the celebration in 1918. That the occasion will be fittingly observed by the faculty and the students, as well as the Alumni, is evidenced by the plans being made and by the support that has been extended. A POSE, A LA “TOM MURRAY-MEET ME FACE TO FACE” Does this look like a section in the bald-headed row, or a rear elevation of the officers and board of directors of the What-Not Company, in Tumtilla, or that of the Hoop-ma-hoo Alum Associat? Neither, we say. More broad shoulders, brand new hair cuts and carefully tailored clothes, don’t indicate a care-worn party of engineers. Not much. Yes, you may have one guess. Right, the first time. How do you do? Same to you. Much obliged. Glad to have met you, and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you again. Come out to one of our meetings. “Looking Backwards' 44 C L A. S S E HENRY ARNOLD ROOK Born December 14, 1894, at Chicago, Illinois. Calumet High School, 1911. Phi Kappa Sigma; Tau Beta Pi; A.C.E.S.; Sphinx; Y.M.C.A.; Polemics; Glee Club; Class Basketball, ’13-’14-’15-’16; Business Manager 1915 Cycle; Presi- dent A.C.E.S., ’15-’16; Chairman Social Committee Y.M.C.A., ’15-'16; Presi- dent Senior Class. They say “Hank” got into such an argument with one of his profs during his Freshman year that he had to drop out for a year until the exact words he used had been forgotten. He’s deep—Oh, awfully deep. JOHN MARTIN BYANSKAS Determination of the Water Rates of Small Engines by Clayton’s Method. Born November 9, 1894, at Chicago, Illinois. Wendell Phillips High School, 1912. Omega Lambda; A.S.M.E.; Tau Beta Pi; Glee Club; Class Treasurer, ’14-’15; Class Vice-President, ’15-’16; A.S.M.E. President, ’15-’16. “Johnny” is well known to all Armour men as a “shark” in his studies and a wonder at the piano. Anyone who has been to the Armour dances this year will vouch for the latter. How he can put so much time to music and still hold such positions as Junior Honor Man and those listed above is a wonder to the most of us. He most surely will make a success in the engineering field. HENRY W. HEMPLE Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Cost of Pavements for Wassel Bramberg’s Austin Subdivision. Born October 11, 1892, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Medill High School, 1910. Tau Beta Pi; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Class Secretary, ’15-’16; Recording Secretary Y.M.C.A. ’15; Recording Secretary A.C.E.S. ’15-’16. The class can boast of no better or more conscientious worker. His reliability is shown by the offices he has held. LEONARD PETERSON Distribution of Water from Automatic Sprinklers. Born October 11, 1893 at Chicago, Illinois. Austin High School, Chicago, Illinois, 1912. Beta Phi; Tau Beta Pi; A.F.P.E.S.; National Fire Protection Association; Treasurer A.F.P.E.S., ’14-’15; President A.F.P.E.S., ’15-’16; Class Treasurer, ’15-’16; Junior Play, 1915. “Pete” is a prince of a fellow who is always ready to help the other fellow, even if he has to stay up all night to get his own work. Thank you “Pete.” II. Hemple L. A. Peterson H. A. Rook J. Byanskas w • My - 46 THE CLASSES SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In a comparatively short time, in fact in much too short a time for some of the hard-worked Seniors who have had a little research work in the Physics laboratory or a little work for Professor Reid which they overlooked in their earlier courses and must now consider, we will put on the mourning clothes, attempt to look dignified and march up to receive the coveted documents. Instead of admitting, as is customary, that we are undoubtedly the best class that was ever enrolled in the Institute, we will tell our little story and let the reader find out that fact himself. The fact that we were going to be a very active force in the student body was demonstrated beyond all doubt by our first class meeting. The meeting had hardly been opened by the president of the Senior class and the seriousness of the occasion impressed upon us, when twenty men rose simultaneously, each to nominate a different candidate for president, thus demonstrating that we had all the “pep” and interest in the world. After the smoke had cleared away, and the returns announced that our architects had captured every important office by a majority slightly in excess of the total number of voters present, it was also seen that we had distinct ability somewhere in the class in political engineering. The fact that our instructors informed us that we were one of the best classes of students they had had interested us but very slightly, but we were proud of our artists who so brilliantly decorated the neighborhood with our numerals in face of the dire consequences the doctor had predicted. Again our impression of ourselves did not suffer much after being victors in the class rush on Ogden Field after the Freshman Smoker. Victory was judged on the basis of having the fewest casualties when the law intervened. In athletics, our class track and basket- ball teams carried off second place and the work of Katzinger and Sullivan on the Varsity basketball team gained them permanent positions. Our real success at Fresh- men we mention last for emphasis. Our Freshman dance, which was held in the “Louie the Twenty-third” room of the Hotel Sherman, was the most dazzling affair up to that time which Armour men had attempted. No pains or expense was spared to make it in every way a social success. The small debt incurred was entirely paid off before the end of the Sophomore year. Although on our return the next September, we were considerably reduced in numbers, our knowledge of our increased importance as Sophomores more than coun- terbalanced any handicap due to that. We came back with our supply of “pep” undi- minished and with a desire to show any one in doubt that if there was any difference between our class as Freshmen and as Sophomores that we would be more active as Sophomores. Joe Sullivan was elected our president and he showed equally as much “pep” in conducting our meetings and looking after class affairs as he had shown on the basketball team as a Freshman. Alter deserves credit for performing almost an impossible stunt. Despite the discouragement in a financial way we had received with our Freshman dance, and in spite of the fact that the other classes were losing money on their dances, Alter and his social committee made money for the class when it was our turn to be the hosts. McHugh became managing editor of the Fulcrum and Lawrence Bolte accepted the position of leader of the Mandolin Club, showing that our 47 THE CLASSES lines of activity were broadening while our class basket-ball team and track team brought home the “bacon.” Katzinger was secretary for the Athletic Board of Control, while four of the boys, Sullivan, Alter, Katzinger, and Broman won their emblems on the Varsity teams. We closed our activities at a banquet Junior Week, where, over a big “feed” and inspired by what Professor Leigh told us, we planned great activities for the next year. We came back Juniors, leaving behind us most of the “rah-rah” stuff, and settled down to the duties which the Junior class assumes as the leaders of the social activities under the leadership of C. Arnold Grasse. It is in that year that each class takes charge of Junior Week and is responsible for the success or failure of the Cycle. Joe Sullivan was given the duties of president of the Rooters’ Association and first mar- shal for Junior Week. Victor Marx was our hero this time as second marshal by pro- ducing a play on which the class made money enough to clean up all debts, while McHugh, Rook, Armstrong, and the Cycle staff produced the best year book yet issued. Our social committee held up our prestige both with the regular Junior dance as well as with the Prom. The Fulcrum was made a success in its last year only through the ability and work of Bolte. Though our other activities took up relatively more of our time, we did not lose interest in athletics. Again our class basketball and also our baseball team won the championship. Katzinger was captain of the varsity basketball team and Sullivan of the track team, while six of the men won their “A’s”, Katzinger, Sullivan, Wilcox, Abrams, Broman, and Mouat. Another activity in which many of the boys indulged was the removal of a few of the unnecessary “D’s” which did not add to the quality of their records in the Dean’s office. Again we closed our activity with a banquet and settled down to come back reserved and dignified Seniors. For his work as business manager of the Cycle, Henry Rook was honored with the presidency of our class in our last lap, McHugh, Bolte, Katzinger, and Sullivan were appointed on the staff of the Armour Engineer. Managing the Glee and Mandolin Clubs, Bradley Carr, through his untiring efforts, produced the most successful “Home Concert” Armour has ever had. Joe Sullivan was captain of our basketball team, which tied with Lake Forest for the championship, while “Shorty” Mouat was un- doubtedly the sensation of the Little Five Conference. The present center of interest with most of the Seniors is their respective theses in which they hope to leave records behind at Armour that will be a credit to them as their student activities which have been told above, so that in bidding their Alma Mater farewell it may be truly said that they have done well everything which a class as a whole may do. 4$ THE CLASSES B.S. in M.E. BRADLEY SAYRE CARR A Study of Thermal Conductivity. Born April 28, 1890, at Chicago, 111. Lane Tech., 1909; Chicago Normal College, 1911; Armour Institute of Technology. B.S., 1915. Sigma Kappa Delta; A.S.M.E.: Sphinx; Y.M.C.A; Tau Beta Pi; Glee and Mandolin Clubs, T3-’16; Manager Glee and Mandolin Clubs, T5-’16; Associate Editor Armour Engineer, '14-T5. Bradley is characterized by his optimism and wonderful supply of pep.” Although he has only been with us two years, he has been associate editor of the Armour Engineer, and is managing the Glee and Mandolin Clubs this year with more than marked success. JOHN R. LeVALLY Relation between Rate of Combustion and Draft Pressure for a Chain Grate Stoker, applied to a 350 Horse-Power Sterling Boiler. Born July 6, 1S92, at Chicago, 111. University High School, Chicago, 111.. 1909. Delta Tau Delta: Tau Beta Pi; Radical X; A.S.M.E.; Glee Club. ’13-’14-’15-’16; Leader. T4-’15-T6; Mandolin Club T5-T6; Senior Fulcrum Representative. T4-T5. John is one of the most popular fellows in Armour, as well as a fine student. He is one of the Regular Armour Men and is a leader in school affairs. He is one of those who have had practical work before entering school, having worked for the Rumeley Company, Wisconsin Steel Company and the Crane Company at various times before and since he entered Armour. We also wish to add that Jack is some ukulele player. ARTHUR KATZIXGER A Study of Anti-Friction Line-Shaft Bearings. Born October 2, 1894, at Chicago, 111. Shattuck School. Faribault. Minn.. 1912. “A” Club; A.S.M.E.; Sphinx; Baseball, T3-T4-T5-T6; Track. T2-T3- T4-’15-T«; Basketball. ’12-’13-’14-’15; Captain of Basketball, T4-T5; Captain of Baseball, T6; Class Baseball, T3-T4-T5-T6; Class Track, T3-’14-’15-’16; Class Basketball, ’13-T4-T3-T6; Class Vice-President. 14-’15; Vice-President Rooters’ Association, ’14-T5; Athletic Editor of Fulcrum. T4-T5; Board of Athletic Control, T4-T5; Secretary, 1914; Athletic Editor of Cycle, ’14-’15; Business Manager of Armour Engineer, T5-T6. Katz” is the Institute’s all-around athlete, having been in every sport each of his four years. Athletics, however, is not “Katz’s” only source of “A’s”. For instance, it is on record that he is one of the fortunate few who registered A” in Mechanics of Engineering. FREDERIC PAUL STRAUCH Efficiency and Capacity Tests of Auto-Vacuum Refrigeration. Born November 30. 1892, at Chicago. 111. Lane Technical High School. Chicago, III., 1913. Sigma Kappa Delta; Tau Beta Pi; Sphinx; Radical X; A.S.M.E.; Glee and Mandolin Clubs. T3-T4-T5-T6; Band, ’13-T4-T5; Orchestra. T3-T4-T5; Armour Rooters’ Association; Advertising Manager The Cycle, ’1916; President Armour Rooters’ Association, ’15-T6; Social Committee, ’15-T6; Cap and Gown Committee; Assistant Manager Glee and Mandolin Clubs, ’15-’16; Class Cheer Leader, T3-’14-’15; School Cheer Leader. '15. “Starch” is another Regular Armour Man.” one of the most popular men in the school and also one of the best students. He has made the four-year course in three years, and with high marks. Fred ranks among the best in nearly every side of school life, and has at all times ! ccn ready to sacrifice himself for the good of the class. He is always good-natured and pleasant to meet. HARRY G. MOUAT Gasoline Characteristics. Born December 27, 1S9I. at Chicago, III. Englewood High School, 1912. “A” Club; A.S.M.E.: Baseball. T4-’15-T6: Basketball. T4-T5-T6: Class Baseball. T4-’14-T5-’l6; Class Basketball. T3-’14-’15-’16; Class Track. ’13-’14-’15-’16; Representative Rooters’ Association. T5-T6. Shorty” or “Rabbit” Mouat has been an indispensable asset to the class. Star' forward on the Varsity basketball team and permanent captain of the class baseball team, and always full of “pep.’ he has ever added something to every activity he has gone into. 49 THE CLASSES B.S. in M.E. MAURICE L. WILCQX Gasoline Characteristics. Born, July 15, 1S94, at Faribault, Minn. Omega Lambda; Tau Beta Pi; A. S. M. E.; “A” Club; Y. M. C. A.; Baseball, ’15-16; Basketball, ’13-’14-’15; Class Baseball. ’13’14-’15-’16; Class Track. ’13-T4-T5T6; Class Basketball, T3-’14-’15’16; Golf Championship, T3-’14-’15; Tennis Team. '15; Social Committee, '14-’15; Representative of Rooters’ Association. Everybody likes “Willie” Wilcox. In his quiet way, Willie” steps with the leaders on the ball field, or on the green, or on the polished floor. He and “Shorty” Mouat arc a pair (closer to kings than jacks). He has always made the Profs, believe that he had his lessons; and the fellows know him to be a good fellow. We have no doubt that he will be successful after receiving his B.S. in M.E., as he was before. ARTHUR S. ALTER A study of Anti-Friction Line-Shaft Bearings. Born, February 28. 1893, at Detroit, Mich. Wendell Phillips High School. Chicago. 111., 1912. “A” Club; A.S.M.E.; S.A.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Track. ’12-T314; Class Track, ’13-’14-T5-’16; Captain Track. ’15-T6; Captain Class Track, ’13-’14-T5-’16; Assistant Business Manager The Cycle, 1915; Athletic Editor Fulcrum, ’13-’14; Chairman Social Committee. ’13-T4; Secre- tary and Treasurer “A” Club. T4-T5; Statistician “A” Club, ’13-T4; Board of Athletic Control, T5-’16; Rooters’ Association Representative, ’12-’13-’14. “Art” has been one of the most consistent promoters of student activities the class has had. His influence was enough to get the boys to pay two bits to sec a ball game. ELLIS SHOPBELL ECHLIX Characteristics of, and Influence of Environment on a Fan Dynamometer. Born. March 23, 1894, at Janesville, Wis. Janesville High School, 1911. Omega Lambda: Tau Beta Pi; A.S.M.E.; Western Society of Engineers; Radical X; Member Social Committee Senior Year; Chairman Social Committee Junior Year; Secretary A.S.M.E.; Junior Play. Eck” is one of the active Mechanicals. In addition to being an excel- lent policeman in the Junior Play, he has been a faithful member of the Social Committee. JOHN BROMAX Broman Steam Separating and Water Circulating Device. Born, February 27, 1893, at Chicago, 111. Englewood High School. 1912. “A” Club; A.S.M.E.; Baseball, ’13-T4; Basketball, ’14; Class Baseball, T3 T4-T5-T6; Class Track, ’13-’14-’15; Class Basketball, ’13-’14-T5-T6; Scrgcant-at-Arms, ’12-’13. “Long John,” as Broman is universally known around the Institute, is one of the type who does not believe in taking anything too seriously. His easy-going ways have made him many friends. KONRAD L. OTT A Study of Motorcycle Engine Characteristics. Born, July 15. 1893, at Indianapolis, Ind. Hyde Park High School, 1912. A.S.M.E.; Fulcrum Representative Junior Class. Konrad entered Armour with the ambition of taking both the Mechanical and Electrical courses simultaneously. In his Senior year, having to choose between the two, he decided to be a mechanical and experiment on gas engines. As a hard worker and good student Ott is right at the top. B.S. in M.E. LINCOLN W. LUCKOW Determination of the Water Rates of Small Engines by Clayton’s Method. Bom January 20, 1894, at Chicago, 111. Lake High School. 1912. Tau Beta Pi; Y.M.C.A.; A.S.M.E.; Beta Phi; Treasurer A.S.M.E., ’15-’16. He was quiet in the first years at school, but sprang into prominence in the last laps of his school career. Lincoln did not believe that a lot of noise was necessary to success. He has shown himself ever a gentle- man and a good student. JAMES V. WILLETT Characteristics of and Influence of Environment on a Fan Dynamometer. Born July 25, 1894, at Buffalo. N. Y. Hyde Park, 1912. A.S.M.E. As a thesis partner, James is there. He is a worker and often bawls” his helper out for not working as hard as he does. He is well liked and we wish him success. JOSEPH V. MILLER Horse Power Meter for Measuring the Horse Power Delivered at Rear Wheels of Automobiles. Born July 26, 1892, at Chicago, 111. Bowen High School. 1909. A.S.M.E.; Y.M.C.A. Miller has had a varied practical experience; three years as postal clerk, one year as rodman. In addition he is one of our most reliable college photographers. JOHN A. HALLET Design of a Gas and Oil Engine Testing Laboratory. Born August 9. 1894, at Evanston, 111. Morgan Park High School, 1912. Y.M.C.A.; A.S.M.E. Hallet has made two trips a day between Morgan Park and Armour ever since entering Armour. If perseverence is anything, Hallet will be on top some day. SIDNEY PIMSTEIN A Study of Motor Cycle Engine Characteristics. Born April 13. 1895, at Plano, 111. McKinley High School, 1912. A.S.M.E.; Mandolin Club. ’13-’14-’15’16; Band. ’13-’14-’15; Junior Play Orchestra, ’14-’15-’16; Manager, ’15; Wrestling Team, ’13. Pimstein has a mania for working out difficult equations and plotting entropy curves, but this has not kept him from playing first clarinet for four years in the Mandolin Club and boosting Armour activities in general. B.S. in M.E. GEORGE N. SIEBENALER Test of a Rear Wheel Dynamometer. Horn January 16, 1893, at Chicago. 111. Lake View High School, 1912. A.S.M.E. Sicbe” is classified with those who like to work and see others work. If he does not eventually win out it will not be because of lack of energy. GL'Y F. WETZEL Design. Construction and Test of a Boiler Efficiency Indicator. Born November 13. 1890, at Chicago, Illinois. Lane High School, Chicago, ’09; Chicago Teachers’ College, ’ll. Sigma Kappa Delta; A.S.M.E.; Tau Beta Pi; Director Orchestra, ’14-’13; Orchestra and Mandolin Club. ’15-’16. Wetzel is one of the few who have obtained practical experience along with the technical education he has secured at Armour. With such an array of fighting material, he is bound to succeed. WILBUR II. ARMACOST Efficiency and Capacity Tests of Auto Vacuum Refrigeration. Born August 6. 1893. at Green Valley, 111. Delavan High School. 1912. Sigma Kappa Delta; A.S.M.E.; Y.M.C.A. “Army” is one of the tribe of mechanicals which make the Senior draft- ing room impossible for ordinary people to work in about two days a week. However, it docs not keep him from being right up in every- thing in the department. As he is a faithful supporter of all Armour activities, we will have to excuse all the little shortcomings. B.S. in E.E. HENRY BLAND Design of a 5,000 K.W. Isolated Plant to be More Economical than Central Station Service for a Proposed New York Harbor Manufac- turing Concern. Born October 5, 1894, at Chicago, 111. Englewood High School. 1912. Delta Tau Delta; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; Chairman Membership Committee; Fulcrum Representative, ’14-’15; Cycle Representative, ’15-’16; Commencement Program Committee. While writing the other Seniors’ In Memoriam,” Bland asked Ye-Ed- in-Chicf to compose his. but to be conservative so the boys wouldn’t think he wrote it also. Nevertheless, we will say that his record as a student, and his ability to make friends would be a discredit to no Senior. CHESTER F. WRIGHT Indirect Illumination with Nitrogen Filled Lamps. Born July 21, 1892. at Waterloo. Iowa. Armour Scientific Academy, 1911. Sigma Kappa Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; Sphinx Club; Y.M.C.A.; A.I.E.E.; Secretary. A.I.E.E., 14-’15; Cycle Staff. 1915. Ches” is one of the few who have come up from the Armour Academy. Although busy with his studies, he has taken his share in Armour affairs. He is a man worth knowing, and one who will always “lend a hand. 52 ► B.S. in E.E. JOHN W. BARING Design of an Isolated Power Plant. Born March 28, 180. � , at Chicago. 111. Lane Technical High School, Chicago, 111. Beta Phi; A.I.E.E. Sickness has offered a serious handicap to John in his race for a diploma, yet, knowing him. we will expect to find him among those who graduate next May. John’s quietness is misleading, according to Alender. CARL ODENWALD HAASE Electrification of the Chicago-St. Louis Branch of the I.C.R.R. Born July 17, 1890, at Chicago. 111. Oberreal Schools at Freiberg-B, Germany, July, 1910. Omega Lambda; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; Y.M.C.A. Few men in the Institute have had a chance to take as broad a view of the world as Haase has. Born in Chicago, educated in Germany, and after some practical experience finishing a Technical course here. Haase has no double at Armour. He has shown himself a thorough gentleman and a good student, thus gaining the respect of the class. LEROY J. ENZLER The “Heat Resistance” of Inner Arc-Lamp Globes. Born November 1, 1895, at Dubuque, Iowa. St. Mary’s High School, 1912. Sigma Kappa Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; Radical X; A.I.E.E.; Class Base- ball; Class Track; Secretary and Treasurer Eta Kappa Nu. “Yutch” is another one who will be missed at Armour; he’s been here four years, and has worn his smile every day. HARRY S. KATZ Design of 5000 K.W. Isolated Power Plant. Born November 22, 1893. at Chicago. 111. McKinley High School, 1912. Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Treasurer A.I.E.E.; The Ohr. When somebody does not understand a problem, he looks for Katz and never finds him too busy to help him. and furthermore seldom unable to straighten them out. Needless to say. Harry has more friends than any one among the electricals. SAMUEL N. ABRAMS Design of a 5000 K.W. Plant to be More Economical. Born November 27, 1893, at Chicago. 111. McKinley High School, 1912. Ohr; A” Club; A.I.E.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Social Committee. ’1.V1G: Basketball. ’13-’14-’15; Tennis. ’13-'14-’15: Captain. ’15; Inter-class Basketball, ’12-’13-’14; Inter-class Baseball, ’13-’14-’15-’1C: Winner Tech. Tennis Tourney. ’14; Runner-up. ’15. “Smithic. as he is known, is Armour’s shark tennis player. In addition to assisting in the office he has found time to play on the Tech.” basketball squad. 53 THE CLASSES B.S. in E.E. WALTER A. ALENDER Design of an Isolated Power Plant. Born November 24. 1894, at Chicago, 111. Lake View High School, Chicago, 111., June 20, 1912. “A” Club; Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; Baseball, '15 16; Class Baseball, ’14’15-’16. Alender is one of the Armour men who has combined scholarship and athletics successfully. JAMES FRANCIS HILLOCK Design of an Isolated Power Plant. Born March 29, 1892, at Chicago, 111. Crane Tech. High School, 1910. Beta Phi; Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Glee Club; Track, ’12-’13; Class Secretary, ’14-’15; Secretary A.I.E.E., '15 16; Fresh man Smoker Representative, ’13-’14-’15-'16. “Jimmie” has been our perpetual Freshman Smoker Representative. He has not confuted all his activities to that, as is shown above. HYMEN MORTON SHAPIRO Proposed Danville-Terre Haute Interurban Railway. Born March 1, 1891, at Peoria, 111. Mcdill High School, Chicago, 1907; Lewis Institute, Chicago, 1912. Beta Phi; A.I.E.E.; Chairman Industrial Power Committee A.I.E.E. “Shap's” scholarship average is one of the best in Armour, but contrary to the popular version of a shark, he is not a grind, but a good fellow. We expect a great deal from Shapiro in the Electrical Engineering field. WILLIAM WOLFSON Tests of the Mechanical Rectifier. Born February 2. 1S93. at Chicago, 111. A.I.E.E.; Inter-class Track; Inter-class Baseball; Inter-class Indoor Baseball. Wolfson has never had the weakness of taking anything too seriously. His unlimited good humor has friends of all the class. ARTHUR ADOLPH OSWALD. Proposed Danville-Terre Haute Interurban Railway. Born March 2, 1891, at Lake Linden. Mich. Great Falls High School, 1911. Eta Kappa Nu; Tau Beta Pi; Beta Phi; A.I.E.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Chair- man A.I.E.E., '14-’15; Junior Play. Art is the shark of the electrical department. He has more “pep” than most of us in spite of the fact that he is working nights to make expenses. 54 B.S. in E.E. BERNARD M. SMITH Test of a New Mechanical Arc Rectifier. Born April 15, 1891, at Zedik, Russia. Valporaiso University, 1912. A.I.E.E. Few men who have attended the Institute have had as varied and interesting experiences as Smith in his wandering in Europe and America. He is one of those who has worked his way through Armour. B.S. in C.E. JOSEPH E. SULLIVAN Design and Test of Solid Aeroplane Wire Connection. Born September 18, 1S94, at Chicago, 111. St. Ignatious Academy, Chicago, 1912. Delta Tau Delta; Radical X; A.C.E.S.; Sphinx; A” Club; Basketball, ’1S-’14-’15’16; Track, ’13-’14-’15-’16; Class Baseball, ’12-’13-’14; Class Basketball, ,12-,13-,14-’15; Class Track, ’12-’13’14-’15’16; Captain Track, '14-’15; Captain Basketball, ’15-’16; Captain Class Basketball for three years; President of Class, ’13-’14; President Rooters’ Asso- ciation. ’14-15; President of “A” Club; Social Committee, '12-M3; First Marshal Junior Week, 1915; Assistant Business Manager of Armour Engineer, ’15-’16. “Joe” said to us: “The less said about me the better. Sec? We shall be brief but right to the point: When Joe goes into anything he fights for it with a tenacity that always wins. Consequently the whole student body has profited by his work. LAWRENCE JOHN McHUGII Foundation Practice and Foundation Soils in Chicago. Born November 7, 1894, at Chicago, III. Omega Lambda; A.C.E.S.; Radical X; Sphinx; Fulcrum Representative, ’12-’13; Class Baseball. ’12-’15; Class Vice-President, '13-’14; Man- aging Editor Fulcrum, '13-’14; Editor-in-Chief The Cycle. 1915; Vice- President A.C.E.S., ’15-’1 ; President The Sphinx. ’15-’16; Editor-in- Chief the Armour Engineer, ’15-’16; Senior Picture Committee. Mac’s activities show him to have been one of the liveliest members of class. Add to this the fact that he is a good student and you have a record all may envy. FRED C. ARMSTRONG Design of a Hollow Dam and Hydro-Electric Plant at French’s Mills. New York. Born June 18. 1892. at Burlington. New Jersey. Hyde Park High School. 1911. Sigma Kappa Delta; Tau Beta Pi; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Sphinx; Cycle Staff, 1915; Treasurer A.C.E.S.; President Y.M.C.A.; Managing Editor Cycle, 1915. Fred is a man who has proven himself to be a consistent worker, and at the class. Add to this the fact that he is a good student and you have a as well as to work, and we have no doubt as to the future which lies before him. He has two sidelines: one is the opera and the other we’ll leave you to guess. He goes to see both with exact regularity. LAWRENCE L. EDLUND Design of a Hollow Dam and Hydro-Electric Plant at French’s Mills, New York. Born August 21. 1891. at Chicago, 111. Armour Scientific Academy. 1910. Sigma Kappa Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; A.I.E.E.; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Glee Club; Rooters' Asosciation; General Secretary Y.M.C.A., ’14-’16; Junior Class Play. Everyone at Armour knows Doc.” and what is more, likes him. His main activity has been in the Y. M. C. A., as is shown by his being the general secretary, but he has found time for other things as well. Keep it up, “Doc.” and some day we’ll be saying. ‘Oh. yes. I used to know him when he went to Armour.” 55 B.S. in C.E. ROBERT L. ADAMS ' Water Works and Sewer Design. Born November 6, 1S92, at Toronto, Canada. Truro High School; Dalhausic University, Halifax. Omega Lambda; Tail Beta Pi; A.S.C.E. Corresponding Secretary ’15-’16. Adams says that before long he is going to become a “Bloomin’ ” Yankee, without any hyphen. “Prexy” Wilson should hear what two years at Armour does for a man. SAMUEL E. SOSNA Design of Sewerage System for Huntley, Montana. Born December 22, 1893, at Odessa, Russia. Association Institute, 1912. The Ohr; Assitant Editor Cycle. 1913; Social Committee, 1915; Y.M.C.A., ’13-’14; Mandolin and Glee Club, ’12-’14-’16; Junior Play, ’16. Sosna is one of the “twins,” as he and Sostheim are known, because they are never very far apart. Sam is very modest in discussing himself, and being a good student, he cannot help making good. BEENO B. SOSTHEIM Design of Sewerage System for Huntley, Montana. Born June 19. 1893, at Chicago, 111. Lake High School, 1912. Tau Beta Pi; The Ohr; Junior Play. Sostheim is not effeminate, but he made an excellent wife in The Jonah,” the Junior play. It is Sostheim’s quiet ways as well as his ability that has won him the respect of the civil department. HERMAN N. SIMPSON A Proposed Hydro-Electrical Development on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Maine. Born January 11, 1893, at Galva, III. Bowen and Englewood High Schools. 1912. Glee Club; Mandolin Club. ’1 -’16; A.I.E.E.; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A. Herman not only has worked for his tuition, but has found time for the Glee and Mondolin Club all of his fotir years. OMAR GRANT O’GRADY Design of a Hollow Dam and Hydro-Electric Plant at French’s Mills, New York. Born February IS. 1894. at Natal, Brazil. Atheneu Rio-Grandense. 1911. Sigma Kappa Delta; A.I.E.E.; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A. Fatima” came a long way to find a good engineering school. He is a true Armour booster. His happy smile and generous disposition has won him many friends. B.S. in C.E. ALFRED C. WERMUTH Design of Water and Sewage Lines for West Ashville, N. C. Born at Fort Wayne, Ind. Fort Wayne High School, 1912. Omega Lambda; A.C.E.S.; Representative Board of Control A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A. Wermuth has the distinction of being the only “papa in the class, at least as far as our record shows. EDGAR A. FOY Plans. Scpcifications and Cost Estimate of Four Miles of Pavement in Wassel and Bramberg’s Austin Subdivision. Born June 6, 1892, at Chicago, 111. South Dakota School of Mines, Preparatory Department, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1910. Armour Y.M.C.A.; Armour Civil Engineering Society. “Eddie” has won many friends by his willingness to lend a helping hand wherever needed. He is good-natured, level-headed, has a keen sense of humor, and has enlivened many occasions with his ready wit. EUGENE E. ALTMAN Mortar Making Qualities of Various Grades of Sand. Born December 28, 1892. at Cincinnati, Ohio. Armour Scientific Academy, 1910. A.C.E.S. Altman has been pretty faithful in sticking to the Institute and the civil department, but having completed Mr. Childs’ course in Business Law, has decided to graduate with the present class. RALPH E. BROWER Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Cost for the Pavements of the Wassel and Bramberg’s Austin Subdivision. Born February 7, 1S95, at Chicago, 111. Lane Tech., 1912. A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A. The Senior class is fortunate in having Ralph, who smiles throughout all the trials and tribulations of life. Furthermore, Ralph has the true “Armour Spirit, which should give him a successful career. J. G. COONEY Proposed Hydro-Electric Development on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Maine. Born August 6, 1S93, at Chicago, 111. Hvde Park High School, Chicago, 111.. 1912. A.I.E.E.; A.C.E.S. Cooney cut out for himself the stiffest course in the school, as we think, and has gone ahead without any noise and bluster, to do it well. Such a fellow is always liked by the “boys.” 57 B.S. in C.E. HERBERT W. HAHN' Design and Tests of Solid Aeroplane Wire Connections. Born October 8, 1891, at Clinton, Iowa. Lake View High School, 1912. A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.’ If you suddenly develop a desire for a monkey wrench or chisel during class, just ask Hahn: he can always supply you. His hobby is to never be without his complete machine shop. RAYMOND W. KINNALLY Proposed Hydro-Electric Development of the West Branch of the Penobscot River, Maine. Born November 12, 1891. at Aurora, III. East Aurora High School. 1909. A.I.E.E.; A.C.E.S. Ray also picked the course with lots of work; and in addition journeys from and to Aurora daily. Outside of this and getting his daily work, Ray has nothing much to do. CHARLES J. KUCERA, JR. Proposed Hydro-Electric Development on the West Branch of the Penobscot River, Maine. Born July 28, 1898, at Chicago, 111. Marshall High School, Chicago, III., 1911. Beta Phi: A.I.E.E.: A.C.E.S.; Vice-President Y.M.C.A. Charlie has a fondness for failing to make even his 10:30 classes. We strongly suspect that the fascinating game of “500” might account for this. For all of this, we expect a great deal from Charley when it comes to harnessing the waterfalls for profit. B.S. in Ch.E. CHARLES LAWRENCE BOLTE The Distillation of Coal at Low Temperatures. Born May 8. 1895, at Chicago. III. University High School, Chicago, 111., 1912. Phi Kappa Sigma; Radical X; Sphinx; A.Ch.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Man- dolin Club, ’13-’14-’15-’16; Glee Club. ’14-’16; Junior Play. ’15; Presi- dent Radical X, ’16; Leader Mandolin Club. ’14-’15-’16; Editor-in- Chief The Fulcrum, ’14-’13; Social Editor The Cycle, ’15; Man- aging Editor Armour Engineer, ’15-’16; Social Committee. ’14; Senior Picture Committee. Lawrence has the distinction of being the last Editor-in-Chicf of the late Fulcrum. In addition, he has lead the Mandolin Club for the last three years. VICTOR E. MARX By-Products from Wool Washing. Born December 18, 1893, at Chicago, III. North Division High School. Chicago, 111.. 1911. A.Ch.E.S.; Polemics; Fulcrum StatY. ’15; Chairman Social Committee, ’15-’16; Second Marshal Junior Week, ’15; Junior Play. ’15; Vice- President Polemics. 15; Junior Play Orchestra. ’15. The Bclasco of Armour. “Vic” started with ’15, but stayed out one year to work; ’15’s loss is ’16's gain. Always smiling and a friend to everybody, the sure signs of success. 58 RICHARD FULLER DURANT The Distillation of Coal at Low Temperatures. Born January 2. 1S94. at Quincy, III. Quincy High School, 1912. Phi Kappa Sigma; Radical X; A.Ch.E.S.; Editor Engineer’s Column of Fulcrum; Chairman of Commencement Program Committee. 'Dick” is one of the best “fussers” in the class. His latest occupation is seeing that the class has enough commencement programs. GEORGE B. PERLSTEIN The Production of Soluble Potash from Igneous Rock. Born February 27, 1894. at Chicago, 111. North Division High School, Chicago. III., 1912. Beta Phi; A.Ch.E.S.; Social Committee, ’12-’13; Junior Play Orchestra, ’15-’16; Vice-President, A.Ch.E.S., ’15; President A.Ch.E.S., ’16. George, aside from being a good student, has been at the base of a good many affairs at Armour: and he backed up nearly all undertakings of the student body. As president of the A.Ch.E.S., he has had one of the best administrations in the history of the society. A violinist of no mean ability, and always ready to help. GERALD T. DOUGHERTY Born March 7, 1893. at Springfield, Ohio. Hyde Park High School, 1910. Sigma Kappa Delta; Glee Club; Mandolin Club; A.Ch.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Radical X; Fulcrum Representative. ’14-’15. Dougherty’s ability at the piano and his congenial personality has made him one of the well thought of men of his class. HENRY B. WILKENS Extraction of Potassium from Igneous Rocks. Born August 30, 1894, at Chicago, 111. Crane Tech., Chicago. 111.. 1911. Beta Phi; Y.M.C.A.; A.Ch.E.S. The “Chem” lab will seem somewhat gloomy next year when “Hank’s” smiling face is seen no more. However, we console ourselves on the fact that a bright future awaits “Hank” in the field of Chemistry, and that his genial smile will encourage others. WILLIAM C. LUCKOW Drip Oil Distillates. Boiling Point Above 110° Centigrade. Born August 29, 1S94, at Chicago. 111. Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, 111.. 1912. A.Ch.E.S.; Y.M.C.A. “Bill” is one of those quiet individuals, who have developed in them, to a high degree, the equality of perseverence, and seemingly, with the additional capability to work most effectively under the stress of ac- cumulating and discouraging difficulties. Invariably the first to appear for work, with the inclination to prosecute an issue to its most rigorous details, and to co-operate at length, are some of the characteristics which have made his fellow chemicals consider him an asset in group work. B.S. in Ch.E. 59 B.S. in Ch.E. NATHAN ISENBERG Drip Oil Distillates. Boiling Point Above 110° Centigrade. Born January 14. 1895. at Chicago. 111. Mcdill High School. 1912. A.Ch.E.S.; Treasurer A.Ch.E.S.. ’15-’16. Isenberg has always been a quiet but efficient worker. His handicaps have only gained for him the respect of the class. B.S. in A. LEWIS J. BERGMAN An Ice Palace. Born June 4, 1892. at Chicago. 111. Hyde Park High School. 1911. Atelier; Mandolin Club; Press Representative Atelier. ’14-’15; Massicr Atelier, ’15-’16; Advisory Member Art Students’ Fellowship of Chicago. As Massicr. Louis has accelerated the activities of the Atlier. He has been a crack designer ever since he came in as a dark horse on the Alshulcr prize in his Sophomore year. SAMUEL BUTTER MAN By-Products from Wool Washing Born July 10. 1894. at San Francisco, Cal. Armour Institute Night School. A.Ch.E.S.; Secretary of A.Ch.E.S. Sam” is one of our hardest workers and one of our best students. Because of his earnest efforts to learn the reason why” he will surely meet with success. CLARENCE FARRIER A Monumental Cascade. Born April 28. 1893, at Tipton, Iowa. Tipton High School. 1911. Delta Tau Delta; Scarab; Atelier; Y.M.C.A.; Art Student Fellowship Board; Massier and Treasurer of The Atelier. A living encyclopedia and a source of general information, even unto dates and figures. Just “Ask Clarence.” An organizer, pacifier, and politician,—in short, a leader. BERNARD L. ROOS A Patio in a School of Art. Born November 12. 1893, at Oshkosh. Wis. Oshkosh High School. 1911. Radical N: Atelier. Social Representative. 1913. Secretary, ’15-’16; Scarab; Social Committee. ’12-’13. Bernard, known for his many witticisms, has attained the enviable posi- tion of being one of the best fellows in the class. Though not an active member of the “Safety First” Commission, he has done much to further the cause among his fellow classmates. His manner of going about a problem and the results obtained speak well for his future success. CO B.S. in A. ESTES W. MANN A Private Chapel. Born September 14, 1894, at Forrest City, Ark. Marianna High School, 1911, Marianna, Ark. Delta Tau Delta; Scarab; Radical X; Atelier; Art Students’ Fellow- ship; Massier Atelier, '12-’13. Estes hails from the “Sunny South.” His recreations are singing (?), giving the Rebel yell, and attending lynching bees. He spends his days covering reams of paper with sketches and his evenings covering a short route down the Blvd. Mich.” Noticeable features—his ears and his distinguished air. ARCHIE THOMAS NEWSOM A State Reception Room for a President. Born February 22, 1894, at Elizabethtown, Ind. Manual Training High School. 1912, Indianapolis, Ind. Delta Tau Delta; Tau Beta Pi; Scarab; Atelier. “Archie’s” ambition in life is to sink into Jules Guerin’s shoes, and his posters arc well known to all bulletin board fans. He is also famous for his animal imitations, which are the joy of the Senior drafting room. Besides being a fine student, he is one of the best designers in the class; the winner of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Prize Problem. EMERSON REXFORD FAMES. A Large Fountain in Grant Park. Born November 16. 1893, at Blue Island. 111. Blue Island High School, 1910. Phi Kappa Sigma; Radical X; Atelier; Art Students' Fellowship League; Social Committee. ’12-’13; Chairman Radies, ’12-’13; Assist- ant Manager Glee Club, ’13-’14. The most ardent admirer T. R. ever had—the anti-cst German of them all—and a jolly good fellow. Roll them along together and you’ll have an Emerson Rexford. At times it appears that he should have chosen law for his profession, because he can win any argument with one word. ELKER HOSEHILL NEILSEN A New Columbia Yacht Club. Born April 14, 1892, at Chicago. 111. Lewis Institute, 1912. Atelier; Scarab; Treasurer Atelier, ’12-’13. This countryman of “Bat” Nelson and King Canute lacks none of the mental and physical characteristics of the Teutons except one, next to “Spike” Mellor he would be JctY.” However, thorough is the word that could be applied to everything that he does, and he needs no other recommendations than the superior qualities of his workmanship. HOWARD L. WALLBRECHT A Federal Prison. Born April 17. 1894. at Central Lake. Mich. Central Lake High School, 1911. Delta Tau Delta; Scarab; Radical X; Atelier; Social Committee, '13-’14; Treasurer Atelier. ’12 ’13; Atelier Social Committee. ’13-’14; Class Track. ’12-’13. Popularly known as “Red.” whose luck is phenomenal. A Regular Armour Man in both society and politics; and generally active. Besides this, lie is winner of the Alschuler Prize. Cl HOWARD WALLACE VADER State Dining Room in a Presidential Suite. Born October 22, 1S94. at Traverse City, Mich. Traverse City High’ School. 1913. Delta Tau Delta; Scarab; Atelier; Art Students’ Fellowship Atelier; Educational Committee Atelier. � Howard is a conscientious and hard working son of Michigan, who manages to find time for the pursuit of the more material happiness of life. He has an architectural style or “disease” all his own, and gets away with it. A rival of Vernon Castle’s. Treasurer WILLIAM HERMAN VOLZ A Railway Station for a Small City. Born February 14, 1893, at Chicago, 111. Lake High School. 1910. Atelier. Bill’s” Teutonic efficiency is unquestioned; he is the champion wrestler among the architects; he is a great story teller, having actually sworn to have killed over 5,000 chickens; for spieling he is without a pier in selling nursery goods; and among the boys, his genial and democratic spirit is one of good cheer to all. JOHN KENNETH MOWRY Office Building. Three Story Brick Residence for a City of 50,000. Born October 9, 1897, at Youngstown. Ohio. Manual Training School, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.. 1906. Sigma Kappa Delta; Atelier; Radical X; Treasurer Atelier, ’16. “Jake,” as we called him. was a man of few words, but when lie spoke it was really worth while; in fact, he admitted as much himself. John’s draftsmanship was as neat as his manner of dress, and that’s going some. GEORGE PIPER A Field House for a Small Playground. Born December 13, 1894. at Chicago. 111. Lane Technical High School, Chicago, 111., 1912. Atelier. George was the original little Physics “shark.” His intentions have always been good, but his instruments never would work. CARLYLE PEEK Library for a Small Town. Born May 5, 1881, at Starke, Florida. Starke High School. Atelier. Who could be a more modest, unobstrusive and harder worker than Peck? He does his school work and then earns enough to pay all of his bills. Wish we had more like him. Literature is his hobby, but who would have thought that his recreation was musical comedies? 62 THE CLASSES B.S. in A. OTIS AINSWORTH SKINNER An Arts and Crafts Colony for Chicago. Born September 24, 1892, at Chicago, III. Lewis Institute, 1912. Atelier; Scarab. Ned” says that in the future nothing can worry him; things never did in our experience—no one in college ever kidded him. Thinking is doing with Ned; he believes in artistic environment and lives in it. B. LEO STEIF Interior Decoration of a Villa. Born September 8. 1894. at New York, N. Y. Lane Technical High School, 1912. Atelier; Art Students’ Fellowship. “B’Leo” is known as the best little draftsman in the class. After spend- ing two years at Illinois, he decided to graduate from a regular school. Leo is a very intelligent boy, and if he lives up to his reputa- tion, his success as an architect is assured. ALEXANDER H. SPITZ A Modern Club House in a Large City. Born August 80, 1892, at New York City. Lane Technical High School, Chicago, 111., 1912. Atelier: Indoor Baseball. Alias “Bogan” is the highest man in the class—? He is known through- out the Architectural Department for his ability as a magazine sales- man. Spitz is also an authority on the current plays at our Chicago theaters. Of his favorite studies. Physics is everlasting. HARRY B. AARENS A Small Hotel on the Lincoln Highway in the Rocky Mountains. Born May 23, 1894, at Chicago, 111. McKinley High School, 1912. Atelier. Harry is one of the fellows who helped liven up the Senior drafting room. His goodfellowship, coupled with his fine ability jn his work, will make his success as an architect an assured fact. Winner of the Traveling Scholarship Prize Problem. HENRY J. APFELBACH An Apartment Hotel. Born October, 1888, at Michigan City, Ind. Crane Technical High School, Chicago, 111., 1909. Atelier. “Hank” (which seems to rhyme with tank) is a shark at construction. He can detail anything from a footing to a smokeless chimney. He spends his spare moments improving upon Henry Ford’s Handicraft. C3 B.S. in A. ISADORE H. BRAUN An Aquarium with Formal Water Gardens. Born February 16, 1894, at St. Nicholas, Hungary. Bowen High SchocTl, Chicago, 111., 1912. Atelier; Art Student Fellowship Club; Purchasing Agent of Atelier; Secretary of Executive Board of Art Student Fellowship Club. In spite of the fact that Braun hails from Hegewisch (whatever that is), he certainly has taken his place in the class and done more than his part for the common weal. Since he was a Freshman he sold supplies, representing the Atelier’s purchasing agent in his three lower years, and holding that thankless job himself when he was a Senior. Besides being the purveyor of everything that an “Arch” could want, from tacks to Wilbur Milks (of both genders), he has managed to acquire first mention on most every problem, and fairly spatter his record with “A’s.” MAX LOWELL CABLE A Market Place and Civic Center for Produce Commission Dealers. Born September 10, 1894, at Gratiot, Wis. Crane High School. Atelier; Art Students’ Fellowship of Chicago. Max is one of our best designers and has a good idea of the eternal fit- ness of things, especially diplomacy—he never signs a petition. SIDNEY C. FIXKELSTEIX An Automobile Roadhouse. Born August 4, 1894, at Chicago, 111. McKinley High School. The Ohr; Atelier; Chairman Social Committee Atelier. One of those sociable fellows who mixes work with play so as to form a happy medium. Has been quite active in affairs given by the archi- tects. and at the same time has more than held his poise as a scholar. As chairman of the architects’ social committee he has far surpassed any of his predecessors. ISREAL S. LOWENBERG A Synagogue and Social Center. Born January 21, 1892, at Libau. Russia. Joseph Medill High School, 1909. Basketball, 1912; Atelier. Lowenberg is well known as one of the most conscientious and perse- vering students in the architectural class. He is very thorough in all his work, and when once he grasps an idea it is sure to stay with him. WILLIAM D. WORKS An Apartment Hotel. Born November 16. 1889, at Austin. Texas. Public Schools in Texas; B. A. Trinity University, Waxahachie. 1910. Beta Phi; Atelier; Y.M.C.A. “Works” surely lives up to his name, for he is the most ardent worker among the “Constructionists.” Though lie is an ex-school teacher, he has proven himself a good mixer among his fellow classmates. He is made of the stuff that makes good. 64 B.S. in F.P.K. CARL ARNOLD GRASSE Distribution of Water from Automatic Sprinkler Heads. Born October 17. 1893. at Milwaukee. Wis. Englewood High School. 1912. Omega Lambda; Tau Beta Pi; A.K.P.E.S.; Class President, ’14-'15; Class Treasurer. ’13-T4; Social Committee. ’15-T6; Vice-President A.F.P.E.S., ’14-T5. Undertake to tell Grasse what poor lighters the Germans arc some morn- ing when he has time to talk, and see if you can win in the argument. Four bits you don’t. CLAUDE HILL The Inertia Effect on a 7 Alarm Valve. Born August 13, 1S94, at Seattle. Wash. Hyde Park High School, Chicago. February. 1913. Phi Kappa Sigma; A” Club; A.F.P.E.; Y.M.C.A.; Radical X: Baseball, ’13-’14-’15-’16; Secretary Armour Rooters’ Association. Claude is the real humorist of the class. He can laugh a grouch out of anyone. Besides making the Fire Protect course in 3' i years, he has proven an asset at the rear end of the Tech, baseball team. No one ever stole second on Doc.” As for his future, he has the stuff in him that makes friends and money. ROY A. C. GOPPELSRODER Distribution of Water from Standard Types of Sprinkler Heads. Born August 27. 1894, at Chicago, III. Lake High School, 1911. A.F.P.E.S.; Glee Club; Beta Phi; Mandolin Club; Y.M.C.A.; Junior Play Orchestra Piano Director. T5-T6. If any one thinks engineers are always just mechanics, they should hear Goppelsrodcr play the “steenth” Hungarian Rapsody some afternoon in the Y.M.C.A. EDMOND WALLACE McDIARMID Backfiring in Gas Pipes and Tanks. Born February 17. 1891. at Chicago. III. Armour Scientific Academy; Baker University and University of Chi- cago Summer School. Beta Phi; Y.M.C.A.; A.F.P.E.S.; National Fire Protection Associa- tion; Social Service Committee. 1915-1916. Entered the college in the class of 1914. He left after the Freshman year to enter social service work. He then returned to Armour in the fall of 1913, and joined the Class of 1916. He completed his course in February to take up a position with the Mutual Insurance Bureau. Indianapolis, Indiana, as state inspector for Ohio. Picked a “plum.” as the boys say. FLOYD TAYLOR BOWER The Inertia Effect on a 7 Alarm Valve. Born February 9. 1S94. at Flint. Mich. Calumet High School. 1912. Sigma Kappa Delta; A.F.P.E.S. Just plain “Shorty.” imposing upon nobody and nothing except his pipe. 63 THE CLASSES ERWIN EDELSTEIX. • Plans. Specifications.. and Estimate of Cost of Pavements for Wasscl and Bramberg’s Austin Subdivision. Born December 2, 1S92. at Dixon. 111. Tulcy High School. 1911. Beta Phi; Y.M.C..V. Edelstcin is a student who does not believe a great commotion neces- sary to accomplish anything. When he talks, it is understood that he really has something to say. HAROLD E. AN NINO Born December S. 1S92. at Sterling, Illinois. Lane High School, Chicago. 1911. Phi Kappa Sigma; A.C.E.S.; Y.M.C.A.; Social Committee, ’12-’ir ; Chairman Social Committee. 'I3-’14. . To have a friend in Dewey” Aiming is to have a cheerful, jolly, true one. Though not at all a grind. Harold has managed to get through his studies in an acceptable manner, besides being one of the popular fellows of the class. 66 THE CLASSES m „ , i = A. W. Blanchard J. O. Hanson F. Oster L. A. Falk J. Allen THE MEN WHO RUN” THE SCHOOL John Allen Chief Engineer P. W. Blanchard Chief Electrician L. A. Falk Chief Mechanician J. O. Hanson Chief Carpenter Frank Oster Custodian THE CLASSES JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Wm. P. Tronvig H. B. Maguire A. H. Smith G. M. Fritze OFFICERS OF THE CLASS OF 1917 H. B. Maguire . A. H. Smith Wm. P. Tronvig G. M. Fritze A. H Smith H. C. Roberts . A. N. Dryden . R. L. Paskill R F. Schreiner W. W. Wollaston G. W. Cloidt SOCIAL COMMITTEE W. W. Wollaston, Chairman S. R. Evans L. E. Starkel E. H. Smith r. h. Earle L. A. King.......................Representative Board of Athletic Control G. W Cloidt ....................Representative Rooters’ Association S. N. Miller.....................Cheer Leader M. L. Summerfield................Sergeant-at-Arms President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer I Deputy Treasurers First Marshal Second Marshal Third Marshal Chairman Smoker Committee 70 THE CLASSES junior dSlass tstorj� A very deplorable fact concerning the majority of class histories is that they are full of exaggeration and egotism. Why resort to such means? Why not be straight- forward and allow one to judge you by your deeds and not your words? It is in its ability to do the latter that the class of '17 rejoices. With this in mind, the following chronicle is written in an attempt to convey to you, in a series of absolute facts, not exaggerated bluff, the achievements of the Junior class. The class certainly has worked earnestly and energetically, accomplishing much without asking for any earthly praise whatsoever. As Freshmen, they extended their helping hand to every activity in school. In athletics, this hand was strong and sturdy. Without the least antagonistic spirit toward the other classes, we jumped right in the game and nine courteous warriors swamped their champions with the result of annex- ing the inter-class baseball championship. Three of these brave men (Paskill, Hall, and Bruce) showed such skill at handling the “pill” that they were given berths on the “Tech” team. In track, the class also showed a fighting spirit through the untiring efforts of Tierney, our star dash man, who added further honor by winning many points in the Little Five Conference Meet. In basketball, our standard of speed was as marked as in the other branches, resulting in the production of four varsity men; Lamb, King, Clay, and Greenspahn. Socially, the class showed a great deal of “pep.” The Freshmen dance was one of the most elaborate affairs ever given at Armour. At the smoker. Tech Night, Home Concert, and other functions, the Freshies were always well represented, and helped to make the affairs a success. The Glee and Mandolin clubs certainly had their proportion of '17 men. Scholastically, the class was declared by the Deans to be the brightest (as measured by grades) that had yet entered the Institute, (no exaggerated bluff). Part of this intelligence was put into the Fulcrum and Cycle. Before closing this brief narration of our activities in our first year, let me mention the important and extraordinary fact that we subdued our worthy rivals of '16 in great fashion in the annual class “rush,” not because we wanted to show them by physical means that we were superior but simply because they were anxiously looking for the whipping they deserved. Our Sophomore year proved to be more glorious and inspiring than the previous. Our athletic prowess was still evident. Five of our men made letters in baseball, Conway and King being the new additions. Two men made letters in track; i. e. Tierney and King. A victory in the interclass track meet was added to our hall of fame, as well as the golf championship won by Maguire, our lanky “shark,” who honored the Institute by winning the Amateur Indoor Golf Championship of Chicago. In addition to these remarkable records in athletics, a victory in the annual “test,” the class “rush,” was added, the Freshies proving easy “meat.” One certainly was inspired by the progressiveness of the class in its Sophomore year, and could not help but look forward to a most promising Junior year to follow. The class now has donned the robe of Juniors, and feels assured that from its past achievements they are worthy of the name. It started out with the same barnstorming tactics of previous years, and annexed the interclass baseball championship for the second time. Again in basketball it laid claim to the championship because of its de- cisive victory over the Seniors, who were the leaders. The interclass track meet was lost by one point, the men, however, showing the same “pep” as of yore. In golf, “Shorty” Maguire again annexed the championship for '17 by defeating one of the most spectacular golf players in this vicinity, our honorable Professor Leigh. Even the indoor championship was added to our laurels. Among the wearers of the “A” in this crowning year of success are King, Conway, Hall, Bruce, and Paskill in baseball; Tiernev and Williams in track; Hockenberger and Conway in basketball. The class was well represented this year in the Rooters’ Association, Glee and Mandolin Clubs, and on all committees in charge of such functions as the Smoker, Tech Night, etc. Taking the situation as a whole, one cannot help but say that the Junior Class has joyfully, honorably, energetically, and enthusiastically gained an unbiased reputa- tion as a true and earnest participator and leader of all activities. From our progres- sion from year to year we leave it to your candid imagination to perceive the deeds of the class when they possess the honorable and deserving name of Seniors. 71 (©lass of Nineteen i uniirel) £ etoenteen MECHANICAL G. L. Andre E. Bauer, Jr. J. P. Bechaud W. G. Bernet M. C. Cole J. E. Anderson A. S. Benjamin Geo. Burns F. J. Cantlon Geo. Fritze H. M. Goodman E. W. Haines L. A. King H. Luttge N. L. Marvin R. L. Morse A. J. Plocinsky C. R. Pomeroy B. Robechek N. Steindler W. T. Watt H. S. White F. Zehrbaugh O. W. Armspach ELECTRICAL R. H. Earle L. E. Given H. W. Hanchette W. R. Henning M. L. SUMMERFIELD E. P. Weeth C. F. Holmes L. R. Jacobs A. Kupshas A. Zimmerman L. 0. Orahood L. H. Rosenberg S. A. Sampson H. E. Smith CIVIL O. E. H. Andren M. E. Benesh H. A. Bruce W. H. Chun L. I. Goldberg J. D. Harvey H. Klein man S. N. Miller S. W. Neuman R. L. Paskill A. A. Pederson A. L. Schreiber C. L. Shaw E. H. Smith L. E. Starkel J. A. Tierney H. WALDER H. W. Stride W. A. Nusser CHEMICAL J. L. Burda S. R. Evans A. G. Fitzner E. Friedmann G. W. Cloidt F. J. Conway A. Corman R. D. Cowles A. N. Dryden R. A. Green man H. G. Ingraham R. B. Kurzon L. K. Fritts N. J. Goorskey O. L. Hailey H. T. Huber S. W. Kendall A. J. Mease J. Markham Wm. Hankan B. B. Botts FIRE PROTECTION L. A. Foshinbaur H. B. Maguire K. V. Hall H. E. Maher L. E. Hayes L. W. Mattern J. S. Kula W. R. Owen ARCHITECTS M. B. Levison C. H. Markel S. M. Lipschulz P. J. McGrath K. A. McGrew L. E. Mellor C. A. Reid W. F. Thomson H. B. Richards T. G. Schulze A. H. Smith W. Wollaston G. H. Rice C. H. Roberts W. P. Tronvig R. F. Schreiner J. P. Turner W. J. Vesley S. P. Williams R. H. Rusk 73 7 R. X. Mann S. L. Evans H. W. Puschel E. R. Cole OFFICERS OF THE CLASS OF 1918 S. L. Evans . H. W. Puschel R. N. Mann E. R. Cole . SOCIAL COMMITTEE H. H. Shotwell, Chairman H. D. Stevers H. C. Wilson W. T. Wignall E. F. Quinn E. S. Beaumont....................Cycle Representative O. M. Hullinger...................Rooters’ Association Representative K. A. Taylor......................Board of Athletic Control Representative President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer 76 THE CLASSES £ opbomore Class i tstorp A band of ninety eager, enthusiastic fellows responded to the Armour Sophomore class this year, and gave evidence that the spirit of the Class of ’18 would carry for- ward the good work begun in our Freshman year. Beaumont, our Freshman president, proved an able leader; and with the excellent support of the various committees, our social activities were a decided success. Wilson, chairman of the Social Committee, deserves great praise for his efforts in promoting our Freshman Dance, which was a brilliant affair and a success in every way. It was soon evident that the class possessed athletic talent. Our boys responded warmly, both in rooting and in playing for the various teams. Sandroff proved a wel- come support to the “Tech” basketball team. Sandroff, Hullinger, and Evans won “A’s” for work done on the basketball, baseball and track teams respectively. A class meeting was called almost immediately after the opening of the school year, and our Sophomore officers were elected. Evans was elected president; Puschel, vice- president; Mann, secretary; and Cole, treasurer. These men have all the qualities of efficient leaders, and they will help us to carry our standards to the front. Our showing in the inter-class track meet and baseball series was not as good as it should have been. In spite of a seeming lack of interest on the part of the class, Captain Evans worked hard with the track team. The point winners were Evans, Cole, Marvin, Newlander, and Kingsley. Hullinger was unfortunate in that we faced the Senior baseball team first. Although several of our opponents were “A” men we held them to a tie in the first game. The class basketball team did very well, as they won five, lost three, and tied one game. We were second in the series; the Seniors were the winners. The absence of Sandroff from our squad was inopportune. We feel that his work on the team would have put us in first place. Captain Taylor and Kerr were our stars. The indoor baseball series planned this year is something of an innovation. It is the first inter-class indoor series to be held. Only two games of the series have been played, and no absolute knowledge as to the winners can be had. Captain Mathews has a team of sluggers to back up his own star pitching, and he feels quite confident that the Sophomores will lead the field. The team has had a number of games, both in and out of the school, and has met defeat only once. To name the stars, would be to enumerate all of the players. Come out and see them for yourself. The Y.M.C.A. Handshake gave us our social start this year. As was the case last year, the Y.M.C.A., at 53rd and Madison Avenue, was thrown open to us, and we were allowed all the house privileges. The incoming Freshmen were made to understand the desirability of being an Armour man. An interesting program was furnished by the committee. The Freshman smoker was next in order. The Sophomores advertised the affair by elaborate paintings upon the sidewalks and houses of the neighborhood, although the proceedings were not backed by the class. The Sophomores present en- joyed a good program, and it may be said that they furnished a part of the entertain- ment toward the end. The talked of event is the coming Sophomore Dance. Our social committee, under chairman Shotwell’s direction, is working hard to repeat and surpass our last year’s dance. The affair will be held in the Congress Hotel, and a good attend- ance is assured. There are vague rumors of a Sophomore Banquet which may be held toward the end of the year. 3E3r tr THE CLASSES Class of il?tneteen hundred eighteen STUDENTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Aitchison, P. F. Bretting, W. H. Cooper, E. C. Durham, E. J. Gasche, R. T. Greenspahn, A. H. Hunt, K. I. Huffaker, N. L. Kerr, V. A. Marks, A. E. Windesheim, P. A. Marvin, N. L. Royce, B. P. Scwartz, F. H Taake, H. E. Taylor, K. A. STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Barr, E. E. Beaumont, E. S. Brown, A. H. Cantlon, F. J. Crown, V. M. Davison', F. M. ''dubin, A. Erickson, R. A. .Estell, L. W. 'Ferguson, A. H. Geldmeir, H. F. Goldstein, J. N. Henning, W. R. Hullinger, O. M. Hunt, J. J. Jackson, R. S. Mathews, R. H. Moore, E. A. Newlander, A. R Porto, D. J. Rice, A. I. Sampson, S. A. Scates, P. W. Schener, E. SCHREIBER, H. F. Shot well, H. H Verem is, M. Vogdes, F. B. Yedor, S. S. STUDENTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Bush, I. B. Eisenberg, D. B. Northhelfer, S. D. Bush, L. C. Harnett, B. E. Senescall, C. Diestein, F. C. Nitka, J. Stevers, H. D. Weiss, L. Wignall, W. J. STUDENTS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Alexander, J. E. Cable, D. E. Finkl, W. F. Flower, J. M. Goldsmith, H. Johnson, F. R. Klem, H. F. Koehler, W. W. Lewis, J. R. Pearson, A. Prest, I. J. Simon, J. Ward, R. R. Wilson, H. C. STUDENTS IN FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING Cole, E. R. Evans, S. L. Kingsley, T. Kuttnauer, L. V. Mann, R. N. Marx, F. E. Sandroff, W. M. Puschel, H. W. Sabiston, K. M Schrupp, O. G. STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE Bultman, W. Chappel, R. A. Fries, F. K. Grammas, P. Greenman, R. A. Glube, H. Klajda, E. F. Kuehn, W. K. Larson, E. O. Love, J. M. MacEldowney, H. Pareira, D. A. Quinn, E. F. Sosna, N. I. Twery, L. E. Wright, W. C. B. Cohen, C. J. Davison, M. TS I 4 •- •' . . I � ' ___ •� - 1“ «• , 4 r s . •9 ‘ £ { % i%m| ' r } }+- Hr - mn mm- iith k cm— t . au - -• - «i� 'iw . mmS .-aani f !$ ► y ■- i � r ■ u - .Tjg V r •. •ft M |v ' If , + ' '■ - •� , ;v 80 J. Y. Wicket L. Yoemans J. K. Alexander J. M. Stone OFFICERS OF THE CLASS OF 1919 L. Yoemans........................................President J. E. Alexander...................................Vice-President J. Y. Wickes......................................Secretary J. M. Stone ......................................Treasurer SOCIAL COMMITTEE A. L. Parker, Chairman J. F. French R. Peters A. E. Maitre W. E. Mead W. E. Dady.........................Cycle Representative A. R. Monaco.......................Rooters’ Association Representative J. B. O’Connell....................Sergeant-at-Arms J. Havana..........................Cheer Leader 82 ■■ i(? THE CLASSES Jfresbman Class $tstorp The beginnng of the school year of 1915-16 brought to light a very promising col- lection of Freshmen. It was on September seventh, nineteen hundred fifteen, that the memorable class of '19 began its career of four years solid work at Armour. After calling upon the Hon. Dean Raymond, each student was requested to visit the Registrar with whom we were supposed to have some very important business. This engagement having been fulfilled with some embarrassment, we were ready for a visit to the school store. It was here that we invested in those manuals of useless information, known as text-books. We then repaired to our homes and spent the remainder of the day contem- plating as to what the following year would bring forth. It would not require long for anyone endowed with a common degree of intelligence to realize that our class was “up and coming.” The class, for some unknown reason, was a little late in getting organized. Our first meeting was brought about through the initiative of Yeomans. Lou thought it about time that things began to happen, and consequently visited the Dean and arranged for the meeting. He is only one of our splendid examples of a fellow possessing the true Armour spirit. The Hon. Dean Monin presided at our first meeting. After delivering a short address of welcome, he gave the class some advice regarding the choice of officers. He also warned the Archi- tects about their support of the class. The Architects showed their strength in the election when the following officers, Yeomans, president; Alexander, vice-president; Wickes, secretary; and Stone, treasurer, were elected, two of whom are Architects. The committees were to be appointed at the next regular meeting. The class colors chosen were Maroon and Gold. The meeting then adjourned. The upper classmen, seeming to be intent upon meeting the Freshmen as early as possible, decided to hold the annual handshake early in September. Accordingly, the affair was scheduled for the first Friday evening of the school year. This was a great success and certainly was enjoyed by the Freshies. The elder Armourites showed their skill at entertaining by providing a sociable time. At about the usual time the annual decorating fever broke out among the Sophs and Freshies, and it was paint at all costs. However, it was seen fit to depart from the usual custom of decorating viaduct and fences for the more practical diversion of waterproofing the sidewalks in the district surrounding the school. Which class ac- complished their task with the highest degree of perfection is hard to tell, but where the Sophs procured that particular shade of green is a more doubtful question. It was not long before we began to hear of whisperings concerning the Freshman Smoker. There was an air of secrecy about things. One of the dignified Seniors, when announcing the event, made an unsuccessful attempt to throw a scare into our midst, much to his disappointment. All the rumors came to naught, and with the exception of the tatooing affair, everything was with the Freshmen. It is hard to tell what a mess there might have been if one of our number hadn’t relieved the Sophs of their aged am- munition, which was reposing in a vacant lot. The chairman of the social committee next announced his intention of holding a banquet. His proposal was supported by the entire class. Many of the pessemistic upper classmen said it couldn’t be done, but it was, and if you don’t believe that the Freshman Get-together Banquet was a success, ask any Freshman. It was held in the New Morrison Hotel, on Tech Nite. That is not all, we are going to have another before school closes. Watch and see. The Freshmen showed their colors and true Armour spirit by the way they turned out on Tech Nite. The enthusiasm of those who were there more than accounted for those who were unable to be present. Did we help in the cheers? Well, I guess. The Freshman Dance was held in the Red Room of the Hotel LaSalle, on the seventh of April. We all know of the excellent music which Chappell’s Orchestra provided. Everyone present seemed to enjoy themselves, and the dance will long be remembered by all. . The class has some very fine athletic material in its possession which has not yet come to the surface. In baseball we were not represented, since the class was not organized. However, in track we took third place, and in basketball were able to win two of the six games we played. Our friend “John” has an idea concerning a certain hurdler in our class, and saw fit to hold two of our number on the basketball squad. 83 THE CLASSES Class of jRmeteen hundred Nineteen STUDENTS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Atherton, H. B. Bellack, W. B. Berg, D. C. Cailson, C. I. Edgeworth, M. Ford, M. H. Gail, A. M. Graham, G. C. Guthrie, R. G. Happ, W. Wolff, R. D. Kilfoyle, E. J. Kidwell. T. A. Lynch, C. H. Meyer, C. H. Nielson, E. .L Wertheiner, H. K. Ryan, F. C. Rehfeldt, H. Rowe, T. J. Weinskenher, R. S. Stone, J. M. STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Anderson, H. Bacon, N. L. Butler, C. F. Burr, W. Chase, D. S. Crown, V. M. Ervin, E. R. Friedman, M. C. Fisher, F. S. .Grant, A. Q. Johnson, M. A. Joslyn, R. A. McLaughlin, H. Martin, I. C. Milne, G. D. Morgan, R. D. Muelleman, J. P O’Connell, J. B. OlEN, A. OCKERLUND, F. L Zalat, Parker, G. L. Pentland, R. L. ✓ Peterson, G. JPORWANCHER, S. Pratt, T. E. Rensch, R. H. Roger, M. W. Savage, W. J. .SUGARMAN, A. SUCKIASSIAN, H. P. Sullivan, A. P. Smith, R. P. Throop, A. R. Utley, C. S. Vanek, J. W. Weston, H. ✓Wilber, J. B. Weber. P. H. Wilson, H. K. G. Welch, T. L. Alfnquist, C. G. Boos, R. W. Bradley, E. J. STUDENTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Bryl, J. Engh, L M. Gold, C. L. Lake, R. Mendius, W. Nusser, W. A. Reuter, H. F. Van Sickel, R. C. Wohlgemuth, B. STUDENTS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Anderson, W. J. Bernstein, I, M. Bradburg, G. V. Clark, C. B. Chamberlain, R. L. Dittlinger, B. Edwards, A. R. Emery, L. B. Goldstein, H. A. Grasse, A. M. Grigsley, I). W. Haughton, R. A. Jaeshke, W. Jaglowski, L. S. King, H. D. LaZoris, A. S. Luckow, E. R. Melickai, R. S. Muehlberger, C. W Neuman, M. Neuman, S. E. Rogers, T. J. Schwarz, H. J. Weber, F. STUDENTS IN FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING Fischer, L. E. Harrison, W. A. Maitre, A. E. Mead, W. E. Meyerson, H. Peters, R. T. Trask, F. A. ARCHITECTS Cawles, F. S. Christiansen, R. Dady, W. E. Dauforth, C. S. Faust, D. E. Ferring, B. J. French, J. J. Frank, J. T. Gaul, C. L. Gleatte, L. A. Greenleaf, A. B. Hulbiut, S. C. Jensen, A. F. Kavana, J. Koch, R. F. Lewin, E. P. Winiarske, M. IA)RENTZ, R. W. McCormack, W. Monaco, H. S. Nilsen, E. C. Olesky, W. Muesse, H. S. Ratushny, S. L. Rubenstyne, J. Yeomans, L. H. Runzler, A. C. J. Schmek, A. F. Stockdale, R. S. Sommer, A. J. Trachman, L. R. Wallac, M. R. Wickes, J. Y. Wickes, W. J. STUDENTS IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS Clasen, A. H. Erickson, A. E. � 4 THE CLASSES THE CLASSES Summer Camp, 1915 On June 1st, at noon, a gloomy trio got off the St. Paul “flyer” at State House, Wis. The trip up to State House would have been un- eventful, and probably without gloom, if it had not been for a young lady, and an ac- cident. The accident happened to our alum- nus, “String” Knuepfer, who started the gloom by spraining his ankle; and the said young lady caused more gloom by getting off the train one station too soon. After checking up our baggage at the “station,” we left everything, and went to the Ranger’s Headquarters, where a dinner was awaiting us. After dinner we proceeded to get a team and transfer our baggage to Camp Armour. “String” did not want to wait for the team, so with his wooden leg and a small grip belonging to “Hank” Rook, he started to walk to camp. At the junction of the road in- to camp and the State road, “String” left the said grip, so that “Frosh” Nothhelfer, who was following, could tell in which direction to turn. About half an hour later some one went back after “Hank’s” grip, but alas it was gone, some happy-go-lucky Lumber Jack had happened along, and “Hank” was minus one grip. (Maybe?) After this incident nothing else of importance happened, until the next Saturday. On Saturday, June 5th, the rest of the bunch, consisting of “Army” Armstrong, “Eddie” Foy, “Bunny” Sostheim, “Prunes” Cooney, “Herr” Penn, “Pa” Phillips, and “Johnny,” the cook, arrived. The number at camp this year was small, due to the fact that this year had been set aside for building, and only those that had to have the course, were allowed to come. The following Monday, with “String” and “Hank” as experienced bricklayers, “Frosh” as mortar hog, and “Herr” as boss, the work on the main building was begun. The same day the four Seniors started their field work by taking a set of level notes. Work on the building progressed rapidly, and it was not long before we were ready for the roof rafters. “Hank” cut all the rafters, and we all helped to put them up. The work on the roof brought out some of the strange ■characteristics of our budding young engin- eers. “Frosh” and “Herr” Penn soon be- came noted for being a pair that could work together on the roof, because each of them had a certain feeling that they preferred to 87 THE CLASSES be on the ground looking up, than up, looking on the ground. “String” and “Eddie” soon became known as the two famous steeple-jacks of the outfit. On June 19, Mrs. Phillips, accompanied by her two daughters, the Misses Jane and Langdon, and their friend, Miss “Billy” Townes, arrived in the camp, and immediately things began to brighten up. About a week after the arrival of the ladies, we launched the A. I. T. That night we started our delayed calls on our neighbors. The first place we called was Whit- heck’s Resort, where some of the boys were well known. Here we again met the girl who caused the gloom the first day, and this time we had quite a conversation with her. Later in the summer, some pretty girls came to Whithecks, and with the aid of these we had a few successful dances both at Camp Armour and the resort. The weather, with a few exceptions, was very good. As a general rule it was warm in the day time, and cool at night. During the rainy days we worked in the commissary tent, or wrote letters. The evenings were taken up by boat rides, playing horse-shoe, listening to our Victrola, roasting marshmallows, and attending or giving parties. The bunch are remembered by the following incidents: “String” Knuepfer, engineer of the A. I. T., receiver of much candy. “Hank” Rook, owner of the traveling grip, and champion chimney builder. “Army” Armstrong, the boy who never missed a mail (either way). “Prunes” Cooney, champion prune eater of the Middle West. Record—38. prunes for breakfast. “Bunny” Sostheim, first up at midnight, July 4th. “Eddie” Foy, dancer; and boys, he copped the only jane in the country-side. “Frosh” Nothhelfer, lover of sport, skunk victim, greatest consumer of Johnnie’s pies, and professional washerwoman, holds the record of four letters per day from the ladies. 88 O R G A N I Z AT IONS IEk® ORGANIZATIONS rACDinr cur ARMOUR FACULTY CLUB OFFICERS Honorary President....................................F. U. Smith President.............................................J. B. Finnegan First Vice-President..................................J. P. Kennedy Second Vice-President.................................J. C. Penn Secretary Treasurer D. Roesch C. L. Larson MEMBERS E. D. Agle J. P. Kennedy N. P. Peterson G. S. Allison W. C. Krathwohl A. E. Phillips A. H. Anderson W. L. Ladd H. B. Pulsifer H. J. Armstrong C. L. Larson H. M. Raymond D. F. Campbell C. U. Leigh J. S. Reid 0. C. Clifford E. S. Libby D. Roesch C. B. Cooper H. McCormack G. L. Scherger S. Dean G. E. Marsh J. J. Schommer T. E. Doubt L. C. Monin W. K. Smart J. B. Finnegan D. B. Moreton F. U. Smith C. H. Fornhof H. L. Nachman W. G. Smith E. H. Freeman C. A. Nash J. E. Snow E. B. Freud C. T. Palmer C. R. Swineford G. F. Gebhardt C. E. Paul F. Taylor J. J. Gilbert J. C. Peebles H. B. Thomas F. U. Gunsaulus J. C. Penn C. A. Tibbals P. C. Huntly R. V. Perry M. B. Wells G. M. Wilcox 89 armour Student Brand) American £ odetp of fl0ecl)amcal engineers OFFICERS G. F. Gebhardt J. M. Byanskas B. S. Carr E. S. Echlin L. Luckow YEAR’S CALENDAR October 21, 1915 The opening meeting was held in the form of a smoker. Professor Gebhardt and President Byanskas gave talks on the plans for the coming year. December 2, 1915 Mr. B. S. Carr gave a talk and a demonstration on “Grip Nuts.” Mr. Carr, who is a Senior mechanical, is employed by the Grip Nut Co., of Chicago, 111. The rest of the evening was given over to an open discussion on the subject of “Testing of Glued Wood Surfaces for Tension.” February 18, 1916 This was an open meeting at which Mr. Osburn Monnett, Former Smoke Inspector of the City of Chicago, gave an illustrated talk on “The Engineering Phase of Smoke Abatement Work.” March 9, 1916 An inspection trip was taken through the Ford Assembly plant at Chicago, 111. March 16, ,1916 This was a regular meeting, at which Professor Gebhardt asked practical questions and submitted practical problems to the members. Honorary President President . . . Vice-President . . Secretary . . . Treasurer . . . 90 Top Row: Strauch, Pimstein, Mouat, Wilcox, Broman. Second Row: Carr, Byanskas, Huntly, Peebles, Echlin, Luckow. Third Row: Willett, Plocinsky, Luttge, Morse, Bauer, Goodman, King. Bottom Row: Fritze, Haines, Armspach, Steindled, Robechek, Miller. armour anstttute of ®ecI)nologp Brunei) of tl)e American Snstttute of electrical engineers OFFICERS Chairman .......................................Arthur A. Oswald Secretary ......................................James F. Hillock Treasurer ......................................Harry S. Katz The Armour Institute Branch of the American Institute of Electrical En- gineers was organized February 26, 1903, the object being to bring the students in touch with the engineering field, through its own efforts in conjunction with the main organization. The students are given the benefit of discussions by men of experience in the engineering world, and are also given the chance to obtain practice in the prepara- tion and presentation of papers upon technical subjects at the monthly meetings. Through the “PROCEEDINGS'’ the members obtain information concerning the interesting papers given by the members of the national organization, in ad- dition to the description of everything recent in the electrical science, both in theory and in practice. The various meetings of the year were as follows: September 28, 1915—Business meeting and smoker. October 26, 1915—“Handling and Storage of Ashes in Power Plants,” Mr. A. P. Strong, Engineer, Green Engineering Company. November 30, 1915—“Business Aspects of Engineering,” Mr. W. S. Taussig, of the General Electric Company. January 4, 1916—“Automatically Controlled Sub-stations,” Simpson, 1916. February 25, 1916—“Rates,” Bland, 1916. J. F. Hillock, Secretary Top Ron': Katz, Simpson, Shapiro, Weeth, Wolfson. Second Row: Kleinman, Hupp, Prof. Clifford, Summerfield, Rosenberg, Cooney. Third Row: Edlund, Hillock, Oswald, Bland, Enzler, Smith. Bottom Row: Haase, Alender, Earle, Wright, Porges. ORGANIZATIONS armour Cttril engineering £ octetp President........................................H. A. Rook Vice-President ..................................L. J. McHugh Recording Secretary..............................H. W. Hemple Corresponding Secretary..........................R. S. Adams Treasurer .......................................F. C. Armstrong BOARD OF DIRECTORS Faculty Member...................................Prof. M. B. Wells Student Member...................................A. C. Wermuth The Civil Engineering Society was organized in 1905, with the object of gathering the upper classmen together, from time to time for the purpose of discussing Civil Engineering topics. At first, the custom was to have papers prepared and read by the student members. During the last few years, however, a change of sentiment has taken place, in that the Board of Directors have felt that more benefit would accrue to the members, by having men engaged in active engineering practice address the society. The latter policy has been followed during the last year and has been found to be a success. The following meetings have been held during the year: October 5, 1915—According to custom, the first meeting of the year was a smoker, at which the new members were initiated into the society. October 19, 1915—Professor J. C. Penn: “The Construction of the North Avenue Bridge.” The speaker worked on this bridge, and his talk concerned itself with his personal experiences while on the job. November. 2, 1915—Professor M. B. Wells: “The Construction of the Chicago Drainage Canal.” An illustrated lecture showing the various methods used in exca- vating material on this big project. November 23, 1915—Mr. Gerber: “Exigencies of Camp Life.” The speaker has had a vast experience as chief of surveying parties, and his talk concerned itself with various items which go toward making a successful camp. January 4, 1916—Mr. Ford, of the Du Pont Powder Co.: “The Use of Explosives in Engineering.” An illustrated lecture showing the various uses to which explosives are put in making roads, building ditches, and improving new land for farming. February 1, 1916—Mr. Sharpies, of the Barrett Manufacturing Co.: “Bitumens and Their Uses.” An illustrated lecture showing the various processes to which the bitumens are subjected from their origins to their final applications on the road. February 29, 1916.—Election of officers and smoker. 94 Top Row: Stride, Smith, Cooney, McHugh, Simpson, Tierney. Second Row: Adams, Hemple, Rook, Hahn, Shaw, Miller. Third Row: Dean, Wells, Raymond, Phillips, Armstrong, Penn, Kucera. Fourth Row: Kleinman, Goldberg, Schrieber, Goodman, Harvey, Edlund, Walder, Altman. Bottom Row: Starkel, Brower, Chun, O’Grady, Kinnally, Armstrong, Foy. v r. Cl)t Armour Chemical engineering £ ocietp OFFICERS President.....................................G. B. Perlstein Vice-President................................N. J. Goorskey Secretary.....................................S. Butterman Treasurer ....................................N. I sen berg The Armour Chemical Engineering Society is now in its thirteenth year, having been organized in February, of 1903. The purpose of the society, as set forth by its founders, is to bring the students in Chemical Engineering into closer association and to foster a professional enthusiasm by providing a series of discussions and talks on questions of practical importance, effecting, at the same time, a means of familiarizing the members with practice in the chemical industries which, perhaps, in ordinary study has not been so carefully defined. The policy of presenting student papers, which had been adhered to in earlier years has now been discarded, all lectures being delivered by faculty members or by men of outside prominence. A new feature, recently initiated, is the custom of holding meetings in the late afternoon rather than in the evening. This modification of policy has resulted in a much increased attendance, and has encouraged a series of lectures not easily surpassed. Our meetings and their speakers were: September 10, 1915—Business Meeting. October 7, 1915—Professor McCormack, on “The Chemical Problems of Today. November 4, 1915—Professor Freud and Dr. Doubt, on “The Modern Conception of Atomic Structure. January 6, 1916—Dr. Tibbals, on “Radium.” February 12, 1916—Annual Banquet at Hotel Sherman. Speaker, Prof. Mc- Cormack. 96 Top Row: Goorskey, Marx, Wilkins, Mease, Bolte. Second Row: Eisenberg, Smith, McCormack, Perlstein, Durant, Dougherty. Third Row: Friedman, Hankan, Markham, Fitzner, Butterman. Bottom Row: Richards, Wollaston, Evans, Kendall, Luckow, Cable. J ORGANIZATIONS Armour JFtre protection engineering Society OFFICERS President......................................L. Peterson Vice-President.................................W. P. Tronvig Secretary......................................A. CORMAN Treasurer .....................................R. F. Schreiner HONORARY MEMBERS Professor Fitzhugh Taylor Professor J. B. Finnegan Under the able guidance of our worthy president, and with the greatly appreciated aid of our honorable Professor J. B. Finnegan, the Armour Fire Protection Engineering Society has completed the most successful year of its existence. The program for the year consisted of well prepared and very instructive lectures given monthly by men who stand high in the field of Fire Protection. From these talks the student was given an insight into the practical side of the vast and ever increasing in which he is interested, and the infinite number of opportunties open to him. The following program for the year carried out this idea: November Lecture—Mr. G. B. James, Assistant Chemical Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories.: “Oil Fires in Oklahoma and Texas.” January Lecture—Mr. S. V. James, Head of the Casualty Department, Under- writers Laboratories: “Safety Engineering.” February Lecture—Mr. Claude Ailing, Head of the Sprinkler Department, Under- writers Laboratories: “Testing of Automatic Sprinklers.” March Lecture—Mr. Hendricks, Hydraulic Engineer Underwriters Laboratories: “Dry Pipe Valves.” These lectures were remarkably well given. The Fire Protection Society only regrets that it cannot give in detail in this space the magnificent features of each lecture. Suffice it to say, that we have yet to hear one of these illustrious speakers who has not aroused the appreciation of the audience for the knowledge derived. Much credit is due to Professor Finnegan for his good judgment in selecting these men to speak. The society closes its prosperous and inspirng year hoping that the members will be as fortunate in years to follow in securing such able lecturers as the society has been honored with this year. 98 Top Roiv: Corman, Grasse, Taylor, Maguire, Roberts. Second Row: Conway, Hall, Peterson, Finnegan, Schreiner, Mattern. Bottom Row: Kingsley, Puschel, Goppelsroeder, Bower, Tronvig. ORGANIZATIONS OFFICERS OF THE ATELIER L. J. Bergman......................................Massier B. L. Roos.........................................Secretary C. W. Farrier.....................................Treasurer S. C. Finkelstein .................................Social Chairman I. H. Braun........................................Purchasing Agent A. N. Dryden.......................................Press Agent The Atelier of the Architectural Department was founded in 1906, the purpose being to promote a closer relationship between the different classes of the Department, the instructors and the members of the architectural profession. Smokers held at in- tervals of three or four weeks, with leading architects and prominent speakers to give talks, was planned from the start, as the principal function of the Atelier. This past year we have been most successful in having at these smokers, Mr. Fallows, who gave a fine illustrated talk on China; Mr. Rice, with his interesting com- parison of Poetry and Architecture; Mr. Richardson, who dealt with the necessity of working to a definite point; and our own E. S. Campbell, with his many helpful as well as new ideas for us to follow. The smoke, feeds, entertainment and “swat-fests” sure added to the whole, making each one worth while. An affair of “stinging” impression to some, was the Freshman Initiation, held November 12th, 1915, when about twenty of the nineteen’s and a few of the eighteen’s who for tender reasons had put off the ordeal, were duly made members. Needless to say, our Sophs impressed upon the minds, upper lips, and bodies of our Freshmen, the sound principles of the Atelier. Our Seniors were given a rare treat on October 17th, when they visited the country home of J. Ogden Armour, a trip made possible by the Scarabs. Arriving at the Lake Forest Fairyland, we were given a complete tour of the grounds, garage and outer buildings of the place, after which a wonderful meal was served us in the mansion itself. A thorough tour of the house followed, and needless to say, the eyes of the “budding architects” were dazzled by the undreamed of beauty. Another big blow-out of the year was the Atelier Dance. And oh, what a dance! It took place at the Blackstone Hall, Art Institute, on January loth, and was, by unanimous opinion, the best Armour dance of the year. This year the Atelier will lose many of its strong supporters, “Ester, Mush, Klerntz, Bernie, and Oh, Vader,” who have engineered its functions for four years, are through, and with them go “Beeleo, old K.M.A.P.A., Arch, Erntz, Kabibble, Red. Semmy, Heinie, Bogan, Elk,” and the bunch. “S’long, you done proud.” “What’s 'at.” 100 101 ORGANIZATIONS 102 THE HOME CONCERT Glee Club, Mandolin Club, Sextette, Quartette, Trio, and Soloists all joined in giving their best selections to make the Home Concert, on March the seventeenth, at Armour Assembly Hall, the memorable occasion of the year. With the Glee Club larger than it has been in years, and the Mandolin Club, augmented by violins, flute, clarionets, and ukuleles, gave out volumes of sound never heard before at the Institute. The enthusiastic audience, record breaking in its size, were with the Clubs heart and soul from the first note of “America Triumphant” until the last soft strain of the Hawaiian melodies had died away, calling each number back for one or even two encores. The program the Clubs gave on the occasion of the Home Concert was varied. There were patriotic airs, “Under the Banner of Victory,” and “America Triumphant,” the Classical “Sextette from Lucia,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” introducing a bit of the real South itself as it was rendered by Mr. Huffaker, on the banjo. The humorous selections by our character artists, Messrs. Ingraham and Fritze, the Hawaiian melodies, not forgetting “A Little Bit of Heaven,” inserted in honor of the Saint upon whose birthday our concert happened to fall. The encores gave opportunity to bring in local color in the form of college and Armour songs as the “Math. Profs,” the “Little Cotton Dolly,” “Yea Armour,” and “Upward and Onward.” During the intermission, the audience was highly entertained with selections by “The Country Band,” composed of some of the Mandolin Club members. It was hard to realize the same instruments that produced the “Entry of the Gladiators,” or “Destiny Waltz,” could give out tones so “jangled out of tune,” but it was all in the evening’s fun. It is very difficult to mention any one or two or half dozen to whom special credit for the Home Concert was due, for everyone, from the highest tenor to the lowest bass, deserves praise. The Concert represented long, tedious rehearsals, sacrifices of time and study on the part of both Mandolin and Glee men who willingly did all for the glory of Armour. 103 Bradley Sayre Carr, Business Manager Frederic Paul Strauch, Assistant Business Manager Leader, J. R. LeVally Director, W. G. Smith First Tenor Second Tenor R. Goppelsroeder H. W. Hanchette J. F. Hillock H. G. Ingraham L. E. Mellor W. G. Smith J. E. Alexander B. S. Carr J. D. Harvey V. E. Hupp R. F. Koch J. R. LeVally H. N. Simpson H. E. Taake Piano, G. T. First Bass L. L. Edlund S. R. Evans A. M. Grasse R. N. Mann E. R. Marx F. P. Strauch W. J. Wignall L. H. Yoemans Dougherty Second Bass D. C. Berg C. L. Bolte W. H. Bretting G. T. Dougherty G. M. Fritz E. F. Quinn H. A. Rook P. A. WlNDERSHEIM 104 Carr Strauch LeVally Bolte 105 Top Row: Quinn, Bretting, Berg, Wignall, Mellor, Koch, Hillock. Second Row: Ingraham, Bolte, Strauch, Carr, Smith, LeVally, Hupp, Simpson. Third Row: Goppelsroeder, Taake, Dougherty, Edlund, Yeomans, Harvey, Rook. Bottom Row: Fritze, Alexander, Mann, Evans, Grasse. I Leader, ( First Mandolin C. L. Bolte P. J. McGrath H .N. Simpson Second Mandolin V. M. Crown A. R. Edwards R. E. Marks THE GLEE AND MANDOLIN CLUBS “It is always fair weather when good fellows get together.” This line was not written about the Armour Glee Club, but, when “the pood song s ringing clear,” every fellow feels the same inspiration in singing together the college songs that have crystallized the college spirit of the older universities throughout the centuries. The best way to foster college spirit in one is by belonging to musical or- ganizations that play and sing Yea Armour;” the second best way is to be one of an audience that listens to it. However the others may come an go, a Glee Club man never forgets the fellows he sings with, the Institute he sings about, or the audience he sings for. The Armour and College songs formed the basis of the music that the organiza- tions studied and presented throughout the year. To them were added national airs, southern melodies, Hawaiian sings, humorous selections, and others of the popular type that one expects from college organizations. On every program, numbers were given by group combinations of the trio, quartette, and the sextette, not to mention the popular special features—the German Lesson and Bert Williams, hisself. The Man- dolin Club could always be depended upon to delight its audiences by selections of stir- ring type, as “Under the Banner of Victory,” as well as to charm them by the soft, dreamy southern melodies and the weird Hawaiian songs. Besides the Home Concert of March seventeenth, the Glee and Mandolin Clubs filled a large number of engagements in different parts of the city, thereby spreading the name and fame of Armour. Among the events to be remembered are the entertain- ments given at the banquet of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, at the dinner of the Business Men’s Prosperity Club; at the dedication of the Auburn Park Masonic Temple; and the benefit concert of the Argus Club at Central Music Hall. Director, C. D. Smith C. L. Bolte First Violin W. Hankan S. E. Sosna F. P. Strauch Second Violin E. D. PORGES P. A. WlNDESHEIM Cello I). C. Berg Banjo N. L. Huffaker K. A. McGrew Banjo-M andolin F. M. Davison Ukulele L. A. King R. F. Koch J. R. LeVally H. K. Wilson Clarinet S. PiMSTEIN G. F. Wetzel Drum G. M. Fritze Flute C. L. Gaul Piano G. L. Dougherty 10G Top Row: Simpson, Wilson, McGrath, Koch, LeVally, Porges, McGrew. Second Row: Berg, Sosna, Strauch, Bolte, Carr, Dougherty, Gaul, Crown. Bottom Row: Huffaker, Fritze, Pimstein, Marks, Edwards, Davison. BERT WILLIAMS HISSELF Harold Ingraham, as Bert Williams, hisself, needs no introduction to an Armour audience. The black-faced co- median with his soft, rolling darky dialect, his broad-toed shoes, and his high white collar, has been the hit of many a Glee Club Concert. The domestic troubles with his vampire wife brought tears—the tears that come from excessive laughter—to the eyes of many an audience. Will you ever forget the poker game, the slow offering of chips, the call for new cards, the suspicious glances, and the last sad call for a show down? Will you ever forget it? Ingraham has been a very great worry to the managers all season. At one time it was rumored that the original Bert Williams had become so jealous of the imitation that he was about to issue a court injuncton restraining the pro- duction. At another time there was great danger that Harold would sign up with Ziegfield for the remainder of the season. But we kept him with us, and long may he remain to entertain us. Harold Ingraham THE GERMAN LESSON George M. Fritze’s pictorial German Lesson delighted many an audience during our concert season. By closely fol- lowing his instruction, one lesson was enough to make his hearers finished linguists. Each word was chosen with care, depicted with lifelike naturalness, and pronounced with gut- teral emphasis. The constant review of the words learned was a point of great pedagogical importance. Fritze’s costume had no small part in the success of his characterization of “Der alte Lehrmeister.” “Der kleine weisze Hut und der rote Schnurrbart,” while not a part of the lesson, became as firmly fixed in mind as “Die alte Mutter,” or “Das Eisenbahn.” The pointer he flourished be- came the magic wand which drew out and sometimes drove out the deep German sounds. So transformed did his au- diences become that they forgot for a time their native tongue and, at the end of the lesson, with one accord, shouted, “Hoch, der Deutche Lehrmeister!” George M. Fritze 10S ORGANIZATIONS Smith LeVally Mann Fritze THE QUARTETTE LeVally. Simpson Strauch Bolte Dougherty Wilson THE SEXTETTE 109 1 rn F. P. Strauch.......................President H. B. Maguire.......................Vice-President and Treasurer Claude Hill ........................Secretary S. N. Miller........................Cheer Leader CLASS REPRESENTATIVES H. G. Mouat....................1916 H. G. Cloidt...................1917 0. M. Hullinger................1918 H. Monaco......................1919 Armour footers Association G. W. Cloidt H. B. Maguire O. M. Hulllinger C. Hill H. G. Mouat F. P. Strauch H. C. Monaco S. Miller no mm ORGANIZATIONS At Armour the athletic situation is very different from that at most colleges, inasmuch as the fellows do not have the time to spend in the various departments of the sports. It seems also that the fellows do not take the interest that they should in the athletic events either by going into them or by giving their support in attending. It was to get around just this situation that the Rooters Association was founded. The primary object of this body was to install a feeling of proudness, or rather patriotism into the fellows about the athletics of their Alma Mater. The first thing is to get the students to come out and attend the games and track meets that are held throughout the year. After they do this and get enthused with the spirit of things, they will then generally come out and go in for the events themselves. The Rooters Association has done a great deal for this situation, and through its en- deavors many more fellows have come out for the athletic end of things than ever before. Nothing is more inspiring to a man than to have a good, stiff Rooters meeting just before a large game or track meet, and talk things over, pro and con, and always agree that no team has the chance that our team has. The Rooters Association is the very backbone of all of the school events held at Armour. It supports the men who have gone into athletics, and makes them feel that they are working for something. Everybody knows that just a small amount of cheering will spur a man on to give all that is in him, especially if he knows that the school is watching him. The rewarding of the prizes for the various meets, etc., held, are awarded at the meeting of the Association, and the men are given their just praise where it should be given. This next year the Rooters Association of Armour is going to be carried out on a larger scale than it ever was before. One of the first steps to be taken is to decide upon a button which will be symbolical of the object of this Association, and then let the fellows know that they are supposed to wear it at all times, especially at the games and other events. These badges can be of small cost, and still do the work that they are intended for. It will soon be that a man will not appear at any school function without one of them on. If he did, it would mark him down as a fellow who did not have any interest in school affairs. So why not help, join the Rooters Association, attend all of the school functions, go into every athletic event that you are fitted for, and help boost our Alma Mater. Just to show what a little enthusiasm will do, take the example of the Basketball Team. Until this year our team has not beaten Beloit in a game of basketball since 1911, but due to the activities of the Association there was a large attendance at the game with Beloit this year, and Armour won as she always should. It might be well to add here, that the cheering of the spectators played no small part in this victory. So, come on now, fellows, and when we come back next fall let’s all join the Rooters Association, make up our minds not to miss a single meeting, a single game or school function. in W. Russell Owen Harold Kleinman H. W. Puschel H. Luttge JDoung £@en’3 Christian Association OFFICERS President............................ Vice-President....................... Recording Secretary.................. General Secretary.................... W. Russell Owen Harold Kleinman H. W. Puschel H. Luttge CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES Membership ................................ Meetings................................... Social Service............................. Social..................................... Handbook .................................. A. H. Smith H. Dudley King H. M. Goodman H. D. Stevers A. M. Grasse BOARD OF MANAGERS Prof. G. M. Wilcox, Chairman Prof. C. W. Leigh Prof. G. L. Scherger Prof. T. E. Doubt Prof. M. B. Wells Mr. F. U. Smith Mr. N. P. Peterson Mr. F. C. Armstrong Mr. H. W. Hemple Mr. L. L. Edlund 112 A ORGANIZATIONS The Armour Y.M.C.A. is one of the departments of the Illinois Y.M.C.A. The object of the Y.M.C.A. is to provide a place of recreation and study, and to raise the standard of morals of the student body. Any student may join, as the Association is undenominational. A membership in this department entitles the holder to the house privileges at any of the city departments, and to those of other cities. The membership also gives the students reduced rates when joining any one of the city departments. The affairs of the department are controlled by the Board of Managers, composed of seven faculty and three student members. Three of the officers of the Association are elected by the student members. The fourth officer, the General Secretary, is ap- pointed by the Board of Managers. The President, Recording Secretary, and the General Secretary compose the three student members of the Board of Managers. The Association occupies rooms on the third floor of Chapin Hall, 3321 Federal Street. These rooms are nicely decorated and contain, chiefly, a piano and a billiard table. In addition to these, a supply of current magazines is kept on hand. The students are invited to use these for study and recreation. The Y.M.C.A., at the beginning of each school year, issues a hand-book. This is highly prized by the students, for it serves as a memorandum book and as a source of information of interest and use to the student. The Freshman Handshake, which is the first event of the school year, is held under the direction of the Y.M.C.A. This event, for it is an event, enables the new students to become acquainted with themselves and with the upper classmen. This year’s Hand- shake was held in the Hyde Park Y. M. C. A. building. We had the use of the social rooms, the assembly hall, and the natatorium. Everyone went away with the feeling that we had had a good time, and with the satisfaction that we had accomplished something definite. 113 114 m THE PRESS % )t Cycle, 1916 L. A. King, Editor-in-Chief L. E. Starkel, Business Manager F. P. Strauch, Advertising Manager 116 THE PRESS associate editors E. Beaumont R. H. Earle W. Wollaston W. E. Dady H. Bland R. L. Paskill E. H. Smith A. H. Smith H. H. Ingraham H. B. Maguire J. W. Tierney R. L. Morse H. M. Goodman 117 ra® THE PRESS Ct)e Cycle, 1916 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Laurence A. King BUSINESS MANAGER Leonard E. Starkel ADVERTISING MANAGER Fredric P. Strauch ASSOCIATE EDITORS Walter Wollaston .................................. Managing Editor Ralph Earle................................................Assistant Editor Arnold H. Smith...............................Assistant Business Manager Harold Ingraham......................................................... Art Rueben L. Paskill................................................. Athletics Earl H. Smith........................................................ Social Howard B. Maguire..................................................... Humor John Tierney ......................................................... Humor Ralph L. Morse.................................................. Cartoonist Henry Bland..................................... Senior Class Representative E. S. Beaumont................................Sophomore Class Representative W. E. Dady.....................................Freshman Class Representative PHOTOGRAPHY Harry M. Goodman CONTRIBUTORS Literary Sigmund D. Nothelfer Abraham Corman Ora M. Hullinger Art E. W. Mann H. W. Vader A. T. Newsom P. J. McGrath K. A. McGrew L. E. Mellor R. L. Morse E. F. Quinn S. O. Hulbert D. E. Faust H. S. Monaco L. E. Twery 118 Cl)t Cycle, 1916 Webster defines a “cycle’’ as being “ a period of time in which events happen in a certain order, and which constantly repeats itself.” We have tried to follow the letter of this definition by making this edition a record of events of life at Armour during our Junior year, and another chapter in the continuous history of the school. Our aim has been to depict all phases of activities about the Institute so as to serve the interests of all; to recall and fix in the minds of Faculty and students the passing events of the year; to keep the Alumni informed of the progress of their Alma Mater, and bring back to them the memories of other years; and to picture to our friends everywhere the more intimate life of the school. We wish to express our indebtedness to the Castle-Pierce Printing Company; to the Jahn-Ollier Engraving Company; and to the William Louis Koehne Studio for their efforts in making the success of this book possible. To The CYCLE Board, we wish to extend our hearty thanks for the pride and interest they have taken in the making of this book. To the following, the 1916 CYCLE StaflF wish to express their sincere appreciation for the interest they have shown and the encouragement they have given: Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus Mr. F. U. Smith Dean H. W. Raymond Prof. W. K. Smart Dean L. C. Monin Mrs. J. Beveridge Laurence A. King Leonard E. Starkel Fredric P. Strauch THE PRESS €J)e Armour engineer, 191546 From an unknown quantity issued in January, 1909, amid utterances that a strictly technical publication could not exist at Armour, The Armour Engineer, in the course of eight years has reached the highest plane among technical periodicals, and today is considered the foremost technical college paper. While each year has seen the appointing of an able and efficient staff and each succeeding volume has presented a more perfected appearance, it is doubtful if such a rapid rise could have been accomplished without the efficient co-operation of the Armour Alumni Association. Under the present system, every active member of the Armour Alumni Association receives a copy of each issue of The Armour En- gineer. The “Alumnus’’ department is edited by the publication com- mittee of the Alumni Association, and is “that part of The Armour Engineer devoted to personal mention of the graduates of the Armour Institute of Technology and to the affairs of the Armour Alumni As- sociation.” The increased interest which has been brought about by this arrangement is evidenced by the number of valuable articles contributed by Alumni, in Volume Eight. The past year has proven an exceptionally successful one. The con- sistent efforts of the Business department established a representative list of advertisers, while the Editorial department presented a well edited paper. In the publications of Volume Eight there was a strict adherence to a standard calling for a uniform appearing issue and an arrangement of type which would make the neatest appearing page. Particular attention was given to the arrangement of the articles so as to present a “newsy” paper and yet not digress from a purely technical journal. Four new departments were instituted; College Notes, dealing with news of the Institute and the various societies; Library Notes, where the recent books were listed; The Armour Bulletin, describing in- teresting engineering projects; Trade Notes and Publications, contain- ing a list of the valuable catalogs which have been received. These departments were well received, and it is hoped that they will be con- tinued in the next volumes. The Editors of Volume Eight gratefully express their appreciation to Mrs. Beveridge for her many invaluable suggestions, and to Mr. Bangs and the officers of the Armour Alumni Association for their invaluable help and co-operation. THE PRESS (Ut)? Armour engineer, 191546 122 E. S. Echlin C. A. Grasse S. P. Strauch S. N. Abrams V. E. Marx, Chairman Cl)e lentor ance On November 12th, 1915, the many students at Armour who attend such things as dances, could be seen hurrying into their Sunday clothes and making themselves beautiful in every way. For it was on that night that the Senior Dance of Armour Institute was held. This dance was the first one of the year, and all of the men were anxious to get there, especially the Freshmen. The dance was held in the Crystal Room, at the Hotel Sherman. It was only the second time in the last three years that an Armour dance was held downtown. This seemed to help the attendance, as there were ninety couples there. Some of them got in wrong, however, as they did not succeed in finding the Crystal Room the first time, but with a small amount of questioning they all arrived safe and sound. John Byanskas presided over the musical end of things. He was helped out by four other men on various instruments. The music was fine, and the only fault which could be found was the fact that there were not enough encores to make the dance last two or three hours longer. It was stopped altogether too soon, considering the good time that the dancers were having. The programs were very nifty and very accessible. Taken all in all, a better time could not have been had by anyone, and due credit should be given to the Senior Social Committee. It consists of Chairman Marx, and Echlin, Abrams, Strauch and Grasse. L. 123 A. H. Smith L. E. Starkel S. R. Evans R. H. Earle W. Wollaston, Chairman Ctjc gjunxor Dante The Junior Class, the one upon which Armour always depends to furnish the en- tertainment and main social activities of the year, gave their first dance at the Colonial Club, on Friday evening, December 10th, 1915. Although all of the other classes had given their dances at one or another of the downtown hotels, and the Juniors were advised to give theirs downtown also, it was held at that old retreat of all Armourites. The dancers were not numerous enough to crowd the Colonial Club floor, but there were just enough to make the dancing comfortable and enjoyable. The music was furnished by Johnny Byanskas, which made the dance all the more agreeable. The dances were run short from the first with the idea of getting them all in, but it seemed like the inevitable had to happen, as at every Armour dance, and the last extra had to be cut out. However, aside from this, the dance was run without a hitch. The weather man made the weather very moderate for that night, so that the girls could come out in their dainty frocks without fear of soiling them by snow or rain. The Class made this dance a very moderate one, inasmuch as they would give the Junior Prom at the end of the year, and then “Watch Out.” The Junior social committee consisted of Wollaston as chairman, and Starkel, Evans, Earle and Smith. 124 H. D. Stevers W. T. Wignall H. C. Wilson E. F. Quinn H. H. Shotwell, Chairman CI)e Sophomore Dance On Friday evening, March 3rd, 1916, the Annual Sophomore Dance was held at the Congress Hotel. The Florentine Room was pronounced by everyone with awe, on ac- count of its very aristocratic sound. This is the second Armour dance to be held at this place, as the Freshmen of the preceeding year gave their dance at the same hotel. The music was furnished by Byanskas, and was very good. The programs were very beautiful, although it was hard to find the man who was giving them out. Many used this means to get in without paying their admission, and danced without getting any programs. The dance was well attended, if not over attended, as the crowd was very thick when all got on the floor. The room, being an inside one without windows, was very hot when filled with dancers, but they did not seem to mind this, judging from the good time that they were having. This affair had more attractions than one given on the South Side, because all who lived on the North or West Side came, as they did not have so far to travel. Many of the couples could be found wandering about the long halls, in search of a cool spot, between dances. In this manner the first floor of the Congress Hotel was probably explored more thoroughly than it ever was before, and all seemed to enjoy this new found pastime. Due credit should be given to the Sophomore Social Committee, which consisted of Chairman Shotwell, and Stevers, Wignall, Quinn, and Wilson. 125 A. E. Maitre J. J. Ffrench W. E. Mead R. T. Peters G. L. Parker, Chairman Cl)t ifresljman Cance The Freshman Dance was held at the LaSalle Hotel on Friday evening, April 7th. The Class carried the stunt of giving Armour dances downtown further along, by giving this one at a place where no Armour dance ever had been held. The tickets were very formally printed Red Room, LaSalle Hotel, but with all of this rather strict appearance, the dance was one of those regular Armour functions where everyone has a good time. Those who attend the class proms agree that it was certainly a successful affair. It is understood that in the past years the Freshman dance has been one of the star functions of the year and this one helped to keep up the record. The Red Room was selected, not because the Freshmen like red, but because of its large size. The down- town site was taken because of the rather large attendance at all dances held there. Chappell, with his famous orchestra, furnished the music for the evening. Everyone agreed that it was of the best. The Freshmen were glad to see the upper-classmen turn out and support their dance so well. But, in fact, no dance can be held without the co-operation of everyone. It seems that the Sophomores took this opportunity to show their thanks for the sup- port that the Freshmen gave the Soph dance, held at the Congress. In fact, the Sopho- mores were so well supported that the Freshmen were afraid their dance would be small. The dance was informal, but due to the fact that Easter was so near most of the girls took this chance to show their new gowns, and were very gaily dressed. The Freshmen attended the affair very well, and showed their loyalty to their class in a fine way. The dance was certainly well run, and especial credit should be given to the committee composed of Chairman Parker, and Maitre, Ffrench, Mead and Peters. 126 junior aUeefe £0arsl)al0, 1916 JUNIOR WEEK May 1 to 6 Monday—Golf Finals. Tuesday—Tennis Finals. Wednesday—Junior Class Play, 8:15. At Central Music Hall. Thursday—Cycle issued. Circus Day, 1:30. Fraternity Relay Races. Friday—Senior Faculty Baseball Game, 2:30. Ogden Field. Junior Dance, 8:30. Saturday—Class Banquets. 128 SOCIETY CIRCUS DAY Circus day, true to tradition, opened with a dismal, foggy rain, but something must have dispelled the grief of the gods, for about noon, as some famous aesthetic person (high brow for squirrel food) has said, their tears ceased falling and old Sol graciously dried out the scenery. The afternoon started off in regular ap- proved Armour Circus fashion, with the boys paying tribute to their beloved Profs, at three tributes per jitney, while those in on the deep stuff went about erecting various tents with facial expres- sions which showed the great responsi- bility resting upon them. Although there were no shell game artists around, some fertile minds with excess of “pep had the time of their lives at the expense of several of the milder tempered students by enveloping them individually at un- suspected moments in a rather soiled gunny sack. The big festivities were opened with an impromptu concert by a Germo-Scandahovian band produced from somewhere by that sterling Teu- ton, ‘‘Clio” Sullivan. “Shorty” Mc- Guire, the four dimension, led the pa- rade on some sort of a two-wheeled ma- chine with a gear ratio of about ten to one. Behind, following the band, trooped an inspiring procession of wild animals, the strong man, the Salvation Navy, 129 Fatijna in all her Eastern luxury, car- ried in state by her four oriental musi- cians, the prehistoric Phipappasaurus, an impressive military troop, some 1916 model Roman chariots, clowns, and other accessories. The Salvation Navy conducted a brief but spirited song service and meet- ing led by “Stew Miller, during which they called for testimonials from some professors present as to what the S. N. had done for them. Great might have been the results had some one not spied Dean Raymond at the end of the field getting into the spirit of the day by try- ing to ride “Shorty's” peculiar steed. The universal interest in the new attrac- tion ended the meeting and also the new attraction. The free performance in the south tent was the next big attraction. After listening to the description given by the barkers, everybody tried to get in all at once. Together with twice as many others as the tent was designed to hold, we had the treat of our lives. Each sketch was worth the price of admission several times, but we were most im- pressed with the thrilling exhibition given by Fatima. Although conservative enough to have even gained the sanc- tion of our esteemed ex-inspector, 130 Funkhauser, it certainly dispelled the idea that an Armour man's accomplishments are limited to engineering, and judging by the applause, no feature of the afternoon was more generously appre- ciated. Following the big tent show, the temporary pride of the Insti- tute, a rather hastily recruited troop of military spirits attacked, and after several charges and fusilades of shots and casualties, cap- tured and burned a fort in the middle of the field. Despite the diffi- culty the defenders had keeping the wind from blowing the fort away, they put up an excellent defense and held the spectators breathless during the entire battle. Lest the affair not seem real, the clown, with the aid of a wheelbarrow, instituted a red cross corps, rendering both invaluable service and hindrance to the charg- ing forces. The fort might have held out longer had it not been for the damage wrought by the bombs from an attacking aeroplane, which arrived before the fort had entirely burned. After the smoke of battle had cleared away, the chariot races were run. followed by the fraternity relay races, which closed Cir- cus Day, leaving everybody feeling that they had never spent a more enjoyable afternoon, nor seen a better Armour Circus. 131 132 133 SOCIETY “THE JONAH” Our hero, the dashing Jack Hildreth, arrived home from college desperately in love with a fair young thing, Natalie Buskin. However, his mother was equally in love with the money of the somewhat less attractive Arabella McSnatch, and to further compli- cate domestic matters she had a mistaken idea that Mr. Hildreth had celebrated his son's return in a rather exciting but undignified evening’s entertainment. This natur- ally gave rise to a rather straining silence at breakfast the next morning, which, coupled with his mother’s very aggressive courtship of Arabella in his behalf and the fact that he had invited Natalie and her father to visit him, worried Jack very greatly. The arrival of Jeremiah Jerkins, an adventurer, supposedly a friend of Mr. Hil- dreth, who turned out to be the “Jonah,” and the arrival of Mr. Buskin and Natalie, added greatly to the difficulties leaving our hero seemingly hoplessly involved. While Jack and his sister, who understood and was aiding him, were racking their brains to keep the conflicting parties from meeting and learning the facts, the Jonah who had become acquainted with Mrs. Hildreth’s suspicions of her husband, apparently confirmed her beliefs because it made his presence more welcome, causing the impulsive little woman to consult the family attorney concerning divorce proceedings. At this point, Jack seeing in him a means of disposing of Arabella, suggested to the Jonah her de- sirability as a wife, mentioning among other things, her money. This put matters in a new light, causing the Jonah’s attention to Arabella to become very marked and to end in a proposal in which he disclosed Jack’s other affair. This angered Arabella, who left in great indignation, a policeman arrived and escorted the Jonah away because of his activities elsewhere. Mrs. Hildreth saw her mistake both in regards to her husband and to Jack, and—well, everything was lovely and everybody lived happily ever after- ward. Nature had given “Vic” Marx all the qualifications to successfully take the part of Jack, while Sosna took the less appreciated part of Arabella McSnatch, very excellently. Despite his mild manner around Armour, Sostheim showed himself equal to every occasion as the impetuous Mrs. Hildreth. We do not yet understand how Leonard Peterson, better known as “Pete,” stood Mrs. Hildreth’s nagging without an outburst, but he did. Dick” Durant, as Natalie, also was attractive to those not in the play, while there was no doubt about Oswald being a regular “Jonah,” and anything but slow with the ladies. “Doc” Edlund is naturally gifted to take the part of a sedate lawyer, in contrast to “Rube” Dolan, as the out-spoken Mr. Buskin. As a great little (?) peacemaker, Lawrence Bolte as Emily Hildreth, was all there. If it were not for the discrepancy in size between Moehle and Echlin, we might have fixed up a nice little romance on the side, between the “Cop” and the maid, but we had better let well enough alone. 131 SOCI ETY THE FRESHMAN HANDSHAKE That social function which does more than anything else at Armour to draw the men of the various classes together, the Freshman Handshake, was held on Friday evening, September 10th, 1915, at the Hyde Park Branch of the Y.M.C.A. This function is always staged at the beginning of the school year at Armour, and its purpose is to give the Freshmen a good chance to get well acquainted with the upper classmen. When the men entered the hall they were given ribbons of various colors, for their coat lapels, to represent their classes. The Freshmen had green, the Sophomores yellow, the Juniors red, and the Seniors white, as their respective colors. At this affair, the same as all previous ones, the usual program of speeches was carried out. Edlund was chairman of the meeting, and interesting talks were given by Professor Armstrong and by Edlund. Professor Pen gave a talk on Tau Beta Pi, in which he enlightened the Freshmen on the eligibility and membership of that organiza- tion. Professor Leigh sang “Tommy Lad” and “Uncle Roan,” but was unable to get away until he had given “Never Go to Sea on a Friday.” He surely has a wonderful method of singing his way into the hearts of the students. Mr. Oliver, of Carson Pirie Scott and Company, gave a long talk on “The Relation of Business and Engineer- ing.” In it he endeavored to make clear to the students something of what they would encounter in the business world. As soon as the speeches were over all repaired to the swimming tank for the athletic events. There were five of them; the fancy diving, the plunge, the forty yard breast stroke, the forty yard dash, and the relay. Lorentz won first in the fancy div- ing, with Davison a close second. In the plunge, Wilcox came first, wth Cooper right after him. The forty yard breast stroke was won by Cooper, and the dash was won by Kuttnauer. The relay was won by the Senior team, which consisted of Hill, Sullivan and Wilcox. All other events were cancelled because the gymnasium floor was freshly painted. When the athletics were all over, the bunch proceeded to demolish eatables of various sorts, and then broke up. The entire evening was very successful, and we surely hope that there will be another one next year. 135 SOCIETY Just four days after the second term registration, practically all of the student body at Armour could be seen trudging southward on Clark Street toward the Palace Theatre. For why shouldn’t they? Was it not just about a year ago this time that they saw Dainty Marie at the same Theatre? It was, and they fully expected to see her again. They were doomed to disappointment, however, as they were one week too late. But the program shown at the Palace Theatre on Thursday evening, January 27th, 1916, came up to every expectation, even without Dainty Marie. It had one very novel feature in the two girls who played the part of tom-boys. Also the usual bicycle riding was present, but only of the very best. The beautiful girls came out and gave small singing acts for the “fellows,” and the “fellows” called them back time and again, just as in the Tech Nights of old. It seems that the rough-house which was prevalent at the Tech Nights of old, has, however, dropped completely out of existence. It surely is for the good of Armour that it has. Who could expect a better advertisement of our class of fellows than the ad- mirable way that they behaved themselves that night. One or two cheers at the be- ginning and a couple at the end were the only means of betraying them to the Theatre in general. After it was all over, the upper classmen went home with the thought that one more year in their course at Armour had been tolled off, while the Freshmen felt that they had been thoroughly initiated into the Bachelor Society of the Armour Students. 136 SOCIETY Si frosh .SMOKER ! The Freshman Smoker is given once a year by the three upper classes of Armour Institute. The fourth class, or the Freshmen, are made the guests of the even- ing. Pipes are given out to everyone who attends the Smoker. They are always much sought after because they are Armour pipes, and are carved with the initial upon them. The main object of this smoker is to provide the classes with some sort of an entertain- ment, and also to try to instill some knowledge into the heads of the Freshmen, that they are not supposed to combat with the Sophomores. However, it does not fulfill this purpose. Instead it seems that the Smoker has become a time honored establishment at Armour, which always precedes the rush, and is always a preliminary meeting to decide upon the place of the battle. During the events of the Smoker, the two classes, the Freshmen and the Sophomores become very bitter, and sometimes dangerous opponents. After the Smoker is over, the entire assembly adjourn to the place of meeting to witness the greatest battle ever staged at Armour. The Smoker for 1915 was held at the Grand Boulevard Hall, at the corner of Forty-third Street and Grand Boulevard. It was announced weeks ahead of time by the appearance of the customary painting and wonderful printing around school. This year it seems that Professor Reid had an especially adept pupil in the art of lettering, judging from those characteristics of the English language which appeared upon the Thirty-third Street sidewalk. The usual yells and “rough-house” preceded the opening of the Smoker. Then Joe Sullivan announced that Loos Bros, and Co. would sing and entertain the bunch. After they were encored by the fellows many times, the Armour Glee Club gave a few SOCIETY selections. At this point, the spirit of the occasion began to show itself by the ap- pearance of a Freshman upon the stage. He arrived rather involuntarily, but was ably assisted by the wiley Sophomores. It seemed that the Smoker would be broken up by the riot which followed, but finally quiet resumed. After various attempts at entertainment, the Rooters election was held. It was one of the shortest and snappiest elections ever held at Armour. Strauch was elected president. Soon after this the bunch left, and all adjourned to Washington Park, where the world war was held. After many cuffs and groans, the upper classmen decided that the Freshmen had won. Then the entire bunch went downtown to the Mandarin Inn. Here they proceded to guzzle all of the Chop Suey that they could, after which they went home happy. 133 t . « Board of Alette Control H. M. Raymond F. U. Smith L. A. King A. S. Alter C. W. Leigh W. K. Smart L. C. Monin Dr. H. B. Thomas K. A. Taylor 131� m TWkji MU f SPORTS WEARERS OF THE A i-W-Voder Abrams Basketball, 1915 A LENDER Baseball, 1915 A T TPR Track, 1913, 1914 Bready Baseball, 1915 Bruce Baseball, 1914 Broman Baseball, 1914, 1915 Basketball, 1915 Chamberlain Baseball, 1912, 1915 Conway Baseball, 1915 Basketball, 1916 Evans Track, 1915 Hullinger Baseball, 1915 Hook Baseball, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915 Hill Baseball, 1914, 1915 Herman Baseball, 1913, 1914, 1915 Hall Baseball, 1914, 1915 King Track, 1914 Baseball, 1915 Basketball, 1914 Katzinger Baseball. 1913, 1914, 1915 Basketball, 1913, 1914, 1915 Track, 1913, 1914, 1915 Kerr Basketball, 1916 Mouat Baseball, 1915 Basketball, 1915, 1916 Track, 1915 Paskill Baseball, 1914, 1915 Sullivan. J. E. Basketball, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 Track, 1913, 1914, 1915 T. Sullivan Baseball, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 Basketball, 1915 SCHREIBER Track, 1915 Sandroff Basketball, 1915, 1916 Track, 1915 Trinkhaus Baseball, 1913, 1914, 1915 Track, 1913, 1914, 1915 Tierney Track, 1914, 1915 Williams Track, 1915 Wilcox Baseball, 1915 Basketball, 1915 140 SPORTS Reason iRetrietu “Track in the spring of 1915 at the “Tech” was fairly successful from the standpoint that a great many men were kept interested enough to train, and thereby derive much needed exercise of the best kind—namely, outdoor work. Some forty men, the majority never having seen a track field, were kept working and their efforts man- aged to win the two dual track meets from Northwestern College. The pick of the squad was placed in our Annual Little Five Track Championship Meet held under the aus- pices of the “Tech” at Northwestern Field. Stage fright must have affected several of our stars, with the result that only 14 points were scored, and we landed the cellar championship. Tierney and Sandorff scored 12 of the points. The former making 8 and the latter 4. Baseball started with the snow on the ground. Our pitchers having graduated, the task of finding successors was difficult. Many “strong arms” were tried out in the “Gym” during the winter, with the result that some half dozen men were classed as possibles when the weather permitted outdoor work. After our “green pitchers” were trimmed by several high schools a half dozen times, the season opened with Wisconsin University on our field. We were beaten 9 to 4. The University of Chicago was then given their annual beating 9 to 1, by Cham- berlain’s pitching. He then became sick and never pitched another game. The green hurlers worried along, being beaten by Northwestern University two games and tieing one, lost another to Notre Dame and another to Illinois. These many games gave the needed experience, and by steady work aided by a splendid infield and a good outfield, the pitchers came into their own. Nearly every con- ference game played we came from behind by steady plugging and opportune hitting that placed us winners. We won 7 conference games and lost one. This gave us the Little Five Championship. Hook, Herman, Chamberlain and Trinkhaus finished their baseball career for Armour. Basketball opened with good prospects when several positions vacated by former players were seemingly filled by new men who showed promise by their skill displayed during the class games. However, Sandroff’s absence the first semester, Katzinger’s and Sullivan’s sickness, and the injuries kept our team from properly developing. The annual trip to Knox and Monmouth was made by an almost entirely new team over that of the previous year. The Monmouth game was played with four green men, Shorty Mouat being the only regular player. Kerr, Conway, Watt and Taylor being new men. Sullivan was left home sick, Sandroff, due to his physical condition, was allowed only to play in the Knox game. Both games were lost but were furious battles with the last few minutes deciding the contest. At Lake Forest we got the worst beating we received. Their goal shooting against us was phenominal. Sullivan was now back, and Katzinger who came out to fill in the breech, went down and out again with sickness. After losing three games, the “Tech” took a brace and won the remainder of our games. We beat Beloit two games, and won from Knox, Monmouth and Lake Forest in a tie for the Championship, the best work in basketball the Armour has done in some years. Sullivan and Mouat closed their basketball careers in a blaze of glory by their excellent playing in their last game, when the “Tech” beat Beloit 32 to 9 on our floor. Mr. J. J. Schommer, Athletic Coach. 141 WUsM I------------- SPORTS 142 Capt. “Tommy” Sullivan 144 SPORTS THE TEAM SULLIVAN: The championship team of 1915 was ably piloted by Thomas Sullivan. Tom came to Armour in the fall of 1911, and at once began to make a name for himself as a ball player. He easily made the team the following spring, and ever since has been zealously taking care of the shortstop position. His place will be mighty hard to fill this year, as “Sully” was a fine fielder, dangerous hitter, and a very daring and successful base runner. When it comes to pep, “Sully” had an abundant supply, which he especially de- lighted to show on foreign fields, thus making himself a tar- get for rooters of the home team. “Tommy” always enjoyed this, as he claimed that he could hit ’em harder when the crowd was after him. The “Tech” will suffer a great loss in Sullivan, as he covered a world of territory at short, being especially good on slow hit balls that college men so often beat out as hits. We are glad that he brought his long and successful career at Armour to a fitting close by putting up a great game at short, and piloting his team to the champion- ship of the Little Five. HOOK: Here we have an- other member of the “Big Three” which has taken care of the outfield duties of the “Tech” for the past three years. Hook is his name, and he is known as the Ty Cobb of the Little Five. In point of service, Hook is the oldest man on Armour’s team, and acted as captain 1914. As an out- fielder “Hy” couldn’t be beat, and as for his hitting, well, just look at his average, it speaks for itself. No one ever liked his hits any bet- ter than Hook did, and his favorite expression was, “Remember that one I hit over the back fence, etc.” Hook’s loss will be felt keen- ly, and it will most likely be some time before the “Tech” will develop another center fielder that will be his equal. TRINKHAUS: George Trinkhaus, the smallest member of the “Big Three Outfielding Company,’ composed of Hook, Herman, and Trinkhaus, closed his career at Armour in a blaze of glory. Although “Trink” won his fame in the out- field, he was occasionally pulled in on the inner works, and was even placed in the box now and then. Trink was one of the niftiest and brainiest players that ever wore a “Tech” uniform, and was always pulling the spectacular in the field, or the unexpected at bat or on the bases. For two years George was the official lead off man, but during the last year he was placed second in the list, owing to his ability to bunt or clout one as the occasion demanded. Trink will be sorely missed this year, for besides his all-around ability as a ball player, he was the wit of the team, and kept everybody on edge with his humor, fancy tricks and sleight of hand per- formances. 145 SPORTS KATZINGER: When Katzinger was chosen captain of the 1916 baseball team, it marked the second captaincy he had held on Armour athletic teams. Previously he had been captain of the baseball team during his last year in school, he reached as high a point as had been attained by any athlete at the “Tech.” Katzinger has already won nine A’s, and he bids fair to raise this’to an even dozen, the maximum number, before he graduates. And Katz deserves every honor that he has attained, as he is Armour’s greatest all around athlete. Mention of his track and basketball achievements will be made elsewhere, as this article deals with him as a baseball player. Katz made the “Tech” team during his Freshman year, and has since held down the keystone position in great style. A good fielder, hard and timely hitter, and full of pep at all times, he has always been a delight to his teammates and coach. Katz has a good bunch to lead this year, and here is hoping he can close his career at Armour at the head of a championship team. BROMAN: Broman came to the front in 1914, when Coach Schommer, searching for some one to bolster his pitching staff, looked very kindly on the bulk of big John. Broman soon de- veloped a world of speed, and soon showed all the earmarks of a regular pitcher. He was not given much opportunity to show in 1914, but last year he came into his own and was regarded as Ar- mour’s leading pitcher. His best performance was against Knox, when he let them down with three hits, and forced ten of them to fan the air. This is John’s last year at the “Tech” and he surely will be missed, for be- sides his pitching, he was one of the best hitters on the team. WILCOX: After two years of successful inter-class pitching, Wilcox came into his own last year, as a varsity twirler. By consistent work during the spring practice sea- son, Wilcox mastered his main fault, lack of control, and at once became a very affective hurler. His best performance was against Northwestern College, letting them down without a run, and starting a winning streak for the team that was not broken until the last game of the season. Maurice has speed galore and also a good curve, but that underhanded fast one that he shoots across now and then simply gets them all. This is Wilcox’s last year in school, and he promises to make a name for himself before he goes. 146 liilll SPORTS MOUAT: “Shorty” Mouat’s record would not be complete unless he made the varsity baseball team. Accordingly he came out and won his letter last year, despite the fact that he is the smallest man that ever wore an Armour uniform. Shorty acted as substitute outfielder and infielder, and hopes to make the team as a regular this year, despite the fact that there are a lot of big fellows who will try to beat him out of a job. He figures that he will just fit into that “little” right field of ours, and claims that it was just made for him. HILL: Claude Hill, the congenial catcher, is the third member of the Senior Class on the championship team of 1915. Claude will surely be a great loss to the team, not only because of his ability as a ball player, but because of his everlasting jokes and good humor. No- body ever saw Hill real mad, but nevertheless, he is a mighty hard worker behind the bat, and always in the game. Claude’s greatest am- bitions are to hit a home run, and to catch every man that attempts to steal second base on him. He says he will then lay aside the mask and protector and be satis- fied. Hill is the best known athlete among the hotels on the Little Five circuit, for he admits himself that he just loves to eat. ALENDER: Alender was the second member of the catching department, and alternated with Hill in handling the shoots of the pitchers. “Aly” showed a great improve- ment over his 1914 form, and if he can show more improve- ment this year, he will be one of the best catchers in the con- ference. Being a good hitter, he is a valuable man to have in the game, as he holds up the hitting strength at the bottom of the line. This year will be Alender’s last year, and he promises to make it the banner one of his career. No doubt he will live up to this expectation, as he has last year’s experience which will be very valuable. 147 SPORTS PASKILL: Performers around the keystone play much more consistently when they are assured their plays will be handled well at the initial sack, and our infielders know that no throws are going to “get by” Paskill. Armour is indeed fortunate to have him in her lineup; he is a thoroughbred in the national pastime, and his world of experience has proved to be of great value to the team. As a leadoff man he has no equal; a hard man to pitch to, possessed with the faculty of “looking ’em over,” and at the same time with the ability to clout them to the far corners when they come over to his lik- ing. “Pask” has served but half time with the “Tech,” so we expect to hear “Two down, gang!” and “Stay with 'em,” to echo over the diamond for two more seasons, during which time we hope to win a couple more championships. CONWAY: During the class series in the fall of 1914, there appeared in the line-up of the Freshmen, a youngster who seemed to know a lot of baseball, and who could hit ’em far and of- ten. Conway won his name, and when it came time for the tryouts in the spring, he more than lived up to the things expected of him. “Conny” proved to be the season’s find, and promises to be one of the best ball play- ers that ever played for the “Tech.” A fine fielder, good hitter, strong thrower, and possessed of that which is known as “baseball sense.” Conway proved one of the leading factors of the “best infield in the Little Five.” He alternated between sec- ond base and shortstop, but will probably be a fixture at short this season, to take the place of Tommy Sullivan. KING: In looking over the batting averages, we find that a fellow named King leads the field by a large margin, which would indicate that he must be one of our best outfielders, as outfielders are supposed to hit. Any such assumption, how- ever, is entirely wrong, as King is one of our best little pitchers. At the beginning of the season he was scarcely considered amongst our pitching prospects, but Coach Schom- mer needed pitchers, and needed them bad, so King started in to make a pitcher of himself. By consistent work he gradu- ally improved, and before the season was over, had developed among other things, one of the best spit-balls that has been seen on Ogden field in years. He proved the most dependable pitcher of the staff, which speaks highly of his determination to make good. We expect a great deal of King this year, and if he continues to improve at the rate he did last year, we know that he will more than fulfill our expectations. 148 HULLINGER: The only Freshman to win his letter in baseball, beside Conway, was “Strings” Hullinger. At the beginning of the season he was an aspirant for the first base job, but later was transferred to the outfield, where he showed a knack for gathering in flies. He had a mighty hard job to try and break into that outfield combination, but nevertheless, he played in enough games to win his A. This year he promises to hold down a job as a regular, and as he has three more years to play, no doubt will prove a valuable man to Coach Schommer. HALL: Hall has been the “Tech” utility man ever since he was a Freshman, and his extreme versatility makes him a very valuable man. During his career at Armour he has played at third, at second, and in the outfield. His greatest delight, how- ever, was to pinch hit for Dutch Herman, and to be on the coaching line whenever Bruce got on base. Although Hall never tried to pitch, it is the opinion of some that he missed his calling, as he has a strong arm and breaks bats the same as a pitcher, and left-handed one at that. Seriously, however, Hall is a mighty good ball player, and as he still has two more years to play, he will no doubt prove to be one of Ar- mour’s best men this year and next. CHAMBERLAIN: No doubt fate had a grudge against Joe Chamberlain early last spring, for she certainly dealt him a hard blow. In the first game of the season Joe held the Chicago University to four hits and one run, while his team-mates piled up a total of nine runs behind him. Soon after this game Joe was taken sick, and did not participate in any more games until near the end of the season. When he came back, it was as an infielder, as he was not strong enough to pitch. In Chamberlain, the Institute loses one of its best ball players, and we regret that he was not able to give his best during his last year, as no doubt he would have had an enviable record. HERMAN: This article might be entitled “The Passing of ‘Dutch’ Herman,” for, after this issue, the Cycle will no longer have the opportunity to tell of the exploits of that sterling Herman. For the past three years, baseball, the “Tech,” and “Dutch Herman” have been analogous terms, and it is with fear that we look into the future and imagine what will be in store for the “Tech” without her “Flying Dutchman.” Dutch was the third member of that great outfield, and last year marked the closing of a remarkable career. In 1913, Dutch led the Little Five Conference with a batting average of .505. Dutch had great confidence in his arm, and never tired of the futile attempt to catch the runner at the plate after a sacrifice fly. 149 BASEBALL SCHEDULE March 24—at Chicago; Armour, 9; Chicago, 1. April 3—at Ogden Field; Armour, 4; University of Wisconsin, 9. April 5—at Ogden Field; Armour, 24; Hahneman College, 2. April 7—at Northwestern; Armour, 5; Northwestern University, 11. April 10—at Northwestern; Armour, 5; Northwestern University, 6. April 14—at South Bend; Armour, 2; Notre Dame, 11. April 15—at Urbana; Armour, 2; University of Illinois, 14. April 16—at Ogden Field; Armour, 4; Northwestern College, 0. April 21—at Ogden Field; Armour, 9; Northwestern University, 9. April 28—at Ogden Field; Armour, 7; Lake Forest, 6. April 30—at Galesburg; Armour, 5; Knox, 1. May 1—at Monmouth; Armour, 6; Monmouth, 5. May 11—at Ogden Field; Armour, 5; Beloit, 3. May 14—at Ogden Field; Armour, 13; Monmouth, 3. May 18—at Beloit; Armour, 7; Beloit, 5. May 20—at Lake Forest; Armour, 3; Lake Forest, 4. BASEBALL TEAM Sullivan, Captain..........................Shortstop and second base Katzinger .................................Second base Hill ......................................Catcher Alender ...................................Catcher Hook.......................................Center field Herman.....................................Left field Trinkhaus..................................Right field Hall ......................................Third base Paskill ...................................First base Conway ....................................Shortstop and second base Bruce......................................Third base King ......................................Pitcher Broman ....................................Pitcher Wilcox ....................................Pitcher Hullinger .................................Sub. outfield Mouat......................................Sub. infield 150 SPORTS BASEBALL The “Tech brought her athletic season of 1914-15 to a fitting close by decisively winning the Baseball Championship of the Little Five Conference. Only one game was lost during the season to a member of the Conference, and this was the last game of the season, played at Lake Forest. The old jinx, that Lake Forest cannot be beaten on her own grounds, seemed to be in effect, although it received a terrible scare when it took the North Shore team ten innings to get the decision. A weird decision by the umpire also helped to bring about the downfall of the “Tech and thus spoil a perfect record for the season. When the practice season started, Coach Schommer had his regular outfield, com- posed of Hook, Herman and Trinkhaus, the same trio that had played for three years previous. The infield was the same as the year before, with the exception of Conway, a freshman who proved a valuable man before the close of the season. Thus, for in- fielders John has Captain Sullivan, Katzinger, Paskill, Bruce, Hall, Chamberlain and Conway. Hill and Allender were the catchers. As for pitchers, at the beginning of the season there were only three prospects, in Broman, Wilcox and King. The strong practice games that were played against such teams as the University of Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Notre Dame, Northwestern and Northwestern College, served their purpose in developing the three men and also the men behind them. In the first game of the season, Chicago was beaten at Midway, 9 to 1. Cham- berlain letting the Maroons down with four hits. This made our pitching stock sore, but Chamberlain took sick after this game and was unable to take his turn in the box again during the season. The pitching then fell upon Broman, King and Wilcox, and each did wonderful work after they had been beaten by Illinois, Notre Dame and Wis- consin. Nervousness and lack of control was the main fault at first, but this disap- peared when the season got under way. The team showed a lot of fighting spirit and the ability to hit when hits meant runs. This spirit showed itself in the game at Monmouth, when, after Monmouth had acquired a lead of four runs in the first inning on a series of punts and errors, the “Tech came back and held them safe, and proceeded to cut down the lead, and finally won out in the eighth inning. Also in the Lake Forest game at Ogden Field, Armour showed her sterling qualities when in the ninth inning, Lake Forest forged to the front and acquired a lead of one run, the “Tech came right back and scored two more, thus winning the game in the ninth inning. A lightning double play killed a rally at Beloit that threatened to be the score of the eighth inning after Armour had been leading all the way. The defeat put Beloit out of the running and cinched the championship for the “Tech. For this year we have the same pitching staff, the same infield, with the exception of Sullivan, Mouat and Hullinger, who substituted both in the infield and outfield throughout the season. The loss of the star outfielder is the most serious blow and will cause a hole that will be hard to fill. However, as each of the pitchers are hard hitters. Coach Schommer expects to be able to work alternate his pitchers in the outer garden, and thus making it unnecessary to develop three new outfielders. 151 SPORTS BASEBALL ARMOUR VS. CHICAGO, AT STAGG FIELD Armour opened her baseball season most auspiciously on March 24, by trimming the University of Chicago team on their own grounds, by the score of 9 to 1. The game was the first real practice game of the season, and the way the “Tech” team played, both by hitting and fielding, was a revelation to Coach Schommer. Five runs were made off Satt in the first inning, and before the game was finished, four more were added to Armour’s score, putting the Maroons hopelessly out of the running. Chamberlain pitched a great game, letting “Pat” Page’s sluggers down with four hits. The only run scored by Chicago came as a result of a wild pitch. Conway and Hul- linger of the Freshman class showed up well, both in hitting and fielding, while Bruce, of last year’s team, led the veterans with the stick. The score: ARMOUR 9 CHICAGO 1 Name A.B R. H. E. Name A.B R. H. E. Trinkhaus, If. ... ... 3 2 0 0 Chang, rf 4 1 2 0 Bruce, 3rd ...3 2 2 0 George, 2b 4 0 0 0 Conway, 2nd .... 1 3 0 Kixmiller, ss. ... 4 0 0 1 Hook, cf ...3 1 0 0 Gray, cf .... 2 0 0 0 Herman, rf . .. 4 1 1 0 Cavin, 3b .... 3 0 0 1 Sullivan, ss 0 0 0 Flood, If 4 0 1 1 Hullinger, 1st. ... 0 1 1 McConnell, lb. . . 4 0 0 0 Chamberlain, p. .. 1 1 1 Hart, c .... 2 0 0 0 Hill, c ... 4 1 1 1 Satt, p .... 3 0 0 0 Total ...37 9 9 3 Total ....30 1 4 3 TECH LOSES TO WISCONSIN The “Tech” played the University of Wisconsin at Ogden Field, April 3, and lost the game in the first two innings. Wisconsin came with the intention of getting re- venge for the defeat which she suffered at the hands of Armour for the previous year, and succeeded in doing so, because Armour blew up at the very start. Broman was wild and passed three men in the first inning. Two hits and an error combined, yielded four runs. Wisconsin got four hits in the second inning, which, aided wth another error, netted three more runs. Broman settled down after this and proceeded to set the opposing batters down in order, but the damage was done, and Tech could not catch up with the score. Armour scored two runs in the third on hits by Hill and Trinkhaus, and the infield hits by Paskill and Conway. In the sixth, Herman got on base and was driven in by Hook when he hit the flagpole in the left field. Another run was added in the ninth when a near rally was attempted. Hook was passed, Hall signled to left, Chamberlain flied out to left, and Mouat was out to the pitcher. Trinkhaus was then hit by a pitched ball, filling the bases. Paskill was passed, forcing in Hall, but Katzinger ended the game with a high fly to the right. The score: Innings ............. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R. H. E. ARMOUR ....... 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 3 WISCONSIN ....4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 9 2 Batteries: Broman, Chamberlain and Hill, Alender, Sockerson and Connolly. 152 NORTHWESTERN 6, ARMOUR 5 Armour invaded Evanston Saturday, April 10, and threw a scare into the North- western camp, that had “Wee” Willie McGill raving until luck turned the tide in his team’s favor in the last half of the ninth inning. Armour was leading Northwestern, o to 3, and had two men out in the ninth inning, when Hightower, the Purple slugger, started a rally that tied the score. The two teams battled on even terms until the eleventh, when Hightower again started a rally which resulted in the winning run for Northwestern. Armour took the lead at the start by scoring two runs on a pass to Trinkhaus, Conway’s double, and a single by Bruce. Northwestern tied the score in its half, but Armour took the lead again, in the second. Broman was safe on an error, but was forced on second by Hill. Paskill singled, and both men scored on a long double by Trinkhaus. Armour got another run in the sixth, when “Dutch” Herman tripled to right and scored on an overthrow to catch him at third. Broman pitched great ball, the only man to solve him being Hightower, who just about played the whole game for Northwestern. The score: ARMOUR 5 NORTHWESTERN 6 Name A.B R. H. E. Name A.B R. H. E. Paskill, lb 1 1 0 Campbell, 2b ... 5 1 0 1 Trinkhaus, If. . . 4 1 2 0 Peterson, cf ... 5 2 1 0 Conway, 2b .... 5 1 2 0 Hightower, 3b. ... ... 5 1 4 0 Bruce, 3b .... 5 0 1 0 Quigley, lb ... (i 1 2 1 Hook, cf .... 2 0 0 0 Hogue, ss 1 2 0 Herman, rf .... 5 1 1 0 Carlos, If 0 1 0 Sullivan, ss .... 3 0 0 0 Spearman, rf ... 0 0 0 0 Broman, p .... 5 0 0 1 Locke, c .. 4 0 2 0 Hill, c .... 4 1 0 1 Schneeberger, p. . . . . 4 0 1 0 Hall, cf .... 3 0 0 0 Juel, p ... 4 0 0 0 Total ....41 5 7 2 Total ...43 6 13 2 ARMOUR DEFEATS KNOX AND MONMOUTH The “Tech” handed Knox College and Monmouth each a knockout, defeating the former by 5 to 1, and the latter 6 to 5. Broman held Knox helpless, striking out ten men and holding them to three hits and one lone tally. His pitching was the best he had done for the “Tech,” and we hope the jinx pursuing him has been finally overcome. Conway and Sullivan starred at bat against Knox, the former getting two doubles and the latter a double and single. This is the first game the “Tech” has come through without an error. Monmouth was beaten in an uphill fight by cunning star fielding, and a triple in a pinch. After a four run lead, made in the first inning by a succession of fine bunts, the “Tech” started its uphill struggle. Paskill tripled and Trinkhaus singled, scoring a run. Another inning Paskill got on, due to an infield error. He stole second and third, and scored on a single by Hook. Another run was scored without a hit. Finally the eighth inning came with the “Tech” needing two to tie. Hook and Capt. “Sully” each singled. Then Herman busted one for a triple. Monmouth attempted to head him off at third, but overthrew the ball, and our “Flying Dutch” crawled home with the winning run. Conway’s bluff throw to first on a bunt, and trapping of a third runner that was put out by himself, and then cutting off the bunter who ran wild for the second out, snuffed out a dangerous rally of Monmouth’s. 153 SPORTS Wilcox pitched a good game, but a little slow fielding on his part got him in a bad hole in the first inning. King, the spitball artist, finished the last two innings. KNOX COLLEGE 1 TECH 5 R. H. P.O. A. E. R. H. P.O. A. E. Mikami, ss 1 1 1 4 0 Paskill 0 1 10 0 0 Carpenter, 3b 0 1 2 2 1 Trinkhaus... 1 0 0 0 0 Walker, c 0 0 4 1 0 Conway 1 2 2 3 0 McGovern, p 0 1 0 3 0 Hook 2 1 4 0 0 Parr, If 0 0 3 1 0 Hall 0 0 0 1 0 Wheeler, cf .0 0 2 0 0 Sullivan 1 2 0 1 0 Emerson, 2b 0 0 1 2 0 Mouat 0 0 0 0 0 Pritchard, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Herman .... 0 0 0 0 0 Jones, lb 0 0 14 0 1 Hill 0 0 8 1 0 Alender 0 0 3 0 0 Broman .... 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 1 3 27 13 2 Totals . 5 7 28 6 0 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 5 TECH 6 R. H. P.O. A. E. R. H. P.O. A. E. Landgraf, ss 1 1 0 1 0 Paskill 2 2 11 0 1 King, 2b 1 1 2 1 2 Trinkhaus .. 0 2 0 0 0 McMichael, lb 1 1 7 0 0 Conway 0 0 2 3 0 Warfield, cf 2 0 1 0 0 Hook 1 2 1 1 0 McLaughlin, 3b .... 0 3 2 2 0 Sullivan .... 1 1 2 2 0 Burnett, c 0 1 13 3 0 Hall 1 0 2 3 0 Nichol, If 0 1 1 1 0 Herman ... . 1 1 1 0 0 Turnbull, rf 0 1 0 0 0 Hill 0 0 8 2 0 Shenefelt, p 0 1 1 2 1 Wilcox 0 0 0 2 1 King 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 10 27 10 3 Totals .. 6 8 27 13 2 TECH WINS FROM LAKE FOREST Lake Forest was defeated April 28, by a score of 7 to 6, on Ogden Field. The game was the “Tech’s” all the way until the ninth, when a succession of errors and two hits allowed Lake Forest to come from behind with a score of 5 to 1 against her, and joss the “Tech” 6 to 5. The “Tech” then came to bat. “Sully” got on an error, and scored on Alender’s double. After two were down, Paskill broke up the game when he soaked one to deep center, scoring the winning run and ending the most exciting inning ever staged on Ogden Field. Alender with three hits, King with two hits, and Hook with a home run and a single, were the hitting stars. Conway got on base four times without a hit, but the hitting stars couldn’t score him. King pitched a dandy game all the way, and held the visitors to seven hits. For a young pitcher he has been rounding into a real slab artist magnificently. ARMOUR TECH 7 LAKE FOREST 6 R. H. P.O . A. E. R. H. P.O. A. . E. Paskill, lb ... 0 1 13 0 3 McFerron, 3b. 0 0 0 2 1 Trinkhaus, rf. . . ... 1 1 3 0 0 Hall, 2b. ... 2 1 1 1 0 Mouat, rf ... 0 0 0 0 0 Dunsmore, If. 1 0 2 0 0 Conway, 2b ... 0 0 3 4 1 Krueger, cf. 1 2 0 0 0 Katzinger, 3b. .. ... 0 0 0 1 u Knigge, lb. . 1 0 15 0 0 Hook, cf ... 1 2 1 0 0 Eklon, c. ... 1 1 6 2 1 Herman, If ... 1 0 0 0 0 Durr, ss. ... 0 1 1 3 3 Sullivan, ss ... 2 0 2 2 0 Thorp, rf. . . 0 0 0 0 0 Alender, c ... 2 3 4 1 2 Smith, rf. .. 0 1 0 0 0 King, p ... 0 2 1 4 0 Franzon, rf. 0 0 0 0 0 Gray, p 0 1 1 2 1 Stokes, p. .. 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ... 7 9 27 12 6 Totals .. 6 7 26 10 6 151 SPORTS BELOIT VS. ARMOUR AT OGDEN FIELD Armour won her fourth straight conference game on May 11, with Beloit as her victim. The game was one of the best played on Ogden Field during the year, and when Beloit threatened to tie the score in the ninth inning there were some anxious moments amongst the “Tech’’ fans. The ‘Tech” took the lead in the first inning, on a double by Paskill, and three infield outs. In the second, the “Tech” scored four runs on passes to Trinkhaus and Paskill, and singles by Conway, Chamberlain, Katzinger and King, and a double by Hook. Beloit scored one in the fifth inning, and two in the ninth, when two hits were coupled with an error. King pitched a fine game, but his hitting was the feature of the game—three hits in four times at bat. Beloit had a perfect day in the field. ARMOUR 5 BELOIT 3 Name A.B R. H. E. Name A.B R. H. E. Paskill, lb 3 1 2 0 .Johnson, rf . 4 0 0 0 Trinkhaus, rf. . 2 1 0 1 Loecher, lb . 4 0 0 0 Conway, ss. ... 4 1 1 0 Klesath, ss . 4 1 1 0 Hook, cf 4 1 1 0 Hurn, 3b . 4 1 0 0 Chamberlain, 3b. .... 3 1 2 1 Cook, cf . 4 0 2 0 Katzinger, 2b. .. 3 0 1 1 Reiss, c . 4 1 0 0 King, p 4 0 3 0 Eckhardt, If . 4 0 3 0 Herman, if. ... 4 0 1 0 Cornell, 2b . 4 0 0 0 Hill, c 4 0 0 0 Schultz, p . 4 0 0 0 Total 31 5 11 3 Total .36 3 6 0 MONMOUTH VS. ARMOUR AT OGDEN FIELD On May 14th, Monmouth invaded Ogden Field, bent on revenge for the defeat that the “Tech” had administered to her in a grand-stand finish on her own diamond. The downstaters started out well, and got two runs in the first inning, but the “Tech” came right back with five. Just about then it started to rain, and as Monmouth was behind, her players started to stall in hope that the rain would come before 4% inning could be played. The “Tech” players, however, beat them at their own game by crossing from one batters box to the other while the pitcher was in the act of delivering the ball. The Monmouth players raved, but to no avail. The rain refused to fall, and after four and one-half innings had been finished, both teams settled down and played good ball. The damage had been done, however, and the “Tech” won by the score of 13 to 3. The features of the game were Conway’s home run and Wilcox’s work in the box. The score: Innings .. 1 2 s 4 5 6 7 8 9 R. H. E. ARMOUR .. 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 x 13 15 3 MONMOUTH .. ...2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 Batteries: Wilcox and Hill, Armour. Schonefelt, McMichael and Burnette, Monmouth. Umpire: Wain wright. 155 SPORTS ARMOUR VS. BELOIT AT BELOIT The “Tech’’ journeyed to Beloit on May 18th, and for the second time during the season, took the measure of the Badgers. Armour started the scoring in the first in- ning, getting three markers across the plate before the Beloit team could stop the on- slaught. Paskill got a base on balls and went to second on a sacrifice by Trinkhaus, and scored on Hook’s single. Hook then stole second and scored on Chamberlain’s safe smash. The latter scored on Sullivan’s single, which ended the scoring for that inning. Another run was added in the third inning when Conway singled, stole second, and scored on Chamberlain’s second hit. Three more were added in the eighth, on doubles by Conway and Sullivan, and Hook’s single, coupled with two infield outs and an error. King kept Beloit’s hits well scattered, and, aided with the best support of the year, kept Beloit’s total down to two until the ninth inning. Then Beloit staged a great rally, and succeeded in getting three runs on as many hits, together with a base on balls, and an error. The “Tech,” however, pulled out of the hole in time to save the day, and thus cinch the championship of the Little Five Conference. A great crowd of Beloit fans turned out to see the game, and nearly went wild when the team threatened to pull the game out of the fire in the ninth inning. They were forced to bow to the “Tech”, however, when a lightning double-play killed the chances of their team’s success. The features of the game were the fielding of Armour, and the hitting of King and Loescher. The score: ARMOUR 7 BELOIT 5 Name A.B R. H. E. Name A.B R. H. E. Paskill, lb ...4 1 1 0 Johnson, rf .... 5 1 2 0 Trinkhaus, rf. ... . .. 4 0 0 0 Loescher, lb. ... 5 1 3 0 Conway, ss ... 5 2 2 1 Klesath, ss 0 1 0 Hook, cf . . . 4 1 2 0 Hum, 3b 3 2 0 1 Chamberlain, 3b. . ... 2 1 2 0 Cook, cf 5 0 2 0 Sullivan, 2b ... 4 1 2 0 Eckhardt, If. ... 0 1 0 King, p ... 4 0 3 0 Reiss, c 4 0 1 1 Herman, If ... 4 0 0 0 Cornell, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hill, c ... 4 0 0 1 Schultz, p 4 1 1 0 Hall, 3b ...2 1 1 1 Total ...41 7 12 3 Total 40 5 11 2 ARMOUR AT LAKE FOREST The final game of the season, and the only one that the “Tech” lost in her confer- ence schedule, was played at Lake Forest. The score was 4 to 3, and it took ten innings to decide it. A weird decision by the umpire was the direct cause for the defeat, as the run that tied the score should not have been counted. The run in question, came in the fourth inning, and tied the score at three all. In the fourth Lake Forest got a man on third who tried to score on an infield ball. He slid in ahead of the ball and failed to hit the plate, and while the “Tech” players were trying to tag him, he ran 156 SPORTS around behind the Lake Forest bench and dodged through the crowd of rooters on the sidelines, finally succeeding in getting back to third. He scored later, and the run was allowed to count. Broman pitched air-tight ball, and would have won his game but for a couple of costly errors by the “Tech infielders.’' The score: 1 2 3 U 5 6 7 8 9 10 R. H. E. ARMOUR 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 2 LAKE FOREST. . .1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 Batteries: Broman and Alender. Barto and Eklon. Umpire: Wainwright. Conference d ame© of 1915 averages Players Games AB R H SB BB Bat. Av: King 6 20 1 9 0 0 .450 Chamberlain 16 2 6 3 0 .375 Hook 61 14 21 3 3 .344 Conway 16 68 12 22 6 4 .323 Hullinger 5 16 2 5 0 0 .312 Katzinger 6 24 1 7 0 4 .292 Sullivan 12 41 11 12 1 3 .292 Paskill 59 17 16 7 13 .272 Trinkhaus 15 47 13 12 7 5 .255 Alender 20 4 5 1 0 .225 Mouat 9 14 3 3 0 0 .214 Hill 12 38 4 7 1 0 .184 Herman 56 9 10 3 3 .179 Broman 17 0 3 0 1 .177 Hall 13 29 6 5 0 0 .173 Wilcox 6 17 2 2 0 1 .118 157 Capt. Joe Sullivan BASKETBALL LINEUP Sullivan, Captain .................. Mouat............................... Sandroff............................ Conway.............................. Kerr ............................... Watt................................ Hochenberger........................ Taylor ............................. “TECH” RECORD 1915-16 Tech Opponents Armour 23 St. Ignatius ...38 Armour 21 Y.M.C.A College ... ...23 Armour 11 Chicago University ...28 Armour 22 Y.M.C.A. College ... ...27 Armour 21 Y.M.C.A. College ... ,... 20 Armour 17 Monmouth ....28 Armour 17 Knox ....21 Armour 22 Lake Forest ...43 Armour 20 Monmouth ....16 Armour 33 Knox ...25 Armour 19 Beloit ....11 Armour 28 Lake Forest ....15 Armour 32 Beloit .... 9 Total. 286 Total ...304 Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Substitute Center Substitute guard Substitute forward ICO SPORTS SULLIVAN: Joe Sullivan, the fighting; Irishman of Armour, as he is known around this circuit, is the man we wish to introduce to you in this article. An introduction may seem sadly out of place, for who is there at Armour that doesn't know Joe Sullivan? As captain of the 1915-16 basket- ball team, Joe played the best game of his long career at Ar- mour, and in his game against Beloit shot five of the most sensational baskets ever seen in our gym. At the beginning of the season Joe was out of the lineup on account of sick- ness, which probably cost the Tech the championship, as after he returned the team made a clean sweep. Joe is a good de- fensive player, but it is on the defense that he shines. His quick and accurate passing together with his wonderful speed and ginger, is a joy forever for Armour fans, and will long live in their memory. Joe started as a Freshman, and has played regularly ever since, and it is with regret that we see him leave us after four years of brilliant work. Basketball is not his only forte, as he is as much of a star on the track team, and his popularity was manifested when he was unanimously elected president of the Rooters Associa- tion, while he was still a Junior. MOUAT: It is with the keenest pleasure that we attempt to describe in a few words the exploits of Harry Mouat. Mouat is the smallest athlete that ever won his letter at Armour. Weighing only 115 pounds, it is no won- der that he was not taken seriously by the coach during his first two years. During his third year, however, he would not be denied, and during his basketball practice season was far and away the best forward in the whole squad. His basket shooting was almost uncanny, while his wrork on the defense, despite his size, was on a par with any man on the team. At the close of the esason he led the team in field baskets by a large margin, starring in every game he played. His star performance was against the strong Lake Forest team, Conference champions, when he, single hand, scored more points than the whole Lake Forest team put together. He shot 10 baskets, and scored a total of 22 points out of the 28 made by the Tech. SANDROFF: In Sandroff we find the ideal type of bas- ketball player, the type that is a joy forever to all basket- ball coaches. A big, rangy, cool, fast man; an accurate basket shooter; and a fighter from the ground up; has made Sandy a name for himself at Armour. This is only his sec- ond year, and by the time he spends two more years under the tutelage of Coach Schommer. he no doubt will be one of the greatest basketball men that ever wore the Yellow and Black. Sandy made the team during his Freshman year, starting at the guard position; but it was soon found out that he had great abilty as a jumper, so that he was shifted to center, where he made good with vengeance. When Sandv gets started down the floor with one of those famous dribbles, he is a veritable steam roller. Sandroff will prove a good nu- cleus around which to build a team next year. 161 SPORTS KERR: One of Coach Schommer’s big problems at the beginning of the season was to find some one to fill up the hole at left guard, made by the graduation of Bready and Tom Sullivan, who took care of those positions last year. In Kerr, John found just the man to fill the breach, and he cer- tainly did fill it to over flowing. Kerr, although of Sophomore standing, entered Armour last fall, so we had never seen any- thing of him before. He soon made his presence felt, in a basketball way, and during the fall class series, began to show rare ability. He is the heaviest and broadest man on the team, and on the defense seems to occupy the whole end of the gym; and the way he goes up in the air after the ball, is a pleasure to see. On the offense, Kerr is a “bear,” being fast and always in the game. He also possesses the knack of gathering a few goals during each game, and the best part about his shooting is that he generally waits until the last few minutes of play, which is the time that Armour usually weakens. Kerr will be with us for two years yet, and if he doesn’t make some basketball history, then we miss our guess. CONWAY: When Conway appeared in the gym in answer to the call for basketball candidates, he was not taken seriously, as he did try out during his Freshman year, we, knowing him in an athletic way as a baseball player. Right from the start, however, he began to make himself conspicuous, and before the season had progressed very far, he had one of the guard positions cinched. It was well that Conway made good, for with Katzinger out of the game, Coach Schommer had to develop two new guards. As a defensive player, Conway was hard to beat; and, possessing the ability to sneak down and “shoot one” now and then, he proved a dangerous man to the opposition. In the scrim- mage his lightness seemed to serve him well, for, although he was always in the thickest of the play, he invariably was found on top. We are glad that Conway will be with us again next year, and if he shows any improvement over this year’s form, he will surely prove to be a wonder. TAYLOR: One of the men to win the much coveted “A” was Taylor. He practically did it in his Freshman year, as he was one of the most promising men in the class of 1918, and was carried all year as a substitute. This year, however, he showed great improvement, and was in the lineup very often, although he competed against such stars as Mouat and Sullivan. When it comes to speed, Taylor is there and can shoot baskets with the best of them. He is a player that has developed very fast, and will be a regular next year with- out a doubt. As Taylor is only a Sophomore, we expect to hear a great deal from him in the next two years. 162 SPORTS WATT: When the inter-class basketball series began last fall, the Juniors trotted out a large auburn-topped stranger named Watt. What? Yes, that is what most everybody said when they saw this boy in action. He attracted attention from the very first, and as he is a very large man, he at once won a place on Coach Schommer’s list of candidates. Watt came to us directly from Lane College as a Junior, and there- fore, has another year to play. At the beginning of the season he was the regular center, but had to give way to Sandroff towards the end, when “Sandy” began to show such sensational work at the pivot position. Watt will be of value next year; and with this year’s experience he should be a much improved player, which will mean that someone will have to “go some” to keep him off of the team as a regular. HOCKENBERGER: After an absence of two years, Hockenberger returned to us and put up the same style of game that he did when he was a Freshman. “Hock” chose a bad time to return, if he intended to make the team as a regular, for with the best lineup on the floor that we have had in years, it is very hard for anyone to break into. Our “Blonde Dutchman” succeeded in playing in a great number of games, however, and showed us that he had the right kind of stuff in him. Next year we expect “Hock” to be one of our best men, as he has had lots of experience, and with this year’s training to his credit, he should make a very valuable man. 163 SPORTS Basketball Reason AT MONMOUTH The “Tech” opened the Little Five Conference schedule away from home, the first game being played at Monmouth, on January 21, followed next day by a game at Gales- burg, against Knox. Both of these games resulted in defeats, owing to the weakened condition of the “Tech” team, in the absence of Captain Sullivan and Katzinger. The game at Monmouth was a decisive defeat, but luck seemed to play a great part at Knox. The game was nip and tuck throughout, with Armour leading near the finish, when a substitute named Phillips was put into the Knox lineup. He proceeded to make three field goals in rapid succession, and nosed the Tech out in the last minute of play. These two defeats gave the team a handicap at the start, and resulted in the loss of the championship as was later proven when the “Tech” succeeded in battling to a tie with Lake Forest for first honors. The scores: ARMOUR 17 MONMOUTH 28 Player b. f.t. p.f. tf. Player 6. f.t. p.f. t.f. Taylor, l.f .... 3 0 1 0 Van Pelt, l.f ...6 0 2 0 Mouat, r.f .... 2 1 2 1 McConnell, r.f. ... ... 1 0 3 0 Watt, c .... 0 0 0 0 Ghormley, c ... 3 0 0 0 Sandroff, l.g. . .. .... 1 0 1 0 Moffett, l.g ... 0 0 0 0 Kerr, r.g 1 0 0 0 McMichael, r.g. .. .2 4 1 0 Wilcox, r.f 1 0 1 0 Referee: De Trey. ARMOUR AT KNOX ARMOUR 17 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Taylor, l.f .... 3 0 1 0 Mouat, r.f .... 3 5 2 1 Sandroff, c .... 2 0 1 2 Conway, l.g .... 0 0 1 0 Kerr, r.g .... 0 0 1 0 Referee: Ghormley. KNOX 21 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. McWilliams, l.f 1 4 0 0 Hamblin, r.f 4 0 0 0 Anhl, c 0 0 1 0 Gabrielson, l.g 0 0 1 0 Radcliff, r.g 0 0 4 0 Carrol, r.g 0 0 1 0 Phillips, c 3 0 0 0 ARMOUR AT LAKE FOREST The third game of our conference schedule resulted in our third and last defeat of the year. After this game the team seemed to find itself and proceeded to play the best brand of basketball ever seen at Armour. The third game was played at Lake Forest, and again the North Shore lads demonstrated as they have in the past, that they are invincible on their own floor. Capt. Sullivan and Katzinger returned to the game, but the team work showed to poor advantage, as neither was in shape. The attack of Coleman, McFerran and Stokes proved to be veritable steam rollers, and the team work of the whole Lake Forest team was well nigh perfect. 164 SPORTS Little Harry Mouat starred for the “Tech,” as he always does, and succeeded in scoring 18 of the 22 points. The score: ARMOUR 22 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Sullivan, l.f ... 0 0 2 0 Mouat ... 5 8 1 0 SandrofF ... 0 0 2 0 Conway, l.g ... 1 0 0 0 Kerr, r.g . . . 0 0 0 0 Hockenberger, l.g. ... 0 0 0 0 Tavlor, l.f ... 0 0 0 0 Watt, c ... 0 0 0 0 Referee: Hoffman, of Chicago. LAKE FOREST 43 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. McFerran, l.f. .. 4 3 2 2 Coleman, r.f. . . . 6 0 3 2 Stokes, c .... 8 0 3 0 Krueger, l.g. ... 1 0 0 0 Hall, 0 0 1 0 AT ARMOUR, JANUARY 28, 1916 The “Tech” began to show its real class in its first home game, when Monmouth was defeated in one of the most exciting games ever witnessed in our gym. The score was 20 to 16 at the finish; even, many times during the gamei. Every man on the Armour team played a great game and each helped in the scoring, with “Shorty” Mouat taking the star role. Coach Schommer succeeded in developing two stellar guards in Kerr and Conway, and with SandrofF at center, the team showed wonderful improvement. This same lineup went through the remainder of the season without defeat, and succeeded in going into a tie with Lake Forest for the championship. The score: Player Sullivan, l.f. SandrofF R 20 MONMOUTH 16 b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. 1 0 3 2 Van Pelt ... 3 0 2 3 3 4 1 0 Smeby ... 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Ghormley ... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 MofFett ... 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 McMichael ... 0 6 0 0 McConnell ... 0 0 3 1 Ady ... 0 0 0 0 x AT ARMOUR, FEBRUARY 4, 1916 Referee: Harris. The next team to taste defeat at the hands of the “Tech” was Knox. The game was one of the fastest of the season and never lagged for a minute, as both teams seemed to be in excellent condition. Armour led at half time with the score standing 16 to 13, and at the finish 33 to 25. Mouat and SandrofF starred on the offense, while Sullivan, Kerr and Conway played a great defensive game, each man securing at least one field goal. The students began to realize that the “Tech” were a championship contender and showed more spirit than had been seen in a long time. The antics of “Stew” Miller, the cheer leader, was one of the features at the game, and the games that followed. The score. Player Sullivan, l.f. Mouat, r.f. . SandrofF, c. . Conway, l.g. Kerr, r.g. ... ARMOUR 33 KNOX 25 b. f.t. t.f. Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. 2 0 3 0 McWilliams, 4 3 1 0 4 7 2 0 Hamblin .... 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 Auhl .... 3 0 2 0 1 0 ii 0 Gabrielson .... 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 Phillips .... 0 0 2 0 Radcliff .... 0 0 3 0 Referee: Harris, of Chicago. ARMOUR AT BELOIT FEBRUARY 8, 1916 Armour kept up its winning streak at Beloit and defeated the Wisconsin team on their own floor, to the tune of 19 to 11. This was the first time that an Armour team had beaten Beloit on their own floor in many years, and the feat caused us to set up and take notice of our team. The game was fast and furious on each side, and little scoring was done owing to the great guarding on both sides. Mouat again led in the scoring with three field goals and seven free throws. Sandroff also starred on the offense, while Sullivan, Conway and Kerr played a great defensive game, as the size of the Beloit score would indicate. One of the features that began to manifest itself in the “Tech” play, was the ability to play as strong a game in the second half as it did the first. In previous years it was rare that the “Tech” did not lead or hold its own, especially on its own floor, only to break down in the second half and offer little resistance to the opposition. The score: ARMOUR 19 BELOIT 11 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Sullivan, l.f .... 0 0 2 0 Phillips 1 0 3 0 Mouat, r.f .. . 3 7 0 1 Miles 2 0 0 3 Sandroff, c 2 0 1 1 Stuessy 1 0 1 0 Conway, l.g .... 0 0 1 0 Klessath 0 3 2 0 Kerr, r.g 1 0 0 0 Lehr 0 0 2 0 McArthur 0 0 0 0 Referee: Youngman. LAKE FOREST AT ARMOUR The “Tech” surprised its followers and even its most ardent supporters, when she beat the strong Lake Forest team in our gym by the decisive score of 28 to 15. Despite the one sideness of the score, the game was one of the fiercest ever seen on our floor, for Lake Forest was leading by a wide margin in the championship race, and fought desperately to stave off a defeat. Stokes of Lake Forest, and Sullivan and Kerr of the home guard, were ruled out of the game for making four personal fouls, which showed that the game was in earnest. The whole Armour team played like demons from start to finish. “Shorty” Mouat played the greatest game of his brilliant career, and succeeded in caging 10 field goals and 2 free throws, making a total of 22 of the 28 points scored. The “Tech” again demonstrated its ability to come back in the second half, scoring 9 points to the visitors’ 6. This defeat made it possible for Armour to tie Lake Forest for the championship, which it did later on in the season. The score: ARMOUR 28 LAKE FOREST 15 Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Sullivan, l.f .. 0 0 4 0 Berst 0 0 0 0 Mouat, r.f . .10 2 0 0 McVicker 0 0 0 0 Sandroff, c .. 2 0 1 1 Stokes 3 3 4 0 Conway, l.g .. 1 0 0 0 R. Krueger 1 2 3 1 Kerr, r.g .. 0 0 4 0 Gray 1 0 1 0 Hockenberger, r.g. .. 0 0 0 0 Finney 0 0 0 0 Taylor, l.f .. 0 0 2 0 Watt, c .. 0 0 0 0 Referee: Harris, of Chicago. Umpire: Hoffman, of Chicago. 16$ SPORTS BELOIT AT ARMOUR Armour closed the season of 1915-16 in a blaze of glory, by overwhelming the Beloit five, 32 to 9. This was the fifth straight victory over the conference teams, and marked the closing of one of our most successful basketball seasons. At the beginning of the game Beloit showed great form and led the ’Tech” until near the end of the first half, when our boys began to get their eyes on the basket, and soon caught up to and passed Beloit. In the second half, Armour ran away with the game showing some of the best team work and basket shooting seen here in years. Capt. Joe Sullivan covered himself with glory, and proved a regular demon on both offense and defense. It was Joe’s last game for the “Tech,” and one of the best he ever played in his four years of service. This game also marked the passing of Harry “Shorty” Mouat, the greatest basketball player for his size that ever wore the Armour colors. Although a marked man. Shorty suc- ceeded in registering three difficult field goals, and scored 6 points by free throws. Conway, Kerr and Sandroff each played great games, taking part in the team work that so bewildered the Beloit five. The score: ARMOUR 32 BELOIT 9 Player 6. f.t. p.f. t.f. Player b. f.t. p.f. t.f. Sullivan, l.f .... 5 0 1 1 Phillips, r.f 0 0 0 Mouat, r.f .. . 3 6 2 0 I.evett, l.f .... 1 0 1 2 Sandroff, c .... 2 0 1 1 Miles, c .... 1 0 3 0 Conway, l.g . ... 2 0 1 0 Lehr, l.g 1 0 1 1 Kerr, r.g 1 0 1 0 Klessath, r.g .... 0 1 2 0 Watt, c .... 0 0 0 0 Hockenberger ... .... 0 0 0 0 Referee: Hoffman. Umpire: Reynolds. INDIVIDUAL POINT RECORD Player Field Goals Free Throws Total Mouat 51 155 Sullivan 0 28 Sandroff 14 0 28 Wilcox 0 22 Taylor 0 16 Conway 0 14 Watt 0 14 6 0 12 1 5 Substitutes 0 10 167 Top Iiow: Sullivan, Capt.. Watt, Rice, Ewin, Schommer, Coach. Middle How: Taylor, Kerr, Kingsley, Wilcox, Conway, SandrofT. Bottom How: Anderson, Weiss, Cable, Mouat. ICS Capt. Joe Sullivan SPORTS SULLIVAN, Captain: The name and face of Joe Sullivan has long been familiar in all of the athletics around Armour. Ever since he was a Freshman he has always had a place on the basketball and the track teams of the “Tech,” and we might say that he takes up some space at that, both literally and athletically. If Joe had only learned to play baseball he would have made a clean sweep and placed himself on the same level with Katzinger, who has a corner on “A’s.” Joe’s events are the hundred, two-twenty low hurdles and pole vault. He also broad-jumps a little when needed, and would probably enter the distance events if Coach Schommer would allow him to do so. It is with the utmost regret that we see “Sully” leaving us this year, as his place will be hard to fill, not only as an athlete, but as a booster and an all-around good fellow. TRINKHAUS: It is to be re- gretted by every Armour fan that this article marks the passing of George Trinkhaus, the “Tech” star pole vaulter for the past three years. “Trink” graduated last year, and thus Armour lost one of the most popular little men that ever wore her colors. For he was an all-round athlete, a great hu- morist and a prince of good fel- lows. As a pole vaulter, George was a sure point winner, inasmuch as he consistently negotiated the bar at eleven feet. It was during his Sophomore year that he won his first “A” in track, and each year since he has repeated, show- ing improvement with each season. We are sorry to lose this popular little star, as his place will be hard to fill, but now that he has his degree, his host of friends at the “Tech” wish him the same success that he enjoyed while in school. KATZINGER: This is Katzinger. He needs no intro- duction, as anyone who knows anything about athletics at Armour, has heard of him many times before. Therefore, this article is not offered as an introductory, but as a resume of his feats, and as an appreciation of what he has done for our old “Tech.” Katzinger has been the captain of every athletic team at Armour, and an individual star in each sport. Through ill- ness this winter, he was kept off the basketball team, or he would have a perfect record; that is, he would have won twelve “A’s,” which has been accomplished by only one man so far. This is Katz’s last year, and his loss will be a great blow to all of our athletic teams. As a man and an all-around good fellow, Katzinger en- joys the distinction the same as he does in athletics, and the good will of his host of friends goes with him when it becomes time to lay aside the spangles and tackle the real events of life. 170 SPORTS MOUAT: Once more this diminutive star bobs up in the limelight. One would think that an “A” in basketball and one in baseball in one year would be sufficient for a man of his size, but not so for “Shorty.” No team at Armour is com- plete without him. He is the star distance runner, and the way he cops the honors is getting monotonous to our rivals in track meets. His endurance is a little short of marvelous, as he is always ready for the mile right after finishing the two mile run. In losing Mouat this year, the “Tech” will suffer the loss of one of her greatest athletes, and we can safely venture the prediction that never in her history will Armour ever have such a valuable man in so small a package. One thing is certain, if Mouat trys to carry around his athletic trophies after he leaves school he will surely wear himself out in a short time. We might add that he, representing the Armour Mission, won the A.A.F. wrestling championship in 115. TIERNEY: This Tierney is another man whose fame has spread far and wide. As a sprinter, his reputation has grown to great proportions; and it promises to increase in the future to even greater bounds. “Jack” has never been defeated in a conference meet since he came to Armour, except on one occasion, when he was dis- qualified on a technicality. As a testimony of his ability we need only to say that he has been chosen to represent the Illinois Athletic Club, which has the very best of athletes in the Central and West- ern states. Our speedster recently equaled the record for the 40 yard dash in the A.A.U., and holds marks of 10 and 23 flat for the hundred and two-twenty yard dashes respectively. Tierney will be with us the next two years, and we expect greater things of him be- fore he leaves Armour. SANDROFF: One of our biggest point winners last year was Sandroff, of the Freshman class. “Sandy” came to us from Lane Tech, where he had made such enviable records in both basketball and track. Being our heaviest athlete, we naturally expect him to be a weight man. However, he does not confine himself to weight events altogether, as he is one of our best high jumpers. In the dual meets with North- western College, he was the individual star, scoring twenty- eight points in the two meets. As Sandroff is only in his second year at school, he still has three years, during which time he should prove a tower of strength to the “Tech,” and also win many honors for himself. 171 SPORTS WILLIAMS: In Williams we present our star 440 man. Ever since he entered Armour he has been taking care of that particular event, which everybody knows is the hardest one in the whole list. Last year Williams had his most suc- cessful season, winning his event in both of the meets against Northwestern College. He was unable to compete in the Little Five Conference Meet, but it is safe to say that he would have placed among the first three. Williams will be with us again next year, and we are predicting great things for him if he keeps on developing as he has in the last two years. SCHREIBER: After a hard year at training during his Fresh- man year, Schreiber came through and won his “A” in his second year with the squad. His main feat is in the high hurdles, where his de- velopment has been little short of marvelous, as he never had at- tempted the high barriers before coming to Armour. Persistent work won for Schreiber, and now that he has taken to high jumping also, it is safe to say that he will prove a point winner if he works hard and improves as fast as he did in the hurdles. Schreiber first came into prominence during the dual meets with Northwestern College, when he showed his heels to them all, and won his event in nearly record time. In the two years that he has left, we expect to hear a lot more of him, both in the high hur- dles and in the high jump. EVANS: Stanley “Shorty” Evans is the name of this youngster, who, during his first year at the “Tech” showed us all how the mile and the half-mile should be run. “Shorty” first attracted attention during the inter-class track meet of his Freshman year, when he romped away with the mile and the half-mile in good fashion. Under the hand of Coach Schommer, Evans has shown marked improvements, until now he has the record of 4:46 for the mile. In the confer- ence meet at Northwestern Field, we were sure that “Shorty” would land first in his event, but he had the misfortune to turn his ankle on a large stone near the finish of the race, and at a time when he looked a sure winner. He is not to be denied this year however, and if fate is not against him again, “Shorty” will likely demonstrate the mile to the other milers of the “Little Five.” 172 Cracfe ARMOUR VS. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE AT NAPERVILLE The first dual meet of the season was held at Naperville, against Northwestern College, which resulted in a brilliant victory for the “Tech.” The final score was 77 to 37, with Armour on the long end. As usual “Jack” Tierney showed his heels to his opponents in the sprints, while Katzinger, Sandroff, Evans, Schreiber, Sullivan, Mouat and Trink- haus helped to swim Armour’s total. Score: 100 Yard Dash—Tierney, 1st, A; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Sullivan, 3rd, A; Time 10 ' $ sec. One Mile Run—Evans, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, A.; Mouat, 3rd, A. Time 5 min. sec. 220 Yard Dash—Tierney, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Hupp, 3rd, A.; Time, 25 sec. 120 Yard High Hurdles—Schreiber, 1st, A.; Schmidt, 2nd, N. C.; Kingsley, 3rd, A.; Time 18 sec. 440 Yard Run—Williams, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Gemmertz, 3rd, N. C.; Time 58 sec. Two Mile Run—Mouat, 1st, A.; Mast, 2nd, N. C.; Time 11 min. 45 sec. 120 Yard Low Hurdles—Sullivan, 1st, A.; Gemmertzfelder, 2nd, N. C.; Kingsley, 3rd, A.; Time------. 880 Yard Run—Evans, 1st, A.; Gemmertzfelder, 2nd, N. C.; Nichol, 3rd, N. C.; Time ---------- Pole Vault—Spittler, 1st, N. C.; Morse and Trinkhaus tied for 2nd, 3rd; Height, 10 feet 3 inches. Shot Put, 16 lb.—Sandroff, 1st, A.; Nichol, 2nd, N. C.; Bready, 3rd, A.; Distance, 33 feet 8 inches. High Jump—Sandroff and Schreiber of A, and Sprittler, of N. C., tied for first place. Height, 5 feet 4 inches. Discus— Sandroff, 1st, A.; Smith, 2nd, N. C.; Bready, 3rd, A. Distance, 101 feet 10 inches. Hammer Throw—Brunner, 1st, N. C.; McFarlane, 2nd, N. C.; Schmalz, 3rd, N. C. Distance, 108 feet. Running Broad Jump—Spittler, 1st, N. C.; Schreiber, 2nd, A.; Sullivan, 3rd, A. Distance, 20 feet 4 inches. 178 SPORTS ARMOUR VS. NORTHWESTERN AT OGDEN FIELD Although having been defeated decisively on their own field by the “Tech ’ Northwestern College summoned up their courage and invaded Ogden Field with a large squad of athletes, in an endeavor to win back the lost honors. The Tech, however, was not to be denied, and sent the collegians back, smarting under a defeat that was more one-sided than the previous meet. Armour won eleven firsts out of a possible fourteen, and scored slams in the shotput, discus, and the running broad jump. Sandroff scored twelve points and Tierney ten for Armour, while Evans, Mouat, Schreiber, Sullivan, Maguire, Katzinger, and Trinkhaus each landed a first in their events. The score: 100 Yard Dash—Tierney, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Sullivan, 3rd, A. 1 Mile Run—Evans, 1st, A.; Stevers, 2nd, A.; Mouat, 3rd, A. 220 Yard Dash—Tierney, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Alter, 3rd, A. 120 Yard High Hurdles—Schrieber, 1st, A.; King, 2nd, A.; Kingsley, 3rd, A. 440 Yard Run—Williams, 1st, A.; Zemmer, 2nd, N. C.; Cole, 3rd, A. 2 Mile Run—Mouat, 1st, A.; Mast, 2nd, N. C.; Stevers, 3rd, A. 220 Yard Low Hurdles—Sullivan, 1st, A.; Kingsley, 2nd, A. 880 Yard Run—Evans, 1st, A.; Williams, 2nd, A. Pole Vault—Trinkhaus, 1st, A.; Morse and Spottier of N. C., tied for 2nd and 3rd. Shot Put, 16 lbs.—Sandroff, 1st A.; Katzinger, 2nd, A.; Bready, 3rd, A. High Jump—Sandroff, 1st, A.; Schrieber of A, Siech and Gemmertz- felder of N. C., tied for 2nd and 3rd. Discus—Maguire, 1st, A.; Katzinger, 2nd, A.; Sandroff, 3rd, A. Hammer Throw—Brunner, 1st, N. C.; McFarlane, 2nd, N. C.; Schuslz, 3rd, N. C. Running Broad Jump—Katzinger, 1st, A.; Schrieber and Sandroff of A, tied for 2nd and 3rd place. 174 LITTLE FIVE CONFERENCE MEET Armour entertained the Little Five Conference in its fifth annual Outdoor Meet, at Northwestern Field. As host, the “Tech” had little time to devote to the winnng of points, and as a result, finished at the bottom of the list. Monmouth, with its well-balanced team, carried off the honors with a total of 37 points. Knox was second, with 28, while Lake Forest and Beloit tied for third place, with a total of 23% each. Armour’s poor showing was due to hard luck or stage fright, as some of her sure point winners could not come up to their former marks. “Shorty” Evans, counted as a sure point winner in the mile, turned his ankle near the finish and was forced out of the race. For the first time since coming to Armour, Tierney was beaten in the 100 yard dash, and in the broad jump and the weights, Katzinger was way off form. The meet was held at a time when the “Tech” athletes were in the midst of final examinations, and this may have had something to do with their poor showing. The individual star in the meet was Ghormley, of Monmouth, with 10 pionts to his credit, while our own Jack Tierney tied with Kelly, of Monmouth, and Berry, of Lake Forest, for second honors, with 8 points each. Scores: SCORES Mile Run—Garrity, Beloit, 1st; Johnson, Lake Forest, 2nd; Temple, Knox, 3rd. Time 4:45f$. 440 Yard Run—Stoddard, Knox, 1st; Rhind, Lake Forest, 2nd; Williams, Armour, 3rd. Time 0:53 . 100 Yard Dash—Kelly, Monmouth, 1st; Tierney, Armour, 2nd; Johnson, Beloit, 3rd. Time 0.10. 120 Yard High Hurdles—Ghormley, Monmouth, 1st; Johnson, Knox, 2nd; Aldrich, Beloit, 3rd. Time 0:16- . 880 Yard Run—Gabby, Monmouth, 1st; Stoddard, Knox, 2nd; Maples- den, Lake Forest, 3rd. Time 2:02 . Discus Throw—Edler, Beloit, 1st; Sandroff, Armour, 2nd; Stuessy, Be- loit, 3rd. Distance, 109 feet 3 inches. 220 Yard Dash—Tierney, Armour, 1st.; Kelley, Monmouth, 2nd; Burke, Beloit, 3rd. Time 0:23 flat. Pole Vault—Crane, Knox, 1st; Richmond, Beloit, 2nd; Wilcox, Beloit and Derr, Lake Forest, tied for 3rd. Height, 10 feet 9 inches. Running High Jump—Crane and Averhoff, Knox, tied for 1st; Richmond, Beloit, 3rd. Height 5 feet 2 inches. Two Mile Run—Jansen, Lake Forest, 1st; Hellberg, Lake Forest, 2nd; Newcomb, Monmouth, 3rd. Time 10:28. Shot Put—Stewart, Monmouth, 1st; Berry, Lake Forest, 2nd; Sandroff, Armour, 3rd. Distance, 38 feet 4% inches. 220 Yard Hurdles—Ghormley, Monmouth. 1st; Dennison, Monmouth, 2nd; Aldrich, Beloit, 3rd. Time, 26} . Hammer Throw—Berry, Lake Forest, 1st; Gridley, Knox, 2nd; Stuessey, Beloit, 3rd. Distance, 127 feet 9 inches. Running Broad Jump—Turnbull, Monmouth, 1st; Burke, Beloit, 2nd; Katzinger, Armour, 3rd. Distance, 20 feet 1 inch. Relay Race (one mile)—Monmouth, Douglass, McCutcheon, Hill, Gabby, 1st. Time 3:43- . 176 J. Tierney A. Katzinger J. J. Schommer, Coach H. Mount G. Trinkhaus J. Sullivan, Capt. S. Evans S. Williams 176 177 Tierney, of Armour, Winning 220 Dash at the Little Five Conference Track Meet. Kelley, of Monmouth, Second. SPORTS ■ '-5 ■PfBir ■ ■H TRACK KEEiS , ” NAPF.Rvnj-.e L ORTiiWKM Q3LLf:Gf: l V5 ■ ARMOUR. ARMOUR- 77 NORTHWE57f'RNw37, 178 SPORTS INTER-CLASS BASEBALL The Junior Class romped away with the inter-class baseball series, thus duplicating their feat of the fall of 1913, when as Freshies they forced the upper classes to bow to their superiority. The Freshmen made a poor showng, mainly through not having organized, thus making the prospects for any new men from the class of ’19 for the “Tech team look rather poor. However, some of the best ball players of the Freshman class did not take part in the series, so there are still hopes that Coach Schommer will be able to draw a couple of men from this source to fill vacancies made in the outfield by graduation last June. The first game played was between the Juniors and Freshmen, resulting in a walkaway for the Juniors. The Freshmen had failed to fully organize their team, and consequently offered little oppositon to the seasoned Juniors. The final score was 21 to 3, which indicates the relative strength of the two teams. Conway and Paskill were the battery for the victorious Juniors. “Connie” not only pitched a steady game but also broke into the box score by clouting two home runs. The Juniors hit and scored at will, every man getting one or more safe hits, many being for extra bases. SENIORS vs. SOPHS. The second game of the series was a battle royal between the Seniors, class champions of 1914, and the Sophomores. The two teams battled on even terms until darkness put a stop to the game at the end of the seventh inning, the score being six all. Katzinger was on the mound for the Seniors, while southpaw Hullinger twirled for the Sophs. Each gave a good account of himself, although both were aided in the pinches by some sparkling work on the part of the infield. “Hully’s” tantalizing slow ball had some of the heavy hittng Seniors standing on their heads trying to connect with it. Here’s hoping that he can show the same form next spring, for a southpaw would look mighty good along with our three right handers. The score. Innings 1 2 3 h 5 6 7 Total Seniors.. 10121016 Sophs ... 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 6 Batteries: Seniors—Katzinger and Mouat. Sophs—Hullinger and Greenspahm. Umpire: Paskill. SENIORS vs. SOPHS, (second game) When the Seniors and the Sophs met to play off the tie game, the upper class took the Sophs into camp to the tune of 6 to 3. The Soph pitchers were wild, whereas “Katz,” for the Seniors improved as the game progressed. The Sophs had several good chances to forge ahead, but bonehead base running killed their chances. “Claudius” Hill, the Tech catcher, played third base for the Seniors and cavorted around the hat corner in grand style, snatching at everything that came his way. He also featured in a close play at the plate, barely being caught when he attempted to score from third base on a combination infield hit and overthrow to first. The score: Inning 8 12 3 4 5 6 7 Total Seniors ..................... 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 Sophs ....................... 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Batteries: Seniors—Katzinger and Mouat. Sophs—Hullinger, Weiss, Shotwell, and Evans. Umpire: Paskill. iso SPORTS JUNIORS vs. SENIORS The game for the class championship was played between the Juniors and the Seniors, and proved the most exciting of the series. The Seniors scored a run right off the reel in the first inning on a hit by McHugh, an error, and two infield outs. The Juniors came back in their half of the inning and went the Seniors three better, making four runs before the inning ended. Paskill led off with a walk, stole a base, and scored on Bruce’s hit. Hall hit safely, but Conway and Huber struck out. King then scored Bruce and Hall with a two bagger, and then scored himself a minute later on a wild pitch. The Seniors scored two more runs in the second inning on hits by Goppelsroeder, Hill and Katzinger, but after that Conway settled down and held them safe all the way, with the exception of the sixth inning, when he allowed two hits and one run. The Juniors kept right on getting hits and runs until they had run their total up to nine runs. They hit safely in every inning, and scored in every inning except the sixth. King and Hall led with three safties a piece, while Bruce, Conway, and Paskill made two each. Hill, Katzinger, and McHugh featured with the sticks for the Seniors, Hill using his to save his head on one of Conway’s quick returns. Claude also played his same old steady game at third base, being a veritable wall of defense. The hard-hitting Juniors tried in vain to drive hot ones through him, but each time the ball bounded off his chest the same as it would had it been a stone wall. The Seniors threatened to score in the last inning, when, with the aid of darkness, they filled the bases after two were gone, but Huber came to the rescue and pinched a line drive that ended the series. The score: JUNIORS SENIORS R. H. E. R. H. E. Paskill, c 2 2 0 McHugh 1 2 0 Bruce, lb. . .. 2 2 2 Mouat 0 0 2 Hall, ss 1 3 0 A lender 0 0 0 Conwav, p. . .. 1 0 Broman 1 1 0 Huber, 2b. ... 0 0 1 Wolf son 0 1 0 King, 3b 3 3 0 Wilcox 0 0 0 Andre, l.f. . .. 1 0 Goppelsroeder 1 1 0 Maguire, c.f. . 0 1 0 Hill 0 1 Evans, r.f. . . 0 1 0 Katzinger .... 0 1 1 Cloidt, r.f. . . . 0 0 0 Schreiber, c.f. 1 1 0 Mattern, c.f. . 0 0 0 Total .... 9 15 3 Total .... 4 6 4 181 SPORTS INTER-CLASS BASKETBALL Coach Schommer instituted a new scheme this year in the inter-class basketball series. Instead of playing only three games, as was the custom heretofore, a regular schedule of eighteen games was played, each-class playing three games with each of the other classes. At the end of the series the team with highest percentage of wins was declared the champion. In this way Coach Schommer was able to get a line on all of his men, especially the Freshmen. The Seniors won the championship, repeating their performances of the last two years—losing only one game. Their only defeat came at the hands of the Juniors, a team that failed to get along until late in the series. The pace the Juniors were travel- ing at the finish would no doubt have landed them the pennant, but losing their first four games, they were practically eliminated. The series started November 2nd, and lasted three weeks, six games being played each week. The following is the schedule and results of the games. Date Teams Score November j Fresh, vs. Juniors 11 to 8 2 I Seniors vs. Sophs 18 to 12 November 3 j Seniors vs. Fresh j Sophs, vs. Juniors .... 18 16 to 9 to 11 November 5 ) Sophs, vs. Fresh ( Seniors vs. Juniors .... 20 ....21 to 12 to 5 November 9 Juniors vs. Fresh Seniors vs. Sophs 18 .... 17 to 12 to 7 November 10 j Seniors vs. Fresh ( Sophs vs. Juniors 29 14 to 21 to 12 November 12 j Sophs, vs. Fresh f Juniors vs. Seniors 12 21 to 6 to 9 INTER-CLASS TRACK MEET The annual fall Inter-class Track Meet was one of the most successful held in years, as a lot of spirit was shown, and the competition was keen in every event. The Senior and Juniors fought nip and tuck until near the end, when the former came through very strongly in the field events and nosed out the lower classmen. One of the main objects of this event is to enable the coach to get a line on the new material that has just entered school, thereby saving much time in the spring. Among the new prospects that made good showings are Mendius in the high hurdles, Chase in the dashes, Sullivan in the high jump, and Botts in the broad jump and weights. It is hoped that more will show up during the spring tryouts, for we need every available man if we expect to make a good showing in the conference this year. The score: Seniors .........................45 Juniors..........................31% Sophomores ......................16 Vs Freshmen ........................24 182 ARMOUR HOLDS CONFERENCE For the first time in its history, Ar- mour entered the Little Five Conference Tennis Tournament at the Northwestern University tennis courts. Teams from Lake Forest, Knox, Beloit and Armour competed for the medals. For the third time in as many years, Lake Forest car- ried off the honors in both the singles and the doubles. Thayer in the singles, and Karaker and Thayer in the doubles, winning the titles. Armour passed up a grand oppor- tunity of winning the singles, when An- thony was forced to forfeit his match in the semi-finals to Thayer due to the fact that he was unfortunately delayed. Por- ges lost a heartbreaking match in the second round to Thayer, all sets being hotly contested. Captain Abrams and Anthony, playing doubles, lost their chance for the title when they were defeated by the champions in one of the closest matches of the tournament. Abrams was forced to play his single match immediately after completing the doubles, and, although tired out from his efforts in the doubles, he gave Karaker, the “runner- up” in the singles, a close match. Wilcox and Porges, also playing doubles, lost their match in the second round. Beloit and Knox were clearly outclassed and lost their matches in the first and second rounds. With Captain Abrams, Porges, Anthony and Wilcox still in school, we can look for- ward to a very successful year in tennis. ANTHONY WINS INSTITUTE TENNIS TOURNAMENT With an entry list of thirty-two men, Armour held its semi-annual tennis tournament, bringing a new winner in Ray Anthony. His honors were very closely contested by Abrams, Joslyn, King and Mouat. Mouat was the dark horse of the tournament, winning all of his matches up to the semi-final round. In this round he was defeated by Abrams, the score being 6-2 and 7-5. The opening rounds resulted in a number of sur- prises. Wilcox’s defeat by Joslyn in the first round and the defeat of Porges by Kupschas in the second round, were the most marked upsets. Up to the time of his defeat, Porges was expected to be one of the strongest competitors for the championship. Anthony waded through the first rounds in grand shape, winning most of his sets. In the finals he de- feated Abrams in one of the most exciting matches of the tourney, the scores being 6-4 and 7-5. The match was a see-saw affair from start to finish, neither man being able to gain a distinct advantage. King’s playing throughout the tournament was of mediocre brilliance, and the loss of his match to Anthony was disheartening. After gaining a very comfortable lead and being within one point of winning the match, Anthony, by bringing forth all of his re- serve, managed to win the contest. Anthony, the winner, and Abrams, the “runner-up,” were each presented with a loving cup. iss SPORTS GOLF It is well known that golf is becoming the international pastime of the athletic world, thereby taking the place of baseball, etc. At Armour, our golf has improved wonder- fully in the past year. Now it is not simply the one tour- nament a year club as it has been for several years, but we not only hold’two school tournaments, fall and spring, as our fellows enter other tournaments outside of school. At the start of the year, Howard (Shorty) Maguire entered the City Indoor Golf Championship at Rothchilds. He not only surprised himself, but many others, by de- feating “Chick Evans, the Western Amateur Champion, and several other well-known golfers. By winning the championship, he gained the full possession of a beautiful silver cup. Then came the school spring tournament at Jackson Park. This narrowed down to the meeting of Shorty and Maurice Wilcox, after they had slapped defeats on a few of their well-known professors. This match of Maguire and Wilcox was very close; and, with one hole to play, Wilcox was dormie; but Maguire came back to life for a short spasm, and holed out for a 3 on the par 4 eighteenth. This left the match all square and on the extra hole, Wilcox playing par golf, won the hole, match, and cham- pionship. In the summer month Maguire, while working nights, was able to enter a few tournaments in the daytime, be- ing “runner-up in the Cook County Open Championship; and semi-finalist in the Cook County Amateur Cham- pionship, in which tournament he tied the amateur record for the Garfield Park nine-hole course, playing two strokes under par. At the start of the school year, the Western Intercollegiate Championship was held at the Ravisloe Country Club, Homewood, 111. This tournament consisted of a team match of five men and an individual championship. Maguire and Wilcox, representing Armour, qualified in the first and second flights respectively, in the qualifying round of eighteen holes. Their life was short and sweet, as they lost their first matches, due to stiff competition, Maguire having to play John Simpson, Central Illinois and Indiana State Champion. He held Simpson for sixteen holes, but the latter holed a couple of long 20 foot puts and the stuff was off for Shorty Maguire, 2 up. Simpson won the championship the next day when he defeated Charles Grimes, University of Chicago, 2 and 1. Then came the school fall tournament, and Wilcox and Maguire had to make a handicap tournament for reasons they know not. They played at scratch, some being given as much as fifteen strokes. Maguire and Wilcox met in the first round. As this was their fourth meeting in school tournaments and the latter had won once to the former’s twice, Maguire was out for blood to even up these old scores. He surely appeared to do this, as he started to play real golf, and in the last six holes in the match, he was two strokes under par. There was no chance for Wilcox, or any one else there, and he lost the match 5 and 4. In the finals Maguire had to give Prof. Leigh some fine strokes, as through- out the match the former was behind, due to a couple of handicap strokes; but Prof. Leigh pulled a John Anderson on the sixteenth green when he picked up his ball to clean the mud off of it. By so doing he lost the hole, and the match became square with two holes to play. Maguire won the seventeenth, and was dormie one. Then he must have thought that he was still taking calculus from his opponent for he drove into University of Illinois, who is 184 SPORTS the pit and lost the hole, thereby squaring the match. In the handicap play, the com- plete round had to be repeated; and this they did. Leigh at the start was beating Mac., playing him even without his handicap strokes, and so at the turn, Maguire was two down. Shorty then got a little speed and came back in 36, equaling par for nine holes, and winning the match. The scores were: Maguire 38-36, or 74; Leigh 41-41, or 81, both scores being considered very good. This past fall a team match was arranged between Armour and Northwestern University, each team having four players. The match was played at the Westmore- land Country Club on a day when the temperature was below freezing, and the fellows played with many sweaters and coats. The scores of both teams were poor, but never- theless, Northwestern won, 8-4. ARMOUR NORTHWESTERN Maguire Pts. 2 Moulding, Capt Pts. 1 Wilcox 1 Stiles 2 King 1 Cook 2 Schrupp Grant 3 Totals 4 8 This spring a return match will be played with Northwestern, and we hope that the verdict will be reversed. The Western Inter-collegiate Championship will be played at the Ravisloe, about the loth of June, and then we hope that Maguire and Wilcox will clean up this time. INDOOR BASEBALL You have certainly got to hand it to those Juniors when it comes to playing base- ball. Not being content with winning the outdoor championship, they came right back and made a clean sweep of the indoor series. The runners up were the Sophomores, a team that had been playing together all winter, and succeeded in establishing a fine record among the park teams throughout the City. The Sophs had to bow to the Juniors, however, in the deciding game of the series, when the upper class administered a 2 to 0 defeat to them, in one of the best played games ever seen in our gym. Mathews, the Sophomore’s star twirler pitched a good game, but his mates couldn’t produce any runs off of the fielding of the Juniors and the pitching of Schreiner. The Juniors succeeded in getting two runs across on some timely hitting and clever base running, which proved enough to bring them the game and the championship. 186 INTER-FRATERNITY ATHLETICS During: the spring of the last year, the fraternities got together and decided to or- ganize a system of inter-fra- ternity athletics. Baseball and track were the only two branches of athletics in which the frats competed last year, but it is to be hoped that the schedule will broaden out in- to the other branches of sport, as it is a medium that draws more men into ath- letics than would otherwise compete. Two handsome cups were donated by the fraternities, one for the champion baseball team and the other for the champion relay team. A great deal of spirit was shown by all, and a regular schedule of baseball was played. Each fraternity was represented by a relay team, the race being run on Circus Day. Omega Lambda won the cup for both baseball and the relay. 186 |Mn Suppa £ tgma CHAPTER ROLL Founded at the University of Pennsylvania, 1850 Alpha 1850 ..................................University of Pennsylvania Delta 1854 Washington and Jefferson Epsilon 1854 .............................................Dickinson College Zeta 1854 University of Virginia Iota 1855 Columbia University Mu 1858 Tulane University Rho 1872 University of Illinois Tau 1872 .................... .................. Randolph-Macon College Upsilon 1872 ...................................Northwestern University Phi 1873 ..............................................Richmond College Psi 1890 Pennsylvania State College Alpha Alpha 1894 ........................ Washington and Lee University Alpha Gamma 1896 ...........................University of West Virginia Alpha Delta 1898 University of Maine Alpha Epsilon 1898 Armour Institute of Technology Alpha Zeta 1899 University of Maryland Alpha Theta 1901.................................. University of Wisconsin Alpha Iota 1902 ...................................... Vanderbilt University Alpha Kappa 1903 ......................................University of Alabama Alpha Lambda 1903 University of California Alpha Mu 1903 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alpha Nu 1904 Georgia School of Technology Alpha Xi 1905 Purdue University Alpha Omicron 1905 University of Chicago Alpha Pi 1906 Cornell University Alpha Rho 1911 Cornell University Alpha Sigma....................................... University of Minnesota Alpha Tau .................................. Leland Stanford, Jr. University FRATERNITIES ht Jkappi £ tgma ALPHA EPSILON CHAPTER Chartered June 8th, 1898 Faculty John J. Schommer, Chicago, '10 1916 Charles Lawrence Bolte Richard Fuller Durant Emerson Rexford Eames Claude Hill Henry Arnold Rook Harold Edmund Anning 1917 Jean Pierre Bechaud George T. Burns Malverne Clarke Cole Leslie Edward Hayes Leonard A. Foschinbaur Theodore Gustave Schulze Earl H. Smith Leonard Elgar Starkel 1918 F. Mackenzie Davison Leroy W. Estell John Ralph Lewis Paul W. Scates Harold Deforest Stevers 1919 Raymond Winfield Boos Myron J. Edgeworth Robert Guthrie William Hanson Harrison Irl Carleton Martin Thomas Edwin Pratt, Jr. Roy P. Smith Roger Scranton Stock dale 180 Top Row: Rook, Anning, Cole, Hayes, Foschinbaur, Starkel, Burns. Middle Row: Beehaud, Hill, Bolte, Durant, Smith, Estell. Bottom Row: Scates, Stevcrs, Davison, Schulze, Lewis. FRATERNITIES CopyrigMrP by Tronh f. Rogers 1900 FRATERNITIES SDclta Cau 2Ddta Founded at Bethany College in 1859 CHAPTERS SOUTHERN DIVISION Vanderbilt University University of the South Washington and Lee University University of Virginia University of Georgia Tulane University Emory College George Washington University University of Texas WESTERN DIVISION University of Iowa University of California University of Wisconsin University of Chicago University of Minnesota University of Colorado Northwestern University Leland Standford, Jr. University University of Nebraska Armour Institute of Technology Baker University University of Missouri University of Washington Iowa State College University of Illinois University of Oregon University of Kansas NORTHERN DIVISION Ohio University Indiana University University of Michigan Albion College Western Reserve University Hillsdale College Ohio Wesleyan University De Pauw University Butler College Ohio State University Wabash College West Virginia University Kenyon College Purdue University University of Cincinnati EASTERN DIVISION Allegheny College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Washington and Jefferson College Cornell University Lafayette College Brown University Stevens Institute of Technology Dartmouth College Penn State College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Pennsylvania Lehigh University Tufts College Columbia University University of Maine Brown University Syracuse University University of Pittsburgh 193 FRATERNITIES Keitel Cau £ rlta GAMMA BETA CHAPTER Chartered May ioth. ipor SENIORS Henry Bland Archie Thomas Newsom Clarence Winfield Farrier Joseph Edward Sullivan John Reames Le Vally Howard E. Wallbrecht Estes Wilson Mann Howard Wallace Vader JUNIORS George Walter Cloidt Howard Bruce Maguire Harold Warren Hanchette Lloyd Eldon Mellor Phillip Rodney Hockenberger Ralph Lincoln Morse Howard L. Wallbrecht George Rice Carroll Harry Roberts SOPHOMORES William Howard Bretting Everett Francis Quinn Ralph Fowler Koch Oliver George Schrup William James Wignall FRESHMEN John Edward Alexander Gilbert Venable Bradbury Jasper Joseph Ffrench Norman Lee Huffaker Walter El wood Mead Louis Hu Grafton Leon Parker Robert Thomas Peters Thomas James Rowe Andrew Paul Sullivan John Borden Wilbor i'LER YOEMANS 194 S6I Top Row: Roberts, Bretting, Mellor, Maguire, Wignall, Alexander. Second Row: LeVally, Newsom, Mann, Wallbrecht, Bland, J. Sullivan, Cloidt. Third Row: Vader, Farrier, Hanchettc, Hockenberger, Peters, Bradbury. Fourth Row: Yoemans, Ingraham, Shrup, Wilbur, Koch, Quinn, A. Sullivan. Rot tom Roto: Rice, Ffrench, Parker, Rowe, Morse, Mead. FRATERNITIES Delta Tau Delta House FRATERNITIES 197 Cau Beta BETA CHAPTER OF ILLINOIS Chartered April 6. 1906 FACULTY MEMBERS E. H. Freeman, Armour, '02 P. C. Huntly, Arkansas, TO C. W. Leigh, Illinois, ’87 E. S. Libby, Armour, 02 D. P. MORETON, Armour, ’06 H. L. Nachman, Armour, ’02 R. C. Ostergren, Armour, 08 J. C. Peebles, Armour, ’04 J. C. Penn, Armour, ’05 R. V. Perry, Armour, '97 Daniel Roesch, Armour, ’04 M. B. Wells, Purdue, ’94 HONORARY H. M. Raymond, Dean of the Engineering: Studies A. E. Phillips, Professor of Civil Engineering G. F. Gebhardt, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Harry McCormack, Professor of Chemical Engineering 1916 John R. Le Vally Lincoln W. Luckow Archie T. Newsom Arthur D. Oswald Henry A. Rook Ben no B. Sostheim Frederic P. Strauch Guy F. Wetzel Maurice L. Wilcox Leonard Peterson Robert S. Adams Fred C. Armstrong Henry Bland John M. Byanskas Bradley S. Carr Ellis S. Echlin C. Arnold Grasse Carl O. Haase Henry W. Hemple Norman J. Goorskey Harold G. Ingraham Laurence A. King Harold A. Klein man Walter 1917 Kenneth A. McGrew Edward D. Porges Arm in L. Schreiber Leonard E. Starkel Wollaston 19S 199 Top Row: Adams, Armstrong, Hemple, Grasse, Rook. Second Row: LeVally, Echlin, Oswald, Bland, Wollaston, Byanskas, Wilcox. Third Row: Wells, Phillips, Raymond, Freeman, Penn, Huntly. Bottom Row: Sostheim, Peterson, Newsom, Carr, Luckow, Haase. Cau Beta CHAPTER ROLL Founded at Lehigh University in 1885 Lehigh University 1885 Michigan Agricultural College 1892 Purdue University 1893 Stevens Institute of Technology 1896 University of Illinois 1897 University of Wisconsin 1899 Case School of Applied Science 1900 University of Kentucky 1902 . Columbia University 1902 University of Missouri 1902 Michigan College of Mines 1904 Colorado School of Mines 1905 University of Colorado 1905 Armour Institute of Technology 1906 Syracuse University 1906 University of Michigan 1906 . Missouri School of Mines 1906 University of California 1906 Iowa State College 1907 University of Iowa 1908 University of Minnesota 1909 Cornell University 1910 Worchester Polytechnic Institute 1910 University of Maine 1911 Pennsylvania State College 1912 University of Washington 1912 University of Arkansas 1914 University of Kansas 1914 University of Cincinnati 1915 Carnegie Institute of Technology 1916 Alpha of Pennsylvania Alpha of Michigan Alpha of Indiana Alpha of New Jersey Alpha of Illinois Alpha of Wisconsin Alpha of Ohio Alpha of Kentucky Alpha of New York Alpha of Missouri Beta of Michigan Alpha of Colorado Beta of Colorado Beta of Illinois Beta of New York Gamma of Michigan Beta of Missouri Alpha of California Alpha of Iowa Beta of Iowa Alpha of Minnesota Delta of New York Alpha of Massachusetts Alpha of Maine Beta of Pennsylvania Alpha of Washington Alpha of Arkansas Alpha of Kansas Beta of Ohio Gamma of Pennsylvania FRATERNITIES 201 €ta I appa Jl?u Honorary Electrical DELTA CHAPTER Chartered 1909 FACULTY Professor J. J. Gilbert Professor G. E. Marsh 1916 Chester Wright Leroy J. Enzler James F. Hillock Henry Bland Carl Haase Walter A. Alender Arthur A. Oswald Harry S. Katz Lawrence L. Edlund 1917 Ralph Hilliard Earle Vernon E. Hupp Harold A. Kleinman 202 203 Top Row: Oswald, Alender, Hillock, Hasse. Middle Row: Hupp, Wright, Marsh, Bland, Katz. Bottom Row: Kleinman, Enzler, Edlund, Earle. €ta I appa JI?u Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Theta Iota . Kappa Lambda Mu . Honorary Electrical Founded at the University of Illinois, 1904 CHAPTER ROLL University of Illinois, Urbana, I1L Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. . Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, 111. Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa. Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. University of Missouri, Columbus, Mo. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. University of California, Berkeley, Cal. Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa. Chicago Alumni Chapter, Chicago, 111. New York Alumni Chapter, New York, N. Y. Schenectady Alumni Chapter, Schenectady, N. Y. Milwaukee Alumni Chapter, Milwaukee, Wis. St. Louis Alumni Chapter, St. Louis, Mo. FRATERNITIES £ mega JUmbtw LOCAL Organized October 2ist, 1908 Faculty Robert Y. Perry, Armour ’97 John C. Penn, Armour ’05 1916 Robert S. Adams John M. Byanskas Ellis S. Echlin C. Arnold Grasse Carl O. Haase 1917 Stuart R. Evans R. Lee Paskill Wilfred Haines Walter Wollaston Vernon E. Hupp Lawrence J. McHugh Franklin L. Pond Clifford C. Porter Alfred C. Wermuth Maurice L. Wilcox 1918 Everett R. Cole Stanley L. Evans Fred Kay Fries Ralph B. Houseman Ora M. Hullinger, Jr. Kenneth L. Hunt Henry King Thomas Kingsly Richard N. Mann Sigmund D. Nothelfer Byron Royce Kenneth M. Sabiston Clyde Senascal Harold H. Shotwell 1919 Derwood S. Chas Clarence B. Cla Arthur M. Grasse Albert J. Jensen Ray Joslyn James Alfred E. Maitre Leonard Neilson Morton W. Rogers J. McWilliams Stone Ralph R. Lake Kavana 206 Top Row: Adams, Paskill, Shotwell, Porter, Seniscal. Fourth Row: Houseman, Hullinger, King:, Nothelfer, Mann, Byanskas. Third Row: Royce, Wilcox, Echlin, G. A. Grasse, Sabiston, S. R. Evans, Hupp. Second Row: Wollaston, Lake, Clark, Cole, Jensen, Havana, Stone, Maitre. Bottom Row: Hunt, Joslyn, A. Grasse, Chase, Rogers. FRATERNITIES 20� FRATERNITIES £ tgma l appa SDelta ALPHA CHAPTER Organized September 20th, 1912 Faculty Members Stanley Dean, Armour 05 John J. Gilbert, Pennsylvania '06 1916 Wilbur H. Armacost Fred C. Armstrong Floyd T. Bower Bradley S. Carr Lawrence L. Edlund Chester F. 1917 John L. Broyles Gerald T. Dougherty Ralph H. Earle George M. Fritze Orren L. Hailey 1918 Herbert W. Puschel 1919 Henry B. Atherton James C. Peebles, Armour 04 William Smith, Cornell ’92 Leroy J. Enzler John K. Mowry Omar G. O’Grady Frederick P. Strauch Guy F. Wetzel Wright James D. Harvey W. Russell Owen Armin L. Schreiber Arnold H. Smith William P. Tronvig Paul A. Windesheim Edward J. Kilfoyle A. R. Edwards Frank S. Fisher Max H. Ford Arthur M. Gail Stennett C. Hulbert John B. O’Connell Howard PLEDGED Leroy O. Orahood George R. Peterson Charles R. Pomeroy Austin J. Rice Arthur C. Runzler W. J. Savoye . Wilson Top Row: Hailey, Fritze, Windesheim, Schreiber. Fourth Row: A. H. Smith, Dougherty, Wright, Mowry, Broyles. Third Row: O'Grady, Edlund, Carr, Enzler, Strauch, Armacost. Second Row: Peterson, Hulbert, Bower, Owen, Tronvig, Harvey. Bottom R(nv: Gail, O’Connell, Atherton, Ford, Edwards, Savoy. 212 213 CI.ASS SOCIETIES Beta |0tn Founded at University of Chicago, 1911 CHAPTER ROLL Alpha........................................................ University of Chicago Beta........................................................Northwestern University Gamma.................................................Armour Institute of Tech. Delta....................................... . University of Illinois Epsilon..........................................................University of Iowa Zeta......................................................... University of Michigan Eta...............................................................De Pauw University GAMMA CHAPTER Chartered March. 1913 FACULTY Nachman, ’03 Daniel Roesch, ’04 1916 Erwin Edelstein Roy Gopplesroeder James F. Hillock Charles J. Kucera Lincoln Luckow William D. Works 1917 E. Wallace Me Di arm id Arthur A. Oswald George B. Perlstein Leonard Peterson Hymen Shapiro Henry Wilkins John W. Baring Mathew E. Benesh Abraham Corman Fred C. Dierstein Bernard R. Kurzon Lorenz W. Mattern Robert F. Schreiner 1918 Albert Brown William Finkl James M. Flower Leslie Weiss Volney A. Kerr Kenneth A. Taylor Lewis E. Twery PLEDGED R. C. Van Sickel W. Sandroff H. Myerson 214 Top Row: Kinkle, Shapiro, Baring, Edelstein, Taylor, Mattern, Benesh. Middle Row: Wilkens, Oswald, Perlstein, Peterson, Schreiner, Kucera, Works, McDiannid. Hid tom Row: Kur .on, Hillock, Dierstein, Gopplesroeder, Luckow, Corman, Weiss. FRATERNITIES 217 FRATERNITIES 218 221 CLASS SOCIETIES £ pI)tnT OFFICERS Lawrence J. McHugh....................................... C. Lawrence Bolte................................Secretary and FACULTY MEMBER Dean L. C. Monin MEMBERS IN COLLEGE Fred C. Armstrong C. Lawrence Bolte Bradley S. Carr Arthur Katzinger Laurence King Lawrence J. McHugh Henry A. Rook L. E. Starkel F. P. Strauch J. E. Sullivan Chester F. Wright President Treasurer 222 Wright Sullivan Strauch McHugh King Rook Carr Bolte Starkel 224 CLASS SOCIETIES Cfie $onor “X” £ ocfetp The Honor A” Society was organized in the spring of 1914 by the active athletes. The fundamental idea back of the formation of the Society was that of bettering athletics in general at Armour, in that the organization would serve as an aid in bringing out material and would stimulate competition for places on the various teams. To get things started, a petition was submitted to the Executive Council, who O.K’d the idea at once, and authorized the “A men to carry out their plans accordingly. At the first meeting of the active athletes, a constitution was drawn up and officers elected. It would be too lengthy to include the entire constitution in this space, but a few of the articles given below will define the societies’ purpose. Article 2. Section 1. To serve as a working unit for all “A” men in dis- cussion of athletic questions. Section 2. To procure and preserve all records of Athletic Teams. Article 3. Section 1. Any student of Armour Institute of Technology who has won a letter in any of the three major sports; Baseball, Basketball, or Track, is eligible to membership. Article 5. Section 1. There shall be no regular meetings, except the annual banquet. Other meetings shall be called by the President. Article 7. Section 1. The emblem shall be a 14 K gold block A. with stars engraved as follows:—A star for every letter won. Letter won through Baseball shall be placed on the right side. Letter won through Basketball shall be placed on the left side. Letter won through Track shall be placed on each leg. One star for each captaincy on cross-bar. 225 potior “2L” £ octetp HONORARY MEMBERS John J. Sch’ommer Dr. H. B. Thomas MEMBERS IN COLLEGE Joseph E. Sullivan L. A. King O. M. Hullinger S. N. Abrams W. A lender A. S. Alter J. Broman H. A. Bruce F. J. Conway S. L. Evans K. V. Hall C. Hill P. R. Hockenberger O. M. Hullinger A. Katzinger President Secretary atid Treasurer Statistician V. A. Kerr L. A. King H. G. Mouat R. L. Paskill W. M. Sandroff A. L. Schreiber J. Sullivan K. A. Taylor J. Tierney W. T. Watt M. L. Wilcox S. B. Williams J. E. Sullivan L. A. King O. M. Hullinger 227 CLASS SOCIETIES Ct)e € l)r Organized November 16, 1911 1916 Samuel N. Abrams Harry S. Katz Sidney C. Finkelstein Samuel E. Sosna Benno B. Sostheim 1917 Edward Friedman Bertram Robechek William Hank an Nathan Steindler Myron L. Summerfield 1918 Raymond B. Anthony Herbert J. Goldsmith Joseph Simon 1919 Alexander S. LaZoris Herman J. Schwarz 230 185 Top Row: Steindler, Anthony, Abrams, Summerfield, Katz, Finkelstein, Hankan. Bottom Row: LaZoris, Simon, Goldsmith, Sosna, Friedman, Robechek, Schwarz, Scarab Founded at the University of Illinois, 1909 TEMPLES University of Illinois Washington University Armour Institute of Technology EDFOU TEMPLE Chartered 1915 FACULTY Earle H. Reed. Jr. SENIORS C. W. Farrier B. L. Roos E. R. Nielsen H. W. Vader H. L. Wallbrecht A. T. Newsom E. W. Mann JUNIORS A. N. Dryden H. G. Ingraham H. E. Maher K. A. Me Grew SOPHOMORES E. F. Quinn M. Davidson R. A. Chappell R. F. Koch S83 Back Row: Newsom, Dryden, McGrew, Maher, Ingraham, Wallbrecht. Front Row: Nielson, Vader, Farrier, Mann, Roos. CLASS SOCIETIES JOEI SULLUKIVANI This way, everybody. Step up a little closer, please, ladies and gentlemen. The price is just the same. Our specialty in this part of the circus is the celebrated Hawaiian prince, Joei Sullukivani. Watch him closely, please, ladies and gentlemen. He neither walks nor talks, but he crawls on his belly like a reptile. We have just received him from the Panama-Pacific Exposish and know that we all are honored by his presence. We all know how attractive he is; but do not move too close there ladies; give the men an equal chance to give him the Double O-H. Now, ladies and gentlemen, this well known article from the volcanic isle of Hawaii will endeavor to assist in a con- cert, in which he will play a few selections on his own Ukulele. This Ukulele is not of the Lyon Healy brand, but it is direct from the heart of Wai Ki Ki, where our so-called phenom be- witches the maidens in his wonderful under-the-sea ex- ploits and in his concerts, given while canoeing and surf-riding at this wonderful beach. Again I must say, not too close. Give him air; and I am sure that he will be still more popular on the inside. His costume is made from the skin of the moun- tain tiger that strolls on the lava in these volcanic re- gions. We have arranged for a sea-diving and shark- killing exhibition, in which Joei will show you his speed in the H;0 and also play a w a t e r basketball game against the five from Laku Forustu. In this pose he is illus- trating the way of saluting the ancient Hawaiian gods, and is not preparing to get his daily food. While in this country we must feed him on Tuna fish and pure bread (Schulze’s), butter and honey. He will also give instructions to the erstwhile Armour Sextette, '‘jazzy chords a la Ukulele.” Yes, madam, the show starts right away. 286 HUM OR I s Jj umor What crimes are perpetrated in thy name. What monstrosities and atroci- ties are permitted to masquerade under thy colors. What a cruel path is before you, innocent reader. Take heed before you fall. Take counsel from one who has your welfare at heart. Close this book before you have departed a raving maniac. If you persist and “enter blindly where angels fear to lead,” remember that this was not designed with intenton and thought out with premeditation. Remember that we have no purpose in wrecking your mentality, in blighting your mind. In your charity, think of this Effulgence of Influenza, not as a preordained plot toward the destruction of the human intellect, but rather as the raving of a diseased brain, the anguish of a lost soul. Now that we have satiated custom and satisfied tradition, which has demanded from time immemorial that all humorists must first excuse their humble efforts toward affecting the mildest witticisms, we will now take you into our confi- dence and tell you that this is the best “Humor Department” ever turned out “back of the yards.” You certainly elicit our heartfelt commiseration (how’s that?) if you have worried through these hundreds of pages of dull society reports, of homely “frat” houses, of sordid samples of syncopated society, and of unintelligible thesises on the “final solution of the serious scientific problem by the solar sextant method of solidifying soft soap.” Gentle reader—all readers are supposedly gentle, yet sometimes a humor editor comes in contact with the sterner element of the species, particularly during the twenty-four hours following Cycle Day—we continue, gentle reader— you have well earned this treat and we spread it before you with no qualms of conscience, knowing full well that anyone who has followed this far deserves all that’s coming to him (and he’ll get it) with our impalpable disserations, and hope that you will absolve our chimerical ratiocinations. 237 . ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni Association? Yes, we heard of one and, believe us, it has been one of our many hard trials to get some dope on this erstwhile crowd. This association, if any good, of course would be well known of before this time. At other colleges the usual procedure is to have a reunion week, known as the annual homecoming. At Armour we never had one, but it seems as though a few graduates of Armour College got together and had a banquet which later turned into a meeting. The Armour spirit was well shown here by the number present at this gathering. From the count taken, about twenty men have graduated from our school since the first graduation, in 189—. As would be expected, nobody knew anyone else at the meeting, and their talk was mainly whether the college was ever going to move to a new location. What did they care about that? We have tried our very best to look up some of the occupations of the graduates and find many interesting facts about these men who took engineering courses. Some are selling real estate; others selling hats, candy, coal, shoes, drugs, oil; while a few have become druggists. Eustace Vynne is selling hats for the Paramount Hat Works. Glen Clark is with Rothschild Co., in their underwear department. Ray Corning is on a homestead in British Columbia, contemplating on entering the European strug- gle in the Canadian ranks. F. G. Cooban is studying pharmacy at the University of Illinois. Spec Kiley is with the Willie Hills patent attorneys. Some occupations for engineers. We also have met others who play Satan at some of our classes at school. They at least stuck to engineering. This alumni crowd is surely patriotic to their Alma Mater; when they come back they receive their goat skin. Let us hope some of them get together and start a real homecoming, so as to have all the old boys show up. Officers for next year are: I. M Hassenpheffer, ’02, President. A. B. Guggenslacker, ’06, Vice-president. P. H. Divinity, ’10, Secretary. 0. U. Aluminot, ’98, Treasurer. What the treasurer is for we don’t know. Do you? HUMOR SULLIVAN Thesis: Detailed Construction of a Pipe to be Used for the Decom- bustion of'a Can of P.A. St. Ignatz School. 1912. Atted Nat Attcd; Tau Reta Phi; S.E.C.A.; Iota Coppa Few; Baseball 1913-4-5-6; Class Rush 1912-3; Chicago Medical Society 1915; Assistant Treasurer of Class 1913-4; Rooters’ Association Representative 1914-5; School Smoker Champion 1913-4-5-6; Sportsmen’s Club 1916. “Sully” is one of the few lazy Armour men. For years he has done little besides being in all athletics. As a student he was excep- tional. especially in Mathematics and Physics, where he received “A” marks throughout. His constructive ability, as shown on a memorable Circus Day, will help him in the civilized world. He was never elected to an office, though he was nominated for all of them. His absences and tardys were few and lived up to his “early to bed and early to rise rule. We wish him luck when he uses Hahn’s adroarea” in the bombardment of Ireland and Germany. MOUAT Thesis: A Study of the Fundamental Laws Concerning the Stretch- ing of Shorts to Make Long. John Worthy Academy, 1912. K.M.I.A.; Rastling Club; First Usher Armour Mission 1913-4-5-6; Armour Mission Baseball and Basketball 1913-4-5-6; Chief Clerk in Doc’s Office 1913-4-5-6; Glue and Glutar Club 1915. “Shorty” has done much toward helping athletics at school. For four years he has been on every squad and has not received his “A” in any branch. His 6 feet 6 inches of height offsets his 115 pounds, and handicaps him very much. When Broman leaves he will take “Shorty” along in his pocket and not notice the difference. We hoj e he fails after he leaves us, because he never showed us any stuff at Armour, and we expect that in five years he will be yelling “groceries” at the back doors. EDLUND Thesis: Construction of a Fire for Camp Fire Girls. International Correspondence School. 1912. Amgis Appak Ihp; Pi Beta Tau; President of Tiddly Winks Club 1915-6; Delegate to V.W.C.A. Convention 1915-6; Camp Fire Girls; Eleanor Club; School Booze Club; Chromic Smoker 1913- 4-5-6. “Doc” has not been a pious guy at studying, though he looks it. His experiences, as he tells them, arc very weird tales of wine, women, and song, and deem him powerless as a minister of the W.G.A. We expect him to be deacon of the little old church around the corner, and his bride to be a celebrated Camp Fire Whirl, of course. BROMAN Thesis: The Analysis of Several Types of Make Man” Tablets Used to Remove All Traces of Human Laziness. Bernar McFaddcn’s Physical School, 1912. K.M.I.A.; Cross Country Team 1914; President of Crokinole Club 1915-6; School Billiard Champion; Tennis Team; Member of Physiculturc Society. “Bro” is our little old White Hope,” and is not considered a regu- lar Armour Man” because most of them arc lazy and need more pep.” He is always starting something in any line and keeps others busy to keep step with him. He surprised several by attend- ing the Freshman dance at the Sherman Hotel, and we want to say that this positively will not happen again. His social atroci- ties arc known only to that extent, and we believe that as a physi- cal director he will prosper because of his activity. KATZINCER Thesis: An Experimental Test to Find the Stresses and Strains in a New Golf Club Produced in Hooking and Slicing. Shattuck’s School of Architecture. Xniphs; E.M.I.A.; Business Manager of the Suffrage Review 1915-6; Chess and Checker Club 1913-4-5-6; Poker Club 1915-6; Chief Scorer Bowling Club 1913-4-5-6; Plank of Athletic Rule 1913-4-5-6. “Katz” might be good looking and very athletic, but for four years we have tried our best to have him go out for the teams at Armour, but to no avail. His mascot has kept him abreast of the social cranks at school. One thing that we would have liked to have seen Katz do. was to catch the greased pig on the Circus Day. As a golf bug. we hope lie will steadily improve until he is able to win the National title. 242 McHUGH Thesis: A Calibration of the Aldermanic Influence in the City of Chicago. Kent College of Law, 1912. Adbmal Agemo; Clau Rcti Phi; Xniphs; S.E.C.A.; Editor-in-Chief of the Literary Digesto 1913-6; Editor-in-Chief of the Suffrage Review 1915-6; Muraging Editor of the Bulcromo 1913-4; Basket- ball 1913-4; Class Rush 1912; President of the Boluzics Club. Little Mac” is one of the few Armour men who do very little, and is always seen around. His dancing at the class dances has im- proved with the aid of the watchful steps of Xothelfer. erstwhile Master Castle. Though we have seen or heard very little about Mac, we predict a rosy future for him as assistant editor of his lodge’s quarterly review. BOLTE Clue High School, 1912. Thesis: Manufacture of Cellubotcs and Cutthrotes. Amgis Appak Ihp; Xniphs; Glue and Findopin Club 1913-4-5-6; Track 1914-5-6; Editor-in-Chief of the Bulcromo 1914-5; Wrist Watch Club. Larry” has shown us how to make the Bulcromo fail and we hope he will find out how to bring back the old dog. He surpassed all records for shot-putting while on the track team, and practiced putting (away) gloe sins at the Drexel Cafe. Some day we will have to step on his dignified face to let him know where lie stands in the Armour world. Though his name puts him in the Mechani- cal line, it seems that he will enter the Chemical engineering world, and his first position will be purifying the water used at the I. X.G. reservation. WALLBRECHT Thesis: A Book Entitled “How to Act on All Occasions.” Madame V’s School of Duties. 1912. Atled l at Atled; Baracs: Iota Phela Thi; Reileta; Cold Super Grand Opera 1915; Guest of the Miss Laura Lean Ishkaibibby 1915-6; Prom. Leader of Iota Iota Fut Formal and many others 1913-4-5-6. Red” is one of the boys who has used the advantages of his ugli- ness for four years. He might get by luckily, but we arc not sure. His preparation for one of his occasional dinner dance visits with the Cudahys, Armours, etc., is watched by the men at school with much pleasure. As a leader he is unsurpassed. Though coming from the back woods of Michigan, he says he has adapted himself to the society of Chicago, and thinks he will stay here after gradu- ation. Give us a chance. Red.” He is envied as an architect by all his classmates because of his many first mentions received. WILCOX Thesis: The Calibration Curve of the Advantages of Being the Son of a Professor. Pontiac Obliteration School, 1912. Abdmal Agemo; Pi Beta Tau: E.M.I.A.: Track Team 1914-5; Bas- ketball Squad 1913-4-5-6; School Tennis and Golf Bug 1913-4-5-6; Champion Motorcyclist 1915-6. Mossy” is one of the star flunkers of the Pie Bates and when he could not pass in his subjects he tried basketball, but had to take it over twice, and in his Junior year received an “A” in it. They say that at one time he played baseball, but we have got to see it. His principal diversion is slapping defeats on his Dad on the golf links, and sleeping. To assist in his sleeping he bought a motor- bike. and now he gets up at 8:20 for an S:30. He is thinking of assisting in the experiments in the physics lecture room; he surely is needed. His dancing is a favorite imitation of the erstwhile Xothelfer. ROOK American Correspondence School, 1912. Amgis Appak Ihp; Pi Beta Tau; Xniphs: S.E.C.A.: Class 1 rack 1913-4-5-6: Class Meetings 1913-4-5-6; Glue and Bombar Club; Business Manager of the Literary Digesto 1915-6; Assistant Editor- in-Chief of the Suffrage Review 1915-6; Assistant Treasurer of Class 1915-6. Lucky for Rook that he was not born near the ocean with the sea. (Mystery). He has dogged the heels of McHugh for the past two years in search of ads., etc. As a student he is rotten, and if Joe Sullivan had associated with him in his studies, he would hate to look at his record. We wish Rook the best of misfortune in the Civil Engineering world, but believe that he needs a little more experience as a draftsman. 243 HUMOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS To finish the Mechanical Engineering course at Ar- mour is to achieve the infinite. After finishing the course it may be said, without fear of contradiction, that the irresistible force’ has moved the immovable body. For it is without doubt the Mechanical Engineers are irresistible. They are the most overworked body of young men in the universe, and the responsibilities which they must assume are appalling. Yet over it all they retain smiling and happy faces, for they know that when they graduate the plumbers’ union will receive them with open arms. They know that they can forget what they have learned and become bank presidents or professors, and if worst comes to worst they can pawn their watches and start a rival engineering school. Still, over it all there is a tinge of sadness, of tragedy, for two-thirds of all the Mechanical Engineers, after receiving their diplomas for four years of nerve-racking, oul-killing work, soon waste away and die. There is a place in Heaven for them. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS The next exhibit, ladies and gentlemen, is the Elec- trical Engineers. See their intelligent faces; note their self-assuring walk and their patronizing conversation. They know that they have picked out a snap course, and by pulling wires they can easily finish it in four years. Their greatest joy in life is to complain of overwork and to debate on the inferiority of the other courses. After they finish their Sophomore year, the electricals have absolutely nothing to do; consequently, they loaf about the school, bothering the other students with their foolish and silly questions. Of course, there are exceptions, but they are exceptional. They claim that electricity has to do with intangible forces, but the electricals are not intangible; they are painfully apparent. As an afterword, let us say that if we have hurt anyone’s feelings in the above, we beg their pardons and refer them to the apology on the front page of this sec- tion. THE CIVIL ENGINEERS The Civil Engineers are a jolly bunch of Italians. When they first enter “Old Armour” they are so clannish that they even have to spend the first summer together at summer camp, but by reaching the Senior year they don’t even speak to each other in passing on the street. After graduation the Civil Engineers are thoroughly equipped to design bridges or dig sewers, working at whichever one pays them the most money. Generally, they follow the latter line of work, because it is more in demand and requires less talent. Nearly all of the Civils claim to be bridge designers, but we know for a fact that most of them could not even design the bridge that is found under a pool table. After they graduate they give up the foolish notion that they ever studied Civil Engineering and settle down to good, hard work in some pool room. Most of them die young, and the jails are full of Civil Engineers. 244 THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS The Chemical Engineers are a motley crowd. They do the dirty work of the school. Like the Architects, you can always tell a Chemical Engineer by his clothes or by his lack of clothes. After a few months in the Armour “lab,” the chemical resembles the leopard, whose spots are copied by acid burns. But we will do the chemicals justice; one would never dream that a cigarette adver- tisement dancing around with the calendar girl at the Blackstone is a chemical after school hours. Very likely it isn’t, but it is possible. Most of the inspection trips made by the chemicals are visits to the great breweries, and without doubt this is the fascination of the chemical course at Armour. Most of the chemicals are weak physically, but this is because they so seldom breathe air. However, six days a week in a foul-smelling, pungent laboratory would kill almost anything but a chemical. In spite of all the abuse that is heaped upon them, the chemicals are a bunch of good fellows, and if you don’t believe it, make a noise like an empty glass and you will soon find out. THE FIRE PROTECS. Another modest but overworked group of gentlemen is the Fire Protecs.” Not content with mere school hours, they rush down town and work all night at the “underwear lab.” Then they dash home again, prepare their next day’s work and begin the grind all over again. They never eat nor sleep, and if you don’t believe it, just look at them. We know that they are hard workers, because several of them have personally told us so. In regard to the line of work that they are pursuing, very little is known. The name seems to indicate that they protect fires, but if this is so, why do they make such an important course of pipe-fitting and plumbing? We can- not answer this, but we can refer you to some intelligent street cleaner or bartender, who probably knows all about Fire Protection Engineering. After a Fire Protec receives his degree, he immediately proceeds to live down his evil reputation, and he invariably succeeds. THE ARCHITECTS The Architects are the social elite of the school; they are the Beau Brummels of Armour. Without them the college would be like an uncut diamond, a diamond in the rough. However, the polish lent by the Architects is not even skin-deep—merely clothes-deep. You can always tell an Architect by his clothes. Whenever you see a figure clothed in the latest style of young men’s exterior adorn- ment, the last word of an artist tailor, do not hesitate to throw a brick at it, for it is merely an Architect, and he will not pursue you. We understand that all of the Architects are known personally to the head waiters of •the best cafes, etc. This is explained by the fact that most of the Architects used to be head waiters themselves and are not, therefore, averse to speaking to their former friends. However, let the above suffice; most of the Archi- tects are human, and it cannot be doubted that they are a credit to the school. 245 THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS We wish to extend our profuse thanks to the elevator boy for reminding us that we nearly overlooked the indus- trial artists. We don’t know whether to use singular or plural here, but we will take a chance with the latter. There is very little known about them, but we imagine that they are rather chummy with the architects. The above punctuation marks represent a period of eight days. During this time we tried to find a member of the Industrial Arts course, but the search was fruitless. One might just as well try to find some school spirit at Armour. Doc Gunsaulus must have abolished them along with football and bicycle racing. A farmer in a chemical laboratory strayed, ’Tis true but sad to tell— He mixed some glycerine with NO- And it blew the J-2-L. “You don’t make very good music with that instrument,” said the bystander to Strauch, with the bass drum, as the Armour band ceased to play. “No,” admitted Strauch, the pounder of the drum, “I know I don’t; but I drown a heap of bad music.” King: “I intend to get married just as soon as I find one woman who is my exact opposite.” Strauch: “Good. I will introduce you to a handsome, intelligent and rich young lady friend of mine this evening.” 246 BASEBALL The baseball team again started a year with the task of retaining the conference title which they won last year. “Long John,” our famous coach, called out the vet- erans and recruits at the start of the season. A petition was circulated around to give the erstwhile pill-sluggers a real training trip to Palm Beach, with a cabaret all the way. This unanimous petition reached the Dean’s office. Nuff said—no trip. Under the leadership of Archie Mease, this year’s captain, our boys displayed the same old pep, and another championship was predicted. The veterans, Goorsky, Hanchette, Perlstein and Rook, became over-confident and lazy. Along came Recruits Hall and Conway. Soon we heard the well known play, Conway to Hall to Burns. The race for the banner started, and in the end the championship depended on the final game with Pond Woods. The crucial moment came in the ninth inning with two men out and two men on base. Conway came up and could not find his own bat, and so, with the old harrowed bat, he only hit the first ball pitched, he only hit the Mission door. The cup was ours, and from its looks we think it was used for a few tall ones—yes, it was Canal 9. BASKETBALL Our basketball season for this year was the most lamentable, for several reasons. The championships for the last five years have been won by Armour, and now the “Little Five” is called “Armour’s Five.” This year we had plenty of material, in Miller, Chappel, Katz, Northelfer, Rice, Hankin and Schreiner. All of these men have made several “A’s” at Armour and another championship was assured. These candidates practiced strenuously and on this account they were in first-class condition when the season began. At this stage of the championship they defeated Fox, Yarmouth and Pond Woods in succession. Then they fixed our hopes when Schreiner and Hankin were injured in the chemical lab.; Northelfer signed a contract to appear as Aunie Wrennington’s dancing partner in the “Follies”; Rice dropped out of school to start his career as a fireman, while Miller and Chappel joined the life class at the Art Institute. Good night, nurse, the “Chief” got the “Red,” and you know the rest—a tie with Pond’s Woods for the last place in the spurt for the banner. 247 HUMOR TRACK The track team of this year represented oyr usual hot-dog aggregation. At a meeting of the board of trustees, seven demons were elected to represent old Armour. The athletes were H. E. Smith and H. Bland in the sprints. Prochaska and Goorskey in the middle distances; Friedman in the mile, and Burda and Haines in the field events. Alter, much against his will, made the eighth member of the team, being forced to try out by the order of the Deans. Coach Sherger started his men right out at the beginning of the season by having them chase the “Flames” up and down Michigan Avenue. Workouts every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings were held at the Fox Trot Club to get the boys in the so-called pink of condition state. They were that, all right, especially one part of their physogue. The first meet of the season was an overwhelming victory, the victims being the Hard Egg Athletic Club of Vaporville. The next meeting was a different story, as the Varsity was defeated by the Midville Sunday School. This took the “pop” out of the boys and everyone of them quit; consequently we do not have to write any more. I suppose you think we are sorry. CHESS AND CHECKER CLUB The Chess and Checker Club started this year without its famous president, Mr. Schwarz, the erstwhile Armour chess and checker bug. This club has not been heard of North, with the exception of Schwarze's exploits, but we attended their last meet- ing to get some of their history, as it were. Pinstein showed us how, in a powa, he gave a King for a Queen and then some- body copped the Queen. Tough luck, old top. Pimstein is now the club champion at chess, while Prochaska is the checker champion. We saw the final match for the chess championship between Pinstein and L. McHugh, who, in his wild moments, edits a few or two. Pinstein played a Ruy Lopez and Mac tried to stop him with an El Rai Tan. It simply was a retreat, probably because a Lopez cist two bits and you can get three Rai Tans for that price. No chance to beat him, Mac. These games were very interesting, and we have inserted on the next page a few problems for you to solve. Mac had the white and Pimstein the black. Officers Next Year Prochaska.....................................President Nothelfer.......................................Vice-President Porto.........................................Secretary and Treasurer 248 Although every one knows that there are more fraternities to the square inch at Armour than at any other fraternity infested school in America, and although it is just about as much honor to be a fraternity man at Armour as it is to be a member of the human race, we take pleasure in introducing to you the members of Pi Beta Tau. This fraternity is so secret in its organization that not until recently has it adopted the policy of appearing in the more important and exclusive year books of American colleges, such as the Super-Cycle. This powerful organization is composed of seven chapters and each chapter of seven men, because of which custom this frater- nity is sometimes known as the “Mystical Seven.” Although the details and workings of this association will ever be maintained with deathlike secrecy, the motto has been made public. It reads: “Pretty Bum Tanks,” and it has often been aptly illustrated. The awesome ambition to be a “Pie-Bate” arises in the heart of every college youth, but few ever attain that overwhelming distinction. The membership is based on talent and physical beauty, which of course leaves out all of the faculty members. The pin is never exposed, but is always worn on the underwear, and most of all, the name, Pi Beta Tau, is never spoken above a whisper. 240 AN INTERVIEW WITH THE INVENTOR OF THE ATOMIZER wonders of the human intellect, of the powers of the brain by which a frail human can, with a simple contrivance weighing less than a pound, actually put this old planet of ours on the weighing scales and determine its mass, e’en though it be millions of tons. As I stated, the magnitude of this assignment nearly “floored” me, but, gathering courage, I set out for his abode. I was met at the door by a shrewd looking member of the opposite sex—I advisedly omit the “gentler.” After estimating my negotiable value to the last fraction of a pennyweight, she icily informed me that the “upper third floor back was not for rent.” Somewhat abashed at this estimation of my financial worth, I let her know that my mission was not to rent rooms, but to see the honorable “Atomizician.” “But he has left,” she replied. “No, I think not,” I ventured. “Yes, there is some of his magic stuff which I keep for my board bill. These magicians are-----” “I didn’t say ‘magician!’ ‘Atomizician!’ Atomizer! Is it possible you do not know the meaning of this term? Please let me see Harold Bruce.” They say that true genius is characterized by extreme simplicity, and only the shammers “put on the dog.” If such be true, here was a genius of the first order. In this laboratory there was no complicated array of test tubes, retorts, crucibles, transformers, etc., which are generally associated in our minds with all great scientists. This home of genius was a model of simplicity. On the table in the center of the room was a leather-covered sphere, evidently a model of our own terra-firma, which he had just recently placed on the scales of his atomic balance. In a corner of the room was a simple lever, rounded to a tapering handle. On the walls were numerous likenesses of men in bloomer trousers, swinging these levers at the leather-covered spheres. The meaning of this strange performance was a puzzle to me for a time. I could not quite grasp the idea of striking the earth with a lever, but my slow, unimaginative brain, after labor, came to a satisfactory conclusion. This man was testing the levers for the center of percussion. A rather novel method, I thought, but surely effective. And now for the “Atomizician” himself. His garb was simple, a black knit sweater coat with a large gold “A” emblazoned on the front. My brain was working faster now and I immediately saw the connection, “A,” atomizer. The learned scientist treated me in a most cordial manner, but somewhat abruptly, “How’s the boy?” If it Being in need of “copy,” the managing editor gave me this annoying assignment: “Go out and interview Har- old Bruce, the inventor of the Atomizer.” This astound- ing assignment puzzled me for a moment, for, as you know, the fame of H. Bruce, C. Q.D., Q.E.D., S.O.S., B.V. D. , C.O.D., had spread world- wide. He had just recently evolved in his mind an in- strument known as the “Ato- mizer,” by means of which he has been able to weigh the earth. Think of the HUMOR were anybody else, I would have resented this as a reflection on my maturity, but in this case I decided to pass it up, and replied, “Quite well, thank you. How are you?” “Sick in bed,” he replied. “I’ve got lumbago of the brain.” This unfortunate predica- ment certainly elicited my sympathy, and I proceeded to tell him so in rather eloquent words, if I do say so myself. I was cut short by the curt reply, “Quit yer kiddin’.” I assured the professor that I had no such intention and, to avoid a dispute, I thought it best to proceed at once to my delicate assignment. Before I could recall the first question of my carefully planned interview, I was puzzled by the query, “Have you got the ‘makin’s?” I was speechless for a moment or two, but finally stammered, “I believe I have the makings of a literary genius, if this is the profession to which you refer.” I could see that this answer did not wholly satisfy my subject, who went through some queer antics of tapping the base of his cerebellum and emitting a low, hollow sound through his mouth, occasionally remarking that there was no one at home, although the house seemed well populated. I could not account for this strange action, but I have heard that all of the really great are just a little eccentric. I decided to pass this up, and put to him the first question of my interview. “And now, Mr. Bruce, would you be good enough to tell me how you came to make this wonderful discovery?” “Which one?” he queried. “Why, your noted one,” I answered. This seemed to please him, as he invited me to “wear out a chair,” and stated as follows: “Well, you see, I saw this bird had speed to burn, and the old pill was breezin’ by the place at sixty mile an hour.” I assured him that I could readily perceive the difficulties he must have encountered in taking his measurements when the earth was revolving so rapidly; but he did not seem to mind my interrupton, continuing right on in his allegorical account, which I am sure will greatly interest you. Our men first went up to the plate, hung the stick on their shoulder and just hoped for free transportation—no chance of connecting. If they did git on, they died in their tracks—couldn’t even sacrifice ’em in.” I was astounded at this statement, as I had not been aware that there had been any casualties attending the discovery. I wondered why this fact had not come out before, but I attributed it to the strict censorship regarding all details, and thought best not to again interrupt the inventor. But the thought of these heroic souls dying in the tracks unnerved me, and I almost fainted. 251 Hl.’MOR The “Atomazician” seemed to treat this morbid subject as an everyday occurrence and continued with his narration: “I goes up to John and I says, ‘That bird’s got some wing; we’ve got to wait him out.’ ” This cunning subterfuge quite fascinated me. The idea of using a bird in weighing the earth seemed so original. I suppose he attached one end of the atomizer to the bird’s body and fastened the other end to the earth, much as a spring balance. Surely a novel idea! The bird was so fleet of wing that the only method they had of capturing it was to wait until it was tired out. Again I was about to give voice to my feelings of admiration, but something told me to control myself, and the inventor continued: “So we just went up there with a stick and a prayer, and let him shoot ’em at us. A few of us flied up, but no one could connect.” Ah! The plot thickens. For the benefit of my readers, I will have to explain that when excited the Hon. “Atomazician” forgets his rules of English. He means “flew up,” but this mistake must be attributed to the stress under which he was working. A few of his assistants flew up, presumably in aeroplanes, to give battle to this bird of prey. It must have been an eagle! I had already looked upon inventors as a most unromantic, mathematical lot, but here was an inventive genius, and how my romantic blood boiled! Think of it! Man going up in wings to conquer a bird of prey, to harness and use it as an instrument in weighing the mighty universe. “Along about the eighth (the eighth of November, I believe, all of the experiments were made in that month) I saw that he was beginning to slow up, and so I shouted to the bench, ‘Come on, fellows, the old bird’s losing his pepper. We’ve got him now.’ ” This account so thrilled me that I could contain myself no longer, but shouted, “Why didn’t you use salt to catch him? That’s better than pepper to put on his tail.” For the complete account of this epoch-making invention, I must refer my readers to the current technical journals. It seems that my reminding him of his mistake temporarily unbalanced his mind, as he began acting violently. I have entirely re- covered, however, but naturally am not able to give a complete account of the invention. 252 WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ARMOUR IF: Rice lost his smile? King went to one of our dances? Wollaston flunked in a subject? Tierney lost a leg? Maguire stopped golfing? Cowles finished Electrical Measurements? Starkel moved from Wilmette? Roberts didn’t have the “Red”? Foschinbaur became conscientious? Conway bought his own baseball bat? Andre advocated class dances and banquets? Ingraham lost his “Jaaz Music” ablity? Tronvig did not welcome work? Burns got a haircut? Kula failed to get the CalC.? Bruce’s famous atomizer weighed the earth? Mellor lost his Caruso voice? Summerfield got thin? Hockenberger had a morning class? Bland had a dirty collar? LeVally could not sing? Carr was a dead one? “Red” Wallbrecht bought a silk hat? Morse lost his dry wit? Rook took a good picture? McHugh put out a good edition of the Engineer? Schulze ate his own bread? Mann wasn’t a crepehanger? Hall parted company with Conway? Wilcox missed a dance? Byanskas didn’t “Play at our dances.” One could argue with Grasse? Hanchette left school to attend Columbia? Katzinger altered and became an athlete? Strauch laughed at his own jokes? Marvin didn’t smoke his pipe between classes? Stew Miller quit chewing tobacco? Vernon Castle could see Nothelfer dance? Mease got a divorce from Goorskey? 253 HUMOR THE LURE OF ARMOUR - As I was sitting in my hammock (all alone) one beautiful eve. last summer, I saw the moon begin to rise above the treetops. The beauty of the scene and the “speed” of that home town of mine ’way down in Indiana inspired me. I began to rehearse my one year just past, spent at gay old Armour, when low and behold! something told me I was a poet. Being very superstitious, I picked up my old Chem. notebook (now being used by my sister for kitchen receipts) and began to write. I wrote as if something was calling to hasten away the summer months, and this is what was calling: In an old Northside beer garden, lookin’ raptly o’er a stein, I can see myself a-sittin’, a-tryin’ to make things shine; For the wind is from the lakeside, and the fox-trot belles seem to say, Come you back, you damphool student, come you back to old Broadway. Come you back to old Broadway, where the bathing beaches lay— Can’t you hear the motors chuggin’ from the park to old Broadway? On the road to old Broadway, where the Federal Leaguers play, And the “L” comes past like thunder out Edgewater, ’cross the way; Ship me somewhere east of Oak Park, where the ground don’t never burst. Where there ain’t no jitney buses, and the town ain’t run by Hearst. For Chicago’s voice is callin’, and it’s there that I would be— In an old Northside beer garden, where they’ve got something to see. In Memoriam. P. S.—Merely small-town stuff. 254 HUMOR GOLF REVIEW There’s no golf for Christmas morning, When the course is white with snow; But there’s heaps of fun in talking Of the scores of long ago. They all wore their knickerbockers, Of course, with their variegated hose; And where they got their patterns For their jackets, no one knows. Their hats were green, their shirts were blue, Their necks were red, and all Because they had gone outdoors to chase Around and hit a ball. We recall when Reid was stymied, Where Smith holes a mashie shot; All the luck that came to Smarty, All our skill where luck was not. And the alibis, fast falling, Rise up always with a wail, Lend a sad, yet piquant, interest To the never-failing tale. So it was; Krathwohl's lamenting All his luck that went astray— Broken driver, spoon, and mashie— Swept his championship hopes away. Even Wilcox hastes to tell us How he failed at Jackson Park— Not his game, but auto honking— Lost that championship in the dark. There are birds, too, fond of singing O’er the green bunker and tree; And they sing whene'er there’s putting— They have done it unto me. Temperament is naught to me, For it I care scarce a straw— Give me one more chance at Charlie; Oh, please—give me Leigh in the draw. (Continued) 255 GOLF REVIEW.—Continued Then the kindly laddy tells us Of the imp whose name is freak, Breaking laws of mud mechanics, Bounced his ball into the creek. From old King we hear a sighing. Just one strange, mysterious lie, Never seen before or after, Kept that last hole from a tie.” Yes, it’s sad; bad luck pursued them, Stymmie, long grass, rotten lie— Every man save “Short” Maguire Has a useful alibi. — . B. M., ’17. FOLLIES OF 1915 Professor Leigh’s removing mud from his ball when on a putting green. “Pussy Foot” plays an awful game of golf. One day he visited the Chicago Golf Club, and after an especially miserable showing of inaptness, he hung down his driver in disgust. “Caddy,” he said, addressing the youth that stood silently alongside, “that was awful, wasn’t it?” “Pretty bad, sir,” stated the youth. “I freely confess that I am the worst golfer in the world,” continued Pussy. “Oh, I wouldn’t say that, sir,” said the caddy soothingly. “Did you ever see a worse player than I am.” “No, sir, I never did,” confessed the boy truthfully. “But some of the other boys were telling me yesterday of a fellow who must be a worse player than you are. They said that his name was Krathwohl.” HUMOR A MO(U)RNING IN ENGLISH Time: Any Monday or Wednesday at 9:30. Place: Professor Cooper’s English class room A. Enter herald announcing arrival of prexy. “Nix on the rough stuff, bunch, here comes his ‘nibs.’ ” Enter Professor Cooper, who proceeds at once to calling the roll, after which the real plot begins. Prof. Cooper: “And now, Mr. Jones, what is the theme of Beowulf?” Mr. J. looks blankly into space for some minutes, shifts uneasily in his seat and finally a brilliant idea arrives. “Well, Professor, I turned that theme in, but I did not get it back for correction.” Business of registering vivid expressions of merriments by the rest of the class. Prof. C.: “Very unfortunate, Mr. Jones, very unfortunate. I must have filed that masterpiece away with my collection of Shakespeare’s manuscripts, mistaking it for one of the ‘Bard’s.’ And now, gentlemen, we will turn to our study of poetry. As you young gentlemen all know well, the Greek trochee is derived from the African version of the dactylic pentameter of the early Hindu. And now, Mr. Jones, perhaps you are better acquainted with the art of rhyme. What is the difference between the ‘end stop’ as distinguished from the ‘run on’ type of poetry?” Mr. Jones mumbled something to the effect that the question was a little twisted and that an “end run” wasn’t good football on a muddy field, but that the “end stop” was a new one on him and he’d fall for the joke. Business of more laughing and more study of the art of expressing one’s self in type. THE ABUSE OF POWER (A la Shakespeare.) 0, it is excellent To have a Prof.’s strength: But tyrannous To use it as a Prof. Be merry, friend, and take not hard to mind, Nor fill thy heart with wretched quiz’s sorrow; To Profs, be humble, to thy friend be kind, And with thy neighbor gladly lend and borrow— He “crammed” last night—it may be you tomorrow. “Pa” Phillips: “Now, Newman, you may go to the board.” “Buck,” with a heavy heart and laging spirit, accomplishes this fateful journey, expecting at every step to be met by “Pa’s” broadside: “Given earth at a uniform slope behind a retaining wall, to determine, well, to determine everything, from the latest message from Mars to the equation of the fourth dimension.” Meekly and plead- ingly, like an unshorn lamb about to be converted into mutton, Newman looks up at the executioner, who, beneath a cold exterior, has a really warm interior (no, he does not drink bugjuice, he wears flannels). Seeing the despair of the poor vassal, he takes pity and decides to end the misery at once by ordering the culprit to “construct the auxiliary figure of the ellipse of stress for earth. Enough, mild reader, this is no place for merriment! Bow your head and bend your knee! Even now they are remov- ing the last earthly semblages of this once promising student. P. S.—Title: “A Tragedy in ‘Earthworks.’” L 257 HUMOR I remember, I remember When bustles were in style; When men dyed their mustaches, And greased their hair with “ile.” I remember mohair sofas, And flowers made of wax, And tables topped with marble, And rakish two-wheeled hacks. I remember those plush albums That, when brought into play, Were better than a bailiff To drive ones’ guests away. And I remember, further— Listen, this is a treat— When the humor of this Cycle Was impossible to beat. Schulze: “We were out in the machine yesterday.” Burns: “Yes?” Schulze: “Came to a wide stream we could not ford.” Burns: “No bridge?” Schulze: “No.” Burns: “Well, what did you do?” Schulze: “Just sat there and thought it over.” Goorskey: “Good news, Mease, we aren't going to have chem. breakage bills any longer.” Mease: “Why not?” Goorskey: “Because they’re long enough now.” Simpson: “I think I’m quite a musician.” Mouat: “You ought to be with Wagner.” Simpson: “Why, he’s dead.” Mouat: “I know it” Evans: “I am going to have a swell feed in the room tonight.” ---------: “I’ll be there.” Evans: “All right; loan me a quarter to buy some cookies. You get some milk and cheese and we’ll have a rarebit.” HUMOR There is a man at Armour with a neck fifty inches long, And every note, if he could sing, would sound like half a song. I bet his food tastes good to him—like eating in a dream— There’s a dollar’s worth of pleasure in a jitney’s worth of cream. When something happens far away, he needn’t be right in it, For he can stretch his rubber neck and see it in a minute. But the poor young man has troubles when he goes to see a show— He must see it from the gallery, and pay to sit below. A MOMENT TO REMEMBER It was the proudest moment of her life. Not that she had gone through her exams with great credit, and not because she had been complimented by her instructors for improve- ment in scholarship. The cause of her pride was far removed from any such thing as a triumph won through attention to her studies. Nor was she jubilant because of the receipt of money from home. Nobody, so far as she knew, had ever expressed the opinion that she was the most beautiful girl in the fashionable college for young ladies (name given on request), and she had won no praise for generosity, for graciousness or for exhibiting unusual talent of any kind. Yet it was the proudest moment of her life. It was Sunday morning. Nearly 3,000 girls were assembled in chapel, and beside her sat Spike Mellor, whom she had persuaded to attend the services. He had offered fifty-eight excuses, all of which she had considered trivial. He had coaxed and he had begged, but to no purpose. There he sat behind her. He would have been glad to give his teeth for the privilege of being sixty-eight miles away and safe in the dormitory where he belonged. Three thousand girls were twisting and stretching their necks because he was where he was. Six thousand eyes were looking holes into his shriveled and despicable soul. He felt himself to be the most abject thing alive. You have dreamed that disturbing dream in which you find yourself deprived of your clothes and thrust suddenly in front of a vast crowd of people. You remember the agony of it. Well, Spike felt just like that. He was the only male person in the vast auditorium. And she had him. It was the proudest moment of her life. 259 MIND AND MATTER “It's better to be up and doing than to be down and done.”—Prof. Simp. P. J. McGrath made up in will power what he lacked in muscle. Undaunted by repeated failures, he made up his mighty mind to take a course in physical training and thus train his body to carry out this thing which his will had resolved on. The first week he spent four hours a day running up and down stairs, three steps at a time to strengthen the muscles of his legs. The next week, to make his back strong, he took daily ten-mile walks bearing a keg of root-beer on his shoulders. In order to toughen the muscles of his arms and chest, he spent the third week on his hands and toes, raising and lowering himself from and to the floor, stopping only for meals and a rapid survey of the evening paper. The fourth and last week he devoted to the muscles of his hands. Nine thousand times a day he violently opened them and shut them again, at the same time develop- ing his neck by craning his head forward and back twice a second. At last he felt ready for the great test. Eureka! That night he buttoned the Piccadilly collar of his full-dress suit without assist- ance. THE BLUFF The man who bluffs his way along may flourish for awhile; His line of credit may be strong and he may live in style; But let him not puff up with pride, for some day, after all, The bluffer will hand out a bluff that is to cause his fall; His bluff some better bluffer still will be disposed to call. 260 It was on the way home from one of those memorable “Armour” dances, and they were standing on the “L” platform waiting for an Evanston train. Eventually one came along in which standing room was at a decidedly high premium, as it usually is. “Do you think that we can squeeze in this crowded car?” asked the polite but timid Ralph Earl to his fair feminine friend. “Maybe, Ralph,” replied the ‘sweet young thing “but don’t you think we had better wait until we get home?” THE MADNESS OF “HAMLET” Prof. Smart, at a dinner in Oak Park, contributed a story touching the old ques- tion of the sanity of “Hamlet.” “One morning in the West,” he said, “I met an old scholar of mine from Armour, and in the course of the conversation I asked him where he had been the night before.” “ ‘I went,’ my young friend replied, ‘to see So-and-So’s Hamlet.” ’ “Did you?” said I. “Tell me, do you think ‘Hamlet’ was mad?” “ ‘I certainly do,’ said he. ‘There wasn’t a hundred dollars in the house.’ ” “LUCK” Dean Monin’s definition of luck is this: Luck is “Getting up at six o’clock in-” and so on. We all know the rest, so it will not be repeated here. A much more popular definition is this: “Luck is having nothing but a fork when there is nothing but soup to be eaten.” Which reminds us, the president of this Junior class is also the humor editor of this edition. Aren’t some people good in all kinds of places, though? Prof. Finnegan, while lecturing on daily water-load curves, spoke of the peak on Monday, due to the so-called wash-day. Roberts expostulated, “How about the little old peak on Saturday night?” 201 BEE® HUMOR DO £ttMSrfAS f i Sa o v ler Jam s ts ats v aa jr fi sf COfsv r vG AS OA £r ' £T?A 4. Y M' A . 7V4 iT r y4i COf-rf S IYho M JLA OO T £ G r ovA r r n o ? r Oo� ' - S7- r r SSA - W + 4.1. So - £r rA A re r rr sr JOE SULLIVANS ; — BUFFET Jt- v 9AX EXTRA DUKANTWINS — ELECTION- mayor or Quincy r €m - - choicc ' 0 WTV, Wt-L f VOC f Va ■4AM )£F i£ 262 DISCOVERY (Freshman Essay.) The science of discovery was discovered by a guy named Adam. He discovered an apple, but found that it was a lemon. His progeny have been picking lemons ever since. Job discovered a great many things, but we have no space to enumerate them. Besides, Job was so busy scratching that he had no time to put them in pamphlet form. Noah discovered rain. At least, he was the first man in history who knew enough to come in out of the wet. Joshua discovered that it pays to advertise. He sent out a lot of solicitors to blow their horns, and straightway a whole city fell for it. Nero discovered the power of music. He played one tune and Rome burned up. If he were to try it today, Rome would burn up again. Columbus discovered America and died in jail. A lot of monuments were erected in his honor a few hundred years later, but Chris did not appreciate them. He would have preferred a few plates of ham and eggs. Some men are never satisfied. We see from the above data that a discoverer never gets his just deserts. If such were the case, what would happen to the discoverers of wrestling, six-day racing, motorcycling, and kindred sports? We shudder to think of it. Furthermore, we crave the acquaintance of the guy who discovered poker. We’d like to meet him in a dark alley. 263 HUMOR THE FRESHMAN There is a young Freshie, ’tis said, Who consists of much mettle and head; But his mettle, alas! Consists only of brass, With the three years of polish ahead. WE DON’T MEAN ALL WE SAY Life is a joke, All things show it; Look at the Freshman— Then you know it. Again— Some are tall, and some are small, Some are very lean; Some are fat—worse than that— Most of them are green. There was a young Freshman who cried “Bawthuh! “My wrist watch is pretty, but rawthuh Than rouse controvussy On youahs truly, Puhssy, I’ll give it away to anotha.” An alumnus said to me one day That in school the Seniors were kings; He also said that the Juniors Were just from the Sophomore rings. We know that the present Sophomores Last year were Freshmen of worth, While the Freshmen, Oh, the poor Freshmen Are simply the scum of the earth. —H. B. A ., 'i 7. “That Prof, gave me D-------; what did he give you?” “He gave me H-------- 264 H U M O R SOPHOMORE CLASS HUMOR Why are Armour Institute students like Old English and Scottish Ballads?” Because some have Cyclical Ten- dencies” while others have not. Dr. Scherger: “The winged bull had the head of a man, the wings of an eagle, and the body of a bull.” Student: Mostly bull, eh!” Physics Exam.: “What is absolute zero?” Hullinger: Where PV equals a constant.” Vogdes: “Well, Royce, how did you like Prof. Leigh’s joke this morning?” Royce: “Say, are we supposed to be taking Calculus or a course in joke writing? I don’t see what those jokes have to do with Calculus.” Vogdes: Why, isn’t Calculus a study of limits and infinitesimals?” Royce: Sure.” Vogdes: “Well, aren’t Leigh’s jokes the limit?” ANY SOPHOMORE . TRYING 7b GET tSY’ ST PETETR THE PNEUMOGASTRIC KID “William,” said his father, “pull down your trouser legs; you're a big boy now and I am going to send you to college.” “To college, father?” gritted William. (Try that on your gritter.) Yes, my son, to college. You’ll be a curly wolf there. You have inherited all your father’s good looks, so the co-eds will probably run you to death. And you have no musical talent, so you’ll make the glee club. And you’re no good at football, so you’ll not be protested for professionalism if you should make the varsity. Go pack your sport shirt and mandolin and toothpick and beat it for the knowledge factory I have selected for thee.” Twenty-four hours later William Gazoonk enrolled at Oskiwowwow U. And thirty-six hours later (two nights and a day, or two days and a night—take your choice) he met Professor Swank of the Department of Applied Phisology. This was the turning point of his whole life. (If the compositor will kindly drop a few Elinor Glyn asterisks here we’ll pass on to the next chapter.) (Thank you.) “We are considering the pneumogastric nerve in the lesson to-day,” opened Pro- fessor Swank. It extends along the inferior maxilary and is continuous to the whichit barely removed from the whatsit—Denny Morrison, I’m sorry we’re keeping you up—and has two or three major functions—Harry Hebner, don’t punch holes in the window pane with your pencil. Pencils cost money, and you are annoying Denny Morrison, who is trying to sleep. A slight pressure on the proper part of this nerve will cause the victim to lose consciousness—of course, if you’d rather discuss the Junior Prom, Mike Boyle, I’ll let you have the floor—I repeat, if this nerve is struck violently or steady pressure is brought to bear upon it, the effect is very much like that of an anesthetic. The secret of the pneumogastric nerve is not known except to a very few—I’ll be finished in a minute, Mr. Lynch, when you can practice your foot- ball formations without interruption. Now, Mr. William Gazoonk, will you tell the class what the pneumogastric nerve is?” The pneumogastric nerve is a nerve in the jaw which won’t stand being pounded. If it is walloped, its owner kisses the sawdust—good night—good bye—good luck-” “Correct, if inelegantly phrased. Class is dismissed.” (A few more stars, operator, please—thank you.) 265 HUMOR DEDUCTION, WATSON How doth the little beeveedee Enjoy the autumn breezes? We may at least surmise that he Is conscious of his kneeses. The nineteen-sixteen robber bold. With heart of gold, Stands in the cold. Where other robbers oft have rolled The pilgrim for his well-worn purse. With manners mild and methods new He begs of you To come on through, And takes your cash before it’s due, With soothing words—which might be worse. He does not slam you on the head And leave you dead; He's too well read— He merely holds you up instead, And tries to treat you straight and square. And after he has counted o’er What he came for, And hunts for more, He does not leave you pained and sore, But hands you back 10 cents for fare! When in the morning I get up, The cold air gives me quite a shock; I seem to drain a bitter cup, And make dire threats against the clock, That wears upon its evil face A smug and sanctimonious leer, And clacks about the sure disgrace Of sluggards who all labor fear. And in the evening, when I sit, With pipe and book and joy ahead, That demon ticks: “You’d better quit, All honest folk are now in bed.” Some day I’m going to take a gun And shoot that clock and run away, And then, perhaps, I’ll have some fun— Sit up all night and sleep all day. There was an old lady from Phillie Whose folks made her dance, willy-nilly. She trotted and tangoed, And almost fandangoed, And cried, “Ain’t it great to be silly?” “Let me print a kiss upon your lips?” She nodded her sweet permission; We started to press, and I rather guess That we printed a full edition. I stole a kiss the other night— My conscience hurts, alack! I think I’ll go again to-night And put the darned thing back. HUMOR Speaking of the Art Institute, some one was reminded of a sacreligious person who entered the building with a lighted cigar between his teeth. “Doc Gunsaulus,” said the narrator, “rushed up and took the cigar away from him. An hour or so later I saw the Doc in the University Club smoking a big, black cigar.” “The same one?” queried Roy McWilliams. A NEW PHONE, BUT THE OLD STALL He fiercely shook the wireless phone, As one whose heart was tried full sore, And shouted in a savage tone: “Hey! Madagascar 9-6-4! You’ve kept me waiting here a- week, Wake up, there! Get a move, I say! Hi! What’s the matter, can’t you speak? I want that number right away.” The weary central maiden sighed; Men always picked, it seemed, on her, But without rancor, she replied: “The atmosphere is busy, sir!” Professor Freud had asked a question of Cowles in Chemical Hazards, and in answering, Cowles touched a few high spots of the subject, so the Prof, asked him another. Cowles said, “Call on some one else for that, I’ve said enough.” To those who should but do not subscribe for the Armour publications: There i$ a little matter that Some of our Students have Seemingly forgotten entirely. Some of them have made u$ promi$e$, but have not kept them. To u$ it i$ a very important matter—it i$ neceSSary in our bu$ine$S- We are very modeSt and don’t like to Speak about it. COLD COMFORT Flunkers: “But I don’t think that I deserve an absolute zero.” Professor: “No, sir, neither do I; but it’s the lowest mark I am allowed to give.” Earl Smith, wearing his tortoise shell glasses for the first time: “Well, Estell, how do you like my new glasses?” Estell: “Well, Earl, to tell you the truth----” Earl: “Stop right there; if you are going to talk that way about them, I don’t want to know.” 267 HUMOR The tech Goat1- Grabber . THETfi-fr Ff£- ON’J-.V A FEKK ' Opportunity Knocks but Once. Other Knockers, Please Copy. ” IF THEY TOLD THE TRUTH T never saw you looking worse.” “I would like this course if it weren’t for your method of teaching.” “I hate like the deuce to meet you, I assure you.” “No trouble at all; I might as well be bothered by you as anybody.” “Come on home and take dinner with me, old fellow; there’s nothing that I can think of that would make my wife any madder.” “I assure you, madam, that the operation is purely an experiment. You may live through it, but----” “Sure, the lesson was easy; I only boned six hours last night.” LAY OF ANCIENT ROME Oh, the Roman was a rogue, He errat was, you bettum; He ran his automobilis And smoked his cigarettum; He wore a diamond studibus And elegantt cravatum, A maxima cum laude shirt. And such a stylish hattum! He loved the luscious hic-haec-hoc. And bet on games an equi; At times he won; at others, though, He got it in the nequi; He winked (quo usque tandem ?) At puellas on the Forum; And sometimes even made Those goo-goo oculorum! He frequently was seen At combats gladitorial, And ate enough to feed Ten boarders at Memorial; He often went on sprees And said on starting homus, “ Hie labor — opus est, Oh where’s my hic-hic-domus ?” Although he lived in Rome — Of all the arts the middle— He was (excuse the phrase) A horrid indivi’l; Ah! what a different thing Was the homo (dative, hominy) Of far away B. C. From us of Anno Domini. THE two commercial travelers were boasting to each other of the merits of the respective fire- proof safes for which they were agents. “I guess,” said the first, “that we’ve given our safe ‘some’ test, and I reckon that our best trial was when we heaped up a collection of com- bustibles round it which took a week to burn out. Inside that safe we put a little dog with some water. At the end of the week we raked away the embers and opened the door of the safe which had been in middle of a blazing bonfire for a week. Out jumped the little dog, well and happy, wagging his tail with delight.” “Yours is a good safe,” said the other, “but it isn’t in the same block with us. We adopted the same test precisely, and when we’d raked away the embers and come to the safe, at last we opened the door, and the little dog----” he paused dramatically. “Was dead,” interrupted his rival. “Yes sir,” was the reply. “You’ve hit it. Frozen to death. THC FACULTY CAN YOU IMAGINE Prof. Wells—In a hurry? Mr. Gilbert—Not scratching his nose? Prof. Reid—Playing “Kelly,” low man pays? Prof. Schommer—Excited? CHAMPIONS OF ARMOUR Champion athlete and golfer—Prof. Krathwol. Champion bluff-caller—Pa Phillips. Champion songbird—W. G. Smith. Champion basket-ball fan—“Charlie” Stridiron. Champion good fellow—Prof. Huntley. SOME FAVORITES OF THE PROFS Pa Phillips—“Well, that’ll do.” Dean—“Will the following men please pass to the board?” Wells—“You’re excused.” Pa Reid—“Of course, there are mistakes in the book; they’re put there so that you will find them.” Smart—“The theme of this—er—play—er—.” Scherger—“Now, the Germans, by their wonderful,” etc. Gilbert—“Ye-as!” Kratwol—“On page 359 of Camp-Bell’s Differential and Integral Calculus.” Tibbals—“ Y aas.” Doubt—“What is your line of reasoning, and if so, why?” Campbell—“What do we have for to-day?” Paul—“Well, gentlemen, for to-morrow we will take.” W. G. Smith—“Your apology is accepted.” Monin—“Vat is eet, economeecs?” Gunsaulus (after an assembly)—“Let us all return to our classes.” McCormack—“No, you can’t take the Lab. if you flunked the lecture.” Leigh—“Trim me at golf and you get credit in the subject.” Finnegan—“According to the Fire Underwriters.” Taylor—“Where are the rest of the fellows?” Gill—“The BLUE solution is.” Ladd—“I have plenty of extra time for you, except Sat. A. M.” Freud—“Oh, that’s easy.” Perry—“What the Sam Hill?” Shattuck—“Let’s get down to brass tacks.” Libby—“XR + Q.” For the Better Class of Cement Work L OR almost twenty years CHICAGO-AA Port- ■ - land Cement has been used in work of all kinds and it has given satisfaction — always. GHIGAGO-AA is a prime favorite in the better class of concrete work, where bright, uniform color, as well as high quality, is demanded. Our latest publication, PARK PERMANENCE, is now ready for distribution. It describes by word and picture the extensive concrete work now being done in Grant Park, Chicago. This book is free to architects, contractors and others who are interested in the better class of cement work. CHICAGO PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY 30 N. LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO One Good Turn Deserves Another IVe take this opportunity to thank our advertisers for their patronage and co-operation; they are worthy firms and the stttdents should avail themselves of every opportunity to bring them business. r gjuigBfc HUMOR THE COACH I sent my John to college, Alack, alack, alack! I spent a thousand dollars And got a quarterback We asked him how his team progressed He said, “I do not know, But I can tell you all about The other fellow’s, though.” “Their quarterback accepted pay Last August in St. Paul— He got a ham, as I can prove, For playing summer ball.” “Their tackles both were on the team At Podunk for a year, And I have gathered evidence Conclusive, never fear.” “The guards and ends, and center, too, I learn have all been paid For waiting table—I’ve the goods, You needn’t be afraid.” “The halves and fullback—let me see— I don’t remember now, But it is safe to say that they Are tainted, anyhow.” Earle and Harvey, during heated argument: Earle: “Look here, Jim, I can prove that my ancestors came over on the May- flower.” Harvey: “I don’t doubt your word a bit, Earle; we had no literacy test in our immigration laws then.” 272 IVm. L. Koehne OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE 1915 CYCLE Particular attention given to Ai'mour Institute Students The Koehne Studio Monroe Building 104 South Michigan Avenue Opposite The University Club 273 BILL TO STEVE (With deep apologies to Ring W. Lardner.) Dear Steve: Well, Steve, I guess you didn’t expect to hear from me again on acct of me not writeing to you sence so long, but its like this, Steve, I ain’t having much time to write now sence I had to do that ballistic pendulum expearmint in Phys. Lab. I aint got it all written up yet, but I guess what I have got done is jest as good as Newton or Paskill or any other of those sciencetists because Newton never done that expearmint with the aparatus what is over in Chapin Hall anyway he must of used some other kind of iron balls ones that bounced straight instead of some what bounced clear off to 1 side when they collided. How can I give out important results to the world Steve when I aint got no good aparatus to work with? Well Steve passing from the rediculous to the sublime it looks like wear going to have a nother champeen baseball team again this year. I suppose when you are reading this letter the b. b. season will be about over but I half to write it now so it can get to the proper authorities beffore cirkus day when you can read it. the outfield will be extry strong this year acct of me being one of it I guess when you have a strong outfield the rest of the team aint of much acct nohow. I guess I cant clout that old pill either hay Steve. The basketball season is all over now we are tide for 1st place with Lake Forst Spalding might jest as well give us the cup for being champeens because who ever herd of Lake Forst and what good would a cup do them way out there so as no 1 could look at it who lived in Chgo. Wile if we had it here the 1000s of people what knew we had it could jump on a Went, car and come out and see it and all it wood cost wood be there carfare. We just naturally eat L. F. up when they played us here. Mouat jest couldn’t miss any baskets he getting 22 out of the 28 pts. that is pretty good when you consider he had to look at a guard all muzzled up every time he shot. I guess he wore that muzzle so he couldnt sware at the L. F. forards who must of thot they were playing hand ball or something instead of basket ball. Mebbe they will lern sometime that it dont count nothing unless the ball goes thru that little ring with the string hanging on it what they call a basket that basket don’t rome around the building none neither but stays right where its put. Then we beat Beloit Joe Sullivan celebrated his last game by some long distance shooting that would put the Germans too shame. when the Beloit players saw him making em they tride it to. You can see it worked good when I tell you they got a grand total of 9 pts. They made 4 pts. beffore Armour knew that some 1 had blew the whissle but after that there chances looked like a Serbian Soljers breakfast. In the second % they got something like 3 pts. they should aught not to count neither because 1 of there guys tride to pass the ball it slipped out of his hands went in. They was lots of excitment here a few days ago when Bruce saw a waggin load of empy bbls comeing down 33d st Paskill one a prize for the best mustash. They should aught to of sude him for getting money thru faults pretenses. Well Steve I guess I better leave off here because if Prof. Smart some others new I was putting my time on this they would flunk me flat I guess I ain’t going to associate no such word with my name hay Steve. Respy, Bill. (O. M. H.) Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS, $33,000,000 OFFICERS HARVEY C. VERNON ...............Asst. Cashier GEORGE B. SMITH ................Asst. Cashier GEORGE M. REYNOLDS ...................President ARTHUR REYNOLDS .................Vice President RALPH VAN VECHTEN................Vice President ALEX. 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HERCOCK, Assistant Cashier. ALBERT S. MARTIN. Assistant Cashier. The Hibernian Banking Association CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $3,000,000 OFFICERS GEORGE M. REYNOLDS, President. DAVID R. LEWIS, Vice President HENRY B. CLARKE, Vice President LOUIS B. CLARKE, Vice President. FREDERIC S. IIEBARD, Cashier. EVERETT R. McFADDEN, Secretary. JOHN P. V. MURPHY, Manager Savings Dept. GEORGE ALLAN, Assistant Cashier. THOMAS E. McGRATH, Assistant Cashier. The Capital Stock of the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank, ($3,000,000.) and the Hibernian Banking Association, ($2,000,000) are owned by the stockholders of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago. 275 THE TRUTH A person came to’see me, And solemnly he swore That all our Armour students Appeared on the dancing floor. “The load of non-atten’dance,” he said, “The boys could not withstand, So simply cashed their holdings And gave them to the band.” Imagine our surprise when told This happened at an Armour dance, For generally about fifty go, And others lose their chance. But do not let this story Your gentle mind appal; It’s very easily explained— The fellow lied, that’s all. Another of my callers Said Roosevelt just had sent A messenger to ask Bill Barnes To run for president. “The Colonel’s heart has changed,” he said, “He’s won his case in court, And he has said if Barnes will run, He’ll give him his support.” You do not need to credit this Unless you so desire; In fact, I’m quite convinced myself My caller was a liar. ME, TOO I never saw an ankle watch— I guess I shall never see one; But I can tell you, by Old Scotch! I’d surely like to be one. THE ARITHMETIC OF CLOTHES Multiplied, they make the stylish woman. Divided they make the male. Minus, they make the artist’s model. Dr. Thomas says that the correct temperature for the living room is 70 degrees avoirdupois. At one of the Radio Association meetings it was said that wireless telephony was in its infancy. Some infant! It was heard from Washington, D. C., to the Sandwich Islands the other day. THEY’D PAY AS MUCH HEED AS ANYONE ELSE DOES Why not write a note to the Panama mountains warning them not to slide into the canal any more, under pain of being held to strict accountability? Some of the fellows say that they are sustained by their serene Philosophy. Let’s see Prof. Paul. What is the tensile strength of this so-called Philosophy? 27G GRAPE JUICE 100% Pure Pressed from choicest Concord grapes, Armour’s is unfermented, unsweetened, undiluted. Served at clubs and fountains. Order a Family Case of Six Pint Bottles. ARMOUR 0� COMPANY CHICAGO S-229 HUMOR THE TERPSICHOREAN LAMENT Four years ago—or was it six?— The tango and the bear Revived the waning interest In dancing everywhere. The Boston, waltz, and two-step Were all pronounced passe, And people started dancing in A new outlandish way. Men who had never danced before Now broke into the game. The upstart class included me— I say it to my shame. I horned in with the rest of those Who’d never terped a bit, Till dancing grew so popular We HAD to fall for it. W'here one or two of every ten Had waltzed in days of old, Twelve out of every dozen men Were now within the fold. And where musicians starved to death In them two-stepping days, The army of the unemployed Now signed with ochestrays. The large demand for musickers Inspired ambitious boys To borrow various instruments And learn to make a noise. Teamsters and tailors, coppers and clerks, Got drums and saxophones, And drew, instead of three per day, Just plain one hundred bones. These mush-a-room musicians Knew even less than we About the art of dancing As dancing used to be. The tango, trot and one-step tunes Were all they had to play To fill up with engagements at One hundred bucks per day. ( Continued.) 278 .vVAfr . M : jVIakers of Highest Quality 1 !0y v'y Dest.ops and Plates • - or Colle.oPand Hiok School w Annuals ° ° BRANCH OfflCES-ATLANTA- COLUMBUS- DAVENPORT- DES MOINES MINNEAPOLIS - SO. BEND THE TERPSICHOREAN LAMENT Presto! The waltz was back in style, The “simple’' waltz of yore; A pipe for those who danced it When it was here before— But not a pipe for us poor trash Who broke into the game When bears and walks and one-steps Originally came. But with true zeal I went and learned That old-time waltz one day; I learned it from a lady Who rhymes with Dublin Bay, Acompanied by a piano Played at the proper gait, And not as if the music were Afraid of being late. And then I went and tried it out, Where piano men and drummer And yodeler of the saxophone And raggy banjo strummer Played what they thought was waltz-time, Three wallops to the bar, But fast as Resta ever dared To drive that Pugeot car. I am not paid for dancing, No, not a measly dime, And yet I went and learned to waltz In proper waltzing time. An orchestra is paid to play— It’s paid for knowing how— I think it’s up to orchestras To take some lessons now. The limit is eight miles an hour. Where traffic’s always thick— Slow down or I’ll report you. To Motorcycle Mick. But listen—lay all jokes aside— I’ll give you one more chance; Play waltzes, boys, in waltz-time, Or I will CEASE TO DANCE! 280 Armour Institute of Technology Chicago Courses offered in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, AND ARCHITECTURE These courses are each four years in length and lead to the Degree of Bachelor of Science COMPLETELY EQUIPPED SHOPS AND LABORATORIES The Institute Bulletins will be sent upon Application 281 COA WAV' HALL 77y£T rorwrtr Senior— Much learning, Swelled head, Brain fever— He's dead. Junior— False fair one, Hope fled, Heart broken— He’s dead. Sophomore— Went skating, ’Tis said, Ice hit him— He’s dead. Freshman— Milk famine, Not fed, Starvation— He’s dead. Hall: ‘Do you like codfish balls, Conway?” Conway: “I don’t know, Hall; I never attended any.” EDUCATION Aspiration, mystification, examination, four years’ duration, Anticipation, hard occupation, short vacation, no cessation, Expectation, conditionalization, possification—then salvation, Realization, gratification in sweet graduation. “I’m still waiting for that $5 you owe me, Echlin.” “Oh, don’t let that worry you.” “That’s what I’m trying to do, but I would feel greatly encouraged if you would let it worry you occasionally.” The yelling students rouse my hate, But I like the manners of Bill McCotter, For he’s a reform school graduate, And doesn’t yell for his Alma Mater. 2S2 EMPLOYMENT Nearly 35,000 clients have secured good paying positions through the A. R. B. Employment Service. Why not you ? Draftsmen, engineers, students. Tell us what you want. Cost you nothing to investigate. Do this today. AMERICAN RAILWAY BUREAU (Chicago's Greatest Employment Bureau) 11 LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO The Autovacuum Refrigerator is the simplest, cheapest and most efficient refrigerating and ice-making apparatus ever made. No power required. No moving parts. Nothing to get out of order. No renewals. No recharging. Ice made anywhere 8 cents per 100 lbs. or less. Operated with either gas, kerosene, steam, wood or coal. It has been reported on favorably by professors G. F. Gebhardt and E. S. Libby and by J. and E. Hall of Eng- land and other prominent engineers. Double Apparatus 283 There was a young man from up river Who complained of a most torpid liver. Said old Dr. Krupp, “It needs shaking up.” His prescription read: “Go buy a Flivver.” “So your son’s in college, eh? Burning the midnight oil, I suppose?” “Well—er—yes; but I’ve got an idea—er—that it’s gasoline.” Smith: “What ever became of that friend of yours who had money to burn?” Jones: “He’s sifting the ashes.” THE MODERN EGG Humpty-dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty-dumpty had a great fall; All the chef’s helpers, yes, all the chef’s men, Hoped they would never smell it again. “Leaves have their time to fall, and flowers to wither at the North wind’s blast,” but stewed prunes and the poor we have always with us. DAY DREAMING Her hair is lank and sorrel, Her face a homely scar, Her form is like a barrel, And her feet canal boats are— You ask what makes me love her? What makes you think I do? I don’t. 284 Green Chain Grate Strokers GECO Flat Hanging Ignition Arches GECO Pressure Waterbacks GECO Steam Jet Ash Conveyors GREEN ENGINEERING CO. EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA 150 Plants in the City of Chicago Equipped with our Apparatus LINK-BELT CATALOGS will be mailed to students interested in our work. Specify numbers. No. 110—576 page General Catalog. No. 213— Elevators for Stone, Gravel, etc. No. 79— Belt Conveyors. No. 120—Peck Carriers for Coal, Ore, Ashes, etc. No. 12S—Link-Belt Silent Chain Drives. No. 165—Coal Tipples. No. 158—Link-Belt Locomotive Cranes. No. 200—Power Transmission Machinery. No. 250—Portable Wagon Loaders. Write to any office Link-Belt Company 329 West 39th Street, Chicago, Illinois WILLIAM A. MAG IE TELEPHONES FRANK O. MAGIE P'ESIOENT MAIN 1074 AND 1075 mMU AUTOMATIC 53-216 MAGIE BROTHERS CYLINDER, ENGINE AND DYNAMO CUP GREASES. BOILER I I 110-112 SOUTH CLINTON COMPOUND AND | STREET COTTON WASTE CHICAGO •285 HUMOR THIRTY-THIRD STREET IMPROVEMENT They took a little gravel, And they took a little tar, With various ingredients Imported from afar. They hammered it and rolled it, And then they went away— They said they had a pavement That would last many a day. But they came with picks and smote it, To lay a water main, And in time they called the workmen To put it back again. To run a railway cable They took it up once more, And, later, put it back again Just where it was before. They took it up for conduits To run the telephone, And then they put it back again. As hard as any stone. They took it up for wires To feed the ’lectric light, And then they put it back again, Which was no more than right. Oh, the pavement’s full of furrows— There are patches everywhere— You’d like to ride upon it, But it’s seldom that you dare. It’s a very handsome pavement— A credit to the town; They’re always digging it up Or putting it down. The following took place at a large manufacturing plant between the superinten- dent and an applicant for a position: “Are you a machinist?” “I am.” “How long have you worked at your trade?” “Three and a half years.” “Where have you been employed?” “At the---------- Motor Co.” “What did you do there?” “I inserted bolt No. 19.” 286 E. R. MOORE COMPANY MAKERS OF ORIGINATORS OF COLLEGIATE CAPS, GOWNS, HOODS MOORE’S OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL Judicial, Clerical. Baptiamal CAP AND GOWN and Choir Gowns Renting of Caps and Gowns to Graduating Classes a Specialty 932 to 938 Dakin Street CHICAGO Dockstader Sandberg The Republic Building CHICAGO Men’s Wearing Apparel for Every occasion of Every day — Sporting and Formal Wear In our productions JVe copy no one— TVe create F. H. JACOBSON CO. Manufacturing Jewelers Badges, Class Pins, Medals, Prize Cups and Fraternity Jewelry Designs and estimates furnished without cost CHICAGO 207 South Wabash Avenue 287 Address Department B SHE WASN’T TO BLAME Hicks: “The idea of your letting your wife go around telling that she made a man of you! You dont’ hear my wife saying that.” Wicks: “No; but I heard her telling thdt she had done her best.” ADVICE TO ALL “ARMOUR” MEN WHEN THEY GET MARRIED When she makes a hat, admire it, even though it looks like a Welch rarebit night- mare. It will save you a lot of money in the long run. When you are out late, you may as well tell her the truth; she won’t believe it, anyway. Don’t be grouchy about her allowance, even if it runs up as high as 25 cents a week. Eat what she cooks and keep your mouth shut. If you keep your mouth shut you can’t eat very much, so it won’t hurt you. If she won’t let you smoke in the house, so much the better. Smoking doesn’t do you any good, anyhow. If she wants the bedroom window down and you want it up, put it down, for you won’t get any sleep if you don’t. THE BATTLE Dont talk to a man behind his back. That’s the place to kick him. CAMPUS BALLAD A college athlete, blithe and gay, Went strolling down the street; He had no care, nor dreamed a snare Was waiting for his feet. He met a maiden, small and trim. Dressed in the latest style. And helped her cross the street and was Rewarded with a smile. A member of the faculty Espied him, and, next day, They tied a can to Mr. Man— Too late for the Society Section—Armour visits He accePte(1 Pay- Rockford College at Rockford, 111. 288 The College Man requires clean linen all the time. GIVE THE ELITE LAUNDRY A TRIAL 20 Discount on work brought in and called for. Gentlemen’s linen our specialty 219 EAST THIRTY-FIRST STREET PHONE DOUGLAS 3447 S. B. CHAPIN CO. STOCKS AND BONDS Rookery Building Trinity Building 209 S. I.a Salle St. Ill Broadway CHICAGO NEW YORK JOHN CHESHIRE CHESHIRE SHOTWELL REAL ESTATE-RENTING LOANS AND INSURANCE C. SHOTWELL 4304 Cottage Grove Avenue CHICAGO Telephone Oaklanda1088 2S9 HUMOR “You are quite comfortable, wifey, dear?” “Yes, love.” “The cushions are easy and soft?” “Yes, darling.” “You don’t feel any jolts?” “No, sweetheart.” “And there is no draft on my lamb, is there?” “No, my ownest own.” “Then change seats with me.” (XR+Q)— Q, PARCEL POST “Any mail for me, Hi?” “B’lieve so, Silas; it’s either a post-hole digger or a wagon tongue.” “Dennis,” said Mrs. Hogan, glancing over the door of the post office building, “what is the meaning of them letters, MDCCCXCVIII?” “They mean eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.” “Dennis, don’t it strike you that they are carrying this spelling reform too far?” It’s never too late to mend, And it’s never too late to spend; But always make it a rule to say That it’s always too late to lend. INEFFECTIVE Doctor: “You have a nasty cough. Have you ever tried sleeping in the open air?” Patient: “I’ve slept in the open air fer years; I’m a night watchman.” 290 Chalmers Cars Introducing our Six Thirty “Pep” car. Speed 1 to 55 miles per hour on high gear. Westinghouse Starter. Aluminum Pistons. 3400 R. P. M. Motor. Beautiful in design and finish — A car that will hold its own in any company. 3 passenger Roadster, $1090.00 5 passenger Touring, $1090.00 CHALMERS MOTOR CO. 23rd and Michigan Avenue 291 HUMOR SHE KNEW The minister was visiting at the house of little Alice. “Did you go to church with mamma and papa to-day, my dear?” “Yes, sir,” said Alice, “an’ we got there at the most important part.” “Indeed!” said the minister, aglow with anticipation. “And what was that, my sermon?” “No, sir, the collection.” First Gurgle—Did you notice that good-looking fellow who sat right back of us at the Orpheum? Second Gurgle—Oh, the handsome chap with the red necktie and the tan suit, who wore his hair pompadour? Y. M.—Young man, have you sowed your wild oats? M. Y.—Hey, guy, let me give you to understand that I am a civil engineer and not a seamstress. SAFE SUGGESTION Bill—Do you know anything a man can do to live a hundred years? Gill—Sure! Keep breathing. BEFORE HIS TIME Foreman—Now hurry up, can’t yer? Laborer—Orl right, boss; Rome wasn’t built in a day. Foreman—No, p’r’aps not, but I wasn’t foreman of that job. It must be very thrilling— Some folks have all the fun! Out yonder men are shooting, And living in a ditch, And getting killed and looting— While I’m getting rich! They’re getting killed and killing With bayonet and gun; PROTEST We find positions in Engineering, Architecture, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Teaching and Sales THE ENGINEERING AGENCY, INC. (Established 24 years) 1601-1662 MONADNOCK BLOCK. CHICAGO Dealers in Surveying and Drafting Instruments and Engineering Supplies. Used instruments bought, sold, rented and exchanged. hanselhflcock Company Strvictvxrexl Steel ex rvd Iron Works Archer Ave. and 23rd Place CHICAGO STUDENTS AND GRADUATES To be efficient engineers you must be thoroly posted on combustion and best boiler room practice. Read HOW TO BUILD UP FURNACE EFFICIENCY — by Jos. W. Hays — 126 pages — Price $1.00 COMBUSTION AND SMOKELESS FURNACES — by Jos. W. Hays— 118 pages — Price $2.00 DISCOUNTS ON CLUB LOTS Free pamphlets and books on Gas Analysis Instruments, Draft Gages, C02 Recorders, Vulcan Soot Cleaners, Smoke Indicators, etc., on application. G. L. SIMONDS CO. 502 GACF„FICBAU D,NG 293 H UMOR OR DOC COOK Does the college correspondent study Euclid? Does he ponder Aristotle’s heavy Stuff? Does he read the jocund Horace, which he orter, ain’t it, Mawruss? Does he tote his martial Homer up his cuff? Does he fall for Aristophanes, I ask you? And for Virgil does he have a yearning yen? Well, to analyze the batches of collegiate dispatches, He pursues Ananias now and then. Does the college correspondent rush his Ovid? Does he slant Ancreontic stuff the while? Does he suffer base compunctions dodging trigonometric functions? Doe he fauna-flora foolishness compile? Are his cranial convolutions crammed to muchness? Is his onion ribbed with academic junk? Does he court the foresaid geekses through the gray autumnal weekses? NO, he follows up Munchausen’s line of bunk! DREARY DREAMINGS Carnegie has a fine estate, His horse and his car; Ilis comforts are beyond debate, His life a joy by far. But would I change my life for his? You bet I would. The Powers that Be 294 W W Si ’SwiV — s' N W s v STRICTLY SAHITW-Wr? A§ TUDENT I- CHOOSE § 295 THE GIRL AND THE GAME Arabella, sweetheart mine, Tho the fashions have decreed it, That you go out, rain or shine, Where the stocky halfbacks speed it, I had rather—tho you rap My fond love as sere and yellow— That you gaze upon the scrap, Posing with another fellow. Thou who knowest not a punt From a touchdown, fashioned splendid; Thou who shriekest at each grunt Of the fullback, merely winded, Or at crisis-fumbled ball As some player dashes on it, Gazeth at a nearby stall At some new autumnal bonnet. Thou who seeth not the dash Back of perfect interference— Hearest not the vocal crash From a thousand wild adherents; Vieweth not the leap of end In a tackle full of fire— Only that some female friend Wears a dress you don’t admire. Look!—a run—the goal line nearing!— Yippy—yippy—go it, Bo!— Dost thou leap up, wildly cheering, Or enthusiasm show? Nix—thou sittest still, complacent, While the thousands toss a fit— Peering down a row adjacent Where some dressy Bessies sit. Arabella, sweetheart mine, Tho I know you’re bent on going, Whether it be rain or shine, In a gown you’re bent on showing. I had rather—tho you rap My deep love as sere and yellow— That you lamp the dog-gone scrap Worrying another fellow. A well-printed picture, set in a page of type, impels interest and excites commendation, and while it is true that every picture tells a story of its own, yet it does not complete the story. To complete it you must have the well-balanced type page, with emphasis given where it is needed, the thought properly shaded, thus aiding the reader to get the whole story. For this important work you must depend on your printer, and just to the extent that your printer is master of his work will your effort to present a com- plete story to your readers be a success. We Printed The C cic CASTLE-PIERCE PRINTING CO. PRINTERS AND BINDERS OF BOOKS OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN e 5 = - HUMOR TITLE? A love-lorn microbe met by chance At a swagger bacteroidal dance A proud bacillan belle, and she Was first of the animaculae. Of organisms sacchrine She was the protoplsmic queen, The microscopical pride and pet Of the biological smart set. And so this infinitesimal swain Evolved a pleasing, low refrain: “0, lovely metamorphic germ, What futile scientific term Can well describe your many charms? Come to these embryonic arms. Then hie away to my cellular home And be my little diatome.” His epithelium swelled with love; He swore by molecules above She’d be his own gregarious mate, Or else he would disintegrate. This amorous mite of a parasite Pursued the germ both day and night, And ’neath her window often played, This Darwin-Huxley serenade. He’d warble to her every day, This rhizopodical roundelay: “0, most primordial type of spore, I never met your like before; And, though a microbe has no heart, From you, sweet germ, I’ll never part. We’ll sit beneath some fungus growth Till dissolution claims us both.” The case concerned a will, and an Irishman was a witness. “Was the deceased,” asked the lawyer, “in the habit of talking to himself when alone?” “I don’t know,” was the reply. “Come, come, you don’t know, and yet you pretend to have been intimately acquainted with him?” “The fact is,” said Pat dryly, “I never happened to be with him when he was alone.” “Ad” Index. Name and Business. Page. American Railway Bureau.................................................. 283 Armour Company......................................................... 277 Armour Institute of Technology........................................... 281 Autovacuum Refrigeration Co.............................................. 283 Castle-Pierce Printing Co., Printers..................................... 297 Chalmers Motor Co., Automobiles.......................................... 291 S. B. Chapin Co., Bankers and Brokers.................................. 239 Cheshire Shotwell, Real Estate and Loans............................... 289 Chicago Portland Cement Co., Portland Cement............................. 271 Commonwealth-Edison Co., Electrical Supplies............................. 291 Continental Commercial National Bank................................... 275 Dockstader Sandberg, Clothing.......................................... 287 Elite Laundry, Launderers and Cleaners................................... 289 Engineering Agency, Employment Bureau.................................... 293 Ben Fitzner, Wax Engraving............................................... 283 Green Engineering Co., Geco Appliances................................... 285 Hansell-Elcock Co., Steel and Iron Work.................................. 293 F. H. Jacobsen Co., Jewelry......................................... 287 Jahn Ollier Engraving Co., Engraving................................... 279 W. L. Koehne, Photographer............................................... 273 Link Belt Co., Machinery................................................. 285 Magie Brothers, Oils and Greases......................................... 285 E. R. Moore Co., Caps and Gowns....................................... 287 Schulze Baking Co........................................................ 289 G. L. Simons Co., Soot Cleaning Devices............................... 293 Swift Company, Packers................................................. 295 U. S. Gypsum Co....................................................... 269 Waterman Pen Company, Fountain Pens...................................... 295 soo r