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

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Cunningham. Allison, Alschuler. L. Armour, P. D. Armour. Downs, Dryden, Eustico Faulknor. Griffenhagen, Haight, Hammond, Harpor, Henderson, Honno, Hills BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS James D. Cunningham....................................Chairman of the Board of Trustees Willard E. Hotchkiss............................................................President George S. Allison.....................................Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Homer H. Cooper.......................................Secretary and General Counsel James D. Cunningham, Chairman President, Republic Flow Meters Co. George S. Allison, Treasurer, Armour In- stitute Alfred S. Alschuler, Architect Lester Armour, Capitalist Philip D. Armour, Capitalist Vincent Bendix, Pres., Bendix Aviation Corp. Homer H. Cooper. Attorney Paul H. Davis, Pres., Paul H. Davis Co. Lawrence A. Downs, Pres., Illinois Central System George B. Dryden, Pres., Dryden Rubber Co. Alfred L. Eustice, Pres., Economy Fuse Mfg. Co. Charles J. Faulkner, Jr., Gen'l. Counsel, Armour Co. Edwin O. Griffenhagen, Griffenhagen and Associates George I. Haight, Attorney Thomas S. Hammond, Pres., Whiting Corp. Robert E. Harper, Vice-Pres., Peoples Gas Light Coke Co. Roy M. Henderson, United Engineers 6 Con- structors, Inc. Ernest A. Henne, Vice-Pres., American Fore Insurance Cos. Charles W. Hills, Jr., Attorney Willard E. Hotchkiss, Pres., Armour Institute Frank Knox, Publisher, Chicago Daily News Howard L. Krum, Vice-Pres., Teletype Corp. James O. McKinsey, Pres., J. O. McKinsey Co. Joseph J. Merrill, Chief Engineer, Com Products Refining Co. John J. Mitchell, Capitalist William S. Monroe, Pres., Sargent Lundy Sterling Morton, Sec'y., Morton Salt Co. Harold W. Munday, Vice-Pres., McGann Mfg. Co. C. Paul Parker, Attorney Stuyvesant Peabody, Pres., Peabody Coal Co. Howard M. Raymond, Pres. Emeritus, Armour Institute. George W. Rossetter, George Rossetter Co. John J. Schommer, Pres., Alumni Association Bernard E. Sunny, Director, Illinois Bell Tele- phone Co. George G. Thorp, Pres., Illinois Steel Co. Charles R. Tuttle. Mgr., Ins. Co. of North America Russell Wiles, Attorney j 16

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ARMOUR ARMOUR—PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Without parade or display Armour, for tho past forty years, has rendered dis- tinguished service, not alono in Engineering but in other fields. The first president was a notable citizon of Chicago and the nation; an eloquent preacher, a patron of art. Armour's leading professor of mechanical engineering, now emeritus, contributed in successive editions an authoritative work on Power Plant Engineering used through- out the land. It is beliovod that the first instruction in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design was offored here; our graduates did important aeronautical work in the world war. From our Electrical Laboratory, Leo De Forest sent one of the earliest radio messages ever transmitted. In 1908. Armour started the first unit operation laboratory work ever offered in chemical engineering. Our fir© protection engineering course is unique. Members of our architectural staff did distinctive work designing and executing artistic feature- at A Contury of Progress, and our diroctor has for some timo boen doing important reasoarch into Midwest Pioneer Architecture. An Armour profossor made the lens f;r the Arcturus ceremony at the Fair. Armour alumni have also brought great credit to its name. One of our most active alumni trustees is an outstand ing architect and buildor. An alumnus, now state architect, designed the Illinois Host Building at A Century of Progress; before that, ho had been president of the Amorican Institute of Architects. In a recent authoritative History of Modern Architects, two brothers, both Armour men. we e listed as leaders in this field; other graduates have done distinctive work in architecture, modeling, color, and design. A holder of three Armour degrees, whose outstanding scholarship in the higher reaches of engineering and pure science is universally recognized, has made important contributions to human knowledge as collaborator with Dr. Michelson at Mount Wilson Observatory. A prominent alumnus was tho first successful producer of malt sugar and responsible for the business success of the company utilizing the product. Another, head of one of the largest metal companies in tho United States, has dovolopod processes for recovery of pure metal from rcrap. An Armour graduate was member of the committee o: three who selected the foreign patents taken over by the Chomical Foundation during the War. The State Highway Engineer, and the Chief Engineer of the Sanitary District are Armour men. as were the late City Engineer, and a former president of tho Board of Local Improvements who performed notable public service tn constructing the Wacker Drive. Alumni, who aro also trustees, have respectively the following services to their crodit: Design and erection of important buildings; directing important engineering construction.- manufacturing executive; patent attorney: invention and commercial promotion of the teletype; direction of research and development for the Peoples Gas: invention and promotion of various devices for protecting electric circuits; head of important industrial engineering firm which has reorganized many governmental agencies throughout the United States and thus greatly improved the public sorvlce. Thoso aro but samplos of Armour achievement. Bringing the story down to dato, basic scientific and engineering training at Armour has nover been on a higher lovol than now. Instruction has been and is being subjected to careful scrutiny to make sure it is serving the ends contemplated. The curriculum has been materially broadened and some of the typical engineering subjects, as for example. Shops, have been reorganized in accordance with the best leadership in Engineering Education. Members of our faculty are occupied with research projects of groat promise. Tho important question now is, where Armour is going and what is its oquipmont for the journey. From the stand- point of teaching and rosoarch, thero can be no question of Armour's fitness to undertake the tasks ahead. Physically, we still require considerable refurbishing in order to accomplish our objectives. Wo are therefore setting ourselves the task of locating in Chicago's front yard, whore we may have the advantage of the best possible sur- roundings and the inspiration of Chicago's unrivaled Lako Front. The task we are undertaking is a largo one. but the foundations upon which we are building are laid securely in Armour's past history and achievement. The super- structure wo propose to build has started with an open minded critical review of our present activities. It is essential that every member of the new structure be designed to carry its load and to endure all the stresses to which it will be subjected in the rigid operating tost incident to its future service to engineering, to education, and to mankind. 15

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1 3 3 5 Hotchkiss, Knox, Krum, Morrill, Mitchell, Monroe, Morton, Munday Parker, Peabody, Raymond, Rossetter, Schommer, Sunny, Thorp, Tuttle. Wiles THE FUTURE OF THE ENGINEER Few persons would like to have the task of enumerating the possibilities the future holds for the engineer. Certainly no engineer, no matter how broad his vision, would try to predict what lies ahead for his profession, as a whole. His immediate thought is to see what there is to look forward to in his own particular field. Especially is this true of the engineering graduate. His first question is not, What will my profession be a century from now? or even, What can I accomplish in the next twenty-five years? His question is, and rightly, Where do I start? Having asked the question, most students lose no time in answering it for themselves. Their formal education has already shown them the direction of their interests. The decision as to what lines of the profession they shall follow has already been made. It remains only for them to start utilizing the knowledge they have acquired. And never before in the history of the profession have the possibilities presented to the engineering graduate been so numer- ous and promising. The young engineer is fortunate in that he is entering a field which, far from being crowded, is constantly reaching for capably trained applicants. It is a field to which the younger men and their ideas are welcomed. Particularly is this true at the present time when the rehabilita- tion work, which always follows an economic crisis, is just starting. Unusual opportunities await the graduates of today. Their training in the school has kept pace with the develop- ments in the field, and they enter their work already equipped with a foundation upon which to start building. But in spite of his apparent advantages the young engineer must serve his apprenticeship, and prove in the field the equations he solved in the classroom. It is during this period of development the young engineer may find his education did not give him sufficient specific equipment to meet the conditions with which he is constantly confronted in his work. Here, he has the choice of two alternatives. He can laboriously solve his problems by trial and error with a loss of valuable time for his employer and him- self; or when he gets his bearings he can resume his schooling during his spare time. The alert engineer spends his leisure hours studying. In this way, he can add to his knowl- edge rapidly. Much time is saved and the advances made are proportionately rapid. And only by such methods can an engineer hope to keep abreast or draw ahead of his fellow engineers who, because of their years of experience, are trusted with the more important jobs. Fortunately, the schools of today offer this opportunity for review and research in part-time evening classes so the man on the job can keep in step with what is happening in the field. The future of each engineer lies in his own hands. Decision as to direction and speed of the progress depends upon the individual's alertness and eagerness. And every difficulty over- come will bring a new vision of the future and a promise of achievement. JAMES D. CUNNINGHAM 17