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

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 ALUMNI

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r r r rr r r FACULTY CLUB OFFICERS Mr. Frederick U. Smith....... Professor John J. Schommer. Professor Charles A. Nash.. . Professor John F. Mangold... Professor Roe L. Stevens Professor James S. Thompsor ... Honorary President .............President ...First Vice-President Second Vice-President .............Secretary ...’.........Treasurer lohn J. Schommer Ye Faculty Club is a haven that professors seek between classroom hours, during lunch hour, or after the day's labor. Some seek the solitude of the library to read or meditate. Others seek the billiard table for exercise. Here, balls are struck with hammer blows in hopes that if the cueball rolls long enough the billiard will ultimately be made. It is just the old fight between the pure science men, probability experts, and the adherents of applied sci- ence. Points are recorded by vigorously flipping the buttons along the overhead wire. Misses are indicated with trip-hammer blows that wear out the butts of the cues and peril Mission's aged foundations. The blows committee is seriously considering stringing up half buttons for all near billiards. While watching the game, others exercise their lungs in a declamatory style, peddling their thoughts like mountebanks, on politics, NRA, FERA, or what not. Exultant laughter with staccato interrogations of Why didn't you return my lead? and Don't you ever read Culbertson? are heard from the card room. Thick smoke beclouds this retreat, and brows are knit and faces flushed as the tide of victory ebbs and flows. Ye Faculty Club also serves for meetings and entertainments given by the faculty men or their wives. At the spring banquet, on May 25, Pat Barnes, the noted radio announcer, gave in inimitable manner many impersonations, and Cal Johnson of the ’Daily News' displayed moving pictures on outdoor life. For its annual Christmas Party the Faculty Club presented, at Thorne Hall, Human Adventure, a talking picture of Man's complete history. The Facul- ty Women's Club gave several card parties and dinners thoroughly enjoyed by everyone at- tending. So it is easily understood how Ye Faculty Club performs a valuable service in the life at Armour Tech.

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ARMOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION John J. Schommer, '12 Frederick G. Heuchling, '07... David P. Moreton, '06 Officers Secretary and Treasurer Board of Managers Morris W. Lee, '99 Louis A. Sanford, '02 Clinton E. Stryker, '07 E. F. Pohlmann, '10 J. Albert Whittington. '14 Henry W. Regensburger, '25 Charles W. Burcky, '27 Stanley A. Beatty, '30 Frederick D. Payne, '28 Clarence U. Smith, '07 H. C. Abell, '97 Lyman J. Lowden, '26 Officers of Branch Chapters .. President, Indianapolis Branch President, New York City Branch The Armour Institute of Technoloqy Alumni, nearly four hundred strong, met last June for the Spring Banquet held at the Medinah Athletic Club. The large turnout was due to the hard work of D. P. Moreton and his committee composed of captains from each class. Stephen M. Lillis, member of the graduation class of 1934. received the alumni award for being the highest point man in scholarship and college activities. Alfred S. Alschuler, the renowned architect, was given the Alumni Service Award key. Mr. James D. Cunningham gave a short talk, and President Willard E. Hotchkiss gave a talk on the elimination of the deficit and explained the drastic measures that had been enacted at Tech. About three hundred trustees, faculty members, and alumni were present at the autumn meeting, held at the Medinah Athletic Club last November. There was considerable dis- cussion about the alumni constitution, and it was left to the Board of Managers to redraft it in accordance with the many changes that were made relative to tenure of office. Throughout the year President John J. Schommer addressed alumni meetings at St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Detroit. At the latter city about forty alumni were present. This attendance was largely due to the efforts of H. W. Mullins. Howard M. Raymond, President Emeritus, was present and also gave a short talk. At Indianapolis, Fred D. Payne was responsible for the alumni gathering and at St. Louis, Bill Berry called together the faithful. At tho Juno Alumni Banquot at the Medinah