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

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SEEKING TO LEARN Mankind has always sought to determine what caused the various motions and actions about us. In this process, vast stores of knowledge have been set up. As embryonic engi- neers, we. too, seek to learn or partake of this wealth of know- ledge. For this reason, we have prepared ourselves by first studying in grammar and then in high school, and now have chosen Armour to guide us further into the realms of learning and to show us the way to knowledge. From the fundamen- tals of arithmetic we have come a long way to the study of the comparatively advanced subjects, such as calculus, physics, and chemistry. Finally we shall enter our chosen fields, where we must seek to apply the fundamentals which we have gathered along our way. Here, again, we must continue in our quest for knowl- edge in order to stay abreast of progress in our own sphere. 9

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ARMOUR GOES FORWARD The fronts along which Armour is advancing are indicated by important developments in the regular undergraduate courses, by an enlarged program for the evening school, by the response from selected high school graduates and from industry of opportunities offered by the Cooperative Course, by the participation of executives from some forty leading companies in the conference course in Plant Engineering and Maintenance carried on at weekly dinner meetings at a downtown hotel, and most significant of all, by notable expansion in research and graduate study. Policies under which new activities have been undertaken and old ones enlarged have involved the strengthening of instruction by reduction of teaching loads, by improved condi- tions in the faculty, and by the addition to the staff of men of scientific distinction in their fields. It has also been pos- sible to allocate considerable time of men already on the staff to creative engineering research. The outstanding event of the year was doubtlessly the successful launching of the Research Foundation. The Foun- dation was incorporated in April, 1936, and on September 1, 1936, Dr. Thomas S. Poulter became Director,and the Founda- tion took over the research work carried on in the several In- stitute laboratories. Dr. Poulter was senior scientist of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and is distinguished for his work in electrical, physical, and optical effects of extremely high pressures. Among the subjects now undergoing research are Illinois-lndiana coals, domestic stokers, chemical filtra- tion, flow of heat, heat exchanges, and the chemistry of oils. From the standpoint of teaching, research, and of community service, the year has been one of exceptional progress. 10