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PAGE 4 Display Route THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PRESENTS ITS "iUiUf-CifkiU Annual ENGINEERS' WEEK Vodafi 2eat 7itumawi Reality April 27-28, 1950 STMT AT to FOLLOW TMt OW TO THtSt (mwmrww txHrnira fMCHtTKTimAL hWCHAWCM, tLKTMCAL (Ih CIVIL CHCkUCAL (fiacoLctr MHKULTUtAl TuJnBe ' II OPEN HOUSE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATIONS The exhibits and demonstrations will be open to the public from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Thursday. Visitors are urged to begin their tours of the show at one of two points either at Architectural hall, near 11th and R streets, or at Ban croft hall at the northeast corner of 14th and U and proceed ac cording to the above map. Oil Drilling, Panning of Gold, To Highlight Geology Display The display of the geology de partment for Engineer's Week this year is planned not merely to show the public the mysteries of geology but to give the students a chance to get rich. As a by-product of Engineer's Week, the geologists are drilling tor oil, panning for gold, collect ing radioactive minerals and in dulging in other pastimes calcu- 'Robot Gus' Will Perform For EE Guests Gus, the electronic robot, will be on hand again this year to greet electrical engineering dis play visitors. As part of Engineer's Week the EE department has planned exhibits that will enable visitors to see today, the World of To morrow. One of the features of the de partment is the scope writing exhibit where the visitor can write his name on a board and see it appear in lights on the electron tube. Electric Motor A tin can, a coil of wire and a little hardware, hook it up, plug it in and an electric motor em erges as one of the many ex hibits. Everybody can feel his heart beat, says the EE department, but who has ever seen it beat. The electro-cardioscope will demonstrate on a green fluores cent screen just how the heart works patiently onward day after day. How is a huge searchlight weighing many tons controlled Jn order to follow instantly the rapid and intricate maneuvering of a fighter aircraft? The EE ex hibits offer the answer with searchlight controller operating in the E-Week displays. Music on Light Beams There is music on records and music on tape. Now music on a light beam exists which will no doubt amaze visitors watching the music changing to light and back to music again. A model train will obey a command (no conection no wires) by Just dialing a number from the little black box in one display. Another exhibit will demonstrate evctly how much a toaster, refrigerator or waffle iron will cost to operate. The presentation of successful arc welding will also be featured. Co-Chairmen... (Continued from Page 1.) Day is the engineers' chance to demonstrate their athletic prow ess. It is also the day for the in structors to show off in one of their favorite pastimes, as a rep resentative of each department is entered in the faculty bull throwing contest . The convocation which pre cedes the Field Day has been planned by Cecil Doubt. Several committees work, to make the Open House a success. Of course, the departmental co chairmen do much of this work, but the committees handle spe cialized jobs. Al McKelvie, for instance is responsible for the traffic pattern and James Kluck is in charge of the programs. Competition The Open House, the Field Pay, ribbon sales and the win dow display, directed by Dan Jones are all points in a compe tition. This competition will be evaluated according to the plans of Frank Dutton. Button is also responsible for the selection of Judges for the contest During the banquet a certain famous (and infamous) publica tion is distributed, The man who ft! most single-handed published t'-e 1;,:,0 edition is Jim Stoddart, 1 ? rufrtarch of the Chem. E. t I,' !, t. i f-r's Week also has an ' t i hotoprspher. He is i TV kemstciru This poor ; 1 tpen hounded for the i s by two demon pub- ; n, jial Thorson and . . . f 1 J I II I racrea L 3TAKT HtK STUDENT UNION lated to make them all million aires. A truck-mounted rotary drill ing rig will be set up on the west side of Morrill hall. This 25-foot portable rig, borrowed from the Conservation survey, is capable of drilling a six-inch hole more than 1,500 feet deep. Geology students are aiming for a mere 1,200 for the night of open house, but the job will keep them busy the entire eight hours. Show Processes The actual operation will show onlookers how lengths of drill are added, how drilling mud is used to wash out the cuttings and samples taken from the hole. It has not yet been determined how the profits will be divided. In another part of this opera tion to recover the mineral wealth of the state of Nebraska, several prospectors, complete with burro, will pan a pool of Nebraska mud for gold. This dis play will show how the geology students use their education. The burro will be present in an ad visory capacity only. Model Oil Fields The guests will see how the presence of oil-bearing strata is determined by the study of fos sil structure. Also shown will be models of the fields at Sidney and Falls City. A petrographic microscope will show rock struc ture in slices of rock three-hun-dredths of a millimeter thick, thin enough to transmit light. It is rumored that the oil drilling and gold-panning is being car ried on to pay for personal micro scopes, which cose 51,200, for the students. Strategic ore minerals will also be shown. Included in this dis play are the radioactive minerals needed for the development of atomic energy. Slide Rules ... (Continued from Page 1.) lations projects sponsored by the engineers is the motion picture being made of the college. This picture will be shown through out the state to high school stu dents. There is an increasing tend ency in the Engineering college toward a wider interest in the activities of the University as a whole. There has been a certain lethargy in this respect in the past but things are changing for tne oetter. Recently, the Engineering Executive board sponsored a meeting to acquaint underH ass men of the college with Univer sity activities. Representatives from The Daily Nebraskan, Corn cobs, Nebraska Builders and the Cornhusker told of the oppor tunities in their organizations. Explain Activities Also, each semester the board acquaints freshmen students with these activities. Activities within the college are the six profes sional societies. The student is urged to belong to these in col lege, as he will undoubtedly join them after graduation. There are also the engineering honoraries, Sigma Tau, which is an overall honorary. Eta Kappa Nu,' for electrical engineers, Pi Tau Sigma, for mechanical en gineers. Besides, there is the opportunity of working on the engineering college's publication, the Nebraska Blueprint In addition, it is taken for granted that all engineers take part in making Engineers' Week a success. And the most re markable part of this last state ment is that all the E-Week ac tivities are planned and executed by the students themselves. Film to Describe Modern Kitchen Architectural engineers will show a film at Open House on the modern step-saving kitchen. They also have a full-scale wall and floor ceiling section oi" uuse construction possibilities with costs and efficiencies figured. In addition, they will display many house models and a num ber of models of buildings. 1 'Better Living Theme Describes CE Exhibit This year the chemical engi neers have a slogan of their own for Engineer's Week. "Chemistry plus engineering equals better living." - If there is anything the stu dents at the University are for, its better living. Of course, there is a little argument as to how to get that good life, but the Chera. E's think there will be no argu ment about their way. Right off the bat, there is the two-way still-illustrated Open House night as a potato still, but Garbage By Golly By Agin Garbage Sveral days ago the idea sug gested itself to me that I at tempt to write something hu morous about and of engineers The first thought I had was to try something original; some vir ginal offering from my fresh ana already overflowing brain. Didn't work. Next, I tried asking othei en gineers. They all seemed of the opinion that there was nothing funny about the Engineering college, Said so. Just those words,- too. Following that, I tried asking people who were not engineers. They too, .thought there was little humorous in the college. One acquaintance offered the suggestion that he knew some that were very funny looking, but that was as far as it went. Finally, I stooped as low as an engineer can I asked my wife. Most foolish thing I've ever done. Knew that as soon as I'd asked her. She started out w'th a long whooping, howling deri sive laugh. Then she took ad vantage of the opportunity I gave her. "Funny? If you're any ex ample, there's nothing about the beast that isn't funny in some way or other. Any guy that uses a slide rule to figure out last month's grocery bill , . . " and so forth. As any man can tell you, I'd made my big; mistake. Actually, engineers' wives are unusually loyal. Sort of on the princ'p'e of keeping the old dog around the farm for sentimental reasons. Speaking, or writing of engi neers' wives, they stand a good chance of getting their yearly night out with the old man at the engineers' week banquet and dance. My wife has been re minding me recently that the last show she saw was "Hamlet." Alone, too. Anyhow, we expect to see all the boys there. Single men also, if they're having any better luck than they were the last time I checked. There seems to be little doubt as to whether the Chem. E's will be able to do as well in the ath letic department (Field Day) as they did last year. Fred Fuller i LtA r f ' ' ? """ I ' y E -,..ffrtHlMttHHW''WWIlrtm"1 -'.Tf&HW- Jficy'rQ fb7IDff 7cy'fQ TOPS 'fwmmnPMiftNms OfW' boom Mvnu Tom V THE DAILY NEBRASKAN actually demonstrating the tech niques used in the separation of gasoline and other products from crude oil. And we all know that no man wants to walk when he can ride. Drunkometer In order to keep everything under control, the Chem. E.'s have installed a drunkometer up stairs for those who have been influenced by the fumes from the potato still. This handy gadget is almost guaranteed to prove that it was Aunt Gertrude who was really sneaking the hard cider out of the jug. In any case, another thing the most men l'ke to have sprinkled about the house is cash. The Ghent E.'s hope to pick , up a little change distilling the oil that the geologists find Thursday night, but if the profits are low in that line, they have another business set up that really pays the dividends artificial gems. It is rumored that you can't tell them from the real ones that the natives scratch out of the soil. Makes a handy gift for that fa vorite blonde or brunette, too. Make Life Easier A great deal of the remainder of the display will indicate the manner in which the engineer is making life easier. Most of this will be shown with the idea that the raw materials are Nebraska porducts. Last year the Chem. E.'s pro duced bubble gum to please the kiddies (under 10) and this year they intend to show how they can make the old folks (over 10) happy. In case the old folks are taking the kiddies this time, they're welcome to park thern in the Chefnical Magic show, which will keep them amused, confused and diffused. This show, by the way, is also pretty good for the old folks from the freshmen who, look younger every year and why shouldn't they, to a guy who watched Love Library go up. finally graduated. Seemed some professor didn't get the word in time about that grade turned in to the office for seniors being unlowerable. Tug of war team should be o. k., with Red Kudilk still around. One more bad item for these boys is the notice that the E.E.'s are going to check all the eggs this year for the egg tossing business. Seems as if the Chem. E's used a hard-boiled egg last year. Speaking as a fellow whose main cultural reading in the last three years has been Perry s handbook, I am wondering about the cultural implications of Mil ton Mohr's speech no, address, speech is vulgar these days for the Engineers' Week convoca tion. Mr. Mohr Is one of the brighter boys that have gradu ated from the University re cently, which means in my life time and memory. He ought to be able to add something to the engineers' store of knowledge. May this avoid the fate of all good garbage! . -4 ' v: V' J i " ' i I i "I I $ - ' i t V ? 1 I f I A If t ! T 1 I"- i 1 -1 L 1 P ' ' If I fl MAN-MADE TORNADO On display during Engineers' Day in Richards lab., this "tornado" made of steam is contained in a cylinder three. feet in diameter and five and one half feet high. ME's to Construct Tornado In Six Foot Glass Cylinder For Open House the mechani cal engineers have a man-made tornado enclosed in a glass cyl inder almost six feet tall and three feet in diameter. The tor nado itself is made of steam, '.n troduced at the bottom of the cylinder. A powerful axial flow fan at the top of the cylinder draws in air through side vents. The tang ential force of this air imparts a spinning motion to the steam and produces 'a tornado. (Note: This display is more easily un derstood when seen. The M.E.'s will be on hand to explain it and to show the pressure distribu tion within the cone of the tor nado.) Aviation Progress Of primary interest to the young aviation enthusiast will be the display of- 50 years of pro gress in the aviation field as shown by engines. There will be cutaway models of both jet and modern reciprocating engines. To show the application of the M.E. curriculum, there will be many interesting displays. Be sides the large cupola, the world's second smallest cupola will be in operation. The world's smallest Bessemer converter will also be operated. The small cu pola runs a heat of about 10 pounds of metal, while the con verter holds about 25 pounds of metal. The manufacture of an aluminum bevel gear from the drawing board through the' pat 0 " 1 H onr r n r mlw i I i . : wrfTM tfotmvooi) stabs tern shop, mold, foundry and machine shop will be shown. M.E. Equipment VThis show also gives the pub lic the opportunity to ' see the new equipment added by ' the mechanical engineering depart ment. One of the biggest items is a new turbogenerator. A tur bogenerator is also one of the smallest items. The small one is run on compressed air at 15,000 rpm and develops enough power to light a small light bulb. The turbine itself is but four inches in diameter. There will be a variety of other displays . such as air con ditioning, welding, the labora tories and, of course, that old favorite, the liquid air show. Classified GOLFERS 40 off on all 95c balls; Titi'llsts. Dot, Royals, Top-notches, K-28, tc. Free delivery. Warren Buffett 3-2592. NEW Smith Corona Portable typewriter; 35 Ford Sedan. Will !"acrlflce. 5-7323. FOR rent. Efficiency art. Private half- DHtn, also large itemi-banemenl room with private buth for 4 boys. 110.00 erh. 1K45 K. LOST. Small metal plckett sllderule. Bancroft vicinity. Phone 8-3307. Re ward. Tl MM fur rr.it at AVKKH, 1400 O. G1RIJ5 for part-time theatre employment. must be neat In appearance and have plfasant personality. Apply 325 Stuart BldK. (Mtellfe ill ill (9Mi CilSilBill BRENDA MARSHALL . Famous North Texas Slate 'Teachers College Alumna says: "Chesterfields are so much milder , and better-tasting that I find them completely to my liking." l STARRING IN "IROQUOIS TRAIL" AN EDWARD SMALL PRODUCTION RELEASED THRU ri jj7" - I 'Till ...r.ffr-' Ve lmi3 m3 Thursday, April 27, 1 950 CE Sewage j Display Tells Processing I The civil engineers this year are featuring the processing pf sewage as done in a typical modern small town plant. The working model, which has running water and moving parts to give a graphic illustra tion of the process, will be found in Mechanic Arts hall. The sewage, direct from the town, will first be passed into a grit chamber to remove sand and gravel. From this phase it Dasses to either a bar. scrppn i a grinder, to , remove floating material ana large particles or reduce the size of these com Donents. In either rasp th sewage is passed to a clarifier which removes the sludge. Clarifier Used A clarifier onerates hv csHL mentation. That is, the clear ef- nuent is passed off a settling solution while the sludge i9 raked to a discharge nnint ut tv, bottom. The liquid effluent is sent to a trickling filter, a sand bed where any remaining solids are removed. At this 'point, the civil engineers have the aid of help ful bacteria, which clean up tha solution SO that it mav ho dumped 'in a stream or lake. ine sludge from the clarifier is taken to a sludge digester where more helrjful bacteria rin the work. The digested sludge is removed and dried. This fin ished product is either buried or sold as commercial fertilizer. Several fertilizers on the mar ket are the product of plants such as this. . Without Bacteria -finished Just to show that thev ar ca pable of doing a few- things without the aid of helpful bac teria, the CE'S have - conKtriirtfprl a model railroad display. The model, which is 15 by six and one-half feet, will . have two trains, cuts, a trestle nH kpv- eral tunnels. Like the sewage show, it has running water. As an added attraction it will fea ture several waterfalls. Due to the big state-wide wrangle about highways, the ' CE's are also having a highway exhibit. . In addition, there will be a number of traditional displays, such as the show of the history of civil eneinpprinff illustrated by surveying instruments. ' . IVCF to Elect '50-'51 Officers Annual election of officers for Inter-varsity Christian fellow ship will be held Thursday, 7:30 p. m. in Room 315 of the Unfon, Offices of president, vice presi dent, secretary and treasurer will be filled. Chairman of commit tees will be chosen Monday eve ning by the four elected officers and the retiring executive mem bers. Phil Gustafson, outgoing presi dent, will give a short talk pre ceding the election. UNITED ARTISTS ADMINISTRATION lUILDINa NORTH TlXAt fTATt TCACHiRt COUIOf 1 1) , . V rr"i 8y Ken National tunty J v. iryw rai a i A,.i " jr i v