Nebraska Newspapers

    The Daily Nebraskan
Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH I, 1936.
PRICE 3 CENTS.
VOL. XXXV NO. 100.
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RELEASES TOPICS
Committee Sends Letters
Of Invitation to 100
Universities.
Second letters arc being sent out
this week by Student Council mem
bers to over 100 universities and
colleges thruout the middlewest to
send delegates to a regional con
vention of the National Student
Federation of America, which is
scheduled to be held on the cam
pus the weekend of April 18.
Topics for round table discussions,
which will feature the conclave,
were released Tuesday by Marylu
Petersen, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the meet.
Among the vital questions, pre
valent on all campuses, which will
be discussed include: campus poli
tics, student members on the ath
letic board, Student Union build
ings, fraternities, social and hono
rary, compulsory military drill, fi
nancing student government, in
cluding such matters as activity
tickets, the place occupied by pub
lications and their management.
Other matters affecting the
activities of all students which will
form interesting discussions are:
Women's s t u d e n t government,
men's student government, cam
pus forums, publicity, the honor
system, denominational schools,
and teacher's college.
The regional meeting is one of
the most important and far reach
ing projects to be undertaken by
the council this year. "We feel
that the convention will prove of
definite benefit not only to indi
vidual students, but also to the
campus as a whole," stated Irving
Hill, president of the council.
The National Student Federation
of America is the largest body of
its kind in the country. It includes
in its membership leading schools
of the United States. Sponsors of
the affair indicated, however, that
they would request the attendance
of "nonmcmbers as well as mem
bers of the national organization.
Climaxing the three day session,
the committee has planned a ban
quet, which will be open to the
public. The council is at present
negotiating several men of para
mount national importance, one of
whom will be selected to speak at
the final dinner meeting of the
convention.
The agenda committee appointed
by the council to make arrange
ments for the gathering are Irving
Hi'l. Virginia Selleck and Frank
Landis. Housing committee in
cludes Mary Voder. Bill Newcomer,
and Maijorie Bannister. Those in
charge of social arrangements are
-anr a i ininppr. John Stover. Jean
Doty and Faith Arnold. Publicity
will' be directed by William Marsh
and John Tarker. Registration will
be conducted by Margaret Phil-;
lippe Elizabeth Mwmaw and Jane ,
Keeft r.
DR. BARTOW TO TALK
ON TREATMENT USED
IN PURIFYING WATER
Slides. Actual Experiments
Illustrate Lecture for
Chemists.
r ciu-at-H Rariow will rpealt
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American Chemical society "--
lng March 6. Tne mceunK ...
held at 8 in general letcure room
of chemistry hall. Using slides
and actual experiments. Dr. Bar
tow will show methods employed
In purifying city water from mud,
bacteria, gases and salts.
According to Dr. Bartow, mud
and bacteria are in suspension,
gases and salts in solution. Spel
ling, filtration, areation, distill
ation, chemical treatment, and
other physirial and chemical proc
esses are used to remove these im
purities. Particular attention will h given
to control of "floe formation" in
water filtration, which is accom
plished by adjustments of hydro
...!r,ti t nm pni ration. Other f"l-
nf th Wture will be a de- i
scription of the electicosmose
process, and a discussion of a new
detergent which is better than
80fp in hard water.
Dr. Bartow is head of Iowa
State chemistry and chemical en
gineering department, and na
tional president of American
Chemical society. All chemistry
students will find the meeting of
especial interest according to Dr.
H. Armin Pagel. The meeting u
open to the public, and all inter
ested people are invited to at
tend. No admission will be
charged.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Chemical engineer! will discuss
plans for Engineers Night at to
night's meeting of C. E. S., accord
ing to Ellory Johnson. Other im
portant business matters will also
be taken up. Members are urged to
attend the meeting at 7:30 in
Chem. 102.
CAMITS STUDIO
WEDNESDAY.
Sigma Delta Chi, noon.
STUDENTC0UNC1
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TANKSTERETTES INITIATE
13 SWIMMERS TUESDAY
Active Members to Honor
Fledges at Banquet
On Thursday.
Tanksterettes, girls swimming
organization, held initiation Tues
day evening. It was carried out
with the regular ritualistic serv
ice. It was held at the swimming
pool at 7:30.
Girls who were initiated were
Cora Fox, Addis Cole, Adrienne
Griffith, Frances Steel, Arlene Fol
gcr, Rosalie Breuer, Maxine Tit
ler, Sara Casebeer, Chelys Mat
tley, Vera Wilson, Helen Bayer,
Mary Bir, and Eleanor Oldfather.
The initiation banquet will be
held Thursday evening. About
thirty are expected to be present
including Miss Helen Bittenger,
present sponsor of the group, and
Miss Alway, former sponsor. Miss
Beth Phillips, president of the
group, will preside as toastmis
tress. The banauct will be carried
out in a nautical theme with sea
shells as name cards. The former
pledges will present a skit.
The banquet will be served at
6:30 at Trinity Methodist church.
KINGSLEY SPEAKS TO
AT
Discusses Origin, Meaning
Of Lenten Season for
Y.W. Meeting.
Interpreting the subject of "The
Origin and Meaning of Lent," Rev.
Ira W. Kingsley, pastor of the
Grace Methodist church of Lincoln
spoke at the Y. W. C. A. vesper
services held yesterday afternoon
in Ellen Smith hall.
According to Dr. Kingsley. the
Lenten fast has developed over a
period of years, and the idea of
observing a fast had its root even
as far back as the old Hebrew
civilization. From this era. the
observance has steadily grown into
the present Lenten custom.
Examples of the manner and the
time in which the first practice of
fasting took place, were also given
by the pastor. He concluded his
talk bv stressing the thought that
Lent should offer an opportunity
for a period of meditation.
Devotionals, in keeping with the
theme of the service, were led by
Carolyn Kile, vice president of the
university Y. W. Jane Hopkins,
vesper choir accompanist, played
a number of selections on the
piano as a prelude to the regular
services.
Special music for the meeting
was furnished by the vesper choir,
under the direction of Margaret
Fhillippc.
Throughout the Lenten season
which precedes Easter, numerous
speakers will be invited to discuss
various phases of the meaning of
Lent at the vesper services, ac
cording to Frances Scudder. chair
man of the Y. W. vesper staff.
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maplescompetition
Petz Expects Participants
From All Houses in
Contest.
The intramural free-throw bas
ketball contest will be staged Wed
nesday night at 7 o'clock with
participants expected from all
fraternity houses, according to
Intramural Director Harold Petz.
Each Greek letter domicile is
permitted to enter as many con
testants as is desired. Each man
will be given ten chances at th;
hoop from the foul-line. The five
highest men in each fraternity will
be scored, and the highest possible
group score will be 50 points.
The five highest scoring men of
the ten highest fraternities will
enter the final round which will
also be run off tonight. This is a
part of the interfraternity Intra
mural competition.
Campus Speculation High as
To Identity of '36 Prom Girl
Last Minute Preparations
Under Way for Closing
Formal of Season.
With campus speculation run
ning high as to the identity of the
1930 Prom girl, last minute pre
parations are now being com
pleted for ber presentation and
for all the details of the last gala
event of this formal season, ac
cording to membera of the Prom
committee.
Arrangements for a novel and
entirely original presentation are
being completed by Bob Funk,
winner of the $15 prize for the
best scheme for the presentation
of the 1336 prom girl. Plans have
been made to have this years pre
sentation last longer and to have
more action attached to it.
Dancing to Joe Venuti and his
Venutiani will lust until 12 o'clock
Friday evening, according to Co
chairman William Marsh of the
Prom committee. This will pro
vide half an hour more of dancing
to the well-known NBC-WEAF or
chestra. Official Chaperons.
Officiul chaperons for the Prom
were announced Tuesday by mem
bers of the chaperons committee.
PUB BOARD ACTION
NUKES CASS NEW
HEAD OF AWEWAN
Former Managing Editor
To Direct Humor
Magazine.
Raising Awgwan's humor tone
will be the first effort of the mag
azine's new editor, Lewis Cass,
Ravenna, Class of '37, who was
elected by the student publication
board Monday to finish the pres
ent semester.
"We plan to make the jokes and
cartoons more interesting and
alive than previously, and at the
same time remove improprieties,"
Cass said. "We intend to raise the
humor level of the campus, as
much as it is within our power to
do so."
Cass called for new talent in
both drawing and writing. "We
want campus contributions," he
said. "This is a campus enterprise,
and we intend to present the best
that the university can offer in the
way of clean, enlightening, so
phisticated humor."
It is planned to increase the
number of contributors, using
those of past years as well as new
talent. Anyone desiring to work on
the staff is requested by Cass to
report to the Awgwan office,
where suggestions and assign
ments will be made.
An issue of the Awgwan will be
put out about the middle of this
month in order to bring its issu
ance up to schedule.
L
IS
Graduate, Lincoln Woman
Files for Place on
Board.
Mrs. Arthur L. Smith of Lincoln
filed Tuesday as a candidate for
the board of regents of the first
district. She filed as Bertha Roach
Smith.
Mrs. Smith has two degrees from
the university, an A. B. granted
in 1913, and a master's degree of
1925. She was born in Nebraska
and has lived here nearly all her
life.
Mrs. Smith said when she filed:
"I am a candidate for regent of
the university because I believe
popular opinion will support the
idea that there should be women
representation on the board.
Women are workers, taxpayers,
teachers and students and consti
tute half of parenthood. Our uni
versity is not alone steel and con
crete but deals vitally and last
ingly with the lives of our chil
dren. Other midwestern states are
using women successfully on their
university governing boards.
"As a student and citizen, I have
watched the progress of our uni
versity with much interest. 1 con
iw tvi nffire of ree-ent as one
of great importance both to the
school and to the state, as position
that should be approached without
prejudice and with an open mind.
If elected, 1 shall be in a position
to make such personal sacrifices
as are necessary in time and
energy in study of the problems in
cident to the advancement of the
university for the youth of Ne
braska, their parents and the citi
zenry generally."
Applicants for Student
Managers Urged Report
All men wishing to try out for
sophomore manager on the fool
ball team, are urged to report in
the East stadium at 3 o'clock any
afternoon this week, according to
Donald Wiemer, senior manager.
Wiemer emphasized the oppor
tunities of working up to the sen
ior managership for men who re
port now.
Jeanne Palmer and Clyde White.
They include Prof, and Mrs. H. J.
Gramlich. Prof, and Mn. Karl
Amdt, and Dr. and Mrs. A. A.
Reed.
Among the guests of honor will
be Governor and Mrs. R. L. Coch
ran and Mayor and Mrs. C. W.
Bryan- Other guests will be Dean
and Mrs. W. W. Burr. Dean and
Mrs. J. E. LeRossignol. Dean
and Mrs. H. H. Foster, Dean and
Mrs. F. E. Henzlik, Miss Amanda
Heppner, Miss Elsie Ford Piper,
and Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thomp
son. Guest List.
Also included on the guest list
will be Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Selleck,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ramsey, Col.
and Mrs. W. H. Oury. Mr. and
Mn. Howard Kirkpatrick, Mr. and
Mrs. L. F. Beaton, Miss Florence
McGahey. Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Wal
ton, Major and Mrs. W. T. Scott,
Prof, and Mrs. J. P. Se.ining. Prof,
and Mrs. L. W. Lancaster. Mr. and
Mrs. Dana X. Bible, Mr. arid Mrs.
W. T. Kuick. Prof, and Mrs. N. N.
Bengston, and Dr. G. E. Condra,
House mothers of members of
the Prom committee will be pres
ent as guests.
Tifkftn for ihe Prom mav be ob-
i tained all this week from members
of Corn Cobs. Price of admission is
I $1.50.
ilAE GOETHE GIVES
MUSIC COSVOCATIOX
Senior to Present Piano
Recital Wednesday
A fternoon.
Nineteenth musical convocation
of the school of music this year
will be a senior piano recital by
June Goethe Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the Temple.
The program will consist of a
prelude and fugue by Bach-D'Al-bert;
a sonata by Beethoven; an
Intermezzo, a romanze, and a bal
lade by Brahms; two composition
by Bridge; and a polonaise by Cho
pin. Miss Goethe is a student of
Herbert Schmidt.
llnllLOllE
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FOR STUOYAT ONCE
Prof. H. A. White Announces
Navy Apportionment as
Forensic Question.
Printed bibliographies and ref
erence books on the subject of this
year's intramural debate competi
tion are now available according
to a report of Prof. H. A. White,
coach of the varsity debate teams.
The topic discussed by the con
testants will be, "Resolved: That
the United States of America
should built the largest navy in
the world."
This year's competition, spon
sored by Delta Sigma Rho, hon
orary forensic society, will be com
posed of two sections, one for fra
ternities and one for barb groups.
Altho the bars cannot compete for
the silver gavel given to the win
ning team, they have been well
represented in the last few years.
All fraternities planning to en
ter groups in the competition are
urged to make their intentions
known as soon as possible in order
to begin the debates by March 19.
Prof. White remarked that he ex
pects at least sixteen or eighteen
teams to contest this year.
Any student is eligible for com
petition who is not at present or
has not in the past been a member
of the varsity debate squad. Judges
will be chosen from present and
past varsity debaters who are in
eligible for competition.
All teams will be composed of
two men, and the contest will be
run on direct eliminations.
75 EXPECTED ENTER
S
Large Number Ag Students
File for Ak-Sar-Ben
Contest.
Stating that a large number of
students in Ag college have signi
fied their intention of competing in
the annual Junior Ak-Sar-Ben
showmanship contest to be held
Saturday, March 7. Prof. R. R.
Thalman sponsor of the project,
stated that the numbir of 'final
entrants will probably exceed 75
men.
Any student in Ag college ex
cept a member of Elock and
Eridle, honorary animal husban
dry organization, which is spon-
soring the contest, may enter.
Those competing will be judged
', on their ability to train, condition
j and exhibit all classes of animals
I to the best advantage. Judge ot
the show will be K. C. Fouts,
Seward county agent, and one
time member of university judg
ing teams.
In the final showing of the
championfhip, cacn person will be
required to Judge all four classes
of livestock. The winner will be
awarded a silver cup by Block and
Bridle.
As a special faturo of the Ak-Rar-Ben,
an auction hale wiJl be
conducted, in which the spectators
may take part. The one who plates
the correct value on animals roost
consistently will receive a prize.
"Students are urged to rea'ize
the importance of entering the
contest, as it gives opportunity m
put m practice under competition,
what they have learned in 4-11
shows. We have found thtt win
ners in this contest, have later
showc up well in livestock Judging
teams," stated Thalman.
SCHEDULE 2ND ALL
UNI BOXING MEET
Champ of Firet Tourney
Will Meet Winners
March 2 1 .
Second of the all-university box
ing tournaments will be held
March 23 and 24 in the coliseum
ring, according to Harold Petz,
intramural director. All followers
of the Marquis of Queensbury
rules are invited to participate in
the event.
Champions of the first boxing
tourney are not eligible to partlci
pate In fbe preliminary rounds to
be held March 23. They will meet
the champions of this second se
mester tourney In the champion
chip fights of March 24.
Alpha Kappa Pm to
Hold Meetinp Today
Alpha Kappa Psi, professional
coiameice fraternity, will hold a
smoker Wednesday evening at the
Kappa SUrma house. Members
j present wil lhave an informal di
I cusdiontl period on some phases
of business problems
SIGMA TAU FROSH
E
Presentation Made at Annual
Convocation; Tilley
Chief Speaker.
Sigma Tau Freshman Medal
Award went to Milton Mohr, '37,
South Sioux City at last night's
engineering convocation. Vernon
Hedge, Sigma Tau national presi
dent, made the presentation.
Featured speaker of the evening
was A. C. Tilley, state engineer,
on "Reconstruction of Republican
Valley." Tilley was active in re
construction work following the
disastrous flood of last spring. In
his talk, he stressed the fact that
in almost every phase of the re
construction program engineers
plaved a large part.
Mr. Tilley supplemented facts
and figures of the devastation
with moving pictures. These films,
taken by the city engineer of Cam
bridge, Neb., and the head of
game and fall conservation, show
ed scenes of the water approach
ing and the destruction it left be
hind. In reconstructing bridges, he
stated, many were replaced only
temporarily because of the short
age of time, and because engi
neers were not sure where bridges
would be located permanently. In
many cases, two streams flowed
where there was enly one before.
Held in social science audi
torium, the meeting was spon
sored by the engineer executive
board. Speaking of the program,
Ted Schroeder, board head, de
clared: "The talk was excellent,
and well worth anyone's time. Al
tho its primary interest was pro
fessional, it was presented in sucn
a way that it could not fail to
have "interest fcr many nonengi
neering students."
This is the first convocation of
the second semester. More prob
ably will be scheduled later on in
the year.
LE
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Meeting Tonight Features
Inspection of Local
X-Ray Machine.
Members of American Institute
of Electrical Engineering will in
spect Lincoln General hospital to
night as feature of the society
meeting. Before the visit, Dr.
Charles Minnirh will speak on the
! discovery of X-rays, tneir genera
tion, properties and types of tubes,
and the advancement of lube de-
i signs.
I The detailed workings of a tube
will be explained at the hospital,
j as well as construction and opera
tion of the hospital X-ray unit.
Particular attention will be given
to the application of X-rays for
! dental and medical purposes, and
industiia' uses, and general fluros
copy. I All engineering and pro-medical
! students are invited to attend the
j lecture, held at 7:30 in Brace lab
! oratory, room 119.
OFFER SPRIG PLAS
AT TASSELS MEET1SG
Girl Pep Club Outline
Second Sent enter
Activitien.
Tassels, girls pep organization,
met Tuesday evening in Ellen
Smith hall to discuss plans for
the coming year.
TanH election of officers will
probably be held soon, but a def
inite date has not yet been sot.
The annual spring festivities of
the organization are a tea and
banquet. Dans for these functions
were discussed at the meeting.
Eliza beth Shearer presided at
the meeting. The next meeting
will be held Tuesday. March 10,
in Social Science, room 105.
NGINEER AWARD
IN BY M
MOHR
Japanese Brothers Confess
Thefts From Greek Houses
Small Magazine Salesmen
Admit Many Robberies
During Year.
Four little Japanese brothers,
rang'ng from 7 to 11 years in age,
have been robbing fraternity and
sorority houses for the past year,
university police found aa they
solved another of the campus mys
teries. The boys, Roderick, 7. Ralph, 10,
Clifford, 9, and George Kuwamote,
11. have been entering fraternity
and sorority houses about 6 o'clock
in the evening, professing to sell
magazines. If tio one was around
they pilfered the room, taking
sums varying from 50 centa to J20.
A number of watches and pins
were seen left in the rooms, they
declared in their confession, but
thev took onlv money.
; Monday night George entered a (
' sorority house and acribbled his .
, name on a scrap of paper to leave
I as reference for a magazine!
GRADES OF LAST TERM
JVJIUBlf NEXT WEEK
Reports for First Six Weeks
of Present Semester
Due March 14.
Student's grades for the semester
just completed will probably be
available the middle of next week
according to information given out
by the Registrar's office yester
day. Altho examinations were com
pleted the last week of January
difficulties in getting complete re
ports from professors have held
up the grades until this late date.
Students who are slow in making
up back work are also asked to
co-operate in order that final
grades may be given out as soon
as possible.
The reports for the first six
weeks of the present semester are
due from the instructors the 14 th
of March. Slips will be sent to
those that are down in hours
shortly after.
e BRADLEY WILL '
SPEAK AT FRESHMAN
AWS MEETING TODAY
Corn Cob Leader to Explain
Pep Club Organization,
Activities.
Ted Bradley, president of Corn
Cobs, men's pep organization on
the Nebraska campus, will ex
plain the organization and activ
ities of the pep group to members
of the freshman A. W. S. at their
regular meeting to be held this
afternoon at 5 o'clock in Ellen
Smith hall.
Beginning with the history of
the Corn Cob organization at the
university, Bradley plans to give a
full discussion of both present and
past activities, in which the group
has participated. The manner in
which membership is gained to
the club will be an additional topic
which the speaker will develop.
Committees which have been se
lected to sell ticket for the Coed
Follies, sponsored the A. W. S.
board, and soon to be presented,
will be announced at the meeting
this afternoon, according to Elsie
Buxman, A. W. S. board member
and sponsor of the freshman or
ganization. Girls who are to
serve on these committees were
chosen on the basis of the work
which they have done for the
group during the year.
Girls who are to serve as ushers
for the Follies have also been se
lected according to the sponsor
i and will be named at the meeting
j today. Interest and the work done
in the group during tne scnooi
year was also the basis of these
selections.
Urging that all freshman A. W.
S. members be present at the
meeting today, as well as anyone
else interested in hearing the dis
cussion. Miss Buxman said, "We
are anxious that a large number
attend this meeting to hear the
explanation of the organization of
this pep society, and we also want
every girl to be present in order to
learn on what committee she is to
serve in aiding the A. W. S.
board prepare for the Coed Follies,
so that she may begin work im
mediately." CORNCOBS TALK OF NEW
UNIFORMS, OF INITIATION
Mills, Bernstein Report on
Advisability of New
Outfits.
Discussion of new uniforms and
planning for spring initiation will
be the main business of the Corn
Cobs at their weekly meeting
Wednesday.
Webb Mills and David Bern
stein will report on the advisabil
ity of the uniforms discussed at
the last meeting. No definite an
nouncement will be made until the
club acts on the suggestion.
Plans for the spring party will
be completed with a report by the
band committee. A date will be set
for initiation of pledges.
"This is an important meeting."
said Ted Bradley, president, "and
we want all the brothers there."
subscription to one of the sorority
members. Soon after the girl
missed some money, immediately
notifying Miss Amanda Heppner,
dean of women, who called the
campus police.
With the name on paper as the
slender clue, the authorities trailed,
in Sherlock Holmes fashion, the
boys to Elliott achooL After being
questioned for two hours, George
finally admitted his thefts and im
plicated hi brothers. The robberies
have been so numerous in the past
year that the boys were unable to
remember all the houses robbed or
the sums taken.
"They were the marteat little
kida I hr.ve ever questioned."
Sergeant Regler described them.
"They were poor but neat, with
their hair extremely well combed."
These captures have cleared up
a aeries of fraternity and sorority
house robberies for which recently
there has been an average of a
call a week, according to Regler.
The boys have been turned over to
juvenile authorities
LATEST IN SPRING
IDES SHOWN AT
REVIEW TUESDAY
Members of Charm School
Are Entertained by
Lincoln Firm.
Two hundred and twenty-five
persons Jammed the lower floor of
Hovland-Swanson's last evening
when members of the charm school
hobby group were entertained by a
style review, at the invitation of
the Lincoln store. Spring modes, of
the latest fashion and in the most
popular colors for spring were dis
played by models chosen from tha
membership of the hobby group.
Opening the review with the
newest type of apparel for sports
wear, a number of suits fashioned
along tailored and swagger lines
were shown. Colors for sports wcae
which are rated as the best this
spring were considered in the se
lection of the suits, with navy,
gray, green, brown, and beige pre
oominating.
Afternoon and evening frocks
were displayed in the second part
of the review, with suitable acces
sories to match each costume being
worn by the model. Purses, hats
and other accessories of the latest
style were shown with each outfit.
Formal wear made up the third
part of the show, with dresses of
pastel shades and print materials,
being especially outstanding.
Models who appeared in the re
view included: Jane Temple, Mary
Fisler, Claudine Burt, Margaret
McKay, Helen Fox, Virginia Fleet
wood, Elizabeth Broady, Marjorie
Bannister and Frances Boldman.
Miss Shirley Lee, stylist of the
clothing store, gave a detailed de
scription of each costume and its
accessories as the model appeared.
She was introduced by Miss Jean
Doty, program chairman of the
charm school, which is sponsored
by the Coed Counselors.
80 Hear Talk on 'Youth and
the Machine Age' by
R. E. Flanders.
Hastv arrangements for an im
promptu convocation caused ex
citement in engineering college
Monday, as students were assem
bled to hear "Youth and the Ma
chine Age" by Ralph E. Flanders,
who spoke by radio from New
York. The astronomy department
lent its poitable radio, which was
set up in chemical lecture room.
Notice of the ta!K was doi re
ceived until 10:30 Monday morn
ing, according to Dean O. J. Fer
guson. The talk was scheduled
for 1 o'clock. Despite lateness of
announcements, over 80 engineer
students attended the meeting.
Flander's discussion was of th
question and answer type. In his
remarks, he took the view that
modern machines create more jobs
than they destroy, and that the re
duction of the work week to 30
hours musit be thought of as result
of good times rather than a cause
of operating to establish industrial
recovery.
A nationally known economist
as well as machine tool builder,
Flanders spoke to local member
Kocietv of Mechanical
Engineers beveral years ago. Mem
ber found his lectures very in
teresting, said Dean Ferguson.
Flanders is president of Jones and
Lamson Machine company, past
president of ASME.
MEASUREMENT OF
LIGHT SUCCESSFUL
Beth Reports on 'Spin
Of Rays Against Solid.
Br Goll nri 6ervk.
WORCESTER. Mass.. March S.
Successful measurement of tba
"spin" of light, the twisting forca
which its rays exert on anything
solid, was announced this week la
a report to the American associa
tion for the advancement of i
ente by Dr. Richard A. Beth of
the Worcester Polytechnic in
stitute. The spin of light, or its angular
momentum, was described as tb
propensity of each particle, or
photon, of light to rpin like a
Bpeeding rifle bullet.
Proves Existence.
This spin had been only theory
until Dr. Beth found a method of
proving its existence and jr-er.-uring
it by training f ' n. r
light on a circular . ' :-"
one inch in diairr. ' '
three thousandths ol -
thick.
The light came from a tu;; .. i
filament glowing at temperature
ranging from 4,500 to 5.000 de
grees Fahrenheit The quartz plat
hung in a VkCium and the light be
fore striking the plat -ae polar
ized by passing it thru a prism.
"The experiment," Dr. Beth
mvs in bis report, "proves that
light can be made to exert a
twisting force on a material ob
ject. In otier words, light or ra
diation can be made to carry an
angular momentum thiu empty
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