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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN"
Thursday, May 2, 1940
Electrical wizardry makes
EE exhibition outstanding
"Step right up, ladies and gen
tlemen, and try out our shooting
gallery! It's free, it's fun, it's
new." No, It's not a carnival, it's
part of the electrical engineers'
exhibit which opens thia evening.
This shooting gallery is not or
dinary, for it employs a photo
electric cell, so that when the bulls'
eye Is aimed at and the trigger
pulled ,the photo-electric cell lo
cated in the bulls' eye is acted
upon in such a way that a bell is
rung.
Artificial lightlning.
Those of you who fear lighting
will have no reason to be afraid
once you visit the E. E.'s display,
for they have produced articial,
but vicious, lightning. It will be
used to demonstrate the efficiency
of lightning rods, and if the light
ning rods are efficient, you have
nothing to worry about.
A popular exhibit last year was
the bubble fountain. It has been
reproduced this year, but "has
new clothes on." There is another
fountain added to the display, one
having water spurting from the
top, the other, with soap bubbles
rolling forth. A beautiful array of
colored lights playing upon these
millions of tiny bubbles as they
slide down the sides of a glass
cloth pyramid will present an In
teresting picture.
Dial exhibit.
An Instrument with which we
are all familiar and yet know
nothing about is the dial telephone.
Deciding to rectify this situation
of our ignorance, the engineers
have put one on display and will
have a telephone expert on hand
to describe it.
To add a pleasing background
to these engineering masterpieces,
will be music played on a Ham
mond Organ, an instrument noted
for ita amplifier. When the organ
itself is not being played, record
ings will be played, using the or
gan as an amplifier.
Yogi's rope trick will be in op
eration also. These ingenious en
gine men have advised the trick
after the fashion of the old Indian
rope magician, and will mystify
on-lookers by showing a rope
twisting itself around a rod, then
untwisting, then twisting, and so
on.
For you unbelievers in the the-
History
(Continued from rage 1.)
the program consisted of handing
down the trowel, Ivy Day poem,
oration, speaker, and the May
Pole dance.
On May 25. 1906, rain fell on
Ivy Day. However, the program
went on as scheduled, the two
biggest features being the dona
tion of a circular cement seat,
which still surrounds a tree just
north of the library; and the an
nouncement of Innocents for the
first time on Ivy Day.
The stone sun dial, now located
between the library and admini
stration building (the sun dial is
gone but the post still remains)
was given by the class of 1907 at
the ninth annual Ivy Day cere
monies. All claaoea dismissed.
In 1908, there was an innova
tion as it was decided that all
classes would be dismissed May
13, the day of the planting of the
Ivy. Tickets were sold for the pro
gram, which began at 9:30 in the
morning, and after the usual cele
bration in the morning, students
adjourned to the State farm where
an inter-class track meet and a
ball game between the "Sphinxes"
and "Spikes" completed the cere
mony. The class of 1909 made a lasting
donation, as they dedicated the
stone drinking fountain which still
stands between the administration
building and the library. Ross W.
Bates, who gave the class me
morial, stated that his class
"wished to contemplate he foun
tain as a 'Fountain of Youth.' "
Freshmen received the honor,
at the Ivy Day celebration of
1910, when it was decreed that
they should be allowed to wear
their hats at the holiday festivi
ties. They had been refused per
mission to wear them earlier be
cause of their defeat in "the pull."
Comes a Daisy chain.
On either side of the library are
two large electric lamps, dedicated
on May 2. 1810. Ivy Day, by the
class of 10. Another new feature
was introduced at thia event, for
the Daisy cJain was formed and
led the planting of the ivy.
The 1911 event was postponed
on account of rain. However, the
day arrived, and with it a tradi
tion which haa not yet faltered.
The DaILT NEBRASICAN was
ory of perpetual motion, the en
gineers have devised a perpetual
motion machine. They also have a
light beam transmitter, and will
play music and speak over a light
beam.
The Strobotac, invented by
Harry Edgerton, Nebraska alum,
now a professor at M. I. T., al
lows you to see a wheel turning
as it would appear if it were
standing still.
Chem E's plan
to run minaiure
oil refinery
Chemical engineers have Invited
spectators to bring any crude oil
they might have to their exhibit
in Avery building tonight, for they
will have a minature oil refinery
in operation.
Magic, too will be present in the
chemistry building. The engineers
will astonish you when they pour
one liquid with another exactly
like it, with the resulting liquid
an entirely different color. They
will show you sawdust burning
spontaneously, too. All this and
more in their exhibit called Chem
ical Curiosities.
For homemakers who dislike the
color of their wallpaper, the chem
ists will show how to change the
color of it by flourescent paint.
They have issued warnings to the
effect that a volcano will be part
of their display. The volcano, will
be a chemical one, however, and
is guaranteed against erupting.
Last year the thermite display
was striking and attracted much
attention. This display has been
have an opportunity to watch a
liquid cut a half-inch metal plate
in two almost instantaneously.
The formation of crystals, an
unknown process to most of us,
will be explained and demonstrated
by polarized light. The effect pro
duced is colorful and unusual.
Other interesting displays in
clude an arc furnace which welds
metals together instantaneously, a
filter press which clarifies any
liquid to a pure solution, and
plastics and the products made
from them. There will be a pho
tography display to show how the
films you expose are finished, and
a water-softening display which
will let housewifes in on a way
to save money.
distributed among the crowd in
the afternoon. The Innocents were
again announced.
'Queen of the May" made her
debut at the festivities May 21,
1912. Due to the efforts of the In
nocents, the program was greatly
enlarged, and continued to grow
under the influence of this hon
orary group for many years.
Lead atory for DAILY.
In 1913. members of the Black
Masque were 'announced on Ivy
Day, which was rapidly gaining
prestige. The DAILY NEBRAS
KAN, which, ten short years be
fore had recognized the event with
a half column on the back page,
was now devoting the entire front
page to the proceedings.
Friction over Ivy Day arose in
the spring of 1915, and it was fi
nally decided that students should
vote on thia issue: "Shall Ivy Day
be eliminated?" Studenta proved
their school spirit and Ivy Day
continued. Electric Park was the
site of the afternoon procedure in
these pre-war days.
Keeping the class poet a secret
was anoiher addition to me sur
prises, and for the first time stu
dents were compelled to wait until
May 1. 1917 before they could
lesrn the poet'a identity. Rain
again fell in 1917. but neverthe
less, the Innocents were tapped,
the Black Masques were masked,
the May queen was crowned, and
the other eventa occurred. This
Ivy Day the afternoon ceremony
waa held at Casino Beach.
A tie for May Queen.
For the first and thus far the
last time, there waa a tie for May
Queen in 1919. Ivy Day opened the
University semi-centennial exer
cises in 1919, and waa combined
with Class day. The morning cere
monies were on the city campus,
but in the afternoon students com
pleted their ceremonies at Capitol
Beach, where the Innocents and
Black Masques were announced.
Introduced for the first time on
Ivy Day waa a, play, "The Pageant
of Freedom."
In 1920, ticketa were again sold
as usual, and the festivities were
held at Antelope Park in the aft
ernoon. Another tradition was es
tablished when a platform for the
festivities waa erected north of the
administration building. This waa
CE exhibition
stors minature
masterpieces
Masterpieces in minature will be
featured by the civil engineers
this evening in mechanic arts
building. The hydraulic jump "in
action" will be one of the feature
exhibits, and is as interesting and
unusual to the average person as
it is practical to the engineer.
Among its practical applications,
probably the most interesting is
the dissipation of large amounts
of energy from flood waters aa
they flow over the spillway of a
dam. Because of its speed and
mass, the water possesses a tre
mendous amount of energy which
would erode the river below the
spillway and eventually cause the
failure of the dam. A hydraulic
jump is often used to dissipate the
energy of the water, thereby re
ducing its speed and increasing
its depth to such an extent that
erosion will not take place.
Electric trains.
Although electric trains seem
like children's toys, the engineers
have erected a model train which
the full-grown common man would
be unable to operate. Complete
with tunnels, switches, curves, and
bridges, the train is operated in
a manner quite comparable to a
real train.
Also on display will be an arch
bridge spanning the beautiful
Grand Canyon. This model is a
masterpiece in design, structure,
and technical skill, illustrating the
ingenuity and practical worth of
these "builders-of-tomorrow."
If you have ever wondered how
a dam is constructed, the engi
neers will show you. To be ex
hibited is a section model of a
dam, built in exact proportion to
the real thing, and which will show
the anatomy of the structure.
There will also bo a section model
of a dam with a small power plant
operating, presenting the inside of
this power-producing factory.
the most colorful Ivy Day yet wit
nessed, and was complete with the
Daisy chain and a new feature,
flower girls.
Coed makes address.
The address of Carolyn Reed.
made on this 1920 Ivy Day, is not
being disregarded: "University
tradition is a vital thing in college
spirit and the great wih for Ne
braska is that she may develop
more lasting and worthwhile cus
toms. Let us hope that the spirit
of Ivy Day will go down through
the years to help make a greater
University of Nebraska."
In 1922 the Black Masques be
came part of the national organ
ization of Mortar Board, and in
the 1922 Ivy Day event, were
masked as Mortar Boards.
Weather was unsettled, a profes
sional photographer was on hand
to take pictures, the queen was
coronated, but the big event of the
1921 Ivy Day ceremony was none
of these the overcrowded bleach
ers collapsed.
In '22 Ivy Day lost some of its
individuality, and became part of
the "Cornhusker Round-up." an
event used as bait to get the old
"grads" back to the campus.
First Interfrat sing.
Kosmet Klub sponsored for the
first time in 1924 the interfrater
nity sing, which was won by Delta
Tau Delta. For the next five years
Delia Tau Delta led the pack.
In 1930 Ivy Day was decided to
be held the first Thursday in May,
several weeks earlier than it had
been, because the Mortar Board,
who requested it, wished their new
members to have a chance to
orient themselves to the society
before the end of the year. Criti
cism and biting satire about the
"queen will have to wear over
shoes" followed the decision, but
to no avail.
Also at this time College Days
became incorporated, with Engi
neers Week and Farmers Fair
participating." The orator speak
ing at thia 1930 celebration, advo
cated a new student union, a wish
which did come true.
In 1936 a valiant, but futile, at
tempt waa made to find an ivy
that would live. The Mortar
Boards donated a trailing ivy
which waa well along, and waf
"auro to grow."
"Way back in 1939 A.D." in
other "first" appeared. For the
first time in Ivy Day history, the
Ivy Day poet waa a freshman,
Virginia Nolle.
Engineers close festivities
with dance nt Cornhusker
Tomorrow night student engi
neers will forget their formulas,
toss aside their books and slide
rules, and bring Engineers' Week
to a rhythmatic conclusion at their
annual ball to be held in the Corn
husker hotel, featuring Nat Towle
with his orchestra of 14 Southern
Gentlemen.
The ball will be the fifth the
engineers have had. Although
there is little tradition or cere-
Seven chemists
accept positions
with concerns
Seven chemistry students have
recently accepted positions with
major companies. W. P. Utermoh
len of Kansas City, Kas., who is a
candidate for his doctor of philoso
phy degree in June, will work for
the Tennessee Eastman corpora
tion at Kingsport.
G. B. Arnold, Hot Spring, S. D.,
who is a candidate for his Ph. D.
degree in August, haa accepted a
position with the Texas corpora
tion, Beacon, N. Y., Ralph Miegel,
Kansas City, Mo., who is to re
ceive his master's degree in Au
gust, has been given a graduate
assistantship at Cornell university,
Ithica, N. Y., next year; Robert
McGeachin, Lincoln, who is a can
didate for his master's degree in
August, has received a graduate
research fellowship at Washington
university, St. Louis next year;
Ormond Schroeder, Lincoln, who
graduates thia June, will report
for duty with the DuPont com
pany, Waynesboro, Va.; Gerald
Griess, Kearney, a candidate for
his master's degree in August,
will be a research chemist with the
Dow Chemical company, Midland,
Mich.; and W. A. Schroeder of
Omaha, who is to receive his mas
ter's degree in August, has ac
cepted a graduate assistantship at
the California Institute of Tech
in the university next fall.
Nebraska grad
receives ACS
chemistry award
The American Chemical soi-iety's
$1,000 prize in pure chemistry has
been awarded this year to Dr.
Lawrence O. Brockaway, a univer
sity graduate, according to an
nouncement by Dr. Cliff S. Hamil
ton, chairman of the department
of chemistry and chemical en
gineering. Brockaway, who Is now assist
ant professor of chemistry at the
University of Michigan, was
awarded the prize for his work
on the determination of molecular
structure by electron diffraction
methods. He received his bache
lor's degree from Nebraska in
1929, and his maater's degree in
1930. He was a graduate assist
ant in chemistry during the 1929-
30 school year.
From Nebraska, Brockaway
went to the California Institute of
Technology where he received his
doctor of philosophy degree. He
has been at Michigan since the
completion of his work in Cali
fornia. Music students
present recital
Twelve manic students presented
the weekly recital at 4 p. m., Wed
nesday in the Temple. The recital
featured piano, clarinet, and vio
lin solos. The complete program
was as follows:
Huaata la h. AUrcra raadrrata, Brahma,
KlaliM Wrland. rtarlartlirt.
rUd IJcht-Unwa IJtM. Mm, imm
Mtvtt, plaaiat.
Car Norm- Rigolrita, VrrJI, AatoaHtf
Kk4a. Mfiraa.
Mirtaaiac HM, Mtwdr !, UliabrUi
Vay, ptantat.
Mother O' Mint. Tar, Val IrMfmu,
banianr.
Mtaa from Baal Una ftalte. Mora.
Hrarjr Braataaky, vMa(a.
Those who sang best
Fraternities.
Total
Alpha Theta Chi 1
B;ta Theta Pi 5
Delta Tau Delta 5
Delta Upsilon 2
Sigma Phi Epsilon 3
Sororities.
Alpha Chi Omega 1
Delta Delta Delta 1
Delta Gamma 1
Delta Zeta 2
Gamma Phi Beta 2
Kappa Alpha Theta S
Phi Mu 1
mony attached to it, it is planned
to be an annual event and a part
of Engineers' Week. One of the
engineers explained that they
want a ball, but they do not intend
to make it elaborate. There has
been some thought, he said, of
perhaps having a Queen of Engi
neers' Week presented in future
years.
Open to the public, this year'a
ball is just an informal dance.
Ticketa sell for SI a couple and
may be bought from engineer stu
dents or at the door. Tickets are
also available at the Union office.
Ticket on sale In Union.
Advance tickets could be bought
only from engineers until yester
day when it was deemed advisable
to place them on sale in the Union.
Ball ticket sales was formerly in
tended to be a sort of point ac
tivity for the engineers. The de
partment of the college which
gets the most points for activities
during the Week receives a
placque to hang in their building
for the following year. Ticket salea
count 20 percent.
Nat Towles and his orchestra
have had previous engagements at
such places as the Texas Centen
nial, Dallas; Plaza Hotel, Dallas:
Lavida Club, Miami, Fla.; and five
weeks at Krug Park and on Sta
tion WOW, Omaha. They have
just had a long run at Denver's
largest ballroom, the Rainbow.
Sponsor of the dance is the En
gineering Executive Board. Chair
man in charge is Bob Schlucke
bier. Dancing at the ball is from 9
to 12 p. m.
Visitors to see
massive steel
tester in action
Visitors to the engineering me
chanics display this evening will
have an opportunity to see a steel
testing machine in action.
The tester, feature exhibit of the
array of engineering projects, in
capable of testing steel up to 440,
000 pounds, and is still accurate
enough to weigh a lead pencil. Tha
machine wil be located in the
Highway testing laboratory.
Steel bars wil be tested to fail
ure point by applying a load to
pull them apart, similar to the way
a string would be pulled apart if
a heavy weight waa suspended at
one end. By running an auto
graphic curve as the bar is being
pulled, it will be shown how the
bar stretches aa the load increases.
Determining the strength of
steel is important because the
strength must be known before it
is used aa a building material.
Samples of steel are always tested
In tension to insure its being cap
able of withstanding the pressure
when used in bridges, pavements.
and buildings.
Sponsor
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mal season, and would be held on
March 7, 1941.
Harmony goal.
Cunningham feels that the In
nocents will be able to work In
harmony with the student-elected
Prom committee, and that spon
sorship by the honorary will be
advantageous over the old system.
He said, "The greatest advantage
of the new scheme will be that
the committee elected by the stu
dents would probably work harder
and better since they will be re
sponsible to both the entire stu
dent body and to the Innocents.
The Innocents," he continued,
"will be in a position to check
more closely on developments in
the planning and work of the
Prom committee in preparing for
the dance than has been the case
in the past. More care will be
taken to make the finale of the
formal season a bigger and better
affair."
Innocent Englund suggest.
It was revealed by Innocent
Englund that the Student Council
had appointed a special committee
to meet with the faculty sub-committee
for the purpose of working
out a suitable financial plan for
the Prom. Englund suggested that
a possible plan under considera
tion waa to set up a Prom fund
with Mr. Selleck'a office. Up to
now profits from the dance have
gone into the Student Council
fund, while deficits have been paid
from the committee membera'
pocketa. A more suitable plan,
such as the one suggested above,
! is needed, he concluded.