The Pennsylvania •. State •. College
EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, Ph.D., L.L. D., PRESIDENT
Established and maintained by the joint action of the United States Government and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
411 FIVE GREAT SCHOOLS—Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mining, and Natural Science, offering
thirty-five courses of four years each—Also courses in Home Economics, Industrial Art and Physical Edu
cation—TUlTlON FREE to both sexes; incidental charges moderate.
First semester begins middle of September; second semester the first of February; Summer Session for
Teachers about the third Monday in June of each year. For catalogue, bulletins, announcements, etc., address
THE REGISTRAR, State College, Pennsylvania
MINE TUNNEL
Complete Tunnel Added to Equip-
ment of Schools of Mines
The School of Mines is just corr
pleting a tunnel for experimental
purposes. In construction and size
it represents a drift or tunnel in a
mine and the visitor may easily
imagine himself any depth below
the surface he chooses. One eid is
under the Minirg Machinery room
at the east end of the Mining Build
ing. Passing from under the build
ing it twins west paralleling the
main wing of the building to the
Metallurgical Laboratories, then
turns not th, and ends n. at the north
east wing. The total lergth is
about 300 feet, the width at the
bottom inside the timbers, 4 feet S
inches, and at the top 3 feet 8 inch
es. The height between the sill and
cap is 6 feet 4 inches. The sides
and top are supported by "8 x 8"
framed timber sets placed 4 feet
apart with wooden lagging behind
them. It is lighted throughout by
electricity and late• on a hack will
be laid in the tunnel on which mine
cars may he tun.
For carrying on experiments in
ventilation, a three foot Stine disc
fan dri% en by a variable speed in
duction motor is located in the ma
chinery room and connected to the
tunnel. In this way varying veloci
ties of air may be received in the
tunnel and the effects of cliffetent
fi+^mom of tuna' I -2rd -liffetent
obstructions on the mine resistance
may be studied. Later on a cen
trifugal mine fan will also be install
ed and connectec, to the tunnel.
In addition to- ventilation expeli
ments the tunnel will also be used
as a place to give training in mine
rescue woik. It will be filled with
an unbreathable atmosphere of
sulphur dioxide or formaldhey de
gas, and under these condition• the
_students will wodk with the oxygen
helmets, building brattices, masonry
walls, setting timbers, and carrying
supposedly injured comrades over
obstructions.
The tunnel will further be em
ployed for practice in mine survey
ing, as practically all conditions
may be had which occur in actual
mining, such as working with safety
lamps, in cramped quaitcrs and
carrying the line by overhead
points. Foi practice in shaft
plumbing a shaft will eventually be
built over the outer end.
The School of Mines has cause to
feel elated over this new addition as
but one or two other Mining
Schools have anything similar to it,
and they do not approach it in ex
tent and auxiliary equipment.
Hon. James E. Watson.
The college is very fortunate in
securing as one of the Pennsylvi n'a
D a y speakcrs ti e Hon. James E
Watson, of Rushville, Indiana. He
is a graduate of De Pauw Univer
sity; represented the 6th District of
Indiana in Congress from 1895 to
1897, and from 1899 to 1909; and in
1908 was the Republic nominee for
governor of Indiana. He is a force
ful speaker, and a man cf strong
personality, and will undoubtedly
appeal strongly to Pcnn State stud
ents.
We regret to note the serious ill
ness of J. F. Haddow, of the junior
class. He left college last week
suffering frgrn typhoid fever.
Class Grapplers Busy
With the class wrestling meet
less than four weeks off, the sopho
more and freshman wrestlers have
oegun earnest training and are
spending several nights each week
on the mat. The efficient coaching
of Ed Lewis, assisted by several
upperclassmen, is aiding materially
in bringing the men to the high
standard set by previous class
wrestling teams.
Rishell, who is managirg the 1914
team, reports that Jones, Fisher,
Johnson. and Grumbling of last
year's team are out again working
for their respective positions on
this year's team. The promising
men trying for the various weights
on the sophomore team are :
Jones, Butz, 115 lbs.; Fisher, 125
lbs.; Golden, Rishell, Callander,
135 lbs.; Winter, Johnson, 145 lbs.;
Grumbling, Resch, 155 lbs.; E. P.
Vogel, 'Glessner, 175 lbs.; Sayre,
heavyweight.
Manager Gleason, of the fresh
man team. is pleased with the keen
competition among the thiry-five
candidates trying for his team, and
he urges that more men come out
to increase this already strong com
petition. The men showing up es
pecially well art :
Kriebel, Sorg, Burns, Bohn, 125
lbs.; Moffatt, Ovcrfield, Dorfman,
135 lbs.; Dutemple, Gleason, Carr.
145 lbs.; Enstice, Ross, Beatty, Ra
der 158 lbs.; Swanson, Stevens, Jes
ter, Williams, heavyweight.
The meet is scheduled to take
place on Friday night, Nov 10, and
it will in all probability be held un
der intercollegiate rules, v,hich call
for seven weights.
Added Engineering Equipment.
A precision and C 0, recorder
has recently been installed in the
Engineering Building which an
alyzes and automatically records the
percentage of carbon &oxide in the
flue gases as well as the draft in
the stack. It is so arranged that
records can be taken of any of the
boilers in the plant, as well as the
draft in two of the stacks.
Reccrdirg pressure gauges and
thermometers have been ordered
and will be placed in operation in
the near future. These will record
the steam pressure, and tempera
tire, as well as the temperate of
the flue gases.
Recording Watt meters aie to be
placed in the switch board so that
the output of the generators can be
seen at any time. With these re
cording meters it will be an easy
matter to determine the working of
the plant, and the cost of operation,
at the switch board.
The road roller, that the Good
Roads Machinery company left at
State College for :experimental pur
poses, has been in almost 11 con
tinuous service during the past
month, and with the aid of the
scraper has been improving the
highway in front of the fraternity
houses on the campus. The roller
will be kept busy as long as the
weather permits.
Mr. 0. H. Slaughter has again
been successful catching wireless
messages from distant points. The
station at Cape Cod was the last
place heard from.
Faculty Meeting
There will be a regular month'y
meeting of the faculty tonight in
the foyer of the Auditorium.
PENN STATE TOLLEGIAN
REV. ROBERT R. REED
Takes Position of College Chaplain
Left Vacant by Dr. Gill.
Although many of the faculty,
and of the student body of this col
lege have to a certain degree be
come acquainted with Mr. Reed, at
least with his ability as a speaker, it
behooves us to inti °duce him to all
our readers, and also to bid him
welcome.
In respect to Mr. Reed's past, we
may say that he was born in Du
Bois, Pa., in 1882. In 1900 he
graduated from Mercersburg Acad
emy, ane from there he betook him
self to college. He was a varsity
tackle at Princeton University dur
ing 1902 and 1903. Having cover
ed himself with glory for football
achievements, he graduated with an
A. B. degree in 1904. Mr. Reed
taught Latin in the Dußois High
School for two years, and then he
entered the Western Theological
Seminary in Pittsburg. After a
three years' course, he graduated
from this institution, taking with
him a scholarship, which i
Mr. Reed to spend three semesters
in study at the University o[ Leip
sig, Germany. After travelinet
abroad tot a short time, during
which he visited Italy, France and
England, Mr. Reed finally ietuined,
and very soon came to us.
He will fill the position of our
most ecteemed nid I , "”nrecl Doctor
Gill, whose illness has made it im
possible for him to resume his du
ties. Mot cover, Mr. Reed will
teach German and take charge of
several classes.
We give him once more our most
cordial welcome, and on behalf of
the student body we extend our
best wishes to him for the future.
Forestry Notes
On Saturday morning, Mr. Berry
inspected the trees on the Court
House grounds at Bellefonte. and in
the afternoon addressed the Civic
Association as to the betterment of
the grounds and the planting of
trees.
Dr. Baker took the junior for
esters on Saturday to Gum Hill, at
Monioe Furnace, where there is the
best stand of timber in this region.
Conrad Appel, the largest seed
dealer in Germany, located at
Darmstadt, has given the Depart
ment of Foiestry two complete col
lections of tree seeds, each contain
ing 42 different species of evergreen
and deciduous trees. These collec
tions will be combined with the
large collection of seeds now in the
forestry museum.
Dr. Baker has been made a mem
ber of the Executive Committee of
the Pcnnsylvania State Branch of
the National Conscrvation Associa
tion. So far as chosen, the other
members of the committee are Rt.
Rev. James H. Darlint;ton, Hank
burg, Pa.; Dr. J. T. Rothroc,„ West
Chester; Hon. Edward W. Biddle,
Carlisle; Dr. W. P. Vlilson, Phila
delphia.
All Freshmen Take Notice
The Freshman Bible Class will in
the future assemble every Sunday
immediately after the service in the
Old Chapel. Every freshman should
attend, for as one man expressed
himself—" You can't I afford to
miss it."
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