frtiay, October 20,1922 IjOCAL SCIENTISTS HEAR | DR. HAM ON RELATIVITY: gjperimcnifi Conducted by Head of Physics Dept. do not Con finn Einstetn’9 Theory p r . \v. R- Ran*, head of the Depart- ; m ent of Physics recently addressed the j penn State Branch of the American! Association for the Advancement of[ Science, on the subject “Experimental j Evidence for and Against the Variation 0 f Maas with Velocity and Its Bearing OIJ the Special Theory of Relativity". Dr; Ham has been working on these in stigations for a period of ten years, profeasor A. J. Wood, chairman of the Local Branch opened the meeting with tbe following statements. j ••In our appreciation of the work in pure science carried out in various parts of the world, let us not overlook the re searches conducted by members of our Local Association. Armshy and Pfear left behind them an enviable rec ord for promoting that tyjte of funda mental research which a college or university should seek to foster. •There are a number of important re search projects now under way at this Co Hege, some having been in progress ‘for many years. Without detracting! jjom the value to science of. any of these, the outstanding piece of Investi gational work in pure science now in progress at the Pennsylvania State Col lege is being conducted by . Dr. Ham. It rblds fair to attract attention' far.be .yond the circle of our Local Branch, 'go far as we can learn Dr. Ham is the foremost. investigator in putting to ex perimental test some of the various the ories relating to relativity. The scope 'of his investigation is concisely covered by the title of the address, •Experimen tal Evidence For and Against the Vnr tion of Mass with Velocity, and its Bearing on the Special Theory of Relatvlity". The conclusion from the abstract as preparod by Dr. Ham reads as follows: •••So far as nil electfo-magnctjc ex perimental data arc concerned -arid probably as far as all optical experi mental data are concerned a great slm .pllflcation Is brought about by the the ory that requires (A) that the force •exerted by an electrical field approaches sero as the velocity of the electron np ‘praaches the velocity of light, rather than (B) the mass approaches infinity as the velocity of the electron approach es the velocity of light; force and mads being defined from an energy stand point. .The Relativity- Theory of Ritx Is based' on A, that of Einstein gives re sults B.' "Attention should be called to the rev olutionary nature of the conclusions of Ham, namely, that at least so far as electro-magnetic data is concerned, there appears to be no variation of moss 'and hence this data cannot be used to confirm the Einstein theory. However, It should be remarked that the' Ideas of relativity are by no means discarded but simply that a. different form of the theory la Indicated. * * “In order to get an idea of the exper imental work upon which the work of Ham Is based, It is necessary to wad the abstract which may be ob ‘tained from the secretary of our local section, Dr. J. B. Hill. 4* it n i i+++++**+*+****+**4*+***4**+*4 The Laundry of Service and Accommodation Collection and delivery every day Penn State Laundry 320 West Beaver Ave. Phone 124 Annouiising that: TYVeiCs Jahoes wil continue to visit PENN STATE thruout the coming-collej year . with the newest and best in con* - servativly correct footwear at prices ranjing from $7 to $lO. The first display of the season wil be at:,, STATE COLLEGE HOTEL OCTOBER 19 and 20 TlVeiCs JShoas General Offtset: laiDoanc Amt Mew York. 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M. : Harris, of the English Department, are to assist in this work during the course of its activity. AG. CHEMS DO VALUABLE PURE FOOD ANALYZING An Important part in the pure food crusade conducted by the Division of Pure Foods of the State Department of Agriculture is being carried on by E. S. Erb. of the Departemnt of Agri cultural Chemistry. E. S. Erb conducts as high as-two hundred analyses month ly of various foods and food products to detect adulterants and illegal constit uents. AU manner of suspected foods are sent here from..fchp.markets of the state to'be tested and it is only by means of a constant vigil kept on foodstuffs and the assurance of of the offenders that a high standard of edibles caa bo.supp.li.od.to the hungry public. ’ • ‘ . . A review of the activities of Mr. Erb In connection with -the .state food and drug commission for a brief period, of time just past show that the most ..fre quent infractions of the law have been made In the sale of the widely popular sweet chocolate covered cherries. Cher ries which may have passed with credit the inquisition of discriminating palates have been dbtected as adulterated and injurious by the exacting chemical anal ysis of the pure food chemist. Severity percent of the samples confiscated at points all over the state have • been found to contain sulfur dioxide, an irri tant of the dlgeatlonal tract membranes. The impurity-has been traced to.' poor cherries, spotted or otherwise blemished* In order to maintain a sale for their products with the candy manufacturers, unscrupulous.cancers have practice of bleaching the fruit with sul fur dioxide, thereby affecting the purity of the product. 'Noodles, soft drinks, milk, canned goods, adulterated meats and eggs, moet important food staples, are frequently adulterated. DEAN HOLBROOK CONTINUES TO IHPBOYB FROM ILLNESS Dean D. A. Holbook, of the Mining School ls' a expected to return.to college on Saturday to resume hie duties here. He has been recovering from a serious' operation for appendicitis, performed at tho hospital nt Fletchburg, Massa chusetts, but his condition was recently reported as being very satisfactory. PENN STATE’S VARSITY FOOTBALL SQUAD FOR REGISTRAR’S OFFICE DEVISES NOVEL LETTER Prof.A. H. Espenshade Formulates Booklet To Answer Letters of General Inquiry. The registrar of Penn State took a day off a few weeks ago, and tho fac ulty marveled. It seems that it's not a regular thing among college registrars to take a day off in the summer. Every day Is his busy day in the summertime. With the rates for three thousand stu dents to be recorded, the honors to be assigned, and the other clean-up work of tho past year to be performed, ln-ad ditlori to the admission of an entering class of one thousand, it's not until late at night-that the registrar .takes off his eye shade, closes up his desk, an‘d says “nothing to do "until' tomorrow.” ..But profosor A. H. Espenshade, the registrar at- Penn State, has found a way out. Ho has devised a single let ter that answers about all the questions that a young prospective college stud ent can think of asking, and not having the Idea copyrighted, he is giving it away to other.colioge registrars through A L U JW N I , Eat where clean, whole some food is served CRYSTAL CAFE Prompt Service Home Cooked Food Prices Reasonable. The No. 1 and 1 A Kodak Special .. .. i For Better Pictures Great Values at a Moderate Price. Thp DE N N QTATE ine J^ HOXO OP 212 E. 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The result is that.-.the would-be freshman gets not only the answer to his own inquiry but In the same letter gets also the answers to the’ different inquiries of 30 other men. Professor Espenshade's letter begins as follows: “In response to your .recent letter, may I ask you to accept this -printed memorandum, particularly the para graphs indicated below, instead of. a personal letter? • • "This method of reply Ims lw>on ad opted with, a view to facilitating a prompt ami complete answer to a very large-number of various inquiries; but If It fails .to furnish all tho Information needed in your case, do not hesltnte to THE 1922 SEASON write me again. At tho bottom of the first page Is a reference to the particular paragraph to be noted by tho applicant. Among the paragraphs designed to answer var ious inquiries are the following: I regret to' say that because of overcrowded conditions we cannot con sider yo«r application for admission as a special student." “12. 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State College tlon please show this eertltlcate to the‘was the wish of Dr. Frenr college officer appointed to make out scientific library be mnlntaii your schedule of studies." Special collection In the librar Many business institutions, corpora- accepting tho bequest, the Coll, tlons and other colleges hove adopted tees have directed that Dr. tho “omnibus" letter plan devised by wishes bo carried out. The Professor Espenshade. will be of partcinlar value to o ’ eats in Chemical Agriculture. SCIENTIFIC LIBKARY LEFT ! o TO COLLEGE BY OIL FREAK MICHIGAN AG. COLLEGE Through the will of Dr. WiiHam Prear CHAMPION COW 01 late vice-director of the Agricultural Michigan Aerictiltur.il Collet Experiment station, the College has re- so* the champion cow of her reived a most valuable collection of the state of Michigan. She scientific books and reports which will broke the record for one year be given a permanent place In tho Lib- year she produced 2UM3O poum rary of the School of Agriculture. 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