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A-Power Not To
Resources, State
WIII an abundant supply of
atomic power render coal, petrol
eum, natural gas, and water ob
solete? Edward Steidle, dean of
• the School of 'Mineral Industries,
• says that in spite of atom-split
ting possibilities, there is no pros
; pect of these natural resources
going out of business.
Since the origination of Ein
stein's hypothesis on the equiv
alence o.G matter and energy, sci
entists have searched for a for
• mula to utilize atomic energy, de
clared Dean Steidle. But the ques
tion which has probably come to
the mind of the layman whose
interests are not scientific, fol
lowing the dramatization of our
radio commentators and newspa
per reporters, concerns the far
less spectacular utilization of
atomic energy for commerce and
:industry in furthering the wel
fare of mankind, he • added.
"Notwithstanding the technical
difficulties of releasing atomic
• power in measured amounts over
an extended period of time rath
•er• than in tremendously shatter
sang explosion, it may be wise to
Iconider the source of supplies of
latomic power as well as its con
'Untied assurance in the future,"
stated Dean Steidle.
'Uraniuin Ore Deposits
The richest known deposits of
uranium ore are located at Great
Bear Lake, Canada, and Katanga
Territory, Belgian Congo. Accord
ing to Dean Steidle, figures on ore
reserves are not available, and
no important sources are knoWn
within the United States. A trace
of the uranium-containing min
eral carnotite is found in Carbon
County, but the difficulty of ex
tracting uranium may be illus
trated by the fact that out of a
ton of highly concentrated ore it
is possible to produce a maximum
of only 11 pounds of uranium by
a long, expensive concentration
process.
One pound of uranium can re
lease as much energy as 1000 to
2000 tons of coal, Dean Steidle
explained. However, assuming
that this atomic energy may be
released efficiently and under
controlled conditions for indus
trial uses, it would take, on the
basis 4:4 one pound for each 1000
tons, about 600,000 pounds of
uranium a year to supply the en
ergy produced by coal in the
United States each year. Four
hundred thousand pounds of the
precious matter would be requir
ed to supply the energy derived
from petroleum and natural gas,
and 100,000 pounds to supplant
the energy released by-hydroelec
tric plants. Dean Steidle states
`chat this is positive proof that the
atomic bombs which shattered
tiroshima and Nagasaki will not
rut the organic mineral fuels out
of business.
Vol Enough in World
I "At best, the presently known
uranium deposits could only sup
-ply the world's energy require
ment for but a limited time, cer
tainly not in terms of years," he
emphasized.
In snite of these statements,
Dean Steidle explained that the
importance of the 'harnessing of
atomic power should not be min
imized. He offered the opinion
that a limited practical applica
tion of atomic energy is likely
within 10 to 20 years, and prob
ably no other elements more
abundant and more easily obtain
.
ASME Installs Harris
Members of the College branch
of the American Society of Me
chanical Engkeers recently in
stalled Leßoy Harris as vice-pres
ident for the remainder of the
summer semester. Other officers
of the group are John Zoszak,
president; and Elizabeth Griffith,
secretary-treasurer.
BRACELETS
and
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Replac
s Steid
-d than uranium will prove bet
ter suited for the commercial pro
iuction of atomic power.
Dean Steidle pointed out that
two members of the staff of the
School of Mineral Industries are
actively associated with the var
ious phases of work in the pro
duction of the atomic bomb.
These men, who work with the
recovery and refining of raw ma
terials and related engineering
processes, have no official. word
From the War Department that
they may reveal their connec
tion with the project. Conse
luently, Dean Steidle declared,
their names cannot be disclosed
at this time.
Prof Helps To Discover
Where Birds Fly in Winter
Did you ever wonder •where
chimney swifts fly in the winter?
Bird banding similar to that which
Merrill. Wood, assistant professor
of zoology, carries on at his home,
311 N. Allen street, has proved
that these unusual birds fly south
to Peru.
For years no one could figure
out where the chimney swiTts went
in the winter—they seemed to dis
appear. It was only within the past
year that several natives of Perti
High Taxes Permanent,
Says College Economist
C. J. Rowland, College econo
mist, says the nation's taxpayers
can prepa!•e to adjust to a perma
nently higher tax level as a result
o World War 11.
explaining that interest on wet!
indebtedness along will probably
'be greater than the revenue re
quired to operate the government
in pre-war years, Professor' Row
land adds:
"It may be 50 years or more
before :government expenditures
return to the old peacetime basis,"
The economist is hopeful, how
ever, there will be some reduction
in income taxes nest year, and he
also looks for an early repeal of
the "nuisance" . taxes on cosmetics,
jewelry and furs.
Chances are good, he believes,
for a repeal of the three per cent
normal income tax which is paid
by everyone with an income ex
ceeding $5OO and, to encourage
small business, he expects the gov
ernment to modify surtax rates.
"In the case of corporations," he
claims, "present tax rates are so
high they discourage business. Re
peal of the excess profits tax," he
adds, "would be a great boon to
business."
Job Open For Barber
The Personnel Relations Office,
423 Old Main, has announced an
opening for a student with training
as a barber who would like to earn
a good portion of his expenses
while at College.
All those interested in this job
should see Miss Stephens at the
office for further details.
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Peacock To Head School
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le
At Ottawa University
Dr. L. A. Peacock, who has been
assistant professor of composition
at the College, has accepted a posi
tion as head of the school of lan
guages and literature at Ottawa
University, OttavJa, Kan. He will
assume. his new duties Septem
ber 7.
Dr. Peacock, who received his
Ph:D. at the College, formerly
taught at Colgate University, Ham
ilton, N. Y., where he had worked
with the tutorial system. He also
taught at Dickinson College, Car
lisle, for one year. He was grad
uated from Worcester Academy,
Worcester, Mass., Wake Forest Col
lege, N. C., and Columbia Univer•
si ty.
Mrs. Peacock and their baba
daughter, Carol, will accompm
Dr. Peacock to their new home
August 30.
happened upon a. dark, hidden
cave, where they found many of
these birds. After they were killed,
the .birds were found to have
small metal bands attached to their
feet.
Making their way back into civ
ilized Peru—"or the section where
the birds were found was deep in
the heart of the uninhabited re
gion near . Brazil—the natives re
ported to the Flsh and Wildlife
Service this strange phenomena
that birds were found with metal
bands around their legs. When the
United States branch of this inter
national orgab:zation was notified,
they checked on the band num
bers and discovered that Amer
ican chimney sweeps had made
their Way all the way south as far
as Peru.
"Bird bands make individuals of
ayes," declared Professor Wood.
"Not only is the date and band
number -of the bird recorded, but
also the kind of bird, its age, and
its sex. If a bird is caught a second
time, that noting is made also,
naming the date it was caught and
the place." - -
'With his 17 bird traps, composed
o' chicken wire on wood frame
works with a simple spring attach
ed, Professor Wood has been able
to capture over 200 birds in two
years. He has been averaging one
bird per day for the month or
August, and he points out that his
station is the only one of its kind
in State College.
"Over 4,000,000 birds in the
United States have been banded,"
emphasized Professor Wood. "I
want to request each student and
towtisperson to report a bird
which has been round dead, or
which has been caught. The band
number is all that is necessary to
send to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Washington, a
C., although it is also advisable to
include the place and date of cap
ture or discovery."
The light bands are not• tightly
fastened, and they do not annoy
the bird at all, declared Professor
Wood. Recent increases in -the
number of bird stations may indi
cate that the'future for. birds holds
great promise, especially -with re
gard to man's knowledge and
treatment of their Incessant migra
tions.
Local Government Institute
Publishes Progress Report
The Institute of Local Govern
ment, 102 Sparks, recently pub
lished its first "Ten Year Pro
gress Report." This 48-page
booklet, dedicated to three public
service graduates from the School
of Liberal Arts now listed as war
casualties, delves into the history
and growth of the College's Insti
tute, the first organization ever
established to serve local govern
ments within a particular state.
Organized in June 1936 by a
Board of Trustees resolution, the
Institute now has an advisory
committee of .14 members and a
staff of 10 workers. Members,
according to the progress report,
are dedicated to the repair,
strengthening, ana modernization
of Pennsylvania local government.
At present the institute con
ducts a public service major for
junior and senior Liberal. Arts
students. From 1937 to 1944. 51
students were graduated from this
curriculum. Those who did not
continue with graduate work in
public administration were placed
in various state and national gov
ernmental agencies.
Activities
Among •the many " activities
sponsored by the Institute in the
past-ten years have been meetings
of municipal • finance officers,
traffic officers training schools,
classes in laboratory aids in crime
detection, Pennsylvania firemen's
training conferences, correspond
ence courses In municipal ac
counting, .conferences of high
school social studies teachers, and
postwar planning institutes for
municipal officers. •
; F l ight publications have been
organized by members of the In
stitute sinc e 1936.. Several of these
are inactive at the present time,
but will be resumed in the post
war period.
Publications sponsored by this
group and year 01 establishment
are; "The League of Cities Mag
azine," 1936; "The Borough Bulle
tin Supplement," 1940; "The
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police:As
sociation. Bulletin;" 1937; "The
County Commissioner," • 1941;
"The Township • Commissioner,"
1940; "The Pennsylvania Proba
tion and Parole Quarterly," 1940;
IS( Holds Semi-Formal
Independent Student Council
will sponsor a semi-formal dance
in Recreation Hall 9 to l 2 p.m.
October 6. Brad Hunt and his
band from Pittsburgh will play
at the dance.
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"The Pennsylvania Houser,"
1941; and "The Municipal Author
ity," .1943.
Members of the Institute have
surveyed state-local relations,
the Pennsylvania minor judiciary,
and presidential elections by
counties. They. have also studied
rural slums, various metropolitan
areas, the problems of parking
meters and off-street parking,
municipal fire protection, and
municipal authorities. Part of the
Institute's work is carried on in
cooperation with a similar Organ
ization at the University of Penn
sylvania.
Advisory Committee, Members
The present advisory commit
tee, appointed by Pres. Ralph D.
Hetzel includes: John R. Bracken,
professor of engineering drawing;
Carl W. Hasek, head of the de
partment of economics; Arthur S.
Hurrell, director of educationex
tension; B. Kenneth .Johnstone,
head of the .department of archi
tecture; John 0. Keller,. assistant
to the President in charge of ,ex
tension.; Fred F.. Lininger, .vice
dean of. the School of .Agricultur6; .
Robert E. Minshall, professor of
civil and structural engineering.
Raymond E. Mprphy, professor
of geography; Harry P. Northrup,
director of mineral industries ex
tension; David B. Pugh, arts and
science extension; Hugh G. Pyle,
extension services; George E.
Simpson, head of the division of
sociology; Charles W. Stoddart,
dean of the School of Liberal
Arts; and Jacob Tanger, head of
the department of political
science.
Staff members of the Institute
and their duties are: Harold F.
Alderfer, executive secretary;
Charles F. Lee Decker, assistant
executive secretary; Carl W. Wild ,
planning consultant; William W.
Litke, municipal law consultant;
Henry H. Harral, consultant in
municipal administration; MrS.
Lou B. Hersh, research assistant;
Mrs. Eugenia Gravatt Kimmel,
researcly assistant; Virginia M.
McKee, office. secretary; and'
Grace E. Mannino, library assist
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Public service graduates to
whom the first "Ten Year Prq
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killed in action in Germany; First
Lt. George F. 011endike Jr., '37,
killed in action in New Guinea;.
and Second Lt. Paul J. Winebren
ner, '43, missing in action over
Germany.
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