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Dr. Perrine Demonstrating Microwaves
Perrine To Discuss
Dr.
'Radar and Microwaves'
"Radar and Microwaves" will be the subject of a lecture-dem
onstration by Dr. James 0. Perrine, assistant vice-president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph company, in Schwab auditorium
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Preceding the lecture, a dinner will be held in the Maple Room
at 6:30 p.m. for all who have tickets. Seats for those attending the
dinner will be reserved in the auditorium.
At 6 p.m. an informal social meeting for those wishing to meet
Dr. Perrine is scheduled in the
Home Economics building.
At the lecture Dr. Perrine will
discuss and de . monstrate the
fundamental phenomena associa
ted with electric wave propaga
tion. Beginning with visible me
chanical waves in a rope, he will
develop the basic concepts of
wave motion and then extend
these ideas to electrical wire
systems.
Dr. Perrine also will produce
microwaves of the type used in
radar and will demonstrate their
physical properties, including the
transmission of speech and music
over a beam of such waves.
The lecture is sponsored by the
local chapters of the Society of
the Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma,
and the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
Quarterly Magazine
Sponsors Essay Contest
The "Humanist." a quarterly
magazine, is sponsoring an essay
contest open to college students.
The subject is "Building a Posi
tive Way of Life in accordance
with the Scientific Method and
the Highest Aspirations of Man
kind."
Essays may be written by in
dividuals or by groups of five or
more students, according to the
magazine rules. The desired
length is between 1000 and 1400
words. First prize is $25.; second
prize, $lO.
Manuscripts, which will not be
returned, must be postmarked no
later than December 20, 1947, to
be eligible. They should be sent
to the American Humanist Asso
ciation, 569 South 13th East, Salt
Lake City 2, Utah.
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LA Placement Service
Offers Job Pamphlets
Liberal Arts students are wel
come to read brochures of the
larger business firms in 201
Sparks, according to Prof. Hen
ry Young, head of Liberal Arts
placement service.
Types of jobs offered by the
various companies with the his
tory, policies, and job training
routines of the firms are included
in the pamphlets.
Also offered by the placement
service is a bibliography of
books and pamphlets to aid job
selection.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Penn Slate Club
Calls for lagers
A call for basketball players
was sounded by Bob Stefanko,
athletic chairman of the Penn
State Club. "All club members
and independent men interested
in joining the club are eligible
to play," said Stefanko. "Players
should sign the list on the club
room bulletin board in Old Main."
Plans were discussed for the
All-College talent show to be held
December 5. Final arrangements
for the show will be made next
week by club members.
Richard Howe, membership
chairman announced these addi
tions to the club; James Ackman,
Pasqual Astore, Thaddeus Best,
John Mickley, James Donnell,
Robert Dougher, George Keller,
george Migdon, George Miller.
Harry Moberg, Charles Nu
.:chke, William Oliphant, Daniel
Reese, John Reitz, Seymour Ron
kin, Donald Schultz, John R.
Smith, John Stoker, Ralph
Temples', Andrew Timko, and Joe
Uhring.
Two former members, Ed Ban
yai and Michael Fatula, also re
validated their memberships.
Engineering Student
Wins Bulova Watch
On Quiz Program
Thomas Turnbull, junior in
electrical engineering, who inter
rupted his schooling this semes
ter to go to the Aspinwall Vet
erans Hospital, recently won a
17-jewel Bulova watch on a quiz
program at the hospital.
Turnbull served with the-Navy
aboard the destroyer, Ruben
James, which was torpedoed be
fore the U.S. entered the war. He
was in the waters of the North
Atlantic many hours before being
picked up as a result of the tor
pedoing.
In a recent quiz program con
ducted by Professor Quiz, Turn
bull put his college training to
profitable use and walked off
with the first prize, a 17-jewel
Bulova wrist watch.
Naval Reserve Meets
The surface division of the Na
val Reserve, Electronics Co. will
meet in 200 Engineering "E" at
7:341 o'clock tonight. Included in
the program is a movie. Ail mem
bers are urged to bring one new
member.
PSCA Dancing Club
The PSCA Dancing Club will be
reorganized in 405 Old Main at
8 o'clock tonight. according to
Sally Schleyer and Warren My
ers. chairmen of the recreation
committee. Students interested in
Joining are asked to sign a list
on the Student Union bulletin
board.
Football Movies
Football fans may see plays
they missed in Saturday's 46 to
0 defeat of Colgate by the Lion
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News Briefs
team in football movies in 119
New Physics at 7:30 and 8:15 o'-
clock tonight. End coach Earl Ed
wards will give a running com
ment on the movies.
Froth Editorial Meeting
Froth soohomore editorial hoard
and editorial candidates will meet
in 9 Carnegie Hall at 7:30 o'clock
tonight. said Theodore Koran. ed
itorial director.
Faculty Previews , Film
Men era of the faculty will
preview a film "God of Creation"
in 110 EE at 1 o'clock today. The
film. sponsored by the Penn State
Bible Fellowship, show. in time
lapse photos, the metamorphosis
of caterpillars, and unfolding of
flower petals. The film was made
under the direction of Dr. Irwin
Moon of the Moody Bible insti
tute.
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