pact: two
New Diving Belt May Reach
20,000 Foot Depth—Dr.
Dr. Maurice Nelles, director of
the engineering experiment sta
tion at the College, has predicted
that a depth of 20,000 feet will
he reached in new underwater
research.
With the aid of a new bentho
scope that he is helping to design,
Dr. Nelles b el ie v e s that man
could reach a new and challeng
ing world. The present- depth rec
ord is 4500 feet, set by Otis
Barton, deep sea zoologist and
explorer, on Aug. 16, 1949.
Record Breaking Dive
Dr. Nelles and Dr.- Hancock, of
Santa Maria, Calif., set the stage
for the record-breaking dive. Dr.
Nelles handled the communica
tion lines and controls, while Dr.
Hancock assisted him. Their
under water experimenting had
actually begun in 1945.
The Marine Laboratory ship,
the Velero IV, which was design
ed by Dr. Nelles and Dr. Han
cock, several years ago, is com
plete with chemical laboratories,
an electronics laboratory, a bot
tany laboratory, and has biplogi
cal specimens. This ship serves
as the platform from which the
benthoscope is lowered.
The Velero II is capable of
carrying oil and food for a trip
half way around the world. It is
equipped with all the latest nava
gational instruments, including
radar. It also has a device that
can reinove a 50-foot core from
the bottom of the sea for experi
mental purposes.
There is equipment on board
that enables scientists to plot the
bottom of the sea to a depth of
24,000 feet.
New Fish Traps
Drs. Nelles and Hancock de
vised new fish traps to catch
specimens of deep sea life. The
traps work by high speed which
is extremely important, because
Dr. Nelles said, only the stupid
fish were caught in the slow
-speed traps.
Drs. Nelles and Hancock, with
the aid of Barton, worked at
great length on new features for
the benthoscope: The bell which
set the depth record was design
ed by Barton, and it included
cables for communication and
electricity extending from the
platform to the bell. It is a five
foot steel sphere with a steel
walls one and three-quarters
inches thick.
Deep Sea Creatures
Dr. Nelles, in planning his new
benthoscope, is working on a.
method of photographing the as
yet unknown deep sea creatures.
He said Barton found that these
fish had their own light below
a depth of 1000 feet, and he
plans to utilize their light in
photographing them, if possible.
“The intensity of this light i.
about the same as that from a
Makes a Man Love a Pipe
and a Woman Love a Man
luminous clock dial in a dark
room,” Dr. Nelles said, “while
the exact nature of this light is
not known, it is believed to be
caused by luminous bacteria.”
Quartz Windows
He is also planning to use
quartz windows because they
were quite successful in Barton’s
bell. He said the major changes
in his new model would be its
cylindrical shape and the material
used in its make-up. He plans
to use aluminum instead of steel.
It is expected to weigh only 200
pounds in the water.
Dr. Nelles discussed the pro
ceedings of the record dive in
1949. He said Barton went down
in the bell while he remained on
the platform to maintain contact
with the bell and give instruc
.ion. The dive was an extremely
dangerous one, he sjid, because
the apparatus was being used
'or the first time and there was
fear of freezing temperatures at
he lower depths.
No Light
He said Barton reported that
'.t 300 feet below the surface sun
ight and plant life began to dis
ppear, and at 600 feet only
movement could be seen. At 1000
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
DR. MAURICE NELLS, at left
is shown beneath a porthole in
the record-breaking benthoscope.
He handled the communication
and control apparatus during the
4500-foot dive. Shown above is
the live-foot steel sphere in which
Otis Barton reported strangely
lighted fish and icy temperatures.
Equipped with strong lights and
quartz-windows, the sphere suc
cessfully withstood the unknown.
General Authority
Calls For 4 Bids
Bids on four new projects in
the $10,000,000 building program
at the College have been called
for by the General State auth
ority.
Bids will be received for con
struction of a new million-dollar
chemistry laboratory which will
include facilities for 2100 under
graduate students and 150 gradu
ate students each week. Bids will
also be received for an addition
to Pond laboratory and for a
fourth floor which will be con
structed on the Main Engineering
building to provide designing
rooms, studios, and storage for
architecture classes,
A chemical storage building
also will be constructed at an
isolated site on campus.
feet there was absolutely no
light.
Barton told him of fish with
luminous outlines, some had
“headlights” where their eyes
should be, and some had a cur
tain that could be drawn over
the light for protective purposes.
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UN Advisor To India
To Give Forum Address
Prof.. Amiya Chakravarty, advisor to the Indian delegation at
the United Nations, will be the speaker at the India and the Inter
national Scene conference sponsored by the PSCA oh Monday.
The conference under the auspices of the American Friends Ser
vice committee,'will consist of a dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Friends
meeting house at 318 S. Atherton street and an address and forum
PSCA Votes
Finance Power
The board of directors of the
PSCA yesterday voted the finance
committee power to approve all
bills of the organization at least
one month in advance.
This move was made in an at
tempt to alleviate the critical fi
nancial situation of the associa
tion. Dr. Henry S. Brunner, pro
fessor - of agriculture education,
made two proposals to raise mon
ey for the group.
He suggests that student mem
bers attempt to obtain the coat
checking concession for all major
College dances,, and that the
PSCA make another appeal for
funds to faculty members of the
College, since the Campus chest
drive did not fully reach the fac
ulty. Definite action was not tak
en by the directors on these sug
gestions.
The directors did not reach a
decision concerning the Campus
chest. Dr. Brunner said some peo
ple did not contribute to the drive
because it was not a PSCA drive.
The drive was $l2OO short of the
goal for the PSCA.
Collegian Fee Raise
To Be Reviewed
The West dorm council will re
consider the proposed increase in
the Daily Collegian assessment,
Thomas Durek, president, said
yesterday.
The council voted against the
assessment last week, but subse
quent discussion seemed to indi
cate that the council had been
misinformed on certain facts.
Russell E. Clark, with whom
the council severed relations last
week following a disagreement
over the return, of ping pong
tables, is scheduled to put in an
appearance at the meeting, Dur
ek said. Clark will probably ex
plain his stand, Durek said.
Prosthodontist Lecture
Dr. Cloyd Harkins, one of the
outstanding prosthodontists in
the country, will give an illus
trated lecture on “The Rehabili
tation of the Cleft Palate Child”.
Sigma Alpha Eta, speech cor
rection honorary, will sponsor
the open meeting on Tuesday
evening at 8 o’clock in 312 Sparks.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1950
at 8 p.m. in Schwab auditorium.
Topic at the dinner will be
“Gandhi’s Message and the Mod
em World Crisis,” while the sub
ject of the Schwab address will
be “India’s Role in the East-West
Conflict.” Admission to the din
ner,, for which reservations must
be made today, is 30 cents, while
admission to the lecture is free.
Professor Chakravarty has
taught English at Forman Chris
tian college, Lahore, and at Cal
cutta university, both in India.
He has also served on the-Depart
ments of English at Howard and
Yale universities and has accept
ed an invitation to serve on the
faculty of the Institute of Ad
vanced studies at Princeton.
Local Friends
Wire Truman
The State College Friends
meeting has sent a telegram to
President Harry S. Truman re
garding the world situation, Mar
jorie Allen, clerk for the organ
ization, announced this week.
The telegram read: “State Col
lege Friends meeting respectfully
submits- following suggestions as
possible means of alleviating
world anxiety and opening way
toward solution of present crisis.
One, clearcut refusal to use atomic
bomb; two, top-level conference
among major powers to explore
all avenues of mediation; three,
seating of Chinese delegation in
United Nations; four, creation of
neutral zone to prevent spread
of violence; five, creation of
United Nations peace observa
tion mission. Our prayers for
guidance and direction are with
you and responsible leaders of
all nations.”
College To Be Host.
Of Deans Conference
Penn State is the host school
for the second annual Deans of
Men Conference, which will be
held tomorrow afternoon. ...
Twenty-t hr e e Pennsylvania
colleges will be represented- at
the conference, which will begin
with a luncheon at the Nittany
Lion Inn at noon.
The conference will discuss
problems pertinent to the field.
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