PAGE TWO Dorm Contractors Use New Floor Technique Hundreds of students have been witnessing a new floor construction method used on the new womens' dormitories under construction on east campus at Shortlidge Rd. and College Ave. The new method of construction, commonly called the "lift-slab," is being employed by the Eastern Lift-Slab Inc., Richmond, Va. Workmen for the company have been in town during the last week setting up the, preliminary stages necessary to commence the raising which be gan on Monday. New Way Saves Time Until that time, regular con struction crews poured concrete floor-slabs, one upon another for each unit, with an elastic base separating the slabs from stick ing together. The slabs had to sit e and cure fourteen days before lifting began. W. K. Moore, vice president of Eastern Slab Inc., described the' proce.ss as follows: Twenty-eight hydraulic packs. with pumps and connections are' spaced equally on the steel work, around the outside of the building, —at the extreme top. Long, highly-tempered steel rods 1 3 4, inches thick extend down from each jack to fasten on the floor to be lifted. One Operator Controls A single operator at a central control operates all the hydraulic jacks simultaneously and dials at the control panel show at all times how many 1/12th-inch lift strokes each jack has completed. Floors go up at the rate of three to five feet an hour. when all goes well. Moore said. The work can be halted at any time and the most any section of the floor can drop is one-eighth of an inch. When the floor has been raised a trifle above the position it is to occupy. two steel shear blocks are welded on each upright steel column of the building frame. The floor is then lowered on them to permanent position. Top Floor Comes First After the top floor is in place, lower floors are raised in the same fashion, the lifting rods passing through special openings an the upper floors. The history of the "lift-slab" method is interesting in itself, Moore said. The founders of the unique method are Youtz and Slick. The former, a New York architect, and the latter, a Texas business man, both independent of another con ceived the idea at about the same time. Each went to the same con sultant engineer to develop his idea. Decided to Work Together After some amazement, they de cided to work as a team and turned' their achievement over to the Southwestern Research Insti tute, San Antonio, Texas. At the institute. the method was developed until it emerged as known today. The "lift-slab" method was first used in 1950 at Trinity Univer sity, San Antonio. At present, patent rights of equipment and methods are own ed by the U.S. Lift-Slab Corp., Dallas, Texas. 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PENNSYLVANIA —Daily C.legia■ Photo ley Marty Schorr WORKMEN use the new "lift-slab" construction method on the women's dormitories being built along E. College Ave. behind Simmons Hall. method_ There are about 20 com panies covering U.S., Canada, Ice land, Hawaii and Puerto Rica. The Eastern Lift-Slab, Inc. is one of the licensed companies. They completed their first job in 1953 at Norfolk Navy Base. Since then, they have worked on 12 different jobs ,using the floor raising technique. ••••ase• • •®o TAT E, NOW NOW: 1:411. 3:46. 5:44. 7:42, 243 "THE RACK" Starring Paul Newman Wendell Corry Walter Pidgeon V ° 5 lC4l ; ALCATHAUM NOW: 1:48. 3:44, 5:44, 7:3i, 3:15 A Challenging Drama et Taday'a Changing M..la! "The Power and the Prize" Robert Taylor CinemSeasa *NITTANY TODAY & SATURDAY Here Cowes the Marine Rand "Stars and Stripes Forever" with Clifton Webb Robert Wagner - Debra Paget • COMING SUNDAY • The Unexpected Third Mae' ••Odd Man Out" NOW "A Kid for 2 Farthings" Reporter Looks for. Story; Finds Her Stole Instead The journalism profession isn't always unrewarding, as one Collegian reporter learned when she went to check the lost and found department at the Hetzel Union desk for a feature story. Entering the 'HUB carrying on ly a notebook and pencil, the surprised reporter left with a blue net stole which she lost at last year's Military BalL The reporter also learned that many students have lost things —most unusual things—for the HUB desk is crammed with all sorts of odds and ends. In an even worse situation than our reporter without her stole is the guy who lost his khakis and also the 30 students who have been gropping their way around campus without their glasses. Seventeen students have a good excuse for being late for class since their watches are at the HUB. One student even lost an official absentee excuse. • Other articles which may be claimed at the HUB are a corn cob pipe, 35 high school class rings, a flashlight; 5 wallets, a spoon, 9 checkbooks, 10 pocket books, a soft ball, 14 keys, 6 key cases, 8 glass cases, an Army cart ridge belt, 13 mechanical pencils, 20 pens, and a roll of 35 mm. film. Also included in the collet tion is a black velvet hat com plete with veil and rhinestone trimming, an empty S&H Green Stamp Book. 26 notebooks. 42 text books. 9 slide rules, a draft ing triangle. 7 rulers. Nothing but electricity will stretch a dime so far Ever notice how far your money goes for electric service? If yours is the average home, electricity works for you around the clock for just a couple of dimes or so a day. What's more, electricity Is even cheaper now than it used to be. The average American family is getting about twice as much electricity for each dime today as it did a generation ago. Can you say that about anything also you buy? *Zit 4- WEST PENN POWER sTeCT.4O FRIDAY. NOVEMBER '9: - 1956 By PAT HUNTER A violin string, 2 maps, 20 coats and jackets, 4 umbrellas, a knit ting bag containing one half of a maroon argyle sock, 4 cigarette lighters, a penknife, a camera case, and several large boxes full of jewelry. Lose something lately? It's al most a sure bet that you can find it at fhe HUB desk. Our reporter did. M,iiii ••••:-:•:•:::::::::::•::::::: •::::::::::::::::::::::ig - .::!:•:::::•:3-:•:::. gf.:: .: : . ;ii : . •:,..:::-:•:::•:•:::::: •:::::-:•:•:::::::::i;::::: 0 Ol t p ''::iiiiiiii:Y lii golfs 2 ....... :•:: IT'S . :.:.• •:.: •:•.: :::. .. ::•:. THAT ,•• $: TIME•: . .::. AGAIN!!! Nfeet yser friends and start .:.. the weekend early at the . i.: , : tit. this afternoon. .: The • :.. ..::.::.. Jerry Miller .... iK": : :.:. 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