Torpedoes
By Water
Making torpedo models think they're gliding through an
ocean is but one of the functions of the Garfield Thomas
Water Tunnel.
Because of its unusual size the testing section can simu
late the "feeling" of a body of water as large as an ocean
for a model torpedo up .to eight
inches in diameter,
The test section of the water
tunnel ia . 48 inches in diameter
and 14 feet long—larger than any
other water tunnel in the West
ern countries.
A special mahogany liner treat
ed for durability - and shaped in a
special way that controls currents
of water being pushed past, cov
ers the interior walls of the hol
low tunnel.
Before this special development,
model torpedon had to be much
smaller in size.
The test work and investiga
tions undertaken by the water
tunnel staff primarily concern
torpedoes, but other submerged
bodies such as missiles and sub
marines are also tested.
In addition to its size, the tun
nel is unusual in that it is spe
cifically designed for acoustic
measurements. Noise produced by
devices under study can be mea
sured by tunnel facilities. The
noise of approaching torpedoes
can be detected by enemy ships.
Another unusual feature of
the tunnel is that the model
torpedoes tested have self-con
tained motors. Prior to the con
struction of the Garfield Thom
as Water Tunnel, torpedo pro
pellers were tested alone. •
The body of the torpedo has a
significant effect in the performl
ance of the propeller. For this
reason testing models with self
contained motors to drive an at
tached propeller is import:nt.
The water tunnel w.s con
structed in 1949 as a part of the
facilities of the - Ordnance Re
search Labdratory. The abora
tory works under contra et for
the Bureau Of Ordnance of the
Department of . Navy :nd is
staffed by University pe ,onnel.
The tunnel apparatus, hich
A Make-Believe Ocean
Fooled
Tunnel
By LIANNE CORDERO
looks like a hollow tube shaped
into a huge rectangle 100 feet
long and 32 feet high, was as
sembled before the building
which houses it was built
around it;
Almost all of the test work has
been performed for the federal
government although provisions
have been made for tests for pri
vate industry. Much of the work
is under security regulations.
Davage to Discuss
Area Discrimination
"Discrimination- in the State
College Community" will be the
subject for discussion tonight from
6:15 to 10 in Dining Room C at
the Hetzel Union Building.
Robert H. Davage, assistant pro
fessor of psychology, will discuss
a report he had compiled on dis
crimination in the community.
Tay Feldstein, All-University
president, will serve as moderator
for the session which is open to
the public.
The discussion commemorates
the 10th anniversary of the adop
tion of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights.
Junior English Group
To Hear Harris Speak
Dr. Brice Harris, professor of
English literature and past presi:
dent of the National Council of
Teachers of English, will speak
at an organizational meeting of a
junior affiliate group from 3 to 5
p.m. today in dining room "C" of
the Hetzel Union Building.
The meeting is open to anyone
interested in the teaching of Eng
lish andlanguage arts'.
n these cold winter days
othing is as refreshing as a
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COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
BA Faculty
Athletes Try
Court Sport
By JOHN BLACK
Their egos inflated by their foot
ball conquest, the athletically in
clined faculty of the College of
Business Administration will at
tempt to further assert their su
premacy over the Business Ad
ministration sports scene when
they take on a student team from
Delta Nu Alp h a, professional
transportation fraternity, in a
basketball game this afternoon.
Game time is 3:30 p.m. on the
Lutheran Student Center court.
Captain Tony "Dead-eye"
Mastro, hero of the faculty's
gridiron victory, heads a potent
list of capers that includes Law
rence "Tex" Fouraker, "Big
John" Coyle, G. K. "Baby Face"
Nelson, "Bullet Bob" Kopko,
Lawrence "Stilts" Strickland,
"Jumpin' John" Wellingham,
and Joe "Stretch" Abele.
"Baby Face" Nelson, most opti
mistic and outspoken of th e
pedantic group, boldly ventured
this prognostication as he left the
faculty seance in 123 Boucke:
"We'll swamp them in basketball
I just like we did in football."
LaVerne Myers, captain of
the Delta Nu Alpha aggregation,
said, "They have the height ad
vantage, but we hope to run
them to death."
This game is the first in a pro
posed series that may evolve into
an annual rivalry.
Club to Discuss Conduct
The Student Major Club will I
present a panel discussion, "Dis- 1
cipline and, You" at 7 tonight in
3 White.
The discussion will be conduct
ed by physical education faculty
members. Only club members may
attend.
Lonely Man
(Continued from page four)
a constant source of trouble
and agitation . . ."
This charge was made de
spite the fact that Stroud's
record had been perfect since
Coolidge saved him from hang
ing. .
In 1942 the 62-year-old pris
oner was transferred from
Leavenworth to Alcatraz. Be
hind him he left half a ton of
laboratory equipment, 44 box
es of microscope slides and 22
live birds.
His solitary confinement
continued, this Time without
his birds as company. Stroud
occupied himself with an in
tensive study of penology and
law. He _wrote a 100,000-word
history of the federal penal
system. •
This was confiscated by the
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Wilder to Present
'A Christmas Carol'
Jon Barry Wilder, a speech and theatre arts major, will
present a portion of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
at 8 p.m. next Wednesday in 121 Sparks.
The event is being sponsored by the University Readers,,
the University Christian Association, and the Department
'of Speech.
Harriet Nesbitt, assistant pro
fessor of speech, has said, "This
classic is enjoyed in the fullest
only when read aloud. As long
as Dickens lived, people gathered
traditionally in groups of thou
sands to hear his `Carol' during
the Christmas season.
Wilder will characterize an
hour's cutting of the famed clas
sic used by Dickens when he read
before public audiences. He will
be introduced by Dean Ben Eu
wema, of the College of Liberal
Arts.
Wilder has previously acted
vivid characterizations on Jon
son's ''The Alchemist," Chekhov's
"Uncle Vanya," Giraudeux' "The
Enchanted" Shakespeare's "Mer
chant of Venice," and the duo
readings of "Amphitryon 38,"
"Ario ida Capo" and "The Lark."
All were presented for the Inter
collegiate Reading Festival group.
Wilder is president of the Mike
and Rostrum Club and is. also
active in Thespians and Players.
The public has been invited to
attend the hour's reading of the
story written 115 years ago by g
man who is said to have discov
ered Christmas. As Mrs. Nesbitt
puts it, "Millions would hardly
consider Christmas to be Christ
mas without hearing Scrouge
growl, Christmas! Humbug! and
Tiny Tim echo, `Go bless us every
one!"
Federal Bureau of Prisons
A friend wrote the prisoner's
biography, "Birdman of Alca
traz." Stroud has never been
allowed to read the book.
Articles about him have ap
peared it newspapers and
magazines. F ell o W scientists
have asked for his release.
Stroud would like to be free
to spend the rest of his life in
research.
The Federal Bureau of Pri
sons was asked in October 1957
to explain its handling of
Stroud's case. An official re
plied that he neither could nor
would release any facts con
cerning the prisoner.
The official said: "In the
opinion of the bureau, Stroud
belongs where he is and he
will stay where he is unless
his sentence is commuted by
the President."
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S. ALLEN ST.
Debators Rank
6th in Tourney
The Men's Debate Team scored
an unofficial sixth place Nov. 21
and 22 in the University of Ver
mont Invitational Debate Tourna
ment with a record of seven wins
and three losses.
Bowdoin College unofficially
took first place in the 52-school
competition at Burlington, Ver.
The ranking was unofficial as
no awards were given. _
Marshall Jacobson and Arthur
Ichter, the affirmative team, de
feated teams from Toronto and
Rutgers Universities and the Col
lege of the East Nazarene. They
lost to Bowdoin College and Ohio
Wesleyan.
Alan Elms and Leonard Julius,
the negative team, defeated Mc-
Gill, Syracuse and Long Island
University debaters, and Middle
bury College. They lost to Emer
son College.
Debate Coach Harold J. O'Brien,
associate professor of speech, ac
companied the team to the tour
nament.
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