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FACILITIES—New housing project for married graduate students on East campus includes play
areas for kids, bike shelters and sufficient parking area.
Engineering
Develops 2
Frederick Wilse Batesorr has]
'been named distinguiShed visit-
ing professor of English at the
. University, effective Sept. 1.
Dr... George U. Oppel, professor of engineering mechanics ! ! A native of Chesire. England.
has invented two types of photoelastic strain gauges which 'he has been serving since 1946 1
as University lecturer in English
provide accurate, visual indication of principal stresses and!literature at Corpus Christie Col -j
strains withciut complicated computations. lege, Cambridge University, in!
,Cambridge. England. 1 i
The gauges—a photoelastic strain compass and a photo- i In 1955. he vs , as•visiting profes-i
strain magnitude gauge-- sor of English at Cornell Univer-:
,
! The gauges utilize the `l ll : l7 erlisity and in 1953, visiting profes-i
are now being manufactured by , . a
stress method which. Dr. Oppel
Baldwin - Lima -Hamilton Elec-I• , • , 'sor Of English at the University .
rnventea in 19a6. This is the ba- of California at 8eak , .1e77. c
ironies and Instrumentation DivL •
sic pr oced ure used everywhere He is a graduate of Trinityl
skin in Waltham, Nias,:. throughout the world in three — ,College, Oxford. where he ice-
Oppels gauges are direct-read- dim en si o nal photoelastic stress'reived, the bachelor of letters de- 1
ing, self-contained int tatments, ana l ys t s ,
gree and also the master of arts
requiring no external connections. He also developed the "pho- ;degree, both with Majors in Eng-
They have built-in light polar-; tostress" method for stress an- :fish. He also studied in 1927-29.
izers which permit use in natural' alysis of • metal structures and at Harvard University as a Corn
er artificial light. ' t h e *!frosan strain" method for monwealth, Fellow.
The gauges can be used on , three-dimensional strain analy- I Professor Ba t e son's research
wood, concrete or metal. They sis of rubber parts. - has been in the field of literary
are glued directly to the surface , Oppel is an adviser on structur-ihist t , with special concern for
of the specimen being tested. al mechanics to the Army's Bal-)poetry, literature of the 18th cen-
They are extremely light and,
relatively inexpensive and can'--- (Continued on, page eight) 'tray, and modern literature.
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ironic equipment necessary in the e`
application of electrical gauges
previously used for this work.
Oppel's gauges secure informa
tion formerly obtainable only
from many rosettes of electrical
resistance strain gauges, multi
ple metering units and hours of
tedious calculation
A number of these gauges
may be observed together to
provide an instantaneous indi
cation of stress distribution
over a relatively large area.
The gauges were completed af
ter Oppel, a native of West Ger
many, came to Penn State in
1956, but were based on his re
search dating back to 1937 at the
Technical University cif Munich.
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Benton Granted Leave For Wadsworth
Faculty
Leaves
Dr. Thomas C. Benton, profes-:
James B. Wadsworth, who
t-
so of mathematics, has been:l
served during the past year as
granted a leave of absence from
nch at
visiting professor of Fr
Feb. I to June 30, 1961. :I
:Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.,
Dr. Benton plans to go to Eng
land for a coup has been named associate prores
le of months tcr
consult on courses taught in ad- sor of Romance languages at the
niversity, effective September
U
vanced studies on hydrodynamics i :
and similar fields.' He also plans ; • .-
to do some research in applied' A graduate . of the University
mathematics.
of London. he completed worm
for his master of arts and doctor
of philosophy degrees at Harvard
University.
Bloom to Do Research
Dr. James R. Bloom, associate; in 1947. he was named a teach
'professor of botany and plant ing fellow in French at Harvard
pathology ,has been granted a and continued there until 1959
leave of absence from Jan. 1 to as instructor and later, assistant
!June 30, 1961. professor of Romance languages.
i Dr. Bloom plans to spend this Wadsworth, who speaks French
.period at North Carolina State and Italian fluently and reads
`College, Raleigh, N.C., studying easily -French, Italian. Latin and
and doing research in the field ofiProvencai, as well as Old French,.
nematology. . is widely , recognized as a special
:ist in French and Italian litera-
Mann Granted Leave • tune of the Medieval Period and
Charles W. Mann,-Jr., curator ofiof the Renaissance. g
rare books and manuscripts in•
'the University Library, has beet - v on
He is at present plannin the
publication of several books, one
granted a leave of absence from the intellectual life of Lyon.
1473 to 1563; another on a critical
Oct. 1 to. June 30, 1961.
edition of Ficino's "Sopra lo
Mr. Mann will attend RutgersiAmore,: and a third on an esti
ti"
lUniversity Graduate School - ofl
!Library Service to work on his' o - n Vil . lon. .
Master of library service degree. Chem Research Grant
He will study means and methods'
of working with rare books.
Henninger to Write
G. William 'Henninger, profes 7 ;the American. Chemical Society,
sor of . -+•utsic, has been, granted aTetroleum Research Fund, for
leave f absence from Sept. 1 to.his research.
Aug. 31, 1961. I The new grant of $6,264 will
During thiS period he plans toiassist research on The Nuclear
write a textbook in the field ofiMagnetic Resonance Spectra of
music theory. 'Some Higher Hydrocarbons."
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l YOU'VE gone to Duffy's Iv Why not pleasantly surprise
:-_--_ your date Or wife and take her it
la Boalsburg. Your exact speci- out to Duffy 's this weekend?
fl o ati one will b. f o ll owe d. The surroundings are Just like
home —shell love the rustic
Bring some of your friends out
country flavor, which makes
this weekend. Youi favorite the food taste even better. Your --.--
favorite beverages are served.
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TRADITION
Duffy's Tavern is a mere four
miles from State College and
it's worthwhile going 'out.
You'll see why it has been a
Penn Stet* tradition for so
many years: Don't be 'worried
&pout dress; either it's in
forinal. Your as weleonie as
one of the family.
Duffy's Tavern
In Boalshurg, 4 miles east of State Collects, on Route 322
(Turn right at the Texaco Service Station)
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TAVERN
RESTAURANT
GRADUATION RELAXATION!
For summer time relaxation, bring your friends ,
to The Tavern to enjoy a wonderful well pre
pared dinner or a tasty snack in a friendly
comfortable Penn State atmosphere. A com
plete dinner menu offers a varied choice. of
fine foods. Your choice of pizza, delicious sand
wiches. Stop in tonight for real summer time
relaxation.
Dinner, S'p.m. - 11 p.m. Snasks Served Daily
TAVERN
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Tavern Restaurant
RESTAURANT
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TUESDAY. AUGUST 16. 1960
Gives Dixon Renewal
Dr. Joseph A: Dixon. aEsociate
professor of chemistry, has re
ceived a renewal of support from
Duffy's is just the way you re
member
it friendly and old
fashioned. The delicious food is
cooked and served to your own .
specification. Duffy's will
bring back pleasant memories.
of
of your college. years. whether
you graduated in 'lO or • 'BC
Why not come out for dinner? tE
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