The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929 Page: 4 of 4
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FEATURE MEETING
Rice Honor System Brings
Up An Interesting
Discussion
STONE AND WEBSTER
FILM IS_W1TNESSED
Change of Energy from Coal
to Electricity Is Shown
Thursday morning in the M. L.
building, a roomful of engineers en-
joyed the Stone and Webster film
"From Coal to Electricity." How elec-
tricity is generated is a closed book to
most people. This picture to a great
degree opened that book and told a
fascinating story, easily understood,
of how in a power plant the energy of
the sun locked up in coal is changed
to electrical energy.
The. picture showed the succession
of steps by which coal becomes heat,
boat generates steam, steam causes
machines to move, and the machines
produce electricity The film employed
The main part of the program was ! thp arts of tho 8creen to take the ob"
an address by Dr. Claude VV. Heaps servcr not merely throu*h the Power
of the Physics Department. He to|,| | station.^ but J
the a&scniblage about some of the
applications of the magnetic theory
which have resulted in practical uses.
Kor the most part he took up in de-
tail an apparatus designed by himself
for measuring the change in dimen-
sions of a metal whan it is magnetiz-
ed. Wurk in this field led to the dis-
covery of the alloy, permalloy, which
suffers practically no change upon
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... , . ... , i Fountain Peu Hospital, Kress Bldg.
is oi significance that the pre«-: Fountain Pen and Pencil Repairing,
cnt honor system here at Kice was I Lobby.
brought up for a brief but very scri-
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At the meeting of the Engineering
Society last Wednesday night a new
feature was inaugurated by President
Keeling. This was a debate between
two of the members. The subject was,
"A Horse Fly Will Be Surprised If
He Lights On A Jackass By Mistake."
The affirmative was taken by Mr.
Ernie Ross and the negative defended
by Mr. Ross Pond. After the debate
the society voted to throw both dis-
putes out of the hall as a mark of
esteem.
Lee Johiuon Succeed*
Vogt At Section Editor
Lee Johnson, j Junior engineer >of
Harlingen, Texas, has been appointed
editor of the engineering section of
the Thresher to succeed Chris Vogt.
The appointment was made by the ex
ecutive committee of the Engineering
Society.
Johnson, who is Graham Baker stu-
dent for the present year, is consid-
ered very well qualiifed for the po
sition.
Institute Seen From
the Air by Students
Twenty-four embryonic aviators
and aviatrlx from the Institute slipped
out back doors, braved the terrors of
delapidated campus wracks, assumed
names, and went flying Saturday aft-
ernoon. No, they didn't pawn over-
coats and wrlatwatches to pay for
their rides. They were free.
The occasion was the visit of the
Parker Duofold passenger plane for
advertising purposes, and the lucky
breaks were for the twenty-four stu-
dents whose names, signed with a
Parker pen, were drawn by an offi-
cial employee of the school Friday
afternoon. In addition certain mem
bers of the Thresher staff and work-
ers in the Co-op war* taken far
flights.
The Houston airport was the seenfe
of the revelry which consisted of
waiting for the plane to return and
also of watching a young woman stu-
dent land and take off for practice.
Each group of four passengers waa
given a fifteen minute flight in the
JUST THE PLACE AFTER THE DANCE
Orange Palace Dining Room—Bender Hotel
nside each machine and
piece of apparatus to view what hap-
pens there.
The Stone and Webster pictures are
brought to Rice through the Rice
chapter of the American Society of
Civil Engineers. The next and last
film of the year will be "Conowingo,"
the second greater power plant in
North America, which will be shown
on April 9th.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
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SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
TRUST DEPT.
come before the society at the next'
meeting and all members are urged to
Ik? present.
NEW BOOK IS If
OF INTEREST If
TO ENGINEERS %
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A book recently added to the en- I ]
gineering library in the Chemistry
Building gives answers to questions
like these: How can I tell whether I J
will be happy doing engineering |!
work? What sorts of work are done
by engineers? How much can I ex-!]
port to earn two, five, ten, and fift-i]
ieen years after graduation? How!«
closely do engineers folow the fields <
they studied in college? If I take j 'J
only two or three years of an engi- ;'
Mooring course, how much does fail- :
ure to complete it; handicap me and j
how much will my incomplete training i
help me? What is the difference be-I
tween mechanical and civil engineer-!
ing? What, are the real causes and!
remedies for scholastic failures i
among engineering students?
This book is The Engineer, His
Work and His Education, by R. L. j
Sackett, dean of engineers at Penn
Mate. An hour spent skimming thru
'he first four chapters jyill almost j
certainly result in a complete read- j
ing of the book. The data cited is '
fresh and was secured from thou-
sand- of engineers, and the singes-
tions given are most practical. De- )
tailed descriptions are given of the
various engineering branches, includ- ]
ing many special types of engineer-
ing. A number of biographical '
sketches of both modern and older,
engineers are also included.
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THE FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
INVITES
RICE STUDENTS
'TO ALL OF
ITS SERVICES
ESPECIALLY TO THE
E. R. MILLIS CLASS
In Religion and Life
SUNDAY, 10:00 A.m. |
The New
Barrymore
Collar
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New Spring Shirts
For Particular Men
The latest authentic style ideas as sponsored by
good taste. . #
Especially interesting are the Shirts with the
new Barrymore collar which are shown in white
and a wide variety of colors and shades.
$2.50 AND $3.00
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Book Exchange Planned
By Y.W.C.A. for Next Term
A botik exchange where students
can buy and sell second hand books
will be established in the Autry
House next September when ttyrfall
term opens, if present plans of the
Y. W. C. A. materialize. Announce-
ment of this move was made at the
last meeting of the Rice organiza-
tion. Plans were also made for a col-
lege skit to be presented at the down-
town Y. W. C. A. under the direction
of Miss Millsaps.
Miss Hilda Howard, regioned sec-
retary of the student movement, talk-
ed to the cabinet and advisory com-
mittee of the Y. W. C. A. last Tues-
day, and adressed tho club as a whole
Thursday. The discussion Tuesday
centered on the benefits to be derived
from r co-operatiorl between the ad-
visory committee and the association,
and the work that the association
might accomplish for the entire cam-
pus. A meeting of all alumnae of the
Y. W. C. A. is planned for the near
future.
Fountain Pen and Pencil Repairing.
Fountain Pen Hospital, Kress Bldg.
Lobby.
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IT WON'T BE LONG
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WE KNOW OF.
The moral it to avoid situation!
where it is impossible to pause
and refresh yourself— because
whenever you can't ii when you
most wish you could. Fortu-
nately, in normal affairs there's
always a soda fountain or refresh-
ment stand around the corner
from anywhere with plenty of
ice-cold Coca-Cola ready. And
every day in the year 8 million
people Mop a minute, tcfreeh them-
selves with thla pure drink of
natural flavors and an off again
with the taet of a fresh start
The Coca-Cola Co., Attala, Oa.
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IS THE PLACE TO GO
AFTER THE SHOW
ROUSE DRUG CO,
MAIN AND LAMAR
comfortable ciaaaad-in slaia. Iks
rout* followed was over the outer
edge of town to the Institute and
hack. Diversion for the tine consisted
in finding one's house and seeing if
anyorn waa in the front yard.
Airplane enthusiasm on the campus
has noticeably increased since the ex-
citement of Saturday.
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An empire hung on that strap
THE hitch must be right, the pack must
be tight. On details such as that hung
the attainment of the day's goal and the final
success of the expedition.
Lewis and Clark, first Americans to cross
the continent, knew the importance of
"trifles" in the concerted plan. They saw to
it their equipment was right, they supervised
every step from myi-power to pack-horse-
power, they applied sure knowledge and
constant vigilance to their task.
Today's leaders in business have the same
point of vidw.
Men in the Bell System, exploring new
country, take infinite pains in preparation.
They work toward the smooth coordination
of engineering, manufacturing, warehousing,
accounting, finance, public service.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1929, newspaper, March 1, 1929; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230130/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.