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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical Coll ege of Texas
VOL. XXVIII
BRYAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 12, 1930.
NO. 21
ENGINEERING DAY IS ASSURED
LECTURE TO BE Address Delivered
OF MUCH INTEREST by Donahoe Friday
Chem. Department
Gets New Addition
NEW ERA IN ENGI
NEERING PLANNED
Intellectual “Red” Son of Church
People, Editor of Paper, The
Masses, Taught at Columbia.
Max Eastman, known so promi
nently at present for his “Cult of
Unintelligibility” and “A Russian
Summer Resort,” is not only the rec
ognized writer that these manu
scripts make him, but he is also a
noted poet, a renowned traveler,
and a clear thinking philosopher of
the twentieth century type. His com
ing to the College on February 14th,
Valentine’s Day, represents quite an
expenditure on the part of the So
cial Science and the Science Semi
nars. Should his audience be the size
that such a speaker deserves, the
true interest of the A. and M. stu
dent body in the technical and social
problems of a nation so interesting
as Russia will be shown.
To appreciate Mr. Eastman as he
should be appreciated it is better that
a knowledge of his “Russian Sum
mer Resort” be had. A resume of it
follows:
In his characteristic way of ex
pression, Mr. Eastman describes the
different classes of Russians. The
working classes are distinct from the
“government servants;” the Nepmen
(Continued on Page 5)
CAMP SCHEDULE
GIVEN BY DEPT.
Partial Plans for Coming Summer
Already Worked Out.
For the benefit of the Juniors who
are going to camp this Summer the
Military Department has announced
the following schedule of R. O. T. C.
The R. O. T. Camps for the Artil
lery and Infantry will be at Camp
Stanley during the entire six weeks.
The Cavalry camp will be at Fort
Clarke, Bracketteville; and the En
gineers at Fort McIntosh. It is un
decided at the present, whether the
Signal Corps will be at Fort Sam
Houston or Camp Stanley.
Major F. A. Chilton, Infantry, from
New Mexico A. and M. will command
the camp at Stanley, while Major
John P. Wheeler will be in charge
(Continued on Page 5)
Representativte of General Electric
Speaks Before A. S. M. E.
Hydrogen Stulphide Regulating De
vice Considered Efficient.
Tw'o very interesting talks were
heard by members and visitors who
attended the meeting of the A. S.
M. E. last Friday night. Mr. Donahoe,
installation man for the General
Electric Company spoke on turbine
generators and their controlling de
vices as manufactured by his com
pany, and Prof. T. A. Munson spoke
on “Engineering Economics.”
Mr. Munson’s talk contained in
substance the essential things to be
considered when figuring') thte cost
and probability r, ' f ’ building a struc
ture and the factors taken into ac
count when the value of an existing
building is estimated. His explana
tion of how the depreciation coats of
a structure could be set aside periodi
cally and loaned at a customary rate
of interest instead of merely setting
aside an annual sum which would ac
cumulate a principle equal to the
cost of the building at the end of the
depreciation time limit was partic
ularly of note.
Mr. Donahoe’s explanation of the
action of control and emergency gov
ernors on steam turbines was of great
interest, especially so because of his
combined graphical and spoken me
thod of presentation. The discussion
(Continued on Page 9)
Another step toward making the
chemistry laboratories of the A. and
M. College the most modernly equip
ped in college circles was
taken with the installation of a Hy
drogen sulfide pressure regulating
device in the Cemistry Department
last week.
The machine installed was manu
factured by the Matheson Company
of North Berger, N. J., and in addi
tion to being considered the most
efficient machine in use, it has a
foo 1 -proof outlet system designed by
the A. and M. Chemistry Department
that gives it the distinction of be
ing one of three such equipped ma
chines in the State.
Heretofore the hydrogen sulfide
gas used in the laboratories was gen
erated with a Parson’s Generator, but
the ever present danger of asphyxiat
ing all embroy chemists caused it to
be replaced by the present machine
which is nothing more than a very
efficient storage tank in that the gas
is purchased in drums and transfer
red to the gasometer which keeps the
pressure of the gas at a unifoi’m
pressure at all times.
Such steps toward the moderniza
tion of the Chemistry Department are
(Continued on Page 9)
MORNING REVEILLE REVERIES
What’n the . . . SAY! Let go that
foot . . . OUCH! . . . cut it out. Darn
fool, didn’t ya see that halfwit John
ny throw his darn old gun on it yes
terday? Sure, why SURE! . . . say,
leave me alone can’tcha . . . course,
I’m gonna get up . . . jist waitin’ for
that fool bugler to toot his his horn,
thass all . . . .Hahaha . . . fool ’m this
morning, didn’t let ’im wake me up.
HUH! . . . w-w-h-a-a-t? He HAS?
Well, whyin’cll didn’tya tell me so
. . . IDIOT! Wait for me won’tya
Charley ? Jist a minute . . . aw, jist
a second, c’mon ... be a good guy
. . . Say! You ain’t seen my hat, have
you ole lady? Huh? Naw, it ain’t
here . . . Nope, I ain’t been up to
Cap’s room all week . . . Say, Char
les, help me find my hat, won’tcha?
C’mon ... be a sport, huh? Aw gee
. . . Say Charley! Let’s don’t you and
me make formation this morning,
huh ? What’dye say ? Aw right, AW
RIGHT then, DON’T! I don’t care . .
jist keep on, you’ll rate the staff yet.
Gosh! Everybody’s out already . ..
le’s see . . . who’s callin’ roll . . .Mutt,
by George! Oodo gosh! An’ that darn
top kick’ll be on me sure as shooting.
Aw heck, I’M going . . . don’t care
if I ain’t got a hat. Hey, Mutt, check
me off, I’m here. Yeah, I know I’m
late . . . Naw, I couldn’t find it this
morning . . . S’funny too, had It
right in the room alst nite . . . some
body mustdr . . . Say! What’reya
laughin’ at . . . you, you . . . you . . .
BROTHER AGGIES!!
For First Time in History of School
An Engineering Day to be Car
ried Out. Held This Year
On May lOUi.
These facts were revealed and pre
liminary plans were discussed Mon
day nig v 't at a meeting of the En
gineering Club presidents. Tiie of
ficers present represented the six
engineering schools of the college,
namely, the C. E:, M. E., E. E., Ch.
E., T. E., and Ag. E.
Business was enthusiastically en
tered into and the following officers
and sponsors were selected: Chair
man, Bill Deane; secretary, Sam
Moseiy; publicity officers, Sam Roe-
lofs and Cy Ellis, Dr. L. E. Grinter,
C. E.; Mr. N. F. Rode, E. E.; and Mr.
V. M. Faires, M. E., were chosen as
faculty sponsors.
The general plan of the show and
the presentation of-the display is to
be patterned after the exhibitions
that have been given by the engin
eering universities of the East. How
ever, every effort will be made to
surpass these shows in quality and
completeness.
May the 1th, the date chosen, falls
on the Saturday before Mother’s Day
and will assure the show an appre
ciative audience.
RENT FOR ROOMS
RAISED IN FUTURE
$20 Increase to be Made According
To Speicfied Plan.
By action of the Board of Direc
tors of the College, it has been de
cided to raise the room rent in dor
mitories to a maximum of sixty dol
lars a year, it has been announced
by Dr. T. O. Walton.
At the meeting at which the board
decided to begin to charge rent for
rooms there was a difference of opin
ion as to the amount to be charged.
Some members taking the view point
that it would take an average of
S9.00 a month to provide for the nec
essary funds to build and maintain
the dormitories as they had planned.
However, they compromised on S40
for the first year and then agreed for
the second year to raise the room
(Continued on Page 5)
PREPARE FOR THE LONGHORN