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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...large power plant to which water is brought from a great head by huge pipes. The residents of the vicinity were considerably disturbed by a high pitched sound which seemed to be produced by the water pipes. After thorough investigation it was found that the noise was due to the number of blades in the rotors of the turbines and their relation to the speed of propagation of vibrations through water. A mere modification of the rotor allowed the disturbed people to sleep comfortably...
...determination of stress and the development of more resistant metals, Mr. Stone said that whereas in 1910 the greatest stress which could be allowed in a generator was 10,000 pounds per square inch, at present it is 20,000 pounds per square inch. "This improvement," he said, is due to the work of metallurgists and to the photoelastic determination of stress. This latter method, which is very complex, involves the rotation by mechanical stress, of a light beam in a plane of polarization. The effect is similar to that of double refraction. Straining the medium between the polarizers, which...
...faced the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer seemed mad clear through. His wrath was due to an attempt by members of his own party (Conservative) to block a measure which, if passed, would effect important savings to the Treasury?savings perhaps sufficient to enable Mr. Churchill to face the voters at the forthcoming election with his budget not too precariously balanced. As his wishes were flouted by his own colleagues the Chancellor, seated grimly on the Treasury Bench, grew first pink and then red with rage, was seen to clench and unclench several times his large...
...second half the game was speeded up due to some fast playing on the part of the Freshmen. G. H. Pattison '32 and Captain W. J. Holland '32 each scored six goals from field while Pattison's floorwork was also outstanding. Tabor's right forward, S. N. Clark, played well for the visiting team...
...Freshman basketball team will make an effort today to get back in the winning columns when it opposes the Tabor Academy team at 4 o'clock. The game will probably be played in Hemenway Gymnasium, but there is a possibility of it being held at the Freshman Athletic Building, due to conflicting University team practice...