VOL. IX.-No. 11. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912. PRICE 5 CENTS. THIRD ASSEMBLY A MR. HENDERSON ANNUAL NEW SHOW THE BUSINESS MEETING TO LECTURE SMOKER HELD "BLAZER GIRL" Plans Laid Before College Speaker is a Recognized Small Percentage of Student Second Varsity Show to be for 'Organization of" As­ Authority on ,Steam Body Appears. Numerous Given During Mid- sembly Comn1ittee" Locon10tives Speeches Made Year Vacation

SUGGES'l'ION OF Y. ill. C. .A. "THE DEVELOPMEN'l' THE AFFAIR "CAP" HART AGAIN IlOARD NOT ACCEPTED OF 'J'HE LOCOllIOTIVE" POOR,LY CONDUCTED TO COACH CAST

On Wednesday at schedule time On Tuesday next, the 10th, Mr. Last Tuesday night about seven­ The Stevens Dramatic Society the college nlet in the Auditoriunl George R. Henderson will present ty-five of the faithful gathered for last week started rehearsals on' to consider and vote on plans before the S. E. S. a talk on "The the annual smoker to the football this year's Varsity Show, which formed by the Y. M. C. A. for the Development of the Locomotive." team at Odd Fellows' Hall. It was is to be given during Junior week. electing of officers for the General The invention of the locomotive a perfect display of lack of Stevens The name of the production is the Assembly. The nleeting opened disclosed one of the greatest labor spirit. "Blazer Girl." It is a musical with a song, after which Bradshaw, saving machines of that date and The musical clubs management comedy and is to be produced ,13, temporary chairman of the the railway engine has been and being dissappointed by the musical under the direct supervision of B. Assembly, introduced Mr. B. F. still is the most important means clubs and unable to find a set of F. ("Cap") Hart, '87. The book Hart, 87. of land transportation. From the exponents of the manly art, pro­ was written by Trewin, '13 and "Cap" Hart began by speaking time of the first walking-beam en­ d uced two so-called professional Kay, '14 and the music by Russ, of the great work done by the foot­ gine to the present, wonderful entertainers, one of whom tried to '13, Silbert, '13, Cawley, '14, and ball team on November twenty­ strides have been made in increas­ tell stories and the other pathetic­ Milligan, '15. The cast is an ex­ third. What he said in its praise ing its efficiency and adapting it ally endeavored to "twitter." ceptionally good one, and the parts was well deserved, and coming both for speed or great draw- bar The speeches were mighty good are filled by the men who are from a former football captain car­ pull as necessity demands. The and it was a shame that so many thought best fitted for them. ried much weight. In speaking valves and their gearing have been missed them. Captain Burnham, As the curtain rises on the first of the "Stevens Night" at the New made the special subject of study the first speaker, told of the lack of act, a typical dormitory roonl is Amsterdam Theatre, New York in order to get the greatest economy scrubs during the past season and seen, a group of students lounging City, December 6, he said that the of steam, and the least friction and need of a strong scrub for 1913. and talking. Alumni Association was already weight of members. The boiler He also spoke of appreciation of The second act is in a hotel in assured of a profit; so that every had to be so constructed that it nlen outside of college who worked the Catskills, and the third act is student purchasing tickets for the would nleet the severe conditions hard for the team. Doc Traeger the hotel exterior. performance may now consider to which it is subjected and still spoke of the spirit of the team, The scenes have been carefully himself contributing directly to the leave a maximum of safety, with pointed out where crippled nlen prepared and pron1ise to be a fu nds of the Association. a minimum of weight. In fact, helped bare the brunt of the foot­ revelation. Bradshaw then proceeded to every part and accessory must be ball battle and told the student We are nlore than fortunate in place before the Assembly the of the most approved construction. body where they were wrong in securing "Cap" Hart for director, plans which the Y. M. C. A. Board Certainly we are fortunate in hav­ stirring up spirit so late in the sea­ as he established a permanent rep­ had decided to be the best suited ing Mr. George R. Henderson to son. Coach Fuller's speech on utation for himself last year in pro­ to'the needs of the college. The unfold the 111ysteries of the locomo­ "Ideals" was greatly appreciated ducing "The Professor's Daugh­ Board recommended a committee tive to us, to explain the nlethods as was the announcement that he ter," and it is a certainty that to be elected to take charge of the now used and to present the facts is to coach next year's team. under his supervision. the' 'Blazer meetings, the committee to consist and figures of present construction. Manager Beck announced during Girl" will be crowned with success. of five men chosen as follows: one The speaker was born in Phila­ his speech that Van Vechten, '14, representative from the Senior delphia in 1861, and there attended would be his successor. Probably the Freshmen had one besides But­ Class to be elected as chairnlan of Gauderbeck Academy, from which the most stirring speech of the ler, their quarterback and captain. the Committee by the entire as­ he graduated at the age of sixteen. evening was that of Mr. Saunders The game started with the Fresh­ sembly; one representative fronl During the years 1883 to 1903 he of the prep who is to coach next men at the north goal, Butler re­ the A. A. Board, the Honor Board, acted successively in the capacity year's baseball team. He spoke of ceiving the kick-off and taking the the Y. M. C. A., and the Musical of draftsman, chief draftsman, as­ the backing the team had had ball to the 35-yard line before being downed. Singer took 12 yards Clubs, each of the four to be elect­ sistant superintendent and finally and offered some good suggestions. around right end, then Savale took ed by the organization to which he as Superintendent of Motive Power Following the football speakers of the Santa Fe Railroad. One the managers and captains of the 35 around the same end. The belonged. In the discussion which year later Mr. Henderson entered other three major sports spoke and Sophs were next penalized 15 yards followed another suggestion was into consulting practice and is prin­ the smoker broke up with the for holding and on the next play advanced, namely, to elect a conl­ cipally engaged by the Baldwin Alma Mater and a long yell. the Freshmen punted, sending the nlittee composed of one represent­ Locomotive Works. In 1906 it is ball near the goal line. Ratner ative fronl each of the four classes, also notable that he found time to I9I6 VICTORS fumbled the punt and Musk, '16, an A. A. Board representative and give a course of lectures at the carried the ball over for the first a Faculty advisor. The class re­ Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. goal of the ganle. The Freshnlen presentatives were to be elected by The societies of which Mr. Hen­ In the last Freshman-Sophomore failed to kick the goal, the score contest of the season the Class of standing 6-0. their respective classes; the Faculty derson is a nlember are: American 1916 scored another victory over Ratner, the Sophonlore captain, Society of Mechanical Engineers, nlember and the A. A. Board re­ their rivals by trimming the Sophs received the kick-off and took the presentative to be elected by the Master Mechanics Association, at football to the tune of 13-0. The ball out 20 yards. The Sophs lost entire assembly. This plan was Master Car Builders Association, game looked like a Freshman vic­ the ball on downs, then the Fresh­ placed in the form of a motion, Franklin Institute, New York Rail­ tory fronl start to finish in spite of men lost it and the Sophs punted. seconded and carried almost unani­ road Club and the National Geo­ the fact that the Sophomores had The Freshmen again punted, the nl0usly. graphic Society. four Varsity men in their line while (Continued on page 6.) 2 THE STUTE

COMMUNICATION would be a Student Self-Govern­ ment Board in fact as well as in

THE STUTE takes pleasure in name. . d C]J Published Weel{}y at the Although the scheme out.lIne publishing the following commun­ below is a general one we glve a Stevens Institute of rrech­ ication: few details which suggest thenl­ nology, Castle Point, Hoboken, To tlze Editors of ', Tlze Stute:" selves to us as possibilities to be New Jersey. DEAR SIRS: worked out by the Board. .l!0r The present Student Self Gov­ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, example, the question of conflict­ THOMAS J. McLOUGHLIN, JR., '13. ernment Board is not what its ing dates of Musical Club Rehear­ BUSINESS MANAGER, name implies, and in our opinion sals, Dramatic Club Rehearsals and NICHOL H. MEMORY, '13. does not perform its proper func­ Engineering Society Lectures could ASS'T BUSINESS MANAGER, tion of being the connecting link be settled by the Board, and sched­ ARTHUR L. COLLINS, '14. between Student Body and Faculty. ules ptlblished as often as ~ould be ASSOCIATE EDITORS. Magazines and Newspapers TELEPHONE 572 WALDEMAR G. NICHOLS, '13. The reasons for this statement are convenient. Dates of soclal func­ Delivered to Residence. HOBOKEN. JEROME STRAUSS, '13. two; first, the Board, we think due tions could be so arranged as to JOHN H. VANDER VEER, '13. to an idea growing out of custom, avoid undue conflict with the col­ American Exchange Cigar Store RALPH H. WILLIAMS, '13. concerns itself only with matters lege roster. 1034 WASHINGTON ST" HOBOKEN, N. J, ...... SUBSCRIPTION PRiCE.," .... pertaining to our Honor System; The scope of the work to come IMPORTED CleARS ~ $1.50 per Year. Five Cents per Copy. second, the Board as now elected before the Board is suggested by Special to Students Only. Box Trade a Specially For advertising rates apply to Business Manager. is not necessarily representative of the following committees which 5.% discount on all purchases over One Dollar. Entered as second-class mail matter at the Post the students and their activities. might be appointed; Committee on Ot/ice, Hoboken, N. J. It is not our intention to criticize Athletics Committee on Schedules the present Board or any previous of Stude~lt Activities, Committee Star Laundry, THE SMOKER Board in the performance of their in Charge of Assembly, Comnlittee MRS. JOH N MAN N, duty as an "HonorBoard." We on Publicity, etc. . The annual smoker held previous all know that it has done that dutv The committee in charge of the 523 WASHINGTON ST., HOBOKEN, N. J. well, or our .,Honor System ,-, to the Thanksgiving vacation re­ Student Assembly should have en­ Laundry Called for and Delivered. would have long ceased to exist. tire charge of securing speakers, flects no credit either upon the Because of the method of choos­ arranging definite programs, the student body or upon the men in ing the members of the Board at systematic taking of attend~nce, whose hands its success had been the presen t time, they are not in a and the conduct of the meetIngs. J. HAKAMIAN, intrusted. The spirit displayed by position to know the difficulties Their personnel should be changed the undergraduate body on that confronting the various student frequently so that the work would organizations and interests, except TilLOR occasion is greatly to be deplored, not fall too heavily on anyone as a Blatter of chance, when some mall. 1037 WASHINGTON as less than twenty per cent of the 'member of the Board may be active sr., We therefore propose that a truly HOBOKEN, N. J. men attended. The absence of en­ in such organizations or connected Student Self-Government Board be thusiasm can only indicate a lack with such interests. appointed by the Student Body, Four Suits Pressed $I.25. of appreciation on the part of all True Student Self Government snbject to the approval of the Fac­ We positively 'make the best $20.00 calls for a co-ordination of these for the efforts of the men who re­ ulty, to replace the present Student Suit in town. interests. Self-Government Board. Member­ presented Stevens on the gridiron. FANCY FRENC" CLEANING, DYEING, SCOURING, The matter of upholding our ship 011 the proposed board not to be STEAMING AND ALTERING A SPECIALTY. Much was said by the speakers "Ironor System" is of primary considered an additional I 'honor" of the occasion npon the existing importance. We belil~ve that a but a duty belonging to the partic­ conditions here at Stevens, which Board selected as outlined below ular office to which each member TUTORI·NG would be better able to cope with is elected. The membership to Spanish, Descriptive Geometry if acted upon would certainly in­ infractions of the rules of that sys­ consist of the following officers: Mathematics, Mechanics. ... sure success in future athletic con­ tem, because it is certain of being The Presidents of each Class...... 4 tests. representative of the entire Student FEHNANDO FALLA, '14, The Vice-Presidents of each Body and its activities, and because The Ca.stle. The failure of the Musical Clubs Class 4 it is largely composed of upper to provide an enjoyable entertain­ The Managers of the Varsity classmen. Certainly the TIlen 'who ADAM HUCK, Football, Lacrosse, Base- ment certainly showed lack of have worked under this system for ball and Track Teams .4 spirit. Entertainnlent as provided two or three years are in a better BARBER, The President of the Athletic nlost certainly did not nleet with position to appreciate its advan­ 227 'Hudson St., Adjoining Meyers' "otel tages and to interpret its meaning Association 1 the approval of the audience, and The President of the Musical Electrical Face Massage. it is to be hoped that next year to the newer men. Special attention to Stevens Men. The Board as proposed would be Clubs 1 will not witness a repetition of such the tneans of co-ordinating the var­ The President of the Engi- neering Society 1 CHAS. WEBER, a failure. ious student activities, and since 612 Wasbington St. Hoboken, N. J. the men proposed are already in (Continued on page 5) PUBLICITY more or less intimate relationship WINDOW SHADES and PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE. with the Faculty and Alumni, MOYER BROSM, ~arg e selection of Framed and Unframed Some time ago an article appear­ through the several acti \Tities which Pictures always on hand. ed in the N. Y. Times about Castle they represent, this would result in Job Printers Telephone 1983. Stevens. It is a source of gratifi­ closer co-operation of the Student cation to the graduates' and friends Body, through their Board, with 525 PARK AVENUE the Faculty. That Board then of the Institute that at last the HOBOKEN, N. J. Men's~\ public is being inform~d of the ex­ istence of such an institution as HOCKEY GOODS. Wear' ours and the events which trans­ / , It's time to buy ••. AT .•• pire here. The college section of TA.YLOR Shoes~ TAYLOR Skates, POPULAR PRICES. the Tinus has since its inception TAYLOR Pucks, LUNN Skates, been a source of great interest to ATCO Sticks, Dress Suits the public, and as it affords an ex­ TOM HO'VVARD Sticks, cellent l1ledium through which for which we are headquarters. Taylor Quality is To HireA Stevens may 'be presented to the proven by the good players who use 'em. public we trust that articles per­ ALEX. TAYLOR & CO., taining to Stevens will appear nlore LOUIS GOLL, 16 EAST 42nd ST, NEW YORK, Opp. "olel Manhattan. / 908 Washington St., frequently. Do you know what ZZUNK means? . HOBOKEN, N. J. THE STUTE 3.

oline is a hydrocarbon and as hy­ to a n1arked degree by reducing yield a fertilizer and the produc­ PROFESSOR HUTTON drogen has a n1uch greater calorific the required current and therefore tion of this material is largely re­ val ue than carbon, it pays to burn the weight of batteries per car. sponsible for the inability of stables LECTURES TO S.E.S. all the hydrogen at the expense of Due to only one-sixteenth inch to get rid of the less cleanly man­ some carbon; the presence of the clearance in the generator a slight ure. The rubbish (wood and paper Methods of Testing as Em­ monoxide indicates the complete wearing of the bearings means largely) is burned beneath boilers combustion of this hydrogen. In great losses; to remove this trouble and the steam produced utilized in ployed by the Auto1110bile order to determine the motor's effi­ ball bearings have been userl with the generation of electricity. In Cl ub of An1erica ciency, an indicator card, or its a result of seven dollars saving on several localities the ashes have equivalent, n1ust be obtained. But repairs per car per nlonth. been used to fill in marshland, the IIR. c. )v. R[C~ AND DR. the indicator parts possess far too A new system of lighting, being proposition paying well. HUMPHR~¥S ALSO SPEAK much inertia for use on an automo­ used in Switzerland, was then ex­ The ashes in the city contain bile engine and so a device known plained. This method divides the 30% to 38% combustible material as a Inanograph is used. In this battery into two parts, one being and therefore all waste of New The opening of the lecture course apparatus a very narrow, fixed beam on charge while the second assists York City can be burned. The conducted by the Stevens Engi­ of light is reflected by a mirror on the generator. When the car stops garbage, however, must be dried neering Society followed close a sheet of sensitized material; the the one 011 discharge· operates the out before it will burn but the heat upon the heels of the football season mirror does the moving, its motion lamps and on re-starting the bat­ produced by the ashes and rubbish -November 26, 1912. corresponding to the gas pressure teries are reversed from their pre­ is sufficient to do this even in the The first speaker of the after­ and the piston motion. vious position. summer months when the moisture noon, Mr. C. W. Rice, Secretary Prof. Hutton, after giving some The second lecture of the week constituent of the garbage reaches of the American Society of Me­ information regarding the tests was by Mr. H. E. Griswold, Stev:' 80%. chanical Engineers, spoke of the made on aeroplane motors, called ens, '93, on "Fire Protection En­ Many slides were shown, illus­ relation existing between the na­ attention to the conclusion of his gineering." Mr. Griswold is a trating the systems in use in the tional society and the student syllogism which would naturally Special Agent for the Phoenix In­ larger cities of Europe for purify­ branches and then proceeded to be dependent upon the results of surance Co. and has been working ing the sewage before discharging give an outline of the program of the test. along the lines of fire protection. it into the rivers, these methods the coming mid-winter n1eeting of Pres. Hun1phreys being called It is estimated that the fire waste usually consisting of spraying over the A. S. M, E., inviting the stu­ upon, recommended to the n1en of per year is $2.80 per capita in this some filtering material or of the dents to all the events of the week. Stevens that they become members country but only $0.33 in Europe. use of settling tanks. Following this Mr. Rice introduced of engineering societies for the This has been ascribed to the fact the principal speaker of the meet­ benefits that may be derived and that the fire laws in Europe are ALUMNI EVENTS 1912-1913 ing, Professor F. R. Hutton, whose also that they do something in re­ more strenuously enforced than topic was' 'The Testing of the Au­ tnrn for those benefits and not those on this side of the Atlantic. DECEMBER 6TH- tomobile Motor." consider their duty completed after On the continent each property Stevens Night. "The Count of Prof. Hutton presented three the payment of their dues. ownE;r realizes that he will be com­ Luxenlbourg," New Amsterdam reasons for the testing of nlotor pelled to suffer for any negligence Theatre, N. Y. 8:15 P. M. vehicles, these reasons being-to on his part which may cause fire JANUARY 15TH, 1913­ determine if it will go at all, then SENIOR LECTURES and in this way there is a n1ini­ Semi-Annual Meeting. Alumni if it will operate efficiently and n1um of such occurrences. If such Association of Stevens Institute finally if it will operate with con1- Mr. R. M. Dixon, Stevens, '81, a condition could be rea}jzed here of Technology. Castle Stevens. 'n1ercial economy. The entire talk provided the senior class last Wed­ the loss in waste would certainly 8 P. M. was in the form of a syllogism nesday morning with an exceed­ be much less. FEBRUARY 14TH- which is as follows: ingly interesting talk on "Electric The various fireproof construc­ Annual Banquet. Stevens Alum­ Economy and efficiency are worth Railway Lighting." Mr. Dixon is tion materials were taken up as ni. Hotel Astor, N. Y., at 7 while. president of The Safety Car H eat­ were also chemical extinguishers P. M. Seniors invited. This particular motor has economy ing and Lighting Co. and also of and the sprinkler system; in the JUNE 7, 1913- and efficiency. the Pintach Compressing Co. latter case many interesting ex­ AlumniDay, Castle Point, 1P.M. This particular motor is worth In introducing his subject, the amples were presented and explain­ JUNE 9, 1913- while. speaker remarked that car lighting ed in detail. Annual Meeting. Alumni Asso­ In an institution of this nature it by electricity was but thirty years Mr. Griswold announced that he ciation of Stevens Institute of was unnecessary to defend the ma­ old in this country. The first sys­ would try to arrange forthe Juniors Technology. Auditorium, Ho­ jor premiss. tem pnt into actual service is found and Seniors to inspect the buildings boken, 8 P. M. But in order to prove the minor in the history of the Pennsylvania of the Bush Terminal and see such MEETINGS OF T~E EXECUTIVE premiss it becomes necessary to railroad. Here the baggage car a sprinkler system in operation. COMMITTEE test the apparatus and so a question carried a storage battery and a steam DEC. 10, 1912. Castle Stevens, 8 arises as to the best 111ethods of engine operating a small generator; P. M. testing. this power station furnished light "The Disposals of Wastes in JAN. 15, 1913. Castle Stevens, In the system e1l1ployed in the to the entire train. New York City" was the title of 5:30 P. M. laboratories of the Auton10bile Club In the newer system axle gener­ an unusually interesting lecture FEB. 4, 1913. Engineers' Club, of America, over which Prof. Hut­ ators are used; in this way each given by Mr. H. DeB. Parsons, N. Y., 12:45 P. M. ton has control, the factors meas­ car is independent and the excess­ Stevens, '84, to the senior class MAR. 12, 1913. Machinery Club, ured are power output, gasoline, ively long connections of the older the Wednesday before the Thanks­ N. Y., 12:45 P. M. air, cooling water and exhaust gas system are obliterated. A battery giving recess. APRIL 9, 1913. Castle Stevens, analysis. The power output.llluSt is carried and comes into play when Waste is divided into two gen­ 8 P. M. be determined bv some form of the car stops or moves but very eral classes, one embrac.ing liquid MAY 14, 1913. Railroad Club, N. dynamometer and in Dr. Hutton's slowly. Automatic switches are and semi-liquid material as is dis­ Y., 12:45 P. M. laboratory the dynamo machine is provided so that when the car stops posed of by sewers and the other JUNE 4, 1913. Castle Stevens, 8 used for this purpose, the complete the batteries will not o~~rate the composed of solid material such as P. M. outfit being shown to the audience dynamo as a nlotor and start the household wastes, trade wastes, by lantern slides. The gasoline car moving." There is also a pole street sweepings, etc. The collec­ '00. tank rests on an accurate scale changer on the apparatns since, tion of the latter class can be made Thomas C. Stephens, '00, 285 which is adj usted .::l0 that, when when the car reverses, the brush separate or combined; in this Central Park West, New York, has one pound of fuel has been con­ polarities change while those of country it is separate, ashes, rub­ been elected by the Executive sumed, a contact lever operates an the battery are fixed. A regulat­ bish and garbage being taken care Committee of the Alumni Associ­ electric bell which thus gives the ing device tending to vary the of individually; in Europe the col­ ation to the office of Secretary of signal for the taking of all read­ field strength takes care of the lection is very often combined. the Association for the unexpired ings. The air drawn through the changes in speed so that there is The garbage in New York is term caused by the recent resigna­ carbl1reter and the cooling water no burning out when the latter is taken to Barren Island and there tion of C. C. Phelps, '08. are each nleasured by a Venturi too high. It is necessary besides "rendered," that is, converted by '08. n1eter. The exhanst gas analysis to maintain the lamp voltage with~ steaming into more or less valuable On October 29, Mr. Charles W. is also taken; here the best results in a two per cent variation. fatty products, most of which are A. Steinmetz was married to Miss will be indicated by an appreciable The use of the tungsten lamp shipped to Europe. Portions of Kathrine F. Martin of Hoboken. amount of carbon monoxide. Gas- has affected car lighting operations the garbage, with other chemicals, (Continued on page 6.) 4: THE STUTE Announcing the Appointment of o Mr. ·W. DIRK Van INGEN, '14, as the Special Representative at Stevens of PH. WEINBERC & SONS, NASSAU and JOHN STREETS, NEW YORK CITY.

W. DIRK Van IN6EN, Special Representative, PH. WEINBERG & SONS, FOUNDED 1878.

f]J Specialists in English tailoring as well as in the broader, freer type of American Styles. fJfThe Weinberg tailoring organization in its many years of service has made Special Study of the Clothes requirements of university Men. While at all times avoiding the "freaks" and "extremes" of styles we have nevertheless managed to impart a snap and distinctiveness to these clothes for the campus that have made them uncommon and apart from the stereotyped fashions of less critical men. fJfThe materials offered are English Tweeds, Scotch Cheviots, Irish Home.. spuns, Bannockburn and Huddersfield fabrics as well as a representative collection of the best domestic makes of cloth. Sack Suits to Measure, $20 to $40, (with special emphasis on those at $25) Overcoats, $25 to $50. (Complete, Ready for Service Overcoat Department in connection.) fJf Mr. Van Ingen will be glad to introduce you or give you whatever information you desire. fJf A good time to order your goods for the holidays. PH. WEINBERG ~ SONS, NASSAU and JOHN STREETS, NEW YORK CITY. THE STUTE 5

COMMUNICATION athletics, and by reason of his posi­ TELEPHONE,1725-W. 1Ai. 111. 11m't u.b rknr t 4t 1 ESTABLISHED 1897 (Continued from page 2.) tion is the student best equipped to --DEALER IN-- The President of the Drama- deal with athletics in general. Bicycle.~undri~s,. Guns, Ph.tols, tic Society 1 These five men constitute the stu­ SPORTING GOODS , AmmUnition, Fishing Tackle, Etc. The President of the Y. M. dent membership of the Athletic Agent for-Pierce and Iver Johnson Bicycles and Indian Motor Cycles. C. A 1 Council, and they would therefore 536 WASHINGTON STREET, HOBOKEN, N. J. The Editor in-Chief of THE forn1 the connecting link between STUTE 1 the Alumni Council and the Stu­ ~ The President of Tau Beta Pi 1 dent Body. Matters pertaining MULLER'S ORCHESTRA BAND,lnc. wholly to athletics would, as at if ~ Total membership...... 19 present, be taken care of by the The officers of this Board to con­ Athletic Association. 54 COURT STREET, sist of a president, vice-president, The Editor-in-Chief of THE Telephone. 3277 Main. BROOKLYN, N. Y. and secretary-treasurer, ranking in STUTE is not elected directly by a the order named. The president student organization, but in view JOHN SCHMIDT, and vice president to be elected by of the fact that he is directly re­ the board from an10ng its Senior sponsible for the policy of our 111embers, and the secretary-treas­ college paper he should be in com­ CHOICE GROCERIES, urer to be elected from the Junior plete touch with the work of the 830 WASHINGTON ST., 111embers. proposed board. Telephone 449. HOBOKEN, N. ]. Regular meetings of the board to Other interests at Stevens are the be held bi -weekly and in the eve­ Y. M. C. A., the Musical Clubs, A'NTON F. MISCHO, nings. Attendance of members of the Engineering Society, the Dra­ Paints, Uar~w?re, Wall Paper, Pa·1 nter & Decorator Gas Mantles board at meetings shall be compul­ matic Society, and Tau Beta Pi, Uouse Furmshmgs. ~ ~ , and Supplies. sory. Notices of meetings to be and their activities are such that posted one week in advance, and they should be represented by their 606 WASHINGTON STREET, all students, faculty, and al unlni most pron1inent officer in any Telephone, 246. HOBOKEN. N. J. having suggestions or other matters scheme of student self-government. MORE THAN A CENTURY AND A HALF OF PROGRESS. to brlng up shall be given a hear­ It should be noted that the ing upon application in advance to above are but suggestions, that 1761 A. W. FABER'S 1912 the secretary. Copies of all n1in­ such details as are particularly l<~ 1~l3>J utes shall be sent to the Faculty, mentioned are so done solely for "CASrEL:£" and all minutes except those relat­ ill ustration, and that certain :O:R.A.-v.TI:N"""G- PE:N"""OILS. ing, to infractions of rules shall be changes might prove desirable. The most economical pencil for the student as well 8S the professional architect and published in THE STUTE. Signed, engineer. because they last longer. The proposed membership is to N. H. MEMORY, JOSEPH M. H. DICKSON, our mind the most representative J. H. VANDER VEER. Stnoke Shop, that could be chosen. Class presi­ 528 WASHINGTON ST., HOBOKEN, N. J. dents and vice-presidents are chosen The Stevens Indicator for October, Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. by their classes as the most repre­ recently nlade its appearance. The sentative men, and they are, with­ POOL TABLE. 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demonstrated conclusively that YELLOW PINE TIMBER SPRUCE TIMBER PROF. GANZ when a point in the secondary cir­ cuit or house wiring is connected LAWSON & MACMURRAY AS EXPERT to ground, no voltage higher than the low secondary circuit voltage LUMBER AND TIMBER can exist between ground and any He Investigates Conditions part of the house wiring, no matter Arising From Grounding of in what manner the secondary cir­ Transformer Secondaries cuit 111ay be brought in contact with OFFICE, MILL AND YARDS high voltage lines. The fact that 16TH, 17TH, CLINTON AND GRAND STREETS EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED alternating current will not corrode pipes to any appreciable extent, IN THE INS'l'l'l'U'I'E while an equal direct current will TELEPHONE CONNECTION HOBOKEN, N. J. prod nce destructive electrolysis un­ In a recent controversy between der the same conditions, was also HOW' ABOUT the City of Hoboken and the Pub­ completely denlonstrated. lic Service Electric Co., of New In the conclusions drawn from Having your Ruling Pens Jersey, in regard to possible in­ Professors Ganz's experience and Sharpened. Do you need jurious effects to pipes or the pos­ investigation, and submitted to the sible danger to persons of ground­ City officials, he enlphatically states any Cotnpass Leads? ing transformer secondaries to the E. G. RUEHLE&CO. that no damage will be done and 119 Fulton St., N. Y. MERRILL, '15. BORNEMANN, '16. city water pipes, Professor Ganz no danger to the public would re­ was enlployed in the capacity of sult from such ground connections. expert. During the last few years Prof<:ssor Ganz insists, however, INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU. it has beconle the practice in a that such grounding must be made COTRELL .& LEONARD, number of cities to ground the in~ide to service pi pes of the cel-lar 472-478 BROADWAY. ALBANY, N. Y. secondaries of house transformers wall, and 111 ust not be made to the for the purpose of protecting per­ general house piping. He also Makers of Caps, Gowns and Hoods. sons from dangerous electricshocks, states that if such ground connec­ To the American Colleges and Universities-Rich Gowns for Pulpit and Bench. and when the Public Service Elec­ tions were made it would properly tric Co., requested penllission to safeguard the lives of the people HAROLD S. SUCARMAN. do this in the City of Hoboken, against dangerous electric shock Hodaks C'U Photo ~upplies protests were raised because some from house wiring. THE ONLY EXCr.;USIVE claimed that injury to the water OPTICIAN "CYKO" and "SELTONA" pipes and danger' to the public PAPERS. would result fron1 such grounding. I9I6 VICTORS IN HOBOKEN. We grind our own lenses. Developing and Printing for Amateurs. Alternating current is distributed (Contznued from page 1.) through the City of Hoboken at ball going to 1915's 5-yard line. 404 WASHINCTON ST., HOBOKEN, N. J. about 2400 volts pressure and is The Freshman line held fast and stepped down by transfornlers lo­ 1915 lost the ball on downs. After cated at suitable points near cus­ three attempts at line rushes the MEl N ERT'S, tomers' premises to the low voltage Freshmen tried a drop-kick, which (Successor to STURKEN) supplied for the ordinary house failed, and the half ended here. CONFECTIONERY, service. Unless properly grounded In the play following the kick-off ICE CREAM SODA WATER, there is a possibility, either through to the Sophs the ball was fumbled; ICES. a breakdown in the transformer or Butler fell on it, and the Freshmen 620 WASHINCTON ST., HOBOKEN, N. J. through the falling of high tension started for their second goal. A wires on the secondary circuit wires, neat forward pass, Singer to Todd, WHEN IN NEED OF that the full voltage would be de­ gained 18 yards, and another, Sing­ livered to the consumer without er to Stolzenberg, gained 15, then HATS, SHOES or HABERDASHERY, THINK OF affecting the voltage of the lamps, by straight rushes Butler and Soper so that the consumer has no warn­ carried the ball over. Todd kicked ing of the danger. In this case a the goal, making the score 13-0. BRAGG & CO., \J person, especially if standing on a The last quarter started with the 302 WASHINGTON STREET, HOBOKEN, N. J. concrete floor and touching the Sophs rallying and making large AGENTS FOR {S'rETSON I.!ATS, l\1ANHATTAN SHIRTS, wiring, might easily receive the gains through 1915's line, most of B. & P. h.ORRECT SHAPE SHOES. full voltage, which would result in then1 beIng quarterback rushes. serious injury and probably in 1916's goal was still out of danger, Students can get their death. In order to prevent this however, and the Freshmen had Mideday Lunch at ~PETERS dangerous condition either conduc­ one more chance for a drop-kick tor of a 2-wire system or the neu­ before the half ended, but the kick COR. SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS. tral conductor of a 3-wire system failed and the game ended with the is connected to ground. ball near the center of the field. This ground connection can be made in one of three ways: first, -il-·----FRESH EVERY DAY-----~ through a buried plate; second, ALUMNI NOTES through a connection to the gas (Continued from page 3.) pipes; and third, through a con­ Gerald E. Terwilliger, '09, 1 WM. MANEWAL, nection to the water pipes. Of Liberty Street, New York, has LEADING OF HOBOKEN these three methods the third is by been elected Managing Editor of P HOT 0 G RAPHER far the best on account of affording the Stevens Indicator by the Ex­ Portrait and Team Work a Specialty, the lowest resistance to ground. ecutive Committee of the Alumni 520 WASHINGTON STREET, Professor Ganz, in order to demon­ Association. The first number he Special Rates to Students. strate what would happen in case a will edit will be the January 1913 TELE"HONE. 919-J. high voltage line comes in contact issue. with a low-voltage secondary cir­ cuit, when this circuit is grounded J. G. Drinkwater, '09, isin theU. 512 WASHINCTON ST., S. Reclamation Service, with head­ M. MACHOl, and when this circuit is not ground­ ~t HOBOKEN. N. J. ed, showed a series of experiments qnarters Helena, 1fontana. His here at the Institute last Monday address is The Montana Club, THE OLD RELIABLE STATIONERY SHOP. night. The officials of the City Helena, l\tIontana. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF NOTE BOOKS and the Public Service Electric Percy L. Cobb, '09, has changed Co., as well as the general public, his address to 444 Ross Avenue, AS REQUIRED IN ALL CLASSES. .. .. were invited. These experiments Wilkinsburg, Pa. Stevens' Pennants and Flags. Stevens Note Paper.