Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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33 THE ASHBURIAN leaves by air jets, then it is mixed, and cut in small threads by a rotary cutter which goes at 1700 r.p.m. All these operations are done in a huge machine which can handle 40,000 pounds at a time. After these processes, the tobacco is ready for rolling into cigarettes-it is passed on a conveyer belt and mechanically rolled into a huge continuous cigarette which is then cut into cigarettes of the required length. This is followed by checking for flaws in the cigarettes and then by packing in boxes, cases, and cartons-all done mechanically. At the completion of this tour, we had refreshments in the cafeteria and a short talk by Mr. R. XY. Coristine, another Ashbury Old Boy. That evening we attended a dinner given to us by the Old Boys of Montreal at the Montreal Badminton and Squash Club. The Head- master was present for this dinner which proved to be a very enjoyable affair. Mr. jay Ronalds, welcomed the boys to Montreal, Nlr. Sibley replied thanking the Old Boys for their interest and co-operation in making the trips possible, and then Mr. Perry spoke on the School. Graham jackson then thanked the Old Boys for the Dinner. Old Boys present were: Klr. H. N. Blakeney, Mr. R. H. Craig, Mr. R. TV. Coris- tine, Mr. TY. R. Fakins, Mr. L. F. C. Hart, Mr. P. Redpath, Mr. B. Reynolds, and Mr. jay Ronalds, our host. The next morning we were up bright and early, and after gathering at the XVindsor Hotel which acted as Headquarters, we proceeded to the Northern Electric Plant. This plant is a huge imposing building. The Branch works almost exclusively for the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, manufacturing and assembling IHOSI of the telephone equip- ment which the Bell uses. Special attention is paid to cleanliness in the Plant and at all times there are cleaners who continually keep the place sparkling. After having been welcomed by Mr. S. Richardson, we were shown through the plant. First we were shown the coil winding-this is done automatically and also by hand. One of the most complicated parts of telephone manufacturing is the making of the telephone switchboard, for here are needed some 45 miles of wire of a number of different kinds wound about each other in all kinds of ways. VVe then saw a large number of machines which automatically manu- facture the parts of the telephone, later being all put together, still all on assembly lines, to make the telephone which we see in our own homes. This part of the plant produces about 1400 telephones a day. The outside shell of the telephone is generally made of plastic. The plastic is moulded into shape, and then the parts are placed into it. After this enjoyable and instructive tour, we were entertained at the plant for lunch, and then as a special treat, were shown a film of the Grey Cup Rugby Final. It was then time to proceed to our next plant-the Belding Corticelli Company.

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THE ASHBURIAN 21 THE SENIOR SCIENCE TRIP TO MONTREAL HE Science Trip this year, like last year, was to Nlontreal. On February 10th at 6 p.m. we boarded the bus which the bus company had graciously sent to fetch us down to the Bus Terminal, and at 6.30 p.m. we were on our way to Xlontreal, where we all stayed with relatives and friends. The first plant which we visited was the Dominion Linoleum Company on the morning of Thursday, the llth. This proved to be very interesting. Nlr. H. N. Blakeney, an Ashbury Old Boy, welcomed us to the plant. XYe were then given an introductory lecture on the manufacture of linoleum from its early stages right through to the Hnished product. At first, the linoleum is a rubbery, granulated, sticky substance, this substance is mixed dry, and strongly compressed by pressure and heat, until it emerges as one continuous layer of linoleum. IVe were also told of the various processes for making different patterns, and of all the intermediate forms of linoleum. After this interesting explanatory talk, we were divided into two groups and shown around the huge plant. Now we saw the linoleum being pro- duced. TVe also saw the preparation of a good many of the raw materials used. After a lengthy tour, we were given a wonderful lunch in the plant cafeteria-right after which we were on our way to the next plant on our programme. Our next plant was the Imperial Tobacco Company, which we covered that afternoon. Imperial Tobacco is the producer of innumer- able brands of cigarettes, cigars, and all kinds of tobacco products. the most famous of which are Players and Sweet Caps . IYe were again divided into two groups and shown around the factory. The first step, when the tobacco is brought in is moistening-without this step, the tobacco cannot be handled because of its brittleness, then it is in turn weighed, mixed, thrashed, and the stems are separated from the Back rox: D. I-Iore, L. Hart. I-I. Short, S. Xlclnnes, P. H'alker, G. Verhaegen, G. XYatson, G. jackson. Front row: R. Turcotte, Dr. Thompson, Xl. Hog- ben. Mr. L. H. Sibley.

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THE .-ISHBURIAX As soon as we arrived at this plant, we were oil' in cars off the Island of Montreal to the branch tive miles away. This plant, although not very large, is new, and produces all the company's stockings. One odd thing about the building is that it has no windows. This is designed in that way so that the temperature can be kept constant, because of the flexibility of the Nylon thread. lnside this building there are 24 large stocking machines which make the stockings quite mechanicallv. After the stockings are ' completed there, they are shipped into the plant in Montreal where they are sewed and checked for flaws. ln the Montreal plant we followed the stock- ings through this pro- cess and then on to the dyeing room where various nylon and cot- ton elothes were dyed by means of alcohol dyes. After this process, the stockings are dried, put on forms and paired off in sizes, checked for Haws, stamped with the Company's name, and then packed. After the stocking manufacture, we examined the production of ribbon. Satin ribbon is woven at 2-I-0 feet a minute. We also saw the production of many other kinds of woollen goods. We were then given a short talk by the General Klanager and also a pair of stockings as a souvenir, to give to our Mothers or girl friends. Saturday morning was devoted to our visit to NlcGill University. Our Hrst visit was to the Cyclotron at the Radiation Laboratory. This is a 100 million volt synchyro-cyclotron. lt is made up of a large magnet with poles 82 inches in diameter, and is excited by 600 amperes at 315 volts. Here in the Vacuum chamber, a discharge in hydrogen gas provides protons which are accelerated repeatedly by radio fre- quency voltage as they circle in the magnetic Held. A few thousand volts at each turn eventually leads to a total of 100 million volts as protons reach the outer useful limits of the magnetic field. Targets are placed on a probe which is inserted to any radius land corresponding energy of bombarding protonsl. Thirty new isotopes have been pro- duced in this way, but we found out that the cyclotron is also used for other important researches. Dr. Thompson was most lucid in his simple explanations of this very complex piece of equipment and was kept busy answering many questions on its functioning. He was helped by Mr. R. Mills, the Technician in charge. Fortunately for us. this