Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN I5 a fantastically complex machine, we were shown the many machine shops in the Mechanical Engineering Building under Prof. Rice. The next day, IVednesday, April Znd, we journeyed out to the Aluminum Company of Canada plant and the nearby Aluminium Laboratories Ltd. Although spending most of the morning at the Aluminum Company of Canada's plant, it was with difficulty that we saw all of it. This plant receives the Aluminum from Arvida and fabricates all kinds of products including foil, pipes, sheets and circles. The Aluminium Laboratories situated beside the Aluminum Com- pany has no connection with it. It is their task to discover and better the forms of Aluminum already used, and to find flaws in all the various products produced. Mr. Hyde gave us a line talk on the importance of high results in our studies in order to qualify for work in such places. After a short break for lunch, we travelled to the Dupont Co. of Canada Nylon Plant, where we witnessed the successive stages of the nylon as it is transformed from the liquid to the fibre. In this plant, as in the Aluminum Plant, it was noted that a tremendous emphasis was placed on a harmonious employer-employee relationship, with great care for safety precautions. That night, we dined as guests of Dr. Atack, President of the Dye and Chemical Company of Canada, Whose plant we were to visit on the morrow. After dinner, we were taken to his home to watch tele- vision. The next day, our last in Kingston, we visited the Canadian Loco- motive Company, where we saw some small locomotives ready for Iran. This plant was working on short time due to a lack of orders. The Dye and Chemical Co. was our last port of call. At this neat, compact little plant specializing in food dyes and detergents, we noted that a dye was made for butter. We also saw the great amount of work being done on tar solvents, and paper products. A great vote of thanks goes to Dr. Atack for his many kindnesses, and to Mr. Sibley who organized the expedition, with Xlr. jackson and Lackey who did the driving. Those on this trip included Ross, Springer, Lackey, Sutherland I, Chamard, Rivero, Geggie and Brod- head II. STUDENT NIGHT AT THE NATIGNAL RESEARCH COUNCIL On February 28th, a group of students attended this annual night at which Dr. I. A. Morrision assisted by Drs. Flubacher, Hoodless, Leadbetter, Rudham and Mr. Reid gave an illustrated lecture on How Molecules Behave at Surfaces . This lecture was concerned with Sur- face tension, the orientation of Molecules at surfaces, with practical

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14 THE ASI-IBURIAN At one-thirty that afternoon we arrived at the Dominion Rubber Co. where many different rubber products are manufactured. VVe watched the crude rubber being treated chemically and fabricated to its final shape. V Among the products being made at this time were large conveyor belts and rubber tank linings for chemical plants. Friday evening after a sea-food dinner at Traymore's Restaurant, at which everyone ate heartily, we made a tour of the Canadian Broad- casting Corp0ration's downtown building. At first, we were shown a film which told us how a typical T.V. drama was put on. VV e were then shown two radio studios, one of which had a large wooden cabinet used in making various sound effects, such as the opening and closing of doors. The floors of these studios are suspended to eliminate vibrations, from traffic outside the building. The highlight of this tour came when we watched a T.V. musical show in rehearsal and also on the air. Saturday morning we paid a visit to McGill University. The chief attraction for us there was the Cyclotron in the Radiation Labora- tory. This one hundred million volt synchro-cyclotron which is used in the study of atomic structure was of particular interest to the Senior Matriculation science students, who were studying it as part of their course. As it was not in operation at the time, we were able to get a close look at it and were given an on-the-spot explanation of its workings by Dr. Foster. VVe also had a look at the Electron-Micro- scope. We then made a quick tour of the Chemistry building under Dr. VVinkler. From the University we walked to the LaSalle Hotel where we were treated by Mr. Fascio to a delicious luncheon, complete with a cake bearing the inscription Ashbury College Science - 1958 Our sincere thanks to all those who made the trip possible, and especially to Mr. Sibley whose tireless efforts made the trip a success. Those on this trip were Lackey, Rivers I, Ross, Springer, Bishop, Broad- head I, Chamard, Geggie, Gilbert, Rowan-Legg I and Moore I. TRIP TO KINGSTON The second of our Science trips this year took us to Kingston. Mr. Sibley with the assistance of Mr. jackson took along a group of Senior students to visit some industrial concerns and some educational institutions. Arriving by car shortly before lunch on April lst, the group im- mediately proceeded to the Royal Military College where they were given lunch followed by a tour of the buildings and a swim.. Once more those who attended were impressed with the smartness of the cadets. That evening. liillaly and Nowakowski. two old boys, now at Queens. showed us through the University. After seeing the cyclotron,

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M THE ASHBURIAN applications of this work. The Lecture was well illustrated with many demonstrations, and was enjoyed by all. TRIP TO CI-IALK RIVER This tour was a fitting climax to this year's trips. It was there that we were able to co-ordinate all we had seen during the year. NYe arrived at the gate at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 8th of April, after a two hour and a half drive. There we were issued with badges. In order to get us better acquainted with what we were to see, Dr. D. Keys treated us to short talk on the fundamental concepts of nuclear structure and fission, with many clear demonstrations, and slides. From there we went to see models of the two reactors and of the Nuclear Power Development, a means of obtaining electricity from the atom, which is expected to be operational in 1959. Then came the real treat, that of seeing the NRX reactor in operation. This reactor, in- stalled in 1947, generates 40,000 kilowatts of energy and is used for fundamental research, and the production of radioactive isotopes. It has since been surpassed as a means of experimentation by the NRU which has five times the power. After a good lunch in the cafeteria, we set out to see three other phases of the Chalk River development. The first was the Van der Graff generator which is used to bombard materials with protons and Helium-3 ions. A ten million volt machine known as the Tandem Accelerator will be installed shortly. It will make possible the study of nuclei of heavier elements. Then on to a lab in which research is being done on the best way of safely dumping waste radioactive materials. At present, a type of glass is considered the best prospect. Finally we visited a lab in which radioactive materials are handled. This is done by mechanical hands controlled from outside a heavily shielded room. The Scientists observe the operation through 36 inches of lead boro-silicate glass. Here we saw eight vials of radium for medical use, worth about 3100,000. In addition to these laboratories, we saw the pool test reactor which is used to test the radioactivity of fuel samples. This is a swimming pool type of reactor, that is the fuel rods are immersed in a pool of ordinary water which acts as the coolant, shielding and moderator. The trip was most successful. On this final trip were Ross, Lackey, Flam I, Rivero, Ince, Brodhead I, Heeney, Springer, Chaniard, Sutherland I with Mr. Sibley once more acting as co-ordinator and arranger,