Central Commercial Technical High School - Cog Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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THE FRATECH f AMERICAN- NEWARK TECHNICAL SCHOOL TASSOCIATION , STUDENT CLUB E,,5,?,Qg,,S I AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS ' 1 CHARTERED 1922 1 ORGANIZATION for approximately 1,500,000 acres of land. Engi- Since the dawn of civilization. people have banded together. At first for protection from beasts and the elements. Later connnon interests and ideals taught them to unite. Now, society has become so highly organized that the needs and interests of the individual can only be at- tained through the concerted efforts of the class or profession of which he is a part. The American Association of Engineers is the Engineers' Organization-the engineer's oppor- tunity to sell himself and his profession to the public. lts activities can be strengthened and broadened if every engineer interested in his own welfare will assist the work by becoming a mem- ber. The American Association of Engineers en- larges the engineer's horizon beyond the narrow technical limits of his profession, develops friend- ship, offers opportunity for leadership, and brings the profession to the notice of the public. Co-operate and Advance are the watchwords upon which the Association was founded. Its members know that the most effective and en- during contributions to individual welfare are to be attained through co-operative efforts for the advancement of the profession as a whole. COLUMBIA RIVER DAM PROPOSED A bill was recently introduced into the Senate by Senators jones and Dill of Washington for construction of a dam across the Columbia river which would be comparable only to the Hoover Dam and Boulder Canyon project which it would exceed in size and cost. Although not as high as the Hoover Dam, the Couler Dam would be the largest of its kind in the world. The dam would be 4,300 feet long, 500 feet high and would require 10,000,000 yards of concrete. The cost was estimated at about S400,000,000. Seven times as much water would be handled as at the Hoover Dam and a lake 150 miles long would be formed. The lake would form an im- portant link in the inland waterways along the Columbia river and would also store 5,000,000 acre feet of water which would furnish irrigation lfnrly-four neers estimate that electricity totaling 4,000,000 horsepower could be developed at the Grand Couler site the sale of which would pay for the dam in fifty years. NEW HIGH VOLTAGE MACHINE In conducting many experiments physicists often have need of tremendous voltages. The great problem has been to store up stupendous amounts of electricity which could be sent crash- ing through stout tubes. If power were great enough physicists are sure they could propel heavy protons as well as light electrons at ele- ments, shatter the toughest of substances. Recently, Dr. Robert J. van de Graff, research associate at M. I. T. built a machine for S90 which was able to produce 1,500,000 volts. Dr. Graff is now working on a machine which will handle 15,000,000 volts. On the bottom will be two sets of railroad tracks 14 feet apart. On each track will be a four-wheel truck. On each of the two trucks will be a heavy iron casting, on which will stand an insulated paper cylinder 6 feet in diameter, 28 feet high. Inside each cylinder and at its bot- tom will be an electric motor. At the top of each cylinder will be a polished hollow aluminum ball 15 feet in diameter, weighing 2,600 lbs. From pulley wheels within each ball to the motor be- low stretch belts going 120 m.p.h. The swiftly moving belts are to pick up static electricity, de- posit it on the spheres negative on one sphere, positive on the other. By such simple means, Dr. van de Graff ex- pects to build up a negative potential of 7,500,000 volts on one sphere and a positive potential of 7 ,- 500,000 volts on the other. When the loaded spheres are trucked along the tracks to within 15 feet of each other the resistance of the inter- vening air to their enormous store of electricity breaks down: 7,500,000 volts crash against 7,- 500,000. But, when the machine is working it will not be permitted to waste its strength. Its crash will occur within a huge X-ray tube which will extend 15 feet from sphere to sphere.

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THE FRATECH FACULTY NOTES QCOnz'z'nucd from page 39D having received their degrees at the College of Engineering. The seniors wish them every suc- cess in their future undertakings. The Class of '32 has petitioned your corre- spondent of this page to convey to all the in- structors in senior subjects their best wishes for health and happiness. In addition to those teach- ers mentioned heretofore, the FRATECH hereby asks the following men to accept the felicitations of the Senior Class: Mr. Bradley, Mr. Pickwick, Mr. Perry, Mr. Eschenfelder, Mr. Metz, Mr. Price, Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Nims, and Mr. Rice. Mr. Cuthbert reports that he is still very much occupied with his old hobby, photography. Re- cently it was the good fortune of the writer to see some of the pictures taken by Mr. Cuthbert in the Essex County Park System, and while your cor- respondent is no authority on the subject, the photographs were certainly well worth looking at. In the fall we expect to have some news from this gentleman regarding his summer experiences with his camera. Mr. Spry is looking forward to visiting the old farm in Pennsylvania once more during the vaca- tion season. An invitation is extended to all Newark Tech men who may visit in the vicinity of Wayne County next summer to stop at the old farm and say hello to Mr. Spry. INTERCLASS BASKETBALL Three teams have been organized during the past year. They are the Class of '33, the Archi- tects of '34, and the Class of '36, The Class of '36 was the most active and also the most suc- cessful, scoring five victories and having no de- feats. The first game was played between '33 and '36. The Class of '36 won by a score of 19 to 5. Kordys and Zebrick starred for the winners. In the second game '36 defeated '34 by two points. The score was 17 to 15. Korbal and Mc- Laughlin starred for '36, and Goldfaden and Kol- ster for '34. This was the best game of the sea- son, and was about tie to the final whistle. Corbo sunk the two winning fouls in the last five sec- onds of the game. The last one went in just as the final whistle blew. It was a fitting climax to such an exciting game. The third game was an easy victory for '36. Winning by the score of 32 to 18, from the Class of '33. '36 got an early lead and increased it as the game went on. Benn and Heinzinger were the high scorer for '36 and Kuzsma for '33. In the final interclass game '36 was victorious over '34, the score was 25 to 16. The game was very interesting, but finally the teamwork of '36 proved superior to the long shots of '34, Corbo and Zebrick starred for '36, Kolster was the best player of the '34 team. The Class of '36 also played the faculty team, defeating them by a score of 29 to 5. Zagorniak was the leading scorer for '36. STUDENT OF CONCENTRATION Irate Parent-Didn't I see you kiss my daugh- ter, sir? Nervy Youth-How should I know? Do you think I'd be gawking around when I was doing a thing like that ?-Boston Transcript. A young lady was on a sight-seeing tour in Detroit recently. Going out Jefferson Avenue on a sight-seeing bus, the driver was calling out places of interest. Driver-On the right we have the Dodge Home. Lady-John Dodge? Driver-No, Horace Dodge. Continuing out Jefferson. Driver-On the right we have the Ford Home. Lady-Henry Ford? Driver-No, Edsel Ford. Still farther out Jefferson. Driver-On the left we have Christ Church. At this point an interested passenger tapped the lady on the shoulder saying: Go ahead Lady, you can't be wrong all the time. Patron-May I have some stationery? Hotel Clerk Chaughtilyj-Are you a guest of the house? Patron--Hell, no. I am paying twenty dollars a day. Mr. Frederickson, can you tell us what elec- tricity is? Mr. Frederickson squirmed in his seat, hemmed and hawed for a time, and finally admitted: I did know, professor, but I've forgotten. The professor gazed at the student with an ex- pression of unspeakable sorrow. Then he said sadly: Mr, Frederickson, you do not know what you have done. Alas! what a sad loss to science! You are the only man that ever lived who has known what electricity is-and you have forgotten. HE WASN'T A MONKEY An absentminded man was strap-hanging in a tram car. He swayed to and fro and finally the conductor said to him, Can I help you, sir? Yes, said the man, Hold onto this strap while I get my fare out. Forty-three

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THE FRATECH NEWARK TECHNICAL SCHOOL GLIDER CLUB ROBERT BREMNER President D. DONALD TURNER Vice-President HOUSE PARTY The House Party given by the N. T. S. Glider Club and N. T. S. Club of A. A. E. was a suc- cess in all sense of the word. About sixty couples spent the evening dancing to the enjoyable music furnished by the Class of '35 orchestra. Novelty dances such as a broom dance, lucky number dance, balloon dance and waltz contest were featured during the evening. We wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Schwamle for their presence as host and hostess at the affair. The committee consisted of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Kaeli, Mr. Kolb, Mr. Bremner, Mr. Albrecht and Mr. Greenburg. VVe wish to offer our apologies to the many members of the school who attended the house party, for the somewhat crowded conditions they found there. Having heard so much talk about a depression we did not expect such a large gath- ering Cincidentally the largest ever attending one of these affairsj, but for one night at least pros- perity was right with us and not 4' just around thc corner. We will see to it that next year we have a larger place with plenty of room for everyone. Everybody had a great time and some of those we thought were confirmed bachelors shone quite brightly. Bob Bremner won the lucky number dance prize, which fact promptly brought out the usual rumors of fraud, etc. The balloon dance devel- oped into quite a tussle, and after much hard work on the part of some of the contestants ended in a draw. No casualties were reported, Well, that's over so let's get on. Spring is here, the calenders say so, even if it did snow the first day we can't be fooled. Every- thing is buzzing around the Glider Room, in or- der to get out to the farm the first of May, many things have to be done. An ambitious program has been laid out for this summer. Flying and gliding will be augmented by swimming, hunting and fishing, riHe shooting, camping and tennis. A new dam must be constructed to make the ole swimmin' holel' a bigger and better swimming pool. Some of the boys who like to shoot are go- ing to lay out a nifty rifle range, the tennis fiends VVILLIAIXI K. KOLH Secretary MATTHEXY KAliI.l Treasurer are fixing up a court. Anybody that will play tennis on a boiling hot july day must be a fiend or sumthin' we think. Our week-end camps and trips to other states were very popular last year and many are planned for this summer. Already the official cook has been besieged with requests to include such and such a dish on the menu: talk about finicky peo- ple, brother you don't know the half of it. Due to the fact the Club owns its own automotive equipment, and every one is willing to pitch in and do a little work, these trips are made pos- sible at surprisingly low cost. Plans for our new soaring machine are now well under way, and as more and more appears on drawings the ship looks better and better. VVe surely think that this ship is going to be a wow. Orders have gone out for every man to report for work Saturday, April 16th. the day after school closes, when things are expected to hum. After its long winter rest the car needs greasing and tuning up. trailer greased and the canvas cover- ing put back on, and the entire Hying equipment inspected. Probably even the dishes and pots and pans in the camping chest need washing. Perish the thought! Students of the Day and Evening Schools en- joyed the lecture held on Friday, April lst, under the auspices of this Club. Major E. E. Aldrin, in charge of aviation activities of all the Standard Oil Companies in America, gave a splendid talk. Mr. White, also of the same organization, cer- tainly made a big hit with the boys. This lecture was something new and unique in the history of Tech, such as these things go. The fact that there was standing room only proves the popularity of this type of lecture. Among those new members welcomed to our midst during the month of March were: August Holfelder and Oscar Cohen, 2nd Year Prep.g S. H. Christie. M. L. Tuttle. and Ci. Coombe, '32. All good men and true! In order to offset a false impression that seems to have gotten around we again want to say that any member of the school is eligible, and is invit- ed to join this organization. The dues 352.00 per month all year around. There is no entrance or CC0lIfiJZ'l1Clf on page 461 Forty-five