Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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UX GLEBANAWQQQ- QEPALERE FLAMMAM TRIP TO CORNWALL The outstanding trip undertaken by the Science Club last year was the visit to Cour- tauld's Rayon plant at Cornwall. This journey was made possible by the Club's annual dance, the proceeds from which contributed greatly to defraying the expenses. Fine weather on Saturday, May 11th, en- couraged 38 club members, escorted by Mr. Bullock and Mr. Merkley, to turn out. We left the school at 9 A.M. in a large Ottawa Electric bus chartered for the occasion. Travelling via Winchester and Morrisburg, we arrived at Cornwall shortly after 10:30 A.M. Having been graciously received by the officials, We were divided into two groups and commenced a tour of the plant. Beginning at the sheet pulp stage, our guide showed us every phase in the manufacture of viscose rayon, end- ing with the fine silky skeins of the finished product. Before leaving, we were given some splendid literature describing the process, a welcome addition to the club's library. This terminated our visit at Courtauld's, and having lunched in Cornwall, we left for home, reaching Ottawa around 4130 in the afternoon. All those present enjoyed the trip immensely and are looking forward to a return visit. The members of the Science Club greatly appreciate the kindness of the Company's officials in mak- ing this journey possible, and the trouble taken by our guides in explaining every step of the PYOCCSS- -R. C. CUNNINGHAM. .-1-9-4-Qi. . McDonald: Why do women live longer than men? Miss Dewar: I don't know. Why? McDonald: Because paint is a preservative. Miss Acton: Here comes a friend of mine. He is a Human Dynamo. Miss Steele: Really? Miss Acton: Sure, everything about him is QSave the surface and you save allj. charged. PKI 3? 'Ks FK: fl? :lf Maundrell: Say, what in the world is a good Budding Scientist: What is steam? cure for f'halitosis ? Blooming Scientist: Water in a high state of Dowd: Keep your mouth shut, or develop perspiration. lockjaw. ff :lk 'll' 'Y if Spark'Plug: I got Hred to-day. Mr. V. E. B. C at the conclusion of a lesson on Battery: That's nothing, I got discharged gas pressurej: Are there any questions you too. would like to ask? al: if if ones who ho es to be a law er : I would Mr. Bruce:-'fWhat do you know about , P , ,Y I . . like to know how Bo le s Law IS enforced? nitrates? y ' I 77 Mr. V. E. B.: Apply a little pressure. Studentz- 'They are cheaper than day 1'2ltCS. 5 - - Eggjgaqgasggge. .... Inthelwbrnuqgqflqhv- ,il ff gg'-. -, 1 Eiiiiiiauiafaivaw If you start to save now, you .,.. open up pathways to future g : success, for opportunity often cannot be grasped unless you gg have money behind you. +lQ. f A175 252 Q ijiswfzz- S Lisa ' if I. R o Y A L B A N K 490i

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UX GLEBANAGXQQ QEPALERE FLAMMAM SCIENCE CLUB EXECUTIVE Standing: V. Rocim is. MAUNDRELL J. GILLET C. IRVING J. FAIRBAIRN E. Ac'roN H. coimoiw A. Jomas ilibrarianj R. Locicizmzuo Silling: n. lKIOTIIIZRWl2I.L T. MCDONALD Ctreasj 1. nRoNsK1LL Csecj R. uiusimoxn Cpresj MR. BULLOCK fsponsorj R. CUNNINGHAM Cvice-pres.J M. NARRAWAY HERE AND THERE IN SCIENCE So nmch static electricity accumulates on one New York skyscraper that a neon tube may be lighted by touching it to a door-knob. A rivet of real ink Hows in Algeria. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers, one of which flows through soil impregnated with iron and the other through swamps containing tannin. These two uniting form iron tannate, the chief constituent of ink. Saccharin, three hundred times sweeter than sugar, is made from coal-tar. Silver, in an ionized state, is now being used to purify water in swimming tanks. The energy expended by one hundred thousand enthusiastic 1'0OtC1'S in yelling at a rugby game, if transformed into heat, would only be enough to boil one cup of tea. Grapefruit skins are now made to yield oils from which dainty perfumes are made. A thirty-mile-an-hour wind blowing across a road exerts a goo-pound side push on a car travelling sixty miles an hour. By the latest computation the weight of the earth in grams is two followed by fifty-five noughts. If you want this in pounds divide by 453- rl Some electric fish generate enough current to ring a door bell. Gold is so ductile that a single pound may be drawn out into a Hne wire ooo miles long. Rattlesnake venom and the white of an egg are formed by the same elements in exactly the same proportions by weight. There are 5oo,ooo known species of insects. Only 300 of these are enemies of man. If you live to be seventy years old, you have talked for thirteen years, have been eating for six years, have spent twenty-three in pleasur- able pursuits, have spent eighteen months in keeping clean and have slept for twenty-three years. What a life. Gasoline is now being made from coal at Billingham, England. Solid gasoline has recently been made at New York University. lt does not catch fire or explode when incendiary bullets are fired 1nto 1t. A new altitude record for balloons was set last October. The stratosphere was pierced to a height of 74,187 ft. or I4 miles. The lowest temperature recorded was 76 degrees below ZCYO- -V. ls. B. 89?

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UX GLEBANACXQ- QSPALERE FLAMMAM KNOWLEDGE IS POWER -Bacon I RICHARD RETTIE DEY ROBERTSON i so V C it GRETA LUCAS LLOYD FRANCIS Many a man longs for the brains which nature didn't see fit to give him. But not so with these four. They are at home in the nineties and the high eighties. Leaders already in digesting knowledge and with interests extending beyond the scope of the class-room, it is safe to say that they will make a strong bid for success in life. 49139