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hile there i a very definite and urgent
need for in reased subsistence payments to both
mai ried and sitv!t eterans in school todav, the
tone and natinc of nianv statements made at the
Bieeting falsclv indicated that veterans are lin
ing lo use some i( their own savings or woik

job 10 supplement government
at a part-limHundieds of veterans have'part lime
payments.
loos and those who are not empioveu are ai- most without exception using their savings to
supplement subsistence payments.
The vast majority of students attending school
under the O.I. Rill do not want education as an
outright giant with all expenses covered by
ihe government, contrary lo opinions formed at
l)elieve such a
the meeting. Manv
feature would weaken, rather than strengthen,
ihe bill, but in the face of currently high costs
all see ihe need for increased subsistence payments. And the increased payments should be
prooi lionally as near living cosis today as the
$90 and $fi" allotments were in January, 191.
Whatever t h e outcome o f Congressman
Meade's visit to ihe campus, it is a matter of
record that our veterans made an emphatic and
urgent call for increased government aid which
was echoed throughout ,he state a, other insii- I ut ions visited
by ihe Meade party.

Help Keep The Campus Clean!

chew ing gum wrapiiers

An imp.Dii.il lst
attending the f
gripe
scfsion" villi C'jiii'esMiian W. Howes Meade
last week nnVlu l,.ve concluded cironeously that
veterans want education served to ihem on a
liKit nay. Several t.l those who "sounded oil"
or demanded, according to individual
temperament, lower rents and improved
admiiiMi ation of temporary housing
injects, ccw-o- f living subsistence, ai)d a number
o( other sx-(i.loiivideiations.
To these vctciaiis. Congressman Meade replied thai he was not f.imiliar with the Uni-eisi- t
housing jxilicv and that, in framing the
(I.I. Rill, the KO'onment had never intended to
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full student cooperation and support should
be given lo Dr. Dono ..n's vceoi ;v:endaiions on
(leaning up the campus and lr new order
lining the iHistiti'" nl siirns and
to ihe bull' ti:! boaicls.
The haphaaid nailing of signs on trees not
oiilv mars the bcauiv of the campus, but may
ci mancntlv injuic- the trees themselves. The
I'niversiiv has eiecnd bulletin boards at various
joints on the campus where they may be seen
by the students and these should be used
Howevei. the administration has indicated its willingness to creel more lxiards lo
l.cep ihe nees hof. 'o ing used for this purpose,
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l.ec ping trash and paper sciaps off the campus
is ccjiialiv justifiable.
iih thousands of persons

on ihe campus daily, many of tlr.ni dropping

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and empty cigarette pack- ages on the giound, ihe job of keeping the
campus lean rccjuires ihe time of several
plovees thus
exjenciitures thai
could be made more profitably in other wavs.
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month in this space the development of nylon was traced from a fundamental research study on linear polymers
to the first synthetic organic fibers, the
superpolyamides. This installment deals
with the complex manufacturing research problems that followed.
From the start there were obstacles
to the production on a commercial scale
of the "GO" polymer so named
the adipic acid and hexamethylenedia-inin- e
from which it is made huve sis
curhon atoms each.
Although adipic acid was being produced in Germany, it was necessary to
develop a new process to meet conditions
ut Du t'ont's lielle.W.Va., plant, where,
because of the catalytic technique involved, it was decided to make this
iiitermedinte. Hexamethylenediamine
was only a laboratory curiosity, and a
process for its commercial production
liad likewise to lie worked out. Fortunately it was found that the diamine
could tie made from ndipic acid by new
catalytic processes. The results of these
investigations may be summarized as
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The process as finally developed for the
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The synthesis of intermediates was
only part of the problem. Nylon polymer was an entirely new material with
properties different from any previous
synthetic product. It provided the first
example of spinning fiber from a molten
polymer (m.p.263 C) and required entirely different techniques from rayon
spinning. Information was acquired
only by painstaking experimentation at
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enough, hut some of the problems encountered were extraordinarily difficult.
For example, a
designed grid
for melting the polymer was necessary
because of the poor thermul conductivity of the polymer; pumps had to operate at 28G C with only polymer as a
lubricant; special abrasion-resistasteels that did not soften or warp at
28.VC were necessary; the spinning assembling required radically new engineering developments to. produce the
necessary fiber qualities.
All of these chemical, physical and
mechanical engineering problems had
to tie solved and dove-taile-d
into a unified process before manufacture of nylon could be undertaken. In all, about
230 technical men and eiht manufacturing and staff departments share the
credit for making nylon the important
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molecular weight and viscosity. A long-chalinear polymer formed with a
molecular weight of 10,000 or higher.
The melt is converted to solid chips
and extruded
that are later
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at a speed of 2,500 feet a minute. Th
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four times their original length in order
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These men fici,) Nor:h Carolina
R'ate do get around. Iietry Moore
DDDi is wailing impatiently for
):er Phi Diit Horn that school to
II y down to see her.
If .Mill wsiiit to hear some tall
tales, let iJn k Yom. :"rm.i;i (SXi
vaca'ell you about hi ; i sU nd-'tion Vi in ri'.iio'i.
Bob Blumei iPiKAi lis been seen
in the tame place on campus daily
talking to a certain blonde.
We deai t know who she is, but
there is a fill in ilmd Hall Who's
occupying a lot of Boo Coiupton's
t.me.
Toll iChi Oi w. overheard
saving that :.hi v.ihed It would
rum so Don Holliiii'swirth could
lolue to tov.li Vou (an t cl out
tobacco when it rains.
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Bill Cotton seems to
it Lad over KapiXi Mary Dun-liAnd then we've heaid that
Juhn "lie ttill wrote a book" Irvin
: spending wakeful iiic.lits over the
;:.me gal. S'mutler Lovs?
Jean Stevens 1AGIJ1 lius been seen
with Rulp
Omar 'latum IDTD.
cx.p.. we tfituOii pot the wrong
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two minutes litter they were pinned.

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happened to li;ll McCkiin out a,t
the lix al l lla Un lter?

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FLORIST

Appointment of Dr. Harold II. Downing as
head of the Department of Mathematics is a
commendable act and a fitting reward for Dr.
Doubling's invaluable services to the University.
The apxininiciit was appropriate recogniwho has served the
tion of a Lexington-maI'niversiiv for more than 38 years and was
gratifying lo many students and faculty
memlxrs who feel that capable men on the
facultv aie Irccjuenily ovci looked by t lie Trustees when important vacancies are filled.

True fraternity spirit was shown
the other nich; wtvn three SAE's
accompanied the Plii Taus on the
first of the spring serenades. We
haven't heard any comments from
ihe Phi Taus on whether the new
additions helped or harmed the har- to town.
mony.
Margaret
Constant Twosomes:
KA and Liz Wilson and Scott Smith; Helen WilAi Harold Letton
Carey iChi Oi were driving back liams and Logan Savage; Ann Philfrom an Ka-- r spent at the Letton lips and John David iPhl Taut;
country home, the following conver-i-ano- n Judy Sheets iKD) and Don Hall;
was overheard:
"Harold, Ray Turley SX) and Lyde Goodhoney, do you always have that ing KKO); Warren Fisher and Ed- much to eat? "Sine. Liz." Exactly
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ripping If you like this, next week 111 see
game of
May the best what the "29 annual had to say about
man win." As I said, nothing chang- - the sororities. That really should be

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na Crawford.
rinnings: Lucille Crawford and
Bob Mulholland (PiKA); Margaret
Betty Compton ADPi) and Charley ArmsUong (DDD) and Bill Lint
SAE; Margaret Shelton (KKG?
La.stin (AGR).
Saunier (Phi Tau); Jean
Congratulations to: the Kappa and StanTA
and Dee Huddleston
Sigs lor their Burlavari stunt to Pierce
(PiKA).
boost the Guignol fund; Bill Cox
Engaged: Casey Goman to Rusty
I.A and Prances Treacy (KKG)
on their recent marriage; and the Russell; Margaret Toy to Bill HubAlpha Xls on bringing the carnival bard; Marge Sen want to Ray Pier-so-

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Kaps have a
that ls as
clear as an open book, but the pages
Irvin-lik- e
drivel are blank, and the members are
Here is some
about the Greek organizations that
All
ran across in the 1929 Kentuckian. the "Pee Kaps" have got left are the
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Times haven't changed much, you best ventilated politicians.
know.
PDT: "The chapter was disgraced
We'll tiike 'em alphabetically:
year by the chapter president
AOR: The farmers have for their this oh, the shame of it when one
too;
oveiall-of-ar(Irvin couldn't have
of its members entered an activity,
done better) the southern view of an True, he only joined the Guignol
ag a nag. get Hi, all of which is fitbut his fail from grace is
ting and proper. They are frequently Theatre,
felt keenly by
members of the
pictured in farm papers, posing with organization." other same
situation
pme baby beeves and horses, but still exists: oneThe the brothers in
of
there usually is some difficulty in his lodge made everything on the
distinguishing which is the Alfalfa campus
this year, and the rest of
still have diffiRow." Some
the outfit is wondering what to do
culty.
with him. It has been tentatively deATO: Requirements for membercided to let him rot. in law school.
,
ship are In order of importance from
PKT: "Chingot hooked is the only
left to right: 1 Beef. 2 Brains. remaining Eskimo dog not pledged
(3 Boast! ulne-ss- .
Some unkind crit- by the Phi Tans as a mascot." Those
ics have observed that there is pre- - Phi Taus. They haven't changed a
.
ih, f i t u rl I.. . t bit. They'll still pledge anything that
requisite,.- - some of the critics are doesn't bite of the hand that hangs
sun observing.
he button.
DX: "The Delta Chi sweethearts
PSK: "Those who have not yet
have been known to want their po- been pledged lo a fraternity always
etry published, und their entertain- can hope. But if they stay on the
ments placed at the head of the so- campus quietly, and do nothing,
ciety columns. Of course, it is done they are assured cf a bid to the big- within the law but; just how far Ls gets mistake the
coiui- the question." If I know the Delta cil ever made." And I always thought
never lacked the
Chis. their sweethearts
's
or- wits a
for entertainment.
ganization.
DTD: "They are good over the air
SAE: "The local SAE's have gone
and under water. O, yes, ever the so far as to occupy a white elephant.
the air, through the air It may be added that they are prone
air. under
But always air. By many they are to pledge them, too, at every opporcalled the DTs, but there's no excuse tunity. But white elephants aren't
for it." There still isn't and they still the only pets of the SAE chapter.
do or have you ever dated a Delta They have a.srange infatuation for
Tau MAN, girls
white mule." In 1947 they have any
KA : " 'Dieu et les Dames' such is number or strange Infatuations.
the motto emblazoned on the shield
SN: "Wine, women, and song is
of the Southern Gentlemen. Rather but a small part of the Sigma Niter's
than be sacreligious, we will not dis- recreation. If they deserted the Tav- cuss this topic further." Well, who em, the place would not suffer a de- am I to be sacreligious? However, I crease in profits, but it sure would
( whose first name
wi say that
look deserted." And. just think, back
Jint happens to be what women call in "29, they didn't have Bud Wilson.
My. my!
1
SX: "If you can wear a derby with
only 120 or so nonchalance and afford MuracLs, you
KS: 'They have
thirty or forty thous- are eligible for this group." Who was
chapters, and
and members in this embry B. P. O. the joker who. said a Sig was the!
f- While others boast of quality, kind of guy who would stand around
Kappa Sig boasts of quantity." Since and smoke Virginia Rounds when he
then, they've gotten Lewis Sawin didn't have the price of a hamburger
and "Dopey" Phelps, one a man of
action, the other a man of words.
Take your pick.
PKA: "Having the best ventilated
stable on Politicians Row, the Pee

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in his pocket?
Triangle: "The engineer fraternity
has a secluded house and deluded
members. They are ready at all times

Wright Or Wrong

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