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VOL. IV, NO. 13
APRIL 24, 1958
Theta Tau Regi~nal Conference ·To Be Held April 26·27
Siudents Launch Two-Stage Rockel On Saturday, April 12th, three U\lI;SMstudents achieved success in firing "Fystp," a two-stage, solid fuel rocket. The missile's path carried it upward to a heigh! of 962 feet. The trio responsible for Us flight was Richard Brady, Dave Johnson, and Don Roberts. Brady and Johnson had done the 'early work in testing single-stage rockets, with Roberts joining the group when the two-stage plan Was conceived. The group have been launching single-stage' projectiles since midFebruary. The first problem had been one of fuel, which was solved when powdered zinc, magnesium, and sulphur was used. "We reached a point in March when the launching of a single-stage vehicle was no longer a problem," Brady rsaid, "It was then that we decided to try the two-stage' projectile." 'The launching of a second stage created more problems. The greatest of these was to fire the second rocket as the initial missile had carried it near the peak of its path. 'The timing uaingyrnagnesium ribbon was no sooner solved then the trio found that , the second stage could not be relied upon to achieve vertical flight when separating' from the, first. After several test firings it was decided to carry the smaller rocket internally in the upper portion of the larger rocket.
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Psi Chapter of Theta Tau Fraternity will be hosts to. the Regional Conference for the Western Division. Delegates are expected from chapters at the Uiniversities of Utah, California, and Arizona, and the Schools of Mines of Colorado and South Dakota. All meetings will be held at Lloyds, the first convening Saturday morning.
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Mr. C. W.Britzius, the Grand Vice Regent,of Minnesota, will attend the conference. '
The 'Purpos'e of these biennial Regional Conferences is to discuss fraternal problems and to propose items to be presented at the National Convention held the following year. This year the agenda includes discussions pertaining to pledging procedures, chapter operations, house operations, professional development, alumni relations, expansion and extension, and membership requirements. Professor Gustav Stolz' will be initiated as an honorary member during the conference.
N..,ANNING FOR rHE COMING THETA TAU REGIONA~CON-' FERENCE are (left tori~ht) Bob Row~, Chapter Chatrman: Doug Harnish, Chapter 4dmsor; qu~ CooZtdge,Chapter Regent, and John McCaslin, Regwnal Commtttee Member.
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'The M-Club recently named their new lounge "The Wesley Salonen Lounge." Wesley Salonen, from Butte, died October 27, ~9'5l, result of injuries sustained ~hi~e taking part in a' foot?all game being p,laye? ?etween Mines and Eastern m Billrngs. A plaque honoring Wesley is o~ dis~lay in the Museum Hall. 'A sl.gn displaying the new name WIll soon, be placed over the door of the lounge. '
Stude,nt Co~ncil Works to Better Health insurance The student council is, at -the nt time attempting to make ~re~~tter h~alth insurance plan available to the students at MSM, New and improved plans have been submitted b~. Mutual of Omaha and the Contmental Casualty Company. The plans have been so designed that a s~udent lIed may receive benefIts for enro "1' ht his wife and children at a ,s Ig . dditional' cost. Student coverage ~nder the considered plans ~o~ld b much more than the eXlstmg p~liCY. The increase :j.n'cost would be moderate., 'The policy that ,IS a~cepted by the student counCIl WIll be e,:~ plained to the stu~entls. ~the~li~s, 'nformation is avallab e, 1 WI e 1 , ted in the Amplifier for your ~~:enience. Watch this p~per for more information concernmg yo,ur insurance.
From Preside~'Ps Office President E. G. ~och at~en,ded the Executive CounCIl meetmg on - The t.wo rockets were very Sunday, Ap,ril 13, and also a meetnearly identical excep~ in size. 'ng of the State Board of EducaThey were both constructed of ~on on Monday, April 14. aluminum tubing, the larger 28 inches long and 2% inches in di- firing. Aftei' that was corrected, ameter while the baby was '9 the projectile took ~ff clean~y. inches iong and 1% inches in diThe missile was m the aIr for ameter. Both were fired using the 15.5 secon9.s which, when c.alcusame fuel. The magnesium ribbon lated :indicates the 962 feet It atWhich fired the second stage serv- tained. It was estimat:d that the ed two purposes: first, rto ignite baby rocket was carrIed to a~the fuel and secondly, because of proximately ~OO feet before It its unif~rm burning rate, to make fired and soared to neady;:t thouit~ossible to time the firing of the sand feet. second stage acurately. When asked w.hat was planned Johnson said "The launching for the future Roberts said, "We was beautiful' ';'e had been afraid achieved what we set out to ~o, it might pull ~. Vanguard and just and with the rapidly appro~chmg finals, the experIments sit there but it didn't." The only spring difficult; in the early morning were concluded with the Saturday launching was a loose fuse to the firing. After all, we have to pass first sage which caused a mis- a course now and then too."
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C 0ff ee Sh, Op CI oses IOn April 9, Gene Lanier studerit council president, announced, that the coffee shop will be closed until further notice. The ,finances ' f th ff h and appearance '0 e co ,ee. s op are the main reasons for thIS action, il't seems as though the st44ents using thes~ facilities 'have been 'negligent in picking up pop ?ottle,s and papers from their lunch buckets, The dirty coffee cups have also been an eyesore. If these few items had been \!orrected by, the students, the coffee shop might still be open. ,The small matter of paying for coffee and donuts was the main reason for the closure. The expenditures of the coffee shop were about seven dollars a day, the inta-ke about' four dollars. Anyone can (See that a business is unable to operate under these cirQUlVstances. ft was not intended that the shop mal{e money when it was opened, but it was expected to make expenses. Expenses have not been met since the opening days, and the sh,op would have been closed much sooner, except for the money allotted by the student council at the beginning of the year. One other item concerning the coffee shop that,has been brought to the attention of the, student council is the condition of the furniture. The school has nothing, to say about the furniture because it belongs to' the students. The 'money used to purchase the sofa, tables, and chairs was taken from student funds. For this'reason. bet-
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These conferences are necessary to insure chapter, harmony and to maintain Theta Tau's national recognition. As one of thetwo engineering fraternities representing all phases of engineering that hold active' membership in the Professional 'Interfraternity Con'The Montana ISclJiool of Mines ference, Theta T.au has an obligawas well represented at the 19'58 tion to. all its members and alumni Pacific Northwest Regional Con- to .insura that these conferences ,ference of the AIME in Spokane are successful.' April .17, 18, and 19'. Theta Tau is the oldest profes., Professor D. W. iMcGlashan pre- sional engineering fraternity. It sen ted a paper entitled "The Flo- has 23 active chapters throughout tation of Manganese Oxides by the country and over:14,OOOmemSelective Flocculation.'; And W. C. ' bern. Ackerman; head ,of the mineral Working together' to complete deposits branch for the Montana plans for' the conference are ProBureau of Mines, gave his paper fessor Douglas' Harnish, Chapter "Fluorspar-Deposits in Montana." Advisor; Professor John McCasother faculty members attend- lin, Regional Committee Member; ing the conference were Profes- Gus Coolidge, Chapter Regent; sors C. W. Haynes, R. I.~Smith, and and Bob Rowe; Chapter Chairman. W. A.Vine.
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Students who attended the conference are George Wilhelm. Harold Treweek, Robert Hall, Don Hendricks, Don Macknight, Tom Martin, Raymond White, Miguel Carrizales, Dej Tewtong, Jon Langfeldt, Barry Hansen, and Gordon Parker. Professor Gustav Stolz accomp-: . 'anied a group of senior petrolellm students to a Billings Petroleum Section AIME meet in Billings on April .15. Students attending were Larty Trieber, Bob Darlington, ,Don Ogrin, Glenn Shurtz, Bob Rowe, A. iMadrazo, and Bill Brown. Mr. Don Bishop, Rocky Mountain District Manager of 'Lane' Wells Company in Casper, Wyoming, spoke on ''Well Flow Index." _
Norman E. Erickson Killed In Crash Lt. Norman E: Erickson, bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering in 195,6,was kilied in a B25 north of San Angelo, Texas, on: April 7. The light bomber crashed while on 'a routine training mission. Lt. Erickson was a student pilot stationed' at Goodfellow Air Forel!"' Base 'at San Angelo: He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Erickson of Lewistown and a graduate of Fergus County High School.
Ko,enig-Io Speak al I(omm,encemenl ' R~bert P. Koenig, president of 'Cerro De Pasco Corporation, will be the speaker at the 58th annual Commencement at Montana 'School of Mines, it was announced by Dr. Edwin G. Koch. ' !
Mr. Koenig is on th'e Board of 'Directors of many mining companies and other businesses. The commencem~nt jWill be held on Monday, ,.June 2, commencing at 8 p.m.
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He wa~ married to the former tel' care should be t~en of your Shirley Leason of Butte, who was things, It is hard to believe any employed as an X->ray technician ' member of the student body would in the Saint James Hospital. The take a knife and cut up a sofa at couple had no children. home or break the back pf a kitchLt. Erickson is survived by his en chair. It belongs to you-take wife:, his par~!lts, t!lr:ee brothers, care of it! ' and a sister:
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