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Thursday, April 14, 1938
JUNIOR POINTER
Page Three
Bits of Science
A tornado that swept Elgin, 111.
last year neatly took off one side of
a house, removing the back of the
cupboard without disturbing the
dishes.
The “Palace of the Soviets” in
Moscow is 1,300 feet. It is taller
From the Editor
Dear “Herb,”
Now, Herb, you have eased my
curiosity somewhat by your inter
esting letter a few days ago. Well,
it’s like this: that very cute little
girl you spoke about has not thrown
you down for some other fellow. I
than the Empire State building in know! I know because it is my job
New York. to get out among the little groups
Navajo Indians in one part of of gossipers and learn all I can
Arizona are blaming a new air about their subject. Yes, I believe I
route for weather troubles; they say can sympathize with you to a cer-
the airplanes scare off the rain bird, tain degree but I can only sympa-
A sheep grower gets less than thize to the extent, that if you aren’t
four dollars for enough wool to going to help yourself no one else
make a suit, when wool sells at 30 will. Please write again,
cents a pound. Here’s to wish you to keep a stiff
A “glass train” exhibited in Lon- upper lip, “Dear Editor.”
don has two passenger coaches with ' _ „ _ • .
walls, ceilings, floors, and fittings Dear Gracie Grin;
made of glass. It also has 100,000 ^ certainly am glad you decided
exterior S"’.3 the reason for your glum
look. I get about quite a lot and I
tiny mirrors covering the
—David Bouldin.
SUPERLATIVES IN 205
know that your disappointed look
shows that you have lost your one
and only. Please be congenial and
smile, for yourself not mentioning
us. Regarding those certain ladies’
men in 205, remember that, to tell
there’s smoke
(Mary Jo Wilson)
As part of our home room pro
gram Friday, Room 205 elected the truth, “ where
superlatives. The result was as fol- , there’s fire.”
lows: Best dressed boy and girl, | To your pleasant face.
Ruby Parker and Jimmy Smith; | “Dear Editor.”
cutest boy and girl, Thomas Hend- Dearest Tom;
erson and Ruth Culler; best look- ; I think I do recall the instance
ing boy, Stanton Cecil; most at-; when the certain gallant in 206 tried
tractive girl. Ruby Parker; best to win the certain damsel in 204 by
all-around boy and girl, R. G. the Miles Standish method and
Kearns and Ruth Culler; most truthfully it didn’t work. I am glad
popular boy and girl, Herbert you gave me the information on the
Hodgin and Ruby Parker. incident but the real dope is yet to
come, and here it is- The certain
Who’s Who? “gallant” certainly has been given
the cold shoulder by the damsel in
1 The “Farmer Poet’’” question. Maybe it’s because of a
2. Who wrote “America the IT
Beautiful” while looking off a moun
tain?
3. Who chose his character for. observant and keep you
“Alice in Wonderland” from reaP’^''* the inside infoima.tion^^
life?
4. Who wrote about “twins?” ways
5. Who has loved animals since a
strange happening during his child- Dear “Me ”
hood? Boy, O’boy! is this romance of
6. Who wrote the book which is 204 and 208 getting good. I am
being put on the screen starring afraid you are a little mistaken
“Shirley Temple” as Rebecca? | when you say that they know less
7. Who wrote a book “with no wo- , of it than anyone because quite a
men in it” for his son? : circulation of telephone calls are
8. Who wrote those familiar ; being held between them and friend-
stories, The Uncle Remus Stories ? I jy conversations are being held. I
9. Who recently visited here to afraid the “little girl” had better
208 or maybe it is the superiority
complex he has. I certainly will be
observant and keep you supplied
insidi
Here’s to wish him to change his
“Dear Editor”
tell about his travels?
10. Who Worked in an old factory
pasting labels on shoe blacking?
(Answers found elsewhere)
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get wise to bsrself and take notice
of the boy. I have noticed that many
heart beats are quickened by his
approach. So “little girl” pay
attention and retain his friendship
or love, as you might call it, be
cause two are company, thme are
a crowd, four are too many, and
five are not allowed, and he might!
be stolen from you. I certainly do
agree with you when you say that
the Junior High knows about it, but,
“seeing is believing.”
Here’s wishing you luck and suc
cess in your “conquest of the body.”
“Dear Editor”
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Studio: 6 0 2 North Main Street
“A thorough school devoted to the
instruction of dancing”
The Big Eye
(Arranged by Science Class in 207)
What is the big eye? Whose big
eye?
The world’s largest telescope,
which will enable the astronomers
to see four timies as far as they can
now see. They will be able to catch
100,000,000 new universes which no
one has ever yet seen.
Wouldn’t that give you a grand
and glorious feeling?
Then I suppose you can und>2r-
stand the intense excitement of Dr.
John A. Anderson and his fellow
astronomers up at Mt. Wilson—
where the largest telescope, with
100 inch reflector, now stands.
Who is Dr. Anderson?
Anderson says he drovd 88,000
miles and has examined every
mountain peak in Southern Cali
fornia. Then decided upon Mt. Pa-
lomar. It is a huge, humpbacked
range; 6,126 ft. high and 80 miles
from Mt. Wilson. Why go way out
in the wilderness ?
There are a number of things to
be considered when selecting an in>
portant location like this.
1st. An equable climate, free of
fog and haze.
2nd. Ample water, good living
conditions.
3rd. Remote from city and their
lights.
4th. No spot near for the building
of a city.
;5th. Mt Wilson will average 290
clear nights per year and Mt. Palo-
mar will do better than that.
When did this Eye work or con
struction first begin?
December 1934.
When will it be completed?
W>3 hope not later than 1939 and
the limit 1940.
Bow much does it cost?
$6,000,000 the Eye alone.
How big is the reflector?
200 inches. |
The Mt. Wilson Eye is only half j
I
that size.
Will it be very large? Where will j
it sit and what on? ]
Yes, it will be .enormous, it will 1
sit on a 900,000 lb. steel frame.
The observer’s cage will be the
size of a large living room. The
tube will be six stories high.
How will you revolve or get your j
direction focused?
A tiny engine (size of sewing j
machine) will do this and will use I
electric power.
How much does the 200 in. reflec
tor weigh? I
20 tons. It was so hot, it took a
whole year for it to cool, before it
could be shipped to California.
California? H;ow did they get it
way out there?
A special train was chartered and
certain arrangements were made for
its shipping, to prevent falls or
cracking th.3 block. If the glass had
been 1 foot wider, they would have
had to clear all trains off the rail
road line to get the Big Eye to
California.
Why did a second 20 ton glass
have to be poured?
In pouring the first, some core in
the mold loosened and floated to the
surface. It could have been repaii'ed,
but it was almost as cheap to pour
another. This second one is perfect.
Why do they grind the concave
side of the mirror?
That’s the trick in catching th>3
light. That’s what makes it 640,000
times longer, focusing all light into
one spot up in the 60 foot tele
scope where pictures are made.
Then this “Eye” is 640,000 times
more far-sighted than our own eyes ?
Yes, in order to appreciate this
vision imagine you are standing in
New York and looking at a Neon
sign across the street and the “Big
Eye” you could see the same sign
clear across the continent from San-
Francisco.
I just bet it will catch 100,000,000
miles of new universe which no one
has yet ever seen-
This new telescope may change
our whole idea of the univ.srse in
which we live. It may open the door
to new knowledge of the sun, which
is, directly or indirectly, the source
of all life and energy on our earth.
Countl.3ss other universes in all
I stages of creation and disintegration
will be brought within man’s scope.
New gases, metals, atomic scources
of energy, light in the making, and
RESULTS OF SPELLING
TRY-OUTS
We were amazed to find that
even our best spellers missed so
many words on the spelling try-out
test that was taken Tuesday, April
6. Some of the queerest spelled
words found on different papers
were:
Kumnoo — kimono; tommyhawk—
tomahawk; souvereign — souvenir;
liquorify—liquefy; chorium—quorum;
batoline — battalion; hereatery —
hereditary; shefer—chauffeur; phos-
pheigh — phosphorous; chandselier—
chancellor.
A NEW MEMBER OF 204
Room two hundred and four is
proud to announce they have a new
fair brown-skinned girl. She has
a pair of very dim eyes. Her first
name is Sweet. Can your guess
her last? Well, anyhow, she has
new long pretty hair. Her home is
a new bowl. Her real name is Miss
Potato.
Applied Information in
the Raw
A Scary Moment for Me
One night, after I had gone to
bed and was asleep, I awoke to
hear the door of my room opening.
I listened more carefully, only to
be assured that someone was in my
room. By this time I was so scared
that I was scarcely breathing. I
heard this thing walk to the wall
socket and switch on the light which
was dim because of the lamp shade.
When I opened one eye I could see
nothing, but as I heard something-
touch the foot of my bed, my eye
closed faster than it had opened.
Then it stepped over and switched
out the light, and left the room.
The next morning, I found noth
ing missing, but as proof an open
door stood where the closed and
locked one was the night before.
—J. D. Holland.
much other data maybe placed at
man’s disposed by this amazing light
catcher.
Wouldn’t you like to see through
this new telescope?
I would.
Where ? In the general reading
class.
What? Discussion of the word,
scrutiny, which means watchful
ness.
Miss Connell: “You may use
scrutiny, the synonym of which is
watchfulness, in a sentence, P. L.”
P. L. Lawson: “Miss Moore is
very scrutiny in her math, classes.”
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