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Bomb Test Put Off Due to Weather
Las Vegas—(U.P.)-The Atomic Energy commission today postponed "for at least 24 hours" a scheduled A-bomb test because of shifting winds and heavy cloud formations.
The weather hazards developed four hours before the first explosion of the 1955 test series was due to be set off from a 500-foot steel tower at 8:45 a.m. EST.
Weather precautions were emphasized because of rigid safety standards set up by officials conducting the tests. They were determined that no possible harm could occur during the Yucca Flat plaving ground located some 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
A spokesman said the postponement was advisable because the winds that developed might carry a radioactive atomic cloud over the small mining, ranching and railroad communities of Pioche and Caliente, Nev., some 120 miles northeast of the test site.
Twenty-four hours before the scheduled hour for the explosion visibility over Yucca Flat was unlimited and there were no winds. During the day yesterday the cloud cover increased steadily and gentle winds began blowing from the southwest.
During planning for the first blast of the 1955 series the joint office of test information directing the experiment had made it clear the test would not be made on schedule if the weather was not favorable.
Some 1,100 officers and men were prepared to take part in today's tests. They were scheduled to be dug-in two and one-fourth miles from the test site.
The military had announced earlier the explosion would provide another "classroom" for soldiers to teach them they can dig in a little more than two miles from a big a-bomb blast, emerge unscathed and rush forward to fight as soon as the atomic fireball rolls away.
"We are teaching them to respect
them before the \bomb," said a
prepared Armored Division
During one previous test, the 1953 St. Patrick's day blast, troops occupied fox holes a mile and a half from the test site. They were to be three-quarters of a mile further away for the first test of this series.
Officials had also planned to cordon off U.S. Highway 95 at a point soon, since fires from the test site prevent blinded drivers going off the road."
Two Men's Halls To Be Opened In September
The first two complete men's residence halls ever built at the University will be put into regular use next September, Joseph J. Wilson, dormitory director, said today.
Carruth and O'Leary halls, each accommodating 100 men, are nearing completion at the west edge of the campus. The $700,000 project is financed by revenue bonds to be repaid from rentals.
Wilson said the KU dormitory office is now receiving room applications for the 1955-56 year. The room contract will cover both semesters at the rate of $65 a month for room and board. Applications will be considered in order of receipt and must be accompanied by a deposit of $25. Up to one-third the space may be allotted to freshmen.
The two halls memorialize William Herbert Carruth, a professor of German, and Raphael Dorman O'Leary, a professor of English. Although connected with a common lobby and served by the same kitchen, they will be operated separately. Each will have its own head resident, lounge, dining room and recreation room.
All accommodations will be double rooms. Each will have twin beds, study tables, built-in wardrobes, drawers, a bookshelf and cork tack board extending the length of one wall.
Pre-Nursing Club meeting.
7 p.m., Miss Patterson's home, 317 W.14
Hill.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Alpha Phi Omega, 7:30 p.m., Oread
Highway 12, Boulder, CO
Industrial Design Club, 7:30 p.m.
Industrial Design Club, 7:30 p.m.
Bailey annex.
CCUU business meeting. 7:30 p.m.
room_105. Student Union. All members.
Roger Williams (fellowship coffee hour)
begine study, 8 p.m., 134 Mississippi.
Dr. Clarence Ward main lecture 8 p.m.
Fraser theater. "The Charm of the English Cathedral." (Illustrated in color.) Robert Williams fellowship coffee hour
ASME speaker, 8 p.m. Pine room.
Student Union. J. O. Jones: "History of Waterpower." Illustrated. All engineer guests and guests invited. Refreshments.
Reception by the Faculty club for Clarence Ward, 9:30 p.m., Faculty club
Museum of Art record concert noon
and 4 p.m., Plano music of Edward Mac-
Dowell.
Dr. Clarence Ward talks: "Michelangelo," 2 p.m. Museum of Art; "Early American Houses and Householders." 7 p.m. Room, student Union. Both illustrated.
CCUN executive meeting 4 p.m.
Al Etenoa, 4:30 p.m. room 113. Strong
hands on the desk.
Liahona Fellowship choir practice, 7
p.m.; Prayer service, 8 p.m.
IFA, 7 p.m. English room, Student Union, All members
History club, 7 p.m. Pine room, Studio
club, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Vard of Oberlin,
speaker, Refreshments.
Newman Club choir, 7 p.m.; church;
executive meeting, p. C.A.; church,
10 a.m., 3:30 p.m.
Oreado Room, Student Union.
KU Dames bridge group. 7:30 p.m.,
Freshawks, 7:30 p.m., room 9, Strong hall.
nau.
Quill Club. 7:30 p.m. room 303.
Quill Discussion of Quill content.
Tuesday, February 15, 1955 University Daily Kansan
- Museum of Art films on art, 7:30 and
    am, from 9:00 to 10:00. Frankel Wat-
kings Works by John Lewis
AGI members who live in private
bathrooms 8 p.m., Activities lobby, Student
Union.
Baptist Student Union devotions and
bravery. 12:30-15:00 p.m. Danforth chapel
THURSDAY
Der Deutschen Verein. 5 p.m. room
500 trasse.affe克隆isten und Lieder.
Lieferkonto in 30641 Düsseldorf.
Christian Science organization 7 p.m.
meeting
Faculty, students, friends invited.
KuKu's 7 p.m. Pine room, Studen Union. Attendance required.
Kuku's 7 p.m., Pine room,
8. University required.
UCE, 7-30 p.m., 30-B, Student
Union, 1st Lt. Robert Denning, Forbes
Air Force Base, speaker.
Room to Be Dedicated To Sociology Professor
The first room of the University's classroom buildings to be dedicated to a departed scholar, the Seba Eldridge Memorial room, will be opened tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Strong Annex E when Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy cuts the tape and gives the dedicatory address.
Wednesday will be the second anniversary of the death of Dr. Seba Eldridge, professor of sociology, who died at the age of 67. The department of sociology and anthropology has made the room available in Dr. Eldridge's honor for visitors asrapes. For many of his books, now on open shelves, a workroom for social research, and a study hall for majors and graduate students in sociology.
Dr. Eldridge taught here for over 30 years, during which time he authored and edited many volumes in his field. His last book, "Fundamentals of Sociology," was adopted by some 35 colleges throughout the United States. For over 25 years he edited the Crowell series of social science books.
Besides Chancellor Murphy, speakers at the dedication will be Dr. Marston M. McClaggage, acting chairman of the sociology department, who will talk on the life of his teacher and colleague being honored, and James A. Schellenberg, graduate student who is president of the Sociology club. Following the talks, the guests will tour the Eldridge room in an inspection.
The room is equipped with long green drapes, fluorescent lights. Dr. Eldridge's old desk and chair, current issues of professional journals, three large book cases for the Eldridge Memorial library, an electric light table for graphing, an adding machine, plaster casts of prehistoric men, several easy chairs, and two large conference tables and chairs.
"Dress" Pruett wants to know:
REG. U S PAT. OFF.
What type of training program does Du Pont have?
BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMISTRY
DONALD C. MILLER received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University in June 1937. During the following month he started work with the Organic Chemicals Department of Du Pont at Deepwater Point, N.J. Since then he has received and given many kinds of technical training. Today Don Miller is a general superintendent at Du Pont's Chambers Works—well qualified to answer questions about training programs for college men.
NOW AVAILABLE for student ASME chapters and other college groups, a 16-mm. sound-color movie—"Mechanical Engineering at Du Pont." For further information write to E. i. Dau Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.), 2521 Nemours Bldg., Wilmington 98, Delaware.
WATCH "CAVALCADE OF AMERICA" ON TELEVISION
DRESSLAR M. PRUETT expects to receive his B.S. in Industrial Engineering this summer from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College at Stillwater, Okla. He is president of the local student branch of A.I.I.E. Naturally, he is interested in selecting the best job opportunity for a successful career based on his technical training.
Don Miller answers:
Training has many facets in a big firm like Du Pont, Dress, and a great deal of thought has been given to make it truly effective. We look upon training as a very important factor in a man's career. We think that the best way to train a college graduate is to give him a maximum of on-the-job responsibility in a minimum length of time. That's the general guiding policy at Du Pont, Dress.
Of course, each department varies this general policy to suit its special needs. A new man being trained for production supervision may first spend a year or so in laboratory or plant development work. Or he may spend his training period as a plant operator. Thus a man obtains firsthand knowledge of his process, and establishes a bond of mutual respect with the men he'll be working with on his first major assignment.
A young man interested in sales is often first assigned to a plant or laboratory dealing with the products he will later sell; or he may join a group of trainees to learn selling techniques right from the start.
An engineer, chemist, or other technical graduate is usually chosen for a specific job within his major field of study. Such a man brings specialized knowledge and skill to his job, and he is encouraged to put them to use promptly. But at Du Pont his experiences on the job are supplemented with lectures, conferences and discussion groups. In a very real sense, new technical employees continue training in their specialties after joining the Company.
To sum it all up, Dress, Du Pont's training program is individualized to provide a new man with specific opportunities to learn from contacts with more experienced men. The prime objective of Du Pont training is always kept clearly in mind—to develop men for future advancement and effectiveness in the organization.