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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1952
Machine Designed By KU Professor Does Double Duty With Sun Rays
By JERRY RENNER
The heliodon is a machine architects use to trace the pattern of sunlight through a house from sunrise to sunset in a matter of seconds.
Prof. George Beal, head of the department of architecture, designed an inside-outside heliodon in 1939 which enables one to see, simultaneously, the rays of the sun on the outside of the house as they travel over the roof and the sunlight paths inside the house.
"The machine can be set for any latitude within 2 degrees from the north to the south pole." Professor Beal said. "It can be set for a specific hour any day or any month.
"One can contrast the amount of light in a building and the angle of the sun overhead at 11 o'clock on the morning of May 22 in Nome, Alaska with the same time of the same day in Miami, Fla." he said.
This enables an architect to see the difference in latitude which must be accounted for in designing a building.
the architecture department is one of the 38 out of a total of 75 in the country which is accredited," Professor Beal said.
be enlisted By designing a model and placing it on the heliodon, light aspects can be carefully checked.
An architecture student begins his training with a study of the wide open spaces and a structure, maybe a house. He next learns how to orient that house for the best weather and light conditions.
In his advanced years he learns of the human space requirements within this building, the mechanical furnishings and ornamentation which involves the art and sculpture of his early semesters.
He learns about the different types of structures and is familiarized with the strength and types of materials that go into a particular building.
The staff members of the department designed North College hall and drew up the plans for the remodeling of the University's radio studios. They participated in the renovation of Fraser and Green halls.
GEORGE M. BEAL, professor of architecture (right), and Robert Stearns, engineering senior, discuss lighting effects as they observe the heliodon. The heliodon is a sun machine used in studying the problems of orientation of a building as a whole with natural light, and was designed by Professor Beal.
Modest Senators Pop Buttons Giving Stories For Directory
Washington—(U.P.)—This is the season when our lawmakers have a chance to pop their vest-buttons by writing their autobiographies in the Congressional directory. ◇
Examination Schedule Fall Semester, 1951
Thursday, January 17, 1952, to Thursday, January 24, 1952, inclusive.
Classes meeting at:
Will be examined at:
Classes meeting at: Will be examined at:
8 A.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Monday January 21
8 A.M., T T S sequence** ... 8:00-9:50 Wednesday January 23
9 A.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Friday January 18
9 A.M., T T S sequence ** ... 1:30-3:20 Thursday January 17
10 A.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Saturday January 19
10 A.M., T T S sequence** ... 3:30-5:20 Thursday January 17
11 A.M., M W F sequence* ... 8:00-9:50 Thursday January 24
11 A.M., T T S sequence** ... 3:30-5:20 Friday January 18
12 Noon, M W F sequence* ... 3:30-5:20 Thursday January 24
1 P.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Wednesday January 23
1 P.M., T T S sequence** ... 1:30-3:20 Monday January 21
2 P.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Tuesday January 22
2 P.M., T T S sequence** ... 1:30-3:20 Wednesday January 23
3 P.M., M W F sequence* ... 1:30-3:20 Tuesday January 22
3 P.M., T T S sequence** ... 3:30-5:20 Wednesday January 23
4 P.M., M W F sequence* ... 10:00-11:50 Thursday January 24
4 P.M., T T S sequence** ... 1:30-3:20 Thursday January 24
4 P.M., T T S sequence** ... 1:30-3:20 Thursday January 24
French 1
French 2
German 1
German 2
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
(All Sections) ... 8:00- 9:50 Saturday January 19
General Biology Zoology 2 Physiology 2 } (All Sections) ... 1:30- 3:20 Friday January 18
Chemistry 2, 2E, 3, 3E, 48 (All Sections) 8:00 - 9:50 Monday January 21
Physics 5 and 6 (All Sections) 8:00 - 9:50 Friday January 21
Psychology 1 & 1a (All Sections) 8:00 - 9:50 Tuesday January 22
Economics 9 & 10 (Acctg. I & II) 3:30 - 5:20 Monday January 21
Upsurge in Asia 3:30 - 5:20 Tuesday January 22
- The one asterisk after the Monday, Wednesday and Friday sequences indicate that three and four hour classes which hold classes on some or all of those days are to take their finals also at that time scheduled for the three hour course. Two asterisks after the Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday sequences indicate that two and one hour classes meeting Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday also are to take their examinations at the time scheduled for the three hour course.
The newest directory is a who's who of the second session of the 82nd Congress.
Our leader, Mr. H.S.T., for example writes his life history in 19 lines, winding up with "local residence, Independence, Mo." He doesn't mention a word about being a mother and a father, and as a kid, he "piled a straight furrow" through the rich loam in Barton county, Mo.
The biggest men in the land must tighten up in front of a writing machine, for mostly they are pretty modest.
Another among the shy is Democratic Sen. Blair Moody. He was appointed by the governor of Michigan to succeed the late Arthur Vandenberg.
On the "hill" they call him the "ink-propelled" senator because he was a working newsman before he fell heir to one of the 96 leather chairs on the floor of the Senate. In his biog he forgets all that; also that his colleagues on the Detroit News presented him with a miniature pair of roller skates, indicating that here was a man who never wastes much time getting from one place to another.
A couple of the congressmen were so modest that they cut their life histories to one line. Like:
"Fred L. Crawford, Republican, Saginaw, Mich."
"Dewey Short, Republican, Galena, Mo."
C. W. Bishop of Illinois mentions the fact that back home in Carterville he learned how to sew on buttons and tailor a suit. But he fails to learn how to sew clothes that he keeps a sewing kit handy in his office in the house office building.
It is not unusual for him to drop weightier matters and do a job of hestitching on a torn skirt or blouse for one of his secretaries.
News Roundup
Bridges Succeeds Wherry As Senate GOP Leader
Washington—(U.P.)—Sen. Styles Bridges (R.-N.H.) today was elected Senate Republican leader by a 26-15 vote to succeed the late Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R.-Neb.)
Bridges defeated Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R.-Mass.) who was returned to his post as party whip.
Bridges, 53, has been serving in the Senate continuously since early 1937 and is the top ranking Republican in seniority.
GOP Senator Claims'Ike' Conservative
Washington—(U.P.)A key figure in the drive to place General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the White House described the general today as a "Conservative" who follows the Republican line.
"He thinks like the rest of us Kansas Republicans think," U. S. Sen. Frank Carlson told William P. Helm, Washington correspondent of the Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, in a special interview.
Carlson said Kansas' 22 votes would be cast "solidly" for Eisenhower at the Chicago Republican national convention in July, "though there are some in Kansas who favor Sen. Robert Taft for the nomination."
Maritime Board Has'Excessive' Subsidies
Washington—(U.P.)—Congressional investigators today accused the Maritime board of "dragging its feet" more than two years in cutting millions from "excessive" subsidies for passenger liners.
A subcommittee said 26 months ago that at least $25,000,000 in subsidies for six ships were "excessive" and ordered the board to readjust its figures. The subsidies were blamed on irregular procedures, bad arithmetic and over-liberal interpretations of the law.
RFC Director Pledges 'Full Disclosures'
Washington—(U.P.)—Harry A. McDonald, new administrator of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., today pledged a program of "full disclosure" in the huge government lending agency.
McDonald, now chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission, was named by President Truman late Monday to succeed W. Stuart Symington as RFC head Jan. 15.
Symington said in his letter of resignation that the RFC is "in good shape."
The President accepted Symington's resignation "with utmost reluctance" and told him "it is a great satisfaction to me to have your assurance that the agency is in good shape and functioning properly."
If 'Ike' Runs -- He Loses Army Salary
Washington—(U.P.)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower would have to retire or resign his five-star general's commission if he takes an active part in the campaign to nominate him as Republican presidential candidate.
A five-star general draws the same pay, $18.761 a year, whether on active duty or retired. But he gives up all Army pay if he resigns.
SEQUENCE SHOWS LANDING of jet pilot Robert Lawrence on flight deck of carrier Bon Homme Richard after landing wheel was damaged by Communist flak. His radio was out of commission and he came in on hand signals. At top, he touches deck with one wheel and nose wheel. In center, hook engages arresting wire and left wing dips. At bottom, he is safe and sound at stop.