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These Guys Can Build Anything—Even A'Squirrel'
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—(Daily Kansan photo)
WILL IT BITE?—It's doubtful if "Squee" would be that vicious to Cletus Isbell, Wichita junior, especially since it owes its existence to Isbell and other electrical engineers.
They'll Test Car Engines
The mechanical engineering department will demonstrate what mechanical engineers do after they graduate at a special demonstration in the mechanical engineering laboratory in Marvin Hall.
A committee, headed by Neil O. Nelson, Shawnee senior, will set up three automotive, two diesel, one stationary steam, one air compressor and one air conditioner engine.
The committee will run a continuous test on the engines to give viewers an idea of the performance
and a better knowledge of the various engines.
Ford, Jaguar and Cadillac car engines will be used, with tests being run to determine what factors contribute to lower fuel consumption, greater torque power and greater braking power.
Instead of the usual exhibit, such as the demonstration of a gas turbine plant which the department built last year, the committee felt an explanation of the duties of a mechanical engineer would be of more value and interest to the public.
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The electrical engineers are out to prove they can build a squirrel.
Each person who is called frequently by a business has a pre-punched IBM card which is inserted in a slot on the telephone. The dialing is done electronically at the press of a button by the secretary. When the second party is reached, the phone rings and the secretary picks up the receiver to talk.
With a hodge-podge of metal, wires, wheels, electric terminals and currents, the EE department has given birth to its own monster, "Squee, the squirrel."
"Squee' is about the size of two typewriters back-to-back and has three wheels on which to move. At the front are two electric eyes which are attracted to flashlight beams. A scoop is placed on the front of the machine and on an electric signal the scoop picks up a tennis ball.
The machine will perform this stunt:
A solid beam of light is shown in "Squee's" eyes causing the machine to move toward the light. When the machine nears a tennis ball placed
in front of the flashlight, the light is turned off and "Squee" picks up the ball with the scoop.
Theoretically the dialing system would function in this manner:
The third part of the EE exhibit will be a group of several electric lights hooked up to a generator.
Then a broken light will be focused on the eyes and the machine will move toward a metal plate which symbolizes the nest. When the second light is turned off, the ball is dropped from the scoon.
The department also has prepared a dial telephone system which uses tBM cards instead of secretaries, and a generator attachment which steadies voltage no matter how heavy the electrical load.
When the generator is started the voltage reading is lowered as more lights are added. The exhibit will show how the voltage can be maintained at a steady rate by means of an amplidyne—a feedback system that keeps voltage from going down.
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