New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
AMUAU THE COLLEGES.
WESLEY
WESLEYAN
FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTION ~ ELECTRICAL
SCIENCE.

SCIENCE.
Mddletown, Conn, Feb. II (-peciai)-Ihe last few
years have witnessed great changes in the facilities for
scientific instruction at Wesleyan University Notable
among them that brought about by the liberal
gifts OF DR.. Daniel AyIes Of brooklyn TO the Dc
partment OF biology. The latest ana pfooaDN the
most welcome OF these changes was the opening of
What is practically new department in electicity.
The trustees OF the college at meeting held in New
York last winter appropriated sum o. money sur
fcient to provide the required equipment AT 'hc
same eeetng they voted To call Edward l.. Rosa,
Pm D., OF johns Hopkins University 10 tm charge
OF the work in electricity At WESLEYAN. Dr. Rosa
accepted tho election and under his direction the
work OF preparing new quarters for the department
WAS pushed rapidly during the summer and lA!l
months. The cd brick building Oh the west campus,
formerly used rs the chemical laboratory, was entirely
remodcIled for use as an electrical laboratory. Two
other buildings IN part devoted 70 the work OF
this department observatory hail. in Which are the
lecture rooms. AID tie new steam plant building,
which contains tile dynamoOom and workshop
fin tie dyamO-r room is 2o-horse- power Eall engine.
made especially fer electrical work, with centrifugal
governor such excellence th9t nearly absolute uni
fWmity of speed is secured, without regard to the
variation OF the load. This engine the large Ed
son dynamo winch generates the electric current for
lighting the laboratories and lecture rooms. An
Edison 3-horse power motor is also in use. 1t is
reversible, either motor OF n dynamo. An
other interesting machine Is the Westinghouse alter
mating dynamo. of the same general style AS
that used by Warden Brown in INJECTING the death
penalty at sing sing. The current in this dynamo
aerDates 24O times d second. There are in all seven
dynamos and motors In tls
Among the large number vi other instruments
10 be used In experimental work is a Thomson
Houston transformer, 10 change the pressure OF
the current TO suit the work 10 be done. Then
there both Stanley and Westinghouse transformers
a number Of small alternating and direct current
motors, such used FOR running sewing machines.
presses or fans in oiuces; a Cardew volt meter
Thomson recording Watt meter for measuring energy.
and other meteIs and apparatus. Here. too. Is the
macnneshOp for the manufacture Of special pieces or
apparatus for lecture and laboratory which cannot
be purchased ready made. This shop contains a Reed
lathe, one Of the American Watch Tool COmpany's
finest jewellers lathes, Barnes drl!l Gavin milling
machine, and fail outfit OF other hand and machine
tools
IL is. however. in the bhck building that most OF
the practical work will be carried 1t has been the
aim Of Professor Rosa and those associated with MN
in the work Of preparing this building for Use as an
electrical laboratory have the magnetic frce in 1t
as nearly CONSTANT possible. As iron disturbs the
magnetic field the gas, water and steam pipes and
all other metallic parts in the building Of brass.
A half dozen piers have been erected OF brick and
marble. resting only OH the earli and not connected
with The floor or walls OF the building IL is upon
these that the st delicate experiments with fine in
sruments are performed solid oak benches bOled
10 the walls ana from the floors. All OF these
piers and benches may De connected by means OF
switchboard with the Julien accumulatOrs or storage
batteries ffty-siX OF which have been placed in
room al the rear. TITS building too is well equipped
with electrical apparatus. The finest instrument In
the department, and, indeed. OF The finest made.
Is the delicate electrical balance devised w sir William
Thomson, the great British physicist The most az
curate OF all the Instruments is standard resistance
coil tested and oertiled to by the Committee Of the
British Association
a number OF the instruments in this building were
designed by Professor Rosa and Constructed by the
mecianican of the department. Q. . Blakcslee. who
came here from the College u Civil Engineering AZ
Cornell University to take charge OF the machinery OF
the lew department. .
In addition 10 the three buildings devoted wholly
or part the Of the electrical department, all
The other college Laboratories, the astronomical OBJ
servaiory, the Latin aud Greek semilar!cs ana the
gymnasium are b9hted by electricity.
The elections the senior class societies. from
1913 are published follows To Mystical seven:
wnifred Chandler AkeIs, George Hubbard Bakcs lee,
Edgar Won Fosses Du Bois, Frederick smith Hall,
Ashley Horace Thorndike; to skull and serpent:
Charles Henry Colt Frederick Cults. Hervey Howard,
IAnwCDd Beede Jones. George Henry Nome, Robert
Chaplin Parker Edwin Oscar Smith, Arthur Thomas
Tslmadge, Harry Arthur Thompson, "
The following members OF the class OF ~ nav
received elections 70 Corpse and Coffin. the JUNIOR
society: Edwin Foster Chase. Lewis Edward GoiiOh
Charles Chase Hurbut. Wilbur Clark johnson, Johl
Nan Oeusen, Claude Inca Wilson