West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-24
fairuaont Normal.
From Our Special Reporter
School in fine working order students
happy and cheerful.

FROM our Special Reporter,
School in fine working order. students
happy and cheerful
The school is possessed with a spirit OF
enthusiasm, such as would do credit TO the
best schools in our country
Preston county is not very well repre-.
sented in the Normal this term, being only
three or four The enrolment at the school
thus far being about a4o.
Fairmont holds out inducements TO
students such as no other town In the
state can; the cordial welcome with which
her people receive students when they
arrive. It's several miles OF paved streets
the electric light plant. with which the
town is lighted. the electric street car
l'ne, one OF the best in the state. also
many fine churches. among them the
Temple OF the Protestant church one OF
the finest in the state.
On saturday night April sth. i7s of the
students attended the Inter Normal cotes,
held at Grafton. The representative from
Fairmont. MIR. ] c, Bond OF Randolph
county. won the first prize. sss.oo in gold.
When the fairmont delegation arrived In
Grafton aud gave the school veil IL created
such fever OF excitement that soon great
crowds OF people were seen gathering
about anxiously hquiring what II all meant
and upon being told, said. II was the first
time ever the school yell was heard ON the
streets OF Grafton
One would infer from the manner IN
which IL was received that II was an un.
welcome guest Tor IL melted two friendly
members OF the canine family until they
suddenly became antagonists. requiring
the efforts OF two strong men TO part them
and carry them 20 their respective place
OF abode.
On Friday night April nth. Prof w. II.
Patty gave lecture on Liquid Air,
accompanied by demonstrations. First he
spoke OF the inventor. Chas T.. Triplct
and the process OF making II. Then he
gave demonstrations of its several uses OF
whicn will give YOU a few that I remember
correctly
/ Three roses Just ken from the flower
garden were immersed In quantity of
Liquid Air aud they came out OF IL perfectly
dry aud so brt,lc that to just touch them
they would crumblc to dust. Two were
crumhlcd TO pieces and the ihird one laid
upon the table, and after a short time IL
returned To its normal condition unhurt
from iIs cold plunge OF ara degrees below
zero.
q. IL was poured upon pieces Of hard
wood aud rubber and they became much
more brittle and yielding that chalk
3 piece OF Fairmont's toughest beef.
steak was treated in the same manner, and
in less than minute II became so brittle
that YOU could break Il the same as chalk.
8. \ small quantity OF alcohol was placed
In glass then some Liquid Air added.
and'in less than one minute the alcohol
was taken out in an ice ball
&. quanity OF mercury was put into
glass and then some Liquid Air added aud
I'm less than two minutes It was taken out
in tho form OF a hammer frozen so solid
that nails could have been driven into It.
0. small kettle was place upon large
piece OF ice and then some ice and Liquid
Air were poured into IL and there il set
and boiled until the air was consumed
7. About table spoon full OF Liquid Air
was put into a small glass in which there
was a little water and then two genuine
steel pen points were held together in the
glass the heat set free was so intensely
hot that the pen points were welded to.
gcther while the water froze in a cake OF
ice in the bottom Of the glass
8. y a small kettle was placed over the
flames OF an alcohol lamp and some Liquid
Air poured into the kettle. the air being
so intensely cold that the flames from the
lamp were frazcn and taken off the bottom
Of the kettle.
Some OF the above statements may seem
incred bic yet they are true.
STUDENT