The San Francisco call., 1908-11-04
PROF. D. A. LYON
LEAVES STANFORD
Noted MetaIIurgist Accepts PO-
sition as Manager Of the
HerauIt SmeIter
SOphemores Arrange Details OF
Big COtiIIOn to Be Held
in Encina Hall

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. a.
Prof u. A Lyon head of the metallurgy
department OF Stanford university, mas
resigned from the local faculty TO ac-
cept the nanagership Of the big smelter
AT Herault, on the Pitt river IN TINS
state. He VIII have control OF eXten-
sive experiments TO be carried out in
the near future by which it is believed
q revolution Of the process Of reducing
iron from the ores can be accomplished.
Professor Lyon has been experiment
ing for the last few years with the
electric smelter while connected with
Stanford. His results proved so sue
cessful that he was made a handsome
offer by the big smelter people.
Professor Lyon in explaining the ma
ture OF the work he is to carry on says
there is a problem unsolved by metal
lurgists which contains fame and
wealth for the scientist who can solve
il. II is that of obtaining iron from
the ore by other means than those
now employed He says the electric
furnace seems to be the most feasible
agent for surmounting the obstacles
with the invention Of some direct
method. such as electricity, the cost
OF the production Of iron would be
greatly reduced. he declares. The new
process. he thinks. would largely do
away with the costly blast furnaces
which are to be found in the eastern
states The fact that no iron has been
produced on this coast is due to the
lack OF proper fuel.
Plenty of rich iron ore is said to
have been found in the vicinity of
Heroult, and if reduced by electricity
viii make the region a vast iron pro-
ducing source.
Election day on the Stanford campus
was quiet. A polling place was con-
Quoted in the small primary campus
school The only feature Of the day
was the canvassing by students in au-
tomobiles who gave cheers and varsity
calls for the candidates for whom they
were trying TO pull votes The ma
chimes were packed to the limit and
decorated with election signs. The vote
OF the campus was heavy and largely
republican.
President David Starr Jordan of Stan
ford university is scheduled to deliver
a lecture upon the much discussed
question OF international Law and
Fisheries Question" The talk will be
given IN the university chapel Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Or. Jor-
dan was engaged in work for the fish
cries commission this summer and is
familisr with the subject.
Final plans have been made by the
second year students for the much
talked Of sophomore cotillon, which is
the only big formal university dance OF
the present semester. Tickets for this
function will be placed on sale tomor-
row. Sophomore students viii be given
the preference fl the purchase of the
admissions as the number is 70 be re-
stricted 70 125 couples. The dance viii
be held in Encina hail. The student
affairs committee. Of which Prof A 3.
Clark is head, has taken step IN the
regulation of the dance and has de-
ciared that no carriages or flowers are
70 be used by the students.
Prof J. c. Roberts of the University
OF Glasgow viii lecture in the uni
versity chapel Friday afternoon, No
vember 6. He has announced as his
topic. Men and Places in Scotland. /"
The learned Scotchman is at present
guest at one Of the local faculty
homes.
The unique feature OF an art exhibi-
tion by 2 freshman student at Stan
ford university is the attraction an
nounced by the local art department.
The work to be exhibited is from the
brush OF H Rouse. who has just entered
the university. His works are in water
color The most noteworthy are sketches
made while studying in Europe and
are Of the Florence cathedral and a
study entitled The Hague"