Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-09
STUDENTS FORM
new AERO CLUB
POLYTECHNIC PUPILS WILL
BUILD elders
HEAD OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
STARTS MOVEMENT
orqanization VIII Experiment with
Types Already Made, to Discover
Which style Is Most Gem
orally Useful

Students of the Polytechnic high
school, under the direction of Prof. Il.
La ". Twining, head of the school
science department, have orgahlzeu an
aero club and subscribed sufnclenl
money among themselves to begin the
building of a glider aeroplane 70 pc
constructed on the principe Oh Ut
vile Wright's machine.
The purpose of the club Is not so
much to invent a new type of alrsnlp'
as to experiment with the types az
ready made, for the purpose of deeld-
ing which style is the most practlcal
for general use. In this respect the
organization differs from most othel
clubs of a like nature.
The present membership is limited 10
thirty, so as to give an opportunity 10
ali active members of putting IN some
of their own personal work on the con-
struction of the glider SO mucn IN
terest has been shown by the sluuenls
however that Mr.. Twining has decldeo
to increase the membership snoIIly
from thirty to sixty, and build Two
machines, which will give all members
an opportunity of doing some work on
one or other of them.
The club was organized December 2;
Later a constitution was drafted ana
the following officers elected; w. .
Eaton, president; NJ K. turner vice
pfeSlQenIs ftdlS fNoSDASs 9SNA 1900
Mr.. Twining stated yesterday that,
though he was experimenting the
whole affair the boys in the CLUB We're
going to build the gliders according TO
their own ideas. AS far as possible
the construction will follow in principle
the ideas embodied in Orville wright
successful aerOplane.
The hovs in the club have each sub
scribed a sum of money, which VIII
be used to pay for materials. Estl-
mates on cost are now being made. II
is expected that all purchases VIII De
made by Friday of this week, and that
work will begin in earnest Monday
morning.
All the iron, steel and brass work re-
ouired will be cast in the schoofs
foundry and finished in the machine
shop. A new electric lathe, Installed a
short time ago in the electrical con-
struction room, will be used by the
boys for the more delicate machlne
work.
Will Take Two Months
Mr.. Twining considers it will take the
students about two months to complete
fhe first of the two gliders. The first
tests will be held on the grounds OF
the Aero Club of Southern California,
near the Bimini Hot Springs baths.
Beyond allowing the boys the use OF
its grounds the Aero Club of southern
California is not assisting the Poly
fechnic organization. Mr.. TW1nlng, as
secretary of the Aero Club of SOUTH
ern California, secured this privilege Tor
his students. He has announced, how
ever. that if the gliders of the students
are successful the Polytechnic club
will enter into contests with the larger
organizations.
The Aero Club of Southern California
has completed several gliders, none OF
which have given the results intended
The Poly boys have inspected these and
will, in constructing their own aero
planet endeavor to correct the taults
found.
If the Polytechnic students are sue
cessful, Mr. Twining hopes they VIII
attempt the construction of more
complex airship. This would involve
considerable expense, but Mr.. Twining
believes the students in the school will
show sufficient interest in the matter
to meet the demand. He himself in
tends to build an aeroplane next sum-
mer which will embody his own orig
inal ideas He is awaiting the results
achieved by his students, however, in
the hope of discovering some new prin-
ciple.
The idea of forming an aero club in
the Polytechnic high school was en-
tirely original with Mr.. Twining. He
suggested the matter to Principal
Francis and received his hearty in
dorsement. General enthusiasm was
displayed by the students when the
matter was mentioned to them, and
the club has started out with great
ambitions. AS far as is known, there
is not another high school in the coun-
try which has similar organization,