The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-23
IMPROVEMENTS AT
Mining COLLEGE
VACUUM CLEANING APPARATUS
TO BE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FIRE SERVICE AND
LIGHTING.

number of improvements are con-
templated for the coming year at the
Michigan College of Mines. Among
the most important of these is the in
stallation of a vacuum cleaning out
mt The college employs a number of
janitors for the different buildings and
the expense of keeping the buildings
and furnishings presentable Is large
The proposed vacuum plant will get
it's power from the plant at the lake
shore and all the buildings will be
equipped with labor saving devices
The college is a community I'm it
self. In an effort TO centralize the
heating, power and light service. a
tunnel was recently built in which the
necessary pipes and wires could be
led to all the buildings Of the college.
These underground passages are
lighted with electricity and are large
enough for man TO walk through
them with comfort. These tunnels
will be utilized to carry the pipes for
the vacuum service from the power
mouse on the ltke SHORE
More Use for Tunnels.
Another use TO which these tuu-
nels will be put in the near fature will
be TO carry pipes for a fire protection
service. Besides the small fire extin-
guishers and hoses installed at the
college there is no fire protection other
than that furnished by the village. In
case of a fire the village department
would be under a serious handicap
because Of the distance 10 be trav-
elled. The institution has all the facil-
tiles including power. for n modern
fire lighting equipment and although
nothing definite has been done so far
it was stated this week that such
system is sure 10 come.
New Lighting System.
Prof. o. p Hood of the mechanical
and engineering department. is work
ing on a new system Of lighting for
the drawing room Of the building
Daylight does not last very long in
this part of the United States, espe-
cially during the winter months, and
IL is necessary TO use artificial light 10
a great extent. Prof. Hood has been
working on several plans for furnish
ing a diffused light. The electric light
filaments throw a wavering and a
very bright reflection and a shadow
cast by the plain globes Is very dense
endangering the accuracy Of the work
a linolite system Of lighting was at
first contemplated but this was aban-
doned because Of the great expense.
An invention OF Prof. Hoods is now
being tried out which seems TO do all
that could be expected of an artificial /
light. Small four candle power sign /
lamps win be set four inches apart I'm .
an inverted box, eighteen feet long.
This box, which is TO be made OF l
wood and is 10 rest on supports about /
1l2 feet over the center Of the table. /
well lined with channel iron 10 diff
fuse the light i'm a proper way and this
will in turn. be lined with plaster OF
paris. This should prevent direct
rays from striking the table Should /
the light prove a success, il is prob
able that a similar equipment will be
Installed throughout the college.
Other Affairs Of Students.
A special meeting Of the students
organization will be held this after
noon at p. m. at the Mining building
20 consider an amendment to provide
for the awarding of class numerals
TO the basketball and football teams
and TO discuss arrangements for the
annual dance.
series Of basketball games viii Doe
played this week Between teams rep
resenting the various boarding houses
and the students residing in town.
Many Of the students viii leave for