Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-24
ENGINEERS SHOW
MADE BIG HIT

That the engineers parade and
show Saturday were successful be-
yond all expectations is the concensus
OF opinion among the engineering stu
dents. Despite the drizzling rain
which continued all afternoon, about
300 engineers turned out for the
parade, ana fully a thousand people
attended the show afterward. The
show was continued in the evening so
that the business men of Pullman
could attend.
Starting from the Mechanic Arts
building at 200 o'clock, the parade
went down Maiden Lane to town and
then back up the hill to the Mining
building, where the show started.
The procession was led by a party of
surveyors from the civil engineering
department, which laid out the
course. Floats by various depart
ments of the college of engineering
followed, interspersed with take-offs
on other schools and colleges of the
Institution. Students in characteris-
tic garb of their work followed the
floats of their particular depart
ments. The engineers band was also
out in full force.
As usual, the college of agricul-
! ture bore the brunt of the engineers'
wit. An unwilling COW, pulled along
! by two engineers, wore a sign pur-
porting it to be the Most Valuable
Animal on the Dairy Farm. This
is no Bull A young lady carrying
chicken walked under the sign,
(Which Is which," There we're
similar take-offs on the physical edu-
cation, English, elementary science.
and other departments
One accident marred the parade
| While going down Main street the
tar paper boiler on the mechanicals'
float caught fire and the top burned
! off before the flames could be extin-
guished. Several of the men on the
float who turned "firemen" were
painfully burned.
Immediately following the parade
the show started in the basement of
College hall, the miners giving exhi-
billions and explanations of wet and
fire assaying. In the Mining build
ing the new electric furnace, a flota-
tion machine and other apparatus
were shown in operation. The cleo
trio furnace uses 200 amperes of cur
rent and reaches a temperature of
$500 degrees Centigrade.
The college power plant, with the
new turbine and switchboard was
open for inspection and men were on
hand to make the necessary expla-
nations. The foundry, auto shop and
machine shop were in operation and
various pieces of work exhibited.
The Mechanic Arts building con-
tanned perhaps the most Interesting
of all the exhibits. Each department
showed samples of its work, and var
ious side shows" and interesting ex-
/ periments were featured
The chem engineers made wine
from water by adding analine dye and
citric acid The theory of welding
with thermite was explained and the
experiment demonstrated.
The electrical laboratory was the
scene of instructive as well as inter
esting experiments. Much interest
was shown in electric welding and
also in electromagnetic experiments
The engineer r. o. r. c. unit shoot
ing gallery was one of the most popu-
lar places in the building, everyone
who wished being allowed to exhibit
their skill with the army rifle
The Washington Water Power
company and Bairds electric store
had several electric stoves and
washers and other household ap-
planes on display, all of which are
the result of engineering skill. In the
experimental laboratory the COM
mercial pipe covering test was still
in operation, though nearly com
plcted.
The engineers celebration, which
started with the all-college dance Fri +
day evening ended with The Engin-
GERS Evergreen.