THE M4UHiAN ILY filiUi,AV JAN.. -ii, 1945 ,, -- - - - - , UNIVERSITY T ANK 39-Year iTradition Carried On iResearcb for Nation CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS By MILT FREUDENHEIM Carrying on its 39-year old tradi- tion in solving maritime problems, the University Naval Tank today is performing vital services for the na- tion in the field of research. Work has been done in the tank for they Army and Navy Departments, the Coast Guard, Maritime Commission as well as for shipyards and designers throughout the United States. Created as the inspiration of Dean Cooley in 1906, the tank is now under the direction of ]Lt.- Comm. L. A. Bair, U.S.N.R., Chair- man of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer- ing, who supervises its activities both in research and in ordinary laboratory teaching. One of 12 experimental towing basins in North America, the 300-foot tank features 140 feet of false bottom, the only one in the U.S., which is Symphony To Give Concert Sunday The University Symphony Orche- stra under the direction of Prof. Gil- bert Ross will highlight its first pro- gram of the current season at 8:30 p. m. Sunday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre with symphonies by Beetho- ven an~d Raydn. Composed of approximately 50 stu- dents, the orchestra was reorganized this year by Prof. Ross. The concert program will include Haydn's well- known "Symphony in D major" ("The Clock"), "Siegfried-Idyll" by Wagner and Beethoven's "Symph- ony in D major, Op. 36, No. 2." used extensively in problems/ in- volving shallow water conditions. Until 1936, work was done with1 wax scale models, but because of errors due to melting in the rela- tively high temperatures used, wood- en models are now used exclusively. The work of the tank is primarily in hull design-what might be called streamlining for efficiency.' In order to test the usefulnesses of changes in design, models are made and are towed through the tank by an elec- tric tow car under control conditions. Accurate data is taken, and naval architects proceed according to the results. Typical of all Engineering College research is its direct application to problems arising in every day indus- try. The Naval Tank is no exception. The false bottom of the tank for example, has been used to develop tow boats and barges for use on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Recent activitic3 of the tank have included designing hull forms, towing and mooring equipment for the Navy's floating drydock pro- gram, designing and testing am- phibian tractors, developing an ef- ficient form for a fast class of vessels designed by the Maritime Commission, and designing hulls and propellors making possible speedy construction of several hun- dred Army Supply vessels. In ordinary times, the tank is used for such routine jobs as cali- brating current measuring instru- ments, but today it is taking part in the University's contribution to the war effort by tests ranging from high-speed aircraft rescue boats to lake freighters and river barges. Originally brought to Ann Arbor in order to use the University Naval Tank, the Reserve Officers Naval Architecture Group prepares 80 offi- cers every two terms to perform tech- nical duties involved in the "con- struction and maintenance of the hulls of naval ships," according to an official statement of RONAG purpose and curricula. Ranging in rank from ensigns to lieutenant-commanders, the RON- AGS study warship design, prac- tical shipbuilding, metallurgy, as well as mathematics and naval architecture, under the tutelage of the College of Engineering faculty and their own staff. The group is commanded by Lt.- Comm.Charles A. Hoyt Jr., USNR, and *' under the direction of the U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapo- lis. RONAGS have been on campus since June, 1943. Studert Violin Recital . . . Elizabeth Lewis, violinist, will pres- ent a recital, featuring selections by Bach, Mozart and De Falla, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the B. M. degree at 8:30 p. m. Tues- day in. the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- tre. Accompanied by Ruby Kuhlman, pianist, also of the School of Music, Miss Lewis will perform Mozart's "Concerto in A major, K. 219," "Suite Populaire Espagnole" by DeFalla and "Largo Expressivo' by Pagnanini. She will play Bach's "Sonata in G minor" for violin alone. Informal Social Hour ... A committee of graduate students in the School of Education under the chairmanship of Carolyn E. Bock will sponsor an informal so- cial hour for graduate students and faculty of their school at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the library of the Uni- versity Elementary School. Back March of Dimes ... A novel method for backing the March of Dimes drive will be featured on the program sponsored by the Turkish Student Club, to be presented at 7:30 p. m. Sunday in the Inter- national Center. A game of dimes, the funds for which will be supplied entirely by the Turkish Student Club, will be played, to the March of Dimes cmpaign against infantile paralysis. The eve- ning has been planned to give enter- tainment to all. Purdon To Speak.. . T. Luther Purdon, director of the University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information, will speak on "Securing a Position" Tu- esday at 1 p. m. in the University High School auditorium. All those who are interested are invited to attend the lecture. Cohen Speaks On Dimbarton Oaks Parley~ "Dumbarton Oaks: Will It Bring the World Peace and the Jew Secur- ity?" is the topic of a Hillel Fireside Discussion to be led by, Rabbi Jehu- dah M. Cohen at 8:30 p.m. today at the Hillel Foundation. During the course of his remarks, preceding group discussion, Rabbi Cohen will venture answers to the questions, "What will the Jew de- mand at the peace conference?" and "What took place at the recent ses- sion of the American Jewish Confer- ence and the World Jewish Con- gress?" A social hour will follow the Fire- ,; tit WOODEN MODELS USED-Navy ensigns of the RONAG School use wooden models exclusively for ex- periments in the University Naval Tank. Work ha s been done in the Tank for the Army and Navy Departments, the Coast Guard, Maritime Commission as well as for shipyards and designers throughout the United States. This tank is one of 12 experim ental towing basins in North America. Models are made and towed through the Tank by an electric t ow car under controlled conditions. Data is taken and naval architects proceed according to the results. Health Nurses Are Honored Today with all dimes which are lost going side Discussion. 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