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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Ae nH nse A Ba McLaughlin Building Donated ByR.S.McLaughlin Model Of Utility Queen's University, at Kingston, on Monday afternoon at 2.30, will ve the scene of an impressive ceremony to mark the official opening of its latest magnificent addition to the fine group of buildings on its campus, McLaughlin Hall, a gift to the University by Col. R. S. McLaughlin, of Oshawa. Col. McLaughlin, whose benefaction to the University takes the form of a new building for the instruction of students in mechanical engineering, will ceremony, accompanied by Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, and it is Mxpected that a number of Oshawa citizens will also be on hand to take part as inter®sted spectators, in the ceremony attendant upon the formal opening. Col. McLaughlin will address the gathering in the course of the ceremony, which will take place in the southernmost room of the south wing of McLaughlin Hall. --- PAGE- THIRTEEN Hall At Queen's To Be Opened On Monda; Ad be present for the opening Other speakers who will take part in the ceremony will be Dr. R. C. Wallace, Principal and Vice-Chan- cellor of Queen's University, Hon. Charles A. Dunning, P.C, LLD, former Ripoeier of the Univers- ity; the rector, L. W. Brockington, BA, LLD, KC, and J. M. Mac- donnell, MC, MA, KC, MP, chairman of the board of trustees of Queen's University. Over one hundred guests from other parts of Canada are expected to attend the ceremony. In addition, there will be members of the staff of the Faculty of Applied Science and their wives, other university officials and almost all final year engineering students of Queen's. Prof. H. G. Conn, of Queen's De- partment of Mechanical Engineer- ing, will give explanations as to the layout of the new building, and the, 1ses to which its various rooms will > put by the staff and students. An illustrated booklet, describing McLaughlin Hall, has been prepared for distribution at the opening. The guests and officials will be taken on a conducted tour through the build- ing when the formal ceremony is over. Eric Johnson, of Toronto, a final year science student, will present a "Q" plaque to Col. McLaughlin, which signifies honorary member- ship in the Engineering Society of Queen's. Following the ceremony and tour of the building, tea will be served for guests and officials in the Great Hall of the new Students' Union. Members of the Levana Society ex- ecutive will be prepared to receive guests in Ban Righ Hall, the official residence for girl students at Queen's, at any time during the af- ternoon. McLaughlin Hall McLaughlin Hall, the new build- ing donated to Queen's University by Col. R. S. McLaughlin, is one of the finest for mechanical engineer- ing students to be found at any Canadian university. Built at a cost of $350,000, in it has been installed machinery and laboratory equip- ment worth an additional $150,000. Built of the grey stone which is typical of all the main buildings of Queen's University, it occupies a prominent place on the campus, and fits in well with the other buildings so far as handsome appearance and general style are concerned. The building is of modern fireproof construction throughout, and is en- tirely insulated. Bust of Donor In the main hall, in an alcove posite the main entrance, stands bust of the benefactor, Col. Mc- Laughlin. Made of bronze, it was cast in the United States from a design by a Toronto sculptress. It sits on a pedestal surrounded around and above by green Italian verdi antique marble. Floor space in the building totals 28,000 square feet. Lecture rooms contain 2,400 square feet, drafting rooms, 2,800 and laboratories and shops 15,000. The general layout of the build- ing is in two sections, front and rear. The front section has four floors. On the first is the machine shop ahd the forge and welding shops. Second floor has the heating and ventilating laboratory, the fuel and feed water laboratory, the re- search workshop and several of- fices. The third floor has offices, the lecture rooms and the library, and the top floor is given over to draft- ing and blueprint rooms. The laboratories and workshops are all equipped with the most modern type machinery and equip- ment to meet the requirements of the courses in mechanical engineer- ing. There are two drafting rooms, large and well-lighted, both na- turally and with fluorescent light- ing. Lighting throughout the build- ing represents the latest practice. It includes the conventional incan- descent lighting in classrooms, of- fices, hallway, library and some lab- oratories. New fluorescent lighting is used in work shops, the thermo- dynamics laboratory and the draft- ing rooms. Large Lecture Rooms The largest of the lecture rooms is of the amphitheatre type, with seats ascending from the front. It will seat 137 students. The other two conventional classrooms will seat 72 and 84. A feature of these rooms is the lighting of the black- boards from ceiling lights immedi- ately above them. In the machine shop most of the quipment is entirely new. It in- des nine lathes, a turret lathe, dial drill, grinding machines, a universal milling machine, and sev- eral others. All of these machines are motor driven, dispensing with the old-fashioned belts and over- lead shafts. Forging equipment consists of oil- fired forges rather than coal. Spe- cially complete'is the welding equip- ment. There are ten oxy-acetylene stations," profile-cutting 'machines, spot welding machines, a 400 am- pere A.C.-D.C. welding machine and equipment to carry out the new argon welding process. The rear part of the building con- sists of two floors. On the ground floors are the air compression lab- oratory, 'refrigeration, the steam and air flow equipment, pumps and pumping equipment and the heat transfer equipment. The basement is the internal combustion engine laboratory. The basement also cone tains whereby the students can carry on heating tests in the build- ing. Fuel for this work. is not stored in the building, but in a tank placed underground outside. As needed, the fuel can be pumped into the building, this being a safety mea- sure to reduce the risk of accidents. Ventilation in the building con- sists of two separate planned sys- tems which will provide the proper air changes every hour, but no cooling, as it is not expected the building will be used in the hot summer months. Unusual Heating 'Plan The heating system is unusual | in that it has Been designed to con- | stitute a test laboratory for stu- | dents. The shops and laboratories | at the rear are heated by unit heat- ers suspended from the ceiling, with air being forced through them by fans. Offices, lecture rooms and drafting rooms are heated by steam radiators. The funnel laboratory is heated solely by radiant heating through the floor.: Tests are to be conducted by students on the ef- ficiency of this system as compared with other methods. In the heat- ing and ventilating laboratory, there are various types of heating, --hot air, steam and hot water. Ef- ficiency of the use of each can be tested. Classrooms have linoleum floor- ing. The halls have terrazzo floor- ing, and cement has been used in the shops and mechanical labora- tories. Provision was made by the archi- tects, Drever and Smith of King- ston, for any women students who might take the mechanical engin- eering course in the future, A small restroom has been included in the building for their use. During the summer months, much work has been done on the land- scaping of the surroundings of Mc- Laughlin, the front lawn having been sodded. When this work is finally completed, and the shrub- bery has attained some size, Mc- Laughlin Hall, the gift of Oshawa's leading citizen, Col. R. S. McLaugh- lin, will be one of the outstanding ornaments to the campus of Queen's University. RCMP Search For Leak In Jet Plant Ottawa, Nov. 13 -- (CP) -- The R.CMP. today were searching for an unknown person who divulged | secret information on Canada's new pure-jet aircraft now under con- struction at Malton, near Toronto. And Air Marshal W. A, Curtis, chief of the air staff hopes when the person is found, there will be a charge under the Official Secrets Act placed against him. The Official Secrets Act, Can- ada's wartime statute, was used in the prosecution of nine persons on charges of conspiracy and giving confidential information to Russia or to unauthorized persons. The air chief said Friday he was certain there had been a leakage of information. It was "very up- setting." The R.C.AF. was "most anxious" to prosecute the persons responsible. A prosecution under the Official Secrets Act could be used "as an example to snap anything of this sort right now." However, there was no indication that there would be any attempt to prosecute either the magazine or the writer of the article which gave details and specifications of the jet plane--the interceptor fighter aircraft HC-100. Aviation Week, in its Nov. 1 issue, identified the man who "broke the story" as Charles W. Cain, a Bri- tish * aviation writer, now on his way back to Britain, 'The magazine said he wrote the article as a result of a tour of the plant of A. V. Roe Limited, where the fighter is being produced. Offi- cials of the company would neither confirm nor deny that he visited the plant. A Toronto aviation editor says . Cain did not have to make the viSit to write the story. He was expert enough to "look at a blue- print or assemble stray bits of gos- sip to duplicate on paper a fairly accurate replica of the machine." 'Donor Of McLaughlin Hall COL. R.:S. MCLAUGHLIN Who on Monday afternoon will take part in the official ceremony for the opening of McLaughlin Hall, the modern mechanical engineering build- ing which he has donated to Queen's University, Kingston. High Jide By GORDON HAWKSHAW The election results are old "news" now so we will deal with them briefly. Congratulations are in order to Margaret Parkhill, Wilmer Crawford, Gwen Prout, Barbara Plowright, Bill Goulding, Don Lowe, Alex Dobos, Betty Keith, Helen Hutchins and Deseder Seles. The above people were the victors of the student elections which took place on Friday, November 5. We should also like to extend our congratula- tions to Phyllis Richardson who, although not eiected, contributed greatly to the success of the entire campaign. To Walter Shochko and to all other candidates who emerg- ed second-best, we might say that it is certainly no disgrace to be de- feated in the school elections and these people should be admired for the keen competition which they produced. In general, we wish to thank all candidates, campaign managers, en- tertainers, and office and teaching staffs for the thought, time and work which they put into the past elections. There is, however, one group of men who contribute so much to so many school activities and yet receive very little if no credit for the efforts--the janitors. Night after night, during the cam- paigns, the school was left littered with red, green and gold streamers and several leftovers from the day's activities. And yet, when we re- turned the next morning, we found the corridors and the auditorium in a presentable condition. Permit us to add--a tip of the High Tide Hat .| to Mr. Yelland and his associates. This year has produced one of the most successful elections in the his- tory of the O.C.V.I. The returns proved that over one thousand stu- dents exercised their right to vote and in most offices the results were close, A False, False Alarm! The ' fact is well-known that ninety-nine per cent of all fire drills are actually "false alarms" and is- sued merely as a researsal. On Wed- nesday afternoon of this week Mr. O'Neill delivered a lecture on fire drills and warned the student body as well as the staff to be ready for a practice drill at all times. At ap- proximately 3:00 p.m. on that day a queer sound somewhat resembl- ing the fire siren was heard throughout the school. The im- mediate assumption was that this was a fire drill and so' some of the students filed out of the institute and proceeded to the Mary and Simcoe Street entrances. Once out- side, however, they realized that on- ly a very few classes were particip- ating in the drill and thus, after a' short wait, they returned to their respective rooms. Although the na- ture of the "mysterious" sound is still unknown it is believed to have originated from the amplifier which was backstage at the time. A Little Reminder Turn off the juice When not in use And save your power Every hour. Past Events Last Monday evening a group of enthusiastic" vocalists -met in room 210 to form the first official meet- ing in the production of "H.M.S. Pinafore". This opera will .be cast by students and staff only and will be produced by Mr. Joliffe who will be assisted by Miss. Mihalko, Mr. Rapley and Mr. Roy. The produc- tion will not be until after the Easter holidays as there is to be a | Drama Club production (Arsenic and Old Lace) in January and an orchestra production in March. There was a sufficient turnout of girls last week but there is still room for ten or twelve boys. Any boys who were not at last Monday's rehearsal but wish to participate in the production are urged to be pre- sent next Monday evening. You fel- lows who are vocally inclined should realize the opportunity which is be- fore you. Very seldom do students of our age receive the opportunity to work with such talented and ex- perienced men as Mr. Joliffe and Mr. Rapley. Anyone whe witnessed the production of "The Mikado" will bear out our statement in this mat- ter. Apart from the business angle, the rehearsals as well as the pro- duction, should hold a lot of fun and enjoyment for all participants. So let's go boys; they just need ten more, If you happen to be in the school these days and hear the familiar tune of a cowbell--it is not milking time, hut only serves to tell you the electricity is "off" again. Each passing day the "cutoffs" seem to be- come more frequent and longer. If this power shortage continues as long as is expected, each member of the office staff will be the possessor of two very muscular arms--that cowbell doesn't ring by itself, you know. Down in the boys' gym these days, one might find anything from the beat of the latest march tunes to the continuous beat of flat feet as they thump their way around the track. Most classes find them- selves engaging in many varied forms of gymnastics and although this is perfectly normal, perhaps it is not so normal to see them doing their push-ups, deep-knee-bends, angle-swings, and low-jumping to the beat of a tune emitted from a whirling disc (record) that it). In the past week 'most classes have "served their time" on the track and have limped to the next class with a slight wheeze and a cough-- But seriously, we are 'inclined to agree with Mr. Deacon when he says that a P.T. class should be a P.T. class and not a recreational period. In years gone by P.T. and Health, especially the latter, have been treated very lightly by students. It is only with the coming of Mr. Dea- con to the institute that the boys have begun to realize the import ance of these two "subjecis". The senior rugby squad has been -washed-up for a couple of weeks now. and. has been. replaced by Senior "A" and Senior "B" basket ball practices. The junior rugby team managed to weather the storms with a little more effective- ness than its big brother and after dropping a 16-6 decision to Peter- borough last Saturday, the team and supporters travelled down to Peterborough on Armistice Day to see the conclusion of the O.C.V.I. rugby schedule. The final score on Thursday--14 to 0 for the Petes. Song of the Open Road I think that I shall never see A billboard lovely as a tree. In fact unless the billboards fall I'll never see a tree at all. Well--guess we'll be moving along and as one she, lace said to the other, "Why knot?" "SABOURIN OBJECTS Montreal, Nov. 13 -- (CP) --Ivan Sakourin, Quebec Progressive Con- servative leader, said Friday night that Prime Minister designate St. Laurent's recent declaration that Canada could not remain neutral in another world conflict, was an- other example of the "usurpation by ministers of the wn of pow- ers.and responsibilities which prop- erly belong to Parliament." : McLaughlin Hall An Ornament To Queen 's Campus This architect's drawing of McLaughlin Hall, the new mechanical engineering building presented to Queen's University by Col. R. 8. McLaughlin of Oshawa, gives some id 4 v ea of the beautiful. lines of. the building. * | brought George Drew: Opposed To R.R. Union Moncton, N. B,, Nov. 13---(CP)~-- George Drew said here Friday night that as head of a federal govern- ment he would oppose amalgamae tion of the railways and would favop better social security legislation for Canada. Nearing the end of a tour of the Maritimes, the Progressive Consers vative leader chose this railway. cen- tre to make these points: 1. The Canadian Pacific and Can- adian National Railways will not, be amalgamated by a Progressive Cons servative government. We 2. His party is on record in favor of family allowances on an "even level" for every child regardless of size of family. ro 3. .His party stands for old. age parisien at 65. without the means t 4. He hopes to convince 'the gov -| ernment at the next session to re- duge living costs by slashing taxes. 5. If elected, one of the firs$, -| things his government will do is re= convene, , the . Dominion-provincial conference to settle constitutional and taxation issues. 3 Mr. Drew, who moves to Frederic ton today to complete his tour, said a whispering éampaign has already. started and people are being fold, that if they vote Progressive Con- servative the railways will be amal- gamated, offices centralized and' "| the shops moved 'to large centres; He had never suggested any such a course of action and had neypr' belléved in' centralization. He be- lieved in decentralization b 2 it Work and development' to "| all parts éf the eountry. Built of grey stone, as are the other buildings on the Queen's University Campus," McLaughlin Hall harménizes with the setting in which it has been placed, and it is gully equipped with the most modern machinery snd equipment for the courses in mechanical engineering. Pad The handsome front entrance doorway of McLaughlin Hall, bearing its name, is a 'masterpiece of architectural beauty. Inside, facing this entrence, is a bronze bust of the donor, of, the building, Col. R. S. McLaughlin of Oshawa, : ~Photos Courtesy Kingston Whig-Standard with its beautiful carved doors, More Plants On Week-End Schedules Toronto, Nov. 13 -- (CP) -- The wheels of Ontario industry are grinding through still another week- end in an effort to conserve electric power. The number of plants on week- end operation is greater than a week ago, with employers switching hours of work to use off-peak power im- ports. In Toronto it was announced that the amount of power earmark- ed for Saturday use had nearly reached its limit but electricity still was available for Sundays. Toronto hydro officials announc- ed Friday night that the city saved close to 8,000,000 kilowatt hours by cutoffs and voluntary reductions during the Monday-to-Friday period this week. But, despite its efforts, the city exceeded its power quota by about two per cent. With the cutoff system due to swing into a program of simultan- eous city-wide breaks Monday, citi- zens continued to adjust their liv- ing habits to fit in with the cut- offs. A downtown theatre present- ing plays arranged for its Wednes- day matinee performances to start at 1 pm. and end just before the 4 p.m. power interruption. Mushroom growth of industry, coupled with lack of water in rivers feeding generating plants, brought on this second power shortage in Ontario in eight months. The waler situation was empha- sized in a report issued Friday by the Federal government. It said stream flow conditions during Oc- tober were "notably deficient" from Ontario to the eastern seaboard. ITU Given Until Monday To. Clear Top Officers Chicago, Nov. 13--(AP) -- The International Typographical Union (AFL), striking against 49 news- papers in 29 cities in the United States, Canada and Alaska, has been given until midnight Monday to purge itself and four top officers of contempt charges. Federal Judge Luther M. Swy- gert found the union guilty of eva- ding his March 27 injunction against Taft-Hartley law violations. He held that the union was: seek- ing to maintain closed-shop condi- tions in negotiations with United States newspaper publishers. 'The union appealed the contempt convictions but lost in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The higher court Wednesday cancelled a stay it. had granted previously and ordered Swygert's contempt order reinstated. In fixing the deadline for com- pliance with his injunction, Swy- gert directed the union's officials to show proof by Monday that they are carrying:out terms of the .or- der. The widespread strikes against newspaper publishers in the Uni- ted States began Nov. 20, 1945, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Those against publishers in Canada began Nov. 8, 1945. The work stoppages spread in the United States in 1946 and 1947, in- volving 28 newspapers. In Canada the number of publications affect- ed increased to seven. Another 14 newspapers in the United States, and one in Alaska, were struck by the printers this year. The work stoppages resulted from disputes between the publishers and - the union over wages, work- ing conditions and contract forms. Five Chicago dailies and a Ham- mond, Ind. newspaper continue to use a photo-engraving process to print the news. The largest single group of prin- ters on strike is in Chicago, where 1,500 men started their work siop- page Nov. 24, 1947. The Canadian papers affected are the Free Press and Tribune, Winnipeg; the Hamilton Spectator; the Morning and Evening Citizen, Ottawa; the Edmonton Journal and' the Vancouver Province. ; Churchill Fears Attlee Attitude London, Nov. 13 -- (AP) -- Win- ston Churchill expressed fear today that Prime Minister Clement At- tlee's - attitude toward Western European unity "will exercise a de- pressing effect upon the move- ment." In an exchange of letters pub- lished today, Attlee retorted .that the government had taken the lead in promoting .the Western Euro- pean union. The correspondence revealed that Attlee had refused to appoint Con- servative party leaders to the Bri- tish delegation to: join France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Lux- embourg in drafting® plans to | strengthen the Western European union. : " The wartime Prime Minister and long-time ' proponént "of *a' united Europe charged "the' government with trying to make the western alliance "a monopoly of the Brit. ish Soclalist party." tax reductions. | arbitration board 'last year. {| Board awarded maximum' salarie: Finance Minister Abbott had state ed recently that' the government would have a surplus of $500,000,000 this year. That amount was' befng "unnecessarily collected and 'added' to' living costs," he said. He hoped' |that in the House of Commons he Will be able to convince the govern ment to réduce living costs through Leo Guindon Replies To Duplessis Montreal, Nov. 13--(CP)-- Lec Guindon, dynamic president of the Corporation of . Quebec .. Catholic Teachers, .Friday denied. issuing an open strike-threat inyolying French- speaking Montreal Catholic teach- ers. : . Premier Duplessis in Quebec Thursday sharply criticized a 78- ported statement by Guindon quot ing him as proposing strike action. The teachers president told a 'pres: conference he had cautiously 'avoid- ed any pronouncement of the de- cision taken by 1,200 members of L'Alliance Des Professeurs Catho- liques de Montreal at their meetin; Nov. 4. ji The union, an affiliate of th- province-wide corporation whos: membership is about 10,000 Ia - teachers, then issued an ultimatum to the Catholic School Commission ~ | of Montreal to state by Nov. 15 thei:' position on the, teachers' salary de-, mands for 1948-49. They asked fo, a maximum salary of $3,500 for me. and $2,500 for women. , a "I left the matter strjctly.to th '| teachers and made..nq statemen: either at or following, the meet- ing," said Guindon.. ,-., Fn Quindon . said . -the, - question of whether. the teachers, should leav.. their work--and, when+affer th. Nov. 15 deadline still remained on. the alliance's general meeting sche- duled for that date: th Meanwhile ,the Catholic' Schoot Commission of Montreal; in a writ- ten reply Friday to.the Union's ul- timatum, said 'it was' prepared to negotiate a collective 'dgreement ad- hering to the decision 'made' by A of $3,200 for men 'and $2,100 for women. distal However, the Municipal Commis- sion cut this by $100 in each case and 'the decision is without appeal, Space Travel No Surprise Wokingham, Berkshire, England, Nov. 13 -- (CP) -- To the people of Wokingham, news - that ithe British Interplanetary . Society is planning rocket-ship flight to. the moon is no cause.for amazement, The, older villagers still talk. of their own space. ship of 40 years ago, which became known as the "Wokingham Whale." The "Whale" vanished into'thin air'on a September day in 1808 when, amid great rejoicing, it. left on a truck for Windsor to have its engines' installed, Whether the "Wokingham Whale" - and its inventor, Robert Farbrother, took flight and soared beyond the earth's orbit, or whether Farbrother changed 'his mind '#nd sold it for scrap, no oné knows, - But many remember him and one in -particular--Alderman- F, J. Barrett--recalls working beside the fabulous inventor in his' backyard workshop. Ah "He was only about 30 years old," Barrett said. "I think he got a'lot of his ideas from reading sensa- tional fiction; He addressed public meetings ahout the .prospects: of settling on the moon and got every- one steamed up about it." \ 4