I rEMBERt 1969 25~ I EII~uJ~~e C.llD"6 },.,lEILe<:. ,S I J 1A"LJ;<1""tS • Tll~'" GO w\-tJa.e -me MvtJE;y ,sl feliM'IEttMt I ~iT~i\"'1R. \jN~O! '/01) A2e (IJO'-' A G RMlUftU= If you want to grow with a growth company ... go with Westinghouse. In the past five years, our sales We need help. We need engi- have gone up fifty percent and neers who want to grow and con- profits have nearly tripled. Our tribute to society at the same goal is continued growth. Much of time. Westinghouse believes the this growth will come from our two are not mutually exclusive. commitment to improve the world Talk with our campus recruiter we live in. about starting a growth career When you're in everything from with Westinghouse, or write Luke computers to urban development, Noggle, Westinghouse Education to medical science, to mass Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania transit, to oceanography-the 15221. opportunities are boundless. An equal opportunity employer. You can be sure ...if ifs Westinghouse @ The college you can't get into without ajob. The college is ours-Western Electric's Corporate Education Center in Hopewell, New Jersey. Like your college, ours has a campus with dorms, dining halls, labs and a library. Unlike yours, you can't get into ours without a job. A job at Western Electric. Our students-engineers, managers and other professionals- develop and expand their skills through a variety of courses, from corporate operations to computer electronics. To help bring better telephone service and equipment, through the Bell System. For information contact your placement office. Or write: ColIege Relations Manager, Western Electric Co., Room 2500, 222 Broadway, New York, New York 10038. An equal opportunity employer. @western Electric ~ Manufacturing and Supply Unolof lhe Bell System November. 1969 1 ----------- -----------------t"., -- ~r/\ f,.,... ;..' , " """ ~ How good are you ". on the turns? A strong stroke isn't enough to win in freestyle swimming. Experts say: "Watch the turns." itA champion won't touch with his hand," they tell us. "He begins his overhead tumble with a downward stab of his right arm, twists as his feet hit, then explodes forward with a powerful pushoff." Their conclusion: "Experience and smart coaching develop a championship turn." We believe it. That's why we've put together the most experienced and best-coached team of bearing and steel engineers in the world. To make doubly sure that Timken bearings give our customers a perfect turn. If you're up to facing the challenges of modern industry, if you've got the initiative, ingenuity and training to thrive on tough problems, join the team. Write The Timken Roller Bearing Company, Canton, Ohio 44706. Tell our Manager of College Relations that you'd like to talk it over. Timken@bearings sold in 133 countries. Manufacturing in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, South Africa and U. S. A. An Equal Opportunity Employer. r-------------------, I I On your campus ... I I January 29, 1970 I A Timken Company Representative I I I TIMKEN I l- would like to talk with you! J I THE TIM KEN COMPANY MANUfACTURES TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS, FINE ALLOY STEEL AND REMOVABLE ROCK BITS. 2 Spartan Engineer PAIlTAN . . engineer MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 23 NUMBER 1 NOVEMBER, 1969 STAFF FEATURES: PAGE Art Bell, III editor Draft Deferment Information 12 Nick Bassel " features editor IEEE - Why Every EE Should Join 37 Nick Bassel Dave Karrer humor & art editor Bob Patterson ., advertising manager Superengineer 25 circulation manager Student Evaluations of Faculty 31 Aimee Colmery art assistant Comments Mary Harvey editorial assistant The Engineering Equal Opportunities Program : 16 Nick Bassel ADVISOR: Mr. Alan Hoffman DEPARTMENTS: Editorial 6 Brain Sprainers 8 New Products 22 Engrineers 40 s~ Member, Engineering College Magazine Associated Chairman: Professor Gordon Smith Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma Publisher's Rep.: Littell-Murray-Barnhlll, Inc. 369 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. 737 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. Published four times yearly by the students of the CO LLEGE OF ENGINEERING, MICHIGAN STATE This month's cover, by Art Bell, de- UNI VERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. picts the automated processes a stude.nt The office is on the first floor of the Engineering Building, encounters prior to graduation. Room 144, Phone 517 355-3520. SUbscription rate by mall $1.00 per year. Single copies 25<;. 3 November, 1969 , How~youkeepit from havi~' -.:neryo. us breakdown? ~(~~ /" ~ <::, " You tell us. And people to find them. Chemists, We've got an answer. But we're Physicists. Marketing specialists. looking for more. Our new Century Programmers. Accountants. Series of computers is probably Write William G. Benner, the most advanced on the market. Coordinator, College Relations, One of the reasons is that we're Executive and Professional constantly looking for answers to Placement, NCR, Dayton, Ohio. If questions like this. you've got the right answers, he's Maybe you can help. got the questions. N C I RI Especially if you're an Electronic, It's all part of an NCR plan Mechanical, Chemical ~ to revolutionize the way or Industrial Engineer. businessmen do bu~iness. But we need answers .... An equal opportunity in other areas too. H.(". ...ll()N,tLCAS-H.-SPACE CC>RPC>RAT/C>/v A quality company 01 Lmg-Temco-Voughf. Inc. &.,TV 24 Spartan Engineer HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GIVEN A BUNCH OF TRASH By someone YotL th~M was a lriR/nd? Nav€.R, Fe.aR;' I November, 1969 AS WE LOOK IN ON THE EXC\TltJG LIFE &- AOVEN- TURESO~ MANSFIELD F,N5TERWA WE r=INO H IN\ I\T (f1lttn1llL6 II. It\NlN'('6 OAT£. .... 'PLIO ey T.... M5" AOI\CULtU&e. oept". ('iE'. S....... O'-'Elt a\) O~) 50 WHAT S T.Ui MA~N'< 'li TAANSAcr totJ. CiUMBl REALL'( 8l\~IG, ~UST SIT HERE ON Tt"£ cuRB UNT It... 'THE Tow TRua 1'HltJ\(UJ G, LI Frs , rHE CON to ERVA,\oN OF MOi\teNrOM Ct ,.,..(~e:~-r,.O. .- \NE f"rtJo MANS f\E"\...t) Ai'll> CO, IN THe: NEA~. esT' \luN\'. "'(ACl.D '-»\11\ A UJ ~ \9 -. ')L .J tow 61LL • , £.£1'S (l$1EtJ {- . IN.Sf02rS F~S % VULTUI.E$ 06t.)"TIoO "y O\>& 'L.EADERS' 4! MO.T ae.L.Ov,:o T'fhJW&L6S. c¥ ...- UJ • • November, 1969 6A5S~l- - (Y\o~~l'i'~ ~l t.JE. 1'0 Ge::T '(c>\J! 28 Spartan Engineer Dan Schmidt, Missouri '64, met the challenge in mining at St. Joe Since he graduated from the University of Missouri at softball and tennis. They live in the country but they are Rolla, Dan found opportunity for progress at St. Joe. only 90 minutes drive from big city attractions such as He's Plant Engineer at St. Joe's ultra-modern Fletcher major league baseball in St. Louis. 0 St. Joe has chal- mine. There he's responsible for some of the most lenging opportunities for people with the ability and the sophisticated equipment to be found in any mine-mill drive to meet them. They are located in Southeast complex on earth. He works with a young, aggressive Missouri, Pennsylvania, Upper New York State and New team in a company that's tops in the industry. 0 Dan York City. 0 You may find your challenge and your and his wife Carole and their two sons find life pleasant future with St. Joe. in Southeast Missouri. He hunts, fishes and competes in Producers and Marketers of Lead, Zinc, Zinc Oxide, Iron Ore Pellets, Iron Oxide, Agricultural Limestone, Cadmium, Copper Concentrates, Sil- ver and sulphuric Acid. ST. JOSEPH LEAD CO., 250 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 29 November. 1969 Mondays never look the same to Bob Byse When you're breaking ground on a new idea at Delco, you don't see a lot of desk. For Bob Byse, design engineering means work with two dozen solid professionals ... people whose specialties range from microelectronics to model making to production. Wherever the project leads, Bob Byse is on I And every skill is at his disposal. Right through full production. And beyond. If there's trouble shooting under dealer warranty three years fn Bob Byse is still the man we'll call for. That's why no two Mondays ever look alike to Bob Byse and his colleagues at Delco. The question is ... can you say the same? Take a good hard look at how YO responsibility shapes up, compared with Bob's. In fact, why not discuss it wi By letter or telephone. Collect. Area Code 317/459-2808. Contact: Mr. C. D. Longshore, Supervisor, Salaried Employment, Dept. 300, Delco Radio Division of General Motors, Kokomo, Indiana. DELCO~ AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS KOKOMO, INDIANA EMPLOYER RADIO M~'="CE 30 Comments On Student Evaluation Of Faculty Members I. The end of the term is just a bad time. Perhaps the 6. The data obtained are not valid. Empirical most useful time for an evaluation is early enough evidence gives strong indication of individual in the term to permit an instructor to reinforce his responses to individual queries, not just a strengths or to modify his weaknesses. generalized response to the teacher as a person. 2. If one grades hard he is rated down. A low + 7. The classroom is a man's academic "castle". The correlation may be found between grade in course evaluation exists in the minds of the students. and favorability of rating. This is not unreasonable Shouldn't one at least periodically be curious to expect, just as cured patients have higher enough to find out what it is? opinions of a doctor than uncured (or non-voting) 8. One can't define good teaching. On the contrary, patients. experienced teachers in a given course or area 3. Students will not appreciate the instructor until know a great deal about teaching methods which they have been out of school awhile. Again past are effective in that course or area, and this is research indicates students on campus respond demonstrable. somewhat more favorable than they will five years If you have any comments or suggestions on how later concerning the same faculty performances. engineering procedures can be improved, write to- 4. Students don't recognize good teaching. Didn't all faculty, when they were undergrads, think some Spartan Engineer teachers were good and some were not? Room 144, Engineering Bldg. M.S.U. 5. Data obtained are not reliable. Evidence shows East Lansing, Michigan 48823 reliability of opinions is very high for faculty rated very highly or very badly, less high but respectable for those with middling ratings. *This is important if we are to obtain quality instruction. ~ 31 November, 1969 Mondays never look the same to Bob Byse When you're breaking ground on a new idea at Delco, you don't see a lot of your own desk. For Bob Byse, design engineering means work with two dOlen solid professionals ... people whose specialties range from microelectronics to model making to production. Wherever the project leads, Bob Byse is on his way. And every skill is at his disposal. Right through full production. And beyond. If there's trouble shooting under dealer warranty three years from now, Bob Byse is still the man we'll call for. That's why no two Mondays ever look alike to Bob Byse and his colleagues at Delco. The question is ... can you say the same? Take a good hard look at how your responsibility shapes up, compared with Bob's. In fact, why not discuss it with us. By letter or telephone. Collect. Area Code 317/459.2808. Contact: Mr. C. D. Longshore, Supervisor, Salar!ed Employment, Dept. 300. Delco Radio Division of General Motors, Kokomo, Indiana. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS KOKOMO, INDIANA 30 Spartan En,;, .. / Comments On Student Evaluation Of Faculty Members ]. The end of the term is just a bad time. Perhaps the 6. The data obtained are not valid. Empirical most useful time for an evaluation is early enough evidence gives strong indication of individual in the term to permit an instructor to reinforce his responses to individual queries, not just a strengths or to modify his weaknesses. generalized response to the teacher as a person. 2. If one grades hard he is rated down. A low + 7. The classroom is a man's academic "castle". The correlation may be found between grade in course evaluation exists in the minds of the students. and favorability of rating. This is not unreasonable Shouldn't one at least periodically be curious to expect, just as cured patients have higher enough to find out what it is? opinions of a doctor than uncured (or non-voting) patients. 8. One can't define good teaching. On the contrary, experienced teachers in a given course or area 3. Students will not appreciate the instructor until know a great deal about teaching methods which they have been out of school awhile. Again past are effective in that course or area, and this is research indicates students on campus respond demonstrable. somewhat more favorable than they will five years If you have any comments or suggestions on how later concerning the same faculty performances. engineering procedures can be improved, write to- 4. Students don't recognize good teaching. Didn't a1] faculty, when they were undergrads, think some Spartan Engineer teachers were good and some were not? Room 144, Engineering Bldg. M.S.U. 5. Data obtained are not reliable. Evidence shows East Lansing, Michigan 48823 reliability of opinions is very high for faculty rated very highly or very badly, less high but respectable for those with middling ratings. *This is important if we are to obtain quality instruction. 31 November, 1969 You might think that if you come to work for panies, like Sylvania. us we'll stick you behind a desk making phones Sylvania manufactures over 10,000 products for the rest of your life. alone, knocking out everything from Micro- Vh-uh. Electronic Semi-Conductor Devices to Educa- Don't be misled by the word Telephone in tional Communications Systems. our name. The communications field is one of the fastest- Actually we're a group of over 60 companies growing industries around. The more it grOWS, and some of them happen to be in the telephone the more we grow and the more room you have business. They're in our General Telephone group to stretch within us. and are involved in developing new ways for man We're looking for Scientists and Engineers to communicate. with ambition and ideas. So if you want to work for our phone group, Together we can discover new worlds. you can. Or make an old one easier to live in. But if your interest lies in other things, you might prefer working for another of our com- General Telephone & Electronics Sylvania EI~ctric Products' Lenkurt Electric' Automatrc Electoc. Telephone Companies in 34 States. Gener.1 Telephone Directory Company' Gener,l Telephone & Electronics labor.loon General Telephone &. Electronics Internallonal • GT&E Oala Se"",ces' GT&E Communic.tions 32 Spartan Engineer Properties: color, colorless to deep red. Is not affected by water, but reacts strongly to alcohol. Occurance: cars, porches, parlors, and parks. In most cases the compound has only a transistory existence, but it may exist for a considerable period of time. Chemical Behavior: It quickly breaks up when exposed to a bright light, but it seems more stable by moonlight. It frequently plays the part of catalyst producing bonds of a more permanent nature. The appearance of the parent compound produces a quick and violent displacement of the individual members of the compound. Future Developments: Although it is not new, it is constantly being rediscovered. Very little is known about the nature of the compound, in spite of the fact that many heads are busily engaged on the problem until late every night. Answers to Brain Strainers on page 8: 1. Alfred-30, Bill-I 8, Charles-28. 3. Twenty-three men. 5. Smith forgets to bring his wife 2. The statement is valid. 4. 2x9 + 6 - 7 = 17 or.trrb -7 = 17 flowers; there is no independence. FUTURE5L Career opportunities unlimited in the Malleable castings industry. Fatigue Life Analysis. Eutectic Cell around the corner. Computer control as witnessed by the $75 million Size. Carbon Equivalent Determina- of melting cycles will soon be applied expansion program now under way. on a practical basis. Die casting of Its future is as bright as that of its tions. Those titles represent just a iron may be coming out of the theory major customers - producers of few areas of current investigation by stage. The pace of new discoveries cars, trucks, and other transporta- Malleable foundries into methods of will be just that much faster in the tion products, farm, construction improving their product and its years ahead. and other types of machinery. method of production. Research has Take a hard look at a career in The image of the foundry labora- produced literally volumes of new the Malleable castings industry. tory as a cubbyhole is being shat- and useful data in recent years ... Malleable foundries are of a size tered. Pictured above is one of so much so that there is a dearth of where you will have the opportunity several new laboratory facilities built engineering talent to put this know- to put your top skills to use almost by producers of Malleable castings ledge to work. immediately. It's a growing industry, in the last few years. Many important changes are just MALLEABLE FOUNDERS SOCIETY. UNION COMMERCE BUILDING CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 33 November. 1969 Someday soon, a fog disperser may guarantee that you wotitlose as~eday of CIiristmas vacation. 34 Spartan Engineer .!""'"'"".~_,._-- . ~n ....., The chairs are lumpy. You get edgy. You develop coffee mouth. You're bored. J:- ....---- or-- In the not-too-distant future, air- ports may be using an FMC Corpora- tion machine to disperse fog and all those attendant miseries. We've already tried it Out in Sacramento, California, and it works. Someday, it may be stand- ard equipment at airpOrts around the world. Actually, you don't know it, but even now you come in contact with FMC every day in a hundred differ- ent ways. That candy bar you ate at noon- we probably made the machinery that wrapped it. We made the Avril~ rayon iibers in your slacks and the Dynacor8 cord in your radial tires. On a grander scale we are a major factot in alleviating the world's food problems. Harvesting machines, fertiliz- ers, packaging equipment- FMC is in- volved in every phase of food production except actually growing it- but we do supply seeds. We even make fire engines. In this day and age, it's important to do what you can to make life more productive. Naturally, we look forward to meeting people who are similarly inclined. Write or ask your placement direc- tor for the descriptive brochure, "Careers with FMC." FMC Corporation, Box 760, San Jose, California 95106. We are an equal opportunity employer. FMC CORPORATION Putting ideas to work in Machinery, Chemicals, Defense, Fibers & Films November, 1969 35 Welcome to the cold, cruel world. II , " Of course, if your father's a millionaire, or you're about to advanced military vehicle projects will be more your Co marry an heiress, you have no problems. But, if not, then of tea. Like the new M551 General Sheridan, for instan there's only one sensible thing to do. Come to work at The powershift transmission, of course, is our specia Allison Division of General Motors. and even the gun launcher is an Allison brainchild .. There's nothing cold or cruel here. Just the opposite. Par- There's more. And you can be part of it. Take your tllll II ticularly if you're an engineer with big ideas. Aerospace Check them all. But don't forget Allison. Remember, projects? Allison's got them. Turbofan. Turbojet. Turbo- can be beautiful ... even without an heiress. prop. Turboshaft. Military and commercial applications Send for Allison's new brochure: Destination Tomorr right across the board. Write: Ken Friedlein, Scientific Placement, Dept. 3~ Maybe you're more down-to-earth. Fine. Some of Allison's Allison Division of General Motors, Indianapolis, Ind. 462 A!1!~2!![ 36 Spartan E ngineet' IEEE - Why Every EE Should Join by Nick Bassel The M.S.U. student branch of IEEE in classrooms and textbooks, as to what exciting represents and exists explicitly for the EE opportunities lie ahead. students of the college. It is operated by officers elected by and from within the student In addition, many publications are available membership, and these officers are especially free or at a reduced rate to student members. receptive to suggestions and constructive criticisms Some of these are described briefly as follows: from the members. Student Journal: Articles of general interest to students, like IEEE offers students who share common discussions of new areas, articles relating to interests a chance to get together outside the jobs, and student-level articles on important classroom. The chapter can be as dynamic and advances. useful as the members care to make it. It can even be utilized to express collective student Spectrum: opinion on issues relevant to our academic Technical articles on latest developments, and careers. coverages of conferences and papers. Group Transactions: IEEE is the largest professional group in The groups consist of a listing of specific Electrical Engineering. Someday, you will be a areas of Electrical Engineering, of which professional engineer and it will cost you a lot there are many to choose from. You select less to join now as a student than it will then. the area or areas in which you are most IEEE membership can serve you well throughout interested, and thereupon, you begin your professional career. receiving (quarterly, usually) publications of a more technical nature, relating specifically to your personally chosen area of interest. As a very good start, you can attend our meetings and get some ideas as to what it is like, what it really means to be an Electrical Engineer. Now is a good time to join! If you are an Top-notch men from industry offer presentations EE, not yet a member of IEEE and are interested on exciting new developments on what an in joining, (and you should be!) just get in touch engineer can expect as he enters his chosen with any of the officers for more information, or profession, and on other areas of vital interest. drop in and see Professor Ryder, our faculty These meetings give you an insight unobtainable advisor, about membership. REMEMBER: STUDENT PROFESSIONALISM MEANS MEMBERSHIP IN IEEE. 37 November, 1969 SUMMARY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS FALL TERM 1969 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTAL COLLEGE COLLEGE GRADUATE TOTALS Non- Under Major Fr. Soph. Jr. Sr. MS PhD Deg. Grad. Grad. Total *% Total AE - 11 13 14 10 26 - 38 36 74 -13.9 CHE - 52 48 37 13 11 - 137 24 161 0.0 CE - 83 66 64 34 17 10 213 61 274 0.0 CPS - 82 62 36 2 3 5 180 10 190 +60.0 EE - 129 112 98 42 51 - 339 93 432 -7.7 ES - 1 2 - - - - 3 - 3 -30.4 Mat. Sci. - 3 8 2 - - - 13 - 13 -30.4 ME - 128 95 110 13 22 - 333 35 368 -9.4 Mech. - 1 - 2 3 19 - 3 22 25 +25.0 MTE - 11 6 7 6 9 - 24 15 39 -23.5 SYS - 14 7 12 10 8 12 33 30 63 +117.0 No Mjr. 723 32 - - - - - 755 - 755 3.6 Total 723 547 419 382 133 166 27 2071 326 2397 -.01 .'ncrease/Decrease from Fall, 1968 Civil Engineers: _'IlllI.PlI. UIllMllWI!IIIlUll.UIllMDlIlK1lOll.IOI£tIl"~Ml . 11 11 10 <0 50" 70 10 to .00 -'Jl ~_UnoIClll 1 U , 1 I , 10 IS • I Get the facts on structural design I of Full-Depth ~ Deep-Strength