Electrical Power
Displaying 51 - 100 of 129
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51 |
Blown-out switch cuts off electrical supply to campus College Eye 63:24, p.1 |
12/13/1966 | Affects north side of campus for several hours. | |
52 |
Cable causes darkness on SCI campus College Eye 60:39, p.4 |
3/8/1966 | Power out for about 90 minutes. | |
53 |
Power failure caused by cable defect College Eye 60:32, p.1 |
2/11/1966 | Affected much of campus. | |
54 |
Central Hall burns Alumnus 50:3, p.1 |
9/1/1965 | Fire destroys Central Hall on July 22, 1965; faulty wiring blamed; $500,000 loss plus personal papers of faculty members; fourth floor had been closed two years ago; other floors held mimeograph department, classrooms, offices, and remedial reading clinic | |
55 |
Campus black twice due to power failures College Eye 59:53, p.2 |
8/20/1965 | Several high voltage lines fail; buildings without power for several hours. | |
56 |
Dorm fire scare sparked by campus power failure College Eye 59:46, p.3 |
6/25/1965 | No fire found. | |
57 |
Board of Regents okays increased tuition rates College Eye 58:15, p.1 |
1/17/1964 | Increase tuition $40 per year; Union project split into remodeling for Commons and building of a new Union structure; Seerley Hall will remodeled for the Department of Business. | |
58 |
Cable links SCI, Cedar Falls power plants College Eye 58:13, p.3 |
12/19/1963 | New cable and switches installed to be used when the college needs more power than it can generate. | |
59 |
Board of Regents April meeting Public Relations News Release 1960:348, p.1 |
4/14/1961 | The Board of Regents approves new contracts for natural gas, electricity, and boiler fuel. Plans for student accident and sickness medical insurance, as well as fire insurance are under way. | |
60 |
Six classrooms updated in campus improvement jobs Alumnus 44:1, p.12 |
2/1/1959 | Significant improvements in infrastructure include increased water pressure, electricity upgrades, paving, removal of coal train railroad tracks, and athletic facilities near new Campus School. | |
61 |
Campus sees improvements; duplexes finished in January College Eye 50:15, p.1 |
1/9/1959 | Second group of 12 College Court duplexes will be completed soon; improvements in electrical and water systems. | |
62 |
"Preserve power," president College Eye 49:7, p.6 |
10/25/1957 | Electrical plant is experiencing heavy loads; encourages students to conserve power. | |
63 |
The snow may blow, but not the heat plant Hayden--Judith A. (Student--1956-1958) College Eye 48:11, p.7 |
11/30/1956 | Lengthy look at the facilities and responsibilities of the Power Plant; includes maintenance of Prexy's Pond; photo. | |
64 |
Cole tells cause of power failure College Eye 41:31, p.3 |
6/16/1950 | Electrical power out for about three hours due to shorts in the cables. | |
65 |
New lights mean 'class dismissed' Chase--Jo Ann (Class of 1950) College Eye 41:28, p.6 |
4/28/1950 | Class cancelled due to installation of new lights. | |
66 |
No light matter College Eye 40:27, p.2 |
4/22/1949 | Mentions suggestions for handling used fluorescent light bulbs safely. | |
67 |
Meters installed in Sunset Village units College Eye 40:12, p.6 |
12/10/1948 | Electric bills had previously been paid by ISTC; tenants will now be billed for all use after a $2.50 allowance. | |
68 |
Panthers will play night football Alumnus 32:3, p.12 |
7/1/1948 | Will play two games at night this season; eight poles with twelve lamps on each pole will be installed at a cost of $12.000; basketball and baseball season wrap-ups. | |
69 |
Power Plant fails; college uses city power College Eye 39:4, p.8 |
10/10/1947 | Large turbine being repaired. | |
70 |
College cooperates in national brown-out College Eye 36:20, p.1 |
2/9/1945 | Will turn off lights in attempt to conserve energy. | |
71 |
College asks for new campus school Alumnus 29:1, p.8 |
1/1/1945 | Broad plan includes requests for new health services building, campus school, arts and industries building, auditorium, garages, coal pile containment, and heating plant facilities. | |
72 |
Where were you when lights went 'all-out' for raid? College Eye 34:40, p.3 |
8/6/1943 | Blackout causes minor problems. | |
73 |
College lighting inefficient for studying says Durfee College Eye 32:32, p.1 |
5/16/1941 | Dr. Durfee gives advice on healthful living. | |
74 |
President O. R. Latham Alumnus 22:4, p.7 |
10/1/1938 | President has Campanile wired for sound so that concert music, football announcements, or other material can be sent across campus. | |
75 |
He reads much student life through a tiny dial College Eye 29:35, p.2 |
6/10/1938 | A. M. Mann keeps track of campus electricity consumption. | |
76 |
College electrician likes electricity better than any vacation, he says; he once missed electrocution by one day when he quit another job College Eye 28:24, p.1 |
3/19/1937 | Profile of John Swope. | |
77 |
Lighting, paving among campus improvements Alumnus 20:4, p.18 |
10/1/1936 | Improvements include new stadium, laundry building, greenhouse; roof repairs; gateway south of Men's Gym; paving; new outdoor lighting system; and landscaping. | |
78 |
Lamp posts connected by mile of cable College Eye 27:9, p.4 |
7/24/1936 | Eighty-three new posts are being installed; some are new and others replacements; college also buys new electric fans. | |
79 |
Many light bulbs purchased yearly College Eye 27:9, p.4 |
7/24/1936 | Switch from 220 to 110 voltage makes changes; college uses about two thousand bulbs annually. | |
80 |
Progress; college grows during past seven years, offices, buildings, campus improved College Eye 27:20, p.2 |
11/8/1935 | Quick survey of campus construction over the last few years. | |
81 |
Echoes of the past haunt Gilchrist Hall attic Alumnus 19:4, p.5 |
10/1/1935 | Gilchrist Chapel being remodeled; new lights and seats will be installed; recalls college historical events associated with the Chapel. | |
82 |
Lab notes College Eye 27:13, p.4 |
9/20/1935 | Campus news. | |
83 |
Campanile bells go on strike; must now be played by hand College Eye 26:14, p.1 |
9/28/1934 | Changeover from direct to alternating current caused distortion in tones. | |
84 |
Students formerly were obliged to get drinking water from windmill; the first college boarding house was located on "Berg's Corner" College Eye 24:16, p.2 |
1/20/1933 | History of the early campus. | |
85 |
Once upon a time a kerosene lamp Alumnus 17:1, p.14 |
1/1/1933 | History of heat, light, and power at ISTC; succession of boilers culminates in new power plant; alternating current now replacing direct current; street railway waiting room is now ticket office; central campus smokestack is now a thing of the past. | |
86 |
Chimes programs resumed following repair of Campanile College Eye 23:54, p.1 |
8/12/1932 | Electrical connections completed. | |
87 |
Electrical ailment here not chronic says J. N. Swope College Eye 23:16, p.6 |
10/9/1931 | Blames problems on shift to new 220 current. | |
88 |
School desk bells disappear Alumnus 15:2, p.8 |
4/1/1931 | Electric bells are replacing hand bells and belfry bells. | |
89 |
Students save eyes by use of new lights College Eye 21:14, p.1 |
1/10/1930 | Brighter lights installed in classrooms and halls of Auditorium Building; brief history of electrical power on campus. | |
90 |
Forward March! Alumnus 14:1, p.18 |
1/1/1930 | Outline of recent changes on campus include department reorganization, improvements in clerical service, a new ticket office, better lighting, new band rooms, and a modern office for the student newspaper. | |
91 |
Legislature votes heating plant for I. S. T. C. College Eye 20:29, p.1 |
4/18/1929 | Will receive $288,000; plant will have four 400 horsepower boilers; will make switch from 220 volt direct current to 110 volt alternating current; should be ready for use by September 1931. | |
92 |
The radio concert College Eye 17:32, p.1 |
2/10/1926 | Students enjoyed listening to the radio program in the auditorium; college approaching decision that experiment has been a success; unit may be used on other buildings by use of batteries instead of electrical current. | |
93 |
Rising interest in radio tests; better reception Sunday College Eye 17:31, p.1 |
2/3/1926 | Students enjoyed listening to concert on radio brought in for test; college uses city alternating current rather than its own direct current. | |
94 |
Radio project now in progress; student demand for radio results in experiments; success of the venture depends upon student and faculty interest College Eye 17:30, p.1 |
1/27/1926 | Hope to install radio receiver in auditorium for recreation and instruction; auditorium structure and college direct current electrical power present obstacles. | |
95 |
A little variation College Eye 16:4, p.8 |
9/24/1924 | Electricity went out for an evening. | |
96 |
Professors study strange phenomena College Eye 16:4, p.3 |
9/24/1924 | Blackout hits campus. | |
97 |
Did you know that? College Eye 14:21, p.5 |
11/8/1922 | Facts about campus. | |
98 |
Mrs. Walter Edward Coburn Alumni News Letter 6:1, p.5 |
1/1/1922 | Mrs. Walter Edward Coburn resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, who is head of the electrical engineering department of the Veterans' Bureau. | |
99 |
Friday afternoon College Eye 8:28, p.7 |
5/9/1917 | Professor Hersey's electricity class takes factory tours. | |
100 |
Physics class sees electricity at work; Prof. Perrine takes class on downtown expedition; Standard Gate Factory visited College Eye 4:30, p.8 |
5/15/1915 | Professor Perrine took twenty-eight students on field trip. |
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