Electrical Power

Displaying 51 - 100 of 129 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
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	03/08/1966	Power out for about 90 minutes.
53	Power failure caused by cable defect College Eye 60:32, p.1	02/11/1966	Affected much of campus.
54	Central Hall burns Alumnus 50:3, p.1	09/01/1965	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	08/20/1965	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	06/25/1965	No fire found.
57	Board of Regents okays increased tuition rates College Eye 58:15, p.1	01/17/1964	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	04/14/1961	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	02/01/1959	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	01/09/1959	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 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	06/16/1950	Electrical power out for about three hours due to shorts in the cables.
65	New lights mean 'class dismissed' College Eye 41:28, p.6	04/28/1950	Class cancelled due to installation of new lights.
66	No light matter College Eye 40:27, p.2	04/22/1949	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	07/01/1948	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	02/09/1945	Will turn off lights in attempt to conserve energy.
71	College asks for new campus school Alumnus 29:1, p.8	01/01/1945	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	08/06/1943	Blackout causes minor problems.
73	College lighting inefficient for studying says Durfee College Eye 32:32, p.1	05/16/1941	Dr. Durfee gives advice on healthful living.
74	President O. R. Latham Alumnus 22:4, p.7	10/01/1938	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	06/10/1938	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	03/19/1937	Profile of John Swope.
77	Lighting, paving among campus improvements Alumnus 20:4, p.18	10/01/1936	Improvements include new stadium, laundry building, greenhouse; roof repairs; gateway south of Men's Gym; paving; new outdoor lighting system; and landscaping.
78	Many light bulbs purchased yearly College Eye 27:9, p.4	07/24/1936	Switch from 220 to 110 voltage makes changes; college uses about two thousand bulbs annually.
79	Lamp posts connected by mile of cable College Eye 27:9, p.4	07/24/1936	Eighty-three new posts are being installed; some are new and others replacements; college also buys new electric fans.
80	Progress; college grows during past seven years, offices, buildings, campus improved College Eye 27:20, p.2	11/08/1935	Quick survey of campus construction over the last few years.
81	Echoes of the past haunt Gilchrist Hall attic Alumnus 19:4, p.5	10/01/1935	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	09/20/1935	Campus news.
83	Campanile bells go on strike; must now be played by hand College Eye 26:14, p.1	09/28/1934	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	01/20/1933	History of the early campus.
85	Once upon a time a kerosene lamp Alumnus 17:1, p.14	01/01/1933	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	08/12/1932	Electrical connections completed.
87	Electrical ailment here not chronic says J. N. Swope College Eye 23:16, p.6	10/09/1931	Blames problems on shift to new 220 current.
88	School desk bells disappear Alumnus 15:2, p.8	04/01/1931	Electric bells are replacing hand bells and belfry bells.
89	Students save eyes by use of new lights College Eye 21:14, p.1	01/10/1930	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	01/01/1930	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	04/18/1929	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	02/10/1926	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	02/03/1926	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	01/27/1926	Hope to install radio receiver in auditorium for recreation and instruction; auditorium structure and college direct current electrical power present obstacles.
95	Professors study strange phenomena College Eye 16:4, p.3	09/24/1924	Blackout hits campus.
96	A little variation College Eye 16:4, p.8	09/24/1924	Electricity went out for an evening.
97	Did you know that? College Eye 14:21, p.5	11/08/1922	Facts about campus.
98	Mrs. Walter Edward Coburn Alumni News Letter 6:1, p.5	01/01/1922	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	05/09/1917	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	05/15/1915	Professor Perrine took twenty-eight students on field trip.