Show STUDENT LIFE Since the gate is forced down in front of the sill it causes a rush of water under the bottom of the gate and up between the gate and the sill thus flushing out any silt that may have been deposited against it The lever combination is then unclamped and the back lever drops and seats the gate The entire lifting apparatus is of the simplest possible type It contains no gearing or intricate mechanism of any kind The weir gate itself is of special design well adapted to gates of considerable length By means of a truss on the rear side of the gate it may be sprung forward by tightening the nuts at the ends of the truss bar to counterbalance the backward spring of the gate due to water pressure The setting for the longer weirs is of reinforced concrete but some of the smaller ones can be set in lumber flumes All weirs are graduated to read direct in second feet thus requiring no reference to tables of coefficients or discharge and eliminating all computation students registered for the winter course in mechanic arts during the first two days after the holiday recess Prof Jenson spent the holidays working for the State Engineer on the design of the dam and head-worof the Hatch Town reservoir E B Acuff a former engineering student was a visitor at Col Twenty-fiv- e ks lege Jan working Idaho lar 8 and 9 lie is now for the government in Agriculture The Animal Industry Department has been strengthened recently by the addition of a pure bred Hereford bull “Lelax Alamo 20 out of Alamo by Lelax” The youngster is about fourteen months old and traces his ancestry hack to the great “Dale" The purchase was made of Gov Sparks of Nevada The new greenhouse is about completed and the Horticultural Department intends moving in shortly The heating apparatus is the hot water system and seems to be greatly superior to the old steam process it is independent of ” ’Arry’s ’ouse” Matthews runs opposition to ’Arry and occupies an elegant suite of rooms in the new building The Agricultural Club wish to thank the Sorosis for the generous and timely Christmas remembrance of a half dozen sofa cushions Quite a number of Ag students and Faculty members expect to attend the meeting of the National Wool Grower’s Association which will be held in Salt Lake Jan A fine stock and fat stock show will be held in connection 17-18-- 19 |