Show STUDENT LIFE 128 Dr Frederick was in Weber Count recently conducting tests Of the oils used in the maunfac-tur- e of soaps samples were sent for tuberculosis on some Weber of a white solid cocoanut oil of Countv dairv herds refined Prof Jardine lias recently been honored bv being selected to appear on the program before the Dry Farming Congress which will convene at Denver in Februarv Prof Jardine leaves for Washington about that time and will cover Denver en route lie is on for the principal address from this section of the country and will probab-abl- y discuss “Dry Farming Prob- lems’ Domestic Science The Domestic Science Depart- ment has recently received from the Proctor & Gamble Co Cincinnati O manufacturers of “Ivory” and other soaps seventeen samples of materials used in both soap and candle manufacture The samples represent each stage of the process from the crude materials to the finished product This collection is remarkably complete and especially valuable as most soap manufacturers refuse to give such samples It is a very desirable addition to the Museum collected by Prof Cotey which has elicited much comment from visiting educators as being the only one of its kind outside of Pratt Institute It is something of which both the Domestic Science Department and the College are justly proud oil and its crude cotton-see- d and the “Red Oil” A sample of the lime from which the caustic lye and pure soda ash are made is given together with the products mentioned The byproducts chemically pure glycerine and the glycerine and dynamite are represented in various stages of concentration and refinement The block of stearic acid ready to be moulded into candles is a beautiful specimen and reminds one that really good candles are made and sold though we seldom see them With this were sent also the crude fat (“still stock”) from which the stearic acid was separated and the known as “candletar” composed of oxidised fats glycerine ami waste matters An examination of the samples gives a clearer understanding of the process of soap making than anything short of a visit to the factory and will be valuable not only to the students of the class in Laundry but to students of Chemistry as well original so-call- ed by-prod- uct Commerce A number of new students have registered in the Department since the holidays The registration to date is about 140 Two of our students V W Justeson and W W Olson went |