Stetson Weekly Collegiate

Stetson Weekly Collegiate OFFICIAL STUDENTS' PUBLICATION OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. Yol. XVIII DeLand, Florida, Wednesday, November 22,1905. No. 7 TECH. BOYS- RESORT TO ARMS Shooting Affair Between Two Students. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED For it Was Only a Harmless, Though Interesting', Physics Experiment. On the afternoon of November ninth two ferocious looking students of the Sophomore class in the School of Technology, their faces set with a grim look of determination, might have been seen descending the back stairs of Science Hall. In the hands of one was a large black-leather holster from the open end of which protruded the butt of a huge pistol. The other carried under one arm a suspicious-looking roll, and in the other hand a gleaming revolver. The various pockets of each bulged ominously with bristling weapons as though no effort was being made at concealment. Out into the engine house they went, where came presently the sound of discharging fire arms. No, this was not a duel. There was no sullied honor or tender maiden's wrongs being avenged in the fateful seclusion of the engine room. It was only an innocent experiment in Physics being carried on under the supervision of the dean of Technology. From the roof of the coal room in the engine house, suspended by a fine wire twelve feet in length, hung a small block of Wuod. Behind this, fastened securely to the wall was a long- sheet of paper on which was traced an arc of 15 ° drawn with twelve-foot radius and graduated in tenths of degrees. Into this block one of the Techs fired shot after shot, while the other, stationed behind the jutting chimney so as to be out of range, carefully observed the arc through which the block appeared to swing when struck by the bullet —as occasionally it was. By means of this observed value, having known by previous determination the respective weights of both block and bullet, it was possible by mathematical calculation to compute the velocity of the bullet before it struck the block. This velocity was the desired result of the experiment. The method of computing this value was rather complicated, but was founded essentially on the following chain of reasoning: First, it is a well known fact that if a ball or stone be thrown against the side of a house it will rebound a certain amount proportional to the force with which it was thrown. It is also a fact known to everyone that the force necessary to throw a ball depends upon the weight of the ball and the speed with which it is thrown. Therefore it can be seen at once that the distance the ball rebounds is proportional to its weight and the speed with wmich it is thrown. If, therefore, the weight of the ball and the force with which it is thrown are known the velocity can easily be reckoned. If now we substitute for the side of the house a block of wood free to move without appreciable friction, and if by making the ball very small and giving it a relatively high velocity we cause the latter to penetrate the wood and remain fixed as a part with it, one does not need to be a philosopher to know that the block will do the rebounding. Then as before the recoil is proportional to the weight moved and the speed with which it is moved, the weight in the case being that of the block plus that of vhe ball. If, therefore, we could rind s )me means of measuring the speed with which the block is made to recoil, we could very easily determine the force reqired to produce this motion. From this value, having known the weight of the ball, the velocity (Continned Jn Page !"; ) RESERVES, 10; RIVERSIDE, 5 Most Interesting Game of the Season. RESERVES' END-RUXS WON DAY Palatka Game Has Been Called off- Other Athletic News. The game of football which was played Saturday between the Riverside Athletic Club of Jacksonville and the Stetson Reserves was a (dose, hard game, and more interesting to watch from the side lines than the Stetson-J. L. I. game two weeks ago, because the two teams were more evenly matched. The game began shortly after 3 o'clock. Riverside chose to defend the west goal, and Clark kicked off for the Reserves to Riverside's thirty yd. line. Riverside fumbled and Stetson got the ball. The ball exchanged hands several times, yet Stetson slowly forced her way to the goal line, and Leitner went over for the first touchdown. Clark failed to kick goal, which was a difficult one. Riverside then kicked to Stetson, who advanced the ball by pretty line bucks and tackle plays until they were held for downs. Riverside also lost the ball on downs and the whistle blew with the ball in Riverside's territory. Score 5 to 0. In the second half Riverside played a much faster game than in the first, and in spite of all Stetson could do, forced her back to her 15 yard line, where Stetson held them for downs. Clark gave Stenstrom the ball and he, with splendid interfer-