MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.
— — ♦ ; .. .; ' '' The annual laboratory night of the Cfan-. terb'Ury College Engineering Society was i held on Saturday. Mr A. F. Morrison gave a lecture describing the machinery. jHe dealt with tension, compression,! bending jancF torsion, and explained the 'tility and elasticity or various j metals, •giving examples and showing limelight 'rviews in each case. The machinery 'was 1 described, including the ; 20001 b ; tester, the 50-ton testing machine,, the oil |testers, the calorimeter, the steam-engines and' the capabilities of each. In the engi.neering laboratory the machinery was shown at work, and tests were conducted _on iron, bolts, cliains, riveted joints, bicycle; spokes, timber, cement, oil and coal. In the engi'neerihg lecture-room models of various kinds ■were on exhibition, and diagrams, of which there are over 1000 in the school, illustratjing different parts of machinery, and 'sketches explaining the development of tlie steam, engine were shown^ ; At a meeting of the Young Men's Club-, •hold on Friday evening in the Orange Hall, Ashb'urton, a code of rules was adopted^ and it was stated that the. club would begin with a membership of one hundred and thirty: Tlie Mayor presided, and suggested that to raise fluid's to obtain premises' 1 tlie membErff should form themselves , into a company, aad issue debentures at. 4JU each, redeemable 1 when t&e club was in a position^ to redeem- ffhem. . He also suggested canvassing for subscriptions.: The commit/ tee wns^reepmmended to act on the Mayor's suggestion. Tlife* following officers were elected:*—P resident,. Mr M. Friedlander; vice-presidents,, Ee.w E. A. Woodthorpe, and Messrs Tennantf,. Haifilie, Brock and •John Orr ;. treasurer, Rev G. B. Inglis ; , joint secretaries) Messrs W. H. Bundle and L, J. BFobbs ;; committee,, ;^fessrs Purchase, Priest^ Coc^bumj. pixqn,' -Pipe and .Wialker ; •■librarian-{V3%'Ne>yim-'jQnes.'. ; 2-4^nieeting,;ofi fcKer WacSdißgion"' Band of Hope" was heldlon Friday. .Mn C.; Gamble was diairmah.- "A\lHresses were; given by tHoRev -IJ Maxwell], Messrs . S. Jones and. Devereoux; songs* by Messrs J. Wilson, Cartwglit, Adkrns^aarl' Foster, Mi-s IJerbatfc, and Mss Clover^, and recitations by ; Messrs F. DsiiKee, C. and.F. Long-_ A meeting of J the Marshland Band .off Hope was held on Thursday, wheb- there was a good attendance. Mr J. Goodman presfcied. Items-: wane- oonflEibuted {by tliei Misses Goodman,. Alexander, Donald, Dela,cour; Wilson, Goldtliotpe and Messrs! Potter,;, Delaeour, Palmer, Tem,pLeton>, Masters D64acour and W. Myers. Mr Potter gave:ani address. . , ; A-.meeting of tha> JSiveniße Anchor Ladgej of liquids was lreldi on Wednesday, :Bra»G.. D. Eraser presidingj One candidate' was initiated into the Order: The Lodge there.) adjourned, and songs were given b ; y Biroa ■ Moses, Fraser, Papps.Biel, (Sow, Tlrewani,. H-.amd G. Turnaa^, andl Ja^. j
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 6521, 26 June 1899, Page 4
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