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Entered as second-class matter October 14, 1931, at the post office at Albany, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

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CONTENTS 3

4 I Archery in Arizona. a Effect of Thickness and Width of a Bow

Noted Archers I Have Met By James Duff

on Its Form of Bending By Dr. C. N. Hickman.

Analyzing the Bow Sight By Dr. Paul E. Klopsteg.

The Making of an Archery Club By. Clark E. Schurman.

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Noted Archers I Have Met By James Duff (Editor’s Note—This is the first of tournament, as a multitude of camera a series of biographical sketches of men will attest to. well known archers written especially The following year I again watched for YE SYLVAN ARCHER by Amer the doctor at work on a National ica’s best known, archer, James Duff. archery range, at Santa Barbara, Cal., As Mr. Duff says these sketches will and the difference as between home not “tell where they were born or and abroad was evident to me. ,We saw what they fed on” but will be “short the same methodical manner of shoot stories of prominent archers told by' ing, the same coolness, and the same the field captain.”) genial smile that leads to success. All If I seem to give preference to Dr. seemed the same but the difference E. K. Roberts of Ventura, Cal. in heading the list of noted archers, it is simply' because he is the holder of the world’s record in the Double York Round made at a National Archery Tournament. The dream of the mul titude as far as National and Inter national archery is concerned. It was in August 1928 that I first had the pleasure of meeting that great archer at Rye, New Y’ork, in a Nation al Archery' meeting. His reputation however had preceded him and so it was with a sort of curiosity not to mention a little doubt that I set out to watch his every movement, never dreaming that the genial “Dusty Bobs” would rise above the ordinary on foreign territory. My principal reason for doubting lay in the fact that some of my correspondents had informed me that the doctor was a south paw archer, and my experience had hitherto led me to believe that apart from the descendants of Ben jamin, mentioned in the guide book, “The Crowning of Dusty Bobs.” left handed shooters of the bow and arrow were few and far (between. But between home and away' was proven I was soon to discover that “Dusty” when we crowned a new world’s was fit to rank with the elite of Saul’s champion at the conclusion of the tournament. But these things are brethren of Benjamin. It is true that Dr. Roberts did not now history, and what the budding win the championship that year but archer probably wants to know is to he was close up at the finish, and he what Dr. Roberts ascribes his success, did produce the first perfect end of or rather as to what I imagine he six golds ever made at a National owes much of the honor that is now

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appended to his name. It is true that his archery tackle is of the best that can be procured, but then others might well present the same claim, ’tis true that he does much practice, others do so too. There are hundreds of little things that might be pointed out as aids to archery success that are apparently known to the doctor, but others might well be as familiar with these things as he is. Where he seems to excel as far as I am able to determine, is in his utter disdain of the things that annoy on the archery field. Probably he has a radio at home and so it accustomed to the loud speaker, the greatest nuisance known to keen archers. His even temper al lows him to keep his mind concen trated on the task he seeks to accom plish, which along with his archery genius and knowledge of what is re quired enables him to do great things while the many give lengthy lectures on how they should be done. Such is the Doctor Roberts as I see him. Good old “Dusty” but not so old.

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ARCHERY IN ARIZONA The “Phoenician Archers” have started in earnest this winter. At a formal meeting held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben. L. Rudderow, the following were chosen as officers for the coming year: Ben L. Rudderow, President; C. L. Goodman, Secretary and Treasurer. These two with three others: Mrs. Myrtle Murdock, .Miss Hope Brown, A. H. Caldwell, Jr., form the Board of Directors. Mrs. Joe Cosner, Lady Paramount, A. H. Caldwell, Jr., Field Captain. Through the untiring efforts of Mr. C. L. Goodman, a target house has been built in University Park on Van Buren Street (which is really U. S. Highway 80) between 10th and 11th Avenues, Phoenix, Arizona. At pres ent there are about sixteen members that get out and “plunk ’em in” every Sunday afternoon or any time that they feel the urge. Any archers com ing to Phoenix or passing through are very welcome. If there is no one at the range just see Mr. Goodman at 805 North Ninth Avenue, Phoenix, or call 38179.

The picture on the cover of this issue is the backyard den of B. 8. the CORRECTION business manager of Ye Sylvan Ar cher. The rocks used in the fire place Dr. Klopsteg calls our attention to are from various parts of the country typographical errors in his article in and each interest. , is of historic —...... -.™.. Note the December issue as follows: On inLardle?’ troPhies an<l the archery ' page 7, second column, the definition library. Among the bows are a Mon of efficiency is inverted . It should be golian, an Apache, and an Eskimo as follows: “Efficiency is the kinetic bow. Archers are especially invited energy of the arrow at the instant it to visit Mr. Thompson in Corvallis has left the string, divided by the and inspect his den. work done in drawing the bow.” In the formula appearing just below this An archery club has been organized definition the word ‘energy’ should at the Payson high school. A three have read ‘efficiency’.” target range has been constructed in Send us your order for “A Study gymnasium and there will be reg in Bows and Arrows” by Dr. Pope. ular shooting on Monday, Wednesday Sylvan Archer, AiPrice $2.50. Ye L. a”d Friday nights. bany, Oregon. 1 1 1—

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Effect of Thickness and Width of a Bow on Its Form of Bending

By C. N. Hickman, Ph. D. Long Island, N. Y. If all bows were made of a homo- is attempting to copy. In fact, it is genious material such as steel, it quite possible that his bow may be would be possible to construct them worthless, even though all dimensions according to theoretical computations. are identical with those of a fine bow. The proper dimensions for any desired As was stated in the beginning, if bending form could be obtained by bows were made of homogeneous ma relatively simple mathematical com terials, exact dimensions could be putations. given and followed. While it is not Most bows, however, are made of possible to give a set of dimensions wood and the wood varies not only for a bow made of most woods, never from limb to limb, but within the theless an understanding of some of same limb. These variations are due the laws of bending should be of to many factors, such as grain, knots, great value to anyone making a bow. curing, moisture content, cell size, etc. It is not the intention to recom There is not only a variation in the mend in this paper the shape of a strength of the wood but a consider bow nor its cross sectional dimen able variation in the amount of set sions. However, a treatment of the \ that the wood will take. effect of thickness and width on the Long years of experience are usual form of bending may be of some as ly required in mastering the technique sistance to archers who are interested and judgment necessary to construct in bow making, and may lead to a a bow out of any billet. Any archer radical change in bow construction. We shall therefore consider some who has ever made a bow will admit that his first bows were far from specific cases which are of fundamen ideal, although they would of course tal importance. It is hoped that those shoot an arrow. archers, who do not readily follow It is impossible to write out instruc mathematical developments, will ob tions for making a bow of wood so tain some information from the that .a beginner can make a perfect drawings and text of this article. bow. There are a number of good There are a great number of archers books on the subject and most of them who do follow mathematical develop ments and who have shown interest tell about as much as possible. The master bowyer can give much in previous articles. It is hoped that valuable advice but he can not give they will obtain some value from this his instructions so well that a begin treatment. In order to illustrate the principle ner can make as good a bow from a billet as the master bowyer could used in determining the form of bend ing, we shall first treat the case of a make from the same billet. The beginner in bow making should rectangular bar clamped at one end thoroughly understand that he can not and loaded with a force at the other copy dimensions from another bow and end. Fig. 2a shows this bar. Fig. 2b expect his bow to bend in the same shows a cross-section of the bar in form or to be as good as the ■ one he the middle along its length and will

6 be used as reference in the following treatment. In Fig. 2b let 1 equal length, w equal width and t equal thickness of a bar clamped at one end and sub jected to a force F at the other end. Let P be a point which is a distance x from the loaded end and a distance y from the center of the cross-sec tion o. The force of compression at P will be proportional to y. Let fy equal force per unit area at P. (1) Then fywDy equals force for a segment having thickness Dy and full width of the bar w. There is an extension force on the other side of the centerline at a point corresponding to P having the same value as the compression force.

YE SYLVAN ARCHER Therefore the moment of force about o will be 2fy-w Dy The total reacting force will there fore be: (2) The integral from y equals t/2 to y equals o of 2fy- w dy Integrating this expression we get: (3) f t3 w/12 But Fx equals moment due to the applied force, and since the applied force equals the reacting force, (4) f w t3/12 equals Fx or f equals 12 Fx/wt3 Let Y equal Youngs modulus which is defined as the force per unit area divided by the deflection per unit length. If we consider an increment of length Dx and remember that the force per unit area at P is fy equals 12 Fxy/wt3

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Then Y equals 12 Fxy/wt3 divided by the deflection at P for an increment of length Dx (5) Or the deflection at P equals 12 FxyDx/wt3Y The deflection at the end of the baris x/y times as much as at P for the increment of length Dx. Therefore the deflection at the end of the bar due to the bending of the length Dx equals 12Fx2Dx/wt3Y Then the total deflection at the end of the bar due to the bending all along the bar instead of for length Dx is given by the equation: (6) The integral from x equals 1 to x equals o of 12Fx2dx/wt3Y which on integretation gives: 4Fl3/wt3Y If we want to know the total de flection of any other point on the bar which is at a distance of D from the clamp, we multiply equation (5) by (x — 1 _!_ D)/y instead of x/y and integrate from x equals 1 to x equals 1 — D (7) Or the integral of [12Fx (x — 1 -{- D) dx]/wt3Y from x equals 1 to x equals 1 — D Integrating we get: 12F (x3/2 — lx2/2 4- Dx2/2)/wt3Y for limits of x equals 1 and x equals 1 — D Substituting these limits we .get:

12F (lD-’/2 — D3/6)/wt3Y which is the deflection of any point on the bar which is a distance D from the clamp. Fig. 6a shows the form of bending of a bow constructed with limbs cor responding to the bar just discussed. It is shown with an 8 inch rigid sec tion at the middle. A bow of this type would do most of its bending near the handle and would be consider ed worthless. Except for the rigid section at the middle, any uniform stick or limb would bend in this form. Using the same method as in the proceeding case we may determine the bending form for a bar of length 1, thickness t and width W at the clamp but having no width at the loaded end. Fig. 3a shows such a bar loaded with a force F. It may be shown as before that the deflection at any point P for a length Dx equals 12FxyDx/wt3Y, .See equa tion (5). However in this case w is a variable and by inspection it will be seen that w is equal to Wx/1 Substituting this value in the above we get: (8) 12FlyDx/Wt3Y for the deflec tion at P This deflection does not contain x

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and is therefore a constant at all circles. This type of bending is often points. This means that the curva desired by bow makers. ture is constant for all parts of the It is interesting to note again that bar or that the bar is bending in the it does not make any difference how arc of a circle. wide the limb is at the handle, if it This fact which does not seem to tapers on a straight line to zero at have been previously observed, has the end and has a constant thickness, some interesting and perhaps valuable it will bend in the arc of a circle. applications, not only in archery but Of course you can not apply a string in other mechanical apparatus, where to a limb at its end which has no it is desired to work all parts of a width. However for all practical pur stressed member to equal values with poses the same results will be obtained a simple practical shape. even though the bow does have a little It should be clearly understood that width where the string is attached. the width at the clamp has no other A bow constructed in this manner will effect than that of changing the total have all parts equally stressed and deflection for a given load. A member may be worked to a higher efficiency shaped as described above will bend than one having the usual cross sec in the arc of a circle at all points and tion. all points will be equally stressed. If we constructed a bar having — Continuing with the mathematical length 1 and constant width W and treatment: tapered the thickness from T at the The deflection at the end of the bar for an increment of length Dx is x/y clamp along a straight line, to zero 2.times as much as at P and therefore the end, we have another interesting case. If we let t represent the variable equals: 12FlxDx/Wt3Y The total deflection at the end of thickness we have by inspection x the bar is therefore equal to the in equals Tx/1. If we treat this case as those pre tegral of the above expression from ceding we shall find that the total de x equals 1 to x equals o flection at the end of the bar becomes Integrating we get: infinite. This means that the bow sc (9) 6Fl3/Wt3Y This is an increase of 50% over the constructed would be whip ended, d-~ value for the other bar as given in ing most of the bending at the ennsThis form of bending is shown xx equation (6) The deflection for any other point Fig. 6c. The deflection for any point alc~< along the bar which is at a distance of D from the clamp is as before (x the bar, which is a distance D frc— I 4-D)/y times as much as at P the clamp is given by the equati~ so that the total deflection at any D"- • 12 Fl3 1 point along the bar is equal to the in W T3 Y 1 - D tegral from x equals 1 to x equals 1 In the above <equation, when — D of 12Fl(x — 14- D)dx/Wt3Y equals 1, the deflection becomes r> Integrating we get: (10) 6FlD2/Wt3Y (where the de finite. However if instead of tapering 6s flection is measured along the path thickness along a straight line traced by the point in motion.) select a value of t equals T (x/lb1* Fig. 6b shows th< '.he form of bending of a 1.... bow „having limbs of this type. as shown in Fig. 5a, we shall find In all positi, . —Lions the limbs form arcs of substituting the values in equation • » Continued on page 14)

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Analyzing the Bow Sight By Paul E. Klopsteg, Ph. D., Evanston, Ill. Only recently have I begun experi The use of a single-point sight, with menting with bow-sights. I have fully which one’s anchor is fixed, amounts recognized the traditional objections to establishing a line of vision which to which expression is given in Mr. intersects the trajectory of the arrow Jay Plowe’s letter in the September at the face of the target; this is true issue of Sylvan Archer. For some for a properly adjusted sight, at every people archery loses its appeal if re distance. The setting is best made sort is made to devices unfamiliar to and aiming done on the center of the Robin Hood. Between points of aim gold. A properly adjusted sight thus and sights, however, the difference is gives percisely the condition of having one of degree only; the olde tyme one’s point of aim on th* gold at any archers used no artificial points of distance. aim. They might have used sights Because of the important principle had they known about them. just mentioned, several outstanding My business being along lines of ex advantages must be credited to the perimental science I am naturally ex sight as compared with the point-ofperimentally inclined. The urge to ex aim. periment, and learn something new, 1. The archer is looking at the ' overcame my reluctance to depart point he intends to hit; his attention from tradition. Accordingly, I de is concentrated upon it. This elimi signed and constructed a sight and, nates one fault with point-of-aim with the results of a number of tests shooting, namely, looking up quickly before me, I am ready to state that, in from point-of-aim to target. Fre my own case, the sight’s the thing, quently one looks up before the loose and I am for it. In analyzing the and spoils the shot. The sight there reasons for my conversion to the fore does away with this possible sight, several points came to mind. source of trouble. Before enumerating them, a few gen 2. Because he is looking along a eral observations are in order. line which—at shorter ranges at least A sight, to be satisfactory, should —is close to the line of flight, the be so designed that both vertical and arrow is kept in view throughout its lateral adjustments can be made in flight. This is an excellent by-prod dependently, and both adjustments in dividually and firmly locked. Further uct of the use of a sight, since it en ables the archer, by observing flight more, both vertical and horizontal characteristics, to diagnose difficulties scales should be divided and numbered which would escape him otherwise. finely enough to insure ease of set The point-of-aim archer who is shoot ting and recording. Another essential ing properly cannot possibly see his feature is provision for an “arrow arrow in flight, except perhaps dur shelf,” preferably part of the sight, ing the last few yards before it hits on which the pile of the drawn arrow —or misses—the target. rests . This insures a fixed relation be 3. I have found it a decided advan tween the aim-point of the sight and tage in shooting to close the left eye. the arrow. I know of no commercial It helps concentration in aiming. If sights that meet the above require I do it when using the point of aim, ments. I find it impossible to change my ac-

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one, two, or three lungs, or a halftarget away from the center as it is after the shot. .With the sight I can 1to sight on the gold. If the wind is close my left eye and still see the tar- ireasonably steady, the sights can be to the gold, thus automatical get clearly with my right. No change adjusted ; in accommodation is required. The ly for drift in the wind. 7. Because the sight, in effect, puts aiming eye clearly sees the target from the moment of draw until the the point-of-aim on the gold at any distance, it brings about the desirable arrow hits. situation of having a distant point-of4. The sight eliminates fussing with aim, and yet being able to use a bow points-of-aim, such as resetting be giving high velocity. .When I use the tween distances, and shifting after point-of-aim, this point at 40 yards is setting. With it there are no kicked- only ten yards from the shooting line. over points-of-aim. It also does away Small errors of holding are thus with the need of standing in absolute magnified by a factor of 4. With the ly the same footprints on the shooting sight on the gold, errors of holding line. This helps in obtaining a com are directly recorded by the hits, in fortable stance. a one-to-one scale. 5. As Lambert states, the perfect As to practical results, I make no set of arrows is non-existent. For a predictions as to my own shooting. I good score it is necessary to know the haven't had enough experience with "pattern” of the set, i. e., the devia the sight to warrant indulgence in tion of each arrow from the base ar prophecy. It may, perhaps, introduce row. If this pattern is known, correc as many factors that are detrimental tion for each deviation becomes pos to good shooting as it eliminates. But, sible. With the sight the correcting as an example, I have repeatedly shot process can be made a matter of cer 10 arrows at 80 yards with the sight, tainty, because, for any particular ar and almost invariably scored 9 and row, the sighting point is on the tar 10 hits. With a point-of-aim—because get diameter, as far from the center, of the uncertainty of correction for but on the opposite side, as the normal the arrow pattern—I do well to get striking point for that arrow. Fur thermore, the correction is about the 5 or 6 hits at this distance. I shall be much surprised if some same (except for differences in loss future records are not made with a of velocity due to air resistance) at• sight, properly designed and used. every distance. With the point of Whether or not the sight improves my aim, on the other hand, the correcting shooting,—and, of course, I hope it process is at best guesswork, and the will—its possibilities are fascinating amount of correction for some partic to contemplate; and it has been good ular arrow, relative to the point of fun to design, construct and test this, aim, is different at each distance. The pattern for a set of arrows can easily as any other archer’s gadget. be obtained, as I have found, by means An interesting archery tournament of a shooting machine, similar to that was held at Provo, Utah, Saturday devised by Dr. C. N. Hickman. With evening, December 5th, when the such a pattern for each of the stand ard distances, the matter of correction Utah stake vanguard campfire pro gram was held. Ralph G. Smith, becomes practical certainty. stake vanguard commissioner was in 6. Wind corrections become exceed ingly simple. It is as easy to sight charge.

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Wie Making of an Archery Club VI GAMES AND PLAY By Clark E. Schurman, Seattle, Wash. Denison. Its recreation value war “Five!” rants repetition here. Two standard “Wow, that was close!” targets are used. Scorers to observe “Three!” each, hide behind convenient trees, to “Thre- T|W0, then!” “Attaboy, arrow, you gotem!” watch-for and call the golds. They must be men with quick reactions and The quill pig which is used is just a burlap sack. It happens to be fog-horn voices, so that they can score filled with reddish, rotting fir-wood instantly and be heard above much ex because that was handiest when we citement. cleared the spot for the game. Straw, Two teams are chosen, and arranged moss, sawdust or breakfast food before the targets, not in line, but in would do as well. files, tandem. Only the first man up It is tethered to a trolley, much like for each team occupies the parapet its near relative, the whiffle-poof, is or box from which the shooting is to led by a rope. It is started swinging be done. These two stand with nocked by the release of a cord at the firing arrows, and lowered bows, until the line, after it has been drawn lo one word “GO.” of the trees that carry the trolley They shoot for the gold, alone. The rope. first to hit his gold kills the other. Its habitat is a tiny valley in om The kill may be almost matched a scout camp, and because it swings up split second later by a good arrow, and down the valley, we do not have but one that does not count because to go far for the missing arrows. it was just that much tardy. Suppose We have room for six on the firing “ONE” is called, and then there is a line, and they are as close as a good happy boom of “TWO” succeeded at Indian could get to his game—prob once by a dirge-like “Too late, you’re ably. With six arrows each, they dead, on Two”; No. 1 continued to stand ready. The “pig” is loosed, and load and shoot. No 2 steps quickly so are six arrows, for the first hit is out of his line and makes way for the worth 5 points; the second, 3; the man waiting behind him with arrow third 2, and the later hits only 1 each. on string. There is a premium of 5 for the Some deaths will be due to attrition. most hits during the end. The arrows will all be shot away. The problem is not as simple as Some men will be killed before they shooting a pendulum, because a good have had time to deliver a single hit at the ends of the bag starts it shaft. This occurs when a killed ar spinning on a new course. cher is of the squatter-type, pauses to Fun? Yes, possibly. At least it think up an alibi, moves reluctantly out of the box and prevents his suc is one of those rare games_ which is not iimmediately ” cessor who is almost ready, getting a abandoned by the boys just because the bugle hass sancshot before the opponent can reload tioned cook fires and grub-time. and shoot. This kink inspires considerable “Murder” was described in the Syl strategy.. The man on my side just ahead of me, has shot his last arrow. van Archer, a few years ago, by J. H.

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I know that you are all fussed and target, as the shooters progress froc not so hot anyway as a shot, and you left to right. Random targets from one stance, ■ are fumbling your last shaft. Behind you is your team’s best shot. So, on starting from the left, and trying fcr s the long chance that I might kill you as many targets as conditions and ar with my first arrow, I would be help rows allow. Random distances on one target less to reload and get that crack man. who will come next, so I also fumble Starting at 10 yards and moving back and finger the string a bit. Every after- the first arrow, with the six a: one knows why, but I stall as in six different distances. A team game of “gold or no count' nocently as I can. A whoopee starts, and your face is wreathed in a won The best and poorest shots tryin: derful smile. I know you got a purely against the middle-weights, for a “lucky” hit, but I’m dead as a door team total of golds. Smear. Paint a tiny center in the nail. And is the crowd delighted? gold, making six rings, and try to ger By such thin margins of chance and skill, one line or the other shoots away as many rings as possible, countirz its opponents. Once in a blue moon one for each, or six for all six. Spot. Small paper plates pinne: there is a tie, and the end has to be chucked into limbo because two chaps over the target and marked in pend who know they can’t hit, are waiting with their new values; the plate it the red to be worth 5; in the bice, for the other to shoot first. Ten ends of victory, which may re worth 10; in the black, worth 15; ar: quire nineteen ends of battle, break three scattered in the white, worth down all formalities. The game calls each; with a bonus of 50 for one arrc* for relaxation of tournament rules in each of the six plates. These childish stunts have draxc and justifies kidding and excitement. It is a sure cure for shooting-line the ire as well as fire of some adepts self-consciousness and sensitiveness. But being childish games they giR Six or eight sets of arrows seem like the novice a chance with his scatter a lot in one target, but there are bow. He may aim at the gold ar: guardian angels taking care of the win top score in “smear” or “spec | nocks. There are several square miles And isn’t that good for the clut j or area outside the gold, as some of Doesn’t it give everyone a good lautt and start the calm blood circulating' us know too well. And next week the adepts will be jus: Nether of these games contributes much, if at all, to target proficiency. as good as ever, and the attendant Then why play them? Because we at the club will be slightly better need change and play. Because con Try a bit of childish play, to he'? tinued tension induces staleness. Be make your club carry its beginne* cause sociability is as worthwhile as past their discouragements, and in'-'! superiority. And for boys (of all the home stretch. ages) because they are PLAY. The article on bow strings by : Here are a few other play devices Caldwell, Jr. has brought out so ms*?. used by bowmen. The cardboard tubes on which the replies that it would be impossible <• target-face oilcloth coines, makes fair publish them all in full so we sid' to briewands, pinned over the indoor targets. try ' ' organize ■ - them and give '->• Penny balloons are hung over the comments from each in the next is£U* golds, and only one arrow shot at each of the magazine.

January, 1932

HE! HE! MR. ANDREWS 166 Lake Street Saranac Lake, N. Y. December 19, 1931 Mr. J. E. Davis, Editor, Ye Sylvan Archer, Albany, Oregon. Dear Mr. Davis: Where does Mr. A. E. Andrews get the idea that he is a big “he-man” when he does so much squawking about cold weather? Up here where we call it a thaw when the thermome ter gets up to ten below zero we don’t bother to wear any hats, but let our hair grow. It get fairly bushy by spring and some of the boys wear a beret to keep it out of their eyes, but until it begins to catch in the bow string they don’t bother to cut it. As for gloves, we seldom wear them, unless it happens to be 50 be low zero; then we wear a pair of pig skin ones. The matter of a coat is easily solved, as all the stores around here carry what are called ski-suits. If you do not know what they look like, see the rotogravure section of any Sunday paper for pictures of con testants in the Winter Olympic Games of 1932. The jacket of this kind of suit is usually supplied with a zipper up the front, which is handy for ar chers as there are no buttons to catch the bow-string. For archers who do not live in ski country I would suggest a wool parka with hood attached. This is even smoother than the ski-suit jacket as there are neither buttons nor zipper on it. It is pulled on over the head like a sweat shirt. See pictures of Commander Richard E. Byrd for the pattern. In warm weather the hood can be thrown back without danger- of losing it. They are sold by A. G. Spalding & Bros. But __ _any v _____ clever woman should be able to make a hood

for a sweat shirt which would be just as good. For the archer- who simply must have something for tender fingers I suggest a wool lined buckskin mitten with first finger detached. Get a size smaller than you would ordinarily wear so that the fingers will come to the very end of the mitten. This gives a surface which is practically the same as a shooting tab. Mittens of this sort have a knitted wristlet at tached which is elastic and fits snug around the wrist. By the way, if you keep your wrists warm, your bare fin gers will stand a lot of cold, especial ly if you are exercising. Sincerely yours, S. W. Worthington.

UGH! UGH! UGH! Peoria, Illinois November 19, 1931

Chief Early Seat Big Rock Country Ugh! Heap big pow-wow, 33 braves and squaws, Pawnee’s, Blackhawks and Kickapoos. No see big chief of the mini’s from the Starved Rock hunting ground. Heap sorry, empty place in tepee. Had dead dog for big chief and squaw to eat. Manito was kind and sent the gold en sun to shine on his people and make them happy. Every warrior took a scalp. Chief Flying Hen of the Pawnee’s took the long haired scalp. He prayed the night before and his arrow went true. Brave face painter Pelz was smart and shot his painted arrow into the heart of the noble turkey. Beautiful Maiden, daughter of the Galesburg chief, struck the heart of the great honking goose. The Medicine Man of the Blackhawk tribe tasted the sweet meat of the duck. The wise counselor of the Kickapoo’s, Chief Plowatan,

pierced the hard maple tree and drain ed its juice. Chief Howeling Wolf, from the Washington wigwam, stuck his mighty shaft in the under side of the lowly pig. The arrows of the Brown Bear’s squaw clipped the red fruit from the apple tree. After the big snow, the Kickapoo warriors will dig up the hatchet, don their feather bonnets, burn the lodges of the mini’s, scalp their braves and steal their women. Ugh! Chief Brown Bear.

Effect of Thickness and Width of Bow (Continued from page 8) that we again have a deflection at P which is independent of x, which means that the bar bends in the arc of a circle. Substituting the value of t equals T (x/l)% in equation (6) we get after integrating 6F1’/WT’Y which is the same form as we obtained for the bar which varied in width. This is the total deflection at the end of the bar. The total deflection of any other point along the bar which is at a dis tance of D from the clamp will be found to be 6F1D2/WT3Y, which is the same form as equation 10. A bow constructed with limbs of this type will bend in the arc of a circle as shown in Fig. 6b. A bow constructed in this manner will not be equally stressed. That portion near the handle will receive more stress than at the end. Most bows are a combination of this type and the second type. The limbs become thicker near the handle. The fiber stress therefore becomes greater as the thickness increases. Either this part of the bow is over stressed or the part near the end is not worked to maximum efficiency. It is believed that there is some merit to the form

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given in the second case treated in this paper. It will be discussed from a dynamic point of view in a later paper. In all the cases treated here, the cross section is that of a rectangle. The effect of other cross-sections on the location of the neutral plane of bending and on the static strains and stresses will be treated in subsequent papers. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. Management, Circulation. Etc. Required by the Act of Congress of August 24. 1912, Of Ye Sylvan Archer published monthly at Albany, Oregon for October 1, 1931. State of Oregon ) )ss. County of IJnn ) Before me, a Notary Public in anl for the State and counts’ aforesaid, per sonally appeared J. E. Davis, who hav ing been duly sworn according to law. deposes and says that he is the Editcr of the Ye Sylvan Archer and that ire following is, to the best of his knowl edge and belief, a true statement or the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation) etc., or the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, require! by the Act of August 24. 1912., em bodied in section 111, Postal Laws and and Regulations, printed on the re verse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses ci the publisher, editor, managing ed’W1! and business managers are: Pubhsnrr Ye Sylvan Archer Publishing Co, W. 2nd St.. Albany. Oregon, Editor J- hDavis. 325 W. 2nd St.. Albany, Oregon. Managing Editor J. E. Davis, 3-o v»2nd. St., Albany, Oregon, Business ager B. G. Thompson. Corvallis, Oregon 2. That the owner is: (If owned b> 1 corporation, its name and address mu-t be stated and also immediate!)’ thereunder the names and address of holders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of s1}ocK‘ .. not owned by a corporation, the naryand addresses of the individual must be given. If owned by a on company, or other unincorporated co corn, its name and address, as weu those of each individual member, mube given.) Ye Sylvan Archer ing Co.. 325 W. 2nd St., Albany, Oregon. J. E. Davis. 325 W. 2nd St.. Alban). Ore gon, B. G. Thompson, Corvallis. Oregon. 3. That the known bondholders. n> gagees, and other security holders o “ ing or holding- 1 per cent or more total amount of bonds, mortgages. other securities are: (It there an > so state.) None. , „ 4. That the two paragraphs above, p-lving the names of the o' J, stockholders, and security holders anv. contain not only the hst or holders and security holders asn . appear upon the books of the comp but also, in cases where the .... er or securty holder appears upo

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