. The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega. ral honorary societies.—Joe Cham-berlain. COMPTON REPORTS NEWCOSMIC RAY FINDINGS The National Academy of Sciences isthe most exclusive society in 300 members pay $ annual duesfor the privilege of helping the Govern-ment gratis with its scientific problems. Meeting twice a year, members of theacademy give progress reports of investi-gative work under way and thepapers presented give a cross section ofthe significant scientific investigationthroughout the nation. Among the papers presented at the JAMES SCOTT Coaches champions of two leagues 40 THE
. The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega. ral honorary societies.—Joe Cham-berlain. COMPTON REPORTS NEWCOSMIC RAY FINDINGS The National Academy of Sciences isthe most exclusive society in 300 members pay $ annual duesfor the privilege of helping the Govern-ment gratis with its scientific problems. Meeting twice a year, members of theacademy give progress reports of investi-gative work under way and thepapers presented give a cross section ofthe significant scientific investigationthroughout the nation. Among the papers presented at the JAMES SCOTT Coaches champions of two leagues 40 THE PALM, February, 1937 last meeting of the academy, none at-tracted more attention than that ofNobel prize-winner Arthur H. Comp-ton, Beta Mu, who reported that experi-mental evidence he has obtained indi-cates that cosmic rays come from asource far removed from the earthsgalaxy. For several years astronomers havebeen reasonably certain that the saucer-shaped galaxy of which the earth, sun,and Milky Way are a part, is rotating. ARTHUR HOLLY COMPTONTrails cosmic ray to source approximately 45 degrees to northwardat a speed of 186 miles a second, onethousandth the speed of light. Dr. Comp-ton predicted that if this rotation existedit would produce a variation in inci-dence of the cosmic rays with siderealtime. He also predicted that therewould be a greater average incidence ofthe cosmic rays in the northern ratherthan the southern hemisphere becausethe northern hemisphere would be theforward-moving side of the earth if thegalaxy were rotating, just as a manriding on a merry-go-round in the rainwould be hit by more drops in the facethan on the back. Some confirmation of these predictionscame from the work of V. F. Hess, Aus-trian physicist, who received half of the1936 Nobel prize. More came from cos- mic ray meters installed by Dr. Comp-ton on a ship traveling from Vancouverin the northern hemisphere to Australiain the southern. Still more came fromthe cosmic ray Hrap, a device w
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