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lternational d'Units, the
ew name for the metric
Yttem. The method of
elating things used by
st tbout every country in
|World except the United
ldht we're about to be
Outs no longer. The
iVersion process in this
at has already begun
the only question now is
r Congress will set a
date, or whether we
It gradually drift to a final
*ge. Some states have
etdy announced that soon
new textbooks will be
ins the metric system.
ad, in Oklahoma elemen-
School children are busy
Itrning metrics and Okla-
olna State University has
sted several shortcourses
educators that will be,
UVolved in teaching the
lttera.
So before too long, we'll
buying gasoline and milk
'Y the liter, beef and
other foreign-sounding
names mean?
Long used here by doctors,
scientists and pharmacists,
the metric system was
designed in France in 1795 i
and was rapidly adopted by 1
the scientific community
around the world. As far
back as 1890, the U.S. I
officially recognized the
metric system when it signed,
what was known as the
Treaty of the Meter. But, up
until now, there has been no
real effort to change. So why!
switch at this late date? First:
of all, proponents say, it'sl
easier for children to learn
and, once you've learned it, I
it's more convenient to use. ;
$1 is a decimal system, just I
like our money. So when
• . F
using the metric method, all
you have to do is to move the
decimal point rather than
converting inches to feet to
yards, or ounces (liquid) to
pints to quarts to gallons, or
ounces (weight) to pounds.
the meter, weight is mea-
sured in Kilograms, pressure
in Pascals, temperature in
degrees Celsius, volume
(liquids or gases) in liters
and solids in cubic meters.
Density is expressed in
either kilograms per cubic l
meter or kilograms per liter.
Instead of our present
inches, yards and miles, or
ounces and pounds, or
ounces, pints and gallons,
with SI we would use
fractions or multiples of the
base units.
For length, we would use
millimeters (the thousandth
part of a meter,) centimeters
(one one-hundreth of a
meter), meters (one unit)
and kilometers (1,000 me-
ters.) For liquids, we will
probably buy cooking oil in
liters and use it in recipes in
centiliters (one one-hund-
redth of a liter.) Flour and
sugar, (or for that matter,
fertilizer or cement) would
be purchased by the
ounces, 79 cents," while
another brand may be
labeled "1 pound, 4 ounces,
39 cents." To find out which
is the bargain, you first have
to convert the pound to
ounces, add the odd ounces,
( 16 plus 12, or 16 plus 4, in
this case) and divide it into
the price to find your true
cost. (Here, 2.82 cents per
ounce for the larger can and
1.95 cents per ounce for the
smaller.) With SI however,
most such packages will be
marked in grams, so no
conversion will be necessary,
all you will have to do is
divide. And, if the package
contains an even number of
units, all you will have to do
is move the decimal place.
Dress patterns marked in
both the English system and
the Metric are already being
sold. So in the future,
housewives will buy material
by the square meter instead
of yard and measure hem
lines in centimeters instead
cubic meter of water weighs
1,000 kilograms, all you'd
have to do to find the weight
would be to shift the decimal
point three places to the
right.
The changeover will affect
everyone, since the size of
most of the things that we
use; nuts and bolts, plywood,
writing paper, pipe and a
million and one other items
will change. Also to be
changed will be the markings
on rulers, measuring cups,
thermometers, speedo-
meters and speed limit
signs.
When Australia under-
went the change last year,
one of the hottest selling
items in the country was a
decal that could be pasted
over a speedometer face and
thus changed the reading
from miles per hour to
kilometers per hour. Here,
many states and communi-
ties have already erected
signs posting the speed
limits in both systems in
anticipation of the change.
Of course, the manufacture
of new measuring devices is
bound to become a big
industry and will undoub-
tedly create hundreds of.
jobs.
There have been estimates
of course, that claim a
complete changeover would
cost industry billions of
dollars. But for many, it will
be a real boon. Educators
claim that they can teach
children math in three-four-
measure wears out, or you
lose it, you'll buy a new,
metric one. Then you'll do
away with your conversion
chart and be completely
changed over.
Many industries will do
the same.
In some cases, food, soft
drinks and cosmetics for
example, there will be no
real need to change package
or bottle sizes. The labels
will just be changed to show
the metric content of the
package. Other items won't
be quite as easy. Our
building industry is designed
around things that fit in
multiples of 16 inches. Thus,
the presently standard 4x8
' foot sheet of plywod won't fit
exactly into a metric
framework, so some sort of
approximation will probably
be established when change-
over comes. On less expen-
sive items like writing paper,
sizes will change. So your
secretary will be typing your
letters on sheets that
measure 8% inches by 11
and one-eighth inches in.
stead of 81A z 11 inches.
Just when is all this
coming?
In 1968, Congress asked
the Department of Com-
merce to make a three-year
study of the metric system.
In their 1971 report, Com-
merce said we should begin a
coordinated 10-year change-
over program on a voluntary
basis. So, government offi-
cials say that it is no longer a
i oes by the kilogram,
dng our speedometers
'e how fast we're going
t kilometers.ver.hour, mea-
lria8 hat sizes and bust-
" ,emg and Easter Ea,, z'zpp .. : 90hut with more complicated
1! Springande-r'-- a""aren calculations, it becomes even
easier. For example, you're
GIRLS LONG gASTgR DRgSS JlCg:lL-[":" 1:3[. building a new stock-water.
ing trailer and need to know
/Ne:'L/f,, how much it will weigh.
Presently you would have to
Children's GAUCHO :2 i take the length of the tan k
,,L.,Y'SU,TS Ju.,' SU,TS
' and convert it to inches and
Children's Ie I2.Ig.c 24 month&, GERBER' S f multiply it by the width (also
...... / \\;, I converted to inches) and
Co.ordmatmg ,a multiply that by the depth (in
PANTS, SKIRTS, shirts end
inches). When yo get the
first answer, you have to go
JACKETS in Spring Easter pastel s back and convert that to
i
cubic feet and multiply the
Spring line of dressy and Casual blouses i result by the 62.5 pounds
NEW KAYSER LINGERIE " each cubic foot of water
weighs.
Using metrics however, all
NEW MERCHANDISE ARRIVING DALLY you would have to do is
[:l . , ..... measure the dimensions in
M[q,E. Kirk A..VIOLA S BOUTIOUE Perkins meters or hundredths of
L -' ................... meters and multiply th
IB | m-m-m,v'-mm-'m-um. Your answer wou!d be
Instead, just as when you use kilogram and used by the of inches. Which may take a ths the time now needed. matter of "if" we change,
pennies, dime s and dollars, gram. little getting used to at first. Mechanics, who now need but "how" we go about
you either divide or multiply Let's say you are shopping Since there are 2.54 centi- English-size wrenches for it--either with a deliberate
by ten. And, in some math in your favorite supermarket meters to the inch, Raquel American cars, Whitworth plan, or by casual drift.
problems it can actually (where many items are Welch's 36-24-36 translated wrenches for English cars While some firms like IBM
Then lt 's
Too Late
Why is it? A man wakes up in the m6rning
after sleeping on an advertised bed, in
advertised pajamas. He will bathe in an
advertised tub, wash with advertised soap,
shave with an advertised razor, have a breakfast
of advertised juice, cereal and toast [toasted in
an advertised toaster], put on advertised clothes
and glance at his advertised watch.
Hew ill ride to work in an advertised car, sit at
an advertiseddesk, smoke advertised cigarettes
and write withan advertised pen. Yet this man
hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising
does not pay. Finay, When his unadvertised
business goes under, he Will advertise it for sale.
and metric wrenches for
foreign cars, will need only
one set.
Multi-national corpora-
tions or companies with
operations in many coun-
tries, such as Rockwell-In-
ternational or ITT and a host
of others will be able to
standardize their tooling,
equipment and products to a
great degree. And, toward
this end, the American
Petroleum Institute has
given their blessing to the
changeover.
Back in 1972, the Caterpil-
la'r Tractor Company began
using both systems in their
manufacturing processes. By
marking parts both in inches
and their metric equivalents
the company was able to
avoid scrapping existing
tools. Now both Ford and
General Motors are design-
ing and building cars
measured in metric units.
At first, both the general
public and industry will
undergo a somewhat "easy"
conversion period. If you
want to make a new dress,
you'll take your measure-
ments using the same tape
measure you've always used.
Then by using a simple
chart, you'll covert the
inches to centimeters to find
out how much materia| you'll
need. When your tape
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meters and multiply them.
Your answer would, be in
cubic meters, and since each
have already begun, others
are waiting for a firm
statement from Congress
(which may come this year)
before adopting SI.
Confusing? Not really, the
experts say. The metric
system is far more logical
than one based on the length
of some long-forgotten
king's thumb. And, if it's
any comfort, just remember
Sweden survived learning
how to drive on the
right-hand side of the road
and Britons learned how to
count by tens after centuries
of pence, farthings, shill-
ings, crowns and guineas.
The trick is, they say, to
think metric. But, such good
old American measurements
as the pinch, smidgen and
whole-bunch will never
change.
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The Seven Basic Units of the
Metric System.
Unit Name Symbol
Volume Liter L
Cubic Meter m
Weight Kilogram Kg
Length Meter m
Temperature Celsius °C
Density Kilogram per
cubic meter/ Kg/m
Kg per liter KS/1
Time Second s
Pressure Pascal Pa
Divisions of the Metric
System.
100 Millimeters=l Cen-
timeter, 100 Centimeters= 1
Meter, 1,000 Meters= 1
Kilometer.
1,000 grams= 1 Kilo-
gram, 1,000 Kilograms = 1
metric ton.
1,000 milliliters= 1 liter,
1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter.
American Equivalents of the
Metric System.
1 Kilometer = .62 Miles
1 Meter = 39.37 Inches
1 Centimeter=2.54 Inches
OLIVET EH CLUB MEETS
The Olivet Extension
Homemakers Club met Tues-
day, March 15 in the home of
Helen Chrystal.
Members entering the
Cake and Bread Show were
Nell, Sybil, Edna, Jewel,
Vema and Helen.
The local Cancer Drive
was discussed and members
voted to contribute as a club.
Jewel and Beulah attend-
ed the Central District
Council meeting at Okla-
homa City and gave a very
interesting report.
Jewel gave an interesting
lesson on "Fitting Pants".
Refreshments were served
by Helen to Addle Allen,
Amy Chrystal, Carol Jarvis,
Jewel Mahar, Hazel ScotL
Thelma Stockton, Syhil Wall,
Etta Woods, and Nell
Youngker.
Next meeting will be April
19 at the home of Carol
Jarvis.
1 Liter= 1.057 Quarts
1 Centiliter=.338 Fluid Ozs.
1 Metric Ton = 1.1 Tons
1 Kilogram=2.2 Lbs.
1 Gram= .035 Dry Ozs.
0 Degrees Celsius=32 De-
grees F
100 Degrees C= 212
Degrees F.
CANCER DRIVE COFFEE
Mrs. Charles Grant will be
having a coffee for the"
Cancer Drive at her home"
from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Mrs. Wayne Allen will be
co-hostess. Weather per-
mitting. This coffee is for the
Olivet Community but every-
one is welcome.
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