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VOLUME XXXII N U M B E R I Theta 'I au Fraternity Founcid at the University o f Minnesota October 15, 1904 FOUNDERS Erich J. Schrader Isaac B. H anks W . Murray Lewis Elw in L. V in al EXECUTIVE COUNCIL R ussell G. G lass , Sigma ’2 4 ...... Grand Regent Home address: 23401 Chardon Road, Euclid, Ohio (Serving in Navy) R. W. N usser, Zeta ’2 8 ...... Grand Vice-Regent 3001 Gulf Bldg., Huston, Texas Erich J. Schrader , Alpha ’0 5 ...... Grand Scribe Box 244, Reno, Nevada Prof . J amison V awter , Zeta ’1 6 Grand Treasurer 307 Engineering Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Prof . Donald D. C urtis, Omicron Hon. ’19 . Grand Marshal Clemson, South Carolina P a u l L. Mercer, Omicron ’2 1 ...... Grand Inner Guard 704 Orleans Ave., Keokuk, Iowa Prof . A. D. H i n c k l e y ...... Grand Outer Guard Columbia University, School of Engineering, New York City DELEGATE AT LARGE Prof . J. M. D aniels , N u Hon. ’2 2 Past Grand Regent Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS Central Ohio— R. J. Ebner, 1052 Parkway Drive, Columbus, Ohio Chicago— J. B. Finch, 2 5th and Madison Street, Bellwood, III. Cleveland—W . R. Uffelman, 1680 E. 117 St., Cleveland, Ohio Intermountain—C. Milton Anderson, P. O. Box 403, Salt Lake City, Utah Kansas City— R. S. Patterson, 4900 Wyoming St., Kansas City, Mo. National Capitol—William J. Ellenberger, 6524 Luzon Ave., N .W ., Washing­ ton, D. C. Southwestern—George B. Houston, City of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona. St. Louis— M. H. Kapps, 8222 Madison, Vinita Park, Missouri Tw in City—Robt. B. Aslesen, 520 Second St. S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. Louisville A lum ni Club—c/o Theta Tau Fraternity, 2022 S. First St., Louis- V i^ Ky. LosAngelesAlumniClub— T. J. Douglas, 15724 Sherman W ay, Van Nuys, CaL Northwestern Alumni Club— Rayworth F. Howe, 937 S. Dakota St., Butte, Montana MEMBERS OF T H E PROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE ARCHITECTURE, , . CHEMISTRY, . COMMERCE. Alpha . . DENTISTRY, , Pii Omega, Xi Psi Phi. EDU­ CATION, , , , . ENGINEERING. Theta Tau1 . LAW, , . Gamma, , Sigma Delta Kappa. MEDICINE. , , , , Phi Della Epsilon, , Theta Kappa Psi. PHARMACY, Kappa Psi. C Iiapters

A lp h a , Founded October 5, 1 1904 - University of Minnesota (Chapter house) 324 W alnut St., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. B eta, Established March 26, 1906 - Michigan College of Mining and Tech. (Chapter house) 1405 College Avenue, Houghton, Mich. Gamma , Established November 8, 1907 - - Colorado School of Mines c /o Prof. M. I. Signer, Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Colo. Delta , Established May 23, 1911 - - Case School of Applied Science Theta Tau Box, Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio E psilon, Established May 4, 1911 - - - - - University of California Box, Hearst Mining Bldg., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Zeta , Established April 17, 1912 ------University of Kansas (Chapter house) 1602 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas T h eta , Eslablisled May 26, 1914 - - ...... Columbia University c/o Prof. A. D. Hinckley, Eng. Bldg., Columbia University, New York City Iota , Established February I, 1916 - - - - Missouri School of Mines Theta Tau Box, Missouri School of Mines & Metallurgy, Rolla, Mo. Lambda , Established January 3, 1922 University of Utah Theta Tau Fraternity, Union Bldg., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Mu, Established January 3, 1922 ----- University of Alabama P. O. Box 1276, University, Alabama N u 1 Established January I, 1922 - - Carnegie Institute of Technology P. O. Box 114, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. O m icro n , Established February 3, 192) ----- University of Iowa (Chapter house) 804 North Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa Pi, Established May 26, 1 9 2) University of Virginia (Chapter house) 1721 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia R ho, Established February 16, 1924 - N . C. State College of Ag. and Eng. P. O. Box 5 325, State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. Sigma, Established November 29, 1924 - - - - Ohio State University (Chapter house) 1965 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio T a u , Established December 12, 192) ------Syracuse University c /o Prof. E. F. Berry, College of Applied Science, Syracuse, New York U p silo n , Established April 7, 1928 ----- University of Arkansas 537 Leverett St., Fayetteville, Arkansas Phi, Established April 21, 1928 Purdue University (Chapter house) 416 N. Main St., West Lafayette, Ind. C h i, Established April 23, 1 9 ) 0 ...... - University of Arizona Theta Tau Box, Engineering Bldg., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Psi, Established May 7, 19)2 ------Montana School of Mines Theta Tau Fraternity, Care of Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana O mega, Established March 26, 19)2 ----- S. Dakota School of Mines (Chapter house) 107 Kansas City St., Rapid City, South Dakota Gamma Beta, Established March 16, 19) 5 - George Washington University c /o Dean of School of Engineering, George W ashington University, Washington, D. C. Delta Beta, Established May 20, 19)9 - - University of Louisville (Chapter house) 2022 S. First St., Louisville, Ky.

AxIeeI C rrartd Guter G uard A- [dexter Mirtddey

The newest addition to the Execu­ general plan (not the easy way) and tive Council is A. Dexter Hinckley of pedalled some 800 miles on push bikes Theta Chapter. Theta Taus will be in France, Ireland, and England. Find­ gratified to discover, from the follow­ ing the continent not quite ready for ing account, the dynamic personality a budding electrical engineer, H inck­ of the man who was elected Grand ley decided to open up the backward Outer Guard at the last convention. California coast, via a teaching assign­ Born in Brooklyn, now a New ment at Santa Clara University. His Yorker, many changes have occurred in "Dex” Hinckley, in the process of getting across the East River. Public schooling with a diploma in 1920 from Manual Training High readied him for an engineering career. In­ spiration he had too from his father, an M.I.T. '93 grad, and then a prac­ ticing industrial chemist in the metro­ politan area. Leaving high school, church club dramatics, and his post as an assistant Scout Master, Hinckley was introduced to the business world. Eight months of attempting to bro­ kerage dried fruit to wholesale grocers all over the five buroughs (with prices nose-diving) convinced him that an office job was a surer source of in-

He therefore enrolled at Columbia in the combined College and Engi­ neering course of studies in January, 1922. There, w ith entire disregard A. Dcxcer Hinckley for normalcy (which he now recom­ mends to his students), he finished mind was set to rights in these m at­ the six year course in S '•1 years (AB ters when he spent the winter of ’27-8 1925, EE 1927), rowed two seasons, teaching some dozen subjects all the one on the varsity light weight, man­ way from calculus to A.C. theory. aged a championship rifle team, and The climate and people were grand but worked on part-time and summer jobs it was then that Hinckley knew he for most of his college expenses. He was a New Yorker and luckily found was married May 2 5, 192 5, and elected an instructorship in electrical engi­ a member of Theta chapter in 1926. neering open at his Alma Mater. Because of all the indications of a busy Assigned as assistant to the profes­ life ahead, the Hinckleys decided there sor in charge of communications, was no time like 1928 to make a trip Hinckley spent the next seven years to Europe. They proceeded w ith this in work of increasing responsibility in 6 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU teaching, consulting, and testing work. which has been rendered to the war Various summer jobs and authorship effort by these special courses. of two sections in the Pender Del Mar Brother Hinckley has been active in and Pender McIlwain electrical hand­ the New York sections of both the books, filled up what free time he had. A.I.E.E. and of the Illuminating En­ In 1934, in anticipaticn of Profes­ gineering Society, holding the national sor T. H. Harrington’s retirement, office of General Secretary in the lat­ Hinckley visited some dozen engineer­ ter Society last year. He has been ing schools throughout the country to active in the Manhattan Council of gain an insight into their general ad­ the B.S.A.; a committee member of ministration, particularly as to their the Engineer’s Council for Professional personnel work. Returning, he served Development (for which he prepared with Professor Harrington for a year, a report in 1938 on Professional Rec­ and was appointed assistant to the ognition in accounting, architecture, Dean in 193 J. law and medicine); has spoken at a Since 193 S his life has continued to number of conferences and profes­ fulfill its promise of being fully oc­ sional meetings; has undertaken a pro­ cupied. In his normal duties at Col­ gram of study leading to the M.A. umbia Brother Hinckley serves as ad­degree in student personnel adminis­ viser to some 300 college pre-engi­ tration; and has taken part in the neering students and assists generally University’s civilian defense program with the registration, records, scholar­ as assistant director of the Student ships, and student activities in the Auxiliary Corps in charge of Fire School of Engineering. He serves as Control. secretary of the School’s Committee Not to be outdone by her busy on Instruction and assists with the spouse, Mrs. Betty Hinckley resumed sessions at the Summer School of Sur­ her college studies in 1928, headed for veying in Connecticut. Hinckley ismedical school— took time out for the also in charge of the program of appearance of Alden Dexter in 1931 graduate evening instruction offered — and received her M.D. from the for men in industry. Following in College of Physicians and Surgeons in "Pop” Harrington’s footsteps he serves 1936. Two years of internship fol­ as Executive Secretary of the Colum­lowed by an active practice have bia Engineering Alumni Association necessitated close attention by "Dex” and is always on hand to assist in the to the rearing of his young son. work of its Board and many com- One might feel that Brother Hinck­ ley’s time would be completely filled Following a month as special assist­ by his numerous activities. However, ant in the U. S. Office of Education such is not the case. "Dex” has an in Washington where he assisted in athletic side! Beginning with walking laying out the base-work for the Engi­ (a pastime developed through scout­ neering Defense Training program, ing and pushing a baby carriage) his Hincklev was appointed to direct this activities include swimming, rowing phase of the work at Columbia Uni­ and canoeing, handball, square danc- versity. He has continued in the di­ ine. and folk dancing. Theta Tau has rection of the War Training program indeed acquired an active, and capable and points with pride to the service member on its Executive Council! W a r CZomes to the ngineering Colleges

It is, as yet, impossible to sec the ing dates of your regular academic full effect of war upon the Engineer­ periods (semesters or quarters)? ing Colleges of America. The possi­ 4. Have any subjects been added or bilities range from normal operation, through accelerated programs, to vir­ removed from your regular cur­ riculum? tual elimination of the colleges by the drafting of young men just out of 5. W hat was the increase or decrease High School. in freshman enrollment this fall? The last possibility would be the result of a hasty and short-sighted 6. Have the draft boards inducted policy which ignored the drastic need many engineering students? which still exists for trained engineers. 7. Have there been any losses of fac­ A sensible approach would be to per­ ulty to industry or to the armed m it men to enter technical schools rather than the army providing their aptitudes and training were of the The answers received are tabulated proper calibre. Furthermore, the num­ in the following table. A study of ber thus temporarily excused from this information reveals that few of m ilitary service should be regulated tothe schools have maintained a normal the need for engineers. If such a program. Practically all have adopted course were followed, the enrollment an accelerated schedule which permits in engineering colleges would probably the entering student to graduate three increase for a time and then level off. years later. Curriculum modification There is obviously much room forhas begun but has not yet gone as far speculation as to the fate of the engi­ as it eventually will. From the stand­ neering schools. Already some im­ point of personnel the reports are en­ portant changes have occurred. Few couraging. Freshman enrollments are institutions are still operating on a definitely above par and the draft pre-war basis. T h e G ear recently boards have abstained from serious made a survey of the schools in which raids. The teaching staffs, while be­ the fraternity maintains chapters in ing altered by withdrawals are still order to see just w hat changes have adequate, replacements having been already taken place. The following found for those who went into service questions were asked: or who accepted governmental posi­ tions. The entire picture is therefore 1. Has your Engineering school ad­ entirely favorable to the engineering opted an accelerated program? colleges and, if a little extrapolation may be indulged in, the outlook may 2. How many calendar years are now be considered quite good unless a na­ required to cover the work for a tional policy is introduced which Bachelor’s degree? would require all 18-year-olds to enter J. W hat are the beginning and end- the Army. Three added

Zeia Kansas U.

Theta Columbia U.

requirements Same No reduced______

Lambda U. of Utah

Slight 24% No Several

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Upsilon U. of Ark.

Omega So. Dak. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Norton, Tketa 21, Accepts Csovernment P osition J. E. Norton, Theta ’21, formerly ing the Marcus Daly scholarship in chief of the mining section, Recon­ 1918. He then returned to Butte, struction Finance Corporation, has Montana, and was employed by the been named consulting engineer for Anaconda Copper Mining Company the Metals Reserve Company, 1131 for the next ten years. In 1931 his RFD Building, Washington. Brother duties with the Ingersoll-Rand Com­ Norton graduated from the Montana pany of South Africa took him to the School of Mines in 1917. He spent Belgian Congo and the Rhodesias the year following his graduation on where he operated as a sales engineer. the staff of the School of Mines as When he returned to this country in instructor in mineralogy and chem­ 1934 he accepted the position as chief istry. In 1921 he received an E.M. of the mining division of the RFC degree from the Columbia School of which he has just left. Mines where he had gone upon receiv­

L-. C. topena, Csamma 21, Become, Curalor L. C. Fopeana, Gamma '21, the neering construction department, em­ Museum of Science and Industry at bracing roads, bridges, dams, muni­ Chicago recently announced, has been cipal engineering activities, and build­ selected to take over the duties of ing materials. Prior to becoming as­ curator of fuels and metals. Brother sociated w ith the Museum and follow­ Fopeana joined the Museum in 1933, ing his graduation from Mines in a short time before it was opened to 1921, Brother Fopeana was employed the public, to demonstrate coal clean­ by the Chile Exploration Company for ing and coal mining equipment. Later eight years. He served them as fore­ he was transferred to the curatorial man in their leaching plant, plant staff as assistant curator of the geology metallurgist in charge of research, and and mineral industries department. assistant engineer of reduction, with During this time he supervised the in­ supervision of blast furnace, reverb stallation of a complete gray iron construction and operation. He was foundry, a heat treating shop, welding with the Nichols Copper Company at and gas cutting shop, testing labora­ El Paso for one year following his tory, and machine tool shop. In 1940 return to the States. he was placed in charge of the engi­

T. J- M M 3Unl Pi. In CoIUiate W L ', W k Brother T. J. Milligan was chosen men in his class at the University of to represent the Engineering School in Virginia. He has been a "Dean’s List” "W ho’s W ho in American Colleges man during his entire time at the Uni­ and Universities” this year. versity. Jim has been a math instruc­ Jim transferred from Georgia Tech tor for the past two years and this in 1939 and has been one of the top year is also an instructor in math­ THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

ematics for the Navy Pre-Flight stu­ fraternity; the "13” society, and Tau dents (class V -J). Beta Pi. Last Spring Jim won the election Upon graduation Jim will enter the for President of the Engineering School Navy as an Ensign. He received his by a very wide margin. W ith the commission last summer. A fter the winning of the election for President war is over and Jim has returned to came many honors, among which were civilian life he wants to work in the bids from "The Raven Society” an test department of some company that honorary society; O.D.K. a leadership

James K . Richardson, Iota '30, James K. Richardson, Iota ’30, re­ cently appointed secretary of the Tri- R r o ilio led State Zinc & Lead Ore Producers As­ sociation, came to his present post from Climax, Colorado, where he was Safety Director for Climax Molybde­ num Co., world’s largest producer of molybdenum. Brother Richardson is a mining engineer, trained at the Mis­ souri School of Mines and Metallurgy. His early employment was w ith the United States Potash Company of Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he was ultimately placed in charge of accident prevention, and developed a successful safety and public relations program. Since 1936 he has been responsible for accident prevention and industrial hy­ giene at Climax. In his new work he will live w ith his family in Miami, Oklahoma.

Jam es J agger, Eta '24, Becomes Field ’Secretary

James Jagger, Eta ’24, is the new Holyoke, Massachusetts. A fter grad­ Field Secretary of the American So­ uation he joined the staff of the Stone ciety of Civil Engineers. Among his and W ebster Co., and spent two years other activities Brother Jagger num­ in Georgia on a hydro-electric project. bers that of being the alumni repre­ From about 1928 until 1941 he was sentative of Tau Beta Pi. In 1923 he employed by the Alabama W ater Serv- was the delegate selected by Eta ive Co. in Birmingham and was Vice- chapter to the Theta Tau convention President and Chief Engineer when he held in Iowa City. He was born in accepted his new position. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU U

Larl t . Church Becomes Honorary AIemher of Tau Chapter O n November 12, 1941, Tau Chap­ trained ;ill office rs and enlisted men ter of Theta Tau elected to honorary for this work. He was commended membership Earl Frank Church, As­ by Gene:ral Bullaird, cited by General sociate Professor of Aerial Photogram- Pershing for "tneritorious work in metry at Syracuse University. Geodetic W ork iin France”. He was Professor Church was born in Parish, cited bythe Freinch Government and New York, on August 11, 1890. was awarded the Order of Silver Palm A fter his high school education, he and Officier d’Academie. attended Syracuse University from which he graduated in 1911 w ith a C.E. degree. He was a Field Officer w ith the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in the Northwest States and Alaskan Coast from 1911 to 1913; was a mathematician with the U. S. Boundary Commission from 1913 to 1915; was a Geodetic Computer with the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1916; was an instructor in Astron­ omy and Geodesy at the Columbia University Summer Camps from 1913 to 1916; was a topographer and As­ tronomer on the Alexander Hamilton Rice Expedition in Brazil in 1916-17; became Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Pennsylvania Mili­ tary College in 1919 and Professor of the same in 1920. During 1923-4, Professor Church was in charge of the Professor Church was the official Least-Squares Adjustment and math­ delegate for the United States at the ematical computations of the Geodetic Congress of International Federation survey of the Hawaiian Islands. This of Surveyors in London, England, in work was done by the U. S. C. & G. 1934. He is a member of the Ameri­ Survey. In 1927 he became Assistantcan Mathematical Society, the Math­ Professor of Applied Mathematics at ematical Association of America, the Syracuse University, and in 1931 be­Society of American Military Engi­ came Associate Professor of Aerial neers, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi1 Pi Mu Phutogrammetry. Epsilon, an Associate Member of the In 1917, Professor Church was American Society of Civil Engineers commissioned as First Lieutenant, En- and is a Mason (K.T. Shriner.) Professor Church is the author of order and served with the A.E.F. in "Triangulation in Rhode Island” France until 1919. He was in charge ,1920), "Analytical Computations in of Geodetic computations and topo­ Aerial Photogrammetry” (1936), and graphy in the Intelligence division at 12 pamphlets on Aerial Photogram­ Headquarters of the Second Army and metry, (1930-41). 12 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Louis Mitchell, Dean of the College one of my former students but has of Applied Science says of Professor been a valued faculty associate for Church: "I take pleasure in warmly many years. He has achieved a na­ recommending Professor Earl Church tional reputation in connection with for honorary membership in Theta his research and publications in photo- Tau. Professor Church is not only grammetry.”

Donald F. Pancoast, Delta I?, Becomes Brigadier G eneral In National Guard Donald F. Pancoast, Delta ’17, for the past year has been an executive officer with the Ohio State Guard and a member of the Ohio State Highway Survey in Columbus. Brother Pan­ coast was recently promoted to Brig­ adier General and assigned to com­ mand the Ohio State Guard and Ohio State Naval Militia. A review of his activities with the Ohio National Guard shows that he enlisted in June, 1915. In July, 1916, he was mus­ tered into Federal Service, and in July, 1917, was awarded a first lieutenant’s commission. During the succeeding years he maintained his interest in the National Guard and in 1930 he be­ came a Colonel. General Pancoast has been awarded the Belgian war cross for outstanding service.

P ennebaler, Epsilon 24, to W askingtoi

Edwin N . Pennebaker, Epsilon ’24, nia. He later did graduate work in since 1928 chief geologist for the Con­ geology at the same institution. solidated Coppermines Corporation at For several years after graduation Kimberly, Nevada, has been appointed he was assistant geologist for the Cia. to the Metals and Minerals Division of Real Del Monte y Pachuca at Pachuca, the Board of Economic W arfare in Mexico. In 1928 he joined the Cop- W ashington, D. C. Brother Penne­ permines staff as chief geologist. Bro­ baker received his Bachelor of Science ther Pennebaker has specialized in the degree in 1924 from the College of relationship of ore deposits to struc­ Mining of the University of Califor­ ture and layout of exploration cam­ paigns. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

D elta Initiates Prominent PIonoraries

Dr. William Elgin Wickenden, this country and has done much to President of Case School of Applied deserve that reputation. Not only has Science was recently Initiated into he served in an educational capacity Theta Tau Fraternity by Delta Chap­but he has also been in charge of per­ ter. Professor Wesley Pope Sykes sonnel work with Westinghouse and and Professor Paul Leslie Hoover re­ has occupied a responsible position ceived honorary membership at the with A. T. & T. He has written a same time. Present and participating text on illumination and has served in the initiation were Grand Regent on many a technical committee. Per­ Russell Glass and Past Grand Regent haps his outstanding contribution to Professor J. M. Daniels. This initia­ educational work was his report on tion was held on April 30, 1942. engineering education to the S.P.E.E. Delta is to be congratulated on its His present connection with the En­ gineer’s Council for Professional De­ Dr. Wickenden is considered the velopment reflects the prestige which top-ranking engineering educator in he has gained in the educational field.

SM Jton. Psi 37, R« i I Iniisiial P romotion

Albert W. Schlechten, Psi ’37, who first time in ten years degrees will be was formerly on the faculty of the granted in Mining Engineering next University of Minnesota in the de­ spring. The capable Dr. Schlechten partment of metallurgy has recently takes over the responsibility of reju­ been selected to head the department venating this course at a time when of mining engineering at Oregon State there is great need of development. College. Much increased activity in Before joining the faculty at the Uni­ the State’s mining industry is the pri­ versity of Minnesota, Brother Schlech- mary reason for reestablishing this de­ arch ; for the partment at Oregon State and for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Regent Arthur Dana presents Plaque to Don Taylor

Delta M an Cops Della Plaque

The customary Delta Chapter award presented by Regent Arthur Dana on to the outstanding senior was this April 15 at the Honors Day Convo­ year presented to Don Taylor, Delta cation. Taylor, the recipient of the '42. The plaque, which comes com­ trophy, is also honorary captain of the plete w ith engraved name plates, was 1941 football team.

Garc/ner, Lambda '06, Appointed Regional Engineer

E. D. Gardner, Lambda '06, climbed propriation of funds for the develop­ aboard with the U. S. Bureau of Mines ment of essential war metals enabled back in 1918 when he went to work him to increase his force to 61 men. in the safety division in Pittsburgh. Brother Gardner has made extensive He has since advanced rapidly and studies and experiments in the use of was recently appointed regional engi­ explosives and in mining operations neer for the central states office by and has prepared several bureau in­ the Rolla, Missouri, office. In 1925 formation circulars on blasting prob­ he was stationed in Tucson as super­ lems, mining and milling methods, intendent with a force of six engineers and leaching problems in connection working with him. In 1939 an ap­ with copper. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU IJ

A n Gtiencliain /Merger

The smiling faces shown below be­ duction Department of the Reliance long to F. Ray Obenchain, Delta ’41, Electric and Engineering Company, and the former Miss Jessie Dunn, who Cleveland, and checks in at night at said "I do, unto” on February 28. 502 East 185th Street where the Ray assumes new duties w ith the Pro­ 'missus” holds the reigns.

Van Pel,, Beta '-22, H o n o r e d J. R. Van Pelt, Jr., Beta '22, has standing of science and industry. This recently had Ph.D. tacked on to his honor comes to Dr. Van Pelt, after name by Cornell College at its annual many years of hard work and untiring commencement in recognition of his ambition. He has been associated with contribution to a wider public under­ the Museum of Science and Industry THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

in Chicago virtually from its incep­ the Museum. A t the annual meeting tion in 1928. He has fulfilled the of the Society for the Promotion of duties demanded by the various postsEngineering Education at Columbia of curator of mining and metallurgy, University, June 27, Dr. Van Pelt was assistant director, and technical direc­ elected chairman of the mineral tech­ tor. He is today technical director of nology division. A . I. M. E. Journal

MIaIcar H eads Seniors al C a s e

For the coming year, the Case Stu­ head man for the year. In addition dent body will be led by Case Senateto being one of the most popular and President, Dave Heppert, ’43 (left). well-liked students on the campus, The Senior Class elected "Chuck” "Chuck” is well known for his ath­ Mlakar, Delta ’43, (right) as their letic achievements. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

J a m e s C o/asarli, Gamma 35, P r o m o te d

James Colasanti, Gamma ’35, has been promoted to the post of Captain and placed at the head of the Denver office of the St. Louis Ordnance dis­ trict. Colasanti has been in the Den­ ver office since 1939, going there as a lieutenant from C. F. & I. Corpora­ tion in 1'ueblo, Colorado. Brother Colasanti graduated from the Colo­ rado School of Mines in 1935 and after graduation was first associated w ith the Leadville Metals Milling Company in Leadville, Colorado. He is boss of the operations in a good many middle states which beside Colorado includes Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and a section of Illinois. Colasant.

Richard, Epsilon 33, R eceivzs R apid P romotion Fred V. Richard, Epsilon ’33, once years old, graduated from the Univcr- a mucker in his father's mine, The sity of California in 1933, went to Ground Hog, has steadily advanced work with A. S. and R. at Vanadium, through various stages of responsibil- in April, 1934, as mine engineer, ad- ity and was recently appointed super- vancing in 193 5 to the position of intendent of the Ground Hog U nit mine shift boss. Before his recent pro­ of the American Smelting and Refin- motion he was serving as general fore- ing Company in Vanadium, New man for the Ground Hog Unit. Mexico. Brother Richard has a re- During his college days he worked markable record of advancement and at the mine during summer vacations is one of the youngest mine executives so it is not surprising that he "knows in the southwest. Richard, who is 30 the ropes” of his new job.

John Lyle Harrington, Honorary Zeta, died Sn jffiemoriam in May, 1942. He was the senior member of the firm of Harrington and Cortelyou of Felmer Soe, Omega '3 9, with an engineer­ ing regiment in England, met Ius death in the University of Kansas in 1891. and rc- lieutenant in the Army, died in England on from Case in 1930. He was a member of August 22, 1942. He formerly lived in Dcadwood, South Dakota, and graduated from 1916. In 1923 he was president of A.S.M.E. He was a noted bridge builder and has built Surviving are his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Peter a number of bridges in Russia. He was a in Kansas City and elsewhere. 18 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU T h e GEAR o f T H ETA TAU

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FRATERNITY

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THETA TAU GOES TO WAR working in jobs that contribute in Theta Tau is extremely proud of any way to the war effort—and what every one of its men now in uniform, job does not these days?— push our­ but of none are we more proud than selves to the utmost to improve pro­ of our Grand Regent, Russell G. Glass, duction efficiencies, to improvise short ivho last October 15, donned the blue cuts and, in brief, to see to it in our of the Navy. He is now Lieutenant Glass, and for the present is stationed at the Naval Training Station, Noro- con, Connecticut. A t last Convention time, when Brother Amss retired from ths Execu­ tive Council because of his call to ictive duty in the Army Air Corps we had an inkling of what was to come. Now the entry of our Grand Regent into the Navy focusses our attention more squarely than ever on the urgent need of our armed forces for com­ petent engineering man power; it also illustrates the patriotic response which these needs are meeting within our own group. While our cheers and best wishes are directed especially at those bro­ thers who are in the combat units of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, we recognize also that those of us still in civilian life have patriotic duties to perform. More than ever before, own small way that the factories, warfare is now a mechanized, ruthless farms, and plants of America produce evil where machines, fire power, and the supplies needed for our armed transportation mean everything to the forces and those of our allies, not "too combat troops. All of these call for little and too late”, but "sufficient the planning, directing, and produc­ and ahead of schedule.” ing genius of the engineer. It is im­ O ur colleges and universities are in perative, therefore, that those of us many respects leading the way to 20 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

faster production in industrial fields. it is hardly likely that the chapter The speeded-up educational program will. Especially will this be the case means harder work for both teachers if the boys who get themselves a new and for students, but it is producing suit of clothes on Uncle Sam have left results. W ith the length of the war school owing their organization some uncertain and with the need for tech­ im portant folding money. nically trained men never greater, it Chapter officers, and particularly is surely the part of wisdom to keep the Treasurers, have a definite re­ the training of engineers going at as sponsibility to see that they keep their rapid a rate as we can. Under such books balanced, month by month. conditions it is obviously the patriotic Bitter experience teaches that this can duty of students to give the closest be done only as every other worth attention to their studies and to im­ while thing in life can be done, by prove their knowledge of engineering working at it earnestly, diligently, and in every way possible to the end thatsystematically. Remember Pearl H ar­ the period spent in academic training bor, and apply the preparedness lesson shall be most useful, not only to it teaches to the business affairs of themselves, but especially to the na- your Chapter.

A SPECIFIC JOB FOR ALUMNI REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR! The following editorial from Banta’s Forecasting the future is always a Greek Exchange contains an idea for hazardous pastime. But it is a good older Theta Taus to consider— and five to one wager that the Chapter having considered to act upon. which puts its financial house in order "The passage of the law to conscript now, and religiously keeps it that way men of eighteen and nineteen years of during the next few months will have age for the army was inevitable but reason to be everlastingly thankful for brings closer the time when colleges its foresight. The storm clouds ap­ and fraternities can operate only with pearing over the horizon as we pass the utmost difficulty. As in all things into our second year of this tremen­ necessary to the winning of the war, dous Global W ar spell Danger with it will be met with their whole­ a capital D to all fraternities. hearted cooperation, we are certain. Reports from individual chapters "One fraternity chapter has formed indicate a varying amount of laxitya committee of one hundred alumni in collections both from actives and who have pledged themselves to carry from alumni. In normal times, a the chapter through the emergency. fraternity may struggle along and be They will be organized to function in moderately successful in spite of some any needed capacity even to the pay­ laxities, but in these days such luxuriesment of S1.00 per month each to meet will almost surely lead to disaster. A financial commitments. group numbering twenty-five or thirty "In peace times it is somewhat dif­ going into the Holidays may find at ficult to explain the place of the the resumption of school work it has alumni in the fraternity picture. dwindled to only half that size, and Americans are never greatly interested while the Army, Navy, and Marines in 'stand by’ service; they want action. may benefit greatly from the shuffle,Well, the opportunity is certainly THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

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