The Old YMCA Building Site of First National Convention, 1911

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V olum e XLIII N um ber 2

Dyckman Hotel Headquarters for Golden Anniversary Convention, Oct. 1954

T H E T A T A l I

SPRING, 1954

VOLUME XLIII NUMBER 2 Fketa I au Fraternity 1 Iiilctl at the October I), /904 FOUNDERS Iiiuci I J. Schrader Isaac 11. H anks \V. Murray Lewis Elw in L. V inal EXECUTIVE COUNCIL J amison V awteri Zeta ’1 6 ...... Grand Regent 307 Civil Engineering Hall, Universityof Illinois, Urbana, 111. A. D. H inckley , Thcta ’2 7 ...... Grand Vice Regent 90 Morningside Dr., New York 27, N . Y. Erich J. Schrader , Alpha ’O S ...... Grand Scribe Box 244, Reno, Nevada Paul Mercer, Omicron ’2 1 ...... Grand Treasurer 141S Grand Ave., Keokuk, Iowa J. M. D aniels , Nu Honorary ’2 2 Grand Marshal Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. N ick T r b o v i c h ...... Grand Inner Guard 422 S Ivy St., East Chicago, Ind. Robert L. N o x o n ...... Grand Outer Guard 3214 N. Priscilla Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. DELEGATE AT LARGE D. D. C urtis, Omicron Honorary ’19 . . . Past Grand Regent CIemson, S.C. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU P. L. M ercer, Omicron '2 1 and J. W. H owe , Omicron ’24 . . . . Editors Engineering Building, Iowa City, Iowa Letters for members of the Council should be addressed to the individual by name. ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS Central Ohio —J. K. Dumbauld, 886 Oxford Street, Worthington, Ohio Chicago — A. T. Swanson, 99 Ash St., Park Forest, 111. Cleveland — James R. McKinney, 715 Union Bldg., Cleveland IS, Ohio Detroit— Charles Greening, 4661 Gray, Detroit 15, Mich. Intermountain— E. J. W atts, P. O. Box 403, Salt Lake City, Utah Kansas City — Donald L. Flanders, 5007 Wyandotte, Kansas City 2, Mo. Los Angeles—Ben E. Gumpertz, 571$ Sunnyslope, Van Nuys, Calif. National Capitol—Charles F. Myers, 106 N . George Mason Dr., Arlington, Va. Northwestern —Geo. T. Hanson, 706 Locust St., Anaconda, Mont. Tw in City—Alex Kovalchuk, 2330 Fauquier Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Southwestern—Robert L. Houston, , Tucson, Ariz. Louisville Alum ni Club—c /o Theta Tau, 2022 S. First St., Louisville, Ky. Fort Wayne A lum ni Club—Robt. J. W inner, 1635 Broadway, Ft. Wayne 2, Ind. MEMBERS OF TH E PROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE ARCHITECTURE, , Alpha Zeta. CHEMISTRY, . COMMERCE, Alpha Kappa Pii, Delia Sigma Pi. DENTISTRY, , Phi Lambda Kappa. Pii Omega, Xi Pti Phi. EDUCATION, . , , . ENGINEERING, Theta Tau, . JOURNALISM, Sigma Delta Phi. LAW, Gamma rr Eta Fta Gamma. Gamrni Delta FIalta Thcta Tkata Phi, Pkl Phi Alpha PkI AUka Fl-I., Pkt R...------G Sigma Delta Kappa. MEDICINE, , Nu Sign Nu1 Phi Bata Pi. , , Phi LambJa Kapp , Theta Kappa Psi. PHARMACY, Kappa Psi. Chapters A lp h a , Founded October 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) 140S College Ave., Houghton, Michigan Gam ma, Established November 8, 1907 - - - Colorado School of Mines c /o Prof. George W. Lemaire, Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Colo. D e l ta , Established May 23, 1911 ----- Case Institute of Technology Theta Tau Box, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio E psilon, Established May 4,1911 ------University of California Theta Tau Box, Hearst Mining Bldg., Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Calif. Z e ta , Established A pril 17, 1912 ------ (Chapter house) 1602 Louisiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas T h e ta , Established May 26, 1 9 1 4 ...... c/o Prof. W alter LaPierre, Col. of Eng., Columbia University, New York City Io ta , Established February J, 1916 - ...... Missouri School of Mines c/o Prof. J. B. Butler, Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo. Lam bda, Established April 29, 1920 ------ c /o George W. Carter, College of Engineering, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City M u, Established January 3, 1922 - - ...... University of Alabama P. O. Box 2043, University Alabama Xi, Established January I ), 1923 ------UniversityofWisconsin c /o Dr. G. A. Rohlich, 9 Hydraulics Laboratory, Univ. of Wis., Madison, Wis. O m icron, Established February 3, 192} - - - - State Theta Tau Box, Engineering Building, Iowa City, Iowa Pt, Established May 26, 192} ------University of Virginia c/o Prof. H . L. Kinnier, Col. of Engr., University of Virginia, University, Va. R ho, Established February 16, 1924 - N. C. State College of Ag. and Eng. c /o Prof. T. C. Brown, M.E. Dept., N. C. State College, Raleigh, N. C. Sigma, Established November 29, 1924 ...... (Chapter House) 1946 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, Ohio T au , Established December 12, 192} ------Syracuse University Theta Tau Fraternity, Col. of Eng., Bldg. 6, Syracuse U., Syracuse 10, N.Y. U psilon, Established April 7, 1928 ------University of Arkansas (Chapter House) 612 Storrer St., Fayetteville, Arkansas Phi, Established A pril 21, 1928 ------ (Chapter house) 416 North Chauncey, West Lafayette, Indiana C hi, Established April 23, 19}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 m ega, Established March 26, 19} 2 - - - - - S. Dakota School of Mines (Chapter house) 107 Kansas City St., Rapid City, S. Dak. Gamma Beta, Established March 16, 19}} - George Washington University Student Union Office Bldg., George Washington Univ., Washington, D. C. D elta Beta, Established May 20, 19}9 - - - - University of Louisville (Chapter house) 2022 S. First St., Louisville, Ky. Epsilon Beta, Established May, 19, 19} I ------Wayne University c /o Prof. Harold G. Donnelly, College of Engr., Wayne Univ., Detroit, Mich.

Fiftietk /fnniversary Celebration Plans

AU Theta Taus honor the date Oc­ Past Grand Regents, histories of the tober 15, 1904 when Erich Schrader, several chapters, and historical ac­ Isaac Hanks, W . Murray Lewis, and counts of the development of the fra­ Elwin Vinal, officially founded theternity generally. Some of the biogra­ professional engineering fraternityphies already on hand make fasci­ which was to become the largest of its nating reading and guarantee that this kind in this country. This fall, theissue will serve as a landmark in fra­ fiftieth anniversary of that historic ternity history. Chapter histories are event is to be celebrated. The occasion being submitted this spring in order calls for elaborate plans and just such that the preparation of the Anniver­ plans are under way. sary issue may go forward during the No sooner had the closing session of the Nineteenth Biennial Convention A call has been issued to fraternity in Lafayette ended than the newlymembers generally to send to Brother elected national officers met to con­ Curtis or Brother Kovalchuk (2330 sider the Anniversary plans. ThreeFauquier Ave., St. Paul) any interest­ major decisions were made at that time. ing photographs, souveniers, or other First, a national committee consisting mementos of Theta Tau’s history for of H. H. Hopkins of Chicago, Russell exhibit during the celebration. G. Glass of Cleveland, and Donald D.Likewise, an invitation is being Curtis of Clemson College, all Past issued to all Theta Taus within 500 Grand Regents, was named to be re­ miles of Minneapolis to be there on sponsible for all Golden AnniversaryOctober 15 th. Already, requests for Activities. Second, the Twentieth hotel reservations have been received. Biennial Convention was scheduled for The principal event will be the mid-October rather than the cus­ Twentieth Biennial Convention, begin­ tomary December dates. Thirdly, andning Wednesday evening, Oct. 13, and quite naturally, Minneapolis was select­continuing through Saturday morning, ed as the site of the meeting. Oct. 16. Attending the Convention Brother Hopkins, as chairman of the will be the Founders and all living national committee, immediately set Past Grand Regents. Never again will up a local committee in Minneapolis there be such an opportunity to see with Joe Skovholt, a former national and hear the men who have made Theta officer, as chairman. He in turn has Tau the organization it is. formed a general committee consisting Emphasis upon alumni attendance of Brothers Bretoi, Britzius, Leonard, is made for Friday and Saturday. The Lunn, Kovalchuk, and Manson, eachbanquet on Friday night will be the o f whom, as well as Alpha Chapter, outstanding event of the celebration. has accepted responsibility for a par­ On the next day, following the ad­ ticular phase of the local arrangements. journment of the Convention, the The first element of the celebration Minnesota-Illinois football game will will be the Golden Anniversary issuetop off w hat will no doubt be a of the Gear. This issue will appear in stimulating and enjoyable week end early October and will be devoted en­for all Theta Taus. tirely to fraternity lore. It will con­ Convention headquarters are to be in tain biographies of the founders andthe Hotel Dyckman. There are other THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

hotels in this vicinity in case of an month in Minnesota and, for Theta overflow of Theta Taus for this big Taus, no meeting could hold greater event. October is usually a scenic interest. Plan now to attend!

Russell Class Receives Alumni Award Ohio State University as the outstand­ — ing fraternity alumnus of 1954. His name had been put in nomination by his social fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa. F Brother Glass has also been an out­ I wW standing alumnus of Theta Tau, ser­ ving on the Executive Council from K- r* 1934 to 1946 during which time he - led the Fraternity through the critical war years as Grand Regent. He is at W present the president of the Profes­ sional Interfraternity Conference. The recognition given him by his alma ■ mater was based in part upon his ac­ tivities as an undergraduate, but :ebruary 16th, Russell Glass, chiefly upon his many accomplish- 24, presented an aard . at ments since leaving Ohio State.

Chi Initiates Two Professors Into Honorary M em bership

Chi Chapter has elected two Uni­ 1950 and prior to that time worked versity of Arizona professors into for a year for the Bureau of Recla- honorary membership in Theta Tau. They are James L. Knickerbocker, As­ Professor Marcoux was born in 1911, sistant Professor in Electrical Engi­ received his B.S. degree from the U.S. neering and Heliodore A. Marcoux, Naval Academy in 1934, and his M.S. Professor of Mechanical Engineering. degree from Cornell University in Professor Knickerbocker was born 1944. Brother Marcoux has had naval August 25, 1921 and, after serving inexperience from 1934 to 1939 as a the U.S. Navy during World W ar II,naval aviation pilot and was discharged was graduated from the University ofbecause of physical disability in 1939. Colorado in 1946 with a B. S. degree From 1939 to 1950 he was active in in Electrical Engineering. Following the mechanical engineering field and his graduation, he taught and did gra­in 1950 joined the staff of the Uni­ duate work at Iowa State College. versity of Arizona. He is also a member Brother Knickerbocker started teach­ of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, and ing at the University of Arizona in !Definitions o f College I'raternities and Societies

The National Conference on College which elect persons actively interested Fraternities and Societies, an organi­ in a specific field shall elect from the zation sponsored by a number of na­upper 3 5 per cent of the class in tional educational and fraternal groups,scholarship. 4. Election to membership shall be definitions of college fraternities andirrespective of membership in or affili­ societies for distribution to facultyation with other organizations and visers, student leaders, and to fraternal 5. Membership shall be conferred officers in general. solely on the basis of character and The N.C.C.F.S. statement was issued specified eligibility. in answer to numerous requests from 6. No solicitation or propaganda, colleges and universities for succinctsuch as rushing and social pressure, and explicit statements defining honorshall be used to insure acceptance of and recognition societies and socialinvitation to membership. and professional fraternities with their 7. Collegiate chapters of member basic purposes, standards, and member­ACHS societies shall be established ship requirements. The following ex­ only in four-year or more degree- cerpts from an informative statement granting colleges and universities that by the N.C.C.F.S. will also be of in­ are accredited by the appropriate terest and assistance to members of national or regional accrediting agency. Theta Tau. A recognition Society in an organi­ zation which confers membership in H O N O R SOCIETIES recognition of a student’s interest and An Honor Society is an association participation in some field of collegiate of primarily collegiate members and study or activity with more liberal chapters whose purposes are to en­ membership requirements than are pre­ courage and recognize superior scholar­ scribed for general and departmental ship and/or leadership achievementhonor societies. — Association of either in broad fields of educationCollege Honor Societies or in departmental fields at either undergraduate or graduate levels. Basic SOCIAL FRATERNITIES standards and requirements for mem­ Men’s Social College Fraternities are bership include the following: mutually-exclusive, self-perpetuating 1. General honor societies which groups which organize the social life base membership eligibility primarily of their members in accredited colleges upon the attainment of high scholar­ and universities as a contributing fac­ ship in a broad field of study shalltor to their educational program; and elect members from the highest 20 per draw their membership primarily from cent of the class in scholarship. the undergraduate body of the insti­ 2. General honor societies which tution. — National lnterfraternity base membership eligibility primarily Conference. upon all-around leadership attainment in student affairs shall elect from the PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITIES highest 35. per cent of the class in A professional fraternity is a special­ scholarship. ized fraternity which limits its student 3. Departmental honor societies membership to a specific field of pro­ < THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

fessional education in accredited col­scholastic requirement for membership leges and universities offering coursesusually above passing, elects its mem­ leading to recognized degrees therein; bers after a careful investigation and which maintains mutually exclusivegenerally by a unanimous secret ballot. membership in that field, but may ini­It initiates its members early in their tiate members of the general social professional college life, enabling them fraternities; and which organizes its to participate actively and beneficially group life specifically to promote pro­ in the professional aims of the fra­ fessional competency and achievementternity, holds frequent meetings, con­ within its field. The professional ducts professional and social activities, fraternity confines its membership and frequently maintains a chapter to qualified male students (andhouse or quarters. Professional frater­ faculty members) in a particular pro­ nities also sponsor programs of special fession who are pursuing an organizedvalue to alumni members. —Pro­ curriculum leading to a professional fessional lnterfraternity Conference. degree in that field, has a minimum TH E B E N T o f Tau Beta Pi

J a c k C M iommsen Awarded V F C First Lieutenant Jack T. Mommsen, Lieutenant Mommsen nevertheless re­ Chi ’54, has been presented the Dis­ mained exposed to intense hostile fire tinguished Flying Cross for braveryand continued to direct the friendly in action in Korea on April 14, 1952. artillery barrage until the enemy posi­ On that day, Mommsen was pi­ tions were destroyed.” loting a light, unarmed aircraft over Brother Mommsen, a veteran of enemy-held territory, in order to directW orld W ar II, was recalled to active friendly artillery fire on enemy posi­duty in 1950 and was released in 1952. tions. Suddenly the left wing of hisHe has resumed his work at the Uni­ aircraft was hit by hostile anti-aircraft versity where he is one of the two fire, causing serious damage and im­highest students in scholastic standing pairing flight control. The DFC cita­ in the College of Mines. He received tion states, "Realizing the present and the medal at an R.O.T.C. review potential danger of the situation, parade at the University of Arizona.

A- B- M artin Joins Washington Vi a ter Pc ower A. B. Martin, Gamma ’23, Buttethe Montana Power Co. in 1931 as mining engineer and chief engineer ofgas line construction engineer. In 1952 the Montana Power Co. since March, he was honored by the Colorado School 1950, has resigned to accept the posi­ of Mines with a medal for distinguished tion of research consultant w ith the achievement in mining engineering. He Washington W ater Power Co. at Spo­ was chairman of the Montana Section kane. Brother Martin, a member of the of the A.I.M.E. in 1950 and has been mining engineering firm of Martin member of the Mining 'Association Brothers, graduated from the Colorado of Montana for many years. School of Mines in 1923 and joined Professor I H a L es O lass Irom !Kansas Sand Glass is now being made commer­ West Virginia. The cost of the silica cially from Kaw River sand because atransported from St. Louis was $5 a University of Kansas faculty memberton, and the feldspar from West Vir­ insisted the glass manufacturing com­ginia cost $20 a ton. pany was passing up a good bet. Professor Bowdish realized that Kaw Brother Frank W. Bowdish, Psi ’)9, River sand would cost far less than of the K.U. mining and metallurgical the materials it might replace. How­ engineering department, began work­ ever, there was one drawback. Kaw ing on the problem of utilizing Kaw River sand, containing a small per­ River sand when he first joined thecentage of an iron bearing mineral, faculty at Lawrence. From his work could not be used in the manufacture with the Kansas Geological Survey,of fiberglas.

Professor Bowdish knew that Kaw In the process of making fiberglas, River sand contained two of the princi­the principal product of the Kansas pal ingredients necessary to produceCity plant, hot glass in the form of a glass. liquid is passed through a platinum Both silica and feldspar occur in screen, transforming the liquid into Kaw River sand in nearly the rightfibers. Platinum is a costly metal, and proportions for glass manufacture. W hen the Owens-Corning FibergIas would have ruined the platinum screen, Corporation recently established a since iron has an affinity for platinum plant in Kansas City, these two min­and readily alloys itself w ith that erals had to be imported— silica from metal. Unless the iron could be re­ St. Louis, Mo., and the feldspar from moved from the glass sand it was use- THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

less to the glass manufacturer, even Owcns-Corning researchers to prove though it contained the necessarythat the scheme was practical and to silica and feldspar, was close at hand, interest a sand producer in it. The and occurred in about the right pro-Stewart Sand and Material Co. of portions for glass making. Kansas City installed the additional Brother Bowdish, wot-king ^with equipment needed to refine the sand Kansas sands in connectio in a quantity large enough to supply Geological Survey’s progrann to develop the needs of the Owens-Coming new industries within the! state, was plant. The fiberglass company had convinced that a fairlytple sin- method invested over a million dollars in its could be found to remo-re the iron glass furnaces, and to minimize the from Kaw River sand id ai make it risk of having them ruined, started by suitable for glass fabrication. After using a small quantity of Kaw sand trying several different methods, heand increased the amount gradually. set up a large electromagnet. As the However, Brother Bowdish had done grains of sand ran down a slide, thehis work well, and today the glass out­ iron particles were attracted to the put of the plant at Kansas City is magnet and were shunted o ff to onem ade with Kaw River sand as the base side, while the silica and feldspar con­ material. The saving for the company tinued on their way. is nearly $200,000 a year. It took almost two years of experi­ menting by Professor Bowdish and the Kansas Alum ni Magazine

F , •an k W . E J w 'arc/s A ssum es N e w P ost Utilities Building, at 327 S. La Salle St., with Frank W. Edwards, Omicron ’28, in charge. The new office will provide improved consulting service to industrial and other clients in the Chicago area. Brother Edwards leaves his former position as director of civil engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. He has been at Illinois Tech since 1948, and prior to that he taught at Car­ negie Institute of Technology and at Pennsylvania State College. While on leave from Illinois Tech in 1952, he was general manager of the Centennial of Engineering held in Chicago. A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he is president of The Stanley Engineering company,the Illinois Section. Brother Edwards Muscatine, Iowa, has opened a new served the Fraternity as Grand Inner Chicago office in Room 409-10 of the Guard from 1948 through 1952. W hat JPegi stration Aleans for Professional Engineers By Prof. Leslie J. Reardon Case Institute of Technology

defined as includ­ For the past seven years. Profes­ ing "any pro­ sor Leslie ]. Reardon, Delta '27, has directed the refresher courses for engineers. By given at Case for those contem­ 1950, there were plating the state examinations for similar laws in registration as professional engi­ planning, design, every state in the neers. More than 1,000 persons have or responsible su- taken the training and Brother pervu i of c Columbia, Alaska, Reardon has become the focal point Hawaii and Puer­ for information regarding the re­ ation, in connec- to Rico. The le­ quirements for professional engi- gal registration of members of the Iy owned public engineering profession is the exercise utilities, structures, buildings, ma­ of the police powers of the state. chines, equipment processes, works, or The work of no other profession projects in the proper rendering of more truly concerns the safety of life,which . . . (the Code) is required to health, and property than does engi­protect public health, safety, and pro­ neering. W ithout registration laws, perty.” there is no way to (I) stop the prac­ It is the intent of the act that every tice of engineering by the non-engi­person (excepting locomotive, sta­ neer, (2) stop the misappropriation tionary, and refrigeration engineers) and abuse of the designation, "engi­with a title of engineer, or including neer,” (3) oust from the profession the word engineer or a derivative there­ those who prove incompetent and un­of, shall be registered. There are ex­ worthy, (4) preserve to the qualifiedemptions that should be noted, par­ engineer his rights of practice against ticularly: ( I) a non-resident engineer, restriction, encroachment, and un­registered in another state, may prac­ qualified competition. tice in Ohio for not more than 60 Registration is intended to insuredays in any calendar year; (2) a sub­ that only those persons who meet ordinate or employee of a registered fixed educational and experience re­engineer, provided said subordinate is quirements may practice in the pro­ not in responsible charge of design or fession. Registration protects the pub­ supervision; (3) officers and em­ lic and also the educated or trainedployees of the U.S. Government; (4) professional man by having his quali­elective officers of political subdivi- fications certified, while the non-com- petent and unfair competition is There is a reciprocal arrangement restricted or eliminated. between most states, whereby one’s The "practice of engineering” is registration in his orginal state qualifies THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

him for registration in another state the person has been registered without provided his orginal registration wasexamination, which was permissible at obtained under a registration act with the time in his orginal state, but at standards equal to those prevailing atthe same time the state in which he that time in the state in which he is now is applying had a requirement now applying. There seems to be con­ that everyone should take a written siderable confusion and misunderstand­examination. Therefore, he is told that ing by engineers on this state recipro­he will have to take a written examin­ city. One hears many stories about aation. If one is registered in any state state which will not honor the regis­ by virtue of a written examination, he tration from some other state. Upon should encounter little difficulty in investigation, it is usually found thatbecoming registered in another state.

P. Frederick Cseorqe Receives JJow Award cal Laboratories, has received the W il­ lard H. Dow Memorial Award for re­ search in magnesium. Brother George has been associated with Dow Chemical for 18 years. In 1947 he was the winner of a $1,500 award, sponsored by the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, for his research study into the welding of magnesium sheet alloys by the elim­ ination of weld cracking. He is a mem­ ber of the American Society for Metals and the author of a number of pub­ lished articles on magnesium metal­ lography. Brother George lives at 810 State St., Midland, Michigan. P. Frederick George, Beta '32, of the Michigan College of Mines Dow Chemical Company’s Metallurgi­ Alumni News

F. Ralph Fdyerton R eceives CJonservation Aw ard A well known Spokane business man. He has pioneered the "Don’t flip your Brother E. Ralph Edgerton, Alpha '07, cigarette” campaign in the Spokane recently received an award for out­ standing service in the field of con­ Brother Edgerton is gradually re­ servation. He has long been associated tiring from his business as an insur­ with the timber products bureau of ance consultant and is enjoying a the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, newly built home. He holds the dis­ and received the award from Nashtinct honor of being the first initiate Motors "in recognition of exceptional whom the Founders took into Alpha Chapter in 1904. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 13 J. IV . AiaclCay N am ed Assistant Sales Manager A t A cipco Brother J. W. MacKay, Mu '3 5, has ger since June 1952. He joined the been appointed assistant general sales company in 1936 and his experience manager of the American Cast Iron includes work in Research and Test­ Pipe Company. ing, Engineering Department, Melt-

Brother MacKay has been employed ing Department, Publicity Depart- in the Southern Sales Department of ment, Kansas City Sales Office, Plant the American Cast Iron Pipe Company Engineering, Special Products Depart- since the early part of 1951, having ment, and Sales Engineering, served as assistant Southern Sales mana- Born is Asheville, N orth Carolina, 14 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

MacKay was graduated trom Danville,B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. Va., Military Institute. A fter attend­Brother MacKay belongs to several ing the University of N orth Carolinaprofessional societies, including Tau and spending one summer at WesternBeta Pi. He is married, has three Michigan College, he was graduated children, and resides at 337 Lucerne from the University of Alabama in Boulevard, Homewood, Birmingham, 1935 with a B. S. degree in Areo Engi­ Ala. neering and a year later received his The 'Bama Beam

JoU R. D onnell Featured in Finance Magazine

of the meeting, addresses, economic outlook, and the cooperation among the organization’s members. Brother Donnell was described as "... no johnny-come-lately to either banking or business.” He is chairman of the board of the First National Bank of Findlay. His career w ith Ohio Oil started in 1936 as a special repre­ sentative in the executive offices. He became assistant to the production manager in 1944 and was elected treasurer in 1950. Donnell has been Finance magazine, business-financial a director of the bank since 1939 and monthly published in Chicago, fea­chairman of the board since 1947. tured John R. Donnell, Delta '34, One of Brother Donnell’s major treasurer, Ohio Oil Co., Findlay, Ohio, interests is the Boy Scout program. on the cover of its October issue and He is chairman of Region Four which its cover-photo article. The story "fol­ includes Ohio, Kentucky, and W. Vir­ lowed” Donnell through the 79th an­ ginia. W ith his election as region chair­ nual convention of the Americanman, Donnell also became a member Bankers' Association at Washington, of the national executive board. Other D.C., seeing the session "through the activities include presidency of the corporate treasurer’s eyes”. Findlay Board of Education, Ohio Selected as the subject in the 15 th Chamber of Commerce, Findlay Hos­ of a series featuring corporate trea­ pital Association, chairmanship of the surers, Brother Donnell was accom­ First Presbyterian Church building panied the greater part of the day at committee, membership in the Findlay the convention byFinance’s photog­ Rotary Club, and serving as Findlay rapher. The article has ten candid representative on the Case Alumni photos of Donnell visiting with key Council. Brother Donnell lives at 2200 persons of the United States govern­S. Main, Findlay, Ohio. m ent and Bankers’ Association execu- Case Alumnus THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 15

James S. ViJslwater Advances Vi/ilk Cleveland= Cliffs I, 'on Company

ing on the Executive Board of the named James S. Westwater, Beta ’34, Hiawathaland Council Boy Scouts and as general superintendent of Michi­as a director of the Northern Michigan gan Operations. Following graduation Children’s Clinic. He is a member of Brother W estwater went to South the Board of Managers of the Michigan America where he was employed by Tech Alumni Association. He is a Chile Exploration Company. In 1940 member of the American Institute of he joined Cleveland-Cliffs, startingMining and Metallurgical Engineers, out in the Engirleering Department. and his article, "Sinking with the H e was placed incharge of operations Hydromuckcr at Macher 'B' Shaft”, at the Princeton Mine in1944 and was was published in MINING TRANS­ transferred to the Mather Mine ” B" ACTIONS of June. 1940. Shaft as superintimdent in 1946. He The Westwaters have four children became over-all stiperintendcnt of the — a son, James S. Jr., and three Mather Mine in 1950 and district daughters—and make their home in superimrendent in1952. Ishpeming. Brother Westw.ater ha-i been active Michigan College o f Mines Alum ni News 16 TH E GEAR OF T H ETA TAU

FreJ A. Va vies Heads B o a Jo fA ramco

Fred A. Davies, Alpha '16, has producer on Bahrein Island. While on served since 1952 as chairman of the Bahrein, he became convinced that oil board of the Arabian American Oil could be found on the nearby main­ Company, giant production companyland of Saudi Arabia. Development of in the Saudi Arabian field, ownedthe field, in which he had a leading jointly by Standard Oil of California,role, confirmed his judgment. Standard Oil of New Jersey, and the Standard Oil of California obtained Company. Brother Davies is the a concession in Saudi Arabia in 1933 man largely responsible for havingand in 1940 Davies became president found and unlocked the door to theof the California Arabian Standard black gold treasure concealed in the Oil Company. In 1944 the name of bleak desert sands of Saudi Arabia. the company was changed to Arabian Sent to the Persian gulf for the American Oil Company and during the first time in 1930 as a geologist for period of intensive development of Standard Oil Company of California,Saudi Arabia’s oil resources Davies left Brother Davies located the first wild­ the presidency to take personal charge cat well, which became a successful of exploration and production there. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 17

In 1952 Aramco produced more crudeBrother Davies was a metallurgist for oil than any other company in thethe Anaconda Copper Company, a world— 301,860,885 barrels. research assistant in the U.S. Chemical Between the time of his graduation Warfare Service in Paris, and an oil from Minnesota and his entry in thegeologist in the Rocky Mountain area. search for oil in the Middle East, Minnesota, Voice of the Alumni

Lewis AL. Allen Joins BirminJam Office of HarfisonAVaIL r Lewis M. Allen, Rho ’50, has been added to the staff of the Birmingham District Sales Office of Harbison- W alker Refractories Company. Upon graduation from North Caro­ lina State, Brother Alien became associ­ ated with the Isenhour Brick Company as a sales engineer. Since May, 1952, he has been employed in the home offices of Harbison-Walker in Pittsburgh. His present position in Birmingham is sales engineer.

K eiif Atevens O versees Conneaut Marhor Keith Stevens, Delta ’28, super­ ceived Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees vises operations at one of the major from Case in mechanical engineering. points on the Great Lakes inland Going to Conneaut in 1929, he waterway system. Brother Stevens isstarted as assistant to the master me­ president and general superintendentchanic at the docks and progressed of the Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock through various positions, reaching Co., Conneaut, Ohio, a subsidiary ofhis present office in 1941. His firm is the U.S. Steel Corp. nearing an all-time record of unload­ He was pictured on the cover of the ings, the previous record having been Marietta Alumnus magazine recently, set in 1942 with 12,565,000 gross tons. as an outstanding alumnus of MariettaOre arrives in Conneaut from the College which he attended before en­ upper Great Lakes and is trans-shipped rolling at Case. Besides the B.A. which by rail to the Pittsburgh district. he earned there, Brother Stevens re­ Case Alumnus 18 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

I . W . PeRoy Appointed to Pacific Committee

Dr. L. W. LeRoy, Gamma ’32, Head of the Department of Geology at the Colorado School of Mines, has recently been appointed to the Datum Plane Committee of the Western Pacific Region. The purpose of this Committee will be to integrate all geological and paleontological data for the purpose of establishing more accurate time subdivisions of the geologic column of this region.

J . P. Gill Heads VanadiumM oys Company Directors of the Vanadium-AUoys Steel Company, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in a meeting November 24th elected James P. Gill, Iota ’18, president of the company. Brother Gill joined Vanadium-Al- Ioys in 1920 as chief metallurgist and was elected vice-president in 1943 and in 1945 was made chairman of the executive committee of the Vanadium- Alloys Steel Company and subsidiaries. He is president of Colonial Steel Com­ pany and was recently named president of Vanadium-AUoys Steel Canada Limited. Brother Gill, an extremely active member of the American Society for Metals, has been interested in that or­ ganization's activities since its found­ ing. He served as Pittsburgh Chapter chairman of the group in 1926-27, as chairman of the committee which pub- Well known and recognized as an lished a handbook of the organization authority on tool steels within the in 1939, as a trustee in 1937, and was metal-working industry. Brother Gill elected national president for 1939-40. has written many articles and books. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

a much sought after speaker and turned to Missouri Mines in 1922 and :r for technical groups and completed work for the Master of Science degree in metallurgical engi­ was born in Montgomery City,neering. A t the 75 th Anniversary Con­ ri and after receiving his Bach- vocation on the Missouri School of Sciencc degree in metallurgical Mines campus he was awarded the enginee!ring at Missouri School of honorary degree of Doctor of Engi- in 1918 and his Metallurgical srrng. ering degree in 1919, he re­ Miss i School of Mines Alum

Wallace R. Persons N am ed President of Emerson L lectric Formerly vice-president and general manager of the Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Wallace R. Persons, Delta '31, has been elected president and a director of the Emerson Electric Manu­ facturing Co., St. Louis Mo. Brother Persons, joining Lincoln Electric in 1934, served as a sales manager in western Pennsylvania for several years and in 1937 became dis­ M ^ * trict manager in Pittsburgh. There he pioneered in the development of de­ monstration selling as applied to engi­ neering processes and equipment. The program was later put into effect throughout the company. Moving to Cleveland in 1944, Per­ sons was appointed assistant sales manager. He planned and developedf t a program that resulted in a ten million of the College’s development commit- dollar annual addition to Lincoln's business. Three years later he became Brother Persons is affiliated with vice-president in charge of sales and numerous professional societies. The a member of the company’s executive son of the late Wallace R. Persons who was also a Case alumnus and active in Last year Case Institute presented the affairs of the school. Persons de­ Brother Persons with a citation for sired to have his father's memory per­ outstanding achievement in his pro­ petuated in some useful way and con­ fessional field. Having obtained his sequently established the Wallace R. Master of Science degree from the Persons ’03 Scholarship Fund in 1951. College in 1932, Persons has been ac­ tive in alumni affairs and is a member Case Alumnus 20 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU Rionald Glson Reports on Scholarship ear He was practically self-supporting, through summer work with the USGS and part-tim e employment with the University of Minnesota. As his grad­ uate year nears its close, he has this report to make. •» “J»t- P ) "M y time spent under the Theta Tau Scholarship this year has been most successful and ful­ filling to me. Successful because I have only a small amount of work left on my thesis to com­ plete my Master’s degree require­ v ments. Fulfilling because it has fields related to my own plus just things in general that I have been interested in. Most of my spare time has been spent in our archi­ tectural department, where I have ) heard almost all the lectures of I "imported” architects of fame In the summer of 1953 Donald besides doing a lot of discussing H . Olson, Alpha ’52, was awarded theand reading. Fraternity’s Graduate Scholarship of "Again I thank Theta Tau for $500. Brother Olson, a civil engineer, the scholarship. It makes this busi­ ness of getting an education so took part in intramural athletics and easy when a person is not only was a member of the Ski Club and the interested in it himself but some­ Toastmasters’ Club as an undergrad­ one else is interested for him. uate, as well as serving as treasurer of In H & T, the student chapter of A.S.C.E. Donald H. Olson”

Firedericlc IV . Buck is Prominent Aiinnesota Businessman Frederick W. Buck, Alpha ’09, Manley and Buck and has been with partner of Stryker, Manley and Buck,the firm since then. Duluth, Minn., real estate and insur­ Brother Buck is a director of N orth­ ance firm, was born in Towanda Pa., ern Minnesota National Bank and moved to Duluth at an early age, at­Minnesota Power and Light Co., has tended public schools there and gra­served on the board of directors of duated from the University of Minne­Duluth Community Chest since 1922, sota. His first job was with D.M. and is president of Duluth Community N. Railroad (now D.M. and I.R.) at Trust and Duluth District of Minne­ Proctor, Minn., as a draftsman. In sota Division American Cancer Society, 1912 he entered the employ of Stryker,chairman of Duluth Campaign Re­ THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 21 view Council and member ExecutiveReal Estate Boards. He was co-chair­ Committee of Minnesota Community man of the W ar Finance Committee Research Council. He is a past presi­ for St. Louis County during World dent of Duluth Community Chest,War Il and commanding officer of Duluth Y.M.C.A., Duluth Chamber of the Coast Guard Reserve Harbor Pa­ Commerce, Duluth Board of Realtors trol in Duluth. Brother Buck’s hobbies and Duluth Building Owners andare hunting, fishing and boating. Managers Association and past direc­ tor of the National Association of Duluth News-Tribune

Cene Rogers Edits Ransas Engineer

Gene Rogers, Zeta ’54, a senior in AU Student Council, holds a residence electrical engineering at The Univer­hall scholarship, and is the recipient of sity of Kansas, finds time to make the one of the John Morris Memorial Fund dean's honor roll and take an activeawards. This scholarship is granted to part in campus politics as well as edi­ juniors who are outstanding in elec­ ting the 1954 Kansas Engineer. trical and mechanical engineering. Brother Rogers is vice-president of the The Jayhawker 22 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Stanley Ftzen Becomes Ensign

During graduation exercises heldpleted a two months’ course to fa­ last August at the Navy’s Officersmiliarize them with the fundamentals Candidate School, one hundred eightyand requirements of a naval officer’s former officer candidates exchanged life. They then reported to service the white caps of enlisted men for the schools maintained by their respective gold trimmed hats of officers in the corps for further training in the Navy’s Supply, Civil Engineering, andspecial duties they will assume. Medical Service Corps. Among them Brother Etzen is well remembered was Stanley B. Etzen, Omicron '53, at Iowa for his fine performance as an M.E. graduate of the State Uni- Co-Master of Ceremonies of the Mecca Smoker of 1953. The former officer candidates com­ The T ransit

Arnold S. Bunte Joins C i/orado Alines Faculty Arnold S. Bunte, Gamma ’26, has Company, Red Rose Mining Company, been appointed associate professor of The Navarro Oil Company, and the geology at the Colorado School of Harvey A. Heller Company. Last year Mines for the 1953-54 academic year. he served as division manager of the Brother Bunte graduated from Colora­Permian Basin for Vickers Petroleum do Mines with a geological engineering Company, Inc., having been associated degree and has also done graduatewith that company since 1941 in posi­ study at the .tions as chief geologist, chief engineer, A former geology consultant. Broth­ and exploration manager. He was pro­ er Bunte worked several years for themoted to division manager in 1951. Shell Petroleum company as a geolo­ Brother Bunte assumed his new duties gist and engineer. In addition, he hasin September, 195 3. been employed by the Kingwood Oil THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 23

C o/. A. C Nauman !Slew District JLngineer Col. A rthur C. Nauman, Kappa ’34, recently of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (on the military liaison committee for the Atomic Energy

U.S. Army Engineers, Detroit District, with headquarters at 1900 Cadillac Tower in that city. Brother Nauman served in the South Pacific in W orld W ar II, was in charge of im portant construction in Alaska, and at the time of his appointment was at Sandia base in New Mexico. Illinois Alum ni News

I ribute Paid to C o/. Jack P. Qampkell The Moroccan Courier July ’53, er Campbell is back in the U.S. and published in Casablanca, dedicated thehis new assignment is Professor, Mili­ entire issue to the East Atlantic Dis­ tary Science and Tactics, Carnegie trict, U.S. Corps of Engineers in Institute of Technology at Pittsburgh, Morroco. Col. Jack P. Campbell, Iota Pennsylvania. His son is now attending ’24, has been the district engineer of the U.S. Military Academy at West this district from 1950 until his recent Point. completion of assignment. Now Broth­

Harry D ar Ly R eceives Alumni Honors A distinguished service certificateter. He is a Kansas City civic and in­ recently was awarded by the Greaterdustrial leader and former senator. A Kansas City Alumni club of the Uni­picture of Brother Darby appeared in versity of Kansas to Harry Darby,the Kansas alumni magazine on the Kappa '17. Brother Darby, who re­ occasion of his visit to the university ceived the M.E. degree from the Uni­ homecoming last fall. versity of Kansas in 1929, has trans­ ferred his membership to Zeta Chap­ Illinois Alumnus

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B illy B- O live r M onored

Billy Barnes Oliver, Rho ’54, has been named the Outstanding Engi­ neering Student at North Carolina State College for 1953-54. Brother Oliver was chosen Regent of Rho Chapter for this year, but college regulations governing the amount of extra-curricular activities in which students may participate, forced him to resign this position when he was elected President of the Campus Government. Now he brings additional honor to his fraternity with his selection as N orth Carolina State’s outstanding engineer­ ing student for this academic year.

A-Leo Gallagher Heads A fonlana Afines A lumni At the annual banquet of the Mon­dance. Other Psi Alumni elected to of­ tana School of Mines Alumni Associa­ fice were John M. Conrow, ’33, second tion, held last summer, A. Leo Gal­ vice president, and Rayworth F. Howe, lagher, Psi '37, was elected president ’34, secretary-treasurer. of the Association. More than 125 members and guests were in atten- de Re Metallica

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Alpha — Prof. Miles S . Kcrsten1 C.E. Dept., University of Minnesota, Minne­ apolis, Minn. Beta —Prof. L. F. Duggan, Michigan Tech., Houghton, Mich. Gamma— Prof. Geo. W. LeMaire, Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Colo. D elta — Prof. L. J. Reardon, C. E. Dept., Case Inst, of Tech., Cleveland, Ohio. E psilon —D r. Samuel P. Welles, 982 Santa Barbara Rd., Berkeley, Calif. Z e ta — Prof. T. F. McMahon, 6 Westwood D r., Lawrence, Kan. T heta —Prof. Howard Vreeland, Drafting Dept., Columbia U., New York 27, N . Y. Io ta — Prof. J. B. Butler, C. E. Dept., Mo. School of Mines, Rolla, Mo. Lambda — Mr. Preston Linford, C. E. Bldg., U. of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Mu—Prof. J. M. Faircloth, C. E. Dept., Univ. of Alabama, University, Ala. X i - Prof. G. A. Rohlich, 9 Hydr. Lab., Univ. of Wis., Madison, Wis. O micron —Prof. Ned Ashton, C. E. Dept., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa I*1—Prof. Lawrence Quarles, E. E. Dept., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. R ho— Prof. T. C. Brown, M. E. Dept., No. Car. State College, Raleigh, N . C. Sigma — Prof. Donald R. Rhodes, 4424 Sharon, Columbus 14, Ohio Tau—Prof. Gerald Walsh, Dept, of Engr. Drafting, Bldg. #5, Syracuse Uni­ versity, Syracuse 10, N.Y. U psilon — Mr. J. R. Bissett, C. E. Dept., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. Phi— Prof. H arry L. Solberg, M. E. Dept., Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Chi—Mr. Philip D. Newlin, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Psi—Prof. Koehler Stout, Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana O mega —Mr. Howard H . Wells, S. D. School of Mines, Rapid City, S. D. Gamma Beta —Dr. H. A. Miklofsky, School of Eng., George W ashington U., Washington, D.C. D elta Beta —Prof. M. G. Northrop, E. E. Dept., Univ. of Louisville, Louis­ ville, Ky. Epsilon Beta — Prof. Harold G. Donnelly, Eng. Col., Wayne U., Detroit, Mich. To AU Tife Sufscrifers

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