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A THIS is THE MONTH of discarding the comes on the scene. And the change in old, faded calendars and bringing on the the students when it arrives. new, unmarked ones. It is the month of Dot Crosland's pride in the library and "Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men." the way she works at making it the best. It is a month of happiness mixed with a The taste of Varsity food. Even after touch of sadness as another year breathes 17 years we haven't grown tired of it. its last. In the spirit of December, here The way Fred Ajax handles the Tech are the people and things that have made placement service. And the respect that 1956 worth remembering for one man: the companies have for Tech because ot The way Dr. Paul Weber did his job him. as Tech's acting president for the past 11 The great pride that Shirley Clements months. And all of the midnight oil he and Diane Michel took in being Tech's burned doing double duty as Dean of first female graduates. Faculties and acting head man. Roane Beard's fierce devotion to Tech. The sad but beautiful simplicity of the The incredible amount of work that Anglican Burial of the Dead service be­ the Alumni Office's number 1 girl, Mary ing read over Blake Van Leer on a dis­ Peeks, can turn out in a given period. mal January day. And the magnificent The pride we feel when we look at the strength Mrs. Van Leer showed through two covers Jane Wallace turned out for the trying period. the magazine. And the greater pride we Dean George Griffin's wonderful con­ feel just looking at her and her children. sistency in staying just "George," the The roar of a basketball crowd as a finest man we've ever known. rally gets underway. The devotion to Tech and to teaching The excitement generated on a campus and to research that the many faculty just before a big game. And the quiet members have shown in staying on the generated during exam week. campus despite all the tempting offers to The wonderful time Hazard Reeves go elsewhere and make a living. and the rest of the New York Club show The odors issuing from the chemistry you when you visit the big city. building at any time. They are among the The alumnus who shall go unnamed few things that have remained constant but remembered for finding us tickets to in a world of change. My Fair Lady, a magnificent show. The way Bobby Dodd took the Ten­ nessee defeat, the most heartbreaking of A TOPPY VANN, standing at his safety his career. And the man's ability to grow position, shoulders racked with sobs, as each year. Tennessee runs out the clock on a perfect Jimmy Thompson's phenomenal foot­ season dream. ball performances over the past four The look of the campus after dark. years. He has made the world a little Bill Diehl's ability to use a camera as more pleasant place for the little men. a proper journalism tool. And his enthu­ We will miss him. siasm for anything Georgia Tech. The smell of a print shop or a news­ • AND KEN OWEN'S ability to make you paper office. And the way that it never laugh at his Ring Lardner actions off- fails to make us proud of our profession. field and cheer his Paul-Bunyan play on- Jamie Anthony's ability to tell a good field. joke and still be a top-flight executive. The look of the new Alexander Me­ The sincerity of Howard Ector to help morial and the way Bobby Dodd spoke the alumni to better tickets and the fact in dedicating it. And the quiet strength that he has remained in an ulcer-develop­ of Mrs. Alex during the ceremonies. ing business without developing ulcers. Fred Storey's great performance as The way Tech alumni act about their president of the Alumni Association. And school. And the wonderful faith you the way that Ivan Allen handled the big have in the magazine. May we never let campaign. And also the fervor with which you down. Tech men everywhere pitched in to help The best in 1957 to all of you. them make this the biggest year. The look of the campus as spring g^ ^O^cJ.

2 Tech Alumnus December, 1956 3 « ScX^iffll^M VoL 35 No'4 I PPJ PS • STT|jm^mS DECEMBER, 1956 I •••• fi^AJflj|

Contents ERHAPS YOU are one of our Roll Call members P who received a second request for a contribution 2. RAMBLIN'—a few words about the many good right on top of having sent yours in to the Alumni people and things of the year, 1956. Office. I am sure you're wondering why this happened. 6. BASKETBALL—the new Alexander Memorial First of all, we are far ahead of the best year we is tried by the Tech hoopsters for the first time. have ever had; that is, more of you have joined early this fall than ever before. We are grateful for this 8. TESTING AND GUIDANCE—a research memo promptness,, but, as a result of this, the Alumni Office on the results of an important program. was snowed under and was unable to keep up with the 10. FOOTBALL: 98, 99, 100—the Jackets close out flood of contributions that came in. In trying to get the the season in fine style and head for a rematch of second reminder letter out promptly, some names the game of January 2, 1956. escaped being pulled from the address system. This 12. TALK ABOUT TECH—President Storey accepts helped us in our contest with the University of Georgia, a trophy and the A A makes a decision. but I know it annoyed some of you. We apologize. 14. WITH THE CLUBS—reports from here and It was great to stand in the center of the football there about Tech clubs. field in Athens on December 1 and accept that big shiny trophy in your behalf. On the morning of Novem­ 16. NEWS BY CLASSES—reports from everywhere. ber 30, we had 6,606 contributors which was approxi­ mately 50% more than the number of contributors to Georgia's Alumni Society. We put the trophy up for Officers of the Georgia Tech contest again next year, with the three-year winner National Alumni Association getting permanent possession. Agriculture Commis­ sioner, Phil Campbell, President of the Georgia Alumni Fred Storey, '33, Pres. I. M. Sheffield, '20, V-P Society, accepted our challenge this time . . . so we've Charles Simons, '37, V-P Walt Crawford, '49, Treas. got to keep up the good work and retain this tine W. Roane Beard, '40, Executive Secretary trophy. I would like to express my sentiments with regard Staff to our fine athletic program at Tech. Our 1956 football team, as an example, has just completed a tough sched­ Bob Wallace, Jr., '49, Editor Mary Peeks, Assistant ule very successfully. This group, mainly seniors, has set new records both on and off the field, and I'm sure THE COVER our men are the envy of any college in the country. HOWARD Ector, business There is nothing but good things to say about them. manager of athletics at Tech They play as a team and all are stars. and one of his chief assistants, With 18 men from the first two teams closing out H. O. Ward, '42, get the house in order before the opening bas­ their college careers with the Gator Bowl game, we ketball game with Duke. Ector, may not fare as well in future football as we have re­ who wdrked and worried long cently, but we always know that any team Coach Dodd and hard to help Tech get the puts on the field will be a credit to Georgia Tech. More new building, must now worry and more we come to appreciate him and his fine staff. about getting it filled. They are all fine men of good character and good con­ Photo—Bill Diehl, Jr. duct and we are fortunate to have them. May I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy

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4 Tech Alumnus

BASKETBALL: the opener

DUKE'S BLUE DEVILS spoiled the Jackets first basketball game in their new coliseum as they stood off a late Tech rally to win, 71-61, on November 30. Over 3,000 fans watched the first half quietly as the Blue Devils got off to a 37-29 lead and then roared in apprecia­ tion as Tech, awed by their new surroundings, finally came to life with two chilling last-half rallies. Tech moved within one point of Duke on both occasions but the Blue Devils had enough to pull away both times. Lennie Cohen, only big man back from last year's squad. was the scoring floor leader for Tech. The 6-5 center scored 21 points and led both teams in rebounds with 19. But, it just wasn't the Jackets night. Tuesday, December 4, was the Jackets night as they calmed down to whip a much taller Murray State (Ky.) team, 67-64, in a thriller. Only 1,000 fans turned out to see Tech win its first one on the new floor. On Thursday night of the same week, Tech broke loose to beat high-scoring Furman, 93-74. Sophomore guard, Terry Randall, smallest Tech man at 5-10, scored 33 points as the Jackets contin­ ued to improve with each outing. FIRST PLAY IN THE NEW ALEXANDER COLISEUM

Photographed by Bill Diehl

Sophomore sensation Terry Randall starts one of his patented dribbles which takes him around one Duke man on his way to a goal.

And then he leaps high to get rebound after he missed in this first-half action. Randall scored 33 points, high for the Jackets this season, in the third game against Furman.

6 Tech Alumnus Footballers, Jimmy Thompson and Ken (Jet The Tech bench shows the signs of a hopeless Rink) Owen take in the basketball opener. cause as the Duke game slips away. Coach Whack Hyder, right, does the heavy worrying. Lennie Cohen (20), star of the Tech opener, tries a first-half tip-in only to have a Duke man Randall drops in one of his jump shots in the block it. Cohen managed 21 points and 19 re­ second half as Tech closes the gap in a last- bounds, however, to lead Tech's valiant try. ditch rally. But, the Blue Devils pulled away.

December, 1956 7 A research memorandum Tech's Testing and Guidance Program by EDWARD H. LOVELAND

N 1954, the Office of the Dean of and scholastic performance, using data which permitted interpretation of scores I Students, aided by a special grant from obtained from freshmen of 1954. in terms of the performance of a large the Georgia Tech Alumni Foundation, group of students. Previously, percentile initiated a study of the freshman testing STABILITY OF TEST norms, or some variant thereof, were program of the Georgia Institute of The test score weights may be termed used for this purpose at Georgia Technology. This study was intended to stable if the correlation between Institute of Technology. Percentile evaluate the effectiveness of the program weighted test scores and grade-point scores have the advantage of being as it was at that time. averages of the 1954 freshman group simple to compute and easy to explain. The basic question which had to be is approximately equal in magnitude to However, their simplicity is outweighed answered concerned the extent to which the correlation between weighted test by a variety of disadvantages. Percentile tests of the freshman battery could be scores and grade-point averages of the scores tend to magnify small, and some­ used in the prediction of scholastic 1951 freshman group. The data collected time insignificant, differences in scores achievement in the Georgia Institute of and weighed provide evidence of the near the center of a distribution. They Technology. In order to answer this stability of the weights derived from the tend to reduce the apparent magnitude question, it was necessary to use data 1951 data. The correlations obtained of rather large differences in scores at from a group of students for whom from the 1954 data do not differ signifi­ the upper and lower ends of a score measures of school achievement were cantly from those obtained from the distribution. Further, percentile scores already available. 1951 data. We may therefore infer that are rarely proportional to raw scores. the test score weights are stable and The group employed for the initial Hence, their use in statistical or mathe­ useful for the prediction of academic evaluation study entered Georgia Insti­ matical operations does not yield results achievement. tute of Technology in the fall of 1951. identical to those which would be From the sixteen tests and subtests obtained through use of the original raw administered to these students, three INTERPRETATION OF SCORES scores. It was therefore thought advis­ tests were selected by statistical methods, Use of the freshman tests for the able to consider the use of test norms as the best predictors of scholastic suc­ prediction of school achievement re­ which would avoid these disadvantages. cess. These were the Georgia Tech Math­ quires that test scores be made avail­ During World War II, the U. S. Air ematics Placement Test, the Georgia Tech able to authorized persons in a form Force developed a method for trans­ English Placement Test, and the Pre- which will permit quick estimates of forming test scores into "stanines." These Engineering Ability Test. Statistical evi­ probable student achievement. Since raw are simple, single digit, "standard dence was obtained showing that a com­ test scores have almost no meaning in scores" representing approximately equal bination of these three tests would predict and of themselves, it was necessary to steps in performance, ranging from one school achievement as well as a combina­ convert weighted scores into a form (low) to nine (high) in value. These tion of all sixteen of the measures ob­ tained in 1951. Weights were derived which permitted the scores from the three selected tests to be combined into a single weighted test score. The relationship between weighted test scores and grade-point average was determined through the use of data obtained from the 1951 fresh­ man group. However, before such scores could be safely employed for the predic­ tion of the achievement of subsequent groups of students, it was necessary to determine whether the relationship be­ tween weighted test scores and grade- point averages was a stable one — whether it would remain approximately the same for a second, independent group of freshman entrants simular to those now enrolling in the Institute. This paper describes the results of a study designed to test the stability of the test score weights and to determine the relationship between weighted test scores FIGURE 1 — 673 FRESHMEN NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE REMEDIAL COURSFS.

Tech Alumnus scores, which have none of the disad­ vantages cited above, have been used i.i the present study. Such scores may be computed in the Testing and Guidance Office and reported to persons interested in predicting student achievement. Grade-point average may likewise be transformed into stanine scores.

WEIGHTED TEST SCORES Trie Georgia Tech Mathematics Placement Test, the Georgia Tech English Placement Test, and the Pre- Engineering Ability Test were admin­ istered to 978 freshmen who entered the Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall of 1954. Weighted test scores were computed for each student. These scores were then transformed into stanine scores. First quarter grade-point av­ erages were similarly transformed into stanine scores so that a meaningful comparison could be made. Figure 1 shows, for 673 entering freshmen who FIGURE 2 — 887 FRESHMEN WHO COMPLETED THREE QUARTERS. were not required to take remedial English or mathematics courses, the per­ 41% of those who were required to follow-up studies will be necessary in centage of freshmen in each test stanine take the remedial mathematics course, order to maintain a close check on the who obtained average or above average 38% of those required to take the future utility of the freshman tests and first-quarter grades (a grade-point aver­ remedial English course, and 35% of test score weights. age stanine of 5 or higher). The mean­ those required to take both mathematics In order to facilitate correct interpre­ ing of the first-quarter grade-point and English remedial courses achieved tation of freshman test scores, the averages for those students who take average or above average first-quarter weighted sums of the three freshman remedial courses is somewhat ambig­ grades. placement tests were converted to a uous, in that these students' course loads It is interesting to note that approxi­ simple and convenient nine-point scale. are considerably lighter and more mately 25% of those students who were The values on this scale represent heterogeneous than those of their "non- required to take both English and approximately equal steps in test per­ remedial" colleagues. It was advisable, mathematics remedial courses did not formance, ranging from one (low) or therefore, to treat the prediction of the complete three quarters in day school nine (high). This method of test score first-quarter grades of these students as prior to the winter of 1956 (five quarters representation avoids many of the a separate problem. after enrollment). Among those students opportunities for interpretation errors To the extent that future freshman who were not required to take remedial which are associated with the use of the groups are similar to the 1954 entrants, courses only 7% did not complete three percentile norm method previously used. these percentages may be taken as quarters of work in day school prior to Examination of the scholastic records probabilities of successful performance the winter quarter of 1956. of freshman entrants who were required and used as aids for the advisement of to take remedial courses in mathematics students. SUMMARY and/or English revealed that these Figure 2 shows, for 887 freshmen The present paper describes the students are definitely poorer academic who completed three quarters in day results of a study designed to determine "risks" than their better prepared school prior to the winter quarter of the usefulness of a weighted composite colleagues. At best, only about four of 1956 (including those who took remedial of the scores of the three tests of the every ten of% these students achieve courses), the percentage in each test freshman test battery for the prediction average or above average grades during stanine who achieved average or above of scholastic achievement in the Georgia their first quarter in the Institute. average grades. These percentages may Institute of Technology. These tests are Approximately 25% of those 1954 be treated in the same manner as those the Georgia Tech Mathematics Place­ entrants who were required to take both contained in Figure 1. ment Test, the Georgia Tech English English and mathematics remedial Placement Test, and the Pre-Engineering courses did not complete three quarters STUDENTS AND REMEDIAL Ability Test. The relationships between in the day school prior to the winter A considerable amount of additional a weighted composite of the three test of 1956f study will be necessary before it will scores and measures of scholastic Continued study of the 1954 entrants, be possible to make accurate predictions success were determined through the use through their remaining years in the of the first-quarter scholastic perform­ of data obtained from a group of fresh­ Georgia Institute of Technology, would ance of entrants who are deficient in men who entered the Institute in the fall seem to be advisable. In this way, the mathematics or English skills. It is of 1954. These relationships were suffi­ usefulness of the freshman tests for the apparent at the present time, however, ciently high to indicate that the weight­ prediction of success in more advanced that these students are definitely poorer ing procedure is useful for the prediction work and work in specific courses could acadmic "risks" than their better pre­ of student achievement. However, it is be determined. Such continued study is pared colleagues. For example, only important to realize that additional presently being planned.

December, 1956 FOOTBALL: 98, 99,100 and then Gator Bowl

GEORGIA TECH'S 1956 edition of the Yellow Jackets bounced Gators fell by the wayside 28-0, as Tech played the kind back from the heartbreaking Tennessee loss to trounce their of a game that Tennessee played against the Jackets. Tech last three opponents (Alabama, Florida and Georgia) by a scored in the first period after Don Miller recovered a fum­ grand total of 90-0. The Georgia win was the 100th for the ble on the Gator 18. Ken Owen tore the Gator line apart Jackets under head coach Bobby Dodd and earned Tech and Toppy Vann sneaked the final yard. A second Gator an unprecedented sixth consecutive bowl bid. In a rematch, miscue in period two gave the Jackets a chance from Flor­ Tech faces Pittsburgh in the Gator Bowl on December 29. ida's 25. Again the opportunists lowered the boom. This The Jackets edged the Panthers, 7-0, in the 1956 Sugar time it was Rotenberry who went over on a great 9-yard Bowl game. run. Mitchell added his second point. In the third period, Tech didn't appear overly sharp in the Alabama game Tech went 50 yards on 10 plays for their third score. played in Atlanta on November 17. But, the Jackets were Mitchell went over on a sneak and added the point. Early too fast for the Tide as the final 27-0 score indicates. Tech hero Miller blocked a Florida punt at the Gator 11 to set scored in the first quarter on a running pass from Stan up the final tally. Rotenberry went the last five yards on Flowers to Johnny Menger that covered 8 yards. Mitchell this short drive. Mitchell closed it out at 28-0. made it 7-0, a score that stood until late in the third quar­ The season's finale for 18 of Tech's first 22 players turned ter. After Don Stephenson stopped the only real Alabama into a rout as the Jackets finished a 9-1 season with a 35-0 threat of the day with a great interception, the Jackets win over Georgia. Tech scored 21 points on the Bulldogs started to move. But it took a busted signal and a torn shirt in the final period as Dickie Mattison, Stan Rowers (on a to provide Tech with the second score. On a naked reverse 2-yard run) and Flowers again (on a 12-yard pass from play, Paul Rotenberry fumbled and blocked three Tidemen Vann) did the scoring. The Bulldogs made a fight out of it out of the play trying to pick up the ball. Finally he found for the first half, holding the Jackets to only 7 points, but the handle and handed it to Jimmy Thompson who weaved wilted under the relentless pressure of the Tech attack. Ro­ and bobbed 48 yards to a score with his shirt hanging on tenberry scored the first one on a great 8-yard run to climax him like a hula dancer's skirt. Tech added two more in the an 86-yard drive (Mattison bulled for 43 of the yards in 8 final period on a great 61-yard drive capped by a 12-yard trys on this drive). Tech broke the game open on an ex­ sprint by Toppy Vann with another busted signal. Jos plosive 3-play, 72-yard drive the first time they touched Delany scored the last one on a 21-yard pass from Vann. the ball in the second half. Rotenberry went 53, then A lot of the experts figured that Florida might knock Thompson went 14 and then Georgia was penalized to the off the Jackets in their meeting in the Gator Bowl. But the one where Mitchell dived over. It was a real team victory.

Toppy Vann leaps in for the first score against Florida in the first-quarter action. Jimmy Thompson, his shirt in shreds, crosses the zero stripe after a great 48-yard run against Alabama that broke it up.

10 Tech Alumnus Dickie Mattison, voted the most valuable player in the Georgia game, gets 8 and a first down during Tech's first drive.

ROTENBERRY SCORES THE FIRST SIX POINTS ON A GREAT 8-YARD RUN.

TECH'S FAVORITE PLAY, FULLBACK UP THE MIDDLE, OWEN IN ACTION.

Georgia's pet mascot seems just a bit put out at the tragic turn of events.

WHILE THE BULLDOG MOURNS, THE JACKETS CELEBRATE THE GATOR BID.

December, 1956 11 ^k*Ai*A^oxJ,r<|323Il

GEORGIA TECH won a great deal more ALUMNI TROPHY GOES TO TECH than a football game in Athens on December 1. As 50,000 Tech-Georgia fans looked on, Tech Alumni Associa­ tion President Fred Storey, right, ac­ cepted this giant trophy from Georgia Alumni Society President Phil Camp­ bell. The trophy was the symbol of the Tech Alumni Association's victory in the race to see which alumni group could recruit the most paid-up mem­ bers in the annual roll call drives by November 1. Final tally in the race was Tech 6,606 and Georgia 4,183. In accepting the trophy, President Storey thanked the thousands of Tech alumni whose loyalty made the victory possible. He then challenged President Campbell to another contest for the 1957-58 fund year and suggested that the trophy be put up on an annual basis until one schools wins it three times. President Campbell immediately accepted the challenge.

Athletic Association Drops Plans for Double-Decking West Stands THE WEST STANDS at Grant Field will not be double-decked the proposed second deck of the west stands. But the option within the next year. The Athletic Association canceled plan only brought in roughly one-third of that amount b\ plans for the addition on December 9 and said that persons deadline time. Rates under the option plan (and they didn't purchasing options would get their money back. include the price of the tickets) ranged from $50 for end The association had hoped to raise over $900,000 for zone seats to $225 for the center section seats. All money the addition by selling 10-year options on 6,804 seats in will be refunded as soon as possible.

Tech Men Head IRE Conference INDUSTRIAL, radiological, aircraft and laboratory instru­ mentation and the application of solid-state devices (transi- tors, etc.) were the feature topics ©f the Second IRE (Insti­ tute of Radio Engineers) Instrumentation Conference held in Atlanta, December 5-7. This year's conference was spon­ sored by the Atlanta Section, IRE and the Professional Group on Instrumentation. General Manager for the con­ ference was Dr. B. J. Dasher, director of Tech's Electrical Engineering School. Other Tech faculty members on the planning staff included Exhibits Chairman W. B. Wrigley, Program Chairman M. D. Prince and Publicity Chairman Bob Wallace, all of the Engineering Experiment Station.

12 Tech Alumnus

^IZiritl^L the Clubs

ATLANTA, GEORGIA—The reunion of the survivors of scrimmage and saved us from really ignominious defeat. If the most one-sided football game in history was the feature we had punted, as we should have, Tech would have of the October 12 meeting of the Greater Atlanta Club. The blocked the kick, made another touchdown and the score meeting attracted over 200 Tech alumni as well as 6 survi­ would have been 229-0." vors of the Cumberland team and 22 players from the Tech In addition to Dugat and Gouger the Cumberland con­ team that played that 222-0 game back in 1916. Although tingent included A. L. McDonald, a Louisville, Ky., lawyer: the Cumberland delegation was as badly outnumbered at R. E. Gray, another attorney from San Saba, Texas; Charles the reunion as they were in the game, the boys from Ten­ H. Warwick, another attorney from West Palm Beach, nessee won the contest when it came to speechmaking. Florida, and Haysler Poague, still another attorney from George C. Griffin, a member of the Tech 1916 team, Clinton, Missouri. As one Tech alumnus remarked, "This served as toastmaster for the event. Talley Johnson, team rematch is fixed, how do they expect 22 engineers to out- captain at Tech that year, introduced the Tech team and talk 6 lawyers." Gentry Dugat, the originator of the reunion idea, introduced Tech men present were halfback J. T. (Talley) Johnston, the Cumberland team members. Mr. O. K. Armstrong, who captain of the team from Chattanooga; left end Jim Preas wrote an article for The Readers Digest about this game, of Johnson City, Tenn.; left end R. S. (Cy) Bell of Atlanta; L. W. (Chip) Robert, an assistant coach at Tech in 1916, right tackle Bill Fincher of Atlanta; left guard George (Hip) and Coach Bobby Dodd were special speakers. West of Chattanooga; right guard J. S. (Canty) Alexander But the big thrill of the meeting was listening to the of Spartanburg, S. C; tackle T. W. (Buzz) Shaver of Gads­ stories about the game as told by the Cumberland and Tech den, Ala.; quarterback D. E. (Froggy) Morrison of Tren­ players who were there. Stories like the one told by Cumber­ ton, Ga.; guard Bob Lang of Atlanta; halfback John Man- land alumnus Morris Gouger, now a banker in Robstown, gham of Stone Mountain; end Al Meaders of Augusta: Texas, who said, "In one of the smartest bits of football guard D. C. (Dummy) Lebey of Atlanta; end Bill Lovell strategy on record, I called for a quarterback sneak on of Savannah; guard J. H. (Ham) Dowling of Tallahassee. fourth down late in the final period. We needed 25 yards Fla.; halfback Wally Smith of Atlanta; halfback Dawson and were deep in our territory, I made it back to the line of Teague of Augusta; tackle H. G. (Dick) Dickson of At-

TECH AND CUMBERLAND TEAMS LINE UP AGAINST EACH OTHER ONCE AGAIN. TECH IS ON THE RIGHT. lanta; guard J. C. (Cabe) Rogers of Atlanta; end H. A. Officials from Tech who were on hand to help get the (Hook) Malcolm of Tampa, Fla.; center W. G. (Pug) club off to a flying start were Dr. Paul Weber, acting presi­ Bryant of Atlanta; tackle Curtis McRae of Norfolk, Va., dent, Coach Bobby Dodd, Dean George Griffin and Howard and Dean Griffin a halfback. Quarterback A. B. Hill came Ector. Special alumni guests at the meeting included Oscar down from Harlan, Ky., for the reunion but was taken ill G. Davis, general chairman of the Roll Call drive; Walter and could not leave his hotel. Mitchell, president of the Georgia Tech Foundation; Ivan Dr. Charles B. Havens, president of Cumberland; Dr. Allen, Jr., chairman of the Joint Tech-Georgia Develop­ Paul Weber, acting president of Georgia Tech, and Ed Dan- ment Fund, and Roane Beard, secretary of the Association forth, sports editor of The Atlanta Journal also spoke. and the Foundation. It was a night to remember and one of the Cumberland Officers elected to lead the club in its first year were Dick men summed it up best in thanking President Oliver Sale for Watkins, president, George Thomas, vice president, and the Atlanta Club's part in the reunion planning and ex­ Joe Wilson, secretary-treasurer. penses when he said, "This is one of the great thrills of my * * * life. I haven't seen any of these men since 1917. And this PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA—the Pittsburgh Geor­ chance to relive this game is something I shall never forget. gia Tech Club held a coed dinner on December 5 at the Thank you for making one man happy." South Hills Country Club. Thirty persons turned out for the * * * meeting arranged by Louis Chamblers and W. O. Mitchell. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA—Forty-four mem­ Jim Pierce, club president, introduced guest speaker Roane bers of the Charlotte Georgia Tech Qub turned out on Beard, who gave a short talk on Tech and then showed the November 1 to hear Alumni Secretary Roane Beard's talk Tech-Georgia movies. on "Georgia Tech, 1956." President William S. "Bill" Ter­ * * * rell handled the business meeting and introduced Secretary NEW YORK, NEW YORK—the fall meeting of the Geor­ Beard and special guest, Ned West, athletic publicity direc­ gia Tech Qub of New York was held on November 29 at tor at Tech. the Reeves Sound Studios. Over 100 Tech alumni from the The Tech-Auburn game films were shown to wind up the "big city" area turned out to hear Alumni Secretary Roane evening. Secretary Beard furnished the narration. Beard and Editor Bob Wallace talk about Georgia Tech. * * * Hazard Reeves, club president, presided over the meeting CLEVELAND, OHIO—A meeting of the Northeast Ohio introducing the speakers from Atlanta as well as the New Georgia Tech Club was held in the Hermit Club in Cleve­ York Club's own Hal Freedman who gave an interesting land on December 6. The size of the group presided over expose of the motion picture industry complete with a riot­ by Ernie Harwell was small (10) but the quality and en­ ous reel of film "bloopers." Miss Shirley Clements, one of thusiasm for Georgia Tech was there. Alumni Secretary Tech's first coed graduates, also gave an interesting talk on Roane Beard gave a short talk on Tech and showed the Georgia Tech this time from the distaff side. Other special Georgia-Georgia Tech game movies. After the movies, a guests of the club were Leslie Zsuffa, Tech's director of pub­ general bull session took over as the entertainment with lic relations, and Dr. Mario Goglia of the Mechanical Engi­ Jack Lemmon winning the award for the "best bull session neering School. participant." * * * * * * RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—Coach Bobby Dodd KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE—The Georgia Tech Alumni and Editor Bob Wallace were the feature speakers at the Club of Kingsport held its fall meeting on November 7 with November 2 meeting of the Raleigh Georgia Tech Club. A President William B. Henderson, presiding. Special guest crowd of over 60 alumni, wives and guests turned out to was Bob Eskew, associate secretary of the Alumni Associa­ hear Coach Dodd talk about the 1956 football team on the tion who brought the members up-to-date on affairs at Tech. eve of the Duke game. During the business meeting, Art Coffin, chairman of the Special feature of the program was the introduction of committee for formulating the by-laws, reported for the several Tech "subway alumni" from Sumter, S. C, who committee. And President Henderson appointed a nomi­ every other year motor up to the Duke game. Mrs. Alice nating committee made up of Bill Jordan, chairman; Bill Snyder, Wallace Jackson and D. A. Henderson. This com­ Dodd was a special guest at the meeting. mittee will propose a slate of new officers for the club's After the Dodd speech, the editor narrated a special full- vote at the next meeting. color motion picture of the Tulane game and the 1956 * # * Homecoming highlights. MARIETTA, GEORGIA—The Cobb County Georgia * * * Tech Alumni Club held its organizational meeting on Octo­ WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—the West Palm Beach ber 23 at the Marietta Country Club. The club was or­ Georgia Tech Club met on September 22 to watch Tech ganized by Morgan McNeel who served as master of cere­ whip Kentucky on TV. Twenty members of the club and monies for the first meeting. their wives and guests turned out for the party.

December, 1956 15 BY CLASSES

'14 Elliott Dunwody, Arch, has been V. Brown & Bros, in Chattanooga, Tenn. 'OQ Ernest B. Merry, CerE, has been re- I • elected to serve on the Georgia Tech John C. Hall, Com, has been elected vice fcO elected to serve on the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association Board of Trus­ president of the Mortgage Bankers Associ­ National Alumni Association Board of tees for the coming year. He is owner of an ation of America. Mr. Hall is a partner in Trustees. He is associated with Merry Bros. architectural firm in Macon, Ga. the firm of Cobbs-Allen & Hall. His address Brick & Tile in Augusta, Ga. is 2119 Sixth Ave., No., Birmingham, Ala. '10 David J. Arnold, EE, is serving as a Myron C. Harrington, CE, of 2305 East '01 Newman Corker has been appoinled 10 trustee on the Georgia Tech National Lake Rd., Decatur, Ga., died Nov. 24 of a "I to serve on the Georgia Tech Na­ Alumni Association Board of Trustees again heart attick. He had been a civil engineer tional Alumni Association Board of Trus­ this year. He is president of the Commercial for the Public Housing Authority here for tees for the coming year. He is owner ol Bank & Trust Co. in Griffin, Ga. 25 years. the Alps Drive-in Theatre in Athens, Ga. James S. Budd, EE, has been re-elected Hal L. Smith, IM, president of John to serve on the Georgia Tech National Smith Co. in Atlanta, has been elected '0 0 Joseph Reed Akerman, ME, associate Alumni Association Board of Trustees for chairman of the Board of Trustees of Agnes «*«. professor of Mechanical Engineering the coming year. He is vice president of the Scott College. He was recently re-elected to at the University of Wisconsin, is co-autho; C & S National Bank in Atlanta. serve on the Georgia Tech National Alumni of a recently published book entitled "Speci Association Board of Trustees. fications & Engineering Relations." 'OH Hamilton Arnall has been appointed L\I a trustee to serve on the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association Board of GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1957 trustees for the coming year. He is owner of the Hamilton Arnall Insurance Agency in Newnan, Ga. /. M. Sheffield, Jr., ME, has been re­ elected Vice-President of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association for the coming year. He is Chairman of the Board of the Life Insurance Co. of Ga. in Atlanta.

'00 John J. McDonongh, ME, executive ^« vice president of the Georgia Power Co., has been promoted to president. He has been in the utilities field since 1923, serving the company in various capacities and loca­ tions. He has been vice president since 1950. Mr. McDonough was recently re-elected to WILLIAM C. WARDLAW IVAN ALLEN, JR. HENRY W. GRADY the Georgia Tech National Alumni Associ­ ation Board of Trustees for the coming year. Ivan Allen, Jr., '33, outstanding Atlanta business and civic leader, has been H. Raymond Weeks, Arch, president & treasurer of H. Raymond Weeks, Inc., a elected president of the Georgia Tech Foundation for the 1957 year, according Durham architectural & engineering firm, to an announcement by Walter Mitchell, '23, present head of the organization died October 27 of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and one dedicated to the financial support of education in Georgia. Other officers elected son. by the Foundation Board of Trustees include William C. Wardlaw, Jr., '28, vice president, and Henry W. Grady, '18, treasurer. Roane Beard, '40, is acting sec­ 'O J Freeman Strickland has been re-elect- retary for the Foundation. ^T1 ed to serve on the Georgia Tech Na­ tional Alumni Association Board of Trus­ Mr. Allen, a past president of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Associa­ tees for the coming year. He is senior vice tion, headed the Joint Tech-Georgia Development Campaign of 1955-56 for the president of the First National Bank in Foundation. The campaign, Tech's most successful in history, raised over $234,- Atlanta. Cecil Bruce Vick, EE, died in Februaw? of 000 for the Foundation. The funds are being used to supplement faculty salaries 1956. He was with the Florida Power & and purchase needed equipment for Georgia Tech. Light Co. in Miami. Mr. Wardlaw and Mr. Grady are both former officers and trustees of the 'OP H. C. Allen has been appointed to Georgia Tech National Association. They were also active in the 1955-56 cam­ £\) serve on the Georgia Tech National paign to secure much-needed funds for Tech through the Foundation. Alumni Association Board of Trustees for The Georgia Tech Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, has the coming year. He is in textile sales with McCampbell & Co. in Atlanta. been active in Tech affairs since 1932. In the past 11 years, the Foundation has Web C. Brown, Com, has been re-elected contributed over $700,000 for the benefit of Georgia Tech. Not one cent of this to serve on the Georgia Tech National amount has been spent on athletics at Tech. Today, 21 outstanding Tech alumni Alumni Association Board of Trustees for the coming year. He is associated with C. form the Board of Trustees which directs the Foundation in its activities.

16 Tech Alumnus Joe K. McCutcheon, ME, has been re­ National Alumni Association Board of Trus­ elected to serve on the Georgia Tech Na­ tees for the coming year. He is associated Movie Pioneer Retires tional Alumni Association Board of Trus­ with Wilby-Kincey Theatre Service Corp. tees for the coming year. He is president of in Atlanta. Atlanta's Robert B. Wilby, '08, one the J & C Bedspread Co. in Ellijay, Ga. of the pioneers in the motion picture Randolph Whitfield, ME, has been ap­ »41 Morris M. Bryan, TE, has been re- pointed to serve on the Georgia Tech Na­ "I elected to serve on the Georgia Tech business will retire Jan. 1 as president tional Alumni Association Board of Trus­ National Alumni Association Board of of the Wilby-Kincey Service, Inc. tees for the coming year. He is supervisor Trustees for the coming year. He is presi­ A long-time Georgia Tech Founda­ of Automotive Equipment at Georgia Power dent of Jefferson Mills in Jefferson, Ga. Co. in Atlanta. tion board member, Mr. Wilby has 'AC Born to: Harvey R. Cohen, Ch.E, & been in the motion picture business 'QQ Frederick G. Storey has been re-elect- • d Mrs. Cohen, a daughter, Elissa Ruth. since 1911. He began his career in wu ed to serve as president of the Geor­ Mr. Cohen has joined the Columbia Uni­ gia Tech National Alumni Association for versity faculty in the Public Health Dept. of Selma, Ala., and then organized a the coming year. He is president of Storey the Graduate School. company of theaters that formed the Theatres in Atlanta. Frank Willet, EE, has been re-elected to nucleus of the present-day 100-theater Charles Thwaite has been re-elected to serve on the Georgia Tech National Alumni serve on the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association Board of Trustees for the com­ Wilby-Kincey chain. Association Board of Trustees for the com­ ing year. He is in apparatus sales at West- ing year. He is President of the Fourth Na­ inghouse Electric in Atlanta. tional Bank in Columbus, Ga. Robert W. Prentice, AE, is working 'Al Born to: John Harrison Meek, Jr., toward his Masters degree in Aeronautical ,f\A Fra"k W. Hulse, GS, has been ap- • • IM, & Mrs. Meek, a daughter, Rhonda Engineering at Cal Tech. »» • pointed to serve on the Georgia Tech Lee, Nov. 27. Their address is 709 New­ Richard H. Rector, CE, died Nov. 17 in National Alumni Association Board of berry Rd., Nashville, Tenn. Corpus Christi, Texas. He had a brain tu­ Trustees for the coming year. He is presi­ ./. H. Olden, IE, has been named conser­ mor operation last August and as previously dent of Southern Airways in Birmingham, vation engineer of the Lockheed Georgia reported in this column (Oct. '56), had ap­ Alabama. Div. at Marietta, Ga. He has been with parently recovered and returned to work at Lockheed since 1951 and prior to this ap­ Brown & Root. He is survived by his wife; 'OP R. A. Siegel, Ch.E, has been re-elected pointment was in the I.E. Dept. His home daughter, Holley; son, Richard M. Rector; OU to serve on the Georgia Tech Na­ address is 4694 Yake Forrest Dr., N. W., parents, Mr. & Mrs. Nelson H. Rector and tional Alumni Association Board of Trus­ Atlanta, Georgia. sister, Mrs. D. K. Young. tees for the coming year. He is president of the R. A. Siegel Co. in Atlanta. 'AQ Wa^ter E. Crawford, IM, has been re- 'CI Married: John Carl Cerney, ME, to 40 elected treasurer of the Georgia Tech d I Miss Louise Tribble. The wedding 'Q7 Charles R. Simons, IM, has been re- National Alumni Association for the com­ took place in November. Their address is *» ' elected to serve as vice president at ing year. He is executive vice president of Emory Court Apts., 2080 No. Decatur Rd., large for the Georgia Tech National Alumni the Atlanta Convention Bureau. Atlanta. Association. He is president of the Chatta­ Harrison M. Wadsworth, ME, has been Married: William Henry Hitch, ME, to hoochee Furniture Co. in Flowery Branch, appointed assistant professor of Mechanical Miss Adena Duggan, Dec. 21. Mr. Hitch is Georgia. Engineering at Michigan State University. assistant director of the Co-op Dept. at Before joining MSU he was a quality con­ Georgia Tech. »0Q Born to: W. D. Stroud, EE, & Mrs. trol engineer with National Carbon Co. Engaged: Walter M. Mitchell, Jr. to Miss J3 Stroud, a daughter, Nancy Rutledge, Evelyn Estelle Edge. The wedding will take Sept. 12. Mr. Stroud is district manager of 'Cjl Born to: William B. Crane, ME, & place Jan. 26. Mr. Mitchell is associated The Okonite Co. Their home address is 6417 dU Mrs. Crane, a son, William Beck- with the W.R.C. Smith Publishing Co. in Louis XVI, New Orleans, La. with, Jr., Nov. 9. Mr. Crane is a manag­ Atlanta, Georgia. erial assistant with the Glove Div. of Riegel Born to: Donald A. Whittle, AE, & Mrs. ' 4fl James T. Redd, Ch.E, has been ap- Textile Corp. Their home address is Box Whittle, a son, Dwayne Alan, Nov. 19. Their •" pointed to serve on the Georgia Tech 331, Greenville, Ala. address is Box 292, Mary Esther, Fla.

December, 1956 17 Lt. Jack P. Perryman, CE, recently grad­ 2nd Lieutenant William W. Orth, CE '56, has uated from the Engineer School at Ft. Bel- voir, Va. His permanent address is 218 just been assigned to the Eastern Ocean District, O'Ferrell Ave., Jackson, Miss. Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. After a short Engaged: Randolph Wilson Reeves, IM, orientation tour of duty at the home office, 346 to Miss Sandra L. Smith. The wedding will Broadway, New York City, Lt. Orth has pro­ take place in February. Mr. Reeves was commissioned a second lieutenant in the ceeded to his duty station at Sondrestrom Air Infantry and will go on active duty in Feb­ Base (BW-8), Greenland, located approximately ruary. at the arctic circle. Lt. Orth's home address is 574 R. M. Sharp, Ch.E, is with Humble Oil & Refining Company's Technical Service Villa Esta Circle, Macon, Georgia. Div. His home address is 215 Mahaw Dr.. Baytown, Texas. Married: Ronald Crawford Tucker, IM. 'CO Lt. Raymond B. Brantley, AE, died Engaged: Homer Jackson Boatwright, Jr., to Miss Patricia Conner, Dec. 18. Mr. Tuck­ Jfc Nov. 18 at Maxwell Field Hospital in IM, to Miss Beverly Praytor. The wedding er is associated with Southern Bell in At­ Montgomery, Ala., after a long illness. He date will be announced later. Mr. Boat­ lanta. had been in the Air Force since graduation wright is with the Florida Power & Light Co. Married: James Franklin Walden, ME, to and at the time of his death was with the in Miami. He will enter the Air Force in Miss Janice Jones, Nov. 23. Their address 307th Strategic Fighter Squadron, Turner January. is 215 East Park Ave., Charlotte, N. C. AFB, in Albany. He was a jet pilot. Surviv­ Lt. Charles A. Cowan, Jr., IM, recently Lt. Paul G. White, Jr. was killed Nov. 8 ors include his wife & son, Alan Ray of graduated from the Ordnance School at when two jet fighters collided over Japan. Ocilla, Ga.; mother, Mrs. Margaret Brant­ Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. His home The pilot of the other plane was reported ley of Hapeville. address is 126 Co. Avenue, Cartersville, Ga. safe shortly after the accident. Lt. White's Navy Ens. Gerald G. Craddock, AE, has body was not found until 3 days later. The 'CO Eugene E. Lorenz, IM, is now a sales- graduated from the Naval Pre-Flight School collision occurred near Itazuke Air Base in J« man with J. M. Tull Metal & Supply at Pensacola and is now stationed at Corry southern Japan. Lt. White was this year Co. in Miami, Fla. His new address is 3050 Air Station. identified as the youngest man to pilot an NW 81st Ter., Miami, Fla. Married: Lt. Ronald Edward Dickson, F-100 jet. He had been in the Air Force IE, to Miss Mary Will Davis Dec. 20. about 32 months and had been in Japan 'Cyl Lt. Hugh Mercer, Jr., Arch, recently Eugene Dunwody, Arch, of Macon, fin­ since last July. Lt. White graduated from J • participated in a field training exer­ ished second among 1,000 candidates at the Flight School at Bryan AFB in Sept. '55 cise with the 593rd Field Artillery Bn. in Naval Officers Candidate School, Newport, and was awarded two of the top 3 class ci­ Buedingen, Germany. R. I. The class graduated Oct. 12. Ens. Dun­ tations in leadership and academic standing. wody is now stationed at Tampa. He completed his training in the F-100 at 'CE Engaged: Ens. John Lamar Reese, Lawrence J. Engel, Ch.E, has joined Esso Nellis AFB earlier this year. He is survived JJ IM, to Miss Sandra McKemie. The Research & Engineering Company's design by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. White. wedding will take place in January. Ens. engineering div. in Linden, N. J. Sr. of 952 Church St., Decatur, Ga.; 2 sis­ Reese is Engineering Officer on the USS Married: Richard A. Guthman, Jr., IE, to ters and a brother. Zelima out of San Francisco, Calif. Miss Eleanor Weil, Nov. 18. Navy Ens. James M. Hickerson, CE, has Army Pvt. Grant P. Mahan recently ar­ 'R7 F™^ R- Howard, IM, started his tour graduated from Pre-Flight School at Pen­ rived in Germany and is now a member of •" of duty on December 7 with the Air the 97th Signal Battalion. sacola and is now stationed at Corry Air Station. Force. He is currently stationed at Lack­ Born to: Jorge A. Martinez, ME, & Mrs. land AFB in San Antonio, Texas. He was Martinez, a daughter, Gladys Teresa, Oct. Married: Gordon Emmett Knight, Ch.E, formerly employed by the Coca Cola Co. 24. Their address is Apartado 2197, Ha­ to Miss Eleanor Louise Hitch Dec. 20. Mr. His permanent address is 1008 Albion. At­ vana, Cuba. Knight is with the State Highway Dept. in lanta. C. Howell Mullis, Jr., CE, is now with Atlanta. Esso Research & Engineering Company's Engaged: Leo Stanton Payne, IE, to Miss Born to: Robert M. Russ, AE, & Mrs. Design Div. in Linden, N. J. His home ad­ Marion Cardwell. The wedding date will be Russ, a son, Robert Morris, Jr., July 18. dress is 83 B Wolff Ave., Fords, N. J. announced later. Mr. Payne is with Ameri­ Their home address is 119 No. Terrace Dr.. Navy Ens. James H. Newton, EE, re­ can Blower Corp. in Birmingham, Ala. Wichita, Kansas. cently graduated from the Naval Pre-Flight School at Pensacola, Fla. Jorge Rivera, CP, is a Problem Specialist, International Category Div. of Housing & Planning for Pan American Union in Wash­ ington, D. C. Married: Lt. John William Tate, Jr., EE, to Miss Betty Joyce Dobbs, Dec. 22. Lt. Tate is stationed in Arlington, Va. Engaged: Thomas Hillyer Whitehead to Miss Marcia Charles. The wedding will take place in January. Mr. Whitehead is with American Cyanamid in Cleveland, Ohio. Born to: Ray Willoch, IM, & Mrs. Wil- loch, a daughter, Susan Louise, Sept. 29.

Engaged: Nelson Battle Arrington, '56 Jr., TE, to Miss Jeanette Huff. The wedding will take place in January. Mr. Walt Sharson, '43, left, is featured in a special publication depicting the future Arrington is with Deering-Millikin Mills in Greenville, S. C. for engineers in automation, published by Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.

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