THE GEAR of THETA TAU

Volume XLVll Number 2

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VOLUME XLVII NUMBER 2 Tlieta I au Fraternity

Founded at the University of Minnesota October 1904 IS,

FOUNDERS Erich J. Schrader Isaac B. H anks W illiam M . Lewis Elw in L. V inal

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Erich J. Schrader , Alpha ‘0 5 Counsellor of Theta T au Box 244, Reno, Nevada (Address all Telegrams to 12' W est First St., Reno, Nevada) A. D. H inckley , Theta '2 7 Grand Regent 90 Morningside Dr., New York 27, N. Y. C harles W . Britzius , Alpha ' 3 3 ...... Grand Vice Regent 2440 Franklin Avc., St. Paul 14, Minn. R obert E. Pope , Zeta ' 5 2 ...... G rand Scribe 667 W est C anterbury Rd., Saint Louis 24, Missouri P aul L. M ercer, Omicron '2 1 ...... Grand Treasurer 1415 G randA ve., Keokuk, Iowa J. M . D aniels , Nu Honorary '22 Grand Marshal Carnegie Institute of Technology. Pittsburgh 13, Pa. R ichard Lynch , Epsilon Beta ' 5 3 ...... Grand Inner Guard 4367 Berkshire. Detroit 24, Mich. W illiam K. Rev, Mu '4 5 ...... Grand Outer Guard P. O. Box 664, University, Ala.

DELEGATE AT LARGE Jamison V aw ter , Zeta ’1 6 ...... Past Grand Regent 307 Civil Engineering Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES William E. Franklin, 617 Y i South Keeler St., Bartlesville, Oklahoma Chester J. Selden. 24831 Crowley Ave.. Taylor Center, Michigan Palmer Terrell. 803 N. Highland, Fayetteville, Arkansas

THE GEAR OF THETA TAU P. L. M ercer, Omicron 'I I 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.

SECRETARIES OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS Ccinral Ohio—Dale Bussman. 140 E. Tulane Rd.. Columbus. Ohio Cleveland—James R. McKinney, 715 Union Bldg., Cleveland 15, Ohio Detroit—Leonard S. Stokes, 27908 Shock, St. Clair Shores. Mich. Intermountam—E. J. Watts. 118 Social Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah ■National Capital-Ccorge Titrington. 4111 Rosemary St., Chevy Chase 15. Md. Southwestern—Robert L. Houston, University of Arizona. Tucson Ariz Twin City—Glen W. Schwartz. 3020 Rankin Rd.. Minneapolis 18, Minn. The GEAR of THETA TAU OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FRATERNITY

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Chapters

A lpha , founded October IS, 1904 - - University of Minnesota (C hapter house) i l l Tenth Ave., S.E., Minneapolis 14, Minn.

Beta , Established March 26, 1906 - Michigan College of Mining and Tech. (Chapter house) 1405 College Ave., Houghton, Michigan

G amma , Established November 8, 1907 - - - Colorado School of Mines Thcta T au Fraternity, Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Colo.

D elta , Established M ay 23. 1911 - - Case Institute of Technology Theta Tau Box, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio

Epsilon , Established M ay 4. 1911 - - - - University of California Theta Tau Box, Hearst Mining Bldg., Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Calif.

Z eta , Established A pril 17. 1 9 1 2 ...... Universityof Kansas (C hapter house) 1602 Louisiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas

Iota , Established February 5, 1916 - - - • Missouri School of Mines c/o Prof. Ralph E. Schowalter, Mechanical Engineering Department, Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo.

Lambda , Established April 29. 1920 University of Utah P .O . Box 553, Salt Lake C ity 10. Utah M u. Established January 3, 1922 ...... University of Alabama P. O. Box 3156, University, Alabama

Xl, Established January 13, 1923 University of Wisconsin c/o Dr. G. A. Rohlich, 9 Hydraulics Lab., Univ. of Wis., Madison 6, Wis.

O micron , Established February 3. 1923 - - - State University of Iowa Theta Tau Box, Engineering Building, Iowa City, Iowa

Pt,, Established M ay 26, 1923...... University of Virginia c/o Thornton Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Chapters (Continued)

R ho 1 Established February 16, 1924 - N. C. State College of Ag. and Eng. P. O. Box 4282. N orth Carolina State College Station. Raleigh. N. C.

SlGMAl Established Novem ber 29, 1924 - Ohio State University (Chapter house) 1946 Indianola Avenue. Columbus I, Ohio

T au , Established December 12, 192S Syracuse University Box 128, University Station, Syracuse 10, N . Y.

U psilon . Established A pril 7, 1928 ■ University of Arkansas 301 N orth University, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Phi, Established A pril 21, 1928 Purdue University (Chapter house) 416 North Chauncey, West Lafayette, Indiana

C m , Established A pril 23, 1930 University of Arizona 840 E. Fourth St., Tucson, Arizona

Psil Established M ay 7, 1932 ...... M ontana School of Mines c/o Prof. Koehler Stout. Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana

O mega , Established March 26, 1932 • S. Dakota School of Mines (Chapter house) 107 Kansas City St., Rapid City, S. Dak.

Gamma Beta , Established M arch 16, 193J - George Washington University Davis-Hodgkins House, George Washington Univ., Washington 6, D. C.

D elta B eta , Established M ay 20, 1939 - - - University of Louisville (C hapter house) 2022 S. First St., Louisville 8, Ky.

E psilon Beta , Established M ay 19, 1941 - - - W ayne State University 5431 Third, Detroit 2, Mich.

MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE AGRICULTURE, Alpha Zeta. ARCHITECTURE, Alpha Rho Chi. CHEMISTRY. Alpha Chi Sigma. COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Alpha KappaP m, Delta Sigma Pi. DENTISTRY, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, Xi Pm Phi, Psi Omega. EDUCATION, Kappa Ph. Kappa. Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Epsilon Kappa. ENGINEER­ ING, Theta Tau, Sigma Phi Delta. LAW, Gamma Eta Gamma. Delta Theta Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Beta Gamma. Ph. Delta Ph., Sigma Delta Kappa. MEDICINE, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Pi, Phi Chi, Phi Delta Epsilon, Phi Lambda Kappa, Phi Rho Sigma, Theta Kappa Psi. MUSIC. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. PHARMACY, Alpha Zeta Omega, Kappa Psi, Rho Pi Phi, Phi Delta Chi. Cxecutive Council Meets at Afinneapolis

The national officers of Theta Tau tunities. After visiting both northern met in the new Alpha Chapter house and southern schools, it was apparent last December 27 and 28 to consider that most northern campuses would

fraternity business and to join with be closed to a fraternity with re­ the Twin City Alumni Association at strictive membership clause. the first dinner served in the house. A highlight of the occasion was Present for the occasion were all of the arrival of the Erich Schrader the officers, Grand Regent Hinckley, Award Plaque which was placed on Grand Vice Regent Britzius, Grand the mantel for the officers and Alpha Scribe Pope, Grand Treasurer Mer­ men to view. Its impressive appear­ cer, Grand Marshal Daniels, Grand ance will make it an attractive posses­ Inner Guard Lynch and Grand Outer sion of the winning chapters in the Guard Rey. In addition. Past Grand Regent Ames and G ear Editor Howe The council discussed various fra­ were on hand to make reports. ternity problems avidly through the C f much interest was the special waking hours of their time together report by "Deacon" Ames on his tour and the pleasure of using the new through several campuses for the pur­ A lpha facilities made the meeting a pose of appraising expansion oppor- memorable one for all.

Three Brothers Transfer The following transfers have been to Xi Chapter, M ay 15, 1957; George reported: Kenneth Lee Leither, C. Freshwater, Xi No. 119, trans- Omega No. 425, to Lambda Chapter; ferred December 18, 1956, affiliated John C. Buending, Alpha No. 620, to Chi Chapter, April 7, 1957. transferred April 9, 1957, affiliated THE GEAR OF THETA TAU R. G. Glass Completes 14 Years On Professional Interfraternity Conference Executive Committee

Theta Tau was among the 22 Pro­ sity. Subject: Fraternity Organiza­ fessional Fraternities represented at tions at Ohio State. the M arch 14-15 biennial meeting of During the conference, reference the Professional Interfraternity Con- was made to the many services rendered to the objectives of P. I. C. by its past leaders, including those of Professor Jamison Vawter, P. I. C. president, 1932-34, and Past Grand Regent of Theta Tau. Theta Tau delegates took full advantage of the opportunities at Columbus for infor­ mal discussion of fraternity operation, extension programs and Alumni rela-

P. I. C. officers, newly installed fo r the coming biennium include presi­ dent, Frank H. Eby, Kappa Psi; president elect, Adelor J. Petit, Phi Russ Glass Delta Phi; vice-president, Rand P. Hollanbeck, Phi Delta Chi; secretary, fcrencc held at the Deshler-Hilton in J. D. Thomson, Delta Sigma Pi; Columbus, Ohio. O ne of the three treasurer, S. G. Applegate, Delta Theta T au delegates, Russell G. Glass, Sigma Delta. prominent Sigma Chapter alumnus, The next biennial meeting is tenta­ has served continuously in the P. I. C. tively scheduled for March 19-20. Executive Committee for 14 years, 1960. Hotel Congress, Chicago. and was president during 1953-54. Also serving as delegates were A. D. Hinckley. Grand Regent, and Robert E. Pope. G rand Scribe. The one and a half days of sessions and banquet program included among other subjects the following: Report of the Committee on Public Relations, Rand P. Hollenback. Phi Delta Chi; Report of the Committee on Copy­ right Laws, A. A. DiGra2ie, Phi Alpha Delta; Judge Frank H. Myers, Chairman, IRAC, Subject: Fraterni­ ties, Pro and Con; Dean of Men Mylin A. Ross. Ohio State Univer­ Delegates Pope and Hinckley THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 7 Region Two Conference Held In Minneapolis

Report by Jo h n Sladek and other brothers outlined their re­ The Regional Conference of Region spective present programs concerning Two got under way on Friday, March this subject. Discussion covered such 21, at Alpha's new house in Minne­ topics as “professionalism in engineer­ apolis. Despite car troubles, delegates ing" and “building a good chapter arrived from Zeta, Beta, and Xi chapters. Alumni associations were the sub­ Brother Bob Nath kicked off the ject of Brother Charles Britzius' proceedings with a speech on the speech. Various ways and means and tribulations and triumphs of Alpha's proposals for organizing and keeping old pledging program and told of in contact with alumni were then planned improvements. An informal offered by the attending delegates. discussion followed, with men from On Saturday morning a general dis­ the other chapters describing their cussion dealt w ith the controversial own pledging programs and problems. subject of membership requirements. Brother John Erdos gave a brief, Following this, Brother Jim Isca pre­ though complete, outline of chapter sented a talk on the Schrader Award procedures. Again, brothers from the and the new plaque that Beta Chapter visiting chapters spoke, each in turn, has designed. pointing up the similarities in their Finally, after a brief adjournment, respective chapter, operations. the Resolutions Committee presented Brother Dan Meany then showed a four resolutions concerning finance movie on Alpha’s old house which was handling of the National, keeping followed by another discussion period track of alumni, re-evaluation of dealing with housing problems in gen­ points on the Schrader Award, and eral, special emphasis being placed on membership requirements. AU were those of Xi Chapter. Xi does not have passed unanimously and will be pre­ a chapter house at this time, and its sented to the executive council for delegates desired information on start­ consideration. ing one. In closing. Brother Britzius. our A fter a break for luncheon, the con­ national Vice Regent, who acted as ference resumed. Brother Fred Hall- both chairman and moderator of the berg outlined an ideal Professional conference, thanked A lpha for its Leadership and Development program efforts as host for a very successful for each chapter to try to emulate. He Regional Conference.

Two Brothers Change Names

Official notice is hereby given that legally changed his name to Elbert the following brothers have changed Vinson Goodwiller and Mark Wal- their names: Elbert Vinson Gutz- lesz, Xi '48, Roll N o. 94. has legally willer, Sigma '52, Roll No. 372, has changed his name to Mark Wallace. 8 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU National Officers Visit Sigma

Sigma Regent Duncan, Grand Regent Hinckley, Grand Scribe Pope, Sigma Secretary Halsey On March 14 Grand Regent Hinck­ also Sigma Chapter members had an ley and Grand Scribe Pope made an opportunity to bring up new ideas official visit to Sigma Chapter. and questions. An informal meeting was held in While they were in Columbus, which there was a discussion on the Brothers Hinckley and Pope also local chapter affairs and also on the represented Theta Tau at the Biennial fraternity at large. The meeting was Meeting of the Professional Inter­ most helpful because many questions fraternity Conference which was held that had arisen were answered and on March 14 and 15.

J. V. Carroll Promoted In France

silver bars signifying his new rank from Colonel Kenneth Foster, chief of staff of the U. S. Army Communica­ tions Zone, Europe. Brother Carroll, son of Mrs. Ellen L. Carroll, is an administrative officer in the Chemical Division of the zone's Headquarters. He entered the Army in September 1956 and was stationed at Fort Mc­ Clellan, Ala., before arriving for duty in Europe. Brother Carroll graduated After being promoted to first from Greenville High School in 1952 lieutenant in Orleans, France, Joshua and from North Carolina State Col­ V. Carroll (right) Rho '56, of Farm- lege in 1956, He is also a member of ville, N orth Carolina, receives the T au Beta Pi. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 9 Beta Chapter Completes Schradei- Award Plaque

The Theta Tau Fraternity Erich J. and community activities, and in Schrader Award Plaque was com­ carrying out the Fraternity's rituals pleted recently by the men of Beta and customs which include the main­ Chapter. It was presented to Beta tenance of high moral standards. Chapter's Adviser, and Michigan Since the Award was being given Tech's Dean of Students, Doctor Leo in the form of parchments, the men F. Duggan on December 14. Doctor of Beta Chapter decided that some­ Duggan has held the award for dis­ thing should be done to enhance the play in his office but recently pre­ award and at the same time give sig­ sented it to the Executive Council of nificant recognition to their Brother,

Theta Tau which will administer the Erich J. Schrader. W ith this in mind. Award. Beta men presented a preliminary de­ The Schrader Aw ard itself was sign of the Plaque at the 21st Biennial originated at the National Convention Convention of the Fraternity, Decem­ of the Fraternity in 1939 in honor of ber 1956, and the design was ap­ the Fraternity's founder, Brother proved. During the ensuing year the Erich J. Schrader. It is presented Plaque was prepared under the direc­ every two years to the outstanding tion of Tom Phelan, the project leader, chapter based on the chapter's demon­ and a former Calumet resident. Ad­ strated ability, in academics, in school vice on the preparation was given by 10 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Brother H. H. Hopkins, Past Grand with the winning chapter names en­ Regent, Mr. Paul Hainault of the graved. These plates have room to Michigan Tech Pattern Shop and allow the Award to be carried on for Doctors Corbin Eddy and Roy Drier at least another 82 years. of the Metallurgical Department. The Award this year will be pre­ The sculptured image of Brother sented by Brother Pope to Chi Chap­ Schrader and the hand carved frame ter. A list of past award winners reads were prepared by Mr. Elmer Johnson as follows: of Lake Linden, Michigan, from Pi ...... 1939 sketches made by Mr. Lorry Leskinen Beta ...... 1941 of Mohawk, Michigan. Mr. Clyde Beta ...... 1942 Bice of Houghton, Michigan, pre­ Mu ...... 1947 pared and attached the copper plates, Beta . 194s and these were engraved by Mr. Dick Upsilon ...... 1950 Wiebcr, also of Houghton. Sigma ...... 1952 The completed work stands 33 Beta ...... 1954 inches tall and is 30 inches wide, and the outer frame encloses indirect light­ The only slightly unfavorable words ing. Just below the sculptured profile that were heard expressed were those of Brother Schrader is a plate carrying spoken by Beta Chapter's Presi­ the main inscription which reads, "To dent Irwin Allen. His comment was. foster a greater degree of competition "It just seems a shame that this beau­ in scholarship and efficiency, this tiful plaque has to be sent away, (the award is established in recognition of Award will go to Chi Chapter for the Founder Erich J. Schrader," and present two year period) but it does “Prepared for Theta Tau Fraternity mean that we will be working even by Beta Chapter, December 1957." harder to bring it back to Houghton in The. outer frame carries small plates 1959."

Edward Hay Graduates From Infantry School

Army 2d Lt. Edward A. Hay, Ep­ silon '56, was recently graduated from the 15-week basic officer course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. Brother H ay is a 1952 graduate of David Starr Jordan High School and a 1957 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a member of Theta Delta Chi frater­ nity. Before entering the service. Brother Hay was employed by Geo­ physical Service, Inc. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU it Founder Elwin L. Vinal Retires

Life begins at 70 for Founder and his wife, Grace, have 17 grand­ Elwin L. Vinal who retired June 30, children and 2 great-grand-children, 1957 from the Design Division of the all but four of whom are living in District Public Works Office, 13th Seattle, who come in for a lot of Naval District. attention. Brother Vinal, who was the revered Brother Vinal attended the Uni­ senior member of the Design Division versity of Minnesota and the Colo­ staff, made it very clear that he was rado School of M ines from 1903 to retiring from his Supervisory Civil 1907. His long and interesting career Engineer position only. He stated has included employment with the that he planned to continue his color­ Coast and Geodetic Survey and as an ful and varied civil and mining engi­ engineer for several private Seattle, neering career by maintaining a con­ W ashington, firms, and self-employ­ sulting office at his home on Mercer ment in the fields of building and Island, W ashington. He w on't be property development and as a con­ working all the time though; he has sulting mining and civil engineer dur­ a lot of building and landscaping pro­ ing the course of which he ranged the jects in mind, several hundred books W est Coast territory from California to read, ranging from light fiction to to Alaska, including Idaho and Mon- applied sciences and wants to do some drawing and painting. Then, too, he A t a special ceremony held on 12 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

June 28 last year. Brother Vinal was 13th Naval District Public Works presented with a Bulova self-winding Officer. wrist watch by Captain S. P. Zola, The Horthwest Log

Official Communication From The Grand Scribe

M arch 31, 1958 In each case, the action of the Executive Council was without dis­ T o: AU Members of Theta Tau senting vote. These men, together It is again with regret that I must inform you of the further events in with those suspended by the Execu­ the matter of Theta Chapter. tive Council earlier this biennium, In meeting assembled, the Execu­ will remain suspended until Decem­ tive Council, in Minneapolis on ber. 1958, when their cases will be considered by the Convention. December 28, 1957, in accord with the Theta Tau By-laws, officially de­ The Executive Council, also with­ clared the following twelve men to be out dissenting vote, directed the Grand Regent to contact the Colum­ suspended from membership in Theta Tau fraternity for acting in an un- bia University administration and the fraternal manner in violation of the two Theta actives who abstained from oath of membership: voting for dissociation, regarding the administration's willingness, and the Joseph Vito Porcclli, Jr.. Roll No. 578 actives' desire, for the Theta Tau Harold Bernard Reisman, Roll No. 579 John Wesley Adams. Roll No. 617 Chapter to remain on the campus. If David Barker King. Roll No. 622 cither of these two endeavors should Dean Struthers Lodmell. Roll No. 623 fail, the Executive Council voted to Riho Melts. Roll No. 624 John Sefton Millar. Roll No. 625 suspend the charter of Theta Chapter Seymour Myron Zivan, Roll No. 630 for disloyalty. To date, the University Joseph Benjamin Hogan, Roll No. 633 Stewart Pearce Park, Jr., Roll No. 634 administration has not given an Thomas James Scott. Roll No. 635 answer in the matter. Kenneth Reuben Skivington, Roll No. The H ew Tort^ Herald Tribune for 636 February 10, 1958, reported the The first two (Theta Chapter recognition on the Columbia campus alumni) had jointly submitted letters of a local professional engineering to the Grand Regent and to the fraternity. "Delta Theta" with a G rand Scribe declaring their desires membership of 26 including 15 who to resign. The remainder had been were previously in the Theta Tau Theta Chapter actives prior to No­ Chapter there. vember 6, 1957, when these ten In H 6? T. voted to dissociate their Chapter Robert E. Pope from Theta Tau Fraternity. G rand Scribe The Grand Tegent Says THE FUTURE OF THETA TAU: UP OR DOWN? D ow n ? There are many influences at work which tend to force Theta Tau down. Some would think of communism or other anti-fraternity movements. I think first of competition. W hen Theta Tau was founded our Frater­ nity was a pioneer among the organi­ zations in the college world. W e named our competition then as a list of organizations whose general pat­ terns resemble Theta Tau. These are not our competition today. In the col­ leges today we have the competition of social fraternities. Founder Society student branches, departmental and honorary fraternities, tough engineer­ ing courses of study, part-time jobs to meet high education costs, high costs of house operation, and mar­ riage. petition and serve as the working How do these affect Theta Tau? In nucleus in all our efforts. W e must our present chapters the active who organize each chapter program to the does not have at least one or more of maximum effectiveness within the limited time and effort available. these competing influences in his life is a rare bird. These pressures on Stress good pledge training—use the actives and pledges alike result in a new manual sent to all the chapters. far from adequate rushing and pledg­ Stress efficient chapter operation— ing procedure and, after initiation, a use the Officers and Advisers Man­ uel. W e must use w hat alumni far from complete life in Theta Tau. strength we can muster to stimulate The same influences are at work in any group of students we might hope present chapter interests, and as a nucleus around which to build new to organize as a new chapter of Theta Tau. We have wonderful potential in U p? our present Executive Council, the W hat have we that will keep Theta past council members, our committees Tau moving up into its position as a and the newly appointed regional leading force in engineering? We representatives. W e need more active begin with us— actives, alumni. Execu­ alumni—and I take this opportunity tive Council and national committees. to ask all alumni to write me—who Some of us must overcome that com­ are willing and able to help in our 14 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU national program— to v.'sit present delegate and alternate. They need to chapters—to visit colleges where start now reviewing the recent Con­ chapters might be f o rm e d — and vention discussions and actions which especially alumni in college faculties will be a background for coming de­ to help organize a new chapter. cisions. Alumni— start now in coun­ By the time this reaches you it will selling w ith your chapters and with be a short six months to our 22nd your Executive Council about the Biennial Convention. December 28- problems of the Fraternity. And, I JO, in Madison, Wisconsin, with Xi repeat to the alumni, write me if you C hapter as host. AU of us should are willing and able to help in our start preparing now for the important national program. decisions of the Fraternity, to be con­ In H 6? T. sidered at the Convention. Chapters A. Dexter Hinckley — start now in the selection of your Grand Regent Pi Host To Regional Conference

1958 Regional Convention. Pi Ch; ipter, University of Virginia, Host Pi chapter had the honor and Ames, was also in attendance and privilege of being host to the Regional contributed invaluably to the discus- Conference on March 21-22. The chapters represented were Rho, Gam­ Delegates to the conference were ma Beta, and Pi. The conference was as follows: Gamma Beta Chapter— a great success and all the delegates James Cauffman, Woodrow Everett, felt that they had gained a great deal Robert Knowles, James Lear, John by their participation. The Confer­ O’Neale. Gerald Renton, Vincent ence consisted of a luncheon, a meet­ Rider, Raymond Sullivan; Rho C hap­ ing with speeches and discussions of a ter — George Daughtridge, Richard variety of topics concerning the fra­ Redwine, Ben Treece. ternity, and a banquet followed by a Speeches, followed by discussions party during the evening. Additional were given by the following: Chapter discussions were held the following Operation, Robert L. Thompson, Jr., morning. Associate Professor Henry Pi; Obtaining a Chapter House, Her­ L. Kinnier1 our faculty adviser, acted bert E. McCormack, Jr., Pi; Rushing as moderator of the discussions and Procedures, George C. Davies, Pi; toastmaster at the banquet. The Gam­ Campus Contribution, Richard Red­ ma Beta Chapter adviser. Professor wine, Rho; and. Leadership, George and Past Grand Regent Norman B. Daughtridge, Rho. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU IT K. J. Duncan, Alpha ’10, Gets Achievement Award

Kenneth J. Duncan, A lpha TO, of ore mines for the company in 19T2, Duluth, Minnesota, iron mining engi­ a position he held until his retirement neer and executive, received the Uni­ in 19T4. Always an active participant versity of Minnesota's Outstanding in community affairs, Brother Dun­ Achievement Award from Richard L. can was selected a member of Du­ Griggs (right). University regent luth's Hall of Fame for 19T6. The from Duluth, Beginning his mining OAA presentation was made at the career in Ely, Brother Duncan became 19T8 University of Minnesota annual associated with Pickands Mather and mining symposium in Duluth. C o. in 1919. He was named manager

K. A. Ellison To Drill In Oklahoma Field K enneth A. Ellison, Iota '2T, of 24,000 feet in search of Ordovican Kenneth A. Ellison fe? Associates, in­ pay in Oklahoma's biggest unproduc­ dependent oil operators, of Oklahoma tive structure—the Fort Cobb anti- City, Oklahoma, is preparing to com­ bine w ith three oil companies in a Brother Ellison, who for months has drilling operation in the Anadarko spearheaded the giant operation, earl­ Basin of Oklahoma. They plan to go ier this year estimated the test would 16 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

cost from $ MOO1OOO to $2,000,000. teresting structures in the basin and is If the well goes to its objective, it generally regarded as its largest posi­ would be even deeper than the world’s tive feature, and has been the scene record hole drilled to 22.750 ft. by of previous attempts to develop deep Richardson fcr Bass, near Port Sulphur, production. MSM Alumnus This anticline is one of the most in­

Harry Kolb Named to Esso Research Post York headquarters to combine various research activities within the organiza-

Brother Kolb has been w ith Esso since 1934. During the war years he served as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. He received the Legion of M erit for his work in civilian training and as head of the A ir Force School of Personnel Management. After the war, he spent seven years as assistant manager of Esso’s training division and helped organize the Esso Training Center. In 1952 he set up and headed Esso's employee communication divi­ sion in New York. Before his recent appointment he was on a special assignment in the employee relations H arry D. Kolb, N u '22, has been department. named manager of a newly consoli­ Brother Kolb is married to the dated research division of Esso Stand­ former M ary C. McKeon and resides ard Oil Company. In his new post, at 36 Kenwood Road, Garden City, Brother Kolb heads a division which N ew York. has been set up in the company's New Camegie Alumnus

David G. Robertson Granted Superior Achievement Award One of the largest Superior Achieve­ tions Station, Seattle. In presenting ment Awards to be granted to an Brother Robertson with a check to employee of the Headquarters of the cover the $300 award. Commander F. Thirteenth Naval District, Seattle, R. Hoeppner, Commanding Officer of Washington, went last year to David the Station, explained that Brother G. Robertson, Omega '46, Electronics Robertson's initiative, hard work, and Engineer for the Naval Communica­ intensive knowledge of high power THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 17 generation was responsible for saving the Naval Radio Station at Jim Creek, W ashington, $1,000 a month in cost of power furnished by Bonneville

During a major extension of the fa­ cilities at Jim Creek Brother Robertson suggested a revision in the plans which resulted in the savings mentioned above. In addition, he suggested a number of other improvements and additions to the plans which not only saved money but in one instance cor­ tions Station, and in many instances rected a deficiency which might have involved long hours of uncompensated caused serious damage had it not been overtime. discovered. The assistance he rendered 13th T^aval District Employee Bulletin in connection with the Communica-

J. J. Rados Advances Russell Fish Promoted Announcement was made recently by the board of directors of the M. A. Hanna Co., Cleveland, Ohio, of the appointment of Russell Fish, Delta '22. as vice president of the firm. He has been associated with the Hanna min­ ing operations since his graduation from Case Institute. Case Alumnus

John J. Rados, Phi '49, is now superintendent of the M erchant Mills, Gary Steel Works, Gary, Indiana. Following high school graduation he worked in the company and joined the A rm y in 194.V A fter completing his tour of duty. Brother Rados entered Purdue and, upon receiving his degree, he became test engineer at the Steel W orks. In 1954 he was named assis­ tant general foreman, maintenance division electrical shop. The Rados family lives at 4216 Pennsylvania St., G ary, Indiana. Purdue Alumnus 18 TH E G E A R O F T H E T A T A U Dean Emeritus Thomas G. Chapman Honored At Arizona

special honors at their Homecoming. The establishment of the Chapman scholarships as one of the Alumni Association Scholarships was an ­ nounced at the AU Alumni luncheon by Albert C. Rubel, president of the Union Oil Company. Plans for the Chapman Scholarships were started last June by a committee of alumni headed by Alfred T. Barr, who is gen­ eral manager of the New Cornelia branch of Phelps Dodge. A goal of $10,000 was set for the scholarships honoring Chapman and so far about $6,000 has been raised. Brother Chap­ man has been with the University of Arizona for 40 years and was Dean of the College of Mines from its begin­ ning in 1940 until 1956 when he re­ tired to part time status. A testimonial Dr. Thomas G. Chapman, Hon. dinner was given Brother Chapman Chi, Dean Emeritus of the Arizona last fall. College of Mines, was chosen for Arizona Alumnus Frank Wagner Named “Man of the Month” Frank L. W agner, N u '26, was named “M an of the M onth" by BUSINESS A N D IND U STR Y in the June issue of the magazine. An industrial executive who devotes much of his time and energy to civic affairs. Brother Wagner is president of the Dubuque (Iowa) Container Co. divi­ sion of St. Regis Container Co. He is past president of Finley Hospital, Dubuque Chamber of Commerce, Citizen's Committee for Flood Con­ trol, Knife and Fork Club, was vice chairman of Community Chest and has been active in Dubuque's new in­ dustrial district program. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 19 John Theobald, Theta ’27, A Three-Career Man

John Jacob Theobald, Theta '27, who was elected superintendent of schools in N ew York last December, could easily pursue a career in any one of three fields— government, civil engineering or education. As a matter of fact, he has done just that—as deputy mayor of New York for the last two years, as consulting engineer for the New Deal's Work Projects Administration, and as student, teacher, and college president for the last twenty-six years. Brother Theobald, w ho is fifty- three, has a reputation around Colum­ bia University as the man who has won the most degrees from the Uni­ versity in its 203-year history. He has maroon-draped office has been the five, including an honorary LL.D. he scene of conferences on everything received in 1954. His first degree was from the move of the Brooklyn an A .B., received in 1925, and was Dodgers to Los Angeles, to the Lincoln followed by a B.S. and a C.E. In 1935 Square project, to the subway strike, he received his Ph.D. H s doctorate to the problem of integration in the of philosophy, surprisingly, is in city’s schools. political science. “It's not supposed to Brother Theobald was born Sept. 8, happen," he says, “combining engi­ 1904, in New York City. He was neering and political science, but I brought up in an atmosphere steeped did it." with the importance of teaching and At Queens College, which Brother teachers. His father. Dr. Jacob Theo­ Theobald has headed since 1949, he bald, was a teacher, principal, and is remembered not only as a crackajack finally assitant superintendent of administrator, but also as track coach schools for a period stretching over and with his wife, star tango and fifty years. Although John Theobald Charleston dancer at student affairs. never taught in public schools, he has W hen he became president, the an inbred respect for those who do. municipal college had no track coach. The new superintendent did teach Dr. Theobald, who had been a col­ in higher education, beginning in 1926 legiate track man and swimmer, as a mathematics instructor at City undertook the training of the team. College of New York. By 1949, he He kept on until a coach was hired in was a full professor of engineering at 1954, then stayed on as assistant C C N Y and had served three years as coach. Now, he says with regret, “I the college's dean of administration. only get to walk a mile a day at most." He is still an adjunct professor in At City Hall, Dr. Theobald's Columbia’s School of Engineering. 20 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

It was at Columbia that Brother Theobald has been rebuilding and re­ Theobald met his wife, the former decorating the house, as he is an Mary Murphy. They were married in amateur cabinet maker. His other hob­ 1928 and have two sons, Thomas John, bies include fishing and playing the 27, who is in his last year at Colum­ violin. He enjoys an occasional cock­ bia's College of Physicans and Sur­ tail, but he gave up smoking four years geons. and John Lasher, who is a ago. “ I found I was on my fifth pack sophomore in a Brooklyn high school. one afternoon, with the evening still The Theobald family has an official to go," he recalls. “So I threw the pack residence in Jackson Heights. Queens, in the ash can. I miss it, but," he says but spends more time at home in Port firmly, “it had to be done." Washington, L. I. There Brother N ew Yor\ Herald Tribune

Waldo G. Bowman Elected Veep In ASCE istration. Structural engineering de­ sign and steel erection work w ith the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works and the Boston Bridge W orks preceded his joining the editorial staff of Engineer­ ing News-Record in 1925. He has been editor-in-chief since 1940. A distinguished editor and writer. Brother Bowman has traveled ex­ tensively throughout the United States and all over the world on construction writing and observation assignments. In 1947 he was a member of a group sent to Germany by Secretary of W ar Patterson to study U. S. occupation progress. W aldo G. Bowman. Zeta '23, Brother Bowman's association with presently editor of the Engineering ASCE began in his college days when News-Record, was elected last fall to a he was, first, secretary, and then presi­ vice presidency in the American Socie­ dent of the Student Chapter at the ty of Civil Engineers. Brother Bow­ U niversity of Kansas. He served on man graduated in civil engineering the Board of Direction, 1949-1951. from the University of Kansas and did and has been active in Metropolitan postgraduate work at the Harvard Section affairs. Graduate School of Business Adnvn- Ciuil Engineering

Morley Melden, Delta ’48, Becomes Editor The new editor of Monthly Operat- Service Corp., N ew York, N. Y., is ing Notes, an employes' publication Morley G. Melden, Delta '48. for the American Gas and Electric While at Case Institute, Brother THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 21

Meldeii whs editor of the Case Tech McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. as an and a member of Eta Kappa Nu and associate editor of Factory Manage­ T au Beta Pi as well as Theta Tau. He ment and Maintenance magazine. For received his degree in electrical engi­ the past year he has been doing private neering in 1948. consulting work in the advert'sing, Between semesters, he worked for public relations, and factory-manage- several months as industrial lighting ment fields. specialist w ith the Cleveland Electric M elden is co-author of the new M c­ Illuminating Co. A fter graduation he Graw-Hill book. Practical Automation joined the Picker X-Ray Corp., Cleve­ —Methods for Increasing Plant Pro­ land, as an engineer and designer. ductivity and a contributor to the In­ In 1953 Brother Melden moved to dustrial Engineering Handboo\. New York, N . Y.. where he joined the Case Alumnus

G. D. Winans Gets The Job Done For USBM Since July, 1955, Brother George Daniel Winans, Psi '41, has been em­ ployed by the Health and Safety Branch of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, with headquarters at Federal Center, Denver, Colorado. His title is mining, health and safety engineer and his dis­ trict covers the eleven W estern states, where he conducts surveys of ventilat­ ing systems of underground mines. Brother Winans was graduated from the Montana School of Mines, Butte, M ontana, in 1942, where he received his B.S. degree in mining en­ gineering. After his graduation from Montana Mines he entered the United States Navy as an officer during W orld W a r II, Following his honor­ superintendent, and manager of mines able discharge from the Navy. situated in the United States and Brother W inans and three alumni Canada. mining engineers set up a consulting Brother W inans is now married and service to serve the mining and allied resides with his wife and son at 2908 industries. Later he was employed as South Lowell Blvd., Denver 19, a mining engineer, shifter, foreman. Colorado.

While a farm girl was milking a stop dead within a few steps of the cow, a bull tore across the meadow girl, turn around and walk softly toward her. The girl did not stir, but away. "Weren't you afraid?" they continued milking the cow. Observers asked. "No", replied the girl, "this who had run to safety saw the bull cow is his mother-in-law." 22 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU •Jim Harder and Archie Slaughter, Omegas, Move Up A t Homestake s. . 1928, when he was employed during vacation periods from college, was hired as a geologist departm ent helper in 1932 and was promoted to the post of geologist ten years later. During World W ar II, he worked for Home- stake at M ontpelier, Idaho, and served for a short time with the U. S. Geo­ logical Survey at W ashington, D. C. Brother Slaugh- Jim Harder whu started th the company James O. Harder, Omega ‘31, after 1 9 3 3 , serving as assistant to the General ,insferrcd Manager since July, has been named General Manager of the Homestake in Lead City Mining Company's Lead City Gold from the Homc- Mine. His previous position of Chief stake operations Geologist has been filled by Archibald in Grants. N ew Archie slauShter L. Slaughter, Omega '33. Mexico, where he had been for somt Brother Harder, who started his service record with the Homestakc in THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 23 Sigurd Eliassen, Alpha ’! I, Author of “Dragon Wang’s River”

China— one of the oldest civiliza­ tions of our times—contains very few traces of antiquity and many fewer than most people think, according to the Norwegian author of Dragon Wang's River, published last year by the John Day Com pany of N ew York. Sigurd Eliassen, A lpha '18, whose home is in Oslo, believes that not only the Great Wall but also most all of China has been destroyed and re­ built many times. In a letter to the editors of Copher Grad, the Minne­ sota Alumni Magazine, who asked Eliassen for the personal observations underlying his statement that “noth­ ing goes back very far, only a few hundred years," the author replied: graves were robbed—the rulers them­ “China's history, as you know, is selves led the way." one long tale of destructive wars, Among the few traces of ancient either expansive, defensive, or civil. civilization, Eliassen (who traveled So when one remembers that clay and most of North China on foot while wood have been China's chief build­ building the canal which is the sub­ ing materials, then it becomes under­ ject of his book) said: standable that not so much remains "I have seen a beautiful stone arch- from olden times, even considering bridge— high and dry because the the size of the country. river left it—built in the Sui dynasty “What we think of as the old in­ (S89-618 A.D,). The famous Marco destructible wall of China . . . was Polo bridge near Peking apparently not built at one time. It was started was built during the same period." by the book-burning emperor Ch’in In Dragon Wang's River, Eliassen Shih Huang (221-206 B.C.) and con­ sums up his feeling on Chinese an­ tinued off and on by other emperors, tiquity by writing "Give me Athens whenever China was threatened by and ancient Rome. There’s something invasion from the north. The wall we left there." see near Peking is not the first emper­ Dragon Wang's River ($4.00) is a or’s wall. If I am not mistaken, it was story of comedy and frustration, an built 700 years later, destroyed after­ offshoot of Eliassen's project to irri­ ward and again rebuilt by Ming em­ gate the entire Chinese province of perors in the 16th century. Shensi by building a giant canal. "And more than what was on the The engineering problems of the ground was destroyed. Even the assignment, although tremendous. 24 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

were minor by comparison to the ly ambitious Chinese lady, whose complications from t h e Chinese wicked and grasping son did not stop people he was trying to help. For ex­ at murder in his attempt to prevent ample, the farmers of the high pla­ completion of the canal. teaus threatened to wage war if the There were also floods, epidemics, "Great Foreigner" did not give them bandits and guerilla soldiers before water, also—a matter which would the project, begun in about 1933, was involve building a dam 300 feet high completed four years later. His thou­ and digging a tunnel one and a half sands of Chinese laborers, some of miles long through a mountain. A t whom lost their legs in the cold even the same time, the engineer was before they began the job, had made warned by the lowland farmers that the excavation by hand with pick and his engineering had to coqiply with shovel, carrying the million cubic the humor of the spirits: that he could yards of earth and stone in woven not cut his canal in a straight line be­ baskets up narrow steps chipped out cause the river spirits would be of the vertical walls of the canal. angered. The route of the spirits, the In the end, the thirsty plains were Chinese warned, was a meandering green again— a miracle, the author one and to disrupt their course would found, which was the result of mod­ bring disaster on everyone concerned. ern engineering methods and the The engineer's efforts were further wisdom of ancient China. hampered by a beautiful but political­ The Gopher Grad

Armstrong Names W. F. Kaufman Product Planning Manager New Product Planning of the Arm­ strong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa. He will continue as assistant secretary of the company and serve as general manager of the Patent Law Depart­ ment in connection with his responsi­ bilities in the new product develop­ ment program. Brother Kaufman has been a member of the Armstrong company since 1927 and during his early years pioneered the development of the firm s' patent operations. He has served as head of the Legal De­ partm ent since 1943 and was elected assistant secretary in 1945. Besides his Carnegie Tech degree. Brother Kauf­ man holds a law degree from Du- W alter F. Kaufman, N u '24, I m ’ uc,“ been appointed general manager of Carnegie Alumnus THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 25 Ed Nuckolls “Outstanding Senior” At N. C. State

Edward W . Nuckolls, Rho '58, was named "Outstanding Senior in Engi­ neering" at North Carolina State College this spring out of a class of 425 engineering seniors. The announcement of the top honor was made by Dr. J. Harold Lampe, dean of engineering, during the intermission period at the annual St. Patrick's Dance for engineering students, faculty and their guests. Dean Lampe presented Brother Nuckolls with an engraved pocket watch in recognition of his “out­ standing scholastic achievements and student activities." He told the award winner that he has "distinguished himself as a gentle­ man and a scholar, in addition to making outstanding contributions as a leader in both student and communi­ ty activities." “ Your sincerity, your loyalty, and your helpfulness toward the College In addition to his noteworthy and your fellow students have in­ academic record, Nuckolls has been a spired the genuine respect and affec­ leader in several campus groups and tion of both staff and students," said highly-active in extra-c u r r i c u I a r Dean Lampe. “Your excellent work events. and contributions make you most During the current year he has worthy to receive this meritorious served as president of the Engineers' Council, the student government or­ Brother Nuckolls, who is receiving ganization of the School of Engineer­ B.S. degrees this June in both indus­ ing; and as president of the Student trial engineering and in engineering Branch of the American Institute of physics, has a grade point average of Industrial Engineers. 5.81 out of a possible 4.00. O n the Last year he was president of Alpha Dean’s List for the last three years, he Pi Mu, industrial engineering honor is a member of the Engineering society; secretary of the Student Honors Program which allows supe­ Branch of the AIIE: treasurer of the rior students more freedom in course Engineers' Council; advisory board selection. member for the Southern Engineer, Last year he was the holder of the school magazine; and president of the National Carbon Engineering Scholar­ North Carolina State College Young ship Award. Republicans Club. 26 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

In addition to Theta Tau, Brother engineering leadership, he was named Nuckolls belongs to Tau Beta Pi; Phi Knight of the O rder of St. Patrick. Kappa Phi, technical school honor The Award winner is the son of society; Sigma Pi Sigma, physics Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Nuckolls of honor society; Golden Chain, senior Hendersonville, North Carolina. leadership honor fraternity; Blue Key. After graduating from Henderson­ junior leadership honor fraternity; ville High and before entering State Phi Eta Sigma, freshman honor fra­ College in 1954, Brother Nuckolls ternity; and the American Institute served four years in the United States of Physics. A ir Force. For his academic record, he re­ He is married to the former Betty ceived the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Jo Brown of Hendersonville and they Award, and in recognition of his have a two-month-old son.

E. C. Hartm ann Shares ASCE Prize Ernest C. Hartmann, Kappa '24. was honored last fall by the American Society of Civil Engineers for his part in the preparation of a joint paper on “ Design of Aluminum Alloy Beam- Columns'' which received the Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize of the Society. Brother Hartmann was with Alumni- num Research Laboratories for 26 years as research engineer and chief of the Engineering Design Division. A t present he is assistant director of research for the Aluminum Company of America. Brother Hartmann is no stranger to ASC E prizes, having won the J. James R. Croes M edal in 1938. Civil Engineering

J. H. Nelson, Upsilon ’32, Cited For Award By Coast Survey Secretary of Commerce Weeks follows: "For exceptionally significant cited Brother James H. Nelson, Up- technical leadership and inventive silon '32, of the Coast Survey, for an accomplishments having far-reaching award at the Tenth Annual Honor effect upon the geomagnetic activities Awards presentation in the Depart­ of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, ment of Commerce Auditorium on and on the national and international Feb. 12, 1958. relationships of the United States Brother Nelson's citation read as Department of Commerce." THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 27

Brother Nelson was born in Shreve­ port, Louisiana, and received his B.S. in E.E. from the University of Ar­ kansas in 1952. In 1935, he received his M.S. degree from Texas A tf M where he taught physics for two years. He went to work for the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1936 as a junior mathematician and in 1942 was assigned to the field as assistant magnetic and seismological observer. From 1946 to 1950 he was stationed at the Tucson Magnetic Observatory and then transferred to the Sitka Magnetic Observatory. In 1951, he was reassigned to W ashington, D. C. in the Geomagnetism Branch of which he is now chief. Throughout his career. Brother Nelson has made outstanding contri­ butions to the geomagnetic and seis­ mological programs of the Coast Survey. In 1957 he made trips to Alaska, Japan, Guam and Koror, Differential Magnetograph, particu­ Hawaii, Copenhagen and London larly significant as a contribution to representing the Coast and Geodetic the geomagnetic program of the Inter­ Survey. He attended the Ilth General national Geophysical Year. He is a Assembly of the International Union well-known author in the field of geo­ of Geodesy and Geophysics held in magnetism and has to his credit many Toronto, Canada, in September, 1957 papers and scientific reports. The and is the United States member of National Academy of Sciences has the Committee on Rapid Variations appointed him Scientific Director of and Earth Currents of the Inter­ numerous projects of the United national Association of Geomagnetism States program in geomagnetism to be and Aeronomy which met in Den­ carried out during the International mark last April. Geophysical Year. His outstanding achievement in the Coast and Geodetic Survey Bureau was the development of the Personnel Panorama

QUOTES: You have reached middle age when Middle age is when you're sitting your wife tells you to pull in your home on Saturday night, the tele­ stomach and you already have. phone rings—and you hope it isn't for You can't keep both yourself and your business in a liquid condition. A girl who looks like a dream Growing old doesn't seem so bad usually gives a man insomnia. when you consider the alternative. 28 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU Daniel House Made Colonel In Engineer Reserve in August, 1940, as a 1st Lt. in the Corps of Engineers. W hile serving in the Aleutians and participating in the Aleutian Campaign, Brother House conceived or gave birth to the idea of the Army having its own broadcasting stations with low power to entertain all the troops in the various services— the Navy, Marines, and the Air Corps included with the Army. He brought the idea to fruition at Kodiak, Alaska, in 1941, with the approval of General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Commanding General of the Alaska Defense Com mand at the time. This created quite a controversy between the Federal Com­ munications Commission and the vari­ ous branches of the service that were to benefit from the establishment of such entertainment broadcasting sta­ Daniel M urray House, Rho '33, was tions all over the world. It was shortly recently promoted to full Colonel in resolved when the late President the United States Army Reserve, Franklin Delano Roosevelt injected Corps of Engineers. himself into the matter. Thus, from the Colonel House began his military idea and establishment of the first career in Greenville, N. C., wh Ie in Army entertainment station by Greenville High School. He served, as Brother House, grew the vast organiza­ a teen-ager, under Captain J. Con tion still known as the Armed Forces Lanier and Captain Herbert Waldrop, R adio Service. Sr., who were Commanding Officers After the Aleutian Campaign was of the Greenville Battery of the 113th concluded, Brother House was called Field Artillery in the late 1920’s and or transferred to Hollywood to serve early 1930's. on the staff of the newly formed He continued his military education organization. He returned to Alaska while attending N. C. State College for four months to supervise the con­ from 1929 to 1933 where he gradu­ struction of twenty-two of these ated with high honors in electrical broadcasting stations. engineering. During his senior year at W hile in Hollywood he served State he was the Cadet Major of the under Col. Tom Lewis, who com­ First Battalion and, therefore, one of manded the Armed Forces Radio the four ranking cadets in the ROTC Service. Col. Lewis was and is the regiment. husband of Loretta Young—now of Immediately after graduation he LewisLor Productions in the television aligned himself with the U. S. Arm y industry. Brother House worked with Reserve. He was called to active duty such personalities as Dennis Day, Mel THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 29

Allen, Bob LeM ond, Elliott Lewis, western Kentucky. He has a combined Howard Duff, William Conrad and total of twenty-six years service in the many others. Reserves and on active duty. His military career continued in the Brother House has a long record of active reserve after he was released other accomplishments in various civil from active duty in 1946. H is service organizations, being a past president and associations in World War II of one of the twenty largest Kiwanis completely changed his profession Clubs in the United States, at Louis­ from that of electrical engineering to ville, Kentucky; a member of the his now twelve year association with Board of Directors of the Deaf Oral the president of Columbia Broadcast- School for Indiana and Kentucky; a ing System in various enterprises. past president of the Pastime Boat Brother House resides at 184 Forest Club; and the Sportsboosters organiza­ Drive, Oak Park, Jeffersonville, Indi­ tion in Louisville. Included in his ana, with his wife, a former show- numerous other accomplishments and business personality of stage, radio efforts is the sponsorship of a profes­ and television and a five-year-old sional football game each fall in behalf daughter. He commands the 387th of Kiwanis Charities and Under­ Engineer Construction Group which privileged Children projects, He is a consists of four battalions and two member of the National Sales Execu­ separate companies. The personnel of tives Council, Reserve Officer's Asso­ the units under his command are ciation and U. S. Army Officer's scattered from Huntington, W. Va., Association. and Cincinnati, Ohio, areas to south­

W. J. Peterson Heads Design Engineers for Division of Pratt & Whitney W . Jerome Peterson. Nu '37, has been appointed chief design engineer for the Chandler-Evans division of Pratt Er Whitney Co., Inc. In his new post with the division, a leading manu­ facturer of aircraft accessories, Brother Peterson will have overall responsi­ bility for the design and drafting de­ partment, and for the preparation and maintenance of design and drafting standards. He came to Chandler-Evans as a project engineer in 1954 from the Propeller Division of Curtiss-Wright Corp. He was named chief pump engi­ neer in 1955. Brother and Mrs. Peter­ son reside at 19 W ilton Rd., W indsor. Conn., with their two children. Carnegie Alumnus 30 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU Dr. L. V. B erkner, A lpha ’27, Hits Cloak and Dagger Act

Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, A lpha '27, And he said the Soviets are well who oversees much defense-ordered along in the business of translating scientific research, said recently that and using other countries’ scientific he is “afraid that some day we may information, with a heavily financed have to fight a war with pieces of Soviet Institute of Scientific Informa­ paper marked ‘secret’ instead of tion doing the work. weapons and men ready to fight." Brother Berkner and his questioners Brother Berkner told inquiring con­ ran into security difficulties them­ gressmen that 90 per cent of the selves when the scientist was pressed scientific information now kept secret to make specific recommendations as by the government should not be. He to what kind of information should be said excessive secrecy slows down taken out of secrecy restrictions and military scientific progress and adds what government agencies were over­ immensely to its cost. classifying material for security. Asked for examples, Brother Berk­ Brother Berkner said he couldn't ner, who is president of the Associated Universities, Inc., said that principles give specific examples of information that should be kept secret because the behind a new communications system were kept secret for a year and a half information itself is so highly classi­ fied. Members accepted this explana­ and that development of the Dew Line tion without comment, but laughed —the early warning system against later when he said he could not name polar attacks—was accordingly de­ layed. certain government agencies which he said were translating scientific ma­ Saying greater use could be made of discoveries of Soviet savants, Brother terial openly available abroad and stamping the translations secret. Berkner said the Soviet Union has budgeted 4 Y2 billion dollars for re­ “I never knew we had agencies so search and “to the extent we can use secret they couldn't be named," com­ their results, this represents a savings mented Rep. Fascell (D. Fla). for us." Brother Berkner said the agencies The cost of translating and d s- themselves are well known but the tributing published Soviet findings, he fact that they are translating certain said, would be tiny compared w ith the material is a security matter. research cost itself.

Frank Black Promoted Frank S. Black, Jr., Pi '56, recently Robert E. Lee High School in Staun­ was promoted to first lieutenant at ton, Va., in 1952 and from the U ni­ Fort Belvoir, Va., where he is a versity of Virginia in July 1956 be­ weapons instructor with the Depart­ fore entering the Army. His parents ment of Military Art. reside at 408 College Circle, Staunton. Brother Black graduated from THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 31 James Kelly Elected to Young Presidents Organization James F. Kelly, Rho '43, President of Aeroglide Corporation, has been elected to membership in the Young Presidents' Organization. This group is an international non-political busi­ ness association made up of some 1200 members throughout the United States, Canada and Alaska. Among other requirements for membership are that an individual prior to his 40th birthday, shall become president of a company doing an annual volume in excess of one million dollars. The company must also employ at least 50 persons. A prime purpose of the or­ ganization is a series of seminars and schools held on both a sectional and national basis in which the members can meet and discuss problems of mutual interest. Brother Kelly, 34, was elected President of the Aeroglide Corpora­ tion in November, 1956. A 1943 Society of Civil Engineers, American graduate of North Carolina State Society of Agricultural Engineers, College w ith a B.S. degree in civil and National Society of Professional engineering, he worked until 1946 in Engineers. He is a menjber of the Charleston Navy Yard as a Naval Hayes-Barton Methodist C hurch, Architect. He joined Aeroglide Corp­ Raleigh Lions Club, Raleigh Country oration in 1946 and has held the posi­ Club, Board of Directors of the North tions of Sales Engineer, Chief Engi­ Carolina State Alumni Association, neer, Vice President, and President. Board of Directors of Cerlist Diesel, A registered professional engineer, he Inc., Board of Directors of Aeroglide holds membership in several technical Corporation and Board of Directors societies including the American of Broadus Wilson Corporation.

A book agent came to sell one of would know how to farm twice as the farmer-merchant-bankers here in well as you do now." Iowa a set o f books on scientific agri­ “Heck, son," replied the old man, culture. The old man thumbed through “I don't farm half as good as I know the books and said “ No, I don't want to buy them." “You should buy them,” said the N o opportunity is ever lost—the book agent, "because if you did you other fellow takes those you've missed. 32 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU South Dakota Mines Alumni Elect C. W. Rand Vice-President Charles Wilbur Rand, Omega '40, logged 1200 flying hours in the past has been elected vice-president of the South Dakota School of Mines Alum­ Since graduation. Brother Rand has ni Association. been employed for a year with the Brother Rand is owner of the Rand South Dakota Highway Department, Construction Company, with head­ one and one-half years with the Illi­ quarters in Rapid City, South Dakota. nois Highway Department, and four In addition to this company, which years with the U. S. Navy as Anti- he started in 1946, he is part owner Submarine W arfare Specialist with and Vice-President of Dilly Construc­ duties in both the Atlantic and Pacific tion Company, Inc., incorporated in Oceans. He was placed on inactive 1953. He is also President of Rand- duty in December 1945, as Lt. Comdr. Dilly. Inc., of Newcastle, Wyoming, USNR. A month later he started the and a partner in Robbinsdale Recrea­ Rand Construction Company. tion Bowling Center, Rapid City. He Brother Rand had seven years of is one of the eight directors of Asso­ engineering and construction work ciated General Contractors of South experience with the State Highway Dakota. Department, and the U. S. Govern­ Brother Rand's main line in con­ ment before his graduation from the struction is bridges, grading, excava­ S. D. School of Mines. tion and paving and he bids in South Brother Rand lives at 225 Franklin Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and St., Rapid City, with his wife, Louise, N orth Dakota. His Cessna 170 is a and three children: Marva Lee— big time saver in covering the four- sophomore in high school, Richard state area and Brother Rand has 10, and G ary 8. The Hardroc\

Comdr. N. W. Deems, Delta ’41, Completes Alaska School Navy Commander Nyal W . Deems, Public Works Office. He entered the Delta '41, son of Mr. and Mrs. W il­ Navy in 1941 and was last stationed bert L. Deems, 1893 W ymore Ave., in the Philippines. East Cleveland, Ohio, recently was The commander is a graduate of graduated from the Army's Cold Galion High School and a 1941 Weather and Mountain School at graduate of Case Institute of Tech­ Fort Greely, Alaska. nology. He is also a member of Tau Commander Deems is regularly sta­ Beta Pi and Beta Theta Pi fraternities. tioned in San Diego, Calif., as project His wife, Octavia, lives in San Diego. management officer of the District

The Lord gave us two ends to use It all depends on which you choose. One to think with, one to sit on, Heads you win and tails you lose. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 33 Chemical Award Goes To DuBois Eastman DuBois Eastman, Epsilon '28, is the recipient of the 1958 American Chemical Society award in industrial engineering chemistry. Brother East­ man has been experimenting with new ways to produce gasoline. At present, Brother Eastman is di­ rector of The Texas Company's re­ search laboratories at Montibello, California. He has been with the Texas Co. since his graduation from the University of California in 1928. Since that time and prior to assuming his present position, he held the post of Director of Cracking Research from 1936 to 1942 and was appointed Assistant Director of Research in 1944. Brother Eastman married Beatrice two daughters and one son. They are Crosy in 1929 and they now have now residing in Whittier. California.

Mark Twain once edited a news­ A motorist stopped his car and went paper in Missouri. One of the paper's up to the old farmer sitting on a fence subscribers wrote that he had found a beside the road. spider in his paper and wanted to “W hat highway is this?” he asked know if this meant good luck or bad the farmer.” luck for him. “I dunno." Twain answered like this: “Old "W ell, could you tell me how to Subscriber: Finding a spider in your get to the next town?" paper was neither good luck or bad “No, don't believe I could." luck for you. The spider was merely "W ell, maybe you could tell me looking over the paper to see which how far it is to a town?” merchants do not advertise so that he "Guess maybe I don't know that can go to the store, spin his web across the door and live a life of undisturbed "You don't know anything, do peace ever afterward." "Wa-al,” drawled the farmer, “I Vacationing motorist (to farmer) : ain't lost." How far is it to the next filling station? Major Covell: "Jones, why didn't Farm er: Nigh onto tw o miles as the you salute me yesterday?" crow flies. Jones: “I didn't see you, sir.” Motorist: Well, how far is it if the Major Covell: “Thank heavens. I crow has to walk and roll a flat tire?" thought you were mad at me." 3n Jftflemortam THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 36 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Thompson of Chicago, and Carol Thomp­ the Carter Oil Co. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. son of Miami, Florida. He was also a mem­ Then he joined the staff of the Standard ber of Tau Beta Pi. Oil Co. of Venezuela in Maracaibo. Venezuela, for a number of years and, in Ccrol John Wakenhut, Zeta '17, died of 1938, joined the staff of the U. S. Bureau a heart attack after attending a basket-ball of Mines in Dallas, Texas. In 1947, he game in Kansas City, Missouri, on Decem­ joined the staff of Wilson and Co. as field ber 31, 1957. He was born in Salina, construction engineer and held that posi­ Kansas, on September 23, 1895, and gradu­ tion at the time of his death. Surviving are ated as a mining engineer from the Uni­ his widow, Elizabeth, a daughter, Mrs. versity of Kansas in 1917. After gradua­ Anna Germany of Chicago, Illinois, and tion. and until 1920, he was geologist for

Additions to Alemhersk,ip John William Irwin, Mt. Clemens. Mich. William Frederic Zeckzer, North Loren Dale Eckberg, Litchfield, Muskegon, Mich. Vernelle Truman Smith, Sherill. John Thomas Sladek, St. Paul 6, N. Y. Jon William Ostberg, Chicago, III. Bradford Alvin Lemberg, Gaylord. George Jerome Quaal, Ishpeming, Mich. David Luther Voxland, Kenyon, Lawrence William Appleton, Scott- ville, Mich. John Richard Heggestad, Windom, Richard Hoyle Smart, Clintonville. Wis. Larry Eugene Espelien, St. Paul, a Bacon, Hon., Hancock. Thomas William Fischer. St. Paul, GAMMA Raymond Wallace Allard, White 887 Daniel Edmund Karig, Pasadena 3. Bear Lake, Minn. Calif. Walter Hughes Nebel, St. Paul, 888 Larry Reid Faulkner, Denver, Colo. Penn Arthur Peters. Frederic. Wis. 889 Irwin William Engel, Denver, Colo. Elvis Dale Simon, Rochester, Minn. 890 Warden Miller Scott. Fort Col'ins, William Charles Viebahn, Montreal, Colo. Wis. 891 Walter Savoye Case, Jr., El Paso, BETA 892 William Robert Mills, Jr., Arcadia. Calif. Daniel Max Rukavina, Coleraine, 893 Richard Louis Lea, Golden, Colo. 894 Earl Eugene Stebbins, Bird City, Robert Harlan Nesbitt, Virginia. Kan. John Nels Nilsen, San Manvel, Ariz. Dominic Anthony DeAmicis, Cas­ DELTA pian, Mich. 928 Paul Donald Arbogast, Warren. John Edward Sutherland, Copper Ohio. Cliff, Ontario, Canada. Richard Lord Browning, Euclid. William Edward Micho, Bay City, Ohio. Mich. Robert John Farling, city not given. Joseph Paul Torreano, Crystal Falls, Douglas Kerr Ferguson. Youngs­ Mich. town, Ohio. Lawrence Stanley Squires, Detroit, 932 Allan Lee Karchner, Middleton, Mich. Ohio. James Francis Thompson, Owosso, James Russell Kincaid, East Liver­ Mich. pool, Ohio. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

934 Kenneth Lee Kutina, Chagrin Falls, PI 567 Philip Henry Ryan, Hon., Boyd 935 Carl Henry Miller, Cleveland, Ohio. Tavern, Va. 936 Paul John Rohde, city not given. 568 Robert Bruce Pettyjohn, Lynchburg. EPSILON 819 Charles Forrest Bacon, Santa Ana, 569 James Norman Blake, Lexington, Calif. Va. 820 Rcx James Young, San Fernando, 570 Leonard Wayne Burnett, Washing­ Calif. ton Court House, Ohio 571 John Paul Cline, Charleston, W. Va. 821 Will Connell (nmn), Los Angeles 4 572 Charles Byrne DeLashmutt, Arling­ Calif. ton, Va. 822 Frank Charles Dodge, Oakland Calif. 573 Frank Tazewell Ellett, Roanoke, Va. 574 Jerrold Thomas Greene, Boones 823 James Louis Larsen, Oakland, Calif. Mill. Va. 824 Ricnard James Moiola, Richmond, Calif. 575 Jack Henry Griffith, Jr., San An­ tonio, Texas 825 John Philip Ohlmann. El Cerrito, 576 Walter David Marshall, Charlottes­ Calif. ville, Va. 826 John Quentin Sims, Berkeley, Calif. 827 David Morrison Wyman, San Pedro. 577 Herbert Elvy McCormack. Jr., Roan­ Calif. oke, Va. 828 Douglas Gridley Brookins, Healds- 578 Robert Carlton McGee, Jr., Rich­ burg. Calif. mond, Va. 579 James Patrick McHenry, Indiana. 829 Richard Beckett Griffin, Albany. Pa. Calif. 580 Carl Joe Mullen, South Charleston, ZETA W. Va. 581 Robert Lewis Rustad. Falls Church, 625 Thomas Wayne Domville, Kansas Va. City, Kan. 582 Alexander Balfour Sadler, Jr., Rich­ 626 Robert John Rehagen, Kansas City, mond, Va. 583 Waller Redd Staples, Richmond, 627 Frederick Herr Jones, Bloomington, Va. 584 James French Strother, Charleston, 628 William Clinton Fisher. Topeka, W. Va. Kan. 585 Ronald Stephen Walker. Grosse THETA PoiJite, Mich. 631 Frederic Jay Wade, New Hyde Park, N.Y. RHO 632 Joseph William Zelenka, New York 576 Ray Caudle Shaw, Rockingham, 66, N.Y. N.C. 577 Robert Douglas McBrayer, Forest IOTA City. N. C. 793 Bobby Van Harris, Poplar Bluffs, 578 Ben Carolyn Treece, Charlotte, N.C. 579 Thomas Cox Powell III, Raleigh. 794 Clark Clinton Uline, Rolla, Mo. N. C. 795 Billy Joe Thompson. Lakeland, Fla. 580 Jonn Walter Lowry, Charlotte, N. C. 581 George Edward Daughtridge. Rocky LAMBDA Mount. N. C. 733 Terry Isaac Lester. Magna, Utah 582 George^Harriss (nmn), Wilmington, 734 Martin Jay Christiansen, Salt Lake City, Utah 583 Roy Hoyt Martin, Jr.. Henderson­ 735 Dean Edwin Dallin, Salt Lake City. ville, N. C. Utah 736 Ray John Dalla Corte. Sunnyside. SIGMA Utah 479 Jonn George Bishel, Salineville. 737 Jack Lee Davis, Salt Lake City, Utah Ohio 738 Cyrus Harvey Gold, Bountiful, Utah 480 James Joseph Buckenberger, Perrys- 739 John Paul MacLcan. Helper. Utah burg, Ohio 740 Larry Tuttle Murdock. Salt Lake 481 Russell Eugene Connell, Cleveland, City, Utah Ohio 741 Elwyne Gerald Wadsworth, Salt 482 Stephen Craig DeWeese. Lima* Lake City, Utah Ohio 38 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

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WARNING! CONVENTION W H O , ME? AHEAD! We frequently wonder whether Preliminar)' plans were laid at the the new generation is different from Executive Council Meeting in Min­ earlier ones or whether our arteries neapolis last December for the are getting perceptibly harder. The Twenty-Second Biennial Convention cause of such wonderment stems to be held in Madison, Wisconsin on usually from a situation in which December 28, 29 and 30, 1958 with someone is needed to do some job such Xi Chapter as our hosts. It was de­ as work on a school project, help with cided that convention headquarters a magazine, accept a fraternity assign­ will be in Edgewater Hotel where we ment. or solicit for a desirable cause— are assured there will be fine accom­ usually a situation which calls for a modations for all of our activities. little generosity with one's time and Our Grand Regent is bending effort. It seems to us that, in spite of every effort to make this another increasing numbers available, fewer great conclave. The inter-convention and fewer are willing to lend a hand committees he has appointed have for the common good. W e sense a been unusually active and they are feeling that those who do nothing for expected to have their reports in such anyone but “ number one" believe form as to ease the midnight toil so that they are smart operators who often associated with our biennial won't get caught working for nothing. business sessions. As usual these will Such people actually are cheating be most important as they will deal themselves! This is particularly true with a wide range of subjects from of young men. There are many direct internal technical problems to the and indirect benefits to be derived Ames plan for expansion. Neverthe­ from accepting one's share of the less we may look forward to much community responsibility. Any ma­ fellowship and, we will hope, even an ture person can vouch for the fact opportunity to visit the beautiful that his maturity came to a consider­ campus of the University of Wiscon­ able degree from experiences which sin, which the Xi boys insist is the provided opportunities to widen finest in the midwest. acquaintanceship, to develop ability to The Executive Council urges you work with others and to coordinate alumni in the vicinity of Madison to their efforts, to improve speaking attend the Convention in its entirety, ability, or to learn facts or processes if possible, or at least such portions which would later prove useful. It is as may fit your convenience. Your certainly a common experience to presence will be an inspiration to the have opportunity to use knowledge or delegates, officers and the actives in skill acquired in some voluntary effort attendance and you will enjoy the opportunity to renew old acquaint­ In addition to the automatic self ances and to make new ones. PLM improvement which results from work­ 40 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

ing on voluntary projects, there are all have experienced the pleasure of other quite tangible values. O ne is joining with others in a common quite likely to make some good enterprise. friends whom he might otherwise Generosity has a way of making a never have known. W hat is the value person bigger while selfishness makes of a good friend? He will also dis­ him smaller. So day by day and month cover one of the great satisfactions in by month as one answers the question, life that comes from cooperative “Who, me?”, he determines what accomplishment. P l e d g e s going kind of an individual he is to become. through "Hell W eek" together, men Don't be reluctant to answer, "Sure building a hunting lodge or working I'll be glad to help", when asked to on a church improvement program, work on a voluntary project. There canvassers raising funds for the Boy are immediate and long term rewards Scouts—all have felt the satisfaction awaiting you if you do. of accomplishing a worthy goal and JWH

DEFINITIONS: QUOTES: Mother-in-law: a referee with an Wanted: a smart young woman to interest in one of the fighters. act as a deceptionist. Bachelor: A fellow who can pull The late Will Rogers was given to his socks on from either end. silencing people who boasted of their Raving Beauty: A girl who comes ancestry by making this observation cut second in the Miss America con­ on his Indian blood: "My ancestors test. didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat." W ords like gems obscure every­ Discussing his tennis game, a stout thing which they do not make clear. bald man panted:: "My brain imme­ diately barks out a command to my body. ‘Run forward speedily," it says. A t a sales meeting the manager said ‘Start right away! Slam the ball grace­ he wished to present nylons to each fully over the net. then walk slowly man to give to his wife. The men back!" were asked to give their wives’ sizes. "And then what happens?” he was A fter they had given their sizes, a asked. change in the plan was announced— "Then." he replied, “my body says, instead of giving them directly to the ‘W ho me?’ " men, the manager decided to deliver them to the wives. Five of the men stepped up and each said, "Change Fresh: A woman's greatest attrac­ my wife's size from 8 to 10." tion is her hair. Soph: I say it's her eyes. Jr.: Unquestionably it's her teeth. Mixed emotions: A young engineer Sr.: W hat's the use of sitting watching his mother-in-law back over around lying to each other. a cliff in his brand new Cadillac.

Letters from the Chapters Alpha Enjoying Its Modern House

by T homas W . Fischer Dave Windsor, and Bob Warmke will be initiated shortly after the The advent of the start of Spring quarter. W inter quarter Newly elected officers for the com­ found Alpha Chap- ing year are Jim Faricy, regent; Bob r well situated in Nath, vice-regent; Paul Schleuter, new house, lo­ scribe; and Dan M eany, treasurer. cated at 515 IOth W e actives wish them the same Avenue Southeast, measure of success as befell their Minneapolis. T h e predecessors, who left some rather modem split level structure boasts of large shoes to fill in this respect. such features as large and well fur- The annual Winter Formal was iished living a n d d held on the night of January 18 as the library ; n f o able first party to be given in the new equi house. A great deal of credit is due to Brother Bob N ath and his assistants I justifiably proud of c in making this dinner-dance the most enjoyable event it was for all who O u r ranks have swelled tc attended. actives with the initiation of ni With Alpha as host chapter, the members, Ray Allard, Larry Regional Conference of Region Two Tom Fischer, John Hegf was held this past weekend. High­ Wally Nebel, Penn Peters, Al lights of the conference have been Bill Viebahn, and Dave B summed up for us by Brother Sladek Three new pledges, Dick F in an article elsewhere in this issue.

Beta Continues Its Winning Ways

by Lawrence W . A ppletc

< ^ ( W G H T 0J t A t present Beta Chapter h a s 49 active members on her roll. This list includes t h e fol- I -HdJ Scottville, Michigan; M arty Puro, January 26, 1958. Sudbury, Canada; Max Ruka vina, Coleraine, Minnesota; Leroy Swen- son, Chisholm, Minnesota; John THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Blaser, Roselle Park, New Jersey; Events during Winter Carnival in­ Donald C. Larson, Iron River, Michi­ clude skits, snow statutes, snowshoe- gan. ing, skiing, and other winter sports. Officers for the past year were Our snow statute for this year, the regent, Irwin Allen; vice-regent Ro­ S. S. Peter Pan, placed second in the land Schmidt; treasurer, Richard statute competition. The annual Mil­ Danker; scribe, Hugh McShane; lionaire's Party was a booming suc- steward. John Sutherland; corre­ sponding secretary, Dan Rukavina; Brothers Hugh McShane, Bill Zeck- purchasing agent, Jerry Knaebel. zer, and Tom Stark have organized House officers elected for the year a youth club for 7th and 8th grade 1958-59 were treasurer, Robert Nes­ boys in Houghton and Hancock. The bitt and corresponding secretary, aim of the club is to provide activi­ Lawrence W. Appleton. Dr. Leo F. ties for the youths and prevent juven­ Duggan is the chapter adviser. ile delinquency. Beta Chapter has thus far had a A new living room rug was in­ very successful year in campus activi­ stalled last month and plans are being ties. O ur football homecoming float made for house improvements. w on the first place trophy in class Twenty-seven seniors are graduat­ “ A ". For the seventh consecutive ing this year. We plan to pledge an­ year Beta Chapter has won the Michi­ other fifteen men to help us continue gan Tech Winter Carnival Trophy. and maintain an active chapter.

Theta Tau snow statute, 1958 winter carnival 44 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU Delta Pledged 37 This Spring

by Franz Sammt ing a refresher course for the Ohio The spring rush- State Professional Engineering Exami­ nation. Various speakers have been CLEVELAN D brought to the campus to speak on pledges. The mem­ professional engineering. OHIO J bers of the pledge These professional programs, as class, under the di­ well as all other chapter activities rection of pledges, have been carried out with the Paul Arbogast, e completing their wonderful assistance of Prof. L. J. pledge projects n : preparation for Reardon, chapter adviser. initiation on Sunday, April 20. There are currently 15 actives in A new committee system has been the chapter. Many of these men have set up and will function under the received honors: Kincaid, senate leadership of Matt Crugnale, regent; president; Luce, president. Student Bob Boydston, vice-regent; Dave Discipline Committee; Luce, Kutina, Luce, scribe; Jerry Stein, treasurer; Boydston, Rhode. Tau Beta Pi; Crug­ and Franz Sammt, corresponding sec­ nale, Kincaid, Eta Kappa Nu. retary. Delta has conducted tours Many of the brothers have received around the Case campus for high appointments and schoalrships to school visitors. W e are also sponsor­ graduate schools. Active And Successful Year At Epsilon

by R ichard M oiola successful Fall semester, marked by Epsilon Chapter such events as noon luncheons and extends fraternal evening smokers. The evening smokers

JLKALLtT greetings to all mem- were highlighted by such speakers as CALIF.~ \ bers of Theta Tau. Dr. Lionel Weiss and Dr. Parker D. a Under the leadership Trask who discussed various phases of NJ of past Regent the earth sciences. Frank Sieraski and At present we have 18 actives and and our adviser, Dr. Samuel P. two pledges. A number of the actives Wells, Epsilon completed a busy and will be graduating in June and we THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 45 are now in the midst of an extensive Chapter arc as follows: regent. Rex rushing program. Epsilon is also Young; vice-regent, Charles Perdue; sponsoring a series of lectures featur­ scribe, John Sims; treasurer, John ing outstanding men in the fields of Cosgriff; corresponding secretary, earth science. O ur lecture program Richard Moiola. This has been an was initiated by Dr. H. B. Cooke and active and successful year for Epsilon met w ith immediate success. Chapter and we are looking forward The present officers of Epsilon to continued growth and activity.

Zeta Wheels Operate Smoothly AT K. U.

by R obt . H. McC amish forts of Zeta men many friendships T o all men every- were started and many old acquaint­ LA W RE N CE ^ where who wear anceships were renewed at this event. KANSAS the badge of Theta O n December 14, we held our Tau, Zeta Chap­ annual Jacqueminot Formal in the ter extends sincere Kansas Room of the Kansas Memorial fraternal greetings. Union. Centers of attraction were a This has been a very fruitful year nine-foot replica of the pledge badge for the actives, pledges and alumni of with a bouquet of red roses in the Zeta Chapter. To start off the year center and a huge silver Christmas with a bang, Zeta participated with tree on which were pinned dark red twenty-seven other fraternities on rose corsages for our dates. The high­ “the hill" in rush week activities. This light of the , I the was very beneficial in obtaining our icement of the pinnings of Fall pledge class. Brotners George Dodd and Jack Following the precedent set last Goble. year by Zeta, we again sponsored the This spring, Greek Week provided engineering alumni homecoming, held Zeta with a flurry of panel discus­ in conjunction with the annual Uni­ sions, banquets, a community project, versity Homecoming. Through the ef­ and a chariot race. Since this was the 46 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

the Theta Tau chariot driven by Brother Rehagen and pulled by Pledges Gary Hubbard and Jim Clutz make Triangle and their wobbly- wheeled chariot look ridiculous. As Theta Tau crossed the finish line, the Triangle chariot was just beyond the half-way point of the 500 yard course. Each heat was timed, and in the final analysis, Theta Tau placed Zeta Chariteers seventh out of a field of 23 entries. Soon after Greek Week we held first year Zeta has had the opportuni­ the third annual Women Engineers' ty to take part in Greek Week activi­ Banquet. Fifteen of the seventeen ties, full advantage was taken of the women enrolled in the School of En­ various activities. Six days before the gineering and Architecture were our chariot race the design and con­ guests that evening. struction of Theta T au's all-aluminum On a very fitting day (April Fool's chariot was begun. The silver color Day) we will have the spring semester of the aluminum was set off by a large pledge banquet. This banquet is given color painting of the coat-of-arms on by the active chapter members in the front, the Greek letters Theta and honor of the present pledge class. T au on the sides, and the golden April 13 is the date this year for wheels. Brothers Harry Edwards and the annual Zeta Chapter Chartering Bob Rehagen and Pledge Max Cav- Anniversary banquet. Many local ender did an excellent job and on the alumni are expected to attend this afternoon of the races we watched event, including Grand Scribe Robert THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 47

E. Pope and Regional Representative member of Zeta Cogs, an alumni con­ William E. Franklin. After dinner, tribution organization. the House Corporation Board meets Zeta Chapter has at present sixteen to discuss plans for the new house, actives and fifteen pledges. Three and the Mothers’ and Wives' Club actives, Glenn Kirk, John Dealy, and will hold their annual business meet­ Dick Hinderliter will graduate this ing. June, and all fifteen pledges will be Later this spring, Zeta looks for­ eligible for initiation next fall. ward to their Annual Parents' Day Four men were initiated this school and to the western style Red Dog Inn year, bringing the total number of party. initiates of Zeta Chapter to 628. O f course, during the basketball Brothers Tom Domville, Bob Rehagen, season, T heta Tau entered an intra­ and Rick Jones were initiated last fall, mural team in both the “B" and “C" and Brother Bill Fisher braved the team leagues. For the first time, we rigors of initiation week alone this were put in the same division with February. the social fraternities and while we Since the last letter to T he G ear , didn’t come up w ith winning teams, we have had two elections. O ur Fall it was a lot of fun. semester officers were Al Smith, re­ Tw o significant happenings come gent; Eldon Benso, vice-regent; Dick to mind that will be remembered by Hinderliter, scribe; and Bob Franklin, the men of Zeta. One is the acquisi­ corresponding secretary. The Spring tion by the House Corporation Board semester officers are John Dealy, re­ of an option on a plot of land in the gent; Dick Hinderliter, vice-regent; new fraternity row proposed by the Tom Domville, scribe; and Bob Mc- University Administration. The other Camish, corresponding secretary. is the fact that Herman A. Janzen, Grades in the engineering school Zeta '39, became the first lifetime have been harder than ever to come THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Camish, associate editor; Ron Bon- jour, assistant editor; Dick Hinder­ liter, advertising manager; George Dcdd, photographer; and Mrs. Al Smith, joke editor. Leaders of the engineering school honor societies include John Dealy, president; Dick Hinderliter, vice- president; and Eldon Benso, recording secretary of Sigma Tau. Eta Kappa N u lists Dick Hinderliter as president, by, but Zeta still claims its share of with Eldon Benso as vice-president curve raisers and honor society mem­ and George Dodd as corresponding bers. This last semester Brothers John secretary. Dealy, Dick Hinderliter, Dick Gil­ Ron Bonjour is Engineering Coun­ lespie, and George Dodd, and Pledges cil representative for the civil engi­ Roger Benefield and Carl McClung neers, and John Dealy is the repre­ all made a 2.00 (B a t K.U .), or over, sentative for the chemical engineers. grade point average. Pledge Don King is treasurer of the On top of the list of honor society Geology Club. members is Brother John Dealy, who Brother Eldon Benso is co-chairman was elected to Sachem Chapter of of the 1958 KU Relays Committee Omicron Delta Kappa. Brothers and Pledge Dave Stahl is a freshman Dealy, Hinderliter, Benso, and Dodd member of the committee. John Dealy are Tau Beta Pi members. Sigma Tau holds a seat on the AU Student Coun­ claims Brothers Dealy, Hinderliter, cil, the KU student governing body. Benso, Dodd, and Gillespie. Brothers Not content with ordinary activi­ Hinderliter, Benso and Dodd are ties, Zeta men invaded the teaching members of Eta Kappa Nu Associa­ profession with Brothers John Dealy. tion. Brother Hinderliter is also a Eldon Benso, Dick Hinderliter, Dick member of Sigma Pi Sigma and Pi Schroff, Leon Clark and Bob Mc- Mu Epsilon. M ilitary honor societies Camish listed as teaching assistants list Brother A l Smith as a member with the University. of the Scabbard and Blade, and Persh­ As is exemplified by the above ac­ ing Rifles, and Brother McCamish count, the emphasis for the last few also as a member of the Scabbard and semesters at Zeta has been on activi­ Blade and of the Arnold A ir Society. ties. As it becomes harder and harder Brother Smith has been selected as a to squeeze good grades from the En­ Distinguished M ilitary Student. gineering School, however, this em­ Zeta Chapter furnishes a very phasis is gradually shifting to one of large percentage of the leaders of the scholarship. engineering school and of the Uni­ Summing u p : Zeta Chapter has versity. The Kansas Engineer is an been more active than ever before in outstanding example of Zeta leader­ fraternity activities. Engineering ship, with Al Smith, editor; John School activities and University ac­ Dealy, business manager; Bob Mc- tivities. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Zeta's door is always open and v from any of our Brothers who happen most enthusiastically welcome a vis to he in the vicinity of Lawrence.

Iota Plans Smoker

by J erry W hitehouse now at nine active members. There Iota Chapter's of­ are no pledges as yet, but a smoker is ficers for this se­ planned for this spring semester. mester a re : regent, The difficulty in obtaining pledges ROLLA Jerry Whitehouse; seems to be caused by the growing v i e e-regent, Don school facilities and the increase of Pfanstiel; corre­ student organizations and activities. sponding secretary, Theta Tau hasn't a house on campus Harold Olsen; recording secretary, and high dues and initiation fee do Billy Thompson;treasurer, Peter not entice prospective pledges. Gerard; faculty adviser. Prof. R. D. Recent spring activities included a Schowalter. school calendar w ith dates of all ath­ The chapter's active membership is letic and school events.

Lambda Prominent In Engineering Open House

by Bliss D iamond Brother John C. Schreiner as the Out­ Greetings from standing graduating engineer at the Lambda Chapter. University of Utah. We members of M arch 11, 19?8, was election day Theta Tau at the at Lambda Chapter. The 32 active University of Utah members of the chapter met that eve­ w ould like to let ning and elected Ronald Gorringe, a the Fraternity at chemical engineer, as the regent for large know about our activities. D ur­ the coming year. Also elected to ing the past year Lambda Chapter has office were the following: Frank been holding smokers about once a Lombard, vice-regent; Jack Davis, month. For a little variety we have re­ treasurer; Lyle Gustaveson, scr be; cently held two exciting tobogganing and Bliss Diamond, corresponding parties near Brighton Ski Resort. In secretary. Professor Preston D. Lin­ the line of more academic endeavors, ford was sustained as our chapter ad­ we printed the programs and took viser. One of the first activities charge of the Information Booth at planned by the new officers was a the University of Utah's Engineering smoker for the 12 new rushees which Week Open House. This activity in­ was held on the last day of final exam cluded the selection of an outstanding week. senior engineer. We worked in con­ Lambda Chapter extends best junction with the Alumni of the wishes for the coming year to the U tah Engineering Society in honoring other chapters of Theta Tau. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Mu Helps Frosh Study

by J ohn G . Perricin our engineering classrooms. Results I I M u Chapter ex- have been very satisfying and we feel I \ tends greetings to that this review of material covered UNIVERSITY a|| our' brothers in during our earlier years in school is I A L A . I Theta Tau. beneficial to our members. I j Our chapter offi- It continues to be a pleasure to us I j * cers for this semes- to see so many of our members taking ^ ter are regent, John an active part in the engineering hon- G. Perrigin; vice-regent, A rnold M. oraries and technical societies. Listed Blumenstein; scribe, John B. Duke, among our members are the vice- III: treasurer, Kenneth E. Harwell; president of the School of Engineer­ and corresponding secretary, Waights ing; the president, secretary and M . Taylor. cataloguer of Tau Beta Pi; the presi­ Professor W illiam K. Rey, the dent and secretary of A . I. E.E. stu­ Grand Outer Guard of our Frater­ dent chapter; the vice-president of the nity, is serving his fourth year as our A.S.C.E. student chapter; and the faculty adviser. president of Alpha Pi Mu, the indus­ M u now has 29 active under­ trial engineering honorary fraternity. graduate members, I graduate mem­ Again this year, Mu Chapter will ber. 12 faculty members, and 24 sponsor the selection of the outstand­ pledges. Our initiation date has been ing engineering graduate. The stu­ set for March 30 and our initiation dent selected will receive the Theta banquet will be held the following T au Award, a 14" gold loving cup, at the graduation exercises this spring. We are sponsoring a study hall for Though the semester is half over, freshmen and sophomores in engi­ we at Mu have found this first half neering again this semester. Two eve­ very fruitful. W e extend best wishes nings a week two of our members for success to all chapters of the fra- conduct the study sessions in one of

Xi Busy With National Convention Plans

by R obert E. A llen We were honored with a visit by Greetings from Grand Vice Regent Britzius at our Xi. fall semester's initiation and banquet. Our officers for We were pleased that he was able to this semester are: attend and give the chapter officers regent, A llan H. and members an opportunity to meet .MADISON Clauer; vice regent, him and discuss the possibilities of 1 WIS. Richard Anderson; starting a chapter house. scribe; W alter We are looking forward to this Leuthy; treasurer, semester’s initiation party and initia­ Thomas Obenberger; corresponding tion followed by the banquet on April secretary, Robert E. Allen. 27. Sports chairman Richard Ander­ THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

son is expecting a fine turnout for it set up by early fall. W e hope to baseball this spring and we hope to have enough alumni in attendance at match last year's spring champion­ the convention and be sufficiently ship. prepared to make it possible to organ­ We are currently busy at Xi with ize an alumni association centered in the plans for the national convention the Milwaukee area. which will be held here at Madison Hope to see you at the Biennial in December. Although we are still in convention in December. the planning stage, we hope to have Omicron Pledges Say Why They W ant In by R ichard J. M aurer “ To be truly professional, the engi­ With the initia­ neer must conduct himself in a way tion of sixteen new which will reflect favorably upon his actives on Febru­ profession. Theta Tau requires a ary 16, 1958, Omi- member to act as a professional man cron Chapter now should. It serves as a guide for the has thirty-three active members. Each engineer’s conduct in business, thus pledge was required to write a short benefiting both the profession and the paper stating why he wanted to join Theta Tau. One of the best of “I expect to give the professional these is included here: fraternity, Theta Tau, my contribu­ "Engineering is the application of tion to engineering, and to receive science and an art of construction from it the ability to associate and which requires intelligent application communicate with others." of the laws of nature. To be an engi­ by Thomas A. Woodruff neer, therefore, means to be a man with a distinct profession. This defi­ On January 7, 1957, Omicron nition of engineering lacks one thing Chapter held elections and the follow­ when applied to the engineer; this is ing officers were elected: Don Camp­ the ability to communicate and asso­ bell, regent; John Rum p, vice-regent; ciate with those to whom engineering Peter Peropoulos, scribe; Dick W al is not familiar. ton, treasurer; Carl Egger, assistant “Academic courses familiarize the treasurer; Paul Harmony, marshal; engineer with the laws and applica­ Ted Andrews, inner guard; Paul tion of science, but fail to background Morgan, outer guards; and Richard them in the old custom of “getting Maurer, corresponding secretary. along with others." This requirement Our chapter adviser is Professor must then be attained by a student's Donald Metzler, Engineering Build­ own ingenuity. ing, State University of Iowa, Iowa “Theta Tau offers an engineer the City, Iowa. chance to take part in activities which Omicron Chapter and its members require meeting new people, planning have been quite active in college for school events, and a chance to functions. On March 13, 1958, the express his own views while hearing annual MECCA Smoker (MECCA stands for Mechanical. Electrical. 52 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Civil, Chemical, and Aeronautical basis of achievement, activities, schol­ Engineering) was held. Two Theta arship, and popularity. Tau's. George Trainer and Paul Omicron Chapter is well repre­ Morgan, were co-chairmen of the sented on the Associated Students of smoker. The following night another Engineering Council, since four of Theta Tau, Paul Harmony, served as the ten Council members are active in chairman for the annual MECCA T heta Tau. Ball. Omicron Chapter has begun hold­ During the smoker, the annual ing several dinner meetings each se­ Theta Tau Achievement Award was mester. We have had one dinner presented to Larry Focht. This award meeting this semester and two more is open to any engineering student at are planned. Prof. Howe was the the State University of Iowa. The re­ speaker at our first meeting. cipient of this award is judged on the

Pi Procures Plaque for Posterity by H arold W . D eaner Pi Chapter consists of 49 brothers Pi Chapter and no pledges, but will acquire a new UNIVERSITY pledge class A pril 10, as the tradi- nd tional three rush parties have been best wishes to a! completed. the b The Engineering Council, consist­ Thcta Tau. ing primarily of Theta T au’s, has been The chapter officers now are Rob more active than at anytime in recent ert A. Moore, Jr., regent, William M years and has been able to make a Smith, vice-regent; John M. Buttt number of worthwhile contributions baugh, scribe. H erbert E. M cCor to the engineering school. The broth­ mack. Jr., treasurer and Harold W ers now on the Engineering Council Dcaner, corresponding s e c r e I are: Robert L. Davis, president; Carl These men are giving their best to the W . Miller, vice-president; R. Martin fraternity and the University and the Miller, secretary; Robert A. Moore, leadership exhibited by them is out­ treasurer; George C. Davies, his­ standing. torian; E. Lee Showalter, Wilton W.

to right, front row: McDonald, S regent), Blankingship, Moore (reg pnd row: Marshall, Buterbaugh, h McHenry, McCormack. Millar, De •d row: Mandeville, Walker. Hock THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

King, and Larry A. Cooper, student tion of the faculty alumni at these -council representatives; Robert L. functions. The fall banquet, which Thompson, Jr., University JudicLry followed the initiation of the pledge Committee representive (chairman); class, was held as nearly as possible to John K. Haley, president of the Founders' Day and was enjoyed very L A . S.; and Charles B. Delashmutt, much by the faculty alumni as well as president of the ASCE. Brothers of the active brothers. the chapter have won a majority of One of the more outstanding offices in the engineering school for speakers during the fall was Dean the next year. Those elected are: Rob­ Charles G. Abbot of the Graduate ert A. Moore, Jr., president; Harold School of Business, who delivered an W. Deaner, secretary; John M. interesting and informative talk titled Slepetz, treasurer; and John P. Cline, “Opportunities for Engineers in Busi- historian. The chapter has been very active Another important project per­ socially during the past year. One of formed by the chapter was to install the most im portant social functions a bronze plaque with the school's of the fall semester was the sponsor­ name, Thornton Hall, on the front of ship of the Engineer's Ball, which was the engineering school. a great success. The chapter has had Pi Chapter extends its wishes for a number of parties and is very the happiness and prosperity of all pleased at the support and participa­the brothers.

Rho Pledges Tote 3-Foot Hammers

by J ames M . Davis class is planned for April 25. O ur W ith the elec- chapter strength is complemented by the close association of recent gradu­ of officers'and^ihe ates who have remained in the area v planning of the and several faculty members. Seven initiation of the spring pledge class, of our brothers graduate in June. This Rho Chapter is rounding out a very affords a small and coherent group active and successful year. The newly for the beginning of next year. Con­ elected officers are Gaston F. Smith, crete plans that afford more oppor­ Jr., regent; Ben Treece, v;ce-regent; tunities for work on operational prob­ George Harris, scribe; Richard R. lems such as the alumni files are in Redwine, treasurer; Ray Shaw, corre­ the making for next year. sponding secretary; and Carl R. The closer association with Rho’s Horton, alumni secretary. Rho is alumni is the main project for the fortunate to still have as its chapter coming year's operation. A newsletter adviser. Brother A. A. Carlyle. The telling of this year's activities is in the former officers and Brother Carlyle process of being prepared at the have contributed greatly to the year’s present time. operation. The main chapter project this year At present Rho has 20 actives and has been the completion of the side­ 9 pledges. The initiation of the pledge walk begun last year. As it was re­ 54 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU ported in the letter last year, in­ of the Hammer. This did not require dividual blocks were sold to various a great deal of the pledges’ time as campus organizations providing for did the replica of the Gear but did the construction of a needed walk­ afford a large amount of publicity for way. However, several problems were T heta Tau. Plans and dimensions encountered which have only recent­ are available upon request. ly been solved. The main problem In addition to these projects, Rho was the preparation of organizational has held its regular yearly socials and plaques. A suitable solution was its Christmas Party for under-privi­ found in the use of concrete blocks leged children. Other chapter activi­ with brass letters. The casting of ties include participation in the Engi­ these blocks was done by Rho mem­ neer's Fair and Carnival night. bers, thus lessening the cost of the Rho’s members have again con­ sidewalk. This was desirable in order tinued to participate actively in nearly that the project of paving walkways every campus organization. These might be continued. Upon completion organizations include general campus in April, the sidewalk will do much groups as well as departmental socie­ toward beautification of our campus. ties. Theta T au actives and visiting Other areas of beautification are alumni also attend school social events being investigated. in groups and singly. One new project begun this year is AU Rho actives extend best wishes the requirement of the pledges to to all units of the Fraternity. make and carry an enlarged replica

Sigma Basks In Rose Bowl Glory

by C harles D. Martin Our faculty adviser is Edmund D. Sigma Chapter Ayers, Professor of Electrical Engi­ extends f r a t e r- neering at Ohio State University. nal greetings to all Fall quarter's pledge class of 14 was COLUMBUS brothers in Theta one of the largest in the history of OHIO Tau. Sigma Chapter. At present we have In January of 47 active members. Winter quarter’s this year the fol­ pledge class of six w ent active on lowing officers were elected. Cloyd March 8. One man graduated G. Duncan, Jr., regent; John G. Autumn quarter, He was Tom Brown, Bishel, treasurer; Charles D. M artin, a mechanical engineering student. The corresponding secretary. In March, only man to graduate W inter quarter H erbert B. H auter was elected to the was M ark Scharf, a chemical engi­ office of vice regent. Other officers neering student. This Spring, how­ of Sigma Chapter are Robert L. Hal­ ever, nine actives will graduate. These sey, scribe, Norm an J. Kukay, mar­ men are Roger D. Harrold, Herbert shal; Eugene M. Bond, inner guard; B. Hauter, W ayne D. Milestone. and Robert J, Perkins, outer guard. Robert J. Perkins, Joseph P. Creek, THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 55

John R. Bolg, Ralph P. Reimann, College of Engineering at the Ohio Donald M. Reedy and Edward I. State University was the speaker for Stamm. our first dinner meeting this quarter. Last fall we built a Homecoming He spoke on the changes that will take •display that was thirty feet high to place in the College of Engineering cheer our Ohio State Buckeyes on to here within the next few years. the Big Ten Championship, Rose In closing. Sigma Chapter wishes Bowl and National Championship. a successful year to all brothers. Gordon B. Carson, Dean of the

Upsilon Men Work In Riblic Relations Field

by T homas R oss to make Theta Tau more widely known on the campus. Fraternal greet­ During the past summer the chap­ FAYETTEVILLE ings to brothers ter moved from its previous location everywhere from to 301 University St. The new house Upsilon Chapter. rooms approximately 20 men and is This has been a presently filled. most s u c c e s s ful The chapter social functions this year for Upsilon year included the annual Founders' Chapter. The chapter currently num­ Day banquet, a banquet honoring the b ers 37 active members and 13 candidates for St. Patricia of Engi­ pledges. The officers serving for the neering Day festivities, and a spring second semester are Alan Adams, re­ outing to be held in the near future. gent; James Manville, vice-regent; The honors bestowed on chapter Thomas Ross, scribe; James Colvert1 members were many and varied. Five treasurer; Robert Wilson, corre­ were tapped for Blue Key, four for sponding secretary; and Thomas Ep­ O.D.K., two selected to W ho’s Who, person, pledge trainer. and seven elected to Tau Beta Pi. A major project undertaken this This year's editor of the Arkansas year was the placing of appropriate Engineer as well as next year’s co­ pictures in the Engineering Annex. editors and business manager are Another project which has been com­ brothers of Upsilon Chapter. St. Pat pleted were the talks made by mem­ of the Engineer's Day this year and bers with prospective engineering stu­ last year’s outstanding senior engi­ dents in high schools throughout the neer are members of the chapter. state. A project planned for this Best wishes in the coming year are spring is the publication of a pam­ extended to all chapters from Upsilon phlet to be given entering freshmen Chapter. 56 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU Phi Has Good Professional And Social Program

by J ames N. Dresser ties honorary. Brother Carl Hinshaw Greetings from is a member of the A rnold A ir Socie­ I Phi Chapter. ty, honorary for AFROTC cadets. LAFAYETTE we look back One of our pledges, James Marrone. over the past year is also a pledge to Phi Eta Sigma, here at Phi Chapter, freshman scholastic honorary. we are able to recall New initiates during the past two many fine moments years are Brothers Myron Whitney, and successes. W e David Pfaff, and Jerry Yohey. We anticipate another such year under currently have 15 actives and 11 the direction of our new set of pledges. officers. Our new officers are Myron O ur social events during the past E. W hitney, regent; Clifford L. year were led off by the Album of Schrader, vice-regent; James N. Stars Dance with four other Purdue Dresser, reelected to the office of fraternities; this year the dance scribe; Carl S. Hinshaw, treasurer; featured the Benny Goodman Band. Jerry L. Yohey, corresponding secre­ O ther social activities have included tary; David A. Pfaff, steward; and an Easter Egg Hunt for underprivi­ Robert E. Mast, reelected as house leged children, which we sponsored manager. Brother E. C. Thoma, pro­ together with one of the sororities on fessor of civil engineering is back as campus: our pledge dance, a casino our chapter adviser after a year's party, our spring dance, and the leave of absence to finish work on his annual Batt Boat Race on the Wa­ doctorate. bash River. Scholastically Phi Chapter finished We have participated in basketball, fifth among the forty fraternities at softball, horseshoes, and golf on the Purdue. Brother Tom Clement led athletic front. Some of the brothers the house. Several of the brothers have also participated in the all­ have been elected to honoraries on campus bridge tournament and have campus. Brother Richard Backus is done quite well. Several professional currently pledging both Pi Tau Sigma programs have provided us with in­ and T au Beta Pi. Brother Alan C. teresting and informative insights into Gallagher is now a member of Tau the world of industry. Beta Pi. Brother Fred W , Schardein During the past summer the entire II, who is photography editor of the chapter house was rewired, the kitchen school yearbook, the Debris, has been remodeled, and several of the rooms initiated into the Gimlet Club, an repainted. activities honorary for seniors. Brother We have enjoyed a fine year here Clifford Schrader is a member of the at Phi Chapter and we wish our Skull and Crescent, sophomore activi­ brothers elsewhere the same. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 57 Chi Bustin’ With Sociability

by Jim Eidel scribe; Frank (Peso) Solano, trea­ surer; and Jim Eidel, corresponding I------Now that things secretary. r are back to normal We are prejudicially proud of our ( ARIZ at the Theta Tau past regent who was named “The ) house at 840 E. 4th Outstanding Male Independent on I TUCSON St.. and now that Campus” recently. the engineers of the Wc are especially known for our University of Ari­ taco picnics of which we have had zona's rapidly expanding engineering two this school year in conjunction and mining colleges have slowed down with rush. a bit, I shall have to relate Theta Speaking of picnics, Phil Newlin, Tau s busy story of a wonderful our adviser, held a venison barbeque semester and a half. for actives and alumni. It was a tre­ Things are getting back to normal mendous success and much thanks is after our annual Engineer's Day and due to Phil and his gracious wife. dance. Since Engineer's’ Day is one Our initiation and the Founders' day. the dance, at which Theta Tau Day Banquet coincided this year. We presents an outstanding senior award, held the festive occasion at the Hula is the next, and since every good Hut, The always entertaining Dr. slip-stick holder starts the night be­ Lance of the Geology Department fore the first day, this weekend is a was our speaker, and Andy Marum blast. Heading this celebration hon­ was our talented M. C. ored by the name and officiation of O f wheels in the colleges them­ St. Pat, himself, was Theta Tau selves, we have no end: Duane Lingafelter, prexy of the Engi­ Stan Grimes, Duane Lingafelter, neers' Council and Gene Krumlauf, and Terrill Ewbank were all chosen vice-president. These capable men as Outstanding Engineer of the were aided by Bill and Lee Boden- Week. Stan captained our unde­ hamer, Terrill Ewbank, Nick Johan- feated University of Arizona wres­ nesma, Bob M orin, Dick Mercier. and tling team. Jim Simms, under whose eye was Dick Mercicr was president of the published the Blarney B oo\ which student branch of AIEE-IRE. ground the Aggies into the ground Dick W illiams replaces Brother from which they came with such Ewbank as president of A. S. C. E. pointed puns as: Brother Ewbank is president; Charlie "You know they wouldn’t let me Hammer, vice-president; Jim Simms, register in the Aggie college." treasurer; and Dick Williams, secre­ "How come?" tary of the Southwestern Section of “ I told them my parents were mar- the A.S.C.E. Gene Krumlauf was veep of the We proudly announce our new A.I.M.E. and Don Zimmer is trea­ officers: Jim Simms, regent: Dick surer of the A.S.M.E. Williams, vice-regent; Ray Luci, O ur most recent addition is the 58 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU acquisition of twelve new pledges. Jimmerson, Ron Schuck, Bob Rupc, Headed by pledge Regent Bob Bene­ and Chuck Weir. dict and pledge Vice-Regent Chuck W e are expecting a lot of this fine Jones, they are John Balia, Don Bird, pledge class and we are also expect­ Jack Gilbert, Lincoln Hathaway, ing as good a year in '58 as we had Dick Laudermilk, Joe Lennon, Tom in '57.

Psi Leads In Scholarship

by W illiam H. P ainter Professor Doug Harnish, Head of the I Psi Chapter sends Petroleum Department. He has been \ BUTTE warm fraternal v ery helpful and his participation in I ■ MONT. greeting to all the activities of this chapter has great­ \ ______brothers of Theta ly assisted in making this a success­ Tau. ful year. The fall semester ended with the As we have done every year since election of new officers for the com­ 1954, Psi Chapter has great hopes of ing year. The new chapter officers winning the M ontana School of Mines are as follows: regent, Gus Coolidge; Intramural Trophy for our mantel. vice-regent, Robert W ylie; scribe, This year Psi men are participating in John Hunter; treasurer, Alan Kerr; basketball, volleyball, soccer, horse­ e t a r y, W illiam shoes, softball, table tennis, and hand­ I, Claud Pickard; ball. . Roberts; and Psi initiated Mr. John McCaslin- into honorary membership in Febru­ :r now has 27 actives and ary and in March we initiated Dick O u r chapter adviser is Roberts, Bill Cronin, and Gordon

"naCttKIMWBSP' H'"“ G THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 59

Ziesing. Wc plan to have an initia­ tion during the regional convention here A pril 25-26. Claud Pickard was elected to the office of head of our new building fund and if the alumni keep support­ ing us a house will be a reality in the

Psi Chapter lead the grade index at M ontana School of Mines for all engineering students and with our new pledge class, we hope to remain William Painter and Alan Kerr clean on top for quite some time. The annual Psi Founders' Day all indications it will be one of the celebration is being planned and from best in quite a few years.

Omega Athletes Bring Home Bacon

by Dick Sheldon the time this issue of T h e G ear is Omega Chapter published. extends best wishes Omega Chapter also extends its RAPID CITr • S.D and fraternal greet­ congratulations to the following ings to all brothers brothers who were initiated last fall: of Theta Tau. L. Blair. E. Brodsky, D. Dewey, R. The past year has been under the Lerdal. R. Miesen, R. Pederson, G. fine leadership of Wayne Burk, re­ Radford, R. Scherr and J. Waltner. gent; Ken Sunding, vice-regent; Hans The social activities of last fall in­ Sacrison, scribe; Harold Ehrman. cluded one smoker. We introduced treasurer; Barry Bradshaw, assistant the aims and purposes of Theta Tau treasurer; and Leo Hughes, corre­ to about 60 guests. By meeting and sponding secretary. talking with all the guests, we found Elections were held recently and most of our present pledges, giving the newly installed officers are Ren special attention to those who seemed W hitaker, regent; Cam Kuehl, vicc- highly interested in the fraternity. regent; Lou Riemenschneider, scribe; During the winter quarter, we held Larry Clair, treasurer; and Dick our Christmas Banquet. Everyone Sheldon, corresponding secretary. enjoyed a fine meal before leaving There are 34 active members, 23 w ith his date for the school Christmas pledges and 11 honorary and alumni formal. The Cinch-Buckle T Western members. Tw o honorary members Dance was also held during the were recently initiated into the fra­ winter quarter. It was held at the ternal bond of Theta Tau. They are Meadowbrook Country Club and Professors C. A. Grimm and W. V. everyone enjoyed it in true Western Coyle. We extend hearty congratula­ style. tions to them. There are 8 of our Plans are now being completed for pledges who will become active by our annual Spring Formal. This is 60 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU usually held at a scenic game lodge in ings as last year, but the caliber was the Black Hills. It consists of a ban­ very high this year. The school as a quet followed by a dance. Brother whole has a high regard for these pro­ Braun and his committee deserve a grams. Brother R. Whitaker and his "well done'" for a fine job this year. committee deserve the credit for mak­ As far as athletics go. Omega Chap­ ing this phase of our fraternity suc­ ter is again looking forward to w in­ cessful. ning the intramural basketball crown. Brothers A. Satterlee, J. Adams, F. W e also have tw o teams in the bowl­ Ehrman, and H. Sacrison were voted ing league. One team is in first place to Who's Who. Brothers H. Ehrman, and the other is in fourth place of an R. Whitaker, C. Braun, and D. eight team league. Brother Riemen- Grow were initiated into a national schneider and his committee are to be honorary fraternity. Sigma Tau. congratulated for their fine organiza­ This has been a very successful year tion of the athletic program. for Omega Chapter and we look for­ Our Professional Development Pro­ ward to many more. Best wishes to gram was very successful again this all our brothers for continued success. year. There were not as many meet­

Gamma Beta Powerful At G. W. U.

by Jo h n D. O 'N eale Regent Norman B. Ames back home after an absence of one year. Gamma B eta Our spring initiation was held IVA5HINGT0 Chapter extends M arch 15th and Gamma Beta now fraternal g re e t­ has 40 active members. We hope to i n g s a n d best obtain a large pledge class next se­ mester since 18 of our actives will brothers in Theta graduate in June. Tau. During the past year, our social The officers of Gamma Beta for activities have included three pledge the past year have been: Ray Sulli­ parties, a picnic, and our fall and van, regent; Vince Rider, vice-regent; spring initiation banquets and balls. Chuck Hunter, scribe; Dick Browne At the present we are planning sev­ followed by Jim Lear, treasurer; Bud eral parties which are to be held be­ Ryerson followed by Jack O'Neale, fore the end of the semester and a corresponding secretary; Phil Payne, picnic which will be held during the assistant scribe; Mickey Boothe, assistant treasurer; Don Apperson, The majority of the leaders of the marshal; Norm Street, inner guard; Engineering School this year are mem­ and Rex Booth, outer guard. bers of Theta Tau. Vince Rider is O ur faculty adviser this year is president of the Engineers’ Council Professor Benjamin C. Cruikshanks, and was reecntly elected to "Who's executive officer of the Department Who in American Colleges and Uni­ of Mechanical Engineering. W e are versities." Brothers Phil Payne, very fortunate to have Past Grand Woody Everett, and Jim Lear are THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 61 serving the Council as vice-president, this year. Cadet Colonel Reining is secretary, and treasurer respectively. the Group Commander, Cadet Lieu­ Five other brothers are also members tenant Colonel Hunter is the Group of the Council. Brother Bob Shuken Inspector, and Cadet M ajor Booth is is serving the Student Council as ad- the Materiel Officer. Gamma Beta is proud to announce Theta T au is also well represented that we have 10 brothers in Sigma in the professional societies. Norm Tau and 4 brothers in the Arnold Air Street and Woody Everett are presi­ Society, the military honorary. Ray dent and secretary of the AIEE-IRE, Sullivan and Bob Shuken were re­ Jerry Renton is vice-chairman of the cently initiated into ODK, a junior ASME, while Les Robinson and Mike and senior mens' honorary, because of Call are president and treasurer of the leadership capabilities which they the ASCE, have exhibited while attending the Mecheleciv, the Engineering School university. magazine, is being put out by brothers A t the present time, the Chapter is Jim Lear, Woody Everett, Jerry preparing for the Regional Confer­ Renton, Vince Rider, Tom Coleman, ence which will be held at Pi Chapter Ronnie Grossman and Clif Hall under over the weekend of March 22. the capable direction of editor Ray This has been a very successful year Sullivan. for Gamma Beta and we are all look­ Brothers Bob Reining, Chuck ing forward to many more. We ex­ Hunter and Mickey Boothe have been tend best wishes for the continued assigned positions of responsibility in success of all our brothers. Good the 140th AFROTC Detachment luck to all the June graduates.

Delta Beta Modernizes Living Quarters

by Ronald J. W ohlfort During the year Delta Beta has been guided by Ralph Baker, regent; The men of Del­ Richard Borst, vice-regent; Kenneth ta Beta Chapter Huelsman, treasurer; Ronald Wohl- KFNTUf-Vr extend their warm- fort, sen Robert Scheer, corre- est greetings and spending • r e t a r y; Bill Leyers, wish .ill broth of Theta T au the plct' Charles Hager, mar- Iuck wherever they may lie. shal; Rudolf Roggenkamp, : THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Delta Beta men show new coat of arms to Grand Scribe Pope guard; and Gus Boeckman, outer After many weeks of "torture", the following men were initiated Our membership at present con­ into Delta Beta Chapter on January sists of 29 actives and 7 pledges, of 26. 1958: Jerry Bishop, Richard whom 9 actives will graduate in June, Elmer, Jerry Fairfax, Thurman Lear, This will mean a net increase of 6 Jon Miller, John Niebauer, Jerry members during this year. Our facul­ Schmidt, and Stuart Stauss. We re­ ty .adviser is Professor Miles G. cently finished the Spring Rush and N orthrop, Head of the Electrical En­ now have 7 pledges. O u r social cal­ gineering Department. Prof. North­ endar for the rest of this year includes rop is present at most of our meetings a party, our Jacqueminot Formal, and and is a great help to us in many two picnics. matters. As usual, Delta Beta is very active The school year began in Septem­ in the University's intramural pro­ ber with the usual "mad” Fall Rush. gram. A t the start of the basketball W e had several noon luncheons, 2 season in January, we were holding smokers, and a party at the house. 4th place among 11 fraternities in the The rush was very successful and we race for the All-Campus Intramural chose 8 good men for our Fraternity. trophy. We hope to be very much in In November Homecoming was of the running at the end of the year. course a big event, with Delta Beta Last Spring we completely re­ proudly displaying a model of the modeled our living room at the chap­ earth around which revolved a “Sput­ ter house, putting up plywood panel­ nik" carrying a U. of L. Cardinal to ing on all walls, and installing in­ victory. A "beep" signal, sounded direct lighting. We also purchased over our PA system, completed the new furniture and a hi-fi outfit. A large replica of our coat-of-arms was THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 6J

hand carved by Brothers Ken Huels- I.R.E., serves on the University stu­ man and now hangs over the fire­ dent senate and the Engineering place. Everyone has been very im­ School student council. pressed by the “new lock." W e were happy to have as a visitor Several of our men are active in Brother Chester Selden, one of the school and campus affairs. Brothers new regional representatives, who Ralph Baker and Ken Huelsman were paid us an impromptu visit in Febru­ recently selected for "W ho’s W h o in ary. W e hope to meet many more of American Universities and Colleges," our brothers at the Regional Confer­ while Brothers Baker, Huelsman, and ence in Detroit, A pril 11-12, 1958. Ronald Wohlfort are members of W e would like to extend an invita­ Sigma Tau. Brother Baker is also tion to all our brothers to visit us any­ treasurer of the student chapter of time. We are always glad to have A . I. Ch. E., a member of Omicron visitors from other chapters. W e sin­ Delta Kappa (Honorary Men's cerely hope the past year has been as Leadership Society), Sigma Pi Sigma, successful for all chapters of Theta the Engineering School student Coun­ Tau as it has been for us, and we cil, and is managing editor of the w ant to again wish all Theta T au’s Speed ENGINEER. Brother Huels­ the best the future holds. man is secretary of the A.I.E.E.-

Epsilon Beta Learning About Women

by E rnest F. K. Z uschlag bership has been augmented by the initiation of brothers Bob Cafmeyer, The active broth­ George "Blue" Eskola, Gene Johnston, ers of Epsilon Beta Bill M onteith, Jim Padden, and Chapter extend Gerry Straughen. Mitch Zdyb is cur­ fraternal greetings rently cracking the whip over six and best wishes to pledges. all members of Six of our former actives have in Theta Tau. We the meantime reached what is but a sincerely hope that goal to many of us; upon graduation the past year has been a fruitful one from W ayne State, Bob Szczepanski, for all of you as, we feel, it has been Mitchell Hill, and Ron Anderson for us. were employed by the missile division Our current officers include Norm of Chrysler Corporation, Joe Licht Ott, regent; Ken Halfacre, vice­ by Babcock and Wilcox, Tom Strahan regent; Gerald Lahti, treasurer; by Allied Chemical, and John Dodge Lawrence Boczar, treasurer elect; by Uncle Sam. But the army did not Gerald Thomas, scribe; and Ernest confine its mighty hatchet to gradu­ Zuschlag, corresponding secretary. ates, for Brothers Earl Hendrickson Dr. Harold G. Donnelly, head of the and Emerson Dauncy both had to in­ Chemical Engineering Department, terrupt their studies to wear O.D. remained as our able chapter adviser. While we continued to have alum­ Since the last news letter our mem­ ni speakers for our professional pro­ 64 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

gram, our social activities have some­ again, and last week our pinochle what expanded during the past two wizards captured the IFC-Panhellenic semesters. Sorority parties seem to championship shuffling cards. have struck a popular note w ith all The traditional dinner dance was concerned: we had a great time enter­ held Oct. 12, at which occasion Jerry taining the girls of Pi Kappa Sigma, Lahti received the scholarship award, Sigma Sigma, and Delta Zeta; an Ron Czapiewski the sports award, expedition into the medical field Jim Waldrop was cited as Most Out­ proved a bit hazardous, for when we standing Member, Charlie Daniels got were host to a group of student nurses the Pitchfork while he was still talk­ from Ford Hospital, it appeared that ing, and the Golden Monkeywrench they were rather handy with certain was entrusted to Larry Boczar for chemicals and indicators, in that an future effective use. unfortunate but obviously premedi­ Our chapter considers it an honor tated "accident" involving Methylene to have Jerry Lahti, C. E„ a Blue occurred, from which our newly initiated member of Tau Beta esteemed social chairman, George Pi as well as C hi Epsilon, honorary Eskola (see above) derived his nick- civil engineering fraternity. For the weeks to come we will be W hile I personally can only recom­ kept busy with our display for the mend these types of relaxed activities Engineering Showcase, which is an to offset the professional monotony, I open house sponsored bi-annually by cannot help but mention the hazards the College of Engineering and affili­ involved: Jerry Lahti pinned Linda ated groups at Wayne State Univer­ Gay, Delta Zeta; Bob Gurchiek, Kar- sity. Our display is to depict the ren Weight, Sigma Sigma; Larry necessary steps of formal training of Boczar, Dorothy Poirier; and Norm the professional engineer. Ott. Nancy Weir. The brothers of Epsilon Beta are To return to more serious matters, looking forward to reading about all we are glad to report that we finished chapters of Theta T au in this issue seventh of twenty-one participating of T he G ear and hope that their groups in intramural sports last sum­ contribution may help in forming a mer, our current standing is seventh closer family bond between them.

Central AA Meets Monthly by Dale R. Bussman the third annual alumni banquet which will be held on A pril 26. The Central Alumni Association Charles Wall, a charter member of has been holding monthly meetings at Sigma Chapter, passed away recently. the Sigma Chapter house on the Ohio Brother Wall had been very active in State University campus. The major the affairs of the Fraternity in his activity scheduled for this spring is many years in Columbus. THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Detroit AA Takes Active Interest In Epsilon Beta

by R ichard G. W elch education for every head of a house­ hold and it is certainly a very worth The annual Founders’ Day Dinner while undertaking. Dance was held at the Frolic Supper Charlie Wales has done an out­ Club in Melvindale on Saturday, standing job in providing advice and October 19, 1957, and it proved to be counsel for the members of the Ep­ a very successful event. There were silon Beta Chapter. Even though he about one hundred people attending, is a very busy man. Harold Donnelly the group being divided about equally manages to make the time to attend between actives of the Epsilon Beta many active chapter functions and he Chapter and alumni of our association is the object of great admiration from tion, W e had sole occupancy of the all of the young men in school. W e Frolic Super Club and its pleasant are trying to be of more specific help decor and atmosphere greatly added to the actives since we feel that this to the dance. Scottie Davies' arrange­ is one of our fundamental purposes. ments for the band proved better than In turn, our alumni members are at­ many we have had in the past. The tending the active chapter meetings roast beef dinner was enjoyed by all. where they give an informal career The after dinner program included guidance talk concerning their indi­ the presentation of awards by the vidual experiences in their particular active chapter. Brother Welch was field of engineering. Epsilon Beta the master of ceremonies and found a anticipates the possibility of losing its receptive audience. Harold Donnelly meeting place within a year, so it may very graciously attended even though not be too long before our two groups his wife was not at all well on the combine in an effort to set up a more night of the big dance. Beecher Eaves permanent fraternity house. and Archie Laird were the victims of Wc are making every effort to similar circumstances, but the three stags had a good time and we were to recent graduates. There is the prob­ all glad that these three were thought­ lem of age differentials, widely vary­ ful enough to attend. ing interests, etc. which pose a major The Christophers were the victors problem in trying to make our asso­ in last year's bridge tournament and ciation and its activities appeal to all. we are in the middle of another suc­ However, we are facing up to the cessful bridge club year. There are situation w ith constructive ideas. In about eighteen couples who partici­ our meetings recently we have one of pate in the monthly schedule. The the older men stand up and introduce bridge club has provided us with himself, give a little talk on his school many enjoyable social evenings and days, his family life, and his work we are always looking forward to experience, the idea in mind being next month's game. that it will make the younger member The members of the investment feel more at home when he knows club have not yet made their first more about the older fellows. million on the market, but it is a good In May we will attend the Wayne 66 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

State University Annual Alumni Re­ our meetings in the very near future. union Dinner Dance and have already We are going to establish a Stand­ reserved two large tables for the ing Operating Procedure for each occasion. The warm weather promises office in the association so that suc­ several group picnics. W e hope to ceeding officers will not inherit a have an outside speaker for one of complete snarl.

Southwestern AA Helps With Chi Chapter House

by A . E. H amilton Brother John C. Park, Dean of the The officers of the Southwestern Engineering College, University of Alumni Association for the present Arizona, was awarded the “Outstand­ year are A. E. Hamilton, president: ing Engineer Plaque" by the South­ R. D. Houston, secretary-treasurer. ern Chapter of the Arizona Society The Association held tw o meetings of Professional Engineers at their during the past year. One meeting annual dinner dance on February 22, was the Founders' Day Banquet on 1958 November 10, and the other was an Donations, contributed by the alum­ Alumni sponsored barbecue for the ni, have materially assisted in furnish­ members of Chi Chapter on February ing the new Chi Chapter house. 22, 1958.

Twin City AA Dedicates Alpha House by Paul J. Slight in Los Angeles, California, with Min­ The biggest event in the history of nesota Mining and Manufacturing the TCAA occurred on December 27, reinforced plastic division. 1957, when alumni and active mem­ Dick Baken, Alpha '54, is now in bers gathered at 515 IOth Ave. S.E., Hartford City, Indiana, as a produc­ to dedicate our new active chapter tion superintendent for Minnesota house. For the alumni it was an extra Mining and Manufacturing. special occasion as it climaxed many Earl Angell, Alpha '51, and Ed­ years of dedicated work and time to ward Zugschwert, Alpha '52, have provide a new home for Alpha Chap­ recently completed their state board ter. We are all proud of our new examinations and now are registered chapter house. professional engineers in Minnesota. Alex Kovalchuk. A lpha ‘51, is now

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Atomic Fuel Dept., at Cheswick1 Pa. Brother Taylor's address is 44740 Gads­ and lives in nearby Bakerstown. den Ave., Lancaster, California. Bruyr, Jack R- '49, is the father of a Broivn. Marshall. '56, is a process engineer baby girl born last summer. Brother with the Socony-Mobil Oil Co. Brother Bruyr is division sales manager with the Brown is living at 335 Broadway, Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and Augusta, Kansas. may be reached c/o Public Service Co.. Mains. William W.. *56, is in the Air Box 627, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Force, stationed at Laredo Air Force Tatly, Robert D.. '49, of 19 Randolph Base, Texas. Drive, Pensacola, Florida, is a senior Franklin. William £., '57, is working on engineer with the Chemstrand Corp. the Ray Pool in Kansas. He is a reser­ Elliott. Robert W.. '50, is currently with voir engineer with the Cities Service Oil Heram Elliott Const. Co. Brother Co. Brother Franklin may be reached Elliott's mailing address is 715 Com­ at 617% S. Keeler, Apt. 2, Bartlesville, merce Bldg., Kansas City, Missouri. Oklahoma. Walter. Charles H. DuIlC", '50, is now living at 3532 Revere Drive, Ft. Worth, Texas. He is a design engineer with ETA Convair. Fiske. C. P.. '14, can be addressed at Cold Mctycish, George R., '51. also has an addi­ Spring Farm, Star Route 3, Bath, Maine. tion to the family, Jerry Alan. Brother Freeman. Hovey. '16, completed 25 years McNeish is a consulting geological engi­ as president of the Manufacturers neer residing at 1619 E. 11, Winfield. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. which has Kansas. now over 17 billion dollars of insurance Webber. David L,. '51. relates that he has in force and assets of over $90 billion. two future Theta Taus who should be Curtis. Brian. '17, is acting as fisheries con­ of age in about 18 years. Brother Web­ sultant for the Pacific Gas 6? Electric ber resides at 2313 N. Moreland Ave., Co., in St. Helena, California. Indianapolis 22, Indiana. He is an Ross. Ralph, '17, has been named as experimental engineer in aircraft power president of the Board of Trustees of turbines with the Allison Division of the Brightwood Hospital, Lyndonville, General Motors Corp. Vermont. Stribling1 Simpson R.. ‘17, is with ACF Richcyt William G.. '52, is with W.R.A. Industries Inc., in Riverdale, Md., as Engineering Company. Brother Richey assistant to the president of the Nuclear is living at 5516 Barton Lane, Shawnee, Products-Erco Division. Kansas. Foster. William Chapman. '18. executive Smith, Keith C.. '52, of 600 Victory vice-president of the Oilin Mathieson Drive, Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, is a Chemical Co., was chairman of the cele­ supervisory buyer with Westinghouse brated committee that wrote the still Electric Corp. secret Gaither Report on national mili­ Stinson, William. '52, has a son William tary preparedness. Edward, born November 26, 1957, in Way. Donald. *19. is now assistant vice Wichita, Kansas. president of the Singer Sewing Machine Bruce. Robert F.. '5 5, has a new son. Company. Brother Bruce is a highway engineer Ryer. Ed. '20, has been elected a member with Howard. Needles, Tammen, if of the Board of Trustees, of Massachu­ Bergendoff Consulting Engineers. His setts Memorial Hospitals. home is at 2806 E. 58th St.. Kansas Dunlaevy. Edgar P., '24, is now Executive City, Missouri. Vice President of Phelps Dodge Co. in New York City. Johnson. Vern. '55, is presently a sales Greattvood. H. Royce. '24, has offices on engineer with the American Blower Montgomery St.. San Francisco, Calif. Division of American Standard. Pankratz, Paul M.. '55, reports the birth of a son, David Martin, on December THETA 13, 1957. Paul is now out of the army and works as a chemical engineer for Meagher. Edward C.. '21, was elected Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan. Vice-President of the Texas Gulf Sul­ Taylor. Laivrence W.. Jr.. '5 5, has plans phur Co. in October 1957. He can be for a masters from U.S.C. Currently he addressed at 75 East 45th St., New is a research engineer with the National York City. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Smith. Arthur V.. '33, is one of the part­ 72 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

ners in Curtis, Morris if Safford, Simons, Sanford L., '44, is a consulting Patent Attorneys. 530 5th Ave.. New engineer and can be addressed at Box York 36. N. Y. 78, Star Route, Morrison, Colorado. GIoster, Arthur, '34, is with the Titlestad Wygant, Kenneth. '44, is with the Elec­ Corp.. Chemical Engineers, 521 5th tronic Data Processing Group of A. T. Ave., New York 17, N. Y. if T. Co. in New York City. Home is at Dumaresq. Jolin E.. '37, is a partner with 4 Sheridan Place, Fairlawn, New Jersey. Brumbaugh, Free, Graves if Donohue, 90 Broad St.. New York 4. N. Y. Staley. Glenn, *46, is with the Illinois Boracci. Henry, '57, lives at 136-27 State Highway Dept. District 9, Car- Franklin Ave., Flushing 5 5. N. Y. bondale. Illinois. Home is in Sesser. 111. Parser. Joseph A„ Jr., '57, is stationed Ray. R, L., *47, is a partner in the Pyro- with the Air Force in Texas. met Co., South San Francisco, Califor­ nia, and lives at 1040 Park Lane. Oak­ land, Calif. IOTA Crosby. R. Allen. ‘48. is with the Con­ solidated Western Steel Div. of United Householder, E. Ross. '18 (ex Delta) is a States Steel Co. Maywood Plant, Calif., member of the Arizona Board of Tech­ and home is at 5201 Paseo del Pavon, nical Registration. Home is at 431 East Torrance 31, Calif. Spring St., Kingman, Arizona. Bachman, Wm. G., '50, is Tool Engineer. Aid, Kenneth. '20. has an office as con­ Bachman Machine Co. and lives at 8274 sulting geologist at 813 Lancaster Bldg.. January Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Chapman. Harrison '50, E., is Construction Dunlop. William H.. '22, has retired and -Supt. for Northern Builders and lives at is living at 601 12th Ave. NE, St. 820 Wilson Road, Wilmington 3. Del. Petersburg, Florida. Eckert. Fred H.. '50, is with Dow Chemi­ Pdsley. James L,, '25, is with the Mo. cal Co., Madison. 111., and lives at 921 State Highway Dept., Jefferson City, Express Drive, Belleville, III. Missouri. Johnston. Ralph E.. '50, is industrial engi­ Becl(. R. H.. '34, is employed by the neer with Duriron Inc., Dayton, Ohio, Minerals Engineering Co. in Grand and h” address is 1051 Broadview Junction, Colo., and lives there at 910 Blvd., S. Dayton 19, Ohio. Texas Ave. Perino. Peter R.. '50, is a Project Engineer Hale, George A.. '34. is a consulting in the Engineering Div. of the Alle- chemical engineer in Chicago and lives -hany Instrument Co., in Cumberland, at 3850 Foster St., Evanston, III. Md. His mailing address is R.F.D. 83. Mueller. Fred M.. '38, is with Westing- Mason Road, Box 237, Cumberland. house Atomic Power Division, Idaho Baldwin, William. '51, received his M.S. Falls, Idaho. in 1957 and is now teaching in the Rhodes. A. E.. '39, is now with the Public C.E. department of the University of Service Co. of New Mexico as Pro­ Florida, Gainesville, Fla. duction Manager with offices in Al­ Gould. Davd S.. '51, lives at 5508 N. buquerque. Stephen Drive, Peoria, 111. He received Sturges. H. D.. '40. is now manager, his M.S. in 1954, and a Ph.D. from the manufacturing engineering dept. University of Missouri in 1957. Wright Aeronautical Div. of the Curtiss Standard. Robert C.. '51, is now structural Wright Corp., Woodridge. New Jersey, engineer with General Electric Co., in and lives on Roome Road, Towaco, N. J. Cincinnati, Ohio, where his home ad­ Humphrey, John R., '42, can now be ad­ dress is 1601 "D" Seymour Ave. dressed at English Village, Bldg. 9. Theermau, W. K.. 51. can be addressed Apt. 3B, Cranford, New Jersey. BRW-APO 285, New York, N.Y. King. Welby M.. '42. is chief, Denver KciI1 Byron L.. '52, is with Wilson Ex­ Area Branch. U. S. Army Ordnance ploration Co., 1101 Sinclair Bldg., Ft. District and lives at 1102 Troy St., Worth. Texas. Denver, Colo. Mulholland, John E.. Jr.. '52. is District Murphey Robert E., '44, Territory Super­ Engineer for Shell Oil Co. and can be visor, Electronic Data Processing Ma­ addressed at 3460 Orchard Drive, De- chine, Type 704. IBM. Argonnc Na­ tional Laboratory, Chicago, III., lives at Schafer. Robert P. '52, is with Shell Oil, 1429 N. Webster, Napierville, Illinois. Box 1810 Midland. Texas. Sievert. 0 . M.. '44. can be reached at Koederits. Thomas L.. '5 3. is with Schlum- Shadow Hills, 1 1 327 Lorena Lane, El bcrger Well Surveying Co., 2406 E. Cajon, California. Sabine, Victoria. Texas. I GEAR OF THETA TAU

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A lpha —Prof. Miles S. Kersten, C.E. Dept., University of Minnesota, Minne­ apolis, Minn.

Beta —Dean L. F. Duggan. Michigan Tech., Houghton, Mich.

G amma - -Prof. Samuel Shaw, Mining Engineering Dept., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo.

D elta —Prof. L. J. Reardon, C.E. Dept., Case Inst, of Tech., Cleveland, Ohio

E psilon —Dr. Samuel P. Welles, 982 Santa Barbara Rd., Berkeley, Calif. ZETA--Dr. J. O. Malony, 830 Missouri, Lawrence, Kansas

T heta —Prof. Elmer Gaden, Dept, of Chem, Engineering, Col. of Engr., Columbia University. New York 27, N. Y.

Iota —Prof. Ralph Schowalter, Dept, of Mech. Engr., Missouri School of Mines. Rolla. Mo.

Lambda —Prof. Preston Linford, C.E. Bidg.. U. of Utah, Salt Lake City. Utah M u—Prof. William K. Rey, P. O. Box 664, University, Ala. X i-Dr. G. A. Rohlich.9 Hydraulics Laboratory. U. of Wis., Madison, Wis.

O micron —Prof. D. E. Metzler1 Eng. Bldg., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Pt—-Prof. H enry L. Kinnier, C. E. Dept., Univer. of Va., Charlottesville, V a.

R ho —Mr. A. A. Carlyle, Research Engr., Ind. Exp. Program, N. C. State College, Raleigh, N . C.

Sigma —Prof. Edmund D. Ayres, 2595 Berwyn Rd., Columbus 21, Ohio

T au —Prof. Gerald Walsh, Dept, of Engr. Drafting, Bldg. No. 5, Syracuse University, Syracuse 10, N . Y.

U psilon —Prof. J. R. Bissett, C.E. Dept., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

Ph i —Prof. E. C. Thoma, Freshman Engineering Department, Purdue Univer­ sity, West Lafayette. Ind.

C h i —Prof. Philip D. Newlin, University of Arizona. Tucson, Ariz. Psi—Prof. Koehler Stout, Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana O mega — Prof. Harold H. W ells, S. D. School of Mines. Rapid City, S. D. G amma Beta —Prof. B. C. Cruickshanks, 5733 Fourth St. N. W ., W ashing­ ton 11, D. C.

D elta Beta — Prof, M. G. N orthrop, E.E. Dept., Univ. of Louisville, Louis­ ville, Ky.

E psilon Beta — Dr. Harold G. Donnelly, Engr. Col., Wayne State U., Detroit, Mich. To AU JLife Sufscrifers

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