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• 1949 FIELDHOUSE DREAM BECOMES A REALITY The ground breaking ceremony for the long- awaited U niversity of D ayton Fieldhouse was conducted on Thursday morning, April 28. The U niversity of Dayton band under the direction of M aurice R eichard, direc­ ESTABLISHED 1929 tor and head of the music depart­ Vol. XV April, 1949 No.4 me~t , presented a 15 minute p:o­ gram prior to Father Collins offeni?g Mary Shay '44 . .. . Editor the invocation . H e lead the group m Clarke Ash, '49 ...... Sports Editor the recitation of the Our Father and the H ail M ary. "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, Father Collins in turn introduced Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." M erle P. Smith, '25, who served as the master of ceremonies. Mr. Smith, Issued Monthly-October through June former alumni secretary at U .D ., is a SUBSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Associa­ member of the Dayton City Commis­ tion, $5.00. sion. At the present time, he is gen­ Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni eral manager of the Joyce-Cridla!ld Association of the University of Dayton." Company in D ayton. !"fr.. Smith For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The Uni­ pointed out that the umversity was versity of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio." founded almost a century ago, and that the present gymnasium i about that work would actually get under 75 years old and inadequate for pres­ way. H e evidenced faith in alumni ent day needs. The City C o~mi s - and friends of the university in that ioner presented Mayor Louis E . they would cooperate and furnish Lohrey of the city of D ayton ..~r. some of the remaining money, which Lohrey pointed out that the activity is neces ary to complete the Field­ by the president and ceremony taking place at the house. At the present time a total of Rev. Geo. ] . Renneker, S .M. ground breaking ceremony not only $3 10,000 has been pledged . The esti­ Since 1924 in the lobby of St. affected the University of D ayton, mated cost is $600,000.00. Father M ary's H all hangs an architect's but was a definite contribution to the Reneker paid a special tribute to sketch of a proposed fi eldhouse. An community as well. M ayor Lohrey Martin Kuntz, '12, chairman of the overall plan at that time placed this said, "The sun seems es pecially bright fund raising committee, and to Clar­ building east of the stadium. When for today's occasion," and co mp~ r ed ence Gosiger, and Charles Whalen, this project was resumed in 1942, this to the prospects for the U mver­ Sr., '07. In addressing the group it was almost taken for granted to sity of D ayton and the community a Father R enneker indicated that the locate the building west of the stadi­ well. University of Dayton is desirous of um. A year ago, a committee in con­ Father R enneker then gave a brief further expansion. There is a definite sultation with the architects, gradu­ historical ketch of the Fieldhouse need for an "art and cultural center." ally considered it advisable to shift drama from its origin, pointing out H e commented that the religious, the location north and west of the how the cost had been res pon ible for mental, and physical needs of the uni­ stadium. This location was decided the postponement through the years. versity would be furnished by the upon when bids for the construction H e stated that approximately $40,000 Chapel, the classrooms, and the at~­ were invited towards the end of in cash against pledges had come in letic plant. H e added that an audi­ 1948. ince the announcement was made torium wa necessary, and a "little In J anuary, 1949, a suggestion theatre, perhap a large one," to sup­ came to the Committee to locate ply a place for the cultural aspects of the building west of the stadium, FRONT COVER: May we present our the university program. and adjoining it. This was followed Athletic Director, Harry C. Baujan, At the conclusion of his address he by a very animated and rather wide­ turning the first shovel of the good made the remark that a college presi­ spread campaign to bring press ure earth for the long-awaited Univer­ dent had the right to change his upon the Chairman of the Fund­ sity of Dayton Fieldhouse. Ground mind. In doing so, he handed a R aising Committee and the Admin­ was broken on April 28. Others in chrome shovel, the handle of which istration to decide upon this loca­ the reviewing stand are left to was painted red and blue, to none tion . This campaign consisted of right: the Very Reverend John A. other than H arry Baujan - asking form letter , signatures, telephone Elbert, S.M., provincial, Cincinnati him to "come forward and dig. " calls, the result largely of meeting province; Merle P. Smith, '25, Mas­ As H arry wa firmly planting his of variou groups. ter of Ceremonies; The Rev. George foot on the shovel-a historic mo­ The Administration appreciates J . Renneker, S.M., president, U.D.; ment-cameras clicked, bulbs fl ashed, the interest and good faith of the and the Reverend Charles L. Col­ the radio was carrying an action-by­ leaders of this campaign and of all lins, S.M., dean of the university. acti on account-a dream was becom­ who participated in it. Before aw~rd­ The chrome plated shovel, with the ing a reality. ing the contract for the construction, handle painted red and blue, was Also on the program were Brother the Administration, in consultation provided thru the courtesy of the Jerome A. M cAvoy, S.M ., business with the architects, reviewed at National Cash Register Company. continued on page 6 continued on page 6

2 St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland. 293 DEGREES TO BE CONFERRED Prior to his ordination he studied at 99th COMMENCEMENT theology at St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, K an as. He was ordained at Wes t Baden Springs, Ind. In 1943- 44 Father O'Connor was dean of freshmen at the University of De­ troit. Entering service in the Navy, he was chaplain aboard the U.S.S. Mi souri, and was pre ent at the signing of the peace between the United State and Japan in Tokyo harbor. Father O 'Connor wa among the first Navy per onnel to enter the Japanese capital. In 1946, Father O'Connor was ass igned to the U.S.S. Missouri on its historic Turkey voyage, and made possible the arrangements for an interview with Pope Pius XII for the crew when the ship docked at Naples . Coming to Cincinnati in August, 1946, to become dean of the Evening College at Xavier University, he was Rev. Paul L. O' Connor, S.J. John W. Craig ' 29 appointed Dean of the Liberal Arts College two years later. Commencement exercise for the poration in 1937, Mr. Craig had ALUMNI DINNER University of Dayton's clas of 1949 been affiliated with the Frigidaire The member of the graduating will be held Saturday, June 4, at Division, General Motors Corpora­ class will be guests of honor at a 2 :30 p.m., in the Auditorium of the tion, Dayton, for more than eight banquet on Thursday, June 2, at the National Cash Register Company. years. Van Cleve Hotel. At thi time they Two hundred and ninety- three de­ Mr. Craig was appointed works will receive their membership card grees will be conferred by the R ev. manager of the Cro ley refrigerator in the U. D. Alumni Association. George J. Renneker, S.M ., president plant, Richmond, Indiana, in 1945. of the University. Prior to his being named general Degrees will be awarded in the manager of the Crosley plant , he Bishop Thill fi elds of arts, fine arts, music, cience, was named works manager fo r all home economics, nursing education, Crosley plants. Meeting at U.D. business administration, secretarial BUSINESS WEEK magazine re­ The Bishop Thill Conference wa studies, and in chemical, electrical, cently identified him a "an obviou held on Sunday, May 15, at the mechanical and civil engineering. comer-upper on the Avco manage­ University of Dayton. Six final con­ AI o four degrees will be awarded in ment team," and declared that "he testants for the Oratorical Contest, the graduate division. is responsible for the remarkable "America for Christ," wa held in COMMENCEMENT postwar expan ion of Cro ley' Rich­ the Albert Emanuel Library Audi­ mond (Ind.) plant," the home of torium in the morning. The after­ SPEAKER the Shelvador refrigerator. In an noon program began with a parade John W. Craig, '29, vice-president outstanding article MODERN IN­ which wa led by various bands from of Avco Manufacturing Corporation, DUSTRY Magazine prai ed him as the fairgrounds to the stadium. Up­ and general manager of it Cro ley "an all-around management man." on entering the stadium the Rosary Division, will deliver the Commence­ was recited. ment address. Mr. Craig, an alum­ BACCALAUREATE Joan Monaghan, C.S.M.C. presi­ nus of the mechanical engineering SPEAKER dent of the U. D. Chapter, recited division, was born in Troy, Ohio. the Crusader's Pledge and gave the In his present position Mr. Craig The Rev. Paul L. O'Connor, S.J., opening address. Presentation of ha charge of all operation of the dean of the Liberal Art college, award to the variou contestants Crosley plants in Cincinnati and Xavier University, Cincinnati, will was made. The winning contestant Richmond (Ind. ) , and the Carroll­ deliver the baccalaureate address at delivered hi peech, and was pre­ ton Furniture Manufacturing Com­ the Mass on Sunday, May 29, in the sented with a trophy. pany, Carrollton, Ky., an Avco Sub­ Immaculate Conception Chapel on An addre by Rev. Father Joseph sidiary of which Mr. Craig is presi­ the campu . A. McCoy, S.M ., followed. Then dent. H e is also president of the Having been born in Chicago, Father John Finke, S.M ., led the Crosley Distributing Corporation, Father O 'Connor was graduated congregation in the Consecration to the headquarters of which are in from Loyola Academy, and attended the Bles ed Virgin Mary. Benedic­ New York City. Recently, he wa Loyola University before entering tion was conducted in Holy Angels awarded a certificate of exceptional the Jesuit Novitiate at Milford, 0. Church, following which all were service. During his scholasticate, he taught invited to the University of D ayton Before joining the Crosley Cor- at St. John's College, Toledo, and Open House. ALUMNI MEETING May 24 Hotel Alms Cincinnati, 0 . Sid Gilman, U.C. Coach will be Guest of Honor All are invited

MINSTER MEETING ... WELL ATTENDED One of the largest University of Dayton Alumni Association meetings was held in Minster, Ohio on May 3, at the Wonder Bar. Members from 12 countie were invited to attend and bring pro pective .D . ports leaders. Joe Gavin, football coach, Tom Blackburn, basketball mentor, Lou Tschudi, WING sportscaster, Maur­ James J. Gibson, Jr., '41 , left, now Director of the Public Health Office of the ice R . Reichard, head of the music U. S. Military Government in Berlin, is shown with Dr. Albrecht Tietze, Ger­ department, Bro. Elmer Lackner, man superintendent of the hospital in the British Zone, looking at a German S.M ., regi trar ; and M ary Shay, polio victim . World Wide Photo alumni secretary, represented the uni­ ver ity. Msgr. Robert Sherry England, where he served from June John T. Westerheide, '44, Minster, 1945 until January 1946. Returning and Frank H . Marshall, '31, Sidney, Promoted to Lt. Col. to the United States in February, he were co-chairmen of the affair. The The Right Rev. Monsignor Robert was reappointed to Lawson General following general committee was ap­ J. Sherry, ' 14, Cincinnati Archdio­ Hospital until his retirement from ac­ pointed : Harry Shellhaas, Piqua; cese, was promoted on Army Day, tive duty in May 1946. T erminal Bill Knisley, Coldwater ; Jo eph April 6, 1949 to the rank of Lieu­ leave promotion to the rank of Lieu­ Quatman, Lima, and Frank Mar- tenant Colonel. tenant Colonel in the Officers Re­ hall, Sidney. Chaplain Sherry has been the As­ serve Corps was given him at this A finance committee for the meet­ sistant Commandant of the Chaplain time. ing con isted of: John H erkenhoff, School, Carlisle Barrack , Pa., since Being called back to active duty in Minster ; Joseph Wagner, Sidney ; July, 1946. H e is also the Director of July 1946, he took a reduction in George Quatman, Lima ; J. A. Op­ Training, Public Information Officer rank to Major, and after one month penheim, Coldwater, and Fred and Instructor in Counseling. at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., wa ap­ Henne, Piqua, 0. In 1942, when he volunteered for pointed Assistant Commandant of The coaches and their boys were the Army Chaplaincy, he was pastor the Chaplain School which po ition present from several of the high of St. Andrew's Church, Cincinnati. he has held until the present time. chool in this area. H e was fir t tationed at Fort McClel­ During the six and one-half years a Alumni who registered at the an­ lan, Alabama, as the sole Catholic an Army Chaplain, Monsignor Sherry nual meeting were: Albert N. Dir­ Chaplain in an 1800 bed hospital. has received many letters of com­ scherl, '25; John F. H erkenhoff, '27; During his tour of duty he was pro­ mendation from both military and Frank H . Marshall, '32; John T. moted from 1st Lieutenant to Cap­ ecclesiastical authorities. Westerheide, '44; Dr. C. B. Quinlan, tain. Transferred to Law on General Recently he was honored with a '25; Dr. J. W. Diamond, '02; Leon­ Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, Tov. citation by the ational Conference ard Canavan, '25; Constance Frank, 1943, he served there until April, of Christians and Jews as "A good '48; Gus Palmisano, '34; Joseph 1944 when he was made as istant fri end of mankind, a distinguished Wagner, ' 23; Robert J. McKirnan, Command Chaplain, Fourth Service Catholic Prelate, an excellent and '41 ; Dan M. McKirnan, '43; Rev. Command, with headquarter in At­ effi cient Army Chaplain, a good Robert Von Kaenel, '23; C. A. lanta, Ga. In this position he super­ American" in recognition of this Lange, ' 11 ; Maurice R. Reichard, vised the chaplains of all faiths in "Distinguished Service to the cause '35; Elmer Lackner, S.M., '27; John seven Southeastern States and wa of Good-Will and Understanding H. Brand, '10; Karl Wagner, '08; promoted to Major in O ct. 1944. among Prate tants, Catholics and Wm. F. Kingseed, '11; Ed A. H ee, Major McSherry was appointed .Jews. H e has exemplified in a con­ '42; Frank T. Quatman, '36; John Senior Chaplain of the 251 st General crete and practical manner the high­ W. Salm, '31; Lou Tschudi, '34; Hospital which was activated at Ft. est ideals of American Brotherhood." Gerald Shenk, '26 ; Dorothy A. Lewis, Wa h., in Dec. 1944, then pro­ Monsignor Sherry's mother, Mrs. Meyer, '44; F. J. H enne, '29; W. P. ceeded overseas to Suippe , France. Mary Sherry, resides in Dayton at the K ell y, '39; Wm. A. Brown, Jr., '28; After VE he received the appoint­ Loretto. His brother Joseph Sherry, Charle K archer, '36; Myron G. ment to Post Chaplain to Shrivenham S.M. is teaching at St. Louis College Huelsman, '38; and Bill Knisley, '47. American University near Oxford, Honolulu. With most of May already past, and graduation coming up June 4th, U.D.'s enlarged pring sports pro­ gram will be well on the way to completition with the appearance of this issue of the Alumnus. BASEBALL Harry Baujan's baseballers, after opening with a four-game practice series against local industrial league teams, started their regular schedule against the Kittyhawks, April 22 and 27 . Off to a whirlwind start, the hard punching Flyers completely snowed the Airmen, winning 14-06 and 10-3. H ard hitting by the Red and Blue combined with some loose fielding by the Kittyhawk was the answer to both games. Detroit's Lawrence T ech wa the PURCHASING TICKETS FOR THE SENIOR FAREWELL WHIOH WAS HELD ON opponent in the first intercollegiate May 13, at Lakeside Park, are left to right: Bill IDuffl Donauhue, Mike Quig­ contest, played at the Dayton Sol­ ley, Leo F. Peitz, and Lou Caracci. Seated are Mary Lou Nutini, Ed !Sandy) diers' Home, and they humbled the King, and Pat Olcott. Flyers 11 to 7. The Baujanmen bounced back the next day, however, ing through with his bat in the The next engagement was April 30 overpowering Wilberforce in a thrill­ clutches. H e started at third base, but with Wilberforce. Dayton started out ing 15-14 contes t. when first sacker Gene Wolke was well, and stayed even with the fl eet­ An April 29th tilt scheduled with laid up with a sprained arm, Bob took footed opponents until the last event Toledo was rained out, and the over. Flynn, well known as the "Little - the mile relay. Wilberforce then next time Dayton took the di amond Giant" on Tom Blackburn's varsity displayed a powerhouse combination it was against St. Paris of the Miami cage squad, looks like he has the sec­ of sprinters, who broke the all-time Valley League, on M ay l. Thi one ond base spot sewed up. Bobby is one stadium record of 3 :36.8, thus pull­ was a real slugfest, with St. Paris of the smoothes t fi elders on the club, ing ahead in points to win the meet, coming out on top at the end of ten and bats in the number three spot. 67% to 59 Y3 · The new mile relay innings by the score of 1 7 to 16. Two regulars from last year are still record now stands at 3 :34.4. Wilmington was next on the holding down the short stop and Two other all-time records were schedule, M ay 3, and again Dayton third base posts. Colorful Mike Too­ broken in that contest. U.D.'s Ed bowed, 11 to 5. The Wilmington hey is a real ball-hawk at short and Clemens completely shattered the old contest was the first time the Red strong-armed Vince Daly has been shot-put mark of 44' 4" by heaving and Blue's powerful plate punch was doing a better than creditable job at the weight 45' 3Y4", and Wilber­ throttled. Previous to this they had the hot corner. force's Burke White shaved two been averaging 12 runs per game, Caring for the outer pa tures are tenths of a second off the old 120 low but they coll ected only six scattered Joe Zaleski, well known for his foot­ hurdle mark of 16 :6. ball quarterbacking ; Bernie Guil­ hits from the Quakers. Still to be met are Louisville, T o­ A number of new names are ap­ foyle, sophomore in his first year on the squad, and Jim Mott, another ledo, Ohio Wesleyan, Xavier, and pearing in Baujan's lineup this year. Wilmington and Cedarville in a tri­ Lavern Watercutter, standout fresh­ newcomer who has been getting more than his share of extra-base knocks. angular meet. All but the last two are man basketball player, just doffed away. his cage uniform in time to don The mound staff, somewhat lack­ moleskins for spring football prac­ ing in depth, has been composed of Tom Blackburn's veteran golf tice. With tha t out of the way, Charlie McDaniels, Jack Bunger, team opened its nine-match season "Cutter" gave the diamond sport a Dean M atheny, and Frank Razanno. M ay 3 by dropping a close one to whirl, and has been seeing a lot of Bunger had a tryout with the Cincin­ Miami, 17Y2 to 9Y2· They still had to action as a receiver. nati Reds, but soon after developed meet Xavier, Quantico, Ohio State Additional backstop strength has a chronic sore arm. When he is on, and M arshall before entering the been added by Larry Huffman, 6' 1" he is still very effective. Ohio Collegiate tournament in Co­ sophomore from Chaminade. Big, 6' TRACK lumbus M ay 16. - 215 pound, Joe Sullivan, las t year's Only two contests on a rugged, Five men are on the squad from regular receiver, still takes a turn be­ seven-meet schedule are out of the last year. Blackburn named Jack hind the plate and has been used way as the Alumnus goes to press. Zimmerma n , well-known Miami often as pinch-hitter. The opener, April 25, was a triangu­ Valley amateur, as No. 1 man. Other The other newcomers are Bob lar affair with Miami and Xavier at veterans are T om Kinney, Perry Arnzen and Bobby Flynn. Arnzen, Oxford. The track-conscious Red­ Lacey, Ned Duffy and Bud Alexan­ out for the first time as a senior, skins carried off the honors on that der. The one newcomer is Bob Wise, handles the first base fi elding chores one, compiling 11 3 points to Dayton's who qualified for the public links exceptionally well, and has been com- 30 and Xavier's 9. event in Dayton last year.

5 short span of offi ce. Recently while F r. R enneker's statem en t in Dayton, he met with a group of continued /rom page 2 C.I.O. labor leader . N . M . Schnei­ der, Steubenville, 0 ., report that he length the question of location and con.ti ruted on page 8 1 924 - Carl J. Crane, Col., has other deta ils of the plans and speci­ fication . It was considered advisable moved from China to Ja pan and is Fieldhouse affili ated with the H eadquarters of to abide by the decision of locating the Far East as an air inspector. H e con tirmed /ro m page 2 the building north and west of the reports tha t he left our Chinese stadium. alumni, Adrian and Francis T su, manager of the university and the All interested persons should be quite well in Shanghai. In Ja pan, an­ very Reverend John A. Elbert, S.M., happy that thi dream of a fi eld­ other alumnus' Lt. Col. Frank K ohl­ provincial uperior of the Society of house is finally being realized. As rieser and Col. Crane are working on M ary, Cincinna ti province. some have expressed it-we should the staff of F.E.A.F. The ground was broken and every­ be glad tha t there will be a fi eld­ body was happy. As we go to press, hou e and not bother about the 1925 - Mr. and Mr . L. E. Nieto, the excava ting i being ta rted, trees location. Of course, those finally M exico, were hosts to Mr. and Mrs. are disappearing, and a general reign res ponsible fo r the affairs of the Uni­ Walter J. Bucher, who recently re­ of organized confusion is taking place versity have bothered much about turned home from a two month down in front of St. Jose ph's H all. it and tha t for a long time. vacation spent in New Orleans, San Antonio, and M exico City.

1 927 - Joseph U nger has re igned Try Weighing Your Accidents as chief engineer for the Sta te High­ by Antlretv Weber, S.M. way department's bureau of location lEd. Note : Th e following article writte n by and cents. and de ign. H e has been named man­ Andrew R. We ber, S.M., B.S. , B.M.E., M.M.E., Taking Blake's definition of an injury­ ager of the Dayton offi ce of the professor of mechanical e ngineering at the " A disabling injury as usually defined Carroll and Edwards Equipment University of Dayton was publi shed in the in practice is one causing loss of working Company of Cincinna ti. Mr. U nger, April issue of SAFETY ENGINEERING. Th e time beyond the day shift or turn during editor w ishes to express her appreciation to who has been with the highway de­ which the inJury was received." Mr. Ralph Eames, a ssistant editor, SAFETY (Blake: Industrial Safety, page 30. Foot- partment for about 15 years has been ENGINEERING, for permission to use this a rti­ note.) located at the Middletown office. cle . Cong ratulations a re extended to Bro. Andrew We ber on his accomplishment.} as the basis for calculating the Severity Charl es P. Pfarrer was in charge of Rate and the Frequency Rate, we seem to The basic formulas as now used in eval­ the dinner arrangements for the be fooling ourselves in the matter of safety uating industrial safety do not give a true programs, safety records, and the costs "Judge' Night" banquet of the Day­ picture of the safety problem. ]. E. Moore, thereof. Blake further defines an accident ton Bar Association held recently. general chairman of the AUTOMOTIVE AND MACHINE SHOP SECTION of the as: NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, states " An accident may be defined as any oc­ 1 928- Ed Powers, who is affili ated currence that interrupts or interferes with with the Elder and Johnston Com­ in the February issue of AUTOMOTIVE AND MACHI E SHOP SAFETY that the orderly progress of the activity in pany, Dayton, took part in pl anning the Severity Rate has been challenged at a question." on a sales institute. meeting of the Industrial Conference held (Bake: Industrial Safery, p. 42.) in New York some months ago when the According to this definition, every acci­ 1929- Willia m L. Boyd i now delegates heard the proposal to clarify the dent has an effect on the operation of the meaning of the term "Severity Rate" to plant, and entails a loss either in time, working for the Intelligence Depart­ prevent misunderstanding in its interpreta­ ment of the Air Force, which has in material, in equipment, or a cost in tion and misuse in its application. Nelson medical treatment given in first aid ap­ es tablished what is known as the Cen­ A. Zieger's article "Shall We Throw Out plication, or by the plant physician when a tral Air Documents Office-a joint Frequency Rates ?", appearing in the Feb­ personal injury of a serious nature has instrumentality of the Navy and ruary 1947 issue of SAFETY ENGINEER­ been sustained. Every accident, then, in­ Air ING, points out the disadvantages of Fre­ Force, es tablished by a U SAF regu­ volves an expense which should be quency Rates as presently used and offers charged against the safety budget and la tion which authorized comprehen­ the reader his method of determining the rightly so. Mino r accidents in a plant may sive objectives in the conduct of the Severiry Rate. The question of the current run into considerable money over a period USAF research and development Severity Rate and Frequency Rate formulas of weeks or months, proving to be the came up for discussion in the Advanced leaks that may cause the breakdown or at program. Among other things the Industrial Safety Course given at the Uni­ regulation directs tha t " proper dis­ least the curtailment of a safety program versity of Dayton in the fall of 1945; and because of lack of funds. These accidents semina tion and utilization of all again, at the May, 1948, monthly meeting do not appear on the safety record since, obtainable pertinent foreign and do­ of the Dayton Industrial Safety Associa­ the injured person returns to the next day's tion. On both of these occasions it was shift for work either at his own employ­ mestic scientific and technical infor­ pointed out that there is a definite need of mation by providing a central ment or at a substitute job. In other words, revision of the method of evaluating in­ no "disabling injury" has been sustained by screening, translating, ab tracting and dustrial safety. the employee even though he was involved duplicating agency and by maintain­ During World War II industrial safety in an accident. The Severity Rate and the ing an intimate knowledge of each reached an apex of achievement. Since V-J Frequency Rate have not been affected by research agency's requirement for Day industrial safety programs are carried the minor accidents and consequently the on by private industry without govern­ safety record remains in tact. The plant documents." ment support. Industrial management is displays a good safety record which should vitally concerned about the financial angle indicate economy of and efficiency in pro­ 1930- John L. Ladner and family, of its business, hence, it is that industrial duction, yet in reality this is not the case. Chicago, Ill., were campu visitors. safety has taken on the commercial aspect. Management will not be fooled when it Congressman Edward Breen took the To be effective industrial safery programs considers the cost of the unreported acci­ must be sponsored by top management, dents that may have occurred during the gavel over the House of Representa­ and top mangement can be interested best past period of time through which the tives for the second time during his in the safety program in terms of dollars safety record is considered.

6 To give a true picture of the safety situ­ SAFETY INDEX = l _ No. of Factors comidered in the accident ation in a plant all accidents, minor and Sum of the WEIGHTED VALVES major, should be included in the safety Thus, the SAFETY INDEX per accident for the 1-2--4-8 se~ies for WEIGHTED record. Considering the costs involved in VA LUES is given in the following table after the necessary calculauons have been made. each accident that may occur whether large A SAFETY INDEX of 0.50 or lower would indicate conditions in the factory that should or small will give the true costs of the warrant the padlocking of the shop because of the extreme hazards encountered therein; safety program. Management can then be whereas, a SAFETY INDEX of 0.875 and above would show the accident to have been shown very definitely whether or not the unavoidable, placing it in that 2% class of accidents which occur beyond the control _of man. safety program is effective in terms of fi­ A SAFETY INDEX of 1.00 would indicate an accident free shop, the goal to be stnven for nancial outlay without the camouflage of a in safety programs. THE SAFETY INDEX table shows at once the causes, major and Severity Rate and a Frequency Rate. minor, of the accidents that may occur and indicates, likewise, the action to be taken to As a new approach to the subtle pro­ prevent their recurrences. gram of evaluating industrial safety an at­ WEIGHTED VALUES tempt is made to see the safety problem Average Best in its true light. A scheme of WEIGHTED Factors Comidered lJ7 orst Poor 4 8 VA LUES can be established for a safety Attitude 1 2 4 8 program from which a SAFETY INDEX Physical Condition 1 2 for the plant could be calculated. The Time in Service 1 2 4 8 SAFETY INDEX would, of course, indi­ Nature of Work 1 2 4 8 cate actual conditions existing in the plant Nature of Material 1 2 4 8 since every accident would be included Working Conditions 1 2 4 8 0.75 0.875 therein and all the factors entering the SAFETY lNDEX, S.l. 0.0 0.50 accident with their proper weights would S. I. Calculation for: be recorded. In this approach no thought a) WORST WEIGHTED VA LUES is given to the Severity Rate or Frequency S.I.= I-% = J- 1= 0.0 Rate as the SAFETY INDEX would, of b) POOR WEIGHTED VALUES itself, give the information imparted by S.l.= 1 -~2 = I- 0.5=0.50 these two terms. c) AVERAGE WEIGHTED VALUES When investigating any accident, the S.I.= I-%4 = t-o.25=0.75 Safety Director can notice that some of the d) BEST WEIGHTED VALUES factors involved have greater significance S.I. = I-%s = J- 0.125 = 0.875 than others. He realizes, though, that every The following hypothetical case will illustrate the method of establishing the SAFETY factor involved bears its proportionate INDEX for a particular accident. share of responsibility in the contributing Statement of the accident. cause of the accident. Hence, the applica­ Employee: tion of WEIGHTED VA LUES to deter­ John Doe; 19 years old; married. mine the SAFETY INDEX. The basis for Employed as an apprentice machinist for 8 months. WEIGHTED VALUES will differ in the Facts: various factors depending upon the speci­ Doe was grinding a casting on an abrasive wheel. fic information desired in the event of an The wheel was supplied with a glass shield and an adjustable tool rest. The cast­ accident. The following illustration is ing upon being caught between the wheel and the tool rest caused the wheel to more suggestive than exhaustive but it "explode." Doe was struck by flying particles, sustaining facial injuries including gives a procedure that may be followed in a broken jaw, fractured nose, the loss of three teeth, and one eye badly lacerated. determining the SAFETY INDEX. Applying WEIGHTED VALUES, W.V. Let us consider but two factors that may Factors Comidered Remarks w.v. enter into an accident, namely, 11-IE PER­ Attitude Apprentice is usually careful 8 SON, and THE WORK. Physical Condition Youthful, in good health 8 THE PERSON involved in an accident Time in Service Sufficiently advanced in apprenticeship 4 may be classified as regards: Nature of Work Grinding is a routine operation 4 I. His attitude towards safety as: Nature of Material Grinding wheel considered as dangerous 4 opposed to safety measures; shift­ Working Conditions Safety precautions observed 8 less; careless at times; and careful. SAFETY INDEX CALCULATION. 2. His physical condition at time of ac­ S.l.= I-%s = 1-o.166=0.834 cident as: Analysis of the accident. worried; ill disposed; physically The SAFETY INDEX of 0.834 indicates that this accident was almost unavoidable. handicapped; healthy. The three factors penalized are more or less beyond the control of man. 3. His age as an employee, better, his The accident was most probably caused by the wrong application of the casting to the time on the job as: wheel. new worker without job experi­ Recommendations to prevent recurrence of this accident. ence; new worker with job experi­ 1. Continued education of employees in gestion the man-hour exposure factor the ence; old worker at the plant; a safety relative to the grinding operation. time of the day and of the week 10 to 15 year man. fa~tor, 2. Careful inspection of grinding the season of the year factor, the severity THE WORK in which the accident oc­ wheels. of the injury sustained factor, etc. An in­ curred may be classified as regards: Costs of the accident. dividual system of WEIGHTED VA LUES I. The nature of the work as: Personal indemnity for injuries sustained could be worked out by the Safety Direc­ hazardous; special; routine; and by employee. tor in conjunction with Management, or non-hazardous. The doctor's fee and hospitalization a standard norm could be arranged by the 2. The nature of the material used in the costs. proper agencies that would be acceptable work as: Lost time in production and cost of on a national basis. This standard norm dangerous; invisible; visible; non­ damaged equipment. could be used for competitive safety pro­ dangerous. The SAFETY INDEX for a unit of grams that would classify industrial con­ 3. Factory working conditions as: working time--a week, a month, a year­ cerns in a particular field in terms of the bad; poor; average; good. may be found on a WEIGHTED VALUES SAFETY INDEX instead of the Severity In this classification the factors are men­ basis that would include by way of sug- Rate and the Frequency Rate. tioned in the order of their respective WEIGHTED VA LUES as worst, poor, average, best, to which one of a series of numbers may be assigned. Here, the series, 1-2--4-8, is selected to give a resultant SAFETY INDEX that will fall into the Calif. Alumni Meetings To Be Held In June proper bracket which by convention is thought of as worst, poor, average, best Watch Your Mailbox for Invitation performance as the case may be. The SAFETY INDEX may be calculated by means of the following formula: ' U. S. POST AGE continueclfrom page 6 lc PAID recently met his old roommate, Ed­ Dayton, Ohio ward V. Lloyd, '31, also residing in Permit No. 7 1 Steubenville, and naturally conversa­ tion was all- U. D. 1931- Doctor C. J. Schneble was elected vice-president of the Dayton tel on the birth of their third child, ding trip south, they plan to reside in Dental Societyl.. which recently met at a son, William Joseph, born April Dayton. Brown hospital, the Veterans Ad­ 18th. Father Raymond Carter, a ministration center. newly-ordained priest, has been as­ 194 5 - Sue Dudlext White has been signed assistant at St. Nicholas' named a partner in a lumber com­ 1932- Dr. R . Frank Donley, Co­ church in Zanesville. Mary Braun, pany in Downey, Calif. Sympathy is lumbus, 0., phys ician, acted as lay R.N., is the director of the St. Fran­ extended to Gertrude H einz Hickey chairman for a meeting of the Critics' cis School of Nursing in Hamtramck, on the recent death of her father, Forum. Detroit, Mich. Daniel H einz, Dayton. 1933- Dr. Louis Hoersting served 1939-Lt. Col. Earl E. Wiley, 194 7- John Drexler has received as assistant clinician during the an­ Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aber­ his State of Ohio Engineer-in-Train­ nual convention of the American deen, Md., was a campus visitor. ing Certificate. John "Stretch" M a­ Osteopathic Society of Proctologists. Congratulations are extended to Mr. honey is now affiliated with the Jack and Mrs. Carl J. Ruh, on the arrival Walkup Paper Company. Congrat­ 1934 - The 15th annual dinner re­ of their daughter, Mary K aren on ulations are extended to Mr. and union of the Chemical Engineering April 25th. Congratulations are also Mrs. William Goss on the birth of class of '34 was held at the Seville extended to Mr. and Mrs. Landiss their daughter, Jill Marie on April 4. in Dayton on April 16. Present were : Gephart on the birth of their daugh­ Bart Lubbers was a campus visitor. "Doc" Will iam Wohlleben, Bob ter, Catherine Patrice on April 18 in H e will assist Lindly Stiles, chairman Schantz, H arvey, Illinois; Richard Boston. of the graduate committee of educa­ Fortener, Louisvi lle, K y. ; Richard tion, and professor of secondary edu­ Carson, Dayton ; Donald Neu, Day­ 194 1 - Congratulations are extend­ cation, at Ohio State University this ton; Lawrence Hibbert, Xenia, 0. ; ed to Mr. and Mrs. William Rosen­ summer. Reuben Saeks, Dayton. One mem­ crans on the birth of their son, Robert ber of the group, Thomas Nealon was James, on M arch 28th. Congratula­ 194 8 - Congratulations are extend­ unable to attend, but was with the tions are extended to Mr. and Mrs. ed to Eileen Quinlisk and Tom H an­ group in spirit. Tim Armstrong, Jerry Yocis (Betty Myers), Cincin­ lon who were married on May ·14, at Shaker H eights, Cleveland, was a nati, on the birth of their daughter, Corpus Christi Church. Marian campus visitor. R . C. (Jim ) Brown, Mary Lynn in January. Mary has a Tucker has received his Engineer-in­ Jackson H eights, New York, was also sister Maggie, about four years old. Training Certificate from the State of a campus visitor. J. Fred Howe has Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dodt are being Ohio in electrical engineering. Capt. changed his residence from Cincin­ congratulated on the birth of twins, JackJenefsky has been named as dele­ nati to Dayton. a son and daughter, K athleen Mary gate to the Reserve Officer's Associa­ and Robert C. Jr., on April 9th. 1935- Mr. and Mrs. Philip T anis tion state meeting. Congratulations are extended Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are being congratulated on the birth 194 2 - Congratulations are extend­ H. Cron, Celina, 0 ., on the following of their daughter, Judith Ann, on ed to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Quinn delivery from the stork : Merchan­ April22. (Gwen Hollenkamp) on the birth of their first-born son, Daniel Joseph on dise : one baby, named Michael 1936- Armon E. Wease, Arlington, May 5. Stephanie Uriniak and Frank Thomas; date delivered, April 28, Va., is now with the Veterans Ad­ Medland were married on April 30th 1949. The shipping label indicated a ministration Central offi ce, Washing­ in St. Anthony's in Falls Church, Va. memorandum to the postmas ter that ton, D. C., as a statistician in the - The Reverend John P. Kenny, this was a bundle from heaven, and offi ce of the assi tant administrator O.P., formerly professor of philoso­ should be returned in about 100 years. for claims. James J. Spatz was re­ phy at U .D ., offi ciated at the cere­ Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. William Nolan on the birth named executive secretary of the mony. Dayton Real Estate Board. Msgr. of their daughter. Bob Iiederman Paul F. Leibold, Chancellor of the 194 3 - Congratulation are extend­ was a campus visitor. Robert A. Stack Cincinnati Archdiocese, is currently ed to Mr. and Mrs. William Duffy is affiliated with the New England pursuing his studies in Rome. Con­ (Martha Lehman ) on the birth of Mutual Life Insurance Co. Made­ gratulations are extended to Mr. and their son, William Michael, on April leine M ary Smith and Donald Joseph Mrs. Frank Hoefl er on the birth of 30th. Lloyd Rensel was elected treas­ Scheidler will be married on May 21 , their son, Patrick Daniel on April 7. urer of the Miami V alley Guidance in St. M ary's church, Evanston, Cin­ Association for '49. cinnati, Ohio. 1938- William P. O'Connor, Chi­ cago, was a campus visitor. Recently 1944- Dorothy O'Bell, Cleveland, 194 9-Frank Maloney has com­ he was in Dayton attending a sales and Frank R . Welch have announced pleted his indoctrination period in in­ school for the Standard Register their engagement and plan to be surance sales. H e is now affiliated Company. Congratulations are ex­ married on May 28 in St. George's with Payne-Wagner Insurance Agen­ tended to Mr. and Mrs. James Saet- church, Cleveland. Following a wed- cy, Dayton.