The Gear of

SPRING, 1943

Volume XXXII Number 2

The I w l T A IR of THlETA TAU

VOLUME XXXll NUMBER 2 Tketa I au Fraternity Founded at the University of Minnesota October 15, 1904 FOUNDERS Erich J. Schrader Isaac B. H anks W . Murray Lewis Elw in L. V in al EXECUTIVE COUNCIL R ussell G. G lass , Sigma ’24 ...... Grand Regent Home address: 23401 Chardon Road, Euclid, Ohio (Serving in Navy) R. W. Nusser , Zeta ’2 8 ...... Grand Vice-Regent C o Sheffield Steel Corp., P. O. Box 3129, Houston, Texas Erich J. Schrader , Alpha ’0 5 ...... Grand Scribe Box 244, Reno, Nevada Prof. Jamison Vawter , Zeta ’1 6 Grand Treasurer 307 Engineering Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Prof . Donald D. C urtis , Omicron Hon. ’19 . . Grand Marshal Clemson, South Carolina Paul L. Mercer, Omicron ’2 1 ...... Grand Inner Guard 704 Orleans Ave., Keokuk, Iowa Prof . A. D. H i n c k l e y ...... Grand Outer Guard , School of Engineering, P. L. Mercer, Omicron ’21, and J. W. H owe , Omicron ’24 Engineering Building, Iowa City, Iowa DELEGATE AT LARGE Prof. J. M. D aniels , Nu Hon. ’2 2 Past Grand Regent Carnegie Institute of Technology, , Pa. ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS Central Ohio— R. J. Ebner, 1052 Parkway Drive, Columbus, Ohio —J. B. Finch, 2 5 th and Madison Street, Bellwood, 111. — W . R. Uft'elman, 1680 E. 117 St., Cleveland, Ohio Intermountain— C. Milton Anderson, P. O. Box 403, , Utah Kansas C ity—R. S. Patterson, 4900 Wyoming St., Kansas City, Mo. National Capitol—William J. Ellenberger, 6524 Luzon Ave., N.W., Washing­ ton, D. C. St. Louis— M. H. Kapps, 8222 Madison, Vinita Park, Missouri Tw in City— L. F. Martin, 2166 Schaffer Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Louisville Alumni Club—c/o Theta Tau Fraternity, 2022 S. First St., Louis­ ville, Ky. LosAngelesAIuniniClub— T. J. Douglas, 15724 Sherman W ay, Van Nuys, Cal. Northwestern Alumni Club— Rayworth F. Howe, 937 S. IJakota St., Butte, Montana MEMBERS OF T H E PROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE ARCHITECTURE. , . CHEMISTRY. . COMMERCE. Alpha , Delia . DENTISTRY. Delia Sigma Delta, , . EDU­ CATION, , Phi Delia Kappa, , . ENGINEERING. Theta Tau, Delta, LAW, , , Gamma, Phi, Sigma Delta Kappa. MEDICINE. , , , , , , Theta Kappa Psi. PHARMACY, Kappa Psi. A lp h a , Founded October /5 , 1904 - - - University of Minnesota (Chapter house) 324 W alnut St., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Beta , Established March 26, 1906 - Michigan College of Mining and Tech. (Chapter house) 1405 College Avenue, Houghton, Mich. Gam ma, Established November 8, 1907 - - - Colorado School of Mines c /o Prof. M. I. Signer, Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Colo. Delta , Established May 23, 1911 - - - Case School of Applied Science Theta Tau Box, Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio Epsilon , Established May 4, 1911 ----- University of California Box, Hearst Mining Bldg., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Zeta , Established April 17, 1912 ------University of Kansas (Chapter house) 1602 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas T h e ta , Established May 26, 1 9 1 4...... - Columbia University c/o Prof. A. D. Hinckiey, Eng. Bldg., Columbia University, New York City Io ta , Established February 5, 1916 - - - - Missouri School of Mines 104 E. IOth Street, Rolla, Missouri Lam bda, Established January 3, 1922 ----- Theta Tau Fraternity, Union Bldg., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah M u, Established January 3, /922 ------ c o Professor J. M. Faircloth, Civil Engineering Department, University, Ala. N u, Established January I, 1922 - - Carnegie Institute of Technology P. O. Box 114, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. O micron , Established February 3, /923 ...... University of Iowa (Chapter house) 804 N orth Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa Pl, Established May 7.6, 192} ------ (Chapter house) Carrollton, Charlottesville, Virginia R ho, Established February 16, 1924 - N . C. State College of Ag. and Eng. P. O. Box 532 5, State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. Sigma , Established November 29, 1924 - - - - (Chapter house) 1965 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio T au , Established December 12, 192 5 ...... c /o Prof. E. F. Berry, College of Applied Science, Syracuse, New York U psilon , Established April 7, 1928...... University of Arkansas 537 Leverett St., Fayetteville, Arkansas Phi, Established April 21, 1928...... - - Purdue University (Chapter house) 416 North Chauncey, West Lafayette, Indiana C m , Established April 23, /930 University of Arizona Theta Tau Box, Engineering Bldg., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Psi, Established May 7, /932 ...... Montana School of Mines Theta Tau Fraternity, Care of Montana School of Mines, Butte, Montana Omega , Established March 26, /932 - - - - - S. Dakota School of Mines (Chapter house) 107 Kansas City St., Rapid City. South Dakota G amma Beta , Established March 16, 19}} - George Washington University c/o Dean of School of Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, D. C. D elta Beta, Established May 20, 1939 - - University of Louisville (Chapter house) 2022 S. First St., Louisville, Ky. ★

Notice to Seniors

AU Theta Taus graduating from school this Spring and in good finan­ cial standing with their chapters are entitled to life subscriptions to the GEAR. Chapters should provide the Editors with a list of Seniors eligible from the financial standpoint and in­ dividual members should send ad­ dresses to which the GEAR is to be sent. The GEAR is mailed o n ly to those who do this.

★ ra n d innerC j uard 's Brother Editor

’hi During his student days at Iowa1 O Paul affiliated with , general fraternity, and with Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi. During his Junior year in college he collaborated with Gordon R. Lunt and Robert W. Dcth- lefs, fellow classmates in Civil Engi-

Ii he foi whc - .cceived most of his school­ ing in O ttum w a and Iowa City. Following high school, "Penny", as he was then known, enrolled in the College of Engineering, State Univer­ sity of Iowa, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1921. W ith an appointment as Research Assistant, he returned to the campus and, majoring in Hydraulics, received the M.S. degree in June of 1922. In July of that year. Brother Mercer became associated with the Mississippi River Power Company of Keokuk, Iowa, as an Assistant Engineer in the Hydraulic Department. Serving con­ tinuously with this Company since 1922, he was promoted to Mechanical Engineer in 1930 and to Plant Man­ ager in 1940. The Keokuk hydro­ Piul L. Mercer electric plant of the Mississippi River Power Company was, at the time of neering, to found the local group its completion in 1913, the largest which in 1923 became Omicron Chap­ development of its kind in the world. ter of Theta Tau. Since then it has been dwarfed by In 1922 he was united in marriage several of the later plants, particularly with Helen G. Kurtz of Cedar Rapids, those built with public funds, but Iowa. Their son, Robert H . Mercer Keokuk still remains one of the largest is now a student in the University of hydro generating stations in the Iowa at Iowa City. country. During the first W orld W ar, Bro- ★

Notice to Sc

AU Theta Taus graduating from school this Spring and in good finan­ cial standing with their chapters are entitled to life subscriptions to the GEAR. Chapters should provide the Editors with a list of Seniors eligible from the financial standpoint and in­ dividual members should send ad­ dresses to which the GEAR is to be sent. The GEAR is mailed o n ly to those who do this.

★ Introducing the O rand Inner Guard A u Expose by His Brother Editor

Although not an alumnus of Phi During his student days at Iowa, Chapter, Brother Paul L. Mercer, O Paul affiliated with Phi Gamma Delta, ’21, our Grand Inner Guard since his general fraternity, and with Tau Beta election to this office at the ISth Bi­ Pi and Sigma Xi. During his Junior ennial Convention, is none-the-less a year in college he collaborated with Hoosier. This distinction is his, in Gordon R. Lunt and Robert W. Deth- part at least, by accident of birth, lefs, fellow classmates in Civil Engi­ since his parents thoughtfully chose Indianapolis, Indiana, for that happy occasion. A fter a pleasant early child­ hood spent in this environment, Paul, following Horace Greeley's advice, journeyed with his family to Iowa, where he received most of his school­ ing in O ttum w a and Iowa City. Following high school, "Penny”, as he was then known, enrolled in the College of Engineering, State Univer­ sity of Iowa, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1921. W ith an appointment as Research Assistant, he returned to the campus and, majoring in Hydraulics, received the M.S. degree in June of 1922. In July of that year. Brother Mercer became associated w ith the Mississippi River Power Company of Keokuk, Iowa, as an Assistant Engineer in the Hydraulic Department. Serving con­ tinuously with this Company since 1922, he was promoted to Mechanical Engineer in 1930 and to Plant Man­ ager in 1940. The Keokuk hydro­ electric plant of the Mississippi River Power Company was, at the time of neering, to found the local group its completion in 1913, the largest which in 1923 became Omicron Chap­ development of its kind in the world. ter of Theta Tau. Since then it has been dwarfed by In 1922 he was united in marriage several of the later plants, particularly with Helen G. Kurtz of Cedar Rapids, those built w ith public funds, but Iowa. Their son, Robert H . Mercer Keokuk still remains one of the largest is now a student in the University of hydro generating stations in the Iowa at Iowa City. country. During the first W orld W ar, Bro- 6 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

'ther Mercer served in the same S.A. virtue of attendance at all the Na­ T.C. unit with Don Curtis. Report­ tional Conventions since then. Brother ing together on sick call one morning, Mercer has had relatively close con­ they first became close friends while tact with the Fraternity over a con­ convalescing from influenza. Perhaps siderable period of years, which to­ it was this early association which, in gether with his fraternity and Masonic 1929 when Grand Marshal Curtis re­ experience make him well qualified to linquished the G ear Editor's chair, fill the position of Grand Inner Guard contributed to Mercer and Howe ac­ of the Fraternity in these critical cepting these duties jointly. A t any rate, because of this work and by

A iessage Irom G rand Recent Glast

in particular, and the fraternity as a wish once more to address the frater- nity, and particularly the ctivea chap- Some of these schools where the ters through the pages of thc G ear . N avy program is being adopted may W ith conditions as they ;ire, no one not have much difficulty in doing this can tell from one day tia the next as the navy men will be permitted to what will happen, and iti, is therefore, engage in campus activities. Also, up toI every active person in i each and there may be men who are classified every one of our chapters t o do every- as A2, and even though the Chapter thing possible to maintain his chapter drops down to a dozen men, it will be far better to continue with a limited membership and practically no activ­ ity than to close the chapter out en­ tirely. I sincerely believe that when this war is over and the period of read­ justm ent takes place, our fraternity can play an im portant part in the lives of most of its members, and it there­ fore behooves us to keep it together and going. While it is true we may not be offering much of a program today, I do believe that the training received in chapter management does play an im portant part in the success of these men in their fields. Furthermore, when the war is over there will be a long period of read­ justment in which the fraternity can really do its part. It is, therefore, my recommendation that each chapter be Kussell G. Gbss maintained to the highest possible THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 7 stage with the same type of men we I want to take this opportunity of. have been initiating in the past. If wishing the fraternity as a whole the this is done, our own program of re­ best of luck, and if it is my pleasure establishing any chapters which do fall to ever meet any of the men, they may by the wayside will be made much be assured a hearty Theta Tau wel-

Stiver, Gmicron 35, Cited for i One of 19 men cited by the war department for gallantry in action was Capt. Neil J. Stiver, Omicron '3 5, of Des Moines, member of the Corps of Engineers. He received the Silver Star. His citation was the result of his action with other engineers at Milne Bay, New' Guinea, August 26 - 29, 1942. According to dispatches at the time, the engineers left their spades and tools to repulse a Jap landing party. Brother Stiver’s wife, the former Vera Hall, Drake University music graduate, is now a member of the WAAC. A fter attending Missouri Military Academy, Drake, and Iowa State Col­ lege, Brother Stiver graduated from the State University of Iowa. He entered the service in 1940 and left in the interim between his terms at for foreign duty in January, 1942. the State College and the State Uni­ He operated a garage in Des Moines versity. — Ocj Moines Tribune

E. S. Borgquist, Lam fda 11, Meads C.E. Dept, at Arizt A fter sixteen years’ teaching ser’ zona campus. A few years after ar­ in Arizona, Professor E. S. Borgq riving in Arizona, he helped establish has been advanced to the position of a local professional engineering frat­ Head of the Department of Civil En­ ernity, Pi Delta Tau, which later peti­ gineering, at the University of Ari- tioned Theta Tau and was granted a charter. Chi Chapter was established BrotherBorgquist (Lambda, 1911), April 23, 1930. Since its inception, together with Brother Harold A. Jim- Chi Chapter has had Professor Borg- erson of Zeta Chapter, was instrumen­ quist as Chapter adviser, a position tal in bringing Theta Tau to the Ari­ which he still holds. 8 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Engineer with the U. S. Reclamation Service on the Strawberry Valley Pro­ ject in Utah in 1911. He later served with the State Engineering Forces in Utah where he was Resident Engineer on construction on the Piute Dam. He entered the Armed Services in the First World War and became a First Lieutenant of Engineers, serving in France 2 5 years ago with an Engineer

A fter the war, he became Resident Engineer with the Utah State High- wawy Commission and worked up in position to Assistant Chief Engineer. He has left many monuments in con­ crete and steel in the form of roads, bridges, canals, and dams constructed under his engineering supervision. He went to Arizona in the Fall of 1926, and has served continuously During his time as a student. Bro­ with the Department of Civil Engi­ ther Borgquist was connected with the neering since that time. His special U-Techs at the University of Utah. field is hydraulics and water supply This organization later petitioned Theta Tau and was granted a charter, Besides maintaining an active mem­ thus establishing Lambda Chapter in bership in Theta Tau, Brother Borg­ Salt Lake City. Brother Borgquist was quist is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the graduated from the University of American Association of Engineers, Utah with a B.S. degree in Civil En­ the American Society of Civil Engi­ gineering in 1911, and five years later, neers, and the Society for the Pro­ received the C.E. degree upon presen­ motion of Engineering Education, as tation of a report and thesis at the well as being an active member of the University of Utah. Arizona Sewage and W ater Works Professor Borgquist began his pro­ Association, of which he is now Vice- fessional engineering career as a Junior President.

Russell Jolmslon Parker, G amma Ip, Assistant to the P resident, K ennecott C c PP,r C o.

Prospecting for alluvial diamonds, in the momentous mining develop­ reconnaissance expeditions into unde­ ments from which emerged the Roan veloped regions of the Dark Contin­ Antelope and Mulfulira Mines and ent, the mapping and geologizing of others of the now-famous Rhodesian two thousand square miles of N orth­ coppers— such are a few of the en­ ern Rhodesia, and finally a key part viable experiences which have high- THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 9 lighted the career of the native Colo­ radoan, lately returned from twenty- three years in South Africa and Eng­ land, who now occupies the post of assistant to the president of Kennecott Copper Corporation. Brother Parker was born in Olney Springs, Colorado, August 31, 1897, the son of Sarah J. and D. W. Parker. Following primary schooling in the little mountain town of Crestone, high in the Sangre de Christo range of the Colorado Rockies, he attended W est High School before en­ tering the Colorado School of Mines, from which he received his Mining Engineer’s degree in 1919. Brother Parker’s choice of a foreign field was no accident, but the realiza­ tion of a fixed resolve. Immediately following his graduation, he spent five examination work covering options years in the Kasai district of the which the company had secured on Belgian Congo prospecting and min­ scattered copper properties in North­ ing alluvial diamonds for the Societe ern Rhodesia. The Roan Antelope International Forestiere ut Miniere du claims were among these options, and Congo. This work involved long ex­ it was here that the first of the large peditions on foot through country sulphide mines of the Rhodesian Cop­ which was then just beginning to be per Belt was developed. As a result opened up. On a typical diamond of his early experience in Northern mining operation, one white man had Rhodesia, he formed a theory involv­ charge of as many as a thousand na- ing the association of copper deposits with certain feldspathic sediments, A t the end of this period, he made and was later given an opportunity to a reconnaissance trip across Africa to apply his hunches when Selection Trust the head of the railway at Bukama on took over the N ’Kana Concession. the Lualaba River, whence he pro­ Here Brother Parker planned and ceeded down through the Katanga carried out the geological survey and copper belt into N orthern Rhodesia. development of 2,000 square miles in Here he formed his own impression the heart of the Copper Belt. The that big mining developments were exploration work he directed resulted impending and, w ith the objective of in the successful development of Mu- associating himself w ith a strong min­ fulira Mine, one of the most amazing ing company interested in Rhodesia, orebodies of recent copper mining his­ lost no time in reaching London. tory, as well as several smaller prop­ A fter some delay, he was finally com­ erties which have not yet been com­ missioned by Selection T rust, Ltd., to pletely developed. carry out a broad program of mine In 1931, he went to the London THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

office of Selection T rust to become headquarters at the company’s office Assistant to A rthur Storke, managing in New York City, where he now director of Roan Antelope and Mu- makes his home at 12 East 86th Street. fulira Companies and filled his posi­ In addition he holds the offices of vice- tion continuously until June, 1942. president and director of Alaska De­ In 193 5, he was made a director of v elopment and Mineral Company, and Roan Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd., is a director of the Utah Copper Com­ and Rhodesian Selection Trust, Ltd., pany, the Bingham and Garfield Rail­ and in 1938, became managing direc­ road, and the Gallup-American Coal tor of Consolidated African Selection Mining Company. He is a member Trust, Ltd., and Sierra Leone Selection and vice-president of the Institution Trust, Ltd. The two latter companies of Mining and Metallurgy, the Society were engaged in mining alluvial dia­ of Economic Geologies, and other pro­ monds on a large scale in the British fessional societies. West African Colonies of Gold Coast He married Mildred Best in London, and Sierra Leone. England, in 1927, and has three In June, 1942, Brother Parker re­ children— Michael, Patrick, and Ann. signed from the Selection T rust group As a boy, Brother Parker came to of companies to take up his present know intimately the sport for which duties as assistant to the president of Colorado’s streams are famous. Trout Kennecott Copper Corporation, with fishing is still his favorite pastime. — Explosive Engineer Magazine

I /uyli A f. Conners, Gamma 22, W in s A fa jo rity

Hugh M. Conners, Gamma ’22, was called to service August 1941 and sent to Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, for train­ ing and assigned as Captain in com­ mand of a company at Belvoir. In May 1942 he was transferred to Camp Edwards, Mass., and promoted to Major, 5 32nd E.S.R.

— Mines Magazine

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G ets Promotion

John W . Buch, Zeta ’23, assistant professor of mining engineering at the Pennsylvania State College, has been named chief of the coal economics division, econom ics and statistics branch, U. S. Bureau of Mines in Washington. A.I.M.M.E. Magazine

Georne Sowers W ins Bliss AwarJ George F. Sowers, Delta ’43, re­ proved to be a chip off the old block, cently was given the Philip Bliss award being the son of George B. Sowers, of $100 and the President Wickenden ’13, a well known consulting engineer. award of a War Bond for his contri­ The award of a professional degree to bution to scholastic and campus life George B. Sowers coincided w ith his at the Case School of Applied Science. son's graduation making possible the George, a top notch student, has accompanying picture. 12 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

Robert C. W eed Receives Silver Cross Lieutenant Robert C. Weed, Beta w ith the combat engineers, requested '42, has been awarded the Army Silver and received permission to lead a group Cross for gallantry in N orth Africa of five volunteers to scout enemy posi­ according to an official announcement tions in North Africa. In carrying about March ISth. The announce­ out the assignment under constant ment stated that Lt. Weed, serving enemy rifle and machine gun fire, Weed was reported to have killed two Germans and his men wounded others. The group led by Weed routed a strong enemy patrol during the scout­ ing expedition. Lieutenant Weed was one of seven, four from the midwest, who received the Silver Star. Brother Weed entered the army June 16,1942, with the combat engineers following his graduation from the Michigan College of Mining. In his letters of late, Brother Weed had in­ dicated that he has had some inter­ esting experiences in N orth Africa, and that he has slept under a roof only once since November 7. Those men who knew Brother Weed at Michigan Tech know that he is up to all this, and that he is no one to let hardships bother him.

James J. Doland,K ap p a 14 Prof. James J. Doland, Kappa ’14, nationally-known authority on civil engineering has been in Washington as an adviser to the W ar Department on various engineering phases of the new U. S. program for training soldiers in colleges and universities. Brother Do­ land is not a stranger in Washington. Since 1936 he has served as an Associ­ ate Water Consultant to the National Resources Planning Board. He is also the author of several well - known books dealing with water supply. U. o f III. Alum ni Magazine THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

HarolJ EaJs Receives Aiajor's Commission

Harold E. Eads, Gamma ’30, en­ tered the service in the Philippines last year and was commissioned Captain in the Air Corps and assigned to Fort Santiago, Manila. In May of this year he was promoted to Major and trans­ ferred to Australia. Now he is en­ gaged in active duty in various sec­ tions of the South Pacific. — Mines Magazine /

Major Harold E. Eads

Present Chapter AJvisers Alpha— Fred Teske, Alpha ’26 (A ct­ Rho— T. C. Brown, Rho Hon. '31 ing) W. F. Babcock, Rho Hon. ’39 Beta— Lco F. Duggan, Beta Hon. '12 Sigma— Claude H. Wall, Sigma ’20 Gamma— M. I. Signer, Iota ’22 Tau— Edward F. Berry, Tau ’13 Delta— L. J. Reardon, Delta '27 Upsilon— William B. Stclzner, UpsiIon Epsilon— Howell Williams, Epsilon ’20 Hon. ’07 Zeta—G. W. Bradshaw, Zeta '21 Phi— George P. Springer, Phi T l Theta—A. D. Hinckley, Theta ’27 H arry L. Solberg, Phi ’21 Iota— Clair V. Mann, Hon. Iota ‘14 Chi— E. S. Borgquist, Lambda T l Lambda—George W. Carter, Lambda Psi— O. A. Dingman, Zeta ’14 ’33 Omega— James D. Bump, Omega '29 Mu— James M. Faircloth, Rho '28 Gamma Beta— Norman B. Ames, N u - J. M. Daniels, Hon. N u ’22 Gamma Beta ’17 Omicron— J. W. Howe, Omicron ’24 Delta Beta— H. H. Fenwick, Delta (Acting) Beta ’23 Pi— E. J. Oglesby, Pi Hon. W . R. Barnes, Delta Beta '37 THE GEAR OF THETA TAU

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P. L. Mercer, Omicron '21 and J. W. Howe, Omicron '24 210 ENGINEERING HALL IOWA CITY, IOWA Subscription $1.00 a Year Life Subscription $ 15.00 VOLUME XXXII______SPRING, 1943______NUMBER 2

CIVILIAN OR SOLDIER? very work that those now in school Many a young engineering student are getting. feels that he should be in uniform to W AR PROBLEMS avoid the stigma of "draft dodging.” This feeling has already prompted Wars are hard on fraternities. Just many to enlist. T hat enlistment takes how hard, we are about to find out. courage is not denied, but as to Many general fraternities are faced whether it is best for our country is w ith the direct loss of chapter per­ quite another matter. sonnel and perhaps their partially- The demand for engineering train­ paid-for houses which can not be ing becomes more and more apparent rented. Honorary fraternities are in as the war goes on. For the first time the best position, since their existence in our history, the engineer is "top does not depend upon numerical dog.” N ot only are industries prac­ strength. tically "shanghaiing” young graduates The professional fraternity is in a but now the army is combing its fairly good position temporarily. If ranks to find tens of thousands of Bulletin 11 (amended March I, 1943) men with aptitudes for engineering of the Selective Service System is not training. These young men are being recinded, practically any engineering put back into the colleges where they student now in school will be allowed receive a course that is essentially the to graduate, providing his school is same as that given to civilians. It is, following an accelerated program. This therefore, quite likely that those with Bulletin exempts from draft those in the type of mental equipment capablegood standing who can graduate on of engineering thinking will find or before July I, 194S. Even with themselves going through mathematics, this directive in effect, the civilian physics, mechanics, etc., even though enrollment will shrink with each con­ wearing the uniform. vocation, for new men will probably In view of this situation it is clear not enter the engineering colleges with that civilians now in the engineering no assurance of being allowed to re­ colleges can save their Uncle Sam a main. Losses due to enlistment in the lot of trouble by staying there. When Reserves will further decrease the the enlistment bug bites they should normal enrollment. apply a little horse sense, and remem­ The only antidote to this rapid loss ber that both the army and navy are of chapter material is the navy train­ planning to put thousands back into ing program. The men in this cate­ the engineering schools to take the gory are permitted to enter into col­ THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 2S legiate activities. This is not true of If the financial condition of a chapter the army trainees. Hence, only if a is sound at the end of the war, it will school has a navy program can the be easy for that chapter to start up chapter look forward to continuing its again even though it may have lain normal life. dormant through the war period. It W ith these conditions in mind, chap­ is easier to start chapters than to main­ ters should get ready to take appro­ tain them. An effort should there­ priate action. If the house is mort­ fore be made to avoid debts due to gaged, rental contracts with other operating houses with insufficient per­ parties should be sought. If renting sonnel and to keep chapter finances in is not feasible, property should be sold good order so that those who take over and the money laid away for use when after the war will not have the mill­ the war is over. stone of other people’s debts around One guiding principle is apparent. their necks.

The story is going around about a Lady: "How much arc those to- woman who went up to the window in a bank to buy a bond. As she Grocer: "Seven cents a pound, counted the money out of her purse, she remarked: "I’ve been saving this Lady: "Did you raise them your­ money to divorce my husband but I self?” can stand him better than I can Grocer: "Yes, they were five cents H itler.” a pound yesterday.’ ’

He dropped around at a girl’s house, An asylum inmate sat with his fish­ and as he ran up the steps he was con­ ing pole dangling over a flower bed. fronted by her little brother. A visitor, filled with sympathy and "H i, Billy.” wishing to be pleasant, asked, "How "H i,” said the brat. many have you caught?” "Is your sister expecting me?” "You’re the tenth today,” was the "Yeah.” "How do you know?” "She’s gone out.” A hillbilly was visiting a Nebraska farmer. The farmer said, "Doggone "So you met your wife at a dance? it all, Bill, I sure have the toughest W asn’t that romantic?” asked one luck. A week ago I had a carload of truck driver of another. prime hogs ready for market, and they "N o, embarrassing as the dickens,” got cholera and died. I t’s the craziest replied the other. "I thought she was home taking care of the kids.” "You is all wrong there,” retorted the mountaineer. "Down where I "W hat are you running for?” come from it’s wuss. The mud balls "Going to stop a fight.” up on the pigs’ tails so bad that it "Who’s going to fight?” pulls their eyelids back so they can’t "Just me and another fellow.” wink, and they die from lack of sleep.” Letters from the Chapters Alpha Has Good Winter THE GEAR OF THETA TAU 27 28 TH E GEAR OF TH ETA TAU

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