The GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS MARCH APRIL 1942 Vol. XX No. 4 Georgia Tech Alumni in The U. S. Army and Navy Textile Building The Geographical Alumni Directory Continued Library Entrance Georgia School of Technology "A Technical School with A National Reputation'' THE GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY offers to young men of ability and ambition a training which will fit them (or positions of responsibility and power. The national reputaiion of this institution is based not on claims, but on results. Its greatest asset is the record being made by its alumni in the productive work of the world. Complete courses in MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CIVIL. CHEMICAL. TEXTILE. GENERAL and CERAMIC ENGINEERING. ARCHITECTURE. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT AND PUI1I.IC HEALTH. COAST ARTILLERY. SIGNAL CORPS, INFANTRY, ORDNANCE, SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION UNITS OF THE U. S. ARMY AND THE U. S. NAVY R.O.T.C. For Further Information, Address THE REGISTRAR Georgia School of Technology ATLANTA, GEORGIA March-April, 1942 THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS 63 Accelerated Graduation Program THE Georgia Tech adopted an accelerated graduation program at its general faculty meeting on January 22. GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS The plan will essentially consist of three seventeen- week terms, each year, with a one-week vacation Published every other month during the college year by the at Christmas; and the terms will be divided into two National Alumni Association of the Georgia School of Technology. eight-week report periods with a one-week period for registrations, re-examinations and the like. Senior graduation date has been advanced to R. J. THIESEN, Editor S. N. HODGES, Jr., Asst. Editor F. BOOKER, Bus. Mgr. W. C. YOUNG, Staff Asst. Saturday, May 16. In general there will be no changes in curriculum. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION Courses will continue as in the regular fall term. 108 SWANN BUILDING There will be no more duplication of courses for GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY irregular students than at present. However, a series ATLANTA, GA of summer, freshman, eight-week, non-credit courses in mathematics, English, physics, and chemistry will ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER MARCH 22, 1923 be given for high school students having insufficient at the Post Office at Atlanta, Ga., under the Act of March 8,1879 credits for admission. The one-week vacation at Christmas will be Vol. XX March-April, 1942 No. 4 supplemented by holidays on July 4 and Thanks­ giving, November 26, in addition to such time as NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION the student may have at his disposal during the registration weeks that will follow the three terms. EXECUTIVE BOARD R. B. WILBY, '08.. ..President Examinations will be two hours long, and will JACK ADAIR,'33 ..Vice-President ROBT. A. MORGAN, '09.. ..Vice-President extend for a period of three days. They will count CHAS. R. YATES, '35 ..Treasurer as one-fourth of the final grade in comparison with R. J. THIESEN, '10 Exec. Secretary BAXTER MADDOX, '22 Interim, Treas. the one-third of the present system. C. L. EMERSON, '09 Board Member F. A. HOOPER, Jr., '16 Board Member No change in the co-operative system is con­ F. H. NEELY, '04 Board Member templated. W. A. PARKER, '19 Board Member ALBERT H. STATON, '22 Board Member Freshmen may enter with the beginning of the CHAS. F. STONE, 03 Board Member summer term on June 8, if sufficiently prepared for the accelerated work, or they may enter the fall term GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION, Inc. class on October 5. Freshman non-credit subjects OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES begin on August 3. The Registrar at Georgia Tech Y. F. FREEMAN, '10. President should be consulted for full particulars, in all cases. GEO. T. MARCHMONT, '07 Secretary-Treasurer C. L. EMERSON, '09 G. M. STOUT, '07 Coach Alexander recently announced the athletic FRANK H. NEELY, '04 ROBT. W. SCHWAB, '07 program for the summer which is planned for every student in the college. The aim is to balance the GEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION scholastic routine by giving each student the oppor­ ALUMNI MEMBERS tunity to participate in some sport. Instructors will W. A. PARKER, '19 ROBT. T. JONES, JR., '22 be provided in football, basketball, track, tennis, ROBT. B. WILBY, '08 baseball, Softball, rifle marksmanship, and wrestling. Every Tech man will be required to learn to swim ALUMNI STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL before graduation, and will have to prove his ability By Districts by swimming 200 yards (Eight lengths of the pool). 1. E. Geo. Butler, Savannah 6. W. E. Dunwoody, Jr., Macon On the whole, the program will not only improve 2. R. A. Puckett, Tifton 7. R. A. Morgan, Rome 3. W. C. Pease, Columbus 8. I. M. Aiken, Brunswick health, but will serve to relieve the long summer 4. W.H.Hightower, Thomaston 9. W. H. Slack, Gainesville 5. Forrest Adair, Jr., Atlanta 10. Wm, D. Eve, Augusta days of study. THIS ISSUE New Calendar For Georgia Tech Accelerated Graduation Program Adopted February 5—Spring term. March 23—Co-op Section II begins second term. Records of Men in Service May 16—Commencement. New School Calendar May 28-30—Examinations. Not including seniors. June 1-6—Special examinations and registration. Nominations for Alumni Officers June 8—Summer term begins. Air Field Named for Tommy Spence August 3—Freshman non-credit subjects begin. September 24-26—Examinations. Gene Turner Letter Continued September 23-October 3—Special examinations and New Athletic Offices registration. October 5—Fall term begins. Alumni in the U. S. Army and Navy December 20-27—Christmas holidays. January 28-30, 1943—Examinations. Alumni in High Positions February 1-6—Special examinations and registration. Geographical Directory—Sports February 8, 1943—Spring term begins. (See the foregoing article; and for further informa­ tion, address The Registrar, Ga. Tech, Atlanta, Ga.) 64 THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS March-April, 1942 Nominations For Alumni Officers Records Of Men In Service In accordance with the action as previously voted Since September, 1941, the Georgia Tech Alumni upon and passed by the alumni, a nominating com­ Office has been compiling and publishing information mittee was appointed to propose national officers on Georgia Tech men in the various branches of for the Alumni Association for the one-year term the military and naval forces of the United States; beginning September, 1942. and while this news has been of a general nature and Mr. Chas. F. Stone, President Atlantic Steel Co., not specific, it has proven to be of much interest Mr. George T. Marchmont, Southern District Manager, to the alumni in the services, and to their respective Graybar Electric Co., and Mr. C. L. Emerson, Vice families, classmates and many others. President and Chief Engineer, Robert and Company, It is most important to state that the information were asked to serve on the nominating committee will eventually be used as a basis for historical data and they have unanimously nominated and recom­ and publications; and the Georgia Tech Alumni Office mended the present officers for your consideration, desires very much to have the service records, at the to serve a second term of office. earliest date on all alumni, as may be perfectly in The foregoing is in keeping with your worthy and order, in that connection. established custom of returning first term officers for For the duration of the war, the ALUMNUS will one more year; as compensated solely with the honor, only publish the names, rank, class graduation year and the deep satisfaction that must surely follow from or year and degree, and branch of service in general. a sense of loyalty and unselfish service. Alumni in the forces and their families and friends Officers serving their first term and nominated, as are sincerely requested to send information directly stated, are: President, Robert B. Wilby, '08. Two to the Alumni Office at Georgia Tech for publication Vice-Presidents, Jack Adair, '33; Atlanta District, and and for the permanent and historical files of the Robert A. Morgan, Rome, Ga., and Little Rock, Ark., Alumni Association, as stated. At Large; Treasurer, N. Baxter Maddox, '22, to suc­ It is more efficient and much simpler to compile ceed Chas. R. Yates, who is now in the Navy. the records during the war, rather than to wait Brief summaries have been published on the col­ until it's over. Promotions and like changes are lege and civic activities of these prominent, ex­ easy to add and, as such, they make interesting perienced and most capable nominees; however, it items; so, we repeat, kindly assist us in this most is a pleasure, indeed, for us to repeat the information. important undertaking. Robert B. Wilby for President. In business, Mr. Wilby is President of the Wilby-Kincey Service Nominations—Continued Corp., and the Wilby Theatres, operating throughout president of the Rome Georgia Tech Club, and has the Southeast. He took the E.E. course and was a also been president of several of the largest civic leader in campus activities. He has given most clubs in his city. generously of his time and ability as President of Baxter Maddox, for Treasurer, is Vice-President, the Ga. Tech National Alumni Association; con­ Trust Department, First National Bank of Atlanta. tributes most liberally and graciously to Georgia He is an exceptional civic and business leader and Tech affairs with which he is ably experienced, and has attained state-wide and national prominence in is prominent throughout the nation in business and business, civic and college affairs. He was most civic undertakings. co-operative in accepting an interim appointment Jack Adair, for Vice-President, is President of the when Chas. R. Yates went into the Service. Adair Realty and Loan Company.