Volume 1
MARCH 15, 1927
N umb er 3
School of Mines and Metallurgy University
of Missouri
ROLLA , MISSOURI Offers four-year collegiate courses leading to Bachelor of Science degree in METAL IVIINE ENGINEERH,G
GENERAL SCIEi\CE
COAL nNE ENGI NEERIi\fG
MECHAN ICAL E::\G I KEERH,G
M Ii\ I NG GEOLOGY
ELECT R ICAL ENGINEERH,G
PET ROLEUM ENGINEERI NG
CH EM ICAL ENGI NEERI NG
CIVIL ENGI KEERI NG
PETROLEUM REFIK ING
MET ALLURGY
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CERAM IC Ef\TGIi\EERIKG
Graduate courses leading to the degree of rv'1aster of Science are also offered in these curricula G radua t es wit h from three to fi ve years' experience, depend ing upon the curriculum followed, m ay recei ve the professiona l degree of Engin eer of Mines, Civil Engineer, Metallurgical Eng in eer. M echanical Engineer, Eletrica l Engineer, ' or C hemica l Engineer, upon present at ion of an acce pt ab le t hesis. F OR I NF O R MATIO N , ADDR E SS
Th e R egistrar
School of Mines and Metallurgy RO LL A , MISS OU RI
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL OF MINES AND M ETALLURGY, ROLLA, MISSOURI V olume One
March
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1927
N umber Three
Improvement of Engineering Education at MSM By CLAIR V. MAN.N. Ma n y of o ur A lumni doubt less kn ow that durin g the last three yea r s th e Society for th e Promotion of Eng in ee ring E ducation has made an ex ha u sti ve in ves tiga tion of e ng in ee ring ed ucat ion in America, co-operating w ith th e 153 coll eges of e ngineering in th e U nit ed States a nd Canada. No doubt, a lso, mo st A lu mni w ill be intere s ted in knowing h ow we ll the School of Mine s s tood in thi s in ves tigat ion, and what h as b een don e, or is to be don e, towa rd impro ving education at A lm a Mater. The Sc hoo l of Mines has been k ee nl y a li ve to a ll phases of th e in ves tigation. v\T hen the Boa rd of In ves t iga tion h ad b ee n set up by the Society for Promotion of Engin ee ring Ed ucati on, in the fa ll of 1924, a nd afte r it h ad in vited the
m emb e r of th e Boa r d of In ves ti ga ti o n ; H. P. Hammond, Asso ciat e Directo r of Invest iga ti o n , a nd Dean :Mi lo S . Ketc hum , h ead of th e Co ll ege of E ngin eer ing at t h e Unive rsit y of Illin o is. Ste nog raphic repo r ts we r e mad e of a ll th ese m eet ings, a nd man y mo st h e lpful s ugges t io n s and cri t ici sm s we r e thu s prese r ved for th e u se of th e Comm itt ee. A lso th e first yea r, th e Committe e se nt out to a ll gra du ates of th e Sc h oo l of :M in es seve ral questionna ir es, in dir ect co-operatio n w ith th e nat io na l Board of In vest igat io n. T wo s uch qu es tion n a ir es the School se n t out on it s ow n initiat ive . Inf ormatio n was so li c ited co ncernin g th e pr e-coll ege preparation an d purp oses of th e graduates; the cha r acte r of wo rk in w hi c h th eir fa th er s were e ngage d ; th e education of their pa r ent s; t h e subj ects w hi ch t h e stu dents liked and dis lik ed, both in high schoo l and in coll ege. T h e opinio n s of graduates co n ce rning b a lanc e of the vari o u s cou r ses a nd curr icula in the School, .a n d as to the objectives towa rd w hich th e School shou ld dir ect it s effo rt in training me n we r e requ este d. Ques tionnair es we r e g ive n to eac h of th e fo ur classes in sc ho ol the sp rin g of 1925, see king to obta in lig ht on eve r y phase of school activit y. A ll this mat eria l was co ll ected ancl tabulat e d in a n ord erl y r epo r t of thr ee vo lum es. Copies we r e se nt t h e national Boarcl of I nves ti gation, and we re incorp orated in th e st ud ies of that Boa rd. Th e second yea r , 1925-26, was a per iod of less activ ity. A s maller comm itt ee, con sist ing of Prof esso r s jvl ann , M uilenb urg, Hanl ey, Orten and Car lton, was appointed t o cont inu e s tudy and co-operate for the yea r w it h the n a tiona l Boa rd of Invest igation . One of the principal things don e during that yea r was the introduct ion of th e Iowa Placeme nt Test for Fres hm e n , des ig n ed to sing le out both the sup eri o r a nd infe ri or stu d ent on the fir st da y of school , so that b y int elligent sect ion ing the r e mi g ht be fo rm ed fo r more effi c ient in st ru ct io n g roup s that we r e sup erior, med ioc r e, an d in fe rior. The COlllmittee large ly " m a rk ed t im e" for the yea r, awaiting the definite r ecom m endation s of t h e Board of In vest ig ation befor e r eco mm e n ding to the Facu lt y fo r adoption at the Sc h oo l of M in es any p lan that might not have the app r ova l of t h e nati o n a l Board .
CLA IR V . MANN Professor of E ngineering Dra w ing , MSM co ll eges of the country to ap point for each a co-ope r ative facu lty committee, Dr. C. H. Fu lton , Directo r of th e School of M in es, a pp o int ed a fac ilit y committee for t h e s ch oo l, con s ist ing of Dr. Ba rl ey, Dr. Turn er , Dr. \ iV oo dman , Dr. Dake, and Profe sso r s Forbes, Ma nn , Han ley, Lovett, Orten a nd Lloyd. This committee h eld th e fir st yea r fifteen ope n meetings fo r facu lty di sc uss ion of li ve questio n s on e ng ine e ring e ducation in a ll its ramification s. Seve ral ve r y prom in ent m e n from out of town v isited th e sc hool and spoke to the facu lt y und er a u spices of the Committee . A mong them we r e Messrs. Phi lip N . Moo r e and A r thur Thacher, of St. L o ui s; Dea n C. E . Seas hore, of Iowa State U nive r sity, a
Th e in vest igat ive st udi es o f the Boa rd we r e brou g h t to a close last fa ll, a nd the r es ul ts p re sented to the Sc hools at a \ Nas hin g t on (D . C.) m eeti ng of the Deans a nd A dmini s trat ive Officer s of the va rious eng in ee rin g coll eges of the co untry . No hard a nd fast program fo r a ll sc h oo ls alik e t o adopt was recomme nd ed, but o n the co ntr a r y, too hig h a d egr ee o f s tand a rdi at io n was even di scou r aged . Th e p rincipa l suggest ion s made for im p rovement and expe rim entat ion we r e as fo ll ows: \ N ise r se lect io n of st ud e n ts . Close r co-ope rati on b etwee n hig h sc hool a nd co ll ege . Se lect iv e t ests of e nt ering st u dents. Class ifi cation of stud ent s, base d up on such tests. Muc h more empha sis placed upon the "tut ori a l" type of ins tructi on. Better prepared a nd better paid teac h ers . :Mo r e indi v idual attent io n to each st ud ent by t he t eac h e r. So und g round ing of A LL s tud e nt s in the ba s ic sc iences of physics, chemistry, math em atics, eco n om ics , a nd certain soc ia l sc ie nc es . More attention to li bera l cul t ur e, a nd to Engli s h, bot h w rit te n work and spee c h. Mor e vit a l connection b etwee n a bst r act eco nom ic t h eo r y and e ng in eer in g p r act ice. Di vis ion of t h e present fo ur- yea r course into t wo stages of two yea r s eac h , es tabli s hin g a n at ural fini shin g po in t for man y stud e nt s at en d of t h e so ph omo r e yea r. :Mo r e se lf (Co n t inu ed on P age 4)
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Old Grad. Makes Distinguished Record
I ss u ed quarter ly, in the in terest of the g r aduates a nd fo r mer st udents of t h e Sc hoo l of M in es a nd IV1e tallurgy. S ubsc ri pt io n p ri ce 50 ce nt s, includ ed in A lumni d ues .
NI.]. K ell y, '14, Does Remarkable W ork in Radio Ilesearch
Ente r ed as seco nd- class matter Octobe r 7, 1926, at Post Office at Rolla , M issour i, und e r the Ac t of Ma rch 3, 1879. Officers of the Association
1if. H. Thornberry C. Y. Clayto n . K . K. Ke r s hn e r Noel Hubbard .
. . . ... Pre s id e n t . ... Treasurer . Sec r eta r y . . . . A lumni Recorder Editors
C. Y. Cla y ton
Noe l Hubbar d
St. Patrick's Celebration Unusually Good Lorraine Love, the Queen, Gerald Roberts, St. Patrick St. Pat, the patron sa in t of the e ng in ee r s, pa id hi s twentieth annual v isit to the Sc h oo l of M in es :Ma rch 18, a nd it seems t o be ge n e r a ll y cons id er e d th at hi s visit thi s yea r was an unu su a ll y e nj oya bl e o n e. Of course h e came in on a hand-car as usual. Th e r e was th e u s ual p a rad e through town , and the u sual burn jo ke s as the se ni o r s came fo r wa r d in th e auditorium of P a rk e r H a ll to b e dubb ed Knight s of St. Patrick . The gymn as ium was ex cept iona ll y we ll decorat ed and the lig hting e ff ec t was of an unusual natur e . Th e mu s ic was furn is h ed by th e St. Louis V ar s ity Orchestra. M iss Lorrain e Love was th e 1927 St . Patrick's que e n , a nd Gerald Rob e rt s, a juni o r in elect rical e ng in ee rin g, pla ye d t h e part o f S t. Pat ri ck. M iss Lov e is a s is ter of M iss Na ncy Love w ho was St. Pat ri ck's qu ee n in 1920. A n unu su a l feature of th e program was the f act that all of th ose w ho took part in th e S t. Patrick play, "Wappin' , ,y had," a pirate st o r y, we re Sc h oo l of M ine s bo ys . S. A . Lynch p la yed in fin e s ty le th e part of "Da rlin '," an o ld br o k e n woman , w hil e as "Be tsy," th e h eo rine , Hugo Har r od was goo d. Dana ' 'V . Sm ith a lso did we ll as "O ld lV1eg," th e fortune tel le r. Eve r yt hin g co n s idered, the eve nt was w hat mi g ht b e termed a most successful one. Out-of-town A lumni who vis ited Rol la fo r the celebratio n we re: Ira S ub lette, ex '24, Cot t o n Belt R. R., P ine Bluff, A rk. Charl es L. Ma rtin. '25, S iluri a n O il Co ., O il to n, Okla. E rwin Gammete r , '26, "'lestern Coa l & M inin g Co., Pitt sburg, Kan . J. K. "Valsh, 17, Director of Publicit y, St. Loui s U ni vers ity, S t. L ou is, Mo. \,y . E, H. Kn ig ht, ex '25, A lumi n um O r e Co mpany , East S t. Louis, Ill.
VV. , V . , ,ye ige l, '20, St. J oseph Lead Compa ny, Leadwood, 1'11' 0. A lb er t L. Trent, ' 15, 1021 L int on St. , Jamestown, Pa . J ack No le n , '26, Ph ys ical Directo r, E a st St. Lou is Junior Hig h Sc h oo l, East St. L o ui s, Ill.
H. E . (BLU=ld y) McBr ide , '26, " ' estern Coa l & M inin g Co., St. Louis, Mo . M. N . DeBel l, '23, 1037 \ l\1 ilkin so n Ave nu e, A lto n, Ill. L. E. Lumpkin , 21, 414 Osage S t. , Humb old t , Kan . C. G . Cunnin g h am, '25, R oxa n a Pet r oleu m Co r p., , ,,rood R ive r , Ill. A . A. B oy le , '25, 3810 No rth Gra n d Aven ue. St. Louis, Mo. N. M . Rountree, '24, 508 Sout h Iv1a in St., Sp rin gfie ld , Mo. M . S . HU1l1phr ye s , ex '08, S up erint en d ent, Port la nd Cement Co., C hi cago, Ill.
"V h e n New Yo rk sa id " h ell o" to L o ndon a few wee k s ago ove r the r ad io t e lepho n e, th er e was n o o ne w ho watc h ed the complicated machiner y that m ade th e co nv ersat io n pos s ibl e with mor e in tense in te r est t h a n did Mervin J. Kell y, ' 14. It was la rge ly thr o ugh the co ntribut ions mad e t o thi s machinery by him that the conversa tion was macle poss ibl e . It was he, la rge ly, who wor k ed o ut the details of th e g ia n t vac uum -t ub e amplifi e r s d eve loped fo r thi s p urp ose. Tw e n ty-t hr ee of th ese g iant amp lifi e r s we r e u sed o n eac h s id e of th e At la n t ic . Through eac h tube a b o ut 13 h o rsep owe r of e n e rgy fl ows, thi s b e ing n ecessa r y o n acco unt of the t r emendous loss o f e n ergy e ntail ed by th e g r eat dis tance the wave le ngt h s mu s t trave l. ,"' h en th e waves r eac h t h e ot h e r si d e t h eir diminished vo lum e is aga in r eceiv ed by amplifier tubes, but n ot the g iant kind , these b ein g of a siz e s imil ar to tho se of a n o rdinar y r ece iving set. The in com ing waves are thu s magnified so that wo rd s of natural vo lum e a r e heard. In ad diti o n to hi s wor k in connection wit h the deve lop ment of th e vacu um- t ub e a mplifi e r s, Ke ll y h ad a n imp or ta nt part in th e in sta ll ation of th e equipm e nt. For so m e time h e had b ee n dividing hi s time b etwee n New Yor k a nd London s up e r visin g t hi s in sta lla t ion . Hi s ri se in hi s profession ha s bee n spec tacular , and few e ng in ee r s ha ve lef t th e Sc hoo l of M in es and Me tallurgy w ho ha ve so quickly mad e nam es for th em se lves. He is but 34 y ears of age. Like m a ny of th e ot h er Sc h oo l of Iv1 in es boys in the pa st, h e marri ed a Rolla g irl , formerly Kather in e :M il ste d. Mr. and M r s. Kelly mak e th e ir hom e in S h ort Hi ll s, N . J. .
Improvement of Engineering Education at MSM (Co n t inu ed from Page 3) dir ect e d wo rk by s tud e nt s, es p ec ia ll y the s up eri o r g r o up. IvIo r e attention to g raduat e wor k in e ng in ee rin g . The loca l Commit tee o n Engineering Ed ucati o n h as the present ye ar b ee n constituted a r egul a r fac ult y co mmitt ee. It cons ists of Prof esso r s Forbes, Turn e r , ""oodman , 11a nn , IVI uilenburg , Lovett, Hanle y , O r te n , Ll oy d , and Graham. It is e nd eavo ring to se lect a nd recommend for a dopt ion by the Facult y t ho se feat ur es of the n ew prog r a m that see m wo r t h y of a place in th e program of th e Sc hool of ¡Mine s . A p r ogram loo kin g toward better oppo rtunit y for th e s u pe ri o r g r o up of st ud e n ts was r ece n t ly adopted by th e Facult y, as w as a lso a sys tem o f personnel record s for student s. Th e bu s in ess a n d eco nom ic cont e nt of th e curricula have r eceived p r olo nge d, h eated, a nd thorou g hgoi ng di sc u ss io n. Th e qu est io n is s till a li ve one . In most r espects t k e Sc hool of M in es h as r easo n t o be ve r y pr oud of h er s tanding amo ng t h e s iste r co ll eges . The Sc hool was a n o ut sta nd in g contrib ut or o f data to th e thr ee-year nati o na l in vest igat io n , a nd its wo rk ga in ed n at io n a l r ecogniti o n by th e Boa r d of In vest iga ti o n. Its courses and cur ri cu la in ge n e r a l are c lose ly in acco r d w ith mo st of t h e r ecomme ndatio n s mad e. A bulletin co nt a inin g th e deta il e d studi es mad e by th e Sc hoo l d urin g thi s th r ee-yea r pe ri od is in co urse of prepar at io n by th e w ri ter, an d w ill be r ea dy fo r pu bli cat io n by t h e e nd of the sc hoo l yea r. A lu mn i who a r e in te r ested in s imilar r epo r ts of t h e Nali o na l s tud y, if they happen not to be m emb e r s of the Society for th e Pr011lotion of Eng in ee rin g Ed ucatio n , wou ld do we ll to joi n, as by so do in g th ey w ill r ece ive th e r epo r ts in th e Soc iety 's J o urn a l. Th e n at iona l r epo rt can a lso be had t hrou g h the COlllm ittee o n E ng in ee rin g Educat io n at this sc hoo l. Addre ss P r of. C. V . Ma n n, Chairman.
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School's Exhibit at the Missouri State Fair
Review of Basket Ball Season
Alumni A sked to Send Mineral Specimens
Miners Win but Three Games
Fo r a numb e r of yea r s th e Sch oo l h as h a d a n ex hibit at t h e M isso uri S tat e Fa ir , he ld in Sedalia in A ug ust. These ex hi b its have in th e past proved in teresting and se r ved a u sef ul pu rp ose in k ee ping th e Sc hoo l b efo r e th e l?ubli c. In p r epa rin g the exhibit fo r th is yea r th e co-operatIO n of th e A lumni is r equ este d in th e secunn g of m1l1e r a l sp ec Im e ns fo r t h e disp lay. The ex hibit has a lways conta in ed a sma ll numb e r of mine r a l sp ec ime n s, and t h ese have proved int e r est in g to t h e p ublic. Th is yea r those in ch arge of t h e ex hIbIt wo uld ltke to h ave small but unu sua l min eral sp ec im e n s f rom A lumnI a ll ove r th e wo rl d as a part o f th is ex hibit. Th e m o r e s p ectacu la r th e min eral spec im e n th e be tt e r it w ill se rv e its p ur pose. The space at Seda li a is o nl y lOx l 2 fe et, and fo r t hi s r easo n o nl y small specim e n s s hou ld be se nt. It is sugges t ed that, unle ss th e spec im en s a r e exce ptionall y attract ive ones, th ey be limit ed t o p ieces n o larger th an one's fi st . A goo d spec ime n of lodsto n e is espec Ia ll y de s Ir ed. Yo ur co-operation in thi s is ea rne stl y so li cit ed. Se nd t h e spec im ens to th e A lumni Reco rd er , who ha s ch arge of th e ex hi bit a t th e Fair. A ny s urplu s specimen s wi ll be turned ove r to th e geo logy departm ent for th eir u se.
Employment Th e li st of m e n des iring emp loyment in th e A lumni R e corder's office is not la rge and h e is having difficult y in finding s uit a ble employes w he n th e sc hool is asked fo r m e n. Those inter es ted in a cha nge would do we ll t o w rit e him, se tting fo rth their qualifications, so that their name s ma y be o n fil e for such open in gs as com e a long. Al umni are a lso urged to bea r in mind th e fact that t hi s li st is m a intain e d by th e A lumni Assoc iati on, a nd w he n they kn ow of ope n ings for an e ng in ee r to communicate w ith the A lumni R e corder about the matt er eith e r by le tter o r by wi r e .
Employment for Seniors A lumni are urged to b ear in mind the graduating class of thi s sp rin g whic h w ill con sist of a bout 6S boys . These boys w ill a ll need jobs . In the past the A lumni have come throu g h in spl e ndid shap e w ith emp loy m e nt fo r th ese yo ungs te r s, and it is hoped t hat thi s yea r w ill b e no exc epti o n. Th ose ha ving or kno w in g of ope nin gs durin g th e mo nth of May are urged to commun ic ate w ith th e A lumni R eco rd e r so that t h e boys ma y have eve r y oppo r tu nity to have employment a lo ng lin es th ey desi r e. Th e A lumni Record e r was m os t successf ul last ye ar , thr oug h th e co-operat io n of the A lu mn i a nd throug h som e ge n e ral cir cu la r s m a iled to t h e in dustry, in pl ac in g th e se ni ors. In so m e br anches of e ng in ee rin g th er e were mor e r eq u ests fo r m e n than co ul d b e s uppli ed. Let us hope that thi s w ill a lso be t h e case t his yea r. Dur ing May, if yo u kn ow of an ope ning, write or wire, co ll ec t , to th e A lumni Reco rd er.
Th e bas k et ba ll seaso n, w hi ch c lose d w ith t h e ga m e at Sp rin O" fi e ld w ith the T eac h er s' Co ll ege o n February 26, s how';d th e }'!I in e r s o n t h e los in g e nd in a ll but th r ee ga m es . Th e w innin g games we re w ith S hur tle ff , St. Lou is U nive rs ity and D rury. The ga m es a nd sco r es a re g ive n below. Dece mb e r I G-J a m es Mi llik e n, Decatu r ; 38- 17 111 favor of M illik e n. Janu a ry I 2-McKe n d r ee, h er e ; 32-24 in favo r of Mc Kendree. Janu a r y IS-S hurtl eff, h er e, 47-3 1 in favo r o f M in er s. January 28-St. Lou is U ., S t. L o ui s; 35-23 in favor of :M in e r s. J a nu ary 29-Co nc ordia, St. Lou is; 49- 16 in favo r of Co nc ordi a . F ebruar y I-Ce n t r a l vVes leya n, h e r e, 32-26 !11 favor of vVes leya n. Februa ry 2-Ce ntral 'VVes leya n, h e r e, 35-34 JI1 favor of VVes leya n. F e bru a r y ll -Centra l Co ll ege, h er e, 29-2 1 111 favo r of Ce n t ra l. Febr uary 12- Ce ntra l Co llege, h er e, SO-49 111 favor of Ce ntr a l. Feb ru a r y 19-Dr ur y, h e r e, 30-27 in favor of Dru r y. February 16-Spring fi eld T eac h ers, Sp rin g fi e ld, 49-23 111 favo r of S pring field. F e bruary 24-Drury, S prin g field , 31-27 in favor o f Miners. F e bruary 26-Spr ingfie ld T eac her s, Spr ing field , 46-24 in fa vo r of Teach er s. H. D. Thom as h as b ee n e lec t ed capta in of t h e M in er s' team fo r next seaso n. M in ers w inning lett er s in ba sketball t hi s seaso n we r e: H. D . Thomas, O . D. Ne id erme ye r , F. E. Tucke r , N . F. Taml1l, D . H. M ill er , W . B . Hollow a nd E. M. Ra y.
Football Schedule, 1927 Sep t emb er 30-Shurtleff Co ll ege, Rolla. Octo be r 8- \Nas hington U ni vers ity, S t. Lo ui s. Octob er 14-Ce ntr a l Coll ege, Rolla. Octobe r 22-A rka nsas U ni vers ity , Fa ye tt ev ill e, A rk. October 29-St. Lou is U niversit y, St. Lou is. Nove mber S-Kirks vill e Osteo path s, Roll a . Nove mb er l l -D rury Co ll ege, Sp ring fi e ld. Nove mb er 18-\ Ves tmin ste r Co ll ege, Rolla (te ntati ve) . Novem ber 24-Spring fi eld T each er s' Co ll ege, Sp ringfi eld.
Ceramic Department Enlarges A ust in J. Pau l of Urba na, Ill., h as b ee n added to th e s taff of th e clay t es tin g and r esea r ch la bo ratory of th e ceramic e ngin ee ring departm e nt of th e Sc hoo l of M in es . As ceramic e ng in ee r , hi s wo rk w ill b e d evoted to th e test ing o f ce r am ic p r oducts and re sea rch o n ce r amic pro bl em s. The a dditi o n of M r. Pau l to th e cer amic eng in eering departme nt is a part of th e pr og ram of th e sc hool to m eet th e dema nd s of the industry f o r t est in g and r esea r ch. H e is a g raduat e of th e U ni ve r sity of Illin o is and h as bee n connected w ith th e ceramic e ng in ee rin g d epartment th er e previous to com in g to t h e sc hool of M in es and :Meta llurgy.
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Thi s is th e time of yea r w h e n a ll junio r s are wo nd erin g w h e th er or n ot th ey w ill b e ab le to get wo rk duri ng the s umm e r that w ill g ive th em credit for "Juni o r Trip" so they ca n g r aduate n ext yea r. A ll A lumni ha ve go n e thro ug h this rath e r n er ve- ra ckin g expe ri e nc e, so it is r eq u es t e d that A lu mni le nd a sym pa th e tic ear to thi s pl ea for work fo r ju niors durin g the SUlllm er m o nth s. Junior trip , or wo r k in p ractic e as it is now ge n e ra ll y ca ll ed, is r eq uir ed in all curri cul a exce pt m ec h a ni ca l engi n ee ring . A lumni w ho ca n do so, a r e as k ed to g ive the boys a ch ance to m ee t this r eq uir em e nt of o n e summ er's work in indu st ri es a lo ng th e lin e in w hi c h the st ud e n ts a r e study in g . \ N rit e th e A lulllni Recorder if yo u have any open ings .
School Has Private Branch Exchange Phone Service Du rin g th e past few wee k s th e R oll a T elep hon e Co mp a ny h as in sta ll ed a p ri vate bra nc h exc ha nge telephone se r vice fo r th e compus o f th e Sc hoo l of M in es . T h e sw it chboard is located in the R egistrar 's office, a n d it is n ow poss ibl e to r eac h eve r y em pl oye of the sc hoo l by te lep h o n e. This exc ha nge fill s a lo ng-f e lt wa nt o n the campus, an d w hi le it w ill r e duc e the numb er of pa irs of shoes Bob He ll er w ill se ll, it w ill save empl oyes of the sc hool a n d tow n speop le mu ch of th e sta ir cli mbing th at h as been n ecessa r y in the past in tr a nsac tin g sc h oo l bu s in ess.
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The Enrollment Th e ' nr lI111 c nt ro r t h e ye ar has r eac h ed a t ta l or 442, we ll above th e pr ev i u mark o r 417, whic h came w ith the influ x a t th路 lose r th e wa r . Th e e n ro llment is cia ifi ed as ro ll ows : Frc hmen S ph 111 r s Ju n io rs .. Se ni o rs Graduate s .. Un cla ss ifi cd
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Th e o utl o k f r next yea r is b ri g h t [ r a st ill large r e nr 11 iI'cadya r u n d two th usa nd inquiri es have b ee n r em e l1 l. ce ive d fr m pr p c ti ve s t ud e nts. Th e I r ese nt fr es hm a n an d s ph omo r e lasse wi ll mean larg so phomore a nd juni r c lasses n ext ye ar. With a rr e hm a n cla ss th at equ a ls th e pr se nt o ne th e e n ro llm e nt fo r th tw se m es te r s o f n cxt yea r w ill no t m i s 500 far. I n th e acc mp li s hme n t of th is th e re is n m r e imp o rtant age ncy th a n t h e A lum ni of t h e sc h 0 1. .I 路:ac h lumnu s s h uld fe e l it h i duty to ee th at p r mi in g b y int e r este d in e ng in er in g a r m a d acq ua int ed w ith th ma ny a dv a nta ges t h e Sc h I or Min es and 1[etallurgy o fT r s . It is s uq r is ing to find how many boys a r e o n th e ca ml us now w ho cam he r e n th e r ecom111 ' nd at io n [ A lumni. vV ith s uc h h a r ty co- p e rati o n the sc h I is b ou nd to ha ve a st ad y a nd h a lt hy g r ow th that man s S mU'h t a sc hoo l in its se r vice as an e d ucat io na l in s l ituti 11.
F rt Pitt lI o t 1. Fro m Pitt burgh th ey w ill go to Niaga r a Fa ll s, N . Y., be in g the r e M ay 8 to 10, a t th e li ft n H o t el. . 'o m ing ba c k th y wi ll s top at C leve la n I M ay J I a nd 12, II o ll e nd e n H le i, a nd C hicag M ay 13 and 14, Y. ~I. C. A . H o te l. Th y w ill make th e tr ip by a ut omob il e, and will be a compa ni ed by Dr. Turner. Th c ivi ls al so ha v an a mb iti o us p r ogr a m. They h a\' e c ha r t r e d an J8-passe ng r b us ro r the t r ip , a nd wil l lea ve pri l 30 f r K o kuk, 1 wa, ac o mp a ni d by Pr ofesso r B utl e r. Th ey wi ll be the r e t h a t n i ht and n ext day in s] ect th e pOlVer house and dam , a nd (h e n leave fo r C hi cag , a rri vin g th r e Ma y 1, s toppin g at th e Y. ~I. . H o te l. Th y will be in hi ago until M ay 10, vi s itin g Milwa uk ee t wo days durin g th a t tim e . O n May 11 t he y wil l I a \'e f r S t. Lo u is, s t ppin g a t p r in g fi eld, III. , to v is it the I ll in o is H ig h way J e pa rtm e nt. Th ey will be in St. L o ui s Ma y 12 to 14. Th geo log is t w ill leal' M ay 2 and w ill v is it F lat Ri v r , Ir o n Mountain , F r ed e r ic kt ow n, a nd th e o uth rn Illin o is a n d Kentucky Ao ur spa r di s tr i t. Returnin g to R lI a th ey w ill leave agai n to vis it t h e J p li n d ist r ic t o n May 13 14 a nd wi ll be th er e fo r th r e days . Th ey w il l be a companied by Dr. Mui le nburg . Th e e lect ri ca ls w m s pend th week of May 2 in t. L o ui s vis itin g th e I'a r i us e l tri ca l p lant th r e. They \I路ill be und e r th e S UI e r vis io n f Prof sso r Lo ve tl.
M eeting of the California Section Grade A verages for Second Semester Th T a u Beta P i c up offe r ed to th e stud e n t o rga ni at io n ha Vin g th e h ig h t ave rage fo r th e se m es t r was w n by th e Kappa S ig ma Fra te rnit y . Thi s fr ate r nity h ad a n average r 1.207. Th e rub s take r lub was sec nd wit h a n r J.J 9-1. a ve r ag Th
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The Ca liro rni a eet io n r the M. S . M. lu m ni As oc ia t i n Illet M nday, D ece mb e r 27, 192, at th e U ni ve r s it y Club , L os A nge les . T we nty- ne m e n we r e p r es nt a nd a ve ry e nj oyab l time was hac! at thi s m ee t in g . Af te r the dinner ~'I r. IT. . Hill of th Ge n e r a l 1':1 c tri c Company sp o k e o n so m f th r esu il s of th e xpe rim e nt a l lab o rat r y at th compan y's p la n t in c h enectady, N. Y. Hi s r e marks d ea lt p rin c ip a ll y w ith n w e l c tri ca l g l b s, c Id li gh t, qu ar tz g lass , a r c we ldin g, e tc. It was a ve r y inl er s tin g an d ins tru c t ive ta lk and was we ll r e ivcd by eve r y n e ] r esenL Du e to th e h li days, o nl y a limit d number of men b e ther e . Th e fo ll ow in g is a li st of t hose pr e e nt:
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Prof. Butler W rites Bulletin on Oil Flow Senio r Trips to tar t M ay
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Till' annual se nin r trip r th e va ri o us d pa rt llle nt s w ill he hC' leI lhe first l \\'o II' 'e k in M ay th is y'a r. ~ I in c rs , acco mp a ni ed by Pr r so r F r bes, w ill leave on i\1 ay I f r St. Loui s. Th y w ill v is il a n 1I1in ois coa l 111 in " and t li n go to th lead distr icl of So uth east 1\1 isso mi, v isiling H nn e 'I' rr e, Fla t Riv e r , 1r n J\l o unt a in , and ot her po illt s in th e lead di st ri ct.
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I) ese ri ptiv Bib liog rap hy o n O il a n d F luid Fl oII' and Il eat Tran s fe r in Pipes. T 'c hni al er ic I ull et in , ~Ii sso uri School f ~ lin es and M eta llurgy, by J e I Butle r , As 0ia(e Pr fess r of Civi l I': ngi n erin g. This bull e tin or 62 pages lis ts and desc rib s 370 r ef r nc es to p u blished a rtiel 's a nd books. Th ref e r e nces are a rr a nged c hr no l g ica ll y as to yea r of pub li ca ti o n , a r e ru lly c ross- r fe r e nc d, an t! are ind exed as to s ubject, a uth r , and pe ri d ica l. sho r t a rli c le o n lh fl oll' of o il in pi] cs g ives formu la, data a nd ]lrOC lur e in so lvin g p rob le m s . Of the 3 15 r efcr nc 5 in Hnglish Ii t d in th bu ll tin, it is inter tin g 10 note that 299 a r c now in the 'c ho I of ~I in 5 Libr a r y . In the p in ion or Pr fcssor Bull er, the Sc ho ol r AI incs l. ib ra r y noll' h as th e 111 s t o mplet e se t 01' r fe r e n es o n o il and fluid fl oll' or a ny li bra r y west of th e ,\lI eg-hen ies.
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General Alumni News
1927 R. A . \ N" ig htm a n , w ho ha s just completed hi s wo rk in mine e ng in ee rin g and w ill r ece ive a degree in th e sprin g, h as accepte d a pos iti o n as junio r e ng in ee r fo r the Co n so lidat ed Coppe r Co mpan y, Ruth , Nev. A. E . Foster is now e mployed by the Cot to n Belt R a ilway at Pine B lu ff, A rk. A lb ert R. B r euer is ins trum e ntm a n for th e M isso uri State Hig hway Department, S te elvill e, Mo. Hugh Thomas is recover ing from a n ope ra ti on at hi s h ome at 611 Ca ta lpa S tr eet, Pittsburg, Kan. C. L. "Jack" Chen ha s complete d hi s work for g radu at ion in minin g eng in ee rin g and r e turn ed to hi s h ome in Chin a . Hi s ad dr ess w ill be Y uf a ng ~</l inin g Co mpa ny, 36 Ca nton Roa d, Shanghai, Chin a . 1926 H. E . (B uddy) McB rid e is w ith th e \I\Tes t e rn Coa l and M ining Company. H e is wor king in the S t. L o ui s office of thi s orga ni za tion, 827 Pl a nt ers Building . B. .M . Coste ll o is w ith t he B. F. Goo drich Rubb e r Compa ny at Akr o n, Ohio. His st r eet a ddr ess is 129 Ma rv in Ave nu e. G. H. P ett, w ho has bee n with the Illin o is Highway Departme nt s inc e leaving sc hoo l, is now w ith t h e H o usto n Oi l Company as sco ut at Sa n A nge lo, Tex. P. D . Sco tt , who is at pr ese nt v isiting at hi s home in Ash la nd , "Vis., is empl oye d by the Nat io nal Tube Co mp a ny, McKeesport, Pa. E rn est Mo r a n is n ow w ith the Tulsa Lead a nd Z inc Co m pa ny w ith h eadq ua rte r s a t M iam i, Okla. His address iss 407 Mining Exc han ge Building. Leo n H e rsc hkowitz h as accepted a pos it io n at Newto n , Kan. \ N" . T. Hu, afte r six m ont h s of g r a duate work at Co lumbia Un ive rs it y, New Yo rk, expec t s to r e turn to Ch in a in t h e ve ry near future. 1925 Do nald R. Baker is now at "Vh itte nburg, Tex., Box 357. He is w ith the R a lph-Baker Co r poratio n e ngaged in o il ope r atio ns. Frank N . Stro ng, w ho is w it h the Johnson Se r vice Compa ny of Boston, was v isit in g in R oll a during the month of J anua r y. Hi s Boston add re ss is 31 "Valtham St. L. A. Obe rl y is st ill w ith the State Highway Comm iss io n but has changed hi s mail a ddr ess from Bloomfie ld to Sikeston, Mo . F. O . Fink, who has been w ith the State Hig hway Department s inc e g r a du at ion , is now pro ject eng in ee r, Misso uri Sta te Highway Department, Ib eria , Mo. \ "fa rin g M ik e ll was vis itin g f ri ends in Ro ll a during the Ch ri stmas ho lid ays . He is doing geop hysica l exp lo rat ion work fo r the R oxa na Pet r oleum Co rp or at io n, and hi s add r ess is the Ath le ti c Club Building, Dallas, Tex. Thos E . Eage n h as left the Cru ci bl e Steel Co mp any a nd is now in th e Research Department of the M id va le Steel Company at N icetown, Pa. T. B. Kent is wit h the Stee l S upp ly Compa n y, 125 No r t h J efferson St r ee t, Ch icago, Ill. F. C. N ix is at present doing g r aduate wo rk at Co lu mbia Un ive r s ity, New Yo rk. H e expects t o go to E ur ope n ext year t o co ntinu e hi s wor k. I. G. Knoebel is n ow at his home in Be ll ev ill e, Ill., 203 South E levent h St r eet. 1924 R. L. Ah lquist is n ow In structo r In E lect ri ca l Eng in ee r111g at t he U nive r s ity of Pittsburgh. HI S hom e add r ess IS 439 Rebecca Ave nu e, "Vilkinsburg, Pa. J. L. A ndr ews is emp loye d in the physical an d electr ica l labo r atory of t he Stewart- "Va rn e r Speedomete r Corpo r ation, Chicago, Ill.
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Ca rl J. G rip is now w ith the Indu stri a l Acceptance Corp ora ti o n , 100 East Fo rt y-seco nd St r eet, New Yo rk City . Hi s address is 96 "Vas hin gto n St r ee t, B ri g hto n , :M ass. A . \ N" . "Spoof" \N"a lke r is bac k in MSM this semes te r working fo r hi s M . S. deg r ee. Ira S ubl ett is w ith the Cotto n Belt Railway at Pine B luff, A rk. VV. B . C rut c h er , w ho is Ass istant City E ng in ee r, Fort Pierce, F la., spe nt t h e Chri stmas h olid ays v isitin g in Rolla . Robert M . Co urtn ey is at Vero Beach , Fla ., doing wor k fo r the Cit y E ngi n ee r. 1923 Leo Linzer is at present a jo bb er in m eta ls a nd is located at 1702 \N"est S ixt h St r eet., B r oo k ly n, N . Y. F . A . Ca na les , w ho has bee n fo r some t im e in str uc tor in Spa ni s h at A nti oc h Co ll ege, Ye ll ow Sp rin gs, O hi o, is n ow at the Co lor ado Sc hoo l of M in es, Go lden, Co lo . E . M . Guy is s till with th e I ll in o is Highway Department, but h as chan ged hi s add r ess f r om Effi ngham to E lg in, Ill. H . G. Hubbard is n ow at Lankershim, Ca li f., Route 1, Box 288. G len V . Coffey is Ass ist a nt Ma int e na n ce Eng in ee r fo r the C. C. C. & St. L. R. R., Sp ringfie ld, O hi o . M ic ha el V . H ea ley is at present in th e \ "fa lte r Reed Hospital at "Vashington, D. C. Virg il \ N" hitwor th, as a sid e lin e, is st ill broadcasting ove r Statio n \ N"FAA the fir st S und ay eve ning of every month from 7 :30 to 8. He is a nn o un ce d as "Th e \i\! iza rd of the "Vooden Piano," a nd MS :M men may find it int erest ing to listen in. "Virg" l,as ju st r ece ntly p r ep a r ed seve ra l Co lu mbi a r eco rd s w hich a r e expected to be r eleased in abo ut two months . He is emp loyed as a geo logist by t h e Simms O il Company, wo rkin g und er J osep h \Nilson, '2 1. 1922 \ N". \ N". Bolt is manager of t h e Taylor M in e of t h e Perry Coa l Company w it h h eadq uart e r s a t O'Fallon, Ill. His h ome ad dr ess is 407 First S tr eet, No rth east. A. L. So ti er is now in c ha rge of a lab orato r y fo r the Sa nit ary D ist rict of Ch icago a t Chilli cot h e, Ill. R ola nd]. Lapee is Chi ef Chem ist, Great Fa lls Reduction Depa r tment, A na co nda Cop p er M ining Co ., at Gr ea t Falls, Mont. E . G. Mac hin is now w ith th e Indi ana Road Pav in g Comp any, Eochester, Ind. H. F. S hor e is at p r ese nt vis iting in Rolla, h av in g recently r et u rned f rom Japan w h er e he h as bee n for t h e past yea r. 192 1 ]. H. R o hl off is S upe rint e nd ent of the Otis Brother s R e finery, Providence, R . 1. J osep h M . \N"ilson, w ho is geolog ist fo r the Simms Oil Company, Mag nol ia, Bu ildin g, Da llas , Tex., has ju st brought in for the company a 7,000-barrel we ll in \N" est Texas. Here's hoping J oe may find one that w ill produce a m illi on n ex t time. 1920 John L. Howendobler is in Johns Hop kin s Ho spital, Ba ltiIllOl·e , ta kin g t reatme n t fo r an injury s ustain e d about 11 months ago in an automob il e acc ident . 1918 ]. "V. Pugh is n ow in t h e emp loy of the Humble Oi l Company at B recke nridge, Tex. 1917 S. \ N . Les ni a k sai led o n January 19 fo r Ve n ezue la . Hi s ad dr ess w ill be Aptdo 172, Ma r aca ib o, Venezuela , South Ame ri ca, in ca r e of th e Lago Pet r o leum Corpo r at io n. H . J. Teas is v ill age eng in eer fo r East Rockaway and Malve rn e, Lo ng Island, N . Y . 1916 C. M ill er , w ho h as beel; for t h e past seve r a l y ea rs Petro le u m E ng in ee r , Burea u of M in es , De n ve r , Co lo., is now wit h the U. S . Geological Su r vey, Roswell , N . M . (Co ntinu ed o n P age 10)
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The Lost List Be low are t he names an d classes of A lumni fo r whom the lumni Reco r der d oes no t have add r esses . So me of th ese o ld er o nes have bee n los t for some ti m e, a n d so m e a r e no doubt d ea d. A nyo ne ha vin g inf o rm at io n of a ny kind r ega rdin g th ese m e n are urged to se nd it to th e A lumni R eco rd e r, as it is desired to kee p in co ntact w ith a ll A lu mn i. Yo u kn ow that o ne a bout th e "n in e ty a nd nine ." It h o ld s ju st as tru e in A lu mni wo rk as in anyt hin g e lse . If yo u ca n bring o ne of th ese los t ones in to the fo ld , it w ill create g r eat joy in th e hea rts of t he A lumni offic ia ls. A n dru s, Dexte r E., ' 13 Ba r ker, Ra lp'h, '98 Baxter, \ Vm. H., '21 Beach, James K. , ' 11 B lan d, Ge o. V . '04 B row n, \ Vm . E., '07 Buckb1', DeN"a rd \ V ., '01 Ca r de nas , E milio d e ,ex '24 Cat hca r t, E. I-I., '24 C hambe rl a in , Sa ntiago, '00 Chap in, Elmer F., '23 Condon, Geo rge .' 12 Cuellar, Th os . R obson, ' 14 Duga, J os. B ., ' 19 E lmore, Ca rl os S., ' 11 Eme r so n, Cy ru s, '76 Farrar, 11{0n r oe, ' 11 Fipps, E lba L., '24 Flack, H owa rd c., '23 Fo r t, E d w in L., ex '95 Ga r vens, Osca r E., '76 Go ld sbo r ough, T ha dd e us R, '14 G r ee n, Cec il T., '06 Gregory, Clay, Jr., ' 10 Henderson, FrankL, '23 Hoo, Te - Chun, ' 18 Hunt, Jo sep h 0., '25 J am iso n, Claude E., ex '99 Kibe, Henr y c., '09 Logan, Lewis S., '03 Lut he r, W . A ., '03 :'IcCa rtn e1', \ ,V . H., ' 16 ?v1cGo ug hra n, J. E ., ' 11 M a, Heng- Y un g, '2 1 lvlar tin ez, C. E, '02
M:a1', Lawr e nce, '02 Murph y, H a ro ld A rthur, '26 Nee r Don M '08 ]'\ ye,' A . L., '08 Pa ck, Jam es A ., '77 Pri ce Eva n E '04 Pri ce: Jo hn 1,(, '04 Qu inn , M . V ., '05 Raj, S hi v, '11 Ri ve ra, Ramon. '06 Robson, Thos . Cue ll a r , ' 14 Sa nd e r so n, La wr e nce H., '25 Sc hmidt, S . R, '10 Sc hul ze, E . V ., '03 Sc hul ze, I-I. 0., '99 Seb r ee, J. P., '07 S ha h, A. :'1., '09 S heffe r, M . S ., ' 12 Sh ri ve r , R 0 ., '17 Sm ith, H a r vey E., ' 14 Spengler , A lb ert, '0 1 Steve nss, ]. V ., '06 SUlllmer s, E . B., '81 S un ada , Sa kuki , '07 Th omas, Geo. S ., ' 12 Thomas, Joh n D ., ex '25 Th ompso n, Reube n c., '10 Torr ence , E. c., '98 T seung, T . C., '07 Va n D eva nd e r , H. N ., '82 V itt , John T., '07 \ Vat kin s, Ma ri o n , V., '23 Wills, Ro na ld B., '20 \ Vy ma n, G. S ., '22 Zi ruli ck, H yman , '08
General A lumni News (Co n t inued hom P age 9) 1914 11erv in J. Kelly is now li vin g at ,Vest l~oad, S h or t Hill s, N . J. H e is st ill w ith the \\Tes te rn E lect ri c Company in th e capacit y of R esea r ch Ph ys ici s t. 1913 J ames H opk in s has r etu r ned from a business trip to M ex ico w he r e he had the pleasure of v is it in g Tirso Cas till o n, '13. Tir so is mayo r of Esmere ld a a nd S ierr a Moja da . H op kin s is located at 700 Eas t Twelft h Ave nu e, Denve r. R. G. K ni cke r bocke r has r et urn ed fr om J apa n, ",he r e he ha s been fo r t he past yea r. H e is at p r ese nt in R o ll a. 1912 Th os. A . St r oup is ass ista n t chief e ng in ee r for th e \ Vest V irg inia Coa l a nd Co ke Compa n y, Oma r, VV. Va . Hi s addr ess is in ca r e of t h e Oma r Club, Oma r , Vi . Va . 1909 George Eas ley is li vi ng a t 198 So u t h St ., Morr istO\m, N . J. 1908 H. T. Mann is o n the staff o f teachers at 11. I. T . His address is 30 He1l1erway, Boston, Mass. M . S . Humphrey is m ec ha ni ca l e ng in ee r w ith the U ni ve r sa l P o rtland Ceme nt Co mpan y . He is located at 210 Sout h La a il e St r eet. H e was a g uest at the K. A. House durin g St. Pats i
1907 P. R Coo k, who has b ee n doing cons ulting e ng in ee rin g wo rk in Mex ico City, :Mexic o, is no w loca t ed in Fl orid a. Hi s a ddr ess is 31 4 No rthw es t Seco nd Ave nu e, Miami, Fla. J. R B la nd is in Tinton, S. D., a nd a t p r esen t is e ngaged in dev e loping a tin pr o pert y. 1906 Jud so n \ V . J o nes is now con nec ted w ith th e Un ive r sit y Exten s io n H o me S tud y, Co lumbi a U niv er s it y, New Yo rk. Hi s addr ess is 6367 Jac kso n Str ee t, Pittsburg h, Pa . 190 1 F. R. Koebe rl e in , Cons ultin g E ng in ee r of Sa n t iago, Chi le, is vis it in g in the States, but expec t s t o r etu rn sho r t ly t o C hil e. 1900 Jam es F. Tr o tt e r is doing co nstruction wo rk in Miami , Fl a. Hi s ho m e a ddr ess is 225 So uthw est Seco nd St r ee t, ~Ii am i , Fla. 1898 A . D. T err ell 1S at p r ese n t lo ca t ed 1n P1tts burg h, Pa. Hi s home ad dr ess is 5537 \ Ve llesley Ave nu e. Th e fo ll ow in g MS11 g raduates we r e in attendance at the meeting of the Ame rican Ce ramic Soc iety held in D etr o it, ~11ch., the wee k of Feb ru a r y 14: S . I. Zoo k, '23, 2525 Payne Road, D es Moines, I owa; G. F . M etz, ' 14, 458 S prin get tsb ury Ave nu e, York, P a .; S . K. Re id, '22, Og lebay, No r to n & Company, Cleve land, O h io; a nd C. \N . Hall , ' 14, U ni te d Clay Co r porat ion, T r e n ton, N . J. J. C. (C laude) Thomp so n, w ho complet ed th e vocat ional co ur se in o il fields eng in ee rin g in '24 at MSM, is now s ubs urfacc geo logist for the A rka nsas D ist ri ct of the Pure Oil Compa ny, Tul sa, O kl a . George F. Be rr y, vocationa l o il fi elds, '24, is geo log ist fo r t he Olean P et r o leu m Co r por atio n a t Bristow, Okla .
Marriages R . A . B r ewe r , ex '27-Ma r y E . P owel l, ex '30, m a rri ed at St. Jam es, M o ., on F e brua r y 2, 1927. . Gera ld R Scott, ex '29-J ess ie Metzge r, at In dependence, M o., o n Dece mb e r 31, 1926. Bue ll R Co nye,rs, ex '27-Dorot h y Culb er t so n, at R oll a, Mo., Dece mber 26, 1926. A r thur L. Br adfo rd , ex '27-M ary Phar iss Cle ino, '28, at Rol la, Mo., D ecem be r 24, 1926. Danie l E. Huffman , '22-Lu cy F ehrm a n, at Deming, N . 111., J a nuary 8, 1927. Claud e N . Va leriu s, '25-Margue ri te Beh ner , at Jeffe r so n Cit y, Mo., Decembe r 24, 1926. K. A . S mith, '23-Mi ss T erry l, at Cisco, T ex., during C hri s tm as holid ays . A lfr ed T . Smith, '27-Fe rn Pauls ell, at R oll a, Mo., on Ma r ch 18, 1927.
Deaths Th o m pso n A lexa nd er , '01 , di ed Nove mb er 2, 1926. He had bee n D ivis io n E ng ine e r , St. L o ui s- Sa n F r a nci sco R R., Fo rt S mith, A rk ., for so m e timc . Fo r so me tim e pri or to hi s deat h he had bee n in Corpus Ch ri st i fo r hi s hea lth, but died at A lexa ndria, L a., w hil e e n r ou te hom e. H a rry A id, ex '20, di ed at Fort \ l\1o rth, T ex., o n Janua ry 4, after a n illn ess of typ ho id feve r w ith comp li ca t ions . He was a membe r o f th e Kappa S ig ma Frate rnit y, a nd after leav in g Roll a g r aduated from L e land S tanford U ni ve r s it v. He wa s marri ed o n Septembe r 4, 1926, to M iss Ma ;-io n E . Baxte r of Du lu th, Minn. A fter g r aduati on he was cont inu ous ly in the em pl oy of th e Gulf Produ cti o n Co ., both in Mexico a nd in the U ni ted S tat es, a nd at th e tim e of hi s d ea t h wa s Di strict Geo log ist for this company in A ma rill o.