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Th e Los An ge les S ection of th e Alumni A ss oc ia :'ion h eld a m ee tin g at th e M elody Lane R es taura nt on Saturday eve nin g, F e b.!. A v ery inte r es tin g le tt er from T ed L y nton was r ead a nd mu ch e njoy ed by ev eryon e prese nt. A s prev iou sly r e ported in th e Alumnu s, Ted Lynton is in France on a two y ears' leave of ab se nc e from th e Standa rd Oil Compa ny . H e went at th e in v itation of th e French Gove rnm ent to tak e com plete cha r ge of th e tr a inin g of French en g in ee rs for th e ex ploitation of oi l de pos it s throu g ho ut th e French empire. Th e s tori es of hi s ex pe ri enc es on a vacation trip to N orth Afri ca mad e extr em ely intere s tin g r eadin g . Th e s peak er of th e evening wa s N. M. Lawrence , who e nt e rt a in ed eve ry on e imm en sely with exp eri enc es ove r th e pas t t we nt y -fi ve year s in many pa rt s of th e world, wh er e hi s e n g in ee rin g work took him. In addition to th e pe rsonal exp eri ences whi ch Mr. Lawrence had, h e g av e a v ery int ere s tin g di sc uss ion on th e Am erican W a y of Life a s contras ted with th e condition s on e finds in oth e r parts of th e world. Plan s w er e di sc us sed for a St. Pat' s m ee tin g . A committee of th e mor e re cent g ra duate s wa s appointed to plan for a pa rty at a pproximat ely St. Pat 's tim e. Th e committee cons is ts of Mr. and Mrs. A . K eith Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Sande rs, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Self, and Mr. and Mrs . J a m es H edd ell , with J a m es H edd ell a s Chairman. Tho se prese nt we r e : Mr. and Mrs. Jam es H edd ell '41; Mrs. E va H. Gr ee ne ' 11 and son David; Mr. and Mrs . Barney Nu ell '21; Mr. a nd Mrs. Danie l Huffman '22; Mr. and Mr s. Lin coln Sa nd ers '44; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Self '43; Mr. and Mrs. P aul Lindau ' 11 ; Mr. a nd Mrs . C larence Woods '04 ; Mr. a nd Mrs. Bob Kidd '29; Mr. and Mrs . Kurt Schmidt '33; Mr. a nd Mrs. A . K e ith Cook '44; Mr. a nd Mrs. Holli ster '13; Mr. and Mrs. Charl es Dres bach '29; Mr. and Mrs . N. M . L a wr ence '16; M r. L eonard Spi e rs '35.
(Moto r Contro l) AC-D C ad ju s ta bl e speed sw it chin g d ev ice. 10. Co mpl e te R esis ta n ce ' '''e ld in g E quipm e nt. F re ddi e wa s al so in s trum e nta l in o bt a inin g a St ea m T urbin e L a b for s imul a tin g com plete p owe r plant op eration s . It is a sca led-down mod el of a compl ete pow er plant, a nd it con s is ts rou g hl y of tw o 25kw Turbin e Gen eratin g U nit s w ith s tea m cond ense r, feed wa te r h eatin g, elec tri c loa din g equip me nt, a nd swit chb oa rd. I t furni s h es pow er whi ch is a bsorb ed by a sy nchronou s mot o r whi ch lat er m ay b e u sed w ithin it s capac it y for li g htin g, e tc. In th e ca se of thi s equipm e nt , two oth e r sc hool s we r e biddin g for it but Freddi e h eld it for our Schoo l until th e Boa rd of Curator s cou ld m ee t and authori ze D ean Wil son to pla ce a n orde r for th e equipm ent. Th e in s tall a t ion of thi s equipm ent s hould aid th e S chool in ge ttin g E.C. P.D . a cce pt a nc e for th e M ec hanical En g in ee rin g D e pa rtm e nt; and I und ers tand that W es tin g hou se is now offe rin g thi s equipm ent to edu cational in stitution s for $20,000 with deli ve ry in, four y ea rs. La s t but not lea s t, our A ss ociation ha s never had th e legal m ac hin e ry to prop erl y provide for a n e ndowm ent fund. Thi s w as brou g ht about durin g 1946 wh en th e Con s titution wa s r ewritt en, n ew B y-Law s drawn up , and ma chin e ry for an endowm en t fund provided for. It mi g ht be s tat ed h er e that all of us will mak e mi s tak es if w e a r e o ut doin g anyth in g , but I think it is a fair s tatement to say that Freddie mad e fe wer than would norm a ll y be ex pec ted of a ny man workin g und er th e circum s t a nces which exi sted durin g hi s ten ur e of offi ce. H e has le ft us with a w ell -round ed, organi zed Alumni A ss ocia ti on of which all o f us can be proud and it is up to a ll of us to help m a inta in it a nd furth e r it s g rowth . For all of th ese accomplis hm ent s, for a ll th e work, and for a ll th e tim e that you have put into th e Mi ss ouri School of Min es Alumni A ss ociation w e thank and salut e you, Mr. F. C. Schn ee be r ge r.
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W ee kl y lun ch eon s ar e bein g held on Frid ays a t S chumak er 's R es taurant, 41 8 Market s tre et. No fus s or formal r ese rvation necess ary. Bring a clas s m a te and stop in. H a rry S. P enc e '23 r eports that he had talked to a numb e r of m e n in th e downtown area of St. Louis and they all see m ed enthu s ia s tic about gettin g to ge ther for w ee kly lun ch eons. Th e fir s t on e was heid Friday, F eb. 14, a nd will b e held wee kl y from thi s time on.
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President's Column
By BARNEY NUELL, Chairman
Joplin Section A j oint m ee tin g of th e Alumni of th e School of Min es and M etallur gy and th e Am erican In s titute of Minin g and Metallur g ical En g in ee rs wa s held at th e Connor Hotel in Joplin, Friday, D ec. 6. Th e occa s ion wa s in honor of 53 se nior s in Minin g a t MSM who w er e in Joplin on a pa rt of th eir se nior trip . A. ]. Martin of Jop lin, section ch a irman, pres id ed with S. S. Clarke of Bax te r Sprin gs , Gen eral Min e Superinte nd ent of th e Ea g le-Pi ch er Mining and Smel tin g Co., a s toastma s te r. S e nator All e n McRey nold s , Pres ident of th e Board of Cur a tor s of th e U niv ers ity of Mi ssouri addr essed th e m ee tin g a s did D ean Curti s L. Wil son . Earl e McMull en of Joplin, R esear ch Director of th e Ea g le-Picher Company, addressed th e gath e rin g on "Research as a Caree r. " Cow g ill C. B la ir, G eneral Mana ge r of th e Jop lin Glob e Publi s hin g C o., a nd Dr. ]. D . Forres ter, H ead of the Minin g D e partm ent at MSM, al so addr ess ed th e ga therin g. A numb e r of alumni we r e prese nt at th e me etin g , includin g : C. A. And erson '26, Frederi ck Clearman '27, F. F. N e t ze band '30, R]. Stroup '21 , Rob ert K. Stroup '21, Prof. D . R S chool er '26 of th e Minin g D epa rtment of MSM. Prof. L. E. Shaffer of th e Minin g D e partment of M S M a lso att end ed. Th e 53 se nior min e rs sp ent th e w ee k- end in t h e Jopl in ar ea .
Phil F. Martyn '25 Opens Consulting Office Phil F. Mart y n ha s announc ed th e ope ning of an office at 2703 Gulf Bu ildin g, Hous ton, T ex ., a s Con sultin g P etroleum Geolog is t. Phil g ra duat ed from MSM in 1925 a nd ha s had a wide and vari ed exp e ri e nce in th e p e troleum indu s try both in thi s country and So uth A !n eri ca s ince hi s g ra duation.
Ray E. Heffman '05 Retires Ray E. Hoffm a n, a ft e r mor e th a n forty y ear s o f acti ve se rv ice a t th e Hannibal plant of th e U niv ersal A tl as Ce m ent Comp a ny, r etir ed No v. 20, 1946, as pl a nt mana ge r. A dinn er was g ive:l a t th e Mark Twain Ho te l a t H a nniba l on N ov. 30, 1946, by th e s up ervi sor y g roup of th e pl a nt in ho nor o f Mr. Hoffm a n. Th e r e w as a la r ge g roup of offi cial s of Univ e rsa l At la s in a tt e ndance. At th e dinn er Mr. Hoffman rece ive d a beautifu l wri s t wat ch a nd oth e r g ift s, includin g a $500.00 sav in gs bond, from th e g rou p. Co n g ra tulatory lett ers a nd te leg r am s we r e r ece ive d by him from B la in e S. S mith, P r es id ent of U ni ve rsa l At las , a nd man y o th e r com pa ny offi c ial s a nd bu s in ess ass o ciat es . Mr. Hoffm a n a lso r ece ive d a rob e and slipp ers from th e local union. R ay g r aduat ed from MSM in 1905, a nd whi le on th e ca mpu s h elp ed orga ni ze and wa s a chart e r m emb er of Gamm a P i c hapt e r of S ig ma Nu frat ernit y a nd he ha s m a int a in ed co ns ta nt interes t in th e School and th e Fra te rnit y s in ce that tim e. H e p laye d an activ e pa rt in hi s community a nd man y I.nbutes we r e paid to him for hi s effort s in conn ec tion with th e c iv ic life of H a nnibal. Ra y 's two SOIl , a lso a tt e lld ed M S M a nd wer e m emb e rs of S ig m a Nu frat e rnI ty. Th ey a r e R ay E. H()fflll a '.1 Jr. '39 a nd Ri c ha rd H. Hoffman '36.
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