Missouri S&T Magazine, December 1963 by Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources

DECEMBER 1963

Alumni Officers With School Officials

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MSM Alumni Association Published by the Missour i School of Mines Alumni Association Rolla, Missouri

Volu me 37

DECEMBER 1963 Number 6

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OFFICERS

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......... James W. Stephens '47 ............Missouri Public Service Co .. 10700 East 50 H ighway Kansas City 38, Missouri

...... Sheffield Division ..................................... 1965 Armco Steel Corp. 7100 Roberts Kansas City 25, Missouri

Executive Vice·President ............. .R. O. Kasten '43 ...

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Vice·President Areas 1,2,3 ......... J. Craig E ll is '38 ................. .... 3 10 Woods End Road . Westfield, New J ersey Vice·President Areas 4,5,6 ........ Joseph W . Mooney '39 .

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Secretary-Treasurer .... ... . .... ___ ..... Leon Hershkowitz '4 1 ._. ........ ,Assista nt Dean 1'.Iissouri School of Nl ines RoHa , 'M issouri Executive Secretary Editor, "MSM ALUMNUS"

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l e ft to right: R. O . Kasten, Execut iv e Vice President, Alumni Associat ion ; J . W . Stephens, Presid e nt, Alumni Association; Dr. Elmer Ellis, Pre sident, U. of Mo. ; Dr. Mer! Baker, Dean, MSM.

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5.. ... ..... R ichard H . Bauer '52 5 Sappington Acres Drive St. Lou is 26, lVIissouri

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I ssued bi-monthly in the interest oj th e graduates and jormel' students oj th e Sc hool oj Mines and M etallw·gy . Subscription pI'ice, $1.50, included in Alumni Dues . Entered as second-class matter Oct. 27 , 1926, at Post Office at R olla, Mo ., under the /Ic£ oj Manit 3, 1879. 2

...Rolla T . Waele '3 1 .......................... . 5430 Ti lburg, H ouston , T exas

........... F. W . Heise r '.19 ...... . J 6 Vik in g Drive E nglewood , Colorado ........... Willi am B. F letcher '34 1208 1 Smallwood Downey, Californi a

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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN In behalf of the officers and directors of your alumni association, we want to take this opportunity to extend our best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year. 965

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As we said in October, we are looking forward to what portends to be one of the best years the association has ever experienced - member-wise, fmance-wise and in accomplishment. This is only possible by your participation and direction of the effort made. The large turnout at Homecoming in November made it a most successful event. Dean Baker has made some excellent suggestions respecting joint participation by the administration and the alumni association. Our discussions have related to programs involving MSM and its role in the ever-expanding field of scientific education. You will be hearing more about some of these plans in the near future. It is our sincere wish for the New Year the following things may come to pass: 1. All alumni sections will have a

successful year and lots of fellowship. 2. We will oversubscribe our budget of $25,800.00.

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3. We will have more contributors to the alumni fund than ever before and meet our goal of 3000 contributors. 4. We might establish additional scholarships for needy students of top-flight scholastic calibre. 5. We might assist ' Dean Baker and Coach Bullman in their plans for an improved athletic image for MSM without reduction of scholastic standards in any fashion. 6. We might assist in the establis'hment of faculty fellowships and other aids in view of attracting and retaining the best faculty available on the MSM campus. 7. We might continue the excellent relationship with Dean Baker, December 1963

ean Merl Baker was the convocation speaker at Homecoming, November 2. His speech entitled, "Our Opportunities for the Future," is of interest to all alumni and is reproduced here in order that all alumni may have the benefit of his plans for the future of the School of Mines and Metallurgy.

"Irrespective of how much has been accomplished to date, any institution must grow to hold its relative position of excellence among other institutions. We should not be satisfied with only holding the same pOSition, but should strive to make steady gains. Quality of graduates is an excellent measure of excellence. I have had reports from many places, which convince me that the excellent image of MSM is largely dependent on the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates. It is my hope that this reputation may be even more impressive in the future. I would like for us to consider a number of factors, the management of which will have great bearing on our future image. "1. Enrollment: President Ellis has estimated that our enrollment will be approximately 7,000 by 1970, and if

President Ellis and the Board of Curators established by our predecessors in office. All of these things are possible with participation by all of us in our alumni association and its program. By putting back only a fraction of that which we took away during our own academic years, we can accomplish much. We can most certainly ably assist our alma mater in maintaining its worldrenowned image and position and performing its assigned task of educating more and better engineers and scientific personnel. The best of everything to all of you.

W. Stephens '47 President MSM Alumni Association

we continue to attract good students, the increased number of 0 u t stan d in g graduates will have a most significant impact on the image of quality which we desire. I believe that our quality of training and efficiency will increase with en roll men t until approximately 6,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students are reached. Quality and efficiency should remain about constant with further growth . "I believe that the greatest single value of size is its help in attracting outstanding faculty members. It has been traditional in the United States for the best facultie s to be located in our best centers of learning, most of which have 800 or more students . There are exceptions , of course, and MSM now has a superior faculty to most institutions of its size. I am sure that our department chairmen must work much more diligently to maintain a good faculty than if our size were near the 6,000 plus 2,000 figure . "2. Graduate work: We now have a graduate enrollment of about 10%, compared to a typical figure of from 20 to 50%. I believe that 25 to 30% graduate enrollment would be a desirable goal. Graduate work is necessary for the survival of an institution , and those not recognizing this are likely to find themselves, in the next decade, in the same rusty state which today confronts industries whose products are obsolete to the day's needs.

"There is no reason to slight the undergraduate program in the development of graduate education . Thetwo can be mutually supporting and this will be our policy. The doctorate is now offered in seven departments and the Master's in 13. New programs will be added as rapidly as faculty and facilities will permit. "We have always had a reputation for our emphasis on professionalism in engineering, and I hope that this can be intensified at the undergraduatelevel. It will be our policy also at the graduate level to recognize the importance of this professional emphasis. Our basic 3

science departments must develop as strong departments at all levels , including the Ph. D. Some engineering departments, historically, are scientifically oriented at the doctoral level, for exam pie Chemical and Metallurgical, and this emphasis seems to be our pattern also. Particularly, in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, I envision a professional emphasis much like amedical degree. Our graduates should have a good scientific background, but also they must be able to solve problems. The success of professional medical education prompts me to study these plans to see if there is a parallel in engineering education. I believe there is, for at least some of our disciplines. "3. Humanities and Social Studies: The value of a broader education for the engineering and science student is recognized by educators and employers. We must offer excellent courses in several areas for both our undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and science. Because of the limited time for these enrichment courses, careful selection and the highest quality of instruction must be exercised. To obtain an outstanding faculty in the humanities and social studies, it is likely that these faculties will have to have a major program of their own. If so, the quality must be equal to that in present degree granting departments so that the same high level student will be attracted. This program would attract morewomen, which I believe would be of great value to our men in helping them develop social graces and neater appearance . "An engineer, or scientist, must be able to work with people and communicate effectively. This is a deficiency in many schools. Research

"4. Research: Research and graduate programs develop simultaneously. I am hopeful that the departments will spend on an average of no less than 30% of assistant, associate and professor's time on research beginning in the Spring semester. Some good centers of learning have over 50% of the time of upper level faculty d ev 0 ted to research. Increased faculty time directed to research will result in more publications, and

increased s p 0 n so r s hip of research. These 'self-generated' funds will provide em p loy men t opportunities for numerous qualified graduate students, bolstering the graduate program. One professor may devote all of his time to teaching while another may be almost a full-time research man, but the average of 30% is believed a minimum of research effort by the department if it is to prosper. " Our research effort will be aided by the new library, the enlargement of the Physics Building and the Materials Science Research Center which is a part of the University of Missouri's Space Science Center. We now have a committee planning an earth science and engineering group for which we can offer strength. If only a part of the funds were available for a facility in this area , a federal supplement would be likely; "A professor does not have to be active in research to be a good teacher, but most often the combination teacherresearcher is the more stimulating to his students. By being an original contributor to the knowledge, one is most enthusiastic to tell others. Public Service

" 5. Public Service: Less than a year ago I recall James Webb, administrator of NASA, say that the best way for any state to increase its industry is to first build great educational institutions. I firmly believe that higher education and industry are interrelated, and the MSM should be an active partner in helping industry grow in Missouri. We might serve in a numberÂˇ of ways, including special research assistance and extension courses. I believe that we could start soon to offer high level extension courses in the St. Louis, Fort Wood and Springfield areas.

of the present status has been supplemented with anticipated accomplishments. With President Ellis' diligent assistance, the Missouri Legislature was kind to MSM this year. Because of long standing needs, the increased appropriation of last year is not enough to meet our present needs. We need your help in telling people about the good which more money would do here. Some of our building needs, not previously mentioned are: "Mechanical Engineering Building "Classroom Office Building "Auditorium-Field House 'Student Union , 'Dormitories "Chemistry Building "7. Meeting Needs: The University of California is better financed from State funds than probably any other university, yet these funds cover only the basic essentials there. Capital and enrichment funds are often raised from gifts from individuals and businesses . Sponsorship of research and training programs is a big source of funds for California. I believe that we should consider all sources of finances as our state appropriations barely meet our basic needs.

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"1. Annual research and teaching awards for outstanding faculty persons. "2. Faculty fellowship fund to enable capable professors to complete Ph. D.

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"3. Incentive research funds with awards being made on a competitive basis. Most awards to a faculty person would be $2,500 per year or less .

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"4. Assistance toward buildings, including research laboratories.

"We know the history of industrial growth in the geographic area of MIT and Stanford. I am convinced that MSM can be of great help to Missouri in this respect and I think that such recognition from industry will be a great credit to the School.

"6. Assistance in recruiting good undergraduate and graduate students.

"6. Needs: It is obvious that in my remarks to this point, that a description

"7. Assistance with public information.

"5. Assistance in acquiring research equipment.

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4,211 .00

5,000. 00

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1,706.65

2,300 .00

Investments - Aluu.:ni Association

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Payroll Taxes

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174.00

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2,035.50 $55,811.72

Miscellaneous Expenses

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3,466.10

3,9 00.00

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876.09

1,600.00

175 .00

101.28

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Accrued Federal Payroll Taxes

106 .00

Accrued State Payroll Taxes

7.30

Scholarship and Gift Funds

3,277 .56

Robert E. Dye Endowment Fund

Matching Grants $ 23,771.00

300.00 $24,779.08

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lsic "8. Assistance toward a special enrichment fund to supplement the salaries of a few very outstand ing fu ll professors. A holder of this would be recognized by prestige as well as money.

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"N ow is the time for us to plan ahead for the 1970 Centennial. With the University of Missouri System now formalized, I believe that we h ave greater strength than ever before to make great strid es forward by 1 970. You have every reason to be proud of the Sch ool and its record to date, but let's all join President Ellis and the Curators to achieve impressive goals b y 1970."

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Number of Alumni

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10,000

Number of contributors to the Alumni Fund

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2,475

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$10,602.00 $23,000.00

Scholarships available through the Association (ten years)

Total amount of scholarships (ten years)

$38,000.00

Other Assistance to students (ten years)

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Loan Funds in which the Alumni Association participate

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$100,236.00

Number of Alumni Sections

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$12,638.60 $10,597.09

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Dowling, Carleton, Rankin and Salmon Honored By Alumni Association at Homecoming Frederick W. Heiser Appleyard '37, incumbent, was elected Director, Area No.4 , and Frederick W. Heiser '39, was elected Director, Area No.8. Ted Heiser is Manager , mid-Continent Region, Colorado Oil and Gas Corporation, Denver, Colorado. He is a native of Platteville, Wisconsin, and received his degree from MSM Mining Engineering-Petroleum Option. After graduation he was employed by the Derby Oil Co., and entered the Armed Services in 1941, serving as pilot and operations officer in the U. S. Army Air Force and overseas duty with the 8th Air Force in England , attaining the rank of Captain. He r eturned to the Derby Oil Company in 1946, serving in var ious engineering and supervis ory capacities progressing to Assistant to Pres6

At the annual meeting of the MSM Alumni Association, during Homecoming November 2. the Alumni Association's "Certificate of Merit" was bestowed upon four alumni. The Certificate of Merit is the highest award the Association can award MSM alumni and carries the following citation: "In recognition of outstanding ident in 1952. He became Assistant Manager, Drilling and Production, for Colorado Oil and Gas Corporation when Derby was merged into Colorado Oil and Gas Corp., in 1954. He has been in his present position since 1959. Ted is married and he and his wife, Pauline, have two children, Jack and Holly.

service to the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy -- service which represents loyal devotion to the progress of an educational ideal and which has been rendered freely and unselfishly. This certificate carries with it the gratitude of all men and women who take pride in the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy of the past, present and who hold faith in its future." The recipients were: Julius C. Salmon, Jr., '22, who received his B. S. degree in Mining Engineering, has taken a very active part in the Alumni Association, serving in local section offices and two terms as Director, Area NO.3, and instrumental in the organization of several alumni sections. Mr. Salmon, a loyal alumnus, now operates the Caney Lakes recreation area near Minden, La.

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Honorary Membership to Dean Baker

Professor Rolfe M. Rankin '27, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, became a member of that department in 1922, and retired in 1963 . He received a B. S. Degree in Civil Engineering in 1 927. Professor Rankin is probably known by more alumni than any other professor at MSM. His long service to the school, the student body and influence for the good of the individual merits this citation.

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Paul T. Dowling '40, received a B . S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering. In 1963, he was awarded the honorary professional degree of Metallurgical Engineer. Mr. Dowling is Vice-President General Sales Manager, The N ooter Corporation, St. Louis , Missouri. He has taken an active part in the Alumni Association since graduation serving in many offices . He served three-year terms on the Board of the Alumni Association as Director, Area No.5, and Executive Vice President, and from 1956 to 1959, he was president of the MSM Alumni Association.

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Miners Rank High in National Examinations The School of Mines students participated last Spring in national examinations in Statics, Dynamics and Mechanics administered by the American Society for Engineering Education which are to be used for comparative analysis. Professor R. F. Davidson, chairman of the Mechanics Department, MSM, administered the tests to the students . These comprehensive examinations are used as a part of the fmal examinations in the department.

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James W. Stephens, president of the MSM Alumni Association (right) presents Dean Mer! Baker with an Honorary Membership in the Alumni Association. This presentation was made at the convocation during the 1963 Homecoming.

pating . Three hundred and forty-seven students at MSM took the examination and the total nationwide was 2,159 students. In Dynamics the School ranked in the upper 20% in test scores, with 35 schools participating. Of the 3,112 students taking the test across the nation, 195 were from MSM.

tested in Mechanics of Materials were . in the upper 30% nationally, with 30 schools reporting. In this area 2,783 students were tested nationally with 244 of that total being from MSM.

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Mrs. Sallie Roach, Oldest Graduate, Dies Mrs . Sallie Millard Roach '91, died December 28, 1963, in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness. Mrs. Roach graduated in 1891, reCeiving a B . S. degree in General Science. She is the School's old graduate in the term of the year graduated. She was 88 years old. It is most unusual too since only a small percentage of the School of Mines graduates are women. She was the widow of the late Cornelius Roach, Sr., of Kansas City, a banker and former Secretary of State of Missouri. She was married in 1896, in Carthage, Mo., to Mr. Roach, a widower with three children. They had 11 more and all 14 were graduated from college. Continuously for more than two decades, one or more of the Roach children attended the University ofMissouri. Mrs . Roach was 16 years of age when she received her degree from MSM. In 1941, she was honored at commencement exercises, at MSM, as one of three surviving members of the Class of 1891, in which she was the only woman. Her interest in an academic education came from her mother, a graduate of Mary Sharpe College in Winchester, Tenn. Her grandmother also had university training.

In 1922, she was interviewed for suggestions on how to successfully rear a family during the "flaming youth" age. "The boys and girls of today are far better than the boys and girls of my youth," she said, "They are cleaner, more moral, more intelligent, better behaved than children ever were before in the history of the world . The home and the fireside have not disappeared. The homely old virtues and ambitions are still operating." Mrs . Roach taught school several years before her marriage. She helped her husband in the newspaper office, the Jasper County Democrat. The family moved to Kansas City in 1919 from Jefferson City, after Mr. Roach served as Secretary of State from 1908 to 1916. She leaves four sons, Cornelius Jr., and Francis I.. both of Kansas City; Justin M., of Oakland, Calif., and Emmett L. of Overland Park, Kansas; and nine daughters, Mrs. Nadine Rudder, of Jefferson City; Mrs. Eugenia DeMuth, Denver, Colo.; Miss Constance Roach, Paris, France; Mrs. Catherine Knecht, Wichita, Kansas; Mrs. Ann Manley and Mrs. Emily White, of Kansas City; Mrs. Pauline Ellis, LaPorte, Ind.; Mrs. Celestine Neale, University Park, N. M., and Miss Marion Roach, Paris, France; 39 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Attending Reunion luncheon

MSM Acquires Old State Geological Survey Building The Missouri School of Mines has been given access to the former home of the Missouri Geological Survey at the southeast corner of 9th and Rolla Streets in downtown Rolla. The building, originally built for the U. S. O . during World War II, was occupied shortly after the war by the Missouri Geological Survey and was vacated a few months ago when this state agency moved to its new quarters on Fairgrounds Road. The two-story structure will be used for classrooms. The use of the building as a research laboratory was considered but it was found that the structure could be easier adapted to class room use. Remodeling will begin soon and it is expected to be ready for use by February or March.

Prof. Grate Appointed Professor C. W. Grate, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Executive Secretary of the Cooperative Educational Program at MSM, has been named as one of a ten-person national membership committee of the newlyformed Cooperative Education Association.

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Professor Grate will serve as membership chairman of the southwest area, which includes all of Missouri (except the St. Louis area) , Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado west of Denver. The Cooperative Education Program provides a supervised plan whereby students alternate periods of classroom work with periods of actual industrial experience. This program has been in operation at MSM since 1956. The new association will serve those in cooperative programs in all fields , including engineering, education, bUsiness administration, the various areas of science and liberal arts.

Left to right: Professor R. E. Oeffner, MSM; Howard D. Correl l '58; Mrs. Correll; William H. Reber '18.

Currently there are 250 students at MSM , both on the undergraduate and graduate level participating in this program . Twenty-five employers in ten midwestern states are cooperating in this program at the School of Mines.

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Class of 1933 Reunion Luncheon

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Standing, left to right: Max L. Marlow, N. R. Underh ill, Mrs . Underh ill, Edward E. Gygax, Robert L. Hanna, H. L. Magee, Mrs. Huseman, Don Huseman , Enos R. Key, H. W . Flood . Seated, left to right: Mrs . Marlow, James L. Martine, Mrs. Martine, Mrs. Adams, Joseph T. Adams, G. G. Skitek, Mrs . Skitek, Mrs. Krummel, Clyde L. Krummel, Mrs . Flood.

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M. E. Faculty Participating in State, National Programs The faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have been participating in state and national programs. Dr. Harry J. Sauer, Associate Professor, was guest speaker at the November meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers at St. Joseph. In observance of Young Engineers' Month the Chapter had as its guests pre-engineering students from Northwest State College, Maryville; Highland, Kansas Junior College and St. JosephJunior College Engi- . neer's Club. Professor Sauer spoke on Engineering and Engineering Education in the Midwest. A pictorial slide visit was made to six college campuses and the recently Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Project.

Science Foundation summer Science Training Programs that convened in San Antonio, Texas.

The program for high school students will be held on the MSM campus June 7 through July 24, 1964.

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Professor Gordon Scofield attended the meeting of the Society of A,utomotive Engineers, in Detroit, Michigan. Professor Scofield is national chairman for student activities in the United States and Canada for the Society. He is faculty advisor of the Student Chapter at MSM which is the largest student group in the country.

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The Class of 1943 presented the school with an electronic organ for the Student Union during the celebration of their 20th Anniversary during Homecoming. Dean Baker congratulates Professor G. G . Skitek (left), Chairman of the Class of 1943 Gift Committee. The organist is MSM co-ed Gail Davidge. 11

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Quinn '49; Mr. Awni S. Rayyis '56, and guest; Mr. and Mrs . Floyd P. Smith '41 ; Mr.and Mrs . Richard LaFond Smith '62; Mr. and Mrs. Bannon Terrell '3 2;Mr. andMrs.FredA. T odd '48; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Weir '22 and two guests from the University of Wisconsin.

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T he Southern California Section held on e of the largest and finest meetings to date in celebration of Homecoming on November 9, at the Redwood Restaurant in Los Angeles.

The San Francisco Bay Area Section held its winter meeting November 2, and it was a most successful gathering. The Iron Horse, in San Francisco, was the setting for the occasion. The Section Chairman, Murray Schmidt '49, provided MSM pennants which those present wanted to possess as if they were a collector's item.

T he highlight of the meeting was the fme report given by Don Huseman '43, who had just returned from the MSM Homecoming at Rolla . He was full of enthusiasm for the things that are going on at Rolla and for tht; new Dean, Dr. Merl Baker. Don's report was favorably received, as was his announcement that his twin sons have decided (without too much pushing from the old man) to enter MSM next fall. Charles French '08, took honors as the oldest of the Miners to attend, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dodd received special tribute for driving the greatest distance to the meeting, having come down from Edwards Air Force Air Base. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ballman'38; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Beghtol '56; Mr. and Mrs . Glenn E. Brand '39; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Choate '50; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Clare '55; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dodd '62; Mr. and Mrs. William B. Fletcher '34; Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Fowler '34; Mr. C. L. French '08; Mr. and Mrs . Jerry T . Fredenberg '59; Mr. and Mrs . E. A. Godat '29; Mr. and Mrs. James D. Gostin '44;Mr.andMrs. Clarence E. Graves, Jr. '50; Mr. and Mrs . William Groschan '23; Mrs. Eva H . Greene '11; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harsell ' 39; Mr. James R . Harvel '62 and friend ; Mr. S. E. Hollister ' 13; Mr. and Mrs . Herbert L. Hurst '59; Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Huseman '43; Mr. and Mrs. J oseph S. McVey, Jr. '50; Major and Mrs. Chester E. Miller '50; Mr. Rex Monroe ' 32 ; Mr. and Mrs . Barney Nuell ' 21; Mr. and Mrs . J. S. 12

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meeka ' 30; Mr. and Mrs. Art Hoeman ' 32; Mr. and Mrs . Bob Lewis, (Marj orie P. Lewis is a Ceramic Engineer '47); Mr. and Mrs. James Lambe '49;Mr.and Mrs.Murray Schmidt'49; Mr. and Mrs. Wally Harper ' 5 3; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ray '55;PhilipF. Teodori '56; Mr. and Mrs. Norm Pond '59; Mr. and Mrs .John Case '61 ; Dr. and Mrs. Spenst M. Hansen '62; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blake ' 24; Walter 1. Phillips '07, the oldest member of the Section; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Histed ' 28; Mr. and Mrs. George C. Johnson '28; and Joseph O . Hannauer '55. A few of the "regular attendees" sent regrets, as , Charles Freeman '28, " Sorry, I expect to be in Rolla that night attending theMSM Homecoming " and he was. Williard E. "Shorty" Davis '3 0, regrets were sent by Mrs . Davis , "Sorry, Shorty is in Ankara , Turkey, see yo u next time. " Edward D . Lynton '12 , and Mrs. Lynton , "We regret very much we will not be able to attend the dinner. Will arrange to be at the next on e after March 16 when we return fr om Australia on March 15, 1964." T he next San Francisco Bay Ar ea Secti on m eeting will be at St. Pat 's time. T he date hasn 't been determined at this tim e. N ominati ons wer e mad e for the electi on of offi cers at the next meeting .

T hose n om inat e d were: Murray Schmidt, Ed Meeka , J im Lambe, Wally H arper and Spenst Hansen.

Northwest Section The Northwest Section of the MSM Alumni Ass ociation held their third meeting November 16th, at the Navy 's Pier 91 Officer 's Club in Seattle, Washington . Arrangements for the meeting were made by Art Krause '50 and Charles W. Allen '49, the Section 's President. The follOWing alurrmi and their wives were in attendance: Bruce Landis '42; Ray Judkins '43; Jack H. Bookey'50; H. Donald Hurter '63 ; Arthur Krause '50; J. D . Harlan '10; William S. Brunjes '59; Thomas Halbrook '60; Lester Fields '48; George Vogt '10; George Miller '47; Austin Abbott '59, Charles Allen '49 and Isabel Rolufs Humphrey '33, widow ofthelateJohn R. Humphrey '42. Election of officers was held for the coming year and Arthur Krause '50, was victorious for the office of presidency on the platform for bigger and better meetings; Minnie Landis '43 , is the new, or rather, incumbentvicepresident and Mrs. Isabel Humphreys '33 , was reelected Secretary-Treasurer.

National Capital Section The National Capital Section held a dinner meeting on October 28th, at the Officer's Club, Naval Weapons Plant, Washington, D. C. Among those present were Peter F. Bermel '48; Avery A. Drake, Jr . '50; and Mrs. Drake; William H. Feldmiller '54; Thomas A. Hughes '42; Oliver W. Jones '49, and Mrs. Jones; Charles C. Juhre '30, and Mrs. Juhre; Edward "E. Kuhne '40, and Mrs. Kuhne; Collins H. McDonald ' 35, and Mrs. McDonald ; J. C. Miller ' 16, and Mrs . Miller; John H. Osborne, Jr. '49 , andMrs. Osborne; Carl Thye '57, and Mrs. Thye;andJohn B. Toomey '49. The featured speaker of the evening was Pete Bermel '48 , who showed colored slides of Antarctica which were taken during his trips to the southern-most continent in 1960 and 1962, as a mem-

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The St. Louis Section met December 5, at the Misso u ri Athletic Club, for their winter meeting. Their g uest and speaker was Dr. Merl Baker who spoke to the group on plans for the future of MSM. This was Dean Baker 's first meeting with this alumni group. Ray A. Romo '52 , the Section 's President pres ided at the meeting. Dean Emeritus Dr. Curtis L. Wilson, Assistant Dean Leon Hershkowitz '41, and Ike Edwards were the Section's guests. Among those present were: Geo rge Axmacher '42' Richard H . Bauer '52; Wayne Bennetsen '41; Robert R. Burton '63; Ben S. Cornwell '22; Carl H. Cotterill '40; Stan Dolecki '50; Jack L. Eason '53; Stillman Elfred ' 17; E. R. Fannin '52; Robert H. Ga rdner '63; Joseph H. Geers '52; Warren Geil '57; Fred Giacoma '51; Jim Goeddel '54; John Grifiths '44; Dave Grimm December 1963

'5 0; K. O. Hanson '3 6; Alan]. Hoener '48; Dick Howell '48; Jim Hubeli '54; John R. Hughes '49; R . A. Kelly '42, David Kick '57; R . H. Knight '22; Clarence W, Lamers '3 2; Joel Lover idge '4 0; Hulon McDaniel '51; David G. McKinstry '57; Donald]. Mathews '48; Peter Mattei '37; Henry W. Meyer '3 2; Joseph W. Mooney '39; Haro ld G. Moe '48 ; J ames]. Murphy '3 5; R. J. Niewoehner '48; C. C. " Pete " Palmer '4 0; H. S. Pence '23; Milton Rau '3 6; E. C. Reader '47; Joseph]. Reiss '49; Eugene Sanders '52; F. C. Schneeberger '2 5; Gary G. chumacher '63; Arthur Schwarz ' 32; J o hn Sears '50; R. H. Sieckhaus '63 ; Hueston Smith '3 8; Donald Spackler '5 0; Carl G. Stifel '16; W. L. Sullivan '39; Bruce Taranto la '5 1; Ray Tauser '56; Jack Thompson '50; Joe Williamson , Jr. '2 9 and Robert V. Wolf '51.

Florida Section The Florida Sect ion met ovember 21, at G uy Lombardo 's Port-O-Call , St. Peters burg , Florida. George Musson ' 3 3, preSided as President. This was the second meeting of the group and further organization and business were transacted. T hose present were: Mr. and Mrs . G. F. Metz ' 14; Mr. and Mrs. L ]. Boucher '14; Mr. and Mrs . C. W. Hall '14 ; Mr. and Mr s. Edward E. Robertson '24; Mr. and Mrs. George H. Musson '33 ; Mr. and Mrs . Reid E. Iverson '50 ; Richard E, Davis '50; Mr. an d Mrs. Edward P. Lasko '5 0; Mr. and Mrs . Albert F. Vondrasek '5 4 ; Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ellis '39; Mr. and Mrs. S, G. Varsos '55; Thomas H. Parker '57 ; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hall '58; Mr. and Mrs. R obert E. Spratt '58; Mr. and Mrs. John A, Miller '58; Mr. and Mrs . Ralph 0, Young '58; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Stevenson '59; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert W, Piekarz '61. Since this meeting George Musson has moved from Florida and Ed Robertson has resigned his office as SecretaryTreasurer due to illness. S. G . Varsos, of Orlando, has been appointed President Pro-Tern an d Tom Parker '57, has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer Pro-Tem until the Section's spring meet-

To Aid H. S. Students M M has been awarded a grant of $ 1 3,720 from the National Science Fo undatio n in support of a seven-week Summer Science Tra in ing Program for 36 selected high schoo l students of superior acade mic ability. T his will be the s ixth consecutive year in which the program has been held at MSM. T he program will be presented from June 7 through July 24, 1964, an d will be under the direction of Charles R. Remington , Jr., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, T hi s specia l science training is deSigned to introd uce s uperior high sch oo l students to important phases in the va ri o us engineering and science fields that are not available in high sch ool co urses, and to accelerate their educatio nal development. T he training als o is expected to assist the selected students in analyz ing their own partiCular interests and in dev eloping their potentialities toward further studies for a professional ca reer. Participants for the program will be selected from Candidates recom mended by high schoo l prinCipals and counse lors o n the basis of scholastic ability , and without regard to fi nancial status. H owever , under the terms of the grant some financial assistance may be provided for r oom and b oard for students. During the seven-week training period, many fields of science and engineering will be covered through lectures, demonstrations , and conferences wi th o utstanding educators in the various fields. The program will bring the high sch ool students into contact with college teachers and scientists fo r recognized standing in their fields , and will em phasize the qualifications necessary in students who are preparing for university level work in science and engineering. The program is open for both boys and girls. ing to be held in Orlando. There are app r ox imately 115 alumni living in Florida . 13

MSM and the State University System

During 196 3 the General Assembly of Missouri adopted legislation wh ich, in effect, creates a true State University System, and may be expected to have a s ignificant bearing on the future of the School of Mines and Metallurgy. Two historic steps were taken. The first was the acquisition of the entire assets of the U niversity of Kansas City, and its reestablishment as the University of Missouri at K ansas City. The second was the appropriation of funds sufficient to convert the Normandy Residence Center (which had b een operating since 1960 on an extension bas is) to a two-year division of the U n ivers ity, preparatory to itS eventual expansion to a fu ll fo ur-year program. T he new camp u s at Kansas City is un der the direction of the Board of Curators and the Presid ent of the Univers ity of Missouri, as are the campuses at Columbia, R olla , and St. Louis. President Ellis estimates that the_ merger has m ade possible an immediate advance in public higher educatio n in the K ansas City area which might not have been achieved otherwise in less than ten years. The Emerging State System

Before considering the impact of these momentous changes on the cam pu s at Ro lla, ? further word about the stru cture and programs at the Kan sas City and St. Lo uis campuses may be helpful. Governor John Dalton, in spearheading the legis lat ive action , pointed out that by 1975 sixty percent of the college age population of Missouri wi ll be concentrated in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas, and their ready access to public facilities must be assured. President Elli s adds that it will therefore be necessary for the univers ity system to pas s through a significant and rapid transition , perhaps in patterns sim ilar to those in use in Califo rnia, Texas, and No rth Carolina. He expects that there will probably be a central administrative staff headed by a President , as is done in California. Each 14

of the cam puses wi ll in turn be under the administration of a Ch ancellor (already the case at Kansas City), reporting local n eeds to the Presi dent and the Board of Curators. Academically, the campus at Kansas City is ready for prompt adaptation to new goals of service, for it is an unusua lly attractive site , with great potential. In addition to an excellent physical plant , the State has also acquired a staff of 365 full and part-tim e faculty memb ers, and an enro llment of 3,840 full and part-time students. The campus in St. Louis occupies the groun ds of the former Bellerive Country Club which was acquired fr om the Normandy School District in 1960. In July President Ellis announced the appointment of Dr. James 1. Bugg, Jr. , Professor of H isto ry, to be Dean of the Faculty of the University of Mis souri St. Lo uis Campus. This action formally extend s the administration of the University of Missouri and its Board of Curators to the campus at St. Louis . The academic program will be expanded to a four-year curriculum as soon as more buildings can be provided and the teaching staff augmented. A junior class will be added in 1965, and a senior class in 1966. The St. Louis campus now has a capacity of 650 students, cons iderably below the number who sought enrollment in 1963. The School of Mines and Metallurgy

The total effect of these hi storic changes in Missouri public higher education on the campus at Rolla may emerge o nly over an extended period. One apparen t immediate concern is the name of th e sch oo l, and the accuracy with which it reflects new condition s . A comm ittee of MSM faculty members has carefully studied the advantages and disadvantages of a name change. President Ellis and Dean Baker are now evaluating this study and a report will be made to the alumni soon . Interested al umni will be invited to comment on the two or three most promising poss ibilities , including retention of the present name .

Beyond this immediate matter of campus title, h owever, are far reaching consi derations of programs, degrees, and activities. Enrollments in the various departments have altered s ub stant ially in the past three decades, reflecting growing national emphasis on the broader disciplines as compared to the older specialties of the School of Mines and Metallurgy. Today ove r two-thirds of the student body is enro lled in electrical, civil, mechanical and ch emical engineering, and less than one-third in the senior Departments of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and the several oth er cur ricula. These enrollment trends show no mater ial evidence of reversal, save that there is an intensified demand for graduate preparation in all curricula. In addition , increased emphasis on humanistic and social disciplines has emerged during the past thirty years as a req u irement of the national accrediting agencies in professional engineering, and in ind ustry generally.

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Besides retaining the full recognition of the academic specialties with which the' campus has so long been associated, the str·ucture outlined above would foster increased appeal in the more general areas of science and engineering. Unlike the cam puses at St. Louis and Kansas City, which are to be "commuting centers, " the Rolla campus would continue to attract increasing numbers of young people from the entire state and nation. This new dimension would make possible an intensification of emphasis on all present specializations, and an orderly growth to the projected 1970 enrollment of 7,000. Additional dormitories, recreation, sports, service, and particularly academic facilities would be needed. All research programs and facilities, and extension services, would und ergo sharp enlargement. The teaching staff would need substantial additions with widened preparation in specific academic areas. The urgent need for intensified effort

in basic research in Missouri has been repeatedly emphasized by governmental, ind ustrial and e d u cat ion a I leaders throughout the state. The reoriented structure would also facilitate and stimulate the direct contribution our campus may make to two major areas of need; 1) research for widened applications and more efficient recovery of the state's natural resources and 2) research and development of existing and new products of established industries, both large and small. Perhaps more than anything else, however, the inauguration of the State UniverSity System will mean the dawn of a new day in higher education for the citizenry of Missouri. The campus at Rolla will most certainly share in the profound achievements that will accompany this historic move . . . the carrying of learning to those who have the determination to achieve, regardless of race, color or creed.

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Nuclear Institute for College Teachers Under a joint sponsorship of the Atomic Energy Commission and the National SCience Foundation,MSM will conduct an eight-week summer (1964) Institute in N u c I ear Science and Engineering for College Teachers of Chemistry and Physics . Dr. William H. Webb, Professor of Chemistry, MSM, will be the Director. Dr. Doyle Edwards, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Director of the Nuclear Reactor, will present a course in reactor physics and nuclear reactor experimentation. Seminars will include guest speakers of national reputation in specific areas of nuclear engineering. Dr. Webb advises that the course will be open to 24 select students, and that special emphasis will be placed on accommodating science teachers of chemistry and physics on the staffs of colleges that maintain a 3 - 2 program with the School of Mines. Under such a plan, a student may obtain part of his general work at one of the participating 3 - 2 plan colleges and complete his requirements at MSM in the specific December 1963

area of science or engineering not offered by the participating school. The Institute at MSM is one of 64 Institutes to be conducted during the coming summer. In this joint effort, the National Science Foundation will provide $22,800 for stipends and the Atomic Energy Commission will provide $14,800 for operations at MSM. Nationwide, summer opportunities will be provided for more than 2,100 college teachers of science, mathematics and engineering. The Institute will offer a program specially designed to renew teachers' knowledge of fundamentals, to acquaint them with recent developments and advances in the above fields, and to familiarize them with new approaches in the presentation of subject matter. Participants are chosen by the staff of the Institute, not by the NSF. Inquiries and applications should be addressed to Dr. William H. Webb, MSM, Rolla, Missouri.

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A. I. M. E. CONVENTION New York City, N . Y . TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1964 Dean Merl Baker

will be the speaker BRASS RAI L REST AU RANT 100 Park Ave. (Corner 40th & Park Ave .) SOCIAL HOUR 6:00 P. M . DINNER 7:30 P. M . MAKE RESERVATIONS CALL J . CRAIG ELLIS 50 CHURCH STREET ROOM 2070, NEW YORK, N. Y. PHONE : WOrth 2-1584 (New York Number) or ORange 4-4446 (New Jersey Number) 15

Status of Footba II Causes Dean Concern Dean Merl Baker has shown concern over the status of fo otball at MSM and after a meeting with a committee and the discussion of intercollegiate athletics, the fo llowing statem ent was issued. "Th e discussion was limited to the foo tball program becau se of time. W e agreed that it was n ot p r o p er to continue footba ll unless m ore s u pp o rt could b e g iven it. Professor Bullm an felt that the

Tie fo r Third in MIAA T he Miner football season ended with the Miner s in a tie with th e Cap e Gir ardeau Indians for third place in the MIAA Conference. In conference p lay the Miners won two and lost three games. The victories were over Cape Girardeau and Wa rrensb urg . T he two victories in confer ence were the on ly victo ries in th eir n ine game sched u le. No Miners were ch osen in the 1964 All Conference team b ut fou r wer e pick ed for the second team . T hey were sen iors K enneth Smith, tackle; Charley Riggs, center; G ary Cou se , backfield; and Ro bert K eiser, a junior as guard . Gary Couse scored more than h alf of the Miners' points in conference play and finis hed in a tie for fifth place in the individ ual scoring in th e conference. H e carried the ball 140 times for a 4 .0 yard average du ring the season. Jay Alford and Bob Wheeler , who d ivid ed their time at quarterback for th e Miners , finished seventh and eighth res pectively with averag es o f completed passes of 37 .5 and 36 .5 percent. Welch , of the Miners, was sixth in the conferen ce with 15 p asses received for 1 36 ya rds and Gasparovic was eighth with 14 catches for 137 yard s. The Sprin gfiel d Bears won th e h on ors in confer en ce play with five victories and no defeats. Only thirty-five Miners reported for football this season. With an unsubsid ized squad the Miners did remarkably well against the h ighly recruited teams of th eir opponents . All the teams had squads twice the n u mber of the Miners and most of th ese with ath letic scholarsh ips. 16

g r eatest pr ob lem was attracting en o ugh good p layer s. H e was drastically s ho rt in n umbers this year and may n ot have en ough next vear to man the team. "Aid plans were dis cussed, al ong with class schedules and lig hter load s for members of the team. Mr. Lewis, Registrar an d D irector of Admissions, will be able to r esolve most of the sch ed ule complication, and the Policy Committee will attempt to alleviate the problem of late classes for members of the varsity team. T h e sch olarship plan w ill be stu d ied further. " Professor Bullman does n ot believe that com petition from intramu ral football reduces the n u m b er of player s for intercollegiate participation. He feels that the m ost important n eed of the team is fo r the student b ody to diligently help in the recru itment of player s, on campus and from high schools . " I believe that inter collegiate football is important to our students and want to continue it if the students want it. Pr ofessor Bullman and I agree that football sh o u ld b e given a three year trial period , with its co ntinu ation b eyon d th at being depend ent on the support by the student body. "The footb all tea m fi rst of all is for the b en efit of th e Student b o dy".

ENGI NE ERS WANTED For in fo rmation regarding the p ositio ns listed below write to Assistan t D ean Leon H ershkow itz, MSM , R olla, Miss ouri. ENG INEERI NG - SALES - Electrical Project Design Eng ineer. Assistant Plant En g ineer, M . E. or C. E. , minimum 5 years experience in heavy machinery field . Design Engineer Mining Machinery. Large machinery manufacturer. Refer File No. 46. Broad MINING ENGINEER enough backgro und to s upervise Limeston e quarrying operations and underground non-metallic mineral operation in Ca lifo rnia. Refer File No . 4 7. SANITARY ENGINEER - Civil service in New Mexico. Refer File No. 48. MECHANICAL ENGINEER - 2 to 6 yea rs ex perience in Ammonia N itric

Acid or Amm onia Nitrate plan t pr efe rred , with g ear driven mechanical equ ipment, centrifu gal and reciproca l compressor and centrifu g al pumps . Midwest. R efer File N o. 49. E. E. or M. E. - Mine maintenance s u pervisor in a potash o peration in Southwest. Age 28 to 35, p referrab ly married, elert, aggressive, ambitio us. Refer File No. 5l. MI NING & MET . ENG INEERSTwo each. Large co pper company in Southwest. D uties gene ral m in ing engineering. Metallu rgy op ening in concentrator section. Refer File No . 5 2. Ch. E. & E. E. - Openings in corn processing company. Mid.west. Ex perienced. O p en salary r ange. Refer File No.53 . CERAMI C & MET - No experien ce n ecessary. Ceramic in porcelain enameling production. Met. in process lab in a m aterial quality control. Large refr igerator manufactu rer. Refer File No . 5 6 . Ch . E. & M. E. - Large ch emical firm. Resea r ch , p r oduct d evelopment , design produ ction supervision an d technical sales . 1 to 5 years ex perience. Refer Fi le No. 71. CHEMIST - Pa int or resin. Prod uct developmen t. La rge chem ical company. N orth Central. Refer File No . 61.

C. E. - Staff engineer s. So me highway ex perience. Analyses of engineering and r esearch data, stu dies of vari ous to pics r elated to highway m aterial s and pavemen t design and pr eparation of technical repo rts. In East. Refer File No . 62. MET. ENGR. - Large independent prod ucer of low and high car bon cold rolled str ip steel. Ultimate potential of position is plant metallurgist. Refer File No. 6 3. MET . - Min eral dress ing experien ce. Operating the flota tion circuits recovering beryl, feldspar, m ica and silicasand . Refer File No. 64. MINING - Other engineer s with experience in mining . 5 to 7 year s o ut of school u p to those capable of b eing execu tive engineers in ch arge of major projects . R efer File No. 6 5 .

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E. E. - M. E. - Ch. E. - Physics - Ph. D. 's, M. S., B. S. Dynamic and electranic engineering pasitians. Large electranic campany an West Caast. Refer File No.. 66 .

ENG INEERS - Electrical praduct design. Mechanical can cept design. Chemical R&D Met. & Physicist R. & D. Large machinery manufacturer in Midwest. Refer File No.. 67. ENG INEER - Refinery, Chemical ar M. E. 22 to. 35 . Refmery experience preferred but nat essential. Refer File No.. 68. M. E. & C. E. - Plant engineering sectian. Desire experience in praject wark in a manufacturing campany. Fire brick campany. Refer File No.. 69. M. E. - Ch. E. - Large paper and pulp campany. 1 to. 4 years experience. Refer File No.. 72. CER. ENG. - Brick campany. Recent grads far training pragram graaming far line management and divisian engineering pasitians. Refer File No.. 73. PRODUCTS ENGINEERS - Leading manufacturer af enamel wire praducts. Praven supervisary ability. Prefer chemistry, E. E. Shift wark. Excellent camp any fringe benefits. Refer File No.. 74. MET. E. -Testing engineer. To. supervise physical and praduct testing sectian, canducting tests, evaluating results and making recammendatians. Refer File No.. 75.

C. E. - Sales engineering backgraund. Established firm daing pianeering in the field af utility recards thraugh phatagrammetry emphasis an camputer applicatian. In Texas. Refer File No.. 76. M. E. - To. enter the faundry field. Leading manufacturer af faundry praductian equipment. 25 to. 30 years af age. Will train in their aperatians. Managerial respansibility patential. Refer File No.. 77.

Large manufacturer Narth Central. Experience necessary except J r. Sales. Refer File No. . 79.

C. E. - MINING - 1 ar 2 years experience. Raafing granules divisian af campany. Lacatian at quarry aperatian in Midwest. Refer File No.. 80. Ch. E. - M. E. - CHEMlSTS - Many pasitians with chemical carparatian. With ar withaut experience. Mast aperatians in western New Yark. Refer FileNo.. 81.

PROCESS ENGINEER - Prepares and revises aperatian sheets specifYing the machining sequence and taaling req uirements far the fabricatian af parts far cam plex hydraulic units and cantrals used an Aeraspace and Mabile equipment applicatians. Refer File No.. 82.

BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Jahn Mathershead '57, are the parents af Raberta Rene, barn Octaber 10, 1963. This is their first child. Jahn and Becky Mathershead are in Greensbara, N. c., with residence at 2815 Sherwaad Street. Mr. and Mrs. Milan Lipensky '53, have a daughter naw, Melanie Sue, barn August 25, 1963. She has a brather, Milan Risser, who. is three years ald. The Lipenskys live in Margantawn, Pa., where the father is head mining engineer at the Grace Mine. Mr. and Mrs. Rabert F. Baschert, '62, annaunce the birth af their first child, Jeffrey Rabert, September 22, 1963. They reside at 2202 Narside Drive, Altan, Illinais. The father is a maintenance engineer at Laclede Steel Campany.

MINING - MET - M. E. - Sautheast Misso.uri lead mining and milling aperatians. Met. far research in mineral beneficiatian. Refer File No. . 78.

Mr. and Mrs . Gearge C. Andersan '63, have a family af faur with the additian of Lynne Gay, Octaber 5,1963. The ather children are Brent, 11, Jan 8, and Lance 5. The Andersans are naw residing in Andersan, Ind. Their address is 3110 West 53rd, Raute 3. Gearge is with General Matars Carparatian, Guide Lamp Divisian, as a mechanical engineer.

ENG INEERS - Manufacturing, Assistant Plant Manager, Design mining machinery, andJr. Sales, dieselengine . -

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Diane is naw twa years ald. The Hawks have a new hame at 31753 Hazel, Rackwaad, Mich. Ralph is a sectian supervisar, glycal department, ~an datte Chemicals Carparatian. Mr. and Mrs. Jan D. Steinbach '61, advised the alumni affice that a daughter, Whitney Lynn, arrived December 1, 1963. The father recently left the Shell Chemical Campany to. jain Ashland Oil & Refining Campany, Ashland, Kentucky, as pracess engineer. Their new address is 2302 Sharan Rd., Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Haward E. Meyer '62, 802 S. Willaw St., Effingham, Illinais, have their fi r s t daughter who. a r r i v e d April 20, 1963, to. jain James Lee, 5 years, and Michael Lawrence, age 2. Haward is with the Narge Divisian af Barg-Warner Carparatian as design engineer af damestic praducts . Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. White, Jr. '61 , have their first child, BrendaMarie, barn Octaber 11, 1963. Charles is a senita taal engineer with Baeing Campany, Seattle, Wash. Their address is 1221 S. W. 139th Street. Mr. and Mrs. E. Gearge Stevens '52, have a family af twa naw upan the arrival af Eric Jaseph, Octaber 9,1963. His sister Meghan Marie is 2lh years ald. The Stevens reside at 2811 Anchavy, San Pedro., Califarnia. The father is a seniar research engineer with N arth American Aviatian. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Niblack '63, welcamed Julie Ann, May 11, 1963, bringing the grand tatal to. twa and twa. They are naw living at 10324 St. Katherine, St. Ann, Missauri, and Glenn is emplayed at McDannell Aircraft Carparatian. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. King '60, annaunce the birth af Glenna Patricia, August 17 , 196 3. Their ather child, Brysan, is twa years ald. Glenn is with Valca Brass and Capper Ca., Kenilwarth, N. ]., as plant metallurgist. Their residence address is 206 Scherrer St., Cranfard, N.]. Mr. and Mrs . James G. Staley '61, are parents af Jeanette Lynn, barn July 9, 1963. The father is with the Zenith Radio. Carparatian, Chicago., Ill. They r eside at 125 Sauth 7th Avenue, Maywaad. 17

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Case '61, now have Leslie Elaine, born October 18, 1963. They are residents of Livermore, California, 577 Holmes Street. T he father is a staff engineer with the Sandia Co rporation. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Burris '62, rapidly began a family with the arrival of twin sons, Douglas Kent and Bradley Kirk, on August 4, 1963. Elmer is project engineer in the Western Kentucky Parkway and employed by R . B. Potashnick, general contractor, Cape Girardeau , Mo . T heir address is Luzerne Drive, Greenville, Kentucky. Mr : and Mrs. Robert Simpson '59, began their family September 29, 1963, upon the arrival of Edith Leigh. Bob is with the Missouri H ighway Department and they are res iding at 1900 N. Brucher, Cape Girardeau , Mo.

MARRIAGES Neel - Behle William Dean Neel '62 , and Miss Beverly Ruth Behle were married September 28, 1963, at the First Presbyterian Church , Ferguson, Mo. Thenewlyweds are living at 437 Marie Ave., Ferguson , Missouri. Mrs. Neel attended Washington U. and the bridegr oom is emp loyed at McDonnell Aircraft Corp., St. Lo uis , Mo .

Phillips are living at 200 Kiel Ave., East Peoria, Illinois. Moit - Skarzynsk i D aniel E. Moit '60 and Miss Patricia Skarzynski , of Chicago, Illinois, were married J une 8, 196 3. The groom is a development chemist for the Sherwin Williams Co . Their h ome is located at 273 East 148th St. , H arvey, Ill. McKinstry - Bohlken David G . McKinstry '5 7 and Mis s Marlene Bohlken were ma rried November 9,196 3, in Monticell o , Iowa. Dave is with Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., with headquarter s in St. Lo uis, Miss ouri. Their new h ome is at 843 5 Atherton , St. Lo uis 30 , Mo. Henning - Johnson William A. Henning '61 , and Miss Jean Carr oll Johnson were married in Fulton, Missouri, Augu st 21 , 196 3. They are n ow residing in Saginaw, Michigan, 4533 Colonial Drive, A-3. Bill is general foreman-melting in the Chevrolet, Saginaw Gray Iron Foundry.

DEATHS John E. Schultz '08 J ohn E. Schultz '08, died in Dallas, Texas. Particulars concerning his death have not been received at the Alumni Office.

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Gary Welch '62 and Miss Qwendolynn Mae Schlottach were married November 24, 1963, at the First Baptist Church in Rolla. The groom is employed by the St. Joseph Lead Co., in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The bride has been employed the past four years in the Alumn i Office at Washington Un iversity, St. Louis, Mo. The couple will be at h o me in Sewick ley, Pa., after December 1. Phillips - Roe Thomas E. Phillips '62 and Miss Judith R oeweremar riedJ un e29, 1963. The bride is from Pinckneyville, Illinois , a graduate of Wesleyan Co ll ege, Macon , G eor gia. Tom is a special representative in the sales development department Caterpillar Tract o r Co ., Peoria, Ill. The 18

Willard M. Benham '15 Willa:rd Miles Benham '15 , died October 10, 196 3, while examining a mine in the mountains along the Chihuahua frontier in Mexico. H e was 74 years old and an active engineer up tothemoment of his passing . He s pent the greater part of his life d oing geological work in Mexico. The last 20 years he was employed by the San Luis Mining Company, Tayolita, Dgo., Mexico. H is wife and two sons continue to live in Mexico on a small farm which he purchased for them shortly befo re his death. Kenneth A. Ellison '25 K enneth A. Ellison '25, a long-time oil operator and geologist died November 16 , 196 3, of a heart attack in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A native of La-

mar, Mo ., Ellison went to Oklahoma in 1934. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Supulpa, Okla., the American Association of Petroleum Geologists; the American and Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Associations; National O il Scouts and Landman's Association , and the Oklah oma Geological Society. He is survived by his widow , Bessie; a son, Clark of Oklahoma City, and a sister, Mrs. G. Ray Hoagland , of Oklahoma City. Interment was in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Tillman M. Patten '36 Tillman M. Patten '36, of 5731 East 2nd St. , T u cson , Arizona, died suddenly of a h eart ailment on April 3, 1963. After having served in the Navy and attending MSM, he worked for various organizatio n s in Breckenridge, Leadvi lle and Denver, Colorado, and in Ch icago, Ill. In 19 3B he went to the Gold Coast, West Africa where he was dredgemaster for the Bremang Gold Dredging Company. In 1940 he returned to the States and was associated with the Silas Mason Company of New York, and later the Snake River Mining Co . During World War II, he was with the Ordnance Department. In 1954 he joined the Hughes Aircraft Company in Tucson where he was industrial engineer at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, two daughters and twin sons and two grandchildren. Mrs. F. S. Elfred Mrs. F. Stillman Elfred , the wife of F. Stillman Elfred '17, died October 21 , 1963, at the St. Anthony's Hospital , Alton, Ill. Mrs. Elfred was 57 years old. John S. Cameron '97 J ohn S. Cam eron '97, 311 N o rth 12th Street, Henryette , Oklahoma, died November 3, 196 3. Harry C. Chamberlain 'OS Harry C. Chamberlain '05, 301 No rth Byers, J oplin , Missouri , died September 15 , 196 3. Mr. Chamberlain received his B. S. degree in Mining Engineering , in 1905, and was awarded his profeSSional de g r e e, Engineer of MSM Alumnus

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Carney C. Burr, a member of the 1900 football team, wrote to the Alumni Office inquiring if any members of the team are still living . He would appreciate hearing from them. They were Swede Olson, Pugh, Keenan, Hall, Smith, Prereis, Bowie, Rougele, Southgate, Reed, Gonzales and Burr. They were tutored by Coach Bland. They were victors over CBC, St. Louis; Drury; Was hington D.; and St. Louis D., and lost to Kirksville and Missouri D. Mr. Burr is 83 years o ld and resides at 1701 Kenwood, Austin , Texas.

John J. Doyle '15, died February 15 , 1963. He is survived by his widow, Pauline Barnes Doyle, residing at Rte 3, Box 193A, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Harry J. Kruse, Jr. '47

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Harry J. Kruse, J r." '47, died of a sudden heart attack October 6, 1963. He worked for the Missouri State Highway Department since 1947, and is in Who's Who in Engineering. He is survived by his widow and two children who live at 1209 Winston Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Ronald Mabrey '27, died in a Vicksburg, Mississippi, hospital August I, 1963, after an illness of one week. He lived in Vicksburg since 1937. He retired from the D. S. Waterways Experiment Station, Geology Branch, in September, 1962, after 27 years service. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Engineers Club, American Legion, Army-Navy Club and Christ Episcopal Church. Survivors are his widow, Ruth c., 1313 Division, Vicksburg; a daughter , Mrs. Edwin J. Taylor, of Jackson, Miss.; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Donovan, of Kirkwood, Mo ., Mrs. Victor Talley, of New York City, and Mrs . James Prins, of Marionville, Mo . Paul E. Whitesell '25

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Paul E. Whitesell '2 5, age 60, assistant district engineer for District I, of the Iowa Highway Commission, died Dec. 4, 1963, at the Mary Greeley Hospital, Ames, Iowa. He was born at Martinsville, Indiana, and received his B . S. degree in Mining Engineering. He joined the highway commission in the construction department in 1927, and was named assistant district engineer. He is survived by his widow, 1803 Roosevelt, Ames, Ia. ; a daughter, N aney; a son, Gary, and a sister, Mrs. Otho Young, of Martinsville. Greene Erskine '16

Greene Erskine '16, died November 30, 1963 . He is survived by his widow who resides at 1223 Ocean View, Pacific Grove, California. December 1963

1 908 Clyde R. Wood, at age 80, still enjoys his hunting and fishing. Hedoesn't brag much about his fishing prowess but is proud of his ability to get a deer every year. He is in good country for hunting. Clyde is retired and lives in Sheridan, Wyoming, 152 N . Brooks.

was appointed assistant general manager at Chino and general manager in' 1959. He is a member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical Engineers and served as president of the Southwest Mexico section in 1955 . He has also been actively associated with the New Mexico Mining Association and numerous civic and business organizations. He has two bachelor degrees from MSM; Metallurgy in 1920 and Mining in 1921. 1 922

Walker E. Case and wife recently returned from a vacation trip to the Panama Canal Zone and Florida. Walker is senior engineer with American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Kansas City, Missouri, with residence at 910 W . 85th Terrace. Thomas G. Weir , 1425 Rancho Road, Arcadia, California, is celebrating his 25th year with Joy Manufacturing Company.

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Riley M. Simrall has a change in address and he is now residing at 429 College Ave., Canon City, Colorado.

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P. D. Wilkinson, R.R. 4, Box 298, Terre Haute, Indiana, became Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Indiana State College, Terre Haute, August 1963. He spent 44 years teaching Chemistry and 29 years as head of the Chemistry Department, Indiana State College.

Karl A. "Gus" Schmidt attended his first homecoming this fall in 40 years. The next time he recommends a homecoming continuing for one week. He stated, "The school looked great an d the progress since 1923 is difficult to comprehend. Along with thewonderful weather and the rolling hills , not to mention the friendliness of faculty, students, and alumni made our visit one to always be remembered." Gus is Division Offshore Geologist for the Tidewater Oil Company, 735 Mellie Epperson Building, Houston, Texas.

1 920 E. A. Slover, general manager of Kennecott Copper Corporation's Chino Mines Division and an employee of the company for forty-one years, retired on October 1, 1963. Mr. Slover began his mining career with Kennecott at the copper company's Nevada operations in 1922. He was a mill operator and then moved to the Nevada Smelter. He became smelter superintendent in Nevada in 1928 . In 1939, he moved tothe Chino Mines Division in Hurley to start a new smelter and he became Chino 's first smelter superintendent. In 1953, he

193 0 Karl W. Kaveler returned from Korea in October after a sojourn there since May 1960. He was senior adviser to the Republic of Korea arsenal teaching the Koreans h ow to make amm unition. He is still residing at 914 McPherson, Alton, Illinois. Colonel Harry F. Kirkpatrick retired from the Army March 31, 1963. His assignment at the time of retirement was Chief of Staff, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. His residence address is 1608 South Fairway Terrace, Springfield, Mo. 19

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John S. Harris is now in charge of a newly-created business systems and planning staff department of Monsanto Chemical Company's Organic Chemicals Division, St. Louis, Missouri. He has been serving as its manager of economic planning.

R . F. Hippler is still covering the world as he has in previous years but due to the speed of travel, more time is found to be at home with his family . He is engineer-raw materials for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Chemical Division. His residence address is 847 Towercrest Drive, Pittsburgh 28, Pa.

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Arthur]. Hoeman , who retired from the Army in December 1962, is assistant engineer for Public Utilities of the State of California. His residence address is still Berkeley, 880 Keeler Avenue.

Donald C. Brand has entered the Louisville, Kentucky, to study for the Bachelor of Divinity degree. This degree requires a study program of at least three years beyond completion of undergraduate college training.

193 3 Virgil I. Dodson , of V. I. Dodson & Associates , Mattoon, Illinois , has been elected Vice President of the Illinois Association of Consulting Engin~ers. The term of office is from May 1, 1963 to April 30, 1964. Virgil and Mrs. Dodson returned for Homecoming and the 30th reunion of the 1933 Class. Ellen Woodman Doll received a Master of Arts degree from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, with a major in Counseling and Guidance. Ellen is now in the Mathematics Department, Woodrow Wilson J u n i 0 r High School, Charleston, W. Va., and resides at 814 Beech Ave., Charleston. Arthur ]. Williams, Jr. is Potentate of Karem Shrine Temple, Waco, Texas. Art is Secretary-Treasurer of Waco Memorial Park, cemetery devel6pment .

193 4 William R. Power has been appointed product manager - petroleum additives of the Amoco Chemicals Corporation's Amoco Chemicals petroleum additives marketing group. Mr. Powers has had more than 21 years experience in the oil industry. Before coming to Amoco, he was in the marketing department of Universal Oil Products Company, Houston, Texas. Prior to that, he held various research and manufacturing positions in Cities Service Company for more than 19 years. He is a member of the American Society for Testing Materials - Committee D-2A on Gasoline.

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Bill, his wife Bernice, and their five children live at 130 Fairlane Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois.

193 5 W.]. Campbell is manager in charge of construction on a $40 million paper mill for Crown Zellerback Co. The Tidewater Construction Corp., has the contract. His address is 4133 Chestnut St., Zachary, Louisiana.

William A. Hubbard was on the campus interviewing seniors in behalf of his employer Amoco Chemicals Corp. Also he was here in time to see his father, Assistant Dean Emeritus Noel Hubbard who was hospitalized with an appendectomy. Bill still resides in Evanston, Illinois, 2410 Harrison. Noel is out of the hospital and getting along fine. The old axiom, "You can't keep a good man down."

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H. T. Capelle, chief of Gas Utilizatio n, Shell Oil Company's Midland Area, b ecam e H o uston Area Gas manager effective November 1. Cappelle joined Shell in 1947 after graduating from

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Murray Schmidt has joined the Un imark Corporation of San Ramon, California, as sales engineer. He will be working with the new firm's electrostatic printing proces s, with emphasis on application of the process in the marking of ceramics and m etals. Prior to his new position, Schmidt was sales engineer with Kaisier Refractories in Oakland, California. He is secretary of the Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society for 1963, and next year will be General Chairman for the Pacific Coast Regional Convention of the ACS in San Francisco.

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MSM with a B. S. degree in Mining and Geology. After assignments inMidland , Houston and Tulsa Areas, he was made Division Production geologist of the Kansas Division in 1952 and Division Exploration engineer in the Midland Area in 1958. Following assignments in the Head Office and The Hague, Capelle returned to the Midland Area as a Staff Exploration engineer and was promoted to chief of Gas Utilization November 1, 1962. Marjorie P. Lewis, Ceramic Engineer, is now a homemaker. Her husband received his Ph . D . in Physics and is now working at California Research Corporation , Richmond , California. Their address is 1801 Brandon St., Oakland . Richard E. Cole and wife returned to the United States , in July, after one and one-half yea rs in India. Richard is with Reynolds Metals Co., and he has been reassignecl to the Massena, New York plant. Their Massena address is 48 Clarkson.

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Bill Harv ille, 604 Kirk Road , Apt. 33, Decatur , Georgia, entered the Columbia Theological Seminary, in Decatur , last September to study for a Bachelor of Divinity degree. He is now a student minister in the Presbyterian Church.

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John E. Stein was elected President of the British-American Employees Ass ociation for 1963. This requires directing and coordinating all employees activities concerning social events, fund drives for charities, special gifts, etc. He is assistant chief for British-American Oil Co., Box 749, Dallas, Texas. James N . Lambe has been promoted to the position of Smelter Superintendent American Smelting and Refining Company, Selby, California.

195 0 Roger A. Brooks is n ow with the engineering department of Monsanto Chemical Company's Inorganic Chemicals Division after serving with the E. L. Wyde Company in St. Louis , Mo. William F. Netzeband, Jr. is with American Machine Foundry and is res iding at 580 N. Holliston , Pasadena, California. Russell ]. Judah is supervisory engineer with Transcontinental Gas Pineline Corp., and now is engaged as suo pervising engineer on construction of cryogenic plant for storage of natural g as in liqu id state. His business address is 744 Broad Street, Neward, N.]. and res idence 3 Village Circle, Westfield , N.]. Clifford B. Underwood has been employed by The Dow Chemical Company's Rocky Flats Division near Denver, Colorado. The Rocky Flats Plant, which employs about 3,000 people, is

operated by Dow for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. It produces classified components for the AEC's nuclear weapons program. Prior to his employment with D ow, Mr. Underwood was employed by the Colorado School of Mines Research Foundation as a project engineer.

195 1 Stewart B . Tulloch, Jr., IS mtegration engineer at Aerospace , Huntsville, Alabama. He is with General Electric on this project. His address is 103 Strong Circle, Huntsville.

195 2 H . Chalmers Kerr , Jr. is with the U . S. Navy Electronics Laboratory as an electronics engineer in their Rand D department. His father, Homer C. Kerr ' 21 of Rolla, spent the last part of November with Chalmers and his mother in San Diego. Chalmers ' address is 5039 Milton St., San Diego 10, California. Chester D. Rhodes is plant superintendent for Texon, Inc., Holyoke, Mass . He, his wife and four children live at 2 Ruth Drive, Wilbraham, Mass.

1 953 Arthur R . Baumgardner visited the campus in October. This was the first time in ten years and he was amazed to see the changes . He has been " lost " in our alumni records and we haven't kept him posted. Arthur has his M.S . degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State and is now Special Program Engineer, Control Group , LawrenceRadiation Laboratory, U. of California, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. He, Dorothy and their three children , Arthur II , age 8; Brenda Dean, 6; and John Stephen, 2 years; reside at 405 Wallace, Las Vegas. Dorothy, nee Paulsell, is an alumna of the Registrar's Office. Thor Gjelsteen after making a three mineral survey of Australia for the Superior Oil Company, has joined the staff at the Colorado School of Mines Research Foundation. His residence address remains 3065 South Ingalls Way, Denver 27, Colorado . 21

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Captain Co nnelly Sanders, Jr. , is r es id ent engineer fo r the H o n o lulu District in charge of about $8 milli o n worth of military constructi o n of Schofi eld Barracks. He also ann o unces th e arr iva l of their fifth child ,Jennifer Lynn , born in Honolulu, January 1963. His address is Qtrs 835-D, Ft. Shafter, APO 958, San Francisco, Califo rnia.

J oe E. Gray is attending the Engineers Officer's Career Course at Ft. Belvoir, Va. H e is scheduled to attend the Army Aviation Safety Course at the Un iver sity of Southern Califo rnia the last of March then will report for duty with the 1 st Armored Division at Ft. H ood , Texas, the last of June. Presently hi s address is 1680B, Ft. Belvoir, Va.

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195 5 195 4 Gene H. Haertling is th e auth or of an imp ortant paper which ap pear s in the Novem ber iss ue of the American Ceram ic Society Bulletin. Haertling's paper is entitled "Hot Pressed Lead Z irco nate-Titanate-Stannate Ceramics." The American Ceramic Society is an international organization devoted to th e advancemen t of ceramic r esearch and production. Since the Soci ety's publicati ons are the main source of technical adva nces in the ceramic industry, the publication of this paper is a mark of excellence in the cerami c research for Haertling. He is a staff member of the Materials Research Division of Sandia Corp o rati on, Albuquerque, New Mexico . J ames C. Jones has b een appointed to the central engi n eerin g staff of Amoco Ch em icals Corp oration. James is a c ivil eng ineerin g graduate and was a member o f T au Beta Pi h onorary eng ineering frat ernity and several other campus o rga nizati on s whil e at MSM. Fro m 1954 to 1957 h e served in th e Civil Eng ineer ing Corps of the U.S. Navy and cur rently is a lieutenant in th e U . . Nava l Reserve. Jam es, his wife, Renee, and their tw o daughters, Rebecca Ann and Priscilla Jane, live in Highland , Indiana at 8420 Grace St. Richard]. Ham pel is in Mansfield , O hi o, wh ere h e has been r esiding for the past 18 m o nths . Prior to this the Hampels we r e in San Bernardin o, Califo rni a, fo r 6 yea r s and h e was with the C rane Com pany as plant eng ineer. He helped build a sa nitary ware plant ther e fo r Briggs Compan y. The Hampels h ave s ix ch ild ren, 5 boys and a g irl. Dick is with the Ingersall -Humphreys Divisio n o f B o rg Warner , in Man s field. H e is pl ant s uperinten dent. Their address is 6 17 Walnut Drive, No rth .

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J o hn W . Summers, civil engineer , with the Amoco Chemical Corporation , has been promoted to the central engin eering staff of Amoco . While atMSMhe p layed varsity football and was a member of Blue Key . John, his wife Patricia, and their daughter , Sarah Jane, live in Hammond , Indiana at 6718 Magoun Avenue.

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956 Floyd Stelzer, formelÂˇ staff engineer and acting deputy superviso r of the U. S. Geological Survey's Mid-Continent Regional Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been named deputy supervis or, filling a p osition that has been vacant fo r som e months . He was a petroleum engineering graduate and was with Phillips Petroleum Company before his employment with the U.S .G. S. in 1956 . Philip F. Teodori , who is withJ ohnsManville Products Corporation, is now in San Francisco, California, with their Concrete Specialties Department, Celite Division, 116 New Montgomery St. 1 957

James E. Stuesse has been promoted to Representative , H ycar Rubb er & Latex by B . F. Goodrich Chemical Company , Clev eland, Ohio. In his n ew pos iti on, he is responsible fo r Hycar sales in the central states , headquartering in St. Lo uis, Mo. Stuesse joined BFG Chemical as an Associate Engineer at the company's Avon Lake (Ohio) Development Center , being promoted [Q Engineer in 1959. In 1962 he was transferred to the Cleveland Office as a Prod uct Engineer in the Hycar nitrile rubber sales department, m oving up to Senior Pr oduct Engineer earlier this year. He is a m ember of the American Chemical Society and the Akron Rubber G r o up.

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195 8 Irving L. Spencer who is with the Ohio Malleable Division, Dayton Malleable Ir o n Co ., Columbus, Ohio, has been promoted from chief metallurgist to general superintendent effective October 1, 1963. His residence address is 3574 Kinlawn , Columbus . Earl Eugene Anspach received a Master 's degree in Electrical Engineering from the U. of Tennessee, August 1963. He is a research engineer with ARO, Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee . His address is 1607 Bel Aire Drive . Capt. John]. Schiermeier is a communications staff officer with the Defense Communications Agency in Washington, D .C. His residence address is 7600 Nancemond St., Springfield, Va . Lester H. Winter is now a registered profess ional engineer in the State of Illinois . He is a civil engineer with the Illinois Highway Department and lives at 6008 West Washington St., Belleville, Illinois.

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Brooks Martin Sharp received his Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, November 23rd. His the.sis topic was, "Solvent Extraction Study of the System Monazite Rare Earth NitratesNitric Acid-Water-Tributyl Phosphate." Charles S. Schneider, associate research engineer with The Boeing Co., was recently commissioned into the Kansas Air National Guard as 1st Lt., in a staff position in communications. The Schneiders are now in their new home at 520 Park Lane, Derby, Kansas.

1 960 Wilbur G. Regains has completed his second year of three years in the Bell Telephone Laboratories' Comm unication Development Training Program. He received a M. S. degree in MechaIl-

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Effmgham address is Highway 45 N . Chester W. Sturgeon has been appointed a staff engineer in Central ProCessor Development at International Business Machine's Space Guidance Center in Owego, N.Y. Sturgeon has been with IBM since 1960, and named associate engineer in 1960, and senior associate engineer in November 1962. He received his degree in Electrical Engineering and is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering societies. His Endicott, N.Y. address is 121 N. Adams Ave. 196 1

Nelson H . Noell is at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, to take a special aircraft maintenance course after which he will be assigned to that field. He was commissioned upon graduation from the Officers Training School November 5, 1963. Plans are also in the offing for marriage the last of December. The prospective bride is Miss Donna Lee Schasch, of St. Louis, Mo. She presently is employed at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Lt. Noell's address is Mail Room 9, Box 9207 A, Chanute AFB. Bruce G . Weetman has a change of address and it is 5237 Randolph St., Marrero, Louisiana.

196 2 2nd Lt. Thomas P. Van Doren , and his wife Lana, visited the Alumni Office in November enroute to Tom's first assignment after the Officer's Orientation Course at Ft. Belvoir, Va. His assignment is Hq. 53, USASA SOC, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. They will have quarte;s on the base. Lana was secretary in the Mechanics Department during Tom's last two years at MSM. Peter H. F. Maisch was inducted into the U.S. Army, November '62. Following his basic training he was assigned to Geodetic, Intelligence, Mapping, Research and Development Agency where he is doing development work on advanced electronic surveying equipment. Peter was married April 27 ,1963, in Rolla, to the former Marilyn D. James. He is now stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and the Maisch residence is

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at 3410 Van Dyke, Alexandria, Va. 2nd Lt. Rufus D. Johnson is now in Germany. His address is 964th Engr. Co mpany Maintenance, A. P. O. 40 3, New York, N.Y. A. Sousa-Ponza has comp leted h is Master of Applied Science degree at the University of Toronto. His address is in care of Gaspe Copper Mines, Ltd., Murdochville, P.Q., Canada.

at the U.S. Naval Applied Science Laboratory, Brooklyn, N .Y. His residence address is 22 Cedarwood Drive, Huntington Station, Long Island , New York.

After grad uation h e was em p loyed by the Department of Interior and entered the Army in September 1962.

Burton H. Kinsworthy, Jr. is on educational leave of absence from Westinghouse and he is attend ing Louisian a State University graduate school in Baton Rouge.

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Joe Sterrett was featured in a pam phlet recently published by the Naval Laboratories in California entitled, 'We Present Your 196 3 GlÂˇaduates." This pamphlet is used for recruiting prospective employees.

2d Lt. David L. Cox entered active duty with the Corps of Engineers, April 1963, after 11 weeks training at Ft. Belvoir, Va. In July 1963 , he was transferred overseas and is now platoon leader stationed at Augsberg, Germany. Prior to entering service he was employed by the Missouri State Highway Department. His address is Co. A., 3rd Engr. Bn. APO 112, New York, New York .

2nd Lt. John H. Roberts is now on active duty at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. His address is 41 Humphreys, Ft. Wood.

2d Lt. Gerald P. Rencehausen is on a 12 months to ur of duty with the Signal Corps a microwave officer in Saigon, So uth Vietnam. He is on leave of absence from the Ohio Bell Telephone Company . The Rencehausens have a new daug hter, S usan Gail, born Augu st 5,196 3. Billy Huff is a fi eld representative, inertial navigation , with the Autonetics D ivi sio n of North American Aviation. His work concerns the testing and operating the sh ips inertial navigati on system that is used o n b oa rd the Polaris s ubmar ines. Hi s present ass ignment is

Keith Honey is atthe Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California, as a member of the professional staff. Walter Mueller, Jr. mining engineer with Bethlehem Mines Corporation, is currently working in the Cambria Division on a one year training program, and will spend three months at each mine in the division. Hewill spend th ree months at the division engineer's office before he receives a permanent assignment. His address is Wilmore Road, R.D. 2, Ebensburg, Pa., and he would appreciated hearing from any of his class mates.

Kenneth C. Scott has been awarded the Ethyl Corporation grad uate resea-rch fellowship in chemical engineering at Louisiana State University for the 196364 academic year. He will receive a stipend of $2,100 for living expenses plus an all owance for tuition and fees. He is studying for his Ph. D. degree under the fell owship .

G lenn E. Stoner has received an International Nickel Company Fellowship for grad uate study at the U. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. His fellowship is s upported by an annual $8,400 fellow ship grant to the University by the IN C. Stoner received his M.S. d egree as well as his bachelor's degree hom MSM, and his graduate wo rk is in th e field of physical chemistry.

W illiam McKee is now a member of the professional staff of the Naval Miss le Center at Point Mu g u , California.

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2d Lt. R obert L. T idm ore is construction officer in the 44th Engr. Btn ., Po-Hang, Korea. His 13-month tour of d uty in Korea will end in March 1934.

Dale F. Fulcher is with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Com pa ny, Kansas City, Missouri. His residence address is 5825 Garfield, Kansas City, Mo.

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