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THIS ISSUE CHRISTMAS, 19%2 Homecoming Impressive Service Flag Presented to Tech Admiral Towers Pacific Air Chief Tech at Democratic Convention Alumni Board Named Alumni in the U. S. Army and Navy "Gold Star" Alumni Alumni in High Positions Geographical Directory—Sports
Home Coming Impressive Event Featured by the Home Coming luncheon ceremonies, decorated chapter houses, the Rambhn' Wreck contest; and concluding with the memorable victory of Tech over Alabama, on Saturday, November 14, the 1942 Home Coming was a great success in every way. The program at the largely attended Home Coming luncheon was most impressive. Mr. R. B. Wilby, President Georgia Tech Alumni Association, presided. He called upon Judge Frank A. Hooper, Jr., to present a Service Banner from the Alumni Association to the College, in tribute to and in honor of the Gold Star alumni and all other Georgia Tech men in the armed forces. Mr. Hooner's able presentation was followed by Dr. M. L. Brittain's very fine acceptance for the school; after which the entire body stood in silence in honor to all alumni who have died, both in the service and in all other walks of life. The Star Spangled Banner was then sung by the assemblage, while standing. Among the honor guests at the luncheon were members of the Pioneer Classes: of this group, those present were: Messrs. H. L. Smith, 1890, Dalton, Ga., the first person to receive a Georgia Tech diploma; J. D. Goldsmith, 1891, Atlanta; J. B. McCrary, 1891, Atlanta; A. R. Colcord. 1892, Atlanta; A. D. Black, 1892, Washington, D. C, a member of Tech's first football team; and Wm. "Mr. Billy" Van Houten, head of Foundries. Representative groups from the faculty, alumni, and student bodies, were also present, along with the reunion classes, the alumni in general, and their lovely wives, families, and dates.
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Alumni Association Presents Service Flag to Georgia Tech
Photo courtesy Atlanta Journal
Georgia Tech's great and impressive Home ComThe alumni who have given their lives in the ing on Saturday, November 14, was featured by the services shown by the gold stars that surround presentation of a service flag in honor of the Gold the total of those in blue, are: Lieut. Cargill Barnett, Star alumni and all other Tech men in the armed 1940; Lieut. Robert E. Beers, 1941; Lieut. Wm. T. forces. Sixteen alumni are represented in gold stars Bolton, 1941; Av. Cadet H. Burtz Boulware, 1935; on the flag and, now, one more is to be added; also, Lieut. C. Reynolds Clark, Jr., 1942; Lieut. H. C. since November first, over one hundred blue stars Chandler, 1942; Lieut. Paul D. Cunningham, Jr., 1941; Capt. L. C. English, U.S.N., 1915; Lieut. Edgar are to be included with the 1176. D. Ferrell, 1938; Lieut. J. J. Fields, 1942; Av. Cadet Shown at the presentation from left to right, are: John D. Finn, 1942; Capt. R. G. Getzen, 1926; EnColonel R. W. Collins, Commandant Tech Army sign W. H. James, 1938; Ensign R. H. McKown, R.O.T.C., R. B. Wilby, 1908, President Georgia Tech 1937; Ensign Joseph B. Stubbins, 1940; and Lieut. Alumni Association, Dr. M. L. Brittain, President W. H. Wilson, 1940. Lieut. H. W. Bope, 1942, is now Georgia Tech; Frank A. Hooper, Jr., 1916, who made to be included. Many blue star alumni are also to the presentation for the alumni, and Captain J. V. be added; the records on all of whom are being comBabcock, U.S.N., Commandant Tech Naval R.O.T.C. piled in the Georgia Tech Alumni office.
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Some Early Tech History
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Tech Crads Meet in Pacific
According to Lieutenant (j.g.) Edward S. Parks, By H. D. Cutter, 1892. the Pacific Ocean is literally "full" of former Tech Some time ago I had a conversation with Mr. men. In Atlanta recently for a week's leave from Eugene Anderson in regard to an article he had submarine duty, Lt. Parks relates how he ran into written in the Macon Telegraph, in which con- Dean Spratlin and Frank Allcorn, Tech men of a few siderable mention was made of George Crawford, years back. Dean Spratlin, Lt. Parks relates, is also one of the first graduates of Tech. In this article he a member of a submarine crew of the Pacific fleet. Having graduated from Tech in June, 1941, Lt. told of what strides George Crawford had made. It reminded me so much of my first days at Tech that Parks immediately entered submarine duty. His last it inspired me to write this brief sketch of my days leave, until the present one, occurred in October, 1941. Since then, Lt. Parks has seen plenty of action. spent there. One September morn, 1888, found me knocking at "Although you wouldn't call it fighting," he relates, the front door of Tech for admittance. This was the "we would just sneak up on a ship and let 'er first day that Tech was opened to the prospective have it." As to life on a submarine, Lt. Parks claims that student body of Georgia to have a technical educaa submarine is a good berth to be in, despite the tion, (a most memorable occasion for me). Col. N. E. Harris of Macon, had worked long and fact that people imagine there's hardly room to hard to have such a school established. When the stand up straight. Good quarters and off-duty card Legislature passed the act creating this school, a games keep the morale of the sailors in A-l conBoard of Commissioners was appointed in control dition. It was decided to offer the cities of the state an opportunity to have this school located in or Registrar Reports Large Attendance The registrar's office announced recently that near one of them. It depended largely upon the best offer of financial support, taking into consideration there were approximately 2500 students in school a central location. Atlanta was selected, and if I for the fall semester, an increase of about 900 over remember correctly Mr. Richard Peters donated the the number enrolled during the summer. Included in this number were 350 co-ops of secland consisting of approximately nine acres on tion II, the group in school now. In section I, those which the school was located. I had spent the year before at old Emory College who are on the job, are 291 men, who are not ofat Oxford, after graduating from the Boys High ficially enrolled for the fall term. The return to school of 413 students, who had School in Macon. Dr. I. S. Hopkins was president of Emory at that time. He had cherished the hope dropped out in June to work during the four sumof establishing a technological school and had a mer months, helped to swell the registration figure. comparatively small technical school in a building Entering for this term were 384 regular freshmen. The registrar further stated that the percentage adjoining Seney Hall at Emory. Dr. Hopkins in the meantime was elected Presi- of out-of-state students would probably be about the same as in previous years. dent of Tech, and accepted the offer. My father, while a great Methodist, was then a building contractor and wanted me to have a techni- Alumni Board Members Announced cal training. I had a cousin, Albert Ayers, who was With the addition of Mr. G. M. Phillips, 1919, the a civil engineer and I had often heard them say that alumni board members remain practically the same he made $20.00 per day so this naturally appealed as they were during Mr. R. B. Wilby's first term as President of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Asto me, and I went to Tech. The commission was composed of: N. E. Harris, sociation. The following prominent alumni have been reChairman; Sam M. Innan, O. S. Porter, E. R. Hodgappointed to the executive board: C. L. Emerson, son, and Columbus Heard. Mr. Porter was chairman, he was the father of '08; F. A. Hooper, Jr., '16; F. H. Neely, '04; W. A. Jim and John Porter and another son who was at Parker, '19; and Albert H. Staton, '22. G. M. Phillips, Tech, but my recollection is that he was neither '19, new appointee, as stated. These gentlemen, with the recently announced officers of the Alumni AsJim nor John. In the act creating the school each county was to sociation, will comprise the executive board of the be awarded a scholarship for each representative in organization. the House of Representatives. The examinations or not properly held. were held by the superintendent or their repreThere was no such thing at Tech with credits sentatives of the schools. at other schools but each student must be reThe examinations were held in Bibb County at the examined and pass on his merits. There were about Boys High School by Professor C. B. Chapman, 150 to 200 who took this examination for adprincipal of the school. My recollection is that there mittance. The classes at that time were called apwere some seven or eight who took the examina- prentice, junior, middle and senior. I believe that tion, among them were Howard Newman and myself. Captain Hall brought this idea from West Point In due time I was notified that I was awarded a when he graduated. About 150 were admitted to the scholarship. When the prospective students appeared Apprentice class. There were two who took examion this first mentioned day we were all ordered into nation and were passed to entry into the Middle Chapel and given another examination. It seemed class. One was Henry Smith, now of Dalton, Ga. The that the first examination was a preliminary, and other man was George Crawford, from Baldwin on its face it looked as though they might have sus- county. I saw him at the reunion of the "Tech picioned that the first examination was not enough (Continued on Page 28)
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Coach Alexander Recovering Rapidly
Admiral Towers Pacific Air Head
Head Coach W. A. Alexander was ordered to his bed for two weeks, at least, by his physicians, following the Tech-Duke game in Durham on October 31. The beloved mentor knows how to obey orders as well as how to give them and, as a grand result, he is now back with his squad assisting with the direction of the " B " team for the assaults of the latter against the varsity, prior to the Florida and Georgia games. Coach Alexander emphasized that he exercised no remote control of the team in its victorious games against Kentucky and Alabama, and he again plans to leave Assistant Coach Bobby Dodd in full charge of the team through the present scheduled season, in accordance with recent announcements. Coach Bobby Dodd handled the Yellow Jackets brilliantly against Kentucky and Alabama and is being given the fullest co-operation of Coach Alexander and all the players. "I am confident Dodd can do a good job," Coach Alexander was quoted, "it's his team from now on." The team has been playing hard "heads-up" football for their great Coaches Alexander and Dodd and for their excellent line coach, Professor Miller of the Georgia Tech faculty, as well as for the entire staff. It has gone through a terrific schedule winning all, to date, in succession from Auburn, Notre Dame, Chattanooga, Davidson, Duke, Kentucky, Alabama and with more victories to come. A brilliant record for the team and the coaches.
Admiral John H. Towers of Rome, Georgia, was appointed Vice Admiral in command of the Pacific Fleet Air Forces, during September. This is belated news, as the announcement was made public while the September-October issue of the ALUMNUS was in the mails; however, the information is most gratifying and it makes good news at any time. Admiral Towers, an honor student at Georgia Tech in 1901, was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1902 by Congressman Maddox, now deceased, of Rome, Georgia, and the Admiral was graduated from the Academy in 1906. A world-prominent pioneer flyer, he has had his narrow escapes and he has had serious obstacles to overcome; but he kept everlastingly at his objective and now the world knows, somewhat late, what he and his group of pioneer friends knew and loyally visualized years ago, even before the time that he received his orders in 1911 to report to Glenn H. Curtis at Hammondsport, N. Y., for flight instruction. Admiral Towers was one of the first three naval officers assigned to aviation duty. The Navy calls him its "Aviator No. 1." He organized and commanded the unit of NC Flying Boats which made the first transatlantic flight in 1919. He commanded the Navy's first aircraft carrierâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Langleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and later the Saratoga, and he was Chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, in Washington, D. C, at the time he was appointed to his present command.
Tech "Rambled" at Convention Governor Elect Ellis Arnall was escorted to the platform for his official nomination to the strains of "Ramblin' Wreck," at the State Democratic Convention in Macon on October 7. "Glory to Old Georgia" was played while the escorting committee was assembling, and the band went into good old "Ramblin' Wreck" as the Governor Elect and his escorts approached and took their seats. Both songs were received with great applause as certainly they deserved to be, for their respective students and alumni, together with those of the other branches, worked, contributed, and otherwise greatly assisted in the election of Ellis Arnall. This work was gratefully acknowledged from the platform by the Governor-elect. A large delegation of Tech alumni from all over the state represented Georgia Tech as Arnall delegates ; among those from Atlanta were: C. L. Emerson, Frank A. Hooper, R. J. Thiesen, George T. Marchmont and Frank M. Spratlin.
Co-Op Head Takes War Post Although Georgia Tech will greatly miss Professor J. E. McDaniel, former head of the Co-Operative Department, we shall still have the benefit of his advice. He left Tech July 1 to take up his new duties as director of manpower training in six Southern states. He has not cut all connections with Tech, however, as he will still act in an advisory capacity. Professor McDaniel graduated from Erskine College in 1909; Columbia University in 1914; and the University of Berlin in 1919. He obtained the A.B., A.M., and LL.B. degrees.
The Squad Name E. J . Jordan J . E. Lance..... W. W. Logan J . A. Helms T. G. Anderson Sterling Eaves R. L. Slaten A. E. Ryckeley H. B. Hardy E. E. Leonard George Manning J . R. Bell R. O. Lowrey H. R. Smith M. C West J.P.Jordan. H. K. Morrow..... F. R. Beall R. M. Lamb W. P . West. J . W. Henry B. P . Morgan... J . A. Marshall M. O. Richter P . F. Page J. W. Crawford..... Wilbur Stein A. J. Faulkner James Kuhn C L. Rabun R. A. Plaster..R. O. Dodd A. A. McDonald J . K. Hancock J . K. Luck A. I. Berman R. W. Sheldon E. S. Prokop W. P . McHugh D. C. Eldredge. -
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Home Town Anniston, Ala. Morristown, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Charlotte, N. C. Mount Hope, W, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Thomaston, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Albany, Ga. Kingsport. Tenn. Gallatin, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Dormont, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Chattanooga, Tenn. Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Athens, Ala. Laconia, N. H. Americus, Ga. Elizabeth, N. J . Jacksonville, Fla. E. Beckley, W. Va. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Hinton, W. Va. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Americus, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Cleveland, Ohio Orrville, Ala. Miami, Fla.
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Some Early History of Pioneers" about five years ago. When I saw him he was in the best of spirits, and I thought he would have lived 20 years more. He worked his way up from some position with the Alabama Coal and Iron Co. and was then President of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co., at a salary of $50,000.00 per year. He has since died. Both of these men, I understood, were college graduates at the time they entered Tech, but as I stated, diplomas and degrees had no weight with Dr. Hopkins. They must have been well over twenty years of age at entrance. There were about 13 to 15 who took examination for entrance to the Junior class, some of whom I recall were: J. B. McCrary, Jim Moore, Will Glenn, DeGive, Elsas, Pritchet, Jones, and Goldsmith. Each one of these was required to take the preliminary examination for entrance. Those who were candidates for Junior and Middle class had to take a third examination. As I said before, "Dr. Hopkins was President of Emory at that time and held the chair of Metaphysics at Emory." His nick-names were "Old Hop" and also "Big Ike." I remember how shocked I was to hear a student call a man of the dignity of Dr. Hopkins by any such names, but it was generally current on the campus. Lyman Hall was Professor of Mathematics and naturally it fell in line with surveying and Civil Engineering. I doubt if there was a better informed mathematician in the country, he being a West Point man. He knew his texts so well that he could tell you the page on which any subject was, in either Geometry, Trig, Analytic, or Differential and Integral Calculus. The only fault I found with Captain Hall was he thought every little country boy should know about as much as he did. Captain Hall was at different times Captain of the Atlanta Rifles and the Gate City Guards. Although Captain Hall was an expert drill master, both of these companies at different times were in competitive drills at several places throughout the country they seemed never able to take first honor over the Southern Cadets of Macon. Captain Hoff Simms was Captain of this noted Company. Head of the Chemistry Department was Dr. W. H. Emerson, father of Cherry Emerson who was just a chap when I was at Tech, and who later went to Tech and graduated there. Dr. Emerson was an Annapolis man, he was called the "Commodore" and held the Chair of Chemistry. I remember there was a cyanide experiment that he told us had to be just so in doing and he would not allow the boys to perform this experiment, but he was to do it before the class. To our amazement, it blew up when he performed it, but only minor damage was done. Dr. Charles Lane held the Chair of English; he was a very witty man and had made quite a reputation as a comic lecturer. He nearly always told some joke in class unless his ardor was dampened by the failure of quite a few to drink in the day's lesson. In telling his jokes he naturally forgot what class he had told certain jokes to and often repeated them. The boys made a plot that if he told a certain stale joke we would not crack a smile, when lo and behold, this was the very one he told. The boys all sat there like dummies; naturally,
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Georgia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Cont'd.) he was furious. On another occasion Captain Hall had our class and was so enthused with the subject that he held the class five minutes after the bell rang. We were due then in the English class; before Captain Hall dismissed the class Professor Lane entered the room and told Captain Hall that this was his period and he wanted his class dismissed. A subject came up in Professor Lane's class at one time in regard to a certain house that was located on West Peachtree. While Architecture was not a part of the English course, it consists of many branches. I had often noticed this house, it was what you might call an architectural monstrosity; but I suppose the young architect who designed it thought at that time it was his masterpiece. Professor Lane said it looked like a cross between a two story chicken house and a windmill. Professor Shepherd taught Math and Drawing, free hand, as well as mechanical drawing. Professor Coon, a Cornell man, called "Uncle Si" or "Si Coon," taught Mechanics and Kinematics. Mr. Higgins from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was superintendent of Shops and was rated as a professor of the faculty. Later Frank Spain was made assistant professor of Math. Professor Coon brought Professor Oviat from Cornell to teach Math and Drawing. In addition to these, we had other men in the shop who were rated as foremen and instructors. Mr. Duncan was foreman of the machine shop, John Toy was instructor, Tom Jones, whom Dr. Hopkins brought from Emory, was foreman of the wood shop. Mr. Jones in addition to being an expert wood worker was a good violinist and made several very fine violins. Grimes was an instructor. Buzzell was foreman of the foundry and Billy Van Houten was instructor. Billy was afterwards made foreman and I believe he is still with you. The boys, since Billy has grown older in the service, I believe, dub him Uncle Billy. Horace Thompson was also at Emory and Dr. Hopkins brought him along and put him in charge of the blacksmith shop. No, we did not make horse shoes, nor did we shoe a horse, but we made bolts and more bolts. Later Mr. Higgins sent a young and inexperienced man as superintendent of the shops or as his assistant in his absence. The boys took a dislike to him and a group of students one night assembled on the campus and derided him. I knew nothing of this episode until the next morning and this was also true of the vast majority of the students, but it came near breaking up the school. During the second year of Tech it was found that so many students applied for admission who were not prepared for the apprentice class, that the faculty decided to establish a sub-apprentice class, and put a redhead in charge, whose name was West and they called him "Pinky." It was a motley looking lot of boys that entered Tech during those days, some had bright red socks with green ties, a great many had trousers that were like the character in the "Deestrick Skule" had trousers "sorter long and sorter short"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;but most of these were real Georgia boys or Georgia Crackers if you will, and many of them have made fine men and have been a credit to our great state as well as to Tech. (To be continued)
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Alumni Mention Eldridge H. Arrington, B.S. in E.E. 1913, is Lub. Oil co-ordinator for the West India Oil Company of South America. He resides in Havana, Cuba. Samuel Perry Belsinger, class of 1904, is President of Belsinger Incorporated, in Atlanta, Georgia. Joel H. Berry, B.S. in E.E. 1913, is Superintendent of the Electric Department of the Virginia Electric and Power Co., Norfolk, Va. Eustace Emmett Bishop, B.S.C. in 1933, is Manager of the Insurance Casualty Department for Haas and Dodd, in Atlanta, Georgia. Hendley Napier Blackmon, B.S. in E.E. class of 1925, is Manager of Editorial Service, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. Spencer W. Boyd, B.S. in E.E. 1926, is a Partner in Newcomb and Boyd Company, Atlanta, Ga. Morris M. Bryan, B.S. in T.E. 1913, is President and Treasurer of the Jefferson Mills in Jefferson, Ga. Francisco Castano, B.S. in E.E. class of 1930, is Assistant Manager of General Electric, S. A., Apartado No. 139, Monterrey, N. L. James Edward Cliatt, Jr., class of 1929, is Salesmanager of the Palmetto Lumber Salvo Company, Spartanburg, S. C. Richard Miles Dillard, B.C.S. 1926, is a Certified Public Accountant in Gainesville, Ga. C. L. R. Dougherty, class of 1932, is Personnel Director, Union Bag and Paper Corporation in Savannah, Ga. John D. Earle, Jr., B.S. in Ch. 1938, is Assistant General Manager of the Earle-Chesterfield Mill Company in Asheville, N. C. Edward E. Elmer, class of 1914, is Manager and Owner of the Mississippi Testing Laboratories, Jackson, Miss. Hoyt Brown Evans, B.S. in E.E. class of 1908, is President of the Eastern Printing Corporation, New York, N. Y. Prentiss E. Findlay, Jr., T.E. class of 1927, is General Superintendent of the Porterdale Mills, Porterdale, Ga. Charles F. Greene, B.S. Ceramic Engineering 1929, is General Superintendent of Atlantic Refractories Company in Carrs, Ga. Nathan Jones Green, B.S. in E.E. 1930, is Chief Electrical Engineer of the National Electric Coil Company, Columbus, Ohio. Malcolm D. Girardeau, class of 1923, is Superintendent of the Baroid Sales Division, National Lead Company, Potosi, Missouri. William Floyd Hamilton, B.S. in G.E. 1926, is the Chief Engineer for the Ensign Bickford Company in Simsbury, Conn. Christopher F. Hammond, Jr., B.S. in M.E. 1934, is Vice President of the Steel Products Company, Incorporated in Savannah, Ga. Albert J. Hill, class of 1932, is General Factory Superintendent for the Azucarera Boca Chica Company in Trujillo, Dominican Republic, West Indies. Frank W. Hulse, class of 1934, is President of the Southern Aviation Training School, Decatur, Ala. Charles P. Hunter, Jr., B.S. in General Science
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Dr. Pratt Succumbs to Illness Dr. Nathaniel Palmer Pratt, widely known chemical engineer, founder of the N. P. Pratt Laboratory for Analytical and Technical Chemistry and onetime president of Georgia Tech, died Sunday, November 16, at a private hospital. Dr. Pratt was 84 years old. He lived at 747 East College avenue, Decatur, Ga. He discovered the Pratt process for manufacturing sulfuric acid in 1895, which was widely employed by the United States and British governments in munitions plants during World War I. In recognition of his scientific achievements, the honorary degree of doctor of science was conferred upon him by Oglethorpe University in 1923 and that of LL.D. by the University of Georgia in the same year. Upon the resignation of Dr. K. G. Matheson, in 1922, Dr. Pratt was made president of the Georgia School of Technology. He served at that post for four months until the appointment of Dr. M. L. Brittain. He was for many years a member of the board of trustees and was made chairman of the board's executive committee in 1914. 1927, is Secretary and Treasurer of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Des Moines, Iowa. Warren Irvin, B.S. in M.E. 1918, is District Manager of the Wilby-Kincey Theatres in Columbia, S. C. John A. McFarlane, B.S.C. 1934, is Manager of the New York office of the Southern Mills Incorporated. Donald M. McRae, B.S. in M.E. 1940, is Sales Engineer for Rittelmeyer and Company, Atlanta, Ga. Harold Edward Montag, B.S. in M.E. 1918, is Executive Vice President of the Montag Brothers Incorporated, Atlanta, Ga. Robert S. Neblett, B.S. in E.E. 1923, is Assistant Manager of the Turbine Division, General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Lester Nolan, M.E. 1940, is a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. In March he was in South Africa. His address is A.P.O. No. 886, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Irwin Lamar Partee, B.S. in C.E. 1926, is owner of I. L. Partee Engineering Company, Atlanta, Ga. Warren R. Pollard, B.S, in E.E. 1920, is Manager of Transportation for the Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, Ga. Charles Pratt Rather, B.S. in C.E. 1923, is President of the Southern Natural Gas Company in Birmingham, Ala. Edwin W. Robinson, B.C.S. 1921, is North Alabama District Traffic Manager Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Birmingham, Ala. William A. L. Sibley, B.S. in T.E. 1923, Vice President and Treasurer of the Monarch Mills in Union, S. C. Charles H. Strong, B.S. in M.E. 1904, is Manager of Production for the Brecon Loading Company, Talladega, Ala. John A. Wayt, C.E. class of 1920, is Vice President of the American Bakeries Company, Atlanta, Ga.
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Weddings and Engagements AUSTIN-JOHNSTON
ALSTON-LEWIS
Miss Ann Louise Austin recently became betrothed to Captain Donald Chapman Johnston. The wedding took place November 21, 1942. Captain Johnston graduated from Georgia Tech in 1937 with a B.S. degree in T.E.
Engaging sincere interest is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Frances Berry Alston, to Ensign Jesse Mead Lewis. Ensign Lewis graduated from Georgia Tech in 1927 with a B.S. degree in 'M.E.
BRASWELL-TRAMMELL
On October 27, 1942, Miss Beverly Anne Braswell became the bride of Ensign Richard J. Trammell. Ensign Trammell graduated from Tech in 1942, receiving a B.S. degree in M.E.
BLACK-BERRY
Prominent among early autumn betrothals is that of Miss Anne Phinizy Black, to Ensign David Randolph Berry. Ensign Berry graduated from Tech in 1941 when he received a B.S. degree in M.E.
CAPOSSELA-MURPHY
BOSWELL-TYSON
Miss Tina Mary Capossela recently became engaged to Mr. William Wrigley Murphy. Mr. Murphy attended Georgia Tech.
On August 30, 1942 Miss Georgia Neal Boswell became the bride of Lieutenant W. L. Tyson, U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Tyson received his B.S. degree in 1936.
COBB-PUTNAM
Recently Miss Frances Truman Cobb became the bride of Captain Edward Hart Putnam. Captain Putnam graduated from Georgia Tech. DUNCAN-CROUCH
Announcement was recently made of the engagement of Miss Mary Kathleen Duncan to Lieutenant Robert Otis Crouch. Lieutenant Crouch received a B.S. degree in C.E. from Tech. FOLK-HAWKINS
On May 9, 1942, Miss Doris Elois Folk became the bride of Captain H. Marion Hawkins. Captain Hawkins received a B.S. degree in Ch.E. in 1922. GEOHEGAN-WAITE
Recently the announcement of the betrothal of Miss Elise Geohegan to Sergeant Charles T. Waite was made. Sergeant Waite graduated from Tech in 1940 receiving a B.S. degree in E.E.. HILL-ROUNTREE
Of widespread interest is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Mary Octavia Hill to Lieutenant Walter J. Rountree, Jr. Lieutenant Rountree received a B.S. degree in T.E. in the class of 1939. ISRAEL-ROSENBERG
The engagement of Miss Phylis Jane Israel to Lieutenant L. Joseph Rosenberg was recently announced. Lieutenant Rosenberg graduated from Tech in 1939, receiving a B.S. degree in I.M. JOHNSON-COURTNEY
On September 26, 1942, Miss Boba Dilla Johnson became the bride of Lieutenant John George Courtney, Jr. Lieutenant Courtney received a B.S. degree in Ch.E. in 1938. JONES-MASINGILL
Of widespread interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Annie Merle Jones to Mr. John Henry Masingill, Jr. Mr. Masingill is a graduate of Georgia Tech. STAFFORD-LAMB
Miss Eleanor Stafford and Mr. Hal William Lamb, Jr. were recently married. Mr. Hal William Lamb received a B.S. degree in I. M. in 1942. STRATTON-CHAMBERS
On October 1, 1942, Miss Mary Wright Stratton became the bride of Lieutenant James Edwin Chambers. Lieutenant Chambers graduated from Georgia Tech. WEATHERS-COOPER
The engagement of Miss Dorothy Kent Weathers to Lieutenant William H. Cooper was recently announced. Lieutenant Cooper graduated from Tech in 1942, receiving a B.S. degree in M.E.
BROOKS-GARNER
On October 22, 1942, Miss Mary Zoretta Brooks became the bride of Mr. Thomas Edwin Garner. Mr. Garner graduated from Tech in 1941, receiving a degree in Architecture. BROWN-MILLER
Paramount social interest centers in the announcement of the marriage of Miss Martha Peek Brown to Mr. Eugene Kearfott Miller, Jr. Mr. Miller received his B.S. degree in M.E. in 1939. BRYANT-FEAGLE
Miss Ada Bryant became the bride of Ensign James Marion Feagle, Jr. Ensign Feagle received his B.S. in C.E. in 1938. CHASE-GIBSON
On October 31, 1942 Miss Alice Chase became the bride of Mr. Sam T. Gibson. Mr. Gibson graduated in 1936 receiving his B.S. degree in Ch.E. JETT-JONES
Miss Ann Searcy Jett became the bride of Captain Philip Markle Jones on August 8, 1942. Captain Jones graduated from Tech in 1934 receiving a B.S. in E.E. JONES-SWINDELL
A marriage of interest was that of Miss Marilyn Cecil Jones and Lieutenant William A. Swindell which was solemnized on September 6. MAGILL-ROBERTSON
On August 26, 1942 Miss Dorothy Ann Magill became the bride of Ensign Gay A. Robertson. Ensign Robertson graduated from Tech in 1942, receiving a B.S. degree in E.E. MALONE-MARTAIN
Attracting sincere interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Josephine Malone to Mr. John McKenzie Martain. Mr. Martain received a B.S. degree in M.E. in 1934. RAMSPECK-EIDSON
Attracting widespread interest is the betrothal of Miss Ann Ramspeck to Mr. William Blanchard Eidson. Mr. Eidson graduated from Tech in 1941 receiving a B.S. degree in C.E. STOCKTON-FERGUSON
On November 7, 1942, Miss Bobbie Dell Stockton was married to Lieutenant Roy W. Ferguson. Lieutenant Ferguson received a B.S. in G.E. in 1941. STRICKLAND-EUBANKS
On July 18, 1942, Miss Virginia Strickland became the bride of Lieutenant George R. Eubanks. Lieutenant Eubanks received a B.S. degree from Georgia Tech.
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"Cold Star" Alumni Lieutenant C. Reynolds Clark, Jr., 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Clark, of 107 Park Place, Decatur, who was commissioned August 27, in the Army Air Corps, lost his life when the small pursuit plane he was piloting crashed into San Francisco bay, on September 18. Lieutenant Clark graduated from Decatur Boys' High school, and had two years to his credit at Georgia Tech, as a member of the class of 1942, when he entered the Air Corps last January, after attending the Ryan School of Aeronautics. Unable to come home on furlough, Lieutenant Clark had requested his mother to visit him at his new station at Hamilton Field, and was en route to San Francisco when news of his death reached his home. Lieutenant Clark's father, C. Reynolds Clark, Sr., is a 1910 chemical engineering graduate of Georgia Tech and holds an important state position. In announcing the fatal crash, army officials said Lieutenant Clark apparently was attempting to make a landing. Lieutenant Paul Dobbins Cunningham, Jr., 24, of 1262 Euclid Avenue, N. E., Atlanta, was killed with 10 other soldiers in the crash of a bomber in New Mexico Saturday, Nov. 7. Lieutenant Cunningham was the pilot. The crash occurred near Des Moines, N. M. Lieutenant Cunningham had attended Georgia Tech in the class of 1941. He enlisted in the Air Force in May, 1940. He had been in Hawaii just after the Battle of Midway. More recently he had piloted a bomber to Candler Field, visiting Atlanta for two days. Surviving are his father, maintenance superintendent for Georgia Power Company; mother, and a brother, Jimmy 14. Captain L. C English, 1915, U.S.N., Supply Corps, died in April, according to recent information, while in service, at the Naval Training Station, at Great Lakes, 111. Captain Rupert G. Getzen, 1926, member of a prominent Jackson County family, died Saturday, Oct. 3, at Camp Dix, N. J., after an illness of two weeks. Captain Getzen was a native of Pendergrass, Ga., a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Getzen. A graduate of Georgia Tech, and being a reserve officer he was called into service about a year ago, and was connected with the ordnance department of the Army. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a son, Rupert G. Getzen, Jr., of Pleasant Ridge, Mich., and two brothers, both of whom are also in the armed forces, Major J. E. Getzen, of Birmingham, Ala., and Ensign Robert G. Getzen, of Boston, Mass. Lieutenant Harold W. Hope, 22, of 922 Amsterdam Avenue, N. E., Atlanta, Ga., lost his life Sunday night, Nov. 15, when the plane in which he was bombardier crashed after missing its landing field at Columbia, S. C. A graduate of Boys' High School, Lieutenant Hope attended Georgia Tech before entering the Army Air Corps in February, 1942. He had been a lieutenant in the Georgia State Guard and was a C. E. Co-op student of the class of 1943. He received his flight training at Roswell, N. M.,
Death! POUND
Mr. Murphey Pound died on August 16, 1942, in Columbus, Georgia. Mr. Pound graduated from Tech in 1914, receiving a B.S. degree in E.E. A former star athlete at Georgia Tech, Mr. Pound was president of the Murphey Pound Construction Company of Columbus. STANFORD
On October 16, 1942, Mr. Harwood McC. Stanford, Jr. was drowned while fishing at Fort Everglades, Florida. Mr. Stanford was a Tech graduate. TIDWELL
On September 8, 1942, Mr. William D. Tidwell died. Mr. Tidwell graduated from Georgia Tech in 1893. Cold Star Alumni-(Cont'd.) and at Tampa, Fla., and won his wings in October. At the time of the crash he was stationed at the air base at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Army officials reported that all members of the crew were killed in the accident. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hope, of Atlanta; a brother, Cadet Eugene Hope, of the United States Navy, and a sister, Mrs. Frank R. Fling, of Atlanta. The death of Lieutenant Hope makes the seventeenth Georgia Tech alumnus, as of record in the alumni office, who has given his life in glory and honor in the services of the United States. Second Lieutenant William H. Wilson III, Army Air Corps fighter pilot and prominent Georgia Tech M.E., 1940, was killed on the night of August 22 when the P-38 army plane he was flying crashed near Lake Washington in the state of Washington. Lieutenant Wilson was stationed with the Fourth Fighter Command at McCord Field in Washington at the time of the crash. He was commissioned several months ago and was expecting to see overseas duty sometime soon. Lieutenant Wilson entered Tech in 1936 and was soon an outstanding member of the track team. He studied Mechanical Engineering, and was a member of the Oil Can Club, the Yellow Jacket staff, and Pi Delta Epsilon journalistic society. He was also a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. Upon his graduation, he became a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He made an exceptional record when he was training for his wings shortly after he had received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1940 from Georgia Tech. He first entered a civilian pilot training course at Lovell Field, and was accepted by the Army Air Corps in September, 1941, and received his primary training at Gainer Field, Uvalde, Texas, where he held the rank of cadet sergeant. During his basic training course at Randolph Field he held the rank of cadet captain and led his class at the end of the period. Other Georgia Tech "Gold Star" heroes, previously published, are: Lieut. Cargill Barnett, Lieut. Robt. E. "Bobby" Beers; Lieut. Wm. T. Bolton; Av. Calet H. Burtz Boulware; Lieut. H. C. Chandler; Lieut. Edgar D. Ferrell; Lieut. J. J. Fields; Lieut. John D. Finn; Ensign W. H. James; Ensign R. H. McKown; Ensign Jos. B. Stubbins.
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Ensign Harry B. Arthur (I.M. '42), U. S. Navy Supply Corps. Olin J. Baggarly (M.E. '42), Air Corps Engineering. Second Lieutenant Paul B. Bailey (M.E. '42), Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Victor J. R. Baran (Ch.E. '42), Chemical Warfare Service. Second Lieutenant Howard P. Barfield (M.E. '42), Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Hugh H. Barton (E.E. '42), U. S. Air Corps Reserve. Ensign Robert E. Becht (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Mike G. Billias (Ch.E '42), Ordnance. Ensign John B. Blackman ( '42), U.S.N.R. A-V(S). Lieutenant Baird F. Bottenfield (Ch.E '42), Chemical Warfare Service, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas. Ensign Thomas E. Bridges (P.H.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Robert S. Brinson (E.E. '42), U. S. A. Signal Corps. Ensign Frank M. Bristol (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign Greer A. Busbee (C.E. '42), U.S.N.R. CEC-V(S). Lieutenant James E. Broadwell (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Frank K. Butler (B.S. in I.M. '42), Army Air Corps. Ensign Earle Gillespie Caldwell (B.S. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign Ira E. Campbell (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. (V-7) Lieutenant Allen C. Carlson (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Ensign Frank C. Cheney, Jr. (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R., U.S.S. S-30 c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. William Thomas Clearman, Jr. (P.H.E. '42), U.S.N. Ensign L. Douglas Cleary (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Columbus A. Cobb (T.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance Reserve. Ensign John L. Cochran (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant William H. Cooper (M.E. '42), Army Air Corps (Material Div.), Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Ensign Charles B. Curry (B.S. Arch. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Edward A. D'Amico (M.E. '42), Ordnance Department. Lieutenant Ellis B. Davis (I.M. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, Wellston, Macon, Georgia. Lieutenant Logan D. Davis, Jr. (M.E. '42), Ordnance Dept. Ensign Edward W. DeJon (I.M. '42), U.S.N. Lieutenant James M. deMontmollin (E.E. '42), Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Ray M. DeShon (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Robert W. Dieckman (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Lieutenant Ralph E. Dooley (M.E. '42), Ordnance Dept. Lieutenant David W. Doughty (M.E. '42), Ordnance Dept. Lieutenant Sidney P. Driscoll, Jr. (I.M. '42), U. S. Coast Artillery Corps. Ensign George B. Eager (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Carl M. Edelblut, Jr. ^Ch.E. '42), Chemical
Lieutenant John W. Hardison (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Hunter C. Harrison (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign Walter E. Helin (M.E. '42), U.S.N. Ordnance. Ensign William H. Hermes (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Cecil E. Herren (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Ensign John H. Heubeck (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Robert H. Hightower, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Thomas Hill (Ch.E. '42), U.S.A. Chemical Warfare. Lieutenant Charles V. Hinton (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Lieutenant John P. Hite (Ch.E. '42), U.S.A. Chemical Warfare, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Lieutenant William W. Holt, Jr. (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Ensign Arthur M. Hopkin, (E.E. '42), U.S.N.R. O-V(S) Ensign William C. Humphreys (G.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Hugh I. Jenkins, Jr. (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Corps of Engineers. David W. Johnston, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Ensign Linton D. Jolly, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Supply Corps. Lieutenant Charles M. Jones (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Infantry. Lieutenant Wexler W. Jordan, Jr. (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps. Ensign John W. Kelly (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Tom F. Kendrick (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Ensign Charles W. Kilpatrick (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign John F. Kneisel (G.E. '42), U.S.N.R. DE-V(G) Lieutenant Albert V. Koebley, Jr. (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Louie P. Lathem, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. S.C. Owen C. Lee (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. James C. Lewis (I.M. '42), U.S.N. V-7 Northwestern University. Lieutenant Thomas K. McKamy (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant Hector McA. McNeill, Jr. (T.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps. Frank Martin McNulty (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Northwestern University. Ensign George W. Massey (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Air Service. Lieutenant Bruce Masterton (Ch.E. '42), U.S.A. Chemical Warfare, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas. Ensign Sebastian G. Miller (B.S. '41, B. Arch, '42), U.S.N.R. A-V(S) Naval Training School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Lieutenant Edwin T. Mitchell (C.E. '42), C.A. Res., Camp Stewart, Ga. Lieutenant William F. Moody (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant Joseph R. Moore (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign David J. Murphy (B.S. '42), U.S.N.R. A-V(S) Naval Training School, Ft. Schuyler, New York, N. Y. Lieutenant Charles T. Murray, Jr. (Ch. E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Leonard D. Nifnecker (G.E. '42), U.S.N.R. A-V(P) No. 73 Ricketts House, 1301 California St., Pasadena, Calif. Ensign William H. Northup (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Redding G. Oglesby (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant .Marion B. O'Neal (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant Edward K. Overstreet (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Lieutenant Hubert Patterson (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Lieutenant Cassius L. Peacock (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant John R. Peeples (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md. Ensign Richard J. Peterson (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R., U.S.S. Gamble, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. Byard G. Quigg (I.M. '42), U.S.N. V-7 Northwestern University. James W. Quillian, Jr. (Civil E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Eugene M. Ransom, Jr. (T.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Chase B. Read, Jr. (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Lieutenant William H. Reeves, Jr. (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Corps of Engineers.
Ensign John Q. Edwards (I.M. '42), U.S.N., c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Ensign Harold N. Florence (I.M. '42), U.S.N. Supply Corps. Jerome Wiggins Fogle (I.M. '42), U.S.N. (V-7) Wilbur D. Fulton (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant Hugh M. Garner (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Lieutenant Harold T. Gaymon (M.E. '42), Ordnance Dept. Ensign Palmer G. Greene (E.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign Lovic P. Greer, Jr. (E.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant James W. Griffeth (I.M. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, San Bernandino, Calif., Air Depot. Lieutenant Louis Griffin, Jr. (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Richard F. Griffith (C.E .'42), U.S.N.R. CEC V(S) Lieutenant Robert E. Garst (B.S. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Lieutenant Quenton P. Geiger (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Ensign Claiborne Glover, Jr. (E.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Naval Training School, Fort Schuyler, New York, N. Y. Lieutenant George P. Guill (Ch.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance, Aberdeen Proving Ground. Lieutenant Carl J. Haefele (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Lieutenant David P. Hamilton (G.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Stuart A. Hamilton, Jr. (M.E. '42), C.A.C., Australia.
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Births GIESLER
Captain and Mrs. Garnett J. Giesler announce the birth of a son, Garnett J. Jr., on July 6, 1942, in Atlanta. Captain Giesler, B.S. in E.E., class of 1932, is now stationed here at Tech with the Army R.O.T.C. MaclNTYRE
Ensign and Mrs. Dan I. Maclntyre III announce the birth of a son, Dan I. Maclntyre IV, on August 12, 1942, in Atlanta. Ensign Maclntyre is a Tech graduate. STOREY
Lieutenant and Mrs. Frederick George Storey announce the birth of a daughter on September 24, 1942 in Atlanta. Lieutenant Storey graduated from Tech in 1933 receiving a B.S. degree in G.S. ROBERTSON
Captain and Mrs. Lyman Hall Robertson announce the birth of a daughter on October 15, 1942, whom they have named Cornelia Calvert. Captain Robertson graduated in 1936 receiving a B.S. degree in Arch. McCAMY
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. McCamy, 1925, of Dalton, Georgia, announce the birth of a son, Thomas Leighton McCamy, on October 21. DUMAS
Lieutenant and Mrs. Hal S. Dumas, Jr., are the parents of a son, Hal. S. Dumas III, born in November. The young half-back is the grandson of C. Ed. Jarvis, 1910. THIGPEN
A son, Daniel Grover Thigpen III, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Thigpen, Jr., on April 17. Mr. Thigpen finished at Tech with a B.S. in E.E., 1934. TIDMORE
Major and Mrs. William E. Tidmore announce the birth of a son, William Ewing II, on September 25, 1942, at the Emory University Hospital. Major Tidmore received his B.S. in E.E. in June, 1930. He
Births-(Cont'd.) was Asst. P.M.S. & T. at Tech for almost two years, leaving August 10, 1942, for a similar assignment as unit Commander of a new Signal Corps R.O.T.C. unit at Pennsylvania State College. Mrs. Tidmore is a sister of Robert and Lamar Jordan, members of the Tech football squads, and Capt. Bill Jordan, B.S. in I.M. in 1938.
Georgia Tech Alumni in the Army and Navy-(Cont'd.) Ensign James L. Respess, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. John F. Rogge (I.M. '42), U.S.N. V-7 Charleston Navy Yard. Ensign Harry J. Ross (C.E. '42), U.S.N.R. E-V(G) Ensign Charles R. Sanders (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Robert J. Sanders (I.M. '42), U.S. Marine Corps. Ensign David Saul (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Supply Corps. Richard S. Schwarcz (B.S. '42), U.S.A. Lieutenant William R. Seay (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. Lieutenant Frank L. Sheram (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Ensign William McG. Simpson (B.S. '42), U.S.N.R. Eugene A. Smith (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Md. Harry C. Smith (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Northwestern University. Ensign Russell W. Spreen (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Robert McK. Stafford (Ch.E. '42), U.S.A. Co. D, 591 Engrs., Camp Edwards, Mass. Ensign T. Stanley Stanislaw (M.S. Chem. '42), U.S.N.R. O.V.(S) Ensign Theodore G. Steimer (C.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Ordnance Corps. Thomas E. Stevens, Jr. (T.E. '42), U.S.N.R. V-7 Lieutenant George W. Stradtman, Jr. (I.M. '42), U.S.A. Quartermaster Corps. Lieutenant James P. Sturrock (G.E. '42), U.S.A. Material Division Air Corps.
Lieutenant Roscoe C. Tate (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance. Ensign Frank A. Taylor (M.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Lieutenant Grover C. Taylor (E.E. '42), U.S.A. Signal Corps. Ensign Edward A. Thompson (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. Supply Corps, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Lieutenant James O. Thornton (G.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Lucius H. Traylor, Jr. (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Ordnance, Aberdeen, Maryland. Lieutenant John B. Trenholm, Jr. (G.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Charles E. Turner (C.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps Reserve, Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama. Arthur L. Wade (M.E. '42), U.S.A. Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Ensign John G. Wilder, Jr. (G.E. '42), U.S.N.R. Ensign Sidney Wheeler Williams (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. SC-V(P) Ensign Clarence W. Wrigler (I.M. '42), U.S.N.R. SC CLASSES IN GENERAL Lieutenant Max Milligan, Jr., 1936, 76th C A ( A A ) , Philadelphia, Pa. Lieutenant C. E. Pennington, Jr., C.E. 1941, U. S. Army Air Corps Pilot, Miami, Fla. Lieutenant W. H. Pinson, M.E. 1942, Army Air Force. Lieutenant David G. Ponnally, Jr., Fort Belvoir, Va. (Next Page)
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Lieutenant Howard E. Porter, C.E. 1940, Special Service Officer, 56th Signal B a t t , APO 1088, Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Lieutenant J. H. Powell, 1937, Normoyle Quartermaster Motor Base, San Antonio, Texas. Lieutenant J. B. Ramage, I.M. 1937, Camp Croft, S. C. Lieutenant F. J. Richardson, Jr., I.M. 1942, 78th InfantryCorps of Eng., 1st Training Bat'n, Company C, Puerto Rico. Lieutenant T. J. Ricks, Jr., E.E. 1941, Motor Transport Officer, 56th Signal Batt., APO 1088, Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Lieutenant Raymond L. Rudolph. Lieutenant Hansf Sams, Jr., T.E. 1936, Fort Barrancas, Fla. Lieutenant Clyde P. Schlesinger, 1943, Officers Training School, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md. Lieutenant Rollie M. Schuder, Jr., 1944, Pilot in Army Air Force. Lieutenant Robert N. Skalwold, M.E. 1942, Co-op, Ord. A m . Pursuit, Wheeler Field, T. H. Lieutenant Henry C. Skeesling, 8th Armored Div., Fort Knox, Ky. Lieutenant Stanley N. Simpson, 1942, Brooks Field, Tex. Lieutenant Tom Spradling, Com. 1934, Athletic Officer, Morris Field, Charlotte, N. C. Lieutenant James P. Sturrok, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant James Q. Thornton, M.E. 1942, Army Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Rogers B. Toy, C.E. 1940, 64th C A ( A A ) , Fort Shafter, T. H. Lieutenant Dennis T. Turner, Jr., Army Air Force, R a n dolph Field, Texas. Lieutenant Wallace Wall, Jr., Brooks Field, Texas. Lieutenant Frederick L. Walker, Cer. 1942, 19th Coast Artillery, Camp Stewart, Ga. Lieutenant Howard D. Watkins, Jr., Tyndall Field, Fla. Lieutenant Daniel Webster, M.E. 1939, Engr. School, Box 89, Fort Belvoir, Va. Lieutenant Paul White, Jr., Infantry, Camp Pickett, Va. Lieutenant Ray B. Wilhoit, B.S. 1938, Student Officer, Infantry Reserve. Lieutenant Alexander Windsor, Comm. 1933, 2MC P r o p erty Officer, 02M, Camp Gordon, Ga. Lieutenant Douglas W. Winfree, Jr., I.M. 1942, Army Air Forces, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Emory K. Witt, Camp Crowder, Mo. Lieutenant William W. Wyatt, Randolph Field, Texas. Lieutenant H. R. Wright, Chem. 1941, U. S. Army Air Corps, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Lieutenant Kenneth S. Zerwick, 1935, Ordnance, 1109 Vilas Ave., Madison, Wis. Aviation Cadet Charles R. Bates, 1944, Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet Thomas H. Brown, 1942, Cadet Capt., Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas. Aviation Cadet Colton Reynolds Clark, Jr., 1940, Merced Army Flying School, Merced, Calif. Aviation Cadet T. C. Clodfelter, 1939, Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla. Aviation Cadet Thomas Spencer Crowley, 1943, Army Air Forces Navigation School. Aviation Cadet George A. Dobbs, Army Air Corps, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet L. E. Driver, 1940, Merced Army Flying School, Merced, Calif. Aviation Cadet Richard N. Gibian, B.S. 1942, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet Charles M. Johnson, Jr., 1941, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet John Martin King, Jr., 1944, Advanced Flying School, Columbus, Miss. Aviation Cadet Hal William Lamb, Jr., 1944, Army Air Corps, Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga. Aviation Cadet James M. Lewis, 1939-42, Randolph Field,
A cloud burst overhead and the Rambling Yellow Jackets raining passes and long runs over the Auburn Tigers was the way Tech opened its football season, on September 26. Auburn was no match for the Golden Jackets, whose line and backfield speed seemed hampered but little by the soggy turf. Tech's aerial attack decided the game, with Eddie Prokop flinging unerring tosses to Pat McHugh and Rabbit Jordan for the game-winning tallies. One of the two touchdowns was bucked over by Prokop himself, but the speedy sophomore made it possible with a long pass. In the second period, Prokop shot a pass to Pat McHugh, who cut back of his man and raced across the goal line. That 20 yards was covered in a great hurry and put Georgia Tech out in front for keeps. In the third period, Tech moved ahead on a 64yard and 2 foot drive which a desperate Auburn team repulsed on the one yard line. Then when Monk Gafford, a highly reliable kicker, attempted to get the Tigers out of a tight spot, big Jack Helms broke through and blocked the kick, giving Tech a safety and a perfectly safe margin. There was a half a minute left in the game when Prokop threw another brilliant pass. This time it went to Rabbit Jordan, who stepped out of bounds on the one yard line as he was shoved over the goal by a clutching Auburn tackier. The next play Prokop plunged the final yard for the marker and Helms kicked the extra point. The opening Southeastern Conference game showed, among other things, that observers had been prone to underrate the power of the Yellow Jacket line.
Aviation Cadet Robert P. Littlefield, Jr., 1939-41, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet Robert L. Smith, U. S. Army Air Corps, Phoenix, Arizona. Aviation Cadet Billy H. Petree, 1937-38, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet Henry E. Van Platter, Jr., U. S. Army Air Corps.
Army and Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Cont'd.) Aviation Cadet Otis B. Thornton, Randolph Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet Albert V. Toney, 1935-37, Elementary flight training at Garner Field, Texas. Aviation Cadet J e r r e B. Tullis, B.S. 1939, Randolph Field, Texas. Douglas White Chalmers, Fort Jackson, Columbia, S. C. S. Sgt. William L. Crockett, Enlisted men, Harbor Defenses, San Francisco, Calif. S. Sgt. Lloyd M. Price, Fort Belvoir, Va. S. Sgt. George F. Vogel, Fort Belvoir, Va. Sgt. James T. Hinton, Fort Belvoir, Va. Sgt. Charles W. Hood, 1944, 2005 McLendon Ave., Atlanta, Ga. Sgt. David D. Martin, Fort Belvoir, Va. Corporal W. B. Seale, 1941, Btry. C, 101st Sep. CA Bu. APO 922, Care Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. 922, Care Pastmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Pfc. Menelaus J. Raptoulis, Fort Moultrie, S. C. Pvt. Joseph H. Baker, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. William O. Butler, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Charles Campbell, Camp Crowder, Mo. Pvt. Robert O. Crouch, B.S. 1933, Camp Blanding, Fla. Pvt. Richard A. Davis, Jr., C.E. 1939, Co-op, McClellan Field, Calif. Pvt. Sidney L. Davis, 1944, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Howard K. Faber, Jr., C.E. 1939, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Theodore E. Greene, I.M. 1940, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Shirle L. Kines, Camp Cooke, Calif. Pvt. John D. Lynch, Ch.E. 1942, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. H. Martin, 1941, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Samuel Arnold Stone, Jr., U. S. A. Air Corps. Pvt. William Tufts, M.E. 1941, Co-op, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Guilford T. Waddell, Jr., 1944, Fort Belvoir, Va. Pvt. Stanley Robert Washburn, 1st Platoon, 3rd Chemical Co., Hammer Field, Fresno, Calif.
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Tech 13, Notre Dame 6 Georgia Tech's buzzing Yellow Jackets wrote themselves an epic chapter in football history up in South Bend on October 3, by becoming the second Tech team to defeat the fighting Irish of Notre Dame in 13 years of trying. The only other Tech team to do the trick was the national championship team of 1928, which it did, 13 to nothing, on Grant Field. The underdog before the game, the Yellow Jackets played sparkling offensive ball and backed it up with a rugged and unyielding defense to turn back the Irish. Thirty thousand fans witnessed the affair. Two breaks helped Tech to its first score, but they earned the second with Puritan honesty. They scored in the third period after going 28 yards following Clint Castleberry's recovery of Jim Mello's fumble on the Notre Dame 28. That was the first break. The second was the tipping of Prokop's pass into Pat McHugh's hands on the Irish one striper by Miller. This could be considered a break for it is all in the game. Alternate Captain Ralph Plaster dived over for the score and split the cross bars for the extra point. The second Tech tally came on the fourth play of the final period after Clint Castleberry had set up the chance at the Irish 40 by a brilliant punt return from the Tech 18. It was Castleberry's running southpaw pass to Pat McHugh in the end zone that brought the score, after the Jackets had worked it down to the Irish 8. Plaster and McHugh accounted for 10 and 12 yards respectively in the 28 yard drive. Notre Dame's touchdown could be credited entirely to the Miller boys, Creighton and Tom. The Irish drove 74 yards to their score, with one of the Miller brothers figuring in every gaining play and Tom Miller going over untouched for the score from the Tech 11. George "Mutt" Manning, the Jacket iron man center, had to play almost the entire game, due to John Bell's leg injury. His tackling on defense was so superb as to rival the work of the sophomore and freshman backs in the matter of value to the final victory. Manning made two crucial pass interceptions, the last of which stopped a Notre Dame passing drive which had carried the Irish 15 yards to a first down on the Tech 42 and appeared destined to reach the pay zone for a chance at a tie game. Captain Jack Marshall and Jack Helms also played iron man roles at the Tech flanks. Marshall was replaced by Rabbit Jordan but Helms had no rest. Jack Jordan and Harvey Hardy at the Tech guards, proved quite as able defensively as their most illustrious predecessors to wear the gold and white at those crucial posts. Their submarining tackles saved Tech from disaster at the feet of the Irish running power. McHugh and Luck outpunted Notre Dame all afternoon and dazzled the Irish with those famous Tech reverses and fake punt and stature-of-liberty plays, which were two of the running gems of the game.
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Tech 30, Chattanooga 12 A rest after the Notre Dame game. The Jackets played a slightly uninteresting game against the Chattanooga Moccasins, in Atlanta on October 10, mostly with reserves. The first team was used only one quarter. Clint Castleberry led the uninspired Jackets to an easy 30 to 12 victory over Chattanooga before a crowd of 12,000 at Grant Field. Tech's first-string line up was in the battle exactly one quarterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the secondâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and it was with considerable ease that the Jackets kept their undefeated and untied record clean. The Moccasins, smartly coached by Scrappy Moore, staged a gallant fight but a losing one. They filled the air with passes, beautifully thrown by George Gourley and Charlie Bill Hamill, and scored twice just to let fans know that they were still in the game. Tech tallied with a bit of luck in the first quarter; again in the second, and added two more touchdowns and a field goal in the third. The Moccasins battled their way to a marker in the second and another in the final period. Tech's performance was spotty. The Jackets clicked on one play and missed on the next. They passed effectively to make up for a lot of fumbling on the running plays. Outside of Castleberry's sparkling performance, the Techsters showed little. But what the freshman did was enough for most of the fans, many of whom were looking at him for the first time.
Tech 33, Davidson 0 Keeping their unmarred record clean, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets easily defeated the Davidson Wildcats before a small crowd at Grant Field on October 17. Eleven thousand fans looked on without surprise and with infrequent moments of excitement. In the first quarter Pat McHugh went over from the 3, climaxing a 69 yard drive. Ralph Plaster failed to convert. In the second quarter, Bobby Sheldon sent a 31 yard pass to Jack Marshall for the second touchdown, and Jack Helms place-kicked the extra point. This left the score 13 to 0 at the half. The Yellow Jackets came back in the third quarter to score two more touchdowns. After a 64 yard drive, Bobby Dodd went over from the one, and Helms converted. Eddie Prokop did some magnificent broken field running and went 66 yards for another score. Plaster made good the placement. In the fourth period Castleberry's pass was good to Dave Morris for 17 yards and Dodd smashed to the 9 where Duck Smith, mite wingback, sliced off tackle for the final score. Helms' kick was wide. After the game, Coach Alexander said, "Tech was lackadaisical and Davidson fought gallantly. I thought Davidson tackled superbly. They tackled hard and quick. They seemed to have everybody up on the scrimmage line, and everybody was doing a good job. Our running game was stopped as a result." The psychological situation made it a good game for one half.
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Tech 21, Navy 0
Tech 47, Kentucky 7
Still going strong, the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado headed East to tear into a strong Navy team and leave them on the tail end of a 21 to nothing defeat, at Annapolis, Md., on October 24. The victory extended Tech's winning streak to five games, but the contest was not without its tense moments and kept the crowd of twenty thousand on edge to the finish. The Navy was steaming irresistibly toward the Tech goal in the second quarter when Clint Castleberry intercepted a pass on the Tech 5 and weaved â&#x20AC;˘ his way through the whole Navy team 95 yards to a touchdown. The brilliant run took the pressure off the Jackets at a moment when they seemed to be parting at the seams, and it did the Navy's morale no good at all. From then on, the Engineers were in there checking the Navy like a submarine net. Eddie Prokop followed up Castleberry's run with an aerial bomb deftly caught by Jimmy Luck from under the outstretched arms of a Navy defender, and Luck covered the remaining 35 yards for Tech's second score. Then in the fourth quarter, Prokop capped a 62 yard assault on the seventh play with another perfect aerial shot that Rabbit Jordan caught on the run and stepped over the final line. Jack Helms kicked two of the extra points and Ralph Plaster kicked the other one. The victory was another tribute to the iron men of Tech's line, most of whom played the entire game. Coach Alexander kept his relays of backs running in and out, but his linemen had to go on and on without relief against a burly blue wall that seemed well supplied with reserves. Now and then Castleberry managed to turn the Navy flanks, but the center of the line cut Tech's plunges down to a minimum. The Engineers had two first quarter chances to score, but the big men in blue and gold manhandled them and twice took the ball on downs inside the twenty. Outstanding in the Tech line again were Center Mutt Manning and Ends Marshall, Helms and Jordan. Stein's tackling in backing up the line with Manning was murderous. Again the Engineers used trick plays to kick themselves loose when tangled with their goal line.
The Georgia Tech Golden Tornado, gathering full steam, romped and stomped over the Wildcats of Kentucky by a score of 47 to 7 at Grant Field in Atlanta on Nov. 7. Due to the illness of Head Coach W. A. Alexander, Coach Bobby Dodd took over the responsibility of the team, and the Fighting Engineers honored him by dumping seven touchdowns in his lap. The 25,000 spectators might have been watching a tennis match so rapidly did they twist their heads to keep up with the Jackets who operated a shuttle service from goal to goal. New stars flashed in Grant Feld as the Yellow Jackets won their second Southeastern Conference game and their seventh consecutive victory. Little Davey Eldredge, the Miami Meteor, scored three of the touchdowns, two of them on dazzling runs. Bobby Dodd, of the West Virginia family, made the Flats safe for his namesake coach with two markers. Al McDonald, the former Marist boy, who usually performs on the "B" team, counted once. Clint Castleberry, oft the leading man, crossed once on a baffling run of 25 yards. Two counters, one by Castleberry, the other by Rabbit Jordan, the acrobatic pass catcher, were nullified by penalties in the second quarter. Tech's line, led by that peerless guard, Harvey Hardy, cracked the Wildcat line open on offense, and Tech's backfield blockers mowed down the Kentucky ends. Clyde Johnson, Bill Griffin and Clark Wood, fine Kentucky tackles all season, broke through now and then to stop a Tech runner for no gain; but more often Sheldon, Eldredge, Castleberry, Prokop, Dodd, Plaster, and McHugh went weaving through the Kentucky secondary that seemed frozen in their tracks.
Tech 26, Duke 7 The Tech Yellow Jackets held to the long Victory Trail by turning back a puzzled Duke team 26 to 7 on the Blue Devils' battle ground in Durham, North Carolina, on October 31. The Blue Devils led 7 to 0 for the first period of a wild game, before at least 30,000 fans. Duke scored in the first five minutes of the game but after that Tech held the limelight. Fighting mad after the Duke score, the Engineers rambled on for three touchdowns and one conversion in precisely twelve minutes of playing time in the second period. This put the game on ice with a score of 19 to 7 at the half, in favor of Tech. As the second period got under way, it seemed that the Blue Devils had irritated the Yellow Jackets. Clint Castleberry, Pat McHugh, Ed Prokop,
Tech 26, Duke 7-(Cont'd.) and Ralph Plaster, with Rabbit Jordan on the receiving end of two passes, simply tore loose and "went to town." Early in the second quarter, Plaster ripped through the center of the line 20 yards for the first Jacket score. On the third play after the kick off, Bobby Sheldon took a Duke punt on the dead run, skirting a widely spread field for a great advance of 65 yards, and was pulled down at the Duke 11 after a long swing down the sideline. The next play Prokop uncorked a looping pass deep in the end zone to Rabbit Jordan for another marker. Shortly after the next kick-off, Duke fumbled a kick on the fourth down and the ball went over to Tech on the Blue Devils' 15 yard line. On the first play, Ed Prokop shot another pass to Rabbit Jordan for the third score. Ralph Plaster kicked the extra point. One minute before the game ended, after a series of beautiful plays, Plaster bucked over from the 3, after Captain Jack Marshall had snagged a pass from Prokop to that point. The game ended one minute later. Tech 26, Duke 7. Tech's defense was varied throughout the game, at times switching into two, four man lines, one back of the other, a curious 4-4-2-1 affair, which worked admirably; also a five man line and, at times, the old six man standby.
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Tech 7, Alabama 0
McHugh Intercepts 'Bama Pass
In one of the hardest fought games of the season, the Rambling Yellow Jackets stung a powerful Red Elephant team from Alabama by a score of 7 to 0, on Home Coming Day, in Atlanta, November 14. Thirty-three thousand people at Grant Field saw a classic of slashing, elemental football that left the Rambling Wrecks high in the National ratings with eight straight victories and the Red Elephants with prestige enhanced even in defeat. Clint Castleberry, the dashing freshman halfback, started a 61 yard drive which fullback Ralph Plaster capped on the sixth play of the game with a touchdown buck to crack the mighty Tide line. Then center Mutt Manning and guard Harvey Hardy took charge and inspired a defense that took the ball on downs five times from the onrushing Elephants. The two South Georgia stalwarts earned Ail-American consideration for their sixty minutes of jolting, tackling and canny diagnosing of play. Wherever the hard running Alabama backs struck they found Manning or Hardy in their way. For once, two linemen eclipsed the achievement of any back on the field. It was no smug Alabama team on the field, however; it was a well prepared, sharply conditioned outfit that blazed away with every gridiron weapon, took all sorts of chances. If the Tech line defense was brilliantly executed, the Alabama pass defense was vastly improved. The Tidesmen were batting down passes or rushing the passer all afternoon and the main of Tech's offense was all but silenced; however, the Jackets theatened to score on three occasions and out-gained their opponents in first downs, running, and passing. Coach Bobby Dodd acting Head Coach in the absence of Head Coach W. A. Alexander declared, at the finish, that Alabama was the best team Tech had met all season including Notre Dame. Coach Frank Thomas, of Alabama, who had flown here by plane from the bedside of his mother in East Chicago, said that the Engineers were the toughest Tech team he had ever met.
PAT McHUGH leaps high into the air to intercept an Alabama pass. McHugh made 15 yards before he was stopped and effectively broke up a 'Bama goalward march.
1936—Geographical Alumni Directory—1937 CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE TENNESSEE LEBANON '36—Smith, C. G.. BS in EE. MEMPHIS '36—Rosamond, W. I., BS in Arch., 1898 Oliver Ave. '36—Rowe, R. M., 1899 Poplar St.
WEST VIRGINIA BLUEFIELD '36—Walker, R. E., BS in ME, 2025 Washington St.
FOREIGN CHINA CANTON CITY ••'36—Li, Fon, BS in CE.
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DALLAS ••'36—Redmond, L. B., BS in EE, Magnolia Petroleum Co. PORT ARTHUR ••'36—Durham, C. P., BS in ChE., Gulf Oil Corp., 1320 Proctor St.
HAVANA '36—Campbell, K. D., BS in BS, Manzana De Gomez No. 448. '36—Fernandez-Morrell, A. J., BS in GS, No. 7, 102 Vedado. '36—Fraga, A. C , BS in GS, San Mariano Y-L, Caballero Vibora.
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DANVILLE '36—Felker, G. W., Ill, BS in TE, Riverside & Dan River Cotton Mills. HILTON VILLAGE, V '36—Britt, G. F., BS in AE, 68 Rivermont Dr. NORFOLK '36—Ames, M. B., Jr., BS in AE, 1319 Graydon Ave. PLASTECO "'36—Keith, J . W., U. S. Gypsum Office. RICHMOND '36—Cole, R. B., Jr., BS in ChE, 1411 Grove Ave.
ARGENTINA '36—Hrabe, R. A., Carce Ducilo, S. A., Berazategu, FCS '36—Sowell, M. J., BS in CE, Care Ducilo, S A., Berazatequi, FCS. CHILE •36—Aldridge, R. P., BS in EE, Chile Exploration Co., Chuquicamata. COLOMBIA •36—Markley, J. M., BS in AE, Supt., Maintenance, Sou. Div. Avianca, Tccha, Bogata.
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VENEZUELA '36—Weaver, H. B-, BS in Mene Grande Oil Co., Apartado 45, Barcelona. DECEASED '36—Burnett, B. F., BS in TE. '36—Smith. J . T.. BS in ME. LEGEND: *Last known address **—Mail returned
-1937ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM '37—Corbitt, R. E., BS in TE, 700 Frank Nelson BIdg. '37—Johnston, R. D., Jr., BS in ChE, 2116 1st Ave., South. *'37—Kovalefsky, A. S., BS in CE, 624 9th Court South. •'37—Lindstrom, W. A., BS in CE, 656 Idlewood Circle. '37—Love, J . E., BS in ME, 1612 Warrior Rd. '37—Strauss, Harry M., BS in ChE, 1144 Martin Bldg. '37—White, R. F., BS in BSC, TCI & RR Co. MOBILE '37—Long, D. D., Jr., BS in BSC, USS Kilanea, Ala. Drydock & Shipbuilders.
MONTGOMERY '37—Hudson, R. F., BS in ME, 101 Thomas Ave. OPELIKA '37—Blitchington, J . A., BS in TE, Opelika Cotton Mills. TRUSSVILLE '37—McKinnon. J. C , Jr., BS in BSC, 119 Parkway.
CALIFORNIA CORONADO '37—Freeman, Y. F., Jr., BS in BSC, 758 Avenue D., Betsy Ross Apt. NORTH HOLLYWOOD '37—York, J. E., BS in AE, 11569 Magnolia Blvd. SAN FRANCISCO '37—Johnson, W. R., BS in EE, P . G. & E. •37—Wells, W. C. Lt. (j.g.), BS in BSC, care Postmaster. SAN PEDRO '37—Kackley, J . B., USS Pennsylvania, care Postmaster, BS in CE.
CONNECTICUT WESTPORT '37—Coley, J . R., BS in ChE., 18 Evergreen Ave.
DELAWARE WILMINGTON '37—Betty, J. C , BS in BSC, 470 Delaware Ave.
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FLORIDA FORT BARRANCAS '37—Harbour, G. A., Jr., BS in ME. KISSIMMEE '37—Curry, D. H., BS in CE, 112 Dillingham St. MARIANNA '37—Rhyne, Cecil, Jr., BS in ME. MIAMI '37—Beard, R. A., Jr., BS in BSC, Naval Air Station. '37—Conklin, R. O., BS in ChE. '37—Delaney, W. J., Jr., BS in EE, 1224 S. W. 20th Street. NOCATEE '37—Brown, W. S., BS in EE. ORLANDO '37—Pike, H. K., BS in AE, Cannon Mills Airport. '37—Willcox, W. L., BS in ME. PENSACOLA "37—Clyatt, W. N., BS in BSC, PO Box 1666. "37—Eisenhart, G. N., BS in AE, Naval Air Station.
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1937—Geographical Alumni Directory—1937 '37—Hightower, G. H , BS in TE, D-V(G), USNR, U. S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base. •'37^Tadronja, G. J., BS in EE. '37—Johnson, J. E., BS in BSC, 385 Eighth Street, N.E. '37—Johnston, D. C , BS in TE, 1079 Colquitt Ave., N.E. '37—Kanter, H. J., BS in BSC, 906 Briarcliff Rd. '37—Kestler, R. W., BS in BSC, Route No. 1, Macon Drive. •'37—Laws, R. B., BS in ME, 158 4th Street. '37—Layton, B. L-, BS in ChE, 2640 P'tree Rd. '37—Lester, H. W., Jr., BS in BSC, 3465 Peachtree Rd. GEORGIA •'37—Lipsius, S. T-, BS in ATHENS ChE, 403 Forrest Ave., '37—Anderson, D. G., BS Apt. 4. in BSC, Milledge Ave. •37—McKown, R. H , BS in ATLANTA AE, 369 Pinetree Drive, '37—Adams, R. O., BS in N.E. IM, Lakewood Ave., R. '37—Mitchell, J. A., BS in F. D. No. 1. BSC, 529 Parkway Drive. •'37—Beckett, W. S., BS in •'37—Morrison, G. G., BS in ARCH, 390 Inman Circle. BSC, 250 11th Street. •'37—Boy, D. C , Jr., BS in "37—Lipton, I., BS in ME. IM, Central Y.M.C.A. 529 Blvd., N.E. "37—Bradley, M. H., BS in '37—O'Callaghan, L. J., BS EE, 39 Harris St., N.E. in BSC, 922 Williams Mill "37—Brown, C. A., BS in Road. EE. 1412 Fairbanks. •'37—Oliver, J. F., BS in '37—Bulloch, F . M., BS in TE, 815 Ponce de Leon EE, Link Belt Co., 1116 Ave., N.E. Murphy Ave. '37—Parks, J. G., Jr., BS '37—Cates, A. B., Jr.. BS in BSC, 84 Polo Drive. in BSC, 3414 Peachtree "37—Peoples, E. A., BS in Rd. , BSC, 382 Whitehall St. '37—Cook, J. S.. BS in BSC. •'37—Porter, O. B., Jr., BS 636 Seminole Ave. in AE. '37—Dean, N. C , BS in '37—Pound, L. W., 675 AmBSC, Ga. Tech Athletic sterdam Ave. •'37—Pike, J. W., BS in CE. '37—Dolive, W. L., BS in '37—Ragland, F. B., BS in CE, 1178 Piedmont Ave.. IM, 516 Mayson Ave., N. E. N.E. •'37—Fagan, R. H., BS in "37—Ramage, J. B., BS in IM, 658 Cresthill Ave.. AE, AE Dept. Ga. Tech. N.E. '37—Fitzpatrick, J. R., BS '37—Reisman, R. D., BS in in BSC, 877 Penn Ave.. IM, 793 Clifton Road. N.E. '37—FitzSimons, J. M., BS •'37—Slay, R. E., BS in Arch., 2380 Blvd. Drive, in BSC, Home Insurance N.E. Co., Trust Co. of Ga. '37—Smith, Hugh, BS in Bldg. BSC, 131 Montgomery '37—Flagler, T. T., Jr., BS Ferry Rd. in BSC, 2221 Wesley Rd.. "37—Spencer, Leo J., BS in N.W. ME, 64 Maddox Drive. '37—Fuchs, Louis, BS in •37—Sims, M. D., Jr., BS BSC, 662 Bonaventure. in BSC, 1045 Rosewood N.E. Drive. '37—Fuller, P. H , BS in •'37—Stollard, J. H., BS in Arch., 170 Westminster CE, 274 14th St., N.E. Drive. '37—Stone, C. W., Jr., BS •'37—Granberry, E. R., BS in ME, 1051 Woodland in ME. Ave. '37—Guest, J . W., BS in '37—Tomlin, S. S., Jr., BS TE, 293 Atwood Street. in CE, 787 Penn Ave., •'37—Guest, J. F., BS in TE, N.E. Texas Oil Co., Mortgage •'37—Troutman. S. M., BS Guarantee Bldg. in ChE, Ga. State High'37—Henry, N. R., BS in way Dept. ME, 1354 N. Emory Rd., N.E. '37—Moore, J. S., I l l , BS in IM, Ground School, Naval Air Station. QUINCEY '37—Munroe, Lee R., Jr., BS in ME. ST. AUGUSTINE '37—Hartley, T. R., BS in EE, 45 Madero Street. '37—Weinatein, H. R., BS in ME, 103 St. George Street. ST. PETERSBURG '37—Schuh, P . R., BS in EE, 2324 First Ave., N. TAMPA ••'37—Boulware, H. B., BS in BSC, 58 Davis Blvd. '37—McNenney, W., BS in ME, 105 E. Columbus Drive. WEST PALM BEACH '37—Shepley, R.. BS in ME.
'37—Walker, B. P., I l l , BS in ME, 229 15th Street, N.E. •'37—West, H. A., BS in CE. •'37—Wight, T. M., BS in EE, 920 Greenwood Ave., N.E. '37—Williams, F. J., BS in EE, 3060 11th St., N.W. AUGUSTA '37—Carter, R. F., BS in AE, Richmond County Cadastrel Survey, City Hall. '37—Hulse, J. C , BS in Arch, 940 Hickman Rd. BAINBRIDGE '37—Ehrlich, S. B.. BS in EE. BARNESVILLE '37—Eldridge, A. M., BS in CE. BEN HILL '37—Waits, C. E., BS in BSC. BLAKELY '37—Williams, J. H., BS in ME. BYRON '37—Warren, M. A., BS in CE. COCHRAN '37—Thompson, W. M., BS in ME. COLUMBUS '37—Swift, H. W., BS in TE, P.O. Box 1120. CRAWFORDVILLE '37—Clark, C. V., Jr., BS in CE, Soil Conservation Service. DOERUN '37—Bates, J. W., Jr., BS in IM. DOUGLASVILLE '37—Hutcheson, R. H., BS in ME. DULUTH '37—Little, Frank S„ BS in BSC. FITZGERALD '37—Mayes, J. H., Jr., BS in BSC, 602 S. Lee Street. FORT BENNING '37—Taylor, H. C , BS in ChE, Co. B, 8th Infantry. GAINESVILLE '37—Mincy, H. R., BS in TE, Chicopee Mfg. HERMITAGE '37—Watters, J. E., BS in CER. IRWINGTON '37—Lindsey, J. B., BS in BSC. MACON •37—Beall, J. C , BS in CE, State Health Dept. '37—Bethune, G. R., Jr., BS in TE, 257 Hardeman Av. '37—Burkett, G. W., Jr., BS in AE, Macon Gas Co. '37—Molton, C. T., BS in Arch. MARSHALLVILLE '37—Rumph, L. B., Jr., BS in AE. MILLEN '37—Sparks, T. M., BS in AE, 210 Winthrop Ave.
PALMETTO '37—Barnes, H. S., BS in ME. PLAINSVILLE '37—Verdier, R. A., BS in TE. ROME ••87—Dean. W. Y. C , BS in TE. SAVANNAH •'37—Clark, G. S., Jr., BS in CE. •'37—Croley, J. G., BS in ME, 215 E. Charlton St. •'37—Haley, E. J., Jr., BS in ME. '37—Marshall, G. R., Jr., BS in BSC, 1212 31st St. E. '37—Miltiades, M. V., BS in TE, 323 W. Park Ave. '37—Purdom, P. W., BS in TE, 711 Whitaker Street. '37—Richard, R. V., BS in Arch., 302 West 33rd St. THOMASTON '37—Matthews, R. M., Jr., BS in BSC.
FOREST •37—Neill, S. K.. BS in Arch. NALVINA "37—O'Donnell. J. P., BS in CE.
ILLINOIS
MISSOURI
CHICAGO '37—Jensen, A. H., BS in ME., 2210 E. 70th PI. '37—Johnson, W. E., BS in BSC, 4149 Byron Ave. FORT SHERIDAN '37—Bosky, W. F., BS in CE, Battery C, 61st C.A. (AA).
FARMINGTON '37—Caruthers, L. E-, BS in ChE. KANSAS CITY '37—Mains, D. R., BS in ChE, 363 Brushereek Blvd.
IOWA KEOKUK '37—Blondet, H. H , BS in EE, 1616 Exchange St.
KANSAS
EL DORADO '37—Paulson, W. C , BS in CE.
KENTUCKY CENTRAL CITY '37—Smith, C. W., BS in EE, 516 Broad Street. LOUISVILLE •'37—Martin, W. S„ BS in CE, Todd-Donnegan Steel Co.
LOUISIANA NEW IBERIA •'37—Corral, J . M.. BS in EE, 322 Charles Street. NEW ORLEANS '37—Ryan, J. C , BS in EE, 623 S. Carrolton Ave. WEST MONROE •'37—Anderson, C. T., BS in EE.
MARYLAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS •37—Colson, M. C , BS in ME. BALTIMORE '37—Ris, C. H , Jr., BS in AE, 8004 Harford Road.
MASSACHUSETTS AUBURNDALE '37—Crocker, J. C , BS in ME, 19 Woodbine Street.
FORT DEVENS '37—Hudson, R. A., BS in TE, 29th Ordnance Co. LYNN '37—Wallace, W. E., BS in EE, G. E. Co. PITTSFIELD •'37—Fisher, K. B., BS in EE, 65 Wellington Ave. TAUNTON '37—Taylor, G. C , BS in ME.
MICHIGAN HOWELL "37—Kershaw, F. D., BS in EE, 304 Wetmore Ave.
MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS '37—Clegg, J. W., BS in ChE, 613 Oak St., S.E.
MISSISSIPPI
NEBRASKA BERTRAND '37—Hjelmfelt, in EE.
R. H., BS
NEW JERSEY GARFIELD '37—Lalik, W. J., BS in EE, 95 Monroe St. HARRISON '37—Stull, A. N., BS in Chem, National Oil Products Co. JERSEY CITY '37—Ladynski, H. W., BS in ChE, 29 Virginia Ave. LYNDHURST '37—Potter, J. A., BS in EE, 257 Oriental Place.
NEW YORK BROOKLYN •'37—Gibson, H. D., BS in GE, 248 East 28th St. HEMPSTEAD '37—Ratliff, W. H , Jr., BS in EE, 97 Jerusalem Ave. LONG ISLAND '37—Keefer, H. J., BS in EE, 130 46th Lefferts Ave. S. Ozone Park. '37—Miller, A. A., BS in ME, 3421 105th St. Corona. NEW YORK CITY '37—Frisch, N. M., BS in ChE, Stein Hall & Co., 285 Madison Ave. SCHENECTADY '37—Hutchins, L. F., BS in EE, 1041 Willett Street. '37—Kunianski, M., BS in EE, Y.M.C.A., 13 State Street.
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