Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 23, No. 01 1944 by Georgia Tech Alumni Association

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Geographical Alumni Directory to be Continued in the Next Issue Academic procession shown entering the Georgia Tech Auditorium on July 7 for the exercises at which Colonel Blake R. Van Leer fright front) was inaugurated President of Georgia Tech. Colonel Van Leer is being escorted by Vice Chairman Sandy Beaver, of the Board of Regents. They are followed by Governor Ellis Arnall fright; and Regent Chairman Marion Smith. Governor Arnall and Regent Smith spoke at the ceremonies. — A t l a n t a Journal Photo

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National Alumni Officers Elected '

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GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS Published every other month during the college year by the National Alumni Association of the Georgia School of Technology. R. J. THIESEN, Editor H. F. TIGHE, Bus. Mgr.

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GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GA. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER MARCH 22, 1923 at the Post Office at Atlanta, Ga., under the Act of March 8, 18T9 V o l . XXIII

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NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD C. L. EMERSON, '08F. A. HOOPER, Jr., '16 J. E. DAVENPORT, '08 BAXTER MADDOX, '22.. R. J. THIESEN, '10 O. A. Barge, '12 M. A. Ferst, '11 J. C. Harris, '08

...President ...Vice-President ...Vice-President Treasurer ...Exec. Secretary A. D. Kennedy, '03 R. H. White, Jr., '14 Lawrence Willet, *18

GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION, Inc. OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FRANK H. NEELY, '04 CHARLES A. SWEET, '08.. GEORGE T. MARCHMONT, '07... F. E. Callaway, Jr., '26 Thos. Fuller, '06 W. H. Hightower, '09 W. A. Parker, '19 F. M. Spratlin, '06 J. F. Towers, '01 J. E. Davenport, '08 Y. F. Freeman, '10 S. W. Mays, '06

...President Vice-President ...Secretary-Treasurer R. W. Schwab, '07 Chas. F. Stone, '03 R. B. Wilby, '08 C. L. Emerson, '08 Robt. Gregg, '05 Geo. W. McCarty, '08 Jno. A. Simmons, '15 G. M. Stout, '07 G. W. Woodruff, '17

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ALUMNI MEMBERS W. A. PARKER, '19 ROBT. T. JONES, JR., '22 ROBT. B. WILBY, '08

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ALUMNI STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL By Districts E. Geo. Butler, Savannah 6. W. E. Dunwoody, Jr., Macon R. A. Puckett, Tifton 7. R. A. Morgan. Rome W. C. Pease, Columbus 8. I. M. Aiken, Brunswick W. H. Hightower, Thomaston 9. W. H. Slack, Gainesville Forrest Adair, Jr., Atlanta 10. Wm. D. Eve, Augusta

THIS ISSUE National Alumni Officers Elected Colonel Blake R. Van Leer Inaugurated President of Georgia Tech W. H. Hightower and Dr. Brittain Honored Tech Cited for Ordnance Research Alumni Foundation Announces Plans Missing in Action "Gold Star" Alumni Service Citations Sports

Following their commendable precedent of returning Georgia Tech National Alumni Association officers for a second year of service, the alumni have unanimously re-elected the highly worthy, capable, efficient and progressive incumbents for the 1944-'45 term of their respective offices, beginning as of September first, 1944. These officials and the newly appointed Board Members are: President: C. L. Emerson, '08. Vice-President: F. A. Hooper, Jr., '16. Vice-President, At Large: James E. Davenport, '08. Treasurer: Baxter Maddox, '22. Executive Board Members, in addition to the foregoing, officers: Otis A. Barge, '12; M. A. Ferst, '11; Joel C. Harris, '08; A. D. Kennedy, '03; R. J. Thiesen, Exec. Secy., '10; R. H. White, Jr., '14; Lawrence Willet, '18. Again, as is customary, brief biographical sketches of the officers and the business positions of the respective board members are repeated, as follows: C. L. Emerson, M.E. '08, E.E. '09. Fellow of A.I.E.E., A.S.M.E., Vice-President and Chief Engr. Robert and Co., Inc., Atlanta, former Vice-President of Georgia Tech. Region Chmn. Boy Scouts of America; Dist. Chmn. Committee on Economic Development. Varsity football, also a previous president of the Ga. Tech Alumni Ass'n. Contributes liberally in every way to Georgia Tech affafrs. Prominent locally and nationally. Frank A. Hooper, Jr., 1916, B.S., LL.M., Judge, Fulton County Superior Court. Georgia State Legislator, 1925-28; former Judge Georgia Court of Appeals. Outstanding in state and local undertakings. An active alumnus, experienced and most helpful to Georgia Tech and the Alumni Association. James E. Davenport, M.E. '08, E.E. '09; VicePresident, Engineering Research and Development, American Locomotive Co., New York, N. Y. Prominent in state and national affairs. Outstanding in athletics and campus activities; active alumnus and former President Georgia Tech Club of New York: Baxter Maddox, 1922, Gen. Engr., Ga. Tech and Cornell. Vice-President, Trust Department, First National Bank, Atlanta; Vice-President, Atlanta Kiwanis Club. Exceptional business and civic leader, with state and national prominence. Active alumnus in everything pertaining to Ga. Tech. Board Members: Otis A. Barge, Electrical, '12. Partner BargeThompson Company, Contractors, Atlanta. M. A. Ferst, Mechanical, '11. President, M. A. Ferst, Ltd., Atlanta. Joel C. Harris, Mechanical, '08. Manager, KellySmith Company, Newspaper Representatives, Atlanta. A. D. Kennedy, Electrical, '03. President, Davidson-Kennedy Company, Atlanta. R. J. Thiesen, Electrical '10. Exec. Secy., Ga. Tech National Alumni Ass'n., Atlanta. R. H. White, Jr., Mechanical, '14. President, Southern Wood Preserving Company, Atlanta. Lawrence Willet, Civil, '18. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Atlanta. (Continued on Page 7)

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Colonel Blake Ragsdale Van Leer Inaugurated

Colonel Blake Ragsdale Van Leer (left) shown d u r i n g the inaugural ceremonies at the Georgia Tech A u d i t o r i u m on July 7 w h e n he was inducted as the fifth president of the Georgia School of Technology b y Chancellor S. V. Sanford, of the University System. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A t l a n t a Journal Photo

A day of brilliant and impressive ceremonies marked the inauguration of Colonel Blake Ragsdale Van Leer as the new president of the Georgia School of Technology, on July 7, 1944. He succeeds Dr. M. L. Brittain, beloved veteran educator, who has assumed other duties of the college in the role of its first president emeritus. The historical day for Georgia Tech began in the morning with the registration of the many presidents and other representatives of the universities and colleges, who came to Atlanta for the auspicious event. A lunch for the visitors followed at noon; then came the impressive academic procession and the memorable induction exercises, during the late afternoon, as held in Georgia Tech's new auditorium where a large audience of faculty members, students, alumni and other friends joined in the ceremonies. The program concluded with a highly enjoyable, capacity-attended dinner at the Atlanta Athletic Club, given by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association in honor of Colonel Van Leer and Dr. Brittain. Inaugural Speakers President Edward C. Elliot, Purdue University, was the speaker at the induction exercises; his subject was "The Right to Rights", and he held the intense attention of all with his force, wit, logic and

highly interesting topic. During the banquet, too, his observations and witticisms were a feature of the gathering; and Georgia Tech was fortunate, indeed, that he accepted the Chancellor's invitation to take part in the ceremonies. This was also very fitting, since Colonel Van Leer received his B.S. and E.E. degrees from Purdue in 1915 and the Doctor of Engineering degree from the same university, this year. Colonel Van Leer is likewise a Doctor of Science ; a highly merited honor conferred upon him in 1943 by Washington and Jefferson College. Dr. M. L. Brittain presented Dr. Elliot at the ceremonies; and greetings were extended by Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia, who was introduced in glowing terms and eminently deserved recognition, by Honorable Marion Smith, Chairman of the Board of Regents. Then followed the impressive induction and introduction of the President of the Georgia School of Technologyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Colonel Blake Ragsdale Van Leer, by Chancellor Sanford of the University System. President Van Leer responded with his inaugural address which was highly effective, progressive and stimulating. The Right Reverend John Moore Walker, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, gave the invocation and pronounced the benediction for the inaugural program.

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Fifth President of the Georgia School of Technology Honor Dinner C. L. Emerson, President of the Georgia Tech National Alumni, presided at the dinner in honor of Colonel Van Leer and Dr. Brittain at the Atlanta Athletic Club on the night of July 7. Dr. Ryland Knight of the Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta, rendered the invocation and asked the assemblage to stand a few minutes in silent prayer in memory of the departed Georgia Tech alumni and all other gallant men and women who have given their lives for the nation. An elaborate dinner followed, enlivened by the Georgia Tech Singers and adorned with hundreds of attractive souvenir programs of the occasion. Chancellor Sanford was then called on to introduce the university and college presidents, in attendance; he was followed by Judge F. A. Hooper, Jr., of the Ga. Tech Alumni Board, who presented Dr. M. L. Brittain with beautifully and fittingly inscribed resolutions of respect and affection, together with a set of engraved silver service dishes, from the alumni of the college. Dr. Brittain responded in his usual graceful and delightful manner. Interesting, co-operative, significant and profuse welcomes to Colonel Van Leer then came in order from Governor Arnall, Mayor Hartsfield, Chairman Marion Smith of the Regents; Dean Skiles of Georgia Tech, Dr. Rufus Harris for the Out-of-State University and College Presidents; and Frank Neely, President, Georgia Tech Alumni Foundation. Colonel Van Leer was very much impressed by the hearty welcomes and by the assurances of all in their very sincere offers to co-operate with him to the limit of their respective, individual and official capacities. He was grateful and proficient in his response; and briefly outlined the vast expansion program of Georgia Tech in which, of course, he will be such a prominent factor. Appreciative, long, and well-wishing applause was tendered Colonel Van Leer both at the beginning and conclusion of his talk. College Officials Among the university and college presidents and deans who attended both the inaugural exercises and honor dinner, were: Chancellor Butts, Mississippi; Dr. 0. C. Carmichael, Vanderbilt; Dr. Philip Weltner, Oglethorpe; Dr. Paul M. Cousins, Shorter; Dr. Spright Dowell, Mercer; Dr. Hubert Quillian, LaGrange College; Dr. J. Mac Richards, Columbia Theological Seminary; Dr. Goodrich C. White, Emory; Dr. J. R. McCain, Agnes Scott; Dr. G. D. Humphrey, Mississippi State; Dr. L. N. Duncan, Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Harmon W. Caldwell, Georgia; Dr. W. C. Elliot, Purdue; Dean W. Vernon Skiles, Georgia Tech; Dr. Rufus Harris, Tulane; Colonel E. S. LeTellier, Citadel; Dr. John J. Tigert, Florida; Dr. Raymond Paty, Alabama; Dr. Robert F. Poole, Clemson; Dr. Leo H. Browning, Middle Georgia College; Dr. I. S. Ingram, West Georgia College; Dr. Peyton Jacob, Georgia Southwestern College; Dean G. Lombard Kelly, University of Georgia School of Medicine; Director George H. King, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; Dr. Marvin S. Pittman, Georgia Teachers' College; Dr. Frank R. Reade, Georgia State Woman's College; (Next Column)

Mrs. Van Leer, the new first lady of the College, shown with Colonel Van Leer — or doctor, if you prefer — Georgia Tech's recently inaugurated fifth president.

Dr. J. C. Rogers, North Georgia College; Director George M. Sparks, University System Center; Director H. P. Stuckey, Georgia Experiment Station; Dr. J. M. Thrash, South Georgia College; Director J. C. Wardlaw, Division of General Extension; Dr. Guy H. Wells, Georgia State College for Women; Dean Leo J. LaSalle, Louisiana State; Dean Wm. H. Hall, Duke University, and Dean Robert L. Sumwait, of South Carolina.

Alumni Officers — (Cont'd, from page 5) Class Secretaries: Messrs. J. B. McCrary, '91, and A. R. Colcord, '92, for the Pioneer Classes; Ferd Kaufman, '94; C. E. Buchanan, '96; Strother Fleming, '01; E. W. Klein, '02; P. M. Peteet, '03; F. Davenport, '04; Robt. Gregg, '05; G. Winship, '06; G. M. Stout, '07; Dan I. Maclntyre, '08; W. H. Hightower, '09; Frank Legg, '10; M. S. Hill, '11; W. A. Alexander, '12; Robt. L. Hughes, '13; A. F. Montague, '14; Edgar Montague, '15; Chas. S. Gardner, '16; John M. Slaton, '17; Jas. S. Budd, '18; Morgan McNeill, '19; L. F. Kent, '20; Jas. H. Johnston, '21; A. R. Flowers, '22; C. M. Kennedy, '23; Jos. Daniel, Jr., '24; H. Hutton, '25; G. H. Traylor, '26; Gilbert Boggs, '27; Jack Holman, '28; Ben Largen, '29; Chas. N. Witmer, '30; Hudson Edwards, '31; Randy Whitfield, '32; Ivan Allen, Jr., '33; Dudley King, '34; Jere Perkerson, '35; James A. Rankin, '36; Lawrence C. Hayes, '37; Jack Nixon, '38; Thos. J. Hughes, '39; Chas. P. Richards, '40; J. F. Stovall, '41; C. L. Peacock, '42; and Alex L. Lofton, '43-'44.

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Alumni Foundation Announces Plans

Tech Acquires Land for Expansion

Objectives of the Georgia Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc., have been announced in a very handsome and well arranged brochure which was recently distributed to alumni, faculty heads, and other friends vitally interested in the expansion program of the college.

In preparation for the extensive postwar expansion of Georgia Tech, the Board of Regents of the University System has authorized the purchase of two blocks adjacent to the campus at a price of $100,000. The Regents voted to exercise the option which it has held on the property for some time and deeds are now being drawn up for completion of the transaction. The purchase price of the property will be taken from the earnings of Tech's radio station, WGST, representing accumulations over a period of years. Regent Frank Spratlin, Ga. Tech 1906, is chairman of the WGST committee; and he has done an excellent job for the Board and Georgia Tech by his tireless and efficient work with the station. The new property is situated west of the Tech campus and includes the two blocks bordered by Kontz and Cherry streets and Third and Fourth streets with the exception of one house at the corner of Third and Plum street. There are 21 other residences on the property, all of them rented. Under the present plan, the new owners of the property will continue the rentals until after the war when the houses will be razed to make way for new Tech buildings. Options on the property were obtained from the Peters Land Company and several individual owners. Georgia Tech has been acquiring property near its campus steadily during the past few years. Among the more recent acquisitions were several lots between Techwood and Williams street, and Third and Fourth streets, as given to the college by L. W. (Chip) Robert, C.E. and E.E., 1908.

The beautifully illustrated brochure points out that the Georgia Tech Alumni Foundation has existed since 1932 and that it has received small voluntary gifts from industry and individuals. This money has been invested in bonds until the end of the war permits its application to scientific use. The purpose of the foundation is "the expansion of facilities for the development of invention, science and engineeringâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and their use in industrial fields. All funds are administered by a board of trustees, composed of 21 Georgia Tech alumni, all outstanding business men. The funds will be used by this group for development in the field of your specific industry." Objectives The foundation's objectives are, in a word, to meet tomorrow's industrial demands of education by making scientific and economic research, by developing materiel tests, by training scientific and engineering leaders and by fostering co-ordination of effort between the educational facilities of universities and the productive facilities of industry. Frank H. Neely, president of the Foundation, explained that the trustees "can receive donations now and will see that they are spent for the development of Tech, when materials and labor are available, along the most constructive lines, and will not be influenced by any political or other interests except the well-rounded development of this important institution." Foundation Trustees On the board of trustees are Mr. Neeley, who is chairman of the board of the Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank and executive vice-president of Rich's, Inc.; Charles A. Sweet, vice-president of the Foundation and president of Wellington-Sears Company, New York; George T. Marchmont, secretary-treasurer of the Foundation and district manager of the Graybar Electric Company, Atlanta; J. E. Davenport, vice-president of the engineering research and development division of the American Locomotive Company, New York; Cherry L. Emerson, vice-president of Georgia Tech, president of the Tech Alumni Association and vice-president of Robert & Company, Atlanta; Y. Frank Freeman, executive vice-president of Paramount Film Studios, Hollywood, Cal.; Robert Gregg, president Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, Birmingham. George W. McCarty, president, Ashcraft-Wilkinson Company, Atlanta; Robert W. Schwab, president Southern Spring Bed Company, Atlanta; Frank M. Spratlin, president Spratlin, Harrington & Thomas, Atlanta, and member Board of Regents, University System of Georgia; George M. Stout, president, Sharp-Boylston Company, Atlanta; James F. Towers, president, Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc., New York; Robert B. Wilby, president Wilby-Kincey Service

Foundation Trusteesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Cont'd.) Corporation, Atlanta; George W. Woodruff, chairman of board, Continental Gin Company, Birmingham; S. Warren Mays, general purchasing agent, American Cyanamid Company, New York; Charles F. Stone, president, Atlantic Steel Company, Atlanta; W. A. Parker, president Beck & Gregg Hardware Company, Atlanta; Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., president Callaway Mills, LaGrange, Ga.; John A. Simmons, vice-president and general manager Lannett Bleachery and Dye Works, West Point, Ga.; Thomas Fuller, district manager, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, and W. Harrison High tower, president Thomaston Cotton Mills, Thomaston, Georgia. The book points out that contributions to Tech may be deducted in full from state and federal income taxes. Several pages, bountifully illustrated, are devoted to the type of scientific training given Tech students and to the postwar need for men trained for industrial leadership. Two pages were given over to the new president of Tech, Colonel Blake R. Van Leer, who left the Army on July 1 to head the institution. A photograph of Colonel Van Leer fills one page.

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W. H. Hightower and Dr. M. L Brittain Honored at Commencement Dr. M. L. Brittain, president emeritus of Georgia Tech, and William Harrison Hightower, B.S. in T.E., 1909, of Thomaston, Georgia, were both highly lauded and honored at the fifty-seventh annual commencement of the college on the evening of Monday, June 26. The exercises marked the closing of twenty-two years of active service for Dr. Brittain, as president of the institution; however, he retains a very important part in the affairs of the college, although full administrative duties were turned over to Dr. Blake R. Van Leer when the latter was inducted as president of the Georgia School of Technology on July 7, 1944. Mr. Hightower received the distinguished service award of the college. Each year the school honors one of its alumni who "has achieved honor for himself and for his Alma Mater in his chosen field." Judge S. Price Gilbert, of the Board of Regents, delivered the commencement address and eulogized both Dr. Brittain's services to Georgia Tech and his personal life. "Georgia School of Technology is greater than it has ever been. Dr. Brittain has been the guiding hand," he said. In addition, General Sandy Beaver, vicechairman of the Board of Regents, presented Dr. Brittain with an engraved testimonial from the members, praising his outstanding service to the institution and Photo Courtesy Atlanta Journal to education in Georgia. William Harrison Hightower (left), B. S. in T. Eâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; ' 0 9 ; Judge S. Price Gilbert Mr. Hightower, president of the Thom(center), commencement speaker, and Dr. M. L. Brittain, shown during the aston Cotton Mills, is president of the June sixth commencement exercises of the college when Dr. Brittain preAmerican Cotton Manufacturers' Associasented Mr. Hightower with Georgia Tech's Distinguished Service Award: tion, member of the executive committee "To honor one who through good deeds has served his Alma Mater." The citation applied most fittingly both to the donor and to the recipient. and board of directors of the Cotton-Textile Institute of New York and the textile advisory committee of the War Producand, likewise, the glowing resolutions and elegant tion Board, and a trustee of the Georgia Tech silver serving dishes as given to him at the alumni Alumni Foundation; and he holds other important banquet on July seventh. offices, in addition. In 1943 and '44, the alumni citation stated, Mr. Tech Cited for Ordnance Research Hightower was the main factor of a committee to raise a cash fund of half a million dollars for the On August 15, War Department officials anadvancement of textile education and research in nounced that Georgia Tech had been awarded a speGeorgia and its adjacent area. cial Army citation for meritorious work in ordnance The commencement was the fourth of the year for research and development. The award will be forGeorgia Tech. Eighty-nine seniors and two gradu- mally presented to the college at a military cereates had their respective degrees conferred upon mony on October 19. them by Dr. Brittain, during the exercises. The "certificate of merit, granted only in rare Of Colonel Van Leer, Tech's new president, Judge cases," was signed by Maj. Gen. L. H. Campbell, Gilbert said: "Under his guidance, the Georgia chief of Army Ordnance, and other high-ranking School of Technology will continue to produce young Army officers. engineers who will make her name and the State The nature of the activities for which the award of Georgia famous." was made cannot be revealed because of their miliHe predicted a bright future for the college, say- tary character, officials said, adding that for the ing: "It is the foremost technological school in the present they can only be described as "ordnance Southern States, and it will become the equal of any research and development." in America." It was further announced by the Washington auAmong other tributes to Dr. Brittain, after the thorities that the high quality of work done by commencement, were the beautifully expressed, Georgia Tech graduates and the college led to this hand wrought resolutions and handsome silver award unusual recognition; and it was also reported that, as presented to him at a memorable faculty dinner; to date, no other such award has been granted.

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Weddings and Engagement! ADAMS-BLACKSTONE of Charlotte, N. C, formerly of Atlanta, on June Widespread interest centers in the announcement . 3rd in Atlanta. made on August 20 by Mr. and Mrs. William NorEnsign Stillwell attended the Ga. School of Techman Adams of the betrothal of their daughter, Miss nology, class of 1945. Ann Tabor Adams, to Ensign William H. Blackstone, DOBBS-WITHORN U. S. N. R. The wedding in July of Miss Jane Dobbs of AtlanThe date and plans for the marriage of the young ta to Candidate Thomas J. Withorn, also of Atlanta, couple will be announced later. Ensign Blackstone now stationed at Officers' Candidate School, Fort Belvoir, Va., enlists wide interest. The announceattended Ga. Tech. ment was made by the bride-elect's parents, Mr. and ANGEL-CHOTAS Mr. and Mrs. Harry Angel announce the engage- Mrs. Royce Dobbs. Mr. Withorn is an honor graduate of Boys' High ment of their daughter, Georgia, to Nicholas E. Chotas, of Washington, D. C, son of the late Mr. and School and was at Georgia Tech before entering Mrs. Eli Chotas, of Atlanta. The marriage date will the service. deEVERTZ-MALLO be announced later. Senora Isabel Mercedes de Soto Vda. de Evertz Mr. Chotas graduated from Boys' High school and received his bachelor of science degree in archi- and Senor Manuel Mallo and Senora Antonia Latecture at Georgia Tech in 1932. He did post-grad- santa de Mallo announce the marriage of Guilleruate work at the University of Athens in Athens, mina de Evertz and Manuel Mallo on Thursday, August twenty-fifth, at the Church of San Juan de Greece. Letran in Habana, Cuba. BAKER-EARNEST Manuel Mallo received his B.S. in E.E., at Georgia Enlisting widespread interest is the announcement Tech in June, 1935. made by Captain and Mrs. Walter Edwin Baker of EDWARDS-SHOAFF the marriasre of their daughter, Patricia Elaine, to Interesting is the announcement by Mr. and Mrs. Lieut. William Mark Earnest, U. S. Army Air Forces, on Sept. 12, at Sacred Heart Church, Atlan- Perry Jackson Edwards of the wedding of their daughter, Katheryn Elizabeth, to Ensign William ta. Lieut. Earnest attended Ga. Tech. Joseph Shoaff, Jr., U. S. N. R., on June 10, in the BARTELL-SOBELSON Winship Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Atlanta. \ Bartell of the engagement of their daughter, Helen, Mr. Shoaf was graduated in 1943 from Georgia to Private Lester Sobelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tech. Sobelson of Newark, N. J. The date of the marriage ELLERBEE-PARHAM will be announced later. Miss Mildred Ophelia Ellerbee, daughter of Mr. Private Sobelson is a graduate of the Georgia and Mrs. H. G. Ellerbee, of Lanett, Ala., became School of Technology. the bride of Sergeant Render T. Parham, Army Air CAMPBELL-SEALE Forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Parham of HoOf cordial interest is the announcement of the gansville, in an evening ceremony on April 25 at wedding of Miss Josephine Campbell, only daughter the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hawkins, of West of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin R. Campbell, to Lieutenant Point. William Bradley Seale, United States Army, in BrisSergeant Parham attended Young Harris College bane, Australia, on Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and Georgia Tech before enlisting in the Air Corps. July 14. The wedding was solemnized in St. Steph- He is stationed in Pratt, Kan. en's Cathedral. ELLISON-LEWIS Lieut. Seale took Public Health Engineering in Enlisting wide interest in the south is the anthe 1942 class. nouncement made by Mrs. Leon B. Ellison of the COLLINS-CAMPBELL marriage of her daughter, Miss Anne Elizabeth ElMr. and Mrs. John Thomas Collins announce the lison, to Lt. James Malcolm Lewis, of the United marriage of their daughter, Catherine Elizabeth, to States Army Air Forces. The marriage of this promLieut. James Samuel Campbell, on May 15, in the inent young couple was solemnized on Thursday Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church, in Macon, Ga. evening, August 24, at the Druid Hills Baptist Lieut. Campbell. B.S. in M.E., Ga. Tech, 1934, Church. served with the Ordnance Dept. of the Army in Lieut. Lewis attended Ga. Tech before his enlistIceland for fourteen months and is now stationed ment in the Army Air Corps. at Camp Maxey, Texas. FOGEL-PENDERGRAST Enlisting widespread social interest is the anDENT-DAVENPORT Mrs. George McCormick Dent, of Eufaula, Ala., nouncement made by Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dennison announces the marriage of her daughter, Sarah, of Fogel, of Rosemont, Pa., of the wedding of their Eufaula and Atlanta, to Lieutenant (jg.) Merritt daughter, Helen Sinclair, to Lieutenant Ambrose Beall Davenport, U. S. N. R., of Atlanta, at All Hodnett Pendergrast, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pendergrast, of Atlanta. Their marSaints Church, in Atlanta on July 22. Lieut. Davenport attended Ga. Tech in the class riage was solemnized June 10 at St. David's Episof 1940 and is assigned to a U. S. Naval Base in copal Church in Devon, Pa. The bridegroom-elect graduated from Georgia Florida. Tech in chemical engineering, later receiving his DAVIDSON-STILWELL Mrs. William T. Comer announces the marriage master's degree in chemistry from Emory Univerof her daughter, Miss Jeanne Holcombe Davidson, sity. to Ensign Howard Logan Stillwell, Jr., U. S. N. R., {Continued on page 12)

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"Uncle Bill/' Van Houten Dies

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William Van Houten, Sr., 71 years of age, of 17,0 Fifth Street, N. W., Atlanta, Ga., foundry instructor at Georgia Tech since the founding of the college, died at a private hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday, August 29. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Billy" to all students and alumni of Georgia Tech. Although over threescore years and ten, "Uncle Billy's" appearance and activities were those of a man in his early sixties; however, from point of years in service, he was the patriarch of the college. He was signally honored, a few years ago, by the students and alumni, in keeping with their esteem and affection for him; and a very valuable and fittingly engraved watch was presented to him at the time. He attended all graduation exercises from the very first one to the date of his death. Born in Paterson, N. J., "Uncle Billy" spent the past 65 years in Atlanta. In addition to his work as head of the foundries at Georgia Tech, he was director of the Standard Federal Savings and Loan Association, and a trustee of the Grady Hospital board. At the time of his death he was secretarytreasurer of the Atlanta Labor Temple Association and financial secretary of the Atlanta Federation of Trades. After graduation from the Atlanta High school more than half a century ago, he entered business with his father, Peter S. Van Houten, at the old Novelty Iron Works. At the age of 17 he was employed at the Georgia Tech foundry, where his duties were partly teaching and partly commercial, for at that time the new school did a large amount of industrial work. When the general assembly banned industrial work at the school in 1898, William Van Houten was made foreman of the Tech foundry. He held this position until his death. He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Lyman Collins, Mason, Ohio; Misses Clare, Madge and Isabelle Van Houten, all of Atlanta; four sons, Bourke and William Van Houten, Jr., both of Atlanta; Major Louie Van Houten, Rome; Major Robert Van Houten, Fort McClellan, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. James E. Farrell and Mrs. William Cole, both of Atlanta. Scores of alumni, students, labor representatives, city officials and other friends attended the funeral services. An honorary escort representing the Georgia Tech faculty included Colonel Blake R. Van Leer, president; Dr. M. L. Brittain, Professors R. S. King, Floyd Field, J. E. McDaniel and R. S. Howell, Major A. A. Case, W. F. Griffin, F. K. Houston and Dean W. V. Skiles and Dr. W. G. Perry.

Louisa Robert is the name given the infant daughter of Captain and Mrs. Grant Le Roux, born August first in Atlanta. The baby bears the name of her mother, the former Miss Louisa Robert, and of her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ayres Robert. Captain Le Roux is a B.S. in M.E., 1935. PHILLIPS

Mr. and Mrs. Weller A. Phillips announce the birth of a son, Weller Abner III, May 15, 1944, in Akron, Ohio. Mr. Phillips, B.S. Ch.E., Ga. Tech, '41, is with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in the Research Dept. THOMPSON

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Thompson announce the arrival of a son on July 2, 1944. Mr. Thompson, B.S. in E.E., 1942, is an assistant engineer in the U. S. Merchant Marine. He and his family reside at 1611 Chesapeake Avenue, Hampton, Virginia.

Death! GOODYEAR

Charles Porter Goodyear, B.S. in Chem. Eng., 1938, died at his home in Tampa, Fla., on January 13, 1944. He entered Georgia Tech from Brunswick, Ga. His wife kindly notified the Georgia Tech Alumni office on May 18, 1944, of his passing. MOODIE

Thomas Edward Moodie, 44, of Boston, Mass., formerly professor of aeronautical engineering at Georgia Tech, died Friday, July 22, at his residence in Boston. Professor Moodie, a native of Texas, took his B.S. degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master's degree at Georgia Tech. He taught at Tech from 1927 until 1936. He was founder of the first glider club in the South, and was inventor of the "road plane," which was much publicized several years ago. He was a member of the National Association of Aeronautical Engineers. At the time of his death he was executive vice-president of Aviation Engineers, Inc. He is survived by his wife and a daughter; also his mother, a brother, and an aunt, all of Atlanta. Burial services were held in Atlanta. NEWELL

Charles E. Newell, 1907 C.E. class, died on August 19 at his residence on Pangborn Road, Route 2, Decatur, Georgia. A native of Marietta, he attended Georgia Tech and formerly did construction for Robert and Company and for the Government. He designed the railroad trackage for the Atlanta Ordnance Depot and the Bell Aircraft plant. He was a Mason and a member of the Marietta Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, and a cousin, Mrs. J. Porter Clark, Spencerport, N. Y. THWEATT

W. F. (Bill) Thweatt, 42, Ga. Tech, 1919, pitcher for the Memphis Chicks in the early 1920's, and a star football lineman for Georgia Tech before entering professional baseball, died in a hospital in Mem-

Deaths-(Cont'd.) phis, Tenn., on June 30, after an illness of two weeks. A plant foreman at the Wolf Creek ordnance plant, Mr. Thweatt resided in Union City, Tenn., where funeral services were conducted. Survivors include his widow, a daughter, and his mother.

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Weddings and Engagements-(Continued) GARDINER-BRIGMAN

MUCKENFUSS-BARNES

The Camp Kohler Chapel was the setting on August 6 for the ceremony making Miss Bevilie Edith Gardiner the bride of Captain James Andrew Brigman, who is stationed at the post following 18 months of service overseas. Captain Brigman graduated from Ga. Tech., B.S. in M.E., with the class of 1934.

Lieutenant Tommy Barnes, Georgia state duration golf champion, and Miss Rachael Muckenfuss, of St. George, S. C, were married in Miami, Florida, at the White Temple Methodist Church Saturday evening, June 10. Lieutenant Barnes is a graduate of Georgia Tech, where he was a member of the golf team for three years.

HOGG-RICHARDSON

Enlisting sincere interest is the announcement of the wedding of Miss Mary Elizabeth Hogg to Captain Edward Richardson, Jr., which was an event in August. Captain Richardson is a graduate of the Georgia School of Technology, class of 1935. JAUDON-BRYAN

Interest centers in the announcement of the engagement of Miss Jacquelyn Marie Jaudon to Lieutenant Emmett Wren Bryan, Jr., of the Army Signal Corps. The couple's marriage is planned for early fall. Lieutenant Bryan was graduated from Atlanta Boys' High School and attended the Georgia School of Technology, enlisting in the Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942. JOHNSON-JOHNSON

Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Johnson, of Atlanta, announce the marriage of their daughter, Sara Cobb Johnson, to Ensign Thomas L. Johnson III, U. S. N. R., on May 31, in the University chapel at Boston, Mass.

RAMSAY-BERG

Announcement was made on August 13, by Lt. and Mrs. Gibson G. Ramsay of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jacquelin Lord Ramsay, to Officer Candidate Lawrence John Berg, Jr., senior E.E., 1944, of Jackson, Miss., now stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga., the marriage to take place in the autumn. REED-BYNUM

Mrs. Nattie E. Reed announces the marriage of her daughter, Lurlene, to Captain Henry Williams Bynum, on Saturday, July 2nd, Post Chapel, Fort Knox, Ky. Captain Bynum received his B.S. in I.M. degree from Ga. Tech in 1939. WEBB-LEWIS

Announcement was made of the recent marriage of Miss Edith Inez Webb, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Webb, to Ensign Marion Thompson Lewis, B.S. in I.M., 1942, U. S. Naval Air Forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Lewis, of Greenwood, S. C. The ceremony was solemnized at the Second Ponce de Leon Baptist church in Atlanta.

KIGHT-KURTZ

SKERRIT-MURPHY

Enlisting widespread interest was the announcement made by the Rev. and Mrs. Davis L. Kight, of Macon, of the marriage of their sister, Miss Lenora Kight, to Sergeant Henry Harrison Kurtz, U. S. Army. The ceremony was quietly solemnized June 10, at the home of the bridegroom's parents, in Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Kurtz, with the Rev. Kight officiating at the double-ring ceremony. Sergeant Kurtz attended Ga. Tech.

The chapel of the Naval Air Station at Alameda, Cal., was the setting for the recent marriage of Lieutenant Eunice Virginia Skerrit, WAVE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva E. Skerrit, of San Francisco, Cal., to Lieutenant Frederick Michael Murphy, Jr., B.S. in M.E.. 1941, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Murphy, of Atlanta.

McFAYDEN-GAVIN

The interest of a host of Atlanta friends will center in the announcement made by Mrs. Mary Almeda McFayden of the marriage of her daughter, Ensign Alma McFayden, WAVES, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Atlanta, to Lieutenant Chester Gavin, Jr., USNR. The marriage of the popular young couple took place in the chapel of the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, at an afternoon ceremony at 5:30 p. m. on May 21. Lieutenant Gavin attended Ga. Tech and was graduated in 1939, B.S. in I.M. MOORE-KILCREASE

The marriage of Ensign Esther Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Loring Moore, of Old Greenwich, Conn., to Lieutenant Dana Lucien Kilcrease, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kilcrease, of Waycross, was solemnized on Saturday afternoon. July 22, in the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich, with the Rev. Vincent Daniels officiating. Lieut. Kilcrease graduated from the Ga. School of Technology, B.S. in E.E.

WILLINGHAM-HANAHAN

Paramount social interest centers in the announcement by John Davis Willingham and Mrs. Catherine Beasley Willingham of the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Davis, to Private First Class Julius Barnwell Hanahan, U. S. Army. The date and plans for the wedding depend upon Mr. Hanahan's return to the States. Mr. Hanahan attended the Ga. School of Technology. WAGNER-KEEVER

Of sincere interest is the announcement made by Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wagner of the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Hazel, to Lieutenant James T. Keever, of Decatur, their marriage to take place in the early fall. Lieutenant Keever is the son of Mrs. Louise Keever, of Decatur. He attended the Georgia School of Technology before entering the Army. ZILLESSEN-CONDON

A wedding of unusual interest was that of Geraldine Mary Zillessen, Q. A. I. M. N. S.-R., to Major Jack G. Condon, B. S. in E. E., 1941, Signal Corps, A. U. S., at St. Alphonso's Church, Rome, Italy, on June 24, 1944.

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Gold Star Alumni First Lieutenant Young Ben Barber, 28, B-24 pilot of East Point, was killed in an aircraft accident August 10 in Italy. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Barber, 314 Linwood Avenue, East Point, Ga., were recently advised accordingly by the War Department. Lieutenant Barber was a graduate of Russell High and Georgia Military Academy, and attended Georgia Tech. He received his cadet training at Arcadia, Fla., and Augusta, won his wings and commission at Moody Field, Ga., April, 1943, and had completed 47 air missions. First Lieutenant R. S. Boroughs, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boroughs, formerly resided at 465 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Ga., was killed in action on July 7 on the Normandy front, according to recent information received in Atlanta. Lieutenant Boroughs attended R. L. Hope School, North Fulton High School and Georgia Tech, class of 1945. Lieut. Colonel B. M. Bailey, Jr., of Atlanta, who left Ga. Tech in 1937 to attend the U. S. Military Academy where he graduated in 1939; a former member of the Tech track team and a varsity football end at West Point, lost his life in action on the French front, August 23, as reported to his family by the War Department on September 11. The son of Colonel and Mrs. B. M. Bailey of Atlanta, Lieut. Col. Bailey was born in Atlanta October 19, 1916, less than a year before his father, Colonel Bailey, began a brilliant career with the American forces in the First World War in Europe. After his early education in the Atlanta public schools and Ga. Tech, Lt. Colonel Bailey received his appointment to the West Point Military Academy, where he was graduated in 1939. Inheriting his father's unusual gifts in the way of military talent, young Bailey's promotion was rapid, to first lieutenant, captain, major, and then, in 1944, to lieutenant colonel. He and Miss Virginia Callaway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cason J. Callaway, of Hamilton, Ga., were married in February, 1941, and have one son, B. M. Bailey III. Lieut. Charles H. Chalmers, Jr., Ga. Tech 1944, was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. A flight bombardier, he was recently reported by the War Department as having lost his life in action over Italy. Born in Atlanta, Lieutenant Chalmers attended the Atlanta public schools and Georgia Tech before entering cadet training in the Army Air Forces. He resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chalmers, 839 Penn Avenue, N. E. He was a member of the 0. D. D. and the S. A. E. fraternities, and a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Lieut. Colonel Robert S. Clinkscales, 27, of 2181 East Lake Road, Atlanta, was killed August 20 over Japan, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Clinkscales, Sr.. have been notified by the War Department. The commander of a B-29 squadron, Colonel Clinkscales was an E.E. at Georgia Tech class of 1940. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, social fraternity. He entered the Air Corps immediately after his

graduation and was sent to Hawaii soon after he received his commission and wings at Kelly Field, Texas. A squadron commander, Lt. Col. Clinkscales had flown many important missions in a number of the war areas. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his flight from Pearl Harbor to the Philippine area with Colin Kelly, and their squadron; he also held other citations for many brilliant and valorous flights. S/Sgt. Roy Wimberly Cook, 38, son of Mr. Kelly Cook, of Atlanta, was killed in action in New Guinea on June 21. Surviving are also three uncles and five aunts. Sgt. Cook specialized in civil engineering and aeronautics at Georgia Tech, in the class of 1933. Flight Officer Edward C. Fambrough, 28, B.S, in I.M., 1938, glider pilot, was killed in action on June 7, during the invasions of France. His relatives were notified by the War Department during the summer. Eddie Fambrough, a former member of Tech's track team, was married last December 19 to Miss Annie Laurie Kurtz, daughter of Wilbur G. Kurtz, noted artist and historian, and Mrs. Kurtz, of 907 Penn Avenue, N. E., Atlanta. Before entering the service he was in the insurance business in Chattanooga. He received his glider training at Lubbock, Texas, and Ardmore, Okla. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. E. C. Fambrough, of Haines City, Fla., formerly of Columbus, Ga.; two brothers, also officers in the Armed Forces; a sister and other relatives in Atlanta, Ga., and Florida. Private John W. Grist, 31. class of 1936, husband of Mrs. Mary Warren Neel Grist, of 69 Alden avenue, N. W., Atlanta, was killed April 20 when the transport on which he was a passenger was sunk by enemy action in the Mediterranean waters. In addition to his wife, Private Grist is survived by his mother, Mrs. John W. Grist, Sr., of 247 The Prado, Atlanta, and several aunts and uncles. A graduate of Tech High school, Grist attended Georgia Tech, and was associated with the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills before entering the Air Corps April 23, 1943. He received his training at Fort Logan, Denver, Col., and was stationed at Fairmont Army Air Field, Neb., before going overseas. Private Grist was a member of the First Christian Science church of Atlanta. Captain James Norman Gentry, B.S. in Aero. Eng., 1934, Pan-American Airways, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Percy Gentry of Atlanta, Ga., was one of a crew of six men to lose his life in a take-off crash at a Pacific base, according to a Navy Department announcement released on August second. Surviving Capt. Gentry, besides his parents, are his wife, the former Clare Gunn, of Miami, Fla., and their two sons, Donald Gunn Gentry, 4, and Warren Randolph Gentry, 6 months, now living at Los Altos, Cal. Capt. Gentry was well known in Atlanta, where he was graduated from Georgia School of Technology in 1934. A member of Chi Phi fraternity and the (Continued on Next Page)

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Gold Star Alumni-(Continued) Scabbard and Blade honorary society, he received the medal awarded the school's outstanding Naval R. 0. T. C. student. He later was graduated from the United States Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. He then went with Pan-American Airways and had been serving on U. S. Government missions with his company, during the war.

Marine Lieutenant Byard Gordon (Bubber) Quigg, 24, B.S. in I.M., 1942, son of City School Superintendent and Mrs. B. F. Quigg, of 315 East Third Avenue, Rome, Ga., was killed in action in the Pacific, according to a telegram from the War Department received by his parents on July 8. Lt. Quigg was born in Rome, April 28, 1920. He was graduated from Rome High School in 1938, and from the Georgia School of Technology in 1942. He was active in college activities and was a member of the Tech football team. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in December, 1942, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in July, 1943. He left the States for service in the Pacific in February. In addition to his parents, Lt. Quigg is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Slaton Clemmons, and Misses Julia and Virginia Quigg, all of Rome, Ga.

First Lieutenant John B. (Brady) Kane, 25, 1943 class at Ga. Tech, with the Third Armored Division in France, died August 8 in England as a result of wounds received in action on August 2 in France, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Kane, of 2672 Peachtree Road, N. E., Atlanta, Ga., have been notified by the War Department. Entering the Army in June, 1941, Lieutenant Kane received his commission in August, 1942, at Fort Benning and had served overseas since DecemLieutenant Dennis T. Turner, Jr., class of 1943, ber, 1943. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta son of Dr. and Mrs. Dennis T. Turner of Milledge, ville, Ga., was killed in action on July 12, during the fraternity. In addition to his parents, Lieutenant Kane is battle of Normandy. Lieut. Turner carried plenty of survived by three brothers, in the Armed Forces, war to the enemy for his country and in memory of his brother, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Turner, and two sisters. a West Point graduate who also lost his life, about, Lieut, (jg.) Farquhar McRae, Jr., U. S. N. R., Ga. a month earlier, in Normandy. Lieut. Turner is survived by his parents, also anTech 1942, Naval Aviator, lost his life in a plane crash near Creeds Field, Va., on May 31, 1944, with other officer brother in the armed forces, and his four other Navy men. Lieutenant McRae was com- wife, the former Miss Ellen Nash of Milledgeville, missioned ensign in September 1942, following flight Georgia. training at the U. S. Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida. Lieutenant Joe S. Wiles Jr., 19, class of 1945, Lt. McRae is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar was killed in action July 10, according to a telegram McRae of Savannah, Ga., and his funeral services from the War Department received by his uncle, were held at the Independent Presbyterian Church Jack D. Brown, 99 Peachtree Hills Avenue, N. E., Atlanta, Ga. in Savannah on May 31. Lieutenant Wiles was graduated from Castle First Lieut. John E. O'Neal, Jr., Ga. Tech, 1944, Heights Military Academy in Tennessee in May, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. O'Neal, 215 West Duffy 1942. Before entering Officers' Training School at street, Savannah, Ga., was killed in action over Ger- Fort Benning in December, 1942, he was a freshmany on April 13, the War Department notified his man at Georgia Tech, where he was a member of parents, on June 24. Lieutenant O'Neal had pre- the Delta Tau Fraternity. viously been reported missing by the War Department. His death was confirmed by the German govEnsign Harry Eugene Wright, U. S. N. R., class ernment through the International Red Cross. of 1944, from Moultrie, Ga., who was commissioned Lieutenant O'Neal was awarded the Airman's February 28, 1944, in the United States Naval ReMedal last February for "exceptional and meritori- serve at Georgia Tech, was listed by the Navy Deous achievement while participating in five separate partment as killed in action in the European theabomber combat missions over enemy occupied con- ter of operations. tinental Europe," and was awarded the Oak Leaf The Navy Department, on July 26, notified his Cluster in March. parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wright, Sr., of MoulWhile serving as flight navigator of the Flying trie, that he was missing in action as the result of Fortress "Flak Rat," over Germany on April 13, invasion action, but informed the family on AuLieutenant O'Neal and his crew of nine were hit by gust 19 that Ensign Wright officially is known lost. an anti-aircraft barrage. Some of them were able He was an officer aboard an LCT. to parachute before the plane exploded. Ensign Wright, former star athlete at Moultrie Vice president of his graduating class at Savan- High School, was an outstanding guard on the 1943nah High School in 1939, Lieutenant O'Neal attend- 44 Georgia Tech basketball team. He went overseas ed Georgia School of Technology where he was vice- in May. president of the freshman class in 1941-42. He was a past president of the Savannah sub-district of the Methodist Youth fellowship and a member of Wesley Monumental Methodist Church. Alumni Mention and Directory In addition to his parents, Lieutenant O'Neal is (To Be Continued Next Issue) survived by three brothers, all in the armed forces.

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Wounded, Citations and Prisoners of War Major Joseph Ellis Atkinson, U. S. M. C , Chemical Engineer 1936, overseas since May, 1942, was a member of the First Marine Division, receiving the Presidential Citation for attack on Guadalcanal. First Lieut. Tom R. Allen, 1938, a former end on the varsity, stationed somewhere in England as a navigator on a Liberator Bomber, has received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, and was also recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Lieut. James F. Backus, Jr., U. S. Army flier, flew fifty-eight missions over Europe without a loss. He has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. Lieut. Backus attended Ga. Tech, class of 1939. First Lieutenant C. W. Boroughs, Ga. Tech, class of 1939, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boroughs, formerly of 465 East Pace's Ferry Road, was wounded on August 8 in France, his parents have been notified by the War Department. Capt. John A. Easter, Jr., was wounded on the Normandy beachheads as he led a field artillery assault company in the initial invasion. Capt. Easter attended Ga. Tech. class of 1942. Robert Ogden Glover, Ga. Tech 1914, former resident of Atlanta and known familiarly as "Chick," recently has been promoted to the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. One of the youngest men in the service to attain his present rank, he has been assigned to an important war post at the Navy Department in Washington. The rear admiral, born in 1894, at Norfolk, Va., commanded one of the new battleships, the U. S. S. Massachusetts, prior to his present assignment. He received his promotion on June 23, 1944. The admiral attended Georgia Tech in 1910 and was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1911 from the fifth district of Georgia and graduated in 1915. He took a post-graduate course in electrical engineering at Annapolis and attended Columbia University, where he received a degree of master of science. Rear Admiral Glover has been awarded the Victory Medal, Atlantic Fleet Clasp, American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp, and the Atlantic, Asiatic and Pacific service ribbons. His brother, Claiborne Glover, lives at 2549 Habersham Rd., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Lieut. Colonel Lawrence Hays, Jr., Ga. Tech class of 1937, is with a combat unit in the South Pacific. He was decorated with the Silver Star for gallantry and with the Purple Heart for wounds in the Battle of Tarawa. Larry Hays was the Georgia Tech halfback who closed out his career on Grant Field in 1935 by leading the Engineers to a 19-7 victory over Georgia. First Lieut. Major Knight of Decatur, Ga., a graduate of Ga. Tech, whose unit, serving somewhere in North Africa, was presented a certificate of commendation by a general of the French Air Forces for its "constant devotion to duty in assisting a French fighter squadron in carrying out its mission." Major B. L. Layton, Jr., B.S. in Chem. Engr., 1937, is a prisoner of war in the Japanese prison camp, Zentsuzi. He was captured by the Japs during the Philip-

pine campaign in May of 1942. Lieut. Robert Littlefield of Atlanta, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with twelve Oak Leaf clusters, the African Theater Ribbon, with three battle stars, and the American Theater ribbon, for submarine patrol over this country. He completed seventy missions over Pantelleria, Sicily, Corsica and Italy. Lieut. Littlefield attended Georgia Tech. Lieut. Charles Allen Matthews, of Thomaston, Ga., pilot of the "Rambling Wreck," a Liberator plane of the Eighth Air Force, has returned from England after completion of 30 successful missions over the continent. He is a pretty good golfer and as a pilot he appears to have done very well, too; for he has the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Lieut. Matthews attended Ga. Tech with the class of 1945. Major Hubert L. Nolan, of Rockmart, Ga., M.E. 1940, served as fighter and bomber plane Wing Ordnance Officer in the China-Burma-India theater for two years. Wounded in action, he was awarded the Purple Heart. Major George Phillips, U. S. M. C, B.S. in Chem., 1940, of Atlanta, holds the American Defense Medal, and three battle stars to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon and the Navy Presidential Unit citation for combat action on Guadalcanal. Lieut. Howard V. Quinn, of Atlanta, has been awarded the Air Medal for his navigation of a B-17 during a raid over Europe. He attended Ga. Tech with the class of 1945. Capt. Richard P. Slye, of Charlotte, N. C, was wounded in action while flying forty missions in New Guinea. He was awarded the Soldier's Medal, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. Private First Class William C. Somers is recuperating at Lawson General Hospital from wounds received June 11 while participating in the invasion of France. He was first removed to a hospital in England, where he received the Purple Heart. Pvt. Somers attended Ga. Tech. Captain Edward Stauverman, B.S. in Chem., 1940, with the U. S. Air Forces in Italy, has been awarded the Air Medal, as reported recently in Atlanta. He has completed 30 or more flying missions over Germany and other Axis countries. Ensign Shelton Beverly Sutton, Jr., of Vidalia, Ga., C.E., 1941, was reported missing in action Nov. 13, 1942, when the cruiser Juneau was sunk in the battle of Guadalcanal. A destroyer escort, recently launched at Tampa, was named for Ensign Sutton, brilliant Tech student and football player. His mother, now residing at Hinesville, Ga., christened the ship. Colonel Louis H. Thompson, 48, of Calhoun, Ga., recently was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the Southwest Pacific area from Sept. 11, 1942, to May 4, 1943. Col. Thompson is a graduate of Georgia Tech. Lieutenant Paul White, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., Tech, class of 1940, was wounded July third at Cherbourg and has been awarded the Purple Heart.

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Service Mentions Morris M. Bryan, Jr., 1941, is now a major in the Colonel H. W. Hesterly, 1910 graduate, is doing army. his usual efficient and outstanding work with his Southworth F. Bryan, 1944, is an ensign, U. S. gallant artillery command, in the Pacific area. He is N. R. Both of the officers are sons of Morris M. the author of an effective and highly interesting Bryan, T.E., 1913, President and Treasurer of the Orientation Course on "New Guineaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;What and Jefferson Mills, Jefferson, Ga. Why." Captain Earl P. Cook, Jr., commands a Pacific area Lieut. Colonel Robt. T. Jones, Jr., former granddivision signal company in the distinctive AMERI- slam golfing champion, and former president of the CAL Division which formed its name overseas by Ga. Tech Natl. Alumni Assn., returned to Atlanta combining the first syllables of American and Cale- during the latter part of August after a year's servdonia. He and his outfit have seen plenty of com- ice in England and several weeks in Normandy with bat service in more than thirty months overseas, the Army Air Forces, Intelligence Division. Subject through June of this year. to active call, he has been returned to civilian status Capt. James H. Franklin, Jr., U. S. Marine ord- in the meanwhile. In June, 1942, Colonel Jones gave nance officer of Atlanta, was recently at home on up his law practice and the vice-presidency of A. G. leave, after fourteen months in the Pacific, which Spalding Company to enter the army. included the Guadalcanal and Bougainville camLieut. Colonel Gerald Johnson, Jr., C.E., 1934, is paigns. Capt. Franklin graduated from Ga. Tech in with an Army Hq. Force somewhere in China. 1932. Private George H. Kasper, Jr., of Atlanta, was Lieut. J. W. Fryer, Jr., U. S. N. R., is now on duty listed among the injured at the Ringling Brothers Circus fire in Hartford. in the Pacific area. Private Kasper received burns on the hands and Lieut. W. Pat Fischer, U. S. N. R., B.S. Com. 1925, arms while he remained at the scene of the fire to is now stationed in Miami, Fla. Donald H. Furst, B.S. in E.E., 1943, now in the help souads carry out bodies and persons seriously army at Camp Blanding, Fla., was married on July injured. 2, 1944. The home of the newlyweds is at 211 Fort Pvt. Kasper was attending Ga. Tech when he Washington Avenue, N. Y., N. Y. entered the Armed Forces. Edgar F. Lindgren, Jr., I.M., 1941, is now a Lieut, Lieut. C. J. Grossi, U. S. N. R., B.S. in M.E., 1938, is serving with the Fleet in the area of France where (jg.), U. S. Navy Air Force. D. I. Maclntyre III, I.M., 1940, has been prohe has seen plenty of action. His wife and children moted to senior lieutenant and is on duty on the are living in Atlanta during his duty overseas. Major W. S. Heath, B.S.. 1936, in the Army AAA, Pacific coast. {Continued, on Page 19) is now stationed at Camp Davis, N. C.

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Missing in Action Second Lieutenant Dan J. B. Cosgrove, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Cosgrove, 2639 Parkside Drive, N. E., and a bombardier on a Flying Fortress, has been missing in action over Germany since May 28, and is a prisoner of war; his parents have been notified by the War Department. Lieutenant Cosgrove was a junior at Georgia Tech, class of 1943, and left school to enlist in the Air Forces shortly after Pearl Harbor. He had been in England since the middle of March, and served on a number of missions since then. Lieutenant David C. Fussell, navigator attached to the Eighth Air Force, reported missing in action over Kiel, Germany, on June 13, 1943, is now presumed to be dead, according to word which the War Department has sent to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fussell, of 978 Juniper street, N. E:, in Atlanta. At the time his ship went down, Lieutenant Fussell was engaged in a destructive American raid. Lieutenant Fussell, 22, was navigator on the "Lightning Strikes," a Flying Fortress, based in England. He took part in raids over Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, the Netherlands, Coxhaven and Kiel, and for his work on those missions received the Army Air Medal and, in addition, a promotion to a first lieutenancy. Born and reared in Atlanta, Lieutenant Fussell was graduated from Boys' High School and later attended Georgia Tech, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in January, 1942, and was commissioned a navigator, with the rank of second lieutenant.

Missing in Action—(Cont'd.)

Sergeant Lewis Henson, 22, was reported missing in action in.France June 8, while making a parachute jump with invasion forces, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Henson, of 460 Cooper Street, S. W. Sergeant Henson, while at Tech High, founded the Smithy Booster's Club, and at graduation in 1940 he won the Tolbert Football Medal for his gridiron performances. He entered Georgia Tech in 1941, and played on the freshman team.

Jo Maddox, is now living in California with relatives. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Longino, reside at 1344 Lanier Boulevard, N. E. Captain Longino attended Tech High School and Georgia Tech. Lieutenant E. S. Parks, Jr., U. S. N. R., B.S. in I.M., at Georgia Tech in 1941, has been declared lost in the submarine service on the U. S. S. Triton. Lieut. Parks is the son of Mrs. E. S. Parks, Sr,, 546 Morgan St., N. E., Atlanta, Ga.

Lieutenant John Randolph Ivey, 25, U. S. N. R., is missing in action, his mother, Mrs. H. D. Ivey, of 1376 North View Avenue, N. E., has been notified. Lieutenant Ivey is a graduate of Boys' High School and Georgia Tech. At Tech he was a member of the Foil and Mask and Oil Can Clubs and was captain of the fencing team for four years. He received his wings at Pensacola in 1941, and was stationed in Atlanta for a year as an instructor at the Naval Air Base. He went on foreign duty in February, 1944, in the Pacific area.

Lieutenant Theodore R. Schmuck, son of Mrs. Clara Schmuck, 1122 Flynn Street, N. W., Atlanta, Ga., has been missing in action since a raid over Europe May 12, the War Department has notified his mother. Pilot on a Flying Fortress, Lieutenant Schmuck has been in the service 25 months, and overseas two months. He is a graduate of Fulton High School, and attended Georgia Tech.

Captain Dick Longino, Jr., Army Air Corps operations officer stationed in the Admiralty Islands and pilot of a Liberator, has been reported missing in action over Yap Island since July 19, Atlanta relatives have been notified. He has been stationed in the Pacific about three months. Captain Longino's wife, the former Miss Maggie

Major John G. Weibel, 26, pilot and deputy commander of a bombardment squadron, has been missing in action over Germany since June 18, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Weibel, of 705 Belvedere Circle, N. E., Atlanta, Ga., have been informed. Major Weibel attended the University of Cincinnati and Georgia Tech before he entered the service four and a half years ago. He has been stationed in England since last April.

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Tech Tennis Stars Win Titles

September-October, 19kU

Tech Games to be Broadcast

Georgia Tech's blond net star, Frank Willet, from Seven games on the 1944 football schedule of the Anniston, Alabama, won the Georgia State singles . Georgia Tech team will be broadcast this fall by tennis title in Atlanta, on August 20, from a large The Atlantic Refining Company, in addition to the array of tournament favorites. Not content with local and other hook-ups that will probably be arjust the singles, he came back on the court with ranged. Howard McCall, Tech's second ace, to win the douThis will enable thousands of the squad's followbles crown and complete his domination of the tour- ers who are unable to attend these contests to hear a nament. play-by-play description of them on the air. It is A measure of retaliation was taken care of by the ninth consecutive year Atlantic has presented a Willett in the semi-finals, when he rolled over Bill comprehensive football radio program on the air. Lurie, who had defeated him in the city tournament, The Georgia Tech games to be broadcast and the to the score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. One of the hardest matches offered Willett came from his doubles part- stations over which they may be heard follow: ner, McCall, who pressed hard before losing, 7-5, 6-4. Sept. 30—Georgia Tech-Clemson, at Atlanta: In the doubles play it was again a matter of too WDBO, Orlando, Fla.; WMBR, Jacksonville, Fla.; much Tech. The Willett-McCall duo crept off to a WMAZ, Macon, Ga.; WRDW, Augusta, Ga.; WSAV, slow start but quickly picked up speed to finish in Savannah, Ga.; WFOY, St. Augustine, Fla. complete control over Teagle and Dick Collier. McOct. 7—Georgia Tech-North Carolina U., at AtCall displayed an especially fine volley and overhead, and proved to be the "hot" man in the match. lanta : (Same as Sept. 30.) Oct. 14—Georgia Tech-Auburn, at Atlanta: (Same as Sept. 30.) Swimming Team Sets S.E.C Record Oct. 21—Georgia Tech-Navy, at Atlanta: On many important networks, over the nation. Georgia Tech's relay team set a new Southeastern Nov. 4—Georgia Tech-Duke, at Durham: A. A. U. record on September 2 at Emory UniverWBT, Charlotte, N. C ; WDBO, Orlando, Fla.; sity by taking, the 240-meter free style event in 2 minutes 30.5 seconds in the Southeastern Service- WDNC, Durham, N. C ; WMBR, Jacksonville, Fla.; men's swimming championships. WMAZ, Macon, Ga.; WPTF, Raleigh, N. C.; WRDW, The Tech tank crew clipped 3.6 seconds off the Augusta, Ga.; WSAV, Savannah, Ga.; WFOY, St. old record to finish ahead of Robins Field and Em- Augustine, Fla. ory. Members of the winning team were Lloyd Nov. 11—Georgia Tech-Tulane, at Atlanta: Smoot, Billy Coons, George Hiles, and R. Rolfe. WDBO, Orlando, Fla.; WMBR, Jacksonville, Fla.; Two more firsts were added for Tech when Smoot WMAZ, Macon, Ga.; WRDW, Augusta, Ga.; WSAV, won the 60-meter back stroke in 41.9 seconds, and Savannah, Ga.; WFOY, St. Augustine, Fla. when Coons pushed ahead of his teammate, Rip Nov. 25—Georgia Tech-Notre Dame, at Atlanta: Green, to win the 60-meter breast stroke in 44.7 Throughout the nation, over many large stations. seconds. Coons barely missed a double win when he finished behind C. Owens of Iowa Preflight in the 100-meter breast stroke. In the free style events the Jackets splashed into Alumni Notice trouble in the form of Lt. Barker of Warner Robins Field who set a new record in winning the 60The Ga. Tech Athletic Association advises that meter free style, and Lt. Bob Amundsen of Cochran football season ticket requests have been filled. So Field who won the 100-meter free style. Both Barker if you want seats for the individual games, send and Amundsen were former national champions in your application at once to Prof. A. H. Armstrong, these events. Bus. Mgr. Ga. Tech Athletic Assn.—See page 20.

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Service Mentionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;(Cont'd.) Lieut. Col. John W. McDonald is executive officer of the Quartermaster School at Camp Lee, Va. Col. McDonald is a native of Decatur, Ga., and graduated from Ga. Tech in 1926. Lieut. Frank McKenzie, U. S. N. R., Ga. Tech 1943, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Couper, Jr., in Atlanta, en route to the Naval Air Station at Fort Pierce, Fla. Lieut. McKenzie returned recently from a tour of duty in Africa. Lieut. Commander John U. Nixon, U. S. N. R., Ga. Tech, B.S. in G.E., 1938, is executive officer of his ship, somewhere in the Atlantic. Captain Linton W. Pound, B.S. in C.E., 1937, was recently assigned to a base at Bay City, Texas. Lieut, (jg.) James E. Reynolds, U. S. N. R., Commerce, 1934, is now assigned as a gunnery officer, at sea. Capt. John T. Roberts, B.S. Comm., 1934, Air Corps, A. U. S., is now at Maxwell Field, Alabama. Major William E. Spaulding, 1936 graduate, of Charleston, S. C, is with the Signal Command, U. S. Air Forces, somewhere in Europe. Lieut. Colonel Robert Wardle, Jr., B.S. in C.E., 1934, is in combat service somewhere in France. Captain A. C. Watson, B.S., I.M., 1939, is with an A. A. A. Brigade in France. Lieut. Commander William B. Wingo, U. S. N. R., B.S. in M.E., 1932, is now assistant to the Public Works Officer, Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island.

Scientists and Engineers Needed The Office of Scientific Personnel of the National Research Council has been receiving a large number of requests for scientific and technical personnel. These requests are from industrial and governmental laboratories interested in research personnel as well as from colleges interested in teachers and from industrial establishments interested in a wide variety of scientifically trained persons. The supply of able scientists has never seemed so small in relation to the demand. The Office of Scientific Personnel has been set up in the National Research Council to serve in the war emergency. One of its functions is to assist in the recruitment of scientists for positions in war-supporting activities. It is in touch with demands from all types of activities and is in a position to refer an able scientists to employers engaged in urgent work. It is therefore suggested that any persons who are or who may be available for employment, who are experienced in research or applied science or who have substantial training in this field, write at once to: Dr. M. H. Trytten, Director Office of Scientific Personnel National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue Washington 25, D. C. Employers are most interested in candidates trained in physics, mathematics, geophysics, and all branches of engineering.

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September-October, 1944

Football Prospectus

An interesting, official Georgia Tech "Football Prospectus for 1944" was issued by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association in August, along with the regular football application blanks; and since the prospectus summarizes the football outlook on the campus, at this time, it was thought well worth while to repeat the information in these columns, as follows: "The 1944 football season is just ahead, beckoning another war-time Tech team to an interesting season. Answering the call this year will be twelve lettermen from the Sugar Bowl team of last season: Dorough, Daniel, Tinsley, Wilson, Chambers, Phillips, Furchgott, Hills, Logan, Carpenter, Ritter and Broyles. Duke, Gaines and J. L. Bowen are up from the 1943 B squad. The others are making their first appearance at Georgia Tech. Davis, Matthews and Allen Bowen are civilian freshmen. All others on the roster are Navy trainees except Phillips, who has a medical discharge from the Marines. The end positions will be well fortified with four letter men, Tinsley, Dorough,. Daniel and Wilson. Mitchell and Enders, two newcomers, will be good replacements. Two letter men, Chambers and Phillips, return at tackle, but Phillips has been moved to a guard position alongside Furchgott. At center, O'Kelly, Holtsinger and Duke are all new, but showed promise in spring drills. In the backfield, Logan, Broyles, Ritter and Carpenter form the nucleus around which will be developed another dazzling offense. Good passing and punting are assured, and there is promise of a good

running attack. The outlook is promising for another colorful team and with one of the best home schedules in Tech history, including the Navy and Notre Dame games, it should be a thrilling season for Tech fans." On the last page of the folder, it was stressed that season ticket orders would take up almost all of the seats in the west stands; and that individual tickets for the Navy game cannot be better than the 10-yard line in either stand, as the visiting team has requested 2,500 seats for their officers and families. THE SCHEDULE j ^ Q r a n t Field Q O nt 0 rv,w <u\ rj ^ M o n x r ^ P T H f'A"T?OT TNA oSoSr 7 AUBURN October 14 MA VY October 21 NAVY PRE FTTCHTTni'ffhtS October 27 ( g TTIT A M P ' w « « 2 2 w 11 ioTREDAME November 25 WUlKliUAMft Novembers Games Away DUKE, Durham November 4 L. S. U., Baton Rouge (night) November 18 Georgia, Athens December 2 r "WHAT A SCHEDULE!" For information regarding tickets, kindly write to A. H. Armstrong, Business Manager, Georgia Tech Athletic Association, Atlanta, Georgia.