Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 33, No. 02 1954

S&mTeck ^Alumnus

Nov.-Dec,

1954

Homecoming W i t h the First Q u e e n Bobby Dodd on Retirement PLUS

Complete 1954 Grid Summary

MMfttfN UST AS the last issue of the magazine was in the final stages of production, sports editor Ed Danforth of the Atlanta Journal came out with a column speculating on the retirement of Bobby Dodd as head coach at Tech. On reading the perceptive piece by the dean of Southern sports writers, we were tempted to emit a journalistic, "stop the presses." But the thought of the cost of halting the infernal machines changed our minds, and we satisfied our wounded pride by cursing the woes and pitfalls of producing a bi-monthly publication.

However, we did have a talk about this retirement business with Bobby.

And, just as we requested it, he has set the facts down for you in his column on page 19 of this issue.

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PEAKING of Coach Dodd brings to mind a couple of things of interest concerning Tech's top football man.

One is the much discussed "suspension incident" of October 28th. Both Dave Arnold and Bobby discuss the issue in their columns. Incidentally, under the new magazine schedule, Dave and Roane Beard will alternate in the column space on page 5 of each issue.

This schedule gets underway with the February issue.

The other thing we wanted to bring out about Coach Dodd was the fact that he has just recently had a book published by Prentice Hall. The title is "Boddy Dodd on Football" and the book is more or less a textbook on Tech-style football. It will surely help you to understand the game better if you can get hold of a copy. If your bookstore doesn't stock the book, you can buy it from the College Inn whose ad appears on page 13 of this issue. * * * NEW football hero has arrived this season.

His name is J i m m y Thompson and he is a 5' 5", 145-pound sophomore from Bessemer, Alabama.

From the first game of the season, Jimmy (whose name should be Dennis the Menace) has been the idol of the freshman class. After each game the "rats" pick up the little halfback and go roaring off the field with him. The little man got a bit self conscious about this display after the Alabama game and tried to hide back of the bench.

But the "rats" weren't to be stopped.

They searched him out and hoisted him to their shoulders for the race to the locker room that has become a ritual after Tech games this season.

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the editor's notes During the televised Bama game.

ABC-TV announcers couldn't get over the effectiveness of the little man both as an offensive and defensive back.

Former ail-American Tom Harmon who did half of the commentary said that he wouldn't have believed a m a n of that size could have been so effective if he hadn't been there to see it.

Dennis the Menace bids to be the greatest little man in Tech's sparkling history of sawed-off backs before he's through at the "flats." * * * T'S amazing how many different kinds of talent one finds on an engineering campus. We had this point driven home to us while producing this issue. After we thought our photographers had done a thorough job on covering the Homecoming and had started to lay out the magazine, a freshman dropped by the office with some photographs that he said we might be interested in. One look at them convinced us, we had accidentally stumbled on a real talent for candid photography. The boy's name is Blake Hawkins, Jr., and he is the son of W. Blake Hawkins, '33, now living in Huntsville, Alabama. One of Blake's shots is printed below and you'll find some more of his work on pages 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this issue. He's now hard at work on a photo story of Drama-Tech which will appear in our next issue.

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OTICE the cover? The girl engaged in bussing is Tech's first Homecoming Queen, Miss Nina Narmore. freshman at Emory University and daughter of Tech's executive dean Phil Narmore, '25. She is an 18-year old

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won the honor from a group of 27 entries submitted to the Tech Bulldog Club by campus organizations. Sponsored by Drama-Tech, Miss Narmore was selected by the use of photographs only. None of the judges (and there were three different sets of them) knew who she or any of the other entries were. Yet, believe it or not, the three finalists turned out to be Miss Narmore, daughter of a Tech executive; Miss Pat Hammond, Larry Morris's girl friend and Miss Lynn Taylor, who turned out to be last year's homecoming queen at Florida. We didn't believe it either, but it's true. Anyway, the choice was a happy one and everyone was extremely pleased with the conduct of the queen and her court.

Quipped retiring president, Ivan Allen, '33, when introduced to Miss Narmore, "Did you ever see such an improvement in one generation?"

More about Miss Narmore and Homecoming on pages 6 through 11 of this issue. * * * E HAD promised to start George Griffin's story of Georgia Tech in the J a n u a r y issue. But that was before the new issue schedule was announced.

We'll have to hold it till next fall in order that you can receive all the installments in decent order. George is really working on the project and we think that you'll like the results.

So look for "And All the Recks Rambled" starting in September.

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ACK Thiesen, '10, came through his operation in good shape and is back at his desk in the Foundation office.

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HE Foundation and Association will be in their new offices in the old library building by the time you read this. They are a real improvement over the Knowles Building offices. Come by when you're in town and see us.

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Bob Wallace, Jr. November-December, 1954

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Report from the Campus Editor's Note—The "Letters from the Alumni" section normally appearing on this page has been suspended for this issue in order that we may present the following news editorials on matters of great interest to Tech alumni. It will be back in the February issue, so keep writing.

Georgia Tech and the S e g r e g a t i o n Question Before we start this piece, we would like to point out that we have no idea what the answer is to the oft-asked question of the past six months—"How will the Supreme Court decision on segregation affect Georgia Tech?" We believe that this question is for others more wise than us to ponder.

We do believe, however, in reporting the facts to you, the active alumni of the institution. So we are putting them down just as they are (at least at this stage of the game) and are making no attempt at editorializing on them. , ,<;j ft: First of all, it may be well to remind you that Georgia Tech is a state-supported institution governed by the Board of Regents of the University System of which it is a member. Tech must, of necessity, go along with any decisions of the Board of Regents in a matter of this nature.

This immediately takes the responsibility of making decisions on matters of this nature out of the hands of the administrators of the school.

In turn, the Board of Regents will follow the suggestions of the state administrators on a question of this nature. And, of course, the state administrators follow the will of the majority of the voters. The people of Georgia have demonstrated twice since the May 17th decision of the Supreme Court that they want to continue the traditional Georgia system of segregation in their educational systems. First, they elected by an overwhelming majority (both in popular and county unit votes) the new Governor of the state, Marvin Griffin. Mr. Griffin's platform contained an endorsement of the segregated system of schools and backed the so-called "Private School Amendment" as a last-resort measure to keep the schools segregated. Then in the general election of November 2, the people again showed their hand by voting the legislature the power to put this amendment into effect, when and if they saw the need for it. The amendment, in brief, says that the General Assembly may by law, provide for grants of state, county and municipal funds to citizens of the state for educational purposes.

Both Governor Talmadge and Governor-elect Griffin have assured the people of the state, before and after the November 2 election, that this amendment will only be used as a last resort if the federal government closes down the schools of Georgia by ordering mixed schools.

For under the state constitution there is no provision for the use of state funds for mixed schools.

This brings up another point. That of when the Supreme Court will order the integration of schools. The Supreme Court has started to hear briefs from the states on how this integration should take place. Georgia and some other southern states will not offer this brief in the belief that to offer it would be to lawfully and/or morally bind the state to the Supreme Court edict. Veteran observers have guessed anywhere from immediately to ten years from now as to the time when enforced segregation will be ordered for the public schools.

It is the belief of many observers that the first test cases against Georgia's schools will come in institutions of the University System. When and if this happens, the state officials will have to act according to the wishes of the people who voted to maintain segregation.

So the entire problem at Tech falls into the lap of the leaders of the state. We must have the faith in them that they deserve through their election by the people of the State of Georgia.

Board of R e g e n t s A s k for D o u b l e d B u d g e t The University System Board of Regents voted on November 10th to ask the state for an appropriation of $25,034,971 to operate the system in the coming fiscal year.

This more than doubles the $11,499,000 budget that the system is now operated under. Included in the requested budget is $6,250,000 for new buildings alone. This may mean that Tech is nearer their long-requested and muchneeded classroom building than many think.

For the 1956-57 fiscal year, the board asked for the same amount for new buildings in their even-larger budget of $26,566,489. Last year, the General Assembly voted the system a budget of $12,233,000 but this was cut six per cent by the budget reduction affecting all state agencies.

This past year, the state appropriated more than half of their funds to the various school systems. Governor-elect Marvin Griffin has indicated that he favors increasing the school funds providing the taxes are not increased.

A tightening of existing state laws will be put into effect in an effort to increase state funds but it is doubtful that this will be near enough to meet the University System's request. However, it is nice to know that the Board of Regents is making every effort to help its member schools.

— Bob Wallace, Jr.

A very wise man named Coach Alex once said that the craziest folks in the world were left-handed pitchers, pole-vaulters and cross-country runners. He also said that cross-country coaches had it easy, no one ever came to their matches but the coaches and the managers and thus there never was any pressure to win.

Tech's coach, George Griffin, is doing well without the pressure as his boys have just won the SEC crosscountry title for the second year in a row. These are the boys that went through a 4-2 season and then added the SEC title to their laurels (back row, left to right) : James Goode, Fred Dejanette, Richard Devane, Cliff Wilson, Randall Jones and Jesse Howell; (front, left to right) : Bob Adams, Frank McClung, John Powers, Captain Bill Orth, Ted Cook and Bob Orth.

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Vol. 3 3 - No. 2

Nov.-Dec. 1954

The President Reports

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Contents 2 Ramblin' 4 Report from the Campus 6 Homecoming with the First Queen

HERE'S no doubt about it. Even considering the loss to Kentucky, the 1954 Homecoming was the most successful staged at the "flats" in years. Setting the'stage for the day's events was the record crowd at the annual meeting of the National Alumni Association. From then on, record crowds were the order of the day.

But to your officers of the Alumni Association, the outstanding feature of the festivities was the increased interest shown by you in the class reunion parties. All eight of the week-end parties were well attended. And it is our hope that this fine show of interest on your part is the beginning of a trend for future Tech Homecomings.

Our thanks to Fred Storey, '32, who headed the Homecoming Committee out of which came many of the innovations making this the best Tech Homecoming. Especially laudable was committee member Walt Crawford's suggestion that Tech elect a Homecoming Queen to reign over the week-end festivities. The Tech Bulldog Club picked up the idea immediately, and the queen and her court were the hit of the show.

The success of this year's Homecoming was due to the thorough planning by the Homecoming Committee in cooperation with Secretary Roane Beard and Editor Bob Wallace, who seem to never be satisfied with anything but the most in efficiency.

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Coach D o d d and the S u s p e n s i o n Incident Coach Dodd's action in suspending five Tech footballers for the rest of the 1954 season received a great deal of attention in the pages of the nation's newspapers. We have yet to read a sports writer's opinion disagreeing with our coach's action. Although Bobby's training rules are relatively lax as collegiate rules go, he will not tolerate the slightest infraction of these rules by his athletes.

The boys were suspended for breaking the curfew rule and nothing else. Bobby considered that Billy Teas, J a k e Shoemaker, Larry Ruffin and the two freshmen athletes had committed a serious enough offense by coming to their dormitory rooms after 11:00 P. M. The fact that he suspended them two days before the crucial game with Duke shows how he feels about training infractions and squad discipline. He would have done the same thing under the same circumstances on the day before the Georgia game.

That's the way he coaches. And we wouldn't have it any other way.

Latest Roll Call F i g u r e s The 8th Roll Call is rolling along and is now about $10,000 ahead of last year's figures at this stage of the game. The latest count shows 4,796 contributors have given the Association $49,820.70. Our thanks to all of you for your interest in Tech.

—Dave Arnold November-December, 19S4

12 On the Hill 14 Sports — Game Reports 19 Talk about Tech 20 Annual Meeting Minutes 22 With the Clubs 24 News by Classes On the Cover

Cover Photo — Campbell

The luckiest winner of them all, rat Jack Owen of Memphis receives the first of many kisses from Queen Nina Narmore as disconsolate runner-up Bill Ledford ponders the woes of finishing 2nd. More kisses on page 6.

Officers of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association Dave Arnold, '18, Pres.

Eugene Smith, '27, V.-P.

Jack Glenn, '32, V.-P.

Paul Duke, '45, Treas.

W. Roane Beard, '40, Executive

Secretary

Staff Bob Wallace, Jr., '49, Editor Mary Peeks, Editorial

Assistant

Published bi-monthly from September to June, inclusive, by the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association, Georgia Institute of Technology, 225 North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. Subscription price (35* per copy) included in membership dues. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Atlanta, Georgia, under Act of March 3, 1879.

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Homecoming with THREE BEAUTIES TAKE OVER TECH'S

The young ladies pictured on these pages are enjoying one of the busiest days of their lives.

As Tech's first Homecoming Queen and her court, they reigned over all of the activities of the chock-full day at the "flats" on October 23rd. Making their first appearance at the A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n meeting, they were greeted by a record turnout for this activity.

From there they rushed to the Rambling Reck Photographed Everywhere the girls went they were met with the battery of photographers. There just was no escaping the cameras.

The queen and her court at the halftime show. Left to right, Miss Hammond, Queen Narmore and Miss Taylor.

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the first Queen DAY OF THE OLD AND NEW GRADS

Parade and on to the Cake Race, where they presented cakes to the winners and engaged in a bit of congratulatory kissing. Then to the Alumni Luncheon and another record crowd.

After drawing the names of the door prize winners, they went on to the game where they were presented at the half-time ceremonies. They wound up the day, tired but happy, at Tech's annual Homecoming Dance.

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Campbell The queen finally tires of the requests to kiss the lucky winner and obligingly gives the boy a kiss to remember.

The queen waves to the overflow crowd at the Alumni Luncheon as President Dave Arnold, right, introduces her.

Homecomingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; continued

The Sigma Chi's winning wreck, a proud descendant of a long, long line of junk heaps.

Another of the 20-odd wrecks to make it up the tortuous grade to the Hemphill Street finish.

The Chi Phi wreck looms on the horizon. In this case the rat power is supplied externally.

The third-place winner owned by the Phi Delts.

It was a reproduction of a highway scene.

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The girls gel caught by the camera while enjoying some well-earned rest at the parade.

The winning fraternity house decoration of the Kappa Sigs really pul out smelly smoke.

Homecomingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; continued

A visit to the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association at the library produced this photo of Fred Storey, left, and Walt Crawford, surrounded by the queen and her court.

Five of the '04 boys re-enact their mild tragedy of the nigln of their party. They were locked in the dining hall and had to call on the police to get them out. The Rabbit is a prop.

Bob Tharpe (left), one of the hosts at the 1934 party, greets (left to right) L. B. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Boykin Sanford and Mrs. Evans.

R. W. Allison of Atlanta greets long-distance travelers Mr. and Mrs. Max Borges of Havana. Mr. Borges. an outstanding architect, recently designed the new $12,000,000 Supreme Court Building in Havana.

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Scenes from the reunion parties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Top) at the '29 party i left to right) John Neal, Bob Randolph, R. C. Johnstone and Lawton Grant; (Middle) at the '19 party (left to right) George Griffin, Morgan McNeel, Albert Hill and Julian llightower; and (Bottom) at the '24 party (left to right) I >on Hartford, Frank Walsh, Altan Costley and John C. Slaton salute the first thirty years away from the institution.

More scenes from more parties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Top) the '04 group at their "Golden Anniversary" party, (left to right, standing) Harry M. Strauss, F. B. Davenport, Walter Estes, Henry F. Whitner, N. H. Strickland, and C. H. Strong, (seated) G. A. Harbour, C. W. Matthews, C. A. Jones and I. H. Reid.

(Bottom) Part of the 1914 group at the Dining Hall (left side of table) W. Elliot Dunwoody (right), Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Logan and Roscoe Anthony. (Back) F. L. Shackleford.

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on the hill... ld friend, James Beverly, '57, who O did the "Whut It Wuz" piece in the May-June issue reviewed the Ramblin' Reck parade for us and here are his comments.

It Wuz a Site, It Wuz Back in October, I believe it wuz, we wuz a-goin thru Lanta and decided to stop a spell. Well sir, we got thar bout ten o'clock on a Saturday morning and sum of us thought thet fore thet we went on, we oughter look around over at this here college campus at Georgie Teck.

Well we did friends—we did—and it weren't so long fore thet we were rite amongst them up thar on thet hill in the middle of the campus. An friends, some'um happened bout thet time thet wuz the awfulest thang thet I ever fore see'd in muh life.

We heerd sum of the loudest holler'n, beat'n on cans, back-farrin, and I don't know whut all, thet sum of us figured

thet it wuz thet we oughter go down thar and find out whut it wuz thet wuz a-makin all thet there racket.

Well, we did friends, we did, and jest as I turned a corner I saw this whole raft of people a-comin up this hill jest a-holler'n and a-carry'n on. I knowed thet they wuz a-comin my way so I made a decision right there and then, I did. I found me a tree and up it I went whar I could see whut wuz a-goin on without get'n knocked down or stepped on.

But afore thet I could git all fixed up thar, the first drove got to my tree and friends I thought fer shore thet wuz all she wrote, rit thar. Them people were a-maulin each other on the haid, shovin, tarin at one another's clothes, pullin and pushin and I don't know whut all.

And it scared this boy so much thet I fell rite out of thet tree—uh, I did.

Soon's as I got up, some lady come up to me and said, "Son, which one is a-goin to win?"

I said, "Lady, I don't know which one is a-goin to win—I don't even know whut it is thet they are a-tryin to do."

She told me to scat back up thet tree and let her know as soon as they stopped.

I said, "Lady, I'll do 'er, I'll do 'er jest as soon as I cen climb thet tree agin."

Well, I scooted back up muh tree and saw where it wuz thet everybody wuz a-goin. An I'm a-tellin you, it looked like a bunch of ants at a picnic. I couldn't see too good from whar I wuz a-sittin 'till they got to a big open

place and then friends I saw some of the oddest contraptions thet I ever saw in muh life.

Sum of 'm had three wheels and no tops, sum of 'm had five wheels and two tops—and they had inside bath tubs, outside outhouses, sinks, beds and I don't know whut all—just piled all over'm. It wuz a site, it wuz.

Out there in the middle of this openin wuz a bunch of important-lookin men a-talkin and a-lookin them things over like as if they wuz a-goin to buy one or maybe the whole lot. An friends, I know fer a fact thet they couldn't used any of'm. Fact is, I have never figured out how they got them thur in the first place.

You know friends, I ain't figured out to this day whut it wuz thet they were a-doin out there thet morning. But I have thought about it—I have—and I figure thet it's sum kindly of a contest whur it is thet they see how much junk thet they can make out'a the least amount of car and then push it, pull it or carry it over thet hill without it blowin up or fallin to pieces.

George P. Burdell, Jr. Each year, the Student Activities Council on the campus sponsors a Freshman Activities Fair. This year, the event was held on Gram Field in conjunction with a "Pep Rally" the night before the Auburn game. Most of the activities on the campus set up booths hoping to encourage the "rats" to take an interest in the many extracurricular activities on the campus. Here are a couple of scenes of typical booths surrounded by eager "rats."

JACKETS EDGE MUSTANGS B Y A S H R E D D E D S H I R T ECH BOUNCED BACK from the Florida defeat to edge favored SMU, 10-7, in the

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October 2nd game in Dallas, Texas. It was the second year in a row that the Jackets had beaten the Mustangs despite being completely outdone in the statistics d e p a r t m e n t c

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A disappointing crowd of 34,000, less than half the capacity of the Cotton Bowl, Punts 1 8 saw the Jackets get off to an early 3-0 lead on a Burton Grant field goal from Punting average 0 30 SMU nine. Although history will credit the three points to Grant, guard Franklin yards "penalized ".

70 70 Brooks was almost solely responsible for the score. Early in the second Teas Sparkles as T e c h T r i m s LSU, 3 0 - 2 0 period, Brooks recovered an SMU fumble near midfield. Three plays failed I n o n e 0 I * n e wildest and wooliest games ever played on Grant Field, Tech'f to gain and Tech kicked. Brooks roared reborn Jackets outscored a determined group of Tigers from Louisiana State down the field and knocked the SMU University in their October 9th game. Tech, displaying their best offense of the safety man loose from the ball and season, spotted the Tigers 6 points and then scored 14 in the second quarter tc again recovered the fumble this time ^ ea( ^ 1^-6 at halftime. The Jackets added 16 points in the fourth quarter while on the SMU 29. A 15-yard penalty put t h e T i g e r s P u t 1 4 m o r e o n t h e s c o r e the ball on the 14 and three plays b o a r d i n t h a t Period.

The Statistics Ga moved them to the 9 where Grant came Only forty seconds of the second F i r s t d o w n s ^ u '236Cl in and kicked the field goal. quarter had elapsed when end Wood Rushing yardage 96 290 The Mustangs, obviously highly irri- fell on Tiger halfback Johns' fumble PatsesSattempted '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.','.'. 16 ^rs tated by this turn of events, took the in the end zone, for the first Tiger score. p^ses intercepted t> 1 ^ kickoff and drove 67 yards in 13 plays Tech's Wade Mitchell blocked the point.

Punts '.'.'.'.'.'.'. 7 7 to make it 6-3. The point was good Tech's Billy Teas put the Jackets S tort**68.:.'.'.'.'.:::'.: V % and Tech trailed 7-3. back in the game with a new modern Y a r d s P e n a l i ^ d 10 5 Just before the end of the first half, Tech record touchdown run of 77 yards the unperturbable Mr. Brooks broke on the first play from scrimmage after through and blocked SMU's only puntthe Tiger kickoff. Wade Mitchell added Grant Field Ballet — Shamburger (12), Jim ing attempt of the evening. He fell on the point and Tech was in the lead to m y Thompson (in back) and Bill Sennett ganthe ball at the Mustang's 12 and with stay, 7-6. up to knock down a LSU pass in the Tecli less than a minute to go, the Jackets j n the second period, the end zone intended for LSU's John Wood (dark Later had another scoring chance. Mitchell j a c k e t s drove 88 yards, and Larry shirt). The action took place in the Octobei sneaked to the 2 after a pass failed.

R u m n w e n t over from six yards out to 9th game won by Tech, 30-20, before 35,000 And then drove to the 1-foot line as time ran out on the disappointed Jackets.

The second half was a see-saw scoreless dual until Tech broke loose to ice the game with less than four minutes left in the final period. A Mustang fumble was scooped up by Wade Mitchell, who ran into the end zone untouched. But the officials claimed the ball had hit the ground back at the SMU 47 and Tech took over at that point. Two straight passes failed for the Jackets and on third and ten Mitchell lobbed a short one to halfback Volkert who ran down the sidelines till trapped at the SMU 30. The Nashville sophomore cut back to the middle of the field leaving the Mustangs holding half of his shirt and sprinted into the end zone for the score. Mitchell added the point and the scoreboard read 10-7.

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make it 13-6. Grant added the point to make it 14-6. Another Tech drive was stopped on the one-foot line by the halftime gun, the second straight misfortune of this type to catch Tech.

There weren't any scores during the third quarter, but things really exploded as the fourth period got underway. The Tigers started the two-point a-minute period with a 40-yard drive for a score with Gonzales going over.

The point was good and Tech's lead was cut to one point.

Tech stretched it to 16-13 when Doggett fumbled and fell on the ball back of his own goal. This safety was set up by a great Menger kick that went out on the LSU seven. The Jackets moved to another score after the free kick.

It was strictly a Brigman-Hair operation on two straight completed passes, the last one good for 38 yards and the score. The point was good and Tech led, 23-13. The crowd started to move out of the stadium but the Tigers weren't through yet.

After a punt exchange, LSU picked up a Tech fumble at the Tech 17. Tiger quarterback, Al Doggett, threw two strikes to end Tuminello, the second one for seven yards and a score. The point was good and with little time left it was 23-20. Tech came right back . .,,. . . , , n. with a brilliant drive climaxed by J .

Jimmy Thompson's 17-yard scoring run.

Mitchell converted to make it 30-20 and even the Tigers couldn't do anything in the 40 seconds that remained.

l e c h ground-gaining record held by Leon Hardeman. The action was during the Homecoming game won by the Kentucky Wildcats, 13-6.

BiJly T e a s o n o n e ot h i s last a t t e m p t s t0 c r a c k t h e

K E N T U C K Y T U R N S WILDCAT T O SPOIL HOMECOMING, 1 3 - 6

A fired u " P b a n d o f Wildcats from the University of Kentucky came to Atlanta determined to whip the Jackets on Homecoming Day just as they did the , , ,, .. . ., , , . , ,, , . , „,, ^ . , . , last time there were the invited guests. And they did. The Kentuckians, under d o g g b y S Q m e 1 3 p o i n t S ) s c o r e d the first time they got their hands on the ball and w e r e n e v e r headed by a Tech team that looked flat after the great performance against Auburn. Only in the first three minutes of the second half did the Jackets look like the team that had whipped LSU and Auburn on consecutive Saturdays.

Kentucky won the toss and elected to T e c h Silences "War E a g l e s " Again, 14-7 receive. A lot of observers commented Old number 13 wasn't a jinx for the Jackets on October 16th as they flatthat this was the turning point of the tened the Auburn Tigers, 14-7 for the 13th time in a row. Tech looked better game. For the Wildcats put together than it had all season shoving the snake-bit War Eagles all over Grant Field one of their patented time-consuming before the season's first sell-out crowd. It was the first time this season that the drives and scored without giving up Jackets had a statistical edge over their opponents, and the improved defense. the ball. The 65-yard trip took 11 plays would have to take credit for the changed look in the team. At times, the charging to produce the touchdown which came line and flashing backs took you back to the greatness of '51 and '52. o n a fourth down 26-yard pass play Tech scored in the first ten minutes of from quarterback Hardy to end Mills.

The the game with a suddenness that starStatistics T n e p o i n t was good and the Jackets tied the packed stands. On the first First downs Auburn Ga. Tech w e r e t r a i l i n & 7 _ 0 2 25 Tech never play after the Auburn X team had p ^ " / Jardafe6 \l o threatened in the first replaced the Y team, little Jimmy Passes attempted '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 5 5 half and such was the Kentucky deThompson broke through his own right pisses intercepted by"!'.; 1 2 fense that the Jackets punted five times tackle and ran 55 yards to a score. The £ u n t? „2 JL on third down in the first two stanzas.

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kick by Mitchell was good and Tech led, 7-0.

Early in the second period another sophomore back gave his best offensive effort of the year when Johnny Menger broke loose on the same play for a 19 yard scoring run. Again Mitchell kicked true and the Tigers were licked, 14-0.

Tech's defense led by Larry Morris took over and protected the margin until the last minute of the game when Auburn scored on a 46-yard drive.

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Punting average

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40.5

Fumbles lost l l Yards 30 35 Penalized Their kick was also good and that was the bal1 S a m e > 1 4 -7.

Billy Teas played another brilliant game and had a 21-yard scoring run called back because of an illegal-useof-the-hands call against a Jacket tackle. George Humphreys also had a good day, hut the sophomore duo of Thompson and Menger stole the show with their determined running against the big Auburn team.

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Kentucky threatened again late in the second quarter, but Tech rose to the occasion and stopped the Wildcats at their own 17-yard line, The Jackets came back after the halftime show and drove 78 yards to a score in seven plays mostly passes from Brigman. A Brigman-Hair 14-yarder put the 6 points on the board, but Mitchell's PAT try was low and blocked, It didn't look like it at the time, but that was as close as Tech was to get that afternoon (next page)

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Sports —• Kentucky Game Tech almost went ahead later in the third period when they drove to the Kentucky 2-yard line and had two plays to put it across. But fullback Humphreys' knee hit on the 1-foot line on the fourth down and Kentucky took over.

Late in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats drove 51 yards to the final score as Hardy went over on a keep play. Tech filled the air with passes on a final desperation effort, but the clock ran out on them.

Larry Morris was hurt in the game and may miss the Duke and Tennessee

The Statistics First d o w n s Rushing yardage Passing y a r d a g e Passes a t t e m p t e d Passes c o m p l e t e d Passes i n t e r c e p t e d b y Punts Punting average F u m b l e s lost Yards penalized

Kentucky 12 210 64 12 4 1 5 38.4 1 53

Ga. Tech 18 153 97 20 9 2 7 29.9 1 85

encounters. He limped off the field with a twisted knee in the third quarter.

His leadership will definitely be missed as will his experienced linebacking. It was the final blow in a day full of bad breaks for the Jackets.

REJUVENATED JACKETS DROP HEARTBREAKER TO DUKE, 21-20 The Tech-Duke thrill circus played another one of their typical once-a-year stands in Durham, October 30, and when the smoke of battle finally cleared, the Jackets had dropped their third one-pointer of the 22-game series as the Blue Devils came from 20 points back to win, 21-20. The Jackets, looking like a team of destiny for two-thirds of the game, handed the destiny mantle to the Devils for the final twenty minutes and then, exhausted from their early play, couldn't keep their fingers in the dike long enough to stave off defeat.

It was a brutal defeat for the Jackets who had entered the game a 13-point underdog because of the loss of Larry , -. _ . . . .

Morris and Jimmy Durham to injuries and Billy Teas, Jake Shoemaker and Larry Ruffin to disciplinary action. De., ,, , , ., > , . ,, , spite these losses and the tact that guard Franklin Brooks was playing with a 100 degree fever, Tech all but drove Duke out of the stadium in the first forty minutes of the game as they came through with their finest showing of the '54 season.

Twice in the first half, the Jackets got to the Duke 1-yard line only to lose the ball to the Devils—once on downs and once on a goal-line fumble. Finally the Jackets scored on a 56-yard drive with only 3:50 minutes left in the half.

This drive was a Brigman operation.

And the Brunswick senior hit Paul Rotenberry on a spectacular 43-yard aerial play that scored for Tech.

Mitchell added the point and Tech led 7-0.

Duke held the ball for three plays after the kick and then the Devils kicked to the Tech 36. Five plays later the Jackets added another touchdown.

Jimmy Thompson set this one up with a 51-yard dash to the Duke 13. A pass attempt by Rotenberry went for naught but two Mitchell keeps brought the ball back to that fatal 1-yard line. This time tarheel-native Mattison dove over on the first attempt and Mitchell added the point for a 14-0 lead.

The second half opened on the same note. The Jackets tore into Duke after three punt exchanges. This time they covered 48 yards in six plays for the score. The last three plays of the se16

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G a T e c h D u ke First Downs 22 15 Rushing yardage 226 143 Passing yardage 151 76 gsses attempted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9 Passes intercepted by 0 0 Punting average 41 32 Fumbles lost 2 1 Yards penalized 20 40 quence were Mitchell-Sennett passes, the final one good for the score, Mitchell missed the point but the Tech fans didn't seem to mind for Tech led 20-0 with only five minutes left in the third quarter, Then suddenly the entire complexion of the game changed. Duke took over the game just as completely as Tech

had in the first 40 minutes. The Deviis took the kickoff back to their own 3-! and in six plays drove over for their first score. The point was good and Tech still led 20-7. Tech couldn't get going and they gave up the ball to the Devils. This time the Tech defenses stopped Duke. But a fourth down roughing-the-kicker penalty put the Devils on the Tech 22 and they scored in six plays again. The final Dukt drive went 87 yards after a great Tech punt and an offside set the Devils back to their own 13. It took the Durham boys all but 40 seconds of the 10 minutes remaining in the game to cover that 87 yards. But they finally did it and Nelson, the Duke PAT man, added the point that broke the hearts of the Jackets, who just simply ran out of gas after one of the great Tech team efforts.

Jackets Last (Quarter Spurl W h i p s Vols, 28-7 Tech pulled a Duke in reverse against Tennessee on November 6 as they scored 21 points in the last quarter against the Vols to take a 28-7 decision before a full house at Grant Field. What looked at first glance like an offensive victory actually belonged to the improved Tech defense that stopped cold a Tennessee drive late in the third quarter. The Vols had a first and goal situation at the Tech 4 and looked very much in command of what was then a 7-7 stalemate, but the Jackets moved them back to the 9, took over and then traveled 91 yards in 14 plays to the tie-breaking score.

Starting out like they were going to push the Vols all the way back to Knoxville, the Jackets drove 73 yards in 11 plays from the opening kickoff with George Humphreys going over for the score with the game just past the five-minute mark. Mitchell added the point and the score stood 7-0 without a Vol hand being laid on the ball.

Study in balance — Tech's fullback Humphreys keeps his balance while Vols star Trac\ loses his. Action in the Tech-Tennessee game.

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returned the favor by tossing a pass into the hands of Wade Mitchell and the Atlanta boy went from the Tennessee 44 down to the 7 before he was run out of bounds. Three plays later Mitchell threw a short lob over the center of the line to Hair standing alone in the end zone. Mitchell added the point to make it 21-7.

Tennessee ran three plays from scrimmage following the kickoff and then punted to Volkert once again.

This time the lad went 65 yards down the sidelines abetted by some of the finest blocking ever exhibited on Grant Field. Hair got the first key block, tackle Daugherty took out two, and end Ellis knocked down the last of the Vols. Again Mitchell kicked the point and the Jackets had it 28-7.

The Statistics First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes a t t e m p t e d Passes completed Passes intercepted by Punts Punting average F u m b l e s lost Yards penalized

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11 137 14 5 1 1 6 47.7 0 30

Ga. Tech 15 194 63 8 6 1 4 38 2 15

It was a great day for the sophomores and must have been a real satisfier for Coach Dodd. For the boys told him they had won this one for him and the way Mitchell, Volkert, Rotenberry, Thompson, Vereen, Anderson, Ellis, Brooks, Fulcher, Huff, Jimmy M. Morris and the rest of the boys who will be around next year looked, they'll win a lot more for him.

THOMPSON LEADS TECH OVER BAMA IN TV DEBUT, 20-0 The flying s q u a d r o n — Mitchell (11) and J i m m y M. Morris (51) h u r d l e T e c h - T e n n e s s e e pile-up as the J a c k e t s stop the Vols in the 3rd q u a r t e r drive at the T e c h 9-yard line. F r o m here the J a c k e t s went on to an easy win.

But the Jackets had figured without a Tennessee fullback from the hills of Michigan who goes by the moniker.

"Tom the Bomb" Tracy. The best runner to face the Jackets this year, personally led Tennessee on a 51-yard drive that ended with tailback Majors in Tech's end zone on the first play of the second quarter. The point was good and it was a tie ball game.

After the Vols scored, the game turned into a defensive battle and stayed that way until Tech stopped the Vols at the gate after a fumble had put them in business at the Tech 34. And the Tennesseans drove to the Tech 4 with apparent ease. After four plays put the Vols back to the 9, the Jackets took off on the touchdown drive that ended with Humphreys again scoring from the 1 on a dive. Mitchell added the point and Tech led 14-7.

Within five rollicking minutes, the Jackets had added 14 more points to the board. After Tech had throttled Tennessee on the kickoff, the Vols punted to Johnny Menger who handed off to George Volkert. The Nashville Sophomore roared down the sidelines for 33 yards aided by a tremendous two-man blocking job by Henry Hair.

Thompson fumbled the ball on the next series and Majors took it for the Vols at their 30. Two plays later Majors Dennis t h e M e n a c e scores — despite t h e B a m a tackier a t t a c k i n g from the front, T e c h ' s little man drove over from six y a r d s out on this o n e .

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As millions watched on television, Tech turned in its best performance of the year in crushing the sleeping Red Elephant from Alabama, 20-0, on November 13. Leading actor of the TV drama, which drew 40,000 fans to Grant Field, was little Jimmy (Dennis the Menace) Thompson, Tech's prototype of the famed comic strip character. Of course, the star of the show had a great cast of supporting characters with which to go through the script, but the show belonged to „„ . _ „ . * Alabama Ga. Tech the sawed-off 145 pounder from Besse- F i r s t downs ll 18 mer, Alabama, who ran, blocked and Rushing yardage 185 214 tackled like a man possessed the entire f a % ^ t ? C i £ . - . . S 64 afternoon.

Passes completed 7 5 Heading the supporting cast were £ ^ s intercepted by.;;;;; J \ such noble Tech names as Paul RotenPunting average 38.6 36.4 berry, Wade Mitchell, LarryJ Morris, Fumbles lost l o „ V.. „ ' „ Y a r d s penalized 70 10 Franklin Brooks, Johnny Menger, George Humphreys, Johnny Hunsinger ^ y a r d s tQ & mQre gcooted ^ scme and Henry Hair. This was a great Tech a n d i t w a g 6_Q w i t h o n l y 1 : 0 g m i n u t e s team out there that afternoon and g Q n e o f ^ firgt q u a r t e r T h e p o i n t w a g spurred on by their dismal showing missed against the Tide last year, the boys T e c h m a d e & C Q u p l e Qf Q t h e r S^QUS went right to work. threats in the first quarter but it was Tech kicked off to Bama, and on the a l m o s t o v e r b e f 0 r e the Jackets could first scrimmage play Brooks grabbed a d d p o i n t s to t h e boarcL T h i s t i m e it an errant Tide fumble at the Tide 43. w a s a T h o m p s o n production. The Tide, A fullback sweep lost two yards and w h o h a d a l r e a d y s e e n Menger run back then Bill Brigman, rushed in to replace a p u n t 5 5 y a r d s e a r l i e r i n t h e period, the first-play injured Wade Mitchell, k i c k e d o n e t o D e n n i s the Menace and handed off to Paul Rotenberry on the h e r e h e c a m e d o w n t h e s i d e l i n e s 34 inside-belly play. The Roanoke sopho- y a r d s t o t h e T i d e 3 2 . T h e l i t t l e m a ] t l i determined in his grudge against his home-state University, then personally trudged 22 of the last 32 yards in two carries. The last time a magnificent 8-yard plowing run for the score that scattered the Tide in its wake. This time. Burton Grant added the point and Tech led, 13-0, with seconds left in the first stanza.

Bama finally crossed the 50 in the second quarter and made its most determined effort to score, a 56-yard march that the Jackets finally stopped on their own 17. Tech made a couple of good bids in this period, but pass interceptions foiled both drives.

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efforts in t h e first three periods, t h e Jackets contented themselves with a — Alabama Game defensive game in t h e final period.

Tech took t h e second half kickoff and drove 60 yards for their final score. Menger did a great job at punting and Mitchell was back in shape again after despite the fact that he had one blocked a Buck Andel patch job and t h e big he kept the Tide at bay for the rest of sophomore sent Thompson for the last the afternoon. It was a great day for six on one of his determined specialties. the Jackets, one that will be rememMitchell added the point and Tech led, bered for a long time b y Tech fans 20-0.

Plainly tired from their offensive from coast to coast.

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Cotton Bowl Info.

By the time you receive this issue of the Alumnus, you should have received information concerning the purchase oi Cotton Bowl tickets from the Athletic Association. This "word" went only to the subscribers to the Alumnus (active alumni).

When you are in Dallas for the game, be sure and drop in a t Tech's headquarters in the Melrose Hotel.

TECH EDGES BULLDOGS 7-3, HEADS FOR COTTON BOWL On a soaking-wet November day, Tech's Jackets parlayed one sensational pass play into a 7-3 win over Georgia and a New Year's Day bid to the Cotton Bowl to face the "Cinderella" team of 1954, the Arkansas Razorbacks. It will be Tech's

THE STATISTICS Ga. Tech Ga. 5irsidownSH .?

J,l Rushing yardage 54 213 fourth consecutive appearance in a post-season classic. They have won the last Passing yardage 19 24 three, one in the Orange Bowl and two in the Sugar Bowl.

P ^ e s corseted 1 3 Shorn of their number one attacking d e f e n s , Larry Morris and Franklin PSST ^ ^ * '. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 8 1? force backfield sneed bv the water ^> , 1 , , ,, . ., .

Punting average 38.3 340 ioice DauwusKi speea py me wd ei Brooks played even better than is their Fumbles lost 3 1 and mud that covered Sanford Field ^ yards penalized 15 35 wQnt and with Henry Hair led the Jackets took a page from the old T e c h d e f e n s e s Morris and Hair played made at least 75% of the tackles beTennessee book and played defensive the fuU gixty m i n u t e s a n d m u s t h a v e tween them football all the way. They kicked on third down whether they needed 1 or 10 yards for t h e first down and they Baby Jackets Trim Bullpups, 26-6, Before Record Crowd waited patiently for t h e break they Memphis Stan Flowers, a man to remember, ran wild at the annual Thanksknew must come. giving Day charity contest as Tech's Baby Jackets closed out a 2-1 season with And in the early minutes of the sec- a 2 6-0 win over Georgia Bullpups before a record crowd of 35,000 that helped ond half t h e break arrived, slightly s w e l l t h e c o f f e r s o f o n e o f Atlanta's finest charities, the Scottish Rite Hospital ahead of schedule. On the first scrimfor crippled Children mage play of the third period, Bulldog 1-yard plunge and kicked one of t h e T h e 200 d treshman back> w h o fullback Bobby Garrard fumbled on h a d a l r e a d extra points. But the Tenessee Chamined 252 dg in Tech>g his own 19. His ex-high school team- flrgt t w Q „ r a t „ c Q n t e s pion dash man wasn t all of Tech s ofa d d e d 13g mate, Franklin Brooks, pounced on the ^ n i n e t r i e g tQ h i g g e a g o n , g fense as Joe Delany ripped off the last and ball and t h e Jackets were deep m ^ first g 3 TT> on a 38-yard run and J i m m y Noe dg c a m e on & kli Georgia territory for t h e first time , , . ., . ' also got loose on a 76-yard punt return , ,, . .. . ,, ,, „, touchdown canter in t h e first period .. . , , . ., .-, __• -,, __, +v,r (and t h e last) of t h e afternoon. The * that ended at t h e Georgia 14, as t h e Jackets wasted no time. On the first a f t e r G e o r S i a h a d taken a 6 point lead r a t g s h o w e d a g r e a t tendency to mimic play Wade Mitchell, injury and all, o n a 22-yard drive set up by a Flowers' t h e v a r s i t y ' s long-run ability. faded back and pitched a perfect strike fumble.

In t h e earlier freshman contests, to end Henry Hair in the end zone for In the second period, Stan the Man Coach John R. Bell's boys had defeated the six points. Mitchell, forced to play intercepted a Georgia aerial and went Clemson 20-0 and lost to Auburn 14-6. almost the entire game when Brigman 55 yards to Tech's second score. He Tech's first freshman loss in 14 games was injured, then added the point to also scored the third touchdown on a in a string stretching back to 1948. make it 7-3.

Georgia had scored their 3 points on Hunsinger stops Garrard in the 1st period as the fans huddle beneath umbrellas. a field goal in the second period after they had recovered a Tech fumble at the Jacket 11. Three plays failed to get them past t h e ten, and specialist Joe Graff came in for the second time to try t h e kick. He had missed a shot from the 18 in the first period, but this time there was no missing and Tech trailed 3-0. The Jackets fumbled twice in the first half and failed to make a single first down. But once the Bulldogs crossed that 20, t h e going got rough.

The statistics will show you how much the wet turf and charging Georgia line slowed up the Jackets' usually effective pony backs. But when t h e chance came Tech was ready while the Bulldogs wasted all four of their opportunities except for t h e field goal kick. The Tech line was magnificent on THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS 18

THARPE FIELD Tech's B team beat Florida State's reserves, 19-7, before 6000 fans in Moultrie, Georgia, on the night of September 24 as the City of Moultrie turned out en masse to dedicate the new Mack Tharpe memorial stadium.

Official dedication of the stadium took place at half time when Mary Mack Tharpe, ten-year old daughter of the former Tech great, unveiled a four-foot plaque honoring the man who went down with the Bismark Sea off Iwo Jima on February 22, 1945.

Tech's head coach Bobby Dodd and business manager Howard Ector turned out to honor Tech's line coach of the thirties and early forties who was one ol the most beloved figures on the Tech scene in that era.

Bosson's B e e s U n b e a t e n Tech B team coach Bob Bossons completed an undefeated season when his boys romped on the South Georgia College team in Douglas on November 12. In addition to the 59-0 win over SGC, the Bees have whipped FSU's reserves, 19-7 and the Camp LeJuene Marines, 6-0.

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The 1954-55 edition of Tech's basketball team should have an easy time improving on the 2-won record of the past season. Only player loss to Coach Whack Hyder's squad was scrappy captain, Johnny Harwell.

The loss of Tech's team leader should be more than offset by the experience gained by the rest of the squad in last year's games. In addition to the returnees, Coach Hyder can call on two outstanding junior college transfers, Lenny Cohen and Joe Helms.

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE OF GAME Dec. 18—Sewanee Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 20—South Carolina Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 27-Jan. 1—Christmas Tournament— Buffalo, N. Y. Jan. 6—Sewanee Sewanee, Tenn.

Jan. 8—"Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Jan. 10—"Vanderbilt Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 13—Furman Greenville, S. C. Jan. 15—'Mississippi Oxford, Miss.

Jan. 17—"Mississippi State State College, Miss.

Jan. 22—"Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn.

Jan. 24—Georgia Athens, Ga. Jan. 26—Auburn Auburn, Ala. Jan. 29—"Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.

Jan. 31—"Kentucky Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 5—"Alabama Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 7—"Auburn Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 12—"Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. Feb. 14—"Tulane New Orleans, La. Feb. 17—Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 19—South Carolina Columbia, S. C. Feb. 21—"Tennessee Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 26—"Georgia Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 28—"Florida Atlanta, Ga. Note: Asterisk (*) indicates game counts towards SEC championship.

All of Georgia Tech's home games will be played in the Tech Gymnasium and will begin at 8:00 P. M. November-December, 1954

talk about tech EVER in my entire coaching career have I been as proud of a team as I was of this year's squad in the Duke game. I realize that this may sound a bit strange to you alumni who haven't heard the entire story of the game we lost, 21-20, after compiling a 20-point lead. But I assure you that I am serious about what I said in my opening sentence.

This was a team to be proud of on that afternoon in Durham. Shorn of one of Tech's greatest team leaders, Larry Morris, and further crippled by the loss of several other key players, the boys gave absolutely everything they had—individually and collectively —in an effort to win a game which they entered as 13-point underdogs. In fact, the team gave more than it had that afternoon in my estimation. That luck would have it that the effort wasn't enough to win the ball game was certainly no reflection on the play and determination of the boys.

For luck is a factor that plays a very large part in deciding who will be the final victor in any given sport.

This is especially true in the football of today where most of the teams we play are of a relatively equal caliber.

Tech has had its share of luck these past three years (there are those who will tell you that we have had somebody else's share also), so we can hardly decry the fact that the "lady" has turned against us on occasions during this season. But, for the sake of the boys and the effort that they put out, I wish she could have ridden all the way with us on October 30th in Durham.

There is not a great deal of new information that I can pass on to you concerning the case of the five boys that I suspended from the team just two days before the Duke game. The local and out-of-town papers have covered the incident with their usual vigor.

Their defense of my stand was certainly appreciated in this corner.

However, I might emphasize to you that we expect the boys we coach to live to the letter the few rules that we set down for them. I am known as a coach with relatively few training rules for my teams. But once a rule is established, I cannot, in my own mind, condone the slightest infraction of those rules. If I should allow any individual to knowingly break the rules, I would

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By Coach Bobby Dodd be letting down the rest of the boys.

It is unfair to allow any member of a team liberties that are not granted to the group.

The important thing that competitive athletics should teach a boy is the value of teamwork. To be lenient with rulebreakers once they are caught is to destroy this team-spirit aspect of football. As much as I hated to suspend the boys, I had no choice.

The only thing that they were guilty of was coming in after curfew. They were caught, by accident, but the curfew is one of our training rules, and we expect it to be obeyed just as any of our other rules.

I would like to publicly thank the Tech alumni all over the country who took the time to write assuring me that they knew that I was doing the right thing. It helps to be reassured every once in a while that we, at Tech, are working with the best alumni group in the business.

Editor Bob Wallace has asked me to pass on to you my plans for retirement as an active coach. First, let me point out that I intend to be head coach at Georgia Tech at least through the 1955 season. After that, I just don't know what will happen. I may stay on as coach for anywhere from one to five years providing the Tech folks still want me in the job. My length of tenure as an active coach will also be determined by the amount of pressure that rides with the job.

This pressure that I speak of is not so much the alumni pressure (at least not in the case of Tech) but the teammust-win pressure of the general public or as Bob calls them, the "subway alumni". I have seen this pressure destroy the good name of a coach in less than one season. A name that took the coach almost a lifetime to establish.

I do not feel that I could aid Tech and competitive sports in general if I were to lose what little respect I have now gained in my profession.

I feel that I can do a great deal of good for Tech's athletic program providing that I can devote my entire efforts to the athletic directorship in the near future. I want the program to eventually realize the proper balance that was one of the great dreams of the finest man I ever knew, Coach Alex.

I can't do the job to its fullest and carry out my duties as head football coach.

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (October 2 3 , 1 9 5 4 ) HE meeting was called to order by retiring president Ivan Allen, Jr., at 10:10 AM. 1. President Allen introduced Tech's first Homecoming Queen, Miss Nina Narmore and her two attendants, Miss Pat Hammond and Miss Lynn Taylor.

The lovely ladies were received with vigorous applause.

2. A message from Mr. R. Jack Thiesen, former Association Secretary and currently Secretary of the Tech Foundation, was read. Mr. Thiesen expressed his regrets at not being able to be present and passed his best wishes to the group. Mr. Thiesen is recovering from an operation.

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On Motion the following Resolution was adopted: "RESOLVED: That the Association Secretary express by letter greetings and best wishes for a speedy recovery from those in attendance at this meeting."

3. President Allen next called on those present to introduce themselves, giving name, class, hometown and occupation.

The oldest class, 1907, was represented

by George Marchmont of Dallas, Texas, the youngest class, 1954, was represented by Endslow Hoagland, Jr., of Atlanta. John C. Cook, '29, of Bronx ville, N. Y., seemed to have come the farthest to attend, although there were others from the same area.

4. Minutes of the November 6, 1953, meeting were approved as published in the Nov.-Dec, 1953, issue of the Georgia Tech ALUMNUS. 5. President Allen proceeded to give his report covering the 1953-54 fiscal year, emphasizing the following points: a. The past year saw our Association with the largest membership in its history. The Association has 20,960 addresses. During the year, contributions were received from 6,017 alumni, a new high. Also, approximately 800 '53-'54 graduates were made active members of the Association. b. After careful committee study and a recommendation to the Board of Trustees, it was voted to increase the number of regular issues of the ALUMNUS from 5 to 8. President Allen complimented Editor Bob Wallace for the continued improvement of the ALUMNUS in layout and content. There were approximately 7800 subscribers during the year. The extra edition for High 20

School Students was sent to over 20,000 alumni. c. The Alumni Placement Service continues to be a real and valuable service. In 1953-54, placement aid was given to 2,607 alumni. There were 3,750 jobs listed in our weekly bulletins. d. The Homecoming Committee under Fred Storey, gave a great deal of thought to making Homecoming a bigger and more colorful affair. It was decided that this year all events would be on one day, the Saturday of the Homecoming game, so that those who drive in from nearby towns can take part.

Classes having reunions are also encouraged to have them on Saturday. President Allen strongly recommended the building of Homecoming into a really big affair in an effort to bring our alumni back to the campus. e. President Allen commented on improved relations between our alumni and the Athletic Association.

Alumni now get top priority on season tickets, with active alumni getting preferred treatment. f. The work of the Board's Club Committee under Chairman Charles Simons was complimented. Six new clubs were organized during the year with 49 having one or more meetings. Plans for extending the club work are underway.

Atlanta, Augusta and Birmingham Clubs have freshmen at Tech on scholarships this fall. g. The new Alexander Memorial Committee under Chairman Jack McDonough and members John O. Chiles, Coach Dodd, Bob McDougald and Walter Mitchell is hard at work trying to come up with the best solution for going ahead with this long - planned gymnasium. It is hoped that an announcement can be made as to the starting date in the very near future. h. Working in consultation with Grizzard Advertising Co., our solicitation of funds is progressing satisfactorily. I m p r o v e m e n t has been shown each year and it is hoped that your continued support will continue to see the Roll Call set new records.

6. Treasurer Paul Duke gave the figures showing the strides made in the seven years of Roll Call operation.

Pertinent data from the 7th and 8th Roll Calls will be found at the end of this report.

From the Statement of Income and Expense, the Treasurer pointed out that the total income was $42,083.08 and total expenses $38,880.41; thus giving the Association an excess of income over expenses of $3,202.62. This excess along with enough excess from our balance at the beginning of the year to give us $5,000 is to be set aside for the purchase of new addressing equipment for the Association offices.

From the Balance Sheet it is revealed that the Association carries forward $4,163.22 in the checking account and $16,133.46 in Emergency Reserve Funds (Certificates of Deposit), thus giving the Association an equity of $20,296.68.

On Motion the following Resolution was passed: "RESOLVED: That the Treasurer's report be accepted as rendered by Paul Duke."

7. Walter Mitchell, '23, President of the Georgia Tech Foundation, gave a comprehensive but brief report on the work of that organization.

Mr. Mitchell pointed out that the Foundation has secured $850,000 in the last 10 years, giving $500,000 to Georgia Tech and investing the balance.

He explained that money had been given to Tech through their Board of Trustees for the A. C. Network Calculator, the President's home and car, Fellowships, Alexander Memorial, Salary supplementation of valuable faculty members, supplementation of President Van Leer's salary, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, various Research projects and for the film, "The Expanding Frontier."

Mr. Mitchell pleaded for strong support of the Roll Call each year in order that the Foundation may continue to provide those things which the State of Georgia does not provide and which it probably will not; yet which are essential to Georgia Tech's well being.

He stated that the name of the Foundation was changed this last year, deleting "Alumni" due to the fact that it was being confused with the Association.

8. After a brief statement by Mr. Allen and on Motion the following Resolution amending the by-laws of this Association was passed: "RESOLVED: That Article Ten (1) of the by-laws of the Georgia Tech National Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n (adopted September 26, 1947 and amended November 2, 1951) pertaining to 'Fiscal Year' be amended (Turn to page 22, please) THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS

with the R a l e i g h , N . C. The Raleigh Georgia Tech Club held its annual ladies' night dinner meeting on Friday, October 29th, at the Sir Walter Hotel. Twenty-four members of the club and their wives turned out to hear featured speaker, Coach Frank Broyles, discuss Tech's football policies.

During the business meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year: Tom Anderson, '43, president; T. V. Fahnestock, '23, vice-president and C. W. Stoffregan, '18, secretary-treasurer.

The football film, "Highlights of 1953"' was shown to wind up the meeting.

Pensacola, Fla. Alumni Secretary Roane Beard, '40, spoke at the November 3rd reorganizational meeting of the Pensacola Georgia Tech Club.

Officers elected for the coming year were Dakin Ferris, '50, president; Albert Klein, '48, vice-president; Eugene C. Smith, '27, secretary and Ellis Pierson, '50, treasurer.

After President Ferris outlined the proposed club activities and National Secretary Beard led a discussion on club aims, the new Tech film, "The Expanding Frontier" and the movies of the Tech-Auburn game were shown to the club.

H u n t s v i l l e , Ala. The Huntsville Georgia Tech Club held its fall meeting at Steadman's on Wednesday, November 10. Special guests at the meeting were twelve Tech Co-op students all employed at the Redstone Arsenal. Most of them were freshmen and their young shining faces were a distinct asset to the meeting.

Hugh Camp, '24, acted as chairman of the meeting until the following officers were elected to lead the club for the next year: Gregory Moshkoff, '48, president; Hugh Camp, '24, vicepresident; Carl Jones, '30, secretary and Herman Libbe, '40, treasurer.

Guest speaker Roane Beard gave an informal talk on many phases of alumni and campus activity and showed the films of the Auburn game to wind up the meeting.

Charlotte, N. C. The Charlotte Georgia Tech Club turned out 50-odd strong to hear Athletic Publicity Director Ned West talk on "Athletics at Georgia Tech" on October 29th, the night before the Duke game. The club also saw the movies of the Tech-LSU game.

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Lambert Schwartz, '39, president of the club presided over the meeting and announced that the club would hold a TV meeting on November 13 to view the Tech-Alabama game.

After the meeting the club members attended a local high school football game in a group.

Atlanta, Georgia The Greater Atlanta Georgia Tech Club held its fall meeting at the Tech Dining Hall Nov. 11, as over 160 members turned out to hear Tech coaches Ray Graves and Frank Broyles discuss the coming Alabama game.

A complete business meeting cond u c e d by President Frank Willett, '45, followed the talks by the two coaches and as an extra attraction the group was shown the new sound and color movie on Georgia Tech, "The Expanding Frontier".

Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Georgia Tech Club met on November 9 to see the new Georgia Te-h movie, "The Expanding Frontier".

About 25 members turned out for the meeting in which the local club's constitution and by-laws were also revised.

The club members also discussed at length the possibility of holding a forum meeting in the near future to try to interest some local boys in attending Georgia Tech.

The next meeting of the club is scheduled for J a n u a r y 25 and wives of the members will be invited to this affair.

Annual Meeting Minutes

B i r m i n g h a m , Ala. The Birmingham Georgia Tech Club held its annual fall meeting on Monday.

November 8. Coach Tonto Coleman was the guest speaker and as usual made a very fine impression on the members with his talk on football and athletes of the Birmingham area.

During the business meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year: Dr. Frank A Mathes, '32. president; John Holcomb, Jr., '35, vicepresident; Tom S. Pippen, '40, secretarytreasurer and members of the executive committee, Sanders Rowland, '28 (chairman); Walter Coxe, '22; Francis Cook, '26; Lynn Strickland, '30; Ed Crowley, '28; L. Carl Smith, '31; Charles Northen, Jr., '24; Robert Bond. '27 and John Hall, '26.

Macon, Ga. President Van Leer was the feature speaker at the November 4th meetinu of the Macon, Georgia, Tech Club.

Discussing his favorite subject, Georgia Tech, the president told the audience of the latest campus improvements and the administrations' future plans for the institution.

The club also saw the sound-color movie, "The Expanding Frontier", the story of how Georgia Tech educates its students.

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to read: 'The fiscal year of this Association shall begin July 1 and end June 30 and all annual statements shall be made accordingly.' " 9. Retiring President Allen at this point turned the gavel over to President David J. Arnold with wishes for a successful term.

10. President Arnold expressed his pride in Tech and pointed out the tradition established by past presidents of the school and past football coaches.

Since the turn of the century Tech has Donors

Seventh Roll Call Eighth Roll Call (July 1-Oct. 22)

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6,017 3,400

only had three Presidents and three head coaches. We should be proud of the significance of this and of Tech's ranking among leading colleges of the country. He further pointed with pride to successful business men who felt such an attachment for Tech that they came back here at great sacrifice to work for her.

Meeting adjourned at 10:50 A. M. Respectfully submitted, W. Roane Beard, Executive Secretary.

Association

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$37,103.15 $22,378.00

$26,524.53 $14,872.20

$63,627.68 $37,250

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$10.57 $10.95

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NEWS OF THE ALUMNI bu '04 The

class of 1904 held their fiftieth

reunion party during Tech's Homecoming, celebrating with a dinner party at the Tech Dining Hall on the night of October 22.

Those in attendance were: Bryan M. Blackburn, F. B. Davenport, Walter Estes, George A. Harbour, Sr., C. A, Jones, C. W. Matthews, I. H. Reid, Harry M. Strauss, N. H. Strickland, Charles H. Strong, and Henry F. Whitner. '(\y Lester Bradwell Mann, CE, died March 27, 1954. His wife lives at 344 N. Radcliffe Way, Hinsdale, 111. No further information was available at this writing.

William E. Wood, of Richmond, Va., has retired as executive vice president of the Virginia Electric and Power Co. and has assumed duties as chairman of the RichmondPetersburg Turnpike Authority. / 1 M A class dinner in the Tech Dining Hall served as the fortieth reunion celebration for the class of 1914. The affair was held on the evening of October 22 during Tech's Homecoming.

Among those attending were: Roscoe T. Anthony, W. Elliott Dunwody, Jr., D. C. Jones, Jr., Thomas A. Gibson, C. J. Gillette, F. B. Kreider, R. P. Kytle, R. S. Howell, F. L. Shackleford, J. A. Logan and E. E. Williams. / I F Brig. Gen. Joseph Jones Twitty, ME, has been appointed commander at Camp Carson, Colo. He has been chief of staff of the Fifth Army at Chicago since 1952. During World War II he was asst. chief of staff for intelligence at the Hdqrs. of Adm. Nimitz.

Gen. Twitty commanded the 2nd Engr. Special Brigade which went from Ft. Worden, Washington to Korea in 1950. ' 1 7 William Moore, Sr., ME., of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Atlanta, died October 20 in Toledo following an illness of one month. Mr. Moore was associated with Allis-Chalmers at the time of his death. He is survived by two sons, Dr. William Moore, Jr., Atlanta, and Cpl. H. Douglas Moore, USMC, Parris Island, S. C ; daughter, Miss Dorothy Moore of Toledo, and several brothers and sisters. ' 1 8 James Burney Hinkle, 775 Yorkshire Rd., N. E., Atlanta, died Sept. 27 of a heart attack. He was en route to Florida at the time of his death. Mr. Hinkle was a government engineer with the Corps of Engineers, a position he had held about 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Hinkle; daughter Mrs. Ann McGhee, and one sister. ' 1 9 F o r t h e i r thirty-fifth reunion party the class of 1919 held a class dinner at the Capital City Club on October 22. A good crowd turned out to attend this party and the other Homecoming festivities scheduled for the weekend.

Among those attending were: L. G. Alexander, F. Sibley Bryan, Lewis Crook, A. C. Crymble, T. R. Curtis, H. G. Dickson, Cecil Fife, J. S. Frankel, G. C. Griffin, Julian Hightower, Albert B. Hill, George P. Howard, Jr., H. H. Lewin, W. W. McCrea, Alden McLellan III, Morgan McNeel, Jr., H. Moise, 24

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P. H. Nichols, Frank C. Owens, W. A. Parker, George B. Raine, Paul Prather, John Rogers, M. T. Salter, Jr., Preston Stevens, A. D. Teague, M. A. Tucker, L. E. Wallis, Willis S. Wells, Warren G. Young, and E. E. Zacharias. ")f\ I- M. Sheffield, Jr., chairman of the board of directors of the Life Ins. Co. of Ga., is the 1954-55 president of the Better Business Bureau of Atlanta, Inc. "11. Robert L. Maynard, CE, of Orlando, Fla., died Sept. 13. He was head of the Orlando Building Inspection Dept. at the time of his death. ' 5 3 George H. Brodnax, Jr., vice president and Atlanta Division manager of Georgia Power Co. and Alumni Association trustee, is in Piedmont Hospital recovering from a heart attack. His condition is listed as "good," but he is not allowed to have visitors.

Mr. Brodnax's home address is 3680 Peachtree Rd., N. E., Apt. A-l, Atlanta, Ga. Jesse Embree Means died suddenly Oct. 15 in an Alexandria, Va., hospital. He had been a civil engineer with the U. S. Dept. of the Navy for the past 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mildred Hunt Means; son, Jimmy, daughter, Marcia, all of 523 Tennessee Ave., Alexandria, and several brothers. "yn George Owen Sheffield, secretary of the Life Ins. Co. of Ga., died Oct. 13 of a heart attack at his home, 2570 Woodward Way, Atlanta. Mr. Sheffield became agent for the Life of Ga., of which his father was co-founder, in 1925. He was made special agent in 1928. In 1930 he became asst. secy, and had been secy, since 1945. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fay Sheffield; daughter, Mrs. Barnett Howell; brother, I. M. Sheffield, Jr.. and sister, Mrs. Alfred E. Thompson.

James H. Taylor, Jr., president of the J. H. Taylor & Co., Atlanta insurance and real estate firm, has been elected president of the Atlanta Assoc, of Ins. Agents.

The Class of 1924 held their thirtieth reunion party at the Biltmore immediately after the Tech-Kentucky game.

Among those attending were: John P. Baum, W. O. Britt, Oscar Betts, G. Reeves Cary, E. P. Cauldwell, John O. Chiles, Alton Costley. J. J. Cox, Perry Crawford, James Daniel, Jr., Bill DeBardeleben, C. H. Denicke, George Dowman, William Fenn, Jr., S. Edwin Fincher, Ira Hardin, W. Don Hartford, Dick Hendley, Elliott Heath, James Holmes, Harvey Howell, J. Wade Linder, W. L. Keenan, E. G. Merritt, John A. Miller, Jr.. John P. Morgan, George Newton, C. S. Northern, John O'Neill, Jr., R. J. Reynolds, Allen W. Ripley, Jr., D. D. Robertson, Louis Rosenberg, J. Earle Smith, John C. Staton, W. C. Stevens, Freeman Strickland, James H. Taylor, Jr., Frank O. Walsh, Jr., Homer Weber, R. F. Willingham, Ted H. Yon, Sr. # ÂŤ C Joseph B. Elliott, ME, has been elected president of Schiek, Inc. He has served as a director for the company for the last four years. Mr. Elliott's address is 1313 Morris Rd., Wynnewood, Pa. "!.(% W' E ' "Bil1" Williams, TE, superintendent of Avondale Mills in Sylaeauga,

Ala., died suddenly of a heart attack at his home. No further information was availab'e at this writing. "yo Col. Ervin L. Keener, Comm, was recently named commander of the Tokyo Quartermaster Depot in Japan. His wife.

Bernice Ruth, lives at 2105 Arthur St., Eugene.

Oregon.

Hazard Reeves, EE, president of Reeves Sound Studios, N. Y. City, was recently awarded "Fellow Membership" in the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers.

Mr. Reeves is also president of Reeves Soundcraft Corp., developer of the magna-stripe process used in the Cinemascope process. He was cited for his contribution to the betterment of motion picture and television industries. ' 2 9 John W. Cooke, CE, asst. superintendent at the Atlanta Gas Light Co., died Oct. 9 in an Atlanta hospital. He had been iil for the past two years. Surviving are his wife, daughters, Susan, Mary and Barbara, all of 2300 Memorial Dr., SE, Atlanta; parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cooke, Pensacola.

Fla., and brother, Kendrick Cooke, also of Pensacola.

Albert C. Gable, EE, has been appointed manager of product planning for the subdepartments new marketing section at G. E. He joined the company in 1929 and has held various engineering assignments prior to his recent appointment.

John N. Neal, CE, has- been named superintendent of the Atlanta Division of the N. C. & St. L. Railway. He was formerly superintendent of terminals for the railway here.

Mr. Neal joined the company in 1926 in connection with his co-op work here at Tech.

The "Silver Anniversary" party of the class of 1929 was held at the Biltmore immediately following the Homecoming game.

Edward D. O'Brien, '25, is now president of the Lathrop Vandewater Paper Company with offices in New York City, Washington. D. C . and Baltimore, Md. Mr. O'Brien's home address is 23 East 74th Street in New York City.

He was formerly president of the Vandewater Paper Company and is a member of the Bankers Club of America, the Southampton Yacht Club, the Irish Historical Society and the Southern Society.

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Among those attending were: John C. Cook, J. H. Dugger, R. C. Dunn, Don W. Frakes, Lawton Grant, W. Cary Hansard, Guy T. Henry, S. F. Henry, Alvin A. Hero, H. L. Holland, Jr., R. C. Johnstone, A. Berney Jones, Robert Kennedy, J. T. Kinnett, V. E. Gene Manget, Homer R. McClatchey, Jr., H. A. "Hank" Mitchell, Lane Mitchell, John N. Neal, John W. North, S. T. Pruitt, R. L. Randolph, Charles A. Rudolph, Clyde S. Smith, Howard J. Stemm, R. D. Trammell, J. H. Williams, and Lee B. Womelsdorf. / ÂŤ J Q John Robert Hall, EE, died Oct. 1 at Houston, Texas. He is survived by his wife and three sons, all of 3748 Harper St., Houston, Texas; father, Chaplain John Hall of Rt. 2, Newton, N. C, and several brothers and sisters. No further information available at this writing. i f l l Hammond B. Smith, Com., has been presented the Third Army Certificate of Achievement for his service as Chief Civilian Personnel Div., Third Army Hdqrs., Ft. McPherson, Ga. The certificate was awarded following the announcement of Mr. Smith's appointment as Director, Fifth Regional U. S. Civil Service Commission, with offices in Atlanta. ( i n A. Gordon Wells, EE, has announced the relocation of The Gordon Wells Co., manufacturers' representative. The new offices are at 2328 Providence Rd., Charlotte, N. C, with a mailing address of P. O. Box 6001, Charlotte 7. ' C o L Ford E ' P r a t t > M E - recently arrived in Honolulu. Hawaii, for duty with the U. S. Army, Pacific at Fort Shafter.

Before entering the Army, Col. Pratt was vice president and general manager of National Utilities of Mo., Kirksville, Mo. His permanent mailing address is 15 Kensington Rd., Avondale Estates, Ga. '33

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Roland L. Toups, ME, vice president in charge of all operations with the South Coast Corp., was recently elected to serve as a director of the corporation. His address is 315 Maple St., Houma, La. '"tA D. C. Fowler, CE, head of the Fowler Construction Co. in Atlanta, died Nov. 3 in a private hospital following an illness of four weeks. His company had recently completed the Chattahoochee School at Ben Hill, Ga., the Milledgeville, Ga. bank, Union Point Baptist Church and Dixie Ohio Freight offices here in Atlanta. During World War II he served in the Corps of Engineers and was a lieutenant colonel at the time of his sep-

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Boyce Bond, TE '17, demonstrates his new device for textile wet processing at the Tech Textile Building during a recent textile convention. The machine sponsored by Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical Co. took Mr. Bond 20 years to develop.

aration. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater and was awarded the Bronze Star.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Thyrza Fowler: daughter, Miss Joanne Fowler, both of 2455 Morosgo PI., N. E., Atlanta, and several nieces and nephews.

Albert S. Hatcher, Jr., has been named president of the Motor Equipment Wholesalers Assoc, in Macon, Ga. He is also head of the A. S. Hatcher Co., which is said to be the oldest existing automotive parts firm in Georgia with 77 continuous years of operation.

Guy W. Rutland, Jr., ME, vice president of Motor Convoy, Inc., Atlanta, was elected to the board of directors of the C&S Bank of East Point, Ga., recently.

The class of 1934 held their twentieth reunion party at the Biltmore immediately following the Homecoming game between Tech and Kentucky.

Among those attending were: Harry Baker, James Brazell, Vernon Brown, Henry Bush, M. S. Carter, Carl M. Cartledge, Willis Castleberry, W. H. Chambers, Rudolph W. Cisco, Jr., Dan Collins, Wink Davis, Ian M. Davidson, E. F. Deacon, Felix DeGolian, Jr., Jorge L. Divino, C. V. Edwards, Pete Enslow, L. B. Evans, Mclver Evans, George Flinn, Boyd Fry, J. G. Futral, A. B. Hammond, Chris Hammond, John M. Harris, Ray E. Harris, Frank Hulse, Charles W. Jamison, Sam Ledbetter, Jim McLendon, W. C. Meredith, Jr., Frank Micka, Jr., John A. Moore, R. J. Morton, A. J. Mundy, Jr., John W. Phelps.

Jr., John M. Poole, Irvin S. Preston, Homer Ray, Sam R. Ramsey, Frank Ridley, Jr., M. Tharpe Sanders, R. W. Schilling, T. R. Shockley, James Slocum, R. N. Speghts, T. L. Spradling, S. Y. Stribling III, H. M. Sweeny Robert Tharpe, Udo Thran, Robert Wardle.

Jr., Charles Wolcott, C. W. Zimmerman, J. T. Woodbury, and Ross Wilson.

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/ â&#x20AC;˘ j c Hofce S. Simpson, GS, has been appointed director of executive programs of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. He will be in charge of the executive program in business administration conducted each summer and still supervise the arrangements of the schools conferences for executives. Mr. Simpson was formerly head of personnel at the Vick Chemical Co. His address is c/o Graduate School of Business, Columbia Univ.. 116th St. & Broadway, N. Y., N. Y. / o x : J. J. Powell, Jr., EE, has been made Time Equipment Manager of IBM's Jacksonville, Fla., office. He joined the company in 1945 as Asst. Sales Representative in Baltimore. / 0 7 J. E. York, AE, of 4667 Dudley Lane, N. W., Atlanta, has been named manager of the Structural Department at Lockheed Aircraft Corp., at Marietta, Ga. ' 1 8 k' - Col. Bertram B. Dales, EE, recently received the Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service at Camp Zama, Japan.

He "was cited for service as senior advisor to the signal school at the Korean Army Training Center. Col. Dale's wife and son live at 2810 Tupelo St., Atlanta. / O Q J. C. Abrams, EE, is director of laboratory operations at IBM's world headquarters, 590 Madison Ave., New York City.

He has been with the company since 1939.

BORN TO: Frank J. Dale, CE, and Mrs. Dale, a son, Frank Jâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; Jr., Sept. 10. Their address is 135 Marion PI., N. E., Atlanta, Ga. Immediately following the Homecoming game, the class of 1939 held their fifteenth reunion party at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

Among those attending "were: Cecil Alexander, W. J. Alfriend, Jr., Bob Allison, L. F. Anderson, Jr., Ray Behm, Charles Belcher, Jr., Max Borges, Jr., J. L. Brooks, Jr., Henry W. Bynum, Emory W. Clark, Colburn Coe, Ed Flynt, T. M. Furlow, Glenn Cushing, Dick Hearn, W. W. Howie, Earl Horton, Henry I. Jehan, Beverly Johnson, Darling L. Johnston, Tom Jones, J. A. Lasseter, Dillard Munford, Jason T. Pate, Jack Pearce, W. R. Shook, Jr., Sidney R. Smith, Ian Stalker, R. Glynn Thomas. J. A. Vendrell, Jack Wyant, James P. Wyatt, and W. H. Zimmerman.

1 Af\ Ralph J. Dames, '40, has been promoted to the position of Purchasing Analyst for the Worthington Corp. at their general offices in Harrison, N. J. BOBN

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Richards, a daughter, Catherine Anne, Oct. 9. Their address is 2180 Amanda Cir., Decatur Ga. LCDR Donald Scheel Zimmerman, Jr., was lost in typhoon "Doris" north of Guam,

Kugene Miller, ChE '45, has been appointed associate managing editor of Business Week magazine, effective November 1. He has been w ith the publication since 1952 serving as manager of the Southwest News Bureau prior to his recent promotion. Mr. Miller's new headquarters are in New York City, N. Y. November-December, 1954

Mariannas Islands, Dec. 16, 1953. He was with the Navy Recon. Sq. at the time of his death.

'A"i Dewitt F. Capehart, EE, of 4157 Linden Ave., Deer Park, Ohio, was killed Oct. 28 when his automobile slid under a trailer on Harrison Pike in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed he lost control of his car on a steep hill and hit the trailer which was on the wrong side of the road. Mr. Capehart was an engineer with General Electric at the time of his death.

BORN TO: William P. "Pete" West, IM, and Mrs. West, a son, William P., Jr.. Sept. 11.

Their address is 2803 Eastway Rd., Decatur, Ga. >AA S. Russell McGee, Jr., IM, has been named manager of a new agency office which Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co. of Hartford opened in Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 1. He is a member of the Georgia Leaders Roundtable and the Atlanta Life Underwriters Assoc.

MARRIED: Morris Daniel Rousso, ME, to Miss Corrine Shumans, Aug. 22, in Atlanta.

Mr. Rousso is associated with Lockheed Aircraft's Research Laboratory, Marietta, Ga. Their home address is 1804 Noble Dr., N. E., Atlanta.

M e BORN TO: Talmadge L. Dryman, Jr., IM, and Mrs. Dryman, a daughter, Dorothy Dean. Their address is 1015 Peachtree Battle Cir., N. E., Atlanta.

'A"1 Gex Condit, CE, has been promoted to the position' of supervisor, works standards in the industrial engineering dept. of the Gardner Board and Carton Co., Middletown, Ohio.

BORN TO: Straiton Hard, Jr., CE, and Mrs. Hard, a daughter, Virginia Kelly, Oct. 20.

Their address is 390 Mt. Vernon Rd., N. W., Atlanta.

Major Robert A. Smith, EE, has been

awarded the Gold Oak Leaf signifying his promotion to Major which was made in Japan. His wife in en route to Japan to join him where he is intelligence officer for the 8030th Army Unit.

'AQ Capt. Roy H. Duggan, Jr., IM, of Sylvania, Ga., is serving in Germany where he is asst. operations and training officer in the 1st Bn. Hdqrs. of the 1st Inf. Div.'s 16th Regt.

MARRIED: H. Edward Lindsey, Jr., IM, to Miss Evangeline Theis, Aug. 14 at Midland, Texas. Their address is 131 Central Bldg., Midland, Texas.

ENGAGED: Jan R. Smith, IE, to Miss Mary Abbe Crum. The wedding will take place in January in Miami, Fla. Mr. Smith is associated with Nat G. Harrison Const. Co. in Miami.

'AQ BORN TO: Willard Johnson, CE. and Mrs. Johnson, a son, Blake Shanklin, Sept. 4.

Their address is P. O. Box 28, Eagle Pass, Texas.

Clarence W. Jones, Jr., IM, has been designated Special Agent of the American Surety Company's Atlanta branch office. He has been with the company since 1949.

MARRIED: Robert M. Lupo, Jr., IE, to Miss Carolyn Faye Simpson in September. Mr. Lupo is an engineer for Southern Bell in Augusta, Ga. MARRIED: James Russell Magbee, IM, to Miss Clare Findley, Nov. 6, at Duluth, Ga. The couple reside in Atlanta at 3900 PtreeDunwoody Rd., N. E. The Class of 1949 got together for the first time since graduation at their fifth reunion party held at the Georgian Terrace immediately following the Homecoming game.

Among those attending were: Keith Ashby.

Theodore Arno, A. P. Ballentine, Charles H. Baggs, Dale Barker, Wheeler Bearden, D. R. Bennett, Glenn Bost, Richard Boyles, Travis Brannon, John F. Carver, Bob Cawthorn, Walt 27

Crawford, Joseph S. Creel, L. Britt Davis, Bennie DeLoach, William Doucher, Rutherford Ellis, Bob Eskew, Milton Fivel, James Fleming, Jim T. French, John O. Gerson, Jr. L. E. "Jack" Glenn, William Greene, Jr., Newt Hallman, Beemer Harrell, Otis Hayden, Jackson Holliday, Morris Harrison, James R. Huff, Raymond Jones, Jr., L. H. Klosterman, Charles Lyle, Charles McCanlass, William Malone III, Dan Melton, James Miller, Jr., James Morrissey, Dan Neighbors, James Paine, Charles Purcell, William Rigell, Richard Sappington, Lewis Shackleford, B. G. Stumberg, Raymond Tooke, Bob Wallace, W. I.. Walthall, John A. Walton, T. W. Wiedeman and Grant Wilkins. #c#\ BOBN TO: Robert D. Clarke, ME, and Mrs. Clarke, a son, Matthew Steven, Aug. 29. Mr. Clarke is district manager of the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. Their home address is 1220 Maiden Lane, Columbia, Tenn.

Joseph Manson Scott, ME, received his MD from the Univ. of Tenn. Oct. 4, 1954. He will interne for one year at John Gaston Hospital in Memphis, beginning Dec. 1 of this year. Dr. Scott's home address is 675-1 Woodward St., Memphis, Tenn. ' 5 1 M A R R I E D : Manuel R. Arellano, Ch.E, to Miss Alicia Belt y de Cardenas of Havana. The wedding took place Oct. 3. Their address is Prado 203, Havana, Cuba. . . .

John William Casteen to Miss Mary White Harvin, Oct. 23 in Greenwood, S. C. . . . Tom Forest Davenport, Jr., Chem., to Miss Ellen Goodman. The wedding took place in September. The couple reside in Austin, Texas, where Mr. Davenport is doing graduate work in chemistry at the Univ. of Texas. . . .

Robert Stone Duggan, EE, to Miss Kathleen Ringwald, Nov. 20. Mr. Duggan is a research asst. at the Ga. Tech Experiment Station and is enrolled in Graduate School here. . . .

Billie Gordon, IE, to Miss Sydney Wright, Oct. 16. Their address is 193 Hale St., N. Eâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; Atlanta. . . . Delmar D. Jones, AE, to Miss Elise Carter May 8, 1954. Their address is 219 E. Colorado St., Fairfield, Calif. . . . James Earl Thornton, Ch.E., to Miss Mary Jane Wood, Dec. 4 in Decatur, Ga. Mr. Thornton is associated with the Bibb Mfg. Co. in Macon, Ga. BOBN TO: James T. Chaille, Jr., Ch.E., and Mrs. Chaille, a daughter, Katherine Ann, Sept. 22. Their address is 209 Crestline Cir., Huntsville, Ala. . . . N. Elliott Felt, Jr., EE, and Mrs. Felt, a son, Michael David, Sept.

7. Mr. Felt has been with the Glenn L. Martin Co. since graduation. Their home address is 12 Dublin Dr., Towson, Md. . . . William Weiller, IM, and Mrs. Weiller, a daughter, Deborah Sue, Oct. 7. Their home address is 273 So. Colonial Homes Cir., Atlanta.

Thomas E. Allen, IM. has been appointed liome office representative in the Atlanta group office of the Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co. William D. Beard, IM, has enrolled as a member of the June '55 class of the American Institute for Foreign Trade at Thunderbird Field, Phoenix, Ariz. Specializing in South and Central America, Mr. Beard is taking the school's training course in preparation for a career in American business or government abroad.

ENGAGED: Jake B. Kennington, Jr., IM, to Miss Nancy Ermshaus. The wedding will take place Dec. 18 in Greenwich, Conn. Mr. Kennington is stationed in England, having graduated from the U. S. Air Force Inst. of Tech. Language School in Syracuse, N. Y. Marine Capt. William D. Shippen, IM, recently qualified as a carrier pilot after training aboard the USS Monterey. He is now stationed at Cory Field Air Station. Capt. Shippen's permanent address is 913 W. Semmes St., Osceola, Ark. November-December, 1954

R. SAMUEL G. GREEN, EE, '15, A r m y Ordnance engineer who holds more p a t -

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ents in the small arms and automatic weapons field than any other person, retired from federal service on October 31. Credited with the design of the .50 caliber aerial machine gun, the outstanding aerial weapon of World War II, Dr. Green holds both the military Legion of Merit (he retired as a Colonel in 1950) and the Exceptional Civilian Award for invaluable contributions to the advancement of the science of ordnance.

A native of Georgia, Dr. Green and his wife, the former Mary Russell, daughter of the late Justice Richard B. Russell of the Georgia Supreme Court, plan to remain at their residence at 2307 Russell Road in Alexandria, Virginia.

Two of Dr. Green's sons are also graduates of Tech. Samuel G. Green, Jr., received an ME degree in 1950 and William B. Green a CHE degree in 1953.

W. A. Thompson, Jr., CE, has been appointed a student engineer for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with headquarters in Raleigh, N. C. i M MARRIED: John Chappie Chandler, Jr., EE, to Miss Mary Dean Miller, Nov. 25.

Their address is 214 College Ave., Millen, Ga. . . . S. Edwin Dyer, IM, to Miss Mary Lou Morris last June in Cleveland, Ohio.

Their address is 5562 Knob Rd., Nashville, Tenn. . . . Lt. Roger A. Dysart, USN, Ch.E., to Miss Ann Caron MeAndrews, Sept. 11.

Lt. Dysart is stationed on the USS Johnston.

His permanent mailing address is 1111 21st St., Rockford, 111. . . . Dan V. Guy, EE, to Miss Be Covalt, Oct. 31. Mr. Guy is employed by General Elec. as a Broadcast Television field engineer with headquarters in Syracuse. Their home address is 1912 W. Genesse St., Syracuse 4, N. Y. . . . Robert B. Sayer, AE, to Miss Leslie Jean Smith. The wedding took place Oct. 16 in Atlanta. Mr. Sayer is associated with Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and is taking graduate work at Tech.

ENGAGED: Hix Howard Green, Jr., IM, to Miss Beverly Goff. Mr. Green was recently separated from the service and is now engaged for a six weeks' course at General Motors Dealer Management School in Flint, Mich. The wedding date will be announced later. . . . Lt. Emmett G. Jackson, ME, to Miss Norma Christine Hagman. The wedding will take place in December. Lt. Jackson is currently serving as engineering officer with the USN aboard the Destroyer Charles R. Ware, stationed in Philadelphia. . . .

Charles Russell Scott, EE, to Miss Jane Slover.

The wedding will take place during the Christmas holidays. Mr. Scott is associated "with Western Electric in Winston-Salem, N. C. Fred F. Hand, TE, is now with the Research Div. of the West Point Mfg. Co., West Point, Ga. Thomas W. Tolbert III, IE, was recentlycommissioned a second lieutenant following graduation at OCS at the Army's Engineering Center, Ft. Belvoir, Va. His permanent address is 1308 Clairmont Cir., Decatur, Ga. ' â&#x20AC;˘ i S MARRIED: Trafton W. Fleetwood, Jr., CE, to Miss Carolyn Jean Phillips, Nov. 26.

Mr. Fleetwood is working toward his master's degree at Ga. Tech. . . . Ens. Eugene David Marks, Jr., USNR, ME, to Miss Jewel David, Nov. 27. Ens. Marks' permanent address is 2909 Bransford Rd., Augusta. . . .

Lt. John Knox Porter, IM, to Miss Evelyn Lewis, Oct. 2. Lt. Porter is with the U. S. Marine Corps at Quantico, Va. . . . Ens. John Griffin Thweatt, USN, Chem., to Miss Charlotte Goss. The wedding took place in November. Ens. Thweatt is serving as Seventh Division officer of the USS Iowa.

Delmont E. Beckemeyer, IM, has been made Division Traffic Engineer for Kentucky for Southern Bell T&T. His business address is c/o Southern Bell, 521 W. Chestnut St., Box 538, Louisville, Ky.

BORN TO: Donald A. Duke, Ch.E., and Mrs. Duke, a daughter, Donna Lynn, Aug. 21.

Their address is 131 Third Ave. No., Texas City, Texas.

BORN TO: Lt. James E. Hannigan, AE, and Mrs. Hannigan, a daughter, Linda Lucile. Mr. Hannigan is chief, Instrument Low Approach System Unit, Nav-AIDS Sect., Tinker AFB, Okla.

Lt. Thomas F. Hoehn, IM, was awarded his silver pilot wings at Goodfellow AFB, San Angelo, Texas, in Oct. His permanent address is 5839 Poplar Ave., Memphis, Tenn.

ENGAGED: William Nayson Hoyer, Arch., to Miss Charlotte Gambill. The wedding will take place in December. Mr. Hoyer is associated with Clarke Stewart, Architect, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ENGAGED: Robert Merrill Krasnoff, IM, to Miss Barbara Cristal. The wedding date will be announced later. Mr. Krasnoff is currently with the US Army in Europe. His permanent mailing address is 29 Cousar St., Bishopville, S. C. Thomas C. Linck, CE, is now employed by the St. Louis County Health Dept. Clayton, Mo., as a public health engineer. His home address is 9130 N. Swan Cir., Brentwood 17, Mo. Lt. Thomas E. Methvin, IM, is serving in Germany with the 5th Inf. Div., which is r e ceiving training in southern Germany as part of the U. S. Seventh Army. His permanent address is Jeffersonville, Ga. Lt. Oscar B. Stewart, Jr., CE, is serving with the 44th Engineer Const. Group in Korea.

His permanent address is 115 B Crescent Ct. Dr., Decatur, Ga. Lt. Emory L. Upshaw, Jr., IM, of Newnan, Ga., is stationed at Reese AFB, Texas, where he is undergoing multi-engine training. He received his pilot's wings upon graduation, July 22.

Pvt. Harry A. Vann, Jr., Arch., native of Boston, Ga., recently joined the Korean Communications Zone in Taegu. / E A MARRIED: Robert Wade Bailey, Jr., Ch.E., to Miss Alyce Reeves, Nov. 14, in Griffin. Ga. Mr. Bailey is employed by DuPont in Augusta, Ga. . . . Louis Fitzgerald Barth, Jr., IM, to Miss Shirley Chloe McMichael, Nov. 13, in Decatur, Ga. Mr. Barth is a sales engineer with the American Blower Corp. in Detroit. . . . William Shapard Hanner, Jr., IE, to Miss Mable Milton. The wedding took place Nov. 26. Mr. Hanner has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force and until called into service will be associated with the Square D Elect. Co. in Milwaukee, Wis. . . . Sidney E. Hawkins, CE, to Miss Dorothy Sands. Sept. 18. Mr. Hawkins is a research asst. at the Engrg. Exp. Station, and is attending graduate school at the Univ. of Washington. Their home address is 4558 17th Ave., N. E., Seattle, Wash. . . . Lt. Robert Drake Hazen, CE, to Miss Beverly Richardson, Nov. 13 in Atlanta. Lt. Hazen is serving

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COMING IN FEBRUARY Backstage of a Drama-Tech production goes freshman photographer Blake Hawkins to bring you the operations of Tech's top-notch dramatic group. Named by the National Theatre Arts Council of New York as one of America's top 100 amateur theatrical groups, Drama-Tech is year-in, year-out bringing top drama to the Tech campus. The first production of the 1954-55 season is Harvey. Look for the behind-the-scenes action of this humorous success in the February issue of

THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS News by Classes with the 502nd Airborne Inf. Reg. at Ft. Jackson, S. C. . . . Joseph Franklin Mole, Jr., Ch.E., to Miss Annette Kinard, Oct. 15.

Mr. Mole is associated with the Shell Chemical Corp. in Houston, Texas. . . . Lt. Alvah Nelson Smith, USAF, IM, to Miss Tabitha Gaye Linder. The wedding took place in the fall. Lt. Smith is stationed at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas. . . . Don Swartwout, IE, to Miss Martha Duval, Sept. 4, in Washington, D. C. Their address is 29 Second St., Hamden, Conn. . . . John C. Webster, IM to Miss Evelyn Gayle Cox. The wedding took place Nov. 13 in Arlington, Va. The couple reside in Atlanta where Mr. Webster is associated with the Simmons Co. ENGAGED: Frederick Bell Law, Jr., IM, to Miss Mitzi Kiser. The wedding date will be announced later. Mr. Law is with DuPont in Parlin, N. J. . . . ENGAGED: Ens. Jack Donald McAllister, AE, to Miss Bobbie Jean Callahan. The wedding will take place Dec. 20.

Ens. McAllister is in flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. . . . Ens. Harold Lee Prescott, Jr., IE, to Miss Sylvia June Sayre. The wedding will take place Dec. 11. Mr. Prescott's address is 804 So. Main, Sylvania, Ga.

November-December, 1954

BORN TO: Rocco Cotroneo, IE, and Mrs. Cotroneo, a daughter, Nancy Susan, Sept.

15. Their address is 2753 Seymour Ave., Bronx, N. Y. Aviation Cadet Albert Sidney Edmondson III, AE, was killed last July when two planes collided at Webb AFB, Big Springs, Texas.

Cadet Edmondson was one of four killed in the crash. He joined the Air Force in Oct. of 1952 and received his early training at Lackland AFB. He had been stationed at Webb AFB since last May. A brother, J. Gordon Edmondson, is a member of the same Jet pilot training class at Webb. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Edmondson, Jr., 1346 Avalon PI., N. E., Atlanta; brothers, J. Gordon and Frank, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Edmondson, Sr., Eatonton, Ga. Rodney J. Field, Ch.E., has joined the staff of DuPont's Polychemicals Dept. Laboratory at the Experimental Station, Wilmington, Dela.

Edward S. McPhail, Jr., IM, is with Provident Mutual Life Ins. Co. His mailing address is Room 101, 805 Peachtree St., N. E., Atlanta.

Army PFC Jerome M. Stein, IM, is serving in Korea with the 7th Inf. Div. His permanent address is 503 E. Jersey St., Elizabeth, N. J. C. A. Truitt, Jr., IM, died Nov. 9 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta of leukemia. At the time of his death he was associated with the

On July 2, the Gibbs Corporation of Jacksonville, Florida, celebrated the completion of the world's largest mobile electric plant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the VEP-10. This plant was converted by Gibbs for the Navy's Bureau of Yards & Docks from the cargo ship, Coastal Racer. Rear Admiral J. R. Perry, chief of the bureau, came to Jacksonville to dedicate the floating power plant. 1,000 Gibbs e m ployees and their families along with 500 guests enjoyed the yard party after the ceremonies. George W. Gibbs, Sr., ME '08, was founder of the company, and Geo. W. Gibbs, Jr., ME '37, is president and treasurer of the company.

George W., Ill, entered Tech this Fall.

Sewell Mfg. Co. in Bremen, Ga. Survivors include his wife; parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Truitt, Sr., Temple, Ga., and grandmother, Mrs. O. D. Parrish.

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