Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Vol. 44, No. 01 1965

THE SEPTEMBER 1965

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• WE remember the first time we saw Sure enough there it was as the headthe man. It was some 19 years ago a n d ing on chapter 7. His theory of this a t that first glance we fully expected important facet of management is to see a parade form in back of him. summed u p in the second paragraph: " T h e discipline, then, in any busiH e was that impressive even at 62.

Now in his eighties, he has seen his ness refers not only to the negative share of illness and adversity in those side of 'disciplinary action' but also 19 years, but h e still leaves the same to the whole climate in which a busiimpression on his good days, which are ness is r u n : the set of rules by which many. And at an age when most of his employees operate and their undercontemporaries have departed or given standing and acceptance of these rules, up to fade away in a retirement com- which result in a state of order conmunity, he has seen his n a m e go u p ducive to maximum production. T h e on an important university building, discipline in a plant or store m a y be witnessed international adoption of described in formal written procedures, many of his engineering and manage- but it m a y equally well almost be a ment philosophies, and finally pub- state of mind existing among employees who have confidence in their lished a book.

H i s n a m e is F r a n k H e n r y Neely, management."

Other areas of management treated class of '04, and if you ever h a d worked for him in any capacity for say just by F r a n k Neely in his book include a a week or two, we guarantee that you short history of the advent of h u m a n engineering, planning to increase prowould never forget him. duction, h u m a n relations, personnel selection and training, incentives and • H I S BOOK, just off the presses, is wages, and what h e likes to call, called T H E MANAGER / a h u m a n engi- "healthy discontentment," the recogneer and it has a number of things to nition that despite his satisfaction with recommend in it. T o begin with, the current achievements, the young mandedication is a unique one and reflects ager must always search for something the man's unswerving devotion to two to improve his operation. major factors in his own development T h e book also contains " T h e R o y V. as a m a n and as an executive—his wife Wright Lecture" of 1951 m a d e by Mr. and his college. I t reads: "Dedicated Neely to the American Society of M e to R a e S. Neely, H o n o r a r y Alumnus chanical Engineers. T h e lecture was of Georgia Institute of Technology, directed at the engineer broadening his whose encouragement and help brought avenues of public service and is, in a this book to completion." number of ways, F r a n k Neely's own T h e book itself is a d a m n good one. creed of serving all of his own comIt sparkles with the wry, teasing sense munities for a lifetime. Few people in of humor that is a too-often hidden history have done as much as has quality of its author. It also reflects F r a n k Neely to m a k e their city a the orderly sense of management t h a t better place to live in, their college a F r a n k Neely helped bring to Rich's, stronger educational force, and their the Atlanta department store that be- friends better humans just to have came a legend in the toughest of trades known him.

—American retailing. M u c h of that Perhaps, the subtitle of the book legend can be traced directly to poli- more t h a n anything else sums u p this cies and concepts created by F r a n k m a n who believes in doing the imposNeely in his over 40 years with the sible as part of his daily work: " T h e store in such positions as general man- religion that I have always endeavored ager, executive vice president, presi- to practice in m y business life has dent, chairman of the board, and his been a strong feeling that it was m y present one, chairman of the executive duty so to conduct myself as to set committee. ,f an example for, a n d so to train, every4 t one who came within m y scope or A T H E first thing those who have under m y direction, in order t h a t h e worked with F r a n k Neely did when we might be a better, more capable, hapgot the book was to scan the contents pier person in his work." page looking for t h a t word, discipline.

W e haven't direct proof about how TECH ALUMNUS

the other thousands feel who have come u n d e r F r a n k Neely's influence but speaking for one man, h e h a s been extremely successful in his practice of t h a t religion.

A SPEAKING of success, the 1964-65 Roll Call here at Tech h a s just set a batch of new records. A total of 14,920 alumni contributed $279,609, which is a solid increase over last year's figures when 14,365 contributed $268,568. T h e continuously growing faith of Tech alumni in t h e Institute, t h e Association, a n d the Foundation is one of the real success stories among American colleges a n d universities.

Unfortunately, Tech's winning streak of four straight first-place awards for continuing performance in alumni support was halted this year. T h e reasons were simple â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the emphasis on this competition h a s now shifted to total amount given rather than percentage of alumni contributing, and Tech h a d won more times than a n y other college a n d someone else h a d to have a chance, according to our informant.

W e guess it's nice to be treated like the New York Yankees of the past b u t it doesn't soothe our feelings.

_ YOUR Alumni Association did not, however, come back from t h e recent national conference of the alumni workers in this country empty-handed.

This magazine was presented a special recognition award for significant editorial achievement in producing the November-December special issue on " T h e Architect." The Alumnus also received honorable mention awards for its coverage in two of the six categories of t h e competitionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the students a n d the institution. And a photograph by Bill Sumits, J r . (the picture of Professor Eichler of Civil Engineering which appeared in the M a r c h issue) was selected as one of t h e 20 best to appear in an American alumni (or university) magazine during the p a s t year. I t was the second such award for Sumits.

I n addition, Tech Topics, the new newsletter, received a special recognition award for its unique approach in establishing a two-way communications street with the alumni. Tech thus won two of t h e 23 special awards for which we thank the staff, especially M a r i a n Van Landingham (who is responsible in a large p a r t for Tech Topics) a n d Bill Sumits, J r . (whose photography meant so much to t h e quality of the m a g a z i n e ) .

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The four formations appearing on the tumbling footballs on the cover of this issue are the basic sets of the Flip-flop I formation. They are, left to right, the I slot right split, the I slot left split, the I slot right wide, and the I slot left wide. And with variations they will be the reason why Tech will sport a new offensive look in 1965. For more about why the-'l, see page 14 of this issue.

CONTE TS 2. RAMBLIN'—the editor welcomes an old friend to the autograph tea set.

6. THE GLORIOUS ERA—space science and development have made it so.

10. DIALOGUE ON FRAMES—Van Landingham is back to her old tricks.

14. THE FLIP-FLOP YEAR—even with all those rookies, there is hope for '65.

19. THE FULLY COMMITTED—the new Chancellor charges the Tech faculty.

22. THE GEORGIA TECH JOURNAL—all the news in gazette form.

23. GENUS ACADEMICUS—a title is a title is a title.

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Gemini IV lifts off from Launch Complex 19 at Cape Kennedy at 10:16 A.M. on June 3 and thus began the historic flight of astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward A. White.

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The glorious era of space science and exploration David Lewis, a man who has had a big hand in this country's space efforts to date, tells the Class of 1965 that they all will be affected in a major way by the technological explosion brought on by our total national involvement in the work in space

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the majority of y o u are only 43 years from retirement.

Y o u have so much to do a n d so little time to do it in. However, y o u will find as y o u go along that there are always some obstacles that seem to keep y o u from getting on with what y o u want to do. Usually it will be your boss. T o d a y it is tradition.

I would like to discuss with y o u today some of the marvelous opportunities that a r e yours in this glorious era of space science a n d exploration.

M a n y of y o u will direct your careers into fields n o t directly concerned with space technology. However,- there is not one of you—no m a t t e r how remote your specialty might be—who will n o t be affected in a major way by the technological explosion already brought about by our work in space.

T h i s total national involvement was clearly delineated a t t h e National Conference on t h e Peaceful Uses of Space recent ly when outstanding scientists, nationally known business executives, educators, religious leaders, social scientists, economists, a n d high representatives from many branches of government m e t to ex-

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plore together in very dynamic discussions t h e impact of the vast national space program on t h e economy, on industry, o n education a n d o n t h e sciences themselves. Without exception, they found t h a t there a r e real a n d significant effects in all of these areas.

T o fully understand t h e opportunities, it is essential to appreciate the historic role of the scientist/engineer through t h e ages. I t is a matter of record that m a n h a s rarely explored the truly unknown areas on earth just for t h e sake of adventure. Most frequently, such exploration h a s been forced upon h i m b y special circumstances—hunger, the need for land, the need to escape his enemies—or because h e was directed b y inspired individuals who saw t h e opportunities for personal wealth or national power and prestige. I n these explorations, the engineer—or t h e early equivalent thereof—was frequently a major factor in determining t h e success or failure of t h e project. H e designed a n d built the weapons, t h e ships, t h e navigational aids, a n d t h e fortifications.

B u t it was t h e kings, generals, a n d political powers who inspired t h e ex-

plorations, who m a d e t h e basic decisions a n d whose names, quite justifiably, went down in history.

M o r e recently, with scientists a n d engineers working closely together, t h e rate of technological progress h a s been almost incredible. Most historians of technology believe that there h a s been more scientific advancement in t h e past 20 years than in t h e entire previous history of mankind. I t is important to recognize that for t h e first time a rapid rate of progress was n o t initiated by war or t h e desire for war.

For t h e first time in history, m a n ' s full capability was devoted to a desperate technological struggle to prevent war a n d to wage peace through strength. Fortunately, this struggle, in the past seven years, h a s taken a new and constructive turn. T h i s new knowledge, this new understanding a n d creative capability is now being directed into t h e new a n d exciting arena of space.

T h e possibilities are fascinating to contemplate. As t h e space program goes forward with t h e efforts of more a n d more countries gradually being added, perhaps step b y step, t h e minds, hearts a n d competitive ener-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David S. Lewis, an Aeronautical Engineering graduate of 1939, was the 1965 Commencement speaker on June 12. Lewis is president of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the company that built both the Mercury and Gemini capsules for the U.S.'s manned-space program. Lewis joined McDonnell in 1946 after working with Glenn L. Martin Company. He was head of the preliminary design department, project manager for the F3H Demon program, manager of all projects, and vice president before being named president of the company in 1962. The text of this article is from his Commencement talk.

GLORIOUS ERA—continued gies of the people of all nations will be joined in a common assault upon the mysteries of n a t u r e rather t h a n upon each other.

It is clear already that the rate of progress in m a n ' s newest and greatest adventure will be strictly dependent on the scientist a n d engineer, no longer need h e be l i m i t e d ' by the vision or personal goals of others.

While there is no group outside the field of the astronautical sciences who can understand the magnitude of the task or the fundamental technical problems t h a t must be solved in each successive step, the final decisions of where we go and how fast will still depend on the support of the American people a n d their willingness to supply the necessary funds.

T h e r e is really an embarrassment of riches in discussing the specifics of space technology. It's h a r d to choose a particular starting point and there is no end.

I might first remind you t h a t it was only four years ago this M a y t h a t Alan Shepard achieved our first suborbital space flight in Mercury, Freedom 7. And now we have Gemini—only the second generation spacecraft but already one of demonstrated far greater maturity.

Consider the splendid performance of Gus Grissom and our fellow* alumnus J o h n Young in the Molly Brown.

Remember, this was the first m a n n e d flight of a Gemini spacecraft—and, of course, it was J o h n ' s first time in space—yet this team wrote history b y making significant controlled changes in the spacecraft's orbital p a t h s — a n d met every test objective in a highly professional manner.

And compare t h e four-day mission of astronauts J i m M c D i v i t t a n d E d

White—with its spectacular walk in space—to those exciting but highly experimental missions our astronauts were flying as recently as two years ago, and you begin to appreciate the rate of progress being made today.

Plans for the remaining eight Gemini flights include the rendezvous and docking of Gemini spacecraft with a Rocket previously placed in orbit, a gradual increase of the time spent in space until near the end of the program, a Gemini will remain in orbit for 14 days—truly a test of m a n ' s ability to operate effectively in the hostile environment of space. All of these are vital to the lunar landing mission of the three-man Apollo spacecraft, scheduled to take place near the end of this decade. Now as soon as we accomplish this lunar landing, we will quite naturally have a desire to further explore the moon's surface.

Probably before the end of this century, several permanent lunar bases will be established so that m a n can further observe the wonders of the universe and prepare for the m a n n e d exploration of the planets beyond.

X T m a y still be too early to predict reasonably the time period in which m a n will set foot on other planets.

Surely with the success of M a r i n e r I I recording data on the Venus atmosphere a n d the a p p a r e n t success of M a r i n e r IV, now almost to M a r s , it seems clear t h a t we will next proceed with u n m a n n e d probes to the vicinity of Mercury, J u p i t e r a n d Saturn. I a m confident tha t—pe rha ps as early as the 1980's—men will make the sevenmonth trip to M a r s , spend several weeks obtaining important scientific d a t a in M a r s orbit a n d then return to earth. D a t a obtained from these a n d

other missions will determine when a n d on which planet man will set u p his first colony.

I want you to know that I firmly believe these predictions to be completely realistic but I want to emphasize that it will be up to you to carry them out.

T h e development of first Mercury, then Gemini, and then Apollo m a y seem like the normal step-by-step progress we are accustomed to see in the business of making automobiles, refrigerators, or other consumer goods.

But far from it. Each step has represented tremendous scientific and engineering advancements in a number of different areas. And so it will be from now on. While we know that the major steps in space exploration are possible and feasible, today's state of technology is completely inadequate to supply the light-weight, highly reliable equipment and systems required. So much remains to be done. So m a n y problems await the Class of 1965.

Space exploration will always demand lighter and more heat resistant structural materials, more efficient propulsion a n d electric power generation, more accurate guidance a n d controls, and improved communications, to n a m e just a few. And certainly major technical break-throughs beyond our present capability must be and will be achieved by your generation.

Fortunately, you will face these challenges and others with as fine a n educational background as it is possible to obtain. I hesitate to broach the subject on graduation day, but I warn you your education must continue, you must keep right on with study a n d homework, not only to keep u p to date in your own specialty, but equally important to broaden your understanding and appreciation of those fields related to your profession.

M a k e no mistake about it, however, the rewards for you can be considerable. With the increasing engineering content in both military a n d commercial products, the growing use of automated equipment, and the everincreasing use of electronics, it is only natural that more and more companies are entrusting the management of their operations to those who have come u p the technical route. A recent study by Scientific American magazine revealed that in 1900 only 7 percent of the top officers of our largest corporations had technical backgrounds. By 1950 this h a d increased to 20 percent a n d by 1964, to 38 percent. T h i s percentage will continue to rise, and I'm looking forward to your TECH ALUMNUS

helping swell the ranks of the technically-trained general managers.

T h e change from the quiet, cloistered environment of the ivy-covered campus to the rude realities of the business world m a y not be as shocking as it was some years ago. As we can see from the newspapers, the 1965 college student is clearly more aware a n d more concerned with world problems today. However, the fact remains that you will be facing a world t h a t is more complex a n d more competitive than t h a t faced by any previous class graduated from this institution.

But hand-in-hand with this is the far greater opportunity to succeed for those who truly want to.

I would like to conclude m y remarks with some impressions of what makes a m a n a success: impressions developed from m a n y years in technical assignments and later from having watched from general management positions the performance and progress of m a n y good people.

ATUKALLY, the first requirement a n d K the one easiest to agree on is h a r d work. If a m a n is not willing to consistently put out more than the minim u m required of him, he will never rise above mediocrity and having other fine characteristics will not really help him get ahead.

Second, I would think of creativity.

T h e key to progress is creative men— creative engineers and scientists, creative manufacturing men, creative salesmen, accountants, employee relations experts and others in the industrial field: creative professors, instructors, a n d administrators in the field of education. I wish I could impress upon you how vitally our nation needs creative men. I t is a resource of primary importance to any country interested in leadership among the nations of the earth. Creativity is often considered to be some sort of mystic talent—reserved for' the very few who occasionally startle the world with flashes of brilliance. I don't believe this. Each of you is inherently creative—but developing this quality has to be a conscious thing like all of the other characteristics you have developed. Refusing to accept merely adequate solutions to problems, demanding of yourself t h a t a better way be found, this is how ideas are born.

T h i s is conscious creativity which soon becomes an inherent and automatic part of your nature.

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Next let us put high on the list— integrity. T h e matter of personal and corporate integrity is one to which you should give great consideration.

T h e ability of any enterprise to survive and grow in today's severely competitive world is to a very large degree dependent on the integrity of its personnel. American industry is in a position today where it cannot afford to produce materials, products, a n d services that fail to give the best performance at a competitive cost. On the other hand, the very fact t h a t competition is so rugged creates more temptation t h a n ever before to distort facts; to claim more performance a n d quality for a product t h a n it has; or possibly to compromise designs as the easiest way to land an order. It sometimes takes great courage to pursue a design approach that you know meets the customer's needs best when it m a y lessen your chances to gain the available business. T h e short-term prospects are great a n d there is a real temptation to let tomorrow take care of itself. Unfortunately for the m a n who makes the decision to compromise, there is always a day of reckoning in the business world. T h e r e can be no compromise of integrity if you want to do right by your customer, your company—and yourself.

In a short career of 43 years, you cannot afford to spend any time recovering your reputation.

T h e last and perhaps most import a n t characteristic is faith—faith in self, faith in your fellow workers, in your company and most of all, a deep sincere faith in God. Faith in one's self is more than self-confidence, the knowledge that you can do a good job and probably will. It rather is a quiet self-assurance t h a t you will always be true to the high ideals you must set for yourself, t h a t your every act, no matter how small, will meet your demanding ethical and moral standards—with no equivocation, with no compromise.

H a v e faith in the people working with you. Recognize that while they are as ambitious as you are, they are also on your team a n d are eager to help you pull the whole load. I t is vital that you learn to work smoothly and cooperatively with these people, without suspicion or jealousy when one man is promoted to a job for which you feel fit. You m a y be sure h e also deserved the job, and you must support him in every way you can. Your turn will come much sooner.

I am more aware than you t h a t there are m a n y apparently highly successful

men who seem to have no ethical standards at all. But, almost without fail, these men are known for what they are—and they receive what they deserve in one way or another: if not from t h e law, or from their fellow men, then most assuredly from themselves. Only the most shallow, insensitive m a n could call a career based on outright or marginal dishonesty a successful one. D o n ' t forget that you will work for a company eight or ten hours a day, five or six days a week, but ypu must live with yourself all the hours of every week.

You must certainly have faith in your company. You must be alert to learn its true personality and character, often far different from t h a t pictured in the sparkling advertisements a n d heated blandishments of the college recruiters. As you get to know your immediate superior and those further u p the line, try to evaluate their standards. D o they set policies or direct actions that are dishonest or even questionable? Are they willing to do the expedient thing for a short term gain? W h e n you believe that this approach seems to be more or less standard, you can be sure it comes from the top. T h a t is the time to get out. Only work for a company whose n a m e you are as proud to claim as your own!

J.T is perhaps difficult for a layman to attest to a faith in God—particularly in a talk on predominately technical subjects. B u t the more we study and try to understand the infinite vastness in which we live, the surer we are that our success in the exploration of t h e far reaches of outer space is totally dependent on the enlightenment and support received from God. Along this line, the late Pope John, one of the greatest religious leaders of this generation, m a d e the following observation which seems most appropriate to the space age graduate starting his new career: " T h e progress of learning and the inventions of technology clearly show that, both in living things a n d in the forces of nature, a n astonishing order reigns, and they also bear witness to the greatness of man, who can understand that order and create suitable instruments to harness those forces of n a t u r e a n d use them to his benefit."

W h a t a wonderful time this is to start your career!

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The Greeks have more than a word about our world in a science fiction account by Marian Van Landingham The blue sky poured between the framing white columns and in thousands of flecks of light delicately warmed and tinted the oyster-colored marble th.it was the back wall of the stoa. But cool bands of morning crispness remained behind the tall, undiminishing columns. And in one such pool of coolness an athletic, but distinctively old man, with wiry hair as white as the marble and a sun-tanned face deeply engraved, rested on a bench, his back to the wall, looking oui through the colonnade.

He gazed lazily as first one, then another, then many, black specks drifted bom oxer the distant, dust-blue hills, soared slowly across the vallev, materialized as great birds, and in wide circles, lowered themselves until finally, touching earth and losing their gracefulness, they flapped awkwardly and walked onto the stone flags where the markei had been before the heat of the noonday sun.

Picking up scraps ol meat and fish, nature's garbage men then took short runs to the edge of an embankment and on the warm air, slowly drifted and (limbed back into the sky.

"They can enter into and float on the sky and call it their o w n , " thought the old man, fitting with one foot on the bench, with his white mantle folded and draped so it seemed like a fluted column.

"But we can only penetrate it by shooting an arrow through it, or frame our view with a building, or, with structures formed with our minds, we iry to order and shape the universe. Alas, a frame, however, is always but a frame, and not the essence."

He sighed and wearily rested his forehead in his hands—and commanded his mind to stop, to rest, and to forget—by dozing.

The stoa and the nearby market place were very still. Few sounds drifted across the valley. The heat turned away by /Continued

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DIALOGUE—cont. the white buildings, filled the air.

The morning, h e thought, or even the late afternoon, is the time for ambitious probing to unravel knotted dilemmas and knit new fabrics of ordered reason. His shoulders slumped, the tension gone from his muscles, the folds of his mantle, a n d finally from within a center within his head. H e slept until the sun was low enough so that the blueness of the sky came inside onto the once-white walls a n d outside, orange, a n d yellow a n d pink were just beginning to color the endless openness.

Now voices began to clatter against the stone walls below. T h e people were awakening from their afternoon naps. A sandaled child in a cool, yellow tunic ran into the now clean market place, m a d e a quick t u r n back through a colonnade just before a multi-colored gang hooted past. A young woman walked by with a tall amphora of water gracefully balanced on her head; a slave trudged by, cursing at an oxen pulling a cart of fagots.

A vigorous, handsome youth, - his tan bright and dark against his white mantle and black, slightly wavey hair, turned the corner from the m a r k e t place briskly. H e was hailed by three other young men, stopped, a n d waited on them to join him. T h e trio h a d been out a t the stadium all afternoon and in boisterous voices tumbling one over another, started telling him about the marvelous feats they h a d performed: "Old Tenonia here h a d a great time with the lead plate—tossed it so far we thought it h a d grown wings," at which point the one named Tenonia shrugged his shoulders and said something about his friend Tronchilos being "like H e r m e s himself on the track," a n d so on. " B y Zeus, you really should have been there, Epikos!" exclaimed the smallest of the trio, stocky Eupeptos.

"Well, perhaps so, but I too h a d a most remarkable day a n d I'll tell you about it in a m i n u t e , " Epikos began, and then he lowered his voices to a whisper, "there is old Cephalophanes dozing on a bench."

H e motioned for them to follow quietly. W h e n they were all about ten feet from their sleeping professor, Epikos indicated for them to stop, and in a thunderous voice that rolled a n d rumbled and knocked the air h e shouted: " W e salute you Cephalophanes! W e salute you who sleeps on the horizon12

tal slab atop two cubes, beneath the row of elongated, fluted cylinders perpendicular to the plane of the earth!"

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head and limbs out of sleep and slowly gained his presence, but never said a word. T h e n he straightened the folds of his mantle across one shoulder a n d tightened the end around the other arm. Now wrapped in his consciousness again he looked up a t the four sturdy lads standing in front of him.

"You, are idiots," he said in slow, measured tones between his teeth.

B u t a slight smile turned u p one corner of his mouth. "Idiots. I taught you how to define terms accurately to help you think through difficult problems—not to spoil the daily means of communication or to plague sleepy old men." " I t was m y idea. D o n ' t fume so. I have some exciting things to tell you a n d I want Tenonia, Trochilos, a n d E u p e p t o s to hear too," explained E p i kos.

"Oh? Well you m a y as well get started. I'm awake now. Gentlemen, please be seated on the benches you so elaborately described a minute ago," said Cephalophanes. " I was down at the oracle at Delphi this morning," began the youth, " a n d you will not believe what that old P y t h i a told me about the future. From the gurgle of the holy stream flowing through the rock beneath her chair she interpreted, n a y painted, a picture of the world as it will be 2,500 years from now. She was very uninhibited in the elaborateness of her descriptions—I suppose because she knew her predictions were not likely to be proved or disproved in our lifetimes.

"Yes, for fifty coins of silver the P y t h i a presented me with marvelous a n d terrible visions. I may go back to her some other day when I again want original entertainment. She has a lively imagination. J u d g e for yourself.

"She described great cities of metal, brick and glass—sheets of glass—and of m a n y strange, unknown materials.

M o r t a r poured into forms hardened like rock into fantastic shapes—the effect was as if giant shells h a d been drug from the sea and man h a d m a d e them into his temples. M a n y other buildings were very tall cubes creating vast forests over enormous expanses.

B u t these people were not satisfied

with just tall buildings, they shot into the sky a n d out to the stars in shiny metal tubes blazing flame."

"Most interesting," commented Cephalophanes from the shadows. " M o s t interesting. T h e y penetrate the sky with m a n ' s mind and will."

"Well, yes," pondered Epikos for a moment. " T h i s is a time when m e n have knowledge of much t h a t is unknown today, of things far smaller than the eye can see and of things far larger—and this knowledge is, of course, power. Their calculations encompass the minute and infinite. T h i s knowledge is written down and stored in enormous buildings, always ready for anyone's use. And always there are men, and yes, even women (would you believe i t ? ) , seeking to uncover some new knowledge, to answer more questions. T h e y even have machines to help them remember and to compute difficult problems," continued Epikos. " I t sounds as though they are far more successful than we at framing the universe with structured thought."

T h e teacher's voice now h a d a musing quality. " B u t it seems as though their efforts are only logical extensions of our own. I was thinking about our attempts to frame the universe this afternoon as I sat here in the stoa." " D i d you dream about it? W a s yours too an oracular vision?" asked Epikos. T h e faint light of the sunset illuminated a slight smile across his handsome countenance.

"Oh, no. T h i s was before I took a nap, I assure you. But I confess it was one of the reasons I did decide to forego consciousness for a while," the teacher answered. "Well, go ahead with your story." " T h e s e people roar down smooth ribbons of roads, in shiny, bright chariots, at speeds m a n y times t h a t of the fastest horse that has ever raced. Distance has no meaning. T h e y are from city to city in a few minutes."

"Astonishing," gasped the other three students, almost in chorus. " I don't suppose," came Cephalophanes' slow voice, " t h a t they h a d time to feel the warm sun on their backs as they traveled, or the gusty breezes, or saw the golden light t h a t pours through young, spring leaves in translucent flecks? I wonder if they were not bored when they got where they were going?"

Epikos looked intently into the shadows where his teacher sat. " W h y yes," he said. " T h e y were bored when they were not working, pursuing more TECH ALUMNUS

knowledge. T h e y were bored in soft, fabric-lined houses where the temperature was always as it is by the sea, a n d where music flowed through the rooms all the time. And bored where they could turn on a machine and be entertained any hour they wished. " W h e n they became too bored—the younger ones in particular—would gather in great crowds for wild dances or they talked to each other through wires virtually endlessly." " I n masses they tried to prove their humanity," came the interjecting voice of the teacher again.

"Yes, I think you are right in explaining it this way," answered his student. "Because it seemed to m e that these people were sometimes like cubes, objects, self-enclosed—oh, they were organized and spent half their time maintaining the frames that were the organizations, but all the wires they could string and weave could not tie them together," said Epikos with a great sigh. "You understand so well Cephalophanes.''

L U P E P T O S broke in, " I ' m afraid I don't. W h y couldn't such intelligent beings communicate with themselves and yes, even with n a t u r e ? " " I have not heard all of Epikos' story, but I would suggest a t this point that perhaps the problems are caused by the very conceitedness of these superior minds. Epikos stated a few minutes ago that 'knowledge is, of course, power.' This we Greeks believe. T h i s these future people also believe, and through this power they are seeking to gain control over the universe a n d thus, to find happiness." " B u t they are not finding happiness and so there must be some fallacy in the belief . . . " began Trochilos.

"Yes, exactly," answered his teacher very quietly. " I t sounds curious that you, a teacher who has continuously taught us the value of reason should be talking this way," Trochilos ventured. " Y o u are not a priest or a poet."

"You are right about that," said Cephalophanes in a tired voice. " I suppose in my old age I am beginning to see the limitations of reason.

T h i s afternoon I watched the great birds come from over the horizon to clear the market place. For me, they were symbolic. A bird can float a n d live as a part of the heavens, but m a n reasons a n d penetrates the sky. H e m u s t frame it with his logic. B u t h e can never become a part of it. Because SEPTEMBER 1965

in his pride he can not accept a n unknown." " T h i s pride keeps even these very advanced m e n from understanding the limitations of h u m a n reason," Epikos commented. " T o keep from admitting to himself that h e is insignificant in the universe, that there is much t h a t is beyond his control, t h a t even h i s own humanness he cannot understand, leads m a n y men in our generation to indulge in euphemisms—those disguising words that are insults to superior a n d strong minds. I n the era the P y t h i a described, they abounded, in the old, familiar forms, and in new forms. T h e new euphemisms were words supposed to be objective.

As far as I could tell, they were. T h e y treated people as objects and removed any trace of h u m a n feeling. " F o r instance, she showed me a m a n and a woman in cacoon-like comfort, sitting on great cushioned benches under large, ever-glowing candles reading sheaves of bound paper about the percentage of the population of their nation t h a t was disadvantaged and culturally deprived. Belonging in the low-income strata of society they were also members of a minority group, socially disoriented in the generally wealthy society and did not have sufficient financial assets or management skills or sufficient motivation to also lift themselves into cacoons.

"Reading this kind of discussion the m a n and the woman in comfort did not have to see the flimsy wooden shack the P y t h i a showed me in another vision or know the physical and moral discouragement who lived in these sad conditions. Neither did they have to feel the bone-clawing cold or the pangs of knawing hunger or see great rats and insects crawling about. " T h e fortunate could fold their papers, turn u p the fire glowing in a furnace below their house, and go on to something more amusing. With their language they did not have to face the reality of the situation. T h e y were not frustrated and they maintained their feelings about the power of m e n — a t least intelligent, hardworking, worthy m e n — t h e m e n t h a t could reach out to the stars. " T h e language also offered protective words of a more traditional sort, too. T h e miser was conservative; children, young men and women; old people, senior citizens or golden agers (although both of these terms did seem to arouse a good bit of revulsion) ; and as was occasionally noted by satirists, no one ever died but rather people passed away."

" I t seems to m e , " began Eupeptos, " t h a t you should not be so quick to condemn the use of words that make it a little easier for people to live on this earth, or help them feel bigger, or protects them against pain or discomfort."

Cephalophanes interrupted impatiently: "Of course, in m a n y instances there is little or no h a r m done a n d perhaps some feelings are salved, but it seems to me that the language of any rational people (and these people pride themselves on the power of their reason) must enable them to face realities and h u m a n needs and, as I explained before—even unknowns.

W h a t Epikos has been describing is not communication but a facade, a curtain between people. It is one of the things that causes them to exist separately despite all their wondrous forms of transportation and voices over wires and over the very air."

"Exactly, a n d the facade, the curtain was also m a d e more opaque by a tendency to talk in formalisms," Epikos continued. "If persons worked for you they were no longer people, but personnel. T h e y were employed, and rendered services, a n d did not suggest ideas but presented proposals to be considered by the appropriate officers of the firm in conference.

In some professions as in medicine a n d in law a simple Greek like I wondered whether the practitioners were referring in any way to h u m a n beings."

I H E soft voice of Cephalophanes again filled the stoa: " T h e y believed that with formalisms and euphemisms they could hide their despair. With the language with which they constructed frames for the universe, they disguised the truth about themselves. This was because generalized laws can be constructed by the conceited will of man.

B u t every h u m a n is specific, as is every face of nature—whether it is a leaf or a particular gust of wind. From the viewpoint of the specific there is infinite uniqueness a n d m y s t e r y — boundless unknowns to appreciate a n d ponder. And no boredom.

"Unfortunately, minds t h a t can only catagorize, frame, can never b e comfortable as the bird in the heavens of the unknown—though they are shot bodily through the skies on fiery blasts."

"Instead," concluded Epikos, "they will eventually structure, frame, themselves."

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THE FUP - FLOP XEfvR or how to stop worrying and learn to love the rookies in a year when many of them are the very best you have

BY BOB WALLACE JR.

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OBERT LEE DODD faces the first of rookies that face the big time at

year of the third decade of his reign as head football coach at Georgia Tech with the least-experienced squad he has fielded since 1957.

Shorn of all his linebackers, two of his best defensive backs, his best running back, and several solid interior linemen, Dodd should be crying for mercy about this time of the year. He isn't.

The Tall Gray Fox expects a team fully as good as last year's which struggled to win the first seven and then ran out of gas to lose the final three games. The schedule is one reason for Dodd's optimism in the face of the heavy personnel lossesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Miami and Alabama have been replaced with Texas A & M and Virginia and the traditional six home games have been upped to seven. Another reason for the silver-lining view of the dark clouds is the fact that his coaching staff has once again stabilized after last season's shakedown cruise of a reorganized crew brought about by the loss of Charlie Tate to Miami and the preseason illness of Lewis Woodruff.

Still another factor in his cheerfulness is the return of what amounts to practically the two-platoon days of the early fifties that brought Tech so much glory.

But the chief provocation can be found in the unusually talented crop 14

Tech this year. Dodd is beginning to talk about some of them in terms once reserved for the Hardeman-HicksTurner-Morris group of 1951 or the Mitchell - Rotenberry - Volkert-Thompson sophomores of 1954. Dodd has to be a Norman Peale on this count to maintain his sanity for chances are at least eight and perhaps ten of the untested will be among the starting 22 this fall.

Already listed at the top of the depth charts is sophomore tailback Lenny Snow, a 183-pound recklesstype runner who is expected to be the most exciting back at Tech in nearly a decade. His ability to move the ball both inside and outside brought about Tech's move to the flip-flop I formation pioneered by Tom Nugent. Under this system, the tailback carries the ball roughly 75 percent of the time.

Snow will be joined in the starting offensive backfield by Tommy Carlisle, a red shirt of last season who has been called the "best blocking fullback I have had at Tech," by no less than Dodd, himself. At the wingback, senior Terry Haddock has given every indication that he plans to have a banner year after his injury-hampered junior campaign. The quarterback situation is still up for grabs. Bruce Fischer and Jerry Priestley, co-work-

ers at the position last year, are still listed among the contenders. But after being injured most of the spring, untested Kim King had a good "TNight" game and will be given every chance to make the grade. Charles Mason and Larry Good are other rookies with a chance to break in here. But the left-handed King is the best runner among the candidates and is an adequate passer. The hunch remains in this corner that if King can stay away from the injuries and his tendancies to ignore game plans every now and then, he may well be the man.

The second backfield is also loaded with talent including two starters from last season. Giles Smith, a fine tailback in his own right, will be battling Snow for the starting job while Jeff Davis, the number-one fullback of 1964 will be trying to regain his rating from Carlisle. The wingback is the much-injured Craig Baynham who cast away his spells for the spring practice and had a fine month. The quarterback could be any one of the five mentioned above.

Top defensive back will be Tom Bleick already drafted as a "future" by the Baltimore Colts and a cornerback so effective that he will call defensive signals this year. (Can anyone recall the year when somebody called defensive signals for Dodd who TECH

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THE FLIP-FLOP YEARâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cont. wasn't a center-linebacker?) At the other corner will be H a v e n Kicklighter who started most of last year's games as a safety. H e has given indications of handling the new job very well indeed. B u t the deep backs are something else again. Both T o m m y Jackson a n d all-America Gerry Bussell who played deep last year (Bussell was eventually moved u p to cornerback) are gone.

Their experience will be missed. I n their places currently are S a m m y Burke, who played on the second offensive unit some of the 1964 season, and David Barber, a holdout who has a great capacity for knocking people down out in the open, a splendid character reference for a deep back. If they falter, Bill Kinard, a n outstanding runner a n d all-around back for the freshman team last season, and sophomore T i m Woodall, another exceptional sophomore will be asked to step in. T h i s is a dangerous place to p u t rookies, but if they pick u p enough savvy in the first two or three games, they could well make this team's season. Ronnie Newton a n d Bill E a s t m a n are the back-up men on the corners and both looked good for first-year men during the spring.

Even D o d d can't remember starting two inexperienced operators a t the vital linebacking posts. After a succession of all-Americas and near allAmericas, Tech is faced with going through a season sans experience from behind the lines. W. J. Blane, last year's starter at offensive center has been moved to defense for a trial, here.

H e is a good one and should help.

Claude Shook, another fine Mississippi product who missed most of his freshm a n year and was held out last season because of injuries, h a d a good spring a n d is scheduled for the other starting position. Randall E d m u n d s , leading head-hunter of last year's fine freshm a n team, will be the swing m a n as a linebacker. J i m Breland, a Navy transfer, a n d Jeff Davis, last year's offensive fullback, m a y figure in these jobs before the season gets under way.

B u t if the linebacking looks- green the middle guard position looks rosy.

J o h n Battle, leading candidate for all-America honors this year, is back for his final year. By the end of last season, Battle was Tech's best football player a n d there is no reason why he will not be able to pick u p where h e left off. Tech's opponents a n d the pro scouts were all in agreement last year that Battle m a y be the best T e c h has h a d at this position in a long, long 16

time. Back of Battle is Ike Lassiter, a superior operator as a freshman last season and a future choice for stardom.

Billy Schroer, a starter as a sophomore last season, is a solid defensive tackle.

B u t back of h i m on the left side are inexperienced Bert Thornton and K e n Mugg. At the right tackle, much depends on the health of M i k e Ashmore, another lineman tagged with future greatness who has no experience as a varsity player. If Ashmore doesn't shake his injuries, B u d d y McCoy, a small but determined junior with some varsity experience, will probably start a t this position. T h e third member in this depth chart is J o h n Lagana, a sophomore of promise.

At defensive end, Tech gets back all of last year's veterans but one of them will have to move over for Bill Ellis, who along with Steve Copeland are the scheduled starters. This position should be stronger this year with D a v e Austin, J i m Trapnell, the two veterans a n d Alan Glisson and Chris Denney, two rookies fighting it out for the number two spots. Glisson will also be used a t linebacker a n d h e will play somewhere before the season is over if the spring drills are a n y indication.

Overall the defensive coaching staff h a s its work to do this year. Plugging u p the holes at linebacker and at the

deep backs along with the inexperience a t right tackle present more problems t h a n any Tech defensive staff has had to face in a long time.

If Carlen, Inman, Woodruff a n d comp a n y turn u p with a good defense this year they will be doing the superior coaching job of the decade.

T h e offensive line can field a letterm a n at every position. Split end M i k e Fortier, the late-blooming sensation of 1964, is back and will spend his time fending off first-year man, T o m m y Elliott, track star a n d a former high school back with excellent moves a n d good hands. Tight end belongs to Gary Williams who m a y be the most underrated member of this squad. H e is a good blocker and can catch with the best of them. Back of Williams is another letterman with a small amount of game experience, big T o m m y M u r p h y . At the tackles, the starters are Bill Moorer a n d Lamar Wright, both big and strong a n d fast.

B u t Moorer m a y go over to the defensive team to take u p the slack at tackle there. J o h n Douglas, biggest m a n on the squad at 267, m a y be the starter if Moorer defects to the other unit.

Guard starters will be Bill M y d d e l t o n a n d J o e Colvin. M y d d e l t o n was a good one last year and should be much improved with the experience h e gained as a sophomore starter. Colvin TECH ALUMNUS

Three views of why John Battle, Tech's middle guard, is being boomed for AllAmerica: the man in the middle picture being treated so unceremoniously is Auburn's All-America Tucker Frederickson.

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was a sensation as a sophomore but injuries held him back last season.

J i m Hawkins, another letterman with little game time, a n d rookies F r a n k Sellinger, Rick Nelson, and Richard Rosebush are the others to consider for this position. Gary Burkholder, a letterman from 1963, returns after a year's absence due to injuries to start at center. K e n Edwards, a first-year man, h a d a good spring and the improvement of these two was the reason for allowing Blane to move to defense.

Offensively the Jackets should be better t h a n last season if, a n d it's a big one, a consistent performer can be located for the quarterback spot.

Injuries in the interior line could h u r t badly here though as the depth at several positions is missing. T h e new formations and the aggressiveness sophomore backs always seem to bring to a team will help J a c k Griffin and his staff develop a solid ground game.

B u t you have to have that quarterback and in this search lies the key to everything this year.

R u n n i n g down the opponents, things look like this: Vanderbilt—The Commodores look to be a better football team than they were last season due to the return of a n experienced defensive outfit and the fine showing of some younger offensive players. Coach J a c k Green's deSEPTEMBER 1965

fensive unit will return intact from last year, and at that time it was one of the better groups of the S E C .

Texas A&M—New Coach Gene Stallings, who went from an Alabama assistantship to the Aggies, said this of spring practice: " W e improved from start to finish, but we still have a long way to go. W e have a lot of weaknesses—lack of experience, lack of speed, lack of depth and lack of size, especially in the line. On the plus side, we have a few solid football players with desire and an improving competitive spirit."

Clemson—After 13 years with the T-formation, Coach F r a n k Howard is switching to the I this year, and he plans to play pure two-platoon football as often as possible. Clemson will depend on sophomores to a large extent on both units, and, despite the fact t h a t last year's frosh h a d a 2-3 mark, the Tigers have outstanding individuals coming u p to the varsity.

There are 20 rising sophs on the first two offensive and defensive units. Five sophomores are listed as offensive starters, five as defensive regulars.

Howard's main problem appears to be finding an adequate quarterback.

Tulane—Coach T o m m y O'Boyle, whose Greenies leave the S E C after this year, says this should be his best team at Tulane. "Our schedule is the

biggest problem," h e says. " W e have ten tough opponents; there'll be no pushover. We're inexperienced in the interior offensive line and in the defensive secondary, but we are not devoid of personnel. I have been impressed with 15 or 20 sophomores, a n d m a n y of them will play in 1965."

Auburn—The Tigers lost the great Tucker Frederickson, but Coach Shug J o r d a n looks for another representative Auburn team in 1965. " W e still have some of the same problems we went into spring practice with," he says. " W e lost all of our experienced defensive backs, as well as our running backs on offense . . . As far as overall team strength goes, our defense should be as good as it was last year. We have all of our starters back across the line."

Navy—Navy's 1965 football team will always be on the attack whether the Midshipmen are with or without the ball. T h a t ' s what new Coach Bill Elias says. " W e will be continually pressuring our opponents on both offense and defense. On offense, we are an explosive outfit, capable of going all the way on one play. Defensively, we will stunt a n d blitz inconsistently from both odd a n d even alignments."

Duke—Coach Bill M u r r a y sums u p prospects thusly: " T h e 1965 team will play 'two squad' football with a dearth of outstanding performers. Perhaps, 17

THE FLIP-FLOP YEAR—cont. the thought that there would be more opportunities to play accounted for the excellent attitude during spring practice. In any event, attitude-wise, the 1965 squad shows promise of being the best group in years." Quarterback Scotty Glacken is rated an All-America candidate.

Tennessee—Coach Doug Dickey summarizes the 1965 Vols in this capsule comment: "Running, should be better with more speed; passing, expected to throw more than last year with development of quarterback

Charlie Fulton; kicking, Ron Widby one of top punters in nation; defense, strong at end, linebacker, left tackle; better depth in backfield, lost AllAmerica Steve DeLong at middle guard."

Virginia—New Coach George Blackburn claims one of the best offensive units in the ACC in quarterback Bob Davis, halfback John Pincavage, halfback Roger Davis and fullback Carroll Jarvis. His comment on the 1965 season is: "We are not soaring with optimism and we are not overwhelmed with pessimism. Virginia will have a good middle-of-the-road team."

Georgia—Coach Vince Dooley has indicated the hopes of his Bulldogs in 1965 will rest on the quarterbacking of Preston Ridlehuber and the play of the defensive unit, which returns almost intact. Much of the offense will be generated by Ridlehuber, halfback Bob Taylor and end Pat Hodgson.

George Patton heads up the defensive unit from a tackle position.

Dodd would gladly settle at this moment for the seven wins he has received from his last three squads.

With any luck on injuries and on the bounce of the ball, he should get it from this group.

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ONU F )R THE FULLY COMMITTED Dr. George Simpson, new chancellor of the University System, sets down a challenge has its uses. We can begin immediately to talk about physics, and about this building.

This building will provide additional space for physics for Georgia Tech and for the State of Georgia. That is, the quantity of physics will be increased. More students will be taught; more research carried on; and the effects will be felt through the University System and in the public schools. It is thus both symbol and reality of one of our basic responsibilities: the base and the quantity of higher education must be broadened to insure that every young person in Georgia who qualifies, by desire and performance, can go as far as he likes. It is sufficient to say that this ought to be done for the young people, so that they might fulfill all that is in them. But the fact is that the world we live in requires that higher education be a normal, pervasive part of the life of Georgia, if the State is to fulfill all that is in itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in work, in mind, and in spirit.

This building is also symbol and reality of the hard, uncompromising nature of science. There is but one standard in science. I t is neither personal, nor regional, nor national. Science takes its standard from BREVITY

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FULLY COMMITTEDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cont. the reality of the universe in which we live. The physicist confronts this awesome reality and seeks to understand it. Sooner or later his theory must be set against this reality. If he does not explain what has not been explained, and cannot predict the as yet unpredictable, he must start again.

This is work only for the fully committed. In a long apprenticeship, the physicist must master all the toolsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of mathematics, of method, of the content of other sciences and of all that has gone before in physics. But beyond this he must have that fire, that ruthless interest, that consuming preoccupation with his problem which alone can take him beyond the known, and allow him to bring back to us something of the unknown. Afterwards, we may describe his success as some combination of orderly thought and experiment; of the flash of insight; and of luck. But these can be fused together only in the single mind and will of the man doing the work.

The building to be erected on this site must, therefore, be the place in which dedicated, often abstracted, people pursue a lonely, hard profession.

If, five years from now, or ten, we want to know whether we have done well or ill for the young people of Georgia, then it will be only necessary to ride by at midnight and see how much oil is being burned. Unless the amount is considerable, unless these people at times become oblivious to the fine building to be constructed here, then this investment will be worth only half of what it is costing the taxpayers of Georgia. The base of 20

physics will have been broadened, but the work will not have been raised to the heights toward which the Research Tower reaches.

I make this point not only because it is true and therefore directs our attention to essentials so far as science is concerned on the Georgia Tech campus; but also because it is a matter of general importance to Georgia and to the South. We have come relatively late to the world of science. The danger of coming late to science, as to any banquet, is that it is possible to enjoy many of the fruits without having gone through the hard, difficult job of setting the board. It is as if we moved quickly from childhood to adult life without the problems and seasoning of adolescence. Unless we force ourselves to face up to what we have not done, to be creative as well as adaptive, then sooner or later we will pay the price of not being able to replenish the board.

There are many ways in which the nature of this price could be illustrated. You will understand if I take it from the space program. NASA has built a great crescent of installations from Cape Kennedy in Florida, to Huntsville in Alabama, to Southeastern Mississippi, to the Northeastern corner of Louisiana, and to Houston in Texas. Already nearly fourteen and a half billion dollars have been spent in building these installations. NASA itself employs more than 14,000 people; and many scores of thousands are employed by contractors.

We can think of these installations as a great glacial force. They are moving southward not only the funds spent

directly, but scientists and engineers; the flux of new concepts, new technology, and the intense effort required to move beyond the known to the unknown. All of this involves the development of new materials, new electronics, new fuels, new methods, new systems; and it involves the feed back into an ever-evolving science and technology of all that we learn in space.

The question for Georgia and the South is: Can each year more and more of this basic, creative work be done in the region? Especially, as new launch vehicle and spacecraft systems are required, as surely they will be, will they come from the South? Can full advantage be taken of this opportunity, which is unparalleled in the South's history?

The answer will be largely provided by what goes on in this building, in the classrooms and laboratories at Athens, and in the other colleges and universities in Georgia and the South.

If the work carried on here is governed by a universal standard; if it is intense, creative and unswerving in pursuit of truth, then it will both lead the way and tell the world that Georgia and the South are carrying their share of all the load. And if we carry our share of the load, then we will receive our share of the result.

This building, therefore, is symbol and reality of the will of Georgia to do the hard jobs. As I become associated with Georgia Tech, I can only be grateful that it is also symbol and reality of something else. It is symbol and reality of the fact that the new Chancellor will have to run hard to stay out in front.

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In the crowd at the groundbreaking was one man who had good reason to smile.

He is in the lower right hand corner of the picture and his name is Dr. Joseph H. Howey, who headed the Physics School until last June when he returned to teaching to let the young administrators take on the problems of directing the School.

At the right, Dr. Simpson takes the fancy shovel from Tech's Fred Ajax and then below he wields it along with Dr. Howard Page of the National Science Foundation (center) and Dr. Vernon Crawford, Tech's Physics School director, who also spoke.

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Griffin's Service Going Strong ONE George C. Griffin was supposed to have retired from Georgia Tech, June, a year ago.

At that time he did give up his position as Dean of Students, but he immediately found himself another office over in the Knowles Building and rrioved in his old filing cabinets, mementos and favorite photographs, and started a new service for Tech graduates—a placement service for alumni over 40 years old.

He worked with about 100 of them during the past year. "I think I helped all of them one way or another whether I got them jobs or not," he says. About 33 are now on his active list. He says his biggest week was the week in which he placed four men.

"My work requires a considerable amount of correspondence," he explains, "and at times I'll send out hundreds of resumes and letters and nothing happens —then there'll be a ray of light and somebody gets placed."

The former dean who began, and for many years ran, the student job placement services at Tech, says that he receives listings of position openings from the Alumni Association, from the want ads of the Atlanta newspapers, the weekly list in the New York Times and announcements in several trade publications.

If an opening looks like what one of his men might want, he sends off a letter of recommendation.

"There are always some openings for graduates in civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering," he says, "but now there are many new opportunities in the space field which some old grads are capable of moving into."

Griffin says some companies are beginning to realize there are certain advantages in hiring men over 40. For instance, the average young grad only stays with a company seven and a half years, whereas the man over 40 is likely

to remain until he retires. And, older men are more dependable.

Some middle-aged alumni come to Dean Griffin because they feel they have gotten into a narrow rut. others because they want jobs back in the Southeast or Georgia. There have also been some young retirees from the armed services.

"This has been a busy but interesting year," Griffin says with a pleased smile.

"It has also been rewarding. Recently a fellow wrote me, 'it's good to know someone is behind me trying to help'."

Most of the men who have come to him, he knew during their student days so there has only been the matter of getting re-acquainted. He likes to recall the day brothers came to see him—one at 9 a.m. and one at 10 a.m.—about the same job.

"Now don't you recommend my brother for that job," said the second one flatly.

"I want it."

Rector Named Acting Director PHILIP G. RECTOR became acting director of the Physical Plant Department at Georgia Tech September 1, 1965. He succeeds Townsend H. Cushman, Jr., who resigned August 31.

Rector is a 1955 mechanical engineering graduate of Tech who served three years as a pilot with the U.S. Air Force and was a mechanical engineer with the Southern Railway System before becoming plant engineer at Tech in March, 1960. He is a registered professional engineer as is Cushman.

The Physical Plant Department, which has a staff of approximately 245 and which is responsible for expenditures of about $1,300,000 annually, maintains the facilities and grounds at Tech and at Southern Tech, and also is involved in planning the construction of new buildings.

Cushman plans to go into teaching as soon as he leaves the job.

A Journal Leaves the Campus AFTER 16 years on the Tech campus the Journal of Industrial Engineering departed July 1 for New York, the new United Engineering Building, and a fulltime editor.

The Journal was begun in 1949 by Col. F. F. Groseclose, director of the School of Industrial Engineering. Col. Groseclose served as editor until 1953 and has since been chairman of the editorial board.

Associate Director of I.E., Dr. Robert Lehrer was editor from '53-'59, and Associate Professor Dr. Cecil Johnson from '59-'65.

At the May meeting of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, Tech was awarded a certificate of appreciation for work on the Journal by all of the Tech men who have edited it.

Textile School Cited GEORGIA TECH'S A. French Textile School has also received recognition. It was awarded a Certificate of Cooperation by the Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State. The accompanying citation states that the school "has made an outstanding contribution by furnishing services to foreign participants."

During 1964-65, this school has entertained visitors from Mexico, Viet Nam, Japan, Germany, Peru, Nicaragua, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Canada, Finland and Argentina.

The Little Things Count AGAIN there is proof that it is the little things that matter to people. One of Controller J. R. Anthony's many jobs is to supervise the buying of lots in the neighborhood for Tech's growth. He says he has often found that on deals involving $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000, a small concession by Tech is of primary importance in getting the seller to sign a contract at a reasonable price.

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Special agent plots overthrow of hidden enemy.

T h e hidden enemy is vapor in automobile fuel lines.

Causes vapor-lock that stalls cars on warm days.

O u r special ai^ent is Dr. J o h n O. Becker. University of Illinois. '64. Here he plots a temperature-pressure-fuel relationship as he specializes in fuel volatility at our Whiting, Ind.. Research & Development lab. One of his theories has already been proven. T h e next stepâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a practical application useful in re-blending gasoline. T o make it less prone to vapor-lock.

In his spare time, Dr. Becker is boning-up on car

engines of the future. Maybe someday he'll help us formulate a new kind of fuel for a yet-unknown engine.

How about you? Looking for a challengeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a chance to contribute to the exciting new technologies shaping tomorrow's world? Your opportunity may be here at American Oil. Whether you're a mechanical engineer, as Dr. Becker is, or a chemist, metallurgist, mathematician or physicist.

For more information, write J. H. Strange, American Oil Company, P . O . Box 431, Whiting, Indiana.

AMERICAN OIL COMPANY

Genus Academicus civil servants in the Russia of the Czars, like men in all the armed forces the world has ever known, and like seals on the Pribilof Islands, academe is ranked. There are no stripes and ribbons, no medallions, b u t there is rankâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and it is important. From lowest to highest rank, academe is divided into: instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and finally, professor. Thus for the ambitious young man or woman the first effort is to get the word "professor" somewhere into one's title and then through promotions to eventually eliminate all prefixes, and to become simply and grandly, P R O F E S S O R .

The pinnacle beyond this is to regain a prefix b u t one of a select, memorial sort, like: McFizz Professor of Chemistry, or Robotkin Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

The awkward thing about all these titles is t h a t none except the term professor is easily used in addressing the individuals concerned, so the public and students are rarely aware of the rank differences of the academic world or are confused in knowing how to address these honored men even if they do understand the terms. "Mr." seems too plain and ordinary to be used.

I t is obviously not strictly appropriate, though perhaps nattering, to call a man who is an assistant professor or an associate professor, "professor." Nor is the solution in using the initials of the two titles since they are the same, A.P., and because they might also be confused with a certain wire service or with a grocery store chain.

If a man has his Ph.D., an easy short cut is to say, "Dr. Erastus Rasmussen," but there are still many important persons in academe who do not have doctorates. And there are other problems in using the word "Doctor" since it is most often used in referring to medical men (who prefer being known as physicians), to dentists, to veterinarians, and, incorrectly to pharmacists and to ministers, except for the few who have Doctorates of Divinity in addition to their Bachelor of Divinity degrees. ^JIKE

The latest development in the academic world seems to be a trend towards humility, or at least a variety of reverse status seeking, emerging from the sites of some of the most famous oracles of academe in the East. Men with Ph.D. degrees are insisting on being called "Mr." or "Professor" in the old-fashioned, generalized way t h a t used to be common in small, country schools. Perhaps this democratic trend will prevail although it would seem doubtful because few men and women who have struggled through to Ph.D. degrees care to have these lightly disregarded and few full professors appreciate seeing others appropriate their titles.

I t does appear, however, t h a t the honored corps of academe which spends so much time defining and stating in the clearest language possible, man's knowledge, would recognize the difficulties involved, and would work out meaningful titles t h a t could be expressed in a short-hand, convenient way. Otherwise, in desperation, laymen and students may just start calling them First P, Second P, Third P and Fourth Pâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;meaning Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor in t h a t order. Such a forthright solution we would salute.

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For instance, one man signed when he found Tech didn't mind if he ripped out his hardwood floors that he and his son had put down a few years before. Another was pleased when he was told he could take the tiles out of his bathroom.

One lady wanted all the doorknobs, locks, and light switches out of her house, in addition to her metal awnings and burglar bars. Whether any fitted her new home is in doubt, but since Tech was going to tear down the house anyway, Anthony could have cared less.

Several times home owners have been given permission to take out their entire furnace systems, ductwork included.

Attic fans, French doors (lots of people have become attached to these), rose bushes (that Mother gave us), a favorite tree, bathtubs, and, of course, kitchen sinks, have been readily relinquished by the Georgia Institute of Technology.

One man was given his entire house to tear down and take off to the lake, if he could get it off Tech property in 30 days.

Anything to bring them to the table in a reasonable mood is Controller Anthony's attitude.

He does hate to have to resort to the state's condemnation procedures under the power of imminent domain to get property for a decent price, although he occasionally has to. There are some people who will start negotiations by trying to make the state pay $10 or $50,000 for property appraised at $14,000.

NASA Grant Received RESEARCH in space sciences and technology will continue at Georgia Tech for the next 33 months with a supplementary grant of $300,000 just received from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Last year Tech received a $600,000 grant from NASA for a threeyear period.

Thirty-one research projects in spacerelated fields are now being supported by NASA multi-disciplinary grants at Tech.

Project proposals are solicited and evaluated by the campus Space Sciences and Technology Board, and the Board makes its recommendations to the Dean of Faculties.

As a result of these grants, there are are a number of multi-disciplinary research projects being developed at Tech that have a direct impact on the nation's space program. The results of some of this research should help businesses in Georgia interested in getting involved in space efforts, according to Dr. Kenneth G. Picha, a co-chairman with Dr. Vernon Crawford of the Space Sciences Technology Board.

At least 30 graduate students are doing their theses in space-related fields as a result of the NASA grants, he says, and when these students graduate they will likely join government and industry in these areas where there is now a manpower shortage.

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Health and NSF Grants Arrive TECH has also received a grant of $28,560 that brings to $61,517 funds received this year from the Division of Radiological Health of the U. S. Public Health Service to continue support of a radiation health training program.

Tech has had one of two such programs in the state for the past three years. Students studying for their masters' degrees in any of the science or engineering fields at Tech can enroll at the same time in the radiological health program.

Training in this area qualifies them to supervise the safe use of radioactive materials in research laboratories.

Also just received is a $44,733 institutional grant from the National Science Foundation that can be used "for scientific research, education in the sciences, or for both." The funds may supplement existing programs or be used in beginning new ones.

Tech also received one of the first equipment grants ever made by the Engineering Division of the N S F that will make possible sophisticated, basic engineering research in the general area of energy transfer processes of particular importance to space science and technology.

The $28,600 grant will buy a spectrograph that will be used by graduate students and faculty members for work on a variety of topics including plasma heat transfer, magnelohydrodynamics, thermalphysical properties measurement, and combustion research.

The new equipment will be under the direction of Dr. Clifford J. Cremers and Dr. Richard C. Birkebak in the School of Mechanical Engineering.

ALBANY, GEORGIA -More than 100 alumni

and their wives attended the annual Ladies Night of the Albany Alumni Club, June 8. Coach Bobby Dodd was the principal speaker.

Jerry James reported that once again the club will give three scholarships to entering freshmen from the Albany area.

The club elected John M. David as president to succeed Lamar Reese. Nelson Bruton, Jr., was named vice president, Jerry James, secretary and John Sperry, treasurer.

GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA—The Gainesville-

Northeast Georgia chapter of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association elected on May 21, N. A. Jacobs president for the coming year. Other officers elected were Edmund A. Waller, vice president; and William L. Rogers, secretary and treasurer.

Coach Bobby Dodd was the guest speaker and emphasized the role that a local alumni association plays in supSEPTEMBER 1965

porting its school. A report also was given on the Tech football team and its prospects for the coming season.

HUNTSYILLE, ALABAMA—President Edwin

D. Harrison addressed over 150 alumni, wives, and guests at the July 12 meeting of the Huntsville Club. He reviewed the progress of the institution over the past eight years and told of the developments that lie ahead for Georgia Tech in the next decade. On hand was Bob Logan, director of auxiliary services of Georgia Tech. Huntsville alumni officers elected for 1966 included Bob Puckett, president; Charlie Price, vice president; J. C. McKinney. treasurer; and Bill Wrye, secretary.

MACON, GEORGIA—The Macon

Georgia

Tech Club hosted Coach Bobby Dodd and Assistant Coach Dynamite Goodloe at its June meeting. During the business meeting, the following officers were elected for the coming year: Don Comer, president; John Dennis, Jr., first vice president; James R. Tanner, second vice president; Jackson R. Holliday, secretary; and Marshall Keen, treasurer. The club also announced that two Macon boys—Walter R. Bloor, Jr. and Van Dyke Smith, Jr.—would enter Tech this year on scholarships provided by the club.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA—The Pitts-

burgh alumni held a dinner meeting on May 5. Thirty-four alumni and their wives turned out to hear guest speakers Joe Guthridge and Tom Hall from the campus. The program centered around the advance planning for Georgia Tech and the current activities being pursued on the campus.

The following officers were elected: John A. Jordan, president; Joseph K. Dillard. first vice president; James E. Patten, second vice president; H. D. Beeson, secretary-treasurer; and Gerald A. Epps, assistant secretary-treasurer.

The club will meet in the future on the second Thursday of each May for its annual business meeting and the second Thursday of each October for its annual social meeting. Newest of the Pittsburgh projects will be the Pittsburgh Alumni Club Scholarship Fund.

WARTRACE, TENNESSEE — The

Middle

Tennessee Georgia Tech Club held its spring meeting on June 3, in Wartrace.

There were 51 present.

President Freeman Fly introduced the guest speakers from Atlanta. Dean George Griffin spoke on problems of education today and told some of his famous stories of the old days. Alumni secretary Roane Beard showed slides developed around Tech's expansion program projected to 1985.

James J. Colvin reported for the Scholarship Committee. There are some real to]) candidates for the club scholarship this year. Mr. Ben Wilkins urged all to participate in the scholarship program to assist capable and deserving students.

Attention Tech Lettermen Have you always wanted a certificate or plaque that you could hang on the wall of your office or den that would modestly and tastefully advise of your athletic accomplishments at Georgia Tech?

There is available to you now, at a very nominal cost, a Georgia Tech school career plaque.

Upon

receiving the necessary information from you, a white, gold and black certificate is prepared on which will be lettered your name (as you wish it recorded) and the years you received varsity letters in the sport for which the certificate is prepared.

There is also space on the certificate to list any special

honors

that may have come to you as a Georgia captain,

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S.E.C. high jump

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pion, all-America, etc. The certificates

are all signed

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Bobby Dodd then are perma-sealed on a beautiful plaque you will be proud to display.

The total cost of the certificate, special lettering, perma-sealing into a plaque and mailing to you is just $10.00. To order please send your name (as you want it on the certificate) and your address. Be sure to include the following

informa-

tion: sport you received varsity letter for, the specific years varsity letter received plus additional honors such as all-America, etc.

Send

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E. P. "Ned" West Perma-Seal Plaque Company 2660 Acorn Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305

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News of the Alumni

by Classes ' Q C Clifford B. Seay, of Atlanta, died «*v in the fall of 1964. ' Q f i S- LaFar, 11 Hibiscus Avenue, Savannah, Georgia, died January 11, 1965. » i n Harry J. Wood, EE, died April I U 10, 1965. His widow lives at 3436 Avacado Drive, Fort Myers, Florida.

Monie Alan Ferst, ME, founder 11 of Scripto, Inc., died June 1 in an Atlanta hospital. He retired last September as chairman of the board of Scripto. Mr. Ferst entered Georgia Tech at the age of 15 and maintained an interest in the school throughout his life.

He served on various Georgia Tech boards and committees. He was also chairman of the board of M. A. Ferst, Ltd., chairman of the board of Southern Graphite Company, and a director of the Fulton National Bank. His widow lives at 2637 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Frederick Krenson died February 20, 1963. His widow lives at 1136 Jackson Spring Road, Macon, Georgia. ' 1 ^ Taver Bayly, long time banking ' ' executive and resident of Clearwater, Florida, has been named "Mr. Clearwater of 1965" by the Chamber of Commerce. He was cited for his outstanding service to the community. He is a member of the board of directors of the First National Bank of Clearwater.

He retired as president of the bank in 1960. ' 0 0 The Deering Milliken Mill in ~ " Hartwell, Georgia has been named Newton Mill after Russell B. Newton, EE. Mr. Newton is chairman of the board of Deering Milliken, Spartanburg, South Carolina. ' O l E. M. Carnes, ME, has retired ^ ' from the Birmingham, Alabama Public School System.

R. L. (Shorty) Doyal, Tex, well-known Atlanta insurance, political and athletic figure, died June 20. Mr. Doyal had served as Fulton County Commissioner and in more recent years was in the insurance business. His widow lives at 1030 Peachtree Battle Avenue, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia.

James H. Haley, retired employee of the U.S. Treasury Department, died June 26 at his home. His widow lives at 26

Atlanta,

' 0 0 Jake Friedman, ChE, died July *•£ 28 in an Atlanta hospital. He was president of the Gate City Record Service, Star Music Company, Dixie Distributing and Southland Distributors. His widow lives at 3758 Haddon Hall Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia.

Ralph C. Pate, EE, an engineering official for Southern Bell in Atlanta, retired July 1. He had been with the company for 43 years, holding various positions. He was Building Staff Operations Engineer at the time of his retirement.

John W. Wood, Sr.. Tex, died in March, 1965. His widow lives at 1003 Calhoun Street, Anderson, South Carolina. ' 0 0 Emory L. Jenks died June 25 in ^ * J an Atlanta hospital after an extended illness. He was general agent for Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Mr. Jenks' widow lives at 1160 Angelo Court, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Robert S. Neblett, EE, died unexpectedly May 10 in Fort Myers, Florida. He retired in 1959 from General Electric as Manager-Marketing Administration for the Large Steam TurbineGenerator Department. He is survived by his widow.

The Monsanto Company for 35 years and at the time of his death was head of agricultural sales. His widow lives at 1 Warson Terrace, St. Louis, Missouri. ' 0 0 GuV T. Henry. CE, acting in his £ J ' c a p a c i t y as p r e s i d e n t of t h e Greater Providence C hamber of Commerce, presented a cit ition to the president of Brown Univ •rsity on the occasion of the univer iity's bicentennial year. Mr. Henry is president of the Providence Gas Com] jany, Providence, Rhode Island.

A. O. Lott. EE, of Roswell, Georgia, died June 4 in an Atl anta hospital. He was with General El ctric at the time of his death. ' O f l C. D. Gann, Jr. died June 31 in **" an Atlanta hospital. He was owner of the Gann Construction Company. His widow lives at 2302 Dellwood Drive, Atlanta, Georgia.

Shirley L. Kines, of Upperville, Virginia, died May 7, 1965. He is survived by his widow.

We were recently advised of the death of Thomas L. Wilson, of Tampa, Florida.

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*0A. ^ e w e r e recently advised of the *•* death of Daniel J. Gore of Fayetteville, North Carolina.

J. L. Reeves, Com, died March 3, 1965.

His widow lives at 260 Christopher Drive, Gainesville, Georgia.

We recently learned of the death of John B. Robins of Rome, Georgia. Mr. Robins died August 24, 1964.

' Q O John F. Plexico. EE, is recuperat**** ing from a heart attack suffered May 30. His home address is 12100 Chickamauga Trail, Huntsville, Alabama.

Thomas H. Stafford, resident manager of the Atlanta office of J. C. Bradford & Company, has been approved by the New York Stock Exchange as a partner of J. C. Bradford & Company, Nashvillebased investment banking firm. He lives at 955 West Wesley Road, Atlanta, Georgia.

»OC Gordon F. Price. EE, has been ^** elected to a three year term on the board of directors of the National Fire Protection Association. He is chief engineer with the South-Eastern Underwriters Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

' 0 ^ James L. Elrod. ME, has joined *» • Reynolds Metals Company and has been appointed to the newly created position of electrical sales manager, Southern region. He is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

^ a m ^- Clement, TE, died June 20 in St. Louis. He had been with

' O E Henry I). Geigerman, Jr., ChE, *»*» director of training for the Atlanta

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THE ALUMNUS APOLOGIZES FOR A SERIOUS ERROR In the "News by Classes" section of the July issue of the Alumnus we inadvertently misunderstood a news story in which Tech alumni L. L. Gellerstedt, Sam N. Hodges, Jr., Harwell Huggins and Jones Aderhold were all elected as officers of the Georgia branch of the General Contractors of America.

In the articles we printed we had Hodges and Huggins joining the firm of Beers Construction Company of which Gellerstedt is president.

Sam N. Hodges, J r . is still president of Sam N. Hodges, Jr. and Company of Atlanta; Harwell Huggins remains as president of ABCO Builders, also of Atlanta; and Jones Aderhold is vice president of Ansley-Aderhold of Atlanta. Our sincere apologies to all of these gentlemen for the error.

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general agency of National Life Insurance Company of Vermont, has been elected president of the Atlanta Chapter of Chartered Life Underwriters. *0 0

Thomas Fuller, Jr.. died June 12 at his home in Toccoa, Georgia.

He was a partner in the Harding-Fuller Company. He is survived by his widow and daughter.

Major Harry R. O'Brien, USAF, has been transferred from Israel Aircraft Industries in Tel-Aviv. His current address is 212 Craig- Street, Redland, California.

Allen R. Spreen. ME, of Hixson, Tennessee, has been elected president of the Suburban Manufacturing Company. »OQ John T. Richardson. ME, of 1331 0 3 32nd Street West, Birmingham, Alabama, died December 20, 1964.

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Frank W. Allcorn. Ill, IM, has been elected trust officer of the Barnett First National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida. He was formerly assistant to the Atlanta general agent of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. ' AO Harry B. Arthur is now with the ' ' Indiana Terminal &• Refrigeration Corporation. He lives at 3942 North Adams Street, Apartment 386, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dr. R. Glenn Reed, Jr., Marietta, Georgia dentist, was named presidentelect for 1965-66 at the Annual Golden Convention of Kiwanis International. »AO Hugh McVay Moore, EE, has T O been awarded the Silver Beaver Award by the Atlanta Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is a senior engineer with American Telephone and Telegraph in the Atlanta Equipment Engineering Office. He lives at 3625 Keswick Drive, Chamblee, Georgia. ' A R Armand "Bud" Cifelli has been *** elected president of the Connecticut Patent Law Association for the 1965-66 year. He is a senior partner in the patent and trademark legal firm of Wooster, Davis & Cifelli of 1115 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Maurice H. Furchgott has been transferred by Montag, Division of Westab, Inc., to Kalamazoo, Michigan where he will be assistant to the Director of Manufacturing with the Westab Corporation.

His home address is 1815 Greenlawn Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Lionel W. McGill received his masters in business administration from Rollins College in May. He is with the Martin Company. Orlando, Florida.

Raymond C. Enders, ME is now I chief engineer for South Carolina with Southern Bell. He was formerly plant extension staff operations engineer in Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Ashby T. Gibbons, Jr., CE, a daughter, Margaret Nelson, May 19. Mr. Gibbons is with the SEPTEMBER 1965

Portland Cement Company in New Orleans. They live at 6801 Glendale Street, Metairie, Louisiana.

James E. IAICOS died in Clewiston, Florida, in May, 1965.

J. B. McKoy. ChE, has been promoted to manager, Acrilan Development with Chemstrand and was transferred from Pensacola to Decatur, Alabama.

Major Louis C. Setter, USAF, AE, is the new Commander, Antiqua Auxiliary AFB, West Indies. ' A Q J- KemP Tunkle, TE, has been •& named manager of The Life Insurance Company of Virginia's newly established A t l a n t a - T u n k l e ordinary agency.

Wesley B. Williams, CE, has been appointed Director. Water Quality Control Service, for the Georgia Water Control Board in Atlanta. He lives at 1918 Hebron Hills Drive, Tucker, Georgia. ' E H Samuel H. Jopling, Jr., ME, re*»w ceived his Masters in June from Penn State University.

Witt I. Langstaff, ChE, has been named manager, Kodel polyster fiber sales at Eastman Chemical Products, Inc., an Eastman Kodak subsidiary in Kingsport, Tennessee. As a Sloan Fellow, he recently received his Masters in Industrial Management at MIT. William L. Mathis, IM, has been elected vice president of the C & S National Bank in Atlanta.

Norman G. Statham, IM, is now with the wage and salary division in Shell Oil Company's head office, New York, New York. ' C O C. Louis Hohenstein, IE, has been wZ. elected a national director of the Association of Data Processing Organizations. He is president of Datafax Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia. ' C O C. Edward Crawford, CE, has ww been re-elected treasurer of the Baltimore Ski Club, a 375-member organization of snow skiers in the Baltimore area. He lives at 906-A Woodson Road, Baltimore, Maryland.

George W. IMWS, IM, is now Shift Superintendent, Accessories Plant, Delco Products Division of General Motors. He lives at 5816 Woodmore Drive, Dayton, Ohio.

John K. Porter, IM, has been named by the governor as the member from the 4th Congressional District on the State Board of Industry and Trade. He is with Adams-Cates Realty Company, Atlanta, Georgia.

K. D. Snyder, IM, has been named sales manager of the Mobile, Alabama operation for International Paper Company, Container Division. » C ^ Donald N. Murray, IE, is a design w " engineer with West Point Foundry and Machine Company, West Point, Georgia.

Byron T. Rucker, EE, has been pro-

Faces in the News Delmar D. Robertson, '24, has joined RockwellStandard Corp., Detroit, as director of marketing for the Automotive Divisions. His home add r e s s is 25 R a d n o r C i r c l e , Grosse Pointe Michigan. Previously he was with the Budd Company.

Thomas H. Stafford, '33, has been approved by the N.Y. Stock Exchange as a partner of J. C. Bradford & Co., and was appointed vice president of J. C. Bradford & Co., Inc. He has been associated with the securities business since 1933.

Col. Chauncey W. Huth, '36, commandant of the 3392nd USAR School, Huntsville, was honored at a p r e - r e t i r e m e n t party at Redstone Arsenal Officers Club, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for "exceptionally meritorious service."

William B. Ashby, '40, was elected vice president of research and engineering for American Meter Co., Inc. He has held several p o s i t i o n s since joining the firm in 1940. Ashby lives in St. Davids, Pa. with his wife and three children.

Russell E. Bobbitt, '40, has left as vice president of the PeachtreeBaker Office of C&S Bank to become manager of the Buckhead Branch. Bobbitt is a native of Atlanta and has been with C&S since 1940 and became vice president in 1957.

L. Knowlton Howes, '42, formerly Miami project m a n a g e r f o r Sam P. Wallace & Co. of Chamblee and Dallas, Texas, has been transferred to the international subsidiary, Wallace Internat i o n a l L t d . , and will manage mechanical contracting operations in New Zealand.

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Faces in the News Robert E. M o r r i s , '44, has been appointed to the newly-created position of manager-sales division for San Diego Gas & Electric Company.

Morris, formerly managing partner of Glengayte Associates in St. Louis and N.Y., has 25 years of experience in engineering and sales.

Dr. Kenneth S. Colmen, '46, formerly American Machine & Foundry Co. divisional vice president in charge of personnel and industrial relations, has been elected president of AMF Thermatool Corp., AMF subsidiary in New Rochelle, N.Y.

Robert C. West, '49, has been appointed to the p o s i t i o n of a s s i s t a n t chief engineer of the St. Louis office of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc. He is a registered professional engineer, and a member of several Societies.

J. Frederick M e d f o r d , '50, has joined Textron's Bell Aerosystems Company, Buffalo, N.Y., in a newly created position of reliability and value analysis manager. He was with Douglas Missile & Space Systems Division before joining Bell.

Thomas H. Galphin, Jr., '51, has been appointed superintendent of industrial relations for Gulf Oil Corporation's Cedar Bayou Olefin Plant. A native of A t l a n t a , he joined Gulf in 1951 at the Company's Port Arthur Refinery.

Alvah Barron, Jr., '52, has been elected executive vice president of the Fly Ash Arrestor Corporation, and will serve as general manager of a l l o p e r a t i o n s for the B i r m i n g h a m f i r m . The company designs and manufactures dust collection and air handling systems.

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NEWS BY CLASSE 3—cor t. moted to Advisory Engineer in Systems Engineering with IBM at Endicott. He lives at 613 Zimmer Avenue, Endicott, New York. ' E C Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. J J Compton, ME, a son, William Z. They live at 1260 Durham Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Jack Gruss, Arch, died July 26, 1965.

He had his own architectural firm in Wheaton, Maryland. His widow lives at 2710 Emmet Road, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Richard A. J. Ranieri. USN, TE, has been promoted to lieutenant commander, Supply Corps. He is now stationed at Chinhae, Korea where he is the U. S. Naval Advisory for Supplies and Accounts to the Republic of Korea Navy.

His mailing address is U. S. Naval Advisory Group Detachment, FPO, San Francisco, California.

Richard C. Russell, OhE, has been named staff engineer in the Fuels Planning Section, Technical Division at Humble Oil Company's Baytown, Texas refinery. His home address is 511 Inwood Road.

Dee Granville Sullins. Jr., TE, received his masters in meteorology in June from St. Louis University. ' E C Bertram L. Boone. Ill, IE, is now J U Washington r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and eastern regional sales manager for the Controls & Guidance Division of the Whittaker Corporation of Los Angeles.

His home address is 14301 Gaines Avenue, Rockville, Maryland.

T. M. Floyd, Jr., ChE, has been named manager of converter sales by the Cryovac Division, W. R. Grace & Company, Duncan, South Carolina.

W. W. Lyon, Math, is now a Systems Engineering Manager with IBM in Atlanta. He lives at 3565 Eaglerock Drive, Doraville, Georgia.

G. Ed Moss, IE, is now with McLean Trucking Company. He lives at 640 Brentwood Court, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

J. Alan Need, IE, has been elected an assistant treasurer of the Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia.

Lt. Roger L. Rich, Jr.. USN, IM, has been assigned to the Ling Temco Vought facility in Dallas to participate in initial flight testing of the XC-142A VTOL airplane as the Navy project pilot. He is currently at Edwards AFB for initiation of full military testing by the Navy, Air Force and Army team. His address is Box 2305, Edwards AFB, California. »C"7 Captain Charles F. Eaton, USAF, *» I who is doing graduate work in Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State under the AFIT program, was named on the list of Distinguished Students for the spring term.

Robert E. Jenkins, EE, has been appointed a development engineer in Radar

Engineering at IBM's Space Guidance Center, Owego, New York. »CQ Captain Myrl W. Allinder, Jr., 3 0 USMC, ME, is attending U.S. Navy Post Graduate School at Monterey, California.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. James H. Archer, Jr., IM, a son, James Gary, May 20. Mr. Archer is a meteorologist with Delta Airlines. They live at 1468 Westridge Road, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bowden, a daughter. They live at 328 Sunset Drive, Athens, Georgia.

Jim Hardy. IM, has formed a company, McElroy & Hardy, Inc., an acoustical contracting firm. Jim lives at 2849 Fairburn Road, Atlanta. Georgia.

Lt. Leslie J. Horn. USR, Phys, has been assigned to the Pentagon Headquarters of the Defense Atomic Support Agency. He is a research and development officer in the Blast and Shock Division. He lives with his family at 3411 Surrey Lane, Falls Church, Virginia.

C. Linden Longino. IE, has been elected an assistant treasurer of the Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia.

Earl B. Jackson, EE. is Station Manager of the Venus Planetary Radar Station with the Telecommunications Division of Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has been promoted to group leader of the R & D Support Group. His address is 1512 Church Street. Barstow, Florida. »CQ Charles W. Altnand. BC, has been ww promoted from Architect Service Representative, Miami, to Product Manager, Globe Division, U. S. Gypsum and transferred to Chicago. His home address is 527 W. Eastman Street, Apartment 1-A, Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Jackson L. Amason, ME, a son, Andrew Benjamin, May 28. Jack was recently made head of the Engineering and Estimating Department of Davis Mechanical Contracting Company, Greenville. They live at 13 Forestdale Drive, Taylors, South Carolina.

Louis G. Bennett, IE, died December 31, 1964, of a brain tumor. At the time of his death he was with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the Product Planning Department. His widow lives at 1811 Lyndonlea Way, Baltimore, Maryland.

Lt. Larry Crawford, USN, IE, received his Masters in Management at Rensselaer in June. He is now production manager in the aircraft procurement division of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, Washington, D. C. His address is 116 S. Park Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

Married: Charles R. Dressier, Jr., ME, to Miss Jane Ann Orcutt, April 9.

Mr. Dressier is with the U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory. They live at 10401 Grosvenor Place, Apt. 1420, Rockville, Maryland.

Arley D. Finley, IE, has been appointed manager of Process Information TECH ALUMNUS

Whose leather tanning agent makes shoes feel like this ?

The same Union Carbide that makes radioisotope "road maps" for doctors.

It's not easy to make leather so soft and flexible you hardly know you're wearing shoes.

But one of our tanning agents, glutaraldehyde, helps do just that.

And it keeps leather soft through mud, snow and rain.

At Union Carbide, we're producing lots of the things to make life easier and more comfortable.

Radioisotopes, when used medically, reveal the circulation path of blood as it travels through veins and arteries, simplifying diagnosis of disease. Other radioisotopes are used to kill bacteria that spoil food.

In a different area, one of our silicone compounds is being used in a shaving lather as a lubricant to eliminate razor pull.

To keep bringing you these and many other new and different products, we'll be investing half a billion dollars on new plant construction during the next two years.

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Systems at IBM's Space Guidance Center, Owego, New York.

Kermit E. Gay, IM, received his Masters in Business Administration from Rollins College in May. He is a senior industrial engineer with the Martin Company, Orlando, Florida.

Grattan W. Rowland, Jr., IE, has been transferred by the Square D Company from Raleigh, North Carolina to the Tampa office. He lives at 3721 Breezemont Drive, Sarasota, Florida.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Thurman, a daughter, Courtney Ann, May 1.

They live at 2293 Pembrook Place, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Williams, Jr., CE, twin sons, James Edward and John Thomas, May 21. Mr. Williams is a construction engineer with Chemstrand and is presently assigned to Greenwood, South Carolina.

'Cfl N. V. Bradford, Tex, is now with OU the Beaunit Corporation as a supervisor in the textile area of their new nylon plant at Etowah, Tennessee. He lives at Hickory Acres, Etowah, Tennessee.

George A. Craig is with the National Range Division of the Mitre Corporation at Patrick AFB, Florida.

Married: James A. Crudup, AE, to Miss Barbara Ann Williamson, June 19.

Mr. Crudup is an aircraft design engineer with Lockheed, Marietta, Georgia.

Married: George DelMonte, ME, to Miss Merry Connors in June. Mr. DelMonte is with Lockheed, Marietta, Georgia. hi. Jerry B. Eisinger, USAF, IE, has been awarded U.S. Air Force silver pilot wings upon graduation from flying training at Moody AFB, Georgia and is now assigned to Charleston AFB, South Carolina.

Joel Esmond, IM, has been appointed manager of the Court Street Division of Stone Manufacturing Company, apparel manufacturers. He and his family live at 205 Montis Drive, Greenville, South Carolina.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Jenkins, Jr., TE, a son, Jameson Wade, June 6. Mr. Jenkins is a project engineer, Research & Development Department, Canton Cotton Mills. Their address is P. O. Box 424, Canton, Georgia.

Joseph Luciani, CE, recently obtained his New York State Professional Engineers License. He is employed by Lizza and Sons, Inc. Mr. Luciani lives at 16 Woodbury Road, Farmingville, New York.

William W. McKee, Jr.. CE, has been appointed plant manager of Allied Structural Steel Company's Hammond, Indiana plant.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Miller, Jr., a daughter, Amy Elizabeth. May 24. Mr. Miller is a staff engineer with the Semiconductor-Components Division of Texas Instruments. They live at 303 S. Dorothy Drive, Richardson, Texas.

Ted G. Reddy. Ill, IE, has been transferred to the Tampa office of Westinghouse Electric where ho is the Air Conditioning Division's sales engineer for Central Florida. They live at 12847 137th Lane North, Largo, Florida.

Married: John P. Sallce. ME, to Miss Judith Diane Mills, March 20. Mr. Sallee is now a project engineer with Rogers Research and Development Corporation in Nashville. They live at The DeVille, Apt. C-4, Murfreesboro. Tennessee.

Timothy Singleton, IM, is now Head Track Coach at West Georgia College in Carrollton, Georgia.

Lt. Leon H. Toups, USAF, ME, distinguished himself by meritorious service as Propellant Systems Engineer at Patrick AFB and was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal. He has completed his tour of duty and is now with NASA at Cape Kennedy. His address is 3428 Royal Oak Drive, Titusville, Florida.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Burton M. Courtney. CE, a daughter, Rebecca Lynn, June 20. Mr. Courtney received his Masters in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in June and is now assistant to the director of the recently established Water Resources Center at Georgia Tech. They live at 1026 Collier Road, N.W., Apt. B-8, Atlanta, Georgia.

Marcel F. Dastugue. Ill, has joined Shell Oil Company's New Orleans, Louisiana Data Service Center.

Kenneth J. Gillam is a reliability en-

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W. R. Grace & Co. OPPORTUNITY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS IN ATLANTA The position of Technical Supervisor in the plant being built in Atlanta by W. R. Grace & Co.'s Dewey and Almy Chemical Division presents an excellent and challenging opportunity for chemical engineers.

The Technical Supervisor will be one of the key management jobs in the new plant, and this position will provide the opportunity for unlimited growth in this dynamic company.

The Technical Supervisor will have broad responsibilities including quality control, process improvement, engineering projects, and liaison with central research.

The position requires 3 to 5 years of industrial experience, and preferably this should include work in quality control process improvement, and/or plant process trouble shooting in a process industry.

Interested applicants should send complete resumes, including salary history, in confidence to:

W. H. Bowen Dewey and Almy Chemical Division 62 Whittemore Avenue Cambridge 40, Massachusetts 30

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At Central Foundry Division's Saginaw plant, he would find skilled metal-molding technicians using a specially designed electric induction furnace which keeps molten metals at 2750 degrees Fahrenheit. The metals are poured into molds which produce an amazing variety of vital automotive components with superior quality and dependability.

More than 25,000 General Motors people are employed in various phases of metal casting. This is not surprising because metals are basic to the manufacture of all GM products. Actually, these workers are but a small fraction of the total of 660,000 employes on the General Motors team. Each is a highly important factor in the progress of a most progressive company.

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Faces in the News Clinton W. Eads, '52, has been named manager of C o n t i n e n t a l Can Company's Elwood, Indiana plant. Eads joined the firm in 1953 as a manufacturing trainee, and has held various foreman p o s i t i o n s in Elwood, St. Louis and Cincinnati.

Joe K. T a n n e h i l l , '55, has been named works engineer at The Babcock & Wilcox Company's Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Works.

Prior to his transfer, he was works engineer at B&W's West Point, Miss i s s i p p i , W o r k s . He joined the company in 1955.

Richard G. Rosselot, '56, has joined the staff of Management Science Atlanta, Inc. Prior to this, he was associated with Humble Oil and Refining as a business analyst, and also with Micro-Tek Instruments, Inc. as production manager.

Jean A. Mori, '58, previously associated with Humble Oil & Refining Company, j o i n e d t h e staff of Management Science A t l a n t a , Inc. He has a master's degree from Emory Univ. where he received the Gordon Siefkin award as the top student in his class.

James L. Heard, '62, has been promoted to supervisor of Generalized Programming Packages at the Space and Information Systems Division of North American Aviation in Downey, C a l i f o r n i a .

I n F e b r u a r y , he w a s awarded a master of science degree froffi' Cornell.

Don P. Giddens, A.E. '63, M.S.A.E. '65, was one of 14 students and educators f r o m o u t s t a n d i n g technical schools throughout the country to have j o i n e d Aerospace Corp., San Bernardino, Calif., for the s u m m e r m o n t h s as members of the technical staff.

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NEWS BY CLASSE! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;cont. gineer with Lockheed Missiles & Space Company at the POLARIS Missile Naval Base, Charleston, South Carolina. He lives with his wife and two sons at 1864 Rugby Lane, Sandhurst, Charleston, South Carolina.

Robert L. Martin is Resident Project Engineer for the Greenville (S.C.) Area Transportation Study. He is associated with Harland, Bartholomew and Associates. He lives at 720 Richbourg Road, Greenville, South Carolina.

John A. Neal, ME, received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois and is now with the Civil Engineering Department of the State University of New York in Buffalo. He lives at 139 Irving Terrace. Tonawanda, New York.

Lt. Robert L. Porter, USN, Phys, recently graduated from Navy Destroyer School at Newport, Rhode Island and is now weapons officer aboard the USS Epperson (DD-719), FPO, San Francisco, California.

Married: Michael Alan Thomas, IE, to Miss Gail Cook Jaudon, May 14. He received his masters in business administration from Emory in June. He is president of the newly organized Allen-Poag-Thomas, Inc., which operates as APTCO. They live at 1139 Shepherds Lane, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. L. Harold Usher, ME, a son, John Steven, June 24.

They live at 5011 Clardy Road, N. W., Huntsville, Alabama.

David E. Whisnant is now an assistant professor of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. ' H O Robert F. Allen, USNR, IM, has " ÂŁ b e e n p r o m o t e d to L i e u t e n a n t (j.g.). He is serving aboard the USS Taylor (DD-468), FPO, San Francisco, California.

John L. Ballantyne, III, USA, has been promoted to major. He is presently an assistant professor in the U. S. Military Academy's Department of Earth, Space and Graphic Science, West Point, New York.

Harris Baskin, Jr., IM. has been appointed Supervisor of Electronic Data Processing at Southern Airways, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Lt. and Mrs. Donald M. Bohler, USAF, ME, twins, Leslie Renee and David Patrick, April 19. Lt. Bohler is attending Stanford University Graduate School. They live at 744 Ramona Avenue, Sunnyvale, California.

Dale Cloninger received his masters from Emory in June and is now on the faculty of the Business Administration School at the University of South Florida. He lives at 1860 Stevenson Avenue, Clearwater, Florida.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Draper, a son, Gary Wayne, Jr., September 9, 1964. They live at 496 Glendale Place, Apt. 2-C, Smyrna, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Gang, IM, a son, Warren, June 8. Mr. Gang is with The Leslie Welding Company as Plant Superintendent in the Stone Mountain Branch. They live at 1671 Glenwyck Place. Tucker, Georgia.

Robert M. Gomez, USA. has been promoted to major. He is assistant professor in the U. S. Military Academy's Department of Ordnance, West Point, New York.

Thomas L. Guillebeau. USAF, has been promoted to first lieutenant and assigned to Directorate of Materiel Management, Robins AFB. Georgia.

Engaged: James Robert Jeter, ChE, to Miss Dale Dunwodv. He graduated from Tule Law School in May. Mr. Jeter's address is 6112 Creswell Road, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Ben W. Latimer, ME, has received his masters in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is now Director of Management Systems for Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. His address is 3039 Ashworth Cove.

Engaged: Laurence Thomas O'Connor, IM, to Miss Katherine Barnett. The wedding will take place September 11, 1965. Mr. O'Connor is with IBM, Atlanta, Georgia.

Captain William A. Olsen, USAF, was awarded the Air Medai for outstanding airmanship and courage while flying 38 combat missions in Viet Nam. William B. Saye received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tule in May and is now an intern at Duval Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida.

Engaged: John C. Sutherland, Phys, to Miss Betsy Middleton. The wedding will be this fall.

Phys, received his masters in math from Clemson in June.

Married: Carroll Logan Crowther, CE, to Miss Anna White, August 7. Mr. Crowther is with the Resonant Pile Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia.

Wayne H. Day, IE, is a sales representative with General Cable Corporation in Atlanta. He lives at 1705 Monroe Drive, N.E.. Apt. C-2, Atlanta, Georgia.

Married: Alex B. Fife to Miss Patricia Ann Kilgore, June 27. They live at 1310 Reeves Avenue. Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Married: Lt. Frederick A. Stoller, USAF, IM, to Miss Necca Maria Blair, July 31. Lt. Stoller is stationed at Turner AFB, Albany, Georgia.

Married: Michael D. Haney, ME, to Miss Jan Elizabeth Patton, January 30, 1965. Mr. Haney received his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas in May and is now with the LTV Aerospace Corporation of Dallas. They live at 712 E. Plymouth Road, Dallas, Texas.

Kenneth E. Holsombeck, TE, has been promoted to assistant to the superintendent at the Florence Plant of Cone Mills, Inc. His address is Box 446-B, Route 1, Forest City, North Carolina.

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Engaged: Allen Hyre to Miss Gail Hannah. The wedding will take place October 8. Mr. Hyre is with the Container Corporation of America as a sales engineer in Atlanta, Georgia.

Eduardo Kellerman, EE, has been promoted to associate engineer with IBM. He lives at 2 Hillside Court, Endicott, New York.

Married: Robert Charles Kennedy, IE, to Miss Ann Kennedy, August 21.

Mr. Kennedy is with Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia.

Lt. Frank Martin-Vegue, Jr. is now assigned to the Military Assistance Command-Viet Nam, Naval Advisory Group.

His address is Hq., MACV, Naval Advisory Group (N-4), APO, San Francisco, California.

Engaged: Lt. Larry N. Ponder. USN, Arch, to Miss Louise Parsons. The wedding will take place in December. Lt. Ponder is a project engineer at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland.

Married: Bobby Earl Powell, Phys, to Miss Betty Ballard, July 10 in Easley, South Carolina. He received his Masters in Physics from Clemson in June.

Married: Norman Elliott Saenz, EE, to Miss Millicent Bagley, June 26. Mr. Saeny is a research associate at Lockheed. They live at 2727 Tallulah Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eugene Smith, CE, a daughter. Lisa Kathryn, May 23. Mr. Smith is an associate aircraft engineer with Lockheed. They live at 1900 South Cobb Drive, Apt. B-3, Marietta, Georgia.

Riley Russell Willcox. IE, received his Masters in Business Administration with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in June.

Engaged: William Warren Wilson, TE, to Miss Dianne Bulfin.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Woodruff, IM, a son, James Gregory, December 4, 1964. Jim is in the financial department of Peabody Coal Company.

They live at 6845 Circlcview Drive, St. Louis 23, Missouri.

CA Married: Barbara Bartlett. Math, O t to Mr. Richard Garlitz, June 12.

They live at 2107 Crimea Road. Apt. A-6, Baltimore 6, Maryland.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Clement, Jr., IE, a daughter, Helen Cherie, November 17, 1964. Charles is an Industrial Engineer with Burlington Industries, Cheraw, South Carolina.

Engaged: Robert F. Coates. BC, to Miss Antoinette Lo Brutto. Mr. Coates is a structural engineer with the M. W. Kellogg Company of New York. His address is 308 East 4th Street, Brooklyn, New York.

Lt. William A. Dornbos. USA, IE, has completed the signal officer orientation course at the Army Southeastern Signal School, Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Married: Joseph D. Keith, Tex, to Susan Ramsey, May 29. Mr. Keith is

doing graduate work at the Institute of Textile Technology, Charlottesville, Virginia. Their mailing address is 213 Brookhaven Drive, Covington, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lincoln. IM, a son, Robert Willard, Jr., March 12. They live at 352 West Main, Marion, Virginia.

Born to: Lt. and Mrs. James F. Martin, USAF, IE, a daughter, Tracy Leigh, January 18. Lt. Martin is stationed with the 547th Engineering Battalion, Darnshadt, Germany.

Born to: Li. and Mrs. Howard Race, USA, EE, a son, Richard Bryan, June 20. Lt. Race, a chemical officer, is an Action Officer for Nucleonics Test at the U. S. Army Electronic Proving Ground.

They live at 104 Nelson Circle, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. William B. Reeves, IM, a daughter. Morrow Elizabeth, April 12. Mr. Reeves is with the First National Bank of Atlanta. They live at 81 East Wesley Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Robert R. I'hinehart. EE, has completed the graduate engineering training program with the Trane Company and has been assigned to the New Orleans Sales District as a Dealer Specialist. He lives at 740 Esplande Avenue, Apt. 7, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Married: Lt. Allen C. Sickel, USAF, IE, to Miss Corrie Patrick, February 13, 1965. Lt. Sickel has completed training in the F-4C "Phantom II" jet fighter and is now stationed at Eglin AFB, Florida.

John Marslon Sullivan received his Masters in Civil Engineering in June from Stanford University. He received a Ford Foundation Scholarship to study under Stanford's Program on Engineering-Economic Planning. Mr. Sullivan is now with Harza Engineering Company.

He lives at 1228 Florence Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. ÂťCC Married: Donald Bartlett Fay, V\J Jr., to Miss Sara Lee Bone, June 26.

Married: Frank Hubbard Courtney to Miss Carol Fox, August 20 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Married: Barry Waller Covington, IM, to Miss Helen Brinson. June 19. Their address is 2351 LaMosa Drive, Jacksonville, Florida.

John Carl McBrearly. EE, is a measuring and instrumentation assistant with NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy. Florida.

Married: John D. Mosteller to Miss Jean Henderson, June 26.

Married: Joseph Ward Parr, EE, to Miss Jone Bell, August 29. Mr. Parr is a research assistant at the Georgia Tech Experiment Station.

Married: George Hudson Phillips to Miss Susan Smith, June 5.

Married: Thomas A. Smothers, HI, IM, to Miss Carolyn Grant, July 17 in Macon, Georgia.

Engaged: Jack Martin Wolfe, IM, to Miss Carol Ann Tischler. The wedding will take place September 11, 1965.

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50 years ago a transcontinental phone call took 2 3 minutes to complete

Installers of the first transcontinental line had to surmount hardships of windstorm, ice and scorching heat combined with rugged country.

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One of our newest routes is a blast-resistant cable that can handle over 9000 multi-channel conversations.

The first open wire line (linked here at the Nevada-Utah border) could carry only three calls and was vulnerable to interruptions.

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Telephone service has come a long way since that historic call in 1915. It has grown in scope from 9,000,000 phones and a single open line spanning the continent to 88,000,000 phones and a huge network of several hundred thousand channels including 24,000 that cross the continent, via several different routes, from the east to the west coast.

Accomplishment has been the keynote since the first coast-to-coast telephone call.

Improvements in local exchanges and Long Distance circuits have led to better and more efficient telephone service.

These developments have been effective in reducing the cost of calls. Fifty years ago, the cost of a three-minute call from New York to San Francisco was $20.70. Today, that same call costs you as little as $1. (Rate for 3-minute, station-to-station call, after 8 P.M. and all day Sunday, plus tax.)

And still the future is full of promise. New phones will be introduced, technology will be improved and advances made that will open up a whole new world of communications.

Today, 30,000 calls a day are completed quickly and easily between New York and the west coast and Long Distance is truly "the next best thing to being there."

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