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June 15, 1931.

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ALUUKI ASSO CIATION, SCHOOL OF MINES AND ME'l'ALLURGY, ROLLA, MISSOURl

Volume Five

N umbel' Foul'

J UKE 15, 1931.

The Grande Con10re

By H. H. Hoppock,

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In the sprin g of 1920 jobs we r e plen t iful. I had just decid ed on the section of Nor t h Am e ri ca wh er e I wanted to work (British Co lumbia) ancl h a d been offer ed a job by an alumnus, '"vh en I r eceived a t e legr a m frOI11 a then to m e unknown compa n y askin g if I would be inter es t ed in pros pecting in Serbia . M~r r epl~r was "No." A fe,"v days later I chan'ged my m ind and w as soon in th e Balkan States.

Mining wa s a n e\y ,enture for t hi s com pa n y a nd the work wa s soon abandon ed , chi efly beca nse of adY er se laws and , er y un certa in politica l conditions.

Before r eturning to t h e United States in th e s umm er of 1921, I spent seyer a l months with t he president of the Company, ,i s itin g Yugosla yi a, Ita l~', Roull1ania, Hun ga r y, An s tria , Czechos loya kia a nd Germany fo r th e purpose of stud yin g co mmer c ia l conditi on s. a nd a t th e sam e t ime bou ght large qu ant iti es of ral\- lll!lteri a ls and s uppli es fo r th eir U ni tecl States a nd Ca nadi a n facto ri es.

During th e f ollo\yin g f o ur year s. spe nt in Xe \'a d a and Chile, my \Y a y ,va s lighted by a min e r 's lamp. Th en , as a short dh'e r s ion a nd \yith ou t th e inten t ion of a ba ndo nin g minin g or eng in eerin g \york , I \Vent to Japa n fo r th e sa m e company that fiy e yea r ' ea rlie r h acl sent m e t o Se rbia.

Com o rean T a m Tam D a n ce.

The a u thor is th ir d f rom left , w i lh ca n e .

"Quo V adis ? "

By Dean Frank H. Probert Me n of R olla. th e h our of yonr e ncae nia is at han cl. "With wh at mixed fec lin gs of j o.\· a nd mi sg iYin g". of hope, f e!lr, ambition , anc1 m a yb e of confid ence, \ve approac h thi s ce r em on y : your in st ru c tor s, affec t'iona tely soli c itous of yo ur we lf are, k eenl~r in ter es ted yet pe rlHl ps a littl e a ppre hen s h 'e of th e path s ~'ou will tak e a nd t he co nq nests you will ma ke. biddin g ~-o u God-sp eed a s yon set forth on li fe's l on g j o nrn ey: fo nd pa re nts agIo\\' with pride ~7 et s il e ntl~- t h a nkful t hat the fledglings a r e abo u t to leay e the Il est hencef orth to g rub f o r t h em seh s. a nd 'you of t il e gradu atin g class, go r ged wi t h l, no \y ledge if n ot wisd om , gloryin g in th e tl d\-ent of a n ew born d ay whi ch s hall f r ee yo n from th e fr etting r est rain t of o rga ni zed tute lage, look in ,g beyo nd th e confin es of ca mpu s, with limitl ess sweep of h ori zon st re t chin g befor e :ro u, th e worlc1 .'o nr w ork sh op, t he ea r t h yours to s nh d ue.

During th e fo nr ~'ea r s' so j ou rn b er e y ou b a \"e acc umu lated a lot of intellectnal ba ggage, so me of whi ch ~ 'o u will r etn in , mu ch of whi ch ~'o u will d isca rd if ind eed ~'o u b a ye n ot fl lrea c1 y fo rgotten t h e g r eater part of it. L ik C\y ise your pe r onal traits h a ye been mould ec1 in th e pIa . t ic clay of yo n t h a n c1 are beginnin g to set. By t h ese , 'o u wi ll be a ]1prai sed a nd beco m e kn o,Yn . "Th e pures t treas ure mo rta l t im es afford is spotl ess r c putat ion " \\Tot e Slulkes peare.

Yon h a ye pac ked ~'o ur g rips and a r e n o\y \y a itin g t he r eceip t of you r a cademi c palispo r t , criti ca lly yiserd by t h e i'a c ult.v a nd appro\'ed by ~' o llr Directo r , befo r e biclding adi e u to th e M. S . M. It is a m om en to n s occa s ion wh e n perh l,PS yo n Il1!lY be fOl';:dn-'1.l som e \yhat o f sentim en t, :for a ll gTea t ('r ises a ppea l fi r st to o ur e mo t i on~ , t h en to our intellect. A big qu es t ion mark con f r on ts y o n. in contemplati on of whi c h you t a rry aw hil e h es it a n t of ~" o ur ne xt mo\' e. a n d at this j nn ct u r e 11 str a nge r fr om th e f ar \,est a ccost s ~·on . If exp Lanation of ()l' apology for my pres nmpti on be n ecessary I can but s a~' t hat I h a \' e t r ekked t h e trail t hat ~'o u will t r ea d. "1 ha\' e c r ossed th e chasm d eep and \yid e" a nd at t he eye nin g of a li fe of trayel and cxpcrien ce 1 f a in \y onlll offe r you a h e lping hnnd.

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U ndou bte cll~" , less is l,no\y n a nd fe\y e r ",hite people ha ye seen th e Grande Co m or e I s land, ,,-h er e I stayecl for fo ur month s, than a n y othe r place vi s itecl. A French Lin e steam e r , once in e igbt wee ks, ca ll s at th e port of Mor oni , Grancl e COI11-or e. on b e l' r oute from Za nzibar to ~fajunga , l\Iaclaga sca r . T'i1 e Moroni harbor is only a sh e lte r fo r small boats, a nd sa ilin g yesse ls mu st ente r cluring hi g h (Con tin ued on P age 10)

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MSM ALUMNUS American Z inc Institute Meeting

feSS!onUI de. ,erc1ses held

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R. S . Denn. Chi ef Metnllurgist, U. S . Burean of i\lin es, 'Vn s h ingto n , D. C. '15.

J ohn R. Cr en s ha\\·. E2gle-Picher L enll Compan~' , gast St. Loni s, IlL. '19.

Ra~'mond Orr, Athl etic i\[iniug & Smeltin g Co .. Ft. ~l1Iith , Ark. '25.

U. C. Tainton . Eyans-'Yn1l 0\\'e r Compa ny , Ea s t ~t. L o ui s, Ill. H. n. H a n ley. Dep n rtm e n t of ~I eta lll1rgy, Sch ool of Mine. , 'OL C. Y. Cl a ~·to n, Departmellt of M e tnlllll'g~' , School of Min es, '13.

Others from the Sch ool \\'h o attend eel the m ee ting we r e :Dr. Cha s . H. Fu lt oll. Direc to r .

W. H . Coghill, U. S . Bureau of Mines.

M. D. Ort.en, Professo r of E co nomics.

" Quo Vadis? "

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upon youth for the sin of being yon ng, is to preach to i t. " I fear at t imes ly e acaelemi cia n s o\'e1'\York t hi s prerogatiY e a nd frequentl~' f a il to elicit r E'spon se because of r e iterati on of statements \Yhi ch lJ a ye d one \Y ea r~' duty on a thotlflf.lnd pla tfo rm s . It i s n ot my p urpose to l1l'each to you a l a ~1 sermon on the t hreadba r e t h em e of "elements of s u ccess" a lbeit that in one g ni se or anotber elab or ation of tlJ is s ubj ect will be th e essence of d oze n s of co mm en cem en t addresses thronghont the co untr,\" th is m onth. In m~' enthn sia sm b o\y eyer I may ;>ielc1 to temptatio n. Sir Francis Bacon claimed that it i s t he natu r e of the m ind of m a n to delight in the spacious li be r ty of gen e r a lities, to t h e e xtrem e prejuelice of knowledge. Granted: but the things of " 'hicb I spea k a r e ubiquities though s implicities. Inn ocen t or elegant inform ation is of li t tle yalue unless it he u seful. To be effecti Ye the lamp of kn ow ledge mu st be k ept burning brightly that ly e may see \v hat lY e a r e, wh e r e w e a r e, and "'hithe r ,ye are gOin g .

An ancient legend popularized b~1 a modem P olish a uthor , tells that P eter , fearing pe r sec ution and fleeing from Rome along t h e Appian , Vay, \y as b a lteel b.I' the appar ition of the Chri st, a nd that in utte r be wi lderm ent the a postle exclaimed "Domin e, quo Ynel is?" It seem s to m e this question "whitb er goest thOll?" is pe r c ulia rl.v appropriate f or each of us to ask t h e othe r on thi s Co mmenc em ent Dav . For many of ~'O ll the destination is nnkn own anel the 'itin era r y u~ ­ cer ta in. Fickle fortun e will s mile on some of yo u, it may fro,,'n on oth e r s. For a ll of ~'o n th e wa~' i s long, t h e goa l is far: by-paths a nel short c u ts mean fnilure or frauel: along t he uncharted co urse a r e r o ugh t r ack s a nd t r each e ron s s wamp s, but in preSSin g f0 1'\\' a1'(l tO IYard t he goa l of 0 111' hi g h calling, ri ghteo ns to il i s ne\'e r ya in.

T he glo ri ons aeh entul'e a,,'a its yon, are ~'ou prepared to m eet it ? IVhat h aye you in yo ur kit bag? The common necessities of life of co urse .. 'ui ts \y ell pressed an d spotless lin en. Ho,,' intimate a nd personal, yet h ow impor ta nt th ese things a r e. Ca r elessn ess in e!l'ess, nn t idiness in appearan ce may r eta rd ~' o ur p r og r ess at th e ye r y outset. First im p r essi on s are often l ast in g a nd eli ffi c ult to offset n o matter what con cea led for ce or yirtue you possess . 'l'rue it is that a dirty s hirt may CO \'e r a bi g beart bnt t h e chances a r e aga in s t its protec t in g a clean s kin. 'l' he per so na l ense mlJle un e rringly portray s the r e fin el1l E'nts of th e mind.

A m a n s loppy in h ab it i s pron e to he mudd~" in in tell ect.

Neatness is eyielen ce of ca r e fulnes s, a nd ca r efuln ess gene r ally denotes accuracy .

You a r e seekin g professional contacts, 'Yhat a r e th e a yenu es of flpp r oach th e r eto? Occasiona 1l,Y hy per Sona 1 interview, m or e freqnentl.v t hr ongh the m edium of co rresponde nce. 110 1'1' sa c! it is t h a t t h e mo st u seful of a ll o ur effectiY e tool s is th e oue most n eglected , our m oth er tong ue.

Un less ,\"OU hay e a r ea(I.\· co mm a nd of Eng-lislJ you a re seyer ely han dicappeel. To be able to expr ess your thoughts (Con tin ll ed on Pag e 6)

President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Talks to Students Roy V , Wright tells of the future of engineering One of th e most interesting lect nres of the year was el eli Ye r eel in t h e a udi to riulll on April 30th by R oy V. Wright, presid ent of the Amer ican Society of Mech nni ca l Engineers, speaking on the s ubj ect "Th e E ngin ee r 's Opportunity. " Describin g e ngin eerin g as t h e scien ce of controllin g the forces nnd utilizin g th e m ate rials of nature for the lJenefi t of man , and the art of organizing and elirecting lJum a n acth'ities in con nection tlJerewith, President vVriglJt proceeded to enla r ge upon thi s description in a m ost inte r esting- m an ner.

"Thirty yen r s ago the engi o neer lJad no r espon sibility in directing hum a n effo r ts," Presic1ent Wri g h t saiel. " H e dealt \"ith materials a nd processes and utili zation of our natural forc es. T oelay the engin eer i s comin g more and more to the forefront as h e a ssumes more and m or e r eRo y V, Wri g h t sponsibility in the d ir ection of human efforts.

Possibly a ll enginee r s broad e n out with t h e r ealization of the co ntrol of t h e human element. " Modern indn s tn', built so largely upon the w ork of the engin eer, and brought in b)7 t h e ma chine age, ha s lessened huma n toil. shorten ed \,"orkin g h om 's, and extenel eel th e span of human life. It h as br ought forth leis ure, r ecr eation , a d vanta ges, and increa se(l indiYidnal liber ty a nd h appin ess, President Wright d ecla r ed , by shifting the burden of work from huma n mu scles to machin ery . He quoted H enry Ford as authority for t h e statement that th e gener a l sta nd a rd of li vin g in th e ayerage America n h ome lJa s in cr easecl m or e l'apielly in the past fifteen yea r s than in all the yea r s pre"ious.

Speakin g of the opportu niti es fo r en gineer s, President "Wri ght said that today more t han ever before iudust r y is t r yin g t hroug b r esea r ch a nd oth e r ways to improve t b e mate rial s indu stry i s us in g. Indus try i s find ing it n ecessary, in s pite of h er w onel er fu l in elu stria l efficiency, to improve tool s and proce. ses, and in t his process needing engin eer s more than e ye r befo r e. Today indu s try is al so seek ing m en with eng in ee rin g training f or in Uustrial lead er ship I)eca use th ese m en ca n do a better j ob at s'nch leader s hip.

H e mention ed sa les en gin eerin g a nd gover nm enta l se rvice a s two oth er fi eWs t h a t a r e more and more d em anel in g m en with eng in eerin g t r a inin g. '1'he g r eater p r oportion of m en making good ns c i t~' manage r s are m en traineel in engineerin g, Wright said.

Presid ent Wri ght urged t h e eng in ee rin g st uel ents in the a ndience to take ael\'a n tage of t beir n ationa l eng in E'e rin g societies when t h ey had g radu ated, a nd cited in s tances to p Oin t ou t so m e of the outstand in g a(lYantages to he obta ined t hrongh s uch m emb er s hip. He al so urged t h e m to cu lt i\'ate the ·h a bi t of co rrect and effec tiye w ritin g and pnb lic spea kin g, as t hroug h t hese t \\" o c ha nn els thei r ieleas must flow in ord er to p ut O\'er that \yhich the.v hay e c r eated. He li sted pnblic spea king- an d E ng li s h as ju st as essentia l as so me of th e mn th e ma tical stud ies.

Spea kin g of th e f utnr e of th e eng in eer Pres id ent " ' ri ght i' tnted that \yith in t he n ext ten ~'ea r s there we r e go in g to lJ e r a dica l changes in ill dustry and eng in eerin g. Pl a nt s today will be u seless te ll yea r s f r om now, l a r ge ly as a r esult (Con tin 'lI eel on Page 6)

G

MSM ALUMNUS President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Talks to Students

( Conl 'i.n ll ed fr o'in Pog e 5) of' morc 0fri c ie n t m eth ods produ cec1 1).1' t he t ec hni c nl s tn l'[ s nt t h es p plnnts, Pre s iel c n t '\\Tri g h t s a icl th e e n g in ee r is b ein g seri o ll sl y chnll e ng ed by th e g r eat presC' nt -da y prohlems t h at mu st he solY(' el, prohl em s 1'0 1' wbi c h tile clJ gi nC'0r 11111~t be in part r C' ~po ll s i b l c, f o r it \I'IlS the e n ,,;in ec r \\' h o <l eYl' lope <l t hi s g r eat nln c hin e age , At t h e ]<; ng in ee rill g COllll c il m ee ting in Wash in gto n last .Jann a r y pla ll !,; w0re sta r t e(l fo r H ('h o r on(!: i1 s t n e] y of' tb e f'o rces o f produ c t io n, di stri b u t ion nnd c (>n s~llllptiol;, w it h t he h ope of' co n s trn c t ing II plan 1'0 balnllce those fol'C'cS so as to be a bl e to s t ab iliz e in<ln s t n ' in ye n r !'; t o co m (- , nn <l aYo id e]0pressi o ll S ::; nc ll }i s t h e p r ese nt !'; it lln t ion of indu s tr\' pr psc n t s , It is a n nml) i tio u s schpm e, l'r csi(]e n t " ' ri g h t <l ei mitt ec], in whi c h th e e n gin ec r ca n ta ke onl,\' Ont' part, a s t h c ec ollom i st : n e] ot h c r s llln ~ t 11 lso 110 lp, "I s a y it is nn Hl11lri t ioli s plnn ," pn's i(] e n t ,Yri gh t s a il]' "Ililt engineer s and sc: ienl'bts ha H ! (]o ne so m e nmiJ iti o u s t hin ,~ s in th e pa s t, and tlll'~' may d o t h elll a ga ill

Prospector House

Sherwin F. K elly, Consulting Geologist and Geophysicist, gives series of Lectures on Geophysical Methods A I'o ur-\l'eek s' se ri es of l ec t ures, b eginn in g' on Mar c:h RO, cl0a l i ng w i til m e t h od s of ge o ph~'~ i c n l ]1rOslwc t i n g , \\,:1 " (I (,,lil·c r C'C] hef o r C' ju ni o r a n d seni o r u Jin pr s by F;l1(c'l'\I'in F, K e lly , co n s nHin g geol o:c:ist a n el g'eo ph~' s i c i s t \"i t h offi ce,; in Ne w Yo rk City, K e n~" \"h o h a s h a c] nn exten s iy C' expl'ri en ce with el ect ri C,ll p r osp ec t in g el min g t he pn s t ten ~' e fl r " , hoth ill t'lle U ni ted Rtntcs nn e] in forC'ign co nn tri es, co \'e r cd in hi s il'ct ures t h e main bran c h es ot g-e (lp h~'s i c n 1 ex pl o['[\ !:ion- elect ri ca l, magnC'ti c, sei "mic, nIHl gTa \' i IllPtric, ] )Plll o n s (Ta I'i (11) s \\'cre g i\'e n of t h e u se of o n e of th e c lc'c t ricnl lI) C' t h oels, u s ing n Mcg-gc r, an i n s t t' llm e n t \\'hi c h m e ns nr 0S th e clC'c t r i(::lI. rl'" is l'an ce of t h e g r oun (], K pll,\', \\'or ki ng wi t il Pro fc sso r Co n rncl 8 eh 1um be r g-e r, pr ol'L'ssor 0[ phy s ics at till' ]<;('o le (]es MinE'S in Pa ri s, was till' man \I'll" r eHl1 ,)' introcl u <': E'd e it:cl't'i c:'tl l'r M p pc t in g lll e t h od s i n tn thi s co nntr,\': an11 l'h C' Ih'st r cal cli scoH' r.v f r om titt' n sc of " uc it Ill ct h ods w>]s Oll(' he ma c](' for t il<' NO r l1 11<ln MilH'S in Canaela ill 1 9 ~ -1 wh e n h0 I(l c n l'cd t\\'o l)oeli(' >; ot cOP1'cr s ili phid e o r e by m eans 0 1' eiL'c trie:ll [} r O::;l1Cd iII g', 'L'h0SC' cl epos i I's :l r c n o\\' pr o \·e n pr(lJl e r t i (' ~ a 11(] \\'l' r c n o t k tHl \ITt to l'x is t \I'h t'll h c s tar t ec] w o rk on ('h 0 prope r ty, K clly fecls tlHlt I' hc f n t ure of geo phy s ica l m e th od s li c~ , n ot' n loll g ('h c litH' S of Hc tunll,\' hunting f o r o r e o:)(li e:-3, ilnt ill t h c h e lp I'lt(:s e mdhocls can re n(l l' r ill makillg· s t ru c:l' nr a l anel s t r atigntp bi clli ~ tlld i es in ge ne ral geo logy ,

Prof, Foriles exr ee ts to h a ve tb is se ri es of lec tures r ep entc Ll c ve r y t\VO y e a r ~ so a s to g il'e til e Min e r s a wo rking kn o\y ledg'e of geop hy s ica l m e ti1o(l s ,

" Quo Vadis? " Pagc 5) ei t h c r o r a lly or on t b e written pnge in a C{)]lI'in c: ing lllflnn e r nnd coned fo rlll is :l g r cnt acc O lllpli ~ hlll e llt. It m ean s mu ch, L el1 rn th e mca nin g ot \I'01'(]S, Ul 211 r thinking p r ec <"cl es cle ar s tatem e n t , a n e] vo icin g t h ou" ht oHell cla rifi es id ea s , 'Vb at \yo ci'nl was te i ~ c a n sed by poo r en unciation in t el e ph o n e or Ln s it lC SS COlll' e r s at ion , \I' llilt mi Sllnrle r s ta ndin,,·s fl o lv f rom nmhi gllo n s ]111rI1 S2S, \\'ll at irritation f r om m is;;.: pe l lee] wo rd or mis pl ncecl co mm a : h oI\' cos tly a r e th e e rr ors of an in Cotl1lfl'tent stcllo.:.; rn pllt' r ! A\'o ie]' s purious co in , shtH! slang, ,V c s h o ul d be nhl1sil cd r ath e r t h a n ftnlU Secl h,\' I' he se atrociti es on th e fin e ar t of Inngnngp, W o rd s a r e n o t on ly vo ca l so un cl s Lut viUti fo r ccs, [ t is t ru e tocl a y as wh e n J oh n R u s kin \l'ro t e s i xty ~'e :l r s fl gO t lla t " t h e secr et of l<ln g u ag·e i s t he "ec ret of s ~' mpath.l' :tncl its f nll ch arm is p os s ihl c on ly to t h c ge ntl e " , Vith tl1 ese c Oll1lllonpla ces ~' o n nre alre ael y f a m iliar, Mu c h thnt it t ru e i s not n e w , a nel m o, t I']) a t is n e w is 11 0 t t ru e , F o rg'i ye m e tll e n t his r cpet iti on , I am h ere to sp ea k H la s t \\'orc] (' 0 you , in sum1l1ntioll a11e] in eml1hnsi 8 of an t h at 11 :: " gon c befo r e, During Y011r colleg e li f e yOn p e l'hap ~ 11fl ye s p en t m nch tim e \'yo l's hi11ping fl t th e "Ita 1'8 of f n l ~ e g od s : ~' O U ha ve f o nn d r eli ef' f or p en t 11 P e n e l' g~' :Jllr] E'nHlll s ia , m thr o ngh th e s lifety Ya l\' c" of ntl1 lct ic", s ()cinl fun c ti()n~ , ~t n clen t poli t ics, a n d oth e r C'xIT a -CulTi c nlm' a ct iyi ti es, S om eti mes t h ese t hin g'!'; lend t o hy ste ria nlld 11('['1'011 8 px h ft ll s tion: t h e y may be oJ'fe n ' cl ;I S exc n se for or g ia s ti c sell' n ll nnc]onm e nt. Ec1n cationn l "ll ip\\Tec k m ny h ay e thre nt en ed ~' O l'l. I con g ratul:1l'e ~' O ll on th('se inc]nlge n 'es s o f flr a s th e y 11n"e been whol('so m e, bu t in a ll I'llin.!!:s \'I'e ll ee d bfl la nce, a sen se of p r oporl'iOl1, n tH] IT 11 e p e r Sl)E'c ti\' e, I ca nt'i on ~' o n that popu lnri ty i s n o t th e ga nge of c omp e t e ll c~' , n o r cl oe s p r omin ence in " t ud en t life n ss nre t il e r e n li zation of ,1' 0 11 1' .nlOl'e seri o n s h op es nn d ambiti on s no\\' t h at eln ss 1'00111 " fll'C closed , la bo r n to ri es loc ked ::m c] t h e CClmp ll S poli ce e njoin yon to l, eep moyin,g, H e, ,~ m o ll g s t ,1'011, \'\'ho se yest s a gs unLl e r th e "' eigh t of go ld e n k e ~' s :md braze n s ~' 11li1 0 1 s , llerl1 aps t h e elny ane] c yn os11 r c of C::1ll1PUS e ~' e s t c dtl~', ma~' not be til e ou t"tancl ing' n ]n11l11Ll S of you r cla ss t e n v e a l'S f r om n o w, H olla i s not el i /Te r e n t f r o m B e rk e le y or Ne\~' Hay e n, Chicago, Camhrid .;e or l'\ e w Y ork. I know of ~' o ur cla il ~' in cl ul gence in fnl te r nn l "bull f es t s " - a mocl e rn te rm exp r ess h 'e of c unent c u ~ t c m -\\'h e r e:lt nll p r o bl em s , j)r o\'incial ancl nation a l, r eli g iou s :1ne] economi c, m:1rital a ne! m e r cen l1 l'Y, hn \'e b een cl i sc ll s~e cl \I' i t11 ll flil' e ahandon , and if ~'O U hn\'e lleen seriou s lllu c h go oe] h a s com e f r om th ese s ess i o n ~, Y o nth is no lon ge r d emnre or un s ophist icateel, yon in c \\'i se \I' itil Iy orIelly \yi ,;eloll1, yo u kno\\' of li fe fl U e! liyiu g', n ull s ll r e l~' a unil' e r (Co i/Iii/lI l'd all ]'og e 'I,) (CO IlIi'l? lI l'cl

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Your p ri m e ob j ec t at Rolla ha s l! een to start your ed u cation a l ong directecl Jill es, I say start, for edu cation mu s t be co nceived not m er ely as a ]Jrep<lrfltion f or ma t uri t~' but uS a co n stfl n t gr o", t h of tb e m ind Rncl a cont inu ou s illumination of life, God never m ea n t t hat man should sca le t h e h ea\' ens hy g ia n t str id es of \vi sd0l1l, rrJl e r e mu st be co ntinu o us humilit y a s to onr lfl ek of kn OI\' lell ge on e\'e rS' qu estion \\' hkh we 'toll ch , T h e tru e ohjecr of edu ca tiou is not to 10!l d th e you ng mind wit h doctrine, to w eig'Jl it dow'n \vUh fact, but to excite it, Yo u CRmc h er e to breath e the bra c in ~ ozon e of im agination, fo r sak in g- th e p ett~' t r ou bles of the s t r eet to ",a lk in h a Ilowed c;] tlwelr;] Is M science an cl f1rt and li ter at ure. to elwell aw hil e in temp les of leal'l1in,!!; ",her ein m en t hink g reat t h oughts allCl cl eyelop those qUflliti es of len d er ship t h ilt com c f r c m kn ol',-[cc1g-e !l nd id eals, It is a priYilege hi gh l,I' apprcciated, to lIe nnmb er ed a m ongst t h osc ITho p r es um e to direct t he t boug'll ts or train ~' O l1t1 g m en \yho a r e to be t h e p ionee r s in ('o mm er cia l empires-in-th e-making, eX lla ncling' t h e f r ontier s of kn owledge and indlls try even unto th e fa r COrn el'S of t he earth, ' Ve mu st allp l' Ofich our ta sk wi t ll humbl en ess of spirit :ret with conscious purrosc : lI'e mll s t fa n th e s park of ~' o u th 's enthu sia sm in to f1ilm e : b~' eXflmple an d precept \\' e mu st co n trihute to t h e mak in g of m en, Sixty yeil r S ago th e Mi sso uri Sch oo] of Mi ne;:;, t hrough t h e wisdom and for e" i;:h t of t hc Genen il Assemhly ancl th e ben e \' olellt act of th c cong r ess of th e U nited States, wa s estil hli sh ed at R ol!;1 a s an in tegral PElt 0[ the ljni Ye rs ity of iUi sso uri. Th c ;.:tilt ll tes of yonr ::->t:l1'c prescrihe its purpose t o lwomote t he lih::' r a l and pra ct ica l eclllca ti on of t h e indn stri nl cla sses in t h e s8 \' era l pnrsnit's and profeSsions of life, an d ,Ollr se \'e r al cnl'l'i c ul a testify to. t h e zeal with which th e Executil'e B oanl and FaC ilI ty 11 ave dischar,ged th eir r espon sibility, Th e d r emn s of th e s pon so r s ar e torla~' expressed in clul'able st rll ctnrcs, a ppropriately equ ipped : a fa cul ty comprising a ;:;u ihl of Rcll oia l's I)onn el to ,;,:et11 er by it comm on in tellect nal in terest, m en w ho h a ve aw [! k en ed ,l'our Gmbil'i o]]s, q lli cken ed your mind s, perh nps c l! C1 w~'c d in differ en ce to eilger d esire, m en \I'ho h lwe ta ng ll t ,\'OU the bea u ty 01' tr u t h, YOllr ca mpu s, ,yi th r eom fo r e xpa n sh e el evelopm en t, i s \'ihr<int lI'itll li fe, ~' on r scho ol is held in hi:.;h es teEm by fi ll its co nte ml~o r a ri es , F or ni g h h a lf of i ts yea r s it was indeed a n ecl ilcationfl l mi cr ocosm h Oll sed within tbe r Cl110cl ellccl "i ll age sch r: ol. I knO ll' t he se nti m en t attcchin g t o Rolla B uilclil~ g, f 0r her e a ss lIl'erll y wa s th e nu cleus HrO ll Pr] whi ch IYhate H'l' 01' C;IStOIl1 O i ' tl'flditi r; n ~' Oll h ,] \'e cn'stfl ilized , App r eciilt iye a lumni h a \' e contrihnterl h~' wise coun se l fIl j(1 m 'l;,: n a ninwlI s gifts t 'l ,1' 011 1' const :: nt '!'l' o\\'1' h , Rl1(1 I ti' I1 St n I'HI' f' igb tecl l e ~ i s latul' e s lli tab l~' sn;.: tr; i;lS yon w ith f.(lequ :l tc ap prc priiltion s, G r" ti f.\'jil'~::: s tb es>! thiw;s must be' to ~- on, to yo ur co mmunity amI t he ~t :l te il t I" r o:;e, tbe fa ct d esel'\'es em pflH si s tllilt m agnificence of Ilnil cl ing-s , compl eteness of eqnipn ent. excelle nCe> of lihr a ries anel t h e aclnll1 tages of el1Yi l'onme nta l fAci li t ies, CG llllt for li ttle or l1atl!!h t. 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Brownin g and Tennyson. 'W hat a n intellectual fea st. h ow delicately balan ced yo ur m en ta l diet. h ow p leasin gly gil r ni sheel a r e yo ur en gin ee rin g dish es with theRe r efining and uplifting influences! Truly a libriny is a medicin e ch est for the so ul. Stefan Zweig t hu s i1(lclr es~es book s " Li ttle fr agm en ts of eternity lllntel y stan(lin g upon t h e s h e l\' e~, you n eith er urge, nor ca ll, n or press your claims, yet wh cn the han d fr ees ~-O \l. wh en th e h ea r t tO ll ch es ~' ou. ~'o n b rea k through the eyeryday p r osy sUlT onl1d in gs : Your \Yord s lea d us as in a fien' ch a riot. u p from pettiness into the ete rnal " .

L ongfellow r efers to t h em as "sepulchres of t h ough t" " Loud through whose maj estic pages Rolls th e melod y of ages. " Nurture yo ur minds with g r eat thoughts. R ea ding doesn't r eplace liYing, of cou r se not; bu t it milkes lif e vastl ~' rich er. Oue \y ants to adorn his mind with opini on. a nd satir e, and w himsy. and t ra gedy, al1cl bea uty. Indul ge .'-O ur leis ure \Tith t ru ant reading to r ound out your ed ucation , r ead that whi ch is \T or th \"hile. '1'here is a Span ish p r overb t h at run s " Libros y am ij os pocos y buenos"-Boo ks a n d friends sh ould be few and good . S ir FrAucis Bacon admoni sh ed ns t h at "some book::; a r e to be tasted, other s s\vall owed and some few shoulcl be che\yed And cli.g·ested. " H e also advi sed us to r ead "n ot to con tradict and co nf u te, nor to belie \' e a nd take for gran ted. nor to find ta lk an d di sco ur se; but to \yeigh and consider. " Yo u may holcl the slipper y eel of \visdom by t h e ta il if you kn ow how to find in books the information yo u n eecl. Sch ola r sh ip is n ot on ly the kn owledge that makes books but t h e \yi sdol1l \yhi ch inspires that kn owleelge. The sublim e sch olfl r shi p of John Milton began in liter ature and ended in life . , Vhe r e \' er you go, in to cro\yd ed cities or to t h e Yast solitndes , see to it t h at some gems of liter ature a r e yo nI' con st a nt co mpanion s. They w ill n eve r fail ,'011 . I wou ld like, before dismissing this subj ec t, to point ont to ~'o n the in spiring benefit th at com es f r om acq u ain tanceship \yith t il e ma s ters of by-gone d ays, th e a lch emy of their in fl nence. '1'0 liye again with Soc r ates mllst make one \yi se : with F rnll cis of Assi st. gentle : with Micha el An gelo, al1preciath'e of clelica c,r of lin e a n d strength of for m , w hil e to wfl ll;: in spiritual comr a d eship wi t h Leon a rd o de Vinci will r eTeal to yo u t h e infinite beauty of t h e 'uniY er se, a nd \yith s toop of so ul, you will find God. In t h e a lembics of our acad emic laborato ries are di sti lled th e elements upon which our profeSSional anrl spiritual life depend s. You ha \'e been nnr sed and nouri sh ed in a cr ad le of culture. T h e g r eate r pHd of your li\'es h as been spent in absorbin g t h e knowledge of oth ers. H er e you h ave been led . h enceforth you must lend . You a lread y kn ow there i s ' ]] O magic in learnin g. Dr nel gery. exasperation , ex h a u stion, often wa n t, are the teach er s of wi sdom.

Difficulty i s the nur se of g r eatness; t h e t rn e in ter est of kn owledge lies in its gr owth. In ord er that the minel may m eas ure t h e fu ll com pass of its possibilities it must g r apple with g reat a ims and wres tle \Tith \\' eighty qu es ti on s. Patience a nd diligence, like faith , can rem ove m ouutain s . To be cul tu r ed is to know the best that h as hepn tho ught or sa id b ~' scholars of th e past. Li sten to th e wonls of E liot of H a n anl spo ken at hi s inaugural "'1'h e \vo r thy f rui t of academ ic culture i s an open min el. trained to ca r ef ul t hi nkin g, in stru cted in the m eth ods of philosophi c in n~" t i gation. acq u a inted in a gen er a l way w ith t h e acc umu lated though t of past gen er ations amI pe rmeated with humility. TIe verently g ive welcome to t h e re,-elation of ~' o ur o\\' n taste and capacity ." An Oxfo rd don defi necl ccln catioll as 'wh r:t r emains behind \" h en you h ave forgotten a II th a t you ha \'e lea rn ed', to wh ich President I-Jibben of P rin ceto n replied '·" Th at is it t hat r ema in s behin d? A mind: a te mper ed and skill ed instrumen t of r ea li zing t he processes of the will ; a depo si tor y of ideas ga in ed from s tu(I~', co n templation and experi ence; a cr eath 'e po wer to make possible t h c t hin gs r egard ed as impOSSibl e, su r monn t in g ohsta<.:ies tlla ta r e r egarded as un surm oun tab le, a discernin g facu lty sepa rating the essen tia ls from t h e unessential s in a ma ss of co nfu sed and ch aotic facts , penetrating to the h ea rt of a subj ect in

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a n y new and unfamiliar situation : a mind that is the en ~m y of sophistri es, of loose thinking and of hasty a nd un gr ound ed genera li :wtion s . T hi s is \y h at r emain s hehin (l , 1'l1i s i s t h e product of ed ncntion , man ll oille in r easo n ancl infini te in facu lt ies." ,Y e li\'c in fin nge of th r obbin g indn ;;;tr y wh er ein t h e cnl til-ntion of leadc r shi p in t h e body politi c i;;; of n tmost impo r tancc. Today h owever as th r o ugh ou t hu ma n hi sto ry , m un 's g r eatest p r oblem is himself . Neve l' did t h e worlel ca ll m or e loudly for m en of broad yision a nd d eep u ncler;;;tand i n~ n ever befo r e wa s t h er e such need fo r quant itat ive Hn a h sis' of fa ctors a nd fo r ces operative in bus in ess en te r pri se. neyer befol'e wer e en.dnee r s, well t r a in ed, exper ience d , matnre in t ho ught a nd judgm en t , in g r eater d emand . For t h e mining engin ee r the r e is n o geogr ap hi c h or izon to hi s s pher e of work a n d influen ce. His life i s essentia lly 11 omaclic. " " Tes t of th e sun set sta nd s my hou se 'l'h er e, a nd eas t of the da \\'n : North to t he Ar ctic run s my ya rcl : South to t h e pole, my lawn. " A fee lin g ak in to exultation possesses ~'011 as yon h eild f r om t hi s hav en of learnin g an d set ,' our co urse fo r t h e open sea. I have no f ea r at your cl e parture, for while I kn ow the wise gods h aye p ut difti culty lJetwee n man ancl e \' erything that i s wo r t h h a \'in g, I a lso know t h at "Go wh er e he will, t h e \yi se man is at h ome, His h earth t h e ea rth , hi s hall t h e az ure dome."

'1'hil1k independ ently, act r esolutely, fea r n othin g. Your idea ls will b e to ~'ou as the stars, yo u can n ot to u ch t h em with ~'o ur hand s, yo u ch oose t h em as yo ur gu ides, and fo llow in g them yo u r each your destin? Kait to the m asth ea d the fl ag of honor and t ruth to fl y ther e t hr ou::;h ca lm and sto rm.

I h a l ted you awhile ago, not in idle curi osity nor to engil.ge you in conyer sa tion , but with deep concern , to enquire " Whith er goest Thon ?" , Ve ca nn ot d r aw th e cu r tain of fate ilnd fort un e aside a nd peer in to th e immeas nrab le di stan ces of ach ievem ent, t h e future is as silen t as th e Sp hin x . Wishin g you then bon yoyage, in t h e lin es of Goeth e, I say ",You ld s' t sh ape a n ohl e life? T hen cast No ba ck ward glances towards th e past : And t h ough so m ewhat be lost a nd gone, Yet cl o t hou act as one n ew horn . , Vh at each day n eecls, t h at sh a ll thou ask; Each clay \"ill set its propel' task. .

GiY e oth er s' work just share of p ra ise; Not of th in e own t h e m er its r a ise.

Bewa r e no fe llow man t h on h ate : And so in Goers hand l e~1Ye t hy fa te.· ' IVe mll st go 0 \11' r es pective \\'a,'s, YO Il \Tit h jo,' in yonI' h eart's nnd stea dfa st p urpose, r. in peace to my h Ollle.

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10 The Grande eomore (C0 1ltin uc d 11'011/ P agc 3)

t id e, Th e tid e wn s lo w w he n o ur mai l " I'e 'lI11N cllileel and e l'en I'he r o w boat s f o r pa sO'engc l's co ul d n ot r ea c h th e s hore : so m y fir s l' j o urney t o tld s is lal Hl Iya s (, ~ lJlpl e te el by a 150 f oot rid e on th e hOl c k of n (' 0Jl1 0r r :!l1.

On th e d a ,l' a s te,l me r is (lu e HI' Mo;'oni. th e n n ti\'es ar e s tfl t io ned on th e hill s, As ,;oo n :l S t he s hip is s igh t ed , ' Ha ll o" is sb oute cl ,mel re-s ho l1tecl t hro l1 ).:'ll o nt th e r eg ion of th e po r t , T he e nt ir e popl11al'ion gath e rs in :\lo ron i t o wfltc h t he s te:lm er, A ll s hops anel goye rnm e nt offi ces are c losed, 'L' be occasio n jll st ir-i es fI h o li d a y a n d a ll wh it e 11eop le ( aho ut t " 'eh e in all ) nnd mnn? C r eoles g o On 1)0a1'(I, in c id entall y fo r a drink , iJllt prin c ipnll,' t o ge t a n ew s upply of ÂŁoocj,it uffs, as th e l'e is prOl c ti ea ll y nothin g t o be had on th e isla n cl. A ll f OGd excep t r;1 1I' t np iocn mu s t be brou g h t in, 'L' hi s i s a sm a ll is l:l nd, fl bout t en mil es Ivid e an cl thir t y-Jh e miles long , with nn nc til'e yo lean o ri s in g to a h eig h t of u Illl o~ t 5000 f eet, FrOlll th e coe s t up t o t he lin e of dn il y rainfnll th er e is Ye r,l' li tt le I'pge ta t ion anel prnc ti ca lI y no so i I. on 1.1' esco rin, 'L' her e n r e n o str e am s on th e is la nel, and iJ ef or e th e fir "t c is t er n wa s bll il t in 1025, t he onl y so ur ce of clrinkin g \Tater W f!S f r om h oles in t h e sco nd c lose t o t hc sea, lf it may be ca ll ed s uc h, I'hcn ' is ;. n au to m obil e r oad (' xten clin g ab o ut tw e l l' e mil l'S 1'0 th c i'o utb ea s t oJ' Moroni find tbree miles t o th e north, 1<'o ll oll'in ;;- th e cont lin e, and u s na ll y ab out half a m il e fr om th e ;;ca , i;; a path a r ound th e isla nd , An oth er pa U] c r osses th e i slnlld t o th e nor th of th e yo lcnn o, 'L' b e lJ a t ll'c I' ill ages a r e loca te(l a lon g th ese pa th s , Th e onl" \\'a~' to get abo u t is t o be tran sported in a ch a ir s u s pend ed ll ctly een tll' O long p o l e~ , T his, of co ur se, is th e m e th od II sed in mnny co untri es wh e r e th e la bor, whi c h righ tfu ll y m a y lle cnlled sla ve ry , cos t s p ra ctica lly n othin g nn d tb e t r a ils nre un f' ui t nll le fo r wh eeled con I'e l' a n ces : ancl th e clim n t e i s nn en em,' to th e white r a ce as w ell a s to beasts of hurd en, H e r e al so in tr a \' elill ~' we h a l' e t o contend w ith th e ru gg'cd patb s w it h s h a rp YOl can ic ash t b at cuts sh oes into bits in a f ew cl a ys, The Fren ch an el Cr eo les \year cany as Slippe r s lI'i t h r ope soles th a t las t ordin a ril y ab o ut tll'O w ee k s, 'L' h e nati ,'es we a r s anda ls mn el e of til e Iy ood y part of cocoan u t palm lea yes, h eld on th e f oo t h" t \\' o strip s oJ' leM fibr e pa ss in g lJ e tw een t he to es flncl on ei th er s icl e oJ' t he f oot, s imila r to th e Jap a nese cleg, On trip s a r o und o r a Cross tb e island, t h er e is a lly a ys one po r te r ,,'h o cn rri es only ex tra sa ndal s, a s eac h man I"ill \I'ea r out at le a st t ,,'o pa irs in a cla y , Th e Co mo re3 n is th e h n ppi es t a nd m ost carefr ee r a ce I ha I' e e l'er see n , On n long j ou rn cy in th e bo ilin g s uns hin e f our porte r s will CillT Y .rO ll nt a fox t r ot pa ce fo r thirt~r minu tes o r m o re befo re t h ey are r e li e l'eel by f o ur othe r s, '.rh e}' Sin g uninte rrllp te d ly :'I ll d a y, As yo u pa ss through ea ch yilla ge nl! th e inhabitants com e ont to join t be p orter s in a song , clappin g of hand s, and da ncin g , Som e tim es ,' ou will be carried ba ck nnd forth th rough the villa ge sel' e ral t im es befor e th ey \yill carr y yo u on your way , E\'en afte r you lea ye, th e Sin g in g and dnn c in g is co ntinu ed b? t he n a t il' es of th e YilJa ge, nnd often th ey fo llo w you f or sel' e rfl.l miles, c lap pin g th eir banels anel s ingi ng a s louell y fl S p oss ibl e, On one t rip of thr ee da rs th e p or t er s wer e g ay and f ull o f l i fe th e e n t ir e t im e, A t ni gh t, afte r th ey fill ed t h e ir s t om ach s w i th a kil o of boiled ri ce :'Ind a ch u n k 0 r lll ea t. t hey b e,~' nn t he i r s in ;:?;i n g a ncl cl a n ced th e Tflll1 Tam n ro llnd th e Ar c with t h e girl s o f th e l'il!age nn t il th e s m a ll h o ur s of t he ni g ht, A t s ix o 'cloc k in th e mornin g t il ey Iy er e re:1 cl,' t o go aga in , nncl tll c.\' r epe n ted th e s nll1 e e n t r r tninll1 en t th e fo llo \\'in g ni g ht, Th e C'o m o rea ll s WOlli d s ler p all cl:l ,' and (lan ce all night thro ng ho u t t he e ntirc ye ar i f th ey \\' er e pe rmitteel t o d o so , Th e F r e nc h flllt il o ril'ics f1, e a il le t o kee p t he m fai rl,' C1ui e i'.

Th e" a ll o\\' 'L'n ll1 'l'n m d a nc:es on l,' on ce rtain o(:e ns ion s, In thi s Inl ,' t hc natll'es n r c fo rced to kee p C1ui et a t ni gh t a nd t hn s ell C'ou raged t o ~ I ee p so tha t I'h ey m a ,l' 1I'0 rk, if in clin ed t o Clo so, du rin g t he day , Th e na t ll'es fi re I'e ry mll e h fI I'raid of 1'1'01'1 , :l ll cl of t he F re ll c h fl uth o ri ti.es, I HeC'P lllp a ni ecl t he C hi e f o f Po lice to nil in te ri Or l'illage, Th e ne Il'S of our C'o lllin g s pr cnd fa ste r I' h:'lll we tr a l'eled , a ncl no man \I'ai; to be seell in ;I n." I'ill age I'Ve passed t hr o ugb ,

In th e so u t h ern p:ut of th e is lanel li\'e' Prin ce Hachimou Said Abd er ellla n, t h e so n o f t he rul e r of t h e Grand e Como re be fo re t he Fre nch s l'e pIlecl in , about fo r ty yea r s ago, H e is 35 years o ld m ~ d O\\'11 S a ia'rge trfl c t of land that i :lbo u t a s 'wo rthl ess ;1 ]; (1 un p r odu c t iye a s him self and hi s peop le, I-I e hn s a fa ncy for li g h t co lon 'el British Inclian o r Arn hian girls , A ll tt e m on ey h e' is ahle to g e t together is nsed to 11111'c ha se wil'('s, Ili s e ig hth " 'ife, a s mall fat h nlf-llr eeel Arah ian g irl , lI';l S hou ,g il t in !\[f1jun g a a nd br ought t o th e Grand e Co m or e '''Ilil e 1 II' M t h E' r e, In ord er to lwe l' ent f a mily tr o u ble:;, hi s I"hes a r c paired off a nd k ept in t o ur s'eparate l' illa gC's, In I' hi s r es pec t h e wa, ' n ot as we ll or ga nized as a Raclja I-Io E' kolllll, in th e Lampong Distr ict of Sumatrn , wh o h ;:; d ;o;e l'e n IYll'es a ll of whom he had bo ugh t. Th ey all lil'ecl togc th e r I'e ry p e a ce ab l~' becau se it was hi s rule t h a t t h e yo un ges t wife mu s t be t he lowest serv a nt and r elie ye t h e oth er s of' part of th eir work. The R a dja seell1 ecl to hal' e a co mm e r c i:'ll t llrn of mind, H e to ld m e t \I'O of hi s daugh te r s Iy o ul d soon be old e n o ugh to s ell.

It is not un co mmon fo r th e white m en on t he s mall i slanel of An:j on an', c lose to th e Gra nd e Com or e, to purchase youn g girl s from th c C r ('o le i'll mili es, 1 know of one case in th e G r and e Com o re of a yo nll ,::!: l<'l'en chm a n wbo bough t a s m a ll girl fr om a C r eole famil,v fo r 500 fran cs, paym ent on t h e in s ta llm c nt plan, Th c ,::!:ir l' s g randm oth er a ccompa ni ed th e child to t he b Ollse of til e purc haser and liI'eel \I'ith th em for s ix \\'ee k s in o r cIN to see that th e girl was prop e rl y in s t rn c te(] in h oI\' to c;lrr,r o ut he r eluties , Th e gra nelm otl1 e r s le pt in t h e ;;am e r oom \vith th e "Y011 ng c ouple," After th e g irl \\'a s t hn s di s posed of, th e g ran clmothe r wa lked t h e s t r ee t of Mor oni carry in g a s mil e o f co ntentm en t al.ld proud that s h e h a d s ll ccessf'n ll,l' perform ed h e r cluty, Th e Com or e, a s well a s oth e r pl aces wh e r e I ha I' e s pent a f e w week s or m onth s, is in t e r es t in g' f o r a s hort tim e, but is not to be con s icl e r ed ,yh en lo okin g fo r a pe rm an ent r es iel ence, i.\1v \I' ork f r om til e t im e r enter ed Ja pan to th e presen t t im ~ is I' ery diffi cult to d esc rib e Il'itb e xa c ti t ude, a s its boundaries are ill-ele fin eel. In limi ta t ion it ha s th e vagueness whi ch chara c te riz ed a type of an cient land g r ant, whi ch se t t h e bounclari es of certain prope rti es a s be in g a , f>lr a s th e ba yin g of a hound co uld be h ea rd, Our compa n,' i s in te r es t ed in t he p r odu c tion ancl / or purch a sin g raw m a t eri a ls of m a n,' co untri es f or imp o r t in g into th e U , S, and Ca n a da f or use in th eir fa c to ries, l!' rom t hi s poin t of I'i e w , I hay c " is it ed t he p r oelu cin g cli s t ric ts a nd comm e r c inl cente r s in Ol e co untri es of ori g in fo r th e purpose of obt ain in g "fII Ct S" ancl mak in g- reco mm e ndati on s in r egarel t o t h e Compan,"s b uyin g p oli cy f o r ,ea ch produ c t.

Thi s h fl s r es ulted in th e clOSin g of se l'e ral o f th e ir fo r e ign bran ch es, a s w ell a s openin g o l'he r s, and cs tab li s hin g com m e rc ial r elations Il' ith a lrE'nd,v ex is t in g firm s f or s upplyin g ce r tain of th e p r e clu c t s of t h e ir co untry, I hal'e s pe nt co ns id ernhl e tim l' in s pec t in ,::!: th e Company' tropi ca l plan:ltion s fo r th e pu r pose of m a kin g s ugges t ion s a nd r ecommendati on s in r ega rd to o rgani;mti on a nd m a na gem e n t fo r in c r eaS in g produ cti on , e ffi c i e n e ~' [I nd lo"'e r cos t s, (Con iin ll ecl on F agc 1 3)

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"The lighting s ys tem wi ll he direc t. Th e ce ilin ,g lI' ill li e s LII(l (kd wi ('11 [J m \Ti ncl 0 f ] ,OOO-II': i! t II I(Tn"iol c ('-ray'l:IIll l'S, Aeleq na ('('. n n i fo I' 111 Li ;::h ti ng- i nc re:1 ses s lw ed HII(l quali('," of 111<1Ilni'a(' t nre, [<' 111't hC' l'JIl OI'C, :l eleqna k li;::h ti ll :!: is ('hc ,g l'catest or: sa (Ct,I' (l l' ,' i<.:cs, Tn a(l(li t ion, th e cnt irc lon il (lin;:: Il' ill Ill' in s n lnte(l a s ('flit- it' Il (I," ns th e hest I'ef ri:!:crntol', It ,yill he kcp t at a cO;l :<taut tClIlp(' I'at' nl' c 11.1' nil n n toma ticn I Iy co nt'l'oll ed s,l'stelll, Th e in s icl e n il' will he c hnn ,:!:c(l e l'el'}' ten lIlinll tes ,

'W h en asked the qnes tion " How did yon happen to pl a n a windowless plant" , Mr, G, K , S im ond s, ge ne raL mana "'e r of the corporation, r eplied ",Ye didn't , It was forc ed IIpon us, lif e s imply started ou t. two yea r s ago, to plan a p lant in which conditi on s wou ld be a s nea rly pe r fect a s poss ibl e, Of late years ~' o u 1;00,,", mo s t of th e e fforts of mannfa ctnre r s ha " e been direc ted towa I'd the pe rfec ting of th e i l' ma chin ery and too ls,

"'I' Lit' mnking o f' o nl' produ cts neecsf' i('ates n gr eat nnl<)nnt or: noi sc, Thflt hnr s h , lo nel n oises co ntrihu('e greati,l' [0 n low e rin g of hUIilAn e fliti en c." , is no longer d e bntabl e, 'Workm e n ili a.\' iJe li e" e that the~- becc m e po us ed to noiscs that the.l' fi re Illl( af'fectI'd ll~' t hem, but o ur ex pe rim e nt's s holY that the I('s;; n oise we haye, the g r ea tc r and bet t e r th e output. '''1'h er e is no h a rs he r 01' more pe net r flting s ound , n or one thnt ra sps th e ne n cs m o r e ('h nn the dn--grin elin g of hilrcl steel find the fi li n,:!: or: Sfll\,~, ITig'h-pitc herl s ound s s uch a s th ese fir e th e hard est ('0 rcdu ce, bu t lYe hfly e pr o l'eel (' be pops ibilit.v of lesse nin g t'h c m more (-1Hln sixty per ce nt. Low pi('c hed so nnel s, s nc h ns th e tlll1(l 0 (' a triphnmlllc r , w ill 11e r ed uced ne ar l," e ig h('.I' -lh e pe r ce n t, wh ich com es close to e liminatin g t h em , "Fr om t h e co lor stfllHlp o in t , ('li e intcrior ,yi ll pr csc n t fin fl spec t th e lik e of whi ch .I'o n h:n e n e,'e r seen in n manu fnct uring plant. Th c \I'o rk of the co lo r ex pe r Ls, oC'u li s t s, find other s is not a, ' ~' et co mpl cte, h n t is far en on:!:h a long so that I Cfl n ptate t hat bln e and .vell olY 'Yill predominate, Th e wall s n ea r ce rta in p r ocesses ,yill proba bly he st rip ed in r ed, Th ese colo r s hfly e been d ecicl ed npon ns be, t for production, All th e n onw orkin g Val'!'s of the J11f1chin er .l' will be enameled ye ll ow, "No worke r , glancing IIp fr o m hi s job, w ill hn v(' to look at a bl a nk wn ll. Yo u kn ow (' hat-. wh en you r e ~'cs fi re tir ed from r eading o r oth e r close \\'o rk, loo kin ;:: n]) nnd chan g in g t he focll s f or a f e w m om c nt s r csts them !!Te:t!' ly, O nr expe r t m echani cs d o fI ,:!:J'cnt (Icnl of line ,,:o rk , 'Look in g fit a blank 'vall Illflkcs n chan ge o f foe us clifli<:l1lt Hn (l d C('l'c nscs ('he r est ga in ed in a gil'en t im e. So, wh en one of our I\'o rke r s g lan ces Ull, hi s g a zc \I' ill e neo unter onc 01' H m y ri ad of adj ns tm ent or spots paint-cd on the \I'n ll s, 'j ' hesc nHl~' he pi ct ures, c irclcs, di n mond s 01' ot her rlcs ig-n s ; t he bept d eS ig ns ha" e n ot hee n clc ('c rmin ed as ~'e t , " \\' h en the plant i s pla ced in Ollc rfl t ion thc eflic ienc,'- of 0111' ,y o rke r s \I'ill he in Cl'ca secl at Icas t onc-third, This m ean s be ne fi ts to e " e ry onc co nce l'l1 ecl,"

"VITe I13ye not sli ghted thi s importa nt item one jot, bllt ha" e extend ed the searc h for high e ffi c i e n c ~' to t h e hum a n e lem ent. IV e fignr e that pe rfec t \\'orl,m en are e \' en mo re im portant thaD perfec t ma chin es and wOl'k rontin g, No on e can h a ye perfec t ,yorke r s without perfec t working con dition s, 'l' hat' s ,,,hat we are s triYing for.

Th e Alumnu s is ind ebtecl to P opnlar :\Iec hani cs for the text of thi s arti c le as we ll :I S fo!' th c c nts usc d, 'Chi. ,uticle s il o nl (l be es pe c iall y intel'es('in g to M, S , M, m en, as Allan P o tts ' 20 i,; .\.[eta llul'g ist for t he S imond s Saw and Steel Compa n y,

What is aimed to be th e most e ffici ent, a ne1. unqn est ionahly, will be the m ost amazin g mnullfac turing plant in th e ,yodcl, is to e r ec ted at Fitchburg , ~[a ss " by th e Si monds Sa '" and Steel company , This million-clollar factory ,yilt hay e no wind o\\'s or sky li g hts, ~-e t it will be lighted throughout ,vith an effic iency four times grea t e r than that of a n y oth er s truc tn r e of its kind, Th e r e will be n o clark co rn e r s a ud e yery Ln st in ch of th e Imildin g will be li g h ted to t he sam e ad equate d egr ee, Not a s ingle bree7.e will find it, ,,'ay into th e plant, yet the in s ide air will be pure r than th e outs ide, Furnaces will r oa r at trem eudo us te mpe r atu r es, hut th e worke r s will feel no nn comfo rtabl e h eat, Oil s, ~o m e of them mighty s me lly, will boil as glow in g m e tal is plunged into th em, ~'et n ot a s ingle odo r ,,,ill p ollute the a tmosph er e, Grinding wh eels ,,,hirling against hard s t ee l will Ilrodnce clouds of du st, but Ye n ' few spec ks of it will tl oat t hrough th e air, The plant will be w a rm in th e winter and cool in th e s ummer, 'l'he n ew plant will be a one-story s trnctnre, with g r ound dimensions of 570 b~- 360 fee t and h eight of twenty-fh'e f eet.

Eye r y process from m eta l treating to s hipping- wi ll be cft r ried out on one floor. Elec tric powe r wi ll be u sed, Th e building will be completed abo nt March 1 and th e plant wi lt be runnin g by Jun e 1, th is real',

MSM ALUMNUS

12

Foreign Exploration Wark

By C. H. Dresbach,'29!

To begin. the write r a s ks t'he in d ul gence of a n y o ld -t imers of this r eg ion wh o ilia,\' ch an ce to r ea d t hi s, as he r ea li zes t he limita t ion s of hi s co mparat'i\' el,\' [ Cw mon t h s ' ex pe ri e nce h e r e, but t hi s is wr itte n prim a rily f or those' "'ho h:1\'e n e \' er seen the Latin Am e ri ca n co un t ri es flnd \\'h o arc m or e o r less ca s ua lly interes t ed t h e r ein.

'1' h e U nitec1 States of Vene:.l Ue lfl , with fl n :nert som e what large r t h nn T exas and Ncw Mexico ancl a p O[l uln t ion ot a r ou nd two a nd one- hal f milli on s, ha s n ow in c r ensec1 its oil production until it r nnk s se('ond onl.v to t he Unitec1 States of Am e ri ca , pra ctically all bein g p r oclucecl by th e major Amer ica n compa nies, except t'h e D utch S he iL The g reate r part co m es f r om th c Maracaib o c1is tri ct wh er e w e ll s a r e drill ed bot h in t h e la kc anc! in the m or e or less s wampy co un try a dj o inin g, ~ ea r i\Jaraca iu o, n c ity O[ oyer 100,000, with th e a ch en t M Dl'O\'ed null set tl ed proc1uction, the maj or CO Il1D a ni es ll a\"e e~t abli s h e c1 mocl e rn cn mp s, co mpan,\" h o uses fo r both marri ed nnd Sin g le m en , r ec r eation c lnhs. etc. '1'h e sa m e to a greHter exte n t is tru e on the Briti ::;h i sla nd of Trini cl acl.

Of that r egion th e \\Ti te r kn o \ys lit t le ni' hi s \y o rk h as been e n ti r ely in t h e inte rior. som e huncll' ecl s oj' kilom e te r s from We n en r est proc1uction at prescnt. Abo ut 500 kil om et e r s 'o ut h west f r o m Ca ra ca s- th e Capital anel a cit,\" of 150.000- are th e sta tes of Zamora and Apu r e, and it i s he r e the writer is e ngaged in geo log ica I a ncl exp lorator y wo rk , a long with m en of othc r compani cs.

Typical jungle along smaller slrt'ams

The inlan d clim ate may be of inter est. From early Decembe r until so m e tim e in Ap ril is u s uall,\' t he ell',\' season , or s umme r , wh en it selel om rain s . EH'ry t'hing- ileco mE's ye r .\' dr.v and t h e ta ll g r ns~ of t he llan os or pin in s burn s off, Except fo r t hc m onth s of March a nd Ap ril. the teJllperatu r e is n ot so lllu ch hotte r than on o nr ow n G llif coas t, Th e r emainin g se \'en month s are kn ow n as wint e r. ,,'h i('h lll ea ns t he rainy sea son, :lnd it is a ll that th e 11flIllP implie::;. tl! o ug-h it r emain s h ot. 'W h e r e one eo uld tr:ne l by ea r 0 1' Jl1ul e during th e dry seaso n, n o w onc go es hy iJo a t or can oe.

Fi eld work is n ecessa ril y g r E'n tl.\' rptaJ'(l ed.

Th e trip of around 500 kil oJll et('J' s J' ro m Cnrfll'n s t'o Barinas is ma de easil.\· en oug h in t\"\"o ela~'s il~' ca l' during- t'h e dr,\' season. Abo u t t en ri\'e r s :lrc f or cl ecl- th e \\"I'it'(' r s tu c k in f oul' of t hem co m in ;!: h e r c en 1'1.\' in D ecc mll E' r-,hll t t rnfl'c mo\' es o\'e r t hem r eg lliarl y o rdin:ll'il.\'. Tn the winte r th e ro a d is imp[)ss nbl e anel ti,e only \\"fly o ut is hy fI t"lH' t'e-dn,\" I'icle b,\" sfl cltll e mul e o\'er th e AIl(l es :\[ountain s n o rth o f h e r e to th e And f' Hn Hi g hwH Y. wh ich is ope n all th e year, Thi s i s s upp osed to be on e of' t he wo rlel 's m ost t hrillin g ron ds ns it rlln s mo re o r less n lon;.; th e c re s t's of th e lowe r mountain s, often at ar o unel 14.000 feet in a lti t ude, ~pE'ak­ in g of r oad s. the 40 j;ll om eter t ri p fr om t he sea]lort of L a Guay r a ll P oye r the Drecipitou s Coa~t H a ll ge to Cara cas is

one of th e most beautiful and impress iy e th e writer ha s e ve r seen, Twi s ting and climbin g up th e n a rrow but paved r oad, orig-inall y blasted off th e s id e of th e mountnin , climbin g up abo \'e l ow l.\'in g clouds until one can see t h e ve ry hlu e Carihbea n Sea hrea kin g in a long- lin e of white s mf a long th eir ha se, t h e r ank t r opica l \'egeta tion and th e many n1 ryin g colo r s of th e r ock s make a ye r y pre tty pi c ture, cau s in g on e to forget for th e tim e LJein,e; the h eat mid other unpleasa ntn ess be low, '1' he And es Mo untain s run in a n orth east-so uthwest dir ection a c r oss wes t e rn Ven ezu ela, lea vin g L a ke Maracaibo ancl a hout on e-fo urth of th e co nntr ,l' lyin g on th e ir west sid e, '1'h eir n o r th and ea stward ex t e ns ion- th e Coa s t R a nge - run s a long th e n orth coa s t below a n el beyo nd Trinidad.

Acro ss th e so uth-centra l part of th e cou n t r,\' run s the g r eat Orin oco riv e r , and furth e r south are th e highlands of the Guia na s.

Running down from th e And es are th e ru gged, junglecove r ed fo othill s, c ut by large, fast s tream s ri Sin g in t he m ounta in s. Th ese s trea m s de\'elop rapidly into gr eat ri\'er s that \"ill rise sever al feet in a fe \"\" minu tes with a rain o\'e r their h eadwate r area . Th eil' d eepn es::; nnd s wiftn ess a re t h e g r eat ohstacles to tran SI)O rtation h e r e. Some are forcl ed wh e r e and wh en Dossihl e; oth e r s a r e c r osscd on c rud e but effi c ie nt fe rri es mad e of se yer a I clugou t ca noes co yer ed with rough fl oorin g.

Out from tile hills a r e t h e g r eat lla nos, or pla ins, flat a nd gr ass co ve r ed som e thin g like those of W est T exa s , H e r e geophysica l ex ploration is th e only po s~ ihl e type. It is in t he foot hill s that s urfa ce geo log ical work is clone, As th ey are jung-le (mo nte )-co\' er ec1 and road s are nil , travel is by sacl eli e mule, with cargo mul es ca rry ing a ll equipment and pro \'is ions. Th e onl.v places on e ca n pass a r e up rh'e r s 0 1' s uc h trail s a s peo ns can c ut. Grea t i)oulcle r i", some a s large as a s mall hon se, are ca rri ed d own by th e s wift w ate r a nd e ye n tua ll y block animal t r affic; then one mu s t porte r into th e co untry it i s des ired to \york. th e porte r s carrying only absolu te n ecessities f or a few dn~' s , Wh ere t h e cargo mul es ca n he tn ke n one uSll a ll.v h as a t ent, f o lcJiu g cot. and a f e w m or e comforts. hut \\"h e n pOlterin g a ncl th e \\" eigh t mu st be k ept cl o wn , one sleeps in a hamm ori;: ancl more or less eats off th e co untn' as h e goes. as game is us ually fairly ple ntiful in th e un ~ettlecl portion s.

Tray er ses are run hy trnD s it, plane tnble. Brunton . Batson hoa rcl, pace, etc, Th e write r ha s kn o\"\"n of lIlan~' m agn e tom e te r traY e r ses " 'h e r e t h e ope r a tor r ocl e a mul e who se gait h ad been t im ecl , with co n seq uent s un ey notes a s " N25 °E - 28 minutes walk hy grey mul e. " But ::;llrpri sin gly n'ooc! r es ults a r e ohta in ed, In sections wh e r e riY e r s are ~ eepe r, trayel may he by s mall la un ch es or cnll oes paddlecl hy n ati\'es, with tray er ses by sta dia h and leyel 01' po::;sihly onlv es timation in r eco nnni san ce work, In s h o r t, th e m e th od a dapted to th e n eecl s of acclll'a cy and speed of the parti c ular j ob i s u sed, Th e ma tte r 01' health i s on e ll s ua lly of' r ea I conce l'll to 111 0St prospects, Of co urse, n o o ne n ot in excell ent health (Co ntilmecl on Pag e 13)

Triangle House

In the EI ('Ctecl ,ntb n '" Is· btl)':, lerl,, ti1ll e and ql lbe re~nJnt iUlPortatJ~Jl

I'nn)"S plO( Ule!cin i 1II f( cit)" in enct factllriug., 1 fnctor)' Slt( the Home 1 eign intere~

,bould com ,,'hole. tber of the Cni t prerentire for snal;es. yenOIllO IlS ' uSllall)' thi tbe on I)' ki wild pigs tl bel' of tbe ( whicb if II ous, Otbel keys. 1I10nl; 1'be writer ,m~1l sanel Colombian countr)' is ~fi r tbat Iii LI;ited Sta out to meel tbing requi is particulr only moile to extensh o\\"n ancl 0 fin(1 aerial Prob3blr of insects'. find auts a npcessa r\' t the fielcl, Rather I 1I'0rk in tI SOllle of t others are h)" anyone is to be 10 llluch cliffe course. art for explor different. bare ra ric an)"one wt ancl not 1' . As for t I~ rer)' he Olle is \" 0 1'3riely lea Iy frOm th With alar lIre COlltr With appli 111 a few ('011 tract 311(1 incille 'tayS the fiteil by th

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ue Write ro\\, bl r ha, 'llntni It pU\'('(j _ n, elllnl, ,ee the \' of Whit er, ane! thee Snl'[ Il'ett\" ,Inun, , Illetnr1 leat aile! oth~;

·soutbwc_t I' ke ' ,!t. ,11a racaibo ;11, tbeir \\'e~1 Coast Ran e One! 'l.'rinie!ad 'Uns tbe gr~a; blalle!s of the

I~gee!,

jungle. ill the o great rirers

The Grande Com ore (Co nti,Hll ed t l'OI'l1, Pav e 10)

In th e Europ ean co untri es,in add iti on to t h e wo rk co n nec tecl with locatin g t h e prope r , ources to s np plJ' r aw m at.erials, bn~- in g ,and making r eco mm endati on s regarding t h e tlln e and quanttty to buy, we lHly e ccmpiled la\ys and n oted th e r e6nl ation s, etc, of mal1~' co untri es p e rtaining' to the imp or tat ion a nd/ or manufa c turin g a nd se llin g of the coml~a nJ"s produ ct s , This in clud ed obta inin g s uffi c ien t co m m ercial iu fo rm ation on th e g r ound in ord e r to d ecid e whicb city in each countr y prese nt s tbe most aelYa n tages ( manu fa ct urin g, di s tribution , s a les, etc,) a nd t h e loca t.ion of factory s ites, In fact. I a m the conn ecting link between the Hom e Office and a n~' branch or divi s ion of thei r foreign inte r ests of whi ch t h ey wi sh fir st-hand inform ation .

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flat and Texas. Here "pe, It is in ~ne. As thel' I tra rei is hy ]lllplUent and nil rirers or ;~JIlle as large .ft Watcr and ,t porter into 1arrring onl, 'e the ' ea rg~ (ling cot. ani! e! the lreight and more or usually fair·

lrunton. But· f lIlun)' mag, mule whose e\' notes as ~urJlrisingl)'

e rirers are noes paddled I 01' possibly short. the spt'l'll of the I concern to ellent health

Foreign Exploration Work (Co l/til/ll ecl tro l1l Pav e n)

sh ou ld come to thi s r ath er in ncc ess ibl e loca li t .v. O n t h e \Th ole. t h e r e is con s id e r ab le s imilnrit.r to the Gulf Coa st of th e Un ited States, 'I' h e r e is fe ve r b er e, bllt Iy ith r egu la r pre ve nti\' e d oses of quinin e it can la r gely be a void ed, A,; for s n a k es. th e r e see m to be co mparativ e ly fe\\' at t h e yen omO lls \'ariet)' , ancl as on e of co ur se wea r s \)oots, h e u s uall~' t hink s Ye n ' li ttle of th em.

As for \\'i1d llllim a ls , th e on ly kind reg'ard ed as cl a n gerou s are th e la r ge h er ds of \vild pigs t h at r a nge through t h e jungl e, The la r gest m e m ber of th e cat famil y is t h e t ige r (So n t b Am e ri can j a;r ll a r ), \\'hicb if U1)\\, o un el ed i s n ot r egarel ed a s especia lly clallge r ou s, Oth er ga m e fo und iu abundance are ta pirs. de('r , tu rk ('~-s . monke~' s, ancl a lli gators on t b e lilrge so utb e rn riY e r s.

Th e \,-ri te r h as CO lln ted a s ma n y as e ig hty a lli g-ato r ,; on on e s m 'l ll sa nd ba l'. Th e o nl~' 'barl Inelian s are down alon g the Co lombian !lorcl er . and t h e r e \\' bites don't go. ]\[uch of t ba t cO llntr~' is still un expl or ed, To s um i t a ll up, Oll e mi g'b t sny that h ea lth i s probably as sa f e b e r e as in parts of the Uni tecl States, As stated abo\'e. the t im e r equired to t r ayel out to m edi cn l a id in case of inju r y , appen dic iti s, 0 1' a n)'t bin g r eq uirin g quick attent ion, is th e wor st featu r ('. Tbi s is particularly true in the r ainy seaso n w h en mul es a r e t.h e only m a rI e of t r ayel. But pla n es a r e beg innin g to cnm e in to exten s iy e u se, Some of th e co mpani es, as t h e Cr eo le, own and ope r ate seye r a l fin e ones, both for t r a n sportation a nd a e rial su r yeys.

Prob a bly th e mo st a nn o~' in g f eatll r e is t h e large nnm be r of in sects, J ejenes ( li ttle black fli es ) , m os quito es, t ick s, a nd ants a r e p r obab ly t h e \\'o r st of m a ny \' a ri et ies. It is n ecessa ry to sleep und e r mos quito n ettin g a ln'ay s \\'h en in tb e field.

Rath el' briefl y, th ese a r e som e of the featnr es of fi elcl \york in t h e und ey eloped po r t ion s of t b e Latin Ame ri cas, Some of t h e diffi c ul ti es h e r e a r e fo nnd in t h e States and ot.h e r s are n ew, TheJ' should he taken into consicle r ation ? y anyon e con templ at iu g working h e r e. O f co urse, if on e I S to be located III a p e r ma n ent ca mp, livin g condition s a r e much differ ent. Comforts, and e \' en In x ur ies u p to a a:o lf co urse, a r e a fforcl ed by a few oil and mining cn ul ps, 'B ut for e xploratol'J' a nd el e \'e lopm ent \Vork thing s are mu ch different. Tb e "lure of t b e T r op ics " and like expreSS ion s h a~'e variou s unprintab le pat'ocli es, bnt s uffi ce i t to say to al1~'one who h as r omantic ideas on tbe s ubj ect th a t \;'ork and not r om ance awaits tbose w h o com e b e r e. , As for th e m atte r of lang u age, a kn owl edge of Spaui.' h I S v e ~' y helpl'ul. e yen essen t ia l in so me types of work wb e r e one. I S w orkin g a lon e b u t for peo n he lp , Th e Castilli an variety learn ecl at scb ool , o f co urse, he lp s, hut cliffe r s wiel e ly f r om t h at actu a ll y s poke n, SO lll 2 men \\'ho a r e station ecl \,-'ilh a large partJ' of otb er Ame ri ca n s mny sp ellcl t b e ir en tire con t r act b er e ancl lea rn \'e n ' few \y orrl::;, I-Io\y e ve r :\·itb f1ppli ca tion, a \Torl<in g kn olyl ecl ge ma .\' be pi ck ed llL; In a fe w weeks.

Co ntracts are u s ua l1 ,v for on e and on e- Iu: li' o r t\\'o venrs a ncl in c lud e sa lar y plu s e xpe nses and tra n s portation if o n ~ stays the len g tll of th e contr act nnl pss t h e w ork is te rmin ated by t h e compa n)' . Usua ll y m en with at lea st a co upl e

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of yea r s ' exp e ri en c(' a r e des ir ed, th o ngl! som e n ew g racluates a r (' ta k en, Rin gle m e n fi r e Il ~ u n n .v p r efe rred for fi eld wo rk , tbough probably hair or I'h e fa irl ~' l a r g-e for ce in t hi s :lrea are m a l'l'i ecl, bllt the w il'es h arl to r em a in in t h e States, tb e w rit e r' s nl110n g l·b e l11 . Thi s is one of til e m ost Iln i'ort lln ate featu res of the fie irl wo rk . hilt th e re a r e no liI' ing- a ccomm ocl at ion s fo r Ame ri ca n \TomPll, ' Vith t h e d epr e ~s i o n in pet r olell ll\ llllcl min e r nl in rl ll s lTi es at h ome, th e re a r e mnn~' see kin g to co m e h e r e. It mi ~ht be \Yell to m enti ou t h at \)u s in ess is s nf'fe rin g b cr e as in ~ o r t b Ame ri ca . One see kin g to loca t'e in t b e La t in Ame ri ca n co untn' s h ould appl~' to th e fo r e ig-n 0 1' ex pl or at ion rl epartment s of t h e Huious large comp a ni es oper ating a bro,'!d.

Botb Afri ca and E urope a r e no\\' r ecciyin g co n s idcrabl e attent ion, pa rticul a rl.\' in exp lor ato r y I\'ork : rrh e \\Titer \Till be bapp~' if tbi s is of som e "al ne o r in t e rest to a n y MSi\I man, Among t h os e h ere n r e OTaduates of yarion s othe r school s nncl it i s bi s beli ef that t rainin g r ece iv erl f r om n mining- sch oo l such ns :\I R:\I i s ;o:upe ri or t o n n~' ot h er , espec ia lly fo r \\' ork u ncle I' n ew and difli c nl t co ndi t ion s wh e r e the expe ri ences of ~'eal'S in t h e Stntes nr(' c r o\Yclecl into m ontb s , or c I'en \Yeek s, h er e,

Some Prominent Lecturers During the Year Dr, II. Fo ~te r Ba in acl clressed t h e ?lIinin g & i\I e ta llnrgica l A.ssoc inti on on Reptem\)e r 30, g'iI·in .g hi s persona L illlllref:s ion of bu s in ess and indu st rial co ndition s 'thllt h e J'eceh ed upon a r ecen t tri p to E ur ope. On t bis trip TI L Ba in y isi ted E n g la nel, G e l'ln a n~', P oland, Be lg i um, antI F ran ce. lIe r eported t b a t nil these co un t ri es were " p ullin g on t" of t b e post-war slump, ancl I'h ilt mo cl ern m et h ocls we r e s upplant.ing olde r and ou t of dn te m eth od s , At the close of th e m ee l'ing; IV, i\I. , Veigel. '00, of St, Loui s, exten cl cel a'n in\'i tiltic n to the men prese n t to attena n m eeting of \'a ri on s en ,l! ineers at Bagn ell Dnm on Oc tob er JSth. H e a ls o sa id t h at at. \'ilriou s Satu rd'H lun ch eon s h eld by A, 1. i\I. i\[, :K m C'n in St, Lo ui s a ll 'stn cl en t and associate m emb e r s \\'e r (' \Y('l co m e .

U ndonbtedlJ' . one of th e la r gest cr o\yds tnrnerl on t to b ea r Dr. Ba in 's ta lk t ba t ha s attencl ecl a s imilar lect ur e in y ea r s, Th e m eetin g Iya s m o re o r less of a sm ok e r. a nel \",is enj oyed thorou <:;hly by ill! tbn se presen t.

Dr, J ohn H, Gnrrln e r, P r ofess or of Org-a ni c Ch emi s t r y of , Vashin gto n U niY er s ity, spo k e to t h e Ira R em se n Soc iety I)n Novembe r 5 tIl , D r. Gll r cl n e r presen ted th e s ubject, "Coal a nd P et r ole ulll as Ch emi cal Haw Mate ri a ls ," Tbe latest s yn t h eses amI oth e r de\'elollillents f r om thes e materials wer e ab l~" d isc n s sed . lI e intim Hted that a \'ast prog ress had been mael e in th e Inst {[ ecn d e. bnt that the s \lrfac e onl " h ad been sc r atch ed, thn t " m or c pr ogr ess in the utili zatio;l of compound s of coal h aa been m ade in the la st fifteen ~' ea r s than in fi ll pre \' ious yea r s of study of these materia ls." 'I' h e pred ict ion \Yfl S m ade that in the n ext fifteen J'ea r s more prog r ess \\' o uld I)e mad e in tlli s fi eld t b a n in a ll predou s tim e, D r , L. ]'. Yntemfl, h ead of: t'h e departm en t of ch cm is trY St. LOllis U niY e r s ity, lcct ured \Y ed IlPsda J' , Noy embe r 19th: befor e th e Ira R em se n Ro c ie ty on "Electr odE'pos iti on from Non-aq u eo u s Soluti on s." Io ni 7- in g so h ent s n s ammoni a, fOl'mamicl e and a cetam ide \\' e r e di sc u ssed. E ledr odepos it ion of many of t h e co mm on m eta ls f rom th ese solv ents wa s di scu ssed and d em onstr nted. , V. E. Remm e r s, '23. metn ll lll'gicn i en gin ce r \\' it l1 the \~T estern E lectri c Co mpa n,\', d eli ver ea t\\·o le(; tlll'e,; befo r e s tud ents in m eta II ur gy a \ld in e lect ri CHI e n ~' i nee ri ng on Ap ril 27. Hi s fir s t lec tlll'e CO \'e r ecl ma te ria b in I' b e magn e tic circ uit s of CO lllllluni cat ion <1pparatns, a nel b is se(;o ncl th e \' a ri on s types of e lect ri c lIl elt in ,S' fnrna ces n o\\' u sed comm er c ia ll y in stee l ma kin g. i\Ir. 1. i\I. Hob er ts, ('h ief Ch emi "t fit th e Coke Pl a nt of th e Lacled e Gas Li~ht ('Olllpan~', Rt. L oni ;;, i\lisso nri. d eli vered a ver y interest in g lec:t llre conce rnin g tbe prod uct ion of co al gas nnd its by -pr oclu cts, Ht t b e m ee t' ing on May 6tb.

Hi s lecture wa s illu st r ate d lw s li rks \I' hic h \Un cle it \'et'v comple te anel s h o\\'ecl a I'e r .\' e fl'id e n t plant. E I'er y pa r t ;f (Col1 til/ll ecl oJ/. Pag e 14 )

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14 Track Season

M in ers set two new state records

Impromptu Meeting of Southern California Section held at Engineers Club, Los Angeles Reported By H. F. V alentine

'Whil e on til e w h ol c th c Mi n er t r ack scn .·() n d i d n ot " h () w O n F ri ela.,' n oo n . F eb. 27, ] 9 81. 1 1 e arl ~' a sco r e of fo rm C' r u p t() stn r prop() r t i o ns in nil c\"c n t s. .,·e t· tlH OIl .Q: h o u t· t h e "JI. R. :'II. m en ga t h er ed n t t h e E ngi n ee r s CI li b fo r lu n Ch , m eets i n II"hi c- h t h ey pa r t i c ip a t cd t he ~lin c n; sh owed lI' in " o ld t i m es " , an el '·ga /) -fes t"·. The t nrn o n t wa!' ]"(' D1n rk alll e nin ~ st .l ' l c of r ecord p lOpo r l"ion i n m an .v o f t he e,·ents. , c o n ~ i el e rin .g t h e I'nct that o nl~' I I t h e t ri nn g-li l ar m e('t h el d ,-- -- - - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - -- - - - , ~ -! - ho l1l· tc l ep h on e no t i e-t' lI"a~ o n .Jnck lin g fi el d 0 11 j\ p ril ~4 . ." i " en anel m os t of t h ese w er e w i t h I Y es tmi n st er. Cl' llt" r al and d elil'e r ed 11.\" st cn ographer s or t he lII i n er s parti <: i pat i n g-. 1I"0 n o t h er ll" i se r e la ~· e cl . hy ' V estm in st er . t h e 1I" 0rk of " ']'cc]" ' L.,·n to n 'J 2. ;l cted a s R ex :'II()nr oe i n t h c r ll n s lI n el ch a i rm an of t h e ])1el'tin g ancl, D a ,'e ~I o l1l el e r at t h c Do l e Y:1 l1 l t.

II" h en c " er ~'o n e hael r eca Ileel i Ll f o r eto l d a n C'1" ma ri; 'I" h ell t' hc eirl eM s w it-h th e 01(1 seilOo l mate lI f. C. A . TJ . m cc t· lI"a s h el(1 ill on hi s ri g h t. l ef t. an oss t he (' ol nm iJi a on :'lI n ., · If ) n ll d 1 G. t a hl e a n d d Oll" ll t o t il e end. T ecl 'I' hi s lI"as f n rt h er (> m p llH si 7.ecl in ea II eel on Ha ril ey :\ 11 cJ ellll :1n '21. th c Spr i ng- fi eld T (, lI cile r s m ee t to .~ h e t"Lw hO.\" 8 t h e In t e:;t elop e h el el in Ho l l n () n :'lI n." 1. w on hy l n c: i cl e l1t l ~' f r om t h e cn m IH I;;.

Spri n g-fi ekl . h n t lI' i t tl 1):1 ,'c M o ul D n rn ey' s nn a n no n n el'(1 n rri n l l el N. b o l (l cr o f' t he po lc nl nl t in t hi ::; scc t i on o f t h e co un t r y i s r C('or el on .Jack lin >:: Pic lel r ll isII" h a t p r ec i pt a ted t h e m ee ting ill ;::: h i s ma rl; t o ] ~ ' :;" . and H cx ll ein g cal lerl at t hi s ti m e u pon M onroe h r eakin g- t h e m cC't n?c-s11("h ~ h o r t n oti ce . ord in bot h tll e 4-10 a nd th e 1:->1'0.

R:=l I' Il PY gU " e a y er.v i n tc l' e~ t­ IV . ]f . Smi t h , i\li ner f r csh m an i ng ta I k on t h e p r ogr ess of t h e aJ. 0 cha ll;eel up a II l'\" m eet r ecDave M oulder se t s new p o le va ult mark sc h ool an el t h e im pr o " em en t . in o r d i n th e b r oad jllln p . m akin g stfl lled t h e pn st f e'" ~·e a r s. H e 21 f ee t o n e~ i g h t h in ch. m ad e a Yer .v 1'1l1-or ab l e r epo r t co ncer n i n n- athl eti c co n cli t i on s A.t t'h e M . C. A . ·G. m ee t i n Colll ll1 bin 011 Ma 'y Fi a ll rl H i . n t sc h oo l w hi ch \ya s p l ens:l n t n e'l" s to us of til(' 1014 er a. lII oul cl er set it n ell' state r ecord in t h e po l e " n ll lt, m a k i n g i t Most of u s e1i d n ot r eco ~ ni z e t h e ,': onl p i c tu r e of th (' p r esen t o,'e r U1 C Iw r lit ]~ Jec t 4-Ys in ch cs, n lld }(on r oe a ne\l' r eco r cl Cn mp u . of Ollr A l ma Mater. F]l" ery on c lI'as ;, Ill nzl'<l ,y h en h e i n tll(' h a l f -m ile m a kin g t hc d i st n n ce i n on e m i n n te 59 .3 fln no u n ceel t ha t t h e p r l' sent en r oll m en t II"ns 1;8 ,. <)nit" e an scco nd s. Imm ed i at el .'· hehill d :'I[onroc cn m e 1rll"in , JIi n er in c r eflse sin ce t h e t i m e w e a t t encl C'(l. f r osh , a n<l I) n t a h a l f -seconcl ull cl e r t h e o lel sta te r eeo r d.

H e also g a ,'e u s nil t he l a t est ?;os;;i p. c nrrent· el"l' n ts :I n<1 ot h (-' r n ew s con ce rnin g- t h e f fls t· g-r O'l" i ng nH'tT opo li s o f H ol !;l . One' o ld t im er of t h e c la ss 01" ] 0 a~k e cl hi lll i l" el" C'l".\" olll· st ill we nt Some Prominent Lecturers During th e Year down t o m ee t t h e tr ain s. , Y e w er e all sh oc k ed Wit t'll Ilc s:lid t h er e " 'er e Tel'.\" fe 'l" t r a in s l e ft on t h e sc hed ul e t o he Ill et.

(CO llI iI/ li ed f r om .Pugc .1 .'] ) Bn rn ey wa s I"er y en t h nsi as t' i c in h i s r enlll ri; s--j ust like h e gets 'Th en h e p n t s h i. fi n ger o n th e dot-ted lin e of a ll t h e cort i nsecl i n gil s p r od uct- i on fi nd s it, II'n .\" i nr o a nsef nl i n surn nce 1) 0I ic.\"- m o r e p Oll"er to hi lll, pl" od li d. I-I e g n " e II co m p l etc cl escri pt ion of " n ri o ns co l; es Re 1"C'l"n1 o f' t h e A lu mlli a ncl th c uscs f o r \\' bi ch t h ey h o l elin g cxe(" u t i \"(' p os i t i on s II l"e hest sui t ed.

T h er e is Athletics and Scholarship D o Mix su>::ges t ecl t-hll t t il e :-icll oo l of 1' 00 111 f o r i ll1li1"O" ClIl en ts i n ~ [i,; es m ain t fl in it I"eseal"ch t h i s nclll a n cl , a t a ll times, d epa r tm en t t o p l'o "icl e em l" es('n l"ch i s ca rri ed on at t h e p l O ~' m c nt f o r th c st ucl cnts 1) l a n t. A t th e co nc ln si on of n nrl n l so sen c t h e alnl11ni. t-he Icd lll'e he sh oll"er! it m o'1" 11 0 f o un d i t Iw cessn r .\" to t i OIl p ietnre fil lll of t il e p l :1 l1 t. h [l" c fI st ncl y nw (l c o f ce r t ll i n "' [{a llill m :1 nd ](:\ rlin1\1 Poi sp r ob l (, lll s. on in g-" IY [lS t h e t itl e o f t h e ncl j ourn c<1 '1'h e m ce t in .g g"e nc r ll l l ec t nrp g il-e ll at :1llo n t ~ :1:; 1) . Ill. n f t er ever .\" l'II I"I;(' r Tl a ll 'J'h II r scla.\·. ~ O l" ­ on c h n<l h ea reI SO IlH'o ne t el I (" 1111 )(' 1" ~Ot h . h.l' 1 ' 1"0 1'(,8so r 01' t h e in ci d ent fI lion t- t hc co w Il l'r l1 l n n Rch l ll n cl t. h ead 0 1' \\"hi eh II" IIS II"lI i t i n).!" f o r P r of .

Lhe clep" I" tm en t or c lw llli st l".I' li(' rt ll \\" h en h c :ll" l" i,'ed a t· at- t-he (j ni l·('I"s i t.\" 01' :lli ss() n r i. til(' c l " s~ I'oo m to g- il"l' on c o f ]) 1" , Sc; hlll ll <1t i ::; 11"(' 11 k ll ow n hi s in fa ll1 0 n s ('al<-u ln s fin a l s.

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I";!rli o- flc t i l"e slIh sl-II nc-l's . A s R. :'lIn x lI"e ll, ex '1 3 : Da ni el lit Li e :1 S t ('n m i cr og rams ( mi l K H u f'fmHn . '22 ; ]), H . H ad l i onth s o r a gralll ) of r ll (l iulIl, cl i fre. ' J:~: K n . Hrol1),: h ton. " UIII t'<1 li t II ho li t () Il(' o r t ll"O ' ] :. : .J. 'I.'. Y Oll n),:. '17: W . ( '. d oll "rs, lI"i ll p r odu cc I"(~ r y J-l og."o lloOlll. '1-. : H. L . ~I II ,;se ~', s('J"i o (IS p l1 y si ol og- i c-n l eITcc:t"~ .

Le ft . R e x M o nroe. w h o c h a lk e d a ne w s tat e m a rk in ha lf- mil e, d o in g it in '18 : ~ . M. L a " "I"(' ncc . '](i : I nso l llh i e' n i fliulli C"O l1l l)(l l ll l(J:.; o n e minu t e 59 .3 s eco nd s.

Ce nt e r, E . W . H e i li g , last y e ar's c aptain of H. G. HulJba rcl. ' ~ 3 ; II. p , nCC IlI1111 I,l te i n l h e bo n .\" ~ tr\1 C:bask e tb a ll a t M S M. Ri g ht . Jo hn S tUl" ffi , t wo le tt e rs in foo tb a ll . A ll w e a r V a l en t in e, '23.

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Dr. Harlow Shapley gives Interesting Illustrated Lecture in Parker Hall on the Astro nomer's New Universe.

Reviewed by Dr. C. E. Bardsley,'2o Dr. Hnrlo\\' Shapley M I sla nd l'n il'er se fa m e. Directo r ot' Hnnarel College Obse n ato r y, Ca mbrid ge, i\Ia ssa chu setts, g-a ye a m ost in ter estin g a nd profo und lecture befor e a n enchan ted audience of fh e htl1H.lred at P a rk er H a ll T ne:;da .\·. l'\ovember 4. at 8 P. M. on "Th e Ast ron cm e r' ~ :\ e \\' LT nil·cr se." B)7 t he a id of bea n t if nl slid es and Ye lvetv oriltor,' mix eel \\'i th humor now and t hen h e W ,lS en a bled to ? ll\'e hi s a u d ien ~e accompilny hIm on fl t'r em en el ou s j ourn ey In th c CO llrse ot on e h Ollr to t h e oute rm o~t o utpo;,t" of t he SI;l1.e rgal:lxies. r etul'l1in g n s a .... f1 in to .lCa r t h down in So u t h AITl cn . from \Th en ce \y e r enc hed R oll a in one ninth of a SCC01HI 0,'1'1" th e ethel' \ya yes.

Dr. Rh flp ley h as a II m :ltter classi fie d f r om th e s ub-elect r on. throngh th e electr on , proton , ato m. qnalltnm. m oLecnl e. (' Iem ent. compo und . solar system . mnl t ipl e sUn·s. clu ster>; of sta r s. Our Ga lax.v, multi t nc1 es of Ga lax ies ou tside of: .our sid er eal system . and mu ltipl e 01' s upe r ga lactic Ga lnx !cs at the ve ry ou tposts of a ll sid e n'a l spa ce. In this a ll (' n c c ll1p flS' in .~ classifi cat ion , h e h as left two hlank slJ aces to proy](l e fo r futur e quanta to hum a n in te lli o'en'ce: on e fo r t he in fera infinitesimal millimi cr a a llll t h e oth er fo r t he ultra s nperg-alact ic; wh o kn o\y s but t h at t hi s is a vic io ns all -c ircnl11 ::<criliin g spher e in \yhi ch t h e sm a llest is t he la r o'est-n ll- God . ,., Dr. Sh a pl ey 's m a j or r esea r ch es h aye been m a d e in t h e fie ld s of' stellar photom et r y a nd spect r oscop ~' . At NIt . Vi' il son O b se~·yatory , wh er e is located th e greatest r efl ectin g telescope 111 the \Torlel. a nd at Hanarcl Obser vator y, h e p er fected rneth od s of m easllring stella r di stan ces photom et ri cn ll y. a n d applied th ese m ethod s to t he problem of th e di stance~ and stru cture of th e g'r eat st a r clu ster s.

His \\'01');: has g1\'en a n ew pe r ception of t h e size of the U ni yer se' it is at least n tho u sa n el fo ld la r ger t ha n it was con sieler~d by astr?n? me rs of on l.y a fe\y yea r s bn ck. Dr. Shapley. t hrou gh statIstIca l star co un ts. ha s a lso di~ co y e r e d t ha t t h e sun i s not at t h e center of ou r s id er eal unjy er se or " Milch stra sse" a ~ .wa s fo rm erl.y supposed . bu t is sc yer a l hundrf' d quad: l'lili on miles off center. H e stated t h at th e center of th e Milk ~' , Vay lay far behind impen etr a bl e obsc urin g d a rk cloudS of du st a nd gases, t h e co-('alled "Coal-sack s", in Sagi tta riu s. F r om t h e sil ye r edges of th ese cloudS it i s certa in t h at Sun s ch a llen gin g th e spl end or of a ll other s in th e h ea \'en s occupy the exa lterl p OS it ion s n ear t h e cen ter Of. ou ~ uniyer se, and t hat man will ha ve to wa it man y mlll el1lums before these obscuri ng masses float away aud r eveal what lies behind.

Dr. Shapley's studies of the f am o ns sta r cl uster "i\Iessier 13" in t h e con stellation of H er cules h as pr oved t h at t hi s cluster ha s a eliameter of m or e than two a nd a h a lf qu adrillion mil es a nd co ntai n s m or e t h a n 500,000 sta r s, eac h of th em intrin Sica lly brighter than t he S un. His r esea r ch es h nye nlso played a la r ge part in esta blish ing t h e fact t h at th e g reat sta r -clu ste rs a r e fo und on ly at uniyer se di sta n ces from th e p lan e of t h e milk,·-way.

Dr. Sh apley sa id that t he grea ter pa r t of all matte r in t he Unh'e rse \\'as in a n in tensely hot gaseo us state, a nd t hat probabl.v the sola r s~'s tem \Ta S one of th e uniqu e fcll.tures of cr eation , in that parts of it wer e cooled en ou " h for .· uch colloid s as man , pla n ts, and a nim a ls to ex ist. 'l'he clem cnts fou nd in m a n 's bod y are t he sa m e as comp ose t h e g'a lax ies of st a r s. H e wen t on fu r t h er to sa y that a nother gr eat part of all ma ss in t h e mnl t it ude of vis ibl e unl\'cr ses ex isted in th e form of r ad iation t h at h as bee n emin atin g from qua elrilli on s of sta r s for an infinite llnm ber of ul t r amill cn inl1l s; who know s but t h at t hi s racliation i s n ot gath ere(1 in lumin ons ne bulae at t h e o nt vosts of s pace, conrl en sed ag-a in , anc! is th e cr ad le of S un s; m aybe thi s is t he yi cio us cyc le of "du st to cln st, and as hes to as hes." '['0 us it seem s t hnt t h e plan of th e Un iv erse is extrayag-ant, if we are a ll there i s to view it ; but [Jossibl .v in God's p la n "proteids and colloids" play a minor r ole, a nd ly e as yet know not wh a t it is.

Prof. Elmo G, Harris Retires Forty ye'ars head of Civil Engineering Department P rofesso r Elmo G. I-Iani s h as been on t h e filcu l ty of t h e Mi sso uri Sch ool of Min es m ost of th e t ime fo r forty years.

IJadng r eac h eel th e ag-e of seYE'nt,' year s, h e is a utomatica lly r etired at t he encl of t h e p reRen t sch ool year and will r ece jyc t he Ca l'l1egie Foundation pension. H e will be s ncceccl ed a s head of th e ciyil engin ee rin g departme n t by P rofe:sor .T. B. Butler. who f or th e pa:t sHe r a l ~' ea rs h as been handl ing t he r outin e a dmini strati\'c matte r s of t he depa r t men t.

Professo r I-Tnni s cu mE' to i\I Ri\I in September, 1891, as directo r a nd p r ofesso r of ch 'iL enginee ring. H e e n 'eel as directo r fo r two yea r s. and th en d C\'oted a ll hi s ti m e to t he c il'iL engin eerin g work un t il 1001, wh en h e we n L to til e U nh'e r sity of P enn s.vl va ni a for one a nd one-h alf' yea rs in th e c iy il e n .~· ill ee rin g de pa r tme nt of that U niy er s ity . H e t hen r et nrn ed to t he Schoo l or i\I ines. wh er e he has beell s ince. I-I e h ns had m or c con tact with a lumni t ha n per h a ps a n.\' oth e r m emb er of t he fac ul ty. I-I e h a: Im OW ll ten dil'ecto rs of th e Schoo l.

P r ofesso r IIarri s. a LII'a ,'s of a :;tudi ous t urn , b as cont ri buted mu ch to r i\'Il eng in ee rin g durin g t h e fo r ty ~' ea r s h e ha s been h e re. I-Tis wo rk in cO Ill\JI'essed a il', h,·t1rau li c:;, and in r einfo r ced co ncrcte h as att r acted more than n ational a t tentio n. H e is t he Hll t hor of' a textboo k on co mpresseel a il' th at is still u ~ec1 ('xte nsi yel,' t hr ough o ut t he United States. H e \\'H S nn ind e pend cn t inyento r of t he a ir-li ft IHlmp. althou g h n ot f'he f'ir st. Afte r perfec ting t he inyell ti on, Prof'esso r I-I a ni s nppli ccl t o the P ate nt Oflice 1'0), a pate nt on t h e pump n nd t he a ppli cation wa s t wi ce r ej ected o ver th e statem en t that it \ya:; co n t ra r y to til e laws of' ph.vs ics a nd \yo ul d not \\·o rk. an d t he refor e a paten t wo uld n ot be g ra nted . It a fte rw al'd:; t1 e \'eloped t h at th e idea h ael a lre:1 dy been patented . P r o f'. I-l a rri s later iJ1\'en ted t h e r etllrn -a ir p umpin g syste m, r ece il'ed a paten t. a mI g ranteel a li cen se to m anufacture to t he Inger soll -H a nd Co mpan,·.

Th e l a r gest in sta lla t ion of t hi s t ype of pump is in t he syp hon u nde r t h e Harl em Hiyer on t h e \Yater su pply c011lluit fo r t h e Citv of Ne\\' York . In ro nn ec tion with his \y ork on a ir-li ft p lll~p., Prof. Ha rri s \yo rk ed out t h e fo r mula fo r t h e a ir-lift pump. \\'h ich is n o \\' used :111 O\'er t h e \Y orld.

Of a ll of hi s sc ien tifi c accomp li shm ents Prof. I-Iunis ta kes m ost prid e in hi s perfection of a clirec t solu t ion of t b e problem s r elatin g to th e fl ow of wa te l' in a n y kin d of co nd ui t.

U p to the tim e h e el e\' eloped t hi s fo rmu la. all solu tion ' of s uch problem s wer e c ut a nd t r y processes. During th e past few years P r of. Harri: h as cleyoted a l a r ge part of hi s l eisure tim e to a stuely of r einforced concrete clams a nd other s tru ctu r es. and has w ri tten llumer ous ma nllsc ripts on the s ubj ect. Prof. I-Ia rri s is of t h e opini on th a t too li tt le attenti on is p aicl to the s mall er stru ctures in r ein fo rced co ncr ete work, which s t r uct urcs in t he aggregate con s um e mo r e money th a n t h e la rge r stru ct ure. clo.

Among hi s ot her nctiv ities. P r o t Harri s ea rly r ecog ni zed th e preSSing neeel of r oa d bette l'1llents in t h e Oza rl,s. a nd Lon g llef o r e t he r e lI'a s a state hi g h way depa rtm en t he prepa r ed a nd p ubli shed a bull etin on th is s ubj ect. In t hi s Prof. Harri s st re;:;seel t h e n eed of r eloca tion o r the publi c r oa d s. In t h ose ea r ly tim es m os t of th e r oads fo ll owed ;:ection lin es, a s tll ey usna ll y do in f'lat co un t r y, ll uL in t h e 07.a rk hills t hi s fr eelil entl y leel to all but impas:;ab le r oa cl s du e t o t h e steep hill :;. I-Ie clesig-necl th e water unci ~ e w e r s.v ste ms for Rolla , whi ch fo r se \'e n tee n yea r s se n 'erl the city without ch a nge 01' adeli t ion. I-I e a lso sa lV po. si bili ties in hydro-elec tri c p r oj ec ts in t h e Ow rk s, and r ecognized the fnct that there ", as "'1St ",af'er power ava il a ble, and a d\'ocated its developm en t. He mad e t he fir st sun ey and map, and measu r ed t he fl owage of th e Nia ng ua po\\'e r p r oj ect, whi ch i s n ow in ope)'nt ion.

P r of. I-Ianis p oin ts to th e "'1st a cco mpli sh ments of eng in eerin g d urin g hi s fo r ty yea rs at ?l1SM anel \yoncler s if cve n g r eate r accom pli shm E'n ts Cll n tak e pl ace in HIl othe r equal pe ri od. At t he t ime h e g radu ated f r om t he U ni yers ity of '~'r g in i n in 1882 the gas eng in e wa s n ot yet inyentl'd. l'ein f ol'ceel concr ete wa s unkn ow n , a nd h e did 1l 0t "ee 1.1 11 e lect ric lig h t un t il ju st a fter gr a du at ion. 'l'h ese t hree s ub(Con ti'lw ed. on Pag e 19)

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Alf rcd r . Il('isC' 1'. -1 224 S. Bcn to n A I·e .. K a nsa S' Ci ty, ;\fo. ; K a ns a s C i t~· Lig h t ,,,- P OII'c r Co]])p>1 n.1'.

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IGl'IVin C. M eck f.e:<se l. Ge nera I C he mi ca I C u np:~ n y. I,;. St. L o ui s , III. .Jo hn C. M il es . T it a n ium P ig m ents COJllpa ny. Cilr,; \ld e let S ta ti on, S t. L o ui s, 1\10.

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MSM ALUMNUS H oyt R \Y a llace, 9933 RiY ervi ew Drive, St. Lou is, Mo, Ed\vin G. 'W alter , Illin ois Highway D ept.

'Tillis H . 'Y a m sley, Mi sso uri Geologica l S Ul'\' e ~', R oll a, Mo, "VVnlter .J, Ware, U . S. Enn'inee r' s Office, K a n sas C it y, Mo.

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Fran cis E. ''''enge l' . .Jr" 3919a Ashland Aye" St. Lo ui s, Mo, C I~' de E, Wilhite . .Jack son Co un t~' Hi ghwa y D epartm ent, K a nsas City, Mo. R e x Z, Willia m s. In stru cto r in Mec ha ni cs, MSM , H oll a, Mo. Lor en A, Wilson. Cr a n e, Mo, \Ti/m er II, W oelfel', Illin ois D epartm ent of Hi g hw ays, Efting h a m, Ill. I-I e nr~' L , 'Y olfe , 413 Mill Road. B ellmor e, N, y , \Vilford H, ,Vorseck , 3827 Or ego n Aye" St. Lo uh, 1\10,

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'l'HE FOLLOIVIKG 1\IE:\, RE CEI VED 1\I ASTER'S DEGREE S. .John E, An ten er , I o\\'a State College of Agr iculture & Mechanical Ar ts , Ames, I owa, .John G. Groh sk opf, ~Ii sso uri Burea u of Geo logy & Min es, Roll a, 1\10.

Shirley A, Lyn Ch , Assoc, Prof esso r of Mathema t ics, Nor th T exa s Agri cultura l College, Arlin gton , T exas.

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Ma r t in , 400 FOlll' t h St. , Rolla, Mo. H a n s Ma uch er. E ssendol'f, ,Yurttemburg, Germa n y ,

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.John 1\1. Willso n. In structor in Phys ics, 1\I SM. R olla , 1\10.

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PROFESSIO:\'AL DEGREES GRAN'l'ED. B erti e L . Bro\ynin g, ' ;!5. 76 E. L oga n St., Phil aclelphi a , Pa. ; Leeds & North rnp Co , H o\\' a r cl I-li sted, '28, Sh enand oa h-Diyes Corporation , Silyer to n , Co lo.

Da ni el E. HulTma n, .Jr" '22, 8980 San .Juan Aye" South Gnte, Calif . ; Chief Ch emi st, So uthw estern I1J ngiueerin g Cor p" L os Angeles, Calif. .Joseph 0 , Hunt, '25, Atlas P ortla nd Cem ent Go" H a nnibal, 1\10.

H erman .J, l\Iu tz, Jr., Min e Met h od s Engineer and Asst.

Superin t end ent of Min es, International Nick el Co., Copper Cli ff , Ontaria , Ca nada, Laly r ence H, Sander so n, '25, Xo r t h Dakota Higb\\'ay Comm ission , l Yin g, N , Da k.

Pil l.

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'Yilber E. Sheld on, '05, 7472 Ma ple Aye., 1\l aplelyoo d, Mo.

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Ya n H , Smith , '10, 1\leta lllll'g ist , Amer ica n Cyanamid Co" ValJ co uyer, B , C., CalJada.

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.Joseph ' Vorley. '23, 832 Twinin g Ay e., 'Vebs ter Gr oyes, 1\10.

H . S herm a n Baker ha s accepted a posit ion on th e facu l ty of St . .John s Mili tary Sch ool at Salina , Kan sa s, a nd will teach th er e n ex t y ea r.

1929 Hu go Harrod s pen t a f ew da~'s in R oll a earl y in May, t he guest of hi s s iste r, i\Jr:' , R E. H eiler , a nd w hile h er e to ok in t h c K nppa A lph a commen cemen t dance. Harrod is ce rnmi c eng ineer \\'ith Ha r bi so n-Walk er R ef ra cto ri es Compnn,v a t \ 'a nd a li a, Mo , Fran ci s E. Tucke r and wife spent a two week s' yacation in R oli n th e lntter h alf of Ma y, t h e g uests of th eir pa r ents, 1\11', a nd Mr s, ~[nl'i o n Tuck e r and 1\Jl'. a nd Mr s. H. E , .Johnso n. T ucker i s with th e U. S. E nginee r s at Memphi s, TeuD , C, H OIYfl rc1 Dresbac h is do ing geologica l and explor ator y I\' ork 1'01' th e Apu r e-YenezlI e la P et r ole um Compa n y in Ven ew eIa, Hi s a ddr ess is Apu r e-Vene7. uela P et r oleum Compan.I' , Apa r tado 683, Ca r aca s, i'en ez uela .

1928 Arthur Be lTY a nd Cha rles Freem:lIl we r e g uests at th e Pi K, r\. Hou~ e for a few day s the latte r pa r t of F ebruan' · Both Ar t and Charlie a r e with th e A. P. Green F ire Brick Co mp a ny at l\Iexico, Missonl'i.

G. C . .John son i s with the " ' es te rn P o wer COm11any at B e rk e l e ~', Cal if.

Ray IV, B runn er is \yi t h t h e Dohen y Stone D rill Co mpan y at T on a n ce, Ca li f .

1927 R. H , YVi gh t man is with t h e RiI' e rs ide Cem ent Co mpan y

at RiI'e rsid e. Ca lif, Hober t R Ln sk 's add r ess is 161 S. Central St. , W ood Hiyer, Illin ois.

1\11', and Mrs , Lyma n R obison spen t so m e ti m e in R oll a dlll' in g Ma y. Robison is with th e P nrin a ~lill s Compan y in D ellyer .

Ralph Hilper t \\'a s a call1p ns yi sito r th e early pa r t of May. Ra lph i s \\'ith t he Sil uri an Oil Company, Wri ght B uilding, 'l'ulsa, Okla , Mr s, R L. Ha llo\y s a nd li t tl e son. Ray , wer e the g uests of 1\'[rs , Hall ows' pa r ents. Mr. and 1\1r s, .J. E. Kitchen , in Ma~'. Ha llolYs is chi ef r esea r ch m eta llurg is t for t h e E aglt'Pich er L ea d Compa ny at .Joplin , Mo.

1926 Charles D , Cr a ig is with t h e i\loctez uma Copper Compan y at Pilares d e Naco7.ar i, Son or a, Me);i co , Milla r d K, T] n denvooc1 , Associate in Bacteriology and Clini cal Pathol ogy, 1\l edica l Coll ege of Virginia , Richmond, ,w as a yi sitor to H olla ea rly in .Jun e, Milla r d i s takin g som e w ork at the U ni ve r s ity of l\Ii ssolll'i at Colu mbia thi s snmm e r .

1925

F . C. Schn eeberger wa s gr eeting f ri ends iu Rolla ou Ma y 2 and 3, Fredd ie i s \yith th e W es t in gh o use X-ray Compa n y. 4360 L incl ell B l vc1. , ::it. LO lliS, 1\10.

1924 , V. E , Ca sey b a s accepted a pOSiti on a di strict h ealth engin eer fo r th e State Board of H ea lt h a nd is station eci at 07.ark, Mo, 'I' , A. Scha effer , .Jr" ,,'h o is wi t h th e Shell P et r oleum Corpor at ion, ha s bee n tran ~re rred f r om McCam ey to Lon g-

yie''', r£ exas.

1930

1923

Hen B eatty is with t h e U ni on E lect ri c Ligh t a nd P ower Co mp a n~', St. Loui s. His h ome a cldress Is '4219 \ Va shin gton BIYc1. , St. L oni s, Elme r Cil'ka l i s with th e U , S. Gypsum Compan y, located fit . 'outhflnl , Okla, Mrs. L. L , (D uk e) E lli s a nd li ttle daugh te r sa iled f r om New York to Lima , P eru, to j oilJ h er hu sha n d wh o i s with th e Cerro cle Pa.-'co Copper Compau y in P eru, Mr s. E llis \\'a s form e rl~' Mi ss K athryn E m molJs, a co-ed at MS1\1 f.o r two years.

"\V a lly" R emmel' , of t h e VI' este rn E lec t ri c Company.

Chicago, spen t a f ew days in R olla [he latter pa r t of: April.

Lieut. Geo. A. Zell er , U, S. A ., r epo rted r ecentl y that a ll IYa s \I'ell in t h e p, 1.

1922 VI' m. H, Metzge r i s with t he H in ckl e Con st ru ction ComPllIl Y at Ma son Ci t.\', I o\'Va. Ro~r .J. Kenyon i s with the Illinois State Hi ghwa y D e-

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p:u t ment. Co uri el'-Ne \\·s Building, Elgin, IlL Kurt H. d e Co usser is w ith th e White Sta r He lining Company 0 1' Detl·oit. H e liyes at 30'7 D ean Apartm ents, Lans in g, 1\lich.

Ward 13. Mix a nd family, who hay e been for the pas t several years li,ing at Central City, K entu cky, are now making their hom e in Rolla , Mo. ject nO I\' ~

1921

1900

H. ' ;v. Mundt is r esearch eng in ee r and chemi s t for the La Luz Clny Prod ucts Co mpany. Hi s ::tddress is Box: 441, .·\lamO.'4'ord 0, Ncw Mpx lco. H e \l'a s nmon g those to r eceive profess iollal deg rees fit l\[SM th is s pring, I'PcE'iYing th e de.'4' rce of Engin ee r of Min es.

R. L . Ituhle is with the McKee P rin ting Company at Bntte, Montana.

en~in eerJn"

1395 J. E. Kirkham is doing con sultin g engin ee ring work at Stillwater, Okla.

1920 L. J . C ns se lm ~ln is Iyith th e Illin ois State Highway Departm ent at Ta.I·lol'l'ill e, Ill. G. F . Ra ckett is Assis ta nt Directo r of th e 'l'ec hni color Studi o at 823 8e\\·3I'cl St .. L os Ange les, Calif.

Luth er C. O\\'e n o f 1802 ]\.[urphy }\\' e., Joplin , Mo. , ,-v as a yi s itor on the ca mpu s on March 2·J.

1913

A. G. Neuwirth , who ,ya s a special s t\ldf'nt in 192:!, is in th e contracting busin ess in St. Louis. Hi s acldress is 3934 Hartford A,·e.

Vernon C. R oger s, ex '31, is in Centra l Arn eri C!l . address i s Rosario Club, Sa n .Jacinto, Honduras.

Hi s

1917

William A. Coffm an (U. S. V. B. '25 ), for the past three with Largo Oi l and Transpo r t Company, Ltc!., Enp;lish subsidiary of the Stancl a l'd Oil Company of Indiana in Aruba, Dutch "V est In clies, is spending a three months' ,·nca ti on at hi s h ome in E ld on, Missouri. He expects to I·eturn to Aruba ab out July 1s t.

J ohn Sh ipl ey is \\'i t h th e U. S. G~ ' psllm Co mpany , l!'air!'ax B uildin g. 11th and Bnltimore, K a n sfls City, Mo. John is di stri ct man ager of' sal es prc; moti on.

Robe r t P. Lyon s i s manage r of th e R eael.\' Mixed Conc l' e t'~ Plallt with oflice::; nt :!3th and J effer son Sts., K ansas City , M o.

Sam Farmer (U. S. V. B. '23), is with the Texhoma Natural Gas Compflny , s tationed in Kan sa s City. Hi s home aclelress is 3301 Paseo, Kansas City. Sam, who with his family ,ya s vi siting Rolla friend s on May 29th , will be transferred to Amarillo, Texa s, on July 1.

'l'hom::t s L. Dall·son i s in th e eng in ee rin g and contract ing hu ~ in ess at 203:') W a shington St. , Kansas Ci ty, Mo. His llOm e is at 5Gth lind Shawnee Mi ss ion Road.

~·ea r s

1916 N. 1\1. Lal\Ten ce i s with th e Deh~T drato r s Inc., 904 Hollin gs wor t h Bu ilding, I,os An geles, California. Lawrence 'H1 S r ecentl y lllAd e direc tor of exten siye foreign inter est s Iyhi cb in c!ncl . in nc1clitioll to Dehydru tors, Inc., a directorship in the Stanelard Oil of India na, t he Pan-American 'l'ran spo rt Co mpan y . and t h e Lago Oil Company of Vene7.u ela, whi ch i s Ven ez ue la' s largest producer, r ecen tly bought out hy tb e Sta ndard OiL lIe and hi s family plan to lea ye for London, England , so m etim e in the ea rly summ e r.

1915

A ugust Gl easo n b as been promoted to t h e position of Ass is tant Manager of th e S tandard Oil Refin er y at El Segundo, Ca li f.

L. 1\1. C ummin gs i s sa les engin ee r with In ger sol1-Ra n{l.

Hi s addr ess i s 1460 East 4th St., Los Angeles, Calif.

1914 IV. C. H ogoboom is s tru ctura l en o'in ee r for t b e City of Los An ge les. In cidentally, h e i s the eclitor of "Th e Municipal Engin eer " publish ed in Los An~e les : nati on a l direc tor o f th e Am eri ca n Associa tion of Engineers : a nd al 'O editor of t h e A. S. C. E .. an eng in eerin g p ubli cation of Los An geles.

1912

T ed Lyn t on r ead a pa pcr at t he March m eeting of the America n Assoc ia ti on of P e trol e um Gcolog ists at Sa n Antonia, 'l'pxa s. on ··Som e R es ults of Ma g netom eter Sun ·eys in Californi a".

1909

The Inte rnati o nal Millin g Co rporation , with whi ch George A. Ea s le,- is a ssociatecl. r E'ce ntly a nn olln cccl t he r em ova l of its offi ces to 29 Bl'oac1\I"<I:I', 2'7tb Floo !', New York City.

1903 E ls t on E. Jon es \\'a s a C: Il111Il S yi s ito r on Jun e 4, 1931.

J ones is a con s ul ting minin g engill eer a nel m eta llurgis t at A lbuCjll erqu p, Ne w Mexico .

1905 'l'h oma s B oles i s S Ull erin ten de n t of. th e Ca rl sbad Ca yerll at Carl.sbad, New Mex ico.

Sigma Xi Society The departm ent of ch emi str.\' entertain ed the Holla Section of th e Missouri U niYer sity Ch a pter of Sigma Xi on December 9th with a prog r ess r eport on resea rch work being done in the department. 1VI1'. P. H. Delano r epo rted on a pentod e vaCUUlll tube potenti om eter ; Dr. H. L. Dunlap spoke on the solibility of salts in alcohols; D r. C..J. NIonroe r eported on electr olYSis through gla ss, and Dr. 'V. T. Schrenk spoke on th e electrolytic d epositions of lead dioxide.

The Department of Meta llurgy and Ore DreSSing entertained the Sigma Xi SOCiety Tuesday night, April 28th, in the Club Room of the Metallurgy Building. Three talks were made,-Dr. Fulton- " Science" , Professor Clay ton" The Use of the Mi cro scope in Or e Dressing", Professor Hanley- "Problems in Sintering Ores" .

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ernl fields . stn ted. :·Ir!. plied l\'Itb _ tbe job nne Prof. Ha S3nle re~re I\'ork. and thei r frnte l I'ote ;0 ill 11' ation". alth pa,t genern IMn of tcd For reel'! the I\'ood, nrdenl fish( years wi th "\\'hen I 11nrd dririr hilt when I :i01\'. wirh hilt lYe calo once ,0 pie Iyns no 11111 retnl'll Iyitt Prof. ]-In nothing Ie;; lyirb bis III' 11'0n for hi "Tbe Old: referred to at his clas; was ".illst I cOll nectioll came inlo t fo r pennisi "\Ybnt in o'c1ock elec "\Yell. it i o'clock lind I wou't ~et fluuk me" s Tbe sellior he Would h "The Old) Prof. Ha ment of jj wish bim

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ture of th e body with r es ultant slow di sintegration of bone and tissu e during th e ~·e ar s . Dr. Schlundt developed very delicate in strum ents for measuring th e small amounts of r ad ium in individu a ls s uffering from radium poisoning.

Amounts as sma ll a s on e microgram could be detected in r espil'ative or oth er products of th e body.

It was l)ointed out that no new cases in the luminous pa in t indu stn ' h ad de veloped during- the last decade, and patients who had been afflicted so me 15 yea r s ago during i ts early cl ays wer e slowl y elimin atin g the poison. Experim ents a r e bein g carri ed o ut at present for hastening the e liminati on process. Method s of trea ting the r a dium pa int to m a ke it non-toxi c at the time of applicatio n were desc ribed.

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j ec ts no\\' co \'e r. direc t l.,· or in di r ec tl.\·. mo re than h a lf of the curri c ul a a~ ta u ~l1t t ocl a ~· . Prof. H a rri s has m arIe !< uhsta n t ia l co ntrihl1ti o n ~ to t h e~p de l'elop l1l t' nb in se \" e ra l fi e ld s. " Th e eng'in ee rin g [lr ofe"~ i o n". Prot HalTIs .tated. " \\,i ll he t he last of the profe>'s io ns to he O\'l' r " np' pli ed 'Ti t h co mpeten t men. fo r the en.c:: in ee r is the fi r,;t on the job and th e la ~t to le:ne it."

Prof. I-Tani s looks hack to th e olel clays at Bolla IT ith sa me r eg re t". '''l'h en th e students b ad n ot hin g t o clo hut " ·o rk. a ne! tb e ~' d id it". he ~ ai e1. "'l'l1e 1l10cl el'l1 ho ~'>', ,\'ith t be ir frat e l'llitie". automo bile,;. a nel th e m od e", cl o not deTote >'0 mu c b tim e to s tud.l· IlS elir! t bosf' of n fo rIll Pr ;':'e ne r ation· '. a lth o ugh in e xtc'1llll1ti on he statc s t he " tuc] ent s of a pa"t ge ne rati o;l I\'e r e u~l1 a JJ~' old pr than t be ln com inp: f re~ h ­ m en of teday.

Fo r ]'!,('l'ciltion tLlt'!'e deCilel !',; a~'o Prof. Hilrri~ tum ed to tb e \\' oo d~ illl el strp~ Il1 " of t he OZfl rk ~. He h a s k 'en an a rde nt fis her ma n HlHl hunte r. Aga in, h e r eca lls tllu~ e pa st yea r f: \\'i th a ~ i g h of r egret. "\" hen 1 cam e he r!''', Prof. Hani " sa ie!. "it took Il da,"',; bard driYing- \y it h a mule tea m to get to the Pin !' ~ ' RiI·e r. hut " 'h en \\'e got the r e lye c-a ug'll t fi s h. nne! lots of t hem.

0;oIY. \I' ith o ur Hntomob il es \\' e .t!:et th e r e in t hir t,I' llIinnte,;. bu t lye catc h fe \\' fi~ b. The ~ nm e 1l1111 Ji es to IT ile! tn rk e .I· ~. once ~o pl enti f ul in the r egio n . '''hen I first came her e. i t \\'as n o unu~ufll acco mpli shnwnt to g:o in to t b e wo od s and r et urn \Yith a ll th e ITiid tu r k e ~'s one co u ld carn·...

Prof. Hflrr is, a llya,I's a nind datigalll e \Y ork er , (h·mand cel 110thing l es ~ of tbo se \\'h o stue! ieel uucl er hi m. Thi". l:o up lecl with h is 11llel o uht ecl a hili t.'· and p r ofessional sta nd ill)!,'. early WOll fo r him t b e r espect ane! adm iration of the' st ud ents, ,.fl;h e Old :\1an ". IlS h e \\'a~ r es pec tf nll,1' a nd efl'e~t i () n ute l .\' r ef erred to in r E'ce nt ,\·ea r s. ,ll\n1 ,I' s b ad fl f ull ntce nrl ll nce a t bi s c bt >'se>'. fo r tbe s tnd e n t~ r ea li"ed t hat if b e diel n' t it \\'a s "5u,;t t oo l1 ac1. " An a ])lu~ i n g in cident happ en E'cl in thi s co nnection dnrin;:!' th e pa st sC llI ester \\'h en a se ni or C' i\' il ca me in to t h e H eg i s trur'~ or-li ce \Yith the a ,· tounclin g r equ est f o r p e rmi ~~ i o n t o ~c h eclul e a n eight o'c loc k electi\'e class.

L\\' ha t in t he ITorld d o .I·OU \\' a n t to sc hedul e an eight o'clock e leeti\'e for". the seni o r Iya s a sked. in am azem en t. "'V eIl. i t is th i" Il'ay", h e sa irl seri ously, "I hll i'e a nin e o'cloc k un cle I' Th e Old :\1a n a nd if 1 do n't get up at eigb t 1 \\,on't get up at nin e. an d if I sta r t c uttin g him he ITill flnnk m e s ure as th e I\'orl d. a nd hi s i s a r equirell co urse."

T be se ni o r \\'a s fixed u p IT ith a n eigb t o'clock e lect il'e ~o b e \I-ould he ce rt ain to mak e hi s nin e o'cloc k r equ ired uncl er " The Old !\Jan".

Prof. H a rri ~ co nt rihuted mu ch to tb e g r o\l·th ane! d eyelopm ent of :\l~:\l. Hi s m a n, f ri end s alll ong t he a lum ni w ill wi ~ h him J11lln.\· more , ea r s of h app in ess a nd pea ce. e J\~: in ee ring-

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DELAXO -RO ~S

Philip H . De la n o anel :\Ii ss F. \·e lyn H oss IT er e nni.t erl in Illnrria .c::e on :\1 o nda~·. :\Ia ,\' 18 , 1931, at tb e Pres byte rian Chllrch in Holl a. l.'h e attenelants \I' er e D r. aml :\11':';. \y, T .

Sr.: hrellk Dnd :\1r. l.' h c lll a~ Dn,\'.

The hri el e is f r 0111 '\' a ~· n e:s \'ill e . :\li sson ri. wh e re s b e h as heen enga)!,'ecl ill teaching-. D e lano i~ th e son of L. A. D el a no. '04. , I-I e g rlle!u ated in '29 'Tith hi gh est h o n o r~, r ecE' h 'ecl hi s ' ma ster 's deg ree in '30. a nd is nOI\, Ils~ i "ta n t in ch emi stry at :\I S:\l. I-I e is a m ember of the 'rri a ng'le f ra terni ty . Ta u Beta Pi. Phi Kappa Phi. S ig ma Xi. a nel se1'\'ecl on th e Min er hon r d while in :schoo L

19 BO,,' LE S-PA R'rIX

Jo hn H. BO\l' les a nel :\li ~s Blan c-hf' Par t in we r e marri ed at t he h ome of th e brid e" parent s in Dan l'ill e. Arl,ansfls. on i\1a,v 2. 1931 . Fo ll o\\'in g th e \\' eclcl in)!,' ce r e m o n~· . :\[1'. nnd M rs. Bo\\'l es mad e a to ur t hi'oup: h Ark a nsns. l\Ii~ s i ss ippi , T enn essee, ilnd in to :\1i s,;o uri. 'Th e r e th e,\' we re t h e g'ue::;ts of' Ml'. B o\\'l es' moth e r flt Lake Spring-~ f or a t ime. BO\\' l e~ g racl nated in ·OS. r ecei I' ee! his Illa ~te r 's cl eg t'ee iu '21, a ncl nlso t he el eg-ree of' En .c::in ee r of :\Iin es t h e ~a m e ,·ell r. H e \\'a s a membe r of t he Bo nanzH C luh and of l.'au Beta Pi .

H e is nO\l' as>'oc in tecl \\'it h th e P a lmer Corpor ation of Chi cag-o cl oin)!,' g't'o log ica l \I'o rk, 'Tith heuclqu u r te rs in ( 'lin ton , Ark a n::;as. :\[Y EHS- AH:\ISTHOX G Mr. Cla ud c :\1.I·e r8 a nd :\Irs. Xan l:,\' Sho lt Arm st r ong \\'c r e nni terl in m a rria ge a t '\'a terl oo. Illin o i ~. o n 11' rida~' , Ap ril 24. l !):~ l . T he hrid e i ~ t h E' ehlll)!,'btel' of Dr. :\Iart h a S ho r t\\' ri g- h t of H a ll a. bu t has r esi ded for a nnmlJc r of' ~'e ar ~ in Xew l Ori;: City w her e s he at t nin ee! (li st in ct ion as a mll s icifl n an el a s a tenche r of' ~ l1l a ll chi ldre n ,yith her O\\' n method of in st ru ct ion. :\11'. :\I ,\'er s attene!ed :\I S :\I in '01 a n el '02 ane! is no\\' e!l~ H g'ed in t hE' ch'jJ enp:i nee l'in g- ane! co nt ra ctin g hn s in ess \I' ith oflice nt T17'~ Chestnut St., St. Lou i ~. :\1 cFAHLAXD- PHE:\[l STER Al'tllnr S. :\IcFa rl a n c1 and :\li "s Ser en e Ph elll i"ter \I'E' re ma lTier! in St. Lo ni s on Ap ril :!8, 19:J J. l.'l1 e hri cle is t h e clangh te l' of D r. anel :\lr". l'b l'm iqer of H o nsto n, Mo. "Doc" at tcnd ed :\I S:\I fo r hy o .H'111'S anel is n O\l' a,;soc iated \\' ith hi s fM her , D r. :\[cFa rl anel. at til e Ho lla Hosllita L GOLDS:\IITI-!- I\' OLFFSO:\ Oshe l' Go ld s mi t h flllfl :\Ii ss Ida ,\'ol f'fson \\'e r e ma ni ed on i\lnrcll 15, 1931. in Chi ca go. Il lin ois. Gold smith g r nd nated in minin g in 1920 nn el \\'a s a m ember of th e Prospecto r Club. He is in t h e empl oy of t he Gr eat L a kes Pipe Line Co mpan,I' a~ eliyis ion en.c::in ee l', :\11'. a nd Mrs. Goldsm ith a r e at h ome at H otel J effe r son. 10\\'a C it~· , I OITa. HYX ES-BLOSS Ju liu s H. I-I,\'n es and :\Ii~ s Cla r fl :\1agdelene Bloss wer e nni ted in marriage on Tnesc1ay, Ap ril 7. H)31, ill St. Lo uis. l.' he bri de i s th e daught er of :\1rs. Anna B loss of St. Lou is.

H~' n es is of th e c la s~ of '22. anel \\'fl S a membe r of t he B on a nza Clu\). He is \\'ith Ca mpb ell 's Son [1 CO lll pa n ~' as snles nlfln. ~lr. a nd :\1r ~ . Hyn es a r e IiYin g at 34:L4 Ge r a ldin e A\·e .. St. L o ui s.

M r. a nel :\Irs. G. D . Magg i of H oll ll h:ne a nn onn cpcl t he m a rri nge of t he ir dllug'hte r. :\1i !<s :\1>1 1'.", to Rfl lph S hap ]lf'e Pllrk, \\'hich too k place at \'i enn n. :'<Ii sso nri. on :\Ifl r (' h 27.

1931. Mrs. PHrk g r ne!lla ted f r om t h e H olla Hig b School unel flEte nnll'd>' attende(! t h e T; ni I'c rsit y Summ er Sess ion at R olla. Pa rk is onE' of t he sprin)!,' g ra cl ua tcs in (, h e mi cfl i En g in ee rin g. a ne! I\'as one of t he o u tstan rlin )!,' stuel ents of hi s cla, s. H e i ~ Il mcmhe r of Pbi Kappa Phi. the Ira HClll sen Soc iety , nne! 01' th e Pi Knp[11l A lp ha f l'iltl' rnit,· . H e has a ccf' pted a po"i t io n II' i th t he Gc'lll'ra J (' b em iC:1 1 COlll lla n.l· it t East St. LOlli s. Illin ois. " ' her e th e ,I- oun g ('o n]) le "'ill I11flke th eir h om e.

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Paul 'Yo Ga le ancl :\liss T h e r e~e Spe u ,~l c r were 1ll1 rri · el May 9, 1931. Ilt t he Prie"t"s Hou se of St. Paul' s Church in Vicks hurg. :\liss. :\11'''. Gn le i,; a ;':Tf1clllate of F ran cis Xav ie r' s Aca demy. Pa ul a ttend ed :\I S~l ill '25-:;6 a ne! is now co nn ec ted ,y it h t he Mi ssiss ippi HiI'e r ( 'ommi s" ion at Vicks burg. Foll olTin)!,' the Iyec1clin g t h e ~'ou n g p eo ple left fo r :1 h o n e ~' m OO ll tri l) :1 nd upon t he ir r eturn w ill be at hom e at 71:4 B e lmont St., Yi cksb urg.

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'1'b oma s J. D oyel' and :\1i ss Esth er Kiclcl wer e 1I11ll'l'i ecl in E lk ton. MUr y land , on April 1]. 19:)1. 'J'Olllm.r is a chil cng i nee r of t he cla ss of 1930 a nd i s a m emil cr 01' tb e Lambcla Chi Alpba f l'ute rnit" '1'b eta ~ran >ltl(l of th e Satyr s . H e a lso played on t he fo ot ba ll team , winnin g an :\1 in '20 -30.

DAY-STOECKER 'I'h oma s G. Day a nd Mi ~s Miri am Stoec kcr of :\lnkw on a;::o, "Wi scon s in. wer e l11<1l'l' ied on th e flft ern oon of March 28, 1031, at H oll a . Mrs . Day b as r etu rn ed to r esum e b e l' s tLl cli es at CalT oll Coll e;::e. wb er e she \I'ill g ra dn flte tb is Jnn e. Mr. Da y r eceh 'ecl bi s ba chelol" s degr ee a t Ca rroll College last yea r a nd ha s bee n cl oin g gr a duate wo rk at :\1SM tb e pa st year.

DONALDSON- BRADF ORD Ger a ld Donald son , '28, and Miss Blan cb e Braclford of R ol la , ba ve announ ced tb eir engagem ent, t h e weddin g to t a k e plllce som e tim e in Jun e. J elTY i. ' work in g for on e of th e cok e compani es in Granite Cit:\¡, Ill.

pr ofesso r of Matb emati cs flt t b e :\ortb T exfl s Ag ri culturaL Coll ege, Arlington, T exa s.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Baker announ ce t h e al'l'i I'al of a son. R obert Cbris ten sen , on May 21, 1031. D o n i s a g radu a te of the cla ss of '25. a m emb er of th e Pbi K a ppa Alpha f r aterni t:I-, Tau Beta Pi, Tbe ta 'l' flU , and \\,fl S a member of th e MRM P layer s wbile in sc b ool. H e i s with tb e Cities Servi ce Com pan y flt Oklaboma Cit y , Okla. H e r esid es at 2350 , Ves t Park Pla ce, Oklflboma City.

A son. Edward Louis. wa s born to :\11'. and :\1rs, Harold Dl'ouot in Tnlsa, Oklaboma , on May 30, 1931. Mrs, Drou ot wa s bef or e h er marria ge Mi ss D a lli s Tbompso n of Rolla_ HH r o!(1 is a ciyil engin eer of th e cla ss of .~Âą a nd i s now a ssistant en gineer of Tul sa County.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. R ood a r e the parents of a son horn in May, 1931. Mrs, Hood "ill be r em ember ed a s :\!i ss Bonnie S tocking of R ollfl. .Jack g-raduated in mining in 1926 and i s witb tb e Charl es ton Minin g Compan y at ML P lea sant, T enn.

Ml'. and iVI r s. Roy Guntb er a r e th e parents of a s on, Roy Jam es. R oy gracl nated with tbe cla ss of '27 aud i.s a m ember of tb e Mer cier Club. H e i s \",itb t b e St. J oe Leacl Compan y at Leadwood, Mo .

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A d a ughter, Barbar a Anne, was born to Mr. and Mrs, Ch ;Jl'les D. C ~:ai;- cn J :::rn~n i' Y 1:2, 1~31 . Craig i s of th E:

class of '26, a m emb er of Tan B eta Pi, and i s n o w employed by tb e Mo ctezuma Copper Min in g Com pany at Pil a r es d e Nacoz:ni , Sonora, Mexi co .

Mr. ancl Mrs, Vll . S. Frame flr e th e paren ts of a claughter , Donna Jan e, born to th em on Ma r ch 20, 19:)1. Frame i s of tb e cla ss of '23, a m embe r of' Ta u B eta Pi ancl of Phi Kappa Pbi . H e is now with U ni on Elec tri c Lig b t & Power Co., Eldon. Mi ssouri. Mrs. Ii'r a m e \ya s formerl y Mi ss H elen Hultz of R olla , Georg'e Fl'anklin . III. \"a s born to Mr. Ilnd "Mrs. George F. B er ;'y on i\1a y 7, 1931. Mrs. B erry will be r em em!)er ed :1 S Mi ss Na nc.r C la rk of Rollfl.

Geo rge \\'a s a yocational s tu cl ent at t h e School of Mines and r eceiyed a certifi ca te of profi c ien cy in oil fi elcl engin ering in lflU, H e is uow geologi st for tb e Empire Ga s & F nel Company at E ld orfldo, Kan sa s.

A son, "Willi am , wa s born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo r ge Gab ler of Ri cblan cl H eights, Mo. , on Apr il 17. 1931. Geo r ge i s a m ember of t he K ap pa Sigma frate mit)', a p:raduate of tb e cla ss of ' ~4 , find is n olV witb th e Sh ell P et r oleum Co rp or ati on in Rt. Lou is. Mr s. Gab ler wa" befor e h e r marriage Mi ss Bprtha Co r ey of R olla .

A son wa s horn to :\11'. anti ~1r s . "\\,i!li nm H.. Lu ckfi eld , ex '21, on March 25, 1931. Mrs. Lucldielcl wa ;;; fo rm erly Miss J eann ette Sa l1 ~7 of R olla. Lu cl(fi eld i s a m ember of tb e K a ppa S igma fraternity. H e i s with th e ~1arl::lJId R efining Co mpan y at Tul sa, Okla.

RI CE Ca rl C. Ri ce d ied of pn e umonia at tbe b om e of bi s fatb er in Kan sa' Cit,', Missouri, in April. 1931. Rice wa s a student at MSM in 1915-16 a nd in 1916-17, lea\'ing in the spring of 1927 to enter tb e U . S, Arm~- Training Camp at Fo rt Riley. At tb e tim e b e became ill b e wa s teacbin g at tbe Iowa State Coll ege of Agri culture at Ames, Iowa.

SCHOFIELD Wilbllr B. Scbofield. '31, di ed of a h eart attack \"bile on the seni or trip witb tbe cerami c en.c'in ee r s on l\l a ~' 5. hi s bod~' bein g fonnd in bis r oom in tb e Mark Twain b otel in St. Loui s on May 6.

"T ex". a s b e wa s ffll11 i1i ar l~' ca ll ecl on th e campu s. wa s on e of tb e outs tanding ath letes a t MS M, H e played football three yea r s and was ca ptain of th e team la st yea r. H e letter ed in tra ck two year s. H e " 'ilS a m em be r of tb e S igma Nu frntel'llity. B oth hi s degree and hi s comm ission in tb e B.. O. T, C, \,'er e g r anted at tb e co mm en cem ent on May 23.

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Marvin Dwayn e vV ebs ter \ya s bom to ~1r . and Mrs . Ynn ce Yill)(;e, of tb e cla ss of '23, ,,,a s a m ember of t h e Prospec tor C lub an cl of 'l':l U B eta Pi. H e is n ow min ister of til e Cah'ary Bapti st Chnrch a t Fargo, N. Dak.

Emili o Co rtes Rubio. sophomor e at MSM, W<l S b ot to dea th by a deputy s heriff at Ardm or e, Okla .. Oll Jun e 8tb, while driYing to bi s b om e in Mex ico City with a co u sin ancl a fri end wh o wer e s tud ent ilt St. B enedi ct. ColI l-'ge. 'J 'h e boys. about midni g bt, h acl parked th eir ca r on Oll e of th e r esicl ental s tree ts in Ardmore wb en t hey wer e approacb ed by two cl eputy sh e riffs . As t o ju st what happen ed the r e is confli cting testimony, except t ba t one of t b e d eputi e;:;, B ill Gu ess. shot and kill ed Emi li o a nd bis fr ie nd , Ma nu e! Gom ez, with out Hn,V r ea l r eason. Tb e two d eputi es are uncl eI' arres t, ch a r ged witb murd er.

A littl cl a ugbter, Patri ci a Ann e. wa s bol'll to M1'. ancl Mrs. Shirl ey A. L ynch. Sbirl ey g r adu a ted in Mining in UH8 a nc! r ecE'ived bi s Mas ter 's cl eg r ee thi s spring . I-I e is a m ember of tb e B ona n za Club and of Ta n B eta Pi. H e i:; a ssociate

Em ilio II' flS fi n o u tsta nding st ncl ent. and bore a lin e r epntation a t MSlII. H e wa s a co u ~in of Pres id e nt Oritz Rubio of JlIex ico . I-l i s un tim ely (lea th ca me a .' a g r eat -- h ock to ;;ch oo l offi cia l ' ancl st ud ent s.

H. W e b tel' on April 29. 193].