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MSM ALUMNUS M isso u ri School of M ines and M etallurgy R O L LA,1II0.
VO LUME 20
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1946
St. Louis Section Meeting
T alki ng-Pres id e n t Mid dlebus b T o ri g ht-D ean Wil so n ; F. C. S ch neebe rger; "P . I. " Murr ay, cha irm an Leslie Cowa n. v ice pres ide nt; N \!al H am
A g ro u p of 125 MSM a lu mni m e t in th e H ot e l D e Soto in St. Lo u is on th e eve n in g o f F eb . 18 with Dr. F re d e ri ck A . M idd leDus h , p res id en t of th e U n iv e r s ity of M iss ou ri , as prin c ipa l s pe a k e r . P r es id e nt M idd lebu s h was int rod u ce d b y D ea n C ur ti s L. vV ils on a nd in hi s a ddr ess o u t lin ed to t h e a lu1l1 ni t h e g rowth of th e sc h oo l, c h a n ges that h ad been mad e fo r th e b e tt e rm e nt of t h e adminis t rativ e fu n c t ions of t h e sc hool a n d pl a n s for t h e fu t u re de ve lopm e n t of j' dS i'd. In c o n s id e rab le d e tai l P r esi d ent M id d lebu s h d esc r ib e d ce r tain admi n is t rative c h anges w hi c h h ad b ee n int rod u ced at t h e Sc h oo l of M in es du r in g t h e pas t five ye a r s. The ap poi n tm e n t of Dr. vVi lso n a s D ea n in s t ead of Directo r wa s m a d e by th e Board of C ur a t ors at th e s pec ific r ec omme nda t ion of th e Pres id e n t of th e Eng in ee r s Co un c il fo r Profess iona l D eve lopm e n t, th e accr e ditin g age n cy for e n g in ee rin g sc h oo ls. In v iew of th e fact t h a t t h e School of Mines is a d ivision of th e U n ive r s ity of Mi ss ou r i, t h e h ea d of t h e s c h oo l s h o ul d h ave t h e academic tit le D ea n . Dr. "Vi lso n , h e ex p la in e d furt h e r , wa s lik ew ise Di r ec tor of the Sta te M in in g Expe r iment Station. Th e po li cy of hav in g d e pa r tm e nt c h a ir men was adopt e d in th e fall of 1942 and par a ll e ls t h e sys te m in u se at t h e U n iv e r s ity of Mi ss ouri a n d in m a ny oth e r u n iv e r s iti es . A d epa rtm e nt c h a ir ma n h as adm ini s trat ive d u t ies s im ila r to t h o se of a committee c h a irma n. H e is appoint ed to t h e c h airm ;). ' ~_ . 'p of th e d e pa r tm e nt eac h year and ordina r ily t h e appoi n tm e nt s are re n ewed. If c ha n ges a re made, no c h a n ges in acad emic ra n k o r in sa lary a re in volved. T h e p res id en t c ommen te d o n t h e n e w pow e r plant u n d e r co n s t ruc t ion a nd t h e d ifficu lti es that h ad b ee n e n co u nt e r ed du e to wa rt im e r es tri c ti o n s. H e t o ld t h e a lumni a b o ut th e p r oposa l p e n ding in th e¡ L eg is lat u r e fo r t h e e rec ti o n of a $525,000 d ormitor y b u ild in g in Ro lia and a ls o of th e bo nd iss u es propo se d b y t h e Boa rd of V is itors of w hi c h Dr. A. P . G r ee n of Mexi co, Mo., is c h a ir ma n. P r es id e nt M idd le bus h pa id hi g h t ribu t e to D r . G ree n and t h e lo n g h o ur s of wor k h e h ad d ev o te d to th e p r e pa ra ti o n of t hi s e xt e n s ive s ur vey o f a ll of th e e du ca t io na l in s tituti o n s in M isso ur i, a nd p re di c ted th at t h e d e ma nd s th a t wo u ld b e ma d e upo n t h e ed uc:l(Co n ti n ued o n Page S)
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Eastern Section Meeting C ont in uin g t h e ir se ri es of v is its to loca l A lu m n i g r oup s P r es id e nt Fre d e r ic k A. Midd le b u s h , Dea n C urti s L. vV ilson a nd Vic e Pres id e nt Les li e C owan w e re the g u es t , of th e Eastern Alumni a t a di nn e r h e ld at t h e Co lumbia U ni ve r s it y C lub, Ne w Yo rk C ity, on .Monday eve ni n g , Mar c h 11. Th e vi s ito r s w e r e vv e lcom ed b y t h e fo ll ow in g lis t of fift y - two A lu m n i a n d g u es ts 'Nh o came n ot o nl y from t h e m e tropo li tan a r ea but a ls o from vVa s hi n g to n , Ba ltimo r e, P hi la d e lp h ia, Sc h e n e ctady and Springfield, .Ma ss . A r ecep tion , coc k tail s and an a ll -i mpo r ta nt photograp h p r ece d e d th e dinn e r . J ames L. H e ad ' 16 p r es id ed. vVith h im a nd t h e vi s itor s a~ th e h ead tab le w e r e D r . Geor ge A . Easley '09, \ ,Valt e r E. R e m m e r s '23 a n d Joe H. R e id '27. Fo ll owin g th e di n n e r , t h e C h airman ca ll ed ~n each MSM man to a ri se in tu r n and a nnou n ce hi s n a m e and c la ss . Tho se p r ese nt r e p r ese nt ed c la sses covering a s pan of fo r ty-on e yea rs. Before p r ese nt in g D ean vVi ls on, M r. H ea d s k e tc h e d th e r ece n t rapid g rowt h of t h e A lu mn i Assoc ia t ion , a nn ou n ce d t h e appoi n tm e n t of a n A d m ini s trat ive Sec r e t a ry a n d o u tlin ed s om e of th e fu t ur e pl a n s fo r t h e o r ga ni zatio n. D ean W il s o n , a ft e r lea d in g off w it h s ome o f h is in im ita b le s to r ies w h ic h imm e diat e ly capt iva te d hi s a udi enc e, th e n to ld of the g r eat ly e xpand e d e n ro ll m e nt fo r t h e cur r e n t t e r m a n d of th e many a d m in is trat ive a nd e d ucat io n a l pro bl e m s in c id e nt to t h e po s twar s it uatio n. H e po in ted o u t t h e b e n efi ts w h ic h r e ;; tI1 te d fr0111 t h e coop e ra ti o n a n d co rd ia l re la ti o n , of t h e Boa rd o f C ur ato rs a nd th e U ni ve r s ity offi c ia ls. In cl o s in g , th e Dea n stated hi , d e te r m in atio n th a t em ph as is wo ul d b e on q ua lity a n d h ig h s ta nda rds a nd n ot simp ly on qua nti ty. Vice Pres iden t Cowa n wa s in t rodu ce d a n d in s p it e of p ri or
Botto m R ow- Son of J. W . J o nes. Lt. Col. R oge r O . D ay '2 S, A. L . M cCla nahan '37, E. A . Crawfo rd '29 . L esli e Cowa n. Al vin vi. Knoe rr '3"8. J . S. L e Gran de ' 38. F . A. W o nn ' 38. R. C. Ze vallos '24 2nd Guest. Seco nd R ow-O . D . N eal ' 14. Daug hter of O . D . Ne.l. Mrs. A. L. M c Clana h a n, Mrs. G. J . Chris t ne r, Mrs. Harry B. Sm it h, Mrs. R o bt. K . Seig le. D ea n Curti s L. Wilso n. Mrs. R og e r O . Day. President F . A. Mi ddle b ush. Mrs. W . E . Remm e rs. Mrs. P . H . D e lano, J udso n W . Jo nes ex-'04. Thir d Row- E . E . Squie r ex¡' OS. J . S. St ew art ' la, G. 1. Christ ner '2 2, Gues t o f J . Vi . J ones. Gues t of J . 'V. Jones. Prof. G. O . Ra nes. M r s. G. O . Ran es, Dr. G eo. A. E as ley ' 09, Mrs. E. A. Craw ford . C- w: Tra ug hber ' 10. M . S. M a za n y '09, Mrs. C. \ V. T rau g h be r, Hug h R. Be r ry '2 S. Miss Tra ug h ber, P . H . D ela no '2 9, B. J . G r oss '33, J o e H . R eid '27 , W . E. Remme rs '23 , J ames L . H ead '16. Top R o w- Lt. Col. H. A . Hollingswo r t h '21. Maj . H oward J. T eas '1 7. H . H . W eise r ' 18, A . F . Bochen ek ' 37. J . K . S ch mi t z ' 43. S 2/ C R. L . S chu mach er ' 42. R. K. Seigtec '<tS. L. F. Va n Sciver '29, C. M . Steve ns '12 , E. Ge nt Joh a nne s '43. L t. Harry B . Smith '42 . G. E . Muelle r ' 39 ( Co lllin ued 0 11 P age 6)
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