Missouri S&T Magazine, January-February 1950

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Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy ROLLA. MO . JA NUA RY- FEBRU ARY

VOL. 24

1950

NUMBER 1

ASME Student Chapter Builds Hlron Lung"

Presents Emergency Respirator to City of Rolla at Ceremony on January 18 By George Gergeceff, ' 50 On Janu a r y 18 , 1950, th e s tud e n t branch of th e American Society of M ec hanical Engineer s h eld ceremonies presenti ng an emer gency iron lun g to th e city of Roll a w ith t h e understanding t h at it b != u sed in th e n e w Phelps County Hosp ital.

Durin g th e s umm er , the stud e nt cha irman of ASME, G eorge G e r geceff thought that th e stud e nt or ganization should undertake a project for the se m ester. H e read of the iron lung made b y Mr. Ri echa r t, of the Excel Manufacturin g Co., in Muncie , In di a n a, and wrote to him ask in g for p e rmi ssion a nd

Left to right : Dean Curtis L . Wilso n , Dr. E. E. Feind, Dr. James M. Mye rs, Mayor Earl G. Hudge ns w ho accepted th e respirator for Ro lia , Dr. Aaron J . Miles, George Gergeceff and John Mueh rin g . (Photo b y Esqui re. ) information on constructin g an iro n lu n g . Mr. R e ichart was v e r y prompt in a pp rovin g, se ndin g b l ue prints ( CO ~ TINU ED

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