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A DURING RECENT MONTHS, this Column may have seemed to you to be well on its way to becoming an obituary page.

We are beginning to feel somewhat as the late Grantland Rice must have felt when, upon the death of a friend, he penned these lines to Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx: "Why do you always look my way?

Why do you always take my friends?"

that you may be able to write, but I can't tell for sure because I am unable to decipher most of your handwriting."

It was years before we took his advice.

And, after we came back to the campus, he would stop us from time to time and say, "That was a pleasant little article you did on such-and-such. I guess you finally bought that typewriter or discovered a printer who had studied Sanskrit in his youth."

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type of a man altogether. To the young student he appeared to be almost a typification of the college English teacher—remote, blase—a man perfectly capable of reciting the Iliad without opening a book.

For years, he was responsible for the conduct of the students who lived in Harris Dormitory. And he was a stern man when a student broke a rule (there is on our own record a permanent offense which testifies to this quality in the man). He was also the faculty advisor to the Tech Debating Society. And, he took great pride in this work, often referring to himself as Coach Folk. His greatest moment in this area came back in 1956 when he talked Wade Mitchell • PARADOXICAL has to be the adjective and Dickie Mattison into handling the for our recollections of the two men. Few debating chores in a match with Harvard people we have known have been so concerning the merits of college football. different in personality yet so alike in College debates normally don't draw their approach to their work. crowds but this one did. And nobody Long ago some perceptive student at- was happier about it than Ed Folk. tached the nickname, "Farmer," to ProEd Folk was a dedicated teacher who fessor Brown and it stuck. It was never stayed interested in his students long an expression of derision. It was rather after they left the Hill. The last time we one of rare, descriptive insight. For the saw him was in early November. He had man embodied all of the childhood im- dropped by the office to pick up a couple pressions of the farmer—quiet, friendly, of extra copies of the September Alumgentle . . . a man without an enemy . . . nus. "I want them," he said, "because a man who spoke to everyone on the of your column on Mr. Sinclair. It was campus in the same tone . . . a man with a bit of writing that caught the spirit of an accent so Texan that he made Tonto the man in a few paragraphs. And this Coleman sound like he had just walked is why a teacher teaches: to read someout of the Bronx on his first trip south. thing like this by a former student."

In the stillness of the early winter dusk we can see him still, strolling down Fowler Street with his dog, Buster: man and • THERE ARE THOSE who scream that it animal both bundled up against their is impossible to receive a solid humanistic common enemy—cold weather. background in today's engineering We recall also a bit of byplay that schools. But you'll never convince anydemonstrates his interest in the individual one who had studied under Hal Brown student. One day he called us aside after or Ed Folk that this is true. a class and suggested, "Mr. Wallace, do me a favor. Buy a typewriter. I believe came to two of Tech's finest teachers and gentlemen.

For a combined total of 68 years, these two gentlemen—Professor Hal Brown and Professor Ed Folk—suffered through the teaching of composition, literature, and speech to an often reluctant and sometimes even semi-belligerent series of students.

For their efforts they were paid annually the equivalent of what the average professional apprentice makes during a particular bad year. Why they stayed on here through it all is at times beyond us.

But stay on they did right up to the end.

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VOLUME 38 • NUMBER 5 CONTENTS 2. RAMBLIN'—the editor comments on the deaths of two fine gentlemen of his acquaintance.

5. THE GATOR BOWL TICKETS—a few words about how bowl tickets are distributed and why.

6. THE GREATEST SHOW—Whack Hyder and his lads make Atlanta a basketball-mad city.

8. THE CALCULATED RISK—article two in a special series on science.

14. RABL AND THE NIGHT WORKERS—a few ounces of Cesium 137 arrive at Tech.

18. DON'T SEND YOUR SON TO TECH—not if you're doing it just because it's your Alma Mater says Bill Eastman.

20. JACKETS LOSE—Pupil Broyles gives Bobby Dodd his first bowl loss.

22. WITH THE CLUBS—latest reports.

24. NEWS BY CLASSES—an alumni gazette.

Officers of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association Joe L. Jennings, '23, Pres.

R. A. Siegel, '36, VP Morris M. Bryan, '41, VP Frank Willett, '45, Treas.

W. Roane Beard, '40, Executive Secretary Bob Wallace, Jr., '49, Editor Bill Diehl, Jr., Chief Photographer Tom Hall, '59, Advertising Mary Peeks, Assistant

There are few professions as nerve-racking as coaching college basketball. In his best year to date, John "Whack" Hyder of Georgia Tech can still register all of the usual facial emotions of the basketball coach as our cover pictures indicate. For more about Tech basketball, please turn to page 6.

Cover Photo-Bill

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As GEORGIA TECH raises its academic requirements in r l the classrooms, it becomes more and more imperative that the Institute secures freshman students with the best possible predicted capabilities for success.

Over the past three years, Tech has tightened its entrance requirements, added College Boards, and generally attempted to do a better job in student selection.

Now, Tech is taking another important step in this direction. And here's an area in which you—as an alumnus of Georgia Tech—can help.

Beginning with those students applying for admission in the fall quarter of this year, all applicants to Tech will be required to have an interview with either a staff member or an alumnus of the Institute. In the larger population centers, a staff member (or members) from the admissions office will set up interview dates for interested applicants. But in the other areas, this work will have to be done by Alumni Counselors.

Outstanding Tech alumni in these various geographical areas will be contacted by mail and asked to help with these interviews. Each alumnus contacted will be requested to handle only five individual interviews per year. The student applicant will initiate the contact and will take all responsibility for scheduling the interview at the convenience of the alumnus.

As an alumnus interviewer, you will be supplied with current catalogues, bulletins, etc., so they can give up-to-date information to the applicants. Interview forms and postage will also be provided by the Institute.

This type of an interview program has proved highly successful at many of America's top universities and colleges, including Johns Hopkins and MIT. If you are interested in participating in this program, simply write to the Director of Admissions, Georgia Tech, Atlanta 13, Georgia, and he will be happy to supply you with complete information on this program.

Roll Call Running Ahead of Last Year's Record

The 13th Roll Call is once again confirming the loyalty of Tech men. Figures to date (January 29) show that 7,824 alumni have contributed $155,263 as compared to the record 12th Roll Call figures at the same date of 7,680 alumni and $151,321. In addition this year's special gifts are $104,116 compared to $85,322 last year at this time. Let's keep it up.

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A special editorial

BOWL TICKETS: Why must the alumni tickets always be in such inferior sections?

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aren't being played for the alumni of the schools concerned. If you were one of the Georgia Tech alumni who purchased tickets for the 1960 Gator Bowl, you already know the truth of this statement. Despite the fact that the Georgia Tech Athletic Association sold more tickets (13,000) than any school has ever sold for this game, the best seat an active Tech alumnus could hope for was a sideline one—high in the stands and right on the goal line.

For the 1960 game there were 44,000 odd seats sold including some 2,000 chair seats on the field. The East Stands hold 12,780 and Tech received 2,651 of these seats between the 50-yard line and the goal line. All but a few of Tech's seats \vere either above the 40th row or below the 20th row. These 2,651 seats were allocated through an announced priority system as follows: Tech students, faculty members (including the official party and the coaching staff) and members of the State Legislature, Governor's official party, and the Board of Regents. In addition, Tech received 1,277 seats in the East stands stretching from the goal line to the back of the end zone. These were all allocated to active alumni, next in line in the Tech ticket committee's priority system.

The West Stands hold 18,409 and Tech received 2,407 seats, all in the area from the goal line back to the end of the stands. These were also allocated to active alumni. Including tickets in both of these stands, only active alumni through the Class of 1937 had seats on the sidelines and all of them were in back of the goal line. And, at that, active alumni from the Class of 1923 through the Class of 1937 had to sit in the West Stands which were in back of the Arkansas bench.

The balance of the Tech tickets were in the end zone sections: 5,606 in the permanent South Stands and the balance in the bleacher-type North Stands. The highest and best seats in the South Stands went to the active alumni from 1938 to 1959 and inactive alumni got the next best tickets in the same stands. The rest of the Tech tickets went to the general public. And the Athletic Association had to cut off ticket sales three days before the announced deadline.

The business managers of the Southeastern Conference have approached Commissioner Bernie Moore to ask that the Conference's "extra events" committee look into the bowl seating situation and see if the universities involved can get a better break in seating arrangements. The Alumnus feels that it will take strong Conference action to get any concession in the ticket situation because the bowls are generally committed to selling the bulk of the good tickets to bond holders and association members. But the fact that the business managers recommended this action strongly (they asked that the universities be allocated at least 4,500 seats in continuous blocks on sidelines from 40-yard lines and including at least the lower 40 rows) indicates that you might have a chance of getting a decent seat for a bowl game one of these days. Till then, we guess television is the only answer for the disgruntled alumnus who would like to see his team play in a bowl game. Maybe the universities can arrange to have the cheering prerecorded and everyone can stay at home.

R. B. W., Jr. OWL GAMES

Looking like a shortstop (which he is in the spring) making the doubleplay, Bobby Dews (20) fires the ball to Duke Denton in the Kentucky-Tech game in Atlanta.

Duke Denton, key man in the 1959-60 campaign, starts his stuttering dribble as a Tech offensive pattern gets underway.

Photographed for the Alumnus by Bill Diehl, Jr. Roger Kaiser (21) dunks one in the Jan. 25 Kentucky game. Kaiser scored 25 in this game and leads the Conference now.

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1 E GREATEST SHOW Tech's basketball team has made a city slightly daffy over their hardwood antics with a 9-1 conference record, the 1959-60 edition of Whack Hyder's Jackets has been the biggest surprise in basketball this year. Tech's overall record through the LSU game of February 8 is 18 wins against 3 losses.

The hell-for-leather team led by Duke Denton and Capt.

Roger Kaiser broke all Tech home attendance records with three home games still on the schedule. Five of the January games at home were complete sellouts.

Tech started the season with an upset 59-49 victory over Atlantic Coast power Duke. A 68-56 win over ranked Louisville sandwiched between 91-63 and 69-53 home wins over Furman and Alabama, respectively, started the team on its way to the big season. The Jackets then whipped South Carolina, 70-64, in Columbia and North Carolina State, 80-53, in Atlanta before they lost their first one to SMU, 71-80, in Dallas. They bounced right back to beat Texas Tech, 63-60 in Lubbock and Georgia, 83-63 in Atlanta.

In its first conference game, Tech upset Kentucky, 62-54, in Lexington on January 2 to take some of the sting out of the Gator Bowl loss in football. In other conference counting games to date, Tech has beat Mississippi State, 82-60; Mississippi, 91-66; Vanderbilt, 74-66 (in overtime); Tennessee, 74-69; Kentucky for the second time, 65-44; and Alabama, 60-48. The Jackets also posted an 80-64 noncounting win over Georgia and lost a non-counter to Auburn, 59-66. In early February, Auburn beat them in a counter, 45-48.

Tech, ranked sixth in the country at the end of January, may be the only top-flight team to be playing with a varsity squad of but nine men. But, they have the SEC's top scorer, Roger Kaiser with a 21.7 average for 18 games as well as the South's most colorful ball handler, Duke Denton. Along with ball-hawking speedster, Bobby Dews, and tall Jim Riley and Wayne Richards, they have been the starters in every one of Tech's games to date.

With such a small squad, Hyder has had to be a master of strategy to keep the team from slumping from exhaustion.

To date, the Jackets have suffered only one slight relapse: in the middle of January they were forced into an overtime

by Vandy, lost to Auburn, and then just barely pulled one out of the fire against Tennessee. But on January 25, they came back to become the first SEC squad to whip Kentucky twice in one season since Tech did it back in the 1955-56 season.

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Denton (41) fights Kentucky's Mills for a rebound. Denton, although only 6'2" tall, leads Tech rebounders for the season as he has since he came to Tech.

Portrait of the Author Dr. Erling Grovenstein is a quiet, respected professor of chemistry at Georgia Tech. He first came to Tech in 1941 as a student and received his B.S. in chemistry here in 1944 under the intensified wartime program. After receiving his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at MIT, Dr. Grovenstein returned to the Tech campus to teach chemistry and

Photograph — Bill Diehl, Jr. to carry out research in his field. He has published several papers on organic chemistry in scientific journals. In 1956 he received the Sigma Xi award for the best scientific paper of the year by a Georgia Tech staff member. He is a member of many scientific societies and has just completed a term as a faculty member of Tech's administrative council.

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THE CALCULATED RISK In the second article in this series, a Tech faculty member discusses some very important factors in the selection of basic research problems

by Erling Grovenstein, Jr., Professor of Chemistry f

a remarkable change in attitude of the American public toward science and scientists in the twentieth century. In his book, Modern Science and Modern Man (Columbia University Press), James B. Conant illustrates the old attitude with anecdotes. Here is one of them: "At the time of our entry into World War I, a representative of the American Chemical Society called on the Secretary of War, Newton Baker, and offered the service of the chemists in the conflict. He was thanked and asked to come back the next day. On so doing, he was told by the Secretary of War that while he appreciated the offer of the chemists, he found that it was unnecessary as he had looked into the matter and found that the War Department already had a chemist."

Now this attitude should not be thought to apply to chemists only. Conant further relates: "In World "^HERE HAS BEEN

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War I, President Wilson appointed a consulting board to assist the Navy. Thomas Edison was the chairman; his appointment was widely acclaimed by the press — the best brains would now be available for the application of science to naval problems. The solitary physicist on the board owed his appointment to the fact that Edison in choosing his fellow board members had said to the President, 'We might have one mathematical fellow in case we have to calculate something out. " This preference of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century public and business man for the inventor rather than the scientist seems rather natural. Was not the inventor the man who had changed our habits and made possible our new comforts? In other words, had not the inventor conquered nature and put it to man's use? Furthermore, the role of the inventor extends back into

aim the immediate fulfillment of some material need of mankind we will term the research, applied. the dim pages of history. He had discovered the Now it is surely hoped that basic research will use of fire, made the first stone weapons, extracted ultimately prove useful in some manner in satisfymetals from ores. His story parallels the develop- ing material, artistic, spiritual, psychological, or intellectual needs; but man has found that it is ment of the practical or empirical arts.

The scientist, on the other hand, is a compara- useful not to let immediate aspects of utility domitive newcomer to history —- he is first prominent nate the choice of all research problems. This is in the sixteenth century (although he had an an- the explanation of the cartoonist's misconception cient prototype in Greek civilization). He is sup- — a picture of a long-haired scientist exclaiming posed to be concerned with discovering nature's that at last he has made a discovery that should laws. Originally science had little effect upon in- not prove of use to anyone. vention; indeed it was the other way around. Invention had a profound effect upon science. As scientific knowledge accumulated, the scientists W H A T FACTORS other than the aspect of utility were slowly able to make the empirical arts seem can guide the choice of basic research problems? less empirical. Thus it was not until about the Are they to be chosen by pure caprice? This is an time of the American Revolution that we had any- important problem. E. Bright Wilson, in his book thing like a reasonable explanation of combustion An Introduction to Scientific Research (McGraw or of the rudiments of metallurgy. In the latter Hill Book Co.), noted: "Many scientists owe their half of the nineteenth century, chiefly in Germany, greatness not to their skill in solving problems but organic chemists introduced synthetic dyes and to their wisdom in choosing them." There is a drugs to the world. By the twentieth century, sci- common fallacy that if you are dealing with scienence had developed so rapidly that in many of the tific matters, judgment of values rarely, if ever, areas of the practical arts, inventions were being enters in. Facts speak for themselves in science, we put forth by scientists. As Conant has said, the are often told. But in the selection of a research striking phenomenon of our times is the scientist problem, there frequently arises the question of what facts are most worthy of being collected. The turned inventor.

This type of scientist we call an applied scien- number of possible facts must be practically intist or engineer. Now the basic factor in the choice finite. That a choice must be made is incontestable. of a research problem in applied science is fairly While the scientist discovers one fact, millions upon obvious, namely the research should lead to the millions of facts occur in a cubic millimeter of his development of a new material, commodity, tool, body. To put all the facts of nature into science weapon, or gadget. In other words, applied science would be to put the whole into the part. As the aims at the fulfillment of the material needs of great French mathematician Poincare has said, society. On the other hand, basic research (also "scientists believe there is a hierarchy of facts and called fundamental research or pure research) has that among them a judicious choice may be made." as its principal objective the understanding of na- The most interesting facts are those which can ture. It is not the intent of this article to debate serve many times; these are the facts which have the relative merits of basic versus applied research; a chance of coming up again. We are fortunate to indeed any such debate seems meaningless since have been born in a world where there are such. both types of research are obviously required for A familiar example to the chemist is the approxithe further development of our civilization. The mately one hundred elements which make up the factors in the choice of basic research problems in composition of all known substances. In what chaos science are not so obvious if we exclude from con- the chemist would find himself if there were insideration the aspect of utility. It will be our opera- stead one hundred million elements! Biologists tional definition that if the research has as its chief would be just as much confused if there were only C A L C U L A T E D RISK—continued

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individuals and no species and if heredity did not or generalization where the appearance of disorder make sons like their fathers. The facts which are reigned. most often recurring are the simple facts, and inE. Bright Wilson has pointed out that, where deed these appear to us simple precisely because possible, it is usually best from the beginning to we are used to them. undertake experiments which are designed to test In his book, Science and Christian Belief (Uni- well-thought-out hypotheses. Experiments for exversity of North Carolina Press), C. A. Coulson, periment's sake are much less likely to lead anythe mathematical chemist, has pointed out that where because when a hypothesis arises its test may ". . . though facts are the raw material of science well require data taken under somewhat different they do not constitute its glory." Lord Rutherford conditions from those>used. was accustomed to refer to those scientists who were content to gather facts as "stamp collectors." o SUMMARIZE what has been said concerning the Surely the unordered collecting of facts is of no choice of fundamental research problems, the more value than the collecting of stamps. Science problem should lead to the collection of basic facts is primarily concerned with evolving conceptual and to their correlation into theories or conceptual schemes, grand hypotheses, theories, or laws of schemes. Conant has said "The history of science nature based upon the known facts. demonstrates beyond a doubt that the really revoIn Science and the Modern World, (MacMillan lutionary and significant advances come not from Co.) Alfred North Whitehead has stated: "It is empiricism but from new theories." He further this union of passionate interest in the detailed points out that the test of a new theory is "not only facts with equal devotion to abstract generaliza- its success in correlating the then-known facts but tion which forms the novelty in our present socie- much more its success or failure in stimulating ty." The Greeks were over-theoretical. He states further experimentation or observation which in further that "there can be no living science unless turn is fruitful."

After a theory is well established, after it is bethere is a widespread instinctive conviction in the existence of an Order of Things, and, in particular yond reasonable doubt, the facts in full conformity of an Order of Nature." He emphasizes the word with it are before long without interest to the scien"instinctive" since some scientists claim not to be- tist concerned with basic research, because they no lieve in such order. He suggests that this conviction longer teach anything new. It is then the exceptions "must come from the medieval insistence on the which become important. Among the exceptions, rationality of God, conceived as with the personal the ones chosen for study first will be the most acenergy of Jehovah and with the rationality of a centuated, not only because they are the most strikGreek philosopher." ing, but because their study will be the most inA primary factor in the choice of a basic research structive. New concepts may result from a considproblem in science, then, is that the research eration of difficulties inherent in an old theory. should lead to the development of a new theory, law, or conceptual scheme. The celebrated Vien- I H E INVESTIGATION of a really new area of renese philosopher Ernest Mach has said that the search is nearly always profitable. Unexpected repart of science is to effect economy of thought sults can generally be relied upon under these cirjust as a machine effects economy of effort. The cumstances. In view of the vastness of nature, the facts which give a large return are those which exploration should be directed to cover as wide an take their place in a very general law, because area as feasible with a later follow-up of any points they enable us to foresee a very large number of of special interest. New experimental techniques, other facts. Frequently, a new fact will serve to thus new instruments in their day such as the teleunite elements long since known, but till then scat- scope, the microscope, the cyclotron, the atomic tered and seemingly foreign to each other, and suddenly introduce order in the form of a new theory continued on page 12

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C A L C U L A T E D RISK—continued pile . . . open up immense new fields for investigation. New techniques may evolve gradually as improvements in apparatus and method. When a certain degree of accuracy or convenience is attained, significant new observations may be possible. New degrees of accuracy in measurement often, but by no means always, bring to light unexpected results.

New techniques of experimentation may lead to revolutionary results. Far too often, however, projects are undertaken solely as a matter of experimental convenience.

New concepts not infrequently lead to new areas of investigation. It is usually desirable to have new ideas of some sort before undertaking a problem especially in a field which has already been extensively investigated; otherwise any additional results are likely to be trivial.

The most significant problems are frequently those which have ramifications in several areas.

Problems which are a "dead end" are generally unimportant. Problems which are likely to open up new fields of investigation should be much sought after.

Does the research problem "fit the times?" If it is too far ahead of the times it will likely not be fruitful. Research techniques may not be well enough developed to make a study of the problem profitable at a given date. The current state of science may not provide a background for understanding the problem.

Is the field one in which known information is published freely? In particular is the field censored for military security reasons? It is difficult for scientists outside the walls of security clearance to work in regions which are highly restricted. To the public at large this might seem a small price to pay for keeping our military scientific secrets from a possible enemy. The difficulty is, however, in part that many top-rate scientists in peacetime do not wish to work for the government especially if their work will not be published. Further there is the danger that secrecy will be a shield for incompetence among those working for the government.

Probably the highest cost of secrecy to science lies in our failure to make use of the immense potential 12

of talent at home and abroad among those scientists who do not have access to classified information and who are in many real respects effectively barred from making contributions in classified fields. We must not forget that all of the basic scientific information which led the way to the development of the atomic bomb was imported from Europe. Conant has said: "Secrecy and science are fundamentally antithetic propositions."

The development of scientific theories in the past has depended on free discussion of their consequences. While secrecy obviously limits discussion, it is doubtful tHat secrecy can keep scientific information from an intelligent possible enemy as was brought out by the Geneva Atoms for Peace Conference.

Possibly the most important factor in the choice of a research problem is that it should interest the investigator strongly. As E. Bright Wilson has said: "Scientific research, not being a routine process but requiring originality and creative thought is very sensitive to the psychological state of the scientist."

An uninterested worker is unlikely to have the necessary new ideas or the drive to complete a research problem. The research problem should, moreover, be within the worker's capabilities. In particular, the worker should possess or be willing to acquire the special capabilities required for carrying out the research.

While many scientists may owe their greatness to their skill in choosing research problems, the significance of a research problem often depends on the peculiar quality of the imagination and creative ability which the investigator brings to its prosecution. The great scientist must be regarded as a creative artist and it is misleading to think of the scientist as a man who merely follows rules of logic and experiment. Einstein has said: "There is no logical way to the discovery of elemental laws.

There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearances."

We have discussed factors in the choice of a research problem as though there were a number of problems to choose from. As Wilson has said: "A research worker in pure science who does not have at all times more problems he would like to solve TECH ALUMNUS

than he has time and means to investigate . . . probably is in the wrong business."

It is true, in spite of all the foregoing discussion that probably the most important research problems are not chosen but are discovered almost, as it were, by chance. It is noteworthy that such scientific discoveries are made only by highly qualified observers who painstakingly follow up initial chance clues; as Pasteur said, "Chance only favors prepared minds." As example of such discoveries we might cite: the preparation of the first coal-tar dye by William Henry Perkin (who was looking for a synthesis of quinine), the discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel, the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. All of these scientists were carrying out more or less "normal" programs of fundamental research when they made the discoveries for which they are now famous. These illustrious discoveries were in no sense "planned" in their initial phases. It is the essence of the unknown that nobody knows what is to be known, much less where to look for the unknown. Yet it is upon the discovery of new fields of inquiry such as these that the future growth and development of science depends. The history of science shows that, by and large, most such fundamental discoveries have been made by "uncommitted" investigators, that is to say, investigators who were free to follow any clue, interesting observation or idea, regardless of what direction the research might lead them.

Their investigations were not confined to the narrow limits of some preconceived research program.

As a final factor in the choice of basic research problems in science, we will consider the economic aspect. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries most scientific research was conducted by "amateurs," that is to say by men who had their income from other sources or endeavors. Some like Robert Boyle (the son of the Great Earl of Cork, an Englishman who made his fortune by exploiting Ireland) inherited wealth. Boyle, who was his own patron, pointed out that the advancement of experimental philosophy "requires as well a purse as a brain." Others such as Benjamin Franklin and Antoine L. Lavoisier earned their wealth in other professions (Lavoisier was guillotined primarily for his activities as tax collector under the royal February 1960

regime). In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, basic research in science has been cultivated primarily in universities and to some extent in research institutes (e.g., the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin). There is no indication that the cost of scientific experiments has in any way lessened since Boyle's day (the latter half of the 17th Century).

Clearly a pertinent question facing most investigators is whether or not a scientific problem is within attainable financial limits.

Frequently, the solution to this difficulty is to try to convince someone that the research problem is worthwhile. It is at this stage that the difference between applied research and basic research becomes most evident. Nearly always it is easier to get support for research leading to a useful new material, commodity, tool, weapon, or gadget than to support research which aims merely at understanding nature. This is especially true since only some rather vague general principles, such as we have mentioned, which are difficult to apply in practice, can be used to evaluate basic research problems. In an article in the Saturday Review of Literature, (Vol. 39, March 24, 1956) Joel Hildebrand has said that the judgment of a scientist about problems he does not feel impelled to attack cannot be very significant. Surely the judgment of non-scientists is even less significant. Finally, indeed, many of the most valuable basic research problems cannot be formulated because they have not been discovered. It is, therefore, especially hard to get funds to support the uncommitted investigator — the one who might be another Michael Faraday, or Louis Pasteur.

In supporting basic research, the emphasis should be placed upon supporting the right man rather than the right project. The investigator should be encouraged to work upon any problem which seriously interests him. The principle involved here has been formulated by the mathematician H. B. Phillips, "When the proper course is known, action can be directed by rule or law. But when the proper course is not known, each individual should be free to go his own way to provide the greatest diversity of action and therefore the greatest probability that somebody will be right." Herein lies our greatest hope in our scientific competition with Russia.

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Photographed for the Alumnus by Cecil Phillips

RABL AND THE NIGHT WORKERS A few ounces of cesium-137 cause a great deal of back-breaking work in life as inspiring as witnessing the dedication of a group of scientists when it comes to carrying out a pet project.

For a mere quarter-pound of white powder, a shipment of a metallic compound to Tech's Engineering Experiment Station rated an extraordinary amount of this dedication early in January. Four members of the research staff drove 250 miles to pick up the powder, then nursed it back to Tech in a truck and that same night the four stayed up till 2:30 a.m. to install the powder. The powder was packaged in a special lead container that weighed almost two tons and cost approximately $100,000 to design and build. The powder itself cost $30,000 to prepare and ship. It was taken with great care into the new Radioisotopes and Bioengineering Laboratory and installed near the bottom of a specially constructed 12-foot-deep well in the floor.

Yet no one at Tedi ever saw the real object of this attention. For the powder contained the highly radioactive isotope cesium-137. In the language of the radiation chemists, the few ounces of material amounted to a 12,000curie source of gamma rays. This much radioactivity must remain shielded from personnel at all times.

The cesium was prepared at the Atomic Energy Commission's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. There it was sealed in a dozen stainless steel tubes, each about the size of a long fountain pen. Each of these capsules was then placed in a longer tube that contained a threaded socket at one end, permitting easy remote manipulation.

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Student assistant Vann Willis (foreground) shuttles ahead of Jim Parker and his truck to put down plywood sheets used to protect floor from heavy weight of truck and its 3700 lb. cesium carrier during installation.

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THE CREW TAKES A SHORT BREAK TO DISCUSS THE FINAL PROCEDURES IN INSTALLING THE CESIUM 137.

Vann Willis (1) repairs the metal rod used to insert sources into well as Randall Carter (center) holds rod and Dr. Richard Palmer (r) mans the pliers. Man in background is lab director Dr. Fred Sicilio. Dr. Palmer noticed crack in rod early in installation.

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The actual installation of the 12 sources into the well. Threaded end of long rod engaged each source and pushed the source to about 8 feet below floor level. Willis (r) monitors "The Long-tom Cutie Pie," a Geiger-Muller radiation survey meter, to check radiation as sources pass into the well.

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AT TIMES SCIENCE IS SIMPLY MUSCLE AND SWEAT Making sure that the installation is carried out correctly, Tech's crew of scientists do most of the physical work themselves as these pictures indicate.

THE NIGHT WORKERS-continued active materials in wells such as the one that was built into the floor of the Radioisotopes and Bioengineering Laboratory.

Tech researchers Dr. Richard C. Palmer and Randall W. Carter designed the well and its shielding arrangements.

They, together with Dr. Fred Sicilio, Head of the RABL, and Technician Vann Willis drove to Oak Ridge and had the carrier loaded into a covered van. They brought it back on Friday afternoon, January 8. The Georgia State Patrol helped them navigate the truck through the evening traffic on the North Georgia highways and outskirts of Atlanta.

Except for a brief delay at the Chattahoochee River, where television cameramen had requested a chance to photograph the truck's newsworthy cargo, the trip was completed without incident. That evening, the crew proceeded to install the cesium in tlje well.

Technician Jim Parker was waiting with a fork lift truck which had been used in a previous dress rehearsal of the installation. The plan called for Parker's fork truck to take the carrier from the van into the building and, by a series of tight maneuvers in the corridors and laboratories, to bring the carrier to a position over the well.

This operation cost the scientists some sweat, for they had to keep placing sheets of plywood ahead of the truck, remove and reattach the truck's forks, push and pull the carrier on a dolly, and move heavy laboratory equipment 16

out of the way. But all went as scheduled, and within an hour a chain hoist built into the ceiling was holding the carrier directly over the well.

Then came the tedious task of positioning the carrier on top of the well. Like the carrier, the well contained a circular bundle of twelve tubes, each just large enough to accept a cesium capsule, or "source." Unless the carrier-well alignment was precise, the capsules could not be pushed into the well tubes.

Positioning marks were made around the well and the carrier was carefully lowered onto them. The carrier's top cover plate was then removed, revealing the tops of its tube bundle. A long brass rod with a threaded end was inserted into one of the tubes and engaged with the end of the capsule. A dialing mechanism in the carrier opened a slot in the bottom permitting only that particular capsule to be pushed down to the top of the open well.

When Carter and Palmer tried to install the first capsule this way, it announced with a tell-tale "clink" that the carrier tube was not aligned with the well tube. The capsule was pulled back up safely into the carrier. The carrier was repositioned slightly and another test of the alignment was made. Again it was a hair off.

After another couple of positionings, a coke break, and a few relaxing bars of "Waltzing Matilda," the alignment was achieved. All twelve sources slid into their respective well tubes and came to rest on lead slugs about eight feet down. There the sources are expected to remain permanTECH ALUMNUS

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ently, devoting the rest of their half-lives to the service of peacetime nuclear research.

Throughout the shipping and installation procedure instruments measured and recorded radiation around the sources and on the persons of the five-man crew (plus our Alumnus writer-photographer Phillips). Geiger-Muller survey meters, a Proteximeter, pocket electroscopes and film badges were used in continuous and periodic checks.

Skilled laboratory technician Vann Willis, who is also an undergraduate student at Tech, was primarily responsible for watching the G-M meters (known to uranium prospectors as "Geiger counters").

During the full day of transporting and handling the loaded carrier, none of the men received anything approaching a dangerous dose of radiation. Randall Carter's pocket instruments showed the greatest accumulation, 25 milli-rem, but this was well below the safe limits established by the AEC. Asked how they felt about working around radioactive materials, Dr. Palmer answered, "It's just like working with any other chemical or physical system—as long as you observe the practices proved safe over a long period of time there is no danger involved." Carter, who is Radiological Safety Officer for Georgia Tech, supported this view by noting that the AEC's safety record is outstanding compared to the chemical industry in general.

The following morning inspectors from the AEC pronounced the installation "well done." The contract beFebruary 1960

tween Tech and the AEC for the use of the cesium source will be administered by the AEC's Savannah River Operations Office in Aiken, South Carolina.

The cesium facility will be a major asset in Tech's $150,000 program of research on the industrial uses of radioisotopes. The high energy of the source will permit basic experiments in radiation chemistry that would be impossible otherwise. "For example, we hope to use the gamma rays to break down the stacks or lumps of crystals that occur in some of Georgia's kaolin," said William Corbett, researcher in chemical engineering. "If this proves feasible it may lead to economical production of high grade clay from lumpy kaolin." Other scientists speculate that the mechanical powers of the high-energy rays may be effective in refining several other Georgia mineral and naval stores chemicals.

When the facility is in use, specimens to be irradiated will be lowered into the well in a tube in the center of the sources or in one of several tubes to the side of the sources.

This arrangement permits a variety of studies to be performed while at the same time limiting any possible hazard to the absolute minimum. The well is surrounded by heavy concrete and water shielding.

Dr. Palmer explained that this is the first time cesium has even been used in a research facility of this type. "The main advantage of cesium-137 over cobalt-60 and other isotopes is its long half-life. It takes 30 years for half of the mass to decay to inactive material."

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Cartoons by Jim Giddings, IE '56

DON'T SEND YOUR SON TO TECH Be sure that he and the school match before making a decision says new associate director of admissions, William M. Eastman A DMITTEDLY, the headline of this article is a strange one l \ to appear in Georgia Tech's alumni magazine. But it does have shock effect and seems an excellent way to point up a serious problem for Tech alumni with sons in high school.

Today, more and more high school students are becoming oriented toward the engineering and science fields by the romance of rocketry, space travel, nuclear energy and all of the other areas of science that have suddenly become front-page news. Among these high school students are many sons of Tech alumni: boys who cut their teeth on slide rules and were lulled to sleep in their extreme youth to the strains of the "Ramblin' Reck."

Since our alumni are Tech's best salesmen, these boys will be thinking about coming on to Tech for an engineering, scientific, architectural or management education. But how many of them have the ability, the interest and the desire necessary to do well at the Georgia Tech of today?

In your dual responsibility as an alumnus and a father, it may be difficult to see clearly the factors which must be considered if your son is to be happy at Georgia Tech.

Many times, the reasons given for sending a son to Tech, under close examination, do not hold up as being true signs of interest and ability for engineering. Let's examine some of these reasons which do not appear to be valid, and try to show how you can really help your son decide if he is Tech material.

Why, he's wanted to come to Tech since he was ten years old.

Strangely enough, the year that the student first mentions wanting to come to Tech is the first year his father brings him to see a Tech football game, with all its color 18

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and excitement. This is normal enough, if it is followed up by the student's investigating other aspects of Georgia Tech during his high school years. Unfortunately, for many students, the football team is about all they know of Georgia Tech until they hit the campus on freshman registration day. You, as an alumnus, can help him by emphasizing the work of the engineer, the subjects which must be mastered, and the importance of study.

Even when the student says himself that he wants to come to Tech very badly, there is still some need to dig further.

Does he want to come for himself or to please his father?

Many boys have such respect for their father that they will come to Tech rather than go to another school which might be better suited to their interests and abilities. Make sure your son wants Tech for himself.

Well, back in 1937, I had all A's at Georgia Tech, and I'm positive that my son can do as well.

It is a common feeling among all of us that our children can do at least as well, if not better, than we did in school.

In fact, there is a sound basis for this feeling in psychological studies which indicate that there is a considerable relationship between the mental abilities of fathers and sons. However, it is not a perfect relationship, nor does it take into account differences in ability areas. For example, Dad may be a whiz at mathematical thinking and a flop at verbal thinking, while his son might have the opposite pattern. Yet, when their ability on these two measures is added up, as it is in many tests of mental ability, their total ability would appear about the same.

Another danger in predicting your son's chances for success in engineering from your own good work is the radical changes in engineering curricula in recent years, and the TECH ALUMNUS

consistent increase in the measured mental ability of engineering students at Tech. Let's face it, Dad, there's a possibility that you might not be able to get into Tech if you tried at this date.

He's got a B average in high school, isn't that good enough?

A B average in high school sounds impressive, but let's dig into his grade sheet a little more. He made A's in driver training, band, and physical education. He made C's in algebra, geometry, and physics. Three A's and three C's make a B average, all right, but which of the courses mean more to success in engineering? Also, what about the high school? Do its graduates usually make good records in college, or do they have trouble with college studies?

Are the high schools' courses slanted toward college preparation or toward vocational or business training? And, where does that B average stand in the class? Is it in the top third, middle or lower third? Three-fourth's of the entering freshmen at Tech this year were in the upper third of their graduating high school class. So, don't just say your son has a B average and let it go at that. Find out what that B average really means.

One of the great misconceptions concerning engineering is that anyone with mechanical or electrical interests is likely to make a good engineer. Actually, the best indication goes beyond to theoretical interest.

He loves to tinker with anything mechanical or electrical.

Many parents assume that the boy who loves to tear down and repair automobiles, lawnmowers, and radios is showing engineering interests. But the engineering student February 1960

must indicate a desire to go beyond the mechanical operation and repair of equipment into the deeper questions of what physical reactions, stated in mathematical terms, are taking place, and how these reactions can be changed and made more efficient. The interest in tinkering often indicates an interest in work in the engineering field, at the technician or skilled craftsman level. But unless it is backed up with a deeper interest in scientific theory, it probably does not point toward engineering college capabilities.

Why, he never had to study a bit in high school.

The fact that a student glides through high school without studying might seem to be a positive factor in his going into a difficult curriculum like engineering. But the years of loafing through a high school course instill habits which are very difficult to break. And, while it is possible for a bright student to get through some of our high schools with two or three hours a week study, it is not possible for most students at Tech to get through their work satisfactorily with less than twenty hours a week study.

And the twenty-hour-a-week routine must begin the first week a student is at Tech, if the student is not to get hopelessly far behind in his work. Over and over, the freshmen say that they study more in the first month at Tech than they did in four years in high school. So if your son is not prepared to make the change from undisciplined to disciplined study, he may have deep trouble in engineering.

Last year, the Student Counseling service at Tech interviewed thirty freshmen with outstanding high school grades and College Board scores who did very poor work during their freshman year at Tech. The only thing that they seemed to have in common was that they had not started studying from the beginning of the quarter, had failed the first quiz, and had given up at that point. Most of them had never failed a quiz in their entire high school careers, and they were not prepared for this failure. The prospective student in engineering must be ready for this, and be prepared to accept it and go on to study harder.

Don't let the title of this article mislead you. It was deliberately chosen to start you thinking about some of the reasons your son might not want or be ready for Tech. Of course, we want your son to come to Georgia Tech. But we want him to have as much desire for an engineering education as you had. We want him to have the ability and interest to achieve the goal of graduation from Georgia Tech. We don't want him to come without an idea of what engineering is, without a mature approach to college, and without a sincere desire to do the work.

Help your son think about the demands and rewards of engineering education, talk over his high school work, his interests, and his abilities with his guidance counselor or principal. Then encourage him to visit Tech and talk with the admissions office and with students and faculty members. If, after thinking all these factors through, he still wants to come, then send your son to Tech.

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JACKETS LOSE FIRST BOWL GAME UNDER DODD ALUMNUS FRANK Broyles, '47, placed the first blotch on / x Bobby Dodd's perfect bowl record when his Arkansas team whipped Tech in the Gator Bowl, 14-7. The game, played before a record crowd in Jacksonville on January 2, was a thriller from the beginning to the end.

In total yards gained only three yards separated the two evenly-matched teams (239 for Arkansas to 236 for Tech). And the final difference in the two teams was the superior running ability of the Razorback backs.

Tech scored first in the final moments of the first quarter when quarterback Marvin Tibbetts ran 51 yards on a brilliant keeper effort after a long Tech drive had ended with a missed field goal attempt. Faucette converted and it was 7-0, Tech.

In the second period, the Arkansas runners began to make themselves known and Broyles' boys rolled 62 yards for a score, bitting the yards off in short nibbles. Fullback Alberty—who scored from the two—and halfbacks Mooty and Alsworth were the key men in the drive.

On the second-half kickoff, Tech's quarterback Tibbetts was injured and the poise of the Jackets seemed to be a bit shaken. Before they could get themselves under control again, Arkansas' team had rolled 78 yards on a beautiful drive for the score. All-America Jim Mooty went over from the Tech 19 on a great run for the touchdown and with the point added, the Razorbacks had a 7-14 lead.

Arkansas threatened again, but a great interception by Fred Braselton stopped them at the Tech 30. Tech then tried to tie it or win it on a passing drive, but it died out when end Jim Beasley couldn't hold a Braselton long pass at the Arkansas three. In all fairness to Beasley, he had three Razorbacks hanging on to him when the ball arrived.

Tech's Maxie Baughan and Arkansas' Jim Mooty were picked the outstanding players in the game and received special awards at the Gator Bowl banquet after the game.

During the awards banquet, Coach Dodd said, "I hate to lose any game at all, but if I had to lose a big one, I'd rather lose it to Frank. That sort of keeps it in the family. And this team of ours has always been gentlemanly in winning or in losing and to me they always will be the greatest boys."

Next year, Dodd will be facing another one of his coaching proteges when Tech ghd Florida collide. Tech's Assistant Head Coach Ray Graves, a fixture at the "flats" for 12 years has taken the head coach and athletic director's job at Florida. The announcement was made in the second week of January and Dodd was faced with the herculean task of replacing the man that—more than any other—was responsible for Tech's great defensive record during the past decade.

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On the same side for the last time were Tech's famed coaching duo, Graves and Dodd at the January 2 Gator Bowl game.

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Millions of feet of tough, transparent polyethylene film are used each year t o protect t h e freshness of perishable foods such as fruits a n d vegetables. Scores of other useful things are m a d e from polyethylene unbreakable kitchenware, alive

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Polyethylene is only one of m a n y plastics a n d chemicals t h a t Union Carbide creates from oil and n a t u r a l gas. B y constant research into t h e basic elements of n a t u r e , t h e people of Union Carbide bring new and better products into your everyday life.

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CHATTANOOGA CLUB HOLDS DINNER DANCE—On Saturday, December 12, the Chattanooga Georgia Tech Club held its annual dinner dance with Dean George and Mrs. Griffin as guests of honor. Left to right in the picture are the officers of the club and their wives along with the special guests: Paul Shoun, president, and Mrs. Shoun; Louis Blanks, vice president, and Mrs. Blanks; Dean Griffin and Mrs. Griffin; and Locke Thomison, treasurer, and Mrs. Thomison. Dean Griffin briefed the crowd on the old and new Georgia Tech.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Charlotte Georgia Tech Club had its most successful meeting in history on November 21 when 124 members and wives turned out for a dinner meeting. Dean George Griffin was the guest of honor and his speech was exceptionally well received by the group.

The group also saw the Tech-Tennessee football movies.

C. N. Witmer is president of the Charlotte Club. The club is planning another dinner meeting for March 26 with special guests President Martin of Davidson College and President Walker of Queens College of Charlotte.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—Forty Tech men were present at the December 1 meeting of the Jacksonville Georgia Tech Club. Carl Cesery, president of the club, reviewed the past year's activities and introduced guest speaker Bob Eskew, business manager of athletics at Tech. Bob reviewed the present athletic program and its relationships to the Institute and the alumni. During the business meeting special reports were made by O. J. Oosterhoudt (by-laws); W. L. Queen (scholarship fund) and W. A. Verlander (treasurer).

New officers elected at the meeting included William L. Queen, president; W. A. Verlander, vice president; W. J. Hicklin, Jr., secretary; and W. Murray McQuaid, treasurer.

During Gator Bowl weekend, the Jacksonville Club sponsored a big Georgia Tech Brunch on January 2.

NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AT KINGSPORT—At the December 1 meeting of the Kingsport (Tenn.) Georgia Tech Club the following new officers were elected: pictured left to right. Carroll Underwood, director; Bob Beard, director; Witt Langstaff, president; Bill Caffey, secretary-treasurer; and Jim Hudson, director.

The club has scheduled a dinner dance and four quarterly meetings for the 1960 year. Included in the schedule are a picnic outing and an organized trip to one of the Georgia Tech football games.

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Bill McDonald, New England Life (left) with Nicholas Camblin, President, Camblin Steel Service, Inc., Sacramento, Calif.

Bill discusses contract with Camblin attorney George Paras. The company owners, Mr. & Mrs. Camblin, are enthusiastic about their corporation coverage, and will continue to use Bill's services to meet the needs of their expanding business interests.

Bill McDonald delivers a policy for $250,000 after only 8 months of selling life insurance Bill McDonald had a fine record as an enlisted man and commissioned officer in flight engineering. After his discharge, Bill wanted a career where his initiative would enable him to get ahead fast. A job where his earnings would be directly related to his efforts and ability.

A leading Sacramento employment agency told Bill that life insurance selling — and specifically, life insurance selling with New England Life — would give him the best opportunity to realize his ambitions. He went to our General Agent in Sacramento and was impressed by what this company could do for him. He was especially interested in the training and supervisory support which would quickly prepare him to enter the more challenging areas of estate and business security planning.

Bill has done an outstanding job. This quarter-million dollar policy is representative of the kind of performance

that brought him our Rookie of the Year Award for 1959.

If a career like Bill McDonald's appeals to you, there may be a place for you with New England Life. Men who meet and maintain our requirements get a regular income right from the start and can work practically anywhere in the United States.

For more information, write Vice President John Barker, 501 Boylston Street, Boston 17, Massachusetts.

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These GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY men are New England representatives: G. Nolan Bearden, '29, Greensboro, N. C. Carl S. Ingle, CLU, '33, Jacksonville

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Ask one of these competent men to tell you about the advantages of insuring in the New England Life.

' f l 7 ^r~ an^ Mrs. William Victor King" I don, Sr. were given a reception by their children in December in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. ' f l Q ^rank Thomas Sands died November U O 29 at his home, 115 Greenwood Place, Decatur, Georgia. He was a special sales representative for Associated Transport.

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- S- Westbrook, CE, of Griffin, Georgia, died June 26, 1959.

ME Walter P. Marshall, Arch, prominent I *J Savannah, Georgia architect, died of a heart attack November 24. Mr. Marshall designed many public buildings in the Savannah area during his career. » 1 Q R. Houston Jewell, EE, of Chicka•3 mauga, Georgia, has been elected president of the Textile Education Foundation, Inc. He is Vice President of Crystal Springs Bleachery in Chickamauga. ' O O C. D. LeBey, EE, Atlanta realtor ^ ^ and mortgage banker, died December 27 after an illness of several months. He was president of C. D. LeBey and Company and was active in several banking organizations. Mr. LeBey was a trustee of Hillside Cottages and was on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association. His widow lives at 3434 Piedmont Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia. ' Q Q Wallace Montgomery has been named ^ * » a vice president of the Trust Company of Georgia in Atlanta. ,f

)A James Fleming Daniel, Jr., Com., *- • died November 31 of a heart attack.

He was in Atlanta to attend the TechGeorgia football game at the time of his death. Mr. Daniel was executive director of the Greenville, South Carolina Housing Authority. He is survived by his widow, who lives in Greenville, and a son, James F. Daniel of Atlanta. ' O C Robert L. Hays, ME, an assistant fcU vice president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, died November 24. He had been with the company since 1927 and was in charge of building service for the Metropolitan offices in Madison Square in New York City at the time of his death. ' O C Charles M. Griffin, Mayor of Villa ^ " Rica, Georgia and owner of the Golden City Hosiery Mills, died November 24

20 of a heart attack. His widow lives in Villa Rica.

M. V. Harlow, ME, has been promoted to chief power engineer in the utilities division at Texaco's Port Arthur, Texas plant.

He was formerly assistant chief power engineer. Mr. Harlow lives at 3724 Sixth St. in Port Arthur. ' O l G. M. Doyal, of Pensacola, Florida, ~ * died recently. He was a supervisor with Gulf Power Company. ' Q Q Archie T. Reeves, TE, died of a £ 0 heart attack November 14 at the Tech-Alabama football game. Mr. Reeves was an attorney in Selma, Alabama. ' Q Q Sam R. Parry, GE, has retired from fc3 Combustion Engineering, Inc., where he was vice president in charge of manufacturing. He was with Combustion for 36 years.

I Q f l Linton C. Reynolds, TE, has been w U appointed to the newly created post of Technical Director of Textile Production with Riegel Textile Corporation. His home address is 20 Ware Street, Ware Shoals, South Carolina.

G. LaVance Maree, Com., has been elected to the executive committee of the Board of Directors of Quality Courts United, Inc. Mr. Maree owns the Marietta Motel in Marietta, Georgia.

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» Q 0 Paul M. McLarty, TE, CLU, has wt been appointed Senior Consultant in the Sales Training Division, Marketing Department, with New York Life Insurance Company. His home address is 649 Arlington Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey. ' Q Q Colonel Raymond W. Burkett. US w u Army, EE, has been named deputy chief of the Research and Development Division at the Army Rocket and Guided

Missile Agency at Huntsville, Alabama. He was formerly commanding officer of the 83rd Ordnance Battalion with the 8th Army in Korea. ' Q ^ Colonel Thomas J. Seigler, U.S. w " Army, EE, is serving with the Signal Corps in Europe. His address is Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, Office of the Signal Officer, A.P.O. 403, New York, New York.

Born t o : Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Simons, IM, a son, Frampton Ellis, December 10. Mr. Simons is owner of the Chattahoochee Furniture Company in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

Captain Jerry H. Taylor, Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.) is now manager of the AQUAVILLA Cottages at 15316 Gulf Boulevard, Madeira Beach, St. Petersburg, Florida.

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' Q Q John S. Fletcher, regional service 0 0 engineer for Westinghouse Electric in Atlanta, died December 11 of a heart attack. He is survived by. his wife and two sons.

William Meriwether Furlow, Jr., EE, is listed in the current edition of "American Men in Science." He is head of the research department at the Martin Company in Orlando, Florida.

Colonel Ralph E. Hood is recuperating from a heart attack suffered while stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco. He is currently at 721 77th Way South, Birmingham, Alabama. » Q Q Henry C. Dunson, TE, has been apOv pointed a registered representative with Thomson and McKinnon. His business address is 111 Greenville Street, LaGrange, Georgia.

W. Ashley Verlander, IM, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of American Heritage Life Insurance Company, has been named Vice Chairman of the Board of

S. T. Pruitt, CE '29, has been promoted to general sales manager of the Ethyl Corporation with headquarters in New York City. Pruitt, who was formerly domestic sales manager for the company, will be responsible for all sales to United States oil companies. He has been associated with Ethyl Corporation since 1930, and except for the war period, has spent his entire career in various sales capacities. During World War II, he served with the U. S. Army Air Forces.

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Directors of the Reliable Insurance Company of Dayton, Ohio, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Heritage. His mailing address is P. O. Box 1444, Jacksonville, Florida.

'J Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Alyn R. • Jones, CE, a son, Walter Charles.

Mr. Jones is president of the Jones Construction Company in Griffin, Georgia.

'4 Commander Horace L. Robertson, 4 USN, IM, died November 27 of smoke pneumonia incurred when his home was burned. His wife died December 2 of burns. Commander and M'rs. Robertson lived in Seattle, Washington. They are survived by three children and their parents, all of Atlanta.

William B. Thomas, ME, has been promoted to assistant chief power engineer in the utilities division at Texaco's Port Arthur plant. His home address is 3121 Rosedale Drive, Griffing Park, Port Arthur, Texas.

J. W. Kelly, ME, has been named general manager of Clark Equipment Company's New York-New Jersey area factory branch operations.

The death of Everett Keith McMahon, Ch.E.. has been brought to our attention.

He was manager of the Chemical Sales Division at Tennessee Products and Chemical Company at the time of his death.

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WIT-SHAR MORE PROBLEMATICAL RECREATIONS Response to our first collection of these delightfully vexing enigmas has been so heart-warming that we have decided to issue a second volume for your delectation. Write to our Dr. William Jacobi, and ask for "More Problematical Recreations." Gratis, of course.

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' A W. H. Holmes, IM, has been ap" pointed South Carolina traffic personnel supervisor with Southern Bell with headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina.

Born to: LCDR and Mrs. Donald R. Patch, AE, a daughter, Marianne, December 12. Mr. Patch recently returned from a tour in Puerto Rico and is now working in the Optimum Track Ship Routing section of the U. S. Fleet Weather Facility, Alameda, California, as a Ship Routing Forecaster. His home address is 3261 Adams Street, Alameda.

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Donald L. Chase, ME, has been promoted to head mechanical engineer in the utilities division of Texaco's Port Arthur Plant. He lives at 2908 Boyd Avenue, Groves, Texas.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Leven, IE, a son, Carl Augustus, November 19.

Their address is 305 Hillsborough Drive, Falls Church, Virginia.

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Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford L. Ellis, Jr., EE, a daughter, Marie Lipscomb, November 29. Their address is 77 Karland Drive, N.W., Atlanta 5, Georgia.

Nicholas J. Exarchou, EE, is a senior engineer in the Advanced Studies Engineering Department of the Surface Armament Division at Sperry Gyroscope in Great Neck, New York.

James Braden Goldman, IM, has been named manager of The Union Central Life Insurance Company's Nashville, Tennessee agency. His business address is 732 Stahlman Building.

And if you find your fancy tickled by the prospect of working with nationally recognized scientists and engineers in such fields as inertial guidance, radar, tactical data processing systems, airborne digital computers, or space research investigations, you will want to communicate with our Mr. C. T. Petrie.

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LITTON INDUSTRIES Electronic Equipments Division, Beverly Hills, California

Joe E. Roberson, IE, staff assistant at Reynolds Metal Company's Richmond, Virginia South Plant, has been named manager of the North Plant, also in Richmond. » C n Paul G. Barnett, Jr., IM, has been *»U transferred by duPont to the AcetateOrion-Lycra plant in Waynesboro, Virginia.

He is group supervisor in the Methods and Planning Department. Mr. Barnett lives at 1209 Greenbriar Road, Waynesboro, Virginia.

Robert E. Batey, IE, has been promoted to plant manager with duPont and transferred to Old Hickory, Tennessee. He was formerly assistant area supervisor at duPont's Kinston, North Carolina plant.

Estes W. Mann, Jr., 7M, has been transferred by the Colgate-Palmolive Company to the United States after serving the company for eight years in Columbia, South America. He is now assistant vice president for Canada and Latin America, with offices at 300 Park Avenue, New York, New York.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. George B. Pennington, TE, a son, George Howard, December 8. Mr. Pennington is with the George A. Pennington Company. Their home address is 2668 Sharondale Circle, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Thomas N. Saffold, IE, has been appointed district traffic manager with Southern Bell in Macon, Georgia.

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February 1960

E. Davis Wilcox, Arch. '35,,has been named to the 1959 Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America team. He thus becomes the second Tech graduate to receive this honor. Syd Williams, '33, was named to the 1957 version of the team of 25 men who are picked by a distinguished board of judges on the basis of successful living in the first 25 years out of college. Wilcox is an internationally known architect of Tyler, Texas. His firm is E. Davis Wilcox Associates of Tyler.

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Morley A. Hudson, ME '38, of Shreveport, La., is co-owner and vice president of the Pelican Supply Company through a recent acquisition.

Hudson will continue as president of the HudsonRush Company, manufacturers representatives, also of Shreveport. A civic as well as Tech leader in the area, Hudson has been a director of the National Association for Retarded Children and chairman of the national committee on Vocational Rehabilitation and Sheltered Workshops.

NEWS BY CLASSES-conrinuec/ Dr. Joseph E. Todd, Chem, has been named assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Cincinnati. In addition to teaching physical chemistry, he will do research with silicon hydrides, highly-reactive compounds of silicon and hydrogen.

Dr. Todd lives with his wife and son at 2735 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. »C1 Engaged: Eugene Edenfield Eckman «* I to Miss Patricia Smith. The wedding will take place February 13. Mr. Eckman is with Walter R. Thomas, Inc. of Atlanta.

Captain Orlando Llenza, Arch, is now commander of the 198th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Puerto Rico Air National Guard. His address is Box 8615 F. Juncos, Santurce, Puerto Rico.

James W. Locke, ME, has been appointed assistant manager of contract and drafting for the Diamond Power Specialty Corporation in Lancaster, Ohio. His home address is 800 Pleasantville Road in Lancaster.

Married: Billy Bruce Bazanti, CE, to Miss Jewel Setzer, January 27. Their address is 5820 Newman Court, Apartment 17, Sacramento, California.

W. E. Cheeley, IE, is now director of Product Development in the new Packaging Research Division at the Reynolds Company, Richmond, Virginia. He has been with the company since 1952.

Engaged: Howard Allen McCullough, IE, to Miss Louise F. Hord. The wedding will take place in February. Mr. McCullough is associated with V.M.C. Products, Inc. in Atlanta.

Finis C. Whitfield, TE, has been appointed sales representative for B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company, with headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. His home address is 2700 Harrison Avenue in Cincinnati.•£#

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' C Q Ronald J. Banks, IE, has been ap" J pointed Washington, D. C. representative for Bell Aircraft Corporation. He will handle all corporate representation in the fields of space flight, missiles, rockets and advanced research. His home address is 4222 Deer Drive, McLean, Virginia.

John R. Crittenden, EE, has been appointed "Severe Environment Specialist" in General Electric's receiving tube department at Owensboro, Kentucky. This post 26

was created to anticipate stiffening environmental requirements of electronic equipment in critical defense and space exploration.

Eugene E. Lorenz, IM, has been transferred to Atlanta with the Tull Company.

He is now manager of aluminum sales. Mr. Lorenz lives at 2348 Nesbitt Drive, N.E., Atlanta 19, Georgia.

Married: Roy Cornelius Peek, Jr., Chem., to Miss Donna Jordan, December 26. Mr. Peek is employed by the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station.

Charles A. Allen, IE, is an industrial engineer with the Athens Division of General Time Corporation. His mailing address is box 249, RFD 1, Athens, Georgia.

Married: Robert E. Lee, Arch., to Miss Gail Boone, December 19. Mr. Lee is employed by Cox, Kjeldsen and Parker, advertising studio in Atlanta.

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Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Austin, ME, a daughter, Diane Elizabeth, November 20. Mr. Austin is with the Sandia Corporation. Their home address is 10008 Mesa Arriba Avenue, N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico.

George Thornton Bostic, EE, was killed in an automobile accident November 10, 1959 in Los Angeles. A native of Fayetteville and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he was associated with the Space Technology Laboratories, Inc. in Los Angeles.

His parents live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Frenz, CE, a son, Charles Milton, Jr., November 2. Mr. Frenz is with Mobil Oil Company in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Albert W. Leary, Ch.E., has been pro-

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moted to group leader in the Technical Department of Westvaco Chlor-Alkali Division of Ford Machinery and Chemical Corporation. His address is 929 Lexington Drive, St. Albans, West Virginia.

T. G. Scuderi, Ch.E., is the co-author of a technical paper which appeared in the December issue of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. The paper is entitled "Effect of Fluorides on Infrared Transmittance of Certain Silicate Glasses."

Mr. Scuderi is a ceramic engineer with the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D. C. Fred Singer, IE, formerly with Alcoa, is now regional manager with the Loxcreen Company, Dallas, Texas.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. A. Duane Wills, IM, a daughter, Catherine Lee, September 18. Mr. Wills is a systems sales trainee with IBM. Their address is 1904 North Lakeland Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

Jesse G. Bagwell, Jr., IM, has been promoted to district manager of the St. Louis district for Texize Chemicals, Inc. He is now living at 502 Pinellas Drive, St. Louis 26, Missouri.

Married: Earle Edgar Bortell, Jr., IE, to Miss Donna Foster, February 6. Mr. Bortell is with Combustion Engineering, Inc. in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. George A Cochran, CE, a daughter, Shari Lorraine, August 13. Their address is 1939 Glendale Avenue, Baton Rouge 8, Louisiana.

Married: Phillip Richard Dalton, IM, to Miss Carolyn Driskell. Mr. Dalton is with the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. in St. Louis, Missouri.

Robert Charles Gold, EE, has been promoted to senior research engineer North American Aviation. He recently received a cash award for development of specialized computing equipment. Mr. Gold lives at 8028 Aura Avenue, Reseda, California.

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Jack T. Bean, IM, was recently promoted to the rank of Captain in the U. S. Army Reserve. He is president of J. T. Bean and Associates, Landscape Architects and Land Surveyors in Atlanta.

Married: William Z. Bridges to Miss Mary Lou Potts, December 20. Mr. Bridges is attending Emory University Medical School.

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David S. Lewis, AE '39, has been named senior vice president of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis. Lewis has been a vice president of the company since 1957 and a member of the board of directors since the same year. Lewis joined McDonnell in 1946 as chief of aerodynamics after seven years with Glenn L. Martin Company. In 1952, he was made head of the newly formed preliminary design department. In early 1957 he was appointed manager of projects.

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This year, engineerir challenging and reu Advanced missile and the proportion of eng employment is growin, Dyna-Soar boost-glid ICBM, BOMARC defen KC-135 jet tanker-tri lunar, orbital and h research projects. A ft listed below: ADVANCED C0NFIGURATI0

M.S.orPh.D.inA.E.t« posed by potential milil of vehicles based on £ performance, etc.). In such as handling payloi with competitors prop INFRARED

Electrical engineer or and direct an Infrared and analyses of infrar (2) Definition of modi Synthesis of advanced i nal guidance, mapping tion) for integration ii ELECTRONICS-RELIABILITY

Electrical engineer wit equivalent experienc ability programs; to ei data and initiate corn tactical test equipmenl ELECTRONICS-DIGITAL CO

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Engineers with advan< experience to design ai military and space pre the computers and th equipment used in the ENGINEERING ANALYSIS i

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Mathematicians or en§ in engineering compul involve correlation ai simulation programs, many others. Computi variety of complex eng speed electronic data

Space-age careers at Boeing PLASMA PHYSICS

SEATTLE AREA

Experimental physicist with Ph.D. in physics for the staff of the Plasma Physics Laboratory, Boeing Scientific Research Laboratories, to conduct studies in the field of Basic Experimental Micro Wave Plasma Physics, Basic Transport Properties of Plasmas and in Theoretical and Experimental Quantum Plasma Physics.

OPERATIONS & WEAPONS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

WICHITA

M.S. or Ph.D. in math, physics, electrical or aeronautical engineering to obtain data on the anticipated operational environment of the devices under study by Advanced Design Staff. Devise analytical models of procedures describing operation of the devices in order to estimate the operational utility of same under study. Studies compare Advanced Design products with other companies and demonstrate anticipated utility to the customer.

ELECTRONICS-TELEMETRY

This year, engineering and science alumni will find more challenging and rewarding careers than ever at Boeing.

Advanced missile and space-age programs are expanding, and the proportion of engineers and scientists to Boeing's total employment is growing steadily. Boeing programs include the Dyna-Soar boost-glide vehicle, Minuteman solid-propellant ICBM, BOMARC defense missile system, B-52G missile bomber, KC-135 jet tanker-transport, the Boeing 707 jetliner, and lunar, orbital and interplanetary systems and advanced research projects. A few of the many immediate openings are listed below: ADVANCED CONFIGURATION DESIGN

WICHITA AREA

M.S. or Ph.D. in A.E. to create configuration of new vehicles proposed by potential military or civilian customers. Creative design of vehicles based on general parameters of missions (payload, performance, etc.). In addition to configuration, special features such as handling payload (i.e., cargo, passengers) and comparison with competitors proposals are investigated.

INFRARED

SEATTLE AREA

Electrical engineer or physicist with advanced degree to set-up and direct an Infrared System Group involved in: (1) Studies and analyses of infrared systems, techniques and phenomena, (2) Definition of models and parametric relationships, and (3) Synthesis of advanced infrared sub-systems (search, track, terminal guidance, mapping, surveillance, and scientific instrumentation) for integration into larger systems.

ELECTRONICS-RELIABILITY

SEATTLE AREA

Electrical engineer with B.S. degree minimum (graduate work or equivalent experience desired) to organize and manage reliability programs; to establish requirements, evaluate reliability data and initiate corrective action for missile components and tactical test equipment.

ELECTRONICS-DIGITAL COMPUTER

ELECTRO-MAGNETICS

SEATTLE AREA

Ph.D. in electrical engineering or physics to direct and participate in the work of a research group engaged in the theoretical and experimental investigation of the propagation and reflection of electro-magnetic waves in the presence of a plasma.

WELDING ENGINEERING

SEATTLE AREA

Engineers with degree in Met.E., Mech.E., E.E. or equivalent, to maintain weld equipment, design tools, develop techniques and direct proper use of this equipment, and establish processes for all types of welds used in the unit, including weld settings for qualification programs.

PERFORMANCE & STABILITY & CONTROL ANALYSIS

SEATTLE AREA

Aeronautical engineers at B.S. and M.S. level to conduct performance analysis and stability and control analysis. Each field is intimately associated with flight testing and wind tunnel testing.

Performance assignments include preparation of sales presentations, operating instructions and preliminary design work in connection with new aircraft; stability and control assignments cover wing and tail design as well as studies concerning detailed control systems.

GEOASTROPHYSICS

SEATTLE AREA

Theoretical physicists or astronomers with Ph.D. in physics or astronomy on the staff of the Geoastrophysics Laboratory, Boeing Scientific Research Laboratories, to carry out theoretical research studies in the field of Geoastrophysics, particularly in connection with the phenomenology and physics of the planetary system.

Excellent support is available for research in Solar Physics, Solar Terrestrial relationships and Upper Atmosphere Physics.

SEATTLE AREA

Engineers with advanced E.E. degree or particularly applicable experience to design and integrate digital computers in advanced military and space programs, involving internal logic design of the computers and the external organization of the associated equipment used in the guidance and control system.

ENGINEERING ANALYSIS & PROGRAMMING

SEATTLE AREA

B.S.E.E. with good knowledge of telemetry systems, transducers, and systems providing inputs into telemetry systems, to work on telemetry systems integration. This requires ability to represent the company in meetings with the customers and associate contractors.

SEATTLE

Mathematicians or engineers with B.S. to Ph.D. degrees to work in engineering computing and analysis areas. Analysis positions involve correlation and conversion matrix studies, trajectory simulation programs, error analysis and simulation studies and many others. Computing positions involve programming a wide variety of complex engineering problems to be solved with highspeed electronic data processing machinesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;digital and analog.

Advantages you'll enjoy at Boeing include up-to-the-minute facilities, unexcelled research equipment, insurance and retirement programs, and a company-paid graduate study program (M.A. and Ph.D.) designed to help you get ahead faster.

For further information write: Mr. Stanley M. Little, Boeing Airplane Co., P. 0. Box 3822- UGT, Seattle 24, Wash.

J. Clinton Abrams, EE '39, has been appointed director of service on the corporate staff of International Business Machines Corporation with offices in New York City. Abrams began his IBM career in 1939, subsequently serving in various sales posts. In 1953, he was named assistant to the director of engineering at the company's headquarters in New York. He was appointed assistant director of service in 1958. He lives in Garden City, Long Island, N. Y.

NEWS BY CLASSES-continued Engaged: Ted Harmon Cook, IE, to Miss Ann Hisle. Mr. Cook is a sales engineer with the Refractories Division of Babcock & Wilcox in Chicago, Illinois.

Engaged: Lt. William Johnson Funderburk, USA, Ch.E., to Miss Ophelia Heape.

The wedding will take place in March. Lt. Funderburk is stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Engaged: Daniel Brown Rather, IE, to Miss Frances Patterson Greene. Mr. Rather is with General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Rowe, Arch., a daughter, Sherrie Ann, August 28.

Their home address is 3010 Avenue Q, Galveston, Texas.

Lt. Richard B. Rowe, USMC, IE, has recently received his wings at Pensacola after completion of advanced flight training.

John M. Rungee, CE, is a paving engineer with the Portland Cement Association in Orlando, Florida. His home address is 2314 Langford Street, Lakeland, Florida.

Lt. Oliver H. Sale, Jr., ME, was married to Patricia Parish September 11. Lt. Sale is stationed at Lufkin Air Force Base, Texas. Âť n o Lt. Harold T. Bowling, U.S.A., AE, J O has completed the officer rotary-wing qualification course at The Primary Helicopter School, C a m p Wolters, Texas.

Neal Everett Bradley, Math, died December 20 in a Boston, Massachusetts hospital of a virus which settled around his heart.

Neal graduated from Tech with highest honors and was attending M I T Graduate School at the time of his death. His parents,

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bradley, live at 1952 Forest Green Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

Lt. Clarence Burton, USAF, IE, won the Aeronautical Systems Center's "Production Merit Award" for expert handling of production problems on the F-105D aircraft.

He is stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, with the Flight Control and Guidance Branch of the Center's Directorate of Equipment and Services.

Cecil B. Day, IM, has been appointed assistant vice president of Scott Hudgens Realty and Mortgage, Inc., College Park, Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fortune, CE, a daughter, Tamela Gaye, November 11. Mr. Fortune is an engineer with Gentry and Thompson Construction Company in Atlanta.

Born to: Lt. and Mrs. James C. Keltons, Ch.E., a son, September 18. Lt. Kelton is a project engineer with the U. S. Army Ordnance Development and Proof Services at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. His home address is 104 A Garden Drive, Aberdeen, Maryland.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. James D. McGee, CE, a son, Davis Alan, November 7. Mr. McGee is employed by the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station. His home address is 714 Broad Avenue, East Point, Georgia.

Married: David B. Milton, IE, to Miss Ruth A. Mullen, December 19. Dave is attending graduate school at Harvard Business School. Their address is 16 Chauncey Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Brian W. Sanford, IE, returned in August from a tour of duty with the Army in Germany and is now in training as a sales

James W. Castleberry, IM '48^right, a field representative for Johnson & Johnson's Hospital Division, has won the E. E. Dickson Award for outstanding salesman of the year. He received a $500 check from William B. Borsdorff, the company's sales manager. Castleberry, a former Tech football co-captain, joined Johnson & Johnson in 1958. Prior to moving to his present location in Nashville, Tennessee, Castleberry lived in Quitman, Georgia and Atlanta.

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engineer with the Logan ville, Kentucky. While in married to Miss Patricia dress is 3646 Brownsboro Kentucky.

Company, LouisGermany he was Booth. Their adRoad, Louisville,

' C Q Adir Aronson, IM, is now an assis* J 3 tant buyer for the men's department at Davison-Paxon, Inc. in Atlanta. He was formerly with Rich's, Inc. Engaged: Ensign Joe Hearn Bynum, Jr., USN, ME, to Miss Cheryl McMillan. Ensign Bynum is stationed at the Navy Base in San Diego, California.

Married: Marion Andrew Clark, CerE, to Miss Patricia Richardson, December 27. Mr. Clark is a research engineer with the A. P. Green Fire Brick Company of Mexico, Ltd. William L. Clark, IE, is currently a lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force and is serving with the 806th Installations Squadron, Channault Air Force Base, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Married: Jerry L. Comer, IE, to Miss Marilyn Miller, December 27 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Engaged: E. Larry Fonts, IM, to Miss Lucy Cole. The wedding will take place March 19. Mr. Fonts is currently in Graduate School at Georgia Tech.

Lt. Robert W. Glenn, USA, Ch.F... has completed the officer airborne course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Lt. Joseph B. Hutchison, USA. IF, has completed the officer airborne course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning. Georgia.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Jones, IM, a son, Stephen Allan, August 17. Their address is 87-A Prince Preston Drive, Chatham City, Savannah, Georgia.

Married: Daniel F. Laird to Miss Susan Ansley Moore, June 2. Mr. Laird is working on his masters in psychology at Furman University. Their address is 3 Bear Drive, Greenville, South Carolina.

Born t o : Mr. and Mrs. Mort Mctersky, AE, a son, Mark Lewis, December 30. Their address is 4804 North Halifax, Temple City, California.

Lt. Harry G. Nichol, Jr., USAF. IE, is now serving in Northern Japan. His address is 21st A & E Maintron, APO 919, San Francisco, California.

Born to: Mr. and Mrs. Owen Schweers, Jr., ME, a son, Owen O'Connor, III, December 7. Mr. Schweers is a development engineer in the box plant of Union Bag Camp

Paper Corporation. The) 54th Street, Savannah, Engaged: Lt. Paul B* CE, to Miss Jane Kraemei take place in April. Lt. S Fort Bragg, North Caro Irvin S. Seigler, Jr., I ated from the U. S. Nava Rhode Island and was ensign. He is serving aboi (A.T.F.-159), FPO, New Married: Robert Lew Miss Peggy McKay, Janu is with the Arkansas Fu< in St. Petersburg, Florid

Three Long-Time T<

Three of Tech's best-] They were Associate Engineering School ar both of the English E Professor Brown d He had been a membe his wife who recently School System.

Professor Folk dieHe joined the Tech st H. Folk, Jr., Youngsti Mrs. C. Edwin Baski these two men may be Ralph Peters Blac service to the Institute Atlanta. Active in enj school until his illness 1929 and was for ye* students. He is surviv and George B. Black i III, Gladwyne, Pa.

Paul Duke, ME '45, IE '46, has been elected vice president and director of L. B. Foster Company, national supplier of steel pipe, rail and sheet piling.

Duke, a Tech All-America football player of the middle forties, has managed the company's regional office in Atlanta since it was established in 1955. Under his direction, the company's operations in the Southeast have expanded rapidly, especially in highway and heavy construction and in piping supplies.

Paper Corporation. They live at 520 East 54th Street, Savannah, Georgia.

Engaged: Lt. Paul Bow en Scott, USA, CE, to M iss Jane Kraemer. The wedding will take place in April. Lt. Scott is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Irvin S. Seigler, Jr., IE, recently graduated from the U. S. Naval School, Newport, Rhode Island and was commissioned an ensign. He is serving aboard the USS Paiute (A.T.F.-159), FPO, New York, New York.

Married: Robert Lewis Snapp, IM, to Miss Peggy McKay, January 17. Mr. Snapp is with the Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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' R f l ^ax ^' Browning, IM, is with the " U J. p. Stevens Company, Inc. His home address is Route 1, Country Club Road, Dublin, Georgia.

SP 4C Regional A. (Sonny) Covington, USN, died November 14 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His mother, Mrs. J. S. Covington, lives in Decatur, Georgia.

Married: Edward Powell Malia, IE, to Miss Carol Lightsey, November 26. Mr. Malia is with Mohasco Industries, Inc. in Amsterdam, New York.

Married: Timothy Moore Singleton, IM, to Miss Shelby Smith. The wedding took place in December.

ong-Tlme Tech Professors Die In Two Months' Period

Three of Tech's best-known faculty members died during the past two months.

They were Associate Professor (retired) Ralph P. "Rip" Black of the Civil Engineering School and Professor Hal C. Brown and Professor Edwin H. Folk, both of the English Department.

Professor Brown died December 7 in an Atlanta hospital after a short illness.

He had been a member of the English Department since 1926. He is survived by his wife who recently retired after 25 years as a teacher in the Atlanta Public School System.

Professor Folk died December 19 in an Atlanta hospital after a short illness.

He joined the Tech staff in 1924. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Edwin H. Folk, Jr., Youngstown, Ohio and Hugh W. Folk, Atlanta; and a daughter, Mrs. C. Edwin Baskin, Marietta, Ga. (The editor's personal recollections of these two men may be found on page 2 of this issue.)

Ralph Peters Black retired as a teacher at Tech in 1951 after 28 years of service to the Institute and its students. He died on January 19 at his home in Atlanta. Active in engineering societies, Mr. Black kept up his interest in the school until his illness. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Tech in 1929 and was for years the most popular member of his department with the students. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Ralph P. Black, Jr. of Atlanta, and George B. Black of Bryn Mawr, Pa.; and a daughter, Mrs. John Y. Huber, III, Gladwyne, Pa.

Donald W. Douglas, Jr., President of Douglas, discoslestheground installation requirements for a series of THOR-boosted space probes with Alfred J. Carah, Chief Design Engineer

The care and feeding of a missile system It takes more than pressing a button to send a giant rocket on its way.

Actually, almost as many man-hours go into the design and construction of the support equipment as into the missile itself. A leading factor in the reliability of Douglas missile systems is the company's practice of including all the necessary ground handling units, plus detailed procedures for system utilization and crew training, This complete job allows Douglas missiles to move quickly from test to operational status and perform with outstanding dependability. Current missile and space projects include THOR, ZEUS, DELTA, A L B M , GENIE and others of vital national importance.

We invite qualified engineers, physicists, chemists and mathematicians to join us to help further these and future programs. Write to C.C. LaVene, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, N. Section

0OI/G* MISSILE AND SPACE SYSTEMS • MILITARY AIRCRAFT DC-8 JETLINERS • CARGO TRANSPORTS • AIRCOMB GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

R. P. Black

H. C. Brown

E. H. Folk

TEACHING BY TV Bell System facilities meet a new need. Already a vital link in filling educators' requirements within a locality, state or across the nation

A n interesting current development in education is the use of television for instructionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both in classrooms and in the home.

Lockheed Missiles for such major, loi Fleet Ballistic Mis

Evidence that a shortage of qualified teachers is developing coincides with the need for some way to meet the awakened interest in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and education in generalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the elementary school to the college level.

Many educators, in studying the twin problem, are thinking more and more about the possibilities of Educational T V in their teaching programs.

In transmitting T V lessons and lectures from place to place, various means are available. Closed circuit Educational T V systems between schools may be required. Or connection between broadcasting stations in different cities. Or a hook-up between closed circuit systems and one or more broadcasting stations.

Whatever distribution of T V is needed, in city, county, state, or across the country, t h e Bell Telephone Companies are equipped to provide it. They have the facilities and .years of know-how. And the onthe-spot manpower to insjure efficient, dependable service.

For over three years, the local Bell Telephone Company has provided the closed circuit E T V network

ERER program, un

listic Missile Divis satellite system; SA and Army KINGFIS

HELPING TO TEACH . . . HELPING TO LEARN. Classroom scene in Cortland, N. Y. This is one of the schools now using Educational TV. More than one TV receiver can be used where teachers wish to accommodate larger classes at one sitting.

which successfully serves thirty-six schools in Washington County, Maryland.

System is one of the business organizations which support it.

In Louisville, Kentucky, telephone company facilities now connect five elementary schools. In New York State, they serve a high school and seven other schools in the Cortland area.

In this great "classroom," about half a million people get up early each weekday to view a half-hour lecture on Modern Chemistry on their T V sets at 6:30 A.M. This 32-week college course goes from coast to coast over Bell System lines.

In San Jose, California, they link four schools with the campus of San Jose State College. And in Anaheim, California, eighteen schools are served by TV.

The Bell Telephone Companies believe their T V transmission facilities and know-how can assist educators who are exploring the potential value of educational television.

The largest of the many current educational T V projects is called Continental Classroom. The Bell

They welcome opportunities to work with those interested in this promising new development.

BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM

These programs mechanics; compu magnetic wave pi the flight sciences man in space; m research and anal> sion and exotic fi space medicine; sp Headquarters fc fornia, on the San development facili

Lo SUNNYVALE, PALO ALTC

EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY Lockheed Missiles and Space Division is systems manager for such major, long-range projects as the Navy POLARIS Fleet Ballistic Missile; the AGENA satellite in the DISCOVERER program, under the direction of the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division (ARDC); MIDAS infrared detection satellite system; SAMOS satellite program; Air Force X-7; and Army KINGFISHER. These programs include: applied mathematics;celestial mechanics; computer research and development; electromagnetic wave propagation and radiation; electronics; the flight sciences; human engineering; hydrodynamics; man in space; materials and processes; operations research and analysis; ionic, nuclear and plasma propulsion and exotic fuels; sonics; space communications; space medicine; space navigation; and space physics.

Headquarters for the Division are at Sunnyvale, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula, and research and development facilities are in the Stanford Industrial Park

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in Palo Alto and at Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley.

Facilities are new and modern and include the latest in technical equipment. A 4,000 acre Division-owned static test base in the Ben Lomond mountains near Santa Cruz provides for all phases of static field test. In addition, flight test facilities are provided at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Vandenberg AFB, Santa Maria, California.

ENGINEERS AND

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Such programs reach into the future and deal with unknown and stimulating environments. It is a rewarding future with a company that has an outstanding record of progress and achievement. If you are experienced in any of the above areas, or in related work, we invite your inquiry. Please write: Research and Development Staff.

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