vice president; and Mike Stuart, secretary-treasurer. This club has planned a trip to the Notre Dame game on Saturday, November 16. DALLAS,
TEXAS—The
North
Texas
Georgia Tech Club heard about the crises on a college campus from Bob Wallace, Jr., Tech's director of information services and publications, at the meeting of October 16 in Irving, Texas. Wallace talked about student problems, presidential and football coaching resignations, and other problems associated with Tech in recent years. The meeting was presided over by President Reggie Robinson. GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA—The
Greensboro Georgia Tech Club had a dinner meeting in November with 54 present, including wives. The program featured Jack Thompson, director of recruiting, who spoke on recruiting and showed a film of the 1968 Tech-Tulane game. New officers elected included James W. Holland, Jr., president; Donald W. Burke, vice, president; and James S. Ray, secretary-treasurer. GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG,
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—Ninety mem-
bers of the Georgia Tech Club of Jacksonville met August 26 for a stag football supper meeting. Offensive Coach Bill Crutchfield was the guest speaker. His topics were "Prospects for the 1968 Season," and "The Importance of the Game of Football in Preparing a Young Man for the Game of Life." The group had as its guests three football players from the Jacksonville area, John Weaver, Rod Hanson, and Chip Pallman, with their fathers; three Georgia Tech students who are now on scholarship from the Jacksonville Club with their fathers; members of the Gator Bowl Selection Committee, and the Gator Bowl President. MOBILE,
ALABAMA—On
August
16,
Norman Walton, acting president of the Mobile Georgia Tech Alumni Club, reactivated the club at a meeting featuring top Tech personalities. Walton acted as chairman of the
of the 1968-69 year of the Greater Houston Alumni Club was held October 14. Following a buffet barbecue supper, 42 alumni and guests enjoyed some interesting comments by John Breen, vice-president and director of public relations of the Houston Oilers, followed by the guest speaker from Atlanta, Josh Powell, co-ordinates of alumni clubs, who spoke on Tech "doings" and thereafter narrated the Tech-Clemson foo'tDall film as it was shown. October
23, the Indianapolis Georgia Tech Club held its second meeting with a program consisting of the 1967 Highlights film. Following the meeting the following officers were elected: Mike ! Esterman, president; Phil Randall, \ 38
vember 1, 30 alumni and wives of the Raleigh-Durham Georgia Tech Alumni Club held a cocktail party and dinner. Following the meal after brief comments from Executive Secretary Roane Beard and Co-ordinator of Alumni Clubs Josh Powell, the 1967 football film highlights was shown. The election of officers transpired and outgoing president Livingston Jones installed new president Don Hinton and secretary Jim Ingram.
NEWS DF THE ALUMNI ' ( " " J O Ralph B. Van Wormer, ME, U l J died August 17. Mr. Van Wormer was once superintendent, Atlantic Coast Line shops, Waycross, Georgia, but had been retired for many years. ' / I f ^ We recently learned that |U G. C. Thompson of Manchester, Georgia, died.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—The first meeting
INDIANA—On
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—On No-
SOUTH
CAROLINA—On September 18, 90" Techmen and wives heard Bob Wallace, director of information services and publications, speak at the Fall Meeting of the Georgia Tech Club of the Western Carolinas. Bob's subject was "Of Presidents, Students, Football and Other Things." A spirited question-and-answer session followed. Earlier in the program, Josh Powell, co-ordinator of alumni clubs, installed the following officers for the 1968-69 year: Tom Quinn, president; Charlie Sanders, vice president; Thomas Mitchell, secretary, and Holmes Frederick, treasurer. Presiding was the outgoing president, Newt Hardie.
INDIANAPOLIS,
meeting for the evening. Those of the Tech party who attended were Neil DeRosa, placement director, who gave his inside view on what Tech is doing and what its young people are doing upon graduation. Head Defensive Coach Dick Bestwick who spoke on Georgia Tech's past, present, and future from the athletic standpoint, and Dean George C. Griffin who entertained all, young and old with his delightful and memorable stories as well as some pertinent information about Georgia Tech as it exists today. Josh Powell, club coordinator, closed the meeting.
James Eckard Crane, Arch., died August 10. He is survived by his wife, Clare Tennant Crane, one brother and two sisters.
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'/If^ Capt. Thomas Duval Guinn I C . died September 20 at Coronado, California. His widow resides at El Cordova Hotel, 1351 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California 92118. We recently learned that Henry T. Spence, of Albany, Georgia, died June 12. '/I O We recently learned that IO Richard F. Sams, ChE, died June 20. ' / I /\
Mrs. Meyer L. Schur, wife of Meyer L. Schur, ME, died
' / I p - Percival F. Sneed, EE, a 1 3 retired electrical engineer, died September 27. Mr. Sneed was the winner of the first Coach John Heisman Award for varsity football. '/I r~\ We recently learned that I t j Ralph Puckett of Tifton, Georgia, died July 18. ' 0 1 " ~ | Edgar F. Champion, E E , C.\-J died August, 1968, we have learned. He resided in Los Angeles, California. Richard Enloe, ME, an Atlanta real estate agent and a member of the State Real Estate Appraisal Board, died July 21. His widow resides at 774 Yorkshire Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. John W. (Jake) Mason, ME, died July 29, in Houston, Texas. Among his survivors are his widow and daughter who reside at 1250 Winrock Street, Apartment 204, Houston, Texas 77027. William Roy Reece. Sr., Arch., a Rockmart, Georgia, architectural engineer and builder, died July 26. Survivors include his widow, two sons and a sister.
May 20. The Georgia Tech Alumnus