General Motors Institute - Reflector Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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WENER AL Nick, a Flint boy who started at Tech by working in the school shop, was later transferred to Detroit. An Alpha Gam, he was captain of the softball team as well as an outstanding football player. He was active in SAE and Tech Club, and very active in his new Super Buick. A chap from Canada, Dave naturally gravitated to the Phi Kaps. His classic features—and car—would make him the envy of his fraternity brothers and the rage of Flint if he weren't too smart to let this happen. Instead he finds re- laxation in the varied program of the G.M. Tech Club. Being a Service Engineer requires a great amount of traveling, so practical Louie bought a house trailer for his wife and himself to live in. He belongs to both the White Elephant and Alpha Tau lota fraternities. Louie has spent much of his spare time as night watchman at school. Tom, marked from the masses by his ubiquitous, bulging briefcase, has been notable for his work in organizing the Camera Club. His quiet determination and drive logically resulted in his elec- tion to the presidency of that fast grow- ing organization. He is also a well- known member of SAE. One of the extremely tale es of the class, Ken started his “few years at Tech by pledging Alpha Gamma Up- ‘silon, of which he became secretary his Sophomore year, and was athletic chair- man in his Junior year. He also be- longed to SAE and the Camera Club, and was president of the Robot Society. He is the only man to win the Athletic Medallion for four years. MOTORS NICHOLAS BEREZNOFF Flint, Michigan Chevrolet Forge Industrial Engineering DAVID G. BERNHARDT Riverside, Ontario General Motors of Canada Service Engineering LOUISS Es BEST Detroit, Michigan Chevrolet Service and Mech. Dept. Service Engineering THOMAS D. BERTRAND Indianapolis, Indiana Allison Engineering Product Engineering KENNETH J. BIGELOW, JR. Indianapolis, Indiana Allison Engineering Product Engineering [ 23 ]

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NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ON WALTER D. ALDERSON Detroit, Michigan Fisher Body Detroit Industrial Engineering DONALD J. ANTEAU Monroe, Michigan General Motors Truck Transportation Engineering PAUL GRAXLERAD Detroit, Michigan Cadillac Motor Product Engineering JAMES W. BARRELL Sault Ste Marie, Michigan Chevrolet Flint Industrial Engineering VINCENT L. BAUGH Detroit, Michigan Chevrolet Gear Axle Industrial Engineering Walt combines all around athletic ability and interests with a businesslike manner. Last year he was active in the Interfra- ternity Council. This year he was treas- urer of the White Elephant fraternity. Walt left school in the middle of the year, so he wasn't here for the farewells and goodbys. Don, affable and smooth-spoken diplo- mat, has taken an active part in Alpha Delta fraternity affairs, serving as secre- tary in his senior year, and has worked hard in G.M.T.E. activities, particularly publications. Genuinely interested in sports, he was winner of the basket shooting contest this year. the chairman of the publicity depart- ment. Bill, Gilgal's hard hitting catcher who was deservedly selected for that position on the All Star baseball team, is primarily interested in Aeronautical Engineering and Design. He is a man's man, who confined his outside interests to hunting and fishing and to supporting his fra- ternity in athletics for four years. Bob collects pipes for a hobby, says they all smoke. Although he has not entered the rifle tourneys at school he is an expert amateur rifleman. Likewise an expert horseman, he sports his own horse and riding boots. He too will be leav- ing the ranks of bachelorhood in the very near future.

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NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ON| RICHARD W. BOOS Ceresco, Michigan Olds Motor Works Industrial Engineering RALPH A. BRAIK Garden City, Michigan Detroit Diesel Transportation Engineering RAYMOND K. BRAMAN Lyons, Michigan Fisher Body Lansing Industrial Engineering JAMES E. BROCKETT Bristolville, Ohio Packard Electric Industrial Engineering JOHN B. BURNELL Flint, Michigan Chevrolet Engineering Product Engineering [ 24 ] Since Dick came to Tech, he has trained his mind to think in terms of Better Methods. To him, Act Breakdown, Act Possibilities, Movement Time Analysis, Frame Count, etc., are commonplace. He talks them, studies them, practices them, and undoubtedly sleeps with them. Ralph, one of the older fellows at Tech, completed two years of service training here some time before he started as a cooperative engineer. As an engineering student, he was ready to use his hands as well as his head whenever the occa- sion arose. n of mind naturally ech, where he has be- @hampion of practical keeping with his training, he can often be seen , gridiron, diamond, or court engineering a finesse or two through the opposition. P practical t brought Ray to Jim, better known as Jack , was inter- ested in a very general extra curricular program during his four years. He will be remembered well for his original en- thusiasm for these activities, but mainly for being tutor to a score of freshmen and sophomores in need of help. His ten long fingers harmoniously mak- ing nerve jarring boogie woogie or sooth- ing shuffle rhythm, groomed to the point were the word ''gentleman'' fits perfectly, Johnny has spent four years unconscious- ly adding style to the class of 1941.