General Motors Institute - Reflector Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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ENERAL A suave product of Colorado, Cain per- sonifies the chivalry of the old West. A gentleman to the core, he is thorough and faithful in all he does—especially in attendance to his activities. Most outstanding, perhaps, was his loyalty to the Tech Club. Gordy has been one of the really active independents at Tech. Notable for his quiet MC-ing at Tech Club dinners, he will be remembered as the man behind the athletic crib window, where he has worked for the past several years. Scotty came to Tech with advanced credits from Henry Ford Trade and Ap- prentice School. During the past year, he handled the finances of the GM Tech Club. His wee bit o' Scotch and touch of blarney helped his sporting ventures a t his fraternity—the White Elephant. Vern Casson has disproved the old theory of contact men that athletics, extra-cur- ricular activities, and fraternity life pre- vent the reaping of ©. P.'s. Vern, a good scholar and an active athlete, re- ceived several medallion awards, and culminated his fraternity interests in the presidency of Phi Sigma Phi. One of Phi Kaps best dressed bers, Carson's social and athletic activities during his stay at Tech were numerous and varying. Hugh was keenly interested in hockey, a game he learned in his na- tive Canada, and part of his time was spent playing with the Flint Indians Hoc- key Team. MOTORS ROBERT L. CAIN Minneapolis, Minnesota Buick Motor Service Engineering GORDON G. CAMPBELL Webster Groves, Missouri Buick Motor Service Engineering JOHN CAMPBELL Detroit, Michigan Chevrolet Gear Axle Industrial Engineering VERNON L. CASSON Detroit, Michigan Chevrolet Gear Axle Industrial Engineering HUGH O. CARSON Quebec, Canada General Motors Canada Service Engineering [25 ]

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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.

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NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ON JOHN C. CHYNOWETH Flint, Michigan Chevrolet Parts Accessories Service Engineering ROBERTA. CLOSE Rochester, N. Y. Delco Appliance Industrial Engineering LEOY DsG = CONN Middletown, Indiana Guide Lamp Industrial Engineering RALPH W. COOK Flint, Michigan Chevrolet Flint Industrial Engineering CHARLES E. COTTERMAN Flint, Michigan Buick Motor Industrial Engineering [ 26 ] J. C. Chynoweth, known to everyone as Chuck , had the distinction of being the first President of the G.M. Tech Club. It was through officiating at these meet- ings that he became well known to all fellow students. ‘'Chuck'' will soon com- plete his first year of marriage. Like all Gamma Mu Tau house managers, Bob Close finally bought a new car his last month in school. Probably his most outstanding feat was four years’ resist- ance to the wiles of Flint's women. Bob is a typical methods and standards man. ing Lloyd George Conn allow one likes to have ual acceptance of pletely at ease in 3 he shies from riendship to everyone, he is d to those he likes. pady, easy gr if the sort of Ralph is a local boy who really made good. He attended Flint Junior College before coming to Tech, where brilliance in his studies has kept him up towards the top of his class consistently. Ralph was married a few months before school ended. Trademarked by prominent sideburns, Chuck'' was the modern counterpart of that ancient sportsman Sir Isaac Walton. An expert in either stream or field, he rarely returned empty handed. Here at the Institute he was also an independent softball star.