Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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ZZ Al T4 e rington, Kenney, Gilroy, Soder, Murphy, Stoccker, Burns. Second Row: Hess, Wirtz, Sumner, Dalzell, Meckly, Carig- nan, Martin, Hamlett, Driscoll, Greene. Third Row: Ka- larian, Higgins, Lohrey, Ward, Tuckerman, Lewis, Bright- man, O'Brien, Pelsor, Lowney, McKenna. Fourth Row: Baclawski, Fichter, Hill, Emerson, Hutton, Hiller, Adams, Crane, Whiting, Clarke, Ainsworth. Back Row: Yates, McCarroll, Hansen, Torberg, Coyne, Benson, Armstrong. Front Row, left to right: Heckler, Silva, Atwood, Har- A4S T E The American Society of Civil Engineers serves a twofold purpose. Primarily, it is intended to aid men in the pursuit of knowledge in this field of engineering. To arouse and guide professional in- terest, authorities on particular phases of civil engi- neering are invited to speak to the organization at its meetings. The second function of the society is of a social nature. A congenial atmosphere at gatherings of the group and at its annual outing at the Brown Reser- vation provides excellent opportunities for men with common interests to build friendships that may prove invaluable in later years. The officers of the society were: John Bruce, president; Edward Dean, vice-president; John Rose, secretary; and William Peckham, treasurer. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a subdivision of a parent society composed of professional men. This professional group effects the administration of the student branches located in technological schools throughout North America. The ASME Student Branch Program at Brown attempts to bring about a correlation between theo- rization and practical application. This year members visited Providence industrial plants to collect material for papers which were presented to the regional conference in May. Speakers from the field of mechanical engineering were invited to address the group at its bi-monthly meetings. Officers of the society were: Philip Kenny, chair- man; Hubert Atwood, vice-chairman; Robert Gil- roy, treasurer; and David Price, secretary. 4.5 C E Front Row, left to right: Ellis, Rose, Peckham, Bruce, Dean, Malkasian. Second Row: Flack, Carter, Stone, Dimeo, Tilton, Falls. Back Row: Thompson, Warwick, McCreery, Jones, Thomas, Woodacre, Ward.

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o Meeting regularly on Friday afternoons, the French Club engaged in a variety of activities which included games, singing, films, and speeches by members of the French Department and guests. All activities were carried on in French. The members produced a modern dress version of Moliere's com- edy, L' Avare, in April, planned the publication of a small French paper to appear several times each semester, and sponsored an exposition of French posters, books, music, art, and stamps. For the first time the club held joint meetings with the Alliance Francaise which accepted those in the group as members ipso facto. The officers of the club were: Clarence Fuller, president; Harry I. Dicks, vice-president; Natalie H. Bailey, secretary. Spanist Front: Miss Rubin. Back Row, left to right: Lougee, Mahler, Smith, Miss Flores. Front Row, left to right: Miss Bailey, Professor Salvan, Fuller, Miss Callander. Back Row: Dicks, Prentiss, Gates, Alpert, Fleck. Frenct: Vet To better acquaint its members with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture, El Club Espanol featured lectures and discussions on Spanish and Spanish-American subjects and held social events which included dances and lessons in South Amer- ican dancing. The Club published a periodical, pro- duced an all Spanish play, and presented a Spanish film in addition to holding its annual Spring outing at the Brown Reservation. In an effort to foster closer relations with other Spanish Clubs, the mem- bers also held a formal dinner at which leaders of clubs in Eastern colleges were guests. Officers of the club for 1949-50 were: Fred Lougee, president; Harriet Key, secretary-treasurer.

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In the necessarily technical and crowded engineer- ing curriculum, the power of clear presentation and discussion of material, so important to the success- ful engineer, is denied full room for development. Correcting this weakness is the job of the Brown student branch of the American Institute of Elec- trical Engineers. It conducts weekly seminars with two members analyzing related topics. During the spring, the Brown chapter was host to the New England Student AIEE conference, providing an exceptional opportunity for exchanging ideas with others interested in electrical engineering. The officers of the club were: Peter Carbone, chairman; Robert Walling, recording secretary; Steven Butcher, Jr., corresponding secretary; Ray- mond Knox, treasurer. Front Row, left to right: Savoie, Whitney, Walling, Gross, Spillane, Carbone, Vivian, Sheppard, McLarin. Sec- ond Row: Antonelli, Langelo, Thurman, Dobrzynski, Van Kavelaar, Noyes, Beals, Noble, Anderson. Back Row: War- ren, Longo, Hazard, Melander, Knox, Bishop, Jacobs, Homie, Milligan. Gt T Since its founding in 1915, the Mathematics Club has been bringing its members talks on subjects of mathematical interest that academic courses are usually unable to encompass. This year faculty members and a graduate student were speakers but, as in the past, the undergraduate members themselves gave most of the lectures. Stu- dent speakers and their topics were: Margaret Hashimura, Tensors; George Anderson, Oscillo- graph Patterns : Philip Curtis, Galois Theory' Barbara Bruce, Pi; Robert Peabody, Mathemat- ical Tricks ; Joseph Crudele, Continued Fractions. M athematics Officers of the Club committee were: Alexander Marshall, chairman; Joseph Crudele, treasurer; Dor- Front Row, left to right: Miss Bruce, Matteodo, Mar- othy Smich, SECIFEEETT: shall, Curtis, Miss Smith. Back Row: Miss Kovachi, Brom- berg, Vaas, Gaioni, Miss White.