California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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KIRK ABBEY Kirk came io Tech 'from San Diego. He became an applied physicist' member of AIEE. K.A. found in- spiraiion and enioymenl in being an aciive member of lhe YMCA cabiner during fourrh year. Side inleresisz Biology and bio-physics. ALFRED BERSBACH Transferred from UCLA +o become an elecirical engineer. Member of AIEE, Blacker House. AI 'finds relax- aiion and enioymeni in swimming and playing baskelball. ls always ready fo march wils in a game of chess. W. GORDON ABRAHAM Gordy hails from lar-off Soulh Africa. A physicisl, a member of Tau Bela Pi, and a Beaver. Ran cross- couniry for Fleming House. YMCA president and always a loyal boosier of Y work. Never misses house or A.S.B. dances. GLENN WAGNER BILLMAN Member of Jrhe Board of Conirol, secrerary of Fleming House, and of junior class. Lelierman al baseball, ,and leader of 'rhis year's Jream as cap- iain. Pariicipaied in inierhouse alh- lefics. A Long Beach man, Glenn calls himself an applied chemisl. Won Honor Key, and lopped il all by making Tau Befa Pi. ROY MITCHELL ACKER A mechanical engineer from MO- desio. Member of Blacker House, ASME. Roy has Jraken a greai' inieresl in aihleiics. Cross-counlry 'rhree years, lrack iwo. Enioys social affairs, espe- cially formals. FRED WALLACE BILLMEYER Chemislry is ihe subieci' nearesi' Fred's hearl. He is presideni' of 'rhe Chem Club, and of ihe Caliech Mu- sicale. Has 'raken a greal inieresi in baskelball, receiving a lelier as man- ager. Comes from Hollywood, and is a Throop Club member. GRICE AXTMAN C-Brice commuies from San Marino. He is a member of The Beavers, .ac five in Throop Club. Throop presi- clenl '39, Social Chairman '38, Well known as leader of The band. Candid camera bug, Sludies chemical en- gineering in spare fime. Known as Squire of Throop Club. ROBERT R. BOWLES Bobby is one of The class leaders. Member of Tau Bela Pi, Varsiry Club, Beavers, vice-presideni' of class as junior and senior. Presidenl of Flem- ing Jrhis year, business manager of l94I Big T, awarded fwo honor keys and 'rwo leHers in baseball. An ap- plied chemisi from Denver. ff AT- i

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, i ' wx 1 ' A F T' i Av- ,iw ,-. -,, ' ixlil if ' il' .311 'Q' 4:3 '-ff Trl A i U' il Q Liz! .4 gn. T... As sophomores and as iuniors, The members oT The class became imporTanT iT noT dominanT TacTors in The liTe oT The school. AThleTic Teams, clubs, honorary TraTerniTies, debaTe squads, drama groups, publicaTions-all TelT The driving inTluence and The cerTain someThing called spiriT which has become idenTiTied wiTh The class oT '4l. Finally, as seniors The class members have reached The TruiTion oT purpose which has been Their goal Through Tech. Sobered by The realizaTion ThaT They have compleTed one phase oT Their liTe, They neverTheless look conTidenTly inTo The TuTure. They will miss Tech, and Tech will miss Them. Senior acTiviTies in The lasT Term oT The senior year included senior parTicipaTion in The ExhibiT Day, which was in The charge oT STanley Sohler, member OT The graduaTing class, The Junior Senior Garden ParTy in May, and The Junior Senior Prom, aTTer CommencemenT. The day The seniors will remember, however, is The Senior DiTch Day, which Tell on May sevenTh, when class Tellowship was reaTTirmed over kegs oT Toaming beer. However, The ThoughTs oT The graduaTing sTudenTs now Turn To The serious rnaTTer oT making a living. For help in obTaining iobs They have The Alumni PlacemenT OTTice, under The direcTion oT Dr. D. S. Clark, To Thank, Tor This organizaTion has arranged inTerviews wiTh Tirms looking Tor qualiTied engineers and Technicians. Lewis and Greenhalgh discuss employmenT prospecTs wiTh Dr. D. S. Clark, DirecTor oT PlacernenTs. .Q-...xlly Way B X Lounging on The TradiTional senior bench

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ARTHUR S. BENSON An aeronauf from Rickeffs House. Arf is an ardenf supporfer of house afhlefics, playing baseball, foofball, soffball, and handball, and wresfling for fhe Rowdies. Member of ASME. A bachelor for life wifh a definife weakness for blondes. ROBERT G. BOWLUS Bob enfered Tech from Soulh Pasa- dena fo become an applied chemisf. Married in his sophomore year. He fakes greaf pleasure in running fhe slalom, or in any mounfaineering. ls a member of fhe ski feam. Played frosh wafer polo. Member of Throop Club. ROBERT BUSS Bob is a leader in fhe field of forensics. Presidenf and publicify manager of Pi Kappa Delfa, and de- bafe manager. Wears honor key. Lefferman in swimming and wafer polo. Member of Drama Club. Sfaff member of California Tech and Big T. Came from Iowa fo sfudy applied chemisfry. DON CAMPBELL Don has been one of Tech's mosf versafile and oufsfanding men since he enfered in I936. As afhlefic mana- ger for fhe sfudenf body in IQ39-40, Don puf on one of fhe besf afhlefic banquefs ever sfaged. One of fhe mainsfays of Throop Club. Don per- formed fhe oufsfanding feaf of win- ning fhree honor keys during his sfay here. Beaver, member of Varsify Club. GEORGE H. BRAMHALL Treasurer of A.S.B., Beaver, honor key. Treasurer of Junior Class. Secre- fary of sophomore class. Pasf secre- fary of Fleming House. George re- ceived his leffer as senior baseball manager. Campaign posfers by Bramhallf' a byword on fhe campus. Sfudies mechanical engineering. Mem- ber of ASME. PHILIP D. BROOKS Phil enfered Tech from Hunfingfon Park and sfudied aeronaufical engin- eering. Member of Throop Club, vice- presidenf in '40 and plaguing pledge- masfer in '39. Played frosh fennis, house foofball, and baskefball. Trea- surer of Tau Befa Pi. JOHN H. CARR -. r -f-t. John, a mechanical engineer from Pasadena, served as secrefary of Throop Club. He will be always re- membered for his humorous minufes of board meefings, and his efforfs fo secede from fhe Insfifufe. A member of 'rhe ASME. FRANK GORDON CASSERLY Came from El Paso fo become an elecfrical engineer. Climaxed his ac- fivifies in Throop Club by being ifs presidenf 'rhis year: social chairman lasf year. Member of Beavers and of AIEE. Likes fo hike. Hopalong is also a member of fhe U. S. Marine Corps Reserve.