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

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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.

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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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WILLIAM E. CHAPIN Chape combined his popularily and abiliry as ASB vice-presiden+ rhis year. Baskelball lelrerman, former secrerary of Rickells House, Board ol Conlrol and Varsiry Club member. vice-presidenl ol: Beavers, sporls edi- for of California Tech, winner of Three honor keys. Anolher Long Beach ap- plied chemisl. WALTER Z. DAVIS Zeke is anolher of Techs besl' fellows. A Fleming ME wilh one of lhe school's linesl physiques. Main- slay of varsily wafer polo and swim- ming squads, and of Eleming's house leams. Alhlelic manager ol Fleming fhis pasl' year. Loyal 'lo The O.A.O. in Spokane and lo The greal' norlh- wesl. Member of Beavers and Varsily Club. l FREDERICK W. CLARKE Ill One of Blackers principal socialires. Was vice-presidenl of Blacker las'l year. Won numerals playing lrosh loolball. Caprain and lelrerman in varsily golf. FriI'z also played soil'- ball and swam for Blacker. Calls Omaha his home, and mechanical engineering his maior. DONALD E. DAWSON Don is lhe pep generalor ol 'rhe school. Yell leader for lhree years, and Rally Cornmillee Chairman. Wears an honor key and is a Beaver. Moved lo Rickells rhis year. Track manager and on frosh camp commil- 'ree for 'rhree years. A Pasadenan and an EE. ROBERT GEORGE COOPER Coop has been one of The main- srays of Tech alhlelic leams for four years. Will be remembered for his iery signal calling on The varsily eleven, and as a snappy forward on The baskerball ream. Beaver, holds an honor key. He is a pure chemisl. WILLIAM L. DENISTON Elecrrical engineering laid il's hold on Bill and dragged him +o Tech from Soulh Pasadena. He is a mem- ber of Throop Club and has laken parl in inlercollegiale baskelball. ls in'reres'red in archery and good Tool'- ball games. I WILLIAM H. CORCORAN Member of Board of Conirol, Var- sify Club, holds honor key, is a Beaver. Corky is an able baseball player, and also parlicipares in house alhlelics. Member of Dabney House and Tau Bela Pi. Yel' he slill 'Finds lime for his applied chemisrry. FRANK H. DICKEY A chemisr from Los Angeles, Frank is an excellenl lab 'Technician and hopes lo be a research chemisl. Mem- ber of Chem Club. His greafesl' in- +eres+ in life is one cerlain girl. He will be married probably before grad- ualion. Juggling is his hobby. I