Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1946 volume:

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 9 4 6 PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA i ubh btu je eA Wor ltor 1 DEDICATION THIS year the THISTLE is being dedicated to three people, because we want to show our appreciation to all of them. Everybody Ipiows Max Hannum—he's the Head of the T ews Bureau, former basketball coach, and advisor to all student publications. He's the man to see about any publication problem, and that's how we got to Ipiow and to Iilp him so well. He gave us encouragement and told us where to go to see the proper people. When we needed moral support, Max gave us plenty of it. Dr. Warden returned from the T avy last fall to his former job as Dean of Students. He's one of the bestdil(ed men on campus; perhaps this is because the welfare and interests of the students are uppermost with him. He gave the THISTLE the faculty backing that we needed to expand our budget and go ahead with our plans. Mr. Siegfried came from Syracuse University to Tech last fall to become head of the Printing Department. He has helped all publications with suggestions of many technical improvements —the results of which are most evident in the Tartan. He is q a very liveable person, and it is too bad that only the people in the Printing Department . — and on the publications have had the opportunity to Ipxow him. dedication Max E. Hannum Beryl E. Warden L. B. Siegfried Content Administration.................................. 17 Seniors and Departments......................... 31 Activities...................................... 73 Athletics...................................... 125 Personalities...................................137 Social . 151 'Totewotd Today we live in chaos. We realize that this chaos has been brought about by destructive discord. As a college publica' tion, we dedicate our book to the present and to the realization that only by creative unity can a world of cotistruction be brought about. We propose that there is no better place to begin this harmony of creative unity than on the campus of our colleges. Here a varied cross section is found. The three colleges, each with activities which differ in tech' niques and in methods of approach, are essentially the same in their creative unity. Our College of Engineering has been educating “creators to meet the complex requirements of the world since 1903. We have accepted the leadership of science and engineering in our modern society. Science now realizes that it must take an active social interest in its creations, lest all that has been gained is lost. The value of the role played by women as a part of the team of construction has been further emphasized in the recent war. Margaret Morrison College, therefore, con' tributes to this harmony by continuing with its fine work. The place of the artist as an integral part of our society is being realized more and more. As a reminder that we are first human beings, and then a part of our mechanized world, the artist's function is being re' affirmed. We restate that no matter how different the activities of the three colleges may seem, basically they are the same; that the Artist, the Engineer, and Maggie Murph are all creators. While the three colleges differ in techniques and methods of approach, they are essentially similar in their creative unity. It is to the present, and to the hope that this creative unity will start us on the road to construction that will result in a better world, that we dedicate the 1946 Thistle. £ditotia[ SJta EDITOR IN CHIEF...... ASSOCIATE EDITOR..... ASSOCIATE EDITOR..... business manager..... advertising manager ART EDITOR........... ART ADVISOR.......... ..........JEAN LISLE ........MARY KEEFER .........JEAN PRICE ........JOHN SEIPEL ...ROBERT TEASDALE MARY LOU SNEDDEN .........GUS KERMES PHOTOGRAPHERS DANNY FRANKS, ROGER BORNEMAN QesieSud StafJj Myra Jane Barry Bets Baur Marjorie Bittner Warren Dickson Peggy Dunlap Dave Kobernuss Mary M. Lingan Kitty McKenna Deanie Miller Elizabeth Moses Bennard Perlman Virginia Price Robert Sharbaugh Peggy Steele Emmy Lee Taylor Elizabeth Twitchell Doug Wilde Ruth Ann Young Ic iaU tlte GampuA. IcAoM the CamfLui. Fine Arts Building Margaret Morrison Icsiadd the CantfiuA' Jcsiodd the Machinery Hall ;i« A miu m n PnaliAesU jj Gasinexfie ecli 2)4.. (loltesU . 2)oke Mf, Our president and able war leader, Dr. Robert Earnest Doherty, has ably guided the institute through its first year of peace. During the war the halls and campus of Carnegie Tech were strangely quiet, but today they are teeming with young men eager for a college education. Their desires are being realized because of the leadership of our president who knows of their past disappointments and their future aspirations through his close association with numerous war-time educational programs, such as the Consultative Committee on Engineering of the War Manpower Commission; the Civilian Advisory Council to the Military Training Service of the Ordnance Department; and the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, Engineering, and Science. He participated in many other beneficial endeavors too lengthy to mention. Now Dr. Doherty is working for the future. He has directed his efforts toward the building of a better Pittsburgh. Recognition of his ability was shown when he was appointed chairman of an organization that coped with post-war problems—the Allegheny Conference on Community Planning. His name is also prominent in the work of the city for our new Point Park. He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania, and a director of the Forbes National Bank. His hobbies are painting and music, and exhibitions of his paintings have been held at Yale and Purdue, as well as at Carnegie Institute of Technology. Our institute is now among the first ranking schools in the country. We realize the skill and ability that our president employed in handling the affairs of this great institution. We feel fortunate that Dr. Doherty left his position as Dean of the School of Engineering at Yale in 1936 to come to Carnegie, and we arc proud to have him as our president. 19 Gasut fie eclt A mu foatiosi BOARD OF TRUSTEES William Frew..... Roy A. Hunt...... Augustus K. Oliver Thomas L. Orr .... .....Chairman VicC'Chairman .......Secretary ......Treasurer Edward Duff Balken Frederick G. Blackburn Walter J. Blenko Arthur E. Braun J. Frederic Byers John F. Casey George H. Clapp Walter R. Demmler Robert E. Doherty Howard N. Eavenson Thomas J. Gallagher H. J. Heinz, II Moorhead B. Holland Roy A. Hunt Thomas E. Kilgallen H. B. Kirkpatrick John F. La boon Edward J. Leonard Richard K. Mellon William L. Mellon William S. Moorhead J. L. Perry James C. Rea William M. Robinson Charles J. Rosenbloom Frederic Schaefer Cornelius D. Scully John B. Semple William Watson Smith Fred W. Weir William P. Witherow A. L. Wolk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE William Frew...............................................Chairman Augustus K. Oliver........................................Secretary Frederick G. Blackburn Walter J. Blenko Walter R. Demmler Robert E. Doherty Howard N. Eavenson J. C. Hobbs Roy A. Hunt Frank Anthony J. Kerin John F. Laboon Roswell Miller William S. Moorhead Thomas L. Orr Charles E. Wilson William P. Witherow . Jewett 20 Mehl, Alexander, Warner, Cleeton, Warven, Patton, Doherty, Jones, Johnstone, Lowry, Munn, Wright, Watkins Zaacutiae feaandt President Doherty Chairman Professor Wright Secretary Director Cleeton Director Johnstone Director Jones Director Lowry Director Mehl Director Munn Director Warden Director Watkins Dean Warner Mr. Patton Professor Alexander Professor Schmertz Beryl E. Warden Dean of Students Jzss.b Y. Yon Assistant Dam (of Women) GaAsieCfie 7eclt AcjUniniitnatiw OFFICERS Robert Earnest Doherty President Webster N. Jones Director, College of Engineering and Science B. Kennth Johnstone Director, College of Fine Arts Charles Watkins Director, Margaret Morrison Carnegie College Glen U. Cleeton Director, Division of Humanistic and Social Studies Ralph Munn Director of Carnegie Library School Librarian of Carnegie Institute of Technology J. C. Warner Dean of Graduate Studies College of Engineering and Science Beryl E. Warden Director, Division of Student Personnel and Welfare Robert F. Mehl Director, Metals Research Laboratory H. H. Lowry Director, Coal Research Laboratory H. R. Patton Controller Paul J. Dowling Commanding Officer Reserve Officers Training Corps Clarence Overend Chairman, Division of Physical Welfare Max E. Hannum Manager, Bureau of Justus and Publications 22 Student Council Horridge Haushalter Irwin Straka Aisenberg Emmel Clark Price OFFICERS President . . .Robert Straka Vice-President. . . Augie Binder Secretary . Barbara Irwin Student Council has again resumed its primary position on the Carnegie Tech campus as the student governing body over all campus activities. In the spring of 1945, a small group of students got together in an effort to replace the emergency A. C. A. C. by a more suitable form of student government. This group was successful in reinstating the original Student Council Constitution with slight modifications. The Council was elected and, although it was still war time, began to take steps back toward peace' time operation. Last fall Student Council took on itself the tremendous job of rc' organizing and gearing Carnegie Tech to a more efficient operation. Of primary importance was the arrangement of a highly successful and busy social calendar for the year. This was in contrast to the practically non-existent events in the previous year. They sponsored the Autumn Frolic, Sno'Ball (at which the Bond Queen was crowned), two freshman mixers, and numerous stag dances after basketball games. Under Council's authority many organizations were reactivated. They were responsible for reorganizing Delta Skull and Scimitar. At the same time the Men's Point System was introduced through which more equal distribution of activities would be insured. Student Council combines all student activities into one organization and supervises and administers them. In order to do this effectively, the Council is organized into committees which have the problem of super' vising the following groups: 24 QammitteeA. Social..........................................................Irwin Aisenberc Publications.............................................Augie Binder Elections..........................................Esther Haushalter Permanent L ecorations................................ Casey Stine Special............................................Scotty Yurchison Freshman Regulations and Orientations....................Pinky Clark Publicity.........................................................Tom Lakowski Points and Keys................................................Dottie Stewart Men's Points Committee.....................................Lou Embach Budget......................................................Lu Emm el Straka Clark Binder Emmel Aisenberc: Horridge Irwin Nutter Price Lakowski Haushalter Yurchison Council Front Row: Barnhart, T. Prieto.E. Shaffer, K. Straka, R. Gottesman, H. Zuerner, N. Second Roto: Aisenberg, I. Caridis, T. Seipel, J. Graham, R. Dougherty, F. Meyers, V. OFFICERS President Ted Caridis Vice-President . . Robert Graham Secretary Emil Prieto Treasurer Danny Franks As a step to converting Tech back to its pre'war program. Inter fraternity Council was reinstated as the directing body of the fraternities. Thus, I. F. replaced the Council of Fraternity Presidents which was created during the emergency. The major purpose of the Council is to assist the fraternities in their drive to regain their pre-war peak. A large part of this plan consists in unifying rushing and regulation of pledge training. Important too is the effort of Interfraternity Council and the Administration to jointly work out fraternity problems. Through the Council’s efforts those fraternities which had to close because of wartime difficulties are returning to Tech's campus. Through the trust invested in it, I. F. acts as a coordb nator and governing body for all the fraternities. Tech's social season was enhanced by the Interfraternity Dance, held at the Hotel Webster Hall and the Greek Sing and Swing which helped liven the Spring semester. Both affairs proved to be very successful and were enjoyed by all who attended. Aside from sponsoring these social events, I. F. also published a Freshman Rushing Pamphlet. Starting anew, Interfraternity Council has taken its first large step in the pro' motion and preservation of fraternity ideals. 26 PanUUrOc Council Front Row: Second Row: Latterman, V. Taylor, D. Price, J. Clark, J. Brunn, L. Harris, M. Goss, J. Kane, E. Swaney, S. Panhellenic Council is the governing body for women's fraternities on the Tech campus. It was started two years ago in place of Inter Sorority Council, which was disbanded when national women's fraternities replaced the local groups. The members include a junior and a senior representative from each fraternity. The purpose of the Council is to make and to enforce rules pertaining to rushing, to schedule parties for each fraternity during the rushing season in the fall, and to determine the number of girls each group may bid during the year. Panhellenic sponsors “coffee hours” once a month whereby fraternity women have an opportunity to meet the freshman girls. The Council has a “non rush” tea in the fall for all girls interested in joining a fraternity. Several evening meetings with the fraternity sponsors have proved very successful for exchanging ideas and settling any problems whicn have come up during the year. This year Panhellenic is working harder than ever with IF Council to help make Sing and Swing the big event it used to be on campus. All in all, Panhellenic Council coordinates the activities of the fraternities and insures a smooth rushing season. OFFICERS President........ Lillian Simpson Vtc r-Pr«ufem .........Ada Blcv Secretary .....Velma Latterman Treasurer ... Dorothy Feldman- 27 bosufutasuf Council First Row: Knee, J., Price, J., Hipp, J., Goss, J., Lieber, H. Second Row: Streicher, J., Culp, J., Dunlap, P., Harris, M., Clarr, J., Clark, R., Lerch, M. OFFICERS President. ... . Mary Lou Ashe Vice-President. ... .Carol Myser Secretary. . Joy Rae Clark Women's Dormitory Council is the governing body of resident women at Carnegie Tech. It is made up of the presidents and vice-presidents of the upperclass dormitories and the presidents of the Freshman houses. During the second semester one girl is chosen from each Freshman house to be a non-voting representative. Women's Dorm Council is one of the most efficient organizations on campus. Each Wednesday it meets in the Union to try to solve the many problems that concern dorm life. In Dorm Council's hands rests the authority to make all decisions concerning dormitory rules and regulations. This year Dorm Council sponsored a party for the freshman and a dessert bridge for the housemothers. At the Freshman Party, each freshman house presented a five-minute skit, for the entertainment of all present. Dorm Council has joined with Men's Dorm Council to activate the Dorm Bagpiper, a newspaper which is printed exclusively for dorm students. 28 MaSUfG iet MowULom Senate The Senate is the governing body of Margaret Morrison and is a member of a national association of student'governing bodies. The membership of Senate consists of one representative from each of the four classes and four officers elected by the whole college. The work of Senate is traditional-—but often unknown. The schedule of events for the typical year, 194546 included the following: The year opened with an orientation program for the freshmen. After an organization meeting. Senate conducted an election for freshman class officers. These officers were then introduced to their class at the Color Day Assembly and Tea. The Senate next turned its attention to activities for the whole college. In December on behalf of the entire student body, they entertained at a formal Christmas Tea for the faculty. In January they provided money for the renewal of magazine subscriptions in the Margaret Morrison library. In March came the annual and now famous Student'Faculty Skit Party, at which time Senate presented a cup to the winning class. In April they made plans for their annual gift to the school. In past years, among other gifts, a silver'service set for the Union and furniture for the Smoker in Margaret Morrison were presented. In May Senate ended the year with its banquet for Senate members and advisors. OFFICERS President . . .Phoebe James Vice-President Mildred Murker Secretary Mary Jane Horridge Treasurer .. Mary M. Gannon Left to Right. Gannon, M., Martin, S., Harris, M.. James, P.. Horridge. M.. Wagman, M. S eniot ancJL Chemistry • Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering • Electrical Engineering Humanistic and Social Studies • Mathematics Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgical Engineering • Physics • Printing befianiment a( QUesntiisuf The Chemistry Department has been very busy for the past few years with various government research projects. The foremost of these were the development of better synthetic rubber and the processing of the important element uranium for the atom bomb. The faculty of the department has given the War Department its utmost cooperation in all phases of military science. A number of the eminent professors served in the Army as technicians in all-important research. For his wonderful work on atomic research coordination. Dr. Warner, one of the foremost scientists of our age. was recently awarded the Pittsburgh Award of the American Chemical Society. The men who have been studying for the past four years to prepare themselves for positions in the many fields of chemistry find before them excellent opportunities for employment. The war, and especially its successful conclusion, has made the people of our nation chemistry-conscious; they now realize what a great part the chemist plays in our everyday lives. These chemists will be the main-stay of our post-war rehabilitation. A number of them will help to relieve the present teacher shortage by entering that profession. Many, going into industries, will work in large research laboratories improving materials and developing many others that will make our peacetime life more enjoyable. The job of continuing experiments on plastics, synthetic rubber, and other such relatively unknown materials will fall upon the shoulders of these men. From this graduating class may come Lavoisiers. Priestleys, and Daltons of the Twentieth Century. Firtt Row: Warner. Fucam, Seitz. SckwOB Row: Stempel. Walker. Alexander, McKinney 34 efiaSitment ajj Chemical One of the largest and most important departments on the Tech campus tins year was the Chemical Engineering Department, under the direction of Dr. Warren L. McCabe. One hundred and eleven undergraduate students arc registered together with ten students who are pursuing graduate studies. Ten seniors are to receive their Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degrees this spring. The department employs three full-time teachers and two part-time instructors. All three of the regular department members. Dr. McCabe, Dr. Monrad, Dr. York, were active during the war in various government research projects. Dr. McCabe served as a division memtar of the National Defense Research Committee, as did his associates. His work included research on gas mask charcoal and gas liquefaction. Dr. Monrad did a great deal of work with synthetic rubber and, early in 1945, sDent three months in Germany on a technical survey of the German rubber industry. Post-war plans for the deoartment include intensified graduate studies in Chemical Engineering in preparation for Masters' and Doctors’ degrees. The many new fields that wartime research has opened up will provide chemical engineers with even greater opportunities. The problems of synthetic rubber and new developments in plastics will trouble many chemical engineers in the years to come. The department has planned to add to its staff and develop a new curriculum in order to better prepare its students to assume their place in the world of science. 35 McCade. Monrad. Weitz. Whitt Martin Mavo. Muhusmuch Civil HXjMweAiHjcj, In lSth century England the men who used the mechanical and constructional arts of the military engineer for public benefices came to be known as “Civil Engineers. Specialization has brought about separate grouping of those interested in the various forms of engineering, but underlying all groups is the work of the civil engineer whose field is particularly that of structures. His is the art of directing the sources of power in nature for the use of mankind. Tech Civils receive their training along the lines of hydraulic and sanitary engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and engineering for construction through a carefully integrated program of class, laboratory, and field work. Work in laboratories, in design and drafting rooms, and in the field is supervised with the idea of stimulating the students independence, resourcefulness, self-reliance, method, and team work so that he will have the necessary background for designing and supervising the construction of bridges, buildings, tunnels, dams, reservoirs, harbors, docks, and air fields. Not all the civil engineer's time is spent in designing and supervising, for the huge construction industry provides ample opportunity and there is a great need for managers of these coiv struction activities. Even more opportunity presents itself to the civil engineer, for the entire reconstruction program lies in his hands. He has to plan and supervise construction, waste disposal, building up water supplies, looking after the public health through sanitation, and thus, help to bring the world hack onto a solid foundation. 36 First Row Yarhett. Work. Ttare. Amt. Shaw Second Row Traittman, Dennison. Miner, Williams. Patterson. Cat-wood epx+n£me d oj Cled'uccU ZncfineesUtUf B. R. Teare, Jr. Head of Department of Electrical Engineering The Department of Electrical Engineering, in common with other departments in the College of Engineering and Science, has an overall three-fold objective: undergraduate instruction, graduate instruction, and research. The first involves the preparation of competent electrical engineers for industry; the second, advanced training for research, development, and design; the third, contributions to fundamental knowledge by means of independent activities and through research done under contract. In all instructional work the trend has been to place increasing emphasis upon the thorough understanding of fundamental principles and upon the applying of these principles to new engineering situations. The past year in the Electrical Engineering Department has been marked by the return of many veteran students and professors, and by the beginning of a post-war expansion. Colonel D. F. Miner has returned from army service to an Assistant Directorship in the College of Engineering and Science. After completing his tour of duty in the China-Burma-India theater. Captain A. E. Dogan has resumed his work in the classroom. Professor G. McC. Porter has returned from Shrivenham, England, where he has been instructing soldiers in the Army University Center. During the year the staff has been augmented by the addition of several able teachers. Commander D. W. VerPlanck, who lias contributed importantly to the degaussing of naval vessels, and Dr. E. M. Williams, who was formerly in charge of a radio development group at Wright Field. Messrs. W. P. Caywood and V. G. Shaw, former Buhl Fellows, are now instructors devoting full time to military research. The year has been one of definite advancement. The Electrical Engineering Department is looking ahead to an ever-increasing usefulness to industry and to society. 37 esp,asitme il cMu nanU.tic and Social Studied In 1938 Carnegie Tech added the Division of Humanistic and Social Studies to its curriculum. This division has undertaken to install in the Institute's course of study a program of a social nature. The division operates in the three colleges of the university: in Engineering, the boys take at least one subject each semester of academic standing. In Fine Arts, every student in all of the departments take one or more courses offered by this division each semester. In Margaret Morrison, the General Studies Department (a part of the Humanistic Division) offers a number of social relations subjects. The required academic courses for the students are also under the leadership of the division. Although this program, under the able leadership of Professor Glen U. Cleeton, is still in the early stages, it has b«ome recognized by the other technical schools of the country as a great forward movement. The division, however, is not ready to stop here; it has many plans in the state of development which will be installed within the next few years. The General Studies Department in Margaret Morrison hopes to have in the near future a course of study whereby the the student can major in such subjects as English and history. Other social relation subjects are expected to be added to the general school curriculum so that more freedom of choice will be given to the engineer and the Fne Arts students when they are selecting non-technical courses. In this way Carnegie Tech students can be graduated with a thorough technical training combined with a liberal arts background. First R w: Alemanv, Rospnhach. Beattie, Spencer. Cleeton, Porte S.-cowd Row: Kamman, Parshall. James, Dawes, Parim. Barnes Tln� d Row: Wells. Chworowskv, Sciioen, Swanson, Kirkpatrick Fourth Row Simpson. Wright, Chapman. Grpcc 38 ep ntmesU. ajj Mcdkematioi Mathematics, queen of the sciences, is taught at Carnegie as a vital prerequisite to all courses in engineering and science. The objectives of mathematics in the engineering and science program are: (1) to develop a habit of thinking in terms of precise concepts, and, so far as is possible by example and practice, to culti' vate an ability to raison logically in terms of such concepts; (2) to acquaint the student with the symbolic language of mathematics as a means for making statements which are concise and precise, yet which may be of great generality and subject to particularization at will; (3) to develop manipulative techniques to handle the analytic complexities incident to mathematical reasoning, and to furnish sufficient practice to render the more common operations mechanical; (4)to acquaint the student with the actual methods of solving certain types of problems; (5) to afford practice in translating problems from the associated fields of engineering and science into mathematical language, and in translating the mathematical solutions back into terms of the original problem; and (6) finally to leave with the student an appreciation of mathematics as a fundamental science of great nower. The four-year course in Mathematics leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science. It is designed to meet the needs of three classes of students: (1) those who desire to enter the industrial or commercial field (2) those who desire to lay a foundation for graduate work in mathematics, looking toward a university position or some field of advanced research; and (3) those who desire to qualify as teachers of mathematics in the secondary schools. First Row: Starr. Whitman. Rosts hack, Moskoviti Second Row: Hoover, Olds. Light-car. Johnson M) bepa dmetU. a( Mexdta+iiccd In the past thirty years Mechanical Engineering has developed from an art, in which men supplemented their lack of basic know ledge with a keen intuitive sense, to a science based on the funda' mental principles of engineering. Now, without having to be versed in this art, a man with sufficient basic training can become a good engineer. The Mechanical Engineering department, under the able leadership of Professor Estep, gives this sound fundamental training in General Mechanical Engineering and in the Aeronautic cal Engineering option. In the first two years, emphasis is placed on the basic courses of chemistry, mathematics, physics, and mechanics. In the last two years, specialization in the two options is offered; but the courses nevertheless are kept on a broad basis. The theoretical work in both cases is paralleled by courses in the laboratories which arc well equipped with both machines and measuring instruments and kept up to date by timely additions of new equipment. The purpose of the laboratory work is to train the student in the use of measuring instruments; to develop the habit of accurate observation, and the ability to make logical analysis of experimental information. The students in the Mechanical Engineering department maintain two very active student branches of engineering societies, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. There is also a strong chapter of the honorary Mechanical Engineering fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma, open to those Juniors and Seniors having the required scholastic standing. 40 First Row: Estep, Saylor Second Row: Prowell, Olsen, McKee Me.talluA. fical ncj,ineen.i4Mf, With the coming of the first peacetime term in several years, the Department of Metallurgical Engineering turns its attention from the problems of war to the host of postwar difficulties. The electron microscope and all the other tools at the hands of Tech's metallurgists have been trained on new problems. In the months before peace came, several faculty members played important roles in the war of science. Dr. Mehl, head of the Metallurgy department, returned from Europe, where he was connected with the U. S. Embassy in London as a technical advisor. Dr. Deize spent some time in work on the metallurgy of the atomic bomb. It is interesting to note the increasing enrollment of foreign students in the department. China, India, France, and Canada are all represented in the classes of Metallurgy. Often, students in the other departments of Tech ask, “Well, what is metallurgy? What does a metallurgist do? Originally, the term metallurgy was defined as the art of extracting metals from their ores. But now, the word has a wider meaning. Modern metallurgists apply it to the structure of metals and their alloys, to their constitution and its relation to their physical properties and to the use of the metals. To the metallurgists of the future belongs the immense pro-blem of finding new sources of certain metals, for a shortage of some high grade ores looms on the horizon. A bright future filled with discoveries and improvements is predicted for Carnegie Tech's graduating metallurgists. Barrett. Phil it rook, Derce, Hawkrj. Riiines. Mehl First Row Pugh, Williamson, Bi� rr. Boreman. Leivo, Eveermann Sctoiul Row Koehler. Heine Geldern, Prine. Maurer. Micme' sir. Hammond bep,antme it Pluylicl During the war the faculty of the physics department devoted much of its time to war research projects. Important research on the Manhattan project was conducted by a large number of the faculty here on the Carnegie Tech campus. This is the explanation of many of the mysterious “goings-on in Engineering Hall. For example, if a student, by mistake, walked into a strange room, he was embarrassed to find himself suddenly sailing out into the corridor, the door banging shut in his face. The less secretive work on campus was headed by Dr. Pugh. He conducted our research work on explosives. Every few minutes the student body was reminded of these experiments, for they often heard a faint whistle which was followed by a window-rattling explosion. Activities of this kind were not limited to working on the campus. Several faculty members, including Dr. Seitz, head of the department, spent a great deal of their own valuable time working on outside war research projects. For the past year the Physics Department has been busily adjusting itself to the return of peacetime conditions. Although during the war the physics students becime almost an extinct species, the department kept uo its usual high standards, and now with the return to a normal enrollment it is looking forward to even better things. Besides this, the department will continue to serve all of the students of the College of Engineering by providing education in the fundamental laws of science and engineering. 42 ej2X2 dme it PnisititUf Established in 1913. Tech's Department of Printing is unique in offering the only college course in printing in the country. Its curriculum includes a four-year course for high school graduates and a two-year course for college graduates, both leading to the degree of B. S. in Printing. Several changes have taken place in the faculty during the past year, among them the appointment of Professor Laurance B. Siegfried as department head and the resignation of Assistant Professor Charles W. Pitkin, who had been a member of the staff since his graduation from the department in 1932. Mr. Siegfried came to Tech from Syracuse University, where he was University Printer, Associate Professor of Journalism, managing director of the University's printing plant, and director of the Syracuse University Press. Before going to Syracuse in 1940, he had been engaged in printing, publishing, and advertising for twenty-five years, the last ten of them as editor of The American Printer. He succeeded Professor Glen U. Clecton, now director of the Division of Humanistic and Social Studies. Professor Pitkin left in July, much to the regret of students, alumni, and fellow faculty members, to take an executive position with Doubleday Company, book publishers. New York City. Homer E. Sterling, on leave of absence for two years, during which he served as executive director of the U.S.O. for Allegheny County, has resumed his work as Assistant Professor of Graphic Arts Design. Stanley Hlasta, former instructor who left in 1942 to take a war industries job, returned to the campus in September as Assistant Professor of Printing and is in charge of laboratory courses. With a large enrollment of veterans and returned former students, the department is now well on the way back to its normal prewar total of between ninety and a hundred men. 43 Hlasta. StKGTRir.D, Stirling Qn-aduate Aisenberc, Irwin M., Worcester, Mass.; Chemical; AIM; Bl'P; 0T; A.I.Ch.E.; Student Conference Committee; Student Council; Intramural Ba«rd; Interhonorury Council; Interfraternity Council; Carnegie War Committee; Basketball Manager. Atay, Cemal, Ankara, Turkey; Metallurgical Engineering. Aynaoclu. Resat, Balikesir. Turkey; Metallurgical; Soccer Team. Barnhart, Thomas F., Mt. Pleasant. Pa.; Chemical; 02; A.I.Ch.E.; Interfratemity Council; Intermural Sports. Bancert, Robert L.. Great Falls, Montana; Management; 1IKA; Intramural Football. Berkowitz, Earl S., Salem, Mass.; Mechanical; B2P; A.S.M.E.; Scottie. Bussell, Walter A., Butler, Pa.; Aeronautical; 0Z; A.S.M.E.; I.Ae.S.; Men's Glee Club; Intramural Football. Bright, Richard L., Oil City, Pa.; Physics; 02; A«I Q; TBlI. Buyukmihci, Cavit, Kayseri, Turkey; Metallurgical Engineering. Caridis, Theodore J., Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; Mechanical; A.I.Ch.E.; Intermural Sports; 02. 44 HXjwe UHXj, QnaduoteA. Clarke, John R., Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Mechanical; Men's Glee Club; A.S.M.E. Cornacchia, Lawrence M., Kew Gardens, N. Y.; Printing; JkY-Prcs.; Scimitar; Scottie; Thistle; Scotch ci Soda; Soccer. Dillon, Karl E., Marianna, Pa.; Chemical Engineering. Dreskin, Stanley, New York, N. Y.; Mechanical; Varsity Football Track; Intennural Sports; A.S.M.E. Erkun, Nevzat M., Istanbul, Turkey; Metallurgical Engineering. Goldstein, Manuel, Bogota, Columbia, S. A.; Mechanical Engineering; A.S.M.E. Gottesman, Harold A., Hillside, N. J.; Mechanical; T 1 ; 0T; T-; TBA; A l i ; I.Ae.S. A.S.M.E.; Swimming Team; Rifle Team; Interfraternity Council; Interhonorary Council; Intermural Board; Scottie; Tartan; Technical. Gunalay, Ibrahim, Kutahya, Turkey; Metallurgical Engineering. Happe, Ralph A., Cumberland, Md.; Metallurgical; SAE-Pres. 44-45, Sec. '45; Interfratemity Council-Sec. '44, Director '45; Kiltie Band; Orchestra; A.S.M.E.; A.I.M.E. Horelick, Arnold L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Electrical Engineering; KN. 45 n i+teeAi+tCf Qn dUicdeA. Laskarides, Savas, Aliquipoa, Pa.; Mechanical; Swimming' Manager; Orchestra; A.S.M.E.; Intermurals; Soccer. Lipman, Kenneth, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Electrical; Publications Photographer; Circulation Manager Technical; Radio Club. Maiorana, John B., Pittsburgh. Pa.; Aeronautical; A.S.M.E. Mazur, Henry A.. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Chemical; OS; A.I.Ch.E.' President. Michener, John W., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Physics; Radio Club; Tau Beta Pi'President 45. Moravecky, Lillian M., Beaver Falls, Pa.; Chemical; AAA; Tartan; Thistle. Osterle, J. Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mechanical; 1 K; A.S.M.E.; Newman Club. Pepper, Andrew J., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mechanical; ‘I’K-Pres.; TBII; OT'V. Pres.; Tartan; A.S.M.E.-Pres.; I.A.S.'Pres.; Interfraternity Council; Interhonorary Council; Intramurals. Randall, Julia A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Physics; K; Mortar Board;-Phi Kappa Phi; TBll; IIAE; Carnegie Tcchnical-EJitor. Scherb, William I., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mechanical; B2P V. Warden, Sec.; Intermural Sports; A.S.M.E. V-Prcs. Sec.; Kiltie Band; Varsity Track, Football Basketball; I IT 2. 46 Zticjineesiincf Q ioAucdeA. Schwartz, Benjamin L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Electrical, TA I� ; OT-Prcs.; TBII-V. Pres.; A l� S2; «1 K l ; Tartan; Technical-Mug. Ed.; Scottie; Tecvets; Interhonorary; A.l.E.E.-Pres.; Orchestra; Intermural Softball; Glee Club; HKN-V. Pres. Seipel, John H., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Chemistry; BOII-V. Pres., Recorder; A«M2; O.IK; Scottie-Editor; Technical; General Bus. Mgr. of Student Publications; Thistle-Bus. Mgr.; President A«MJ; Rifle Team; Glee Club-Assistant Mgr.; Interhonorary Council-V. Pres.; Pres. Y.M.C.A. Cabinet; President's Student Conference Committee. Slone, Murray C.. Tarentum, Pa.; Chemical; B-P; A.I.Ch.E.; Intramurals; Basketball Mgr.; B2P-V. Chancellor. Sunneroren, Carl E., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Chemical. Teasdale, Robert D.. Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Electrical; TBII; A.I.E.E.; I.R.E.; Teknon; Tartan; Technical; Scottie; Tecvets; Men's Glee Club; Cross Country; Boxing; Sec. of A.I.E.E. Local. Thompson, King W., Bridgewater. Pla.; Electrical; A.I.E.E. Umbach, Louis A. Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; Electrical; OZ; TBII; HKN; Phi Kaooa Phi; Intramural Sports; Interfraternity Council; A.I.E.E.; President's Student Conference Committee; Radio Club Wissner. Robert C., Pittsburgh. Pa.; Chemical; A.I.Ch.E. Wroblewski, Jerome C., Carnegie, Pa.; Chemical. Kirby, John C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Management; AT S -Pres.; Intramural Sports. 47 Gallege j fyitie A dl Architecture • Drama • Painting Design and Sculpture • Music HiTCHfNS, Fisher. (Irapin The Department of Architecture this year has lived up to its national esteems. With the return of three of their noted professors and the student complement more than doubled, the department has really proven its worth to the field of education by its remarkable progress in returning to their pre-war standard. The huge architectural drafting rooms in the Arts building which were practically empty last year arc now brimming with students, male and female, veterans, and civies,” earnestly developing their mechanical and artistic talents to that high quality of production for which the department is famous. The courses of instruction offered in the department are Architectural Design, Architectural Construction, and Interior Decorating. The stress is laid upon the proper coherence of theory, with practice and shop work. Among the subjects included in the curriculum are architectural design, graphics, theory of construction, freehand drawing, building details, mathematics, modeling, history of architecture, and social relations —a vast schedule indeed, but a perfect preparation for such a profession. The student enrollment is now at one hundred and twenty, enlarged considerably by the two freshman classes of each semester which together total sixty-four. The saying that architecture students spend half their life in the department is far from being absurd. The second floor of the Arts building is alive from eight in the morning to eleven at night. When asked why they spend so much time there, one student replied, It’s not because of too much work; it's the atmosphere. It's terrific! 50 Abcliitec.tu'iz W. F. Hitchens Head of Department of Architecture Fint Row: KiMHfRlY, HOfTTCMfR Mourn . Paynt, Skins™ Second Row: McCalmon. Kim- RPRLY, Pr AKRON', WrNINOFR bepx2 ii nje ti a bbama Highlights of the Drama Department this year were the return of Captain Henry Boettcher as Head of the Department, the acquisition of Mr. Talbot Pearson as Assistant Director and Mr. George McCalmon as Professor of Playwriting, and the return of a number of ex-Dramats who have been in the Service. The Drama Department also acquired fifty freshmen at the beginning of the year. Besides providing entertainment for most of the school dances and receptions, and helping with the Spring Carnival, the Dramats presented eight plays in the Little Theatre (two more than were presented last year). The plays were The Romantic Young Lady,” by Martinez Sierra and directed by B. Iden Payne; The Trojan Woman,” by Euripides and directed by Mary Morris; “The Damask Cheek,” by John Van Druten and directed by Talbot Pearson; As You Like It,” by Shakespeare and directed by B. Iden Payne; “Night Must Fall, by Emlyn Williams and directed by Talbot Pearson; Tidings Brought to Mary, by Paul Claudel and directed by Henry Boetcher; “Donna Rosita,” by Garcia Lorca and directed by Mary Morris; and Trial by Jury,” by Gilbert and Sullivan and an original one-act from the play writing class, directed by Talbot Pearson and Henry Boettcher. The Dramats are one of the hardest working groups on campus, with their grueling crew-work and hours of rehearsals; but they thrive on it. Nowhere else in the school can you find the spirit of cooperation and comradeship that prevails in the Department of Drama. 51 First Row: Sqviticri Hilton, Carter, Second Row: Ellis. Ewing, Edmonds, Lepper 'Third Row. Hyde. Readio, Greene, MacGilvar. Muller-Munk bepxx iiment o-jj Painting, jbedic n and Sculpture The Painting and Design Department of the Fine Arts College (otherwise known as P D) works just as hard if not harder than any other department. Those who think that the P D's have it soft, who are under the impression that drawing is easy, are really uninformed and are doing this department a great injustice. The course includes academic subjects in concentrated doses as well as drawing, painting, and design. In their own way P D's labor just as hard as any other poor Techite and their eyes,can even acquire larger bags than the average student, due to the strain of long working nours during the day and night. In spite of the hard work, the students of this department realize that the mind must have some relaxation. They are willing to take advantage of some of the informal rest periods and pleasant working conditions. Comfortable clothes and understanding profs also help make the course endurable. Much has been done to ease the hardships of these poor P cr1 D's, and they do appreciate it; but who can erase the actual work? The necessary dirt and mess included in the work has not enhanced the general appearance of the department's members, but do not be misled. The name P D is not synonomus with a crack pot. It stands for a number of students who are indeed an asset to Carnegie Tech. 52 ■■■■ AhiAic The Music Department, located on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building, is one of Tech's important assets. It promotes school spirit through the Kiltie Band, the Symphony Orchestra, and the record recitals, all of which attract large audiences to their concerts. The Music Department contributes its share socially with its own dance bands, which have played at many dances attended by Tech students. Professor Charles A. Pearson is the acting head of the depart' ment. In keeping with the movement towards a “better post-war Carnegie. eleven well-known musicians were added to our already outstanding faculty. Tech students in the music department are given excellent educations in the following fields: public school music, private teaching, and concert work. The training received in each field is complete. Concert artists are given the opportunity of playing with the Tech symphony orchestra in the Carnegie Music Hall, and also of playing small concerts in the Little Theater. The private teacher specializes as does the concert artist. The public school major is given a good basic knowledge for teaching voice and many instruments. School spirit is high in this department as there are various parties held when suitable occasions arise. One of the most successful parties was the Christmas Party held in the Exhibition Room of the Fine Arts Building. A high point of this affair was the playing of a prize-winning composition written by a student. Each class participated in providing entertainment, and dancing and refreshments followed. First Row: Savdek, Andreasjon. Mahon. Rosenstraucii, Bens, Adam , Janjon Second Row: Sciimin, Dkrdetn, Schultz, Dorian, Pearson. Gibson, Lopatnikofe 53 fyitie Anti Qn AuateA. Barnhart,Kathryn E., Aliquippa, Pa.; Music; I’I’P-Correspond' ing Secretary. Barrett, Dorothy J., Bellevue, Pa.; Sculpture; KKP. Barth, Emily J., Wheeling, W. Va.; Music; KKI'-RecordingSec.; Women's Glee Club. Bloom, Marilyn, Woodmerc, N. Y.; Drama. Brooks, Melva J., Beaver Falls, Pa.; Architecture; wK-Pres.; Women's Guild; Dormitory Council; Activities Council; War Activities Committee; Assembly Committee. Bucher, Irene R., Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Painting Design; Scottie; Women's Dormitory Council. Cantini, Virgil D., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Priming Design; Football Varsity; Track; Newman Club; Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Dalles, Grace I., Cheswick, Pa.; Painting Design; Phi Kappa Phi; Scottie. Damrau, Delmar A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design; !!KA Dunkelman, Tiieo, Toronto. Canada; Drayna; AE4 . 54 fyim Anti Qnaduatel Eicher, I-ois, McKeesport, Pa.; Drama. Elliot, Virginia C., Mercer, Pa.; Drama; X it. Engelhardt, M. Jane, Coraopolis, Pa.; Painting Design; X i . Fargotstein, Evelyn M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design. Feldman, Dorothy S., Elizabeth, Pa.; Music; Mortar Board'Pres.; Glee Club; AE‘I 'Scribe; Sigma Alpha Iota; Panhellcnic Council. Fenati, Mary Loo, New Castle, Pa.; Architecture; Phi Mu. Fine, Bernice S., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design. Gbrten, C. Meryl, Coraopolis Heights, Pa.; Sculpture. Gossard, Helen, Ambridge, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota; FIT. Hultz, Jane A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota; Women's Glee Club. 55 tf-i+te Anti Qna uat i Kelley, Robert S., Altoona, Pa.; Music. Kekmes, Constantine J., Crafton, Pa.; Painting Design-, ScottiC'Art Editor; Thistle: Technical-Art Editor. Koenig, Louise, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design; KA0. Konnerth, Jean M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pointing Design; Scottie; Dorm Council. Lakowski, Thomas $., Braddock, Pa.; Pointing Design; Student Council. Marter, Clarabel F., Burlington, N. J.; Pointing Design; Women's Dorm Council. Mazzotti, Ralphleen, Farrell, Pa.; Painting Design; Phi Kappa Phi; Thistle. McKean, Martha Elizabeth, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota; Cwens; Mortar Baird; Dorm Council'V. Pres.; Glee Club Manager; Chapel Choir. Motter, Betty V., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pointing Design. Myers, Carol, Jeannette, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota; Mortar Board; Phi Kappa Phi; Women's Glee Club; Cwens; Intersor' ority Council; Women's Dorm Council. Piatt, Robert S., McKeesport, Pa.; Music; Kiltie Band. Piccoli.no, Ann M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pointing Design. 56 tyine Ad Q aduate Rau, Ondeine E., Verona, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota; Women’s Glee Club-Manager; Intersorority Council. Rothman, Rhea L., Pittsburgh, Pa.: Architecture; Tartan; War Stamp Committee; Thistle. Rush, Jeanne S., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design; AE 1 -Sub-Dean. Sedlar, Joan M., Monessen, Pa.; Drama; Women’s Dormitory Council. Stansbury, Juuanne, Ben Avon, Pa.; Drama; KKI'; Cwens. Strohecker, William M., New Castle, Pa.; Music. Taylor, Dorothy Ann, Berlin, Pa.; Architecture; Mortar Board; Phi Kappa Phi; X il-Pres.; Panhellenic Sr. Representative. Wilson, Violet, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Music; Sigma Alpha Iota. Wentsel, Peggy L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting ' Design; X 9.. Werner, Patricia W., Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Architecture; KAO-Rushing Chairman; Scottie; Intersorority- V.Pres.; Activities Council-Social Chairman; Panhellenic Secretary. Wolken, Dorothy M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Painting Design. Yorke, M. Eleanor, Washington, Pa.; Painting Design; X9; Women's Guild. 57 Ma Uf tet MoA uA n GaSutexfie College General Studies • Social Studies • General Science and pursing • Home Economics Secretarial Studies rt L 4 ubefiailment oj Qertesial StudUoi As far as is possible, it is the intention of the administration to let the Department of General Studies, with Dr. Malcolm McLeod as its head, till the needs of students who do not care to take a technical course. Students of this course may elect a maximum of 90 units in technical work; the remaining units must come from indicated fields such as history, English, or economics. This department is divided into two sections: secretarial minor and the library course. Graduates of the secretarial minor division, with their knowledge of typing and shorthand, may become secretaries to writers, lecturers, or business women. Although the library course was planned primarily for students preparing to enter the library school, most of its pupils have not taken this course with that intention. This division offers courses which further the understanding of various types of literature. Just as in any other department of the school, students may elect courses in either the College of Fine Arts or the School of Engineering. A course in this department makes possible enough training in several fields to prepare students for graduate work. Some graduates of this department have gone into the nation's leading universities and taken courses in English, history, and mathematics. A course in this department takes the place of the liberal arts course offered in most schools. However, its graduates receive the degree of Bachelor of Science in General Studies rather than the Bachelor of Arts degree. e oa ilment oj Social l Uonlz The Department of Social Work offers to all students a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science. One may take a General Social Science Sequence, an Education Sequence, or a Social Welfare Sequence. During the four-year course the student studies various subjects that will qualify her for work in this field. These studies include social problems, handcraft, story telling, abnormal psychology, labor problems, criminology, and child psychology. After completing the four-year college course, the students may fill some positions in this field. To Ire able to capably fill any position in regard to social work, however, many graduates take an additional two-year course, which leads to the degree of Master of Social Work. In order to qualify for this special graduate course, a student must hold a Bachelor's degree from an approved institution and should have completed at least thirty semester hours in biological and social science. The graduate course offers more experience in actual field work than the regular four year course. The students come in contact with various types of social cases. Although a student may specialise in a field of social work, he is not confined to that special branch, for a Masters Degree in social work will enable the graduate to handle any position. Mrs. Mary Clarke Burnett, head of the Social Work Department, is assisted by Miss A. Christine McBride, Miss Helen Meyer. Dr. Harry Serotkin, Mrs. Gisela Knopka, Mrs. Susan Soyak Goldman, and Mr. Wayne Theophilus. 60 epcrttment a Qenesud Science And A'ustiintf, This year, under the direction of Dr. Harold L. Lang, die Department of General Science has offered training in two options, chemistry and biology, both of which lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. The chemistry option prepares young women for work in industrial chemical laboratories, research laboratories, or for graduate work. Formerly, graduates of this option found employment in chemistry in connection with the war program to replace men in the armed services. The biology option prepares its students for positions in bacteriological laboratories and biological laboratories, for graduate work, and constitutes the pre-medical course. In addition to these jobs, the curriculum of this department offers training for those who wish to become teachers of general science, chemistry, or biology in secondary schools. In cooperation with Western Pennsylvania Hospital, this department also offers a five-year nursing program, which was the first degree course in nursing to be established in western Pennsylvania. After spending the regular freshman and sophomore years in Margaret Morrison Carnegie College with summer vacations at West Penn Hospital, these students spend the equivalent of the junior and senior years at the School of Nursing. Tnen they return to Margaret Morrison the fifth year and major in Nursing Education. After receiving the Nursing diploma granted by the hospital and the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education by Carnegie Institute of Technology, the graduates find employment as teachers in schools of nursing and as supervisors or assistant superintendents of hospitals. Pint Row: Tirm.r, Douglas. Hood, Egcem, Miller 61 Second Row: Stalky, Schultz. Lang. Musyer %e{U2Atme it aj o4o ne a04t04nicA. The Home Economics Department of Margaret Morrison Carnegie College under the direction of Dr. Cal la Van Sycklc includes three major fields of study: foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, and teacher training. Foods and nutrition is divided into three sequences: Dietetics, giving a preparatory course for hospital dietetics; Institutional Management, giving the back' ground work necessary for any type of quantity food service; and Pre-Research, giving preparation for food or nutrition research. The Clothing and Textiles major offers a Clothing and Design sequence, which gives a background for designing and construction of clothing; a Retailing of Clothing and Textiles sequence, which prepares the student to be an assistant stylist, buyer, or do other retail work; and Pre-Research in Textiles sequence, designed for those who wish to be research assistants in the field of textiles. There are many and varied opportunities for graduates in this field. The Teacher Training major qualifies the graduate to teach in 3 secondary school. The Home Economics Department arranges for summer work experience between the junior and senior years. This not only makes the courses studied more alive, but is a decided asset in getting a job following graduation. Through graduate fellowships students who show high ability have the opportunity for advanced study at graduate schools throughout tne country. The Home Economics Club, which is open to any student who is interested in home economics is affiliated with the American Home Economics Association. It has a large membership among students in M.M.C.C. and offers an opportunity for social and professional development. First Row: Elia , Barrick, Crow, Van SrcRiR, Hyde Second Row: Richard , Wumrt, Marshall, Caster, Myers, Parisi 62 Pint Row: Scotf . Pattcmon, EtV, WlNCMFS-TfR Second Row: Ham, E fuses, Kirmrs befLGAime ii oj Sex etaAial Studied The staccato clatter of typewriters introduces one to the Secretarial Department where busy “Maggie Murphs learn how to be the boss's right-hand man. But that's not all they learn; they can be teachers, too. The Secretarial Department, under the capable direction of Miss Edith M. Winchester, is divided into three divisions: the regular business course, the teacher training course, and the one-year graduate course. The students in the secretarial course and those in teacher training study the same subjects until the senior year. As seniors, the teacher-training girls study the educational subjects and do practice teaching, as required by the state for certification. The regular secretarial students are given some choice of electives in their junior and senior years. As seniors, they work one day a week in an office, where they may apply the things they have learned. The one-year graduate course is offered to girls who have graduated from other colleges. These girls have an academic background, but want the technical training which the Secretarial Department offers. An interesting feature of the Secretarial Department is the Secretarial Club. All girls who arc enrolled in the Secretarial Department automatically laconic mcmliers of this organization. The aim of the Department is to develop a girl with the idea of promotion in her job. The academic background gives her the ability to adapt herself to important positions. The reputation which the successful graduates have established is the reason for the constant demand for each year's graduates. 63 MoSLifG iet MowuA n Q aduatei Ashe, Mary Louise, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Secretarial; AT; Women's Dorm Council'Prds.; Freshman Orientation Committee; Women's Guild. Asplundh, Joan, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Costume Economics; AT; Home Economics Club. Atkinson, Anne S., Tappahannock, Va.; General Studies; KKI ; Cwens; Scottie; Senate Representative; Women's Guild; Thistle; Women's Glee Club; Home Economics Club. Beamon, Gertrude A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; I.R.C. Bechtle, Madelin I., Pittsburgh, Pa.; pursing; AAA; I.R.C.; Glee Club; Tcknon; Thistle. Benko, Anne M., Glcnshaw, Pa.; Nursing; I.R.C. Blum, M. Alice, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Science; I.R.C.; Citcom Clan; Science Club. Bohn, Jean L., Jonestown, Pa.; Nursing; AT. Bowman, Doris M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; KKI’; FIAE; AX A; Thistle. Branagan, Jane P., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; KKI'; Cwens; Thistle; Scottie; Women's Guild'Pres. 64 Mafcf iet MoAAiAxut Qn AuciieA. Brosky, Catherine M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Science; Phi Kappa Phi; Science Club; Newman Club. Bruns, Alberta, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; Women’s Glee Club; CAV.C.A. Caste, Mary A., Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Home Economics; Thistle. Chess, Jane C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies. Clark, Jo Anne, Jackson Center, Pa.; Home Economics; KKP; Women’s Dorm Council; Student Council; Thistle; Scottie; Chairman Freshman Regulations Committee; CAV.C.A.: MAE. Cook, Madelene F., Meadville, Pa.; General Studies: X V.; W.A.A.; Rifle Club. Ckeelman, Frances T., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; AT. Crux, Edna K., Wilmerding, Pa.; Secretarial; AP'Panel Discussion Chairman. Davis, Ruth E., Emsworth, Pa.; Costume Economics; AAA-Historian; Thistle; Women’s Glee Club; Home Economics Club' Sec.; CAV.C.A.; Costume Economics Club. 65 Denmark. Ruth T., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Social Work; l.R.C. MaKfOSiet Jl fowriAan Qn du ted. Dunn, Elizabeth G., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; KKP Social Chairman; Thistle; Scottie-Adv. Mgr.; French Club; 1IAE; Secretarial Club. Dyck, Marjorie G., West View, Pa.; Costume Economics; AAA; Song Chairman; Women’s Glee Club; Home Economics Club; Costume Economics Club; Thistle; C.W.C.A. Estermann, Hannah, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; Tartan. Enslin, Shirley E., Eric, Pa.; Home Economics-, AT; Home Economics Club; Senior Class Treasurer; Scottie. Federman, Dorothy S., Coraopolis, Pa.; Home Economics-, AE t ; Home Economics Club; Sophomore Class Treasurer; Women's Guild-V. Pres.; W.A.A.; Scottie. Flanagan, Ruth, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Science; AAA; W.A.A.'V. Pres.; Science Club-Pres.; Newman Club; Women’s Guild. Frankel, Miriam, Latrobc, Pa.; General Studies; AE I ; I.R.C.; Tartan. Gare, Ann M., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secretarial. Garland, Jean G., Munhall, Pa.; Secretarial; AT Pres. 45' 46, Treas. ‘44; Cwcns; Vr. Pres. Soph. Class; Jr. Class Pres.; Mortar Board; Phi Kappa Phi; Activities Council; Women’s Guild-V. Pres. Goldstein, Doris, Brownsville, Pa.; General Studies. 66 MaAXfGAet Gordon, Joan S., Washington, Pa.; General Studies; Dorm Council; Women's Guild'Secrctary. Goss, D. Jean, Oil City, Pa.; Home Economics; 2K; Dorm Council; Home Economics Club; Panhellenic Council ; Kappa Phi. Grau, Elizabeth L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Costmnc Economics; 2K; Glee Club: Citcom Clan; Phi Kappa Phi. Grove, Anne L., Bcllefonte, Pa.; Social Wor . Guthridgf, Jean S., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secretarial; AI Women's Guild-Sr. Rep.; Sr. Class Secretary; Thistle. Henson, Carroll, Roda, Va.; Social Vorf{: AAA; Home Economics Club. Herlick, Adeline C., Pittsburgh. Pa.; General Studies; IIAE-Sec.'Treas., V. Pres.; Tartan-Editordn-Chief; Women's Guil 1-V. Pres.; Intcrhonorary Council; Scottic-Managing Editor; Spring Carnival Committee; Pres. Student Conference Committee; Bond Queen Court; Student Council. Hewitt, Cvrene N. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics. Hill, Dorothy M.. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secrernruif; Phi Kappa Phi; I.R.C.; Glee Club. Hochswender, Ann M., Kansas City. Mo.;GcneniI Studies; KKP. MowUiosi Q cJMCiieA. 67 MaSUfG iet MoWiUa+i Q'uiduateA Holman, Mary Martha, Bridgeville, Pa.; Secretarial; Women's Glee Club; Teknon; Tartan. Hussey, Jane K., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; AAA-Corresponding Sec.; Senior Class-V. Pres.; C.W.C.A.; Tartan; Home Economics Club. Jaffurs, Helen M., Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Home Economics; KKT; Cwens-President; Thistle; Home Economics Club-Pres.; Mortar Board. Jahn, Doris B., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secretarial; KKT-Ass't. Pledge Captain; CAV.C.A.; Cwens-Sec.; Secretarial Club; Interhonorary Council-Sec.; Thistle- Associate Editor; Women's Dorm Council; Junior House Pres. James, Phoebe Ann, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; AP-Rush Chairman, V. Pres.; Class Sec. Pres.; CAV.C.A. Cabinet; MMCC Senate Sec. Pres.; Freshman Traditions Committee. Kane, Evelyn F., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; KKI'-Pan-hcllenic Rep.; Fr. Class-V. Pres.; Secretarial Club-Pres.; Thistle' Associate Editor; Managing Editor of Scottie; IIAE. Kelsey, Patricia R., Aliquippa, Pa.; KKl'-President; Mortar Board; Dorm Council. Kwall, Iris D., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; Tartan; Technical; Home Economics Club; Chairman of War Finance-Ambulance Drive; AE4 -Scribe, Treasurer; R.C.W.S.l.-Life Saving Class. Kwolek, Stephanie L., New Kensington, Pa.; General Science; Phi Kappa Phi; Science Club-Sec.-Treas.; Newman Club. Lekch, Mary Lou, New Bethlehem, Pa.; Home Economics; Phi Kappa Phi; A'K; Glee Club; Citcom Clan; Dorm Council. 68 MciSUfG iet MoWuAoh, Qtoduat i LeWinter, Dorothy F., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies. Lieber, Harriet A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies: AE I ; Women's Glee Club; Dorm Council; Women's Guild; $ec.'AE l . Longridge, Anna Mary, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Science. MacNeii.l, Evelyn C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cwens; Dorm Council Sec.; C.W.C.A.: KKP; Secretarial Club, V. Pres. McBurney, Dorothy. Washington, Pa.; General Science: Glee Club; Science Club. Mears, Rhoda M., Munhall. Pa.; Secretarial: A -Recording Sec.; Secretarial Club; C.W.C.A. Miller, Marion, Beaver, Pa.; General Studies: Cwens. Mulhallan, Virginia M., Pittsburgh. Pa.; Home Economics: Modern Dance Club; Thistle: I.R.C. Munce, Catherine I., Charleroi, Pa.; Secretarial. Murray, Frederica, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies: KKP; Scottie; Thistle. 69 Mci UfO iet MowuAan Qtuuhuit i Murrek, Mildred C., Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; Home Economics-, AAA. Norris, Jeanne L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics-, AI'-Ritual Chairman; Glee Club; Cwens; Women's Activity Regulations Committee; CAV.C.A.'V. Pres.; Cwens-Sr. Advisor; Tartan; Mortar Baird. Ransom, Audrey Lawrence. Pittsburgh. Pa.; General Studies; Glee Club; Chapel Choir; Home Economics Club; Fr. Class Pres.; AAA-Rush Chairman President. Redding, Catharine G., Indiana, Pa.; Moyne Ecoyioynics; Newman Club; Home Economics Club. Regis, Madeline H.. Pittsburgh, Pa.; pursing. Russell, Annetta E., Chailcroi, Pa.; Home Econoynics; Glee Club; Newman Club; Home Economics Club. Sant, Martha Anne, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Moyne Ecoytoyyyics; AAA; Glee Club; Home Economics Club Pres.; W.A.A. Baird. Schlernitzauer, Antoinette M., Yorkville, Ohio; Geyyeral Studies; A I’; Home Economics Club; Scottie. Segal, Norma C., Miami Beach, Fla.; Geyyeral Studies-, Women's Glee Club; MMCC Senate; Tartan; Student Library Staff; l.R.C. Siiuhi’, Doris M.. Pittsburgh. Pa.; Secretarial-, AAA; C.W.C.A. 70 Ma UfGSvet Mo-VuAjo. i Q ia uated. Simpson, Lillian A., Cadiz, Ohio; Secretarial; AAA; Pan-hellenic-Pres. Sec.; C.W.C.A.; Secretarial Club. Stewart, Dorothy A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; .AAA; Tartan; Teknon; Phi Kappa Phi. Sunseri, Josephine A., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; KKT; IIAE; Scottie; 1945 Thistle-Editor; Sophomore Class Pres.; C.W.C.A.; Women's Guild; Publications Committee; Inter-honorary Council. Swanky, Shirley R., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secretarial; AP-Social Chairman; Thistle; Mortar Board; Panhellenic; Women's Guild; Activities Council-Sec.; Senior Class President. Sweeney, Anne Preston, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies; KKP; IIAE; Mortar Board; Thistle; Women's Guild; Scot tic-Editor. Tiieiss, Ann H., Middlebourne, W. Va.; General Studies. Tunstall,1 Martha, Pittsburgh. Pa.; Secretarial; Phi Kappa Phi; I.R.C.; Teknon. Vincent, Mary, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Home Economics; Phi Kappa Phi; AAAi Wagman, Martha K., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Home Economics; Fr. Class Treas.; Tartan; Panhellenic Rep.; W.A.A.; MMCC Senate Sr. Representative; Home Economics Club; AE‘I� -Pres. Wander, Lillian, Pittsburgh, Pa.; General Studies. Weiole, Lucille, McKeesport. Pa.: General Studies; Women's Glee Club; Women's Guild; CAV.C.A. Zimmerman. Anna Jane, Johnstown, Pa.; Home Economics; AT; Women's Glee Club; Women’s Guild; Women's Dorm Council; Home Economics Club; Bagpiper; Scottie. 71 -Activities Owens Delta S ull Pi Tau Sigma ortar Board • Eta Kappa ?{u Omicron Delta Kappa • Pi Delta Epsilon Phi Kappa Phi • Sigma Alpha lota • Scarab Scimitar Tan Beta Pi Theta Tau 9+ite'ilia+iGSia'uf, Council Bic.elman, Sunseri, Aisenberc, Quill, Schwartz, Martin, Gottesman OFFICERS President Irwin Aisenberc Vice-President John Seipel Secretary Frances Quill Interhonorary Council is composed of representa tives from each of the scholastic and professional honoraries on campus. It was started in 1940, and has as its purpose the development of culture, scholar' ship, character, and creative initiative. Also it encourages a closer feeling of comradeship among the honoraries. The Council, which meets every other week, is divided into four standing committees: Scholarship, Culture, Educational Methods, and Character and Personality Development. Among the activities sponsored by IH Council during the past year was a big assembly at which Cy Hungerford was featured. This program drew one of the largest crowds of the year. In the second week of the spring semester, the Council threw an alhschool dance, the Stardust Swing, in the gym featuring the smooth music of Baron Elliott. During Spring Carnival, IH sponsored a bazaar with booths, contests, and amusements, the proceeds of which were donated to the Endowment Fund to help Carnegie Tech meet its goal of $4,000,000 by June 1946. | Interhonorary Council has done much in the past year to advance the ideals of honorary fraternities. 76 OFFICERS President .... Joel Bigelman Vice-President Darrell Bock Secretary Peter Bertelson Treasurer Hans Weinberger AlpJ a Plti (Dmexfa Although Alpha Phi Omega has the standing of an honorary fraternity on the Tech campus, it is neither an honorary fraternity nor a social fraternity. A. P. O. is defined as a Service Fraternity, whose purpose is “to assemble college men in the fellowship of the Scout Oath and Law, to develop friendship, and to promote service to humanity.” The program is divided into four parts: “service to the student body and faculty, service to youth and community, service to members of the fraternity, and service to the nation as participating citizens. The fraternity was founded in 1925 at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania; the Kappa Chapter at Tech was founded in 1929. Today there are 100 chapters. A pledge begins service by taking part in some pledge project. The pledge project for this year was to compound a directory of Pittsburgh. At Tech, Alpha Phi Omega performs such services as ad' ministering Freshman Traditions Examination, selling refreshments at dances, and ushering at Graduation and Baccalaureate Services. Members of other social fraternities and honorary fraternities can also be members of Alpha Phi Omega. There is only one prerequisite for membership and that is previous experience in Scouting. First Roto: Bioelwan. Schwartz, Meters, Gotteman Second Rot '. Duncan, Corns, Bock. Bertelson. Seim 77 GiuetiA F ru Row: Mo'ts. Orr. Baum. Dunlap, Martin Sfcotid Row. Knrp, Smith. Clark. Grant. Brown Third Row: Eoauoh. Peters, Wilkins. Hicley, Lowe, Kane OFFICERS President. Patricia Baum Vice-President Jane Orr Secretary Elizabeth Moses T reasurer . . . .Margaret Dunlap Gwens is a national Sophomore Honorary for women. Its fine tradition and ritual have come from the legendary past of Anglo-Saxon days. Members are chosen in the Spring of their Freshman year for outstanding scholarship, leadership, character, and participation in activities on the campus. The Cwens this year began their activities on campus by helping register Freshmen in Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. They served as hostesses at the Freshman Reception and acted as aids at the Faculty tea. Cwens provided Twin Sisters for all transfer students. They gave the Traditions Exam to all the Freshmen. Plans for the annual Sophomore Hop were begun early, and resulted in a very success! ul dance. They were aided in the sponsoring of this all-school dance by the reorganized Scimitars. They have been hostesses at several teas. They were invited to Pitt and Pennsylvania College for Women, and have entertained them at Tech. The Cwens will climax their activities by taking part in the Spring Carnival. With all their activities Cwens are kept busy helping others and having fun for themselves at the same time. They are a well-known and a well-respected group on campus. You will recognize a Cwen by her red and grey uniform and the crown and sceptor insignia. 78 jbeMa Skull OFFICERS President Robert Straka Vice-President. Dick Storm Secretary .. Cloyd Mellott Delta Skull is a Junior men’s honorary society on Tech campus, and was reactivated at the beginning of the Spring semester this year. The society had not been active since the Spring of 1943. It was dropped from the list of active honoraries due to the small enrollment as a result of the war. The year 1946 ushered in a new era peace was here again class' rooms were being filled to capacity once more—and Student Council decided to make Delta Skull active for the first time in three years. Contrary to the usual procedure, Student Council chose the men for Delta Skull this year. Eleven men were chosen on the basis of points. These points arc allotted for leadership, scholarship, and participation in activities. Under ordinary practice, new members are chosen by the departing ones. The new members are picked in their second Sophomore term, and they are notified once a year on Call Day. Naturally there were a few irregularities and problems this year, but next year should see the Skulls hack in their usual groove. The social life of Delta Skull consists of presenting the Junior Prom and aiding in the attainment of a successful Spring Carnival. First Row: Storm, Straka, Mellott Second Row: Weber, Collier, Pearlstein, Kindl Third Row: Kohn, Kerr, Nutter 79 Pepper, Gottesman ta KafLjza j !u Eta Kappa Nu, national electrical engineering honorary society, is one of the older organizations on campus. The Tech chapter. Sigma, was established in 1923. Its purpose is to stimulate and reward high scholarship, and to improve the standards of the profession. Members are chosen from the junior and senior classes on the basis of character, ability, and scholarship. Wartime conditions cut down the number of men in the chapter to only three active members. A get-acquainted smoker with Dr. W. M. Williams speaking on “Radio and Radar Warfare” was held in November. In December a field trip was made to the Jones and Laughlin steel rolling mill. Trips to a power station and to an electrical manufacturer were made during February and March. Eta Kappa Nu assisted in the planning of both of the January student conferences of the Pitts-burgh sections of the A1EE and the IRE. The club room in Machinery Hall has been converted to a graduate-student study room to aid in the development of the Electrical Engineering graduate program. Pi 1au Suftna The invigorating return of America's youth to her colleges is welcomed with a sigh of relief not only by the Carnegie faculty, but also by Pi Tau Sigma. As the Mechanical Engineering honorary at Carnegie, Iota chapter of Pi Tau Sigma has maintained its standards despite wartime conditions. Any reference to World War II as the “dark ages” of Pi Tau Sigma is without foundation. Irrevocably, the future is more important to an active organization. At present, Carnegie Iota, has ten active members. More men will be added by the April '46 initiation, and each month Iota is welcoming back one or more of its ten undergraduate members still in the service. But the big impetus is the tidal wave of “possible greats” in the future classes of 100 to 150 Mechanicals. Carnegie lota looks hopefully to these times and realizes its role in fostering the high ideals of the engineering profession, in stimulating interest in coordinate departmental activities, and in promoting the mutual professional welfare of its members. Schwartz, Franz 80 M vUg i feaortA First Row: Norris, Quill, Taylor, McKean, Swaney, Garland Second Row: Jaffurs, Feldman, Sweeney, Myers, Kelsey, Randall OFFICERS President. Dorothy Feldman Vice-President. Carol Myers Secretary . Jean Norris Treasurer. . . . ... Anne Sweeney Mortar Board, comprised of thirteen members, is the senior honorary society for outstanding women. A membership in the Mortar Board is the highest honor a girl can achieve while at Tech. The Carnegie Chapter of the national honorary society was organized in 1921 and installed in 1923. Briefly, the object of the Mortar Board is service, scholarship, and leadership. Members are chosen from the junior class, and initiated by the active participants in the organization. Selection is made by the girl's class, scholastic standing, and participation in activities on campus. The members are dis' tinguished by their black and gold pins in the shape of a Mortar Baird. During the school year the Mortar Board sponsors several coffees for faculty members, two assemblies a year and “Smarty Parties for girls on the honor roll. Together with Omicron Delta Kappa, the Men's honorary, they sponsored the infantile paralysis drive in January. During the year they also entertained their fellow members from Pitt and P.C.W. In this, our first year of peace, the members plan to publish a book honoring the service women of Tech. 81 First Row: Gottesman, Davis, Hannum, Daniels, Warden, Straka Second Row: Noyes, Nutter, Umbach, Seipel, Binder, Wolpp, Aisenberg Onuc um belta Kafijxa Omicron Delta Kappa, national activities honorary for men, was reorganized on campus this year with the initiation of ten men on December 10, 1945. This honorary was first established at Carnegie Tech on September 19, 1942, when the local senior activities honorary, Dragons, went national. Omicron Delta Kappa members can be recognized by their gold key which contains the letters OAK in a circle. Chosen by faculty members of OAK, the men picked for reorganization were: Irv Aisenberg, Augie Binder, Harold Gottesman, Bob Noyes, Joe Nutter, Andy Pepper, John Seipel, Bob Straka, Lou Umbach, and Merle Wolff. The purpose of Omicron Delta Kappa is threefold: first, to recognize men who have achieved a high standard of leadership in collegiate activities, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainments; second, to bring together the most representative men in all phases of collegiate life and thus to mould the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest; and third, to bring together members of the faculty and student body of the institution on a basis of mutual interest, understanding, and helpfulness. The main item of action for OAK was the sponsoring of Spring Carnival. Under OAK's leadership, the Spring Carnival Committee made plans for a big Spring Carnival in the first post-war year. OFFICERS President Augie Binder Vice-President .... Lou Umbach Sec.-Treas Rollin’ V. Davis 82 Pi beita pAilo i Pi Delta Epsilon is a National Journalistic Fra' tcrnity. The members are chosen for the unusual journalistic ability which they have shown on college publications. The fraternity was founded in 1906 in order to honor these outstanding students. The policies followed by all the publications on campus are determined by the standards set by Pi Delta Epsilon. This year, as in many previous years, the fraternity will sponsor a contest for the best written article published in any Tech publication. The winner will be awarded the prize at the Spring Carnival on Call Day. As a member of Interhonorary Council, Pi Delta Epsilon sponsored a booth at Spring Carnival in order to help raise money for the Endowment Fund. The annual banquet was held this year at the Royal York Apartments. Professor Siegfried, head of the printing department in the College of Engineering, was the guest speaker. He discussed all of the Tech publications, giving suggestions for technical and editorial changes which could improve our journalistic output. This banquet was considered especially successful, since members of all publications were present and received many new ideas. First Row: Randall, Sunseri. Bigelman, Dlnn. Herron Second Roiv: Sweeney. Herlick, Clark, Horridge. Kane OFFICERS President JoSEI-HINE SuNSERI Vice-President. Adeline Herlick Secretary Clara Herron 83 Phi Kappa Phi First Row: Kwolek, Lerch, Brosky, Grau, Quill, Taylor, Myers, Mazzotti S«onH Row: Franz, Garland, Hill, Schultz, Tunstall, Hartman, Osterle Since 1933, the year of its installation on the campus of Carnegie Institute of Technology, the Carnegie Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has been very active. The Chapter now has 750 members, including outstanding faculty and alumni as well as students selected from the upper tenth of the graduating classes on the basis of scholar ship and character. In addition to its other activities, the Carnegie Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi is making a contribution to the Endowment Fund of Carnegie Institute of Tech nology to establish the Roscoe M. Ihrig and Leo T. Lawler Memorial Scholarships in memory of two of Carnegie's loved and respected faculty members, each of whom served as president of the Chapter. Dr. Ihrig was Director of the Division of General Studies and of Evening and Part-Time Courses; Professor Lawler was Associate Professor of English and Secretary of the Division of Humanistic and Social Studies. The income from the gift will be used for three awards for the Senior Year, one in the College of Fine Arts, one in the College of Engineering, and one in the Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. The awards will be made to those students showing greatest promise of attaining the ideals of Phi Kappa Phi in scholarship and character. OFFICERS President Charles Watkins Secretary. . . Ieanne Hartmann Treasurer . .Dp. Forest Trautman 84 Stigma Alpha, 9ata Seated: Gossakd, Myers First Row: Feldman, Garroway, Grove, Kemp, White, Wasserman, Walter, Rau Second Row: Hultz, Danko, Shaper, McKean OFFICERS President. Carol Myers Vice'President . . Helen Gossard Secretary.. Helen Wasserman Treasurer. .. Eleanor Garroway Sigma Alpha Iota is a national professional music fraternity for women. Along with its 75 sister chapters, Alpha Mu chapter aims toward a constant development of American music and musicianship. The chapter at Carnegie Tech was founded by 7 students. Now, alumnae members number 105. There are 15 active members who were chosen for musical talent, scholarship, and character. Locally, Alpha Mu sponsors the annual Sophomore recital, and presents monthly concerts, climaxing the year with a formal recital. Joining national activities, the chapter raises funds for records to be bought and sent to U. S. O.'s throughout the world, and contributes to Sigma Alpha Iotas International Music Fund. The organization plans to continue into peacetime its program of serving hospitalized service men here and abroad through musical therapy. Funds now accumulated will be spent for Clivicargaus, uniquely designed pipe organs with special consoles which will give invaluable aid in occupational therapy and orthopedic use. Works of contempory American composers are also part of Sigma Alpha Iota's plans for the future, with all chapters cooperating in an attempt to draw public attention and appreciation to the inspired works of their countrymen. Listing hundreds of famous professional musicians as honorary members and alumnae, the fraternity represents the ideals and efforts of American music at its best. 85 Sca iab OFFICERS President... Donald MacLachlan Secretary-Treasurer Harry Grant Scarab is a national professional fraternity for students pursuing the courses of Architecture, Landscape Architec' ture, or Architectural Engineering. It was founded at the University of Illinois in 1909. The local temple, Philae, was organized in 1920 and functioned until 1943 when due to insufficient students it became inactive. At the beginning of the Spring Semester of 1946, Philae was again started by returned members. Scarab was named for an Egyptian good luck symbol. The chapters are named after Egyptian temples, and the rituals are patterned after Egyptian forms. To promote architecture, graphic and allied arts is the aim of Scarab. This is accomplished in several ways. Each year a sketch competition is held; any student in the Department of Architecture is eligible for entry. The sketches may be done in any medium whatsoever. The local prize'winning sketches are forwarded to convention headquarters where they are judged in competition with the sketches from other schools. The complete exhibit is then sent around for display at all schools having Scarab Temples. The Freshman Bronze Medal Award is given each year to the Freshman with the best solution to a particular architectural problem. Competition is thus stimulated which in turn promotes good design. First Row: MacLachlan, Hinkle, Valentour Second Row: Bailey, Grant 86 SciffutaA The Scimitar Society is one of the many honoraries which has been reactivated this year. After having been inactive for three years, the organization was reorganized this winter by Student Council in its efforts to bring the campus back to pre-war standards. The Scimitar Society is the sophomore men's honorary society. The society is composed of the most outstanding sophomore men on campus, who are chosen on the basis of activities, scholarship, and character. They now boast of a complement of fourteen men, each of whom is worthy of the dignity of the society. As the men's counterpart of Cwens, they have been very active in campus affairs. Along with the Cwens they were the co-sponsors of the Sophomore Hop. Due to the war, this dance was omitted from the social calendar last year. This year it was among the successful events on campus. Some of the ideals for which the Society stands are the development of culture, of scholarship, and of character among the male students of the college. The organization has already made headway in bringing the campus back to pre-war status. The interest which has been aroused by Scimitar truly deserves appreciation. OFFICERS President Emil Prieto Vice-President. . Scottv Yurchison Secretary Douc Wilde Treasurer. . . . Dick Eschenbach First Row: Wish nick, DiPrim a, Yurchison, Wilde, Zuerner, Farrahv Second Row: Christenson, Hartman, Maratta, Escmenbach Third Row: Bornbman, Habkrstroh, Kobernuss 87 lau fleta Pi Tkasdale, Noyes, Gottesman, Randall, Schwartz, Michener OFFICERS President...........Joseph Franz Vice-President......Aucie Binder Recording Sec........Joel Bigelman Corresponding Sec.. Ben Schwartz Treasurer........Albert Schindler Tau Beta Pi is the “Phi Beta Kappa of engineering. Election to this honorary fraternity is one of the highest honors which can be conferred upon a member of the engineering college. To be eligible to Tau Beta Pi a student must be in the upper fifth of the Senior class or the upper eighth of the Junior class. A maximum of three first'semester juniors are selected; these are designated as Honor Juniors. Scholar ship is not the only consideration for membership. Character, personality, integrity, and interest in campus activities are also considered. Many of the activities of the fraternity have been curtailed since the war. Freshman tutoring, however, was resumed this year. Any freshman who desired help in mathematics, physics, or chemistry was tutored free of charge by a member of Tau Beta Pi. The annual traditional Tau Beta Pi issue of the Carnegie Technical, in which all material is written by members, was again published. Tau Beta Pi, under the able leadership of its president, John Michener, is well advanced in its program of recon' version to the status of one of the most outstanding campus activities and honoraries. Tau Beta Pi was founded in 1885 by Edward Higginson Williams, Jr., “to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering. . . Pennsylvania Gamma, the Carnegie Tech chapter, was installed in 1916. 88 lueta cuu First Row: Bigblmah, Schwartz, Aisenberg, Gottesman Second Row: Wolfe, Weber, Nicol, Franz, Straka Theta Tau is a prominent national professional engineering fraternity, whose purpose is to bind together male engineering students who by their interest in the advancement of engineering and participation in school activities, are likely to become a credit to their profession and school. To obtain this objective, Nu chapter of Carnegie Tech selects its members each semester from those sophomores and juniors who achieve its standards of excellence in scholarship, personality, and activities. Because of these high standards. Tech classes Theta Tau among its scholastic fraternities, in addition to being a professional fraternity. Among the projects of Theta Tau, the best known is the annual selection of the recipient for the Most Promising Senior Engineer Award. This award is given by the members in cooperation with a faculty committee to that senior engineering student who, on the basis of high scholarship, outstanding personality, and prominence in activities, has shown the most likelihood of becoming an outstanding engineer. This year the name of John W. Riggle was added to the plaque in Administration Hall containing the names of the most promising engineers of past years. Among its social activities Theta Tau frequently sponsors bridge tournaments and in athletics, participates in intra-mural sports. OFFICERS President Ben Schwartz Vice-President . Joseph Franz Secretary Karl Weber Treasurer Merle Wolff 89 Publication Thistle • Tartan Scottie • Technical 'The 1946 'Thistle The Thistle deserted the old Industries Hall office at the beginning of the school year, and is once again located in tne Union. Here we worked in comparative comfort, thankful for the warmth and for the absence of those maddening pigeons. At first our new office seemed rather barren, but that was soon changed. Now almost all of the wall space is covered with “Back h cme for Keeps pictures and calendar girls, each one appropriately (?) named for a member of the staff. These decorations created an atmosphere that wasn't exactly conducive to work, but at least they attracted a large group of workers who had an “eye for art. The Thistle staff, under the capable direction of Editor Jean Lisle, worked many long hours in an attempt to bring the Thistle back to its pre-war size and standards. This was accomplished to a great extent because of the fact that an increase in the price of the book and an enlarged budget were granted. This enabled us to get imitation leather covers, to use more pictures and candids, and to have color on every page. Several new features were added, and the book was organized into distinct sections. The staff wishes to thank the students who typed and proofread, and all those many people who wrote articles. We also want to thank Miss Judy Connoley, of Gimbel's Photo Reflex Shop, and Mr. Don Young, the engraver's representative, for their excellent cooperation and assistance. We hope you will enjoy reading the Thistle as much as we have enjoyed working on it, and that it will help you to relive the pleasant times you have had at Tech during the past year. 92 First Row: Keefer, Lisle, Price Second Row: Lauer, Brown, Carpenter, Schiever, Ramsey, Lingan, Gannon, Young Third Row: Miller, Friedlander, Mattes, Armstrong, Kobernuss, Borneman, Teasdale, Steele. Forsythe, Price 93 First Row: Culp, Horridce, Gottesman, Herron, Hut Second Row: Rothman, Friedlander, Wilkins, Mattes, Miller Third Row: Lipman, Schwartz, Meyers, Perlman, Teasdale 1946 Jantast Big things have happened to the Tartan this year, for Carnegie Tech's weekly newspaper like all the other activities on campus has been in the throes of reconversion. During the war, its few reporters and staff members had a hard fight to keep the poor undernourished sheet alive, but now that former Tech students are returning to the campus and other ex-GI's are arriving in large numbers, the paper has taken a new lease on life and is well on the road back to the prize winning publication it once was. The first step toward post-war normalcy came for the Tartan last fall when, along with the other student publics tions, it migrated bag and baggage back to its former home at the very top of the Union. The staff hated to leave the old pigeon-infested Pattern Department but they now find their three office suite completely to their liking. Another step toward the paper's high peacetime standards was taken at mid-year when the staff (inspired by Professor Laurence Siegfried, Head of the Printing Department, and aided by the artistic talent of Gus Kermes) changed the size, the typedress, and the nameplate of the sheet. All the members of the newswriting force and the editorial board were very tired and very proud when the first five column issue rolled off the presses. The people who came out for newspaper work on the Tartan in the school year of 1945-46 had a lot of headaches, but they had a wonderful time too. None of them will ever forget those mad attempts to meet the twelve o'clock deadline, the clattering of the broken down typewriters, the bad puns, the hot dog raids on parties going on downstairs, the bull sessions on anything from borsht to Beethoven, the off-key song fests, or last but not least. Aspidistra, the beanbag. They all thoroughly enjoyed relaying the news of the first peace-time campus year to you, and they hope that the Tartan satisfied your curiosity about what goes on at CIT. 95 STAFF Editor.......................... Clara Herron Business Manager ........... Harold Gottesman Managing Editor................. Alt.ie Binder Hews Editor ............... Mary Jane Horridge f946 Seattle First Row: Kane. E., Wolff, M., Noyes, R., Herlick, A. Second Rou : Miller, D., Brannagan, J., Dunn, E., Widdersheim, M., Federman, D., Young, R. Third Row: Lipman, K., Kennedy, R., Perlman, B. When a Tech engineer, artist, or “Maggie Murph wants to laugh, or catch up on the campus gossip, he immediately turns to the Scottie, Carnegie Tech's humor magazine. Students in every department at Tech are represented on the Staff. For the second time in its history, the Scottie had a woman editor in-chief. Due to the lack of students last year the Scottie was discontinued, but it made a very good come back this fall. Besides containing the famous “Fleas, which reveal the latest gossip, and the popular jokes, some original and others borrowed through the exchange system from other colleges, it also features humorous short stories, profiles on “famous” campus students and professors, and special columns for the theater-goers and the music lovers. There are plenty of photographs of campus activities, such as basketball games, school dances, and Skibo scenes. One of the most popular features in the Scottie is its cartoons. In this way, the Scottie keeps Tech laughing. This year's Scottie will be remembered for its own special and original character, the Skibo Wolf. The Scottie came out six times this year with its biggest issue at Spring Carnival. Many copies of these issues were sent to former Tech boys who are still in the armed forces. Every Friday afternoon in the Scottie offices in the Union one can find a large group including the staff and many volunteers working on the next issue. Now that the war is over and Tech once again has a full enrollment, everyone can be expecting to see the Scottie every month with even bigger and better issues. 96 STAFF Editors............ Business Manager. Managing Editor. . Women's Editor. . (Robert Noyes Adeline Herlick Anne Sweeney ... Merle Wolff ....Evelyn Kane . .Jo Anne Clark STAFF Editor.....................................Julia Randall Business Manager.....................Art Slacle Managing Editor..............................Ben Schwartz Features Editors..................jj. P. Franz | Joel Bic.elman 98 946 'Techn leal Despite exceedingly perverse conditions during the year, the Carnegie Technical, the school's undergraduate technical magazine, realized one of the most successful years in its existence. Because there was a great reduction in the number of students available for the staff, it was necessary to change the frequency of publication from eight to four times a year; but the consequent increase in overall quality of the material published more than compensated for the decrease in the number of issues. The restoring of such features as Techno-Wings,” the well-known and popular “Techsperts,” and the extension of the scope of articles published into the field of humanistic subjects are typical of the improvements which were introduced. Moreover, the size of the individual issues was increased to the point where the largest issues in the history of the magazine were put out. The fall semester of 1945 saw the magazine start on its way back toward normal pre-war standards once again, a conversion which was well under way by New' Year's Day and virtually complete by the end of the spring semester in 1946. In the summer of 1945 the magazine became one of the five undergraduate college technical publications represented in the Library of Congress. At that time the Technical was invited to extend a permanent subscription to that institution. Miss Julia Randall became the first woman Editor of the Technical. To her and her staff, headed by Business Manager Augie Binder and Managing Editor Ben Schwartz, goes an outstanding share of credit for maintaining and augmenting the quality of an already first-class technical publication through a difficult and complex transitional period. First Row: Schindler. Horridge, Randall, Hardie. Bigelman Second Row: Franz, Schwartz, Sherman, Binder, Green, Teasdale 99 O'taanl ailons C.W.C.A. • Chapel Choir • Citcom I.R.C. • Home Economics Club • Kappa Phi Modern Dance Club • Men's Glee Club Radio Club • Tecvets • Student Conference Committee • Science Club • Teuton Women's Glee Club • W.A.A. • Guild T.M.C.A. • Beaux Arts • Spring Carnival GasineCfie l Uosnest'd Gli UAtia+i Ateaciatian First Row: Davis, Young, Stewart, Gannon Second Row: Murrer, Vincent, Wilkins, James, Norris OFFICERS President Vice'President. .Mary M. Gannon Secretary. Treasurer. Lucille Emmel The Carnegie Women's Christian Asso-ciation is a religious organization on Tech campus embracing every girl no matter what her religion the girls are proud of the fact that there is a representative of every religion on the Cabinet, the guiding body of C.W.C.A. This organization has a very definite purpose in mind—to help Freshmen become adjusted to college, and upper class-men to a Christian viewpoint. To help the Freshmen, this year, the C.W.C.A. introduced each out-of-town girl to her church in Pittsburgh, organized and carried on the Big and Little Sister Movement, and arranged a Welcome-Freshmen dinner and a Big and Little Sister Tea. Not content with these activities, they organized the Freshmen into their own C.W.C.A. and with the help of the C.W.C.A. Advisory Board held discussions with the Freshmen on problems of “clothes or classes which plague the Freshmen starting a new life at college. This year saw another innovation in the C.W.C.A. program. Groups were organized among the upper classmen to discuss religious and social problems, climaxing in a highly successful dating and marriage clinic. Blending new programs with traditional activities, the C.W.C.A. has been highly successful in the year 1945-46. 102 1 QUap l Chain. Each year, the Chapel Choir is organized for the special purpose of singing for the Chapel Services which are held in the Little Theater twice a month. However, the Choir meets every Tuesday for rehearsal. Any student who has some singing ability is eligible to join. This year the Choir is composed of more than thirty students from the three Colleges, Margaret Morrison, Engineering, and Fine Arts. During the last few years the Chapel Choir has suffered as the result of the war, but this year it has been greatly improved because a number of men have joined. With the addition of men’s voices, the Choir has been able to offer a greater variety of music. The Choir is under the direction of a student, Millicent Hay, a member of the Music Department. The Director is responsible not only for organizing the Choir, but also for selecting the music, training the Choir and directing it in each Chapel Service. For each service a student organist, selected by the faculty of the Music Department, accompanies the Choir. The Choir is greatly indebted to Mr. Davis, who is in charge of the Chapel Service, for his encouragement and cooperation. Firsi Row: Benz, Wise, Hay, Mortimer, Lehew, Rhodes, Bomboy, McCay, Hague Second Row: Rowley, Liggitt, Hardie, Spriggs, Ollett, Keller, Mansing, Hay, Gillan Third Row: Zukasky, Kuhlber, Blissel, Tritle, Archer, Rally, Flower, Shirey 103 QUcam mr Hi First Row: Young, Knoer, Meloy, Weikel, Forsythe, Aronson, Kutchukian, Amhrosi, Stewart Second Row: Teasdale, Winter, Noll, Seiner, Klier, Sedney, Colnes, Riehl Third Row: Gibel, Sarsara, Pearlstein, McPherson, Fry, Evans, Stoner OFFICERS President. Paul Sapsara Vice-President Julia D'Ambrosi Secretary. Alice Cook Treasurer. Renato DeNardis The past year has seen Citcom Clan start on the road to the high place it once held on the Carnegie campus. During the war, Citcom Clan, like so many other organizations, was almost nonexistent. Through an interesting and varied social program, student membership in the Clan is gaining steadily and soon will equal, or surpass, the pre-war level. Citcom was organized in 1938 to provide social activities and fellowship among the large number of commuters who were not affiliated with any other social organization on campus. In time, it became one of the most powerful groups on campus not only socially, but also politically and athletically. Due to the problems of reorganization and unsettled conditions, the Clan did not participate in the Intramural Athletic Program until late in the year. However, a number of social events were held throughout the year. These included a basketball trip to Geneva College for the opening game, an Old Clothes Party, a Theater Party, a Barn Dance, and a Scavenger Hunt. A number of other social events were planned and carried out successfully before the end of the school year. 104 9hteA,ncdian il (lelatcanA, Club The International Relations Club is one of the 1228 discussion groups sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The purpose of these groups is to stimulate the discussion of international affairs among college students throughout the world. Nightly news summaries are sent to the club by the Endowment, as well as outstanding books which deal with international affairs. These books are placed on a special shelf in the Margaret Morrison Library and are available to all students, whether members of the club or not. This year the main discussions dealt with international background. With the help of the foreign students on campus, many interesting facts have been brought to light concerning the conditions which exist in foreign lands. One of the outstanding events scheduled every year is a conference composed of representatives from other colleges throughout the district. During the conference the representatives present the facts and ideas that have been discussed in the different college groups. These ideas are then carried hick to the clubs for further discussion. Mrs. Stuart Chapman, former Tech history professor, is the sponsor and has helped the I. R. C. of Carnegie Tech become a successful medium for student participation in the discussion of current events. OFFICERS President.....Gp.ktrudf. Beamon Vice-President Ida Marv Lewis Secretary Beverly Bloch First Row: Doniger, Lewis, Bloch, Beamon Second Roto: Herron, LeNVinter, Silverstein, Frankel, Newell Third Row: Esterman, Wanger, Aigrain, Tunstall, Svirman cttame ZcowcunicA. Club First Row Grau, Mortimer, Schaffer Second Row: Russell, Ollett, Sunseri, Lerch OFFICERS President Helen Jafpurs Vice-President . .Mildred Murrer Secretary Ruth Davis Treasurer. Georgette Paljug Although it is one of the newest organizations on Tech campus, having been founded in the fall of '44 the Home Economics Club claims great popularity. Its increasing success may be attributed to the fact that this organization accomplishes its threefold purpose: to bring together those girls who have common interests in the field ot Home Eco-nomics; through the exchange of ideas which develop a greater understanding of it, to develop professional pride as well as to acquire knowledge; and to help its members to fully appreciate the important role that Home Economics is destined to play in the post'war world. The Club's activities this year began with the presentation of an original skit, “Dancing in the Dark. This was followed by several meetings, including a buffet supper at which various well-known speakers addressed the group. The organization's latest project was a Career Day at which time the girls had an opportunity to meet successful people engaged in different aspects of Home Economics work and to discuss with them vocational opportunities and requirements. 106 OFFICERS Vice-President . . . Shirley Turner Program Chm... Janet Whitney Treasurer ............ Betty Koester fCappxi Plu First Row: Koester, Goss, Ryckman Second Row: Badger, Ward, Whitney, Turner Kappa Phi is a national Methodist college women's club. It was founded in 1916 at Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas, by Mrs. Gordon 13. Thompson. There are thirty chapters throughout the United States, a representation of thirtyone colleges and universities. Our aim is Every Methodist woman in the University world today, a leader in the church of tomorrow.” Our pin is shaped like a shield. It bears the Greek letters K I , and two of our symbols—the candle and the rose. Kappa Phi is not a social sorority; therefore it is not a member of Panhellenic. This means that Methodist women can belong to both Kappa Phi and a social sorority. We hold an annual national conference to review the year and to plan for the new year around a new theme. This year we have chosen, Ring out the Old, Ring in the New, a fitting theme for a world alive with hope for lasting peace. Our motto is, I serve. I serve also when 1 stand aside and let others serve. To discover talent, ability, to draw out, encourage, to persuade, to bring the work and potential workers into touch is a far better thing than to undertake it myself.” 107 Made m jbance Club OFFICERS President.. . .Virginia Mulhallan Secretary Libby Siegel First Row Rodes, Mulhallan, Siegel Stfccmd Row: Le Winter, Higley, Holler, Bruns This year, if you happened to walk into the girls' gym on a Friday afternoon at 4:30, you probably found a small group of girls in black leotards busy working out a dance. That was Dance Club, an organization for those girls who are interested in modern dance and who show some ability for it. Sponsored by W.A.A. and under the direction of Miss Kanrich, the club meets every week for two hours in the gym. The members earn points toward their numerals just as in any other W.A.A. activity. In addition to their numerals, members who have been active in dance club for two years receive a special pin. Try-outs are required for all persons before they can be admitted as members. They are judged on their ability to perform basic techniques and whether or not they have a true interest in dance. Group and solo dances are planned by the members, and their goal is to give at least two recitals a year. Besides the regular meetings, Dance Club attends all dance recitals and ballet performances given in the city. The girls also look forward to several informal parties during the year. 108 Men'I Qlee. Club OFFICERS Student Director. Clifford Taylor Manager Harry Thor Secretary. Emil Prieto Treasurer Richard Teller After an absence of a year the Men's Glee Club has found its place among Tech's activities. With only a few experienced voices in the club, getting a start proved to be a little difficult, but after a few weelcs of earnest practice the club was ready for its first public appearance. Since that time the club has built up an excellent repertoire and has made several public appearances and given a concert. The men have also taken an active part in Chapel programs. A great deal of credit is due to the senior director, Paul Brautigan, a Tech music graduate of '41. Due to his able guidance and unstinting efforts, the Glee Club was able to make a successful start. Robert Skinkle acted as Student Director and did a very commendable job. Due to an illness, Mr. Skinkle was forced to withdraw for the remainder of the semester and Clifford Taylor took over the directorship. Thus having made its auspicious start, the Glee Club is looking forward to an even more successful future. That the future is secure is evidenced by the plans that are now being laid for the concerts and recitals which will take place during the coming year. Tech may once more be proud of its Glee Club. First Row: Prieto, Teasdale, Tmor, Teller, Schmitt Second Row: Bussell, Zukasky, Kobernuss, Travis, Skinkle Third Row: Peterson, Swanson. Ayers. McIntire. Weber 109 Radio- Club With the end of the war comes the promise that amateurs again will be allowed to broadcast. The Carnegie Tech Radio Club has been preparing for that long-awaited day. During the summer, sponsorship of the club was transferred from the Physics Department to Electrical Engineering. Transmitters were dismantled, spare parts were collected, and the complete contents of the radio room in Engineering Hall were stored to await new quarters. In November construction was completed on the new radio room in M. H. 400, just below the ornamental smokestack on Machinery Hall. While carpenters were still gathering up their tools, the club moved in and began looking for a place to erect a new beam antenna of pre-war hoarded aluminum tubing. In anticipation of the day when once again W8NKI will be a familiar call on the air, the club is now modernizing the transmitter and building new equipment. Perhaps by the time the Thistle is in print, the club’s log book will once more show daily QSO’s after a blank page representing four years of silence. OFFICERS President . Ed Pearlstein Technical Chm. . Jim Woodford Secretary .Frank Pake Chief Operator Ed Johnston First Row: Lipman, Tkautman Second Row: Pearlstein, Umbach, Reiter eoaeti First Row: Thor, Wiersasz, Wishnick, McMullan, Teasdale, Stoner, Riehl, Kostyo, Lokgren, Strausser Second Roto: Lingemann, Rii ple, Franz, Prussin, . Wolpp, Kindl, Balprey, Kerr, Horelick, Walters, Evans, Stehle Third Row: Fry, Ivan, Gibel, Sahsara, Langdon, Brill, Kavenagh. Miller, Evans, Kuhl, Bennett, Ketterer OFFICERS Commander .Joe Nutter Lt. Commander. . . Robert Kerr Adjutant .Calvin Benson Finance Officer.. Robert Straka Spec. Service Officer . .Harry Thor In the spring of 1945 the few veterans on Tech campus banded together to form an organization which was soon to take a place high on the list of campus activities. The original fifteen members of the Tecvets worked long and hard to hold the infant organization together, and their efforts have been well rewarded. Today they can boast a roster of 150 active members, and the influx of more veterans gives promise of further expansion. A special vote of thanks is due the officers and committeemen who have worked unselfishly for the organization. Their zeal and initiative have made every social event an overwhelming success. Their talent for digging out the truth about veterans’ affairs has been an invaluable aid to many of our members. The new men will find that the objectives set forth in the constitution are being carriecl out to the letter. The Tecvets will not only continue its Freshman Orientation activities and social program with renewed vigor, but will also lend active support to legislation and civic affairs w'hich benefit our student veterans. Its record in both fields has been out' standing and speaks for itself. The success of future activities promise to be equally as brilliant under the inspired leadership we now enjoy. Ill Btudesd Qa+i{esieace Qcufunlttee The Student Conference Committee is one of the least known but most important student groups on the Carnegie campus. It is made up of a number of campus leaders who meet with President Doherty once a month to discuss and sometimes to solve problems of vital importance both to the students and to the faculty of Carnegie Tech. The members of the committee are appointed by Dr. Doherty in some cases, and in others, are automatically members because of the campus offices they hold. The present members of the Committee are as follows: Robert Straka, Chairman of the Committee and President of Student Council; Mary Louise Ashe, President of Women's Dormitory Council; Chester Biscup, representative from night school; Ted Caridis, Director of Interfraternity Council; Clara Herron, Editor of the Tartan; Barbara Irwin, Secretary of Student Council; Thomas Lakowski, member-at'large from the College of Fine Arts; Bill Meyers, Chairman of Interhonorary Council; Joseph Nutter, President of Tecvets; Julia Randall, Editor of the Technical; Paul Sapsara, President of Citcom; and Lillian Simpson, President of Panhellenic Council. From Row: Irwin, B., Herron, C. Bacl{ Row: Ashe, M., Aisenberg, I., Randall, J. Science. Club The main purposes of the Science Club of Margaret Morrison Carnegie College are to create an interest in the study of science; to study and investigate both theoretical and applied science; and to create a fellowship between the students and faculty of the science department. These aims arc accomplished by an interesting program of lectures, field trips, parties, and experiments. The schedule for this year was started by a trip to the Buhl Planetarium. At the beginning of the school year, many members became Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society All upperclassmen who are in the General Science or Nursing Depart' ments, and who are interested, are welcome to join the Science Club. Members proudly wear the club emblem, a small silver pin which symbolizes the two sciences of Chemistry and Biology. The club is under the helpful sponsorship of Dr. Miller, Miss Tuttle, and the entire Science Department. With their expert guidance the Science Club promises an interesting future. OFFICERS President.........Ruth Flanagan Vice-President.. .Catherine Brosky Secretory...... Stephanie Kwolek Social Chairman... . Mary Rapach First Row: Kwolek, S., Brosky, C., McBurney, D., Brown, M. Second Row Lowe, J., Streicher, J., Flannagan, R-, Wilkins, A., Rapach, M. 113 • lekstosi First Row: Tritle, Swango, Hay, Shirty, Hay. Talmadge, Callery, Abbott, Valentine Second Row: Fisher, Rhodes. Graham, Gephardt, Grautham, Barchopp, Daniels, Bechtle, Stewart, Holman, Mackrell, Bailey OFFICERS President..........Dorothy Stewart Vice-President...............Louis Bright Secretary....................Marty Holman In the school year, 1919'1920, a group of students at the Carnegie Institute of Technology accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Kerr, of Shadyside Presbyterian Church, attended the Student Volunteer Conference at Des Moines, Iowa. On their return, eleven Tech students requested Dr. Kerr to lead a mission study group, and selected Tdpum as the name of their organization. Teuton is a Greek word meaning “close friend. Teknon Club was the first Christian organization of Carnegie Tech. Out of this group grew the movement for a YMCA and a YWCA, Baccalaureate sermon, and Chapel services. Starting with a study of missions and international problems, the Club has widened its scope of discussion until today the young people talk over, from the Christian point of view, almost any of the individual or social problems which bother them. Their discussion leader this year has been Dr. Lloyd Hunter. Teknon meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. A dinner is served at that time, and the discussion is held afterward. The meal is prepared and served by the women of the church at no cost to the members of the club. The club this year is composed of twentydive students from Margaret Morrison, Fine Arts, and Engineering Colleges. About once a month Teknon Club meets with Pitkin Club, a similar group from the University of Pitts' burgh, for dinner and a party afterward. Both groups are planning this year to pack small Christmas boxes for relief work in France. rWo yie ird Qlee. Club- First Row: Stewart, Walter, Rau, Vahaman, Bricker. Wise, Mortimer, Gephardt, Callery Second Row: Hay, Grove, Carpenter, Poinlenok, Holman, Brown, Hallas, Meloy Third Row: Knoer, Petroni, Cole, Ramsey, Kutchurian, Nard, Ashor, Hoffmann Fourth Row: Hudak, Delisi, Streicher, Lowe, Bowser, Brunn, Thorpe, Feldman Fifth Row: Gillan, Beachler, Price, Portmann, Armstrong, Wilbur, Wilkins, Sprigcs. Kelley This year's Woman's Glee Club has had one of its most exciting and inspirational years since pre-war days. Looking forward to the many concerts which filled their schedule, they have practised diligently every Tuesday evening and Thursday afternoon under the capable direction of Mrs. Harriet Kurtz and Miss Ainslie Bricker. These concerts, unlike the days when travel was restricted, included not only the schools and churches around Pittsburgh, but also those in relatively distant cities. This year, the Glee Club gave two large concerts— one, a Christmas Concert, and the other, their annual Spring Concert. The girls, who are representatives of all the colleges, are provided with an excellent opportunity to sing for the pure enjoyment of it. In order to keep up the quality of the Glee Club, there are try-outs at the beginning of the year which help in the placing of the new members as to their type of voice. A silver activities key is awarded after the completion of the requirements specified over a two-year period. The gold key is awarded after four years of similar requirements. While working towards this goal, the actual enjoyment received through singing adds up to make their concerts great successes. The Women's Glee Club enjoys singing, and thus, gives very successful concerts. OFFICERS Manager............Ondeine Rau Assistant Manager. .. Jane Hultz Secretary.......Imogens Grove 115 'll omen'd Athletic Adsiociatian First Row: Brown, M., Lowe, J., Quill, F. Second Row: Flanagan, R., Wilkins, A., Turner, S. OFFICERS President Frances Quill Vice-President . Ruth Flanagan Secretary ... Imogene Grove All women of Carnegie Tech automatically become members of the Women's Athletic Association upon payment of the activities fee at registration. Its purpose is to encourage sports among women at Carnegie. Nearly every sport may be found at Carnegie Tech. They are arranged in seasons so that the girls may have a variety of sports during the year. The members of the Women's Athletic Association Board have charge of the various sports, acting as managers. They schedule the sports during the week at a time suitable to the participants. Practices are held regularly and often challanges are made to other groups. One activity of W. A. A. is a Play Day for Freshmen women. This is to get freshmen acquainted with upperclassmen. Tournaments are sponsored in table tennis, badminton, and tennis, with awards for the winners. Swimming parties are held several times during the school year. Last fall W. A. A. sponsored a very successful square dance. In the spring, a basketball game was played with P. C. W. Awards of numerals, a sweater, and the Carnegie C are given to students who have a certain number of hours of participation in the various sports offered. W. A. A. is rapidly growing and is dependent upon the students to keep it progressing. 116 l Uamesi'l Quild First Row: Federman, D., Branagan, J., Herron, C., Carpenter, F. Second Row: Keeper, M., Herlick, A., Flanagan, R., Clark, J. OFFICERS President . . Janp. Branagan (Dorothy Federman Vicc'Pres's.. . Ada Bucy IMary S. Thompson Secretory. . . Joan Gordon Treasurer. Ann Atkinson The Women's Guild is a philanthropic organization composed of representatives from every group on campus in which women take part. In the past the rule, once a member, always a member,” has been followed, but a large, unwieldy body resulted. This year a different policy was adopted, based on a new constitution. In order to stabilize the membership at a reasonable number, delegates are to be elected each year. The various organizations will be advised to send the same girl for consecutive years, if it is possible. Thus, there will always be members familiar with the activities of Women's Guild. The project undertaken in 1945 6 consisted of a tag-day, a booth at Spring Carnival, and a Thanksgiving semi-formal dance—the first post-war formal on Tech campus. The highlight of the evening was a “live” turkey raffle—an amusing and profitable attraction. This dance, which was very successful, replaced the traditional Bazaar-type dance. The proceeds from all the affairs provide funds for scholarships which are given to women of Carnegie Institute of Technology on the basis of ability, character, and need. These scholarships are awarded through the Financial Aid Committee of the Institute. This year Women's Guild members had a new duty, that of helping to orient the freshmen. 117 y. M. G. A. On the Carnegie Tech campus the official Y.M.C.A. organization is the Y Cabinet, composed of senior and freshman cabinets. The purpose of the Y.M.C.A. is to stimulate and foster the Christian spirit on campus. The active program, which has been curtailed by the war but which has again expanded, consists of the sponsor' ing of various chapel services, giving a dinner for freshmen during their first week of school, assisting in freshman orientation, and other projects of service. In addition, supper meetings are held in conjunction with the C.W.C.A., retreats are sponsored, and the Y Cabinet takes active part in conferences held with Y organizations from other colleges in the Pittsburgh region. The senior cabinet is the governing and active branch of the Y Cabinet. Members are taken into the senior cabinet from those on the freshman cabinet. Freshmen take part in discussion meetings, and learn about the program of the Y.M.C.A., both on campus and in the rest of the world. Officers of the Y Cabinet for the year were John Seipel, president and Bob Straka, secretary. Mr. Rollin V. Davis represents the Committee of Management of the Y.M.C.A., and acts as executive secretary of the Y Cabinet. The Y Cabinet has planned a year of increased activity, especially among the veterans, who comprise a majority of the enrollment of men. OFFICERS President Secretary. John Seipei Robert Straka First Row: Warden, Rose, Wolff, Binder, Frank, Rosenbach Second Roto: Hannum. Davis, Stanton, Dennison, Risedorph. Kamman, Shafper, Daniels. Patton 118 As Tou Lil{c It The Damusk Cheei{ . ■H ■■■■■■ A Photos bij Danny Franca Seau A itl Society The Beaux Arts Society is one of the newest honorary societies on the Tech campus. Originated the first semester of this year by the four Student Council members from Fine Arts, the Beaux Arts Society is comprised of the most outstanding students from the College of Fine Arts. The members were chosen on the basis of scholarship standards and participation in school activities. The Society now has a complement of twenty students, all of whom have proven their worth by devoting their talents to the ideals for which the Society stands. The idea of Tom Lakowski and Scotty Yurchison, the Beaux Arts Society, has grown from a dream to a reality. It is now one of the most active organizations on campus. Its accomplishments have been outstanding in view of its short existence. The two major activities of the Society are the presentation of the Beaux Arts Ball, one of the most spectacular of campus social events, and the sponsoring of the Fine Arts Magazine, a new publication which will greatly rival the Technical. Two months after its organization, the Beaux Arts Society was unanimously accepted into Interhonorary Council. OFFICERS President...........Tom Lakowski Vice'President.......Casey Stine Secretary.....Esther Haushalter Treasurer......George Yurchison First Row: Williams, Werner,Cole, Haushalter,Quill, Dunlap, Brooks Saond Row: Yurchison, Capfrey, Pollock, Stine, Lakowski, Cantini, Kermes SpsUnXf GoAsiiaal Committee The biggest social event of the whole year is the annual Spring Carnival. In Carnegie's first post'war year, plans were begun early to make the 1946 Spring Carnival one of the biggest ever seen. Omicron Delta Kappa, senior men’s honorary, was granted the privilege of sponsoring Spring Carnival. Under OAK's Spring Carnival Committee Chairman, Joe Nutter, were the heads of ten committees, each re' sponsible for a phase of Carnival. This year Spring Carnival was held on May 3 and 4. Beginning with a miniature Scotch and Soda production, a dance, and a bazaar Friday night, the Carnival idea was carried out through Saturday. Saturday morning witnessed the Coronation of the Campus Queen, Call Day for the honoraries, and the Sweepstakes Race. Sweepstakes is the contest between the various fraternities for the fastest and best designed “buggy.” Saturday night the final dance was held with a name band. Spring Carnival concluded with breakfasts in the fraternity houses following the dance. The tradition of Spring Carnival had been broken for only one year during the war, the year previous to this. Before that. Spring Carnival had always been a three day event. The 1946 Spring Carnival, however, was held to two days, but was just as big. Again Carnegie Tech went all out for Spring Carnival. COMMITTEE Chairman. .. . Joe Nutter Amusement Emil Prieto Bazzar Louis Umbacii Budget Art Slagle Cull Day Dick Storm Coronation Merle Wolpp Decorations. . . Lu Emmel Orchestra .. .Audrey Wilkins Publicity Augie Binder Tickets Cloyd Mbllott Secretary Barbara Irwin Sweepstakes . . John Seipel First Row: Wolpp, Nutter, Storm Second Row: Binder, Wilkins, Emmel, Slagle Third Row Prieto Alumni -edeA-atio-u Alumni are—or should be—partners with their Alma Mater in the tremendous job of education. Carnegie, after all, is an instrument a means, not an end—by which society can improve itself, and the alumni stand as the strong right arm in articulating and activating the educational program. We may be the architects of a greater Carnegie through enlightened and sustained interest and understanding. All graduates of Carnegie and all former students who have left school in good stand-ing are members of the Alumni Federation. These are the only qualifications for membership. There are no annual dues. Realizing the importance of the continued and sustained interest of the alumni, the school provides a budget for alumni activity expense each year. The management of the Federation is vested entirely in the officers of the Federation elected each year by the Alumni Council, which is composed of delegates elected from local alumni clubs—known as Clans. At present, twenty-five of these Clans at various centers throughout the country hold more or less regular meetings where alumni gather for friendship and mutual benefit. Any graduate will profit by becoming active in his local Clan. Four times each year the “Carnegie Alumnus is mailed free to all alumni. This magazine contains many pages of personal notes and pictures of friends and former classmates. It tells about the marriages, births, deaths, new jobs, and all those many things of interest. It also carries many pages of news about the school. In the fall of each year a Homecoming Day is arranged when alumni come back to Carnegie to meet friends and classmates. 122 In connection with these celebrations class reunions are also arranged for those classes that have been out of school for five years or more. The last Homecoming, which was held on October 19 and 20, was voted one of the best from a social point of view. For the first time, the Seniors were guests of the Federation at the Saturday Luncheon. This was so delightful that it will probably become a tradition. For many years, one of the important activities of the Alumni has been to help the School raise $4,000,000 for the Endowment Fund before June 30, 1946, when the Carnegie Corporation of New York will add $8,000,000. The success of the alumni in this effort has been gratifying—they have already contributed more than a quarter of a million dollars and have been responsible for encouraging gifts from others. Alumni are always interested in athletics and while the war caused the suspension of football at Carnegie the last two years, we have hopes it will be back this coming fall. Alumni at Carnegie have an opportunity to help in the athletic picture in an honorable and forthright manner. The Steffen Me' morial Scholarship Committee of the Alumni Federation extends scholarship assistance to worthy students with athletic talent from funds subscribed by interested alumni. This is an important activity and, now that the war is over, will become more active. Also, three members of the alumni serve on the Athletic Council which manages the athletics of the School. Anthony J. Kerin, E' 17, of New York, is President of the Alumni Federation for the current year. 123 -flth.Leti.c5 Che'l S Bitier, Kohn, Jewell, Carlson, Kuzma, Hannum, Morley, Harmuth, Scherb, Heiles iadJzeihcM' Carnegie Tech's courtmen started the year out in abnormal times, and were not to be outdone by them. They started out as five freshmen who had never worked tty gether, under the tutelege of Max Hannum, and the season ended with George Silverman at the reins, and only one of the five starting men of the first game still playing. The Tartans played their first game at Geneva where they fell before the strength of the Coventers by the score of 56 31. The next game was played on the Tartan hard' woods, and saw the Techmen again go down to defeat to the tune of 5341. However, the next week at Meadville, the Tartans were able to regain some of their lost glory as they defeated Allegheny by the close 126 Coach Max Hannum by Danny Franks PG Photos by Stuebgen At Gci weXfje. 7eclt score of 4342. So it continued throughout the year, with the Tartans up, then down. At mid'season the Tartans were dealt a severe blow as they lost two very essential cogs in the wheel, both by the name of Hannum. Coach Max Hannum found it necessary to give up the job which he had held for 14 years. The Tech floormen felt this loss severely, but a loss almost as bad befell them a few weeks later as Gene Hannum, Max's son, transferred to another school. Throughout the year he had been high scorer of the Tartan five, and was also leading point man of the district. At this point, George Silverman was appointed to head the squad. He was unfamiliar with the style of play that had been practiced by the “Tartans under Hannum and Eddie Milkovich, who had assisted Max at the start of the season. This, coupled with the fact that Gene Hannum had left the squad, added quite a few’ gray hairs to Mr. Silverman's head. However, things brightened as four former Tech courtmen. Levy, Marck, Watson, and Meyer enrolled once again after serving in the armed forces. Mr. Silverman ended up the season with a record of four wins and eight losses for a .333 average not too bad considering the position the Tartans have held for the past few seasons. They ended the season in the red w’ith a standing of five wins and thirteen losses in their nineteen game schedule, as the game with Penn State had 127 Heiles Kohn Butler Harmuth Morley SEASON AT A GLANCE Carnegie Tech vs. We They Geneva College............... 31 56 Juniata College.............. 41 53 Allegheny College............ 43 42 Westminster College....... 46 56 Penn State.................. 27 34 Slippery Rock............... 48 51 Case........................ 50 35 University of Pittsburgh... 45 56 Washington and Jefferson.. 64 44 West Virginia University.. 37 62 Juniata College............. 47 57 University of Pittsburgh... 45 57 Geneva College.............. 42 48 Allegheny College............ 51 48 Westminster College....... 45 67 Slippery Rock................ 41 69 Case......................... 44 41 West Virginia University 41 81 to be cancelled due to the power strike in Pittsburgh. The Tech five lost some heart-breaking contests. The Penn State game saw five long drinks of water step on the Carnegie floor, and proceed to win a very close, hard-fought contest. At any time the Tartans would have been able to overtake and pass the Nittany Lions, but the close of the game saw Penn State ahead 34-27. Tech's traditional rivals from 'The Shaft came to give the boys of George Silverman twin defeats. The first game saw Doc. Carlson sweating a little as the Tartans drove to within a few points of the Panthers in the closing minutes, only to have the Pitt boys win by a score of 56-45. They duplicated the trick a few weeks later as they won by the almost identical score of 57-45. The poorest showing of the basketeers was against the tri-state district champions. West Virginia University. The Mountaineers 128 Dankmyer Meyers Dunnm Chbtlin Slone were able to score practically at will in both games. The first saw the Mounties winning by the score of 62'37, and the second, winning by the score of 81'41. The win side of the ledger saw Tech defeat Allegheny twice by scores of 43'42, and 51 48; Case, twice, by scores of 5035 and 53-41. They defeated Washington and Jefferson most decisively by the score of 64'44. The original Tartan five consisted of Hannum and Harmuth at the forwards, lanky Paul Kuzma at center, Butler and Heiles at the guards, ably relieved by Chetlin, Sherb, and Kohn who alternated throughout the season. The final five was comprised by Levy, Heiles, Watson, Meyers, and Marck. V ATSON Levy Kuzma Marck House 94ltn i1tU4 lGd Boci ld Aisenberg, Rise dor rn, Dickerson, Phillips. DiPrima, Dickson The Department of Intramural Athletics is governed by the Intramural Board, consisting of eleven men. Of these eleven, four are named by Interfraternity Council, three are picked by the Dormitory Council, and the other three are chosen from the ranks of the men who are not affiliated with fraternities or dorms. Since the Intramural Board believes that competitive sports improve the health and morale of those who take part in them, it strives to bring to all students a chance to enter into athletics. Any Tech day'school student may participate, and there is no factor requirement. However, in order to keep the competition down to the level of the average college man, varsity men are not allowed to enter intramurals. During the past school year, there have been football, volley ball, basketball, softball, and some minor activities sponsored by the Intramural Board. Trophies will be awarded to the champions of each league. Every year the large gokhplated alhpoint cup is awarded to the team piling up the most points in the school year. Points are awarded both for entering sports and for winning them. Many sports are promoted by the Baird to encourage individual competition, such as, bowling, table tennis, and foulshooting. These sports stimulate enthusiasm and fair play among the boys, and winners in sports of this kind receive keys for their outstanding work. All in all, the main purpose of the Intramural Board is to promote student health and physical efficiency; and to foster a spirit of enthusiasm, good sportsmanship, and healthful rivalry through sports. Mr. Allen E. Risedorph, head of Intramural Athletics, and the boys on the Board have done a fine job toward achieving this goal. 130 9nbanut icd WirwieM. BETA THETA PI FOOTBALL First Row: Schmitt, Glass, Dickson Second Row: Whitmoyer, Shar- baugh. Hartman, Perry PI KAPPA ALPHA TABLE TENNIS DiPrima, Sterrett. Herbert, Foster BETA THETA PI VOLLEYBALL First Row: Glass, Schmitt, Perry, Dickson, Sinclair Second Row: Whitmoyer, Shar-baugh, Saxton, Hartman PI KAPPA ALPHA FOUL SHOOTING Krestel, Di Prima, Costa, Plbchke. Sherwood 131 r. q. 1. e. Cadet Officers General Marshall, the retired Chief of Staff of the United States Army, paid a fitting com' pliment to the ROTC when he said, “I do not know what our Army would have done in the early part of the war had it not been for those officers who had been trained in the ROTC in colleges all over the nation. This year, the Carnegie Tech ROTC unit gradually returned to the prewar job of training officers. During the war, the usual four year ROTC course was shortened to a two year basic training, intended only to train men before they entered service. The shortage of instructors and personnel meant that most of the advanced work given in the two years of advanced ROTC was omitted. Colonel Dowling, assisted by Lieutenant Del La Garza, Sergeant Hobbs, and Sergeant Daehnke, instructed the freshmen and sophomores in the corps. The courses taught in the basic training included organization of the Army, First Aid, Sanitation, Marksmanship, Map Reading, Close Order Drill, Aerial Photograph Reading, Ex' tended Order Drill, and Nomenclature and Functioning of the M'l Rifle. Moving pictures, textbooks, charts, and models are all used in the courses of instruction. The corps, which was organized as a company of two platoons in the past year, was hampered by the lack of young students entering college from high school. Training in leadership in drilling the company was given to the cadet officers, Bill Dougherty, Burt Quint, and Emil Prieto. Entering freshmen in the fall may swell the ranks of the Tech ROTC, and the full four-year course may be again instituted. As a sideline to the training in marksmanship received by the ROTC, several of its members comprised the Tech Rifle team under the leader' ship of Sergeant Daehnke. Only ROTC cadets were eligible for the team. The lack of man power was strongly felt on the rifle team too, for though some of the cadets shot well, their number was small. The team entered only the Hearst match in February and placed sixth among several dozen colleges and military acade' mies. The return of a full ROTC course would open many opportunities to Tech students. As was customary before the war, those engineers who had completed their four years of regular ROTC work and received the Bachelor of Science degree were commissioned as second lieutenants in some branch of the Army, depending upon the type of engineering they studied. The Signal Corps, Engineers, or Chemical Warfare Service claimed most of Tech's graduating officers. The government has also worked out a plan whereby veterans who have seen service can enroll in the advanced course in order to gain their commission in two years. When the advanced training is reinstated, some of Tech’s veterans will take advantage of their opportunity. Though its faculty staff has been small and the number of cadets limited, the ROTC corps deserves credit for carrying on, and it can look forward to its role in training the Americans of generations to come. P 133 SwwufUttCf, 7earn Front Row: Laskarides, Dunbar, Haberstroh, Zukasky, Straka, Lagueruela, Tackovich, Kindl, Martin Second Roto: Clendenen, Kurty, Sunnergren, Macyauskas. Bertelson. Boland, Lewis, Siegel, Coach Reisdorph The completion of the 194546 swimming season marks the twentieth successive year with swimming as a varsity sport at Tech. For nineteen out of these twenty years, Mr. Allen Risedorph has served as coach and in that time has turned out many successful teams. This past season was unsuccessful as far as our team's winning was concerned. But in view of the fact that it was for the most part made up of first year men with hut three men remaining from the previous year, the team did admirably well. Of the members of the team, only Pearlstein, Straka, and Lagueruela were back from last year, and of the first year men on the team only Macyauskas and Schroeder had swum in competition before coming to Tech. The first meet of the season was in the Tech pool with Oberlin who won by a 59-16 score. The next two meets took place on successive days, when the Tech team journeyed to Ohio to swim against Case and Oberlin. Coach Risedorph's charges went down to defeat to Case in a 48-27 meet and to Oberlin in a close 50-35 encounter. The season ended here with Case in a 44-27 defeat for Tech. Although defeated in each engagement, the team gave a good account of itself and the school can well be proud of it. Captain A1 Macyauskas, probably our best swimmer, boosted Carnegie scores swimming free style in the 100% 220% and 400-yard contests. Benya and Straka, breast stroke; Bertleson and Haberstroh, free style; and Dunbar and Schroeder, back stroke: all provided strong opposition to our opponents. Zukasky did the diving and swam with Tackovich, Seigel, and Lagueruela in the free style relay. The outlook for next year's swimming team is very good considering that the majority of the members of the team are freshmen and sophomores. With the practice and experience gained this season the team should show up well in next year's competition. 134 First Raw: Kindblom, McMullan, Atay. Aynacx-.lu, Erkun, King, Perry Second Row: Buyukmihci, Rose. Heckman, Treery, Varga, Nicol, Harts an Third Row: Laskarides, Dourlos, Martin, Atman, Weinberger, Williams, Thompson, O'Connor Socce i rJea n This year the Carnegie Tech soccer team, under the watchful eye of coach Pat O'Connor, had a successful season. The final tally showed Tech with four wins against one defeat. The team opened the season at Meade' ville, with a 1 0 victory over Allegheny College in a close nip'and'tuck contest. Tech played host for the next game with Thiel College, and again came through victorious with a 30 score. The squad then journeyed to Greenville, where they conv pletely subdued Thiel again in a 8'2 rout. Oberlin provided the opposition for our next home game, and they too went down to defeat by a 4T margin. Grove City in the final game of the season spoiled all hopes for an undefeated season by downing the Tar' tans in a closely contested 4'3 game. (lijle The rifle team under the direction of the R.O.T.C. unit is one of the popular minor sports represented at Tech. The lack of interest and of sufficient candidates this year prevented the return of the rifle team to its former position as a varsity sport. The candidates for the most part were inex' perienced, but after practicing under the capable supervision of Colonel Dowling and Sergeants Smonskey and Daehnke, many developed into good marksmen. The team entered only one match, the William Randolph Hearst Match, and came through with a fine showing. Out of thirty'three schools competing, eleven of them military academys, the Tech rifle team placed sixth. Borneman, Sct. Daehnke, Stolic, Ayers ) Qt5 ona title,5 PeA'Lo-nxUitieA JEAN LISLE MAGGIE HARRIS AUGIE BINDER CASEY STINE BILL SCHERB PeMxmalUieA. HELEN JAFFURS DANNY FRANKS IRV AISENBERG PAT BAUM GENE HANNUM PesiAxutaJjtieA. JEAN GARLAND LIL SIMPSON HAROLD GOTTESMAN MERLE WOLFF ADELINE HERLICK Pe LianaiUieA. BOB NOYES CLARA HERRON BOB STRAKA ANDY PEPPER JEANNE NORRIS PeAAMtalUi i LU EMMEL DOTTIE FELDMAN JOHN SEIPEL Social fyteAJwu+n IdJeeJz . . tyteAhman (lec pttiui . . feoAlzethcdl................£hq.- gIL............. Band Queen . . . JUiAile Queeni . . . 9. . . eouet Chance . . . Ki+Uf eM-eanti fceta Sitfma RUa OFFICERS Chancellor........Irwin Aisenberg Warden.....................Sidney Berkowitz Recorder ..................Howard Recht Auditor........ Murray Slone Since the founding of the Zeta Chapter in 1922, the spirit of the fraternity has been continuously kept alive in an upward trend. During the recently completed war. Beta Sigma Rho like all other fraternities had lost temporarily the majority of its members to the armed forces. With the few that remained, however, and even though it did not have a house. Beta Sigma Rho carried on as well as possible. With the completion of the war and the return of its members, the future looks even brighter. Indicative of its high standing is the fact that in spite of the depleted member ship, the rushing season was very successful. In keeping with past traditions. Beta Sigma Rho is well represented in all extra-curricular activities, having one of its members in Student Council. Intcrfratemity Council, Intcrhonorary Council, and Intramural Board. The staffs of the school publications include members of Beta Sigma Rho. A basketball team, a volleyball team, a softball team, and a bowling team are active participants in intramural sports. In past years there were at least two fraternity members on the school basketball teams. This year, how ever, there were three, in addition to two managers. All scholarship trophies since 1922 except one are now in the hands of Beta Sigma Rho, which shows its high scholastic standing. Many social events highlighted the season. This year's annual tea for freshman women was one of the most successful since the practice was instituted. The pledge dance and the dance to entertain the Beta Chapter were also enjoyed by everyone. PLEDGES Front Row Colker, J., Bell, J., Perlman, B., Hals, I.. Freed, C. Second Row: Dunn, H., Perlman, C., Sherman, A., Kohn, S. Mint , D. Absent: Benswanger, W. ACTIVES Front Row: Rosenbaum, J., Slone, M.. Berkowitz, S., Recht, H. Second Row: Weil, R., Aisenberg, I., Schlafman, J., Sherry, F. Absent: Scherb, W.. Marcx, G. 158 Happy Bunch?? Brothers from State Ain't they sweet? Actives-to-be Running the table Some Hannumen The Quartet Just room mates Executive Type Studying Around the end For a keg of beer A trophy for everyone The last ones to leave All in a day's work WE’LL CARRY ON FOR BETA SIGMA RHO OFFICERS President................John Rose Vice-President................John Seipel Treasurer..................William Perry Secretary............. Karl Weber fceta Jlteta Pi The Gamma Iota chapter of Beta Theta Pi has the distinction of being the first fraternal organization founded at Carnegie Tech. Five members of Tech's first class started the Slide Rule Club in 1905. This group changed its name in 1908 to Sigma Rho and received its charter from Beta Theta Pi in 1920. From that time until the present, unremitting through the war. Gamma Iota has retained undiminished its high qualifications for membership and its distinguished position on the Tech campus in its endeavor to live up to the time-honored traditions of Beta Theta Pi. Despite curtailed membership. Beta Theta Pi remains a leader in Tech activities. In athletics Gamma Iota won the intramural football championship, and three of its members were on the winning varsity soccer team. As always. Beta is continuing to enter its own teams in all intramural sports. The chapter takes an active part in all other campus organizations, being represented most prominently in Student Council, the Thistle, Scottie, and Technical publications. Theta Tau, Alpha Phi Omega, and the ”Y Cabinet. The Betas may be proud of their record as a singing fraternity. This year. Gamma Iota upheld the tradition of serenading the women's dormitories. The chapter with Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi chapters of Pitt again held the Miami Triad formal, a long established, fraternal custom. With the return of brothers from the Armed Forces, Beta Theta Pi anticipates an even greater existence in the future. ACTIVES PLEDGES Front Row: Carlson, H., Frank, A., Whitmoyer, K., Secojid Row: Hartman, J., Hill, F., Plohr. H., Saxton, R. First Row: McCreedy, Perry, Sinclair, Rose, Glass, Schmitt Second Row: Snow, Carter, Sharbaugh, Seipel, Weber, Dougherty, Lagueruela 160 5549 Old Soak! Fleming Entertains Bull Session Inspiration Andrew Sisters Warren Yern Orphan's party Gambling! Singing? Johnny Bob Bill HOW’D YOU LIKE TO BE A BETA SWEETHEART? OFFICERS President...........Norman Zuerner Vice-President.....Merle Wolff Cor. Secretary. . .Harry Hamilton Rec. Secretary... .Ralph Kindblom Treasurer..................Albert Murrejl Shelia 1au jbelta Delta Beta of Delta Tau Delta remains this year, as in the past, one of the most prominent fraternities on the Skibo campus. Although the Shelter has been sending her sons into the service in large numbers, the Delt house has had the honor of remaining through-out the duration, the only fraternity house at Tech which has housed only brother Delts and yet functioned at capacity. Socially, Delt doings are known the campus over. Teas, stag parties, picnics, hay-rides and the bi-yearly pledge party are a must on the Gnomes calendar. The week doesn’t pass that doesn't sec some sort of party or dance at the Shelter. If the Delt social schedule for the 194647 school year is like its predecessor, the boys are going to be mighty busy. The men of 5020 Morcwood Place have more on their minds than revelry however. High scholastically, Delts also figure in publications, honorarics, and other organizations. The Scottie, the Tartan, and the Technical, all see Delts at work, as well as, the Y cabinet, the Tccvets, O.D.K., and the Student Council. In varsity sports, Delt doings include soccer and swimming. All varsity sports are backed up by some mighty hard working Delt cheerleaders. Intramurally, the Gnomes can always field a spirited team. A new basketball trophy has token its place beside the other Delt cups on the front mantel. For brothers in the service, for brothers at home and at’school, Delt doings will continue at the same high pace. PLEDGES First Row: Stehle, R., Frank, F., Smart, N , Thompson, E., Hutchinson, J. Second Row: Maratta, J., Hopper, A.. Fields, W„ Boland. E., Clark, F., Haller, F. ACTIVES First Row• McMullan, E.. Zuenner, N., King, K.. Kerr, R., Kindblom, R., Schrott. W. Second Row: Mundie, J., Hamilton, H., Harlow, R., Wolff, M., Murrer, A., Binder. A. 162 It's all ours The boys whoop it up Our Treasurer We did it and we're glad It's “all” here The athletic type All this and Heaven (?) too The hard way The shed house boys Intellectual Tools Stenographer Salvador Dali 6? Co. My heart is in the work Readin Liquid Assets YOU ARE MY SAFEST SHELTER OFFICERS President...........Robert Straka Treasurer.................... Robert Noyes Secretary..................Frederick Pope jbelta 'Ifp'Ulo+i The old gold and blue of Delta U ilon has been unfurled once again at C.l.T. Tech's oldest fraternity returned to the campus last fall after two years of inactivity and reopened its house on Forbes Street with only eight men. Now with numerous brothers back from the services and sizable pledge classes at the beginning of both semesters, the D U’s have over thirty actives. Despite their lack of numbers the D U s have lived up to their motto A DU n everything and every DU in something.” The fraternity was particularly proud to have brother Bob Straka as President of this year’s Student Council. Brothers in Tau Beta Pi. Phi Ka.va Phi, Theta Tau, and Eta Kappa Nu showed that the usu il high scholastic record was maintained, and those in Delta Skull and ODK were proof of the interest of DU’s in campus activities. Brother Bob Noyes was Editor of the Scottie and a member of Pi Delta Epsilon, the national journalistic honorary. DU was also well represented in the Tec vets, on the “Y” Cabinet, and on publications. Though far from its pre-war championship form, the house was again taking its place on the athletic fields and in the gymnasium. It took little time to get DU operating as a social organiza-tion once more. Dances were held almost every weekend throughout the year with several Wednesday afternoon tea-dances besides. The Christmas pledge dance was the highlight of the first semester, but Spring brought with it picnics, a bam dance, and a number of novelty parties. The social program was rounded out by rolling in an occasional barrel for Friday night stag affairs. The DU's are looking forward to next fall when the house will be refurnished, the grounds restored, and many other general improvements effected. By that time with more of the old brothers back on cimms. DU will once again deserve the highest praise beneath the sun.” PLEDGES From Row: DeRolf, J.. Weis. G„ Ebert, W., Phillies, G. Second Row: Ripple, R.. Arrott, A., Dlnbar. D.. Kennedy, R., WlTT.MAN, H. ACTIVES Front Row: Straka. R.. Gress. S., Andre. R.. Secrist, P. Second Row: Noyes, R., Kindl. R.. Haddock, W.. Lansbery. R., Cornacch'a, L.. Pope. F. 164 The Ferocious Six Rip enjoys work session Those AT smoothies Simon D’Bob and big Richard Just call me Don Rembr.mt After the ball was over Always clowning The PepsoJent Boys Why did I ever do it? On the steps of AT Blubber, Bucket, and Blood We posed for this one Frits behind the eight ball Beauty and the beast We finally got it reopened George scores again f THE HIGHEST PRAISE BENEATH THE SUN OFFICERS President.........Andrew Pepper Scc.'Treas.........Rene McCurdy Plti Kapyfia Phi Kappa is a national social fraternity for Catholic men which was founded in the year 1889 at Brown University. Rho Chapter was established at Carnegie Tech in 1925 when a local fraternity, embracing the same ideals and purposes as Phi Kappa, was granted a charter. The purpose of Phi Kappa is to promote the welfare of the college, and to oifer opportunities for the development of social stature for its members in an atmosphere com-urable to that found in the Catholic home. A true feeling of fratemalism is a primary aim. For the past three years the fraternity has been confronted by the problem of survival. Rapid induction of members into the service emptied the Chapter House. The few who were left behind acted as a transitional group to pass on the tradition of Phi Kappa, and to help reorganise the fraternity. This was done, so that today the Rho Chapter is once again an outstanding group on the Tech Campus. The returning veteran has done much to change fraternity life. It was inevitable that a new campus psychology be evolved with the advent of this new element to college life. Phi Kappa has taken cognizance of this and is adopting a more mature attitude toward its prospective members. It is most gratifying to find that the ideals and aims of the fraternity are approved by the seasoned veteran as well as the seven teen-year-old just out of high school. This is a good indication that the fraternity will emerge from its metamorphosis more solidly built on its principles than ever before. PLEDGES Front Row: Franz, Harmuth, Goldcamp, Popielski ACTIVES Front Row: Cambal, Dougherty, Rohan, Pepper 166 Rushing Music hath charm My heart is in the work Still Rushing He just went in So I tells her . . . Yep! Dick not Andy The yearbook kid Self-expression Andy held the camera THE PHI KAP BOYS ARE ON PARADE OFFICERS President....... Harry Ransom Vice-President... Delmar Damrau Treasurer......... Andy Sterrett Secretary..............John Watts Pi Kappa Alpha The summer semester of 1915, 1 ng with tl� c close of the war, has witnessed the re :c i vat ion of the Beta Sigma Chapter of PiKA on the Carnegie Tech cam-'us. Again the fraternity house boasts of men’s voices raised in the song of mutual fellowship and brotherhood. The summer social ealen ’ar on is ed of frequent picnic gatherings, while o en week en Is were spent cleaning the house for the fall o -en ng. The school year began, and with the outset came a rush week filled with numerous successful sxtal events. With the return of several TXhers fr m t ie armed forces, rlus a pledge roster of sixteen, our umber was then bolstered to twenty eight. Fhe parties and smokers held at the house will ever be remembered by those who atten led. The fall season was sparked by a Halloween party complete with cornstalks, pumokins, skeletons, and even a self-propelled buffet lunch. The pledge party produced by the fall pledge class was a riotous success, while the Christmas party fulfilled all dreams of a gay formal affair. In true form Pi Kappa Alpha has joined the Tech Campus in support of all extra-curricular activities. The Garnet and Gold is well represented in varsity and intra mural sports, active in the publications, wholly in back of all campus activities. In appreciation of a fine job done by former members in uniform, the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha are united to maintain with greatest zeal the high ideals which the fraternity has fostered. ACTIVES PLEDGES Front Row: Watts, Fallows, Damrau, DiPrima Second Row: Ransom, Sterrett, Graham, Bancert, Yochum Front Row: Costa, Clark, Maley, Lee, Varese Second Row: Engle, Herbert, Alexander, Bergen, Weller 168 We eat Large charge or maintenance crew Six queens? Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We play Social Headquarters Wide choice of attractive style Is this the bedroom? We pledged this one? School books? This has us stumped Put, Put, Put, Whee! TO WEAR OUR COLORS, THE GARNET AND THE GOLD Stigma Alpha pAilo i OFFICERS President Vice-President. Recorder Treasurer...... ...... Emil Prieto Logan Dickerson Alton Swanson George Matthews On October 14, 1919, Zeta Lambda Epsilon, a local fraternity at Tech, became a chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. It flourished in its new state and is now one of the most active in the entire fraternity. The SAE's received a setback in December when Bob Skinkle. president, developed pneumonia. Emil Prieto, the former vice-president, took over the job of directing a chapter composed of twenty active members and ten pledges. Some members of S.A.E. in the basketball, swimming, rifle, and soccer teams ably represented the chapter. Other brothers sang in the Glee Club, worked on the Thistle. Scottie, and Technical, and were members of the honorary societies and activities. On November 17. Brothers Skinkle and Swanson attended an indoctrination conference in Buffalo, New York. They received valuable help in stimulating alumni interest. We have just completed a successful program along this line. The national Victory convention in Chicago on Deccmter 26.27. and 28 found Brothers Prieto and Borneman represent ing Tech’s chapter of S.A.E. Last January, The Pennsylvania Phindings, the chapter newspaper was revived by four of the brothers. This paper was started in 1943 but was a casualty during the latter days of the war. List winter also saw the inauguration of a new chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of New Mexico. This year has been a profitable one for S.A.E. and the Tech chapter is looking forward to still tetter years now that the war is over. ACTIVES First Row: Buzia, Prieto, Gibson, Teller, Matthews Second Roto: Swanson, Skinkle. Jewell, Haberstroh. Wilde Third Row: Kracker. Kobernuss, Happe, Borneman, Nicol PLEDGES First Roto: Daurelle, Thor Second Row Davies. Ayers. Berry, Amadee 170 5 dogs Behind the eight ball Aunt Helen and cake Teller and sister “Achtung! Boo-hoo The Champ Pledge Party Shucks—empty! “Lover in action “Muscles Slip Stick Manipulations 4 Marx Bros. Read it Daddy The Shadow Sleeping Beauty Superman . .. SWING ALONG WITH SEA au jbelta Plti OFFICERS Consul..........William Meyers Vice Consul. Benjamin Schwartz Quaestor Burton Quint Secretary Joel Bigelman Although Psi chapter of Tau Delta Phi is the youngest chapter of any fraternity on campus, it has ample reason to be proud of the reputation it has earned while at Tech. This year has found a large return of “Taudelts from the Armed Forces. Over half of the active members are veterans, with the office of consul held by a former Air Corps Lieutenant. They are distinguishing themselves at Tech just as they did while in the service of Uncle Sam. While the boys have been kept busy in the retaining of their high scholastic rating, they have also managed, nevertheless, to find time to participate in many extra curricular activities. Tau Delta Phi representatives may be found in almost every honorary fraternity on campus. Among the offices held by the Taudelts this year were President of A.P.O., Secretary of Eta Kappa Nu, President of Pi Tau Sigma, Vice-President of Tau Beta Pi, and Regent of Theta Tau. A number of editorial posts are held on the Tartan, Technical, and Scottte. Tau Delta Phi is also distinguished on campus for its social activities. Its stag affairs, Saturday night dances, and the Freshman Women's Tea are still an attraction at the Walnut Street house. The Taudelts have also been a big factor in intramural sports. With the return of normal times to the campus, the Dau Delta Phi fraternity shows signs of making the next year even more outstanding and successful. First Row: Franks, Smith, Bigelman, Gottesman Second Row: Wales, Stein, Schindler Third Row: Schwartz, Quint, Moses, Meyers 172 Four Roses Don't Mess with Mrs. In-Between Where’s Santa Claus? Buddy Jackie Over yonder in Canada “Home on the Range “Psi Mud-Bowl Classic Half-time and still living Waltzin' Mathilda AS YEARS ROLL BY TAU DELTA PHI . . . OFFICERS President...... Theodore Cakidis Vice-President. John McIntire Treasurer............Louis Umbach Secretary..... Raymond Borowski lieta Xi The Pi chapter of Theta Xi is expecting many “good old days in the future, now that many of its former members are returning from the armed services. Theta Xi has long been respected in intramural competition, and it will fight hard to keep its honored position. The returning members know more than ever the value of fraternity life in a college, and you can bet your bottom dollar that they arc eager to return to it. Although the new situations brought about by the war forced many of the fraternities on campus to close, the men at Theta Xi were able to keep their house open by hard work and keeping their spirits high. Not only was the house kept open, but also many social functions were held and many campus activities were supported. Along with a general improvement in conditions at Theta Xi. pledging has improved greatly. Theta Xi has been exceptionally fortunate in its choice of pledges this year. The pledges show promise of making good fraternity men and keeping up the honor of Theta Xi on campus. The Theta Xfs made a good showing in the football competition last season. The current volley' ball competition progressed quite satisfactorily. The most satisfying sports fact, however, is that of ping-pong competition. Both men of the doubles championship team are Theta Xfs. Finally, as it should be. scholarship stands above all else in Theta Xi. The average scholarship achieve-ment of the men at Theta Xi is consistently above the average of the school. PLEDGES Reiter, Zukasky, Seward. Brunt ACTIVES First Row: Bussell, Allison, Borowski, Mazur, Barnhart Second Row: Kondrat. Umbach, McIntire, Caridis, Bright 174 Pause that refreshes Study Substitute Pretty Boy Floyd What's Cookin' Call of the wild Sunshine Boys Attention! Lost Weekend Springtime Summertime Where'd this one come from? Alumni Smoker ALL THE GIRLS ARE CROWDING NEAR . . . uUUUUUWUU U M M OFFICERS Dean...........Martha Wagmas Sub-Dean. Dorothy Federman Secretary Dorothy Feldman Treasurer ......Miriam Frankel Alpha ZpAilo+i Plti The Alpha Nu chapter of Alpha Epsilon Phi was the first Carnegie Tech sorority to affiliate itself with a national group. Although they have only been on campus for two years, the girls arc active in almost every organization. President of Mortar Board, vice-president of Women's Guild, secretary of Pan-Hellenic Council, chairman of the Victory War Loan Drive, members of Sigma Alpha Iota, of the national women's music honorary, of CWENS, of Women's Dorm Council, of Women's Glee Club, Thistle, Scottie, Tartan, Women's Athletic Association all wear the pearl and gold letters of Alpha Epsilon Phi. During rushing the AEPhi's were distinguished by their white dinks and kelly green jackets with their letters on the pocket. After the gay festivities of the rushing season, which was culminated by a Candlelight Dessert, six girls proudly displayed their gold pledge emblems. All the girls joined in the chapter's second birthday celebration. Rough initiation, the pledges’ party for the actives, and formal initiation followed in rapid succession, and pledging was concluded by a dinner in honor of the new sisters. During Religious Emphasis week, the girls were hostesses for dinner and the evening to two of the men's fraternities. Later in the year there was the sorority dance, the Mother’s Day Tea, and finally, the all-night Senior Breakfast. Many of the alumnae were present at the affairs—evidence of the warm feeling of friendship and fraternity within the group. With their motto Many hearts, one purpose” as their guide. Alpha Epsilon Phi will strive for continued achievement toward a higher goal. PLEDGES First Four Chotner, Orkin, Zubrcff Second Row Hersh, Mattes, Grant ACTIVES First Row: Latterman, Lieber, Rush, Stewart, Doniger, Kwall, Glass Second Roto. Miller, Sobel, Feldman, Reig, Wacman. Feder- MAN, DuNKELMAN, FrANKEL 176 Faculty only? Waitin' Bobby Sox-ers Pretty Misses Birds of a feather Ipana? Three Fine Arts Guy and Gal Two in a crew It's Friendship Landscape Secretary and Boss 105° F. ONCE A LOVELY A E PHI • • • OFFICERS Presideme.....................Dorothy Taylor Vice-President.......Frances Quill Secretary.......Mary Lou Mooney Treasurer........Audrey Colledge Qlu Omicron Delta chapter of Chi Omega started its second year on Tech campus with a gay and successful rush week, during which the members entertained rushees at an “Evening In Paris” and a formal tea. The evening party wms highlighted by the appearance of the Pepsi cola Trio, which spent the evening playing and singing request numbers for the rushees. During the week the ChtO s were seen in turquoise battle-jackets and black skirts. Handmade recognition pins of polished wood adorned the jackets. The formal pledging of ten sophomores was followed by a banquet in the Terrace Room of the William Penn Hotel. During the period of pledge training, the actives entertained the pledges at a coke party; and the pledges planned a Circus Party' for the actives. Formal initiation on January' 5, 1946, was marked by a dinner and dance at the Hotel Schenlcy, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Hyde. Shortly thereafter, Omicron Delta met with Phi Beta Chapter, at the University of Pittsburgh, where the national representative spoke on chapter management. Second-semester rushing was climaxed by pledging in the Black Git and a sea food dinner at Schulbcrg's. National Brotherhood Week was observed by Chi Omega with an address by Father Getty. Chi Omega is active in campus affairs with officers in many extra-curricular organizations, as well as in several honorary fraternities. It endeavors to foster cooperation, friendship, and character in its members; and with these purposes, looks forward to another year of useful and enjoyable activity at Carnegie. PLEDGES ACTIVES First Row: Ico, P., Williams, L., Klotzbaugh. G., Zubaly, J., Evans, N. Second Row: Jechicchis, C. Bercsi, M., Wirth, B., Schmidt, S., Hoffman, J. First Row: Coar, D., Quill, F., McCall, M. L., Wentzel, P. L Second Row: Elliott, V., Bucy, A. V., Taylor, D.. Kapetan, H.. Hallas, D. Third Row: Colledge. A.. Engelhardt. J., Longridge, A. M.. Grim, J., Yorke, E. 178 Hi iLJP I Attention Smilin' through S'matter Pres.? Fashion Plate Easy to look at Polka dots and sunl)eams Hubba! Hubba! Pinned down Gay Grim Secrets? T ain’t logical Sitting Pretty Nightengale Conneaut Canteen Vim, vigor, vitality P.C. Falkenhagen That’s for me Our Philippine chapter WHEN CHI O EYES ARE SMILING . . . OFFICERS President.....................Audrey Ransom Vice-President..........Mary Vincent Secretary............ Rhoda Mears Treasurer........Mildred Murrer jbetta Jbetta Jbetta Delta Delta Delta, national fraternity for women, was founded at Boston University on Thanksgiving Day of 1888. The Tech chapter. Alpha Tau, had its second anniversary on February 12 of this year. A week at Cook's Forest in September opened the social calendar for 1945-1946. Rushing began immediately after school started and was climaxed by a Southern Open House. A week end was spent at the Girl Scout Cabin in North Park to welcome the new pledges. November was high lighted by a dance for the Tecvets and a banquet at the College Club in observance of Founder's Day. A reception for the parents of the girls was held at the Union in December. Following the Christmas vacation the pledges entertained the actives at a Hobo Party given at the SAE House. During February the chapter was increased by 18 new actives. Their initiation was climaxed by a formal dinner and dance at the University Club. The annual Pansy Breakfast, at which the sorority awards for scholarship, leadership, and service were presented, brought the year’s activities to a close. Alpha Tau includes among its members girls from all three colleges. In activities Tri Delts are prominent as the President of Panhellenic Council, the Vice-President of W.A.A., the Secretary-Treasurer of Dormitory Council, a Thistle Queen, the winner of the Social Relations essay contest, and members of Student Council, Phi Kappa Phi, Cwens, C.W.C.A., Women's Guild, Women's Glee Club, Chapel Choir. A.Ch.s., A.I.E.E., A.I.Ch.E., Home Economics Club, Tartan, Thistle, and Technical staffs. Dormitory Council. W.A.A., Margaret Morrison Senate, and Science Club. PLEDGES Front Row: Dean, H., Brown, M., Bocgs, E., Ferguson, P., Mortimer, A. Second Row: Badger, M., Bates, J., Miller, P.. Garnic, J., Pollock, B. Third Row: Lowe, J., Gautsch, M., Moravecky, L., Hobe, A., Wilkins. A., Will, M. ACTIVES Front Row: Stewart, D., Davis, R., Murrer. M., Dyck, M., Carpenter, F., Paljug, G. Second Row: Clark, J. R., Vincent, M„ Kidwell, P., Mears, R., Streicher, J., Shupp, D. M. Third Row: Henson, C., Sant, M., Simpson, L., Ransom, A., Flanagan, R., Lang, R., Hussey, J. 180 The Navy's Joy Dian Hmmm? The night before The morning after DuPont Here we come! Delta Girl Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Hubba! Hubba! Just Friends?! Before it sank Dream Man Nursie Legal at List Cabin 1 A GLEAMING WHITE PEARL OFFICERS President.....................Jean Garland Vice-President.......Phoebe James Secretary...........Ruth Rauhaus Treasurer......Mary M. Gannon beJia Qa+nma “Everyone knows the Delta Gammas! They're the girls in the blue jackets and pink caps, Everyone knows the D.G.'s, for the Beta Nu Chapter believes in making friends. The girls started the year with their two successful rush-parties- the first in honor of the launching of the USS Delta Gamma; the second, a formal tea—and were thrilled to see the ten new pledges wearing the pink and blue of Delta Gamma. A party for the D.U.'s, a tea for their mothers, alumnae, and the presidents and sponsors of the other fraternities on campus; a slumber party or two; a formal dance for the new initiates; and a Christmas party were highlights of the first semester. The second semester opened socially with the anniversary celebration of the founding of their own Beta Nu Chapter. Carrying on, they celebrated their national founder's day in March with the traditional formal banquet and dance. They ended the year with a candlelight service for the seniors. The Delu Gammas are not strictly social butterflies despite their sparkle and glamour. That they are serious about their studies can be proved by their record of the best scholastic average among fraternities on campus. The members belong to Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board, Cwens, Student Council (Sec.), M.M.C.C. Senate (Pres.), C.W.C. A. (Pres.), Women's Guild, Thistle, Tartan, Scottic, and Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes. They further aided and generously contributed to War Bond, Student Service, and Community Fund Drives. Socially, scholastically, and actively you can count on the Delta Gammas. ACTIVES PLEDGES First Row: Miller, Ebauch, Koester, Jackson Second Row: Andrews, Baker, Crannell, Clark, Irwin First Row: Bohn, Schmitt, Schapfer, Miller, Young, Powell Second Row: Price, Gannon, Widdersheim, DeFiore, Crux, Guthridce Third Row: Ziff, Zimmerman, Emmel, Creelman, Asplundh, Swaney Fourth Row: Enslin, Garland, Norris, James, Ashe 182 I have found my dream girl Horseplay Don't stop me, Bob’s home! Hot Foot? Don’t beat me! Pretty flowers Three little DG’s Stop! What a beauty! Our gal, Ardy Just we two Just some of us THE MAGIC OF A DGs CHARMS OFFICERS President..........Nancy Jackson Vice-President.....Betty McKean Secretary.. Jacqueline Alexander Treasurer...........Louise Koenig Kappa Alpha 7'beta Gamma Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, now in its second year, has come of age. This chapter was installed in April, 1944, when the local sorority. Beta Tau Lamda or Beetles, became national. Beta Tau Lambda, a Fine Arts group, was one of Carnegie Tech's earliest sororities. Its successor. Kappa Alpha Theta, was the first women's national fraternity, having been founded in January, 1870. The Theta Pin, in the shape of a kite, is easily recognized by its black and gold pin with the two diamonds in it. Theta's activities on campus include participating in Greek Sing and Swing in which she won honorable mention, providing booths at carnivals, supporting campus drives, and acting with other sororities for the benefit of the college. Its members participate in every campus activity. They are represented on the four school publications, on the honorarics —PiDE, Cwens, Mortar Board, SAI, and on Student Council, Margaret Morrison Senate, Women’s Guild, and Glee Club. During the year, aside from rushing events, the Theta’s social calendar consisted of teas for college groups, informal and formal dances, coke parties, weekend outings, visits to other college chapters, and other casual get-togethers. To members of the fraternity. Theta means the friendship of girls of different personalities, who are united in support-ing the principles of their organization. It means learning to live harmoniously with one another in work and relaxation. It means new, strong ties with other college students all over the country. As such. Kappa Theta is a part of education in college and in life. PLEDGES First Row: Baum, Jones, Knee, Bruso Second Row: Pivirotto, Williams, Cole, Dunlap, Alexander Third Row: Trautman, Wickwire, Falkenhain ACTIVES First Row: Hipp, Petrikin, Murray, Jones, Kahn Second Row: Alexander, Jackson, Koenig, Shively, Boltey. Werner Third Row: Hewitt, Culp, McKean- 184 Leaving so soon? Fun on the farm South Paik in the spring, but Don't Fence Me In Just Sammy was it cold!! “Theta Lips are Smiling Lights! Camera! Action! Hitting the books Huha! Huba! Theta Initiation Dance THETA LIPS ARE SMILING . . . . OFFICERS President......... Patricia Kelsey Sid's. Chairman Helen Jaffurs Secretary........... Emily Barth Treasurer Martha Morrill Kappa Kappa Qamma The Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma began its second school year as a national organization fully refreshed by a vacation at Van Buren Point where the Kappas spent a never-to-be-forgotten two weeks. During the rushing season the girls with the golden key held two very successful events, a Chinese Tea and a Kappa Merry-Go-Round Party. On October 16. Kappa welcomed into her midst twenty Sophomore pledges. The social season continued with the Kappas going to a party at the Beta house for the Tccvets; a rather cold but riotous week-end at North Park; a Halloween Party at the Delt House; and a large initiation in December followed by a formal dinner-dance at the University Club. A conducted tour of the art exhibit was another Kappa project. A party was held for the Pitt Kappas, and Greek Sing and Swing found the girls displaying their musical ability. Many other social and cultural events were a part of the 1945-46 school year. Kappas were active in all school activities, and several of the girls were admitted to Mortar Board. The Thistle was ably headed by two of our sorority sisters, and several of the girls held staff positions on the Scottie. A member of Student Council was also a Kappa. Each Kappa was distinguished on campus by her navy blazer with light blue piping and a navy cap with the Greek letters K K G. Delta Xi is proud of its chapter and proud of the traditions of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Golden key. the blue fleur-de-lis, and our colors, the two shades of blue, mean to every girl an association of true sisterhood held by the bonds of Kappa Kappa Gamma. PLEDGES First Row: Critchlow, Moses, Taylor, Glass Second Row: Miller, Darrach, Orr. Moore, Stull Third Row: Groomes, Thomas, White, Ferrell, Miller, Baur, Peters ACTIVES First Row: Kelsey, Thompson, Murray, Hochswender, Smith, Van Dyke Second Row: Morrill, Keefer. McKenna, Atkinson, Dunn, Bittner, West Third Row: Thompson, Jappurs, Sunseri, Cook, Sweeney, Floyd, Gallaher, Branagan Fourth Row: Kane, Lisle, Wallace, Bowman, Barth, Clark, Snedden, Kane 186 Ipana Outdoor type Buddies On the fence Summer Romance Roomies Triple Decker Splash—Mmmm1 Friends Janie Backside Foremost Corny Glammer (??) End man on the Senior Fence Going Our Way? Pensive Moment TWO SHADES OF BLUE AND BLUE . . OFFICERS President........ Vice-President... Secretary........ Treasurer....... Melva Brooks Mary Lou Lerch Millicekt Hay Julia Randall SiCf+na Kappa Wherever you find a group of Sigma Kappas, you're certain to run into some fun and excitement. They say they'll never forget their week-end this summer at Camp Cheerio. There they found that anything can be fun when done together —even washing dishes, missing buses, or tramping through a down-pour of rain with heavy suitcases and without umbrellas. Their rushing this fall was highlighted by a shake-down cruise on the S. S. Sigma Kappa which shoved off from the home of Mrs. Wilfred Readio, their sponsor. The most enjoyable stop off. naturally, was the Sunday Islands where everyone had a delicious self-made sundae with all the trimmings. Following their pledging ceremonies, a slumber party was held at the home of Lois Brunn. A party on November 14 marked their Founders' Day celebration which began Sigma Kappa's seventy-second year as a national sorority. A Christmas party with the alums, an impressive formal initiation in January, dances, and many other social events completed a very successful social calendar. Sigma Kaps were to be found in many activities — Women's Dorm Council, Glee Club (Ainslie Bricker. student director), chapel choir (Millicent Hay, director). Thistle Staff, Scottie Staff, Technical Staff (Julia Randall, editor). Women's Guild, C.W.C.A., W.A.A., and Pan Hellenic Council. Among their honors arc Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Tau Beta Pi. Sigma Kappa's national philanthropy is the Maine Sea Coast Mission which supplies the needy with food and clothing, and toys at Christmas PLEDGES Popovich, Unger, Hay, Braupp. Rhodes. Ollett ACTIVES First Row: Bricker, Lerch, Hay, Brunn, Grau Second Row: Bailey, Goss, Leicht, Powlenok Third Row: Randall, Liggitt, Danko, Brooks 188 That’s for me On the sunny side! Sigma Kap trio Wistful Skip to my Lou Studin'? Ain’t goin’ nowhere The in and out of it Three smoothies Inspired Nice Gar! Energetic Smiling Sigmas Sweet Four WE’RE ALL TRUE SIGMAS feeta Hteta Pi fl(Ji iHeAA. J the 7Itiitle Sulpic Ujitiosi Gant it Kcufifia Alpita Jheta INDEX Alpha Epsilon Phi....................................176-177 Alpha Phi Omega...........................................77 Alumni Federation....................................122'123 Architecture, Department of...............................50 Basketball...........................................126-129 Beaux Arts Society.......................................120 Beta Sigma Rho.......................................158-159 Beta Theta Pi.........................................160161 Carnegie Women's Christian Association...................102 Chapel Choir.............................................103 Chemical Engineering, Department of.......................35 Chemistry, Department of..................................34 Chi Omega............................................178-179 Citcom...................................................104 Civil Engineering, Department of..........................36 Cwens.....................................................78 Dedication.................................................5 Delta Delta Delta.....................................180181 Delta Gamma..........................................182-183 Delta Skull...............................................79 Delta Tau Delta......................................162-163 Delta Upsilon........................................164-165 Dr. Doherty...............................................19 Dorm Council..............................................28 Drama, Department of..................................... 51 Drama Department Productions.............................119 Electrical Engineering, Department of.....................37 Engineering Graduates................................ 44-47 Eta Kappa Nu..............................................80 Executive Board...........................................21 Fine Arts Graduates....................................54-57 Foreword...................................................7 General Science, Department of............................61 General Studies, Department of............................60 Home Economics Club......................................106 Home Economics, Department of.............................62 Humanistic and Social Studies. Department of..............38 Interfratemity Council....................................26 Irtterhonorary Council....................................76 International Relations Club.............................105 Intramural Sports....................................130-131 Kappa Alpha Theta....................................184-185 Kappa Kappa Gamma....................................186-187 Kappa Phi................................................107 Mathematics, Department of................................39 Margaret Morrison Graduates............................64-71 Margaret Morrison Senate..................................29 Mechanical Engineering, Department of.....................40 Men's Glee Club.........................................109 Metallurgical Engineering, Department of.................41 Modern Dance Club.......................................108 Mortar Board.............................................81 Music, Department of.....................................53 Omicron Delta Kappa......................................82 Painting, Design. Department of..........................52 Panhellenic Council......................................27 Personalities.......................................144-149 Phi Kappa...........................................166-167 Phi Kappa Phi............................................84 Physics, Department of...................................42 Pi Delta Epsilon.........................................83 Pi Kappa Alpha......................................168-169 Pi Tau Sigma.............................................80 Printing, Department of..................................43 Queens..............................................138-143 Radio Club..............................................110 Ritle Team..............................................135 R. O. T. C..........................................132-133 Scarab...................................................86 Science Club............................................113 Scimitar.................................................87 Scottie...............................................96-97 Secretarial Studies. Department of.......................63 Sigma Alpha Epsilon.................................170-171 Sigma Alpha Iota.........................................85 Sigma Kappa.........................................188-189 Soccer Team.............................................135 Social Work, Department of...............................60 Spring Carnival Committee...............................121 Student Conference Committee............................112 Student Council.......................................24-25 Swimming Team...........................................134 Tartan................................................94-95 Tau Beta Pi..............................................88 Tau Delta Phi.......................................172-173 Technical.............................................98-99 Tecvets.................................................111 Tcknon..................................................114 Theta Tau................................................89 Theta Xi............................................174-175 Thistle...............................................92-93 Thistle Staff.............................................9 Women's Athletic Association............................116 Women's Glee Club.......................................115 Women's Guild...........................................117 Y. 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