Columbia University School of Engineering - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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The 1934 COLUMBIA ENGINEER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND EACULTY Dc Carrera, lfV1'lR671J, G1'ec1zbe1'g, Tatum, Cluoeir, IlfICC0l'7'lLl1Ck, Vart, Small, Aue-V, Skrobisclti, Illohan, Hama, Barleer, I-Iotforlecz, Goldstein, Smith, SLlClllg1'l'll6.S'Sy, Rionda, Applegate, lfV1l'lifCll'1fGl'l, Soussloyf, Joss, Vassiliades, Mason, Carlson, E1'a111ptou, Rader, Miclzler, Woods, Marotta, Maxwell, Azfaleicm, Natapojjf, Bogen, Spellfazoni, IVIashev'oui, Bose, Castillo, Rigby, Sreb, Baker, .A7'El'ldf, Slichteaf, Helzire, Bczl111,fo1'd, C1z1'v'y. Uilaustle while nu wait XV ALTER A. CURRY ANY YEARS AGO Professor Francis B. Crocker, who was then head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, received a large photograph of Thomas A. Edison as a gift from the inventor, upon the lower border of which Mr. Edison had written: My dear Crocker, A motto for your boys---All things come to him who hustleS while he waits. THOMAS A. EDISON. This photograph was one of the most prized possessions of the Department and up to the Spring of 1929, when it was presented to Henry Ford for his Edisonia collection, it hung in the south corridor of the 400 floor in Engineering. In this location it served as an inspiraton and admonition to hundreds of our engineering students. More recent classes have not had this influence and it seems desirable at this time to recall the photograph and the message which it carried. The exact origin of the motto is not clear, but it appears probable that Mr. Edison paraphrased the old oriental proverb All things come to him who waits, which presents a placid philosophy of life entirely inadequate to our Twenty-eight

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The 1934 COLUMBIA ENGINEER jfirst year Qilass CHEMICAL ENGINEERS Julius Thomas Ranchero Horace A. Berman George Emanuel Bucci Drought D. Davis IN alter I-I. Dittrich Everitt Frederick Grieh Victor A, I-lann James Norman Howard Sidney Kahan James McAndris John R. Miller John J. Ryan, Jr. Jerry Smerechniak Wfilliam Beverly XVestcott, Jr. Llewellyn Curt IVimmer CIVIL ENGINEERS . Nicholas V. Feodoroff Adolph Fischer, Jr. Irvine Gould Donald Henry Lomb Johj. O. Osterherg Rifat Vedjdi ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Wfilliam L. Auer W'illiam Milne Barker Edward C ahalan Rafael de Carrera Herman Goldstein Frank Jolm Hovorka Charles Morrison McCormack John Florindo Marotta Samuel Mason Eugene Anton Mechler Charles XV Nuttman Charles John Rigby Jose A. Rionda Irving Rowe ' 'Wfilliam Francis Shaughnessy Charles Sidney Small Albert Joseph Smith Finley XYomack Tatum Tzverz fy-.rc-z' zz Earl Nl. Underhill Ralph Wfilliam lVindrum Thomas A. lVright, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS Stanley Cumings Michael F. Demshar Milton Forman Anson Jansen Fowler Evald H. Gasstrom Alton A. Katz George IVI. Lehr Timothy John Mulcahy, XVilliam A. Patterson Conrad Hume Pinches Jesse Ratner Anthony Louis Sallette Jerome Sokolski Alexis V. von Goertz MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Alexander Joseph Albrecht Frederick Blumers Edward James Flavin Theodore Ley Frederick P. Mangels Carroll J. Marquard VVilliam Marshall, Jr. Hughes Francis Miller George Douglass Montfort James H. Potter Louis Rossetto Wfalter Suydam Arthur R. lVeismantle METALLUR GICAL ENGINEERS John O'Keefe MINING ENGINEERS Squire R. Barrett Joseph F. Holt George Falkner Hunt

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The 1934 COLUMBIA ENGINEER present-day needs and environment. l-lence the aggressive and forceful modifica- tion which Mr. Edison has given us. At first reading, the motto immediately arouses one's interest because of its paradoxical phrasingg the words wait and hustle connote such diverse courses of action that they seem to be inconsistentg thus causing one to puzzle over the phrase and thereby imprinting it firmly on the mind. The young graduate may find it most difficult to set his feet on the road which he has hoped to travel and for which he has prepared himself. In many cases he has to accept work with little or no technical interest and Mr. Edison's motto is particularly applicable and pertinent for this reason. But if while he is thus waiting he Works aggressively and enthusiastically at the job in which he finds himself he will prove his ability and worth and will build himself up as an outstanding candidate for any opportunities which the future will offer. Thus the motto is not inconsistent, but on the contrary, states in simple language a philosophyof life which is a powerful aid to success and happiness. Even after the graduate is in the line of work which he has hoped for, the phrase applies with even greater force. One might say that everyday life consists in doing the things which need to be done in the present and looking forward to, or anticipating the needs of the future. The first-mentioned activity consists of enthusiastic work, of 'fhustlefl while the second is anticipation, or waitingf' It should be kept in mind that hope and enthusiasm are important factors in waiting, and without these hustle may become drudgery. The words hustle While you wait thus contain the thought 'Kwork as enthusiastically and as ably as you can in the present, while looking forward to the futuref' Therefore, as each of you leaves the University to begin professional work, carry with you this advice of a great inventor, and you will have added appreciably to your potential success and happiness. MOTOR GENERATOR SET IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY Twenty-nizze