Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION HE Mechanical Engineering Association started on its third year with the idea of getting the most possible benefits from the organization. As we were told ky Mr. Mudge, our faculty adviser, that the output from the meetings would be in direct proportion to the amount of work put in, the program was arranged on this basis. The original idea in the minds of the founders of the society was not that it should be a mere organization for the discussion of mechanical knowledge, but that it should give some incentive toward getting the men upon their feet in front of other men, where they might gain the ability to express their opinions on engineering topics in a con- vincing, logical way. An organization meeting was held in October, and the following executive com- mittee was chosen: David M. Archer, President; Forrest W. Drexel, Vice-President; John A. Dillon, Treasurer; and Joseph V. Farrel, Secretary. Throughout the year Mr. Mudge has acted as faculty adviser on the committee. Messrs. Brincil and Bozenhard were delegated to break the ice at the first meeting. Their success had a great deal to do in giving confidence to the coming speakers. Mr. Brincil chose “Jig and Fixture Construction” as his topic and explained the methods of laying out jigs with sine bars, buttons, verniers, and other precision instruments. Mr. Bozenhard talked on “Refrigerating Machinery,” making particular reference to a cold storage plant in Jersey City through which he had taken some of us on the preceding week-end. At the next meeting Mr. Austin spoke on “Standard Auto Clutches” and empha- sized their advantages and weaknesses from a repairman’s point of view. Mr. Williams told us of the “History of the Steam Engine” from Hero's turbine up to the modern engine of today. Mr. Breen spoke about “Printing Press Assembly’’ and gave some of the kinks used in erecting these machines. At our third meeting Mr. Wright gave an illustrated talk on “A. C. Motors and Synchronous Generators.” The slides for this talk were furnished by the General Electrical Company. On February 10th Mr. Murden explained the “Waterbury Hydraulic Speed Gears,” such as are used in controlling the turrets on battleships. At the same meeting Mr. Pleninger spoke on the “Design of Automatic Machinery.” He gave the procedure through which an engineer would have to go in getting out plans for any new type of automatic machinery. During February two inspection parties went through the Brooklyn plant of the Doehler Die Casting Company and were shown the methods of making die castings of aluminum and zinc alloys. At the next meeting Mr. Effrat gave his opinions on “Marine Steam vs. Marine Diesel’ and explained the combustion system of several types of Diesel engines on which he had worked. Mr. Farrel showed us some ‘“‘Bristol Recording Instruments” and pointed out their operating principles and applications. TOO UNLADYLIKE A certain cake-eater took a pass at Clarkie while dancing in the gymn after the game. It roused the Scotchman, who decided to have it out with the cake-eater in the yard. He rushed up to the cake-eater and the following conversation took place: Clarkic: “Are you the guy that shoved me?” Cake-Eater (in a girlish voice): ‘Yes—sure. I'm the young man.” Clarkie (after a pause): ‘Well, give me a match.” BY HORACE “A rhinoceros can take a few ideas in through his skin, so can a whale and he has skin three feet thick; but you fellows can’t get even one through your heads. You ought to write D. D. after your names, the last D signifying dense and the first the degree of density.” TOO DEEP Dillon (at the St. Lawrence game): ‘‘Bramer, you're from St. Lawrence; is it a theological school ” Bramer (ten-second pause—deep thought): “Well, it’s a fine place.” 25

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remembered for the beautiful decorations and excellent music, not to mention the co-eds. Right in the midst of our exams the class threw caution to the winds and organized a jolly theater party, which went to witness the performance of “The Mountain Man,” by Clare Kummer. While we didn’t all take girls, we had a wonderful time. The Open House at the Men’s Club was really a closed house for everyone except the I. M. E. men and their friends. Nearly two hundred guests will bear witness to the fact that the class had again come across with its excellent hospitality. The first year Mechanicals joined with us in making the affair the success it was. Miles’ Jazz Orchestra, Whiticar’s Radiophone, bowling, pool, and good refreshments were all a part of the programme. Listen, now, patient reader, to a short narrative of our wonderful history in the field of athletics. To begin with we were runners up in the interclass soccer cham- pionship series. We gave them a good run for their money, as all competing teams acknowledge, but through some strange fate E. E. I. was the pennant winner. In basketball, we are champions—-at the bottom of the list. Our percentage is reck- oned in zeros only, but only because we had the misfortune to lose many games by one or two points. However, we contributed largely to the ‘Varsity squad. In tennis the class did creditably, but was not fortunate enough to carry off a ribbon. Did we shine in pool? Champions for two successive years! If that doesn’t prove quality you'll never find it. We go on record as having the only baseball team which beat the champions of 21. Besides, we have contributed several players to the varsity nine, of which our own Jack Crawford is captain. Our success as a class can be attributed to excellent management and hard work on the part of the officers; to the general spirit of friendship among the members, and to the unceasing efforts of our instructors to mould us into a group of individual thinkers and forceful men. CLASS BALLOT Voie UN ETS SE en ee SPs ORL PaO OES DILLoNn COLE oO FY Ca en Re SCHMIDT er a Dea eps teat hc So aat loi Ses 9, RRR ER re: JEWELL CELE LSS) eg a SO Rea a LINDBLAD RSA AI OR ir ike 6.0 eric wie. sc'n Ronisuy i Mee a ale BREEN CUO 2: Fa EPO UE 3 97 Se a eC DREXEL DIC CIEIVAU AON are Menta soso wanes Simentsaeh: nee Phe HILi WOME TILER setae neg SoG kot ty See vic kde een PERRY CIR ELI OY 50111 EERE om eA ee Sa Ares W HITAKER Ras el ILOSCD NEI e. cake avi Sense She avy cod Weve Bw RS Re FARRELL CHES E10 Ce RAR ea OEE a atte a ee WorTHLEY, Jr. CIES CT CAT Re eae Un eae a eee nee en | OO PAFF LASS SCLABD Er Sis cirsoi eis er Se Kaen bla LYNCH AND THOMAE ALAS ALAP Mr. Kolicamp: “What is the lead on a steam engine, Pease?” Pease: “The lead is the amount that the exhaust lap is open when the steam lap is closed.” PHYSICS If a frog in a pail of water generates heat by kicking, how long will it take him to par boil himself? HOW HE ANSWERED IT “Gravity was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton; it is chiefly noticeable in the autumn when the apples are falling.” 24

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DAVID M. ARCHER “Dave” 1832 North Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. President M. E. Ass’n, ’22 Class Secretary, ’22 Prattonia Rep., ’21 From Bridgeport, and from what we see of him it's some place 'o come from. Quiet, but reliable. Weakness—the Diesel engine. JOHN H. ARNER “Johnnie”’ 53 Cook St., Waterbury, Conn. Class Baseball, ’21 A whale at mathematics; a fair athlete; a quiet observer of school activities. Not a woman's man, but a regular fellow. CARLTON M. AUSTIN “Carl” 103 Main St., Terryville, Conn. Class Basketball, ’21-’22 Class Baseball, ’21 Treasurer Nutmeg Club, ’22 Chess Tournament, ’21 Glee Club, ’21-’22 “One of the quiet ones’; yet still water runs deep. A worker. An eye for beauty, too—women (at a distance). More power to him. PHILIP W. BALLER “Dutch” 133 Lake St., Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, N. Y. Our excitable Dutchman—but if that New York romance leads to a wedding, he will be tamed. Any man is quieter when handcuffed. DAVID P. BARRY “Dave” 31 Stillwater Ave., Stamford, Conn. ‘“Barry’’ —a hard man to write, For with his voice he is very tight, Over his studies—never a worry, He usually gets there—not in a hurry. 26