Stevens Institute of Technology - Link Yearbook (Hoboken, NJ)

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Q Q fi AWE UNK e The Endowment Fund OWARDS the latter part of 1923, it became necessary to increase the Endow- ment Fund of Stevens. To attain this end an intense campaign was planned to secure the sum of one million dollars from Alumni, students, and others interested in the engineering profession. One of the essentials of such a drive was publicity. Attention had to be directed towards the object and public interest aroused. For that purpose, the museum in the Library Building was raided by Professor Anderson and his corps of assistants and students. After many days of arduous labor, Eve of the ancient chariots were coaxed to run in a somewhat uncertain manner. Carburetors were adjusted, spark coils fixed, and gasoline disappeared by the bucketful. Finally, on the day of the Swarthmore football game, the five ancient vehicles slowly chugged up to the track around the athletic Held. Here one of the strangest contests of modern times was staged. A race was held around the track in which five cars competed, not one of which was less than twenty years old. Before a battery of cameras the chariots lined up. No roaring of motors greeted the starting gun, instead, an irregular pulling sound, suggestive of a motor boat, was carried to the ears of the interested spectators. The C. G. V. with the unpronounceable name got off to a fast start and showed bursts of speed, but alas, in the predifferential days in which the C. G. V. was constructed, chain drives were used-and chains break. While the driver and mechanic vainly endeavored to patch the chain with elastic bands, the elementary Ford had been steadily gaining upon the other contestants which were in various stages of repair. Finally, after a thrilling iinish, the 1902 Lizzie was declared winner by a lap or two. A durability road run was next attempted. The ancient five were again tuned up, and one day in anuary the casual New York crowds were astonished to see live prehistoric chariots cavorting up Fifth Avenue. Past traffic signs went the speed demons with a police escort up to the Public Library at 42nd Street, where a stop was made to allow the De Dion Bouton, familiarly called The Covered Wagon, to arrive. One of the noiseless chariots dropped a tire along the way, but as no stop could be made at the time for non-essentials, a boy was sent back for it. After the photographers had used up their films, the pace was set for the Bronx Armory where the auto show was to be held, and here the contestants were judged. The C. G. V., again suffering from bad luck, had a leaky radiator, the others all had minor repairs made except the Panhard which was declared the winner. Later in February, a motion-picture company wished to take pictures of the now famous cars, and so, accompanied by actors dressed to match the vehicles the pictures were taken In this manner much publicity was given and material assistance rendered to the Endowment Fund by live old autos which had been thought to be useless It 37 l J 3 GK 37 N i g . 7 .9, 3 i i , bw ' . , . 20 vi i - - .. 34'-i e lww T if? Ge 4 -4 'fly' f .- .1 ' ? '? i5'9 -ah .,. A LL Q Q L 2 1'

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Y R , . ...... . ' I 22, 4 , , ,-.., e. ,f-. .X - . Corporatlon The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology on l ' ' 'ev N 2 a iebfas Quaoadftyf WWE MNK E , ' -9 . -9. -la OFFICERS l ALEXANDER CROMEIE HUMPHREYS . . President JOHN ASPINWALL . . . , . . F int Vice-Prnident EDWARD WESTON . . . . Second Vice-President EDWIN Auousrus STEVENS, JR. . . . Secretary ADAM RIESENBERGER . . . Trearurer MEMBERS JOHN ASPINWALL, M.E., M.A .... Newburgh, N. Y. l ANSON WOOD BURCHARD, M.E. ....... New York Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, General Electric Company NEWCOMB CARLTON, M.E. ....... . President, Western Union Telegraph Company GEORGE Glass, M.E. .... . Gibbs 85 Hill, Consulting Engineers HAROLD ELY GRISWOLD, M.E., Alumni Representative Fire Protection Engineer and Insurance, Goffe 8: Griswold B. FRANKLIN HART, JR., M.E., Alumni Representative B. Franklin Hart, Jr., Sz Co. : COLONEL GEORGE HARVEY . ..... . EUGENE ELDRICHT HINKLE, eM.E., Alumni Representative . President The Hinkle Iron Company WILLIAM DIXIE HOXIE M E President The Babcock 86 Wilcox Company New New New New New New New York York York York York York York ' f R ' -Q Q. Q. 10. .,,, -0 'W 'v -0 .QA Q. 6 -0 0 lo' .4 0. 0 l 0 Q ' v e ' 4 ft llQQ4l:-4 .1 'O Q- feit