Trine University - Modulus Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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We, the Seniors of 1937, are here today —but it will not be long before we have departed from the folds of Tri-State and entered into the greatest of all schools— The School of Actual Practice.” In this new school we shall put into practice those fundamentals gained from all the years of study since early childhood. The new pro¬ fessor will be experience,” and our degree not a B. S. or M. A., but SUCCESS. Suc¬ cess is obtained through determination and the respect one has gained from his fellow men. Every person must have that everlasting determination to forge on, regardless of misfortunes and failures that come to them. The thought of these misfortunes and failures should be forgotten. The author of a recent book, Wake Up and Live,” sums the thought of determination into one simple sentence: Act as if it were impossible to fail.” This author was of the opinion that it actually takes as much energy to fail as it does to succeed, and that we should turn this energy back into useful things instead of throwing it away into day-dreams and secondary activities. Surely this is logical enough to be understood by all. We should subject our mind to definite discipline as a probationary period for a definite activity in obtaining a set goal or accomplishment. Surely if we, the Senior Class of 1937, face this new school of ours —The World—with the determination to put our best foot forward with all of the energy we possess and keep the respect of our fellow men, success is sure to be ours. In closing, on behalf of the Senior Class of 1937, I wish to congratu¬ late and thank the editor and staff of the 1937 Modulus” for a most interesting and effective book. JOHN T. McCORMICK. Twenty-four

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a u onopcirij C n 9 1 neei°i n 3 va tern i The Tau Sigma Eta Honorory Engineering Fraternity of Tri-State College was founded by the Engineering Society of Tri-State College in January, 1930. The purpose of the organization is to reward outstand¬ ing scholarship among Tri-State students. In April, 1930, a charter was granted to the fraternity by the State of Indiana, thus permitting 1 au Sigma Eta to function as a local collegiate honor fraternity. To be eligible for election to Tau Sigma Eta, a student must be registered in some branch of the College of Engineering, and have car¬ ried a minimum of twenty class hours per week, and have maintained an average grade of B or better for four terms prior to his election. At the beginning of each term a list of eligible candidates is submitted to the fraternity and seven of these candidates are elected to membership at the discretion of the members. Formerly, membership in the fraternity could be attained by out¬ standing campus activity, three members being elected from this group each term. However, due to abuse of this means of securing member- ship, it was eliminated by an amendment to the constitution in tEe Spring of 1934, and at the same time the scholastic requirement for member¬ ship was raised. Under the guidance of the late Professor Ott, Tau Sigma Eta insti¬ tuted in its program a short talk by one of its members at each meeting. These talks are given voluntarily by the member; the subject is of his own choice; and thev are primarily for the purpose of giving the mem¬ bers practice in speaking before an audience. This plan has proved not only very beneficial to the speakers, but is often a means for the listen¬ ing members to obtain valuable information on subjects that might other¬ wise have been unnoticed. With seven years of active work behind it, Tau Sigma Eta now holds an enviable place among the organizations on the campus. By keeping high its standard for membership it serves to help its members maintain their excellent scholastic standing; while for future members it serves as an encouragement to pursue their studies with greater dili¬ gence and perservence. Tau Sigma Eta stands for the ideal in campus organizations; broth¬ erhood and friendship, a well balanced social program, and the mainten¬ ance of high scholastic records. With the hope that such recognition will encourage undergraduates to more diligent study and reward students for their scholastic efforts, Tau Sigma Eta, honorary engineering fraternity, through an appropriate committee has selected from the graduates of each of the past four terms the student with the highest scholastic average for special honors and the student with the second highest standing for honorable mention. From this group the student having the highest average and the one hav¬ ing the next highest were elected as Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class of ’37. T wenty-three

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icers 37 CLIFFORD FREDERICKSON Secretary ANDREW LABOSKY Vice-President PAUL MILLER T reasurer JOHN HUMPHRIES Class Advisor Twenty-five m—mm