University of Missouri College of Engineering - Shamrock Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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L 2 3655555 ego 459. ' nhup C. J. HUBBARD. Witli Apologies to Kipling. Vifhen our last survey is taken, And the last map is plotted and inked, Viflien the oldest camp is forsaken, And the youngest uroughneckn has died, Vlfe shall rest, and faith we shall need it, Lie down for an eon or two, Till the Master Engineer shall call us, And command that we survey anew. And those that could design shall he happy, They shall never rise before noon, Their power plants shall all be in Eden, They shall work by the light of the Tungsten And only Archangels shall help them, The Saints shall respond to their call, They shall erect but one transmission in a century And never he Weary at all. There nothing but praise shall he printed In reviews of the engines they have madeg And nothing but Efs shall be given Each hour, when the engineers are paid, .Each one, in joy and contentment, To his home in some separate star. Shall motor, a cheruh to drive him, A million-horse comet his car. '1

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' s.. i, ,,, 2 ., , - LQ01. Ala- ins, gton r of Vlis- Se- tate 1 of this :nts 1ei1' us BFY :hi J T Sl1f:g?g0clf Y ' if TL tt --x,Z4-.i-1'v e f tesigsgsw f f . ' V ,Nl-it 9 'i il 0 F5 gl 1-1oNoRARY KNIGHT. , N , 451111 Qburic gkemtun, ZH. .5 in JBL QE. On this glorious 17th of March, 1916, Mr. G. D Newton knelt befor . e our rep- resentative of Saint Patrick, and in sin- cere proof of his faith, kissed the Blar- ney Stone. Mr. Newton was born on the 28th of April, 1870, in Watervliet, Michigan. His early education was obtained in his home schools, a small part of his time was spent at the Ann Arbor High School. Later on he attended the Uni- versity of Michigan, where in 1896 he received the Bachelor of Science de- gree in mechanical engineering. Before attending the university, he spent three years in the machine shops at Rochester e might have practical in order that h knowledge. Then from 1896 to 1898 he was with the National Supply Company Nine at Toledo, Ohio. Then for a few years he was chief draftsman and designer for several of the large Eastern steel firms. And in 1911, he accepted a position as mechanical engineer with the Carnegie Steel Works, here until 1913 he worked. Then he came to this university and since then he has been one of the teachers of mechanical drawing and machine design. A All of the engineers joyously wel- come him into their order, for they all know that he has always been in favor of their celebration, and has assisted in many ways to make that celebration a success. Such a man as this will make a most valued Knight, and we will al- ways remember him who received the degree March 17, 1916.

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l-ifx be first ngineer OR quite a number of years, the patronage paid to St. Patrick by the Engineers of Missouri Uni- A l versity fand now at Oklahoma, Arkansas, Rolla School of Mines and Amesj has caused people unacquainted with the legend to wonder not a little at the connection. We will here at- tempt to explain how it has been proven that St. Patrick was the only first and original Engineer. , The bearer of the illustrious name of St. Patrick was born of Irish parents on the sea coast of Britain in 389 A. D. History shows that he manifested great engineering ability by mastering alge- bra and trigonometry before he learned his letters. At the age of I5 he proved the earth to be round before an august and learned body of scientists from Dublin. A year later he realized the need of a bridge between analytic ge- ometry and mechanics. Thus the inven- tion of the calculus which has been handed down for us to 'cuss. The Irish now awoke to the fact that this engineering genius was being wasted in Britain. So a vessel was se- cretly sent to the coast of Britain, and one dark and stormy night Patrick was kidnapped and brought to Dublin. Here he was appointed a committee of one to determine the cause of Ireland's re- tardation in the progress of civilization. After four months of diligent and ceaseless investigation Patrick informed the scientists that he was going to im- prove the barbarous condition of Ire- land. Eleven His First service was the construction of a masonry aqueduct on the outskirts of Dublin, thus furnishing, the city with pure water from the springs of that vicinity. He also built three sky- scrapers, an elevated electric railroad, and a cantilever bridge. Not neglect- ing the mechanical and electrical needs of his country, he constructed a dam and erected a power plant on the Shan- non river and transmitted the light and power all over Ireland. Hfis network of railroads established easy access to even the remotest peat bog, upon which Ireland depended for her supply of fuel. , This caused the awe and devotion of the good Irish people and they tried to repay Patrick by giving him the title of Saint. They really wanted to make him king, but he refused, as Withfihis high ideals of democracy, he was op- posed to the rule of ,one man. We thus see why these ideals 'of democracy have afterward been fostered by the follow- ers of the engineering profession. Now these services to Ireland began to worry the lawyers not a little, as a result they feared for their power which they held over the people. So he was accused of witchcraft, arrested and brought before one of their judges. Now St. Patrick was equal to the occa- sion, so he promptly invented the mon- key wrench and screwed all the lawyers to the bench. Later he was elected mayor of the city of Dublin. Four years later St. Patrick started on his famous topo- I