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

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vu ,, ,,, M Y M, kwfyw--,T- n I 1 1' 1 ' ' 1' N W' in 5 ,,?- Y VM, Y ll! , eifitlfl' e ses. 1 A L l l V l Il ,l li b ...c,.-...e.112f,'tni 7. 25.4 V..-.1 ffl 24 lil lj .l N 4 Nr , I M ll li' ' l 'i . . . . . . . . . . . . . l' IU athletics outside work extra curricular activities etc. will minimize the JOSS1b1llt of It J J J y H, ll elimination from collc c and dama 'e to our health. An en ineer avoids overloads. ' ill , i i Actual studies show that some successful engineers participated in college ae- 1? ' i li tivlties aside from 'class work and that an equal number did not. It is probable that 13 the value of such activities, particularly where excessive, has been over-rated. Qi li . . . . . V ' 'i A right start after graduation is half the battle. Choose early that work ln il which fou are interested and coin ictent- breferablv before rraduation. Discuss 7 5 . I A I vour choice with interested friends and work at it durinrr the sunrrners. '1- I . . an V ' l 1 . . . . . . l all Nearly all the industries in the United States are growing and will carry the fill ll competent men upward with them. There is little opportunity for the incompetent JQ 1 or unadj usted man. lu' i I' 'N . . . . . . ill I-Iealth is a vital necessrtv. Conserve and im irovc lt. 'ui . M I , . X: The Faculty wishes you success. Your success measures their effectiveness. ill - . . V. . . 1 . ll' ' THE SUCCILSS FACTORS IN ENGINEERING fl-' u aft lt fl Pnoivlcsson ROBERT VV. SELVVIDGE , lil Il . . . . . . . . . ll ' l Thorough teic'ln'ucal training is ai necessary foundation for success in Cl'lg1l1CCflI'lg, F I but thorough technical training does not assure success. Employers assume that a Ill IM young man is well trained technically if hc has made 11 good record in college. This V l is fundaincntal, and easily determined. .l . I i 'f I In addition there are certain factors which thev know will contribute to his 'I' z J ' j success. These success factors as revealed on the form of inquiries concerning engi- xl' necriug students may be gI,rouped as follows: elf l I vp' 'J - ill i l Gcvmral Ezlucalzon ll ll, I IE This includes not only thc formal courses given in college, but a knowledge and if a 1 ireciation of those social conventions of lan ua e dress and manners which re 1- il Y, g g 2 J I 5 all resent the common practice of the group in which you expect to live. till il ' 'Y 1 1 ' r 4 I E L nder this are included man of the elements attributed to iersonalit ' such as , il 1 if , il . .- j, general appearance, attitude, dress, personal neatness and care. ,ii . , . . .lf i fi Imlmlzve . ' lj ,F . . . . . . . . . 'li pl Initiative and independence result from origniatmg and carrying out ideas. li I I , . . . . . . . - . V 'gi This self-reliance is the result ot a willingness to accept responsibility. The man who ,J is unwilling to accept responsibility for his judgment and take the consequences of ill n A - u h r 1 n i W his act is not hkclv to make much Jro ress in the held of en ineerin . tl' lil' ' lf ltr lf 1:5 lx ., J i all 'N ,J li f t l l Ii 1. QL! all I ffl 5 Page 40 1 1 -:ui JQTZLKQLSE

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D i -I U. ,Q 7 ----:---- Tsai fi- f ' r ' 7 , ' , ' U, Y, 1 .VW Q-jk LV, l KX I 1 l lr, is - 1.:p'Q3,1,5 GP!-'fr - -' HQ Q1 63 N, ., 1 1 il 11 , Y ., - , ,. , 11 1 1 THE ERGINILERB PLACE IN MODERN SOCIETY ' 1 .1 1' 1 . 1. A Pnormssoa A. C. IJANIER ,IN ' . . . . . 11 3,1 Too frequently, the engmeer, engrossed in purely professional concerns, fails to il l' realize the significance of engineering in modern life. He understfxnds but imper- ' . . . .. . . . . 11 1 fectly the dependence of our industrial civilization upon engineering services, on the ,H Q one hand, and, on the other, the relationship of these services to the varied interests 1. ii of society. . , 11 1 1 Although the contributions of the engineer to ancient civilizations were of great 'il ' . . . . . . . . . . . ' i ll 11l'lp01'i1f1TlCC, the present day industrial civilization is peculiarly the product ot his N resouneefulness in mechanical invention and in the organization oi' productive re- l I a I 4 - i U sources. The complex processes oi modern production and distribution are the re- 11W if sults, largely, of an abundance of cheap mechanical power, of large scale, rapid li l transportation and of extensive eoinniunication-all the work of the engineer. . ' 1 li 11 V Modern society, however, has a wide variety of needs and interests other than 11 I, those-of .a purelv material and economic character. 4 The engineer should be in- .,1 - li' telligently acquainted with these extra-ecorloiniic interests, and should understand the H relationship of his professional services to them. If his training and outlook on i1 l X ,life are narrowly professional, he will fail 'to appreciate these relationships. l 1 1 It is important, therefore, thatthe young engineer should begin early to develop l 5 extra-professlonal interests and contacts: 11lfCYCStS in literature, music, artg contacts in il. ll civic and social hfe. He will find them sources of ever increasin 1- iersonal en ov- 1' ,I . . N 1Ii mentg and, in addition, they will constitute an invaluable background for greater N 1ll Jrofessional effectiveness. l ll . E ' H113 ,1 o1PPo111'rUN1'1'Y 111 11 ' 1 Q, . . PROFESSOR HARRY K. RUBEY i1 ll N H . , . . . . . . . . 1l I A That broad teclinical. and 3dl1J2IH1St1'ZlillVC opportunities are open to engineers 1S unquestioned. However, all engineers do not attain outstanding success. The engi- l ,Il . . . . . . '. ll ' 1: neer must develop as an 1Ild1V1dUZ1l 111 o1'der to grasp the opportunities open to lns 11 1, class. , . . E V QQ Character is the basic requirement for success and happiness. It is said that one :lr . - . . . v 1 Ii, man, in uve thousand permanently succeeds in business without character. We 1, ll is are in a period of Sllifijlllg codes, pl1ilosopl11es, and ideals, but character is unehang- 11' ing., 1 I ' 1 111 lj College grades tend to correlate with success after graduation. Your first and fl ll most important opportunity is to class duties-not grudgingly but with active interest. lx i ' n Q 1 n 1 1 s W 11 It Javs. Consultation w1th the Paeult 1 and avoidance of overloading YV1tl1 studies 1 1 . D Y I- I i li l 1 11 1 1 ,I Hi M 5111 1 I N W1 Page 48 '3' HL! - 4, G2 ,CJ his isnt 5?7f+...,AiE 'Q:gE7fY' -:5ili+Ti5iifliTl?. 5' Li-L55-Qljrrfg. V. Y Z g-4-- 'ii' ii? ?Ef:5 7 ' ' 5

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my II 'III I IISI .I I I W. .ju VXI 'I I-EI 4 I I E If I I I I I V. I It I I I I I. 5, I 1 my I L I I 5. It III' . I I I I I II I I . II . II 'II Q: I lv! l Ill I It 'ixfirff--------ef----self'-I Honesty , - This includes not only accuracy of statement, sound moral principles, moral courage, and fair-mindedness, but absolute integrity with respect to your work of every character. An enggineer may never distort a fact or ignore the actual condi- tions of a situation however he may deplore' them. Tact This includes adroitness and quick appreciation of the proper thing to do or say. Poise ' This includes the ability to control and conceal one's emotions and to proceed with an apparent feeling of power and mastery in any situation. Loyalty. This includes a attitude of helpfulness and disposition to co-operate, and a hearty support of superior officers. MR. VAUCLAIN AND LADY LUCK ln 1919, Samuel Vauelain played a long shot. The newly born Polish republic was badly in need of locomotives, and had no money to pay for them. At the same time, with the slowing up of industry after the war, the Baldwin Locomotive YVorks needed contracts to keep its plant in operation. Mr. Vauclain, as president, agreed to furnish Poland with locomotives to the value of 36,965,000, the money to be re- paid in 10 years. Mr. Vauelain's associates, tovput it mildly, were dubious. They advised against the project. Perhaps, if the truth were known, they pleaded with Mr. Vauclain to change his mind. He was adamant. Ten years have rolled around and the other day Poland handed the Baldwin treasurer a check for 5B995,000, representing the final payment of the debt. And so it is that Mr. Vauclain's desk is banked with flowers and such newspapers as thc New York Times say on their front pages: Min Vauelain's judgment has been vindicated. Far be it from us to introduce a sour note into this pretty scene. But, after all., wasn't the judgment of hir. Vauclain's associates really better than his own? Mr. Vauclain couldn't know that Poland would still exist in 1929, or that it would be able to pay the debt. He was, we repeat, taking a. long shot, considering the unsettled condition of Europe at the time, and the precarious position of the strug- gling young nation of Poland. In that transaction, Lady Luck was rooting for her fair-haired boy Samuel. Nor do we say it in any derogatory sense whatever. The point is that the difference between captains of industry and obscure men is frequently to be accounted for by the capriees of that jade. There have been few great careers in which fortune, chance, luck, the breaks, or whatever name may be applied to that intangible ele- ment, is not discernible as an important, if not the controlling factor. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Page 5a 511102190-, zffaigfaflagsigvie- ,, if ffl L. nl 1 -f Alff 6-'