Graduation address calls on R P 1 class to shape American Era
James H. McGraw Jr of McGraw Hill exhorts the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduating class to seize the chance to craft a new American era. He reflects on past wartime duties, economic lessons, and the need for leadership in peace, urging graduates to apply boldness and ingenuity to rebuild and advance society.
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Miss Barbara Brash Crowned Soiree Queen at RPI Dance
Miss Barbara Brash of Long Island City and Russell Sage College was chosen soiree queen at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute spring dance. About four hundred couples attended the event in the gym, ending at midnight. Music by the Blue Barons accompanied the dancing as a judges panel selected the queen.
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Twenty Elected To Sigma Xi R P L Chapter
In connection with the commencement exercises at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Sigma Xi elected six men to full membership and 14 to associate membership. Among those named for full membership are John DeNike Stanley Weiss Edward L Long Jr James B Duke Paul Mauer and Arthur Walter Jr Pitman. Associate members include Lois Rathbun and Mary Ellen Rathbun among others.
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New York
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Yonkers
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Manchester
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RPI honors 116 graduates from Troy Watervliet and more
Among 116 graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute yesterday eight hailed from Troy and two from Watervliet with others from Schenectady Albany and beyond. The class includes degrees in aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical and civil engineering, architecture, chemistry and physics, with several recipients also commissioned as Navy ensigns or Marines.
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Bruggeman
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Middle, Village
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New York
Cherer
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Chicago
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Albany
Worman
Calvin C
Miami Fla
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Alexander C. Troy
Shoecraft
Charles A. Reading
Mass
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George T
Far Rockaway
Sovster
Stuart
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Robert C. Kenmore
Vanisky
Bernard J. Simpsen
Durgit
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Hopedale
Langley
James A. Je
Amsterdam
Plant
Albert E
Dalton
Bass
Long
Donard L. Jr
Yonkers
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Conn
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Commencement Address at RPI Honors McGraw and Military Service
The speech notes a drop from 550 to 118 graduates since September 1942 due to wartime duty. It honors six alumni killed in action, recognizes Navy and ROTC participants, and lauds five graduating women. James H. McGraw Jr receives an honorary Doctor of Engineering, with praise for leadership, innovation, and national service amid World War II pressures.
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Prizes Awarded At Exercises At RPI
At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute yesterday prizes were awarded for outstanding work in various engineering fields. Winners included Long for a thesis on super elevation, Waitan and Duke for thesis work on meters and core losses, with honorable mention to Weiss. The Class of 1902 prize went to Lang Jr. for a rail curve study, plus an honorable mention to Duke. Charles Pillsbury received an honorary Doctor of Engineering for his engineering leadership and service.
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