Atomic Bomb Engineer and Navy Executive Given R P L Degrees
A class of 76 seniors received degrees and a group of 82 Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets earned commissions. Admiral Lewis Barton Combs received an honorary Doctor of Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for his service as a civil engineer and naval official.
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Essien
Bappess
Truman
Ger. Farrel
Leslie FR
Groves
Sigma Xi Names New Members at RPI Commencement
The BR P i Chapter of Sigma Xi elected several to full membership including Peter L. Gross Chatham Clarence Cohen Monticelia Robert E Corby Trex John A Duffie W Malcolm D Graham and others from Mass NY Mexico and Ohio. Associate members listed include Coi side K Edward Arther J B Parter Pari Richmond Edgar W Wales and more.
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BR. P. i
Sigma Xi
National Honorary Society For Research and Science
Peter L. Gross
Chatham
Clarence Cohen
Monticelia
Robert E. Corby
Parter- Pari Richmond
Edgar W. Wales
Huntington, W. Va
Institute Awards 76 Degrees at Commencement
Seventy six degrees were awarded yesterday by the Polytechnic Institute with graduates from Troy and Schenectady among the recipients. Fourteen bachelor degrees covered aeronautical engineering chemical engineering civil engineering electrical engineering metallurgy and physics. Names of graduates listed include those commissioned as Navy ensigns.
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Suaer Poly
Technic Institute
Troy
Schenectady
Ty Dutes
Calon
Sever
Me' Aniegen
Town Hall Series at RPI features Harrison Forman lecture
Harrison Forman, foreign correspondent for the New York Times in China during World War II and author of Report from Red China, will speak at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Town Hall. The program marks the season opening with Forman’s talk on China, Communists, and war era events.
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New York Times
China
Red Ching
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Town Hall
Ely Culbertson
Lewis Browne
Russia
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Arnald
R.pbl
Forman
Red Army
Chungking
America
University of Wisconsin
Orient
Tm Ihe
Tibet
Agia
Europe
Asia
Shanghai
Xkas
Warsaw
Csina
Admiral Combs Urges Large Navy and Universal Training
Rear Admiral Lewis F. Combs, former Civil Engineers Corps leader, spoke at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute about building a large modern Navy and universal military training. He noted war is a global test of nations and praised engineers and scientists for war efforts, stressing character and leadership as keys to future success.
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Lewis FR. Combs
Riengselaer Polytechnics Institute
Manchester Center
Rensselaer
Navy
Civil Engineers Corps
Hs Bureau of Yards and Docks
Seabees
Bowes
Rensselaer Ipolytechnic Institute
Combs
Spain
Gach Indisi
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Civil Engineer Corps
Norman Stratton
R. D Packerd
Mordecai Endicott
Bureau of
Harry Housseau
Panama Canal
C. W. Parits
Bureau
The
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Navy mission to control air and sea endures amid atomic age
The piece argues the United States must maintain a large modern navy and air power even as atomic bombs and rockets complicate naval policy. It warns reliance on bombs alone risks losing sea control, urges ongoing development of missiles and defense, and calls on technically trained youth to uphold the nation’s defensive obligations.
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United States
United States Navy
Wiese
Pledges For World Peace Highlight Conference Goals
A fragment outlines aims for four world peace conferences and a security council. The text envisions civilized mankind through collective prayer and ultimate success in diplomatic efforts.
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Security Council
Eiccess
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