THE BATTALION
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GOOD basketball center or football
quarterback knows more than the resources
of his team. He knows what resources to
call upon at decisive moments. To him,
the condition of his opponents, their weigh t
and style of play, the time left to go—all
dictate a strategy, which he follows.
There is in industry a group of engineers
whose position resembles that of field
general. They keep their eyes continuously
upon all fields of human activity. They
observe how each is affected by changing
economic situations. They calculate what
demands the future will make upon each.
Then they bring to its aid new discoveries
and beneficial methods.
In 1886, George Westinghouse saw that
industrial growth could not be furthered
by direct current, alone. The “game” re
quired a new style of play. So when the
rudiments of a transformer came along —
Quarterbacks
opening the way for alternating current,
Westinghouse adopted both, perfected
them, and paved the way for the electrical
era of the present time.
In an organization like Westinghouse,
these “quarterbacks of industry” are called
‘‘application engineers”. They are mechan
ical and electrical engineers who apply the
forces of electricity to every variety of
human need.
Westinghouse application engineers first
applied motors to the. steel industry, the
textile industry, the automobile industry.
They introduced electricity to railroads
and ships. They developed it for heating
purposes.
Application engineers are needed in in
dustry— they fill an important and ex
panding place. Westinghouse service to
industry starts with their efforts.
Westinghouse
ACHIEVEMENT 6 OPPORTUNITY
WESTINGHOUSr
ELECTRIC
SOUTHEKN METAL TRADES
ASS’N. HOLDS MEETING
Twenty members of the Texas di
vision of the Southern Metal Trades
Association met at A. and M. on the
seventh and eighth of this month for
their annual convention. The first
meeting was called on Friday morning
when the members listened to addres
ses by Prof. E. J. Fermier, head of the
A. and M. Department of Mechanical
Engineering, E. F. Billington of Me
ridian, Miss., president of the As
sociation, and George C. Holmgreen
of San Antonio, and W. C. Trout of
Lufkin, vice-presidents.
The early part of Friday afternoon
was spent watching students at work
in the foundry, the forge shops and
the lathe room. Later the delegates
attended the football game with T. C.
U. as guests of the Athletic Depart
ment. Fi-iday night a banquet was
tendered to them at the Mess Hall.
Saturday was spent visiting the va
rious engineering departments.
H. L. “Cootie” Roberts, last year’s
cadet colonel and a graduate in me
chanical engineering, represented the
Oil City Iron Works of Corsicana, in
the conference. W. C. Krueger of San
Antonio, also a graduate of the Col
lege, was likewise a delegate.
The pharmacy blush so often seen
On the girl who has danced ’till
dawn
Is the same as painting the bare
ground green
And saying you have a lawn.