The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-08
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WAR SERVICE
jneering Research Lea ds
(ldsnts to Amy and Navy

- Society Of Engineering Research,
= - school club. which includes IN
of4ivities engineering. surveying,
Gnvuad and bridge building and which
~ eivru ssyenteen members 10 the
- ana navy. Is composed OF twenty
o1uo Who are particularly interested
IL - line Of work. Prof. N. A. LAgo'
~ a the mechanical drawing de-
rrComeus Of the high school, Is the
6onnsor OF the club.
N members OF the club while con
nnrnine to the school curriculum have
keached into other lines, and specialize
r studyins the submarine, aircraft
- building and concrete ships and
sueeusly has taken up practical survey
N. Measure School Tower
rast veek they located a pair OF lots
- sbe block where the high school
rfllius is situated. this problem IN
vr1vios an obstruetion-frou, line, a.
fnl)6ines blocked their transit sighling.
Tksy also measured the high school
auver. this problem demonstrating the
1knsosesn proposition IN connection
- l. use Of the transit They found
~ q feet plus, In height.
- This city surveying fades into
oolhineness, compared with their more
11ora venture, the laying out OF a pro
osnoi railroad bed connecting the santa
~ r.iI,osd with the Edmond inter
n proposed railroad bed rsmble'
osouwh rough country cut BY deep ra'
go the bed OF Deep Fork Creek the
c1lrf Of Belle Isle lake cutting It
Srrnrely into two elevations, upon
MA h growing heavy timber: Thi'
- vas chosen In order TO give me
ooEvsying gang an opportunity to build
: AieA bridge over Deep FORK creek
Di-wsshiy Hikss to Work
fv;ce , week the club takes hike
- Grand boulevard desouring into the
/. 6nlly Of Deep Fork Greek to plan thl'
- line of engineering. The work was
01ooopded in class by lectures when
- With all phases Of railroad bed
1voyisG, checking levels, figuring ou,
>11IH ~ fills for earthwork and the
- issk Of bridge building.
~ class located the branch railroad
= - Santa Fe track 1000 feet iron
!. ~ Soulevard, set up its transit TO
- I preliminary line, on 80 fee'
~, tvo-mile road bed. Here every
oc1av and Friday afternoons th'
~ nay be found signalling, waving
. 1ing. tumbling and rishting them
- again running their first aetua
4 SSHSSed' In order 10 do this the pre-
!. 1Inary line Is run. corrected and the
\ 1n poedhed definitely located. =,
~ usinG the level bubble and N
8 - rod. the diiferencs in elevatior
TO widely separated points are az
s Ssu1siy eoupufed and the deep cut
E 1 lilis fos the Deep Fork Greek gull
r. be acssslly computed BY the elul
~ Z surveying party the club line
y, = = foiIows. Edgar Dierdoff. chief
a - Smell, trsnsit Ivan Farme'
a 131 chain; Lowell King, rear chain
I'D Page, note keeper Geors
~ sxmsn; Frank Harbinsor
fIag; Frapk Tomerlain, rear flas
+ II S1ner Conner, stakeman; Raymon
- stakeman. The Level part
{ ~ determining the cuts and eartf
!, Visk filing has three men. Ben parke
nslnan. Henry Smell, rodman an
neead Naleom, axemsn.
oevsstssn Eater War Service.
nsdyins the great mechanical WI
81 nrSSes. airships, submarines and cor
I ero46 ships, has generated q war spir
e cn6or these patriotic students wh'C
3 - resulted 10 the enlistment OF sevei
- members from this cngineerit
Il - the largest percentage OF yolui
Z Cbes from any line OF organization
Is ~ country,
Anour those who are now seryir
~ country are;
lleAard c. Lyon, II, and warren
Ii -, lo, sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z
h iSn of Ills West Twelfth stree
q 3ehard attended school at Willard al
nerson grade schools, graduated tro
+ a hish school in rs and enlisted
= Ska engineering corps last spring VIII
= Vas Organized. He was sworn
E wvst S, sent to Camp Bowie, made
cove6sal and Is now member OF Cot
& p0ny r, liith u. S. engineers. War;
n attended Willard, Eugene Field al
b Esessoa grade schools, graduated
~ class Of ~ from the high seho
/ eolisted in the l43rd field hosplt
corps when il was organized, swo
= August S, went into training at Car
I bowie, later being transferred to
4 lttsh field hospital.
II Kant Steddom, q and Henry A, Ste
Y. -. 10, sons Of Mr. and Mrs
& Kent Steddom OF 1874 West Nir
& etseei, both are in the service. X,
II eSodaatsd from the high school in
y ElAss Of 'l6, went to New York i
& Aneust and since October has been
4 oonaancrcial wireless operator on the
= Is 3. Wellington OF the Liberty stea
III ~ line plying between New "
- Enropean ports. In February
1Ile1 On his second voyage to Gen
Nor leaving for New York, K
1sered as wireless operator in
ressrves but was rejected on p
y exsminatien and hastened to n
S - sesch Ms goal Henry St
~ 8 senior in the high sch
1naisted Immediately, now be
l1no1 1t Fort Sill with the sch
- Doth boys were enthusia