The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-13
Dean Cooley rendered
A Great Reception

elHeellng society, was rendered a
great reception In the private din
ing room of Hotel Tulsa Saturday
night, and through the courtesy OF
NJ. M. Valerius, the oil editor was
privileged to see and hear the dis
tinguished giest.
IL is said THAT there was a strong
effort made to prevent Doctor
Cooley from visiting Tulsa, although
there are hundreds Of engineers OF
tho various branches located here,
where there are only q few else
where located in towns OF the south
west. and Doctor Cooley made Il
mighty plain that he considered e
the greatest pleasure of his life to
visit Tulsa and to take in. and be
inspired by, some It's Tulsa spirit.
Doctor Cooley Is at the head Of
the greatest engineering society I'm
the world; one that combines all
scientific associations in one great
general body: and is, in addition to
all this, greatly honored and be-
loved by the people OF his home
state, and especially by every one
OF the many alumni who count
Tulsa as home.
He In n man more modern than
most professors of colleges, and
has n smile that in these DAYS,
when the gloom of q bad year Is
only partially dispelled. is most re-
freshing, and that doubtless iwll in
itself do more to teach the young
men how to accomplish great
things, than anything that can be
said or done. II would he impos-
sible 10 successfully initiate his
grace OF manner and the radiance
of intelligence that emanates from
his handsome face, but at that II
VIII have a lasting influence on the
engineering fraternity here, many
of whom have been doing work that
Is not the kind that brings appre-
citation and honor, but that Is all in
a days work. and that counts
nightly in the upbuilding of the
great southwest.
Doctor Cooley was much at home
at Saturday nights dinner, MS IL ap-
peared that he knew All Hegge ms
father, when ALI was n boy, and
told "A good story OF how he once
asked the elder Heggem how IL came
about that he wore so handsome a
watch in his manufacturing plant.
and found time TO wind II. "I'll
show you" said Mr.. Heggem, and
he held the watch stem against
rapidly revolving belt, which wound
Mayor Evans, fresh from the
hurly-burly of n big political row
over the digging or n sewer ditch.
made the address OF welcome, and
certainly had the crowd with him
when he offered the distinguished
visitor n job as an engineer meas
uring the ditches ana looking after
the various brands Of paving and the
prices thereof. He was followed
by Col. Ira Reeves OF the Reeves
Engineering company, and a grad
uate of the University of Vermont.
Then came the real. genuine
treat OF the evening, when Doctor
Cooley was, introduced and made
them all feel as though they were
bosom friends of the speaker, and
IL any of them have been downcast.
and inclined TO blame tine hard
world for lack OF appreciation, 1t
was right then and there that the
young men were reinspireed, and
started on the right road to do not
only The plain engineering work OF
the world, but to help in things po-
| lltical and for the welfare OF hu-
manity.
I'VE must reduce the cost and
| eliminate waste" said Doctor
| Cooley, or else how shall we find
a market for our planers in Argen-
| tine, at $3.50 each when Germany
Is offering the same thing for 500,
and Germany labor Is working for
| 30 cents day. American money!
| Herbert Hoover is on the right
track. he has written a book on
| The Elimination OF Waste that is
already being translated into for
elgn languages, and in Cheko-Slo-
vakia 1t has been printed without
paying the usual government roy
atty" There was n lot more about
Herbert Hoover and evidently Mr..
Hoover Is held in highest esteem
because he said: I'VE would almost
regret his being taken into the cabi-
net, for fear we will lose his great
ability in the werk of the world"
Every man should have a hob
by" continued the speaker. Mine
is studying something that I have
never even known the outstanding
facts about, namely, the stone
age with its wonderful architecture,
and engineering feats that have sur
viyed these centuries; and on down
through the various periods Of civil
ization that have gone into almost
oblivion. am finding 1t most in.
spring and certainly a delightful
diversion"
one OF the Doctors best stories
was OF a great engineer. who had
been invited to attend the opening
Of the Niagara falls electrical plant,
as an honor to himself, inasmuch as
so many other guests were Invited
but who imagined that he had been
employed, and brought suit FOR
$4,000, as an expert and on the
witness stand testified that he him
self was the best electrical en-
glneer now living" and won his
case
After the trial was over a FRIEND
asked the distinguished scientist II
he did not find It difficult to get
up and testify that he himself was
the greatest engineer, and received
this answer; well. It might have
been a little difficult, but you know
l was under oath"
Those in attendance at the BAN
uuet were as follows; All Heggem'