Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
CIVIL ENGINEERS
CHOOSE PRESIDENT
Carl {. Grunsky of California
Heads American Council
for Two Years.

Carl E. Grunsky of Stockton, Calf, q
past president of the American Society
of Civil Engineers. today was elected as
president of the American Engineering
Council for the ensuing two years at its
annual meeting at the Mayfiower Hotel
In a statement issued after his cleo
ton Mr.. GrunSky made an appeal to
members of the engineering profession
to take more active part as individuals
| in public affairs and the solution of
those problems which affect civic mat
ters
THE engineer thus far has not been
good mixer with those in other walks
| of life" he said. "He has been prone
| to hold himself aloof and frequently
| forgets that he is expected to fulfill his
| obligation to his fellow men as citizen
/ as we'll as in his professional capacity.
Engineer Remains Silent.
The average engineer. Mr.. Grunsky
said, Is apt to remain silent while the
laymen among the Rotarians. Lions or
Kiwanis discuss what should be done
with garbage. the water supply or the
local transportation system.
THE engineer" he reminded Should
let his fellow man know. best by init
mate social contact, that his place in
the community is not restricted to plan
ming and erecting bridges. tunnels,
canals and railroads. but that he is
equally well equipped to pass on the
economic aspects of the manifold civic
problems as they arise.
1T will be found out that he is par
ticularly well qualified to apply COM
mon sense to their solution and in
consequence he will here and there find
himself pushed forward into the lead
1t is thus, for example, that the useful
ness Of the engineer as city manager
and as city planner Is gradually find
ing recognition"
Mr.. Grunsky. himself Is a notable
example of the engineer who has ap-
piled himself to the study and solu-
men OF that profession are especially
trained. With a long experience in
reclamation and river and harbor
projects, he can claim familiarity with
conditions beyond the borders of the
United States. He has travelled extern
sively abroad in a study of these con-
ditions and is now on his way around
the world from Toxic, Japan, where,
as delegate from the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers, he attended
the World Engineering Congress.
Oppose Tariff Amendment.
At its meeting today the American
engineering committee adopted a reso-
luton disappearing the Senate amend
mentS to the tariff bill prohibiting the
importation of foreign merchandise
bearing an American trade mark
Such an amendment, the council
held, discriminates against goods COW
cred by American patents and Ameri-
can-owned trade marks while permit
ting entry of goods bearing alien-owned
trademarks.
Following a series Of executive COM
mittee meetings. the convention of the
council opened today at the Mayf1ower
with addresses by the incoming presi-
dent, Lew w. Wallace, executive secre-
tary, and Arthur w. Beresford of New
York, outgoing president.
MIR. Wallace's report outlined the work
Of the council for the year, with vari-
GUS measures in Congress on which
the council has taken a stand. Later
in the day a report on the communica-
tions bill, known as Senate resolution
No. 6, introduced by Senator Couzens
of Michigan, was to be presented to the
council by Edwin F. Wendt of Wash
ington, chairman of the council COM
mittee on communications. Mr.. Wendt's
committee has been studying the COM
munications situation for several
months, with particular attention to
the Couzens bill, which would CONSOLE
date control of radio, wire and cable
communications under one Government
body, similar to Interstate Commerce
control Of the railroads.