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Rochester History A Sampling from the Archives of the

Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1971
by Lee M. Loomis

Continuing with the historical sampling of the earlier George G. Landberg, PE, Mixing Equipment
writings on behalf of the Rochester Engineering Society, Company; Dr. Paul F. Pagery, Taylor Instrument
the years following "Te Great War," into and through Companies; and John F. Schickler, Rochester
the Great Depression, continued to be a time of Products Division of GM. Te organization
reaching out for the maturing Society, both locally
and nationally. Te meeting minutes describe a series of the new RES Solid Waste Committee,
of technical discussions and presentations intended Operation RESOURCE was announced, with
to broaden the technical horizons of the membership its eight sub-committees all having chairs, from
(especially the CE's, ME's and EE's). Te RES local Rochester industry and consulting frms.
afliated itself with a number of National technical societies, adopted Additional support was invited from the community at large.
local Afliated Societies, frequently held joint meetings with them and
continued taking action on a growing list of public matters. Certain issues May 5, 1971 (Board of Directors Meeting, Taylor
of standardization, some crucial to public safety, became the responsibility
of the RES and its afliates. In the pervasive economic downturn of Instrument, Division of Sybron)
the Great Depression, the magazine ofered classifed advertising for Te Board approved applications for three Regular Members
unemployed engineers, technicians and draftsmen and took other steps to and one Associate Member. Reports from the 1971 Info
try to deal with the crisis. Still, it continued its efort to shape the function, Expo Committee indicated that, while booth reservations
purpose and infrastructure of the City of Rochester, and beyond. World War had been slow, there had been much progress in assembling a
again afected the Society, taking away many of its leaders while providing strong seminar program. James D. Row, Rochester Telephone
opportunities for others to step forward to fll these vacancies. In an efort to Corporation, Chair of the RES Solid Waste Advisory
provide even greater perspective on the happenings and concerns of the day, a
synopsis, featuring selected items from "Te Rochester Engineer" has become Committee, reminded the group of a scheduled open meeting
an integral part of this series. Te Second World War and the Korean with representatives of Greely-Hanson for the next day to
Confict are now history, and the Vietnam War has recently become a focal discuss landflls, and the organizations eventual report to the
point. Tese experiences have changed the face and, no doubt, the future City of Rochester. Subsequent meeting on Waste Conversion
of the community. Te Rochester municipal leadership and the industrial and Waste Incineration were also announced. Te subject
community have become immersed in the cold-war, growth economy.
of possible encroachment of the project into the feld of the
Te Rochester Engineer (April 1971) consulting engineer was also discussed, and in this connection,
Te feature article in this issue described, in brief, the purpose Edwin Anthony declared that it was his conviction that
of the Glomar Challenger, a new 400 ft., 10,000 ton research since the operation was a research project, and not a design
vessel, commissioned by the National Science Foundation recommendation, it does not infringe on the feld of consulting
for the purpose of deep-sea drilling. Capable of pulling core engineering. George Landberg reported that the evening meeting
samples from the ocean foor at depths of 20,000 feet for the to hear a presentation on the National Science Foundations
1970 Bedford Institute, the oceanographic and geophysical Deep Sea Drilling Project, by Dr. Alan Rufman of the Bedford
discoveries of this project would be presented by Dr. Alan S. Institute, had been cancaled due to lack of interest. Tis brought
Rufman, of its Marine Geophysics Section, as the latest event about extended discussion of the attempted focus of future RES-
in the RES Evening Meetings series. Topics of the April RES Afliate coordinated meetings. It was announced that Mr. Oliver
Luncheon Meeting Series were announced as: Te New York Angevine, Sr., RES executive Secretary for 40 years (1924-64),
State Power Pool, by Harry G. Saddock, of RG&Es Electric had passed away. Te Board approved a resolution, to be sent to
System Planning & Operation Department; An Engineer in Mr. Angevines family, and the establishment of a memorial fund
Government, by Dr. Myron Trybus of Xerox Corporation, in his honor.
former US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science
and Technology; Te 1970 Census Data Base Service or May 27, 1971 (Special Meeting of the Board of Directors,
Disservice? by Kurt Enslein, President of Genesee Computer Taylor Instrument, Division of Sybron)
Center; and, Noise Pollution and Hearing Damage, by O.L. Te Board approved a salary increase for the RES Executive
Angevine, Jr., Anderson & Angevine Acoustics Consultants. Secretary to $13,500, annually, and an increase in the weekly
Te RES and the City of Rochester announced a meeting of all salary of the RES ofce secretary to $115 per week ($5,980
interested individuals to consider the possible adoption of the annually).
NY State Building Code for the City of Rochester, a topic on
which the RES has lately been advocating broader professional Subsequent articles in this series will describe the RES' continuing outreach to other
community discussion. Tis issue presented the slate of RES technical societies as it considered its role in this and the larger community, along
ofcers for the 1971-72 year. Tese included: President James with more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its
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A. Clark, PE, Bausch & Lomb Corporation; 1 Vice President membership, especially those sufering from current economic crises, and adopted a
Edwin L. Anthony, PE, Erdman and Anthony Consultants; greater role in shaping the future of the City and its environs. Noted also, will be the
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2 Vice President - Mark H. Sluis, PE, General Railway Signal contributions made by RES members in the struggle to meet the challenges coming
Corporation; Secretary John D. Cooper, PE, Rochester out of World War II and the Korean Confict, as well as a hoped-for period of post-
Telephone Corporation; Treasurer Leonard S. Corey, Eastman war growth and prosperity. Tese articles will also feature an impressive array of RES
activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry.
Kodak Company; Directors Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, PE, RIT;
John M. Walsh, Eastman Kodak Company. Four RES Directors, We welcome your questions and comments on this series.
elected in 1970, are continuing; M. John Corson, PE, RG&E;
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