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that time it would be necessary to go to some out of<br />

town college to aquire a degree in engineering. I enjoyed<br />

chemistry, physics, mechanical drawing <strong>and</strong> surveying,<br />

but deferred the required English <strong>and</strong> educational coures<br />

to my senior year.<br />

Eugene's first car, a 1920 Ford, 1929<br />

Ed Mac Gregor by Eugene's second car,<br />

a 1925 Ford, 1930<br />

Dr. Leo Pierce taught many of my chemistry courses,<br />

<strong>and</strong> in one of his classes I met Katherine <strong>Gehring</strong>,<br />

fresh from the University of Berlin. It all started when<br />

I asked, "Miss <strong>Gehring</strong> would you please help me with<br />

my German". Other chemistry courses were taught<br />

by Dr. Dudley Robinson. I joined the chemistry fraternity<br />

Delta Kappa, later known as Lambda Delta Lambda.<br />

We held meetings every week to hear talks by distinguished<br />

chemists,<strong>and</strong> play poker. My previous exposure to_<br />

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