ys mechani- tts, a friend gtill without a z a new year Robinson has e! which com- ose built any- going business prospects of u With a little ’sh war-plane llusion because ea. ‘Billy’ was r minutes and if his gasoline away from his ad it took him Robinson had to 113 minutes. , aerial vehicles son next wanted -‘ly the govem- , the best. Late ne, the Luxuries 0 make national - altitude record Flight iving certifica~ '68, he installed e and began his hard of the at- g as Robinson t out of sight had topped his hich height he however, it was if escaping from to time during scent, the plane ut when it was in which it the« the flight. The Robinson had g when it hit the all control wires . altitude record graph was de Robinson helped ath. An aviation ees from eight early 1916. Two nd 0. W. Timm. 1568;. for a while ~ co would keep first half Di 1918. not one word about the Grinnell Aeroplane Com- pany appeared in the Herald. It is known that in August 1918, an exact duplicate of Robinson’s engine -— manufactured by the Dodge Tool Com- pany of Grinnell — was block tested at Dayton, Ohio, for the Aircraft Division of the United States Ordnance Department. A note attached to that engine, which is now owned by Grinnell Col- lege, sadly reports that “the Armistice was signed before any decision was made concerning air-cooled engines." Lacking Robinson’s spirit and skill and unable to compete with the Curtisses and Wrights, the Grinneli Aeroplane Company faded from existence. Grinnell has never iorgotten Billy Robinson. In 1930, llle Herald ublished a letter from an aviator who noted: t just struck me that the late Wm. Robinson had more claim to fame than most early birds After the two Wright brothers and Glen Curtiss had by flight demonstrated their respective models, endless copies were made by people who made a living at country meets until they were killed, as happened in A DUPLICATE of Robinson's radial on. on. shown mounted oi Grinneii. Th. .ngino ii now on display in the base- muni’ ol ih. roiohos building. most cases, or till there was no money in the game. However, while the planes were home- made Contraptions, the power plant was invari- ably bought from sonic manufacturer. Wm. Rob- inson is the only other instance, beside the three earliest birds, who made himself also the engine that powered the plane. Sure line company to have been in.” The same year, Herald editor w. G. Ray wrote of Robinson, “indeed next to his me- chanical genius, the enthusiasm for his pro- fession combined with unlimited courage was the most prominent trait of his character.” Two friends of Robinson still live in Grinneli. Ml‘. Carl Child and Mr; Ross Colitis both remem- ber Robinson as a mechanical genius. Mr. Couits continues, “But he didn’t know anything about business. if he had a dollar he spent it on a gadget for his plane." . "He was headstrong and hard to handle. i remember when he finished his monoplane in 1914, he brought it downtown to have it weighed on my scales. Why, he wouldn't let anyone touch the plane except himself." aeinre his death, Robinson had applied for patents on his revolutionary light motor. These patents were apparently never granted. It has never been determined what happened to Rob- inson’s plans and drawings, but an article in the Herald in i918 pointed olit that the engine that carried Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic in 1E27 was mighty similar to the one lhat ilew Billy Robinson to indiana 13 years earlier, Friday. February l0. ”6! Rusk Reaffirms iiietnam Stand . . . A (Continued from Page I) situation: the possible basis for negotiations; the international context; the Ky government and the constitutional convention; military escalation and bombings; and our ultimate objectives and in tentions in Vietnam. In each case the Secretary’s remarks did not differ significantly from the po— sitions he has taken publicly on numerous occa- Sions. —— Geneva — The secretary reiterated his pledge to “go to Geneva tomorrow" if someone will be there to talk peace with him and restated the “fourteen points" (Dept. of State Bulletin, Jan. 24, 1966, p. 116) as the basis for any negotiated settlement. He pointed to several recent alterations in the Vietnam situation which he felt were encourag- ing. These included the military and political progress of the joint American-South Vietnamese effort; the persistent interest of the Soviet Union in favor of a prompt and peaceful resolution of the Conflict; and the internal unrest in China which may give Hanoi a freer hand with which to negotiate. In response to a comment by one of the stu- dents that military dictators are seldom willing to step down for a democraticallyrelected govern- ment, the Secretary said, with a smile, that it would be all the greater credit to Premier Ky when he did. — Continuation — The Secretary confirmed what he has said re- peatedly in public that the United States has no desire to escalate the war effort and does so only in response to increased aggression from the North. The bombings were justified as a neces< sary incentive to bring Hanoi to the conference table. The Secretary indicated that the US. has no ulterior motives for being in South Vietnam. WI are honoring a commitment, according to Mr. Rush, and seek nothing other than the right of selfoetermination for the South Vietnamese. He feels failure to honor our commitment in Viet- nam would undermine the worth of our word throughout the world. Rusk urged that further thought be given by us to the concessions we would expect Hanoi to make at the bargaining table and to the basin question which he felt had receded too far into the background, “How do you organize a durable peace?” The atmosphere was cordial, with a slightly academic flavor as befitted a group of students and an exrprofessor. The Secretary was most rec ceptive to our opinions and was honest in his an- awers to our questions -—- Doubts Remained —- Despite his candor and obvious sincerity, the Secretary failed to alleviate the doubts of those present. As our chosen spokesman, Bob Powell of North Carolina, said in a press conference that followed the Rusk meeting, “We had hoped that Mr. Rusk would help us resolve our anxieties. After our meeting with him, we regret to report that he only confounded many of our misgivings and generated many others.” The general impression of the group was that the United States is "clearly pursuing a military solution" to the Vietnam problem and that, whiio our leaders are sincere in their efforts to seek a negotiated settlement, they are unwilling to make the compromises necessary for that to be a real possibility. In representing the opinion of the group, Bob Powell articulated our fears that the us. was unrealistically insisting on a “complete surrender of the goals and ambitions of the other side as opposed to a partial accommodation of those interests“ at rid called the Secretary’l “middle course” nothing more than a slow and inevitable military escalation. I think that the participants came out of the discussion thinking pretty much the same as when they went in. Those who previously had been outraged at the Government’s policies con~ tlnued in their vehement protestations Those who had been perplexed, as I had been, about the course of action in Vietnam remained so. All were concerned about Mr. Rusk‘s basic question, “How do you organize a durable peace in the world?” and somewhat distraught to find that he and the Government seem no closer to an answer than we are. Dean’s List Fiist Semester, 1906451 Robert Gibbs Mary Govicr Muiil Donaid orcooiy Duvl wtlllirn Grenzehneh Nancy Groniko Janet Hnle Linda niusumsn Sara 2. Hays Robert Heldbredei‘ Rictinid nciiomn Donna Herman Elizabeth Herron Gotdon Abel Cltulie! 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Mcrrlson Nancy Lee Moritz Richard Moskwn James M. Mullins David i-icdgmrn Raymond Horn DnVid ilugliart annule Hughes p \‘Id Dillon . eiluel nounrn ie Dreylusa Sura Bev nreyinss Grog buncun Linnea Ellison Deborah Enlistein Alice Evmis aolld roulwsli I William i=iigriiuub Wendy rurmun Douuin roisyib Mary H. Holocrl clirloid Jltmcs A. Fry _ Jilmle i, Fuller Hamid Fuson Jiule Gcmion Lloyd Gersou Phyllis J. Mainly rnui M, Nxchmun cyullliu Ann Nngei Susan M. Nelson Jane R. Parish Scott H. Parrish Dougtus c. venison Vichy A. Peterson WWW Cybernetion Weekend Coming February 24 Edward Schnleichei churies Scnnell Lynne Schitietz Ann Scrilton Richard srsooi Nina J. Shapiro Stephen R, Siicnder Constance Simon )(nren P Smith ileonore A. Soiegel Paula e. Stephan Rurhcno sternberg v. Stump Evelyn s. Sugawa Roger 0. Smart: Michele x Sweeney Julia A. Szabo Emilia A. Tecumseh Etenda L. Thomas Cluta R, Thompson Eric rhor. Paul R. Tice boycott-c robirs oouglrs Tolierson sushi. a. runner Thomas J. rnpleti .lohn c, Uh|enliopp Mary Lou Ulbtick chiolynn Van Dyke Peter Vermont Eiirhbeth Voorhcei Alon wallerstedt Vicki \Vsrren Fatbata Weiscr Robert J. wuli N. Jane West sinnley Wezelman Betti Whittnore John R. wllcs John A. willinmi Donald w. Winney Philip Woodward Nancy Kaye young Beverly Your). James A. zubel Carolyn Zrmun Donald Hughes, Bowen Comment On Student Revolt Iowa Governor Harold Hughes and University of Iowa President Howard Bowen were quoted by the February 5 Du Molnes Sunday Register in supporting dissident American youth in their revolt against older generations. Said Hughes in a speech at Des Moines: “I believe that young people feel that they have been deceived and cheated by having been fed a saccharin folklore that doesn’t square with the realities of a world that iii tarnished by war, bigotry, pov- erty, violence, materialism and broken pledges. “We have failed to tell them the truth,” continued the gov— ernor, “that there are no so- lutlons, only the seeking or tllem, and that this is what iifeisabout." . Speaking at the 0 rs mid-' year commencement ceremoib ies Saturday, Bowen, who is a former Grinnell president, said. “We need peace, racial har- mony, a spiritual life and in- dividuality. We need them more than we need comfortable suburban living, or a trillion~ dollar gross national product." Bowen urged graduates to "hold on to your discontents" so that they may enact changel when they move into position. of responsibility. Dione Pomeranco n c. Yrice s. Rillsbrck Erik Rismusnn wtlliom Ressenger Frances Roller Mich-lei R. 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