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R. G. Talks Cont.
four wheels have to be free to oscil-
late sideways, and it's cheaper to
transmit the power with a flexible
wire than with universal joints or
separate engines. And on earthmov-
ing machines with multiple wheels
this flexible wire is simpler than
having separate engines, clutches,
transmissions and differentials on
each pair of wheels. And someone
must show the heavy materials han-
dling men that this electric wheel
driven by an electric motor can car-
ry a full load and move a half an
inch forward or backward without
a quiver or a jerk and no one has a
clutch or a hydraulic torque con-
verter that will come anywhere near
its performance for smooth motion
against a heavy load, and can use the
full power of the engine by infinite
steps over a speed ratio of 1 to 1
down to 10 to 1 efficiently.
The railroads have done it, why
can't tractors do it. Do you remem-
ber when the old steam engine was
climbing a heavy grade or starting a
long train the engineer kept giving
her more steam until all of a sudden
the wheels would reach a torque
great enough to make them slip a
little and immediately the wheels
would start spinning and he had to
shut off the power until they took
hold and then start putting it on
again? That's because traction is less
when there is a difference in speed
between the two surfaces and an or-
dinary tractor does the same, but
the electric wheel never spins be-
cause if it starts to slip and speeds
up just a little, it automatically shuts
off the power without digging down.
On th4 Diesel electric train you nev-
er hear those wheels spinning any
more. On Diesel electric tractors,
diggers and what have you, if one
wheel is on a slippery mud hole and
the other on hard dry ground, the
power automatically goes to the
wheel that has traction and can use
it.
And when you have God's power
in your life, you will do a lot less
slipping too and you will have better
traction and go places. Rom. 1:16
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel
of Christ: for it is the power of God
unto salvation to everyone that be-
lieveth."GRADUATION EXERCISES HELD AT LeTOURNEAU COLLEGE
The graduating class of 1963 was
honored with the awarding of diplo-
mas at exercises held in the Mobber-
ly Avenue Baptist Church in Long-
view, Texas. In addition to the bac-
calaureate degrees, the completion
of two years of college work was
recognized by the awarding of asso-
ciate degrees in arts and science.
Certificates were given for the com-
pletion of courses in aviation power-
plant mechanics.
Congratulations were extended to
the graduating class and the parents
of the graduates by R. G. LeTour-
neau, College founder and president
of the board of trustees.
Dr. Jerome A. Moore, Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences of
Texas Christian University, was the
principal speaker at the graduation
services. The speaker paid high trib-
ute to R. G. LeTourneau and to the
Christian principles upon which
LeTourneau College was founded.
"You merit the respect you are
gaining in America and abroad for
your program and purposes," said
Dr. Moore, "Men of purely material-
istic interest might be content to
help satisfy the immediate demand
for technical and professional train-
ing, but you have dedicated your-
selves also to preserving and revital-
izing educational principles which
reflect your faith in the values of
American civilization."
Dr. Raymond E. Gingrich, aca-
demic dean, presented the candidates
to President Richard H. LeTourneaufor the presentation of degrees and
certificates.
The following students received
the bachelor's degree:
William E. Baskett, Banaue Ifu-
gao, Philippines; Robert H. Coake,
Danville, Illinois; Robert J. Gaglar-
di, Kamloops, B.C., Canada; Gerald
E. Gause, Longview, Texas; Werner
P. Langenbach, Mundelein, Illinois;
Robert L. Park, New London, Con-
necticut; Samuel A. Ayling, Sewell,
New Jersey; Duane Baese, Rickey,
Montana; Paul L. Baker, Cambridge
City, Indiana; William E. Banker,
Charlotte, North Carolina; Finley L.
Compton, Neosho Falls, Kansas; Sid-
ney A. Conklin, Charlotte, Michi-
gan; Lawrence Dalzell, Lorain, Ohio;
James F. Eckman, Atglen, Pennsyl-
vania; Jeter Farlow, High Point,
North Carolina; George Haley, Clif-
ton, Illinois; Carroll W. Handly,
Beaumont, California; Roger M.
Helm, Oxford, Michigan; Max W.
Hess, Longview, Texas; Robert H.
Lathrop, Carlsbad, New Mexico;
Gary L. Nelson, Longview, Texas;
Glenn Packard, Walsh, Colorado;
Jonathon Peffly, Phoenix, Arizona;
John-d. Randall, MlI, Jacksonville,
Florida; Larry B. Smith, Medford,
Oregon; Lloyd C. Smith, Medford,
Oregon; Robert Thornbloom, Chica-
go, Illinois; James R. Turner, Watts-
burg, Pennsylvania; John Urban,
Zion, Illinois; Urbanes Van Bemden,
Grand Rapids, Michigan; David L.
Zimmerman, Warsaw, Indiana.This sheepsfoot roller has an electric motor in each of the four rollers
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