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The Official Journal of Villanova Engineers
Vol. V
JOSEPH SIMPSON, ’30
JOHN SLATTERY, ’30
RICHARD AVIL, ’31
THOMAS BRIEN, '31
JOHN HICKEY, ’32
THOS. M. DALTON, '12
GEORGE H. WILSON, ’16
Literary Adviser
PROF. JOS. T. JONAS
JANUARY, 1930
THE BOARD
Managing Engineer
EDMUND J. REILLY, ’30
Assistant Engineers
NICHOLAS CATTIE, ’32
JOSEPH HAAGE, ’32-
ERIC STORMS, ’32
THOMAS. BYRNE, ’32
HOBART JUDSON, ’32
Alumni Advisory Council
CHAS. B. LAUGHLIN, '23
JOHN HENDRICKS, ’32
EDMUND PRINCIPE, ’32
JOHN KAHLE, ’32
JOS. O'DONNELL, 732
CLEM. BUSENKELL, ’32
JAMES J. O'BRIEN, ’13
PAUL G. TAYLOR, '27
Consulting Engineer
REV. E. V. STANFORD, O.S.A.
Villanova, Pa. $1.00 a year, 15c a copy.
Published monthly during the College year by Phi Kappa Pi Fraternity, Villanova College,
L Entered as second-class matter July 12, 1928 at the
Post Office at Villanova, Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Address all communications to‘“THE OWL” Villanova, Pa.
THE COMMUNICATION FIELD
From the earliest periods of history to the
present day, a quick and economical means of
conveying information from point to point,
near or distant, has been an ever increasing
need of man. History itself might have been
altered considerably if the facilities for rapid
inter-communication had always been as they-
are today. Perhaps many a battle has hinged
upon the rapid transportation of some valu-
able piece of information. Perhaps many a
catastrophe has occurred because of the inabil-
ity to impart rapidly enough the message that
would avert it.
_The vital importance of communication to
civilization is evidenced in many ways, but
most convincingly by the rapid evolution and
refinement of the means employed which have
taken place in the last few centuries. To ac-
complish this purpose many and various inven-
tions have been employed. The Egyptians are
said to have used reflecting mirrors between
high and distant points during sunlit hours; the
Chinese, rockets; the Romans and Greeks, run-
ners; the Indians of this country and the sav-
ages of other lands used smoke signals. Finally
as each monarchy, kingdom, or nation became
more and more aware of the co-existance and
mutual value of other countries and kingdoms
they co-operated to form a universal mailing
ystem.
Our present day methods have approached
perfection along these lines, if perfection may
be measured in terms of speed, economy and
accessability. We have the modern mailing sys-
tem that reaches to the far corners of the
earth, being expedited in many countries
through the use of definitely established air-
mail routes. The Telegraph, Submarine Cable,
Telephone and Radio are the most rapid sys-
tems of communication. There are few habit-
ed portions of the earth today that are not in
direct touch with the current activities in other
parts of the world by one or more of our mod-
ern methods of speeding news.
In view of the obvious need of communica-
tion, it is equally obvious that men are neces-
sary to present these facilities so that the
world in general will employ them in a most
efficient and economical manner. Each of the
industries that have grown up about the tele-
graph, the cable, the telephone or the radio of-
fers a vocation to any man that is worthy of
his best efforts, especially to the Engineering
graduate.
It is nearing the time when the prospective
-graduate will be called upon to make a decision.
He must decide for himself after consideration
and advice what field he is best fitted for. It
has been said that the choice of one’s special
life work is quite as important as the choice of
the general branch of learning, and is there-
fore deserving of much thought. To the man
