George Johns ’49, whose class note in the Spring 2018 issue prompted the following response (see below) from Robert Alexander ’49, is shown with classmates Jack Buckley, Ed MacDuff, Bob Jaros, and their dates celebrating graduation night at the Crooked Lake House.

In my senior year in the Greene Building I realized, as an architectural student, I was a complete flop. But what could I do? If I switched to civil engineering, the list of makeup courses would be so long my G.I. Bill time could run out. Then I might have no degree of any kind. So I soldiered on through to my B. of Arch. degree. It took over 20 years after leaving RPI that included domestic and overseas engineering experience and two advanced degrees before I became a professor in civil engineering at California State University at Long Beach. I want George Johns (Class of ’49 Notes, Spring 2018, see photo above) to know that I still have a soft spot in my heart for architecture!
Robert Alexander ’49
Seal Beach, California