Three state commissioner of education from New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland inspects a generator rotor at the turbine plant of the General Electric Company. Left to right are; F.P. Copper, promotional services supervisor of the steam turbine plant, explaining the rotor; Robert D. Stanton, educational specialist in the GE public relations services division; Dr. Lewis E. Wilson, New York State Commissioner of Education, and Dr. John J. Desmond, Mass. Commissioner of Education, and Dr. Thomas G. Pullen, Jr. Maryland's commissioner of education. Commissioners of their representatives from ten states 'sat in" yesterday on General Electric's summer program for 50 science teachers studying at Union college. The day's activities included attending a class and hearing a talk by Dr. Irving Langmuir, noted scientist; a visit to the GE turbine plant and dinner at the Edison club at which Phillip D. Reed, chairman of the board of GE was the speaker.
Title: Three state commissioner of education from New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland inspects a generator rotor at the turbine plant of the General Electric Company. Left to right are; F.P. Copper, promotional services supervisor of the steam turbine plant, explaining the rotor; Robert D. Stanton, educational specialist in the GE public relations services division; Dr. Lewis E. Wilson, New York State Commissioner of Education, and Dr. John J. Desmond, Mass. Commissioner of Education, and Dr. Thomas G. Pullen, Jr. Maryland's commissioner of education. Commissioners of their representatives from ten states 'sat in" yesterday on General Electric's summer program for 50 science teachers studying at Union college. The day's activities included attending a class and hearing a talk by Dr. Irving Langmuir, noted scientist; a visit to the GE turbine plant and dinner at the Edison club at which Phillip D. Reed, chairman of the board of GE was the speaker.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1952-08-06
Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Teachers; Vocational education; Electric generators; General Electric Company; Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
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