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Guido Marx

March 16, 2024

Guido Hugo Marx (29 March 1871 - 10 September 1949) was an American mechanical engineer who was active in progressive politics, the technocracy movement, and civil liberties. He contributed to helping feed and house hundreds of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake survivors and led the Stanford Academic Council through changes in academic freedom, culminating in founding both the American Association of University Professors and the California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Biography edit

Guido Hugo Marx was born on 29 March 1871 in Toledo, Ohio. His parents were Joseph Eugene Marx and Johanna Eleanora Marx (ne Pulster); he was their seventh child, in addition to five sisters and an older brother. His father was the editor of a German language newspaper, Die Toledo Express, and his uncle, Guido Marx, was mayor of Toledo in 1875 and 1876.[1] When Marx was 1 year old his father died of pneumonia[2] leaving his family in difficult financial circumstances, and his mother sent his older brother, Charles David, to wealthy relatives in Germany.[3]

He graduated from the Toledo Manual Training High School at 16 and began work at the Sill Stove Works, where he learned bookkeeping as well as product design, construction, packaging, and repair. In 1889, with financial support from a sister, he attended Cornell University, earning the degree of mechanical engineer in 1893. He worked in industry for two years before joining the Stanford faculty in 1895, at the instigation of Albert W. Smith, his former professor at Cornell who, in collaboration with Guido's brother Charles, was developing Stanford's new School of Engineering. In addition to authoring a book on Machine Design with Albert Smith, his professional activities included research in the fields of gearing and bearing lubrication, advocating vocational guidance for Stanford students, co-founding the American Association of University Professors, and holding office in the American Federation of Teachers. Marx became Professor of Machine Design in 1908.

In the early 1900s, Marx undertook a detailed study of faculty salaries, publishing "What Should College Professors be Paid?" in the Atlantic Monthly in 1905. In 1910 he wrote a series of articles entitled "The Problem of the Assistant Professor." where he highlighted the poor salary of non-tenured staff.[4][5][6] This influenced newly appointed trustee Herbert Hoover to examine faculty salary levels at Stanford, ultimately resulting in improvements.[2]

Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he was chair of the food distribution committee of the Palo Alto Earthquake Relief commission and organized a team that served some 300 meals a day in both Palo Alto and at the "Stanford Camp" in San Francisco. During the Depression, he helped organize a local self-help cooperative. Ten years later he wrote that:

"the development of the consumers' cooperative movement was our most hopeful road to adjustment."[2]

In 1911, he and Rufus Lot Green, Professor of Mathematics at Stanford, organized a local branch of the Progressive Party; Marx was the official delegate to its 1912 National Convention. In 1914, at the founding of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), he again spoke in support of better conditions for non-tenured academics, and in a letter to John Dewey, the founding president of the AAUP, wrote:

“We will get nowhere without a wholesome group consciousness. Our worst troubles as a profession arise from unwarranted assumptions of superiority on the one hand coupled with a too ready acquiescence on the other.”[7]

He served on the Planning Commission and the School Board In Palo Alto and played a key role in the construction of Palo Alto's first municipal power plant. In 1919 Thorstein Veblen invited him to teach a course at the New School for Social Research on the social responsibilities of the engineer. Marx wrote:

"It had always been my profound conviction, that the engineer is peculiarly charged with the duty of conserving the natural resources of the world-to utilize them with the greatest immediate and enduring economy and efficiency, for the use and benefit of all of the people."[2]

Subsequently, Leon Ardzrooni invited him to head the New School as a replacement for Henry Gantt, who had died before being able to take on the leadership.[8] Marx felt that Morris Cooke would be better choice, but he was persuaded to provisionally accept the post. However, after visiting the New School, meeting Howard Scott, whom he found unimpressive, and after organizing an unsuccessful meeting with leaders of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Marx became disillusioned with the project and returned to California.[9]

Marx was also active in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), especially around issues of labor organization and the repeal of the Criminal Syndicalism Law, and in 1926 he co-founded and was the first chairman of the California chapter of the ACLU.[10]

Marx retired in 1936, although he returned to Stanford to provide technical training to soldiers during World War II.[2]

Personal life edit

On June 6, 1895, Marx married Gertrude Van Dusen, a member of the Cornell University library staff and a friend of one of his sisters.[11] Following their marriage they built a house in Palo Alto which was designed with Arthur Bridgman Clark, professor of art and architecture at Stanford.[2] They had four children, 3 daughters (Eleanor, Sylvia and Barbara) and a son (Guido Van Dusen).[12] They later built a cottage in Carmel and a "shack" at Fallen Leaf Lake, where Marx enjoyed rock climbing.[2] Marx died on 10 September 1949 in Palo Alto having outlived his wife and three of his four children.[1][11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Nilan, Roxanne (2004). "Guido Marx. A Legend in His Own Right". Sandstone & Tile. 28 (1): 15–19.
  3. ^ Edwards, JudyAnn Christensen. "Palo Alto has its own Marx brothers". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. ^ Marx, Guido H. (1910). "The Problem of the Assistant Professor. III". Science. 31 (796): 488–497. Bibcode:1910Sci....31..488M. doi:10.1126/science.31.796.488. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1636065. PMID 17800501.
  5. ^ Marx, Guido H. (1910). "The Problem of the Assistant Professor". Science. 31 (794): 401–406. Bibcode:1910Sci....31..401M. doi:10.1126/science.31.794.401. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1636130. PMID 17732790.
  6. ^ Marx, Guido H. (1910). "The Problem of the Assistant Professor. II". Science. 31 (795): 441–450. Bibcode:1910Sci....31..441M. doi:10.1126/science.31.795.441. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1635350. PMID 17797851.
  7. ^ Kolins Givan, Rebecca (July 28, 2020). "Acquiescent No More. Tenured and tenure-track professors are finally fighting back". www.chronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  8. ^ Akin, William E. (1977). Technocracy and the American dream : the technocrat movement, 1900-1941. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03110-5. OCLC 2788196.
  9. ^ BELL, DANIEL (1963). "Veblen and the New Class". The American Scholar. 32 (4): 616–638. ISSN 0003-0937. JSTOR 41209141.
  10. ^ "ACLU-NC News: vol. 2, no. 10 | CHS Digital Library". digitallibrary.californiahistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  11. ^ a b Harper, Dan (2019). Unitarians in Palo Alto, 1891-1934: A Biographical Dictionary (PDF) (Revised Edition. Uncorrected proof. ed.). p. 187.
  12. ^ Pope, Ch H.; Willard, J.; Walker, Ch Wilkes. Willard genealogy. Рипол Классик. ISBN 978-5-87280-992-0.

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  • Guide to the Guido H. Marx Papers

March 16, 2024
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Guido Hugo Marx 29 March 1871 10 September 1949 was an American mechanical engineer who was active in progressive politics the technocracy movement and civil liberties He contributed to helping feed and house hundreds of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake survivors and led the Stanford Academic Council through changes in academic freedom culminating in founding both the American Association of University Professors and the California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGuido Hugo Marx was born on 29 March 1871 in Toledo Ohio His parents were Joseph Eugene Marx and Johanna Eleanora Marx ne Pulster he was their seventh child in addition to five sisters and an older brother His father was the editor of a German language newspaper Die Toledo Express and his uncle Guido Marx was mayor of Toledo in 1875 and 1876 1 When Marx was 1 year old his father died of pneumonia 2 leaving his family in difficult financial circumstances and his mother sent his older brother Charles David to wealthy relatives in Germany 3 He graduated from the Toledo Manual Training High School at 16 and began work at the Sill Stove Works where he learned bookkeeping as well as product design construction packaging and repair In 1889 with financial support from a sister he attended Cornell University earning the degree of mechanical engineer in 1893 He worked in industry for two years before joining the Stanford faculty in 1895 at the instigation of Albert W Smith his former professor at Cornell who in collaboration with Guido s brother Charles was developing Stanford s new School of Engineering In addition to authoring a book on Machine Design with Albert Smith his professional activities included research in the fields of gearing and bearing lubrication advocating vocational guidance for Stanford students co founding the American Association of University Professors and holding office in the American Federation of Teachers Marx became Professor of Machine Design in 1908 In the early 1900s Marx undertook a detailed study of faculty salaries publishing What Should College Professors be Paid in the Atlantic Monthly in 1905 In 1910 he wrote a series of articles entitled The Problem of the Assistant Professor where he highlighted the poor salary of non tenured staff 4 5 6 This influenced newly appointed trustee Herbert Hoover to examine faculty salary levels at Stanford ultimately resulting in improvements 2 Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake he was chair of the food distribution committee of the Palo Alto Earthquake Relief commission and organized a team that served some 300 meals a day in both Palo Alto and at the Stanford Camp in San Francisco During the Depression he helped organize a local self help cooperative Ten years later he wrote that the development of the consumers cooperative movement was our most hopeful road to adjustment 2 In 1911 he and Rufus Lot Green Professor of Mathematics at Stanford organized a local branch of the Progressive Party Marx was the official delegate to its 1912 National Convention In 1914 at the founding of the American Association of University Professors AAUP he again spoke in support of better conditions for non tenured academics and in a letter to John Dewey the founding president of the AAUP wrote We will get nowhere without a wholesome group consciousness Our worst troubles as a profession arise from unwarranted assumptions of superiority on the one hand coupled with a too ready acquiescence on the other 7 He served on the Planning Commission and the School Board In Palo Alto and played a key role in the construction of Palo Alto s first municipal power plant In 1919 Thorstein Veblen invited him to teach a course at the New School for Social Research on the social responsibilities of the engineer Marx wrote It had always been my profound conviction that the engineer is peculiarly charged with the duty of conserving the natural resources of the world to utilize them with the greatest immediate and enduring economy and efficiency for the use and benefit of all of the people 2 Subsequently Leon Ardzrooni invited him to head the New School as a replacement for Henry Gantt who had died before being able to take on the leadership 8 Marx felt that Morris Cooke would be better choice but he was persuaded to provisionally accept the post However after visiting the New School meeting Howard Scott whom he found unimpressive and after organizing an unsuccessful meeting with leaders of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Marx became disillusioned with the project and returned to California 9 Marx was also active in the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU especially around issues of labor organization and the repeal of the Criminal Syndicalism Law and in 1926 he co founded and was the first chairman of the California chapter of the ACLU 10 Marx retired in 1936 although he returned to Stanford to provide technical training to soldiers during World War II 2 Personal life editOn June 6 1895 Marx married Gertrude Van Dusen a member of the Cornell University library staff and a friend of one of his sisters 11 Following their marriage they built a house in Palo Alto which was designed with Arthur Bridgman Clark professor of art and architecture at Stanford 2 They had four children 3 daughters Eleanor Sylvia and Barbara and a son Guido Van Dusen 12 They later built a cottage in Carmel and a shack at Fallen Leaf Lake where Marx enjoyed rock climbing 2 Marx died on 10 September 1949 in Palo Alto having outlived his wife and three of his four children 1 11 See also editThe New School for Social Research Thorstein VeblenReferences edit a b Toledo Blade Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2020 12 06 a b c d e f g Nilan Roxanne 2004 Guido Marx A Legend in His Own Right Sandstone amp Tile 28 1 15 19 Edwards JudyAnn Christensen Palo Alto has its own Marx brothers www paloaltoonline com Retrieved 2020 12 06 Marx Guido H 1910 The Problem of the Assistant Professor III Science 31 796 488 497 Bibcode 1910Sci 31 488M doi 10 1126 science 31 796 488 ISSN 0036 8075 JSTOR 1636065 PMID 17800501 Marx Guido H 1910 The Problem of the Assistant Professor Science 31 794 401 406 Bibcode 1910Sci 31 401M doi 10 1126 science 31 794 401 ISSN 0036 8075 JSTOR 1636130 PMID 17732790 Marx Guido H 1910 The Problem of the Assistant Professor II Science 31 795 441 450 Bibcode 1910Sci 31 441M doi 10 1126 science 31 795 441 ISSN 0036 8075 JSTOR 1635350 PMID 17797851 Kolins Givan Rebecca July 28 2020 Acquiescent No More Tenured and tenure track professors are finally fighting back www chronicle com Retrieved 2020 12 06 Akin William E 1977 Technocracy and the American dream the technocrat movement 1900 1941 Berkeley University of California Press ISBN 0 520 03110 5 OCLC 2788196 BELL DANIEL 1963 Veblen and the New Class The American Scholar 32 4 616 638 ISSN 0003 0937 JSTOR 41209141 ACLU NC News vol 2 no 10 CHS Digital Library digitallibrary californiahistoricalsociety org Retrieved 2020 12 06 a b Harper Dan 2019 Unitarians in Palo Alto 1891 1934 A Biographical Dictionary PDF Revised Edition Uncorrected proof ed p 187 Pope Ch H Willard J Walker Ch Wilkes Willard genealogy Ripol Klassik ISBN 978 5 87280 992 0 External links editGuide to the Guido H Marx Papers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guido Marx amp oldid 1194985294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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