Inkqubo yeHokie Gold Legacy ivumela abafundi abaphumelele kwi-Virginia Tech ukuba banikele ngeendandatho zeklasi ezinyibilikisiweyo ukuze kwenziwe igolide ukuze isetyenziswe kwiindandatho zeklasi zexesha elizayo—isiko elidibanisa ixesha elidlulileyo, langoku nelizayo.
UTravis “Rusty” Untersuber uzele ziimvakalelo njengoko ethetha ngoyise, iringi yokugqiba izifundo kayise ngo-1942, iringi encinci kamama wakhe kunye nethuba lokongeza kwilifa losapho eVirginia Tech. Kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezidlulileyo, yena noodadewabo babengazi ukuba benze ntoni ngeeringi zabazali babo abangasekhoyo. Emva koko, ngethamsanqa, u-Untersuber wakhumbula inkqubo yeHokie Gold Legacy, evumela abafundi okanye amalungu osapho lwabafundi ukuba banikele ngeeringi zeklasi, bazinyibilikise ukuze benze igolide yeHokie baze bazifake kwiiringi zeklasi ezizayo. Kwalandela ingxoxo yosapho baza bavuma ukujoyina le nkqubo. “Ndiyazi ukuba le nkqubo ikhona kwaye ndiyazi ukuba sineringi,” utshilo uWinterzuber. “Kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezidlulileyo babekunye.” Ekupheleni kukaNovemba, u-Entesuber waqhuba iiyure ezili-15 ukusuka kwidolophu yakowabo eDavenport, e-Iowa, ukuya eRichmond ukuya kutyelela usapho ngexesha leeholide zoMbulelo. Emva koko watyelela eBlacksburg ukuya kumsitho wokunyibilikisa iringi kwiVTFIRE Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry kwikhampasi yeVirginia Tech. Lo msitho wokunikezelwa kwamabhaso, obanjwe nge-29 kaNovemba, ububanjwa minyaka le ukusukela ngo-2012 kwaye ubanjwe kunyaka ophelileyo, nangona kuphela oomongameli beKlasi ka-2022 ababekho ngenxa yemida enxulumene ne-coronavirus kwinani labantu abavunyelweyo ukungena kumaziko. Esi siko sikhethekileyo sokudibanisa ixesha elidlulileyo nelizayo saqala ngo-1964, xa ama-cadet amabini avela kwiNkampani M yeVirginia Tech Cadets—uJesse Fowler noJim Flynn—acebisa le ngcinga. ULaura Wedin, umlawuli odibeneyo wokuzibandakanya kwabafundi kunye nabafundi abancinci, uququzelela inkqubo yokuqokelela amaringi kubafundi abafuna ukuba amaringi abo anyibilikiswe kwaye asuswe amatye. Ikwalandela iifom zeminikelo kunye ne-bios yabanini beringi kwaye ithumela isiqinisekiso se-imeyile xa iringi engenisiweyo ifunyenwe. Ukongeza, uMtshato uququzelele umsitho wokunyibilikiswa kwegolide, owawuquka i-Almanac of Trumpets ebonisa unyaka apho iringi yegolide yanyibilikiswa khona. Imisesane enikelweyo ibekwa kwiphepha likawonke-wonke lomntu owayesakuba ngumfundi okanye owayesakuba ngumfundi, kwaye ilungu langoku lekomiti yoyilo lwemisesane lidlulisela nganye yezo misesane kwi-graphite crucible kwaye lichaze igama lomntu owayesakuba ngumfundi okanye owayesakuba ngumfundi okanye iqabane elalinxibe le misesane ekuqaleni kunye nonyaka wokufunda. Ngaphambi kokuba imisesane ibekwe kwinto esisilinda.
U-Ant Zuber weza nemisesane emithathu ukuze inyibilikiswe – indandatho yeklasi kayise, indandatho encinci kamama wakhe kunye nendandatho yomtshato yomfazi wakhe uDoris. U-Untersuber nomfazi wakhe batshata ngo-1972, ngaloo nyaka waphumelela ngawo. Emva kokusweleka kukayise, indandatho yeklasi kayise yanikwa udadewabo uKaethe ngunina, kwaye uKaethe Untersuber wavuma ukunikela ngemisesane xa kusenzeka intlekele. Emva kokusweleka kukanina, indandatho encinci kamama wakhe yashiywa kumfazi wakhe uDoris Untersuber, owavuma ukunikela ngemisesane kwityala. Uyise ka-Untersuber weza eVirginia Tech ngenkxaso-mali yebhola ekhatywayo ngo-1938, wayengumfundi we-cadet eVirginia Tech kwaye wakhonza emkhosini emva kokufumana isidanga sobunjineli bezolimo. Uyise nonina batshata ngo-1942, kwaye indandatho encinci yasebenza njengendandatho yokuzibandakanya. U-Untersuber wanikela ngendandatho yakhe yeklasi kunyaka wakhe wama-50 ephumelele kwiVirginia Tech kunyaka olandelayo. Nangona kunjalo, indandatho yakhe yayingengomnye wemisesane esibhozo eyanyibilikiswayo. Kunoko, iVirginia Tech iceba ukugcina iringi yakhe kwi "time capsule" eyakhiwe kufutshane neBurroughs Hall njengenxalenye yombhiyozo weminyaka eli-150 yeyunivesithi.
“Sinethuba lokunceda abantu bacinge ngekamva baze babe nefuthe, baze benze abantu bacinge ngemibuzo efana nokuthi, ‘Ndingayixhasa njani injongo ethile?’ kunye nokuthi ‘Ndingaqhubeka njani nelifa?’” utshilo u-Untersuber. “Inkqubo yeHokie Gold yiyo yomibini. Iyaqhubeka nesiko kwaye ijonge phambili ekuboneni indlela esiza kwenza ngayo iringi enkulu elandelayo. … Ilifa eliyinikayo lixabiseke kakhulu kum nakumfazi wam. Linamhlanje. Yiyo loo nto sinika u-Untersuber ababini, owalandela emanyathelweni kayise waza wafumana isidanga kubunjineli bezolimo ngaphambi kokuba asebenze kushishino lwezixhobo zasefama kwaye ngoku sele ethathe umhlala-phantsi, waya kulo msitho kunye namalungu aliqela eKomiti yoYilo lweeRingi kunye nomongameli weKlasi ka-2023. Nje ukuba iringi izaliswe, i-crucible ithathwa iye kwindawo yokuselela, apho yonke inkqubo ijongwa ngu-Alan Drushitz, uprofesa oncedisayo wesayensi yezinto. I-crucible ekugqibeleni ifakwa kwisithando esincinci esishushu ukuya kuma-1,800 degrees, kwaye kwimizuzu engama-20 igolide iguqulwa ibe yimo yolwelo. USihlalo weKomiti yoYilo lweeringi uVictoria Hardy, umfundi ophantsi waseWilliamsburg, eVirginia, oza kuphumelela ngo-2023 enesidanga sobunjineli boomatshini kunye nesayensi yekhompyutha, wanxiba izixhobo zokukhusela waza wasebenzisa i-pliers ukuphakamisa i-crucible esithandweni. Emva koko wagalela igolide yolwelo kwimoldi, ivumela ukuba iqine ibe yibha yegolide encinci engxande. “Ndicinga ukuba intle,” utshilo uHardy ngesiko. “Iklasi nganye itshintsha uyilo lwayo lwendandatho, ngoko ke ndivakalelwa kukuba isiko ngokwalo sihlukile kwaye sinophawu lwaso minyaka le. Kodwa xa ucinga ukuba iqela ngalinye lendandatho yeklasi liqulethe iHokie Gold enikelwe ngabaphumeleleyo kunye nekomiti eyandulelayo, iklasi nganye isanxibelelene kakhulu. Kukho iileya ezininzi kwisiko lonke lendandatho kwaye ndicinga ukuba esi sicatshulwa sisigqibo esilumkileyo sokubonelela ngokuqhubekeka kwinto apho iklasi nganye isahlukile. Ndiyayithanda kwaye ndonwabile ngayo. Sakwazi ukuza kwindawo yokusekwa kwaye sibe yinxalenye yayo.”
Izangqa ziyanyibilika kwi-1,800 degrees Fahrenheit kwaye igolide elulwelo igalelwa kwimoldi engunxande. Umfanekiso ngobubele bukaKristina Franusich, waseVirginia Tech.
Ibha yegolide eneendandatho ezisibhozo inobunzima obuzii-ounces eziyi-6.315. Emva koko, umsitho womtshato wathumela ibha yegolide eBelfort, eyayisenza iindandatho zeklasi yeVirginia Tech, apho abasebenzi bacoca igolide baza bayisebenzisa ukwenza iindandatho zeklasi yeVirginia Tech kunyaka olandelayo. Bakwagcina imali encinci kakhulu kwi-melt nganye ukuze ifakwe kwi-ring melt kwiminyaka ezayo. Namhlanje, yonke indandatho yegolide ine-0.33% "yegolide yeHoki". Ngenxa yoko, umfundi ngamnye uqhagamshelwe ngokomfuziselo nomntu owayephumelele kwiVirginia Tech. Iifoto kunye neevidiyo zathathwa zaza zathunyelwa kwimidiya yoluntu, zazisa abahlobo, abo bafunda nabo kunye noluntu ngesiko abambalwa ababesazi ngalo. Okubaluleke ngakumbi, ubusuku babangela ukuba abafundi ababekho bacinge ngelifa labo elizayo kunye nokubamba inxaxheba kwixesha elizayo kwi-rings zeklasi yabo. "Ngokuqinisekileyo ndifuna ukuhlanganisa ikomiti kunye kwaye senze into emnandi njengokuya kwindawo yokusekwa kwakhona kwaye ndinikele ngendandatho," utshilo uHardy. "Mhlawumbi kufana nombhiyozo weminyaka engama-50. Andazi ukuba iya kuba yindandatho yam, kodwa ukuba kunjalo, ndiya kuvuya kwaye ndinethemba lokuba singenza into efana naleyo. "Le yindlela entle yokuhlaziya indandatho." Ndicinga ukuba kuya kuba ncinci ukuthi “Andisakudingi oku” kodwa kufane nokuthi “Ndifuna ukuba yinxalenye yesiko elikhulu,” ukuba oko kunengqiqo. Ndiyazi ukuba oku kuya kuba lukhetho olukhethekileyo kuye nabani na ocinga ngako.
U-Antsuber, umfazi wakhe kunye noodadewabo ngokuqinisekileyo babekholelwa ukuba esi yayiza kuba sisigqibo esifanelekileyo kusapho lwabo, ingakumbi emva kokuba bobane babenencoko echukumisayo bekhumbula impembelelo eyaba nayo iVirginia Tech kubomi babazali babo. Bakhala emva kokuthetha ngempembelelo entle. “Yayichukumisa, kodwa kwakungekho mathandabuzo,” utshilo uWinterzuber. “Nje ukuba siqonde into esinokuyenza, sazi ukuba yinto ekufuneka siyenze—kwaye sasifuna ukuyenza.”
I-Virginia Tech ibonakalisa impembelelo ngesibonelelo sayo somhlaba sehlabathi, iqhubela phambili uphuhliso oluzinzileyo loluntu lwethu kwiCommonwealth yaseVirginia nakwihlabathi liphela.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Novemba-21-2023