Thayer School News
With the school year well under way the first-year men are rapidly accustoming themselves to the frequent examinations and the extended demands of an engineering education on their time. Owing to the size and rugged nature of the land surveyed during the summer season, the work of laying out the railroad line carried over in afternoon sessions well into October. The second-year students are discovering that structural engineering, electrical engineering, business administration, and elective work constitute a schedule which does not conform to NR.A requirements. Five men of high standing in the secondyear class have elected research work in the new Soil Mechanics laboratory for thesis credit.
Several alumni of the more recent classes paid visits to the school over the week-end of the Norwich game. Phil Rising, T.S. C.E. '3O, came here with his wife after a trip in the White Mountains. Phil is a representative of the Curtis Publishing Company in Boston. Chandler Griggs, T.S.C.E. '33, and Gordon Lane, T.S.C.E. '33, came in from their respective highway departments in Concord and Montpelier.
Bill Kendall, T.S.C.E. '33, writes of interesting work with the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he has been construction inspector, surveyor, supervisor, and bridge inspector since June. His first job as surveyor included a Fletcher method adjustment of a Dumpy level which wouldn't level. After visiting the World's Fair he wrote, "One need only take in the World'sFair to see the value of an education—andstop a few minutes before all the exhibitsrelating to science to see how thoroughlyThayer School makes one acquainted withnearly all fields of science and engineering."
After considerable coaxing George Pasfield, T.S.C.E. '29, forwarded some very useful and pertinent suggestions for the subject matter of the electrical engineering course. His experience with the Westinghouse Company, where he is now working in Philadelphia, has given him a perspective of this field of engineering which enabled him to present some definitely constructive suggestions. Such advice from practicing alumni is always helpful and valuable in the presentation of engineering subjects.
Ted Lonnquest, T.S.C.E. '18, visited the school this fall with his wife and small daughter. He is lieutenant-commander in the U. S. Navy on duty at the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D. C. An interesting letter concerning his work was published in his class news in the June issue of the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
Professor Arthur French, T.S.C.E. '92, of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, traveled in the western states last summer visiting interesting engineering projects. He reports that A. H. Ayers, T.S.C.E. '07, is chief engineer of Six Companies, Inc., in charge of construction work at Boulder Dam.
A few letters telling of the activities and whereabouts of others of our alumni would be definitely helpful to your editor through the long winter months.
Editor, Hanover, N. H.
