Thayer School News

The Thayer School is now in full swing after the completion of the summer surveying season. The first year students are accustoming themselves to frequent examinations, and the second year class is, as usual, discovering the inadequacy of 24- hour days in the struggle to acquire an engineering education.

For official business we note the annual fall meeting of the board of overseers, which was held in Hanover, October 1, attended by Messrs. Hovey, French, Tozzer, and Main. After the formal meeting with President Hopkins, the board convened informally with the faculty of the school to discuss matters of progress and policy.

Ed Hill '35 was married to Miss Barbara Searle Keedy at Amherst, Mass., on August 29. Ed and Mrs. Hill stopped off at Hanover while on their way to Canada long enough to let it be known that A 1 Cotton was married way back on June 28. Our biographical department is now awaiting a word or two from you, Al. Or, much better, a visit.

Byron O. McCoy '34 and Miss Louise Ives Hubbard were married in Rochester, Vt., on the 12 th of July.

Ed Coakley '34 and Miss Margaret V. McCarron were married in New York City on the 29th of May. Ed dropped in on Hanover long enough this fall to match his golfing prowess with that of Dean Garran and Bill Kimball.

We note that an &i/2 lb. son, Barry Nelson, was born on July 15 to George A. Hawkins '3l and Mrs. Hawkins. Our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins.

Our foreign correspondents, Bob Ley '35 and Herb Mandeville '3O, have communicated with us from Bogota, Colombia, S. A., and from Cape Town, South Africa. Bob writes that business is picking up in South America, but that European competition in the engineering field keeps the profits low. As to the romance of a Latin country, writes Bob, "The life is just like that inHanover without snow; without weekends; peerades, house-parties; without thelibrary. I still like it, though." Herb notifies us that he has made a change from Roodeport to Cape Town, where he is now employed in the "Roads and Drainage" branch of the City Engineer's Department.

The Thayer School is now represented in the American Bridge Company's plant in Sewickley, Pa., by Jim Dunn '35 and Ad Ziegler and A 1 Doolittle, T.S.C.E. '37. Ike Besse '35 is now factory inspector for the New England Mutual Fire Insurance Company's Inspection Bureau.

Jerry Hall '35 called at the school a few days ago while on a business trip through northern New Hampshire. Jerry's business is selling all-metal casements for Hope's Windows, Inc., of Jamestown, N. Y.

A few letters with information relative to the activities and whereabouts of others of our alumni will be most welcomed by your new editor.