Thayer School
SINCE THE LAST news-letter, the principal extra-curricular activities of the School have centered in the general college defense movement which is described in more detail elsewhere in this issue. Both Thayer School and Tuck School announced, late in April, their desire to offer engineering defense training courses to those engaged in industry in the vicinity of Hanover as well as to students in the College. The response from nearby industries has been so meager as to indicate that in this rural locality there is not sufficient demand for special training to justify the establishment of such courses here. Students have shown somewhat more interest in the opportunity to train themselves for defense participa- tion. Courses which we can offer them will be a part of the general college plan, and at the time this letter is being written there is as yet no definite program. The Thayer School, however, in common with other departments of the College, is prepared to teach special courses both during the summer and during the next college year.
On May 23, coincident with a meeting of the Board of Overseers, the degree of Civil Engineer was conferred on the following members of the second-year class: Ernest Richard Bly, A.8.; Frederic Armstrong Davidson Jr., A.8.; James Bruce Espy, A.8.; Frederick Dickinson Estabrook, 8.5.; Buford Marine Hayden Jr., A. B.; Willott Arthur Pitz, A.8.; James Akin Thomas Jr., A. B.
These men have been offered reserve commissions in the Aeronautical Volunteer Service of the U. S. Navy. If they accept commissions they will, of course, be called to active service immediately. There are many positions in construction and other defense industries available to each graduating student, and the decision as to how best to serve both their individual careers and the interests of the country is difficult to make.
Through the passing of Dr. Otis Ellis Hovey 'B9 on April 15 the School has lost one of its most faithful and devoted advisors, and all Thayer alumni feel keenly the loss of a respected and beloved friend.
I was pleased to receive a fan letter from Bill Norcross '39 expressing his pleasure at seeing this column revived. The next day the mail brought a post card from Bill stating succinctly "P.S. Have just received orders to Honolulu!" It seems to me that some of the details are missing. How about supplying a few, Bill?
Richard H. Ellis 'l7 visited the School last month to interview students for positions in the Inspection Department of his company, The Factory Mutuals. Mr. Ellis is an engineer with headquarters in the Boston office.
We recently received an announcement of the marriage of Mary Foster Weeks to Robert M. Egelhoff '39 in Wellesley Hills on Saturday, May third. Congratulations and felicitations to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Egelhoff!
In the same department, we are more than pleased to record the marriage of Mary Gadsby to Irving K. (Ike) Besse '35 in Lawrence, Mass. on April 13, 1941. More congratulations and felicitations to the Besses!
Jerry Hall '35 appeared at the School last month with the news that he is still on the market with Hope windows, still living in Boston, still keeping house for and by himself, still an individualist, and on the verge of being called in the Selective Service draft.
Don Mahoney '35 works for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company during the daytime and attends law school at Boston University at night. If he keeps this up the engineering profession's loss will be the law profession's gain.
A recent issue of Engineering News-Record carried a picture of A. H. (Gus) Ayres 'O7, paper cap and all, putting away bean soup and corned beef at the Moles Annual Frolic in New York.
Otis W. Hovey 'l7 visited the School in April. We would like to see Mr. Hovey here more often, but he finds that Pittsburgh is just too far away to be really accessible.
With this issue we suspend publication until October by which time there should be a wealth of School and alumni news to give you.
