Thayer School

IN PREVIOUS LETTERS discussing adjustments of the Thayer School schedule to meet emergency conditions, no mention has been made of the Tuck-Thayer course since the plans of the Tuck School were not known. This will confirm the statement included in Tuck School's news report in the last issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE that the Tuck-Thayer course will be continued on the four-semester basis with admission following the completion of three years of undergraduate work. The new Tuck School schedule adapts itself well to Tuck-Thayer requirements with only minor changes in the curriculum. Owing to the shortening of some of the Tuck School courses, the combined majors will be enabled to take first-year laboratory courses for credit. The present schedule does not allow time for this work, and it is felt that the addition of the laboratory courses will be an improvement in the curriculum.

A third series of training courses for men in defense industries in this area was begun in February. Certificates for satisfactory completion of second courses were awarded to 151 men on February 12th. Courses are now being given in Springfield, Vermont, in Engineering Metals by Professor Brown, in Electrical Engineering by Dr. Schultz, and in Job Standardization by Professor Edgar. Courses are being. given in Claremont, N. H. in Elementary Cost Accounting by Professor Sargent of Tuck School, in Foremenship Training by Professor Troxell of Tuck School, and in Strength of Materials by W. P. Kimball. Courses are being given in Hanover in Engineering Drawing by Professor Parker of the Graphics Department and in Radio Engineering by Dr. Schultz. There is a total enrollment in all courses of approximately 175 men.

In this era of mechanized warfare and emphasis on production in all industrial fields, it is interesting to note the demands for civil engineers compared with the demands for more specialized training such as mechanical, electrical and radio engineers. A study recently published by the Training Division of the Civil Service Commission indicates that 18,000 engineers of all kinds will be required by the federal government before June 1943. The demand is broken down into various classifications and the civil engineers lead with a total of 7,000 electrical engineers including radio engineers occupying second place with a total of about 4,500.

Fred R. Davis '95 has recently donated a planimeter to the School. This is a valuable and much-appreciated gift which will be much used in supplementing the School's supply of these instruments. Mr. Davis retired from the Inspection Department of the Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Company on January first, following over twenty years' service with that company. His home is at 3 Parker Street, Goffstown, New Hampshire where one of his activities is as trustee of the Congregational Church.

Edward A. Coakley '33 is Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Architect with the Federal Housing Administration. His home is at 35-35 75th Street, Jackson Heights, Long Island.

Charles Y. Hitchcock '39 is with the Army Engineers at Diablo Heights, Panama Canal Zone. Charlie has been in charge of the design and construction of a large hydraulic design lock model which the Engineers have recently completed to study Panama Canal problems.

George H. Pasfield '29 visited Hanover last month on a brief vacation from his housing and real estate development business in Philadelphia where he is currently engaged in defense housing projects.

Thorndike Saville 'l5, Dean of the New York University College of Engineering, presided at the opening meeting of a national training conference on aerial bombardment protection held in New York City in February. The conference, sponsored by the Office of Civilian Defense in cooperation with New York University College of Engineering, was attended by over 250 civil engineers from all parts of the country.