Thayer School
BY THE TIME this reaches you, we shall be starting on the second lap of the V-12 program. At this writing, we are finishing up the first term. The roll call has been reduced by two during the term. One Navy trainee has been transferred on the basis of poor academic standing as of the end of last term, and one Marine trainee has been transferred on the basis of his low standing at mid term. These boys en- ter their respective services as enlisted men, going immediately into training for active duty.
Congratulations are in order for Arthur V. Ruggles '03, Assistant Hydraulic Engineer for the Public Service Commission of New York State. At the annual meeting of the New England Water Works Association, held in Boston, September 28th, Mr. Ruggles was awarded the Dexter Brackett Memorial Medal for his paper, Determination by Statistical Methods ofthe Average Service Life of 6" Cast IronWater Mains in Brooklyn, New York.
Clem Burnap '40 dropped in early last month on his way from the shipyards at Bath, Maine, where he has been located for two years, to the Dartmouth-Penn game in Philadelphia. The real news about Clem, however, is that he has just been commissioned lieutenant (jg) in the ship construction division of the Navy (CC-V (S)), and was on his way to indoctrination school at Princeton. Clem should feel honored, not only for receiving an advanced rank, but because commissions in the Naval Reserve these days are few and far between, as far as regular civilian applicants are concerned.
It is with regret that we record the death of Dalton M. Brown '25 on May 16. The announcement of his death in CivilEngineering for September was the first word which had been received here. Mr. Brown was with Marcus Contracting Co. for some years, was later connected with the engineering firm of Spencer, White and Prentis of New York City, and was most recently with Dry Dock Associates at Portsmouth, Va. He was a familiar figure at Thayer Society meetings in New York and will be deeply missed.
Holden Waterbury '43 has left this country in the overseas corporation of Lockheed Aircraft. His address now is Holden Waterbury (Civilian), APO No. 636, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
Probably elsewhere in this issue the announcement will be printed that Russ Stearns '38 has accepted a position on the Dartmouth faculty as instructor in the Department of Graphics. Russ' duties will be particularly in connection with instruction in graphics and descriptive geometry, but he will probably also be worked into other pre-engineering courses. It will be a real pleasure to have Russ, Lee, and their daughter join the Hanover community.
William W. Olmstead '39 broke into print last month in Civil Engineering with an article entitled Marginal Drains Provided for Runways at a Naval Air Station. The article takes up work on which Bill was resident Officer-in-Charge, was in the "Engineers' Notebook" section, and described as, "Ingenious suggestions and practical data useful in the solution of a variety of engineering problems."
Otis W. Hovey '17 has recently joined the staff of the Alloys Development Corp. with offices in the Park Building, Pittsburgh. This firm has specialized in low-alloy highstrength steels for use in light weight transportation equipment. Mr. Hovey's position is that of. development and design engineer.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nevius '42 and welcome to Miss Lynne Carol Nevius who greeted the world in Philadelphia, bright and early on the morning of September 10, while the old man cooled his heels at McChord Field, Washington, a few thousand miles away. Roy has been accepted for training as Aviation Cadet.
More congratulations to Lt. Bruce Espy '41 USNR on his engagement to Marion Honan of Newton, Conn. The future Mrs. Espy is a graduate of Skidmore and at present is teaching at Manhasset High School, Manhasset, N. Y.
Hearty Thanksgiving wishes to all.
