Tuck School
THE PROGRAM OF THE SCHOOL is moving along so smoothly that there is nothing of importance to add to the remarks of last month on that topic. For the moment the atmosphere of constant change has been dispelled, but of course no one expects this to last too long under war conditions.
Graduates will be interested in the Tuck School Visitors Book which was designed and made to order by Ray Nash, assisted by Thomas Beaumont D'4s. It is bound in green morocco leather with the Tuck School seal imprinted in gold, and it displays all the earmarks of distinguished craftsmanship. Over the years it promises to become a traditional record of returning graduates and other visitors of the School.
Lt. (j.g.) William G. Bates T'34 is now attending the Naval School of Military Government and Administration at Columbia. Bill says that the curriculum includes "quite a load of Japanese," so that instead of buying bonds he may soon be in charge of Tokio and environs.
John Bird D' 44 completed the Midshipman's Course at Northwestern last December and received his commission as ensign. He is at present attending the Naval School in Diesel Engineering at Cornell.
Lt. (j.g.) George McCleary D' 36 is stationed at the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington. His job, which he reports to be very interesting, consists of making assignments in the field and placements of officers from Indoctrination and from the General Ordnance School.
Ensign Edwin J. (Sparky) Adams, Jr. D' 43 is on the U.S.S. SC. He writes that he has met a number of Dartmouth and Tuck men during his wartime travels and that "it certainly was fun talking over old times."
Lt. Dudley Meredith T'38 is on board an attack transport. He is communications officer with 57 men working under him, including radiomen, radarmen, signalmen, yeomen and quartermasters.
Lt. Gardner C. Ferguson T'40 is plant inventory officer for the Quonset Point, Rhode Island area. Before entering the service in March, 1942 he was in the credit department of the first National Bank of Boston. Upon completing Naval Supply Corps School he was assigned to disbursing duty at Melville, R. 1., then to Naval Industrial Accounting School, and next to his present job.
Ensign Jules F. Wacks D'40 is stationed at Daytona Beach after assignments in Boston and Jacksonville.
Donald Pease T'38 paid us a visit late in March. While in Hanover his wife presented him with a new daughter.
Speaking of daughters, Don's achievement becomes commonplace when compared with Lt. (j.g.) John White T'42 who was presented with twin girls in March. At the time, "Johnny" was with the Naval Supply Corps somewhere in the European area.
The following fragmentary bits of news about the Tuck family have been gleaned indirectly: Victor Schneider T'42 and George Middendorf D'41 have been in Australia; "Vic" has just returned to the States. Lt. (j.g.) Edwin Small D'41 is the executive officer aboard a P. C. boat in the Atlantic. Lt. (j.g.) Robert Tepper T'42 is the Supply Officer and paymaster aboard a destroyer in the Pacific. Lt. (j.g.) Donald Stillman D'41 was at last report in London where he saw Major John W. Harriman who is now with Civil Administration and Military Government. Lt. (j.g.) Willis Nelson T'42 reports having seen Arthur Hills D'41 in Wellington, New Zealand; also that Robert Darbee D'41, Burt Hedin D'41 and John Naylor T'42 were all in the Bougainville attack. Charles Carson D'4l with the Mountain Troops was in the attack on Kiska but is now back in the States.
The Tuck staff was augmented last month when Mr. Duncombe became the father of a daughter, Nancy.
Mr. Woodworth attended the meetings of the Academy of Political Science held in New York on April 12.
