Thayer School

A FTER A BRIEF BREATHING SPELL, the Thayer School has embarked on the second year of training Civil Engineer Corps and Deck Officer candidates in the Navy V-12 program. Present enrollment in civil engineering includes fourteen students taking fourth term work, eight students taking sixth term work, and thirty-five taking fourth term work. All of these students are scheduled to complete the eight-term curriculum before entering midshipman school. The courses in elementary heat power and in elementary electrical engineering required for Deck Officer candidates have a present enrollment of slightly over two hundred in each course.

Since the last news letter went to press, Thayer School has lost one faculty member and engaged two new men. Leroy Briggs '44 who had been Instructor in Mechanical Engineering left in May to take a commission in the Navy. No details have been received regarding his present assignment or location. Robert P. Trainor has joined the faculty as Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Trainor has recently completed a course of study at Lowell Institute and has, for the past three years, been associated as an engineer with the firm of Manning, Maxwell and Moore, working on railroad equipment and valves. Mrs. Trainor holds a Civil Service appointment in the office of the U. S. Bureau of Mines in Hanover.

Rexford G. Moulton has joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Professor Moulton was graduated from Syracuse University in 1933 and holds degrees from that institution in both Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering. He has had four years teaching experience at both Syracuse and the University of Toledo, and five years of industrial experience. Mrs. Moulton and their two sons expect to join him here as soon as they can find suitable living quarters.

Congratulations are extended to two recent bridegrooms. Mac Garfink '43 was married on June 23 to Ellen Mickelson at the "Wee Kirk 'O The Heather," Glendale, California. According to latest reports, Garf is still working at Lockheed, and the couple will make their home at 12032½ Guerin .St., Studio City, California. Ensign Gordon Ross '44 USNR (CEC) was married to Elodie Loiseaux at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Port Washington, Long Island, on May tenth. Gordon at that time had just completed midshipman's training at Camp Peary and received his commission.

A good letter from Al Van Wie '42 gave a good account of his activities in the Camera Works of the Eastman Kodak Company. Al was half of the first class to receive their Master's degrees in the Tuck-Thayer course and has been engaged in production engineering work, largely based on motion and time studies, for the Eastman Company since his graduation. He is most enthusiastic about the work and the possibilities in the field. At the time he wrote he was uncertain whether he would remain with Eastman or join the Navy, and no advice has come in since then.

We note in the July issue of Civil Engineering that Al Richmond '15 has returned to his civilian position as Assistant to the Secretary of the American Society of Engineers in the New York office. During the past three years, Al has served as a lieutenant colonel in the Field Artillery and later in the Coast artillery (anti-aircraft). His request for release was granted as of June first, and he will now resume the work he formerly handled for the American Society in connection with engineers' classifications and salaries, student chapter work and related duties.

Dean Garran recently received a letter from Pfc. Larry Falls '43 who at that time was stationed in North Africa.

Advice from Fred Munkelt '09, Secretary of the Thayer Society, informs us that F. A. Davidson '14 has been elected president of the society for the current year.

A post card showing a native fisherman hauling in a catch on the beach of some South Pacific island was recently received from Ensign E. R. (Muggsey) Bly '41 who reported having passed through Hawaii on the way to his station which he describes as being "as nice a place as can be expected."

Lieutenant Will Pitz '41 USNR (CEC) reports having left Island X where he has been stationed for some time and being temporarily stationed on the Hawaiian Islands. Will reports having encountered Fred Ewing '41 swimming on the beach at Waikiki. Fred is attached to the Ships Superintendent's Office at the Navy Yard there.