Thayer School

THE construction report on the new Thayer School wings is that no progress has been made this month. Delay of material and shortage of labor have compelled the contractor to schedule the Thayer School job and the Convalescent Hospital job together, so that the two are worked intermittently as one. Since all available brick layers are now on the hospital job, the Thayer School project is marking time. Indications are, however, that operations will be resumed next week. The present status is as previously reported, foundations completed and ready for brick.

We still have quite a delegation in the Pacific. Calvin Gurney '47 is stationed at Wahiawa Radio Station, Oahu, T. H. and, as Public Works Officer is kept busy with everything from building maintenance to pipeline construction. Gurney sends news of the following men: Cline Mann '46 and Ralph Tyler '46 are also on Oahu; Cline is in charge of one of the District Public Works Garages and Ralph is in the office of Domestic Transportation. Dave Nassif '47 was engineering officer aboard an LST bound from San Diego to Norfolk for decommissioning. I had a letter from Bruce O'Brien '47 recently. Bruce is with the 35th Seabees at Manila, and has met Tom Candler '46, Charlie Weinberg '43, Tony Anthony '46, and Bill Norcross '39 there. Rog Simpter '43 is with Boston and Maine R.R. in the Boston office in the bridge department. Phil Jackson '44 is still in the Navy at Quonset Point, R. I„ but expects to be discharged in June. Dick Rugen '43 is now with the Warren Woolen Co., Stafford Springs, Conn. Jack Roseboom, Tuck-Thayer '43 is with the National Candy Co. in Chicago as an industrial engineer.

NEW MEMBERS OF THE THAYER SCHOOL FACULTY. Edward A. Sherrard (left), formerly of Montreal, who started this term as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and J. Albert Wood, formerly Assistant Director of the Radar School at M. I. T., who took up his duties April 1 as Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. Their attention above is being given to a new piece of electronics equipment.