Thayer School
WHILE NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, along with various other parts of the country, were suffering from an oversupply of snow and ice during the holiday season, Hanover was enjoying some of the best skiing conditions of recent years, without inconveniences such as blocked roads','interrupted public services, etc., which beset metropolitan areas under similar conditions.
A good letter from George Beaton '47 tells about his work with the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics at Langley field. George has been working in the Pilotless Aircraft Instrumentation Research Group developing telemeters for the guided missile program. This may make some sense to other electrical engineers. At any rate, he finds the work stimulating and the working conditions most satisfactory, though he is not quite so enthusiastic about LIFE in Hampton. As for that, I have yet to find a true Mainer who is enthusiastic about any other place. George lives at 64 Victoria Avenue, Hampton, Virginia.
A fellow-townsman of George's is GeorgeWade '47 who works for the same outfit in the capacity of structural engineer. Wade reports that he and Beaton got together for a small celebration party after the Cornell game last fall.
A couple of recent letters from Bud Daniels (Professor A. N. Daniels, 1937-1941 inclusive) indicates that business is picking up for his company, described in his letterhead as"New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. Radial and Pivot Ball Bearing in smallest sizes—The Makers of MICRO Ball Bearings-Peterborough, N. H." If we are to take Bud's off-therecord statements literally, he should go far indeed for he says in part, "Our bearings of course are utterly frictionless "
Hanque Parker '47 dropped in for a visit early last month and was gratifyingly enthusiastic about the new installations and quarters of the School since he graduated a year ago. Hanque enjoyed a three-week vacation at his home in Goffstown and other skiable areas in the vicinity and returned to his job with Winston Brothers at Ephrata, Washington, shortly after his visit to Hanover. He has had a year full of interesting and valuable experience as field engineer for this company on a "3 million contract for the construction of five miles of canal and 25-ft. concrete siphons which form a key part of the Reclamation Bureau's Columbia River Basin Irrigation Development. New methods have been developed on this job for concrete batching, bending and welding heavy reinforcing steels (making hoops 84 feet in circumference weighing 1000 pounds each), and handling movable steel forms."
Clint Holton '47 is working on the Limestone Army Air Base at Limestone, Maine, where two strips 10,000 feet long and 35 buildings are now under construction. He reports that there are rumors to the effect that the strips may later be extended to 15,000 feet long. And brother that's a long runway.
Congratulations to Dick Hinman '47 on his engagement to Miss Jean Dent, daughter of Dartmouth's Coach Tommy, which was announced recently. Dick was in town over Cornell week-end.
A further letter from Dick Osgood '47 prompts me to correct the impression in last month's letter that Dick is in Claremont. Actually, the Joy Manufacturing Company operates in many different localities and Dick is making the rounds. Last month he was in Franklin, Pa. This month it will be New Philadelphia, Ohio, and next month, Michigan City, Indiana.
Gordon Ross '47 is a factory engineer for the Timken Roller Bearing Company of Canton, Ohio, where he has "bought a new house, planted lawn, trees, rye—storm windows, driveway, Model A Ford, etc. Lots of fresh air— miles from the city."
Belated congratulations to Nick Nichols '46 on his marriage last spring to Miss Phyllis Gould. Why doesn't somebody tell us these things? Nick is with the firm of Adams and Ruxton, construction engineers, in Springfield, Mass.
A goodly supply of Christmas greetings reached the School this year, the one which traveled the farthest coming from NelsonMcClary, TT'44, in the Antarctic where he is apparently hob-nobbing on Palmer Peninsula with expeditioners and penguins.
Other Christmas greetings gratefully acknowledged were received from Gordon Spencer '36, Court Young TT'42, John, Ann and Susan Muchemore '44, Paul Breck '43, Bob Roberts '43, Cline Mann '45, Bruce O'Brien '47, Hal Johnston '47, Roy Chenderlin '47, John Anthony '47, Mona and Dick Osgood '47, Malcolm McLoud TT'47, Stephen Olko '47, Roy Stifler '47, Harley Timbers TT'47, Gordon Ross '47, and Charlie Marshall '47.
