Thayer School
THAYER SCHOOL opened a school year for the 79th time on August 22 when 23 second year students enrolled for our summer session. Four members of the class had previously completed this work, or its equivalent, and will report September 20 along with thirty firstyear students. The enrollment in both classes is divided approximately equally among civil, electrical, mechanical engineering, and TuckThayer.
The following resignations from the faculty are noted effective with the end of the past school year: Byron S. Dague, assistant professor of engineering and management; William J. Eckel, instructor in electrical engineering; Robert E. Keane '4B, instructor in civil engineering; and Foxhall A. Parker '49, teaching fellow.
Bob Keane completed his year's teaching experience, as planned, and is now working for United Engineers, Inc., in Philadelphia. Foxy Parker received his mechanical engineering master's degree in June and is working for Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, L. I.
Bill Eckel has a position in the engineering department of the New England Electric Company in or near Boston.
Other departures from the Thayer School scene include my secretary, Janice Peabody, who resigned July 1 and was married to Andrew M. Havey in Springfield, Mass., on September 3. Mr. Havey will be a senior at the University of Maine during the coming year and Janice will serve as secretary to Paul Cloke, Dean of Engineering at that worthy institution. Millett Morgan's secretary, Colleen Curley, resigned on October 1 to be married on October 9 to Vernon Hamlin in Norwich, Vermont.
John H. Minnich '29, professor of civil engineering, has been granted a leave of absence for the current semester, and Joseph J.Ermenc, professor of mechanical engineering, will be on leave during the second semester.
George A. Tay lor has been appointed assistant professor of engineering and management. He received the degree of B.S. in E.E. from New York University summa cum laude in 1929 and also holds the degree of M.S. in E.E. from the same institution. He brings to the School an excellent background of practical experience consisting of six years with the General Electric Company followed by 14 years in the New York engineering office of the Ingersoll-Rand Company.
John P. Hatch has been appointed instructor in mechanical engineering. He received the degree of B.S. in M.E. from Duke University in 1939 and later the degree of M.M.E. from New York University. After six years experience with the drafting and design departments of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Mr. Hatch held an instructorship in mechanical engineering at N.Y.U. during the past three years.
James A. Browning D.C.'44 has been appointed instructor in mechanical engineering. Jim spent a few weeks in Thayer School in the winter of 1943 but left to enlist in the Army. After his return from active service he spent one additional semester in the College to qualify for his A.B. degree magna cum laude in February 1947. Since then he has spent two years of graduate work at Stanford University, receiving the degrees of Master of Science and Mechanical Engineer from that school.
Professor Brown spent three months during the summer as engineer for the New Hampshire State Department of Public Health. Professor Ermenc attended a six-week Professors' Conference sponsored by the General Electric Company. Professor Hirst spent eight weeks in the Pittsburgh office of the Westinghouse Company.
Professor Morgan's research project on the polarization of electro-magnetic waves in the ionosphere, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, has been going under full steam (possibly a slightly mixed metaphor) here during the summer with Professor Morgan in charge full time. Bob Paulson EE'49 has been engaged as staff engineer on this project for the coming year. Ray Evans '50 and Blanch ard Pratt '51 have been engaged as half-time research assistants. Dick Dunham, D.C. '39, continues as technician on Dr. Morgan's stafE. The research contract with ONR has been renewed for another year from October 1, 1949-
During the week of August 8 the Thayer School was host to a Sales Conference held under the auspices of the National Machine Tool Builders Association. Over ninety students were enrolled in the course from the sales departments of machine tool builders and distributors. Although the majority of the students came from companies located in the New England area, there were representatives from some companies as far away as Chicago. This conference was one of four offered during the summer by the Association, the other three having been held at Cornell, Western Reserve, and Purdue. Several members of the Tuck School and College faculty gave lectures in the course and industry representatives made up the balance of the "faculty."
With deep regret we note the deaths of two Thayer School alumni as announced in the July ALUMNI MAGAZINE: Arthur W. French '92 and William W. Chism '27.
News of alumni, accumulated during the summer, will be forthcoming in the November column.
