Thayer School
VISITOR-OF-THE-MONTH at Thayer School in December was Mrs. Lillian M. Gilbreth who lectured to the student body on opportunities for engineers, the type of training most appropriate for industrial careers, and the importance of technical training for industrial management. Dr. Gilbreth, most widely known no doubt as the mother of a dozen children, is one of the world's outstanding authorities on all phases of work simplification and during her visit to Thayer School conferred with George A. Taylor, assistant professor of engineering and management, and Walter Cairns TT'51 on their plans for our new work simplification laboratory. Cairns is engaged on thesis work, under the direction of Professor Taylor, implementing the establishment of this laboratory which will be put into operation during the second semester of this year. A more complete description of the laboratory appears in this issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
A welcome Christmas card from Terry and Nick Nichols '45 confirms the arrival this fall of a brother Glenn for daughter Leslie. Nick, who works for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, lives at 273 Converse Street, Longmeadow, Mass. He writes, "It seems almost as if we CE's end as often in remote fields as we do in allied ones, but I guess that's a good indication of the excellent all-around education that a school like Thayer gives."
Thayer alumni continue to break into print. Glenn Duba '47 is the author of the feature article of the October Winstonian, published by Winston Brothers Company, which describes construction progress on the Soap Lake Siphon on the Columbia River Basin, where Glenn is a field engineer for Winston. Al Richmond '15, assistant secretary of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is the author of a feature article on "What Is the Right Job for Me?" which appeared in the December issue of Civil Engineering.
Kay and Barney Tomlinson '36 have moved their family from the city of Bridgeport to a farm in Newtown, Conn. Barney, of course, continues as top operating man in the construction firm of Tomlinson and Hawley. He reports a tough time with the Thanksgiving hurricane which hit Connecticut below the belt: "At the farm we lost a 90-ft. cedar, 20 apple trees, part of the house roof, most of the woodshed roof, and half of the roof from one barn. We also had three windows blow out with resultant water damage."
We are happy to receive a Christmas card from Mina (Deal) and Dick Nelson '50 who were married in Dallas, Texas, on November 25. Since graduation, Dick has been employed by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Construction Company on a job in Texas, but he had recently accepted a position with Winston Brothers Company.
Merit White '31, professor of civil engineering and head of the civil engineering department at the University of Massachusetts, has recently been named chairman of a Massachusetts civil defense committee to study the protection of structures against bomb blasts. Merit, who received his Ph.D. from Cal Tech in 1935, served during World War II with the Strategic Bombing Survey, studying bomb damage in England, and as a consultant to the Joint Target Group, assistant chief for Air Staff, Intelligence, preparing recommendations for aerial war in the Pacific area.
This column has been delinquent in not recognizing the arrival last May o£ one Victor Collins Smith III, grandson of Vic Smith '20 and son of Vic Smith II '45 and '47. Vic II is a field engineer with the Turner Construction Company presently located at 6410 Greig Street, Seat Pleasant, Md. He has written, in part, "Seat Pleasant, the name of which gives all my friends, acquaintances, and correspondents a good laugh, is a very small town about one mile off the northeast corner of the District of Columbia Vic III, who goes by the name of Collins, is growing so fast that it is apparent he means to be able to take on his old man at an early age, and naturally expects to go to Dartmouth. In fact, he has a date for Winter Carnival, 1971, with Janet Quimby (daughter of Warren Quimby '45), who I suppose is a future Holyoke girl."
A card from Mer and Buff Williams '43 and sons. Jeff and Dave brings a good report of their activities. Buff, who is an instructor in the engineering school at the University f Wisconsin under Dean Morton Withey '05, writes, "Eight years since the class of '43 left your care but this member is still going to school. It will probably be another year and a half before I'll be done. I hope to work under Housel or Tschebotarioff next summer. I now have a new, large, and wellequipped soils laboratory which helps keep things interesting. My thesis will probably be concerned with chemical and optical properties of clay fragments Saw Ted Schoonbeck '43 at the Michigan game."
Hanque Parker '46 and '47, who has been with Winston Brothers since graduation writes, "I am still with Winston—at present in Los Angeles. I have spent the year doing estimating and office work intermittently with field work. In an effort to get more field experience, I have also been working as a laborer, carpenter's helper, pipe layer, grade checker, etc. My dues in the labor union are paid to date I have received my orders to report for duty with the Marines. I am to report here in Los Angeles on December 26. I may go to Quantico from here."
Kim Ay res '48 writes from Houston, Texas, where he is an engineer with Stanolind engaged in offshore drilling operations and petroleum engineering work. Kim is commanding officer of Organized Surface Division 8-91 of the Naval Reserve. As a veteran, he does not expect to be called except in the event of full mobilization, but is keeping in training with his reserve activities. He attended Salvage School in Bayonne, N. J. during November "where that storm made the second week just loaded with practical applications If your column is not in yet for February, please tell any Dartmouth civils coming to Houston in February for the Am. Soc. C. E. meeting to give me a ring. Mohawk 2076 at 4131 Turnberry Circle. The latch string is out."
Other items from this year's Christmas mail will be reported in the next issue. In the meantime, our sincere thanks to all alumni who remembered us at this season, and particularly to the many who took the opportunity to send us news of their whereabouts and doings, both social and professional.
