Thayer School
By the time this column appears in print, thirty more graduates will have been added to the list of Thayer School alumni, five civil engineers, eight electricals, nine mechanicals, and eight Tuck-Thayers. The numbers headed this way in the undergraduate classes forecast a considerably higher rate of growth of the alumni body in the near future.
The Student Chapter organized and presented a successful Open House at the School on April 18. Estimated attendance was four hundred plus or minus thirty percent.
The following Tuesday, April 23, the Boston-area alumni gathered for their annual dinner at the University Club. Guests from Hanover included Don Ford TT'57, president of the Student Chapter, Mike Waldbillig CE'58, Professors Joe Ermenc, ME, and Al Wood, EE, and the dean. Alumni in attendance were O. P. Tabor '99, R. J. Rice '16, R. H. Ellis '17, B. O. McCoy '34, A. W. Doolittle '37, C. Y. Hitchcock '39, R. C. Tousley '42, J. A. Woodward '42, P. B. Breck '43, R. S. Rice '44, R. E. Price '47, F. T. Comstock CE'48, F. S. Geller TT'48, J. S. Lovewell CE'48, C. A. Marshall ME'48, M. P. Lewis ME'49, W. F. Daniell CE'50, P. J. Barnico ME'51, J. J. Sarno CE'51, K. L. Strout CE'53. The meeting had been planned and arranged by a committee consisting of Paul Barnico ME'51, chairman, who also served as master of ceremonies.
The Executive Committee of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers held its annual Hanover meeting at the School on April 26. Out-of-towners in attendance were President Dutch Schroedel '26, Vice-President Charlie Hitchcock '39, Secretary Bob Barr '42, Treasurer Hugh McLaren '40, and Members-at-large Barney Tomlinson '36, Tom Streeter TT'48, and Bob Egehloff '39. Feature of the Hanover meeting this year was a buffet dinner in the Hovey Grill given by the Society for the students and faculty of Thayer School and special guests.
Indications are that Thayer School students continue to be distinguished in the company of their peers. At the ASME Regional Student Chapter Conference, second prize was awarded to Larry Furrer ME'57 for his paper, "Adaptation of Axial Flow Compressor Performance Data to Aerodynamic Design Parameters". At the ASCE Regional Student Chapter Conference, Dick Fawcett CE'57 won first prize for his paper "Use of Local Soils for Soil-Cement Mixtures", and Dave Rice CE'57 received third prize for his paper "A New Type of Dam Design". The ME's also brought back the traditional "Plumber's Pal" signifying first place in the man-miles attendance records of the regional meeting.
Congratulations to the Bruce Mathesons CE'55 on the arrival of Candyce Gay April 14 at seven pounds. Bruce writes, "Once again we have a bigger head of steam in the bottle sterilizer than in Professor Ermenc's favorite boiler. This one is a red-head (Ed. natch) and much quieter than her brother - except at 2 in the morning. At present I am Control Engineer for Tri-City Concrete Co., Inc. with five plants in southeastern Massachusetts." The Mathesons live at 8 Carpenter Street, Middleboro, Mass.
Congratulations also to Ann and Paul Henegan CE'49 on the arrival of Stephen Joseph April 3 at seven pounds, thirteen ounces, increasing the younger generation o£ Henegans to three. Paul is Planning Engineer for Bache and Company. The Henegans live at 576 Emerson Street, Uniondale, Long Island. . „
Still more congratulations to the Don Phinneys '35. Don, a perennial traveler for Morrison-Kundsen's International Engineering Company, keeps us informed of his activities and family news by postcards which come in with pleasing regularity from widely scattered locations in South America. A recent card from Buenos Aires announces the arrival of Dona Jean March 11 - back home where she belongs, not in Buenos Aires.
Bill Conway CE'54 reports that between now and August 7 when the Navy turns him loose into the cold world, there will be a similar occurrence in the Conway family. Writes Bill, "We will not be able to come back to Hanover this spring for my fifth reunion since Bonnie and I are expecting a child sometime around the middle of June (Ed. But Bill, where better than in Hanover?). Must be the victims of poor planning and lack of foresight."
Al Richmond '15 retired from his position as Assistant to the Secretary, American Society of Civil Engineers, on April 30, having reached that age of retirement which modern business procedures observe without regard to the youthfulness which modern science and medicine have generally made possible well beyond age 65. Al joined the Society just about 28 years ago when he left the Thayer School faculty and, except for a World War II interlude, has been right there ever since. His duties have been many and varied and have provided him with rare opportunities to work for the betterment of his profession. He has been especially active in Student Chapter affairs for the Society and some of the salary and job classifications studies which he has made have received national attention. He leaves the Society with the affection and respect of his colleagues and with the assurance of "the job well done."
Jim Decker CE'54 has completed his stint in the Army and his Venezuelan vacation and has joined the Traffic and Planning Division o£ the Virginia Department of Highways. He will be on leave from the Department beginning next September when he enters the Traffic Engineering School at Yale. Jim has also been awarded an Automotive Safety Foundation Fellowship for the year's study.
And so another Thayer School year draws to a close. Our doors, however, will be open during the summer and we look forward to visits from as many loyal alumni as can get as far as Hanover and return on their vacations.
