Thayer School
At the Dartmouth Society of Engineers' dinner held in New York on October 14, the following elections were made for 1959: President, Barney Tomlinson '36; Vice-President, Bob Barr '42; and member of the Executive Committee, Fritz Geller TT'48. Dean Kimball announced that the Sylvanus Thayer Homestead in Braintree, Mass., has been relocated and is to be preserved as the home of the Braintree Historical Society. Thanks were expressed to the Society for their splendid gift to the Thayer School of a Verifax machine now in daily use in the main office. The Society was also informed that the Dartmouth Society Prize was awarded at the 1958 graduation exercise to William H. Davidow EE'58, for his paper "The Construction and Testing of a Dynamic Torquemeter."
The speaker, Dr. Gordon H. Brown of MIT, addressed the Society on the general theme of the necessity of having engineering schools provide their students with a body of knowledge which will be "negotiable-at-par" ten years after graduation. Dr. Brown touched upon the importance of a very strong program in the basic sciences, the importance of faculty and student research, and the desirability of avoiding a high degree of specialization in the engineering curricula. The stimulating remarks of the speaker provoked lively discussion in his audience.
The following members were present at either the dinner or at the pre-dinner fellowship hour: Don Armitstead CE'49, Tom Barr CE'50, Paul Henegan CE'49, E. Shaw Cole '31, H. A. Schroedel '26, Bob Egelhoff '39, Jim Skinner '43, C. Y. Hitchcock Jr. '39, Wm. P. Kimball '29, Gerald D. Sarno CE'51, Bob Kirby TT'51, Bob Barr '41, Philip L. Thompson '09, Thomas W. Streeter Jr. TT'48, Jack Woods ME'52, Edward S. Brown Jr. '35, S. M. Olko '47, L. H. Hall CE'59, L. J. Tenn-Lyn CE'59, Dekkers H. Davidson CE'52, Dana E. Low CE'55, William W. Bonneville CE'55, Larry Schwartz EE'59, Russ Stearns '38, Sam Florman '46, Whitney Eastman '11, R. M. Mcllwain TT'51, Edgar H. Elkins '15, Robert E. Elkins '40, Lewis Waterbury '13, N. L. Doe '13, Bob Eckerson ME'49, Victor C. Smith '20, Jonathan W. Coggeshall '38, Mike Pender CE'50, W. Deane Lamson '36, Fred Davidson '15, Henry Proctor Jr. '14, Malcolm McCloud '47, Eugene Jaroshevich CE'54, Rick Davidson '41, T. Y. Chen (faculty) and Carl Long (faculty).
In addition to those at the DSE meeting, a few other members were encountered at the ASCE Meeting by one or another of the attending faculty members. Among these were Ace Bailey '40 representing Raymond Concrete Pile Co., Chuck Way CE'48 up from Pittsburgh and representing the firm of George Richardson, and Nick Costes CE'51, at present with SIPRE.
The whereabouts of other alumni with the Raymond Concrete Pile Company were reported by Ace Bailey to be: Don Amy '43, in the New York office; Jim Lightner CE'48, in Puerto Rico; and Gardner Brookings ME'54, in South America.
Steve Olko '47 presented a paper, "The Port of East Rota, Spain," at the ASCE Convention in New York. Steve was formerly Chief Port Engineer, AESB, Madrid, Spain, before opening his own consulting office at 50 East 42nd Street, New York City.
A recent visit to Boston produced the latest tally of TS alumni employed by Metcalf and Eddy: Charlie Hitchcock '39, Bob Price '47, Roy Cahoon '47, Rick Lee CE'58, Harry Russell CE'58, and Russ Rice '16, partner.
Al Wilson '47 is now with the Anderson-Nichols Company, Boston, where he joins fellow alumni John Minnich '28, Ken LittleCE'53, and Warren Daniell CE'50.
Dave Rice CE'57 and Lois visited the School in October. Dave had the misfortune to get mixed up in an apparently rough softball game this summer and he was wearing a cast for a broken leg, a wiring device for a broken jaw, and a famished appearance for the fifteen pounds lost during the ordeal. Under normal conditions, Dave puts in a full day's work at the Transite Pipe Division of Johns-Manville at Manville, N. J.
Other recent visitors in Hanover were ArtNichols '15, Justin McCarthy '15, and AlanTerrill CE'55 and his bride.
Mike Pender CE'50 and Fran report the arrival on October 4 of son John Andrew, who joins four brothers in the Pender household: Mike Jr., Bill, Robin, and Richard.
This column records with sadness the passing of Allen Hazen '40 at Minneapolis on October 20. The uncomplaining fortitude with which Allen had borne the burden of failing health for many years were characteristic of the fine qualities of mind, character, and personal charm so admired by all who knew him. To the very last, he maintained a deep and active interest in the affairs of Thayer School, as well as in his chosen field of railway engineering. His class, his college, and his friends share deeply in the grief of his untimely death. Allen is survived by his wife Lenore, his daughter Becky, and two sons, Allen Jr. and David.
