Thayer School

Credit is due Prof. George Taylor for ferreting out the following information from Martin Anderson TT'58. Martin visited Hanover in December following his graduation from the Army Security Agency School at Fort Devens. It seems that it is customary at the end of the course to reward the top men in Leadership and in Academic Work by presenting them with engraved silver bowls. At this year's graduation exercises both bowls were awarded to Martin by the General with the comment that "one is for peanuts and the other for potato chips." Or, perhaps, Martin, you can use them as bookends for the Goodrich Prize?

At the Dartmouth Polar Conference held in Hanover in December, the Thayer School was represented by the following faculty members having Polar experience and interests: Dean Kimball '29, Dr. Millett Morgan, Dr. Huntington Curtis, Russ Stearns '38, and Ed Brown '34.

An interesting story about Bobby Fletcher came to the attention of the writer recently while discussing covered bridges with Prof. Carl Long and John Minnich '29. According to this story, Professor Fletcher was engaged to report on the safety of an old covered bridge across the Connecticut at Orford. After making a visual inspection of the old timbers, Professor Fletcher was standing on the New Hampshire shore contemplating, no doubt, the perplexing indeterminatedness of the structure when he noticed a steam roller crossing from the Vermont side. After the crossing was safely completed, Professor Fletcher inquired and learned from the driver that the steam roller weighed fifteen tons. In his report on the bridge, Bobby is said to have stated simply and confidently, "This bridge is safe for loads up to fifteen tons." Professor Long has been working recently on a similar problem involving a wooden bridge but, unfortunately, the condition of the floor boards, to say nothing of the reverse curvature of the arches, has prevented him from applying Professor Fletcher's scientific methods.

Ron Read ME'58 writes that he has taken on an evening job at the Lawrence Institute of Technology teaching Machine Design and Fluid Mechanics. This assignment is in addition to his full-time job as a Junior Engineer with Vickers, Inc.

Among the recent alumni visitors here were Tom Candler TT'47 with Kaye, Cynthia, Pamela, and his parents. Tom is President of Candler-Rushe, Inc., pile driving experts.

During the holidays, we had a fine visit with Hanque Parker CE'47 and his family. Hanque is currently finishing up the last details of the Winston Brothers contract on the St. Lawrence Seaway and is living in Montreal.