Thayer School

Bill Kimball '29 ended his Thayer School Notes in May with "So long 'til October." October is now here and I found upon my return to Hanover that Bill had reluctantly agreed to allow me to replace him as your correspondent. Although Bill's most enjoyable and informative notes will be missed by all, his busy schedule of teaching and research at the Thayer School, plus his work at the national level in the professional societies, take precedence at this time.

I have just returned from a two-year leave of absence during which I worked for Operations Research Inc., Silver Spring, Md. This experience in the industrial and government world of the new generation of engineers, scientists, and operations people was both valuable and enjoyable. My own activities were concerned with the design and operation of systems in the field of transportation, and included railroad freight car distribution, air cargo, and urban transportation. The two years in Washington were great, but it's wonderful to be back in Hanover.

Because the deadline for this ALUMNI MAGAZINE report has passed, the usual summary of Thayer School activities during the summer and the introduction of new staff members must be postponed to next month. I must note here, however, that one returning from two years' absence is impressed by the increased activity and pace maintained by the expanding staff and graduate students, and by the changes in the physical plant.

A few notes in regard to alumni accomplishments and activities remain in the folder to be reported. The need for news is, as always, with us, so please write a note or card to bring us up to date on your whereabouts, work, honors, family, etc.

_ Two alumni contributed to the May 1964 sssue of Civil Engineering. Dana Low '55 is the author of "Nomograms Speed Earthwork Computations." Dana is a civil engineer with Tippetts-Abbett-lVfcCarthy-Stratton in New York City.

Neil Drobny '64 has a letter in the same issue of Civil Engineering in reference to A big sanitation problem in small Alaskan villages." Neil, as a Research Fellow at the Thayer School, investigated waste disposal problems in small Alaskan villages. This study was for his thesis for the Master of science degree which he received last June.

Ed Brown '35 participated in a seminar for professors of sanitary engineering conducted by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare at the Taft Sanitary Engineering Center in Cincinnati, June 16-18. The theme of the Seminar was "Needs in the Field of Sanitary Engineering over the Next Decade."