Thayer School
Visitors to the Thayer School since September have seen a two-story, red building nestled between the two wings of the School. The ground floor houses the equipment room previously located in the center of the main building. Control of all types of instruments and equipment is maintained here by Frank Dulac who issues items to students on request. It is of interest to note that major items of equipment are labeled with their purchase price so the student has an idea of the initial cost of his experimental assembly. Graduate students have study rooms on the second floor. This is a much needed addition of space for the fifty graduate students and releases space for a return to lab work in the main building.
The ES2I course, introduction to Engineering, is involved with the environment of the ocean. The students were assigned the problem of improving communications between aquanauts or increasing their mo- bility and capacity for doing useful work. The requirement is for the investigation, and possible development, of feasible de- vices to be used within a depth of 200 meters above or on the continental shelf. More will be reported next month after the final presentations of the eight student companies on December 8.
The staff for this course consists of Associate Professor Paul Shannon as Director, Associate Professor Carl Long, Assistant Professor Peter Runstadler, Associate Professor Graham Wallis, and Professor Russell Stearns '38. We have been joined by four Ford Foundation visiting professors who are with us this term to participate in this unusual course for engineering undergraduates. These professors are Arthur C. Haman, University of Detroit (Mechanical Engineering-Internal Combustion Engines-Thermodynamics); Gardner M. Ketchum, Union College (Mechanical Engineering-Heat Transfer-Fluid Mechanics); Paul Mann, University of Idaho (Electrical Engineering-Power Systems); and Irving Spinner, University of Toronto (Chemical Engineering-Physical and Organic Chemistry-Mass Transfer).
The two annual meetings of the D.S.E. were held in October. On October 4, Thayer alumni joined Dean Myron Tribus, HectorMotroni '67, and Carter Hall D' 67 for dinner at Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Cambridge. Myron led a discussion of activities and changes at Thayer School. Some of the interesting and unusual Arthur D. Little stud- ies were described. Walt Cairns '51, a member of the D.S.E. executive committee, arranged the meeting. I regret that I do not have a list of the attendees to include in these notes. On October 18, Dean Tribus, Hector, and Carter traveled to New York for the D.S.E. meeting at the Engineering Center. Dr. Robert Burden of Harvard was the guest speaker. His topic, "The High Aswan Dam in Egypt," stimulated a good discussion. Those present were: Bob Price '47 Jack Woods '52, Lou Sommer '48, Walt Cairns '51, Mike Pender '50, Dick Seidman '41, Dekkers Davidson '52, Sam Florman '46, Bob Barr '42, Gerry Sarao '51, Bill Olmstead '39, Jim Skinner '43, Rick Davidson '41, Bill Kimball '29, Harlan Fair '54, Hugh McLaren '40, Bob Kirby '51, Bob Woolman '58, Tom Barr '50, Rube Samuels '47, Bob Mcllwain '51, Warren Daniell '50, Chuck Weinburg '43, Paul Henegan '49, Lydon Amy '43, Deane Lamson '36.
Joe Palermo '59 earned his MBA at Tuck School last June and joined the Norton Company in Worcester, Mass. This closes a big circle since Joe started there in 1959, I believe. He was in the Industrial Products Division dealing with coatings, but when we talked to Joe at the Harvard-Cornell game (we joined Mrs. Jack Musick on the Cornell side) he said he might be moved up soon as a result of some good suggestions he has made to management. JoeBaute '54 stopped by to see Prof. George Taylor and your reporter recently. Joe is manager of operations for the Markem Machine Company, in Keene, N. H. He has also been a member of the Keene School Board for nine years and is on Governor King's (N.H.) Air Service Committee. Adjunct Professor Jim Browning D'44 is also a member of this Committee as is this writer.
Gordon Starkey '61 has been sent by Hazen and Sawyer, New York, to Rio de Janeiro where he is the engineer in charge of a sewage treatment project. Alan Jackson '53 continues his busy career as founder and head of International Research Consultants, Inc., with headquarters in Geneva. Some time ago The Wall Street Journal referred to Alan as a "Global tycoon" and a "young American Builds Personal Empire in European Business." His basic, and successful, idea was that European and American companies could profit from using each other's research and technical developments. Alan's company functions to bring these two interests together. He reports a rush of new work and new clients.
Peter McCrae '62 stopped at Thayer on his return trip .to The Hague, Netherlands. He had spent the last couple of years in Arabia, Iran, Lebanon and Turkey for the Arabian American Oil Company. Peter is enthusiastic about the company and his experiences abroad. He is now married and invites visits from classmates. Dean Tribus received a note from Holden Waterbury'47, under the heading of the Department of the Air Force, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. We would like to know what Holden, and many other alumni, are presently doing.
Plan to join alumni of the Washington, D. C. area for a reunion the evening of January 17, 1967 at the time of the HRB Meetings. Details will be sent shortly.
