Thayer School
The alumni of Thayer School will receive an announcement, shortly, describing a one-week course in the use of the Dartmouth GE-235 computer, and particularly in the use of the Dartmouth time-sharing system and computer language, BASIC. This short course, June 27 through July 1, 1966, is being offered primarily to members of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers. The emphasis will be placed on applications of interest to Thayer alumni, and suggestions of problem material appropriate for this short course will be welcomed, along with your enrollment.
The D.S.E. held a fine reunion in Washington, D. C. in January at the time of the Highway Research Board Meetings. George Collins '35 acted as host for the group at the University Club. Your reporter represented the Thayer School, and presented a slide and tape-recorded report of Thayer School today which has been developed by Dean Myron Tribus. The slide projector and tape recorder are contained in an ingenious, compact, portable unit, requiring only the turn of a switch. The Dartmouth Glee Club sings background music. Following a short discussion of Thayer School, the group viewed the Dartmouth-Princeton game movies. The following alumni were present plus several guests: George Collins '35, Frederick Comstock Jr. '48, Robert Foote '48, Malcolm Garfink '43, Chandler Griggs '33, Alfred Hormel '12, James Kerley Jr. '44, Porter Kier '57, George Leyser '27, Richard K. Muller '43, A. James O'Mara '43, C. Allen Peyser '57, William Pierce '56, Robert Price '47, S. Russell Stearns '38, Joseph Wattleworth '60, Charles Way '48, Edward Wiesman '19.
George Seielstad D'59 is the co-author of the article, "The Magnetic Field of the Galaxy," which appeared in the June 1965 issue of Scientific American. George, who moved from engineering science to a physics major at Dartmouth, is a research fellow at Cal Tech where he earned his Ph.D. in 1963. The firm of Metcalf and Eddy in Boston has announced that Charles Hitchcock '39 was admitted to partnership on January 1, 1966. Congratulations, Charlie, on a well-deserved honor. Russ Rice '16 also is a partner of Metcalf and Eddy.
The Raymond Record reported some time ago on the activities of Jim Lightner '48, who is General Superintendent for Corporation Raymond, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is described as one of a core of experienced, intelligent engineers who form the nucleus of this company. Bob Sterling '59 successfully completed the professional engineer examination for the Commonwealth of Virginia recently. Bob is a design engineer for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
Ed Byrkit '47 visited Hanover with his family some time ago, and John Minnich'29 and I had the good luck to spend a few minutes with him. (I must confess I've held this and a few other news items back for a rainy day.) Ed continues to advance to new responsibilities with the State Highway Commission of Wisconsin. He reports seeing Glenn Duba '47, who is, I believe, still located in Minneapolis with the Al Johnson Construction Company, and Vic Smith '47, with Turner Construction Company in New York. John Whelden '51 is now engaged in quality control for Raytheon in Wayland, Mass., and lives in Needham. Gil Nelson'50 has left Towson, Md., to join the Clarkeson Engineering Company as a traffic engineer. Gil is now at home in Wellesley, Mass. Bob Treat '50 also lives in Wellesley and is a cost engineer with Stone and Webster. Maybe Gil can help Bob with his problems of getting into the city.
Joe Gilchrist '51 visited Hanover with Jane and his three children last summer and his friends on the faculty were sorry to miss him. Joe is still with the Bechtel Corporation in California, and at the time of the visit was supervising engineer on the Snake River, Hell's Canyon Project for the Idaho Power Company. This should sound a familiar note for Dick Devoto '57 if he is reading this. He made a study of this development (public or private?) while at Thayer School. Bob Rhines '61 is doing soil mechanics and foundation engineering with Site Engineers, Philadelphia. At the time of his visit last fall he had plans for graduate school. Dr. Paul Gerrish '20 also paid us a visit on his return from a European vacation to his home in Pasadena, Calif. Marcia James reports that "Lil Jim" James was born on September 23, 1965. JimJames '64 is now in the Navy and stationed in Virginia as a public works officer.
Lillian Gilbreth, engineer and industrial consultant (also the mother of twelve fea-tured in "Cheaper by the Dozen"), examines a machine developed by students atThayer School. With Mrs. Gilbreth are (from left) Clark Griffiths '57, Prof. GeorgeTaylor, Tom Morton '65, Ed Keible '65 - with other classmates looking on.
