Thayer School

Arthur Feinstein, CE '61: "I started out in the field of planning for a big hydroelectric consultant firm, Harza Engineering, in Chicago, later switching to a small firm with more diverse interests, Bauer Engineering. More than a year ago I left to start out as a free-lance consultant in water and land resources development. The results have been gratifying.

"A year ago I was in Afghanistan as the only engineer on a four-man team of the Asian Development Bank studying the feasibility of an industrial park in Kabul. The work was rewarding and the change of scene exciting.

"Returning to Chicago, I managed the production of contract documents and drawings for a $30-million project in Muskegon, Mich. Now in the construction stage, this job represents a real innovation in sewage disposal, with Muskegon's entire wastewater flow to be applied as fertilizing irrigation for nearby land.

"I also devised a new approach to teaching report writing to practicing engineers. Rather than conducting a lecture series or serving as an editor, I work along with my pupils as an inhouse critic for a day or two a week. Though this program is entirely experimental, I am happy to say that it appears to be bearing fruit—and rapidly too.

"My plans for the near future are to continue to go it on my own. This suits my needs very well."

(Arthur graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth in '51 as an English major with highest distinction.)

The company of Henry C. Beck, CE '39 announced through its Beck Bulletin that it has been named general contractor for the First International Building, an $80-million, 56-story office tower which will be the tallest building in Dallas, Texas. They will use as many advanced construction practices as possible. Approximately six weeks' construction time will be saved by use of the slurry wall retention system. The bentonite 'slurry wall' prevents the earth walls of a trench from caving in; yet a steel reinforcing cage can be placed in the slurry filled trench and concrete poured while displacing the slurry.

The company is engaged in 15 other major building construction projects in the U. S. worth several hundreds of millions of dollars.

Henry is a member of the Board of Overseers.

Robert H. Snedaker Jr., TT '49 has been named President of the United Telephone Co. of Ohio. He had been Vice President and General Manager for the southwestern area of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. He has been in the telephone business since graduation.

Prof. Richard D. Schile (1969) presented a paper, "A Correspondence Principle for Laminated Plates," before the Society of Engineering Science on November 10, 1971 at R.P.I, in Troy, N. Y. The paper dealt with the stress distribution within a laminated plate making use of the three dimensional theory of elasticity. For the case where the laminations are unlimited, a "correspondence principle" was derived which relates the stress field in the laminated plate to the corresponding homogeneous, anisotropic plate subjected to the same loading; good results can be expected with as few as four or five plies.

Reprints of the paper are obtainable by writing Professor Schile.

Harold T. Baker, CE '13 has had a long and distinguished record as a papermill engineer and consultant. He has designed paper mills and supervised their construction in both Canada and the United States. During World War II he supervised the construction of a $20-million shell-loading plant in Tennessee.

A word or two from his classmates and friends, I believe, would be very cheering. His address is 1922 Parkway Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 44118.

Mark Werre, BE '71: "The high mountains, the good Apache people of the Mescalero Reservation, and my job with the Bureau of Indian Affairs have turned out to be a very happy combination. The variety of the work and my independence makes the job very attractive. The three courses I took from Professor Brown, CE '35 in Environmental Engineering dealing with water supply and sanitation prepared me very well for this assignment."

Peter McCrea, CE '62: "Congratulations to you and your fellow authors on the Thayer School History.

"I am now working for Standard Oil of California in San Francisco. Recently I was the design supervisor for a refinery expansion in Vancouver, B.C. Before that I spent three years in Holland and three years in Saudi Arabia with the Arabian American Oil Company. In Holland I supervised designs for projects to be built in Arabia.

"My family and I have enjoyed the travel, although it always seemed I had to go to Arabia just as we planned a trip to Spain or some more desirable spot. Since we came home a year ago much of our family time has been spent renewing old friendships and settling back into U. S. life—quite a change.

"I am impressed by the changes at Dartmouth and Thayer; I only wish I was going to school now."

There appears to be a renewal and surge of student interest in civil/environmental engineering at Thayer. Courses in sewage treatment, structures, and transportation with Professors Brown, Long, Schile,and Stearns show sharply increased enrollments this year. Also a majority of the Bachelor of Engineering projects (theses) this year have been selected in these areas.