Federal Government, Police Search Begun For Missing Student

International police and State Department officials are conducting a search for Arthur Clausen Pike '60, who was reported missing on January 15th. He is thought to be in the West Indies, where he planned to conduct a meteorological study.

H.H. Hoehler, Assistant Dean of Freshmen, said that Pike returned from the vacation, but disappeared on January 10th. "He was in no academic trouble and seemed to be in good spirits," according to Dean Hoehler. "Pike was extraordinarily interested in meteorology, and there is no reason to believe that another factor caused his disappearance," he continued.

Pike bought a round-trip ticket for Martinique, and is known to have boarded a plane for San Juan, the switch-over point for the West Indies. Hoehler said that the trip was carefully planned.

The search for the missing student is now in the hands of his parents, who have enlisted help from the State Department and from international police officials.