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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communique, 1953-2020 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. . 3 r \ o . ) C L c ^ • ARCHIVES C O M M UNIQUE Enrollment Up SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA To 177 Majors Vol. 23, No. Missoula Winter, 1966 Enrollment in journalism and ra­ dio-television rose to 177 for the 1965 fall term . A total of 144 students signed up Montana High School Advisers as journalism majors and 33 in radio­ television. This was the ninth con­ secutive year in which J-School en­ Add Another $150 Scholarship rollment either held firm or in­ creased. High school journalism teachers in At the final session, All-State year- Fifty freshmen registered in jour­ M ontana will sponsor two $150 schol­ book ratings were announced, fresh­ nalism, 35 sophomores, 33 juniors arships for freshmen in the Montana men scholarship winners were intro­ and 21 seniors. Five students en­ School of Journalism next fall. duced and Mrs. Ethel M. Page, pub­ rolled for graduate work. The total The instructors, members of the lications adviser at Sidney High, was included 75 men and 69 women. In Montana Association of Journalism awarded the 18th Gold Key citation addition, 32 men and one woman are Directors, presented single $150 by the J-School for distinguished radio-television majors. grants in 1964 and 1965. The new service in high school publications University enrollment went up to scholarship brings to six the number work. 5,866. of $150 freshm an aw ards in journal­ ism available to 1966 high school graduates—including three from the Montana Press Assn, and one from Class of ’65 Prefers Papers the Montana Broadcasters Assn. The announcement was made at Fourteen of the 26 students who received degrees from the Mon­ the 16th annual fall meeting of the tana School of Journalism last June now are working on the edito­ Montana Interscholastic Editorial rial side of newspapers. Assn., attended by high school jour­ Of the other 12 students, two joined wire services, two are in advertising, nalists from 50 Montana communi­ two in public information, two joined as volunteers in government service ties. programs, one is in television, one in graduate work in journalism, and two Nearly 400 delegates heard George are at present in non-journalistic jobs. Remington ’50, Montana manager of On Montana newspapers are Jerry Holloron and Les Gapay, reporters for United Press International and now the Missoulian-Sentinel; Jim Crane, reporter and desk man, Missoulian- a state bureau writer for the Lee Sentinel; Jane Totman, society editor of the Missoulian-Sentinel; Les Han- Newspapers of Montana, describe in kinson, editor of the weekly Hellgate Herald in Missoula; Brenda Brophy a keynote address what he termed and Mike Ross, reporters for the Montana Standard in Butte; Jonni Flanagan, exciting, challenging and rewarding reporter for the Sidney Herald; Joe Holly, photographer for the Billings career opportunities in journalism. Gazette, and Carl Rieckmann, reporter for the Great Falls Tribune. Working on out-of-state newspapers are Ross Carletta, reporter for the Undergrads Serve Williston (N.D.) Herald; Jane Ludwig, reporter on the Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune; Pat Rose, society editor of the Ellensburg (Wash.) Daily Summer Internships Record, and Robert Goligoski, who moved from the AP in Helena to the Nineteen journalism and radio­ Sacramento (Calif.) Bee. television undergraduates had sum­ With wire services are Dean Baker, UPI in Helena, and Mary Ellen Myrene, mer internship jobs ranging from Seattle AP bureau after a summer in the Spokane bureau. New York to California. Toby Lawrence is an account executive for Goodis, Goldberg, Soren, Ltd., Thirteen internships were served advertising agency in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Genevieve Schneider on 10 newspapers and the Associated Violette handles advertising for Newberry’s in Missoula. Press. Eight of these jobs went to Sally Neath Lawrence is a television writer with CFCN-TV in Calgary. women, five to men. In public information are Vicky Burkart, an information writer with the Newspapers included the Glendive Montana Highway Commission in Helena, and Emily Melton, a member of Ranger-Review, Missoula Hellgate the Mills College news service staff in Oakland, Calif. Herald, Montana Standard in Butte, Larry Cripe, after a summer as a reporter for the Missoulian, is a VISTA Missoulian, Kalispell Daily Inter volunteer serving in New York’s Harlem, and Nancy Engelbach is with the Lake, Great Falls Leader, Billings Peace Corps teaching English to eighth graders in Ethiopia. Gazette, Minneapolis Star and Trib­ Dan Foley is a graduate student in journalism at Northwestern University. une, Miles City Star, and the Mary Louderback Baker is a case worker for the Lewis and Clark County Meagher County News in White Sul­ Welfare Dept, in Helena while her husband works for UPI and Joe Hoppel phur Springs. temporarily has joined the J. C. Penney store in Helena while waiting for In addition, six students—all men a sports writing position. —served on radio stations: KYLT in Four of the graduates were married after receiving their diplomas. Carletta Missoula, KRBN in Red Lodge, and Martha (Marty) Harris, former J-School secretary, were married June KONG-FM in Visalia, Calif., KLYQ 5 in Missoula; Toby Lawrence and Sally Neath exchanged vows in Helena in Hamilton, KDRG in Deer Lodge on July 18, and Foley was married to Lela Mary Weggenman in Missoula and KGVO in Missoula. on Dec. 18. WITH MONTANA J-GRADS AFIELD . . .

Alumni Assn, and vice president of the Great Falls Tribune and Leader Before the Thirties Spokane Public Relations Council. to managing editor of the Great Falls Inez Morehouse Abbott ’18 reports He also serves on a three-member Leader. that she and Charles are retired and National Farm Credit Advertising Doris McCullough Dickman ’38 is living in Seattle. Committee. still in Belt, Md., and a technical edi­ Gladys Robinson Costello ’22 retired Jam es L. Brown ’29 moved from tor in biological sciences for the U.S. as news editor of the Phillips County Redmond, Ore., in the summer of Department of Agriculture. News in Malta, where she started her 1964 to become superintendent of the John A. Forssen ’38, teaching jour­ varied newspaper career 41 years ago Estacada Union High School in Esta- nalism and English in Missoula’s as the youngest editor in the state. cada, Ore. He and Marian live at Ea­ Hellgate High School, reports that Lawrence L. Higbee ’22 enjoys re­ gle Creek. daughter Kristin, 18, toured Europe tirement in Roseville, Calif. Frank Brutto ’29 and Sally Maclay with the School Orchestra of Ameri­ Ronald S. Kain ’22, director of the Brutto ’29 visited in Hamilton and ca and is now attending UM. Kim is international surveys staff in the U.S. Missoula between AP assignments 16 and a high school senior. Department of Health, Education and last fall. They had been in Rio de Owen Grinde ’38, director of pub­ Welfare, received the Department’s Janeiro; Frank has moved to a lic relations and advertising for the Superior Service Award for “sus­ general office assignment with AP in Montana Power Co. in Butte, edits tained accomplishment, under con­ New York City. The Bruttos met with the Montana Power Outlet, em­ stant pressure, in directing an inter­ the Journalism Senior Seminar class ploye newspaper, which was a 1964 national survey program of signifi­ in October. Frank received the Dis­ national winner in the “Better Copy cant importance to the U. S. Govern­ tinguished Service Alumni Award at Contest” of the Public Utilities Ad­ ment.” Homecoming. vertising Assn. Jack E. Coulter ’26, retired pub­ Dorothy Elliott Hopkins ’29 is a Duane (Doc) Bowler ’39, m anag­ lisher of the Ravalli Republican in ninth grade teacher in the Anacapa ing editor of the Billings Gazette, at­ Hamilton and the Northwest Tribune Junior High School in Ventura, Calif. tended a two-week seminar at the in Stevensville, writes that after American Press Institute of Colum­ seven operations an external “Pace­ bia University in New York last maker” was successfully installed to The Thirties summer. regulate his heart beat. He and Betty Deane Jones ’31 is still managing Philip W. Payne ’39 has been pro­ are in Sun City, Ariz. editor of the Missoulian-Sentinel, the moted to associate editor of Life In­ Paul T. DeVore ’26, director of in­ paper he joined the day after grad­ ternational. formation and public relations for uation. Farm Credit Banks of Spokane, was Mearl Francisco Freeman ’34 be­ elected president of the SAE Spokane came a newswriter for the Fairmont The Forties (Minn.) Daily Sentinel after the Jack Hoon ’40 was elected presi­ death of her husband, Roland, on dent of the Western Montana Build­ Never May 2. ing and Loan Assn., where he has J. Stanley Hill ’34, supervisor of been employed since 1947. He and Underestimate . . . personnel and administrative serv­ Virginia have three children: UM The city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., ices for Sunray DX Oil Co., was freshman Janice, Kirby and Nancy. recently tangled with Beverly Brink transferred last year from Denver to Robert E. Jones ’40 is in real estate Morales ’50 over hiring practices and Tulsa. He was retired in June from and investments in Missoula. came out second best. the U. S. Army Reserve with the rank Tom Kerin ’40 is now state editor Mrs. Morales, president of the of lieutenant colonel. of the Great Falls Tribune-Leader. Broward County chapter of Theta Armon Glenn ’35, associate editor Arthur Peterson ’40, owner and Sigma Phi, protested that the city of Barron’s Weekly in New York manager of Insurance General Agen­ discriminated against women by ad­ City, was a J-School visitor in July. cy in Denver, was a J-School visitor vertising for a male assistant pub­ Jerry B. House ’35 is assistant su­ in August. Virginia, daughter Sandra licity director. perintendent of the Shenandoah Na­ and his mother accompanied him. The city contended criticism would tional Park in Luray, Va. Verna Green Smith ’40 took part arise if a woman publicist were to William H. Giltner ’36 is with the in a graduate English Institute at St. accompany male officials on out-of- USIA in Washington as chief of the Louis University last summer. town city business. Far East Mission support Branch of Dorothy Dyer Ege ’41 has returned “A female journalist of profes­ the International Motion Picture Di­ to Montana after 12 years and is sional stature,” Mrs. Morales coun­ vision. executive director of the YWCA in tered, “will conduct herself with Harold G. Stearns ’36, publisher of Great Falls. Daughter Tana attends propriety whether her work takes the Harlowton Times and Eastern MSU at Bozeman, son Alan is a high her around the block or into the Montana Clarion at Ryegate, was a school junior, Jimmy is 12 and Den­ jungle.” special lecturer at the J-School for nis 10. Husband Robert is a writer The city backed down and an­ two days spring term. of western history. nounced the job would be open to Robert P. Lathrop ’37 was pro­ Ken Kizer ’41, manager of infor­ women as well as to men. moted in August from city editor of mation for RCA electronic data proc­ essing in Cherry Hill, N.J., is the author of “Graphics Through Elec­ Page 2 W inter, 1966 tronics” in the autumn issue of Elec- COMMUNIQUE — more — IN DAYS OF OLD—“The Shack” is no more (burned last year to make room for campus expansion), but it lives in the memory of hundreds of J-School graduates who studied and worked in it under Stone, Housman, Cogswell, et al., before the new building was finished in 1937. Inez Morehouse Abbott ’18 sent this photo of “Kaimin Nite in the Shack” for our historical files. The NP calendar says 1928. We need identifications. Can you help?

Missoula that Susan, 17, attends the MORE GRADS AFIELD . . . . Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Jack is 16, Luanne 11. Husband Jack is judge of the Fourth Judicial Dis­ tronic Age. Kizer explains new elec­ Mary Bukvich Fenton ’43 have four trict in Montana. tronic devices and the electronic children. Mary Schmit Garrity ’47 looks for­ printing press. Dorothy Rochon Powers ’43, col­ ward to receiving a master’s degree Roger D. Peterson ’41 is a colonel umnist and feature writer for the in education from Hofstra Univer­ and assistant chief of staff G-2 and Spokesman-Review, gave the keynote sity in Hempstead, N.Y., next June. inspector at the Marine Corps Base address at a statewide communica­ Mary and Paul have four children: in Camp Pendleton, Calif. His daugh­ tions workshop held at Drake Uni­ Michael 11, Joseph 9, Patricia 8, Con­ ter, Mrs. Steve Coldiron, lives in versity in Des Moines. “Bunky” is a stance 5. Martin A. Heerwald ’48, W ash- Missoula. national vice president of Theta Sig­ m a Phi. ington-Alaska news manager for Dorothy Burr Fredrickson ’42 re ­ UPI, reported from Seattle that all ceived an M.A. in elementary edu­ Jean Swenson Knights ’43 is sec­ retary in a CPA firm in Salem, Ore. is well. cation and is teaching in Missoula. Roy E. June ’48 is practicing law Daughter Bonnie is attending UM Son Richard is at Oregon State Uni­ versity, Valerie is at Stanford Uni­ and is assistant city attorney in Cos­ and son Keith is in Hellgate High. ta Mesa, Calif. Lloyd V. Eastman ’43 moved from versity and Douglas is a high school Joy Wade McElroy ’48 is working manager of the Wenatchee, Wash., freshman. for Lyon-Healy music store in Park Chamber of Commerce to manage* Aline Mosby ’43 is back in the Forest, 111. She and Richard moved of the Everett, Wash., Chamber. Moscow, U.S.S.R., office of UPI after Dick Kern ’43, USMC lieutenant studying on a fellowship in Colum­ to Homewood last year where daugh­ ters Nancy and Merideth are in high colonel and deputy director of the De­ bia University’s Advanced Interna­ fense Communication Agency, Eu­ tional Reporting program for 1964- school. Firman H. (Bo) Brown Jr. ’49 and rope, and his family have been in 65. Paris since July, 1964. Pat Cohe Green ’44 reports from — more — Ray Fenton ’43, director of Public Relations Associates in Great Falls, Winter, 1966 Page 3 is chairman of the 1966 Heart Fund campaign in Cascade County. He and COMMUNIQUE MORE ABOUT GRADS AFIELD

Margery Hunter Brown ’50 completed tabloid. He, Jean and Nancy 10, live husband Jack in Lima, Peru, where another successful season with their in Shelby, N.C., and would like to he will coach and organize track on a Bigfork Summer Theater. Bo, chair­ hear from ’51 grads. national level. She took a three-week man of the UM drama department, Art Foley ’51 is director of the tour of the Soviet Union last sum­ was featured in the 1965 President’s membership fund drive for the World mer. Conclusion: “Although it was a Report as an outstanding member Science Center at the New York terribly depressing experience, every­ of the faculty. Margery is working Academy of Sciences. one should tour the U.S.S.R. to see toward a doctorate in history at the Robert L. Jordan ’51 is manager of first-hand how horrible it would be University. Timber Growers of Northern Cali­ to live under Communism.” Paul E. Verdon ’49 bought the in­ fornia in Redding. Lloyd H. Kjorness ’55 is classified terest of his partner in the Western Marvin McArthur ’51, director of advertising manager for the Rapid News at Libby and is now sole own­ advertising and public relations for City (S.D.) Journal. er. Kaiser Gypsum Co. in Oakland, Calif., Raymond Moholt ’55 joined Sage was program chairman for the No­ Advertising Service in Helena as ac­ vember banquet at which University count executive. He and Lorinda re­ The Fifties President Robert Johns presented the port Melissa was born Sept. 20. Ken­ Bill Emery ’50, automotive editor Order of the Grizzly to six former drick is 2. and columnist for the Long Beach Montanans in San Francisco. Carla Hewett Beck ’55 is news edi­ Independent and Press-Telegram, Shirley McKown ’51 left the San tor of the Episcopal Evangel, official says he and Thelma take new cars Francisco White House department paper of the Diocese of Montana, and out on weekends to resorts in Cali­ store to work as advertising director her husband, the Rev. Jacob D. Beck, fornia, Nevada and Mexico to gather for Robinson’s department stores in is editor. Carla also serves as secre­ material for a Sunday feature page. Los Angeles. tary to her husband, rector of St. He also writes an “Imported Car Patrick McLatchy ’51 (MA, His­ Francis church in Great Falls and Notes” column in the Friday morning tory ’61), Great Falls High School vicar of St. Paul’s in Fort Benton. Independent and the evening Press- teacher, attended an eight-week his­ They have two daughters, Mary Kath­ Telegram. They live in Los Alamitos. tory institute for secondary teachers ryn Hewett Beck 6, and Anne Theresa C. Kenneth Folkestad ’50, general at Arizona State University in Tempe 1. agent for Occidental Life of Cali­ last summer. Daniel R. Zenk ’55 was prom oted to fornia in Salem, Ore., and wife Mari­ Patrick J. Graham ’52 was married major and lives in Bloomington, lyn report twin boys born Aug. 17, to Diana Kay Fox on June 12 in Col­ Minn., with Sonia and sons Brian and 1964. They join five other boys for ville, Wash. Paul. He is an assistant professor of a total of seven. Henry J. (Hank) Pratt ’52 received military science at the University of Thomas E. Mendel ’50, Arm y cap­ Minnesota and working toward a tain, has been assigned for one year an M.A. in public administration from American University in Wash­ master’s degree in journalism. to the Defense Language Institute, Thomas R. Needham ’55 was pro­ Presidio of Monterey, to study Arabic. ington, D. C., last June. He is in the Washington office of the Nation­ moted to account representative for George D. Remington ’50 resigned Xerox Corp. at Albuquerque and as UPI Montana manager to join al Park Service division of personnel Los Alamos, N.M. He and Arlene and the state bureau of Lee Newspapers management and manpower develop­ four daughters live in Albuquerque- of Montana in Helena. He and the ment. He and Beverly are parents of Charles A. Thompson ’55, law stu­ form er Lorraine Kurfiss ’50 have Dale, born last March. dent at SMU in Dallas, is editor-in- two children: David 11 and Leslie Ross Hagen ’52, w riter in the B irm ­ chief of the Journal of Air Law and 6. ingham, Ala., AP bureau, has been Commerce, only publication in Eng­ Russell R. Nielsen ’50, Nevada m an­ named to AP’s first “emergency task lish dealing exclusively with legal ager of UPI, and wife Patricia Keil force” of specialists to write and edit and economic problems of aviation Nielsen ’49 live in Reno w ith K aren major news reports concerning racial and space. The Thompsons have five 9 and David 6. developments. children: Patty 10, Bobby 8, Ricky Ward T. Sims ’50, Alaska AP cor­ Lewis P. Keim ’53 is account su­ 7, Ronny 6, Eddy 2. respondent, was given special men­ pervisor for Burson-Marsteller Asso­ Virginia McBride Altman ’56 says tion in the AP Log for his coverage ciates in Chicago. He and Carol live no job for her at the moment, then of the nuclear test explosion in the in Arlington Heights with their four reports Elizabeth Anne was born July Aleutians. daughters. 24, 1964. The A ltm ans live in Great Sterling Soderlind ’50 has been pro­ John T. Suchy ’53, science w riter Neck, Long Island, N.Y. moted from front page editor to as­ in the Argonne, 111., National Labora­ Ronald A. Erickson ’56, pastor of sistant managing editor of the Wall tory director’s office, is the author the First Baptist Church in Beatrice, Street Journal in New York City. of an article, “Don’t Say You Can’t Neb., reports the birth of Ronald E. D. (Ed) Lewis ’51 was elected Write Science,” in the August issue Chad Scott on May 2. executive vice president of Mullen of Quill magazine. J. D. Coleman ’56, assistant infor­ Publications in Charlotte, N.C., where Muriel Griffin Daniels ’55 resigned mation officer in the 1st Cavalry Di­ he is publisher of Southern Textile as assistant professor of journalism vision (airmobile), has been in Viet News, a textile management weekly at Oklahoma City University to join Nam since August. He writes: “The new airmobile concept is about the Page 4 hottest thing going in the army and COMMUNIQUE — more — STILL MORE GRADS AFIELD

is a natural newsmaker.” Madeline tions at Marineland of Florida. He Acantha in September. Amick re­ is in Kalispell with the five children. and Colleen report that Nicole Elaine, turned to the J-School to work on a Jo Ann LaDuke Haley ’56, instruc­ born April 28, joins twins Dareck master’s degree, bringing with him tor at Lake City Junior College in and Charis 6. Nikki and sons Robert III 2, and Lake City, Fla., reports Margaret Robert (Dutch) Mings ’59 is cov­ Glen 1. Elizabeth was born Jan. 26, 1964, ering sports for the Newport News Jerry L. Colness R-TV ’62 is a joining Mary Nell 3. (Va.) Daily Press. radio-tv and film specialist in the J. R. (Dick) Harris ’56 is account Ronald P. Richards ’59 was named office of public information for the executive in public relations for the executive secretary of the Montana American Red Cross national head­ Rumrill Co. in Rochester, N.Y., where Democratic party with headquarters quarters in Washington, D.C. he handles trade press relations, spe­ in Helena. Thomas J. Flaherty ’62, night swing cial feature article writing, press con­ editor for the Billings Gazette, re­ ferences and supervises the industrial The Sixties ports son Michael Thomas was born case history program for Eastman Ko­ in March, joining Mary Teresa 2. dak. Brinton Markle ’60, m arshal of the Jack Gilluly ’62, farm editor for Montana Supreme Court in Helena W. Keith Wuerthner *56 is editor the Madison (S.D.) Leader, and Carol after receiving a UM law degree in of the General Electric News, an report the birth of Shaun Russell eight-page bi-weekly tabloid for June, and wife Patricia announce July 29. General Electric employes, at Fort that Elizabeth Marie was bom Oct. Wayne, Ind. 28 and joins Melissa Powers 2. Gaylord T. Guenin ’62, Missoulian- Sentinel reporter, and Zena Beth Bob Gilluly ’57 continues as m an­ Keith Wood ’60 moved from the McGlashan Guenin ’61, society edi­ aging editor of the Daily Ravalli Re­ Billings Gazette to Benton Harbor, tor, are in Bettendorf, la., where publican in Hamilton. Mich., in March and is covering a Gaylord entered a Lee Newspapers James R. Graff ’57, account execu­ county beat for the News-Palladium. training program on the Davenport tive for Sage Advertising Agency Lee Ann is 2. Times-Democrat. in Helena, added a third daughter, Owen T. Ditchfield ’61 was pro­ Crystal, on Dec. 2, to join Heather 1 moted to captain in Orleans, France, Lyle E. Harris ’62 left UPI to re­ and Heidi 3. and has been assigned to an 8th turn to the University to study for Jerry R. Hayes ’57 left the Helena Division infantry battalion near an M.A. degree in journalism. Wife Independent Record to join the Lew­ Frankfurt, Germany. He and Mabel Elizabeth is a former reporter for iston (Idaho) Morning Tribune as have two sons: Andrew 2, and Brian, the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. classified advertising manager April born June 13. Douglas A. Kienitz ’62 is a naval 12. Linda is 4, son Lee 3. John Honey ’61, assistant to the flight officer in charge of the combat Tom O’Hanlon ’57 left the Glasgow district manager of the American Oil information center, USS Salisbury Courier to join the Great Falls Trib­ Co. in Salt Lake City, Utah, reports Sound, an aviation seaplane tender une as a reporter. that Darin, born June 13, joins John docked at Oak Harbor, Wash. Richard D. Warden ’57 is the au­ III 4. Robert L. Templeton ’62 is a first thor of “Metcalf of Montana,” now on John Kavanagh ’61, editor of the lieutenant in the USAF and is sta­ sale at $4. Shelby Promoter, on July 1 became tioned with Ann and Brian at Malm- Richard J. Champoux ’58, assistant co-publisher. He also was elected strom AFB in Great Falls. professor of history, has been named president of the Montana Advertising John Scott Black R-TV ’63 was a chairman of the social science de­ Service, appointed to the MPA’s pol­ recent J-School visitor. He has partment at Northern Idaho Junior icy-making executive committee for moved to the news department of College in .Coeur d’Alene. He and 1965-66, was the winner of four first CHQR in Calgary and is part-time Marilyn are parents of Carolyn places and an honorable mention in instructor in radio at Mt. Royal Jun­ Elaine 1. the MPA’s 1965 Better Newspaper ior College. He was married to Susan Jewel Moore ’58 reports th at on contest, and named “young man of Quapp Oct. 9 in Lethbridge. Dec. 6 she went to work as a social the year” by the Shelby Jaycees. James Dullenty ’63 resigned as worker for the City of New York. Charles Hood ’61, out of the Navy news editor and assistant publisher Don Oliver ’58 moved from re- June 15, joined the Great Falls Trib­ of the Hellgate Herald, a free dis­ porter-newscaster for KCRA in Sac­ une and Leader as a reporter. tribution weekly begun in July in ramento to news director for KREM- Larry S. Stevens ’61 is editor for Missoula, to begin graduate work in TV in Spokane. the American Cyanamid Co. house history at the University. John A. Vogel ’58 has been ap­ organ at Wayne, N.J. John Frook ’63, Chicago chief of pointed public relations supervisor Penny Wagner Wilson ’61, now a bureau for Life magazine, has had for the Oregon Education Associa­ J-School graduate student, won a many bylined stories in recent issues. tion. He and Sharon have two chil­ Washington state 1964 Sigma Delta dren, LeeAnn and Greg. Chi award for a feature story written Suzanne Lintz Ives ’63 resigned Don R. Dehon ’59 w ent to work in while she was working for the week­ after two years as editor of an indus­ June for ACF Industries in Albu­ ly Kent News-Journal. trial newspaper at Howard Research querque, N.M., where he is coordi­ John Barber ’62 succeeded Bob Corp. to become an associate at nator of employe and public infor­ Amick ’61 as editor of the Choteau — m ore — mation, which includes editing of ACF News. Page 5 Richard W. Edgerton ’59 has been Winter, promoted to manager of public rela­ COMMUNIQUE . LAST TAKE ON GRADS AFIELD

Jeanne Viner Associates, a public Gerald Schnitzer Productions in Hol­ to James H. Koessler in Columbia relations firm in Washington, D.C. lywood. Falls on Dec. 27. She had been teach­ Barbara Mittal ’63 joined the Mary Leigh Dinning ’63 returned ing journalism in high school in Havre Daily News as wire editor in to the University to complete her Sacramento, Calif. October. education degree while Robert stud­ Donna Wilson Pangbum ’64 and Nancy Donner Moran M.A. ’63 has ies for an M.A. in business adminis­ daughter Ginger suffered severe moved from her English teaching job tration. bruises and husband Ed a fractured at Washington State University to a Janet Trask ’63 has been promoted vertebra in an automobile accident similar position at the University of to associate editor of McCall’s last July. Donna reports everything Guelph in Ontario, Canada, where Loungewear-Intimate Apparel Mer­ is now back to normal in Missoula. her husband is an assistant professor chandiser in New York City. She Donald M. Hegg ’64 got out of Chi­ of poultry science. became Mrs. Leslie Cox on Dec. 28 cago and is a reporter for the Billings in Billings. Gazette. Bryson Taylor ’63 was promoted Jacqueline L. Bissonnette ’64 has Mary Ann McCarthy ’64, after a to sports editor of the Great Falls been promoted to editor of Pano­ year in Germany, arrived in San Leader in September. rama, an employe newspaper for the Francisco in August to become assist­ Judith Lynn Franklin ’63 is secre­ northern counties area of the Pacific ant to the advertising manager of tary to television film producer- Telephone Co. in Sacramento. W. J. Lancaster Co. director-writer Jerry Schnitzer of Mary Lou Collins ’64 was married Ed Nicholls ’64 has been sent by the Missoulian-Sentinel to the Wis­ consin State Journal in Madison as a trainee in the Lee Newspapers '■"* COMMUNIQUE professional program. Irene Vadnais Gaines —3 0 — Mrs. Irene Vadnais Gaines, 1932 graduate, died July 30, 1963, in Mundelein, 111., at the age of 52. She is survived by her husband, Dwight B., and three sons, David, Richard and Robert.

Eugene Burdick

Eugene Burdick, Dean Stone Night speaker and visiting professional lec­ turer in 1964, died July 26 of a heart attack. He co-authored (with William Lederer) “The Ugly Ameri­ can.” and (with Dr. Harvey Wheeler) “Fail-Safe.” He also wrote “The JOHN A. GILLULY Ninth Wave,” “The Blue of Capri­ corn,” “Nina’s Book,” and served as The late John A. Gilluly was in­ co-editor of “The American Voter.” stalled as the 11th member of the Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame during the University Homecoming SDX Professional in October. Special guests at the ceremony Chapter Chartered were a son, Sam, and his wife, Esther A Montana professional chapter of Hart Gilluly, both 1930 Journalism Sigma Delta Chi was chartered Aug. graduates, and two of their sons, 13 during the convention of the Mon­ Robert *57 and Richard. Jack Gilluly tana Press Assn, in Glacier National *62, another son of Sam and Esther, Park. was unable to attend. Charter members include Dean Nathan B. Blumberg, Donald R. Coe ’47, Kim Form an ’56, Floyd W. (Bill) Barbara Williams Talks Howell ’61, Fred B. Hunnes ’51, Ray­ Barbara Williams ’61, assistant mond W. Moholt ’55, John Morrison women’s editor of the Spokane ’63, Edward C. Nicholls ’64, Carl Chronicle, was the guest speaker at Rieckmann ’65, John F. Ryan ’27, the annual Theta Sigma Phi “Women Harold Seipp ’25, Harold G. Steams of the Press” party in the Journalism ’36, L arry T. Stidmon ’64, Paul E. Library. Verdon ’49 and Thomas C. Wigal ’36. i If You Want to Move Up .. . Judith D. Thompson Judith Darwin Thompson, a senior Jobs are far more numerous than the known number of alumni from Calgary, Alta., Canada, died June 27 when the car in which she who need them or want to change jobs, and Ed Dugan, in charge was riding plunged over an embank­ of the journalism placement program, asks alums who might like ment in the Pattee Canyon area. She to better their lots to write him. was 20. The photograph of “Darwin” above An alum’s request for help will be kept in the active file until a was used on the cover of the 1965 satisfactory job comes along. A request for a job need not involve Journalism brochure. a specific place, time or salary, Dugan explains. The J-School will not “pirate” an employe and is powerless to James O. Hathaway help some publications which need help although it knows alums James O. Hathaway, a junior in who might benefit from chances to move. the School of Journalism, was killed “Six or more good jobs have gone begging recently because I Aug. 2 in a one-car accident a mile haven’t known that the brethren or cistern want to move on,” north of Bigfork. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Dugan says. “But I won’t rob Peter to pay Paul. I need that letter Hathaway, and a sister, Judy, of from the alum.” Kalispell.

Winter, 1966 COMMUNIQUE Page 7 Some Notes on Our Profs The Onset Of Offset The J-School faculty reports in: Since then he has been especially Dean Nathan Blumberg was elected busy with KUFM, our new FM radio This is the first issue of Com­ vice chairman of the accrediting station which broadcasts nightly munique to be printed by offset. committee of the American Council when the University is in session. Installation of a new ATF 20 by 26 on Education for Journalism at its • offset press is effecting a major tran­ annual meeting in Chicago. In No­ Lee Norton took a June trip with sition in the operations of the Uni­ vember he served as chairman of the his family via Canada to New York, visitation team at the University of then spent July and August with Ad­ versity print shop on the first floor Iowa and as a member of the team vertising Publications, Inc. (publish­ of the Journalism Building. From at the University of Kansas. He re­ ers of Advertising Age, Industrial an operation which was entirely cently was appointed chairman of the Marketing, Advertising & Sales Pro­ letterpress it is gradually converting accreditation team scheduled to visit motion) on an eight-week summer to one in which 50 per cent or more the University of Texas in March. fellowship co-sponsored by AEJ and of its work will eventually be offset. • ABP. He currently is preparing an The swing to offset has involved Ed Dugan was “out of residence” article for Industrial Marketing. major changes in personnel assign­ last summer and admits to consider­ • ments and planning as well as pro­ able research on the golf course. In Dorothy Johnson spent two days in duction. September he captained a faculty Amsterdam interviewing for an arti­ Supt. Claud Lord says the printers group on its annual field trip with cle on shopping there for Continental like the new process although it has the Forest Service, an eight-day Magazine. The rest of three weeks of meant learning the operation and ca­ jaunt in Idaho. vacation she traveled in Spain, Mo­ pabilities of new equipment. Oper­ • rocco and Portugal. She wrote arti­ ating the press is Wilfred Steingas, Warren Brier has sold feature arti­ cles for Ford Times on the Montana who has worked in the shop since cles to the New York Times, National earthquake area and Johnson Flying 1948. Don K ludt is handling the Observer and Editor & Publisher and Service’s two “Tin Geese”—Ford tri­ Brown camera and plate-making and writes a weekly column for the Mis- motor planes. She also dug out a Dorcas Keach Northey ’35 is proof­ soulian-Sentinel. A forthcoming arti­ short-story manuscript, polished it a reading. cle in Pacific Historical Review traces little and sold it to McCall’s for Fred Glaspey is mechanical super­ the development of political debate $2,000. Her seventh book, “Some intendent and Dick MacDougall, in the Washington Territorial press. Went West,” was published in Au­ Frank Winkler, Arvid Lundin and He is serving on two faculty com­ gust, was very favorably reviewed Bob Kuenzel man the linotypes and mittees. and is selling like hotcakes—at least ride herd on the Kaimin crew. • in Missoula. Aside from those items, Dean Rea was awarded a Univer­ Gene Pearson still turns out a lot she hasn’t been doing much except sity summer session research grant of work on the Heidelberg and Mer- work for MPA and teach her courses. to study Montana press law. He also genthaler 31 presses as well as run­ worked as a summer vacation re­ ning the new offset “Little Chief” 15. placement for the Missoulian-Senti- Murray Elliott is an apprentice press­ nel and the Cut Bank Pioneer Press. Jack Ryan Moves Over man and Virginia Ackerlund and • To UM Alumni Center Grace Vickers do folding and bind­ Phil Hess worked for the Missou- Jack R yan ’27 has been moved ing. lian as reporter and copy editor dur­ from director of publications and Inky Gibson works part time in ing the summer. No UFOs to contend news service to assistant executive the printing office and part time at with this year, he is happy to report. secretary of the UM Alumni Assn. Clerical Service.

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