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Maine Alumnus, Volume 33, Number 3, December 1951

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Vol. 33 DECEMBER, 1951 I\o. 3 Published montHy from Octobei to June inclusive, by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, The Maine Alumnus, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Subscription price, $3 00 per year, included in annual alumni dues of $5 00 Member* American Alumni Council Entered ?s second class matter at the Post Ofhce at Orono, Maine, under act of March 3, 1870 FORESTER ABROAD

HEY call Winslow L. Gooch ’ll a buttonwood trees, rich in tannin, and con­ of Forestry at Los Banos, the buildings forestry consultant. Actually, “for­ sidered a substitute for American chest­ of which were badly damaged during the Testry consultant” is a title which does nut trees war not do justice to a man whose 45 years’ In 1945-46 he went to Euiopc as a forestry experience has carried him to foiest pioducts specialist for the Depait- AA ork in African Jungle 1 emote sections of the world on positions ment of State, with headquarteis at the One of Mr Gooch’s most interesting of vital importance in Ins chosen field U S Embassy in Paus. Covering con- experiences occuried in Portuguese An­ Although a member of Maine’s Class sideiable portions of England, Switzer­ gola, five degrees below the equator in of 1911, Mr. Gooch received his bache­ land, Belgium, and the Netherlands, his Africa, a land of boa constrictors, ele­ lor’s degree fiom the University of Mich­ job was to peer into the European for­ phants and wild gorillas AVhile he re­ igan in 1912 During World War I, he ests and see how much they had been ported no trouble with the animals, he was stationed for two years in the Pyrcn- affected by the war European authori­ indicated trouble with the tsetse fly which nes Mountains locating and obtaining ties were particularly interested in the bears the germs of sleeping sickness. potential supply of pulp for paper pio- His African assignment was to make duction and plywood source possibilities a complete survey of the forest of Cabin­ da which is Portuguese territory near South America the mouth of the Congo The government In 1947, Mr Gooch found himself in of Portugal proposed to build a large South America, where in Colombia, he sawmill—one that would handle 50,000 surveyed wood possibilities for a group board feet daily—to fabricate mahogany, planning to establish a picssed board limba, and other valuable tropical timbers plant near the native town of Baranquilla for export. America was interested be­ This survey took him across 4,000 square cause Portugal had applied for a sub­ miles of the Rio Magdalene River and stantial loan from the Economic Coopera­ its tributaries tion Administration to start the project. I ast July. Mr Gooch went to Manila Completing his work, Gooch was able to in the Philippines, where he has since report to the Portuguese government and accepted a two-year assignment. His the ECA that there is plenty of valuable wife, Mildred has recently joined him timber in the region Following his arrival in Manila, he took Korean Forestry a month to go to Australia where he was checking the forestry situation in that In 1948, Mr Gooch made his way to country His work in the Philippines is Korea. In South Korea, he was placed to ascertain whether or not the Depart­ in charge of forest and forest industries ment of Forestry will obtain maximum for the U S military government. He Winslow L. Gooch ’ll benefits fiom the EC A program estab­ was concerned with directing operations lumber for barracks and other military lished for the islands He is also inter­ in former Japanese-owned forests. Asked needs His early experience in the forests ested m the rehabilitation of the College (Continued on Page 10) was with the U. S. Forestry Service when he spent five years in Idaho, Wash­ ington, and Montana I W ood Conservation Proponent Developing a strong interest in wood conservation early in his career, Mi. Gooch became associated with the pulp and paper industry jn the South, where he remained for an extended period fer­ reting out new timber sources and preaching the gospel of conservation About 1944, he began to travel the globe in earnest giving conservation advice to worried governments. His outstanding and widespread reputation becomes evi­ dent when one merely reads factual ac­ counts of his travels Mr Gooch’s first foreign travel was to Mexico in 1943 and 1944 where he studied vegetable tannin materials for the Board of Foreign Economic Welfare His ex­ plorations covered the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Coast, including the states of Tabasco, and Campeche in Mex­ ico and Yucatan and Vera Cruz His major accomplishment here was finding Forester Gooch on an Arbor Day during Korea’s happier times.

1IIE MAINE ALUMNUS 3 DECEMBER, IQ5I HOMECOMING

OVEMBER 9-10 witnessed the man gave everything he had” Every rally in the Bass Room of the Library Univcisity’s biggest post-war person leaving Alumni Field the next An all-time high in attendance was re­ Homecoining Hundreds of alumni, day knew that the Coach’s words were corded Sipping cidci and munching spicad in classes from prior to 1900 far from idle talk—and “what happened” doughnuts, alumni visited and chatted through 1951, poured into Orono, many pleased the Maine fans tremendously with friends many of whom they had not fiom great distances Streamers at cam­ Fred Brice, beloved coach at Maine seen in years Many alumni used the op­ pus entrances, welcome signs, lighted foi 19 years, recalled the Bowdoin-Mame portunity to make their personal Home- buildings and festively decorated frater­ game of 20 years ago ‘We won that coming plans with old chums The nity houses and doimitories greeted the one.” he said “and we’re going to win growing mteiest in this Open House, as grads who had returned to participate in tomorrow ” Brice continued, “That day expressed by lctuining alumni, prom­ the many Homecoming activities and to I put a jinx on Bowdoin—and I’m going ises to make this event traditional on the watch Maine and Bowdoin tangle in to thiovv that old hex on ’em again to­ Homecoming program then 53i d encounter The press, referring morrow all afternoon ” And Coach to the progiam as ‘king-sized,” well de­ Brice’s “jinx” held good Frosh-Soph “Hat Games*’ scribed the activities Dr Hauck told the rallying group that Saturday morning Freshman men “no matter what happens State Series tangled with their Sophomore “betters” Football history will be made at Alumni in a “Rope-Pull” to determine whether \ctixlties got under way as thousands Field tomorrow ” By 4 30 pm the fol­ or not they would have to continue to of students joined the alumni to pack lowing afternoon, one of the best records wear their frosh beanies Older alumni Memorial Gym to shake the rafters with m Maine football history was gloriously will recall the ncar-mayhem of the for­ a huge Rally Fiiday night Vivid en­ complete mer rope-pulls While the 1951 version thusiasm marked the occasion Brief Following the talks, the cheering, and was somewhat milder, it was not lacking talks by Piesident Arthur Hauck, Head the lively appearance of Campus Mayor in enthusiasm nor the will to win After Coach Hal Westerman, Daniel Webster Don Stritch ’53 of Sanford the crowd the dust had settled, it was evident that ’27 Manager of the 1926 State Cham­ swarmed out to an area near the tennis the Freshmen had whipped their older pionship Team, and “Foxy” Fred Brice court to witness a bonfire to end all brothers, and the Frosh hat is to be seen retired head football coach, brought lusty bonfires The crackling wood and soar­ no more this year on the males cheers from the throng Coach Wester­ ing Hames were accompanied by the en­ The girls of the Freshman class were man, introduced by David Collins ’52 thusiastic singing of Maine songs not so fortunate Engaging the Sopho­ President of the Senior Skulls, told the Alumni Open House mores in field hockey while their male cheering alumni and students that “no classmates were pulling the Sophomore matter what happens tomorrow, you’ll An informal Open House for all alum­ men all over the skating rink the Fresh- know at the end of the game that every ni was held Friday night following the (Con tinned on A'tr/ Page)

even greater and finer University of Maine,” he said President Hauck told of the many years of planning for the new building He Under ideal weather conditions and had gone into the planning of the Union expressed appreciation for those who had with a large attendance of alumni, fac­ Building “I know this fine Marne spirit made the building possible He said that ulty and students the cornerstone of the will continue into the future to build an the new stiucture would stand as a Memorial Student Union Building was ‘symbol of our faith in the future” laid during Homecoming on November The invocation was given by the Rev­ 10 erend Charles E O’Connor ’31 Director Presiding at the exercises was Myron of the Student Religious Association at C Peabody ’16 President of the General the University Alumni Association Representing the student body, AAr Gregor Macfarlan ’52, Scaled Metal Box President of the General Student Senate, A metal box was sealed into the cor­ said that the erection of the building nel stone This box contained a copy of marked “a bright new chaptei in cam­ 1 he Maine Campus a copv of 1 he Maine pus life for students at the University” AlmniiuK a Universitv Catalog, the cor­ Raymond H Fogler ’15, Chan man of nerstone exercises niogram, and tlie the Union Building Committee, stated names of committee members that 12,300 alumni students, faculty and Others introduced at the ceremony were friends had contributed $900,000 for the Edward A AVhitney, Chairman of the new structure Mr Fogler paid particu­ Trustees’ Committee on the Union Build­ lar tribute to President Arthur A Hauck ing , Professor Himv Kirshen, Chan man and membeis of the University’s Board ol the Non Alu.i ni I acuity Commit­ of Trustees foi their efforts tee, Dean Nathaniel C Kenduck of Praises Cooperation Bowdoin College, representing the Maine colleges John T Doran of Cram and George S AA llliams ’05, President of Ferguson architects John A Kibler, the University’s Board of Trustees, told Piesident of Consolidated Constructors, of the “fine spirit of cooperation” which Dr. Hauck and Greg Macfarlan ’52 Inc, builders of the new structure

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 4 DECFMBER, I95I BLACK BEAR AWARDS

Miss Addie Matilda Weed receiv­ Alumni Association President ing the Black Bear Award from Myron C. Peabody presents Black Mvron C. Peabody, President Gen­ Bear Award to Clifford Patch ’ll. eral Alumni Association. (Marcouv photo) (Marconi photo) The Selection Committee voted a Black The Selection Committee voted a Black Bear Award to an Alumnus who has Bear Aw aid to a person who has literally J. Larcom Ober ’13 been a member of the Athletic Board thousands of fi lends among Maine alum The Selection Committee voted a since 1927, and who has served as an of­ ni. These thousands of alumni and hei Black Bear Award to an alumnus who ficial at innumerable University track many friends join in the happiness of unfortunately was unable to be present meets Having served as President of this piesentation Xlthough not an alum­ foi the presentation since professional this Class of 1911, he has been an alumni na, she has more right than many alumni duties lequired him to be on the West class officer and an outstanding worker to claim the University of Maine as “her Co,st A gi iduate in the Class of 1913, in numerous class affairs A Past Chair­ school” She has an aggiegate of 43 he served on the Alumni Council in 1930 man of the Pulp and Paper Alumni As veais sei vice to the University Com­ and was Xlunini Day Marshal in 1938. sociation, he now serves as a member mencing her service as a stenographer in He was a member of the original gioup of the University’s Technical Advisory the Biology and Military Departments in which established the Pulp and Paper Committee and the Pulp and Paper 1908, she has served as stenogiapher to Foundation Serving on the Finance Foundation Currently Technical Direc­ the Deans and to the Registrar In 1918 Committee of the Pulp and Paper Foun­ tor ot the Eastern Manufacturing Com­ she became Assistant Rcgistiar, serving dation in 1930, he is currently Chairman pany, lus long record of service to the in the capac ty until 1929 when she be­ of the Foundation’s Executive Commit­ University and support of the Alumni came Rccoidci—a position she still holds tee He has 1 epresented the University Association is a source of inspiration to \n Honoiaiy Member of the All-Maine at ceremonies in other colleges and has all alumni The Black Bear Award is Women she serves as histonan of that employed and placed many graduates. presented to Clifford Patch of Bangor. oi gamzation She is a member of the The Black Bear Aw aid is presented, in Committee ot Panhellenic for Matching absentia, to J Lai com Ober of Philadel­ Soionty Bids No one more deserves the game necessarily made the clearing of phia, Pennsylvania, Executive Vice Pres­ these parking lots a very slow process. the tnbute engiaved on the award itself ident of the Scott Paper Company —“ Aw arded for devotion and loyalty to In fact streams of cars leading out of 1/r Ober leccizcd hit actual azuaid at the campus in both directions could be the high tiaditions of the University of a dinnci cciemony held in Chester, Penn­ Maine”—than \ddie Matilda Weed seen for an hour or more following the sylvania on Koi ember 16 This dinner game The Get-Together, sponsored by (Continued from Page 4) zoat attended by Maine alumni and offi­ the Xll-Maine Women, provided the man gnls lost 3-1 Howevei the Eagles cials fiom the pulp and paper industry place and the time for motoring alumni i dented and gave permission for the hats to leisurely enjoy a hot cup of coffee, to come off anyway then event in a gaily' decorated Oakes meet friends, and participate in a “vic dance” while waiting for the tiaffic to College Coffees Room m the I lbiary, and the College of Technology boasts of a large crowd at clcai Attendance at this pleasant affair Each ot the tluee Colleges and the its Coffee m the Engineering Building was excellent School of Education held a “Coffee” for These Coffees, held on Saturday morn­ their lespective leturnmg alumni With ing, leceived much favorable comment Fraternity Reunions—Dormitories the cmenti faculty as guests of honor, and theii continuance at futuie Home­ “Open House” these Coffees gave many alumni the op- comings has been urged by alumni Following the Bowdoin game, frater­ poitumty to sit and chat infoimally with nities experienced the heaviest attendance friends among the faculty and to talk After-thc-Gaine-Gct-Togcther and most lively crowds of returning over old times The College of Xgricul- The lively \fter-thc-Gamc-Get-To- “brothers” in many a year. The living tuie reports a most pleasant penod in getlier in Memorial Gym immediately rooms and game rooms of every house Merrill Hall while School of Education following the game Saturday, pioved to were characterized by hand shaking, giaduates joined with their faculty be a boon to the many alumni and fac­ back-slapping and joyous reunions with filends over coffee in South Stevens ulty who had parked their cars near House-Mothers Serving cider and The College of Aits and Sc cnees held Alumni Field The near-record ciowd at (Continued on Page 10)

1I-II M\INE Ut'MNUS 5 DECEMBER, I95I the Guild is starting its busy schedule of radio broadcasts Already, Henry Campus Comment Berry, junior, has been selected as Mr University L’sing many original scripts, written by University students, the Guild (Bill Matson ’52 is city editor of The A note of tragedy struck the student employs a tape recorder, and then one Campus and last year served as assistant body on the eve of Homecoming, when of the Bangor stations produces the pro­ editor of The Prism President of the George Liakakos a 21-year-old Univer­ gram, usually a half hour m length, on Press Club, active tn the promotion of sity junior, was killed in an automobile Friday nights numerous campus activities, Bill also accident in Milford, Maine Liakakos finds time to ivork on the spoits desk of was a gifted cartoonist, and at one time Men's Senate Problem the Bangor Commercial. He is a member wrote for the Maine Campus Last year In line with the fact that the Men’s of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and hails he served as Feature Editor for the now Senate has failed to have a meeting this from Portland. His "Campus Comment” defunct Pine Needle He was a native yeai, the General Senate approved a plan is a tegular feature of the Alumnus this of Sparta, Greece whereby all male students would have a yeai.) Placement Bureau chance to vote and decide whether or not By Bill Matson ’52 the Men’s Senate should be allowed to For the third consecutive year, the keep functioning as one of the student HE crowds have gone home, and Student Aid and Placement Bureau government organizations on campus A the Maine-Bow doin game has en­ started its job clinics for seniors On gradual decline in interest among the Ttered the record books, but still the talk Nov 27, under the direction of Philip J Men’s Senate members during the past on campus has been concerned with Brockway. Director of the Bureau, the two years has become a pressing issue Homecoming parties and the undefeated clinics got underway The purpose of Several scheduled meetings had to be football team Now, all this great dis­ the clinics is to show students the prop­ declared “no meeting” by Senate prexy, play of spirit and enthusiasm is easing er preparation for job applications and Howie Foley because the required quo­ off a bit, and many things are going on job interviews In the clinic, the students rum for conducting business was not which are keeping the campus scene bus­ participate actively in w riting personal present An attempt to clear up the un­ tling with activity data sheets and other parts of job appli­ healthy situation occurred in Oct, 1950 cations when a rule was passed which stated “Hell Week” Debating and Radio Active any senator missing four meetings The Interfraternity Council, of wind shall be brought up for dismissal ” Two every fraternity on campus is a member, University of Maine debaters recently months later, several senators were dis­ undertook a new policy regarding “Hell participated in two debate clinics spon­ missed At the April meeting of 1951, the Week,” in contrast to the system em­ sored by the Bates Debating League meeting that was supposed to be for the ployed for some years by the 17 campus These clinics, which were held at Cari- new election of officers, the necessary fraternities In the “Hell Week” just bou and Bangor High Schools, were in quorum was lacking again Thus, Foley, past, two of the afternoons of the four- the torm of “no decision” debates be­ who was the president last year, still day period were occupied with civic im­ tween Maine and Bates In addition to remains in office, although he has no or­ provements in Old Town Members and the debates a discussion group consist­ ganization over which to preside pledges alike went to Old Town and gave ing of Betty Roe—a graduate student, Originally designed to be the coordi­ their services to brightening up the ap­ and regular Maine undergraduates John nating body between all men’s organiza­ pearance of the Old Town City Hall Gower and Robert Booker, gave an ex­ tions and between all the men students The objectives behind the program were ample of the art of discussion in the and the University Administration, the two-fold to aid the community in civic Bangor High clinic Senate was authorized as the top men’s betterment, and at the same tune to com­ Still m the speech department, the Ra­ orgam/ation on campus Although no bat some of the controversial feeling dio Guild, under the direction of Mrs date tor the referendum has been set, that has been expressed recently towards Phyllis \\ llhamson is quite active In Foley has expressed the belief that a fraternities The idea of a constructive addition to its regular weekly meetings, smaller more effective unit should be “Hell Week" was originated last year at which time a guest speaker from one elected or appointed to replace the Sen­ at Maine, by Sigma Phi Epsilon of the Bangor radio stations is featured ate I Masque’s “Harvey” The Maine Masque’s first production of the jear “Harvey,” which was staged during the 51st Homecoming festivities, was a howling success The former Broadway hit by Mary Chase featured G I freshman Martin Gerrish in the lead role of Elwood P Dowd the philosophi­ cal drinkei who thinks he has an imagi­ nary six-foot white rabbit in his pres­ ence all the tunc Gerrish, in his first performance for the Masque turned in a spaikhng acting chore While Joanne San Antonio and Dick New dick also drew praise from the crowds that at­ tended the nlav during its four-day “run The next Masque production, “Jenny Kissed Me,” is alrcadv under lehcarsal, and promises to be another Masque “hit Soph-Frosh Rope Pull—1951 after it is pioduced Dec 12 13 14 15

THT MYINF ALUMNUS 6 DEC TM BLR, 195 I Receives Bronze Star— 2 A Maine alumnus, a much decorated dlumni hero of World War II, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Korea for out­ standing service as director of material NAMES in the NEWS for the 314th Troop Carrier Group Ma­ ______jor Bert S. Sanborn ’41 already holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Graduating from Bangor High School Topsfield Fair, Jewel Albess won the Medal with 12 Oak Clusters and the and Staunton Military Academy, Mr. Clifford T Whittaker Cup as the grand Purple Heart These decorations were Ludden received a B S. degree from the champion female of the show. earned during 133 flight missions over University. He became associated with enemy territory in the European, Middle the Bangor and Aroostook in 1935, and NAEB Officer- since that time has worked as yard clerk, East and African Theaters during World Henry L. Doten ’23, business manager War II passenger department clerk, in various capacities in the accounting department, and purchasing agent for the University, Joining the Air Force in 1941, Major has been named to the executive commit­ Sanborn remained in service after the and as chief clerk to the passenger traffic manager tee of the National Association of Educa­ war Following study at several service tional Buyers and the NAEB representa­ schools, he became an instructor with Prior to joining the Bangor and Aroos­ took, Mr. Ludden had two years’ experi­ tive on the so-called Middlebrook Com­ the 20th Fighter Group at Shaw Field, mittee of the National Federation of Col­ South Carolina Later he was assigned ence on the Boston and Maine Railroad in the Engineering Department lege and University Business Officers to the 314th Troop Carrier Group and Association. went to Korea with this unit A member of the University’s staff Married to the former Miss Jane Dr. Ilauck has just completed a since 1939, Mr. Doten has also taken an Wheaton of Sweetbriar, Virginia, Major series of visits with alumni groups in active interest in the activities of the Sanborn has two sons and a daughter, Texas, California, and Washington. NAEB. Through Mr. Doten’s efforts, the latter born while he was in Korea Commencing with an alumni dinner the New England group of the NAEB He has recently returned to the United meeting on November 13 in Houston, has met twice at the University in re­ States. His family makes its home in Texas, Dr. Hauck addressed a similar cent years. Tennessee Major Sanborn is a mem­ group of Maine alumni in Dallas on As a member of the Middlebrook Com­ ber of Sigma Xu Fraternity November 15. mittee, he will be concerned with con­ From Texas, Dr. Hauck continued tractural negotiations, procurement prac­ Railroad Superintendent— on to California where he spoke to tices, and general liaison between business The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad alumni assembled at a dinner meaning officers and federal agencies for the Na­ recently announced the appointment of in San Marino on November 16. No­ tional Federation of College and Business W J Strout ’29, Houlton, as Acting vember 20 found the president in Officers Association. 0 Mechanical Superintendent Mr Strout’s Berkeley for a fourth alumni meeting. service with the Bangor and Aroostook President Hauck completed his tour Educator Retires— goes back to 1926 when, while still a by addressing an alumni group in Se­ Dr. Dayton J Edwards ’06 has retired student at the University, he started as attle, Washington, on November 23. as Associate Dean of the Medical College a laborer in the Mechanical Department Committee chairmen for the above and Associate Professor of Physiology of the railroad. Serving in various ca­ meetings were as follows: Dallas, at Cornell University. He will continue pacities in other departments until 1929, James W. Harris ’41; Houston, W. B. to serve as secretary of the Faculty. he was appointed special engineer in the Ashworth ’33; San Marino, Charles The Cornell Alumni Quarterly com­ Engineering Department at Houlton. In E. Bartley ’43; Berkeley, Raymond E. menting on Dr. Edwards’ retirement 1932, he was appointed superintendent of Davis ’ll; and Seattle, William E. says, “During the 32 years in which Dr. bridges and buildings, and in 1938 was Stone '07, and Josiah E. Colcord ’44. Edwards has been associated with the made assistant engineer Since 1940 he Cornell University Medical College, he has been chief engineer, a position he will has contributed much to the building of continue to hold. Prize Cows— the solid foundations upon which the Mr Strout is a director of the Maine Two Maine alumni have reason to be great prestige of the school now rests. Association of Engineers; a member of pioud of honors won by cows which they Coming into the Department of Physi­ the American Railway Engineers Associ­ have raised. ology in 1918 when he and the late Gra­ ation and the American Society of Civil It is believed that a record was estab- ham Lusk were the only members, he Engineers. He serves also as a member lished at Northampton, Massachusetts, worked diligently and effectively as sci­ of the Executive Committee of the New recently when “Shaw’s Ridge Aini Paul­ entist and teacher ” England Railroad Club ine” was sold for $3,000 by Harold J Dr Edwards has been chairman of the Receiving his B.S Degree in Civil En­ Shaw ’14 of Sanford. The occasion for Committee on Admissions at Cornell gineering from the University, he was the sale was the New England Holstein since 1927 and has long been a leader in a member of Tau Beta Pi, honorary en­ Auction. Mr. Shaw is a trustee of the the development of admissions policies gineering society. University and a former member of the for medical schools throughout the United ♦ Alumni Council. States From his efforts has evolved a Assistant Publicity Director— A cow, Jewel Albess, raised at the national policy on the preparation and University by Leigh C. Plaisted ’27, evaluation of premedical students. During Another promotion of a Maine alumnus University Herdsman, won two Massa­ World War II, he was asked by the with the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad chusetts dairy shows recently. She won Navy to serve as chairman of its com­ has been announced Kenneth S Ludden the type and production class at the mittee to select candidates to receive ’32, Brewer, has been made Assistant Massachusetts Black and White show training under the V-12 program Director of Publicity for the railroad, with a score of 99 out of a possible 100 After graduating from Maine, Dr. Carl E. Delano, Director of Personnel on production, and 87 on type for a total Edwards studied at Columbia where he and Publicity, has reported of 186 out of a possible 200 At the received his Ph.D degree in 1913.

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 7 DECEMBER, KJ5I Gordie Pendleton, Saco, Ed Bogdano­ vich, Providence, R I, Billy McCann, CfJith the Bangor, and Win Brown, Augusta, all nursing injuries, saw little or no service After Jack Butterfield, Steuben, had ATHLETIC TEAMS put Maine out front with a 45-yard touch­ down gallop in the second period. Maine (Walt Schurman’s article on athletics year the Series ran its course just about took to the air Gene Sturgeon, Portland, is a regular feature in the Alumnus this as everyone expected The only question hit end Bob Whytock, Ridlonville, with year A navy aviation radioman in the in most student minds all season xvas, two TD passes, one in the second and last zuar he served in the Pacific theatre “Can Maine beat Bowdoin'*” the other in the third quarter Al Card, and wears decorations from the cam­ For xveeks prior to the Boxxdoin-Maine South Paris, a guard turned fullback, paigns at Okinazva and Iwo Jima. He game the Polar Bears ranked either first scored the final touchdoxvn in the last also saw duty in the Atlantic in the more or second as a passing team among the period than four years he was in the Service. nation’s small colleges Jim Decker, A Maine fumble set up Bates’ only A senior, Schurman is editor of the Bowdoin’s passing quarterback, was in score late in the second quarter Maine Campus, sports correspondent for the first ten small-college passers all sea­ Maine 24—Colby 0 the University Publicity Bureau and a son Charlie Bennett, end, rated as one member of his class executive committee. of the best pass-receivers in the small­ The next week the Bears got an assist He is married and has one child.) college figures The game loomed as a from the weatherman and walloped Col­ test of Maine’s ground attack against by 24-0 on rain-soaked Seaverns Field By Walt Schurman ’52 Bowdoin’s passing game Maine won the toss and chose to take HO is king of the campus? Har­ Decker completed 18 of 38 passes, but advantage of the 45-mile-an-hour xxind old S Westerman, of course’ to no avail as Maine rolled to fixe touch- With the friendly wind at their backs, WOne year ago, Hal was a little knowndoxx ns on the ground and one through the the Bears had little difficulty in keeping assistant coach at the University of air to lead 40-7 with less than two min­ Colby deep in its own territory Maine, Maine Today he rules the New England utes to go The Bowdoins scored their always with the help of the driving wind gridiron, with the Yankee Conference second TD on a desperation pass as and rain scored three quick touchdowns Bean Pot in one hand and The Governor time ran out m the first quarter and bioke the back of Barrows Trophy, symbol of State Series The Bowdoin game was played in per­ the Mule football supremacy, in the other, not to fect football weather, not so the Bates Colbx' failed to gam after reccixing the mention the little ceitificate in his pocket and Colby games opening kick oft They tried to punt into the gale, but the ball traveled only ten that states he coached Maine to its first Maine 26—Bates 7 undefeated season in history yards Maine took over on the Colby 36 and using straight power plays, quick­ After the Black Bears had romped On Oct 27, the Bears, still limping over Bowdoin 40-14 before 11,600 Home­ from the YC schedule journeyed to Gar­ ly scored coming fans, exeryone and his brother celon Field Lewiston to engage the Maine kicked oft again Colby failed wanted to shake Westeiman’s hand or Bates Bobcats W ith a free/mg wind to gain W'alt Hewins Winthrop Mass, pat his back But modest Hal would sweeping across the field and four regu­ b’oeked the attempte 1 punt scooped it have none of it and was quick to hand lars on the bench Maine scored twice up and laced into the end-zone Maine the laurels to his “gieat bunch of boys” m the second qaurter once in the third led 12-0 with the opening quarter less and “the finest coaching staft a head and added a final touchdown in the fouith than halt gone coach ex er had” period to win 26-7. \ texv minutes later a Sturgeon to Last Game for 14 Seniors Fourteen ot the “great bunch of boys’ played their last game against Bowdoin It was one they can always remember kVARSITY LOCKERS with pleasure Seniors who ended their SR WEARINC SPIKES PROHIBITED carecis against the Polar Bears were ■1 FNDS. Hany Easton Winchester, Mass , Vern Napolitano Poitland, Bob Whytock Ridlonville, Walt Hewins, Winthrop Mass , TACKLES Hairy Richardson Kittery , Bill Lindquist Lew­ iston GU \RDS, Jim Butterfield, Steu­ ben Captain Pete Pocius, Rumford, Scotty Thoibuin, Woburn Mass Bob Hefler, Annapolis Md ; CENTER, W’in Biown, Augusta, BACKS, Chai he Bur- gess Bath, Goidon Pendleton, Saco Gene Stuigeon Poitland After the Bears had wrapped up the Yankee Confeience crown in early Octo- bei, they still had a long season ahead of them Bates. Colby, and Bowdoin on succcssixe Saturdays xvas no small order 1 he State Sems is well-known as the confeience wheiein upsets run more true Bowdoin coach, Adam Walsh (wearing baseball cap) joins Maine team in congratulating Coach Westerman (center) in locker room following to form than the foim itself But this game. (Photo by Webb)

TIIL M VINE ALUMNUS 8 DECEMBER, I95I Wlntock pass was good for 34 yards On the next play Pendleton splashed ovei from the six Maine didn’t need the final tally which came in the second Football Statistics quarter when Pendleton raced 42 yards Bogdanovich, a sophomore half­ of which were scoring passes aiound his own right end. back, led the Beais in the statistics Then came the big one1 The Black Quartei backs Gene Sturgeon and department He carried the ball Bears were at full strength foi the hist Steve Novick shared the passing from scrimmage 113 times for a time in a month duties about evenly Novick had total of 562 net yards gained, just 10 completions in 23 attempts for Maine 40—Bowdoin 14 a fi action under five yards per try 155 yards He had four passes in­ Big Ed shared scoiing honors with tercepted Stuigeon threw 25 times, With a near-record crowd in stands Gordon Pendleton Both tallied connected nine times for 185 yards and perfect football weathei prev ailing five touchdowns for 30 points each. and had six intercepted Each threw the Polai Bear and the Black Bear met Bogdanovich also led in the to­ two touchdown passes. on Alumni Field ioi the State Series tal offense categoiy (passing and The Maine running attack crow n. tunning) with a 579 total He had ground out 1,601 yards, while hold­ Dui mg the first few minutes ot the a 33 4 y ard average on eight punts ing opponents to 934 yards on the game, Maine fans held their collective Pendleton averaged 35 6 yards ground Maine backs, carrying the breath The Pale Blue couldn’t seem to for the 18 times he punted this fall ball 369 times, averaged 4 3 yards stop the Bowdoin attack as the} gamed He was the team’s second best per try foit> >aids in fixe tries But Bowdon, ball-carrier, averaging just under A ground team mainly, the Bears fumbled and Maine quickly took advan­ four yards in 64 carries took to the air only 55 times all tage of it b} shaking Ed Bogdanovich In the pass receiving department yeai They had 21 completions, 11 loose on the thud play for 55 yards and Bob W hytock led the team with 10 interceptions, and gained 379 yards a touchdown successful catches, good for 239 by passing. Still m the first penod. Maine com­ yards Four times Bob scored af­ Win Brown, Augusta, added 19 pletely fooled the W alshmen when with a ter receiving a pass Harry Easton points to Maine’s scoring total via foot to go tor a fiist-down Steve Novick caught six passes for 99 yards, two point-aftcr-touchdow n placements East Walpole. Mass elected to pass on third down His short toss to Bob Why­ tock caught the Bowdoin secondary Hat­ footed, and Whytock raced 35 yards to ALL-STARS so many runners in a race, someone has score to start in the middle. In the scramble Eleven Maine gridders made the an­ Each team tallied in the second penod for the first turn, our boys were jammed nual All-Star team selected by the Maine Maine’s score coming after Joe Garneau in the center of the pack and got off to college coaches Bob Whytock, Ridlon- Rumford, recovered a Bowdoin fumble a bad start ” ville and Capt Pete Pocius, Rumford, deep in Polar Bear territory Capt Dick Dow, Friendship, and were the only Maine repeaters At the end of the third quarter, Maine Sophomore Carlton MacLean. Ashland, The offensive team selected by the led by two touchdowns 20-7 but with compiled an enviable record this fall. In coaches was ENDS—Charlie Bennett, Decker tossing passes all over the field five consecutive meets before the New Bowdoin, and Harry Easton, Winchester, it was still anyone’s ball game England event Dow and MacLean fin­ Mass, Maine TACKLES—Harry Rich­ Howevei, in the final period the Maine ished side by side to tie for first place ardson, Kittery, Maine, and George Mur­ team went wild, scored three TD’s, and and lead the Maine team to four victories ray, Bowdoin. GUARDS—Jun Butter­ wrapped up the most successful football and one tie field, Steuben, Maine, and Capt Pete year in the history of the school On Nov 19 the Maine team ran against Pocius, Maine CENTER—Don Agosti- Fourth period scores came as the re­ the best in the country at the ICAAAA nelli, Bowdoin BACKS—Jim Decker, sult of a Bowdoin gamble for a first- meet in Van Courtland Park in New Bowdoin, Ed Bogdanovich, Providence down that failed, a Bowdoin fumble be­ Yoik City The Bears finished 25th in R I, Maine, Jack Buttci field, Steuben. hind its own goal, and a pass intercep­ a field of 37 tion Maine and Ait Bishop, Bowdoin \fter stopping a Maine drive on their The defensive team was- ENDS— 14-yard line, the Polar Beais with five Bob W hytock, Maine, and Paul Spillane, BASKETBALL yards to go for a first-down on the 19 Bowdoin TACKLES—Ed Cianchette, Coach Rome Rankin’s varsity eagers elected to gamble Decker’s pass went Pittsfield, Maine, and Tim McCullum, will open their 19-game schedule against incomplete; Maine took over and on the Bowdoin GUARDS—Ray Cox, Ban­ Bates at Lewiston on Dec. 5. second play Billy McCann laced into the gor, Maine, and Rod Howes, Colby- Rankin has a 16-man squad working end-zone CENTER—Carlton Reed, Colby. out daily Of this year’s team, the Maine Trailing 26-7 with the ball on his own BACKS—Gene Sturgeon, Maine, Dick coach has said, “We will be better than 3-yard line. Decker faded behind his own Raia, Bates, Jack Cosgrove Bowdoin, we were last year.” goal line to pass Ray Cox, Bangor, hit and Charlie Burgess, Maine Members of the squad are Capt Jack him haid enough to jar the ball loose Christie, Ellsworth Falls; Bill Callinan, and Dick Breen, Lewiston, fell on it foi CROSS COUNTRY Bangor, Woody Carville, York; Bob Maine’s fifth TD The varsity cross country, then unde­ Churchill, Kezar Falls; Ray Kelley, New- Bowdoin took the kick off on its 36 feated, traveled to Boston on Nov 12 Canaan, Conn , Alex Manzo, Milli­ On the fiist play Bill Grove, West for the annual New England and Yankee nocket, laurence Sinclair, Southwest Orange N J , intercepted a Bowdoin Confeience meet The Pale Blue hai- Harbor, Bob Nixon, Randolph; John pass and raced 43 yards to the Bowdoin liers finished a disappointing fifth in Nori is, Bangor; James Orino, Rumford; three Novick scored on a quarterback the New England and fourth in the Bernie Parady, Old Town; Alan Phil­ sneak Yankee Conference competition. brick, Rangeley, Bill Rivers, Bangor, Bowdoin scored again m the closing “We lost the meet in the fiist quarter Joe Saunders, Ellsworth, Dick Smith, minutes, but baldly anyone noticed mile,” said Coach Chester Jenkins “With Bangor, and Dick Coleman, Auburn.

1 IIF MAINE ALUMNUS 9 DECFMBER, I95I 1926 FOOTBALL TEAM

The Homeoming Luncheon on Novem- 19 j ears and mentor of the 1926 squad of Fred Bi ice’s era and tied with New er 10 honored the 1926 State Champion Led by Captain Paul Lamoreau ’27, the Hampshire foi the New England Con­ Football Team and Coach Fied “Foxy” Black Bears of 1926 won one of the ference title Bi ice. head football coach at Maine for eight undisputed Maine State Series titles Coach Brice, now living in Pittsfield, New Hampshnc returned to the Maine campus foi the first time since he re­ tired after a 19-year coaching career in 1940 He received a royal welcome at the Umveisity, with exhibition windows .' • • in the Library cariying trophies and mementos of his outstanding career The Bears of ‘26 rolled up a 7-0-1 rec­ ord Squcc/ing by Fort W llliams 7-6, III Maine scored foui stiaight shut-outs of Rhode Island 7-0 Middlebury 34-0, Con­ necticut Aggies 21-0, and Bates 33-0 Colby nearly upset the powerful Maine team, missing a tie by only a conversion 7-6 The next week, Maine thumped Bowdoin 21-6 to win the State Series for the third consecutive year In the last game of the season, Maine suffered its only defeat of 1926 by losing 1 to New Hampshire 14-7 That year Maine tied with New Hampshire for the Kr New England Conference title £ - Members of the team attending the Luncheon weie Captain Paul Lamoreau ’27 of Presque Isle, Manager Daniel W ebster ’27, Old Town James Buzzell The coach, manager and six of the 11 members of the championship 1926 football team got together during the recent Homecoming. Above, left to ’29, Chelmsford, Mass , Thomas Dick­ right, are Daniel Webster, Old Town, manager; Janies Buzzell, Chelmsford, son ’27, Ridlonville, Edmund Black ’29, Mass., halfback; Tom Dickson, Ridlonville, right guard; Rip Black, Bailey Bailey Island Neil Bishop ’28 Stockton Island, end; Fred Brice, coach; Paul Lamoreau, Presque Isle, right tackle Springs and Harn Peakes ’28 Stone­ and captain; Neil Bishop, Stockton Springs, left tackle; and Pat Peakes, Stoneham, Mass., left halfback. (Photo by Marcoux) ham, Mas-,

Homecoming Hall No prize was awarded in the he savs ‘ thev went out in the spring as Men’s Dormitory Division The pri/es. usual to plant seedlings on \rbor Day (Continued f) om Page 5J presented by the General Alumni As­ Those trees are moie important than al­ doughnuts after the game, many frats sociation, are suitably engraved silver most anything else to the natives” had also prepared buffet suppers for plates These plates will remain with the their alumni and guests Several houses winners throughout the year and will be Maine Booster reported serving such suppers to over re-awarded at the next Homecoming \ Wakefield Massachusetts, native, 300 people During the evening, house Forester Abroad Mi Gooch attended Hebron \cademy parties w ere prevalent up and dow n fra­ before entering Maine W hile a student ternity row (Continued fiom Page 3) at the University he called Alfred his Men’s and women’s dormitories played about the war, Mr Gooch always le- home Through the years, Mr Gooch host to the parents and friends of the plies ‘ I don’t discuss the war They are has maintained an undy ing love for the occupants and well-attended open houses paying experts to run the fighting” Umveisity He takes pride in keeping weie the general experience across the Howevei he will readily talk about the alumni office posted on lus where­ campus Korean ioiests ‘The Japanese did a abouts and is a consistent supporter of the \lumni Association Tune and dis­ Dormitory and Fraternity House fine foicstry job” he states refciring to the trees planted on Korea’s hilly slopes tance have not lessened his interest in Decorating Contest Trees are important in Korea’s economy Maine as is evidenced by his willing The customarv Homecoming decora­ as a major source of fuel according to support of the building funds which have tions blossomed forth on dormitories and Mi Gooch Without timber, the natives been held during the past seveial years fiatcrmties Motoring alumni could be would spend cold nights in dimly’ lit Gooch says “I’m too old to go tiavel- seen riding around the campus enjoying huts mg aiound the world” Then with hard­ and commenting on the ingenuity of the Uncontrolled timber-cutting after the ly a pause, he continues ‘ I can’t say undci graduates in the preparation of last war damaged the Korean foiests, exactly where I am going next, but Im these decorations The Decoration Com­ Gooch believes, but U S exneits have go ng And it will be a pretty good mittee awarded the orize foi the best established strict controls to save the jump tiom licie’ Maine takes pride in fraternity decoration to \lpha Tau Ome­ nation’s oaks pines poplars chestnuts, this son—a man who with characteiistic ga T he prize foi the best Women’s and oncntal trees Mr Gooch will ha/ modesty signs Ins letters simplv—“W L Dormitory decoration went to Colvin aid one guess about Ixoiea—“I’ll wager,’ Gooch I'oicstci ’

IIIE MAINE ALUMNUS 10 DECI MBFR, I95I ROTC

Alumni returning to the campus this group the number taking the military yeai will look with surprise and favor on program has reached the new high. the University’s ROTC unit Lt Col Colonel Summers claims that the Uni­ \\ llliam H Summers, Professor of Mili­ versity very likely has the largest Army tary Science and Tactics, reports that unit of the ROTC in New England this the unit is the largest in its history 5 ear On some of the larger campuses the ROTC students are enrolled in Army, 1,225 Enrolled Air Force, and Naval groups, but at Although the general enrollment for Maine all registrants are in the Army the Lmversity is well under last year’s unit which includes the Infantry, Anti­ Alfred B. Lingley ’20, Warren, total. 1,225 students are taking ROTC aircraft Artillery, and Signal Corps. Rhode Island, former President of work this jear. Last year found 1,030 the General Alumni Association, students enrolled in the University’s No Saturday Drill presents former head football coach Fred Brice with certificate making ROTC program The traditional Saturday drill periods him an honorary member of the Colonel Summers attributes the in­ will be eliminated this year and all three Black Bear Club of Rhode Island. crease in size of the military unit to the drill periods will be held on Monday This presentation was made during decrease in the number of World War II afternoons with the juniors as key non­ the Annual Homecoming Luncheon. (^larcoux photo) veterans studying at Maine Ex-service­ commissioned officers in each battalion. men are noimally excused from the This j ear’s ROTC faculty is composed ROTC course, but now with the great of 10 commissioned officers and 12 non­ LADNER FOUNDATION majority of students in the lion-veteran commissioned officers. TREASURER Roy A I adner, Jr ’43 of Orono was elected treasurer of the University of Maine Foundation and James E. Totman ’16 of Baltimore. Mai y land, was elected a membei at a meeting of the directors of the corporation, according to an an­ nouncement recently made by Hazen H Ayer ’24 of Boston, President of the Foundation Mr Ladner, following graduation from the University, entered the service where he became a captain in the Army Quar­ termaster Corps After his military ser­ vice, lie became affiliated w ith the Merrill Trust Company and is currently manager of the Orono branch of that banking in­ stitution \ctive in several organizations, he is treasurer of the General Alumni Association Mr Totman has long been interested and active in University and alumni ac­ tivities He is a former Alumni Council member, past president of the Maryland University of Maine Alumni Association and chairman of alumni campaigns in Maryland. Mr. Totman is a leader in the fertih/er industry, being president of the Summer’s Fertilizer Company and chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Fertilizer Xssociation He was the recipient of an honorary degree fiom Maine last June Ballard F Keith ’08, Bangor, a mem­ ber of the Foundation, was elected a di- rectoi of the corpoi ation Announcement was made at the meet­ ing of the bequest left by the late Frank P Morison to the Foundation to estab­ lish a scholaislup fund beanng his name. Die University of Maine Foundation was A scene from “sonic far-flung battle line”? No, this photo was taken organi/ed to receive gifts, bequests and last spring when the University ROTC unit conducted maneuvers in the trust funds for the benefit of the Univer­ wooded area on the north end of the campus in connection with the Federal Inspection. The plane is from Dow Air Force Base. sity It now has assets of about $175 000 (Paul Marcoux ’54, photographer )

THE M VINE ALUMNUS 11 DECEMBER, I95I MASQUES FIRST ACTRESS GRID COOKS ODAY women are a vital and rec­ ognized part of the Maine Masque TTheatre This has not always been the case From 1905 until 1917, no women wcie seen on the Masque stage The Alasque’s activity was confined to men. All women’s roles were played bv men, the costume and make-up being relied upon to convince the audience of the actor’s change of sex This precedent was broken in 1917 when Barbara Dunn ’20, now Mrs E Reeve Hitchner of Orono, was cast in the play “The Day That Lincoln Died ” She was then a freshman at the Univer­ sity Makes History The director of the Masque at that time was its founder, AA indsor E Dag­ gett He had decided to put on a series of four one-act plays, depicting various Black Bears “At Home”—Football Captain Pete Pocius, third from left, makes delicious spaghetti, according to his teammates. Others in the photo moods instead ot the usual three-act are, left to right, Charlie Burgess. Dick McGee, and Ed Bogdanovich. play Unable to find a suitable actor for the woman’s lole of Susie in ‘The Dav “It’s no palace but it is a good deal ” right after the wai, but are now used by I incoln Died ” he dared to suggest to That seems to be the opinion of foui unmairicd men The bovs pay $50 each the board that a woman nlay the feminine members of the University’s undefeated a semester and have to buy their fuel and lole The suggestion being approved football team who are sharing one of food They expect to save about $180 a Alls Hitchner was invited to take the the University’s five-room cabins semester on living expenses part Accenting she changed Masque Captain Peter Pocius ’52, Rumford His cabin-mates say that Pocius docs lustoiy an All-Maine guard last year. Ed Bog­ most of the cooking and serves a delicious Heirloom Costume danovich ’54 offensive halfback, and Dick spaghetti dinner However, cooking like McGee ’54, an end, both from Provi­ other household duties, is not the assign­ 1 he Dav That Lincoln Died” inter­ dence, Rhode Island, and linebacker ment of any one in paiticular Jobs arc preted the effect of I incoin’s death upon Charlie Burgess ’52 of Bath find that done as the need arises by whichever a cross section of the inhabitants of a being bachelors in the Cabin Colony has fellow happens to have free time A va­ rural Maine town Costumes of the advantages over dormitory or fraternity riety of class schedules assures that each 1860’s were needed Mrs Hitchner made life has opportunity to do his share hei theatrical debut dressed in clothes “AA e hav e much more privacy and a Burgess and Pocius are senior educa­ that had actually been worn by an earlier better chance to study,” said Bogdano­ tion majors who played their last game generation of her tamily Questioned vich, the team’s leading ground-gainer on November 10 when Maine defeated about the attitude of Alasquc members “And, of course, it is much less expensive Bowdoin for the State Series crown tow aid her Airs Hitchner said “Al­ to hve here ” Bogdanovich and McGee are both sopho though the Masque previously had been The eleven cabins that make up the mores who are majoring in physical edu­ as all-male as a football team the bovs Cabin Colony housed married students cation and arts respectively were wonderful to me” Road Tours 1 It was the custom of the acting com­ panies to make road tours during spring ATTEND TAPPI CONFERENCE AUTHOR vacation Airs Hitchner could not par­ Two members of the faculty of the Author of one of the essays published ticipate since the strict chaperoning that College of Technology attended an Engi­ this fall in “Essays in Modern European would have been required in that day neering Conference of TAPPI in Atlan­ History” published by Indiana University prove 1 impractical A male substitute ta. Georgia this fall Professor I yle C Pubhations Social Science Series, is Dr was cast in her role Mis Hitchner re­ Jenness ’25 A head of the chemical engi­ David AV Trafford ’39 of the Univer­ ceived a letter from the actors saying that they all missed their original Susie neering depaitment, and Dr Richard E sity’s History Department Dr Trafford was one of seven former Because of the war in 1917 and the Durst associate professor of chemical students of the late Professor AA'illiam drop in enrollment at the University, engineering, represented the University T Morgan who was asked to submit an the Alame Masque Theatre became in­ Dr Durst presented a paper entitled essay in honor of his major professor active foi a few years Mrs Hitchnci ‘An Analysis of Data on Stock Flow in Professor Morgan was one of the coun­ was unable to take part m any more Pipes” The paper was prepaied by Di try’s leading authorities in the field of plays AVhcn the Masque became active Durst, Professor Jenness and Andiew J English history Professor Tiaftoid’s again women were cast regularly Theic Chase instiuctoi in chemical engineer­ essay was entitled “The Ruhr and French have been three women serve as presi­ ing It is a summaiy of results obtained Security as Reflected bv the British and dent of the Masque Since 1917 not only fiom an investigation administered by French Presses 1923 ” The editor ot have coeds served as Masque officers the Department ot Industrial Coopeiation the volume is Professor J J Mun ay and actresses, but many women have held and sponsored by the Hydraulics Com ‘37, associate professoi of history at Indi­ technical positions in the staging of the mittee of T APPI ana University many Masque productions

TIIL MXINE ALUMNUS 12 DECEMBER, IQ5I FISH AND GAME TRAINING PROGRAM KENT SCHOLARSHIP Another forward step in Maine’s pro­ gram to better its fishing and hunting conditions was taken this month with the IN keeping w ith the fine and modest | character of the man the Scholarship announcement that the University and the Ihonors, no all-out effoit has been made in State Department of Inland Fisheries and the raising of the funds for the Benjamin Game have set up a new joint program of training, i esearch and management C Kent Scholarship Nevertheless, al­ most $3,000 has been conti ibuted by The “memorandum of understanding” alumni and friends who wish to remain between the Department of Inland Fish­ eries and Game and the University indi­ anonymous This quiet substantial giv­ ing is high tribute to the late Professor cates that the agreement has been made Kent and the purposes for which the fund “to provide active cooperation for the advancement, organization, and operation is being raised It is hoped that $10,000 of fish and game management rescaich will be realized for the Scholarship All and training” in order that information those who knew and loved “Benny” Kent may be made available “for the manage­ are invited to paiticipate by sending their ment restoration and perpetuation of the check in any amount to the Alumni Of­ fish and game lcsources of Maine” The fice Many worthy students of the future document was signed by Piesident Ar­ will benefit from this unselfish Memorial thur Hauck and Roland H Cobb, State The Kent Scholarship will be awarded Commissioner of Inland Fishei les and on the follow mg basis Benjamin C. Kent ’12 Game Income from the Scholarship fund is to be allocated annually for scholar­ The Scholarship is made on the basis Faculty Members ship aid of need, promise of academic success, Recipients of these Scholarships are chaiacter, physical ability, vitality and The joint program calls foi the em­ to be male students v igor, and the capacity and promise of ployment of a fishery biologist and a Awards may be made to freshmen or leadership and success game biologist to carry on the work upperclassmen alike Alembers of the Kent Scholarship outlined in the agreement Commissioner The awards are not to exceed two Committee aic Thomas Mangan ’16, Jack Cobb and President Hauck have an­ semesters but may be renewed on prop­ Moi an ’31, Roy Higgins ’17. and Newell nounced that Dr W Hairy Everhart, ci 1 ecommendation and appt oval Emeiy '20 Funds for the Scholarship assistant professor of zoology at the Uni­ Awards may not exceed amount of are handled bv the University of Maine versity, has been appointed fishery biolo­ tuition and fees Foundation gist and Hoi ace F Quick, assistant pro­ fessor of game management, has been named game b.ologist by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries X-Ray Machine— Dr Eveihart, as fisheiy biologist, will and Game and the head of the Univer­ Dr George E Young ’13, of Skowhe­ serve as head of the Fishery Rescaich sity’s Foiestiy Department He will de­ vote one-half of his time to his new work gan, and prominent Maine surgeon, has and Management Division of the State lecently given the physics depaitment a Inland Fisheries and Game Department and one-half to his teaching and other university duties Both Dr Everhart and valuable X-ray machine and auxiliary He will administer and supervise this equipment phase of the piogiam and will be respon­ Professor Quick will scive as members This fine gift will make available re­ sible for it to the Commissioner of In­ of Commissioner Cobb’s Conservation seal ch work m the department which was land Fisheries and Game As a member Committee The agreement also provides foimerly impossible because of lack of of the University of Maine Staff Di that other staff members at the Univer­ equipment Everhart will teach undei graduate sity may be called on “for advice and courses related to fishery biology and consultation ” supervise graduate 1 esearch in the field Equipment for carrying on the pio- University will furnish available office Professor Quick, as game biologist, will grams will be provided by the Maine and laboratory space as well as available carry out a program jointly administered Department of Fisheries and Game The libraiy and museum facilities The Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit will The Past and Present . . . Alumni who have not been in Orono for some coopeiate in the two piograms “to such time will be interested in the new bridge across the Stillwater. The view at an extent as its tegular authorized activi­ the right, taken from in front of the Elms (the Webster place to older ties will permit” alumni), looking toward the village shows how much the grade of Ferry Hill has been cut down. Both President Hauck and Commis­ At the left is shown the old covered bridge which was demolished in sioner Cobb hailed the agreement as “a 1916 to make way for the narrow span which served until a little more than great step forward in Maine’s growing a year ago. The first covered bridge was washed out in a flood. In earh days citizens crossed the Stillwater al this point via a ferrj from which comes piogiam to improve hunting and fishing the name Ferri Hill. in this state ”

i MECHANICAL RESEARCH

(EDITOR’S NOTE—This is the thud conditioning heat ti eating of metals, in a series of at ticles about the Depart­ 1 ovver plant equipment, and similar prob­ ment of Industrial Cooperation and the lems people zdio do its research zvork This In 1949 the Maine Legislature passed month’s article deals with the Mechanical a law of major importance in fire pre­ Engineering Department and its head, vention for the State of Maine. This law Professor Harry D Watson Future required approval of DIC, or certain articles will give details about othei national agencies, for the sale of various specialists who handle inveztigatiz’e zoork heating appliances, fire extinguishing for the DIC ) compounds, and extinguishers The Me­ chanical Engineering Department has Professor Harry D. Watson, head of conducted numerous investigations for the Mechanical Engineering Department DIC in covering the requirements of this at the University of Maine, has recently law Moie than 50 appliances have been been named to the State Board of Regis­ investigated in the course of this work tration for Professional Engineers He Two test houses have also been con­ was nominated for this important posi­ stituted for the study of fire extinguishers tion by Governor Payne and his appoint­ ment was readily confirmed by the Gov- Prof. Harrv D. Watson ’18 Professor Watson points out that there ernor’s Council are many ways in which the Mechanical This latest honor for Professor Watson neciing Schoo1 and the Massachusetts In­ Engineering Department can cooperate is well desere ed During the more than stitute of rcchnologv He received his with industry through the DIC program 30 years that he has been a member of Mastei s Degree in mechanical engineer­ The department is ready to conduct the Maine faculty, Professor Watson has ing at Maine in 1929 studies in the following fields steam made an outstanding reputation as one His industrial experience has included power heating air conditioning, internal of the leaders in his field His work for engineering work tor pulp and paper in­ combustion engines liquid fuels, hydrau­ the Depaitment of Industrial Cooperation dustries responsibility for the design and lics materials testing—including metal- has been of the same high calibre that installation of heating and air condition­ logiahv hcaf treating and the nnpiove- has characterized his teaching and ad­ ing systems economic surveys of powci ment of pioduction techniques ministrative career at the university plants and generating units and other Besides Piofcssoi Watson others who Professor Watson was graduated from projects of this type are assisting with the rcscaich work the University of Maine in 1920 as a The Mechanical Engineering Dcpait- through the DIC program are Dean member of the class of 1918 Xt the out­ ment has lenlcred the following types of Ashley S Campbell, and Professors break of World War I he left college to services toi mdustiy the causes of cavita­ Theron X Sparrow, Richard C Hill, join the Armed Foices He was attached tion in the sluiceways of Ripogenus Dam, John F Lee, Francis J Sullivan Others to the Brigade Staff of the 167th Field specification testing of airplane parts and available for DIC work aie Professoi Artillery in France as assistant to the airplane plywood, efficiency' tests of Irving Prageman Arthur S Weaver, Division Munitions Officer power plants, economic utilization of and John R Lyman In the fall of 1920, he was appointed steam in processing and heating surveys Xlumm and others who have research to teach in the Mechanical Engineering of the production techniques in some problems in the field of mechanical en­ Department at Maine Rising thiough Maine industries and recommendations gineering are invited to get in touch with the ranks, he became head of the depart­ for improvement ot these techniques, and Director John B Calkin, of the DIC, ment in 1940 During his career at the determination of the physical char­ who can arrange to secure the expert Maine, he has advanced his professional acteristics of various materials Technical services of Professor Watson and mem­ standing with study at Harvard Engi- advice has been given on heating, air bers of his department I HUDDILSTON SCHOLARSHIP X year later he received his AB de­ ing the past half-year, the youths have gree from Harvard and in 1898 he was had a close look at agriculture in the One of the university scholarships has awarded Ins Ph D degree by the Uni- United States, working on farms through­ been named in honor of Dr. John Huddil- versitv of Munich ston, a member of the faculty from 1899 out the nation During the period from 1899 to 1942 They will remain at Maine until De­ to 1942 Dr Huddilston is now professosr Dr Huddilston served the University emeritus of ancient civilization cember 12 to absorb organizational and as teacher of classics, art, and ancient The scholaislup, to be known as the administrative points which will prepare civilization He is affectionately remem­ them for positions of leadership in their John Homer Huddilston Scholarship, will bered as one of the University’s inspir­ be aw aided annually to a worthy student own farm communities Chosen by au- ing teachers by thousands of Maine thontics in Denmark, Norway, France, of high scholastic standing in the College alumni of Arts and Sciences who is in need of Netherlands, and Iceland, financial assistance Piefeience will be Xrianged by Associate Dean Win- given to students residing in the state tlnop C Libby ’32 of the College of Xg- FOREIGN FARMERS AT ricultuie, several extension experts are of Maine The scholarship will amount MAINE to the cost of tuition for an academic conducting courses for the group Xs ycai Twenty-four young farmers from hve an additional oppoitunity to obseivc Di Huddilston received his B X dc- European countries arrived on the Maine American farm life, the youths spent gicc from Baldwin-Wallace in 1890 and campus in November for their last stop Thanksgiving in country homes through­ his M X from the same college in 1892 in a six-month American sojourn Dur­ out noi thorn and eastern Maine

HIT M VINE VIE VINES 14 DECEMBER, IQjI NECROLOGY 1896 N\THAN EATON GOODRIDGE 'PetAonal'i The death of Nathan E Goodridge, a re­ tired Oiono dairy farmer, occurred on November 24. 1951 Born m Milo, Mr from the CLASSES Goodridge had lived nearly all of his life in Orono He was the last living Maine man to have served with Dewey 1915 seau In 1941 he returned to Maine and at Manila Bay He was a past master ELMER HARRISON WEBBER became an employee of the General Ice of Mechanics Lodge, A F and A M Retired educator Elmer H Webber died Cream Corporation Subsequently he Surviving aie lus widow Josephine at his home in Mt Veinon on November served in World War II In 1946 he was Goodridge and a daughter, Eva, of Oio­ 2, 1951 He was successively superinten­ placed in charge of the General Ice no; two brothers. Charles of Bangor, dent of schools in Livermore, and of the Cream sales and engineering headquar­ and Perley '97 of Detioit, Mich , a sister. district comprised of Mapleton, Castle ters in Schenectady, N Y Surviving Mrs Alice Greene of Newton Highlands, Hill, and Chapman for ycais He had besides lus widow and brother are three Mass, as w ell as several nieces and also taught at Springfield Normal School, children—Marilyn, Theresa, and Donald nephews Mr Goodridge was a member Monmouth Academy, and Hollis High B , Jr., and his mothei His father was of Kappa Sigma fraternity School He is survived by his widow the late Norman H Mayo ’09. 1905 Ella Barnes Webber ’22 Mr Webber 1947 HEDLEY CHAPMAN BLACK On had been retired since 1942 LT HAROLD S. AVERY, JR. Word Saturday, October 6, 1951, Hedley C 1920 Black died at his home in Baltimore, has reached the Alumni Office of the Maryland For the past 23 years he had CLIFFORD ALLEN BUTTER­ death of Lt Harold S Avery, Jr., on been advertising salesman for The Os­ FIELD. Dr Clifford A Butterfield. Heartbreak Ridge in Korea on Septem­ borne Company, art calendars, etc Prior Medford, Mass, physician and surgeon, ber 22, 1951 He was serving in Com­ to that he was successively Farm Super­ was accidentally killed on November 8, pany I, 23d Infantry Regiment, having intendent at the Maine State Sanatorium 1951, when the plane which he was pilot­ been recalled to service in the fall of in Hebron, State Dairy Instructor, State ing crashed into lake Sabao about 50 1950. During World War II he served of Maine Dairy Division, and an inspec­ miles from Bangor in the Maine woods from 1943-1946. Originally a member of tor for London Fire Insurance Co of Dr. Butterfield and two companions were the class of 1944, he returned to the Uni­ New York City The following state­ on a hunting trip in the Machias River versity following World War II to com­ ment was issued by the president of the area. Dr Butterfield was chairman of plete his college degree and received it Osborne Company, “He early demon­ the Medford Board of Health as well as in 1947 He was a member of Sigma strated capacity for leadership in our maintaining Ins private practice, which Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Before his re­ business and won many warm friends for he had carried on in Medford for 26 entry into the Armed Services, he wras himself and the company His customers years Dr. Butterfield was a native of a building contractor in Reading, Mass will miss his friendly calls, for he won Chisholm, Maine. He is survived by his parents of Bath, his widow of Reading, and two children respect and loyalty through his keen in­ 1922 terest in their advertising problems ” —Diane 6 and Lynn Douglas 3 months RACHEL CONNOR Following an He had never seen his son. Mr Black was a Mason, Shriner, and illness of about a year, Rachel Connor Odd Fellow During lus college days he died on November 24, 1951. in Bangor 1950 became a member of Theta Clu Frater­ She had been Dean of Gills at Bangor LT. JOSEPH ALLEN COCHRAN, nity High School since 1924, until her resig­ JR On October 4, 1951, Lt Joseph A. 1906 nation a year ago At the time of her Cochran, J r , was killed in Korea while PERCY MELVILLE ANDREWS resignation Principal Joseph Chaplin ’21 serving with the First Cavalry Division. Word has just been received that Percy of Bangor High School said, “During He was flown overseas on September 29 M Andrews passed awav on May 7, her years of service she has made an out­ and had been seeing action for only two 1941, in San Diego, California Furthei standing contribution to the development days when he met his death. Lt. Cochran details are lacking, we regret to say, ex- of a better Bangor High School Her was a veteran of World War II and was cent that he was an attorney in that city genuine interest in young people and her recalled to duty in November 1950. Last WILLIAM FRANK BALL It has fine personality have endeared her to the April he was married to the former Mary just been ieported to the Alumni Office hearts of all present and former stu­ Conley of Wakefield, Mass. Also surviv­ that William F Ball died on July 22 dents To be so esteemed bv her associ­ ing are lus parents of So Portland. 1934 He was at one time Secretary of ates is the greatest honor which can come State at Augusta to a teacher.” Miss Connor was a mem­ ber of the Bangor Family Welfare So­ 1907 ciety, the Penobscot Valley Country BY CLASSES ROY SELWYN COFFIN Belated Club, and was a past president of the 1 RR1 ^rs Charles J. Dunn was hon- word of the death of Roy S Coffin in Maine Women’s Golf Association Miss 1944 has just reached the Alumni Office. IOOI ored at an open house on Connor was an outstanding golfer She September 25th in honor of her 90th He was a resident of Bangor, and a was a member of Delta Delta Delta so­ member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity birthday The open house was held at the rority She had served the National As­ home of her daughter, Mrs. E. Reeve 1911 sociation of Deans of Women as secre- Hitclmer (Barbara Dunn ’20), on Ben- JAMES PUTNAM KING James P tary noch St, Orono Mrs. Dunn has been a King died on November 6. 1951, follow­ 1936 resident of Orono since her birth The ing a cerebral hemorrhage, in Peabody, SARAH PIKE ROBERTS Word late Mr Dunn was at one time Chief Mass, wheie he had been manager of has been received of the death of Mrs Justice of the Maine Supreme Court. the municipal light company since 1948 Robert Roberts earlier this year the ex­ Mrs Dunn was one of the six founders Following his graduation in 1911 he act date is not known She had been a of Esther Eayres chapter, Daughters of stayed in the field of electrical engineer­ resident of Portland She was a member the American Revolution, and is still ing until 1915 when he decided to be a of Delta Zeta sorority active in the chapter She is also a mem­ teacher He was a math and science ber of the Church of Universal Fellow­ teacher in Bath, Maine, later he went to 1938 ship and of the Woman’s Alliance of the Massachusetts to Stow and subsequently DONALD BABSON MAYO The church Mrs. Dunn’s second daughter, to Maynard wheie he successively taught, untimely death of Donald B Mayo on Lillian Dunn Say ford of Bloomfield, was a principal, and a superintendent November 9, 1951, in Portland came as N I, was in Orono to assist with the With the coming of World War II he a shock to many He died within a few open house returned to the field of electrical engi- hours of the onset of a heart attack neenng and became an inspector at Ft which occuncd while he was at work 1 Qfl? Sumner S Lowe is a resident Devens and also at the Army Base in He and a brother, John founded the I of Cumberland Foreside and is South Boston Mr King was a member Your Host restaurants in Poitland in a selectman of Cumberland of Sigma Nu fraternity He is survived 1947 and Don was recently elected vice 50th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 by his widow, Ruth Merritt King; two president of the Maine Restauiant \sso- Percival H Mosher can be found at daughteis, Mrs Edward C Scott an. I ciation Following his graduation from 10 Metropolitan Ave, Roslindalc, Mass Mrs Murray Warner both of Rome, Maine he went to Denver University and Fred S. Tarbox is a project engineer N Y , one granddaughter, Carolyn War­ there received a master’s degree aftei for the Fayscott Corporation and lives at ner , and a brother Samuel O King of which he taught in Denver for a veai 84 Free St. Dexter, Maine. Peabody He mairied a Denver girl, L Joy Mar- Allen F. Wheeler is a retired shipbuilder

TITE MAINE ALUMNUS 15 DECEMBER, IQ5I and mill engineci and lives at 443 Couit dress is 714 W German St, Herkimer, 1 QflQ Herbert P. Bruce was promot- St, Auburn, Maine N Y I 7v7 ed on Octobei 1 to assistant Joseph W. Crowe is retired from his manager in charge ot the Improved Risk 1QA0 William W Buckley, lawyer work as Division Manager of Idaho and Public Utilities Departments, Boston, I 7U J carries on his piactice at 390 Powci Co and he and Mrs Crowe of the New England Fire Insuiance Rat­ Mam St Woicestei, Mass His residence (Fiances Hinckley ’03) reside at 708 ing Association He has been with the address is 680 Pleasant St, W’orcestei N 20th St, Boise, Idaho company since 1917 His home is 98 Ralph M Conner is a consulting en­ Willow Rd, Nahant Mass gineer foi Morrison-Knudson Co, of Los 1 QflA Erom Pittsfield, Mass, comes Edmund B Keating is retired and lives \ngeles and lives at 10649 W ellworth I /vv the news that Mr and Mrs at 3405 Fifteenth St N, Arlington, Va Av c there Harold Ross lecently celebrated their Harold P Marsh is manager of the Xithur W Gage is chief engineer foi fortieth anniversary and were feted by Bangoi Office of F S Moseley Co, m- Hetherington and Bernei, Inc, of India­ some 70 friends at the Curtis Hotel in vestment bankers His residence address napolis, Indiana, and lives at 1141 W Lenox Mass Mr Ross i etired two is 17 High St 33rd St in that city years ago from his work as an electrical Jesse H Mason is president and treas­ engineer with GE in Pittsfield 1 QD 4 Dr Edson B Buker continues urer of Huart/-Mason, Inc He resides Residence address of Harold L Kai 1 at 76 Lovell Rd, Watertown 72 Mass I 7v4 t0 piactice as a physician and is 11 Granite St, Rockland, Maine surgeon in Auburn Maude Colcord is retired from hci 1 Q 1 fl *^at^an H Wells was a recent Philip Dorticos visited on the Maine work as a guide ni'the Seats Museum ot I 7 I V candidate foi City Council in campus during the summei while he was Harvard, Mass She continues to live m Portsmouth, N H He is a chemist bv vacationing along the Maine coast He Harvard, however profession Among his civic duties he has a nephew attending the University Mr Karl MacDonald is chairman personnel advisory board of as a freshman this year, William Mead 1 QA 7 the city , chairman Portsmouth Good of Bloomfield, N J Dorticos is retired I 27 Nelson Av e , Wellsv die, Government Committee, director, New from his work with General Electric and N Y. Hampshire Milk Dealers’ Association, lives at 2196 Ambleside Dr Cleveland 45th Reunion June 13-15. 1952 State Tax Payers Federation, Seacoast On March 26th an Aloha Party was Regional Association past president 10CIS Herbert W Bacheldcr is a given by Xmerican Factois, Ltd tor Kiwanis ' 7vJ professional engineer for the Caleb Bums, Sr, and his wife He re­ state of New Yoik His residence ad- Frank L Bas» is a lavwer practicing in tn ed on April 1st as General Manager of Bangor He lives at 82 Third St the Lihue Plantation Co, Ltd Lihue Weston M Hicks is retired and lives Hawaii, which is a subsidiarv of Xmeri- at 8415 Grant Ave I aMcas, Calit can Factors Ltd He has been in the George \ W^allacc is president of the sugar industry for 42 years of which 18 Uexander W allace Tlorist company at weic as General Manager at Lihue He is 31 Emerv St Portland Maine Varragansett Hotel being retained as a consultant and also as Managing Dircctoi of the Lihue Class mates will be interested Plantation subsidiaries In addition he is 1911 to read the article about W in­ Garage a director of American Factors, 1 td slow L Gooch w Inch appears in this and othei sugar companies issue of The llmnnus Providence, R. I. William B Xlexander of 51 Lovell Stanley B Attwood is City Editor of Rd Melrose Mass wrote that the Bea­ the Litmton Dail\ Sun He lesides at (opposite Narragansett Hotel) con Sales Co, of which he «s president 84 Goff St. Auburn recently occupied their new 35 000 sq tt William P Cushman is associated with OPEN 24 HOURS warehouse and offices at 50 Webster Xve the Naugatuck Chemical Co and lives Somerville In October he and his wife at 55 Moore Ave, Naugatuck, Conn Every service for your car attended the Rotary Conclave at Poland I eo M Gerrish continues to be with Springs and in November planned a trip the Central Romana Corp in La to Florida New Orleans, and Eastern Romana Repubhca Domimcana West Texas by motor Indies Judge Robcit W DcWolfe of Poit- Ralph Holmes Professor and chairman land Maine planned to leave for Miami of the department ot Physics at the Uni­ Florida, on Dec 2nd to spend the winter versity of Vermont lives at 14 Handv Narragansett His address while in Florida is 1260 Ct Burlington N W 58th St Miami Tudge says lie will 1017 Earl Woodward of Laclnne, be back in time to attend the 45th an • TIL Quebec has been a fiequent mversary reunion visitor to the Maine campus in recent Hotel 1 QQO The William Cobbs (Bell Hai- months In September he brought his Providence, Rhode Island I 7vU ris) hve in Belfast where he is stepson Robin Upton, to Orono to enter district superintendent for Central Maine the University At that time he met with Power Co Maui ice Jones “Bill” Schrumpf, and “Where The Guest Is King” Dean \rthur Deering to make prelimi­ Edward W Cram is associated with nary plans for the 40th reunion of the Headquarters for University Casco Bay Lines and lives at 41 Bowdoin class of ’12 scheduled for June He re­ St Portland of Maine Athletic Teams turned to the campus for the Home- Arthur S Hanscom lives in Malta coming week end for his second trip oi Montana the fall 40th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 Elmore Ayer is ownci of Pentucket Counter Co ot Clyde N Y His home ^-As You 'Remember It - - is on RD 1 Savannah N Y Edward Carleton is a teachei and athletic director in Asbury Park N J , where he lives at 921 Fourth Xve THE BOOKSTORE 1 Q I 0 Burleigh A Amiable is an cn- I 7 I J gineer for Roderick O’Donog e// Friendly 'Place! hue, Giavson Bldg, 420 I cxington Ave New York 17 N Y Richard T Huntington is Executive - Alumni, Faculty, and Students Editor of Hotel Rcvictx with office*, at 71 A^anderbilt Ave New A'ork City Ills residence address is 523 77th St Brook UNIVERSITY STORE CO. lvn 9 N Y W llliam H Merrill is District Manag­ er of the Ohio Powci Co in Portsmouth THE BOOKSTORE THE BARBER SHOP Ohio ON THE CAMPUS Former extension poultry man 1914 in Maine and Massachusetts

i irr v \ixr \t i mnus DECEMBER, IQ5I try department of the Elmore Milling T. Vanderbilt Hall of the New York Division of Highways. He lives in Tren­ Co. of Oneonta, N Y. He recently gave University School of Law in September ton, Ill. a talk before the Cumberland County Mr Corey writes of the experience to Melvin E Healey is District Mainte­ Poultry Improvement Association at the Dr Hauck, “It was a full day and evening, nance Engineer for the Massachusetts Gorham (Maine) Grange Hall. but it was an inspiration to see what can Department of Public Works in Boston. George Sinkinson is president of the be accomplished by men like Dean Van­ His home is 63 Walker Rd., Swampscott, Sayles Finishing Plants, Inc , of Sayles- derbilt and yourself who have a vision ville, R I. The Sinkinsons live at 215 and follow through with it as evidenced 1923 Mrs Norman Torrey Blackstone Blvd., Providence. by your respective institutions.” (Toni Gould) 9 Poplar St., Bangor Depart- We note that Ralph L Wilkins is vice 1915 Dean and Head of the president of Bird and Son, Inc , of East I’m writing this at the end of a PER­ ment of Mathematics at Wy- Walpole, Mass. FECT DAY—for all of us Maine grads. oming Seminary in Kingston, Pa, is What a homecoming! Such an un­ James A. Adams. 1920 Alonzo J Harriman is the dreamed-of powerhouse to bury Bowdoin ! The International Paper Co in Ni- architect for the proposed new Such a team of teams ’ And the band! agara Falls, N. Y , has Harold P. Bailey high school for Old Town The crowds ’ The expanded campus in as Mill Manager. His home is 110 67th Ralph V. Sinnett, professor of chemis­ festive array! The same old Maine Spir­ St. there try at Ohio Wesleyan University in it ! It was all tops today! Even the Harold H. Beverage is Director Radio Delaware, Ohio, represented the Uni­ weather! Great fun seeing old friends, Systems Research, RCA Laboratories, versity of Maine at the inauguration of too. I hope that there were more 1923ers 66 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y President Knapp at Denison University than I got to see. I hope especially that Bronxville—250 Bronxville Rd—is the in October. Lois Mantor Jackson got over from place of residence for Mr. Beverage Ray M. Boynton and Elva Gilman Brunswick to see her lovely daughter, Boynton live at 95 Hillside Ave., Tenafly, Barbara, as one of the snappy six major­ 1916 George A. Moulton’s current N J He is a professional engineer for ettes who led that unsurpassed band addraddressess is 1010 Smith St , Cum- D B Steinman of New York City. down the field. Truly a thrilling sight’ berland, Md. He formerly lived in East Dr Harry Butler, ear-nose-throat Leonard MacNair is chairman of the Brownfield, Maine specialist, has his home and offices at 77 Southern Aroostook chapter of the Amer­ Col. Donald Ashton is located at Broadway in Bangor ican Red Cross. Camp Roberts, Calif., and is with the John P. Waite is a lawyer and practices I’m wondering how many of you went Headquarters III Corps He resides at in Cornish, Maine to Portland this fall to the Teachers’ 1138 Ripple Ave, Pacific Grove. Calif. Convention. Those who did of course Burke Bradbury is a Television Re­ Mrs Harold P Wood saw Elizabeth Ring who is president of ceiver Engineer for General Electric in 1921 (Leta Weymouth) the Portland Teachers’ Association and Syracuse, N Y North Berwick also of the College Club Winfred H Edminster is Chief of Dr Frank E. Barton, 29 Bay State And speaking of going places, when I Training Facilities at Togus. Road, Boston, Massachusetts, is serving was in Boston this fall attending a Zon­ a second term as Vice President of the ta Conference it seemed quite like old 1917 Hazel Lane Babcock (Mrs. Boston University General Alumni As­ Leon W ) resides at 4 Chestnut times to be listening to Prexy Little sociation and is serving on its Board of again He was our banquet speaker. Ave, Edgewood Hills, Wilmington, Directors Delaware Beatrice Cleaves Stevens has been Dr. and Mrs Barton spent the month substitute teaching again in Portland 35th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 of August in Taormina, Sicily High School She and Carl have one Lawyer Dudley Baldwin can be found Lt Fred W Wood, son of ye ed and at 11 Selwyn Rd Belmont, Mass grandson and seven granddaughters! If husband, who has been with the 60th any 1923er can beat that please wire me Philip Clement is treasurer of Prentiss Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division, collect. & Carlisle Co, Inc , of Bangor A year at Fort Dix, N. J , has been assigned for or so ago the Clements purchased a duty with the Far East Command He 1924 Mrs Clarence C Little beautiful colonial home in Hampden left by plane for Fort Lawton, Washing­ * (Bea Johnson) one of the show places of that area ton, where he embarks for the Orient Box 558, Bar Harbor Dr Oscar R Johnson is a dermatolo­ Fred was a paratrooper in World War Word has come to your class secretary gist at 18 Deering St, Portland II. of the death of Helen Sweigart Monroe, In the November issue of The Alumnus Since there is a war going on and wife of the late Ted Monroe who was of Mrs Ruth Fairchild was erroneously re­ many of our boys are in it, would you our class. Airs Monroe died of a heart ported to be head of Home Economics at please send in the names of any sons ailment She was a graduate of Mills Jay High School She is actually saving (or daughters) who are in the service College in California Ted died several in that position at Westbrook High and where they are stationed. years ago Twin sons about seventeen Ralph E Fraser was transferred last Any other news items will be most years old survive and have been taken by' August by Summers Fertilizer Co Inc, gratefully received (Not forgetting those family friends in California to the home office in Baltimore where new grandchildren who are coming he assumed the position of administrative along ) vice president For the oast 15 years he Perhaps later on, we shall be able to has been vice president and general get some of the highlights of Dr. and BANGOR BOX CO. manager of Summers operations in Mrs Barton’s trip to Sicily I am sure Maine, with headquarters in Bangor PAPER BOXES, FOLDING CARTONS we should all enjoy that COMMERCIAL PRINTING 1918 Walter B. Aikins has a new 75 So Main St , Brewer. Me H F Drummond, 1900 address—R F D #5, Portland 1922 Pres and Treas A chemical engineer for Arno W 30th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 Nickerson, Inc, of White Plains N Y, William Connon has a daughter, Hel­ Clyde A Benson resides at 32 Tallman en, who is a junior at the University of Ave, Nyack N Y Maine this year SERVING Brigadier General George Carter of John D. McCrystle resigned last MAINE STUDENTS Augusta has been appointed Maine State summer as general manager of Doeskin Since 1892 Chairman for the 1952 March of Dimes Products Inc in Amherst Mass in PARK'S HARDWARE This is General Carter’s sixth successive order to set up a firm of his own—a & VARIETY year in this post Management Consultant Firm to cover Francis Head is treasurer of the Western Massachusetts This new firm 31-37 MILL ST.. ORONO. ME. Charles Hayward Co of Bangor will serve as consultant in several fields James L Morse is a farmer and lives Mr McCrystle has had more than 25 on Star Route 3, Bath years of line and professional manage­ 1919 who has ment experience The new firm will be OLD SOUTH been a music supervisor in prepared to make surveys and recom­ Maine for a number of years while he mendations to management on business Photo Engraving Corp. resided in Oakland, has recently gone to problems Shrewsbury, Mass to become music Robert W Dow is sales supervisor 99 BEDFORD STREET supervisor there 745 Main St, Shrews­ for the Southern California Gas Co in bury is his address Los Angeles His residence address is BOSTON, MASS-LIB 2041 Charles T Corey, lawyer, of Jackson 416 Camino Real, Arcadia, Calif. Heights N Y., represented the Universi­ Joseph P DuFour is a research and TAKES PRIDE IN SERVING ty of Maine at the dedication of Arthur planning engineer for the State of Illinois The Maine Alumnus

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 17 DECEMBER, I95I Arthui F Eastman and Ruth (Weeks) the State of Maine building. The prod­ By the way can you find your class Eastman ’25 live at 39 Park St., Wollas­ uct being emphasized this year was beans, cane’ Mine has been holding up the ton 70, Mass He is an inspector for the and the booth which these ladies helped rubber plant for years, but if it hasn’t Raytheon Mfg Co, Waltham. to man was selling baked beans served in taken root, I’ll have it with me come Harvey M Fickett, who attended the miniature bean pots These were a big June .and don’t for a minute think I University with our class and later re­ success and a big seller, we understand. mean I couldn’t hobble into Orono with­ ceived a BBA degree from Boston Uni­ Your secreteary is at present serving out it' as president of the Vermont University versity, is State Director in Maine of 1 Q7R Miss Maiy McGuire the U S Savings Bond Division of the of Maine Alumni Association l7Z0 Johnson Hall, U S Treasury Dept with office in Port­ 1 07A ^rs Albert Nutting 411 W 116th St, land He lives at 20 Crosby St there 1 71U (Leone Dakin) New York 27, N Y. Edwin H Hadlock is a professor of 17 College Hgts. Orono Lynwood K Betts is manager of the mathematics at the University of Florida Mary Larkin Dunn (Mrs James A.) New York Telephone Co , 140 West St in Gainesville 1021 N E 4th St, Gaines­ is a resident of Norwood, Mass, and New York City His horn'1 is at 64 Fair­ ville, is lus residence He holds a Ph D. lives at 245 Railroad Ave. there. view Ave, Port Washington, N Y. from Cornell which he acquired in 1933. Harlan Emery is an agricultural econ­ Philip E Farley is an instrumentman George L. Lamson is an inspector for omist for the U S Department of Agri­ for the Maine Central Railroad Co and Pratt & Whitney and lives at North culture in Washington His residence lives at 791 Main St., Westbrook Canton, Conn. address is 4900 27th N, Arlington 7, Harry A Grant is New England Su­ Va pervisor of Poultry Service Work for 1Q7S ^rs Merrill Henderson John D Farquhar is assistant civil en­ the Charles M Cox Co His residence ’ ' *-J (Anne Thurston) gineer for the Sanitary District of Chi­ address is 21 Park Terrace, Bridgewater, Quechee, Vt cago and lives at 3636 Grand Blvd, Mass There are a few more names to add Brookfield, Ill Delmar Lovejoy, research chemist for to the list of loyal sons and daughters of the S D Warren Co. of Westbrook, ’25ers who are attending the University 1077 Miss Marion Cooper resides at 164 Pride St there this year for the first time Diana ' 7^ * 230 State St., Augusta Law rence Lymburner is owner of a Springer (Morita Pickard), Sally Car­ 25th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 furniture and record shop in TGr Harbor roll (Philip), Thomas Shea (Leon H ), Charles “Chick” Evans, e\-secretarial New Gretna, N J , is the home of Harold Silverman (Herman S. and Ada aide to Governor Hildreth and more re­ James C. MacDonald, who is forest su­ Cohen ’26), Felix Zollo (Felix J ), Hud­ cently affiliated with the Maine branch perintendent for the State son Berce (Hudson and Bernice Bolster of the American Brewers Foundation ’23), and Peter Coburn (Aura) has gone to South Carolina to open up a 1Q7Q Miss Barbara Johnson “Brownie” Schrumpf and Louise new division for the Foundation ' 7^ 7 32 Orland St, Portland 4 (Quincy) Lord of Orono were both in Helen Lengyel, who has been living in Dr Philip Marsh, associate professor Springfield, Mass, in September assist­ Raymond since her retirement from the of English at Miami University, Oxford, ing at the Eastern States Exposition in University faculty, was a guest of honor Ohio, represented the University of Maine at the luncheon meeting of the Maine at the inauguration of Edmund Harris Association for Health, Physical Edu­ Kase, Jr, as president of Western Col­ cation and Recreation, held in Portland lege for Women, Oct 13 Western Col­ during teachers convention in October lege is located in Oxford It seems to me I’d have a difficult time Your secretary made a mess of family gathering any news if it weren’t for Al relationships in the October Alumnus Nutting Just back from a forestry meet­ For the record, George Mahoney is mar­ or Boston Massachusetts ing in Charleston, S C , Al learned from ried to Catherine Laftin and not to Doro­ a fellow delegate that George Lary is thea Greene as I reported Dorothea is Life Insurance, Annuities planning to visit Orono in June for that the wife of Charles Hurlev, who is a 25th George you will recall, is a pulp cousin of George’s. Sorry! Group Insurance, Pensions wood broker in Arkansas George said The last of October I ran across Lucile Tuck Lewis, who lives in Minnesota Spencer Cleveland in the Eastland Hotel Dwight Sayward would be there, too So that should be Lucile and her husband have been resid­ an inducement to some of the rest of ing in Waterville for several years General Agent for State of Maine you to show up to see those two tour­ 1 Mrs Faubne H Leech 415 Congress Street, Portland ing the campus together «»<«»in should help to drop those twenty-five vears right 1 7JU (Polly Hall) out of sight. Homer Folks Hospital, Oneonta, N. Y George Ankeles is a lawyer and city solicitor for the town of Peabody, Mass He received his LLB from Boston Col­ ^ockingh am Hotel lege Law School in ’35 His home is at 102 Lowell Street Ralph Corbett, who is a dairyman for ‘‘At the Sign of the Lions” the Extension Service of the University of Maine, received his M S from the Portsmouth, N. H. University of Wisconsin in ’49 He lives on College Heights Orono Beatrice Cushman (Mrs Parker) was Southern New Hampshire Headquarters for U of M. one of several Maine women working at Visit the Governor Langdon Room and Ship’s Tavern the Maine booth in the Maine building at the Eastern States Exposition in Spring­ Join your friends in the beautiful ROCKINGHAM field, Mass , in late September Dining-room Ralph L Perkins now teaches mathe­ matics at Valley Forge Mihta- Acad­ emy in Wayne, Pennsylvania He for­ Rates—$2 50 and up merly taught at the Mihtarv Academy in Peekskill, N Y Sylvester Pratt is on the Board of For Reservations Tel Portsmouth 2400 Directors of the Portland Y M C A Under Same Direction 1 Q01 ^rs $am St*7ak I 7 J I (Fthel Thomas) JAMES BARKER SMITH 4 Gilbert St., Orono YOUR 1931 ROUND ROBIN NI;WS LETTER is on its wav ' Do your part WENTWORTH BY THE SEA THE FLAMINGO and keep them rolling' News from everv member is our goal' Famous Sca-side Resort Aristocrat of Florida Hotels The members of the class of 1931 can Portsmouth, N H Miami Beach, Florida be justlv proud of the appointment of Jessie Fraser as one of the two new women trustees Jessie and Mrs Clar-

TIIE MAINE ALUMNUS 18 DTCrMBTR, IQfil encc Cook Little, ’24, the other new mem­ ^rs> ^°6eitC Russ — Alice Ann 11, and Donna 8. Mrs. Rich ber, were honored recently at a tea given ’ ' • (Maddy Bunker) is a sort of honorary Maine alumnus by Phi Mu Alumnae at the Y W C A in 17 Westview Rd , Cape Elizabeth since she served on the University of Bangor Donald G Allen lives at 24 May St, Maine library staff for 2% years as Erma Not all the sons and daughters of 1931 Portland, and is materials handling engi­ Littlefield! entering U of M this fall were included neer for Conveyor Specialty Co, Inc, From Hartford, Conn, comes the in the last news The following members an affiliate of Magnesium of America news that Wendell Brewster has accepted of the class of 1955 should be added to James Milton Attridge is a forester a principalship on the staff of Durham that list George Lord (George E ’31. for the New England Forestry Founda­ School Victoria Lobikis ’31), David Chandler tion, Inc , and lives in Xntrim, N H. In the field of theology, the Reverend (Robert F. ’29, Eunice Copeland ’31) Robert Berg is president of Gay Belle Arthur M Gillespie of Brigham City, Jane Robbins (Bernice Hopkins ’31). Mfg Co, Inc. of New York City This Utah, a Congregational minister, has In a September issue of the Portland firm manufactures ladies’ aprons His been appointed to an executive post by Sunday Telegram on the farm page, was residence address is 154 W 70th St, the National Council of Churches of printed a picture of a very happy poultry N. Y C. Christ in America. This new position is farmer using his own automatic feeders J Rodney Coffin is a salesman fol the first of its kind, as he will be the which have proved to be a great time Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co National Council’s first full-time director saver. He is Harvery J. Sevigny, hus­ and lives at 10 Commonwealth Ave., of religious education at the federal gov­ band of Barbara Hunt, and his large Houlton, Maine ernment’s new Inter mountain Indian poultry farm is located at West Fal­ Richard P Dase is an operator for School near Brigham Citv Intermoun- mouth The children in the family are Standard Oil of New Jersey at their tain is the newest and largest of the fed­ Bob, 14, and Carol, 8 In the article ac­ plant in Lago Colony, Aruba, Nether­ eral Indian schools and the 13th at which companying the picture, other time and lands West Indies. the Council’s division of Home Missions labor-saving devices are described which Owner of the R. E. Davis & Son Flor­ carries on an interdenominational pro­ are in use on the Sevigny modern poultry ist concern. Carleton Davis lives at 231 gram of religious education The Rev­ farm South St., Biddeford erend Gillespie holds degrees from the Leaders in the Orono “Twins” Drive Mary Austin (Mrs Kermit S Dorr) U of M and Bangor Theological Semi­ for the YMCA and Community House is a teacher in Mexico, Maine, and lives nary included Parker Cushman, president of at 61 Granite St, Ridlonville Highlight of this month’s news is a the Orono Community House Corpora­ picture of Dr and Mrs John J. Murray tion 1 Q'OC Mrs Thomas McGuire and son, John, taken in Bath, Maine, John Branch, formerly teacher at Old ’ 7 J J (Agnes Crowley) just prior to their sailing for the Nether­ Lyme, Conn , has been appointed teacher 209 W 107th St, lands where Dr. Murray was scheduled of eighth grade at Middleton, Mass For New York, N Y to undertake a year’s study under the the past five years, John has been doing The big news about the Thomas Mc­ Fulbright Plan He is an associate pro­ graduate work at Boston University Guires is that they have a son who was fessor of history at Indiana University Alfred W Perkins is on the Board of born Nov 4 He is called Thomas Pat­ which institution he joined in 1946. An Directors of the Portland YMCA rick This news comes to the Alumni authority on 18th Century European His­ Office through relatives of the McGuires tory, Dr Murray will edit the original who live in Orono, not directly from letters of Robert Walpole. English am­ 1932 Agnes herself We’ll have to wait for bassador to the Hague 1714-1717, which 20th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 next month to get the direct word from Anna Lyon Sims (Mrs. James), who her! is currently living in Atlanta, Ga , where Edward E. Chase, President husband Jim is managing the Southern j QQA Mrs Edwin P Webster Regional Office of the W T Grant Co , ' (Phyllis Hamilton) MAINE SECURITIES COMPANY represented the University of Maine at 258 Norway Rd , Bangoi the inauguration of Wallace M Alston Donald Max Fitch is carving out an 465 Congress Street as president of Agnes Scott College, interesting life Majoring in English for Portland, Me. which is located in the Atlanta area his B.A degree at Maine, he went on to Columbia School of Library Science Latest address for Geraldine Chase - Lovering (Mrs. Earl W ) is 200 Pearl for a B.S. in that science in 1939. Then St, Seymour, Conn in 1951 he received an M.D degree from the University of Nebraska College of Donald T Achorn is an engineer for Medicine and is currently interning at GOOD Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. and lives in Ravenswood Hospital, 1931 Wilson Ave. Wakefield, Mass, at 241 Vernon St Chicago 40, Ill. Austin H. Fittz, Jr, is owner of a con­ Mae Cohen is Mrs Hy Karas and lives and cern which sells trucks and lives in Mars at 158 Shawmut St, Chelsea, Mass Hill A brother of Leonard Ford sends the GOOD Katharyn S Giddings is a social following interesting information - “Leon­ worker for the State of Maine Bureau of ard Ford, a non-graduate of the class Social Welfare. Her home is 78 Sanford of 1936, has re-entered the University for you. St, Bangor. and is a candidate for a B.S in Civil Engineering His father is a member of Mrs John R. Carnochan the class of ’99 and we daresay that 1933 (Dorothy Findlay) Leonard is the only student on campus tt’s HOOD’S 36 Goudy St, So. Portland whose immediate parent precedes him by Clark Abbott, who lives in Kingfield, so many years. Leonard is also empltyed is part owner and president of Abbott & at Dirigo Industries in Brewer He is ICE CREAM Montgomery Inc, the Dodge-Plymouth married and has two sons Mail goes to Agency in Skowhegan Box 1, East Eddington” Ruth Callaghan DeCoteau (Mrs Ro­ j QOJ Miss Nancy Woods land) is Home Demonstration Agent for •'JI 342 W Freemason, Oxford County. Home is 39 Beal St , Norway Norfolk, Va Daisy DeMeyer Farnsworth lives at 15th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 139 State St, Ellsworth A grand letter from Avery Rich bring-, us up-to-date on his activities He spent An engineer for Central Maine Powei four years on the staff of Rhode Inland Co , Dana Eldridge lives at 1 Brooks St, Augusta State College (now the U of R I ) in Kingston Then from 1947 to this fall William J Fitzgibbon is manager of he was in the department of Plant Path­ the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst. North ology at Washington State College in Carolina Pullman, Washington Here he worked Miriam Turner Hanaburgh, Lt j g on his Ph D and was awarded that de- Famous Maine Food U S N R , was recently recalled to active giee lccently This fall he i eturned to Modern Cocktail Lounge duty and is serving at the U S Naval Cheery Rooms from $2.50 New England to become an associate Frank F. Allen, Mgr. Hospital in Bainbridge, Md In civilian professor of Plant Pathol^"” at the Uni­ ALLEN HOTEL CO. life she is a school muse, and Buchanan, versity of New Hampshire His family HiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiri’imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin] N Y , her residence consists of Mrs Rich and two daughte's

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 19 DECEMBER, IQ5I gave a day by day account of negotia­ issue of 1 he Alumnus, leaves a very 1QA1 Mrs Yale Marvin tions between France, England, and Hol­ great gap in the lives and memories of a * ' • ' (Hilda Rowe) land that bi ought 22 years of peace to great many of the class of 1938. I know Kennebec Rd , Europe. that I speak for all the class in saying Hampden Highlands 1QDO Mis Roland M Wirths how badly we feel Kempton Adams is owner of a farm ' 7^0 (Mary Deering) 1QDQ Donald Huff in Easton, Maine 1079 Ocean Ave, Portland (Lynne Parkman) Clayton O Anderson is an engineer An announcement of the addition of a 8 Penley St, Augusta for Stone & Webster Corp and is cur­ soprano, Laura Jean, to the Keller quar­ A belated note from Edna Harrison rently at 2508 Pennsylvania Ave, Beau­ tet was made on October 7 by Adolphine Dempsey tells of the arrival of William mont, Texas. Voegehn and Lynn Keller. The new Harrison Dempsey on March 1 1951 Frederick Burden teaches Driver Edu­ baby is their fourth, as you have guessed Edna’s address is Box 865, Newtonville, cation and Social Studies at Caribou by now and they all live at 11 Garden N Y Congratulations ' High School and lives at 38 Allen St., St, Montclair, N J The wedding of Louise Blood and Har­ Presque Isle An interesting lettei from “Tubby” lan Fitch took place on August 24th in Stewart Dalrymple is an engineer for Hodges brings us up-to-date on him Groton, Mass Louise graduated from Jackson & Moreland engineering firm of “To correct the mfoimation in the Octo­ Northfield and attended Skidmore Col­ ^Boston He resides at 19 Nottingham ber Alumnus, I am in Turkey although lege She then graduated from McClean Dr , Natick, Mass my wife is residing at the New Jeisey School of Nursing During World War Dr. Charles A. Hall, who received lus address mentioned I’m chief of an II she served with the Army Nurse M D. degree from Yale in ’44, is associ­ Amencan “Field Training Team” with Corps in the Philippines ated w ith the V eterans’ Hospital in Al­ the Turkish Army and am located in Lt Col and Mrs (Caiolyn Calder- bany , N Y His home address is R D , the far eastern reaches of the country wood) Lewellyn Daigle have moved from Slingei lands, N. Y where the winters are like Maine winters Virginia to 5334 Keeport Dr Baldw in William Hamilton is a forester for but the people don’t speak like Maine Township, Pittsburgh 27, Pa the St Regis Paper Co. and lives at 11 Wives and families cannot be with us Malbon Jennings’ new address is 2 Champion St, Carthage, N. Y. of course Otherwise it is a very inter­ Sumner I ane, Framingham Center Donald W. Holden is a partner in esting and profitable assignment We Mass Holden Bros Lumber Co in North are within about fifty miles of Mount 1 he new home of the Earle Reeds is on Bridgton Ararat where Noah’s Ark is supposed the Shore Rd , Cape Elizabeth, Manic John H Jordan is a cleigvman and to have first touched down when the Alexander Raye’s address is E 210 resides at 13 Bodwell St, Sanford waters subsided, and we’re also about Concord Dr . Paiamus N J Borns Kleiner received his LL B de­ the same distance from Lake Van. one gree from Boston University in 1946 of the world’s great bodies of fresh wa­ 1 0 A fl Ceorge C Grant ter Best regards to all Tubby” I / iv (Flnora Savage) and is practicing in Boston, Mass Natalie Nason is now in Nagoya Ja­ 10 Congress St Augusta 1 Q47 Mrs JoscCuetaia pan, where she is on two-yeai tour of We went to the Maine-Bates game in ■ (Barbara Savage) service She is teaching there Lewiston in October, armed with note­ 76 Prospect St, Mary Pendell Gaetz and Leonard have book and pencil to jot down all the news Wellesley Hills Mass moved from Old Greenwich. Conn, to we expected to gather from the membeis 10th Reunion June 13-15, 1952 119 W Prospect Ave. Nanuet, N. Y of ’40 attending the game You must Henry Bacon is an engineer for Nep- The passing of Don Mayo, which you have been saving vour cheers for Home- sco Services, Inc of Augusta and lives will read about in the Necrologv in this coming as few of you were pi esent I at R #1, Oakland. did sec Connie Young Millett and had \rthur Boyd is manager ot the W T a long chat with her She and Eddie Grant store in Westerly, R I He and (’39) live in South Orrington and have Dot live at 1 Mam St, Stonington, Conn HAYNES & CHALMERS CO. two children—Stephen 8 and 4-year old George Bucknam is elementary super­ A S Chalmers ’05, Tieas I mda After eleven years Connie hasn’t visor for the city of Waterville and re­ changed a bit' sides at 7 Silver Terrace there HARDWARE It was, as always, a great pleasure »o Alton W Clark received his M A BANGOR MAINE meet President and Mrs Hauck at the m Education from Boston University in game, and to be greeted with the same 1951 He teaches in the winter and runs cordial smiles which welcomed us as a summer hotel The Sun Dial, at Kenne­ Freshmen 15 years ago (How can time bunk Beach in the summer fly bv so fast’) Richard Fielding is an adjudicator foi At last’ An answer to mv plea for the Veterans Administration and lives at news from Mice Ann (Donovan) 197 Mam St Melrose Mass Edgar B Harrington is a salesman for LIFE I NSURANGE GO Ml* ANY Poeppelmeier who having been our first class secretary, knows how anxiously I American Fruit Growers of Los Angeles SPRINGFIELO • MASSACHUSETTS His residence address is 4024 Los Feliz ORGANIZED 1 6 S 1 await letters She sent a note announcing the birth of another daughter, Barbara Blvd , Los Angeles 27 Calit Life Insurance Annuities Bob Holmes is an engineer for G E in Personal Business Jean on October lltli This is Alice Ann’s fourth Now vou Bridgeport Conn, and lives at 91 Euclid Pension Trust daughter can Ave there. All Forms of Group wiite another “Little Women,” Alice Ann' The other little girls are Anne 7 Ellie Gleason (Mrs Howard McAllis­ CECIL S. WOODBREY ’41 Frances Martha 5^2, and Margaret 114 ter) lives in South Union, Maine and GENERAL \GENT The U of Al should be well supplied says she is a housewife 415 Congiess Sticct Poitland, Me with beauty queens ten or fifteen years 1943 Mrs R C Lycette Career Opportunities for from now 1 The Poeppelmeiers live at Selected Life Underwriters I (Fieda Flanders) 100 Westland St, Manchester Conn 2J Park Avenue Caroline Arcrxa Lovejoy (Mrs Ken­ Massena New A oik neth C ) of A^eazie was one of several An August tenth wedding was that of Maine women woiking at the Maine Carole Jane Henrv to Harry Touitillotte booth in the State of Maine building Following graduation Harry attended the at the Fastern States Exposition in U S Naval Academy at Annapolis, Kenmore Hotel Springfield, Mass, in September Caro­ where he was commissioned a lieutenant line is a Home Economist for the Ban­ and served in the South Pacific during Boston, Mass. gor Hydro-Electric Co in Bangor and World War II He is now nlant engi­ her husband (class of ’28) is State 4-H neer for the Boidcn Chemical Company Headquarters for Club Leader for the Maine Extension m Bainbridge N A’ Sei vice Another wedding is that of Rachel I UNIVERSITY OF MAINE By the time this reaches you we will Twitchell to Waltei E Jastrcmskv on be well into the Christmas season A August 2 1951 Their address is 1421 ATHLETIC TEAMS bit of news scnbbled on a card from Castro Sticet San Fiancisco Calif many of would truly make a Merry And to close, here’s a wonderful letter AND Chnstmas for me’ In the meantime, all necessarily' abridged from Wendell ALUMNI the Grants—George Nancy, and little Sticknev which is much too good to keep Crandy—join me in wishing “Happy to myself “I have been working at Gen Holidays” to vou all' cral Electric Laboratory in Pittsfield

Tlir MAINE ALUMNI S 20 DECEMBER, I95I Mas*,, since May, 1948 Woik has been \ino and Ruth (Steams) have now Hospital at Corpus Christie, Texas Rt along my general line of Mechanical En- moved from Bantam, Conn, to RFD 4, Box 78, Corpus Christie, is her mail gineeiing I have been working on tie #1. Litchfield, Conn, with their grow­ address development and constiuction of cxpen- ing brood How about it? Aie there any Connie Cooper, who had been working mental machinery used foi the manu­ more of you who have laised your score as a Home Demonstration agent for the facture of parts and insulation for large to three children5 Congratulations to Maine Extension Service left for New­ powci tiansfoimers Most of the woik all the Shepaidsons, big and little foundland in September Connie, who at­ has been i elated to special treatment ot Many, many thanks to Jeanne Staples tended the Merrill Palmer School in De­ paper used foi insulation Last Christm, ? Malcolmson for the one and only' newsy troit. has also received a degree of Master I was married to Elizabeth Johnson who lettei ot the month Jeanne and Bob aie of Science in Education from Cornell comes from Co’orado and went to school now living at 142 Maple St, Lynn, Mass University Connie will be a field super­ in Putney and Bennington She worked Bob is a sales engineer and sales manager visor of the adult education program, for the Massachusetts Audubon Society for F. B Harris Co in Lynn The Mal- with headquarters in St John, Newfound­ last year teaching Natural Science and comsons now number four, with the ap­ land Conservation in quite a numbei of peal ante of Debrar Jean on Julv 27 schools in Berkshire County She also Big sister Kimmy Ann is twenty months, 1 947 Pai’l Dowc painted several murals two at the Pitts­ and I can certainly see that Jeanne must I /*♦! (Peg Googins) field Museum and one for the identifica­ be “kept pretty busy.” as she says Con- Turner tion of birds at the Pleasant Valley giatulations to you lucky people, too 5th Reunion June 13-15. 1952 Bird Sanctuary in Lenox Since coming Alyce A Morton is an English teachei to Pittsfield I have been interested in in Lincoln, Maine She lives at 15 Lake program work for Young Adults in the St in that town. YMCA I was president of the Two- Do you have a snapshot of Rena Bell is proprietor of the State State Council (which includes Mass and your family or your activities St. Cut Rate Store, 193-195 State St, R I ) for two years Last June I was which might be of interest to Bangor a delegate to the Centennial International alumni friends? If so, why not Florence Boone is teaching science at Convention and North American Young Calais Memorial High \dult Assembly in Cleveland Directly send it along to the Alumni Of­ Mary Boone also teaches in Calais in following that for another week I was fice? Your editor is considering the Junior High a delegate to the World Consultation on livening up the class news with Gene Ciarrocchi is a test assistant for Work with Young Men, held in Oberlin, the Great Northern Paper Co in East Ohio . We live in a small brick house appropriate pictorial material. Millinocket. between Lenox and Pittsfield (North­ In sending photos, please enclose Josiah Colcord is an instructor at the wood Studio, R D Pittsfield Rd , Lenox, a descriptive paragraph. University of Washington in Seattle. He Mass ) It’s in the woods, pine trees, so received his M S in Civil Engineering that m the spring we get many kinds of from the U of Minnesota in 1949. He birds Last summer during Julv and and Hazel (Calvert) reside at 5116 45th August Elizabeth was nature councillor Jeanne also reports that Mert (’44) Ave. N E., Seattle 5 at a private camp for boys on Lake Buel and Jo Clark M eloon arc building a house Sylvia (Bradford) Colley is an in­ m Great Barrington I was also a part in Danvers, Mass, which almost backs structor in Nursing Arts at Jackson time councillor and helped the kids to up to the Al Hutchinsons’ home In Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. build birdhouses and catch-em-alive traps August Alan Burgess and Mary (Iddie She lives at 1730 NW 46 St there. for chipmunks, etc. It was some experi­ Marble) and John Suminsby arranged Richard Desjardins is in his fourth ence that we both wanted and it was time an informal picnic for Maimacs Sounds year at Tufts Medical School He lives well invested But it was hard work like a lot of fun at Apt A-6 Stearns Village, Medford. and long days I commuted 25 miles to One last item from Lynn says that Mai Mass. work every day We lived in a little and Becky Bowden Herrick are busy converted chicken house on the edge of papering and painting a big house out­ 1 948 Mrs ’Hard Moulton the woods outside the camp Our side Rochester, N Y Is the address tdie ’ '40 (Pauline True) greatest luxury was running water ( civ­ same. Becky ? Please let me know any Standish ilized standards’), but the morning song changes—and I mean everybody, not Lincoln Fish now has his doctor’s de­ of a wood thrush and a babbling brook just the Herricks. gree and is assistant professor of ele­ more than compensated” Along with the The only other change we have a rec­ mentary education at the University of letter was included the current issue of ord of this month is that of Francis “Capsule,” “a news bulletin from and Thibodeau, now' living at 405-D Dalton about Elizabeth and Wendell Stickney,” Drive. Ft Ethan Allen, Vt Distributors of Building which recorded the activities, both social \ card so promptly sent by Jannette Materials recreational and business, of these two Carter gives us the latest on the Berkley ACME SUPPLY CO. busy people We loved getting that long Cai ter family Berkley is now engaged Summer & South Sts. letter Wendell, and if any readers glso m potato raising for himself in (no, not Bangor, Me. enjoyed it, take heed of what the Goo 1 Aroostook D Rhode Island The address T M Hersey ’34, Manager Book says and Go Thou \nd Do Like­ is RFD #1. West Kingston, R I. Philip Johnson ’43, Sales Engr. wise \men Berk and Jannette Drake were married Sept 25, 1944, and now have two chil­ 1 944 Chailes Cook dren, Jacklyn, born April 30, 1947, and * ' (Margaret McCurdy) George Milton Carter, 2nd, boin Octo­ DAKIN’S 48 Penobscot St, Bangor ber 4 1950 Thanks so much for the This column depends on YOU so mfoimation, Jannette, and I hope otheis Sporting Goods please, drop me a line and make this ’44 will take the hint and drop me some Camera Supplies column something to be pioud of’ penny post-cards, too Shep Hurd T7 M. A. Hurd ’26 Mrs T B Smith writes that then Bangor Waterville new address is 779 Capitol Ave Hart- 1946 ^ls ^,an,^er ford, Conn I zHU p |ierese Dumais) Had a note from Eleanor I eh Hen- 1141-D Holland St. burn (Mrs William G—he is ’42) Crum I ynne, Pa Bill is with the Diamond Match Co and Thanks to the Alumni Office we have is production engineer in charge of de some news this month. May I add that JOHNSON’S HUMMOCKS veloping a new product in Waterburv it’s much more encouraging when I hear Conn ' The Hepburns have thiee chil- the news from you duectlv1 The Alumni Sea Food Grill dren—Bonnie Lee 7, Laurel Eleanor 2%, Office does a great deal to add to the and William George who just had lus news of the column but it's void letters first birthdav The Hepburns’ address is and notes that really make for all-round Allens Avenue Coleman Rd , Cheshiie, Conn inteiest We have news from Keith and Bar­ Providence, Rhode Island 1 Q4S R°bert Pancoast bara (Haney) McKay Keith is studying fPabs Hames) at Tufts Dental College, Baibaia is Parkway, Apt 25-B teaching in Medfield, Mass The McKays HENRY JOHNSON Haddonfield, N J arc living at 74 Myrtle St, Boston, Mass First thing of special inteiest this Laura Chesley, who comes from How­ Owner and Manager month is the arrival of Sallv Pearl Shen- land, Aldine, is now a registered nurse ardson on October 21, 1951 Parents with the Civil Service at the U S Naval rm: MAINE ALUMNUS 21 DECEMBER, I95I West Virginia I inc’s address is 257 St Cambridge, Mass Betsy graduated said that I t Com ad (Babe) Grondin Waitman St, Morgantown, West A tr- fiom the New England Conscivatory of was wounded in Korea last month ginia. Music in Boston Edward graduated Received a nice note fiom Lora (Moul­ Betty (Buschc) and Bob Begley '49 from City College in New York and has ton) and Bob White Lora is teaching are living at 114 Pleasant Street, Aubain done graduate work at MIT He is now the Sth grade at Greelj Institute in Cum­ Bob is working for Gcneial Mills employed as a reseal ch engineer for the berland Center, Maine She said Betty George Nelson is working for the Den­ Cambndge Reseaich Center in Cam­ Friedler Caiolyn Strong, and Clair nison Manufacturing Company in Fram­ bridge Chamberlain are teaching in various paits ingham, Mass Jane Anne Sibley was man led to Rob­ of Maine, too (Betty at a junior high in Andy Britt entered Harvard in the ert Elliott (’50) on Oct 12 Bangoi, Carolyn at Houlton) The fall of 1950 to study for an advanced de- Richard Kimball is with the U S W hites’ address is Rt 99, Portland giee in engineering but was lccalled to Army in Japan doing occupational duty I ouise (I itchfield) and Gus McIntire active duty in the Marines in February His addiess is Cpl Richard S Kimball, '49 have a little girl Gail, born last May He has just been piomoted from 1st US 51037364, Hqt Hq Btry 40th Inf The Jim McBradys have a son, Jim, I leutenant to Captain at Camp Lejcune Div, 140 AAA Aw Bn (Sp). APO 6, Jr . boi n last July North Carolina Andievv, Jr was born c/o P M , San Francisco, Calif Bob Pieble following a role in the pro­ in August, 1950 Leon and Prudy (Speiis ’47) Higgms duction of “ All My Sons” at La Jolla Jean (Wallace) and John Cameron, have a new home on Chamberlain Street Playhouse’in California, was contracted married Septembei 23, are living in Chi­ in Brewer Lee is associated with his for a feature role in the forthcoming cago where John is assistant personnel tather for Travcleis Insurance Piudy RKO picture “The USO Story” Hewvill manager for Oscar Mayer Corp The woiks part-time toi Bacon-Robinson also appear as a GI in the Howard University of Maine Studies last April Fuel Co in Baneor Hughes production “High Heels” at published Jean’s 80-p bulletin, “The The August, 1951, Maine Agncultural Warner Brothers Keep up the good Oichids of Maine,” describing oichids Expci mient Station Bulletin No 492 w oi k, Bob 1 their location, flowering time, best soil, on “Quality and Marketing of Eggs in Another of our up and coming class etc Maine Retail Stores” was under the mates is Al Dumais, who is wirting for Priscilla Dodge has lecently been authorship of Willard E Savage. He is CBS m New York under the tutelage of named librarian at Dow Field Air Base an assistant in Agricultural Economics Mr William Ketzal at the Experiment Station His address is Do let me hear from all of you soon 1 0 /Q Mrs Frederick Robie, Jr is RFD 3, So Brewer • 5 Riveidale, Orono Me Bob Bouchard wrote explaining that 1 0^ 1 Miss Mary Belle Tufts It was certainly grand to have so many it was Roland Bouchard (’48) who I 7JI 191 North St, Saco '49ers back for homecoming Sorry I should have been mentioned in the Oct Marilyn Wyman is employed on the didn’t get to see moie of jou Now let column Bob is in Washington, D C staff of the Bangor Daily Comma cial us sec what is news (and has been since July, 1950) with the Reggie Hall is a special agent for the Dorothv Ansell was married to Allan Joint Research Committee of the Dept Maine Bonding and Casualty Insurance Hague (’43) late in October at the Dex­ of Defense Now he is giving an assist Co with headquarters in Portland ter Umversahst Church in Dexter Thev to the Air Forces in their Research and John Dineen and Cecil (Sonnv) Ber­ will leside at Broadfields Farm, RFD Development Bob’s lesidence address is man are students at Boston University #3, Gorham 3204 Teirace Drive, SE Silver Hill Law School The wedding of Betsv Johnston and Apt, Washington 20, D C Thanks foi Plnl Loid is managing the Myron Edward D. Ostroff of Boston was re­ setting me straight Bob Lord Apple Orchards in Kezar Falls cently’ announced After a wedding trip Other ’49ers in that area include Muriel Jim Vanites is employed at the Crystal to Quebec they will reside at 31 Haskell and Fiank Poten/o who live in Arling­ Bottling Co in Biddeford ton, Va, and Ficd and Don Simpson Sid Folsom is with the Biddefoid who have a “swanky’ apartment” at the foiunal and still trying to graduate’ Bangor Furniture Co. Idaho Terrace Fred works for the Navy Burton DeFrees is employed by an Department and Don is with a private advertising agency in New York City Complete House Furnishers insurance company He returned earlv this fall from a visit Merry Christmas and Happy New to Europe His address is 215 West 23rd 84-88 Hammond Stieet Year to you all from Arnie, Joe I ois St. New York 11, N Y Bangor, Maine and yours truly 1 Sabina Regina is teaching Grade 8 at Biddeford High School 1 OS A Lt Ruth McIlwain 2nd Lt Clifford Card is stationed m 1 (Ruth Holland) Norfolk, Va, at the Naval Air Sta­ Hdqtrs , 101st Airborne Div , tion—B O Q , Sp 48-101 Member Federal Reserve Bank Camp Breckinridge, Ky Irv Remar is working as a clothing * 1st Reunion June 13-15, 1952 salesman at Carl Remar and Son Cloth­ Your reporter is really a roving one iers Biddeford these days I was transferred to Camp Caroline Beckler went to France in Breckinridge. Ky on the 1st of Novem­ August, attended the University of ber My husband will join me at the Grenoble summer course in French She completion of jump training at Ft Ben­ has also travelled in Belgium, Holland, ning, Ga , and we will then be together and Switzerland. Her plans in October for the first time since Tuly Army life were to travel to England and Scotland Young men and women will and to sail for Canada and home shortly is fine except for these enforced separa­ before Christmas always find this banking in­ tions A son, Vance Wayne, was born to stitution interested and help­ Much of the material for the column Mary (Putnam) and Wavnc Thurston is somewhere between West Point and on September 18 in Greenville Junction ful in their business progress. Kentucky I thought my trunks would where they are living and Wayne is Responsibility is reflected by be here by now, but the transportation teaching lines were tied up Next month’s col­ Fred Soucy is an instructor and all­ a checking account, which is umn will have to make up for the short­ round sports coach at Crosby High in also a factor in establishing ness of this one Belfast Received a note from Florence (Mad- Jerry Matus is attending Yale Law credit and standing. docks) and Dick Fairfield They are School the proud parents of a son, Loran Lewis Ed Wroodbury is a tank pumpman for born Sept. 20 Their address is 36 Adorn Socony-Vacuum Oil Co, Inc He is St, Weymouth, Mass Flo said that living in Waldoboro, Maine The Bill Barrett works for Libertv Mutual Insurance Co as a salesman for the Fall COVER—Typifying the traditional Merrill River office Soph-Frosh Hat Game aie freshmen Sally Robert Caldwell writes that he is work­ Mien of Orrington and Cynthia Nelson Trust Company ing as a design engineer in the Ports­ mouth Navy Yard in New Hamp«mre of Poitland, with sophomores Pamelia With thirteen offices in With h’m are Les Banks, John Lincoln, Poor of Augusta (Sylvester L ’26) and Eastern Maine Bernard Ramsdell, Sherm Pelton, Frank Ruth Ann Johnson of Andover, Mass, Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Payson, Donald Clough, Donald Mclu tosh, and Roger Eastman Bob’s address pushing the hats on firmly after the sophs is 18 Goodrich St, Kitterv Maine Bob trok the game 3-1

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> I Telephone Folks Will Play Santa for Thousands of Kids

A* xou read this, telephone operators all oxer Throughout the Bell Sxstem, thousands of the countrx arc dressing thousands of dolls for other telephone men and women arc collecting children’s homes and hospitals at Christmas. food, candy,J 7 toxsJ and dollars for those less Down in Texas, other telephone people are fortunate than themselves. packing gax gift boxes for remote farm families. It’s a long-time telephone tradition — and a On December 24, the pilot who patrols Long rather natural one. The spirit of scrxicc and the Distance cables across the lonely plains xx ill drop spirit of Christmas are pretty close together. them bx parachute and wave a friendly “Merry And telephone folks try to be good citizens all Christmas” by xxaggling the xvings of his plane. xcai ’round.

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