AUDITORIUM DEDICATED TO PMC WITH 'A CHALLENGING FUTURE' Alumni Room Named for Robert T umbelston, Secretary of Association for Many Years

vershadowing everything else at the College's would draw from our friend warm approbation. O 141 st Commencement program was the dedication " Rev. Tumbelston almost single-handed rallied the of the beautiful new Alumni Auditorium. The building alumni back to commencement after commencement - which was hurried to completion in the months fol­ when all other devices failed. He loved his Alma Mater. lowing the football season and was even completely Far beyond any call of duty, he gave unstintingly of air-conditioned for the returning alumni - won the his time, effort and ability to present its message and plaudits of everyone. its challenge to the world. Surely no one is more de­ " If one had fallen into a Rip Van Winkle sleep in serving of a lasting tribute to his memory than the Rev. 1920 to awaken on this second day of June, 1962, he Tumbelston." would think himself stark mad," the Rev. Karl E. Agan Mr. Tumbelston, a member of the class of '07, served declared in the dedicatory q1ddress. The retired Chester as secretary and treasurer of the Alumni Association High School principal and former public speaking in­ from 1925 to 1945, and again from 1949 to 1954. From structor at PMC referred to the new Alumni Auditorium 1945 to 1949 he was president of the PMC Alumni and dormitories and other physical and academic Association. Mrs. Tumbelston was a proud spectator growth experienced by the College. at the cerel)'lonies paying tribute to her late husband. This Rip Van Winkle, Mr. Agan continued, "would She was warmly applauded when asked to stand. be especially pleased with this Alumni Auditorium. The There was no happier or more appreciative par­ fact that a room in- it (the attractively furnished Alumni ticipant in the dedicatory program in the spacious new Room) had been set aside as a memorial to the Rev. auditorium than Dr. Clarence R. Moll, President of the Robert Tumbelston, alumni secretary for so many years, College.

THIS PHOTO shows the spacious stage of the new Alumni Auditorium. The photo was taken during the actual dedi­ catory program with the College Glee Club singing.

2 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 THIS IS the outside terrace of the new Alumni Auditorium, where alumni could lunch and observe activities in the stadium. Class stones line the front of the terrace.

Declaring that the auditorium fills a long-felt need with the design of the building and he won his point." of both the Alumni and the College, Dr. Moll said the Panepinto got a big hand when introduced from the building "characterizes an everliving bond between the audience. PMC Alumni and PMC. With an achievement such as Hummer pointed out to alumni that the beautiful this, with the enthusiasm that this will generate, future accomplishments are as unlimited as we here desire (See DEDICATION Page 15) them to be." "Never in the history of the College," Dr. Moll as­ serted, "has this relationship been so clearly demon­ strated, not just in a physical sense, but even more so PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY COLLEGE in the good feeling and understanding that exists among you. This is not happenstance - it is the result of the people - the culmination of the efforts of many A Iu 11111 i 13ulletill \\ -j' of you who have given unselfishly of yourselves to make th is possible." JOAN AND ARDEN SKIDMORE, EDITORS As the College memento for inclusion in the corner­ stO:1e box, Dr. Moll selected a microfilm of "A History of Pennsylvania Military College, 1821 to 1954," which Published in October, January, March, May and he wrote in studies for his doctor's degree. "This is not July by Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Po. because of my authorship," he said, "but because it Second class postage paid at Chester. Po. truly symbolizes the period of separation between the PMC that was and the PMC that is and is about to ALUMNI OFFICERS become." Charles D. Hummer, '27, President. AI Westerman, '29, served as chairman of the com­ mittee which arranged the impressive dedicarory cere­ lindley C. Scarlett, '35, Vice President monies. George E. Burke, '35, Vice President Charles D. (Chick) Hummer, president of the Alumni Oliver C. Armitage, '49, Vice President Association, served as master of ceremonies. He told of the planning, the "sweat and tears," the sacrifices C. Arthur littman, '60, Secretary and the sentiment that went into the new building. Frederick F. Shahadi, '49, Treasurer He referred to AI Panepinto, the architect for the Frederick S. Gill, '61, Executive Secretary building, as "one of the toughest men I ever met." He cited an argument over the auditorium floor - whether VOLUME 7 JULY, 1962 NUMBER 5 it should be level or sloping. "A level floor ,would have saved us money but AI felt it wouldn't be in keeping Member, American Alumni Council

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 3 GENERAL TRUDEAU LISTS KEYS NECESSARY FOR OUR SURVIVAL

The Future, He Tells 255 Graduates, 'Is Not For Those With Little Minds'

Faith, not fear; ber them. Courage, not complacency; " Th~ future," General Trudeau warned at another Patriotism, not patronage; point, "is not for those with little minds- nor for those Sacrifice, not selfishness. who are selfish and vainglorious; it is for the bold, the brave, the magnanimous. The future is for men­ hese are the keys to our survival, lieutenant Gen­ and women- who dare; who have vision, imagination, T eral Arthur G. Trudeau, retiring Chief of Research faith, courage, persistence, and the wisdom and pa­ and Development for the United States Army, em­ tience to transform their dreams into realities." phosized to the 255 members of PMC's 141 st gradu­ The Army space authority, .who recently accepted ating class in his commencement address Sunday June the presidency of the Gulf Research and Development 3. The General, talking briefly to the 99 commissioned Corporation, also told the graduates "we must guard members of the class later that day, repeated the against the arroga.nt intellectual who is now con­ keys and called upon the new lieutenants to remem- vinced that the world had no Creator-that the world evolved from hydrogen gas." "This type of individual," he added, "never even satisfactorily answers the basic question-who made hydrogen gas?" General Trudeau was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree for his space achievements. Also honored by the College were Mr. Frank F. Wolfgram, a prominent Milwaukee, Wis., attorney for a half century, and Mr. Leonard Parker Poole, president of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pa. Mr. Wolfgram, ,whose son, Lt. William J. Wolfgram, was graduated with honors from PMC in 1943 and was ki lled in action April 16, 1945, received an honorary dcctor of laws degree. He has often visited .PMC and has made numerous financial contributions to his son's alma mater. Mr. Poole was awarded the hor. or­ ary doctor of engineering degree. The class PMC graduated is considered one of the finest ever. "This class," declared PMC President Clarence R. Moll, "fulfills one of my fondest dreams- a PMC in­ tensely oriented educationally which at the same time attains a high level of military excellence within its cadet corps. "Among these 1962 graduates is the highest per­ centage of young men going to graduate and pro­ fessional schools in the history of Pennsylvania Military College. To me, this is singularly significant. Now PMC need no longer mimic others in its educational program, but i,nstead is ready, as these graduates, to become independent in decision and action. This is only possible because everyone of the PMC family­ trustees, faculty, alumni, parents, friends an·d stu­ dents- is directing himself energetically and unsel­ fishly to this end." Included in the class of 255 were 51 associate and GENERAL ARTHUR G. Trudeau ,wanted to know a few bachelor degree recipients from the College's growi:-: g things about cadet life as he stopped to talk to Cadet Evening Division. William M. Simpson III while "trooping the line." Cadet PMC had probably the three most glorious days Colonel Robert A. Bell inger, battle group commander, it has ever had for commencement, and everything is at right. At left is Cadet William A. Kester. progressed beautifully. A distinguished visitor was

4 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 General Albert Watson II, the Army's commandant of Free Berlin. His son is a junior student at PM.c. One .of the highlights of the weekend was the dedication of a beautiful new Alumni A~ditorium. Many parents took the opportunity to visit this building, and were impressed by what they sa,w. General Trudeau personally presented commissions and congratulated each .of the new lieutenants. He spoke to them as a class and had words of advice for them. A colorful part of the commissioning cer­ emonies was the taking of an oath in Arabic by Lt. Ibrahim Ahmed Obaid. He was commissioned into the Saudi Arabia Army by Col. Fesial Badawi, military attache from Saudi Arabia. The venerable College even had the first on cam­ pus wedding in its history. One graduate was married Sunday afternoon in the Alumni Auditorium. In his commencement address General Trudeau asserted that the products of an e~ploding technology "increasingly tend to obscure the importance of the only philo~ophy which gives real meaning to itself, the spiritual," then added: "We have been so blessed in this favored segment LEADERS OF the commencement procession relax before .of the world that material comforts now ,threaten to beginning march into stadium. In the front are Mr. Lloyd become the opiate of our people. Growing up in an Gomon (left), president of the Board of Trustees, and educational atmosphere and environment where many President Clarence R. Moll. In order behind Dr. Moll are of our citizens openly scorn or at least avoid consid­ General Arthur G. Trudeau, Mr. Frank F. Wolfgram and eration of the moral and spiritual values so vital to our Mr. Leonard Parker Pool. Behind Mr. Gorman are Mr. children and our civilization, it is no wonder that we Clarence Thayer, Mr. Stuart H. Raub and Dr. Newton seem to be ,approaching the fatal point ,where we are A. Wyman, all PMC trustees. unable to differentiate between our standard of Hv­ ing and our way of life. learning unused. Your education, here, has prepared "Our standard of living is not enhanced by gadgets you to grapple more efficiently with the prablems of for 'the man-or w.oman- who has everything' as the life. How well you, and other young .graduates across ads say; nor is our way of life elevated by 'Payola.' our land, succeed in turning kn.owledge into wisdom­ ''The American way of life, based ,on a belief in in employing the kno,wledge you possess not simply the dignity of man, faith in God, and in freedom and far your awn advancement, but for the benefits of man­ justice for all, was clearly spelled out by our founders. kind-will, in large measure, determine whether or r:ot To enjoy these blessings, millions and millions of cur way af life will continue to' bless this earth." people sought the protective arm and guiding light The impact of space on our daily lives will be stag­ .of the Statue of liberty and today, though less than gering as the end of the century approaches, he con­ 200 years old, we stand as the patriarch of all free­ tinued, adding: dom-loving people everywhere. This is why we must "Satellites with radio beacons operatin.g on solar lead; this is what we have to protect. batteries will serve as navigatian aids. They will also "Our standard of living is something else. Our col­ keep the world's weather under .observation and great­ lective talents, energized by easy access to great re­ ly assist in improving world-wide cammunications. We sources, free enterprise and advantages stemming must be- sure they become a boon and not a threat from our creed and our system, have given us material to our security and our survival. benefits in excess of any other people in this world. "Electronics is another startling field. Consider only Today, in a world shrunken by marvels of communi­ the microminiaturization of electronic components where cation and transportati,on, the advent of n~w problems solid-state devices are greatly increasing reliability and and new r~lationships is going to force a reassessment life-span of electronic circuits while at the same time and re-evaluation of many factors that have come to greatly reducing cost, power, space and weight re­ be accepted as immutable. Many men see the problems; quirements. The impact of these startling advances in none, the solutions. But that by no mea'ns infers the space vehicles and computers is tremendous. problems can be tucked away in the attic with grand­ "The potential use .of computers may involve hund­ fatl:er's favorite old carriage lamps for posterity. Great reds of new applications- such as practically automatic change is upon us. We can't resign from the human control of factory operations, flight calculations, navi­ race nor can we ignore the challenge of this new era gation, banking, marketing and the like. Whereas auto­ except at deadly peril. As never before, there is a call mation promises to replace some of man's muscle; today for young men and women of character and computers promise to replace much of man's mind in ability. Our political and economic ,world, is crying a ­ the repetitive recording and evaluating skills." loud for young leaders of worth, probity and honor." "The implications of all these technology: sparked General Trudeau told the graduates "a diploma does advances are staggering beyond imagination, but not mean that your educati,on is complete; in fact, it they give us hope and promise ror a dynamic future, is just beginning. Unprofitable as fruit not eaten-is if we have the capacity to use them wisely."

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 5 KARL AGAN'S DEDICATORY ADDRESS

Editors' Note: We a re reprinting the eloquent ded­ scholarship of the faculty ,was represented largely in ica~ o ry address which the Rev. Karl E. Agan delivered bachelors' degrees, three or four masters, and two doc­ during ceremonies for the new Alum ni Auditori um. tors. Its library was most limited in classifications a nd l ong regarded as one of the most forceful speakers in titles. Since it was usually under lock and key it was the Chester area, Mr. Agan at one time was instructor not too accessible. At that time the College did not have of public speaking at PMC. His address follo,ws: a productive endowment of $200,000. It is little wonder, then, that in 1930 the Gommission of Colleg es of the e are gathered here this afternoon to dedicale Mi ddle States and Maryland turned do,wn the request this beautifu l building, with its many facili ties, W of the College for accreditation. to the alumni of PMC of the past, present, and future If one had fallen into a Rip Van Winkle sleep in and to the enduring p rinci ples that have motivated 1920 to awaken on this second day of June, 1962, he the activities of this institution. would think himself stark mad. The physical changes In order to appreciate better what has taken placa alone would amaze him. Then when he i!1 quired CO I"­ on this campus let us return to the year 1920 . At that cerning the program of studies, the laboratory and time the College and the Preparatory School numbered li brary fa cilities, he w ould scratch his head in stupe­ about 150 cadets. The physical plant consisted of some faction. Statistics relative to the number and d istrib­ e ight buildings, including the quarters of the top ad­ ution of the student body and the scholastic attain ments ministration. "Old Main" housed most of the corps. The and number of faculty would seem to h im incredible. faculty numbered in the neighborhood of 15. In the The full accreditation of the College and the decease of College there were three courses of study: Engineering, the Preparqtory School would delight him no end. Chemistry, and Business Administration. The primary He would be especially pleased with this Al umni purpose of the Preparatory School was to prepare for Auditorium. The fact that a rOOm in it had been set PMC. At that time one could enter PMC's Third Class aside as a memorial to the Rev. Robert Tumbelston, (sophomore year) from a senior high school. Its charter alumni secretary' for so many years, would draw from granted almost unlimited freedom in the granting of our friend warm approbation. Re v. Tumbelston almost degrees and the addling of courses to the curriculum. singlehanded rallied the alumni back to commencement Accreditation was not imperative at that time. lab­ after commencement when all other devices failed. He oratory facilities were very meager. The academic love d his Alma Mater. Far beyond any call of duty, he gave unstintingly of his time, effort, andl ability to pre­ sent its message and its challenge to the ,world. Surely no one is more deserving of a lasting tribute to his memory than the Rev. Tumbelston. Now let us pause for a moment to consider some· of the basic factors in the life of our beloved College that contributed to its influence and to its fame. From the very beginning it was founded upon the Word of God. It aimed above all else to reach the whole· man, to make him aware of the fact that he was a s·on of God with a mission and a purpose. The Bible was the textbook that alone could produce the righteous man. The impact o·f the personality of the teacher upon the student was emphasized. General Charles E. Hyatt set the pattern. The College reflected the influence of an outstanding man who put God first, others second, him­ self third. Generally speaking, the alumni loved and revered him. Spartan simplicity and the disciplined life is part of the coin of PMC. " Dare to do right," "when wealth is lost, nothing is lost, ,when health is lost, something is lost, when character is lost, all is lost" are mottoes that struck the eyes of the cadets every day. The PMC of yesteryear was a closely-knit comradeship held to­ gether by a common experience in a restricted area of life. Even in these days of astronomical thinking and pla.nning it has much to commend it. But time moves on and the creative genius of God is never idle. The PMC of the 1920s could not have survived the demands ,of a new day. If it ,were to carryon, a change was mandatory. New concepts and a new compulsion broke down the barriers of exclus- THE REV. KARL E. AGAN . . . Reflections (See AGAN Page 16)

6 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 News of Alumni Around.. the Globe School of Application of Infantry and Cavalry, the Col­ 1929 lege is the Army's senior tactical school. The regular J. Henry Schaffhauser, master brewer af the Pfeiffer course prepares selected officers for duty as comman­ Brewir.g Co., Detroit, Mich., has been elected vice presi­ ders and general staff officers at division, corps and dent in charge of production by the brewery's board of field army levels. directors. Henry has been in the brewing business since he .was 16, is a graduate of the U.S. Brewers Academy. A classmate also assigned to the Pentagon is Major Joseph J. O'Hare, Jr., who went from Ft. Meade, Md., to 1931 the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, De­ Dale Miller read a paper May 15th at the American partment of the Army, in Washington. His home is at Petroleum Institute in San Francisco, Calif. 213 Forest Villa Road, Mclean, Va. 1936 1944 A photo and story about Ed Fay appeare.d in Ben The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Callaway's column in the Philadelphia Daily News in ot Ft. leaven,worth, Kan ., graduated Major William M. May, in connection with Ed and two other Philadelphia Stone, Jr., from its regular course June 15, and he was area sportsmen (James Accardi and Dic k Wood) rep­ assigne'd to the staff and faculty there. (Please see Class re~enti ~ g the Brotherly City in the second annual Ber­ notes 1943 for more details about the ceremony.) muda Inte·rnational Light Tackle Fishing Tournament, at Cambridge Beaches, Bermuda. Columnist Cal!away 1949 had this to say about Ed: " Fay, of Wynnewood and With his pretty daughters Marjorie and Barbara, Oc ~ an City, is a past commodore of the Ocean City Seth P. Wocd paid his first visit to the Alumni Auditor­ Yacht Club and a regular fixture at Atlantic City and ium early in July. Seth is a partner in Thermal Special. Cape May marlin and tuna tournaments. The owner­ ties Co. and sales engineer. The family home is at 1918 skipper of the Nancy Anne, out of Ocean City, Fay is Holly St., Harrisburg, Pa. unlike his close friend Accardi in that he spends 'at LaPointe Industries have named Henry Albaugh gen­ least 95 percent of my time trolling- for white marlin, eral sales manager of their electronic division. Formerly tuna and blues.' Accardi prefers bottom fishing to a project engineer with the Philco Corporation, Henry trolling." loter became regional sales manager for Thompson, 1943 R~me and Woolridge. He has extensive experience in It was graduation all over again for two members capacitors and printed circuitry besides being well­ of PMC's Class of 1943 when Lt. Col. Robert H. Peoples versed in military installations. He holds bachelor of and Major John H. Longbottom completed the regular science degrees in electrical and mechanical engineer­ course at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff ing and military science, and attended the University College, Fort Leaven,worth, Kansas, in June. Col. Peoples of Maryland as well as PMC . With his wife and three is now assignedl to the Office' of the Assistant Chief of daughters he plans to move from Plainfield, N. J., to Staff, Reserve Components, the Pentagon, Washington, the vicinity of Rockville, Conn: , where LaPointe is D.C. He had been stationed at Ft. Dix, N.J. Major Long­ located. bottom is assigned to Headquarters, 1 st region, Army Fred Shahadi has just been promoted to the rank Air Defense Command, Ft. Totten, N.Y. General Lyman of Lt. Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves. Good L. Lemnitzer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ad­ ,work, Fred! dressed the graduates and presented their diplomas. The class numbered 665 U. S. officers and 85 officers 1950 from 48 allied nations. Established in 1881 as the AI Lee recently returned from a business trip which took him to San Francisco, Honolulu, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Rome, Paris and london. You don't have te, join the Navy to see the world. Just get into AI 's busi­ ness. " It was a very interesting trip but unfortunately I did not come across any PMC men even though I know that there must be a few in some of those cities," AI says. While in San Franciseo" AI adds he discovered that Lionel Wade, class of '49, was being transferred by his company to the San Francisco Bay area. It was wonderful to hear that Tony Caia landed the head football coaching job at Massanutten Military Academy at Woodstock, Va. We don't like the idea of Tony being 300 miles away but we know the oppor­ tunity was too good to pass up. Tony is a most prom­ ising coach and you couldn't find a finer gentleman anywhere. He' ll also assist with other sports at the ex­ clusive prep school and do some classroom teaching. PETER GILDAY GEORGE ZELLER The best of luck, Tony. See '58 Note See '61 Note (See CLASS NOTES Page 32)

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 7 THE PARENTS of Bdb Adelmann and his sister, Gertrude (right), admire the commission Bob received during com­ mencement exercises at PMC. Bob is the third son Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adelmann have put through PMC . Third Adelmann Athlete Graduates

BOB FOLLOWS CARL AND WALT; ALL BECAME OUTST ANDING STARS IN DIFFERENT SPORTS AT PMC, WIN PRAISE FROM COACH HANSELL

t was a proud and glorious day for Mr. and Mrs. ference championship football team. I Carl Adelmann of Stroudsburg, Pa., when they saw Bob, at 18, wanted to become a PMC star in, basket. their youngest son, Robert, step briskly to the podium ball- and what a star he be~ame! A four-year reg· to receive an engineering sheepskin at PMC's 141 st ular, he twice was selected for the Ivan Maxwell commencement exercises Sunday June 3. Glace Trophy as the outstanding member of the PMC The parents of other graduates were proud, too, baskefball team. In his final season, he won one but they could scarcely match the enthusiasm of the individual conference title and finished in a tie for Adelmanns. For Robert John Charles Adelmann was another. He tossed in 84 of 178 shots from the floor the third son they h~d seen graduate from PMC in for the winning field goal percentage of .472. He tied one of the greatest and most heart-warming family with Bill Dorwart of Haverford as the conference's student-athlete stories in the history of the College. top rebounder with an average of 17.6 rebounds a The Adelmann ,boys, all modest and gentlemanly, be­ game. Adelmann collected a total of 281 in 16 games, came terrific athletes in three different sports. Under while Dorwart garnered 212 rebounds in 12 contests. the PMC system of study they also became top students. Adelmann had won the conference rebounding title the previous winter with an average of 15.1. Adel­ Carl, 29 now, was the first to graduate, with a de­ mann's play was one of the big factors in the Cadets gree in mechanical engineering. He was also one of winning their first conference championship the past the great stars of Coach George Hansell's track teams, winter. It won him a post on the conference all-star setting a school javelin record of 191 feet 8 % inches team. which still stands today. At the Mother's Day program May 13 on campus, Walt, who is 25, was the next, with a master of Bob was awarded the Reserve Officers' Training Corps science degree in business administration. His athletic Gold Medal of the Society of American Military En­ forte was football-a hard-driving tackle who was gineers as the outstanding senior engineering student the co-captain of PMC's 1958 Middle Atlantic Con- entering military service as an engineering officer.

8 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 CARL WALT BOB

A fourth Adelmann .son, Alfred, 27, chose lafayette scholarship help. All of them went through on their College for his study. He, too, won a degree in own, with poppa paying the bill. The father never engineering. asked for any scholarship help for his boys, although Each Adelmann probably could have excelled at he had a perfect right to do so." any sport. Bob went out for trac'< and even threatEned "No, I never asked for any scholarship help," said brother Corl's javelin mark. " But I don't think Bob the beaming father, a familiar figure at PMC sports particularly wanted to break Carl's record," said Coach events at home and away. "I felt that I could' afford Hansell. " I think he wanted his brother's mark to stand." to send the children to college, and I didn't want to The father disagreesl "Certainly he wanted to beat his take anything away from the bc~'ys who needed help. brolh=r if he could," said Mr. Adelmann. ' He only missed I didn't want to leave any of my boys behind; I want­ by a couple feet." ed to give them all a chance for an ed'ucation. They're growing up now- old enough to paddle their own The Adelmanns certainly will make their marks canoes." in life if their achievements at PMC are any indication. That, he proudly asserted, is a great satisfaction. Walt presently is in the United States Army, stationed with the 1-i1th Armored Cavalry Regiment Aviation Company in Fulda, Germany. Carl is vice president National Group Elects Weiland of the Pocono Metal Products Company, the family The National Independent Meat Packers Association business at Stroudsburg which manufactures hard­ last month honored Franklin l. Weiland of the PMC wares. The only daughter in the family, Gertrude, is Class of 1938 by electing him first vice· president and secretary of the firm . The father is president. vice chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Weiland Coach Hansell tosses adjectives i:1 all directions is president of the Weiland, Packing Co., Phoenixville, when he talks about the Adelmanns. "This," he as­ Pa., which processes beef and pork and manufactures serted, " is one of the greatest family groups ever to sausage products. With 250 employes, the firm serve!. go through PMC as students and athletes. They have the Eastern seaboard from Maine to Maryland and ex­ acted like gentlemen at all times, and you couldn't tends operations westward into Illinois and Michigan. find more modest and self-effacing boys. They were It is also exporting some goods into the Caribbean. well-bred and are a credit to their mother and dad. Their Its president Iwas graduated from PMC Magna Cum parents must be very proud." laude and .served as a lieutenant in the Army duril19 "These boys were only average kids in high school World War II. He has been a director of NIMPA and of (Stroudsburg High School}," Hansell continued, " but the American Meat Institute and a member of the East­ at PMC they really blossomed out. They took the tough­ ern Meat Packers Association. He is president of Valley est academic courses and became average B students. Forge Research Inc. Giving generously of his time, Mr. Because of our system of study hours and individual Weiland is active in many worthwhile facets of his attention in athletics they showed what they could community's life. He and Mrs. Weiland have a son do. They didn't get a single red-headed penny of Franklin II and daughters Solvig and Sonja.

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 9 OUTSTANDING PMC MEN: No. 20 George Shaw--Builder of Bridges GRADUATE'S ' CANTILEVER SPAN AT NEW ORLEANS IS THIRD LONGEST IN WORLD; BETHLEHEM STEEL APPOINTS HIM ENGINEER OF ERECTION

hen an iron worker looks up or down from his But George, who has jrust been elevated to Engineer of W work and yells "Hi, George," it means you Erection for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at its head­ " belong" in a business where there's no faking. quarters in Bethlehem, Pa. hasn't been solely concerned That, says George B. Shaw, Jr., '27, perhaps has been with bridge construction. He directed the erection of his biggest satisfaction in over a quarter-century of steel for the giant steel penstock at Hawley, Pa., and planning and supervising some of America's largest numerous ,wartime construction projects, including the and greatest bridges. The massive spans- which George Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn. calls the most thrilling part of his ,work-include the His other bridges have included the P.R. Olgiati world's third longest cantilever bridge at New Orleans Bridge at Chattanooga, Tenn., the American Rapids and the International Bridge spanning the Niagara Riv­ Bridge at Niagara Falls, N.Y., and the International er between lewiston, N.Y., and Queenston Ontario, Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. Canada. ' There have been few dull moments in George's work, you can be sure. Some years ag~ - the Tuesday after Pearl Harbor, to be exact - he was all set to cut the tracks and roll a small span bridge across the New York Central Railroad at Northeast, Pa., when he was held up by the railroad trainmaster for "a special freight." " It was really highballing west and was a solid train of flat cars with very large wooden boxes filling e ach car," George recalls. "Since ,we were p,ushed for time, I asked the trainmaster what was so special that it had to be let through. He informed us that it was a trainload of fighter planes from Bell Aircraft in Buffalo which hadl been reversed and was highballing west instead." Needless to say, George's crew rolled in the span in spite of the delay- and before other trains arrived. " I guess it isn't the size of the job, it's what goes with it and the extra interest that makes any job in­ eresting," he sa'Ys. The span' fr:om lewiston to Canada has been in the ne'ws frequently, not always from a construction view­ point. last December t,wo jet planes were flying over the area' when one of them caught fire. The pilot e­ jected himself and the plane headed for the maze of steel. Somehow the pilotless plane got through an opening without touching anything, and crashed on the bank on the other side. The incident got widespread play in the nation's press. Wonder if George planned it that way? Asked about his training at PMC, Shaw had this to say: "I've al,ways felt that my engineering from PMC was equal to any and I have been proud to name it as my Alma Mater. Not only that, but the military training gave me an understanding of accepting and using au­ thority which I am sure I would never have appreciated in quite the same way. It's much easier to lead than to require obedience." George has done his part in making his community a better place to live. , ,' ... His wonderful wife Blanche says her husband actually has had three jobs most of his life. In the years he's lived in Beaver, Pa., near Pittsburgh, he's been a ded­ GEORGE B. SHAW, JR. icated worker for the schools, the community, and his

10 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 MEMBERS OF the class of '27 and their w ives are shown at luncheon on the terrace of the new Alumni Auditorium. Clockwise around table they are Sarge Hoopes, Wes Overholt, Mrs. George B. Shaw, Jr., Mrs. Charles D. Hummer, George Shaw, Chick Hummer, Mrs. Hoopes, Ridge Bond, Mrs. Bond and Mrs. Overholt. church. The oldest daughter, Mary, ,who is 26, is married to "He's worked hard all his life," said Mrs. Shaw. Mr. V. Bruce Ri.gdon and lives in New Haven, Conn. "When he starts something he sticks with it until it's Her husband recently graduated, from the Yale Divinity finished. He's ,got a wonde·rful constitution." School as top man in his class. In the fall he will begin George is proud of the beautiful new Beaver Area work on his Ph.D. in the Yale Graduate School. Memorial Library, built at a cost of $130,000 and fi ­ Mary is a graduate of Oberlin College, where in nanced solely by funds raised through public subscript­ her senior year she made Ph i Beta Kappa. She then ion. As president of the board of trustees of the library, obtained a master's degree from Yale in the field of he played a leading role in getting the library built. He Far Eastern studies. was naturally delighted to see a new era of servke to The other daughter, Sarah, 24, is a graduate of the cultural need's of the Beaver community begin w ith Swarthmore College, where she majored in mathe­ the formal dedication of the library April 8, 1962. The matics. She .was always a top student. Sarah is married new building embodies the most modern concepts in to Mr. Hugh King Wright, Jr., and lives at Cushing both library service and building design, including Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., a co-ed preparatory year-round air conditioning. school where her husband is located. The Wrights He did outstanding work as a school director, and are the parents of a daughter, Debbie, 1. The Shaws he is an elder in the United Presbyterian Church. have only this grandchild but anticipate two more George's face lights up like a Christmas candle soon. when you mention his two daughters- his only children. Sarah's husband is chaplain and teacher of courses Both brilliant students, they are married to fine young men with promising careers. (Please Turn to Next Page)

GEORGE B. Shaw, Jr., and Sarge Hoopes, both of the class of '27, bear colors in this broomstick drill photo. Alumni will recognize many familiar faces in this lineup.

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 11 in religion at Cushing Academy. Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie, and the International Bridge Both girls ,were first honor students in their senior spanning the Niagara River between Lewiston, N.Y., years at Be~ver High School, Mary in 1954 and Sarah and Queenston, Ont., Canada. in 1955. At 'Swarthmore, Sarah was elected to mortar Shaw is a Fellow of the America'n Society of Civil board. Engineers and an associate member of The American Shaw succeeds E. Leland Durkee, who retired, in his Welding Society. At Beaver, he has been active in new position with Bethlehem Steel. He had been Mana­ school, church and numerous community affairs. He is ger of Erection for Bethlehem Steel's Pittsburgh Erection a former school director, president of the board of District, Fabri'cated Steel Construction Divisi'On. He trustees of the Bea'ver Area Memorial Library, an Elder had been scheduled to take over his new position July cf the United Presbyterian Church, and former president 1 but was called to an important project at Minot, North of the Beaver Presbytery Council of United Presbyterian Dakota, shortly after he attended commencement festiv­ Men. ities at the College. He also is treasurer and a member of the board of " Naturally," sa;ys George, "we hate to leave Beaver trustees of the Westminster Foundation. This Presbyterian and all our friends ,of years' standing but it's interesting group is concerned with student work on the campuses to feel that you're still young enough to get a thrill out of the Univ-e rsity of Pittsburgh and other schcols. of making new friends in new places. We've had fun doing all the things ,we did in Beaver. Folks have said SKIDMORES LEAVE COLLEGE so many nice things that it can't possibly all be true and I'm sure it must be something like reading or hear­ Effective Aug. 1, the editorship of the Alumni, Pare nts, ing your own obituary. You see, it isn't as though I a :1 d Business Bulletins, together with the Cadet Pic­ were the only one in the famHy who ever did anything, torial Football Program, is being assumed by William as I'm known by many people as Blanche Shaw's hus­ D. (Bill) Mahoney, '61, the public relations officer at the band from her work among United Presbyterian women College. and in Christian education and again I'm known by He succeeds Arden and Joan Skidmore, who had some very wonderful people as Mary Rigdon's or Sarah been handling the various duties on a part-time basis. Wright's father. President Clarence R. Moll said he felt their duties should be reassigned to the full-time PMC staff "because "We'li miss so many things at Beaver but we will be of the pressures of the budget in maintaining the de­ glad to be nearer both girls and their husbands." velopment, campaign, alumni and public relations George, who is 56, said he ,was tremendously im­ offices." pressed by the College's growth and was "very happy Mr. Skidmore had been ,with PMC almost eight years. to see so much progress of such a long-range nature." He Eriginated both the Football Program and the Busi­ " 1 wasn't surprised by the growth because I had fol­ ness Bulletin in their present format, and was the editor lowed it closely in the Alumni Bulletin," he said. of both the Alumni and Parents Bulletins from their in­ When Shaw goes to Bethlehem, the family will mcve ception. He als'o was public relations officer for several there. years. He was !oined in the Alumni and Parents Bulleti :1 Bethlehem released the following informatio'n about publications about a year ago by Mrs. Skidmore. Both Shaw: Mr. and Mrs. Skidmore are former editors for The A native of Beaver, Pa., Shaw taught at PMC for Associated Press. Mr. Skidm.ore presently is one of the a year following his graduation in 1927 with a bache­ editors of the Delaware County Daily Jimes, Chester. lor of science degree in civil engineering. Assisting Mr. Mahoney in his expanded duties will In September, 1928, he ,was enrolled in the Mc­ be Frederick Gill, executive secretary of the PMC Alumni Clintic-Marshall Company apprentice training course Association. for three years. In 1932, he was assigned to the engi­ neering department and from then until 1936, he was field engineer in the Pittsburgh district, handling the erection of buildings and bridges throughout Pennsyl­ vania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia and Tennessee. He became project manager for the Pittsburgh dis­ trict in July, 1936, and was responsible for the super­ vision and planning of highway bridges and various wartime construction projects until April, 1946. These projects ranged from Messina, N.Y., to New Orleans, La., including the Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn. He was appointed assistant manager of erection in charge of plate work in April, 1946, and held this position until September, 1950, when he was appointed assistant manager of structural erection. In September, 1954, he became manager of erection for the Pittsburgh district. He directed the erection of steel for the giant steel penstock at Hawley, Pa., the Greater New Orleans GENERAL ALBERT Watson II, the United States Army's cantilever bridge, third longest in the ,world, the P. R. commandant of free Berlin, talks to his son, Cadet Olgiati Bridge at Chattanooga, Tenn., the American Albert Watson III, during the commencement festivities. Rapids Bridge at Niagara Falls, N.Y., the International Cadet Watson is a junior student at the College.

12 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 GENERAL SEYMOUR A. Potter, '30, receives congratulations from President Clarence R. Moll after receiving the first Annual Alumnus Award of the PMC Alumni Association. Applauding at left is General Arthur G. Trudeau, retiring Chief of Army Research, and Development who was the commencement speaker. Partly shown next to Gen. Trudeau is Mr. Frank F. Wolfgram, prominent Milwaukee attorney who received an honorary degree. In background is M/ Sgt. Eugene Cloud, sergeant major in the Commandant's Office at PMC.

Gen. Potter Gets Alumnus Award

eymour A. Potter, who in the 32 years since his to be Brigadier General May 6, 1960, and the Un ited S graduation rose to be a General in the United States States Senate confirmed the nomination 20 days later. Army, was announced during commencement exercises General Potter took charge as Division Engineer, New as the first recipient of The Annual Distinguished Alum­ England Division, United States Army Corps of Eng­ nus Award of the PMC Alumni Association. ineers, with headquarters at Waltham, Mass. He has General Potter, '30, personally was on hand to accept enormous responsibilities in the post. a handsome placque citing him for "distinguished and General Potter's duties have called him to both sides outstanding service to mankind" which had brought of the globe. honor to his Alma Mater. Dr. Clarence R. Moll, President The Republic of Korea Army awarded him its Ulchi of the College, made the presentation on behalf of the Medal with silver star for his service as Senior Adviser Alumni Association. to the Chief of Engineers and as Commanding Officer The General was delighted and thrilled. "It's just ,won­ of the 169th Engineer Group, 1 st Corps. derful," he said. The Un,ited States Army has given him the legion of In presenting General Potter to President Moll for Merit Medal. In 1954, after leaving Korea, he was the award, Charles D. (Chick) Hummer, President of appointed Assistant Chief of Engineers, Washington, the Alumni Association ' declared: D.C. In 1959, he became the Senior Engineer for SHAPE, "Our distinguished brother alumnus exemplifies the Supreme Allied Powers Europe. what PMC over its 141 -year history has instilled in the He ,was an instructor at and later director of the men it has g'iven to this country: character, intellectual Academic Department of the Command and General curiosity, recognition of duty, a sense of obligation to Staff School, Fort leavenworth, Kan. He has been grad­ his fell.ow men, ,and a reverence for his God. uated from four separate Army' schools, the latest being ' ~ He has risen from being the proud possessor of the the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) De­ gold bars of a second lieutenant to the rank of Brig­ fense College, Paris, France, in 1959. adier Genera'i and holds the resp·onsible post of Divis­ As a registered professional engineer, General Potter ion Engineer in the Corps of Engineers of the United is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers States Army." and a member and one-time president of the Sail Fran­ President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Potter cisco Post of The American Society ,of Military Engineers.

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 13 The Editor's Chair II the Alumni have to do to get a full house at laughter from the crowd when he asserted: "Chaplain A any of their functions, it would seem, is to obtain Tobey had more to do with this weather than .we've Burt Mustin as speaker. This veteran of dozens of movie been able to do through research and development­ and television characterizations is about as funny as AS YET!" they come when it comes to speaking off the cuff. He * * * * was a scream as he toldl about his> baseball season at picture Walt Wood, '43, is now produc­ PMC in which the team played 10 games, lost eight to surpass his initial effort, "The and tied two, and he sported a batting overage of .097. Hoodlum Priest," at the box of­ There was banter oIbout ,whether a bottle of liquor hod fice. It is "Tunnel 28," the story been put into the cornerstone box thatwassealed into the of the dramatic flight of East old Alumni Lodge. " Let me tell you that no whiskey went Germans to the West, which Walt is doing for Metro-Goldwyn­ Moyer. " I seem to be in the midst of my greatest adventure with the filming of Tunnel 28," Walt says in a letter to his long-time friend, Babe Dignazio of Moylan, Po . " Being in the middle of the international crisis and doing a WOOD film about it has led to all sorts of exciting happenings. Suffice it to soy that I think this film is causing and will continue to couse more ex­ cit; ment than The Hoodlum Priest. The film we have shot thus for is very, very exciting." Immediately fol ­ lowing Tunnel 28 Walt is scheduled to return to New York to start ,work on another film, " Man Running," this for United Artists. The film has canceled out, for the time being, the safari Walt and Babe (PMC'42) were to make in the jungles of Africa this fall. " I hope that you are able to go through with your plans, or better still , that we' ll be able to make the trip together at SOme future date," Walt wrote. * * * * It's quite a fabulous background possessed by Richard Frame, who has been doing much of the College phc,tography since the death of Arthur Knott. Years ago he was one of two photographers who did MOVIE "CHARACTER" helps seal cornerstone. those fascinating Grantland Rice Sportlight movie shorts into that box, not with Colonel Hyatt and his eagle eye which many of us remember watching," B·urt mused. At another pO'int, he observed so vividly. Mr. Frame is per­ that "there were more people in the broom drill out haps fondest of the under­ there today than we hod in the ,whole battalion." C'On­ water photography he did trasting the present PMC ·band with those at the turn for a water show at Silver of the century, he said "We never pla,yed in public - Springs. That Sportlight fea­ we just played for our own amusement." Burt hod a tured Johlilny Weismuller do­ few serious moments. The· auditorium, he thought, was ing his famous crawl stroke a tremendous thing and " that corps of 600 out there under water, the diving of today had me in tears." Helen Meany and Pete De­ Incidentally, Burt is as busy as ever in Hollywood. Cur­ jardis, and a man-chasing-tur- rently on television, he can be seen in "My Three SO :1 S," tie episode under water. Dur- MR. FRAME starring Fred MacMurray, and " lchabod and Me," starr­ ing World War II, Mr. Frame did important aerial ing Robert Sterling. photography in the South Pacific. After taking brutal Burt has projected movie roles in "A Young Man," a poundings in early island landings, the Navy put added Hemingway story, and " All Fall Down." His role in "All emphasis on obtaning pre-landing pictures o.f future Fall DO,wn" is a cute one involving three wise men, Burt beach targets. Mr. Frame did this work for two years says. aboard the carrie'r "Cowpens." * * * * PMC hod beautiful weather for commencement, and * * * * naturally there were quips about Chief of Army Chap­ There was no question about who came the greatest lains Fronk A. Tobey being responsible. We thought distance for commencement. John Macintyre, '61, v.:on General Arthur G. Trudeau hod the best one. Com­ it hands dO,wn, flying 8,000 miles from Hawaii. "You menting on the ,gorgeous day, the General brought (See EDITOR'S CHAIR Page 16)

14 ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 DEDICATION (Continued From Pa'ge 3) stone gracing parts of the building walls and the front terrace came from the ,old Alumni lodge. Old class stones are scattered around the building amidst the well-planned landscaping. The stone gives the building a sentimental touch, Hummer said. Presenting mementos for the cornerstone box were: Albert Frank, Jr., immediate past president of the Alumni Association; Patrick W. Rivet, president of the Evening Division St,udent Council; Ronald Plotka, p resi­ dent of the class of 1965; George C. Frank, president of the class of 1964; John l. Geoghegan, p resident of the class of 1963; George C. Shaffer, president of hte class of 1962; Hummer, Dr. Moll, and Mr. Lloyd GOl'!lan, President of the PMC Board of Trustees. Mr. Goman placed in the box papers pertaining to the inc,orporation of the College, as w.~11 as an old regulation book. He read some 9f the h\,imorous r~gul, atio;,s frbm yester ~ year's cadet life, and they brought 'many a laugh {rom the' audience. ., Frank along with ' H~m;"~r and Robert Pierpont, MRS. ROBERT T: TUMBE~STON , widow of the graduate were a~ong those Who spearheaaed the I dea of a for whom the alumni room in the new Alumni Audi­ new 'Alumni Auditorium' paid" for entirely by alumni to ~ium is named, and her son, Lt. Col. William R. Tum­ and pr~sent and future students who get poid ~ up life belston (USMC, Ret.), '37, stand beside her husbandis memberships in the PMC Alumni Association through framed diploma. The diploma is signed by John Wana­ a fees arrangement at the College. maker; the department store leader who was then pres­ B'urt Mus'tin, "03, ;"ovie ~lnd telev:ision character:, got ident of the Bodrd of Trustees at' PMC. " back for commencement , a~d ,was ' called upon for a few re'marks at the d~dication. As wa,s the case ci fe:W , The Rev. ~rnest M,ocEwen, ' Jr.,.' gave ,the invocation years ago, his ' hu;;'~r b~ought down the house.' and benedktion for' the pro,gram in the 'auditorium. The dedicatory prayer for the outdoors . program, in which Frank and Hummer shared, in sealing of the cornerstone box, was given bY. the Rev. Stuart A. l. Thomas':' ' The PMC Band, a's well as the.Glee Club, participated in the prog'rani, and. their reriditions were thoroughly enjoyed. "..'" '

Miss Eleanor Delg6tt, who has served' as a secretary in both the A'iumni and cam'paign offices, will marry James E. Duffy Nov. 24. Both are Ridley Township, Pa., residents. Miss Delgott has been a ' terrific worker for the College in her years of employment.

IT'S A HAPPY occasion as Mr. Charles D. Hummer, president of the PMC Alumni Association, helps put cornerstone in place during dedication ceremonies for the new Alumni Auditorium. Watching in the fore­ ground i!; Burt Mustin, Hollywood movie and televisi on character actor, who graduated from PMC in 1903. Shown in backgr,ound is James S. Arnold, who grad­ OLDEST FATHER-son team at commencement was James uated from PMC in 1899. S. Arnold, '99, and James H. Arnold, '37.

ALUMNI BULLETIN • JULY 1962 15 TWO GRADUATES saw their sons graduate from PMC a t this year's commencement. In the photo at left, Mrs. William T. Burton pins lieutenant's bars on son Robert while Bill looks on admiringly. The scene is repeated in photo at right with Mrs. Franklin H. (Bud) Andrew pinning bars on son Franklin H. Jr., with a happy Bud at his son's side.

AGAN broom drill that Mr. Arnold w

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