TRUSTEES NAME MURPHY VICE-PRESIDENT Arthur T

Magazine of PMC Colleges Alumni/1971 / August Second Class Postage Paid at Chester, Pa. 19013

TRUSTEES NAME MURPHY VICE-PRESIDENT Arthur T . Murphy, dean of the School of Engi Michael P. Smyth has been appointed director of neering, has been named vice-president and dean the School of Engineering and promoted to profes of the College by the Board of Trustees. sor of engineering. He has a B.S .E.E. and an M.S.E.E. from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. This was one of several important academic and from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined the administrative appointments made at the end of PMC faculty as an associate professor of engineer the academic year. ing in 1967. He was co-director of the You and Dean Murphy will be responsible for the academic Technology program, the development of a high affairs of the College as well as interrelating the school course on technology and its impact on educational functions with the administration. In society. the absence of the president, he will be the chief John Meli has been appointed chairman of the operating officer of the College. Division of Economics and Management and pro Dean Johnson, who was vice-president of academic moted to associate professor. He will be respon affairs and dean, resigned Ju Iy 1 to resume teach sible for the undergraduate and graduate programs. ing as professor of economics. A graduate of St. Joseph's and the University of At PMC since 1966, Dean Murphy instituted the Pennsylvania, he expects to receive his Ph.D. from interdisciplinary engineering curriculum and the the Wharton School at the University of Pennsyl master's programs in systems engineering and engi vania at the end of the summer. He has been on neering mechanics. He holds a B.S. in electrical the faculty since 1966. engineering from Syracuse University and an M.S. Theodore F. Locke' 42 has been named assistant and Ph .D. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon Uni to the vice-president in addition to continuing his versity. administrative function within the School of Engi He has published articles in numerous technical Arthur T. Murphy neering. He was promoted to associate professor of journals and is co-author of an innovative text military management. book, Introduction to System Dynamics, pub Among awards and honors he has received are the Professor Locke has an MBA from Syracuse Uni lished by Addison-Wesley. He is the engineering 1966 ASEE Western Electric Award "for excel versity and has been at PMC since 1966 as assistant systems editor of the Pergamon Publishing Com lence in instruction of engineering students," and a professor and assistant to the Dean of Engineering. pany's Unified Engineering Series. listing in the first edition of the Engineering Joint He will also be coordinator of military activities. Council's Engineers of Distinction. This year, he was awarded the Kappa Sigma fraternity's Out standing Faculty Award and the PMC Colleges Alumni Association Faculty Award. Of course, a lot of students postpone the inev i table. Mrs. Mackey is seeing a number of students from the class of 1971 this summer. "They want HAS THE DOOR to go to graduate schools, they want to get mar ried, but they are facing the problem that they don't have any money," she says. Now they are OF OPPORTUNITY seriously interested in a job. She sees student reaction to the slump as either "powerful motivation or lethargy- little middle BEEN SLAMMED? ground. Individuals go out determined to get a The world did not exactly roll out- the red carpet By senior year, they are ready for interviews- but job- or they lie on the beach hoping for a change." when the class of 1971 graduated in Ju ne. The job this year there were fewer scheduled interviews. In their job search, alumni as well as students have market for college graduates is estimated to be the Like almost every college, PMC saw fewer com a friend in the Placement Office. The services worst in at least two, if not three, decades. pany recru iters th is year- about 35 percent can offered have been streamlined in accordance with However, PMC's Placement Director, Mrs. Hilda celled, some by mutual agreement since the policy the College's general guidelines to cut costs, but an Mackey is catching the first signs of an upswing. of placement is to recruit only if there are jobs alumnus still will find valuable assistance and con cern for his future. "We have been having some luck recently in cer available. (Normally 150-200 companies conduct tain areas, especially in placement of skilled interviews on campus. In addition, the Placement PMC is part of the Grad System, a computerized people," she explains. Other college placement Office has off-campus contact with more than 300 referral system developed by the non-profit Col directors are also seeing evidence of an upturn. But companies.) There were fewer available training lege Placement Council and its regional associa most agree with Mrs. Mackey that "the milk and programs and more competition. A recent College tions for all college and university alumni nation honey days are over" because of changes in educa Placement survey showed jobs down about 28 per wide. The applicant fills out a Grad application tion, society and living. "At one time," Mrs. cent since last year- and 1970 wasn't exactly a indicating his field of interest, qualifications, kind Mackey recalls, " we could circulate resumes to 50 bumper year. of job preferred and preferences for location and companies, get 10 to 15 responses, six interviews type of employer. There is no fee. A computer and three or four job offers." Today, the job seek then matches this information with its file of avail er usually has to work harder. able jobs and sends the resu Its to the applicant, Mrs. Mackey, who has been helping PMC students prospective employers and the placement director. and alumni with their careers for 15 years, empha Alumni also have full use of the PMC library to sizes the new graduates will get jobs- maybe not research companies and to obtain other job infor the ones they want, but they will get jobs if they mation. The Placement Office offers career coun use initiative and are well motivated. seling and guidance, and if time is available, will She also sees some good coming out of the current critique resumes. It has copies of the College Place corporate belt-tightening. Companies are no longer ment Annual available for reference as well as "stockpiling talent"- hiring top graduates, then other volumes of various occupations. not using them effectively. Mrs. Mackey believes Last year, over 300 alumni registered with the that one outcome will be that industry will exam Placement Office. I n addition to those placed, Mrs. ine their personnel policies more closely. They will Mackey adds: "An unknown count of alumni, not waste skills but recognize and make use of the MBAs and evening students have been persuaded talent that they have. "Companies will be more Ruth Bingman '71 receives a bachelor of to stay put after realizing that a job change at this realistic and honest," states Mrs. Mackey, "they science.in nursing degree from Dr. President time would not result in a higher wage or a more will use college-educated people at the appropriate Clarence R. Moll. She plans to work at the challenging opportunity." leveL" Hersey Medical Center. And what advice does Mrs. Mackey offer for re I n other words, recent graduates may find that cent graduates who are looking for employment? once they get that job, it's a pretty good one. But "Be prepared for the interview. If you know what it is clear that the class of 1971 has to fight harder industry expects, and if you want that interview to get those jobs. badly enough, you'll do everything you can to fit The Placement office starts to prod students to your personal philosophy to that of the company. think about careers at the beginning of their junior You'll evaluate your education, skills and personal year- "and ideally it should be in the sophomore qualifications, matching your goals realistically year," Mrs. Mackey adds. The first step is group with what the company has to offer. Automati counseling sessions for technical and non-technical cally, because you are motivated, you will develop majors with emphasis on self-analysis and proper the self-confidence needed to qualify for the job." procedures. About 50 to 60 percent of the class The door of opportunity isn't closed. It is just attend these sessions. harder to get open. '48 '54 ABOUT ALUMNI Maj. Charles L. Daugherty, U.S.M.C., is now sta tioned at Cape Pendleton, Calif. Lt. Col. Michael J . Hamberger, U. S. Army, is attending graduate school at American University '27 in Washington. '55

Maj. William J. Duddy is with the HHB 8/ 3 Artil lery in Vietnam.

Elmer (Buzz) Doran has been appointed vice-presi dent, finance and administration, at Haskell of '58 Pittsburgh, I nc., manufacturer of middle market office furniture. He was formerly vice-president of finance and chief financial officer of Leasney Pro ducts Corp., New York City. He resides in Pitts burgh with his wife, Ann, and three children. George B. Shaw, Jr., assistant manager of engineer Harvey P. Howard, a senior site engineer with ing in Bethlehem Steel's fabricated steel construc Herco Form Marketing I nco in Bethesda, Md ., tion division, retired June 30. During his 43 years writes that he was married to Corinne B. Broder with Bethlehem he was involved in the construc sen on February 6,1971. -tion of more than 25 major bridges. In 1968 he· Joseph S. Israel is president of Franklin Ribbon & was presented with the Outstanding Alumnus Carbon Co. He lives in Brookville, N.Y. with his Award by the Alumni Association for significant wife and two children. engineering achievement. John J. McBrearty is president of the Professional Employment Service Division, a new division of Snelling and Snelling, I nco With the firm since 1961, he will be responsible for the franchise rela tions of the entire network of employmel1t offices '34 and be the head of the company-owned offices. Richard A. Fryer has been appointed an assistant C. Edgar Hires was installed as commanding officer engineer in the engineering erection division of of the Military Order of World Wars at the Union Bethlehem Steel's Fabricated Steel Construction League in June. Witnessing the installation cere Department. With Bethlehem since 1956, he help monies were Lt. Col. Robert Peoples '43, U.S . ed develop erection schemes and equipment for Army (ret.); Capt. Lindley Scarlett '35, U.S. Army '50 the second Delaware Memorial Bridge and the (ret.); and Commander Frederick Shahadi '49, Col. John Covach, U.S. Army, has been promoted Newport Bridge. He is presently involved in design U.S.N.R. (active). to that grade and is back in the Washington, D.C. ing erection creepers and travellers which will be area. used during construction of the Chester-Bridgeport Lt. Col. Thomas W. Downes is with the Hq. Army Bridge. He is a major in the U.S. Army Reserve Materiel Command in Washington. and serves as an instructor at the Army Reserve Center in Bethlehem. R. A. Padula has been named manager, marketing '38 analysis at Scott Paper Co. He will act as market ing consultant to assigned operating divisions and Col. Frank M. Clark, U.S. Army (ret.), has been operating staff groups providing a fu II range of named president of the Eddystone Machinery Co. marketing services. He has been with Scott since Colonel Clark was vice-president of the firm which '51 1960. he joined in 1968 after a military career. For five Francis Dodds retired from the Army after twenty Paul Powell visited a former roommate, William years prior to his retirement he was director of years of service and is now living in Forest City, Vanderdys '57 in Caracas, Venezuela. Vanderdys is logistics at Fort Meade, Md . Pa . He held the rank of Iieutenant colonel. chief of the Department of Refineries and Trans- Donald E. Goecker of Dunwoody, Ga. is sales engi- nnr'i"!)t- ; ",f"'I .(.,.... r +h ...... \/,.. ... ,.. - ...... 1.... - --•• ------... '-'IIICI VI .... te; VCtJOI Ultell\. VI I' C'I'ICf IC~ Ol'U '-'-01'"3" Donald E. Goecker of Dunwoody, Ga . is sales engi portation for the Venezuelan gover.nment. neer for Pantasote of New York, Inc. He is married Stuart H. Raub, Jr., was elected to the Board of and has three children. Directors of the Raub Supply Co. in February. He Edgar T. Smith has been appointed vice-president, is branch manager for the comp'any in York, Pa. finance and administration, for the Super Sagless Frederick Simon, with the Bank of Virginia in '42 Spring Corp. of Mohasco I ndustries, I nco He has Richmond, is sales manager of the Municipal Bond been controller at Super Sagless for the past five Department. W. Colebrook Cooling, a vice-president at the years. Lt. Col. Robert F. Wetherbie recently received his Engelhard I ndustries of Engelhard Minerals & W. Bowman Wilson wrote that he was unable to second Commendation Medal at Ft. Leavenworth, Chemicals Corp., has been appointed manager of attend his twentieth reunion because he was re Kan. industrial relations. Formerly, he served as mana covering from two heart attacks. He was in Tri ger of Engelhard's Baker Manufacturing opera County Hospital in Springfield for two months. tions. Cooling has written or co-authored over 80 Returning to celebrate their twentieth reunion: articles in the area of management for technical Emanuel Bosio of Philadelphia, AI I mpagliazzo of journals. He has papers in eleven national confer Wilmington, Benjamin Kramer of Scotch Plains, ence proceedings and has taught and lectured at N.J. and Irwin Linsky of New York City. numerous universities. '57 Maj. Nicholas Caras attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. He began the five month course in February. Henry J. Lucci is now business manager of Fel tron, I nco in Pottstown. '52 Maj. Vito W. Paladino, U.S. Army, is stationed with NATO Headquarters of Allied Forces South '43 Alan S. Gindoff has been promoted to lieutenant in Naples, Italy. Lt. Col. William M. Stone, Jr., U.S. Army, is on colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is the defense the faculty of the Air Force Air-ground School at attache at Fort Lamy, Republic of Chad. Elgin AFB, Fla. Lt. Col. Ashley W. Holmes is with Headquarters U.S. Army Combat Development Command at Fort Belvoir. Lt. Col. Richard L. Murnigham, U .S. Army, is di rector of Personnel and Community Affairs at '58 Fort Ord, Calif. Maj. Michael J. Cockill, U.S. Army, is now adju '48 tant of the Defense Language I nstitute in Washing ton. Maj. Ronald Duchin, after graduation from USAC & GSC was assigned to OACSI, DA in Washington. Ralph T. Griggs is manager of Task Force Tem porary Help Service in Wilmington, Del. Griggs was formerly treasurer of Delsteel, I nco of Wilmington. Maj. John S. Kane, Jr. is a plans officer with Hq. MAC-V in Vietnam. Maj. James A. Nelson, Jr., U.S. Army, is a logistics staff officer with Hq. U .S. Army Materiel Com mand, Europe and living in Zwiebruecken, West Germany.

'59 Robert G. Bashore has been appointed assistant to Maj. Bruce C. Phillips is now with the Inspector the vice-president (administrative) of the Peoples General's office, at the U.S. Army Armor School Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, Pa . He will at Fort Knox. assist in the administration of company planning, budgeting and interrelated departmental activities. He has been with the gas firm as area development manager since 1961. He and his wife, Betty, have three children, Virginia, Jane and Robert. Capt. Edward J. Garrison and his wife proudly an nounce the birth of their first child, Jeffrey Scott, '80 January 25, 1971 in Japan. Ed is with the 610 John Lawrence Byer is an elementary teacher in Military Aircraft Support Squadron at Yokota the Manteca Unified School District in Manteca, AFB in Japan and the Garrisons hope to return to Calif. the States in 1972. Maj. J. D. Martins, in a letter to Coach George Edward R. Taddeo, Jr. is regional photographic Hansell, wrote that he would be in Vietnam until specialist for Eastman Kodak Co. in Dallas, Tex. November, then return to the States and a tour in The Taddeos, who write that they enjoy life in Washington with the Office of Personnel Opera· Texas, have two boys, Edward III , and John tions, Senior Enlisted Branch. David. Bill Yarnall reports the birth of a second son, James Andrew, July 20, 1971, who joins Michael David. '81 Capt. Robert T. Crowder II , U.S. Air Force, ar rived for duty in January at Bad Toelz, Germany. He is staff weather officer with the U.S. Army '87 Special Forces detachment there, Peter Linton writes: "Two Evening Division man Capt. Jacques Abadie III, who had been in Long Daniel Dixon, Jr. of Bethlehem, Pa. received a agement graduates met in Tokyo, thanks to Binh with HO, USARV assigned to the Operations master of science degree, major in civil engineer IMPACT alumni news. Robert Kline '64 and I met section of DCSOPS, returned to the States in ing, from Lehigh University in February. recently in Tokyo to our mutual amazement. By a March and is now attending the U.S . Army Air John A. Haydock has been appointed Syracuse remarkable coincidence, considering Tokyo's 12 Defense School at Fort Bliss, Tex. area manager of the I ndustrial Sales Division of million people, we were both in the same restaur Scot Abbott has received his Ph .D. in organic Rex Chainbelt I nco He joined Rex Chainbelt in ant at the same time." Bob pulled out a clipping of chemistry from Texas A & M. 1966. Pete from the Spring/1970 IMPACT, looked at Erich Allmer is a project engineer with the U.S. Maj. John A. Macintyre has moved from TIPS, the Pete and said, "Somehow, somewhere, I knew I'd Army at Ft. Monmouth, N.J . and is working Army Personnel magazine, to the Medical Service find you." Both men are living and working in toward an MSEE at Fairleigh Dickinson Univer Corps where he is editor of the Surgeon General's Tokyo with their families. Bob is with the Sumi sity. Magazine. tomo Division of 3M as sales manager. Pete is chief Fred Buehler is a CPA with Arthur Andersen and Maj. William R. Mitchell, U.S. Army, is studying of the Maintenance Management Division with HO Co. in Philadelphia. Living in Brookhaven, he and toward an MBA at Syracuse University. 5th Air Force. Both families find life in the largest his wife, Rosemary, have two children, Andrew, 5, Kenneth J. Soltys has been appointed sales repre city in the world exciting and interesting. Pictured and Christine, 2. sentative in the eastern district for the silicone pro above, Bob Kline (left) and Pete Linton with Leonard J. Hayko has been promoted to chief ac ducts department of General Electric Co. in Tokyo Tower in the background. countant by the National Drug Co. He will be Waterford, N.Y. He joined General Electric in Bruce B. Overton is a compensation manager for responsible for National's overall accounting func 1965. He and his wife, Diana, and two children the Northeast Region of Xerox in White Plains. He tions. live in Charlton. announces the birth of a daughter, Ju lie Ann, Jan Arthur E. liss is College Director, Santa Clara Col Maj. John W. Weyand, U.S. Army, is with the uary 30,1971. lege Agency for Northwestern Mutual Life I nsur Defense I ntelligence Agency in Washington. ance Co. in San Jose, Calif. Evan J. Williams, living in Parsippany, N.J., is a Capt. Gregory J. Smith has been assigned as an district group representative, Sun Life Assn. Co. of adviser to the Army of Vietnam's 23rd Infantry Canada, in East Orange, N.J. Division. Smith, who completed an assignment John A. Zohlman, Jr. has been promoted to re with the 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. search and engineering personnel manager at Scott '84 Meade, Md., before assignment to Vietnam, is with Paper Co. Team 33 of the U.S. Military Assistance Com John J. Byrne of Wallingford, Pa ., has been elected mand. vice-president of the local Colorcon, I nc., plant. Byrne is director of marketing of Colorcon, Inc., producer of specialty color dispersion and coatings for pharmaceuticals, foods and confections. Kirk H. Dubie received a master's of art in journal '82 ism degree from the University of Iowa in January. Capt. George F. Bennett was recently awarded the Capt. Lorenzo E. Fesler has completed his bache '88 lor's degree at the University of Omaha and is now Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam. He received the Capt. Brian l. Clevinger, stationed with Co. G, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska. award while assigned to the 10th Public Informa 164th MPCO in Germany announces that he and Capt. Frank J. White is with the USASA field sta tion Detachment, 196th Light I nfantry Brigade, his wife, Georgina, are parents of a daughter. tion in Augsburg, Germany. Americal Division. Richard L. Clark was discharged in May from the Maj. Harry L. Boyce has been transferred from Robert Samuel Jefferies, Jr. of Penndel is a field ArrTlv and vvill be attendi_n the Old DOrTlinio·u-_ _ ,_ engineer wltn nenCKeIS- IVICVOY . Cambodia to a new command in Bangkok, Thai University in Norfolk to work toward a master's Capt. William F. Merkle III is working toward an land. He recently received the Legion of Merit. degree in business administration. MBA degree at Colorado State University in prepa William G_ Hagar writes that he has left the service Airman Richard K. Cunningham was recently ration for an ROTC teaching assignment at that to continue his scientific career. He and his wife named PRIDE (Professional Results in Daily Ef institution. Dorothy, are living in Prospect Park with thei; forts) Man of the Month at Davis-Monthan AFB three children, Doreen, 6; Cheryl, 4; and William, Bob Onischuk, currently a stock broker with Ariz. ' Scheinman, Hockstin & Trotta in Media, is chang 9 months. Pam Helmold is now supervisor with the Brookline ing careers. He has been accepted, and will start in Maj. William Izzard is a member of the U.S. Army Community Nursing Service, Mattapan, Mass. September as a student at the Ph iladelphia College Armor and Engineer Board at Fort Knox. Mark J . Kern is a test engineer with Philadelphia of Osteopathic Medicine. He and his wife have two Maj. Frank Kovach, U.S. Army, is with the Comp Electric in Chester. children, David, 5, and Deborah, 3. trollers division of the Surgeon General's Office Gary Michael Klemek is a general manager with Bernard Pollack of Philadelphia announces that he DA in Washington. ' AI pert I nvestment Co. and his wife, Mimi, are parents of a daughter, Elisa Bob Shor is advertising salesman for the Humboldt William B. Luckenbill is out of the Army and is Joy, born January 16, 1971. Newspapers, I nco (The Times-Standard) in Eureka teaching English in the New Jersey Public School Calif. ' System. Maj_ William N_ Simpson is with Hq . 3rd Armored Jim McConnell returned from Vietnam at the end Cavalry Regt. at Fort Lewis. He was awarded the of March and is back as registered representative at Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal for services Harris, Upham & Co. in New York. in Vietnam. Thomas E_ Milhous reports that he is an assistant Gerald C. Willis has been promoted to Baltimore 'G5 supervisor, environment evaluation engineer, with district manager at Scott Paper Co. He began his the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory. A son, Kevin career with Scott as a participant in the summer Homer W. Boyer, Jr_ of Hendersonville, N.C. is a quality control engineer for X-ray film at Du Pont Thomas, born in November, joins a daughter, marketing program prior to joining Consumer Christina Lynn. Products Sales as a sales representative in the Ph ila Co. Capt. Joseph E. Brown has been integrated into Evan Whittaker is senior field representative with delphia district. Subsequently, he progressed to the New Jersey State Lottery Commission. Re senior sales representative and then sales supervisor the Regular Army and is presently a student in the Advanced Officers Course, USA .Intelligence School, leased from active duty in August 1970, he served in Philadelphia. Next, he moved to administrative with the 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. assistant to the Charlotte division manager, and Ft. Holabird, Md. William S. Buckley of Medford Lakes, N.J. reports Kenneth M_ Oprisko returned from Vietnam in most recently, has been Buffalo District Manager. that he has been promoted to a supervisory posi January and is now work ing at h is father's grocery tion as principal right of way negotiator with the store in Simpson, Pa. while he is studying for a New Jersey Department of Transportation. master's degree in political science at the Univer Stephen H_ Kauffman of Natick, Mass. has been sity of Scranton. I n Vietnam, he served with the promoted to director of clinical administration at Americal Division, Chu Lai, Vietnam. He and his the Massachusetts General Hospital. The Kauff wife, Pat, have a son, Kris, 3. 'G3 mans are parents of a daughter, Jennifer Lynn, born March 27, 1971. Maj. Alan L. Donchez, after completing the Ad vanced Officers course at Fort Benning was as signed to ODSCLOG, Headquarters Fourth U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Bart E. Ecker is practicing law with the firm of 'GG 'G8 Laputka, Bayless, Ecker & Cohn in Hazleton, Pa. Lt_ Vincent C. Bellino is assigned to the D irector He attended Duquesne University School of Law, ate of Communications-Electronics, Ft. Dix, N.J. graduating in 1969. He and his wife, Barbara, have He is presently O.I.C. of the U.S. Army MARS two children, a boy, 2, and a girl, 5. radio station at Dix. Richard Higgins is sales representative, industrial Lt. Tom Childers, Jr., U.S.M.C., returned from a packaging for St. Regis Co. in New York. He and tour of duty in Vietnam in May to take command his wife, Karen, and two children, Gregory Scott, of a company at Norfolk. Now married, his wife, five, and Glen Michael, three, live in Newburgh. Susan, is a captain in the Army Nurse Corps. William Deni, Jr_ was a law clerk for the N.J. State Senate during the summer. He is entering his third year at Seton Hall Law School. Edward W_ Duda, Jr_ has been promoted to De troit Sales Representative in I ndustrial Products Sales for Scott Paper Co.

At the reunion dinner at the Colony Hotel, the Class of 1 ~66 table brought together (from bot tom left) Bill Yarnall, Andy Patten, John Lynch, I rene Lynch, Karen Rohana and Pete Rohana_ Lt. David J. Echternach is on flight duty at Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, Ariz. William E. Fenno IV, assistant manager, Wilming· THE CLASS OF '21 ton Savings Fund Society, Prices Corner office, has been named assistant secretary and reassigned to the main office as manager of savings operations. CELEBRATES REUNION David C. Guyer is a caseworker with the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, Delaware County Board of Assistance, in Chester. Sgt. Thomas H. Haight has been awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal in Vietnam. After a two-week leave in April, he was assigned to Grif fiths Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. Adam Murrison has been transferred to New Jer sey as a salesman in the Paper Products Division of Proctor and Gamble. He and his wife live in Mil ford and have a daughter, Elizabeth Ellen, born March 20, 1970. James B. Powers is a 9th grade English teacher in Bennington, Vt. He writes that he went to Europe with Dan Classey '69 during the summer of 1970. They met two classmates, George Corcoran and John Todd, in Amsterdam by accident. They also saw Mark Tickner '68 there. "All of us are teach ing school," he adds. 2nd Lt. Russell N. Robinson was the honor gradu' ate of his class completing flight training at the Army Primary Helicopter School, Ft. Wolters, Tex.

Above, as they appeared in their class picture in 1921 and below, as they appeared at their 50th reunion: Nathan S. Trump, (Dr. Clarence R. Moll), '70 Albert M. Niblo, W. R. Fullerton, Lawrence H. Dale and John H. Claus. Frederick J. Bettin has been promoted by Scott Every member of the class of 1921 living in the As they observed the Sesquicentennial Commence ment, they recalled their own Centennial Paper Co. to senior programmer in the Computer United States returned to PMC to mark their 50th Commencement in 1921 when General John J . Management Division. reunion. Pershing was honored. Their class was small- with Mark R. Bill in was advanced to Quartermaster 2nd Their journeys spanned the continent. Albert M. only 16 graduates. However, their years at PMC in June. Niblo came from San Marino, Calif. and Nathan S. were the beginning of a period of growth for the Milton Casson has joined William H. Pflaumer & Trump traveled from Searsport, Me. From closer College. Under the aggressive leadership of Vice Sons, Inc., Philadelphia, beer distributors, as a by- John H. Claus of Philadelphia, Lawrence H. President Lt. Col. Frank K. Hyatt there was physi sales trainee in the firm's marketing department. Dale of Phillipsburg and W. R. Fullerton of Colo cal plant expansion, a program of publicity and Airman Carl W. Crawford, Air National Guard, nial Beach, Va. It was the first time they had all promotion to gain a national reputation, and a graduated with honors at Sheppard AFB, Tex., been back since their 30th reunion in 1951. strong interest in athletics. John Claus recalls that from the technical training course for U.S. Air most of his classmates were athletes, playing in Force electrical power production specialists. one kind of sport or another. 2nd Lt. Paul S. Goble, Air Force, participating in the heavyweight class of the I nterservice Wrestling Two of the '21ers have sons who are also alumni Championships held at the U.S. Marine Base, Wayne R. Fullerton '52 and Richard T. Claus '54. Quantico, Va. in April, won the free-style title and finished second in the Greco-Roman matches. He captured Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Associa tion heavyweight title in 1966. Lieutenant Goble, now training at Tinker AFB, attended Denver Uni versity under the Air Force Institute of Tech nology program. U. S. STEEL PRESIDENT Will iam E. Hansen III has been named assistant comptroller by Southeast National Bank. He was an accountant in the business office at PMC. Cur IS OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS rentlv. he is attend ina Drexel Universitv for a - \"'Ullllllt:::'f't,;t:::'mt::lll was a ft::U It:-Cl"t:f aay -,or cogar o . master's degree in finance. Speer '40, president of U.S. Steel Corporation and Joseph Seaman Lewis, Jr. was commissioned En· a member of PMC's Board of Trustees. First he sign, USN R in November 1970. He is in the Naval received an honorary doctor of laws " in apprecia Air Program. tion of his outstanding contributions to the indus 2nd Lt . Robert A. Reynolds is an Air Force nurse try and the youth of th is nation," and then, a few at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. As a staff nurse he minutes later, he rose to receive the Alumni As is learning the duties of a floor nurse ill a medical sociation's Outstanding Alumnus Award. section of the Air Force Medical Facility. He plans to make a career out of the Air Force nursing Born in Pittsburgh, Speer attended PMC, then the program. University of Pennsylvania. In 1938 he started his Pvt. George M. Zaimis recently completed nine career with U.S. Steel as a metallurgical observer at weeks of advanced individual infantry training at the Youngstown Works. He advanced through the Ft. Polk, La . corporation's ranks and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1968. I n February, 1969 he took over the responsibilities of president. Speer drew on his long industrial experience when he addressed the commencement audience. "The problems which the world seems to be dumping in your laps as you begin your responsible lives," he '71 told the graduating seniors, "are not unique." Daniel G. Martell i, formerly manager of corporate "What has changed," he said, "is the capacity of professional employment at Aldon I ndustries, Inc., man to deal with his dissatisfactions- and if you Concordville, has been named business manager Edgar B. Speer is PMC's outstanding alumnus. can find a way to use that capacity fully and re at the Pennsylvania State University's Delaware sponsibly, you will have the greatest opportunity County Campus. His concern for the youth of this nation is demon of any generation to write a remarkable chapter of Priscilla N. Sass has been promoted to buyer·mar· strated by his work with the Guyasuta District progress in the long history of mankind. keting in the Procurement Department at Scott Committee for the Boy Scouts of America. Paper Co. "We have a society and a system in which the He is a member of the American Iron and Steel benefits of our creativity are shared among more I nstitute and the Association of I ron and Steel people and where our wealth is used with greater Engineers. He was chairman in 1971 of the Nation compassion for the disabled, the sick, the unem al Alliance of Businessmen, Pittsburgh metro ployed, the elderly. Not only do we do this for politan area; director of the National Associatio n those so troubled in our own land, but by a volun of Manufacturers; and a member of the steering tary sharing we reach out to the poor nations of committee, Junior Achievement Capital Fund ALUMNI DEATHS the world as well. Drive. He is vice-president and a member of the Recent deaths as reported to the alumni office are: "I submit to you today that the challenge to your executive committee of the United Fund of generation is to take it from here. Allegheny County and is a trustee of Magee Arthur C. Best '00, in Wyncote, Pa., on May 27, Women's Hospital. 1971. He was president of Best Kid Co . and vice· "In my opinion, we have reached only the first president of Robert H. Foerderer Corp. plateau of accomplishment. To attain the second George W. Coates '07, in Beaver Falls, Ohio, Feb and third and fourth will take large measures of ruary, 1971 . He was a prom inent Beaver Cou nty intell igence, perserverance, imagination, courage, and, above all, freedom to apply them to your banker. objectives. " Will iam E. Stahler '39, in Elizabethtown, Pa., on May 14, 1970. He was a systems analyst for the U. S. Army Electronics Command, Philadelphia. He served during World War II and retired from IT'S THE COMPUTER the Army Reserves in 1967 with the rank of lieu tenant colonel. If our computer is making any mistakes, drop us a line. Robert R. Evans '49, in Wilkes Barre, February, 1971. He was president of the Pennsylvania Gas We're reorganizing- consolidating our records to and Water Co. avoid duplication and to make better use of our computer for preparing reports and gift recording. William Dessender '63, in Brookhaven, May, 1971 . Raymond Hastings '63, in Summit, N.J., March The Computer Center asks your patience, but 22, 1971. He was a financial analyst for Kidder hopes that you'll let us know if you are the victim of misspellings, incorrect addresses, irrelevant Peabody & Co. in New York City. information, etc. Paul C. Von Gorki '65, in North Beach Haven, N.J., November 15, 1970. He and a friend were Drop us a note in the Development Office and we lost at sea while fishing. will let the computer know. PROGRAM CROSSROAD HELPS UNEMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS An engineer with a master's degree in electrical More than 25 people applied for the Program dur "Unemployed professionals" is defined to mean engineering wants to study systems engineering. ing the week following the initial announcement. men and women who are not employed full-time in their profession. To be eligible for the program, A math teacher is interested in learning computer I n addition to the response from prospective stu a person must have a bachelor's degree (or regis technology. dents, PMC received a letter from Pennsylvania tered nurse) or 60 hours of college credit from an Governor Milton J. Shapp congratulating PMC on A business administration major whose job was accredited school of comparable standards to PMC the new program and citing it as "a worthy one for abolished while he was in the army would like to and have been out of college for a mi·nimum of Pennsylvania and a model for the entire nation." earn an MBA. five years. A call from Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey' s office also These are some of the unemployed professionals Courses open for the program are in the upper Day brought commendation for the innovative pro who immediately responded to PMC's Program or Evening Division, the MBA program and the gram. Crossroad. graduate engineering courses. Program Crossroad was originated by Dr. Arthur Program Crossroad, announced in July, offers an Persons wishing to apply should write a letter to T. Murphy, vice-president and dean of the College, opportunity for unemployed professionals to take the Admissions Office requesting an application to give unemployed professionals an opportunity upper-level courses at the College on a space avail and stating a proposed plan for study. A resume to return to college for graduate and undergradu able basis to update their knowledge in a particular must accompany the letter. ate refresher courses and as a means of updating field or to retrain in a new area . Tuition payments knowledge, acquiring new skills to expand oppor are deferred until six months after obtaining full tunities for employment or preparing for an entire employment or 30 months from the date of first ly new career. registering for the program. SKIP DOUGHERTY ISN'T SLOWING DOWN This may come as a big surprise to his classmates, In a grueling test of stamina on June 23 he ran the but back in 1961 when Pryor (Skip) Dougherty open three-mile race and 20 minutes later, because was setting track records in the half-mile, mile and of a schedule mixup, had to run the six-mile race. two-mile runs for PMC, he was an " old man" of 30. "I felt great for the first three miles," he said, "but I just couldn't hang on for the final three." At the time, he could have passed for 20. Today, Skip is 40 years old, looks about 30 and is still Skip decided upon the Army as a career because whipping the pants off opposing runners, some of "he enjoys a challenge," and as an Army recruiter them young enough to be his son. he is still facing challenges.

Dougherty, who claims he has been running almost "We find that once we get into a high school, continuously since he was in junior high school, we're okay," he said. "Many times, however, we has covered quite a bit of ground since he was can't even get inside. That's especially true in graduated from PMC in 1961 - and not only on the Philadelphia. The situation is so volatile there, the track. administration doesn't want to take a chance on stirring up the students." When he entered PMC he had already served in the Korean War as an enlisted man and was a member But Major Dougherty rates Delaware County high of the U.S. Army Reserves. He decided to go back on his list of recruiting areas. "At least, we're able into the Army and has risen to the rank of major to talk to kids here. That's all we ask, really. in the Army and has served two tours of duty "I find if you give it to them straight- no bull ('65-'66 and '68-'69) in Vietnam. they'll listen," he said. "The kids are very well He's still a little guy (he weighs 120 pounds) and informed, much more so than I was at that age, his army jacket isn't nearly wide enough for the 15 but if you level with them they'll listen. ribbons he wears over his left breast pocket includ "I try to give them my personal point of view, not ing the Silver Star, Bronze Star with "V" plus Oak the army's and when I finish, I throw it open to Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart and Vietnam Cross of home where he lives with his wife and two daugh questions- and they are ready for me. Gallantry. ters. He rates the Vietcong only a shade more I II .... r ... , r .. ..., p ...... , ...... ' ::t ' ...... , dangerous than careless drivers who occasionally There probably have been fu II field packs that they ask me why we're in Vietnam ... do I really run him off the road or find him draped on their have weighed less than Skip's jacket which also enjoy killing people. car hoods where he sometimes leaps to avoid a displays three Presidential Unit Citations, the sure collision. " I can answer that one easily. Nobody . . . Combat Infantryman's Badge and devices pro nobody . .. enjoys killing people." claiming the wearer qualified as a Ranger, Path A marvelous physical specimen, Major Dougherty finder and Master Parachutist. At last count, Major attracted considerable attention at the Martin Major Dougherty is "R.A. all the way," as we used Dougherty had 536 jumps tohis credit. Luther King Games at Villanova Stadium in June to say during my hitch. That means he is Regular when he won the Masters (over 40) Mile in 4:31 .0. The record is as remarkable as the man himself Army and a stickler for spit and polish, regulations Bu t that was nothing compared to his two-day per who didn't enter college until he was 27, didn't and discipline. formance at the F irst Army championships at Ft. become an officer until he was 30 and who still Meade, Md. on June 22-23. He won the Masters Surprisingly, he is all in favor of the new army, the runs competitively, posting times better than three-mile race in 15:03, placed third in the open one that " wants to join you." And he feels that many college runners half his age. (all ages) three-mile in 15: 00, took a second in the "after Vietnam winds down," the proposed all Despite a demanding schedule which takes him open two-mile in 9:36.5 and added a fourth in the volunteer army will solve a great many problems. over a three-state area as head of Army recru iting open six-mile run in 32:02. His two-mile time, in " Some people say it will be like a bunch of for Eastern Pennsylvania, all of Delaware and cidentally, was 20 seconds faster than he ever cov mercenaries. Forget it. They're not going to jack southern New Jersey, Major Dougherty manages t o ered the event at PMC . up salaries that much." run about 100 miles a week. He usually does this at night, running about 15 miles daily in and by Ed Gebhart around Chester Pike near his Ridley Township

Donn H. Bichsel, director of development, inter prets the increases in both dollars and donors to the active participation of local alumni in fund ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE raising and the heightened awareness of alumni to More alumni gave more money to PMC during the gifts totaling $11,167, an increase over last year's PMC's growing needs. He also feels that the Cen past year. Approximately 1,000 loyal alumni con $10,800. tury Club (for donors of more than $100) has tributed $25,969 to the unrestricted alumni fund. been significant in the growth of giving. Members Recent major gifts include $10,000 from the Lou is This was a substantial increase over 1969-70 when of this new organization will receive a president's Calder Foundation, part of a three-year grant of 680 alumni co ntributed $18,500. newsletter as well as special recognition. $30,000 for Behavioral Sciences; $2,000 from the Total gifts to the College for this year reached Dorr Foundation for You and Technology (a high Mr. Bichsel reports that the telethons, which $2.5 million including federal grants and capital school course on technology); $23,377 from proved successful this year, will be continued next gifts to the Sesqu icentennial campaign. several sources for Project Prepare, a tutoring and year and be held in cities with major concentra counseling program for disadvantaged young tions of alumni including New York, Baltimore Parents indicated their support of the College with people. and Washington. GOOD GRIEFI WHAT'S HAPPENED TO IMPACT? This is a new version of IMPACT intended just for families. If you're involved in an interesting pro alumni. It is about you and it speaks directly to ject, toot your own horn. It may have unexpected alumni about PMC . It has lots of alumni notes and dividends. Read what happened to Pete Linton '63 something new- features and news stories about in Tokyo-and all because of the alumni notes. alumni. We would like to hear your opinions about topics It doesn't replace IMPACT/magazine- it supple relating to PMC, or what you think about what ments it. IMPACT/magazine goes to parents, you read in IMPACT. Do you like having more alumni and others who are interested in what's news about alumni? Or would you rather hear Elinor S_ Schrader, Editor happening at PMC . As an alumnus or alumna, about something else? Letters, of course, should De.'gn: Bird / S.agen, Inc_ you'll be getting the IMPACT/magazine three be brief.

IMPACT is published five times a year in November, Janu times a year, and the IMPACT/alumni two times a Enough irascible items and paens of praise and we ary, March, May and August by PMC Colleges, Chester, Pa. year. might have a lively letters column. Then IMPACT/ 19013 for alumni, students, faculty, staff, trustees and Which brings us to an important point. We would alumni can be a two-way communications line. other friends of PMC. Office of publication is Fourteenth and Chestnut Streets, Chester, Pa. 19013. Send form like to hear from you . We'd like to hear about Let's hear it from all directions. 3579 to IMPACT, PMC Colleges, Chester, Pa. 19013. your promotions, your community activities, your mine" when he was 67. Director Willy Wyler saw him in an amateur production of " Detective BURT MUSTIN Story" and hired him for the movie. Burt has since appeared in 61 other movies and 316 television shows. He buried his wife two years ago and you can generally find him swapping stories with actors TO APPEAR ON WEEKLY TV SHOW at the Masquers' Club. The only thing that worried him about the series was he might have to miss the SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America) competition in New Orleans next month- "had my reservations for a year." But he can make it. Prospects of a weekly singing and dancing part do not dismay him. "Don't drink, don't smoke, married to one girl for 54 years and never fooled around, watch my diet and exercise- I'm in good shape," he said. He thought about it and laughed. "A few years ago I After 20 years of film acting, Burt Mustin is taking panic of ought-three had wiped out my father. told all this to a friend of mine and told him I was on a regular role in a television weekly series, Tried engineering but couldn't tell one end of a about to celebrate my 80th birthday and he dancing, singing and doing comedy on the new blue-print from the other. Finally went to selling. looked at me a long while and said one word: variety show Bill Persky and Sam Denoff have 'How?" cooked up for NBC called The Funny Side. Which "But I was acting and singing and dancing any by Cecil Smith would not be in the least remarkable except that where and everywhere. Sang with a barber shop reprinted with permission from Burt is 87. quartet and with a choir and with the Pittsburgh the Los Angeles Times. Savoyards and even the Pittsburgh Opera in boffo Editor's note: Burt Mustin '03 reports that the "I was on the first weekly variety show ever broad roles. I like to say I've been a professional since I show is scheduled for Tuesdays at 9 p.m. over cast," said Burt, " on the first radio station of them was six and an inebriated gentleman heard me sing NBC networks, starting in October. all, KDKA in Pittsburgh, the pioneer station. It ing on the way home from kindergarten, took me went on the air in 1920 and we went on in '21. into Morelein's saloon to sing for the crowd and I Had a quartet, a banjo player, piano; I was billed went home after dark with my pockets full of as the 'World's Worst Announcer.' Called ourselves money and got a licking for it ... " the Air Cooled Gang because we plugged Franklin Air Cooled cars, which I was selling at the time." One usually uses the term professional for troupers like Burt's partner in the series, the great old Burt became a car salesman in 1916 selling the vaudevillian Queenie Smith, who is edging into 80 Oakland Sensible Six first and then switching to herself. In the show the two are, in Burt's words, the classier Franklin. He sold Franklins in Pitts "the senile citizens," the eldest of five couples burgh until the company went out of business in who react in songs, dances and comedy sketches to 1931 and then sold Lincolns and Mercurys until the mores of modern living with Gene Kelly as the the war broke out in 1942 and the supply of cars interlocutor. was cut off. "You must remember," said Burt, "that when I "At the age of 60, I had to find new ways to make was growing up, the only show business was the a living," said Burt. "I found five new careers, the road. If you were lucky, there was an occasional last and best of them acting and singing, what all run in New York. But no chance for a home, I my life I've loved to do ... " remember we had a great director named H. R. He has a sweet smile, this tall, straight-as-a-ramrod Burnside down from New York in 1910 to do one old man, hawk-nosed and flat-bellied, proud his of our shows and I asked him how I'd do in the weight is now within five pounds of what it was profession and he said, fine, but he said: 'You've when he was graduated from Pennsylvania Military got a home, a good job, you're having lots of fun, College with an engineering degree in 1903. why leave?' I took his advice and stayed. When I "Last thing anybody expected me to do was grad got married, that settled it; that girl of mine uate," he said, "and the last thing I expected to be wanted a home." was an engineer. I fully expected to go into my It was not until he went into movies and could act Actor Burt Mustin and partner, Queenie father's brokerage office. As a graduation present, and have a home, too, that Burt became a fulltime Smith, who will appear with him on a I got a trip to Europe and it was there I heard the actor with the enthusiastic support of "that girl of weekly NBC program in the fall.

I IE LEeIED. I WILL ... I A young alumnus has thrown his hat into the local campaign coordinator for State Sen. Peter political ring. Cashman. Roy J . Eaton, Jr. '69 is making a bid to be mayor His interest in politics was evident even during his of New London, Conn. He hopes to receive the PMC days. Majoring in economics, he was class GOP party nomination in August, and as of June, president for four years and president of the stu he was still unopposed for that place on the ticket. dent government in his senior year. The election is in November. Still single, he sees himself as energetic and "with Even if he gets the nomination, he will have an the time to do what the people want. I ~m young uphill battle. The Democrats have controlled the and I have no strong party ties. At PMC I learned town with a popu lation of 35,000 for 15 years. to stand on my own two feet- to do what I think right," he adds. But Roy thinks it is time for a change. Although he concedes that the present mayor is a good man, If elected, he would become the youngest-mayor he thinks that he is not progressive enough. "The in the United States. tax-rate has gone up rapidly and industry has been driven out of town," Roy asserts. If elected, Roy would concentrate on a drive to bring back indus try and business to help out with the tax rate. Eaton, a former Army lieutenant, teaches algebra and geometry at St. Bernard's Boys' School where he also coaches wrestl ing. Roy Eaton is running for mayor. Active in both civic and political affairs, he is a member of the Greater New London Jaycees. He assisted in the United Fund Drive and served as

SID MAlH UES: ALUMNI ASSOCI'AlION IS HIS HOBBY Sidney Mathues '51 is a man who is involved. want it to be better than it used to be in all ways. I He is the newly-elected president of the Board of have no money to contribute, but I have time." PMC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Managers of the Alumni Association. No new "I'd like to see the College attain financial sta comer to the Alumni Association, he was first vice bility. The alumni have been criticized for lack of BOARD OF MANAGERS president last year and he has also served as secre support, but I have found working on the annual Sidney S. Mathues '51 President tary. He was chairman of the 1966 annual alumni fund, that doors I expected to be slammed in my Frederick F. Shahadi '49 1st V.P. fund campaign and the 1968 alumni admissions face weren't. It's Iike a peach orchard with the Martin J. Karess, Esq. '60 2nd V.P. program. This year he was chairman of the Devel peaches waiting to be picked. With good organi Leo Orlowsky '59 Sec'y & Treas. opment Advisory Council. zation, alumni support can be strong." M. Joseph Dwyer, DDS '53 Sid is manager of the Instrumentation Lab, Re He would like to see less of a generation gap be J. Harold Hughes, Jr. '59 entry Systems, General Electric Co. in Philadelphia tween students and alumni. Robert W. Swing, Sr. '68 R. Brook Tomlinson '60 Why does he work for his alma mater? "Their first association with the Alumni Associa Helen S. Nowak '68 "Because PMC wasn't what I wanted it to be. I tion is when they are asked for money. I would Theodore F. Locke, Jr. '42 like to have alumni get to know the students while Gregg A. Strom '64 they are still undergraduates. Some things have George C. Shaffer, Esq. '62 been done th is year. Students have participated in Melvin Blumberg '67 the telethons, Evening Division students have Charles G. Nistico, Esq . '66 helped out at social events and there was a picnic Helen S. Nowak '68 Alumnae Rep. at Dr. Moll's." Sid and his wife, who live in Paoli, are parents of five girls ranging in age from fourteen to seven, and a boy, four. One of his hobbies is photography. Any other hobbies? "The PMC Alumni Association."