rlontananTHE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FALL VO TUke HOMECOMING 1990 qfjome. Reunions: Gass of 1950 Alumni Band Class of 1965 Mortar Board Silent Sentinel 1950 Football Team 1969 and 1970 Football Teams Reception: School of Business Administration Graduates Homecoming 1990 Tentative Schedule Thursday, September 27 Friday, September 28 continued 9:00 a.m. - Homecoming Art Fair, UC Mall 7:30 p.m. Pep rally, Washington-Grizzly Stadium parking 5:00 p.m. lot, south end 7:00 p.m. Lighting of the Oval Lighting of the “M” 7:30 p.m. Singing on the Steps, announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen, presentation of 9:00 p.m. Student Homecoming Dance, UC Ballroom the 1990 Distinguished Alumnus and Young Alumnus Awards 8:30 p.m. Reception to honor DAA and YAA recipients and royalty candidates — University Center Ballroom Saturday, September 29 8:00 a.m. - Homecoming Art Fair, UC Mall Friday, September 28 noon 9:00 a.m. • Homecoming Art Fair, UC Mall 10:00 a.m. ‘There’s No Place Like Home” Homecoming 5:00 p.m. Parade 9:00 a.m. • Homecoming Registration — Presidents’ Room, 11:30 a.m. GAA-Alumni tailgate party, Memorial Grove, 4:00 p.m. Brantly Hall north of stadium 6:00 p.m. Alumni Band social hour, banquet & evening jam 1:30 p.m. KICKOFF!! Grizzlies vs. Eastern Washington sessions, Holiday Inn Washington-Grizzly Stadium 6:30 p.m. School of Business Administration Reception, no 4:30 p.m. Post-game celebration, Holiday Inn host cocktails, Village Red Lion Inn 5:00 p.m. Post-game receptions at fraternities and 6:30 p.m. Mortar Board Wine & Cheese Reception, sororities Presidents’ Room, Brantly Hall 6:30 p.m. President’s Club Dinner (by invitation only) 7:00 p.m. All alumni no-host cocktails, Holiday Inn, Atrium. 9:00 p.m. Dance, Alumni Band, Holiday Inn Appearance by UM Marching Band 9:30 p.m. Dance, Bop-A-Dips, Village Red Lion Inn * Remember: “There's AJo Place Like Home99 at the University of Montana in the fall. We look forward to having you come home. * Order your football tickets nowf! Call 1-800-526-3400 or (406) 243-4051. * Featured reunion groups w ill be receiving detailed inform ation in the mail. * Call the Alum ni O ffice a t (406) 243-5211 if you have questions. * D elta Airlines is the official airlines for 1990 Homecoming. Call 1-800-221-1212 and ask for special m eeting network. Refer to file R24049 for 5% to 40% discounts depending on type o f ticket purchased. Some fares have restrictions and seats m ay be lim ited so call early to m ake reservations. THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Fall 1990 Montanan Volume &, Number 1 Montanan—The University of Montana magazine is published three times a year by the Departments University of Montana for its alumni and friends. Publisher 2 Letters University ,of Montana Editor 3 Around the Oval Virginia Vickers Braun Contributing Editor Terry Brenner 26 Classnotes Contributing Writers Kristin Rodine 36 Forum Carol Susan Woodruff Page 8 Photographer Howard Skaggs Features Graphics Assistance Neal Wiegert Editorial Offices Office of News and Publications 9 UM Grad Named President 318 Brantly Hall By Carol Susan Woodruff University of Montana Missoula, MT S9812 George Dennison, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western (406) 243-2522 Alumni Office Michigan University, is UM’s sixteenth president. Bill Johnston ’79, Director 225 Brantly Hall 10 George Montgomery: Renaissance Man University of Montana By Virginia Vickers Braun Missoula, MT 59812-1313 (406) 243-5211 Page 12 Actor George Montgomery attended UM for one quarter before making his fame UM Alumni Association and fortune in Hollywood. Fifty-three years later, an accomplished artist in several Directors Bill Beaman ’67, ’72 fields, he returned to UM for a show of his bronzes and other art. President Helena 12 East Meets West on Canvas Frank Shaw ’64 President-elect By Gregory McCracken Great Falls Chinese graduate student Tu Baixiong combines Impressionist colors with Chinese Dorothy Pemberton Laird ’63 calligraphy and paint to create distinctive works of art. Vice President Whitefish Dean Hellinger ’56 15 Brent Musburger: Keep Sports in Perspective Past President By Joe Durso Jr. Shelby Elaine Huber Adams ’60 Sportscaster Brent Musburger dropped in on campus in May to deliver the annual Lakewood, Colo. Page 15 Dean Stone address and to receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the Lou O. Aleksich Jr. ’63 university. Billings Jane Reed Benson ’64, '78 Helena 16 A.B. Guthrie Bill Brenner ’79 By Paddy O’Connell MacDonald Sidney At age 89, Pulitzer Prize-winning author A.B. Guthrie is leading the good life - Paul Caine ’56 Bonita, Calif. writing and ruminating—at his home near Choteau, Mont. Joan Watts Datsopoulos ’66 Missoula 18 Restoring the Public Trust Gail Paige Good ’62 By Virginia Vickers Braun Fort Benton Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, Bill Kearns ’61 Townsend former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and Harvard government Professor Tom McElwain ’68 Page 16 Michael Sandel headlined the annual Mansfield Conference. Butte Marilyn Shope Peterson ’57 Seattle 20 Do It! (But Don’t Overdo) Karl Rogge ’74 By Carol Susan Woodruff Miles City Good news for couch potatoes. The chairman of UM’s health and physical education Don Stanaway ’52 Billings department concludes that vigorous exercise isn’t necessary for good health. Hal Woods ’63 Missoula 22 Eureka! A Parade! Jim Wylder '51 By Paddy O'Connell MacDonald Great Falls It s not easy. It s not pretty. But somebody has to do it. Homecoming parade Advertising Representative Eric Newman coordinator Paddy MacDonald takes a behind-the-scenes look at the parade. 241 N. Travois Missoula, MT 59802 Page 18 24 Alumni Association Contacts (406) 549-4283 By Neal Wiegert Don’t know your alumni representative or how to get involved in UM activities in your area? Check out the contacts listed across the country on the alumni map. C o v er: A.B. Guthrie by Howard Skaggs. h#|P: lf ^pe rson named on the address label has moved, could whoever has received this magazine send the Alumni Office that person's new address and phone number? The Alumni address is listed at left. LETTERS UM ties go way back Annie M. Wells (M.A. ’68, Ph.D. Reader sends late thanks Encosed is my check for $10 for a ’70), director of the Regional In-service I was most interested to read in the voluntary subscription. I grew up in Education Center at the University of fall issue of the Montanan (a great Missoula and attended in ’59 and ’60. Alabama in Huntsville. magazine, by the way) about the You may be interested to know my Then, last July at the Montreaux Jazz donation made by Mrs. Charles Field grandfather, Claude Otto Marcyes, Festival I met Gary Herbig (class of to the Andrew B. and Florence graduated from the first class in 1903. ’68) who was on the show bill with Hammond Fund. Since I arrived at UM I have pictures of the football team Miles Davis. Gary’s uncle taught at back in 1981 with a Hammond from those years, 1899 and 1901. His UM in the music department. Gary is scholarship, I have more than a passing father, Hiram Marcyes, founded emerging as one of America’s jazz interest in the fund. When I received Forsyth, Montana. I also have a photo greats. His record is being released this the award, I wrote Mrs. Field in of the biology lab and graduating class fall. He plays in Los Angeles. appreciation, but my letter was returned of 1903. So, those good Grizzlies are out by the post office. I have, all these I was saddened to learn of the there. years, felt more than a little remiss at passing of English Professor Walter In October, D.C. Heath will bring having never found a correct address. King. He was a family friend, as well out our third edition of Teaching Your article reminded me of my as one of my professors. Strategies: A Guide to Better oversight, and I write in the hope that Stewart “Stew” Magee Instruction. This is book thirteen for you might have, or might know who 508 Park Ave. S.E. me—all worst sellers. But they spell would have, a current address for Mrs. Atlanta, GA 30312 my name correctly. Not bad for a kid Field. Nine years is a little late to be from Butte. sending thanks, but I do very much Keep up the good work on the want to write. Montanan. Carillonneur corrects story Robert D. LeHeup ’85 I feel I must draw your attention to Don Orlich ’53, Ed.D. ’63 304 14th St. N.W ., 48 some errors of fact in the article “ The S.E. 435 Crestview St. Charlottesville, VA 22903 Pullman, WA 99163 Singing Bells’’ in the spring 1990 Montanan. The article states that the Montana carillon, when installed, was Oxford seminar thrilling the only true carillon west of the Directory is helpful Just a note to let you know how To study at Oxford as a Rhodes Mississippi, and that there are still only scholar is a dream and ambition of two others, namely in Vancouver, much we enjoy the UM directory. Already we have gotten in touch with many young people, but I found it’s British Columbia, and Spokane, Wash. never too late to realize that dream. As a matter of fact, I know of seven, several old friends and received When my niece and I went to Oxford including carillons at Stanford answers.