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Maine Alumnus, Volume 57, Number 2, Winter 1976
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publisher The Maine Alumnus Lester J. Nadeau ’59 editor 2 Letter from the Executive Director Wanda Conley Owen art 4 On Tap . . . Wraparound of news and events on campus Arline K. Thomson 6 A Look at The Creature Man . . . UMO’s anthropology museum photo credits Keith Dresser 9 Dr. Cynthia Nelson ’55 . . . Lady Anthropologist . . . Alumnus Profile Al Pelletier ' Jack Walas 10 Where Are We? . . . An essay on education by the director of UMO’s Honors Program alumni association officers 12 Continuing Education Takes a new Step President Gordon I. Erikson ’43 13 To Pool or Not To Pool. . .from the horse’s mouth First Vice President John F. Wilson ’33 14 Colby H. Chandler ’50. . . Successful personality in focus . . . Alumnus Profile Second Vice President Mrs. Eleanor (West) Yerxa ’33 15 Second Century Fund . . . Big news is good news for UMO Treasurer James H. Webster ’59 16 Books . . . Review of an outstanding text plus other Maine authors Clerk Mrs. Clara (Peabody) Hersum ’27 17 Sports. . . Women; They’re Here To Stay alumni council William E. Bodwell ’50 18 Alumni News . . . Happened, Happening and About To Happen Howard L. Bowen ’24 Leslie C. Brewer ’44 21 Class Notes Stephen A. Briggs ’65 Leland F. Carter ’42 36 Memoriam Donald P. Corbett ’34 J. Edward DeCourcy ’34 38 On Tap John K. Dineen ’51 Dr. James F. Donovan ’45 Terry Ann Dorr ’74 Kenneth S. Field ’27 Coven Palauan Story Board from the University of Maine at Orono’s Anthropology Museum ... George P. Hitchings ’37 The people of Palau in the Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia preserve the folklore, Ralph L. Hodgkins, Jr. '59 legends and myths of their culture by reducing them to a stylized series of cartoon-like Wallace H. Humphrey ’32 Dr. Waldo M. Libbey ’44 pictures which are carved on planks of local hardwood. These are usually then painted with Melvin T. McClure ’57 earth colors. The stories are never fully pictured on the boards but just enough is shown so James H. McGowan ’76 that the Palauan, who knows all the stories by heart anyway, is reminded of the moral or Donald L. Mooers ’60 admonition contained in the story. This especially fine specimen in the Anthropology Arthur K. Nicholson III ’67 Museum is the story of the Brave Boy and The Crocodile. Robert L. Olsen '50 William P. Palmer III ’58 Albert M. Parker ’28 Josephine Mary Profita ’38 Mrs. Mary (Carter) Stiles ’31 David E. Svendsen ’65 Torrey A. Sylvester ’59 Mrs. Pauline (Jellison) Weatherbee ’40 r lie ^nual alumni fund committee ri lit National Chairman Arthur Nicholson III ’67 Vice Chairmen I Torrey Sylvester ’59 Thomas and Constance Perry ’67G ’68 Richard and Patricia Shaw ’70 ’70 11 David and Barbara Simard ’65 ’65 John D. Buckley ’49 Raymond R. Couture ’51 alumni representatives to the intercollegiate athletic advisory council Bertis L. Pratt, Jr. ’43 Ernest J. Reidman ’38 Vernon W. Tozer ’51
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GREETINGS FROM NORTH HALL
Lester J. Nadeau, Executive Director, General Alumni Association. ,
I think it enough about UMO’s problems and ac would be safe to say that we had an histori tivities. cal Homecoming in October, with Rudy If this is true, then the GAA must re Vallee performing to an impressively at evaluate its efforts to maintain the com tentive full house in the gym. Homecom munication between us in the most pro ing Luncheon featured guests: Con ductive manner possible. gressman William S. Cohen, Governor It is, after all, the primary function of James B. Longley, new UMO Chancellor the Association to inform. We do this in Pat McCarthy and New Hampshire Chan many ways. Through alumni club activity, cellor Bruce Poulton. And though we lost much increased—(President Howard to New Hampshire, spirits were revived Neville, for instance, is speaking at more with live Dixieland at the postgame cele alumni meetings this year), through the bration. Maine Alumnus and through the Annual The weekend did not pass without mis Alumni Fund, in itself, a way of reporting haps, of course. We discovered after die about the Orono campus. dust had settled, that the “Welcome Home More alumni involvement is the entire Alumni” banner, the “Welcome Alumni” empljasis of President Gordon Erikson’s sign on Memorial Gym and the wooden administration. To accomplish this, we sign “Welcome Gold and Silver Men” were must have a two-way flow of information, all among the missing. Since then, “Gold response, reaction and comment on and Silver Men” has turned up and cam UMO’s climate, status and plans. pus police tell us that they expect the other All of you receive the Maine Alumnus two to reappear before the year is out. the fall. But to strengthen the (continuity Homecoming Weekend is the time of of our relationship, the mail will bring all Merchants year when I have to take' pause for alumni the Winter and Spring issue of the I National thought, since it symbolizes what the Gen magazine for this academic year. Your Bank of Bangor eral Alumni Association is all about. And I only obligation is to evaluate the news of Member FDIC. have to say that I believe the University of the university’s accomplishments and Telephone 0 Maine may have reached the most crucial needs, to comprehend its goals and to 942-4801 milestone in its history. At no other time realize how much your active support on to reach all branches has the interest, understanding and sup any level—whether financial or manning a and departments port of alumni been more vital. phone or attending your local alumni club We must preserve our identity. meetings—is required. i Our pride and prejudice that the uni Whether it’s a star of the Twenties or a versity is a singular institution of distinc controversial speaker of the 70’s, a new tive personal and academic stature can university budget or a proposed building;1 only be sustained by an unusual effort on we need to hear from you. Your reactions the part of all of us who have spent forma will be part of our next hundred years. tive years on the Orono campus. One of the most startling statistics that we, as alumni, find hard to admit or explain is why so few of us seem to really know 2 Her hair-do may have been early dust mop but she could teach English
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She was good. But we’re better. Because we have the educational tools she had to do without. To advance the progress from her to us into our second century, we need the support of our alumni. Through your UMO education you have inherited what she stood for. Don’t let her down. Don’t let us down. Give to your alumni fund today. Annual Alumni Fund GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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The university of maine at The current statue, situated on a main factor was the reduction of glass ORONO’S 12,000-PERSON COMMU five-foot concrete base, has a plastic cover areas and exposed exterior areas, which NITY IS BEING ASKED TO PROVIDE ing but was never treated with wood pre represented a 252 V2 decrease in energy A NEW SYMBOL OF THE SCHOOL’S serving chemicals. usage. Other design considerations, re SPIRIT—ANOTHER BLACK BEAR The statue has been depicted on many sulted in 34.7% less energy prices, this statue to replace the 13-year-old current publication covers and has become a visual translates to about $26,500 for annual statue scheduled for demolition this symbol to thousands of visitors as well as energy costs, or about $64,000 for 1975. month. alumni of the school’s spirit. Energy conserving concepts in the pro A fund drive to obtain an estimated totype would cut the annual costs for $ 13,000 to $ 14,000 for the construction of energy to approximately $47,500 at 1975 a new statue has been kicked off by mem prices. In terms of oil, the estimated bers of The Maine Campus, UMO’s 6,000 energy savings of the prototype over the circulation student newspaper. Drive typical school would amount to approxi leaders said they were seeking the funds in 1 mately 1,500 barrels per year. donations of $1 and $2 from students, Further energy savings can be realized faculty members, staff and classified em by optimizing the environmental systems ployees. ZTL PROTOTYPE SCHOOL DE in the school. This represents significant Parker Cushman, director of Physical SIGNED AS PART OF A TWO-YEAR savings in oil resources too. Plant at UMO, said his department will PILOT PROGRAM ON ENERGY CON Two other areas of design were consid dismantle the current 18-foot high statue, SERVATION AT UMO, IS RECEIVING ered in the development of the prototype a gift of the UMO class of 1962, because of ATTENTION FROM NATIONAL — vandalism control and radioactive fall advanced decay throughout 80 per cent of MEDIA and secondary schools in Maine out shelter. It was found that the most the structure. Last fall, the right fore paw and throughout the country. Faculty immediate vandalism problem was win of the statue fell off from the decay caused members, Richard I. Nightingale and dow breakage as reported by over 69% of by the collection of water within the lami Adrian J. Ayotte of the College of En the 140 schools'canvassed. Glass has nated sections of the bear. gineering and Science developed the proven to be very cistly both in terms of Subsequent tests showed that the school planned to consume about 34% less replacement and heat loss.,Therefore, the wooden structure had survived intact energy than the “typical” Maine high prototype^was designed with a limited longer than expected of any wooden school. Second focus of attention is the amount of glass — less than 5% of the wall structure so exposed to the elements with vandalism control feature. area. out special preservative treatment but that The “typical” school used in the study is A secondary benefit of replacing glass the situation was beyond repair for con a computer-aided statistical composite of areas with solid wall is that the buildinw tinued use at an outdoor site and the statue 25 Maine high schools. The schools were now offers greater protection from was in danger of further imminent selected randomly from rural, residential radioactive fallout at no additional cost. By colapse. and urban areas of regions all over the virtue of the heavy wall construction and Members of the class of 1962 ordered state. The schools in the model rep the natural shielding provided by the and purchased the original bear statue, resented various construction types: wall basement area, adequate shelter for 2,361 sculptured from white pine, from Jean bearing, wood, structural frame with mas persons exists in the prototype, Heavy, Julian Bourgeault of St. Jean Port Joli, sive walls, and structural frame with light construction also assures adequate shelter Que., for $5,000. Cushman says the physi walls. from severe weather conditions. At the cal plant department recommendation at The prototype that emerges was de present approximately 245,000 children this point is for a bear statue of wood rather signed to the same square footage as the are enrolled in Maine public schools and than other materials. “typical” school, but with differences. A in event of need, less than 33,000 would
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have adequate school shelter space avail able to them. From the University Stein Collection This “new” approach to design of Maine Stein #162 A gift of Virginia (Houghton) schools is’essentially an application of ex- Harrison given in memory of her husband - Fre ting principles with equipment that, for derick William Harrison '27. Mrs. Harrison'sfather obtained the stein in 1905 the most part, is readily available. By im while a Johns Hopkins graduate student in Ger plementation of these energy saving tech many. It is dated 1874. niques, we may be better prepared for “Froh Beim Bier energy shortages of the future. Das Lieben Wir.” (“We're happy drinking beer.'')
Highlights of America’s MUSICAL HERITAGE is the theme of a School opened this past Sep series of eight lectures being offered through the academic year by the Univer tember WITH ONE OF THE MOST sity of Maine at Orono’s Memorial Union. EXCITING AND UNUSUAL ART EX Bangor Community College music HIBITIONS EVER PRESENTED ON coordinator and director of choruses, THE ORONO CAMPUS ... a rare and David Klocko, will be the lecturer for the beautiful display of sculptures in bronze series which is part of a Bicentennial pro by Lewis Iselin, year-round resident of gram of events which the Memorial Union Camden, Maine. Students returning to expects to offer during the year. The the gallery in Carnegie Hall at the start of music series will focus on music from “the classes were confronted with some thirty old country” played by early colonists to weldings and castings ranging in size from the musical traditions evolved after the personal jewelry (called “sculptures to be Revolution and now specifically labeled worn”) to more than life-size pieces; and American. some all the way up to an eight-foot ab Cemetery in France, heroic portraits of Lectures will be illustrated by music straction of a human head at the entrance. the late John Wanamaker and Marshall from the record collections of Klocko and In all, there were several tons of metal — Field in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, the university. The October lecture fea i^ded, hammered, cast and welded into and a bronze eagle ornamenting the Court tured the first two centuries. Other topics unusual semi-abstract concoctions,, most of Customs Appeals in Washington, D.C. in the series are military music and the of which were inspired by the human His works have been exhibited at the band, the Anglo-American tradition, figure. Metropolitan Art Museum; the Whitney American experimenters, the Afro- The show, arranged by Professor Vin Museum of American Art; the Pennsyl American synthesis, the Afro-American cent A. Hartgen (now currently serving vania Academy of Fine Arts; the King- instrumental synthesis, the rock revolu the university in his new position as pitcher Gallery, Pittsburgh; the Plaza Gal tion, and intersections and interactions of Curator of the University Art Collection, lery, Denver; St. Gaudens Memorial, Cor American music in other countries. while he continues to teach in the Art De nish, N.H., and at many other galleries. In partment) was Iselin’s largest one-man 1960, Mr. Iselin’s works were exhibited at show in Maine since he came here several the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. Two of THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! years ago to establish his studio in Cam- his works are in the Gallery’s permanent Quote from movie billboard on UMO cam c|en. The exhibition left at the end of the collection. The Whitney Museum, Fogg Art Museum, Colby College, Otto Spaeth pus: month to be presented in a one-man show “Feel the filth, horror and destruction of Wi a New York Gallery. Foundation, Harvard and numerous pri war in 100 minutes of ageless movie enter Among Mr. Iselin’s principal commis vate collectors have also acquired his tainment.” sions are heroic statues of St. Vincent De works. Paul in Rhinebeck, New York and General An example of Iselin’s sculpture is con MOVIE: “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT” Nathaniel Green in Philadelphia, a stantly on view in the university Artists of memorial sculpture at the U.S. Military Maine Gallery. 5 T-\4\ iJtV\ K kN, V<£
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He received the the most popular professors on the Uni Southwestern U.S., with Iglulingmiut Es Maine Distinguished Faculty Award in versity of Maine’s Orono campus. kimos in the Canadian Arctic and work in 1966 and the Teaching Excellence Award This may be due, as he suggests in the the Pacific Islands. in 1975. accompanying article, to the excitement He received his B.A. in Anthropology In 1959 he started the Anthropology inherent in his relatively new academic from Syracuse University after service Museum, a university gem tucked away on discipline; but it is also due to his strong with the U.S. Navy during World War II. the top floor of South Stevens. Many vis individuality. Although he has told stu He then served with the U.S. Marine itors to the campus are unaware of its exis dents to credit him with only a small per Corps during the Korean War. Field work tence., Others decline the three-flight centage of the things he has been rumored was a part of his graduate studies at the climb. However, it is worth the effort to to have said in class, his lecture technique University of Pennsylvania Graduate see and enjoy the rare and beautiful ob and pithy observations have earned him a School of Anthropology. He received his jects collected by Emerick and his staff for singular reputation. M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the benefit of the university, the alumni Emerick’s close-to-the-earth style has that university. Dr. Emerick taught at and the community. 6* Hopi Ceremonial Doll A Look at The Creature Man Richard Emerick ture is, at the same time, strikingly remind Man of what he was, show him materialistic and acquisitive. what he is and suggest to him what he may Anthropology concerns itself with the become. Therefore, these materials actu whole creature, man, in all of his dimen ally constitute significant documents of sions. Man’s culture history. Those dimensions, as evidenced by the The Anthropology Museum at UMO material cultures of peoples in many parts has had a history that parallels the history of the world, can be contemplated at the of anthropology at this institution. The university’s Anthropology Museum. It author came to the Orono campus in the would appear at first glance that here is fall semester of 1958 and was hired to Although many things about Man make just an assemblage of beautifully and in introduce anthropology as a discipline him appear unique among his fellow crea terestingly made objects, some of them into the department of. Business, tures, he is not especially unusual biologi quite rare and valuable. It is more impor Economics and Sociology. Previously cally. In fact he is a rather ordinary pri tant, however, to comprehend the feel courses with some anthropological con mate mammal structurally. ings, assumptions, and the know-how that tent had occasionally been offered with It is at the behavioral level that Man lie behind the object. On display are the sociology course numbers by well- manifests his uniqueness. tools, containers, clothing, weapons, art remembered Professor Theodore C. For-example, no other animal concerns and other artifacts which people of a wide Weiler, but 1958 marked the beginning of itself so much with the corporeal and the variety of culture have made and used. anthropology as a full time, regular and non-material—with what can only be felt Each specimen in the collection, however, substantial part of the curriculum. The or believed—with the curious reality of the is also a piece of a way of life and an exam anthropology offerings created consider ^supernatural. At the same time no other ple of the almost unlimited ingenuity and able interest among students and enjoyed animal appears to be concerned with artistry of which Man, from culture to cul success from the very beginning. things that can be had and held, seen and ture, is capable. The larger purpose of the I would like to claim the bulk of the saved, made and used, and pridefully pos Anthropology Museum then, is not to just credit for this phenomenon but, alas, sessed. This human creature, then, while collect and show visitors the material many of you among the alumni have al possessing a spiritual, almost ethereal na- curiosities of other people but to help to ready heard me say many times that al- 7 most any inarticulate clod can teach an of my home. thropology. Eventually the University laid a new It is a field that nearly sells itself. floor in the room and raised several parti Man has always been interested in Man tions in strategic locations. The following and a teacher would have to work very year, fearful that I might burn the build hard to create disinterest in this inherently ing down with my amateur electrical ar interesting field. rangements, the University installed a Having attended graduate school at the light track system on the ceiling. University of Pennsylvania where there is The idea was by now firmly implanted a traditional link between the Anthropol and what had started as a small private ogy Department and the University collection grew to much greater propor Museum I felt the need for some sort of tions and became a recognized facility of museum facility to augment the an the UMO campus and the community. thropology course offerings. It seemed an After seven years, it became clear that a essential part of an anthropology cur new design was needed if we were to make riculum. better use of the limited space we had Previous to joining the University of available. Maine faculty I had done field work in The museum was closed and virtually Oceania, the Arctic and in the American “gutted” and with the help of artist Ed southwest. I had been able to acquire a mund Harvey, then a student, and Robert small but good collection in each of these MacKay of the Anthropology Depart areas. I had also inherited and purchased ment, we built a new museum within the some other excellent specimens from sev confines of the old space to accommodate eral parts of the world. I wanted to use more of our rapidly growing collection. these materials in a museum manner but The museum reopened with a reception space had to be found in which to do it. after almost a year out of service. I had Fortuitously, the accounting classes had been appointed Director by the Board of virtually abandoned the large attic room Trustees. on the third floor of South Stevens Hall. I Since its beginning the museum has not asked if I might use it and the following only significantly supplemented the an semester moved in, museum, classes and thropology program at UMO and served all. other departments as well, but it has Originally the museum specimens were hosted thousands of school children from merely hung unprotected on the walls of communities within a 100 mile radius of the room. Students who attended an the campus. They come to the museum to thropology classes in that room were look at its displays and to hear talks con asked to be careful in handling the materi cerning the nature of museums as well as als and their cooperation was encourag the meaning of^anthropology. We hope it ing. Only a few things were broken or expands their horizons but regret that our stolen. staff is^mall and so occupied in our de Within one year the size of the classes partment that we are by no means always outgrew the room and had to move out. able to accommodate visitors in the way we By then, however, the need for a museum would like to. had been established and the space con Here we are, then, on the third floor o j tinued to serve that function. Without the South Stevens Hall and still growing re presence of over 100 chairs in the room it markably, mostly through the generosity was now possible to expand the display of and thoughtfulness of alumni and friends specimens. The museum materials them and institutions around the state and selves also had grown. Generous students, beyond who have given or loaned whole faculty, alumni and friends began to come collections or individual pieces or have forth with frequently fine and useful made funds available for the acquisition of specimens for loan or! as gifts and it be needed collections. Our gratitude to these came increasingly possible to put together folks is boundless. graphic exhibits. 1 I feel the need to express very special The budget for the Anthropology gratitude to alumnus Dr. Paul Taylor ’36 Museum has always been exceedingly of Kittery, not only for his generosity but small, but in those early days it was almost also for his continuing fidelity to the non-existent. A relentless scrounging museum idea. This kind of determined program, however, resulted in the aquisi- dedication to an idea makes a small tion of used and even discarded display museum like ours an excellent cases and I was able to salvage wood for museum—a place where everyone may construction from the spring high water come to see and experience some of the Director Emerick and Haida (Alaskan Indian) totem. on the Stillwater River which ran in front , works of Man. 8 Dr. Cynthia Nelson '55, Professor of Anthropology and Head of Department of Sociology-Anthropology- Psychology, The American University in Cairo, Egypt. 1/ At home in Cairo The high cost of living has just about have only recently made important moves taught at the University of Maine killed the harem in the Middle East, al in their own cause, women have advanced (1957-58), the University of California., though in some wealthy families, the cus in their professions in Egypt and a woman the London School of Economics and tom still prevails. Some of the women who occupies a cabinet post as Minister of So Political Science, the Institute of Interna might, a century ago, have lived out their cial Affairs. All, however, still face the tional Studies (University of California) lives inside the seraglio have, like their Moslem tradition of male superiority. and the British Sociological Association. world-wide counterparts, gone to work. Apparently the volatile state of Arab Her activities, commitments and This is one of the changes taking place politics does not impede her own work, affiliations are myriad and mind- in the Arab world and the sophisticated although she refers to the years since the boggling. blonde professor from Augusta, Maine 1967 six-day war (when she was moved out She has done research at the Merrill- thinks her thirteen years at the fifty-two of the country for a time) as “nervous” Palmer Institute Infant Development Lab year old American University of Cairo ones. Periodic leaves of absence never dim and the University of Chicago Counseling have forced her to re-examine her educa her anxiety to return to Cairo. Center. Her professional scope includes tion concepts. Last summer, Dr. Nelson paid a brief fieldwork in Mexico, analysis of Egyptian “My old teachings do not fit the Middle visit to UMO. publications, research of women’s roles in Eastern experience,” says Cynthia Nelson. “I was delighted to visit Maine after an Egyptian society, stress and mental health, found I could not bring cultural bag- absence of over fifteen years,” she said, and the efficacy of religious experience in *e with me.” “and to witness the growth and changes coping with national stress. It covers a proj The American University is a multi that have taken place at the university. I ect study of socialization and social change cultural, multi-national university. One of realized that despite my many years of in a settled Bedouin community in the former President Gamal Nasser’s daugh living in Egypt, my cultural and personal western desert of Egypt, also a study of ters received her B.A. here, and the chil roots are still very much grounded in women and power in Middle Eastern dren of present leaders attend the neutral Maine. It was restorative to feel that es societies. She has been awarded several fel intellectual center. sence of Maine friendliness and hospital lowships and has received numerous travel Outside the classroom, Dr. Nelson’s as- ity — qualities that are very much valued grants. She has lectured at, written for or toundingly busy life is with Egyptian stu and expressed here. Cairo may be a long participated in meetings and congresses all dents, village peasants, townspeople and distance from Orono as the crow flies, but over the world. On June 2-6, 1976, she will the desert Bedouin. in humanity we are very close.” chair a panel at the Wellesley College “What better place for an an After graduating with highest distinc Center for Research on Women in Higher thropologist than in such a changing soci tion from UMO in 1955, Cynthia Nelson Education and the Professions and has ety?” she asks. attended the Merrill-Palmer School, re been invited to the World Congress of She finds the Egyptian people impres ceived her B.A. from the University of Rural Sociology at Torun, Poland in Au sively humane. Her respect for their val Chicago, and her doctorate from the Uni gust of’76. She is the author of The Waiting ues, friendliness and helpfulness con versity of California, Berkeley. Village: Social Change in Rural Mexico (Little, stantly deepens. And, of course, there are Before taking the assignment at the Brown and Co., Boston). the women. Although the women students American University at Cairo in 1963, she W.C.O. 9 Howfar have we come and how are we doing ? Follow ing are the thoughts of Professor Robert B. Thomson of the university’s Political Science Department. He is also the Director of the University Honors Program. He came to Maine m 1947for three years, then again in 1953 to stay. Professor Thomson holds anA.B. and LL.B, from Harvard University and has done graduate study at Columbia University and the Lon don School of Economics. He received UMO’s Distin guished Professor Award in 1969. His leisure time is devoted to “chess, football, book-collecting and con versation. ” It is obvious that we live in a time when man’s perceptions of the world in which he lives are rapidly changing. Old ideas and concepts through which he has or ganized the apparent chaos of the uni verse are being discarded; new ideas and concepts are proliferating at an unpre cedented rate^ It is fashionable to welcome this process of change, and to assert that only good can come from the rejection of out-moded patterns of thought. Perhaps unfortu nately, the problem is not quite as simple as that. Mere change for its own sake is not A serious philosophical consideration necessarily good; there is nothing in the. in the Middle Ages - how many angels on the head of a pin? nature of things that requires man to1 move from the bad to the good or from the good to the better; he may equally move from the good to the bad or even from the bad to the worse. If concepts are discarded because they are not in accord with observable reality, Education — and if they are replaced by concepts more closely in tune with reality, it is easy to see that man’s understanding of the universe The Fallible Entity is pro tanto increased. The replacement of one inadequate concept by another does Robert B. Thomson not serve to lessen confusion; it only changes its character. For it is always necessary to remember that there is a universe which exists inde- pendently of man’s perception of it. The concepts and general propositions that men develop are attempts to understand 10 what is already there. Once an accurate standing the social world, which he him human wisdom to the satisfaction o» understanding has been achieved, men self had created. human needs would seem to be so obvi may use that understanding of reality to Today, our understanding of the physi ously desirable a course of action as to accomplish their goals, individual and col cal world is far more accurate than our need no defense, yet these imperfect lective. Within the limits of the possible, understanding of the social. The roots of generalizations about man and society ^nen may make the kind of a world they our difficulties are not obscure or hidden, keep getting in the way of applying what want, but they can only do so if they know but they are hard to eliminate because man knows to the problems with which he what the limits of the possible are. No they are constantly perpetuated in our is faced. amount of will, no amount of desire, can educational institutions. Major contemporary problem areas reach an impossible goal, and theoretically Man’s perceptions of himself, his role in are: poverty, energy, health, security, wel possible goals can not be reached by the cosmos, and the society he has created fare or quality of life. To each of these, methods which do not take into account were formed when man was living in a contemporary knowledge can make the nature of that hard unyielding reality. very different world, a world simpler in enormous contributions; yet in each area In his understanding of the physical pattern than the one he lives in now, yet a shibboleths from the past inhibit the ac world, contemporary man has gone world haunted by ignorance and fear of tions which might ameliorate the present farther in this century than the greatest of the unknown. The environment in which condition. So man shivers with cold and optimists could have predicted in 1900. he lives has been changed beyond recogni fear, wrapped only in the tattered cloak of The horizons of the possible have been tion, and curiously enough by his own ef his freedom and dignity. expanded beyond the imagination of all forts, yet the concepts and ideas which he One of the most urgent tasks of educa but the boldest of men. Technical barriers uses to organize his thoughts about it re tion is to clarify the muddles men get into to an enormous range of physical main the ones he developed when every through their use of language. An impre achievements have been pushed so far thing about him was a mystery. It is cise or irrelevant concept is both a trap and back that they can hardly be said to exist as characteristic of most of these concepts a sign-post pointing away from a key short-run impediments to action. Things that they are of religious or metaphysical human goal: to understand himself and that to former generations were the stuff origin, and that they can not be subjected the world around him. that dreams are made of: the conquest of to any form of empirical verification. In the famous passage on the space; instant world-wide communica The equality of men, the possession of a “Rectification of Names”, Confucius tion; the elimination of physical drudgery soul, the idea that each individual has a pointed out how inaccuracies in the nam for an ever-increasing portion of man unique value, the notion of free-will, all ing of things leads to both intellectual and kind; the increasing control over disease; fall within that category. Nor are man’s social chaos. the breeding of healthy and increasingly concepts concerning his society marked by Western education, faithful to a intelligent populations; the elimination of any greater clarity or utility: democracy, humanistic tradition which may have had wcial deviancy through psychological socialism, communism, free enterprise, utility during the early period of its de Snditioning;—all these and many more constitutionalism, parochialism, separa velopment, has singularly failed to subject of an equally mind-boggling nature have tion of powers, marriage, the family eth its conceptual patterns concerning man either been accomplished or lie within the nicity, racism, etc. are old ideas and they and society to the kind of critical analysis realm of what is now possible. Science, and are vague ideas. that is needed to determine the extent to her perhaps too humble hand-maid tech As Holmes once said, in a slightly dif which they are relevant to the real world in nology, have placed man on the threshold ferent context, they are “imperfect which we live. Their relevance has been of a new and dazzling world, a world into generalizations, expressed in terms of assumed, not demonstrated. It may be which he is moving very shyly, very tenta emotion.” that some of them have enough corre tively. Imperfect as they are, they are the con spondence with reality to be useful; we The major barriers to his entry lie in cepts that men use to discuss and to reach repeat them over and over again without man’s perceptions of himself and of the decisions about the individual and social really knowing anything about their util social, economic, and political institutions problems of our time. And the uncritical ity. And we invent new concepts and new that he has created. There is a curious study of them constitute the core of what is ideas without subjecting them to critical |irony here: Vico, writing in the early taught in universities as the “Liberal Tra examination. If we discard the old because XVIIIth century, argued that man would dition of the West”. we can demonstrate its inadequacies, and never come to a full understanding of the Science and technology can provide substitute for it something more in tune physical universe, which, after all, had solutions for many of what are regarded as with reality, we have made a gain, but to been created by God, but that no reasons social problems, and can apply a soothing substitute one unverifiable hypothesis for existed that would stop man from under balm to many others. The application of another is merely to spin our wheels. 11 > LIFE-LONG LEARNING, A step in the right direction Edward Hackett ’52 Maine ranks very low in comparison to sion and the Summer Session at Orono A degree candidate must complete a other states in the percentage of high and only for adults who attend the Uni minimum of 120 hours of academic credit school graduates entering post-secondary versity on a part-time basis. Second, each as approved by his advisor. At least thirty programs. This situation has existed for student, in consultation with an au credit hours must be in upper level many years, resulting in a large popula thorized advisor, designs a program lead courses at Orono, and it is required that tion of adults without collegiate experi ing to specific educational goals but not the last thirty credit hours be earned ence. Whatever reasons the adult may necessarily within any one department, through the Continuing Education Divi have had for not going beyond high division, school, or college. It is designed sion and the Summer Session at Orono. A school, that choice made at an early age to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of minimum 2.0 grade point average or 120 should not be forced upon him for a the individual part-time adult student. credit hours of “C” grades is required for lifetime. Many are anxious for a higher Usually, the degree program that the stu graduation. education opportunity if offered at a time, dent and advisor plan involves melding place, and in a manner that fits their life courses from several academic disciplines pattern. to develop a field of specialization that is uniquely tailored to his needs. On the other hand, the program does not estab lish a limit on the number of credit hours that can be earned in any one department, thus allowing more concentration than is usually the case in more traditional pro grams. Credits may be transferred from institu The rapid growth of community col tions of higher education accredited by a leges in recent years has spawned a large regional accrediting association and from population of adults who have been educational programs recognized by the Then, too, students leave college prior awarded Associate Degrees. (Many colleges of the University of Maine at to graduation for a variety of reasons- graduates are in the technical and voca Orono as having academic validity. —some personal, some related to tional fields and are seeking further edu Overall control of the program rests - academic ability. Nationally, more than a cational opportunities for both personal with the Facility Steering Committee act million enter college each year, yet fewer and vocational reasons.) ing in the name of the University faculty. than half will complete two years of college The operation of the program is the re and approximately one-third will com sponsibility of the Director of the Continu- plete a four year program. Many of these ing JLtlucation Division and the Summer students will later realize the need for Session. further education and will wish to return, In keeping with its mission as the land providing an appropriate program in an grant University of the State of Maine, the University of Maine at Orono thus mov^J/ appropriate format is made available. The university’s new Bachelor of Uni to accommodate the many Maine citizens versity Studies presents to the highly who for various reasons cannot participate motivated part-time adult student the first in a conventional full-time resident educa opportunity to coordinate the offerings of tional experience. the Continuing Education Division and An applicant for the UMO program the Summer Session at Orono into an in must be a high school graduate or the dividually planned program. Approved equivalent. Prior to formal admission, the Edward W. Hackett, Jr., Director of Continuing Education by the faculties of all colleges of the Uni applicant is required to have completed at for the University ofMaine at Orono has dedicated his profes versity of Maine at Orono, this new degree least eighteen credit hours in University of sional career to the belief that education should not be bounded by age or condition. The university’s new Bachelor of program is designed specifically and solely Maine at Orono courses and have attained for part-time adult students. University Studies degree is theresult of many years of work by a minimum 2.0 average. Beyond these re Ed Hackett and others at the university committed to this idea. It is not intended to duplicate nor to quirements, the applicant requires ap A member of a well-known family of Maine educators, displace proven current programs or of proval regarding evidence of maturity of Director Hackett received his B.A. and M.Ed. from UM0,\ fering of the University or of other schools purpose and the potential for success in was Principal of Piscataquis Community High School before and colleges. The degree differs in two the program. The prospective candidate coming to Orono in 1963. He is married, has six children - three UMO’ers and “three more who will go, we hope. "Ed has major respects from the traditional B.A. will be admitted only if the University is and B.S. degrees. First, it is offered only contributed to many pubheations, affiliated with a great prepared to offer the types of courses he number of educational organizations, next year will be presi through the Continuing Education Divi needs. dent of Phi Beta Kappa. 12 / Denis W. Thompson I take the bus to work. N,ot that I have to Congress has pondered allocation and ra . -A velopment of alternative energy sources is simply because I don’t have a car. I have a tioning schemes, and found the equity supposed to spare us any need for serious car. I could say I own a car, but I think question volatile. The President prefers to energy restraint, barring a new oil em sometimes that it owns me. Taking the bus decontrol oil prices and let market forces bargo. gives me a sense of options. take care of the matter. Either way re I was beginning to share that faith until Options is what the national energy de trenchment becomes mandatory for some I heard a proponent of nuclear power bate is all about. The era of cheap oil was a people more so than for others. answer a question about radiation dangers trap. It promoted low-value usage, a com I encountered a few rugged indi with the response, “What other choice do plex economy and life-style built on a vidualists, in fact, who thought my carpool we have but to build nuclear plants? All finite foundation. A false sense of free promotion efforts were part of a plot to the other energy alternatives have little to dom resulted, considering the pain of ad confiscate their automobiles. They re commend them.” Flags went up in my justment the nation is now experiencing. sented mention of rationing. They con mind: “No other choice.” “I can’t carpool.” “I have to have my car in my work,” sidered price rises an industry conspiracy. “I need my car in my business.” The dozens of businessmen explained to me And they wished the government would energy debate is about options. last spring, when I was promoting carpool not “talk all that nonsense” about running Unfortunately, the other choices are ing. The defensive “I have to” made me out of oil. Let them turn down the tem equally problematic. Heavy dependence uncomfortable. I had to have my car to perature at the Fieldhouse if they want to, on coal poses environmental problems no promote carpooling. Who or what is in “I’m going to keep on driving seventy.” less risky than nuclear contamination. charge here, I began to wonder. Others were more imaginative about re Solar, geothermal, methane, even whole When the House Ways and Means straint. Several women suggested I was tree harvesting all promise to be only mar Committee held open hearings last spring into commuter dating. They wanted me to ginal sources of new energy. The ques on legislation to discourage gasoline con match them up with men who like to stop tions and doubts about energy alternatives sumption, Congressmen wondered, too. off for cocktails on the way home from seemingly are as endless as the questions Lobbyists for the taxicab owners, truckers, work. and doubts about the options in energy the boating industry, the auto industry, Perhaps doomsaying and paranoia are, conservation. the auto unions, and a dozen other vested indeed, out of order. True, the In the final analysis, I confess that I have interests voiced fears of economic hard- automobile-sprawl created by cheap had my fill of “I can’t,” “we have no ,A^ip if Congress voted energy restraint. energy lulled us into a false sense of free choice,” “I have to have,” “this alternative 1 he Committee could not isolate gasoline dom. True, voluntary energy conserva is too risky,” and “that scheme is too politi tax policy from the tangled web of tion has been minimal, to say the least. But cally volatile.” The International Energy inflation, recession, and unemployment. total exhaustion of the Western World’s Agency, created a few years ago at the No options. known oil reserves, at the present rate of request of the United States, recently The issue interrelatedness struck me in consumption, is still several decades away. rated the United States at the bottom of an absurd way. This fall, I was reading in Coal could meet energy needs for a cen the list of major energy consuming nations the Maine Campus about the new low tury beyond that. making serious efforts to restrain energy temperature at the Fieldhouse. “It’s hard Somehow the American political sys consumption. I fear that our most painful to get warm and stay warm.” reported one tem, according to that line of reasoning, days of reckoning with energy lie ahead. track runner. “And it’s easy to pull a mus will muddle through as usual with a mixed cle.” I shuddered to think that his en bag of stop-gap conservation measures, forced discomfort merely shifted a little partial acquiescence to market forces, vol more crude to the gasoline pumps. I won- unteerism, and a random dose of gov jdered if he carpooled. The connection is ernment funds to stimulate development obvious. of alternative energy sources. Dr. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Sci Certainly, something is out of order This, indeed, is what is happening to ence, teaches energy politics and public administra when mandatory conservation of fuel can date. The idea of legislating a rational- tion at the U niversity of Maine, Orono. He was Car be imposed at one end of the energy con comprehensive national energy policy is pool Coordinator foi the City of Fort Woith, Texas, sumption spectrum and not at the other. being allowed to die quietly. The de during the spring of 1975. 13 Man in Focus I'he straight warm gaze comes from a vir Brunswick to take care of the overflow, tually unlinecl face and the tendency is to and my first year we were in barracks. I stait mentally counting on the fingers til guess they figured we were used to that you reach the conclusion that he couldn’t sort of dormitory. This experience taugh possibly have graduated twenty-five years me that certain wartime principles apply ago. equally in peacetime — if you’re in the A native of Farmington, Colby H. right place at the right time, you may still Chandler, like many other veterans after get bumped.” World War II, came to the University of Maine to resume a normal life and educa tion. He graduated in the record-breaking “You’ll never be a success class of 1950, receiving his B.S. degree in if you don’t carry a pocket engineering physics. On the advice of knife.” Prof. Clarence Bennett, he went to talk with the Eastman Kodak people recruiting The ex G-I’s eventually made it to the on campus. The result was that he im Orono campus and gained a reputation mediately started his career with that for studious attitudes. Chandler’s com company and has stayed with them, mov ment: ing through a variety of technical super “We veterans were a serious group, as visory positions with one year (1962-63) Chandler won a local 4-H cattle judging Dr. Charles Crofutt used to point out. out for an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship at contest in 1938. The prize was one week at From him I learned another indispensable M.I.T. In 1964, he was named assistant the University of Maine in Orono. lesson. In lab one day, I needed a knife. I general manager of color print and pro had gone through every tool crib and cessing and subsequently, became General . . . “if you’re in the right couldn’t fincfj one. Finally, Dr. Crofutt Manager in 1971. That same year, he be place at the right time, asked me for my pocket knife. I didn’t came director of Photographic Program chances are you won’t have one. He looked at me very seriously and said, “You’ll never be a success if you Development, U.S. and Canadian Division ft know it.” doh’t carry a pocket knife.” and in 1972, was elected an assistant vice J president of the company. In 1973, he was -^Although humor is Chandler’s way of appointed director, special projects and in “One week may not sound like much, accenting his respect for his Maine educa 1974, Mr. Chandler became a director of but 1938 was the year Dr. Bennett was tion and educators, his message comes Eastman Kodak, a member of the execu setting up probably the first engineering across. physics program in the country. This illus tive committee and executive vice- “Keeping a secret from president. trates a principle I have drawn from ex Beneath the quiet manner, obviously, perience — if you’re in the right place at some people is like trying there has to be strength and no doubt, ego, the right time, chances are you won’t know to smuggle daylight past a but with an easy conversational approach it.” rooster.” and an off-hand Yankee humor, Colby His wartime stint in the U.S. Marine Chandler half-way convinces a listener Corps brought him into contact with en “In those days,” he says, “a student that there is nothing to this business of gineering. couldn’t help picking up Professor success. Bennett’s enthusiasm. It couldn’t be Success is a subject, however, on which . . . “if you’re in the right helped because whenever he got excited he is qualified to speak. place at the right time, you his voice rose to a very high pitch. So, we He did so on October 10, 1975, when may still get bumped.” started calling him “Squeaky” among our the General Alumni Association honored selves. For three years we referred to him as “Squeaky” behind his back. About the| him with its highest award, the Alumni “In 1946 I came back to campus to get end of my senior year Squeaky Bennett let Career Award. He tells his own story best my degree in electrical engineering. Actu it be known that he was aware of his nick in excerpts from his Career Award Accep ally, I didn’t make it to campus. It turned name all along. Keeping a secret from tance speech: out that because of the G.I. Bill a lot of some people is like trying to smuggle day “The first step on the road to success” he other guys had the same idea. The univer stated, “is to be born in Maine.” light past a rooster.” sity rented the old naval air station at cont’d. on page 20 14 The Second Century Fund A gift of $400,000 by Harold A. Alfond A resident of Waterville for over 35 Governor Dummer Academy of Byfield, of Waterville for the Multi-Purpose Sports years, Alfond owns the Dexter Shoe Com- Mass. Arena, one of two buildings of the Second panv. He is an ardent philanthropist, Born in Swampscott, Mass., Alfond Century Fund, will make it possible for sports enthusiast and lover of Maine. came to Waterville as a young man and construction to begin on the Harold Al “He is really interested in the state of there married Bibby Levine. They have fond Sports Arena in the late spring, Pres Maine. Doing this for UMO will be for him three sons and one daughter. ident Howard R. Neville announced ear helping the state,” said his close personal His personal interest in athletics ranges lier this month. friend, John N. Winkin, UMO’s baseball from his own avid pursuit of the golfball to This naming gift has brought the cur coach and assistant athletic director. baseball’s world series. Long time friend rent Second Century Fund total to $3 mil Counted among the many who have re Bill Bryan, Asst. Director of UMO’s Ad lion of the $4 million goal. Both figures ceived his philanthropy are Thayer Hos missions Office says, “Mr. Alfond rarely include the $500,000 Hudson Memorial pital of Waterville, the Waterville YMCA, misses a national sports championship and gift which was given to build a museum as the Waterville Boys Club, Kents Hill will be a frequent visitor to hockey games an addition to the Performing Arts School, Rollins College of Winter Park, and other sports events.” Center. Florida, Colby College of Waterville, and The decision to begin construction of the arena came as a result of a rec ommendation by the UMO Development Council to start first whichever building first received a naming gift. The increasingly closer reality of the Harold Alfond Sports Arena brings closer yet the long-awaited dream of an intercol legiate hockey team to represent the Uni versity and the State of Maine. The arena will also be able to accommodate large groups, continuing education conferences and student shows on the campus. The Second Century Fund is still ac tively in its alumni phase in Maine and around the country. At the October 31 meeting of the Development Council it was recommended that no final deadline be set for the end of the alumni solicitation phase, but rather that it continue until the goal was met, according to council chair man Artemus E. Weatherbee ’39 of Ken nebunk. Recently enlisted new state chairmen are: Dr. Donald M. Fitch ’36 of Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. James E. DiFalco ’44 of An chorage, Alaska and Mr. and Mrs. Andre L. J. Caron ’56 and ’59 of Corvallis, Oregon. This fall and winter, part of the Official Family phase has been reactivated. Under the leadership of Dr. Frederick E. Hutch inson ’53 and Dr. Otis J. Sproul ’52, the 400 new faculty, staff and classified em ployees and 4000 new students who have come to Orono since the first phase was completed in the winter and spring of 1974, will be contacted and given an op Harold A. Alfond and President Howard R. Neville. University of Maine - South Connecticut football game, Nov. 1 / 75. portunity to participate. 15 tinent material and discarding trivia. The serves as honorary Vice President to the result is a brief, balanced treatment in Board of Directors. American Radio Relay seven chapters, supplemented by useful League, Inc. charts and tables. The first three chapters (Political Par Karl Pomeroy Harrington. The Autobiog ties, Voting and Elections, Interest raphy of a Versatile and Vigorous College Groups and Lobbying) show the political Professor. Professor Harrington’s au side of government as participated in or tobiography including his years at the ignored by the citizen, and as influenced Udiversity of Maine (1899-1905). Thomas by pressure groups. No satisfactory an Todd Co. swer is provided in Chapter III to the ques tion “How Should the Public Protect Itself Eleanor C. Parsons ’39, Hannah and the Against Lobbies?” simply because there is no known answer, but it is refreshing to Hatchet Gang, Non-fiction tale of Hannah Jumper, 75-year-old spinster and her find lobbies given adequate treatment in a “hatchet gang,” latter-day feminists who, , textbook. on July 8, 1856, went on a five-hour ram The legislature is dealt with in Chapter page through the streets of the quiet Cape IV, the governor in Chapter V and the Ann, Mass., fishing village of Rockport bureaucracy in Chapter VI. Not only do smashing barrels of “demon rum” and - these segments relate the powers and duties of the three areas described, they leaving Rockport dry from then to the present. A three-year court trial ultimately DOWNEAST POLITICS also show an awareness of interrelation vindicated the women. Eleanor Currie The Government of the Stale of Maine ships and the necessity for accommoda Parsons grew up in Hartland, Maine, tion and compromise. These chapters by James F. Horan, John C. Quinn, ’61 taught in Palmyra, St. Albans and Canaan Alien G. Pease, Kenneth A. Palmer, bring home the rapid growth, size, and before marriage. Her husband, Story, is a Eugene A. Mawhinney ’47 immense complexity, and the resulting direct descendant of early Rockport set Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. 1975 difficulties falling on the executive and tlers. She has combined careful research legislative agencies. with a lively style, and the soft-bound edi The final chapter of Downeast Politics by Dr. Edward F. Dow tion will feature pen and ink drawings by deals with the judiciary. Probably the least Professor Emeritus of Government A. L. Morris. Phoenix Publishing. understood of state agencies, the courts Dr. Dow is the former head of the Department of have both active and passive roles. Chap F. Philip Rice.OutdoorLife^u n Data Book. History and Government at UMO. He totals his ter VII will go far toward dispelling myths teaching years to forty-five, forty-one of them at This book contains all the facts and figures Maine. He received his undergraduate degree from and answering the questions of students, Bowdoin College, his masters and doctorate from teachers and laymen. It shows how our that hunters, marksmen, handloaders and Harvard. He organized and directed the City Man Maine courts developed and describes other gun enthusiasts need to know. The agers program at UMO in 1945 and founded the their functions, operations and the prog information is presented in a concise text Neiu England Manageis' Institute in 1946. He has and in over 100 tables, a compilation of been chairman of the Maine Personnel Board and ress of court reform. a chairman of the Maine State Retirement System. He Throughout Downeast Politics the au gun data that will serve as permanent was executive secretary of the Governor's Committee thors enliven the book with recent and reference for years to come. on State Government m 1952-53, and has done a current history on such matters as the " Written and compiled by the former study of County Government in Maine. He has writ professor of Family Relations at U.M.O. in ten monographs and reports, and more than 150 Longley election. They also describe many published articles. Dr. Dow lives in Orono, is writing of the problems facing Maine government the belief that all this information should and taking an active interest in the university. with the pros and cons of suggested rem be available in one volume. The Gun DalQ, edies. Book contains the answer to just about any This book will fill a long-felt need. Long question on guns and ammunition. Downeast Politics is good news, especially life and wide usage are predicted. Harper and Row. for teachers and students. In any state, a text on state government is likely to be a Mary Wilson, The Changeling. This novel, dull reference book reciting structure, under a pseudonym, is the 32nd pub legal powers and duties. The authors sel lished novel of Mary Lynn Roby ’51. Her dom show much knowledge of the actual husband, Kinley *51, wrote the 1975 biog operations, problems and possibilities. raphy of Edward VII that was the subject Quite the contrary is true of the book Dedicated to Francis E. Handy ’24. The of a BCC program. Dell. under review. Radio Amateur's Handbook. 50th edition. It First impressions of Downeast Politics are was Handy’s idea to publish the first edi derived from the attractive cover and art tion of the ham radio operator’s bible in Rudy Vallee ’25, Let the Chips Fall. Just work by Arline Thomson and the well 1926. It remains the fundamental refer what the book jacket claims it to be — chosen photographs by Jack Walas. ence for radio theory and practice in terms unrestrained reminiscences of sweet and The text material is lively, clear, well- of application rather than in abstract prin sour relationships, people, places and per organized and authoritative, showing the ciples. Mr. Handy is now retired from his formances as viewed through the other wide and exact knowledge of the col position as Communications Manager of end of the megaphone fifty years later. laborators and their skill in selecting per •the American Radio Relay League, Inc., Stackpole Books. 16 Women: They’re Here to Stay Robert Creteau ’71 Women’s sports have made strides in re veteran nucleus to make the squad one of This is the first UMO Women’s team to cent years, stepping up from the image of New England’s stronger entries. compete for a national title and leaves the high school basketball player to the UMO’s women’s basketball team, 5-5 U MO rated among the nation’s top teams. likes of Billie Jean King. UMO’s women’s last season, is expected to improve that Approximately 115 women participate program has followed suit. University of mark with the addition of new coach, on seven varsity and two jayvee teams and Maine women are competing at the varsity Eilene Fox, and a fine crop of talented a complete intramural sports program is level in basketball, swimming, skiing, held freshmen. available to all women. hockey, tennis, gymnastics and volleyball. In action completed this fall, Maine’s Lecturer Jeanne Walsh coaches field But the real story is the level of competi women’s teams showed strength in every hockey and gymnastics. Eilene Fox tion reached and the record of success sport. coaches tennis and basketball. Janet An achieved.I I The volleyball team finished with a 22-2 derson, coaches volleyball and Jeff Wren Says Dr. Mary Jo Walkup, head of the record and won the state crown for the coaches swimming. Ken Remsen coaches Women’s Division, physical education and fourth year in a row. the ski team. athletics: “I don’t think anybody thought The tennis squad wound up with a regu No longer the babies of sports, the Uni women would make the transition from lar season record of 5-0 and finished sec versity of Maine women have come a long intramural status to intercollegiate com ond in the state meet. Maine’s netters were way. petition in the time they have and to the third in 1973 and second the past two years, narrowly missing the top spot this Bob Creteau is sports information specialist for level they have reached.” U MO’s Public Infoi motion Department. He has been fall. Dr. Walkup has been at UMO for nine editor of the PRISM and sports editor for the The Bears’ field hockey contingent cap years and is beginning her fourth year in Sanford Tribune. tured state titles in 1972 and 1973 and that position. I' .* finished second in 1971, 1974 and again Since 1970, Black Bear women have be this fall. However, the spirited squad re come state title contenders in every sport ceived a bid to the Northeast District and are currently challenging New En playoffs, where they finished second and gland opponents for the regional sunspot fought their way to Madison College in in swimming and skiing. Harrisonburg, Virginia to compete with The outstanding women’s ski team has 15 other regional winners from across the won the Division II championships the last country during the Thanksgiving holidays two years and has been elevated to Divi- to battle for the national title. The first sion I status this season. They now com game on November 27, resulted in a score sugarloaf/usa' pete against such powers as Vermont, of UMO-3 — Bemidji State-1. The second Dartmouth and Middlebury. game on November 28 — Ursinus-6 — Big Mountain Skiing in Maine The women’s swim team was 5-3 last UMO-1. The consolation game between A winter tradition for over twenty years year and fifth in New England. The addi Northern Colorado and UMO resulted in tion of some fine freshmen combine with a a score of 1-0 with UMO losing. 17 1 * . •. ‘.v ‘ • • •• ’■ *?V A “Welcome to Orono” luncheon, can Mar. 27 St. Petersburg Alumni Club Alumni News dlelight buffet and overnight accommo luncheon meeting at Bradford’s • I dations, either on campus or at the Coach House. University’s Motor Lodge, are all in / Apr. 9 Northern Ohio Alumni Club dinner ■ % • • cluded. meeting. President: Steven R. Whit man ’63. Speaker: President Howard UVG alumni clubs across the country will Take one.. .TAKE FIVE.. .take time to a close look from a newly ap- R. Neville. Location to be announced. write for more information to Mrs. Susan Apr. 14 Androscoggin Valley Alumni As iit.iPtcd Alumni Club Committee. Polly Johnson Gaudet, North Hall Alumni sociations University of Maine fclhsen Weatherbee ’40 who serves as Center, University of Maine, Orono, Night. Presidents: Paul J. Dowe ’48 cb«irman of the committee regards her Maine 04473. and Mary Maguire Riley ’53. Loca .on .• j challenge: to continue to develop tion: Lost Valley Lodge. the a..rm and vital relationship between Apr. 21 Androscoggin Valley Alumnae fne i m’.ersity of Maine at Orono and all Upcoming Alumni Club Meetings meeting at the Lewiston Public Li pl i> 47,000 alumni. brary, Lewiston. Speaker: Gridley ( ‘•'c of the first assignments of the new Barrows, Member of the Lewiston 7/.'n nittee is to publish a GUIDEBOOK Feb. 11 Aroostook County Alumni meeting Historical Commission. activities, October 11, 1975. Jeff, who is ■ active in Student Government, People to People: Students to Alumni, and Senior Skulls is currently president of the Inter dorm Board. He has also served in the Sophomore Owls Society, on the . President’s Advisory Committee for the Sports Arena, the Second Century Stu dent Coordinating Committee and in numerous other activities. r* Jeff, a speech major, was recognized for his affiliations and for his notable qualities as a person. He was commended for his versatility in handling many chores in a variety of areas. His face is familiar to alumni because of In her lifetime she never left Orono his service as student host at several Reun ions and Homecomings. Some alumni will and when you come back for Reunion, shell be here have an opportunity to meet Jeff, when he is the featured speaker at the March 5 meeting of the Sarasota, Florida Alumni Esther Eayres, the first white child born in Orono (1777) is presented as a >lub to be held at Martine’s Restaurant. bicentennial doll by Lois LeBeau, Maine’s outstanding doll collector. The artists are a mother-daughter team. Alice Voelker has cast Esther’s true features in bisque. Beatrice Perkins dresses each doll individually in authentic clothing. Each body is hand-sewn. All dolls are signed by the artist, serially numbered and dated UMO ALUMNI TO WELCOME with the bicentennial year. All proceeds will go to the Orono Historical Society. CHANCELLOR ft The original mold will be broken on July 4, 1976. The lucky person holding the Chancellor Patrick E. McCarthy will be the right number will take her home from the Alumni Banquet, Saturday night, June 5. featured speaker at a joint meeting of alumni, representing much of central Maine. Toby and Jeanne Nason ’50/’50, co-presidents of the Northern Kennebec REUNION ’76 Alumni Club have announced that plans JUNE 4, 5, 6 are underway for a combined meeting of their group along with the Southern Ken REUNING CLASSES: 1916 • 1917 • 1921 • 1931 • 1932 • 1936 nebec Alumni Club. Additionally, alumni & in the Skowhegan and Farmington areas 1941 • 1946 • 1956 • 1961 • 1966 • will also be invited to hear the Chancellor. and the golden and silver anniversary classes of 1926 and 1951. T A tentative date has been set, April 6, 1976. Details will be announced in an area & mailing during March. philosophy, revealed in a Veteran’s Day “They intended to set up a system that An Amendment to the By-Laws of the Con speech in Rochester. could include self-interest and harness it stitution of the General Alumni Associa to useful purpose. To my mind, that still tion, Article 1, Section 4 “Profit is the something sounds like the most optimistic, the most revolutionary and the most realistic exper from: that has to happen to keep iment in self-government ever tried.” The Treasurer shall have charge of the a going concern going, but funds of the Association and shall deposit W.C.O. such funds in such depository as shall be unfortunately, the notion selected by the Treasurer subject to 1 eview of profit has come to be by the Executive Committee of the Council, to: widely misunderstood.” PLEASE GIVE US The Treasurer shall have charge of the YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR funds of the Association and shall deposit He reminded his audience that they such funds in such depository as shall be tend to forget how far and how fast we The Black Bear Award, given annually selected by the Treasurer or shall purchase have come behind the engine of free en in recognition and appreciation of out such direct obligations of the United States Gov terprise. standing service promoting University ernment as he shall select, subject to review by of Maine spirit. Devotion to the aims of the Executive Committee of the Council. “Profit,” he said, “is the something that has to happen to keep a going concern the university in its programs, to en going, but unfortunately, the notion of courage the highest examples of profit has come to be widely misunder sportsmanship among students, and Chandler stood.” length and quality of service to the uni coat'd from pg. 14 He noted the words of Thomas Jeffer versity or the General Alumni Associa tion are the areas of consideration. On advice from faculty he made the de son: “Agriculture, manufacture, com * cision between research and. teaching, a merce and navigation, the four pillars of There are no more than five awards decision that set the course of his career. our prosperity, are the most thriving when made each year. Submit nominations to Today, there are 110 University of Maine left to individual enterprise.” Executive Director Lester J. Nadeau, graduates at Kodak, seventeen from Pro He discussed retained earnings and North Hall Alumni Center, University fessor Bennett’s engineering program. A how they are used at Kodak, that is, the of Maine at Orono, 04473. few years ago, they entertained their nugget of earnings left after all taxes and AND former instructor in Rochester. All of dividends are dispersed. They are, in them, by the way, were still calling him Chandler’s opinion, the dynamic part of The Block M Award, presented annu Squeaky. There is a University of Maine profit used to create innovative products ally to maintain and develop strong and picnic in Rochester every year. Ex G-I’s, with newly designed tools and machines. active good will for the University of according to Chandler, get together and The result is more productive employees Maine at Orono through work in the share memories of those “ivy-covered bar and more useful products for customers. local organizations, class activities and racks in Brunswick.” And the best part about investing in tech the General Alumni Association. Items The Chandlers (wife Jean and daugh nology is that it does not turn people out of of consideration are activities on the I ters Karen and Susan) now live on a many their jobs. local association level, service to the in acred farm in Honeoye, N.Y. and travel by “Quite the contrary,” Chandler said. dividual classes and support of class ac private jet. Colby Chandler drives a tractor Samuel Gompers, he noted, put it this tivities and, support of the Annual Giv around his farm for relaxation but still way — “The worst crime against working ing Fund through time and effort to works long hours. During the month of people is a company which fails to make a make the fund a success. Submit nomi October, for instance, he was scheduled profit.” nations to Executive Director Lester J. for something every night, even Sundays. Chandler encouraged his listeners to Nadeau, North Hall Alumni Center, From this dedicated, serious dimension keep in mind the objectives of the Found University of Maine at Orono^ 04473. of his character, comes his professional ing Fathers. Heading North? Exchange pressure for pleasure "I* ■ t h j-j—i Enjoy the calm of our Colonial Charm, conveniently along Fairway Motel O your way. Pleasantly private, your comfort is our business. One and one-half hours from Orono — AUGUSTA Augusta you’re just in time for our hospitality. COUNTRY CLUB FAIRWAY MOTOR LODGE Route 202, Manchester, Maine Opposite Augusta Country Club 3 miles west of exit 15, Interstate 95 P.O.: R.F.D. 5 Augusta, Me. 04330 Robert J. Holmes, Sr., owner ac 20 CLASS NOTES GEORGE D. BEARCE ROY W. PEASLEE 11 138 Franklin St. 14 60 Bow Bog Road Bucksport, Me. 04416 Concord, N.H. 03301 Had a good letter from Harold “Cy” Walden of News in our diggings is scarcer than hens’ teeth. How Greenville who is doing well and boasts about the old ever, we have had letters from two of our Moosehead Lake region and the fishing, hunting, ski faithful—Aileene Libby, who expects to spend the ing, lumbering, and all the great doings in that region. winter again with her daughter in Westbrook, and Pep He loves every day and enjoys the view from his win Towner who lives in Fredericksburg, Tex. Possibly dow in all seasons and admits that it is God’s Country because this town is in LBJ territory, it has doubled in Ray Buck of Monmouth is living near his children and population. Both “Pep” and the Mrs. are in the Knopp doing well He has several grandchildren and five Nursing Home and would love to hear from some of I i great, great grandchildren News is short this time as you. That goes also for Estelle Beaupre whose home is several classmates have trouble in making replys. The at 396 Hammond St., Bangor, Me. A belated New Bearces will be leaving for Fla. in mid-Jan. for 2 to 3 Year Greeting would be fine, as this issue is not due months. We expect to be located at Babson Park near until January, 1976. My best wishes go to all. Spring is MR. JAMES A. GANNETT Lake Whales, Fla , for a change, since we sold our around a few corners, but it will surely be here. 08 166 Main Street apartment in Pompano Beach last spring to get away Orono, Maine 04473 from the many high-rise condos The morning mail in late September brought a lettei from classmate, Dr. Alfred S. Cook, of Princeton, New Jersey He was connected with the Walker Gordon Mary Willard Wescott of Penobscot, Maine Laboratory Company for many years A native of MR. WILLIAM E. SCHRUMPF 15 84 College Ave. has been hospitalized off and on for the past two years Maine, he is an ardent fly fisherman and returns to 12 and although lame, is able to be up and around. Maine each year for the fly-fishing season. Mrs. Gan Orono, Maine 04473 nett and I made several visits to her brother in Prince Thanks to James L. “Jim” Boyle Attorney and Coun ton, not knowing that Alfred lived just around the selor at Law at Waterville, we have a fine biography of corner from her brother’s home. A son, Alfred S. Jr , is his life. Although he closed his office some time ago, he MRS. HAROLD W. COFFIN a physician in Princeton. is still active at 89, and interested in the American 17 66 Eighteenth St. Claude and Irene Meserve celebrated their 64th Legion Dingo Boys State program that he worked on Bangor, Me. 04401 Wedding Anniversary on October 14th, 1975 Claude for 28 years, including the program held on Campus This time we have items from some people that we writes that it was a family affair in which their children, last June. In his letter accompanying the biog, he said, haven’t heard from in a long time. acting as hosts, took them out to dinner and presented “I enjoy the tremendous cooperation given all those Charles L. Stevenson, known to some of you as them with Anniversary gifts. Claude was 92 on June years from university officers and staff members, and “Steve”, has given a lifetime to education, having long 8th, 1975 He writes “I have quite a large garden which many from the university served on the staff, includ been a superintendent of schools. Now, however, he I have harrowed twice and limed.” His garden equip ing professors from the Political Science division.” has had three serious operations within a year and is ment includes a Jeep and a trailer. Irene does her own “Jim” has attended many of our class reunions limited in the amount of driving he can do, but still housework, knits and sews for the “family kids”. Con The biography has been filed in the archives of the enjoys lus hobby of gardening. He lives in Brunswick gratulations from ’08. University of Maine and claims as family a wife, two children and six grandchildren. Presumably there must be some in laws involved here also. Sumner Cobb, also with a long career in education, taught mostly in the West, his last position being at St. John’s School in Houston, Texas. Since 1963 he has had to submit to the life of an invalid and is now at a nursing home at 850 Baxter Blvd. Portland. Charles Crossland goes on collecting hon-, ors, industrial, Masonic and academic. He was the special guest of honor at Fraternity Presidents’ Night, when the trophy for the best accumulative academic average for the semester went to SAE, and the in tramural athletic trophy to Phi Eta Kappa. Roland Cobb too, has lived an active life, operating children’s summer camps, being a State Senator, and serving as Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game. He travelled extensively over the world during his active years, but having had a heart attack, is now living a quieter life at 6 Reef Road, Cape Elizabeth, with about three months in Florida during the winter. His statis tics sound much like Steve’s, a wife, two children, six grandchildren. One of the granchildren is now at UMO. Bryant Hopkins writes expressing apprecia tion for the many messages from classmates and others after his heart attack in the summer. There seem to be too many of these heart difficulties, don’t there? Bryant says some of the letters he received were ex actly what he needed to keep him going toward recov ery. He is now hoping to have their usual trip to Florida this winter, and to be at our reunion dinner in June. The day after Homecoming, Roy and Alma Higgins, Ed Dempsey and his daughter, Joyce called on me at my home in Bangor. We had a pleasant visit “For Devotion and Loyalty to the High Traditions of the University of Maine” .. Francis McGuire’31, Clara Hersum before they left to tour Bar Harbor. We learn with ’27 (accepting for Bryant Hopkins ’17,) Donald Corbett ’34 and Herbert Leonard ’39 receive the Black Bear Awards regret that William Wahlenburg died August 18 at his for 1975. The Black Bear Award was initiated in 1950 m recognition of contributions of alumni and friends of the home in North Carolina. He had devoted his life to university. Recipients are chosen on the basis of giving tirelessly, their time, effort and support. Over the years, they forestry and had published two books on different have made the UMO General Alumni Association the strongest alumni body in the state, and one of the strongest in species of American pines. His wife is his only survivor New England. and to her we extend sympathy. 21 Beeaker stopped with us for a few days last summer on MR. FRANCIS HEAD Q MRS. BETTY MILLS TOWNER their way to Maine for the annual Beeaker family 73 Westchester Ave. xZ 560 Orange Street reunion.” Lindsay J. March: “In ’67 I retired as a high Pittsfield, Mass. 01201 New Haven, Conn. 06511 school principal (Andover, Mass.). For the past six Walter Creamer wrote from Bangor. Reminisced Indian Summer is over and the trek to warmer cli years Faith and I have spent our summers in Char- about some of his teachers before 1918, Willard, Reed, mates is on—but not for your President or your Sec lottsville, Va., where we have an apartment. Our Stevens, Holmes, Weston, Hamlin and Dean Hart. retary. “Danny” Buzzell — he prefers Good Old daughter Carolyn ’50 lives there. Our son Jack ’51, a Since retiring he has had four operations. He finds Maine and it is pleasing to know that he is near the forester lives in North Carolina. Winters we live in our diet better for diabetes than shots, but that, plus diver- University and the Alumni Office. “Danny” wrote this mobile home in Ellenton, Fla. This past summer we ticulae are a tax on his wife’s cooking. He walks half a week of seeing Verne Beverly and Amy, Henry But visited my sister Ruth Dolloff ’17 in Winthrop. Our mile every day, with a cane. And rejoiced for the Red ler, Lawrence Libby and Dwight Ingraham at hearts are still in New England but winters are too cold Sox. Henry S. Sims,Ph.D. wrote from Rockleigh, N.J. Homecoming. He sees Harry Watson and hears often for us! We had our 50th in August '74. Our children (where is it?) that he got the letters after his name at from “Squirt” Lingley — good to know Danny has gave us a nice family dinner and reception." (Con Columbia, and did medical research there on Geron contact with these classmates and friends. I have heard gratulations to our two Golden Anniversary couples!) tology and arteriosclerosis. "When Gerontology was more of Ed Hacker. A letter tells me he has been We are still talking about the great time we had at our still a dirty word, I headed a gerontology study section named "Oilman of the Year" and has received 50 year 50th reunion in ’71 at Orono. I get to see a few old and advisory committee at the National Institute of Plaques at dinners in South Portland and Boothbay freinds at the annual reunions at Sarasota." George Health, Organized a foundation and helped organize Harbor. Ed’s granddaughter, Susanne C. Hacker, is a Ginsberg: “Our 55th is only a few months away—June two scientific societies. Three societies made me an freshman taking Forestry at Maine. Roy M. Boynton 4, 5,6! We expect to see you all there! Roger Castle will honorary member. Now I am a retired widower, living has received the singular honor of having a bridge let you know in due time all the information you need. alone except for a black cat named Midnight. No chil named after him! The new pedestrian bridge over the Let him know your plans to return. His address: Blue dren that I know about. I have managed to stay out of railroad tracks linking Longfellow Heights and the C. Blinds, Bristol Road, Damariscotta, Maine 04543. Our jail. I tried local government until it got too rough. I Mather Parker Senior Citizens’ Center in Orono will class secretary, the name heading this column, would had a coronary occlusion followed by a few ‘episodes’; bear his name. also like to hear from you!!!” also cataracts and deafness, but still do considerable Greetings to you all for the Holiday Season. I’ll be As secretary, I want to thank each of you, whose reading. I have not seen my obituary in the paper yet. I leaving December 18 for a month’s visiting with my names appear in this column, for your contributions. do enjoy reading about reunions.’’ Towner families in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. A new You have gladdened my heart! I can use more such great grandson and great granddaughter have been great help! added to the ranks this year. Shall I add that I’m looking forward to Christmas Greetings from you all giving me news for the next column—no news unless you write me! Q Q LESLIE W. HUTCHINS £4 30 Alban Road STACY L. BRAGDON Waban, Mass. 02168 47 Parker Road MRS. STORMONT JOSSELYN Now, thanks classmates for the several letters I re Wellesley, Mass. 02181 (Emilie Kritter) ceived after my last appeal. For you must understand Frank Lord writes from Kezar Falls, Me., “Following 299 Kenoza Avenue that the column is you or there wouldn’t be any need two heart attacks I retired in 1962. Then it was odd Haverhill, Mass. 01830 for it. We hope later on to have an action picture or two jobs requiring little effort. My wife and I are about ’80 A happy New Year to all of you! Our 55th in 1976! to enliven the column, but more details on that later. years young’ and enjoying family and friends. On the Florence (Morrill) Kelley, Ohio: “This is the first Everett P. Welch a brother Delta Tau Delta wrote week of Oct. 4 while visiting in Damariscotta, we at spot I turn to when the Alumnus comes. Still I do from Allentown, Pa. about hisjife-there, the loss of his tended the wedding of grandson Merrill Lord, a June nothing to help you! Life here is very quiet, very dear wife and the death of another Delt, Cecil B. graduate of UMO in civil engineering. The bride was routine although I keep my hands, feet, and mind very Huston know on campus as “Batch” although he Susan Ripley, UMO ’74. On Sept. 17 we enjoyed our busy. Then once a year I go on a travel binge. Last wasn’t. He was a grand little man who introduced us to 56th wedding anniversary. We have been active in the summer, after my European tour, I spent a week on the rigors of Shin Pond, Chase Mountain and the Eastern Star for 20 years and busy with church ac Monhegan Island. That was good for my soul! My Aroostook River country back in 1920-22. He died tivities for the same length of time. We are blessed with chief interest is trying to be helpful to two adult chil where he wanted to be, at his camp in Patten where we nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. We dren and seven grands. My son’s youngest is a sopho had many good times while at Maine. Our deepest continue to be in pretty good health.” Ralph Wilkins more at Maine, only one, so far to follow tradition of an sympathy is offered to his family. Thanks Ev for send of East Walpole, Mass, and his wife are back in Florida all Maine family. His oldest daughter leaves this fall to ing your nice newsy letter, and about Mel Healey’s for the winter. “I had a pacemaker installed two years teach in Saudi Arabia. Our 50th was great! Our 55th move to San Diego, Cal. On September 9, 1975, I ago”, he says, “and since then I have kept in good should be.” Lucille Smith, Portland: “last summer I received an interesting letter from our old pre-med condition if I do not try to do too much work. The had a delightful tour of the Hawaiian Islands—visited class mate from Philadelphia via Presque Isle, Dr. O. pacemaker raised my pulse from a low 30-35 to 72. We the four majors: Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and Oahu. Spurgeon English. “Doc” thinks that, “Many of our enjoy playing shuffleboard, also travel picture parties Hope to see you in June!" Katherine Stewart, “am classmates don’t write because we live from day to day in the apartment house of which I am president—75 active in 3 groups: Church, Y.W.C.A. and Southern and while each day may not seem interesting to them, apartments with 80 women and 25 men. These keep Penobscot Alumnae. Do a lot of handwdrk and read they don’t feel it would have enough interest to write my mind occupied, so, all in all, we lead a good, easy ing, furnish transportation for older friends who have about." Then “Doc” tells about he and Ellen his wife life.” Another regular Florida winter resident, Sam given up driving. I read, with amazement, about our visiting Pine Point each year to be near, >for awhile, Collins, writes from Venice: “Minnie (Norell), '22, and classmates who travel all over creation! I spend my their eldest son Wesley, who is forty and a surgeon o* I came down here late in September, a month earlier summers at my cottage at Lucerne and my winters the staff of the Maine Medical Center1 at Portland^ than usual. Our weather has been rather warm, and right here in Bangor." Mike Foley: “If I keep solvent Then they go North to Presque Isle the old home town the high humidity has been somewhat difficult to take. and out of the hospital, I’ll be on campus in June! Am to visit an older brother, wife and friends there. “But, Today, Nov. 12, a group of 14 Uof M men gathered at still on Route 1 in Scarborough, helping at the Drive- Doc continues, upon our return trip we always turn Bird Key, Sarasota, to get acquainted and to talk over In, which 1 am in the process of selling to my “incorpo off, visit the University grounds, and enjoy the sight of plans for our annual meeting next March. Ervin rated” children, but fortunately I keep busy.” Marjorie the old place where I spent two such pleasant and Stuart, ’23, has been the leader during the past four S. Marshall: “Leon is doing very well this year. He had profitable years. It was then that I felt at least I was a years, and has done a fine job. The date has been set a very large garden. Now he is scything the goldenrod college man and as such had as much status as some for March 5 at Martine’s Restaurant in Sarasota. About and multiflora roses in the pasture, as our son’s cow one from the Ivy League Colleges or engineering uni-- 125 folks attend to get acquainted and talk over old and calf don’t eat either one! The only ‘animals' he versities in the country.” Doc continues, “Our second times. Among those present today were Ervin Stuart, now has are 5 laying hens, a few capons, and a couple son Carroll, married a girl from Maine and lives about Verne Beverly, ’20, and Raymond Perkins, ’36." Cliff of roosters. We both read your column!” ten miles from us. He is an orthopedic surgeon and a Denison, in Harrison, Me., writes: “On September 6 Ed McManus: “My son Tim ’54 is a paper broker in member of an orthopedic clinic. Our youngest, a our three children had a party for us on the occasion of New York. Ray Curran is presently serving his fifth daughter of 30 is married, lives in Litde Rock, Arkan our 50th wedding anniversary. Among the many term in the legislature. Esther (Trainor) and John sas, and is engaged in computer programming. Doc guests were Frank and Doris Lord of Kezar Falls.” Toole’s grandson John ’75 is a research assistant, Dept, still plays tennis and golf and remembers a game Cliff was fire chief in Harrison for many years. During of Physical Oceanography, joint Woods Hole and played with me at the Penobscot Valley Country Club a telephone conversation with Ken MacQuarrie in M.I.T. doctoral program. Plans are for him to go to along with “Hank” Turner. Yes “Doc”, we did play Melrose, Mass., he stated that he is in good health and Antarctica in February. Ray Smith didn’t come north good golf then but I gave it up later. We met once at 4 taking life easy. this summer so I missed him. He lives in N.J. but Gimbel’s in Philly to see Monte Cros§ former shortstop I am still keeping busy with NRTA activities espe spends winters in the south.” Thanks, Ed, for all these for the old A’s under Connie Mack and baseball coach cially in the areas of legislation and crime prevention. news items. I do appreciate. Arthur Chapman, at Maine when we were there. Thanks for you letter In December I finished my fourth and last year as Philadelphia: “June ”74 Miriam and I celebrated our Dr. English, I am sure others will send some letters NRTA State Director for Massachusetts. 50th! Our son and daughter gave us a fine party of 65 now. Martha D. Chase, who keeps us posted on the I would like very much to have news from other guests, some as far as from Maine. We expect to go to distaff side of our class, reports the sudden death of members of the class. How about it, folks? Florida from Dec. 1 to April 1. Steve and Minnie Hope Perkins Featherstone who was such a good, c A HISTORY OF LUMBERING IN MAINE, FROST YOU SAY? A YANKEE MONOLOGUE. 1820-1861. by Richard G. Wood, $4.95 Text by Marshall Dodge 3rd with Walter Howe. Photos by Mary Eastman. $4.50 A SEAL CALLED ANDRE; THE TWO WORLDS OF A MAINE HARBOR SEAL, by We have approximately 20,000 different books in stock Harry Goodndge and Lew Dietz. $7.95 and and will be happy to try to supply by mail any books you may be unable to obtain locally. Just add 25 cents per THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF MAINE, by book for postage and handling. We also, without charge S. B. Attwood. An extensive list of Maine place names, GLASS EYES IN THE BOTTLE; SOME CON or obligation, will search for out of print books. flora, fauna, minerals, “Principal tributaries to princi VERSATIONS ON SOME CONVERSATION pal streams", and much more. $3.50 PIECES, by John Gould $6.95 UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE LET THE CHIPS FALL ... by Rudy Vallee. $8.95 University of Maine at Orono Orono, Maine 04473 ______ I I dear friend of Martha’s and who in her last letter to many boards of directors from which he is gradually Homecoming ever. Received a welcome note from Martha inquired what could be done to help me con retiring. He has served his community and the univer Milton Clapp asking for material on the Second Cen tinue the job by getting some letters from our mem sity in many ways. He is currently working on the tury Fund and reporting that he was “breathing in and bers Thanks Martha—Hope was always helpful and Second century Fund He feels a great deal of satisfac out on a regular basis". Always good news and I wish filled others with some of herself—Hope; she will be tion for his accomplishments. May the plus be many more of you would send health bulletins my way. I missed. While your secretary was visiting the Phillips years, Hazen. know that our 50th Reunion chairmen are on the job House at the Massachusetts General Hospital follow as Clara Hersum, Marada Johnson (N.Y.) and Doris ing a stroke, who should appear to assure a low calorie, Rideout Huestis (Ariz) sent me a copy of their yearly low cholesterol diet for me but lovely Diana L. Laugh MRS. WILLIAM E. SCHRUMPF note that went to their list of classmates. Marion Far lin, class of 1956 and head dietitian at the Phillips 25 (Mildred G. Brown) rington Gero and Charlie '26 made a second visit to House and by coincidence daughter of our classmate 84 College Ave. Maine this fall and Marion mentioned having a phone “Bob” Laughlin of South Portland, insurance man, Orono, Maine 04473 call from Marada when she was in the Cohoes area. I former track star at Maine and a loyal alumnus if there Charles (Phil) Phillips writes that he is enjoying re had a delightful visit to Don McGary’s woodworking ever was one. tirement but is busier than ever with tree farms, con shop. Don still goes to the office mornings and then As our Editor, Mrs. Wanda Owen, of the Maine sultation work for his son and other duties. Homecom relaxes in his clinically clean workshop Ever loyal to Alumnus wishes all the best holiday season, so do I hope ing was like Reunion all over again! Rudy Vallee the university efforts he was kind enough to contribute that each day you live is a gem on the pendant of packed the gym for a show on Saturday night. During an article for our annual Southern Penobscot Alum eternal life and here, one is not alone. the day and evening we saw Mansfield Packard, Chet nae Scholarship Auction, which incidentally was most Baker, Velma Oliver, Frank Hussey, Claude Tozier, successful thanks to the continued support of alumnae Class "Prexy” Louise Lord, Harriett Hume, Carl AND one lone alumnus, Les Nadeau. MRS. FRANK W. HOWARD Ring, Walt Scannell, Marcia Bailey and Lyle Jenness. Hope you all had a happy and healthy New Year. 24 (Ethelyn M. Percival) Did we miss someone that weekend? Proposed resolution: Write to Peg! Route 1, Box 5 Sympathy is extended to the family of “Ted” Par Canton, Maine 04221 sons and to Elizabeth Lawler’s brother in the death of LYNWOOD K. BETTS We extend our sympathy to Lois Chadwick Sproul on these two classmates. 64 Fairview Avenue the death of her husband, Donald, a World War II 28 Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 veteran, on Aug. 29, 1975 in Machias. The Bernie Plummers are now great grandparents. A son, Chris Saw Judge Matt Williams this summer and he tells me topher David, was born to his granddaughter, 26 The Pordand Sunday Telegram of Nov. he is retiring from active duty on the bench the end of Roseanna Files, in Rochester, N.Y. on Oct. 15, 1975 2/75 noted the speaker for the Catholic Literary Guild this year I’m sure he will still be only semi-retired. Stan Ted Hatch writes that he was recently elected to Hon meeting at Mercy Hospital Auditorium. Mary Roche Deveau retired from Liberty Mutual in 1967 after 40 orary Membership m the Permanent International spoke on the International Organization of St Joan’s years and now has the best of both seasons—New Commission and World Association on Occupational Alliance, of which she is vice-president, Eastern Hampshire in the summer and Sarasota in the winter Health for his work in the occupational health field. Branch. Mary is retired and living in Meriden, Conn. Milton Bradford and wife, Ima, were honored at a There are only about 25 such honorary members in Jessie Wood Hussey says she is enjoying retirement party given by their children for their golden wedding the world and Ted cherishes this recognition. The and looking forward to “our 50th reunion in 1976.” anniversary. He retired from state service in 1967, 50th edition of the Radio Amateur’s Handbook, put Her ten grandchildren, six in Texas and four in N.H. having served as assistant attorney general for the out by the American Radio Relay League, was dedi- are "growing up fast." Employment Security Commission. She was with the Aited to Francis E. “Ed” Handy who authored the Dept, of Transportation for twenty years. The Brad early editions. Over four and a half million copies have fords are living m Readfield. Dave Fuller sent me a been distributed. It is revised annually and has a Q ^7 MRS. EARLE R. WEBSTER note and clipping from the Bangor Daily about Mose / (Peg Preble) Spanish and European edition. It sold at first for one Nanigian. After his very successful coaching career in dollar and is now $5.50. After Ed retired he was made 93 Norway Road Bangor and Lewiston he became a harness racing Honorary Vice President of the Radio League in 1967 Bangor, Maine official and was presiding judge at the Bangor Fair after 42 years of service. He and Winifred live at 35 Something tells me I should have sent this offering meet this summer. He was presented with a drawing Brookline Drive, West Hartford, Conn. 06107 and B.W. instead of A.W. as my class note material is tem which appeared in the News in the 30’s—and now make annual visits to New Harbor, Maine Paul Crox- porarily hiding in the deluge of wedding memoranda Mose looks at least 10 years older! As usual I spent the summer at Sebec Lake with my ford has moved from South Portland to 164 Baxter I wrote to myself. If you have ever refereed a daughter and just returned from a trip on the Boulevard, Portland 04101. daughter’s wedding via long distance you will ap have Rotterdam. I’m off to the West Coast for a week and Our class president, Hazen Ayer, has written a book preciate (I hope) my temporary mental lag. 1 think I will try to contact some of our classmates out there. let titled "Three Score and Ten-Plus”, the story of his am suffering from a case of post wedding shock. Our life What a fascinating life he has led, from his birth in daughter, Patricia, was married to LeRoy Robinson, a farm house in Montville, Me., boyhood on a farm in Jr. of Cumming, Ga. at the Old Post Chapel, Fort REGINALD H. MERRILL, SR. Union, and principal of a school in Warren for two Myer, Va. on Saturday, November twenty-second. A 105 Colonial Circle years, to a partnership in the firm of Standish, Ayer most happy occasion. Lee is U.S. Army, assigned to the 29 Brewer, Me. 04412 and Wood, invetment counselors. His wife, Catherine Justice Department. Patti is employed as a legislative Winsor, gave up a career in social work for which she correspondent in the Washington office of Senator Victor MacNaughton writes that both he and “Kay” had trained, to marry Hazen. They have three daugh Edmund S. Muskie of Maine. They will live in Alexan have become bored with retirement and “Vic” is teach ters (two of whom, Catherine and Cynthia, graduated dria, Va. ing Dendrology at Hinds Junior College near Jackson, from UMO in 1960), and eleven grandchildren. Prexy Danny and I managed to get up to the Homecoming Miss., which “Kay” is working as a nutritionist for the Little was an influence in his life and Hazen quotes luncheon and saw a few of our ever loyal classmates Council on Aging. Our class president, H. Richard from one of Prexy's early speeches at the university. including Al Nutting, George Dow, Wyman Gerry, Fitzmorris, who is also president of the Cape Cod “Hitch your wagon to a star. Keep your seat and there Ken and Mae Field, Eugene Winch and Clara Pea Association of U. of M. Alumni reports that our Class you are.” A good motto to follow. Hazen has been a body Hersum. Those who were able to spend the of ’29 was the best represented of any U. of M. class at trustee for more than a hundred trust funds and on weekend on campus reported it to be the best their meeting held October 24th at Orleans, Mass., as 23 cruise in tFie Greek Elands. We flew to Venice where we boarded our ship and visited Korcula and Dubrov nik in Yugoslavia. These places are quaint and in teresting nestled at the foot of the barren mountains that skirt the Adriatic. From there we sailed to Corfu and Crete before returning to Athens. I was thrilled to wander through the ruins of the labyrinth at Cnossus and to walk on the Acropolis. What are some of the rest of you doing? Happy holidays. We’re off to Florida Jan. 13th. Hope we’ll see many of you there. FRANCIS McGUIRE 31 59 College Avenue Orono, Me. 04473 Nary a note for this period from you classmates “from away,” as they say in Maine. This phenomenon is all the more mystifying since a recent survey of readers of the Alumnus revealed that class notes was the most popular and widely read section (by far) in the publica tion. Get the message? Accordingly, as we warned you many months ago, we’ll write about ourselves; those of us who are often seen in or around Orono. Ethel (Thomas) Sezak was recently honored upon retirement as librarian of Orono H.S. following 15 years of service. Prior to that "Tommy" taught for 12 years in Me. high schools including Orono. Her un quenchable energies will be devoted to keeping up with her “go-go” husband, Sam, who refuses to really retire. William “Bill” Wells capped his golfing career George Dow ’29, Chet Baker ’25 and Ted Curtis ’23 at dedication program at state YMCA camp in Winthrop in in August by winning the Penobscot Valley Country July of this year. Ted is a former chairman of the state executive committee of Maine YMCA’s and is now a Club’s President’s Cup. Bill can be found most sunny member of the committee and its administrative board. He was master of ceremonies on this occasion. days on the Course* picking up dimes and quarters from unwary challengers to his deadly putting iron. Observations by your Scnbe: in addition to he and Mrs. Fitzmorris, “Bob” Parks Phil Brockway with his easefand paints, hurrying to and “Lou” Kinney and their wives were present. Maine’s coast and mountains to catch those beautiful “Bob” is currently teaching Hotel and Restaurant scenes he does so well. Vi (Purinton) Giffin and her Management at Cope Cod County College, while retired U.S. Coast Guard7 Captain Al securing their “Dick” informs your correspondent that he is still lec lakeside cottage and heading south to Fort Myers, Fla. turing on Navy Sea Power, having given 100 talks to' for the winter. Class President, Parker Cushman, and service clubs and kindred organizations, while travel his longtime bride Bea, both in fall colors, cheering on ling 7,000 miles and talking to as many people. You the Maine Black Bears to one of their few victorious may note from the address at the top of this column football games this year. George Smith, with his wife that your correspondent has a new home. As of Sep Gussie, loyally returning to Maine’s Homecoming tember 29th I closed the Brewer Service Bureau and from their retirement home on Cape Cod and “living it am now living in one of the beautiful new apartments up” for the weekend, as of old. Lawrence “Larry” for the elderly recently completed by the Brewer Groves, studiously examining the vintage wines in the Housing Authority. Although I call myself “semi local wine shop while on his monthly safari from his retired” since moving to this new locale I have been home in Calais. And lastly, Myra (Mrs. Jacob “Jake” very busy and in addition to my church and Kiwanis Holmes) of Belfast enjoying a UMO sponsored sym activities, I am a member of the Brewer Bicentennial phony concertatia reporting that Jake has acquired a Committee and a member of the Heritage Club, which new and larger boat for cruising re-unioning *31ers > is the senior citizens group of people living in Colonial next June. By the way, Tommy and Sam Sezak to- Circle. Once again, classmates, I ask you, PLEASE write me news of you and yours for our column for the next Alumnus. MRS. ERNEST J. PERO 30 (Jeanette Roney) 11 West End Avenue Westboro, Mass. 01581 It hardly seems that it’s time for the winter news. Summer was so short and I hope 1976 will be kind to Chester A. Baker ’25, former State Executive of the you all. YMCA of Maine, and Mrs. Baker at the dedication of Harry Mayers writes that he has quite recovered their cabin at state YMCA camp in Winthrop this from his back surgery and we’ll all be happy to see him summer. at our next reunion. Bud Lindsay also wrote that he was sorry to miss our 45th. Bud still lives at 90 Allen St., for 11 weeks, through 23 states and 5 provinces. They Springfield, Mass., but didn’t say whether he was re saw Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, Yellowstone, the tired. Others we haven’t heard from recently are Tetons, a rodeo in Sheridan, Wyo., the Canadian Roc Dorothy Ross Rand who lives at 83 Spring St., Berlin, kies, Lake Louise, Fairbanks, Mt. McKinley, Anchor N.H. 03570—Ellen Mullaney who is now at 299 Jor age and the Kenai Peninsula. They fished 4 days from dan St., North Port, Fla. 33595—and Sister Frances Homer Spit and took the trip up the inside passage Babb, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn. 53705. and visited with cousins in. Wash. and Ore. Thanks for By the way, if you haven’t ordered your new directory, your nice letter, Louise. The trip sounds wonderful. please do so. I’m sure you’ll find many people have Also traveling are Frank and Ruth (Shurtleff ’35) moved since the last one. One new address is Barbara Goodwin who have been visiting their daughter in Higgins, 467 Grove St., Framingham, Mass. 01701.1 Kan. and also flew to Bermuda for a brief vacation. I’m don’t know what she is doing now that she has retired. still waiting to hear about Homecoming. How many George Dow ’29 and wife, Myrde being honored at the Laurence and Elizabeth (Ricker-31) Boothby have re got back? What did you do or hear? Sorry we couldn’t dedication of their cabin at the state YMCA camp in turned from a wonderful 13,600 mile trip to Alaska make it but we had just returned from a delightful Winthrop on July 24. 24 **■ •H husband Glen use their "Smoky” trailer for cross coun roll ’56 and daughters. Claire Sanders spent the first try trips. Spud sews, golfs, and plays tennis while hus •J two weeks of June touring Austria and Germany. band Glen works in his gardens and carves wood. Other countries visited were Northern Italy, France, •>: According to Spud, her brother Newt died m Louis and Switzerland. Also in the group from Maine were ■x ville, Ky in 1965. That was news to me and maybe to Mary Reed ’29 and Mary Carter Stiles ’31. And thanks Richard S. Bradford, Inc. the rest of you. Edith (Talbot) Ness wrote some un to Claire Sanders, we have the following: Roscoe '<• happy news, saying that her mother had died, and also Real Estate and Insurance $ Cuozzo has retired from UMO where he worked for :•< she had news that James Fuller passed on. You recall many years on the pullorum testing program. He con >:< that he had worked for the Maine Dept, of Health and Richard S. Bradford, Pres. ’30 tinues to live in Orono. Drusilla Roderick Noyes and Welfare for some 40 yrs. Edith ended on a more happy her husband, Norbert, have moved back to Maine Warren E. Smith, Vice Pres. I note by saying that she talked with Rachel (Gilbert) from Connecticut, where he taught music in the £ Hebb in Boothbay this summer. She said Rachel goes schools. They are now living in Waldoboro, Me. Drawer 311 to Florida in the summer Please, WRITE ME, DAMN Lawrence E. Tompkins and his wife now spend their Orono, Maine 04473 1 IT, WRITE! Try to contact the missing 264' Now1 winters in Fla. Their daughter, Mrs. Robert Miller, ★ Tel. 866-2625 or 866-2609 Editor’s Note This Alumnus and all others tn 76 will go to lives in Orono. Robert’s father is Stacy Miller, well all alumni known to many extension people in the state. Martha I Tuomi Viikand her daughter, Mary Viik Dyer, visited relatives in Finland this part summer. Martha and husband Eric live in Monson where he built their MISS BLANCHE HENRY home. Martha retired as head of the English Dept., 1 33 70 Beechwood Street Rockland High School. Willard S. Caswell, Sr. is run Thomaston, Me. 04861 ning his own consultant firm with offices in Rangeley and Washington, D.C. Projects include technology ex gether with Jake are planning another one of those As I write this it looks as though our fine November position for the United Nations and youth energy unforgettable shore dinners at Bayside on our 45th. weather has come to an end as there is snow in the air conservation programs in the U.S. Don’t miss it! Hopefully all of you and yours will have had a good Hold the presses! Correction, Correction. holiday season as your read the column. Your reporter hasjust discovered mislaid class notes ’33 has two officers in the Alumni Association: John from Richard “Dick” Blanchard and Horace Flynn. Wilson as first Vice-President and Eleanor West Sorry fellows. Dick writes from his home in Cumber Yerxa as second Vice-President. Thanks to Eleanor I land, Me., that he closed out his farm business in 1968 learned that ’33 was well represented at Homecoming. and entered the field of municipal administration. He I judge from all the reports and what I read that Rudy is beginning his fifth year as property assessor for the was a big hit. Many of the class have had trips. Art Town of Lisbon and is a member of the Cumberland Forrestall and his wife have been to Europe. Evelyn Town Council. Dick enjoys 5 grandchildren, three of Gleason Rawson and Bart were in Portugal and Fla. daughter Lois (Widmer) ’58 who lives in Brunswick This summer they were in Maine. They were in the and two of son, Kenneth, ’60. Ken also resides in Dexter area, Northeast Harbor and Boothbay Harbor. Cumberland. It’s a small world—daughter Lois and I was very pleased to have them stop to see me During your scribe’s daughter Pat became very close friends in the summer Bob and Betty Pendleton spent some time Brunswick before the 1931 class connection became camping. They were in Nova Scotia and along the St. known. Dr. David Widmer (Lois’s husband is dentist Lawrence Seaway. Dolley Dunphy Bassett '32 was in for Pat’s brood of four. Horace and Mrs. Flynn Me. and stopped to see Marge and Bill Murphy in Bar welcomes a visit from any and all 1931’ers to the new Mills. Dottie Blair Bohnson has retired from teaching (1975) retirement home in Machiasport, Me. The English at South Portland High School. She and her Elynn’s retired from work in Los Angeles in 1973 ajid husband, John, are settled in their home at Litde made haste to Me. where they are enjoying the incom Sebago Lake as they sold their home at Cape Elizabeth. parable coast and sea of the Pine Tree State. Luthera Burton Dawson hasjust returned from a two Scared us. For a minute, there, we thought all the action week special assignment with I.RS. in Washington, was tn Orono and Calais-Editor. D.C. She says that she much perfers to be in Me. Our sympathy to Evelyn Plummer Miller whose 94 year- old mother passed away in Nov From the Forestry and Wildlife News Annual, I UNWOOD S. ELLIOTT learned the next items: Charles Fobes is retired. John 85 Leighton Road 32 Bankus lives at 177 Cove Road, Burlington, Vt. He Clayton Totman ’35 checks condition of his trees. This Falmouth, Portland (PO) Maine 04105 manages the finances of Champlain College and does a one has been sheared to grow in the traditional Since I wrote an account of the last Mini Reunion, lot of scuba diving H. J. Barrett is retired, does fores Christmas tree shape. Recently WCBB, Channel 10 complete with names of those present in the Summer try consulting and real estate in Harrisonburg, Va. filmed an “Up Country” segment featuring Totman, a issue of the Alumnus, Jim Bates’ letter describing the Ben Brown, is the Cartographer and Graphic Chief of retired Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps. He same event went to all our classmates. From what I can the Palm Beach County Planning Board. He and his began growing trees on his Waldoboro farm in 1950 find out, the Alumnus goes only to those who pay their wife Jan own a home at 620 Hudson Road in West and retired there in 1959 after 24 years in the service. plass dues (about 75); so Jim’s letter reached the rest of Palm Beach. Fla. Richard Millar is in New London, He has been growing Christmas trees ever since, ex the approximately 339. This demonstrates the prob N.H Fred Wiers’address is P.O. Box 212, Edingburg, perimenting with the best kinds for this area. He has lems I have trying to get news. Of the 75 faithful who Va. He is a licensed lay Preacher of the Methodist over 1200 trees ready for market. get the Alumnus, only three wrote me this summer. church and does consulting work in forestry. During his military years, he established and was Therefore I can’t write any news of approximately 264 Am certain many of you will be involved in the ’76 i esponsible for conservation management areas of all balance, or the faithful balance of 72!* What a life! activities in widespread communities. Won’t you share lenewable national resources on all military reserva Peter Kuntz surfaced after some 42 years of silence, by some of your doings with the rest of us through this tions in the country. He eventually became a special writing a letter to the Alumni office which they sent to column? News is mighty hard to come by. I appreciate assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. As Director of me. He has retired from Polaroid & he and wife have the notes, cards and letters I received from you. My the Christmas Tree Growers Assoc., he is working with sold their Westwood, Mass, home and moved to the best wishes to all for Health and Happiness m 1976! Univeisity of Maine Extension Service in developing Cape East Orleans. He further plans another home, in ways to help trees stay healthier. same town, overlooking the sea on Pocket Road. Jay, his oldest, is a 3rd year student at Johns Hopkins with Kathy, a 2nd year student there also. Jeff, the MRS. JOHN J. TURBYNE youngest, is a Soph, at Nasson, Maine. (Good Lord! My 34 (Fern Allen) kids have been out of school for some 12 to 20 years. 70 Boston Ave. MISS JO PROFITA Pete must have started late!) He wants all UM Alumni Winslow, Me. 04902 149 Dartmouth Street living on the Cape to contact him. His address is PO Once again we salute Don Corbett, lecipient of a Black 38 Bangor, Maine 04401 Box 842, East Orleans, Mass. 02643. Margaret (Spud Bear award at Homecoming. Don always does things Churchill) Snyder wrote me from her retirement in a big way, and the Alumni Fund job he accepted HOMECOMING SPECIAL! Homecoming is behind home in NC (Lakeview Estates, Hendersonville, needed a big man. Congratulations, Don! Irene San us but the memories linger. For me it was particularly 28739. As you already know, her son Jonathan, mar ders Johnson and Bill sent us a card from N.H. when memorable because during it I attended my first meet ried the daughter (Laura) of Alan Shepard. Jonathan they were on a tup. They spent a weekend with Alice ing as a member of the General Alumni Council. served in Vietnam and is now getting his Master’s in Dyer DeCourcy and Ed. My ears were burning—do (That’s right; I’m talking about myself again. I possess Texas. Anne (Spud’s daughter) is married to Nelson you suppose they were talking? On their return trip, no humility whatsoever!) Crowther, a lawyer for Amtrack, in Washington, D.C. Irene and Bill visited their son, Wayne ’58, a certified At the Career Award dinner on Friday evening I was They have two children a boy and a girl. Spud and her public accountant in Poitland, and wife Rebecca Car seated with a group which included our leader, Bob 25 b Fuller, and his beguiling Beth. Needless to say, we retiring President Bill Treat and Secretary Polly were our loquacious selves. Bob told me that this past Weatherbee for their 35 years of devoted service to the summer he had seen Dwight and Betty Lord who class of 1940. Roger sent me pictures of each as well as traveled quite extensively throughout Canada and saw the notes of acknowledgment from Polly and Bill. The Bob in Pordand when they had a bit of difficulty with Plaques contain the UM seal, a gavel on Bill’s and a their vehicle. From Bob I also learned that Buzz Quill on Polly’s and an engraved message of apprecia Sherry is now chairman of the Convention Bureau of tion from all of us. Although he did not say so, I believe both the state of Colorado and the city of Denver. We UNIVERSITY MOTOR INN that Roger did the woodworking himself. Roger spent wish him well and hope the Sherrys will enjoy their much of the summer in the hospital with a disc opera new location. Another individual Bob and I discussed Orono, Maine 04473 tion. He is fine now and has been promoted to District was Arnold Veague. Arnie was honored in Boston in Walking Distance to Campus Manager for John Hancock located in Augusta, Me. September when he received the highest honor of We all thank you Roger for carrying out this project. 50 Rooms — Fully Air Conditioned * Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The thirty-third degree is 9 avsaided for “outstanding service to Freemasonry or Color TV — Cable TV for significant contribution to humanity, reflecting Swimming Pool — Coffee Shop credit to the fraternity.” Our chapeaux off to you, Dining Room — Cocktails Arnie1 By rhe way, seated at our table, too, were Bob *nd Marybelle Schoppe and it is always good to see For reservations, call 207/866-4921 ISABELLE SHIPMAN them My talk-swapping at Saturday’s luncheon was 41 (Isabelle Crosby) • 'th Gerald and Marjorie (Thompson) Hart and not Highland Terrace too far away was Margaret (Williston) Bebek. During Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Now hear this-from our class president and his wife, the coui sc of the weekend, I also spotted Norman NATHANIEL M. Dudley and Barbara (Orff) Utterback— “With the ' Ness and Tom Lynch. Yes, it was a fun weekend. My 4 LaRiviere Road 40 strains of “The Maine Stein Song” still ringing in our sister (Carmela, ’34 attended the various functions Framingham, Mass. 01701 with me and through her I met some of her classmates. ears and the nostalgia of an evening with Rudy Vallee Some of these “older” people were nice enough to With notes relayed on to me from Polly Weatherbee I still on our minds, we can’t help but feel that this past have merited being m the class of 1938! We’ll mention do have some news of interest for the winter issue. A Homecoming week-end was a great success. Wish we no names; but if the word “de courcy” were in the letter to her from Althea Warner Maudel tells of her could have seen more ’41ers around and undoubtedly dictionary, it would come between “dandy” and “de retirement and moving with her husband to Nairobi, we missed some, but the usual supporters were on lightful", wouldn’t it’? PEACE AND LOVE! Kenya, in Africa. Our new Class Prexy, Alice Ann hand: Walter and Charlene (Perkins) Strang Donovan Poeppelmeier, with her husband Vin par Charlene has just added a new job to her busy ticipated in one of the Alumni association sponsored schedule, that of travel agent, so remember her when tours to Ireland. Ralph Grant wrote in September that you’re getting away from it all—, also saw John Hoc- on a trip to Northern Maine he got a line on one of our tor, Mike and Elsa Cohen and Len and Helen MRS. THOMAS L. BARKER lost 40’ers. Paul Albert has retired from the service (Wormwood) Pierce and lively daughter Susie who (Barbara Corbett) and is making his home at 514 Melody Lane, Richard clued us in on the new cheers. Our good friends 49 Captain Road son, Tex. 75080. He is married and has 2 girls and a Merrill (Boake) and Joyce (Ramsey) Carter came Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106 boy. A phone visit via Watts line to Alvalene Pierson from Hempstead, L.I. to join in the festivities with Not much to report in this issue—am hopeful some of Karlsson related that she and Ed have opened up a their freshman daughter, Nancy, and we enjoyed hav you will get a message out during the holidays which Swedish Book Store next door to the Pierson Press. ing as houseguests George and Dottie (Wing) Nys- might make the spring issue more interesting! A note They spent six weeks in Sweden this past summer. trom. We see the Carters and Ny stroms occasionally as from Jeanette (Lamareau) Ela to the Alum office. She Their home address is 1456 3rd Ave. New York City the Carters live near our daughter, Carol (Utterback) and Ben (’40) are still in Lemon Grove, California. Ben and the shops are a couple blocks away. Richard M. Guerrin, a ’68 grad who lives in Long Beach, L.I. with is an engineer for Teledyne Ryan and Jeanette is a Sawyer is another of our class that has come back to husband Jerry and 8 month Michelle Lee, and the school counselor, grades 9-12. In early November a Maine in retirement. After a career in the U.S. Navy Nystroms travel this way on Great Northern Paper Co. small group of us had a "mini’ reunion” with Lucille Air Systems Command as a R & D Administrator he is business and to visit with their son Peter, a senior at (Fogg) Baldwin at her vacation home in New Hamp now making his home on Little Diamond Island in Maine. Besides Carol, we have a son Gregg who is a ’72 shire. Betty (Homans) Hancock and her sister, Ger Casco Bay. graduate of Husson College, Bangor—who lives in trude, Frannie (Rhoda, ’40) Richards, Elnora (Savage, Those who were at reunion last June will recall that Hampden and is now working his way up in the Mac ’40) and myself made up the roster. A super week-end Roger Cotting put the bite on us for a “Don’t ask Donald food chain in Bangor. Summer brought us and great fun to get together. All for now — better questions, trust me” donation. This project culmi together with other *41ers—Larry and Ginny (Moul luck next time. nated in two handsome walnut plaques presented to ton) Emery who have a camp at Green Lake next to ours (Larry enjoying his retirement from the business world); FredarjuHester (Billings) Hanson, MRS. JOHN E. HESS 42 (Barbara Perry) 54 Pine Ledge Road, R. 4 Bangor, Maine 04401 On October 11, Homecoming Weekend, our class officers met in the library. Don and Mary Louise Grif- fee, Bob McLeary, Lee Carter, Will Butterfield and Wally Francis were there. The issue of a newsletter for next spring was discussed and planned for. Hope 26 you’ll all cooperate, especially as this is just once every them busy Dottie does some substitute teaching and plished to date in the format of the Maine Alumnus. five years. hopes to visit Jacque in France in the spring. Many Good luck, Wanda. Cherrie ThomeKaiferand husband John spent the thanks for your nice letter, Dottie. Your example may I had hoped to be present at the Homecoming espe month of August at their camp near Hartland. And encourage others to respond. cially to see old friends and glean some news from the from Newport comes news that Homer Woodward is Erving Paper Mills has class of 1944 but had to forego it because of other doing fine and has been given a clean bill of health. announced the appoint Everyone will be glad to hear that, Woody! And bulle commitments. From the alumni office I have the fol ment of Martin Scher to lowing news items: tin number II from Newport—Maddy and Carl the position of Vice Presi Air Force Colonel Brackett have moved back to their old home town, dent of Corporate De after living many years in first Presque Isle and then Fleetwood Pride, Jr., ‘44 velopment. He will remain husband of the former Orono. A letter from Marguerite (Midge) Merrill to a member of the Erving say that Clearwater, Florida is too far away from Marion Castner of War Paper Mills Executive wick, R.I., recently as Maine, but that she and husband are very happy and Committee, a post he has busy since his retirement there. Bill Irvine and sumed command of the held since 1973. His new 601st Tactical Control Martha are, in his words, “back in Maine for good” and duties will include added Wing m Wiesbaden, Ger says they’re already looking forward to our 35th in responsibility in the areas many. Fleetwood is a native 1977. A card from Barbara Savage Thompson. Her of formulation of basic of Guilford and in addition husband teaches data processing in Havelock, North criteria and objectives and to his degree from U.M.O. Carolina. They live at 408 Chadwick Drive. Robert Martin Scher development of plans for has a master’s degree in Chute was on the UMO campus last May to see his the profitable expansion of Erving operations through education from Tufts Uni daughter, Mary Ann Chute McGee, receive her B.S internal growth and acquisition. He resides with his versity. Colonel and Mrs. , degree. He was most pleased with all he saw on cam wife, Gloria, at 2 Peter Cooper Road, New York Fleetwood Pnde, Jr. Pride are justly proud of pus. “Keep up the good work”, says Bob. Malcolm E. William Ellis,in Washington D.C , has been named their six children. Hardy has retired from directorship of U S. Forest coordinator of the Exposition of Appropriate Tech It was also a pleasure to learn that Harlan F. Small, Service “Smokey Bear” program. He and wife Fran nology for the United Nations Conference on Human was elevated to the 33rd degree the highest honor of bought a 40 foot tug-trawler yacht and have moved Settlements to be held in Canada in June ’76 The Scottish Rite Masonry on September 24 at Boston. It aboard and will free-lance magazine articles while fourth conference of HABITAT will deal with major has been my pleasure to work with Harlan in masonry cruising from Maine to the Bahamas. He sound like world problems. He has been on the staff of UNESCO and this honor is well deserved. Congratulations, Har another Sloan Wilson in his novel, “Away From it All”. and the National Science Foundation, science advisor lan. Harlan also served as narrator at the state Masonic Good luck, Mai. to Gov Kenneth Curtis and to Haile Selassie of Bicentennial drama held m Augusta on October 10th. Ethiopia, a staff member for Senators Harns, Church, Harlan’s fine voice and dignified manner helped to and Reuss. He has written a number of papers on make this affair a great success. Also in the news re science and social policy and is now working on a book cently was Frank Squires formerly of Medford, Mass, on the New Ruralism in the U.S. We attended “An and now deputy chief of the instruments systems in MRS. EUGENE A. MAWHINNEY Evening with Rudy Vallee" during Homecoming ventory management division at the Oklahoma City 43 (Anne Dowling) weekend. Chatted with Ed and Dottie (Moran) Hall Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base. Frank Spearin Drive afterwards and met two of their children. Gordon and received 1 of 10 annual awards to Civil Service em Orono, Maine 04473 Dorothy (Brewer) '42 Eriksonjoined us briefly. As you ployees for outstanding public service. This is indeed I tried! I sent UMO picture postcards to a list of ran undoubtedly know, Gordon is President of the Gen an achievement and the Class of’44 congratulates you, domly chosen Class of’43 names. Unless the mailmen eral Alumni Association. Bert Pratt was master of Frank. Apparently the drive you showed in football is faltered, and they promise us they never do, the cards ceremonies for the evening and a co-host of the Val still present. Good luck. must have been received. Come forward, Dottie Mac lees’ during their visit This seems to be about the sum total of news for this Leod Bedard, and get your star for answering! What a I take some consolation as I read other class notes issue. The Alumni Office has been helpful in supply great family she has! Her oldest, Mary, graduated that I am not the only secretary begging for news But ing information but it would be helpful to hear from from UMO in ’69 and Tufts Medical School in ’73. She that doesn’t make a column. Christmas letters should more individuals. Don’t be bashful—let us know what’s is now chief pediatric resident at the Medical College help next time. If not I may try my hand at fiction! happening in your career. As this goes to press the of Virginia in Richmond and will start a two-year fel Gilleys have a small item to offer. Jane Francis Carr, lowshipin neo-natology at the University of Cincinnati our #4 daughter gave birth to a son, Matthew David, in July. Terrific! Kathy attended UMO for one year on Saturday, November 1. This brings our total to and is now married and has two children. Alan DR. FRANK P. GILLEY seven grandchildren — all boys except for one. Quite a graduated from Bryant college and now works for an 44 Tip Top Farm switch from our family of five daughters. Skip and electronics firm in Attleboro, Mass. Jacqueline is a Box 177, RFD #1 Frannie live in Deighton, Mass. member of the class of’77 at UMO, but is spending her Brewer, Maine 04412 Here's hoping that all members of the Class of ’44 junior year at the University of Caen in France. The First of all your correspondent would like to congratu have a happy holiday season. Please send along any Bedards still have an eighth grader at home to keep late Wanda Owen and staff on what has been accom notes of interest. How about that? «• NORTHERN CONSULTANTS, INC A General Management Consulting Firm I offering assistance to Maine firms or individuals / in the following areas: □ Executive Search □ Productivity Analysis □ Organization Analysis □ Streamlining & Paper Systems □ Career Counseling □ Expense Controls □ Resume Preparation □ Supervisory Training □ Compensation Analysis □ Interview Training James D. Brown, President One Merchants Plaza Bangor, Maine 04401 (201) 942-6776 27 and Friends. Dana and Peg Brown Bunker were up Since 1971, he has been Associate Department Head MRS. RUSSELL BODWELL visiting their son, Peter, who is a freshman. Also saw of another department where he assisted in the man 45 (Barbara Higgins) Dick Knudson whose son, Erik, is a Frosh. Home- agement of communications, ground-based and air J87 Scudders Lane coming brought both of these couples back on campus. borne sensor systems. Long Island, New York Joe and (Ginny Tufts ’46) Chaplin were also up celeb He has been with MITRE since 1964, joining the Sally Lockett Taylor did a great job over the past five rating the 100th Homecoming and seeing their Corporation from the Laboratory for Electronics. years keeping us all up on the news of our class. Thank daughter Anne, a sophomore. He resides at 16 Prior Drive, Bedford, Mass., with you, Sally, for a job well done and for most of the Life has been busy here on the home front with Russ his wife Frances. following items. Thelma Peacock Smith, after spend opening his own consulting engineering firm on Sep ing six years in Australia, has returned to New En tember 2. He had been senior Vice President of En gland. Her husband, Robert, is now teaching mathe gineering and Design for Levitt & Sons, Inc. for 10 matics at the University of Connecticut. The Smiths years. He has formed the partnership of Henderson, have five girls and one boy. The two eldest daughters Casey and Bodwell. Newsome & Company, Inc., Boston-based public are at Kansas State University and at Barnard College. relations firm, has named Gerald A. Rogovin ’49 a George E. Hansen, Jr. has been named plant manager vice president and joined Gerald A. Rogovin Public of U.S. Steel’s Electrical Cable Div. in Worcester, Mass. Relations, Inc., Newton, Mass., with its operations. George’s Dad is George E., Sr. T7. Bob a nd Lala (Jones Rogovin currendy serves as chairman of the na ’47) Dinsmore are living in Berlin, N.H., where Bob tional Counselors Section of the Public Relations has been an engineer with the Brown Paper Company Society of America, an organization of 600 prac for 26 years. They have four children, but only their titioners representing more than 400 firms in the 13 year old son remains at home now. Frank '44 and U.S. and 13 other countries. He has headed his Doris Emery Spencer also made it to reunion. Doris own firm since I960... has been teaching Fourth grade for 13 years in Be Newsome & Company, Inc., founded in 1945 by verly, Mass, where they now live at 27 Berrywood Paul A. Newsome, now chairman, is the largest Lane. They have three grandchildren now. Saw Bob and oldest public relations counseling firm in New and Dot Currier Dutton this summer at Highland England. Lake several times. Bob is an engineer with the Fels Rogovin is married and the father of four chil Company and Dot has been teaching Home dren. He lives at 51 Shornecliffe Road in Newton. Economics at a Junior High in Pordand for eight He holds a Master of Science degree in journalism years. Their daughter Pam, graduated from UMO in from Columbia University and studied for a Ph.D. '73 and their daughter Nancy is a senior. It seemed in social psychology at American University in odd this September on Parents weekend to be on cam Washington, D.C. pus without a student after eight years. Our Sue graduated in ’71, Joanne in ’73 and Bill last May. He Harold B. Goldberg ’49 of Framingham has been married Nancy Ayers ’74 on June 28. Russ '44 and I appointed Head of the MITRE Corporation's Space, enjoyed serving two years as presidents of the Parents Navigation and Control Systems Department. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Rushworth, ’51, ended his 20-month command of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edward AFB, Calif, in November, relinquish ing it to Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford of Weather ford, Okla. He did so as both decorated test pilots and famed space pioneers stood alongside each other and ex changed places during a 30-minute change of com mand ceremony in front of center headquarters. Be hind three generals at the Edwards AFB ceremony were three white-gloved flag bearers and a formation of about a dozen honor guards. In parade formation in front of and facing the generals were three flights of Dr. John Barnard >51 atop Lucille's Bar-Boy of Churchill Acres delivered invitations to this year s Charity Ball at about 100 center officers, enlisted men, and six color Augusta s Civic Center. The event benefits the Augusta General Hospital. guards. Also there with a musical salute for the outgo- ing and incoming center commanders, were 36 mem bers of the 15th Air Force Band. Flanking the generals on the right was a phalanx of about 20 center colonels, all key staff members, and 30 senior non commissioned officers. General Rushworth, who helped lead the way to space as an X-15 rocket research plane pilot, goes to Kirtland ABF, Albuquerque, N.M., to command the Air Force Test and Evaluation Center. There he will be responsible for managing the Air Force operational test and evaluation program. At the same time he will independently assess the military use, operational ef fectiveness and suitability of Air Force weapon sys tems. Among about 200 persons watching the ceremony were key military officials, civic and business leaders from nearby communities, relatives, coworkers and friends of the participants. Included were General Rushworth’s wife, Joyce (“Joy"), and his mother, Mrs. Mabel T. Rushworth of Madison, Me. I MRS. RICHARD W. NOYES 51 (Shirley M. Lang) 115 Massachusetts Ave. Millinocket, Maine 04462 Editor’s Note: Mrs. Noyes sent out “several SOS letters for news but received none, so decided to take me up on a sugges tion to substitute personal commentary in lieu of news. “Brother," says she, “I thought I was back in Freshm George H. Hayes ’52 has been elected to an Associateship in the firm of Sargent-Webster-Crenshaw & Folley, Comp!” It would seem that members of the class of’51 shouia Architects and Engineers. He has been a Project Manager since joining the firm and Manager of the Bangor office give her A for effort and send her their remarks by the end of since July of this year. He is Project Director of the Merrill Center in downtown Bangor, pictured above. the semester. He lives at 68 Lincoln Street, Brewer, with his wife Dorothy and children Mark, Linda and Catherine. We complained a few years ago because university and college campuses were aflame with “protest.” Then we complained because apathy set in, although somewhat to our relief, I suspect. aged group to even professors I’d had! The momen For a few years my “source” has been complaining of tum for spirit grew and grew until it fairly burst from the ratified air emanating from the administration. No us all in the singing of the Stein Song at the end of the Walter P. Schurman, Jr. ’52, was awarded the longer were students treated to spontaneous “talk” program. It was so pronounced Mr. Vallee had to doctor of education degree by Nova University, sessions and meal exchanges with the President. Gone caution us all to slow down! I’ve been to several football Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on September 16, 1975. was the feeling that the students were special individu games and other activities since graduation but none An administrator for the Palm Beach County als with special needs. They became locked into a mass have ever brought that old Maine Spirit so alive before school system, Schurman received his master of production factory. Why? education degree from Florida Atlantic University Lately two events occurred at the University of The second incidence came from an article in The in 1967 Maine, Orono, that have given me pause for thought Maine Campus. For the first time in our “source’s” He is a former associate editor of The Alumnus and optimism. The Maine Spirit is not dead or dying, memory the students are uniting to raise money for and assistant director of publicity for UMO. He but has only been in a dormant season. One of the their own project As you know, the Maine Bear statue was on the faculty of Bar Harbor High School events occurred early this past fall when we were in has deteriorated to the point of being unsafe. It is from 1957 to 1964. Schurman was editor of The vited to Rudy Vallee’s visit. I must admit I wasn’t too being torn down, but if the students have their way it Maine Campus in 1951-52. enthused, but went as a chance to be with my family. won’t be long before a new Bananas will appear. He has continued his interest in journalism We were early at the Gym, and memories of earlier Perhaps there are more lofty causes, but again I think through moonlighting for newspapers in Maine good times began to crowd in along with people and and wonder what is more important as a stepping and (for the past eleven years) in Florida while more people from our thirteen year old to our stone to bigger and better projects than spontaneous pursuing a career in education. twenty-five year bld son-in-law, through our middle spirit? Complete building. 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He California’s Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. had been a corporate vice president of operations He will head a newly created materials and since December, 1972, with responsibility for the molecular research division investigating prob manufacturing locations of Scott’s Packages Products Courtney F. Porter ’54 has been named vice- lems related to fusion, fossil fuel and solar and nudear energy. \ J Division, the company’s timberlands operations, and president of R. W. Booker & Associates, Inc., en He received his doctorate at the University of Scott Maritimes Pulp Limited, a wholly-owned sub gineers, architects, and planners. Porter has been California in 1959. His many honors include the sidiary in Nova Scotia. He was named division vice manager of Booker’s Lexington, Kentucky Regional Ernest O. Lawrence Award from the Atomic president of operations in Scott’s Packaged Products Office since 1973. Energy Commission in 1972. Division in 1971. In his 20-year career, he has been associated with Marsden joined Scott Paper Company in 1952. Lexington consulting engineering firms, with the I 30 borah, a high school senior. Their address is 4 Joanne ceived his Master’s in Counseling and Guidance from Electrical Engineering in 1961 from UMO and is also Drive, Westboro, Massachusetts 01581. Jon Pulsifer, the University of Alabama in 1967 is living in Parks, the inventor of the classes of codes known as “broad international sales manager for the Agriculture Chem Arizona with wife, Joleen and two children. The Bos sense complementary sequences” and “quasi- ical Division of the FMC Corporation, has relocated to ton Herald-American reveals that the Massachusetts complementary sequences.” He has published and the chemical group’s new headquarters in Philadel Petroleum Council has announced the election of presented numerous papers and articles and its the phia, Pa. An FMC employee for 15 years, he had been William Johnson as its chairman. He is also chairman author of a booklet on digital phase coding. A reviewer assigned to three New York locations—Kinderhook, of the Masconomet Regional School Board, past direc for both the Microwave Journal and the IEEE, he has Middleport and New York City—prior to this last tor of the Topsfield Athletic Assoc, and a member of tutored ghetto youngsters and was a member of the move. Your reporter had the pleasure of a week’s visit the Mobil National Speakers Bureau. Nelson O. New Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Eric with Lois (Pratt) and the children—Elizabeth, 15, and combe, 8523 Parliament Drive, Springfield, Va. Bolen is still in Sinton, Texas and is currently the Asst. Jonny, 12—in their new home (655 Norwood Road, 22151, says his family—2 boysand 1 girl—have fallen Director of the Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Founda Downingtown, Pa. 19335) while Jon attended meet in love with the Washington area and he has retire tion there. He is married with two children. He has ings in London and Brighton, England in late ment plans for there. At present is Post Operations made several trips abroad in connection with his work November. The family hated to leave Lockport, N.Y. officer at Ft. Myer. Haven’t received any word from including one to Leningrad and Moscow. He has pre where Elizabeth earned her varsity letter as a member our Class President on Reunion Plans ’76 but would be sented several articles in various magazines. George of the high school swimming team and Jonny was eager to yield News space to him for the spring issue. Darling serves as supply minister at the Damariscotta named to the Little League All-Star Team. Til then, my best to all for good health, good happi Methodist Church. He resides in South Jefferson and Your name does not appear in this column because ness, and best of all, good friends. is self-employed. your letter has not appeared in my mailbox! Sorry I don’t have much news to pass along this time. Explanation: Like many other alumni magazines with limited Please do remember to drop me a note—photos are space, we hale dropped the custom of printing every reuntng welcome too! Any suggestions you might have for this class every year. In trying to utilize that spacefor material that column would be appreciated. ^L'ould be of interest to all alumni (our circulation has grown MRS. LEO M. LAZO 49,000 plus) I chose pictures this year of the 25 and 50 year 58 (Jane Ledyard) reuntng classes, the WWII years and the oldest class reuntng. 49 Martin Street We can never use the number of pictures desired, considering West Roxbury, Mass. 02132 that the magazine, class notes and all, have to fit into approx imately 40 pages. The decisions on what to use are always A great big CONGRATULATIONS to Patrick E. difficult, a problem I am sure Ms. Sterling will understand, McCarthy on his selection as chief administrator of the since she is with Random House publishers in New York. seven campuses that make up the University of Maine. Editor. Saw Arthur F. Mayo this past summer while we were vacationing at Popham Beach. Art says that he is hav ing a great time as a school board member for the city of Bath. He finds it extremely interesting to be on the administrative side of the fence instead of being a student. Also had a long visit with Patti Hayes Mac Donald (Paul ’61). She is working with Dr. Gerry Hayes who is an ophthalmologist in Brunswick and is also devoting time to the local hospital there Paul is with Norton Assoc, in Brunswick still doing insurance work. The Frank Youngs of McLean, Va. were in the Bath area this summer. Frank is really running himself ragged going all over the world in connection with his business. Dr. Bruce Stillings has been promoted to Gerard W. Ingalls ’61 has been named director of director of research activities by the Nabisco Corp, of field claims, group insurance operations, at Connect N.J. He and wife, (Suzanne Litdefield ’60) and four icut General Life Insurance Company. children live in Kinnelon, N.J. and have a summer Ingallsjoined Connecticut general in 1961 and since cottage at Ells Pond in N. Berwick. The Massachusetts 1964 he has held supervisory posts in the group insur Audubon Society has announced the appointment of ance operations. He was appointed assistant secretary Maj. T. Benton as director of Laughing Brook Educa in 1972 and has been director of field and account tion Center and Wildlife Sanctuary as of Dec. 1. services since 1974. He and his wife, Ann, have two Laughing Brook is the former home of Thorton daughters and live at 1 Farmstead Lane, West Sims Burgess, nationally known author of children’s books. bury, Conn. John H. Small ’56 has been appointed to the new Maj. Benton, wife, Joanne and son, Brook, live on post of director-program administration in United Rockadundee Road m Hampden, Mass The news for Technologies’ personnel resources department. our class is extremely short this time around. I sin Prior to his promotion, Mr. Small had been cerely hope that those of you whom we haven’t heard supervisory-personnel counseling at United’s Pratt 8c from in the past 17 years will take pen in hand and, at Whitney Aircraft division. least, let us know that you are still out there Leo and I In his new post, Mr. Small will be responsible for are still quite active in the Reserve Officers Assoc, he is iking with United’s divisions and subsidiaries on Historian for the state department and yours truly is gtfferal personnel matters and for coordinating Equal now keeper of the funds for the Boston Club. Since Employment Opportunity and special employee this is being written prior to Thanksgiving and you programs. won’t receive it until after Christmas, may I wish you At UMO Small was captain of the football team ’55 all a happy holiday season and sincerely trust that it and was a Senior Skull and Phi Mu Delta. was so. May all your plans and wishes for the new year come true. PJ MRS- EBEN B- THOMAS MRS. ROBERT T. MUNSON Kz Vf (Sue Stiles) (Nancy Roberts) 5 Spruce Street 30 Tanglewood Drive Winthrop, Maine 04364 Glastonbury, Conn. 06033 D. W. Pike ’62 has been appointed Manager of the With the holidays over and New Year’s resolutions still Beatrice Reynolds has accepted a new position as as newly formed Baltimore Electrical and Electronic Dis fresh, take the string from your finger and drop me a sistant professor in speech and drama at the University trict for General Electric Company’s Installation and note—after all, it’s REALLY been twenty years in June of Houston Victoria Center, Victoria, Texas. Her new Service Engineering Operations (I&SE). when we all said our good-bys. Twenty years should address is 15 Northshire, Victoria, Texas 77901. In his new position, he will have responsibility for bring forth scads of achievements, family changes, and Donald Kelly has been named system planning en managing field engineering electrical and electronic ^teresting jobs. Your reporter is embarrassed to be gineer and coordinator for Central Maine Power Co. services for industrial, utility, government and marine able to share so few details with you but a November Dr. Fay Lawson has joined the science faculty of customers in the Baltimore District. These services deadline means no holiday news. Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, Mass. Her provided by I&SE include the installation, start-up, John W. Lane, Jr., Augusta Realtor, was honored position was made possible by a National Science maintenance and engineering appraisal of GE recently at the San Francisco National Association of Foundation grant to the college. Ernest E. Hollis has Equipment. Realtors meeting for being Maine’s selection for this received a U.S. Patent on a pulser for injection lasers. Pike and wife, the former Hannelore Harzheim of coveted award. Your reporter was elected a National Presendy manager, Modem Support, he received a Cologne, Germany, reside at 119 Cherry Valley Road, Director at this same meeting. Carl Seward, who re B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1960 and an M.S. in in Reistertown, Maryland, with their three children. 31 Race, held in the fall. How are you running these days? baby and 2!6 year old John just before they all re Dr. Robert B. Fritz ’64 has been promoted to John C. Johnson has become a full member of the turned again to Heidelberg, Germany. I received a associate professor of microbiology at Emory American College of Hospital Administrators. He is couple of delightful letters to share with you this time. University’s Division of Basic Health Sciences. currently serving as Director of Admin. Services of the Doug and Linda (Bradley Greenlaw wrote from Mil Dr. Fritz came to Emory in 1969 after two years Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, and is ford, Conn. Doug is a dentist now, practicing in Hart as a post-doctoral research associate in the De president-elect of the board of directors of the Maine ford, and teaching at the Univ, of Conn. School of partment of Surgery at Duke Medical Center. Hospital Association. Representative John Martin, Dental Medicine. Linda taught school for eight years, Under a research grant from the National Multi Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, has so is really enjoying her at-home time. With her there ple Sclerosis Society, he is currently studying the appointed James Mundy as his legislative assistant. are daughters, Dawn, 6 and Christine, 1. From Mem possible role of the measles virus in multiple Jim currently serves as executive director of the Maine phis, Tennessee writes Joyce (Allen) Pepin. Joyce has sclerosis. Historic Preservation Commission and is the state lived in Memphis, since graduation, except for two He received a B.A. degree from Bowdoin Col histori preservation officer. He has recently co years spent in Michigan. She and her husband, John,, lege in 1959, and a Ph.D. degree from Duke Uni authored a book on a 19th century Maine architect and vice president of a real estate development firm, have versity in 1967. political figure, which will be published by the Maine two daughters, Laura, 8 and Lynn, 4. She returned to State Museum. Maine briefly in the summer of’73, but John has never How about a New Years resolution to write me a seen the state he’s heard his wife rave about. Come on, letter! Joycie, I know it’s 1500 miles away, but June 1976 would be the perfect time to bring your family to Maine! Ran into Pat Dowd recently. She is now Mrs. John MRS. BRIAN P. BICKNELL Croker, teacher at Cape Elizabeth Middle School, lives (Patricia Tofuri) in Falmouth and has a daughter, Andrea, 3. The 66 18 East Elm St. Maine Sunday Telegram ran a three part series lasCJ Yarmouth, Maine 04096 month on the 1965 football team that played in the Tangerine Bowl. The articles brought back lots of Hi! As I sit here writing this, the first snow is falling memories and were great fun to read. From them I and with it comes the excitement of that special event. learned the following: Dick DeVarney (Can you ever I’m imagining though that as you read this, sometime forget the excitement he generated as quarterback?) is late in January, snow will have worn out its welcome currently teaching at Brewer Junior High, Bob Kocs- and falling snow will be greated with an “Oh, no!" miersky is at Portsmouth, N.H. High as assistant foot instead of an “Oh, boy!”. Incredible as it may seem, I’m ball coach, Dave Harnum is a guidance counselor in sure that many of you will be making summer vacation Sitka, Alaska, an island 70 miles west of the mainland, plans soon. Why not plan to visit Orono June 4, 5 & 6. Walter Hirst is a lobsterman in Old Orchard, Frank Our 10th reunion will be held then and if you haven’t Harney lives in Miami Springs, Fla. and is involved in been back on campus for a while, I think you’ll find a David W. Brann ’64 has been appointed Assistant an airline catering business, Ron Lanza is a representa good mixture—the old and familiar along with the Manager of Raw Materials for the Maine Woodlands tive for the Dupont Corp, and lives in Walnut Creek, new and exciting. Well, on to the news. Department of St. Regis Paper Co. His assignment California, Bob Stolt taught and coached for a while, Gary R. Swanson has been promoted to assistant includes working with small woodlot owners in the but now is assistant attorney general for the state of chief engineer for the consulting firm of Tighe and Hancock, Washington and Waldo County areas to Maine, Vern Walker, living in Chicopee, Mass is a Bond of Holyoke, Mass. Previously, he had been direc promote better woodland management through cut salesman for a pharmaceutical company and Al Riley tor of Tighe and Bonds sanitary engineering lab. He, ting and thinning programs. is a nightclub owner in Ipswich, Mass. Rick and Nancy his wife Shirley and their four children live in South Following service in the U.S. Army, he joined Ap (Page) Felini welcomed a son, Paul Joseph on Sept. 12. ampton, Mass where he is chairman of the school pleton Papers in Roaring Spring, Pa. as a wood pro The Felini’s have relocated. They are now at 6925 committee. Dale Worthen completed law school at curement forester. In August 1973, hejoined St. Regis, Lenwood Way, San Jose, California. Villanova Univ, last May. As a law student he worked Paper Co.’s New York State Woodlands Department as a procurement manager and served in that position as a land use planner for the Environmental Protec tion Agency, now he is working as the Assistant Re until moving to Maine. He and his wife, Inge, are the parents of three children. gional Counsel for the Mid-Atlantic Region of that agency. Dale is married to classmate Trish Zach. They MRS. ROBERT R. LAJJGHLIN have two children, Lise, 5 and Matthew, 3. Dr. Dennis 67 (Carol Heber) and (Barbara Rulffs ’67) Hass of Madison Heights, R.R. #2 Box G-10 Virginia have announced the birth of a son, Kevin East Holden, Me. 04429 SYLVIA A. TAPLEY Matthew, born on July 31. Dick and Carol (Full) Greetings to the many of you who are receiving The 65 49 Beal Avenue Stewart welcomed a new daughter, Kimberly Ann, Maine Alumnus for the first time or the first time in a Ellsworth, Maine 04605 born August 26.1 had a chance to visit with Carol, the long time. This isn’t a very good example of what’s By the time you read this, we should be in the middle been happening in this column in recent seasons. of a cold (and snowy?) Maine winter. Why not spend a Maybe you can help me fill out the Spring issue a little few minutes by the fireside and let me know what is more by sending along a few sentences of your own new with you and/or any of our classmates? news or that of classmates you’ve been in contact with Liz (Look) and Bruce Champeon are back in Maine in your area? We’d all be interested in hearing about (Fairwind Drive, Orrington). I met Liz and their two you, your family, your hobbies, advanced educatiJjp handsome little boys while Christmas shopping out at or a new position perhaps. Action photos are welcome one of the local stores. Bruce is a Geologist with the Soil or how about a little, “Remember when...”? It would Conservation Service, located on the UMO campus. be interesting to hear about the facets of University life The inevitable has happened! I overlooked a nice let that stick in your mind. For instance, do you recall ter sent to me last spring by Lisbeth (Wiley) Chapman. what was happening ten years ago? The year was ’65 Beth and family have moved to Missouri (2400 Florida and that now legendary University of Maine football Court, Columbia, Mo. 65201), where Terry is Chief of team had steam rolled all the way to Orlando, Florida Voluntary Service at the Harry S. Truman Memorial for the Tangerine Bowl. Remember the line-up? Veterans Admin. Hospital. Beth is working as Assoc. DeVarney, Harney, Belisle, Keany, Doyle, Harnum; Director for Communications at the United Way of Riley, Huard, Tardiff and wasn’t Carl “Stump” Mer Columbia. Their two year old son, Daniel, who un rill in there somewhere? Remember trying to get up derwent successful major heart surgery a year ago, is the cash to get to Orlando one way or another? No now very healthy and quite a companion for 5’/2 year doubt many of you are better at nostalgia than I, so Jonathan. Patricia Ballard wrote that she was not able Wanted for send along some situation comedy or funny old photos to attend our 10th Reunion as she was out in San to spice up your column. We print all. Francisco attending the American Society for Medical Special Collections Some of you may recall in the last column I reported Technology’s annual business meeting and house of that it was the first time in a row I had no marriages to delegates as Vermont’s official delegate. Pat is a super report. Well, it seems Gary Sawyer,sneaked one oven visory technologist in the pathology lab at the Medical Vol. 1-4: The Home Companion, on me. Sorry to be late in mentioning that Gary, direcf publ. in Portland Center Hospital of Vt. in Burlington. She mentioned tor of the Maine State Date Analysis Center, and Shar- that Rachel (Fletcher) and Joe Wiley (’64) and three Copies of The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, yn Flagg were wed on May 24. Analyze that! The stork children are enjoying their new home in Hopkinton, Bobbsey Twins market was up again October 20 as Rainie (Edwards) N.H. Joe is a game biologist with the N.H. State Wild Pictures of: the seals (emblem) of the and Denny Drewry announced a first, a son, 71b. 11 oz. life Dept. Local sports enthusiasts have probably al counties of Maine Scott Edward. Definitely a keeper! Edie (McVay)King ready noted that fellow classmate, Williard “Bill” (2) families in Maine is involved in the Northern Kennebec Alumni Club of Deering finished second in the Bangor Five Mile Road U.M.O. and was recently elected treasurer. Dick Blake 32 Resources. As Great Northern has its largest mill here South West Road, Canterbury, N.H. 03224. They in Millinocket, I was especially interested to hear about have built a house on 9/2 acres of land! Certainly Anthony’s new employment!. . .Mrs. Judy Powers of sounds terrific! Au revoir! Auf wedersehen!. . .etc. . Old Town is the teacher at Noah’s Ark Nursery .Please keep me informed. I will be in Rockland School, Church of the Nazarene, in Bangor. She ma through November anyway. After that who knows? jored in elementary education at UMO and has taught Have no fear. The mail will be forwarded.. .so that is several years m the Eddington Elementary School. no excuse for not sending me the latest news. eall Good luck to you, Judy, in your new endeavor!. Wedding bells have rung for three members of our class since the last column appeared. Penny Davis became the bride of Peter B. Dublin of Mercer on August 23. Penny is a teacher at the Turner-Leavitt COUNTRY Area High School and Peter is an assistant attorney general, Legal Division of the State of Maine’s Em AND COASTAL ployment Security Commission in Augusta. .Christine Ouellette became the bride of Dr. Willard REALTY, INC D. Hamilton in a candlelight service at Pease AFB Chapel, N.H. on Aug. 30. They will live in Caribou. Barbara Brann became Mrs. William Barbarow (’72) RESIDENTIAL • RECREATIONAL on Oct. 18 at All Souls Congregational Church in COMMERCIAL Bangor. She is with Endocrine Antibodies, Inc. in Pordand and he is employed by Fireman’s Fund Ins. Member: Greater Bangor Co. in Pordand where they will live. Lt. William D. Bankart, USN, was wed on June 14 at Little Creek Municipal Listing Service Amphibious Base, Va., to Joyce Mowen Lester at Vir I Colin Leonard ’69, who teaches landscaping and I ginia Beach. Bill is the Radar Intercept Officer on the turf courses at the Montgomery County Vocational / 'a superjet F-14, assigned to Fighter Squadron-32, home Technical School in Willow Grove, Penn., was fea based at Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach.. .1 tured late in October as the “Citizen of the Week” in recently had telephone conversations with two other the local newspaper. classmates. James Willard has been teaching biology at His advice for a country gone plant-mad? “Some Schenck High School in East Millinocket since plants are trash ” graduating from UMO. He and his wife, Frances, ’67, “Many plants don’t stand up to wind or insects,” have two daughters, Lisa, 5, and Julie, 3.. .Mrs. Fred Leonard explained, “others are so common every Palmer (Carolyn A. Wilcox), Westford, Mass., teaches house has one.” His own taste is strongly affected by a Carroll K. Wilson first grade at the Billerica School. She and her husband plant’s unusualness. William J. Baker ’67 Jon F. Dawson ’67 have one son, aged 16 months. David W. Smith has Leonard stumbled into teaching, starting as a land joined the firm of Richard S. Bradford, Inc. as a scape foreman for a Boston nursery. He then took on a broker. He was formerly Asst. Manager of the Merrill long-term substitute teaching job to fill out winter 143 Broadway Bank in Orono and Old Town. Dave and wife, Marcia months. He liked it and subsequently took his present Bangor, Maine 04401 (Moody) and daughter, Jodie live in Veazie. position. The teaching of soil science courses was a I enjoy so much receiving letters from members of natural for him since both grandfathers had been 202-947-6788 our class and I hope more will take it upon themselves dairymen. (His father, Prof. Herbert “Spike” Leonard to write. By the time you receive your Maine Alumnus is in UMO’s department of animal sciences.) the holiday season will be a thing of the past, but I hope you all had a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year. God Bless! is involved with the University system too. Dick began MRS. BRADFORD AMES teaching a computer course at U.M.P.G. this fall after 70 (Donna Bridges) joining the E. C. Jordan Co., Inc., a Portland based 261 Chamberlain Street engineering, planning and architectural firm. Dick JUDITH (COOPER) PARR Brewer, Maine 04412 with a fine background from U.M.O. and an M.S. in 69 P.O. Box 801 Belated best wishes to: Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti Rockland, Maine 04841 tute, Troy, N.Y. is a programmer in the computer Molly (Anderson) and Robert Worthley. Bob is department. He’ll be developing advanced computer Well, troops, your mild-mannered reporter is here town manager of Waldoboro. Denise (LaMarche) and1 applications for engineering projects and cost man again but she will be reporting from a new address. Kenneth Spence. Ken is staff auditor at Guaranty agement. The dynamic Howard Lowell IS the new Unfortunately, I am unable at this time to relay it to Bank and Trust Company in Worcester, Mass, while you since I do not know it myself! My husband, Randy, Denise is advertising coordinator there. Patricia Revere, Mass. Public Library! There’ve been some (Squiers) and Paul Visco. Pat is staff dietitian at Mass. changes made since he took over as head librarian in has accepted a job in Leominster, Mass, as their General Hospital and Paul is a field service engineer at August. Howard is determined to change the Community Development Director He is there and I am still in rockland preparing for the grand operation Hewlett-Packard Company, Lexington. Kathleen ^reotyped image of the passive book depository. 4Pth a master’s degree in Library Science from Sim of moving. When I do locate somewhere, you will be (Perkins) and Ed Mouradian. Ed is a counselor at the first to know. Now for the news! Congratulations to Washington County Vocational Technical Institute in mons College, Boston behind him and his experience Calais. Barbara (Mantor) and Dwight MacArthur. in developing new programs and concepts for libraries Judith Hodgen and Robert Walker (UMPG) on their Dwight and Barbara are both employed by O’Brien for the state of Mass. Bureau of Library Extention, marriage. Bob teaches science at the Montello Inter and Gere Engineers Inc. of Syracuse. Janet Pickles Howard plans to tap every available resource to up mediate School, Lewiston. The couple resides in Au and John Wright. Both work for Xerox Corp, in date the image and services offered his community. burn. Daniel Thibodeau to Deborah Bell (NMVTI, Washington, D.C. Mary James and Marc Owen. He is Ibidi ibidi ibidi—that’s all folks. Presque Isle). Debbie works at Thayer Hospital and Dan works at Joe’s Smoke Shop, both in Waterville. an attorney with the Coast Guard Regulatory office in Donald Craig to Cynthia Hovey (UMPG). Cynthia Washington, D.C. Cynthia Zenkus and Charles Nel teaches at the Brownfield Elementary School and Don son. Charles is teaching with the Region and Board of Cooperative Vocational Ed. in Rockland. She teaches ft JOYCE MCPHERSON teaches physical education in the Fryeburg school sys tem. They reside in Lovell. Eugene Baker to Martha at Rockland Jr. High. Cheryl Geraci to Richard A. vO 160 Bates St. Tomasch. He is with General Electric in Philadelphia Myshrall She leaves her position as draftsmen for Millinocket, Maine 04462 but they will live in Moorestown, N.J. Gail Brackett to Wright, Pierce, Branes and Wyman Engineers in Please let me begin this column by sharing with you a Clifford Allen. Gail teaches at the Donald Small School Topsham to live in Bangor where Dick is flight dis letter I received from Hiram Emery. From '68-’72, at Bath. Clifford is a police officer at Boothbay Har patcher at the International Airport. Cynthia (Put Hiram served in the US Navy. Since then, he has bor. Christina Anderson announces her marriage to nam) and John Sexton. Cindy teaches at Winthrop worked as an insurance agent. He and his wife Donna Rodney Benn (UM at Bangor). Christina is employed Grade School while John is a real estate broker as have two little girls, Rhonda and Lisa. Quoting from by Anderson & Sons, Inc. and Rodney is employed by sociated with Giroux and Perry. They make their hus letter, Hiram says he “would like to hear from any Anderson Farms, North Yarmouth. Kandyce (Plum home in Augusta. James Bell and bride Kristi Hale. ’68ers,” so here is his address and I do hope some of mer) Powell writes that her address is Greenacre Es They are living in Caribou where Jim is self-employed you will contact him: 127 Brush Blvd., Goose Creek, tates C-13, West Bath 04530. She is a registered nurse. in floor craft. Dolores (Poisson) and Robert Harmon. S.C. 29445.. .Anthony Filours writes that he has been Harry Davis is a grad student working on his Ph.D. in Bob is employed by the Maine Department of Trans employed by the Great Northern Paper Co. as of Entomology in Minnesota. He taught for one year in portation. March, 1975, as a research forester. He returned to Rockland High School, and spent two years in the Bear Tracks: Maine from employment at Purdue University, army. Wife, Jendi is from Minneapolis. Bill and Dr. John Denley is practicing dentistry in Lafayette, Ind., Department of Forestry and Natural Andrea (Hayes) Lott write that their new address is Wakefield, Mass. John graduated from Tufts U. 33 School of Dentistry and has completed one year of residency with the Public Health Service in Alaska. He is married and the father of a two year old son. David Healey has been promoted to assitant chief engineer for the firm of Tighe and Bond of Holyoke, Mass. Chris Lavin is the coordinator of health services for the Univei sity of Kentucky and is presently assigned to Morehead University. Art Lloyd is working for the Asst. Chief of Staff for Intelligence in the Pentagon and hopes to return to UMO for future graduate work David Cullenberg received his J.D. degree from the University of Puget Sound, Wash, in May. He has pissed his bar exam in Oregon. Charles Roundy has been nan ed project director for the Commission on .Maine’s Future. He was selected from 129 candidates and is an economic planning coordinator with the Fcstein Maine Dev. Dist. in Bangor. Joyce Norton is a i< al estate sales associate in China, Me. Joyce and hus band, Dick have one daughter and three sons. Jim Catelin is Winthrop’s Codes Enforcement Officer. He aiso serves as building inspector, plumbing inspector, and assistant to the town manager. Baby Bears: Jackie (Brickett ’72) and Kevin Hill are kept busy by two sons, Andrew and Alex (five years old and six months) and daughter, Emily, two and a half. Kevin is Director of Housing at Southeastern Massachusetts University. The make their home in Mattapoisett, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John McGrail announce second son, Lucas, now one year old. John is employed at the Council of Government office in Portland. Fighting the advance of the Sahara Desert in an arid, landlocked nation in West Africa is the long range goal of Allen R. Carter ’70, who is trying to help prevent further encroachment of this vast wasteland by promoting reforestation in southern Sarah Medina ’72 maintains company boundary lines women in similar jobs in Maine. A spokesman for the Niger. with a staff compass. She is a professional forester. Her American Forest Institute commented: “There were “Reforestation is essential to help resist the ad chosen disciplines are taxation, cartography and land always some women in forestry because their hus vance of the desert southward in Niger,” said Car use, but she spends a lot of her time in the woods doing bands or fathers were running mills and they had to ter, who works for a government-sponsored re things like marking trees for harvest, planning and help. Now, for the first time, we’re seeing a new forestation program in Madaraunfa. “Most of the inspecting woodland operations. She believes this field trend—women who elect jobs in forestry. . .women drought in Niger has been caused by land misuse, experience is essential to her job. Although when she work with^men and they work as hard as men. For such as overgrazing and cutting of trees.” enrolled in UMO’s School of Forest Resources, she was women, careers in forestry are coming on fast. And "Besides actually planting trees, we are trying to warned that forestry wasn’t the place for women, she established schools of forestry have graduated their promote a sense of conservation among the people disagreed. She is the first woman to be employed by first few classes of successfuljwomen foresters, we can through educational programs such as school nur the Seven Island Land Co. There are only three other expect to see a lot more2>^ series," said Carter. He uses two languages on the job: French, the official language of Niger, and Hausa, the major He is a forest resource planner xVith the Bureau of local language spoken in the village. He learned Violette to Deborah Wood (’73). They’ll live in Public Lands, Augusta. Cynthia McLaughlin married both languages during intensive Peace Corps Woburn, Mass, where he is sales manager with Lever training for his volunteer assignment. Bros, and she will substitute teach. Cyrstal Arondel de to David Sereyko. She is employed by the Town of Lincoln and he is with St. Regis Paper Co. in Costigan. Carter, who lives in a mud-brick house without Hayes to Kenneth Dresser II. Carla Roney bride of Jeffrey Tozier. He works with electricity or plumbing in Madaraunfa, will com Business World: Canfield, Inc. John McKeon was awarded his Ph.D. in plete his two-year Peace Corps tour in October, Frederic Nassar is head track and head football 1975. coach at Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield. Congratu geology by Ohio State University. He is working at B lations to Fred for winning the Maine Prep School Earth Resources Interpretation Center of the Bendix State Champsionship in track. Ronald Adams was re Aerospace Systems, a division of the Bendix Corp., at cently promoted to captain in the U.S. Army in Dex Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sanford Johnson was recendy heim, Germany. Donal Wood has been elected Assis ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons. The ordina tant Secretary of The Suffield Savings Bank, Suffield, tion took place at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Conn. Bruce Holmes has been named manager of Shrewsbury, Mass. He is the Deacon in Residence at REBECCA CLIFFORD One and Two Central Plaza in Augusta. Michael Ste Christ Church, Fitchburg. James Bray and wife Lynn 71 7 Town Landing Road vens has taken a position with the government as a (Gilman ’75) are living in Englewood, Colo, where he is Falmouth Foreside, Me. 04105 representative for Social Insurance (CRT). starting a Masters of Divinity at Conservative Baptist Marriages: Nine news items for the class of 1971 is a rather Theological Seminary. Lynn will be working as a Med Ginnette Provost to Gilbert Cyr. Gil is an adminis sparse representation. Take ten minutes right now ical Technician. William Cutts is now working at trator for SAD 24 in Van Buren. He is also enrolled in and drop me a note about your doings. Our fifth year Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. His ad the master’s program at UMPG in Education Adminis reunion is next year! dress is 439 Ortega Lane, Big Pine Key, Fla. 33043. tration. Mrs. Cyr teaches in Van Buren. Margaret Steve Carey has graduated from the Boston Univer Monn to F. J. Govednik III. Margaret is presently sity School of Dentistry and is a dental resident in a one teaching at Lyseth School and working on a master’s year general dentistry residency at Rhode Island Hos degree at UMPG. Frank is a pilot for Princess House pital, Providence. His experience includes treating Co., North Dighton, Mass. Elizabeth Boudreau, ’74, to trauma cases, retarded children and surgery. His ad James Husson. The Hussons work at Eastern Maine MRS. RICHARD A. POHLE dress is 825 Pontiac Ave., apt. 7202/Providence, R.I. Medical Center, Bangor. Gail Cuatto to Dr. Bruce (Cathy Tripp) 02910. Vicki and Eric Christensen of Croton-on- Kilgour. Bruce, having received his D.M.D. from 2 Grove Street Hudson, N.Y. are the proud parents of a son, Scott Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, practices Lisbon Falls, Maine 04252 Eric, born June 12, 1975 at Glen Cove. Elaine Bailey to Stephen Gant. Jac Jane Dallinger bride of William Dopheide. They live If you have some news that you would like to share queline Zegal to Thomas Cleveland. She is a comput in Orono where she is a speech clinician and he is with the rest of your UMO classmates please send me a er analyst with Bangor Hydro-Electric Company and director of the Speech and Hearing Clinic at UMO. note so that we can all learn of your whereabouts and he directs computer facilities at Bangor Hydro. James Lynne Cooper (Bucknell) bride of Theodore Howard. whatsabouts. 34 realize that the strong bonds of friendship formed RACHEL DUTCH during the college years do not diminish because of 31A Belmont Street 73 distance or length of absence. Needless to say, we Brunswick, Maine 04011 received a lot of new news that weekend. Homecoming was as full of information as ever this Mike Grove journeyed to Niagara Falls this summer year. Many ’73ers were there enjoying Rudy’s for the wedding of Bob Ireland and Lee Watts. Bob is crooning—among other things. now in graduate school at the University of Hawaii. Donna Dachs and Joe Pietroski (’69) were married Mike stayed in Syracuse with Mike and Carol (Car in the spring and live in Winthrop. They are both penter) Johnston who have recently moved to Chicago teaching. Corrine Commoss and John Abercrombie where Mike is an engineer for Carrier Air Condition (Gettysburg College) live in Philadelphia while John ing. Speaking of Mikes, Mike Baker, who is with the completes his Ph.D. in archeology at University of John Deere Co., has been transferred to Pa. Walt Pennsylvania. Deborah Higgins and Richard Collen- Whitcomb is a farmer in Belfast and a selectman for burg live in Dedham. Debbie is teaching in Eastbrook the town of Waldoboro. Susie Pierce is a secretary for while Richard finishes his studies at UMO. Joan Ash the coach of the Boston Celtics. Cheryl Steele is living worth and Robert Ray (’72) are living in Stanford, in Greenville where she is teaching special education. California. Bob is working on his masters in business. She is anxious to see any UMO’ers who go to Squaw to Wanda Lint and Patrick Passero are in Veazie. Pat ski. David Gagnon and Anni Clark ’75 have been hik works for Darling’s Auto Sales in Bangor. Gail ing the Appalachian Trail. They plan to finish in McGuire apd Scott Anderson are living in Brunswick Georgia by Christmas. I received the first birth notice and both teach in the school system there. Anne Bos- from a member of our class. Gregg ’73 and Margaret trom and David Sullivan live in McLean Va. wtyere (Allen) Seekins have a boy named Gardner Gregory. Second Lieutenant Richard D. Martel ’74 has been they are both employed by a federal agency. Katherine He was born on September 2. Margaret is taking a awarded silver wings upon graduation from U S Air Bryant and Lon Thorpe (’76) are in Old Town while maternity leave from her fourth grade class at Kaier Force navigator training at Mather AFB, Calif Lon finishes his degree at UMO. Carol Clark and School in South Portland. An anonymous alumna Lieutenant Martel is being assigned to McChord Richard Fairfield are living in Augusta where Carol wrote to say that Susie Nichols finished her dietetic AFB, Wash., for flying duty on the C-130 Hercules He works for a bank and Richard is a police officer. Phyllis internship at the University of Florida at Gainesville will serve with a unit of the Military Airlift Command. Carlisle and Reginald Young are in Bangor and he and married Robert Patterson on August 2, 1975. She He was commissioned in 1974 after graduation works at UMO. Linda Pierce and George DeWitt are is doing nursing home consulting work. Also, Nancy from Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Tex teaching in SAD 57. Nancy Pilla and Christopher Whitcomb recently finished her dietetic internship at Atkins will live in Stonehem, Mass. Nancy received her New England Deaconess Hospital and has accepted a master’s degree from Simmons College and is elemen job at Rhode Island Hospital as a therapeutic dietiuan. As usual, there are a number of weddings to report. tary school librarian in Weston. He is production Bruce Stott is employed as a reporter and photog Sharon Snow to George Gould. Sharon works at the supervisor for Cran Barry Inc. William Biker and rapher for N.H.’s seacoast newspaper, The Hampton Bangor-Brewer YWCA and George is with Jennifer Hood (’74) are living in Waltham, Mass. She is Union. Bruce lives in Newbury, Mass, in the Short U.S.Fideltiy and Guaranty Co. at Bangor. Cindy Loud an environmental engineer for Stone and Webster House, a 250-year-old house which is owned by the to John Rice. Cindy teaches home economics in Eliot. Engineering in Boston and he is an acoustical engineer Society for the Preservation of New England An John graduated from Maine Maritime Academy and is for Bolt, Boranek and Newman in Waltham. Christine tiquity. Marsha Clark received her master’s degree in a field engineer for Westinghouse Corp. Donna Anderson and Kevin Fleming. They will be at home in special education from U-Conn. and is working for the Nevells married Arthur Edgerly. Both teach in the Danbury, Conn. Nancy Lothrop and Norman Brasslet Rockland school system. Vera Drlovsky is a Russian Dexter Primary School. Teresa Bell ’76 and Neal Sur- will live in South Casco, Maine. She will teach. He is an interpreter near Washington, D.C. Bob Wright rette were married in June and now live in Cleveland, upholsterer. James Hakala married Arlene Lagasse in married Sharon Lounsbury and they are living in Ash Ohio. He is studying dentistry at Case Western Re Auburn where he is a horticulturist at Twitchell’s land where Bob is a forester for Great Northern. Joan serve School of Dentistry. Judith Glynn to Greg Greenhouse. Sandra Stark and Henry Gray III will Foss and Debby Lambert are both back in their same Poulos. He is assistant store manager at F.W. Wool worth Co., Chicopee, Mass. Gail Hoage to Craig Wal make there home on Harbor Road, Kittery Point. She apartment in Pittsfield. Deb teaches 5th grade and lingford. He is a medical student at Kansas City Col teaches in Kittery and he is with Quality Builders. Joan 2nd. This summer Debby was an R.A. m Somer lege of Osteopathic Medicine. Tom Weber married Roxanne Moore Saucier is working as a social worker set for six weeks and began working on her Master’s in Donna Kelsey in July. Tom is a carpenter and Donna in Bangor with foster children. Linda Cannell Bleile elementary guidance. Debbie Merritt is a payroll clerk is a clothes designer in the Old Port District, Portland. was named an Outstanding Elementary Teacher in for Consolidated Constructors. Carolyn Ayer is man Patricia Gaetani ’75 to Wilfred LeBlanc, Jr. He is America for 1975. Linda teaches in Wiscasset. Jerry ager of Union Food Market in Bangor. Betsy Freese is employed by Old Town High School. Sheryl Morrison Bernstein writes from Chapel Hill, N.C. where he is a bank teller for Bangor Savings Bank. Cathy Cox is ’76 to Deane Simmons. Sheryl is attending Hofstra working on his Ph.D. in biochemistry. Prior to his teaching second grade in Bangor. Michael and University and Deane is employed by Stone and Webt move to N.C. he worked in research at Harvard Medi Patricia (Poulin) Fournier are in Stillwater, ster Engineering Corp. Lili LeBoeuf married Peter cal School. Leon and Marcia Perkins, Jr. of 448 Oklahoma, where Michael is working on his master’s Cinello '75. Peter is a civil engineer for United States Woodsford Street, Portland, welcomed Heather Ann, degree and Pat is a media aide at an elementary school. Steel, Pittsburgh. Suzanne Wave ’75 to Bradley Hart. their first, on July 15, 1975. Maureen Robinson is Nancy Wing is teaching kindergarten in Brewer. He is a field engineer at Factory Mutual in Morristown, teaching in Andover, Mass. Charles McGillicuddy has Cindy Houston is working on her masters in speech at N.J. Marcia Harris ’76 to Joseph McLaughlin. He is been named assistant administrator of the Country UMO. Robby MacDonald will be coaching the gills’ employed by Docktor Pet Center, Bedford, N.H. Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills. John Spear swim team at Bangor High again this year. He also Priscilla Mullins to Paul Adams. Priscilla is studying recently joined the police force in Kittery. Connie writes for the Bangor Daily News sports department. |Rizzo is doing research for Nabisco in New Jersey. zoology in graduate school at UMO. Paul is an assistant Nancy Spieczny is in her third year of law school at professor in the microbiology department and will be Northeastern in Boston. David Johnson is working in attending the graduate school. Gloree Rollins to Bangor for the department of recreation and working James Hibbard. She is an alternate education teacher on his masters in Public Administration. John Libby at Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High in Bing has a new position as management specialist for the ham. Dimereze Mary Clark to Wayne Grant. She is a city development staff with the Peace Corps in the master’s candidate in nutrition at UMO and he teaches Philippines. Address is: P.O. Box 2702, Manila. Nancy at Sumner High School, East Sullivan. Robin Sellman Brock has been appointed admissions counselor at to Saverio Joseph Scozzafava. He is employed by John Bryant College in Smithfield, Mass. The Rev. David J. Pawloski Lumber Inc., Bethel. Mary Richards to MacLeod has been chosen new associate minister of Peter Neilsen. She is with Pfizer Inc., Groton, Conn, Old First Church, Court Square, Springfield, Mass. and he is with General Dynamics Corp. Joanne West to Philip R. Hovey has been promoted to quartermaster Gary Winchenbach. She is with the Maine Committee- on Aging in Augusta and he with Nichols Pontiac. 2C in the Coast Guard aboard the cutter “Active” at Karen Huntley to Raymond Moreau. She is employed New Castle, N.H. Nicholas Davis received his ad in the genetics dept, of the Eastern Maine Medical vanced degree from Pennsylvania State Univ, on Aug. 30. Center and he is with Residential Life at UMO. Betsy Curtis to Thomas Hasty. He is employed by the Hus sey Mfg. Co. in North Berwick. Ellen Chagnon to Clayton Penniman. Both are grad students at the Uni Thomas Alan Davies ’74 has recently completed a versity of N.H. This fall I came into contact with MRS. PAUL WILLIS four week intensive Sales Training Course as the final Ramona Anderson Snell. She is teaching and coach (Janet Reid) phase of a 30 week program for the position of Sales ing the girls’ field hockey team at Lyman Moore Jr. 55 Mosher Road Representative for Burroughs Wellcome Co. Bur High in Portland. My varsity hockey team was unde S. Windham, Me. 04082 roughs Wellcome Co. manufactures and markets over feated again this year with a record of 7-0. The out- It was great to see so many friends and acquaintances 80 medicinal products throughout the United States. scored their opponents 36-3 over the season. at Orono for the 100th Homecoming. It is a joy to He will be working out of Norwalk, Connecticut. Hope to hear from more of you! 35 1919 DR. ALICE C. BRIDGES, 81, of Lewiston at member of the Hampden Historical Society, a Lewiston on Sept. 17. She was born in Concord, member of Chi Omega, the Portland Literary Union, MEMORIAM Maine. A retired chiropractor, Dr. Bridges was edu the board of directors of the Victoria Society of Port cated at Anson Academy, and after graduation from land. She is survived by an aunt, a niece, two nephews the University of Maine, the Palmer College of and a grand niece. Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. She was the first secretary of the State of Maine Chiropractic Associa tion and held that office for three years. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. Dr. Bridges is survived 1923 ROBERT INGERSOLL, 75, of Flagstaff, by nieces and nephews. Arizona on Aug. 21 at Flagstaff. He was a native of Gloucester, Mass. He served as a secondary school principal from L923 to 1935, retiring because of ill 1919 JAMES HAYES PULSIFER, 80, of West Peru on health. He had been employed by the Museum of Aug. 2 at Dixfield. He was a native of Auburn and was Northern Arizona 1953-56. He was a member of Delta a veteran of WW I. He had been County Agent for the Tau Delta. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Reed) University of Maine Extension Service and at the time ’20, two sons, twelve grandchildren and five great of his retirement was Oxford County Probation grandchildren. Officer. He was a member of the Western Maine Chapter of Maine Law Enforcement Assoc., the board of directors of Rumford Community Hospital, the 1923 CLAYTON FRANCIS JONES, 75, of Bartles board of directors of the Maine TB & Health Assoc., ville, Okla, on Oct. 1 at Swanton, Vermont. He was a and at Maine, Sigma Chi fraternity. He is survived by native of Swanton and at the time of his death had ( one daughter, three grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. retired as general engineer from the Bureau of Mines Walter (Mary) Gorden ’20 and Mrs. Harold (Helen) Petroleum Research Center in Bartlesville. He had Dana '22. previously been with Patterson Steel Co., Indian Ter ritory Illuminating Oil Co., Cities Service Oil Co. be fore joining the Bureau of Mines. He received the Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Dept, of the 1921 MRS. EDWIN PETERS (EFFIE WEATHER Interior for his work at the bureau in 1966. He is BEE), 78, of Dover-Foxcroft on Sept. 11 at Dover- survived by his wife, one son and two grandchildren. Foxcroft. She was born in West Enfield and attended the Sargent’s School of Physical Education. She taught for two years at Mattawamkeag H.S. and for thirteen years at Gorham H.S. She was a member of the Per 1924 BENJAMIN WARREN DODGE, 72, of Strong colator Club, the Cosmopolitan Club of Dover- on Sept. 25 at Farmington. He was born in Freeman Foxcroft and served as treasurer of the Universalist and was a graduate of Farmington Normal School and Church and a member of the board of trustees of the Gray Business School of Portland. Mr. Dodge taught Thompson Free Library. At Maine, she was a member in Freeman, was a former county commissioner and of Delta Delta Delta. She is survived by a niece and four had served as a representative to the Maine Legisla nephews. ture. He was employed by Strong Woodturning Corp, for several years and as wood supervisor for Forster 1912 HERBERT CONRAD NORBURG, 86, of Manufacturing Co., before becoming self-employed Winthrop on Sept. 10 at Winthrop. He was born in 1922 HOPE PERKINS FEATHERSTONE, 76, of in the lumber business. He was a past district deputy Pontiac, R.I. and was retired in 1946 from the Cham Milton, N.Y. on Sept. 11 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She grand master in the 15th Masonic District, past junior pion Lamp Works of Lynn, Mass, where he had been was a native of North Brooksville, Maine. She also grand warden of the Grand Lodge of Maine, AF 8c quality control engineer. He was a 1st Lt. with the 16th studied at the School of Dietetics, New York University AM, past master of Davis Lodge, Strong, a member of Railway Engineers in WW I and worked for a number and was dietician at New London, Conn., Nassau Hos 100F, Aurora Grange, OES, and Maine Hardwood of years as a civil engineer for several railroads. He was pital, Mineola, Long Island, N.Y. Qty Hospital System Assoc. He is survived by his wife, four step-sons, two a member of the 16th Eng. Veterans Assoc., Detroit, and Tyrone Hospital, Tyrone, Penn. She was member step-daughters and two step-grandsons. He was a Mich., the Alfred W. Maxwell American Legion Post, of Phi Mu. Mrs. Featherstone is survived by her hus member of Sigma Alpha Winthrop and at Maine, Lambda Chi Alpha. He is band, one daughter and two grandchildren. survived by his wife. 1926 CLYDE PERCIVAL JONES, 71, of Hampden 1917 GENEVA BRACKETT HALEY, 81, of Cornish 1922 CECIL BACHELDER HUSTON, 75, of Allen on Sept. 8 at Hampden. He was born in Bangor.' Be on Oct. 2 at Portland. She was born in Cornish. Mrs. town, Penn, on June 29 at Mt. Chase, Maine. He was fore retirement, he had been a math teacher and prin Haley was the first instructor of Home Economics at born in Patten and was Superintendent of the Electri cipal of Hampden Academy. He had taught at the Cornish High School. She later became postmaster in cal and Structural Construction Dept, of the Pennsyl University of Maine at Farmington. He was a member Cornish and retired after 45 years of government ser vania Power and Light Co., Allentown, Penn. He is of the Maine Teachers Assoc., the National Education vice. She was a member of the National Assoc, of survived by his wife, three sons and eleven grandchil Assoc., the Math Teachers Assoc. He was 32nd degree Postmasters, the OES, Rebekah Lodge, Cornish dren. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Mason, a member of St. John’s Episcopal Churchj Alumni Assoc, and the Sigma Club. There are no near Bangor and choir director and also choir director of survivors. the Zephyrhills Church, Fla. He is survived by his wife, 1922 FRED THOMPSON JORDAN, 76, of South three sons, (C. Robert J48, Bangor, Richard E. ’51, Portland on Oct. 18 at South Portland. He was born in Atlanta, Ga., Philip B. ’52, Hampden), one daughter, 1918 ERLON LINCOLN NEWDICK, 87, of Augusta Kingfield. Mr. Jordan was a teacher and coach in the Mrs. Robert Totman (Patricia ’51, Hampden), one on Sept. 16 at Togus. Mr. Newdick was born in Portsmouth, N.H. and Portland school systems. He brother, two sisters and thirteen grandchildren. He Georgetown. He received an honorary master of sci later joined Travelers Ins. Co., then Union Mutual was a member of Phi Mu Delta. ence in 1939. He was employed by the State Dept, of Life Ins. Co. in Portland, to become manager and Agriculture for 54 years. From 1922 to 1957 he was establish a home office agency. He was a veteran of chief of the department bureau of Plant Industry and WW I, a member of the varsity football team at Maine became internationally known in the field of potato and has been named to the Black Bear Hall of Fame. 1927 ROLAND CHESTER JOHNSON, 71, of Mend culture. In 1948, he was special representative of the He was a former president of the Portland Teachers ham, N.J. on Feb. 17 at Mendham. He was born in N. U.S. Dept, of Agriculture in Europe. He was deputy Assoc., a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Berwick, Maine and was a graduate of Stevens Insti commissioner and then commissioner of the Maine Maine Club. He. is survived by his wife, Avis Strout tute. He had retired at age 65 from Consolidated Edi state department of Agriculture. He was a veteran of Jordan ’23, one daughter, two sons, one foster daugh son Co., N.Y. where he had been Manager of Property WW I and a Captain in the Maine National Guard. He ter, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Records. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and is was past president of the Potato Assoc, of America, a survived by his wife, two brothers and two sisters. trustee of the Eastern States Exposition, a member of the Soil Commission, Capitol Grange 248, Maine State 1922 FRANCES SARAH NASON, 80, of Hampden Employees Assoc. Preble Lodge and Augusta Lodge on Sept. 11, at Bangor. She was born in Hampden and 1928 RUTH JORDAN BLANCHARD, 69, of Bangor 141, AF 8c AM, the Augusta Country Club and taught in Hampden, other Maine communities and on Oct. 21 at Bangor, her native city. She was a retired Fitzgerald-Cummings American Legion Post. He was Abbott Academy in Andover, Mass. From 1927-1929 school teacher, having taught in the Bangor School a member of Kappa Sigma. He is survived by his wife she was employed by the Maine State Dept, of Health. system for 45 years. She was a member of many and three sons, Richard L. ’43, Richmond, Va., Wil From 1930 to 1955, she was teacher and dietician at teachers and retired teachers associations, OES and liam A. ’49, Alexandria, Va. and Robert L. ’53, Man the Pine School in Ansonia, Conn. She was a 50-year the First Universalist Church of Bangor. She is sur chester. member of the Order of Eastern Star, a charter vived by her husband. 36 by his wife, two daughters, one grandson, seven 1930 RALPH LORENZO PERKINS, 67, of N. Water 1963 DEANNE STEVENS RICHARDS, 34, of New brothers and five sisters. He was a member of Phi Eta ford and Tampa, Fla. on Sept. 22 in N. Waterford. He Sharon on Sept. 22 at Portland. She was born in Brook was a native of N. Waterford and was a graduate of Kappa fraternity and Alpha Beta honorary fraternity. lyn, N.Y. She received her master’s degree from Gen- Bridgton Academy and Villanova University. He was a neseo College, N.Y. She taught English and theater in high school math teacher most of his life. He retired the high schools of Rochester, N.Y. At UMO, she was several years ago from Berkley Preparatory School in outstanding m dramatics, touring India and Pakistan Tampa, Fla. where he had lived for many years. He with the Maine Masque in 1962. She was a member of was a member of 100F and the Grange in (Donway, 1941 EDWIN BLACK EMERY, 54, of Gray on Oct. 15 Delta Zeta sorority, active in the Maine Alumni Assoc., N.H. He leaves his wife and one brother. at Hiram. He was a native of Limington. He was a N. Franklin Grange, Maine State and Aurora Granges graduate of Limington Academy. He had been a and a past worthy advisor to the Rainbow Phillips lumber operator in Limington for many years. He was Assembly. She leaves her husband, two sons, two member of the Masonic Lodge of Limington, and daughters, her parents and one sister, Margaret Ste Cornish, the OES, VFW and Limington Grange. He vens Philippon ’67. was also a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He 1931 LAWRENCE MILTON GRAY, 70, of Fryeburg is survived by his wife, one son, one daughter and his on Oct. 21 at Fryeburg, his native town. He was a father. graduate of Fryeburg Academy. Mr. Gray retired in 1963 from his position as chief forester in Maine and 1965 REGINALD PAUL CLARK, 32, of Skowhegan New Hampshire for Diamond International Corp. on Sept. 28 at Skowhegan, his place of birth. He was Since his retirement, he had been a forestry consultant head football coach of Skowhegan High School, where and surveyor. He was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. 1950 EDWARD GLADDING HOUGH, ESQ., 49, of he had been coach for ten years. He played varsity He is survived by his wife and one brother.1 Falmouth Foreside on June 22 at Falmouth. He was a football for UMO and was a member of Phi Mu Delta. native of Portland and a graduate of the Maine He was also a member of the Maine Teachers Assoc, Maritime Academy and the Portland University Law and Skowhegan Grange. He is survived by his wife, School. He was an attorney in the Portland area, legal one son, two daughters, his parents, three brothers, counsel and legislative agent for the Maine Truck one sister and his maternal grandparents. 1932 JAMES WILSON FULLER, 65, of Hallowell on Owners Assoc., clerk and legal counsel for the Maine Sept. 26 at Waterville. He was born in Hood River, Institution for the Blind and former general counsel Oregon and held a master’s degree from the Univer for the Northern New England Benefit Trust. He was active in Maine political circles, a member of the Maine sity of Michigan. He was employed by the Maine Dept, 1969 JOYCE HOWARD FOLSOM, 53, of Cambridge and American Bar Assocs., Portland Kiwanis Club, of Health and Welfare as an engineer for over forty on Oct. 17 at Cambridge. She was born in Parkman, Pordand Yacht Club, a trustee for the Maine Maritime years. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the attended Ricker College, Castine Normal School and Academy, a member of the Casco Bay Power Squad Black Bear Hall of Fame (track). He leaves his wife, taught in the school systems of Abbot, Vanceboro and ron, Cumberland Club in Portland and deacon of two sons (one, Christopher L. ’57 of Ft. Devens, Mass), Cambridge for 22 years. She was a member of the Woodfords Congregational Church. He is survived by and seven grandchildren. OES, Parkman Baptist Church and Delta Kappa his wife, three sons, one daughter, his mother and one Gamma honor society. She is survived by her husband, brother (Howard O., Jr. ’50, Wayland, Mass.). three sons, two daughters, five grandchildren, her mothet;, her father, two brothers and a sister. 1935 CECIL ALDEN GILBERT, 64, of Greene on 1960 FLOYD OSBORN MATHEWS, 54, of Belfast on Oct. 28 at Greene, his native town. He was a graduate Oct. 4 at Sherman Mills. He was a native of Blanford, of Leavitt Institute and a member of Alpha Gamma Mass, and attended Bates College and the University FACULTY Rho and Alpha Zeta fraternities. Mr. Gilbert was of Maine at Farmington. He was superintendent of selectman of Greene from 1958 to 1959, a member of schools of SAD 56 and former superintendent of Is IRVING H. PRAGEMAN, 78, Professor Emeritus of the Turner Masonic Lodge and until his death was a land Falls and Mount Desert Island. He had been a Meeh. Eng. of Stratford, Conn, on Sep*. 6 at Milford, dairy farmer and truck driver for the town of Greene. teacher and administrator in Weld, Palmyra, Tul Conn. He was a member of the UMO faculty for He is survived by his wife, one half-sister and one lytown, Pa. and principal at Damon School, Loring Air thirty-five years, from 1927 to 1962, retiring in 1963. half-brother. Force Base in Limestone. He was member of the He received hi^ degree in mechanical engineering Maine School Superintendents Assoc., the Mid-Coast from Yale University in 1918 and taught at the Uni versity of Iowa and the University of Bridgeport, Superintendents Assoc., and the Masonic Lodge of Conn, before coming to Maine. He was a veteran of I Farmington. A veteran of WWII, he leaves his wife, WW 1 and authored several books. He was a member two sons, his mother, one grandson and one brother. of three honor societies: Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau 1939 ERIC WINSLOW KELLEY, 60, of Jonesport on Beta Pi and a member of the American Society of June 28 at Ellsworth. He was born in Machias. He was Mechanical Engineers, Maine Assoc, of Engineers, the first commercial producer of peat moss in the American Society of Engineering Education, Ameri United States and at the time of his death was presi 1963 CHARLES A. CALLAHAN, JR., 47, of Eastport on Sept. 23 in Bangor. He was a native of E. Provi can Society of University Professors, and the Iowa City dent of the Eric W. Kelley Peat Moss Co. of Centerville. Masons, AF 8c AM. He is survived by one sister. He also operated the Kelley Shellfish Co. ofJonesport. dence, R.I. He attended LaSalle Academy of Provi was a former member of the board of selectmen of dence. Providence College and the Rhode Island Jonesport, member of the school board and active in School of Design. He received his master’s degree civic activities. He was a member of Jonesport Lodge from UMO in 1975. He served five years in the United AM and FM, OES and at Maine, Phi Kappa Sigma. He States Army with the rank of 1 st Lt. He was twice DR. HANS WEISZ, 69, of Orono on Nov. 18 at Ban is survived by his wife, two sons (Gordon F. ’64, Col wounded and received the Purple Heart during the gor. He was born in Vienna, Austria and-at the time of umbia Falls and the Rev. Eric W., Jr. ’72, Northeast Korean War. He also served as an honor guard to Gen. his death was Asst. Director of the Cutler Health Harbor), one daughter, (Mrs. Gale Whitten ‘64, Har MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan after WW Center at UMO. Dr. Weisz came to the university in rington), six grandchildren and four brothers. II. He has been an engineer for Boeing Aircraft in 1966 after practicing for twenty-five years in the Seattle, Wash, and made contributions in developing Lincoln-Howland area. He was a graduate of the Med friction-resistant nosecones for the NASA Space pro ical School of Vienna and held a doctorate in grams. In recent years, he taught in the secondary mathematics from the University of Vienna, where he school systems of Shirley, N.Y., Turner, Auburn and was teaching when Hitler took over Austria in 1938. Buckfield. He developed proposals in intercommunity He narrowly escaped arrest, came to London and 1940 RICHARD WARREN AKELEY, 57, of Madi conservation and resource for the town of Hermon in later, the United States with aid from doctors at the son, Wise, on Oct. 20 at Madison. He was born in 1974-5. He is survived by his wife, one son, three Mayo Clinic in Minnesota who were familiar with his Presque Isle. He received one master’s degree from daughters, his father, and four sisters. published works. He obtained work in Maine, first at the University of Maryland and another from the Uni Lewiston, then Rumford, then Howland and Lincoln. versity of Michigan. He was employed by the Soil Con He found his years of rural practice a “great personal servation Service from 1946-1958 and was state soil and professional fulfillment.” At UMO he enjoyed his conservationist for the State of New Jersey from 1963 work with students; he taught a seminar on “The to 1971. From 1971 until the time of his death, he was 1963 DANIEL PAUL DEROCHE, 34, of Hanover on Brain and the Computer” for the UMO'philosophy state soil conservationist for the state of Wisconsin. He Oct. 13. He was born in Waterville and was a teacher in department. He was an expert in the field of electro served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps in the the Caribou and Rumford secondary schools. He was therapy and was a member of various medical Pacific Theatre from 1941 to 1946. He later served active in Rumford fraternal and civic organizations societies. Awards and honors awaited him in his native with the Maine National Guard. Mr. Akeley was active and a member of the Rumford Teachers Assoc. He is country and he had been asked by officials of Austria in the Soil Conservation Society of America, the Na survived by his wife, Mary Willard 65, one son, his to return, but he chose to remain at the University of tional Assoc, of Conservation Districts, was a past pres parents and maternal grandmother, a sister, and two Maine in Orono. He is survived by his wife. ident of the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club. He is survived brothers (one, Thomas, '67, Bangor). 37 ON TAP • ON TAP • ON TAP ON TAP • ON The cooperation developed by the new School of Performing Arts will involve both joint academic programs and joint performance opportunities, Arts & Sci ences Dean Gordon Haaland said. Academically, students will be able to tailor their programs to their own needs, providing an interdisciplinary program. ankee ingenuity know Y , - The interior includes a spacious entry HOW AND STUDENT INVOLVE hall which also provides secretarial and Dr. FREDERICK E. HUTCHINSON, MENT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE storage space and an alcove for reference DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LIFE NEW UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT books and a study area. A 24-foot lounge SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE AT ORONO HONORS CENTER, which and a seminar room will provide areas for THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT officially opened with a reception classes, seminars and meetings. Office ORONO SINCE 1972, HAS BEEN November 20. space is provided for the administrative NAMED UMO VICE PRESIDENT FOR The center is the first permanent home assistant to the Honors Program, Mrs. RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICES. of the university’s Honors Program for Beverly McCormick. Prof. Robert Thom A UMO faculty member since 1953, Dr. highly qualified students who explore son of the political science department is Hutchinson has been serving as acting vice beyond the usual academic curriculum. the long-time director of the program. president for Research and Public Ser Despite rigorous requirements the pro Smith was assisted in designing the vices in addition to his duties as dean and gram has expanded to 250 students in re building by Asst. Prof. Warren Hedstrom as director of the Maine Life Sciences and cent years. and William Beutel, graduate student, Agriculture Experiment Station since The building is located just south of the who did the preliminary design. early this year. Hauck Auditorium. It is the brainchild of Economy was furthered by the donation He succeeds Dr. Bruce Poulton, who is Prof. Norman Smith, chairman of the ag of most of the structural lumber by the now Chancellor of the_University of New ricultural engineering department and is Pinkham Lumber Company of Ashland Hampshire system after serving for a a by-product of his studies in low-cost and St. Regis Paper Company. period of time with Maine Governor . rural housing. Color, furnishings and paintings from James Longley’s staff. f Economy was the watchword of the the UMO art collection create a warm, ap In fact, Hutchinson also succeeded Dr. project which serves both academic and pealing interior. The complete decor is Poulton as UMO Dean of Life Sciences experimental goals, Smith said. During the work of Prof. Vincent A. Hartgen of and Agriculture when Poulton moved the next two years he will monitor the the university’s art department. from that post to the vice presidency in building’s heating load and above ground 1972. . system. A graduate of Foxcroft Academy, Construction began in late fall, 1974, Dover-Foxcroft,' and possessor of with student labor from the agricultural Bachelor of Science and Master of Science and forestry engineering programs. The degrees from UMO, Hutchinson obtained modular design includes six modules put his doctorate from Pennsylvania State together in the agricultural engineering TV SCHOOL OF PERFORMING University in 1966. He joined the UMO department and erected on an above ARTS, merging three existing programs faculty in 1953 as an assistant in agronomy ground foundation with built up beam in the University of Maine at Orono’s Col and in 1963 was named associate profes flooring. A 24-inch framing system was lege of Arts and Sciences, has been ap sor of soils. I n 1966 he became acting head used and stressed skin roof panels also act proved by the University of Maine Board of the department of plant and soil sci as support. of Trustees. ences for the 1966-67 fiscal year and in The exterior natural finish is plywood The department of music and the 1967 was named professor of soils. In siding with raised battens which will dar theatre and broadcasting/film programs, 1971 he became chairman of the depart^ ken and gray as it ages. Clerestory win formerly in the department of speech, will ment of plant and soil sciences. dows and long, thin windows to retain heat be brought together in the new school Since becoming dean of Life Sciences were used to give the illusion of much which will be headed by director Dr. and Agriculture Dr. Hutchinson has insti glass, but actually to retain heat. The Robert Godwin, presently chairman of the tuted a personal grass roots learning building is also heavily insulated, Smith music department. No new faculty or program whereby he visits and works on said. programs are anticipated. various farming enterprises in Maine to 38 AP • ON TAP • ON TAP • ON TAP • ON TAP become better acquainted with current Walter’s close friend Dick McGee, head foot ingly, he began with a description of ball coach and athletic director at Colby Col problems and farming techniques. Christ’s trial and death and linked that to Dr. Hutchinson’s research interests lege, will serve as master of ceremonies. Tickets, at $5.00 each, are available from Wes the problems confronting the modern have been in the areas of soil fertility, soil radical in today’s courtrooms. This at acidity and agriculturally-related en or Woody at Memorial Gymnasium. You are invited to join the fun. tempted association was. tenuous at best. vironmental problems. He is listed in Following his lecture, Kunstler an American Men and Women of Science DR. FRANKLIN P. EGGERT announced swered questions from the audience. and has authored or co-authored more his resignation, effective December 31, When asked what direction the radical than 70 scientific and popular publica 1975, as dean of the University of Maine at movement needs to take in order to tions. Orono’s Graduate School. Eggert, who achieve its ends, Kunstler responded with An innovative and stimulating teacher, has held the post since 1963, said he is the cynical comment that “armed struggle Dr. Hutchinson was named as one of the resigning his administrative duties to de is the ultimate answer.” Outstanding Educators of America in vote all his time to teaching and research 1970. The following year he received the Reported by Debra Williams ’74 in the department of plant and soil sci Outstanding Teacher Award of the ences in the College of Life Sciences and northeast chapter of the American Society Agriculture. He is also a professor of hor of Agronomy. ticulture at UMO. His research will con centrate on the production problems of tudents at the university small family farms. Dr. Eggert came to S UMO in 1949 as Extension fruit specialist OF MAINE AT ORONO COMPLETED and head of the horticulture department THEIR ANNUAL CLEAN-UP AND of the Agricultural Experiment Station. SPECIAL WORK PROJECT AT BAX ^designations - ? During his tenure as dean, the UMO TER STATE PARK and received the ap WALTER ABBOTT, head football coach Graduate School has grown from some preciation of the park’s supervisor, Irvin at the University of Maine at Orono since 180 students to a full time academic en Caverly Jr. 1967, relinquished that post to devote full rollment of 850. Doctoral level programs During a two-day span at the park in time to his duties as an assistant professor have increased from two to sixteen. November UMO students constructed a of physical education. Among his respon DR. PETER H. FITZGERALD, assistant 28-foot cross country ski bridge across the sibilities in physical education will be the to University of Maine at Orono President outlet of Upper Abol Pond, cut and building and direction of a physical fitness Howard R. Neville since 1973, has been chipped bushes on the Roaring Brook program for the entire campus commu named director of the Office of Policy and Road, burned 12 brush piles at Nesowad- nity. Ina letter to UMO Athletic Director Operations Analysis at the University of nehunk Field, worked on a bridge across, Harold Westerman, Abbott said, “For Kentucky. Dr. Fitzgerald said that he will Nesowadnehunk Stream and conducted a twenty-one of the last twenty-two years I be leaving his UMO duties Feb. 1, 1976. A litter patrol to Fowler Pond. have been directly involved with the Uni faculty member at UMO since 1963 when Food for the group, which split into versity of Maine football program. The he was a graduate assistant in English, Dr. four teams, was provided by Baxter Park last nine years have been demanding ones Fitzgerald has been an instructor in En officials. The trip to the park is sponsored at UMO by the Maine Outing Club and the Wcause of the challenging programs and glish, an assistant professor of education, Student Activities Office of the Memorial schedules we have faced. I have enjoyed an assistant to the academic vice president meeting this challenge but feel it is time to and planning officer before assuming the Union. pursue other interests and I am asking to post of assistant to the president. be relieved of my football responsibilities.” * Always admired by his fellow football coaches in New England for his dedication (jORDON ERIKSON, PRESIDENT and ability under adverse conditions, Ab bott received several votes as New En On DECEMBER 4, 1975, WILLIAM OF THE GENERAL ALUMNI AS gland Coach of the Year in 1974 when his KUNSTLER, THE ATTORNEY WHO SOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED A team tied Massachusetts for the Yankee HAS DEFENDED SUCH PEOPLE AS SYSTEM OF DISTRICT COOR Conference title. H. RAP BROWN, THE BERRIGAN DINATORS who will help to steadily BROTHERS AND EMILY AND WIL build alumni involvement throughout the Triends of Walter Abbott have scheduled “Walt LIAM HARRIS, spoke before a small country. Each coordinator will be ap Abbott Night” for March 20, Sat. at 6 p.m. in the gathering, mostly students, in Lengyel pointed for a two-year period to represent Damn Yankee Room of UMO’s Memorial Gym. the Association in a predetermined geo Union. The roast-type affair will be chaired by Speaking on “Justice in America”, the graphic area. He will be responsible for trainer Wes Jordan and assistant athletic direc maintaining mutually beneficial relations tor Woody Carville and will honor a man who energetic, self-assured lawyer outlined between his region, the Association, and has given greatly of himself to the many players what he considered to be the most impor he has coached and to the university. tant “political” trials in history. Surpris the University of Maine at Orono. Execu- 39 1 Bon tap • on TAP • ON TAP • ON TAP • Yt^ I w\Tvfe< I^VCo five coordinators and their districts are as University of Maine’s group, and a faculty »*2—follows, Northern Maine: Merle F. Goff group from Colby College in Waterville, ’48, Bangdr; Southern Maine: F. Paul De will officially represent the State of Maine smond ’59, Falmouth; New Hampshire in a recital of living Maine composers as and Vermont: Dennis P. Hogan ’71, Lon part of the Bicentennial Parade of Ameri donderry, N.H.; Southeastern Mas can Music. “The Seasons” by Donald Strat sachusetts and Rhode Island: Ralph A. ton, a quintet for woodwind and piano Martin ’52, Bristol, R.I.; Central Mas and “Trio” by Dr. Norman Cazden, for sachusetts, Western Massachusetts, and violin, cello and piano will be performed Connecticut: Preston W. “Skip” Hall ’54, on this program. Both men are members West Boylston, Mass.; New York and New of the UMO music faculty. Jersey: Russell S. Bodwell ’44, Glen Head, Long Island, N.Y.; Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.: John H. Reed ’42, 1 ✓ Washington, D.C.; Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Ken A TOTAL OF 115 INTERNA tucky, Tennessee: Thomas N. Seavey ’58, TIONAL STUDENTS, representing Germantown, Tenn.; Florida: John D. thirty-three different nations, enrolled at Buckley ’49, Miami; Illinois, Indiana, the University of Maine at Orono for the Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan: Steven R. fall, 1975, semester. Whitman ’63, Lakewood, Ohio; The largest delegation comes from Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Canada with thirty-four students. and Mississippi: Alvin S. McNeilly, Hous Thirty-five students represent the Asian ton, Tex.; North and South Dakota, Min continent, including twelve from India nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Mis and nine from Taiwan, Republic of China, souri: George E. Rose ’29, Shenandoah, Students from South America and the Iowa; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New U VlO’s Downeast Chamber Players -From left to right: Dr. Kenneth I. XFumme, bassoon; Dr. Caribbean number seventeen, Africa six Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah: Richard Jacobs, clarinet; Philip Nesbit, French teen, and four are from Europe. Donald E. Crossland ’49, Littleton, Colo.; Countries represented include Canada, California, Oregon, Washington, and horn; Louis Hall, oboe; and Susan Heath, flute. India, Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Ve Nevada: Paul Ehrenfried ’42, Menlo Park, nezuela, Haiti, Lebanon, Gambia, Zaire, Calif. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, Colombia, The downeast chamber Greece, Great Britain, Egypt, Ethiopia, Japan, Philippines, Iran,’France, Aus PLAYERS, UMO’S FACULTY WOOD tralia, West Africa, Afghanistan, Bang 1 WIND QUINTET, WILL PERFORM AT ladesh, Kenya, Honduras, Turkey, West THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE Germany, Pakistan, Korea, Ghana, Jor PERFORMING ARTS IN WASHING dan. Saturday, January 31, 1976, a new On TON, D.C. on Monday (“Maine Day”) UMO advisor to the international stu- service to Alumni and friends of the uni April 19, 1976 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The dents is Jennifer Brown. versity will be initiated with the opening of the lounge in Alumni Center at North Hall for rest and relaxation. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. 1 The University of Maine at Orono Music Enclosed is payment in full $______I fj. Department offers: for______UMO Bands Bicentennial Re Plans are to continue the program I throughout the year. Those having a need A 12" stereo LP Bicentennial recording — cords at $4.00 per record, plus 500 mailing a and handling. I for a convenient place to meet others^ I “Americans We” those needing a place to wait for others, Side 1: UMO Marching Band Name ______as well as those just wanting a place to Side 2: UMO Concert Band Address & relax for an hour are cordially urged to I make use of the space. I performing the Stein Song, Star Spangled Reservations will be neither required nor ? Banner, Old Days, Ives’ Variations on accepted. A register will be maintained of •X • America, Stars & Stripes Forever, 10 addi Make checks payable to University of Maine Bands. Mail to: Band Record' I those using the facility and an attendant tional patriotic marches. Department of Music will be in the building to answer ques Proceeds contributed to expenses of band University of Maine tions or help with such needs as guests travel, guest soloists and conductors. 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All tickets, coupons and orders are issued subject to the foregoing and to any and all terms and conditions under which the means of transportation and/or Member’s Name------other services provided thereby are offered and/or supplied by the owners, contractors or public carriers for whom Arthurs Travel Center acts solely as agent Arthurs Travel Center Date Joined Organization: Month------Year------reserves the right in its discretion to change any part of the itinerary or the air carrier or the aircraft utilized without notice and for any reason. For non-members enrolling on trip(s): Due to the fuel situation the airlines anticipate the possibility of price increases for fuel. Name------Therefore, the trip price is subject to increase based on any surcharge levied by the airlines resulting from increased fuel costs. Relationship to member: □ Spouse □ Child □ Parent ■ Air transportation - 254 seat Trans Internaitonal Airlines U.S. Name------— Certificated Supplemental Air Carrier, DC-8 Jet; Estimated Relationship to member: □ Spouse □ Child □ Parent Cost - $270; Land - $292.35; Charter Cost - $68,580 NOTE: Information will be sent to you four to six weeks after your deposit is received. . -.. -... - ... Story Board in the Anthropology Museum, University yof Maine at Orono. Jack Walas photo.