COURIER The National Park Service Newsletter Vol. l,No. 2. December 1977

Director's Holiday Message

To All Employees: There emerged, also, a much clearer great promise for the national parks and for understanding of future direction toward which the National Park Service. And this Adminis­ It is especially appropriate, during this many valuable recommendations were tration has made clear the depth and extent Holiday Season, for me to express my deep received during the sessions. And we returned of its environmental commitment. gratitude to the members of the Park from the Conference with renewed pride Ira Hutchison joins me in extending to Service community for the staunch support in our organization. each Park Service family our best wishes for and assistance I have received since my ap­ Looking to the years ahead, it is in­ your continued health and good fortune pointment as Director. evitable that the intensity of our activities in the New Year. Looking back over the year, I believe will increase, that our responsibilities will the recent Superintendents' Conference was continue to grow and that we will need to a real milestone. The benefits were many, adapt to changing conditions. But the Service not the least being the pervasive spirit of has always displayed a remarkable flexibility good will with which old friends gathered in retaining its exceptional traditions while in the handsome setting of Rocky Mountain being responsive to new requirements. National Park. I am therefore confident the future holds DSC spends heritage money fast

Three principals in the DSC's effort on the NPS Bicentennial Land Heritage Program are (left to right) Jim Kiryakakis, senior land­ scape architect, SE/SW team; Vern Smith, chief, Branch of Historic Architecture; and Al Heubner, assistant manager, PNW/W team.

The Denver Service Center obligated 92 From May through September, DSC, the • Work will begin on preserving and re­ per cent of the $51.9 million allotted for con­ regions, and the parks worked well together to storing the Old St. Louis Courthouse at Jeffer­ struction projects in the Bicentennial Land finalize designs, publish bidding documents, son National Expansion Memorial, Restoration Heritage Program for FY 1977. and award contracts. The Federal Highway of the old courthouse, where Dred Scott "The National Park Service looks to this Administration worked with DSC to complete unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1848, program to make a substantial dent in its road projects. is expected to cost several million dollars development backlog," says John Henneberger, and is scheduled for completion in 1981. DSC manager. Out of the 45 construction contracts pro­ "An important aspect of this accomplish­ grammed from this year's supplemental ment is the credibility we hope it will give the funds, 42 were awarded, accounting for $47.6 • Fort Yellowstone, in our first national Service with Congress and the Administration," million of the funds obligated. At the same park, will be restored. An appropriation of Henneberger said. "It was important for us to time, DSC obligated 97 percent of the regular $100,000 from this year's program will get demonstrate an ability to obligate develop­ 1977 construction program, accounting for underway. The project is expected to take 8 ment funds rapidly." $28.6 million in net construction dollars. In years and eventually cost $9.5 million. When President Carter signed the supple­ addition, 40 design contracts were awarded In awarding contracts for all Land Heritage mental appropriations bill for the National to private architectural and engineering firms. funds, emphasis was placed on involving Park Service in May, DSC was already gearing Henneberger pointed out that the awarding minority and small business contractors as up for the major 5-year construction program, of these contracts represents a good start in much as possible. Plans include contracting filling 50 additional professional and technical catching up with the Service's backlog of with a firm of handicapped individuals positions to supplement its planning, design, development projects, and also contributes to in Cambridge, Mass., for a study of how to and construction staffs. Much of the pre­ improving the American economy by providing make all areas in the System more accessible liminary work, contacting and identifying jobs in many different fields. to the handicapped. prospective contractors, had to be completed before September 30, 1977. In addition to monies committed to projects About 60 per cent of the supplemental in the great scenic parks, major allocations funds were earmarked for road construction were made to historic areas and parkways. and resurfacing. Most of these contracts were Some of the more interesting historic preserva­ obligated by the Federal Highway Adminis­ tion projects planned are summarized below: tration. "Our relationship with FHA is of long standing, John says, "and we greatly appreciate • More than $4 million for the restoration the fine support we get from the professionals of or the building of a replica Civil War gunboat in this agency." USS Cairo, which was discovered by WASO About 20 per cent of the funds were historian Ed Bearss and resurrected from the allocated to historic preservation, and the re­ Yazoo River several years ago. Funds will mainder for a variety of other projects, includ­ also cover the development of a museum in ing design of new facilities such as visitor Vicksburg, Va., where the remains of the gun­ centers, bike trails, water systems and reser­ boat have been located. (See Nov. COURIER, voirs, sewage-treatment systems, and building Vol. l,No. 1.) rehabilitation. Planning and design are important because the program is expected to provide more than $600 million for develop­ • Fort Stanwix will get an additional ment and preservation of Park Service facilities $741,000 to complete restoration of the over the next 5 years. fort beg'.in during the Bicentennial.

2 First Lady visits Chamizal

By Ben Moffett it definitely is!! Rosalynn Carter, strolling back Public Information up the esplanade between fidgety Secret Service Officer, SWRO agents. "I just wanted to thank you for the good A ranger tilted back her Smokey Bear hat work that you all did," she told the group. just a tad to let the evening breeze cool the "What a beautiful park you have here." moist spot along the sweat band. Another pat­ She talked softly, not quite loud enough to ted his stomach and allowed that a deluxe suit Superintendent Frank Smith and Regional enchilada plate and a pitcher of border lemon­ Director Cook and Director Whalen who were ade would be a delightful way to cap the day. standing in the background, ears cocked. Her It was a tired but satisfied staff that stood attention was riveted on the uniformed in front of Chamizal National Memorial that personnel. November day as the sun set and the lights NPS photographer Fred Mang's camera began to flicker on along the foothills of El began to click. Paso's purple Franklin Mountains and just "I hope I'm not making any of you late," across the border in Juarez, Mexico. the First Lady said. Their job was done. After 2 weeks of prep­ "Oh, no. No, no, no," she was assured by a arations and a day of hard work, they could chorus. First Ladies (on left) Carmon Romano de now relax a bit and watch as the 500 or so She signed autographs, moving from person Lopez Portillo and Rosalynn Carter. guests loaded into buses, limos and private cars. to person. The strobe light on Mang's camera lit There was the battalion of photographers, the up the area at two second intervals. Zap. Zap. writing press, the local bigwigs, the musicians, Zap. Zap. As a result of the settlement, the two gov­ the ambassadors, the cabinet members, the gov­ The staff lined up for a group picture with ernments exchanged a quantity of land that had ernors, the Secret Service and the first ladies- Mrs. Carter in the center. been disputed because of a shift in the course of Mrs. Lopez Portillo of Mexico and Mrs. After everyone had a chance to shake Mrs. of the Rio Grande. "Let Chamizal stand as a Rosalynn Carter. Carter's hand-including Cook and Whalen-it symbol to all the world that the most trouble­ They were leaving. The limousine of Mrs. was over: "Thank you so much. It's been a some of problems can yield to the tools of Lopez Portillo headed toward the exit. The lovely day," she said. peace," President Johnson said. Chamizal staff began to review the events of the A ranger tilted back her Smokey Bear hat On Nov. 3, 1977-10 years later-First day: just a tad and proclaimed: "Now that's what I Ladies Rosalynn Carter and Carmen Romano "Mrs. Carter seems so nice, but I really call a real first lady. Gee whiz!" de Lopez Portillo met at the border to com­ didn't get a good look at her ..." memorate that signing. Then the two women "She stayed longer than I expected ..." Treaty commemorated visited monuments erected on exchanged land— "Her smile is so pretty . . . I just wish I the National Park Service's Chamizal National could have talked to her ..." A decade ago President Diaz Ordaz of Memorial in El Paso and its sister memorial just Suddenly, out of the evening shadows a Mexico and President Lyndon Johnson met at across the Rio in Juarez. familiar form began to emerge. the border separating these two cities to imple­ "This will be a day to talk about the blend­ Eyes strained. ment the Chamizal Treaty-a document that ing of our cultures," Mrs. Carter said upon arrival. Better tighten up the tie, ranger. It looks ended a century-long border dispute between like, couldn't be, smiles like, must be, by golly, the countries. After spending the early afternoon visiting Mexico's Chamizal and other cultural attrac­ tions in Juarez, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Lopez Portillo and their official parties arrived at Chamizal First Lady Rosalynn Carter greets the crowd of several hundred guests at commemorative cere­ National Memorial to greet a crowd of several mony, Chamizal NM, hundred invited guests. The guests nibbled on finger sandwiches and sipped Sangria while wait­ ing for the two first ladies, who fell behind schedule in Juarez. Mrs. Carter arrived wearing a brown tweed skirt and vest, white bow-tie blouse and brown pumps-much less formal than many of the on­ lookers. Mrs. Lopez Portillo wore a black-orange and gray print dress, shimmering earrings and bright blue eye shadow which correlated well with the long formats worn by some guests. Following introductions, Mrs. Carter said that she "spent the morning talking with Mrs. Portillo, trying to determine what types of things both the United States and Mexico can do to expand on the arts." Mrs. Carter presented Mrs. Lopez Portillo with a handcrafted dulcimer following which the the first ladies mingled with the guests and viewed a festive-tent display of works created by major southwestern artists. The group also heard a musical program by the Dallas Sym­ phony Brass Quintet and by pianist Jeffrey Swan.

3 A new national Christmas tree When the first living national Christmas tree died sometime last year, President's Park Manager Bill Ruback knew the reason why. It was a Pennsylvania tree, transplanted to the humid, air-polluted Washington, D.C., environment. The tree literally was gassed to death. Earlier this year, Ruback launched a 4- month long, 6,000-mile search for a national Christmas tree that could thrive in the environment on the Ellipse. His search ended with the planting of the second living national Christmas tree Oct. 25. A 20-ton, 30-foot high Colorado Blue Spruce, the new national Christmas tree was donated anonymously by a Rockville, Md., couple and trucked to the Ellipse site. According to Chris Schillizzi, lead park technician for President's Park, the tree has been carefully transplanted. It took more than a day to install the new tree. First the trans­ plant team had to dig a hole and lay a base of rocks to ensure proper drainage. On top of the rocks is a layer of fiber glass insulation, then dirt and finally the root ball of the tree. "We really hope this one will live forever," said Chris. He means they hope the 30-year old tree will live out its normal life span of 150-200 years. But the environment around the Ellipse is fragile not only for ecological Workers hoist the new national Christmas tree aloft on its site in President's Park, directly behind but political reasons. Just 2 weeks after the White House. transplant, demonstrators protesting the visit of the Shah of Iran caused $10,000 damage The tree's biggest moment of the year pageant goes back to the Coolidge administra­ to juniper trees on the Ellipse. Fortunately comes Dec. 15, when President Carter lights tion and attracts up to 4,000 people depending the new national Christmas tree was spared. it as part of the Pageant of Peace. This on the weather. Park Police eye space-age communications

U.S. Park Police, looking towards their communications needs for the 1980s, see a time when a 45,000-mile phone call via outer space may quicken their response time to emergency situations, especially in remote areas. In cooperation with the National Aero­ nautics and Space Administration (NASA) the park police sponsored a briefing Sept. 20 on the Public Service Communications Satellite concept. Hosted by Chief Jerry L. Wells, the brief­ ing was attended by 48 persons from 22 organ­ izations that are involved in Federal law en­ forcement. Also attending were Canadian Mounties, Interpol representatives and inter­ national police chiefs. Richard S. Tousley, chief of the Division of Ranger Activities and Protection, WASO, and NCR Deputy Director Jimmy L. Dunning also attended the briefing. NASA engineers demonstrated existing experimental satellite technology, including a Park Policemen look over a scale model of the Space Shuttle "Enterprise, " which will lift the new two-way color television conference between communications satellite into orbit sometime in the early 1980s. (Left to right) Lt. Robert F. larger, Washington participants and others at a Maj. Jack M. Sanas, Maj.Roy E. Coign, Deputy Chief Hugh A. Groves, Asst. Chief Frank Arthur, Chief NASA facility in California. Another demonstration involved use of Jerry Wells, Maj. Douglas C. McPherson, Maj. William W.McQueeny, and Deputy Chief Parker T. Hill. a small hand-held portable radio which received Service Communications Satellite in the early and will serve the entire continental U.S., a message via satellite from North Carolina. '80s as part of its space shuttle program. The Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Later a satellite located an electronic tracking satellite will be a high altitude repeater, This will enable park policemen to contact device hidden in Catoctin Mountain Park, Md. orbiting above a single point on the globe each other over enormous distances without NASA proposes to launch the Public at an altitude of 22,300 miles above the equator ground-base towers to relay their messages.

4 Sleeping Bear dedication draws dignitaries

Michigan Gov. William G. Milliken addresses the throngs gathered for the Oct. 22 dedication of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Mich. On the rostrum (left to right) are Superintendent Allen T. Edmunds, prominent NPS retiree, Donald R. Brown; Midwest Regional Director Dave Beal; NPS Associate Director for Management and who participated in area studies leading to the Operations Jim Tobin; and Julius Martinek, recently retired superintendent of the Dunes. lakeshore'sauthorization by Congress.

By Odell A. Hanson Mentioned most frequently for his leader­ Jagt, whose 9th district also includes part of Public Affairs Officer, MRO ship role in adding the Lakeshore to the Na­ the park. tional Park System was the late Michigan First hand recollections of the trials and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore "is Senator Philip A. Hart. challenges which were faced during the Lake- taking its place in the sun." "When Phil Hart committed himself to shore's early years were delivered by Julius That was the message sent by Secretary the establishment of the Sleeping Bear Dunes A. Martinek of Frankfort, first and only of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus on the occasion National Lakeshore, it was not a popular superintendent until his retirement this fall. of the dedication October 22 of this 7-year-old or an easy decision," said Gov. Milliken. Music was provided by the Frankfort NPS unit on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. "But it was the right decision and future High School Band and the Interlochen Arts The statement was meant to be figurative. generations will remember and be grateful Academy Brass Quintet. It turned out to be literal, because a bright sun to Phil Hart for his perseverance, commitment Major introductions of platform guests and tolerable temperatures graced the outdoor and courage in successfully taking on this were made by Noble D. Travis of Leland, program at a time of year when winter some­ tough issue." Mich., chairman of the Lakeshore's Advisory times stages previews. The Governor paid tribute also to the Commission. Travis and Commission members The program, celebrating formal establish­ contributions toward Lakeshore preserva­ were partners with the Lakeshore staff in ment of the Lakeshore, took place at the foot tion by three other Michigan conservationists, planning and preparing for the festive day. of the huge Sleeping Bear dune, for which the Harold Titus, Carl Johnson and Genevieve Refreshments for all in attendance followed Lakeshore was named. While Michigan Gov. Gillette. Johnson, of Cadillac, Mich., is a the program. Park wives had baked more than William G. Milliken and others were addressing member and former chairman of the Lake- 1,000 cookies for the occasion, and served the several hundred persons in attendance, shore's Advisory Commission. the complimentary goodies with hot apple youngsters did what comes naturally when con­ Representing Director Whalcn and Secretary cider and cherry juice. fronted by a mountain of sand; they climbed Andrus on the program was Associate Director The dedication was only one event in an it. The dune climb is one of the established for Management and Operations Jim Tobin. eventful period for this Great Lakes park, recreational features of the 71,000 acre Lake- "Seven years have now elapsed since with its massive dunes, sandy beaches, forested shore, located in northwestern lower Michigan, Congress authorized the Lakeshore," he noted. hills, quiet rivers and inland lakes. near Traverse City and Frankfort. "To some, it may seem that we have moved Formal establishment was signalled by The dedication followed by one day the slowly. On the other hand, we get a bit of a Inderal Register notice that enough lands seventh anniversary of the park's authoriza­ perspective when we realize that Nature took were in Federal ownership to make the park tion by Congress, and speeches by State, local centuries-ages, in fact-to create the out­ efficiently administrable. The State of Michigan and NPS dignitaries were flavored with standing natural features, the forest, beaches, last year donated to NPS its lands within the reminiscences of the battles fought for dune formations and other glacial phenomena Lakeshore, including two popular campgrounds. preservation of the area. which make this such an exceptional area." Land purchases accelerated as the result of "It has required the efforts of a great Donald R. Brown, who just this fall became increased funding, and about 70 percent of the number of people to make this ceremony superintendent of the Lakeshore, opened the acreage has been acquired. possible," said Gov. Milliken in his dedicatory program and Midwest Regional Director Dave The recent change in superintendents added address. "The Michigan Congressional dele­ Beal served as master of ceremonies. another page to the park's history. A study gation, the Department of the Interior, Congressman Flford A. Cederberg, whose of a scenic road called for in the authorizing the staff of the National Park Service and 10th Michigan district includes part of the act was recently released. And preliminary the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Lakeshore, addressed the group, and aides work on a proposed revision of the park's Advisory Commission all deserve special delivered messages from U.S. Sen. Donald W. master plan has begun. mention." Riegle, Jr., and Congressman Guy Vander

5 Grand Canyon concessioner older than park

By Roger Giddings Resource Management Grand Canyon National Park

In 1 898, 21 years before Grand Canyon became a national park, gentleman rancher and entrepreneur John George Verkamp came to the South Rim. His cattle business in Cincinnati, Ohio, was doing so well he wanted to chance a new business venture. He traded flour, sugar and other items to the Indians in return for hand-made jewerly, rugs and pottery. In turn, he sold them to Grand Canyon visitors and thrived. Verkamp lived in a tent about 200 yards west of today's Bright Angel Lodge. In 1906 he built the two-story home and store, little knowing what a boon his trading busi­ ness would become. The Depression ruined his cattle business in Ohio and he stayed on in Arizona. Jack Verkamp, Sr., died in 1944, but the Verkamps continue to carry on the operation as a family. Jack Verkamp, Jr., is president; his mother, Catherine, is vice- president; his sister, Peggy, is secretary- treasurer; and his son, Michael, is general manager. In more than 70 years of business, (Top) Verkamp store in Grand Canyon the Verkamp name has become as familiar Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon. as Powell, Kolb, Hance and Tanner. (Left) John George Verkamp, Sr., next to his Today the family sells Navajo, Hopi and tent where he started his Indian handicraft Zuni creations including pottery, rugs and operation way back in '98. (Below) Park fine jewelry of silver, turquoise, mother- Ranger Ernest Kuncl with Jack Verkamp, Jr., of-pearl and coral. "It's really hard to tell discuss Navaho rug history in front of the how many park visitors come into the store," store. Jack says, "but we serve a majority of them." A huge porch faces the Canyon, only a stone's throw from the edge. The Verkamps employ between eight and 15 workers depending on the season. During summers they hire as many Grand Canyon High School students as possible. Don Longhoma, a Hopi, has been with the store for 31 years. Jack remembers one employee who was not a permanent resident of the Canyon: "I don't know if he'd have ever made a career working at Verkamp's, had things been different. But he's probably glad he didn't. He left here to join the entertainment world and write songs like 'King of the Road,' and 'Dang Me.' His name is Roger Miller. Actually, Roger stopped by this past summer again to see us." As far as prices at Verkamp's goes, Mike reports they're not what they used to be; they've changed to reflect rising costs. But the high quality of the merchan­ dise and the visitor service continues. High quality is the Verkamp tradition.

6 Director visits Indiana Dunes

Larry Waldron Chief Park Interpreter Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

"The beauty of the trees and other plant life in their autumn garb was beyond descrip­ tion." This was Stephen Mather, first director of the National Park Service, speaking in 1916 about an October visit to the Indiana Dunes. In October, Bill Whalen, the tenth director of the National Park Service, visited Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Director Mather had been speaking to a group of citizens with a dream of creating an Indiana Dunes park. Director Whalen came to speak to the group largely responsible for making that dream a reality. It was in 1966 that Congress passed leg­ islation authorizing Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. In his speech to the 25th annual dinner of the Save the Dunes Council of Beverly Shores, Indiana, Director Whalen said, "Your organization has played a major role during the past quarter century in making the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a reality." Even though the park is now a reality, there are still conservation battles being fought at Indiana Dunes. (Top) Director Whalen chats with members When Director Mather spoke in Chicago of the Save the Dunes Council; (right) Visitors in 1916, most people visited the Indiana Center at Indiana Dunes NL is a converted Dunes by the Chicago South Shore & South church; and (below) Superintendent J. R. Bend Railroad. Today the South Shore Rail­ Whitehouse talks to fellow passenger on the road is still running, the last interurban electric South Shore RR. Looking on are Director railroad in existence. However, its continuing Whalen, Midwest Reg'l Director Dave Beal, existence is in question. At Interstate Com­ and WASO Chief Scientist Ted Sudia. merce Commission hearings in January 1977, the South Shore Railroad petitioned to drop its passenger service because of financial losses. The ICC postponed its decision for a year. At the invitation of the Save the Dunes Council and the South Shore Recreation, another conservation group, Director Whalen rode the South Shore Railroad. Whalen, Mid­ west Regional Director Dave Beal and Super­ intendent J.R. Whitehouse boarded the train in downtown Chicago. An hour later they arrived at the new visitor center. At the Save the Dunes Council dinner that night, Whalen said about the ride on the train, "In most national parks, there are no viable alternatives to the automobile. But here at Indiana Dunes we already have the South Shore Railroad connecting such urban centers as Chicago, Gary, and South Bend with the heart of the park. Every effort should be made to save and improve these facilities. Superin­ tendent Whitehouse has so testified at the ICC hearings." If the South Shore Railroad is saved, urban residents can take the train next October, and every October to observe "the beauty of the trees in their autumn garb." The same beauty Directors Mather and Whalen observed on trips more than 50 years apart.

7 Valley Forge commemorations set

Over 900 log huts were constructed in Washington's winter en­ Women of the American Revolution played an important role as campment of 1777-78. He required each hut to be built to house 12 nurses, seamstresses, soapmakcrs and assistants in camp chores, as well soldiers, although the number varied. Tlie huts were provided with as proving some much-needed cheer for the men. straw for bedding and little else.

Beginning the 17th of this month, Valley through June 16. Park historians, each involved A variety of speakers, including Dr. Forge National Historical Park, Pa., com­ in extensive research projects on Valley Benjamin Quarles of Morgan State University memorated the 200th anniversary of George Forge, will present their findings every other and Linda Grant DePauw, history professor Washington's 6-month encampment where Friday. at George Washington University, will discuss 3,000 of his 11,000 soldiers died from the subjects relating to the encampment. In cold, disease and starvation. • During the week of Washington's the new visitor center there will be special The park plans a variety of programs birthday, February 22, the park will sponsor photographic and art exhibits on Blacks to commemorate this anniversary between numerous activities including living history and women in the American Revolution and Dec. 17 and June 19, including a series of groups portraying the winter encampment on military justice. Also, several plays con­ historical lectures, new interpretive programs, to show the difficult conditions under which cerning the encampment and other historic and ceremonial events. Washington and his men struggled. events that occurred here are now in A brief run-down of events follows: production. • May 6-French government represen­ Washington was determined to keep his army • Dec. 17-John Reed, a noted writer tatives will be invited to participate in events together during the winter encampment-at the and historian discussed, in the park's audi­ marking the date French assistance to the cost of 3,000 dead and untold suffering from torium, the Valley Forge campaign, the fledgling United States was announced. the cold and malnutrition. battles and surrounding events that led to the Several hundred living history troops will American army encampment and the British re-enact encampment life, followed by the occupation of Philadelphia during the winter. firing of the famous "feu de joie," as soldiers The park unveiled a new audiovisual, sound- fire muskets down the line. Artillery firing slide program that gave a summary of the will also be part of the commemoration. encampment and significant events at Valley Forge. • June 19-During the weekend, living history group demonstrations, and other • Dec. 19-On this, the historic date of ceremonies, will mark the historic occasion the march into Valley Forge, living history of the march-out of Washington's troops. troops-from the park and historical organizations-followed the same route that In addition to the programs listed above, Washington's Continentals took along historic sometime in February, the statue of Fricdrich Gulph Road. Visitors marched behind the von Steuben, the Prussian Baron who devised troops, toward the Memorial Arch where a and carried out an effective training program ceremony commemorating the beginning for the American soldiers, will be moved of the encampment took place. A Federal tea location overlooking the Grand Parade, judge administered the naturalization oath with appropriate ceremony. A late March to 200 new American citizens. or early April dedication program will mark the official opening of the park's new visitor center. Several special programs will give • Jan. 13-The park will begin bi­ in-depth information about the encampment monthly research symposiums to continue and the private soldier.

8 Washington stamp approved

Stamp collectors, history buffs and local citizens crowded into Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pa., Oct. 14, for ceremonies marking the first day of issue of a new 13-cent stamp depicting George Washington at prayer. Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Richard L. Stanton accepted the replica of the "Washing­ ton at Prayer"stamp design from William F. Bolger, deputy postmaster general.

9,600 acres. Called the Ferguson fire, it NINETY SIX NHS, S.C.-Star Fort, a has done little more than scorch the big, 694-acre Revolutionary War historic site, well-established trees while burning brush has been turned over to the Service by the and undergrowth. Star Fort Historic Commission. The property Park Briefs includes the earthwork fort; the partially GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK- reconstructed Holmes Fort; the old Cambridge Researchers met for 2 days, Oct. 14-15 to focus Town site, the original site of Ninety Six; on feral burro management in the park. Both and part of the historic Charlestown Road. Federal, State and conservation organizations' Plans are afoot to acquire an additional 426 YOSEMITE NP-A 5-year-old boy was acres for the park, and build a visitor center, killed here Nov. 6 when he was gored in the members attended to Second Annual Grand Canyon National Park Research Review. They exhibits, roads and trails during the next 4 chest by a deer he was feeding. Park officials or 5 years at a cost of $2.5 million. said Collin R. Neu of Clovis, Calif., was gored spent a day reviewing research conducted on while feeding a buck potato chips. Witnesses the burro problem over the past year and told rangers the deer grabbed the bag of chips, another day on current Canyon topics. and the boy tried to get it back. INDEPENDENCE NHS, PA.-Four masked JEFFERSON NEM, MO.-NPS and the Iranian students chained themselves to the memorial's historical association cooperated stand supporting the Liberty Bell Nov. 5 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT NHS, N.Y.­ this fall in presenting a concert and lecture in a demonstration protesting the Shah of Iran's State visit to the U.S. Nov. 15-16. Early in October a group of Japanese film series, entitled, "Tuesday Noon Concerts," When the Shah finally arrived, thousands makers arrived at FDR's home to shoot some and "Thursday Noon Talks." Running from of pro and anti Shah demonstrators gathered footage for a 15-hour documentary to be Oct. 11-Nov. 17, programs covered such topics on the ELLIPSE in Washington, D.C., and as American song-writers, vocal repertoire shown on Japanese television. The Hyde Park started fighting, causing more than 100 filming centered around conferences and of the 19th century, the music of the spoken injuries. More than a dozen U.S. Park Police­ reports of the 1940s in the President's home, word, the astronomy of the Native American, men were hurt. It was the largest demonstra­ which led to the development of the atomic and reflections of downtown St. Louis, among tion in the Capital since the anti-war demos bomb. In particular the film investigates other topics and musical presentations. of the early '70s. the "Manhattan Project," which eventually led to the production of the two A-Bombs MOUNT MCKINLEY NP, ALASKA- that devastated the Japanese cities of Or should it be Mount Denali National Park? GRAND TETON NP, WYO.-Conflicts Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. A minor battle is brewing over what to call between black bears and visitors here reached the name of North America's highest peak. an all-time high in 1977. Park records indicate SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, CALIF.- In 1 896, William Dickey, an explorer, named that between May and October there were A lightning-caused forest fire, which began the mountain after then-President nominee 73 incidents and more than $4,500 worth June 26, was reported to be just about out McKinley who really had little involvement of damage was done by the bears, mostly by Park Chief Ranger Robert Smith as of in Alaska during his Presidency. Proponents of to coolers, provisions, backpacks, tents Nov. 5. An inch of rain and snow at higher the name change to "Denali" (Alaska Native and other camping equipment. Fortunately elevations caused the fire to stop spreading. name meaning "Great One") say that the there were only three minor injuries. The fire, which raged up and down a mountain­ Indian word was the original name of the Thirteen of the troublesome creatures were side for months was allowed to burn within mountain before the white man and that trapped and removed to more remote areas. certain limits in an attempt to reintroduce renaming the mountain would be an appro­ One bear had to be killed. lor the past 4 natural fires as a tool in park management. priate gesture of friendship and recogni­ years the number of bear incidents has During its life, the fire burned through some tion of the Native residents of Alaska. doubled each year.

9 Alumni Notes

Association members enjoy bus trek

The Employees & Alumni Association- sponsored gala bus trip to the Pacific North­ west, including a bit of Canada, took 37 members and guests on a leisurely tour of park areas and other sights in Washington, Oregon, and Vancouver, B.C., during mid- October, reports Ray Rundell, tour chairman. Ray kept a diary of events and has asked us to share some of his notes on the trip. "There were 37 in the group. It was neces­ sary to recruit persons outside the Association in order to have a minimum bus load of 35. There were eight guests. "Everyone gathered at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle Oct. 8 for a cocktail party. In order to create a little festivity and enhance intro­ ductions, prizes for passenger recruitment were presented. Winners were Grace Jordan, Bob and Mamie Mclntyre, Bona May McHenry, and Bob and Mary Gibbs. "Oct. 9 we left the hotel and drove over Stevens Pass to Leavenworth, Wash., a little town that was revitalized in the '50s when residents converted it into a picturesque Bavarian-style Alpine village. "The next day, an early morning bus ride took us to Lake Chelan National Recre­ ation Area. District Ranger Jerry Rumberg and Darrel Wilsey, park technician, split the group into two bus loads for a 3-hour tour of the backcountry on a narrow unpaved road. Fall coloring was superb. The sun was shining. We saw a 300-foot waterfall and went inside the old Stehekin School House Members of the entourage who bused all over the Pacific Northwest on the Employees and Alumni built in 1910 and still in use. Association-sponsored trip. In front is trip organizer Ray Rundell. "Oct. 11 we took a boat to Lake Chelan and then a bus to Sun Mountain lodge, high Bob Mclntyre surprised everyone with a above Winthrop, Wash. Available at this "Oct. 15, we left Victoria on the Black gift can of salmon from a 36-pounder he resort were tennis, golf, horseback riding, Ball ferry back to the States. After lunch had caught the day before. and heated swimming pool. we boarded the bus for the trip to Hurricane Entertainers on the bus included Harry "The next day, we drove through North Ridge in Olympic National Park. It was a Robinson, who rendered some short stories Cascades National Park and spent the night at clear day and we could see for many miles, in song and John Dinges of Seattle, an Anacortes, Wash., waiting for our ferry to the heavy forests plus the breathtaking excellent baritone. Victoria. panoramic view of the towering, snow­ capped Olympic Mountains. We were "The trip was well-planned by Ed Kurtz "We boarded the ferry early Oct. 13 for invited to be the guests of Superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Region and the the trip through the San Juan Islands to Jim Coleman and his wife, Pat. On hand for the Evergreen Trailways, so that no more than Sidney, B.C., where we proceeded to the party were retirees Sture and Tillie Carlson; 150-175 miles of bus riding were required each Empress Hotel in Victoria. Here our group Gunner and Frances Fagerlund, in addition day. The boat rides and ferry rides broke scattered for 1V4 days for shopping, sight­ to Assistant Superintendent Reed Jarvis and any driving monotony, and with sunshine seeing, attending high tea and visiting the Glenn and Beth Gallison. every day, the trip was very successful," house of parliament and nearby museums. said Ray. "The Butchart Gardens cover about 25 "The next day we drove through the Hoh acres of an abandoned limestone quarry on Rain Forest in Olympic, and then to the the 130-acre estate. There is a sunken garden, Ocean Beach at Kalaloch. Next day we headed a lake with playing fountains, the Italian along the ocean highway to Astoria, Ore., Garden, the Rose Garden, the Japanese and with its interesting Maritime Museum. Leaves other floral displays. Many exotic and rare "On the 19th, we toured the Oregon Soft, stirring shrubs, trees, and plants make it truly Trojan Nuclear Power Plant and later in Green, cool impressive. the day Fort Vancouver National Historic red, yellow, brown Site. "Many of us also visited the British Falling, tumbling, rustling Columbia Provincial Museum, largest in "Our final trip day, we drove through the Deep, resting Western Canada, with its displays of natural beautiful forested country en route to Mount Mulch and human history, including turn-of-the Rainier National Park. The road wound high century street scenes, and industrial above the rivers and tree tops with moun­ Max Holden exhibits of mining, logging, fishing and tain peaks in the background." Resource Management Specialist agriculture. Other highlights: At the end of the trip, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Mich.

10 Rundberg busy in Sunriver, Oregon

Alumni Per Rundberg, formerly of NPS Western and Denver Service Centers, and his wife, Karin, are now in Sunriver, Oreg. Per served NPS from 1957 through 1975 as a designer, coordinator, and chief architect. In July 1975, the Rundbergs retired to the fabulous year-round resort area in the shadow of Mt. Bachelor, 2 hours' drive from Crater Lake National Park, Ore. In the past 2 years Per has launched a highly successful private practice in architectural design, serves on the design committee for the 13,000-acre resort, has designed numerous expensive homes and public buildings throughout the West- in Texas, Idaho, California, Oregon and Washington. He serves as design consultant at a local college and for the Sunriver School District. Per and Karin have been so busy that they have decided to take off for a 3-week holiday in Hawaii, where they hope to relax and Per will take up palette and brush for some of his outstanding watercolor Alumni Per and Karin Rundberg relax in front of their home at Sunriver, Ore. printings. Greetings to the Rundbergs!

in the history of the tournament that did A total of $288.70 was raised for the Jim Mardis captures not win the title. But he had only himself benefitting Employees and Alumni Associa­ to blame. He bogicd the final hole when a tion educational fund, bringing the three-year Kowski crown par would have given him a 70 and the title total to $664.50. Both the 162 contributors on the basis of low handicap. and 143 players were tournament records. Jim Mardis, administrative officer at Bunched at net 71 with Coleman were In 1976 there were 130 players while only Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks, Jerry Swofford, Stan Albright and Evelyn 79 competed in the inaugural event, Calif., put together one of his best rounds of Stiltz. Evelyn, playing on the same Three according to Earl Hassebrock, the tournament golf ever to win the third annual Frank F. Rivers course with Mardis, was the highest director. Kowski Memorial Golf Tournament for woman finisher in the tournament. National Park Service Employees and Alumni Association. Another impressive round was posted by The situation looked bleak for Mardis Elroy Bohlin, playing at the Poulsbo Golf Sumners' lead busy life when he took a triple bogey eight on the Course, Poulsbo, Wash. Bohlin shot a 34- first hole of the 5,432-yard Three Rivers 38-72 and under the Callaway System was Lowell and Marietta Sumner, both "grad­ Golf Course in California. But he shook off a "scratch" player, not entitled to a handicap. uates" of the NPS and living year-round in the adversity and went birdie, par, birdie, Bohlin led a group of nine with net 72. Glenwood, New Mexico, manage to lead a busy birdie over the next four holes to get even. In the group with Bohlin was John H. existence. Lowell reports that Marietta has "That was one of the best front nines I've McKee, who placed second in the 1976 meet been president of the Glenwood Women's Club ever played," he said. with a net 71. IvicKee shot 76 this year for and is serving as chairperson of its Ways and Mardis gross score was 37-40-77, and his 72 under Callaway. But he had a moment Means Committee; she has canned and frozen under the Callaway Handicap System he got to remember when he holed an eagle on huge amounts of garden produce; and been a big reward for recovering from that triple the eighth green of the Glen Canyon Country hostess at countless dinners as well as to the bogey. Callaway gave him seven strokes and Club Course, a 555-yard, par-5. many visiting friends and relatives. a net 70. Herky Allcock, winner of the inaugural "I am currently participating in the digging It was the same net score posted by Roy event in 1975, had a net 73. The Bicentennial of a second well on our place, for the guest Anthony of Washington, D.C. But Anthony, champion, Henry Craine, did not compete. house, plus the related pipe-laying and electri­ playing the 6,570-yard Cedar Crest Country A total of 162 NPS employees and alumni cal work, plus getting in the winter's wood sup­ Club course in Centreville, Va., had a gross contributed to the tourney fund and 143 ply, plus serving on the Community Center 79. Since Anthony received a bigger handi­ played a round of golf in local competi­ Board and functioning as president of our irri­ cap, the title went to Mardis. tions held across the country. The Santa Fe gation ditch association," he writes. The low gross score of the tourney, a contingent sponsored the largest local In addition to all those chores, Lowell has 71, was posted by Jim Coleman of Olympic tournament with 28 players and then enjoyed been occupied recently with revision of some National Park, Wash., over the 5,944-yard a post-tourney get-together at the home of chapters of a book on which he has worked Peninsula Golf Club Course in Port Angeles, Lois Kowski. Mrs. Kowski is the widow of with several coauthors, which he is hopeful will Wash. Coleman's effort netted him a third Frank Kowski, the late Southwest Regional be completed by early 1978. Subject of the place finish since Callaway gave him no handi­ Director after whom the tournament was book is "The Desert Bighorn, Its Life History cap. Coleman is the first low gross winner named. and Management."

11 Retired Van Cleave receives MSA

Philip F. Van Cleave, who retired from the National Park Service last December, has received a Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award for contri­ butions which he made to natural science during his 35 year Federal Service career. Presentation of the award, which came from the office of the Secretary of the Interior, was made by Don Dayton, Superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks on Nov. 1. A new genus and species of fossil tree- fern discovered by Van Cleave in a previously unknown part of Petrified Forest National Park was named in his honor, as was a new species of tiny psuedoscorpion discovered at Mesa Verde National Park. He also dis­ covered the first fossil roots of the prin­ cipal species of trees of the Petrified Forest, perfectly preserving the microscopic detail of their structure and allowing their Don Dayton, Carlsbad Caverns superintendent, presented the Interior Department's Meritorious scientific description. Service Award to Philip Van Cleave, left, at park headquarters on Nov. 1. Among his accomplishments at Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Environmental Impact Statement documents, archeological clerk at Wupatki National Parks were participation in a major cave and improvement in working relationships Monument in Arizona and also served at climate study which resulted in corrective with geological and research divisions of Lake Mead National Recreation Area in action being taken to reverse environ­ several major oil companies, universities, addition to Petrified Forest, Mesa Verde, mental damage from man-cause changes in and cave research groups. Carlsbad Caverns, and Guadalupe Moun­ the Caverns, completion of several major Van Cleave began his career as an tains National Parks.

Yellowstone group honors Haines

Aubrey L. Haines of Bozeman, Mont., NPS retiree and author of the recently published two-volume history, "The George Fry Yellowstone Story," was honored at a reception at Mammoth Hot Springs Canteen now distinguished in Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 13. Haines was employed as a park ranger in Yellowstone and also served as assistant park engineer. In 1959 he became the park's That old NPS boy scout, George Fry, first official historian, a post in which he who is also chairman of the Employees and served until he retired in 1969. Alumni Association, recently received the Distinguished Eagle Award from the Boy "The Yellowstone Story" is described Scouts of America. as an authoritative history of Yellowstone George, who won his Eagle Scout badge National Park from the earliest occupation in 1942, has been an active scouter for more of the region by Indians and white explorers than 53 years. He received his award through the period of development and Oct. 26 at Estes Park, Colo., at the recent increasing use. It contains a discussion of NPS superintendents conference. Director policy choices that will confront park Whalen presented the award. administrators and the public in the near future. The book is illustrated with repro­ ductions of early photographs, maps and charts. Haines, who is the author of other publi­ cations about Yellowstone, continues to serve as a consultant on historical research for NPS and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.

12 Shenandoah women hold get-together

The Shenandoah National Park Women's Club held its biennual luncheon in the Residential Circle at Park Headquarters on Tuesday, September 20, under sunny skies. Approximately 150 ladies were in attendance, including members of the local club who prepared the luncheon, exhibits, and entertainment. The live exhibits included basketweaving by Mrs. Lucy Cook, china painting by Mrs. Barbara Moyer, spinning by Mrs. Lucille Painter, and cider making by Mrs. Phil Jacobsen. The attractive quilt, for which donations were accepted, was won by Mrs. Joann Cullum of George Washington National Forest, Harrisonburg, Va. Mrs. Chris Rodgers, President of the SNPWC, presented farewell gifts to Mrs. Kathleen Lassiter who is shortly moving to a new home in Santa Fe, N. Mex. Other NPS areas represented included ladies from the Metro and Springfield Clubs, PARK WOMEN-From left are Mrs. Evah Dunning, wife of National Capital Region Deputy Rock Creek Nature Center, Ford's Theatre, Director Jimmy Dunning; Joan Fish, daughter, and Rosemary Fish, wife of NCR Director Jack Fish; George Washington Birthplace, Antietam seated, Mrs. June Campbell, long-time executive secretary for the Shenandoah National Park; Mrs. National Battlefield, C&O Canal, Richmond Chris Rodgers, president of the SNP Women's Club, and Mrs. Pat Hutchison, wife of Deputy National Battlefield Park, and a number of Director Ira Hutchison. retirees from nearby and in-between points.

Your E&AA Representatives Park Women raise $1500 George Fry Chairman of the Board Wayne Bryant Vice-Chairman for education fund Mary Lou Phillips Executive Secretary C. P. Montgomery Treasurer Members of the Park Women's organiza­ Earl M. Semingsen Trust Fund Officer tion raised $1500 at the recent Superin­ Eunice B. Young Education Trust Officer tendent's Conference at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. The money will be Mid-Atlantic North Atlantic donated to the E&AA Education Trust Fund. Employee-Wallace Elms Employee-Ray O'Dell Alumni-Ross Sweeny Alumni-Nash Castro National Chairperson Linda Munson Southeast HFC thought up the idea of a raffle of hand-crafted Employee-Vern Ingram Employee-Richard Russell gifts depicting the various regional arts Alumni-George Fry and crafts. She got the word out and the Midwest NCP gifts came rolling in from all over the Park Employee-William Birdsell Employee-Hugh C. Muller System. The supers bid generously for a Alumni-Raymond Rundell Alumni-Ted Smith good cause, resulting in the staggering lump sum. Southwest Rocky Mountain Employee-Wayne Cone Employee-Wayne W. Bryant E&AA loan committee member Mrs. Alumni-Carl Walker Alumni-Bill Bowen Evah Dunning, wife of National Capital Western Northwest Regional Deputy Director Jimmy Dunning, Employee-Curtis O'Sullivan Employee-Ed Kurtz said that "although there will be no individual Alumni-Mary Benson Alumni-Harvey Reynolds letters of thanks to the donors, everyone should be made aware of the success of the venture WASO Denver Service Center and take heart as they continue to support Employee-Bobbie Woodside Employee-John J. Reynolds the worthy cause of helping NPS youngsters At Large -Conrad Wirth get a college education."

13 Dickenson honored Campfire girls

Russell E. Dickenson, director of the select Henderer Pacific Northwest Region, was honored by his alma mater Nov. 5, when Northern Jean C. Henderer, chief of the Office Arizona University bestowed on him its of Cooperative Activities, has been elected Alumni Distinguished Citizen Award. to the National Board of Directors of Camp Dickenson, a 1947 graduate of the Arizona Fire Girls, Inc. In this role she hopes to college, has served for more than 30 years establish and maintain a good working with NPS and served as deputy director. relationship between the two agencies, "similar to the cooperative agreement we share with Boy Scouts of America," she says. As chief of Cooperative Activities Henderer establishes cooperative programs with NPS and Federal, State, professional and international groups. She has published several articles in Parks and Recreation; often speaks before university, club and professional groups on NPS policy; has been nominated several times by NPS for the Federal Woman's Award; has served on the Board of Directors for the Visually Handi­ capped, and serves on the Board of the National Council on Traditional Arts. She replaces Harlo Dean on the Camp Fire Girls Board.

Record buffs award Krepela Harpers Ferry The champ blacksmith

Looks like this man's getting ready for an outdoor barbeque, right? No, this is Harpers Ferry National Historical Park's chief black­ smith, Arnold Schofield, who makes authentic reproductions of historic kitchen utensils like these for historic parks in the System. He's looking over original (right) and reproduction (left) of a circular broiler and a rotating toaster for an open fireplace. This is part of an order placed by the Old Stone House in Georgetown, D.C., which will use the reproductions in living history demonstrations, and thus prevent dam­ age to the historic artifacts.

Audiovisual Arts Ace Rick Krepela of the Harpers Ferry Center, W. Va., was recently awarded the Indian Recording Qub's award for humanitarian work in Lassiter widow creating original tape recording for handi­ capped persons. The recordings, products moves to Santa Fe of Rick's own imagination based on his Kathleen Lassiter, widow of J. Ralph travels, are distributed in State libraries Junior middle-weight champ Sylvester Lassiter, who was the first Superintendent and broadcasted on the "Radio Reader Roy Harris recently won the Mountain State of Shenandoah National Park, Va., recently Service" in some cities. (West Virginia) Forest Festival's Leaf sold her home in Luray, Va., and plans to The award is sponsored by the Maryland Plaque in boxing. Harris, a recent graduate move to Santa Fe, N. Mex., to live with her chapter of the Indian Recording Club, a (with honors) of the Harpers Ferry Job daughter, Harriet Hehr. Harriet's husband, group of record enthusiasts, who, beside Corps Civilian Conservation Center is a Arthur Hehr, retired in 1974 as Superintendent making tapes, collect old radio programs, custodian at Ford's Theatre. He recently of Chalmette National Historic Park, La. old recordings of famous people and transferred to the theater from the Job Another daughter of Mrs. Lassiter's, "macro-sound" recordings such as a fly Corps' Anacostia, D.C., Annex where he Kathleen Manscill, who is employed at walking on paper. was given a superior performance rating in his Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Besides his vast collection of recordings, multi-role as drywall and insulation installer, N.C.-Tenn., is the widow of Robert Rick has more than fifty recordings of grounds maintenance person and general car­ W. Manscill, a Park Service administrative "Yankee Doodle," performed on instru­ penter. officer. ments ranging from a zither to a fife.

14 During the summer, Alvin was assigned gaged in private business in Cambridge, Mass., Audubon sponsors to the Division of Resources Management and and Los Angeles. "Public service is far more Visitor Protection at Headquarters. His duties satisfying, at least for me," he said. He and his NPS interns involved a great deal of public contact. He wife Barbara are house-hunting in Northwest gained experience in campground operations, D.C. and in Bethesda where they formerly Since 1971, the Massachusetts Audubon including the fee collection system. He lived. Society, in cooperation with the Park Service, also worked with ranger personnel on road and has sponsored a summer intern program, invit­ beach patrols, assisted in emergency situations ing students to participate in its Environmental Leadership Program. and assisted the chief ranger's staff with Norma Cox to WR post clerical duties, involving law enforcement NPS participates by offering summer job records, accident reports, etc. Alvin also projects to students in the North Atlantic participated in the interpretive training Region. The program, which involves several program, firearms training and beach rescue sponsoring organizations, began with 11 drills. students and has since expanded to 125. Each student works for a sponsor for 12 weeks during the summer. This year, two University of Massachusetts Antietam honors two graduates were employed at NAR. Jean Domey completed a Bachelor's degree Superintendent A. W. Anderson of in environmental design and geography at the Antietam National Battlefield site, Md., Amherst campus. During the '76-'77 academic announced two monetary Special Achieve­ year, she was employed as a part-time cartog­ ment Awards for Battlefield employees in rapher for the NPS's Cooperative Research Unit a special ceremony recently. Honored for at Amherst. This fall, Jean began work toward their outstanding contributions to the park a graduate degree in geography at the Univer­ operations were Linda Robertson and Floyd sity of Vermont and is employed as a teaching "Buck" Gatrell. fellow. Linda Robertson, Antietam's adminstrative Last summer, Jean worked at Cape Cod technician, was cited for her outstanding National Seashore, Mass., developing a sign performance in establishing the admini­ program based on 1972 NPS regulations. Each strative division for the park which includes sign at Cape Cod, according to Jean, is Mrs. Norma Cox was recently named responsibility for budget, personnel, property designed individually and must meet agency Associate Regional Director for Administra­ management, and procurement. While the size and material requirements. tion of the Western Region. C&O Canal National Historical Park shared Mrs. Cox fills the directorate position in Stuart Rehr, the other NAR co-op student, Antietam's headquarters, much of the the San Francisco office, which became vacant also graduated last spring from the Amherst administrative affairs for both parks were after Bert Roberts retired earlier this year. campus, with a degree in environmental design. handled by the C&O Canal staff. During his undergraduate studies, Stuart co- authored a book on energy conservation and Chief of Maintenance Buck Gatrell was As the Associate Regional Director for building codes with Dr. Kaiman Lee, director also cited for his outstanding performance Administration, Regional Director Howard of the Environmental Design and Research Cen­ during the past year, and especially during Chapman explained that Mrs. Cox has ter in Boston. Stuart is now pursuing a the transition when the C&O Canal moved management and executive direction Master's degree in architecture at Carnegie to their new headquarters. Buck's varied responsibilities for the Division of Finance, University. knowledge and expertise in overall park Personnel, Property and Procurement, operations accounted for continuity and and Programming and Budget in the Region David Clark, chief of Environmental Com­ stability in the maintenance operations of which serves 44 units and offices of the Park pliance at NARO, supervised Stuart on an the Antietam Battlefield at a time when System in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Atlantic coastal mapping project. internal organization changes were taking Nevada. "The Park Service is extremely According to the staff, Stuart's mapping of place. fortunate to have Mrs. Cox, who is quali­ the Atlantic coast proceeded with great enthu­ fied by education, background and exper­ siasm. "No one thought it could be completed ience, fill this key position in the Western in 12 weeks. But it was! Manny Morris named Regional Directorate," he said. "The coastal atlas will serve as an efficient and comprehensive tool in coastal zone manage­ water agency deputy A native of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Cox ment," said Stuart. Before his project ended, attended Long Beach Junior College and he had completed a set of volumes mapping graduated with a degree in economics from Manuel Morris, former chief of the Division existing and potential park holdings along the Occidental College, Los Angeles. of Water Resources for the Park Service, has Atlantic from Maine to New Jersey. She began her Federal Government career been recently appointed deputy director of the Both Domey and Rehr said these oppor­ in 1949 working primarily as an administra­ Office of Water Research and Technology for tunities with the Park Service have given them tive clerk for the Atomic Energy Commission the Department. valuable career experience and expressed the in Las Vegas. After a brief break in service, Morris, an engineer specializing in water re­ hope that their projects would be useful in Mrs. Cox joined the U.S. Public Health sources, served NPS from 1957 to 1974. He meeting environmental needs. Service, Las Vegas, as an administrative headed the water resources activities of the assistant in 1957, and 7 years later she became former San Francisco Service Center when the management officer of that office. Coop student wins Director George B. Hartzog, Jr., called for his When the Public Health Service function expertise in meeting the fresh water crisis was transferred to the National Environ­ Alvin Jones, a trainee in the Cooper­ threatening Everglades National Park, Fla., in mental Research Center of the Environmental ative Education Program at Cape Hatteras the 1960s. Protection Agency in 1970 she also trans­ National Seashore, N.C., this summer, became Morris was named executive secretary of the ferred to EPA. In 1974, Mrs. Cox became the second local student to receive a scholar­ Everglades Planning Committee and was instru­ the Regional Administrative Officer of ship from the American Geological Institute. mental in completing agreements with the Corps the Agricultural Research Service Regional The $1,250 scholarship is for the 1977-78 of Engineers and State of Florida assuring the Office in Berkeley, Calif., the position she year. Lavin is a senior Geology major at park its fresh water supply. His efforts also left to come to the National Park Service. Elizabeth City State University, a predom­ prevented salt water intrusion into the park Mrs. Cox's husband, James, is retired, inantly minority college in Elizabeth City, panhandle and halted the construction of a and the couple have a daughter, Sherry Lee, N.C. He returned to the school on August jetport near the park boundary. who teaches in the public schools in Las 23 to resume his studies there. Since his retirement, Manny has been en­ Vegas.

15 MAR EEO high priority

University in Philadelphia. The 22-year-old By Dan Hughes daughter of a theatrical agent, Vivian spent Assistant Editor the first 5 years of her life in Cuba, before Castro. She traveled extensively with her family throughout Central America and (Editor's Note: As part of our continuing South America and entered Vassar College series of Park Service progress in Equal intending to study drama. Then she discovered Employment Opportunity, this month we're anthropology. taking a look at the Mid-Atlantic Region and During the summer prior to her senior how its EEO program is faring.) year, she sought work with the Mid-Atlantic EEO Officer for the Region, Sam Moore, Regional Office as a clerk in the personnel reports that since 1969, the Region has office. She was hired and soon transferred been participating in the Work-Study Program. to the Division of Resource Planning to Ten Mid-Atlantic Region employees started assist the regional archeologist. During her in the program as early as juniors in high senior year, she was appointed a trainee in school, and were placed in career conditional archeology through a cooperative work-study positions upon graduation. One such person is program with Vassar. Vivian C. Garcilazo-Consellas, a park "The opportunity to work with profes­ technician/archeologist. sionals in my field and learn techniques in Vivian is currently working part-time on archeology has been priceless experience," the final report of a summer excavation at says Vivian. the Landrum House at Fredericksburg The Region's participation in the Cooper­ National Military Park, Va., while pursuing ative Education Program goes back to the a graduate degree in anthropology at Temple days of the old Northeast Region in 1959,

Richard L. Stanton. Chief, Affirmative Action Task Force.

Two employees in the MAR EEO Program are (above) Joan Krai I and [right) Carol Harwell.

16 Three other employees in the MAR EEO Program are (from left) Vivian Casel/as. Elizabeth Disrude. and Sylvester Putman. with Northeastern University in Boston, says Sam Moore. Since then, the program has grown to include students from Lincoln University, Hampton Institute, Temple Univer­ sity, Cheyney State College, Morgan State College, and Virginia Union University. A recent coop employee, Manual Zurita was placed in the Personnel Division of National Capital Region upon graduation from Temple. Moore reports that upward mobility continues to be one of the Region's main concerns. Regional Director Richard Stanton said recently: "I am personally committed to the objectives of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program, as 1 know all employees in the Mid-Atlantic family are. Your continued cooperation in seeing that affirmative action is aggressively implemented ... is deeply appreciated." The upward mobility program in the Region consists of three elements-skills training, college study, and formal entry into a profes­ sional or technical field. Moore cites Ann Dawson, a participant in Fredericksburg National Military Park's (Va.) Upward Mobility Program. She has gone on from janitor's assistant to join the Division of Administration. Outside adult education and a Civil Service Commis­ sion office skills course gave her the training she needed to advance to a permanent clerk- EEO Officer Sam Moore discusses career development with graduates of the Region's work/study typist position. program. (Left to right) Teresa Houston, Deborah J. Coleman, Gloria J. McLean, Jancie Smith, and Another upward mobility success story is Antonia Ross. Gloria Porter, who has advanced from voucher examiner to contract specialist in MARO. Others who have recently taken advantage of the program include Bernadine Forsey, MARO; Jimmie DeVane, Cel Jackson, and Gerry Bell, International handle without attempting to introduce all of Independence National Historical Park specialized courses for guides, guards, rangers, Pa. •Kites wildlife managers, planners, interpreters and Moore said: "The new Regional Director, other specialists needed to manage national Dick Stanton, has let it be known throughout The training of personnel to manage the parks and reserves. the Region that EEO is one of his very high 1400 or so national parks in over 100 coun­ The Park Service traditionally has sup­ priorities, and that all supervisors and ties always has been a major need; this has been ported a variety of activities to help meet this managers will be evaluated very closely particularity true in developing nations. In the pressing need. on their performance and commitment to case of the latter, institutions, local schools, The requirement for mid-level training of this all-important program." and universities often have had enough to national park administrators and technical

17 officers in recent years has been met, in part, year for foreign park managers and adminis­ warm, azure, pacific sea that laps the shores at two regional schools sponsored by the Food trators. Division Chief Rob Milne says "These of Hawaii? The Indian Ocean? Sea of Japan? and Agriculture Organization of the United contacts with Service employees in the field Gulf of Kara-Bogaz? Help! Nations (FAO). These are the College of and in professional centers have probably con­ African Wildlife Management at Mweka, Tan­ tributed more to conserve the earth's wild lands Also aloha, zania, and the School for Wildlife Specialists and national heritage than any other effort in at Garoua, Cameroon. The schools have be­ the history of conservation. With over a hun­ Bob Barrel come models for the regional approach to dred nations now managing national park sys­ State Director wildlife and national parks mid-level training. tems, we would be terribly short-sighted to Hawaii State Office In the past, Mweka received considerable believe that we could not benefit from this staff assistance from the United States. interchange as well." Dear Bob: The African schools were designed to (Robert I. Standish, That warm azure, body of water you function along language and geographic lines: Ed., PARKS) mentioned is indeed the Pacific Ocean. Our east and southern African English-speaking regrets for overlooking our great State of students going to Mweka and west African Hawaii with its volcanoes, City of Refuge, French-speaking students going to Garoua. Puukohola Heiu and all the rest of its Training has been a major activity of FAO's splendid natural beauty. (See Vol. 12, No. 9.) regional wildlife management program in Latin America, with emphasis on workshops and on- ^ site training in specific national parks. In Latin America emphasis was also put on the Books training of university professors for wildlife To the Editor: A new 65-page edition of The Building of and national parks management. There has Castillo de San Marcos, a book first published been, however, a long-standing demand for a We have just completed most of our in 1942, is now on sale at The Castillo Shop, regional school in Latin America where seasonal evaluations using the newly revised the St. Augustine Historical Society Library Spanish-speaking students could be trained in Form 10-153, "Seasonal Employee Evalua­ and the visitor center at Fort Mantanzas the mid-level park management curricula. tion and Rehire Recommendations." We National Monument, in St. Augustine, feel we are being asked to use a form which It now appears hopeful that the long- Florida. frustrates serious attempts at performance sought international park training school in The new issue is an account of why Spain appraisals and rehire recommendations. We Latin America will soon be in operation. needed to build what is now the oldest are disappointed with the 10-153's instructions Recently, Venezuelan officials demon­ masonry fort in the U.S., how it was built which dictate a// elements must be checked "1" strated an interest in establishing this regional and used, and why its enemies could never for the employee to be highly recommended center in their country. In August of 1976, capture it. for rehire. We believe these instructions: they asked the Department of the Interior to The authors are Albert Manucy, a St. 1. Discourage objectivity and encourage help initial planning for the Center. Ken Augustine native and retired historian who a dishonest appraisal. Thelen of the NPS Division of International wrote the first edition, and Luis Rafael 2. Invalidate the meaning and useful­ Park Affairs and Bill Wendt, chief ranger at Arana, historian of the Castillo de San ness of the appraisal process. Yosemite National Park, along with repre­ Marcos and Fort Matanzas, who came to 3. Create serious problems with sentatives from the Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Augustine from Puerto Rico in 1955. esprit de corps and employee were sent to Venezuela to work with officials Both authors have drawn from their extensive motivation. of that country to prepare a preliminary plan. backgrounds in interpreting Spanish colonial 4. Create a standard of performance After evaluation of the conservation and history. for seasonals that exceeds that personnel needs, the team outlined the cur­ Their efforts, according to Castillo which is expected of their perm­ riculum, staffing and facility requirement for superintendent George F. Scheventer, have anent supervisors. a proposed center. A conclusion of the study resulted in an in-depth account of Castillo 5. Will reduce the ability of the field was that international technical assistance history that should be interesting not only to maintain a core of experienced would be needed for staff support, and scholar­ to the residents of St. Augustine, but also seasonals essential to specialized ship aid for students from other Latin to the thousands of people who visit both operations such as law enforcement American countries. It also recommended a forts every year. and rescue work. more detailed analysis of financial, organiza­ tional, institutional and physical facility The book, which sells for $1.75, was The three rehire recommendations requirements. published by the Eastern National Park and (highly recommended, recommended in Monument Association, a non-profit organiza­ competition, and not recommended) are Based on those recommendations the tion with headquarters in Philadelphia. valid and useful. However, the recommendation Ministry of Environment and Renewable Re­ selected by the supervisor should be based sources of Venezuela requested additional co­ on a more realistic and flexible set of per­ operation from Interior. Presently the Park formance values. Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund are We hope Form 10-153 will soon be revised involved with Venezuela in this additional again. Perhaps the next revision will facilitate study. the appraisal process and restore its useful­ ness. If further analysis finds that the Training Letters Center is indeed feasible, its establishment will Tony Bonanno, District Ranger and call for a major effort in cooperation involving To the Editor: not only the two Interior bureaus, and J. L. Crawford, Asst. Chief Naturalist Way out here we are used to getting the Venezuela, but other Latin American countries Zion National Park, Utah word last, so it's not too much of a shock and a string of interested international organiza­ to find out that the ocean that surrounds tions. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala Dear Messrs. Bonanno and Crawford: Higher levels of training are available for National Park, City of Refuge National foreign students at the annual International Historical Park and Puukohola Heiau National Thank you for your comments on the Seminar (reported on in the October News­ Historic Site has been renamed. revised Form 10-153, "Seasonal Employee letter), and through regular university courses. Since "Channel Islands National Monu­ Evaluation and Rehire Recommendation." Foreign park managers may also attend ment (is) the only Park Service area in the When used as intended, the revised form specialized courses at the Mather and Harpers Pacific . . ."we need more information. should neither discourage objectivity nor Ferry Training Centers. In addition, the In­ What now defines the western edge of that encourage dishonest appraisals. It actually ternational Park Affairs Division (WASO) ocean-the distance you can see from should provide much more validity and develops several hundred study programs per California on a clear day? And what is this usefulness to the appraisal process than

18 procedures commonly used in the past. anent appointment (without time limitation) imously was the following statement of However, in order to accomplish the in a continuing position. He or she is not purpose: seasonal evaluation process with the honesty required to recompete for the same position. "A Servicewide organization to communi­ and objectivity expected, many supervisors The seasonal employee is appointed for a cate for, about, and with rangers; to may need to reassess their previous ideas limited period of time to a temporary identify, promote and enhance our profes­ relating to recommendations for rehire, position. Each time he or she is rehired, sion and its spirit; to support management particularly the idea that all seasonals who the action is a new appointment, which and the perpetuation of the National Park perform satisfactorily or better have the requires, under applicant supply file procedures, Service and to provide a forum for social right to expect rehire privileges. We need new competition. enrichment." to keep in mind the fact that seasonal employ­ The new evaluation procedures are expected Two other considerations characterized the ment is short-term employment, which is to reduce the number of seasonals receiving overall "spirit" or expectations that prevailed temporary in nature and which has a definite priority consideration for rehire. However, among the Teton group. There was virtually time limitation. Positions of this type should the computerized rating system provides total agreement (which among a group of 35 be filled by the best qualified people for the identification of specialized skills, rangers from 15 different areas is of itself available under Bureau applicant supply knowledges and abilities both on the applica­ notable) that group "whimpering" or the "sad file procedures. As many citizens as possible tions to be completed by the applicants song" syndrome was not going to be accept­ should be afforded the opportunity to and on the form entitled, "Job-Related able. Rather, that as a matter of association compete. The revised form was designed for Elements for Specific Jobs," to be completed philosophy and intent, only positive approaches the following: by all supervisors. Certification from the to problem-solving be advocated. Secondly, 1. To encourage supervisors to centralized applicant supply files will be there was strong group consensus that the as­ establish and discuss in the based on the job requirements specified sociation's communications (informational and beginning of the season with their by the supervisors. Each park may not opinion sharing) efforts strive to utilize and seasonal employees the standards be able to rehire the same seasonals year strengthen the supervisory lines and levels of of performance expected; after year; however, if applicants and super­ command that exist within the Service today. 2. To encourage a discussion between visors complete their forms carefully, the Butch Farabee, Yosemite, agreed to serve supervisor and employee of the field offices should receive lists containing as interim chairman; Roger Rudolph, Yellow­ performance rating at the end of the names of highly qualified eligibles for stone, as secretary-treasurer. The following season; and any type of specialized job in the Park volunteered to be members of a steering com­ 3. To identify for priority rehire Service. mittee: Rick Hatcher, Kings Mountain; Walt consideration those seasonal The new evaluation procedures are a Dabney, Mt. Rainier; Rick Smith, Albright; employees whose performance has definite change over the old. Acceptance Mike Finley, Tetons, Larry Van Slyke, Rocky; been so exceptional that, regard­ requires a change in our thinking as it and Roger Rudolph, Yellowstone. less of the competition, they would relates to seasonal employment. We The first task is to determine if there is be expected to rank among the sincerely believe that once the centralized sufficient interest among other rangers best qualified. applicant supply file system (with its built- throughout the Service to support such an In establishing the individual performance in selective certification factors) has been organization. The purpose of this letter is to standards, the supervisor should take into tried Servicewide, a better understanding solicit comments from those of you in the consideration whether the employee is a of its advantages will develop and the revised 025/026 series. We are particularly interested first-time seasonal or an experienced rehire. evaluation procedures will receive broader in response from areas in the eastern part of the The standard should specify the types acceptance. country. While the impetus from the associa­ of duties to be performed and the quality tion came mainly from rangers presently or quantity of performance considered stationed in the West, we believe that our con­ satisfactory for each. Employees who meet Barbara Hickman cerns are shared by all professionals, regardless these standards and those who exceed them NPS Chief Personnel Officer of location. If you feel strongly about the occasionally should be given the summary association, please write Butch or anyone on rating of "Recommended for Rehire in the steering committee. Competition With New Applicants." Most We have tentatively planned a follow-up seasonal employees should receive this To all rangers/technicians meeting in Estes Park in April. At that time, rating. It is anticipated that many seasonals we will assess the response we have received to in this category will rank in the best qualified During the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2, a determine if others feel as we do that an associ­ group even after competing with all other group of rangers and technicians met at Grand ation would be a positive force in the National applicants. Their training and park exper­ Canyon National Park in Jackson, Wyo. While Park Service. ience will tend to bring them to the top of the primary purpose of this ranger rendezvous We have already agreed that the next as­ applicant supply file lists. was social, talk-as it always seems to do with sociation meeting would then be held at the The rating, "Highly Recommended for us-turned to the state of the Park Service. As Smokies or some other location in the East. Rehire," should be reserved for the exceptional we discussed topics such as seasonal evaluations, When submitting written comments, please or outstanding performers only. Employees with the service EMT program, and the law enforce­ indicate whether you would be interested in this rating are not guaranteed rehire, although ment task force report, we began to perceive attending the next association meeting in if they apply for the same job and grade that what we were really talking about was Estes Park. in the same park, their prospects for rehire a way for rangers/technicians in the field to share their concerns and their expertise with are almost certain. Rick Smith and Jim Brady those in leadership positions. Equally impor­ If employees and supervisors understand Instructors tant, we agreed, was to find a method of com­ the new rating process, there should be no Albright Training Center problems with esprit de corps and employee municating among ourselves, to share solutions motivation. Surely every employee cannot to problems that existed throughout the expect to be outstanding. If an honest Service. We determined that one important rating results in a high percentage of seasonals way to maintain esprit de corps would be to in the "Highly Recommended for Rehire" plan periodic social reunions. category, this would indicate that performance Having reached agreement on these three Everyone has his own specific vocation or standards are too low. general objectives, we then turned to the con­ mission in life; everyone must carry out a con­ It is not reasonable to compare the sideration of how they might be realized. We crete assignment that demands fulfillment. recommendation for rehire evaluation with concluded that perhaps a loose federation of Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life the performance evaluation for permanent rangers/technicians could serve as a means of be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is as unique employees. The evaluations are not for accomplishing our purposes. We voted unan­ as his specific opportunity to implement it. the same purpose. The permanent employee imously, then, to form the Association of has won the competition for his/her perm­ National Park Rangers. Also adopted unan­ -Viktor Frankl.

19 McKinley National Park, Alaska, as assistant Deaths superintendent and was promoted to super­ Walker Collins intendent when Grant A. Pearson retired in 1957. He transferred to the Midwest Regional Office in 1959 and retired in Walker Collins, who began his NPS career as the first ranger employed in Lassen Volcanic Wiffler R. Oakes December 1965 as regional chief, Division of Resource Management and Visitor Protec­ National Park, Calif., and became the area's tion. He received the Meritorious Service first superintendent, died in Sacramento, Wiffler R. "Spike" Oakes died Oct. 3 Award in 1966. Calif., Oct. 3 after an extended illness. He was 80. in Boulder, Colo., Hospital after surgery. Jake and his wife, Althea, who survives He and his wife, who died several years He was 72. him, met and married when he was working ago, had no children, and his only survivor "Spike" Oakes began his career with the in Lassen. Also surviving is their daughter is his younger brother, George L. Collins, CCC at Sequoia National Park, Calif., in Nola Jane, now Mrs. Charles Crammer, and a Park Service retiree who lives in Ross, 1932. He continued with this activity, their four grandchildren who live in Atwater, Calif. (P.O. Box 295, Ross, CA 94957). It was which took him to Death Valley National California. George's intention to carry out his brother's Monument, Calif., and several other CCC After Jake's retirement the couple moved camp locations in California until 1940. wishes to have his ashes scattered over Mount to San Angelo, Tex., and later to Merced. Lassen. In 1941, "Spike" was appointed as park Calif., before settling in Arizona in 1975. ranger in Death Valley. Four years later, Former Director Horace M. Albright The address is 10354 Cameo Drive, Sun City, recalls that when Lassen Volcanic National he became chief ranger at Shasta Lake NRA, Ariz. 85351. Interment was at Sun City. where he remained until 1948 when he moved Park was established in 1916 its extremely to Olympic National Park, Wash., as assistant small appropriation was insufficient to employ chief ranger for Fire Control. In 1956, a superintendent. So Superintendent W. B. in response to a great desire to be in the Lewis of Yoscmite National Park was Southwest, "Spike" moved to Grand Canyon assigned to take charge of the new area as National Park and in June 1957, moved on a collateral duty. He employed Walker to Tonto National Monument, Ariz., as Collins as the park's first ranger when superintendent, a position he held until the Lewis D. Anderson a second ranger was employed. When the end of 1965. He retired at the end of 1965 Service was able to relieve Lewis of his extra duty he recommended that Collins be appointed and he and his wife, Gen, moved to Tucson, Lewis D. Anderson, an engineer with 16 superintendent. Walker held the position until Ariz. years of service until his retirement last he resigned from the Service in 1935 to go In recognition of service, the Department June, died on July 15 in Tucson, Ariz. He was into ranching and stock raising. His property of Interior Meritorious Service Award was 65. and home were near Sebastopol, Calif. presented to him in 1966. "Andy" Anderson started with the Park Albright remembers Walker Collins as "Spike" Oakes was a friendly, outgoing Service in 1961 as a civil engineer at Mesa Verde "a very versatile, efficient, and hard-working individual who enjoyed helping visitors in National Park, Colo. He later served at Big ranger and superintendent" who was highly the national parks and monuments. He Bend as chief of Maintenance in 1965 and regarded by the three directors under whom showed his great empathy for people 1966 before joining the Western Regional he served, Mather. Albright, and Cammerer, during his experiences in Death Valley with Office staff as regional engineer. In 1969 and by the late Representative Harry F.nglebright Japanese Americans relocated from Los he transferred to Hawaii Volcanoes National in whose congressional district Lassen is Angeles during the early years of World Park. War II. The respect gained by his humanity situated, and Fnglebright's predecessor, He is survived by his widow, Marguerite, Representative John E. Raker, who sponsored continued and made park enthusiasts of and two sons. the internees. the bill to establish the park. Albright adds: Survivors are his wife Genevieve and "The fact that Lassen Volcanic National Park daughter Margaret and grandnieces. has always been a popular park is due to the Gen will continue to live at 7965 20th foundations of its management and public Place, Tucson, Ariz. 85710. relations, much of the credit for which must be given to Walker Collins." Memorial services, including Masonic ceremonies, were held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church Oct. 8.

Duane D. Jacobs Margaret Weatherwax Marjorie G. Rylen

Duane D. "Jake" Jacobs, whose career Margaret Davidson Weatherwax, 79, Marjorie G. Rylen, a retired NPS employee, of 36 years in the National Park Service included a native of Scotland and widow of Howard died Oct. 15 in Omaha. several important field assignments, died Lrle Weatherwax, died in an Amherst, Ms. Rylen's entire 14-year Park Service at Sun City, Ariz., on Oct. 2. He was 68. Mass., nursing home Sept. 29. Mrs. Weatherwax career was spent in the Division of Contracting Jake started with the Service as a seasonal was generally known as Peggy. She is survived and Property Management at the Midwest park ranger at Lassen Volcanic National by a son, Donald, and a grandchild. Regional office. She started with the Service in Park, Calif., in 1929. His first permanent Mrs. Weatherwax's late husband, a graduate August 1962 as a clerk-stenographer following position was that of park ranger at Yosemitc in landscape architecture from what was then 2 years with the Air Force in California. She National Park in 1933. He served as acting Massachusetts Agricultural College, came with retired as a procurement and property manage­ superintendent of Joshua Tree National the National Park Service in 1933 as a CCC ment assistant in June 1973, then continued Monument, Calif., in 1942 and 1943, inspector. When eight regional offices were in the same capacity as a re-employed and was in the Navy during World War II. established in 1935 to administer the Service's annuitant until 1976. In 1946 he returned to the Park Service CCC activities in the field, he was appointed Memorial services were held Oct. 18 as a district park ranger at Yosemite. In regional director of Region III with head­ at the First Presbyterian Church in Omaha. 1950 he was detailed to Glacier Bay National quarters in Richmond, Va. Later he assisted Burial was in Central City, Nebr. Monument,Alaska, and in 1953 was transferred Conrad L. Wirth in coordinating the CCC She is survived by a sister and brother to Shenandoah National Park, Va., as chief programs of the Department of the Interior. in Omaha. Memorials may be sent to the park ranger. He was commissioned a major in the Army First Presbyterian Church, 216 S. 34th St., In 1955 Jake was transferred to Mount in World War II. He died in 1960. Omaha, Nebr. 68131.

20 People on the move

Mew faces NORTON, William W., Park Aid, Hot FRAZIER, C. Craig, Architect, Historic Preser­ Springs NP vation, DSC ABEGGLEN, Janice K., Clerk-Typist, ORANCHAK, Eugene G., Architect, MA/NA FULLER, James E., Plumber, Golden Gate NRA Yellowstone NP Team, DSC GOSSERT, Glen L., Mason, The Old Stone ADAMS, Teddie J., Clerk-Typist, Lyndon ORR, David G., Archeologist, Finance, B. Johnson NHS House, NCR MARO BANKS, Jerome A., Laborer, Metal Craft HADDEN, Francis E., Park Tech, Boston NHP PELLEGRIN, Ruth A., Clerk, Planning & Shop, NCR HANAKI, Kenneth K., Civil Engineer, NC Team, Resource Pres, PNRO BEAUCHAMP, Robert E., Park Tech, DSC RIDER, Doris A., Clerk-Typist, Sleeping Bear Boston NHP HART, Leslie Starr, Historian, PN/W Team, DSC BEEVERS, Don S., Electrical Worker, Dunes Land Acquisition Office HARVEY, Linda I., Clerk-Steno, Badlands NM Yosemite NP ROBINSON, Dahl W., Laborer, Manassas NBP HATFIELD, Gregory A., Park Tech, Big Cypress BRADY, Ronald B., Gardener, Professional ROOS, Ronald A., Exhibits Spec, HFC Nat'l Preserve ROSS, Charles Jr., Maintenance Worker, JACKSON, Donald S., Maintenance Worker, Services, NCR Roger Williams, NM NCR CANZANELLI, Linda, Clerk-Typist, ROTHWEILER, Robert A., Wildlife Biologist, JOHNSON, Diana L., Purchasing Agent, Biscayne Boston NHP NM CARPENTER, Floyd L, Painter, Golden MA/NA Team, DSC JOHNSTON, Margaret A., Park Tech, Golden Gate NRA SIMONDS, Timothy S., Park Tech, Mount Gate NRA CASTELLANOS, Roberto, Architect, Rushmore NM KEENER, David L., Maintenance Mechanic, The NC Team, DSC STALEY, Robert D., Maintenance Worker, COATES, Christina W., Clerk-Typist, Gettysburg NMP Old Stone House, NCR Museum Services, HFC STUTZMAN, Suzanne M., Landscape Architect, LANKFORD, BiUie Joe, Highway Engineer, CRYSTAL, Joseph, Landscape Architect, MA/NA Team, DSC Professional Support, DSC MA/NA Team, DSC TAYLOR, Alexander Jr., Architect, LINDSKOG, Richard M., Electrical Worker, DAHL, Carol J., Clerk-Typist, Saint Croix MA/NA Team, DSC Glacier NP NSR TOBIAS, Clifford, Historian, MARO LITTLE, Marcus L., Electronics Tech, Great DUESLER, George W., Sewage Disposal TOLGER, Gail I., Clerk-Typist, Muir Woods NM Smoky Mountains NP Plant Operator, Sequoia NP UMBERGER, Larry M., Mason. Old Stone LORENZ, Jerald M., Landscape Architect, Pro­ ELLIS, Brenda F., Clerk-Typist, Administration, House, NCR fessional Support, DSC MAZZER, Agnes C, Clerk-Typist, Exhibits, SERO VISSER, Charles M., Tark Tech, Muir Woods NM FARABAUGH, David E., Clerk-Typist, WARE, Barbara A., Park Tech, Boston NHP HFC Big Cypress Land Acquisition Office WHITESELL, Stephen E., Landscape McCORMACK, David A., Museum Tech, Carl GOFF, John M., Gardener, Area II, Grounds Architect, MW/RM Team, DSC Sandburg Home NHS Maintenance, NCR WICKER, Stephen A., Park Aid, Hot MILLER, Johnny D., Park Tech, Hatteras Island GOLDBIN, Thomas L., Park Tech, Whiskey- Springs, NP MOELLER, Joanne, Clerk-Typist, Big Cypress town NRA WIDGER, Robert L., Park Tech, Boston NHP Land Acquisition Office GRAY, Barbara L., Personnel Mgmt Spec, MORIGEAU, Shawn M., Clerk-Steno, Contract Everglades NP & Prop Mgmt, PNRO GROVERT, Harold J. Jr., Park Tech, NESBITT, Esther G., Clerk-Typist, Adminis­ Grand Canyon NP AMADOR, Alma T., Personnel Clerk, Padre tration, NARO HEADLEY, Lawrence C, Landscape Island NS NEWMAN, Paul, Architect, Historic Pres, DSC NOBLES, Larry, Carpenter, Hatteras Island Architect, MA/NA Team, DSC BEAMAN, Ronald D., Park Tech, Colonial PARKS, Deborah B., Operating Accountant, HOPWOOD, Helen A., Clerk-Typist, Museum NHP Services, HFC BELL, Denise A., Clerk-Typist, Professional Administration, SERO ISENSEE, Kerry H., Park Ranger, Saint Services, RMRO POWERS, James J., Laborer, Florissant Fossil Croix NSR BROSKEY, Jesse E., Surveying Tech, Profes­ Beds NM JAY, Nena L., Secretary, Golden Gate NRA sional Support, DSC RICHEY, Roy C, Park Tech, Fort Union NM KELLOGG, N. Diane H., Park Tech, BROWN, Ida Mae F., Clerk, Virgin Islands NP SCHIPANSKI, Lothar, Landscape Architect, Interpretation & Resource Mgmt, NCR BROWN, William, Janitor, Boston NHP Boston NHP KOHLHAAS, Paula, Park Tech, Natl BROZOVICH, Mark L., Park Tech, Petrified SILLER, Francisco E. Jr., Maintenance Worker, Visitor Center Forest NP Lake Meredith RA KNOWLES, Elfriede B., Clerk-Typist, BURKETT, Thomas E., Surveying Tech, Profes­ SNYDER, Morris K., Civil Engineer, NC Team, Big Cypress Land Acquisition Office sional Support, DSC DSC KNUTH, Charles B., Environmental Spec, COCHRAN, Fred H., Concessions Spec, Park TREMBLAY, Edmond J. Jr., Tractor Operator, Research & Scientific Services, WASO Operations, SERO Horticultural Group, NCR KOSINSKI, Chesia A., Clerk-Typist, Big COPELAND, Joyce F., Clerk, SERO VANGUNDY, Jack F., Supply Clerk, Grand Cypress Land Acquisition Office COX, Norma, Admin Officer, Mgmt Appraisal, Teton NP LAWRENCE, Donald L., Maintenance DSC VENZEN, John H., Maintenance Worker, Chris- Worker, Olympic NP CRAIGO, Steade R., Architect, MA/NA Team, tiansted NHS LUNSFORD, Louis H. Jr., Maintenance Worker, DSC VITALE, Samuel F., Automotive Mechanic, Operations, NCR DAVIS, Kathryn G., Admin Tech, Joshua Tree Transportation, NCR MAYO, James F., Civil Engineer, MA/NA NM WALLACE, Mardell T., Clerk-Typist, Reference Team, DSC DINEEN, Michael E., Surveying Tech, Profes­ Services, HFC McKINNEY, Gary J., Motor Vehicle Operator, sional Support, DSC WEBBER, Daniel R., Surveying Tech, Profes­ Zion NP DUGAN, David E., Janitor, Morristown NHP sional Support, DSC MILLWOOD, Elaine L„ Park Tech, National EVON, Ramon A., Accounting Ofc, Admin­ WHITE, Weldon Ray, Laborer, Sitka NHP Visitor Center istration, NARO WILLIAMSON, Cynthia E., Sec, Gateway NRA MOERY, Edward Tim, Landscape Architect, FOGLEMAN, Malcolm C, Concessions Spec, WILSON, Robert M., Clerk-Typist, Badlands MW/RM Team, DSC Park Operations, SERO NM

21 MECHAM, Richard K., Park Tech, Lehman BRATT, Linda J., Park Tech, Visitor Activities, New places Caves NM, to Same, Death Valley NM Grand Canyon NP, to Mail & File Clerk, MENZ, Katherine B., Museum Curator, Home Grand Canyon NP of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS, to Staff ALLEN, Peter B., Supv Park Ranger, Lake CHRISTENSEN, Richard, Givil Engineer, Main­ Curator, Reference Services, HFC Mead NRA, to Same, Virgin Islands NP tenance Mgr, Grand Canyon to Same, MEYERS, Michael E., General Services Assis­ PN/W Team, DSC BLAKE, George W., Park Ranger, Fredericks­ tant, WASO, to Vehicle Maintenance Co­ burg & Spotsylvania Btfld Mem NMP, to CRAIG, Cynthia S., Sec, Administration, ordinator, NCR MWRO, to Same, Mesa Verde NP Supv Park Ranger, Bandelier NM MEYERS, Richard L., Sewage Disposal Plant BRADY, Bobby K., Maintenance Mechanic, CURTIN, Cynthia J., Park Tech, Point Reyes Operator, Grand Teton NP, to Sewage Dis­ NS, to Supv Park Tech, Golden Gate NRA Andersonville NHS, to Mobile Industrial posal Plant Operator, Olympic NP Equipm't Mechanic, Curecanti RA DeBUSK, Gary, Fiscal Tech, Grand Teton NP, MONCADA, Jesus David, Park Technician, to Admin Tech, Lincoln Home NHS BURKHARD, Douglas M., Engineering Drafts­ Joshua Tree NM, to Same, Walnut Canyon man, Graphic Systems, DSC, to Exhibits DEAN, Frances M., Clerk-Typist, Southwest NM Cultural Resources Center, to Sec, Park Spec, HFC MOORE, Michael V., Park Tech, Shenandoah BYTNAR, Bruce W., Park Tech, Fort McHenry Operations, SWRO NM & Hist Shrine, to Same, Fredericksburg NP, to Same, Golden Gate NRA DONALD, Anthony S., Architect, MA/NA & Spotsylvania Btfld Mem NMP MOORE, Stephen R., Farmer, Gettysburg NMP, Team, DSC, to Same, NC Team, DSC CARRASCO, Victor V., Park Ranger, Great to Carpenter, Independence NHP EVANS, Robert C, Appraiser, Sleeping Bear Smoky Mountains NP, to Supv Park Ranger, MOWRY, Michael F., Supv Park Ranger, Statue Dunes Land Acquisition Office, to Same, Whiskeytown NRA of Liberty NM, to Supv Park Ranger, JNEM Voyageurs Land Acquisition Office NHS CLARK, William D., Supv Park Ranger, Grand FICHTNER, Rudolf G., Sewage Disposal Plant OSBORN, Truman I'., Park Tech, Hawaii Vol­ Canyon NP, to Park Ranger Planner, HFC Operator, Padre Island NS, to Maintenance canoes NP, to Same, Death Valley NM Worker Foreman, Glen Canyon NRA DEVLIN, Mary S., Park Tech, Independence PUMPHREY, Don L., Park Ranger, Cumber­ NHP, to Supv Park Tech, Valley Forge NHP FOWLER, Hersehel F.., Maintenance Foreman, land Gap NHP, to Same, Valley Forge NHP White Sands NM, to Facility Mgr, Padre DUNATCHIK, David D., Supv Park Ranger, RIGNEY, Carolyn S., Park Tech, Colonial NHP, Haleakala NP, to Park Ranger, Big Thicket Island NS NP to Park Ranger, Gettysburg NMP HANKS, Richard J., Supv Park Ranger, Ever­ FLICKINGER, Bobby L., Maintenance Fore­ SELINSKY, Helen I., Clerk-Typist, MARO, to glades NP, to Park Ranger, Canaveral NS man, Pea Ridge NMP, to Exhibit Spec, Payroll Clerk, Administration, NARO HARDGROVE, Mark R., Maintenance Worker Southwest Cultural Resources Center SHERFY, Marcella M., Historian, Cultural Re­ Leader, The Old Stone House, NCR, to FRANKLIN, Joe C, Programs Analysis Ofc, sources Mgmt, WASO, to Same, National Grounds Maintenance Foreman, Horticul­ Yellowstone NP, to Park Ranger, Training, Register, WASO tural Group, NCR WASO SOHN, Daniel, Carpenter, The Old Stone House, HARSH A, Jeffrey D., Auto Mechanic, Padre GODFREY, Joseph, Construction Rep, MA/ NCR, to Wood Craftsman, Great Smoky Island NS, to Maintenance Worker Foreman, NA Team, DSC, to NC Team, DSC Mountains NP Navajo NM STRONG, Evelyn N., Park Tech, Point Reyes GOGUE, George J., Research Scientist, Park HAYWOOD, Ned L., General Supply Spec, NS, to Supv Park Tech, Golden Gate NRA Operations, SWRO, to Biological Scientist Blue Ridge Pkwy, to General Supply Officer, TOBIN, Daniel J. Jr., Park Mgr, Mount Rainier Administrator, Professional Services, NCR Everglades NP NP, to Associate Director, Mgmt Opera­ HAGEN, Harold H. Jr., Carpenter, NCR, to JONES, Charles W., Training Instructor, Trans­ tions, WASO portation, NCR, to Safety Spec, Operations, Facilities Mgmt Spec, NPC-East TOMMINS, Daniel M., Gardener Leader, Inde­ HAPPEL, Paul T., Park Tech, Pipe Spring NM, NCR pendence NHP, to Tractor Operator Fore­ JONES, Helen P., Clerk, Publications, HFC, to to Same, Point Reyes NS man, Valley Forge NHP HART, James D., Park Tech, Independence Audiovisual Production Clerk, Audiovisual TOWNSEND, Doyle Dean, Maintenance Mech­ Arts, HFC NHP, to Park Ranger, Saint Croix NSR anic Leader, Grand Teton NP, to Mainte­ HOLLAND, F. Ross, Jr., Park Mgr, Planning & KALBACH, Edward S., Supv Park Ranger, Glen nance Mechanic Foreman, Canyonlands NP Canyon NRA, to Park Ranger, Valley Forge Resource Pres, NARO, to Same, Cultural WAGONER, John J., Supv Park Ranger, Resources Mgmt, WASO NHP HOLMES, Robert F., Mgmt Assist, Cuyahoga Sequoia NP, to Same, Mammoth Cave NP KLAG, John C, Park Tech, Joshua Tree NM, Valley NRA, to Park Ranger, Lincoln Home WALTER, Chrysandra L., Supv Park Ranger, to Maintenance Worker, North Cascades NHS Interp Recreation &. Resource Mgmt, NCR, NP HUGHES, Michael T., Park Tech, Visitor Ser­ to Same, Golden Gate NRA LEWIS, Victor L., Supv Park Ranger, Glen vices, NCR, to Same, Golden Gate NRA WILKERSON, John C, Procurement Agent, Canyon NRA, to Park Ranger, North Cas­ JOHNSON, Gregory S., Engineering Equipm't Big Bend NP, to Contract Spec, Admin­ cades NP Operator Foreman, Grand Teton NP, to istration, SERO MORGAN, Kenneth O. Jr., Supv Park Ranger, Maintenance Mechanic Foreman, Sequoia WILLIAMS, Richard N., Park Tech, Cuyahoga Gateway NRA, to Park Mgr, Gateway NRA NP Valley NRA, to Same, Bighorn Canyon MYLES, Anthony A., Tractor Operator, Main­ NRA JOHNSON, Michael K., Park Ranger, Johns­ tenance, NCR, to Same, Rock Creek Park town Flood NM, to Same, Allegheny Portage OPPF.GAARD, Robert N., Construction Rep, Railroad NHS PN/W Team, DSC, to Same, NC Team, DSC KELLER, Robert M., Maintenance General PIERUCCIONI, Gary R., Park Tech, Moores Foreman, Mount McKinley NP, to Facility ABRELL, Robert Joseph, Supv Park Ranger, Creek NMP, to Supv Park Tech, Interpreta­ Mgmt Spec, Olympic NP Yosemite NP, to Same, Everglades NP tion & Resource Mgmt, NCR KRAUSHAAR, John M., Park Ranger, Grand ADAMS, Deanne L., Park Tech, Alaska Area RAUS, Edmund J., Park Tech, Gettysburg Teton NP, to Supv Park Ranger, Grand Office, to Park Ranger, Mount McKinley NP NMP, to Same, Fredericksburg & Spot­ Teton NP ANDERSEN, Anthony L., Supv Park Ranger, sylvania Bfld Mem NMP LESKO, Russell T., Supv Park Ranger, Yellow­ Olympic NP, to Park Ranger, Activities & ROLANDSON, Maude I., Sec, Operations, stone NP, to Same, Great Smoky Mountains Protection, WASO WRO, to Same, Mining & Minerals, WASO NP BLAIR, Edgar W., Supv Civil Engineer, Surveys, SHELLENBERGER, Joseph E., Public Info MARSHALL, W. Joan, Supv Park Ranger, DSC, to Same, Professional Support, DSC Spec, Grand Teton NP, to Concessions Independence NHP, to Same, JNEM NHS BOHANAN, William C, Carpenter, Crater Lake Analyst, Olympic NP McALEER, James J., Painter, Independence NP, to Maintenance Mechanic Leader, NHP, to Same, Valley Forge NHP Crater Lake NP SHOOK, William W., Park Tech, Petersburg NB, McCRARY, Patrick C, Maintenance Worker, BRADLEY, Alcyone B., Librarian, Interpreta­ to Supv Park Tech, Valley Forge NHP Rocky Mountains NP, to Maintenanceman, tion, Everglades NP, to Same, Natural Science SMATHERS, Garrett A., Senior Scientist, DSC, Whiskeytown NRA Studies, Everglades NP to Same, Park Operations, SERO

22 THOMPSON, David D. Jr., Park Mgr, SERO, to DIXON, Peggy D., Park Tech, Fort Frederica HALL, Dorothy M., Data Processing Officer, Same, Sequoia NP NM Transportation, NCR TUCKER, James Clifford, Park Aid, Yosemite DUKE, Beverly C, Clerk-Typist, Big Cypress HARPER, Richard L., Guard, LBJ NHS NP, to Park Tech, Golden Gate NRA Land Acquisition Office HUGHES, Timothy O., Motor Vehicle Oper­ TWYMAN, Margaret G., Landmark Spec, South­ GIAMBRUNO, James D., Maintenance Worker, ator, Professional Services, NCR west Cultural Resources Center, to Same, Canyonlands NP KATONA, Brian M., Supply Clerk, Mount Professional Services, SWRO HARWELL, William G., Purchasing Agent, Lake Rainier NP WOODS, William R., General Supply Officer, Meredith RA LOMAX, Thomas R., Park Tech, Natl Mall Everglades NP, to Procurement Officer, HILLERY, Michael A., Mail & File Clerk, Gen­ MARTINEK, Julius A., Park Mgr, Sleeping Bear Sequoia NP eral Services, WASO Dunes NL IVES, Raymond L., Park Mgr, Moores Creek MASCARENAS, J. Eugene, Admin Assist, Ad­ NMP ministration, SWRO Out of the traces JOHNSON, Ralph W., Auto Mechanic, Hatteras MEDLIN, Homer E., Maintenance Worker, Island Western Arcneological Center KIEFER, Jane A. Henzi, Supv Park Ranger, MERRY, Christine R., Sec, Concessions Mgmt, BELL, Oakley A., Park Tech, Gulf Islands NS Gateway NRA BUSKIRK, Steven W., Park Ranger, Mount NCR KREMS, Eileen E., Clerk-Typist, MW/RM Team, MURPHY, Daniel O., Supv Park Ranger, JNEM McKinley NP DSC NHS CANE, Gail M., Sec, Gateway NRA LEWIN, Robert G., Procurement Assist, Petri­ NELSON, Bobbie L., Clerk-Typist, Museum COPELAND, Gary L., Voucher Examiner, fied Forest NP Services, HFC PNRO LIZZI, Anita M., Clerk-Typist, Gateway NRA PETSCH, Edwin A., Blacksmith, LBJ NHS DEFENDORF, Sheri M., Realty Clerk, Big MIDDLETON, Robert L., Laborer, Golden REED, Barbara H., Personnel Clerk, Mammoth Cypress Land Acquisition Office Gate NRA Cave NP ECHOLS, Lowell T., Engineering Draftsman, MOORE, Russell A., Laborer, Lake Mead NRA RISDON, Douglas W., Computer Spec, Admin­ Graphic Systems, DSC PHILLIPS, Deanna B., Clerk-Typist, Cumber­ istration, RMRO GEISER, Richard C, Laborer, Sitka NHP land Gap NHP ROBINSON, Arthur L., Laborer, Manhattan . HELTON, Eloise L., Fiscal Clerk, Grand Can­ ROBINSON, Linda K., Sec, Padre Island NS Sites, NAR yon NP SCHULKEN, Frank B. Jr., Guard, Fort Sumter SACO, Victoria S., Clerk-Typist Administration, HOUGH, Glenn, Maintenance Worker, George NM SERO Washington Carver NM SEARLS, Helyn W., Admin Tech, Lake Mead SANDIFER, Emmette M., Park Tech, Interp JACOBS, Scott, Laborer, Sitka NHP NRA Recreation & Resource Mgmt, NCR JOHNSON, L.C., Maintenance Mechanic, Bent's SIPOS, Joseph W., Electrical Engineer, PN/W SCOTT, John R., Janitor, Harpers Ferry NHP Old Fort NHS Team, DSC SHINTO, Pamela M., Clerk-Typist, Personnel LOCKNER, Lloyd L., Disposal Plant Operator, STRADER, Nancy F., Park Tech, Roads & Mgmt & Devel, WRO Grand Canyon NP Trails Section, NCR STRICKLIN, Sammy B., Electrician, Big Bend LOWERY, Jerry F., Park Tech, Olympic NP SWANSON, Emmett P., Budget Analyst, Glacier NP MAYBERRY, Gladys E„ Clerk-Typist, Crater NP SUMMERS, Craig T., Janitor, Lincoln Boyhood Lake NP TAYLOR, Dianne D., Staffing Assist, Employ­ NM McCULLOUGH, Warren A., Public Affairs Spec, ment & Placement, NCR Independence NHP TOLOCZKO, Diane M., Clerk-Typist, Appala­ METZLER, Robert G., Maintenance Worker chian Natl Scenic Trail WEST, Jo Ann M., Program Assist, International Foreman, National Mall GROSS, Keldon R., Heavy Mobile Equpm't Park Affairs, WASO NILES, Dana A., Clerk-Typist, Hot Springs NP Mechanic, Crater Lake NP OSTRICK, Lavon A., Clerk-Typist, Klamath Falls Group RALPH, Barbara J., Realty Clerk, Grand Teton NP ROACH, Devera L., Legislative Affairs Clerk, WASO ROBERTS, Theora J., Realty Clerk, Operations, MWRO SIMS, Gregory D., Maintenance Worker, Wilson's Creek NB SMITH, Grover, Tractor Operator, Cumberland Gap NHP VANLANINGHAM, William G., Maintenance Mechanic Foreman, Chiricahua NM U.S. Department of the Interior WEINHEIMER, Rex J., Guard, Lyndon B. Secretary Cecil D. Andrus Johnson NHS WESTCOTT, Arthur E.N. Realty Officer, Plan­ National Park Service ning & Assist, SERO Director William J. Whalen WOLF, Leslie A., Park Tech, Independence Deputy Director Ira J. Hutchison NHP Grant W. Midgley Acting Chief, Office of Communications BAKER, Thurman E., Maintenance Worker, Chickasaw NRA Naomi L. Hunt Editor BARRERA, Felix R., Motor Vehicle Operator, Daniel S. Hughes Assistant Editor Amistad RA Ronnie Spiewak Staff Writer BEGODY, Alice, Voucher Examiner, Finance, James F. Kieley Alumni Editor MWRO Glenn Snyder Art Editor BLANTON, C.E., Tractor Operator, Shiloh NMP Sylvia Johnson Circulation CASTAGNA, Domenick S., Mason, Metal Craft Shop, NCR Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. 20240 DEL-TORO-WALDRON, Ana M., Equal Oppor­ tunity Specialist, NCR Room 3416, Interior Building Tel. (202) 343-4481

23 Living history role

Volunteers-In-Parks (VIPs) play a large role in the living history program at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, W. Va., in interpreting the Civil War-era. Period-dressed VIPs are (top left) Susan Myers and Kelly Mitchell, standing in front of the Master Armorer's House: (right) Patricia Ann Burr, conducting a tour on Virginius Island: (lower right) Roger Will, a Union private on sentry duty in front of the Recruiting Office: and (lower left) Catherine and Eileen Rockwell, piecing together a quilt top on the Harper House porch.

U.S. Department of the Interior Postage and Fees Paid National Park Service Third Class Washington, D.C. 20240 Bulk Rate Int. 417 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300