Maine Alumnus, Volume 40, Number 9, June 1959
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THE NEW ENGLAND STORY — ANOTHER REPORT FROM — riu■. c o c c v . ;-H x The F irst N ational Bank of Boston IN ITS 175 th YEAR High on the list of New England’s achieve nearly every nation in the world is represented ments is the scholarly tradition that has grown in the enrollment of the New England colleges up here. New Englanders pioneered education listed below. This June, more than 23,000 stu in America — the first college, the first second dents will graduate from these institutions. ary school, the first public school, the first From these young people will come spiritual, women’s college. Today, New England schools educational, industrial and political leaders of and colleges are respected throughout the tomorrow. Surely what they gain here, by liv world . .. and the nation still looks this way for ing and learning together in a spirit of scholar educational leadership. ship, benefits everyone, everywhere. These things didn’t happen merely by an acci One of New England’s proudest accomplish dent of time or geography. By respecting the ments is its continuing contribution to educa scholar, admiring the inquisitive mind, New tion. The First National Bank of Boston is Englanders provided a fine climate for learn equally proud to have worked with New Eng ing. Today, every state in the nation and land’s schools and colleges for 175 years. NEW ENGLAND COLLEGES CONNECTICUT Mount Holyoke College (9) Albertus Magnus College Newton College of the Sacred Heart Annhurst College Northeastern University (18) Connecticut College for Women Radcliffe College (19) Fairfield University Regis College Hillyer College Simmons College Saint Joseph College Smith College (12) Trinity College (26) Springfield College (24) University of Bridgeport Suffolk University University of Connecticut (27) Tufts University (13) Wesleyan University University of Massachusetts (6) Yale University (29) Wellesley College (23) Wheaton College MAINE Williams College (8) Bates College Worcester Polytechnic Institute (22) Bowdoin College Colby College (2) NEW HAMPSHIRE University of Maine (1) Dartmouth College (5) Mount Saint Mary College MASSACHUSETTS Rivier College American International College (20) St. Anselm's College Amherst College (10) University of New Hampshire (7) Anna Maria College for Women Assumption College RHODE ISLAND Atlantic Union College Brown University (25) Boston College (16) Pembroke College Boston University (15) Providence College Brandeis University Salve Regina College Clark University (11) University of Rhode Island (28) College of Our Lady of the Elms College of the Holy Cross (21) VERMONT Eastern Nazarene College Bennington College Emmanuel College Middlebury College (4) Harvard University (14) Norwich University Jackson College for Women St. Michael’s College Personal and Corporate. Trust Service through its Massachusetts Institute of Technology (17) Trinity College allied institution: O ld C o lo n y T r u st C o m pa n y Merrimack College University of Vermont (3) THE UNIVERSITY STORE Y o u ! Musical Steins $7.95 Musical Cigarette Boxes $9.95 (Plays "Stein Song") Stadadium Robes with Carrying Cases Navy Blue with Large Light Blue "M " $6.95 Banners Maine Seal Jewelry All Prices Maine Seal Stationery SERVING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI FOR 43 YEARS YOUR MAIL ORDERS OR INQUIRIES ABOUT ITEMS IN THE CENTER ARE WELCOMED. UNIVERSITY STORE • ORONO • MAINE VOLUME 40 NUMBER 9 STAFF Editor D onald V. Taverner ’43 Associate Editor Stuart P. H askell, Jr. ’56 Class Notes Editor Margaret M. Mollison ’50 GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers President H enry T. Carey ’22 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vice President N orris C. Clements ’25 Clerk Edwin H. Bates ’37 T. N. Weeks '16 Receives Alumni Service Emblem 6 Treasurer G eorge F. D ow ’27 “He Will Be Missed” 7 Executive Secretary D onald V. T averner ’43 Boynton ’20, Mangan ’16 Honored 8-10 Assistant Secretary Margaret M. Mollison ’50 Alumni Watch Winners 9 History And Government To Offer Ph.D. Program 11 Alumni Council Reunion Days At Maine 12-13 Mrs. Winifred C. Anderson ’35 Those Who Returned In ’59 14 Frank C. Brown ’30 Clifton E. Chandler '13 Hauck Fund Returns Stand At $512,256.88 15 Arthur T. Forrestall ’33 Years Of Importance At U. of Maine 16-17 John F. Grant ’48 Wally Retires 18 Mrs. Emilie K. Josselyn ’21 Alfred B. Lingley ’20 Maine Athletes Enjoy Success 18 Thomas G. Mangan '16 Local Associations 19 Clifford G. Mclntire ’30 Necrology 20 Alvin S. McNeilly ’44 Robert W. Nelson ’45 Notes From The Classes 20-35 Albert S. Noyes ’24 Carlton B. Payson ’41 George A. Potter ’20 Mrs. Barbara L. Raymond ’37 Mrs. Winona C. Sawyer ’43 Ermo H. Scott ’31 ON THE COVER Stanwood R. Searles ’34 Prof. Stanley M. “Wally” Wallace, kindly and energetic Uni Mrs. Lucy F. Sheive ’27 versity athletic trainer and head of the men’s physical education Edward C. Sherry ’38 department, retired in June after serving the University for nearly Sherman K. Smith ’41 four decades. His absence will be felt at Maine, especially by those William W. Treat ’40 who participated in athletics. For they were the ones privileged to have been placed in his expert care while representing the name of Thomas N. Weeks '16 Maine in championship competition with other New England college athletes. Alumni Trustees Raymond H. Fogler '15 Mrs. Rena C. Bowles ’21 I ___________________________________ Published monthly from October to June inclusive, by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, The Maine Alumnus, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Subscription price, $3.00 per year, included in annual alumni dues of $5.00. Member: American Alumni Council. Entered as second- class matter at the Post Office at Orono, Maine, under act of March 3, 1870. ’27 of Orono. Other new officers are, Alvin S. McNeilly ’44, Melrose, Mass., first vice president; Mrs. Lucy F. Sheive ’27, Portland, second vice president; and Harry T. Tre- worgy ’49, Orono, treasurer. I Edwin H. Bates ’37 of Orono was re elected clerk for a term of one year. New members, elected to three-year terms on the Alumni Council, the Association’s governing body, were Robert B. McLeary ’42 of Augusta and Miss M. Eleanor Jackson ’20 of Boston, Mass. Reelected to three-year terms were Mrs. Winifred C. Anderson ’35 of Auburn, Frank C. Brown ’30 of New York City, N. Y., Henry T. Carey ’22 of Jersey City, N. J., Robert P. Schoppe ’38 of Auburn, Arthur T. Forrestall ’33 of Portland, Alfred B. Lingley ’20 of Cranston, R. I., Clifford G. Mclntire ’30 of Perham, Mrs. Barbara L. Raymond ’37 of Portland, Mrs. Winona C. “And here’s the man who earned it,” says former General Alumni Associa Sawyer ’43 of Bangor, Stanwood R. Searles tion President Henry T. Carey ’22 of Jersey City, N. J., as he presents the 1959 ’34 of Longmeadow, Mass., and Edward C. Alumni Service Emblem to Waterville lawyer Thomas N. Weeks ’16, right. The award was made at the Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening, June 6, in the Sherry ’38 of Boston. Memorial Gymnasium. Mr. Carey’s and Mr. Mclntire’s terms were given special designations, Mr. Carey as representative of the College of Tech nology and Mr. Mclntire as representative T. N. Weeks 16 Receives of the College of Agriculture. Members of the 1959 nominating com mittee were Chairman Clifton E. Chandler Alumni Service Emblem 13 of Portland, Dr. William L. Irvine ’42 of Portland, Hugh H. Morton ’32 of West brook, Albert S. Noyes ’24 of Augusta and homas eeks N. WEEKS, Class of 1916, of Waterville.” N. W ’16 was awarded the Mrs. Bernard P. Rines ’49 of Gorham. Alumni Service Emblem on Saturday New officers of the General Alumni Asso T evening, June 6, to highlight the 84th ciation were elected for one-year terms at In addition to the new GAA officers annual Alumni Reunion of the University the annual business meeting of the organiza elected, Albert Smaha ’45 of Bangor was of Maine. tion on Saturday morning. reelected to a three-year term as a member The Alumni Service Emblem is the high Named president was Dr. George F. Dow of the University’s Athletic Board and Sam est honor given by the General Alumni As uel Calderwood ’33 of Bangor was named sociation. to a four-year term as alumni stockholder of the University Store Company. In presenting the coveted award to Mr. Homecoming Notice Weeks, Henry T. Carey ’22 of Jersey City, Four of the reunion classes made sub N. J., president of the General Alumni As Another great program is cur stantial contributions to the University at sociation, said: rently being planned for the next the Alumni Banquet. The classes of 1909 “Our 1959 Service Emblem recipient has Alumni Homecoming. The 59th and 1919 made gifts of $5,000 and $1,500, an unsurpassed record of alumni and Uni will be held on the weekend of No respectively, to their class funds.