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Communique, Spring 1960

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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communique, 1953-2020 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. w Havre Daily News, served as toast­ for the upcoming seniors. master. Presenting, awards or mak­ Five graduates now are reporting ing introductions, in addition to the for newspapers. Patricia Ashall journalism staff members and stu­ joined the Billings Gazette, James dents, were Ray Loman ’49 of the Berry is with the Missoulian, Keith Ronan Pioneer, Don Bartsch ’40 of Wood is with the Montana Standard the Great Falls Newspaper Guild and in Butte, Vera Swanson joined the A. J. Mosby of KMSO-TV. Colfax (Wash.) Gazette, and Judith Special guests were Dean S ton e’s Blakely is back in Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Stone Mur­ with the World. phy; a son, Dr. Emerson Stone, and WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON Brinton Markle went to KOFI in his wife; and Dr. S ton e’s son, the Rev. Kalispell and Toni Richardson moved George Emerson Stone, and his wife. full-time into KQTE in Missoula. The Rev. Stone delivered the invo­ Mrs. Powers Gives James Kolstad accepted a job in the cation and benediction. promotion and advertising depart­ Eight awards, including checks $1,000 to J-School ment of Bullocks in Los Angeles. totaling $450, were presented at the A check for $1,000 has been pre­ The graduates again this year were banquet attended by 115 persons. sented to the School of Journalism by aided by a brochure prepared for Mrs. Dorothy Rochon Powers ’43, col­ them by Prof. Olaf J. Bue. The spe­ (See Photos on Pages 2, 3 and 4) umnist and feature writer for the cial publication, containing photos Spokane Spokesman-Review. and biographies of the graduates, She asked that the money be used was given a wide mailing to poten­ Fred Yu Gets Grant to provide five $200 scholarships in tial employers. coming years to graduates of Ana­ Roderick Fisher, versatile musi­ For Far East Study conda High School who wish to cian, is delaying his entrance into the Frederick T. C. Yu, associate pro­ major in journalism at MSU. Mrs. field in order to play the Stagecoach fessor of. journalism, has been Powers also is a graduate of Anacon­ Inn at West Yellowstone for a while. awarded a research grant by the Ford da High. Ruth James is taking on a fulltime Foundation to study the most influ­ The check, presented to Dean Na­ job as housewife. ential molders of public opinion in than B. Blumberg, is the one she re­ Juniors have taken positions with Asia. ceived earlier this year when she AP and UPI in Helena, the Wiscon­ He has been granted a leave of ab­ won the national Ernie Pyle Me­ sin State Journal in Madison, the sence for fall term. He plans to leave morial Award. The new University Montana Standard, KMSO-TV, the soon and spend several months in award will be known as the C. G. information office of the Department seven Asian countries gathering data Rochon Scholarship in Journalism, of Agriculture in San Francisco, the before returning to the United States in honor of her father, who died in Yellowstone Park company publica­ before Christmas. 1944. tion, and others. His research plans include inter­ Mrs. Powers was featured speaker views with approximately 150 lead­ at the Matrix Table in Missoula this ing! & newspaper publishers, editors, year and also won 10 awards in the Montana Journalism Review columnists,' reporters, writers and eighth annual Inland Empire Press- Will Be Mailed on Request radio broadcasters. Radio-TV contest. Free copies of the third annual Montana Journalism Review are Placement, Anyone? available on request. - - • / The 32-page issue, edited by 3 0 Looking for a better job? Jere M. Coffey, 39, publisher of Prof. Frederick Yu, contains ar­ Have a job for a graduate? the Choteau Acantha, died of res­ ticles by William F. Johnston, Profs. piratory complications in a Phoe­ Either way, Prof. O. J. Bue, direc­ Blumberg, Bue, Dugan and John­ nix, Ariz., hospital May 8. He was tor of the J-School Placement Bu­ son, former graduate student John graduated in journalism with high­ reau, may be able to help you. P. Fought, and research summaries est honors in 1943. Drop him a line. by journalism students. The First Years . . . Richard G. Schneider ’33 says he misses the old routine but not the George T. Armitage ’14, first grad­ deadline pressure since the sale of uate of the MSU School of Jour­ With Grads the Glasgow Courier. He now de­ nalism, writes from Calistoga, Calif., votes full time to the Glasgow Of­ that all goes well and that he is doing fice Supply. a lot of writing. Afield... Clarence K. Streit ’19 saw his Russell P. Daigle ’36, his wife and movement for Atlantic Union gain years at national headquarters in Cin­ four children moved to Cincinnati, impetus when the U. S. Senate passed cinnati, Ohio. Ohio, from'Atherton, Calif., last sum­ a resolution favoring a convention to Paul T. DeVore ’26, director of in­ mer. He is district sales manager for consider establishing the union. The formation for Farm Credit Banks of Notcross Inc. vote was 51-44, and authorizes ap­ Spokane, reports son Cameron in Betty Eiselein Wetzel (Mrs. Win­ propriation of $300,000 to pay the second year of law at Harvard; ston W.) ’37 returns to Missoula United States’ share of expenses. daughter Lee ’57 still with informa­ where her husband has been named tion division of Agricultural Research principal of Missoula County High The Twenties . . . Service, USDA, in Washington, D.C., School. A. B. Guthrie Jr. ’23 : “The Big It” and Chuck to be a senior in Lewis B. T. Bergeson ’37 and his wife is out. (Ed. Note: D on ’t miss this and Clark High School. stopped to buy a package of cigar­ book.) Gretchen Muckier Averill (Mrs. ettes at the A&W Drive-In in Palo Agnes Boyd Troeger (Werner Walter) ’26, with her husband as Alto, Calif., and ended up buying Troeger deceased) ’23, order cor­ co-publisher of the Casa Grande the business and franchise. respondent for Allis-Chalmers in (Ariz.) Dispatch has been notching Ed Erlandson ’38, Missoulian news Milwaukee, reports she enjoys read­ one first prize after another in state editor, is directing preparation of the ing Communique and is impressed “general excellence” competition for p a p er’s centennial special edition to with the development of the School weeklies. Youngest daughter Vir­ be published this summer. from the days when it was in the old ginia plans to enroll in MSU for Doris McCullough Dickman (Rol­ ROTC barracks. social welfare study. and F.) ’38 is technical editor for Fred J. Martin ’25, publisher of the Catherine Calder Cushing (Mrs. Soil Conservation Service of USDA Park County News in Livingston, be­ Ralph H.) ’28 is a Billings house­ in Beltsville, Md. came the first graduate of the School wife, but manages to handle public to run for the United States Senate. relations for the Midland Empire Girl The Forties . . . He ran hard and well, but d id n ’t Scout Council with a membership of Ken Kizer ’41 sent the J-School make it in the Republican primary. 5,000. two brochures including the annual Margaret Anderson Bloom ’25 report of the Burroughs Corp. in De­ (Mrs. Herbert L.) is in Evanston, TheThirties . . . troit, most of which was his work. 111., and is alumnae editor of the Edwin P. Astle ’32 has been busy Irene Pappas ’41, publicist for the quarterly Alpha Phi magazine. indeed as representative to British City of Hope National Medical Cen­ Vivian D. Corbly ’25 is trying to Honduras for the U. S. International ter in Los Angeles, was awarded a qualify as a wrangler on the Mission Cooperation Administration. Since golden “Lulu” trophy by the Los An­ Valley Guest Ranch near New arriving in Belize in 1956, he has set geles Advertising Women, Inc., for Braunfels, Tex., which he purchased up the ICA program there, saw outstanding accomplishment in the last year. He retired as national daughter Susan married (1958), and field of local publicity. adjutant of Disabled American Vet­ whooped with joy at the birth of Betty Bloomsburg Butler (Mrs. erans and editor of DAV after 34 granddaughter Linna (1959). Donald W.) ’42 has been out of news­ paper work for a year and is eager to dive in again. She and her hus­ band, an instructor at Grays Harbor Junior College in Aberdeen, Wash., and two sons have a home on the Pacific 19 miles west of Aberdeen. Dorothy Rochon Powers—See P. 1. Aline Mosby ’43 has sparkled as a correspondent for UPI in the Soviet Union, including a widely-used three- part series on a bachelor g ir l’s mis­ sion to Moscow. Clary Kaufman Cory (Mrs. Har­ SPECIAL HONORS—Dean Stone Night award winners were (left to lan T.) ’43, mother of three in Great right) Joseph Zahler, Lewlstown senior (A. J. Mosby Award of $150 in Radio- Falls, toasts Bunky and Aline of her Television Journalism); Arlene Myllymaki, Stanford sophomore (Robert class in a note to Communique. Struckman Memorial Award of $50 for feature writing); Frank Walsh, Mis­ Tom Bogardus ’46, with Karen and soula freshman (O. S. Warden Award of $100 as outstanding freshman); Zena three children in Palo Alto, Calif., is Beth McGlashan, Butte junior (Dean Stone Award of $100 a s outstanding classified advertising manager of the junior); Roderick Fisher, Whitefish senior (Sigma Delta Chi awards as out­ Palo Alto Times and was elected standing male graduate and graduating senior with highest scholastic aver­ president of the Northern California age); and Marie Stephenson, Eureka sophomore (special award of $50 made Classified Advertising Managers As­ by Mrs. Dorothy Rochon Powers). Sneaking out before the photo could be sociation. taken was Jack Gilluly, Helena junior (SDX Plaque for Kaimin Service). Paul Rhoades ’47 has been pro- Page Two COMMUNIQUE Spring, 1960 moted to managing editor of KRNT excellent reporting of public affairs and KRNT-TV newsroom in Des by the American Political Science Moines, with a staff of eight. Assn. The award, given for a series Ralph W. Craig ’47 and his wife ... More on the welfare department, included aixd four children are in Missoula a trip to a political science seminar where he is Western Montana agen­ at the University of Oregon this sum­ cy manager for New American Life Grads Afield mer and a plaque. fxisiirance Co., vice president and aging editor of the San Gabriel Val­ Gary A. Sorensen ’57 is the father director of Porto-Bar Corp., president ley Daily Tribune. Theresa, bom of Craig Alan, born April 2. and director of Universal Acceptance March 8, joins Jeanette, 4, and David, Lee DeVore ’57, “glorified news Corp., and vice president and direc­ 2. writer” for the Information Division tor of Universal Securities Corp. Robert F. Alkire ’53 is now as­ of Agricultural Research Service, Julius Wuerthner ’49 is on leave sistant bureau chief of the Salt Lake USDA, in Washington, D. C., says she bf absence as a - community relations City AP bureau, a director of SDX, is doing quite a bit of traveling and specialist for General Electric in and father of Douglas, 2, and Gregg, a great deal of technical, scientific order to serve as director of public 1. writing. She spent some time with relations for the Republican National Tom Needham ’55, Anaconda Com­ Teddy Roe ’59 when he stopped there Convention in Chicago. pany communications director in on his way to Argentina on his Inter- R. D. (Denny) Lodders ’49 stopped Grants, N. M., sent a pair of inter­ American Press Assn, scholarship. by the J-School for a pleasant visit esting articles to the J-School and Norma Beatty ’57, picture re­ while on his way to the National Ski says he hopes to make it back to searcher for MD Medical Newsmag­ Assn, convention in Glacier Park. campus for Homecoming in ’61. azine, was chairman of the Matrix His Denver agency handles the ac­ T. Elaine Almos ’55 is editor of Table held in the penthouse execu­ count. two publications for Rainier Brewing tive dining room of the New York Don Weston ’49, news director of Co. in Seattle, Wash. Daily News. KGVO in Missoula, won the national Ken Byerly Jr. ’56, editor and pub­ John Bansch ’57, on the sports desk SDX award for radio reporting. He lisher of the Tidewater News in of the Indianapolis Star, promises to was cited for his coverage of the Franklin, Va., continues to win Vir­ write when the expected baby ar­ Madison-Yellowstone earthquake in ginia Press Assn, awards, including rives. August, 1959. a recent one for an editorial support­ Don Oliver ’58 has joined KHQ Joe Braycich ’49 resigned as a ing a minister who was “more or less and KHQ-TV in Spokane. technical writer for Rocketdyne in run out of town for maintaining that Jack Vogel ’58 is out of the army Los Angeles and has joined Boeing in the races are equal.” and back at MSU for more study. Seattle. He now supervises the work Donald F. Dooley ’56, out of the James McKay ’58 has resigned as a of several other writers. army, has joined Aerojet, General high school teacher in Browning in Corp. of Sacramento, manufacturers June and became night wire editor The Fifties . . . of rocket engines, as a technical ed­ for the Idaho Falls Post-Register. Floyd Larson ’50, news editor of itor. Ann Thomas David (Mrs. Larry the Ronan Pioneer, joined the cam­ J. D. Coleman ’56, news director of G.) ’59 is “putting in time as a paign staff of Sumner Gerard, Re­ KQTE (formerly KBTK) in Missoula, temporary widow” waiting for Larry publican candidate for the U. S. Sen­ was elected chairman of Montana As­ to return from Korea. ate in the primary. sociated Press Radio Stations and also Donald Dehon ’59 has settled in as Margot Luebben Aserlind (Mrs. received a citation from the broad­ a continuity writer for KFBB-TV in LeRoy) ’50 and family are on the casters for his coverage of the April, Great Falls. march again—“Ad” was awarded a 1959, Montana Prison riot. Carl Hilliard ’59 has gone into National Defense Act fellowship to Richard D. Warden ’57, Great Falls military service after almost a year get his doctorate at the University of Tribune reporter, was honored for on the Missoulian news staff. Wisconsin starting in September. Lyle R. Achenbach ’50 is in Helena as Montana customer relations sup­ ervisor for Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Ward T. Sims ’50 reports all is well in the AP bureau in Seattle, where he is night editor. Len Derby ’51, journeyman printer on the Kalispell Daily Inter Lake, now has two daughters: Lynn, 5, Lau­ ra, 1. He is vice president of Kal­ ispell Local No. 723 of ITU. Thomas E. Anderson ’52 is a cap­ tain in command of an infantry rifle company at Ft. Sill, Okla., and hopes FOUR STONES—At the banquet honoring the memory of his father, the to go to Europe next year with his founder and first dean of the School of Journalism, A. L. Stone, were Dr. wife and two children, Greg, 4, and Emerson Stone (left) and his wife. Dr. S ton e’s son, the Rev. George Emerson Mark, 2. Stone (right) and his wife also were present, and the Rev. Stone delivered Gene Beauchamp ’52 was promoted the invocation and benediction. Dean S ton e’s daughter, Mrs. Charlotte from news editor to assistant man- Stone Murphy, was an honored guest for the fourth consecutive year. Spring, 1960 COMMUNIQUE Page Three Honors Galore Grads Move Ahead On Montana Papers For J-Students MSU J-grads figured in some sig­ Among recent student accomplish­ nificant recent changes in the Mon­ tana press. ments: • Three of 12 new Silent Sentinel Duane W. Bowler *39 is the new members: Charles Hood of Miles managing editor of the Billings Ga­ City, Jerry Colness of Red Lodge, zette and Edward P. (Dazz) Furlong and Rolf Olson of Clinton, Conn. *35 takes over the same position on 9 Two of 12 tapped for Mortar the Great Falls Tribune. Board: Zena Beth McGlashan of Herbert C. Watts Jr. *40 became Butte and Barbara Williams of Lau­ vice president, executive editor and rel. assistant to the publisher of the • Two of four graduating senior Havre Daily News when John F. M. women honored by AWS for “scholar­ Travis purchased the interest held ship, leadership, and outstanding and in the paper by J. Russell (Rusty) continual service to the University”: Larcombe. Ruth James of Circle and Judith Sam Gilluly *30 resigned as editor Blakely of Tulsa, Okla. of the Glasgow Courier to succeed TIME FOR MARLYS—A surprise • First Montana student ever to be Paul Verdon *49 as editor of the Mon­ award at Dean Stone Night was an selected for a summer assistant posi­ tana Chamber of Commerce publica­ imported musical clock given by the tion in agricultural communications tion, Montana Citizen, in Helena. Journalism staff to Mrs. Robert with the U. S. Department of Agri­ Verdon bought the Western News at Werle, retiring secretary. Marlys is culture: Miss McGlashan, who will Libby. headed for Sidney, where her hus­ work in San Francisco. Ward Fanning *50 has been named band, a June graduate in pharmacy, 9 A guest editor of Mademoiselle business manager of the Butte Daily will be employed in a new drug store. magazine in New York City during Post and Montana Standard. He also New J-School secretary is Virginia June: Arlene Myllymaki of Stanford. retains his position as advertising Byrd of Hamilton, a 1960 MSU grad­ • Miss Wool of the United States manager. uate with a major in mathematics. for 1960-61: Patti Jo Shaw of Deer R. C. (Dick) Shirley *50 sold the Lodge, who won the honor at San subscription list of the Hot Springs Angelo, Tex. Sentinel to Don Coe *47, publisher of • Initiated into Kappa Tau Alpha: Series of Six TV Programs the' Plainsman in Plains. Shirley Miss Blakely, Miss James and Rod­ Broadcast from New Studio plans to move his printing plant to erick Fisher of Whitefish. Eureka, where he will start the To­ • New Theta Sigma Phi officers: A series of six television programs bacco Valley News. Coe is printing Miss Williams, president; Penny Wag­ called “University Profile” was the Sentinel in the Plainsman shop. ner of Billings, vice president; Judy broadcast by microwave relay over McVey of Butte, historian. KMSO-TV from the University Tele­ • New Sigma Delta Chi officers: vision Studios during spring quarter. Moler Addresses Students Gaylord Guenin of Billings, pres­ Erling S. Jorgensen, associate pro­ Murray M. Moler, intermountain ident; Jack Gilluly of Helena, vice fessor of journalism and director of manager of United Press Interna­ president; John Schultz of Missoula, the Radio-TV Studios, was in charge tional in Salt Lake City, addressed a secretary; Larry Stevens of Great of the programs. Dean Nathan B. dinner meeting of Sigma Delta Chi Falls, treasurer. Blumberg was host for the series. and Theta Sigma Phi in April.

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