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Vol. 34 APRIL, 1953 . No. 7 Published monthly from October to June inclusive by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, The Maine Alumnus, University of Maine,• ? n*’ per ?ear> 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 « ’ V. - . ■"'V then outright gifts of money and food climbing the mountainside to a beautiful have a strong toehold here—a quasi- home at its peak then down the sheer drop tiagic, natural setting, we thought. thousands of feet below to the sea, jolted In the fertile farmlands, about every a trifle as the bus bites off a sizeable square inch of soil is under cultivation. piece of mountainside, forcing a donkey With equipment and methods as primitive and cart to spraddle the low, much- as in Biblical times, the fruits of the broken-through retaining wall, and we farmers’ labor come from groves of lem­ tore on, horn blaring, to our destiny, or on, orange, fig and other fruit trees, end­ destination! less vineyards with silkworms busy among Armed with guidebook information, the vines, vegetables with ponderous we invaded Rome. Was this a Michelan­ yield, fields of bamboo, with olive trees gelo9 Bernini? Raphael? Botticelli? clinging even to ledges. A round stone Gothic, Byzantine, Baroque, Renaissance? well with water windlass-drawn by mule It didn’t matter: they were superb and I or oxen, a deep-walled lane and storage got them all mixed up anyway. Only hut and the farm picture is completed four days! Not much time to enjoy our with a small stone house—one wall some­ air-conditioned Excelsior Hotel rooms. times donated by mountainside or hill— The ruins were splendid by moonlight, and stone stable with red tile roofs and especially the Colosseum where spooky, a small courtyard Three good crops a moving shadows might have been arena Anne Axhlev Carrington ’25 season are expected lions or tigers but more probably were half trained pickpockets. By Annf Ashlfy Cxrringion '2S Pompeii with its walls, wine vats, fire­ places and columns still standing, its Thenceforth allowing three days for ISIT the Mediteiranean in summer, stepping stones and sidewalks raised a city, one day for a town, we explored: say the travel folders, and find those above the refuse line of the streets, its exquisite Florence with its great Byzan­ Vexotic lands uncluttered by tourists. So, cobblestones rutted by passing chariot tine cathedral, churches and bells and leaving the States with a temperature of wheels looks as though it were destroyed museums, enjoying nightly concerts be­ 90 last summer, my husband and I near­ only a few years ago Vesuvius looms neath our hotel balcony, the picturesque ly froze to death on an air-conditioned over it smug-looking, innocent, no longer “Hill Towms”, dirty Genoa with its tre­ steamship for two weeks and landed in smoking But the great lava vats down mendous cemetery simply “out of this Naples in a temperature of 102. We de­ in “Little Vesuvius” still boil, spatter and world”, then Venice, the gem of all cities frosted in short order steam and I didn’t feel comfortable walk­ if one doesn’t mind mosquito bites. We Judged by their coastlines, the Medi­ ing over its acres of hot, resounding floor burned incense in our royal suite on the terranean countlies and islands are just nor when I picked up a piece of sulphur Grand Canal until the Indians back in a series of arid, seal mountain ranges, crystal and burned m\ fingers on it Old Town must have caught our distress dependent for greenery on sciub growth, The Amalfi Drive of 1600 figure eight signals umbrella pines, spindle-shaped cypresses, cuives of narrow road cut from a rock The Rivieras—Italian, French and tciraced vineyards and olive and almond shelf halfway up a towering mountain Spanish—are as scenic as picture post trees Nesting into them, cities and ham­ range, skirting the resort-fringed sea is cards but so expensive that my husband lets radiate heat fiom white limestone spectacular (and hair raising if the glass- considered putting a second mortgage houses with red tile roofs. Moonsh flat topped bus is driven by a mental case as on our home oi dome capped buildings and magnificent oms was) Glancing up past vineyards (Continued on Page 8) cathedrals, chuuhes oi mosques of color­ ful glazed tiles, mosaic or shimmering maible Pictuiesquc squaics and nariow streets find shade and incredible beautv in tiopical palms, oleanders, bougain- villia and violent hued floweis Sidewalk cafes, gaiety and music and song are everywhere No screens anywhere The flies fly in and the flies fly out, most of them stay Now to get down to biass—hobnails While Naples was badly bombed, it still has a nice rich section and its slums could never have been worse We like uncharted byways so picking our steps over filthy cobblestones and dodging con­ tents of slop buckets which, plumbing failing, arc emptied into neighboihood patios, we invited ourselves into one room flats housing as many as six people. Rental about five dollars a month—a tiny balcony, patch of sky and perilous unlighted stone stanways included. La- Barcelona, Spain boiers admitted that Communists with (Photo Couitesy of Author) APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 3 With the FACULTY

Nominated For Award— Appointed Department Head— Dr. Reiner Bonde, plant pathologist Dr. John F. \\ itter, professor of ani­ at the University’s Agricultural Experi­ mal pathology at the University, has been ment Station, has been nominated for appointed head of the department of regional consideration as a candidate animal pathology by the tiustees of the for the $5,000 Hobhtzelle award University, it has been announced by The Hobhtzelle award is given ever} Piesident Aithur A Hauck two years to the scientist who has made Di Witter's appointment became effec­ the most outstanding contribution to tive July 1 agriculture on a national basis through A native of Maryland, Di Wittei has publication of the results of his research been a member of the Umveisitv s staff Dr Bonde has been nominated to since 1932 where he has seived as a represent Maine in the Vermont-New teacher, Extension worker, and a mem­ Hampshire-Maine region because of his ber of the research staff outstanding research on potato diseases He was graduated from the Univer­ Since coming to Maine in 1924 after sity of Maryland in 1928 and leceived graduation from the University of Min­ I)r. Irwin B. Douglass nesota. Dr Bonde has published 98 his doctor’s degree in veterinary medicine bulletins, journal articles and reports of from Michigan State in 1932 Presents Research Paper— research work on potato diseases I)r. Irwin B. Douglass, professor of Previous to coming to the Universit}, Assigned To Iran— chemistry at the University, piesented a he worked for the United States Depart­ paper before the Organic Division of the ment of Agriculture on grain rust control Allen W. Manchester, economic American Chemical Society in I os An­ specialist of the University's Extension and for the Minnesota and Nebraska geles during the month of March Service, has been assigned to Iran on a potato seed improvement associations Dr Douglass has been doing a special mission for the Mutual Security Ad­ He received his master’s degree at the research pioject foi the Office ot Naval ministration University in 1927 and his Ph D at the Reseaich and the Maine Institute of Po­ University of Minnesota in 1938 Mr Manchester has left the University tato Starch Manufacturers for Washington, D C, where he will I he paper entitled ‘The Anhydrous New Regional Secretary— meet other members of the group before Chlorination of I hioesters and Related leaving for overseas Professor \ incent A. Hartgen. head Compounds described work done by of the art department at the University, Instruction to improve the extension Charles t Osborne and Di Douglass on has been appointed regional secretary for program there—similar to what is being the i esearch project Collectors of American Art, Inc, of earned out throughout the United States New York City —will be Mr Manchester s pnncipal Named N. E. Member— task. This organization aims to promote Assistant Professor Brooks A\ . Ham­ ownership of paintings, sculpture, and Mr Manchester is the only Maine ilton. head of the journalism department graphic arts by living American artists man to serve on this committee at the University has been named the New Fngland member of the Accrediting Relations Committee ol the Amcncan Society of Journalism School Adminis­ trators Pi of Hamilton will advise the national society on matters of accrediting in New Fngland colleges and secondary schools

Holds Top Offices— Dr. Franklin P. Eggert, head of the department of horticultuie at the Um- vcrsitv, holds two top offices in national and regional hoiticultuie associations He has been elected to the national executive committee of the American Society for Horticultural Science at the society’s meeting at Harvard Umveisitv and also to the position of vice-chairman of the New England regional committee for the association

Elected Vice President— C. E. Libby 16 (center) receives the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Dr. Roland A. Struchtenicyer, head Foundation’s 1953 Honor Award from J. Larcom Ober ’13, Foundation of the department of agronomy at the Chairman, at Joint Maine-Syracuse Pulp and Paper Alumni Luncheon in University’s Agricultural Experiment Sta­ New York City, February 18. William R. Willets (right) waits with gifts from the alumni of the New York State College of Forestry where Professor tion, has been elected vice president of Libby taught for many vears. ' (Empire Photo) the Northeast Soils Research Committee.

THE MAINE ALUMNUS APRIL, 1953 Mumni NAMGS in the NGW5

Afumni of the New Yoik State Col­ LIBBY PRIZE lege of Forestry presented Prof Libby a gut and J Larcom Ober ’13 piesented Dr. A. D. T. Libby ’98 has donated the University’s Pulp and Paper “honor $100 for the establishment of an under­ award’ to the educator Mr Ober is graduate blueberry essay contest at the vice piesident of the Scott Paper Com­ University, it was announced recently by pany, Chester, Pennsylvania Associate Dean Winthrop C. Libby of the College of Agriculture. Conan A. Priest ’22 has been elected Dr. Libby’s purpose in sponsoring the a director of Radio Engineers of the essay contest, according to Dean Libby, North Central Atlantic Region for the is to piomote and stimulate interest in coming year Maine blueberry industry. Lt. Col. M. M. Beckwith ’30 Mr Priest is now managing engineer for the General Electric Company, Syra­ All undergraduate students are eligible Lt. Col. Milledge M. Beckwith ’30 cuse, N Y for the contest and deadline for entries has been named post commander of In addition to his B S. degree in elec- is May 1, 1953. Manuscripts entered Camp Edwards, Cape Cod, as the camp tncal engineering, Mr. Priest a'so holds must not be over twenty pages long and enters the close-out phase of its opera­ the professional electrical engineering must deal with the development, growth tion. degree from the University and future of the blueberry industry in Col Beckwith has served as post sup­ Maine. ply officer at the camp since his arrival Albert V. Doherty ‘36 has been pro­ Three faculty members have been ap­ from Korea in 1951. moted to assistant vice president of the pointed to serve on the essay committee. He received his commission on gradu­ Irving Tiust Company of New York They are Dr. Franklin P. Eggert, head ation from the University and served in City of the department of horticulture, Pro­ Europe in the 29th Division in Norman­ Mi Doherty had formerly served as fessor Moody F. Trevett, a member of dy and with former general Eisenhower assistant secretary and head of Irving's the department of agronomy, and H D. and General Bradley on the plans and Personnel Department. Berry, Experiment Station Editor. operations staff in the 12th Army Group Mr Doherty joined Irving in 1946 Dr. Libby, who now lives in Newark, In Japan and Korea he served as reg­ from his post as manager of personnel New Jersey, was graduated from the imental and combat team officer and relations with Kellett Aircraft Coipora- University in 1898, obtained an advanced battalion executive officer with the 24th tion, North Wales, Pennsylvania degree in 1901 and was honored with Infantry Regiment of the 25th Division Mr Doherty’s address is 1 12-15 72nd the LL D. degree two years ago. He is Col Beckwith is married to the for­ Road, Forest Hills, N Y, where he an electrical engineer and patent attor­ mer Margaret Fling of Millinocket The lives with his wife and daughter ney couple have two children, Robert Biuce, 16, and Martha Jane, 12 0 Marion E. Martin ’35 was nominated by Governoi Bui ton M Cross recently for hei thud thiee-yeai teim as Maine Commissioner of Labor and Industiy. A formei assistant chan man ot the Republican National Committee, Miss Martin received hei three appointments from three different goveinors Hoi ace Hildreth, Ficdenck Payne, and Cross. Gov Ci oss also nominated Norman Shaw ’20 as judge of the Bai Haiboi municipal court

Professor C. E. Libby ’16, rctned head of the New Yoik State College of Poiestry pulp and paper dcpaitment, was honoied by a joint luncheon of the Maine and New Yoik alumni groups in New Yoik recently Moic than 300 giaduates of the two Shown above are the nine students currently receiving tuition scholar­ ships or $1201) grants from the University of Maine Pulp and I aper Founda­ institutions paid tiibute to Prof. Libby, tion; front row, Walter E. Pease (Meeh. Eng. ’53), Bar Mills; Lawrence R. who is currently serving as head ot the Dimitrc (Meeh. Eng., ’54), Calais; Robert C. Chase (Chem. Eng., 54), newly established department of paper­ Orono; Robert J. Kneeland (Chem. Eng., ’54) West Bethel; rear row, Eugene L. Cunningham (Chem. Eng., ’53), Topsham; Newell Emery (B.S., making in the school of forestry at Chem. Eng., ’51, M.S., Chem. Eng., ’54), Orono; Robert M. ard (Meeh. North Carolina State College of Agri- Eng., ’54), Scarboro; Carl D. Perkins (Chem. Eng., 54), cultuie and Engineenng Robert V. Touchette (Chem. Eng., ’54), Rumford. (Photo by Snell) APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 5 Hotel Beaconsfield April 25, 6:30 P.M. The .Local Social hour precedes dinner Dance starts at 8 00 P.M ASSOCIATIONS Portland Alumnae Undergraduate Tea April 4 Boston Alumni— developments at the University follow­ ing the post-war period. Dr Hauck was Members of the following Local On March 4, the Boston Alumni held in Florida as a featured speaker at the Associations watch for notices one of their most successful meetings in University of Florida. of coming meetings— the form of a “Baseball Night” at the I ike all St Petersburg Alumni meet­ Southern Aroostook Alumni Smith House in Cambridge. \\ estern New York Alumni Featured speaker at this sports din­ ings, the March 18th Luncheon was held at the Hotel Pennsylvania Chicago Alumni ner was Walter Brown, President of the Albany. N. Y., Alumni Boston Garden, who discussed the estab­ South western Connecticut North Shore (Mass.) Alumni lishment and growth of professional Central New Y ork (Syracuse) Alumni sports in Boston. Alumni— Other speakers included Maine Base­ The Southwestern Connecticut Alumni Regularly Scheduled Meetings ball Coach, Harold “Tubby” Raymond. held a Barn Dance on March 20 at the 1953 Maine Baseball Captain, Al Card Hillside Firehouse in Bridgeport This Weekly '53. General Alumni Association Presi­ occasion was conducted like an old-time Portland Alumni dent, Myron C Peabody '16, and Alumni ‘Down-Maine’ Barn Dance The admis- I uncheon, Fridav Noon Secretary, Don Taverner '43 Tom Stot­ tion fee was very low, and attending Ealmouth Hotel ler '44, Chairman of the Committee on alumni brought box-lunches which were Arrangements, seived as Toastmaster auctioned off in the traditional manner Boston Alumni Officers elected at this meeting were Coffee was provided by the committee I uncheon, Friday Noon President, Alvin S McNeilly '44. First (EDITORS SiOTE The Southwestern City Club, 1 hompson Spa Vice President Thomas J. Desmond Connecticut Alumni Bain Dance should ’33, Second Vice President. Peter J give ideas to othei Local Alumni Asso­ AA ashington, I). C., Alumni Wedge ’48, Secretary, Kenneth Hight ciations who are seeking new ideas foi 1 hursday. 12 30 P M '27, and Treasurer, Carroll C. Swift ’21 meetings ) 1 otus Club & 14th Street and New York Ave Portland Alumnae— Pulp and Paper Alumni— Monthly The Portland Alumnae met on March During the meeting of the Canadian M dine Club of Auburn-Lewiston 5 to hear Mrs Dagmar P Petersen give Pulp and Paper Association in Montreal Amencan I egion Home. Auburn a reading “The King and I ” Mrs Peter­ in January. the sizeable group of Maine Third I hursday of each month sen’s reading was outstanding and was alumni pi esent held a bieakfast meeting 6 30 P M thoroughly enjoyed by the attending under the leadership of John B Calkin alumnae ’28 V Fied Soderberg ’25, and P S St. Petersburg. Florida, Alumni Plans for the annual Undergraduates Bolton ’13 Pennsylvania Hotel Tea to be held in April were completed Contacts H Winchester’ll, Messers Calkin, Soderberg, and Bolton at this meeting 414-4thAve (Tel 51-2771 discussed with the group the progress for dates and details) of the University’s Pulp and Paper Washington, D. C., Alumni— Foundation The Washington, D. C , Alumni have recently reported on their activities dur­ Auburn-Lewiston Alumni— Gleanings from tile Alumni Field ing the winter months In addition to The Maine Club of Auburn-Lewiston Members of last year’s 25-year Reunion their weekly luncheons at the Lotus held a meeting on March 19 at the Class living in New Jersey have taken Club on Thursday noons, the Washing­ American Legion Home in Auburn advantage of their proximity of residence ton Alumni held a social evening in the to hold periodic meetings of an informal Charles E Crossland ’17, Directoi of Foundry Methodist Church Hall in Janu­ natuie since returning to their homes Student and Public Relations at the ary with Congressman and Mrs Clifford from the 19^2 Reunion It is hoped that University, spoke at this dinner meeting McIntire as guests Entertainment con­ other alumni of the same class or college, on University Developments sisted of charades with the theme “The etc . will take a cue from the ’27ers and University or Inauguration ” Linwood “Zeke” Dwelley ’25, enter­ hold similar informal get-togethers Plans for a March meeting were in­ tained the group with movies of his an­ dicated in the above mentioned report nual Allagash trips A full report on this meeting will be The Alumni Office has been informed given in a later issue Coming Meetings that, in addition to regularly scheduled Northern Aroostook The Washington Alumni always wel­ New York Alumni meetings of the come alumni visiting the city to their April 17, 7.30 p m. County Alumni, a sizeable group of Thursday noon Luncheons. General Social Hour at 5’30 p.m. alumni in that “Garden Spot of Maine” Alumni Association President Myron C Hotel Brevoort get together informally on occasion to Peabody T6 was a guest in January. 5th Ave at 8th Street, NYC enjoy a pleasant hour or two One of Annual Dinner Meeting these occasions was a picnic supper at St. Petersburg, Fla., Alumni— Gala Program with “top-flight stars,” the home of Owen (’41) and I ouisa led by President Hauck Smith in Presque Isle. Alumni attending On March 18, the St Petersburg brought their families It is hoped that Alumni had as guest and speaker Presi­ Boston Alumni-Aiuinnae such activity w'tll become more wide­ dent Arthur A. Hauck who discussed Gala Dinner Dance spread in the alumni body

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 6 APRIL, 1953 Mrs. Fogel’s column “Campus Com­ ment” is a regular feature of this ycat’s Alumnus During the spting and fall Campus Comment semesteis of 1952 Mis. Fogel setved as city editor of the Maine Campus. She is' one of the very few women in the his­ Mis. Kathenne H. Hawley, Stillwater; m?jor part of the program, which was tory of the Umveisity’s newspaper to Gorham W. Hussey, Presque Isle, Faye the second in a series of five concerts by hold that position. A Irish, Sherman Mills; Janet E. Mars­ students of the University music depart­ A senior history and government ma- ton, East Waterford, Richard B. Myer, ment. jot, Mis Fogel works on the state desk Bangor. Mary J Renfro, Stillwater, Mrs. With the advent of spring weather of of the Bangor Daily News. Madeline H Shannon, Madison, Ray­ sorts the Maine Outing Club has em­ mond K Whitehouse, West Buxton. barked on an ambitious program of By Helen Fogel ’53 The Varsity Band presented its sixth climbing, hiking and just plain outing. annual concert and dance at the Me­ |i |N1VERSITY students and faculty Among trips the MOC has already morial Gym this month. The concert |]_ J combined this month to push the taken this month are one to Beech Hill program included a variety of semi­ U of M blood drive over the top. The Pond and one to Sugarloaf Mountain. Red Cross bloodmobile was on campus classics, show tunes, novelties, and Ice fishing, skating, and hiking were the marches March 4-6. features of the Beech Hill Pond trip. The daily quota for the University was A trumpet trio including Alfred W. Topnotch spring skiing highlighted the Halliday, Waterville, Donald K. Lord, set at 125 pints, but the three day break­ Sugarloaf Mountain trip. The mountain Bethel, and Lester J. Nadeau, Portland, down shows 141 pints collected on the is famous for its ski trails and boasts was the feature of the evening. first day, 136 on the second and 141 on of having some of the best alpine skiing the third to make a total of 418. The The dance band was made up of 14 above the timberline in the east, al­ University quota was 375 musicians from the concert organiza­ though devotees of Mount Washington The Red Cross unit was set up in the tion and was directed by Halliday. Lord, slopes may disagree. downstairs lounge of Carnegie Hall Dr president of the band was general chair­ The club’s crowning achievement for Harrison Hunt of Bangor and six nurses man for the affair The presentation the spring semester will be the Wood­ conducted the activities. Twenty volun­ committee was headed by Richard B. men’s Week End to be held at the Uni­ teers from the student body did clerical Stephens. Brighton, Mass , and the ticket versity May 9-10. Thirteen schools are and canteen jobs. committee was under the direction of expected to participate in the big event. The major part of blood collected on Herbert R Doten, Orono, and Charles Six-man teams from each school will the campus will be sent to the Korean K. Hewins, Augusta take part in the following events: fly battleline while another portion will be and plug casting for distance, fly and bait used by the Red Cross in their gamma Woodwind Trio Concert casting for accuracy, tree felling, twitch­ globulin program. The gamma globulin Another University musical organiza­ ing, cross-cut sawing, buck sawing, pulp­ program is concerned with the making tion. the Woodwind Trio, presented a wood splitting, chopping, log rolling, of short term polio vaccine to be used concert at Cainegie Hall foyer this packboard racing, canoe racing, and one- in epidemic areas. month Members of the trio are Patricia man portage racing. Sidney O Young, East Machias, was A Damovr. Rumfoid, Beverly C. Petten- Rupert P. Amann, Newton Center, chairman of the diive. Other chairmen gill, Portland, and Carole Y Shoemaker, Mass., president of the club, said teams were’ James D. Murtha, Jackman, sub­ Great Neck. L I, N. Y will participate from Middlebury, Dart­ scriptions, Mrs Constance L Hirst, Also taking par.. m the program were mouth, McGill, University of Vermont, Orono, ai langcments, William D Hirst. 1 illis J Joy, Northeast Harbor, soprano, Bates, University of New Hampshire, Orono, promotion, Baibara A. Wiggei, and Roger W Dow, Bangor, pianist Kimball Union, Williams, and Colby Fayson Lakes, N J., paicntal release, Rai el v pei formed music constituted the (Continued on Page 8) and Audrey A Koutzky, Madison, aides According to Young, “Again this year 100% of the eligible militaiy staff do­ nated blood as well as a large part of the military students ” Young also said that women students have shown more than a 300% increase in donations over last year. Sixteen Hit 4 Point Sixteen students hit the 4. mark as the Dean’s List was released this month. Al­ together 570 students made grades of 3 or bettei. Totals for colleges as i eleased by the various deans were as follow* Arts and Sciences, 233, Agriculture, 162; Technology, 106, School of Education, 47, and January graduates, 22 The 16 students who made all A giadcs weie: Joan E. Clarke, Stillwater, Nancy A Collins, Wilton, Robert S. Cioissant, Searsport; Margaiet E. Dow, Bloodmobile Nurse McQuarrie lends student Galen 1*. Goulette, Dexter, Orono, Harold R. Gerry, Lincoln; Elaine and physics instructor Douglas W. Wylie during the 1953 campus blood W. Gilpatrick, Richmond, Ann Giumley, drive. Student helper Ann Grumley, Millinocket, looks on. Millinocket, Martin Hagopian, Madison, (Photo by Ctosby)

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 7 APRIL, 1953 RESTON LECTURE REGISTRATION TOTAL TV PROGRAM James B Reston, widely known According to University Regis­ The University’s program in author and newspaperman, deliv­ trar Janies A. Gannett, a total of pulp and paper technology which ered an address at the University 2,721 students are registered at is designed to prepare young late in March as a part of the Uni­ the University for the present men to take positions of respon­ versity-Community Lecture Series. spring semester. sibility in the industry will be The series is made possible by shown on a national television gifts from anonymous donors. program early in April. CAMPUS COMMENT A native of Scotland, Mr Res­ TV’s Omnibus Program is ton came to the United States with (Continued from Paqe 7) scheduled to show the highlights of Maine’s course in pulp and his family in 1910 and was gradu­ William Warfield, internationally- paper on April 5. (This program ated from the University of Illinois krown baritone, will be the next artist is expected to be shown at a in 1932 He holds an honorary in the University concert series He will degree of doctor of literature from later date on Bangor's WABI-TV appear April 6. station.) Colgate University Warfield has received the bulk of his A crew of four men from RKO- Following graduation from Illi­ fame in the past three years beginning Pathe visited the campus in nois, he became associated with the with his singing of Old Man River in March to prepare the television Springfield (Ohio) Daily Neus the movie version of Show Boat The program. Dudley Hale, who He then worked in the publicity concert will be the third of this year’s department of Ohio State Uni­ yy rites the script for the pro­ series gram. was also at the University versity after which he became pub­ The Maine Masque presented one of licity director for the Cincinnati to work out preliminary plans its most ambitious plays to date in for the show. baseball club. George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan The Sponsors of the Omnibus Pro­ In 1934 he joined the Associated p’ay, which requires a cast of 28, is a gram are financing the prepara­ Press as a reporter for the London chronicle play in six scenes and an tion of the T\ show. bureau of the New York Times epilogue Two years later he was transferred Head-liners in the cast were Fmma- by the Times to its Washington lean Betterly. Bangor, Saint Joan Rich­ quisitor, Philip A Haskell, Bath, the bureau, where he is still located ard L. Newdick, Augusta, the Dauphin, Bishop of Beauvais, and Norman H Martin F Gernsh, Bucksport, the In- 1 ouchette, Rumford

MEDITERRANEAN ful statue of dark, semi-petrified, African Only two weeks left for glorious, col­ wood—the Holy Virgin’s features defi­ orful, friendly proud old Spain' Train (Continued from Page 3) nitely negroid, the Christ Child a minia­ travel was primitive and many of the There were two “must see’s” in Mar­ ture old colored man Our guide balked prehistoric springless taxicabs carried seilles. the statue of the Black Virgin and on accompanying us into the alleys of the their own noisv, dirty coal-gas distillation Child and the opium dens. The statue is dope dens so we went alone We saw plant where a car trunk ought to be kept in the sub-basement of a church-on- little except men smoking or asleep or Here as in Italy the countryside is lovely church, debarred from sightseer’s view so looking for a fight but I got a hastily with lush farmlands in plains and valleys we sneaked into the edifice as mourners snapped picture of drunken or doped but the cities and hamlets arc more color­ to a poor Arab’s funeral (His casket was derelicts in a knifing brawl in an alley ful The gvpsies have cave settlements an elongated, narrow orange crate ) Our Cur guide was pleased to see us again* in the Sierras but overflow the country bribe was successful * we saw the wonder­ he hadn’t been paid. and add motion and song to sidewalk cafes and night spots Poverty is ac­ cepted rather stoically and the Spanish people want no traffic with Communism They’re quite satisfied with their present “socialistic dictatorship ” Majorca in the Balearic Islands is quaint, delightful, re'-ortish and fairly in­ expensive with good icason* flies, snail- like bugs and centipede-like things come with beautiful hotel rooms for free and the place is simply crawling with tiny ants They looted my toothpaste and candy and I caught a whole swarm of them on the night cream on my face' Moreover, electricity fails and one won­ ders what he is eating Octopus9 Rep­ tile9 Snails9 All too soon our ship was due to leave Barcelona The city’s beautiful portside statute of Columbus, his aim upraised, pointing towards America meant “Home, Sweet Home” for us—and oh, was it good to get home and slide our burning feet into old scuffed shoes' Mediterranean Monaco, France (Photo Courtesy of Aii'lioi) summer, ha!

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 8 APRIL, 1953 By Perleston Pert, Jr., ’53 ITH the Univeisity’s playing field still soggy fiom spring rains, WCoach Harold “Tubby” Raymond’s var­ sity baseball team left campus at the beginning of spring vacation for its annual southein trip with very little out- dooi piactice to its credit. Apr 20 Colby (a) cision to Bowdoin It was the sixth On the trip, which will take the team Apr. 24 Rhode Island (a) straight loss for the Black Bears. through Maryland, Virginia, and New Apr 25 Connecticut (a) The Bowdoin loss brought the season’s Yoik, the Maine team will face some Apr 28 Bates (a) 2-7 innings record for the Pale Blue to seven wins tough opponents which, according to May 1 Rhode Island (h) and 10 losses. Raymond were purposely slated to pre­ May 2 Bowdoin (h) Scoring leaders of the season were pare the Bears for the regular schedule May 7 New Hampshire (h) John Norris, Bangor, 395 points; Bob of State Series and Yankee Conference May 9 Connecticut (h) Churchill, Kezar Falls, 274, Keith Ma- games. May 13 Colby (h) haney, Fort Fairfield, 201, and Bob Probable starting lineup for the spring May 15 New Hampshire (a) Nixon, Randolph, 174. trip is as follows Al Card, South Paris, May 16 Bowdoin (h) Norris wound up the season with a catcher, Mai Speirs, North Windham, May 19 Bates (h) 23 2 point-per-game average, ranking first base; Wally Gagnon, Bangor, sec­ May 21 Colby (a) among the top 20 small-college scorers ond base, Ellis Bean, South Paris, short­ May 26 Bowdoin (a) in the nation The six-foot five inch stop. Dave Bates, Newton, Mass., third center was selected to the All-Yankee base, John Maguire, Belfast, left field, AWARD BANQUET Conference team and to the University Al Hackett, Derby, center field, Dave Sixty letters and numerals were award­ of New Hampshire’s all-opponent team. Wiggin, Oakfield, right field ed to varsity and freshman basketball Guard Keith Mahaney stayed among the top five small-college foul shooting Coach Raymond, now in his second players, trackmen, and skiers at the win­ leaders with a percentage of 81.4. year as head baseball mentor at the Uni­ ter sports awards banquet March 17. The Pale Blue five scored a total of versity, has reduced an eaily season list Linwood (Woody) Carville, York, 1260 points during its 17-game schedule of 80 candidates to 30 Only 17 will was chosen basketball captain, and Ed to set a new team mark for a single sea­ make the southern trip, howevci Touchette, Rumfoid, was picked by his son. Also, the Bears’ 88 points scored Biggest problem Raymond faces this mates to captain the indoor track team. against Vermont early in the season set season is the lack of light handed hitters Lehan Edwards, Monmouth, was voted a new single game scoring record for a on the squad, but with a nucleus of nine honoraiy captain of the ski team. Maine team veterans around which to build, the Freshmen Tom Seavey, Gardiner, and genial coach is looking for an improved Brad Claxton, Tenafly, N J., were chosen squad this spring captains of the frosh basketball team and INDOOR TRACK track squad, respectively. Maine’s varsity indoor track team end­ VARSITY BASEBALL ed its season with a record of three wins SCHEDULE TENNIS and two losses. Mar 30 U S Military Academy (a) Tennis coach Garland B Russell has The Bear cindermen ran into tough Mar. 31 Bainbudge Naval Center (a) been working with candidates for this luck in its final meet against Northeast­ Apr 1 Maryland State College (a) season’s net team in preparation for the ern when star performers Bill Calkin, Apr. 2 Fort Meade (a) squad’s spung vacation trip. Orono, Ed Touchette, Rumford, Colwyn Apr 3 George Washington Univ (a) Only four men were lost from the Haskell, Noiway, and Carleton McLean, Apr 4 Quantico Mannes (a) team through graduation last June, and, Ashland, were sidelined with illness and Apr 6 Upsala College (a) accoiding to Russell, this year’s team (Continued on Page 10) will be much more experienced and have much more depth than that of last year. Veteran racquet swingers participating in early piactice sessions include Eime Sutton, Lewiston, Gene Drolet. Haver­ hill, Mass, Pieston Hall, Rogers Heights, Md , Ken Barnaid. Wayne, Duncan Peaison, Walpole, Mass , John Bridge, Augusta, Maik Liebeiman, Bangor. Biooks Whitehouse, Portland, and Robin Upton, Westmount, Quebec, Cana­ da, mainstays on last season’s fieshman team, have also reported for practice. Cold weather has confined practice sessions to the gym wheie all candidates have been practicing fiom 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. afternoons and infoimally on Sun­ days. VARSITY BASKETBALL Third baseman Dave Bates, New­ Mound candidate Charlie Otter- Coach Rome Rankin’s varsity basket­ ton, Mass., takes a crack at catch­ stedt, Chester, N. Y., warms lip in ball team ended its season February 28 ing during a practice period in the a pre-season practice session. fieldhouse. 'Photo by Crosby) (Photo by Ciosby) at Brunswick by dropping a 64-51 de­ APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 9 Daphne Merrill ’27 Becomes New BASEBALL OPENERS Coach Harold “Tubby” Raymond in discussing the Southern Baseball Trip Alumni Author prior to leaving with the team for the south on March 28, said that he regards this trip as an experimental part of the season in preparation for the perennially a prominent Maine clubwoman and rough Yankee and Sate of Maine Conferences While Coach Raymond ex­ New Hampshire language teacher pressed the hope that the boys will do well, he said that the record will be has joined the ranks of American poets secondary to the preparation for the final part of the schedule. The Southern with her publication of “Cones from the Trip will be difficult from the standpoint of competition, but was purposely Pines of Maine ” (Falmouth, Manches­ designed in an effort to see good pitching, and play against fine ball clubs ter, Maine, $2.) The temporary loss of veteran pitcher Jack Butterfield will probably hurt Daphne Winslow Merrill ’27 of Frye­ the team, according to Coach Raymond Jack was seriously hurt in an auto burg has produced a work that is dis­ accident early in March tinctly Down East in flavor. The lyrics Seventeen men will make the Southern Trip With Jack Butterfield out. take for their subjects the common­ the club will be built around the remaining eight letter men I he statistics on place—the abandoned farmhouse, the these letter men read as follows hard-working lobsterman. the sea and forest in many moods—with genuine Letterman Height Weight Record appeal to the Yankee who loves his Pitcher homeland Hank Woodbrey ’53 5' 10" 163 Right hander Won 3—lost 3 with In her collection of Down East poems, an Fra of 2 71 in 1952 Mrs. Merrill has a book that has the Infielders happy gift of immediate communication Right handed Played third and to the reader. Simply written, yet pro­ Dave Bates ’53 5' 10" 155 hit 316 in 1952 Fxpectcd to play found in mood and imagery, the poems third again although he can catch are essays on commonplace subjects and they quickly draw on one's own Elks Bean ’53 5' 7" 150 Right thrower and left hand hitter imagination and experience for the ut­ Good fielder but had a tough year most in spiritual effect. at bat m 1952 Mrs Merrill has the gift of economical Catcher story-telling, her word pictures succinct, Capt Al Card '53 6' 0 190 Throws right, but hits left handed her meanings clear Her meditations on Good arm Hit 250 for Maine in the changing beauty of the coastal scene ’52 strike a refreshing note, especially for the reader who shares the poet’s deep Outfielders love of her homeland and who appreci­ Al Hackett ’53 5' 11" 175 Thiows right and hits left led ates the lessons Nature can teach team in hitting in 1952 with a long A native of Rockland. Maine. Mrs ball 386 9 home runs Merrill attended schools there and re­ Dasis Wiggin ’54 5' 7" 170 Ihrows right and hits left Excel­ ceived her B A and M A from the lent speed Hit a robust 385 in ’52 University She has attended the Lan­ John McGuire ’53 5' 8" 172 Right handed Played as utility in­ guage School at Middlebury, Vermont, fielder in 1952 Hit 235 > and various extension courses At the present time she is head of the language Waldo Gagnon '53 5' 7" 145 Right hand thiowei and left hand department at Kennett High school, Con­ hitter Hit 273 in 1952 way, N H , where she teaches French, English, Latin, and Spanish She has also taught at Union, Norway, and Frye­ INTRAMURALS tatives. burg. Phi Mu Delta’s Clay Beal, Greene, and In the intramural sports division, Phi Active in clubwork, Mrs Merrill is Dan Folsom, Douglaston, N Y, were Mu Delta captured the fraternity basket­ president of the Maine Federation of runners-up in the southern league, and Ed ball title and ATO won the fraternity Business and Professional Women, a Carleton, Woolwich, and Jim Orino. handball championship member of the Rebekahs, Order of Rumfol d, of Beta Theta Pi were second Eastern Star, Phi Mu Alumnae, New Phi Mu went undefeated in 16 games in the northern league. to take the hoop title Kappa Sigma, England and New Hampshire Associa­ whose only loss was to Phi Mu, was tions of Teachers of English, Parent- RIFLE Teachers Association and New Hamp­ second with 15 wins and one loss. Beta Theta Pi was third with a 12 and three Maine’s ROTC rifle team has been shire Association of Classroom Teachers running up an unbroken stung of wins "Cones from the Pines of Maine” is record since it resumed filing competitive her first full-length published work ATO won the handball title by taking the southern league crown in six straight matches in January matches and then defeating northern Sgt Reginald Gould’s sharpshooteis ATHLETICS league titlist Kappa Sigma The Sigs are sporting a 10-match win streak with postal match victories over such teams (Continued fiom Page 9) were also undefeated in six matches Gene Drolet, Haverhill, Mass., and as Oklahoma Military Academy, Wash­ injuries. Northeastern won the meet 81- Dick Vose, Hairington, made up the ington State, Louisiana University, and 45 championship ATO team, and Dave Wig­ Massachusetts State. One week previous, the Bears trounced gin, Oakfield, and Dick Whatley, Dunel­ There are no seniors on either the Springfield 83-43. len, N J , were Kappa Sigma’s lepresen- ROTC oi varsity rifle teams.

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 10 APRIL, 1953 NECROLOGY 1899 IRVING HARRY DREW Word has 'PeiAonal'i been received of the death of living H. Drew in Portland, Maine, on February 13, 1953, following a long period of from the CLASSES failing health He had been letned for many years Mr Drew was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. BY CLASSES of the Mid-West, Pacific Coast, and is 1910 returning by some northern route in the FRANK L. BASS. The death of 1 RQR f*ar^er Crowell spent the spring. Frank L Bass occurred in Bangor on ' '■'70 wintei in Florida this year. Recently we have learned of the March 7. 1953 At the time of his death Because of his prolonged absence from whereabouts of another of ’06’s lost Bangor, he tendered his resignation as a members in the peison of William H. he was engaged in the insurance business mcmbei specializing in insurance law For a of the City of Bangor planning Moody, Law, who at 84 years of age is boaid on which he served as an architec­ in ill health and living at 50 Follen St., number ol years he was associated with tural advisor the Bangor Daily Commeicial as state Cambridge, Mass. editor, city editor, managing editor, and j Q("|3 Current addresses of some of Dr. Frank L. Bailey of Plymouth, editor His degree from Maine was a ' 7vJ the members of this year’s 50th Mass, had a poem “A Walk in the Law degree and his undergraduate work reunion class are: Woods,” together with his picture and a was taken at Bowdoin where he was Leroy M Coffin, 633 S. Bixel St, Los write-up, published in the January issue very prominent in activities Angeles 17, Calif. of Life and Health magazine of Wash­ Philip H. Harns, 208 Luzerne St, ington, D C Another poem also fol­ 1917 lowed in the February number. GERALD JOSEPH CULHANE Be­ Johnstown, Pa. lated report of the death of Gerald J 50th Reunion. June 12-14, 1953 1 QA7 Mr- Karl MacDonald Culhane has reached the Alumni Office Harry F Ross (Law), 96 Grove St, I 7U / 27 Nelson Ave., It occuired on September 14. 1942 Mr Bangoi Wellsville, N. Y. Culhane was a resident of Biighton, Paul D Simpson, Seal Harbor Harry P Eveleth, 1421 26th Avenue, Mass, and was engaged in the practice Haivey D Whitney, 698 Minot Ave, South, St. Petersburg, Fla., was in the of law having obtained a law degree Auburn hospital for the month of December from Boston University following his Plans are getting underway for ’03’s from rather a severe heart attack. He graduation fiom Maine Fiftieth which conies up in June. is now home and expects to be going Spread far and wide across the coun­ about as usual by April. While in the 1920 try as most classes are nowadays, it is hospital he received a beautiful basket JOSEPH WILLIAM McGRATH Jo­ anybody’s guess as to how many will of flowers from the alumni in St. Peters­ seph W McGrath has been rcpoited as make it back to Orono for the grand burg He hopes to go to Detroit this deceased but the date of his death is and glorious occasion of a 50th Re­ summer for a month's visit to his child­ not known, we regiet to say At last union. But it is hoped that many will ren and grandchildren. point of contact he was living and work­ find it possible to return and perhaps Arthur R. Lord, who retired a few ing in New South Wales, Australia, to break the attendance record of 50th years ago, evidently believes in keeping where he was development manager tor Reunion classes which is 23 members busy Last summer he built five green the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co, Ltd present (record of the class of 1902 houses at his home, Palos Park, which Mr McGrath was a member ot Alpha last icar). There are 41 members of is about twenty miles from Chicago Tau Omega fraternity. the class whose address is known cur­ He finds a ready market for the flowers rently, 26 who are “lost” or address 1951 and vegetables he raises. To him goes MAHION 1HOMPSON DUNBAR unknown, and 58 who are known to the honor of being the second class­ Mahlon T Dunbai died on February 20, have passed away. mate to say he expects to attend the 1953, in Canbou where his home was 1 Qf|A Mr ^ar*e Richards Reunion in 1957. First honors go to located. I 7 JU ] | parent St, So. Berwick Bill Stone who said he would be there ROBERI DONALD WELCH 2nd The attractions of Florida have drawn “if he was able to navigate at that time." Lieutenant Robert D Welch was killed Aithui G Bennett, Walter H. Burke, William D. Hall, Castine, Me., is back in action in Korea on December 29, and Leioj C Nichols to enjoy a poition in circulation after having a very suc­ 1952, while serving with the United of the winter season there, and in addi­ cessful operation done in a Boston hos­ States Ai my tion Nichols is making an extended tour pital His daughter and two sons are

ANNUAL ALUMNI SERVICE EMBLEM NOMINATIONS Nominations for the twenty-third annual award of the Alumni Service Emblem should be submitted to the Alumni Office by May 1. Established in 1930 for “recognition of outstanding service rendered through the Alumni Association to the University of Maine, the Service Emblem has thiough the years gained the highest prestige by virtue of the outstanding alumni to whom it has been awarded. Any alumnus or alumna is eligible to receive the Service Emblem which is based on the number and high quality of services rendered to the University and the Alumni Association The Service Emblem is primarily for an alumnus but may in “exceptionally meritorious instances be awarded to a non-alumnus Former recipients of this prized emblem are: 1930— Harry E Sutton'09 1942— Norman H Mayo ’09 1931— Hosea B Buck'93 1943— Charles E. Crossland T7 1932— C Parkei Ciowell'98 1944— George D Bearce T 1 1933— Edward E. Chase '13 1945— George S. Williams ’05 1934— Allen W Stephens’99 1946— Prof. Charles P. Weston ’96 1935— William McC. Sawyer ’01 1947— James A Gannett'08 1936— Raymond H. Fogler T5 1948— Harold M. Pierce T9 1937— George H. Hamlin ’73 Mrs. Rena C. Bowles ’21 1938— Arthur L Deering T2 1949— Robert F. Thurrell T5 1939— Ralph Whittier ’02 1950— Clifton E. Chandler T3 1940— Frederick D. Knight ’09- -i 1951—Hazen H. Ayer’24 1952—Alfred B. Lingley ’20

APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 11 all alumni of Maine. The older son, Report from Clif Chandler in that his daughter, a graduate of Rhode Charles, attended Yale Medical and is 1913 Portland indicates that a good­ Island School of Design, was the archi­ a member of the staff of the V A Hos­ ly number of the members of the tect, his wife the arbitrator, and he the pital, Albany, N. Y. The younger son, “illustrious Class of 1913” have re­ engineer' And that the results were very Robert, is on the teaching staff of the sponded to the letter which was sent satisfactory. Isn't that interesting' His High School of Belfast, Maine The out in January and that the class fund daughter, Joan, is married to a Univer­ daughter, Mrs. Arnold Hook, lives in and the list of those expecting to re­ sity of Maine man who works for the Detroit turn to Orono for the reunion in June Polaroid Coip in Cambridge They are encouraging. He wants to urge live in Melrose Highlands, Mass, and 1 Q A R Felloe>s, President, and I 7v0 Jameslamp. CamGannett, Secretary, are all those who haven’t yet written, to have a daughter, Stephanie At present do *o in the near future so that the Maynard himself is purchasing agent shaping up plans for 1908's Forty- for a local shipyard in Boothbay which Fifth Reunion which is coming up in reunion will turn out to be one of the best ever for 1913. builds mine sweepers for the Navy and June. If a letter with details of the aircraft rescue boats for the Air Force reunion has not reached you already, 40th Reunion. June 12-14, 1953 Some statistics which may be of in­ He enjoys this work very much because it will soon. Start making plans now he has always been inteiested in ships to return to Orono to participate in terest to the class currently there are 46 known deceased members of the His hobby is building things and he is both class activities and the general cuirently building a skiff designed, he activities of Commencement week end! class, 127 with known addresses, and 66 with unknown addresses Although the writes, to improve his fishing this spring 45th Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 bulk of the class are to be found within Prom Sanford, Maine, came quite a It is interesting to note that there are the confines of New England, a few have remarkable lettei from Odias Demers 54 members of the class known to be ventured farther afield, and the address On account of an aggravated arthntic - deceased, 70 with known addresses, and list stretches from Maine south to condition he had to give up his work as 28 with unknown addresses or “lost ’ Florida, west through Texas, to Cali­ a pharmacist in 1937 and has been a to use Alumni Office vernacular A fornia In that farthest west state there shut-in ever since However, he has very large percentage of class members are some half a dozen ’13’ers The current made a full life for himself by carrying lives tn the northeast section of the coun­ address list shows no one of the class on a mail order business in stamps This try, which should make it hopeful to see outside the states. entails a great deal ot correspondence a lot back for this reunion in June It One interesting item of news this with mail coming in from just about would be a bit more difficult for Everett month is that James M. Gillin has been everv country in the world except those Coleman of San Clemente, California, named president of the Penobscot Coun­ behind the Iron Curtain Most of the and Henry Miner of Alameda, Calif, ty Bar Association correspondence is in Fnglish or French, and Mrs George Sweetser (Sarah but he writes that sometimes he is In Bangor a recent news item forced to get out his Spanish dictionary Brown) of Portland, Oregon, to make 1914 indicated that Shenton Peters the trek back, but perhaps even these His customers are from all walks ot lite has been elected president of the Dan­ —housewives to multimillionaires Odias far away people will be making the forth Class—a men’s group—at the Co­ effort to get back to Orono once again has two children, a son and a daughter lumbia Street Baptist Church His son giaduated from Yale School ot to see the many changes on the campus, Dr Albert Ferguson, physician, car­ and to renew acquaintance Fine Arts in 1949, took advanced art ries on his practice at 1101 Beacon St, courses at the Catholic University in Brookline, Mass , while his home is lo­ 1 Q 1 fl Walter S Merrill, who has been cated it 1818 Washington St., Canton, Washington D C , and is at present m- I 7 I v Chief Civil Engineer of the Mass stiuctoi ot painting at the University of Public Power Corporation in Athens, Dr William Gifford’s daughter and New Hampshire His daughter is mar­ Greece, since August, 1950, spent two son-in-law, Charlotte and Clifford Sin- ried and lives in York, where her hus­ months leave in October and November, nett—both of whom are of the class of band is in the engineering department ot 1952, on a visit with Mrs Merrill to ’43 Maine—have been in Japan for the the Portsmouth Navy Yard Odias would India and East Pakistan, stopping on past year where Cliff is serving with the be veiy happv to see anv class membeis their return for a few days each in Cairo Armed Services Their family is with at 71 L ebanon St , Sanford and the island of Cyprus The constiuc- them 1 was very much interested to read in tion of the country-wide electric power the Februaiy issue of The Alumnus ot system which Mr Merrill’s company, Mrs Evelyn W Harmon the establishment of the James t lot­ Ebasco Services, Inc , of New York, is 1916 (Evelyn Winship) man Lund, the income ot which will be supervising, is progressing favorably and 9612 Merwood Lane, used for student scholarships in the the steam-electric and hydro-electric Silver Spring, Md College ot Aguculture and leseaich in power plants are expected to be in opera­ Your secretary is still visiting in Silver the Agricultural Fxperiment Station tion by the end of this ycai (The Spring and fully enjoying the time spent That should reflect quite a bit of glory Merrills’ address in Athens is 5 I ouki- there on the class of 1916 anou St ) I here have been some very interesting After receiving two such splendid letters this month and I was delighted to letters this month 1 am very enthusiastic j Q j j At the request of Dr Arthur have them Many thanks to Maynard about this job of being class secietaiv A Hauck. Raymond E Davis,P Dodge of “Bally Haly,” Boothbay, All of you have something of interest to who is a professor of engineering at the Maine, for his letter He writes that he write, if you 11 just take the few minutes University of California in Berkeley, lives in a house which he built on to drop me a letter Your classmates cue represented the University of Maine in property left to him by a great-aunt—the interested in hearing about you and March al the inauguration of Clark Kerr major portion of a land grant by James what you've been doing as Chancellor of this same institution II to his great great grandfather. He says 1Q17 Maurice Jacobs of Phila- I 7 I / dclphia was the guest speaker recently at the Temple Emanuel Sab­ Tou Remember It - - bath services in Lawrence, Mass—a temple of which he was one of the founders 31 yeais ago Dr Jacobs is a native of Lawrence, and very active in a THE BOOKSTORE wude vanety of activities both local and national, paiticularly in the sphere of fraternal organizations. He is also a Friendly “Flace! writer and publisher Fd Russell has recently returned from a vacation in Jamaica, B W I , where he Alumni, Faculty, and Students had a swim every day in the Caribbean Sea His home is at 1134 Foam Place, Far Rockaway, N Y UNIVERSITY STORE CO. Charles W Bayley recently resigned his post as pnncipal of Whitman High THE BOOKSTORE THE BARBER SHOP School, in Whitman, Mass , to take the position of guidance director and co­ ON THE CAMPUS ordinate in the same school He had been pnncipal for the past 25 years. Col. Herbert E Watkins is currently THE MAINE ALUMNUS 12 APRIL, 1953 located at 1106 Hillcrest Blvd., West Mrs. Norman Torrey Palm Beach, Fla. 1 Q7 3 item about the Jackson Laboratory in ' (Toni Gould) the spring campaign of the American I Q j 0 Some of the members of the 9 Poplar St., Bangor Cancer Society. My husband and I have 17 10 class in the Orono-Bangor It happens only once in thirty years! just finished writing the script which area have been working on plans for A reunion like we’re planning for was fun to do. N.B.C. officials tele­ the 35th Reunion which is coming up June! It s a challenge for every phoned to say they were surprised how in June. Be watching for a class letter 1923er to lend a hand. What have you good it was, coming from “amateurs” in the near future—if you have not al­ got lor ideas concerning it? A letter in TV writing. Naturally, we find this ready received one. is going out right away. Dave and gratifying. it is interesting to note that there Elsie Perry Hoyt are heading up the are 54 deceased members of the class attendance committee. They live at 63 1 Q? S Mrs. Merrill Henderson of 1918, 222 with known addresses, \v illard St., So. Portland, and are * (Anne Thurston) and 111 with unknown addresses or earglv awaiting your suggestions. Why Quechee, Vermont delay? It may be later than you think! Vaughn Everett of Augusta was re­ “lost” to use the vernacular of alumni cently elected to the Board of Directors offices. Of the 222 with known ad­ 30th Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 of the Maine Association of Engineers. dresses better than 75% are in the Grace Hillman is Mrs. Clyde Kealiher Two items this month concerning I\ew England-New York area, and and she and her husband are both edu- our Senator Robert Haskell. He has been among the other 25%, locations are catois. Grace teaches at Brewer High elected a member of the Board of Di­ from Canada to South America and School and they live at 38 Leighton St. rectors of the Maine Publicity Bureau from Maine to California. With so here in Bangor and have twin daughters for 1953. Also he has been re-appointed many in the area fairly close to Orono, Carolyn and Marilyn. by the State Personnel Board Advisory it should make for a well attended re­ Samuel S Siisby is an orthopedic sur­ Council to represent the Senate on that union in June. geon and physician here in Bangor, hav­ board. Bob is Republican majority floor 35th Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 ing been on the staff ot the Eastern leader. Dr. Callie H. Larrabee is a general Maine General Hospital tor many years. John (“Chuck”) Hutton, head of the practitioner with home and office at 10 He and Mrs Siisby, who reside at 11 Ohio history department and track coach at irving Pl , Summit, N. J. St , have five sons and the oldest one ot Lower Merion Senior School, lives at 25 District Manager of Central Maine them who is now in the U S. Army was Wellington Rd., Ardmore, Pa. Power Co in Portland is Donald M. married recently at Ellsworth. Charles E. Johnson is on the editorial Libby of 21 Fessenden St Gerald C. Dunn, former Southern staff of the Boston Daily Record and With residence in Acton, Maine, Ray­ Rhode Island County Agent, was named the Ameiican AdveiUser. His home ad­ mond H Lovejoy is a U. S Department temporary county agent. He served dress is 24 Groveland St., Auburndale of Agriculture Farmei-Fieldman and also with the Extension Service in the East 66, Mass. an orchardist He works out of a Sanford Greenwich office from 1940 to 1945, Arline Lynch teaches Latin and office. when he was appointed a field man for French in Stearns High in Millinocket. Professor of civil engineering at Rose the Eastern States Exchange serving Frank Robinson, shop superintendent Polytechnic Institute in lerie Haute, In­ until 1951. for Westinghouse Electric Corp, of diana, Edward A. MacL ean resides at And here on the Maine Fiont, two Augusta, resides at 10 Bowman St, 21 1 Vi S 13th St. in that city. well known 1923ers in the State have Gardiner Way out in California—Santa Cruz to been elected to the Board of Directors Earle Twombly, an instructor in the be exact—is Mrs. Daniel E Nichols of the Maine Publicity Bureau tor 1953. U.S. Naval Apprentice School at Pensa­ (Kathryn Dow) at 413 Market St. They are Clarence B. Beckett of Calais cola, Fla , can be located at 208 Kalash Closer to home is Geoige C. Norton at and Richard D Cushman of Sebasco Rd S E . Warrington, Fla. 147 Nassau Blvd , Gaiden City, N Y. Estates 1Q7A Mrs. A. D. Nutting He is a teachei at Jamaica (N Y ) High • 7ZU (Leone Dakm) School. 1 Q74 ^rs Clarence C. Little ' 7ZH (Bea Johnson) 17 College Hgts , Orono 1 970 A Libby, who is head of Box 558, Bar Harbor “No news is good news,” or so the * 7Z.V (he Department of Business Ad­ There's little news this month so 1’11 saying goes. But your coi respondent ministration at the University of South­ give you some of my own Fust comes doesn’t agiee' Three months have gone ern California in Los Angeles, represent­ an item from the Alumni Office stating by without a single news item coming in ed the Umveisity ot Maine, at the le- that Osgood Nickerson is a Colonel in to the Alumni Office or to me. quest of Dr. Arthur A. Hauck, at the the Army and is at the Hartge Yacht Three members ot our class have been inauguration ot Raymond B. Alien as Yaid, Galesville, Maryland in New Orleans this winter. “Tompie” Chancelloi of that college, on March 20. John McKay served on the Board of (Esthei) and “Tommy” (George L) Goveinors ot the Phi Gamma Delta Thompson took their family there for 1071 Mrs Harold P. Wood the Christmas Holidays. “Tompie" ' ' ' (Leta Weymouth) Club at 106 W. 56th St, New York, dur­ ing 1952. wrote that she would think of me while North Berwick Maxwell M. Eiskine is a chemistiy eating the famous Creole cooking, espe­ Harold S Tibbetts, of Auburn, Treas­ cially shiimps. After reading her letter, urer of the Andioscoggin County Savings teachei at Edward Little High School in Bank, I ewiston, was elected a tiustee Auburn, Maine, and lives at the YMCA there His peimanent address to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Edward E. Chase, President J S Keene of Aubui n. is Canaan, Maine. He was formerly prin­ Alien Vainey of cipal of Unity High in Unity, Maine. Servus Rubber Geiald Robinson has moved to 1315 MAINE SECURITIES COMPANY Company, Rock Island, HI , was elected Fail view Ave, NE, Atlanta, Ga. He 465 Congress Street Vice President of the Augustana Re- was in Bai rington, N. H. search Foundation, at the annual boaid Chester Sweatt is now in Vineyard Portland, Me. of directors’ meeting Feb 26, in the Haven, Mass. Foit Aimstiong hotel. I he Augustana Chai les V Catell of 115 Kenduskeag Foundation, incorporated on a non-profit Ave , Bangor, has invented an automatic basis, is affiliated with Augustana Col­ conveitiblc steel top for automobiles and lege and is, piimanly, a lescaich labora- has had it patented. Chai les is married toiy serving industrial oiganizations on and has two sons. special pioblcms or aiding companies I’ve just been made a Diiectoi of a which do not have leseaich staffs. new Eastein Maine Mental Hygiene As­ Latest news on Conan Pncst is sociation which has headquarteis at 1922 that he has been elected region­ Bangoi We are going to tiy to do an al diiectoi of the Institute of Radio En- educational job working towaids the ginecis foi Region 2 (Noith Central At­ pi evention of mental illness and emo­ lantic) foi 1952-53 tional problems especially in childicn. BANGOR HOUSE William Connon’s daughtei, Helen, is Pei haps most of you know that well B4NGORMAINE! scheduled to giaduatc fiom Maine this over 50% of all hospital patients aie Famous Maine Food June. He plans to return to Oiono lor mental cases; thus this is one of our Modern Cocktail Lounge largest medical problems in the United Cheery Rooms from $3 25 this event. Horace W. Chapman, Pres. Marguerite Tibbetts Dyei, who is null States. Douglass Mills, Mgr. nuisc loi the Gieal Noithein Paper Co, Another intcicsting tidbit is that piob- iiiiiinmiiiiiii'ni limn iimiiiiiiiiiiimn lesides at 77 School St, Millinocket ably some of you will be seeing a TV

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 13 APRIL, 1953 I dug out some menus 1 brought home Miss Mary McGuire 1 QQf) Mrs I’dUline H Leech last year from Antoine’s, Galatoires, and Stonington ■(Pauline Hall) Aimand’s and pictuied the Thompsons ^By the time this issue of The Alum- Homer Folks Hospital, having Huitres en Coquille a la Rocke­ tius reaches you, you will have had the Oneonta, N Y. feller, etc.1 first letter regarding our Big 25th Re­ Lyman Abbott, Jr, is assistant cashier Bryce Joi dan was one of four repre­ union which is coming up in June! at the Framingham National Bank in sentatives of Maine Farmer Coopeiatives Matt Highlands, Andre Cushing, Er- Fiamingham, Mass. at the National Council of Faimer Co­ dine Dolloff, Herbert Hammons, Kav News fiom Maine indicates that operatives meeting held in New Orleans Savage. Frank Shea, Barbara Skofield, I ouise Bates Ames’ daughter, Joan Chase in January and Bob Thaxter have had their heads ’52, recently had a daughter' Joan and I'm going to Boston tonight and while together several times since the first of husband Bob arc living in Orono where theie will ask Cora Emery to take care the year working on ideas for this get- he is completing requirements for his of the news next month. Perhaps she together of all get-togethers. Do begin degiec will have better luck, but to date hei to plan now so that you can get awav Nn an C Bates, who is supervisor of items aie as scarce as mine. to come back to Orono in June Io see the Department ot Accounts and Con­ old friends and the main changes on trol in the State House in Augusta, re­ 1 Q7 7 ^rs R°bert R Thaxtei • ' L ' (Edith O’Connor) the campus. You’ll get a big thrill out sides at 68 Fairview Ave there 159 Fountain St, Bangor of it, we know! 1 Q? 1 Mrs Samuel Sezak Heniy Waldo of Lincoln, N H, was 25th Reunion, June 12-14. 1953 ' ’ (Ethel Thomas) elected president of the New England To get at the news foi this month— 4 Gilbert St, Orono Lumberman's Association at the annual Dave Fuller serves as an attoincy for Helen Pike Walker lives at Walker meeting the last of January He is the Good Samaritan Home in Bangor, Hill Farm. Fryeburg On the front page manager of the Wood Department of the we note fiom a recent news clipping of the Portland Press Herald recently Franconia Paper Corp. Here are some new addresses was a pictuie of Helen’s daughter, John A. Snell, state Director of Agri­ The Harold Folsoms. 10 Winter St, Flizabeth a Frycbuig Academy junior, cultural Education in Maine, has been Presque Isle coasting with her grandmother, Mrs named a trustee of the Future Farmers Edward S Mack Jr • 26 Oak Place, Nellie B Walker, 85, who has spent 65 of America Foundation The F F A Bergenfield. N J years at Walker Hill Faim Besides works to develop farm leadership and Hollis H Wooster (Business) 324 coasting this very active grandmother help agricultural students. Central Ave, Dover. N H (Residence) helps with the housework Kenmore Square superintendent He is married to the former Katheiine Whitcomb (U of M , Boston, Massachusetts ’31) who is cuircntly teaching part 'time at Bangor High School They have two 400 Large Comfortable Modern Rooms daughters, Martha. 14, and Priscilla, 11 The Butlers live at 17 East Street, Ban­ All With Private Bath and Radio gor. Maine. Dr Frank Carbone is practicing den­ NOTED FOR ITS EXCELLENT CUISINE tistry in Beverly, Massachusetts He is married to the former Audrey McGown All Function and Public Rooms Air-Conditioned from Frankfort, Maine, and they have two sons. Duane. 15 and Frank, Jr, 13. Also, Air-Conditioned Suites and Guest Rooms Available Their home address is 9 Highland Ave , Beverly, Mass Fiank seems to find Ample Parking Space time for many interests besides his work, he is president of the PTA, is a former president of Kiwams, and is teaching Home of the Famous Mural Lounge navigation (at the Yacht Club, in Bever­ ly I think) and Lauia Gross is case supeivisor, Social Service Department, VA Center, Togtis, Popular Sportsmen’s Bar Maine Her home address is. 43 Capitol Street, Augusta, Maine. William T. Bigler Beulah Starrett Lord is living in her General Manager original home town of Warren, Maine She is married to Dr Judson Lord, Osteopathic physician, who is practicing

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 14 APRIL, 1953 in Wauen. Judson attended the Uni­ versity of Maine two years, as a member of the class of ’34, before transferring ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING to Kirkesville College of Osteopathy in CLASSES? Kirkesville, Missouri. They have two children, Louise, 10, and Stephen, 7. Senior Alumni Beulah writes that her hobbies are 1903 1928 gardening and bird study, that she has 1908 1933 not had time to take any unusual trips or jobs, and that she is well occupied 1913 1938 with her duties as homemaker and le- 1918 1943 ceptionist in her husband’s office. 1923 1948 We have a famous spouse in our 1951 midst! Di J Rice Moody, spouse of If so, now is not too soon to start making plans for returning to our own Doris Baker Moody, ot 59 Kay Street, Newport, R. I , has recently Orono for your class reunion in June. been elected president of the Veteran Circle these dates on your calendar and make arrangements to join Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) with your classmates at reunion. Jay and Dot get about the country a If you are not a member of one of the above classes, but can come good deal, attending regional meetings to Orono, you will be most welcome, too, and will find much on the pro­ of the club. Will expect Dot to send me a lot ot news about our class. gram to enjoy. Through the Alumni Office comes 78TII REUNION, JUNE 12-13-14, 1953 news of Albion Osier. He is an electro­ plating engineer for the Mastercraft Record Plating, inc, 619 W. 54th St, Director of Group Sales for the New have some fresh and sparkling news in New York City He and his wite, the England Mutual Life Ins Co. of Boston. them"' former Helen MacLaughlin, U. of M. I met Paul and Marie MacDonald 1 Mrs. Edwin Webster ’30, live at 520 Lotus Rd., Ridgewood, while doing my marketing the other day ' (Phyllis Hamilton) N. J. and they caught me up on quite a bit of news. They had recently had a call 258 Norway Rd., Bangor J Q0 9 Mrs. John Carnochan from Bryce Jose '33, who is personnel Robley Morrison has been promoted • 'JJ (Dorothy Findlay) manager for Southern Bell Telephone from principal assistant engineer of the 36 Goudy St, So. Portland Co They had also seen Jack Good. Jack Bangor and Aroostook Railroad to assis­ As this issue of The Alumnus goes has recently changed from Graybar Elec­ tant chief engineer. Bob and his family to press in mid-March, word is received trical in Springfield to Oaks Electrical live in Houlton. of a big meeting in Portland to really Co in Holyoke, Mass. The Goods live Carolyn Currier Lombardi has been get things underway for that great in Dalton, Mass., and Jackie and his elected a member of the Board of Di­ 20th reunion scheduled for June 12- wife aie the very proud parents of a six rectors of the Good Samaritan Home in 13-14! Class proxy Russ Shaw, Dot months old son. The MacDonalds had Bangor. Findlay Carnochan, Grace Quarring- also just seen Roger and Bea (Cum­ Reggie and Dot Naugler recently ton Corey, Helen Findlay Cousins, mings) Burke at Vallee’s Steak House moved from Young St., Bangor, into Marge Moulton Murphv, John Doyle, in Portland. their new home on Mt. Hope Ave., Ban­ Art Forrestall, and Swen llallgren 1 saw Kay Dick the other day. She gor. compose this planning committee. By was in Portland for some shopping. It Is my face red! I had to be reminded the time this magazine reaches you, always seems wonderful that after nearly you may already have had a letter by the Alumni Office about the follow­ twenty years, people still don't look very ing bit of news. Here it is direct from from this group. If not, then be look- diffeient' the office “Edwin P. Webster has been ing for it in the near future! And Simscicft Rd , Simsbuiy, Conn , is the named a member of the Board of Direc­ meanwhile, be making your plans to address ot lheodoie Earl. He is a sales tors of the Bangor YMCA, foi the come on back to Orono for a good engineer foi Haitfoid Special Machinery curicnt year.” time and a renewal of old acquaint­ Co ances! If you haven’t been back in You all still aren’t sending me any We are proud to note that Ken Foster news directly from your own pens! quite a while, you’ll find a lot of in­ is second vice president of Piudential teresting changes awaiting you. Can’t you write even a few lines to Insuiante Co ot America Home for brighten up the column with fresh news91 * 20th Reunion. June 12-14, 1953 him is at 8 Oakland Pl., Summit, N. J. The following items are from the Alumni lewis Hardison is general manager Alton Alley, who is an lnspcctoi of Dnectoiy, but they are such cold haid ot Clark Seed Farms of Pickford, N. Y. facts in comparison to a letter from >ou Customs, resides in Mars Hill His home is in neaiby Dryden, N. Y. Vincent Ashton, who has been long personally! unheard from, is a letail merchant in 1 Q3£ Mrs. Thomas McGuire Rachel Carroll (Mrs. Leslie Phalen) Norway, Maine. I (Agnes Crowley) 209 W. 107th St , In Haiiisonbuig, Va , Harold Bairett New York, bi. Y. Alexander Skillin and Son is a forestci tor the U S. Foicst Scivice. FLORISTS Mail goes to 845 C St, Hauisonbuig Betty (Wilhelm) and Newt Bassett are off on a cruise to Bermuda’ How nice it Falmouth Foreside, Maine 1 Mrs. Robert Russ must be to escape the blustery March Cut flowers—Corsages— I ' JH’ (Maddy Bunkci) winds' Funeral Designs— 17 Westview Rd , At Chustmas Kay (Bussell) Vaughn, Wedding Designs Cape Elizabeth Red, and the childien were visiting in John Skillin ’52 A tew weeks ago I was delighted to New Yoik city but I missed them again. see Carl Ingraham on the train between 1 he Vaughns aie living in Williamson, Pot Hand and Boston. He was on his N Y , and Red is with Eastman Kodak. way back to Michigan Carl is now a Hemy B. Gallison has been named lawyer with the film of Allen, lngiaham, foieman in power transformer assembly Known throughout the state and Kelley in Pontiac, Michigan He at the Pittsfield (Mass.) General Elec- and Libby have five children I saw their tiic plant Pieviously Henry was draft­ for quality and service picture and they’re a giand looking fam­ ing iepiesentative in power transformer ily They live neai Jciiy Peikins and assembly. his familv of wife and toui childien Di Wilbui L. Pronovost of Needham, I'hey’ic sold on Michigan and say that Mass, iecently addiessed the Biockton theie arc many Maine people out thcie Girl Scouts on the subject of “Gioup They live in Bnmingham and Jciiy is I cadeiship Thiough Effective Speaking. _^WALGR EE NfAGENCY _ employed by Handling Systems Jnc. of Maigaiet and “Prony” have three child­ S KOWH EGAN, IV1AFKLE - Detroit. ren. In answer to someone’s question as to Haven’t you a news item to swell our John Sealey, Jr. ’36 Cail Whitman’s new position, Bob spent column’ Why not sit down today and an afternoon with Cail recently and wute a line oi two so that the next two found that he now has the position of issues, the last two foi this year, will APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 15 is bookkeeper at the Stanley Fisheries sees Carol (Stevens) Burke quite often. Eva is a resident of Sidney, Australia, Co. in Southwest Harbor Carol lives in Washburn and has one and at the request of Dr. Hauck she Franklin Chapman is owner of a farm little gnl. Through Lib (Ashby) Under­ represented the University of Maine at in Bethel. wood Audrey received the news of the the installation of Lord Bruce as First Dick and Ruth (Barrows) Chase and birth of a second son to Flva (Googins) Chancellor of the Austiahan National family reside at 311 Carlton Rd, Syia- Judd. Lib and Audiey talk on the phone University in Canberia It was a most cuse. N. Y., where Dick has his own but seldom see one another You may interesting letter—and if any of you by insurance office remember my mentioning a few months chance missed reading it, hunt up your Ken Chute is a topographic engineer ago that Lib must be a veiy busy person March issue' with the U S. Geological Survey in these days what with five little children Arlington, Virginia. to care tor Thank you heaps, Audrey, 1 Q/lfl Mrs George C Grant for the fine letter and the choice tidbits I 7Hv (Elnora Savage) 1 QDT Mrs. Gordon B. Raymond 10 Congress St., Augusta *(Barb Lancaster) about the U of M people Let us heai from some of you in other There is lecent news of Betty Jones 37 Glenwood Avenue areas who may be getting together with Benjamin this mouth She and Roger Portland other U. of M grads live at 4725 Miller St , Wheat Ridge, From the Alumni Office comes word Colorado They have four children, that George Grange, who is assistant to 1QDO Mrs Roland Wirths three boys and the latest arrival a little the director of the fruit and vegetable I'JO (Mary Deering) girl named Anne. branch. USDA, was making a speech Blackstrap Rd., Dorothy Day, who is a member of at the February meeting of the Connecti­ R.D. #1, Cumberland Center the hbiary staff at the John Hay Li- cut Valley Growers in South Deerfield, Johnny Gowell. Jeanne Collins Mc­ braiy at Brown University in Providence, Mass Since giaduation George has con­ Keon. Toni Lees, and Buzz Sherrv had R I , has completed an exhibit for the ducted the planning work connected with a get-together in March to talk over library which featuied presidential in­ potato price support At present potato reunion plans. They would like to augurations I he exhibit consisted of requirements and planting intentions are hear from each of you giving your documents, photographs, and drawings his specialty Since George is an expert ideas on what would appeal to you that brought together from the Brown Uni­ in his field, the speech was intended to would assure the class of ’38 of win­ versity collection, and included a yel­ help the valley growers figure out next ning an attendance cup and what lowed journal containing an account 0*1 season’s deal as it will affect their plant­ would make for the best sort of time George Washington’s first inauguration, ing plans. for this 15th reunion. Drop Buzz a as well as the bill of fare for Abraham Last month there was an item about note at 72 Birch St.. Port Washington, 1 incoln s inaugural ball In connection Tom Evans Since then Tom has sent IX. Y., if you have any ideas you want with this interesting work. Dottie was his address which is* 369 East Center to offer. Meanwhile, make your plans interviewed on a T V program during Street, Kaysville, Utah Tom is with the for that “June date with ’38!” which she displayed several of the Soil Conservation Service. 15th Reunion, June 12-14. 1953 articles and answered questions about Thanks to Audrey (Bishop) Thibo­ the exhibit deau there are a few items from Aroos­ The engagement of Benjamin Viner From the Alumni Office comes word took this time Audrey writes that to Miss Joan Klyne of Bangor was an­ that Richard Morton of Farmington has there is quite a group of U of M. people nounced recently Miss Klyne was grad­ been elected a member of the Board of who enjoy the same type of entertain­ uated from Bangor High School Ben Directois of the Maine Publicity Bureau ment and get together quite often. Re­ served years in the Navy and holds for 1953 cently Owen ’41 and Louisa Smith in­ the rank of Lieutenant Commander in Neil Bearce of Foxboro, Mass , now vited a crowd to their house for a picnic the Reserves He is associated with his completing a three year term on the supper. That evening Audrey passed brothers in business in Bangor A March school committee there, has announced around a paper for everyone to sign, wedding was planned himself as a candidate for selectman in Arnold V eague is a member of the the annual election scheduled for March. which she forwarded in her letter Board of Directors of the newly formed Among those who enjoyed a U. of M. Neil is married and has one child He get together were Glenna (Johnson ’41) corporation in Bangor—Cole Realty Co . and his family live at 43 Oak St, in and Don Smith (’40) who have three Inc , a business which will engage in the Foxboro where he is in the contract­ boys. Virgie (Moore ’38) and Phil buying and selling of real estate ing business Rogers who have three children, a girl The engagement of Persis Ormsby to Clarence Pratt, who formerly taught 15, a boy 12, and a second girl 6 Arnold 1 Redgrave was announced in in Hermon, is now principal of the high (Thank you for the note, Virgie, I January Persis’ home is in W Town­ school in Harrington, Maine certainly do remember you), Ruth send, Mass , while her fiance, who is a graduate of the University of Massa­ 1 Q/l 1 Mrs ^ale Marvin (Libby ’35) and Clyde Higgins ’36, two (Hilda Rowe) children, a boy 11 and a girl 8. Bryce chusetts, lives in Norwich, Conn , where he is a member of the faculty of Nor­ Kennebec Rd , Jordan ’26, Doug Dingwall ’38. Margaret Hampden Highlands Orser Peterson ’39, four children ages wich Fiee Academy. Mrs Donald Huff Just one item of news this month and 10, 6, and twins U/2, Alvah Pangburn 1Q0Q its from North Carolina Virginia ’40, three boys ages 6. 4, and 2, Audrey ' 'J' (Ethelyn Parkman) (Hayes ’42) Chipman very kindly sent and Tib, two girls 11 and 8, and a boy 8 Penlcy St, Augusta along a clipping about Lestei, who has 16 months. Mag and Don McCrum were Merrill Bradford has been named been named Assistant Superintendent supposed to be there but could not make clerk of Cole Realty Co , Inc , of Bangor of Inspection at the Giecnsboio, N C, it. There was a short note from Lib —a newly formed company which will plant of Bell Telephone Laboratories (Story) and Win Hoyt ’35 which I ap­ engage in the business of buying and He was formerly a department chief preciated Lib did not mention the ages selling leal estate After Maine, Lestei attended the of their children and since it was a Bob Sheraton is a project engineei Ncwaik, N J , College for advanced couple of years ago when 1 saw them I with the Bakelite Co Division of Union studies in radio He has been associated have forgotten. Audrey added that she Carbide and Carbon Corp of Bound with the Western Electric Co since Brook, NJ His residence address is June 1941, of which Bell Telephone Woodlawn Ave, R F D #2, Bound 1 aboiatories is a part The Chipmans Brook live at 816 Melrose St, Winston-Salem, JOHNSON’S HUMMOCKS Bernice Leighton Morrison (Mrs Wil­ N C , and have two daughteis, Elizabeth liam), according to the Alumni Direc­ 8 and Doiothj 5 Thank you, Virginia, Sea Food Grill tory, is an astionomcr in the Naval Ob­ lor the news' servatory in Washington, D C Her address is 1400 S Barton St, Arlington, 1 Q47 Mrs J°seCuetara Va I hcaid recently that the Morrisons I (Barbara Savage) Allens Avenue now have a daughter and whether or 76 Piospect St, Providence, Rhode Island not Bernice is continuing to work 1 do Wellesley Hills, Mass not know Let us hear from you, Ber­ At this writing the Cuetaias aie still nice, with further details' in Edenton, North Carolina, where Jose HENRY JOHNSON Betty Reid Freeman is teaching in is attached to Marine Air Group II Gray, Maine Surprisingly, this is not a “far away Owner and Manacer No doubt most of you read the letter place” alumm-wise, as the other day I from Eva Chase Comber which appeared met Dave Brown ’44, who is a Major in the March issue of The Alumnus. and has just returned from Korea to be

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 16 APRIL, 1953 stationed here. On another day, Charlie Phil Ham of Orono, and Don and James H. Bates is the Executive Di­ Gardner, who had read of our location Olive Taverner also of Orono. Another rector of the Vermont Tuberculosis and in The Alumnus, dropped in to visit remote control operator is Executive Health Association at 315 Shelburne from Plymouth, N. C., where he is liv­ Committee member, Bob Worrick, Street, Burlington, Vt. He lives at 1400 ing. His address is 5313 Golf Rd., his who is still in Illinois but who hopes Spear Street, South Burlington, Vt. wire is from Alabama and they have a to be back in Maine by June. The The Lycettes settled (and 1 use the boy six years old and a girl who is two. class of 1938 is saying a “June date term loosely) their lares and penates in Charlie works for the Plymouth Pulp with ’38 for a slogan. How about the new abode on Feb. 16. If you’re in and Paper Co. “A June whee with ’43?” Recently we visited Camp Lejeune the north Jersey area or passing through, 10th Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 do drop in. The welcome mat is always and saw Bud and Katy Rourke, who out, etc., etc. Honest’ are living at 296 Eastwood Dr. in Jack­ Dick Martinez is in the Purchasing sonville, N. C. They have two daugh­ Department ot the Otis Elevator Com­ 1 QJ4 ^rs’ Charles Cook ters, Kathleen and Patricia, ages 4 and pany. He was married last spring to Miss * ' ' • (Margaret McCurdy) 2, and a young son, John, who was born Marie Caulfield, and they are living at 48 Penobscot St., Bangor last February. Bud has also recently 73-44 Austin Street, Forest Hills, L. L, Frannie Dorr Henderson came through returned from Korea, and is attached N. Y. with a long letter in answer to my plea to a unit at Court House Bay, Camp Winona Cole Sawyer is serving as for news. Frannie is busy with her two Lejeune. president of the University of Maine boys, John, now m the 3rd grade, and Next, we stopped by to see Betty Alumnae group in Bangor. Mike, who is in Kindergarten. She has (Price ’43) Carlin and Dick, who have Capt. Carroll A Stairs of Orono was seen Jean Thompson Neilly ’46 and been at Lejeune for almost two years among a group of servicemen to arrive mentioned that Marlowe Perkins was now. Their address is 969 E Pelelin Dr., in Seattle on January 2nd on rotation working in Binghamton with Sears. The Tarawa Terrace. The Carlins have a leave from Far East duty Hendersons plan a trip to Orono this sweet baby girl, Abbie, who was born Charles Markee lives at 352 N Lyman year Hope to see you, Frannie! ! last September. Dick’s tour of service Street, Wadsworth, Ohio. William Bickford recently made his will be finished in July, and he and Mrs Richard E. McCutcheon (Rita first appearance with the Havey Players Betty anticipate settling in St Louis Johnston) lives at 4281 Ravenscroft of Waltham, Mass., in the role of State when they return to civilian life Street, National City, California Trooper Brendle in a production of These items are not particularly class Mail for Donald F. Bryan goes to “Papa Is All.” news, but it was such a pleasant ex­ Box 96, Fairfax, Virginia. A lecture on low-temp physics was perience to have seen some of our Bob Ingalls has moved to 139 79th given by “Link” Jewett before the Lynn “generation” at Maine, 1 wanted to pass Street, Niagara Falls, New York. Section of the American Institute of it along. Edward Woodward is a Maintenance Electrical Engineers. Link is sales man­ Engineer with Winchester Arms in New ager of the Mechanical Division of Ray and Elizabeth (Caldvsell) Wilson Haven, Conn. He lives on RFD 1, are now living at Western Ave, Fairfield, Arthur D. Little, Inc., of Cambridge, Webster, Mass. Mass Maine. Ray is with Wyman Construction Mark C Devereux lives at 2047 Coun­ Co. of Waterville ty, Somerset, Mass. Polly Bearce became the bride of Paul Erna Davis (Mrs. Paul Wentworth) Capt John L. Holter lives at 8 Drexel Eastman on February 7 at St. John’s has R.F.D. #1, Bucksport, as her ad­ Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal in Presque Isle. Polly has dress again. Paul was in service for Alva E Farrin works at the U S. Fish been teaching in Maine and Connecticut some time, but they are happy to be Cultural Station in East Orland, Maine. Schools since graduation. Paul served 3 back in Maine again Rev. John P. Webster has moved to yeais in the Air Force and is now as­ Alton G. Bonney is now an cngineei 354 Ridgewood Road, West Harttord, sistant chief of the Division of Plant for the Louis Allis Co , 427 E Stewart Conn Industry in the Maine State Department St , Milwaukee 7, Wisconsin, and lives James E. Talbot lives at 24 Page of Agriculture in Augusta, where they at 1630 N Humboldt Ave in that city. Street, Canbou, Maine. will reside. From a Umveisity of California Col­ It will come as no surprise to those Congrats to the George Millays lege of Agricultuie publication comes who remember Olive Rowell Taverner's (Helen Clifford) on the arrival of their some news of Dr. Robert B Deering, readings to heai that she was featured sixth, Thomas Jerry, on October 28th chairman of the department ot Land­ on the piogram of the Oiono Woman’s Total list of youngesters to date—David, scape Gardening, who presented a paper Club in a Christmas reading at the Nancy, Linda, James, Carol Jean, and at the National Academy of Sciences in Club’s December meeting young Thomas. Washington in connection with a confer­ Beit Pratt is basketball coach at Maine ence sponsored by the National Research Central Institute in Pittsfield where he 1 Q/1 ^rs’ R°bert A. Pancoast Council's Guiding Research Advisory has been since September. He came to * (Babs Haines) Board The paper was entitled “Tech­ MCI from the mid-West where he was 901 Mansion Ave., nology of the Cooling Effects ot I rees an American Red Cross field dnector. Collingswood 7, N. J. and Shrubs.” Rev Ernest A. Gooding, Jr, is now The engagement was recently an­ mmistei of the Westfield Congregational nounced of Ann Bjorklund, formerly of Captain Vincent LaFlamme, ot the Stockholm, Sweden, and now of New U. S Aimy Engineci Coips, ietuined Chinch in Danielson, Conn He saw from Korea in January. Altei a leave considerable service as a chaplain during at home in Great Works, he icpoited Woild War II, serving at Reno, Miami, Distributors of Building to Ft Bclxon, Va., foi additional tiain- and lor the North Atlantic Wing Over­ Materials mg at an engineenng school seas Command ot the U. S An Foice ACME SUPPLY CO., INC. and Labiador, Hudson Bay and Straits j Q/jD Mrs Robeit C. Lycctte and Baffinland He latei served in South 60 Summer St. ■ (Fieda Flandcis) Amenta and Afuca and was with the Bangor, Me. T M Hersey ’34. Pres-Treas 617 T ayloi Avenue An Foice in the China-India-Burma Philip Johnson ’43, Vice Pres Oradell, New Jeisey lheatei. He was decoiatcd tor outstand­ Are sou making sour plans to re­ ing sei vice as chaplain. Youi aimy turn to Orono in June for the Big caieci sounds like a travalogue. Ernest Tenth Reunion of ’43? Better had so He and Mrs Gooding, the iormei Alice sou can help make this one of the best M MacLeod, have lour children, Robert, reunions ever on the Maine campus. 10, John, 9, Daniel, 7, and Mary, 5. Bs th<* time this magazine reaches sou, Mis Philip E. Johnson (Barbara sou may already base had a class Steams) has been elected a membci of letter or if not, then he looking for the Boaid ot Pncctors ot the Good one soon. Ben Graham, class prexv, Samantan Home in Bangor. Life Insurance, Annuities hv remote control from North Carolina Mi and Mis Theodoie A Olson, of is working along with a groap within Waltham, Mass, have announced the Group Insurance, Pensions closer proximity to Orono that is engagement ot then daughtei. Miss al work on plans. Some of the spark Flame I Olson, to Gilbeit M Carlson Dwight Sayward plugs are Bert Pratt, who is in Pitts­ ot 57 Governors Road, Milton, Mass. field at M.I.C. coaching, Ham Claserie, Miss Olson attended Katheune Gibbs General Agent for State of Maine who is in New Hampshire now, Phil school, and Gil is now doing graduate 415 Congress Street, Portland and Barbara Johnson of Hampden, uoik al Boston University school of Fran and Dwight Moody of Hampden, education.

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 17 APRIL, 1953 Haven, Conn , and Charles Gilman. The according to Esther’s note, very happy Mi. and Mrs. Chai les Carpenter are bride-to-be was educated in Sweden and with these two “play dolls ” Esther, Bob, living at 5219 Daggett St, Long Beach is now employed in New Haven, where and the thiee childien moved into then California Charlie wrote that they Charles is connected with the Winchestei new home last May, the address is 112 have bought a new home and will send Repeating Arms Co. in the Researcher Via La Circula, Hollywood Rivieia, their new address as soon as they move. Department The wedding will take Redondo Beach, California. Their two children aie Jean Elizabeth place on April 11 in the Bethesda Also at Chustmas time I received and Joan Frances, two months Charlie Lutheran Church in New Haven. news from Mary (Libby) and Dick is held lcprcsentative (engineer) tor the Dr and Mrs. J. Robert Smyth, Jr., Dressei Since Dick was called back Ingeisoll-Rand Co out or Los Angeles are announcing the arrival of Daniel into the Marines the Diesscrs and then A nice little note from Mrs David Allan Smyth on January 19, 1953. two sons, Peter and Tom, have really Griffin (C ecily Johnson) said that Cecily Smytty and Evvie (Ethel Tarr) also have been leading a nomadic lite Attei and Dave ’50 aie living in Aubuin, a daughter and another son and are still purchasing a house trailer they went Maine I heir address is R F D #4, in Amherst, Mass Congratulations, tiom Vermont to Cherry Point, N C, 5 Beech St, Auburn, Maine They have folks. for a nice hot summer then to Rhode one daughter, Maigaret Elizabeth, who The Reverend Maldwyn Parry is now island to a Naval Justice School To is foui months old. Dave is with the the associate minister of the Second quote Maiy ‘New England suie looked Union Water Power Co as Superin­ Congregational Church in Holyoke, good” During the holidays Mary did tendent of the Lewiston Operations Mass. He made the news recently when catch up on news of a numbei of the Mr and Mis Kenneth Reed, Ji., (Lois he spoke to a gathering of the Protestant ’46ers She saw Rusty Chute who is at Ricker), are living at 14 Chalmers Lane, Gills’ Association. Deaconess Hospital doing research Greenhills, Ohio They have one boy work In New York she also saw Mary who is two and a halt years old His Mrs. A. D Gamber (Spangler) Eddy. ‘ Spanky’s husband name is David Reed. ‘ Doc’ is engineer (Terry Dumais) Bob. is in his last year of Med school and for General Electric in the Jet Engine m6 West Court is ranking Sth of a class of 120—con­ division Appleton, Wisconsin gratulations, Bob Mrs Leland Dennegar (Phyllis El- It was a thrill last January to receive Also Mary wrote of Peg Jameson, drige) wrote a wonderful letter Phyl a letter mailed from the Elbow Beach Peg is now Mrs Peter Duckett She is still working for Socony-Vacuum Surf Club in Paget, Bermuda. I might and her husband and four month old boy Oveiseas Supply Co and Lee is with the add that at the time we were both are living in Friendship, Maine, where Carbide and Carbon Corp as a copy­ “shoveling out” some good Wisconsin Peter is in the poultry business By writer-public relations man. Phyl said snow—and came this message from now the Dressers are settled in the south she secs Arlene Cleven once in a while “another world” Charlie Jack and his again, the address is M O Q Apt. B-25, and is looking forward to the Alumni wife Doris (Vollmer) were relaxing on MCAS, Cherry Point, North Carolina Dinner in N Y in April to see many this beautiful island Doris is teaching And lor your address books two more other Alums Phyl and Lee live at 28 school and Jack has been working at changes Berton F Hill, Jr , who is work­ East Sheffield Ave, Englewood, N J, Sears and Roebuck, the Jacks now back ing in Whitman Laboratory, Depaitmcnt Apt A from their mid-winter vacation are at. of Zoology, University of Chicago, as a I leanoi Webb writes that she has 98Vi Mt Hermon Way, Ocean Grove, graduate student is living at 1231 East been working at the Maine Geneial N. J It was nice getting the Jacks’ re­ 58th Street, Chicago 37, Illinois Ken­ hospital for the past three years She is a actions to Bermuda neth Cobb is working for General Hec- laboratory technician there and often Shall we try California for our next tric in Lynn, Massachusetts, as an As­ sees fellow classmates at the hospital. news item9 It was such fun to read sistant Fngineer The Cobbs are living Eleanor is living at 137 Neal St, Port­ Esther (Libby) Surber’s description of at 58 Lee Street in Marblehead, Massa­ land, Maine. her family and also to learn of their chusetts. Big news fiom Mr. and Mrs Elmer new home which they started building From Virginia Doherty, who is serv­ F Schaible (Nora Chipman) On De­ in January of ’52. Esther kept in close ing as Peisonals Editor for the New cember 31, 1952, ‘Chip’ gave birth to contact with the builders, contractors, York Alumni Association of the Uni­ twins a boy. Robert Edward, and a girl, etc, until March when she gave birth versity, comes the following news about Nancy Flizabeth Congratulations I he to twins Mark Christner (5 lbs 15 ozs ) a member of ’46 Sally McNealus (Mrs Schaibles daughter Barbara Ann, is two and Shirley Christner (4 lbs. 13 ozs) Reuben L Palmer) lives in North years old Elmer is sales engineer for The Surbers’ older daughter, Janet, was, Wilmington, Mass Her husband, Bob, General Flectnc Then address is 8 is associated with the R 1 Palmer Co. Schuyler Bldg Netherlands Village. of Boston as a manufactuicr s represen­ Schenectady, N Y. Member Federal Reserve Bank tative Through the ski season, the Avis Hughev is living at 11 Broad St, Palmers drive to Jackson, N H , every Middletown, Conn., and is a dietitian week end tor skiing Sally is in good at the Middlesex Memorial Hospital skiing form according to husband, Bob, George R Leavitt is a busy man in having placed 1st in the Hochfleiger Rochester N Y He said that there is Giant Slalom race, 1st in the Snow a large colony of Maine Alums in Chaser Giant Slalom race, and 1st in Rochester and he has been piesident of the Eastern Inter-Club lace Sounds the group for two years Gcoige is \eiy good to me' Young Tyler Paimei, project engineer at Taylor Instrument Young men and women will age 3, is on skns now too and following company and in March completes six his parents about (How good to get years with fayloi The Leavitts have always find this banking in­ such newsy news from a Local Associa­ two daughteis, Nancy, hvc, and Judy, stitution interested and help­ tion correspondent' Wish there were three George is an active Jaycee in more such personnel ) Rochester acting as treasurei this year ful in their business progress. and was chairman of the March of dimes Responsibility is reflected by 1 Q47 Mis. Philip Shaw for last year His address is 23 Seminole • 7*Tf (Joan Ambrose) Way, Rochester 18, N. Y. a checking account, which is 19 Russell St, Bangor Mr and Mrs Wilfred A. Cote, Jr also a factor in establishing Mrs Walter Brooks (Irene Campbell) live al 139 Haven Rd , (Peg Spaulding) Syracuse, N Y Wilfred (’49) is on the credit and standing. 212 French St, Bangor faculty of New York State University What a wonderful feeling it is to find in the College of Forestry and they have letters and notes from you in our mail­ three children, Wilfred III, four and a The boxes almost every day All this news half, Peter Chnstopher, two and a halt, is certainly enlightening and we can all and Aline Chiistinc, ten months learn a lot about each other from these Fiom the Alumni Office comes an Merrill letters. Keep them coming address foi Leonard R Koiobkin It is Lt and Mrs Roland Babcock (Jeanne 930 Park West, Highland Paik, Illinois Trust Company Heartz) and their two boys, Peter, foui, Lenny is with Schmidt, Garden, and With thirteen offices in and Robert, one, are living at Larson Frickson, Architects and Engineers. Eastern Maine Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Washing­ We’ll have more news in subsequent ton Mailing address is 2128 Larson issues that has come to us from the Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Air Force Base, Moses Lake, Wash. questionnaires we sent out It is so good Roland is Finance Officer at this base to hear from you all. Keep them coming

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 18 APRIL, 1953 Mrs. Willard Moulton 1 QdR cently became engaged. Shirley is still Vance Dearborn has accepted the job I 7H-0 (Pauline True) teaching at the Teacher’s College in New Standish of town manager of Bridgton. Vance Britain, Conn. Bill, a veteran, is now has worked in that capacity at Ashland How are your plans, coming for a student at Maine. for the past four years. Evelyn (Ells­ getting away to Orono for that Sth re­ George Madore has been named direc­ worth), Vance and their daughter now union? Getting the baby sitter lined tor of Treasure Valley Camp in Paxton, live in Bridgton. up (Grandma, probably), and saving Mass , in connection with his Boy Scout George Vardamis, associated with the the pennies to buy gasoline, etc.? work. law firm of Slavitt and Connery in Nor­ With a little plagiarism from ’38 let’s Bob Hockenhull is out of the service walk, Conn., was admitted to the Con­ adopt a slogan—“A June date with and now woiking at the Naval Yards in necticut Bar the last of January. His ’48.” If you haven't already received Portsmouth, N. H. Bob and Natalie have home is at 722 North Ave., Bridgeport, a class letter regarding exact reunion three children, Pamela, Robert, and baby Conn. plans, be watching the mail for one. Deborah. The Hockenhulls live at 186 Congratulations go to Alfred Tinney Sth Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 Profile Ave, m Portsmouth. who was one of seven General Electric Vincent Petrie is a research engineer Helen Gorden Thielfall wrote a newsy employees to receive recognition for on industrial research and development outstanding accomplishments in their lettei bringing us up to date on Bob and in the propulsion and structures depart­ her. Helen worked as an engineer for specialized work. He was presented the ment at the Armour Research Founda­ Coffin Award, the highest honor bestowed General Electric Company Aircraft Gas tion He is the project leadei on roller 1 urbine Division until a year ago. Bob by General Electric on an employee. At chain behavior (Hope that is phrased present Al is supervisor of process analy­ is with General Electnc as an engineei right') His residence address is 11-2- in their Industrial Contiol Division. He sis for the Lynn Aircraft Gas Turbine So St. Louis Ave., Chicago 43, Ill. operation. He and his family reside at was transferred from Lynn about a year Frank Slinchfield is in the Air Force and a half ago to Scotia. New York, 98 Washington St, Marblehead, Mass. and stationed at Walker Air Force Base, Angus Black of Brattleboro, Vt., is where they are living at 2 Edmel Road Roswell, N. Mex. His mail goes to his an assistant ski coach at Vermont Acade­ The Threlfalls have a new son, born permanent address at 341 West St, Need­ my at Saxtons River. This academy is September 20, 1952, named Robert Gor­ ham Hgts , Mass. den Threlfall—they call him Gorden. reputed to have the best and most well- I he Ralph McCurdys and their two rounded ski program to be found in a Aithur Scales and Joan Elliott are sons live in Oakridge, Oregon Ralph secondary school. Angus is a gradu­ planning to be mariied March 21 in has been appointed to the Williamette ate of Vermont Academy. Portland Among the usheis aie ’48’ers National Forest, lheir mailing address Lewis Wyman has been picked by the Wallace Bai rows and John Hewes—and is Star Route, Box 393, Oakridge. tiustees of the Franklin County (Mass.) ’49’er Phil “Moose” Murdock. Joan has Albeit Arcand is Lt (jg) in the Supply Aid to Agriculture as the new county been an occupational therapist at the Corps, U S Navy He is serving with the agent. The Wymans expect to live in Veterans’ Administration Center, Togus. USS Hcyliger Al’s mail goes to 205-19 Greenfield, Mass. They have been in Ait and Joan arc planning to live in 116 Rd. St Albans 12, N Y. W. Springfield where Lew has been as­ Guilford where he is in business with his Adelle Goos is working on optical re­ sociate agent in Hampden county. father and brother search at B.U Her new address is 451 Carroll Taylor is a consulting engineer 1 he Ralph Beans (Gracie Tibbetts) Park Drive, Boston with Richardson & Gordon. His busi­ have a son, born December 29th His Carolyn (Rancourt) and Franklin ness address is Room 1114, 1411 Walnut name is Paul 1 lbbetts Bean. 1 he Beans Groves are now living at 16 Cedar St., St . Philadelphia 2, Pa. live on Mayflower Road in Hallowell heie in Orono Frank is back at Maine Received a very interesting letter from The engagement of Marilyn Pieice of for further study. Carolyn is assisting in Mis Robert Petit (Anne “Bunny” Burn­ Augusta and Lt Aldore Lajoie was an­ Mei rill Hall Nursery School The ’49 ham) She has been living in San Diego nounced January 17 with a February home ee’ers aie well represented at Mer- since May of ’51 when her husband, wedding planned Marilyn was giadu- nll Hall “Doc,” arrived home from Korea He ated from Sanford High School and is Paul Sullivan is a public accountant for is a Chief Hospital Corpsman in the employed by Mutual Boiler and Machin- Scovell. Wellington and Co in Boston. regular Navy They have bought a home eiy Insurance Company in Augusta as a He lives at 1386 River St, Hyde Park at 3453-60th St. (San Diego 5, Calif ). secietaiy Aldoic is stationed at Dover 36, Mass. And they have a lovely baby daughter Air Force in Delaware John Ballou has been named to the Barbara Goodwin and Waid Abusanua Boaid of the Maine Little Symphony Or- of Worcestei, Mass, became engaged in chestia This is a new musical group m February Ward leceived his bachelor the state, and numbers among its mem- and master degrees from Columbia Um- bcis Pierie Montcux. world renowned GOOD veisity Teachers College, New York conductoi of the San Fiancisco Sym­ City He’s now a member of the faculty phony Oichestia, who now is a resident and at the University of Rhode Island, of Hancock, Maine. Kingston, R I Baib is on the piano Mr. and Mrs. Howell Burns are now at 128 Buttonwood St., Mt Holly, N. J. GOOD staff of the Northern Conservatory of Mis. Robert Pierce (Jean Harding) music and is organist at the Giace now lives at 277 S.W 10th St., Miami, for you. Methodist Church in Bangoi. Fla. I have an addiess foi Pete Calolt He, Arlinc Begert has moved to 926 E. Anne, and son Fvan arc living at 9175 State St, Ithaca, N. Y. Wienwood Lane, Brentwood 17, Missou­ Mrs Alfred D. Holcombe, Jr. (Char­ it’s HOOD’S ri Pete is with American Cyanamid lotte Alex) lives in Apt. 90B-84-45 Fleet Company, 5025 Pattison Avenue, St. Court, Flushing 79, N. Y. Louis 10 William Munay’s lesidence address is. ICB CREAM Chai les Clark and Ruth Rodden were Linwood Ave., Williamstown, N. J. man led February 7 at Skowhegan. Ruth Picntiss B. Markle’s mail goes to Rt. was graduated from Skowhegan High 1, Box 52, Poitsmouth, Va. School and fiom the Katherine Gibbs Howard Stoier is a baby food merchan­ School in Boston She was employed as diser for Libby, McNeal and Libby. stenographci at the Noith Anson Reel Fiances Litchfield and Samuel Silsby Company in North Anson Chai he is weie mairied Jan. 18 at Ellsworth. assistant managei of the Clark Manu­ Fiances attended U. of M for two years facturing Company in Noith New Poit- and was graduated from New England SPRINGFIELD • MASSACHUSETTS land, whcic he and Ruth will live Baptist school of Nuising. She leceived ORGANIZL 0 Ie 51 Lame! Clements Norns was dncctoi her M S. degree from Simmons college, Life Insurance Annuities of the annual childien’s play, “The Personal Business Boston, last June. Since hei giaduation Pension Trust Stiangei Pnncess,” piesented Fcbiuaiy she has been employed at the depart­ 24 and 25 by the Bangoi Jumoi Welfaie All Forms of Group ment of health and welfaie in Hancock CECIL S. WOODBREY ’41 League. County Sam graduated fiom Boston GENERAL AGENT 1 Q4Q MfS- Thelma Robie, Jr. Univeisity Law school last June. The 415 Congress Street, Portland, Me 174-7 (Thelma Ciossland) Silsbys arc now living at 321 Dartmouth Revolutionary Advantages recently 5 Riverdale, Orono St, Boston Frances is woiking as announced for Career Life Our best wishes go to Shnlcy Doten public health Integiator for New Eng­ Underwriters and William Oliver of Oiono who ic- land Baptist Hospital, in Boston

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 19 APRIL, 1953 named Margaiet Mary who was born works for a postage machine company. Southwest Harbor became the bride of on New Years Day, 1952. They live at 3 Allen Road in Bangor Eugene Theriault. They are living at 28 James Beaudiy is teaching and coach­ Louise (Hilton) and Leonard Vai num, Fern St , Bangor, where Eugene is divi­ ing at Rickei Classical Institute in and Kathy, have sold their house in sional manager for Scais Roebuck Co Houlton. His team did very well in Bi ewer and are going to move to a faim Ann E. Mitchell of Wellesley Hills, basketball, going as far as the semi­ in East Connth Louise descnbed it to Mass, became the bude of Edward J finals in the M (medium) school tourna­ us, and 1 think if you tuin onto the Borges in November The couple are ment in Eastern Maine correct road, count seven houses in, and living at 186 Paik St, Newton, while Met William Deehan at Merrill Hall find that that one has a red barn—well, Edwaid is associated with the Newton one day. Bill is canned meat specialist that’s it' Motor Sales for Armour Co and he tiavels around Caroline (Rancourt) Groves and Ethel Miss Harriet Henry of Holyoke, Mass , the state His home address is 36 (Knapp) Hamilton also were present is engaged to Ray Noddin Miss Henry Taylor St, Portland Ethel s husband Bob is now in the Navy is piescntly a teacher at Aldenville Alter two years with the army, Bob Ethel is living in Oiono and is working School Ray is employed at the Ameri­ Thomas has returned to Worthington at the Bangor Public Libraiy. can Bosch Coiporation as an electrical Corporation as application engineer in 2/Lt. Poliic Rawlinson's job at West engineer the Springfield Sales Office He, his Point is Hospital 1 reasurer She is Kathleen Heald has recently joined wife, Jo Anne (Vaughan) and daughter, working very hard, but has very nice the staff of the rehabilitation department Susan Jane, are now residing at 481 officer's quarters for living Hei address of the Middlesex, Mass . Health Associa­ Spring Ave, in W. Springfield, Mass is WAC Detachment, 1802nd Spec. Regt tion Her address is 46 Vinal Ave , Som­ Robert S. MacLauchlan is with the U S M A, West Point, N Y erville. Mass soil conservation service as an agrono­ Word has it that Bea Young has spent Martha Louise I inscott of Dobb’s mist His business address is. 1400 her winter vacation of a month in Flori­ Ferry N Y, and Lt Edward Hacker McLeod Road, Bellingham, Washington. da She lives in Allston, Mass, at 1148 were married on 20 December Ed is Mary (Quinn) Scribner writes that Commonwealth Ave, in an apartment presently stationed on the USS Stoddard she and Charles have a new home at with her sister and is based in Newport, R I 622 Grove St, in Ridgewood, N J. Be­ We have several news items from Diane Schwat of Cedarhurst, Long sides Charles, Jr., who is now 3'/2 Betty and Jay Calkins’ Trailer Colony Island. New York, was recently married years, they have a daughter, Maureen Newsletter Beth (Burgess) and Elmer to David Cutler Ellen, who was born in Oct, 1952. Bartley live at 4610 S 124th St. in Harold Haley is a research analyst Charlie is employed as a test equipment Seattle, Washington. They have three with Georgetown University His ad­ engineer at Wright Aeronautical Corp, daughters Margaret, Kathryn, and dress is 3306 P Street, N W , Apartment in Woodridge, N. J Charlie likes his Mary 2, Washington 7, D C work very much. The Scribners would Connie (Cushing) and Warren Bray­ Flliot Lamb is a civilian radar instruc­ love to hear from any other “Maimacs” tor for the Naval Air Force His address ley are living in So Apt here on campus is Pine Street, Pass Road Gardens, Biloxi, in that locality. They have a son, Denny Connie is Lawrence Dunn is teaching at Pennell Miss teaching at the Cub Nursery School Ed Libby is presently working for the Institute at Gray. His and Pam’s mail Warren gets thru in Business Administra­ goes to 150 Brentwood St., Portland 5, Merrill I rust Company His address is tion this June 4 Myrtle Street, Orono Me. Roy and Joan (Harvey) Bither and I am happy to report that Ruth Address changes Wendell B Bither, daughter, Susan Ruth, born August 29th. Box 1980, Greensboro, N C (Small) Ramsey has rejoined her family live in their trailer at North Windham —husband, Earl, and daughter, Susan, Priscilla lord, c/o Albany County “Sonny” is principal there Home Bureau. 310 Federal Building, Al­ who is nearly two They are living at 36 Howard and Miriam Mosely and son, bany, N 'Y MacArthur Circle E, in South Portland. Stevie, are living at 2^9 Pearl St in Richard Warren, 23 5 Victoria Drive, Earl is teaching in South Portland. Medina, N Y Bud is contract crops 1 urtle Creek, Pa Lois Ann (Small) and Douglas Peter­ representative for H J Heinz Co Bill Cook, 44 Burke Road, Rockville, son now have three children, Brian. Warren and Wilma (Brown) Miller Conn , RFD 3 Christine, and a new daughter, Jean live in Stockton Springs Willie reports Nancy lay lor, 49 Baker Street, Fox- Lawry, born in February The Peter­ they have a total of “tour children and boro, Mass sons live at 8 Valley Place, Sauquoit, three cats ” The Miller children are John R Bennett, 613 Tatem Avenue, N. Y. Doug is an engineer with the Irene, Fred. Donna, and Laurel Anne Collingswood, N J Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company. In my part-time work for the Experi­ 1 he Arnold Buschenas are living at Jean (Cunningham) Jackson was in ment Station, I’ve been contacting homes 2333 5th Ave S, St Petersburg, Fla Old Town for a month recently while to try out toy storage units Several ‘ Bush" is woiking for the Florida Pow­ her husband Ken got situated at his new '49er families have cooperated Thus, er and Light Co as an associate electrical job with Western Electric Company as a more news Kenneth and Marilyn (Coy) engineer They have two children Arnold field engineer. Jean, Ken, and son Peter, Zwicker live at 151 Seventh St in Ban­ III and Karl now two, and daughter Pamela. 8 mo gor They have thiee children, Jim, 6 Marge (Malloy ’51) and Tommy will be living in Colorado. years old, Kurt, 2, and Eliana, who is Walsh are living at 259 Woodford St A few weeks ago Verna (Wallace) nearly one Ken is one of the Bangoi Portland, and Tommy is with the Gen­ Andrews gathered a few of the home ec Commercial editois ci al Electric Supply Co classmates at her home to '‘catch up ” Margaret and Lawrence Dolan live at Jan (Knowles ’51) and Ted Hawkes First let's catch up on the Andrews Fred 36A Holyoke St , Brewer. They have have a new daughter. Pamela, who was and Verna have two children, Julie who two girls, Sandy, 3 and Sally, 2 Larry born in January is now two, and Mark, 5 months Fred is a 1st Lt, jet pilot, at Dow Field John Stimpson and Vai Smith (’51) Judy (Coffin) and Bob Golightly have are planning a June wedding a new home at 240 Fourteenth St in Fthel Mae (Scammon ’52) and Gerald Bangor Their daughters are Susan, who Theriault arc living at 134 B Haddon HAYNES & CHALMERS CO. is nearly three, and Carol, who is one Hills Apts , Haddonfield, N J . and Ger­ A S. Chalmers ’05, Treas and one-half. Bob is a bookkeeper foi a ald is an engineer with RCA Victor used car dealer in Bangor On January 24 Mary C Hackett of HARDWARE Others participating were Jayne Han­ Derby became the bride of Chester Buck They are living at 1 Essex St, Dover- BANGOR MAINE son Bartley and Peter, who is now 2!/2 Elaine (Connors) Casey and her daugh­ Foxcroft, where Chester is a sales repre­ ter, Colleen, 5, Kerry, 3, and Candace, sentative for the Massachusetts Mutual who is less than a year, and the Robinson Life Insurance Co Speirs and their children, Robbie, who is Jesse Stanlev is a clinical research as­ OLD SOUTH nearly 5, Maiy, 3!/i, and Nancy, who is sistant with Winthrop-Stearns Inc His nearly one address is 124 Old Farm Rd, Levittown, Pkolo En,

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 20 APRIL, 1953 big first reunion? Won’t it be great Jasper Bull’s new address is R.F.D. to get back to the campus again and #2, Presque Isle walk the well-known paths! The Union Joan Cunningham and Jim Streettwere Building is scheduled to be opened married in December. Jo is employed by bv that time, which will be of great the Connecticut General Life Insurance interest to all of us. Specific plans for Co. in Hartford. They are living at 16 class activity during the reunion week Townley St. end June 12-13-14 will be reaching Ray Douglas is in Casa Blanca, French sou in the near future if you have Morocco. His address is USAFE Paris not already had a letter. Office (CMEA) A.P O #58, c/o Post­ Certainly hope that all of sou are master, N. Y. making plans for returning this June Ray Wallace is teaching science at for our first class reunion. It really Madison High School His address—4 should be great seeing eseryone again! Pearl St, Madison 1st Reunion, June 12-14, 1953 John Banton is working for the Her­ cules Powder Co in Holyoke, Mass. From an inteiesting source—namely Shirley Howard's address is 206 School Virginia Doherty, who is serving as Per­ St, Islington, Mass She is teaching home sonals Editor of the University of Maine economics at Westwood High School. Alumni in the New York City area— Libby Melzar Pullen and Lee are the comes the news that Don McGlaughlin is parents of a son, Wayne. living in Standish, Maine. He is married Marie Bean Ashby is teaching home to the former Eleanor Cross of So. Port­ economics at Ft Fairfield High. land, a niece of Governor Cross They Fred Marchi and Jane Eckersall are Pictured above is Rilla Jean Sav­ have two children, Juliann, who is nearly engaged. She is a graduate of the Massa­ age ’50 in the uniform of an 2, and Donald Paul, Jr., who is 2 months chusetts Hospital School of Nursing. American Air Lincs Hostess. She is both reported to be little blonds. Don Jack Hawley was chosen “Outstanding currently working out of LaGuardia is assistant managei of the Hanold Out­ Trainer of the Day” for the 3rd Armored Airport in New York City, following fitting Co which is located in Gorham. Division at Ft Knox, Kentucky. This her graduation from the Stewardess Madelyn Stevens is teaching commer­ award was based on his military bearing, Training School in Chicago. cial subjects at the Community High initiative, and devotion to duty. School in Ft Kent Box 31, Ft. Kent, is Lawrence Tibbetts is a civil service her mailing address clerk with the Coast Guard Aircraft Re­ poitcr with the Woicestcr Publishing Co , Phil Addison is engaged to Hazel Has­ pair and Supply Base, Elizabeth City, Worcester. Mass kett who is an assistant professor at N. C He is living at 1101 Goodwin Ave., Miss Dora Ouellette of Great Works Hunter College Phil is now employed Elizabeth City. is engaged to Roger Penney Roger is by the Canadian Shipping Agency. Hilda (“Jinx”) Livingston Miller and an aviation cadet at Webb Air Force Peggy Knight Christianson is living Stan are now living in Brighton, Mass. Base, Texas at 68 Jordan Ave , Brunswick, while Stan Their address is 218 Foster St. Also engaged arc Jacqueline Woodard is serving in Korea with the 7th Cavalry Marilyn Wyman is working for the of Auburn and Roger Davis. Roger is Regiment 4. They have a son, Robert “Back Bay Paper” in Boston teaching in Deer Isle. Dale, who was born on August 31st. Dick Klain is teaching history at Ban- Pearl Dyer of Bridgewater, Mass , and Phil Wells is a civil engineer with the goi High School. He is living in Brewer Ted Berry are planning a summer wed­ Sinclan Oil and Refining Co in Vene­ at 945 N Main St. ding zuela Any mail should be sent to Rt. #3, Fred Heald is a mechanical engineer The Robert Dagdigians announce the Auburn. for the Republic Aviation Corp, of New birth of a son. Steven Thomas, on the Julian Humphrey and Carol Cherburne Yoik. He is living at 48 Swan Lane, 10th of December They are living at 24 weie man led in Decembei He is sta­ Levittown, L I, N. Y. Willow St, Needham, Mass. tioned at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Jane Walker’s address is 44 Burton St, 1 ruman Boutar writes that he is as­ where they are now living. Hartford, Conn. sistant manager of Montgomery Ward in Joan Rossi Moi ton is living in Gardi- Marilyn Dennett, who is teaching sec­ Wateitown, N Y., and is living at 231 nei ond grade in Attleboro, Mass , lives at Court St in that city Haiold Kilbrcth's address is 3 Driscoe 228 Pine St there Joan Byron and James Collins of Ban­ St , Machias He is working for the Maine Jackie MacFarlane, Hilda (“Heidi”) gor were married lecently. Foiest Service being the Farm Forester Ward, Mary Jane Crockett, and Peggy Maik Shedd was recently named piin- ioi Washington County Flynt aie all living at 321 Dartmouth cipal of a new elementary school in Geiald (Geddy) Morse is engaged to St, Boston. Cai ibou Elizabeth Moonej ot Bangor He is Joyce McGouldrick is in Hartford, Helen Coughlin was married on Janu- now seiving with the 7th Division in Conn , where she is a dietitian in the aiy 24 to Fno Cimilluca They aie mak­ Korea, as piecously rcpoited children’s section of the Hartford Hos­ ing then home in Flushing, N Y. Duk Smiley and Beverly Fournier of pital. Bryce Pci kins is acting head teacher at Watci ville are engaged. Dick is in the Peggy Sewell Totman and husband, I incoln School, Noiwalk. Conn. dairy business with his father. Carroll, are living in Augusta, Ga, while Maine MacNicol was mairied on De- Bill Philbuck was commissioned a 2nd he is serving in the Army cembei 20 to Aithur Kettenng of West­ 1 t at Ft Belvoir, Va. His wife, Ann Bill White is living at 19 Lancey St., view, Pa. Arthur is a district icprescnta- (Black) Philbrick, s living at 2701 St. Pittsfield. tive foi the Simonize Co They aie living Paul St, Baltimoic, Md Harvey Meriow has just giaduated at 3636 16th St. N W , Washington. D C. Maigaict Pattershall is the supervisor from Boston University and his address C hai les Jackson is a trainee with the ot elementary education in Lewiston is 112 Chestnut St. Lynnfield Centre, Pepperell Mfg. Co His address is 25 Hci addiess is 38 Davis St. Mass. Cornell St, So Poitland, Maine. Helen Quinn Mooney and her husband Samuel McClain is a claims assistant aie living in Morrisville, Pa., where he is for the Social Security Administration. employed by the U. S. Steel Co lheir He is living at 311 Main St, Littleton, address is 325 W Biidge St BANGOR BOX CO. N. H Betty leaid Hickson and her husband Phil and Liz (Rutland) Catir are the iccently added a daughter to their family PAPER BOXES, FOLDING CARTONS proud parents of Patricia Ann, who was COMMERCIAL PRINTING Her name is Caroline Frances Theii 75 So Mam St., Brewer, Me boin on the 27th of September. address is Mounted Route A , Box 77, H F. Drummond, 1900 Edgar Soucy is an electrical design Bangor. Pres, and Treas. engineer for RCA. His address is 113 Allen Glidden is engaged to Eldcane Moonachie Ave, Moonachie, N. J. E Littlefield, who is from Dover, N. H. Tom Bradley, a sales representative for He is stationed at Sampson A F.B , New S. D Wanen Co, is living at 723 Elm DAKIN’S St., Winnetka, Ill. York Haiold Higgins has been appointed Sporting Goods Mrs. Paul McNabb Washington County Agent for the Agii- Camera Supplies 1951 (Mary Belle Tufts) cultuial Extension Sei vice. He and his 23 Bennoch Rd., Orono wife and daughter are living in Machias Shep Hurd T7 M. A. Hurd ’26 Are jou getting sour plans laid for where his headquarteis aie in the Post Bangor Waterville returning to Orono in June for that Olficc building. ——

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 21 APRIL, 1953 Ingrid and Roland Mann are now June They are in Monterey, Calif., where is employed as a social case worker, bacCin the states living at 545 W 112th Dick is attending Officer’s Communica­ State Dept of Welfare, Public Assistance St, New York City They were in India, tion School Division in Brexver 1 hey are living in as you may remember, following their Donald Hawes is a 2nd Lt serving Bangor graduation with the Koiean Military Advisory Group Dave Crockett married Dorothy Wil­ Pfc Maurice Lavoie’s address is Sup­ which is supervising the training and re­ son at Hempstead, L 1., late in Novem­ port Co , 2nd Service Ban , 2nd Marine vitalization of the entire Republic of ber. Dave is an engineer with Stecher- Div F M F , Camp Lejeune, N Carolina. Korea Army He is attached to the signal Traung Lithograph Corp of Rochester. Tom Longfellow and Nancy Pinkham section of the advisory group, which is Reginald Nye of Gardiner married were married in December. She is em­ based in southern Korea. Janine Rainchaud of 1 ewiston early in ployed by the Machias Savings Bank and Marilyn Goldman, whose engagement December I hey are living in Portland he is coach and faculty member at Beals xvas recently announced, is now married and Reggie is working out of Augusta High School. Court St, Machias is home Her new name is Mrs Harry Etscovitz lor the State Highway Dept for them. and they are living in Ft. Kent Reo A Beaulieu of Mattawamkeag Dorrine McMahon Steele and Barry Baxter Bates is teaching commercial married Anne Weatherbee of Lincoln the are living at 6 Rocky Hill Rd, Cape subjects in the High School in Holliston, last of December Reo graduated in Cottage with their daughter, Mary Mass He and his wife and five year old December from the Officei’s Candidate Marjorie Moore was married in De­ daughter reside at 1439 Washington St , School at Newport, R I cember to Don Barron Holliston Our I ady oi Wisdom Chapel was the Rena Ratte is teaching physical edu­ Helen (Quinn) Mooney has a new ad­ scene of the wedding of Bob Gregoire cation at Winslow High and living at dress—410 Upper Washington Ave, and Norma Clay on Dec 27 Norma 196 College Ave, Waterville Croydon, Penna was employed as secretary at U of M. Erwin Gifford is engaged to Marjorie A June wedding is planned for Ray­ Bob is an engineer at Hamilton Standard Chittick of Oakland, Maine mond Duran and Constance Lauzan Division of United Aircraft Corporation, Don Dion is an electrical engineer for Thcx arc both employed by G E in I ynn Hartford I hey are living in Suffolk, RCA Victor in New Jersey Don's Mass Conn address is 227 S 32nd St, Camden, N J. Sgt Paul Kimball attended the Far Paul Judkins, 2nd Lt, USA and George Ward was married to Gloria East Command Chemical School at Camp Cynthia Hope Larson were married in Sarazyn of Ontario. N Y . recently. They Gifu, Japan, from which he was gradu­ late December Cynthia is attending Bos­ are living at 755 Emerson St , Rochester ated He has received the Combat Badge ton University and Paul is at Fort Ben­ 6, N Y for his action in Korea Mail goes to ning, Ga Erwood McPhetres received his D D S him as follows: Co M, 15th Inf Regt, Philip Hoyt ot Easton married Addie from Northwestern University and is now 3rd Inf Div , A P O 468, c/o Postmaster, I Fillmore of Presque Isle late in No­ a dentist living in Cumberland Center, San Francisco, Calif vember She is an X-Ray Technician Maine—R F D. #3. Bob Parsons and Bev Pettengill ’53 aie Student at Presque Isle General Hospital, Jim Mooney is working for Stearns engaged Bob is attending Harvard Med­ and Phil, like so many others, is em­ Lumber Co , Inc, of Bangor Home is ical School ployed by the USA 18 Boutelle Rd, Bangor Malcolm Chadbournc received his com­ John Hazelwood marned Maiy Perry­ Bob Eastman is a Pfc in the Army mission from Ft Riley, Kansas He is man last Max (Wow, that’s old stuff—to stationed at Ft Knox, Ky—Hq & Hq now stationed at Ft Benjamin Harrison them, but not to us) John is training Co. 45th Armored Medical Battalion, Indiana, where he is taking the Finance with Roval I iverpool Insurance as a 3rd Armored Div , Ft Knox Associate Officers Course ‘special agent' which he told me is like Dick Wieden is with the 24th Division Alan ‘ Mike” Plaistcd is engaged to a contact man between the insurance in Korea and Bob Libby is there with Nancy Schott of Lewiston, who is class company and the agent Marx and John the 1st Cavalry Division of 1953 at Maine Mike is working for aie living in Scarsdale, NY like so Bud Varnum and Irving Starbird are the Svlvama Electric Co in Ipswich, many of us. he related how he misses both 1st Lt in Korea They are both Mass Maine and all the campus fun Oh well, with the 23rd Infantry, APO 248, c/o Peter Feeney is employed by the U S e’est la vie' Postmaster. San Francisco, Calif. Bud Government as an economist (junior Heinz. Fahienkamp mamed Eva is Co F and Irving Co C level) in the Department of Defense Schumm, Dec 29 at Wittenburgh Ger­ Foster and Peggy (Hobbs) Gordon Since he is often on the road any mail many have a son. Michael Virgie, born the should be sent to 23 Park St , Portland, Now horn Chuich to Ciadle— 28th of November Their daughter is Maine Bill and Joan Ames aie the paients of now two and a half “Curley” is working Myron Dean has been transferred from the Class of 1952’s New Yeai s Baby— for the Charles M Cox Co and is located Ft Dix . N J , to Ft Benning, Ga , for I ommv is his name Congratulations' with his family in Houlton infantry officer candidate tiaining His I hey aie living in Philadelphia, Penn, Chester Buck and Mary C Hackett wife Jovce lives at 45 Davis St, Dover- where Bill is employed as a mathema­ were married in January She has been a Foxcroft, Maine tician with the U S Gov t at Frankford student nurse at the Eastern Maine Gen­ Ronald ‘ Rock” Pooler married Joan Arsenal in Philadelphia eral Hospital Chet is employed as a O'Brien in Brewer recently They aie Hariy and Doris Biennan brought sales representative of the Massachusetts living in Searsport Walter Joseph into the world Jan 10 Mutual Life Insurance of Springfield, Bill Cummings, foimer captain of the Harry is employed as an examiner tor Mass U of M ski team, was entered in the the I ibcity Mutual Insurance Co of Richard “Putt” Stover and wife Mary class jumping of the Eastern State’s Boston (Whitcomb) are the parents of a second Inxnational Ski Jump, which was held Liz and Dick Russell ol Gardiner have child, Richard Whitcomb who was born in the Bleknap Area in Nexv Hampshire a son— I homas Adams on the 9th of November recently Bob and Maiv Hcflci have a baby girl, Carol Lynn boin to them on November Dick Merrill and Mary Ann Littlefield IQQ Miss Dorothy McCann 23 are married. The bride graduated from ■ ' 'J*- 6 Gothic St, So Pans Auburn, Maine School of Commerce last I es and Marilyn Leggett have had Here I am, April in Paris, and it cei- Raymond Stuait smiling around the tainly is all they say However, I guess they mean France, not Maine Oh, well' Bangor Furniture Co. Anothci month, another column, and I sure have a lot of news this month 1 COVER Complete House Furnishers have heard from a lot of you and really 84-88 Hammond Street appreciate your letters Nelson B. Jones (center), Di­ Elizabeth (Widgie) Blackwood mar­ Bangor, Maine rector of the new Memorial ried James Bilger in Bangor late in De­ Union, is welcomed to the cam­ cember Widgie is employed in the ad- veitising department of The Bangoi pus by Charles E. Crossland ’17, Neus, and he is with the Air Force at Executive Director of the Union SERVING Dow Field. They are living in Bangoi MAINE STUDENTS Building Fund, and President John K McBride of Libby, Montana, Arthur A. Hauck. This photo­ Since 1892 married Carolyn Simpson of Centerville, graph was taken at a luncheon OADtf’C HARDWARE Mass They have moved out to Libby, KAnrV 3 & VARIETY Montana, where he is a forester Carolyn held in Mr. Jones’ honor last graduated from Maine in Januaiy, 1953 month. (Photo by Ciosbx) 31-37 MILL ST.. ORONO. ME. Clair Owen Pollaid of Ashland mai- i icd Edna Green, Dec 27 in Bangor He

THE MAINE ALUMNUS 22 APRIL, 1953 house since November 4. I'm suie he’ll cause here’s some news from Frannie is necessary to try a tew things before be a great help to Les in a few years Brown which she sent me on the back getting the football equipment together. you make up your mind. of a Christmas card She’s a psychologi­ Mr. and Mrs. Chester E. Warren Sorry I am so late getting these mar­ cal Assistant at the Institute for Coopera­ formerly of New England and U. of M. riages in but the news just reached me. tive Research of the Johns Hopkins John Hazlewood was married in May have recently leased the 58-room Cleave­ University. Imagine putting that on a land Hotel. They are now making plans to Mary Perryman in Scarsdale, N. Y. form that leaves you one line for occupa­ to renovate it. In West Hartford Lawrence Cable tion' mariied Nancy Stewart in October. Mr. Clement Thorne and his wife and Dwight Holmes is woiking out in daughter are living in Calais where and Mrs Cable are in Quantico, Va., Akron, Ohio, with the Goodyear Tire where Larry is stationed. Clement is the mathematics teacher in and Rubber Company. Calais Memorial High School. I saw September 20th in the All Souls Church A letter from Carolyn Harmon tells in Bangor June Gumprecht became Mrs. Stan Ferguson and his wife, Effie, are at me she thinks Minnesota has had more Wilton Academy where Stan is football Donald Knowles They arc living on snow than Maine this year—and I don’t Essex St in Bangor coach and social studies teacher. I saw doubt it Caiolyn’s at the Mayo Clinic him when So. Paris played Wilton a Cynthia Lever and John Davis were in the Nutution Department and is en­ married the 21st of August. They are while ago in basketball (by the way we joying her training and studies very won) and he said he likes it very much. living in Orono where John is still at­ much. tending the Umveisity. Cynthia is a case Speaking of basketball, Bob Whytock, Sue Lever Davis wrote and told me a I hear, has developed into one of the best worker for the Department of Health lot of news of oui class. Sue is with the and Welfare in Brewer. arbiters around and he seldom misses Department of Health and Welfare in the right call. 1 he following have taken the first step Bangor Also, Jo Vachon is working in towaids the state of matiimony—the en­ Bangor with Child Welfare for the State Cpl. James E. Bradley of Gloucester, gagement: Department of Health and Welfare. Mass., was one of six Marines from the Harriet Johnson, who is attending the Mary-jane McLean is in Waltham, Second Guard chosen to usher at the Andovei-Ncwton Theological School, Mass., teaching handwriting for Rine­ Inaugural Ball. James has been in Wash­ Newton Center, Mass, is engaged to hart. ington for several months. Bill Currie, lieutenant in the army. Bev Hoffmann Stephens is teaching Well, that’s it for another month— Betty 'laibox is engaged to John Ash­ only two more months of the Alumnus ley. Oops, the news was a little late— school in Milford Her husband lett for the Army February 26, following his for the year.—Boy, this year has gone they are already married. fast. 2nd Lt Charles Fcnno is engaged to graduation from Maine. Nancy Alice Thomas of Arlington, Va Sally Arsenault is teaching English at News of some of the January The wedding will take place in the late M C I and likes it very much. 1953 graduates is beginning to trickle winter. Charlotte Hilman is going to take the back into Orono. . .. Norma Drake and John Donaldson are big step to the altar June 28—by the Joan Clarke is a medical social worker approaching the center aisle in the near way, the other person involved is George for the Cancer Division of Mary Fletcher future. Bryant Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Her mail Amy Guptill who is employed at the Hugo Cross is Phys-Ed instructor, goes c/o Robert Low, 6- University Mount Desert Island Hospital is engaged Health teacher, and coach at Howland Hgts, Burlington. to Thomas Higgins, who is teaching in Community High School. He enjoys it Dick Gilmore is with National Analine Northfield, Mass. A December wedding very much and can get to “Maine” often in Buffalo and living at 266 Ashland Ave is planned which he also likes. there. Robert W. Berry is engaged to June Fllie and Dick Brockway are in Drexel W. H Gammon Co. m Lewiston has Chcnevert of Augusta Hill, Philadelphia, where Dick is a Home William Lindquist as its assistant man­ That’s it foi anothci month—let me Office Representative in Group Insurance ager hear from you. tor the Statf* Mutual Life Assuiance George Mayne is a graduate student I ast month I had a visit from Ron Company ot Worcester, Mass They like at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Schutt and his wife Ione I hey aie newly wheie they’ie living and say it has every­ and lives at 441 Beacon St., Boston. weds of two months and are perfect ex­ thing (even a swimming pool) but snow. Bob Orr is a salesman for Henly-Kim- amples that it agrees with you They Don t feel badly, Ellie, neither do we ball Co. in Portland. are now at Fort Meade, Maryland, where 1 ony, Rose, and 1 ercsa Esposita are In the teaching field is Bernard Puring- 2nd Lt. Schutt is stationed living in Schenectady, New Yoik, wheie ton, who is at Traip Academy in Kittery. He also told me he had seen John I ony is with G E Ray Stephens has gone into the Army. Hall who has recently entered the army Manlyn and Norm Erickson and Dexter Stowell is assistant bank exami­ and is going to Radar School at Fort family aie living in Worcester, ’Mass. ner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Bos­ Monmouth, N. J Don and Shirley Durost and family ton and is living at 30 Phillips St. Bos­ A few additions came to the class in aie living in Alexandria, Virginia. ton 14. the form of. Mane and John Gower live in Brooks, Maiy Lynn boin to Mr. and Mrs Me , wheie he is principal ot a school. Charles Robert Foster on Febiuary 25, Harold Moir, Jr , has recently accepted 1953. a position with the Intel-American NORTHEASTERN A little girl to Chuck and Beth Fui- Geodetic Suivcy Service in Central and long born in February. South America This is undei super­ UNIVERSITY Joan (Ames) and Bob Chase are the vision ot the United States. proud parents of a little girl born to them Maiy Ellen (Channels) and Scott in Febiuary Weldon are living in Swarthmore, Penn., School ot Law Deborah Mane is the big thing in the where Scott is employed as engineer for life of Charlie and Lois Harmon Deb­ the Scott Papei Co. Day and Evening orah was born February 25 and is the Paul (Polecat) Aicher is woiking for Programs center of attention. An announcement the Ccntial Maine Power Co. in Augusta from Chai he told me that he is working where he is living with his wife, Lu, and Leading to the for RCA Home Instruments Depart­ son, Deane. ment as a foicman They arc living in Degree of Bachelor of Laws Indianapolis, Indiana He also said he’s Francis (Scotty) Allan is the pastor seen a lot of Jean and Dodd Ouellette ot the Community Chapel of West Glens GRADUATE CURRICULUM who are living in Greenfield, Indiana. Falls, New York “Scotty” has been Dodd is working for the U S. Geodetical seiving the Federated Church of Solon, Survey. Maine, for over thice yeais CO-EDUCATIONAL A very nice letter fiom Joe and Chai lie King and his wife and two Hilda Robichaud told me that they arc daughteis (Melanie Giace and Elizabeth For catalog write, way out in Iowa City whcic Joe is study­ Anna) aie living in Dovei, N. H. Dean Lowell S. Nicholson ing foi his master’s degicc and also has Chai he is working as a wage late en- a part time assistantship in the French gineei at Geneial Electuc in Somcis- Depaitment Iowa’s O K., they said, but woith, N H. Chai lie wiote me a very 47 Mt. Vernon Street they’re heading back for New England nice lcttei and expiessed the feeling that Boston 8, Massachusetts as soon as his studies are completed I know so many of us in the Class have If I haven’t acknowledged all youi He says it’s so haid to find something news in my column, don’t give up. that ically interests us and sometimes it APRIL, 1953 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 23 I

Reproduct t From a series Portland In The 19th Century Copyright 1950 The Canal National Bank of Portland Maine

The SUCCESS of the Frie Can ' n New York created great enthusnsm in Maine one fourth of its capital stock should be inyesccd in stock of the Canal Company for this new m ide of transport As early is I "71 i committee w is chosen to 1 he ( mil was completed early in I 8 aO There were ’7 locks each n med learn the feasibility of i canal f on Sebigo Pond to the Presumpscot Riser for its locality Sometimes there s in interesting story behind the names — for As a result of the eommittee s g e w n^ report of its possibilities in opening up example the lock it Horse Beef Fills Some time before 1776 a mill was estab­ the b ick eo intry to coma .rce W'coubury Storer and other interested Port lished beside the T ills ouned by a man noted throughout the area for his p^rsi landers incorpo’’ited in 17)> as tl Cimberand Ciml Corpor ition Their mony He fed his ysorkers bee iusc th it was the custom of the day but he fed objectne w is to open i can'1 coancc inK Sebago with the riser it Siccarippa them sparingly One day yy hen the men were scooping their daily ration fr^m Another corporation Propiictors of the I’r’no th Canil yy is formed it the the beef barrel they found a horses hoof md a horseshoe yyith the meit The same time to unite the Pres mpseot witl Io

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