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b v fB r^ n a n T H E MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA S P R IN G ’89 ALUMNI AS SOCIATION May 19-21, 1989 Alumni College at Flathead Lake Lodge June 8-10, 1989 50-& 60-Year Reunions 1929 & 1939 Classes Commencement Reunion October 5-7 1989 Homecoming 1989 Honoring the 1970s Decade 1963 & 1979 Class Reunions All-Alumni Band Reunion School of Journalism 75th Anniversary Celebration For more information contact the DM Alumni Office M L THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Spring 1989 Montanan Volume 6, Number 2 Montanan—The University of Departments Montana magazine is published three times a year by the University of Montana for its 2 Letters alumni and friends. Publisher 3 Around the Oval University of Montana 26 Classnotes Director of University Information Mary Grove Features Editor Virginia Vickers Braun 10 Partners for a century Contributing Writers By Sheila MacDonald Stearns Janice Downey Page 10 Carol Susan Woodruff In the words o f UM ’s second president, “As Montana develops, so does Photographer its University.” After nearly a century, the partnership between UM and Howard Skaggs Montana is still an indispensable one. Editorial Offices Office of News and Publications 11 UM ’s 24th Sears intern: learning the ropes in D.C. 303 Main Hall By Carol Susan Woodruff University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 Marlene Mehlhaff o f Billings is one of twenty-five journalism students (406) 243-2522 nationwide to be awarded a three-month Congressional internship. She is Alumni Office currently in Washington, D.C., working on the staff o f Democratic Rep. Bill Johnston ’79 Director Albert G. Bustamante o f Texas. Missoula, MT 59812-1313 (406) 243-5211 12 Writers’ workshop draws rave reviews UN Alumni Association By Janice Downey Directors Page 12 An idea whose time has come—a writers’ workshop sponsored by Donna K. Davis ’74, ’78 President UM—has surfaced at Flathead Lake. Last summer, the program, which Billings has strong ties to UM ’s Creative Writing Program, attracted fifty-five Sharon Northridge Leonard ’64 students and featured nationally renowned authors. Past-President Spokane 14 New professors add prestige to UM ’s faculty Dean Hellinger ’56 By Kate Ripley President-Elect Shelby The University continues to attract outstanding faculty members. Kate Jane Reed Benson ’64, ’78 Ripley, a senior journalism major, profiles four new professors and their Helena reasons for choosing UM. Bill Beaman ’67, ’72 Helena 18 Up, up and away! Homecoming ’88 ! Larry Epstein ’71, ’76 Last fall’s Homecoming included home economics and fine arts Cutbank Page 14 reunions and an alumni art show, along with the traditional Steve Harrington ’70 Missoula awards, parade and football game, which the Grizzlies won Bill Kearns ’61 33-26 over Northern Arizona. Townsend 20 Blazing a trail across the state: UM ambassadors spread Dorothy Pemberton Laird ’63 Whitefish good will in eastern Montana Brian Lilletvedt ’75, ’78 By Charles E. Hood Havre Last September a group o f UM faculty, administrators and staff took a Sally Shiner Lehrkind ’62 four-day trip to eastern Montana in an effort to strengthen ties to that Bozeman Tom McElwain ’68 part o f the state. Journalism Dean Charles Hood recalls the trip, Butte including a visit to his hometown, Miles City. Debby Doyle McWhinney ’77 Tiburon, Calif. 22 T h a t’s how it was: football, Grizzlies style, in ’88 By Don Read Patricia Walter Moline ’53 Page 19 Glendive Coach Read reviews the football season, in which the Grizzlies went Frank W. Shaw ’37 8-4. His next goal: beat the alumni this spring! Deer Lodge Frank A. Shaw ’64 24 Over the mountain and back: Scobey residents bring Great Falls educational benefits home Rita Schiltz Sheehy '43 Helena By Paddy O’Connell MacDonald Hal Woods ’63 Although the small town o f Scobey is far from Missoula, the Missoula University’s influence pervades the town and surrounding ranches. Many Advertising Representative o f the town’s leaders are UM graduates, and the education they received Donald E. Kludt 420 Fairview Ave. at UM benefits the entire area. Missoula, MT 59801 Cover: Photo by Howard Skaggs. Faculty Senate members (from left): Devon (406) 543-5780 Chandler, Instructional Media Services; Maureen Cheney Curnow ’60, foreign languages and literatures; Audrey Koehler Peterson ’67, home economics; Frank Clark, Page 22 social work; Gerald Fetz, foreign languages and literatures and Faculty Senate chairman; Esther England ’66. music; Richard Fevold ’56, biochemistry. Special thanks to Elisabeth Kester, UM costume shop supervisor. President Craighead’s desk loaned by Ken Willett ’66, safety/security. Please help If the person named on the address label has moved, could whoever has received this magazine send the Alumni Office that person's new address and phone number? The Alumni address is listed at left. LETTERS Dornblaser remembered Ad has blooper Place names important My apologies for taking so long to The Montanan is always well-done, Montana’s place names are a thank you for the copies o f the and we look forward to reading about significant part of history, and Montanan. 1 have just finished a the various alumni and other Garryowen is one o f the most colorful. grueling quarter at DePaul, and now I happenings regarding them and the It is a little town a few miles south of can finally attend to my Paul University. It was disappointing to see Custer Battlefield and on the Crow Dornblaser project after having on page 33 o f the fall 1988 issue the reservation. It was named for the abandoned it in deference to error: “If your not 100% satisfied marching song o f the old 7th Cavalry. school work. ....” I do hope that was a Myles Keogh, one of Custer’s officers, I thought your article was wonderful, proofreader’s oversight. brought the tune and the words from and I was especially pleased with the We are sorry we missed seeing Ireland. It had been the marching song two photos you included—the ones of Cow boy when it was in the East. for the Royal Lancers at Garry owen, my uncle and myself. Our family Perhaps it will be back here again Ireland. The spelling “Garrytown” doctor, whose daughter attended the sometime, or we can see it when we’re robs Garry owen, Mont., o f its University of Montana, was so excited in Montana. We do want to see it. significance. to see the article that he personally O f course you’re just doing your job, Amazing, too, what a typo dropping brought a copy of the magazine over to but thank you so much for keeping us o f one letter can do to a name. Sand my mother’s house shortly after he displaced Montanans in touch. Coulee is obviously a descriptive name, read it. Ruth G ilberti ’43 but if the “d” is left off (see page 32, I have received five letters in B ox 246 news of Karla Miller McCale), the | response to the article—three from Aliquippa, PA 15001 word becomes a Spanish saint, and we Montana, one from California and one don’t have any o f those in Montana. from Virginia. One letter was from a California is full o f them—San man who actually knew my uncle; the Merger is good news Francisco, San Diego and names others were from people who knew of I’m sitting here in my home in Elko, honoring the lady saints, Santa Paul or those associated with him. Nev., glancing through my brother’s Barbara, Santa Monica and others. Most of the letters confirmed what I Montanan, and the article about the I just saw an interesting one in the already knew about my uncle, but it UM-WMC merger catches my eye. Montana Standard—a town in Park was very exciting to hear from people I’m glad to see this positive step County spelled “Immigrant.” Actually, all across the country. I certainly never toward progress, Montanans. I was on the name is Emigrant and honors the expected all this to happen when I was the Montana Days picnic committee people who came on emigrant trains in planning my trip to Missoula just about here a month ago, and the people from 1864. a year ago. “home” who have been forced to leave The Montanan is an excellent vehicle One of the men who wrote to me is unreal and depressing. The merger to keep alumni informed and interested. mentioned a Presbyterian minister who tells me that Montana young people can Thank you for good work in editing. used to live in Missoula. His name was stay a year or two longer before Roberta Carkeek Cheney ’32 J.N. Maclean, and his grandson now leaving to find employment. B ox 554 lives in Chicago and works for the My motto is “there’s not one Cam eron, M T 59720 Chicago Tribune. I am planning to Montana native who’s displaced whose meet with him later this week and goal is not to get back to Montana.” show him a copy of the address his We all say someday we’re going Spell it right grandfather gave at the planting o f the “home.” I’ve been gone since ’64, and Congratulations on another fine issue Paul Dornblaser Memorial Tree in that’s my goal. With roots from home of the Montanan. As usual, it is well- 1919. I also received a phone call from and colleges and universities, we will written, and well-illustrated, and this a Marine in North Carolina who is an never forget Montana.