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Maine Alumnus, Volume 65, Number 2, March 1984

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n The Donna Browne Story By Gerald Rogovin ’49 Donna Browne ’80, a Portland CPA, is intelligent and skilled in financial matters. Her 125-mile commute to classes at UMO was just the beginning of her success story.

12 Weather or Not By Anita Shreve Why is Michael Latti ’56, a Boston attorney, suing the National Weather Bureau for $2.2 Million? page j

14 A 50th Birthday for the Trees By Dave Platt What used to be a meadow and cow pasture is now the Fay Hyland Botanical Planatation—home to many coniferous trees. Dr. Hyland looks back.

17 Come Blow Your Horn By Rich Tozier

The hidden pluses of music study at UMA and the Two-Plus-Two degree program for musical careerists Scott Rapaport and Melissa Hamilton Fowler.

page 18 18 A Pat on the Back for a

Bear Who Dunn Good B\ Catherine Palmer ’72 Senior Pat Dunn, the man behind the UMO mascot, “Bananas,” bears his soul and his new fur to alumni and friends.

Departments

3 University of Maine News page 14 6 Letters 10 General Alumni Association News r “Lifetime Experience” documentary film . . . Roger Castle ’21 . . . survival kits . . . countdown to a million . . . GAA brochure . . . and more 20 Deaths 21 Class Notes Bill Treat ’40 . . . Jacqueline Courtois ’56 . . . Rep. Olympia Snowe ’60 . . . Peter Nystrom ’76 . . . Reunion . . . and more

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page 12 Cover Photo by Steve Maines ’66

Maine Alumnus is published tour times yearly bv the General Alumni Assoei ition lor alumni and triends of the Umversitv ol Maine at Orono The magazine's editoitai offiee is located at the Crossland Alumni Center, UMO, Orono ML 04469 A voluntary gitt ot MO to the Annual Alumni Tund is a subscription Third class postage is paid at Orono, Maine 04473 Circula tion is 150,00 issues yearly Telephone (207) 581 1132 1920

Building a greater Univer­ sity at Orono are members of the Alumni Association's high­ est annual giving league—those 1940 In recognition of Raymond H. "Bub'' Fogler '15, whose record of who contribute $5,000 or more. devotion and service to the University is immeasurable, the This major giving program, established General Alumni Association announces the in honor of Fogler, who turned 92 on February 29, provides resources which may be added to the Alumni Endowment Fund, proceeds of which sup­ port the University in areas of greatest need. Raymond H. Fogler Society

NION Put the "YOU" back

Barbara Barker '39 (left) into Reunion I and Betty Taverner '42

Come to Orono June 7-10,1984 1

I Classes celebrating this year

Senior Alumni (this means all people who r I Reunion brochures will be mailed in April. If you have not graduated before 1934) Also: I received a brochure by May 1, please clip this form. 1924—60th Reunion 1954 I 1939 I 1929—55th Reunion 1944 1964 I I 1932—Mini Reunion 1949 1969 I I Please send a reunion brochure to: I Honoring the Silver I Name (class) I I Anniversary Class of '59 I Address I and I I the Golden Anniversary I I Mail to: Nancy Dysart, 108 Crossland Alumni Center, University Class of '34 I I of Maine at Orono, Orono, ME 04469.

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ulties of the University of Maine, the Monaghan insisted. But he could not say faculty union, calling on trustees to re­ whether McCarthy would be paid the scind the appointment. $52,000 he was scheduled to get as a Presented the petitions in December, tenured professor for that leave, or trustees voted 7-6 not to reconsider the whether McCarthy will get another decision and the union talked of filing a year’s pay as chancellor—$70,500. grievance over the issue. “We’ll cross that bridge when we Just a week earlier, Gov. Joseph E. come to it,” Monaghan said. Brennan criticized the decision and the Portland Press Herald $52,000 salary it granted to McCarthy. Brennan said the trustees may be “send­ ing the wrong message to the Legisla­ Paul Silverman ture” that the university “is wallowing in dollars.” Resigns Presidency The university will be asking the new University of Maine at Orono President session of the Legislature for its first Paul Silverman resigned at the end of capital funding in 10 years and for addi­ January, effective September 1. In a McCarthy tional money for UM faculty, still brief letter to his staff, Silverman said among the lowest paid in the nation. his request for a paid leave of absence, McCarthy said he wanted to empha­ beginning March 1, had been approved McCarthy Declines size the well-being of university employ­ by the Board of Trustees. ees, particularly the faculty, whom he While some observers speculated that Tenured Position said, “remain very close to my heart.” Silverman’s resignation was the result of Chancellor Patrick E. McCarthy settled He urged the governor “to fully sup­ a 3!/2-year conflict between Silverman a protest January 3 that has been churn­ port our $6.2 million request for faculty and his boss, Chancellor Patrick McCar­ ing inside the University of Maine sys­ and employee salaries” and the capital thy, Silverman said his decision to leave tem since last October by declining his construction plan. his $60,000-a-year job had nothing to do appointment to a tenured professorship. Commenting on McCarthy’s decision with relations between his office and the Trustees last October voted to make to decline the professorship, trustees chancellor’s. “My wife, Nancy, and I McCarthy a “distinguished service pro­ Chairman Thomas F. Monaghan said, have been considering the change for fessor’’ with tenure and a $52,000 salary, “I think it’s a testimony to his char­ some time,” the campus president told effective Sept. 1, 1985, when he is sched­ acter. It’s the kind of attitude toward the Alumnus. uled to step down as chancellor. He also the system that prompted the board of “Presidents come and presidents go. was to take a year’s paid leave for study trustees to offer him a professorship in It’s an orderly change,” McCarthy was and research before starting to teach in the first place.” reported to have said of Silverman’s September 1986. In McCarthy’s corner from the start, resignation. McCarthy said he thought But the faculty union attacked the Monaghan said, “Once again he’s put the conflicts with the trustees and the board’s decision, saying, in effect, the himself second and the university system chancellor’s office had nothing to do trustees had subverted its own policy on first. It’s unfortunate that the university with Silverman’s leaving, adding that he tenure and the $52,000 salary was ex­ will lose his services as a member of the wished Silverman well. cessive. Full professors in the UM faculty.” In his statement to colleagues, Silver- system average about $30,000. AFUM President Gerald E. Work, man said, “This will bring to a close When he decided to teach after his who teaches at the Orono campus, said, nearly four years of stewardship which term, McCarthy told reporters he didn’t “I’m glad that the issue has been re­ has been both demanding and satis­ realize it would become an issue first for solved. Under the conditions that ex­ fying. ... I look forward to new the union then politically reaching the isted, this was the only course of action challenges and opportunities.” governor’s office. open to a person of integrity.” Silverman told the Alumnus, “It is He said he felt then and now he had a Work objected only to McCarthy’s with much sadness and also with a sense “great deal to offer” and he still repeatedly using the word “union” in of relief that I leave. Our overriding im­ believes the appointment was both pro­ his statement of January 3. “It was the pression of this campus has been one of per and appropriate. total faculty,” Work contended, though support, love and deep affection that But McCarthy said because of the he said he did not know how many of alumni have for this institution.” union’s reaction and “certain other the 1,100 signatures on the petition were General Alumni Association President, political implications” which he did not faculty members. William Johnson ’56, of Topsfield, Mas­ specify, his appointment had the poten­ “It was an organization of the fac­ sachusetts, cited Silverman’s “effective tial of hurting the university. ulty” that protested the appointment, leadership and courage,” in his role as The chancellor said his family has Work said. “That’s an important dis­ campus president. “President Silverman been associated with the university for tinction to my colleagues and myself.” is highly regarded. His contribution will four generations and he valued the Work also said faculty and administra­ leave a lasting impression with us,” association more highly than he does tion will join together in seeking money Johnson said. personal aspirations. from the Legislature this year. Regarding future plans, the 59-year-old “For that reason, and after consulting One twist that goes unresolved after campus president said he was discussing with my family and friends, I have de­ McCarthy’s announcement: how much positions with other institutions. Trustees cided to decline the board’s offer,” Mc­ the chancellor will be paid foi the leave Chairman Thomas Monaghan said the Carthy said. he apparently still gets when he steps board would name an acting president in McCarthy’s appointment had prompted down. February and there would be a nation­ a petition drive by the Associated Fac­ “He has a year’s sabbatical coming,” wide search for a permanent successor.

MARCH, 1984 3 ATTENTION UMO Student Credit Union Members

We regret to announce that, due to the high cost of account maintenance, as of Moy 3, 1984, all accounts with a balance of less than $50, and inactive for more than one year, will be charged a maintenance fee of $2 per quarter. We regret any inconvenience this may couse Board of Directors UMO Student Federal Credit Union

Give the gift FORUM of culture OAT NEEDED JOUtNAl BHINGUf v; < The UMO Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences needs a fisheries research vessel Pro­ Subscribe to fessors John Riley and Robert Bayer hope to develop new types of fishing gear for commer­ cial in-shore species Would you consider a tax­ deductible gift to aid this lobster research ef­ fort? FORUM

Maine Alumnus Magazine Published since 1972, FAROG (Franco-American Publisher Resource Opportunity Group) has brought to Lester J. Nadeau ’59 UMO and to the community at large socio­ Editor Catherine M. Palmer ’72 cultural news and features through its bilingual Assistant Editor journal, the FORUM. Founders of FAROG have Faith Hutchins Webster ’60 Photography as their mission academic research and public service to French-speaking readers Jack Walas, Al Pelletier and Keith Dresser everywhere. Design Consultants Each year, FAROG students publish eight tabloid issues of Le FAROG FORUM F. Stephen Ward ’76 and Arline Thomson Alumni Association Officers (arc. 5,500) which contain many stories of ethnic interest. William D. Johnson ’56, President Help support a major voice for Franco-Americans. Subscriptions are $6 for Henry L.P. Schmelzer ’65, First Vice President readers within New England, $8 for those in other U.S. states and $10 foreign. Make Chairman, Annual Alumni Fund Fred P. Tarr ’53, Second Vice President it your FORUM. Contribute to FAROG.* Richard W. Sprague ’51, Treasurer Merci beaucoup Patricia N. Shaw ’70, Clerk Lester J. Nadeau ’59, Executive Director Yvon A. Labbe '63, editor Josephine M. Profita ’38, Former GAA President

Alumni Council ‘FAROG FORUM is funded in part, by UMO and the French and Canadian governments Kenneth W. Allen ’56G James H Goff '63 Barbara C. Barker ’39 James G. Good ’71 Barbara H. Bodwell ’45 Preston W. Hall ’54 Owen H. Bridgham ’68G Margaret T. Homans '54 Margo F Cobb ’52 Jeffrey D. MacDonald '68 BEAL'S LOBSTERS—CLAMS Mark H Cohen '54 Arthur Nicholson 111 '67 Timothy W. Cooper '85 Robert L. Olson '50 LOBSTER Live or Boiled We ship lobsters Arthur E. Dentremont ’51 Carroll R Pickard '52 F. Paul Desmond '59 Deborah A. Scott '80 airfreight nationwide Dana C. Devoe '56 Patricia N. Shaw '70 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dorothy B. Erikson '42 Charles E. Stickney, Jr '44 , Antonio Esposito ’52 Janet U Sweetser '68 THE CAPTAIN'S GALLEY * Federal Express - Norinne H. Fitzgibbon '59 Stephen M. Towle '73 Craig A. Freshley '85 Janet R. Willis '74 Sandwiches—Chowders * UPS Ex Officio Members Paul H. Silverman, President, UMO Desserts—Picnic Tables * Delta Malcolm E. Jones ‘52, President, ★ * Hr * ★ University of Maine Foundation FRESH FISH Charles F. Bragg II, Chairman, Right Off the Boats Ask for . . . UMO Development Council Alumni on Athletic Advisory Council Clark Point Rd OPEN YEAR ROUND SAM BEAL '72 Willard C. Farnham ’59 Winston E. Pullen ’41 Southwest Harbor 207/244-3202 PETER MADEIRA (75 Harrison Homans ’52 Maine 04679 VISA/MASTERCARD ACCEPTED

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fight the system. I see this as nothing UMaine Reform Bill but a continuation of that battle.” Wells denied that USM was included Meets Opposition solely for strategic reasons, but conceded that “our original focus was on Orono PPONENTS to the bill, “An and how to upgrade Orono. Act to Establish Boards of Over­ “But I feel strongly about the ad­ seers for the University of Maine at vancement of USM. As a resident of Orono and the University of Southern Portland and someone involved with a Maine” will be heading to Augusta for lot of civic activities, I want to see it legislative hearings by the time you read become a first-rate institution.” this. | He said that he did not view the pro­ This bill will generate a lot of atten­ posal as diluting the power of the trust­ tion and a lot of heat. ees, “but, yes, it does diminish the The reason is that many of the lop of­ authority of the two presidents. ficials in the state university system “I feel very strongly about this. I feel believe it threatens the central concept of that Maine people should have a voice in parity among the seven campuses in the the allocation of funds on the campus.” system, and, by extension, the system He additionally argued that the over­ itself seers would be a force in carrying out Thomas Monaghan, chairman of the policies and procedures already on the university Board of Trustees, looked Owen Wells: “We have to recognize books. ahead to 1984 and put the issue in these the reality that UMO and USM are “They (the campuses) have mission terms: the most viable components of the statements now, but they haven’t really “What they’re really saying is that all university system. ” been looked at since 1974.” seven campuses may be equal but Orono Owens’ call to open the campus bud­ and Portland are more equal than the admission and standards for receipt of get process comes about the same time others . . . and of those two, Orono is degrees from the campus.” that university officials announced they more equal than Portland. • Taking a leading role in securing want to involve students and faculty “1 just see this as a divisive type of private funding support for each cam­ more directly in the budget-making pro­ measure that might be seriously injur­ pus. cess. ious.” Owen Wells, a Portland lawyer and Officials said they are developing a The controversial proposal is the work 1965 UMO graduate who chairs the program that will ultimately provide of the Committee for Academic Excel­ committee, in disputing Monaghan’s each campus with a five-year financial lence, a private group heavily repre­ charges that the proposal will lead to in­ plan. And University Chancellor Patrick sented by state business leaders. They ternal division and elitism, foreshadows McCarthy added that the trustees “feel banded together last summer out of a the outlines of an argument sure to be strongly that if they are going to supply publicized concern over “a declining repeated both in public hearings in a budget, it is important to have full level of education” throughout the Augusta and behind the closed doors of participation of faculty and students.” university the Education Committee. USM President Robert Woodbury said Over the last tew months, the group “Orono has to be the acknowledged that he did not see any need for chang­ has attracted a lot of headlines in papers leader within the system, but it is no ing the system’s structure. across the state as the broad outlines of more than that. It is in the system and it “I think Maine is very lucky because its prescription for improving the system is in there to stay. . . . the structural arrangements created 15 began to emerge. “But at the same time we have to rec­ years ago have provided what I think is According to a draft of its formal five- ognize the reality that UMO and USM a very good way for making decisions page proposal, it is calling lor a nine- are the most visible components of the about allocations of resources through­ member boaid for each campus, with six university system. out the entire higher education members on each panel appointed by the “One has a student population in ex­ system. . . . governor, and the remaining members cess of 11,000 and the other one witn Woodbury also took issue with named by the respective campus pies- over 8,000. The special needs and re­ Owens’ assertion that the quality of ldents quirements of those campuses dictate graduate programs has deteriorated, say­ Each board would have wide-ranging different approaches.” ing that at USM “the quality has gone responsibilities, including. Monaghan, however, is convinced that up dramatically.” • Conducting a biannual “pertoi- the real focus of the committee’s con­ Rep. John Diamond, D-Bangor, the mance review” of the president. cern is exclusively Orono, saying that assistant House Majority Leader and • Working with the president to de­ USM was appended to their proposal on one of the bill’s four co-sponsors, ac­ velop “a mission statement and a long- the suggestion of a consultant in order knowledged that getting the bill passed (Wrange plan for the campus ” to make it more palatable politically. will not be easy. • Reviewing and approving the budget He argues that whether the committee Diamond, a 1977 UMO graduate, said developed by the president before sub­ wants to admit it or not, their proposal the biggest task for the bill’s supporters mitting it to the chancellor and boaid of is an attempt to turn the clock back 15 is to educate the Legislature. “We need trustees. years before the implementation of the to make people aware of the problems • Reviewing and approving “major university system, when Orono was the within the university system, and why a academic policies developed by the pi evi­ University of Maine. change in approach is so critical.” dent, such as the addition or termination “Ever since this system was born, of academic programs, the standards for Orono has fought it. It continues to Maine Sunday Telegram

MARCH, 1984 5 Letters

In Our Family About Letters The Maine Alumnus welcomes letters from readers. Letters intended for publication ¥ )u're Always Welcome. should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, Maine Alumnus, Crossland Alumni Center, Orono, Maine 04469. They must include the .writer’s full name, address and telephone number. All letters may be edited.

Editor: The Merrill Family of Banks Your work has such depth and grace. The Merrill Bank " Federal Bank ■ Merrill Bank, N.A. December ’83 edition is again a superb one. 51 offices in central, eastern and northern Maine Members FDIC —Don Stratton Bangor, Maine Editor: I look forward each quarter for my copy of' the Maine Alumnus. I have enjoyed, over the SHEPARD MOTORS years, the creativity in your covers and ar­ U.S. Route 1 ticles within the magazine. I was especially impressed with the De­ ROCKLAND, MAINE cember issue which had a religious tone to the cover. In fact, I had to look twice to be sure that it was the Maine Alumnus. I am CARPETING sure you will get letters contrary to this, but I ORIENTAL RUGS encourage you to keep on with your creative ideas. VINYL FLOORING —Robert I. Curran ’57 WALLPAPER Manchester, Maine 2 PLEASANT ST., BANGOR, MAINE Editor: I would like to congratulate Betty Adams on AUTHORIZED DEALER Tel. 942-4029 or 942-8698 the Marcella Sorg story (“Story of a Forensic Scientist,” September, 1983). It is well writ­ CHEVROLET - TOYOTA ten, accurate and interesting. Keep up the CHRYSLER - DODGE good work. —Rob Bonnichsen DATSUN - AMC Institute for Quaternary Studies, Orono ★ -k Old friends Editor: HONDA MOTORCYCLES ★ -tentage with I was a bit surprised (and sad) when I drove Bank new ideas through the campus last January and saw Sales - Parts - Service 4 that the University Cabins had been leveled. All of them gone!

Member FOC I lived in the cabins during my junior and I *** "Quality Golden Rule Dealer" Union St.-Bangor senior years (1941-43) and have many happy Newport memories. As I recall, we paid $1.50 per Waterville week rent, and our food cost about that TEL: (207) 594-8424 Fairfield Rockland much, per person. We picked up skim milk Oakland Camden and cracked eggs from the University Farm Visit and Buy in Pittsfield Bar Harbor on the way home from class. ! "Beautiful Mid-Coast Maine" Ellsworth Thomaston I’d be interested in knowing what use will be made of the land where the cabins sat. Or Hammond St.-Bangor the woods nearby. Roy Shepard '41 Searsport —Will O’Neil ’43 Hawthorne, California —L J Editor: « o o HASCALL AND HALL, INC. The Elms has long since been demolished to make way for a motel, but the memories 273 Presumpscot Street, Portland, Maine 04104 linger on. Those of us who were “Elms P.O. Box 1922 < Girls” shared good times, duty schedules, the o Complete Building, Waterproofing and Restoration o mile-long walk to campus and a common 1 -- 1‘ i ------i1------y——1i — i i^i. bond. Wouldn’t it be a great idea to have a —1-----r T reunion sometime this summer of ’84? * MASONRY RESTORATION SANDBLASTING Thoughts for a gathering would be to hold Tuckpointing - Grouting - Caulking Buildings • Tanks - Bridges - Boats - Piers - Other I a day-long event somewhere in the Portland New Veneers • Dampproofing - Coatings Sandblasting - Wetblasting • Chemical Cleaning area, sometime in July. Let me know your * WATERPROOFING ★ COATINGS — LININGS 1 interest and feelings about this soon and I Buildings - Tanks • Decks • Lagoons Industrial • Tanks - Bridges - Decks will reply with more definite plans. Further All Structures - Dampproofing - Membranes 1 All Concrete & Steel Structures Linings - Epoxy Systems information will be in the next issue of the EPOXY SYSTEMS Alumnus in the Class Notes section near the Injection • Mortar - Topping - Bonders late 50s. Please contact me at RR 1, #36, —------1— i i Yarmouth, Maine 04096 or call 207/846-5092. Ed Smith ’50 —Carolyn Bull Dahlgren ’56 Rudy Violette *50 Yarmouth, Maine 6 MAINE ALUMNUS University of Maine News More than 100 women and men ad­ Sea Grant Documentary Marine Connection ministrators attended the day-long con­ ference, which was sponsored by the Wins Bronze Medal at International Festival American Council of Education- National Identification Program (ACE- A documentary film produced by Henry lenge, which chronicled the participation NIP). The program, according to JoAnn Nevison of the University of Maine at of the UMO baseball team in the Col­ Fritsche, state coordinator, is 1* Orono won a bronze medal for excel­ lege World Series. designed to support the advancement of women lence at the International Film and The Marine Connection was a special Television Festival of New York. The in collegiate and university administra­ edition of UMO Magazine, a monthly tion. honor is Nevison’s second in as many television program produced by Nevison. years. I The series is seen on WABI-TV, Channel The conference was the first one to be The 50-minute television program, 5, Bangor; WMTW-TV, Channel 8, Port­ held since 1979, said Fritsche, who also The Marine Connection, focuses on the land; WAGM-TV, Channel 8, Presque is director of Women’s Development research conducted in the UMO Sea Isle; and several cable systems statewide. Programs a UMO. Grant College Program and its impact Survey information released by on the Maine fishing industry. It was Fritsche for the conference and compiled broadcast statewide by commercial tel­ earlier this year showed that out of 23 evision stations and cable networks, and institutions of higher learning surveyed has been widely used by Sea Grant staff in Maine, 217 women administrators as an educational vehicle. were identified. The institutions reported Nevison, the radio/television specialist that top level female administrators in­ in UMO’s department of public infor­ cluded four presidents, four vice pres­ mation, entered The Marine Connection idents, one associate vice chancellor, and in the wildlife and ecology category of two assistants to the president. Most the industrial and education production women collegiate administrators in division. The Chevron Chemical Corpo­ Maine are entry or mid-level—not upper A S level—positions, according to the survey. ration and Bravura Films of San Fran­ ? J Y cisco took top medals in Nevison’s 41 Citing a recent education article, category. Nevison credits Patti Millette Ramaley said among the trends in higher ’82 and her father, Alfred, of Spring­ education that administrators will face is field, Massachusetts, tor writing the E declining enrollments and changes in the -a musical score. a. types of students attending institutions. c Institutions also will face declining “It was amazing,” says Nevison. o £ federal support in such areas as research “Patti came into the studio while 1 was -a working on the film and said she’d like and student aid, she said. to try writing the score I said ‘Fine See Dr Judith Ramaley Consequently, state governments will what you can do.’ Well, they not only find it difficult to compensate for the wrote the music and lyrics to the theme loss of funding, and there will be inade­ song, The Discovery, but Patti and some Women Administrators quate stale funding for public and in­ friends performed it for the program dependent institutions. There also will be They did both vocal and instrumental, ‘Face Turbulent Times’ “a growing pressure for accountability with Patti as the lead singer. Women are expanding their roles as ad­ and responsiveness to societal needs’’ as “They also performed another orig­ ministrators in institutions ol higher competition for state funding increases, inal song, Hey, Look Over There, which learning and improving their leadership said Ramaley. she had written for another program, abilities, according to one woman ad­ In the midst of this turbulent aca­ and it fit beautifully into the segment on ministrator fiom a large state university. demic environment, getting women into marine education for children ” Speaking in November at a conference administrative positions will be “a dif­ Millette received her master’s degree on “Women in Higher Education ficult and very complicated process,” in marine education from UMO in 1982 Leadership in the ’80s’’ at UMO, Dr. said the administrator. Ramaley said She lives in Damariscotta, where she is a Judith Ramaley, vice president tor there were four obstacles to affirmative substitute teacher at the Great Sall Bay academic affairs at the State Umveisity action. As a mandate from the federal School, performs with Jan Brown of of New York at Albany, told a large government, affirmative action is seen as Camden as the duo, People of Note, group of college and university ad- unwarranted government interference. It and is illustrating a book on marine life. ministiators from throughout Maine that also may be one of many institutional Ronald Dearborn, executive dnector they will face turbulent times in higher goals and may run into conflict with of the Sea Grant Program, says Nev­ education That may make affirmative those other goals, she said. ison’s film has been shown to staff action difficult to initiate, she said. Affirmative action also is often ini­ people from the Maine congressional Women still will face oveit, and more tiated in an abstract way to end dis­ ^delegation, science review groups in importantly, covert discrimination as crimination and cannot be measured for Washington, and Sea Grant advisoiy they attempt to expand their ad­ productiveness, said Ramaley. Finally, groups. ministrative careers, she said. The affirmative action programs often are This year’s film festival attracted ultimate goal, however, is that women drafted to the organizational structure of 4,417 entries in more than 100 cat­ “will become administrators who in­ an institution without consideration of egories. Forty-five countries were cidentally happen to be women . . . with the real world. Many piograms have no represented. a cultural richness and a difference in real authority to carry out respon­ Last year’s UMO bronze medal win­ experience that enliven the institutions sibilities, she said. ner was Omaha—The Ultimate Chal­ wc serve,’’ said Ramaley. Women will continue to face overt

MARCH, 1984 7 University of Maine News “To succeed, we must know ourselves very well, . . . accept our differences with equanimity, and forge ahead with as much honesty, wit and grace as we can. ” —Dr. Judith A. Ramaley

discrimination in salaries, rank, and 1 other issues, but “more unnerving and • «/) more insidious’’ will be the covert a A discrimination, said Ramaley. Instances a Q •nr CQ of covert discrimination may occur in » f *- — A sex-role stereotyping; women being con­ Two members of the Royal Shakespeare Company share the artistry of theatre with a univer­ sidered “different” and therefore left sity acting class during part of a week-long residency at Orono. out of decision-making processes; wom­ << en being “highlighted,” or being given I ‘All the World’s a Stage’: Royal Shakespeare » too much attention; and self-constraint r in reaching career goals because of women’s perceptions of themselves. Troupe Performances at UMO ‘Brilliant’ Relating her own experiences, the ad­ ministrator suggested that other women Theatre and dance students at the Christopher Ravenscroft, Edwin be aware of their sexual and cultural dif­ University of Maine at Orono were Richfield and Jennie Stoller. ferences from men, of male responses to visited by “the finest troupe in the “In my 22 years at UMO,” said Bost, women regarding the use of power, and world,” according to theatre/dance de­ “never have we had a theatrical res­ of the stresses of being an “outsider.” partment chairman, James S. Bost. idency so distinguished and one that has “To succeed we must know ourselves For a week in November, five mem­ left such a positive impact.” very well, pay attention to the special bers of the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company is, dynamics of a woman leading a group of explored the art of theatre with students in effect, one of two national theatres of men or other women, accept our dif­ in workshops, seminars, and perfor­ Great Britain. William Shakespeare once ferences with equanimity, and forge mances as part of the artist-in-residence wrote of them, “the Company is an en­ ahead with as much honesty, wit and program supported, in part, by the semble dedicated primarily to the con­ grace as we can,” she said. Patrons of the Fine Arts and the tinued investigation and performance of In addition to her administrative re­ Cultural Affairs Committee. the country’s national treasury.” sponsibilities, Ramaley is a scientist in­ “The residency was an overwhelming “The residency of five actors of the terested in development neuroendo­ success,” said Bost. “It was like ‘the Royal Shakespeare Company on our crinology and reproductive physiology. eager student on one end of the log— campus was an exciting and satisfying The author of many papers and books, and the inspiring teacher on the other.’ experience from which all of us . . . will she edited a book entitled, Covert Education at its best.” long profit,” said Professor of Theatre, Discrimination, Women in the Sciences The company of actors included Arnold Colbath. “[It] had all the atmo­ in 1978. Heather Canning, John Kane, sphere of a delightful festival celebration —love fest shared between the actors and every department of campus.” The Company has achieved world­ wide distinction for its excellence in theatre production, and particularly for Thomson Book Collection Given to Library * setting new standards “in innovative and a The generosity of spirit and love of learn­ volumes were added to Fogler Library brilliant interpretations of Shakespeare,” ing and teaching that epitomized the late last year, she said. said Bost. Professor Robert B. Thomson’s 33 years Each book from the Thomson collec­ Four public performances to capacity at the University of Maine at Orono will tion bears a bookplate designed by his audiences included The Tarnished be passed on to future generations of widow, Arline Thomson, an artist and Phoenix, Under Milkwood and students through a gift of more than staff designer at UMO. The plate says, Merchant of Venice. 5,000 books from his private collection “From the Collection of Robert B. According to one critic, these perfor­ to the Fogler Library. Thomson—1912-1983.” There is a mances “were the most polished, the “The scope of the collection is very sketch of the ancient Telford Bridge on most professional taste of theatre this n broad,” says Elaine Albright, director of the River Tay in Scotland. area has had during the past 16 years.” 4 libraries. “It ranges from American and “It was Bob’s favorite ,” she “When, indeed, will we have such an British politics, naval strategy and opulent theatrical feast again,” the critic a says. “It is a sketch that I did for him.” t literature to sports.” Fewer than 10,000 wrote.

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“UMOSG represents all seven cam­ School of Human University of Maine puses within the super university system, and we could not take the responsibility Development Turns 75 Foundation’s 50th of eliminating two academic units from The School of Human Development en­ The University of Maine Foundation gubernatorial consideration,” UMOSG tered its 75th year in 1984 with a contin- turned 50 years old this month with Chairman Rodney Labbe wrote in for­ v uing “commitment to serve Maine’s peo­ assets nearing IVi million dollars. warding the resumes to Brennan. Currently each of the campuses has a ple through educational programs and The foundation, which was the child research that emphasize improving the non-voting representative on the trust­ of the Endowment Donations Commit­ ees’ board. They, along with the presi­ quality of life for families and in­ tee, was organized in 1934 with a gift of dividuals,” according to a history of the dent of the student senate at each cam­ $1,000 from the Class of 1909 in celebra­ pus, make up UMOSG. school prepared by the director’s office tion of the class’ 25th Reunion. In the years since the first UMO “That was quite a substantial gift dur­ Department of Domestic Science was ing the Depression,” says former com­ Soprano Farrell founded in 1909, eight women have been mittee secretary Charles E. Crossland, a program directors. They are: Frances member of the Class of 1917. Named to Faculty Freeman (1915-1923); Ester McGinnis Broad powers are given today to the Eileen Farrell, one of the great dramatic (1923-1926); Pearl Green (1926-1948); five members of the Board of Directors Louise Stedman (1948-1951); Marion sopranos of this century and now a res­ through the UM Foundation’s charter ident of Castine, has been appointed Sweetman (1951-1960); Jane Crow and by special legislative enactment. (1961-1965); Margaret Thornbury Distinguished Professor of Music at the Those members are Daniel Priestley, University of Maine at Orono. (1965-1978); and Barbara Csavinszky Charles Carlisle ’50, Ralph Leonard, (1977-present). Farrell will present a series of master Douglas Brown (honorary alumnus) and classes once a month in Lord Hall, in­ Here is a sampling of changes in the Malcolm Jones ’52. cluding vocal technique, oratorio, opera school over the decades: The foundation’s assets are managed and contemporary English vocal lit­ • 1909 Department of Domestic Science by three Bangor-area banks—The Mer­ erature. established in Winslow Hall rill Trust Co , Northeast Bank and Trust “We’re most fortunate to have an op­ • 1912 First Bachelor’s degree awarded and the Maine National Bank. portunity to take advantage of Miss Far­ • 1920s Dietetic program instituted tor Pooled life income funds, endowment rell’s artistic talent,” said Dr. Richard funds, securities and liquid assets com- food and nutrition majors Jacobs, chairman of the music depart­ pnse most of the holdings. ment. • 1931 Merrill Hall dedicated The public is invited to attend the • 1936 Graduate programs developed master classes as observers through • 1957 New option established in special arrangements with the music elementary education for majors in Student Voter Named department at 123 Lord Hall, or by child developmcnt/family relations telephoning 581-1240. Governor Joseph E Brennan named A native New Englandei who was • 1968 Renamed the School of Human James S. Bowers, 31, a business­ born in Willimantic, Connecticut, Farrell Development administration and accounting major at made her professional debut as “the • 1969 Health and family life major ad­ the Augusta campus, the first student to ded to curriculum voice of Rosa Ponselle” in a March of be given a vote on the university board Time program. She was also a member • 1970s Nutritional surveys begun in of trustees. of the CBS chorus. cooperation with the Maine Depart­ Under legislation enacted last year, the Farrell and hei husband live near their ment of Human Services and the student trustee would require Senate son, Robert, Jr., a lawyer and teacher at Maine Slate Department of Educa­ confirmation and would serve a two-year Maine Maritime Academy. Their tion and Cultural Services Nutri­ term Other members of the 15-member daughter, Kathleen, is a doctor at the tional education for public teachers board seive seven-year terms. Lahey Clinic. undertaken. The names of seven students, six men • 1980s Ongoing reseaich in spousal in­ and one woman, were submitted by the campuses through (he University of $16.5 Million Sought teraction, grandpaient/giandchild re­ Maine Organization of Student Govern­ lationships, teenage family, family ments. The University of Maine Board of Trust­ violence, and basic nutrition A majority of UMOSG members— ees (BOT) announced in December it At present the School of Human comprising two representatives from would ask the state legislature for capital Development has 430 undergiaduate and each campus—originally opposed the funding in the amount of $16.5 million graduate students. The full-time faculty bill, aiguing that one student could not for building construction and renovation numbers 16 represent the views of those at all seven and for the upgrading of computer fa­ campuses. cilities at each of the seven campuses. Human development piograms arc Once the legislation was signed, the Not since 1975 has the state appro­ routinely underfunded. “Resources are group thieatened not to submit any priated money for construction at the tight all over the University,” Dr. names to Brennan, partly because the University. The top priority tor years has Csavins/ky said. “We could use help foi bill called for only five nominees—im­ been faculty salaries. equipment.” plicitly leaving out two of the campuses. The proposal calls for the expansion The school will officially celebrate its The group relented after Biennan agreed of two buildings on the Orono campus 75th anniversary at a public luncheon to consider a nominee from each cam­ and one classroom building at the April 28. pus University of Southern Maine.

MARCH, 1984 9 General Alumni Association News Film Chronicles Alumni A Lifetime Experience, a film that could I win Henry Nevison a third bronze /■nn medal, is a 30-minute documentary about the alumni of UMO. It contains footage of reunions dating back to 1929 •general and takes viewers through the years of the university’s heritage. Actual victrola Alumni recordings of the Maine Stein Song and interviews with such notables as writer Asocidlion Stephen King, and Mark Cohen, vice president for the ABC Corporation, MM highlight this winning film now available for viewing at the PICS building or the Crossland Center. We also circulate two loan copies. J Countdown to a Million At press time, in early January, contri­ butions to the General Alumni Associa­ I III- tion were approaching the half-million nr dollar mark for fiscal year 1983-84. National Fund Chairman Hank

j-’MC BLAU BEAR Schmelzer ’65 predicted that alumni 2 would contribute $300,000 more this n.ira iTf i rrrrrr AV GI5V . year than last to meet the million-dollar . <-‘W| Qf Jifc I • r». w o ,.M « *.’•* goal by June 30. In an effort to make that happen, more than 180 alumni and friends of UMO are expected to participate in the Six Student Alumni Association (SAA) mem­ National Phonathon during the months bers pose for a photographer during a break of March, April, and May. Another 400 from packing "survival kits” purchased by students will take to the phones in April parents in December for delivery during fi­ on behalf of the Annual Alumni Fund. at the University of Maine at Orono nals week. Joined by nearly 60 other volun­ teers from SAA, Gamma Sigma Sorority and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity, they assembled This new brochure, which introduces the and delivered 1,700 gift boxes of snacks. The UMO faculty and staff to alumni programs proceeds, more than $4,700, will fund SAA and services, was also given to each senior programs and several student scholarships. who pledged to the Annual Alumni Fund. From left, counter-clockwise: Joe Nerden, Katie Simmonds, Matt McNair, Mary Saun­ ders, Kelly Bramblett and Sara Frack. Published Authors I Grenfell, Clarine Coffin ’32, The Women My

‘Fill the Steins’ Husband Married. Grenfell Reading 9 Center, 1983. $6.00. King, Stephen ’70, Pet Semetary. Doubleday, But Learn the Words 1983. $15.95. A marketing major who plays bass drum King, Tabitha ’71, Caretakers. in the University’s marching band, spent McMillan, 1983. $13.95. three weeks in January and February Merrill, Daphne Winslow ’27, A Salute to teaching other UMO students the words Maine. Vantage, 1983. $12.95. Richards, Laurence D. ’68, Contrasting to the Maine Stein Song. Theory, An Approach to Policy-Level Bob Gordon ’84, a member of both Modeling. University Press of America. the Senior Skulls and the Student Alum­ $16.95. ni Association, organized the volunteer project in cooperation with the All Maine Women. Roger Castle ’21, of Damariscotta, spon­ “I realized that so few students know sors the Golden “M” Award, presented the Stein Song,” Gordon told the Alum­ annually to a member of the 50th Re­ nus, “and it was so popular at one union Class. Castle, a loyal alumnus, time.” said he wanted to provide an incentive r More than 30 students were assigned to the class so one of their own could be to sing the alma mater at each of the 21 cited for special merit. The first recip­ I dorms on campus. ient, in 1983, was Tom Desmond ’33.

10 MAINE ALUMNUS N MAY of 1981, a few months after completing her bachelor’s degree Iwork at UMO, Donna Browne scored the highest grade in Maine on the Cer­ tified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. To top that, she passed two other boards at the same time—the Certified Internal Audit Exam and the first-ever Information Systems Auditor Exam The Donna Browne Story Browne is today a CPA in Portland, supervising the Maine office of Tofias, Fleishman, Shapiro and Co. P.C., a Boston-based firm. When this cop> ol She commuted 125 miles to classes the Alumnus reaches you, she will be in the midst of the tax season, a frenetic time for all accountants. at UMO and a few months after she Browne’s success story begins in 1966, when she graduated from Pilgrim High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. Alter graduated, Donna Browne ’80 three semesters at the University of Con­ necticut, she dropped out and moved to sailed through three accounting Fullerton, California. Working as a temporary, she was as­ signed to a public accounting firm. Her certifying exams. employer paid for night classes at Fuller­ ton Junior College and after three years there, Browne was named bookkeeper. While living in Fullerton, she married Lance and the couple then moved to San Francisco, where her husband finished his undergraduate work in microbiology. At that time, Browne joined another accounting firm and talked her employers into financing more of her education at the University of Califor­ nia. In 1974, the couple returned to Maine, Lance’s birth place, settling in the north­ ern Maine town of Jackman. Lance worked in a saw mill and the two restored a rundown farm house. The next year, friends invited the Brownes to join in their masonry business in Pittsfield. Lance commuted 100 miles to the job and then took com­ pany ledgers home for Donna to review at night. When their friends’ company folded in 1977, Donna joined the Border Trust Co. in Jackman as assistant treasurer. Even without an accounting degree, she was named bank treasurer within a year. In September of 1979, Browne began Donna and Lance Browne al the couple's South Portland home. her 125-mile commute to classes at UMO. She graduated in December of auditing regulations, offers consulting advisor. To listen to their problems, and 1980 with a bachelor’s in accounting. By services on matters of annual audit and to suggest ways of solving them.’’ April, she was sailing through the first computer programming, and directs “The bigger the company, the more of three accounting exams and by sum­ DownEast investors, which she co­ important it is to make a technology mer, she had joined TFS in Portland. founded with TFS administrator, system work,” says Browne. “With a Lance went to work for the Portland of­ Margaret Holbrook, of Hollis, a former three-person company, if you go it alone fice of the Equitable Life Assurance UMO student. and make a mistake, you’re only hurting Company. They sold their Jackman In the same office is CPA Machelle the three of you. If you have 100 em­ home in 1982 and today live in a Perreault, of Cutler, a graduate of the ployees, that mistake will ripple through modern cape-style house in South Port­ University of Southern Maine. all of them.” land. They remain child-free. Clients often turn to Browne and to “We can recruit dynamic people,” As company supervisor, Browne TFS office manager, Paul Marshall, for Marshall says of Browne, “and provide works on quality control, coordinating advice. them with an atmosphere of continuing the accounting work of the Portland of­ Says Marshall, “When a business or­ professional education, but without fice and overseeing the work of junior ganization is looking for a consultant, Donna’s individual motivation, we accountants in Boston. it’s really looking for someone to wouldn’t have grown at all.” □ She reviews changes in tax and become part of the business. To be an —Gerald Rogovin ’49 MARCH, 1984 1 1 • *

12 MAINE ALUMNUS F A rainstorm ruins your picnic been severely damaged months earlier when only blue skies were forecast, when a ship crashed into it. Despite ef­ Iall you can do is curse the weather re­ forts by the National Weather Service to porter. But when unforecast gale-force repair the buoy, the instrument had winds and two-story-high seas capsize a failed to transmit wind velocity reports— boat and take a life, is it just a a crucial determinant in storm warn­ meteorological mess-up or can someone ings—for three months prior to the acci­ be held accountable? dent. This is the question posed by maritime lawyer Michael Latti ’56. Latti believes “If the correct data had been com­ he can prove that an inaccurate weather puted and broadcast,’’ charges Latti, report led to the death of Gary Brown, “no fisherman in his right mind would an experienced lobster fisherman who have gone out there.” perished when he was thrown from his Instead of the picture-perfect day that boat 120 miles off the New England had been forecast, the Sea Fever was coast. Acting on behalf of Brown’s wid­ rocked by near-hurricane-velocity winds Why lawyer ow, Honour Brown of Plymouth, Massa­ and 20-foot swells that pounded the boat chusetts, Latti has filed suit against a until it broached. Brown, a newlywed branch of the National Weather Service and an expectant father, was hurled Michael Latti ’56 for more than $2 million—an unprece­ through the side of the wheelhouse. dented move with far-reaching implica­ Four other vessels in the area were is suing the tions. damaged and three were lost. The Sea Weather Bureau Weather or Not for $2.2 million.

* In 1980, the weather was responsible Fever eventually righted herself and the for the deaths of more than 1,400 crew was saved—except for Brown. A TTI was born and brought up m Americans. Most were victims of heat “In a gale like that,” explains Latti, £Floral Park, New York. He waves, floods, droughts, blizzards, tor­ “a 90-tooter can lay to, putting her nose earned a B.A. Degree in sociology at nadoes, wind, rainstorms and the erup­ into the wind and waiting out the storm. UMO in 1956. While at Orono he tion of Mt. St. Helens. Gary Brown But a 50-footer like Sea Fever just can’t played freshman and varsity basket­ might have been just another statistic do that. ball, joined Alpha Tau Omega frater­ had not Latti, who practices admiralty On Jan. 26, 1981, Latti, whose firm nity and achieved Dean *s List honors. law as the founder of Latti Associates in has handled other celebrated nautical Latti received a Doctorate of Law Boston, agreed to dredge up details of litigation, most notably the December Degree in 1959 from Boston College the fatal voyage that may implicate the 1976 oil spill off Nantucket filed suit on Law School and passed the U.S. Government. behalf of Brown’s widow for $2.2 Massachusetts Bar exam in 1960. According to Latti, the 27-year-old million—$2 million for his death and He has been a trial lawyer in fisherman with eight years of experience $200,000 for conscious pain and suffer­ Boston for the past 23 years, at sea set out aboard Sea Fever on Nov. ing by Brown before he died. The gov­ specializing in maritime law, including 25, 1980. Brown and the crew reviewed ernment subsequently filed a series of aviation, environmental and products the morning’s weather bulletins. The countermotions in an unsuccessful at­ liability cases. He owns Latti forecast for George’s Bank, their desti­ tempt to have the case dismissed. Associates, 30-31 Union Wharf, nation, was clear skies and moderate (15 The case is being held for trial and Boston, with law offices in New Bed­ mph) winds. Sea Fever, a 50-foot lobster soon should be heard. When it is, pre­ ford and Gloucester. boat, plowed due east through a light dicts Latti, it will have “very significant chop while the radio periodically re­ legal applications, particularly regarding Latti met his wife, the former ported weather conditions. weather forecasting for aircraft. Georgia Drivas ’57, in his junior year What Brown and his fellow fishermen “We’re opening up a new area of at UMO. The couple has four chil­ didn’t—and couldn’t—know, claims legal consideration. On one hand the Su­ dren: Mark, 20, sophomore at Wake Latti, was that a National Oceanic and preme Court has spelled out the duty of Forest University; Beth, 18, freshman Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the U.S. Government to maintain aids to at Skidmore College; Kristin, 16, and computerized weather buoy was mal­ navigation. On the other, the court has Caroline, 14, both attending Concord functioning. It normally broadcasts wind also ruled that individuals who give fore­ Carlisle High School. The family owns a second home on Kezar Lake direction and velocity, wave strength, casts cannot be held legally responsible. temperature and barometric pressure via Our case,” says the attorney, “falls be­ in Lovell, Maine. □ a radio transmitter. But the buoy had tween both judgments.” □ MARCH, 1984 13 Reprinted with permission Irom US magazine Photo opposite/Paul Fortin Picture Group 50th Birthday for the Trees This collection is a living one, changing with the seasons ... as trees grow from seedlings to foot-thick specimens.

HEN Fay Hyland came to Cultivating rare plants was never a Orono in 1926 as a young in­ primary goal. Neither was landscaping— Wstructor in the Botany Department, thebut the plantation’s own attractiveness University owned a cow pasture on the might make a visitor think the plants bank of the . From time and trees were arranged with the eye in to time, the University herd would be mind. driven down there, across the College “When you go down there, you just Avenue streetcar line, to graze in the feel different,” Hyland says, “especially pasture. in the summertime when the leaves are Hyland liked what he saw in that field on.” Small as it is, the area can seem —not necessarily the cows, but what he very private, almost remote. might do with the place if they wore “It’s an educational facility, first and gone. Hyland wanted to establish a bo­ foremost,” says Christopher Campbell, tanical plantation for the University. the botany professor who directs the A few years later, the cows did move Hyland plantation today. Campbell suc­ to other pastures, and the young pro­ ceeded Prof. Charles Richards, who fessor took possession. Half a century directed the plantation from 1965 to later, the plantation and its lively, 1982. talkative founder are still going strong. There’s still no budget to speak of— The plantation actually came into ex­ the University’s participation is limited istence in 1934. Except for a small to providing land, a few tools and occa­ meadow, there’s little resemblance today sional work-study help—but the 10-acre to the cow pasture. The Fay Hyland Bo­ plantation continues to help students tanical Plantation (named in 1965) dis­ learn their dendrology and taxonomy, plays a variety of habitats—upland, low­ both basics in the study of botany. land, marsh, meadow, peat bog, river­ The plantation is not an experimental bank—and a much larger variety of forest. It’s not designed to test com- large and small plants. mercially-important trees for forestry, The plantation—it’s not an ar­ although some of the experimental plant­ boretum, which would focus strictly on ings there could conceivably have com­ trees and woody plants—is home to ex­ mercial application one day. amples of every coniferous tree that Some of the plantation’s early trees grows in the . , are “now over a good foot in and are members of this diameter,” Hyland wrote in 1976. “It is family that are native to Maine. Non­ possible that similar trees might replace natives represented in the Hyland planta­ some of our native species in the future tion include bald cypress, ginkgo, and forest economy. Many have produced metasequoia, also known as the dawn viable seeds for several years. Probably redwood. nowhere else would information be “It’s never had any money—doesn’t available on the performance of these even yet,’’ Hyland says today of his species in Maine. They may now be project. “It’s always been on its own.” evaluated and tell their own story under Retired today and in his eighties, Hy­ actual growing conditions in Orono.” land retains his lifelong interest in the As in any scientific enterprise, there plantation. From the beginning, he says, have been failures as well as successes. the idea was to establish a place where Trees that didn’t make it include various Maine people, particularly children and sycamores, hickories, oaks and of course University students, could come to see a few elms, victims of Dutch elm dis­ labeled trees. In addition, there was the ease. Even the elms became part of the need to test species for hardiness in learning process—those in the plantation Maine winters, a service Hyland and his were available for comparison with successors have provided for decades at others in an adjacent plot. the plantation for the U.S. Department Other problems have included white of Agriculture. weevil and twig canker, which af-

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Botanical plantation namesake, Dr. Fay “The big thing now is to add soil to the So the process continues, endlessly, Hyland, supervises one “Maine Day” low field (along the river),” Hyland like collecting of any sort. Unlike a case planting of trees at the site off College says. “We need to build it up several of butterflies or a book of stamps, this Avenue. feet so we can expand our hardwood collection is a living one, changing with area.” the seasons, changing as trees grow from feets some hardwoods. There has also In part, the Hyland plantation is the seedlings to foot-thick specimens. been occasional vandalism: someone cut product of the “botanizing” Fay Hyland Looking back at it all from the van- ’ down a 10-inch several years ago, and did all over Maine over a 10-year period, tage point of his eighties, Hyland (now occasionally an exuberant visitor tours collecting and listing plants, shrubs and Professor Emeritus in the Department of the place on a motorcycle. “It’s not a trees for the University. Annually, Botany and Plant Pathology) makes it major problem,” comments Hyland dozens of specimens would be brought all sound simple, as if all he had done when asked about vandalism. back for the plantation. was plant some trees in a sheltered “We prune as little as we can,” There were exchanges with other re­ place, to protect them from winter’s Hyland says, pointing out that it’s never gions as well—plants from the south, cold. “A little protection is all you need been his intent, however, to establish a from the Rocky Mountain States, from to get things started,” he says, “a little “wilderness” or “natural area.” Tend­ foreign countries. By the mid-1970s, 20 protection against the desiccating ing the plantation means weeding, mow­ of the plantation’s 83 hardwoods were winds.” ing, maintaining paths, building up the foreign, along with nine of the 22 con­ He is much too modest. □ soil for future additions or expansions. ifers. Hyland doesn’t rule out pesticides, but “We’ve always tried for as much di­ —Dave Platt hasn’t had to rely on them in the past. versity as possible,” says Campbell. Expansion, apparently, is always in “We’re always trying to bring in more Platt is environmental writer for the Hyland’s and Campbell’s thoughts. things. . 16 MAINE ALUMNUS

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T’S called the two-plus-two pro­ becoming the first person to successfully gram—a chance to earn a bachelor’s complete the University of Maine’s ‘‘two Idegree in music at UMO with some plus two” music program, wherein a stu­ practical training in jazz and contem­ dent first earns an associate of science porary music. The degree follows a com­ degree in jazz and contemporary music prehensive two-year course of studies of­ (formerly called ‘‘popular music”) in fered at the Augusta campus. Now m its Augusta, and then finishes the bachelor 11th year, the UM A music program has degree’s requirements in Orono. transformed the city in­ Rapaport had considerable ‘‘street” to what some call a hotbed of jazz ac­ time behind him as a bandleader before Walas tivity. After two years at UMA— he started his academic work.

whether they go on to Orono or not At UMA, where he enrolled ‘‘on a Jack —students have earned an associate’s whim” in 1978, he discovered he needed Scolt Rapaport degree. the standardized, more tormal approach One UMO graduate values her time in to the broader traditions of music that the capitol city. “I believe in the pro­ Orono offered. gram so much that I’m back there now. ‘‘At Augusta they encourage you to I’m immersed in it,” says vocalist Me­ blow—get the feeling, develop a style jam sessions. UMA is actually a perfor­ lissa Hamilton Fowler. Another alum­ and not worry about the notes too mance laboratory. In the ensembles, nus, saxophonist Scott Rapaport says, much,” says Rapaport. “Orono legit­ students see their own writing put to an ‘‘There’s a lot to be said for going to imizes Augusta by imposing a discipline applied test; as performers themselves, school in both places. In four years you on your own idiomatic playing. You they are asked to step out front and get exposed to two approaches to music. have to smooth out and join the club, . You can make your own synthesis.” and the two-plus-two program accom­ Fowler, a vocalist, holds an associate’s ‘‘Augusta’s great. Orono’s great. plishes that. That’s a good combina­ degree from Augusta. At UMO, how­ They’re both great,” Rapaport says. tion,” he said. ever, she earned a bachelor’s degree in He’s not speaking of the scenic delights At UMA one learns to play with “pi­ performing arts-theatre. Today, after of the two Maine communities, but of zazz;” at UMO with “properness.” working as secretary for the Dean of the vital help each branch of the univer­ This is not to say that Augusta’s ap­ Academic Affairs at UMA, she teaches sity has given his musical career. proach is easy or laissez-faire. The UMA evening music classes on campus and Rapaport should know. The saxo­ program is designed, according to its performs with pianist-vocalist, “Lady phonist has been paying his dues—and brochure, “to provide basic, interme­ T,” weekends in nearby Hallowell. his bills—through regular jobs, or diate and professional level training for Originally a folksinger with some pub­ ‘‘gigs,” with the Eastern Standard Trio, students who are primarily interested in lic experience, she was at first lured to a pop rock-cum-jazz group he’s been working with Jazz (sic) and contempo­ Augusta by an interest in jazz. leading for the past seven years. He is rary music styles.” With its policy of At the time there were few vocal self-employed at 29. open admissions, the program is avail­ courses at UMA, but today there are Between bookings, the Bangor native able to anyone who is interested. No three instructors who teach voice. earned a bachelor’s degree in music, audition or other proof of musical com­ Fowler requires her students to become petence is necessary. Even so, Augusta familiar with many jazz singers. Most of has always attracted an o’der, more her students, she says, want to sine and serious student—about the age ot 30. Play. Transfer to Orono (or anywhere else), Jazz is a nebulous term she says, often is not guaranteed after completion of the described as “the art of not doing the two years—nor is transfer always the same thing twice.” goal of every player. UMA otters a As her own experience with the UMA “music core” of 48 credit hours of ap­ student vocal ensembles Les Voix de jazz plied music (on the instrument of one’s and Jazzmin can attest, confidence can choice), theory, composition, music only come about by actually performing history and ensemble work. Four full- before an audience, especially solo. time faculty and 13 part-time instructors Fowler requires her student singers to all moonlight as musicians. Since most present at least a half-hour of their own gigs deliver popular (contemporary) mu­ music sometime during their fourth sic, the program is slanted to that type semester. of music as well as to improvisational Fowler was musical director of the jazz, training students to think on their Augusta Community Theater’s success­ feet and adapt to the musical need of ful production of Cole Portei’s Any­ the moment. thing Goes. □ Performance is the priority at UMA. Melissa Hamilton Fowler Local clubs and the school hold weekly —Rich Tozier MARCH, 1984 17 A Pat on the Back for a Bear Who Dunn Good Senior Pat Dunn, the man beneath the mask of UMO mascot, “Bananas, ” says portraying the bear for three of his college years

has changed him. Clowning at the Walas Organizational

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Al Decked out for Homecoming in his tuxedo. Receiving the GA A Student Service Award

N 1913 a black bear born in the The spirit of Bananas will endure, in only two varsity games because of heat wilds of Mount Katahdin stumbled part, because of the inexhaustible energy exhaustion. On a light week, he spends Ionto the University of Maine at Orono of Dunn, who has worn the costume 12 hours as Bananas. His ice skating football field during a pep rally and since 1980. ability has improved he says, and one stood on its head. The crowd went ba­ The West Gardiner native was con­ day, with practice, he hopes Bananas nanas and the Maine black bear mascot sidered a shy freshman when he entered can slam dunk a basketball. tradition was born. UMO in 1979. As a sophomore, he “At first, I had no idea what to do, Seventy years later, the tradition lives pledged APO where he learned that the how to deal with a crowd and how to do on in a bear suit worn by UMO senior student mascot was about to graduate. skits,” said Dunn. Pat Dunn, who as “Bananas” the bear, Dunn decided to give it a try. Those skills he learned quickly during still leads Maine fans to bursts of team “Having a person as the bear makes a two summers in cheering camp at Vir­ spirit. richer tradition,” Dunn told the Alum­ ginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacks­ The last live black bear mascot was in nus in an interview. “He’s visible all burg, Virginia. Dunn came back with six 1963. The human Bananas that followed over campus—reaching out in a three blue and red ribbons and one key to have all been members of the service dimensional way.” spirit, given only to 15 of the 53 mascots fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, who spon­ And reach out he did. attending from eastern United States. sor the mascot. In 3 1/2 academic years, Dunn missed Dunn, who stands 5’8”, has lost 18 MAINE ALUMNUS It’s Pat Dunn in that new blue costume.

‘Bananas’ cheers UMO hoopsters at a basketball game against Brooklyn College

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Jack Showing ice hockey fans his true team spirit about 15 pounds from sweating inside Dunn says he’s a different person in­ hint of a pot belly, skated out on the ice the Bananas costume. He once danced side the bear suit and he likes it. at the UMO—Boston University hockey eight hours in jhe suit for a marathon “Being Bananas the Bear has changed game to the delight of the crowd. fundraising event. his whole life,” said Nancy Morse The new costume, made by Walt Dis­ “I’m willing to do anything for school Dysart ’60, Director for Alumni Ac­ ney Costumers, has more defined paws spirit,’’ he says. “There’s something at tivities. “It’s so much fun to watch a and a mouth that will open and close. the University that alumni can relate kid develop like that.” Dysart is the ad­ Money for Bananas’ $1,200 fur coat to.” visor to the Student Alumni Association, was provided by the Student Alumni a group Dunn joined as a freshman and Association, the General Alumni Asso­ A more aggressive then became its youngest vice president. ciation, the Graduate M Club and Alpha bear appears on In December, Bananas changed his Phi Omega. UMO sports pro­ color from black to blue when his six- A forest recreation major, Dunn grams. year-old suit wore out and staff designer hopes to become the mascot of a profes­ Michael Mardosa decided it was time to sional ball team after graduation. make the bear look a bit friendlier and “It’s been a big part of my life; I’ll miss it,” he said. It’s mutual, Pat. □ lllusii mon b\ more colorful. Michicl Mardosa A slightly huskier bear, with just a —Catherine Palmer MARCH, 1984 19 zoology. Delta Delta Delta. Survivors include her 1949 BERNARD LEO THERIAULT, 59, of Milli­ sister, Sylvia Gould Traube ’30. nocket, died September 7, 1983. B.S. menchanical engineering. Sigma Nu. Senior engineer, Great Deaths 1932 JOHN WELDON RUSSELL, 73, of St. Peters­ Northern Paper Co. Survivors includes sons Frank burg, Florida, died October 28, 1983. B.S. me­ ’72 and Hugh ’75. chanical engineering. Delta Tau Delta. School super­ 1906 FRANK HOWARD BICKFORD, 96, of Mars intendent. Surviving is his wife, Hazel Sparrow ’31. 1949 EDWARD FREEMAN WOODBREY, 56, of Hill, died October 12, 1983. Two-year degree, Gorham, died November 6, 1983. B.S. physical agriculture. Minister. Organized the first 4-H club in 1934 HILDA MARIA PACKARD, 95, of Norridge­ education. Phi Mu Delta. President, Lovell Lumber Maine. wock, died November 7, 1983. B.S. education. Company. Donations are made to the Woodbrey Teacher. Memorial Fund, 207 Crossland Alumni Center, 1909 HAROLD REDMORE MILLER, 95, of South UMO, Orono, Maine 04469. Surviving is his son, Berwick, died February 26, 1983. B.S. electrical 1936 RICHARD ROYAL LUNT, 68, of Chadds Edward, Jr. ’77. engineering. Phi Eta Kappa. Radio engineer. Ford, Pennsylvania, died November 28, 1983. B.S. chemical engineering. Phi Kappa Sigma. Senior 1950 CHARLES WALKER BROWN, 61, of 1913 HOWARD BYRON RICHARDSON, 94, of manufacturing specialist. Eureka, California, died November 13, 1983. B.S. Berwick, died October 24, 1983. B.S. civil engineer­ forestry. Lambda Chi Alpha. Forester. ing. Phi Kappa Sigma. Engineer. 1936 ALVAH LEWIS NICKERSON, 76, of Maitland, Florida, died in May 1983. B.S. educa­ 1950 ANGELO LOUIS POLITO, 59, of Portland, 1916 GUY BERWYN CONDON, 90, of , tion. M.S. Texas A&l University. Teacher. died September 7, 1983. B.A. mathematics. Kappa died November 3, 1983. B.A. economics & Sigma. General manager, Luigi’s Food Products. sociology. MBA Harvard, 1919. Sigma Chi. Pur­ 1938 LOUIS SMITH, 67, of Boynton Beach, chasing agent. Owner/operator of the first tree farm Florida, died July 27, 1983. B.A. psychology. Super­ 1951 NORMAN LEO LEVESQUE, 57, of Winslow, and the last water-powered sawmill in Maine. visor, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. died October 6, 1983. B.S. civil engineering. Divi- sion engineer, Maine Department of Transportation. 1916 ALBERT LEALAND ROBINSON, 89, of St. 1939 JULIA MOYNIHAN AWE, 64, of Bandera, Petersburg, Florida, died October 23, 1983. Texas, died July 17, 1983. B.S. home economics. 1951 WILLIAM W.D. MELCHER, 56, of Bingham, Agriculture. Theta Chi. Stock broker. Block M Ac­ Alpha Omicron Pi. Lt. Col. Ret., dietitian and died November 25, 1983. B.S. forestry. Forester and tivity Award recipient. Former president, UMO biomedical science coordinator. Survivors include surveyor. Alumni Association, St. Petersburg. her sisters, Dorothy H. Moynihan ’34 and Mary Moynihan Fogler ’43. 1951 HERBERT SPRINGER MERRILL, 56, of 1923 RUTH COOMBS THOMAS, 84, of Detroit, Falmouth, died October 12, 1983. B.S. education. Michigan, died July 3, 1983. B.S. home economics. 1940 GEORGE FRANCIS DARVEAU, 65, of Lake Counselor, Maine Department of Human Services. Phi Mu. Surviving is her husband, Ralph E. ’23. Villa, Illinois, died May 22, 1983. B.A. history & government. Salesman. 1955 MARTIN HOWARD ARSENAULT, 50, of 1923 MARTHA SANBORN WHITE, 82, of Read­ Grand Lake Stream, died December 5, 1983. B.S. ing, Massachusetts, died November 18, 1983. B.S. 1940 EDWARD WALDRON STANLEY, 65, of education. M.Ed. 1967. Dean of students, home economics. Chi Omega. Oxford County agent. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died November 12, 1983. Washington County Vocational Technical Institute. Survivors include her husband, Philip ’22; children, B.S. mechanical engineering. Phi Mu Delta. Philip Jr. ’50, Elizabeth Hodges ’47, Martha Engineer. 1960 EDNA MAE LITTLEFIELD, 68, of Guilford, Chambers ’53 and brothers Leon '27 and Fred ’33. died October 21, 1983. B.S. education. Teacher for 1941 ORMOND ADOLPH STAPLES, 64, of 46 years. 1924 DAVID JACOBS, 80, of Virginia Beach, Thomaston, died October 30, 1983. B.S. forestry. Virginia, died September 6, 1983. B.A. biology. Sigma Nu. Ship’s master, Exxon Oil Corporation. 1969 JEANNINE DECOTEAU CLARK, 48, of M.D. Harvard, 1928. Phi Epsilon Pi. Pediatrician Dexter, died September 13, 1983. B.S. education. and professor. 1941 ROBERT TABER WILLETS, 64, of Brown­ 1969 ELAINE LANCASTER KENDRICK, 63, of field, died August 16, 1983. B.S. forestry. MBA 1925 ROBERT WENTWORTH MORRISON, 80, Lehigh University, 1960. Kappa Sigma. Vice presi­ Falmouth, died September 21, 1983. B.S. education. of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died August 18, 1983. dent for finance, Hulman Institute of Tech­ Surviving is her husband, Morgan ’47. B.S. civil engineering. Engineer. nology. Surviving is his wife, Barbara Thompson ’42. 1978 BRIAN J. SUTHERLAND, 27, of Bangor, 1926 KERA CHAPLIN MILLARD, 78, of Cornish, died November 23, 1983. B.S. mechanical engineer­ 1942 CARLETON SEWALL HERRICK, 62, of died October 4, 1983. B.A. mathematics. Alpha ing. Engineer. Allentown, Pennsylvania, died June 29, 1983. B.A. Omicron Pi. Teacher. zoology. M.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1944. 1980 TIMOTHY DAVID WHITNEY, 25, of Lin­ Delta Tau Delta. Hospital director. 1927 HAROLD ORIN BARKER, 79, of Walpole, coln, died September 23, 1983. B.A. broad- Massachusetts, died September 8, 1983. B.S. dairy casting/theatre. M.S. business, Husson College. 1942 GORDON HENRY WINTERS, 64, of Wins­ husbandry. Delta Tau Delta. Department head, Business manager. animal science, Norfolk County Agricultural School. low, died October 15, 1983. B.S. civil engineering. Kappa Sigma. Management. Among survivors is his daughter, Judith Barker Car- 1982 CATHERINE SUTTON ROBERTS, 23, of ducci ’56. Donations may be made to a memorial in Bangor, died October 11, 1983. A.Sc. degree, plant 1943 BERNARD RAYMOND SMITH, 62, of Mars his name, c/o General Alumni Association, and soil technology. Crossland Alumni Center, Orono, Maine 04469. Hill, died November 25, 1983. B.S. agricultural economics. Lambda Chi Alpha. Among survivors is 1983 JANICE LUCY DAIGLE, 23, of Daigle and a son, Bernard ’77. 1927 THOMAS PERRY BIXBY, 78, of Sacramento, Portland, died October 9, 1983. B.A. zoology and California, died June 26, 1983. B.S. forestry. M.S. medical technology. Graduate student. Yale, 1930. Alpha Tau Omega. Construction 1943 STANLEY FRANCIS GILMAN, 62, of Uni­ engineer. versity Park, Pennsylvania, died September 20, STAFF 1983. B.S. mechanical engineering. M.S. 1948 and 1927 CRYSTAL HUGHES DOSTIE, 78, of St. Ph.D. 1953, University of Illinois. Professor, Penn JANE MARSHALL COLYER HOLMES, of Win­ Petersburg, Florida, died June 23, 1983. B.A. State University. terport, died on September 30, 1983. A 1929 chemistry. Chi Omega, graduate of Simmons College, she was serials 1944 RUTH EVELYN ALLEN, 60, of Washington, librarian at Fogler Library from 1957 to 1971. 1927 ROY CLINTON HOBSON, 79, of Aitkin, D.C., died October 11, 1983. B.S. home economics. Among survivors is her husband, Edward M., Pro­ Minnesota, died August 17, 1983. B.S. mechanical Chi Omega. Food service manager. fessor Emeritus of English, and three daughters. engineering. Phi Eta Kappa. Vice president, Na­ tional Castings Co. 1946 JOHN HAYDEN CLEMENT, 59, of Bangor, CORRECTIONS; died December 12, 1983. B.A. zoology. Owner, 1927 WILDER CURTIS STICKNEY, 78, of Santa Schneeflocken, Bangor. Survivors include his Survivors of Milford F. Cohen ’41 (September, 1983 Monica, California, died October 21, 1983. B.S. brother, James D. ’40. issue), who died March 14, 1983, include his wife, mechanical engineering. Delta Chi Alpha. In­ Elsa Goodman ’61; two sons, William M. and An­ strumentation engineer. 1948 ROBERT HARVEY LOOK, 73, of Jonesboro, drew L. ’74; a daughter, Joellyn C. Pollack ’68G died November 15, 1983. B.S. education. M.Ed. and a sister, Dolly C. Alper. 1929 VERNON ALFRED GAMAGE, 76, of 1955. Teacher. Augusta, died September 19, 1983. B.S. hor­ The death notices of Roscoe Franklin Cuozzo ’34, ticulture. M.S. 1932. Alpha Gamma Rho. Dairy 1949 ROBERT BARBOUR AMES, 59, of York, of Orono, and Mardis Ryan Warner, of Bangor farm owner. Pennsylvania, died November 5, 1983. B.S. electrical (December, 1982 issue), were inadvertently listed engineering. M.S. 1950. Phi Gamma Delta. Presi­ under STAFF. Both were faculty members at UMO 1931 PHYLLIS GOULD SALVANTE, 76, of Long dent, Allis-Chalmers Fluid Products Co. UMO on appointment to the Cooperative Extension Ser­ Island, New York, died September 16, 1983. B.A. Development Council member. vice. 20 MAINE ALUMNUS not appear with class secretaries any more and there with the Maine and USDA Extension Service in isn’t any news of our class members I hope nothing Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties After his retire­ Class Notes has happened to you 1 observed my 85th birthday ment, he worked two years for Maine Sugar Beet In­ in May 1983 My wife and I were married 60 years dustries in southern Maine, and later sold grain for on September 4, 1983. My two daughters and their Carter Milling Company He then took up rock­ 17 Edith Ingraham Glover husbands were here for the occasion 1 worked for hounding and jewelry-making Charles is now fully Exxon Corporation 40 years and have been retired 2020 Cokesbury Drive retired and with his wife, Helen Humphreys ’23, 22 years My grandchildren and great-grandchildren lives in their home of many year at 255 Summer St., Savannah, Georgia 31406 are scattered from Maine to Texas, 21 in all ” Auburn, Maine Thanks for writing, Lawrence My name has not A note from Everett Welch tells of a trip to York I’ve been hoping to receive a few items, but they are appeared in the column, because 1 have had nothing Harbor and Boothbay last summer. He lives in scarce I’m in Savannah with mv son, Fred ’49 and to write about 1 would like to hear from more of Allentown, Pennsylvania and is in good health family 1 spent a month with my son, John ’42, then my classmates out there 1 am in good health except Philip R. White has retired after 20 years as presi­ a week including Thanksgiving with my grandson, for my eyes dent of the Social Law Library in Suffolk County David, in Waycross and at Christmas visited another The grapevine tells me that John J. Davis is at the Courthouse, Massachusetts Under White’s leader­ grandson and his family in Cordele, Georgia Stillwater Health Center in Bangor ship (he is a senior partner with Hutchins & Charles Crossland writes they are in fairly good Wheeler), the library has grown into the fourth health and spent the winter in orono, as usual 21 Margaret Blethen largest legal repository for the courts and practicing 1253 Beacon Street bar in the nation 19 Stacy L Bragdon Brookline, Mass 02146 47 Parker Road 24 Wellesley, Mass 02181 More than 150 friends and family members helped Clarence H. Dnsko celebrate his 90th birthday at We are saddened to report the death of class Cliff Denison writes “1 admire vou all for the work the Columbia, Maine Town Hall on October 5, in­ secretary, Ethelyn M. Percival Howard, of Augusta you do as secretary You are luck) to have the cluding three surviving children On the faculty of Ethelyn, who has written notes for the Class of 1924 energy 1 am pretty well but don’t have the strength Bangor H S until retirement in 1954, he also carried for more than a decade, died December 26, 1983 to keep up with my ideas Congratulations on your on a seasonal career as manufacturer of metal Her death notice will appear in the June issue recognition in Kiwams It is good to have apprecia blueberrv rakes, invented bv his grandfather His A new class secretary is not being sought pending tion when a person is alive to enjov it In October, avocation is the studv of genealogy, a specialty for action by the Senior Alumni Association The SAA the fire department appointed me honorary Fire which he is well known Congratulations, Clarence' is considering consolidating all classes after the 60th Chief and gave me a plaque lor mv 56 vears as a In a letter from Dot Hart Cook in earlv fall* “We reunion year under one heading in Class Notes member and chief I have a grandson who is a are having mobs of people (in Woodstock, sophomore at UMO I guess things are much dif ), so we are very busy at Dana House, 25 Mildred Brown Schrumpf where I am hostess They come from all over the ferent than they were in 1915' 1 haven’t suffered 84 College Avenue winter much as I don’t have to get out When there world—Germany, England, Israel, South Africa, is a fire, I stay by the scanner and let the bovs do etc 1 have a house guest this week from Cape Orono, Maine 04473 the work ” Town, and last fall had a couple from there 1 also Ralph Sinnett, Clemson, S C “I et me con volunteer at the \ermont Institute of Natural Frank Hussey was elected president of the Senior gratulate you for your honor in sponsoring so many Science We have a wonderful new museum Alumni Association of the University of Maine at Kiwamans In mv Kiwams experience, I sponsored depicting the hie of Vermont farmers at the turn of the annual meeting in June Fred Soderberg, chair­ only a few members but most of them became good the century ’’ man of the Pulp and Paper Foundation’s Gifts and Kiwamans Kiwams did much for me 1 was a Clarence Partridge: “Virginia and 1 seem to be Bequests Committee, writes that “over a million member of the Delaware, Ohio club for over 20 very busy, though retired Several vears ago a group dollars has been collected as a permanent scholar­ years and president for a vear before 1 retired ol bridge engineers, retired from what is now the ship fund ” In recognition, the board of directors of your numerous activities help you keep Maine Department of Transportation held monthly the Foundation gave Fred a framed certificate Fred voung'” meetings Needless to sav, our meetings are real is looking forward to our 60th class reunion in 1985 Vernon Wallingford, 3890 Woodcrest Dr , Floris gabfests The UMO alumni include Charles A Can it be that long since we, in cap and gown, sant, MO 63033 “I’m trying to dispose of things at Whitten ’24, Philip F. Woods, Clayton P Osgood marched around to accept our diplomas from the 400 Royal in Ferguson—quite a job Now 1 am 24, Vaughn B Everett ’25, Arnold B Porter ’27, university’s president9 “Al” Repshaw’s theme song unable to spend the winter months alone so 1 go Wallace Blake 28, Carl A Brooks, ’31, Robert M might well be “I’m On the Road Again ” He had a with my son Harlan in Nyack, New York and spend Vickery 32, Norman W' Turner ’34, William R visiting spree in 1983, via Greyhound bus, on a the summer with mv son David al Florissant 1 am Morrison ’43, Abel R Sirois '51 and myself month’s Amenpass He visited children, grand­ happy to report that Harlan and David are doing Florence Morrill Kelley: “Last Max while you children, relatives and in-laws on his travels along well Harlan is assistant dean of the business school were enjoying rain in England, I was putting up the East Coast from St Petersburg, Florida to at Pace University, New York His two sons and with the same in 1 rance, but that will be my last Bangor, Maine In 1982, Al visited England and daughters are married and on their own David is European trip, as eve trouble plus old age is cramp eight countries on the continent still with McDonnel-Douglas in market research I ing mv lifestyle The big event of 1983 was the ar­ From UMO’s Weekly Calendar we gleaned this am now a great grandfather Time moves on and I rival of mv first great grandchild, lauren Elizabeth item “A Research and Projects Endowment Fund is am suffering from what Hamlet called ‘the slings Brown She is ‘all Maine ’ Her mother, Kim Lit­ being established by the Maine Division of the and arrows of outrageous fortune ’ At 86 1 realize tlefield, did her freshman vear at Maine Her grand American Association of University Women in the that I am living on borrowed time ” parents are Fied Littlefield '52 and Nancy Kelley name of Velma K. Oliver, who was Manager of Win McBride, Tucson, Arizona “Yes, many ’S3, great grandparents, Linwood Kelley and Women’s Housing at UMO for many years This folks here had trouble because of floods Many river I lorence Morrill and great-great grandfather, grant will provide funds for AAUW public service banks lost as much as 300 yards in width ’’ Mrs Stephen Morrill 1900 Maine roots grow deep1 activities, individual research projects and profes­ Ken Wooster, Boynton Beach, Florida “Ken was in A Christmas note from Marion Bragg: “Our sional development ” the Bangor hospital for awhile in September for a routine remains the same and each year finds us From Rufus Sewall, Beaufort, North Carolina’ virus But we left for the winter, as usual The an­ slower We arc thankful that a phone call will bring “My wife, Alice, died in February, 1982, after a nual moving process gets more difficult with the help 24 hours a day if it is needed While the roads long illness, so I am living alone Have had to slow years Hope your eye operation has been a complete are clear, we shall continue to go out each morning down somewhat the last year, but at 82 think I am success ” and again to lunch ” Your class secretary spent getting along pretty well ’’ Your classmates send While in the Portland area during Thanksgiving 1 several nice davs in October as a guest of Helen sympathy, Rufus The Alumni Office sent me a printout of 1925 called the home of Al Sears only to learn that he C lark Potter in Dennis, Massachusetts, where we classmates 1 promise to drop a note to a few had passed away last August Our sincere sympathy visited all the beaches in a vain search of migrating members each month to gather news for this col­ goes out to his family waterfowl It was good just to be able to watch the umn May this New Year be the year of writing to Relative to my birthday last August as mentioned waters of Cape Cod Bav 1 seem to be secretary of your class secretary Yes, we do think of Aura in the December Alumnus, our local newspaper took three committees at mv church 1 also worked on Coburn, down at Sanibel Island, Florida, who the opportunity to cite me as “The Senior Citizen of book sales at our United Parish fair, am board broadcasts telephone company promotions of long that Month ’’ This is a regular feature In November membei ol the Brookline Woman’s Club, attend distance calls She mentioned Bowerbank, Maine, at a New England Kiwams District Workshop, 1 symphony and travel talks, take in a show or two, “Cobe’s” old stomping ground' received a golden “K” with a sapphire center for do a little needlepoint, and read ‘who dunits ’ 1 am . ••• . * I • • 4 • sponsoring 25 members over the past 39 years This wondering where our 62 class members are9 honor has been conferred on very few members 27 Peg Preble Webster 22 Ivan L. Craig 93 Norway Road 20 Lawrence Libby 111 November Dr , Apt. I Bangor, Maine 04401 807 Union Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 Bangor, Maine 04401 In the life of every struggling class reporter some Charles 1 Eastman tells us about his very active sunshine should fall' Eureka' Fred Armes wrote “1 A note from 1 awrence Hodgkins, 306 Ave , career After a short time in Cuba working tor the am not one to write about myself but 1 just read Oradell, N J 07649 “1 notice that your name does United fruit Company, he spent 41 eventful years your column in the Alumnus saying ‘no letters, no MARCH, 1984 21 column’ and since 1 always enjoy the class news 1 dinner at the last Reunion but did not make it. He October issue of Ladies Home Journal. Louise is am writing.” I will share as much of Fred’s letter as retired from active business but writes nothing about considered psychology’s preeminent publicizer since possible. He was on campus this summer for the family or his activities. Guess my first recollection of she has been answering questions about children for first time since his daughter was a student in 1950. Bill was when we were both on the frosh football the last 32 years in newspapers, books, TV and He couldn’t believe the changes. He retired from in­ squad at UMO. Guess my one year of football at films. “Not satisfied with one realm of expertise, dustry in 1969 and moved to Florida. In 1981, a Guilford H.S. did not impress the college coach all she turned her attention to the elderly while still short time before his wife died, they moved to a that much for 1 soon decided to go to track. Bill??? young her^plf—now 75, the great-grandmother is retirement complex. This was a fortunate move as In my own case, my chief claim to fame was get­ respected as a top authority in gerontology as well.” Fred said he would starve if he had to get his own ting married to Ruby Carlson ’29, whom many Charles Hardy of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, sent meals. students remember very well for her excellent danc­ me a nice letter about himself and his wife “Red” At the complex Fred was asked to organize and ing. We had a daughter and two sons. Dione ’54 Findlan ’32. It was a pleasure to hear from him chair a resident’s committee and says, “1 confess my married Dr. Fred Hutchinson ’53, former VP at after all these years. They have two sons, a daughter engineering training was little preparation for a UMO. One son is an engineer in Connecticut and and five grandsons; one at Central Connecticut, one situation of that kind but doing for others with no my other son, Donald ’67, a social worker in Col­ at Brown, one in high school and two small ones. thought of compensation is far more rewarding than orado. 1 practiced law for 25 years and was a district The older son retired from the Air Force and is with monetary evaluation, and it did me good.” In 1982, court judge for 21 years. The epitome of my suc­ American Airlines. The other son is a teacher in he married Ruth Miller and they honeymooned on cess—I became Class news editor for the ’28ers. Er- Boston. Their daughter graduated from Massachu­ the S.S. Rotterdam. Last spring, they visited a dine and Mabel have finished their stint for the setts College of Art (as did ours). Another son died retired couple from their church who were doing Senior Alumni Association where they did excellent in 1973 at age 23. Charles sends his greetings to our missionary education work on the island of Utila, work. THANKS! classmates. Thanks for writing. off the coast of Honduras. In May, before leaving At Homecoming this fall we met up with K.C. A welcome letter from Harland Knight in Jack- Florida for their summer home in Lockport, New and Mabel Lovejoy, and also talked with Al and Jill son, Mississippi filled me in on his activities. He York, Fred had a cataract implant. Because of his Parker. Mabel told me that the total amount of the was, at one time, with Paul Revere Insurance in lifelong interest in sun spot cycles and their in­ Class Gift to the Senior Alumni Association was Worcester, but moved to Jackson in 1965 where he fluence on radio, they spent the month of June in SI, 160.00, as of our 55th Reunion last June. The sees his fraternity brothers, Henry Howard ’27 and the Orient with a group from the University of gift is somewhat smaller than that of other classes. Vic and Kay Marvin MacNaughton ’29. He included Florida. Armed with camera and telephoto equip­ if any of you have tid-bits to send along, I will a news clipping about Frank Knight of Yarmouth, ment, they watched the total eclipse of the sun in see that they are sent in for publishing in June. We Maine. Frank was the 1983 recipient of the coveted Java. No wonder they are being asked to give are too old for any real criminal wrong-doing and Latchstring Award for his many years of service as travelogue presentations. Hope they will make a trip must spend a bit of time reading the obits. Come to tree warden for the town of Yarmouth. The award to Orono for 1984 reunion weekend. think of it, there were none reported in the last included a plaque and a chair. He has lived in Yar­ One Christmas card arrived before the deadline. issue. mouth since 1938 and has been the town’s volunteer Edith Hoyt Humphrey said she “started her tree warden for 30 years. He also served on the Christmas cards from the back of the book this 29 Mary R. McClure planning board, school committee, Merrill Memorial year.” She was having Christmas in 45 Sixth St. Library board, Royal River Parkway committee and and then on to St. Louis for a family reunion with Riverside Cemetery Association. He opened his own granddaughter, great-granddaughter and Marine Bangor, Maine 04401 forestry contracting business in Yarmouth in the grandson. We extend our sympathy to the families ’30s. of our classmates whose deaths 1 have to report: Among those who have indicated they hope to be The Lincoln County News reports that Jim Harold Barker, Crystal Hughes Dostie, Roy Hob­ back to Orono for our 55th are: Carroll Horslin, Booker has a new granddaughter named for his late son, Wilder Stickney, Thomas Bixby, and Henry “Bob” Chandler, Francis Burrill, Bettina Brown wife, Catherine Buck Booker. In our latest class Welch. Also our sympathy to Sally Palmer Bogan Moulton, Gordon Smith, “Whit" Baslon, “Joe” listing, 1 noted some new addresses so I’ll include a on the loss of her husband. Thompson, “Rod” O’Connor, Alice Sinclair, Myr­ few. 1 do wish some of you would check in now and Daphne Winslow Merrill has a new book out, A tle Dow, “Kay" M. and Victor MacNaughton. then. Frank Brown is at 444 Bedford Street, Stam­ Salute to Maine. She has published two books of Harold Brown cannot be with us. He has served 35 ford, Conn. 06901, Dorothy Files lives at A-110 poetry, one non-fiction, Lakes of Maine and she years as teacher for Bath, Maine schools and now Broadway Manor, Gainsville, Texas 76240, Carrie coauthored Auburn, 100 Years a City. Via the works at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Williams Fowler is at 4570 E. Yale St., A-301, Alumnus office: Harry Culbertson wrote: Arch Gear Earl A. Blackstone of Brunswick, Maine, is still Denver, Colo. 80222, and Earl Fuller lives at 491 E. Works, Inc. closed its plant in North Quincy and active after 76 years as a potato farmer and gardener Easy St., Port Charlotte, Fla. 33952. Ermond opened in a new building in Wareham, Massachu­ at Bowdoin College and is managing a nursery of "Deac” Lewis, 5 Burbank Circle, Framingham, setts. It’s a new facility all on one floor, but it’s an hardy trees and shrubs. Our sympathy to Arlene Mass. 01701, is still interested in music. Our hour’s drive from Wollaston. I have stayed on and Palmer Bowcher, whose husband recently died. daughter meets his wife at the woman’s club which make the trip every day. Come winter, driving each Arlene retired after 26 years as an executive for the proves how small the world is. way in darkness 1 may be forced to retire. Hope U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, D.C. and is now The Alumnus reports the death of Tom Smith last not, because 1 enjoy being actively engaged.” living in Ormond Beach, Florida. She will not be August. 1 shall miss him. Often, we two were the From Edith Merchant Turner: “Last March I back to Orono. only representatives of 1930 at our Florida meetings. went with a group to Costa Rica and Panama on an Thanks to Dave Fuller ’28, for sending us a clip­ We extend sympathy to his family. orchid hunt. It was an interesting trip, but one thing ping from the September issue of The Episcopalian that bothered me was the denuded hills and moun­ about Rt. Rev. G. Francis Burrill, retired Bishop of 31 Kay Whitcomb Butler tain tops. Cut and burn. In Costa Rica there is a lot Chicago. He was honored on his 50th year of ordi­ 17 Young Street of farming. How they plant a hillside straight up nation to the priesthood; the 50th Anniversary of his Bangor, Maine 04401 and down without erosion 1 can’t understand— marriage to his wife, Elna, and his 77th birthday, at unless they hoe it all back up again.” Edith has a reception at St. Bonaface’s, Sarasota, Florida, three great-grandchildren. where the Burrills are parishioners. Our congratula­ Lack of news meant no column for the Winter edi­ By the time you read this, you should have tions. tion of Maine Alumnus. Thanks to a few of you, we finalized your plans for a weekend trip to Orono for In September, a reception on the 50th Anniver­ have some space this issue. My plea is for classmates reunion. See you there? If not, write. sary of marriage of Merrill and Eleanor Kittredge who have never sent any news to surprise me so we was given by their children, Judy ’59 and Ronald, at can have an interesting writeup every time. 28 Matthew Williams the Hammond Street Congregational Church in I met Viola Purington Giffin (Mrs. Alvin H.) in 171 Pleasant St. Bangor. The two have lived in Bangor all their mar­ the Bangor Public Library this fall. She looked as pretty as ever. Viola was planning to stay in Maine Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426 ried life, where Merrill is still active in business with his son, at the Bangor Window Shade and Drapery until after Christmas, then leave for Ft. Myers, Co. Our congratulations again. Florida. She will be living in a mobile home. Her Jessie L. (Mrs. Merle) Oak writes that she spends six This is the end of the column for now. Keep the summer home is at , Route 5, Box 410, months of the year in Brunswick and six months in news coming. Bangor 04401. A nice letter from Doris Gross St. Petersburg, Florida. She retired after working 38 describes teaching piano, playing for church ser­ years for the Cooperative Extension Service. She 30 Jeanette Roney Pero vices, renting summer cottages, etc. You cannot call now goes fishing with Merle and her children. Jessie her retired. has two sons and a daughter, all of whom live and 11 West End Avenue The Boothbay Register, Boothbay Harbor, Maine work in Maine. Westboro, Mass. 01581 had an article about our classmate Robert Morse. Robert F. “Bob” Scott lives in Shreveport, La. Our Prism says “Cozy” was one of the smoothest He and his wife had no children. He writes that she Isn’t it nice to know famous people? We have at boys that ever came from Marlboro, Massachusetts. passed away in 1982. Bob was back at the ’83 Re­ least two who received recognition in 1983. He managed the family oil business for 35 years un­ union where we all enjoyed him very much. He still Mary Crowley Mulvey was chosen Woman of the til his retirement. His present address is Samoset remains very active and alert and still smokes cigars. Year at the fifth annual Senior America Pageant of Road, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538. He has been He retired from Southwestern Electric in 1971. Rhode Island last September. Mary has long been a selectman there. Why not come back to UMO for Dorothy Stewart Sayward writes that she is presently known nationally for her work with older people. Alumni Weekened? Sam and Ethel Sezak’s trip to in Farmington at Franklin Manor. I know she had a Louise Bates Amnes, co-founder of the Gesell In­ England, Scotland, Ireland and one rainy day in son and daughter and lost her husband a few years stitute of Child Development is one of America’s Paris, sounded so exciting for them. Ethel men­ ago. William P. Viles had planned to attend our 100 Most Important Women as announced in the tioned that their daughter, Mary Ann Sezak Davis 22 MAINE ALUMNUS ’74 (UM School of Law ’78), is now with Depositors published a book Growing Up in Sargenlvilte Their tension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Trust The Sezaks had an unusually lovely Christ­ addresses can be found in the directory included a picture of retired brigadier general, mas card from George and Margaret Farnsworth Louise Beaulieu Van Stack’s health has improved USMC, Clayton Totman. The picture portrayed They summer at Loon Point in Maine and winter at She will spend the winter with her sister, Anne, at graphically his concern about the impact of such 10399 67th Ave 87, N Seminole, Fla 33542 The Pompano Beach, Florida cuts card was a photo entitled “Low Tide at Loon Point We were sorry to learn recently of the death of in Early Morn ’’ 33 Marj Moulton Murphy Thomas Aceto in May 1982 and extend belated sym­ Ethel learned that I Imer Hodson passed away in RR 3 Box 370 pathy to his family December All who remember Elmer and his wife, Gorham, Maine 04038 Don’t forget our 50th Reunion Fund Helen so active at our 50th will be saddened The address is 1013 East Moore Street, Southport, N C Art Forrestall did such a great class directors that 36 Dorothy Jones Smith 28461 Their granddaughter, a sophomore at UMO, no one feels the need to send news' Admittedly, 1 Taylor Lane is one of our scholarship recipients most of our exciting news these days is about our Portsmouth, N.H 03901 Dorothy Haskell McGaw (Mrs Kenneth) writes grandchildren 1 can report one very happy news from 3390 Gandy Blvd , St Petersburg, F la 33702 item Doris “Dollv” Dunphy Bassett and Orestes Dot and her husband have been enioying long The Cape Cod University of Maine alumni group “Rusts ’ Rumazza ’32 were married October 5 winters there tor several years Then son Karl, had its fall meeting at the East Bay Club ’36ers They will be in Florida for the winter months and received a B S at Husson College, Bangor in 1963 were Bob Burns with his wile Alice, Alice Campbell then at 61 Spur Road, Dover, N H We all extend then a master s degree from LIMO in business Wakefield with her sister Joey Campbell Allen ’39 congratulations and bunches of good wishes education in 1972 In 19'77 in received the first full and her husband Frank Allen of Bethesda, Mary­ The scholarship money, voted at reunion, has year sabbatical granted by Husson College, returning land Alice has three sons and five grandchildren been received and acknowledged by the University to UMO tor a CAS in guidance and counseling He Hal Woodbury, president and moderator attended The pressbox and scoreboard were improessive at now teaches at Husson with his wife Hennv Cliff 37 Their son, Jon, is Homecoming as was Maine’s win Did any class The student aid offue informed me that two S'1 SO director of physical plant at Middlebury College and members see the “documentary of our class7 Xc scholarships were given this year Three applications has two children Xnother son, Bob, of Sandwich, is cording to reports it was shown on 1 V the last part were recieved but one was not coirectlv completed • athletic director for Sandwich schools Bob has of November 33ers in this area (Portland) will try It is never too early for students to apply What three children Charlie MacI can retired 11 years ago to obtain the film to show at a Maine club meeting about having a larger group back for Alumni Week from working in the Navy Department and lives in 1 depend on you for a better report in the spring end this June’ Soon after receiving this magazine Osterville Massachusetts Other ’36ers in attendance Write phone drop by the Alumni office will be mailing out plans for that were Dorothy and Temple Smith from Portsmouth, weekend Someone suggested having an I iderhostel New Hampshire, as guests of Freddie and Betty Dill on campus right after Xlumm Weekend This would 37 Parsons Betty is secretary ol the group give out ol stale alumni longer time in Maine David Brown, who believes he is one of the lew Everyone I ever talked to that had attended an unretired 36ers, spent six weeks in six European I Iderhostel anywhere was ready to attend another countries last summer with his wife on a combina­ one tion vacation business trip While (he dollar ex 1 hope to sec many of you in June If not send change rates could hardly have been better, David me news about yourself, family or classmembeis you said that new heat records were being established have heard from Unusual careers hobbies or everywhere One of the pleasanter spots was writings make good news Hungary where he spoke under the auspices of the U S Information Agency He says he certainly will 32 Linwood S Elliott return to 1 rance again—“The land of the brie and 85 Leighton Road the home of the fraise “David says Czechoslovakia 34 Fern Allen Turbyne and East Germany, once visited, are well left alone Falmouth, Maine 04105 70 Boston Avenue David is in his 30th year on the faculty of George Winslow, Maine 04901 Washington University in Washington, D C Priscilla Noddin, Biv Holmes and Bill Johnson have Notes from the alumni office Dick Gordon: news I also called Hugh Morton for information The leunion committee has been working haid to Fully retired from revenue earning work—now John Velten, of Midland, Texas said he hasn t been get plans finalized for our SOth which will be hap work tor my wife We travel extensively since each back to UMO since 1932 John and Bob Vickery, pemng in a few short weeks. Having you there in of our children lives on the west coast We must after graduation exeicises in 1932, helped prepare sures a great time for all We can all look forwaid keep up with our five grandchildren, but we travel the concrete base and set (he cannons shown on the to meeting old friends We have heard from many abroad too Gerald Beverage, Augusta “Our son, cover of the September Alumnus Xfter the concrete classmates who arc planning to come The General Parker, is living in Palo Alto, California and is base was finished John returned to his home in Xssociate Dean of Admissions at Stanford Universi Alumni Xssociation has a new policy, by which Baltimore and has never been back to Maine He is members of the 50th Reunion class will be (he guests tv He is married and has two daughters One a civil engineer with the Chico Drilling Co of the Association Room and meals for Golden daughter, Clare Warner, lives in Menlo Park, Hugh said he and his wife Erma (Bates College), California and is a vice president of Citibank, New class members arc free of chaige Check your class and a mutual friend, Lucy Billings took a Sep York Presently she is at Citibank in San Francisco reunion letters for an up to date list of the people tember trip to Alaska starting at Vancouver They The northeast division of the Paper Industry returning traveled by ship up the inside water passage to the Management Association has established a named William ‘Speed’ Davis had a successful caicei in last Alaskan poit The couple spent six days on a scholarship with the University Pulp and Paper teaching science and math He likes skiing, sailing, bus touring Alaska Tiom what Hugh said about the Foundation in memory of Charles J. Pennings. The singing and writing verse He and his wife Hope mountains and color, that must have been a true scholarship will be awarded annually to a student have six children and five grandchildren William delight one could never foiget who has an interest in preparing for a paper-related has been active in the Masonic lodge Monadnock From Biv 1 have learned that Angela Miniutti had technical career and has the point average to back it Chorus, Newport Ski Club, Lake Sunapee Yacht developed hei pictures ol last mini reunion which Club, Historical Society Conservation Committee up Dorothy is retiring as your class notes secretary were excellent Biv said Sunny Sandstrom is taking it and Congregational Church of Rndgc 1 eslie after a long hitch Anyone interested9 easy to preserve his heart Ham Boynton and his Clough and wife, Ruth, have twin girls and a boy wife are giving up their Christmas Shop, which will and seven grandchildren Les worked as an engineer be sadly missed by their customers 1 aura Merrill at Xork Division, Borg Warner Corp He was active 37 Emery N. Wescott Burdt keeps busy traveling with her sister who lives in community activities, church and Masons 16 Alderbrook Road in Bangor I heir last trip was to Hawaii where (hey Harrs Ivlcr taught in Maine and Massachusetts Andover, Mass. 01810 experienced an earthquake which registered 6 7 on for 37 years 1 . Reid Sidclinger is supervisor tor a the Richter Scale She said the quake cracked the soil and water conservation district after retiring What a difference a word makes! Those of you who hotel room walls Laura also told Biv that she had a from the U S Forest Service While in college, Reid helicopter ride and really enjoyed it Jim Bates has commit these columns to memory are probably won the light heavyweight wrestling championship wondering how one makes up the difference be­ been traveling in Nova Scotia, according to Biv Dr Benjamin Shapero is a pediatrician, with a son Secretaries firmly believe in miracles because the tween the Grand Canyon of Arizona and Yellow­ and daughter and two gradnchildren Carmela and stone by “stopping there the next day ’’ (December I ord sends them, at the last minute, some news to Io Profits have moved from Bangor to Hollywood, write before deadline 1 got the letter from texas on 1983 issue) It should have read “stopping there Florida We wdl be looking for them on campus in again the next day ” In retrospect, the Grand Can­ Monday, and Fhursday, December 15 was the dead June Mav I wish you a Happy Eastei and sav once yon ol the Yellowstone is even more magnificent line for Spring issue Bill Johnson said he and Ins more, “See you in Orono1’’ 1 was afraid 1 would have to resort to a travelogue wife are enjoying the company of their daughter and for this column but my faithful helpers. Faith, Hope son-in law this Christmas I hey have sold their 35 Virginia Trundy Stone and Ernie have saved you again and 1 heard too home in Missouri Oh yes, and they also have the 5342 Lakeside Dr. from Paul “Red” Corban ’35 (now white, not red) two grandchildren and (heir pet dog Nothing like Paul had no news of ’37ers but sees Hayden Rogers an old fashioned Christmas' Lake Wales, FL 33853 ’34 two or three times a year (if memory serves, he Clarine Coffin Grenfell has published another was the one with the shot, hammer, discus and book— Women My Husband Married (her husband A Kennebec Journal article in August about the javelin) Avery Rich, our devotee of Yankee humor, was a minister) Ahby Sargent Neese has also legislative hearing regarding budget cuts to the Ex­ MARCH, 1984 23 also wrote to say that since his last appearance here This year they hope to drive to California to visit he has finished a book on potato diseases which has with Mary’s daughter and her family. been published by Academic Press. He still responds Hartley Banton writes that he is now the depart­ to requests to “talk funny.” ment head of the mechanical engineering technology Ernie What’s-his-name raved about the best sum­ department at Purdue University in Lafayette, In­ mer ever in Maine. He and Joan saw Hope and Pete diana. This is the largest mechanical engineering ’36 Weston at Homecoming, and he heard recently technology department in the U.S. with a full-time from Harland Dodge ’39 whom he plans to see soon enrollment of 530 students. in Florida. Hope, herself something of a traveler, Last Thanksgiving the Cain family had their sec­ spent three weeks, with Pete, in Honolulu, New ond family wedding of the year. Our son Bob was Zealand and Australia. Honolulu was not part of married in Charlotte, North Carolina. He and his the planned tour. It was substituted for Tahiti as wife, Andrea, are living in Nashville, Tennessee, “the day we were to arrive they started a war!” where Bob is finishing his second year at Vanderbilt Evidently it was a small war—I saw nothing in the School of Medicine. paper—and 1 hope no one was hurt. Faith is what I call my editor who sent me three 42 Marion Libby Broaddus items. She must know I like puzzles. Item one read, 40 Oakland Avenue and I quote, “Dick was elected a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters in 1982,” followed Westbrook, Maine 04092 by, “George Trimble ’37 Oct. 1983.” We used to call George “Dick” and he is a forester. His David and Lorraine Dimitre Hopkinson are at 31 children are named Bruce, Jane, Lee and Colleen. Berkely Street, Portland 04103. Dave has retired as My solution: George did not write the squib about an associate professor of engineering grpahics at Dick; his name was appended for identification pur­ USM. A note from John Dillon said he missed re­ poses. Therefore, congratulations, Dick! He’s in good company—Judge William W. union because of a flu bug while at their summer place in Dover, New Hampshire. John entertained The second item was from the Rockland, Maine Treat ’40, president emeritus of the National Courier-Gazette, 9/3/83, and narrates the rise of Dick Sinclair, Dick’s wife and mother at his home William E. Crowell from young mechanical engineer College of Probate Judges, poses with U. S. 830 Lakeside Drive, Palm Harbor, Fla. 33563. John through 40 years in the aerospace industry (including Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Con­ has two sons who also live in Florida. work on the Jupiter probe) to highly regarded water­ nor, who received the fifth annual Treat Virginia Greeley Dumaine, 93 Scarborough Road, color artist. Bill has been showing his works at ex­ Award. Judge Treat lives in Hampton, New Manchester, Conn. 06040, has four sons and a hibits in the mid-coast area of Maine for about five Hampshire. daughter. Virginia plays in the Manchester Sym­ years. I will be glad to send a copy of the article to phony Orchestra and with the string quartet. Her any of you who will pay my usual fee of NEWS! children live in Connecticut and Vermont and the Finally, item three. I have two lists of our Ray Palmer wrote a wonderful long letter telling grandchildren are never too far away. The class ex­ classmates—143 who receive the Alumnus, and 149 about his trip back to New England after his mother tends sympathy to the family of John Houghton, who do not. The former contribute to the alumni died in April ’83. Norm Fay and Barbara met him who died in August. John was farm manager of fund, but the latter never get to read my pleas on in Boston where he “saw it all” for the first time in Ocho Gin Company in Seminole, Texas where he behalf of our classmates to raise a respectable class 20 years. Then to Maine where Basil Smith got him and Muriel Medina ’44 have lived since 1972. gift before 1987. I will send sublists of the 149 to together with Professor Cecil Reynolds. Ray said he Members of the class extend sympathy to the family any of the 143 willing to make a call or write a note. wept in front of the vacant lot where Kappa Sigma of Gordon Winters, who died in the early fall. Gor­ Now the well is dry again—write if you get a pen once stood. Ray is getting ready for the 45th in don, a life time resident of of the Waterville area, for Christmas. Orono in June ’85. It is not too early to start think­ retired in June from his own business, H.T. Winters ing positively about that date. Ann Perry Brann re­ Co. He was active in city and school board ac­ 38 tired in June ’83 and is busy with lessons, choir, tivities, along with the youth athletic programs. chorus, garden, and travel. Ann has six children and Ambassador John and Cora Reed were in Maine Class Secretary needed. Please contact the Maine eight grandchildren who live all over the U.S. for their summer vacation when John had to hur­ Alumnus office. Virginia T. Merrill, genealogist, spoke to the Blue riedly return to Sri Lanka as trouble broke out in Hill Historical Society on “Tracing Family Roots.” that country. From all reports, things are quiet there 40 Alice Ann Donovan Poeppelmeier Ginny is the librarian of the Maine Genealogy So­ and John is safe and continuing his work. Lawrence 650 Sibley Forest Drive ciety and a member of the advisory committee of “Ike” Downes is still working for General Electric Marietta, Georgia 30067 the Maine Historical Council. Linwood C. Potter after 35 years. His address is 147 Altura Drive, Los retired in 1976 but has served the Baptist Church in Gatos, Calif. 95030. Ike and Jane have three sons Shapleigh, Maine for several years. He also supplies and a daughter. Do hope you will return for our Irene Whitman Smith wrote from her Florida ad­ the U.C.C. in Acton, Maine during the pastor’s next reunion. dress to say that four of the girls from ’40 got vacation in May of each year. His address: Box 684, Mark Ingraham, our one-time Navy pilot, now together for lunch: Anna Simpson Hardy, Ann Hart Sanbornton, N.H. 03872. lawyer of Richards Hill, 628 Commercial Street, Dickens, Kay True Brown and Irene. They all live Loren W. Dow returned from retirement to relieve Rockport 04856 is really enjoying his life in Maine. within 60 miles of each other in Maine. Irene’s hus­ a colleague who was on sabbatical. He also served as The Alumni Office sent along the following news: band, Bob, passed away in August of this year and interim minister in a Baptist church, served as sum­ Richard B. Day retired last fall as Franklin County she will be spending the winter in Florida at Palm mer chaplain to campers in a Virginia state park, Extension Agent. Dick spent 25 years in Farmington Tree Acres, 50 B. Cardinal Dr., Zephyrhills 34248 and preached on several occasions in United Meth­ working with 4-H programs. He authored an Exten­ and would like to hear from friends in Florida. I odist and Presbyterian churches. His address: P.O. sion bulletin on driftwood which he illustrated with can tell you there are a lot of Mainers wintering in Box 29, Emory, VA 24327. Both Linwood and Loren photographs. Dick is a much sought after public the Sunshine State. Vin and I were just there and were 1938 graduates of Bangor Theological Semi­ speaker. Dick and his wife, Ruth, are returning to saw Polly and Art Weatherbee and Ruth and Bob nary as well as UMO. A host of dignitaries attended their native Damariscotta for retirement. An in­ Parker who told us about others living in the same a retirement party for Robert E. Murphy, Hills­ teresting article about Paul Phelan tells of his busy area and enjoying the good life. Bill and Vivian borough County Superior Court Clerk. The event life teaching, composing, and playing the trumpet Treat are building a new house in Naples, Florida. was sponsored by the Manchester Bar Association at with a dance band he helped organize, and working Vin and I had a good visit with the Treats in New the Manchester Country Club, Manchester, N.H. on a series of humorous books, the first of which is Hampshire in October. From the Alumni office: the November 27, 1983 nearing completion. Will you ever really retire, Bill Chandler writes that they have sold their Maine Sunday Telegram carried an article, “The Paul? Winter is fast approaching and the campus house in Cumberland Center but will stay in Maine Secrets of Merymeeting Bay” in which Linwood looked ready to receive Mother Nature’s snow and from May to October at their South Harpswell cot­ Rideout was quoted extensively. Linwood, a retired cold weather when I was there a few weeks ago. tage then to Sun City, Ariz. for the winters. (10817 Pejebscot Paper Company forester, has fished and How fortunate we are to have such a beautiful col­ Roundelay Circle, Sun City, AZ 85351). Bill re­ the bay most of his life and probably knows lege campus, no matter what the season. ported on the status of our “giving.” The Class of the area as well as anyone. He isn’t convinced the P.S. The Alumnus office is looking for a 1942 1940 in '82-;83 gave a total of $9,544.50 (137 givers, bay will ever support the fish and wildfowl as in Prism. If any classmate knows where one is 28% participation). Of this total $3,810 was years past; a sad story which is repeated more and available, please contact me. allocated to the 1940 Class Reunion Fund—only 39 more often about Maine waters. of us remembered to earmark some of our donation Happy Spring and don’t forget to write. for the Reunion Fund. Bill believes, and I agree, 43 Betty Bearce Harrison that the total giving as well as the percentage that 86 Grant Street was designated to go into the Reunion Fund is a lit­ 41 Elizabeth Peaslee Cain Bangor, Maine 04401 tle disappointing. As we get ready for our 45th in 25314 Oak Drive ’85, let us try a little harder to bring the total up. Damascus, MD 20872 Fred and Phyllis Danforth Herbolzheimer live in We all owe Bill a big debt of gratitude for his in­ Appleton, Wisconsin, where Fred worked up from terest and efforts as our class agent. As one class Had a wonderful telephone conversation with Mary superintendent in 1957 to president of the Thilmany agent put it, you don’t need class agents, you need Boone Smith. She and Rob visit children and grand­ Pulp and Paper Co. in 1971 and vice president of class “magicians” to do this job! children and spend part of each winter in Florida. the Hammermill Paper Co., a subsidiary, in 1973 24 MAINE ALUMNUS and senior vice president in 1980 Fred and Phyllis doing their Christmas shopping in the mill outlets. have a son, a daughter and two grandchildren They Steve and Issy spent some time in California in the miss their New England contacts as they don’t get to spring and had lunch in San Francisco with Ray and Maine too often They own a condominium near Florinda Jones Huang. Issy reports that they en­ Charleston, South Carolina Bob and Freda joyed the Huangs’ lovely home and that she picked Flanders Lycette moved to Nova Scotia when he re­ a lemon in their garden—an unusual harvest for a tired after 35 years as manager of purchasing re­ Mainiac’ search with Alcoa. Bob said they applied for landed Sally Lockett Taylor was on sabbatical in 1983 immigrant status and became Canadian citizens in from the botany department at Connecticut College 1981 They are building a retirement home at Broad in New London In March she met her sister (from Cove They have a daughter and a grandchild living Saudi Arabia) m Istanbul for a botanical tour of in Pittsburgh so they get back to the States regularly Turkey It sounds like a great experience with the Germaine LeClerc Warmke and her husband, 44 Doris Kilburn Spach native guide trying to converse with them in bo­ Harry, are retired and enjoy gardening and canoeing RR 1. Box 168 tanical Latin and their broken Turkish After Ann’s in Gainsville, Florida Since graduation, she has Yarmouth, Maine 04096 departure for home, Sally continued on to visit her kept up a round-robin-type correspondence with son in Grasse, Antibes Roy joined them there, and Jeanne Lowell Haefner ’42, Elinor Crowell Plaisted, it’s difficult to recall the shirt sleeve weather the together they saw Monte Carlo and Monaco, then Carolyn “Dusty” Rhoades and Stan Frost. Stan and afternoon of October 1 at the Homecoming Game went on to Edinburgh Dusty live in Calais, Maine where she has retired (won by the Black Bears over favored Towson For a fall trip this year, Bob and 1 went to from teaching Stan worked for 35 years as a for­ State) Ater the game, the reunion committee met at Arizona for a week, courtesy of the company that ester for St Croix Pulpwood Co They garden, ski, Crossland Alumni Center Anita and Charlie Stick­ obligingly paid his way to a meeting in Phoenix. We and visit grandchildren They have two sons and a ney, Barb '45 and Russ Bodwell, Don Presnell, Ir­ had a long weekend in Tucson, plus another four daughter Harold “Dit” Mongovan has been a sales ving Broder, Bill and I were there, joined by Bob days in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area We came home manager for American Cvanamid Co in Gilford, Holmes of the GAA Various activities and locations much impressed with that part of the country, which N H for 37 years He enjoys fishing and skiing He for reunion weekend were discussed, among them a we had never before visited has four sons, a daughter and a grandchild clambake at the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge Charlie I hope to hear from more of you before long, so Under Secretary of the Army, James R. Ambrose confirmed this Saturday event following a day he that succeeding columns can hold more news of was honored at the annual recognition banquet at spent in Orono in mid-December There will be a classmates Homecoming '83 He was awarded (he Distinguished mailing with details of all events and reservation in­ Engineering and Science Award After graduation, formation Charlie also mentioned that he was ap­ 47 Barbara Mills Browne Jim worked at the Naval Research Laboratorv in pointed a member of a recentlv formed “Committee 15 Somerset Street Washington, D C on the development of radar sys­ for Academic Excellence,” which will be chaired by Bangor, Maine 04401 tems, nuclear weapons and reactors He later joined Portland attorney Owen Wells ’65 We have recently acquired a new classmate, Betty Lockheed Corporation’s missile systems division for Spencer Tracy once said something like this about Novce, who made a substantial contribution to the assignments related to space, defense, and com Katharine Hepburn “There’s not much meat on Performing Arts Center and expressed interest in be mumcations command and control systems Basil her, but what there is, is choice ” And so it was mg officially associated with the University The Clement missed the reunion as he had to have a hip with the mailbag No avalanche of mail of ’47s, but class of 1944 is delighted to welcome her to our replacement As a result, he retired as principal ot there definitely were some goodies ranks as an honorarv member the Searsport area schools He now drives his tractor Foremost is the letter from Joyce Marsh Alenskis Les Brewer, financial chairman, and the commit­ about the farm He and his wife, Ernell ’65, live in which is a history and geography lesson in itself. tee tor the 40th reunion of the class of 1944 have ac­ Winterport Joyce writes “While living in Yugoslavia, a com­ cepted a challenge to set a precedent as a class gift Maynard Austin says he is another one on the munistic country, we were never concerned over our The proceeds will be donated to provide the dining retired list He was a town administrator in Maine safety Now living in the Philippines, we have seen a room in the Performing Arts Center This dining and Massachusetts for 31 years His new address is lot of unrest since the assassination of Aquino. The facility, with its dailv use, will be among the most Pownal Road RFD #1, Bennington, Vt 05201 articles and pictures that you see in your media are frequentlv occupied areas ot the Center By March, Robert Hav is owner of Hay Engineering Co in the same as we see However, we are three hours by vou will have received mailings concerning the class North Andover, Massachusetts he and his wife car from Manila, and when we drive in, we avoid gift and plans lor the reunion Please support all ot Eleanor ’45 have three sons, one daughter and nine streets where there may be scheduled dem­ us who are working to make our 40th a truly mem grandchildren onstrations The rallies now consist of shredded orable event Alex “Sandy” Hardie has been an orchardist paper falling from the windows of the tall buildings Philip D. Speller ol Sawyer Road, Westbrook, farmer in Union for the last 36 years He has also and the blowing of car horns I did get into one was elected Republican mayor ot that citv in been a district supervisor and chairman for the Soil demonstration, but we finished our business and November A graduate of Westbrook H S , he and Water Conservation Commission He hopes to hurried out of the area We hope that the economic entered the University of Maine but left during WW retire soon and spend more time fishing and canoe and political situation will soon improve and become 11 and commanded a rifle platoon in Germany, mg He occasionally sees Don and Olive Taverner stable We do not look forward to the possibility of where he won a Silver Star for “gallantry in who live in Augusta “Bucket” retired after wotking a hurried evacuation This should be our last year action ” After the war, he returned to UMO, for UMO, managing television stations in Pittsburgh working and traveling overseas, and we have become graduating in 1947 He has had a career of varied and Washington, D C Olive is still teaching at Conv a bit choosy about where we want to go on our va­ engineering and civic positions culminating in his H S in Augusta They have two sons Another cations Our home leave in 1983 was spent m New election Congratulations, Phil' 1 did call Frances couple to retire are Bill and Ruth Gooding; Bill, Zealand, our 1982 Christmas trip took us to Bang­ Girard Slocum who lives with her husband, Clinton, after 35 years with Diamond Shamrock Co and kok, Singapore, and Malaysia 1 have enjoyed going in South Portland They are both retired and enjoy Ruth, from the Mentor, Ohio school system They to Hong Kong twice ” Joyce and her husband Al’s seeing their two daughters and grandchildren are finding more time to sail, read, play bridge and greatest joy is grandson David Brian This traveling Bill and 1 have seen “Togg” Arlitta Thorpe Rice collect paper weights They have two sons and a lady will be in the Bangor area in February when we and her husband, ken, a couple ot times We daughter Another Ohio resident is Millard Boss. He will get together for a face-to-face gabfest dropped by their home in Christmas Cove on our lives in Ottawa and is a plant engineer for Phillips Santa’s mailbag brought news also from Evie way back from Homecoming Weekcned Togg got ECG, Inc He has a son and a daughter John Foster Adams, a grandma for the second time with our her Prisms and we spent an hour reminiscing Dickerson is a marketer and writer for Shell the advent of another grandson, Michael John, They saw Sal Hopkins Parsons in Washington We Chemical in Houston John has worked with the courtesy of her daughter, Joame, who will be mov­ are enjoying our new (to us) home in Yarmouth, AFS student program and served as a loaned ex­ ing to Virginia in March from Burnham, Maine and would love to see, or hear from, any of you ecutive for the United Way His family gets back to Good also to hear from Chuck Carpenter, who who would like to take a short detour on the way to Maine every summer He has a son and two retired in July from Ingersoll-Rand after 35 years. or from “the store” in 1 reeport Dody daughters Chuck is now remodeling the family cottage on 50 acres into a year-round house Son Charles grad­ Nellie Whitney Brown and husband, Carl ’41, 45 Babs Haines Pancoast have both retired, Nellie from substitute teaching uated from UMO in ’83 Daughter Joan graduated and librarian and Carl from the elcetrical engineer­ 260 Edgebrook Dr. with a B A from Middlebury ’75 and will receive a ing staff of the Mitre Corp , Bedford, Massachu- Centerville, Ohio 45459 Ph D in art history from New York University > setts They live in Milford, New Hampshire She • Chuck gets to New York City occasionally to catch square dances, plays bridge, sews and entertains Christmas mail came in slowly, but a few of you up with the Metropolitan Opera I had an unusual experience this fall, to say the grandchildren They have a daughter and a son answered my plea for news Thanks Don and Ro­ least In October 1 was flown to Boston to play a Ernest Hine is semi-retired He works on contract as maine Littlefield Kupfer have purchased a “holiday role with—Julie Harris'—in the WGBH radio dra­ a mechanical engineer in Cupertino, California His home” in Canon City, Colorado, an hour’s drive matization of The Country of the Pointed Firs by hobbies include outside sports, oil painting and from the mountains and are enjoying (he use of the Maine writer Sarah Orne Jewett It will be broadcast music He has two sons, a daughter and four grand­ “little place ” They celebrated their anniversary m nationwide in four episodes, airing on March 24, 25, children James H. “Jim” Bates has been a ad 1983 with a trip to Bermuda After several other 31, and April 1, with Britisher, Midge McKenzie, as mmistrator for the University of Vermont College of shorter trips, their grand finale was a December trip director-producer Julie Harris plays “The Summer Medicine He and his wife, Lora ’45, live in Bur by car to Los Angeles Visitor” and I play the role of Mrs Blackett, a feis­ lington, Vermont They have a son, daughter and a Steve ’44 and Isabel Ansell Jacobs went to ty 86-year-old woman with a Maine accent strong 5 year-old grandson England, Scotland and Ireland, where they had fun MARCH, 1984 25 dover Newton Theology Seminary. Daughter Karen works for Beecham Corp, in New Jersey. Kathryn graduated from B.U. Seminary and left in October for the Philippines as a mission intern. June con­ tends that retirement is not for her. When the time comes, she plans to redirect her energies to another life experience. News from class retirees: Dr. Philip B. Turner re­ cently was elected chairman of the Aroostook Coun­ ty Republican Committee. After receiving his doc­ torate from Michigan State University, he worked for the Michigan Farm Bureau as a plant manager, returning to Maine as general manager of the Aroostook Federation of farmers. He now is “ac­ tively” retired in Caribou. Barker Hopkins, 705 Dry Hill Road, Beckley, W. Va. 25801, reports that he Cast members, from left, Julie Harris, Bar­ retired in 1980 as an area conservationist for the bara Browne ’47, producer Midge McKenzie, USDA Soil Conservation Service. Presently he oper­ and Margaretmary McCann '57. The Country ates a flying service and conducts pilot training of the Pointed Firs is a four-part, public courses. He has received a supervisor service cita­ radio dramatization of the Sara Orne Jewett tion, and awards for outstanding performance and novel. Check listings for March. leadership for flood disaster relief programs. Can this be “retirement?”. Marriage news, too: Marguerite Sullivan and Ar­ thur Scales were wed in June. Attending the wed­ enough to cut a rug. My own 87-year-old mother ding were their eight children, four Sulli’s and four Jerry Rogovin '49 (M.S., journalism, from may be feisty, but she doesn’t sound nearly as crack- Art’s, and a few close friends, including Mary Healy Columbia University) formed his own public ly and hoe-down Maine as my Mrs. Blackett who Leach and Chuck ’49. After a trip to England, relations firm in 1960. Jerry has two sons, lived in the 1800s. Mother, forgive me—and the Ireland and Scotland, they returned to live at 108 two daughters, a daughter-in-law and a director! Julie Harris was all 1 expected her to be Wendy Way, RFD #3, Box 16, Saco 04072. Sulli will (and I’ve long been a fan). She is utterly charming grandson "all of whom I share the glory and continue to teach at Edward Little H.S. in Auburn worries over with my wife, Frances, who and talented with magnificent disciplines. I especially where she is a vocational coordinator for special enjoyed her sharing with me many of her theatrical education. Art is semi-retired, working part-time at signed on in 1951, ” Rogovin writes. experiences, from Yale days to her playing a child the post office in Bar Mills. We wish them much with Laurence Olivier, as we gobbled sandwiches happiness. You may have noted in the December superintendent, was presented with the Department between “takes.” We discovered that not only are issue that Joan Look Ramig has a new name and of the Interior’s second highest honor at the Rocky we the same age but that we share the common joys address. She writes that she married Dr. Clifford Mountain Regional Conference at Moab, Utah. of owning and loving Yorkies. Ramig, Dean of Teacher Education at the University Well, it’s 35 years since we graduated from good Please keep my letter carrier busy. Your notes are of Cincinnati, in the summer of 1982 and is enjoy­ old UMO. So, we will have a BIG REUNION in treasured. ing decorating their home. Much happiness to them, June. Are you one of those listed below who is com­ too! ing? Keep the letters coming this way, folks. That’s 48 Gloria Mackenzie Ferland Lois Nicholson Healey, Barbara Hastings what this column is all about, ’48ers. Honkala, Jerry Rosavin, Carl Perry, Anthony Nar­ 48 Cottage Road done, Tom Fowke, Randy Moores, Nancy Carter Millinocket, Maine 04462 Bishop, Jayne Hanson Bartley, Dick Meserve, Ed Phillips, Joe Shattlick, Les Botka, Pete Bartlett, Sure enough it’s spring and time again to hear news Warren Bowden, Paul Chantal, Fred Hermann, of ’48ers. Thanks to those who have sent updates, Tom Coughlin, Helen Reed Baker, Ted Carter, Wes I’ve had a bulging mailbox and I’m happy to share Wight, Dave Anderton, Fred Glover, Dave Akeley. its contents with you. Frank Haines writes that the highlight of his trip to Hawaii was having breakfast 50 Ruth Holland Walsh (Mrs. William M.) with Donna Welts and Howard Wagoner, P.O. Box 4 Sloop Lane 4754, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Howard is president of Mystic, Connecticut 06355

AMFAC Tropical Products, which owns several ho­ I tels on major islands there and in the U.S., as well Lois Coffin Ensberg, PO Box 426, Toronto, S.C. as sugar cane plantations and mills on (he islands. 57268, wrote that she and Stan retired from the Air Howard is now supervising a papaya plantation, 49 Ramona M. Dentremont Force in 1972 and have been in Toronto since then, having worked in various capacities in Central and 46 Cedar Street living in the comfortable home his grandfather built South America and in northwest U.S.A. East Millinocket, Maine 04430 many years ago. Ed White was named principal of In memory of: A plaque dedicating the main the Carl B. Lord School as well as curriculum co­ tower at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor to ordinator for the three Vassalboro elementary the memory of John F. Grant, a former president of John Stone retired from General Electric Installation schools. Clyde Grant began his new job as guidance the medical facility’s board of trustees, was unveiled and Service Engineering Div. in June 1982, after 31 counselor at Washington Academy in East Machias recently before a group of his family members, years. His last assignment was in St. Louis, Missouri last September, after receiving his M.A. in guidance friends, and professional colleagues. Gifts in John’s where he and his wife lived 10 years. He lost Evelyn from UMO. He is the former physical education memory made to the hospital’s development fund to cancer in October 1981. We send our condolences teacher at the Academy. exceeded $500,000. It was said by one colleague that to John and his family. He moved to Florida upon There was a fascinating article in the October ’83 no one is exposed to John in any degree without be­ retirement. Yankee magazine about John “Tag” Taglienti, head ing a better person. As classmates, we join in that Also retired in Palm Harbor is Albert A. Meyer coach of the Jay H.S. Tigers. He has coached foot-- tribute. Our sincere sympathy to the families and and his wife, Marion Young ’48. He is in contact ball at Jay for 33 years, has outlasted all other high friends of Roland Powers and Marjorie Yates with Albert A. Arcand, who is a retired Com­ school football coaches and has not had a losing Haskins, whose deaths have been reported by the mander, U.S. Navy, residing in Bainbridge Island, season since ’68. The article was a fine tribute to an Alumni Office. Those of us who lived in Balentine Washington. Art Buswell has retired from the outstanding classmate—and as one of his players Hall with Marge remember well her sense of humor presidency of UM Machias and has taken up res­ said, “Everyone who tried to play, Tag tried to that so often brightened our day. idency in Twin Mountain, New Hampshire. He was coach.” We wish you many more years of success in Family news comes from: Olive Coffin Hart, RFD elected a permanent trustee of Fryeburg Academy in coaching, Tag! #1, Waldoboro 04572, who is teaching reading and Maine. Paul G. Lacombe was promoted at Casco John S. Walker of East Livermore 04228, has language arts in grades 6, 7, and 8. As a hobby, she Bank to assictant vice president. Arthur Linnell has been appointed to the Land Use Regulation Com­ and husband, Skip, breed and raise Morgan show been transferred to the bank’s Upper Lisbon Street mission by Governor Joseph Brennan, John, a for­ horses. As she was writing her note to me, their office in Lewiston. ester for the Isaacson Lumber Co. in Livermore black stallion was in Oklahoma City to be shown at Lura E. Holt, who got her bachelor’s and Falls, has served as a director of land management the Grand National Morgan Show. She sends news master’s degrees from UMO, retired from coaching for the Bureau of Public Lands and was director of of her brother, Dick Coffin and wife Nancy McKay basketball and softball at Brewer H.S. She was the Maine Forest Service from 1976 to 1979. ’49 who have retired, sold their home in New Jersey honored by the Maine Association for Health, Phys­ Congratulations to John Knight, senior partner of and have bought a house in Days Ferry, Maine. ical Education and Recreation for her years of the Rockland law firm of Knight, Chalmers and June Swanton Johnson, 54 Bow Road, Newton distinguished service. Donald F. Collins, president of Brennan, who has been elected president of the New Center, MA 02159, is a high school biology teacher S.W. Collins Co., Caribou, was elected a director of England Bar Association. He heads the 27,000 in Brockton. Her husband, Evan ’49, recently the Northeastern Retail Lumberman’s Association member association which lists attorneys from the earned his Doctor of Ministries degree from An­ held in Boston. Bob Haraden, National Park six New England states. 26 MAINE ALUMNUS 51 Pepper Burbank Milbank 37A Aspinwall Road An invitation Loudonville, N.Y. 12211 to join Maine classmates, A Lowell, Massachusetts newspaper published a friends, and family on marvelous write-up on Selma Gafin Strauss, elected Woman of the Year by the Greater Lowell chapter the exciting new 38-ton of American Women, who work principally a' rais­ ing money for medical and educational projects in Israel She was also selected the first woman presi­ Sitmar FAIRSKY dent of the Temple Beth El congregation Mexico Cruise April 4-14 Dann) Ribbons has been a teacher-coach in Vic- torville, California for the past 25 years This promi­ Free air from most cities* nent citizen directs youth programs and heads the Little League system in the area Congratulations to fully-escorted from Boston John T. Conley, Jr., promoted to manufacturing manager for GTE Lighting Products’ coil opera­ by Maine grad*From $1,295* tions He will be responsible for plants in New Reunion-at-sea! Contact: Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Mexico The Conleys live in Bremen, Maine An article in the Worcester Lexey Carter "49 Telegram reports that Robert Davidson of Shelburne Falls, Vermont, has been appointed toreman of the Holiday Consultants Inc. experimental laboratory of the L S Starrett Co Arlington, Mass. 02174 Robert is married and has two children Dr. Maung Hloo ’52, distinguished member, From the Fort Fairfield Re\ieu comes news of Society of Plastics Engineers classmate G. Melvin Hove). He was elected pres ident and chief executive officer on the board of for New England Division Army Corps ol directors of the Maine Public Service Commission Engineers, Flisha P. Gould lives in Marblehead, Melvin has been an engineer with the commission Massachusetts She likes to sail and travel Her two since 1957 He and his wife, Phvlhs, live in Presque sons are students at Stanford Business School and Isle and have two grown children Phillip J. Ames Union College She last saw Paul Marsden who lives has joined the partnership of John T Wyand in in Mobile, Alabama dependent personnel consulting agencv Phil is an Please note the new address at the top of this col­ electrical engineering graduate of UMO and was umn of Bill and Harriet Johnson Currie. Bill has formerly an international marketing manager for finished his job in Mexico Citv and is now m Wil General Electric in New York City Charles Grant mington, Delaware working as a senior employee re­ and his wife, Bea, of Rockland, were honored at an lations consultant in duPont’s new biomedical prod­ open house in observance of their Golden Wedding ucts department anniversarv Charles is retired from his position as It is now 1984 and as vou see I am still relying on head of the industrial arts department of Rockland your old “news’ from 1982' Please help us get up H S after 41 years Their son, I ewis and his family to date' also reside in Rockland Both Charles and Bea are active in church and community affairs The old adage ‘no news is good news” does not apply to class secretaries' How about writing us a 53 Janet Hanna LeBlanc note' Box 402 Proposed GAA Constitutional Change Newport, Maine 04953 Article 111, Section II currently reads “Any re­ 52 Harriet Johnson Currie cipient of an honorary degree or graduate degree Sorrv 1 missed the deadline for the December issue from UMO shall be a member of this Box 49 Rt 2 I was so busv in September 1 completelv forgot the Hockessin, Delaware 19707 Association ” deadline until it was too late It won’t happen again Amendment “The Council may vote to extend I promised to bring vou up to date on the travels honorary membership in the Association to indi­ My apologies to Willis and Marion Jackson. 1 gave of a friend. Faith Tavlor Burton. 1 just got a card viduals whose service and loyalty are considered them the name “Johnson” bv mistake in December from her, saving that she is back in Maryland again exceptional but who did not attend UMO Any Mary Ellen Schrecengost, widowed for 12 vears, but will soon be off for another adventure Good such member shall be treated in all respects as a teaches second grade in Jefferson County, Colorado luck, Faith, and be sure to write and tell me where member described in Article 111, Section 1, with all She has two children—David, 25, and Debbie, 23 vou are For those who do not know what Faith did rights and privileges ” Mary is also a consultant to the Charles Merrill last year, she gave up her job as manager for a Publishing Co Paul Judkins was appointed to serve Naval Technical Library, sold her personal belong­ Proposed GAA By-Law Change as chairman of the National Advisory Council on ings (including car, piano, et al) and signed on to Article II, Section I currently reads “The elective the National Health Service Corps Paul completed share expenses on a “Pacific Adventure” with a membership of the Council shall consist of twenty- a course in managing small institutions conducted by British skipper and crew on a 37 foot sailboat The four members of the Alumni Association, viz.” Harvard University’s Executive Programs in Health voyage took a year, from Ft Lauderdale across the Amendment “ shall consist of twenty-five Policy and Management Paul and his wife, Cyn­ Pacific and Indian Oceans to South Africa Faith members of the Alumni Association ” thia, have lived in Farmington, Marne since 1954 wrote (hat it was the dream of a lifetime and the Under subletter (a) add “Bangor Community Dr Maung S. Htoo was honored for exceptional most wonderful year of her life' And she is not College” service by the Society of Plastics Engineers, through vet' Wish I could join her It is wonderful Brookfield, Connecticut The award will be pre­ to see the world and be free sented at the annual conference in New Orleans in Earle Stevens has been named to a top post with the spring of ’84 In 41 years, only 19 non the Maine Department ol Transportation Earle is BODWELL MOTORS presidents have been named to this honor After now director of the DOT’S Bureau of Finance and FORD-LINCOLN MERCURY graduating from UMO, Maung earned his Ph D in Administration Congratulations Earle Donald P. CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DODGE . 4 ,/k'1 > physical chemistry from RPI in ’61 At present, he Higgins has been elected to the board of directors of is manager of the IBM chemical metalurgical Cole Enterproses of Bangor Donald has been laboratory in Poughkeepsie, New York associated with the parent company of Cole’s since From ’82 reunion forms—Isadore Stearns, from 1960 Harriet Riley Cederstrom writes that her hus­ Acton, Massachusetts, is a physical education band Alan ’55 has retired from teaching to pursue a teacher for Acton-Boxboro Regional H S Living in career in photography, while she is still employed at Winchester, Massachusetts, William 1. Bird is a their local Sears store I asume they are still in Geln salesman for D I Monroe Paper Co He enjoys ten­ Falls, New York James Rand of Old Town has 169 Pleasant Street nis, golf, fishing, and gardening Bill has one son at published a book, Save Money Buying Real Estate Brunswick 0401 1 The book is an effort to educate the public on how UMO, another working at Syracuse University and a 729-3375 daughter working lor Harvard Coop in Cambridge to avoid being a real estate “patsy ” He last saw “Lefty” Holmes, who lives in Orono For some wonderful and exciting news from Bath office John R. LaFiamme, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, is Massachusetts Bill Hurst has been reunited with his 443-5533 a district sales manager for Allis Chalmers Corp His mother, whom he had not seen for 53 years The relaxation is tennis, golf, sailing, etc He has one story was printed in the Scituate Mariner last May son and two daughters He last met Jack Merry and is one of the most touching I’ve ever read Best BILL BODWELL '50 from Allentown, Pennsylvania A project manager wishes to your whol family, Bill MARCH, 1984 27 Edward J. Connor of Huntsville, Alabama is test Harold Silverman, former independent Maine state Stillwater, Maine 04489. Blaine O. Plummer, RFD manager for the U.S. Government with NASA. Don senator and unsuccessful congressional candidate in #1, Winthrop 04364, has been named “Realtor of Stevens of Woodbridge, Conn, is director of 1980, married Rachel Winograd, a librarian at the the Year” by the Southern Kennebec Valley Board employee relations and support service at Yale Hebrew National Library in Jerusalem. A retired of Realtors. Blaine taught business administration in University. W. Lloyd Oakes of East Longmeadow. Calais businessman, Harold is now associated with Maine high schools before joining the staff at the Massachusetts is an engineer and salesman at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, the leading biological Davis Agency in Monmouth in 1963. Carl Hamilton Standard. Henri E. Breton of Rochester, agricultural farm in Israel. The couple lives in Kirkpatrick. RFD #6, Augusta 04430, was elected New York was senior resident physicist for Eastman Jerusalem but spends summers at their Calais home. president or the Maine Association of Retirees. Kodak and is now retired and pursuing his many Roger Bowman was reporter and entertainment I’m sure there are other ’56ers deserving congrats, varied interests and hobbies. editor of the Recorder, Greenfield, Massachusetts, so let’s hear about them. The class of ’53 remains “the finest ever to come for three years. Before returning to New England, to Maine!” Keep writing. he was editor of a trade magazine in New York City and had managed the publications office of the 57 R. “Jiggs” Cecchini American Personnel and Guidance Association, 4 Heather Lane Washington, D.C. Although an avid runner and East Granby, Conn. 06026 traveler, his first love is still theatre productions. Albert Bowerman was honored for 25 years in the John Hall is currently professor of nutritional papermaking business by joining the Quarter-Century sciences at the University of Connecticut. He has Society, an employees’ association of the International been married for 25 years to Juanita and they have Paper Company. Al began his career in 1958 and four children. The oldest, Deanna, graduated from worked at the Otis Mill and Hudson River Mill before UMO in 1983 and is doing graduate work there. An­ being named controller at the Androscoggin facility in drea is a sophomore at American University. Kenny Jay, in 1980. Anna and Norman Stetson send greetings is a senior in high school and Laura is a high school to Maine friends and report that their daughter, freshman. John and Juanita live at 273 Hanks Hill Katherine ’84, is an All-Maine Woman. The Stetson Road, Storrs, Conn. 54 Marty Barron-Barrett Pump and Water Conditioning Company, Ken- John Burnham manages the campus bookstore at 27 Rock Street duskeag, is in its third year and “doing fine.” UM Farmington. Formerly, John was school li­ After 27 years with the Bethlehem Steel Corp., Portsmouth, NH 03801 brarian. He and his wife Becky Dow ’64 have two George Davis is a man of leisure. The closing of the children, David, 10, and Susan, 8. A member of the Lackawanna, New York plant in late December St. Petersburg, Florida Alumni Club is Walter To whet your appetite for our 30th Reunion here’s caused this “forced retirement.” In his quest for the Crooker. His winter address is 661 Atlantic Ave. news of some of the folks who will be attending. fountain of youth, Joe Rigo has turned to biking, North in St. Petersburg and his summer address Charles McLelland will be arriving from Scottsboro, jogging, mountain climbing and roller skating. A from June to October is simply Searsmont, Maine. Alabama—one of his hobbies is travel, perhaps he self-employed technical writer, he supports these Former Kappa Sigma brother, Bill Vines, writes will water ski. Three of his four children attended athletic endeavors by penning computer programs. that he wants to communicate with old brothers in Auburn, so, in addition to being an engineer for order to help new brothers in their quest for a new Goodyear, he is a War Eagle fan. (Me loo, Charles). 56 Ann Keyo Lounsbury fraternity house. Bill’s former roommate, Philip Arthur Woodward only has to travel from Braintree, 128 Bennoch Road “Frenchy” Lebet, is a captain in the US Coast Massachusetts. He is a director of secondary educa­ Guard and has been in the service the past 27 years. tion for Quincy schools. His son Steve is a junior at Orono, Maine 04473 Bill and his wife of 22 years, Maureen, have four Eastern Nazarene College; daughter Ann graduated children. Lisa is a sophomore at UMO, Laurie is a from there last year. He also mentioned a 27th wed­ freshman at USM, Danny is a junior at Waterville • ding anniversary—must be 30 for a lot of ’54ers. H.S. and Brian is in the 8th grade. After speaking June may be your last chance to see Roland with Bill, Thurlow Cooper and Peter Kosty, we will McLain. He will retire from the Auburn-Gardner challenge any golfer from the class of ’57 to a K-Sig schools and settle on the west coast. He has three team against your team in the summer of ’84. Our sons, the oldest, Scott, is at UMO. range of golf courses covers Portland to Machias. Warren Peterson, an agent for State Farm In­ Frances Roderick Soderberg writes that her son, surance, will be coming to Maine from Charlotte, Craig, is working in Boston; daughter, Kathryn, has Vermont. And Louis Hilton, our own private in­ just finished a year abroad in Madrid, Spain. vestor, will fly. Even for Louie, sailing from Green­ Frances visited Kathryn in May and had a fantastic ville to Orono would be a bit much. One of his trip. Frances’ daughter, Karen, 12, has Downs Syn­ daughters is working in New York, the other is at drome and is doing great. She’s in Campfire Girls, Choate. John Hewitt, a Phi Mu whose freshman son dancing and if anyone has similar concerns, she chose Lambda Chi at UMO, will be on his way would be pleased to share in experiences that have from Cape Elizabeth, and Fred Breslin from Wells. been positive. Frances and her husband, Douglas, John, an actuary with Union Mutual Life, has two live at 5 Smith Farm in Lynnfield, Mass. daughters, one at Williams, and Fred has a daughter at Wellesley. 01940. Their phone number is 617-334-3437. Al Bancroft will add to the reunion gaiety arriving For the second time, a Maine man is heading the from Paris Hill. He has daughters in Lincoln, Mon­ prestigious Million Dollar Round Table, now an or­ tana, New Hampshire and Oregon. The latter is an ganization of more than 21,000 life insurance agents, Olympic cross-country skiier. Jean Keirstead, who each of whom has sold more than $2,250,000 in in­ has survived 20 years of substitute teaching, will be surance over the past year. Paul R. Buckley, presi­ down from Farmington. One of her daughters is an dent of the Buckley Group, with offices in Lewiston au pair girl in Rome, Italy, the other at school in and Portland, took over as 1984 president in Portland. So Jean will not think she is the only Jacqueline Courtois ’56 September 1983. Paul, who graduated from the woman attending, I’ll add my final note. My son is University of Maine School of Law in 1961 is also a a doctoral candidate at Boston College, another in director of Northeast Bank of Lewiston-Auburn, is L.A.—recently with Continental Airlines, a daughter Jacqueline Boutin Courtois has been installed as a trustee of the Maine Bar Association Insurance in publishing in Manhattan. I work/play as a president of the New Hampshire Insurance Women’s Trust and past president of the governing board of novelist, columnist, fiction teacher at UNH and League. Jacqueline works for Burpee, & St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. While I was in feminist political activist. One bit of writing I’m Perkins/Kendall in Manchester. She is a member of Albuquerque last summer, I had a chance to visit resigning from, however, is this column. Reason for the education committee of Independent Insurance with Richard Shorty Pottle ’60. He is the football leaving: to give someone out there the fun of Agents, and is enrolled in the Accredited Advisors in coach at Safford H.S. in Safford, Arizona. reading all those reunion responses. Marvelous Insurance program. She lives at 5 Huntington Ave., Bev and I attended Homecoming this past fall at chance for some PING to render service! Bye. Manchester 03103, with her husband and three UMO and enjoyed visitng with many of the old P.S. Bob Erickson, Greenville, South Carolina, children. Everett L. Towle, deputy regional forester gang. Did you forget your New Year’s resolution personnel manager for U.S. Shelter Corp., was for the northern region of the states was promoted already—you said you would write me—remember? reelected regional vice president for the American to director of aviation and fire management in the Society for Personnel Administrators. A legislative Forest Service national headquarters, Washington, 58 Jane Ledyard Lazo (Mrs. Leo M.) committee has endorse the reappointment of chair­ D.C. The Towles are now settled at 4504 Banff St., man Tom Monaghan to the UM board of trustees. Annandale, Virginia 22003. They have three 49 Martin Street Paula Goodin Sullivan has retired from the UMO children, Linda, Mason and Leonard. West Roxbury, Mass. 02132 staff and lives in Florida. f tu Haskell, known to most of us as a sport­ swriter, has been named UMO’s Director of President of Narcotics Seminars, Inc. of Fairfax, 55 Hilda Sterling Physical Education and Athletics. Stu brings much Virginia is Alfred Pisani. Al has retired as in­ experience to his position as he has worked in the telligence analyst for the Drug Enforcement Ad­ 472 Apple Valley Drive field of athletic journalism since our graduation. Stu ministration (DEA), Department of Justice. During Belford, N.J. 07718 and his wife, Gloria, live at 17 Old Mill Road, his time with DEA, Al spent months in Vietnam, 28 MAINE ALUMNUS Ecuador (where he adopted son, Michael), Argen­ The group is the largest association of independent tina and Thailand (where he adopted daughter, insurance agents in the country Paul is also a Lisa) Foi six sears Al was really a member of the member of the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce jet set, hvmg and working in 55 different countries and is a volunteer member of the GAA Council at Working as a civilian for the Office of the UMO Secretary of Defense following his retirement as a Nonm Milchcy Fitzgibbon retired from the con­ Colonel in the Air Force is Wallace D. Henderson. crete canyons of New York and is now enjoying life Walls and 1 omse F. “Fran” live at 1657 Mont in the slower lane in Bradley, Maine She’s working morenev Dr , Vienna, VA 22180 Walls is sice presi­ on plans lor our 25th reunion which should be the dent tor BDM Corp , flies hot air balloons, skis, biggest and best 25th ever' If you d like to help pro­ runs and builds experimental aircraft I heir son, mote our reunion bv calling or writing some of vour Philip, is a student at Oregon State Umsersity I). classmates to encourage them to attend and to sup­ Mian Roberts of 1146 Austin St , Costa Mesa, port our fund, please let Nonm know She can be Calif 92626 is an optical engineer with Ford reached al Carter Woods, Box 509, Bradlev 04411 Aeronautics following iobs the G L and 1 I S The The word is—“J ill the Stem for’59 ’ Lets ‘match Robertses’ three children Ken 1 lana and Melanie our class numerals ’—we d like to raise $59,000 to Farnham '59 Desmond '59 work near Orlando, Florida L lana studies time and give as our class gift Wouldn t that be great’ So motion for Busch Gardens, Melanie is a 4th year come on guvs get out those checkbooks Hope student m mechanical engineering at University of you II also plan to come to Orono lune 8 10 It will Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers Central Florida and ken rebuilds transmissions be a great weekend 1 ooking forward to seeing you Inez Kolonel Rudman was publicity chairman for then' Robert I) Kolouch of I734 Forest Hill Drive the Bangor Community Concert annual campaign Vienna W Va 26105 has spent the past 18 years as Gingee Buckley Franco and her husband, Vince, are a physicist for 1 1 duPont Bob also scuba dives excited about their nesv summer retreat, a cottage at and tross country skns He has one son and two Lamoine Beach on Frenchman’s Bay The property daughters IhomasP Hosmer, who lives at 122 was once owned by Hannibal Hamlin, but Gingee Crescent Rd Concoid Mass 01742 says he spends doubts old Hannibal ever stayed there “unless he his spare time restoring his Mercedes 300 SL navel liked fierce winds'” mg and working on house remodeling projects He Ron Drogin, remembered tor his excellent sports is a design encinecr for Aithur D Little, Inc reporting in the Campus, writes that his son, Phil, I he I homas beavevs (Barbaia Pucker 55) can be was selected for the Massachusetts All-Scholastic found at 989 Keswick Place Cincinnati Ohio Baseball team but selected Brandeis over Maine so 45230 Tom is southern division sales manager foi Ron wouldn’t have to travel so far’ to cheer on Proctor and Gamble I hey have four children ring the team Phil has a 360 batting average so Ron has ing in age from 14 to 23 The bio sheet from John a lot to be proud of in his son F I vmburner reveals an exotic addiess John is a My addiess hasn t changed this month, has yours’ Colonel in the US Aimvs Judge Advocate Corp Please write and is stationed m Japan Quaitcis 631 Sagamihara Housing Xica Fie is serving as staff Judge Advocate 62 Diane Ingalls Zito for Headquarters, US Army, Japan (IX Corps APO 24 South Hill Drive S F 96343) He says (he last 58cr he saw was ( harlie I ogue of 910 Country Club Dr Pittsburgh Bedford, N H 03102 Pa 15228 Hollis I Irvine, Sr , president of Aroostook John Dudley has been named assistant defensive County Federal Savings ind Loan Association says football coach at Bowdoin College John is an he still finds time to fish and canoe the Allagash English and speech teacher at Cony H S and served Hollis had (wo children at UMO Hollis, Jr 82 and as head football coach there He was also head Andrea 83 Doris White Smith sent her icgrcts Her coach at Morse High and led that team to five con­ daughter Allison sang the title role in the local secutive state championships One of John s primary theatre group's pioduction of Annie the same oft season duties will be to recruit Maine high Rep Olympia Snowe '60, described as a school players Dillwyn P. Paiste was promoted to weekend as out reunion Doris directs music for the “woman to watch, ” is pictured on the group plays piano/otgan lor her church and directs general sales manager for the James River Co of the local choir The Smiths arc still in Massapequa December cover of Working Woman Fitchburg, Massachusetts Peg 1 von teaches Park New York magazine kindergarten at the Prescott Memorial School in 1 trust that all of you made New Year’s resolu Washington, Maine Peg and her husband live in tions to pay S10 pci year to (he Alumni Fund so Waldoboio with their three children Kellv, 19, that you can continue to get the Alumnus Also I 61 Judy Ohr Guilmartin Greg, r, and Scott, 12 Peg’s hobbies include sew­ hope that you made a resolution to write to your 15430 Bay brook Drive ing, cooking gardening and icfmishing furniture class secretary so that we can find you when out Houston, Texas 77508 The Lastport Elemcntaiy School was the recipient 30th arrives of a large assemblage of computer equipment, thanks to William I urner. Bill, who is currently the Got i bice/.y lettei liom Meg Ihompson Villarreal piesident of the Consumer Gioup of Texas In recently with a marvelous idea foi out 25th reunion struments, attended Eastport schools He now lives Mcg's theory is that most of our lasting friendships in I ubbock, lexas with his wife, Roberta, daughter, weic loimcd that fust frightening, fabulous lennifer, 13, and Son, lay, 11 Fmmons Pinkham freshman year at Maine She noted that our class was appointed assistant supeuntendeni oi school was one of the last to have freshman doims and that district 47 in Vassalboro Emmons was hired by the many ol the friendships have lasted beyond sorontv district as a teaching principal in 1963 and worked in oi fraternity well beyond graduation Meg hopes to Oakland until 1974 when he left to become director be able to gather the tioops together again and of the Central Maine Student Teaching Center, a sec if they can be billeted in the same sections of the position he kept until 1982 reunion doims Thcteloie, ’ writes Meg, ‘1 m put Bill Smullen writes from Washington, where he ting out a call foi all thud and fouith floor Chad has been assigned to the Pentagon as public at fans bourne East ladies who would like to ienew oi con officer for the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the tmue with friendships stalled in Septcinbei 1957 59 Nancy Roberts Munson Arms Bill is back in the States alter a three-vear What a great idea’ II you ate interested in atten tour ol duty in Panama His new address is 7826 30 Tanglewood Drive ding the 25(h reunion and want to be housed neai 1 rances Drive, Alexandria, Va He’d love to hear Glastonbury, Conn 06033 youi old doim mates let me know oi wiite to Meg from classmates in the D C area at 5603 Invcrchapcl Rd Springfield Va 22151 Keep in touch Congratulations to two ’59ers Willard Farnham, of (703 321 9362) Meg works at the Coiporation tor Brewer, picsidcnt ol Gctchcll Bros Inc , was Public Bi oadcastmg in children s television and most 63 Priscilla Sawyer Frederick elected chairman of the boaid ol the Packaged Ice recently served as coordinator ol national publicity 6 Bridge St. lor the Reading Rainbow with 1 eVar Burton How Association (PIA) Willaid will direct the PIA an Salem, NH 03079 association rcpicscntmg mote than 600 manutac neat! turers and distributors of packaged ice in the U S Slnrlene Heath Hock Gosline attended the an­ Rev Jane I’armalee Harmes was ordained last fall and abioad He is also a member of the UMO niversary scmmai ol Mary Kav Cosmetics in Dallas and serves as assistant pastor at Brown Memorial Athletic Boaid and is on the boards ol directors ol recently Shnlenc joined the company this year and Woodbrook Picsbvtcnan Church in Baltimore, United Bank and Eastern Maine Medical Ccntci lives in Gatdiner Willard Ware was elected chan Maryland Her address is 1316 Halstead Rd , Paul Desmond, ol Falmouth, president of Des man of the Maine Chambei ol Commerce Willard Baltimoie 21234 Vigoiouslv working to protect the mond &. Payne, Inc was elected vice president ol is president of Ocean National Bank, Kennebunk rights ol senior citizens is Paul G. Chretien. His the Professional Insurance Agents of New England Alter his graduation from Maine, he attended the MARCH, 1984 29 assignment: coordinate the National Council of leads a 4-H club and gives horseback riding lessons of the cytotechnology lab at Monmouth Medical Senior Citizens for the State of Maine. Janice E. while she and Ernest bring up two sons in Foster, Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. Thanks to Breton has been appointed to the board of ex­ Rhode Island. Karol for her note and the news. aminers of speech pathologists and audiologists and Christine Prince Gilfillan is the bookkeeper at The clippings bring news of two new teaching is also president of the Maine Speech-Language- John Bapst Memorial H.S. in Bangor, where her assignments this fall. Katherine Foster Dall is Hearing Association. daughter, Kathie, is a senior. E. Joy Saunders Lotz teaching English and reading in Augusta. Judith David E. Williams was named president of the is a teacher who works as an investigator for con­ Clifford Sco|t teaches third grade in Winthrop. She Waterville Kiwanis Club. David, his wife, Eleanor, sumer affairs in Rockaway, New Jersey. Bill Brooks, and her family reside in Augusta. and Karen, 14 and Scott, 15 have been in the a counseling psychologist and director of student Let’s try a little harder on those cards and letters, Belgrade Lakes area the past few years where Dave services in Truro, Nova Scotia, is opening a private ok gang? is a civil engineering for the Department of practice. Ann Roberts Sheppard is an advisor in the Transportation in Augusta. Andrew R. Mantis mar­ U.S. Department of Education, lives in Arlington, 67 Carol Heber Laughlin ried Elizabeth A. Kearney. They are both teachers in Virginia. Lawrence Emery is a college administrator RFD 1, Box 1625 the Biddeford schools. Julie Ingalls Brown teaches in Westport, Pennsylvania. New car dealer Robert Brewer, Maine 04412 in the Migrant Education Program, Winslow. Macdonald and Margaret Sawyer ’65 have two children in college. For interesting news in ’84 I need to hear from you. Now, go mark your calendar for reunion and All it takes is a minute and a postcard. make plans to be there! Art Nicholson received one of the top alumni awards, the Pine Tree Emblem, for promoting the 65 Sylvia A. Tapley University through the GAA. Carol Heber Laughlin 83 Euclid Avenue was among many volunteers recognized for special service to the University at the first Annual Stamford, CT 06902 Volunteers Day in September. Paul Keany of Wellesley, Massachusetts placed 25th in a field of Nancy Pearson and Dr. Mark Kinney ’66 returned 150 athletes invited to enter the first Cape Cod En­ from a year-long sabbatical. The family sailed on its durance Triathalon. Keany’s time was 11:49.59. own boat from Maine to Florida, the Bahamas, Richard Alan Barker and Alison Helen Randolph Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and on down the were led from the church by a bagpiper following 64 Elsa Anderson Sanborn Windward and Leeward Islands to Grenada . . . and their wedding in June. They spent two weeks in 21 Main Street back. Scotland in the fall. Richard is employed by Wilcom Gorham, N.H. 03581 The "Quickie Quiz" in the Portland Evening Ex­ Products in Belmont, New Hampshire. press of September 30, 1983 was "Who and Where Karen Wessell Reis and family toured the U.S.A, is Peter H. Clough?” Many of us know that Peter is Our 20th reunion is coming up fast. You will soon last summer. Highpoints included Chicago, Yel­ a Portland native who graduated from UMO in ’65. be getting details from our committee and reserva­ lowstone National Park, Dinosaur National Monu­ Some of you may not know that Peter is now pro­ tion forms to join the fun June 7-10 in Orono. ment and Gettysburg. ducing director of the Capital Repertory Company Come share reminiscences and learn how much, or A number of you are still on the move: Michael in Albany, New York. His troupe is a resounding how little, we have changed. Are you aware how Thomas Scanlin from Reykjavik, Iceland to Harare, success. Peter went to the Goodman Theatre in much the campus has grown? How many things re­ Zimbabwe, to become cultural affairs officer with Chicago to accept the 1983 Arts Award from the na­ main the same? the Dept, of State (U.S. embassy). Meg Wilde tionwide Business Committee for the Arts Inc., In November, we visited with Mary Ann and Tom Juliano from Pittsburgh back to North Plainfield, reflecting his group’s "outstanding achievement in LaHaise and son, T.F. IV, 13, who moved to New Jersey. Meg is hooked on “quick information”, developing a partnership with business. . . .’’ This Wayland, Massachusetts from Ohio. After 18 years as senior librarian at Montclair, New Jersey Public partnership, involving over 50 businesses and vol­ in the pulp and paper business, Tom is now an ac­ Library, a facility in the forefront of computer unteers for nine trade unions, converted an empty count executive at Merrill Lynch. Believing that the technology. Rammi (Rosemary Berner) Waller from supermarket into the Market Theatre, a 258-seat first priority is "the achievement of basic educa­ Orlando, Florida to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her thrust stage theater with support areas and office tional requirements with emphasis on excellence and husband, Ernie, who travels with the Navy, and space. Good show, Peter! intellectual skills," William L. Randall won a seat their troops had quite a trek but are settled at last. Richard Morrison was hired by the MSAD 19 on the Auburn school committee. He is a CPA, a Leon Favreau built a passive solar home in board of directors as principal of the Lubec H.S. partner in the Lewiston firm of Ernest M. Shapiro & Shelburne, New Hampshire to welcome his new Richard taught there for 12 years. He has also Co., on the board of directors of Bates Fabrics, daughter, Meg Elizabeth (b. July 31, 1983). Clyde owned a hardware store in Caribou, he and his wife, Inc., and chairman of the Maine State Board of Ac­ H. Williams was appointed a warrant officer in the Jane, and their two children reside in West Lubec. countancy. Jay Clark teaches biology and chemistry Maine Army National Guard. He works full-time as Lorraine and Norman Fournier, in cooperation with at Houlton H.S. Phil Soule coaches the offensive an equipment inspector at Camp Keyes in Augusta. his sister and brother-in-law, have purchased the line of Bowdoin’s football team as well as women’s former Reliable Aluminum Products Co. of Maine and men’s varsity track teams. and renamed it the Reliable Aluminum Home Im­ Responses to the request for reunion information provement Center, Inc. Norman is company presi­ (you have mailed yours, haven’t you?) tell me that dent and manages the business. Karyl Ricker Hayes, mother of Ric and Lori, is The news from you has been sparse. Hopefully, leader of a Girl Scout troop and a church youth there will be news in some of my Christmas cards group in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Jefferson for the June issue. May 1984 bring good health and and Susan Oakes Ackor live at Merrymeadow Farm great happiness to all of you! in Cushing with Jeff, Jim, Adam and Erin. Legal assistant Joyce Harburger Bennett of Clifton Park, New York finds keeping up with three athletic 66 Carole Spruce teenage sons leaves her little time to do much else. 18 Village Brook Lane Michael J. O’Donnell, Bethel, says that after 16 Natick, MA 01760 69 Bill and Andrea Hayes Lott years as a self-employed attorney, he still makes time to love his wife, Susan Saunders ’65, and their kids. South West Road With three in college and the fourth a high school I received a birth announcement from LTC Bill Rt. 1, Canterbury, N.H. 03224 senior, Michael is active in “the poor house and Porter and wife, Pauline, this fall. Baby Suzanne ar­ other civic minded efforts!” Other lawyers from our rived September 20. Bill is still assigned to the Army Don’t forget to return your reunion questionnaires class include Mary Verrill Tousignant of Old Or­ National Training Center in southern California. to the Alumni Office. Even if you can’t come to chard Beach and Richard Arie Johnson of Milford, Fred Parent received research grants from Ferris UMO in June, we’d appreciate hearing from you Massachusetts. State College and the Michigan Council for the and so would your former classmates. We’ll publish Gib Chase, Northboro, Massachusetts, is in his Humanities to conduct an oral history on music in your news in future columns. 12th year as a marine biologist and environmental the lives of the aged. Fred lives in Big Rapids, Linda Frosch moved to Sanford, Maine last April resources specialist with the New England division Michigan. when she accepted the position of operations man­ of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Gerald Banks Karol Wasyslyshyn Parham earned a doctorate in ager of Lawson Mill. Alan Bradstreet was promoted opened Village Square Realty in Norway in 1978 psychology. She now works for Woehr Associates in to vice president of Smithwood Inc., Auburn. after 10 years of teaching math and science in public Philadelphia. I’m indebted to Karol for the follow­ Joseph Pietroski, Jr. was named manager of com­ schools. Bob Hardison, general manager of the ing news of classmates. Suzanne Mcgrath Elder is a munications at International Paper Company’s An­ slurry pumps division of Goulds Pumps, Inc., lives CPA who has her own accounting firm in Burnham, droscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine. Joe, who lives in in Seneca Falls, New York. Civil sanitary engineer Pennsylvania. She also has a daughter, Colby, 17. East Winthrop, is the former program manager for Raymond Cushman and wife Kathryn Honan Kathy Clair is still somewhere in Australia. John the National Defense Executive Reserve. manage a part-time land surveying business in Barrett is practicing law in Boston after having had Marcel Fauk was appointed senior assistant pro­ Canterbury, New Hampshire. Archivist Richard his own successful firm in Durham, New Hampshire fessor of military science at Lafayette College. Kaplan and Celia of Newton Centre, Massachusetts for years. Les Fisher received his doctorate in Marcel and Emily Ouellette Fauk went to Lafayette have two young sons who are "speaking several English from Brown and now teaches at the Univer­ from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, where Marcel was a languages." Virginia Heath Ross, foster parent, sity of New Hampshire. Jane Carter Reilly is head civilian research specialist. Major Fauk served in 30 MAINE ALUMNUS the University of Santa Clara He also holds troller at Maine Public Service Co. in Presque Isle master’s degrees in mechanical and chemical he and Annette live in Presque isle with their chil­ engineering Bob is project leader at Clorox Co dren, Jennifer and Stephen Alvin Cooper has been research and development center and an area gover called to serve the First Baptist Church of Water­ nor in Toastmasters ville He and the former Cheryl Cockey have four N. Laurence Willey, Jr. was elected mayor of children and are formerly of Cape Neddick Bangor He is a partner in the law firm of Ferns, Lisa Giguere is a staff reporter for the new Sun­ Dearborn & Willey Lorna Rand Willey teaches day paper in Lewiston She and her husband, Ralph preschool and cares for their two sons Their current Tuttle, live in Auburn Sherry lee Pierce is a half- address is 27 Howard St , Bangor, ME 04401 Class time guidance counselor at the Winthrop Grade president Paul Michaud writes that he is a School William and Elaine Baker Duffus visited homeowner 1316 Indiana Ave , Ames, Iowa 50010 Maine this summer from Panama, where William is His work in personnel at Iowa State continues a dredging expert at the Canal George Campbell left the state Department of Weddings Susan Dumont wed John Bengston Transportation for an executive position with (Edinboro College) They live in Greenwich, Con­ Boston and Maine and Maine Central Railroads necticut, where Susan is assistant to the president of Fletcher Boyle is vice president of Barnstable Coun Cuisinarts, Inc and John is manager of packaging, ty National Bank He and Shari Thomas and family health and beauty division, Chesebrough-Pond’s, live in South Dennis, Massachusetts Inc Lorraine Bissonnette Bell married Robert DeSilva Lorraine teaches sixth grade in Lisbon and Robert is an electronics engineer. India Baker and 72 Cathy Tripp Pohle Bill Haynes. India is an instructor of the British 37 Southworth Street, A 1 Horse Society and owns and operates the Waterford Williamstown, Mass 01267 Stud and Equestian Center Bill is a reporter­ photographer for the Portland Press Herald Joseph Pietroski Jr ’69 Greetings, classmates' I have recently moved from Keep in touch this winter—a good time to write Maine to Massachusetts Mv husband, Dick, has a letters new position at Williams College He will serve as the head golf professional at the college owned 74 Janet Reid Willis Vietnam and has remained active in the US Armv course, coach golf and teach phvsical education 50 Gray Road Reserve Major Ronald Aarons retired from the US Since we moved to Williamstown, we have found Air Force last September, after serving more than 22 Gorham, Maine 04038 years fellow alums Craig Randall leaches at the local high D F Munroe Co , Wilmington Massachusetts has school and coaches basketball Charlie and Debbie Susan Smith Deschaine, fondly remembered as announced the appointment of Samson Sivovlos to Yuen 1 aRosa, both ’73 are also here Anne “Toopee,” wrote to announce the birth of Brent the post of manager ol Maine operations Sam Dearstync writes that she married Richard Ketchen, Michael “I have three under age 3, and three in a mechanical designer lor Engineering Dynamics formerlv worked for the C M Rice Paper Company diapers and three before 1 was married four years' He is a member of Vermont Printers Xssociation, Corp in I owell Massachusetts Anne is an occupa Diving right in and enjoying every minute'” Also in tional therapist at a private school for children who second vice president of the New Hampshire mv mail was a letter from Virginia Stange Freese. have learning disabilities Graphic Arts, and is the state advisor to the New Ginny married David m 1975 and moved to Coral David Vautour teaches science at Gardiner Hampshire chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of Gables, Florida, where they lived for five years Gin­ Regional Ir H S Donald Gerrish is president of the America Intelligent Controls Inc of Saco Maine ny codirected a children’s theater group and later Maine Town and City Management Association He has formed a new automated manufacturing systems became a third grade teacher In 1979 they moved to is also Gorham’s town manager 1 inda Drost division, which will be managed by James Bower. Acton, Massachusetts, because David took a job Pangburn and Alan Pangburn are in Presque Isle Special congratulations to Wesley Hedlund who with the First National Bank of Boston, where he is with two children, Scott 8, and Katy Lynn, 5 Alan received the 1983 Presidential Award tor I xcellence vice president In 1980, she gave birth to Shannon works at Milliken I omhnson Co as a buyer and in Science and Mathematics Teaching Wesley a Lauren Ginnv would love to hear from UMO director of dairv/frozen foods and produce Linda science teacher at Bangor H S joined 104 U S friends teaches nursery school Christian Becksvoort, a pro science and math teachers honored by the White Constance Hayes is a recruiter and teacher at the lessional cabinet maker, has spread the gospel of House Peter Naiden was appointed chairman of the Portland School of Art Mary Anne Sezak Davis woodworking in workshops and seminars He has science department at North Yarmouth Academy, was promoted to trust development officer of the written a book to show readers how to be In Har Yarmouth, Maine Peter also teaches part-time in Depositors Trust Co Sherry Pierce teaches second mon\ with Wood It is published bv Nostrand, the dept of geosciences at USM and teaches during grade at the Oakland Primary School Robert Rheinhold Co of New York Darlene C. Merrill is the summer at the University School for the Creative VV right was promoted to manager of woodlands the new on site counselor with SMVTI’s adult and Talented at USM Dr James M. Aldrich joined planning at Great Northern Paper Co John Whit­ education division in York Countv the staff of George Stevens Academy as a part time ney was named Maine’s Outstanding Young Farmer English instructor From 1972 80 he was professor for 1983 Charles Laverdiere joined the law firm of of American history and dean of academic affairs at Hanscom and Carey He lives m Farmington with 73 Rachel Davenport Dutch his wife, Brenda, and their two children UM Machias Most recently, Jim was dean of the 22 Bowker Street College at Roger Williams College Brunswick, ME 04011 Frank Keenan, ol Presque Isle, is athletic ad mimstrator lor SAD 1 Trank, who taught in SAD 42 before taking the position, is president and inter A few of us braved the early morning hour and met preter for the International Association of Approved at Hill Top’s yellow dining room at Homecoming Basketball Officials No 150 and is also northern and elected new (and some old) officers Steve district manager of the American Softball Associa Daigle, president, Allen Morrell, vice piesident, tion Bill and I are pleased to announce the birth ol Mary lowle I evasseur, secretary, Marshalsn Wing our son, Benjamin William Benjamin, who ailived Baker, treasurer, Claire Baker, Bob Muller, Bob on Thanksgiving 1983, joins a sistei, Samantha Short, and Guy Piper, executive committee As you can see, 1 will continue to correspond with you all Nancy Fiske handed me her business card from 71 Carolyn Stickney Ackerman the banking structure department of the Federal 5 Parchcr Street Reserve Bank ol Boston She does a lot of traveling Ellsworth, Maine 04605 lor them fiom hei new home in Wakefield Sandra Stark Gray writes from York, where she Gary Grady, ol Farmingdale, is the coach of the lives with her husband Warren, a carpenter, and newly formed UM A cross country team Gaiy also their daughter, Jessie Sandra teaches in Kittery teaches and coaches at Gardiner Area H S Flame Richard Hunt is on the faculty of Trinity College of Sinclair Fowler is supervisory district staff reading Vermont engaged in developing a new Canadian/ and math teacher in South Hero, Vermont George U S Studies program He was elected a ruling elder and Elaine publish The Islander The Fowlers live in of the Chi ist Presbytenan Church in Burlington, South Hero with their two childien Maynard Vermont Stephanie Brewer Hansen was named se­ Young, Vassalboro, was named principal of the cond vice president on the personal banking services Richmond Junior Senior H S He previously seived department of Continental Bank in Chicago She as guidance director at Erskine Academy received a mastei’s of public administration from Dr. Kathaleen Porter ’74 checks a patient tn Polly Karris, of Bicwer, received hei Ph D in Roosevelt University in 1981 She lives in Wood­ intensive care at Baystate Medical Center in bridge, Illinois counselor education from UMO She directs the Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Manubhai employee assistance program at UMO, teaches and Gary Bailey was named manager of business de­ maintains a private practice Robert Derham ol velopment of Kleinschmidt and Dutting consulting Desai, director of the hospital’s burn pro­ Pleasanton, California, has received an MBA from engineers, Pittsfield 1 arry LaPlante is the new con­ gram, looks on. MARCH, 1984 31 Newlin, a graduate of Antioch New England Many of your classmates would be interested in Graduate School, Keene, New Hampshire. Thomas hearing from you. Why not write me a letter today, Hinman, employeed by Carter Rice/C.M. Rice telling about what you’ve been up to? Paper Co., Portland, wed Theanna Poulous, who works for WPOR radio in Portland. Wedding bells 77 Ron Aseltine rang for Thomas Keating, who is with the U.S. 47 Harrison Place Amada, and Denise Kher, who graduated from Wheelock College, Boston. Carolyn Benson, who West Springfield, MA 01089 works at Union Mutual, Portland, married Norman Clark, who is a USM graduate and a self-employed I have received six notes since our last column. cabinet maker. Arthur Strong wed Annette Curtin in Gloria Butler graduated from the Way College of Las Vegas. Arthur received his Juris Doctor from Biblical research with a bachelor’s in theology. She University of Maine School of Law and is an coordinates home Bible fellowships in Houston. She associate with Mooney and Smith law firm in Salt lives in Humble, Texas. Louise Desjardins is work­ Lake City. His wife is employed as a preschool in­ ing toward a master’s in human resource develop­ structor in Salt Lake City. ment at USM. She works at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, and has traveled to , the Bahamas, and Florida in 1983. Frederick and Jean Anderson 76 David N. Theoharides Graunke bought a house in South Berwick. Jean 5 Wilson Street was promoted to sales administrator at Kingston- Lincoln, Maine 04457 Warren Corp, and Fred is now teaching at Marsh­ wood H.S. Paula Maxim Lewis now has two sons, Ryan and I received a letter from Debbie Smith Crowley who Kevin. She taught in Thorndike for four years. writes that she now lives in Acton, Maine with her After her second son was born, Paula decided to husband, Jim, and their daughter, Erin. Debbie stay home. She teaches swimming in the summer teaches music. Glen Perry writes that he is employed and officiates gymnastics meets as chairman of the by General Electric in Schenectady, New York and Maine State Gymnastics Judges. He address is Box Randy Huff, Mary Ann ’75 and Anna May that he’s still single! Peter Coughlin and his wife, 2930, Thorndike 04986. Heidi Schmidtt-Erspamer Gail, have a son, Matthew Ryan, their first child. wrote that she is now assistant manager of a Peter is a civil engineer for the Maine Dept, of Waldenbooks in Mobile, Alabama, where she lives Transportation. Susan Lynn Biggers married Stephen Thomas with her husband, Bill. They have traveled to Japan, Hussey. She is a control processor at Society for New Zealand, Holland, and, most recently, Ger­ Savings. He is assistant staff accountant with North­ many. east Utilities. They live in East Hartford, Connect­ Pat Stearns Schmidtt manages an Agway store in icut. Susan Frances Lothrop wed Stephen Lee Hart. Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. She lives in Buck­ He manages an F.W. Woolworth store in Waltham, land with her husband, Dwayne. She specifically Massachusetts, and they live in Billerica. A class­ asked where her old friends are—like Debi Ryder, mate for 2 1/2 years, Mark W. Andrews was killed Charlie Cyr, Janet Kennedy and Katheleen Pyska. September 25, 1983 as a result of a motorcycle acci­ Where are all of you? Mary Williams now works for dent. We extend our sympathies to his family. Bath Iron Works. Jay Dresser is manager of the We have a short column this time. Please send me Camden office of Maine Savings Bank. John Harris your news today! was ordained a deacon at St. Teresa’s Church in Brewer. Donna Goodman now teaches math in Fal­ 75 Nancy Pistaki Chard mouth. Victor Nolet teaches at Willowhouse, a 830 Washington Avenue facility in Bucksport for retarded young people. Marriages and new hometowns are as follows: Portland, Maine 04103 Mine! I married Deborah Scott ’80 last fall. Please note our new address at the column head. Janice Once again, I heard from many of you. I really en­ Skillings to John Goff; Catherine Esty and joy your letters. Thank you—keep them coming. Christopher Wejchcrt of New Haven, Connecticut; Cherri Wing Jones lives in Brookline, Peter H. Nystrom ’76, research engineer for Cathy O’Connor and Alan Schroeder, Wakefield; Massachusetts with her husband, Chris, a research Scott Paper Co. in Philadelphia (left), poses Sandra Jesseman and Paul Picard, Brewer; Margaret chemist, and their ten-month-old daughter, with his running partner, Rex Schutte, after Leach and Scott Smith; Donald Heath and Lola Genevieve. Cherri worked on her M.Ed. at Tufts the two finished the New York Marathon. University and now works part-time at a nursery Peter placed 1,764th out of 15,193 runners. school on a 2oo acre farm in Brookline. Cherri men­ tioned a UMO mini-reunion at Al and Nancy Wiswell Pfeiffer’s home at China Lake. Nancy and Al have two children, Katie, 2, and Andrew, I. Darlene Smith was named regional resource coor­ Helen Richards-Peele and her husband, Andy, were dinator for the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse also there with their eleven-month-old baby. for the Aroostook County Action Program. Anne Bob Crocker and his wife, Cindy Davis ’76, an­ Gibson was appointed business officer for Northeast nounce the birth of their son, Robert. Bob recently Bank. She is living in Surry Black Bear football established his own accounting practice and Cindy player Ted Welch has been coaching the York H.S. was a Chapter I teacher in East Corinth. They reside football team for the past four years. Ted has led at the newly built Ivanhoe Farm, in Charleston and (he team to many wins, and believes the team’s suc­ gladly welcome visitors. Andrew Pratt bought the cess is due to how close knit they are. 120-year-old Gray Funeral Home, Inc. in Windsor. Dr. Gerald Dunn has opened an optometry prac­ I had a newsy letter from Mary Ann Chute Huff tice in Skowhegan. Jeff Nevins was named executive from the west coast. Mary Ann, her husband, Ran­ director of the Maine Good Roads Association. dy, and daughter, Anna, live in Des Moines, Jeremy Stuart is the professional name of Jeri Col­ Washington, which overlooks Puget Sound. Randy pitis, who is now acting in a play in New York City. is an outdoor recreation instructor now earning an Jeri is playing the role of Richard Enfield in the play elementary teaching certificate. Mary Ann is setting The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the up Chute Engineering, the first woman-owned me­ Apple Corps Theatre. Michael Popp was promoted chanical engineering firm in the state of Washing­ to technical assistant to the superintendent at Great ton. Her firm was awarded its first contract in Northern Paper Co. in Millinocket. Goodyear’s September. automotive replacement parts department has named Carol Roy, a guidance counselor at Shaw Junior Deven McCarron manager of national account sales. H.S. in Gorham, holds a marathon time of three Weddings: Patricia Boutet wed Mark Peterson. hours one minute. She has appeared in Runner’s They are living in Saco, where Pat is a speech­ World magazine for her marathon triumphs and has language pathologist for the school dept. Nancy Ed­ been ranked number three in the state. The Maine wards to Thimi Mina. Thimi is studying for his law Forest Service appointed Thomas Parent as southern degree at American University in Washington, D.C. region ranger, based in Augusta. Thomas is respon­ Laura Gilman to Randall Davis. They live in sible for planning, organizing, and directing all fire Smithfield. Randy is a project engineer for S.D. prevention. Warren in Skowhegan. Donna Keene to David Steven Oransky, employed by Cornerstones Davis. David is employed by Diamond International Christine E. Grundy ’75, marketing officer, Energy Group in Brunswick, married Janet R. Paper Co. BayBanks, Inc. 32 MAINE ALUMNUS Porter, Hodgdon, Debbie Allen and James Arcaro, Washington, D C Paul Bouchard teaches music in works for Union Mutual in Portland David Shelley Falmouth, Debra Dulac and Robert Trudel, Cow es­ Guilford Scott’s address is 33 Foxcroft Drive, Scar­ wed Constance Seivigny He is employed by Easco se tt Hills, Rhode Island, Paul Richards and Kath­ borough Corp in Sanford leen Harrison, Salem, Massachusetts, Jeff Alexander Randv and Barbara DeWitt Olson have two Gregory Bird wed Pamela Routheir He works for and Rebecca Ridlon, Yarmouth, John Marsh and children Address 23 Gary Street, South Paris S D Warren in Westbrook Joseph Ziko to Connie Patrice Folsom, Peabody, Massachusetts, Raths Lynn Alley and husband Dwight, also have two Allen '80 He is employed by Kinney Corp of New­ Williams and James Green, Scituate, Rhode Island, children and live in Beals David and Pamela Gillen ington, New Hampshire Also Cynthia Perry to Trudi Ansteensen and Paul Perry, Calhngton, Corn Manning have two children and live at 33 Rankin Christopher Harvey They live in Sierra Vista, wall, England, Janice Csr and Gerald Cormier, Por St , Rockland For Steven I . Helms' address mail to Arizona where he is stationed at Ft Huachuca as a tage, and Laurie Burrell and John Kelley, South P O Box 1372, Auburn Greg and Susan Leonard member of the military police Portland have a daughter, Emilv Greg is a sales manager for Anne-Marie Davee has qualified for the Olympic Old Tavern Farm Dairy in Yarmouth Address 117 trials to be held Mas 13 in Olvmpia, Washington E Main Street Daniel Casavant and wife, Pamela, 80 Rosemary Hydrtsko She ran her first marathon in 1977 Davee, who live at 22 Gilbert Street m Waterville He is an 27D Jacqueline Road earned a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, employment specialist lor the Job Training Partner Waitham, Mass 02154 now works as a dietician at Stephens Memorial ship Act and is working on an MPA degree at Hospital in Norway, Maine Good luck from your UM A alma mater Hi Class of '80' I’ve received so much mail in the past few weeks from you Many thanks' 79 Kim Marchegiani Lots of news Steve Bucherati writes that he and 5 Allen Road #52 wife, Barbara, are enjoying married life and are liv­ Meredith Strang Burgess ing in Dothan, Alabama Don Aldrich is a sales 78 Orono, ME 04473 12 Country Charm Road director for BMX and is transferring to the Los Cumberland, Maine 04021 Angeles area in the near future to initiate a new (207) 829-6264 Spring at last' That means graduation and reunion sales program Nancv Thomas is a Navy Lt and of here in Orono are just around the corner ficer recruiter in Buffalo Nancy is excited about the Career notes Philip Dugas, Jr. was hired bv the traveling she has been doing—Hong Kong, Japan, Hello, classmates, looks like you ve got me for State Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as Hawaii Jane Austin completed a master’s degree at another term Please let me know if any of you a warden in the Greenville area Deborah Batty is the University of Missouri and has started a Ph D would like to assume this column Thanks' Now for working lor New England Telephone Steven Moore program She married Thomas Sklebar of Seattle a report from our big Sth year reunion at our class teaches physical science in Scarborough and coaches Sue Clark will be married soon to Jack Hender meeting attended bv 13, officers were elected and freshman basketball Michael Bean is teaching social son Sue has been living in New Hampshire in the finances discussed A goal was set for our 10th re studies at Winnisquam Regional H S Charles I eaf 1CU at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center union of 57,800 with the theme of “78 for '78 ’ was decorated with the US Air Force Commenda Marts Hennessy I ambert and Steven Lambert ’79 The funds will of course come from us but it is all lion Medal in South Korea David lohnson was pro were married Marty recently graduated from nurs for a good cause—our beloved university' We will moted to key account representative bv Burroughs ing school and is now an RN at Columbia Hospital be sending annual appeal letters and conducting a Wellcome Co I incoln Hawkes was named captain for Women, Washington, D C They live in Falls phonathon in 1987 If you want to make a donation in the US Army He is chief of the personnel branch Church, Virginia that will be earmarked for our class goal, make a of the Wood Army Hospital in Waynesville, Kristin Maddock Sanders and her husband, Joel note on vour check to the G AA I hanks in advance Missouri Sanders, are proud parents of a son, Adam Joel for your support Dan Warren, had an eventful 1983 He graduated Joel works for Lmonmutual Life Insurance as a The officers elected for the next five years are from law school, passed the Maine Bar Exam and group sales rep Kristin is a programmer analyst at president, yours truly, vice president Candis Rogers opened his own law firm with two other lawyers Mellon Bank They purchased a home in Imperial, Shehata, secretary, Tim Rector; treasurer, Harry near the Maine Mall The address is P O Box 1270 Pennsylvania They d like to hear from any alums Hinrichsen; fundraising chairperson. Mars Rogers 451 Payne Road Maine Mall Road Scarborough who live in the Pittsburgh area Their address is 30 1 ibhart, executive committee all officers and Karen 04074 The firm s name is Bean Sawyer and Warren I orest Glen Road, 15126 Brenda LaRoche writes Qualev. and is a general practice that she worked in Bangor for WABI after gradua­ Now some news from those who attended Re Dan reports that he has lunch the first Thursday tion and also coached UMO’s cheer squad She union Dennis W. Curtis is married to I auric Bal of every months with the ‘Greater Portland Alumni spent two months in Europe (sailed on the QE II on lantyne and has a son, Nathan Dennis is an Association of Beta Theta Pi his college fraternity the way over') and now works tor a real estate engineer for New England Telephone, address RID Regular ’’’9 faces seen at these luncheons are Steve development company in Portland #6, Box 1249, Augusta Tim Rector is married and is Bishop, a real estate developer and small business Karen and Greg Achorn announce the birth of manager of the Pine Tree Shop and Bay View man, Tim O’Neil, president of Management Re Melissa They are renovating their Hermon farm­ Gallerv in Camden He lives at 8 Messalonskee sources, Inc , a Portland organization that is in house complete with “ten wonderful acres ” Karen Ave , Waterville Candis Rogers Shehata married volved with among other things, federally assisted is teaching at the Garland St Junior High in Terry and they have a son, Derek Candis is work housing projects lor the elderly (Tim got married Bangor Bob Salt earned a master’s degree from mg part time at the Maine State Bar Association this summer) Ken I wuddel, a program director at UNO in 1982 He taught history for one year at the Address 5 High Street, Winthrop Doth Knight is a the YMCA in Portland, and C raig I aPierre, who Penobscot Valley Regional H S Last August he case manager for Region XII Case Management Ser runs a furniture and appliance store, L&P I urmture, began a three year Ph D program in family devel­ vices Address Box 220, Enfield, N H with his father in Westbrook Also attending is Bob opment at Purdue University Donald Holder is a Diane 1 amore is a school consultant psychologist Lorangcr, who started out with '79, but graduated technical director for (he theatre dept at Address P O Box 138, Calais Robert Burke wed early, in December 1978 Bob runs Loranger Door Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Deborah Harshberger and they have a daughter, and Window with his lather in Portland Flying in is also working toward an MFA degree in technical Jessica He is a forester with the UNH Extension from California lot the holidays was John Powers design and production at the Yale School of Drama Address Terry Hill Road, Fairlee, VT 05045 Jim John is a computer programmer n

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