Sun in Haiti Inside While working in Haiti, helping to clean up earthquake rubble back in June of this year, Julia Gardner of Sunny Side Up ........................Pg. 3 Alfred (from left), AU student Tara Quigley Area AAUW meets..................Pg. 5 and AU graduate Haebin Lee are all Pigskin Picks winner ..............Pg. 6 smiles as they take a break to read the Al- Fosdick-Nelson exhibition ......Pg. 7 fred Sun, despite the Sunbeams ..............................Pg.18 heat and hard work. You could say the Al- Yellowjackets sting AU ..........Pg.19 fred Sun “lightens” their load of hard work. AU Hall of Fame inductees....Pg.20 Vol. 125, No. 42 Alfred, Allegany County, New York State, U.S.A. 14802 Thursday, November 4, 2010 AACS grad to hold book signing at Almond Library By DONNA B. RYAN port himself by teaching and ended, Rowantrees expanded to Special to the Alfred Sun doing scene painting for a local meet the rising demand for ALMOND--The Almond Li- theatre. The Rowantrees initia- unique pottery in department brary and Almond Historical So- tive was a unique opportunity stores such as Marshall Fields ciety will sponsor a book signing that Phelan relished for the two and B. F. Altmans, and even by former Almond resident and years he was there. (briefly) opened its own N.Y.C. 1961 AACS graduate, Andrew After his work at Rowantrees, outlet. L. Phelan, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Phelan became one of the co- Following the Brick Path is a Nov. 27 at the Almond Library founders and a vice president of lavishly illustrated 228 page, on Main Street. the Maine Craft Guild. He sub- comprehensive history of Phelan, recently retired as sequently established Linnwood Rowantrees, founded in 1934 by Professor of Art and Emeritus Pottery in Saco, ME, but it had a Adelaide Pearson. It produced Director of the School of Art at brief existence as the War Ra- wonderfully distinctive func- the University of Oklahoma, tioning Board made it impossi- tional pottery, largely from local will give a short presentation ble for him to buy oil for his materials, under its subsequent prior to the signing of his full kiln. owners, Laura Paddock and color expose of the 75-year his- After a short period of civilian Sheila Varnum until 2009 when tory of Rowantrees Pottery in war service, Phelan was invited production halted. Blue Hill, Maine. to become the founding potter at Its wares are found in the col- Following the Brick Path: The the School for American Crafts- lections of many people world Story of Rowantrees Pottery is a men (SAC) at Dartmouth Col- wide, including a number of dis- story rich in history and local lege in 1944. He moved with tinguished individuals and a set connections. His introduction SAC to Alfred in 1946. When of its dinnerware, presented to reads in part: “The pottery was SAC moved to its ultimate des- President and Mrs. Eisenhower, never just a place to make ce- tination at RIT in Rochester, is found in the Presidential ramic ware, but an unusual busi- Phelan chose to stay in Almond. China Collection of the Smith- ness enterprise founded on a He stayed in Almond the re- sonian. Included in the book are social ideal. Rowantrees was mainder of his life, re-establish- color photographs of many ex- started with the goal of improv- ing Linnwood Pottery and amples of the pottery, historical ing the lives of the local people. teaching high school art. Phelan photographs, information about “The story of the pottery is the Andy Phelan’s father, Linn L. Phelan, was Rowantrees first pro- fessional potter, ca. 1938. Linn Phelan established Linnwood created uniquely personalized the wares including shapes and story of the extraordinary dedi- pottery in his Almond studio for glazes, examples of the marks cation, devotion, and sacrifice of Pottery in Almond and was the AACS art teacher for many years. the next four decades, actively used on the pottery over the three women, who, each in her producing it until the last year of years, and also information own very different way, man- said. A native of Rochester with a his life. about key individuals engaged in aged against great odds, to keep Andrew’s father, the late Linn degree in ceramics from Ohio Phelan succeeded in training production. the enterprise running for 75 L. Phelan, was hired as an exper- State, Linn’s desire was to be- the local Blue Hill artisans and The book has been published years. In doing so, they enriched iment by Rowantrees’ founder, come a studio potter, but in the in 1941, Rowantrees entered by Quail Creek Editions, 1811 not only the lives of the inhabi- Adelaide Pearson, in 1937 as the waning years of the Great De- into a unique arrangement with Quail Creek Dr., Norman, OK tants of Blue Hill, but all those first professional potter so as to pression, few people had the fi- the fledgling American House, 73026. It is available by mail of all who bought, collected, and discover “just how much may be nancial resources or incentives the New York City retail outlet order at $45 (plus $5s/h) or may enjoyed the pottery produced earned by a full-time trained to purchase hand crafted ceram- of the newly formed American be ordered on line at www.quail- under their stewardship,” he worker.” ics so he had been forced to sup- Crafts Council. After the War creekeditions.com. Alfred State, AU host SUNY Faculty Senate session ALFRED—Members of the fred University have been repre- University Faculty Senate sented on University Faculty throughout New York State con- Senate since the inception of the vened recently at Alfred State System in 1948. Each campus College for the group’s 156th continues to elect a representative Plenary meeting. to University Senate, and these Defined by the SUNY (State senators participate in university- University of New York) Policies wide governance, reporting back of the Board of Trustees, Univer- to their campus governance bod- sity Faculty Senate is "the official ies on activities at the system agency through which the Uni- level. versity Faculty engages in the Alfred State College and the governance of the University." It College of Ceramics at Alfred is concerned with System-wide University have co-hosted ple- academic affairs, and is com- nary sessions of University Fac- posed of representatives from the ulty Senate every 10 or so years state-operated campuses as well since 1971, on a recurring basis. as SUNY System Administra- Pictured at right are the 60+ at- tion. tendees enjoy a sunny –if chilly - Alfred State College and the - day in Alfred. NYS College of Ceramics at Al- MORE THAN sixty were in attendance at the SUNY Faculty Senate plenary meeting here. 2 THE ALFRED SUN, Thursday, November 4, 2010 OBITUARIES Memorial contributions in dolences may be offered at Louis Ellington's name may be www.baker-swan.com. made to either Southern Tier Hos- pice, 11751 East Corning Rd., JOHN S. “STEVE” BAKER Corning, N.Y. 14830 or to the Andover grad, Vietnam vet Hartsville Center Cemetery Asso- ANDOVER—John S. “Steve” ciation c/o Marlene (Miles) Baker, 62, passed away Tuesday Andes, P.O. Box 4311, Elmira, (Oct. 26, 2010) at Heritage Park N.Y. 14904. Skilled Nursing in Jamestown fol- lowing a lengthy illness. THEODORE E. FOSTER Mr. Baker was born on Dec. 1, Taught auto mechanics 1947 in Hornell to John E. and ANDOVER--Theodore E. Fos- Virginia A. (Smith) Baker. He was ter, 84, passed away Friday (Oct. a 1965 graduate of Andover Cen- 29, 2010) at Jones Memorial Hos- tral School. He was a decorated pital surrounded by family. veteran of the U.S. Army, serving Mr. Foster was born on July 22, during the Vietnam War from 1926 in Andover to Elmer and 1967-69. On Oct. 17, 1987 at Bertha (Bice) Foster. He attended Blessed Sacrament Church in An- Alfred-Almond Central School. dover, he married Kathryn Hilde- “LOUIE” ELLINGTON He later attended Alfred State Col- brand, who predeceased him on Hartsville dairy farmer, WWII vet lege and graduated from Kent Oct. 1, 2002. HARTSVILLE—Louis F. State University. He served in the Steve worked as a heavy equip- “Louie” Ellington, 88, of Purdy U.S. Army during World War II. ment operator for NYS Depart- Creek Road, passed away Friday On Dec. 31, 1964 he married ment of Environmental (Oct. 29, 2010) at Arnot Ogden Laurie Burdick who predeceased Conservation from 1988 until his Medical Center in Elmira follow- him. On July 22, 1988 he married retirement in 2008. ing a short illness. Kathy M. Weatherby who sur- Steve is survived by two daugh- Louie was born Nov. 4, 1921, in vives. ters, Stephanie (Kenny) Powell of ALFRED University faculty, staff and students joined together Hornell to Thomas and Mae Ted taught auto mechanics in North Carolina, and Tracy Wilson for the third annual “Passionately Pink” photo on campus to (Nash) Ellington. On Nov. 22, Cleveland, Ohio from 1965 until of Friendship; a sister, Rosemary show their collective support for Breast Cancer Awareness 1942, in Hornell, he married Vir- his retirement in 1985. He previ- Baker of Arlington Heights, Ill.; a Month. (Alfred University Photo) ginia M. Hawkins, who prede- ously drove school bus for An- brother, Fred (Nancy) Baker of ceased him in July of 1997. He dover Central School and was a Jamestown; four granddaughters, Nuclear applications topic of today’s was also predeceased by a daugh- mechanic in Alfred Station in the Jaci Powell, Kailey Wilson, ter, Linda Hicks in September of 1950’s.