Maine Alumnus Volume 40 Number 6 March 1959

The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications 3-1959 Maine Alumnus, Volume 40, Number 6, March 1959 General Alumni Association, University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation General Alumni Association, University of Maine, "Maine Alumnus, Volume 40, Number 6, March 1959" (1959) University of Maine Alumni Magazines 174 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/174 This publication is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Maine Alumni Magazines by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine For more information, please contact um.library.spc@maine.edu Share Owners Most are small share owners Women are the largest group More than ,0 0 are Bell telephone employees The Bell System is an outstand­ ing example of American democracy in business Millions of people use telephone service 735,000 people work for the Bell companies More than 1,600,000 people own A.T.&T stock The owners of American Tele­ phone and Telegraph Company stock are people in all walks of life Most of them are small share own­ ers No one individual owns as much as l/30th of one per cent of the stock Many thousands own five and ten shares About half own fifteen shares or less Women are the largest group and hold the most stock Over 250,000 of the share owners are Bell tele­ phone employees Some 85 per cent of all the shares are owned by individuals In addi­ tion to these direct owners of A.T.&T securities, many millions of other people have an im portant, beneficial interest through the hold­ ings of their insurance companies, pension funds, investm ent com­ panies, unions, savings banks, etc The total of direct and indirect owners represents the great majority of all the families in the country A.T.&T share owners, and the owners of A.T.&T bonds, are the financial foundation of our ability to serve For without the money they have put in the business you OWNERSHIP IS WIDESPREAD A.T.& T share owners live in cities, towns and on farms, in 22,000 communities throughout the country About 450,000 of the shares are in two names, generally husband and wife Many hundreds of hospitals, churches, libraries and charitable organizations are among the holders of A.T.& T stock and bonds would not have the quality and quantity of telephone service you en­ joy today Nor would there be work and wages for 735,000 employees ing ahead, begins with good earn­ ings and our faith that Americans want good and improving service at prices which allow a fair profit Obviously, investors will continue to supply capital in the amounts required for present and future needs only if they can expect the Bell System to earn a return on the money they invest that is reasonable in comparison with the earnings rates of other companies and industries That is the way of life which in our countryJ has stimulated invention, nourished enterprise, created jobs, raised living standards and built our national strength So telephone progress, and the ad­ vantage to all that comes from push­ B E LL T E L E P H O N E S Y S TE As long as we live by this principle —and earnings are sufficient to en­ able us to carry it out —the future of the telephone is almost limitless in possibilities for service to you MAINE'S TUITION HIGH COMPARED WITH OTHER PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES $ 318 Tuition and Fe e s C h a rg ed to R esident Students (1957-58) $ 215 U of M AVERAGE OF 87 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES U o f M 's Tuition and F e e s A re 48 PERCENT MORE Than The Average M ain e' tu itio n A m ong Highest In T u i t i o n at the University of Maine is now nearly the highest in the nation for publicly-supported colleges and universities At the present time, residents of Maine are charged $318 per year for tuition and fees The charge for non-residents is $703 The average resident tuition charge for 87 publicly-supported colleges and universities throughout the country is $215 According to University President Rate *The N ation Dr Lloyd H Elliott, although the funds requested of the Maine Legis­ lature this year not provide for a decrease in tuition charges, they make it possible for the Univer­ sity to “hold the line” in this respect University officials are hopeful that the day may come when tuition charges may be reduced In the meantime, it is necessary to charge high tuition to gain suffi­ cient funds to pay for some of the costs of operating the University S te p o u t in f r o n t WITH A MERRILL TR U ST COMPANY au to lo an You can enjoy safe, worry free driving in the car of your choice — with the help of a Merrill Trust Auto Loan You repay your loan in comfortable monthly instalments that fit your income Decide on the make and model you want Then visit any handy office for a Merrill Trust Auto 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Clifton E Chandler '13 Arthur T Forrestall ’33 John F Grant ’48 Mrs Emilie K Josselyn ’21 Alfred B Lingley ’20 Thomas G Mangan '16 Clifford G Mclntire ’30 Alvin S McNeilly ’44 Robert W Nelson ’45 Albert S Noyes ’24 Carlton B Payson ’41 George A Potter ’20 Mrs Barbara L Raymond ’37 Mrs Winona C Sawyer ’43 Ermo H Scott ’31 Stanwood R Searles ’34 Mrs Lucy F Sheive ’27 Edward C Sherry ’38 Sherman K Smith ’41 William W Treat ’40 Thomas N Weeks ’16 A lum ni T rustees Raymond H Fogler ’15 Mrs Rena C Bowles ’21 TABLE OF CONTENTS An Editorial Technology Must Have More Support University Spotlight— J A Gannett ’08, F S Youngs '14 Non-Alumni Faculty Join Fund Effort Students Selected For Senior Alumni Awards Alumni Job Opportunities An Englishman Looks At The University of Maine Superior Performances A Trip With The Bears Local Associations Necrology Notes From The Classes 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 ON THE COVER This may seem like an ordinary track picture, but the finish of the race pictured on the cover meant a great deal to Maine’s track forces and fans last month Wilbur Spencer, a promising sophomore quarter miler, leaps across the finish line in the one-mile relay to give Maine a victory in the event and also a win in a dual meet against Bates in the University Fieldhouse, 69-53 It was the first win for Maine over Bates in three years and boosted Maine back to the top in the race for Maine college track supremacy Maine must now be rated as the best college track team in the state, or at least until the State Meet in May when the Bobcats from Lewiston will try their best to move to the front once more Former Maine trackmen will be interested to know that the win over Bates came in the 100th indoor varsity dual meet in University history Indoor track has been a sport at Maine since the fieldhouse was erected some 24 years ago In the 100 meets, Maine teams have captured 76 victories against only 23 losses and one tie The young man on the right with the stop watch, hoping for a record, is Norris Thurston of Saco, manager of last year’s indoor squad Although no longer the varsity manager, Thurston maintains a great interest in the team and proves a valuable aid to Coach Ed Styrna during the season (Bangor Daily News photo by Spike Webb) Published monthly from October to June inclusive, by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, The Maine Alumnus, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Subscription price, $3 00 per year, included in annual alumni dues of $5.00 Member: American Alumni Council Entered as secondclass matter at the Post Office at Orono Maine, under act of March 3, 1870 An Editorial (It is a rare day indeed when your editors of The Maine Alumnus feel that an editorial is necessary in taking a stand on an issue affecting the University of Maine Such a time is now We present the following editorial and ask that you give it careful thought It concerns a matter of vital importance to Maine’s state university.) of crisis for the University of Maine The closing col­ lege door has never been more real than it is today The problem is this: The University is suffering from a lack of money, a major ingredient in the process that creates an institution of higher learning T h e s e are t r u l y days Many Dangers The dangers resulting from a lack of funds are all around us Maine’s instructors are leaving at an alarming rate—a 44 per cent turnover in the past four years The quality of the academic program is beginning to suffer; this is evidenced by the warning that Maine’s College of Technology may possibly lose its accreditation within a few years Even the buildings cry out for more attention Engineers report that only one-third of the funds required is being spent for maintenance of the University’s buildings each year A lack of funds presents a double-barreled problem for the University Must Maintain E xcellence Maine must not only have more money to maintain a degree of excellence for its present enrollment, but it can not hope to admit any more students without a substan­ tial increase in financial support The last part of the last statement carries an ominous meaning, for if Maine’s high school gradu­ ates can’t find an open door at the state uni­ versity, a great many qualified students will have to go without a college education The majority of our private colleges have already decided either not to expand, or if they do, it will be to increase their enroll­ ments by only a few hundreds, rather than by thousands Where does the money come from to operate a state university? Most of it comes from two sources: stu­ dent tuition fees and state appropriations Maine cannot increase its tuition fees They are already high, in fact only two or three other state universities require higher fees A State of Maine student must pay over $5,000 for a four-year University of Maine education if he resides in a University dor­ mitory Thus more funds ought to come from the State of Maine The University has asked for an increase of $2,900,000 for the next biennium over the amount it received for operating ex­ penses for the past two years It has also asked for approximately nine million dol­ lars for capital improvements A larm ing R ecom m endation ceive, but Governor Clinton A Clauson has recommended that the University receive only one-third of its asked-for increase for operating expenses and four million of its request for capital improvements Governor Clauson’s recommendation is cause for alarm True, Maine may be a comparatively poor state The per capita incomes may be com­ paratively low Nevertheless, some $77,000,000 is to be spent on highways during the next biennium M a in e A lu m n i Do Maine’s parents wish to drive to edu­ cational mediocrity down a super highway? Or they wish to have their children re­ ceive the same opportunities in higher edu­ cation as youngsters in other New England states? A tte n tio n ! Must T ake Stand N otice is hereby given that the fo llo w in g m atters p erta in in g to ch an ges in the C on stitu tion and By-Laws o f the G eneral A lu m n i As­ sociation w ill receive d iscu ssion a n d /o r be voted u p on at the Ju n e 6, 9 A nnual M eeting o f the As­ sociation in O rono: The time has come for Maine’s state senators and representatives to stand up and be counted Members of the Maine Legislature haven’t decided how much the University will re­ A uthorization for the election and em p loym en t, by the A lum ni C ouncil, o f on e or m ore A ssistant A lum ni Secretaries, on e o f w hom sh all be an alum na T h e o fferin g o f m em b ersh ip in the U niversity o f M aine G eneral A lum ni A ssociation to alu m n i o f the form er P ortland Ju n ior C ollege (n ow the U niversity o f M aine in P ortlan d ) T h e ch an gin g o f the titles o f E xecu tive Secretary and A ssistant A lum ni S ecretary ( ie s ) to E xecutive D irector and A ssistant E xecu tive D irector ( s ) o f the G eneral A lum ni A ssociation The University of Maine will either go forward or backward It can’t be forced to adopt a policy of standing still, for if it does, other state universities will sweep by, attracting many more of our faculty mem­ bers to follow A university is the means by which Americans can obtain the higher education they need to remain citizens of one of the world’s greatest nations Russia today spends more than four times the amount on education that America is spending The University of Maine cannot continue its high standard educational program if it receives less than what it has requested from the State Legislature In fact, if any changes are made in the request, it should be to in­ crease it The situation boils down to this: If we can’t afford good higher education, what is there left to afford? TH E MAINE ALUMNUS N a tio n a l Agency W arns Technology Must Have More Support C o l l e g e o f T e c h n o l o g y of the University of Maine, which enjoys na­ tional and international prestige for the quality of its academic program, may lose its important accreditation unless adequate appropriations are made by the 99th Maine Legislature currently in session U nsatisfactory In a startling announcement by President Lloyd H Elliott on January 31, it was learned that five unsatisfactory situations exist at the present time in the College of Technology Dr Elliott said that the Engineers’ Coun­ cil for Professional Development, the na­ tional accrediting agency, has notified the University that Maine is losing ground be­ cause of: T he A lack o f research program T oo little m od ern eq u ip m en t U n d u ly heavy teach in g loads Insu fficient referen ce m aterial in the library A salary scale too low to attract h ig h ly q u a lified p erso n n el in sufficient n u m b ers What does this mean? It means that if the College of Technology doesn’t receive help in the form of more funds from the State Legislature, the College may lose its accreditation and its graduates will face the prospect of missing out on better jobs after graduations Few of the better companies will hire an engineer who has graduated from a college without accreditation by the ECPD Down T o Two Years President Elliott said the usual five-year accreditation period for the departments in the college was shortened to four years in 1954 and again to three years in 1958 He said that one department has now had its accreditation period cut to two years Dr Elliott declared that these curtailed periods of accreditation give warning that the college may lose its accreditation com­ pletely in some departments in 1961 unless action is taken at once to make improve­ ments in the five areas selected for criticism by the ECPD Continuing, Dr Elliott pointed out that the chemical engineering department of the college was accredited in 1955 for five years, largely because of the financial support given to it by industry and the Pulp and Paper Foundation MARCH, 1959 “This accreditation problem is a most serious matter and one which should be of concern to every citizen of the State of Maine,” President Elliott went on Insufficient Funds “Our College of Technology is facing pos­ sible loss of accreditation because sufficient funds have not been provided to keep it on a par with similar institutions in this nation “This disheartening report on the College of Technology is an indication of the critical problems that are faced in many areas on the State University campus because of in­ sufficient financial support “The College of Technology has a long and distinguished record,” Dr Elliott con­ tinued “The fame of the college has spread around the world and its graduates are known for their outstanding accomplish­ ments in all corners of the globe It is sig­ nificant to note,” he said, “that when the Reader’s Digest selected its Seven Engineer­ ing Wonders it chose four projects that were products of University of Maine engineers “It is sad indeed to report,” the president re-emphasized, “that this highly respected and world famous college is now in danger of losing its accreditation because we haven’t been able to find sufficient funds to keep it in its rightful place.” Dr Elliott went on to say that the budget request which the University has submitted to the current session of the Legislature, if approved, will make it possible for the Uni­ versity to bring about some much-needed improvements in its College of Technology and in other areas Need For Im provem ent “I am hopeful that the Maine Legislature will provide all of the operational funds which we are requesting, so that we may begin at once to make the improvements sug­ gested by the accrediting agency and carry out other plans for the good of the Univer­ sity.” In its request to the State Legislature, the University has asked for $8,100,000 for operating expenses and $8,752,400 for capi­ tal improvements The University’s request for operating expenses is $2,900,000 more than was granted two years ago Governor Clinton M Clauson has recommended to the State Legislature that the University receive about $1,000,000 more, or roughly one-third of the increase If the University receives only the amount recommended by the governor, it will be extremely unlikely that enough funds will be available for an improved program in the College of Technology F resh m an students “ talk sh o p ” ou tsid e o f A ubert H all, left, and Lord H all, righ t, h o m e o f the m ajority o f the en g in eerin g courses offered by the University o f M aine In The University S p o tlig h t A re J A Gannett’08, F.S Youngs 14 The new treasurer, Mr Gordon, is a 1934 graduate of Yale University Prior to enter­ ing Yale, he attended Bar Harbor High School and Phillips Exeter Academy He also attended Harvard Graduate School between 1934 and 1936 L a n g u a g e Institute The “upgrading and development of foreign-language proficiency of secondary and elementary school teachers” will be the goal of a $102,000 Foreign Language Insti­ He has been an active member of the tute to be held at the University this sum­ WO HIGHLY-RESPECTED MEMBERS of the University staff, James A Gannett ’08 General Alumni Association and in 1947 mer The University will be the site of one of and Frederick S Youngs ’14, are in was awarded the Alumni Service Emblem by the GAA “in recognition of outstanding only four such projects in the nation the spotlight this month Dr Wilmarth H Starr, head of the In­ The newest men’s dormitory at the Uni­ service rendered through the Alumni Asso­ stitute and of the Department of Modern versity will be named in honor of Mr ciation to the University of Maine.” Languages and Classics, said that the ob­ Gannett, registrar emeritus Mr Youngs, Gordon Named jective stands because of a crisis which ex­ treasurer of the University for the past 36 years, has announced that he will retire on Mr Youngs will ists in American education today “Not enough Americans are trained to be succeeded as August 31 University treasur­ carry out effectively American responsibili­ Gannett Hall er by Harry W ties on a global scale This fact has been Gordon, assistant recognized by leading educators, industrial­ The new dormitory is located at the north tre a s u re r sin ce ists and businessmen, foreign service per­ end of the campus in a new men’s dormitory sonnel and generally by the public,” Dr 1946 area being developed where the Outing Club Mr Youngs, a Starr commented cabin was formerly located Because of this crisis, which affects Amer­ 1914 graduate of Mr Gannett retired in 1953 after serving the University, was ica’s role in its defense, the National De­ as University registrar for 40 years Prior associated with sev­ fense Development Program was made a to his appointment as registrar in 1913, he eral firms before part of the National Defense Education served as commercial secretary of the Uni­ coming to the uni­ Act of 1958, Dr Starr said versity for five years As a result of the training which they will versity He was in For the past six years he has been resi­ receive at the University Institute, the ele­ building and con­ dent secretary of the University of Maine F S Youngs ’14 tracting work with mentary and secondary school teachers Pulp and Paper Foundation, with offices on the University campus Doe and Whittier in New York and New should be better prepared to teach the Mr Gannett, a native of Yarmouth, was Jersey, in charge of the cost division of the pupils in their local communities how to graduated from the University in 1908 with forest engineering department of the Great speak, read and write one or more foreign a B.S degree in electrical engineering His Northern Paper Company, in the account­ languages, Dr Starr said Funds appropriated by the U S Govern­ alma mater awarded him the honorary de­ ing department of the E B Draper Enter­ gree of master of arts in 1928 The citation prises, and treasurer and purchasing agent ment will pay for the Institute All secon­ dary and elementary public school teachers read in part: “ friend and counselor of of the J F Philippi Company will receive a stipend of $75 per week (no youth, your upright conduct, honesty of Mr Youngs has also been active in church tuition) and $15 per week for each depen­ purpose, integrity and devotion to your work A member of the Unitarian Church dent for living expenses work have won the love and esteem of all.” in Bangor, he was elected one of the three The Institute will be held on the Orono As an undergraduate, Mr Gannett was vice presidents of the American Unitarian campus between July and August 21 president of his class his senior year, a Association in 1957 Dr Starr expects to have three University member of the Senior Skulls, Scabbard and The Youngs have two children, Freder­ faculty members on the staff and 10 or 11 Blade, varsity track team, and athletic as­ sociation He is a member of Phi Kappa ick L Youngs of Orrington and Annette visting faculty members will be also pres­ Sigma fraternity and was elected to Phi Helen Redman (Class of 1938), wife of a ent Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic society “I expect about 100 teachers to attend Unitarian minister in Ann Arbor, Michigan There will probably be about 90 secondary teachers attending, with 50 studying French, 20 studying Spanish and 20 studying Ger­ man The remaining 10 will be elementary teachers studying French,” Dr Starr went on T Shown at left is the newest m en ’s dorm itory at the U niversity, which has been nam ed Gannett H all in honor o f Jam es A Gannett ’0 , registrar em eritus THE MAINE ALUMNUS THEY HAVE d o n e in past capital fund­ raising efforts of the General Alumni Association, the non-alumni faculty of the University have voluntarily joined alum­ ni, students, and friends of the University in the Arthur A Hauck Building Fund A s Faculty General Chairman General Chairman for the Non-Alumni Faculty Campaign is M atthew M cNeary, professor and head of the department of engineering graphics Professor McNeary, well-known to many Maine alumni, joined the University’s faculty in 1937 Under Professor McNeary’s leadership, the non-alumni faculty have organized into six divisions for their campaign to aid the Building Fund These divisions are: Col­ lege of Agriculture, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Technology, University Administration, and Department of Military Science and Tactics D ivision Cam paign Chairm en Professor McNeary has appointed the fol­ lowing chairmen for the divisions: Agricul­ ture, D r E R eeve H itch n er, professor of bacteriology; Arts and Sciences, D r H erbert H W ood, Assistant to the Dean; Education, Dr Mark R S h ib les, Dean; Technology, Dr Irw in B D o u g la ss, professor of chem­ istry; Administration, N elson B J o n es, di­ rector of the Memorial Union; and Military, M ajor J o sep h D P ark, assistant professor of Military Science Goal o f $ ,0 0 A goal for the Non-Alumni Faculty Cam­ paign of $10,000 has been established Three hundred faculty members are being asked to participate in the campaign for this $10,000 goal In announcing the division chairmen and the goal, Professor McNeary pointed out that in the Union Building Campaign, 194649, 154 non-alumni members of the Univer­ sity’s faculty contributed $10,204 He ex­ pressed confidence that the giving to the present effort by current non-alumni faculty would equal the previous outstanding rec­ ord t Non-Alumni Faculty Join Fund Effort areas are contacting friends of Maine con­ cerning the Fund: Bangor-Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Aroostook County, Augusta, Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, Washington County, Boston, New York, Hancock Coun­ ty, Pittsfield, Newport, Greenville, Corinna, Hancock County The Friends of the Uni­ versity Division of the Fund seeks a goal of $125,000 Student Campaign Including a substantial gift from the Uni­ versity Store Company, the Student Cam­ paign for the Arthur A Hauck Building Fund has now reached total subscriptions of $85,235 The students have set their goal at $100,000, and plan to complete this goal in the fall of 1959 Students at the University have conduct­ ed two phases, to date, in their campaign effort The first phase was held in the spring of 1958 under the chairmanship of Arthur M ayo ’5 The second phase was held in November, 1958, with B lain e M oores ’5 as genera! student chairman General Fund Chairman Reports As this issue of The Maine Alumnus goes to press, T hom as G M angan ’16, General Chairman for the Arthur A Hauck Build­ ing Fund, reports, “Our total effort for the Fund is now at the $500,000 mark The sincere appreciation of your General Fund Committee goes out to all leaders, workers, and contributors who have played their part in helping us reach this important milestone on our road to the total goal of $1,500,000 “Of the several loyal groups aiding this vital effort, only our wonderful Maine stu­ dents have approached the completion of their efforts Nearly 60% of our Maine alumni remain to be contacted on the Fund “Our Friends of the University Division is still moving in its early stages, and our Non-Alumni Faculty division undertakes its appreciated effort this month (February) While the ‘back of the effort’ has been broken, there is much to be done in the months ahead I am confident that we shall push on to an early total victory.” “ K ick-off” Held Professor McNeary and his division chairmen have been actively preparing their program The actual solicitation phase of the non-alumni faculty effort was scheduled for the period February 20-27 C harles E C rossland ’17, University Vice President for Administration, was the featured speaker at the Non-Alumni Faculty “Kick-Off” meeting on February 18 N on-A lum ni Friends R aym ond H F o g ler ’1 , General Chair­ man of another important non-alumni phase of the Arthur A Hauck Building Fund, the Friends of the University Division, has re­ ported growing activity in this effort Vol­ unteer non-alumni chairmen in the following MARCH, 1959 D ivision chairm en o f the N on-A lum ni Faculty C am paign o f the Arthur A H au ck B u ild in g Fund are, le ft to righ t: P rof E R eeve H itchner, K enneth B F ob es ’4 (rep resen tin g D ean Mark R S h ib le s), P rof Matthew McNeary, Prof Irw in B D o u gla ss, Major Jo sep h D Park, and N elson B Jones Absent when th e p ictu re was tak en was A ssoc P rof H erbert H W ood, Jr Local Associations Maine Club of Auburn-Lewiston The Maine Club of Auburn-Lewiston recently elected officers for the year 195960 These new officers are: president, Roger Williams ’45; 1st vice president, Oscar Hahnel, Jr ’44; 2nd vice president, John McCobb ’25; secretary, William Cum­ mings, Jr ’51; and treasurer, Richard Hayes ’38 Montreal (C anada) Area Alumni On January 29 the Montreal Area Alumni met for a dinner meeting in Montreal Arrangements for this meeting were made by A Guy Durgin ’08 and Pasquale Rozzi ’50 Photos of the group were taken by Dr J N Stephenson ’17 Pasquale Rozzi ’50 was elected chairman for the group’s 1959-60 activities Penobscot Valley Alumni The Penobscot Valley Alumni met at the Memorial Union on campus, February Speaker at this meeting was William Gagnon, well-known Maine guide and sportsman Mr Gagnon entertained the at­ tending alumni in French-Canadian dialect, and showed slides of his fishing activities in Labrador Edwin H Bates ’37, Penobscot Valley Alumni president, presided Bangor Alumnae Dr John Chantiny, Home Life Extension Specialist at the University, was the guest speaker at a February meeting of the Eastern Association of University of Maine Women in Bangor Dr Chantiny spoke to the attending alumnae on “Family Living.” Stella (Borkowski) Patten ’47, president of the group, presided at this meeting during which plans were made for the Annual Ban­ gor Alumnae Fashion Show on March Portland Alumnae The Portland Chapter of University of Maine Women met at the University of Maine in Portland on February Speaker at this meeting was Lucy (Far­ rington) Sheive ’27 well-known Home Econ­ omist and a member of the University’s Alumni Council Southern Kennebec Alumnae The Southern Kennebec Alumnae spon­ sored a Coffee-Reception in Augusta follow­ ing the February 11 Legislative Appropria­ tions Committee Hearing on the University’s Budget Attending this enjoyable social occasion were the many alumni from all sections of the state in Augusta for the Hearing, as well as President Lloyd H Elliott and other key officials from the University Southern Kennebec Alumni The Augusta House, Augusta, was the site of one of the most outstanding meetings held by the Southern Kennebec Alumni in recent years This dinner meeting, held on February 18, had as its guest speaker Dr Lloyd H Elliott, President of the University Also present as guests were the Maine alumni from all sections of the state serving in the 99th Maine Legislature The General Alumni Association was represented by Donald V Taverner ’43, its Executive Secretary Dr Elliott addressed the attending alumni and guests on the background and needs of the University’s Budget Request to the Legislature, and conducted a “Question and Answer” period Arrangements for this meeting were made by the following committee: Carl Bach-Wiig ’51, Jack Nickerson ’50, Robert McLeary ’42, and Elmore Wood ’35 Northeastern New York Alumni On February 17, the Northeastern New York Alumni met for a dinner meeting in Latham, New York Guest and speaker at this dinner meeting was James A Harmon ’40, University Di­ rector of Admissions Mr Harmon dis­ cussed the policies of University admission and brought the group up-to-date on late developments at the University Arrangements for this meeting were made by a committee headed by Harry E Bick­ ford, Jr ’50 Pulp and Paper Alum ni On February 25, Maine Pulp and Paper alumni from all parts of the nation met for their Annual Luncheon at the Hotel Biltmore in New York City Serving as Chairman of this highly suc­ cessful Luncheon was Roger A Sullivan ’42, West Springfield, Mass Guest speaker for the occasion was Dr Lloyd H Elliott, President of the University, who addressed the capacity crowd on cur­ rent and anticipated developments at the University Previous recipients of the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation’s Honor Award were presented to the group, and the 1959 Award Winner announced (The April issue of The Alumnus will report the 1959 winner and details.) Also in attendance at this Luncheon were key national leaders in the paper field, as well as the presidents of several pulp and paper concerns Com ing Meetings B angor A lum nae March Annual Fashion Show Bangor News Auditorium Som erset County A lum ni March Speaker: Vice Pres C E Crossland ’17 Watch for Notices Portland A lum ni-A lum nae Am ong those prom inent at a coffee sponsored by the Southern K ennebec A lum ni Association follow ing the state university legislative budget hearing in Augusta on February 11 were, left to right: Mrs Edith (T albot ’3 ) Ness, coffee chairm an; University President Dr Lloyd H E lliott, Mrs Gladys (Clark ’4 ) McLeary, Southern K ennebec president; and Raym ond H Fogler ’15, president o f the U niversity’s Board o f Trustees T he coffee was served at the head­ quarters o f the M aine Teachers Assciation ( Kennebec Journal photo by Bernard Roach) 14 March Speaker: President Elliott Watch for Notices St Petersburg, F la., A lum ni Luncheon Meetings, Pennsylvania Hotel All Saturdays— 12:00 noon March 14 April THE MAINE ALUMNUS j Notes from the Classes NECROLOGY 1888 JOHN WOOD HATCH Dr John W Hatch died on January 26, 1959, in St Petersburg, Fla , where he had been a winter visitor since 1932 Mr Hatch was the second oldest living alumnus of the University of Maine A native of Presque Isle, he held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Uni­ versity of Maine and received his doctor of divinity degree from Willamette University in Oregon Dr Hatch had also studied at Harvard and Boston University He began as an educator, then spent 18 years in active work as a Methodist pastor—five of these were as district superintendent of the East­ ern Methodist Conference; and then he served from 1913-1931 as principal of Montpelier Seminary in Montpelier, Vt In 1931 he retired and spent a good part of each year at his home in Hampden, Maine Survivors include his wife, a son, two daughters, and nine grandchildren Dr Hatch was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity 1905 FLORENCE BALENTINE HANABURGH Mrs Emery F Hanaburgh died on February 4, 1959, at her home, Craft Lane, in Buchanan, N Y A na­ tive of Orono, she had bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University Since 1940 Mrs Hana­ burgh had been retired from her teaching of science in high schools She was the first guidance teacher at Buchanan High School Survivors include two sons—David ’32 and Walter ’37, a daughter— Miriam ’33, a sister—Molly (Balentine ’07) Reed, and three grandchildren Mrs Hanaburgh was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority 1907 EDWARD BURLEIGH DAVIDSON Edward B Davidson died November 25, 1958 He is buried in Lafayette, Ind He resided in Port Huron, Michigan, for many years Survivors include two daughters, a brother, four sisters, and three grand­ children Mr Davidson was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity 1910 RALPH WINFIELD AREY The Alumni Office has been informed that Ralph W Arey died ap- G reater New York A lu m n i April 24 Annual Spring Banquet Speaker: President L H Elliott Watch for Notices R egularly Scheduled Meetings P ortland A lu m n ae April Alumnae-Undergraduate Tea Speaker: James A Harmon ’40 Watch for details April 11 Annual Scholarship Dance Lafayette Hotel Watch for details B angor A lu m n i-A lu m n ae Annual Dinner-Dance, April Oronoka, Orono Watch for Notices A uburn-L ew iston proximately five years ago He attended the Uni­ versity for one year in 1907-08 and was formerly living at Brewer Street in Brewer 1914 FREDERICK CARL HETTINGER Frederick C Hettinger died on February 1, 1959, in Balti­ more, Md A native of Philadelphia, he was em­ ployed for 31 years by the U S Industrial Chemi­ cals of Baltimore, Md Mr Hettinger had studied at M I T and Lowell Tech after graduating in 1914 from the University of Maine In 1949 Mr Hettinger started serving as chairman of the De­ partment of Chemical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and he retired in 1956 Since then he was a senior engineering supervisor for air pollu­ tion control at the City and State Health Depart­ ments Survivors include his wife, a son, two daughters, and five grandchildren He was a mem­ ber of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity FRED JUSTIN LEWIS Dean Fred J Lewis died on January 4, 1959, in Nashville, Tenn A native of Bradford, Mass., he held a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine and a master’s degree in hydraulic engineering from Penn State College During World War I he served as a lieutenant with the U S Army Engineers After teaching several years at Lehigh University, he joined the Vanderbilt University faculty as as­ sociate professor of civil engineering In 1933 he was appointed Dean of the College of Engineering, which position he held at the time of his death In 1956 he was honored to receive the American So­ ciety of Engineers Award Dean Lewis held active membership in many professional societies He was a former chairman of the Vanderbilt Athletic Committee, a past president of Rotary, and a deacon of his church Survivors include his wife and a daughter Dean Lewis was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity 1919 RUFUS PRINCE The Alumni Office has been notified that Rufus Prince died on November 5, 1958, in Turner, Maine, where he resided 1925 HERMAN SAMUEL SILVERMAN Herman S Silverman died on January 6, 1959, in Calais He was a native of Portland After graduating from M aine Club April 16 Speaker: Pres L H Elliott Watch for Details F inger Lakes (N Y ) A lum ni April 11 Speaker: Don Taverner ’43 Watch for Notices Weekly— P ortland A lum ni Friday Noon Columbia Hotel B oston A lum ni City Club, Thompson’s Spa Friday Noon W ash in gton , D C., A lum ni Thursday, 12:30 P.M Lotus Club 14th St at New York Ave Monthly— W estern P ennsylvania A lum ni First Monday of each month Hotel Sherwyn, Pittsburgh Noon E astern P ennsylvania A lum ni Last Thursday of each month Electrical Club Dining Room 6th Floor, Architect’s Building 17th and Samson Streets Philadelphia, Pa W estern M assachusetts A lum ni South ern K en n eb ec A lum ni April 15 Speaker: Dean Weston Evans '18 Watch for Notices First Friday of each month Hotel North, Augusta Noon MARCH, 1959 the University in 1925, he received a master’s de­ gree in mathematics in 1927 For 11 years he was a math instructor at the University Mr Silverman had also studied at Columbia University in New York In 1937 he founded the Silverman’s Auto Supply Company in Calais and operated this busi­ ness until his death Survivors include his wife— Ada (Cohen ’26), a son—Harold L ’55, six broth­ ers, and a sister 1927 CLARENCE EDMUND SKILLINGS Clarence E Skillings died on January 21, 1959, in Bucksport A native of Portland, he was supervisor of the IBM department for the St Regis Paper Company and had been employed by this company before mov­ ing to Bucksport 15 years ago He was a trustee of the local Methodist Church and active in Ma­ sonic work Survivors include his wife, two daugh­ ters, his parents, and two grandchildren Mr Skil­ lings was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity 1928 CLARENCE ELLIOTT KIMBALL Clarence E Kimball died on November 12, 1958, at Gouldsboro, Maine A resident of Northeast Harbor, he had operated the Clifton Hotel He was a native of Winthrop Mr Kimball was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity 1930 SHELDON MINER Sheldon Miner died on January 12, 1959, in Meredith Neck, N H., where he resided A native of Boston, he studied at the University of Maine and Boston University In World War II he served in the U S Army as a lieutenant From 1946 until 1958, he had operated an accounting business from his home Recently he was appointed field representative for the Small Business Administration in New Hampshire Mr Miner was active in boating circles and served as chairman of the State Nautical Advisory Com­ mittee for Governor Dwinell He was a past presi­ dent of the Rotary Club, an active Shriner, and civil defense director for his town Survivors in­ clude his wife, his mother, two brothers and a sister He was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fra­ ternity 1938 WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH William A Smith died on December 13, 1958, in a hunting accident A native of Edmunds, Maine, he was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Firm of Boston He resided in Beverly, Mass Survivors include his wife and three children He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity 1949 REAL CARMELIN PELLETIER Real C Pel­ letier died on January 29, 1949 He was a native of Blue River, Quebec, Canada, but lived in Mexico, Maine He attended the University from 1945 to 1947 1954 VAUGHN NEAL RUSSELL Vaughn N Rus­ sell died on August 4, 1958, at Bangor from the re­ sults of a truck accident which occurred while he was working as a checker on a local construction project He was a native of Lagrange and attended the University in 1950-51 Survivors include his wife and three children, as well as his parents SENIOR ALUMNI EDITOR’S NOTE: We call your attention to the front of the magazine where there is a story on the Senior Alumni Association and the fine Scholarship Program which they sponsor 1894 In a letter to Dean Emeritus James N Hart ’85, Herbert Murray gave the sad news that his wife died recently For the past several winters, since his retirement from his career as a mining engineer, he has been spending winters in Palm Beach, Fla Mr Murray’s home is on Ivy Street in Haworth, N J., and he receives mail at Box 264 We extend our sympathy to Mr Murray 1895 Gustavus G Atwood gives as his address 200 Bay St., Taunton, Mass., and in care of Ernest Miller 0 Leon A Nason formerly of Bangor is now in Windham, N H., and receives mail in care of Mrs Edith Nichols Grosevnor W Stickney lives at 2150 So Wash­ ington St., Wheaton, Ill He wrote, “Just starting my 82nd lap and my principal activities are working around my place in Wheaton during the summer and loafing around St Petersburg, Fla., during the winter.” Mrs Stickney and he are hole golfers and he has played some with Si Small and Henry Bearce 15 Lewis G Varney lives at 49 Gray Rd., P o Box 167, No Windham, Maine He retired in 1954 after 53 years as civil engnieer and structural engineer for steel bridges and power plants in Pennsylvania Alfred R Peaks’ address is 2424 K St., Sacra­ mento 16, Calif His message is, “ Nothing im­ portant, I have just passed by eightieth birthday and am in excellent health Am working full time as a public accountant.” 1902 Eugene N Hunting of 1150 Century Blvd., Pittsburgh 22, Pa., is president of Hunting-Larsen & Dunnells, an engineering firm at the above address in Pittsburgh The company was organized in 1910 and is still going strong Allen M Knowles of 801 Hartwell St., Teaneck, N J., retired for the second time on November 17, 1958 He has spent 54 years of very active professional service; one year with the U S Steel Corporation, 40 years with the Erie Railroad as engineer of structures, and 13 years as superintendent of buildings and zoning officer in directing building work for Teaneck, N J The news release on his retirement says, “ He is a very spry octogenarian in excellent health and is looking forward to have the time to all the things that he has not had time to in his very busy working days Mr and Mrs Knowles are planning to explore interesting places in this and other countries, and spend their winters in Cali­ fornia and Florida.” They are making their plans come true im­ mediately for they left Teaneck on November 21st by rail and traveled over 7,000 miles on a western trip that covered 22 states and Old Mexico and did not return until January 10th They called on many friends and relatives and really enjoyed the journey; highlights were, the Carlsbad Caverns at White City, N M., Disneyland in Calif., and the Huntington Library at San Marino, Calif In February they left for Winter Park, Fla., to spend the balance of the winter We will be looking for­ ward to hearing about more travels that will be coming up in the future 1906 Mr Earle R Richards 11 Parent St., South Berwick Mr and Mrs Roy H Porter were entertained on their 50th wedding anniversary rather quietly at the home of their daughter and her family in La Plume, Pa , on Dec 21, 1958 Dr Richard Porter, the younger son, and his family from Hawley, Pa , and Mr and Mrs Jerry Pierce of Palmerton, Pa., were also present to enjoy the occasion George H “Squid” Hill writes that Clermont proves to be the highest and best spot in Florida for the health of Mrs Hill They have their home on a good sized lot with two orange, three grape­ fruit, tangerine, papayas, loquat, and guava trees, which furnish more fruit than they can use “ Squid” keeps very busy caring for his trees and flowers, feeding the birds, and participating as player and official in shuffle board tournaments which are sponsored by an active recreation club He also furnishes a weekly column for the Clermont Press covering the activities of the recreation club which becomes quite a chore As time marches on and we know 80 years is not too far away we find that five living members of our class have already arrived They are Leland G Boyd, Gothard W Carlson, Arlie A Dinsmore, William R Dolbier, Harry A Emery, and Gerry L Brooks of the Law School 1907 Mr Karl MacDonald 27 Nelson Ave., Wellsville, N Y Walter E Rogers, 73 Florence St., Rosindale 31, Mass., who was unable to get to our 50th Reunion due to a heart attack, writes, “ I work about half a day now and plan to take some rest m the afternoon Am still in the burner and oil business and had a very good business last year Was so sorry not to make Commencement last year, but just could not make it.” Perhaps this year better luck We had eleven back last year Waldo A Sherman, Island Falls, who lost his wife about two years ago, has evidently married again as he writes that he and wife took trips thru Nova Scotia and the Gaspe They also took a southern trip to Florida and visited various places of interest on the trip “ A new broom sweeps clean.” We extend our congratulations Jerome B Clarke, 1400 Woods Place, Los Angeles 22, Calif., will be 81 in another month Recently Dr Robert T Moore, a distinguished ornithologist and cousin of his died He remarked that Dr Moore’s son, Dr Terris Moore, has been on the faculty at Maine Said everything was fine in south­ ern Calif., but when he wrote, there was an awful SMOG that day Minot S Blaisdell, Petersham Rd., Hubbardson, 16 Mass., writes, “ I am very much alive and expect to live for 20 years more I am well and strong I work on the farm and in the machine shop in rear of house I study, play the piano, and sing Have four sons, all pianists and a grandson who is a wonder at the piano If you should come this way, call in.” Harry P Eveleth reports from 1421 26th Avenue, So., St Petersburg, Fla., that he is still hale and hearty He attended an Alumni luncheon in January at which there were 61 present Saw Ben Connell and wife there, who reported they had a grand trip down Alton A Austin, 207 Main St , Mexico, Me., passed his 76th birthday on December 12 He and his wife are in good health for which he says they are duly thankful Said the highlight of last year was a visit of his two grandsons from Pennsylvania, with four great grandchildren Two boys and two girls One grandson, who is making the army a career, had just returned from an 18 months assign­ ment in Korea 1908 Mr jamesA Gannett 166 Main St., Orono Roydon Hammond’s present address is Schuyler Arms Apartment, 1954 Columbia Road, N W., Washington 9, D C In writing back and forth last year about our approaching Reunion, Roydon told me about his two daughters of whom he and Mrs Hammond are justly proud “ Since you knew both of my daughters you may be interested to know what they are doing Ruth, the one who was eight years old when we left Orono, got her degree in physical education and then decided she wanted to be an architect She went to Columbia Uni­ versity in New York while holding a part time job and then had two full years at the University of Michigan She has had fine positions in some of the best offices in Philadelphia and about three years ago passed the A I A examinations and is in business for herself now and doing well She will tackle anything, but specializes in fine custom homes Joyce, who was five months old when we left, is having an equally spectacular career She went to Lebanon Valley College, Anville, Pa., for two years, and then the second war broke out, so she joined the W.A.A.C., a little later the W A.C She was spotted for officer training school and was 10th in a class of over 150 for a commission as 2nd Lt., and came out of the Army a 1st Lt She finished her college for B.S degree and then went to N Y University where in three years she finished her work for the Ph.D with A’s in every subject She was at the University of Florida for two years as Director of Physical Education for Girls then went to Germany for two years as Teacher Adviser for the U S Army Schools She had her car with her and traveled everywhere in free Europe and North Africa and has a collection of color photos that not only in my opinion are tops, but others have told me they are the work of a professional She just seems to have the photo­ graphic talent and seldom gets a poor picture For the past three years she has been Associate Professor of Physical Education at the State Uni­ versity of New York Teachers College at Oneonta where she is doing well.” Harry Gordon’s son, Harry W., has been made Treasurer of the University to succeed Frederick S Youngs ’14 who retires in August Mr Gordon has been the Assistant Treasurer He and Mrs Gordon live at 14 University Place BY CLASSES 1909 Mr.Fred D Knight Westmoreland Drive W Hartford 7, Conn Recently I had a nice visit with my freshman roommate, Walter Harvey here in Hartford Walter and Mrs Harvey live at 19 Wellesley Road in Holyoke, Mass Edna has recently finished a four year term as president of the Massachusetts Wom­ en’s Baptist Association and is now vice president of the national association Unfortunately the American Baptist Convention at which Edna is to speak, meets in Des Moines, Iowa, on the same dates as our Reunion Therefore she cannot be with Walter at Orono We are sorry for the con­ flicting date, but congratulations, Edna, on your honors Incidently, Walter has recently been given a place on the Board of Trustees of Andover New­ ton Theological School That makes two ’09 men on this board Your reporter has been on the board for about 30 years George and Maud Carlisle passed through Hart­ ford recently, all too fast, on their way to Florida They stopped for a brief call on their daughter in New Britain, whose husband is treasurer of The Fafnir Bearing Co The Carlisles’ permanent ad­ dress is 159 Kenduskeag Ave , Bangor In Florida, they will be at Silver Thatch Inn, Pompano Beach, and later, will go to the Florida West Coast where they expect to see many friends, including the Jess Masons in Sarasota 50th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 The Masons are stopping at Tahiti Sands, 317 Riviera Drive in Sarasota Jess is having good fish­ ing this winter, but Mollie says, “ enough is enough.” The Howard Johnsons are now settled in their new and permanent home in Florida; 201 West Mountain Drive, New Port Richey, is the address They moved the latter part of November and to add to the confusion of moving and settling, Mil­ dred tore ligaments in her shoulder the day after Thanksgiving Thus, Howard was promoted to major-domo, cook, dishwasher, and chambermaid The accident and all these other things make us sorry, indeed, for Mildred Sorry for “Johnny,” too, but maybe he is adding to his “ treasure in Heaven.” A note from Les Edgcomb indicates that he is still active and enthusiastic about his business, the Edgcomb Steel Company Starting from scratch in 1924, he has built a large and thriving business, warehousing and distributing aluminum, brass and steel shapes, and tubing; he employs over 600 employees He has made a notable success of his life and is here heartily congratulated His home address is 342 Llandrillo Rd., Cynwyd, Pa He often sees Wilfred Gillen ’23, president of Bell Telephone Company of Pa A news clipping from Bangor Daily News names the new Governor’s Council for Maine and pub­ lishes a photograph Harold Goss, again Secretary of State, is also secretary of the Council One other Maine man, Robert L Browne ’48 of Ban­ gor, is on the Council Don’t forget to set down in your head, yOur hat, and your date book, your most important date for 1959—JUNE 5-6-7—ORONO It’s your 50th—Re­ member? From now until June, I shall remind you often, and urgently, that you must be there Write me soon to say you will be on hand to greet your old friends 1911 Mr Avery C Hammond 287 Ohio Street, P.O Box 100, Bangor It was my idea to send to you the Florida ad­ dresses of several more classmates “ Ben” Whitney is at Route 2, Box 618, Largo, Florida “ Ben” will be at the Alumni Luncheon at the Penn Hotel in St Pete February 14th Can not send more Why? Have no more Why? Oh never mind Nelson E “Little Nemo” Smith will, without doubt, report that event and give me something for the April issue “ Nemo” is the boy who had to borrow twenty-five cents to attend a dance while in college and came to the Reunion a few years ago in his Cadillac When asked what all those buttons were for he said to try them, I did, and the windows started up and then down Later we learned that in Florida he called at the Cadillac dealers’ establishment and asked to have it serviced as he was leaving for the north the next day They looked in the little book and told him to come in next Thursday at two P.M and they would take care of him “ Nemo” said “ And you,” and went over to the Lincoln dealer and bought a Lincoln “ Nemo” likes to give to the 1911 Scholarship Fund, and gives liberally, because he remembers a scholar­ ship he received and how essential it was to his education Couldn’t have finished without it, he said “ Russ” Smith received from Secretary Benson a most complimentary letter dated February 2, 1959 “ Russ” reports several offers and will start on one February 15th He look one examination with over one hundred questions and although rusty on algebra, physics, chemistry, bacteriology, and bi­ ology got a mark of 99.9 If that was rusty, what would be bright Had a letter from the Albert Conleys They leave for Bradenton, Florida, in mid-December and re­ turn in April or May Albert enjoys the Florida Alumni meetings The Walkers are on the other side, but plan to attend the Get-togethers SEND IN NEWS, IF NOT ABOUT YOURSELF, THEN ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES 1912 William Schrumpf 84 College Ave., Orono 1912 did all right recently by having the largest class representation at the Penobscot Valley Alumni Association Meeting Four of us, Austin Jones, Lloyd Houghton, Fred Stewart, and “ Bill” Schrumpf had a little “Class Reunion.” Austin is carrying on as operator of his motel in Veazie His health is good and he appeared his usual aggressive self Lloyd is much engaged with his 40,000 or so gladioli He also, among other things, participates in different meetings of forestry organizations We TH E MAINE ALUMNUS saw him awhile back, loping along the street as though he were running the mile Fred, at home in Orono with his daughter, Pro­ fessor Alice Stewart ’37, has several projects to keep him busy about their new house on Chapel Road “Pete” Amadon, in a letter to Lloyd Houghton, from Sarasota, Florida, reports that he is doing all right except for the “ so-and-so” arthritis Arthur Deering is back at Cornell for another semester teaching Agricultural Extension Methods He has a large number of students from foreign lands He finds the work, “Arduous but very in­ teresting.” Class President Arthur Deering suggested that many of the 1912ers might like to meet together sometime this next summer Arthur says that sug­ gestions are in order Mr Clifton E Chandler 113 Highland St., Portland Class Mates:— I hope by this time that you all received my letter of the 9th Ultimo and I will say that I got quite a number of replies and also a number of checks for the 50th Reunion Class Expense Fund To date we have $100.00 tucked away in a savings account at compound interest, so keep sending that 10 bucks so we can build this fund up to a sizable amount To each of you who have sent in this 10 bucks I have sent a sizable gift which I hope will help repay you in full for your generosity, but if you don’t follow the directions it might get you in trouble and I would dislike to have to report any interruption in your plans at not being able to attend this big event in ’63 Since my last letter to the Alumnus, the following have given to this fund: John Littlefield, Meyer W Epstein, Philip S Bolton, Melvin H St Clair, Ralph W Wetherbee, Dr George E Young, and Hubert M Wardwell, Jr.—$10 bucks each and with the three previously reported makes $100.00 right on the button Let’s have some more by hook or crook, short change your wife on her weekly al­ lowance, rob the kiddies bank, or add it to your travel expense account; anyway to put your name on the “payroll.” Boy, the Ladies are sure making this “Coffee Perk.” Got a letter from Lois St Clair and Beth Wetherbee which I enjoyed very much and will disclose the news which these loyal wives wrote Lois tells me that her husband Melvin is very lame and has to travel in a wheelchair and if he can make it he is sure coming to the 50th Mel has attended all but one of the U of M Alumni Lunch­ eons in St Petersburg, Fla., during the months of December through April, since they were organized That is loyalty without a peer Beth Wetherbee tells me that she and “ Hubby” live in Florida six months of the year and at home at West Hartford the other six months What a fine way to live “ Blondy” Bolton says he is saving his pennies for the 50th Good, we’ll be seeing you “ Wardie” Wardwell is still carrying on as President of the Middlesex Mutual Fire Ins Co of Concord, Mass John Littlefield says he has no news as ‘‘he don’t go no place and don't see no body.” Well, he’ll be there at the 50th “ Slab” Savage writes that the U of M Alumni Association has had some good meetings at St Petersburg, the last with about 60 on hand Says it’s too cold to go in swimming lately Yeh, I know just how he feels, for I haven’t done any swimming lately myself “ Slab” has taken a lot of trouble to give me the story of a number of the Class who have disappeared Thanks, my boy George F Clark, formerly of 801 B & O Bldg , Baltimore, has now retired and is living at 712 Gittings Ave., Baltimore, Md “ Obe” is another of the Class who has been enjoying the “ Sunny South” for the last two months near Brunswick, Georgia, and writes that he has had a wonderful vacation It was good to hear from you all and keep the news coming in—also the 10 bucks 1914 Mr Harold P Adams 10 Felicia Road, Melrose, Mass 45th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Sometime ago, I received information concerning Claude R Weymouth At the end of his freshman year at Maine, Claude went to Boise, Idaho, to work with his uncle in the U S Reclamation Ser­ vice At the end of a year, he entered the Uni­ versity of Wisconsin, and at the end of three years received his B S degree in civil engineering Fol­ lowing his graduation from Wisconsin, he worked eight years for the Wisconsin State Highway De­ partment Then following three years in Madison, as city engineer, he went into business for him­ self, and at the present time owns and operates the MARCH, 1959 Weymouth Construction Company, 2174 Person Avenue, P O Box 319, Memphis 1, Tenn Colonel Alexander “ Sandy” Haggart, now re­ tired from the Army, is living at 4515 Royal Palm Avenue, Miami Beach 40, Florida Mary L Cousins, who for many years has been associated with the Brewer Savings Bank, recently retired and is now living in Southwest Harbor, Maine, with her sister, Miss Irene Cousins, U of M 1911 Editor’s Note: We welcome Mr Adams to the ranks of the ALUMNUS class reporters May much news of ’14ers come your way! 1916 M rs Evelyn Harmon (Evelyn Winship) Livermore Falls This month I shall try to tell you of some of the news which came with my lovely Christmas cards, and for which I was most grateful First, however, I was most delighted to receive two postcards from “Tom” Mangan in Cuernavaca, Mexico On the first one, he wrote that “ Don” Taverner ’43 had been visiting him for a week On the next one, he said that while parked at a recreation spot in Mexico City the car next to his was from Maine and in it was our classmate, Winfred Edminster of Norway They had a great Reunion, as you can imagine I trust that “Tom” will send us some more postcards as time goes by I certainly ap­ preciated receiving those As usual I was very glad to receive a copy of the Frederick Robie family letter, issued every year at Christmas time I had many a laugh reading it, and only wish I could have it printed in full Two of his grandchildren were married last summer His daughter, Harriet, presented the Robies with their 13th grandchild, her 8th baby Fred wrote, “ He is the toughest customer yet The day after he was born, he shoved his thumbs under the waist-band of his diapers, jerked ’em up into place, and joined the family milking crew.” Fred said, “ It’s families like ours that keep the manufacturers of washing machines and automatic dryers in busi­ ness.” One of the big events of the year was the return of his son, Col John, ’42, and family from their overseas assignments His son, Rev Frederick, ’53, and family are still in Lincoln Fred’s hunting experience was, as always, a great vacation, but for the 4th year in succession, no deer Thanks so much for a most interesting letter Such a wonder­ ful family! I will tell you more news of classmates in our column next month Please remember that I am always very glad to head from any of you, and it is your letters which make our column interesting 1917 (Helen Mrs WDanforth) illiam F West 191-A Broadway, Bangor Editor’s Note: There were no news items avail­ able for 1917 this month so we’re publishing the honors your class secretary won in 1958 Mrs West was not aware that we proposed to publish this in­ formation when we asked her to describe the con­ test So here goes The “Gardener of the Year” Contest was spon­ sored by the makers of “Eveready” Garden Prod­ ucts Garden Clubs all over the United States were requested to submit names of members to compete for State and National honors Examinations were sent to Presidents of Garden Clubs The examina­ tion, which I took as a member of the Bangor Gar­ den Club, was a very comprehensive horticultural test It covered knowledge of trees, shrubs, and plants; chemical make-up of fertilizers; types of soil and their chemical analysis, propagation, plant­ ing, mulching, winter treatment, and many other phases of gardening Since plant material native to all sections of the country were included, there was much material native to the south that was un­ familiar to me I was lucky enough to win the honor of “Garden­ er of the Year” for the state of Maine My prizes included a very fine power mower, a portable radio, a sterling silver Paul Revere bowl and a very com­ plete assortment of garden insecticides 1919 Miss F Louise Pratt 37 So Main St., Hanover, N H 40th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Remember our Class Reunion comes in just a few months, June 5-6-7, 1959 If anyone has suggestions for Reunion Plans, he should contact our Class Prexy Dwight Demeritt of 15 University Place, Orono We’ll hope that we have a good turnout for the June Event MissM Eleanor Jackson, C.L.U 202 Samuel Appleton Building 110 Milk St., Boston 9, Mass Ed Hacker sends us this interesting review to get us up to date: “ I have been in the oil and oil burner business ever since graduation The first four years I spent in Boston with the Ballard Oil & Equipment Co In 1925 I moved to Portland and went into business for myself, under the same name, and have been in business for myself ever since I have a son who is now 32 years old and he is in business with me “ During my 33 years in the oil burner industry, I have been very active Past President of the Oil Heat Institute of New England 1945-1946 Past President of Oil Heat Institute of America, Dis­ tributor Division Founder and First President of Maine Oil & Heating Equipment Dealers Associa­ tion in 1954 and have continued to serve in the capacity of President ever since Member of the Fuel Oil Committee of the Marketing Division of the American Petroleum Institute Member of the Executive Committee of the American Petroleum Association Member of the Old Timers Club, Oil Burner Industry I am the recipient of the Igniters Award of the Oil Heat Institute of America, Dis­ tributors Division, and one of three to receive this award in New England, up to the present time I received the Man of the Month Award in 1955 by the Fuel Oil News I received the Citation Award of the Oil Heating & Air Conditioning Age I have the Silver Award by the Oil Industry Information Committee I am a member of the Advisory Board of the Oil Heat Institute of New England and a Director of the Independent Oil Men’s Association of New England “ In my tree time I have been Past President of the Cumberland County University of Maine Alum­ ni Association Past Director of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce Past Director of the Port­ land Chamber of Commerce Member of the Ad­ visory Board of the University of Maine in Port­ land Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Girl Scouts of Greater Portland and a Past Treas­ urer “ I received my 33° (thirty-third degree) in Ma­ sonary in 1954 I was Sovereign Prince of the Council of the Princes of Jerusalem from 1946 to 1949 and have spent 25 years in Masonic work I am a member of Kora Shrine Past Commodore of the Orr’s—Bailey’s Yacht Club, Member of the Portland Yacht Club, Woodfords Club, Rotary Club, and Cumberland Club I served as chairman of a Selective Appeal Board during World War II I am also President of Hacker Industries, Inc., and Treasurer of the Refrigeration and Oil Burner Sup­ ply Co., and President of Ballard Oil & Equipment Company Mrs Hacker and I have traveled con­ siderably, making several trips to California, Hono­ lulu, and have taken several West Indies Cruises We are sailing lor Europe on the 29th of April on the Queen Mary for a six weeks trip covering Eng­ land, Scotland and parts of Europe.” We will look forward, Ed, to hearing about the trip to Europe Gertrude Peabody and Jack are included in the first edition of Marquis’ “ Who’s Who of American Women.” February 8th-12th Jack will be attending her tenth Halt-Million Convention at the Americana Miami Beach 1921 Mrs Charles McDonald (Dorothy Smith) R F.D 1, Carmel This is the month of Basketball Tournaments in Maine Those who not attend the games listen avidly to broadcasts Last year’s Class S Tourna­ ment was won by Mt Desert High School and the broadcast of the game was sponsored by the North­ east Harbor branch of the Bar Harbor Trust Com­ pany, of which our own Julia (Gilpatrick) Man­ chester is Manager May Julie have the chance to be public minded again this year! It is also the month of “Town Meetings.” If you have never been chairman of a budget com­ mittee in a small town you have missed something This is my second and final term It sure puts a strain on family relations, keeps the telephone busy, and causes some sleepless nights 1922 Mrs Albert E Libby (Minnie Norell) Mallett Hall, F.S.T.C., Farmington Concentration on my new job has prevented my carrying out an effective scheme for news gathering If any ’22er is willing to take his turn at keeping us informed of each other’s activities, would he please volunteer? I could pass on suggestions and help getting started It is an enjoyable task making contacts with old classmates for this column, but it is time for a change From the Alumni Office these new addresses: Dorothy (Kingsbury) Houston—Dover, Florida Earle F Allen—Cross St., Norwell, Mass Max M Weisman—4740 Connecticut Avenue, N W., Washington 8, D C Garth ’17 and Mary (McLean) Noyes have sold 17 their house in Brewer and will be living in the new home he built, mostly himself, at R.F D 1, Bangor Vera Thompson has taught 37 years at Marble­ head, Mass., and has been sole advisor to the senior class during that period She has been head of the history department for eight years 1923 Mrs Borman E Torrey (Toni Gould) Poplar St., Bangor It is always such a treat to see the Rev Alfred G Hemstead and his charming wife at Convocation every year This time he told me that he has at­ tended every session and heard every speaker since 1916 I call that a most remarkable record! He is now a trustee of the Bangor Theological Semi­ nary as well as District Supt of the Methodist Church at Augusta I was delighted to learn that he is the first president of The Northeast Folk Lore Society which was formed at the University in De­ cember The purpose of the organization is the collection and preservation of stories, legends, songs, and traditions of the N E.—Maritime area You may recall that one of the Hempsteads daughters (Betty ’49) taught in India for awhile, but now she is back in this Country teaching Their other daugh­ ter, Mary (Hampstead ’43) Hemman, is married and has a couple of children, and because she is con­ cerned about the kind of education they will get, she is active on the school board in the Mass city where they live Their son, David ’43, and wife Margaret (Burrill ’45) live in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is a sales engineer with G E Elizabeth Ring, instructor of history at Deering High School was the discussion leader at the Cum­ berland County Teachers Assn when it held its day-long convention the latter part of January at Portland H S The title of popular songs were fitted to topic discussions to make a unique pro­ gram Ten panelists used the titles to discuss mat­ ters of interest to teachers I was delighted to learn that Beatrice (Davis) Eldridge is sharing her musical talent with the young people of Winterport where she and her husband reside She is a very busy teacher of the piano these days 1924 Mrs Clarence C Little (Beatrice Johnson) Little Haven, R.F.D 1, Ellsworth 35th Reunion June 5-7, 1959 Dear Classmates George E Lord has been elected secretary of the National Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, American Association of Land Grant Colleges and State Universities This committee is the policy-making body for all extension services in the nation Congratulations, George, on another example of the recognition of your ability Samuel Rosenberg is living at 1002 W H Cherry Hill Apartments, Merchantsville, N J Constance (Turner) Thompson can be addressed at 17 Central Street, Gardiner Ivan R Pease is a very busy, but happy man who is superintendent of motive power on what is probably the largest sugar plantation in the world— the South Puerto Rico Sugar Trading Corporation His address is 401 Coast Road, La Romana, Do­ minican Republic These wintery days are good times to plan your trip back to Orono and Class Reunion—our thirtyfifth It’s impossible to believe we are that old VAGABOND RANCH Granby, Colorado Designed especially for boys 12-17 who have “outgrown camp.” Ranch life spiced with travel “Wagons West” caravan for eastern boys Riding, pack and Jeep trips, fishing, shooting, climb­ ing, prospecting, own ghost town Camping trips all over West R.N., geologists, ma­ ture staff 13th season Separate travel program for girls 14-18 Folder: Mr & Mrs C A Pavek Rumsey Hall School Washington, Conn MALE H ELP W ANTED A wonderful and great opportunity for two ambitious salesmen If you have Encyclopaedia sales’ experience, Insurance, Stainless Steel Utensils, etc Write today References re­ quired LAMBERTT DISTRIBUTORS 335 Yonge & Gould St (Side entrance) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 18 I don’t feel it—and hope you don’t either and that you will come back to the campus in June to prove it Mrs Merrill Henderson (Anne Thurston) Quechee, Vermont I (Louise Quincy Lord) am substituting again for Anne who is on a vacation in California Only a few notices this month and all have been sent from the Alumni Office How about mailing in some news items? We have located Anna (Connors) McKechnie She is now living at 72 Carver St., San Francisco, Calif Donald B Dressel is now living at Lakewood Road, Madison, Maine He is area manager for the General Services Administration with headquarters at 79 Exchange St., Portland I was very sorry to hear of the death of Hortense (Bryant) Nelson's husband (Capt George W Nel­ son) He was director of the Coast Guard Institute at Groton, Conn He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in D C Sympathy from us all goes to Hortense and family at this time Hortense has been teaching Latin in Groton, Conn , and will continue A son, Richard, is a freshman at the University 1926 Mrs Trygve Heistad (Shirley Roberts) 11 Third Avenue, Augusta Alfred W Hanmer is division general sales man­ ager of the North Tonawanda plant of the Hooker Electrochemical Company of New York The New York plant manufactures synthetic resins and mold­ ing compounds “Spike” has been with the com­ pany since 1929 and makes his home at 42 St Georges Square, Buffalo, N Y James Nowland, with his wife, Doris, and his son live at River Lane, Cos Cob, Conn James is the head of the department of social studies at Greenwich High School He is active in community affairs, serving on the board of the Historical So­ ciety of Greenwich and on the Scout Council His son James is a freshman in high school His interest is in music, particularly the piano The Nowlands spend their summers on Lake Alamoosook, East Orland, Maine Hope to hear from more of you this month 1927 Mrs Edgar Bogan (Sally Palmer) 32 Myrtle St , Orono I want to extend the sympathy of all of us to Lorinda (Orne) Eustis whose husband, Arthur Galen Eustis, died very suddenly recently at their home in Waterville He will be greatly missed, especially in Colby circles where he served as Vice President of that college and was very active in the financial and building program for the new Colby campus Our sympathy also to their two sons, Arthur, Jr., of Wilmette, Ill , and John B of Waterville, and their daughter, Mrs Paul Huprich of Stoney Brook, N Y Southern Kennebec County University of Maine Alumnae Association elected new officers at a re­ cent meeting Mrs J Humphrey of Augusta is now secretary She is, I believe, our own Edith (Hoyt) Humphrey George Dow reports via his Christmas letter that he is now a grandpappy His daughter Margaret and her husband, George Ricker, recently announced the arrival of William David at Cornell, where the parents are doing graduate work It seems that history is repeating itself again, as a number of years ago when Myrtle and George were living at Cornell and working for a degree, Margaret ar­ rived to keep them company Anne (Stinchfield) Vermette reports that it is Georgetown, D C , to which they are moving Their daughter, Joanne, Mrs Warren Bondy, is taking courses at Hunter College in New York and will be getting her degree in June Meanwhile her husband is working for his Ph.D at New York University Present address of Lt Col Arthur Clayton Syl­ vester is 1313 Sunset Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado rs William B Ledger (Emma Thompson) 75 Woodmont St , Portland Irving B Pickering's address is 139 Beacon St , Hyde Park 36, Mass , but at present he is on a job in Portland, Oregon, for Jackson and Moreland, In c , 600 Park Square Bldg., Boston Irving is a civil engineer He and his company are doing some work for Pacific Power and Light Company and his address out there until July of 1959 is 2352 S E 124th St., Portland 33, Oregon I hope I have made it clear because I wish some of you “Maine” folks out that way would look him up M for a gab fest and write me any '28 news you come up with Thelma (Perkins) Dudley is still a very busy per­ son doing good and she still looks just as good as she always did, too This time it is a really tremendous task—chairman of the family division of the Y.W.C.A $550,000 building fund campaign in Portland, Maine She’ll get it, too, just wait and see! Husband George is still Dudley and Weed's back-bone and the friendliest face any '28er can encounter anywhere Do Drop In at Woodfords Corner and ask for George if you need a mental lift—he’ll have you back on campus and in your twenties again! Just don’t forget your cane when you leave Seriously, George has been on the Y.W board of directors, too, so you see they are still the team they always were Want a few more of Thelma’s activities? Past president of Junior League, Board Member, Child and Family Services, and Children’s Home in Saco She is also active in the Williston Congregational Church Please read your papers with me in mind and cut out news of ’28ers and then don’t forget to send it to me! 1929 Miss Barbara Johnson 32 Orland St., Portland Are June 5, 6, encircled on your calendar? They should be, for they are “ red letter days” in the life of any twenty-niners Our Thirtieth! It doesn’t seem possible, does it? How long since you have been back to the Uni­ versity? Have your sons and daughters seen where you received your diploma? Those of you living nearby, know how much the campus has changed, how beautiful it is now, and what modern accom­ modations you can have for your reunion weekend Those of you who haven’t been back for some time, don’t know what a change you’ll see—of what a truly “ big” college you are alumni! The University provides rooms in the dormitories at cost to returning alumni Reunion classes are assigned dormitory preferences according to seniori­ ty We must have quite a lot of seniority! So mark the date and start planning now If you are coming, won’t you drop me a card so I can mention it in the next Alumnus 30th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Ruby (Carlson) Williams lives in Dover-Foxcroft, where Ruby says she is a housewife and secretary for her husband, Matthew '28 They have a daugh­ ter, a graduate of Maine, a two year old grand­ daughter, and a son who is at present a sophomore at the University A card from Philip Marsh says he is chairman of English and Humanities at Jarvis Christian Col­ lege, Hawkins, Tex , and is finishing a biography on Philip Freneau The Merrill Kittredges celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last fall in their Bangor home Merrill is proprietor of the Bangor Window Shade Company They have a daughter, a senior at Maine and a son in high school The Rudolph Lewsens are residing at 46 Glenwood Avenue, Portland Priscilla Conant’s address is 440 Harbour Rd., Village of North Palm Beach, Fla Clayton Hunnewell, who has been high school principal twenty-nine years at Tenants Harbor, has been teaching math this year at Attleboro High School, Attleboro, Mass 1930 1930 Mrs Ernest J Pero (Jeanette Roney) 11 West End Ave., Westboro, Mass The broadcast over WHDH-TV at 12:30 on January 27, sponsored by the Extension Service of the USDA at the University of M ass, featured Barbara Higgins discussing “The Outline for 1959.” Did any of you see her? Phil and Eddie (Bartlett) Beckler have moved from Poughkeepsie, N Y., to 31 Pershing Ave., Glens Falls, N Y Plans for improving the Maine State House grounds and parks and the grounds around the Blaine House were outlined by Niran Bates, director of the Bureau of Public Improvements, at a recent meeting of the Garden Club Federation Jack Atwood is Station Manager of WCSH-TV Jack has been in the broadcasting field since gradu­ ation He started as an announcer-technician at WLBZ even before he graduated In 1931 he went to WNAC where he was announcer on many net­ work programs originating in Boston He returned to WLBZ as program director, and managed WRDO for a while He was appointed station manager of WCSH-TV in 1953 During World War II, he served with the U S Marine Corps, was recently Battalion Commander of the Portland Reserve Unit, and at present is on inactive status as a Lt Col He is married, has children, and lives in Cape Elizabeth THE MAINE ALUMNUS 1931 Mrs Sam Sezak (Ethel Thomas) Gilbert St., Orono Dr Paul Findlen, Assistant Agricultural Attache at the American Embassy in Rome, Italy, was at home on leave for two months with parents and relatives in Fort Fairfield during the months of November and December Don Goode has been named new group supervisor of the auditing division of the Bangor Office of the Internal Revenue Department Don has had 16 years experience with the department The Goodes live at 238 Parkview Ave., Bangor, and daughter Jane is a sophomore at the University, where she is very active in many campus activities Richard C Blanchard has recently moved from R.F D 1, Cumberland Center, to a new address at 209 Winn Rd., Falmouth Margaret (Bither) Webber can now be reached at 2601 Sunset Ave., Waukegan, Ill., where she is doing clerical work for Texas Management Co Her home address is 1922 Apache Road in Wau­ kegan Jon Whitten, the son of Bob Whitten of Lee, has recently entered the University as a transfer student from Bates Bob is a merchant in Lee Charles A Brown may now be reached at Apache Trail, Arlington 74, Mass 1932 Miss Angela Miniutti 55 Ashmont St., Portland Priscilla Noddin’s present address is: 81 Talbot St., Rockland, Me A teacher of English at Rock­ land High School, Pris formerly taught at North­ ampton, Massachusetts High School; for two years she taught American children in Germany; and she spent two years in England teaching American G I children before returning to the U S A in 1957 to be with her parents I understand that she has a wonderful collection of slides taken in Germany and England and in other Western Euro­ pean countries that she visited The slides are used in school and to illustrate talks she gives at various organization meetings Francis J McCabe of Augusta has been appointed Waterville area industrial agent and Chamber of Commerce secretary, effective February 1st Fran­ cis, who retired several years ago from his position as State Police Chief, has since done some teaching at Northwestern University and has served as prin­ cipal of the Litchfield consolidated grammar school Congratulations, Francis, and much success to you in your new post! His son, Terry, is a junior at the U of Maine Robert M Vickery, who is still the keeper of the 1932 Class Purse, is maintenance engineer for the State Highway Commission He recently addressed the Maine Good Roads Association on problems of his department A change of address has been received for Clarine (Coffin) Grenfield from Bloomfield, Conn., to William H Hall High School of Hartford, Conn In a recent issue of the Portland Evening Express I found this item in Harold L Call’s column “Two on the Isle”: Harry Paul, University of Maine grad who made good in the publicity field in Boston, is handling Schraff’s VALENTINE OF THE YEAR poll in these parts It covers romantic twosomes and married couples in various fields.” Thank you, Mr Cail, for this item Direct news from our classmates is still very scarce, so I always keep my eyes and ears open for any possible news items The other day I got a little information or opinion from a nice young lad who works at a local super market While he carried my groceries to the car, he let me know that he attended Deering High School and wanted to know if I knew anyone at DHS When I proud­ ly told him that I knew Linwood Elliott, he very promptly commented: “ Mr Elliott is one of the best teachers at DHS.” Linwood, I wish I could tell you the young man’s name as surely such loyalty and devotion should rate an “A.” 1933 Mrs Robert E Pendleton (Betty Barrows) Island Falls This is a happy moment—I have some news for this issue of the Alumnus Henry Raye and wife Carolyne can be found at 33 Longfellow Ave., Brunswick Henry’s business is the J W Raye and Co The children in the Raye family are: Nancy, 19, a student at Boston University, Donald, 16, a sophomore at Brunswick High School, and Susan, 12 (Forgive me, Susan, I not know your class.) Florence (Williams) Hayes lives in Topsham and is employed in the comptroller’s division at the Brunswick Naval Air Station Her daughter, Lola, is a sophomore at Brunswick High School Among the proud grandparents are Harry and Lenora Booth Young Scott Edward Penly arrived MARCH, 1959 on October 26, 1958 The Booths’ address is: Mt Auburn Ave., Auburn, Maine Lloyd W Chetley is employed by American Cyanamid Co., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20 He is senior designer-Instrumentation-Engineering and Construction Division His address is 3334 E 25th St , New York 10 John Wilson has a new position He is vice president, sales and general manager, Metals and Controls Corp., Attleboro, Mass His home ad­ dress is: 45 Hawthorne Ave., Barrington, R I At an October meeting in Augusta, Maine dairy operators organized their own association, Maine Dairy Technology Associates Kenneth Johnson, dairy inspector for the State Department of Agri­ culture, was elected secretary News has reached us that Freeman Webb owns and operates a motel in St Petersburg, Florida Perhaps, you, Freeman will tell us all more about it May I say once more, “ If our column is to continue, you must help.” 1934 Miss Claire S Sanders 123 1/2 Main St., Orono 25th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Lewis Hardison and his wife have recently re­ turned from a 17-day cruise to Honduras He grows about 300 acres of potatoes annually The Hardi­ sons live in Dryden, N Y Miss Marion Martin, Maine’s commissioner of labor and industry, was an American delegate to the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, this past summer As a follow-up on last month’s news items, Orissa (Frost) Kingsbury and her husband live at 421 Monroe Ave., Winter Park, Florida Doris (Varnam) Bacheller teaches home eco­ nomics at Thornton Academy, Saco She lives in Limington and drives in every day Leonard R Hunt works as a mechanical engineer for the Ederer Engineering Company in Seattle, Wash This company manufactures over head handling equipment for the veneer and lumber in­ dustry His address is Rt 1, Box 685, Port Blake­ ly, Wash Robert E Crockett’s new address is: 19 Fieldstone Dr , Dalewood Garden, Hartsdale, N Y Good news about our forthcoming 25-year Class Reunion Class prexy Phil Parsons, who is in California, has appointed Stan Searles of 109 Greenacre Ave., Longmeadow, Mass., as the Re­ union Chairman Why not write Stan and give some helpful ideas for the 25th? 1935 Mrs Thomas S McGuire (Agnes Crowley) 21 Widgeon Way, Greenwich, Conn Dear ’35ers So many news items this month—how good to hear from you all! Many thanks, Clayt, for your nice long letter I feel all the ’35ers would like to read it, too, so: Clayt and Caroline Totman live at 1126 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, Va As you know, Clayt is a Colonel with the U S Marine Corps He travels almost constantly, but still has time for hunting, fishing, gardening, refinishing furniture, and Caro­ line paints portraits and gardens Sidney Silverman and Sylvia (formerly of Montre­ al) live at 12 Highland Avenue in Lewiston Sid­ ney has a men’s and women’s clothing business They have no children, but Sid is very active as V.P in B’nai Brith Lodge, and is a sports enthusi­ ast Congratulations as of March 23rd, 1957, Sid! Acting Postmaster until 1950, but now permanent­ ly commissioned, is Hilda (Eaton) Stacher Hilda taught in Deer Island High School until she under­ took her post office duties Fred, a retired marine engineer, and Hilda also run a general store in Little Deer Isle They are both active in the Con­ gregational Chuch where Hilda is organist, and in the Hancock County League of Postal Workers Hilda is a past president of this organization Hilda reminds us that at one time the winters were so cold (when we all were younger) that it was pos­ sible to reach Deer Island by crossing the ice on foot Recently Hilda saw Mr Gannett, and she feels he is one of the few people who doesn’t seem to change Dr Earl Stone of 29 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, has two boys and two girls Three are in school, and the baby, ten months old, is at home with Elaine Earl is a dentist, and specializes in oral rehabilitation He is President of the American Academy of Dental Medicine (Massachusetts Sec­ tion) The Stones enjoy horseback riding, music, and collecting contemporary art! Until next month— 1936 Mrs Edwin p Webster (Phylis Hamilton) 258 Norway Rd., Bangor Sorry to send such a short column, but if it were not for the Alumni Office, we would have nothing More news about Gerald Beverage He is a mem­ ber of the city Council in Augusta Congratula­ tions, Jerry I did see Ruth (Hinckley) McLaughlin recently She, Edward and their three children live on Old Mill Rd , Stillwater John is 15 and a sophomore in high school, Stephen, 13, in the 7th grade, and Martha, 8, in the 2nd grade Ruth is teaching junior business training at Old Town Jr High Edward is supervisor at the Molder Mill of the Brewer Manu­ facturing Company The rest are just changes of address Louise Steeves is at 1725 NW 19th St., Miami, 35, Florida Porter Hennings is at 125 Brook Rd., Falmouth, R.F D Cumberland Center Irene Kittrick’s card is a little confusing, but I will copy it as written She is Public Health Nurs­ ing Supervisor, her business address being Dept Health and Welfare, Augusta Her home address given as 369 Penobscot Ave., Millinocket Guess you’ll have to take your choice! 1937 Mr Edwin Bates College Heights, Orono Dr Robert Ohler was elected as a director of the Augusta Kiawanis Club last fall to serve during the current year News from the Portland area seems to be con­ fined to a couple of address changes; namely, Seth Williams now lives at 308 Foreside Road in Port­ land, and Mrs Ruth (Rich) Winn is with the Foster Mfg Company of Portland, formerly located in So Portland D A K IN ’S Sporting* Goods Camera SSupplies Shep H urd’17 M A Hurd ’26 Waterville Bangor Basil Smith ’40 You'll like - 7/u> Bangor House for its true Maine Hospitality Exceptionally good food Air Conditioned dining room and Coffee Shop, background music Cocktail Lounge Attractive Rooms from $3.75 Family Plan Rates Adjoining Free Parking Horace W Chapman, President BANGOR M a in e Alumni, Students, Teams T he Renovated CROWN HOTEL is your headquarters in P rovidence, R I Will look forward to seeing you soon and often G eorge J Sanker Manager Crown Hotel 19 Another late address change is that of the Emery Wescotts who live at 16 Alderbrook Road, Andover, Mass Even seeing Barb (Lancaster) Raymond at the mid-winter meeting of the Alumni Council at the University of Maine at Portland the last of January failed to produce news other than the fact that Barb sees Jane (Goldsmith) Cooper occasionally Guess the members of the Class generally are in hibernation Oh well, spring is on the way and we hope with it will come a few news items 1938 Mr Robert L Fuller 47 Andrews Ave., Falmouth Foreside All you have to to make the front page of the Portland Press Herald is to come up with a tall tale —and leave it to that “sterling” Jim Stanley to get his picture in, along with promoting “ Paul Bunyan, Jr.,” for the Bangor 125th Celebration No wonder he made the state Legislature—what a full time promoter! Dwight Lord received an award for “meritorious civilian service to the U S Navy” for his work on a weapon evaluation project Presented by Rear Admiral Stroop, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance —must be some competition at the Lords—what with daughter Judy having made the national honor society in the same month Gad, Betty, how you stand it? Another news article and picture was of Bob Parker’s son receiving the Eagle Scout award re­ cently at Pittsfield (Maine of course) A couple of address changes: Betty and Wally Gleason to Oak Terrace, Avon-by-the-Sea, N Y (I say there old fellow—and he is you know—old I mean) Lt Col (no less) Dick Healy to 303 Austin Loop Fort Benning Ga If this column sounds as fiat to you all as it does to me, get the lead out and write some sassy letters I can take it, can you? And what’s more I dare to write it and even more, t h e ALUMNUS dares to print it! 1939 Mrs Norman H Thompson (Phoebe Dunbar) 87 Whipple Rd., Kittery Dear “20th-reunion-in-June-ers” : Mary (Bearce) Haskell of Tyron Drive, Lewiston, New York, is busy with her five children and their activities and church work Let us know more about your nice family, Mary Dr Karl F Wenger has been named center leader of the Lake City, F la , Forest Experiment Research Center After receiving his B S at Maine he entered the U S Forestry service In 1946 after years with the Air Force, he was assigned to the division of Forest Management Research of the South-eastern Forest Experiment Station He re­ ceived his doctor of philosophy degree from Duke University in 1951 Karl is the author of several research publications of which the most recent is “ Natural Regeneration of Loblolly Pine.” A newspaper photo of Mary (Orr) Devitt of Waterville shows her as outgoing president of Ken­ nebec County Teachers Assn Mary teaches at Waterville Senior High School Margaret (Dalzell) Welch’s present address is 102 Dayton Road, Waterford, Conn 20th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Eunice (Nelson) Baumann, 3614 Graceland Ave., Indianapolis 8, Indiana, received her Ph D in hu­ man relations from N Y Univ in 1957 She is on the board for fundamental education in program planning Reunion news this month is from our humble but willing treasurer Dave Trafford reports we have $288.92 on deposit in the Orono branch of the Merrill Trust Co Milt Jellison and A1 Freidman have “gleefully responded” to assist Dave in B A N G O R B O X CO PAPER BOXES, FOLDING CARTONS COMMERCIAL PRINTING 75 So Main St., Brewer, Me H F Drummond, 1900 Pres, and Treas The Haynes & Chalmers Co A S Chalmers ’05, Treas G L Chalmers ’46, Mgr HARDWARE BANGOR MAINE 20 devising ways and means of spending this Any ideas you all can forward to Dave, 150 Stevens Hall, U of M., Orono, will be gratefully received —speak now or forever hold your peace Mrs Artemus Weatherbee (Pauline Jellison) 9302 Second Ave., Silver Spring, Md We received a long newsy letter from Elnora (Savage) Grant with pictures of her children en­ closed Nancy is just my Sue’s age—in fact, they were roommates in the nursery the first two weeks of their lives I would say that both Nancy and Crandy are chips off the old blocks They are both good students and involved in all sorts of acitvities Nancy is a cheerleader, is in the chorus, also plays sax in the band, and is an art student Crandy is in the Little League ball, etc , and is one of the youngest members of the Pica Junior Ski Racing team It sounds from her letter as though Elnora spends a lot of her time skiing and keeping open house for skiers (14 Piedmont Dr., Rutland, Vt.) Elnora sees a lot of old friends—most of those she mentioned were from other classes, but you might be interested Lucille (Fogg) Baldwin ’39 visted over a weekend with her four boys Elnora says she hasn’t changed a bit Barby (Jarvis) Dunlevy visits every winter She and Ray ’37 are good skiers and make the Grants’ home their head­ quarters Also Jack ’41 and Isabelle (Garvin ’41) Maasen and the two boys go up every winter for the skiing George sees Ed Cook ’40 who lives nearby, and met Bill Irvine '42 one day just before Bill left the University of Vermont to become Dean of the new campus of the U of M at Portland The Grants are busy all the time on one committee or another and George’s business continues to grow Wonderful letter El, thank you very much Our Maine State Society had its annual reception last Sunday and it was a great success Art is President this year so we headed the receiving line which was made up of our Congressional Delega­ tion We had one of the biggest crowds that ever has attended—over four hundred I guess every­ one was anxious to meet our new Senator We saw Dr and Mrs Hauck No one from the Class of ’40 was spotted I received a card from Phoebe (Dunbar) Thomp­ son with some information about Ken Burr Ken lives in Kennebunk and is now president and gen­ eral manager of E R Warren Company, Inc.— fuel distributors He married Ruth (Warren) and they have three children, Anne, 1, Alice, 13, and Ken, Jr , 16 1941 Mrs Constance P Leger (Connie Philbrook) Philbrook Farm Inn, Shelburne, N H My new song title—“ Christmas in March” ! Thanks to all of you who took time to write notes on your cards From 111 Crest Drive, Garfield Est., Woodbridge, Va., comes word of Polly (Riley) Wilson and her family They returned from Japan last summer and will be at Quantico until June Eloise Simpson is teaching plane geometry at the Newburyport, Mass High School and is living at the Y.W.C.A., 13 Market St She received her degree of Master of Education from Maine in 1955 Vale and Hilda (Rowe) Marvin spent most of last summer with their two children on their boat which sounds like the life A super card arrived from the Ken Robertsons— all in poetry’ One of the verses is as follows “ Our address is new STOP NOW WRITE IT DOWN It’s easy to get lost in Los Angeles town 2251 Yucca Ave Fullertown, Calif Our adobe half-acre is in rolling Sunny Hills You’ll find us submerged in a high stack of bills.” They moved into their lovely new bedroom ranchstyle house with children, cats, and Grandma Will and Fran (Sawyer) Alford took a three weeks, 9,000 mile trip to the West Coast last summer They saw Disney Land, the Parks— Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and others, and spent two days on a Dude Ranch in Colorado I’m going to ration these notes, so that we will have a bit of news for each column Your writing hands are sure getting weak in this advanced age of ours Mrs Gilbert Y Taverner (Bette Barker Kilpatrick) 80 Vernon St., Brookline 46, Mass Mid-winter, mid-years (even after 16 years you don’t forget these, you’)—and what are you in the midst of? Haven’t you a bit of news about yourself or someone else in the class that you’d like to send along for inclusion in a forthcoming issue of The Alumnus? We’d love to hear from you A most interesting newspaper article concerning Roger White has come into our newsbasket Roger has been one of those in on the ground floor of the electronics industry After working for the Naval Research Laboratory on electronics during the war and for several years after, and after being head of the microwave tube department at Federal Telecommunications Laboratories in Nutley, N J., in 1954 he founded his own company— Roger White Electronic-Devices Inc in Haskell, N J His products found wide use in missiles, radar, and countermeasure equipment and demand outran production recently after four years of op­ eration Now Roger has sold out to Litton Indus­ tries of San Carlos, Calif., and is a member of the management group in that company, which is likely to business worth $18 million this year Roger’s own company, mentioned above, was “a group of forty technicians who are probably more skilled than anyone else in the industry in the new traveling-wave tube (one of the microwave family) that is so important in military countermeasure work Roger has been called on frequently to read papers before scientific groups in this country as well as in France and England Married to the former Ida Smith of Old Town, they have three children The family moved from Greenwood Lake, N Y., during recent months and now reside at 2140 Camino los Cerros, Menlo Park, Calif We certainly salute you, Roger, for your successes It’s a pretty fabulous story! We seem to be getting to that age when it’s possible for some of the gals in the class to go back to teaching with their own families getting grown up Two teaching positions have come to our attention Barbara (Johnson) Tarantino of 410 Main St., Southington, Conn., is teaching second grade, while Helen (Thorndike) Robertson is chief cook and manager of the cafeteria for the Winnacunnet High School Helen lives in Rye, N H., and we believe this high school is a regional school She has four children, according to the clipping we have here, and has intermittently done substitute teaching in New York City as well as doing cook and dietetic work in summer camps and hospitals Dave Hopkinson has accepted a new position with Southworth Machine in Portland His home is Birch St., Kennebunk Arnold Pitman, who with his wife Marian and daughter Pamela, lives at 44 Ferris St., St Albans, Vermont, has recently been appointed to take charge of the Soil Conservation Service in Frank­ lin County in that state He has been living in Vermont since 1951 working with soil conservation 1943 Mrs Donald V Taverner (Olive Rowell) Chapel Rd., Orono Greetings! So many interesting letters have ar­ rived from classmates this month, I mustn’t waste a word We hear that Otis Bacon is serving in the State Legislature When not in Augusta, Otis and wife, Kay, are living in Oakland with their three children: Brenda, 6, Bryan, 5, and Barry, Judging by his comment, there’s never a dull moment in the Bacon household As you may know, Otis is an engineer with the Kennebec Water Power Com­ pany at Waterville Thanks for the nice note, Otis Edward Duckworth writes that he misses the lakes and ponds and piney woods of our fair state He hasn’t been back to Maine since he was called into the service in the spring of ’43 Ed is lo­ cated in the Woolworth Bldg., Fort Collins, Colo­ rado Ed and wife, Patricia, have three children, Bruce, 11, Brent, 6, and Marla, who is just 10 months old Ed, as some of you may know, is a lawyer and “sometimes geologist” if I may quote Pat is a Certified Public Accountant and teaches accounting at Colorado State University As al­ ways, Ed loves the out-of-doors, hunting, fishing, exploring, and mountain climbing, besides engag­ ing in numerous social and civic activities We were just delighted with this bit of news from the Duckworths From Eleanor Young comes word that she and Keith have sold their house and have found one at Cherry Place, Hamburg, N Y I still have several brief items I’ve kept in re­ serve since last spring at Reunion Lest they be completely outdated I ’ll tuck them in now Dona!d Wheeler lives at 87 Highland St., Can- THE MAINE ALUMNUS ton, Mass He is still with the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in Boston, Mass Bernard “ Bing” Etzel sounds like a busy gentle­ man Bing is operating a ladies apparel store and four apartment houses He and Lib (Elizabeth Emery ’44) have three sons He writes that Dick Pierce is an executive at the Forester Mfg Com­ pany in Farmington Helena Jensen is living in South Portland, and is teaching home economics, as is Berneice Thomp­ son Bunny is teaching at Brewer High Her address is West Enfield Thanks for your letters We can never get too many! 1944 Mrs Charles S Cook (Margaret McCurdy) 314 Summer St., Auburn Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 Paul J Eastman, an employe of the State De­ partment of Agriculture, was recently elected pres­ ident of the Maine State Employes Association This Association has passed a resolution to make a salary study of the New England States and Federal installations in order to correct “existing pay scale inadequacies” in the State government Col Arthur and Arabelle (Banton) Hodges have changed their address to: OARMA, Box 10, APO 271, New York, N Y Paul D Harthorn’s address is now 78 Pleasant St., Portland Clare Fulton has joined the Missile Defense Equipment Sales staff of the General Electric Com­ pany’s Heavy Military Electronic Equipment De­ partment Previously he managed the sale of street, flood, and airport lighting systems in the company’s Outdoor Lighting Department at Hendersonville, N C He has also worked as an application and sales engineer in the Lighting and Rectifier De­ partment, Lynn, Mass, and as a lighting specialist in the Apparatus Sales Division Clare received extensive training as an electronics technician in the Naval Reserve Had one answer to my plea for news from Don Goodwin in Iran To quote Don, “ I was touched by the fact that there was so little news of our class members in the January issue I’m like the others—just negligent But I, perhaps more than others, rely on the Maine Alumnus to keep me posted on old friends.” Don is with the ICA and is presently serving as a Public Administration Ad­ visor to the Government of Iran The children, ages, 15, 12, and are kept occupied with school (American), swimming, softball, dancing, archery, etc., while Mrs is kept busy cooking, bargaining with shopkeepers for groceries, supervising the household, and playing bridge Don visited the campus last summer and was most impressed with its growth and beauty and picked up some infor­ mation on registering his oldest boy who will be entering college in 1960 Many, many thanks to you, Don, for the letter—hope we will be able to give you more and more news each month Don’s address is USOM/Iran APO 205, New York, N Y Better start lining up your “ sitters”—the big Re­ union is only three months away—will keep you informed on all the progress of your Committees.1 1945 Mrs H Wm Bradley (Carolyn Chaplin) 51 Holyoke Street, Brewer A new address coming up on Valentine’s Day It will seem so wonderful to have a little extra room and all freshly redecorated It was such a pleasant surprise to chat with Harriet (Daw) Cousins at the last Alumnae meet­ ing here She keeps more than busy with their children Douglas, 6, and Vicki, 2, plus Jr League, The Quipus Club, and is on the Board of Direc­ tors of the Bangor-Brewer T.B Assn Howie ’42 is quite as active in civic affairs, plus being Pub­ lic Relations Director for the Bangor and Aroos­ took R R , and is in the 99th Legislature Last Sunday night we had supper at the Maines (Pat & John ’41) up on Wiswall Hill They’d just spent a thrilling afternoon iceboating on Lake Lucerne Pat told me she recently saw Norman Moulton Norm is in Rockland now in the school system She said he has two little girls How about a note, Norm?—with more details Don Buck in Naples recently suffered a great fire loss The barn burned to the ground with 2700 laying hens in it—also the shed and all the orchard spraying machinery, plus smoke and water damage to the house Don, Hilda, and the boys are living with a neighbor until their MARCH, 1959 T h e fa m ily gath erin g at Christm as rounds up the five you n g M cNeillys a lo n g with A1 ’4 and J en n ie (B rid ges ’4 ) at their hom e on 71 L incoln Street, M elrose , M ass A1 is the assistant district m anager o f the Esso Standard O il C om pany o f M assachusetts home is repaired—their daughter is with Don’s sister in Ohio We hope you will be back in some sort of working order soon, Don Dottie (Currier) Dutton had a Christmas note from Dr “ Hokie” and Jean (Ritchie) Adams Their four youngsters are found in all corners their new home—RFD in Rockville, Conn January was a month the Bradleys would just as soon forget The day we got Linda back to school from her seige with mumps and intestinal flu, I put Bill in the hospital I’m happy to report he’s home again now and expects to be his usual perky seif in another few weeks I certainly was on the jump though with the office, the house, and the girls to take care of, plus two daily trips to the hospital Don’t forget my new address—and use it soon, won’t you? 1946 Mrs Edward G Harris (Judy Fielder) 103 Valerie Drive, Fayetteville, N Y According to the latest intelligence, Shirley (Titcomb) Mader must be back in the Orono area these days The last we knew, she and her hus­ band, John, and their daughters, Johanna and Robin, were in Liberia, Africa It now develops that Shirley came back to this country last May and that their first son, Vernon, was born last fall Now John has joined his family and is taking education courses at the U of M this semester The Maders spent three years in Liberia as a Methodist missionary team John, an engineer, was in charge of maintenance and repair projects and new construction work in that area, taught at the College of West Africa High School, and also served as pastor of a small church Shirley was assistant principal of a local elementary school It sounds as if this must have been a most interest­ ing three years Where next, Mr and Mrs Mader? Leroy Noyes, recently named manager of the General Electric Company’s new Reactor Instru­ mentation Dept, at West Lynn, Mass., received national honors at the International Engineering Congress in Chicago last year for a paper on the subject of atomic paper Leroy and his wife and two daughters live in Reading, Mass.—exact address unknown 1947 Mrs Walter C Brooks (Peg Spaulding) 57 Leighton St., Bangor The appointment of Robert H Patten as director of sales of the Old Town engineering and forestry firm of the James W Sewall Company was re­ cently announced by Joseph Sewall, president Bob assumed his new duties February His initial responsibilities will be to organize and implement the sales and public relations efforts of the com­ pany, particularly in connection with the services the company can offer municipalities and other governmental units primarily in the New England area Bob has had a wide background in the public relations and selling field and has been active in all types of civic activities both at the University of Maine and in the city of Bangor We had a card from Carleton G Lutts, Jr tell­ of ing us that his address is Cabot Farm, Salem, Mass He is an Areo Engineer for Raytheon Corp., Mis­ sile Dept, in Andover, Mass Dr Lloyd McAuley, Ferrante Ave., Greenfield, Mass., recently announced his candidacy for a three-year term on the Greenfield school board as a republican Lloyd attended the U of M for one year and received his D.M.D degree from Tufts Univ School of Dentistry in 1951 He mar­ ried the former Ruth (Treco) of Quincy and their three children are Jody, 6, David, 5, and Diane, Lloyd is a member of the Second Congregational Church, a member of Kiwanis, Salvation Army advisory board, Chamber of Commerce, Four Cor­ ners PTA, and national, state and county dental SER V IN G M A IN E STUDENTS S in ce 189 HARDWARE & V A R IE T Y - M I L L S T , O R O N O ME PARK’S A lexander Skillin and Son FLORISTS Falmouth Foreside, Maine Cut flow ers— C orsages— F uneral D esign s— W edding D esigns J o h n S k il l in ’52 Known throughout the state for quality and service SKOWHEGAN ,MAIN E J ohn S ea ley , J r ’36 21 associations He was formerly president of the county dental association A new house and address for the George Marsanskis family is Roweland Avenue, Delmar, New York The column is short this month due to me hav­ ing a new addition to the family Andrew David Brooks was bom January 19 Our Danny is now 1/2 yrs and Susan is yrs Mrs Richard S Foster (Jean Campbell) 15 Donamor Lane, East Longmeadow, Mass Another month has rolled around and you can be grateful to the Alumni Office for the news So far they are keeping us supplied, but that well may run dry one of these days, so how about a note from some of you who may have seen some changes in your lives or who haven’t been brought up to date in some time! This one dates back a few months but is cer­ tainly worthy of mention even at this late date— Henry Plate of Amostmown Rd., West Springfield, is the author of a two page article entitled “Why Phosphorus” which explains the role of phosphorus in plant development This article appeared in the monthly farm magazine Eastern States Co-operator way back in August Henry’s been with the Eastern States Farmer’s Exchange since 1949 when he re­ ceived his M.S in agronomy at Maine A card from Gerda (Langbehn) Chapman gives their latest address at Gwyn Place, Alexandria, Va She writes that her husband, LCDR Kendall Chapman, USN, is on duty at the Pentagon and they would love to hear from any classmates in the area Another change of address—Mr and Mrs John Blethen now live at 60 Summer St , Rockland We’d like to hear more! A December newspaper clipping brings news of Donald Nichols He’s the new instrumental music supervisor for the Gardiner schools The Placement Office reports that Eugene Boutillier has accepted employment with the Jack and Heintz Co in Cleveland Address for the present remains at 41 Glenwood Ave , Westbrook Important news about Charles St Thomas this month! After 10 years with General Electric, he is opening his own management consulting firm with offices in New York and New Canaan, Conn His address remains on Hickock Rd., New Canaan We all surely wish him good luck in this new ven­ ture Bangor Furniture Co Complete House Furnishers 84-88 Hammond Street Bangor, Maine Distributors o f Building Materials ACME SUPPLY CO., INC 60 Summer St Bangor, M e T M Hersey ’34, Pres.-Treas Philip Johnson ’43, Vice Pres GOOD and GOOD for you it’s HOOD’S ICE CREAM 22 Last, but certainly not least, the Bangor Daily News reports that our own class president, Bob Browne, won the unanimous endorsement of the Penobscot County legislative delegation as their candidate for Governor’s Council Congratulations, prexy! End of Lost Member List— Ernest Sokal, Joseph Sullivan, Thomas Talbot, Elaine (Dionne) Tardy, Charles D Thomas, War­ ren Tobey, Conrad Trafton, May (Theriault) Trembley, Joseph A Tuits, J r , Martha Virgie, and Bette Weatherbee 1049 Mrs Hastings N Bartley, Jr (Jayne Hanson) Grove St., Millinocket 10th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 And a very merry greeting to you all time once again to try and make a little news look like a l ot Hint hint!! Thanks to Julie (Shores) Hahnel we are in print this month I conveyed some of her news a while back and must have misplaced the letter for a while for by the time I wrote it many of the facts and figures had changed so will give the latest scoop now Jack and Gertrude Donovan became proud parents last July of Michael William, their first Jack is still working for Sperry Gyroscope and they live at Town House # 2, Great Neck, L I The Simononaks, Eddie ’50 and Gerry (Bellefleur) are now in Okinawa where Ed is a Captain in the USA at Kadena Air Base, flying F-100's They now have three sons, the latest John Paul having been born last December Their address is 51212A 67th Tacfitron, APO 239, San Francisco, Calif Roberta “ Bobbie’’ Johnson is doing a wonderful job in Newark with YW-YMCA work Her job is to aid, counsel, promote and keep in close touch with 17 adult education classes, etc Her home address is Highland Place, Maplewood, N J Liz (Clark) Cusack is a busy gal with five little ones to keep her going I think I reported the first four, but missed Dennis born in July 1957 Their address is 132 Spring Hill Rd., Park Ridge, N J “ Mike’’ (Webber) Deane lives in Rockport and has two sons Scott, 4, and Lindsey, a year Elmer and Mary (Fenalson) DeWitt are now living at 3154 Prior Drive, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Elmer is working for the B F Goodrich Co They have four children: John, 7, Susan, 4, Steven, 2, and Pamela, I certainly goofed telling about Connie (Boyn­ ton) Higgins said she had two boys and it is boys and girl They are Seth III, 4, Joel, 3, Lucinda, 1, and a newcomer Michael, born in May Thanks again, Julie, for all the above news Sure wish more of you would pass on the news of the friends with whom you have kept in contact Capt Rollie Rawlinson has been transferred and now collects her mail at 831 Independence Ave., Mountain View, Calif Time to close Don’t forget this is Reunion year and we plan to see you in June in Orono with flying colors 1950 Rev Richard R Davis Church Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland Well, here I sit in Boston on a snowy afternoon with my last test behind me this morning The prof asked a few questions in Theology that I never heard of before, and so I responded with a few answers that he had never heard before Let me close by saying the reply was theological and not emotional Had a fairly thick envelope this month from H Q so here goes: Got a letter from Bob and Ruth (Holland) McIlwain, who wrote that they and Debbie, Ginny, and Barbie are ensconced in Corvallis, Oregon Bob has been assigned as an advisor in the Army Reserve Unit there Irv" and Dot (Butler) Marsden are living at 17 Doris Rd., Saxonville, M ass, while “ Irv” is teaching at Weston, Mass In writing about their three children, she said that Lyn is in the first grade, Rusty is enrolled in the Co-operative Kin­ dergarten, and Ben occasionally goes with Dot when she teaches as a substitute Edna M Leighton (Univ of Denver) is engaged to Leon A Cousins Miss Leighton is a nursing supervisor at the Children’s Hospital, Washington, D C , while Leon is employed with the Great Northern Paper Company in Millinocket, Maine Larry Thompson who is in chemical sales for Firestone, visited the campus on January to speak to the Freshmen in the College of Tech­ nology on the future of a chemical engineer Larry’s home address is 2801 Propsect St., Read­ ing, Pa He’s been an active worker for the Arthur A Hauck Auditorium Campaign in Pa Orrin R Hurd has been appointed assistant man­ ager of the Chisholm Mill for the International Paper Company Orrin is married to the former Rachel (Gordon) of Readfield and has two children, Nelson and Elaine 1951 Mrs Frank J Schmidt (Mary-Ellen Michaud) Apt P-1, University Gardens Newark, Delaware There is a feeling of Spring in the air In fact it should be quite definite in the next few weeks Perhaps some of you will have intersting events taking place—why not let me know so we can all share in them? Edwin Knight is teaching sixth grade in the Saxe Junior High School, New Canaan, Conn Edwin has done graduate work at Columbia University and had previously taught at Darien, Conn., for seven years Wilma Andrews and James Cavanaugh were married in North Conway, N H., on August 21 The Cavanaughs are making their home in Port­ land Richard Hamlin is a sales representative for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co in Wilmington, Del Richard can be found at 46 Mercer Drive, Brookside, Newark, Del Elliott and Patricia (Simmons) Blodgett and their three children are living at 139 Miles Ave., Syracuse, N Y Patricia received her B.S and R N from New York Hospital, Cornell University, in 1952 Mr Blodgett is currently working on his doctor’s dissertation at Syracuse University Robert Boothby is an engineer for the General Electric Co and lives at Pangburn Road, Schenec­ tady, N Y That’s all for now Mrs Charles Begley (Jeanne Frye) Waldoboro My (Alan Pease, Class prexy, Wiscasset, Me.) thanks for the opportunity to write an open letter to you readers First all will be pleased to learn that this correspondence is occasioned by the recent arrival of the third little Begley With the latest arrival being named Paul, the boys in Jeanne’s family now outnumber the girl, to Congratulations to you and the proud father! My knowledge of ’52 news is quite limited, but here goes: Ray and Janet (Lapworth) Grant are living in their new home in Mendon, Mass , with their two offspring, Paula, 4, and Tommy, 11/2 More speci­ fic address is Box 336, Mendon Hub and Fran (Smart) Trefts have a new ad­ dress this year—Eton Road, Charlottesville, Va Xmas news from Fred and Nancy (Kelly ’53) Littlefield informs that Fred has recently been transferred to Cleveland, Ohio They have bought a new home and their address is 167 Parkwood Drive, Beria, Ohio Kim, 4, and Judy, 3, enjoy it very much George Hersey is practicing law in the office of Ralph Masterson in Bar Harbor after a year on the law school staff at Rutgers Bill and Done (Mayne) Lindquist have a new home on Robin Road in Auburn Robert Blethen, D.M D., has moved to offices at 19 Deering Street in Portland—right near Thor Korda Bob, Nancy, daughter Jeannie, and son Robert, Jr live at 1258 Westbrook St , Portland Bill and Beverly (Chadeayne) Cameron are still in Minocqua, W is, where Bill’s sideline is pro­ ducing waterski equipment (under the “Camlo” name) They have three children, at last count, Jayne, Stuart, and Lynn This can also be classified as news The class executive committee has been asked to scour the countryside for ideas about a future gift to the University and a method of financing the project Mary Jean (McIntyre) White, Bangor, has started the proverbial ball rolling as Chairman of the group She tells me that the response thus far THE MAINE ALUMNUS f l u d / J v U u e d ! A Shipment of W EDGW OOD BREAD & BUTTER PLATES & CUPS & SAUCERS Order Now These Won't Last Next Shipment?? Still Have Plenty of W EDGW OOD PLATES University Store Co has been poor Plans are being made for a sum­ mer meeting to discuss the project Those in the Boston area watch for an announcement More news9 Bad news' Our annual dues drive never got off the ground Dave Fox, our Treas­ urer, has been under the weather, so dues have had to wait You can look for a notice soon, though Say, why not beat Dave to the punch and send in your dollar now By the way, it has been suggested that plans for ’52’s Tenth Reunion are not premature at this time I see no reason why it could not be a family affair—little ones and all We are work­ ing on an idea that would provide inexpensive baby (in ten years?) supervision Of course, more on this later As for now, any suggestions will be appreciated Want more news here?? Drop Jeanne (Frye) Begley a card or note She would love to hear from you, new baby or not Thanks again, Jeanne After this, you may never have another reader Was it worth having a baby just to get out of writing for this issue? 1953 Mrs Philip E Johnson (Eini Riutta) South Penobscot HAVE NEWS, WILL WRITE Paul E Choiniere of R 2, Hopkins, Minnesota, has been appointed to the position of professional service representative in a St Paul territory of Cecil S Woodbrey '41 550 Forest Ave., Portland, Me CIBA Pharmaceutical Products, Inc Prior to join­ ing CIBA, Paul was employed as a laboratory tech­ nician for the Lithium Corporation of America, Inc Philip Haskell has been appointed state repre­ sentative in Vermont and New Hampshire for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, after having served as acting representative for the past two years He will work with volunteers from county chapters, lead efforts to bring Salk vaccine protection to a maximum number of people and will assist in public education of all diseases which are included in the expanded program of the Na­ tional Foundation Raymond E Kimball is serving as a salesman for Blue Ribbon Feeds, Inc of Thorndike His address is 87 Western Ave., Waterville Isabelle Frazier is engaged to John W Sanders of Des Moines, Iowa She taught phys ed in Peterboro, N H , and Farmington State Teachers Col­ lege Both she and her fiance are currently teach­ ing at American Air Bases overseas They were in Nouasseur in Morocco for a year and for the past two years have been in Bitburg, Germany John was graduated from Drake University in 1950, received his master’s in music education and taught in Iowa for six years Colby graduate, Margaret Anne Putnam is en­ gaged to Hans M Thoma of Fitchburg, Mass A spring wedding is planned Wedding bells for Roger L Bickford and Phyllis Jean Manzer of Brownville Junction rang out in December Phyllis is a graduate of Victoria Pub­ lic Hospital School of Nursing, Fredericton, N B , and has been employed on the obstetrical staff of the Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor Roger is presently on the faculty of Thomaston High School Best wishes to you both' A new exemption, a son, Austin, arrived on De­ cember to Norman and Isabelle (Stearns) Foss Congratulations, maw, paw, and sister, Martha ALL DONE, WILL CLOSE 1954 Mrs R L Weatherbee (Martha Jean Wyman) MRB Box 270A, Bangor 5th Reunion, June 5-7, 1959 News is thin this month, I often wonder if some Phone SPruce 2-0101 r* — Find out what’s new in corrugated boxes- to your H & D Packaging Engineer H I N D I & D A U C H Division of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company i * tf V V $ 15 Factories • Sales O ffices Sandusky, Ohio people just hibernate for a few months after the Christmas holidays I have considered doing so myself Lt William Dow ’55 has been discharged from the army after a two year service He and Carol (Farrow) and children, Steven and Michael, are living in Troy, N Y Bill returned there to a position at Manning Paper Co Gloria Parrella is a dietitian at T ripter Army Hospital Address: A P.O 348 c/o P.M., San Francisco, California David Smiley has been promoted to Beater Su­ perintendent at the Glens Falls, N Y., Plant of the International Paper Co Charles Cox is a chemical engineer at the Ox­ ford Paper Co He and Janice (Crossman ’58) reside at 331 Penobscot St., Rumford Merle A Hibbard is a Captain in the U.S A F His address is 942 N Riverside Drive, Rialto, Calif “Jiny” (Beverly Strout) and Ed Salmon ’55 are living in Yarmouth, Maine, where Ed is working for Kibler and Storer on a sewerage treatment plant Ed is a field superintendent They have two children, Ray and Blake Stan and Anne (Burns) Lavery were blessed with a son, Peter, last October They are living in Mars Hill I saw Herbert Doten’s dad, Henry ’23, recently and he told me of the new addition to the family A daughter was born on February and she is called Dorothy Alice by Herbert and Pat (Fortier ’56) who live at 37 Capitol St , Augusta, with two year old Debora Ayn Herbert is an engineer with the State Bridge Division June is the month—YOU are the one—We want to see at REUNION! 195 Miss Hilda Sterling Emma Willard School Troy, New York This month, we find that A June wedding is planned by Sonia Call of Pittsfield and Blake Bartlett He is a member of the faculty at Maine Central Institute The engagement of Ruth Ernst and Donald Sayre, Cedar Falls, Iowa, was announced in No­ vember They will be married in the late summer after Ruth returns from her teaching assignment at the American Collegiate Institute in Izmir, Turkey Karen Gregoreas, Watertown, Mass , became Mrs Joseph DiGiovanni on November 29 Joe, who is in the landscaping business, and his bride reside at 111/2 Wendall S t, Cambridge, Mass A December 28 ceremony united Leah Bieler Fall River, Mass , and Ralph Perlberg, a technical chemical representative for the Veritas Company The couple is living in Brighton, Mass A son, Mark Christopher, was welcomed by A1 and Bernie Coulombe on December 23 The couple also have a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Al, a forester with the Eastern C o rp , Brewer, and his family make their home at 329 Maple St., Bangor Duncan MacLeod is a sales engineer with Lee H Long Associates, Inc His address is 207 State S t , Portland Eugene Moreau has a position with the S D Warren Co in the capacity of a chemical engineer He and his wife, Pat, reside at 300 Bridge St., Westbrook Charlie Otterstedt, who is with the Medical Ser­ vice Corps at Fort Bragg, N C., has been awarded the Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant for meritorious achievement According to the army’s report, he distinguished himself on March 20 when he extinguished the flames which ignited the clothes of an enlisted man His quick action saved the soldier from serious injury or possible death James Wentworth receives mail at 750 Grand Ave , Abilene, Texas He is an engineer for the government Joe Young, a development chemist with the B F Goodrich C o , and his wife, Nancy, make their home at 48 Magnolia St., Arlington 74, Mass Richard Crommett is employed by the Eastern Corp He can be reached at P O Box 251, Brewer Mrs A J Mark, Jr., the former Natalie Witham, performs her household duties at Seward St., R D 3, Glens Falls, N Y Bob Bailey is a teacher and coach at Bridgton High School His address is Fowler St., Brideton * Joe Rigo sends greetings from Europe He did not say if it was a business trip (U S Army )or a grand tour, but, anyway, he was enjoying it 1956 24 Miss Judith A MacPherson Taney town, Maryland Cheerio, ,56’ers—it’s newsworthy and noteworthy time again, arriving to herald the reluctant ap­ proach of Spring! THE MAINE ALUMNUS KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES A giant forward step in railroad transportation for northern Maine potato shippers was made possible when Maine’s three great railroads, the Bangor and Aroostook, the Maine Central and the Boston and Maine linked their lines to make overnight service from Aroostook County to Boston a reality Now Historic FAST FREIGHT handles Boston traffic from Caribou, Presque Isle, Mars Hill and Houlton for dawn delivery at Boston Bringing potatoes to the nation’s market is an old story for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Doing it faster and better demon­ strates our continuing determination to improve our service to all of northern Maine BANGOR AND i AROOSTOOK R A I L R O A D I Noteworthy is the wedding of Mary June Renfro and Dr John F X Cline which took place at the Memorial Chapel of Walter Reed Army Medical Center on December 27 John will complete his third year of resident training in Internal Medicine in July M J is continuing her work as a thera­ peutic dietitian Their address for future mail is 6626 Georgia Ave., Apt 304-E, Washington 12, D C Another state heard from—the 49th' Lt Nelson O Newcombe says it’s 10 below and getting colder at the U S Army Cold Weather and Mountain School Nels’ mailing address is CW and MS, Ft Greely, Seattle, Washington Brrr-r-r! Back on this side of the world, employed by the Associated Hospital Service of Maine, is Francis A Hladky Francis sends his address as 547 Preble St., South Portland Thanks to Hilda Sterling, ’55, this news has reached me Carol Loud is working in Boston at Station WGBH as a production assistant Under production now is the televising of a special series called “The Press and the People,” a panel discus­ sion with newspaper men, and authorities on the various topics under consideration, presenting a critical analysis of certain news items “ Squeeky,” who’s living at 55 Belvidere St., Apt 8, in Boston, says “Our first program covering news reporting from China and dealing with the ban on American reporters in Red China has already created quite a stir for it controversiality.” o r B o s t o n Ma s s a c h u s e t t s L ife Insurance, A nnuities Croup Insurance, P ensions D avid C R o b erts General Agent for State of Maine 415 Congress Street, Portland Also from Hilda comes the word that Beverly Fowlie is reporting for the New York WorldTelegram and Sun Bev, who is engaged to Allen D St James ’50, is living at 26 Bedford St., Apt 1-D, New York 14, N Y Many Thanks, Hilda Newsworthy is Navy Lt (jg) Hiram J Bronson, USNR Hi received his “ Wings of Gold” as a Naval Aviator, pinned on by Rear Admiral J M Carson, USN, at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla Now stationed at Imperial Field, California, Hi’s mail can be sent him via Helicopter AntiSubmarine Squadron Two, NAAS Ream Field, Im­ perial Beach, Calif 1957 Mrs Gary Beaulieu (Jane Caton) 45 Stevens St., Danbury, Conn Hello, again! This is Jo Oak, back again with a few newsy items about our classmates If you are wondering where Jane is, I’ll let you in on the news She’s busy tending her brand-new baby daughter Brenda, born on January fifth! We have some new addresses so, without further ado, let’s get to them G I and Connie (Doe ’56) Leslie and son, Michael, live at 46 Willard Avenue, Newington, Conn Joe and Judy (Carroll) Stockbridge are residing at this address: Star Route—Box 393, Oakridge, Oregon Gerry and Mary (Tucker) Bouchard and daugh­ ter, Lori, are at: 4427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 4, Pa Blaine and Joan (Gallupe) Davis and daughter, Karen, receive mail at 98 Birch St., Bangor Ken ’60 and Carole (Thomas) Fryover are at 11 Harris Road, Orono Howie ’58 and Mary (Gallop) Lyon and son, Geordie, live at 2691 Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon Jo Ann Guilmette is really south of the border at Chile Esploration Co., Chu qui Chinate, Chile, South America (via Antalagasta) Congratulations go to Duane Dow on his mar­ riage to Natalie Tansey of Portland Private and Mrs Dow are residing at 2006 Central Avenue in Augusta, Ga., while Dewey is with Uncle Sam Dick and Fran (Rich) Secord are at Wilde Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pa Dick is in dental school; Fran is teaching kindergarten Bill ’56 and Rose Ellen (Wedge) Paul are in East Lebanon, Maine Bill teaches at Sanford High School Let’s all plan the trek back to Orono in early June for our First Class Reunion You’ll be hearing from prexy Ben DeGrasse soon If you have suggestions write Ben at: 475 Oxford St., Apt 8, Rochester, N Y 1958 Miss Kathie Vickery Southwest Harbor This past month has been a fabulous one newswize, with mail coming from all over these fortynine, including Alaska, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and even little New Hampshire In Alaska, where prices soar and the sun is in the sky from 9:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m at this time of year, are ’58ers Wat Lunt and his bride of June 21 last, Mary Seyez Having undergone “eighteen weeks of extensive head-shrinking” at Naval OCS, Wat is now an Ensign assigned to the Admiral’s staff on Kodiak Island Mary is doing some substitute teaching ($25 per day!) According to their most interesting letter, the Lunts like their new home very much Their address: Box 1163, Kodiak, Alaska From Alaska it’s back to Ann Arbor, Mich., where John Lymburner is enrolled in the U of Michigan Law School SIZE seems to be the big word in the Big Ten area In Johnny’s words “ It took a conservative Yankee a while to get used to the way they things!” Mail can be addressed to the Lawyers Club, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor Nancy (Masters) Frost writes from 309 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, Ohio, that she, her husband, Jack, and four months old baby Debra Sue, have rented an “ old” house and are doing some redecorating (at landlord’s expense) Jack is work­ ing at Wright Patterson AFB in the psychology branch A welcome letter from that expert in the insur­ ance line and class Veep Bill Lynch, who is now living in Concord, N H., brought a lot of news: Second Lt Jim Ellison and wife Doris are living in Wellesley, Mass., while Jimmy finishes his six months army duty at Fort Devons With space beginning to be at a premium, will have to sign off and save the rest of Nonie’s tid­ bits til next month Do keep the letters coming! S P E C I A L R E P OR T 3* Mr TOM FLOURNOY, JR., C.L.U at MACON, GEORGIA BORN: March 18, 1917 EDUCATION: MILITARY: N E W Y O R K LIFE A G E N T Mercer University, A.B., 1938 U S Army, April 1945— September 1946 REMARKS: Tom Flournoy was twenty-one years old when he took his first full-time job as a New York Life rep­ resentative with the Macon General Office Right from the start, Tom's initiative, ability and engaging personality helped him qualify for the Company's Top Club and President's Council— honorary organizations composed of sales leaders among New York Life's representatives In fact, for 1958, he ranked third in sales in these organizations In addition, he is a Life and Qualifying member of the industry-wide Million Dollar Round Table Tom Flournoy s outstanding record plus his active interest in his community's affairs truly exemplify why the New York Life agent is a good man to know— and to be! Tom Flournoy is now well established in a career as a New York Life representative that is providing him with security, substantial in­ come and the deep satisfaction of helping others If you’d like to know more about such 26 a career for yourself with one of the world’s leading insurance companies, write: NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO College Relations Dept M-25 51 Madison Avenue, New York 10, N Y TH E MAINE ALUMNUS .i * I f you a r e executive with a "Corporation Mind” Y ou are deep ly cern ed w ith ^ G e ttin g an d h o ld in g key m en to assure efficien t m a n a g e m e n t and sou n d grow th for your b u sin ess ★ P ro tectin g stock h old ers and th eir fa m ilies again st loss r e su ltin g from th e d eath o f an executive-ow ner ★ A rranging th e b est p ossib le plan to provide em ergency p ro tectio n for em p lo y ees and th eir fa m ilies an d a p en sio n for em p loyees w ho retire T hese p r o b le m s r e a c h to t h e v e r y f o u n d a t i o n o f y o u r b u s in e s s a n d c a ll f o r i m p o r t a n t lo n g - 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