MICHIGAN TECH
FORESTER
1952
T~E
FORESTER
1952
VOLUME III
FORESTRY CLUB
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
MICHIGAN
COLL~G~
OF MINING &-
I-lOUGI-lTON, MICI-lIGAN
T~CHNOLOGY
D~DICATION
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FOR~WORD
We of the Annual Staff, Forestry Club,
and the Forestry D epartment present the 1952
~\l1d third edition
of the Michigan T ech For-
ester. As this is the official publication of the
Forestry Club, it gives a summary of the Club's
activities and the aims of the Forestry D epartment. We hop e this edition meets with your
approval.
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STAFF
Editorial Staff
Editor-in-chief ........... . . . ..... .. .... ... .. W. R. Smith
Feature Editor ... . ........................ J. G. Barbieri
Art ..... . ................... ... ...... . " J. R. Jorgensen
Business Staff
Business Manager . . ................... D. E. Teegaurden
Adv ertising Manager ...................... R. H. Karsten
Circulation Manager ........................ R. A . Borak
Faculty Advisor ......... . ................... V. W. Johnson
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THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
Michigan College of Mining and T echnology
Houghton, Michigan
Location of the School
Th e Michigan College of Mining and Technology is located
at Houghton in the heart of the timber-producing and woodutilizing district of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and of the
Lake States in general. Because of this ideal location for teaching
for estry, it has been possible to combine th e advantages of class
instruction with practical field work during the whole of the
school year.
Forestry stud ents at the College hav e the opportunity of
getting their training in a n area which has the most extensive
stands of virgin north ern hardwoods left in the Lake States.
Ther e are many thousands of acres of pin e, balsam, spruce , and
cedar which h ave never been logged. But th e re is, in addition,
another side to the opportunnties for the student. Not only can
he appreciate and familiarize himself with relativ ely unexplored
wilderness, but he also is able to s ee practical forestry at work
Three large private timber-owning companies in the vicinity
have committed part of all of their lands to selective logging.
Similarly, the nearby Ottawa National Forest is a vast study are a
of forest managem ent of abandoned cut-over lands and in secondgrowth timber. Frequent fi eld trips are tak en to selected locations
to study this practical for estry at first hand.
Training Given Students
The summer following th e freshman year is devoted to a
complete course in fi eld surveying. During the summer following
the sophomore year, a summer camp is h eld at the College 's
"Camp Pori" in the Ottawa National Forest. H ere nine w eeks
of intensive instructions are given in those phases of forestry
which cannot be treated adequately in field work during th e
regular school year. Heavy accent is placed on timber cruising,
for est type mapping, timber marking, log scaling, and allied
work. Experience gained in summer camp is an invaluable asset
to the student wh en he takes a job.
It is r ecommended that the third summer be spent by the
student in obtaining actual on-the-job experience with some
federal or state agency 01' some private concern. A number of
summer jobs with the U. S. Forest Service 01' the National Park
Service are available through the Forestry Department.
Although heavy accent is placed on giving the Tech forest er
all the advantages of practical "know-how", the curriculum is
adjusted to provid e, in addition, a broad, well-rounded background in th e field of fo restry. The student is r equired to take
courses in soils, silviculture, forest pathology, wildlife managem ent, logging, range management, forest law, and many others,
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to e nable him to comprehend the complex and fin ely interwoven
problems which fac e t he for ester. H e is taught to appreciate
and to understand the problems of the game managers, the soil
conservation men, and other forest users so that he can truly
make the forest provide the greatest good for the most people.
The Job Outlook
Th e outlook for jobs in forestry is good. Wh er eas a decad e
a go th e m(1jority of for estry openings w ere with agencies of the
s tate or national governments, today most of our graduates find
employm ent in private industry . The forester is coming to be
r ecognized as (1n indispensible part of every successful forest
enterprise . R esources of virgin timber are rapidly being ex hausted, and second-growth timber h as become increasingly more
important as a source of supply . Th e technically trained forester
is the key to maintaining that timber supply.
Recreatonal Opportunities at the College
Hard work is not the only thing to which a Tech for ester
can look forward. L ocated as h e is, in the deep north woods ,
the out-of-doors man has an unparalleled opportunity to avail
himself of good hunting and good fishing. "Big Ga me" is abundant. D eer a re very numerous. Black bear are fairly common,
and an occasional moose is r eported in the upper portion of the
K eweenaw Peninsula. The last stronghold of the timber wolf in
E astern United States is in the virgin timber of the Misery Bay
district, less than 30 miles £rem Houghton. Small game- snowsho e hare, ruffed grouse, sharptail grouse, etc.- is plentiful. Some
of the best trout streams in Michigan are within easy driving
distance of th e college. Excellent wall-eye, bass, and pik e fishing
can be had on Portage Lake.
The headquarters of Isle Royale National Park is loc ated in
Houghton. Th e park itself is a virgin wilderness where moose is
the commonest big game and the fishing must be experienced to
be believed. It is most easily r eached by boat from Houghton.
Every summer a number of T ech forestry students are employed
on the island.
Forestry students at the College have organized themselves
into a very ac tive Forestry Club. Each fall the club sponsors a
" Buck Shoot" contest and a "Bear Shoot". Each spring it puts
on a "Trout D erby". The club has been very active in campus
affairs and in prize competition during the school's winter
carnival. The Forestry Club's "Lumberjack Ball" is one of the
most unusual and most successful social functions of the school
year. In addition to mOJ;lthly m eetings, the club holds annually
for it's members a "venison fe ed", a "rabbit booyaw", and a "smelt
fe ed", each in its appropriate season.
General Information.
Men interested in enrolling in Forestry at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology should contact Professor U. J.
Noblet, head, Forestry Department ,or Mr. L. F. Duggan, r egistrar. Complete details will be furnished on request.
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Report From Your Forestry Department
u. J. Nobl et.
It is with pleasure that I send this mess age and gr eetin g to
our alumni and st.udents on thc third occasicn of the printing
of th e Michigan Tech F or ester . 1950 saw the firs t attempt at
such an el aborate r eport.. Its s uccess and enthusiastic reception
h as assulTcd it s c:: ntinuance as a per man ent r eport. to the alumni
and student.
This issu e of the For estry Club Annual is dedicated to John
L. Stark whose sudden death on February 24, 1952, greatly
!-ia ddened us all. Students, staff and alumni who kncw John
r em ember his willingn css to always lend a h elping hand to othcrs
as well as his e ver infectious grin. Prof. J ohnson and foul' of
John's fellow cl2.ssmates, Gu enther Frankenste in, Gordon
Trombley, J ohn Spo erke and J am es Freeman journeyed to
Milwa uk ee to pay t.heir last r es pects to an especially w ell-lik ed
student. and friend .
Including this year's graduating class, Tech graduate foresters now number 163. As all schools had to face t.h e sam e
problem because of the w ar effort, the enrollment and graduates
hit the all time low until 1946 when things began to look up
again. W e can give credit to the G.L for starting this n ew enrollm ent era. Yes! In th e h~st four years we hav e graduated well
over 100 for esters . Of the 119 forest ers now enrolled 26 are
seniors, all in the Management Production major. We continu e
to get a good number of transfer students from other schools to
spend the la!-it two years of forestry h ere. Close to 90')) of an
the graduates are engaged in som e kind of forestry work from
M exico into Canada. The job emphasis, of course, is h eavy in
the Lake States and is about equally divided between government
and private employment. The last four to five years has seen
a very satisfactory industry response for t echnically trained
foresters in tha t field. We are fortunate to have such a large
number of industry plants in our areas of Michigan and
Wisconsin.
Our !-itaff received several injections of new blood during th e
pa!-it year when H . M. Steinhilb (Class of '40) and Dr. R. T.
Brown joined us. Prof. Steinhilb, better known as "Hammer"
to all his friends, joined us after having worked six years in
private industry with the Copper Range Mining Company and
five years with the Practical Woods School. Last year "Hammer"
left us for a year of graduate study at Michigan State College
where he specialized in photograrnmetry. Dr. Brown (Wisconsin
'51 joined us this past fall and has taken over the teaching of
Botany, D endrology and Plant Ecology.
We are now in the throes cf re- evaluating our forestry curriculum. W e are endeavoring to reduce th e number of required
courses and offer a gr eater number of electives. Within the past
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year the Curriculum Committee of thc College has okay ed the
deletion of M21 2nd Z40 and the inauguration of two ncw courses
in Photogramme try and Forest Management. To carry this trend
a step furth er the two courses Ornithology and Plant Ecology
are no longer required subj ects but have been also classified as
electives. We are also trying to enlarge the fidd activities of
th e department to make doubly sure that our graduates will
hav e a w ell-rounded background in the "practical" side of
for estry.
Camp Pori is still the base for our summ er camp activities.
Plans have be en initiated, however, for a larger and better camp
to be located som ewh ere in the Huron MountClins. W e are hoping
to have something very definite to r eport to you on the new
location in the very near future. An integral part of our s ummer
camp work for the past two y ears has been th e week -long school
on care and handling of equipment and safety in the woods und er
th e able guidance of Mr. J efferson and sp onsored by the American
Pulpwood A ·scciation. Th e boys enjoy this training period and
it is our s incere hope that it will be continued.
Within th e last year the school ha · acquired over 500 acres
of for est lands previously owned by the Isle Roayle Minin g
Ccmpany. You will all r ecall its 10cation wh en I say it is the
area back of Hubbell field wher e most of us went for Christmas
trees ,:md other n eeded evergre ens . It will be the site of our
new nurs ery and n eeded experim e ntal plantations now in the
planning s tage. Our land acreage (school for ests) is steadily
growing with plans for furth er additions in the near futur e.
It will be of interest to you to knew tha t w e are planning,
for the spring term, a r eta il lumb er grading school of short
duration for the out-going sen iors . This will be an outstanding
contribution to the for estry background of our m en and on e
which we hope to continu e in th e future. We will have more to
say on this at a lat er date.
We welcome any suggestions you people may want to make
r egarding cha nges for th e good of th e cause . I don't know of a
better time to get togeth er for thaI All -Am erican ession than
at the time of the College r euni :m schedu led for August 7, 8 and
9. Yes! It will be our first forestry r eunie n and one that jus t
can't be passed up. Th e forestry department is now m aking its
plans w ell 2h ead of time for youI' entertainment and r eception .
Old classmates will meet, ·tOl'i€s and experiEnces will be hashed
ov er and we (the members of the staff) will join you in
it your reunion. Information fr om the department. will
from time to time but k eep Aug u ·t 7, 8 and 9 open as
on your calendar. Reuni on Time at Michigan Tech'
With greetings to all from everybody on th e staff and
forward to see ing you in the not too distant futur e,
making
go out
a must
looking
As ever,
B ert Noble t
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I'rof. U. J. Noblet
Department H ead
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J. A . H U BBELL BUIL DING
H ea dquarters- Forestry Departmen t
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FOR~STRY
FACULTY
R . T. Brown
B.S .. M.S., P hD.
E. A. Bourdo
BS .. M.A.
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G. A. Hesterberg
B.S., M.S.
(On leave of absence)
W . Johnson
B.S. , M.F.
E. E. S t urgeon
B.S., M.F.
Sault Branch
H. Steinhilb
B.S., M.S.
Not Pictured
V. J. Thomsen, B.A.
Sault Branch
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Forest Products Research Division
by
LELAND W. HOOKER
Timber Technologist
T h e work of the Forest Produc ts R esearch Division under the
direction of Hereford Garland in this, its fifth year of operation , is
divided between proj ects inspired by current needs of inductry and
longer- t erm projects aimed at providing industry with the answers
to probl ems which it can see dev eloping fcr the future.
T h e utilization of low-grad e lumber continu es to occupy much of
th e time of !"icld T echnolo gists Arlie W. T cole and Carl W. Da niclson ,
Jr., '40. T wo major approaches to the problem are being investigated .
One , typified by work on the technical details of block-type flooring ,
contempla tes the w;e of short, clear cuttin gs from low- grad e lumber,
and t he other, exemplified by att ractiv e birch paneling in one of the
Division offices, t akes adva ntage of the natlll'al b eauty of knots, burls,
stain, etc., wl1icl1 are t.he chief ch a r a cteris tics ot' low- gr ade lumber.
Chemica l Engineer Walter H . Koepp. working in cooperation wi t h
th e Forest Products Labora t ory at Ma d ison, Wisconsin, and with a
large r ayo n m a nufacturer, h as achieved sin gular succeES in the
proc;uction of acetate rayo n from aspen dissolving pulp. The r ayon
which has been produced has been tested and found to be equal to
standard r a yon . Oth er projects for Wl1ich Mr. Koepp is responsible
include th e promotion of industry in blea ched Kraft pulps from
hardwoods, th e utiliy.ation of rcu gh h emlock slabs for th e product ion
of pulp chips a nd tannin, a nd the use of sawdust as soil amendment
m aterial and fu el briquette material.
In t t e field of logging r esearch th e author has two major proj ects
under way. T h e first is the development of a portable de-barking
machine. Work on this proj ect by Donald J. Yeadon (M.E .) '49 ha~
been gOing on steadily for t wo yea r s, and at present a full- scale model
is being constructed and t ested. It is hoped that work on a production
model can be started within a bout a year'f; time.
The second major project concerns timber harvesting methods.
There are vast acreages of young secon d growth hardwoods in need
of thinning. Such a cultural practice is not feasible at present
because of the high cost of logging such small-sized material. In
cooperation with th e Cliffs-Dow Chemical Company, this Division is
trying to work out an economical m ethod of harvesting hardwood
thinnings. The timber on one for ty h as been thinnee! and the felice!
t re es will be f;kiclded in tree-lengths to a landing where th ey will b e
bucked with a power saw, bundled with a special bunching chain,
and loaded onto trucks with it self-containee! truck boom . The skiddin g
will be done with a small crawler tractor equipped with a winch
and loggin~: sulky. Tile work on this first forty is expected to show
up the str'ps in which further cost reduction can be achieved in a
subsequent operation .
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FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH
c. W. Danielson, Jr.
H er eford Garland
B.S .
B .S. , M.S., PhD.
Director
L. W. Hooker
B.S ., M.s.
W. H. Koepp
B.S.
A. W. Toole
D. J. Yeadon
B .S.
B.S.
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S~NIOR
FOR~ S TRY
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CLASS
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R. L Cross
R. L. Goodrich
G. C. Trombley
Chicf Forester
Secretory- Treasurer
Assistant Forester
Sons Photo
R. C. Corlson
Calumet, Mich.
R. C. Ahlberg
J. J . Archer
W. J . Boer
R. E. Birt.
Chicago, III.
Sanford, Mich .
Milwaukee, Wis.
Worcester, Moss.
R. A. Borak
R. D. Borsum
F. D. Butkovich
Newberry, Mich.
Dollar Boy, Mich.
Phoenix, Mich.
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A. K. Fisher
Ontar:o, Canada
E. H. Holon
Enumclaw, Wash.
A. W. Krumboch
M. H. Franz
Houghton, Mich.
F. R. Joh"son
R. J. Hollisy
Manitowoc, W:s.
J. R. Jorgen sen
'tV. E. Herron
T. M. Mattson
W. R. Smith
Royal Oak, Mich.
Wakefield, Mich.
Rhinelander, Wis.
J. S. Stipe
Houghton, Mich .
E. I. Swensen
W . J. Thompson
Marquette, M ich.
R. H. Karsten
Rogers City, Mich.
J. R. Spoerke
Wauwatosa, Wis.
J. A. Zollner
Rhinelander, Wis.
Racine, Wis.
Drayton Plains, Mich.
Brule, Wis.
Stevensville,
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2nd Row: Montambo, Kressbach, Freeman, Teeguarden, Tubbs, Guernsey, Smith, Williams, Leach. Mattson.
1st Row: Barak, Mattson, Jorgensen, Cross, Smith, Herron, Krumbach.
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Back Row: Bartoszek, Shepherd, Hutchison, Gottwald, Mikich, \Verhane, Edens, Karling, Rork.
2nd Row: Daniels, Thompson, Stipe, Swensen, Franz, Lockwcod, "Volfe, Robinson, Stark, Roach, Hamman.
1st Row: Trombley, Baer, Birtz, Goodrich, Spoerke, Olson, Fossa, Parssenen.
SOO BRANCH N(;W5
The Sault Branch Fores try Club has be en lauded as one of
the most active organizations on the Sault Tech Campus this
year. 7 sophomores and 9 freshm en make up the active membership of the club. John Dunn is the presiding officer, Bill McCurdy
is vice-president, and the post of
~"'cretary-treaSUl'er
is filled
by Wayne L eitnel'. Don Ireland is studpnt council r epresentative
and Professor Edward Sturgeon is club advisor.
In ccoperation with the Michigan D epartment of C,nservation, the forestry club is again spensoring a series of films to
which the public as well as students hav e been invited . This
project h as turned out to be a good public l'elations gesture, as
many people choose to attend the show ings reg u la rly . Th e movi es
are announced in the lecal newspap er, on the w ee kly Tech. radio
program "Sault Tech Speaks", " nd e n college bulletins and
pu blications.
On January 24th a banq u et
w~ s
h e!d in the pl'ivate dining
room of Brady Hall at which time Pl'ofess or Russell, branch
director, commended the club for its act iveness and also mentioned the fine reputaticn of the mother club at Houghton. Th e
guest speak er of th e evening was Lloyd G. Schem enaul', game
biologist with the Department of Consel'\'ation. Mr. SchemenaUl'
discussed the deel' problems in Michigan and illustrated the
situation with maps a nd s lides. An infor mal question and answer
session was held before adjournment.
Elaborate plans are being mad e to catch th e first smelt run
of the season in order to stage a gala fish fry with appropriate
festivities and dancing to follow. Arrange ments are being made
io hold th e affair out of doors at the north end of the campus
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where a cem ent floor is convenitently situated overlooking the
beautiful St. Mary's river. The public will be invited to join
in the merry-making!
A snowshoe hike in Chippewa County wilds was among the
winter activities of the Sault Foresters. Another one of the many
club activities was the sponsoring of Co-ed Chestine Burton as a
candidate for queen of the Military Ball.
Whenever the Sault Tech . foresters get together, impromptu
fun out of doors or indoors is the k eynote,
Rack Itow, L to It, Mr, Thomson, MacDougall, Bill', Itellis, Ellis, Holmes,
MI', Sturgeon,
2nd Row, Eagle, Kneisler, Fegan, Niver, lHaeGrcgol'
1st Itow, Leitner, McCurdy, Dunn, hcland , Dalglcish
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GREEN EYED DIPTERS
!tat Pori"
by "Baldy" Borak
The camp awoke with a start. At first everyone
thought "Digger" Jorgenson was chewing celery in
bcd, but someone spotted "Clubfoot" Zollner, grinning like a cat, by the stove. He'd finally shaken
the gratf's out of the stove. Although he didn't say
a word everyone could read his thoughts "keep me
up till 8:30 at night will ycu l Ha! Ha! " The familiar
strains of Napoleon's Last Charge suddenly floated
through the ashes and daggers that filled th e ail'.
Larson, sound asleep, was pounding away on the
piano as if he owned it.
(Ev eryone later agreed
that the "Charge" n ever sounded b etter). A dishpan, with a pail' cf legs and a Biltmore stick und er
it, came charging up the aisle shouting, "show me
that miner from N egaunee" . Robbie was dreaming
about H elvie again. He hit the piano with a crash
and ended up setting in his pan. A more natural
s ight I'v e never seen. The crash confused Larson a
little, so he started playing "I'm a Little Bit Confus ed"- ev erone moaned and w ent back to sleep.
This characterizes the spirit which prevailed
during our eight weeks stay at Pori. There were
a lot of moaning, laughing, cussing, and drinking
(sparingly) times ; averaged togeth er they spelled
on e fin e time for m e with a swell bunch of fellows.
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LUMB~RJACK
BALL
by
Floyd R. Johnson
,Our annual stamp, "The Lumberjack Ball," was
h eld in D ee Stadium on November 10. An overflow
crowd was present to dance to th e music of the
Tech St::1rlinel's.
A lumberjack setting was depicted with bl'oa daxe,
peavey, canthook, and other woods tool s that werc
skillfully placed in logs near the stage.
Animal
and bird mounts were also used as dccorations.
On e of our foresters, Jerry Arch er, ably demon strated his singing ability by vocalizing on several
popular songs. His singing help ed make our BaJl
one of our more successful events of the year .
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REMEMB~R TH~ FOR~STRY R~UNION
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IN
1952
BUCK St-100T
by Ed Swenson
D uring the fall of 1951, as in the past y ears, th e
Tech Forestry Club sponsored their annual "Buck
Shoot". The "Shoot" h as been growing in popularity
and all nimrods look forward to this event. All
hunters hope to bring in a buck and when they do,
their animal, large or small, may win a prize.
The contest was conducted in the same manner
as it was in previous years In addition to buying
a hunting license and deer tag, a huntei' has to
purchase a Buck Shoot ticket This ticket entitles
the hunter to weigh his deer in competition for a
prize and also gives him a chance on a 30-30
Winchester rifle which is raffled off during the
first week of the deer season.
During the Buck Shoot th e prizes offered were
as follows: a ten-dollar cash award for the heaviest
buck entered, a five-dollar cash value for the
smallest buck and an additional five-dollar award
for the heaviest bear r egistered in the contest.
The top hunter for this contest was Arthur
Mukala, of Pelkie, who register ed a 211 pound buck.
Jim Freeman, a Junior Forester, brought in th e
smallest buck. His deer tipped the scale at 107
pounds. No bear was taken so Mr. Bruin is safe
for at least one more year. Oscar Lund of Houghton was the lucky fellow who held the winning
number for the 30-30 rifle .
KEEP MICHIGAN GREEN
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V~NISON!
Th e annual venison fee d w as h eld at th e Chassell
V.F.W. Hall on Snake River Hill the 7th of
Dec ember.
Th e site for this rigorous session proved popular
with the fellows and undoubtedly with the town
folks as w ell. As you all know T ech. Foresters aro
a scholarly group and do not apprecia te intrusions
into th eir medit ations by a less sophisticated
public- this being th e r easo n for retiring to the
country for tho occasion.
The fare cons isted of an excellent stew concocted
by Harry of the Denton Hou 'e and "burgers"
prepa r ed on the site. Chief Cross, Frankenstein,
F. J ohnson, and Trombl ey sh ared honors as "chief
cock and dY118miter" with 8 goodly amount of 8dvice
from 811 present.
Kra utter will be ple8sed to heal' that w e successfully kept Spoel'ke and th e salt. shaker w ell
sep8r a ted.
The crowd was well enter tain ed by Prof. Harnmel'.
His talk on various subj ects h eld the inter est of all.
Did you ever h eal' why th ey call him "Hammer"?
Oops! That's a long story.
Prob8bly the most outstanding result of all was
our being invited to use the hall ag8in.
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Intramural and Varsity Sports Activities
of the Forestry Club
by Tom Farbo
The past intramural cwd varsity athletic programs wer e w ell
represented by m embers of th e F or estry Club. In addition to
their h eavy scholastic loads, many Foresters havc found tim(~
to r epresent the Forestry Club and Tech in sports competition.
It is to these men we extend our apprecation and r espect for
their unselfish work.
In intramural sports, the Fores try Club provided kcen competition for the opponents and each contest was a hard fou ght
battle. In bas ketball, led by Goodrich, K arsten, and Birtz, the
foresters ended th e season in th e unlucky thirteenth slot. The
hockey team finished e ighth and in bowling the Foresters finished
a strong third. T eams have been enter ed in softball, golf, and
volleyball for the Spring competition.
In the major varsity sports the Forester:; w er e w ell r e presented. Members of the football te am who wer e awarded their
"M" included Bruce Shan er, Dick Ahlberg, and Hal Williams.
In basketball, w e find two excellent. hoopsters in Chuck H ein and
Kemp Fisher, who gave a very worthy account of themselves
on the hardwood courts. Th e Tech Pucksters found two hard
checking members in Dcug Koski and Dink Pemberthy.
Th e past sports activities have always found Michigan T ech
Foresters actively taking part in th e games or in the stands.
W e hope this spirit and cooperation will continue to be upheld
by the futur e Tech Foresters.
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The Box Scores For The Season
BASKETBALI,
FC OPP
F'C OPP
49
Gamma Delta ..... . .. 17
36
. . . 25
21
G.T. . . . ...... . ....... 12
28
Independents
28
35
Civils .. .. ... . .. .. . ... 3'7
50
A.I.E.E.
17
21
Sophomore!} ..... , .... 18
19
35
45
Sigma Rho ........... 23
29
. 23
36
Newman Club . . . . . , . 23
43
15
31
A.I.M.E.
33
42
28
Kappa Delta ...
47
53
Theta Tau .. . ...... . 20
A.S.M.
,
...
Freshmen
X .Y.7...
........
.. .... . ...
.... . . . .....
,'
D elta Sig .... . ... . ..
.
,
A.S.M.E. . . .. .. . . ... . 25
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HOCKEY
F'C opp
Kappa Delta
Sigma Rho
G.T.
0
...
... . . . .
••••••••••
•
Dorm Club
•••
FC OPP
.. ..
. .......
3
10
5
4
6
Civils
8
Dependents
1
8
Independents
0
F :'
Delta Sig . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
2
Theta Tau ....... . ...
0
4
2
' Forfeit
. ..,
.
. . . ....
17
BOWLING
FC OPP
A.S.C.E.- Newman Club- Foresters
5
7
Gamma Delta- Independen ts- F'ores ters
5
7
A.S.M.- Delta Sig- Foresters ........... . . .. .... . . .. . .... .
3
9
Freshmen- Dorm Club- Foresters ......... . ...... . . . ..... .
7
5
A.I.Ch.E.- Theta Tau- Foresters ... . ....... . ........... .
8
4
A.I.M.E .- A.S.M.E .- Foresters
8
4
Kappa Delta- Lower Wood mar- Foresters
5
7
Gamma Delta- Sigma Rho- ForeGters .................. .. .
6
6
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NOT~
TO ALUMNI
This year we, the Staff, sent letters to all the
alumni for whom we had addresses. Only those who
r eplied were placed in this y ear's annual.
The
success of this section of th e annual depends entirely upon the amount of cooperation that is
r eceived from the a1umnt.
A number of inquiries, pertaining to the plans
of the Forestry Department about th e r eunion, have
been rece ived. Mr. N obl et ass ure' us t.hat ther e will
be some activities, although nothing definite has
been planned.
FOR~STRY R~UNION
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IN 1952
ALUMNI NEWS
CLASS OF' 1940
An derson, K e nneth J. , 2513 Treton Dr., Trenton , Michigan.
a ForeEt Sup er visor for th e Wayne County Rd. Comm.
Ken is
BOl'su m, William C., Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. Bill is a Service
Op eration s Supt. for th e L:mg Lac Pulp & Paper Co. H e is married
and !las two children.
Danielson , Carl W .. 104 Upland Rd., Hough t on. Michigan. Carl is
Ass' t Fiel C! Tecl1n ologist for the Forest Products Research Division
h ere at Tech . He is married and has t wo children.
Johnson, Godfrey B ., 170 W. Jackso n Blvd ., Chicago 4. Ill. Godfrey
is a Sa fety Representative for U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. At
present he is secretary of the MCM Club of Chicago .
Steinhilb, Helmuth M. , 129 Globe St., Painesdal e, Michigan. Hamm er
is teaching in the Fores try Dept, h ere at Tech.
CLASS OF 1941
Rollman , Charle M. , 1132 13th Ave .. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Charles
is Ass't Engineer for an Engineering Company. He is maniec! and
has three children.
CLASS OF 1943
Boelter, Allen H., 6300 Fort Rd., Fosters, Michigan. Al is a District
Forester for the Mich. Dept . of Cons. He is married but no children
(just two do gs).
Bourc!o, Eric A., 204 Vivian St., Houghton, Michigan . Eric is teaching
in the Fores try D ept . here at T ech. He is married and has one boy.
Rogers, Fred J., 971 Wis. River Ave. , Port Edwards, Wis . Fred is a
Forester for th e Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co. He is marri ed and has
four children.
CLASS OF 1947
DeVriend, Adrian J. , 528 Polk Court, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Adrian
is a District Forester of the Wis. Cons. Dept. He is married and has
three children.
Laverdiere, R e uben J ., 208 Bailey St., East Lansing , Mich. Reuben
expects to graduate from Mich. State this June with a MS Deg re e in
Fores try .
REMEMBER THE FORESTRY REUNION IN 1952
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UNLOADING
Metsa , Arne A., Dept,. of Cons ., Gwinn, Michigan.
on t he Escanaba River State Forest.
Arne is working
Nancarrow, Wiiliam J., McKinley, Alaska. Bill is a Park Naturalist
for tile U. 2. Park Service in Alaska. He is married.
CLASS OF 1948
Anderson, Einar F., 1323 Delaware st., Oshkosh, Wisconsin . Einar is
doing sales work for the Monsanto Chem. Co. He is married and has
one boy.
Donegan, Fred V, % Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Smooth Rock Falls,
Ontario. Pred is sUil single.
Faber, Edward J., 1020 N. Pros pect , Neillsville. Wisconsin. Eel is a
District, Forester for tile Wis. Cons . Dept. He is married ancl h as
two children.
J ennings, Clair G., R out e 3, Box 74, Dassell, Minnesota. G eorge was
ordained into ministry on June 1, 1951 at Suomi College. He is now
pastor for the LuLl1eran Churcl1es at Kin gston and Frencl1 Lal<:e ,
Minn esota. He is married .
Makela, How a rd J., 133 No. 3rd West, Vernal, Utah . Howard is an
Ass't DistricL Ranger for the U. S. F oresL Servic e .
P a rtanen, P aul A., 29 Railroad St., Lowville, N. Y. Paul is an Ass't
Manager for the Lowville Veneer Works. He is married.
Todd , William A., 716 Cedar s t., Marquette , Michigan. Bill is a
Forester for the Longycar Estate , Inc.; and Kew eenaw Land Association.
He is married and haB two children.
CLASS OF J.949
Bourdow , Mil es W., Box 208, Solon Springs , Wis. Miles is an Ass' t
District F'oresLer for the Wis. Cons. Dept. He is married and 11as t\\'o
children.
Keener , John M. , Wis. Cons . Dept. , Rhinelander, Wis. John's posit ion
is Game Ma nager II . He is married and h a s two children.
Knapp , Clyde A., 600 Neva da St ., S usan ville, Cal. Clyde is Ass't Logging
Engineer for the }<'ruit Gro\\'ers Supply Co. H e is married but has no
children.
P epper, A. A., 255 P addock Ave. , P a rk F'alls, Wis. Almon is a District
Forester for the Wis. Cons. Dept. He is m.arried and has two boys.
Sandhusen. Walter H., 944 18th Al'e., Longview, Washington. Walt
works fOl the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. He is married ancl has one
child, Denise Lynn, born last July 111 Milwaukee .
Vessel', WiIli8m L., 813 Sheldon Ave., Hought on, Mich. Bill is the
head of the Land & Forestry Dept. for the Upper Peninsula Power Co.
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FOR
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BIRDS EYE VENEER COMPANY
ESCalwiHl,
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Compliments
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CLASS OF 1950
Aho, Charles P., 428 4th st., Waukegan, Ill. Charles is an Engineer
for ~he Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois. He is married and
has one child.
Anderson, James T., 641 W. Cleveland, Freeport, Ill. Jim worked for
the Hines Lumber Co. in Chicago before he was called back in the
Navy last April. He is married.
Ca ry, William K, 4701 S. Franklin, Englewood, Colo. Bill is married
and works for the Mine & Shelter Supply Co. in Denver.
Cundy, Clyde Y .. A.T.C., 554 Hutchins Rd" N8val Air Station, Memphis,
Tenn. Clyde is married and has a boy, Thomas Jabe.
Dewey, Lawrence A., % R esident Engineer, Ladd Air Force Base.
Fairbanks, Alaska. Lawrence is a survey Party Chief for the U. S. Corps
of Engineers.
Ellsworth, Pat rick, Box 152A, Munising , Mich. Pat is a Professional
Traince for the Munising Wood Products Co. He is mal'l'ied and has
two children.
Haltug, Karl D., 214 W. Truman Ave., Newberry, Michigan . Karl is
a Conservation Officer for the Mich. Dept. of Cons. He is married
but has no children.
Hanninen, Arne A., 2491 Ford Ave., Detroit , Mich. Arne is a Wholesale
Lumber Salesman for the Mohawk Lumber Co. He is married and
has one child.
Harju, Robert E. , Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Eckerman, Michigan.
Bob has been working at this park since last May.
Hornick, John R., 320 W. Ridge, Marquette, Mich. John is working for
the Cliffs Dow Chemical Co. He is married and has one child.
Kotila, Peter E., 1015 Minnesota St., Hancock, Michigan.
Pe t e is a
Timber Cruiser for National Container Corporation.
Makinen, RichaJ d L., U. S. Forest Service, Manistique, Mich. Dick is
an Engineering Aid for the Forest Service.
Martindale, Donald L., U. S. Forest Service, Murphy, N. C. Don is a
Forester for the Forest Service.
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Nielsen, Charles P., Nat'l. Cont. Timber Corp., Newbel'l'Y, Michigan.
Chuck is a foreman in charge of cutting operations. He is mal'l'ied
and has two children.
Noblet, John C., Houghton. Michigan. Jocko is t he Forester for the
C & H Copper Co.
Norkoli, R aymond R, General Delivery, White Cloud, Mich. Ray works
for t he Mich. Cons. Dept. H e is mal'l'ied and has two boys.
Peterson, Roger E., 317 So. 7th Street, Escanaba , Mich . Rogel' plans to
sta rt work [01' the Allied Veneer & Lumber Co. at Los Angeles. He is
m a rried but has no children.
Seiler , E. G. , Dollar Ba y, Michi gan.
BaltimOl·e.
Gordon is in th e Army a t
S poerl, Gerald A., 1011 E. Two Mile Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
He is the Ass't . Forester for the U . P. P ower Co. Lands Dept. He is
mal'l'ied and has one child.
Wood, Leonard F., Box 239 , Wheatfield, Ind. Frank is a Nursery Forester
for the Ind. Dept. of Cons . He is mal'l'ied but has no children.
CLASS OF 1951
Ackermann, Karl E., Waterloo Recr ea t ion Area, Chelsa, Mich. Karl
is a Park Ran gel' for I:he Mich . Cons . D ept.
Arndt, Arthur M .. Consolic:a t ed Water Power & Paper Co. Camp 20,
Hovland, Minn.
BUOl'dow, Rob ert T ., Forest Protection Hq., Tomahawk, Wis. Bob is
a Forester for the Wis. Cons. Dept.
Brushe, Harold C., 520 No. 18th st. , Escanaba, Michigan. Harole! is
working for the Sawyer-Stoll Timber Co. He is married, has one child,
and expects ano t her this June.
Calabro , Joseph C., 320 Waldo St. , Marquette, Mich. Joe is completing
his training wi t h the Munising Wood Products Co.
Driver, Charles A., 1205 W. Hillsdalc, Lansing , Mich. Chuck is in th e
Engineering & Architecture Section of the Mich. Dept. of Cons.
Johnson, James A., 232 Nonie St., Ironwoo(\, Mich . Jim is wi t h the
Reddis Lumber & Veneer Co . H e is married.
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from tree to
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Manufacturers of
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Raisanen, Robert R., 1047 Ahmeek St., Mohawk, Michigan. Bob is a
private in the U. S. Engineers.
Reid, Leslie M., 237 Spruce st., Wyandotte, Mich. L eslie was workin g
in the Engineering D ept. of the City of Wyandotte until last F ebruary
when he was called into the Army.
Richards, Frank E., 612 Lake Ave ., Hancock, Mich. Frank is a Field
Scout Executive fcr the Boy Scouts of America. He plans to be
mal'l'ied next Fall.
Van Loozennoord, Wayne, 522 W. College Ave., State College, Pennsylvania. Wayne is a 2nd Lt. in the USAF and is at a Meteorology
School. He expects to be transfel'l'ed to the Pacific NW upon graduation
next September.
Wall, Chester 0., 630 Central Ave., Deerfield, III. Chet is an Inspector
for the A. W. William Inspection Co. of Mobile, Alabama. He is married
and has one daughter.
Watson, Lal'l'Y G., 31 Woodward, Battle Creek, Mich. Lal'l'Y is a 2nd
Lt. in the 950th Engl'. Avn. Gp. at Wolters AFB., Mineral Wells,
Texas.
Wenzel, Duaine K., 113 Riverside, Alma, Mich. Duaine is working on
his Mastel' Degree in Wildlife Management at the U. of Michigan.
'flU'\-: ;\L\(:,\;';INF.
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Forestry Students • • •
The Hyster Company is a pioneer manufacturer of equipment
for the Logging, Lumber, and Forest Products industries ..
Tractor mounted equipment to increase the work power of
Caterpillar Diesel Tractors.
Lift Trucks, Straddle Trucks, Mobile Cranes and Horizontal
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