OREGON STATE
FORESTER
Vo lume XXIV
Corvallis, Oregon, January 1971
Number 1
Progress Report
on Peavy Hall
Fernhoppers living in the vicinity of Corvallis, or occasionally visiting the campus,
have observed with interest the progress
on the new Forestry building.
By the
time yo u read this report the building will
be approaching 80 percent completion.
Althou gh the building won't be completed
by Fernhopper Day, we 'll have a tour arranged for visiting al ums and friends.
Once the basement walls, columns, floor,
ceiling pan system, and stair chases were
poured and set, a spidery framework of
glulam co lumns, beams, and purlins began
to take shape. Placing of top floor and
roof decking was begun before erection of
the superstructure was comp leted. This
was fo llowed by application of plywood
sheathing. L aying the exterior wall brickwork for the ground floor proceeded rapidly. The top floor exterior walls were framed,
sheathed, and covered with rough textured 4' x 12', exterior plywood and heavy
3" x 4" cedar batts. Windows and exterior doors were set, and the cold-tar roof
applied.
The building was enclosed and the exterior finished by the time heavy rains
began last fall. Excavation backfilling and
surfacing of the truck p arking and service
area at the rear of the building also was
completed ahead of the rain. While this
work was in progress interior wa lls were
being framed, thousands of feet of ventilating and heating ducts, plumbing pipe,
electrical conduit, and wire were being installed together with all attachment and
control units. The mechanical service room
is a maze of fans, plenums, motors, coils,
chillers, piping, and valves. The interior
wall gypsum board and plaster has been
applied . Plaster is the thin, hardcoat type
which dries rapidly to p ermit painting
crews to get to work quickly. Hard on
the heels of the painters on the top floor,
plywood underlayment has gone down. A
merry rat race is underway as crews move
from room to room.
Many things need to be done before the
building will be completed early in April ,
1971. These include hanging ceiling tile,
light fixtures, chalk and tackboards; installing doors. panelling , millwork case items,
trim , and final finishing . Specifications are
being assembled preparatory to ordering
furniture for deli very during next summer.
In the list are abou t 260 tables , and 840
chai rs and stools. Here 's a partial list of
Plan to attend Fernhopper Day March 6 and look over the new Forestry Building.
is the way it looked on December 17.
materials and miscellaneous items that
have gone into the construction so far.
32,000 cu. yds.
Excavation
Fill
13,000 c u. yds.
Concrete
4,000 cu. yds.
Rebar steel
200 tons
Glulams-columns, beams, purlins
(1 ,385 pieces)
243,000 bd. ft.
Framing dimension lumber 60,000 bd . ft.
Laminated floor decking 200,000 bd. ft.
Roof decking
112,000 bd. ft.
T & G Hemlock panelling 12,000 bd. ft.
Miscellaneous
lumber items
14,000 bd. ft.
Softwood plywood ,
103,000 sq. ft.
(sheathing , underlayment siding,
facia and miscellaneous)
Hardwood plywood
panelling
10,000 sq. ft.
Face Brick
76 ,000 pes.
Concrete block
26,500 pes.
Gypsum board
45 ,000 sq. ft.
Windows
200
Doors
300
To give you some idea of the size o f
the undertaking, here are some gross comparisons. Site preparation and construction required in the neighborhood of 4600
truckloads of excavation and backfill , 500
truckloads of concrete , and 22 truckloads
of bricks and blocks.
But here 's the
c l incher. The building contains some 16
railroad carloads of lumber and eigh t railroad carloads o f plywood.
How about
that?
Bill West, Chairman
Building Committee
This
Invitation to
Fernhopper Day
I would like to extend a personal invitation to you on behalf of the Forestry C lub
to the 39th Annual Fernhopper Day and
Banquet, to be held March 6, 1971 . If
preplann ing is any indication o f success
this year's Fernhopper Day should be very
successful .
We have a ve ry enjoyable and memorable day planned for you. The new Fo restry Building, although not finished, will
be open for your inspection . I am sure
you are all anxious to see it. Tours will
also be cond ucted in the old Forestry
Building and Forest Research Laboratory.
The McDonald Forest tour has been dropped this year, due to too many activit ies
and schedul ing problems. However, the
Forest gates will be open and coffee w ill
be provided at the Club cabi n for those
who wish to to ur the Forest on thei r own.
Altho ugh the day will be filled with act ivities, plenty of time w ill be allowed for yo u
to visit with old fr iends and classmates.
The student leaders are going to host
another student-al um seminar. We will
have some very inquisitive questions to
ask you alums, so be on your toes. The
seminar will be held in the Blue Ox room
again this year. I hope you w ill be able
to find the time to attend.
We students are looking forward to
Fernhopper Day and a chance to get acquainted with you alums. Hope to see you
there.
Gary L. Johnson, President
OSU Forestry Club
The President's
Message
OREGON
STATE FORESTER
Ore gon State Un iversity Forestry Al umni Association
Annual newsletter of the OSU Forestry
Alumni Association mailed to the last
known address of all OSU Fernho ppers.
Attention Fernhoppers
Many of you may not be aware oi the
fact that dues paid into the OSU Forestry
Alumni Association fall short of covering
costs for printing and mailing the Newsletter and the Fernhopper Directory. Th is
year we're in the same boat as the Federal
Government.
We're up against deficit
spending !
There are two c ures to our prob lem.
One is simple; get more forestry alums to
pay their dues. The n we can st ill prov ide
yo u with the Newsletter and Directory and
remain in the black.
The second cure is also simple; d iscontin ue the Fe rnhopper Directory and cut
down on the size of the New sletter. The
latter will be hard to do because o f the
tremendous response fro m you alums tel ling your classmates and us about your
activities.
How about it Fernhoppers? If you enjoy
getting the Newsle tter and get some good
use out of the Directory, show it by supporting your Forestry Alumni Association.
The Graduate Program
BOAR D OF DIRECTORS
TERMS EXPI RE APR IL, 1971
A usti n McReynolds
701 Waln ut Ave nue
Eugene, Orego n 97401
Glenn B. Parso ns
Box 557
Island Ctiy, Oregon 97851
Kenneth 0. Wilson
3110 S.W. Flor ida St.
Portland, Oregon 97219
TERMS EXPIRE A PRI L, 1972
James Overbay
District Ranger
Alsea District
Alsea, Oregon 97347
Clyde Stratto n
(President)
Wilco Fire Equipment Co.
11 23 S.E. Market
Po rtland, Oregon 97214
Garwin Woolley
(Vice-President)
Pacific Logging Congress
American Ban k Build ing
Po rtland, Oregon 97405
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1973
Ward S. Arm strong
3671 Hillview Dr. S.E.
Salem, Orego n 97302
N ic holas J. Kirkmire 2428 S. Balsam Street
Lakewood, Colorado 80227
Wm. Ruh mann
371 S. I rvi ng St.
Coqu ille, Oregon 97423
ADVISORY
Carl H. Sto ltenberg
(Dean)
School of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
R. M. Kallander
(Sec-Treas)
School of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
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Dear Fern hopp ers :
Over twenty-three years ago I left our
forestry school. T hen the role of the
foreste r and his environm ent was recognized; today it is not only recognized, but
of prime concern to foresters and the
general publ ic alike.
What have OSU A lums done to assist
tomorrow's forester? Yo ur Association has
contin ued to work on the Student Selection
Program begun in 1968.
Twenty-seven
p ercent of the students contacted by our
hard-working
committee
enrolled
in
forestry for Fall term 1970. All of these
students had a GPA of 3.0 and better. It
is up to everyone of us to motivate the
interested youth of our State to follow
a career at OSU that meets modern
demands in knowledge and outlook: the
sk il l o f the administrator, the prec ision o f
the enginee r, and the optim ism of the
researcher.
Al ums have always w orked close ly with
the Sc hoo l o f Fo rest ry in the field o f
cont inuing educatio n for grad uates. Th is
year the Co mmi ssion on University Goals
recom mended that the several schoo ls at
Oregon. State University be d irectly involved in ex tensio n activities related to their
educationa l and research programs. Jim
Krygier, the new director of Forestry
Extension will work with department heads
in Forest Engineering, Forest Management,
and Forest Products. He will need the
coop eration of A lums to develop the
programs , courses, and conferences that
wi ll be most beneficia l.
An important problem that Alums are
endeavoring to overcome is the communicat ion gap between students and Alumn i.
Start ing last year, we added to Fernhopper
Day a Forestry Sem inar and a student
guest plan at our annual banquet. Fernhopper Day is sched uled for March 6,
We hope that more Alums will
1971.
attend and plan to visit with these up-
With the job market tightening up, it
was hard to anticipate what might happen
to our graduate enrollment this fal l. Would
it go up because of the scarcity of jobs
and the enhanced possibilities for employment with a higher degree, or wou ld it decrease because of the discouragement
from the current employment situation in
some areas of researc h ? Like the results
from the last electio n, the sit uation is a
bit hard to analyze . All we know for sure
is that we ended up w ith abo ut as many
grad uate students, 60, as we had the year
before.
One effort which we completed this year
was the writing of a bulletin describing our
gradu ate work in Forestry. This handsome
new brochure with photos by Jim Overholser, contains information about all aspec ts of our graduate program in Forestry,
as well as the inter-relationship with other
University programs. If you would like a
copy, just drop a line to the School.
Bill Ferrell, Chairman
Graduate Committee
coming foresters, and invite them to the
banquet as their guests.
Another high l ight of the day will be a
tour of the new forestry building, even
though it may not be entire ly completed at
that time. Bill West, Build ing Committee
Chairman, wil l be in charge of the tour .
We are all looking fo rward to this preview
o f the facil ities which prom ise to enhance
fo restry education at OSU.
Stil l another Alum task is the soliciting
of contributions for the George W.- Peavy
Memor ial to be placed in Memorial Hall
at the Western Forestry Center in Hoyt
Park, Portland. Surely every member of
our A lumni Association wants to see this
tribute paid to the first Dean o f our Forestry School and one of our early educationa l leaders. Charl ie Fox has an article
on this elsewhere in the Newsletter.
Let's continue to encourage a forestry
program that will equip our young students
to be top-quality managers of our natural
resources with a strong co mmitment to
the economic and social needs o f our
c itize ns.
Looking forward to seeing you on March
6.
Clyde St ratto n,
Preside nt
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Board Meets With Student
Selection Committee
Last October the Alumni Board of Directors got toge the r with the Student Se lection Comm ittee for a Saturday morning
meeting and a football game in the afternoon. Discussio n covered two main areas:
Fernhopper Day and Banquet 1970, and
the wo rk of the Student Selection Committee.
Much was said on the subject o f Fernhopper Day. The group o f so me twenty
alums heartily endo rsed the continuance
of the Fern hopper Sem in ar and taking a
student to the Banquet.
Bo th o f these
were new ac tiv ities introduced in 1970.
Inciden ta lly, we're going to lengthen the
reception before the Banque t. It w ill beg in
at 4:30 p.m. and run until 5:30 p.m. This
will give alu ms more t ime to get in touch
with their student guests and to visit with
old friends.
You'll be glad to know that Dr. Robert
MacVicar, our new President, w ill be at
both the Reception and the Banquet. He's
anxious to meet you and we know yo u'll
enjoy getting acq uainted with him. Saturday, March 6th is also Dad 's Weekend, a
busy time for Dr. MacVicar, so we're
pleased that he c an be with us for our
evening act ivities.
The Student Selectio n Com m ittee, chaired by Herb Will iso n, disc ussed progress o f
that group in seeki ng out and inform ing
top high sc hool studen ts abo ut e ducation
and careers in fo restry. Yo u probably read
Clyde Stratto n 's message that the committee's batting average is 27 perce nt on
students interviewed enro lled in forestry,
compared to the Schoo l ave rage o f 6 perce rt. Most o f the School contacts are by
letter.
The Comm ittee laid plans for a more
active program in 1970-71, preparato ry to
the availability of the new Forestry Sc hool
bu ilding fo r fall term 1971. A survey conducted by the Co lumbia Pacific Counc il
of the Boy Scou ts of America was reviewed. The Survey covered some 30 high
schools in the 17 co unty area of Northwest
Oregon and Southwest Washington. T he
Forestry profession was second on the list
of careers in which high school students
were interested. There appear to be exce llent opportunities in the greater Portland
area for rec ruitment o f top high sc hoo l students interested in fore stry.
Plans are in the wo rks to deve lop an
illustrated broch ure on undergraduate education in forestry. Th is w ill be he lpfu l to
pote ntial students in learning about the
opportunities at Oregon State Unive rsity.
Financial Statement
JAN UARY 1, 1971
Ba lance, January 1, 1971
Income :
Dues
$1' 166.00
Annua l Cruise Sa les 218.00
Banquet
1,175.50
Miscellaneous
380.00
Total Income
Expenditures:
Newsletter
$1,295.55
Banq uet and
Fern hopper Day
952.00
Annual Cruise Costs 377.50
Miscellaneo us
453.89
Total Ex penditures
Balance, January 1, 1971
$ 525.59
2,939.50
$3,465.09
$3,078.94
$ 386.15
THE DEAN'S
CORNER
Each year brings changes to the University - new faculty, new students, and
new programs .
During 1970 Helmuth Resch became our
new Department Head in Forest Products;
Robert MacVicar, our new President; and
Roy Young, Vice President for Research
and Graduate Studies. Forest Engineering
expanded to incorporate related teaching
and research in forest hydrology and
watershed management. Our research on
environmental problems moved from wigwam burners to the relationship of various
logging practices to the environment. The
School was assigned primary responsibility
for the University's extension and continuing education programs in forestry. Students and staff made major new efforts to
improve teaching and learning in the
School. Students conducted an impressive
course in Mac Forest. And Peavy Hall
neared completion.
Helmuth Resch joined us in August as
Department Head in Forest Products. Dr.
Resch's formal education in forest products, forest management and forest engineering was in the College of Forestry,
Vienna, Austria, where he also served on
the faculty. Coming to the United States
on a Fullbright Fellowship, Helmuth also
was a member of the forestry faculty of
Utah State University. Since 1962 he has
been on the faculty of the University of
California, establishing an excellent reputation as a stimulating teacher and productive researcher. These qualities and
his leadership and technical talents have
contributed to the warmth with which he
has been received by our entire faculty.
And equally welcome are Helmuth's charming wife, Heidi, and their youngsters
Michael and Marty.
With the help of you alumni, we've given
President MacVicar an impressive introduction to forestry in Oregon during his first
few months. Bob has been on forestry
operations in Lane and Douglas Counties
and in Northwest, Southwest and Eastern
Oregon. In each area he exchanged ideas
with forest industry and agency leaders.
As a result he has of course been impresed with the important role our alumni play
in maintaining Oregon's environmental
and economic health by managing Oregon's major natural resource and number
one industry. If you haven't yet met Bob
MacVicar, I hope you will soon - you'll
like and respect him!
Bill Davies' write-up on Forest Enginee ring describes this year's most significant
School program change. The expanded
scope of our Forest Engineering program
will make it easier for students and faculty
to study how to design logging systems
which are economically efficient and
environmentally constructive. Such developments should help our Forest Engineering program become even more productive - and thus maintain its reputation as
"the Nation's first".
The importance and interest in our research and educational programs in this
area were evident in Jim Krygier's forestry
and stream environment short course this
500 attended! That the largest
fall attendance since John O'Leary's skyline
Dean Carl talks with Forestry Alumni Board of Directors.
logging conference two years ago - 600
in a blizzard !
Acting on the 1967 recommendation of
the Forestry Alumni Task Force, the
School has taken steps to strengthen its
continuing education and extension efforts.
As a result of our proposal, the University's
forestry extension activities are now being
cond ucted through the School of Forestry.
On January 1, 1971, Jim Krygier was appointed director of forestry extension to
coordinate the planning and conduct of
our various short course, seminar and extension activities. In addition to our usual
short course program, Professors Sander,
Van Vl 1et and McMahon's extension activities will now be conducted through their
departments in the School. Some changes
in program direction are anticipated following evaluations by faculty and advisory
committees. At present we have no new
resources with which to extend these programs.
But by combining faculties, we
have a broader base for planning and
greater flexibility for conducting these programs. Improved coordination between
research, continuing education and extension, and resident instruction will benefit
each, too.
During the past year we of the Sc hool
faculty have made additional efforts to improve our effectiveness in teaching. Bob
Reichart and Phil Crawford, working closely with both students and faculty, developed a teaching-effectiveness questionnaire.
Each professor now uses this
questionnaire to obtain student evaluations
in each course at least once a year. These
evaluations are sufficiently specific so we
know areas in which students feel improvement is needed and each professor
knows how his ratings on these items compare with the all-School averages.
In
Reichart, Crawford and the Self-Learning
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Center we also have resources to help us
improve, once weaknesses have been
identified. Other efforts to improve curricula and teaching are also under way,
but this particular effort by our faculty has
been recognized by students and faculty
from other schools on this campus. And
we've even had inquiries from other forestry schools. So I thou.ght you'd be interested, too.
But the top teaching and "best class
of the year" awards of 1970 should likely
go to the students! - for their Earth Day
classes in McDonald Forest. With leadership by graduate students, and significant
participation by undergraduates, the forestry course involved Saturday and Sunday
tours to spec ific forestry operations on
Mac Forest regeneration, thinning, a
current high-lead clearcut, and similar
operations were visited and explained by
our students. Despite the weather (alternating between rain, hail and snow) 280
"schola rs " devoted three hours to the forestry course - getting out of the busses
and into the mud at each stop, too. Later
I received letters from across-campus
students, townspeople and visitors from
three other states who made the trip all responses glowingly complimentary!
Our students did a great job of explaining
both problems and how foresters contribute to environmental quality.
For news on forestry research, write for
a copy of our 1970 Annual Report of the
Forest Research Laboratory.
Sorry we won 't have Peavy Hall completed by March 6 but come see it and
visit with us on Fernhopper Day anyway.
I'm sure you'll find that although buildings,
faces and names change, the personality
of Oregon State and the School of Forestry
remains strong and vibrant!
Carl H. Stoltenberg
Enrollment Statistics
Fernhopper Breakfasts
Enrollment for Fall term 1970 is up 4%
over last year. There are a total of 498
students registered compared to 478 during Fall 1969. This increase occurred m
spite of University restrictions on total enrollment and a quota system reducing the
number of new non-resident students admitted. Enrollment of entering non-resident
students is approximately 30% lowe r th~n
previous years due partially to the restriction indicated, but primarily because of
considerable increase in out-of-state tuition
to $1 ,407 a year as compared to $408 for
Oregon residents.
In regard to Oregon resident status it
should be noted that employees who have
entered federal service as an Oregon
resident and are requested to transfer by
the employing agency do not lose resident
status (for tuition and fee purposes) for
themselves or their children. In the recent
past we have had seve ral sons of OSU
alumni, now residing outside Oregon, who
have attended under this special fee
In addition, classification as
provision.
an Oregon resident for fee purposes allows
the student to be admitted under the
in-state quota.
Undergraduate enrollment is currently
438 (420 in 1969) and the number of graduate students has increased from 57 to
60. Freshmen number 134 compared ~o
117 a year ago but the greatest change 1s
reflected in the number of transfer students
registered (70 currently, 40 in 1969).
Number of Oregon Community College
transfers shows little change (13 compared
to 10). Indications are that there will be
a slight but steady increase annually.
During late June, 49 high school students representing 7 states participated in
the Junior Forestry Institute held on the
OSU campus. Three of the seniors attending this program enrolled in forestry this
fall.
Our-of-state students now represent 30%
of the student body. Married students
comprise 28% of all stude nts and number
of veterans shows a slight decline o ver
We he ld a forestry alumni breakfast
during the national meeting of the Society
of American Foresters in Las Vegas last
October. The turn out was terrific. There
were 95 people present; among them, 16
wives of Fernhoppers.
We hope they
enjoyed the breakfast and the conversation
as much as we enjoyed having them there.
It was good to see Washington D.C.
types Merle Lowden '32, Boyd Rasmussen
'35, Harold and Mrs. Lynd '51. Jim Richardson '50, made it down from Anchorage,
Alaska.
We always enjoy a visit with
Clyde and "Weez" Walker '40 from California. Silver tip Carl Hawkes '37 showed
up for the first time in years. There were
a "whole bunch" of other westerners
there.
Dean Carl gave the group a good rundown on what is going on at OSU. If you
read his "Corner" in this issue of the
Newsletter, you'll get some idea of what he
talked about.
The Western Forestry & Conservation
Association Meeting in Vancouver, B.C.
took place in early December. Naturally,
we had an alumni breakfast there, also.
President Clyde Stratton, Vice President
Carwin Woolley, and Board Member K. 0.
Wilson were all on hand. Clyde got put
to wo rk on making a speech abo ut the
Fernhopper Banquet, student recruitment,
and the proposed Peavy Memorial.
John Prescott '42 a resident of Vancouver, B.C. and Bob Harrison '65 from
·Ladysmith, B.C. attended.
We noticed
former Dean Paul Dunn and John getting
caught up on lots of talk during the
Breakfast. Bob and some of his classmates were talking up a storm as well.
George and Clara Schroeder were there.
This is the first time Clara had all the
men to herself. She was the only gal
there. We were delighted you came, Clara,
and almost asked you to make a speech.
The Fernhopper Banquet may be stag, but
not the alumni breakfasts !
1969.
c
After breakfast Johnny Bell did a fine
job of bringing the group up-to-date on the
educational and research programs in the
Department of Forest Management. We
brought up the rear and covered other
areas of interest.
Forestry Education Has
Multiple Uses at OSU
OSU forestry students are no longer
isolated in the big timber environment of
the forestry building. Students from "cross
campus" are joining forestry majors in
classes, laboratories and the field .
Revised professional forestry curricula,
multiple use concepts, concern for the
environment, the interdisciplinary nature of
decision-making in the natural resource
arena are attracting students to investigate
various aspects of forest oriented subject
matter.
Forestry minor options in Forest Management, Natural Resource Conservation,
Forest Engineering, and Wood Industry
Management are now available to students
majoring in Technical Journalism and
Business and Technology. The Introduction to Forestry course is open to any
student on the campus.
Undergraduate
course offerings of Forest Conservation
and Farm Fo1estry have been available to
students In other departments for several
years.
A graduate course, Conflicts in Conservation was offered in the 1970 summer ses~:on for grade school and high
school teache rs seeking background material in natural resources. Majors in the
Fisheries and Wildlife Department participate each year In a series of forestry
seminars.
A few students in various disciplines
register in one or two forestry courses just
to broaden their general education experience.
That these opportunities are essenth'll,
appropriate, and mutually advantageo.us to
foresters and nonforesters is self ev1dent.
There is every reason to expect that more
:otudents from various schools on the
campus will be mixing with the foresters
in the classroom and in the woods.
D. D. Robinson, Chairman
Curriculum Committee
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Fresh
So ph
Junior
Senior
Grads
Totals
21
22
39
2
84
67
71
51
37
226
4
8
21
21
54
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134
134
92
101
111
60
498
128
44
22
4
10
208
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134
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Bill Wheeler
Head Advisor
Harry "Pat" Patterson
Some of you engineers may be wondering how Pat is making out these days.
We're sorry to say that he's not doing too
well.
As the Newsletter goes to press, Pat is
in the hospital and requires oxygen from
Bill
time to time to keep comfortable.
Davies, who keeps a close check on Pat,
says that he's not very strong but is cheerful and can have a few visitors.
Pat would enjoy hearing from you. Send
your messages care of Bill Davies at the
School of Forestry. Bill will see that they
get to Pat.
The Fernhopper Seminar attracted both alumni and students. Participants were: Forest
Products student Bruce Palmer '71; panel member Oscar Weed '46, Region Mgr. Weyerhaeuser Co., S. Wash ington and N. Oregon; forest engineering student John Garland '70,
Panel moderator; M. H. "Slim" Schrager '51, Manager, Clackamas Division, Crown
Zellerbach Corp.; Ed Schroeder, '47., State Forester of Oregon; and Forest Management
student Jeff Blackwood '70.
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Forest Engineering
Past President Jim Bagley, Vice President Carwin Woolley, President Clyde Stratton,
and Secretary-Treasurer Rudy Kallander chat on Fern hopper Day 1970.
Clyde Stratton
Alumni President
Clyde Stratton became the 38th President of the OSU Forestry Al umni Assoc iation last February . Clyde graduated in
Forest Management in 1947 . He is Vice
Pres ident of Wi lco Fire Equipment Co mp any in Portland.
Garwin Wooley was elected Vice Presid ent of the Board. He is a 1942 graduate
in Forest Eng ineering and is Executive
Vice Pres ident of the Pacific Logging
Congress.
Newly e lected to the Board in a ma il
ballot were Bil l Ruhmann '30, Nick Kirkmire '56, and Ward A rmstrong '60. Bill
handles public relations activities fo r
Georg ia Pacific Corporation in the Coos
Bay-Coquille area. Nick is the new E~ec u­
tive Vice President o f Federal T tm be r
Purc hasers Assoc iation with headqua rters
in Denver Colorado. Ward is Natural Reso urces D irector for Associate d Oregon
Industr ies, Po rtland.
Outgoing President Jim Bagley was
given a hearty vote of thanks by members
of the B oard. Due to his effo rts several
new sc holarships were established fo r
undergraduates and work of the Student
Selection Committee was expanded.
Why a Fernhopper
Banquet?
Why should we have the Fernhopper
Banquet for al ums and students? Feedback
from students indicate s that about all the
alums do is get together and ta lk abo ut
the "good old days" the students are
right in most cases.
The alums say the students all sit together and talk about some project on
w hic h they are slav ing, or some class and the alums are righ t in a lot o f cases.
So we have been building a so-called
"ge neration gap" .
I say, "so-called "
because I think it is an excuse, rather than
a reason . Isn't it real ly a lack of communication? Don 't forget, communication
means listening and understand ing, as well
as talki ng. Man is b asically sel fish and
self-centered.
He talks and listens to
someone d oing the same kind and level
of work that he is do ing.
I h ave attended all but three Fernhopper
Banquets since 1930, and this is the
c hange I have no ticed. Dur ing the thirties,
practically every fo rester was employed in
general forestry work for the USFS. Everyone had work and interest in common,
and all visited and communicated.
After World War II, the inevitable change
took place. USFS people gathered with
USFS people, industry foresters with industry foresters, BLM with BL M, and studen ts
w ith students. The last few years we
involved o urselves in small groups w ithin
the larger groups. The stud ent groups
split up into groups o f their respective
majors.
Management, Engineer ing and
Products.
Industr ial foresters into m anage ment and production groups .
The
Public Foresters (State, BLM, USFS, and
Schoo l of Forestry) stay withi n their
respective sma ll groups such as recreation,
fire, bugs, watershed, inventory, on and
on, but still within the larger group by
Depa rtme nt or Agency fo r which they are
workil)g. We all have one thing in common - we are the ecologists and environmenta l ists tod ay.
When are we go ing to break this
involvement w ith o urselves and substitute
involvement with others? Why don 't you
alums take a student to the Banquet, and
students, w hy don' t you put off you r gal
friend until 8:30 and meet an al um at 4:30
and see if we can ge t involved wit h someone in our broad field of forestry - AN D
COMMUN ICATE.
To make this even
ba tter, if yo ur wor k is engineeri ng, get
your involvement with someone in landscape management, etc., not in the same
field of interest as yo urs. We will al l learn
something new.
If we can do this in our group, we will
sell man aged env ironm en t to the masses
in other groups.
Austi n McReynold s,
Member, Boa rd of
Directors
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The biggest news in the Forest Engineering Department this year is the expansion
of the department th rough the transfer on
July 1 of people and programs from Forest
Management. This c hange brin gs tog ether,
for both research and instruct ion, areas related to t imber harvesting and the effects
of harvesting on the forest environment.
The research and teaching programs in
Watershed Management are now a part of
the departme nt. Faculty members George
Brown and L loyd Gay h ave joined us.
Jim Krygier also joined us, but has been
just recently named Director o f Forestry
Extension. We w ish Jim well in this new
and challeng in g assignmen t.
T he Eng ineeri ng Department now offers
the PH.D. in Forest Hydrology. Areas o f
research cover forest hydrology, stream
hydrau l ics, erosio n contro l, water quality
and forest c lim ato logy.
The second area transfe rred is t im ber
measu rements and appraisa ls. John Beuter and Jim Arney are the people involved.
A co mparison of lump sum vs. scale
volu me timber sales is the first study being
undertaken by this group.
George Jemison was also transferred
into the dep artment. George was recently
reti red as Deputy Ch ief o f the U.S. Forest
Se rvice where he headed Research . He
wi ll be involved with the development and
adm in istratio n of research in Forest Engineering.
A new positio n was filled by the appointment of Henry Fro ehlich to the fac ulty on
October 1. Hank has d egrees in forest
eng ineeri ng, forest so ils and wate rs hed
management, plus consid erable experience
with industry. He came to us from the
Bu reau of L and Management State Office
in Portland where he was a watershed
management sp ecialist. He w ill be wor king in the area of harvesting methods.
Plans are being made for a research program in timber harvesting systems w ith
particular atte ntion to logg ing and logging
road practices which affect water quality
and so il stabi lity.
Three faculty members spent some time
in Europe du ring the year. In September
Lloyd Gay participated in a vis iting scientist and exchange program sponsored
jointly by the Nat ional Academy of
Sciences o f U.S.A. and the National Acad emy of Sciences o f Poland.
George Jemison sp ent the last t wo
weeks of September at the annual meeting
in Rome of the Board of Directors of the
International Union of Forestry Research
Organ izations and on a forestry study tour
in So uthe rn Italy. George is c urrently
President of IUFRO.
At the end of Decem ber John O'Leary
returned from a s ix-month stay in West
Germ any with short trips to Austria,
Sw itzerland and Finland. He studied
limber harvesting systems in cooperation
with the University of Munich and with the
West Germ an Forestry Department.
Jim Krygier was Co-director of a symposium entitled , " Forest L and Uses and
Stream Environment". It was held in
October and attracted an attendance of
approximately 500 .
Two Engineering Department fac ulty
mem bers, Bob Wilson and Earle McLaren
co ntinue to be o n 100% teaching. T he
number of st udents remains about the
same as p ast years. Enrollment fig ures
may be seen elsewhere in this issue.
Bill Davies,
Departmen t Head
Forest Products
George Barnes
The De partment of Forest Products is
co ntrib uting in three ways to the prog ram
of Oregon State University and to the State
at large : It prepares students for careers
in wood industry man agement and wood
science· it engages in research on wood
and wo~d products; and it is present ly m
the planning stage to extend knowledge to
the public at large with a program of co ntinuing education.
The undergraduate enrollment in the
cu rricu Ia in wood indu stries management
and wood scie nce includes _four sophomores, eleven juniors, and ~1g h teen seniors. Presently, there are nmeteen waduate students engaged in research proJects
to be carried out in partial fulfillment for
MS and PH.D. degrees.
Th e undergraduate curricula are o ffered
alo ng the lines designed over the last t_wo
yea rs. The only addition w ill be a f trst
t ime cou rse offering on wood adhes tves
and coatings. In this course, the surface
properties o f wood, principles of adhesto n
and coat ing techniques will be. discussed
in reference to industnal p ract tces .
As it has been exp erienced in most
othe r un iversit ies, research and graduate
ed ucation can not be separated from each
other. Thesis work by gradu ate students
direct ly contribu tes to the overa ll research
effort of our departm ent.
lnvest1gat1ons
by graduate students encompas.s the areas
of wood anatomy, wood qualtty, phystcs
and chemistry of wood and bark, mechanical properties o f timber products, p~lp and
paper, and fo rest prod ucts marketmg.
The departmental faculty is and has
been engaged in plannmg and offenng
short courses, se m inars , and conferences
within the scope of co ntinu ing education
for a broad clientele rangmg fro m persons
in industry, to me mbers _of public agenctes,
and other interested c1t1zens.
While these extension activities are
named elsewhere in this p ubl tcatto n, 11
sho uld be mentio ned here th at a part of
our staff under leadership by Stanley Cor~
der and George Atherton co nducted a
semina r and demonstration on the . smokeless disposal of wood and b ark restdues m
mod ified w igwam burners: The program
inclu ded a review and dtsc usston of rece ntly completed research o n im proved
operatio n of wigwam burners. About seventy mill ope rators~ members of public
agenc ies, and equ ip ment manufacturers
attended the meeting held in October m
Eugene.
Staff changes in the D epart m~nt of Forest Products includ ed the appomtment of
Mac McKimmy to Full Professor and the
granting o f the PH.D. degree to. Tony Va~­
VIiet by Michigan State Un1vers 1ty. Ton~ s
dissertation dealt w ith the managenal
efforts of managers of small sawmi lls.
Bob McMahon spent three weeks in Chicago on a visit ing professor fellowship provided by the Ch icago Mercantile Exchange .
He stud ied the operatio n of the exchange
and started d eveloping a s l ide-tape program on the hedging with lumber futures .
Bill Lehmann, who obtai ned his Ph.D. recently from Colorado State Untverstty, d id
not return from his leave of ab sence , but
accepted a position a t the. U.S. Forest
Products Laborato ry in Mad tson, Wtsconsin.
Everett Ellis took a six mo nths ' leave
o f absence in order to wo rk in research
and development with Eva ns Products
We talked to Mrs. B arnes on December
29th to c heck up on George Barne~.
George is in the hospital with pneumonia
and other compl icatio ns. Hopefully, the
pneumonia will be bro~ght under contr?l
by the time you read th1s and George Will
be back home.
How about wr iting George a note? We
know he'd appreciate tremend ously hearing from you. Send your cards and messages to his home at 2009 N.W. VanBuren,
Corvallis. Oregon 97330.
Helmuth Resch named new Forest Products
Department Head.
Company. He again joi ned our teaching
and research effort January 1.
J . D. Wellons Ill jo ined our faculty during
1970. He brings with him a stro ng ? ackgrou nd obtai ned fro m Duke Un1vers1ty m
General Science (BS), Wood Technology
(MF), and Wood and Polymer Chemtstry
(P H.D.). He previo usly held p os tl tons a_s
polymer chemist with the Research Tnangle Institute and as assistant and
assoc iate pro fessor at Iowa State Untversity. He has bee n a James D. Du ke fellow and held a Woodrow Wtlson fellowship.
Helmuth Resch
Department Head
A Memorial For
Dean Peavy
This is an app eal to the "boys " o f the
Peavy era and to all foresters who reco gnize and ap preciate the priceless legacy
that George W. Peavy left to the p rofe~ston
o f forestry . Speaking to you as Prestd en t
of the Western Fo restry Center, I w tsh to
acquaint you with the Memor ial Hall of the
Western Forestry Center and the grand
opportunity we have to memortaltze the
name of Dean Peavy.
A special place known as Memorial Hall
has been made a part of the exhibit building of the Center. This hall is a most
attractive area with an outdoor court. It
is co nstructed of open beamed ceiling and
wide sugar pine and batten walls, two of
wh ich will have large black walnu t carvings re lative to the forest ind~st ry. . A
spec ia lly designed wooden . cab tnet w 1th
drawe rs will be used as a l tfe htstory ftle
contai ning biographical tnformatton for
each person memorialized. The. p~rson ' s
name wi ll be on the front o f the tnd tvtd ual
drawer contain ing the biography. The room
will be carpeted and properly furntshed
w ith c hairs and lounges.
All memo rials are being estab l ished on
a gift basis. The min imum contnbut1on 1s
$10 000
I'd like to see the Fernhoppers
of Oregon State put togethe r a $10,000
contribution in the name o f Dean Peavy.
The order form for dues and banquet lick-
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ets has a place on it for you to contribu te
Be
to the George W. Peavy Memona l.
sure to include your contn butt?n w he_n
yo u pay yo ur dues. Any denommatton IS
welcome.
Whe n we celebrated Fifty Yea rs of Forestry at Orego n State Dean Emeritus
McCulloch wrote this abo ut Geoq;~e W.
Peavy. I hope it refreshes m e m ~.n es o f
old-timers and helps edu cate the yo ungsters".
" There was a man - - so me men give
abu ndantly o f themselves, without th o ug~t
of p ersonal gain or prestige, and their
.memory long endures. Tht s was George
Wilcox Peavy. His person h as bee n. QOne
now these several years, but th ~ Sj)lrlt o f
the hearty man with the big votce IS st ill
a potent presence in the Sc hool of Forestry.
"Men first ," said George, and es tab l i s ~­
ed the idea so strongly that men ftrst IS
st ill the aim of fernhoppers. The bustness
of the School is not diplomas but the
development o f men.
" In a d ay when fewer students were enrolled George Peavy had op port un ity for
c lose ' p ersonal association with every forester. He made the most of this c hance
to better forestry by p erso nally developing
better foresters . The ou tstan din g success
of " my boys," as he called them .. attests
hi s success. His vigorous leade rsh ip mad e
the School widely known and its graduates
widely accepted . He developed a welcome
for Oreg on Staters that sti ll persists.
" George Peavy was ever val iant on the
side o f right as he saw 11. He. wo uld tackle
anyth ing or anybody , and qut te frequently
was embroiled w ith so me scurvy kn ave
whom he had detected 1n w rongd omg.
Th ;s belligerent allegiance to truth and
rig ht not only founded the School on a
rock but advanced forestry in Oregon. 1-lts
long service on the State Board of Fo~es­
try ·spanned the period from its 1neffect1ve,
hal ting beginnings to a htghly res pected
and co mpetent arm of State government.
He helped m igh tily in th1s transttton.
"Those who did not know him we ll were
perhaps most impressed by his reso nant
voice and great vigor even m hts later
years. There was nothing weak about
Geo rge w. But those who knew htm best
w ill always remem ber as hiS greatest
strength h is tremendous fnendsh 1p and
fierce loyalty. In these he was a g1ant
among men.
" The principles on wh ich he fou nded the
home o f the fern hoppers remain the basic
purposes of his School today. Probab ly
they always will , fo r George Peavy's restless spirit doubtless has a qutzz tca l and
affectionate eye cocked on the School of
Forestry at Oregon State College."
Charles W. Fox '27 Presid ent
Western Fore stry Center
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The Self-Learning Center
At the annual meeting of the Society of
American Foresters in Las Vegas last October foresters from all parts of the country
were introduced to the OSU Forestry SelfLearning Center. For three days Bob
Reichart and Phil Grawford '65, with the
help of graduate students Dave Hann '68
and John Garland '70, staged a three-day
continuous exhbiit and were kept so busy
demonstrating and explain ing the SelfLearning Center concept that they had no
chance to attend meetings.
This exhibition was the first o f its kind
for both the Soc iety of American Foresters
and for the Forestry Self-Learning Center.
Equipment used in the Center -- slide
projectors, tape recorders, television playback units, monitors, screens, loud speakers, headphones and teaching presentations were used in the display . The exhibit gave viewers a first hand opportunity to
see actual teaching presentations being
used in regular classes and in the SelfLearning Center.
Bob Reichart in talking about the presentation at Las Vegas said: "John Garland
and Dave Hann gave us tremendous help
in making the exhibition so successful.
Both had worked with us c losely and were
strong supporters of the effective teaching
possibilities offered by a learning center.
Their enthusiastic and knowledgeable explanations to vis itors, showing student
viewpoint, were particularly impressive.
Besides, we had so many presentations
being shown simultaneous ly that Phil and
I would have had great difficulty handling
the situation over the three-day showing
without their assistance."
It is difficult to pick out which displays
created the most interest. A super-B moving picture showing balloon logging caught
the atten tion of many viewers. So did a
television presentation showing operations
in a plywood plant, and individual viewers
spent much time looking at tape-slide presentations used in wood identification and
other courses.
One night about five
o'clock, just as a guard was starting to
close everything up tor the night, half a
dozen vis itors were watching a tape-sl ide
presentation on forest history tha t Dean
Emeritus McCulloch had made severa l
years ago. They stayed right with it to
the end and it was half an hour later
before the guard could lock up the exhibit
room.
Many visitors expressed their pleasure
at having been given the opportunity to
see the Self-Learning Center in action and
asked for further information. Incidentally,
any alumnus who is curious about the
report of the Self-Learning Cente r can get
a copy by writing to Dr. Robert R. Reichart, Forestry Self-Learning Center, OSU.
Reports are made sem i-annually to the
Louis W. and Maud Hill Family Foundation
which has generous ly supported the project.
Forest Management
The "Comings and Goings" of the Forest Management Department seems an appropriate theme tor this year's report.
Larry Streeby, a resource economist,
joined our staff in March, coming to us
from the Uni versity of Wisconsin.
Dick
Waring returned from a year of study,
teaching, research and travel in Europe
with Austria as his base.
Mike Newton is back after a 9 month
sabbatical leave which included study and
Conferences, Short Courses,
And Symposia
The Self-Learning Center Exhibit at Las Vegas received a lot of attention. That's
Glenn Voorhies '29 on the left.
(Photo courtesy of SAF)
research in the use of systems dynamics
and modeling as applied to ecological
problems. He carried on his studies at
the University of Tennessee and the Oakridge National Laboratories. His field work
was done primarily in the southeastern
part of the United States but he also did
research in Puerto Rico and Panama.
Chuck Sutherland spent the past year at
Harvard taking courses in managerial economics and related subjects. He also visited many forestry schools and forestry
operations during his travels. Dick Hermann returned to the staff after 9 months
of work on the comprehensive monograph
on Douglas-fir, a joint venture with Denny
Lavender. One month of his sabbatical
leave was spent in Czechoslovakia at the
invitation of that country.
The "Goings " refer primarily to the
transfer of Drs. Jemison, Brown, Gay and
Beuter, in addition to Jim Krygier and Jim
Arney, to the Forest Engineering Depa rtment on July 1, 1970. In addition, Brian
Cleary completed his doctoral program and
resigned to join the staff of the Weyerhaeuser Research Center at Centralia
Washington.
'
Doctoral candidates completing their
programs since the last report include Harvey Holt, Peter Laird, and Ken Holtje in
addition to Brian.
The most newsworthy item research-wise
is our new program under the International
Biological Program in connection with the
Coniferous Forest Biome project. The main
thrust of this program is the analysis in
~epth of forestry related ecosystems , particularly in Oregon and Washington. A
major goal o f the International Biological
Program is to develop an understanding
of the biological basis of productivity in
nature. This implies an understand ing of
the dynamics and functioning of the
ecosystems into which natural processes
are integrated.
The project is interdisciplinary and
cooperative with the University of Washington and other regional colleges and
universities. The program is funded by
the National Science Foundation. Dick
Waring has played a leading role in the
development and in itiation of this project.
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Dean "Mac" McCulloch
We visited with Dean McCulloch a couple days before Christmas and asked him
if he 'd like us to report on how he is
doing. The answer was an emphatic yes!
You'd be pleased to know that Dean
Mac is at home and a lady is keeping
house for him. She has a daughter in
grade school and a son in high school.
Mac wanted to do something for the family, so he made reservations for Christmas
at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.
Everyone had a good time and Mac enjoyed showing his guests around Victoria and
seeing old friends.
If you get to Corvalli~ and have a few
minutes to spare, Mac wou ld enjoy seei ng
you. Here 's his address in case you'd like
to drop by or write. 2815 N.W. Polk, Corvallis, Oregon 97330.
Other departmental participants include
Scott Overton, Denny Lavender, Hugh
Black, and Bill Nagel. This program may
be expanded substantially during the coming year.
Under the direction of Bob Keniston, a
self-guided nature trail tour has been laid
out at the Arboretum. Hundreds of ch ildren and adults have already taken advantage of this tour.
There were no major changes in undergraduate curriculum this year. Our major
effort is to improve the courses now offered with particular emphasis on the integrated courses. The faculty has developed
an area of concentration in forest business
to serve as a gu ide for students interested
in that area of specialization.
Five short courses were offered during
the year by Dave Paine in aerial photo
interpretation, Johnny Bell in variable plot
cru ising, AI Berg in young-growth management and Ray Yoder in the financing of
the forest products industry.
Enrollment in the Department continues
to grow at a modest rate. It is up 5 percent this year at the Sophomore through
Graduate student levels.
Dick Dilworth,
Department Head
The Lumber Drying short course w as
again held in December, accord ing to
Charlie Kozlik. The course covered basic
information and up-to-date techniques in
lumber drying.
Lectures and laboratory
wor k are employed in providing information on wood structure and its relationship
to drying, and on mechanics of kilns and
kiln schedule development.
Dates for the Variable Plot Cruising
course have been set for March 15-19,
1971, by Johnny Bell. This is one day
longer than previous short courses. The
course will include basic principles of variable plot cruis ing, field techniques, and
computational methods with one-half day
in the field. The introductory session on
Three-P sampling wi ll cover basic principles and will be expanded to inc lude a
one-day problem in the fie ld.
Dave Paine has set the dates for the
Aerial Photo short course. It w il l be offered March 15-18, 1971. The course format
has changed somewhat and is as fo llows:
includes three days of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and class exercises with
emphasis on geometry and interpretation of
aerial photographs for forest engineering
and management purposes . Discussion of
other remote sensors useful in forestry
wi ll also be covered, i.e., thermal scanners
and image forming radar. On the fourth
day the class will be split into three sections, students may choose one of the
following areas: (1) Eng ineer ing, road
location, and mapping; (2) Photo mensuration , cruis ing of large and small timber
tracts with double and 3-Pee sampling
techniques, and with and without photo
measured tree heights; and (3) Review
scale, distance, bearings, heights, radial
line triangulation, etc.
There will be a major Bark Utilization
Conference on campus March 8-9, 1971.
Watch for publicity on this one. A number
o f Forest Research Laboratory staff and
others outside of the University are involved in planning. The conference will
cover the research , developmental , and
economic aspects of bark utilization from
the source of the raw material to the finished product.
Bob Graham and Bob McMahon are
teaming up to put on a Wood Preservation
short co urse in April, 1971. The e xact date
hasn 't been set on this one. Write to Bob
Graham, if you 're interested. The course
seeks to improve the utilization of Orego n
woods by providing supp liers and users of
treated wood products with an understanding of wood stru cture , how wood dries.
how liquids penetrate wood and of the
processing of pressure-treated wood. The
presentation includes five slide-tapes with
interva ls tor qestions and disc ussions with
forest produc ts personnel.
Chuck Sutherland is back from his sabbatica l leave and is getting caught up on
his teaching program , so he'll be putting
on a Land Use Planning and Zoning short
course in Apri l of 1971. A date in April
is yet to be selected . The course will
provide foresters with a working knowledge
of the objec tives and methods of land use
planning and zoning , theory and practical
application.
A workshop on Hedging with Lumber
Futures will be offered by Bob McMahon
in April of 1971 . The time in April will
be announced later, since the same program will be presented at several different
loc ations in Oregon. Bob is working with
several commodity commiss ion houses and
a series of original slide-tape presentations
have been developed for the program .
AI Berg will be conducting another short
course in the Management of YoungGrowth Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock
June 14-17 , 1971. Last year's program
was so successful that a similar format
will be used. There will be two days of
lec tures and discussions on recent developments in young-growth management;
a one day field trip to discuss marking,
levels-of-growing-stock, and operational
procedures ; and a one day field trip to
cu rrent opera tion to view management
practices.
Although Jim Krygier has become Director of Forestry Extension, the Department
o f Forest Engineering will co ntinue to offer
Symposia in the forest watershed and
hydrology field. These will be offered at
appropriate times in areas of interest to
foresters and professionals in related
fie lds.
Schedule of Conferences, Short Courses and Symposia
Program
Date
Days
Dec.
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Ap r.
Apr.
Ap r.
Lum ber Drying
5
4
Aer ial Photo
Variab le Plot Cruising
5
Bark Utilization Con ference
' 2
Wood Preservation
1
2
Land Use Planning and Zoning
Hedging with Lumber Futures
1
Management o f Young-Growth Douglas-fir
4
and Western Hemlock
ROBERT D. BERENDS '64
VERNE D. BRONSON '42
LOUIS GERVAIS '36
DANIEL H. JANZEN '29
TREVOR R. LEWIS '26
HANS W. L OOF '16
SAMMUEL J'. MAMMANO '37
CHARLES A. MCCOLLUM '18
14-18,
14-18,
15-19,
8-9,
(TBA),
(TBA),
(TBA),
1970
1971
1971
1971
1971
1971
1971
June 14-17, 1971
LESTER J. MCPHERSON '29
DONNELL E. O'BRIEN '37
ALBERT W. SAUER '41
WILLARD F. SCHAEFER '54
LEO R. STADELMAN '61
ANTHONY L. THOMETZ ~6
ROBERT B. WILLI AMS '49
Forest Research
Regeneration within 1 year following the
final harvest is an important goal in a highyield forest program. A major thrust of
the forest management research program
to achieve this goal is to make available
info rmation on how seedlings act and react
under various site conditions, methods of
overcoming major deterrents to adequate
stocking, suitable plant ing techn iques for
difficult sites, and spec ies selection related
to environmental limitations.
Grass and weed control studies in conifer plantations, conducted by Dr. Michael
Newto n, show that a dense grass stand
is almost always a lethal environment for
planted conifers anywhere e xcept in foggy
coastal areas. A mixture of grasses and
broad leaf weeds is substantially more
e xtreme than grass alone. Atrazine herbicide c ontinued to be the most effective
chemical used in the studies of 1969.
Addition of dalapon and / or 2,4-D in
various ratios made it possible to control
species composition and density of herbs.
Dr. Denis P. Lavender found that seedlings placed in cold storage were more
vigorous when exposed to a daily light
pe riod than seedlings stored in complete
darkness , as is the normal practice. Further
stud ies are p lanned to determine whether
such treatment will increase f ield survival
of planting stock.
Dr. W illiam K. Ferrell's studies on transpiration in Douglas-fir seedlings show that
those from dry sites have an abil ity to
restrict their moisture loss more quickly
under so il moisture stress than do those
from moist sites. These studies also show
that pr ior growing conditions can modify
subsequent transpi rational behavior. The
implications are that we can affect the
water relations of a seedling to be planted
out by both the selection of seed source
and by nursery growing conditions.
Aerial application of he rbicides to control competi ng vegetation is also an effective aid in reduction of an im al damage to
tree seed and seed l ings because of the
change of wildlife habitat. Dr. Hugh Black
is studying the impact of herbicide-induced
vegetational changes on forest wildlife.
Prediction of the effects of some forest
management practices and more effective
manipulation of habitats to promote tree
growth will stem from his work.
A green seedling is not necessar ily a
live seed lin g, and planting seedlings is
costly. One company forester reported a
loss o f $90,000 in a single year resulted
from using planting stock that looked satisfactory at the time of planting but turned
out to be too weak to survive . Dr. Joe
Zaerr has tried several approaches to a
so lution of this problem. The method
showing the greatest potential used the
change in wave form o f a square wave
electrical impulse passed through plant
tissue. For healthy tissue , the resultant
oscilloscopic trace had a spike on th e
leading edge at the point of voltage
change.
Detecting damaged or dead
seedl ings can be accomplished in this
manner in the laboratory.
Research is
continuing on the refinement of equipment
and the interpretation of measurements tor
use in the f ield.
Precommercial thinnings in western hemlock, carried out by silviculturist Rudolf
Kangur in the Oregon Coast Range,
emphasize the desirability of redu cing
stand density early in the life of the stand.
An 18-year-o ld hemlock stand near Hebo,
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Oregon, on site II land was thinned to 450
crop trees per acre in 1964. The th innei:l
plot showed an increase in growth of 50
percent as a result of the treatment, indicating not on ly can more vo lume growth
be realized but also a shorten ing of the
rotation.
Abundant high-quality water has been a
natural resource of great value enjoyed by
Oregon's citizens.
Research has bee n
oriented toward learning how to improve
both the yield of water and its quality.
Dr. Lloyd W. Gay has been improving an
"energy balance" technique for esti mating
evapotranspiration to d etermine the e ffec t
of forest cutting on water yield. To develop estimates of evapotranspiration , he
studied three c o ntrasting sites in central
Oregon - a young lodgepole pine stand,
a lush mountain meadow, and a sparse ly
Plans are to
vegetated pumice desert.
extend the studies to natura l and managed
forests to determ ine comparative water
use.
The Alsea watershed studies are continuing to yield useful data on runoff and
sediment. James Krygier has found that
peak discharges were not influenced by
road building when roads constituted about
3 or 4 percent of the drainage. Roads
occupying 7 percent of the area did increase peaks significantly.
Clearcutt ing alone has not increased
sedimentation .
Slash
burning,
which
exposes mineral soil to over 100 inches o f
annual precipitation, has produced most
of the sediment observed. Sediment yield s
are declining rapidly as vegetation returns.
With the cooperation of the U.S. Forest
Service, Dr. John Beuter has begun a
detailed analysis of public timber appraisal
and sale procedures in Oregon. His research will identify current and anticipated
problems and rank them in priority for intensive research investigation .
Harvesting light cuts of timber from
steep ground has been under study by forest engineer John O'Leary in cooperation
w ith pub I ic agencies and industrial firms.
He has completed time and motion stud1es
for four cable yarding systems of thin ning
on slopes up to 60 percent in 35- to 90yea r-old stands.
Average yarding costs
per C-unit (1 00 cubic feet) varied from
$4.69 to $10.80 for the four systems studied, but variables affecting costs were not
all ident ical.
The studies emphasize the need to coordinate silvicultural requirements with
logging systems opportunities. Clearcut
strip thinnings, for example, were highly
efficient and permitted tree- length logging
with negligible damage to the residual
stand.
A special study directed toward the
reduction of air pollution associated with
disposal of wood and bark residues has
been concluded by research engineers
Stanley Corder, George Atherton, Paul
Hyde, and Russell Bonlie. Improved and
almost smoke-free operation of a test wigwam burner was obtained with most fuels
by effective control of underfire and overfire airflows, by use of a top damper when
neccessary, and by starting with auxiliary
gas burners.
James Johnson and Robert Kunesh,
timber mechanics specialists, have found
that tensile strength and stiffness in bending decrease with increasing knot size in
2- by 8-inch Douglas-fir dimension lumber.
Boards containing edge knots were significantly lower in tensile strength than those
containing center knots. Stiffness in bend-
School
Persona Iities
GEORGE ATHERTON reports that during
the past year his activities have been
mainly concerned with the wigwa m burner
project and presentation of results. Researc hers involved have completed the
testing of the bu rner and presented seminars to some 70 people from industry.
Attendees came from as far away as
Georgia and Alberta, Canada. A number
of burners have been modified somewhat
in conformance to Laboratory recommendations ; and at the time o f observation
they were burning reasonably we ll. He
was the principal speaker at a wigwam
burner forum in Georgia in August.
In
addition George has been busy writing
reports o n high temperature veneer drying,
wood and bark disposal in land fill , floor
performance, and wax extraction.
JOHNNY BELL received his Ph .D. from
the University of Michigan after a 10-year
effort.
In addition to his mensurational
respons ibilities he is again teaching the
Multiple-Use Decisions course
started
spring term 1970; has been chairm an of
the Forest Management Curriculum Committee; and the Oregon Forest Inventory
ing was not affected by knot location but
apparently related closely to
tensile
strength. Th is information is valu able in
selection of the most suitab le lumber for
use in trusses and glued-laminated beams.
Although the use of young-growth
Douglas-fir for pulp is increas ing, insufficient information is available on the
influence of fiber characteristics on pulp
quality. Research by Dr. M. D. McKimmy
is d irected toward increasing information
on how variation in fiber morphology alter
p aper properties.
Related research by Dr. McKimmy indicates a s ignificant influence of genet ics or
seed source on specif ic gravity and
tracheid length in half-cen tury-old famiThis information is
lies of Douglas-f ir.
highly valuable to the pulp and paper
industry because of the effect these two
wood traits have on pulp yield and pulp
quality.
High-tem perature drying of western hemlock lumber, s tudied by wood technologist
Charles Kozlik, reduced kiln time from 35
to 50 percent as compared with com mercial schedules. However, nonuniformity
of final moisture content remained a problem. Studies of western hemlock have
shown that "sinker" heartwood averages
5.5 percent higher in the extractive content than normal heartwood. These extractives, called lignans, block the pit structures and are deposited on the inner cell
wall, which prevents movement of moisture
during drying .
Leif Espenas, specialist in wood seasoning, found that shrinkage increased and
equilibrium moisture content decreased
with increasing temperatures within the
range from 90 to 215 degrees F. Under
some conditio ns. shrinkage of Doug las-fir
was increased by one-half; western hemlock, by three-fourths; and shrinkage of
red alder by more than double.
and Procedures Committee , State Department of Revenue; and again will direct
the Annual Variable Probability Sampling
Short Course (Mar. 15-19) which has been
extended one full day.
In the wake of the Ph.D. program come
mult itudi nous tasks of a "catch-up , fix-up"
variety at home and also more time to
enjoy fam ily fun.
DALE BEVER says : " Have been splitting F 111 (I ntroduction to Forestry) with
Carl the last two years. It is a pleasure
to have this direct contact with students.
Our class this year is big (230+ ), with several girls registered in forestry. All of the
230 are not in forestry, many are from B &
T , Ag, and Science with a minor in forestry. Next term - back to pencil pushing and paper shuffling! "
GEORGE W. BROWN states: " We spent
the summer in the Umpqua National Forest
on upper Steamboat Creek checking the
val idity of an abbrev iated temperature
predicition model. We also ran a series
of experiments to check out a new technique for integrating transmitted solar radiation beneath a forest canopy.
Ken
Holtje, one of our grad students, finished
his doctoral research and prepared a
model which accurately predicts reareration on small tu rbulent streams.
WALT J. BUBLITZ rep orts:
Our Lab
was remode led with new bench tops and
fittings. We have been doing some research on the pul pi ng of straw from grass
seed production in the Wil lam ette Valley
and find that it is a good source of pulp.
We are continuing studies on processing
of Douglas-fir chips prior to pulping.
PHIL CRAWFORD says: " Continuing to
work with the OSU Forestry staff o n teaching projects as Assistant Director of the
Forestry Se lf-Learning Center.
Highlight
of the fall was our display of innovative
forestry teac hing materials and equipment
at the Society o f American Foresters ' annual meeting in L as Vegas. We were impressed by the number of foresters, both
private and public , who took time out from
the sights of Las Vegas to stop at our
display to talk about teaching and training
problems. Those who couldn 't make it to
Las Vegas are extended a special invitation to visit us. If you wait a few more
months, yo u' ll have to try to find us in the
new Forestry building !"
DICK DILWWORTH says:
" This past
year has been more routine than usual. I
did get back to the University of Michigan
for a short course on Planning, Programming and Budgeting Systems. I also became a grandfather for the first time ."
BILL FERRELL continues to teach the
undergraduate
and graduate students
about the latest in forest ecology and tree
physiology . Ecology is a fast-moving field
these days and Bill feels a strong responsibility to make young foresters aware o f
new scient ific ideas as well as changing
public attitudes in the field. In less formal
circumstances, Bill reports that he was
both kayaking on the lower Deschutes
river and hiking on the wi lderness beach
area on the Olympic peninsula last summer. Both were exper iences to help make
the winte r months more liveable.
HENRY FROEHLICH states: " Since leaving Humboldt State a few years ago I have
earned a Masters Degree at Yale University
and a Ph.D. at Colorado State University.
After a year as Watershed Specialist for
the BLM , I'm now at Oregon State in the
Forest Engineering Department and our
home address is 2155 NW Elder St., Corvallis."
LLOYD GAY as Assistant Professor of
Forest Climatology, continued his studies
of evapotranspiration this past summer
with measurements of the energy balance
of plant communities in the Willamette Valley. In March he spent three weeks in
Rome at the invitation of the National Pulp
and Paper Board 's Central Forest Experiment Station. He advised the Experiment
Station on the development of forest
meteorology studies in their fast-growing
poplar plantations. During the month of
September he served as a Visiting Scientist in Warsaw in a program sponsored
jointly by the American and Polish Academies of Science. There he visited with
Polish scientists engaged in the study of
microclimate in forestry and agriculture
and lectured on his forest climatology research in Oregon.
BOB GRAHAM reports: "Fumigants that
appeared promising for arresting decay in
distribution poles for 4 years now appear
even more promising in transmission poles.
Vapam was eq ually effective in both distribution and transmission poles and wrapping the groundline zone to retard loss of
fumigant was found unnecessary. Vorlex
and chloropicrin were more effective than
Vapam ."
DICK HERMANN says: "I was on sabbatical leave last year and much of my
time was spent writing and doing library
research in the Nationa l Li brary of Agriculture and the Library of Congress. The
highlight of my sabbatical was a trip to
Czechoslovakia for an international forestry
meeting, and the opportunity to become
acquainted w ith foresters and forestry
practices in that country. I was particularly pleased to find out that some of our
publications had found their way behind
the Iron Curtain and that people there
were aware of the work done by the Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State."
JIM KRYGIER states: " Primary effort
has been devoted to wrapping up several
research projects:
sediment production
and logging in the Alsea Study, peak discharge changes associated with roadbuilding and clearcutting, and finally a
doctoral thesis which should be ready for
review within a few weeks.
The word
"wrapping up" infers something new is in
the making. I have accepted the position
of Director of Forestry Extension with
the School of Forestry."
MAC MCKIMMY has been busy with new
courses in the newly re vised Forest Products curriculum plus working on the Forest Products graduate program. He has
also been d oi ng researc h in wood quality
to complete his activities.
BOB MCMAHON was a recipient of one
of three Visiting Professor Fellows hips
awarded by Chicago Mercantile Exch ange
to encourage greater awareness of and
interest in commodity futures markets by
the academic community.
Bob spent
three weeks in Chicago studying the lumber futures market and preparing a slidetape prog ram on hedging with lumber futures. He was invited to give a paper on
the future outlook for forest products at the
first western regional conference on agricu ltural prospects.
DON MILLER says: "Observations over
the past few years have reassured me that
marine piling does a pretty good job of
retaining its protective creosote; and so do
my pants after I get next to the stuff! Oth er
tidier endeavours during the year have
been attempts to shorten the process time
for compression molding of bark. "
MIKE NEWTON just returned from sabbatical leave, during which he visited the
University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge
National Laboratories. Even though the
avowed purpose was to study forest
ecology, relating observations in various
parts of the country to local phenomena,
the most useful ga ins related to people
watching in th e very different Appalachian
community.
Also had some fascinating
experiences among people and forests in
Puerto Rico and Central and South
America. It was never difficult to appreciate Oregon, it is even less so now.
DAVE PAINE re ports: " Not mu ch change
from last year. Still teaching aerial photos
and mensuration and conducting a limited
amount of research in both areas. Harvested and sold first crop of Christmas
trees planted six years ago . They all went
to San Jose, California."
BILL PARKE says: " Where does recreation fit into multiple-use decisions? Coming into prominence is the question what type of recreation should the public
be most co ncerned with. Our students are
looking into this and o the r puzzling items.
We graduated eighteen students last year
in the Recreation Option and the inte rest
in this field continues. "
BOB REICHART reports:
" Just back
from a trip to St. Paul, Minnesota; the influence of the Forestry Self-Learning Center
has jumped the bo undaries of forestry.
Over a yea r ago he had met with the
faculty of the School of Medicine at the
University of Minnesota and had told them
about the operation of our Center. Now
the Schoo l of Medicine has its own large
learning ce nter in the medical section of
the university library. The carpeted floor
and the plush layout made me envious
and anxious to move into our new forestry
building with its specially designed plan for
independent study.
HELMUTH RESC H says: " I am getting
acq uainted with the people, the Forest Products teaching and research programs ,
Oregon's forest products industries and
Oregon itself. Meeting people has been
most enjoyable, learn ing how they interract
w'th each other and how they view common problems and g oals has been most
fasc inating."
HERB SIEBEN reports he has moved to
the country - his new address is: 2635
SE Peoria Bl vd., Corvallis.
CHUCK SUTHERLAND spent last year at
Harvard studying economics and looking
at teaching from the students' viewpoint
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again. Since this was the first he had
vis ited the East, he enjoyed the scenery
and improved his knowledge of American
history too . He says: " glad to be back
though".
RICHARD WARING says: "I returned
after a year's research, teachi ng, and
reflection in Europe to find that " ecology,"
like "Agnew", is now a household word.
Being concerned about the environment is
not alone an American response, although
many Europeans trust their government to
do what is necessary and don 't react as
individuals. The European , however, may
have more justice in trusting his local government not to enrage his sensit ivit ies. For
example , co ntrast the typical European calendar pho to showing a town nestled in a
valley with our cale ndars illustrating landscapes devoid of human activity. To the
European the cities and streets are for
people. The introdu ctio n of the automobile
has only intensified this feeling, at least
in northern Europe. With the good hand
dealt us in natural resources and educational advantages, it is hard to justify our
greed, now that we finally recognize that
a second car and o ther necessities, such
as electric tooth brushes, jeopardize a
d ecent life for the next ge neration. Supposedly, we foresters are trained to look
far into the future. Let's d o our part to
help others app reciate this viewpoint.
End of lecture, its good to be home. "
J. D. WE LLONS states he joined the staff
in A pril has been busy developing a
program of research in utilization of bark
in compos ite products - and in teaching
FP 370 wood chemistry.
BILL WEST reports: "As of January 1,
the new Forestry Building - Peavy Hall should be about 80% completed. Will try
to have a preview inspection for Fernhoppers and friends on March 6th. Mrs.
West and I spent our vacation in British
Columbia. We followed highway 5 north
from Princeton to Jasper, then west from
Jasper to Prince George and Prince Rupert
over new and rebuilt highway 16. A day
in Barkerville is a wonderful side trip , as
also a visit to the Indian museum at Hazelton. The overnight boat ride from Rupert
to Kelsey Bay, Vancouver Island, was a
highlight of the vacation. The new, beautiful B.C. Provincial Museum in Victoria
is highly recommended on your next vis it
to the island."
BOB WILSON says: " Things are picking up in the Forest Engineering Surveying
courses. Last summer term a girl, who
had received a degree in Agriculture took
a surveying course and is now employed
by Georgia Pacific. A second girl, who is
a junior in the Engineering School, is taking an FE course this fall term. She plans
to become a member of an all girl survey
crew to work for the USFS. Not only did
they add to the class but they are better
than average students."
RAY YODER's activities during the past
year {besides teaching) included a trip to
Mexico and to the Southeastern U.S., a
few weeks of editing the proceedings of a
conference on financing the forest industries, held in May 1970, and a series of
co nsulting assignments for one of the
major forest products firms . He is now
eligible to enter the grandfather's golf
tournament.
Have just fin ished a book on history of
Sawmilling, Shingle Manufacturing and
Log Transp ortation in a part of North
Idaho. Off the press soon. Greet ings to
all.
With The Classes
Fernhoppers everywhere are respondin g to our request for messages
classmates. We hope yo u are still enjoying readi ng about each other.
to
their
Post cards and o ther messages have to be in our hands by December 10, if they
are to be included in the NEWSLETTER. We always get a number of cards after
that date. Why do n' t you guys write you r messages when you first get the cards?
Another year has passed a nd the Class of 1970 has joined the ranks of professional
foresters. The 1971 Newsletter will go to all who gave us a fo rwa rding address. We
hope that members of the Class of 1970 will also join the OSU Forestry Alumni
Associatio n.
1910
T . J. STARKER says that three of his
fo restry c lassmates are "over the hill" and
they were all good o nes. He's disappointed in seeing so much concrete and brick
develop in New Forestry Building.
1915
W. JOE CHAMBERLIN sends regards to
a ll and congratulations on the new bu ilding.
1916
FREDERI CK A. HOLMES states he retired from the Ch ief Engineer's Office of the
Southern Pacific Co. in 1968. Now living
upon and maintaining his property o n the
Bayshore Freeway in Mountain View, Cal if.
1917
FRED P. CRONEM ILLER reports:
" In
April 1916 we f inished the new Forestry
Bu ildi ng. I wrote an article for the Barometer about it. Am almost fu lly retired, do
quite a bit o f writing, a lot of Mexican and
Centro-American travel. Am well but wife
has a bad case of arthritis. The Ca liforn ia
fo resters are fighting a lot of fires and
many of them where I fought them before.
Have logged about 2000 m iles of old e migrant trails in northern California and adjoining Orego n a nd Nevada.
Hope to
publish on it but must find an angel."
HARRY C. PATTON is busy developing
his new summer home s ites sub-division
at Detroit Lake known as Patton Addition
to Detroit, but does take time out for
bowli ng and hunting. Plans to attend the
Fernhopper B anquet on March 6 to inspect
new building and meet old firends.
1918
R. STAN LEY SMILIE reports from Sonoma, California that he has just retired and
busy on the "Ranc hito".
10 years is getting to be a bore. I am
happy to see you get a new Forestry
B uilding, maybe I will get to see it next
summer.
JAM ES W. MEDLEY reports he has been
enjoying retirement for the past 16 years.
Keeps busy ga rdening, hunting and fishing.
Hopes to make it to Fernhoppers Day next
March.
IRA C. GNOSE says " have been retired
5 years. Wife and self have done a great
d eal of traveling , hope to do a lot more."
A. D. CANNAVINA reports that he and
his wife Grace are living in Kalispell,
Montana. Reti red from the U.S. National
Park Service in December 1965. Enjoying
retirement.
Daughter Lois is teaching
bio logy in Orange, Calif. He says if any
Fernhopp ers sho uld pass his way, the
latch str ing is always out.
JOHN H. BAGLEY JR. writes, "nothing
much new since last t ime I wrote. Still am
appraiser-aud ito r for the Cou nty Assessor
and still having plenty of fun at my hobbies
of sports car rallies and cooking."
GEORGE J. ALTSTADT says he is still
act ive operating two stores, one hardware
another industr ial s upplies in Astoria. Lives
at Gearhart by the Sea travel a litt le
and enjoying life. Celebrated 40th ann iversary last year son-daughte r-in-law
and 2 grandchildren life is beaut iful.
W. V. BENEDICT writes he retired in
December 1966 as Director, Division of
Forest Pest Contro l, U.S. Forest Service;
retired December 1968 as Co nsu ltant, Forestry Division FAO.
W. E. GRIFFEE reports : "I 'm sti ll in
Mississip pi running a lumber operation
wh:ch is quite profitable but keeps me so
busy I don't have much chance to look up
old friends in the West. Hope to have
time for that too before long."
1921
PERCEY E. MELtS says "no news is
good news".
FRAN K 0 . KOLLER writes : I am still
around, same as ever. Taking it easy for
CLARENCE C. STRONG, wr ites will
keep March 6 in mind and try to come.
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PHILIP C. J OHN SON writes: "Retired
from the Intermountain Forest & Range Experime nt Station as research pro ject leader
and Principal Entomologist o n Ju ly 1969.
The n to Europe with Mrs. Johnson and
two sons . We have d one lots o f trave l in
o utdoor Weste rn U.S. I also am doing
some tech nical wr iti ng and c ustom pho tography, when I want to."
GEORGE SPAUR writes "congratulations on the new build ing. I am looking
forward to seing it on March 6."
1927
1924
NORMAN R. HAWLEY w r ites : " I have
been retired from USFS for three years
with 48 hobbies, plus a healthy w ife who
enjoys the same things I do. Judging by
his pictures, o nly Pro f. Starker is in better
shape than I am! Do co me and see us.
We've bu ilt "Oak Hill " - yes, under oakslooking o ut to the Blue Ridge, and we have
the room, the climate, the time, a nd the
scenery all at your disposal! Dean Peavy
was right w hen he promised there was a
reward at the end of a life in forestry! The
best to all o f you !"
PHILIP B. GILBERT Manager Coos Head
Lumber and Plywood Company, Wilm ington , Cal ifornia and living in Long Beac h,
Calif.
1923
1920
DONALD N. MATTHEWS reports that he
is retired and living on 10 acres on Petes
Mountain in Clackamas County at the Stafford Community. In June they celebrated
their Golden Wedd ing Anniversary.
1925
LOUIS R. ZOBEL says: " It 's nice to be
remembered as a Fernhopper from OSU,
altho I spent over a quarter ce ntury with
Ford Motor Co. I have been retired sixand-half years."
ERNEST WR IGHT says: "A retiree
usually does not have much exciting news
t o relate. Life at the Sen ior Estates about
the same as before. Plenty of problems
with the city and others to keep us on
our toes, and make life anything but boresome. Expect to spend a month o r so
in the southland this winter. My golf and
bowling are so-so. Sometimes, pretty fair
other limes bad . See you March 6."
JAY F. GRANT says, " In the 5th year of
retireme nt fro m USFS and sti ll busier than
before retirement. I am still a part-time
Forestry Consultant fo r the Springfield
School District, a part-time farmer (as a
hobby), and no time for the rocki ng chair
I bough t for retirement."
E. W. BALDERREE reports " I am retired
now, and living at Le isure World -Laguna
Hills, Calif. , e ight miles from Laguna
Beach. There are about 200 former Oregonians here, among them three former
OSU faculty members, Earl Price, George
Cox and Paul Maris. We have a very
active Oregon Club here and many OSU
boosters. We enjoy OSU news."
ELLSWORTH S. YOUNG reports 1971
w ill be the 50th si nce graduation for me
so I w ill try to make it there on March 6th.
It wil l be interesting to see prog ress on
the new Forestry Building which will be
the third one s ince I was a Rook. I started in the class of 1918 and classes in my
Rook year were in the top of what we
used to know as the Chern Shack. Father
Time and I have been getting along quite
well and we have hopes of continuing th is
relationship.
BERNARD L. NUTTING says: "Continue
to have good health and plenty to do to
keep busy."
any Fernhopper anytime. Still live at the
same old place , Coos B ay, Oregon."
1926
KELLY B. McGUI RE is retired, serving
third four-year term on Californ ia State
Board of Forestry.
CHARLES W. FOX reports "st ill trying
to get the Western Forestry Center completed ."
JAY B. HANN, JR. says, "Six weeks
spent on the Atlantic side of the U.S. from
Puerto Rico to Canad a last sum mer in
July and August co nvinced me that the
Pacific Coast is still hard to beat as far as
climate is co ncerned."
ALVIN L. PARKER writes: "I was reti red
March 1, 1968, after more th an 41 years of
Forestry employment with the U.S. Forest
Se rvice, and th e Oregon State Fo restry
Dept. The first 19 years were with the
USFS in Calif., d uring which t ime I helped
bu rn off large portions of the State! Ha l
Actua lly it was difficult to leave a lasting
mark of a 5,000-20,000 acre or smaller
fire, for someone always followed up w ith
a larger f ire , which completely wiped out
your original landmarks! In fact, since
leaving Ca l ifornia in 1945, they actua lly
succeeded in burning up nearly half of
my good old Yreka Ranger District of the
Klamath N.F., and t here went a lo t of my
little old landmar ks! Ha l My last years in
Oregon emp loyment we re as Farm Forester, which was less stre nuo us than fire
fighting. Come down and see us sometime."
JOHN C. WILKINSON writes: "Since his
wife Louise passed away May 29, 1969,
he has been l iving alone with his dog
Maggie b ut keeps busy with gardening,
trout fishing and writi ng Masonic history
1930
Leroy Hawkins '26 and Harry Rounsefell '28 visit with forest engineering student Ken
Kramer '71 .
and enjoys his roses and other flowers.
Has two gra nd sons and one granddaughter."
in Oregon in 11 years since retirement
from U.S. Forest Service. My w ife and I
expect to spend winter o f 1970-7 1 in California desert."
1928
CARL D. RAWI E says : "Still working for
the state of Mi nnesosa, Dept. of Conservation a nd lives at 618 E. 27th St., Hibbing,
Mi nnesota 55746."
JOHN M. HENDERSON w rites: " Hi to
All-ret ired from State Service on July 1
as engineer and administrator for Departme nt of Mental Hygiene. So, now I 'm a
loafe r. Made trips to Northwest but stay
pretty close to home. I play golf and am
active in polo circles, also ra ise ru nning
horses as a hobby so I'm relatively busy.
It's really a problem to kee p out of work
as everybody has plans for me. It's good
to get the Fernhopper news and the Stater.
You are all doing a swell job a nd I'm very
proud of OSU."
LYNN A. HORTON reports "Am now retired , l iving in Santa Rosa, Calif. My w ife,
Mildred Bucknum Horton , c lass of '29, still
putting up w ith me, son Jack, class of
'56, now safety o fficer for Region Five of
USFS, d augh te r Marilyn, class '58, teac hing in business d epartme nt of Red Bluff
High School."
R. D. HUTCHINSON says: " I have been
farmin g more this year than past 22 years
of retirement. Have bee n helping a son
get started, and enjoying operating new
power equipment whic h speeds up operations fi ve times over even twenty years
ago, and easier than fishi ng. "
D. REE D MILLE R says: "After 43 years
as Forest Pathologist with the U.S. Forest
Service have retired. Recently my wife
Edna and I looked ove r a portion o f western U.S. and Canada."
PHILIP L. PAINE states: " Noth ing exci ting to repo rt for past year. Took care
o f two grandch ildre n a nd spent firs t winter
REX W. DENNY writes: "Sti ll traveling
by airstream trailer south in wi nter and
north in summer. Hope to get to Corvallis
on Marc h 6, 1971 ."
1929
ADO LPH C. BYRD reports employed in
lumber a nd dry kiln work for over 40 years,
the last 30 with Ochoco Lumber Company
in Pr ineville, Oregon. Hope to retire next
year to help Bernyce, rockhound w ife, in
her various hobbies and v isi t our three
daughters in San Francisco , Portland and
Seattle. Says the thing that worries him is
afraid his wife w ill be a more demanding
boss than the one he has enjoyed at
Ochoco the past 30 years!
T. W. CHILDS says: " Have no news of
any conseq uence (which I think is fortunate)."
LORA NCE W. EICKWORTH wr ites : "Am
now semi-retired (wo rk one day per week
sell ing rea l estate- when I feel like it).
Have been busy wit h my Christm as Tree
plantat io n. Will have some trees ready for
the market th is year for the first lime. Also
busy building cabin and taking care of 50
fru it trees. One ca n sure get busy just
being retired. Plan on going to Mexico
again this winter. We l ike it d own there ,
and bes ides that , it is a great p lace to
catch Marlin and Dolph in. Glad to see
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HOME R J. HART MAN says: : "Keep on
kicking up a dust, write yourselves a lo ng
letter of congratulat io ns and sig n my name
to it."
PHILIP A . NEWT ON reports: "Retired
from USFS last Octobe r. Moved to Franklin, North Caro lina, in December '69, w here
we expect to remain. We live near Vel ma's
parents and numerous other members of
the ·'clan. " Our son and two daughters
are living in Georgia and Florida (all married) and we have four grandchildren. Norman Hawley lives here in town- see him
occasionally."
WILLIAM RUHMANN says "O ur Class o f
'30 now has been out in the c ruel , cruel
world for 40 years. Where did the t ime go,
men? "
ALLE N C. SM ITH reports: "Was g lad to
see the picture o f the Fo restry Class of
1930 in the Alumn i. Many people saw it
who did not believe that I used to have
hair. I'm ret iring at the end of the year, and
Julia and I will hook up o ur travel trailer
a month or so later a nd drive so uth , the n
east, then follow the weather around until
the summer gets too hot. We will continue
to make our home in Medford. Fo llow ing
a tough year like this has been in the
woods industry, retirement should be very
e njoyable, something li ke runni ng away to
hide. However, the o the r 39 years since I
graduate d have been very enjoyable."
RALPH M. VANWAGN ER says, "Not
much to say except that I am enjoying retirement to the fullest. Lots to travelling
and plenty of fishi ng. In fact I plan to be
in Corvallis for the '30 Class reunion after
going to the SAF convention in Las Vegas.
Will be staying with friends near Newport.
Sort of enjoyed seeing the '30 forestry
class in the Oregon Stater."
1931
ALBERT ARNST reports: "Retirements
are taking their toll of OSU Fernhopp er
alumni who are working in Washington ,
D.C. An unusually heavy crop of foresters
stepped out this last summer. I am with
the Div. of Information and Education,
Forest Service. There is big stress now on
environmental considerations. My outsid e
activities include editing Lions Newsletter,
Chairman of USDA Harvest Ball Committee , editors association , etc."
It's hard work, but a barre l o f fun. Program
is growing fast, and is a real challenge."
WALLACE E. WHEELER writes: " Ev and
I made ou r last move! To a " Chalet" home
in the aspen and pines of Estes Park.
Close to " Golf Cou rse o f the Rockies" and
good fish ing near by. Enjoyed the summer
on West Coast visiting old friends, fishing
and golfing. Plan to see new Forestry Bu ilding next time West. We will spend our 5th
winter in Mexico-guess we can't resist
those warm , sunny days on the beach,
meet ing our tra iler friends (see an OSU
Grad occasionally) and enjoying the Mexican hospitality! "
OWEN L. AYDELOTT reports, retired
from US Forest Service in 1969. Since then
has been working p art time in Real Estate
and dabbling in the stock market, both are
slow now so I have more time to travel
and spe nd with my family. Both our girls
are married and have families of their own .
Lola and I are footloose to do what we
want, but find that keeping busy also keeps
us healthy and happy. Our best to all
Fern hoppers.
HAROLD "RED " WING says: " Retired
in August after 36 years with the Indian
Bureau. I shall continue to live in Abe rdeen. My wife passed away suddenly in
Decem ber, 1969. Shall try to get to Fernhopper Day in March."
HAROLD BOWERMAN says, " Our building addition is l iveable-goods came out
of storage after 11 months. We have had
many pleasant surprise visits from traveling friends, Connie and Toni Wessela were
from the most distance. The latch string is
always out. Tel. 547-3699. Be sure to wear
your RED tie to Fernhopper Banquet
March 6."
LAWRENCE F. HAMILTON writes: "Am
retired and living in Albuquerque , New
Mexico. I hope very muc h to spend Fernhopper Day with old friends next March.
If I do it will be the first one I have been
to since leaving school. I haven't seen any
of the old gang recently. I am not going
places where they are located. Best regards to al l."
JAMES W. KIMMEY still in Westport,
Washington. Spends most of his time fishing, but does do some hunting, and occasionally some consulting wo rk in Forest
Pathology.
H. ROBERT MANSFIELD reports " retired
from Siskiyou National Forest 12-30-66.
I still recommend retirement most wholeheartedly. Photography of plants, wildlife
and scenery along with so me traveling and
much church work keep me more than
busy. My wife Dorothy still teaches 2nd
grade in Grants Pass City Schools but
plans to retire this coming June. That will
give us more time for trave ling and visiting
grandch ildren. "
IVAN J. NICHOLAS reports retired last
January.
1932
PHILIP K. BERGER says: " Thank you
fo r the information regarding the progress
on the new building. Would like to visit
you next year and see it and also see the
many changes that have taken place on
the c ampus. I was there in '62. Hard to
believe-the time certainly passes swiftly.
Enjoy the publications we receive fro m
time to time, and es pecially the news
items relating to members of the Class
of '32."
HARRY A. FOWELLS reports just completed interesting visits to forestry research
institutes in Jugoslavia. They love Douglas
fir and Ponderosa pine over there! Plan to
retire early next year after 38 years of
se rvice. Then will catch up on my fishing.
RALPH W. HORN says: " This is my 21st
year with Menasha Corporation as Timber
Manager look ing after 70,000 acres of
still with the Oregon State Parks trying to
make the Wi ll amette Greenway go. Only
change is we 're grandparents twice since
last year, two little girls. one to Frank and
one to Jo hn. John is Capta in in Army Dental Corps on Ok inawa. Bea and I are both
line and busy."
1933
GAIL C. BAKER writes: "I retired from
the Forest Service in July afte r 39 years .
Stil l plan to live in the Portland area and
get to Corvallis occasional ly. Hope to
make Fern hopper Day."
L. L. "Stub" Stewart '32 was appointed to
the Oregon State Board of Higher Educa·
tion last year.
timber land located in Coos and Douglas
count ies, Oregon."
ROBERT 0. LEWI S says: "Retired from
the U.S. Forest Service 1968- now enjoying my hobbies of fish ing and hu nting,
also travel extensively in our modern
camper. Sons Tom and Rod are both with
the USFS."
MERLE S. LOWDEN says: "Same ad·
dress and job for ano ther year. Forest
Se rvice had worst fire seaso n in many
years and I got in on most of the busts
in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington
and California."
EVERALD E. NELSON-retired .
EDGAR J. PARKER re ports: "Wife Elsie
and I keep busy with our 1 Y2 acres in
Bend. Raise a large garden. Th is is a
good country for root crops and also caul iflower and cabbage. Right now are propagating American Bee Balm (Mo uarda didyma) and Figwort (Scro fularia cal ifornica)
since both species are exce llent for at·
trac tin g the hummingbirds. We also cruise
aro und the state with pickup and camper
taki ng bird pictures and showing slides to
garden clubs etc."
DENNIS W. PATCH says completing my
19th year with the State Department o f
Education in Salem as specialist in School
Distr ict Organization. Hope to attend Fernhopp er Day in March 1971.
WAL TEA J. PUHN has retired from the
USFS and since been do ing a lot of trailer
traveling. Last trip through Las Vegas with
a stop-off for the SAF convention and the
big Fernho pper breakfast. At home in
Fresno many community affairs keep them
busy.
ED J. SMITHBURG writes, "Retired from
Forest Service in November, now busy
teach ing a cooperative educ ation program
with Allan Hancock College in San ta Maria.
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CARLOS T. (Tom) BROWN says : "My
wife Alice and I are still enjoying retirement life in King City (Tigard). We manage
to travel in our trailer during the summer.
Each spring and fall I have been teaching
animal study at Multnomah County Outdoor
School. This fa ll I was in charge of one
of the five sites of outdoor schools. This is
Multnomah
a cha llenging assignmen t.
Cou nty is now offer ing this prog ram to al l
the ir 6th graders and the school operates
for seven weeks in the spring and fal l."
BOB COURTNEY writes : " Re ti red as
supervisor of Tonto National Forest in May,
1970. Fern and I are staying at our home
in Phoenix (my wife, Fern, is one of those
rare people, a native Arizonian). We have
two married daughters, and their fami l ies
liv ing in Phoenix. Our son and fam ily are
in Sao Pau lo, Brazil. We were fo rtunate
this year in bei ng able to attend the AFA
meeting in Atlanta and the SAF meeting in
Las Vegas . I am also chairman o f the
Arizona Conservation Education Advisory
Council."
CONRAD P. WESSELA reports : " Still re·
tired. Keep up the good work. Hope to see
you at the banquet in March. "
1934
STANLEY BISHOP RIC K says: " Been too
busy trying to make a living in these poor
lumber ma rket times to have done anyth ing
of interest. "
GEORGE L. BURNETT writes he is still
working in Range and Wildlife Management
for the Forest Serv ice with headquarters
in Denver, Colorado, and says: " Alice and
I rea lly like Co lorado bu t our three kids
do n't agree, they rea lly grew up in Californ ia and that is where they are ra is ing
their families now. Keith is in San Rafae l,
he married an Oregon Stater and h as
two boys. Shery is in Red Bluff and has
two boys and two girls. Terry is near Susanv ille and has one boy. We get into
Oregon about once a year to visit my sis·
ter in Redmond. Good luck! "
GEORGE W. CHURCHILL writes: " Seems
like Fernhopper Days come quite ofte n.
Sure they' re no t tw ice a year now. I am
HORACE G. COOPER says, "still traveling 60,000 to 70,000 miles per year for
"F ire-Tro l." See lots of Fernhoppers
throughou t the U.S. and Canada."
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JOE LAMMI says, "I'm spending the Fal l
at the University of Tampere, Finland, as
Fulbright Vis iting Professor of International Econo m ics. Studen ts come to my lectures to hear my Oregon accent-a rare
lang uage in these parts!"
FRANCIS R. McCABE reports : " After
more than 30 years service w ith USFS and
Corps of Engineers I retired in February.
1969. Now I am spendi ng my time in pursuit o f hobbies o f wildlife photography,
rockhounding, stamp col lecting , plus trying to keep up w ith the yard work."
JACK M. MI LLER writes, "wish I cou ld
thin k o f something construct ive to say but
environmen tal po ll ution, fouled-up eco logy,
and public invo lvement in everyth ing make
me wish for the good old days. "
J . R. PHILBRICK still Supervisor of the
Umpqua National Forest at Roseburg , Oregon.
1935
HOWARD W. BULLARD writes : " Tempo rarily ex iled in Lou isiana. Have been
here 14 month, abo ut six months morel hope! "
MARION N. NANCE reports: " Stil l busy
build ing a new home (replacing one taken
for construc tion of the th ird power plant
at Grand Cou lee Dam), doing some consu lting , and mayor of Coulee Dam."
H. T . "TODD" SLAYTON moved to Lake
Oswego area in 1969 has Stafford telephone num ber, not in Portland telephone
book. Sti ll with West Coast Orient Co . on
Swan Island.
LEVON DUNFOR D says: "Sti ll w ith
Southwest Forest Industries family all
flown the coop - grandchildren in Honolulu and Guadalajara , Mexico makes
nice places to visit. Best wishes to the
gang."
GEORGE H. SCHROEDER says " busy
year, new ideas, new exper iences, new
faces. Surely time of change, wife Clara
enjoying grea t demand to furnish artist ic
flower arrangemen ts for wedd ings; daughter Nancy bring ing mus ic to ch ild ren in
16 primary and secondary schools in Canada; son Neil with Science Research Associates o f IBM; George L. working on a
second degree and next summer plans trip
to Europe with Oregon State's Singin>J
Group (which Neil an d I enjoyed before
him) . Attended Annual meetin>J SAF in Las
Vegas as represen tative from Crown Zellerbach."
as three of our four ch ildren married. two
are in the Armed Serv ices . one pract icing
medic ine. one housewife and we have
four grandchildren.''
VERNON A. FRI DLEY SR. writes : " Things
are much the same with us now that Ruth
has recovered from a li>Jh t stroke. lost
on ly six weeks of teaching and is doing
fine now and plans to retire in June and I
will ret ire the fo llowing March-less than
350 days! I am foreman for Pacific Gas
and Electric Company and am enjoying
these last days with th is fine new equipment."
HAROLD W. GUSTAFSON says. " We
have been busy try ing to learn this game
or golf. It doesn 't come easy. in fact I'm
not even sure whether it he lps or worsens
the arthritis. I plan to get over on Fernhopper Day and see old friends and the
new bui lding."
EDWARD H. MARSHALL writes: " Still
am Ass istant Reg iona l Forester. State and
Private Forestry Division . USFS. Port land.
and enjoying every m inute of it. Alice and
I st il l pursu ing our hobby of camping and
fish ing. Have seven grandch il dren an d anothe r on the way. How about that! ''
WALLER H. RE ED says: " Enjoy ing com pletion of my th irtieth year as forester and
forest manager of Coll ins Almanor Forest
and Collins Pine Company. Congratulations
on the new forestry school building. "
GA IL M. T HOMAS is Forestry Consu ltant at Bend.
JAMES W. THOMPSON ret ired J an . 10,
1970 from Ochoco Nat ional Forest and
plans to continue residence at 680 S.E.
3rd St., Prinev ille, Oregon 97754.
1937
VAL GARDNER reports: " I have been
with the J. H. Baxter Treatin>J Company
for a year now. Engaged in sales. Moved
to a new home this summer that we had
built. "
VIRG IL T. HEATH says : " Still liv ing in
the land of pol lu ted air and water. Hope
to attend Fernhop per Day."
ORVAL JESS writes: "Still holding on as
District Ranger. Sweet Home Ranger Distr ict on the Willamette. Our three children
are married, and left us alone. Pam lives
in Seattle, J im in Dover, De laware. and
Jan in Durham, North Carol ina."
GUSTAV J. KRAUSE , princ ipa l owner
and president of the G. J. Krause Co ., Inc ..
1388 Newton St. , Los Ange les 9002 1.
specia lizing in commerc ial construct ion
main ly in Southern Ca liforn ia area.
ASHLEY A. POUST wr ites:
"Nice to
hear of the progress toward completion of
the Forestry Build ing."
1936
J. R. STEVENSON says: " I am still the
Pr incipa l of a Navajo Indian Boarding
School in the most remote part of the
Navajo Indian Reservat ion . Th e on ly forest near is the Pinyon-Juniper on top of
the nearby mesas."
MARVIN G. ANGLE writes from Nacogdoches, Texas, "still same place and same
job, at least by title. over the years increasing the technical aspects of timberland
management. Also logging for a new plywood plant opera ted by IPCo 's Long-Bell
Div. Just my wi fe and myself at home now
FRED VOGEL reports that he is ret1red
from foreign service after a variety of
assignments in various parts of the world.
In a recent book. " Arrows of Mercy" Fred
is mentioned as one of the pionee rs in the
use of curare arrow poiso n for anesthetic.
In 1946 he co llected 300 pounds or pu re
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curare extract in Peru for use in research.
Today curare is the base for anesthetic
used in heart and interna l surgery.
VI NCENT D. (Ben) WARD states: "I'm
st ill in the wood ch ip export bus iness an d
find it a good stab le fie ld for a wood products forester. My funct ion is that of settin>J up programs where the sma ll and
med ium size sawm ill s can part ic ipate in
the advantages of expo rti ng their waste
wood. In a way it is who lesale lumbering
by the ship load rather than truck or rail
car. My company is called " Ben Ward &
Co.. Inc.'· and located at 465 California
Street in San Francisco a4 104. The new
phone number is 421-1841 area 415 and
I would certainly l ike to hear from o ld
fr iends. My home is in Bur l ingame . Ca lif..
and the phone is listed under bot h the nick
name Ben Wa rd an d V incent D .. so there
is no excuse for not ca lling. I have five
sons 26. 22. 19. 11. 9 and fina lly a beautiful blonde dau>Jhler of 6 yrs. "
WILLIAM A. WELDER writes: "Still with
Fruit Growers Supp ly Company , Ch ief Forester Burney and L assen Forests in Northern Ca lifonia. Daugh ter Kathy is a junior
at OSU. The other g irls have left the
nes t and arc out on their own. Veva and
I are more or less alone in a home too
larf)e for us. Spent a month in Europe
this summer. saw some interesting wood
products operations in Germany, Switzerland and Norway. Attended weddin>J of
our AFS daunhter wh ile in Norway. A very
interesting summer. Hard to get back to
work."
K. 0. WILSON says: "No majo r changes
in th is Wil son fam il y. Reg ional Fire Chief.
USFS in Portland . RO UGH fire season
this year.
Eldest son in second year
Peace Corps in Chile. Younger son a
senior at U of 0 and learn ing to fly in
ROTC. Tentatively planning a trip to Chi le
this winter or next spr ing to visit eldest.
Won 't it be GREAT to final ly have a new
Forestry School build ing at OSU."
1938
MEL CRAWFORD is
County. Oregon .
Appraiser Crook
HAROLD A. DAHL retired July 31, 1970
from posit ion of Chief Section of Silvicu lture, Div. of Timber Mgt. USFS. Regional
Office. Portland, Oregon.
HEATH HALL reports:
Fibre Timber Department.
ren married with two and
ren. St ill living in Kelso ,
" With Longview
A ll three ch ildha lf grandch ildWash .''
C. DOUGLAS HOLE says after 8-year
island hitch in Hawaii and Puerto Rica now .
back on the Big, Big Island. Enjoying present <Jssignment as State Conservat ionist
at Col lege Park , Md. and will be lookinq
forward to a call from sojourning Fernhoppers.
EVAN E. JONES says: " Am stil l with
the Willamette National Forest but may
try my luck at something else before too
lonq hav in9 spent 33 years with th e Forest
Se rvice over a -10 year per iod ."
GEORGE MUELLER rcpo1ts: " This year
marks my 30 years with Douglas Aircraft
Co . and at aqe 5 am eligib le fo r full retirement but I don 't expect to retire for a
year or so as I'm still thoroughly enjoy ing
my job as Chief Project Engineer for ttie
1\-4 " Skyhawk '', also have a daughter jus t
start ing co llege and No. 1 son studying
for his Masters. We do manage a fair
amount of traveling and last year took in
Banff and Lake Louise and have a Caribbean cruise planned for next spring."
JENE EAR L MIL LS says: "G reetings to
all of the "Red Tie " Clan. I am going to
show both my age and ignorance by asking if the Fernhoppers still wear red ties?
Am still working for the Washington State
Highway Department. An open invitation
is extended to any of the old Fernhoppers
to drop by for a visit."
They still do on Wednesdays, Earl.
B. SAM TAYLOR states: "Wor king in
the Medford area for Bo ise Cascade. We
have one daughter married with four chi ldren and son married with an offspring due
this year! Any fellow fo resters traveling
thru Medford area in campers or trailers
are welcome to stop overnight in our spare
trailer site, which we rigged up with the
necessary needs. Just drop a note to 3404
Chicory Lane, Central Point or call 6642650."
lions. The title means that I am in cha rge
of the district construction and ma intenance program; roads, trails, campgrounds;
plus projects in clearing, conversion of
brush to grass, tree planting, and spring
development. I also have the district protection program which is mostly contracted
to the California Division of Forestry. CDF
is primarily a fire protection agency. We
are short of personnel, of course, so I do
quite a bit of fire work myself. The job is
interesting but no t too difficult. My family
is growing up. A son, Eugene , teaches
High School in Salem, Larry Jr. is with
the FS in the Alsea Ranger District. Daug hter Rose, a Junior at Gonzaga U in Spokane and is reai ly in the thick of th ings
there as a honor student, speaker for the
student council, a student regent and State
secretary for the Young Democrats."
FRANK HAMIL TON writes: "Still working for the Oregon State Department of
Forestry at Salem. The Hamilton household becomes more quiet as the years roll
by. Four of our five children have taken
off and the fifth one will leave us, via the
matrimony trail , next June. "
ERNEST P. TAYLOR states: "Still with
Edward Hines Lumber Company as General Manager Grant County Division, headquartered at John Day with operations at
Bates, Seneca and MI. Vernon."
MYRL A. HAYGOOD says "'Than ks for
info on Fern hoppers Day.
I am still
Postmaster at Philomath, Oregon."
GLENN A . THOMPSON reports: " Retirement time is time for fixing up o ur V4 acre
ho mestead, camper travel of Nationa l Forests and Parks in U.S. and Canada and
p articipating in State wildlife and e nvironme n tl programs. Fi ll in time is taken by
p reside nt ial du ties o f Idaho Chapter of
"Oidti mers" Clu b."
KEITH HUTCHISON writes: "I am now
beginning my 12th year as Forest Survey
project leader in Alaska. Each year we
get some fine stude nts from the fo restry
schools to help with our field program OSU s upplies its share. Each year we
see a little more of Alaska, a nd it is a
great expe rience."
CLAYTON WEAVER says, "A m still
Chief, Division of Operation, USFS in Missou la Regional Office. Plan to retire and
move back to Oregon in a year or so."
JOHN B. SMITH says, "On J une 1, 1970,
I retired from the position of Asst. Reg .
Forester, Fire Control and Air Operations.
Rocky Mts. Region , Denver, Colorado. My
wife, Ruth (OSU 1939-BSS), and I now
live in Po rtland , and we hope to stay interested and active in forestry matters in
the State of Oregon."
ROSS YOUNGBLOOD retired from BLM
July 30, can be reached through his son
Mike Youngblood , 995 E. 44th St., Eugene,
Oregon.
1939
LOUIS H. B LACKE RBY reports: " Since
resign ing from Miller Freeman Publications
in 1969 (after 30 years on staff of Pulp &
Paper, The Lumberman , Forest Industries)
our photo-journalism activities have continued but on a more leisurely and selective
basis."
GILBERT M. BOWE is a partner in the
consu lti ng forest ry firm o f Maso n, Bruce
& Gira rd , Portland.
JOHN F. CROSS says:
"My best regard s to al l the Fernhoppers I am
Orchard manager for the Royal Hawaiian
Macadamia Nut Co. S.R. 3, Hilo, Hawa i i
96720. Saw Bruce Starker a few years
back here in Hilo. Oregon State University is well represe nted in our company Larry Martin graduated as Agr. Engineer
and Paul Okamoto as a Food Technologist.
I see Leon Sterling once in awhile and
Paul Valenti when he brought the basketball teams to Honolulu. Alaho also to
my old fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi."
HOWARD R. DELANO presently Chief.
Br. Range & Watershed Management, BLM
Oregon and Washington.
LARRY GANGLE writes: "I am almost
a native Californian afte r seven years in
Sacramento. I am with the BL M in the
Fo lsom district as Chief, Division oT Opera-
LESLIE J . SULLIVAN says: "Sixth year
as Forest Supervisor, Ochoco National
Forest in Prineville, Oregon."
JAMES W. WATTS states: " Retired in
1968. Bought the old family home here
in Madras and h ave been completely busy
in remodeling it.
Have metal detector
and are searching old homesteads results - not much. We are enjoying hunting and fishing.
Lots of friends have
stopped in to see us; we hope to see
more."
1940
MAURY IST ED writes: " Have been out
of sawmill business 5 years living here in
Southern California. Children all married
and have 3 grandchildren with 2 more on
the way. Would love to make Fernhopper
Day but too far right in March."
FRANCIS P. JACQUEMIN is with Bu reau
of Outdoor Recreation, Washington, D.C.
HOWARD W. KIRKPATRICK reports he
is still with BLM in Eugene.
LARRY K. MAYS says: "Still building
homes in North Georgia. Using lots of
Northwest lumber.
Plan to trave l West
next month and about every 6 months
thereafter. Hope to visit with many fr iends
including lots of Fernhoppers.
Will see
son, Kent and fam ily at Waldport."
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ALl J. SANDOZ writes from Longvew,
Wash.: "Forestry is making many changes.
Greatly interested in the progress being
made.
Same job, same routine, very
thankful for the fine people in our organ ization, several of which are OSC grads."
EDWIN TIPPNER reports that he was
on a special assignment most of the summer to the Dierks Division of Weyerhaeuser
Company in Arkansas in connection with
plant and fac il ities additions and imp rovements.
BERT W. UDELL reports: " Forest Engineering and Consultant. Daughter J'anet
wil l be 1972 OSU graduate in HE Dietitian
anp Management. Took 3 months trip to
New Zea land, Fij i, Australia, Ind ia, Thailand, Korea and Japan. Visited 4-H, IOUE,
A.F:'S. and OSU students."
JAMES M. USHER says: "With USFS
since 1941. Regional Engineer Intermountain Region since 1961 , and plan to stay
here until retirement."
CLYDE M. WALKER writes: "Rudy, it
was great to see you in such fine fettle
and great to see so many Fernhop pers at
Las Vegas SAF meeting. Good to hear
about progress on the new Forestry building and strengthened programs in both
research and teach ing."
HOWARD H. WESTER states : "Retired
and am trying to catch up on my fishing
and hunt ing which has been neglected fo r
years."
WILLARD E. WILSON, JR. reports he has
been in the Grants Pass area s ince World
War I I and since 1954 has been a salesman (appliance and furniture) Rogue River
Hardware. Stil l married to Marian (Mead )
OSC class of '42 and 4 times Grand ma
and Grandpa, our two daughters and one
son scattered - Lewiston, Idaho, Pendleton, Sacramento.
WILLARD D. WRIGHT writes: " Doubt
if I will make Fernhopper Day on March 6,
1971 because Minnesota is a long ways
and winter will still be with us. I am Other
Resources Staffman on the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. One of my jobs is the management
of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, only
canoe wilderness area in the U.S. I halle
now completed 37 years in governmen t
service ."
1941
LY LE A. BAKER says:
" There seems
to be no end to the demand for tree seedlings, had another very busy year at the
nu rsery. Everything is wel l with my family and we became grandparents for the
first time in September. Best w ishes to
all Fernhoppers."
OWEN P. CRAMER writes: " Smoke from
slash burning is being managed by weather considerations under a plan to retain
fire as a forestry tool. This and other
applications of meteorology to fire problems keeps me busy along with dabbling
in a USDA professional employees organization and also trying to apply a little forestry in a mountaineering club's conservation committee. I have two sons at OSU
one in fisheries, the other starting in
wi ldlife and track. "
RAYMOND H. DOUGHERTY says: " I'm
still in charge o f tim ber management on
the Shasta-Trin ity National Fo rest at Red-
ding, California. Busy w ith skyline and
other cable logging systems , but best of
all with growing a new crop."
LESTER C. DUNN says:
" Not much
new this year, still w ith BLM's Div. of Fire
Control in Washington , D.C. Daughter
Ela ine is in her first year at Du ke University, son Roger Jun ior at W.T. Woodson
High School and Mrs. Dunn teaches at
the same school, son Brian in 8th grade.
They are kept busy with schoo l and ch il dren's activities but hope to vis it in Corva ll is in November to see mother and sisters ,
fa ther passed away last November so this
last year wasn't the best. "
FRANK E. LOU ND reports he has been
working in Alaska the past 17 years but
does keep an Oregon ad ress wh ich is c/o
Mil lard School, Bandon , Oregon 9741 1. He
says, can you imagine going to Bandon
to dry out? T he 150 to 180 inches of
rain in Southeaste rn Alaska outstrips even
moist B andon."
MYRNO A. MADDEN reports : " Employed by Crown Zellerbach, Camas , Wash .
Work in the development section of the
Camas Mill Laboratory. Currently associated with air pollution."
FR ITZ M. MORRISON writes, " My wife,
youngest son and I live in Fa irfax , Va. We
have a married son at Fort Rock, Ore. and
married daughter in Wenatchee, Wn. Also
have 3 cute grandch ildren."
Barney Keep '42, KEX Radio Personality. visited the campus in October. Prof. Dan
Robinson '40 and a group of Forestry Students took Barney out to the McDonald Forest
fo r a little wor k-out. Among other things he engaged in a Iitie double bucking with
Forestry Club President Gary Johnson '71.
RUSS N IBLOCK reports " Still with
USFS, Regiona l office, D iv. of Engineering.
Just completed 32 years of service - plan
to retire Spr ing 1972 and trave l w ith U.S.
Masters International Track Team through
Eu rope for several worldwide age group
track meets. In June 1970 won the 800
meter run for men over 50 years in the
first Senior Olymp ic games held in Los
Angeles co l iseum."
ted groups, our courts, congress, and many
of o u r rebe lious groups. The news media
could care less about proper management
of a forested tract, but j ust let the hipp ies
lay in fro nt of a lo gging truck an d it becomes nationa l headlines. Good forestry
management p ractices are be ing unfavorably reviewed and denounced.
A rea l
chal lenge goes out to the forestry profession. Can a properly planned education
change th is trend? "
CARL PETERSON says " Ranch ing is for
those with expensive tastes, we are finding. Thank goodness the millwork business lets us indulge!! !"
ARTHUR HAROLD SASSER says, " No
change from last year. Just a year older."
RALPH F. YEATER reports: " State Forestry Depa rtment, Salem. Daughter Marcia
(OSU) 5th yr. teaching in Beaverton School
District. Laura sophomore music majoreducation at U of 0. House seems pretty
quiet but Doris and I have had no troub le
keeping b usy."
1942
DAVE BURWELL states: " Stil l Fo rester
for Rosboro L umber Company, and finding
new challenges faster than I can so lve the
old ones. Spent a day w ith Walt Wood
in Anchorage while attend ing Pac ific Logging Confe rence in Alaska. He's loved it
for 12 years and is wa iting for the c ity to
grow out to his homestead."
THOMAS C. CLIFTON writes: " Thank
you for your postal inquiry. The new
Forest ry Building sounds great. I'm stil l
with the Idaho State T ax Commission
heading up the T imber and T im berland
Valuation Section. By the way, where are
we going to put the crop o f new foresters?
It seems like everyone has gotten into the
environment act except the forester. The
concerned public is be ing bombarded with
unleashed and unreasoned tirades of unfavo rable propaganda from the news
media, some so called conservation orien-
LOUIS L. GILLIAM reports:
" District
Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service,
located at Condon, Oregon. I have 32
years of Federal service w ith the Forest
Service, Navy and Soil Conservat ion Service comb ined. I plan to retire with in 2
years and enjoy traveling, sports, and l ife
in general."
JOSEPH JAEGER, JR. says "Not much
news from the SHO-ME State. St il l serving as Director o f the M issouri State Park
Board."
AN DREW J. PARIS JR. states: " We 're
still measuring " land" under the name of
Andrew J . Paris Jr. & Assoc iates , Reg istered Oregon Land Surveyors, Lake Oswego,
Oregon " .
AUGUST H. RAUCH. says:
"Manager
of Research and Development, Oregon and
Washington Division , U.S. P lywood-Champion Paper.
Six ch ildren st ill at home.
Happy to be living in Lebanon ."
ROY RUHKALA reports he is sti ll se lling
granite and marble products from h is business located in Sacramento.
WALTER THOMPSON says:
" After
liquidating Thompson B ros. Lumber Co., I
have bu il t a travel trailer park on the m il l
s ite. It is named Driftwoo d Travel Trailer
Retreat, Harbor, Oregon. Th is takes q uite
a change to get used to shaving da il y and
greet ing the tourists for an o ld "sawdust
savage and logger". Our son Roger is at
OSU. "
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J . D. (DAVE)) WATERHOUS E, reports :
"Waterhouse Logging, Seas ide, Oregon,
st ill in business, be g lad to have any of
the gang stop by my office for a vis it."
ALFRED A. WIENER reports "Working
on my 11th year in Bagdad-o n- Potomac .
In the t imber va luation sect ion, Division
of Timber Management, Forest Service .
Both ferns and fernhoppers are scare in
these parts."
1943
JOHN R. GARDNER says: " Brenda and
I w ill be moving soon to 1060 W. Luel len
Dr. , Roseburg, as the Interstate Highway
will be carrying on its activit ies thru our
present fami ly room.
I am still logg ing
and tree farming in Doug las Cou nty. Have
one daug hter at OSU; one at Roseburg
Hi, one graduate from Wil lamette U."
LEWIS T. HAYS states: " Had the o pportunity to take in the Bob Hope Desert
C lassic this year and see our Veep conk
Douq Sanders w ith his ball. Quite a tournament! Our oldest daughter Patric ia graduated from co llege and got married this
past year. One down and two to go!"
VICTOR L. NUNENKAMP writes: "No
change in activities. Enjoy ing the fru its
of retirement, and the beauty of NW Oregon. Lots of go lf and yard work."
VICTOR J. SIMPSON reports he is District Forester for W. M. Beaty & Associates
living in Westwood, Californ ia.
F. LEROY SPRAGUE states: "I'm still
at Lucky Peak Nursery, Boise, Idaho, growing trees for reforestation. Plan to retire
December 1970 and then go to work on a
smal l farming venture , just to keep out of
mischief."
1944
R. RIGGS JOHNSTON st ill working as
Forester and Land Manager fo r Cheney
Sierra Lumber Company of Arcata, Cal if.
EUGENE D. HANNEMAN says: "We enjoy life on o ur 55 acre tree farm near
T urner. I am starting my seventh year with
the State Dept. of Revenue where I work
with Fernhoppers Wally Eu banks , Louis
B ateman, Dick Baker, Woody Da mere ll and
Gerry Smith. My wife , Barbara is state
Treasu rer B ob Stra ub ' s secretary.
Our
twin daughters, La urie and Linda, 22,
grad uated from Columbia U nvers ity in the
School of En g ineering. L aura was married Aug. 1. Linda wo rks for an Engineering firm in Sa lem. Our son, Craig, 21, is
a senior at OSU in the School of Humanities. He is a defens ive tackle on Coach
Dee Andros' football team. Our address
is Turner but we are fou nd in the Salem
phone book. "
Traditionally, one of the Council meetings of the Columbia River Section, Society of
American Foresters, is held on Fernhopper Day . Some of the Oregon Staters involved
included Ed Schroeder '47, National Councilman ; Ron Smith '52 Section Chairman·
Jack Hann '42, Secretary; and Tenny Moore '45 , Treasurer.
'
'
LYLE F. SM ITH says : "Moved in Ju ne
(70 m iles) from Provo to Ogden , Utah.
Working for ex-webfoot-Beaver Jack Shumate as Branch Chief of L and Purchase
a nd Exchange in Div ision of R & L , Intermounta in Region, USFS.
"V isited " R-6
th is summer near Wenatc hee on Gold
Ridge Fire closest I 've been to OSC
si nce visit in 1948. Not much lime to
look for alumni but surm ise they were
around by Filson Style o f dress. not usua lly
seen in Desert Cou ntry - d idn 't see any
rain ."
1945
ROBERT H. FORBES states: "We're still
beating it ou t as Ed itor fo r the Vanco uver
Forest Produts Lab , Canada De partment o f
Fisheries and Forestry. Yes. fisheries gets
top billi ng hereabou ts.
Forestry part of
the title d ates from 1960, whereas the fisheries part dates fro m 1920's. I gel a kick
o ut o f ex plaining to PhDs how to write for
publ icatio n.
Absolutely no tr ips to the
woods, however, which I miss from my
fo rmer B.C. Lumberman conn ec tion. Wife
of plus 12 yea rs, but we mel too late fo r
family, which might interest my few c lassmates. Special Hello to ex-Canadian s Wa lt
McCulloc h and George Barnes. I'm naturalized Canuck for three years now. Paul
Dunn, too. if he 's around Corvallis, last I
heard , Paul was heading tha taway from
NYC on retirement."
1946
WALLY EUBANKS says: "S till workinQ
with the De partme nt o f Reve nue in the Administration of Tim ber Tax Laws."
NORMAN J. KENNEDY reports: "Have
bee n located in the Sacramento area for
the past 4 years wi th the State Lands Commission. Been seeing much of Ca lifornia.
a nd playing lots of go lf."
ROBE RT C. LINDSAY writes:
" We' ve
moved back to Portland to a new assign-
ment. Still with Crown Ze l lerbach. Our
youngest. a daughter, started as a Freshman at OS U this Fall. "
NORMAN J . McDONALD reports : "A m
sel f-em ployed in Store Fixture Manufacturing business (L & M Woodwork ing Co.)
Th1s is the 24th year in th is busi ness . I
am glad to hear of the new building a nd
other progress in the Fo restry School. "
OLIN R. MI LLER, Forest Eng ineer for
Longview Fibre Company in Oregon a nd
Washingto n.
1947
JAMES H. BRIGHAM reports :
" Have
just returned to Oregon after comple ting
2-year FAO assig nme nt in Philip p ines plus
one month in Rome . Trip westward inc luded sto p overs at Si ngapore , Bankok,
Teheran, Rome. Venice, Madrid, New York,
and Was hin gto n. D.C. Bo ught a car in
New Je rsey and drove home fo r a new
appreciatio n o f this co untry of ours! "
BILL BURGESS says: "Still with IRS,
doing the same wo rk. Have a dau ghter,
Cy Burgess at OSU , she is a Junior in
P. E. L ife goes on ."
JOSEPH V. FLYNN states: "Live in
Santa Clara. Three children ma rried. one
wandch ild. Two chi ldren at ho me. Visited
with Harry Mertens at Three Forks, Montana in Septe mber (class of '47). "
GILBERT A . GARDNER reports:
" Parl-
11er. Ga rd ner & Dabel, Surveyors and EnQineers. Ca rm ic hael. Ca l if. Div iding Land
and surveying roads for access and land
d ivision ."
ARNOLD G. GI BSON says: ''G reetings
and Best Wishes for 1971 to all you Fern. hoppers. Keep up the good work so we
w ill always have plenty o f fern and trees
and very little brush.''
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JACK B. SHUMATE wr ites:
"After a
tour in Vietnam as forestry ad visor, a period of sick leave, and an interim assig nment in Portland headq uarters of the Forest Service, Avis and I are now settled
in Ogden, Utah where I am worki ng in the
Div. o f Recreation and Lan ds along with
anothe r " Fernhopper" Lyle Smith, class of
'44. Our son Jon is a Forester on the
Apac he Nat ional Forest in Arizona, so n
J im, after illenss fo rced him to drop o ut
as a cad et at the Air Force Academy, is
con tinu ing his schooli ng at the University
of Utah."
1948
PHILIP D. BROGAN says: " I am still
with the Orego n State Forestry Dept. M y
present position is Manageme nt A nalyst ."
GEORGE S. BURSON repo rts:
" I am
teach in g Math and Science t o 6-8 grade
in San Antonio . Becky (grad of U of 0)
teach ing th ird grade. Retired from USA F.
Hope to see Oregon State play this year.
Glad to see the new Forestry Building
coming along. It has been needed for a
lo ng time.
Beautifu l weather here in
Texas . Stop in and see us when coming
thru to Mexico or the Gulf coast. Guarantee a good visit."
M. I. DOUG LAS repo rts:
"Currently I
am the owner of Do uglas Forest Materials,
Corp. in Portland, Oregon. A wholesale
plywood d istribu tion firm . Employ 12 people - opened this firm in 1965."
WARREN C. HANC HETT says: "Deeply
involved w ith Tech Forestry at College of
the Redwoods in Eureka, California. Tree
fa rm ing as a hobby."
WAYN E G . HUBBARD writes: "Still in
Sac ramento , Vice-president of Cartwright
Aerial Su rveys. So ns Dave in Jr. College
a nd Jeff in Jr. H ig h. Golf game gone bad
fro m Jack of attent io n. Miss the ra in o f
Oregon sometimes."
LLOYD D. HAYES re ports:
" In 1967
decided to change my occupatio n (retired
after 32 years with the USFS) , now I'm engaged in consulting work and dabble in
rea l estate. can keep as busy as I want.
My wife. Vick ie. is still teaching sc hool.
Kids are married. Son Bill is in co llege ,
daugh ter Christine lives here in Lafayette
and works in Oakland . In my travels
around the count ry I run into a good nu mber of Fernhoppers . It is great to hear
that the new Forestry bui lding is near ing
completion and I hope the futu re years
bring other needed expansions. "
EARL L. JOHNSON rep orts : "Lt. Col.
USAF (Ret. ) Dot. our daug hter Catherine
and I are operating a beef, hay and timbe r
farm. Not greatly profitable, but a pleasant
way of life. We are experimenting with
intens ive Doug fir product ion near Hillsboro. We use all w ild l ing p lanti ng stock
on a quality site. Our oldest plant ing is
three years old and looks promising. We
e mphasize conservation and have restocked fields that are better suited for trees. "
B OB KISCHEL states: " Was pleased to
employ Gary Langlitz, one of o ur newest
Fernhopper graduates this past summer.
It really gives one a fresh and ecnouraging
reflectio n on the School to associate with
the "new generation " of foresters.
My
newest title is Supervisor of Real Property
for Douglas County, Oregon."
WRIGHT T. MALLERY reports: "Transferred to Portla nd in June 1969 as the
Supervisor of the Mt. Hood National Forest. My w ife Bette and our four g irls are
enjoying Portland. I find that Mt. Hood is
a great forest with a f ine group o f people
working on the fore st."
SCOLLAY C. PARK ER, with the USFS,
Placervi lle, Calif. District Ranger, El Dorado Natio nal Forest.
HARRY " SWEDE " PEARSON says: "I
am Distr ict Foreste r of East Central Oregon
D istrict w ith Headquarters at John Day.
We had a busy season with many ligh tning
fires but no large fires. Our son Mark is
at OSU, Ron is a Junior at Grant Union.
Steve is working for Boise Cascade in La
Grande. Ann and I are looking forward to
be ing grandparents twice in March. Steve' s
wife Suzie is expecting as is daughter
Li nda."
RICHARD C. PENR OS E is w ith Plumas
Natio nal Forest , Quincy, Cal if.
WILLI S E. RAGLAND says : "Sti ll at
Seattle trying to figure out how we can
both pro tect the Natio nal Fo rest from too
many people and use the NF to treat their
urban ill s. Since last year I did attain
the grandfather c lass.
Hope yo u're all
wo rking for an improved environment."
WILLI AM I. STEIN reports : " With the
arrival of Charlene in June we can now
put to test the o ld saying, " Cheaper by the
dozen." Our oldest son , Cl iffo rd is married and serv ing in the U.S. Navy, Kathleen
and Rode rick are attending Po rtland Co mmunity College, Bradford and Benjamin
attend Ce ntral Catholic and six yo unger
ones are coming along in ele mentary
grades. Needless to say, sc hool-orie nted
activities occupy a majo r share of o ur
time and interests."
BOB UNDERWOOD says : "I have been
twisting arms of S.W. Washi ngto n High
School grads t o d irect them toward OSU,
School of Fo restry. Also, I am enjoying
the wor k of attaini ng goa ls in Weyerhaeuser 's High Yield Forest Program."
WARD C. WILLIAMS' office tells us he
is now Editoria l Directo r, Pulp & Pap er /
Pulp & Paper Internationa l at 500 Howard
St., Sa n Francisco Calif.
1949
JEAN R. ALLARD states he will attend
Fernhopper Day if he can.
DONALD E. BUSHNELL reports : "Still
operating Bushnell Survey a nd Timber
Service at the same address , Redway ,
Calif. Doing mostly subdivision work in
Hum boldt and De l No rte Co unties and
Sountheaste rn Orego n."
HENRY G. (HANK) DAVIES says: "A fter
having rece ived an MS deg ree in Gene ral
Sc ience (Entomology, Forest Econ) in June
1969 at OSU and not being able to contin ue as Extension Fo rester in Lane County, I became an intern 5th-6th grade
teacher at Guy Lee School in Springfield.
I am finishing the M. Ed degree necessary
at U of 0 a nd expect to f inish in June
1971 and cont inu e teac hing with as much
Outdoor Ed activi ty as I can get."
JAM ES R. HENDRIX states: "I wi ll be
retiring from USFS in the spr ing with approximately 35 years of government service. We will be in the Molalla area where
I will be spend ing the next year building
a residence on our property there and atte'r
that I expect to d o some fishing , hunting,
and maybe grow a few Christmas trees."
E. M . (B ILL) HORNIBROOK writes : "After
39V2 years o f Fede ra l service retired from
the USFS th e end of 1965, then joi ned the
FAO on a forestry project in Mexico fo r
18 months. Purchased a retirement ho me
on Mo nterey Bay and moved there last
December. B etwee n wo rking aro und the
new ho me, digging razor clam s and picking huckleberries in Washington , hunting
deer , elk, antelope, and trout and sal mon
fishing in Colorad o, Wyoming, Utah and
Idaho I keep busy as Sec-Treas. for newly
organized Monterey B ay Chapter of SA F.
Looking forward to see ing the new Fo restry bu ildi ng next March."
ROBERT F. KLI NE reports, Director of
Tropical Forestry for U.S. P lywood-Ch ampion. New job, new town, new house same coffee - stop by.
HAROLD P. JEWETT says: "St ill with
Georgia Pacif ic in Springfie ld looki ng a fter
their thinning program .
Family get ting
smaller, both daughters away at Whitman ,
son in Whitman , so n in Jr. High. Betty
says "Drop in and see us."
ROBERT LECKLIDER reports:
"Still
teaching at Oregon Technical Institute in
Klamath Falls . George Lipp, from Hawaii,
visited us fo r a week last year. Saw Bob
Kli ne at th e Logg ing Conference at Reno
last Fall. Everett Givens visited us from
Arcata , Calif. We are always glad to see
our OSU classmates regardless of how
they show their mileage."
GEORGE E. LIPP, reports: "offices of
Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co ., in w hich I am
now Honolulu Chairman Partner , have bee n
moved to : AM FAC Bldg., Suite 1004, 700
Bishop St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 , please
p hon e me at 52 1-1 021 if in town."
A. B. McPHERSON says , " No New news
is good news !"
W. DEAN MEADOR states: " Presently
owns Twin Pines Lumber Supply, Corvallis,
Oregon. Spare time attend OSU and Corvallis High sporting eve nts, some golfing."
ALFRED J. O'BRIEN writes: "Still Jiving in Chester, Calif. , and am Asst. Sales
Mgr. in the Lu mber Dept. for Collins Pine
Co. Ou r oldest daug hter Cathy enro lled
at the University of Nevada th is fall wh ich
will provide us with more oppo rtunity to
pay our dues in Reno . Continue to sneak
out to golf course as ofte n as possible
and my w ife Ailene is becoming quite a
qolf nut too. Clarence Jacobse n, an exFernhopper is District Ranger USFS in
Chester and Waller Reed, another ex-Fern19
hopper is Mg r. o f Fo rest L ands fo r Coll ins
Pine Co."
EUGENE H. O'KEEFE says : "No great
changes, sti ll working for the USFS in the
D iv. of Information and Education in the
Regional Office. My oldest boy, Mike, has
jo ined the Navy, but his place at ho me
has been taken up by a four-year old foster
boy never a du ll mo ment!! Best of
luck to all the Fe rnhoppers, both old and
new."
G ERALD L. PARTAI N reports : "Am sti ll
professor of Forestry Economics at Humboldt State College, Arcata, California. I
w ill be on sabbatical in New Zea land and
A ust ralia from January-June, 1971. Now
have 2 ch ildren, 2 stepchildren and o ne
grandso n. "
HERMAN C. SOMM ER writes: " Enjoying the second year as Woods Manager of
Weyerhaeuser's Lo ngv iew operat io n.
We
have many fine OSU grads on our staff and
it 's always great to renew acquaintances
here at home as we ll as in travel. Family
is in good health , Ph ilip 12, Karen 10, and
J'oh n 7. Best wishes ."
JACK H. USHER says: " Present position Branch Chie f. Management Plans &
Silviculture, Regio nal Office, USFS. Started
by oldest daughter at OSU this Fall - with
instructions to hang around the Forestry
Building and look fetch ing - Best I could
do under the ci rc umstan ces to try and
keep a forester in the fam ily."
GEORGE D. WARDELL states : "Still in
same place doing same thing - Dist. Forester, Klamath Forest Protective Assn.,
Klamath Falls.
Been here s ince before
graduati ng from school , because this is
a grand cou ntry, grand people, and the
best weathe r in the State o f Oregon. Winding up one o f the most c ritic al season s in
history of the Association . Sure am looking forward to getting eno ugh snow to
start the ski season at Shasta, or Bachelor
Butte.
Hope I Jive long enough to s ki
Pe lican Butte - proposed ski area development. "
JOHN E. WY LIE says: "We are up to
our ears in en vironmental fo restry. Under
my d irection our department has pioneered programs in Metropolitan and Community Forestry. B oth programs are very popular a nd many other states are starting
programs in these areas."
1950
DAN B. ABRAHAM is moving to become
Superv isor o f the Klamath NF and will be
liv ing at Yreka , Calif.
JIM BAG LEY re ports:
"Loggi ng Mgr.
Oregon and Washington Division U.S. Plywood Champio n Papers, Inc. Wilma and
I s till have camp set up at Pleasant Hill
and have the coffee on - phone 746-6184
if you get in the area."
R. R. "SKY" CHAMARD states : "St ill
in Po rtland have new job as Asistant
Regio nal Engineer in P rograms and Pl ans
for Pacific NW Region USFS."
GLEN D. FISHER says : "I have moved
to Yachats, Oregon. A m still in Law Enfo rce me nt being the resident deputy here.
I had all co uld take o f California, so happily have returned to my home country."
GORDON HOYL AND states : "The family st ill resides at 2006 9th St. , S.E., Puya llup, Wash., 98371, whic h has to be a rec-
ord for us since graduation 20 years ago.
We've been here 5 years now. Of our two
daughters, one has now begun her college
days at WWSC and the other is still at
home with us."
Robert Thompson & Assoc . as an associate here in Grants Pass. Our services include engineering, surveying and forestry.
My 3 boys, David, Ricky, and Marco are
13, 11 and 5, respectively. "
T OM JACOBSON says: "Living in Eugene for the past 6 years . Wife, former
Mary Gearey of Corvallis. Children Meg,
age 16, Tim age 12. Looking forward to
seeing new Forestry Building."
JOHN C. OLSON says : " I 'm still surveying with Larson and McMillan in Eureka. There's been enough time this year
for hunting and fishing and working on
summer place on Van Duzen river. Family
of 2 boys and 2 girls all in school now.
Stop by-Mrs. Olson makes good coffee. "
JACK J IMERSON writes: "Still live in
El Paso, Texas, but my business is in
Old Mexico. In the last two years , we
have completed our Novopah (Novoply to
you) plant and hope to have it on a profit
basis soon. We have two new plywood
mills planned but are waiting to see what
the new Mexican president's attitude is
towards forest investment. In the meantime the fishing and the golf courses are
catching hell."
EARL PAISLEY reports : "We have moved from Eugene to Stayton this year. Our
address is 1366 Scenic View Dr., Stayton,
97383 , mailing address Box 40. We are
still building roads, logging R/W's and
crushing rock. Ron is a Junior and Steve
is a Sophomore at OSU."
HAROLD (BILL) KEIL states: "Still editing World Wood Magazine for loggers, foresters and millmen outs ide USA and Canada. Made ed itoria l trip to Europe in February, covered Latin American Forest Industries meeting in Mexico City in May
and in the Fall spent three weeks in Brazil, Argentine, Chile, Peru and Columbia
which included a look at tropical swamp
logging with barge-mounted winches and
rubber-tired skidding in fou r feet of mud
- hard way to make a peso. The 1972
World Forestry Congress in Buenos Aires
should draw a good number of Fernhoppers, the facilities are good in Buenos
Aires and the town is great."
JERRY PHILLIPS, says:
" Have now
been here in Coos Bay with State Forestry
Department for 18Yz years , and was promoted in May to responsibility for all management activities on 96,000 acre Elliott
State Forest lands.
Five children, job,
scouts, church school teaching, and SAF
program planning are keeping me out of
mischief. Here's specia l note for Faculty:
Thought you might smi le at a current coincidence here in Coos County - Class of
1950 finally struggled to the top here. Ed
Stauber now BLM 's Chief here, Ted Ellingson is Chief Fo rester for the County lands,
I am Chief of State Management here and
Hank Reppetto is Chief Engineer for
Weyerhaeuser."
LLOYD H. LARSON says: "Still actively
engaged in log exporting and timber brokerage. I cover the Olympic Peninsula from
Olympia but our base of operations is Vancouver, Canada.
Have plenty of work,
travel and challenge, but that makes it
interesting."
L OUIS W. POWELL says: "I'm holding
forth down in the Redwoods surrounded
by Fernhoppers Herb Peterson, Lou Blaser,
Jo hn Olson , Jerry Partain and Ed Pierson.
In the fall , 1971 I plan to be around the
Eugene and Corvallis campuses working
on a doctorate of education degree."
ROBERT K. LINDGREN says: " Address
OK! Still employed at U.S. Plywood in
the Rocky Mountain Area."
NOBEL RHODES MANZER reports: " I
operate a small logging company called
Ridgewood Timber Ltd. in Pendrell Sound
on East Redonda Island , about 150 miles
north of Vancouver, B.C. I log abou t four
million feet per year and employ 5-7 men.
We are an integrated camp as we have
three men from the reserve at Church
House who are members of the Native Brotherhood of B.C.
I am supe rintendent,
cook and boom man but my ma in function
is cook. As it is fashionable these days
to be an authority on ecology, and I am
one by virtue of having taken several
courses, I think the greatest threat to man
and his environment is unions. If any of
you own a yacht and are cruising in the
area, drop in for a TV dinner."
WYNNE M. MAULE says: "Into the third
year now as Supervisor of the Olympic
National Forest.
Don 't know where the
t'me goes, but it does fly.
Our oldest
daugh.ter is a freshman at Washington
State, a situation which may alienate family affection when they play OSU. Another daughter a junior in high sc hool, and
a son in 4th (lrade. Enjo yed seeing Dean
Dunn, D'ck Dilworth, and Bill Holtsclaw for
the first tim e since 1950 at a rece nt meeting in Portland ."
ALFEO E. MINATO states: " Afte r 6 years
in international forestry, I returned to
Grants Pass. On June 15, 1969, I joined
FRANK E. PRICE, JR. reports: " I have
been transferred to the Washington office
Division of Timber Management. We live
in Annapolis on the Chesapeake Bay. I
don 't recall Dean Dunn, Mac, George
Barnes , Net or any of the others really preparing me for such a "scramble" as I am
now in, try ing to help the Forest Service be
responsive to public wants, but they were
certainly correct in stressing the "peop le"
aspect of a forester's life!"
JIM RICHARDSON says: " Pinkie and I
enjoyed seeing a number of Fernhoppers
at the Logging Congress in Anchorage and
the SAF Convention at Las Vegas."
DOULAS S. SMITH states: "Profess ional forestry has received perhaps the greatest series of challenges in 1970 as any
time in history. In my job as d istrict forester for Western Wood Products Association during the past year I fo und myself
in the midst of the debate o ver the Timber
Supply legislation in Washington , D.C ., developing and presenting testimony at field
hfl arings in Wyoming and Idaho on land
classification issues, and counseling with
o ther land users on points raised by the
Public Land Law Review Report. Our family has enjoyed several camping outings in
the Intermountain area. The two o ldest
boys hiked across the Sawtoo th Primitive
Area in August, and I spent a week on a
pack trip in the Wind River Range in Wyomin(l. There is always an open invitation
for Fernhoppers to stop and see us in
Boise."
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EDWARD G. STAUBER assumed duties
as BLM District Manager of Coos Bay
District in November, 1970.
CHARLES (C HUCK) H. WAL TEA says,
" The September 22-0ctober 4 period set
all time highs in California for forest and
watershed fire losses in a relatively short
period of extreme weather.
State and
USFS forces were operating jointly on
most fires. Impromptu OSC Forestry reunions were common , Ray Dalen and Bob
Flynn, USFS personnel met this way on
the occasion of a $44,000 fire on the Los
Padres National Forest."
R. E. WORTHINGTON writes: " This request caught me in the first day on a new
job. Was transferred from the Klamath
National Forest to Division of Timber Management and am now most confused man
in California. "
1951
JOHN ANDRINGA says: " I joined the
US Plywood-Champion Paper Co. as logging superintendent for the Morton operation on April 1, 1970 after spending 11
years as woods superintendent for Allum
Bros. in Eugene, Ore."
ERIC A. BAUER is employed as Asst.
Wood Pro. Div. Mgr. for the Georgia Pacific Corp. , Crossett Division.
JOHN L. CARAGOZIAN writes: "I am
on the Cleveland National Forest Lands as
a staff officer. Had the dubious honor of
witnessing the second largest fire in Californ ia history this year, the Laguna Fire.
As Lands Officer, it is a continual struggle
here with such elements as ecology, open
space, land speculators, land developers,
and lots of PEOPLE."
LARRY CHRISTIANSEN reports: " Same
job with Willamette Industries, still Boy
Scouting, oldest son started at OSU this
Fall (B& T). I have ventured into politicsrunning for mayor of Lebanon. My only
conclusion is
"If you last long enough
you get old.' "
ROBERT M. COLE says: "Returned to
Region Six after 10 years in Idaho. Good
to be back and renew old acquaintances.
I am currently District Ranger, Naches
District, Snoqualmie National Forest. Joy
and I are grandparents now. Our oldest
son David, wife Linda , and baby Shannon
are now enrolled at OSU, School of Forestry.''
ROBERT L. COOPER writes from Juneau,
A laska, "expect to be in Corvallis soon.
See you then. I have half of our furniture
stored there now so maybe I' ll make it
down after all."
DON S. GOODRICH says: "Starting my
fifth year as TM-FC staff on the Ash ley
Forest in Vernal, Utah. Oldest daughter
Gail is out on her own now attending dental technician college in Salt Lake City.
Jill is a high schoo l Junior and David is
in third grade. Wife Donna is local PEO
President while I am presiding over the
Ki wanis Club. Enjoy seeing any Fernhoppers who are down this way."
CARL W. HICKERSON reports: "After
a short 18 months on the Wasatch National Forest Salt Lake City , Utah, we moved
to Atlanta . Ga. June 1st. The new challenge and job is: Chief, Division of Fire
Control , Southern Region (8) , still USFS.
The contrast between the arid western des-
erts and mountains and the humid southeastern "plains and hills" is an education
for a lifelong westerner. We are being
acclim atized to the moisture and lush
vegetation and educated to " hush puppies
and grits". Bobbie is enjoying the variety
of beautifu l trees and birds and the southern hospitality. Larry is a Junior at University of Utah and Lisa is learning the
"southern drawl" in first grade."
DUANE KINGSLEY states: "Married, plus
two boys. Transferred to Rogue River National Forest August 1969 and in charge of
silviculture, reforestation , and timber stand
improvement. The job is a dare with Mother Nature that foresters CAN get new
seedlings to grow in southern Oregon."
DICK LEMMON writes " I am still in the
Division of Recreation , Regional Office of
USFS in Portland. Was fortunate to get
in two weeks of fire fighting this summer
in northern Washington - it was a change
from pounding the pavement of downtown
Portland."
HOWARD W. MITCHELL states: "Still
living in Medford and working for Medfodr Corporation. The past summer has
been a very busy one (as usual) in spite
of the lumber and plywood market situation. My oldest boy worked for the State
on Fire Crew this summer."
BOB NORTON says " doing business at
the same stand and at home to our friends
at the same door, 338 S.E. Claire St.,
Roseburg, Oregon 97470."
RICHARD PLATT writes:
"We have
changed again - this time from Management analyst with the Forest Service to
Regional Training officer with the Bureau
of Reclamation in Boise with, particular
interest and emphasis in organization development. The family is learning to like
Boise except for our eldest who returned
to Eugene as a freshman at the U of 0."
having worked for Weyerhaeuser Company
in Coos Bay for nine years."
1952
STANLEY J. BATES says : "Probably
won 't make it to Fernhopper Day this
year but I am looking forward to renewing
old acquaintances and seeing that great
new building soon."
GENE W. CARLSON writes: "am Center Direc tor of Pine Knot Civilian Conservation Center. With my fami ly have had
the oppor tunity to travel through most of
the southern states including visiting Washingon, D.C. We vis ited sites of both the
beginning and ending of Civil War, site of
Andersonville Prison and other Civil War
battlefields. We all miss the Pacific Northwest however, and wish we could see
some of our friends."
ROBERT D. HOSTETTER writes: "Rudy,
would it be appropriate for the Alumni Association to officially commend the Schoo l
of Forestry for its fine program in continuing the education of foresters through
short courses? "
Why of course, Bob!
GAYLOR V. HOUGHTON reports he is
working in the Tax Department for Boise
Cascade on land and timber valu ation
problems.
DAVID J'. JOHNSTON reports "plant
manager Ennert Forest Products, Inc. ,
Fresno, Calif. One of the few sawmills
with no burner. Small log mill . My three
boys are 3, 5, and 11."
KENNETH PALEN with Oregon State
Forestry Dept., Plans Studies & Deve lopment Section Protect ion Division, in Salem.
ARCHIE RICHARDSON reports: "Took
the family on Alaska I nland Passage from
Vancouver, B.C. Still at Lockheed and
doing fine in nutrilite."
MELVIN RHODES writes: "Rudy - we
shou ld have had a 20-year gathering at
Ow l Camp on the Tillamook Burn last year!
I was there a whi le back and the " Burn"
sure looks a lot better now."
"It ought to Dusty we worked hard
enough at it!"
M. E. (BUD) UNRUH is still working as
Forest Engineer on the Mt. Hood National
Forest.
KENNETH C. ROEGNER reports : " transferred to Port land with BLM in fire control.
All is well with us."
RAY V. VOORHES teaching Forestry at
Sheldon High School in Eugene.
RON SMITH has recently taken on the
job of Area Director for the Oregon Forestry Department's Willametle Area with
headquarters in Salem.
JACK WANEK is still working in reforestation for the Oregon State Forestry Department.
S. N. (STU) WEL LS says: "We moved
again this past year and am now located
in Salem and still with the State Department of Forestry as Executive Assistant in
the Fire Control Division."
DONNEL N. WILLIAMS is Civil Engineer
Technician for Bonneville Power Adm. in
Portland, concerned with photogrammetric
determination of transmission line timber
removal for transmission design branch.
HOWARD WORKINGER states: "Principal of North Albany Grade School. We
have a daughter who is a junior in high
school and a son who is an OSU freshman. "
ROBERT A. YANTIS says: " Cruiser Appraiser with the Coos Bay District of the
Bureau o f L and Management. I have been
with them for the past nine years, after
1953
DON CHAPMAN reports: "Leader, Idaho
Cooperative Fishery Unit and Professor,
College of Forestry, University of Idaho."
JOHN L. CHRISTIE, JR. says : "At home
in Astoria and enjoying the HemlockSpruce forests of NW Oregon. Still working for the State Forestry Department. We
have three in high school this year-that's
where the action is! Also have a 6th
grader and one who will start school in
1971. Come see us and dig clams or catch
a salmon.''
PAUL ENBERG reports: "I am Forest
Engineer on the Wenatchee Forest. Presently working on a crash road construction
program to salvage timber from the fires
of 1970. Randy Perkins, class of '52, was
on detail as a fire rehabilitation leader in
September. It was like old school days
back at OSC."
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JOHN F. HANCOCK'S daughter Linda
writes that John is Advisory Engineer for
ARD in Utterditt, Thailand and has been
living there for nearly 4 years. They will
be home on leave next summer. Linda
says she is in the States attending co llege.
W. DALE HEIGH reports now Assistant
Timber Staff on the Klamath National Forest.
COL. B. E. MADDEN states: "Have been
a professional marine since graduation.
Married and have three sons and am now
stationed on Okinawa doing data processing , etc. Next station, I hope, is Georgia,
since my boys are big enough to learn
qu ail hunting. Might retire in three years,
probably will go into fo restry work in the
West, if a retread can find a job. I won
the Expo 70 high gun skeet shoot."
WM. E. (BILL) MALTBY says: "Employed by Federal Highway Administration,
Federal Projects Div., Vancouver, Wash.,
and am chief of the Maintenance Section,
with main duties supervising the 16 maintenance crews with a total of 80 men who
do all road maintenance on the BLM-O&C
lands timber access roads in Western Oregon, this territory includes area from Cascade Range to Oregon Coast.
I spent
1967-69 in Brazil as a special advisor to
Brazil government in developing maintenance program."
RONALD G. METCALF says: "Back in
the Pacific Northwest again after assignments in Arizona, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. for the past 7 years. Present
asignment Deputy Forest Supervisor, Snoqualmie National Forest."
BILL STILES reports living at No. 54, N.
River Dr ive, Roseburg, with wife Georgia,
children Trish 15, Fred 13 and Sue 12."
1954
ERNEST D. HARDMAN says: "We continue to enjoy the Land of Enchantment
here in New Mexico. Our two sons, Richard and Ryland have once again become
We welcome fellow FernOregonians.
hoppers to visit the southwest."
MEL VIN D. HUTCHINSON reports he is
still employed by the U.S. Epperson Underwriting Co. (Lumbermen's Underwriting
Alliance) as Field Representative for
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.
PETER M. LEAHY writes from Vernon,
B.C., "When is the lumber market going
to pick up?!"
HERBERT L. (BERT) PRATT says: " I
am now a Branch Chief, Div. of Lands &
Minerals, Regional Office , USFS, Portland.
The new job involved developing guideline
for landownership planning purposes."
1955
JOHN W. DAVIS reports he is Forestry
Superintendent, South Santiam L ogging
Division, Willamette Industries, Inc., Sweet
Home, Oregon.
CHARLES H. I. HOWE states: "I seem
to bE- getting further away from natural
resource management. My goal remains
to combine forestry and applicable laws in
such a way that a significant contribution
to resource management would result. Am
Attorney, Rucker Co., Oakland, Calif."
NORMAN JOHNSON writes: "I'm currently directing Weyerhaeuser's Southern
Forestry Research Center and presently
located in New Bern, North Carolina, but
I 'll be moving to Hot Springs, Arkansas
after the first of the year. After having
lived in the 4 corners of the U.S., Arizona,
Washington, New York, and North Carolina,
I'm ending up in the middle. Nancy sends
her regards. Killis 15 and Daren 4 love
the South."
JERRY PATCHEN says: "Still a staff
officer on the Winema National Forest.
Time seems to be slipping away, our oldest
son we nt off to college this fall (apparently
he's not going to be a forester, however).
I don't really feel any older but the calendar would seem to indicate o therwise .
Accelerated change and awareness in the
land management profession leaves little
change for status quo so it appears that
calendar changes represent growth and
not decay anyway."
MIL TON SCHULTZ reports: " I am manager of Paul Bunyan Lum ber Company
which is a sawmill producing about 40 million feet of lumber annually. Much of my
tim e lately has been spent on problems of
environment. Answers are hard to come
by."
1956
GEORGE E. BARR states: "Transferred
to the Personnel Div. of the State Executive Dept. in January 1970 as Manager of
the Support Services Unit. In this capacity
I am responsible for recruitment, examination, certification, and records maintenance."
JIM BREWER was assigned to the Mark
Twain National Forest as Supervisor this
summer. He says the Eleven Point National Scenic River has added a new dimension to the never-routine life of this fo rester.
J ACK CARTER says: "I am presently
working in the California Regional Office,
Division of Fire Control, Fire Planning
Section."
EDWARD T. COBO reports: "Working
for the Forest Service again in sma ll sales
and timber appraisal work at the Star Ranger Station on the Rogue River N.F."
JIM FISHER says: "Stil l Person nel Director with the Oregon State Department
of Forestry. This has been a year of traveling for our family. During the spri ng we
drove to Disneyland, we have just returned
this fall from another trip to Iowa. In between these trips, we managed to make a
few back-packing trips in the Oregon Cascades, the longest was a 50-mile hike
around the Three Sisters in four days."
DONALD K. JOHNSON , Industrial Engineer with Navy Dept., Washington, D.C.,
says : "Could sure use a good bul l buck to
run this place."
ROBERT I. KERR says: "1970 was a big
year for the Kerrs. In May we tranferred
from Washington, D.C. to Zion Nat'l Park,
Utah, where I am the Park Superintendent.
Although we enjoyed the D.C. area, Zion
is going to be hard to beat in the future.
Anyone in the area is welcome to stop for
coffee."
NICHOLAS J. KIRKMIRE writes: "1971
finds· the Kirkmire family adjusting quite
n:cely to life in the mile- high city of Denver, Colo.
Mom and Pop and the two
oldest offspring find themselves waistdeep in the powder snow to be enjoyed in
"Ski Country-USA." Our two youngest
kids are scheduled to clamp on the barrel
staves wtih the advent of spring. I am
immersed in working toward a permanent
sol ution to the raw materia l crisis which
continually faces timber processors largely
dependent on the federally-administered
fores.ts. I now have my own outfit, Federal Timber Purchasers Assn ., and I have
never enjoyed life more, either personally
or professionally. Fernhoppers who pass
through Denver must give us a call. Office,
233-2684, home, 986-2353. Coffee pot is
always on at both locations."
ERV KULOSA says: "Take it from a
guy who has been around, you can't beat
Association wo rk for challenge, interest,
and opportunity. I am enjoying my work
w1th the wonderful members and staff in
Western Wood Products Association. Following establishment of our new office in
Albuquerq ue, New Mexico I was fortunate
to b~ na.med . Area Manager for Forestry
Serv1ces 1n Anzona and New Mexico."
. BILL PADGHAM states: "Employed by
F1rst National Bank in their Head Office at
Portland. Still maintain contact w ith Forest Prod.ucts thru membership on Industry
Assocmt1ons and committee where I work
w ith many other Forestry School Grads."
FLOYD E. PAGE says: "Still at Coos
Bay with Weyerhaeuser. Working mostly
With export fiber business now. Family
consists of ~y wife, a 13-year old boy, two
6-year old g1rls, and one 3-year old boy."
PAUL E. ROONEY writes : "At the close
of our first year in Ashland, we continue
to enjoy it very much. I have been w ith
Fruit Grow ers Supply Co.'s Northern California Operation for the past 11 years and
now work out of their Hilt, Calif. office."
ROBERT J. SCOFIELD writes:
"Still
w!th .the Forest Service, now Region 6,
D1v1s1on of Watershed on special assignment in Seattle. I don 't expect to be here
too long, but would like to hear from any
who happen by."
CHARLES SIKORA says:
"I recently
le!t Ame.rican Forest Products Corp., and
w1th a C1v1l Engineer partner started a consulting firm by the name of Wishon Associates. Our fields are Forest Management
Forest Engineering and Surveying."
'
DONALD H. SMITH states: " I moved
from Washington, D.C. to the Regional Of! ce, Intermountain Region, Ogden , Utah ,
1n May 1970. My new job is Fire Control
Branch Chief, Div. of Fire Control and
State and Private Forestry. Continue to
run ac ross Fernhoppers who are scattered
around the country."
JAMES R. WALLIS writes: "Spent the
summer working with two colleagues on a
computer based forest growth simulator.
It grows forests (13 NE species) quite well
and might be useful to others who have
access to a co mputer and an interest in
ecosystem simulation."
DUANE K. WELLS states : " Still Chief
Appraiser for the Mendocino County Assesors office. Th is year our county and
one other county placed a possessory interest tax assessment on public agency
cuttmg contracts for the first time in California history. Th is type of an assessment
is not valid in Oregon, and by the time the
smoke clears, it might not be valid in
California."
NEIL L. ZIMMERMAN says: " Back in
the land of rain, razor clams and riots.
Started a tour with Crown Zellerbach at
Seaside last year. Don't enjoy the rain
much but it sure makes the Hemlock grow.
Quite a change from the Site V gravel flats
o f Puget Sound. Stop by if you're coming
this way ."
1957
DAVE BOWDEN says: "After a short
drying out year in the Silverton area, was
transferred back to Lincoln City as Tree
Farm Manager of Longview Fibres Coast
Tree Farm.
I spent an interesting few
weeks this summer when the logging
scenes for the movie " Sometimes a Great
Nation" were filmed o n one of our operalions."
ROBERT E. FEHLY reports: "Am forester
B & D Lumber Co. Family co nsists of
daugh ter Sara 12 years old, Charlotte 8
years old, 2 horses, 3 dogs, and a cat."
MAJ. LARRY S. GOSSETT reports from
"Finally back in the
Ft. Lewis, Wash.:
great Northwest!"
C. WES HAMIL TON reports from Happy
Camp District, Klamath National Forest
beatiful country and great steelhead fishing
along the Klamath River.
CHUCK HILL writes:
"As of Oct. 4,
1970 I am District Ranger on Paulina District, Ochoco NF but actually live at Rager
Ranger Station. If any Fernhoppers get
lost in the area, scream! I 'm lost too,
maybe we can find our way out to civilizat ion together. Saw some of the troops
at L as Vegas, saw lots of skin too."
GERALD N. HOLDGRAFER says: "Still
with the Siskiyou National Forest in Grants
Pass. Not much to report same job,
house, and wife as last year. Did do a
little studying this past year and now have
passed the E.I.T. exam."
(JERRY) TOM JOHNSTON says: "Still
greatly enjoying life in colorful Colorado.
Now have new young son and still doing
free lance work in PR, Graphics, and
Radio-TV. Plan to build home at 9,000
It level in mountains west of Denver in
summer of '71."
BOB KINKEAD with Clair A. Hill &
Associates, consulting engineers in Redding, Calif.
LESTER V. MULKEY, JR. reports still
l:ving in Lewiston, Idaho and enjoying his
work with Potlatch Forests, Inc.
ZOL TAN MUTTNYANSKY says: " I am
still with the National Park Service's Environmental Planning and Design Division
in San Francisco. Was glad to hear about
the new Forestry Bldg. and wish good luck
to everyone helping to build the new
School."
FRANK TORKELSON writes that he is
still working for the State of California as
a budget analyst in the field of natural
resources.
CHARLES W. VALLETTE says:
alive and kicking."
"Still
LARRY L. WOODARD writes:
"The
sightseeing tours are starting to taper off
as we settle into our second year in the
Washington , D.C. area. Two teenage boys
in baseball, football and scouts keep us
Biggest problem is wa iting until
busy.
Monday's paper for football scores from
the West Coast."
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT
Crown Zellerbach Corp.
is
working
for
1958
RON ANDERS says: "We have finally
settled down after 7V2 years of moving
around in the Air Force. I have been
working for American Airlines since 1966.
I miss working in the woods, but then I
think of how it was to be cold and wet all
day and don 't miss it quite as much!
Family girl 11 , girl 9, boy 6. Wou ld
sure like to hear from any OSU or OSC
Forester going through Southern California.
Am making plans to go to Fernhopper
Day."
TOM BELL says:
" I'm still on the
Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado
worki ng as a recreation planner.
It is
quite a change from the West Coast but
interesting."
CLEMENT W. BERLIER reports: " Have
been teaching forestry at Umpqua Community College since the fall of 1967. Our
family is growing up now.
They are:
Madelyn 13112, Janet 11 V2, Tommy 9, and
Eric 8. We tried our hand at housebuilding last year and moved into our new
home May 20."
PAUL E. BUFFAM writes:
"We have
lived in Albuquerque for the past 4 years
where I head up the pesticide use and
forest disease section, branch of Forest
Insects and Diseases, Division of Timber
Management for the Southwestern Region.
We have 3 children and all enjoy the blue
skies and lack o f rain. My latest work
has been concerned with using caclodylic
acid as an insecticide. With power plants
and copper smelters, we are in the p ollution business."
CARL G. CARLSON says: " Many improvements have been made here at the
ranch and we'd appreciate seeing any
Fernhoppers that are in the Estacada area.
Things are about the same with the Forest
Service and the MI. Hood National.
It
was a bad five years, as you all know, and
much visiting with OSU'rs and othe rs in
the fire camps."
GEORGE S. COOK is Consulting Engineer to the land development active in
Central Oregon.
TE MPLE T. HAHN says: " No change
sti ll Personnel Officer at the Rocky
Mountain Forest & Range Exp. Sta., Fort
Collins, Colo. Out of the trees these days
doing a little graduate wor k in psychology."
OTTO KRUEGER states: " I am in the
process of being promoted and transferred
to Wyomin!) beginning January 1971. I've
got mv Eddie Bauer catalog out and hope
I can find something warm enough to survive the transition ."
CRAIG MACCLOSKEY is presently 2nd
year of Orthopedic Surgery residency at
University of Oregon Medical School.
LARRY MERRIAM states: " Took part
in the Environmental Teach-In in St. Paul
and spoke on "The Meaning of Wilderness" at inner-city Chicago at the First
National Conference of Optimum Populat'on and En vironment. Our son Howard
has been a mainstay o f his high school
baske tball team , my wife and daughters
continue to run St. Paul Campfire Girls
programs. Rudy, I wish I was back planting trees in the T illamook Burn , say hello
to Jack Hann. "
"Sa lt Lake
RUDOLPH ROBLES says:
City, Utah is my new home. Winter Sports
Forester is my job which includes Alta,
Snow-Bird, Park City West, Brighton and
Sol itude ski areas, also snowmobiling and
all snow play. THIS IS DEEP POWDER
COUNTRY. "
WILLIAM H. SAGER says: " Local people
have a saying Maui no ka oi- Maui is best
and we sure believe it. For us, the
move to Hawaii was best. I am working
as Ass istant Forester for the Hawaii State
Division of Forestry. We have bought a
home and really settled in the commun ity.
It feels good after 10 years as a Forest
Service gyp sy . Tropical Forestry is different from the Northwest and the pressures of growth and development on a
limited land base make the resource manager's job challenging and sometimes frantic. Foresters always get the grand tour,
so call when you visit Maui. "
RAY SCHAFF states:
" Nothing spectacular to report at this itme. It hasn 't
been a good year for salmon but duck
season looks good so far. I now have
two boys in high schol and two girls at
the threshld. Terri has cont inued to develop her artistic talent with old paints
and wate r colors. My job is no longer
TMA but rather Timber Sale Planner. I
am once again a field forester, doing ver:fication o f proposed timber sales."
CHARLES
KELLEY
SIGLER states:
"What with all I have said about Texas, I
never believed I would ever live there , but
here I am!"
JAMES A. SMEJKAL writes: "St ill with
Murphy Veneer where home is at 1212 No.
Bay Drive in North Bend, Oregon. Call
or stop by the office at Myrtle Point."
JOHN TERPSTRA states: "Sorry I can 't
I'm currently
attend Fernhopper Day.
serving my second tour in Vietnam and will
not be returning until July. My efforts in
the past 12 years have been for the US
Army where I am now a major in the Corps
of Engineers. The two tours in Vietnam
and one in Korea have been somewhat
compensated by two years at Oklohamo
State Univers ity, where I received an MS
in Civil Engineering. My wife Janet and
three boys, Steve and twins Phil and Jeff,
are staying in Portland while I'm gone. "
RICHARD D. ZECHENTMAYER says:
" I am still finding this game o f Forestry
interesting here at the Cottage Grove Ranger District.
My girls are growing like
young Douglas-fir on Site I. The girl 's
mother, while putting up with me, keeps
getting better looking all the time."
1959
WILLIAM K. CHALMERS reports : " Workinq for Crown Zellerbach until 1968 , in
I"Je Timber Division at Cathlamet , Wash.,
T.-ce Farm. At present in the Wood Products Division as Resident Manager of the
Columbia City sawmill, and living in St.
Helens. Have the same wife and two children- Alec 10 and Evan, 5. No changes
there!"
L. E. CHAPMAN says: "Seems l ike I can
still hear grandma say ing - 'There is no
rest for the wicked and the righteous don 't
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need any -
now get back to work.' "
VERNE V. CHURCH, JR. states: "Still
in the wholesale lumber business in Portland. Having a few problems with the
two and three rings to the inch and growth
the FM boys are so proud of. Seems to
be hard to nail, won't stay straight, heavy
as lead, and splits easily. Otherwise, family is fine, busine.ss good, and golf game
as bad as ever."
DAVE DAVIS still in Aberdeen, Wash. ,
manager of the Harbor Mill for Evans Produ cts .
JIM DOLAN says: "We've been transferred to the Snoqualmie NF. I'm the Ranger on the Tieton District now. We 're very
happy here as the District is beautiful, the
people topnotch and the living conditions
great. Any Fernhoppe r skiers please stop
by on the way to White Pass. I'm going
to make it to the next Fernhopper Banquet
come ---- or high wate r. "
RICHARD G. (DICK) ELLIOTT writes:
" Our daughter Linda 2V2, and son Dennis
4 months, both growing rapidly, requiring
house expansion .
The new recreation
room and bedroom progressing nicely,
needed Timber Mechanics to tie new roof
trusses into old rafters. Toured the joints
on Bourbon Street with Walt Bublitz at
the TAPPI Alkaline Pulping Conference in
New Orleans and I presented a paper on
pulp bleaching."
L ARRY ELLIS states:
"Still teaching
Forestry in the Eugene School District we now have forestry in 3 o f our 4 high
schools.
Many Fernhoppers have been
most helpful in giving us help w ith our
programs."
RYLAND K. EWART now serving as Administrative Asst. to Vice President, Timberlands, Boise Cascade.
CHUCK JOHN STONE says: "I finally
went into business - namely Land Manageme nt Services, Inc. I'll do anything
involved in the process of managing land,
if the price is right. You might say I dig
the land! Also became a bachelor recently. If in Eugene stop by and bring money!"
FREDERICK R. LABAR writes: " I am
still located at Flaming Gorge Nationa l
Recreation Area. Besides heading up the
job of Division Forester , I'm active as
president of our local Lions Club. This
summer took a seven day wilderness backpack trip with family and we are looking
forward to another great winter o f skiing.
Any spa re time I spend restoring my 1929
Model A Ford open cab pick-up. I attended this year's SAF convention at Las
Vegas and took in the OSU breakfast and
heard Dean Stoltenberg speak."
DOUGLAS MCCLELLAND writes: "I am
interested in anyone who may have or
know of quality Noble Fir Christmas Trees
- still very much miss forestry, for business or pleasure , contact me at : Pay-NTakit Payless Drug Stores, Home offices,
915 West 11th St., Vancouver, Wash.,
phone 503-695-3327."
PETE MARTIN reports from Anchorage,
Alaska says: "M arried , wife Claudia , have
been especially interested in human ecology and spent some time in Norway studying this and also land use planning."
WILSON L. MACKENZIE reports he is at
Roseburg Lumber Company, Flakeboard
Plant.
WAYNE E. ORR w rites: "We will be returning to Heber, Ar izo na and we are looking forward to going back to the tall timber. Anyone in the area stop by. I understand Kirk Uret is with Boise-Cascade
Co."
J'OHN L. SLEGELMILCH says : "Still in
Burns w ith the BLM as Area Manager of
the John Day Resource Area. Joan and
I have a boy Dan and a girl Sally, who is
1 Y2 years old now. Otherwise, things are
about the same, we're still busy with timber sa les, graz ing leases , ownership
boundaries and a need for access to
scattered lands."
DUANE G. TUCKER reports:
"USFS,
R-6, Division o f Watershed Management,
Portland. We are enjoying life here in
Portland, Ore."
FLOYD VANDERVELDEN reports: "We
are sti ll work;ng in Coos Bay for the BLM.
The last six years have flown by too rapidly. We enjoy clamming, f ish ing, hunting
and boating and spend every spare minute
at it. Boy Scout activities occupy much
of my time also. This year I attended the
SAF National meeting in Las Vegas and
met many friends.
I always attend the
Fernhopper Banquet and expect to see
many more friends there."
RONALD WA ITT says: "We should be
settled in our new home at 2271 W. Hillside, Medford, Oregon soon . I'll be chasing miners on the Applegate District,
Rogue River National Forest."
RICHARD A. WILLIAMS writes:
"Still
working on 15 story office building and
adjacent six-story parki ng garage for Sollilt Construction Co . in Berkeley. Stop in
and say hello."
JOSEPH D. KASILE reports: "Finished
the Boston Marathon (?50th place). Much
of my time has been sp ent ordering eq uipment for the upgrading of our statistical
lab here at the College o f Forestry at Syracuse. Next year we wi ll have one of the
most advanced graduate study biometrics
programs in the co untry."
CHARLES E. LITTLE says: " Still stat ioned on the Mineral District, Lassen National Forest. Am in the telephone book
in Red Bluff, Calif., if you happen this
way."
J. D. MACWILLIAMS writes : "Not much
to write, I've been working as a District
Ranger on the Modoc NF for the last year
and hall. We st ill see a few Fernhoppers
on occasion, traveling to and from Reno
usually. Joan and the kids are all busy
with school and commu nity activities."
AL MEYER says: "Still on the WallowaWhitman NF as Resource Assistant on the
Joseph District, I have been here since
graduation. Rita and I have two boys and
one 9irl. Looks as though we will homestead the W-W. Working in Rec., Rge.,
Wildlife , W.S. , Right-of-way, Land use, e tc .
Our regards to all classmates."
MARSHALL D. MURRAY reports:
"I
spent last schoo l year at the University of
Idaho working on a masters. I am now
back at my o ld address in Centra lia,
Wash."
FRANK W. OLSON says : "We have been
in Forks, Wash ., for 3V2 years. It is a
very fine community. We will be moving
to Hebo, Oregon in December where I w ill
be the resource assistant to the Hebo Ranger District. Hope to see a lot more of
Fernhopperville. Family is still th e same
size - wife Shir ley and two rascals."
EDWARD F. ZONTEK says: "Still enjoying the good life in Roseburg. The Welcome Mat is always out."
K. D. RAMSING reports he is in the
Netherlands as a professor in Holland for
one year and will be back July 1971.
1960
WILLIAM SCHUL THEIS says: "The year
1970 finds no changes of major proportions. A little more involvement (time) in
the lab, the home, and my extracurricular
activities and a little Jess sleep."
GARY L. ADAMS writes: "Still holding
forth o n the Wenatchee National "Burn".
Land classification project will be completed this year and then its time to pack
up family and move again to another Forest."
MICHAEL ATKINSON reports working as
Inventory Forester for Weyerhaeuser at the
Springfield operations. Family now consists of two boys and one girl.
ROGER S. GRASSFIELD says: "Aloha!
I have been transferred to Tudor Engineering Company's Honolulu office. We are
presently designing an access road to the
University of Hawaii Observatory at the
summit of Mauna Kea on the "Big Island " .
The road climbs from 6500 feet to 13,700
in about 18 miles. It's an interesting project, but there is not a stick of merchantable timber in sight."
MERLIN I. CARTER reports st ill in Medford working for the BLM.
J AMES CROWL states: "Surveying and
living on a small farm in Taos , New
Mexico."
CARL HENNING says: " Family, new son
in September 1969, one year old now,
name Gar, daughter 6 years old and in 1st
grade. We are still living in Gold Beach,
Oregon, working in Timber Management
for USFS."
BARRAT G. SCOTT writes: " I am continuing as Allegany District Engineer for
Weyerhaeuser company, Coos Bay area.
Fernhoppers starting work in my department this year are Dale Stennett, '67, Field
Engineer; and Rich Mardis, '69, Engineering Technicia n. "
CHUCK STODDARD states : "Still alive
and well in Sandpoint, Idaho. This has
been a very interesting year at the L. D.
McFarland Company. The usual problems
of the "wood pickling" business plus the
new anti-pollution ones. They have been
extremely frustrating because of the lack
of knowledge and competent authority in
the field. Add an amount of hysteria by
the general public and one has the makings for a severe, but enjoyable case of
alcoholism."
DALE A. WOOD says: "Our two girls
have really kept us on the go this year.
They 'll be 18 months old in December and
we are looking for a ve ry prickly spruce
Christmas tree. We camped a great deal
this summer, taking lots of one day hikes
with the girls in their backpacks. I am still
res 'dent engineer with Willamette Industries, and between diaper changes, Joan
teaches an occasional art class for LinnBenton Community College."
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1961
RICHARD D. ALSEDEK reports: "Working at Letterkenny Army Depot in Statistics
and Operations Research. Also, finishing
masters degree at Penn State."
MATTE R. ANDERSON states: "With the
current slowdown at the Boeing "glider
factory " , the forest products industry in
Washington again finds itself the No. 1 employer and economic benefactor in the
state. Hopefully , our government officials,
legislators, and the "lock- it-up" type environmentalists can be convinced that even
the most stable industry in the state can
be ruined by far-out, unreasonable demands."
BILL AYARS is working on PhD at Purdue.
ROBERT L. BARSTAD writes : "We are
still at Bear Springs, on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Terri is teaching kindergarten again this year at Warm Springs Indian
Reservation. Greg and Kristin are looking
forward to skiing. My new hobby is really
keeping me busy - started flying a couple
of months ago - its great. Hope to see
a lot of you on Fernhopper Day."
WINSTON D. BENTLEY reports: "Everything same with Be ntleys. I enj oyed seeing
many classmates out here last summer
even if it was to help fight fires. We have
a new son, A nthony ("Tony") Chris, who
keep Judy plenty busy.
Becky Jane
just turned 8 and is in the 3rd grade. Hope
to see more of you at the banq uet."
ROBERT S. BLACK says: "Still on the
Klamath NF at Yreka, Calif., and working
on the Transportation Planni ng Team . Family includes wife Lynda, Sandy 5, and John
2."
ROBERT M. CRON says: "June and I
are still at Comptonville where I am a
District Ranger on the Tahoe NF. I enjoyed see ing Ray Page , Gary Blanchard
and Logan Norris at the National SAF
meeting in Las Vegas, I hope I will see
more of the class at Fernhopper Day or
that you'll stop by Comptonville on your
way through California."
ROBERT E. CRUNKILTON states: " I am
still with Masonite Corp. as Technical Director of the Ukiah, California plant.
I
am working closely with new product develop ment and the new products today are
a far c ry from the hardboard products of
several years ago. I hope to get up to
Fernhopper Day, but it doesn't look like
it this year."
HUGH E. EDDY, M.D. reports: "Currently I am interning at the University of Washington hospital here in Seattle. After four
years in Oklahoma we are glad to return
to the Northwest, but d id leave many dear
friends there .
My future plans are a
special ty in Internal Medicine."
ROBERT L. EDWARDS reports he is still
with the State of Washington, Department
of Natural Resources; serving as Manager
of Operations Research Section in the
Technical Services division.
NORM EVELETH sends greetings and
" Haven't budged one inch since
says:
last year. Still in good graces of Simpson
Timber Co. at Shelton, Wash . Have enjoyed the "Hard Times" employment situation during the past year, men sticking
aro und seemingly appreciative of their
jobs, fewer loggers to hire, less labor problems and time to do some of the projects
that I never quite had time to do in the
past. Just about have my new house completed so I'll probably get transferred."
VERN FRIDLEY JR. is still with the Boise
National Fo rest as a Public Information
Specialist. He says: "Our main emphasis
this past season has been in taking "key"
contacts on field trips to observe harvesting, road building, grazing systems, etc.
Text Book ecologists find things different
in the forest from what they thought should
be the case. Critics can be supporters
if they can see things for themselves. My
wife has been busy with stitchery, crafts,
etc., and I have been busy with wood scu lture and painting, just finished one-manshow in sculpture. See you at Fernhoppers."
PAUL H. GARRISON says: "Betty and
I now have 3 children: Kathy 11 , Mike 9,
and Eric 13 months. I am now in the
real estate business, primarily selling investment property to individuals and
groups. This job allows us to live several
miles from the city on the shores of Puget
Sound and I enjoy my work and the environment very much. I still bowl and will
be bowling in a tournament in December
in Eugene. I hope to stop by the University on the way down."
W. GRIGGS says:
"After 6 years of
trying, I finally drew a mountain goat permit in Washington. Fires, previous vacatio n plans and reserve commitments jammed up the time available to hunt. Was
able to take a nice trophy with 9 inch
horns. I saw a total of 11 goats the day
I hunted. This year I also lucked out and
got a Wyoming Out-of-State Elk license. It
was beautiful weather but tough hunting
but my brother and I both took a bull in
September, also took a deer on the Targhee NF. Like many others was plenty
busy this summer on fires in Eastern Washington and slash burning on the Westside."
GLENN C. HEDGPETH writes: "My wife
Priscilla , baby daughter Jennifer and I
make our home at Butte Falls, Oregon,
where I am Timber Management Assistant
on the Butte Falls District of the Rogue
River National Forest. We welcome our
friends to visit us here."
DICK HOLMES tells us: "Just as things
were selling down, I assumed the responsibil ities of Chief Forester at Publishers
Paper Co. Now I can start all over again .
So far its been quite a challenge. My family and I have been busy during the last
year enjoying three backpacking trips in
the Cascades. As years go by, I note the
Class of 1961 moves toward the middle of
the book; I hope to see some of you in
March. How about a 10-year reunion? "
CHARLES KLEMME is still wo rking as
Chief Logging Engineer for the Scott Paper
Company at Everett, Wash. He says his
wife Sue, children Mark 11 , and Sheryl 7
enjoy living in this part of the country.
MACK MOORE writes: "I 'm presently
Asst. Watershed Staff on the Olympic Nat ional Forest. Been here three and live in
Tumwater in a house that has a direct
pipeline from the Brewery. The family has
grown to four children with the oldest in
Jr. High and the youngest yet to start
school. We are always glad to see friends
from the OSU days. I'm looking forward
to next Fernhopper Day. See you there!"
DAVE OSBORN reports: "We are just
in the process of moving from Oakland
to Torrance, Calif. I will be Lumber Operation Manager for Potlatch 's Mahogany
Importing Operation. Our family will also
be expanding after the new year so we
have many changes to look forward to."
KEN VROMAN says: "I am still in Yuba
City, Calif., with my wife Pat and three
boys , Mike 12, Mark 9, and Scott 8. I
am a Right-of-Way Agent doing appraisal
and acquisition work for the California
Div. of Highways. Anyone passing through
stop and see us."
RICHARD R. WAKELEY tells us : "Still
with big W (Weyerhaeuser Co.) in Tacoma.
Same wife, kids, and location. Two new
dogs. "
FRED WEAVER writes from Idleyld Park,
Oregon, they st ill live in the Diamond Lake
area and enjoy living in vacationland.
1962
MAJOR JOHN D. CANATSEY writes that
he is stationed with branch of Army Engineers in Qui Nhon, Vietnam and while he
is away his wife Barbara and children
Brian, Susan and David are living in
Vienna, Virginia.
LEON JORGE CASTANOS' wife reports
he is often out of town and very busy when
home. Leon continues as one of three
partners in a small forestry consulting
firm. He is a specialist in forest inventories and loggi ng methods, and has received
contracts w ith both government and private companies.
LARRY CRON says : " Sure was good to
see some old classmates during the fires
in Washington. Nan, Shelly, and I still
reside at the Hayfork Ranger Station and
the job is still interesting, challenging and
always something new and too much to do.
Drop by for a visit - only an hour and a
half from Redding."
DAVID W. DAHL has moved to Mt.
Adams Ranger District, Trout Lake, Wash.
DONALD H. DOYLE says: "Am st ill with
the USFS and was moved to the Siskiyou
at Grants Pass. No additions to the family
yet. Drop by next time you pass thru
Southern Oregon."
GENE A. FUGERNESS reports he is still
at Everett Community College cranking out
f irst rate forest technicians.
ROWAN HINDS who is currently Assistant Contract Supervisor with Weyerhaeuser Company in Longview, Wash., says:
"My wife and I still have the same two
kids with no planned increases foreseen. "
JOSEPH J. HOLMBERG says: "Still
working in outdoor recreation and natural
resource planning for the Bureau o f Reclamation in Sacramento. The environment and ecology issues are becoming
more a part of my job, particularly si nce
th3 passage of the Environmental Quality
Act. I g·ot married last June and am currently educating my city oriented wife , Ann ,
about forests and foresters."
LELAND l. MYERS wirtes: " All is well
here in Sumpter. The business is slowly
building into a profitable hobby. Nancy
and the four little ones have stuck with
me so far. We finally have our own piece
of property and moved the trailer house
onto it this past summer. Come to the
future recreation capital of Oregon, Sumpter! "
WILLIAM D. PLATT says: "Alter receiving an MF in Forest Pathology from Yale
in 1964 and working in research at University of California, Berkeley for 5 years, I
changed fields and am presently attending
medical school in Milwaukie, Wise., at the
Medical College of Wisconsin (was formerly Marquette Schol of Medicine). I am
now in the second year of the 4-year
course. I hope to end up in Oregon permanently when I go into practice. "
JOHN SHELTON says: "Opal, I, and the
four boys together with 3 horses, 2 dogs,
5 chickens and one tomcat live on 2 acres
in Randle , Wash. I am Forester for Mt.
Adams Veneer, which just recently burned
to the ground. Also trying to give birth
to a consulting service which we call Forestry Services Co., and some land developmen t programs we have going."
R. BROOKS SIBLEY reports he is still
a member of the Forestry Program faculty
in the School of Natural Resources, Humboldt State College teaching Introduct ion
to Forestry , Beginning Forest Engineering
and Wildland Fire Management. He hopes
to finish all his requirements for his Ph.D.
at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
in December, 1970.
TED R. YOCOM writes: "Still here at
the University of Illinois teaching and
workin9 on some very interest ing research
projects. I have the work outline for my
thesis approved and will be driving ahead
on this project for the next year and a half.
One of these days I'll have that ticket yet."
1963
DOUGLAS N. BARTON reports that he
and his family are pleased to be back in
the Northwest again, in La Grande, Ore.
LARRY G. BROWN writes: " 1970 brought
the Brown household a newborn girl in
July, Jennifer Jo. My job as Sawmill Superintendent with Potlatch has been a busy
one this year. We are in the finishing
stages of rebuilding the Lewiston mill with
new equipment. Patsy and I would like
to see o ur old friends should any o f you
come this d irection. Best regards."
JOHN L. DAVIS writes he is st ill working in th e sunshine on the Malheur National Forest of Burns, Oregon.
ROBERT A. DUNN says: "Still at U of
0 in Eugene working on a DBA. I expect
to do dissertation next year in gaming and
its applications to marketing instruction. I
am also helping in designing a computerized management information syste m for
the Oregon Research Institute and also
working under Dr. Rich in the Forest Industries Management Center. Would like to
hear from any local Fernhoppe rs."
LEROY C. JOHNSON states he is still
working in genetics and tree improvement
at the Institute of Forest Genetics.
DAVID B. GOOD reports he is with U.S.
Gypsum Company at Pilot Rock, Ore.
GLENN M. MORE reports he is Forester
for Kimberly-Clark and lives at Fall River
Mills, California.
WILLIAM F. HAGEDORN states that in
August, 1969 he joined the ranks of the
full-time professional land surveyors lo-
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cated in Clark Co unty, near Vancouver,
Wash.
BU RTON HARRI S says: "Still with Willamette Industries, Inc., and after the first
5 years in partic leboard sales at Albany
and Bend plants , and visiting nearly every
state, have spent the 3 years in prod uction
analysis work using some linear programming at ou r plywod plants. Norma and
I have been back in Albany since 1968
and enjoy seeing Fernhoppers whenever
they show up."
GEORGE R. HARPER reports from Sawyers Bar, Calif., he is st ill at the same place
but has bee n promoted and is now invo lved in an ex perimental Ranger District Organization which is becom ing a very fulfilling ex perience.
WI LLI AM R. HOLLA ND reports just recently transferred to Oakhurst, Calif., Bass
Lake Ranger Station and is Resou rce Forester.
PAUL N. HIGBY says : "I am still with
Colli ns Pine Co. in Pennsylvania expecting some big mill improvements this
next year. Familywise, our last chance
for a girl turned out to be a Halloween boy!
We have three-of-a-kind now Aa ron,
Brian, and Craig ! Good luck to all Fernhoppers and their new building."
CLAUDE C. MCLEAN states: "Duri ng the
past year I was promoted to Plans Forester
o n the Alsea A. D., USFS and my job includes all recreation, watershed, and
timber planning plus sale verification and
layout. Spent quite a bit of time fighting
fire in Washington this past summer and
now I'm up to my ears in over due work.
Linda and I still live in Corvallis."
ROBERT L. MCNITT who l ives at Salem
reports he is still working for Willamette
Industries, Inc ., Dallas. Thei r number two
son arrived 9-7-70.
JOHN MEARS says: " I am still with
BLM and just became District Engineer at
Salem. We are having a house built in a
poison oak patch in West Salem."
IVAR PAAVOLA says he is sti ll in Portland working as a Structural Engineer for
the Co rps of Engineers and taking an evening class in Sanitary Enginee ring along
with another Fernhopper Jerry Olsen '62.
MACALAN THOMPSON reports he is still
working for USAIO/ Refugee Relief in Laos.
J. W. van WAGTENDONK reports he has
just passed his Ph.D. prelims and is moving on to the dissertation project concerning fuels and fire in the Sierra Nevada
fo rests.
1964
and enjoy my job very much and plan a
life-long career as a psychotherapist. I
hope to return to school for my Doctor of
Social Work degree within the next five
years. Best wishes to all my friends from
the Forestry School."
JOHN W. GIVENS reports he is out of
the army and through MBA program at
the U of 0 and is now working for Boise
Cascade.
RONALD R. GRANT JR. is living in Seattle and is currently working as planning
analyst of Simpson Building Supply Co.
TOM HINTHORNE states he is wo rking
in Port Alberni , B.C. as operations research
analyst for MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. deve loping linear programming models fo r log
allocation, orde r allocation, and general
simulation of company plywood, sawmill,
and pulp and paper facilities.
"I
have
BERT HOCKETT writes:
changed employers, beginning in August
1970 I became Lane County Extens ion Forester for the OSU Extensio n Service, this
is quite a c hange from private industry. So
far the position has been interesting. Judy
and I and daughters Amy 5, Heather 3, and
Julie 1, co ntinue to reside in beautiful
Oakridge, Oregon."
RAYMOND E. JACKMAN says: " At home
we are bu sy fixing up our new-old house.
I finally found out what lumber costs! I'm
still on Jac kson State Forest in charge of
experimental and demonstration work. We
are selling our timber by we ighing and
sample scaling for board foot weight ratio .
We sell 34 million board feet a year, mixed
old growth, young growth redwood, Douglas fir, grand fir and hem lock."
MICHAEL D. JACKSON writes he is in
Olympia, Wash., working for the Departmen t of Natural Resou rces.
CAPT. T. R. KINNEY reports that after
a year at Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN with the
RED HORSE Cvil Engineering Hdqtrs he
was assigned to Templehof Airport, Berlin
in January 1970. He states his wife, Rayda
(Sandwick '65) and daughter, Hanna, are
fine.
GREGORY LANCASTER reports he has
been working the past 5V2 years for the
BLM, 2Y2 years in Coos Bay and the past
3 years in Medford, also he just finished
his 6-year hitch in the Oregon Army Nationa l Guard and is married and has two
boys.
ELWOOD L. MILLER states he received
his Ph.D. from Michigan State Univ. in
1970 and is now on the teaching faculty
at University of Nevada at Reno.
LARRY B. BLASING reports:
" Have
taken on a new chal lenge as Division
Engineer for Eurocan Pulp and Paper
which is a new company and we are
presently developing an annual cu t of 250,000 units per year.
Many interesting
problems. My family is fine Jlnd we would
love to see anyone in our neighborhood
of Kitimat, B.C."
CURTIS J. PASKETT writes: "Am just
fin;shing a few stray courses at TGS IM
near Phoenix. Starting in January, it now
looks as if I 'll be working with the Promotion Notionale team in Morocco. PN is
tha foreign aid effort su pported by the
sa le of surplus food items in this pa rt of
NW Africa. Wish all my best. "
CARROLL D. CROPLEY states he is still
in Roseburg as a property appraiser with
the Department of Revenue, State of Oregon and says " drop in and say hello. "
CLIFFORD C. PERIGO says: " After two
years with USFS I am working in the off ice
of the Chief Engineer, Bonneville Powe r
Adb. in Portland as a schedu ler and
expediter. Th is co nsists mainly of helping
coordinate SPA's 100 million dol lar construction program. It has turned out to be
JOHN C. FLANAGAN writes: "Working
for Family Counseling Service in Portland
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a varied and challenging pos ition. One
that co ntinually keeps me hopping. My
wife, Ca ro le, and I have two children, Kenney, age 5, and Laurie, age 3. "
finishing his graduate work at OSU in Forest Entomology and Stat istics Janu ary
1970. He is Assistant District Forester at
Philomath.
garten and Melissa 3 years, is kept busy
with her two kittens an d a neighborhood
of kids. We surely miss the Pac ific Northwest! !"
ROBERT D. PFISTER reports his new
position as Leader, Forest Ecosystems
Project, Int. Exp. St. For. Sci. Lab., Missoula, Montana.
P. M. BOND writes: "We have moved
aga in. We are now in the "Heart of the
Kootenays" at Nelson, B.C., working for
Kootenay Forest Products as Woods Superintendent. We spent a few months this
year at Eurocan in Kitimat with several
Oregon Staters. We love the Kootenays.
The kids are all learning to figure skate
and we also like the idea of being out of
isolation and near good old USA again.
Our best to al l our old friends."
JAMES LEMERY reports he is working
on logg ing contract inspection for Roseburg Lum ber Company. Have no children
- yet!
ELSBERY " JERRY" REYNOLDS now
Assistant to the Rec tor, Church of the
Epiphany in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawaii
and Assistant to the Director of Youth,
Episco pal D iocese of Hawaii Number 2
son Christopher Robert , born 6-10-70.
KIRBY SCHWINCK says : "Still stationed
at Cheveton Ranger Distr ict on the Sitgreaves National Forest in Region 3 and
living 42 miles south of Winslow, Ar izona.
My wife , linda, daughter Gretchen, son
Karl and myself wou ld welcome any classmates who might be travel ing through
Northern Arizona."
RONALD E. STEWARD states he completed his Ph.D. at OSU in June 1970 and
is presently Research Forester with PNW
Forest and Range Exp. Station on the
Brushfield reclamation, prevention, and
ecology project at Roseburg, Ore.
RON STUNTZNER writes: "Our family
is still in Coos Bay and our two daughte rs
are now in school. I'm in private practice
as a consu lting logg ing engineer. We had
a wonderful sal mon season this year, so
stop by and try your luck! "
RICHARD V. TARAS says : " As the year
comes to a close again I look back and
realize what a good year has just passed.
Flying for United is really a super experience and by utilizing my free t ime I have
been ab le to continue painting, hunting
and fishing, skiing, boating, and just plain
enjoy ing life. "
GERALD E. T HOMAS on Forest Genetics
Research staff, Auburn University, Auburn,
Alabama.
GLENN T ILLITT states : " Moved to Salem
in M arch, 1970 and am Personnel Officer
for the Stale Forestry Department. The
work is interest ing and time has real ly
bee n flying. The family is stabilized curren tly at two boys and th ree girls. We are
getting out on more weekend hikes and
sho uld be functioning normal ly next summer as a hiking group. "
JOHN E. WILSON reports he transferred
rece ntly to the Naches Ranger Sta., Snoqualmie National Forest as small sales,
reforestation and TS I forester. He likes
both the job and the country. The ir thi rd
ch ild due to arrive in Novem ber.
MICHAEL D. WIRTZ states he is still at
Jemez Sp rings, New Mexico, working for
the USFS. Third child (a girl) arrived in
July, now they have two girls and one boy.
WESLEY H.C. WONG JR., writes : " I
am still doing inventory work in Hawaii,
there are eight fellow Fern hoppers working in Hawaii with the State Forestry Div ision. Had a pl easant time when John
Black and his wife stopped in at our home
for a visit. Hope more of my fellow c lass
mates do the same. "
1965
JAMES MICHAEL BEYERLE has been
employed by the State Forestry Dept. s ince
MIKE COOLEY says: " Still at the Parkdale Ranger Station on the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Ou r first child, a boy,
arrived in May, he should make a good elk
hunter in a few years !"
DOUGLAS COYLE writes he is now
employed as Forester for the Northeast
Oregon District of the Oregon State Forestry Dept. at Wa llowa and his family cons ists
of wife Carol, son Alan, and daughter
Jeannette.
ALAN S. DEFLER writes from Koosk ia,
Idaho to say : "Have just completed my
ninth month on the third National Forest
in Region 1 since graduation. We l ike
our new location. Our home s its on the
banks of the middle fork of the Clearwater
River, one of those "wild rivers" . I spend
a lot of time in timber management, but
my resource ass istant position allows me
to get a lot of range, wildl ife, and watershed experience. The fam ily is all we ll
and extends a welcome to all Fernhoppers."
STEPHEN DREW is in plant ecology as
graduate student.
ALEXANDER T. ERICKSON states they
are enjoyi ng t he c l imate of southwestern
Colorado as Ranger in San Juan National
Forest. Wou ld enjoy any one coming for
a visit, su mmer or winter. They have good
skiing nearby, exce llent deer and elk hunting and fine mountain country for jeeping
or hiking.
LARRY G. HAFFNER writes : "On April
25 received my silver wings in the USAF
and an assignment to a C-141 at McChord
AFB. On arrival at McChord we bought
a 3 bedroom house and spent the summer
trying to improve the yard and the kids '
playhouse. Pat and the two boys stayed
in Tacoma while I attended a 9-week copilot school in Oklahoma and should make
my first trans-Pac ific flight by November
1st. We invite any of you to stop in and
v isit when yo u're anywhere near our
home."
AL HEETER writes from Tacoma that he
is still em ployed for Weyerhaeuser Co. , as
financial analyst for the Manufactured
Panels Division and in his spare time
coaching soccer and skiing.
GERALD DENNIS KE LLY is now working
in the Forest Service Regional Office,
Region 4 Ogden, Utah as a hydrolog ist.
CAPT. DAVID L. KNOWLTON reports:
" We are stationed at Fort Benn ing and I
am attendin g the Infantry Officer Advanced
Course and anticipate return ing to Vietnam
in March. Linda is teach ing PE at a schoo l
in Colu mbus, Mike 4 V2 , is enjoying kinder-
RICHARD K. MARION is still working at
the Duraf lake D ivision of Willamette Industries as a sa les coordinator.
GARY B. MEYER reports he has been
work ing for Rosebu rg Lumber since graduation in the Qual ity Control Dept. and
has been Q.C. Supe rvisor at Plywood No.
2 for the past three years. Recently he
has been invo lved in the design and layout of a new department for the combined
plywood mills at the D il lard comp lex. Have
a future "Fernhopper" in the ir son Rob.
ROBERT WI LLIAM NELSON says: "Will
f inish my Masters of Business Adm. degree
spec ializing in real estate th is year at the
U of 0 and I am also working in commercial and industrial rea l estate in the firm
of Nelson, Taylor, McCulley, Inc. My forestry bac kground is being put to good use
in recent transact ions. Still childless and
enjoying my " independence" to do what
I want, whenever I want. My wife is in
the French Department at La ne Community Co llege. I am also teaching real estate
courses throughout the Divison of Cont inuing Education at the Un iversity of Oregon
in the evenings. Come on down and I
wil l teach you how to make money and
enjoy life."
BILL RIETVELD says : "Have been with
the Rocky MI. Experiment Station at Flagstaff, Arizona, for 4 years now and still
working on the basic physiology and problems in regenerating ponderosa pine. Love
Arizona, lots of sunshine here Drop in
and see me when you 're in this part of the
country."
GEORG E A. ROSY JR. reports he is l iving in Ojai, Cal if., with his wife Margarita
and baby Tamara and works for the U.S.
Forest Service in land uses and minerals
management.
JAMES W. SCOTT writes: "Still working
as a Parks Planner for the Wash ington
State Parks and Recreatio n Commission.
On November 8, 1969 I married Katherine
Evans, a forestry graduate from the Univers ity of Washington. Katherine works for
the Washington State Department of Natural Resources."
ARTHUR L. SMITH says: " I'm now
Recreation Assistant on the Bass La ke
Ranger District of the Sierra Nationa l Forest. Th is is a very chal leng ing job and a
very heavily used area (1 mill ion visitor
days per year. It is a rewarding job and
my wife, Luanna and I enjoy the area very
much. There are times that I fee l more
like a po liceman tha n a forester."
WYLI E SM ITH states he is work ing on
r urveying logging road construction, Sandstone Quarry Deve lopment , going moose
hunting in British Columbia for 7 days.
Have two girls and one boy in the family.
GARY G. STRAHN is stil l on the Chetco
D'str ict of the Siskiyou NF, work ing on
sale layout and appra isa ls.
CAPT. STEPHEN J . T ITUS cu rrent ly assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battal ion (land
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clearing) in Lo ng Sin h, Vietnam. Service
obligation will be finished in December
and he plans to return to school at the
University of California. His son Marc and
wife Jeanette are res iding in Da ly City,
Cal if.
NORMAN E. VOGT states: " Still Distr ict Forester of Weyerh aeuser's Skykom ish
Tree Farm in Everett, Washington. Life is
very enjoyable and the job cha lleng ing.
Have on ly 20 months to go in the Nationa l
Guard. I hope lots of people start bui lding houses so we can get back to logging.
Wi ll plant 500,000 Douglas fir on 1200
acres of clearcut this year."
PAUL R. WAGGONER reports: " Branching out in to sma ll log-economy cutting
with a harvester and chipping in the
woods. Logs 6 " - 18" hauled to mill, processed at 100 lineal feet/ minute in small
mill fac ility. Qu ite a change from Old
Growth ."
C. BRAEHM WOODELL says he is the
Resa le Forester at Walla Walla, Wash., on
the Umatilla National Forest.
1966
ALLEN H. ANDERSON 2nd Lt. USAF
states: "On Dec. 5, 198 joined the Air
Force, was accepted for Officer Training
school and my wife lone joined me in San
Anton io, while I went through ITS , received
my commission June 30, 1969. My "permanent" base will be in Wichita, Kansas
where I am assigned to a missle combat
crew."
CLYDE L. ANDERSON wr ites: " I'm still
working for Weyerhaeuser Co. as the
Springfie ld Operations T im berlands Safety
Coord inator. Kay and I have added one
more to ou r family, we now have a boy
and a girl, Monte and Melinda. Kay is
keeping house. We have moved to a new
location in Springfield at 2225 Hayden Br.
A.D. Hope to see you on Fernhopper Day."
WAL TEA F. BAM MANN writes he has
been working for Roseburg Lumber Company since March in the plywood quality
control department.
They have a son,
Jeffrey, who is 5 month old. He says it
is great to be bac k in Oregon afte r three
years with the Army in Kentucky, Alabama
and Texas.
JAMES W. BOOHER JR. says: " Was
transferred in 1970 to Molal la, Ore., by
Weyerhaeuser Company and have the combined position of District Eng ineer and
Although road
Construction Foreman.
construction is difficult in this rocky Cascade area, the qua lity of my crews and the
cooperation given to me by the Logg ing
Supe rin tendent make th is the most enjoyable position I have held to date. We are
living in the sma ll town of Si lverton and
are enjoying our return to our native state
of Oregon very much. "
WAYN E BRINES reports that everything
is the same as last year, f ighting the
spruce bark beetle and getting the snowshoes ready .
DENNIS P. SYKSTRA says: " Right now
I 'm attending the Graduate School of
Bus iness Admin istration (Forest Industries
Management Center) and will receive a
masters degree in June. We have a son,
Alxander ian, born Oct. 23, we ighing in at
9Y2 lbs. By this time next year I expect
.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------to be worki ng in operations research in
the forest industry."
IRL H. EVEREST writes: "We have just
completed our first year on the Big Bend
District of the Tahoe National Forest near
Soda Springs, Calif. As Timber Management Asst., I've had to brush up on my
snows hoeing 3.nd learn snowmobiling. My
family (wife, Beverly, and sons, Loren 3,
and Dwight, 1 Y2) are fine. Big Bend is
just west of Donner Summit on Interstate
80, if you are in the vicinity, stop by and
say hello. We are in the heart of a great
area for summer and winter recreation."
Teaching school aga in in Coos Bay, eighth
grade math.
KARL K. FREUDENBERGER says: "Everybody and everything in top shape, except the lumber market."
THOMAS C. PARKE writes: "Greetings
from the land of "cheese, trees, and ocean
breeze. " Plenty of all three here in Tillamook. We are enjoying work and play here
on the Oregon coast and wou ld be more
than happy to show fellow fernhoppers
around when visiting in this area.
I've
seen a lot of beautiful countryside while
on business trips for Crown Zellerbach,
we can be thankful for all the wonderful
resources that the states of Oregon and
Washi ngton have."
MIKE FULLAN states: "Am Sales Engineer for Timber Structures in Portland.
Have one child, Jason, expecting second."
TIMOTHY K. GURTON moved to Astoria,
Oregon from Eugene in January 1970. He
works for the Oregon State Forestry Department as Unit Forester of the SouthHalf of Astoria District.
STEVEN C. HILDRETH writes: " Obtained
a MS degree in forest genetics from Colorado State University in December, 1969.
I am presently emp loyed by the Forestry
Commission of New South Wales at Tumut,
NSW, A ustra lia, engaged in tree breeding
acti ivties.
Our first child, Becky Lynn ,
was born August 7, 1970."
RONALD R. KUHAR states since J uly
1970 he has been part of the Washington
State Highway Dept. in Go rst, Washington
Their new
as a Highway Engineer I.
address is Rt. 3, Box 497-C Poulsbo, Wash.
In December 1969 they became a happy
family of four, son Kevin was born to
join his wife Ba rbara, himself, and 18
month old Great Dane.
STEPHEN G. MARTIN writes from Anchorage, A laska that he is presently working for the U.S. Forest Service and this
spri ng took the Alaska State Land Surveyor's test and is now trying to get set up
for a "moonlight" business to begin next
spring.
His wife, son and himself are
enjoying Alaska.
CARL T. MASAKI says: "After leaving
the Army in August, 1969, I started working for the Div. of Forestry, State of Hawaii
as a forester with the Oaho-Molokai District and I find tropical forestry a lot different than west coast forestry.
KENNETH L. MCGOWAN writes: " I am
now married w ith a son Aaron, and residing near Omaha, Nebraska serving out my
4-year committment to the USAF. I am
schedued to get out April, 1972. I am
working as a digital data processing repairm an in the Air Force and full-time on
the side as a transm ission engi neer for
Omaha Pub l ic Power. My plans are to
return to the west coast in '72 and get
another degree in electrical engineering.
Would like to hear of Lloyd Tangen's
whereabouts, also of the class of '66."
PHILIP J. MYER is working for the
Washington State Department of Natural
Resources as an Assistant District Administrator in Aberdeen . He feels as thoug h
he spent most of the summer east of the
mountains chasing fire in one of Wash ington's worst fire seasons in recent history.
E. DEAN "BUCK" NELSON reports that
his leg injury of 1967 still not healed.
RALPH OSTERLING says: " I am still
employed by Pacific Gas and Electric in
San Franc isco. The job is offerin g an
increasing variety of tasks due to the present emphasis on the environment. Presently we are striving to rehabilitate some
over used campgrounds and screen some
towerline access roads -- having to dig
back into my old class files , lots of soggy
f ield trip notes! Pu rsui ng photography avidly - SF offers a broad variety of subjects
for the bachelor photography-Forester."
J IM PIERCE states he and Judi are
stil l living in Oakridge and are expecting
their fourth ch ild in November. Jim is
emp loyed by the USFS, Oakridge Ranger
District as a Presale Forester. If you are
in the neighborhood, they would like to
have you stop by and say hello.
DANIEL POKORNY writes: "Just finished a challenging, rewarding year with
Boise-Cascade in Yakima. The opportunities for creative and imaginative engineering are a daily occurence. Our family is
growing, now have a boy, Matt to compete
with Andrea."
FREDRIC PAUL RIECH states he received his Ph.D. June 1970 at the University
of Florida, his dissertation title was Assimilation, Production, and Evolution of Internal Carbon Dioxide in Pine Shoots.
DANIEL C. SCHLOTTMANN says:
"I
am presently waiting out my last days in
the Air Fo rce and my separation date is
Jan. 3, 1971 . I don't have a definite job
lined up yet, but am hopeful I can locate
in t he Pacific Northwest. For the past
three years I have been at Duluth, Minn.,
working as an aircraft maintenance officer.
The experience has been good, but am
looking forward to starting over as a forester."
LLOYD TANGEN states he is now working for Simpson Timber Company in the
Northern Cal iforn ia Redwoods as Assistant
Logging Engineer.
PH ILIP TUMA reports he is sti ll located
in Avery, Calif., and working for the USFS
and would be interested in hearing from
any of his old classmates. He plan s to
make the annua l trip North for the Fernhopper Banquet.
CHARLES J. VOLZ writes: " It was a
busy year! Bought a house, was successful on the Oregon Logging Engineering
Exam and added a baby girl to the family.
I am stil l working for Weyerhaeuser as
Springfield District Eng ineer.
My wife
Marge, sons Glen and Doug, daughter Arlene, and myself live at 2280 Wemberly
Way, Springfield."
STANLEY J. WATERMAN writes he
works for Weyerhaeuser Company as a
District Forester and is living in Roseburg,
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Ore.
No additions to the family yet.
JOHN WARNING reports that after getting out of the army he went back to work
for the Burlington Northern's Timber and
Land Development out of Roslyn, Wash.,
working primarily with road layout. They
had a son, Michael, December 1969.
JAMES (BILL) WI LL says: "1970 finds
the Will family in Ryderwood, Wash . Since
Ryderwood is a retirement town life is
pretty quiet. Much of my spare time I
spend hunting and f ishing. Hope to see
everyone at Fernhoppers in March. Anyone
in our area stop by and see us, we li ke
to have company ."
JIM WOODWARD says he is presently
working as Superv isor in the Planer and
Nuloc for Weyerhaeuser Company at
Snoqualm ie Falls Branc h. Hopes to be
ab le to make it down on March 6.
DICK YUNKER reports he is now living
in Shelton, Wash., and working as Forester
for Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., in charge
of resource supply for two mills, Arlington
and Central ia. He says they now have a
balanced family, one boy and one girl.
1967
LARRY G. BLACK is now living in the
Seattle area where he is a forester with
Burl ington Northern Railway.
PATRICK D. BROPLEH writes from Monrovia, Liberia to say: " I am happy to hear
of the progress Oregon State University
faculty and alumni are making in the
development of the profession. Also delighted to inform you that I may join you
in Spring 1971 to inspect the new School
of Forestry bu ilding. Wishing you a successful Fernhopper Day."
CHUCK COLE writes: "I completed pilot
training at Laughlin AFB in Texas May 23,
1970 and presently flying WC-130E weather
birls from Guam. We provide weather info
regarding typhoons and storms in the
South Pacific. I am in the 54th Weather
Recon. Sp. (Typhoon Chasers) for a 18
month tour ending in February. I plan to
finish my obligation in May and p oss ibly
return to school in architectural engineering. Please send me latest Alumn i Directory, I'm anxious to return to OSU and
see the new building and hopefully Homecoming."
CLAY DICKERSON says: " Still at Astoria, State of Oregon Forestry office. Have
two girl s 3 and 2. Joined the city basketball league."
EDWARD D. HANSEN writes : " I am currently working as Group-Leader Pulp
Develo pment L ab at Crown-Zellerbac h,
West Linn , Oregon. The p aper industry has
many challenges and frustrations for a
Forest Products man."
RICHARD T. HEVEY is a Logging Engineer for Boise Southern Company. His
wife Janet is expecting first c hild in March
1971.
CAPT. GARY T. JOHNSTON just returned from a 13 month tour in Vietnam and
now is serving at Westover AFB, Mass.,
with 819th Civil Engineering Squadron.
W. DAVID KLEMPERER is now wo rking
for Associated Oregon Industries as a forest econom ist specializing in forest taxat:o n problems and finds the work most
stimulating.
J. A. LEMOS states: "Fol lowing my return from Vietnam, I have spent the past
year as a production trainee with Weyerhaeuser at Longview, Wash. I have worked w ith the Industrial Engineering department for 6 months and then served as
transportation foreman. At present I am
assigned as Shed-Pak Foreman."
ROGER LOVITT writes: " I am wo rking
for the Department o f Natural Resources
in Olympia, Wash., as the Recreation
Pl anning Engineer. Our program is growing as my family is also, No. 3 due in May
'71 . Best wishes to all."
CRAIG M. NICHOLSON says : "Still in
the US Coast Guard, stationed at the Captain of the Port Office in Portland. I am
consider ing a career in the Coast Guard,
provided that I am accepted for Grad
School at Monterey in Communications
Management. My wife Sue, is expecting
our first child in J an uary and fixing up the
house for the new arrival is taking a great
percentage of my off-time."
BIJAN PAYANDEH wr ites:
"My wife
Sim in and I are now settled in our new
house in "Soo". Since my return from
Iran, over two years ago, I have been with
the Canadian Forestry Service, Forest Researc h Laboratory in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. I have been wo rking on growth and
yield mode ls for black spruce-fir. I have
also been preparing a few papers for publication. Simin and I enjoy living here
and we are getting used to the long, cold
winters. To enjoy it more we decided to
take up skiing, however, w ith both of us
working the time goes by so quickly we
hard ly notice the -10 degree temperature."
CAPT. DENNIS B. POPE writes: "Am
presently stationed at a small radar site
on Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, about 70 miles
southwest of Saigon. I am in charge of
a crew working shifts controlling tactical,
nontactical, reconnaissance , bombers, and
medical evacuat ion aircraft. The Air Force
keeps us busy over here but will rotate
back to the states in February 1971. I have
been very fortunate in being able to make
trips to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sydney, and
Singapore. This is a golden opportunity
for me to see the forests in the Southeast
Asia area. I hope to see many of you
when I return to the States."
HAROLD P. SANDSTR OM says: "Greetings from beautiful downtown St. V incent
Bay, on the sunny shores of the Jervis
Inlet. I received another promotion and
transfer from MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., now
I am Project Engineer at Sti llwater Div.,
Powell River, B.C. My wife Donna, gave
birth to our first child, Jocelyn Maureen,
on June 6, 1970. Maybe I'll cash in her
Family Allowance Cheques and go to Fernhopper Day this year. There are lots of
other Americans up here only trouble
is, they have problems with the swing
clutches once in a while."
DAVID SCHM IDT states: "Still engaged
in consulting work under the name of T imberland Serv ices, Inc., at Albany. The
bulk of the work is within the fields of
forest land management, surveying, and
engineering. Since last spring, Nancy, our
three kids and I have become avid whitewater canoeists. However, we seem to
be non-experts at staying in the canoe at
times."
JOHN SHOBERG states: "We were blessed with an addition to our family. On
January 22nd ou r first child, a daughter,
Wendi Jo, was born. I n August we moved
to Klamath Falls and the Klamath Ranger
District.''
DALE R. STENNETT says: "I'm finally
a civ il ian and am work ing for Weyerhaeuser as a field engineer at Coos Bay. No
ponderosa or sagebrush here but the fishing makes area almost tolerable between
rain storms. No fami ly yet. A schoo l
teacher wife is about all I can handle."
KENT C. TRESIDDER says: "For over
a year now I have been doing Yield Tax
appraisals in NW Oregon for the Department of Revenue. The work is interesting
and I am getting a good view of the timber
industry and market in this area. We are
living in an apartment in North Salem and
fe l low fernhoppers are always we lcome to
look us up. This summer I put my wife
through summer school with ou r typewriter.
That was quite a hectic 10 weeks, especially for the typist. It paid off handsomely
however. We have both been tak ing evening classes and recently I have been taking my photography hobby a l ittle more
serious ly at the persistence of my family.
See you March 6."
WILLIAM S. WESTON writes: "Since
graduation I have been flying with the A ir
Force and have been stationed in a number of southern states. I recently completed a combat tour in SEA where I was
stat ioned at Tuy Hoa AB. I am flying the
F-100. I have about two years left in the
service and will be making captain soon,
·however I plan to get o ut and move back
to Oregon or Washington. I have made
numerou s tours of southern woods and
mill operations but the Northwest is still
for me. Hope to attend Fernhopper Day
next year.''
1968
JOE A. ARNOLD says : "I am still in
the Navy and just made E-5. I have less
than two years to go and then I hope to
return to OSU for a little catching up,
before I strike out on my own. Keep up
the good work at OSU Happy days to al l.
If you hadn't noticed they just tried to
burn down what few trees they have in
Southern Cal iforn ia!"
1970 and in February 1970 assigned to
Republic of Vietnam. "My wife, Lin wi ll
reside in Portland until I return. Hope
everyone has fun at Fernhopper Day. Wish
I could be there."
RO D DAVIDSON is presently serving
aboard the Polaris submarine USS John
Adams at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
RONALD J. DINUS states: "Rapid, and
sometimes radical changes in all phases
of forestry are commonp lace in the Southeast. The trend toward even-aged management and intensive s ilvic ulture have
made my research area (Genetics and
Physiology of Disease Resistance) most
challenging."
TOO R. FILES is currently serving as
TSI foreste r on the Lakeview Ranger Distr ict of the Fremont National Forest. In
addition to carrying out pre-commercial
thinning programs, he is involved in a
commercial thinning sales program.
NORMAN M. FOE LLER has moved from
the Stonyford to Upper L ake District, Calif.
and is working in sa les administration.
RO LLIN R. GEPPERT says: "Jackie and
I are still in Germany but not fo r too much
longer. We will be back in Oregon in
June 1971 with o ur new ADDI TI ONS to the
family. On October 3, 1970 twin boys arrived at the 97th General Hospital in
Frankfurt, West Germa ny. Jackie, Brent
and Brian are doing fine. Just 248 days
left with Uncle Sam."
DANIEL E. GOLTZ writes: "The past
year has been an interesting one in the
forest m anagement activities on the Elliott
State Forest. A promotion to one of three
area foresters in the Forest has made Coos
Bay my home for awh ile longer. There
are lots of OSU forestry friends in the
Coos Bay area."
TERRY C. HEINER states he has received his doctors degree from Iowa State and
is teaching at Silver City, New Mexico.
KIM ILES says: "I'm in Germany, in
the Army, and heading up a computer
programming section. I love Europe and
plan to travel quite a bit next summer and
after release from active duty. Then back
to OSU for masters degree."
WILLI AM J. BRAMWELL writes:
"I
joined the Coast Guard in Sept. 1968 and
am serving three years as an officer. I
spent 18 months as an Engineer Officer
aboard an icebreaker and I 'm presently
assigned to the Civil Engineering Dept.,
in the 13th Coast Guard Distr ict in Seattle.
I was married to Clara J"o Schell from
Heyburn, Idaho in December 1969. We are
hoping for an early discharge and then I
may return to school at the University of
Washington."
ROBERT B. MARTIN sends this message: "We had an addition to the fam ily
the past year Brooke ian. We now
have two sons.
I am still working for
Washington Highway Dept. and the past
year was spent in Marysville, Wash. , but
now we are in the Seattle area where the
highway department is supporting me for
a year of graduate work at the U of Washington in Traffic Engineering."
DENNIS L. BYERLEY states he is stil l
in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at McClellan AFB, Sacramento, Calif. He is looking forward to returning to wo rk in the
industry upon his being discharged.
J"AMES L. MCALLI STER'S mother writes
to say James is in Germany with the Army
Engineers and has been there si nce July,
1969. He expects to be in Korea in February 1971 and also expects to be home
this Christmas.
DAVID L. CARLSON and his wife are
living at 469 NE 3rd Place , Kalama, Wash.,
and he is employed at Internationa l Paper
Co., Long Bell Div., Longview, Wash .,
working in Product Research and Development.
RONALD C. CLEMENT c urrently serving
as a captain, Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Army finished tour at Ft. Lewis January
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BRUNO C. MEYER is employed by Medford Corporation with the forestry staff. He
and his wife are celebrating their first wedding anniversary this Christmas.
RICHARD N. REAGAN is currently working in the Timberlands Division of Weyerhaeuser Company out of Tacoma, Wash.,
as a Woods Industrial Engineer. He has
been with them since June 1969.
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DAN ROBERTSON writes that he and his
wife are now residing in North Bend, and
he is working as a beginning forester with
Weyerhaeuser Corp. Tim berlands Department.
FRED ROBINSON says: "I'm now at
Astoria at Unit Forester with the Oregon
State Forestry Dept. We are working primarily in 40-70 year old stands of Douglas
fir and Hemlock. Living on the coast and
clamming, fishing, etc. , is lots of fun"
WILLIAM E. SAGER is on an Educational Leave from the Oregon State Forestry
Department and attending Graduate School
in Forestry at OSU. Next June he will be
returning to work in Tillamook.
JOHN L. SMITH writes:
" I married
Suzanne Forster June 6, 1970 and she
teaches in Oak Harbor. Now I'm a Lt.
(jg) in Attack Squadron 115 and flying
with Ed Stryker, an FE Grad class of '66.
Guess we are high speed, low level Fernhoppers flying in the A-6 Intruder. I've
been getting a lot of hunting and fishing
in despite the Navy's attempts to make us
feel military. Hope to be out by January
1972."
HAROLD
working for
land. After
also got his
SN IDER says he is presently
Xerox as a sales man in Portgetting his Forestry degree he
MBA.
STEVEN R. STRECKER states: "Presently I am serving my military obligation
in Germany. My wife and I have seen a
great deal of Europe and we intend to see
much more before we leave for home next
August, 1971. I am enrolled in the University of Utah MBA program; will receive
my degree in December 1971. I then plan
to attend Law School although this is
somewhat indefinite now. Sue (formerly
Susan Howell ,s c lass of '68, Home Economics) intends to complete her Masters
in dietetics at the University of Utah starting Sept. '71. We both miss OSU and
hope to visit at the firs available opportunity. I would enjoy hearing about the OSU
Forestry Research Lab., preferably about
Pulp and Paper."
EDWARDO WEL CH writes: " In Peace
Corps, Chile, Provinces of Valparaiso and
Aconcagua.
Main work is Fire Contro l,
starting and organizing fire control organizations in the area of LaLigua, training fire
crews, also conservation talks at schools
and unes control. For recreation - relax,
think or read, to the beach, lots of beautiful girls, take small trips, have taken long
trips to Peru , Brazil, and Argentine."
WARREN BRUCE WILKINSON says:
"After I finished doing my th ing for Uncle
Sam, I took a job with Rosboro Lumber
Co., in Springfield, Ore., and just recently
was promoted to Director of Quality Control for the Laminated Beam Division."
JOEL C. WOODS says he is presently
engaged in getting his Elementary Education Teachers Certificate and is very interested in conservation education at the elemntary school level. He asks , when are
we going to all get together and where .. ?
1969
ORAN D. ABBOTT writes: " Life in the
US Army isn't very exciting but I' ve managed to get in 14 months additional schooling. I should be back in Oregon in the
fall of '71. My wife says "hello" to the
Conifers."
TOM L. BECK's wife, the former Harriet
Bock, class of '69 is teaching fifth grade
in Norfolk, Virginia and writes to say Tom
is now on a trip to the Mediterranean Sea.
He is stationed at the Naval Amphibious
Base in Norfolk and assigned to an LST.
RICHARD L. BECKMAN states he is
presently working for Crown Zellerbach at
West Li nn Division as a Project Engineer.
They have expanded their fami ly to four
with the addition of a daughter in May and
living in the country on 10 acres and
raising Christmas trees as a hobby. Also
they have started building a home and
expect co mpletion date to be early next
spring.
ROLLAND R. BENSON JR. says: "Since
graduation I attended St. Cloud State College doing graduate work in education and
I 'm now teach ing Science at Randall ,
Minn. Was married last summer, 1969,
and my w ife teaches also. We both miss
Oregon but Minnesota is just about as
nice."
CARL M. BERNSTEN wr ites: "Heavi ly
involved in administration of timber, insects and disease research in the Roc ky
Mt. Forest and Range Experiment Station
head quartered at Fort Co ll ins, Co lorado.
The area of operation covers 9 states, from
the Canadian border to the Mexican border. I am currently involved in a 5-month
study of Forest Service timber management
practices on 4 national forests in Wyoming
- a controversial issue. Have been traveling most of the time, but with the onset
of winter will spend considerable time with
the family ski ing in famous Colorado
snow."
CHANLER C. BIGGS says : " I am with
BLM in Salem assigned to the Cascade
Resource Group. After finishing the recent CFI and the subsequent workup of
the allowable-cut input data, I received
the ass ignment of recreation specialist for
the Cascade Area.
This assignment is
right on line with my career goals; needless to say, am very happy w ith my job and
the out-look for the future. The family is
happy and healthy; Michelle 3 years old
now and keeps us running."
LARRY B. BLASING states that on
March 1, 1969 started as Division Engineer
for Eurocan Pulp and Paper Ltd. , in
Kitimat, B.C.
JAMES BLAKE writes: " The State of
Washington's department of Natural Resources isn't as Rinky-Dink as I thought.
On our District we have an annual cut of
400 MM and we have to keep it up for
14 more years until we've finished our first
cycle. Say Hello to Dan Robinson and
Johnny Bell for me. If you find out what
John Firth's address is, let me know,
please ."
LARRY BLEM writes from
and says things have been
t"lEJre.
He states they had
driest summer ever recorded
Sweet Home
pretty good
the second
in that area.
DENNIS L. BRANDT says his wife,
daughter, Danelle, and himself are now
living in Kelso, Wash. , whe re he is employed by Weyerhaeuser as a District Forest
Engineer.
DAVID L. CAGLEY is working on MBA
degree at OSU and will finish June 1971 .
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FREDERICK I. CROWE says: "My w ife,
Yvonne and I are proud to announce a new
addition to the " Crowe's Nest". His name
is Daniel Robert and he was born on
October 3rd.
I have been temporarily
laid off from Crown Zellerbach and am
working for the governme nt at the Willamette National Forest, Rigdon District. Hope
to make it to the next Fernhopper Day and
see all of you characters I graduated
with."
BILL NIEDERMEYER states: "Living in
the coal country and trying to stay clear
of the 'Black Lung Disease ' while working
for Weyerhaeuser Co., as a wood products
representative in the Northeastern United
States.
Waiting to be transferred back
closer to Beaver country but things aren't
too optimistic to date. Was one of top
11 salesmen out of field force of 200 in
first 6 months of 1970 and was recognized
for the same in July."
PAUL FREEMAN says he is now working as the Forest Products Representative
for DiGiorgio Corp. out of the San Francisco headquarters. The job is totally unrelated to forest engineering, but it is
extremely varied, interesting and exciting
to him. He expects to get out closer to
the wood after a year or so.
JIM NIELSON writes:
"Everything at
Blue River is still fine. Since July I have
been attached to the district silviculturalist
and have been helping him with management prescriptions and multiple use survey
reports for all our timber sa les. Sally and
I have a one year old daughter and are
expecting another addition in April."
JOHN D. GEYER says: " Hello, all's we ll
with the Geyers - John, Anna, and Anita
{born Aug. 14, 1970).
We' re living in
Wallowa County now as I'm involved in
pre-sale work for Joseph District of the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Life is
quiet, peaceful, and blessed with much
luck. No complai nts at all.''
KENNETH OLSEN states he is presently
working for Permaneer Management Corp. ,
in St. Louis, and is located in a particleboard plant just ou tside of Ashville , North
Carolina. He is Head of the Quality Control Lab., and at times has been hand l ing
some of the supervisory work on the production line. He hopes to be able to
return to the Pacific Northwest in the
future.
DAN GREEN writes: "School in Moscow
is proceeding on schedu le and I expect to
be out January 1971. No job yet but time
will tell.
Jan and daughter Kelly, 9
months, are looking forward to me earning
a normal wage and I'm looking forward
to putting all this training to some practical
use. If anyone hears of a good forest
recreation job, let me know."
TERRY R. HASSETT says: " I have just
graduated from undergrad uate pilot training
at Vance AFB and my next assignment is
to fly C-130 at Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas."
HOYT L. LANEY is a Forest Engineer I
in road location, Forks District, Department of Natural Resources, State of Washington , and lives at Forks, Wash .
ROBERT A. LATHAM 's wife tells us that
Bob has been promoted .and is being transferred to Baker A.D., Baker, Oregon. He
will have charge of recreation on Baker
District. They have a 5 months old boy
Christopher, who Is growing like a weed.
They very much would enjoy having their
classmates come and see them when over
that way.
MICHAEL D. MCCORMICK reports he
has spent one year in the Army since being
commissioned at graduation in 1969. He
will be spending a year in Vietnam beginning November 1970 and he then hopes
to be stationed in Alaska upon his return
to the United States.
JOE MCFADDEN is currently employed
as Quality Control Supervisor for Forest
Industries at their particleboard plant in
Brownsville, Oregon.
HARRY MCINTIRE states: "After working a year as a head rigger I have a new
position as a Utilization Inspector (chunk
inspector) with Weyerhaeuser at Coos Bay
Branch. Am looking forward to March 6."
KEITH L. OL SON says:
"Was very
happy to receive a card from the Alumni
Association this year. I did not answer
last year because my immediate future was
uncertain due to military status. I joined
the Oregon National Guard in May 1970
and am presently on 4 months active duty
at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I will
complete my training around the 1st of
December and will return to my job v:ith
the Boise Cascade Corporation, Seaside,
Oregon. My wife, Vickie, gave birth to
our second daughter in March 1970. Keep
in touch. "
STEVEN C. PEDERSEN is now a Technical Forester with Weyerhaeuser Company,
St. Helens Tree Farm.
DAVID D. REED wr ites: "Hello Fellow
Fernhoppers- Fall is here once again and
all the forest fires are out in the southern
Oregon area- thank the lord. Had a very
trying summer. Was married on the 27th
of June and found myself on a 3,200 acre
forest fire two days after returning from
our honeymoon. Have you ever tried to
tell your wife of one week that you will see
her sometime? Hope everybody is O.K."
DAVID C. RUBIN graduated August 1970
with a MBA from Oregon State and presently is working for U.S. General Accounting Office on management audits dealing
with forestry activities.
FREDERICK BARTON RUUD says: "Have
completed basic training in the US Army
at Ft. Lewis and am currently enrolled in
Counter Battery-Counter Mortar Radar
school at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. An overseas
assignment at the completion o f this
course is highly probable. I should be on
my way to a new post by February 1971."
JIM SIMONET reports he was married
last June to Jeanne Ann and is presently
studying for a second degree in Business
at Portland State University and managing
his 130 acre tree farm.
CHARLES H.E. SMITH presently serving
in the Armed Forces Courier Service near
los Angeles. He is living in Inglewood
and says all OSU acquaintances are welcome and he is looking forward to returning to Oregon.
ELWOOD "WOODY" STARR transferred
to Chugach National Forest, Engineering,
Supervisor's Office, Anchorage, A laska.
LEROY J. VOLZ is with Willamette Industries, Inc., and is working out of their
logging office in Dallas, Oregon.
OLIN S. WALRATH at the present is a
Sales Representative for Certain-Teed,
Saint Gobain.
W. CAREY WEATHERLY is at the present
time in Vietnam as a helicopter piot and
stationed at Chu Lai and attached to the
Amer ican Div. Artillery. On October 11,
1969 he was married to Candy Clemo from
Elkton, Oregon. They were at Ft. Walkers,
Texas then at Ft. Rucker, A la., and then
they toured the U.S. and spent the last
30 days of his leave in Oregon.
ERNEST F. WIL SON has finished one
year of teaching in the Forestry Schoo l
at Gargan, Iran for the Peace Corps. His
address there is: P.O. Box 6, Gargan,
Iran.
DENNIS A. WYNN says: "Hello to everyone. I am in the army at present in Germany and have 15 months left to do in
the service. I am working in the personnel
office here in New Ulm, one-half way between Stuttgari and Munich. Germany and
Western Oregon are alike in about every
respect but population. My plans for the
future are indefinite, I do plan on seeing
more of Europe after I'm out."
1970
REX S. BAUMBACK is presently working on a Masters degree in Forest Economics at Michigan State University.
KENNETH R. BERGLUND working for
Division of Operations, Administ rative Services, Region 6 Office, U.S. Forest Service,
Portland, Oregon, as a Contracting Officer
Trainee.
RAY H. BREWER employed by the USFS
at Walla Walla with a position in Pre-sale.
H is wife is teaching 2nd grade at College
Place and they like it very well there.
KEN BURKHOLDER says : "My work in
BLM continues to be very interesting. Chief
activities are in fire, fish, wi ldlife and
recreation , the traditional reasons men
study forestry. Often lots of hard work
but not many dull moments."
DAVID M. MONTGOMERY says: "Still
with Weyerhaeuser Company as District
Woods Engineer, Cottage Grove District.
My job is very challenging, trying to maintain the environment and still harvest timber. A major challenge for all of us. At
the time this was written, the family totals
three, but will be four in late March."
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JOHN ERNEST FIRTH writes: " I won't
be able to make Fernhopper Day as I am
emp loyed by the Army as a draftee. You
might get a laugh out of this , I'm going
to be an M.P. It surprised me too but I
don't think it will be too bad. I don't know
how long I will be in Texas so keep my
same mailing addess. I will look forward
to getting back up into good clean TREE
country.''
HENRY GREBER says: " I am presently serving my two-year 'hitch' in the Army.
I will drop by the School if I am ever in
the vicin ity. Best wishes to all."
RYLAND S. HARDMAN writes from
Pendleton: "Forestry Students: I hope
that fall term is going O.K. for each of
you. I know how rough the classes can
be, but take it from a recent grad, it is
all worth it. The Professors aren't kidding
when they say college is only the f irst step
in a lifetime of learning . So hang in there
and good luck."
JAMES (Jim) ARTHUR JAMES states he
is presently working for Pacific Access,
located out of Stayton, Oregon, building
logging roads. He is getting lots of experience and enjoys his work.
JOHN C. JOSEPHSON says: "The State
Police Department is the best organization
I have ever worked for. Good luck to all
of you."
DAVID J. KING is living at Sitka, Alaska
and employed by Alaska Lumber and
Pulp Co., Inc., as a Logging Engineer.
GARY L. LANGLITZ is presently wor king
for the BLM but worked last summer for
Douglas County Land Department and
hopes to begin work again next summer
for them on a permanent basis.
JACK L. STIVERSON writes:
"Hi, to
you all at Forestry School, I am employed
at the US Forest Services Cape Perpetua
Visitors Center, as a Biologist. The summer visitor season is just over and the
summer employees have all left. We are
preparing for the onslaught of student
groups which will be visiting the center
as part of our Conservation Educat ion Program. I am engaged in writing an Interpretative Plan for a new trail that will soon
be constructed here at the Cape. This is
a real challenge to me. I also have inherited the job of seeing that all our Audiovisual equipment is maintained properly
and up-graded as needed. Unfortunately,
because of personnel ceilings with the
Federal Civil Service I am still emp loyed
on a temporary appointment."
JOE
WIEDERHOLD says:
"I
am
presently attending undergraduate pilot
training at Vance AFB and will be here
until Sept. 1971 when, hopefully, I get my
wings.
I ran into Terry Hassett here
recently, he should finish soon. Sorry I
won 't be able to attend Fernhopper Day
but will try to get back one of these years."