OREGON STATE
FORESTER
Volume XXVIII
Number
Corvallis, Oregon, January 1975
Invitation To
Fernhopper Day
The 43rd annual Fernhopper Day and
Banquet is coming up on March 1, 1975,
and we of the Forestry Club extend to
you a personal invitation to come and
share in the activities.
A new air of comradeship is being fe lt
in the School of Forestry, not exactly
like the old days perhaps, but still very
real. Nearly all of today's students know
only Peavy Hall as the Foresters' home.
More important to a spirit of unity though,
is the way Resource Recreation Management is being accepted into the School.
The transition period is drawing to a
close, and the RAM's are taking part in
School activities. For instance, this year
the Annual Cruise is edited by a student
from that department.
Activities are listed in the Schedule in·
eluded with your Fernhopper Day material.
Once again, we plan to have a student·
alumni seminar; this will begin at 2:00
and end at 3:30 p.m. The Conifers (wives
of Forestry students) will have an after·
noon tea for the ladies. The reception
will be at 4:30, with the dinner following
in the Memorial Union at 5:30. Be sure
to order your Banquet tickets in advance
or buy them before 12 noon on Fernhopper Day. We promise to let you go in
time for the 8:00 p.m. basketball game
between OSU and UW.
As a footnote, some of you will remember the OSC Forestry lapel pins, first
available in the 1957-58 school year. The
Forestry Club is now trying to have a new
run of these pins (properly updated to
OSU) made for students and alumni sometime this year.
More information, and
maybe the pins, will be available on Fernhopper Day.
Forestry Club members will be around
Peavy Hall all day to help in any way we
can; we want to make the 43rd Fernhopper Day the best ever for you. Be sure
to come, renew acquaintances, look over
the School, and have fun.
Robe rt We ir
President
OSU Forestry Club
FERNHOPPER BANQUET
5:30 p.m., Sat., Mar. 1, 1975
Memorial Union Ballroom
RESERVE TICKETS BY MAIL
OR BUY BEFORE 12 NOON
AT PEAVY HALL
Gary Miller, Student Chairman, starts the program for Fernhopper Day 1974.
Don Malmberg
Alumni President
Forestry Scholarships
And Fellowships
The Board of Directors for the OSU Forestry Alumni Association met on Fernhopper Day, February 23, 1974, and at the
close of their meeting elected Don Maimberg President. Don graduated in Forest
Management from Oregon State in 1947.
He is Manager of Forest Products and
Development for Crown Zellerbach with
offices in Seaside. Bill Holtsclaw, class
of '49, was elected Vice President. He
recently moved from Prineville to Salem
where he is Assistant State Forester with
the State Forestry Department.
New members of the Board who took
office on April 1, 1974 are:
Joseph F.
Clark '40, Forester for Medford Corporation; Richard W. Holmes '61, Consulting
Forester with headquarters in Portland;
and Carl W. Raynor '40, Executive Secreta ry fo r the Association of Oregon Loggers, Inc. Carl was appointed to serve
the balance of Rex Resler's unexpired
term when Rex moved to Washington,
D.C. , so serving on the Board is not new
to him.
Outgoing President Marvin Coats '53,
who had do ne an outstanding job during
his term of office, was ill with the flu and
unable to be present. Members of the
Board expressed their high appreciation
for his energetic leadership during the
year. Jack D. Barringer '56 and Brice L.
Bra ndt '61 were also recognized for their
service on the Board for the past three
years .
The School of Forestry has a long history of providing scholarships and fellowships to its students because of the
thoughtfulness and generosity of individuals, companies, and foundations. During 1974, the number of scholarships has
grown from 41 to 47 and the number of
fellowships from 22 to 37.
We'd like to give recognition to the
awards that have become avai lable during
the past year.
Four Beruby Scholarships were estab·
l ished for qualified undergraduates in the
Departments of Forest Engineering, Management, and Products. The awards are
for $825 each and are made by the School
of Forestry Undergraduate Scholarship
Committee. The donors have asked to
remain anonymous.
Two C. Wy lie Smith I ll Memorial Scholarships were established through the Oregon State University Foundation in mem·
ory of Wylie Smith who graduated in For·
est Eng ineering in 1966. Wylie lost his
life in an accident while he was dismant·
ling a large wooden water tank. The
awards of $600 each are made annually
and selection of rec ipients is made by the
Coos Chapter of the Society of American
Foresters.
The Rogue River Valley Hoo Hoo Club
established a scholarship last year for
qualified Forest Products students with
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The President's
Message
OREGON
STATE FORESTER
Oregon State University Fo restry Alumn i Association
Annual newsletter of the OSU Forestry
Alumni Association ma iled to the last
known address of all OSU Fernhoppers.
BOAR D OF DI RECTORS
TERMS EXPIRE APR IL, 1975
Marvin W. Coats
P. 0. Box 907
Albany, Oregon 97321
Earl E. Nichols
Desch utes N. F.
Bend, Oregon 97701
Wilton L. Vincent
414 McKinley
Aberdeen, Washington 98520
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1976
Charles H. Harden
U.S.F.S., P. 0. Box 3141
Portland, Oregon 97208
Will iam P. Holtsclaw
(Vice President)
State Forestry Departmen t
Salem, Oregon 97301
Donald R. Malm berg
(Pres iden t)
320 2 Sunset Bou levard
Seaside, Oregon 97138
TE RMS EXPIRE APRI L, 1977
J oseph F. C lark
P. 0. Box 550
Medfo rd, Oregon 97501
Richard W. Holmes
6936 N. E. Halsey
Portland, Oregon 97213
Carl W. Raynor
1413 Main Street
Springfield, Oregon 97477
ADVISORY
Carl H. Stoltenberg
(Dean)
School of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
R. M. Kallander
School of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
(Sec-Treas)
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Hello Fernhoppers:
What's happen ing? Can you imagine
1 000 students in the School of Fo restry at
Oregon State? Well, it happened, alm~st
anyway. The re were 999 studen ts registered for fa ll term!
Next J une another
landmark in history is pred icted for our
Schoo l of Forestry when the Class of 1975
graduates. This record-breaking class will
be ready for work in their chosen profession. As employers you wil l find both
men and women w ith excel lent credentials
ready to further their c?re~rs and do a
good job in your organ1zat1ons.
As President of the Forestry Alumni
Association this year, I can report to you
it has been a rewarding experience to
study and participate in the faculty, st u ~
dent and alumni progress at OSU. Alumn i
who supported activit ies at Oregon State
in the past and present, have watched
our school rise in national and world renown. With near ly one thousand studen~s
in residence , the pipe line of supply IS
assured for talent needed for the challenge ahead. Alumn i support has helped
make it happen along w1th faculty and
Oregon ians and fr iends in many wa lks of
life. The School o f Forestry welcomes
your continued support as members of
the Forestry Alumni Association.
Please j oin us on Fernhopper Day March
1, 1975. The Forestry Club has planned
activ ities of special interest to students
and alumni. It is worth it to visit the schoo l,
talk with faculty, students, c lassmates, .and
friends . A look around the campus bnngs
back memories and puts one in a good
frame of mind for the Banquet. With
faculty, students, classmates, and friends.
A look around the campus brtngs back
memories and puts one in a good fraf!le
of mind for the Fernhopper Banquet. W1th
the ladies attending the Banquets in recent years, the occasion has improved.
Th is is progress and a joy to behold . The
good food, short speeches, laughter and
entertainment constitute a f1ne way to prepare to see the Oregon State Beavers play
basketball.
March 1st, the Washington
Huskies invade Corva llis to c lash with our
Beave rs. Plan now to attend. You will
be glad you did .
A forestry educat ion today stresses
quality.
Faculty members travel more
these days to keep in touch with events
in their fields of endeavor around the
world. The goal continues to be a better
education for the student of forestry.
Another major act ivity at OSU is the Forest Research Program. New techno logy
is the basis for continued success in the
forest industry, variable though it may be.
The cost of educat ion and the cost of
research is going up. Crunching inf lat ion
is the reason. To combat th is inflat ionary
tren d, some adjustments are indicated:
1. Co ntinuing efforts to use facu lty,
staff, time, talent and funds efficient ly.
2. A concerted effort to mainta in standards of quality education with updated curricula at least cost.
3. An attempt to susta in a student body
in ba lance with the capacity of the
fac ilities available , while recogn izing
the law of supp ly and demand in the
market place for forestry graduates.
Each year three members of the Board
of Directors of the OSU Forestry Alumnt
Association complete their service, and
three new members are elected. Terms
exp ire April 1, 1975 for:
- Marvin W. Coats, Pres ident of the
Board in 1973. An executive of Willamette Industries, A lbany, Oregon.
-Earl E. Nicho ls, Present Chairman of
the Columbia River Sect ion, SAF. An
officia l of the US Forest Service, Bend,
Oregon.
-Wilton L. Vincent, Vice Pres ident o f
the Board in 1973. An executive of ITTRayonier, Inc., Hoquiam, Washington.
To these successful men . the present
Board of Directors and the past pres idents
of the Board say thank you for a job well
done. OSU , its faculty , staff, students and
alumn i app rec iate your lime and contribut:ons. The winners who will replace you
on the Board for a three-year term w ill be
announced at the 43rd Annual Fernhopper
Banquet March 1, 1975.
Today men and women of Oregon Stale
are scattered all over the world. One of
the pleasant and valuab le customs of the
School of Forestry at OSU is to arrange
for a breakfast or dinner at selected reg:onal, national or international forestry
meet ings. It is a fine custom and provides
an opportun ity for OSU Alumn i and the ir
mates to get together and learn first hand
from Dean Ca rl Stoltenberg and some
facu lty members about the latest happenings at OSU. These sess ions are fun , informat ive, and worthwh ile. Th is year successful breakfast meet ings with alumni
were he ld at :
1. Vancou ver, Wash ington, Jo int Meeting of the Co lumbia River Sect ion
and Puget Sound Sect ion of SAF.
2. New York City, Annual Meeting , Society of American Foresters.
3. Reno , Nevada, Annual Meeting, Pacific Logging Congress.
4. Spokane, Washington , Annual Meeting, Western Fo restry Confe rence.
Best wishes to the faculty, students and
alumni in 1975. I'll be looking forward to
seeing you and celebrating Fernhoppe r
Day on March 1, 1975.
Dona ld R. Malmberg
Pres ident
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Forestry Scholarships
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preference given to s tu~ents from Jo~eph­
ine and Jackson Count1es. The rec 1p1ent
of the $500 scholarship is determined
annually by the School of Forestry Undergraduate Scholarship Comm ittee .
South Santiam Educat ional and Research Program Sc holarsh ips and Fellowsh ips prov ided by the Lou is W. and Maud
H il l Family Foundation have been increased from 27 to 30. These inc lude two
undergraduate scho larsh ips of $900 each
for res ident America n Indian, Mexica nAmerican, and black American undergraduate forestry students. Fo restry fe llowsh ip funds in the amount of $2,000 have
also been made avai lable to encourage
and ass ist m inority students who undertake grad uate prog rams in forestry.
Homer G. Lyon, Jr. '48 , who d ied last
August bequeathed $1 ,000 to the Schoo l
of Forestry for use in supplementing the
scholarship program. Homer's c lassmates
of the late 30's w ill remember that he,
like many of the rest of us, left schoo l to
work prior to rece iving a degree. After
he returned from World War II, Homer
completed his degree requi rements in
1948, rather than 1938.
The estate of Jack Brand is '38 has provided a unique memorial fel lowsh ip in his
name. The fellowsh ip provides a married
graduate forestry student w ith a rent free
lease of an attract ive residence in Corvallis. The stud en t pays all utili ties and
mainta ins the prem ises in a clean and
orderly cond it ion. This thoughtfu l award
will be of great benefit to gradua te students with fam ilies.
1974 also saw the establ ishment of the
Bo ise Cascade Fellowsh ip for qualified
m inorities or women . T his excellent
$4,500 Fellowsh ip is awarded annua lly to
a graduate student in Forest Man agement
whose program emphasizes the appl ication of si lviculture, forest entomology, and
forest patho logy in young-growth management.
The faculty and ad min istration of the
School of Forestry are extremely grateful
to the donors of these scholarships and
fel lowships . The awards will serve many
students we ll in ach ieving their educational goals so that they may better serve th e
cause of forestry.
Financial Statement
JANUARY 1, 1975
$757.91
Balance January 1, 1974
Income :
$1,485.00
Dues
290.00
Annua l Cru ise Sales
1,558 .50
Banquet
125.80
M isce llaneo us
244.00
Basketball tickets
$4,461.21
Total income
Expenditures:
Newsletter
Banquet and
Fernhopper Day
M iscellaneous
Basketball tickets
1,306.05
1 ,633.09
489.85
280.00
Total Expen ditures $3 ,708.99
Balance January 1, 1975
$752.22
THE DEAN'S
CORNER
What's new in the School is usually the
theme of this column . And now with
almost 1000 students (of whom 156 are
females!), new facu lty members, a new
building, faculty in research and extension
as well as in classes, changi ng courses,
new curric ula, and so many other changes,
it may seem to some of you that almost
nothing's the same at the Schoo l any
more.
But that's not true.
Despite
changes to keep on top of things , there
is also a stability of tradit ions and character that would remind you of "Forestry
when I was there !"
Forestry students sti ll know what the
forest is like.
From "I ntroduction" on
through surveying, mens., ecology and silviculture, engineering and many o ther
courses, forestry students are on Mac Forest for numerous 3- to 6-ho ur labs - rain
or shine! Visitors are still surprised to
learn that weather-cance lled field trips are
unknow n here.
Alth ough we requi re more credits to
graduate than any other campus sc hools
except Eng ineering, in addi tion Forestry
continues to require practica l work experience for graduation (th anks to alumni assistance!)
And employer wor k reports
sometimes constitute the most important
"grades" in a student's folder when recruiters visit!
Classes are larger than when you were
in sc hool , but forestry profs and students
are still on a first-name basis . Students
insist ours are the best teachers on
camp us " they really try to he lp you
learn." Both students and grads voice
respect for their School.
Forestry students still work on their
own, too. With little assistance, they continue to publ ish th e Annual Cru ise and a
most independent monthly newspaper, the
Hi-Lead. Although Forestry Club a ttendance isn 't high, members sponsor Mac
Forest Day festivities in the fal l, and a
va riety of meetings. Also there's the
woods competition and other Spring Tha w
events. Students visit and compete wi th
other Western Fo restry Clubs once eac h
year. Most of these Club activities are
supp orted by c utting and delivering 40-50
cords of firewood annually from Mac Forest.
With Rudy 's counsel, stud ents plan and
supervise the annual Fernhopper program
and banquet tor returnin g alums the
on ly such school-wide event on campus.
Xi Sigma Pi members still honor those
forestry se niors w ith strong academic and
service records, and serve the School by
conducting forestry open-house demonstrations and consultations for vis iting high
school students eac h winter.
Forestry students and faculty continue
to support a School honor code, unproctored exams, and professiona l standards
of co nduct. As a result, you can count
on our students and grads and, perh aps more important, they know it.
Weekend field trips, long labs, expe rience in working together, tough courses,
high standards, close fr iendships, willingness to work and ability to perform , strong
interest in and com m itment to the profession - characteristics of the School now,
even as triey ·were when you were here.
Yes, there were more changes in 1974.
For examp le, elsewhere in the FORESTER
you will read how Forest Engineering curric ula were strengthened; fu nded by the
National Park Service, a Cooperative Park
Studies Un it was establ ished in the School ;
Weyerhaeuser Company executives taught
a cou rse and challenged stude nts and faculty wit h "high yie ld forestry" ideas; and
new research and extens ion act ivities
brought the School closer to th e action in
forestry affairs throughout the State. T he
School is dynamic, and co ntinued change
wil l be essential. Some of the changes
you'll l ike - others, maybe . . . ?! But
with all these changes, hopefully our most
fundamental values and traditions will rema in and you 'll continue to recognize and
be proud of us as YOUR SCHOOL!
Carl Stol tenberg
Resources Rec reation
Management
Initiation of a research program and the
revitalization of ex tension activities in
rec reation are the focus of the Resource
Recreation Management Department as it
proceeds through its second year as a
part o f the School of Forestry.
Also, after a full year's experience w ith
a new curricu lum, the faculty and stude nts
o f the department are beg inning an ongoing process of curricu lum evaluation.
Several new faces appeared on the faculty this year. The pos ition of Outdoor
Recreation Specialist was filled by Merv
Filipponi, who returned to OSU from a
position as recreation consu ltant with the
State of California . In addition to his exextension duties, he is responsible for
supervising the department's internship
program. Therefore, he is the ma in contact with the forest ind ustry and resou rce
management agencies tor placement o f
qualified students in resource recreat ion
positions.
Bill Hagdorn lett his position as Resource Deve lopment Chief for the Idaho
State Parks and Recreation Department
to come to OSU this year. He is teaching
the p ark planning cou rses and is preparing to enter the Ph .D. program in Forest
Management with a special ization in forest ecology to add to his M.S. in Resource
Deve lopment from Michigan State University.
Steve de Keijzer, who received his B.S.
in forestry from OSU in 1965 and M.S.
from the University of California, Berkeley,
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o4ltlf
also joined the facul ty for one year to
teach courses in leisure eco logy and wilderness and leisu re.
Professional involvement of the faculty
has va ried from the f ield o f international
recreat ion to national recreation educat ion. Dr. Roya l Jackson conducted a
study-tour o f rec reation resources in Central Americ a and presented an evaluation
o f the experience at the National Recreation and Par ks Association Congress in
De nver. I enjoyed participating in activities related to accreditation of recreation
curricula during the Co ngress.
Researc h interests being pursued in the
department include a study of hunter access to private lands being developed
with the Oregon Wildlife Commissio n by
Dr. Mike Freed. Other faculty members
are prepa ri ng proposals in the area of
recreat ion behavior and recreation and
tourism development.
Co ntin uing his second year w ith the department, Sid Nolan completed his Ph.D.
in Recreation and Resource Development
at Texas A&M University in August, 1974.
Miss Margaret Milli ken has taken over
the major responsibility of generat in g
studen t involvement in the department,
and Ed Slezak is preparing for a year's
sabbatical beginning in the Winter 1975
to survey recreation resource management in Spain and Poland.
Ed Heath
Department Head
Graduate Program
Graduate student enrollment is slig htly
above last year's total. More important
than numbers, tho ugh, is th e fact that we
get better and better students. Those
from Forestry Schools are in the majority
still and they incl ude several women.
Most in terest ing is the increasing proportion of bright, ab le, young people from
undergraduate fields othe r than fo restry.
They are interested in learning more about
our profession in order to apply that
knowledge to our problems. T op-rated
young economists, politica l sc ientists, c ivil
engineers, and biologists, for example,
have enrolled here to get graduate degrees in forestry. They bring refreshing
views and new insights into the graduate
program and into our School. Al l of them
wil l be looking for jobs soon. We think
that you wil l be pleased at their competence and outlook.
Bi ll Ferrel l
Chairman, Graduate
Committee
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c"'~.em.onam
GEORGE H. BARNES '43
G EORGE W. LUEBKE '21
FRANK J. BERNRITTER '64
JOHN W. LUNDGREN
LeVON P. DUNFORD '35
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FRANCIS L. HICOK '39
HOMER G. L YON, JR. '48
KELLY B. McGUI RE '26
MONTEREY L.. HOLST '26
EDWARD M. PAULSEN ' 17
LEONARD J. KENDALL '25
C. WYLIE SM ITH '66
AXEL G. LIN DH '31
SUMNER W. WILLIAMS '23
CHARLES M. LORD '36
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Forestry Instructional
Services Center
Clarence Richen, right, visits with Charles
N. Holman, Dean, U of 0 Medical School.
Both received OSU's highest recognition.
Clarence Richen
Receives Distinguished
Service Award
Last June, at the OS U Commence ment,
eight Dist inguished Service Awards were
presented to seven people and one honor
society. Clarence Richen '35 received
one of the Awards . The c itation follo ws:
"Clarence W. Richen . .. one o f America's most progressive and in fluential industrial foresters . . . a native Oregonian
who has become a leader of Pau l Bunyan
dimensions in the state's giant forest industry . . . 1935 OSU forestry graduate
and faculty member from 1938 to 1942
. . . Crown Zelle rbach executive since
1942 includ ing service as chief forester,
manager of Northwest Timber operations,
and now vice president .. . recipient in
1969 of the National Forest Produ c ts
Association leadership award in forest
management and the outstanding achievement-service award of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association in
1970 . .. pr ime mover behind the passage
in 1971 of Oregon 's Forest Practices Act ,
landmark legislation that now is viewed
as a model tor enlightened and far-sighted
forest land management . . . member of
th e State Board o f Forestry, National Researc h Advisory Committee , and scores of
o ther state and national bodies working tor
the advancement of forestry and society
. . . unselfish advocate of the public 's
interests and environmental concerns in
th e managem ent of private forests . . .
firm , fair, and forceful .. . hono red today
for except iona l and d istinguished service
to the land and p eople he loves."
Clarence has always been a strong supporter of the Sc hool of Forestry and Oregon State University. He IS currently a
mem ber o f th e Fo rest Research Laboratory Advisory Committee and one of ou r
most esteemed counsellors. Clarence the fac ulty and students salute you!
In many previous issues of the Oregon
State Forester you have read interesting
reports about the Forestry Self-Learning
Cen ter by Bob Reichart who, with the late
Dean McCulloch, started the Improvement
of Forestry Edu catio n Project. An initial
grant in 1963 was received from the Lou is
W. and Maud H ill Family Foundation to
begin its development. Several additional
grants, inc luding the last one whic h ran
till June 30, 1973, provi ded the finan cia l
suppo rt that saw the establishment of the
Center as an integral part o f the Forestry
Sc hool.
Bob Re ichart has taken on the di rection
of a challengi ng in struc tion al development
project with the University of Oregon Medical School, and is still a consultant to the
Forestry Sc hool in both teaching and exte nsion. If you have lost count, this must
be Bob 's fifth or sixth career. (He even
became an honorary Fernhopper last
year!)
This year, as Coord :nator of In structional
Serv :ces, I' ll be tell ing you abou t the SelfLearni ng Ce nter and other interesting
things we're doing in teach ing and co ntinu ing education.
We've ch anged our
n ame from Forestry Self-Lea rning Center
to Forestry Instructional Se rvices (FISC),
to reflect our broadened responsib i lities
in both teaching and extension (continuing
education).
The Se lf-Learning Center
contin ues to be a major part of th e FISC
and has expanded its services with t he
addition of new self-instructional cou rses
an d increased use by students and facu lty. At the same t ime, ou r project in developing audio-visual teach in g materials
for co ntin uing education has become a
sign ificant program in itse lf.
In the area of instructiona l development,
Dr. Dave Paine is trying an excit ing new
app roac h in his aerial photogrammetry
course. We h ave worked closely with
Dave in the design of the course and in
the develo pment of teaching mater ials
which students use in the Se lf-Learning
Center. This new teaching method, called
Personalized System of Instruction, puts
more emphasis on student in itiative and
independent stu dy, allowing students to
proceed at a pace su itable to their own
skills , background, and course load. One
except ional student was able to comp lete
everything but the fina l exam in the first
six weeks, but others may take two quarters to co mplete the course. The objective is to help all students master the
subject matter before they go on to other
courses. With this method they can study
the materia l un til they are able to demonstrate competence. As soon as they
fee l they have mastered one of the 15
su bject matter units in the course, they
ask an attendant in the Self-Learning
Center for a unit exam. So far, most of
them are doing very well , having set high
standards for themselves.
Drs. J. D. Wellons and Mac McKimmy
in the Forest Products Department continue to refine their self-paced Mechanical
Conversion II course after the fi rst tria l
run last fall. In addition to giving seniors the opportunity to learn at their own
rate, this course is also designed to promote in itiative in ana lyzing in formation
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and solvi ng problems sim i lar to real-world
industria l situations. I n the fi rst part of
the course students depend heavily on
slide-tape learning units available in th e
Sel f-Learn ing Center where they also ca n
study answer-review tapes for each examination. In these review tapes, students
get an in-depth discuss ion of each quest ion and because the explanatio ns are on
tape, they can listen to them as ofte n as
they want.
I! they stil l aren't satisfied,
they ca n tal k to the instructor.
We continue to work with Professor
Dale Bever on his self-paced Dentrology
co urse. If increased enrol lment is any
indicator, this is a very popular course;
latest count is 114 new students for fall
quarter. This year Dale has added an
optiona l one-credit unit o n introduced
species for st udents wh o have completed
either the regular dendrology or the tree
identification course (for non-fo restry majors) but want further study in dendrology.
Except for the field specimens, field
trips, and occas ion al special lectures, the
dendrology course is housed in the SelfLearning Center where st udents study preserved specimens, sl ide-tape programs
and refere nce materials. They also take
their written and speci men identification
tests in the Self-Learning Center.
We often talk about our experimental
work in extension as if it were ent irely
separate from teaching . Actually, our cu rren t experime nt in developing audio-vis ual
learning packages for co ntinuing education grew o ut of ea rlier work in our SelfLearning Center. In fact, the project is
being fun ded by the Hill Family Foundation.
Our objective fo r these teaching
packages for extension is to provide foresters, sma ll woodland owners , teachers,
homeowners, and o thers a conven ient way
to acquire the latest information on technica l topics w ithout co ming to the campus. However, as we work with facu lty
in developing these teaching pac kages
tor ott-campus audie nces, we see that the
same materials often end up in our SelfLearn in g Cente r for use by on-campus
stude nts, too. This double-duty is a
greater bonus than we had anticipated.
Right now we are prepar ing extension
packages in such diverse areas as ecology , i ndustrial noise, c learcutting, he~bi­
cides and wood-fram e home protect ion
and ~aintenance. Some of these units
are already avai lable through Forestry
Extension and you'll soon be seeing announcement of additional titl es.
For several years the School o f Forestry
has been a campus leader in new teaching methods and teaching evaluatio n, espec ially evaluation by studen ts. This past
year we've continued to refine our teachin g improvement efforts, seeking additio nal k inds of infor mation to hel p teachers and to reward unusually effective
teaching
activities. We're
conside ring
such things as teaching evaluation by
other faculty members as well as people
outside the university, evaluation of student performance based on carefully
stated learning objectives, and the use
of new teac hing systems based on the latest research in psychology and education.
Phil Crawford, Coordinator
Forestry Instruc tional
Services Center
Forest Engineering
The Forest Engineering Department has
enjoyed another exciting year with many
new developments an d activi ties in our
teaching. research and extension programs.
John O'Leary and his hard wo rking c urriculum committee have completed development of a new curriculum for the undergraduate program. They began by asking
many o f you what you saw as the ski ll s
needed by a forest engineer to face the
challenges of the 1980's. The answer was
almost unan imous - "We need enginee rs
capable of so lving increasingly difficult
logging and roadbuild ing prob lems with
more rigid environmental constraints and
this means upgrading their enginee ring
sk ills. " The new c urricu lum reflects this
advice by adding enginering mechanics,
soil mechanics, more operations research.
and machine design to the list o f required
courses. We have added forest eco logy
to this l ist. We are also working to develop a joint five year program with Civil
Enginee ring that will give stu dents an
opportun ity to comple te two BS degrees
in five years.
We continue to make certain our students receive training in the use of the
latest technological development in engineering. A Hewlett-Packard 9830 compuler syste m was recently acq uired , primarily for logging engineering research ,
but also to give se niors an opportunity to
use this advanced system for Jogging
p lanning and road design.
Our research programs have also been
productive during the p ast year. Ed Auteric h has continued his research on cab le
harvesting systems for lhinnings. He and
Linn Johnson, a mechanical engineer,
have recently completed an initial design
for a small cable logging system.
Ed
presented a paper on his work in Scotland
and took the opportunity to visit Jogging
operations in Europe where cable systems
were being used to harvest small wood
in steep terrain. Dennis Dykstra completed
a report on the use of advanced Jogging
syste ms for clearculting and has moved
on to investigate their use in partial cutting.
Environmental research has likewise been successful. Hank Froehlich is
cont inuing his study of so il com paction
following tractor logging. Hank also presented a paper in Scotland on his research
and visited
throughout Europe
with
sc ientists investigating impacts o f Jogging
on soil. Dennis Harr has completed some
research showing the mechanisms o f water
movement in forest soils. His work will
co ntinue using some sophist icated tracer
techniques. The results of this work will
help us understand how water moves
through forest soils carrying chemicals and
triggering slumps and landslides . We are
also conducting a survey of land managers, road contracto rs , engineers, and research ers to determine key research needs
for solving road failure problems.
Research on forest practices and water
quality continues to grow with the addition of Dr. Robert L. Beschta to our faculty. Bob comes to us from the University
of Arizona and will lead our water quality
research program.
The extension programs have begun to
expand. John Garland and Erv Berglund,
our
Forest Management
e~tens i on
special ists in logging enand watershed management
traveled throughout the state talking with
p eople about their extension needs. We
now have a we ll-rounded program in both
areas.
Both men have helped get ou r
programs under way with presentations to
groups of foresters, loggers, and small
~oo d l a nd owners. One of the key educational needs hi~hlighted ~n the program
development trrps was Information on
cable logging in partial cuts. John will
lead a symposium on this subject next
May in Bend.
g~neerrng
The Forest Management Department
took a look at its curriculum during the
past year to see if the career needs of its
students are being met. Th e Departmental Curriculum Committee, under the chairmansh ip of Johnny Bell, invited representatives from private and public employing
agencies to review the curric ulum and to
assist the faculty in determining the personal attributes required for professional
success, and the program best su ited to
meet these needs within the constraints of
time and resources. We are indebted to
the individuals w ho wrote or came to the
ca mpus to help us. They include : Lu
Alexander, Jack Barringer , Roy Elmgren,
Russ Elwood , Thomas Ferree, Jay Gruenfeld , Jim Johnston, Howard Nutchel, Neil
Opsal, James Prochnau, Rex Resler, Da le
Robertson and Zane Smith. Modifications
of the curriculum resulting from this program review have been forwarded to the
administration for approval and imp lementation. We would appreciate and encourage suggestions from others on how to
make our c urriculum more relevant.
Our teaching program in Forest Enginto be recog nized as the
best 1n the nation. We are continuing with
the .Forest Engineering Institute, an extension program designed to give US Forest Servi~e personnel one term o f extenSive tra1n1ng in logging systems. Partially
as a result of this successful program
bu t. also 1n recognition of our faculty and
fac!l 1l1es, the Forest Service has shifted
lhe.lr waduate training program from the
Un1vers1ty of Washington to Oregon State.
In large measure, this not only reflects the
reputation that the Department enjoys, but
to a considerable extent the reputation of
our alumni in the field. And that has been
outstanding!
So share with us in this
latest recognition!
een n ~ cont 1 nu~s
George Brown
Department Head
George Barnes
George Barnes
Climbing The Ladder
Just wanted to congratulate the men on
the panel on "Fernhopper Day 1974" and
th e committee who picked out the panel.
I thought they all did a good job. If we
c~n hire the type of you ng men for your
different operations with the standards you
set .lorlh, ou r northwest timber ind ustry will
be 1n good hands.
Just a couple of lighter sides of this
question. A recent quote : "The best way
to climb the ladder is to have a father
who built the ladder. " Another older one
read: "The best way to climb the ladder
IS to marry the boss's daughter."
Now more seriously, I am on the board
o f t.rustees of the Industria l Forestry Assocmt lon. AI a recent meeting I looked
over this gro up o f 26 men. There was not
a long hair in the group. Th ey were all
well groomed. It 's true a few had heads
on which the "reforestation " had failed
and an Indian would have a hard time
getting a "hair scalp."
But here is a group of men who help
run some 400 sawmills, plywood plants
and paper mills.
They represent such
co mpan ies as International Paper Crown
Z, Big W, Burlington Northern, et~. They
employee some 85 ,000 people and have
payrolls of almost one billion dollars. T.J .
or The Pro f is at the bo ttom o f the totem
pole .
. These men or their subordinates will
JUdge your qualifications, if you apply for
wo r.k w1th th ~1 r companies.
When you
go 1nto the off1ce to apply for a job, 1 can
only suggest you look in the mirror first.
T. J. Starker
The Prof
6
Dr. George H. Barnes, well known by
many foresters, passed away at his home
in Corvallis on August 11, 1974. He had
been a member of the faculty of the
Sc hool of Forestry from 1943 until his retirement in 1966.
George was born and raised in British
Columbia, where he attended th e University of Br itish Columbia and worked for the
B. C. Forest Service. He later moved to the
United States and attended three universities here, receiving a bachelor's degree
from the Un iversity of Washington, a master's degree from the University of CalifornIa and a Ph.D. from Duke University.
He was on the forestry faculty at Utah
State University from 1936 until his transfer
to OSU in 1943. In 1954 he became director
of the School's research arm, and remained
in that position until his retirement at
which t:me the research program 'was
merged into the Forest Research Laboratory. H!s numerous publications included
L'SDA Technical Bulletin No. 1273 entitled
"Yield of Even-Aged Stands of 'Western
Hem lo ck. The publication provided much
needed in formation on one of the northwest's conifero us species that has attained
growing importance as a commercially
valuable tree.
Dr. Barnes was a ded icated teacher and
researcher. His briefcase full of School
work being carried back and forth from
home to office was a famil iar sight. Students appreciated his sincerity, honesty,
and pat1ence. He was never too busy or
too tired to sit d~wn and help someone.
Georg~ was a mild and very intelligent
man, l iked by everyone who knew him.
Bes:des his widow, May, he is survived
by a son, Jim, and two grandchi ldren in
Los Alamos, New Mexico, and a sister in
British Columbia.
Personnel changes during 197 4 inc luded
the transfer within the department of
Larry Streeby to full-time Extension. Larry
is our third extension special ist with responsibilities in the areas of forest economics and management.
Dr. Horace "Joe" Josephson, now retired from the U. S. Forest Service, has
been serving as visiting professor during
fall term.
Joe's distinguished service
nationally and internationally in the area
of forest economics has provided an excellent background for the two courses he
has been handling.
Dr. Darius M. Adams joined our staff
in m id-December. Da rius came to us
from the University of Wisconsin where he
has been teaching and conducting research In forest economics and management. His main contribution will be in
the area of forest policy research, howeve r his ta lents will also be used in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Darius obtained his educational training at Humboldt Stale, Yale
University, and at University of California
at Berkeley where he earned his Ph.D.
His professio nal experiences
in 1971 .
also include positions as research forester
with the U. S. Forest Service and economist with Weyerhaeuser Company.
His
areas of specialization include resource
economics, econometrics , and operations
research.
Joe Zaerr has returned from almost a
year in Poland where he conducted tree
physiology research at the Institute o f Si lvic ulture in Warsaw. Joe feels his work
there was both in terest ing and profitable
even though the red tape was worse than
at the Fo rest Research Laboratory.
By publication time, Dan Robinson will
be in Australia to study fire management
techniques for four months. He will spend
an additional four months in New Zea land
for the same purpose. Dan w ill skip winter this year.
A new research program was initiated
this year under the title "U mbrella Regeneration Project" or URP. The main goal
of th is project is to util ize the results o f
more than 25 years of regenerat ion and
tree improvement research by the Forest
Enrollment Statistics
Research Laboratory and other research
organizations in developing presc riptions
of regeneration mod els that outline the
a~t!ons to be taken for a given planting
Site and estimating the probability of success in terms of survival. Predicting the
probability of success, particularly for
severe sites, is the new dimension that
has been added. A team of scientists
with biological and econom ic expe rtise
will be headed by Mike Newton. John
Beuter and Jeff Handy have just published
econom ic guidelines as to how much can
b.e spent for regeneration of Coast Ran ge
s1tes under certa in assumptions. The URP
study will approach the problem from the
bi ololgical angle telling the forest manager what must be done to assure reproduction within a known-level of probability. The two concepts can then be united
into a predictive model as part of an integ rated regeneration plan th at will provide guidelines for the regeneration forester in his final evaluation and opera! 'onal decisions.
We are excited about the possibilit ies
of this study because we feel that it will
give the forester a more precise management technique at a time when the importance of reforestation is starting to receive increased support from the public.
It is expected the study will reveal gaps
in knowledge that must be filled before
the method developed can be fully implemented. We will address ourselves to
these research areas with vigor.
Enrollment in the School of Forest ry at
the c lose o f fall term registration totalled
999 students an increase o f 7% over
last year. Although this is the highest
en rollm ent in the history of the school,
the number of new Forest Engineering,
Management and Produc ts students registered is considerably below that of 1972
and sl igh tly below the 1973 level. Forty-two
percent of all students entering fall term
were registered in Resource Recreation
Management, resulting in an incre ase of
22% in enrollment in this department.
Undergraduate enrollment is currently
928 (862 in 1973). Graduate students
number 71 (19 Ph.D. candidates and 52
seeking MF or MS degrees). There are
now 156 women in th e School, 110 of
whom are registered in Resource Recreation Management.
Transfers from the 13 Oregon Community Colleges continue to show a yearly inc rease with 45 enrolled this past fall term.
During the period from late spring term
1974 to mid-September 41 students transferred into the School of Forestry from
other Schools at OSU. During th is same
interval 43 students transferred out of the
School. Similar to last year, non-resident
students constitute 23% of the und ergraduate student body. The number of married students and veterans enrolled continues to decline.
Dick Dilworth
Department Head
Bill Wheeler
Head Advisor
FALL 1974
Class
FE
M
FM
F
M
FP
F
M
ARM
F
M
TOTAL New Students
F
M
F
M
F
Fresh
47
2
77
7
15
0
48
24
187
33
151
30
Soph
40
3
60
13
14
0
40
28
154
44
44
12
Junior
32
0
90
8
14
0
47
22
183
30
39
5
Senior
43
1
117
6
23
0
49
36
232
43
2
0
4
0
12
0
1
0
5
0
22
0
11
0
12
0
40
5
13
0
0
65
6
22
3
178
6
396
39
80
189 110
843 156
269
50
299
999
Post-Sac
Grads
Sub-total
TOTAL
184
435
81
319
MINORITY STUDENTS
Black
Class
F
M
Fresh
0
2
So ph
Span.- Am.
Junior
M
0
0
0
0
F
Am. Ind.
M
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
F
M
F
M
F
5
0
6
0
0
0
2
0
5
2
2
0
1
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
Senior
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grads
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub-Total
4
0
0
3
4
0
4
7
3
4
Total
0
Post-Sac
TOTAL
Oriental
0
11
2
13
0
19
5
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Forest Products
(1) ~o n Ma l mb~rg , President-elect of the. Forestry Alumni Associat'on, also represented President Marvin Coats who was ill; (2) OSU
~res 1 de nt !Y'ac V1 c~r gave t ~ '! banqu~t au dience a me;;sa~e on. the U :-~ i versity ; (3) Dean Carl talked about th e School; (4) George Regas
74 recogmzed B1ll Pa rke 32 for h1s teachmg contnbuhons m fore3t recreation; (5) Bi ll acknowledged the kind words from Dick Dilworth and George Regas.
Fernhopper Banquet 1974
There were almost 400 people at the
1974 Fernhopper Banquet. The excellent
turnout was at a time when gasoline was
at a prem ium. This was a pleastant surprise and much appreciated by students
and faculty.
The day's activities, including Open
House at Peavy Hall and the Forest Research Laboratory , seemed to be enjoyed
by everyone prese nt. The Student-Alumni
Seminar was well attended by both students and alum ni. Bob Lindsay '46, Manager, Forest Management Sciences and
Services for Crown Zellerbach Corporation, represented the decade o f the '40's;
Jim Fishe r '50, Information and Education D irector for the Oregon State Forestry
Department, represented the decade of the
'50's; Gene Zimmerman '64, District Ranger, Clackamas District o f the Mt. Hood
National Forest, represented the decade
of the '60's; and Bob Magathan '71 , Resident Forester, Mohawk Tree Farm, Willamette Industries, Inc., represented the
decade of the '70's.
How's that for a
line-up to talk about "Everything You
Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask,
About Your First Year of Employment After
Graduation?" Stu dents were high ly enthusiastic abo ut the fine exchange that
took place between the speakers and students. Even T. J. tho ught it was good !
If you don't believe that, look elsewhere
in this Newsletter for his comments.
There w as a little confusion just before
the Reception, because the Memorial
Union Dining Service could not serve any
more people at the Banquet. A number
o f alums were unable to get tickets at the
last minute. Because food costs have gone
so high, we have been asked to disconti nue sale of banquet ticke ts by 12:00 noon
on Saturday, March 1, 1975. The Dini ng
Service can no longer gamble on the final
number.
Keep this in mind when you
make out your orde r form for the 1975
Banquet.
The Reception was held in the East :m d
West Ballrooms, right next door to the
Banquet room. We made this change to
accommodate a Dad's Day event that was
taking p lace in the Main Lounge of the
Memorial Union Building. The Reception
in the two small ballrooms worked out so
well that we are going to do the same
th ing on March 1. The Forest Management Reception will be in the West Ballroom, and the Reception for Forest Eng ineering, Forest Produc ts, and Resource
Recreation Management will be in the East
Ballroom.
The Banquet started just about on time
with Gary Miller, a senio r in Forest Man-
agement, serv in g as Maste r of Ceremonies.
After some enjoyab le visiting and good
eating, he started the program . Don Maimberg , the newly-elected Forestry Alumni
Pres ident, had to speak both for himself
as President-elect and for outgoing President Marv Coats. Marv was ill with the
flu and was unable to be present.
President and Mrs. MacVicar were with
us for the evening and we heard a brief
message about the University from the
President. Dean Stoltenberg also spoke
and brought people up to date on the
activities of the School o f Forestry, Forest Research Laborato ry , and the Forestry
Extension Program.
Way ne Thornto n, se nior in Forest Management and Xi Sigma Pi Forester, h ad
some ni ce things to say abou t Mrs. Lora
Kelts, OSU Science and Technology Librarian. For 15 years she was the Ag ricu lture and Forestry Librarian and he lped
forestry stud ents in learning how to use
the technical library. Mrs. Kelts has comp iled the Current Literature section of the
Journal of Forestry for a number of years
and will continue to do so. Mrs. Kelts
received a standing ovation from the Banquet audience.
We had a couple of surprises for some
o ld-timers. Bill Parke '33, who came back
to Oregon State to teach Forest Recreaiton a fter retiring from the Washington
Office of the US Forest Service, was honored by the Forestry students who had
ta ken his courses. George Regas, senior
in Forest Management, made the presentation on behalf of the students.
Many of you will remember Dr. Robert
R. Reichart who taught English to many
Foresters from 1926 through 1941 . After
he retired from ful l-time teaching, he joined the Se lf Learning Center and worked
with the late Dean ' Mac' McCulloch in
developing the Self Learning Center into
a viable program that today is considered
one of the best in the nation. Bob retired
from this activity the first of the year 1974 .
His cu rrent act ivit ies relate to he lp ing the
Med ical Schoo l in Portland develop a se lf
learni ng center. Unbeknownst to Bob, the
Board o f D irectors of the Forestry A lumni
Association had elected him an Honorary
Fernhopper in the meeting earlier i n the
day. Dean Carl made the presentation to
Bob of the Honorary Fernhopper degree
framed in the traditional Oregon State
Unive rsity shee pskin. To say the least,
Bob was surprised and pleased!
Bob Reichart receives Honorary Fernhopper Diploma from Dean CarL
8
The Forest Products Department continued on its c ou rse toward a balanced ,
interdisciplinary curriculum combining sc ience, tec hnology, bus iness, and humanities.
A strong contribution to the relevance
of professiona l teaching was made by
Larry Chapman '59, d irector of an Oregon
forest prod ucts company. As a vis itor to
our facu lty during the spring quarter of
1974, he developed and taught a course
on the primary conversion of logs into
lumber, veneer, and other produc ts.
Through his professional experience spanning many years, he was able to extend
concepts and facts to students and facu lty
al ike. Larry's course syllabus rema ined
with the school as a gu ideline for the fuWe all appreciated his devoting
ture.
considerable time and effo rt towards a
well achieved teaching objective.
Carl Maxey joined the facu lty just last
November to carry on teaching and research in the area of mechanical conversion of wood. He also brings a strong
background to OSU. Educated at the Univers ity of Cal ifornia, Berkeley, in forestry
and wood technology, he has been associated with the UC Forest Products La boratory, the McDade Timber Testing Laboratory, and the Black Clawson Co rporat ion.
In this latter company, he held positions
of technical director for research an d development and corporate director of electron ic
research.
His
responsibilities
brought him in close contact with many
plywood, lumber, and paper plants. One
known devel opme nt of his research group
is th e automated veneer c lipper which has
fou nd widespread use throughout the industry.
The sparkling personality of Tony Van
Vliet had its impact beyond the walls of
academia when he ran successfully for
political office last fall. Tony is now representing his Benton County district at
the Oregon Legislatu re. Because of this
important responsibility as we ll as his
work as Associate D irector of the OSU
Placement Center, he will teach Forest
Produc ts courses at a reduced level. His
contribution to teaching w ill be espec ially
missed in the basic wood utilization
course which he so ably organized in its
present form.
Bill West con tinues on his leave of absence.
The School of Fo restry has become
known for its innovative approaches to
teaching and learning.
One major accomplishme nt was the deve lopment of the
sel f- learning concept.
Today, Fo restry's
Se lf Learning Center includes a w ide
range of audio tape, slides, portable te levision, and other equ ipment to ass ist students and faculty. The Center is a place
where students are advised to go by professors to view slides in "living color" on
a particular subject and hear the sl ides
described on a synchro nized tape.
In
this way they can learn at their own pace
and at times convenient to them.
Our Forest Products faculty has deve loped many excellent slide-tapes which
have become an integra l part of our educationa l program. The self-learning packages deal with the ana to m ical structure
of wood, the attack on wood by fungi, in-
The Student-Alumni Seminar was a great success. Bob Lindsay '46, addresses the group
while Gary Miller, Student Chairman, Jim Fisher '50, Gene Zimmerman '64 , and Bob
Magathan '71 listen attentively.
sects , and other deteriorating agents , the
pene.trat ion of liquids i nto wood , and preserving processes . Others re late to the
impact of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act on the forest products industry
and how m ill managers can meet the requ irements , and how hedging with lumbe r
and plywood futures may be used as a
management tool.
In the area of plywood production , qu ite
a number of new prog rams are being completed at this time. They deal with Making Plywood , Gluing Wood Composites ,
Making Adhesives Work The Theory
and Practice, Wood Structu re and Gluing,
Wood as a Substrate for Gluing, Adhesives as Fluids, Converting Adhesives from
Liquids to So lids, Plywood Adhesives, and
Part:cleboard Adhes ives.
Quite a number of these programs have
found use also outside the classroom as
manufacturing and utility companies va lue
them for train ing of their own personnel.
He lmuth Resch
Department Head
Building The Forestry
Extension Bridge
The gap between educational research
institut ions and practit ioners in forestry is
now being recognized in a constructive
way. Communications are being stepped
up to help find the ways and means of
cross ing the gap.
Agriculturists found one very helpful
so lution a half-century ago. The Extension
Service was formed to provide for advisory assistance, implementation of research
and innovations, and prob lem-solving education , accomplished through meet ings,
workshops, conferences, publi cations, t he
9
media, and that old standby , the telephone.
Now Fores try is being recognized as
an important program area in Extension
along with Agricu lture, Fami ly Living ,
Youth and 4-H , Community Deve lopment ,
and Marine Sc ience. In Oregon Forestry
became a primary program over two years
ago , wh ich means in practical terms fo restry extension gets budgetary and supervisory attention. However, it is still the
smallest program among those supported
by the OSU Extension Service.
The key to a successfu lly organized program is the agent and the special ist.
Agents work at the local level in assessi ng
and provid ing for local needs, while the
special ists provide the linkage to the reIt's an unsearch and expert ise base.
beatable team in helping people to help
them selves.
There are six specialists in the program ,
some part-time , who are the sma ll but effective nuc leus for outreac h in severa l
areas i nc luding: reforestat ion; Christmas
tree production and youth ; financia l managemen t of young stands, espec ially small
wood lands; logg ing methods and wate rshed management; forest products; and
resource recreat ion. Four of these position areas are relatively new.
The agent program in forestry is small
but growing. Except fo r one case, agents
provide part-time commitments to forest ry
as part of their agricultural prog ram , and
we haye very broad support from youth
agen ts in conservation education.
Recogn ition of the need of fo restry
extension is growing by leaps and bou nds,
both with in the state and th roug hout the
nation. Never has support been greater.
The key imped iment to date has been
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views of what extension can accompl ish.
Conclusions on the part of many are der ived from program s so understaffed that
in many states there has not been a true
test of program. But good examples are
on record for successful extens ion fo restry efforts as early as 1919.
In Extension, people establ ish needs
and help build bridges, which explains
whatever emphasis you may view Extension as having. Forestry clientele until
recently have not helped build bridges.
We invite you to become part of the
bridge build ing team and help develop
an institution vital to the futu re welfare of
forestry in this state and in the nation.
The late Dean McCulloch used to say
repeatedly, " My door is always open."
You'll find cu rrent extension staff operating under a similar pr inciple. Yo u know
the address, Oregon State University in
Corvallis. Incidentally, department heads
also carry a pa rt-time commitment to Exte nsion and, if yo u are unfamili ar wi th the
organizat ion, th e Directo r of Exte nsio n,
Joe Cox, and Dean Sto ltenberg carry primary administrative responsibil ity.
In you need information about the program, drop me a note or g ive me a call
at 754-3709.
J im Krygier
Coordinator, Forestry
Extension
School
Personalities
ED AULER ICH says: " I am still in the
FE department trying to keep O'Leary out
of trouble. My new home address is 3797
N.W. Jackson, just a few blocks from
Peavy Hall. So stop by when in town
and we'll swap logging lies. Also my
name is now ED. I go t in too much trouble with DEAN."
JOHN BELL taught two variable plot
sampling short courses this year, one at
OSU and one at Prince George, B.C. He
also added a new short course entit led
"Dendro metry/Three-P Sampling in September at OSU. He presented papers at
the Canad ian Institute of Forestry an nual
meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and at
the Western Mensurationist's meeting in
Spok_ane. In addition to te~ching .forest
mensuration courses, he fmds himself
heavily involved as Chairman of the Forest Management Department Curric ulum
Co mmittee.
ERV BERGLUND writes: "Last summer
was spent digging holes in old skid roads.
Th is completes one aspect of a research
project on the effect of soi l compactio n
on forest productivity.
Two watershed
extension workshops are planned for this
spring. One workshop emphasizes grass
seeding to control soil erosion along forest roads - the other workshop is on forests and water quality. Sue and I st ill
had time to put together twin girls - born
in Septembe r. With Sven, that puts me
o ne over the bag limit."
Charlie Lord doing one of the things he enjoyed -
Charles M. Lord Forestry
Scholarship Established
In early August of 1974 Marion Lord,
Charl ie Lord's wife, came by to tell us that
Charlie had died from a stroke. She said
that one of the th ings he had always
talked abou t was some way to help o ut
young fo restry students with high scholastic achievement who were find ing it d iffic ult to rema in in sc hool because of f inanc ial problems. His c lassmates will recall
that Charlie received the highest grade
ever recorded on the Junior Foresters
exam in the late 1930's.
We talked about the possibilities of a
scholarship and how it might be funded.
Marion mentioned that a lot of Charl ie's
friends, particularly on the Willamette
National Fo rest where he spen t the greater
part of his professiona l career, had asked
wha t they co uld do to honor his memory.
The suggestion was made to establ ish a
scholarship in Charlie's name so that his
friends could contribute toward it in l ieu
of some other remembrance. Marion
commented that she wanted to make up
the difference for the endowment required
DALE BEVER '42 reports: " Just return ed
from a trip to the far east where I attended an Oregon State Schoof of Forestry
luncheon. Saw grads Va liant T . Liu, Larry Lee, Peter Kung, Shan Fon Wang and
Tze-Ping Ma. They all wanted me to say
'he llo ' to all of their Oregon State friends.
If you have a chance to visit Taiwan, be
sure to see big 'T' university. You will
be warmly received and enjoy your visit. "
GEORGE BROWN comments: "The past
year has been a very rewarding one. The
Depa rtmen t has developed new programs
in udergraduate educatio n, extens ion and
research, and this is always stim ulati ng.
One of the most enjoyable parts of this
job is meeting people and last year was
exceptional. I'd like to thank all of our
alums who helped me get better acquainted wit h the forest industry."
WALT BUBLITZ remarks: "Not a lot of
news. The lab is slowly improving each
year and becoming better au tomated. I
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telling young people about forestry.
for the Scholarship, after everyone had
an opportunity to take part.
It seemed appropriate to give Charl ie's
classmates and friends a chance to participate also. You'll find a place on the
Fernhopper Banquet order form to make
a tax deductible contribution.
Charl ie's friends remember him as a
likeable and fr iendly person who was always ready to give the " roo kie" professional foresters a helping hand . He
particu larly enjoyed his role as instructor
for new foresters who were just learni ng
how to lay out timber sales. When field
trips were schedu led by the Willamette
NF or by SAF for grade school and high
school students, and the general pu blic,
Charlie was always there to help out.
After Charlie retired in 1966, he moved
to his tree farm near Blodgett. A good
deal of his time was spent making it an
outstanding example of good forest management. Even T.J. wou ld approve!
Charlie is survived by his wife Marion
and daughter Lydia. Marion plans to continue to live on the tree farm. Friends
can contact her at Route 1, Box 18, Blodgett, Oregon 97326.
finished up two grad students this year
and have a new one from Ta iwan. I attended the TAPPI Alkaline Pulping Conference in Seattle th is September and gave
two papers, one on bleaching of straw
and one on pulping of sawdust."
KIM CHING reports that requests for
his talk on the trip to People's Republic
of China have finally dwindled to once a
month by the middle of 1974. The total
number of talks on TV, radio, or in person
came to over 70. The Chings will attend
the XII International Botanical Co ngress
in Len ingrad, U.S.S.R., next year, and
they are very anx1ous to compare the two
gian ts of Communistic society regarding
various aspects of life as well as their
achievements in forestry.
CARL STOLTENBERG, heeding his own
advice to 'get involved,' found challenging involvements during the year as
Chairman of the State Board of Forestry
and the O&C Advisory Board and as a
member of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on State and Private Forestry. He
and Rosemary had a great t ime in Norway and Finland in August; participated
in the World IUSF Congress in Fin land
with Tenny Moore and several other
alums. Found interest and respect for
OSU's Fo restry School wherever he went.
BILL WHEELER spent the month of
August visiting conta inerized regeneration product:on fac ilities and outplanting
areas in Northwest Oregon, Washington,
Br itish Columbia and Western Alberta .
With enrollment just shy of 1,000 students ,
th is year prom ises to be interesting and
invo lved.
LARRY
STREEBY
announces:
"I
changed jobs last August - I'm now the
Extension Forest Management Specialist
at OSU. I will conduct educational programs in the area of forest econom ics
and management around the state. I'm
enjoy ing the change very much and am
exc ited about the possibilities for building the best fo restry extension program
in the nation! Hop ing to see all of you
around the state."
CHUCK SUTHERLAND comp lains: "My
Christmas trees are ready to harvest; now
I can't f ind a buyer! Shows what can
happen as markets change. We finished
a Lane County study of small wood lands.
Found that not many owners knew anything abou t the ir Western Oregon forest
taxes so I have a publ ication on the subj ect in the mill. My children ar~ growing up and Marge and I are growmg out.
Drop by and see us if you are in the
vicinity."
JOE ZAERR reports: " I spent my sabbatical year (1 973-74) at the Agricultural
University in Warsaw, Poland, where I
conducted experiments on photosynthesis
of conifers. One experiment was determin ing the short-term effects of flooding
on the rate of photosynthesis in seedl ings.
The rate of P/S in Douglas-fir was reduced after about 4-6 hours but Scots
pine was affected very little by flooding.
I visited a number of plant physio logy
laboratories and forests in Poland and
gave several lectures in Warsaw and Lodz.
Cond ucting research in Po land is more
frustrating and less effic ient than here in
this country. We enjoyed Poland, particularly the excellent bread , sausage, music,
and publ ic transportation systems in Warsaw. We d id not enjoy the lines in the
stores, the police , or the small size (300
square feet for five of us) of our apartment."
With The Classes
The NEWSLETT ER cont inues to get a wide response from Fe rnhoppers around th~
world. This is made possible by mail ing double, self-add ressed pos t ca rds to all alumn 1
for whOm we have good addresses. The increased costs of postage may spe ll the end
to this tradition. We just don 't have enough dues paying membe rs of the Forestry
Alumni Assoc iation to cover costs involved in continuing the pract1ce.
If you like the idea of the message section, let us know about it---;and support the
idea by contributing through the payment of your annual. dues! That s the on ly way
we'll be able to keep this section of the NEWSLETTER alive.
T his year we welcome 152 students w;th bachel?r's degrees and 35 with advanced
degrees to the growing ranks of Fernhoppers. Th is Includes R.esource Recreat ion Management graduates for the first time. We hope they will ge t mto the hab 1t of kee p!ng
in touch with their classmates and with us through the NEWSLETTER and through com1ng
back to the OSU campus on Fernhopper Day.
1910
T. J. STARKER writes: " Rudy, didn't I
send yo u plenty of copy? The increase
in these portable chippers I feel is very
beneficia l to end ing quite a lot of our
slash disposal problems.
With 'all ' the
sawmills shutting down, the price of chips
has gone up. Here's Stub Stewart's story
of yesterday. A man comes into the
lumberyard and asks if they have some
8c nails. Manager says, 'No, but we have
'O.K.'
some 8 penny nails like this.'
Now customer asks for some 4 x 2's.
'Well, we have some 2 x 4's.' '0. K., yes.'
'Now, how long do you want them? ' ' I'll
go out and ask my partner.' Customer
comes back and says, 'We will want them
a long t ime - go ing to buil d a house out
of them.'"
1914
C. R. BENNETT reports: "Worked two
years as Forester Ranger. Went into
automobile business in 1924. Spent over
30 years as Chev Bu ick Dealer here in
Burns, Oregon. Retired in 1955.
Was
born here in 1896. Still live at 381 W.
Washington , Burns. Was married in 1917.
My wife, Trilby, and I have been married
57 years this last April 15 and are wel l.
Wou ld be glad to see any old friends.
Peavy was Dean of Forestry when I went
to School.''
JAMES G. EVENDEN writes: " Still at
607 W. Lakeshore, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Busy with c ivic activit ies and enjoying
every bit of it.''
1917
HARRY C. PATTON notes : "Keep busy
with my land developments at Detroit Lake
and Taylors Grove on the Little North Fork
of Santiam River. Bowl ing and hunting
are my main hobbies. Have fo ur grandch ild ren , the youngest a sophomore at
OSU. Hope to see some of the remaining
Old Timers at the Fernhopper Banquet. "
R. STANLEY SMILIE is " still retired
here at Sonoma. My new book - 'Sonoma Mission,' out in January - a history,
150 pages, $12.00 keeps me busy.
Best.''
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1919
COLONEL EARL H. " CHAPP lE" CHAPMAN (USAR Ret.) sends " Greetings to all
you 19ars, as well as those who went
ahead and those who came along beh ind
us, in a spa n of six years. As th e Governor of South Carolina said to the Governor of North Caro lina, 'It has been a long
time between cutting and seco nd growth. '
Left OSU (it was OAC then) like most of
you, in 1918. Uncle Sam pointed the
'Fickle Finger' in my direction with 'I
WANT YOU .' Returned in January '22
and graduated with that c lass. Was a
high school adm inistrator until 1940 when
the Army got me agai n.
Reti red from
Army in 1960 and afterwards taught for
one yea r before retiring from that endeavor.
To keep me out of mischief,
have a loving wife (we showed the army
and navy the benefits of unification), a son
and daughter, five grandchildren, and two
great grand ch ildren. If you shou ld happen near Santa Rosa, Califo rn ia, would
like to see you. Had a stroke in April
'72, so don't be surprised to find me walking with a cane. Can still do a little trout
and sa lmon f ish ing.''
1920
LLOYD C. REGN ELL relates: " Reti red
in 1965 as H ighway Enginee r, Bureau of
Public Roads, after 37 years of C ivil Service.
Had five fore ign assignments of
two to four years in the Canal Zone ,
Phil ippines , Ethiop ia, Liberia, and Nepal,
all with the Bureau of Public Roads. My
wife Ruth (Univ. of Wash.) died in 1969
and my son Don has his own insurance
agency in Bethesd a, Maryland. Have
five grandch i ldren.''
Lloyd's address is
2001 N. Adams Street, Potomac Towers,
Apt. 909, Arl ington, VA 22001.
1922
LAURENCE H. " RED " SM ITH states:
"Retired in 1960 from food processi ng operat ion. Present occupations: fishi ng and
girl watching, both unsuccessfu l.''
1923
ERNEST WRIG HT rem arks: " I always
enjoy the Fernhopper Newsletter.
It is
nice to know where some of your old
classmates are and what they are doing
as ret irees.
I manage to keep pretty
busy by be ing on the Woodburn C ity
Counc il, which also keeps me on my toes .
Play a little golf now and then and bow l
likewise. Neither spectacular ly, but they
are good exercises. Woodburn is no
longer the little country town it was ten
years ago. With expans ion , there are, of
course, many problems and as always not
enough funds to do the job of proper administrat ion. Never a dull moment. Regards. "
1924
W. E. GR IFFEE indicates: "We are glad
to be back in ou r home on Diamond Head,
Lake Oswego, Oregon, and shall be happy
to see any of our forestry friends who
happen by this way. Two years ago I
sold all our lumber and other stocks. If
one can be that lucky, he doesn't need
much else going for him! "
GEORGE H. JACKSON writes: "Dear
Rudy, thank you fo r the opportun ity to
say hello to al l Fernhoppe rs. Si nce ret iring from the U. S. Forest Service in 1966
after 35 years o f service , I have lived in
Stockton , California. We moved here to
be near our d au~h te r , son-in-law and two
grandchildre n. Retirement life has been
most pleasant and rewardin g. I keep busy
w ith photography, yard and church work.
My wife and I manage to get in a couple
o f travel trips a year. Pictures taken on
these trips are worked into sl ide-tape programs for local presentation.
We are
planning a trip a fte r the fi rst o f next year
so will miss Fernhopper Day. My wisha happy, healthy and prosperous 1975 for
all."
PERCY E. MELIS asserts: "Eve n after
50 years. it seems to me that 'work in in
the woods' preceded by some 'book
larnin in Forest School' is and was one
of the best ways to make a livin'."
1925
E. W. BALDERRE E is "still enjoying life
at Leisure World, Laguna Hills, California.
Play ing lots o f gol f and shuffleboard ,
walk ing, etc . Many ex-Oregon Staters
here and abo ut 250 former Oregonians.
Ge t those Beavers roll ing so we can be
proud of them and OSU. Miss Oregon
in the sprin g, summer and fall but
like to miss the rai n and cold. Regards
to former friend s."
VERN E. M. McDANIEL writes : " H i!
Mac and Mary sayin g hello to all Fer nhoppers from 2342 Dixon Street, Corvall is,
Oregon. This is ou r 50th wedding anniversary and my 50th yea r after grad uat ing
from Oregon State. Good lu ck to all."
PH ILIP B. GILBERT is li ving at 5231 El
Roble, Long Beac h , c ·A 90815.
" Have
now been retired for a year and a half
from Coos Head Lumber & Plywood Co .
I may get used to it in a couple more
years. Took a nice tr ip to northern British Co lumbia & Alberta last fa ll.
En
route home visited the campus and was
amazed at changes in campus and stud ents. No parking but a n ice lady gave
me a map so I was able to get located.
1926
BIJA H G. SMITH is retired now, after
an engi neerin g career of over 40 years.
Soon after graduation he was employed
as County Engineer for Clar k County,
Was hin gto n . His next ass ignment was City
Engineer for Camas , Wash ington, a position he held from 1936 to 1949. Between
1949 and 1964 he se rved as City Eng ineer
and Director o f Public Wo rks for Vancouver, Washington . In 1964 he retired to
Camas. A second career as Camas Port
Counse li ng Engi neer ended with his retireme nt in 1969.
1927
R. BERT FEHREN is " almost retired.
Selling real estate in Newport Beach and
enjoying it. Had lunch at Homecoming
last yea r wit h form er Dean Pau l Dunn.
Peavy Hall is a great step up ."
1928
LAURENCE J. " LARRY " CUMMINGS reports : " As many o f you know , I retired
from the Department of State six years
ago after 36 years under the U. S. Civi l
Service. Hal f of that time was with the
U. S. Forest Service and the remainder
w ith the Department of State as Agr iculture Advisor in the Foreign Aid Program.
Since retiring, my wife and I have been
travelling in our Airstream travel trailer
throughout the U. S., Mexico and Europe.
Last year we went with a caravan of 70
trailers through Eu rope cove ring 19 countries over a six month period . At present
we are planning a two month trip to Guatemala. Main problem is that we don't
seem to have time to do all the things we
plan. Our home is 3553 Mayette Ave.,
Santa Rosa , CA 95405. Stop by if you
are in this area. Best wishes to all of
you ."
ROBERT HUTCHINSON
notes: "Alberta farme r, ret ired 1948. I am quite active in fishing and tournament bridge
playing . Spend so me time at farm helping
so n Greg who is farming o ne un it of my
ho ldings. Have six c h ildren : three OSU
graduates, one Oregon graduate, one with
two-years-plus at OSU plus nurses' training , and one successful farm op erator in
A lberta. Have eleven grandchildren. The
oldest and youngest are girls, with nine
boys between."
1929
L ORANCE W. EICKWORTH
relates:
" Still ret ired and busier tha n eve r. Going
to close out Christmas tree plantat ion too much wor k. Like growing commercia l
trees better. Wish I had taken T. J .'s
advice and started planting trees when I
got out way back in '29. Was in Corva ll is
for the 45th class reunion and don't recall
see ing any other foresters there . Hope to
see some there for the 50th reunion. Still
have time fo r salmon fishing and crabbing
and beach-combing the sho res of Coos
Bay. It 's surp risi ng what I find. See you
all March 1."
NORMAN R. HAWLEY observes : " I'm
reminded of the final lines o f a ditty I
wrote on a fi re 40-odd years ago, w hic h
Major Guthrie pub lished :
' I wanta go back and c ruise and map
And eat my beans in peace!
I wanta enjoy a week-long n ap,
I'm ti re d o f smoke and grease! '
Seven years ago , when I retired from
USFS I really 'got back.' Wonderf ul fife
in these Sou thern Highlands. Name the
hardwoods an d we've got 'em. (Some
con ifers, too.)
Name the climate and
we've got it. Best peop le in the world.
We're really in the woods, and yet within
100 miles of such inistit ut ions as U. of
Ga., U. of Tenn. , Clemson , etc . .. . Come
and see Peggy and me.''
PRESTON VARNEY says : " Have been
a resident o f Longv iew, Washi ngton, si nce
1930. Serving as c ounci lman and Mayor
pro te m."
G LENN VOORHI ES is "on the job as
Assoc. Prof. o f Forestry, NAU. No news. "
1930
HOMER J. HARTMAN says, "Sti ll kicking up a dust at Mission Point nea r St.
Maries, Idaho. May yo ur campfire burn
fo r a long, long time. Don' t sell America short.''
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LEE 0. HU NT (MS '34) writes:
" As
Field Supervisor for the Forest Tree Seed
Certification program in Oregon, covered
most of Orego n east of the Cascades last
fall. Met a number of alumni in FS and
retired. Sti ll operating Fir Spr ings Tree
Farm , grow ing Ch ristmas trees and producing knobco ne and Monterey Hybrid
pines to provide that needed volu me in
the next rotation. Home place is just over
a low ridge from the Wild li fe Safar i can eve n hear the lions roar on a quiet
evening. When you vis it the animal park,
come on down the Looking-glass Rd. a
half mile for a vis it."
FRANK LUSK comments: " Was good to
know Dick Kearne, Jim Kimmey and others are now ret ired after successfu l careers. The depression of the late '20's
changed my entire future to Heavy Constru ctio n, i.e., dam, bridge , marine construction . Am now retired also after m any
years since 1937 in northern half of California. St ill feel you ng tho'. Would li ke
to see something on John Libby.''
AL LEN C. SMITH is living at 316 Lindera Ave., Medford, Oregon. "As I go into
my fourth year of retirement from Medford
Corporat ion, I'm extremely glad to be
away from the var iety of new probl ems
that are d escend ing upon the present day
forester, but it is interesting to see how
the 'new boys ' are solving them. Julia
and I are enjoying retirement very much,
with about one-th i rd o f our time being
spe nt in our trailer."
1931
HAROLD BOWERMAN revea ls : "The
Coast is treating us well indeed. Our b ig
ca per this su mmer has been the installation of 470 feet of sewer li ne with a
No. 2 s hovel 240' for us and 230' for
Alice's s ister's adjacent prope rty.
Our
peas were programmed for 2 ' vines they we nt to 10'. We have No. 3 potatoes
and No. 5 beets. We are looking forward
to March 1. I'll be wearing my 1931 RED
tie."
ROLAN D H. FERGUSON writes: "I retired June 30 th is year after a year's ' trial
retirement' o f working only 2V2 days a
week. That completed 39 years in the
U. S. Forest Service, of which 28 years
were with the Northeastern Forest Experiment Statio n on the Forest Su rvey project.
We sold our home this October
and a new one is being built for us in
Danvi lle, VA (620 Martin Ave.). We expect to move into it about J anuary 15.
We will be a 2-ho ur drive away from our
yo ungest son Ken w ho fives in Roanoke,
VA. Life will be more leisurely in Danville, and ou r backyard is filled with forest trees .''
JAMES W. KIMMY is "still hunting and
fishing with headquarters at Box 19, Westport, WA. Do an occastional co nsulting
job when time permits. Hazel and I too k
a '1-month sw ing ' thru' the SW States
visiting relatives and other frie nds, but
managed to get home in time for hunting
season. May m ake it to Fernhoppe r party
on March 1.''
1932
H. A. FOWELLS reports: "A m st ill putt ing out Forest Science for SAF. Kee ps
me busy but interferes with my retirement.
Not many Fernhoppers at th e annual SAF
meeting th is year."
ORRIE W. HANSON remarks: "Upo n retiring from the U. S. Forest Service in
1965, I started on a vol unteer caree r in
intern ational missions work here at M ISSION HAVEN, INC., Decatur , Ga. (U . S.
Presbyterian Churc h). This involves missionary housing, clothi ng, packing, shipping and other related se rvices.
It is
practically a fu ll time job except for visi ts
with three small grandchil dren at State
College, Pa., and some interesting trips
thru ' Scand inavia, rec ently and even more
recently thru ' G reat Britain."
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MERLE S. L OWDEN is "enjoying se miretirement more all the time. Engaged in
many activities for profit and fu n. Spent
two months in Latin America February and
March 1974 and b ack aga in in May in
wo rk activities. Have had a va riety of
jobs and enjoy them all."
VELDON A. PARKER is retired and living in Milwau kee, Wisco nsin. "Saw severa l Fernhoppers at the Society meeting
and breakfast in Portland in 1973. Manage
to keep busy with traveling, huntin g, fishing, and golfing. L ook us up if you co me
this way."
WALTER PUHN indicates: "We are still
exploring w ith ou r travel trailer.
This
time to Canada and the Great Lakes.
Stopp ed at Redmond to vis it my old classmate and roommate Clean Clark '32. Best
ragards.''
1933
CARROLL E. BROWN observes: "Am
still living at Centra l Point, Oregon , with
wife Rita '35. Am helping out on Tree
Seed Certification w ith Don Brewer of OSU
Extens ion Serv ice. We still enjoy having
our six grand ch ildren for a two- week period during August Have been doing this for
several years. We take them on a camping trip in ou r tra iler for about three or
four days. However, we are always glad
to see our son and our daughter come to
take them home. "
HENRY L. HOMOLAC is "still a bachelo r and living o ut o f Coquille , Oregon , on
my tree farm. Spe nd quite a bit of my
time puttering around on my farm doing
a little tree plan tin g, pruning and preco mmercial and commercial
thinning .
Get ti ng ou t a few logs . Have an old
beaten- up looking D-4 cat, bu t it runs. "
GLEN B. PARSONS sends "best wishe s
from the Blue Mountains. Deadlines are
difficult to meet- this must be the reason
time has passed so rapidly and so many
classmates h ave retired. I won ' t complete
all of my Blue Mtn. Forestry objectives
for a few years after all I only complete my 40th year in this wo nderful profession next spring . Stop and say 'He llo '
your next tr ip th rough La Grande. "
1934
STANL EY BISHOPRICK wrote recently
from Japan: " I'm over here on business
and pleasure. My daughter, We non ah, and
I attended a weddin g in Sapporo (Hokkaido) of a little Japanese girl that stayed
w it h us three years w hile she went to
sc hool at Portland State. And then here
in Tokyo on business. In a couple of
hours we are going to Shimizu and then
to Nagoya tonight to attend to business
and the Japanese Lu mber Conver.tion.
Back he•e Frid ay p.m. and home Saturday.
I'll probably b e over again before the yea r
is out.
It was very in teresting to visit
Oj i Paper Comp any 's tree farm and experimental forest. Also their plant about the size of C-Z's Camas paper plant
-with only a crew of 14 men per shift .
Building has really slowed down here50%-and the mills are in trouble-they
ca n't shu t down l ike we d o as they employ
people for life , and if they close, the c rew
loses faith and they never ca n get another .
So p rices are really driven down. T~ e
same applies to their supp l iers and everyone else down the l ine. And whe n they
are wor k' ng on four to six months paper
(credit) they are really in trouble.''
GEORGE L. BURNETT reti red in Denve r
from the Fo rest Service in February 1971.
" Have enjoyed every m inute of it. Helped
teach a short course in Range Management at OSU for 18 foreign students with
Clint Wasser and Bert Reid. Learned as
much as they did. Travelled to Mexico
City and Mer ida by train from Juarez last
spring wi th Bob and Leona Gardner, Bil ly
and John Douglas, and Bill Augsbach (also
retirees) . Thpse early people did some
remarkable ca rvi ng in sto ne and didn 't
hesitate to move heavy ones. We'll stick
pretty close to home until Alice 's health
is better. Would like to attend Fernhopp er Banquet."
GEORGE W. CHURCHILL reports " big
changes in the Ch urch ill fami ly. Bea retired this ye-a r and I retire at end o f February 1975. Youngest so n John just hung
up his shi ngle in Edmonds, Washi ngton,
spec ializ ing in ch ildren's dentistry. Other
sons stationary. Our house remodeling
is co mpleted now have four bedrooms
and three baths for the two o f us so come
see us.''
HORACE G. COOPER states : " Retired
from US Forest Service in 1964, retired
from Chemonics Industries in 1973, and
retired from 'Fire-Trol ' in 1974. Now what
can I do? I will represent the Orland
Mfg. Co. and help fire control people with
ground application of fire retardant materia ls. Wife Dorothy and I still l ive at 13767
NE San Rafael , Portland, OR 97230."
JESSE B. HATHHORN is reti red as Area
Conservationist, USDA, Soi l Conservation
Service. " Would like to know address of
Bill Tinsley.'' (We lost Tinsley's address in
1971 -anyo ne know of his w hereabouts?
Ed.)
1935
A new address for THERONE I. FARIS :
15409 N.E. 99th St., Vanco uver, Washingto n 98662.
BOYD L. RASMUSSEN says : " I am enjoying retirement. I work part time as a
consulta nt for the Natu ral Wild l ife Federat'on and spe nd the rest of my time serving
in three nationa l ad visory boa rds, playin g
go lf, fish ing. and watch ing the grandchildren grow up.''
CLARENCE RI CHEN com ments: "I co ntinue to ba pro ud of the Schoo l's growth
in undergraduate enrollment, graduate
studies , research, se lf learning laboratory,
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and faculty part icipation in key forestry
issues o f our l ime. Keep up the good
work!"
GEORGE H. SC HROEDER (MS '36) recounts: "Clara and I are ad justi ng to retirement. She needs the car whe n I d o.
I'm in her way when her ladies clubs
Some mornings I feel frustrated
visit.
until I pick up an axe and head fo r the
woods. I find physical exe rc ise is great
to bri ng peace o f mind and emotional
relaxatio n. We spent 11 days in Hawa ii,
th re e weeks at the Expo in Spokane,
Washington, on duty in the Forest Industry Pavil ion, tim e w ith the local soil and
water conservation meetings, county p lanning meeti ngs and N.W. Forest Protection
Assoc. affairs. I am appalled at the overlapping planning exercises and the adolescent conclus ions reached by average
c itizen groups. I'm afraid the U.S. is
plann in g itsel f into obl ivion. Great m inds
and efforts have made the U.S. w hat it
is but now we seem to be going the way
of nations of history who planned themselves into mediocrity and then out of
existence! "
1936
VERNON A. FRIDLEY, SR. writes :"Dear
Rudy and gang, Ruth and I are enjoying
good health and our 3rd year of retirement.
Too k one long trip to Nova Scotia and
the North East.
Enjoyed good weather
and great sce ne ry. Took two m id-range
backpack trips (60 miles) and several
shorter ones. The old legs seem to b e
holding up well . Plann ing Mu ir Trail trip
next season. Also plan on Fernhoppers
Day, March 1, 1975, if the energy situation does not worsen."
EDWARD H. MARSHALL states: "Alice
and I are enjoying retirement. Still keeping active - cross co untry ski ing in w inter
and canoe campi ng this summer. Son Ed
and I spent a week backpacking in the
Wallowas and cl im bed Eag le Cap. Would
en joy hearing from any '36 c lassmates.
Still l ive on the hill 2618 NE . Stuart
Drive, Portland, OR 97212."
ROBERT MEALEY was joined by so me
200 friends last June 29 at a party recognizing his retirement from the USFS as
Timber Management Office r of the Sius law
National Forest. (He is also known as
the Poet Laureate o f the Siuslaw.)
1937
CARL L. HAWKES has "finally settled
down in retirement in King City (P.O. ad dress:
16485 S.W. Royalty Parkway,
Tigard, OR 97223). To keep out of mischief I wo rk p art time as executive secretary to the Orego n Columbia River Gorge
Commiss ion and play w ith the grandchildren."
CARLOCK E. "CO RKY" JOHNSON reports: "Retired from the National Park Service J anua ry 1, 1974 and Helen and I are
now living at 2323 Greenmead ow Way,
As hland, Oregon. Have opened a Consulting Service specializing in Recycled
Belly Dancers, Energy Conservation , and
mixed up Bird Dogs which keeps me busy
w hen not hunting, fishing, or doing house
wor k. Best regards .''
D. LESTER LYNCH is a District Engineer
for the State of Alaska Department o f Pub-
lie Works Division of Aviation, designing
and constructing airports. " Just completed a new 5000' airport at Valdez. Always
interested to know what the old Fernhoppers are doing. See that Fernhopper Day
is on my birthday so I should be there.
Will try."
J. R. STEVENSON is st ill a school administrator for a BIA Navajo Indian School
at Low Mountain, Arizo na and adds, " In
5 years, I have managed to turn this from
a school scheduled for abandonment to
one of the best small schools in the U.S.,
and a model for community involvement.
Sorry I can't make it for Fernhopper Day
but someday I will retire, maybe then."
V. D. "BEN" WARD requests : " If you're
in Sacramento area give us a call. Offices
are. in the Port administration building in
West Sacramento. Wood chips are our
business."
WILLIAM A. WELDER reports : "No
changes in family, work or avocation. Still
enjoy the work and, when able, travel."
K. 0. WILSON remarks: "This seems
to be our year tor travel. Separate trips
to Cal ifornia sightseeing, Ohio to
see new and on ly grandson, Wyoming camping and fishing, Arizona to visit
Indian reservations. All dandy trips. Expect to spend winter in San Diego. Enjoying retirement imm ensely. Recommend
it highly. See you next year."
1938
KEN BURKHOLDER is "working with a
wonderful bunch of people in State and
Federal agenc ies in forest and range land
fire prevention. Worthwh ile and fun."
GILBERT M. BOWE "is a partner in the
firm of Mason, Bruce & Girard, Consulting Foresters, and Chairman of the Board
of the OSU Fou nd ation. "Added one new
grandchild this year, now making six. Also
added one stroke to my golf handicap,
and I won't mention what that totals."
WM . E. "BILL" HOLMES notes: "Real
estate broker. Sel f-employed by Sunrise
Properties, 401 W. Powell Blvd., Gresham,
OR 97030. General Real Estate, spec ializing in land, tim ber and timberlands in
Oregon and Washington."
ROBERT L. HUDSON retired as of July
1, 1973 from U. S. Steel Corporation. He
lives in Milwaukie, Oregon, with wife Peggy Kaster Hudson '38.
He enjoys life
playing golf and growing a terrific garden
now that he has time. " Two grandchildren, Mathew 7 and Heather 5, are added
dividends to retirement."
NORMAN MAG EDANZ was named Burroughs Field Engineer for the Month, winning the award despite great personal
difficulties. In addition to surgery in the
past, Norm has had five maj_or abdo~inal
operations since July. He 1s now l1v1ng
at 3368 N. Farragut in Portland.
AUSTIN D. McREYNOLDS reports: "I
will retire the first of the year - the last
27 years with Giustina Bros. Lumber &
Plywood Co., Eugene.
Will still call
Eugene home but will travel some - hunt,
fish, and play go lf a lot."
F. PARRY SCHRIVER is "starting to
get ready to wind down at the end of 34
years with the CAA/FAA. What a change
over the years from DC-3's, PT-17's and
Piper Cubs to the SST-SR?'s and Falcon
jets, from handwritten flight str ips to computer readouts to digitized data. It has
been real rewarding to watch the progress
and be involved in the technical developments. Since 1965 I have been Assistant
Chief, Air Traffic Division, Western Region FAA. The Region includes Californ ia,
Nevada and Ar izona where we h•ave over
100 facilities and 3200 employees.
My
wife and I have been very lucky in our
involvement with aviation in that we have
lived all over the U. S. and visited many
countries around the world. I plan on retirement to become active in ecology
and env:ronmental improvements because
I am most concerned with the mess I
have helped to create for my grandchildren."
BOND STARKER brought us a message
from KARL OEDEKOVEN who was a German exchange student in the School of
Forestry in the year 1936-37. Karl is back
in Germany after 26 years of work with
FAO. He is now Chief of the Forestry
Department in the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture, Bonn.
Karl headed up Forestry programs for
7 years in a number of countries in the
near East and 9 years in Brazil. His first ass:gnment in Braz1l was Director of the first
Forestry facu lty at the university in Curitiba. He later served as chief of a project that established a Forestry Research
Institute for Brazil. Karl remarked that it
would not have been possible to accomplish all of these challenging assignments
if it had not been for the interesting and
enjoyable educational experience wh ile an
exchange student at Oregon State.
GLENN A. THOMPSON remarks: " Five
years of retirement finds us more busy
tilan ever. Some history writing and conse rvation legislation . Yard and garden
duties become work against engaging
rock hounding pursuits."
GENE TOWER writes: "Dear Rudy, being in the Mother Lode area of California
does not allow many opportunities to visit
Oregon State but I do plan to attend
Fernhopper Day in 1975."
1939
Logging and
Construction
Machinery
Sales. Presently Vice Pres. of the corporation and manager, Seatt le, Wash. Am
also President of Keep Wash ington Green
Assoc."
Gary Blanchard '61, assisted by Dick
Powell '67 for genetics and special projects, and Marc Vomoci l '74 for early
thinnings, roads, and engineering."
BOB APPLEBY says: " Still at 6909 S.W.
62nd Place, Portland. Enjoying winter
sports and running w ild rivers in a drift
boat."
CLIFFORD A. STEPHENS writes: "St ill
with the City of North Bend, Oregon, in
the engineering department. Have some
good people working with me. Feel fine."
Cliff lives at 2906 Cedar Street, North
Bend, OR 97459.
GORDON C. BLACK writes: "Dear
Rudy, still in the agricultural chemical
business 26 years with Chevron now V. P. of Chevron Chemical International in charge of Ag. Chemicals. May
eventually again have contact with foresters for we have a fungicide that shows
promise of controll ing sapstain in the
tropics and an insecticide that controls
the spruce budworm. Best regards."
ROBERT P. ELLINGSON, JR. states: "I
am still living in Klamath Falls; however,
most of my time I am at our Lumber &
Plywood operation in Baker, Oregon. My
two sons Rob '65 and Pete '69 are Oregon Staters, too, plus two Oregon State
brothers, Don '42 and Sig '45 also there."
TOM L. GALLO says: "Fellow Fernhoppers, no news to report. Am always interested in Oregon State University. Am
native Oregonian of Lane County. Keep
me posted of happenings at OSU. Best of
regards." Tom is at West Coast Lumber
Products in Eugene, Oregon.
LYLE "A" HARRISON mentions that he
"continues as chief design engineer for
the Federal Highway Administration on
Bureau of Land Management roads. My
wife and I and our eleven year old boy
still live in West Linn. "
MAURY ISTED wishes he was closer
to Corvallis so he cou ld take part in more
Forestry events. "Glad to see some of
my classmates like Ralph Floberg doing
so well and active at Oregon State. Also
Gilbert Bowe and Ex Dean Dunn. I am
retired here in Escondido, Southern California, and would like to hear from anyone who gets down this way. Kindest regards."
WILLIAM D. MERRILL "left forestry
school '38 cruised timber in Oregon
and Washington - enjoyed seven months
of fe deral range survey in Nevada - decided to become an architect and finally
succeeded in 1956. I am a design and
project architect for Kaiser Foundation
Hospitals in Oakland, California. (Attended U of 0 '38 to '41.) "
ELMER L. SURDAM retires December
31, 1974 after 27 years as Executive Director of Forest Industries Telecommunications. He plans to reside at Pleasant Hill ,
Oregon , Rt. 8, Box 726, and comments,
" the advancements in Radio Communications during this time have been outstanding. The rad io tool is now employed
t.lroughout the industry in the U.S.
BRUCE STARKER comments:
"The
Starker Forests partnership enjoyed the
extra 50 days o f dry weather this fall. We
we re able to do all of our pre-winter
maintenance ahead of the monsoon: build
some long desired new roads , burn dry
slash piles, and in general make our forest a more efficient tax producer. Besides
'The Prof' T.J. '10, as trail boss and me,
Bruce '40, as anchor man, we have all
in-bred Fernhoppers on the crew of gyppoharassers. Two are my sons, both third
generation Beavers Bond '69 and
Bart '72. Operations chief fo rester is
MEL AITKEN relates: " Have been 29
years with Howard-Cooper Corp.,
in
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1941
DON R. BAUER writes: "Dear Rudy, I
retired as San Bernard ino Forest Supervisor in April after 37 years with the
USFS. Am now building a second career
as an Environmental Planner with the San
Bernardino County Environmental
Improvement Agency.
We're currently at
work helping get the new State Forest
Practice Act off to a good start, a new
dam to save Lake Arrowhead from possible earthquake failure, Land Use planning, scenic highw ays and water qu~l 1ty
controls for the Santa Ana and MOJave
River Basins. It was good to see some of
the gang at the New York SAF ~eeting."
Don's address is 225 E. V1ctona Ave.,
Rialto, CA 92376.
JOHN F. CROSS is "still in Hilo, Hawaii. When visiting Hawaii drop by the
Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut facil it_y it's on your way to the Volcano Nationa l
Park - and give me a ca ll from our VISItor's Booth."
HOWARD W. KIRKPATRICK is "still in
Eugene with Bureau of Land Management
as Assistant District Cruiser-AppraiserScaler."
RICHARD FRY is "always glad to hear
o f Fernhoppers doings, so keep newsletters coming. Our two sons finished law
school this year - a daughter is finishing
her last year in college.
My wife still
teaches grade school and I'm still at Ferris State College as Asst. Prof. of Bldg.
Construction, teaching classes in lumber,
surveying, estimating and contracting cost
control. "
1940
ROBERT N. THOMPSON "reti red from
the Forest Serv ice last April and moved
to Corvallis where we're trying to find
enough time to get settled in our new
home. Took a job with State Forestry out
of Dallas for the summer and am sti ll
working and waiting for the ra ins to end
fire season. Then I can get back to
working on house and yard and renewing
acquaintances with old friends."
0 . Fety,
RODNEY 0. FETY was granted the
highest honor of the Department of the
Interior, the Distinguished Service Award,
in recognition of an eminent Government
career of more than 35 years, principally
with the Bureau of Land Management. He
writes, "D uring 1974, my wife and I toured
Europe for the fi rst 6 months, going from
Portugal to Turkey and inside and ou tside
of iron curtain countr :es. On December 4
wa bought a new home at: 3733 Cherry
Lane, Medford, Oregon 97501.
VAUGHN H. HOFELDT retired as Forest
Supervisor,
Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests, Region 8, on March 29,
1974, after comp leting over 33 years with
th e U. S. Forest Service. His address remains Route 8, Box 28, Gainesville, GA
30501.
WOODROW W. HOLLAND observes:
"Our lives here in Chehalis, WA, are almost back to normal after my heart attack
in July, 1973. I am still a partner . with
YERGEN AND MEYER, C.P.A.'s. Madelyn
lives with her husband and 1 year old
daughter in Oklahoma and Tom is a student at Oregon State. I am playing lots
of golf."
LARRY T. MARSHALL writes: "Hi, Rudy.
My hea lth remains reasonab ly stable and
I continue to enjoy most of the good
things of life. "
EINAR C. MOEN reports: " Shortly after
leaving OSC I joined the Portland, Oregon,
Police Dept., and retired in '67 afte r 27
years of service with that organization, the
last seventeen years as a detective in the
homicide and robbery detail. For the next
three years I was affiliated with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office as the resident deputy in Lincoln City. Now I am
working in my position as Ch ief of Police
in Lincoln City where I have been for the
past four years. After over thirty years in
this business, total retirement begins to
appear more appealing with every passing
day. Not too much related to the "fernhopper" business for which I studied; but,
nevertheless, it has been rewarding."
FRITZ M. MORRISON retired in June
after working 35 years for the U. S. Forest
Service and says, "My wife, Myrtice and
son, Monte and I now reside at 4839
Burlington Circ le, Boise, Idaho 83704. We
are all busier than ever, pursuing hobbies
of woodworking, fishing and hunting."
ALFRED MURPHY updates us with the
following: " For the past 27 years have
been involved with agricu ltural research
problems related to pastures, range and
brushlands in the north coast of California; Hopland Field Station of the Univ. of
Calif. is the center of these activities. Have
attended several sessions in recent years
with Oregon State Univ. pastu re researchers to achieve better use of our rangelands. Was fortunate to travel to Russia
this summer to give a paper at the International Grasslands Congress in Moscow,
a wonderful opportunity to compare societies and realize how lucky we are to live
in U.S.A."
RUSS NIBL OCK ret ired in June '73 after 36 years with the USFS, the last 17
yea rs in Regional Office, Div. of Engineering, Portland. "I was on the track team
at OSU in '40 and '41 - always wanted
to be the best but was on ly an average
runner - however, I never gave up -- I
kept in good condition over the years
with my outdoor work and running (not
jogging).
When age group competition
became popular about 1968 I was ready.
In 1971 I won four events (100-220-440880) at the Senior Olympic Games in Los
Angeles with world age group records in
all four. In a U. S. Seniors team tour of
Australia and New Zealand last win ter I
won all 20 of my races in five meets. This
yea r, after turning 60, I won the U. S.
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AAU Masters 400 Meters in 59.1 sec. over two seconds under the former world
record."
A. HAROLD SASSER is "continu ing to
be involved with the Forest Practices Act,
farm forestry and other varied assignments
that seem to be steered my way as an
employee of 28V2 years with the State
Forestry Department as I pa rk at 3150
Main St., Springf ield, Orego n. Acquired
a 1a-speed bicycle late March and pedaled 1750 miles to and from work this
summer. Recommend highly cyclin g for
aging legs. Fear not those automobiles
in traffic but look out for those other bicyc les."
CHARLES L. WOOD, SR., comments: " If
I remember correctly, last year I was so
far under water that I never got your card,
but now that I 've been transferred to Portland (CZ) Office, the mail does come
through once in a while. St ill got the
house at th e lake, however, (and same
home address) and commute on weekends. Most people have to BUY their peat
moss in bales. I'm one of the lucky few
that have to dig up the peat and throw it
away to get room for a little grass growing soil. From 'The Boggs' "
1942
RICHARD C. DUNLAP says: "Following
a 2-year assignment for the United Nations in Zambia I have entered the international field as a consu ltant in outdoor
recreation resource planning in 1973,
specializing in developing countries."
LOUIS L. GILLIAM sends: "Greetings to
fellow Fernhoppers! I retired under federal civil service retirement on June 23,
1974. I completed approximately 35 years
of service - 5 years US Forest Serv ice,
4 years US Navy, and 26 years US Soi l
Conservation Service. District Conservationist for SCS located at Condon , Oregon, where I own my home and plan to
live with my wife, J ean ie. We are doing
some home improvement work now and
into 1975. Plans include traveling. and
renewing friendships during the years to
come. Our three o ldest children are married. Cheryl is in Portland, Rick is in
Eugene, and Mary Jane recently married
Jim Gleeson and is living in Portland. Jim
is the son of Dean George Gleeson,
Sc hool of Engineeri ng, OSU, who retired
several years ago and lives in Corvall is.
Juli, our youngest child, is an honor student in her senior year at Condon H.S.
She plans to go on to business schoo l
next year. Best wishes." Louis' address
is 414 E. Well St., Condon, OR 97823.
V. JAY HUGHES retired from U. S. Forest Service after 32 years and nine
months. "Will be in Pendleton temporarily. Ma-rie and I have appl ication in to go
with Wyc liffe Bible Translators for short
term worl<." His address is 413 N. W.
3rd, Pendleton, OR 97801.
CHARLIES S. LEWIS writes: "I toured
Japan for 60 days in the spring of 1974
for Rotary International Foundation. Our
team of six had four foresters from the
public and private sectors of the timber
industry in Oregon. Our two eldest daughters graduated from OSU this year (one
Political Science and one School of
Forestry). Lila is teaching primary at Fair-
mont School (N. Benton Co.).
Western
Wood Fibre and Wood Fibre Exports Inc.
keep me traveling in PNW in the wood
chip business."
BILL MORGAN is employed by Blanchard Lumber Co. of Portland , Oregon. He
resides at 215 Greenridge Dr., Apt. 204,
Lake Oswego , Oregon.
WALTEA T. THOMPSON w rites, "Fellow
Fernhoppers, the biggest event of the year
was a new grandson. Our son. Roger
(class of '71) and his wife , Loretta, are
the parents of their first child, a son. Eric.
This brings the grandchi ldren count to
five. Wife , Iva and I have been busy with
our travel trailer park. We experienced a
good growth and with the price of stumpage and lumber, the park is better than the
sawmill. My principal outside activity is
tourist promotion thru the Oregon Coast
Association; in March I will be president.
ALFRED A. "AL" WIENER notes: "After
15 years in Washington , D. C. , now am
the 'old est living inhabitant ' of the Diviision of Timber Management, and a specialist in timber appraisal."
1944
LYLE F. SMITH reports: " Beginning my
5th year in R & L Division here in the
Regional Office at Ogden. No. 1 son Lyle
Jr. finally caught a cute chick and was
married last April. No. 1 daughter married and living in Nevada and has presented us with our only grandchild a boy, natch. No. 2 daughter graduated
from H igh School and is attending Weber
College on a full academic scholarship .
No. 2 son in 6th grade and is giving me
lessons in golf! I managed to get on one
fire this summer and the 2nd day it
rained!
Morna "Chub' keeps busy with
being a Mom and Grandma."
1946
WALLY EUBANKS is "still working at
adminstration of timber tax laws for Dept.
of Revenue , Salem."
JAMES P. KUEHNLE says: " Georgia
Micka Kuehnle and Jim still in Spokane.
Jim sold his business (Holiday Pools Inc.)
in 1970 and si nce that time has been busy
in commercial and industrial real estate
sales and project develop ment. Jim was
just reelected to 4th term in Washington
State House of Representatives so it 's
back to Olympia for the winter.
Both
daughters, Kris and Jan, are married. Jan
and her veterinarian husband Dave produced grandchild No. 1 a year ago."
ROBERT C. LINDSAY, stil l in Portland
with CZ (since 1970) remarks, " I find the
new wood value makes pract icing intensive forestry an exc it ing challenge."
1947
LOUIS K. BATEMAN is Manager, Val uation Section , in the Timber Department of
the Assessment on Appraisal Division, ,
Dept. of Revenue , State of Oregon. "At
home with mate and daughter at 5045
Bailey Rd., Salem, Oregon. "
JIM BRIGHAM offers "greetings again
from the 'Far East' - where temperatures
can go from freezing to 7o • in the same
week. Am working at a variety of forestry
services and enjoying it. Best regards to
all. "
ARNOLD G. GIBSON sends " Greet ings,
Fernhoppers and best wishes for the year
of 1975. Our house is pretty bare these
days, Julie and Ed , the youngest of ou r
fam!ly of four, now going to the U of 0
at Eugene. Iris is doing a good job of
keep 'ng up on the issues with the League
of Women Voters, and I am trying to keep
up on p rice changes for our Forestry Engin3ering Manual. Let's hear from more
of yo u members of the class of ' 47."
EUGENE D. HANNEMAN writes: " Since
World War II , I've been 181!2 years with
the State Forestry Dept. and 10 years
w ith the Dept. of Revenue.
My wife,
Barbara, is Jim
Redden's secretary.
Daughter Laurie made us grandparents in
October. Her twin sister, Linda, in Africa
for 2112 years, arrived horne just in t ime
for that event. She married a Britisher in
our home in November. Our son, Craig ,
was married at his farm in Prosperity ,
Pennsylvania, last June. The Pittsburgh
Steelers traded Craig to the New England
Patriots." His address: Route 1, Box 633,
Turner, OR 97392.
1948
F. LEROY BOND " moved from Washingto n, D. C. to Atlanta as Regional Forester in April. Lots of activity in th is area
bu: don·t get to see very many Oregon
Staters. Our footbal l team received rough
treatment but we prom ise to treat you
better if you stop for a visit. "
BORCHGREVINK
reports:
GORDON
" After fifteen years there , I left Weyerhaeuser's Resea rch and Engineering group
in Longview in January '74 to join Medford Corp 's new hardboard organization
in Medford as Techni cal Director. The new
medium-dentisty fiberboard plant is slated
to start production in early 1975."
LLOYD D. HAYES writes: " In 1972 I
moved from the Bay Area to Redd ing,
California . It is great to be away from the
constant confusion of a rapidly expanding
area. When not traveling around the
country in our Motor Home we enjoy our
river-front home on the Sacramento River.
During the summer o l 1974 we spent 2
months in Western Canada and Alaska.
We allowed enough time in every place
we stopped to learn as much as poss ible
about that area. It is a great country
w itl1 vast resou rces and beautiful scenery.
Al l was very interest:ng and we hope to
go back to some areas but I don't believe
we would want to live their permanently."
WAYNE HUBBARD is "'still working with
Raymond Vail and Associates in photogrammetry. A little golf now and then.
Boys Dave and Jeff join Jean and me
at times. College and work take their
t!me. Same house in Sacramento since
1955. Beavers welcome."
ROBERT E. I<ISCHEL relates: " The effects of teachings from the old school
and men like 'Mac' McCullough, Bob Keniston and George Barnes have left a lasting impression.
Hopefully I can apply
with some humble gratitude through my
work and commun ity service to repay their
confidence in me. See Ralph Wiese '48
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frequently and Bill Willis '69 is associated
with me in the Douglas County Land Dept.,
Roseburg, Oregon. Became a first time
grandfather this year to a sweet little girl,
Lenore Aline Bailey."
EARL JOHNSON asks: "Who would
have thought in 1948 that we would be
selling alder at over a hundred per thousand or that hamburger would be over
a d ol lar? We have had a good year at
Til lamook and are about ready to move to
Chehalem Mountain near Hillsboro to become serious tree farmers . We are th inking of a one-person mill operation , but
nothing definite. The family is wel l.
Dau gh ter Elizabeth teaches ir. Californ ia.
Catherine is a high school junior. Dot and
I observe the passing scene. Great l ife."
J IM MANLEY is the owner of Manley
Fre ight Terminal in Homer, AK . He has
been visited by Charlie Yates, Bill Sauerwein and Bob Underwood, all classmates.
Jim's operation includes trucking, warehousing and cargo movements on barges
in south central Alaska. He has an airplane and would be happy to show any
of his firends around the country. Jim
keeps active in forestry as a member of
Homer Soil Conservation District and
Technical Forestry Advisor to the District
and local school s.
HARRY G. "SWEDE" PEARSON had a
big year in '74. " Did a little ae rial observation for the Forestry Dept. th is summer.
Our 4th grandson ar rived in Sep tember, and I was elected Mayor of Canyon City!"
DAVID H. ROGERS is "employed as a
highway engineer w ith California Department of transportation. Visited new forestry build ing in Portland. Pleased to
see George Schroeder at World's Fair in
Spokane. Climbed a couple of lookout
towers in Oregon's Blue Mountains to see
first hand the work of the tussock moth.
Edy joins me in greeting our Fernhopper
friends."
WARD C. WILLIAMS indicates: "Am living at 20 Flagstone Ct. , Alamo , CA 94507,
which is my base for a publishing operation.
Am associate publ isher of Paper
Age serving the pulp and paper industry
from tree to finished product and
exec. v.p. of the parent Business Press ,
Inc. Also am an off icer and editor in
another publishing firm and from time to
lime do consu lting and free lance work.
St ill very close ly connected with the forest resource but am also getting active in
the waste paper field , as an alternative
source of wood fiber for paper. Tennis
is my main spare time activity but with my
family enjoy exploring the Sierras and
Cal iforn ia coast, plus sk iing in winter. Still
travel widely and am always running into
Oregon Staters at conventions and running
businesses al l over the country. Sending
best regard s to the wel l-dispersed Fernhoppers.··
1949
NORM CAREY states: " I am still working for EXCEL Mortgage Ins. Corp.
travel the entire state of Oregon now, contacting banks and sav ings and loans. Son
Ron graduated from OSU in June and is
teach ing school in Albany. Brad is a jr.
at OSU and son Chris is still at home with
Betty and me at 1170 Walnut in Albany.
I contact a lot of my friends wh il e trave ling. Since Brad is on the OSU go lf team
we remain very active in the OSU ath letic
program. Please stop and see us."
JOHN S. FORREST writes: " Hi, Rudy.
Keep thinking I'm going to find time to
catch a Fernhopper or renew SAF but get
'further behind '. Have a commercial and
industrial heating and air condit ioning
business now (going on 3 yrs .). Grandfa ther a couple of times . Hea lth the best
in 15 years. Bough t a Ch risCraft cru iser
and am spending part o f next summer in
Washington and San Juans w ith wife .
daughter (Dr. candidate at U of W) and
her boyfriend . Regards to al l. "
JAMES M. HOL DEN declares: " Mechanica l contracting in the San Francisco Bay
area has captured my attention for the
past twenty years but I su re m iss the
forest and the mountains. Hopefu lly an
early retirement will get me back."
WILLIAM P. HOLTSCLAW notes: " Pat
and I live in Turner, Oregon, 7 miles S.E.
of Salem. I am enjoying my job as Asst.
State Forester and have occasion to see
many Fernhoppers during the year. Question : It you are not a member of Forestry
Alu mni Association, why not? "
HAL JEWETT reports: "All is we ll with
Jewetts in Sp r ingfie ld. Inflation doesn't
bother me 'cause k ids keep leav ing home.
Ha ha. Still look ing after logging contractors for George Pacif ic. Stop in and
say he llo at 1261 " G ".
DEAN M EADOR operates Tw in
Lum ber Su p p ly in Corvall is.
Pines
HERMANN C. " HERM " SOMMER asserts: "Opportunities for young foresters
and particu larly logging eng inee rs continue to be readily available in privtate
industry.
Within Weyerhaeuser, where
engineering vacancies continue to persist ,
entry positions seem to be but brief training spots for capable employees that
move rap idly upward into management
posit ions. Best regards to a ll."
DON WOOD is "st ill with USFS same
place (Grants Pass) doing same thing
(lands & recreation). Marylou (Paetzhold
'48). still keeping me honest.
Oldest
daughter in U of 0 Med ical Nursing
School (Portland). Youngest , graduated
from OSU Forestry Recreation Management in August '74 . We all say hello to
a ll. Co me see us any time. "
1950
DAN B. ABRAHAM is " completing the
4th year as Supervisor of the Klamath.
Four years in one p lace is a record not
achieved since we left Klamath Fal ls in
1965, five moves back. Enjoying the tenure, the country, the people, and the job. "
RAYMOND S. DALEN is now working in
the Range Staff Group Regiona l Office,
San Francisco , and has moved to 5724
Del Trigo Lane, Concord , Ca. 94521.
JIM DENISON writes: " In my 22nd year
on the Oregon Coast. Still find a cha llenge in grow ing and harvesting trees in
some of the best growing sites in the
world.
Publishers Paper Co. acqu ired
company I've been w ith fo r 15 years so
now have better outlook for long range
land management. Fami ly dwindled down
to four h"gh school seniors (very active)
and a first grader. One married daughter,
one naval nurse, and two working at jobs.
Farming in spare time. "
GORDON HOPLAND " st ill lives in
Puyallup, WA (9 years now) and st ill with
a manufacturer of p lastic sheet goods
(KSH, Inc., St. Louis , MO) . However,
have managed to stay with the bu ilding
products industry through all the years
since graduat ion . Oldest daughter was
married this summer and youngest off to
WSU th is fa ll. Best regards to all."
HAROLD H. "B ILL"
KEIL
states:
"Worked on interest ing writing , photography and ed it ing p rojects this past year
includ ing tussock moth spray project,
helicopter night logging, oriented fiber
partic leboard, etc. Worki ng on forest
research brochure brought a visit to Corva ll is and a first look at the new school,
somewhat of a contrast! Photography
session on fire at new Spirit Lake , Wash .
resu lted in practically a c lass reun ion.
Bob Underwood was representing Weyerhaeuser, Merv Wolf was safety officer with
other Fernhopper smokeaters thick in the
b rush. One of recent added activities is
Western Editorship of Plywood & Pane l
magazine, covering western plywood, veneer, particleboard and hardboard p lants."
LLOYD H. LARSON writes, " Members of
the Assoc iat ion of Consu lting Foresters
in Wash ington and Oregon voted to form
a Pacific Northwest Chapter in 1974. As
a steadily growing organization, we are
proceed ing w ith much enthusiasm in prov iding leadership and direct ion to the timber owner and the forestry community in
general. The new Wash ington Forest
Practices Act of 1975 w il l be an interesting test for tim be r and land managers.
JOE STEERE is " still working as Linco ln County Engineer and l iv ing on our
farm on the lower Siletz River. Joe, Jr. is
a freshman in Agricu ltu ral Engineering at
OSLJ this fall. "
RICHARD L. WARREN comments: " I'm
still in Sacramento with Diamond Internationa l try ing to buy ' wood' from tough
Fernhopper sales managers. Pat and I
are alone now with three married kidsmo re time tor fishing !"
HARRY WATSON relates : " We final ly
have our 2 ch ild ren away at co llege and
are home a lone. Enjoyed boat ing on
Trin ity Lake this summer but can't get
into that wa ter sk ii ng. I am still with the
same company and at the same address
(2469 Wood St. , Eure ka, CA 95501) . Not
much new news from here."
1951
JOHN CARAGOZIAN writes: "Still on
Cleveland N. F. in San Diego. Doing
battle w ith both the preservationists and
tne developers, and losing the battle with
paper & red tape . We are being sued by
just about everybody for a lmost every
thing we do. But the Fernhoppers down
here are holding their own. Managed a
couple of fish ing trips to northern Sie rras
to break the monotony. Always look forward to the annual trip to Co rvall is."
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LARRY M. CHRISTIANSE N is Logg ing
Supe rintendent, Willamette Ind., Sweet
Home. He res ides at At. 2, Box 21-A2 ,
Lebanon , Oregon.
RON FRASHOUR is " still in Roseburg ,
Oregon. Resigned as V. P. and Gen. Mgr.
of Permaneer Corp. in 1970 to start my
own engineering company. The new
company was fortu nate and des igned and
built a new 500 ton per day particleboard
plant for American Prod uc ts Corp. at Marte ll, CA. Now bu ild ing a f iberboa rd plant
for Fibreboard Corp. in Rockl in, CA and
two partic leboard p lants for Pot la tch in
Idaho.
Would welcome a visit to our
offices, Fiber Processes, Inc., Roseburg,
Oregon."
WILLIAM V. D. " DON " HICKERSON is
" Enjoying retirement afte r 30 years, 2
months and 15 days of A ir Force service.
Am doing some writ ing, job hunting and
p lanning for 40 acres of Chr istmas trees
on land near Olympia, Wash ington. Best
w:shes to al l Fernhoppers."
BOB JENSEN reports: " Now we have
leased our truck stop and are spend ing
more time sa iling.
Last February two
fe llows and myself bought a SO' sailboat
in Tah iti and sail ed it back, going through
the Tuamotu Marquesas and Hawai ian
Islands."
DICK L EMMON says : " I am still w it h
the U. S. Forest Service as Distr ict Ranger on the Pend leton District, Umat il la
National Forest. I en joy the wor k. Life
has been good to me. I have no comp la ints. Fo restry is st ill the best profess ion."
From HAROLD C. L YND; " B L M Assoc iate State Director for the States of Montana , North Dakota and South Dakota
since May 1971. Reside w ith w ife, Marga ret at 2206 Fairway Drive , B illings, MT.
Looking forward to the states of Montana and North Dakota playing a major
ro le in the national ene rgy picture. Good
luck to all our forestry friends. "
RAYMOND M. LUTHY relates: " I am still
with Publ ishers Paper Co. at Oregon City.
Present posit ion is T imberlands Manager.
We operate mi lling facil ities in Oregon,
Washington and Cal ifornia. Most of our
timberlands are under intensive management and be ing converted to a second
growth harvest p lan. I wou ld we lcome a
v isit from any Fernhopper. "
EARL E. NICHOLS is " enjoying very
much my fifth year as Superv isor of the
Deschutes. Th ree sons are in Oregon
co ll eges and my extra time is ta ken up
with SAF, Forestry A lumni Assoc iation ,
and chu rc h activities. Always glad to v isit
with alums, however."
A. E. STERMITZ writes: " I've been in
Arizona nearly 4 years. Work for Southwest Forest Industries as Vice President
and Asst. Group Manager for the Build ing
Products Group. "
HOWARD D. WORI<INGER is principal
of North A lbany Grade Sc hool, A lbany,
Oregon.
1952
DONALD H. SMITH is Forest Supervisor,
Cleve land National Forest, San Diego ,
Ca lifornia. " Never a du ll moment. Con-
tinue to run across OSC/OSU Fernhoppers. Looking forward to being at son
Stephen's (Forest Mgt.) graduation in June
1975."
GLENN S. SMITH is "working with Lake
Tahoe Basin Management Unit as 'Planning Coordinator.' Involved in staff work
in con junction with Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and a group of 20 federal
agencies have some relationship to Lake
Tahoe. T ahoe is in turmoil - an exciting
place to be."
IRVING A. STEERS has a new address:
1375 Locust Street, Emmett. Idaho 83617.
ALAN 1<. STOLL is st ill in Susanville
finishing his 3rd year as a S~t. with the
CHP. He comments that "Ruben Sullivan
is here with the USFS and Glenn Smith is
at So. Lake Tahoe with the USFS. Fernhoppers are rather scarce in No. California. Best wishes to all the old crew, and
stop by for a cup on your way through to
Reno.''
1953
JOHN F. HANCOCK is still overseas
with the Agency for International Development. He says, " However, I am retiring
January 31. 1975. After that date my
forwarding address will be P.O. Box 68 ,
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322."
JOHN D. MINSINGER is with Temple
lndustries-Div. Time Inc., Fiber Products
Div., Diboll. TX 75941.
BILL STILES is "operating real estate
brokerage and development business with
wife Georgia as sales manager.
Seek.
Inc., P. 0. Box 1488, Roseburg, Oregon.' '
1954
ROBERT W. BUSCHO sends: " Greetings to all my fellow Fernhoppers! Although I did not follow a career in forestry
I have never lost my interest in Oregon's
'greatest natural resource.' It was tradition that I follow in my family's footsteps
within the fire service and am now the
Fire Marshall of Portland, responsible for
all fire prevention and public fire safety.
One of my privileges is to visit local high
schools on career days and speak in behalf of the School of Forestry. Needless
to say, I recommend it highly to qualified ,
interested studen ts . Best wishes, Rudy,
and thanks!''
ERNEST D. HARDMAN writes: "Kathryn
and I moved back to Oregon this past
spring. We are now busily engaged in fixing up our retirement home on a small
acreage just outside of La Grande. We
have taken time out to enjoy several good
fishing trips and a successful deer hunt
this fall.
We invite our 'Fernhopper'
friends to drop in for a visit. "
GENE C. HOLLOTER states: " Highlight
of my year in my career was participat ing
in the Forest Engineering Institute at OSU
spring term. When I returned to the Dis-.
trict (Baker R. D. on the Wallowa-Whitman) I was reassig ned in to a new Logging
Systems Specialist position. This takes
me a step closer to my goal."
J. DONALD HUGHES reports: "My book,
'Ecology in Ancient Civilizations ,' will be
published in the spring by the University
of New Mex:co Press. Much of it deals
w!th forest history."
JOHN
PIEROVICH
exclaims: "Torn
away from the good old Northwest once
again to light this time at the Forest Serv'ce Southern Forest Fire Laborato ry as
Program Manager.
Y'all come if you
can! "
1955
JOHN W. DAVIS, General Manager,
Western Timber and Logging, Willamette
Industries. Inc., Albany, OR 97321.
NORM JOHNSON is "going to S. E.
Asia to start a new forestry and forest ry
research effort for Weyerhaeuser. Will be
on the Island of Borneo for a while at the
start.
Daughter Kelli married and she,
husband and daughter going to Germany
for 2 years.''
MIL TON SCHULTZ is "still employed as
Manager of Paul Bunyan Lumber Company, Anderson, California."
RICHARD H. SPRAY reports: " The new
address is 10820 Cielito Lindo NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 . After changing all
our address labels, Bette insists our next
move has to be to Elm St., Ames, Iowa!
After almost 20 years, it looks like I 've
landed the job I've been working for. The
work includes recreation management and
planning , wilderness mgt. and study areas,
archeology (t11at's a new one on me!) ,
and any other miscellaneous recreat ion
jobs that come along for the Southwestern Region, Forest Service. Orm Doty
moved here in a similar job in TM, so we
provide each other sym pathy about the
lack of trees. "
CARL G. WESTRATE is "still working
for the Forest Service in the recreation
f:eld. Located in the regional office in
San Francisco. Meet many Fernhoppe rs
and classmates on travels in the field.
If in San Francisco, drop in for a chat. "
1956
DALE R. CHRISTIANSEN notes: " Continuing as Supt. of Parks and Recreation
Providing an
for the City of Portland.
objective approach to leisure services is
one of the most challenging yet difficu lt
responsibilities of this age. I enjoy every
minute of the adversity and service to our
citizens. I would delight in hearing from
former classmates."
J:M FISHER reports: "It's been another
fast. busy year for our family. Our oldest
son graduated from high school and is
now enrolled at that Eugene university.
We did get some backpacking in this summer and spent a lot of time throughout
the year enjoying the Central Oregon sunshine near Sisters. I've enjoyed another
year as Information Director for the Oregon State Department of Forestry.
DONALD K. JOHNSON relates: " This
year I have been conducting workshops
for Crane and Railroad Trackage Inspectors. The Army, Navy and Air Force do
not have any logging railroads but their
maintenance is about the same! Cu rrently I am the closest the defense department
has to a RR expert."
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RU SS MITCHELL writes: "I still work in
forest insect research for the Forestry Sciences Lab., U. S. Forest Service, in Corvallis. Since my last report, the highlight
for the Mitchell family was a 9-month
assignment to the Federal Forest Research Institute near Zurich, Switzerland.
This was a delightful and very educational
trip for the entire fami ly. Drop by when
in Corvallis. We will treat you to some
fondue and (if game) to a few million
slides and words on the beauty of continental Iiving.''
WARREN G. DAVIES is "still enjoying
the Big Sky country of Montana. Both
kids still at home although Pamela is looking forward to college next fall . We're all
ant'c:pating another good ski season
(Sally and I took it up last winter). Not
much else is new right now.''
1957
LOUIS A. BLASER is Manager of Log
Distribution for Simpson Timber Co. in
Arcata, California. " It's a great experience working in the Redwoods. In spite
of what the preservationists say, they are
forever just ask any of the several
Fernhoppers I am privileged to associate
w;th here at Simpson."
JOCKO BURKS is "working for Weyerhaeuser in Tacoma as Manager of High
Yield Forestry Tours. Would like to hear
from members of 'Save the Baby Tree
League ' regarding a reunion. c/o Weyerhaeuser Co., CH 3-24, Tacoma, WA
98401."
LTC ROGER M. FOLEY observes: " It's
been many years. I have been serving as
Deputy District Engineer in the Corps of
Engineers ' Savannah District in Savannah,
Georgia, since 1972. In mid-1975 I expect to assume command of the 92nd Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
The army has taken us many places but
seldom to the northwest, and we miss it.
Fernhoppers passing through the southeast are invited to visit."
CHARLES WES
HAMIL TON
notes:
" Family is smaller as our one son is starting Forestry at Oregon State. " He is Resource Staff Officer, San Bernard ino National Forest, San Bernardino, Califo rn ia.
CHUCK HILL exclaims: "Still at John
Day, having a ball! Lots to do and not
enough ti me. Wish we had 2 ho urs dayl ite savings time, year- long. St ill wouldn't
be enough time. Got 26 years in with
Uncle. Four or nine or ? to go. Then
work will quit interfering with camping,
fishing, hunting, canoe ing, muzzle-load ing,
chasing Tina and having fun. Come see
us on John Day's main drag.''
LARRY WADE "transferred from Angeles N. F. (Pasadena) to the lnyo N. F. at
Mammoth Lakes, California in June 1973
as Resource Officer. Plenty of snow and
fresh air. Recently married with teenaged
step-son and step-daughter and a new
born son 1 month old. Quite a radical
change from the easy li fe of a bachelor."
1958
WAYNE BOUSFIELD says : "We have
now been in Missoula for 7 years and
enjoy the outdoor activ ities ava ilable in
Montana. I was involved with the tussock
moth control project in Idaho this past
summer.''
PAUL BUFFAM writes: " In July of 1974,
I was transferred to the U. S. Forest Service State and Private Forestry Area Office in Atlanta. My new position is as
group leader, Environmental Qual ity Eva luation. Ou r two year stint in New Eng land
was very nice. However, it's nice to be
back in the land of the conifers.''
ROBERT W. (BOB) CRAMER brags,
"second year in 'Sportsman 's Parad ise ·-··
and continues to relate, "I own the EVERGREEN INN in Del ta Je t., Alaska . . .
mote l, restaurant, and nightc lub featur ing
Nashville personalities. The area is l1nown
for trophy moose, caribou , Dall sheep and
grizzlies, 30 pound lake trou t, 4 pound
ra inbows on flies, grayling and sa lmon.
Business is booming, pa rt icularly with contracts to feed, house and entertain Alyeska
pipeline workers. Pipe line worke rs are averaging $800/week take home after taxes
with room and board provided by employers. Am active in local government as Ci ty
Councilman. Quite a few Oregonians up
here. Best wishes to all !"
HARRY M. DEMARAY reports , "We're
bac k in the Willamette Valley in Sa lem.
I am chas ing smoke from sawmills, plywood and particle board plants for the
mid Willamette Valley Air Pollut ion Authority. Blanche is managing and reorganizing the ho useheld goods department
at K-Mart. Visit us at 576 Welcome Way
which is j ust 2 blocks west of the intersection or Commercial and 12th Streets as
you enter Sa lem from the south on 99E.
We enjoy Salem. It's really not as dead
as it seems to the occasional v isitor.' '
TEMPLE HAHN repo rts : " The Hahn family is still in Washington , D. C., but with a
change of assignment. Sw itched from
Personnel Management to a Management
Analyst position in the Adm inistrative
Management Staff Unit in the Chief's
Office of the U. S. Forest Service.''
HENNING HAMILTON writes:
" Dear
Friends, the last two years I and my family wife Elisabeth and four sons have spent in Tanza nia, East A frica. It
was an exciting experience. As a training manage r for the Tanzanian forest industry I had contac ts with a lot of interesting and very friend ly people all over the
vas t co un try, all with a greet amb it ion to
develop their poor but beautiful count1y .
We have now returned to Sweden where I
have sta rted a new job as manager director of the Swed ish Forestry Assoc:ation.
As we are also deal ing w ith international
contacts and information on Swedish forestry I hope soon to renew my con tact
with the U. S. and Oregon State where we
spent 'the best year of our life.' Regards.''
CHAHLE~ H.
HARDEN 'S add ress is
3808 S. E. Hager Lane, Milwaukie, Oregon.
LARRY C. MERRIAM, JR. (M.F. '58,
Ph.D. '63) says: " Dear Rudy, it was good
to see you again at the ceremonies for
Frank Kaufert's retirement. This past
spring I made a policy and management
study of forest and national park operations in New Zealand and Austra lia.
While there I gave a series of lectures on
the U. S. wilderness concept and its prob-
lems. They were given to forest and park
agenc ies at univers ities in Can terbury ,
New Zealand. Also as a founder heiped
ce lebrate 20th anniversary of Oregon
Association for Retarded Citizens."
RAY SCHAAF is " busy with public involvement associated with land use planning on the Rogue River N.F. and with
other information and recreation work. It's
very challenging but fun. Number 2 son
started Fo restry at OSU th is year. The
oldest daugh ter will likely be at OSU, too.
next year. All the family are more or less
to gether except for school.''
JAMES SMEJKAL remarks: "St ill battl ing the bureaucrats and res isting the
revenuers . Any cooperation will be we lcome at 1212 N. Bay Dr ive , North Bend ,
Oregon.''
1959
GARY L. ADAMS is "sti ll holding forth
on the Deschutes. My duties invo lve
winding up the land ownership planning
project as well as working on the land-use
planning team and with county land-use
advisory committees.''
RONALD C. GALDAB INI says: "Still
with the USFS in Juneau, Alaska. The
last year saw little change in the present
picture of land management in the far
north . The new National Forests in the
interior are still on the drawing boards.
So is the proposed mill comp lex at
Juneau. The oil pipeli ne is being built
so all the foresters in ihe lower 48 won 't
have to burn wood. Someth ing in that
about a non-renewable resource , etc.
Anyone with a yen for fishing should come
up - the Russians will have the fish in
another five years."
From KEN RAMSING, we hear, " I am
st ill very active in adm inistrat ive , teaching and consulting acti vities at the University of Oregon, College of Business.
The chai1mansh ip of the Management Department has been exciting together with
tne act ivities of the Forest lndusties Management Center. Some in teresting consulting and resea rch has been carried out
in the forest industries. My Forest Industries Managent Game (INDUSIM) has been
very successful in the College . We have
plans to publish and make it available
nationally."
RAY SCHENCK wrote a three page letter from Borneo telling us about his s ix
years in the "lndones1an T imber Rush. "
rl ,s ope ration is 100 miles up the Bungalon H1ver (by speed boat) east of Kalimantan , Borneo. Ray is the on ly Amer ican
work .ng with 175 Indonesians. Tractors ,
trucks, and power saws are all used in
the
logging
operations.
Logs
are
railed down to the river mouth and loaded
aooard sh1p four miles out in the open
sea! H1s letter is full of thrills and excitement as he expla ins the " scary operation "
of loadmg logs on shipboa rd , meeting
sharks at sea , and snakes and wild anima's 111 the jungles. The work is hard but
,he rewards are great. He likes the people
and they l1ke h1m. Vvhy does he stay? In
nay's own words, " I stay because the
trees are tall and the women are beaut iful! "
RICHARD A. WILL IAMS " enjoyed a July
visit to the redwood logg ing operations of
19
Simpson Timber Co. compliments of Ralph
Hirt. Regards to all Fernhoppers.''
ED VAN ZANDT relates: " Since the last
time I dropped a line, my family and I
have been transferred from Mississipp i
back to Tacoma by Weyerhaeuser. It feels
good to be back on the west coast after
an enjoyable time in the South. I'm with
a newly crea ted depar tment involved with
timber asset management for our properties in the U.S."
1960
DON ARUNDELL is Fire Contro l & Lands
Off icer, Eldorado N.F., Placerv ille, CA
95667.
MILTON G. DECKER is married witll four
chi ldren. He owns and operates Decker
Nursery at Alvadore, ten mi les w est of
Eugene. "Retail, whol esale, landscaping.
100 acres at this location - 80 acres in
emp loy 30 full time. 30
Xmas trees acres at Monroe - second growth timber
40 years old first thinning (1 00 M bd .
ft. removed) just completed September '74.
50 acres at Walton on Rt. F. Highway 10 acres Xmas trees 15 acres 30 yr.
second growth . 800 ,000 Xmas trees leased
to others on 10 locations from Monroe to
Hoskins in the West H ills (Coast Range) .
For the last 14 years my education I received at OSC has served me extremely
well. "
JOHN MEUSCH writes : "Aloha from
Hawaii. Once again I 'll attempt to compress a fun-f ill ed year of ac tivities into a
sho rt note. First off, for those Fernhoppers who haven't seen Hawaii recently , the
Is lands have retained their allu ring environment along with a high cost of living.
Of course, the sun and beach are still free
and we manage to spend one or two days
a week romping in the surf. Jeanette
spends most of her beach time soaking up
the sun to mainta in her golden tan. Of
the boys, Jon surfs, Joel co llects sea
shells, and Jeff snorkels. They all take
turns helping me try to capsize a sa ilboat.
Last April we toured the big island of
'Hawaii.' The volcan ic activ ity was so
spectacular we spent three evenings viewing eruptions. For the in fo rmation of my
old Fernhopper fr iends who m ight v is it
Hawaii, I'll be here for another three
years."
MARSHALL D. MURRAY writes, " I have
been with Weyerhaeuser eleven years now,
nine years at the Forestry Research Center in Centra lia, Wash ing ton. Wife and I
took a four week trip to New Zea land this
fall. The scenery was beautiful and the
peop le were very friend ly and hosp itab le.
The exotic forests were impress ive but the
native trees were the most interesting. The
bush looks almost trop ical with giant tree
ferns, ground ferns of all sizes, epiphytes,
and lianas. "
FRAN K W. OLSON says, "We are celebrating our 2nd anniversary at Dale, Or.
This is such beautifu l count ry and we are
thoroughly enjoying !he experience. "
BARRAT G. SCOTT repor ts: " I'm now
Logg ing Eng ineer for the Lebanon- Idanha
Operations of U.S. Plywood Division,
Champion International, Lebanon, Oregon.
I'm finding dealing w ith many d ifferent
timber owners, governme nt agencies, and
contract loggers and ro ad builders to be
interesting and c hallenging.
Scouting
continues to be a major avocation with a
Wood Badge Co urse Direc tor assignment
for A ugust 1975 comi ng up and serving
as a co mmiss ioner in Lebanon ." His address is 3339 Dorothy Dr., Lebano n, OR
97355.
DAVE' SMITH is "sti ll in Portland in the
photog rammetric mapping b usiness (David
C. Smith & Associates) . We have three
child ren - 2 boys and 1 gi rl. We all sk i
and camp when we get a c hance.''
FL OYD VAN DERV ELDE N says: "We
still live in Coos Bay. I work for the BLM
engineering and survey ing and keep very
busy. David is in the service in Washi ngton , D.C., Jean is in the service in Alabama, Robert is in Civil Engineeri ng at
OSU , and the o ther three are stil l at home.
Fra nces and I celebrated our 25th an niversary in July. David married th is last
year. His wife is in the Ar my, too . Robert's
wife , at OS U, is a senior. We welcome
any 'Stater' if Iiley come this way.''
1961
MATT R. ANDERSON reports:
"Jobwise the most excit ing development is
bei ng pu t in cilarge of the new Olymp ia
off ice of the Wasilington Forest Protection
Association. I'm getting p retty heavily
involved in tile business o f lobbying on
behalf of tile timber industry. In effect
I'll be working out of two off ices Seattle and Olympia. Barbara is keeping
pretty busy as a psychiatric nurse wit h a
c ommu n ity mental health program .''
GARY BLANCHARD writes: " Hi, all.
There isn't much new news from here.
We did m ake it to tile Spokane Fair, didn't
find any Site I, bu t enjoyed the otiler
sigilts. Starker Forests is sti ll cutti ng a
few t rees each year to cover my paycileck.
Come by when you ca n - we·re easy to
find at 7250 S.W. Philomath Bl vd. , Corvall is.''
BOB CRON w rites, " I live on a Ranger
Station south of Bozeman, Mont ana w itil
wife, Jane and da ughter, Christy. Wile n
not working as a Distr ict Ranger for tile
U.S. Forest Service , we s ki at Big Sky ,
do some hunting and fishing, play tenn is
wilen weathe r allows an d welcome visitors
who stray to our part of the woods . Come
see us in 1975. "
HUGH E. EDDY, M.D. no tes:
" Karen
and I and our two chi ld ren are enjoy ing
our life ilere in Caldwell , Idaho. Period ically we take a trip to the mou nta ins to
maintain our acquaintance with tile trees."
mental Education Programs. In the last
th ree years have been part of a training
team putfng on E.E. wor kshops around t he
cou ntry. I l ive alone now so woul d enjoy
seemg any o f you when you 're in town."
NORM EVELETH is "look in g after Sim pson Tim ber Co mpany 's contract loggers
out of Shelton, Wa . same as last year. I
keep am used participat ing in land-use
or iented organizatio ns around here. Til ere
are abo ut a dozen. Wife , Maria n, graduates
from Pacific Lutil er University w ith B.S. in
Nursing this month (Dec.) ."
DAVID A. GIBNEY is " p resently tile
R2so urce Ass is tant ai Trou t Lake Ranger
Station, Trout Lake, Wasilington. We were
transferred about three years ago from
Sullivan Lake Ra nge r Station, Metaline
Fa lls, Wasil. After livi ng on the Station at
Tro ut La ke for a couple of years, we were
able to buy a new ilorne abou t fifteen
mi les below Trout Lake - where there is
a l ittle less snow! We have several acres
and are busy improving tile place and
trying to build a small barn for our two
horses and one cal f. Our two chi ldren
are in sc hool at White Salmon , Wash .
David , J r. is sixteen an d a ju nior. Caro le
is 12Y2 and in the seventh grade. In tile
winter, Dave is also a basketb all referee.' '
WELDO N MICHAE L GRIGGS is still District Manag er fo r Wash ington Dept. of
Natural Resources , and stationed in Monroe. He conti nues, " this year I was
na med OfLcer in Charge o f the Run n ing Target Section of the U. S. Arm y
Reserve International Shooting Team . In
addit ion, am cur rently enrolled in the Army Co mmand and Ge neral Staff Col lege
so there is no shortage of time demands.
Enjoyed a week skiing trip to Big Sky, a
trip to Wyoming and elk hunting trip in
Washington this year . St ill ho lding with
now 9, 5 and 3, and
three chi ldren same wife, Sara.''
DICK HOLMES reports : "After near ly
ten years wi th Publishers Paper Co. , I de parted to become a co nsu lt ing forester
assoc iated with Paul Sanders, Bob Larson,
and AI Cronk in Portland. My em ployme nt
with Publishers was botil ch allengi ng and
satisfyi ng and it was with relu ctance th at
I left the many fine people I had the opportuni ty to work w rt h. I'm looking forward , however, to cont inu ing an interesting
forestry caree r as a consultant.
The
fam ily continues to be happ y and healthy.
Wife Marge is busy at work toward a B.S.
degree in medical technology. Daugh ter
Jen ny started h igh school and yo ung
Charles is get ting interested in scie nce,
mechanics, and sports not too surprising.' '
Arboretum to sta rt build ing our 'dream
hou se.' Winter finds us sti l l working on
the house w hile holed up in an 8 x 48'
trai ler that shrinks every time it rains.
With 3 boys, 5 to 11, it seems espec ially
small but we are al l enj oyi ng the adventure. "
LEWIN R. GORDON writes , " It is nice to
have this opportunity to greet all my
friend s at O.S.U. Stil l at the Sepulveda Vet.
Adm . Hospitai-M.S. just won 't go away
but I am grateful for the nice rememb rances of the years at OSU.''
LEROY C. JOHNSON is "st ill work ing
at the Institute of Forest Ge netics, Placervi lle, CA 95567.
Working vacat ions are
spent in Death Va lley, followi ng the footsteps of the '49er William Lewis Manly
and the Jayhawkers."
JERRY SMITH says: "My wife K athy,
c h ild ren Charmaine, age 7, and G raham,
age 4, p lus one manx cat and myself now
live in Ellensb urg, Wash ington. I am working in downtown Ronald, Was h., as the
ma nager of a veneer green end. This area
has tremendous fri nge benefits in the fo rm
of hun ting and fishing .''
EARL SPANGENBERG disc loses: " I'm
in Wisco nsi n now. Teaching water and
forestry co urses in the Col lege of Natural
Resources at University of Wiscons in,
Stevens Point. I 'd like to hear from any
Fern hopp ers in the area. Famil y is f ine
and enjoying the state (but - we've got
an eag le eye to the West)".
GEORGE WARD has been employed
w ith Crown Ze l lerbach since 1962 and is
prese ntly Assistant Magnetite Superintendent at Camas mil l. " Holly and 5 c hildren
do ing fine. Hello to all of our old friends.''
1963
JOHN K. BOWMAN wr ites: " I and the
family are sti ll in Eureka. I am Preconstruct ion Engineer for the Six Rivers National Forest."
BOB DUNN has " fin ished the Ph.D. finally and am busy developing new p rograms for our new School and Business
and Econo mics at Central Washington
State Col lege. I 'm also busy building a
4-p lace amphi bian airplane. Would welcome any vis its by Fernhoppers."
AL LAN J. " BUZZ" HETTINGER
is
systems Analyst for State o f Washington
Dept. of Natural Resources in Olympia,
WA. " Burl! a house last year and stil l
working on landscaping. Wife and kidsDiane, B arbara and Kenneth-a re great
helpers.' '
ROBERT L. EDWARDS is Operations
Research Manager, Wash ington State Department of Natural Reso urces. He writes:
"Ano ther exc iting year has flown past. It
seems li ke tile ink is still wet o n last year's
card - a sign of age? Except for those
of us in the Dept. of Natural Resources I
se ldom see other classmates . St il l enjoy
boating and fishi ng in Puget Sound, but
then who wouldn't when you catch 44 fish
on a weekend? "
TOM LAWLER states : " I'm still with
Bohemia Inc., still livi ng in Cottage Grove,
Oregon, still have but two k ids, Ricky &
Chr •s , and in all other ways Hele ne and
I are still fine.' '
" Living in
CLAUDE McLEAN notes:
Corvallis, working as Plan s Forester for
the USFS at Alsea, Oregon . Daughter
Suzanne Marie arrived June 6 - number
one. Hello to Fernhopper friends ."
1962
VERN FRIDLEY, JR. w rites :
" Dear
Fernhoppers, I'm still in Odgen in the Regional Information Office where I 'm involved in the Pub lic Involvement and Enviro n-
J IM K. FULLER indicates: " I am still
located in Corva ll is and 1975 will see me
in my 11th year wit h CH2M-H ill.
Last
spring we moved to our lot next to Peavy
G. LYNN SPRAGUE is District Ranger
on the Salt Lake Ranger District, Wasatc h
N.F. " Really enjoying it and find it a very
c halleng ing ass ignment. Have in excess
of one mrll io n visitor days use on the
Dist rict (not sure how that converts to bd.
ft.!) wh ich is almost entirely critical
munic ipal w atershed lands. The scenery
and the powder snow are great, so drop
by and see us.''
RUSSELL G. DIX (M. F. '64) was promoted to Associate Hegistrar at Oregon
State University on J uly 1, 1974.
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M ICHAEL F. VANDEHEY is "still working fo r Kinzua Corp. Kinzua, Orego n. A
heck of a good outfit. Living on ranc h
at Winlock, Oregon. If anyo ne gets over
th is way, look me up. "
JAN VAN WAGTENDONK reports:
"I
am sti ll the Researcil Biologist at Yosemite
Nat ional Park. Researc il con cerns are
wilde rness carrying capacities and the role
of natural fires in alpine and subal p ine
ecosystems. "
TED R. YOCOM (Ph.D . '74) writes :
" Dear Rudy an d fel low Fernhoppers , not
much new to repo rt except that I'm still
very busy with my research and teaching
res ponsibi lities here at the Univ. of I ll.,
Urbana. I have, however, taken on some
add itio nal and new responsibi lit ies in that
I am now on a 20% extens ion assignment.
Wor ki ng w ith primary and secondary co nve rsio n pla nts on their residue utilization
problems. I enjoy the contacts th is affords me. Best to eac h and al l."
GENE ZIMMERMAN states:
" I'm stil l
with tile Forest Service, up the Clackamas
River o n the Mt. Hood N.F. Enjoy every
minute of it! We produce a lot of wood
on this District and we 're proud of ou r
ability to maintain high quality sta ndards.
The b oys and wife are fine."
RAYMOND E. JACKMAN says of his
promotion to Regional Resource Manager
for the Central Coast Region w ith the
California Division of Forestry , "th is in volves staff work with service forestry ,
watersiled management, forest nu rsery ,
and environmental protection. I'm gett ing
to the po in t that I really apprec iate the
woods as a retreat from the paperwork.''
MICHAEL D. JACKSON writes , " Working w ith Professional Forestry Services ,
Inc. in Olympia , Washi ngton. Would enjoy showi ng any Fernhopper com in g
throug h Olympia o ur ma nagement work
on sm al l woodlands and other tree farms.
Kell i will be two by nex t Fernhopper Day.
She w il l be a Ta lly-person in no time. "
1964
JOANNE, widow of Frank J. BERNRITTER , recently informed us o f Fran k's
death in August 1973 after a very brief
illness. She and the boys , Trav is, Tv and
Troy are sti l l living on i he sma ll farm in
Thorp, Washin gton. Joanne says she still
enjoys hear ing from " our Fernhopper
frie nd " and receiving the Forestry Newsletter.
DAVI D CHRISTENS EN , after 10 years
as an officer in the Arm y, Corps o f Engineers stat ioned in Germa ny, Viet Nam, and
the states has settled into the Insurance
field with Stale Farm in Ancilorage, Alaska.
He writes also that he and Gail, and the
child ren, Jon , Lars, Sve n and Inger are all
enjoying a lot of skiing and ca mp ing.
" I am still Chaplain and Ch airm an of the
llel'g 'on Depa rtment , St. Andrew's Priory
School for G iris, Honolulu. I ilave about
60% o f the wo rk completed on a Doctor
of Ministry degree; shou ld be done by
summer of '76. I t rust all goes well w ith
~r ou .
. look us up if you ever get over
tilis way.''
RONALD E. STEWART transferred from
Roseburg to Forestry Sciences Lab in
Corvall;s in May of 1974. He says , " We
are settled in our new horne in North A lbany-yard work, m ortgage , and all.
If
yo u' re in the Corvall 's area , please stop
and see us. "
MICHAEL D. WIRTZ , still w ith Kaibab
N.F. on the Tusayan A.D. in Grand Canyon, Ar izo na, says he, his wife and 3
children can 't leave yet as there are a few
more trails yet to hike. And he· s keep ing
so busy rn F.S. activities including teach ing env:ronmental education at nearby
schools and N.A.U., commun ity projec ts,
sc hoo l board, and Rotary Club that he
doesn 't know when the re'll be enoug h
t. rne to head back into the ca nyon.
From ROBERT A. WRIGHT: Agency Forest Manager, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jicarilla Age ncy, Du lce , New Mexico
87528.
1965
P. M. BOND writes, " Still a logging contractor at Furry Creek, B.C. Just trying to
hol d on till B.C. dumps its NDP gov't. A ll
is fine , we are hopi ng to return to go od
ole USA in a year o r so for good."
LARRY G. HAFFNER writes, "Hello! to
everyone who may remember me. In a
lot of ways for us this has been a year to
forget. Readjusting to c ivil ian life has not
b ee n easy in a year which has see n the
world economy go c razy. After 3 employers, we are now pausing in Milwaukie,
Orego n to catch our breath. The boys
are doing great in sc hoo l and more impor ta nt, enjoyi ng it. We enjoyed a bou ntiiUI harvest from a tabul ous garden and
Pat kept ve ry busy canning and freez ing
food this summer. Larry is hanging in
there and flying charter for Flightcraft,
In c . at Portlan d Inti. We ff>el most fortunate to be back in the Pac ific Northwest.
I 've see n a couple old Oregon Staters
th is year, and would enjoy seerng more of
you. Phone 654-8725.''
J. ALL EN {AL) HEETER says that w h ile
he is challenged to the lim it with a large
expansion program at Weyerhaeuser Co.
w tere he is now Raw Material Marketing
Mgr., North Carol in a Region. Beth, Julie
and Jon are enjoying the fine cl im ate ,
goo d friend s and " easy southern Iivi ng."
ROBBERT D. BERENDS reports that
" I'm a Resident Forester for Wil lamette
Industries, Inc. at Dallas, Orego n," and
that he , his wife and two daughters are
residing at Route 1, Box 824 in Dall as.
JAMES W. SCOTT reports a new addit:on , Emily Louise, born Septe mber 23 ,
1974.
He is presen tly the Washington
State Depa rtment o f Ecology's Rec reation
Hesource Planner, primar ily responsib le
for slate- wate r-resou rce-rel ated rec reation
plann ing and program coordination. Horne
rs on 10 acres , 2/3 pasture, and 1/3 cut
over, near Olympia.
ELSBERY W. " J ERRY "
REYNOLDS
a:;ks that his address be co rrected bac k to
46-324 Kahuhipa St., Kaneohe, Hawai i
96744, and continues with the following,
BI L L RIETVELD is continuing his wor k
as a Resea rch Plant Physiologist, Regeneration Spec ialist, w ith Rocky Mt. Forest
& Range Experiment Station at Flagstaff,
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Arizona. He . completed hi s Ph.D. degree
rn plant ~hysrology/so rl s at the Un ivers ity
o f Arrzon1a th rs sp rrng. He, and his new
spouse , Karen are enjoying a va riety of
outdoor activities, the biggest love being
backpacking in the Grand Canyon , where
Bill has accumu lated over 2,000 miles in
over 100 days. He sends, "Best regards
to al l!"
JOHNNY SHAW, living in Kinzua , Oregon refl ects, " we had a good year this
past , and are looking forward to a better
one next. I hope to see you all at Fernhoppers this year. Best wishes for the
co min g year."
CHAR LE S H. E. SM ITH sends " Best
Wishes ! " from Portl and.
'
THOMAS C . TURPIN and wife are proud
parents of a baby boy, have moved to
101 1 N. E. 13th , Albany , Oregon.
And
he. has fi lled the Forest Silvic u ltu risl posrtron on the Si uslaw Nation al Forest.
1966
JAMES W. BOOHE R, Maintenance Foreman in the So uth Distric t of Weyerha use r's
Lo ngvie w operation, mentions di ffic ul ties
in find in g good ex perienced woods mec hani cs, or even good trai nable people. He,
wife, Jac~ie and the girls are enjoying
the Lo ngvrew area, wilere J'arnes is raising a garden in his spare time, and very
lrttle else, and there is very little spare
lime!
DON CHR ISTIANSEN writes, " I am still
with the Cal ifornia Depar tment of Transportation in San Bernardi no working as
a Rrgh t-of-Way Agent. I am still keeping
o ne eye open for a job a l ittle c loser to
Forestry.''
BARRY L. HI LT, with the United States
Ai r Force instructin g in the T-38, says
"Still love flying an d instructing; and my
wrfe, Kay, and our new so n, Ke lly, and 1
w111. be here at She ppard AFB, Texas
un trl June 1975.
From here we don't
know where we'll be going.
So meday
we'll drop by OSU and look up old acquaintances.''
DAVID KLEMPERER recently op ened an
o ff ice in Sa lem as a Consultant Forest
Economist,
spec ializing
in
eco nomic
analysis of pu b l :c and private forest policy, forest investment opportunities and
forest tax im pacts.
KENNETH L. McGowan glow ingly reports, " I am currently residing in Bellevue
Washington, and working as an electr ical
engineer for CH2M Hill after getting a second deg ree from OS U in Electrica l En gr.
Engr. last spring . I was rece ntly awarded
the H ickerne l l Award for a research paper
en titled "Use of Conductive Backfills in Reducing Transm iss ion Tower Surge lmpedence. " The award carri es w it ~ it $1 ,000
cas h and a trrp to New York Crty to present it at the Win ter Powe r Meeting. I'm
also an active member of lEE in the
Seattle section and spend a lot o f time
sailing on Lake Wash ington.' '
DENNIS POPE comme nts, "Enjoying the
Roseburg area whi le wo rking for the Oreg on State Fo restry Dept. Am the Service
Forester for Douglas Co unty as well as
the Forest Practices Officer for the North
Umpqu a area. If you are in the Roseburg
area, p lease stop by for a vis it.''
LLOYD TANGEN is currently working for
Simpson Timber Co. in Klamath , CA as a
logging side foreman, and remarks, "Some
of the redwoods here need to be split 4
ways just to load them."
JAMES W. (BILL) WILL 's corr.espondent
reports , " Here it is another year and we
are late with this artic le again. Hope we
make the book this year. We are still l iving
in Castle Rock, Washington. Bill is the
Logging Manager tor International Paper
Co. He finds very l ittle spare time. He
hopes to see everyone at Fernhoppers. "
TERRY TRANTOW, now tra_
n?_ferred. jQIO
the position of Area Engineer for the SE
District of the Department of Natu ra l Resources, located in El lensburg;· invites
" drop in if you 're up this way." The new
address is P. 0. Box 524, Ellensburg,
Washington 98926.
PHILIP G. TUMA and wife, Elise moved
to Foresthil l, CA in Novembar where he
took a Timber Sale Planning posi tion on
the Foresthi ll Di str :ct of the Tahoe National Forest. He says, "The job looks to
be real challenging. Our new address is:
P. 0. Box 507, Foresthill, CA 95631 . You
Fernhoppers drop us a line when you get
a chance."
DAVE WRIGHT sent the following message, " After a two-year tour of duty as
Assistant Timber Management Officer for
the Modoc National Forest, I have recently
accepted the pos ition of District Ranger
on the Big Bar District of the ShastaTrinity National Fo rest. My wile , Nancy,
son, Darin, and daughter, Kelly are all fine
and busy settling into our new home on
the beautiful Trimly River. We would like
to have any fe llow Fern hoppers who are
in this area, stop in and say hello. "
DICK YUNKER says, "Still living in
Olympia and working tor Northwest Hardwoods push ing the cause of managing our
N. W. hardwood forests. "
1967
HERB HAMMOND is now a Forestry Instructor at El kirk Community College,
Castlegar, B. C., after a stint as a Divisional 1-orester with C. Z. Courtenay, B. C.
He adds that he is also involved in Forestry Extension Programs, and coac hing the
college basketball team. Wife, Susie, is
teaching Frenc h, while 2-year-old Jody
spends her tim e fly fishing. Herb adds ,
" Perhaps return to USA before too many
years, but cannot complain of lack of
popu lation in B. C. "
RICHARD T. HEVEY is keeping busy as
Forestry Equipment Sales Mgr. for Norwel
Equipm.ent Co., serving most of Louisiana
with three stores.
HARVEY A. HOLT writes, " By the time
this Newsletter comes out, we will be a
member of the faculty of Purdue University; expecting to co ntin ue our work in the
use of herbicides in forestry. "
BIJ'AN PAYEt\DEH sends the following ,
"We had a very enoyable Christmas vacation last year, but soon after returning
we were involved in a bad car accident.
We are lucky that we survived and did not
take Nina (our daughter) with us, otherwise she wo uld have been kil led. Things
are almost back to normal now. Looks
l ike we have settled here in the SOO for
good or at least for a number of years to
come (s'c). We just moved to our new
home that we like very much. I am still
with the Canadian Forestry Service working as a Res. Scientist II and was recently
appo :nted as the acting Biometrician for
our Res. Center. Th 's means that my already he3vy work load was tripled in size
and pub!' cat ions will be fewer and delayed.
But I am enjoying my work tremendously.
Simin is extremely busy with her practice ,
i.e., dentistry. She will be moving to her
new p ffice by March 75. We are ex pecting another addition to our family by midDacember. "
CARL C. RATHBURN is Manager of a
MacMillan Bloedel logging camp in Juskat la, Queen Charlotte Islands according to
Lynda ; and " with the best fishing th is side
of the Pacific! "
From CHARLES 0 . ROB IN SON, we
hear, " Although I finally got my degree in
1970 after a 3-year stint with Uncle Sam,
most of my c lassmates will remember me
f rom 1967. I am working in Reforestation
with International Paper Co., in Longview,
an d am in charge of the reforestation of
co mpany lands in Southwest Washington.
My wife, Delma, and two rapidly growing
g irls make our home in Winlock, Washington."
DAVID R. SCHMIDT (Dave). his wife ,
Nancy, and three ch ildren extend an invila! on to ourout-of-town Fe:rnhopper friends
to stop and visit in Albany. Nancy now
works as librarian for Scio School Distri ct, and Dave is still keepi ng busy with
his co nsu lting business. Timberland Services, Inc. He adds, "The past year has
been a part ic ularly unique one , as I spent
two months in Japan this past spring as a
member of a Rotarian Group Study Exchange team touring business, industrial
and cu ltural areas of interest. The resulting speaking engagements and the challenges of an ex panding business have, indeed, kept me busy. "
JOHN L. SCHOBERG writes, "Moved
to Powers. Oregon this past spring. Am
working in the Timber Department o n the
Pow ers Ranger District of the Siskiyou
N. F. Wife, Vera , and daughters, Wendi ,
Jo and Holly Anne are doing well."
C. E. " RUSTY" WHITTEN is stil l in Survay Bus iness in Vancouver area and hopes
to see everyone on Fernhopper Day.
1968
DAN APPLEBAKER is stil l wo rking for
Boise Cascade in Medford. He says he
and Bonnie are now living in Eagle Point
and would sure like to get a vis it from
Fernhopper classmates. "I f you 're down
this way, stop in and see us. "
From MICH IAL T. CARNAHAN, the following. "We are st il l in Roseburg. Oregon , working for Sun Studs, Inc. The Lo rd
is good and has set our hearts at peace
even in troubled times such as these. God
be with you all , old friends!''
RON CLEMENT wr ites. '' Dear Fellow
Fernhoppers: Still serv ing in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Presently attending the Engineering Officer Advanced
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Courses at Ft. Belvoir, VA. Expecting orders to teach Army R.O.T.C. at Oregon
State beginning May '75. Sorry to miss
this year's Fernhopper Day, but I should
be around for the next two or three. Have
fun and hope to see some of you soon !"
NORM FOELLER finally made it back to
Oregon and is working with Eugene F.
Burrill Lumber Co. of White City, and living in Medford.
RODNEY F. GREEN and WIFE, SUE,
proudly announce the birth of a daughter, Shannon Del Rae born July 25, 1974.
Rod says , he 's sti ll working as a Forestry
Engineer for Coos Head Timber Co. in
Coos Bay, Oregon; free time this year has
been consumed by building an addition
on their home.
RIHKO HAARLAA sends, "Greetings
from East Africa ; Like John O'Leary, I
like visit to warm areas . We are starting
here in Tanzania a forestry education on
university level. I am in charge of teaching and research in forest engineering at
the School of Forestry, University of Dar
es Salaam. We are working together with
the agricultural staff on a separate campus in Morogoro. I shall return to Finland
in October and take up there my appointment as Association Professor at the University of Helsinki. "
DICK KNUDSON is now at Weyerhauser
working on
an in-place timberlands information system.
BOB (R. B.) MARTIN reports, "Still
working for Washington State Department of Ecology as an Engineer. I obtained M. S. in Engineering and P. E.
som e time ago . My major areas of involvement with D.O.E. are Solid Wastes
Management, Resource Recovery , and
some in volvement in forest practices matters. Incidentally. Rollie Geppert and Jim
Scott, both Fernhoppers, are also here."
GENE RUSS ELL still with the O regon
State Forestry Department, however has
now moved to Philomath , West Oregon
D istrict as Assistant District Forester in
Cha rge of Fire Co ntrol for the Benton
L'nit , and Coordinator for the Oregon Forest Pract ices Ac t on W. Oregon District.
Adds, "I would be happy to hear from any
classmates. See you Fernhopper Day."
JOE C. WOODS writes , " Still live in Lebanon. Oregon whe re we have purchased
20 acres. We plan to bui ld here and remain p ermanently. We are involved in
planting , tubing , and thinning during the
fall , winter and spring months, while we
sp end our summe rs on our expanding
nursery-love every moment of the reforestation business. Hope to see you all
on March 1."
1969
ORAN D. ABBOTT has had a busy and
productive year. Received his certificate
for Land Surveyor-in-Training from the
State , and hopes to take the State Exam
fo r professional l icense in the spring.
Presto n, age two , was joined by a brothe r,
Tymun in July. Oran reports. "good
c limbs this year. A highlight of the summer was a successful cli mb of Mt. Rainier. w ith fearless fellow c limber, Steve
Pedersen. Another enjoyable trip was to
Strawberry Mtn. Wilderness area."
SCOTT S. ABDON jots, "Just a quick
note to let my fellow Fernhoppers know
that the Abdon's are well and happy in
Salem, Oregon. I recently left my position with the Oregon State Parks to join
the Federal Ranks. I'm now District Staff
Specialist for Outdoor Recreation Planning with the Bureau of Land Management,
Salem District. The job is great and I
owe Chanler Biggs, '69, a big 'thanks' for
helping to make it possible. See you in
March. "
DAVID M. MONTGOMERY notes, "Another year has passed and I am still with
Montgomery Tree Farms. We are gradually gett'ng all of our tree farm fully
stocked.
I planted 12,000 seedlings in
January '74, and expect to plant 8,000
this com'ng January. I am presently precommerc ial thinn ~ ng when the weather
won't perm it any logging. Judy and the
kids are fine. The kids are growing fast.
Melinda is in the 5th grade and Mike is
3112. Hope to see you all March 1."
LYLE ANG says, " Thin gs are fine on the
Klamath N.F. We still have lots of trees
to put blue paint on here. "
JIM N!ELSEN finds his transfer to Resources Assistant at the Wind River District on the Gifford Pinchot " an enjoyab le
change from timber."
He adds , "Sally
enjoys the living conditions in our place
just acro>s from the nursery). Our two
children (Julie, 5 and Craig, 3112) are looking forward to the tales o f snow becoming true. I unex pectedly met Dave Harmon and his wife he re in October. They
were just starting off on a 1-year trip to
South America. Hope to see everybody
at Fernhopper Day."
From MARTIN BAILEY, " Still working
for OXY. Nothing new since last year.
Had a good weekend at Makinsons during
last year's Fernhoppers weekend. Where
was Benson?"
JIM BLAKE still working for the State of
Washington Dept. of Natural Resources
and living in a small burg outside of
Olympia, wishing he wasn 't so lazy "cause
I'd sure like to visit some of my old buddies from school and shoot the bull about
Forestry. To Scoggins & Firth, say " hi"
and to John Bell, say I' ll be a father in
October, and give my regards to Dan Robin son."
DOUG GRONLUND and Cathy did move
to Wrangell in Nove mber where he is
R.M.A. on the Stikine area, and they invite , "any of you coming this way, please
stop by."
PAUL FREEMAN advises, "Still in Sacramento, Ca. We're halfway down to
Southern California, so if anyone is traveling our way-give us a cail. Our oldest.
Janice, is now in Kindergarten, and our
younger, Kim , wants to start sc hool as
soon as possible-we're readv for her to
start too!"
·
BOB LATHAM reports that the fami ly is
doing well with Chris (4) and Jennifer (2)
growing fast. Satisifed with the treatment
from the Forest Service; got to spend two
months this spring on the Tussock Moth
Project.
RICHARD N. MARDIS, employed as a
Logging Engineer for MacMillan Bloedel
in Port McNeil , B. C., writes, " Last year
I married a gal from Vancouver, B. C. We
are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our
first child. A special invitation to many
of my university chums, whenever you 're
in the area , be su re to look us up. "
CPT. M ICHAEL D. McCORMICK writes ,
" I have been stationed in Kaiserslautern ,
Germany for the past two years and am
expecting to return to Fort Bl iss, Texas in
November '75. Steve Pedersen , vour letters are a constant source of hum.or. See
you all in '75. "
From HARRY MCINTIR E, the following
news, "We have a boy and a girl, and
we 've com pleted 99% of our house located 5 miles south of Cottage Grove. I 'm
now working out of Cottage Grove for
Weyerhaeuser as the Log Truck Foreman.
It's a challenge and I enjoy the work.
Kathe and I wo uld sure like to have any
of you come up and visit our new home
and famil y. See you at Fernhoppers."
CHARLES PAYNE sends "Greetings
from Canada! My wife , Sande, and I are
now living in a log cabin in the bush
near Smithers. B. C. It has started to
snow this winter, and we expect to be
snowed in for saveral months; but we are
well prepared. I'm working as a consultant forester to a small lumber manufacturer on a part-time basis. When not
working , my wife and I run our trapline by
snowmobile over a 100 sq. mile area. The
country is magnificen t! We both love it
here and may end up staying forever."
STEVE PEDERSEN says,
from last year."
"no
change
DAVID W. PHILLIPS is now Assista nt
Dean of Instruction and Director of Vocat'onal Technical Ed. at Clatso p Community College. Also keeps " in touch with
Forestry and teaching " by teaching a Forestry Tech Course. And , congratulations
are in order for his marriage March 21 ,
1974!
From DAVID D. REED, we hear, " Hello,
Fellow Foresters. My wife and I are still
enjoying the sunny southland here in Medford. Have had a dry summer this year.
Am afraid w e are qoinq to have a late
planting season , du e· to 'the lack o f moisture. Hope to make it to the Fernhopper's
Banq uet in March. Best to all. "
ERNIE WILSON writes, " Still working
in the Seattle area . Working for small forestry consulting firm and also part-time
fo r Weyerhaeuser in Recreat!ona l Land
Sales. Ho weve r, looking :or bigger and
better opportunities. Always glad to hear
f;om any fellow grads in br pass ing
through the area .
CRAIG ROYCE is enjoying his work with
the Orego n State Forestry Department in
th e area office at Rose burg where he 's
been since February.
He continues,
" Cindy , Katie and I are all doing fine.
Anyone passing through Roseburg area,
b e sure to give us a cal l. See you all at
Fernhopper's."
JOHN RUSSUM is Construction Foreman for Sl. Regis Paper Co .'s Klickitat
Operat:ons at Glenwood , Washi ngton, having been " released from the Air Force a
year and a half ago."
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JAMES R. SIMONET writes . "I'm still
living on Clatsop Plains, doing timber
lands appraisal for the Revenue Dept. and
trying to keep out of the rain. Happy to
announce birth o f number 2 son, Trask
James. Would like to nominate Karl
Foeste for indiv:dual achievement award.
He graduated around '65. He is currently
se lf-employed as a surveyor in Seaside."
LEROY J. VOLZ and wife, Nancy, are
now residing at 3130 N.W. Ashwood Dr.,
Corval l is. Leroy has been transferred to
the Corvallis Logging operations of Willamette Industries, Inc.
OLIN
S. (SAM) WALRATH sends,
" Greetings Friends and Alumni! Judy and
I are still working at the Martell Complex
of American Forest Products Corporation.
Major events of last year included: our
purchasing a home and remodeling it; and
I had the opportunity to give a paper based
on some original research work that I did
here at AFPC. We hope this slowdown
in housing will not seriously affect the
work opportunities for this year's graduates. "
1970
REX S. BAUMBACK was recently promoted to Resource Management Assistant
for the north end of Prince of Wales Is.
and writes, " my work the past year has
been challenging and rewarding. It has
involved the Ketchikan Pulp Co. 50-year
long-term sale rate redeterm ination and
logging camp development plans for
Labouchere
Bay.
My wife, Joanne,
daughter, Brandy, and I really enjoy
Ketchikan and our new home."
PETER LAIRD has returned to the west
from 4 years in North Carolina, and is now
working as a Forest Pathologist fo r the
U.S. Forest Service, State and Private. He
reports, " I am now stationed at Couer
d ' Alene, Idaho as Region l's Regeneration
Specialist. While in the east I developed
an automatic operationa l system for testing southern pines for resistance to fusiform rust. We also added a third boy to
the fam ily while in the east. "
From GAREN McCUNE, the following,
'Things didn't work out for us in Forestry
so my family and I are building houses in
the Sacramento area. Susan and I have
a two year old bo.y and a two week old
girl, now. My best wishes to my classmates."
STEVEN L. REED reports that he was
hired as For. Eng. Tech. by Boise Cascade,
Weste rn Oregon Timber Division, Independence, Ore. in May 1973, married in
August 1973, and is now in charge of For.
Eng. Living at 677 N.W. Walnut, Corvallis.
CHARLIE ROBINSON sends " Greetings
to all my old friends. Quite a lot has
happended since leaving OSU . I worked
on my masters in recreation at University
of Nevada-Reno. Had to put that aside
while doing my 2 year's work as a Conscientious Objector working at the National Office of Zero Population Growth in
California a very interesting and rewardi ng experience - the only way to go.
Have been continuing work on my masters at Colorado State University since
Sept.. 1973, expect to be finished by June.
Would be glad to see any old friends that
visit Colorado. 517 W. Mu lberry, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80521. "
TOM SCOGGINS reports, "I'm still with
the Forestry Dep t. in Astoria, and really
enjoy my work, if sometimes a bit hectic,
and love the locat ion. I got married last
December and am enjoying th is new typ e
of life. I see Rob Ward and Frank Ball
occasionally, but wou ld like to hear from
o ther close friends, l ike Jim Blake . The
ad dress is Rt. 1, Box 915, Astoria 97 103."
LARRY SEARS and Norell moved from
Mt. Hood National Forest to Libby, Montana and the Kootenai National Forest last
June. Larry wo rks in Presale on t he Libby
Ranger District while Norell drives school
bus . They say, "it is rea lly beautiful up
here but Oregon is still home."
News from JACK l . STIVERSON. "Hi,
the th ree of us, Darlene, 3 year old She ri
and myse lf, are l iving in Rawlins, Wyoming. We bought an older house here
and remodeled it.
I'm working for the
Bureau of Land Management as a District
Staff Special ist. Most of my work is in
Outdoor Recreation , I & E. and Safety.
Our long range plans are to get back to
Oregon before too long. This summer
BLM reorga nized the ir basic structure in
Wyoming. The staff I work o n is roughly
equivalent to a National Forest superviso rs
staff. The district I work on has partial
responsibility for about 8 million acres of
surface and / or mineral resources , including total responsibility for 6 millio n acres
of National Resource Lands. Hope to see
some of my old instructors and classmates
next Fernhoppers Day. "
JOE W IEDERHOLD writes, "Greet ings
from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. My wife,
Terry, and I have been assigned here for
a year now, where I've been flyi ng C-130
Transports.
It has been an interesting
year, spent 2% months flyi ng all over
Europe last summer. Will prob ably see
Panama and South America before the
year (74) is over. Arkansas is full of hardwoods and I am amazed at my loss o f
memory co ncerni ng them (my Forestry
profs would be appalled). Won't be able
to make Fern hopper's Day 1975, 2500
m iles is a pretty long leap. Looking forwa rd to getting back to the great PNW in
the fall of 1976 , for good. Eas ily, the
finest place in the wo rld. "
1971
THOMAS D. HORNER writes, "I am still
located in Kernville, Calif., trying to get
back to Oregon. I finally received a professional appo intment with the Forest Service last Ju ly, and have been wr iting a
lot of Environmental Analysis and Arc haeolog ical Reconna issa nce Reports. I'd li ke
to say hello to Bi' . Pa rke if he's sti ll
arou nd."
KENN ETH J . J EFFERS, J R. and his
brother Bob are operating their own tree
removal and firewood business in a
suburb of N.Y.C. He says, " developments
are eating up much of a once forested
Rockland Cou nty. We 're a p art of urban
forestry at its best. Best wishes, Oregonians.''
GARY L. JOHNSON and his wife have
been joined by a daughter, Melodie Eve.
Gary is now the John Day Un it Forester for
the Orego n State Dept. of Forestry. He
says, " the summe r was long and hot with
lots of fires and bugs to fight. I worked
as a hel 'port manager on the well publicized tussock moth project.
I hope to
see all of you at the Fernhopper Banquet."
From BOB McRAE: "Have moved to
Superior, Montana and worki ng as a Logging System s Specal ist and In-Road
Recon. We are enjoying the country an d
are looking forward to our first winter.
Passed my E. I.T. in '72 and starti ng to put
things together to take my professional
test. Doubt if we will get a chance to
come to Fernhopper's but if you 're up our
way , stop by."
FRANCIS MOHR can be fo und at:
Buffa lo Ra nger District, Box 78, Moran,
Wyoming 83013.
J ERRY OBENDORF reports , "With Si mpso n Tim ber a year now and like it more all
the time.
In these times of economic
uncertainty, my job as a "cost reducer"
is quite secure. And what makes it even
bette r is that I really enjoy what I'm
doing . I'm spending more t im e in the
logg ing end of the company and that is
a refreshing change. Marnee and I bought
a house so someone come visit. "
JI M SORENSON writes, "The life of a
logging eng ineer in the North Cascades
of Wash ington is a most challenging and
rewarding one. As a District Engineer for
Weyerhaeuser Co. , this year we surveyed
42 miles of new loggi ng roads , 38 miles of
transit line for property subdivisio n and
traversed another 28 mi les of cutting lines.
Wendy , age 5 began Kindergarten this fall.
Brad, age 4 and Heidi , 2 keep Lyn busy
at home when she's not working pa rt time
as a registered nurse. Hop e to see you
all March 1, 1975."
1972
ERIC R. BUTLER has been keeping busy
since graduation in March '72. He's been
working for So uthwestern Life here in Corvallis, and is active in the community
through the Chamber of Commerce, t he
Fall Festival and Boy 's Club Footba ll Program as well as his professio nal organization , National Association of Life Underwriters.
J"IM DOW is now survey ing the Pac ific
Crest National Scenic Trail as a perm anent
employee with BLM after fourteen months
as a temporary emp loyee with USFS. He
sends a " Hi, to all. "
DENNIS M. GOLIK says , " Howdy Fernhoppers. After several years of trying, I
finally made it into the USFS Smokejumpers. Based at McCall , Idaho, fough t
fi re in 10 N.F.'s in Idaho, Utah , Wyoming
and Montana. Worked wi th Jim Voelz,
FE Major at OSU who jumps at McCal l.
Flew over and jumped into the most beautiful coun try I've ever seen. Even thoug h
I was scared as h--- several t imes d uring
the summer and fall , this is l he only way
to fight fi re. Of my 6 seaso ns of working
io;· L:SFS, this has been by far the most
enjoya ble and educational. Hope to be at
"75 Fernhopper Day.''
GrlEGG T. PERRY, now a 1st Lt. as Air
Force- Instruction Pilot, T-38, just graduated his first 2 students at Williams A ir
force Base, Chand ler, Arizona.
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HARRY SONDAG w ho is presently working as a Project Enginee r for " Shasta
Novop ly," Cha mP,ion-l ntern ational, Anderson, Ca. , is "Anxious to atte nd Fernhopp er's Day !"
1973
JOHN D. BERRY "finally gave up bei ng
a professio nal studen t. I took a job with
the USFS (Nico let NF), out he re in the
Wisconsin northwoods as a forest hydrologist.
I already miss the Pac ific Northwest. "
MILTO N M. ROCKE is st ill livin g in
Ucluelet, B.C. , Field Eng ineer ing and enjoying the p eople and the cou ntry .
JAKE CEBU LA writes, " Hello Troopers!
I 'm fine. Hope you are too. I'm wo rk ing
temporarily for USFS in Bake r, Ore. Ray
Craig , where are you? Ted Hurd, I saw
your name in the Greensheet. Won't be
long before you're a movie star! Best of
luc k to al l."
ROBERT C. KRANGE reports that he
is working as a c ivil ian Civil Engineer at
Scott A FB, and l1as the responsibility of
over 3 m illion dollars in government construction projects; "the inspection of, the
acceptance of, and the watching eye of
adhera nce to government plans and
specif ication is my primary job. I design
solutions to construction engineering problems. On the whole, I have a tremendous
responsib il ity that has given me great potential with the government.
Hi, to all
my friends and may you live long, and
prosper.''
ERIC SCHOBLOM is doubtfu l abo ut how
long he'll be on his present assign ment
working for Siuslaw NF., S. 0 . Timber
Mgmt. No o ther news.
FREDERICK C. STRAUS advises, "To
anyone interested , I am in Costa Rica
serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in a
Forestry program. I 'm working on a tree
selection program with Cordia all iodora.
Address: Tropical Science Center , Apartado 2959, Sanpose', Costa Rica.
DAVID VAGT, now work ing in the Olympic Rain Forest in presales and cont ract
compliance, says " due to the work load ,
my wife and I will not b e able to make
Fernhopper's Day this year; Please tell
everyone good luck in the comi ng year.''
SCOTT W. WISE left Crown Zellerbac h
Corp . to become Rea lty Specialist w ith
the Division of Realty, and Forester w ith
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the U.S.
Govern me nt. He is located in the Portland,
Or. office. He cont inues with the news
that, " Wife is employed University Hosp ital North SICW as Assistant Head Nurse.
New Hobby: Showing our White Bu ll Terrier at AKC shows."
RIC HARD YAR BROUGH moved again,
to Longview, Washington . He says, "the
Canadian rain was too much even for th is
O regonian. "
1974
M. SHARA HOBBS is now MRS. STEPHEN F. PAISLEY (also 1974 OSU grad),
and the Pais ley's home is in Vancouver,
WA.