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Full text of ' BOWDOIN ALUMNUS OCTOBER 19 6 1 The Neiv Alumni House at 83 Federal Street Standards, Students, and Statistics. In a chapel talk early in the fall, Direc- tor of Admissions Hubert S. Shaw '36 spoke of the Class of 1965 and the qualifications of its members. The makeup of the class is both inter- esting and typical of the Bowdoin admissions ex- perience in recent years. To begin with, Bowdoin's admissions standards are set in large measure by the quality of the young men who apply for admission.
The College has an obligation to select the boys with the best rec- ords, all other factors being equal. Other factors, such as geographic origin and so- cial background, are also determined by the can- didates themselves. For example, in recent years approximately two-thirds of Bowdoin's admissions applicants and freshmen have come from New England and approximately one-third from outside New England. One of the most important factors in any ad- missions case is the candidate's standing or class rank in his secondary school.
Of those with public school backgrounds, 65% of last year's applicants were in the top fifth of their class, but 93% of the present freshmen who were chosen from these public school applicants were in the top fifth of their public school class. Of the private school candidates, 75% were in the top 60% of their class, but 94% of the present freshmen from pri- vate schools were in the top 60% of their pri- vate school class. 1 his percentage of high-ranking sec- ondary school students undergoes an interesting change in college, however. Students and parents alike must recognize that a reshuffling will occur at college and that all freshmen cannot be in the top fifth or even three-fifths of their class. Sixty per cent of the members of recent Bowdoin grad- uating classes have gone immediately to graduate school — with others following after military serv- ice or some business experience — which means that graduate schools are regularly admitting stu- dents from the lower half of our senior class. The College Entrance Examination Board tests are divided into two categories: the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the Achievement Test.
All Bowdoin admissions candidates are required to submit two scores on the Aptitude Test, one for verbal aptitude and the other for math aptitude. The scores range from 200 to 800. Last year 77% of the total number of candidates (almost 1100) scored 500 or better on the verbal test, and 83% scored 500 or better on the math test.
By com- parison, 91% of the members of the Class of 1965 had verbal scores of 500 or better, and 97% of the freshmen had math scores of 500 or better. Secondary school students, alumni, parents, and friends of the College with questions about Bow- doin admissions are invited to contact the Director of Admissions at his office in Massachusetts Hall.
He can best answer admissions questions and give advice on admissions matters. VJn NOVEMBER 1, ROBERT H. GLOVER '56 completed his duties as Assistant Director of Ad- missions and became Associate Registrar at the University of Massachusetts. Moulton of the Class of 1958 succeeded him as Assistant Director of Admissions. Moulton, a native of Boston, was an instructor at the Army's Artillery and Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from No- vember, 1958, to November, 1960, and is currently a First Lieutenant in the U. Army Reserve.
Upon leaving the service, he joined the Continen- tal Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago and worked in its New York office from January of this year until he accepted his position at the College. As a Bowdoin undergraduate, Mr.
Moulton won the Hawthorne Short Story Prize, participated in interfraternity athletics, served as President of Chi Psi Fraternity, and was a member of the Glee Club. A Dean's List student, he is married to the former Elizabeth G. Gelders of Wilton, Connecti- cut, a graduate of Wheaton College. The Readers Sit In Judgment 'The Readers Sit in Judgment,' the article by David Crowell '49, which begins on page 3 of this issue, is a reflection of several important facts. First of all, it reflects the fact that alumni generally are interested in the College and will take the time to answer a questionnaire, even when the questions perhaps seem unnecessary to many of the recipients. In the second place, the article is a reflection of the fact that the Alumni Council, which through its Special Com- mittee on the Alumnus was responsible for the survey's being conducted, is continually striving to improve every aspect of the College. In the third place, the article reflects the fact that much of the work of the Alumni Council is done through the work of committees and their members.
In this particu- lar case, Dave Crowell, who for some years has been with N. Ayer and Son, Inc., in Philadelphia, was Chairman of the Special Committee on the Alumnus. Other mem- bers of the committee were Oliver F. Emerson, II '49, Mer- ton G. Henry '50, Stevens L.
Frost '42, Frederick P. Per- kins '25, and Prescott H.
'The Readers Sit in Judgment' is the complete report of this committee. It was written by Mr. Crowell, who spent many hours studying and analyzing the results of the questionnaire which the committee mailed to 563 alumni. We hope that alumni generally will find the report as in- teresting reading as the Editors have. We hope also that other alumni who did not receive the questionnaire will express their feelings about the ALUMNUS and the sort of job it does, because this is the magazine of the alumni. The Editors, in turn, will do their best to follow the recommendations which Mr.
Crowell's committee made by way of conclusions. Specifically, 'Looking Backward,' which has a wide appeal among alumni who have been out of Bowdoin for twenty-five years or more, appears in every other issue, or three times a year. 'Bowdoin Brows- ing' appears on an irregular schedule — perhaps three or four times a year. Book reviews are included perhaps four times a year, and athletic schedules make only an occa- sional appearance.
The Editors are studying the reader comments which Mr. Crowell turned over to them and are already considering some of the ideas for articles in future issues of the Alumnus. No one is more concerned about tardiness in the produc- tion of the magazine than the Editors.
We shall continue to do our best to speed up production. Finally — to repeat a statement made many times be- fore — we welcome all comments about the Alumnus which alumni may wish to make, either for publication in the magazine or for the private guidance of the Editors. CONTENTS A Report from Devon Island 2 by Spencer Apollonio '55 The Readers Sit in Judgment. 3 by David Crowell '49 Fall Sports 6 by Hugh C.
Lord On the Campus 7 The Brunswick Scene 11 Alumni Clubs. 12 The 1960-61 Alumni Fund Summary. 13 News of the Classes 26 In Memory 36 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Koughan '45, U.
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Navy Photograph; two Fort Devens pictures of ROTC Summer Camp, U. Army Photographs; Larrabee '43 by Fabian Bachrach; Gross '40 by Keith Martin, Concord, Mass.; Hubbard Hall pic- ture on page 7 by Hugh C. Lord; Stimets '55, courtesy of United Carbon Company; Morgan '38 by Harry Shulman; Willey '17 by Trinity Court Studio, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 'Father Fell Down the Well' and Merrill '35 on back cover, courtesy of L.
Edward Willard, Jr., Editor of the Hebron Semester, in the Summer, 1961, issue of which the two pictures appeared. BOWDOIN ALUMNUS Member THE AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL Volume 36 October 1961 Number 1 Editor Robert M. Cross '45 Associate Editor Peter C.
Barnard '50 Looking Backward Clement F. Robinson '03 Books Eaton Leith Dorothy E. Weeks, Jeannette H.
Ginn, Anne D. Loth, Mary A. Walling, Editorial Assistants; Glenn R. Mclntire '25, Business Manager. THE BOWDOIN ALUMNUS: published Octo- ber, December, February, April, June, and August by Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Subscription $2.00 a year. Single copies 40 cents.
Second-class postage paid at Brunswick, Maine. THE COVER Featured on the cover is another Hugh Lord picture, this time of the new Alum- ni House at 83 Federal Street, next door to the President's House. Known to many alumni as the Cram House, the Alumni House is to be remodeled for use by alumni. During the fall, without waiting for the remodeling, hundreds of alumni gave their Alumni House a rousing vote of approval by their happy presence fol- lowing the three home football games — all of them victorious ones. THE ALUMNI COUNCIL President, Frederick P.
Perkins '25; Vice President, Ralph T. Ogden '21; Secretary, Peter C. Barnard '50; Treasurer, Glenn R.
Mclntire '25. Members at Large 1962: Frederick P. Perkins '25, J. Philip Smith '29, Jotham D. Pierce '39; 1963: Ralph T. Ogden '21, Vincent B. Welch '38, Robert N.
Bass '40; 1964: Richard S. Thayer '28, Arthur K. Orne '30, Mayland H.
'42; 1965: Geoffrey T. Mason '23, Winthrop B. Walker '36, John E. Cartland '39, Richard B.
Directors of the Alumni Fund Chairman, Willard B. Arnold, III '51. 1962: Lloyd O. Coulter '18; 1963: Edward F. Chase '38; 1964: Edward B.
Burr '45; 1965: Willard B. Arnold, III '51; 1966: Mor- ris A. Densmore '46; Secretary, Robert M. Faculty Member, Jeffrey J. Carre '40; Alumni Secretary, Peter C.
Barnard '50; Secretary of the Alumni Fund and Editor of the BOW- DOIN ALUMNUS, Robert M. Other Council Members are the representa- tives of recognized local Alumni Clubs. The officers of the Alumni Council are ex- officio the officers of the Bowdoin College Alumni Association. The Council Members at Large, the Directors of the Alumni Fund, the Faculty Member, the Treasurer, the Sec- retary of the Alumni Fund, and the Alumni Secretary serve as the Executive Committee of the Council and of the Association.
A Report From Devon Island By Spencer Apollonio '55 Probably it is fair TO SAY that the Devon Island Expedition originated at Bowdoin in the late nineteenth century with Robert Edwin Peary. His arctic work needs no comment. The significant point here is that it led Donald MacMillan to the Arctic in 1908-09- Admiral MacMillan's arctic career stretched through a remarkable half-century, and it was with MacMillan that my father went to North Green- land in 1938. Thus arose my own interest in the North. Quite a few Bowdoin undergraduates have taken part in the annual arctic resupply operation of the Polar Operations Project of the U.
Weather Bureau. It was on this Project that I was able to see a considerable part of the high Arctic, visiting such stations as Thule, Resolute, Eureka, and Nord, and it was on the 1954 operation that I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the Bowdoin come into Thule, Greenland, with Admiral MacMillan and Professor Korgen on board. Joined us in the forecastle of the Bowdoin for a very pleasant evening. The Bowdoin looked very small alongside the massive dock at Thule and next to the Navy and Coast Guard icebreakers, but she lost nothing by the comparison. The waters in the vicinity of Thule swarm in the summer with planktonic mollusks and crustaceans.
I used to make long kayak trips in the evenings as well as run a small power- boat for the Weather Bureau, and it was impossible not to be impressed with the abundance of life in the sea and the thousands of sea birds that lived on those creatures. It was because of an attempt to visit Northeast Greenland with a Danish archaeologist that I began tt take a more serious interest in marine biology. I knew nothing about archaeology, but I thought that if I took Dr.
Gustafson's botany course I might learn something that would be useful on the trip with the archaeologist. The trip did not take place — at least not with me — but I did begin a series of investigations at Resolute, Cornwallis, North West Territory, in the Arctic Ocean during the International Geophysical Year, and at Alert, Ellesmere Island, NWT, that was directed to under- standing the organic production of arctic waters. The work at Alert, incidentally, was done about nine miles from Cape Sheridan, where Admiral MacMillan spent his first year in the Arctic with Peary on the Roosevelt. Like most scientific investigations, these studies raised more questions than they answered.
Problems appeared concern- ing the physiological adaptation of the organisms to arctic conditions. There developed questions concerning the nu- trient supplies; the amount of light penetrating snow and ice covers over the waters; the development of life in the ice itself; the chemical constitution of ice and its effect on sea life when the ice melts; the survival of organisms in the water in the winter, which in arctic waters lasts for about ten months, during which time no light can enter and no photosynthesis can take place. There also appeared the question of the effects of glaciers upon the waters into which they discharge icebergs. What are the dilution effects during the melt season? Does the movement of glaciers cause such nutrients as iron and silicon and phosphorus to be added to the sea in significant quanti- ties?
If so, is there a consequent increase in the amount of production in the sea off the ends of glaciers, or does glacial debris so reduce light penetration that there is a reduction in the amount of production? These questions are relevant today to the conditions pre- vailing off several large islands in the Canadian Arctic, to Greenland and Spitsbergen, and, of course, to the Antarctic, where large amounts of organic production take place every year in the sea. They also apply to the larger areas that were affected by the massive glaciations of the last million years. The actual cause of the Pleistocene period is still debated, but recently the Ewing-Donn Theory, based on oceanographic- meteorological interrelationships, has suggested a possible cause for the recurring glaciations. And we are not sure whether that cycle is now ended or whether we shall again experience an ice sheet a mile thick over Maine. Since 1946 the Arctic Institute of North America, a pri- vate international organization, has been a leading force in the scientific investigation of the North. In 1959 it decided to launch a large effort to try to answer some of the questions that I have mentioned.
Devon Island in the high Arctic of Canada was chosen as a location that lent itself well to an integrated scientific study of oceanography and marine bio- logy, meteorology and glaciology, all of which would have to be studied in order to shed light on the various problems. The very attractive aspect of the program is that each study in itself is worthwhile for its own sake, but when each is carried out in close coordination with the other sciences, much more information is produced than the sum of the various parts.L/evon Island is one of the least visited places in the Arctic, in spite of its relative accessibility. The Arctic In- stitute, therefore, decided to support other investigations as finances permitted. Principal among these are archaeology and geology. In the late summer of I960 we established a small camp on the shores of Jones Sound. The size of the facilities was definitely limited by the high costs of any kind of arctic operation and by the very limited funds which the Institute, like all other private organizations, had at its disposal. Nevertheless, the station had all the equipment, vehicles, and supplies that were required.
We took along a small oceano- graphic research boat, complete with deep-sea winch, sam- pling bottles, and thermometers, for investigating the waters of Jones Sound. During the I960 season we set up our station, made a reconnaissance of the area, visited the edge of the ice cap that covers over 7,000 square miles of the is- land, and supported an archaeological survey that located a large site at Cape Sparbo. We left for the south after less than three weeks on the island, but we were then aware of the various problems we faced and had some idea of how to carry out our work. We returned by air to Devon Island in late April, 1961, with an international group of scientists and assistants.
We have two Swedish meteorologists, a Swedish glaciologist, a Swiss geophysicist, an English geologist, a Canadian archaeo- logist, and an oceanographer-marine biologist from the State of Maine. Our assistants come from Canada, the United BOWDOIN ALUMNUS States, and England. Our pilot is an old friend of mine from Camden. At the end of April the pilot and I made the 200 mile flight in our Piper Cub from the RCAF station at Resolute to Devon Island and found that the station had enjoyed a peaceful winter. A polar bear had knocked in a window, but no other damage had occurred. The pilot then began a re- markable airlift, bringing people and equipment in from Resolute.
The array of material lashed in, on, under, and around the Cub, which operated on skis, was amazing. The passengers fitted in as best they could. Because of the equip- ment that was packed around them, only rarely did they have any view out of the plane on their two-hour flight. By the end of the first week of May we had a meteorologi- cal station established at 4,500 feet on the ice cap of the island, and we had glaciological, surveying, geophysical, and geological parties at work at various points of the island. The archaeological work was resumed at Cape Sparbo after the snow disappeared in early July, and several more sites have been discovered along the north shore of the island by aerial reconnaissance.
By plane also I have been able to take a close look at the ends of the glaciers that discharge into Jones Sound and Baffin Bay and have been able to see the marked discolorations that occur in the water off certain types of glaciers and not off others. The Cub has flown our geologi- cal team to various locations all over the eastern half of the island and thus has supported a thorough study of the strati- graphy and fossils of about 200 million years of lower palaeozoic sediments. The archaeologists are particularly excited about their excavations since the Inavik site at Cape Sparbo apparently contains the remains of about 3,000 years of more or less continuous occupation by Eskimos (there are now no Eski- mos living on Devon Island).
It seems that the site will provide valuable information on the cultural evolution of Eskimo peoples and on the influences and interrelationships among the three main Eskimo traditions. 1 ROGRESS IN THE MAIN INVESTIGATIONS has been good. The surveyors have made a careful study of the rate of flow of a glacier, and the geophysicists have measured the depth profiles and volume of the glacier.
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These studies will tell us how much ice is pushed out into Jones Sound each year. The glaciologists, among other things, have measured the amount of annual accumulation of snow on the ice cap and on the glacier and the amount of melt-water that runs off the glacier into the sea during the melt season. These factors will be related to the oceanographic observation of salinity, temperature, and chemistry off the end of the glacier. The meteorological program is determining the solar radiation values at sea level and at 4,500 feet in order to compute the amount of energy available for photosynthesis in the sea and to relate the solar energy to the amount of melting on the ice cap and on the glacier. The meteorological program also is determining the wind, temperature, and humidity profiles that control the rates of evaporation of moisture from the sea and the rates of accumulation and ablation of snow on the glacier and the ice cap.
The oceanographic work will tell us the heat budget of Jones Sound and how that heat source influences the heat content and annual thermal fluctua- tions of the ice cap. It is because all these observations can be and should be interrelated that Devon Island is a very suitable place for scientific work. We've had our problems, though nothing very serious so far. The glaciologist found that it was a bit tricky handling pancakes in a small tent. He stuck a few on the tent ceiling before he got the knack. The archaeologists had a herd of musk oxen sitting, literally, on their excavations for a day or so and couldn't get rid of them.
The surveyor went adrift on an ice pan in a lake when he took a bath one day, and he had to swim ashore, much to the amusement of his com- panions. We've had mud and snow and fog and the usual sort of weather and minor breakdowns that are to be ex- pected. We have too many sausages and not enough ketchup, but the longer we stay the fewer will be our problems, I hope. We will keep the meteorological and oceanographic pro- grams going through this winter and next winter, and the other programs will be resumed next summer, 1962, and in 1963. If progress is as satisfactory then as it is now, we shall be pleased. By 1963 we may have answered some of the questions that have been asked. But by then we may have raised a great many more.
Spencer Apollonio '55, the author of this article, is the leader of the Devon Island expedition, which is being spon- sored by the Arctic Institute of North America. In the summer of I960, Mr. Apollonio and members of his party spent twenty days on Devon Island. Within that time they found a suitable site for their base camp, established that camp, located a route over eighteen miles of rough ground to the edge of the Devon Ice Cap, and transported about six tons of supplies for an ice-cap station over the roughest part of that route. They also examined the edge of the Ice Cap and found that they would have no difficulty in taking their vehicles onto it the following spring.
Perhaps the most exciting accomplishment of that first summer on Devon was the location of two new archaeolog- ical sites, the excavation of one, and a preliminary examina- tion of the second. The twenty members of the 1961 expedition flew to Devon last spring. The account which has been printed above was written on August 25. The return address used was 'Devon Island Expedition, Resolute, North West Ter- ritory, via Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.' The Readers Sit In Judgment By David Crowell '49 Bowdoin men from every class were asked this last spring to evaluate the Bowdoin Alumnus, to rate its edit- orial content according to their interest in each editorial section, and to state how well they think the Alumnus per- forms its functions as the alumni magazine of a leading liberal arts college.
Many were most enthusiastic in their praise of the Alumnus, and nearly all feel that the magazine is perform- ing its functions very well. A few feel that the magazine could be improved considerably. Many alumni made con- structive suggestions of ways in which the Alumnus could be made even more interesting.
In summary, here's how Bowdoin men feel that the Alumnus performs its functions: 21.5% say 'excellently — very little room for improvement.' 68.5% say 'very well — no need for major changes.' OCTOBER 19 61 3 9.5% say 'fairly well ■ siderably improved.' 0.5% (one respondent) said major changes are needed.' Not even one respondent said 'poorly overhaul is needed.'
O.k., but could be con- not very well — a major How was the survey conducted? From the Alumni Office alphabetical files of Bowdoin men's addresses, the last 6% of the names of members of each class (including both gradu- ates and non-graduates) were selected, yielding a sample of 563 names. Questionnaires were mailed to all of these men, 232 of whom (41.2% — a very high percentage for a 'one- shot' mail survey) returned completed questionnaires to the Chairman of the Alumni Council's Special Committee on the ALUMNUS, who tabulated and analyzed the returns and pre- pared this report. Of the questionnaires returned, 200 were complete in every respect and were used as the basis for statistical data in this report. Comments from the other returns were also included in the analysis.
Alumni from 32 states were heard from — from Eastport, Maine, to San Diego, from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Miami. Here are some of the other findings from the survey: 98% of the respondents said that they receive their copies of the Alumnus regularly, indicating that the mailing list is kept very much up to date (question- naires, sent by first class mail, would have been forwarded to people who had moved; the magazine would not be forwarded ). One respondent realized that he didn't get his copies regularly 'because my address changes too much.' 59-5% read the Alumnus 'cover-to-cover,' 35% scan it for items of interest, and 5.5% read Class Notes only. 20.5% save back issues, some only 'until my wife throws them out.' Whittier '13 has a complete file of copies. Respondents were asked to rank each of 15 editorial sec- tions of the Alumnus according to their interest to them.
Using a point scoring system which would produce an 'inter- est index' of 10 for a feature that every respondent felt was most interesting and a score of 0.6 for a feature that every respondent felt was least interesting, we found that Class Notes are of the greatest interest with a near-perfect score of 9.24 (two-thirds of the respondents ranked Class Notes as the 'most interesting' section and less than 10% ranked this section below 5th of 15 features). Athletic schedules and book reviews were ranked lowest in interest, with scores of 3.22 and 3.51 respectively (both were ranked below 11th of 15 by over half of the respondents).