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M A Y

1939

This N E W S L E T T E R
is
published
m o n t h l y by the G r e e n k e e p e r s Club of
N e w E n g l a n d , a n d s e n t f r e e to its m e m b e r s and t h e i r G r e e n ' s C h a i r m e n . Subscription price t e n cents a copy, or a
dollar a y e a r .
GUY C. W E S T

Editor

Rhode Island Country
Club
W e s t B a r r i n g t o n , R . I.

GEORGE J. ROMMELL, JR.
Business Mgr.
54 E d d y

St., W e s t N e w t o n ,

May, 1939

Mass.

Vol. 11, No. 5

Contributing

Homer Darling
Howard Farrant
Frank

Editors

R. A. Mitchell
Charles P a r k e r
Wilson

The ideas and opinions expressed
in
the subject
matter
of this
NEWSLETTER
are not necessarily
those of
the Editor or the members of the club
as a whole.
MAY

MEETING

The r e g u l a r m o n t h l y m e e t i n g w a s
held on t h e 8th a t t h e Wellesley C o u n t r y
Club, Wellesley, Mass.
W i n n e r s of t h e golf
tournament
were:
Sam Mitchell—100-30-70.
Nick B r u n o — 8 1 - 1 1 - 7 0 .
Joseph Dinardi—101-30-71.
J o h n Counsell—90-17-73.

J o e J o h n s t o n has b r o u g h t to our att e n t i o n an i n t e r e s t i n g p i c t u r e in t h e
P i c t o r i a l Section of t h e D u n d e e , Scotland " T h e People's J o u r n a l " , of a golf
m a t c h in E g y p t . The p i c t u r e shows a
p l a y e r dressed in t h e n a t i v e c o s t u m e of
t h a t c o u n t r y holing out in a m a t c h of
t h e A l l - E g y p t i a n Golf Championship a t
Cairo. A v e r y aloof s p e c t a t o r to this
golf m a t c h is a camel. T h e caption to
t h e p i c t u r e does n o t s t a t e w h e t h e r t h e
camel is f o r c a r r y i n g t h e clubs and caddie, or f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of t h e p l a y e r
b e t w e e n shots!

The well-known W. W. would w r i t e
t h a t t h e J o s e p h Oldfields " t h r e e d " on
April 11th. W e e x t e n d our c o n g r a t u l a tions on t h e a r r i v a l of P e t e r Joseph.

EDUCATION

IN

GREENSKEEPING

by
A n t h o n y J. S p e r a n d i o
Leicester Hillcrest C o u n t r y Club
Leicester, M a s s a c h u s e t t s
(A R e c r e a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e

Paper)

H o n o r e d guests, a l u m n i of the Massa c h u s e t t s S t a t e f o r Greenskeepers, a n d
my f e l l o w s t u d e n t s :
Most p a p e r s given by t h e s t u d e n t s in
t h e p a s t have dealt w i t h c u l t u r a l practices, such as w a t e r i n g , c u t t i n g g r e e n s
and disease. T o d a y I would like to give
my ideas on w h a t a g r e e n s k e e p e r should
be qualified to do. I k n o w you d i d n ' t
come u p h e r e j u s t because this is ano t h e r c o n f e r e n c e . You a r e h e r e to see,
also, w h a t e d u c a t i o n h a s to offer t h e
greenskeeping profession. Knowing that
you a r e p r o f e s s i o n a l m e n who believe in
e d u c a t i o n a n d have an open mind, you
will t h i n k t h e s e f a c t s over, which I am
p r e s e n t i n g to you.
Now, w h a t is a golf course? A golf
course t o d a y is a m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t
which p r o d u c e s a p r o d u c t called grass.
This i n d u s t r y has a t h i r t y - o n e billion
dollar i n v e s t m e n t w i t h a y e a r l y business of five h u n d r e d million dollars.
W i t h an i n v e s t m e n t like this, t h e r e
should be no excuse f o r so m a n y clubs
on t h e v e r g e of closing in t h e past f e w
y e a r s with t r a i n e d and experienced m e n .
Now let's look back, d u r i n g t h e last
20 or 30 years, a n d see how golf courses
have developed. Courses built d u r i n g
this t i m e r a n a w a y with ideas. T h e y
borrowed
money,
built
large
club
houses, a n d t r e m e n d o u s t e e s a n d g r e e n s .
T h i n k i n g n o t h i n g of t h e f u t u r e , and t h e
g r e a t e s t p e r cent of m o n e y w a s s p e n t
on t h e club house, t h e n i n e t e e n hole
which is t h e d o w n f a l l of most clubs.
These courses a r e f a c e d with the problem t o d a y as to w h e r e t h e y a r e going
to g e t t h e m o n e y to continue. T h e old
s a y i n g was, " E a t , drink, and be m e r r y
f o r t o m o r r o w we m a y die." G r e a t ideas
t h e y had to be sure, b u t w h a t a problem t h e y h a v e l e f t f o r us t o d a y , a n d
w h a t a sad f u t u r e t h e y have in store.
W h a t a r e t h e y doing to solve this
p r o b l e m ? Some a r e h i r i n g n e w m a n a gers, o t h e r s a r e combining a n d m a k i n g
p r o - g r e e n s k e e p e r job, and still o t h e r s
a r e firing the g r e e n s k e e p e r and h i r i n g
a c o m m o n l a b o r e r who h a s no knowledge of golf course m a i n t e n a n c e .

W h e n an unqualified m a n a g e r t a k e s
ver a club, he m a y c u t the b u d g e t
-=ed in o p e r a t i n g t h e course. H e sees
n o t a n g i b l e r e t u r n f o r t h e m o n e y he
spends on t u r f . A new, hard-wood floor
in t h e club house is in his mind an
a d e q u a t e r e m i n d e r to t h e club m e m b e r s
t h a t t h e y a r e g e t t i n g s o m e t h i n g in ret u r n f o r t h e i r m o n e y . The same with a
pro, and common l a b o r e r s who have n o t
t h e n e c e s s a r y knowledge of t h e w o r k i n g
problem and product.
Now w h a t h a p p e n s , t h e club is now
p r o d u c i n g a lower g r a d e p r o d u c t , as in
f a c t o r y , l o w e r i n g t h e s t a n d a r d of t h e
p r o d u c t . As the y e a r s go by, t h e y w o n ' t
^ N be able to sell and t h e y will have to
~
close their doors. A n y business, w h e t h e r
it is golf, m a k i n g shoes, boots, or tires,
would do t h e same t h i n g unless it had a
t r a i n e d and e d u c a t e d m a n to m a k e t h e
p r o d u c t by t h e b e s t m a n a g e r i n g he
knows.
T h e biggest and only solution I t h i n k
d e p e n d s on t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l g r e e n s k e e p er. Now, w h a t is a p r o f e s s i o n a l m a n ?
A p r o f e s s i o n a l m a n r e q u i r e s an education which comes f r o m schools and colleges, such as a t t e n d i n g w i n t e r schools.
This should m a k e t h e m qualified to t a k e
complete c h a r g e of a golf course. Because of this e d u c a t i o n , he has the golf
course t o h e a r t , which m a y n o t exist
in any o t h e r m a n in c h a r g e of t h e
course. H e will see w h e r e all t h e m o n e y
is spent, a n d nine t i m e s o u t of t e n ,
will find t h a t the club house is his biggest h e a d a c h e , which I have r e f e r r e d to
as t h e n i n e t e e n hole. Doesn't it seem
f u n n y t h a t this e x t r a hole t a k e s m o r e
t h a n its s h a r e ? He will solve this problem, and cut down t h e overhead on this
hole a n d m a k e t h e p r o d u c t of the o t h e r
/""V e i g h t e e n holes w o r t h selling.
Big businesses, a n d golf courses a r e
s u r e l y such, a r e c u t t i n g down
there
overhead, b u t n o t on t h e p r o d u c t . T h e y
a r e t e a r i n g down and closing t h e i r buildings to cut taxes, i n s u r a n c e and upkeep, b u t a l w a y s p r o d u c i n g a f i r s t - g r a d e
p r o d u c t . W h y can we n o t do the same
on t h e golf course if it can be done,
to r e d u c e t h e o v e r h e a d ? It is t h e g r a s s
p l a n t on t h e e i g h t e e n holes t h a t t h e cust o m e r w a n t s . Millions of dollars a r e
saved every y e a r by t r a i n e d and exp e r i e n c e d m e n in business.
T h e golf course is a business e n t e r prise t o d a y a n d should be r u n as one.
A n o t h e r g r e a t asset in business is its
o r g a n i z a t i o n , which m e e t s and w o r k s f o r
t h e w e l f a r e of its m e m b e r s . It b r i n g s

new m a t e r i a l to t h e m in its p a r t i c u l a r
field. This is b r o u g h t on by r e s e a r c h a n d
study. T h e medical society b r i n g s to
t h e i r m e m b e r s t h e n e w discoveries of
t h e p a s t y e a r . W h a t is its o b j e c t ? A
good p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n is to prom o t e e d u c a t i o n in its p a r t i c u l a r field.
No one section of t h e c o u n t r y is t r y i n g
to o u t d o t h e o t h e r . T h e y a r e w o r k i n g
f o r t h e g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t of t h e c o u n t r y
as a whole. In these o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h e y
a r e n o t d i c t a t i n g w h a t a m e m b e r or
g r o u p should do or a s k i n g f o r salaries.
W h a t would h a p p e n to s t u d y a n d r e search work, to medical society if the
p r o f e s s i o n a l doctors s t a r t e d to d i c t a t e
and fix salaries? B u t he is w o r k i n g f o r
t h e good of t h e p r o f e s s i o n . Now, in t h e
g r e e n s k e e p i n g p r o f e s s i o n , we have a
n a t i o n a l club a n d sectional clubs. W o u l d
it n o t be wise to g e t t o g e t h e r f o r the
w e l f a r e of t h e p r o f e s s i o n of g r e e n s k e e p e r as a whole. Was it Lincoln who
said, " T o g e t h e r we s t a n d and divided
we f a l l " .
The g r e e n s k e e p i n g p r o f e s s i o n lies in
our h a n d s a n d it is u p t o us to decide
w h e t h e r it will survive or not. The prof e s s i o n a l m a n will have t o be qualified
to h a n d l e t h e j o b of t a k i n g complete
charge
of
the
golf
course
and a n s w e r to only one as a check.
This
is
the
board
of
directors.
When a professional greenskeeper receives the e d u c a t i o n and t r a i n i n g , he
can be on t h e same p a r as a c h a i r m a n ,
who has also been e d u c a t e d a n d t r a i n e d
in his p a r t i c u l a r field. I n d u s t r y has m e n
qualified to p r o d u c e its p r o d u c t b e c a u s e
t h e y a r e e d u c a t e d m e n . Can a m a n who
is u n t r a i n e d give efficient o r d e r s ? I t is
like e l e c t i n g a m a n , who has been b r e e d ing horses all his life, to t h e c h a i r m a n ship of an a e r o p l a n e f a c t o r y . W h a t does
he k n o w a b o u t flying an a e r o p l a n e ?
Well, t h e same t h i n g m a y h a p p e n on a
golf course when t h e y elect a c h a i r m a n
or h i r e a g r e e n s k e e p e r . A n o t h e r exa m p l e ; a c h a i r m a n o r d e r s his g r e e n s k e e p e r to b u y e q u i p m e n t or build a
g r e e n a t a c e r t a i n location. W h o p a y s
t h e price if this e q u i p m e n t or g r e e n
does n o t come u p to s t a n d a r d ? W h o
s u f f e r s ? Not t h e c h a i r m a n ; b u t t h e
g r e e n s k e e p e r a n d nobody else.
In a
f a c t o r y a m a n who is doing t h e b u y i n g
knows t h e m a c h i n e r y and t h e m a k i n g of
t h e p r o d u c t . T h e y d o n ' t h a v e the b o a r d
of directors, p r e s i d e n t or t r e a s u r e r pass
j u d g m e n t , b u t t h e e x p e r t who has received t h e t r a i n i n g on t h a t m a c h i n e and
p r o d u c t places t h e o r d e r . On the golf
course, t h e w e l l - i n f o r m e d g r e e n s k e e p e r

would n e v e r be asked to pay t h e price
of a c h a i r m e n e r r o r , because he is a
professional man.
Times have c h a n g e d a n d it is t i m e we
h a d a c h a n g e in o u r golfing i n d u s t r y if
we w a n t to survive.
I n a good business t h e y d o n ' t h a v e a
n e w m a n in c h a r g e e v e r y f e w y e a r s t o
give o r d e r s . T h e m a n t h a t is giving t h e
o r d e r s k n o w s all a b o u t t h e p r o d u c t t h a t
is b e i n g sold in his m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t .
A p r o f e s s i o n a l g r e e n s k e e p e r m u s t receive an education. T h e c e n t e r of education is schools a n d colleges. H e m u s t
t r a i n a n d e n c o u r a g e o t h e r m e n to be
qualified to t a k e his place. T h e g r e e n s k e e p e r s who a r e holding t h e y o u t h or
m a n back, b y n o t giving him this chance
a t e d u c a t i o n in this p r o f e s s i o n , is n o t a
p r o f e s s i o n a l m a n . W h a t would h a p p e n
if e v e r y p r o f e s s i o n a l m a n p r a c t i c e d this?
Y o u d o n ' t h e a r a d o c t o r or l a w y e r holdi n g b a c k a y o u t h who is t r y i n g to quali f y himself to t a k e his position w h e n
t h e t i m e comes. W h y s h o u l d n ' t We enc o u r a g e an individual who is i n t e r e s t e d
in this w o r k to t a k e his place when t h e
t i m e comes? Then, g r e e n s k e e p i n g will
be r a n k e d as a p r o f e s s i o n w h e r e it
r i g h t f u l l y belongs.
If I h a d m o r e e d u c a t i o n in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of speeches and delivering addresses, m y t h o u g h t s would be m o r e
clear to you t o d a y .
E d u c a t i o n is o u r g r e a t e s t asset.

THE

PERSONAL

EQUATION

IN

GREENKEEPING

by P a u l J . L y n c h
( P a p e r p r e s e n t e d by J a c k G o r m l e y a t
Recreation Conference)
1

Attitude toward

job:

O u r a t t i t u d e t o w a r d o u r job can be
i l l u s t r a t e d by t h e s t o r y of t h e t h r e e
t e a c h e r s . W h e n asked w h a t t h e y w e r e
doing t h e first said " I ' m e a r n i n g $100
a m o n t h . " T h e second said, " I ' m giving
children k n o w l e d g e , " while t h e t h i r d
said, " I ' m h e l p i n g t o mold t h e f u t u r e
A m e r i c a " . H o w do we visualize o u r
j o b ? A r e we j u s t m a k i n g a living, a r e
we j u s t t r y i n g to g e t by, or a r e we
s t r i v i n g f o r p e r f e c t i o n ? O u r aims a r e
a l w a y s changing, w h a t m i g h t be p e r f e c t i o n t o d a y b e c o m e s obsolete t o m o r row. This m a k e s a n a d v e n t u r e out of

our job, k e e p s us on o u r toes, a n d cert a i n l y does n o t p e r m i t m o n o t o n y as f a r
a s conditions to be m e t a r e c o n c e r n e d .
Our r e w a r d f o r c o n s t a n t s t r i v i n g is t h e
greatest happiness known to mankind
through
self-expression
in
creative
activity.
2—Attitude

toward

your

employers:

T h e " A r e we m e n or m i c e ? " a t t i t u d e
m a y be c a r r i e d too f a r .
Frequently
ovei'-assertiveness is due to an i n f e r i o r i t y
complex. T h e s o u l - s a t i s f y i n g k n o w l e d g e
t h a t you r e a l l y k n o w y o u r j o b and a r e
capable of c a r r y i n g it o u t effectively,
should provide you w i t h a positive a n d
dignified b e a r i n g in y o u r p e r s o n a l cont a c t s w i t h y o u r employers. This does
n o t m e a n bluff and b l u s t e r , b u t t a c t a n d
t o l e r a n c e . The " E x c u s e me, s i r " b a t h r o o m episode b e s t i l l u s t r a t e s t a c t , a n d
T h o m a s Edison, calmly a c c e p t i n g t h e
criticisms of a second y e a r electrical
engineering student, tolerance. H u m a n
n a t u r e b e i n g w h a t it is, a know-it-all
a t t i t u d e is disgustingly i r r i t a t i n g and
instinctively a r o u s e s a sense of a n t a g o n ism in o t h e r people.
I wish t o s t a t e e m p h a t i c a l l y t h a t b y
t h e f o r e g o i n g r e m a r k s I do n o t m e a n
t h a t a g r e e n k e e p e r should be a " C a s p a r
Milquetoast." Fawning f e a r never produced a good job. T h e business a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l m e n who comprise y o u r b o a r d
of g o v e r n o r s r e s p e c t t h e m a n who firmly b a c k s u p his convictions w i t h o u t being pig-headed a b o u t possible i m p r o v e m e n t of his own ideas. T h e glorified
f a r m e r and l a b o r f o r e m a n called ' A - l '
is out, b u t t h e g r e e n k e e p i n g s u p e r i n t e n d e n t w i t h t h e k n o w l e d g e a n d ability
to back u p t h a t t i t l e can say " Y e s , s i r , "
in a d i f f e r e n t t o n e of voice t h a n t h e
s e r v a n t o r d e r e d to black his m a s t e r ' s
boots. K n o w l e d g e w i t h ability, d i g n i t y
with r e s p e c t , a n d sincere f r i e n d l i n e s s
with r e s e r v e will, I believe, solve t h e
p e r s o n a l e q u a t i o n with y o u r club m e m bers. I h a v e emphasized t h i s f a c t o r because even t h e b i g g e s t a n d best u n d e r t a k i n g s n e e d a public r e l a t i o n s counsel.
3—-Attitude

toward

your

employees:

F r i e n d s h i p with r e s p e c t b r e e d s loyalty.
T h e loyal employee, all other t h i n g s
b e i n g equal, is t h e b e s t employee. T h e
hail-fellow-well-met
attitude
toward
y o u r e m p l o y e e s m a y m a k e it s u p e r ficially easier f o r t h e boss b u t seldom in
itself p r o d u c e s m a x i m u m r e s u l t s . W o r k m e n will r e s p o n d b e t t e r t o someone t h e y
r e s p e c t t h a n t o j u s t a good fellow. T h e
g r e e n k e e p e r should m e r i t this r e s p e c t b y

Follow the
l o r

g r a s s

t h a t

g r o w s

b e s t

i n

t h i s

r e g i o »

D o y o u w a n t t o g e t t h e m o s t v a l u e f o r y o u r seed d o l l a r

?

fall?

O f c o u r s e , y o u k n o w t h a t g o o d s e e d is c h e a p e s t i n

long run.

But W o o d r u f f c a n g i v e y o u e v e n m o r e t h a n

W o o d r u f f , t h e l a r g e s t s u p p l i e r o f C o l o n i a l B e n t , is a n
i n t h e grasses n a t i v e t o t h i s s e c t i o n o f N e w E n g l a n d .

GRASS

SEED

AND u n u s u a l a s s i s t a n c e i n
SONS

Woodruff

developing

the best m i x t u r e f o r

t h a n seed.

Mowers

Tractores a n d

Gang

Gang

Rollers—Spikers

Mowers

M o w e r
Sod

H a n d

Mowers

Combinations

Cutters—Soil

of

3-5-7

Units

Screens

BUCKNER
—
Fairway —
Tee —
Green Sprinklers and Valves
Milorganite —
N e t c o 8-6-2 P u t t i n g G r e e n —
Fertilizers
FRIEND
LEWIS

Power

Sprayers

Tee Equipment

McCLAIN
—

STANDARD

Hand Pressure

Outfits

Green and Tee Equipment

WORCESTER
Lawn Mowers
PEERLESS
a n d CARPENTER
Grinders
Antube
—
A r s e n a t e of L e a d
—
Brown Patch Preventatives
Flags —
Poles —
Tools —
Fertilizer Distributors
—
Seeders
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t h o r o u g h l y k n o w i n g his j o b and assigning all t a s k s and seeing to t h e i r execution w i t h absolute i m p a r t i a l i t y a n d
f a i r n e s s . A f t e r fifteen y e a r s as an em?
p l o y e r of f r o m 1 to 100 people, I have
f o u n d t h a t absolute i m p a r t i a l i t y a n d
c e n t r a l i z a t i o n of a u t h o r i t y a r e t h e m o s t
i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r s in employee satisf a c t i o n . N o t h i n g will b r e a k down m o r a l e
f a s t e r or m o r e completely t h a n c o n t r a d i c t o r y o r d e r s f r o m two or
more
sources. If you a r e f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h
to have a l a b o r f o r e m a n see to it t h a t
all o r d e r s a r e issued t h r o u g h him. It is
o f t e n m u c h easier to do a t h i n g y o u r self b u t , if you a r e going to delegate
a u t h o r i t y , f o r goodness' sake
don't
w e a k e n it b y p r o m i s c u o u s o r d e r s of
y o u r own. " H o w m a n y bosses do I have
t o listen t o ? " is t h e a g g r i e v e d cry of
too m a n y dissatisfied w o r k e r s . Be f a i r
and d o n ' t f a i l to a c k n o w l e d g e an exceptional piece of w o r k . E v e r y b o d y likes a
p a t on t h e back w h e n he has accomplished s o m e t h i n g o u t of t h e o r d i n a r y
a n d y o u r employee is no d i f f e r e n t f r o m
a n y o n e else. A f o u r - f l u s h e r , buck-passer,
or i n c o m p e t e n t can n e v e r gain r e s p e c t .
Set t h e example f o r y o u r m e n by conscientious w o r k a n d f a i r dealing a n d
r e s p e c t is b o u n d to come.
4—Attitude

toward

yourself:

S e l f - r e s p e c t is t h e c o r n e r stone of a n y
c a r e e r . By this I do n o t m e a n egotism
b u t a n u n d i s t o r t e d r e a l i z a t i o n of y o u r
abilities and f a u l t s . The intricacies of
r a i s i n g fine t u r f m a k e o u r s a w o r t h
while and difficult p r o f e s s i o n to follow
successfully.

Be

proud

to be

associated

in this work. Y o u r a t t i t u d e t o w a r d y o u r self reflects itself in y o u r a p p e a r a n c e
a n d m a n n e r . W h y , if you w a n t t h e
r e c o g n i t i o n sought a f t e r b y t h e m e n in
our p r o f e s s i o n , h a v e two s t r i k e s a g a i n s t
you b e f o r e you s t a r t by a slovenly app e a r a n c e ? Our j o b is n o t one f o r d u d e s
b u t n e i t h e r is it n e c e s s a r y to go a r o u n d
looking like a lodger in a dime flop
house. T h o u s a n d s of m e n ' s j o b s d e m a n d
clean shaven f a c e s and r e g u l a r hair
cuts. Can we a f f o r d to m e e t o u r m e m b e r s w i t h a two d a y ' s b e a r d ? Suitable
clothing does n o t m e a n w h i t e
flannels
b u t n e i t h e r does it m e a n overalls t h a t
a r e r e a d y f o r t h e ash m a n .
Self-analysis is a g r e a t t h i n g if n o t
c a r r i e d too f a r . I t h a s r e s u l t e d in m a n y
of us c o n s t a n t l y s t r i v i n g t o increase o u r
s t o r e of k n o w l e d g e . H e n c e t h e m a n y
g r e e n k e e p e r s in a c t u a l service
and
w i t h y e a r s of e x p e r i e n c e who a r e att e n d i n g t h e v a r i o u s s h o r t courses. Ade-

q u a t e c o m p e n s a t i o n f o r our w o r k is
s o m e t h i n g we a r e t r y i n g t o b r i n g a b o u t .
L e t ' s m a k e ourselves so v a l u a b l e t h a t
this r e w a r d m u s t follow. B u t f o r H e a v e n ' s sake d o n ' t j u s t bellyache a n d do
n o t h i n g a b o u t it. S e l f - p i t y is t h e m o s t
deadly a t t i t u d e a n y m a n can a c q u i r e .
L e t our a t t i t u d e be one of pride in o u r
p r o f e s s i o n a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n to r a i s e
our s t a n d a r d s . One of t h e visible f a c t o r s of this a t t i t u d e is m e m b e r s h i p in
o u r local and n a t i o n a l g r e e n k e e p i n g
o r g a n i z a t i o n s . Get behind t h e m w i t h all
y o u r s t r e n g t h a n d this p e r s o n a l e q u a t i o n
will be a long w a y t o w a r d solution. I
t h a n k you.

THE

EASTERN

SECTIONAL

MEETING

by K e n t B r a d l e y
On M o n d a y and T u e s d a y of J u n e 56th, t h e r e will be held a m e e t i n g of
g r e e n k e e p e r s and g r e e n s c h a i r m e n a t
C a n o e b r o o k C. C. in S u m m i t , N. J. T h e
g a t h e r i n g is j o i n t l y sponsored b y t h e
National Greenkeeping Superintendents'
Association
and
Eastern
Affiliates.
These consist of t h e M i d - A t l a n t i c G r e e n k e e p e r s Association, T h e Philadelphia
Association of Golf Course S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , T h e N e w J e r s e y Association
of Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , a n d
t h e N o r t h E a s t e r n N. Y. G r e e n k e e p e r s '
Association.
T h e o p e r a t i o n of this e v e n t boils down
to t h r e e i t e m s : The G. S. A. will p a y
the p r o g r a m bills, t h e affiliates will r u n
t h e show, and we hope all our f r i e n d s
will j u s t i f y t h e combined e f f o r t s by a t t e n d i n g . Some 2000 circulars a n d posters a r e being s e n t out, to g r e e n k e e p e r s
and club officials.
A t t h e K a n s a s City Convention of t h e
G. S. A. in F e b r u a r y last, t h e N. J .
Association
recommended
that
such
m e e t i n g s be held in d i f f e r e n t p a r t s of
t h e c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e m a i n t e n a n c e season. I t e m s of timely i n t e r e s t could be
discussed a m o n g those i n t e r e s t e d . This,
t h e first event of its kind will be held a t
C a n o e b r o o k C. C., as t h e club offered to
c o o p e r a t e w i t h t h e i n s t i g a t o r s , by so
t e l e g r a p h i n g t h e N. J. d e l e g a t e s a t t h e
K a n s a s City C o n v e n t i o n .
The dates
chosen a r e c o n v e n i e n t to those wishing
to see t h e N. Y. W o r l d ' s F a i r , or a t t e n d
t h e open t o u r n a m e n t in Philadelphia,
t h e l a t t e r p a r t of the week.

PREMIER BRAND PULVERIZED POULTRY

MANURE

FOR FINER FAIRWAYS
W h e n mixed w i t h compost m a t e r i a l i n t e n d e d f o r l a t e F a l l topdressing, or applied on F A I R W A Y S a t t h e r a t e of 500 to 750 p o u n d s p e r
acre will p r o d u c e a fine h e a l t h y t u r f . On v e r y h e a v y clay soils a similar
application in t h e late F a l l will give t h e F a i r w a y s a quick s t a r t t h e following Spring. W h e r e possible it should be drilled into t h e soil.

Greener Greens
F o r late F a l l and e a r l y Spring, d r e s s i n g of P u t t i n g Greens, use a b o u t
five p o u n d s of P r e m i e r P o u l t r y M a n u r e p e r 100 s q u a r e f e e t of s u r f a c e .

Guaranteed Analysis:
Nitrogen—5.00%;

Total Phosphoric A c i d — 2 . 7 5 % ;

Potash—1.30%.

BRECK'S
85 State Street—Boston, Mass.
—Seedsmen

ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST HUMUS DEPOSITS
2 0 , 0 0 0 Y a r d s of P u r e H u m u s ,
No
Muck, Aged, Wintered
and
Above
Ground, Ready For Shipment.
A
U . S. G o v e r n m e n t
Certificate
with
every
load,
guaranteed
free
from
J a p a n e s e or Asiatic Beetle.
ANALYSIS
ORGANIC
ASH

MATTER

POTASH
LIME
AMMONIA
NITROGEN
PHOSPORUS
P. H . V A L U E
(Acid)
WATER ABSORBING

TESTED

ABILITY

89.8 %
10.2 %
100.0 %
9.80%
4.95%
2.95%
3.02%
6.30%
5.5 %
82.00%

BY

MASS. A G R I C U L T U R A L
COLLEGE
CORNELL
UNIVERSITY
N. J. A G R I C U L T U R A L
COLLEGE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT

Highland Humus Corp.
HIGHLAND,
J.

N.

Y.

N e w England Solicitor:
WHITEHEAD
Cromwell,

Since

1818-—

WINTER

HARDY—ACCLIMATED
RHODE

ISLAND

CREEPING
VELVET

B E N T
GRASS
SEED
and Fairway Mixtures
of h i g h e s t q u a l i t y f o r l o w e s t price t h a t
s e e d of e q u a l q u a l i t y c a n b e o f f e r e d .
NATURE HAS WRITTEN A
PRESCRIPTION for your course.
Right
h e r e in s o u t h e r n N e w E n g l a n d i s t h e
n a t u r a l h o m e of t h e e n t i r e f a m i l y of
the Bent grasses, the principal member
of w h i c h , n a m e l y R . I. B e n t , d e r i v e d
its n a m e f r o m this, the smallest s t a t e
in t h e u n i o n . •
You c a n grow" N A T U R E ' S O W N I N S U R A N C E into your turf
by
using
F R E S H , V I A B E E seed w h i c h g r o w s in
Y O U R l a t i t u d e in Y O U R c o u n t r y .
SAVE for your club: Buy
direct from the grower.

your

seed

A. N. PECKHAM
KINGSTON
Conn.

RHODE

ISLAND

T h e r e will be no e q u i p m e n t demons t r a t i o n s i n a s m u c h as this first e v e n t is
a t r i a l proposition. M a n y i n t e r e s t e d obs e r v e r s hope t h e a t t e n d a n c e will w a r r a n t m o r e sectional m e e t i n g s , especially
f u r t h e r n o r t h a l o n g t h e A t l a n t i c Coast
S t a t e s . This m a y be achieved b y additional m e m b e r s h i p r e p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d
c o o p e r a t i o n of those n o t as y e t affiliated
w i t h t h e G. S. A. policy of r e c o g n i t i o n
of t h e g r e e n k e e p i n g business b y t h e
public.
T h e p r o g r a m a t the m e e t i n g a t Canoeb r o o k C. C. will consist o f :

Committee

E d w a r d B. Cale, C h a i r m a n
J . A. G o r m l e y
Joseph Ryan
R o b e r t Mitchell
John Anderson
Eberhard Steiniger

THE

TOOLS

WE

WORK

WITH

by Charles W. P a r k e r
(presented at Recreation Conference)

W h a t a r e t h e tools we w o r k w i t h ?
June 5th:
T h e a n s w e r to t h a t question a p p e a r s
9.30 A. M.
to be so simple t h a t to p u t it to you
Registration.
v e r g e s on an insult to y o u r intelligence.
10.30 - 12.00
Rakes, shovels, hoes, m o w e r s , t r a c t o r s ,
Inspection of Canoe B r o o k
Golf
y e s ! f e r t i l i z e r , seed, f u n g i c i d e s and so
Course.
on. B u t w h a t of t h e m ? N o t h i n g ! T r u e
Field D e m o n s t r a t i o n of P a r a s i t i c a l it is t h a t t h e y a r e t h e m e a n s by which
C o n t r o l of t h e J a p a n e s e Beetle we p r o d u c e results, b o t h direct a n d inGrub.
direct, b u t it is n o t these tools t h a t I
12.30 P. M.
am p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d in. W e have,
L u n c h a t Canoe Brook C o u n t r y Club. also, o t h e r tools. T h e tools of h u m a n
relations. H o w we fit ourselves into t h e
2.00 P. M.
How
B u s T r i p to N e w J e r s e y E x p e r i m e n - Club w h e r e we a r e employed.
well we w o r k in h a r m o n y with o t h e r
t a l Plots.
d e p a r t m e n t s of our Club. H o w s m o o t h l y
" F i e l d E x p e r i m e n t s on F e r t i l i z e r s and
we m a n a g e o u r labor. H o w s u c c e s s f u l l y
Soil Conditioning f o r Golf Grasswe c o o p e r a t e with o u r c h a i r m a n a n d
es".
o t h e r golf officials. These tools a r e
Dr. H o w a r d B. S p r a g u e (on t h e plots)
v a s t l y m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n the o t h e r
N. J . A g r i c u l t u r e E x p . Station.
ones I h a v e spoken of b u t it is n o t of
8.30 P. M.
B a n q u e t a t Canoe Brook C o u n t r y t h e s e e i t h e r t h a t I care to t a l k . A n y
or all of t h e s e tools a r e f o u n d in inClub.
n u m e r a b l e lines of work, b u t t h e r e is
8.00 P. M.
one set of tools which is f o u n d only in
"Turf Insect Pests".
G r e e n k e e p i n g . If we a r e n o t e q u i p p e d
E r n e s t N. Cory, S t a t e E n t o m o l o g i s t , w i t h these tools we can n e v e r be sucU n i v e r s i t y of M a r y l a n d .
c e s s f u l G r e e n k e e p e r s and w i t h o u t t h e s e
tools I d o u b t v e r y m u c h if we will c a r e
8.30 P . M.
to r e m a i n G r e e n k e e p i n g indefinitely.
"Fairway Grasses".
These tools a r e t h e p a r t i c u l a r ability,
H. B. Musser, Associate P r o f e s s o r
E x p e r i m e n t a l A g r o n o m y , P e n n s y l - t h e p e c u l i a r t e m p e r a m e n t and specific
i n t u i t i o n f o r G r e e n k e e p i n g t h a t is o u r s
v a n i a S t a t e College.
n a t u r a l l y . These tools m a y be developed
9.00 P. M.
"The
Business
of
M a n u f a c t u r i n g b u t t h e y c a n n o t be i n j e c t e d into us.
W i t h o u t these tools none of us would
Pleasurable Golf".
Professor Lawrence
S. Dickinson, be h e r e this a f t e r n o o n and since we a r e
h e r e it is self e v i d e n t t h a t we have t h e
M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t a t e College.
tools w e w o r k with.
I t is of these, to
Tuesday, J u n e 6th:
me f u n d a m e n t a l l y essential tools w e
9.30 A. M.
w o r k w i t h t h a t I am going to talk.
B u s T o u r of Typical Golf Courses.
If we w e r e using these tools as t h e y
1.00 P. M.
should be used, if we h a d a complete
Lunch.
u n d e r s t a n d i n g of how to use t h e s e tools,
or if we would b u t a p p r e c i a t e t h e value
2.00 P. M.
Dr. J o h n M o n t e i t h , J r .
of t h e s e tools we w o r k with, Greenk e e p i n g would be in a m u c h h e a l t h i e r
2.30 P. M.
state.
R o u n d T a b l e Discussion.

Monday,

W

HETHER it's men, dollars or mowing units—you are way ahead if you can get five to do the
work of seven. A N D — 5 Pennsylvania Giant Fairways
will do the work of 7 ordinary Fairway units. Cutting
a swath within 2 feet as wide as regular 7-gangs, the
Giant 36-inch Quint reduces rnower maintenance costs
by 29%. It also saves 2 0 % on gas and power.
By using the Pennsylvania Giant Quint, golf courses
in all parts of the country are cutting down their maintenance costs and getting faster work with less labor.
Investigate the Pennsylvania line of Fairways and the
Pennsylvania Super-Roller Greensmower, used on the
world's finest courses to keep turf and budgets in good
condition.
Write today for the New 1939 Catalog (shown at
left) giving Facts on how to get better playing conditions at the lowest cost.

QUALITY

MOWERS

WE

DO

NOT

MAKE

TRACTORS

Having ourselves specialized to the exclusion of all
other products we therefore believe that tractor and
motor manufacturers are best qualified to produce tractors. That is why we discontinued selling them years
ago. The Pennsylvania Fairway units can be drawn by
any tractor you have or may wish to buy.

î

I
Write
Ca

PRIMOS
PENNA.

for
talogue

LAW ri MOWER

WORKS

IIISTKIBUTOISS
JOHN

J.

NYHAN

WOODWORTH

BRADLEY,

120
INC.

Cypress

131 Dorrance

Street,

Brookline,

Street, Providence,

Mass.
R.

I.

W h a t do I m e a n by t h a t ?
E v e r since G r e e n k e e p e r s have w o r k e d
cooperatively f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of
G r e e n k e e p i n g , b o t h scientific and m a t e r i a l , t h e spirit of " D o n ' t look n o w b u t
I t h i n k we a r e b e i n g f o l l o w e d " has b e e n
all too evident in t h e i r d e l i b e r a t i o n s
and actions. It is m u c h too clear t h a t
t h e m o v i n g spirit of t h e G r e e n k e e p e r s
is, m o r e o f t e n " W h a t is this going to
do f o r m e ? " r a t h e r t h a n will cooperation a n d c o n c e r t e d action b r i n g a b o u t
results
leading to
advancement
of
G r e e n k e e p i n g as a whole.
T h e s c a r e c r o w of j o b competition
f r o m o t h e r s in t h e golf field is cont i n u a l l y being s t u c k u p b e f o r e us. T h a t
bugaboo
of
o f f e n d i n g someone
in
a u t h o r i t y by o u r action and the bogeym a n of scientific a n d r e s e a r c h competition have all been built u p into such
hobgoblin p r o p o r t i o n s t h a t it is a n e v e r
c e a s i n g w o n d e r to me t h a t we G r e e n k e e p e r s have n o t a p e r m a n e n t crick in
our n e c k s f r o m w a t c h i n g over our
s h o u l d e r s f o r this m o t l e y crew of
m o n s t e r s , f e a r f u l t h a t t h e y will catch
u p with us, t r a m p l e us u n d e r t h e i r f e e t ,
a n d eliminate us f r o m our jobs.
H o w silly this all is.
W h a t an u t t e r lack of a p p r e c i a t i o n
of t h e tools we w o r k with has allowed
us to r e a c h this s o r r y s t a t e of mind. It
is a s t a t e of mind, n o t a s t a t e of a f f a i r s . W e have a p a r t i c u l a r ability; we
have a peculiar t e m p e r a m e n t ; we have
a specific intuition t h a t dedicates us to
Greenkeeping.
W e have t h e s e chara c t e r i s t i c s definitely, and j u s t as defin i t e l y no one outside of G r e e n k e e p i n g
has them.
F e l l o w G r e e n k e e p e r s , we
hold t h e cards. I f , as too m a n y of us
seem to f e e l , someone is p l a y i n g our
cards f o r us, it is b e c a u s e we a r e
" d u m m y " and a r e allowing t h e m to. I
do n o t believe this t o be t h e a c t u a l
f a c t , b u t if such is t h e case, golf m a i n t e n a n c e is s u f f e r i n g a n d h a s s u f f e r e d
f o r m a n y y e a r s f o r t h e cards a r e t h e n
b e i n g played by i n f e r i o r minds. T h e
c a r d s a r e t h e n b e i n g played by m i n d s
which h a v e n o t t h e tools of ability,
t e m p e r a m e n t and intuition f o r Greenk e e p i n g t h a t we have, f o r if those players did have t h e tools we w o r k with t h e y
too would be in t h e G r e e n k e e p i n g fold.
How stupid it is to allow ourselves to
b r e a k out into • a cold s w e a t of f e a r
w h e n e v e r job competition f r o m t h e Golf
P r o f e s s i o n a l or t h e M a n a g e r is discussed. This f a t and lusty s c a r e c r o w
h a s b e e n stuck u p b e f o r e us f o r so long

t h a t I w o n d e r t h a t no one has s t r i p p e d
t h e clothing f r o m it and exposed it f o r
t h e s t r a w m a n t h a t it is. A golf prof e s s i o n a l is a golf p r o f e s s i o n a l b e c a u s e
he too has a set of tools with which
he works. H e has t h e tools of specific
ability,
peculiar
temperament
and
particular intuition fo r playing and
t e a c h i n g t h e g a m e of golf. So also has
t h e M a n a g e r his set of tools with which
he works. If c i r c u m s t a n c e s f o r c e t h e s e
m e n into combining G r e e n k e e p i n g with
t h e i r o t h e r d u t i e s t h e r e can be b u t one
r e s u l t . If t h e c o m b i n a t i o n job s t a n d s
t h e t e s t of t i m e it is b e c a u s e t h e P r o G r e e n k e e p e r or t h e
Manager-Greenk e e p e r knowingly or u n k n o w i n g l y i s
h a v i n g his G r e e n k e e p i n g cards p l a y e d
f o r him. This is n o t a h a p p y s i t u a t i o n
and one which does n o t occur excepting r a r e l y , a n d it exists solely b e c a u s e
we G r e e n k e e p e r s h a v e n o t used t h e
tools we w o r k with to t h e i r u t m o s t
capacity.
Let us now consider t h e scientific o r
r e s e a r c h competition. T h a t b o g e y m a n
over which we solemnly shake our h e a d s
and declare t h a t t h e old days w e r e t h e
best a f t e r all is, w h e n considered in t h e
light of t h e tools we w o r k with, j u s t
a n o t h e r s t u f f e d shirt.
Men who a r e
p u r s u i n g r e s e a r c h in golf t u r f h a v e t h e
ability n e c e s s a r y f o r s u c c e s s f u l Greenk e e p i n g ; t h a t no one can deny, b u t t h e y
lack, absolutely, t h e t e m p e r a m e n t and
i n t u i t i o n f o r it, a n d w i t h o u t t h e s e two,
ability is as n o t h i n g . These m e n h a v e
not the t e m p e r a m e n t and intuition for
G r e e n k e e p i n g because r e s e a r c h w o r k
h a s a t e m p e r a m e n t and an i n t u i t i o n
j u s t as p e c u l i a r l y its own as has Greenk e e p i n g . T h e r e f o r e these m e n a r e dedicated to r e s e a r c h j u s t as s u r e l y as you
and I a r e dedicated to G r e e n k e e p i n g .
T h e l e o p a r d c a n n o t c h a n g e its spots n o r
can t h e camel pass t h r o u g h t h e needles
eye. I c a n n o t conceive of a n y o n e who
has an established r e p u t a t i o n in r e s e a r c h
w o r k considering t h a t a c h a n g e to
G r e e n k e e p i n g offers a n y a t t r a c t i o n or
a d v a n t a g e s w h a t s o e v e r . If t h e r e is such
an individual I will gladly swap j o b s
with him and I have no f e a r in m a k i n g
t h e p r o p h e c y t h a t m y f a i l u r e as a " r e s e a r c h e r " will be no m o r e i m m e d i a t e
and no less complete t h a n will be his as
a G r e e n k e e p e r . The tools of ability,
t e m n e r a m e n t a n d i n t u i t i o n will n o t be
denied.
B e f o r e I give you m y final t h o u g h t
on how we h a v e allowed t h e lack of und e r s t a n d i n g of t h e tools we w o r k with
to g e t us into this spirit of d e f e a t i s m

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w h i c h i s so p r e v a l e n t a m o n g G r e e n - w i t h h a s b u i l t a b a r r i e r b e t w e e n w e
keepers I w a n t t o d e m o n s t r a t e misappliG r e e n k e e p e r s a n d w i n t e r schools f o r
c a t i o n a n d n e g l e c t of t h e t o o l s w e w o r k
G r e e n k e e p e r s t o t h e d i s t i n c t loss of
with.
b o t h t h e G r e e n k e e p e r s a n d t h e schools.
I n t h e m e m o r y of all of u s a n d in t h e
P l e a s e n o t e — I m a k e n o d i s t i n c t i o n bee x p e r i e n c e of m o s t of u s h e r e t h e Sul- t w e e n schools. W h i l e s o m e e d u c a t i o n a l
p h a t e of A m m o n i a e r a is still q u i t e
c o u r s e i n s o m e o t h e r s t a t e is r e c e i v i n g
f r e s h . H e r e w a s a specific tool. A tool
our approval w e may b e damning t h e
w h i c h w o u l d p r o d u c e d i r e c t a n d i m m e d - W i n t e r School f o r G r e e n k e e p e r s a t
i a t e r e s u l t s . A t o o l c o n c e i v e d so p l a u s i M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t a t e College, a n d w h i l e
b l y a n d w i t h s u c h a u t h o r i t y t h a t i t soon
t h e school a t M a s s a c h u s e t t s S t a t e Cola c q u i r e d a r e p u t a t i o n of b e i n g t h e
lege i s r e c e i v i n g t h e a p p r o v a l of a n " m u s t " t o o l of G r e e n k e e p i n g . T h e t o o l
o t h e r g r o u p of G r e e n k e e p e r s , t h e y t o o
w i t h o u t w h i c h n o G r e e n k e e p e r could
a r e d a m n i n g a s h o r t c o u r s e in t h e i r
l i o p e t o s u r v i v e . H o w all t h i s c a m e a b o u t s e c t i o n of t h e c o u n t r y . T h i s c o n d i t i o n
is of n o m o m e n t . W h a t is of s u p r e m e
m a y b e d i s m i s s e d a s a m a t t e r of p e r i m p o r t a n c e is t h e f a c t t h a t t h e t o o l s of
spective. I t is not that i t is a complete
ability, t e m p e r a m e n t a n d i n t u i t i o n f o r
lack of a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d a t o t a l n e g l e c t
G r e e n k e e p i n g w e r e n o t used in developof t h e t o o l s w e w o r k w i t h . W e G r e e n i n g t h e S u l p h a t e of A m m o n i a t h e o r y . k e e p e r s a r e a l l o w i n g t h e t o o l s w e w o r k
I say they w e r e n o t used, more t h a n
w i t h t o lie idle i n t h e c o r n e r g a t h e r i n g
likely t h e y w e r e e n t i r e l y a b s e n t i n t h e r u s t . T h e schools a r e n o t u s i n g t h e i r
m i n d s of t h o s e w h o seized u p o n t h i s tools t o t h e b e s t a d v a n t a g e . I n t h e e a r l y
w o n d e r f u l n e w tool a n d f r o m their
d a y s of T h e W i n t e r School f o r G r e e n p o s i t i o n s of a u t h o r i t y f o r c e d i t s u n r e - k e e p e r s , w h e n t h e h o m e l y , e a r t h y a t s t r a i n e d u s e u p o n golf m a i n t e n a n c e . W e
m o s p h e r e of t h e " Q u e s t i o n B o x " ' p r e all k n o w t h e r e s u l t s w h i c h c a m e f r o m
v a i l e d , we, t h e G r e e n k e e p e r s a n d t h e y ,
t h e lavish u s e of S u l p h a t e of A m m o n i a .
t h e school, g a v e v e r y h o p e f u l i n d i c a t i o n s
M a n y of u s s u f f e r e d "Trom o u r n e g l e c t
of d e v e l o p i n g t h e c o o p e r a t i v e u s e of
of t h e t o o l s w e w o r k w i t h , t h e r e b y a l - o u r specific t o o l s of a b i l i t y , t e m p e r a lowing ourselves t o b e stampeded into
ment and intuition for the betterment
t h e u n r e s t r a i n e d u s e of S u l p h a t e of
of G r e e n k e e p i n g .
That this situation
A m m o n i a . O t h e r s of u s h a v e s u f f e r e d
does n o t n o w e x i s t is n e e d l e s s t o p o i n t
b e c a u s e w e h a v e h a d t o p i c k u p t h e o u t . I t is n o t w i t h i n m y p r o v i n c e t o g o
pieces a f t e r the explosion and t h e r e - into the whys and w h e r e f o r e s . I simply
s u l t i n g j o b loss b y s o m e G r e e n k e e p e r
w a n t t o indicate t h a t this antagonism
who paid dearly f o r not using the tools
h a s b e e n a l l o w e d to b e c o m e a f a c t solely
w e w o r k w i t h . S u l p h a t e of A m m o n i a
because w e have n o t considered t h e
is b u t o n e of t h e m a n y specific t o o l s
p r o b l e m i n t h e l i g h t of t h e t o o l s w e
which have done much harm when used
work with. W h e n w e do consider t h e
without first t e m p e r i n g t h e m with t h e
w h o l e p i c t u r e of w i n t e r schools a n d
t o o l s w e w o r k w i t h . T h e r e will be m o r e
s h o r t c o u r s e s f r o m t h e v i e w - p o i n t of t h e
as p o t e n t i a l l y d a n g e r o u s .
tools we work with, it becomes a s clear
I t is p a r t i c u l a r l y f i t t i n g t h a t h e r e a n d
a s a c r y s t a l t h a t s u c h schools c a n do b u t
a t t h i s t i m e w e c o n s i d e r h o w t h e one t h i n g . H e l p u s . Q u i t e t r u e , qualid e f e a t i s m a r i s i n g f r o m t h e lack of a p fied G r e e n k e e p e r s a r e a p t t o b e i n
p r e c i a t i o n a n d use of t h e t o o l s w e w o r k
m i n o r i t y i n t h e classes of t h e s e schools.

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W h a t of it? F o r m a n y good r e a s o n s it
is impossible f o r e n o u g h qualified G r e e n k e e p e r s to t a k e t i m e off to c r e a t e a n
e n r o l l m e n t l a r g e e n o u g h to rigidly res t r i c t t h e eligibility. C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e
m a j o r i t y of t h e e n r o l l m e n t of t h e s e
schools is m a d e u p of m e n who we believe a r e n o t p o t e n t i a l G r e e n k e e p e r s .
F o r t h a t r e a s o n we say t h e s e schools a r e
n o t j u s t i f y i n g t h e i r c o n t i n u e d existence, t h e y should be discontinued. I t
is quite possible t h a t c o n c e r t e d action
on our p a r t could b r i n g a b o u t this
e v e n t u a l i t y . To do so would be t h e
most serious m i s t a k e ever m a d e by we
G r e e n k e e p e r s . It has been well said
t h a t all a n y school can do is help a
good m a n become a b e t t e r m a n and
m a k e a f o o l a b i g g e r fool. We w a n t
t h e s e schools so t h a t a good m a n can
have t h e s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r self b e t t e r m e n t , a n d since t h e n u m b e r of good
m e n who can avail t h e m s e l v e s of t h e s e
schools in a n y one y e a r is so limited
t h a t t h e r e q u i r e d e n r o l l m e n t c a n n o t be
o b t a i n e d , we need t h e others, t h e t y p e
of m e n t h a t we have used as a r g u m e n t s
a g a i n s t t h e s e schools. T h e t y p e of m e n
who have n o t t h e ability, t e m p e r a m e n t
a n d intuition f o r G r e e n k e e p i n g , b u t who
believe t h a t it can be i n j e c t e d into t h e m
a n d so, y e a r a f t e r y e a r , enroll in these
schools. T h e y deserve our t h a n k s f o r
m a k i n g t h e s e schools possible, t h u s giving to t h e good m e n of G r e e n k e e p i n g
o p p o r t u n i t i e s to m a k e themselves b e t t e r
m e n . T h a t is b u t one half of t h e pict u r e — i m p o r t a n t e n o u g h in itself
but
n o t so i m p o r t a n t as t h e f o l l o w i n g h a l f .
These m e n who have n o t t h e tools we
work with, t h e ability, t h e t e m p e r a m e n t ,
t h e intuition f o r G r e e n k e e p i n g m a y step
into a G r e e n k e e p i n g j o b because of a
school b a c k g r o u n d as a g a i n s t some o t h e r
a p p l i c a n t who has a G r e e n k e e p i n g backg r o u n d b u t who h a s n o t been able to
a t t e n d a s h o r t course. I say m a y — a n d
if such a m a n is chosen we will soon
see w h a t is m e a n t by t h e saying t h a t
" a l l t h a t a school can do is m a k e a f o o l
a bigger f o o l " . This m a n who is lacking in t h e tools we w o r k with has n o t
t h e ability, t h e t e m p e r a m e n t , t h e intuition f o r G r e e n k e e p i n g t h r o u g h which he
m a y apply t h e specific tools which his
s t u d i e s have placed in his hands. T h e y
t h u s become n o t tools b u t d a n g e r o u s
w e a p o n s and all too soon t h e i r use becomes a p p a r e n t in r e s u l t s . W h a t is the
final r e s u l t of all this? T h a t is not f o r
us to w o r r y a b o u t . Schooling can n e v e r
c r e a t e t h e tools we w o r k with, it can
a n d does p u t specific tools into t h e h a n d s

of m a n y m e n who should n e v e r be p e r m i t t e d to h a n d l e t h e m , a n d if these m e n
do g e t G r e e n k e e p i n g j o b s it is n o t h i n g
t o be a l a r m e d a b o u t . Their tools will
b e t r a y t h e m . T h e r e s u l t s can n e v e r be
o t h e r w i s e ; t h e y do n o t possess, t h e y
can never possess t h e tools we w o r k
with and w i t h o u t t h e tools of ability,
temperament and intuition for Greenk e e p i n g their life as a G r e e n k e e p e r is
definitely limited.
I do not ask you to a c c e p t t h e p r e s e n t
set-up of W i n t e r Schools and
short
courses whole h e a r t e d l y , n o r do I exp e c t you to a g r e e with me u n r e s e r v e d l y
on t h e o t h e r controversial m a t t e r s t h a t
I h a v e touched in, b u t I do ask you
t o stop w o r r y i n g a b o u t t h e m a n d I suggest t h a t instead of b u c k i n g t h e schools,
t h e j o b c o m p e t i t o r s and t h e r e s e a r c h
m e n , we all polish up t h e tools we w o r k
with to see t h a t a b e t t e r cooperation
l e a d i n g to t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of G r e e n k e e p i n g m a y be developed.
All t h a t I h a v e said this a f t e r n o o n
h a s been quite a b s t r a c t . I have told you
n o t h i n g definite. I have given you n o t h ing c o n c r e t e t o t a k e a w a y w i t h y o u ,
b u t I t h i n k t h a t I can give you somet h i n g which will c l a r i f y w h a t I m e a n
b y t h e tools we work with. It is cont a i n e d in a poem t h a t was p r i n t e d in
G o l f d o m last year. T h e poem s t a r t s
o u t as a typical l a m e n t of t h e Greenkeeper, b u t in t h e last f e w lines t h e r e
is a s u m m i n g up of t h e tools we w o r k
with. H e r e it is.
I'll t a k e t h e c u t s t h e y h a n d m e a n d
t r y and keep alive.
I ' m w a i t i n g to be told j u s t how
two m e n will work as five
Or how t h e kids can be k e p t dressed
and Missus looking n e a t
W h e n pay-checks s h r i n k f r o m m o n t h
to m o n t h , it sure will be some f e a t .
B u t j u s t t h e same I'll play along
u n t i l t h a t v e r y day
The old m a n with t h e scythe swings
once and cuts m e down to hay.
I'll t r y and keep u p w i t h t h e b o y s
who know their t h u s a n d so
I'll plug and r e a d a n d s t u d y a n d
f o r g e t a b o u t t h e dough.
T h e wise boys say, " Y o u ' r e n u t t y " ,
perhaps they're right, Alas!
I j u s t c a n ' t t h i n k of l a y i n g down, you
see I love m y g r a s s .

TALKS

Bartlett

ON

TREES

By E. P. Felt
Tree Research Laboratories
S t a m f o r d , Conn.

T h e wind a n d sleet s t o r m of M a r c h 12
w a s r e p o r t e d as c a u s i n g m o r e d a m a g e to
s t r e e t and p a r k t r e e s in New York City
t h a n t h e h u r r i c a n e of last S e p t e m b e r .
T h e above is n o t necessarily a l a r m ing. It shows w h a t a local s t o r m can
do. New Y o r k City was on t h e edge of
t h e h u r r i c a n e a r e a of last S e p t e m b e r a n d
escaped with c o m p a r a t i v e l y little dama g e . It cost t h e r e l a t i v e l y small t o w n
of Brookline, Mass., $65,000 to r e p a i r
t h e d a m a g e caused by t h e h u r r i c a n e .
W h a t would e q u i v a l e n t d a m a g e have
a m o u n t e d to in t h e m u c h l a r g e r New
Y o r k City?
T h e significant f e a t u r e in this l a t e r
s t o r m is t h a t it is typical of i n j u r y likely
t o occur a n y w h e r e in t h e United S t a t e s
t h o u g h usually in a r e l a t i v e l y small
a r e a . T r e e d a m a g e r e s u l t s f r o m ice
s t o r m s as well as f r o m winds and in
some cases it is a c o m b i n a t i o n of both.
T h e s e n a t u r a l t e s t s of t r e e s c a n n o t be

AGAIN

avoided. T h e i r r e c u r r e n c e over l a r g e r
or smaller a r e a s r a i s e s a question as to
t h e possibility of g r o w i n g s t r o n g e r ,
more s t o r m - r e s i s t e n t trees. T h e developm e n t of an a d e q u a t e r o o t system should
enable most t r e e s to resist all b u t t h e
most violent wind c u r r e n t s . This is well
shown w h e r e t r e e s h a v e b e e n f e d over a
series of y e a r s . T h e r e a r e also t h e possibilities of p r u n i n g in r e d u c i n g s t o r m
d a m a g e f r o m b o t h wind a n d ice. E x cessive h e i g h t and too m a n y b r a n c h e s
a r e f a v o r a b l e to s t o r m b r e a k a g e .
It is also advisable to go back t o original causes a n d choose t r e e s c a r e f u l l y f o r
s t r e e t a n d p a r k p u r p o s e s . C a r o l i n a poplars, s o f t m a p l e s and willows a r e a m o n g
t h e m o r e c o m m o n s t o r m victims. T h e y
are planted
frequently because
of
supposedly m o r e r a p i d g r o w t h . This is
t r u e to a c e r t a i n e x t e n t a n d y e t m o r e
d u r a b l e t r e e s , given good g r o w i n g conditions, r e a l l y g r o w quickly.
T h e h u r r i c a n e h a s b r o u g h t to a t t e n tion possibilities of t r e e d a m a g e and to
a certain e x t e n t t h e desirability of
trees. I t should e v e n t u a t e in a decided
i m p r o v e m e n t of t h e t r e e p r o g r a m f o r
m a n y cities a n d villages.

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is a Simple and E f f e c t i v e A N T r e m e d y .
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A r b o r D a y with its stimulus t o p l a n t
t r e e s is n e a r a t h a n d .
M a n y c o m m u n i t i e s lost g r e a t n u m b e r s of v a l u a b l e t r e e s in t h e h u r r i c a n e
of last S e p t e m b e r . N a t u r a l l y t h e r e is a
s t r o n g desire to r e p l a c e t h e losses and in
one e a s t e r n city t h e s t a t e m e n t w a s madei
t h a t two t r e e s w e r e to be p l a n t e d f o r
every one d e s t r o y e d . This does n o t
solve t h e p r o b l e m . Such a policy would
in m a n y cases m e a n l a r g e r n u m b e r s of
t r e e s in sections which w e r e previously
overstocked and t h e r e is a p r o b a b i l i t y
t h a t with t h e p l a n t i n g of g r e a t e r n u m b e r s less a t t e n t i o n would be paid t o
individual t r e e s .
It is e v i d e n t t h a t one well g r o w n
shade t r e e is m u c h m o r e s a t i s f a c t o r y
t h a n several crowded or poorly developed t r e e s . T h e t r e e e n j o y i n g ample
space is m o r e s t u r d y and s t o r m resistant. W h y n o t g r o w t h e m t h a t w a y ?
Thick p l a n t i n g is justified by some on
t h e g r o u n d t h a t it is easy to t h i n .
T h e o r e t i c a l l y this is t r u e , p r a c t i c a l l y it
is r a r e l y done.
The shade t r e e s of the f u t u r e should
be p l a n t e d f a r e n o u g h a p a r t so as to
permit satisfactory development, and
w h e r e physical obstacles occur, such as
011 n a r r o w s t r e e t s , r e s t r i c t selections to
r e l a t i v e l y small t r e e s .
Some r e g a r d
should be given to t h e t y p e of t r e e .
M a n y wishing i m m e d i a t e r e s u l t s in y e a r s
past p l a n t e d large n u m b e r s of Carolina
p o p l a r s and s o f t m a p l e s .
There are
s t a t e m e n t s to t h e e f f e c t t h a t t h e h u r r i cane w a s i m p a r t i a l in its d e s t r u c t i o n of
t r e e s a n d to a c e r t a i n e x t e n t this is
t r u e . Nevertheless, t h e City of N e w
Y o r k lost over 12,000 t r e e s in t h e h u r r i c a n e a n d n e a r l y 6,600 of t h e s e w e r e
silver m a p l e s or poplars. A similar condition w a s r e p o r t e d f r o m N e w a r k , N. J .
I m m e d i a t e effects a r e a m i n o r consideration and in case desirable varieties a r e
n o t available this spring, it m i g h t be
wise to delay p l a n t i n g f o r a y e a r or
more.
It is i m p o r t a n t to select t r e e s which
will reflect t h e spirit of t h e c o m m u n i t y
f o r a t least half a c e n t u r y and possibly
f o r two c e n t u r i e s or m o r e .

T h e cost a n d value of shade t r e e s is
up f o r discussion in connection with recovery f r o m h u r r i c a n e losses.
A recent
announcement
from
a
n u r s e r y gives an idea of values a n d t h e
cost of r e p l a c e m e n t s . A 10 inch, 35-40
f o o t high s o f t m a p l e is listed a t $190,
a 7 % inch, 20-25 f o o t high N o r w a y
m a p l e a t $125, a 6 inch, 25 f o o t high
r e d maple at $35, a n d an 8 inch, 40 f o o t
high s u g a r m a p l e a t $200. It is obvious
t h a t r e p l a c e m e n t s w i t h good sized t r e e s
r u n into m o n e y quickly a n d t h e use of
t h e s e will be limited m o s t l y to e s t a t e s
w h e r e costs a r e a s o m e w h a t m i n o r consideration. The s u p p l y of good, f a i r sized t r e e s in n u r s e r i e s m u s t be quite
limited in p r o p o r t i o n to t h e d e m a n d .
T h e r e a r e u n i t e d e f f o r t s in a n u m b e r
of localities to speed r e h a b i l i t a t i o n .
This is m u c h n e e d e d in m a n y places. In
one t o w n t h e initial cost of t r e e s f o r r e p l a c e m e n t s h a s been m e t b y a g e n e r o u s
donor. Conversely, one local p a p e r r e p o r t s t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e care of
t r e e s w a s slashed f r o m $35,000 to
$20,000. T h e n t h e r e is t h e claim by a
p a r t y t h a t t h e t r e e s in his c o m m u n i t y
could be cared f o r equally well f o r 4 0 %
less.
W i t h o u t a t t e m p t i n g t o pass u p o n t h e
r e l a t i v e m e r i t of t h e s e m a t t e r s , t h e r e is
u r g e n t n e e d f o r r e p l a c e m e n t and b e t t e r
care of s t r e e t a n d p a r k trees.
I t is
possible t h a t r e d u c t i o n s can be m a d e in
some localities t h o u g h as a r u l e m o r e
r a t h e r t h a n less m o n e y is n e e d e d . A
serious e f f o r t should be m a d e in all
places to use available r e s o u r c e s in
m o n e y a n d c o o p e r a t i o n to t h e b e s t
possible a d v a n t a g e . R e p l a c e m e n t s w i t h
small t r e e s m a y be n e c e s s a r y in m a n y
localities b e c a u s e of limited
finances.
T h e r e a r e u n d o u b t e d l y places w h e r e considerably m o r e can be done w i t h t h e
u s u a l a p p r o p r i a t i o n a n d in view of
existing conditions e v e r y r e a s o n a b l e e f f o r t should be m a d e to i n c r e a s e efficiency a l o n g these lines.
This is t h e t i m e w h e n e v e r y o n e i n t e r ested in t r e e s should s t u d y possibilities
closely and aid in h a s t e n i n g a m u c h
needed r e s t o r a t i o n .

OFFICERS' DIRECTORY
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman

J o h n Counsell, 5 E l l s w o r t h Rd., P e a b o d y ,
Philip Cassidy, 45 Grosvenor Rd., N e e d h a m ,
F r a n k Wilson, Charles River C. C., N e w t o n C e n t r e ,
E n t e r . Comm
Sam S. Mitchell, P o n k a p o a g G. C., C a n t o n ,
Golf Comm
Lloyd G. S t o t t , M e a d o w Brook G. C., R e a d i n g ,
W e l f a r e Comm
E d w i n H a n s e n , Concord C. C., Concord,
E m p l o y . Comm. . . . A r t h u r A n d e r s o n , 358 F u l l e r St., W. N e w t o n ,
Trustees
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LEWIS

WASHERS

A Lewis W a s h e r a t e v e r y tee enables a g o l f e r t o always tee u p a
clean, s p a r k l i n g w h i t e ball. This helps him t o e n j o y a n d improve h i s
g a m e — c o n t r i b u t e s t o longer, t r u e r d r i v e s — r e d u c e s golf ball losses.
MULTI-BALL

ROTO

WASHER

This n e w w a s h e r is simplicity itself. A
p e r f e c t l y n a t u r a l a c t i o n — j u s t t u r n the c r a n k
w i t h one h a n d and f e e d d i r t y golf balls into
t h e top opening. I n a second t h e y pop out,
one a f t e r t h e other, g l e a m i n g w h i t e a n d
c l e a n — r e a d y f o r b e t t e r golf.
T h e r e a r e n o g e a r s t o g e t o u t of o r d e r .
Splashing is e n t i r e l y eliminated.
Winding
t h e ball a r o u n d a c i r c u l a r r o u t e i n s u r e s a
t h o r o u g h cleaning, a n d also p r e v e n t s u n e v e n
wear
upon t h e "warp-proof",
aluminum
backed circular b r u s h . A coil s p r i n g keeps
u n i f o r m p r e s s u r e of bristle a g a i n s t
ball.
B r u s h is easily replaced. A d r a i n p l u g a t t h e
b o t t o m of t h e a l u m i n u m case f a c i l i t a t e s
cleaning.
PADDLE-TYPE

WASHER

We d o u b t t h a t t h e r e is a g o l f e r who a t
one t i m e o r a n o t h e r h a s n o t used this w a s h e r .
Such u n i v e r s a l a c c e p t a n c e comes t o a p r o d u c t
only a f t e r i t has p r o v e d its w o r t h . T h e r e a sons a r e , t h e y do a good job of c l e a n i n g —
have exceptionally long l i f e — a r e easily k e p t
c l e a n — a n d a r e inexpensive.
J u s t pull up t h e p a d d l e — i n s e r t t h e b a l l —
a n d with a f e w simple s t r o k e s t h e ball is
clean.
T h e p a t e n t e d slot (shown in t h e
p h a n t o m view t o l e f t ) r o t a t e s t h e ball so
t h a t i t s e n t i r e s u r f a c e is s c r u b b e d b y t h e
brushes. B r u s h e s have equalizing s p r i n g on
b a c k t o c o m p e n s a t e f o r w e a r , and c a n b e
easily and inexpensively replaced.
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