NEWSLETTER
D E C E M B E R

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T h e December meeting of the Association
was held at the Waltham Field Station, Monday,
December second.
There were sixty members present and many
dealers attended in order to hear Dr. Elliot
Roberts of the University of Massachusetts speak
on the future plans of the Agronomy Department at the University.
Dr. Roberts introduced Professor Joseph
Troll, a full time member of his staff at Amherst.
Professor Troll's work will deal with turf and
soil problems. Diagnostic service will be available.
T h e Winter School will be an eight week
program followed by the Annual Spring Conference. A tentative schedule for the Spring Conference is that the meetings and lunches will be
held in the new Student Union building followed by the customary banquet at Northampton. T h e schedule will be set up so that everyone will find it a must to attend both days of
the conference. Panel participation appears to
be the right approach for holding interest and
attendance at a maximum.
Dr. Roberts stated that plans were being
made to conduct research and other experimental work on a golf course under actual playing conditions.
T h e benefit and possibility of a State or New
England T u r f Council was discussed.
It was pointed out that Turf Conferences,
journals and the association with other Superintendents is of importance in that order to future
superintendents, "there are many successful men
who were self-educated but their replacements
will be college graduates," so stated Dr. Roberts.
Door prizes were won by L. Duval, R . Muccirone, J . Sperandio and S. Mitchell, Sr.
T h e nominating committee presented
following slate of officers for 1958:

First Vice-President
Second
Third

Vice-President
Vice-President

Secretary

the

Manuel Francis

President

GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATION
OF NEW ENGLAND

Albert Allen
N. J . Sperandio
Paul O'Leary
William Ash

Arthur Cody

Treasurer
Trustee — 3 years
Chairman
Educational

Comtnittee

Chairman —
Golf Committee
Auditing

Theodore Swanson

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Committee

Raymond Brigham
Milton Brown
Howard D. Farrant
John O'Connor

We now have 117 members in good standing. Three new associate members were elected
to give us this grand total, they are:
William Edlund, Needham Golf Club
Philip Mitchell, Sharon Country Club
Eugene Chaiest, North Andover Country Club
Your By-Law Committee is hard at work; if
you have any suggestions write them down and
send them to the Secretary or bring them to the
next meeting.
We are sorry to hear Pat Tameo is in the
hospital. Drop him a card or note at the Rhode
Island Hospital, Providence, R. I.

The Annual Meeting
will be held at the
WALTHAM FIELD STATION
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1958
Luncheon will be at 12:30

Since this is the annual meeting it was
thought best not to have a speaker.
The By-Law Committee will meet at
10 a.m.
"This ivorld belongs to the energetic." —
Emerson. Your presence and active participation makes the Association the kind you would
like to have.
P H I L I P I. CASSIDY,
Business Mgr.