Newsletter
GOLF COURSE

SUPERINTENDENTS

February

ASSOCIATION

OF NEW

1957

ENGLAND

i i i i i H i i i i i i E i i i E s i i i i i i i i i i i i i H i i i i n i m i i i i i i i i i i n i i i i E i i i i n i i i e i i i i i i E i i i B i i i

The February meeting of the Association was
one of the most interesting of recent years.
T h e Directors and Winter School Committee met
with Dr. Havis before lunch and a final program of
speakers for the March 4 and 5 th refresher course
was presented. T h e program follows:
March 4
10:00 a.m. Welcome by Manuel Francis, President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England.
10:15 a.m. Introduction by Professor Lawrence
Dickinson.
10:30 a.m. Turf Renovation and Strains of
Grasses by Alexander M. Radko, North East
Director of the U.S.G.A. Greens section.
12:30

Catered Lunch.

Reynolds, John Connors, Guy Tedesco and
Cassidy.

Phil

Dealers present announced price lists, new materials, etc.
Norman Keyes, District Manager at Waltham of
the U. S. Social Security Administration, the main
speaker, gave an unusually informative talk on the
qualifications and benefits under the Social Security
Act. This talk was extremely interesting and time
alone brought an end to the questions presented to
and answered by Mr. Keyes. Incidentally, this subject can be presented to any interested group upon
request at your District Social Security Office.
Help for the work being done to promote golf at
Veterans Hospitals was discussed.
There are five Golf Clubs looking for qualified
Superintendents. Get in touch with the Secretary if
you are interested.

1:30 p.m. Weed control — Panel of Superintendents, Moderator, Dr. John Havis, Director of
the Waltham Field Station. Panel: Manuel
Francis, Philip I. Cassidy, Albert Allen and
Richard Silvar.

Two applications for Associate membership will
be voted on at the next meeting. They are: Leo R.
Brow, Supt. at the Commonwealth C. C. and R.
Joseph Dandurand, Supt. at the Maynard C. C.

3:00 p.m. Trees on Golf Courses
Dr. M. A. McKenzie of the Univ. of Mass.

T h e Treasurer announced that on January 1, 1957
our membership totaled 106.

4:00 p.m. Turf Research at the University of
Massachusetts. Dr. Elliot C. Roberts, Univ. of
Massachusetts.

We regret to announce that Alex Ohlson formerly
Supt. at the Lexington Golf Club and a former member and Director of this Association passed away
suddenly February 3rd in Florida.

March 5
9:30 a.m. Insects — Prof. W. D. Whitcomb, University of Massachusetts, Field Station at
Waltham.
10 :30 a.m. Diseases — Dr. William Klomparens,
The Upjohn Company.
12:30

Catered Lunch.

1:30 p.m. Soils and Fertilizers, Dr. William G.
Colby, University of Massachusetts.
2:30 p.m. High Lights of Conference by A. M.
Radko, U.S.G.A.
All members have received a return card which
should be filled in and mailed immediately.
There were 64 members and guests at the meeting.
Door prizes were won by Dick Finnerty, Ralph

Compulsory membership in the National Association was discussed and will again be brought up for
discussion. "We need each other!"
Here are some pertinent facts to remember:
1. The next regular meeting (a short one) will
be held at the Waltham Field Station,
March 4 at 9 A.M. just one half hour before the Refresher course starts.
2. If you do not send in your return card for
the Refresher Course — come anyway! but —
you won't be served any Lunch!
Capacity of the hall at Waltham is 200 plus —
Let's help fill it!
P H I L I P I. CASSIDY
Business Manager