NEWS
LETTER

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GOLF COURSE
SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATION
OF
NEW ENGLAND

The Annual meeting of the Golf Course
Superintendents' Association of New England
was held Monday, January 7th, at the Waltham
Field Station.
Weatherwise is was not the best for travel
and our attendance was the smallest in many
years. However, twenty-three hardy souls did
attend and, to belie the bad travel statement,
Dr. Colby and Dr. Roberts drove in from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
As usual, a fine luncheon was served and in
view of the fact of the small gathering, several
who never quite are filled up had to call it quits.
Guests at the luncheon were Dr. Havis, Dr.
Colby, Dr. Roberts and several of the office staff
at the Field Station.
Attendance prizes were won by Mario Finizia,
Alex Ohlson, Mary Lally (staff) and Michael
O'Grady.
At the meeting Dr. Colby and Dr. Roberts
explained the Winter School was dropped this
season because of the lack of teaching staff and
room facilities. Dr. Colby assured us that Dr.
Sieling had stated the Winter School would
certainly be reinstated in 1958.
Dr. Havis assured the Superintendents that
the facilities of the Field Station would be available for a two day refresher course, tenatively,
March 4th and 5th, 1957.
Orville Clapper extended the services of his
office for any printing or mailing necessary for
programs or notices.
Discussion was held on attendance of the National Turf Conference and Show at Louisville,
February 10-15. We are sorry to report that it
appears that only 12 are going from our organization.
At the business meeting Mario Finizia, Superintendent at the Wanamoisett Country Club,
was elected a regular member.

J A N U A R Y

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Arthur E. Anderson and Philip I. Cassidy
were appointed to the Policy Committee of the
National Association.
The following slate of officers for 1957 was
unanimously elected:
Manuel Francis
President
Albert Allen
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President N. J . Sperandio
Paul O'Leary
3rd Vice President
William Ash
Secretary
Arthur C. Cody
Treasurer
Theodore Swanson
Trustee 1 year
Trustee 3 years
John Realty
Educational Committee
Chairman
Raymond Brigham
Golf Committee
Milton Brown
Chairman
Howard Farrant,
Auditors
John O'Connor
We were sorry to hear that Dr. Jesse De France
had been ill, but we learned he is now at home
and convalescing satisfactorily.
SCHOOL IS NOT OUT!
On Monday, January 14th, Arthur Anderson,
Robert Grant, Richard Blake, Richard Silvar,
Manuel Francis and Philip Cassidy met with Dr.
Havis, Dr. Colby and Dr. Roberts at the Waltham Field Station.
Dr. Sieling phoned his assurance to us through
Dr. Havis that he would exert every effort to see
that the Winter School would be reinstated in
1958.
At this meeting a tentative two day schedule
covering all up to date features of fine turf
management was set up for March 4th and 5th.
The speakers and panels should be terrific.
The details will be worked out before the February meeting, but don't forget the dates.
March 4th, incidentally, will be a regular
meeting date.
The February meeting will be held Monday,
February 4th, at the Waltham Field Station.
Luncheon will be at 12:30 noon. There will
be a meeting of the by-law committee at 10:30
A.M.
There will be a speaker at the regular meeting plus discussion on making membership in
the National Association compulsory as it is in
nearly all sectional organizations.
Committees will be appointed by President
Manuel Francis.
If you want to be on a committee you should
certainly be there, and if you don't want to be
on a committee you just better attend!
Please excuse the omission of the editorial
section as the Editor is taking his annual sojourn
to the balmy south.
PHILIP I. CASSIDY, Business

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