NOVEMBER, 1966 (-joffi (bourse ourde Superintendents OF NEW bdociation E N G L A N D F O R T Y - T W O Y E A R S O L D — and young enough to reach for higher achievements in turf grass management and professional stature. President— LEON V. ST. PIERRE Longmeadow Country Club 51 Fenwood Road Longmeadow 6, Mass. Phone LO 7-5562 Secretary— THOMAS CURRAN Oak Hill Country Club 37 Parker Street Fitchburg, Mass. Phone D1 2-9198 Trustee— JOSEPH BUTLER United Shoe Country Club 3 Ridgewood Terrace Beverly, Mass. Phone WA 2-1263 Educational Committee ChairmanROBERT GRANT Brae Burn Country Cfub 22 Patricia Road Sudbury, Moss. Phone 443-2671 First Vice-President— ANTHONY CARANCI JR. Ledgemont Country Club 22 Hillview Drive North Providence 4, R. I. Phone PA 3-1688 Treasurer— LUC! EN DUVAL Chestnut Hill Country Club 9 Rose Lane Framingham Center, Mass. Phone 872-0006 Trustee— W I L L I A M ASH 9 Patton Street No. Dartmouth, Mass. Phone WY 3-8767 Golf Committee Chairman— EDWARD J. MURPHY Lexington Country Club 194 Oxbow Road Wayland, Mass. Phone 358-7410 Second Vice-President— RICHARD C. BLAKE Mt. Pleasant Country Club 211 Sewall Street Boylston, Mass. Phone 869-2737 Trustee— N. J . SPERANDIO Concord Country Club Concord, Mass. Phone EM 9-4723 Finance Committee ChairmanW I L L I A M ASH 9 Patton Street No. Dartmouth, Mass. Phone WY 3-8767 Newsletter Committee Chairman— MANUEL N. FRANCIS Belmont Country Club 387 Davis Road Bedford, Mass. Phone 275-8830 ^jolj? (Gourde Superintendents s^ddociation M m EMBER MEETING PRESIDENTS MESSAGE The November meeting was held at the Colonial Coach Inn, Marion, Mass. After lunch several Supts played golf at the Kittansitt Country Club. The first annual Lawrence S. Dickenson Scholarship given by the G . C . S . A . N . E . was awarded to Norman F. Bartlett, Stockbridge class of 1967. The scholarship is for $250.00. NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held December 5th at the HOLIDAY INN on Grove St., Newton, Mass. Take exitr53~(Grerve-St^ Exit) off-Route 128. Director's Meeting Lunch Business Meeting - - 00 00 1 00 11 12 This will be the annual meeting. Elections and a lot of old and new business to attend to. CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION President 1st Y . P . 2nd V . P . Secretary Treasurer Trustee for 3 years Finance Committee Chmn Educational Committee Chmn Golf Committee Chmn Newsletter Committee Chmn Leon St. Pierre Anthony Caranci Jr. John O'Connor Richard C. Blake Cosimo Piantdosi Thomas Curran Lucien Duval Philip Cassiday Nary J. Sperandio Robert Grant Edward Murphy Dean Robertson CHRISTMAS PARTY • GOOD BUSINESS An opportunity (and a challenge) to add to your knowledge and prestige is available to all qualified, forward-thinking "Golf Course Superintendents," in the form of a membership to "The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America." Your By-Law Committee is now drafting a new amendment to the by-laws making it mandatory that no new applications will be accepted, unless, he is a member of "The Golf Course Superintendents As-soeiatian—of-AmericaJl Members -already iiLCtur^ Association will not be affected by this change, in the by-laws. By joining the National body, you are making our own New England Association stronger nationally. You will personally share in their life and retirement insurances, and receive their monthly professional journal. Let us begin the Year of 1967 in a positive way with a membership to "The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America'" GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN NOW! MAKE NEW ENGLAND'S ASSOCIATION 100% NATIONAL Leon V. St. Pierre The Association is saddened by the recent death of David Barry. The Associations second annual Christmas party will be held at the Framingham Country Club, December 15th. LOGICAL ENOUGH Program Cocktails Roast Beef Dinner Orchestra and entertainm« snt 7-8:00 8:00 After dinner There will be corsages for the ladies. All this and a lot of enjoyment for $15.00 per couple. Everyone who attended last year had a great time. This is YOUR PARTY so let's all attend. Tickets will be available at the December meeting or send check to Dick Blake or Lou Duval. It seems logical enough to say that a nail driven into a young tree will rise higher and higher from the ground as the tree grows. However, if you believe that, you're mistaken. A nail driven into a small tree will remain the same distance from the ground no matter how tall the tree grows. OF NEW E N G L A N D THE d S U S A T i O N OF OUR HERITAGE How can we younger superintendents express gratitude to our senior superintendents for the strong foundation upon which they have built our profession? Theirs was the responsibility to set high standards; with integrity it was accomplished. Theirs was the determination to bring recognition and prestige to the profession; this too was effected. Through the work of these same superintendents, now in their twilight years, a certain degree of prosperity has been gained. They will not reap the harvest of their efforts in terms of money. Testimonials and other conferred honors help to recognize their efforts,but this is not enough. To show how thankful we are to these men for what they have done for us, it is time to repay our elder superintendents with more than talk and praise. We need action! They started the ball rolling; now it is time for us to pick it up and start where they left off. Don't let our forebearers down. Now the question arises: "What can I do as one individual?" The logical answer would be: "Support your organizations." Let's take stock of the present situation: With new courses being built each year, chemical advancements, engineering achievements, further educational opportunities, and more intense research, the New England superintendents have found it necessary to form individual state associations. This is beneficial, particularly since more superintendents are being reached and the communication within each state has certainly improved. However, on the other hand, there seems to be a lack of communication between the New England states. There have been much time, effort, and money spent each year on individual state conferences. The basic idea is good; but it is certainly not a practical one, particularly due to the repetition which is always involved. It would seem much more sensible to hold a single inclusive conference. Each state association could contribute financially and per- sonally by representation. Such a meeting, complete with speakers, equipment demonstrations, and social activities, should be held during the fall season so that the weather would not be a problem. This type of activity would do us all good individually and should lead to a better image nationally. Our status in the National Superintendents Association is not enviable. It is common knowledge that we did not win our bid to have the national meeting in Boston for the year 1969. This would have been a great priviledge to host this event. Certainly our president Leon St. Pierre and Dick Blake, representative to the National Association, did their best to propound Boston as the site for the 1969 meeting; but they were outvoted. The delegation from New England just was not strong enough. In order to get more out of our National Association, we must be more a part of it. First, we must join as a member; secondly, we must actively support this association. This year Dick Blake is a member of the National Association's board of directors. We must get behind Dick as much as possible by thinking and acting aggressively and progressively. Do join and actively support your state associations . They are invaluable. But we must not forget to think beyond the confines of our individual states. It is not enough today to stay by ourselves; we must join and actively become involved with our National Association. We owe it to our senior superintendents to better our profession. It is now our responsibility to carry on the splendid work started by those before us. Every day we are leaders in our profession. Tomorrow let's be leaders among leaders. Robert P . Flanagan Superintendent Cochecho Country Club Dover, New Hampshire mitm C O N T R I B U T I O N S F R O M O U R FRIENDS Abbott S p r a y and F a r m E q u i p m e n t C o . Waltham Street Lexington, Massachusetts Larchmont Irrigation Co. L a r c h m o n t Lane Lexington, Massachusetts The C l a p p e r C o . 1121 W a s h i n g t o n S t r e e t West Newton, Massachusetts J. F . A v e n i Lu S o i l - S o i l C o n d i t i o n e r Minerals & Chemicals Philipp C o r p . 25 C o n c o r d A v e n u e Belmont, Massachusetts G e o f f r e y S . Cornish Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t Fiddler's Green Amherst, Massachusetts Fuel Activator Chemical Corp. C. F . Barbour - Regional D i r e c t o r 4300 P r u d e n t i a l T o w e r Boston, Massachusetts Grounds E q u i p m e n t C o . , I n c . 383 Bo'ylston S t r e e t " ~ Newton Centre, Massachusetts The Hubbard H a l l C h e m i c a l C o . P . O . Box 790 W a t e r b u r y , Connecticut The C h a r l e s C . H a r t Seed C o . W e t h e r s f i e l d , Connecticut I r r i g a t i o n Consultants I n c . 25 1 H a r v a r d S t r e e t Brookline, Massachusetts Tom Irwin Co. Bennet H i l l Road Rowley, Massachusetts J o h n s - M a n v i l l e Sales C o r p . 150 C a u s e w a y S t r e e t Boston, Massachusetts Karandrew Turf F a r m s , Inc. Sam M i t c h e l l , Sales R e p r e s e n t a t i v e 18 Old Randolph S t r e e t Canton, M a s s a c h u s e t t s MANUEL N. FRANCIS Belmont Country Club 387 Davis Rood Bedford, Mass. Phone 275-8830 New England Engine & P a r t s C o . The P a c e r D i s t r i b u t o r 884 C o m m o n w e a l t h A v e n u e B o s t o n , M a s s a c h u s e t t s 02215 Sawtelle Brothers J e t . R o u t e s 128 and 62 Danvers, Massachusetts M r . F . J. L u k a s i k Stauffer Chemical Co. 3 80 M a d i s o n A v e n u e New Y o r k , New Y o r k 10017 Stanley S. P h i l i p k o s k i Sales R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Stauffer Chemical Co. •380 M a d i s o n A v e n u e New Y o r k , New Y o r k 10017 Turf Equipment Co. 28 R u t l e d g e R o a d Natick, Massachusetts Philip A . Wogan Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t 21 Budleigh A v e n u e B e v e r l y , Massachusetts Wyandotte Chemical C o r p . 709 Salada Building Boston, Massachusetts G a f f n y E n t e r p r i s e s , Inc. Irrigation Specialists N o r t h M a i n Street' Middleton, Massachusetts Inc.