M A R C H 1967 (bourse OF Superintendents NEW ^S^Adociation E N G L A N D Sponsors and administrators of the Lawrence S. Dickenson Scholarship Fund — Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students* Secretary — L E O N V. ST. P I E R R E 51 Fenwood R o a d Longmeadow, Mass. 01106 Phone 567-5562 Club Affiliation Longmeadow Country C l u b First Vice-President — A N T H O N Y C A R A N C I JR. 22 Hillview Drive N o . Providence, R. I. 02900 Phone 723-1688 Club Affiliation Ledgemont C o u n t r y C l u b Educational Committee Chairman THOMAS CURRAN 37 Parker Street Fitchburg, Mass. 01420 Phone 342-9198 Club Affiliation O a k Hill Country Club LUCIEN DUVAL 9 Rose Lane Framingham Center, Mass. 01701 Phone 872-0006 Club Affiliation Chestnut Hill Country C l u b ROBERT G R A N T 22 Patricia R o a d Sudbury, Mass. 01776 Phone 443-2671 Club Affiliation Brae Burn Country C l u b NORMAN MUCCIARONE 101 A l b a n R o a d W a b a n , Mass. 02168 Phone 332-3056 Club Affiliation W o o d l a n d Country C l u b G o l f Committee Chairman Finance Committee Chairman 1 — N. J. S P E R A N D I O Concord, Mass. 01742 Phone 369-4723 Club Affiliation C o n c o r d Country C l u b Second Vice-President — R I C H A R D C. BLAKE 211 Sewall Street Boylston, Mass. 0 1 5 0 5 Phone 869-2737 Club Affiliation M t . Pleasant C o u n t r y C l u b WILLIAM ASH 9 Patton Street N o . Dartmouth, Mass. 02747 Phone 993-8767 PHILIP C A S S I D Y 45 Grosvenor R o a d Needham, M a s s . 02192 Phone 444-4127 Club Affiliation Weston Golf Club J O S E P H BUTLER 3 Ridgewood Terrace Beverly, M a s s . 01915 Phone 922-1263 Club Affiliation United Shoe Country C l u b — — E D W A R D J. M U R P H Y 194 O x b o w R o a d W a y l a n d , Mass. 01778 Phone 358-7410 Club Affiliation Lexington Country C l u b Newsletter Committee Chairman DEAN ROBERTSON 24 Riverview Drive Newbury, M a s s . 01950 Phone 462-4540 Club Affiliation O u l d Newbury G o l f C l u b — (jolj? (bourse J^uperlnten clen tf> ^Association FEBRUARY MEETING BY-LAW A M E N D M E N T The February Meeting was held at the Holiday Inn, Newton, Mass. on February 20, 1967. The Directors' Meeting was held in the morning prior to the Regular Business Meeting. At the Business Meeting Tom Curran suggested that it is every member's duty to notify the National of any reclassification in your status. It was voted to incorporate our Association and the Directors have been checking with a law firm in Boston as to the best possible way to do this. The proposed By-Law Amendment was read at the last meeting and we will vote on it at the next meeting: As of March 1, 1967, all persons in addition to meeting the requirements set forth in Section I, 1-7 shall be required to be members of the G.C.S.A.A. before being eligible for regular membership in the G.C.S.A. of N.E. This amendment does not affect present G.C.S.A. of N.E. members. New "applications to Be voted on at theTiextTneetingl EMPLOYMENT REGULAR MEMBER Anyone DONALD M a c K A Y , J R . new 17 Oakwood Street seeking employment information should on contact job openings and John Callahan, 146 Edgehill Road, Sharon, Mass. East Hartford, Connecticut Club affiliation NEXT MEETING Springfield Country Club The next meeting will be held on April 3, 1967, at A S S O C I A T E MEMBER the Holiday A R T H U R H. W A S H B U R N Inn, Grove Street, Newton, Mass. Take exit 53 (Grove Street exit) off Route 128. Oak Hill Road Nabnassett, Massachusetts Club affiliation Nabnassett Lake Country Club Directors Meeting 10:00 a.m. Business Meeting 11:00 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Educational Program 1:30 p.m. The Educational Program will be turned over to Mr. JUchardJlJTMalley^.District DUES SaIea_Mana^er, RUST- OLEUM, Evanston, Illinois. Lou Duval reminded all members who have not yet paid their dues to please do so. CHUCKLE Article I V Section 10 - 1, 2 Maybe men are better drivers than women, but you've 1. All Association dues shall be payable December 1. On the first day of December and April the Treasur- never heard of a woman wrecking an automobile because some man on the corner had nice legs. er shall send a statement to every member indebted to the Association. 2. All Members whose dues or assessments shall re- main in arrears more than five ( 5 ) months shall be suspended from the Association without necessity of notice given of such suspension. IN M E M O R I A M Our sympathy is extended to A1 Mellon and family on the recent death of his brother. OF PRESIDENT'S M E S S A G E This question has been posed many times over the last year and caused tempers to reach the boiling point. It is one question that needs an immediate answer and a change in the National Association's By-Laws. A Golf Course Superintendent is naturally the man in charge of maintaining the golf course, club house grounds, parking lots, all outdoor activities areas, and more often than not, the golf carts. The man in charge of buildings and grounds, should be called Superintendent of buildings and grounds, and be compensated for the extra resjjonsibility. The above j o b descriptions are very clearly outlined, and no quarrel should be raised on these classifications. Friction develops when a Golf Course Superintendent takes over the responsibility of the Club office staff, bar and club dining facilities. He then becomes a General Manager. More power to this individual, if he has the capabilities to efficiently carry out this task. I believe, he should then resign from the Golf Course Association, and join the Club Man- agers' Association. Let us ask ourselves several serious questions on this subject before it becomes a problem: 1. What are a Superintendent's credentials to become a Manager and what are a Manager's credentials to become a Superintendent of a golf course? 2. What are the full implications in making the two jobs into one? The answers to the above questions are simple. Greed, and power hungry individuals are setting out to wreck what it took 4 0 years to establish. The working structure of club management should be shared equally three ways: Golf Course Superintendent; Manager; Golf Professional. Let the Superintendent do an outstanding job of maintaining the golf course. Or, are you ready to go to Hotel Management School and become a Manager? Leon V. E N G L A N D operated financially on an archaic basis and that they are at least fifty ( 5 0 ) years behind the times in proper management procedures. A R E Y O U A SUPERINTENDENT OR A CLUB M A N A G E R ? Superintendent NEW St. Pierre President GOLF CLUB O P E R A T I O N A R C H A I C J . Gordon MacKinnon, president of the Dale Carnegie He feels that the hiring of business managers would put more clubs on a profit-making basis. The business managers, according to MacKinnon, would follow the same operational patterns used by a few of the privately owned clubs in the area that are making money and not operating in the R E D . As a further improvement MacKinnon recommends that club personnel be given training programs, incentives and security. Certainly none of the club members would take a job without the above provisions being made or something similar. Now that the growth of the sport has made these golf courses big business MacKinnon feels that the Superintendent should be compensated as to the caliber of his position. He feels that the Superintendent must be versed in human relations, salesmanship, and management. In addition to this, the Superintendent is already a Fine Turf Grass Manager, a purchasing agent, and in many cases a plumber, electrician, carpenter, mechanic and now some are expected to be "factory trained golf cart repair men." The Editor According to MacKinnon the ten worst hazards on a golf course are: 1. Greens committee members whose own lawns are filled with crab grass, instructing superintendents on how to improve greens and fairways. 2. Club members who eat at the local beanery and fail to understand why a Country Club must charge $4.95 for steaks which cost the club $2.49 before cooking. 3. Members who make great 19th hole speeches on reform but turn mute at policy meetings. 4. Committees which allow outings for once-a-year golfers who cause more damage than can be repaired by superintendents. 5. Members who have clients play as guests and are therefore reluctant to tell their guests not to pull carts through traps and over greens. 6. Litterbugs. 7. Casper Milquetoasts who want to advance the starting times for women to 9 a. m. every day, including weekends and holidays. 8. Members who think all employees of a club are lackeys and give orders in a loud voice so that they can impress their friends and guests. 9. Retired service brass who write letters to the board of governors when employees fail to recognize them by Courses and a past president of the Nashawtuc Country their service rank. Club was the guest speaker at the last meeting of the 10. Members who want the course open from March to January, then complain about footprints and damage to the greens. New England Golf Course Superintendents Mr. MacKinnon claims that country clubs Association. are being NEWSLETTER FRIENDS OF THE A S S O C I A T I O N Abbott Spray and Farm Equipment Co. Waltham Street Lexington, Massachusetts Dr. Burton R. Anderson Golf Course Architect Turf and Golf Course Consultant Route 5 Augusta, Maine The Clapper Co. 1121 Washington Street West Newton, Massachusetts Geoffrey S. Cornish Golf Course Architect Fiddler's Green Amherst, Massachusetts The Charles C. Hart Seed Co. Wethersfield, Connecticut Fuel Activator Chemical Corp. C. F. Barbour — Regional Director 43000 Prudential Tower Boston, Massachusetts Gaflny Enterprises, Inc. Irrigation Specialists North Main Street Middleton, Massachusetts Grounds Equipment Co., Inc. 383 Boylston Street Newton Centre, Massachusetts The Hubbard Hall Chemical Co. P. 0 . Box 790 Waterbury, Connecticut Irrigation Consultants Inc. 251 Harvard Street Brookline, Massachusetts Tom Irwin Co. 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Maher Co. * Water Supply Contractors Testwells — ! Gravel ""packed wells Byron Jackson Pumps P. O. Box 274 Woburn, Massachusetts Alfco Rokeby Co., Inc. Fertilizers and Chemical Specialties P. O. Box J267 Marietta, Ohio Newsletter C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n DEAN ROBERTSON 2 4 Riverview Drive Newbury, Mass. 01950 Phone 462-4540 Club Affiliation Ould Newbury Golf Club :o