News From Fort Schuyler

October 15, 1998 - Volume 2, No. 48

HI KID - Here's good news from DAVID MASCHKE, Class of 1992, and his wife Susan. They sent word that their son, Jason Alan, was born on October 11. How's that for up-to-date news?

FAR FLUNG CORRESPONDENT - Our man in London, CARL HAUSHEER, Class of 1979, is moving to a new position at a different company in the same town. He leaves Fairplay on Nov. 6 and joins the Worldscale Association as Tanker Market Data Analyst/Administrator on 1 Dec. Good luck.

SHARP ALUMNI - The update on TSES V and NS SAVANNAH reminded ROGER WESSEL, Class of 1954, of another Fort Schuyler graduate who was associated with the firm that designed those ships: "ANDY HIRTH, Class of 1936, whom many remember as the salty Chief Engineer at the Fort in the early 50's, worked at George G. Sharp and on the NS SAVANNAH, after he left Electric Boat in the ~1960 time frame. During the same period, several other alumni worked at Geo. Sharp."

UHL TIDINGS - October 1 marked ten years for a deck and engine combination, aka GEORGE UHL (E), Class of 1985, and JOANN (TOSI) UHL (D), Class of 1985. Happy anniversary.

REPORT FROM MYSTIC - The Class of 1953 held their 45th reunion in Mystic attended by HENRY LUNING. "I'm writing this to pass on to fellow alumni the joy one can experience at such a gathering and hope to influence others in the worth of attending these functions. As you may surmise by the reunion number, most of us have our primary career behind us and are experiencing the fun of retirement. This only made this gathering more interesting because the career tales were complete, i.e. PETE CROWTHER, who among other things built those famous desalinization plants in the Middle East, or GUS NIATAS whose knowledge of gas turbine engines as applied to ships was extremely enlightening. The sea stories passed on by HARRY NELSON and LEN SUTTER were hard to surpass.

Personally, I had a nice experience when I saw GEORGE O'GORMAN at this function, because the last time I saw him he was being transferred from the ship to which we were both assigned to the Long Beach dispensary a very sick man. He looks great and is the same old character. Among the many happily married couples, the D'ARVILLE's stood out for me. Ed a naval aviator (as I) whose love of flying the SPAD (attack bomber) is only exceeded by his love for his wife, Lynn. Finally, every class should have some terrific people like "HOSS" MILLER (some of you graduates might remember him), BOB FEY, STU FITZ, and CHET EHRMAN who contributed their time, personal funds, and labor to make this reunion a great success. I strongly urge all alumni to leave no stone unturned in order to attend your reunion."

THE SEARCH IS ON - Nominations are being sought for International Maritime Hall of Fame presentations to be made at the UN on May 12, 1999. Submit nominations to: Selection Committee, Maritime Association of NY&NJ, 17 Battery Place (Suite 913), NY, NY 10004. Deadline: 12/18/98.

MANGIA, MANGIA! - "I read with interest," writes AL AYMER, Class of 1967, "the piece about the gastronomic delights that Domers have enjoyed over the years. As a '67 grad, I was wondering if anyone out there recalls the "Novo Latte" <milk> that was packaged in pyramid-shaped cartons? I think we took it on board in Livorno (Leghorn), Italy. To the best of my recollection, we loaded so much of the stuff that it was off-loaded and served for several weeks after classes resumed following the Summer Cruise. The <milk> tasted so bad that the upper classmen made us take it even if we really didn't want it, just so that the cartons could be opened and then deep-sixed!"

MAGNETIC ATTRACTION AT SCHUYLER - If you visit campus and come across groups of bright, intent 5th-graders in classrooms and labs, you are seeing the New York City Board of Education's new Science and Technology Academy in action. The Maritime College hosts this magnet program, which got under way in September, for Bronx School District 8. Sixty children were selected from a pool of applicants for this program which meets at the Fort on alternate weeks. An article in the September 10 issue of the Bronx Press Review noted that: "By being at the Maritime College, students will get the extra benefits of hearing lectures from college professors and of using resources at the college, including the library and labs."