News From Fort Schuyler

July 5, 2001 - Volume 5, No. 24

TEACHER CORPS AT SCHUYLER - According to an article in the July 4th New York Times Metro Section, 349 prospective inner city and rural school teachers will be at the Maritime College campus for a 5-week training institute as part of the Teach for America program. Since 1990 the program has recruited 6,000 college graduates, trained them, and placed them in hard to staff schools. This is their first institute on the East Coast. According to the article, "The Northeast Institute, as it is called, is housed at the State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in the Bronx, where the recruits receive room and board. This week, they are attending introductory classes in literacy and curriculum development at schools in Districts 8 and 9, in the South Bronx. They will begin teaching summer school on Monday, while continuing to take teacher-preparation classes." [ www.tfanetwork.org ]

NEW INTERMARINE VEEP - According to a recent press release, PAUL WILSON, Class of 1969, has joined Intermarine's Houston office as Vice President for Project Development. "Intermarine is a worldwide provider of ocean transport as well as inland heavy haul transportation services for breakbulk, specialized project and heavy lift cargoes." Paul, who also earned a Master's degree in Transportation Management from the Maritime College in 1979, "..will be responsible for turnkey project management - from initial conceptual planning to final delivery. For the full press release go to www.intermarineusa.com/index.htm and click on 'company news'.

EBB TIDE - News of the death on June 23 of ARTHUR H. SULZER JR, Class of 1942, has been received from his son, ART SULZER IV, Class of 1974. The owner of Arthur H. Sulzer Assoc, an independent marine surveyor, consultant, and owner of barges, Mr. Sulzer died after a long illness. Mr. Sulzer is survived by his wife of fifty years, Dorothy Kreling Sulzer, his son Arthur H. Sulzer IV, and a grandson, Ian Michael Sulzer.

He was born in Brooklyn in 1922, attended Andrew Jackson HS and graduated from Fort Schuyler with a Third Assistant Marine Engineer's license and commission as an Ensign USNR in 1942. According to his obituary, "He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine throughout World War II in all three war theaters, rising to the position of Chief Engineer. He continued as a Reserve Officer after the war and retired as a Commander USNR. After sailing as Chief Engineer for many years, he worked ashore in ship construction and repair. He supervised construction of many ships, including a tanker in Japan for Texaco and the USS BAINBRIDGE for the U.S. Navy in Quincy, Mass. In 1961 he came to Philadelphia to work at Sun Ship. In 1967 he founded his own marine consulting, surveying and barge business which he operated for 34 years."

A memorial service was held at the Church of the Redeemer in Springfield, PA on June 28, 2001. Donations in his memory may be made to the Seamen's Church Institute of Philadelphia, 249 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

STEAMING HOMEWARD - The Training Ship EMPIRE STATE VI is heading back to Fort Schuyler. The Ship's Librarian, RALPH FOLCARELLI, managed to send an email on 2 July: "Tomorrow is my last day in Scotland. Made two bus trips into the country and saw the Loch Ness Monster -- looks just like me. Each port was great - even Philadelphia my birthplace. All different. Las Palmas, Canary Islands was terrific beautiful scenery, weather and beaches. Copenhagen, couldn't get enough of walking all over that city until I got blisters (very expensive city) Tivoli Gardens has to be the most beautiful amusement park in the world it goes back to the mid-l800's. Danish are very friendly, city is spotless and crime free. Edinburgh is also a dream city (also very expensive) our berth isn't that great, but I have learned to walk and lot and I have mastered the transit system. The countryside is spectacular and very green. We leave on Wed. and I will be home on the 17 -- I hope. We take the slow route. We have had terrific weather -- hope it holds out on the trek home." Sounds like another good cruise.

DID YOU KNOW ? PETER A. JENSEN, Class of 1978, remembers that a SUNY Chancellor, CLIFFORD WHARTON, attended his graduation at Fort Schuyler. BTW, Peter works for ExxonMobil in Fairfax, Virginia as "the Emergency Response Advisor for Refining & Supply North America and the Coordinator for our North America Regional Response Team." [But what does that mean ?]