News From Fort Schuyler
February 27, 2001 - Volume 5, No. 07
GET TOGETHER - The premier campus fund-raising event of the year, the
catch-ily named Scholarship Benefit Dinner and Dance, takes place at the
Grand Ballroom of the New York Hilton on Saturday evening March 31. The
Order of the USS ST MARY'S Medal will be conferred upon our own Commodore
LEROY ALEXANDERSON, Class of 1930. Other SBDD honorees will include Ted
Ruhly, Former Chairman of Maersk Line and Mike Sacco, President of Seafarers
International Union. Tickets, journal advertising, and sponsorship
opportunities are available from STAN MELASKY, Executive Director of the
Maritime College Foundation at Fort Schuyler (718) 409 - 7277 or
smelasky@sunymaritime.edu There is more information on the Alumni
Association website.
PICKY, PICKY - It was noted by ROD McFADDEN, Class of 1975, that "The
Washington Post, that stalwart of nautical accuracy, in their writeup on the
television show [Haven] identified the ship as the Liberty Ship (sic) HENRY
GIBBINS." Well, perhaps the reporter was just confused by the fact that the
ship playing the role of the HENRY GIBBINS in that recently aired CBS
mini-series actually WAS a Liberty Ship, the JOHN W. BROWN. (See "Morphing
Brown" item in NFFS 4:24, July 7 2000)
LIFE ON BOTH SIDES - "I wonder how many alumni have lived at BOTH forts
built to protect the north end of the East River ?" writes MIKE QUINTO,
Class of 1964. "Along with my four years at SUNY Silver Beach" [a.k.a. Fort
Schuyler] " I lived at Fort Totten for almost two years in 1968 & 1969 while
stationed at Kings Point, teaching Naval Science." Are there any more two
East River fort residents ?
FAIR'S FARE - There will be a grand opportunity for students and alumni to
interact with company representatives and /or potential employers on
Tuesday, March 27 at the Winter Career Fair & Industry Day.. Who knows, it
might lead to an interview on the next day and a job ! If you are a
potential employer who needs to "recruit the best graduates in the world,"
get in touch with the SUNY Maritime College Placement Office. (1st
registered/1st served.) Call PAUL BAMONTE, Class of 1989 at (718) 409-7340
or email him: pbamonte@sunymaritime.edu All the details, including a
registration form, are at the college website - www.sunymaritime.edu -
and don't forget the fare that is included: Continental breakfast AND lunch
buffet.
THE "REAL" GROUNDBREAKERS FILM FESTIVAL - Here is the official list of films
being shown this semester on Wednesday evenings in the Library Media Lecture
Room at 7:15; Feb 28 - Detour (USA, 1945); Mar 3 - Peeping Tom (USA, 1960);
Mar 14 - Dawn of the Dead (USA, 1979); Mar 21 - Invasion of the Body
Snatchers (USA, 1956); Mar 28 - Raging Bull (USA, 1980); Apr 4 - On the
Waterfront (USA, 1954); Apr 11 - The Killing (USA, 1956); Apr 18 - Pulp
Fiction (USA, 1994). That's it: " Groundbreaking Films: Film Noir, The Cold
War, Zombies, and Heists." Forget the list published in NFFS 5:4, they were
films for another course.
WORTHWHILE WEBSITES - A site recently added to the Librarians' Index to the
Internet (www.lii.org) is "ANDREA DORIA: Tragedy and Rescue at Sea"
(www.andreadoria.org ) LII notes that: "Anthony Grillo, a survivor of the
crash, created this site to commemorate the event. Includes information on
the ships involved, the collision, officers, crew, passengers and rescue of
the survivors." In the same vein, another website that features many
layers of maritime information is: "Shipwrecks and other Maritime Disasters:
The Home Page for Contemporary Maritime Literature, Journalism, Writing and
Research" at www.webandwire.com Coincidentally, it currently features the
publication of a book on the disappearance of the SS POET by Robert J.
Pessek, entitled "The POET vanishes: An American Voyage." Finally, for
something entirely different, look for the link "Fiboro Bridges: Guide to
NYC Bridges for Bicycles and Walkers" on the left hand side the homepage of
www.transalt.org Also check out this activist organization's piece "Access
Denied at Bronx Ferry Point Park" for a sample of an opposing point of view
to the development of this long-dormant park down river from Fort Schuyler
into a golf course."
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