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 ?]
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