February 4, 2013 Pride & Tradition: Charles A. Rowe, Class of 1915 Charles A. "Buck" Rowe 15 was born on July 11, 1896, in Elizabeth City, NC, not far from Kill Devil Hills where Orville and Wilbur Wright first flew successfully on December 17, 1903. Charles father, Joshua T. Rowe, was a Baptist Minister and the family moved to Baltimore, MD in the early 1900s settling in Roland Park. In the fall of 1913 Buck entered Boys Latin. According to his BLS transcript he was a very good boy and an excellent athlete. His transcript also reveals that he left BL in the spring of 1914 and was offered a scholarship by (sic) Gettysburg College on account of his base ball. At BL, Rowe was a starter in the backfield on the 1913 football team that lost the City Prep Championship game to Gilman 14-7 and in the spring he played baseball for the Latinists. The following fall he was starting on the Gettysburg College football eleven at quarterback. The Baltimore Sun labeled him a forward-passer of ability (who) carries the ball well. According to The Sun he also played some professional minor league baseball in the years 1914-1917. According to The Baltimore Sun Buck Rowe played second base for the late Baltimore Federal League team, the Terrapins. The Federal League was a third major league that competed in town against the American and National Leagues during the 1914 and 1915 baseball seasons. With America's entry in WWI, Buck joined the Navy in 1917. It was at this point where his love for flying surfaced. He transferred into the new the naval air service, earned his wings as Naval Aviator No. 736 at the naval air station in Bay Shore, Long Island and in the summer of 1918 went to France as a Navy night bomber pilot. He flew in combat off the French coast, patrolling for and bombing enemy submarines and sub pens. Following the war he remained on active duty as a navy reservist and participated in early naval flight experiments leading to a number of important advances in naval air operations and technology. In the mid-1920s he entered the inactive reserves and became chief pilot for Cuban American Airlines, a short-lived pioneer in the international air transport industry. In 1928, at the invitation of Clarence
Young, then director of aeronautics and a year later the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics, Buck became one of the first inspectors in the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce. Soon elevated to supervisor of the Southwest Region, Buck did it all from flight standards work to air traffic control, from airport safety to monitoring of flying exhibitions. In the early 1930s he served as supervisor of the department's Western Region, a territory that included Arizona. While there he was involved in the early certification efforts of the DC-1, DC-2 and Boeing 247. He was the federal official that approved the new types. An old friend from Buck's Navy and baseball days, Al Williams, persuaded him to leave government service in 1937 and become the southwest marketing manager for Gulf Oil's Aviation Division. He worked for the Golf Corporation until his retirement in 1961. As an aviation pioneer in both public and private sectors Buck Rowe s broad range of experience gave him a perspective and knowledge of the air industry that few people in the business could ever claim. Former Texas Governor Price Daniels appointed Buck to the Texas Aeronautics Commission in 1955, where he served with distinction. He was also a founding member of the Order of Daedalians and a long-time member of the Quiet Birdmen and OX5 Aviation Pioneers. In 1998 he was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame As a retiree Buck Rowe lived in Arizona for many years. He died on January 7, 1999 at the age of 102. Alumni Reception Roland Park 4 The four Roland Avenue area schools, RPCS, GILMAN, BRYN MAWR, and BOYS LATIN will host a Happy Hour at The Mt. Washington Tavern, on Thursday, February 28 th from 5:30 ~ 8:00 PM. The event is open to all Alumni from the Classes 1970 through 1995. Each school invites its alumni to join us in the Sky Bar and Pimlico Room of The Tavern: Cash Bar with Draft Beer and Wine Specials Appetizers provided Please RSVP to mkennedy@boyslatinmd.com. BL Night with the Orioles
The Boys' Latin Alumni Association (AA) and the Boys Latin Parents Association (PA) once again will host a night at Oriole Park. The game will take place on Wednesday, May 22 against the New York Yankees. Tickets will again cost just $15 with $5 going to the AA and PA. Space will be limited to 200 tickets. Last year we sold out fast. Mark your calendars for another great night at the ball park! BL Golf Outing The Boys' Latin Golf Outing is scheduled for Friday, April 26th at the Elkridge Club just blocks from BL on North Charles Street. Once again the event will start in the morning and after golf lunch will be served. The cost will remain the same as last year - $150 per golfer ($600 per foursome.) We are also hoping that members of the BL family will consider helping the tournament by sponsoring a hole. The cost to sponsor a hole is $150. All net proceeds will benefit The Boys Latin Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Please make checks out to the BL Alumni Association along with the names of your foursome. Mark your calendars and spread the word. The golf outing is open to everyone in the BL family!
Alumni Notes Fred Glose 45 celebrated his 85 th birthday last week. How? Skiing at Maryland s Wisp Ski resort. George Emmett 63 resides in Wilmington, DE. He is a Mt. St. Mary s graduate and earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Delaware. He will be attending his 50 th BL Reunion in May. He has only been back to BL once before and he writes: My career had a rather diverse beginning with Hercules at what was their Allegheny Ballistics Lab for three years. After several short assignments I was hired on at the Central Research and Development division of DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware as a synthetic organic chemist. Over the span of twenty years the job morphed into drug discovery and development at DuPont Pharmaceuticals. Upon its demise at the hands of Bristol Myers Squibb, I embarked on a second career with the Department of Homeland Security. Working as a Senior Research Scientist we study the vulnerability of the US chemical infrastructure and chemical weapons of opportunity. I have been traveling extensively and enjoy the job and the people I meet too much to retire. Rod Theobald 73 and Sam Thomas 73 spent some time together last week at Sam s house in Little Compton, RI. Both are coming to their 40th reunion in May and they look forward to seeing everyone from the Class of 1973. Rod's older daughter graduates from Washington College on May 19 th.
Homecoming 2013 Homecoming is set for Friday May 3rd and Saturday May 4th. The x3 and x8 classes will be celebrating their Reunion Years. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS TODAY! Here is a breakdown of festivities: Friday May 3rd 11:30 Complimentary Alumni Luncheon in the Alumni House 2013 Distinguished Alumni honored will be J. Murray Kempton 35, William E. Berndt 54, and W. Brad Gano 74; Hodges Cup for Dedication to BL Robert B. Naeny 73; the Jack Kerns Clearly Evident Award to Joyce Barnett; Honorary Alumni BL Trustee Jonathan Murray, and former trustees Jay Alban and George Cox. We will also honor the 1987 MSA Championship Soccer team and the 1988 MSA Championship Lacrosse team along with all past winners of the Alumni Cup, now dedicated to Carolyn and Julian Smith 37, and given each year since 1916 to a senior for leadership based on character. 4:00 Varsity lacrosse game 5:30 Alumni Cocktail party in the Alumni House Saturday May 4 th 6:00 Brevard Street Alumni Gathering in the Alumni House with the Classes of 1963 and 1968. The cost of Saturday night is $40 per person and will include open bar and dinner. BL Athletics The varsity basketball team started the week on a sour note. The 11 th ranked Lakers traveled to Annapolis Area Christian School and never found their stride losing 71-55. On Wednesday the team hosted the St. Mary s Saints. In the first contest with the Saints the two teams battled into overtime with the Lakers coming out on top. This time the Lakers outside shooting dominated the day helping the team to an 80-61 win. On Friday BL traveled to St. Paul s to take on the Crusaders. The Lakers were down at halftime but came back in the second half to win the game by a dozen 67-55. In ice hockey the Lakers played Gilman Thursday for the third time during the regular season. The Lakers scored four goals in the first three minutes as they went onto to a 9-4 victory over the Greyhounds. Corey Koch 13, Bryan Lichtenauer 13 and Michael Walker 13 each had two goals for the winners on senior day. Sophomore forward Chris Walker 15 scored BL s first goal 35 seconds into play. On Friday the Lakers played St. Paul s and defeated the Crusaders 10-2.
Coaches Jim Sandusky, Butch Maisel, Chris Maisel 04, and Gene Ubriaco 89 will focus next work on preparing the team to play Gilman in the MIAA B Conference Championship game at Piney Orchard in Laurel on Friday, February 15 th at 4 P.M. 50 Years Ago BL dropped its basketball league record to 3-4 after a 47-38 loss against Gilman. The Lakers held firm against the Greyhounds in the first half but were outscored by 9 points in the third period and were never able to dig their way out from the near double-digit deficit. Jay Sweeny 63 led BL with 17 points. Bob Carter 64 chipped in with 8 points and Ron Regan 64 scored 6. The Lakers lost the game at the foul line shooting 12-30 from the charity stripe. 45 Years Ago Gilman remained unbeaten (10-0) and BL remained winless (0-10) in league play after the Lakers were pasted by the Greyhounds 77-42. Brian Tarr 68 led the BL offense with 13 points with Stephen Wright 69 adding 7 points to the losing cause. The game was all Gilman with the score after the first period 25-6 in favor of the Greyhounds. Braxton Andrews 69 and Skip Sproull 70 each chipped in with 6 points. 40 Years Ago BL s wrestling team traveled to Middletown, Delaware to take on St. Andrew s School. The Lakers were the better team this day and came away with a 28-21 win. Charlie Stieff 74 scored his fourth straight pin and seventh straight victory. Other grapplers with winning decisions were Tom Cox 74, Tommy Myers 73, Andy Porter 75, Randy Cullen 74, Peter Bascom 73, Roger Levin 74, and Lee Buress 75. 10 Years Ago BL continued its winning basketball ways on the hard court with a 64-54 win over Archbishop Curley. The Lakers dominated the action most of the day and were up 35-21 at the intermission. Patrick Mahoney 03 again was the leading scorer with 23 points. Evan Burns 04 and James Neal 05 scored 11 and 9 points respectively.