The Pine Needle, November 1946

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus. Of the 32 student staff members listed in the publication\u27s November 1946 mast head, the Managing Editor Dana T. Whitman and six additional students were returning Veterans, including Clair Chamberlain, Bill Gibson, Don Caswell, Dick Haskell, Don Devoe, and Don Crossland. The Needle reflected an edginess, sophistication, and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications which reflected a sense of homely, shared cultural experiences among students. While past student publications relied on veiled euphemisms for drunkenness and dating on campus, The Needle crashed out of the gates with an emphasis on sex and sexualizing co-eds, as well as the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students returning from war. Cover art for this issue is by Bonnie Cratty (1925-2010) of Bangor. The chalk illustration depicts a pair of disembodied lips smoking a pipe hovering above a fuller pair of disembodied lips smoking a cigarette. Tobacco smoke trails upward, spelling out the words Pine Needle. Cratty, who also served as the Make-up Editor [in charge of the magazine\u27s layout] is described by the editorial staff as ...our chief cocaine eater..., potentially a reference to Benzedrine and other amphetamines that grew in popularity during the war years as soldiers and citizens battled the physical, psychological, and social impact of the war. Following graduation, Cratty found employment with the U.S. Displaced Persons Commission in Frankfurt, Germany. She later transferred to the office of the U.S. Land Observer for Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany, then to the U.S. Consulate, Munich, Germany and finally the U.S. Army Intelligence School, Oberammergau, Germany. Following her marriage to Major Meade Klemme of the U.S. Air Force, the couple settled in Fairfield, California

The Pine Needle, vol. 2, no. 3

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view. Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus. In the late 1940s, The Needle continued emphasizing alcohol and tobacco use as well as the sexualization of co-eds with the addition of lampooning women who were influenced to mimic Hollywood pin-ups, as well as those who rejected sexual advances. The March 1948 issue features a pen and ink illustration by Lloyd Shapleigh depicting former, Liberal Vice President Henry A. Wallace looming over the Union building as a crowd of students with signs protest

The Pine Needle, vol. 2, no. 4

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view. Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus. By the late 1940s, The Needle continued emphasizing alcohol and tobacco use as well as the sexualization of co-eds with the addition of lampooning women who were influenced to mimic Hollywood pin-ups, as well as those who rejected sexual advances. The May 1948 issue features a pen and ink illustration by Lloyd Shapleigh depicting a athletic man wearing a letterman\u27s sweater seated on a bench beside a woman depicted wearing false eyelashes, primping in the mirror of a make-up compact. Her legs are coyly crossed, her right foot positioned behind her hairy left leg, closing her lower body off to the man seated on her right. The man sports a black eye and discouraged expression while he sits with knees spread wide, hands framing his genital region. The theme of sexual rejection is repeated in cartoon depiction of birds, butterfly, squirrel and caterpillar couples where each presumed male partner sports a black eye. Front page text reads: (Bottom of the Barrel Issue)

The Pine Needle, December 1947

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view. Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus. The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While past student publications relied on euphemisms for alcohol and dating on campus, The Needle openly promoted the sexualization of co-eds and the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students who experienced war. Outrage expressed by older alumni resulted stricter oversight beginning in 1947. Cover art for this issue is an unsigned pen-and-ink illustration of one of The Needle\u27s editor dressed as Santa Claus atop the Steam Plant smoke stack. A pair of stylized female legs strike a pin-up pose as they poke out of the sack on Santa\u27s back. Below, a silhouetted figure shines a flashlight upward, a beam of light highlighting the Santa figure

The Pine Needle, December 1946

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus. While past student publications at UMaine relied on euphemisms for alcohol and dating on campus, The Needle openly emphasized the sexualization of co-eds, as well as the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students who experienced the battlefield. The December 1946 cover art by Donald T. Caswell (1923-2014). The happy looking Joe on the cover is the talented witchery that habitually drips from the pen of Don Caswell, who is an artist of long standing and sitting. He also does the work on our profile jobs and sports portraits. Norman Rockwell, move over. Caswell, a native of Limestone, Maine, grew up in Brownsville, and joined the U.S. Navy following high school graduation in 1942. He served as a radio operator aboard ships patrolling the Gulf of Alaska throughout the war. Caswell attended the University of Maine on the G.I. Bill, majoring in Art and History. On campus, he was active in the Officer Training Program and was stationed in Tripoli, North Africa as a U.S. Air Force officer during the Korean War. Caswell served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard

The Pine Needle, April 1947

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view. Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returni to campus. The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While past student publications relied on euphemisms for alcohol and dating on campus, The Needle overtly sexualized co-eds and discussed the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students who experienced war. Cover art for this issue is an unsigned ink illustration of three students seated in a lecture hall taking an exam