The Pine Needle, Easter 1949

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. Cover art for this issue is an unsigned pen-and-ink illustration depicting the primary characters from the Farmer\u27s Daughter comedy genre as rabbits. This issue also reveals the identity of the winner of the contest to identify eight co-eds photographed wearing two-piece bathing suits for the Winter 1948 issue. Joe Smith, a custodian in the women\u27s dormitories. Magazine editors touted Smith as a fellow who: ...had a wealth of similar material to compare with what we had printed, for he is no mean picture taker himself. He has known the girls well through the last few years for he is the janitor at the Elms and at Balentine Hall

The Pine Needle, vol 5, no 2

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 GI\u27s returning to campus. Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students. Outrage expressed by older alumni resulted stricter oversight of the magazine beginning in 1947. By 1949, the first wave of World War II GI\u27s were graduating and the restless, rebellious tone of The Needle began to shift as the threat of the Korean War loomed. The cover art for the Exam Issue is a re-used, unsigned cover illustration from April 1947 that, in this version, includes a series of superimposed prank exam questions

The Pine Needle, Spring 1949

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. Cover art for this issue is an unsigned pen-and-ink illustration of a voluptuous young woman dancing joyfully, surrounded by streamers and confetti above the title, Spring Party Issue

The Pine Needle, vol. 4, 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 GI\u27s returning to campus. Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students. Outrage expressed by older alumni resulted stricter oversight of the magazine beginning in 1947. By 1949, the first wave of World War II GI\u27s were graduating and the restless, rebellious tone of The Needle began to shift as the threat of the Korean War loomed. Cover art for the May 1950, Springtime issue features a pen-and-ink drawing by Bill Fogler, of a buxom statue of a female wearing a stylized, classical Greek gown. The form stands atop a low pedestal captioned, Spring Morning. The figure overlays a background of stripes. The line-drawn background include figures evocative of mythical love, sex, and contrast between humans’ baser animal nature and civilized behavior. Figures include cupid, Pan, a unicorn,Centaurides, rabbits, birds, and flowers. William A. Fogler (1929-1998), son of Raymond H. and Mabel Fogler graduated from the University of Maine in 1951 before going on to earn a degree in design from Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y. He earned a master\u27s degree from Tufts University before completing his doctorate in Visual Psychology from the same institution in 1969. Fogler joined the Pratt Institute in 1962 as a part-time faculty member, receiving his full-time appointment in 1964. Fogler taught in the Foundation and Industrial Design departments at Pratt and was known through the college as Dr. Design. He was only two years from retiring as a full professor when he died of cancer in 1998

The Pine Needle, November 1949

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. 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. Cover art for this issue is a pen-and-ink illustration by Len Keenan depicting a first year student wearing a freshman cap and bow tie, smoking a pipe that appears to be making him ill. Leonard F. Keenan (1929-1984), graduated from the University of Maine in 1951 with a B.S. in Forestry. He later earned his MBA from the Army Comptrollership School at Syracuse University and served as a civilian in the Army Budget Office. Though his career with the Army hit a snag in 1976, when he was among four men receiving formal, written reprimands for ...failing to detect and present accounting [failures] that lead to massive overspending... at the end of the Vietnam War, Keenan was honored following his death by the establishment of the Leonard F. Keenan Memorial Award at Syracuse University. The award continues to be presented annually to the U.S. Department of Defense\u27s outstanding financial manager. Keenan died in Virginia on April 30, 1984 from congestive heart failure

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, Winter 1948

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. 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. The issue includes photographs of eight female UMaine students as pin-up girls wearing one and two-piece bathing suits. The women\u27s faces are obscured by round compositional shapes, and male readers are invited by the editorial staff to attempt to identify all eight. The contest winner was announced in the Easter 1949 issue as a fellow who: ...had a wealth of similar material to compare with what we had printed, for he is no mean picture taker himself. He has known the girls well through the last few years for he is the janitor at the Elms and at Balentine Hall. The unsigned cover illustration of this issue is an invisible woman, hands on hips, wearing bikini or French Bathing Suit, glasses, heels, and lipstick. The headline reads: Le numéro de la baigneus Française. The illustration sets the tone of the winter issue which lampoons bikinis, introduced in July 1946, and the women who wear them

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. 4, 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 periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI\u27s return to campus. Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students. Outrage expressed by older alumni resulted stricter oversight of the magazine beginning in 1947. By 1949, the first wave of World War II GI\u27s were graduating and the restless, rebellious tone of The Needle began to shift as the threat of the Korean War loomed. Cover art for the March 1950, Spring Housecleaning Issue is a pen-and-ink drawing by Wendell D. Joy depicting posters of a liquor bottle and a pin-up girl with a large black x painted over each Beside a spilled pail of paint, a student dressed in a smock is seen diving into a manhole guarded by a safety rail with a sign reading: Office. Wendell D. Joy (1927-1996), was born in Westbrook, Maine, and was a military veteran serving in the Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Randolph, one of the 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during the war. and in the Army during the Korean War. He was employed by New England Telephone Company for 37 years and participated in the launch of the urban mobile radio-telephone in Bangor on July 7, 1955

The Pine Needle, vol 5, no 1

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 GI\u27s returning to campus. Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol by students. Outrage expressed by older alumni resulted stricter oversight of the magazine beginning in 1947. By 1949, the first wave of World War II GI\u27s were graduating and the restless, rebellious tone of The Needle began to shift as the threat of the Korean War loomed. Cover art for the Fall 1950, issue features a pen-and-ink illustration by Bill Fogler, of a buxom cheerleader caught in mid-jump, her skirt is blowing up to reveal her panties while her disproportionately large breasts strain the confines of her sweater. In the background is a line of cheering fans football fans