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Telescope GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE, INC. The Great Lakes Maritime Institute was organized in 1952 as the Great Lakes Model Shipbuilders. Guild. Its primary purpose at that time was THE PROMOTION OF THE BUILDING OF MODELS OF GREAT LAKES VESSELS. SINCE THEN THE ORGANIZATIONS SCOPE OF INTEREST HAS BEEN WIDENED CONSIDERABLY. AND THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION TELESCOPE INCLUDES ARTICLES ON HISTORY. SALVAGE. CURRENT NEWS. AND MODEL BUILDING AS WELL. THE BUILDING OF MODELS REMAIN ONE OF THE MAIN PROJECTS OF THE INSTITUTE. AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF GREAT LAKES SCALE MODELS. THE OFFICE OF THE INSTITUTE IS LOCATED AT THE DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM, Belle Isle. Detroit 7. Michigan. The Institute is i incorporated as an ORGANIZATION FOR NO PROFIT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. No MEMBER RECEIVES ANY RENUMERATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED. DONATIONS TO THE Institute have been ruled deductible by the Internal Revenue Service. OFFICERS Capt. William J. Cowles President Robert L. Ruhl Vice President Robert E. Lee Corresponding Secretary Emory A. Massman, Jr. Recording Secretary William N. Stevens Treasurer DIRECTORS (Terms expire January 1961) Capt. Frank Becker Henry D. Brown George 0. Young Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Howard J. Schuldt, Jr. Otto Strek (Terms Expire January 1962) John A. Bruehl Kenneth L. Fairbanks Fred Heath William A. Hoey Virginia Sochal William M. Worden GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER 25. I960 BUSINESS MEETING DECEMBER 16. I960 As stated in the October issue of TEIESCOFE, Mr. William H. Engel will be the speaker of the evening on the twenty-fifth. His subject will include not only Ity-stic Seaport, as reported last month, but also other East Coast lifer it ime Museums. The program will take place at eight o'clock in the evening at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Be sure to attend this interesting talk, with its slide illustrations. To prevent any conflict with Christinas activities, it has been decided to hold the business meeting for December on the sixteenth of the month instead of the twenty-third. All Officers and Directors are requested to be present; members and their guests are welcome as always.