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Telescope PUBLtSHCOBY Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle, Detroit 7, Mich. George 0. Young Editor Otto Strek Assistant Editor William A. Hoey Advisory Editor William M. Worden Gordon P. Bugbee Associate Editors Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S. J. Vessel List Editor TEIESCOPE The TELESCOPE magazine is the official publication of the Great Lakes Maritime Institute. It was first published in 1952 as a sheet of announcements and meeting notices. Today it is a full-size monthly magazine, valued by members and non-members alike as a source of Great Lakes data. The TELESCOPE Includes articles of Interest to almost everyone, including such subjects as history, salvage, current news, and model shipbuilding. There are three monthly features, current news section, vessel list of a Great Lakes fleet, and a blueprint of a Great Lakes ship. Subscript ion to TELESCOPE is Included in the membership fee. The editors will consider articles of Great Lakes or general marine Interest for publication in TELESCOPE. Such material need not be expertly written, but must be of a nature suited to the purposes of the publication. Address any such material to: The Editors, TELESCQH? Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle, Detroit 7, Mich. Address all other correspondence to the Corresponding Secretary. The editors will assume no responsibility for statements made by the authors. Supported in part by the Detroit Historical Society Printed by R.H.Davlson This Month's Issue 60NT8NT8 The Fabulous Delphine by Stoddard White..............212 Curator's Corner by Robert E. Lee................215 The Model Forum by Kenneth L. Fairbanks.........217 The Big Splash by Rey. Edward J. Dowling,S.J.218 Picture Page by Emory 1. Massmann, Jr......221 Fleet List by Rev. Edward J. Dowling,S.J.222 Great Lakes Marine News by Robert Radunz...............225 COVER This month's cover shows the Institute's favorite tug, the MERRY CHRISTMAS, coming into port with Santa Claus on deck to wish you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons and a fine New Year to come. Regular Membership........$4 annually Contributing Membership..$5 annually Sustaining Membership...$10 annually Life Membership...........$100 Membership by the Calendar Year Single Copies 354