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NOV. DEC., 1971 Page 154 Membership Notes Due to staff shortage, and a growing backlog of unused vacation time among staff members, and the need to liquidate this unused time, the Dossin Mus- eum will close over the holiday season this year. The last day of business will be December 16, 1971, and we will remain closed until January 4, 1972. Normal operation will resume on January 5. The January issue of TELESCOPE may reach you a bit late, but it usually does because of the mail backlog anyway, so the net effect should be minimal. If this closing should cause inconvenience to anyone we regret it, but there is simply not enough time left in the year to liquidate all of the days due to staff members who have repeatedly delayed taking the time off in order that the museum might con- tinue to serve the public without interruption. If it is not taken it will be lost to them; hardly fitting reward for faithful service and concern. MEETING DATES The entertainment meetings for the next several months will fall on the following dates. All will be at Dossin Museum, and all will begin at 8 P.M. November 19 (to avoid Thanksgiving weekend) January 28, 1972; March 24; and May 19, 1972. MARK THE DATES NOW! Business meetings will be held, same place and same time, on the following dates: December meeting held January 7, 1972; February 25; April 28; and June 23. Ali members are encouraged to attend business meetings. CONTENTS Membership notes; Museum notes; Contents. 154 In the Wake of the Charles Dick Ce Ese Stein 155 Ten Years of Steel at St. Clair Rev. Peter J. Van der Linden 165 TIME TO RENEW...A special note to members 168-A Great Lakes & Seaway News. 175 accel OUR COVER PICTURE...The CHARLES DICK, subject of the lead article in this issue, shows off her unique profile in a view taken on the Detroit River, just above the Detroit Harbor Terminal. Dossin Museum Collection.