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ABOUT THIS ISSUE ...



Frances Hamerstrom



A native of Nebraska, David Fell-
man received his B.A. and M.A.
from the University of Nebraska
and his Ph.D. from Yale in political
science. He taught at the Univer-
sity of Nebraska from 1934 until
1947 when he came to UW-Mad-
ison. Made Vilas Professor of Polit-
ical Science in 1966, he became
emeritus in July 1979. The greatest
satisfaction of his career, he says,
came from serving as national pres-
ident of the American Association
of University Professors for two
years, from 1964 to 1966.
  An acknowledged expert on civil
rights and public responsibility, he
has been interested in public law-
constitutional and administrative
law-throughout his career. Just
after World War II, he introduced
the first course in civil liberties in
the country to be taught in the pol-
itical science department.
  Professor Fellman's most recent
book, The Defendant's Rights Today
(University of Wisconsin Press,
1976), like his article in this issue,
sets forth clearly the demands of
constitutional criminal law.

Mary Shumway is a frequent con-
tributor to the Review. Her new
book of poems Practicing Vivaldi,
which will include "Certainties,"
will be published by Juniper Press
this fall.



Frances Hamerstrom writes about
the things one does not say in
scientific research: the fun, the
adventures, and the fascinating
quest to find out more. "A Letter
from My Mother-in-Law" is a chap-
ter from her new book, Strictly for
the Chickens, to be published by Iowa
State University this fall. The book
will be illustrated by her daughter,
Elva Hamerstrom Paulson, who
also made a drawing especially for
the Review.
  Aldo Leopold, under whom the
Hamerstroms both took degrees,
said of one of their earlier technical
papers, "Frankly, it's dull. You
would have done better to write
'The Lives and Times of the
Hamerstroms."' At this late date,
Fran Hamerstrom has fondly heed-
ed his advice.
  The Hamerstroms have won
many awards including the Nat-
ional Wildlife Federation Award
for Distinguished Service to Con-
servation. Their research on
prairie chickens is internationally
recognized.

Marian Paust lives in Richland Cen-
ter. She will have a new book of
poetry out in October, which will
include "Matinee."
Jim McEvoy is a microbiologist
turned graphic arist, who now
works for the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. His
drawings appear on pages 11 and 19.
Robert E. Najem



I couldn't resist asking Cavalliere
Ketchum about his name. In reply,
he gave a fascinating history of his
Spanish maternal ancestors who
were blacksmiths to the king-
thus Cavalliere-and accompanied
the followers of Cortez in their
explorations of Mexico and this
country. His paternal ancestors,
captured from the Spanish
Armada, were given the name
Ketchum because they lived on
ketchs, the two-masted sailing
ships. In the nineteenth century
the family homesteaded in Ari-
zona.
  His immediate family carried out
the tradition at the forge as orna-
mental iron workers. In the for-
ties, Frank Lloyd Wright often
stopped by the blackshmith shop
to talk to his grandfather, who was
doing the iron work at Taliesin-
West. One day Cavalliere menti-
oned his bewilderment at the term
he had heard at school, "America,
the melting pot." Wright explained
to the eleven-year-old that Amer-
ica should not be considered a melt-
ing pot but a vegetable salad in
which each vegetable remains sepa-
rate and distinct, retaining its own
flavor but contributing to the taste
of the whole.
  This description by Wright
serves well as a model for Caval-
liere Ketchum's artistic vision-
the desire to see that each ethnic
element keep its own distinct iden-
tity while adding to the nourish-
ment of the country as a whole.


Robert Najem is currently the state-
wide University Extension coordi-
nator for letters and science pro-
grams. He has served in a variety
of university roles including dean
of the Fox Valley campus and di-
rector of the National Humanities
Series: Midwestern Center. Pro-
fessor Najem has been actively
involved in teaching the humani-
ties to adults throughout Wiscon-
sin.
  Father of four children, he and
his family reside in Madison.
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