General University of Maine Publications
Document Type
Other
Editor
Ray Cudahy, editor
Sam Jones, editor
Dick Sprague, editor
Publisher
University of Maine
Publication Date
Fall 11-1-1948
Publisher location
Orono, Maine
Abstract/ Summary
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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 by Donald T. Caswell and depicts a man wearing a letterman's sweater chatting up a smiling co-ed wearing a ball cap. In the background, two largely faceless men wearing suits and exhibit hostile posture that communicates jealousy.
Don Caswell (1923-2014), was a native of Limestone, Maine and grew up in Brownsville. He joined the U.S. Navy following high school graduation in 1942. He served as a radio operator aboard ships patrolling the Gulf of Alaska throughout the war. Caswell attended the University of Maine on the G.I. Bill, majoring in Art and History. On campus, he was active in the Officer Training Program and was stationed in Tripoli, North Africa as a U.S. Air Force officer during the Korean War. Caswell served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard.
Repository Citation
Pine Needle Publications; Chamberlain, Clair; Folsom, Sid; Page, Carroll; Brennan, Bill; Pinkham, Larry; Slosser, Bob; Zwicker, Kenneth; Meade, Russ; Tabor, Jarry; and Cudahy, Ray, "The Pine Needle, Fall 1948" (1948). General University of Maine Publications. 2461.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/2461
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