Temple, Norman, August 5, 1998

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Identifier: BCOH 123

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Scope and Contents note

In this interview Temple discusses: his background and decision to come to Bates; impressions of the College; various jobs he held while working his way through Bates including College news writer and photographer and living with and working for a local family; activities and social life including dances, Stanton Ride, and chapel; Brooks Quimby and debate including the major role it played in his life; enlisting in the service; anecdotes about President Gray, Harry Rowe, Lloyd Fisher, and other professors; anecdotes about local people he knew including Sam Bennett, Bill Davis, Johnny Robinson, and Lionel Lemieux; his jobs after college; and involvement with alumni activities.

Dates

August 5, 1998

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Biographical note

Norman Temple was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 30, 1921 and raised in Rahway, NJ. After graduating from Rahway High School in 1940, he entered Bates College and stayed until joining the Army Air Corps in 1942 as a B-24 pilot. Discharged in October of 1945, he returned to Bates graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1947 with a degree in economics. In 1946 he was a member of the Bates debate team sent to Great Britain on a six-week tour of major universities in England and Scotland. After graduation Norm spent six years as the associate state secretary for the YMCA before joining the Maine Development Commission. In 1956 he joined Central Maine Power Company and was elected vice president in 1966. He retired in 1984, and was active in Bates alumni affairs, especially raising money for the Alumni Fund. Temple died in Maine in 2006.