Posted on Apr 4, 1997

Friday, April 4, 8 p.m., Memorial Chapel. The Borodin String Quartet will perform works by Debussy, Schubert and Shostakovich. The ensemble, founded in 1945 by students at the Moscow conservatory, gives what are widely regarded as definitive
interpretations of Shostakovich's works.

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Friday, April 4, 5 p.m., Upperclass Dining. Dining services presents the Southwestern Culinary Exposé featuring Chef Will Roy's Southwestern
specialties, Roberto Huacuja's Mexican favorites, traditional Pueblo cuisine, and the
music of the Latin Kings, a live Mariachi band. For more information, call ext. 6050.

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Through Friday, April 4, Reamer 404. UCARE (Union Community
Action Reaching Everyone) is sponsoring an open house. UCARE in a clearinghouse for
volunteer opportunities in and around Schenectady (as well as summer and post-graduate
opportunities nationally and internationally). For more information, call ext. 6777.

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Friday, April 11, 8 p.m., Upperclass Dining. “Union's
Fashion Show of Support” is to feature models including President Roger Hull.
Donation is $3. Sponsored by Chet's and Student Activities, proceeds to benefit Make
A Wish Foundation, granting wishes to children with life-threatening illness. Call ext.
6118.

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Thursday, April 17, noon to 2 p.m., Old Chapel. Nine retirees and
73 employees will be honored for their years of service at the annual Employee Recognition
Luncheon. Reservations may be made at the Personnel Office.

Posted on Apr 4, 1997

A memorial service for Alfred T. Goble, professor of physics emeritus, who served Union for more than 50 years, will be Saturday, April 12, at 3 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society of Schenectady, 1221 Wendell Ave.

“Ted” Goble died March 12 at his home on McClellan Street. He was 88.

Born in River Falls, Wis., he earned his bachelor's and doctoral
degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He taught there and at the University of Tulsa,
Alfred University and Princeton University before joining the College's physics
faculty in 1945.

He served as department chair from 1966 to 1971. After retiring in 1974,
he continued his affiliation with the College as a research professor.

He was cited for his service to the College at last year's Founders
Day convocation.

During his career, he spent two sabbatical years at the Clarendon
Laboratories at Oxford University. During World War II, he worked on radar countermeasures
at the Radio Research Laboratory at Harvard University and in England.

He was co-author of an undergraduate textbook, Elements of Modern
Physics, and author of numerous articles.

Among his professional affiliations, he was a member of the American
Physical Society and a founding member of the New York State Section of the APS; a member
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, the Optical Society of America, and Sigma
Xi, the science and engineering honor society.

Since 1947, he was a member of the First Unitarian Society of
Schenectady, serving as chairman of the board of trustees.

He was former president of the Elmer Avenue School PTA and a member of
the board of Friends of the Schenectady County Public Library.

A longtime amateur radio operator, he served as faculty adviser of the
College's amateur radio station, W2UC.

Survivors include his wife, Ethel Frank Goble, whom he married in 1935;
and three sons, Robert of Brookline, Mass., Lewis of Eugene, Ore., and Jonathan of Durham,
N.C.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Physics Department, Hospice of
Schenectady, or the First Unitarian Society.