Yes, he is William S. "Sandy" Schenck. Learn about him and see his picture at
http://www.udel.edu/dgs/DGS/Staff/wss.html . He's a hard-rock geologist, not a
political geographer or surveyor, but he's apparently the State of Delaware's
go-to guy on its boundaries.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "aletheia kallos" <aletheiak@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] possible explanation for undermeasurement of 12mile
arc
>
> --- "Lowell G. McManus" <mcmanus71496@...> wrote:
>
>> I've read what the Supremes had to say in 1934 and
>> 1935, and I've written to Mr.
>> Schenck in Delaware.
>>
>> Lowell G. McManus
>> Leesville, Louisiana, USA
>
> great
> for if this sandy schenck of yours is the same person
> as my earlier contact
> william s schenck
> then he was apparently unaware of
> or at least not particularly interested in
> any short changing of delaware by the 1934 &or 1935
> supreme court decisions
> as of a couple of weeks ago anyway
> when someone last updated his presentation on delaware
> boundaries
> http://www.udel.edu/dgs/Publications/pubsonline/info6.html
>
>
> also possibly worth mentioning here
> i have seen most but not all of the last item in his
> bibliography
>
> perry 1934 the circular boundary of delaware
> in civil engineering magazine
>
> which is a collection of probably the most reliable
> info on all the delaware arc swings up to that point
>
> so it could yet offer a fresh clue on this last one
> too
>
>
> & the following detailed delaware chronology
> which is likely drawn from contemporary sources
> http://www.hsd.org/DHE/DHE_when_Timeline.htm
> suggests there may have been some public awareness at
> the time that the 1935 supreme court decision already
> gave delaware a few uninhabited acres attached to new
> jersey
>
> & it suggests to me that contemporaneous news
> clippings & commentary may be our best way to go
>
>
>
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