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Montreal Gazette (University City blog) - Tick, tick, tick. The tale of Joseph Hanaway and Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾'s Roddick Gates

Published: 30 September 2010

Tick, tick, tick and steel yourself for the bagpipes. The clock tower atop Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾'s Roddick Gates will chime again, starting Friday. What? Never noticed there was a clock tower? Thanks to the persistence of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ alum Joseph Hanaway, a retired neurologist who now lives in Missouri, the clocks and bells have been given a tune-up with a modern twist -- satellite technology.

There's a lovely story about Hanaway's gift and quest in the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Reporter. It seems that Hanaway, who graduated from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ more than 50 years ago, always wanted to hear the bells chime and the clock tick.

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