1938

The deadline for this column seems to come around faster each month; a fact which John Emerson slyly omitted in his parting advice.

However, we have news of Francis X.Reilly, remembered by classmates as "Fran." Fran figured prominently in a recent executive realignment which was announced on January 5, 1970 by James J. Ling, chairman and chief executive officer of Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. "Francis X. Reilly, vice president, was named vice president-administration. Mr. Reilly who has handled special assignments for Mr. Ling will now report to Clyde Skeen, LTV president, and will be responsible for industrial relations, facilities, materiel, real estate, insurance, and retirement."

A review of Fran's career reveals that he graduated from Harvard Law in 1941 and shortly thereafter married Beverly Blackwell, a graduate of Colby Junior College. After serving as law clerk to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts he entered private practice with a large Boston firm. In 1943 he entered the service as an ensign in U.S.N.R. and was assigned to Bureau of Naval Personnel as assistant counsel. Thereafter he was transferred to the Bureau of Aeronautics of U.S. Navy Department and was separated from active duty as a lieutenant commander in 1946. He returned to his old firm and resumed private practice until he accepted employment with Wilson & Co. in Chicago, which firm was acquired by LTV in 1967. Specializing in real estate and insurance he became a vice president in 1969.

Joining the ranks of college presidents is our own Richard C. Jones, who was recently inaugurated as seventh president of the 102-year-old State University College at Cortland, N. Y. Dick's past two years, in his own words, "have been a little hectic." In January 1968, he was moved from Dean of College, State University of New York, College at New Paltz to vice president for academic affairs. In August 1968 he "was moved from the latter office to the office of dean at State University of New York, College in Albany. A month later he was appointed acting president at SUNY college at Cortland and in December was named president.

Dick, who was one of the five Jones boys in our class, received his M.S. at University of New Hampshire, served in the Army during World War II and returned to graduate work at Washington State University where he received his doctorate. His field has been natural science throughout his teaching career. He is married to the former Dorothy Jordan who graduated from the University of New Hampshire and they have a son, Richard III who was born in 1955.

Irving Trust Company, at New York, has announced that Frederick W. Baker has been appointed division administrative officer and will assist the division head in profit planning, marketing and the coordination of division programs. Fred joined the Irving in 1946 and has been associated with the National Division since 1948. Elected a vice president in 1958, he was named head of the southwest district of the National Division the following year. He has been head of the central district since 1965. Fred resides with his family in Garden City, N. Y., a Long Island community that is noted for bank officers.

In a recent letter to Class President Paul B. Urion the College expressed gratification that the Class of 1938 will be entering upon a Memorial Books Program.

Secretary, 64 Cormack Court Babylon, N. Y. 11702

Treasurer, 365 Henry St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201