1952

Although the Boston Bruins hockey team have recently launched their drive to capture the elusive Stanley Cup via a play-off series, the enthusiasm at this time tends towards baseball and golf. The opening day Red Sox home game will be held Tuesday, April 14, officially announcing the arrival of the long awaited Spring Season in the New England area.

As for myself, spring is an indication of summer. Summer gives rise to Friday night and Monday morning traffic jams on our beloved Southeast Expressway; my only access road to "Old Ironsides." I have seriously toyed with the idea of spreading a rumor about the Cape Cod area in order to discourage the steady stream of tourists; however better judgment prevents me from doing so after sending all the Yippies and Hippies in the area to Woodstock last year for a bath. I keep receiving disconcerting crank calls from irate farmers in the Woodstock area claiming that I was indirectly responsible for polluting the streams. Well, you win some and lose some!!!

Dick Spurgin has entered the real estate field in the Windy City. Having recently left our Foreign Service department, Dick joined a family real estate firm located in Chicago in the capacity of real estate investment manager. Dick, his lovely wife Jess, two boys, and two girls have established roots at 11323 South Lothair Avenue, Chicago, Ill. We all wish you much success in your new venture, Dick.

Jay Schochet has become the president of Boston's oldest real estate firm as part of a reorganization in which the company's name was changed from from Wm. C. Codman & Son to The Codman Company, Inc. to recognize properly the current diversity of the firm's operations. Jay entered the Boston real estate scene in 1961 and has been a partner in the 98-year-old company since 1963. He is currently the Boston coordinator for the British and New York developers of Boston's Keystone Building, an office tower project, and is also involved in developing apartment complexes and shopping centers.

If you want to retire early, see Jim Meneely, president of Armco Mexicana S.A. De C.V., Mexico City, Mexico, who has recently been elected to the Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. (YPO), an educational organization with an international membership of 2,500 young successful chief executives who have become presidents of sizeable companies before the age of 40.

YPO was founded in 1950 to help young presidents become better presidents through education and idea exchange. Members represent more than 35 countries and belong to 50 chapters—forty in the U.S., five in Canada, and one each in Europe, Japan, Korea, Mexico and the Caribbean area. The typical company has 200 employees and grosses $25 million in business annually. Companies headed by Young Presidents em- ploy up to 70,000 persons. Annual sales range from $1 million to over $2 billion. Young Presidents are retired from YPO at age 49.

Jim, you are to be congratulated and I'm sure many members in the class will be contacting you in the near future.

Another step up for Jose Barroso at Libbey Products, Owens-Illinois, Inc., where he has been named manager of the Chicago branch office. Most recently he had been manager of the Detroit branch. He joined Owens-Illinois in 1955 and until 1959 was working with the international division in Cuba. In 1961 he transferred to the Libbey Products division. He and Lore have three children and the family's new home is 1504 Northwoods Drive, Deerfield, Ill.

Hammering Hank Williams, our legal mind, has been re-elected to the County Legislature in the Rochester, N. Y., area. Through the efforts of his placard-carrying good looking kids (four girls) he won the hearts of the voters in the area and ran away with the election 3-1.

His ingenious campaign poster should win an academy award of some sort however: I'm sure his lovely family share in the fine reward of having their wonderful dad elected via a concerted family effort. Good show, Henry!!

Check your equipment, gang, or you will be hearing from Bill Montgomery, president of Computer Corporation of New York. Bill has been participating in management seminars dealing with equipment leasing.

We have an assistant headmaster at Suffield Academy. Sandy Sanderson has recently been appointed to the newly created position by Headmaster Appleton H. Seaverns, Sandy has been at the Connecticut-based academy for 17 years and has been extremely active in all phases of secondary educational programs. Coach Sanderson is also vice president of the National Soccer Coaches Association for Secondary Schools.

Show-off!! — We're all proud of you.

Secretary, Old Ironsides, School St. Pembroke, Mass. 02359

Class Agent, 30 Westlake Rd., Natick, Mass. 01760