1939

This is a sad column to write. The Class has sustained the death of four of its members since our last. On February 2 Jack Whipp passed on at his home in Cleveland. Win Naylor's death was recorded on March 12, Dick Johnson died in Lake Placid on March 8 after a long illness, and Buck Ewing died March 14 in Palm Springs, Calif.

Yet life goes on. In the same batch of mail that recounted death, we received an announcement indicating that Barbara, Allyn, and the four boys welcomed Frederick Bradford Ley on February 25. Al and Barbara Ley's fifth issue weighed in at 9 pounds 8 ounces, and was 22 inches long at birth, all of which indicates a good prospect for a wide receiver in about 17 years hence. The Leys are now residing at 110 Highland Ave., Ithaca, N.Y., hard by Lake Cayuga. A personal note from Dr. Ley suggests that he is already making plans to be on hand at commencement in '97. (Good planning, Al - Ed.)

The Springfield YMCA commemorated its 122nd year of being, and in the process honored Bob Elkins with the Red Triangle Award, the highest in YMCA recognition. Bob was honored by the Massachusetts Y for extensive survey work he provided toward the construction of an access road into their Camp Norwich. Elkins is president 'of Adams and Ruxton Construction Co., West Springfield and a director of the local Y.

From Tom Brooks we received word of another classmate receiving honors from a Massachusetts organization. John Haartz, the seventh president of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries Inc., received a special salute for his guidance from 1972 through 1975. John is president of two business firms that bear his name, Haartz-Mason Inc. Watertown, Mass., and Haartz Auto Fabric Inc., Acton, Mass. John is also a trustee of Holderness School, Plymouth, N.H., an avid skiier, and a restorer of antique automobiles. John was elected a lifetime director of Goodwill Industries.

Very prominent at a two-day workshop in New York, held by the Association of National Advertisers was Sam Thurm, up from his headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he holds sway as vice president in charge of the D.C. operation. Sam was pictured in the trade press beside FCC Chairman Richard Wiley, a name that causes this correspondent to genuflect since the FCC holds considerable clout over us broadcasters. We hope Sam bellied up properly so if we have to shoot a sticky wiceket at license renewal time we'll have a friend in court.

By the time you have had a chance to peruse these notes, we will have completed the business of the annual spring meetings of the class executive committee scheduled for April 18 in Prexy Bert MacMannis' offices high up in the Pan-Am Building in New York. We'll give you a rundown in our next column.

As the length of this column might suggest, we have not been inundated by a surfeit of mail, and would remind any so inclined that our mail box has plenty of room for a friendly message.

Secretary, 777 West St. Pittsfield, Mass. 01201

Class Agent, E. I. DuPont Co. Nemours Bldg. Wilmington, Del. 19898