1951

I embark upon this new position as class scribe with enthusiasm and trepidation. The former because it should be great fun reporting on the affairs of the Class of 1951, the latter statement because I hope there is a steady flow of information to report. Don't be bashful - let's all pitch in and keep the "in" basket full.

Received a very informative letter from PaulOrth in which he gave a synopsis of the unanimous Supreme Court decision he gained in Fitzpatrick vs. Bitzner. The Court held for the first time that the 11th Amendment, and the principle of state sovereignty which it embodies, are limited by the enforcement provisions of the 14th Amendment. "In my case," Paul writes, discriminated-against male state employees were allowed to recover 'backpay' and attorneys' fees provided in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended in 1972 to include states. Thus victims of state employment discrimination now have the same monetary remedies — and financial incentives — to protect their rights in federal court as employees in private industry. The case is a sweeping affirmation of Congressional power in the civil rights area, and comes from a court which the week before had restricted federal power over States under the Commerce Clause." Well done, Paul.

The sudden death of Jay Wolf has still left me stunned. Several of us would like to establish a memorial for Jay and we felt that a fund to buy books on and about the theater would be fitting as Jay's entire career was spent in show business. Please mail contributions to me at the above address.

An article in the Aspen Times advises us that Allan Blomquist has resigned his position as county manager. Allan has held the job for the past three years and was the county's first full-time manager. During his incumbency Allan was responsible for a wide range of county planning efforts, including the over-all transportation plan, design at the airport, courthouse renovation and park, and county trail design.

Word of the tremendous job Woody Klein did on our Class Book, The Spirit of '51, has apparently gotten back to his employer. Woody has just been named manager of communications and community relations at International Business Machines Corporation's East Fishkill site. Woody joined IBM in 1968 as a senior editor of THINK, IBM's employee magazine. He served as managing editor of the magazine from 1973 until now. Before IBM Woody was a reporter for the Washington Post and the New York World-Telegram and Sun as well as press secretary to New York Mayor John Lindsay.

Tom Trolle has been elected a vice president of Xerox Corporation with headquarters in Stamford, Conn. He will continue to have staff responsibility for manufacturing and logistics on a worldwide basis. Tom joined Xerox in 1968 as manager, corporate accounting, and has held several financial positions with the company. He was named a senior vice president of the Xerox Latin American Group in 1972 and corporate director of manufacturing and logistics in 1974.

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