1941

There's a pretty sharp nor'easter whistling about the premises this afternoon, making it a good day for indoor chores like writing class notes. If the column and the storm are both finished on schedule, we plan to take off tomorrow and head for Hanover for the annual class officers weekend.

After the regular program of College business, Bruce Friedlich has laid on a meeting of all '41 officers and committee members in attendance which will, among other things, get on with planning next year's reunion. You'll get a report when the ALUMNI MAGAZINE resumes publication in the fall, or perhaps before then via the newsletter.

Julie Koenig made the New York Times advertising-news column the other week for blowing the whistle on his former ad partner George Lois. Lois, in a recent interview, had claimed credit for inventing New York magazine and selling the idea to its first publisher, John Hay Whitney of the old HeraldTrib. No way, said Julian: "George did not conceive it, name it, or design it. It was Mr. Whitney's idea." (Papert, Koenig, Lois was the Tribune's ad agency, hence their involvement.

For reasons too complicated to explain, I had a chance to visit on the phone with' Spieder Paul a few weeks back. He and Betsy are still at Mercer Island, Wash., but spending a lot of time at "Seaerie," their boondocks home out on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It'll be their retirement home when and if Spieder ever retires. At present, he shows no signs of it and is enjoying the hell out of running the Seattle public defender's office. They were expecting, and I guess by now have met, a first grandchild.

If you've been reading your communications from the College you already know this, but just in case you missed it: 1941 is well represented on the board of trustees' presiden- tial search committee, which will be screening candidates to succeed President Kemeny when he retires next year. Sally Frechette and DickHill are two of the five trustees serving on the committee.

The 1980 Alumni Fund will be down to the wire by the time you read this, and let us hope the good work has been kept up. At this mo- ment, the early reports show '4l bringing in almost twice as many dollars as at the same time last year and occupying the dizzying heights of third place in our Green Derby group. The dollars are great, but there's another measure that's significant, too par- ticipation. Our objective this year was to see at least 60 per cent of the class participate, no matter how large or small the gift. These first reports show us a little over halfway there. It sure would be nice to reach or pass that goal.

Louis Alonzo Young Jr. '4l was presented with an Alumni Award during class officers weekend in May. The former Dartmouth football captain was cited for his service to young people, especially through sports, in Scouts, Little League, Little Quakers, and Pop Warner, and as a board member of the Northern Home for Children. He has also been active in civic and community work and has devoted much time to the College from four years' undergraduate service as class president to work on the Third Cen- tury Fund and in the Philadelphia Alumni Club.

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