1929

Now is the time for a final push for a successful 1974 Alumni Fund campaign - be sure you are counted in by June 30!

From Hamburg (Pa.) comes news of JackMoxon. He has been elected chairman of the board of Pennsylvanians for Right to Work, following his designation by the same organization in 1971 as Employer of the Year in recognition of his support for each employee's freedom of choice regarding union membership. Jack is the retired chairman of the board of Carpenter Technology Corp. (formerly Carpenter Steel Co.) and from 1964 to 1971 he served as a director of the American Iron and Steel Institute. He is active in many organizations in the Reading area and has received numerous awards for outstanding service as a civic and business leader. The Tuck School faculty of 1929-30 might well claim "mission accomplished!"

The sad news has just been received that BillIrwin died on April 22; our deepest sympathy goes to his family.

A note of some months ago from Bill Keys in Sequim, Wash., states that he has taken the big step and moved to the Pacific Northwest "where it is wetter, greener, cooler, and clearer - we like it fine." Best of luck, Bill, in your retirement haven.

Al Floyd is one of the few 29ers who are still active in their professions. He writes from Lynwood, Calif., "No retirement for me - my accounting clients won't let me!"

Another one is Karl Pittelkow, still active in the practice of medicine in St. Vincent, West Indies. According to his note, "The one and only cardiac specialist on this island has to spend almost all his time on general medicine to make a living. The lethargy is so thick you can cut it with a knife, when it comes to getting any kind of action from this thoroughly delightful race of people. After all, what's wrong with being what is known down here as an LDC (for lesser developed country)?

"We hope our new house will be completed in another two months, sitting on a 600-ft. high slope some 500 yards back from the Atlantic on our left and the Caribbean on our right and with water in our swimming pool in front." Karl, how about a photo on your new verandah with a rum punch in one hand?

Hal Hirsch wrote an article in a recent issue of Alma Mater, journal of the American Alumni Council, on "The Care and Feeding of Volunteer Board Members." He cited his periences on a number of boards in education and business. In addition to serving on our own Alumni Council, he has been a non-alumnus trustee of Reed College in Portland and of private secondary schools. He points out the special responsibilities of board members of private colleges, who must take care of all aspects of planning for the future of such institutions, while board members of public universities work under the general supervision of a legislative body.

Dr. Wilbur Flannery was elected chairman of the board of directors of Pennsylvania Blue Shield at the annual reorganization meeting this spring. He is the fourth chairman in the organization's 33-year history, and has been a board member since 1957. Before his election to chairman, Wilbur had been second vice chairman, a member of six committees, and chairman of three of these. A New Castle internist, he is a state delegate to the American Medical Association.

The spring Whitewater season has been a good one down here, with plenty of water in the rivers. I took part in three senior kayak races (age 45 and up) - nine miles down the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac, up in the mountains of West Virginia, 13 miles down the South Fork of the Shenandoah in Virginia, and 7 miles on the main stem of the Potomac below Great Falls. As someone shouted from the bank, "There's no fool like an old fool!"

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