50th Reunion

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Don Young reports that his six-month stint at Amherst may have contributed to his after-retirement job as an author. The English class awakened a desire to compose poetry while with the Tenth Armored Division in World War II. Some of these poems he inserted in a book "Wire as a Weapon". Don expects the book, by Turner Publishing of a Paducah, KY, to be his experiences laying wire in France and Germany, stresses the battle tactic of General Patton, and includes 150 photos and illustrations.

Young obtained a degree from Temple University in 1948, majoring in Marketing. He also took five courses in Journalism. After additional training at Charles Morris School of Advertising, Young embarked on an Advertising Career as Advertising Manager of a five-floor J.C. Penney store,Layout Man at Sears Retail Group Headquarters, Advertising Assistant at 12-floor American Casualty Company (was also editor of their two-color Employee Publication); became Director of Public Relations and Advertising of an eight­-branch bank; and had his own Ad Agency for nine years.

After 25 years in the field of advertising, Don switched to Kitchen Design, and has sold over 2,000 kitchens. "My largest kitchen, at $47,000.00, had an island larger than our kitchen," Don reports.

In his spare time Don is Nature Center Director for a volunteer group he heads at his non-denominational church in Wayne, while wife Ruth beautifies the Meditation Garden, which was once the center of an estate on the 29-acre prop­erty. Ruth also gives Hat Shows with her National Teachers' Sorority to benefit a scholarship fund for needy students.

Don and Ruth enjoy Camping at Fort Myers, FL In Jan. and Feb.Their son, Paul, is a Flight Attendant with T.W.A.,and works with his wife, Martine, selling jewelry from far­ away places. They adopted a baby girl from Mother Theresa's orphanage in India.


VISION
Amherst, on a Berkshire hill
Is peaceful in the morning dew.
The nearby farmers rise to till
The soil, because their crops are through.

Now bold Winter gives a chill
And some damp mornings frost is seen;
But this new coldness lends a thrill
And makes the college more serene.

The students strive to reach great height
And many misty nights they mean
To work until they lose their sight,
or 'til their eyes turn green.