PREXY AND HIS SON throw food to hundreds of hungry gold fish in the pond in front of the President's home. WALKER iy models. B' FLYING IS ing a Cessr EXECUTIVE ENGINEER'S favorite hobby. Prexy is shown here enter with his cute 16-year-old daughter, Gail. He often takes his children up HUBBY give approval to one of Bryan's works in the library of the Walkers' campus R COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Horseback riding, tennis, flying, golf—all in a day's relaxation for Prexy—Dr. Eric A. Walker. Prexy believes in keeping himself physically fit and Sat urday he proved it to a Col legian photographer and the. Our assignment called for spending a day with Proxy at "play." The only trouble was we were st ill sleeping when Prexy began his relaxation— riding quarter-horses through the University farms at B in the morning. We thought we might be intruding to phone him' at 9 and therefore waited till 9:30, so as not to wake him. But when we called we found him long gone from the Presi dential mansion. He was back at 10:30 and immediately set upon working on his huge stamp collection which he started in 1930. He collects mostly American stamps—first day covers, plate blocks and sheets of unused commemorative issues. "I don't get too much time to keep up with all the issues, but once in a while things begin to pile PRESIDENTIAL FORM on the tennis cow t is caught by Collegian's camera as Prexy returns a serve from Ridge Riley, executive secretary of the Alumni Association Prexyr At Play Story by BILL JAE FE Mot as b y WAYNE SCHLEGEL up and then I get to work sort ing, filing and enter ng them into the looFeleaf books," After a short lunch, Prexv tried his hand at the electric organ, another one of his many diversified hobbies. Then it was time to watch the baseball game on TV and help his 12- year-old son Biyan build a model tank. We joined Prexy at 3 p.m. and found him relaxing in his spacious yard. He quickly showed us through his well kept and very "home-like" house, Then it was out to the small fish pond where Bryan and he feed the goldfish and played with the family Siamese cat "Minnie." Bryan, a third base Little Leaguer, told us of his favorite pastime—making and then burning plastic mod els on the front lawn to great dislike of his father. "One day the campus cops will catch him," Prexy quipped. A second floor den is the setting for much of Prexy's "home work" and countless shingles and citations hang from the wall, but most no ticeable are two rifles and a cavalry sword. After viewing the stamp collection, we ven tured downstairs to meet Jo, Prexy's wife, who was occu pied baking a pie for the fam ily dinner. "Well, I guess it's time to meet Dean Perez," Prexy said PREXY RELAXES after a long day of horseback riding, tennis, flying and golf. He leaves with his family for their summer home IA Kitty Hawk, N.C., Saturday. PAGE SEVEN as he ran up the stairs to oress for his tennis match with Perez. Ridge Riley and McKay Donkin on the University courts near the skating rink. Within seconds after atneing. Prexy was on the court and warming up fot the ensuing match Perez was late in ai ming so Prexy took on Don kin in a singles match to get warmed-up. "Call me at 6." Prexy shout ed from the courts in reference to a flying engagement we had arranged with him. He received his pilot's license July 17 and was taking Dean Perez for a ride. The winds were turbulent so it wasn't good weather to take a beginner up in th e Cessna 15D but Prexy brought along his daughter Gail, a cute 16-year-old State College High School senior, for a ride. "I get sick, but I like flying," Gail said. After a half hour flight around the countryside and over the campus, Prexy landed and returned home. He wasn't finished yet as his wife and lie decided to play a few holes of golf. All this after a strenuous week in the office which in cluded a Board of Trustees' meeting, a trip to Newport and numerous office appointments. This Sounds like work to me, but not for the University's 49-year-old president IRIlr , :-: A 4
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