CLASS OF 1953 WHO'S WHO & WHERE - The City College Fund

for Research Centers in Minority Institutions of the City College of New York (1992-95). But nonehave meant more to me when, in 1988, I had the honor of receiving the Townsend Harris Medalfrom City College.As so many of my classmates at CCNY have said, it would have been impossible for many of us togo to college had it not been for the free tuition at CCNY in those days. CCNY was, and I trust stillis, a shining star whose presence provides an enormous range of opportunities to a vast array ofstudents who have one common characteristic: they are eager to learn.***Philip Wolcoff, B.A., M.L.S.: I grew up in the Bronx andgraduated from James Monroe High School in 1950. I choseCCNY due to its excellent reputation. There, I was AdvertisingManager and Copy Editor of The Observation Post newspaper.I was also President and Vice President of Baron ’54, and amember of the William Allen White Society. In 1954, I receivedmy Masters of Library Science degree from The Pratt InstituteGraduate School of Library Science. I am proud of the 58 pagethesis I wrote for my M.L.S. at Pratt Institute: Organization andFunctioning of The New York Times’ Clipping Files.I am a former Supervising Assistant Branch Librarian at theParkchester Branch of the New York Public Library. I was also Supervising Branch Librarian. WhenI started at Parkchester, the circulation was high. It increased enough to cause the person in chargeto hold a higher position. I feel proud for this to have happened while I was there. I retired in 1994.I was given a beautiful Tiffany clock from NYPL with the inscription “Philip Wolcoff” and the followingunder my name: “40 Years of Service, With Appreciation, The New York Public Library”.I wrote a review of the film Cowboy, which was based on a book, which appeared in the March 1,1958 issue of Library Journal.My wife, Sandra, and I celebrated our 60 th anniversary on February 1, 2013. We have two daughters,Betsy and Allison, two grandchildren, Sasha and Kimani, and one great-grandchild, Benjamin.I am also including a list of names of people, including mine, and their cities (or, locations), and anumber. I am hoping that someone might possibly remember or be able to determine what the followingmeans: National 1.5 Pers, Week #16”.