Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-01-25
Jaycees Choose Lbs Coach
For The Annual DSA Award

Darwin Keye was nonored by
being named the recipient of the
1851 Distinguished Servic e
Award presented by the London
Jaycees at their annual Bosses
Night Banquet Thursday evening.
Mr. Keye is a teacher and
coach in the London Public
Schools. He was instrumental in
organizing and putting into opera
ton the driver training program
in the school system. He has also
served as the director of the City
Playground Program during the
summer months for the past sew
eral years.
In addition ne has been an ac-
tive member of the London Meth
odist Church, having assisted in
the financial drives of the church
and helping with the teaching as
signments in the church school.
He Is also a member of the Jay
Gee Health Clinic Board for the
current year,
Mr.. Keye is a native of Fair
field Township in Madison Coun-
ty, having received his early ed
ucation in the Fairfield School.
Later he attended Ohio State Un-
iversity from where he received
his masters degree in physical
education He served in the armed
forces during World War II and
was stationed in the European
theater.
This years award winner has
always been greatly interested
in youth work, and has been in
strumental in providing the youth
of the community with a com
plete, balanced. and well-rounded
physical education program.
The DSA Award is presented
each year to the young man who
has contributed outstanding SER
vice to the community during the
preceding year through his dis
tinguished efforts and excellent
leadership. The award was pre-
sented to Mr.. Keye by Rev. A
NJ. Shenefeit of the Methodist
Church.
A second award consisting 81
Lifetime Membership in tht
London Jaycees was presented Il
Russell McShane. This award i!
and each year 10 former active
Jaycee who Tias reac1ed the age
limit and who contributed great
ly to the success of the organi
zation during his active associa
ton. Mr.. McShane is a past pres
ident of the local group, has beer
closely linked with the Jaycee
Health Clinic and Jaycee Charity
Edition. He was formerly a com.
mittee chairman in the state or
ganization. This award presenta.
tion was made by Sam Landes.
An exceptional address was pre-.
sented to the assembled Jaycee;
and guests by Maynard Kniskern
of Springfield. Speaking on tht
topic, THE American Aristoc
racy'', Mr.. Kniskern pointed ou
that one of the greatest danger,
facing our country today is tht
complacency of too large seq
ment of the population and then
reluctance to become sufficiently
aroused concerning the corrupt.
ness and immortality which We
find all about US. Tying in these
statements with his topic, he
went on to say that the hope oi
the country and possibly the
world must rest with what he
termed the American aristocracy
This aristocracy is composed no
of persons born into it, but rath.
er of those persons who are will
ing and able to assume response
bility in a world of chaos, anc
who are willing to direct all theil
efforts and talents towards ths
betterment of our national and in
ternational life. According to tht
speaker, this is the only kind o
an aristocracy that can justify it:
existence.
Mr.. Kniskern was an air op,
erations officer and combat cor
respondent with the Amphibioui
Forces, u. S. Pacific Fleet dur
ing World War II. He is a form.
er winner of the Springfield
Jaycee DSA Award.