Matthew Pikin, a former member of the MIT Juggling Club, died Oct. 6, 1982 at age 32 of leukemia. He was a reference librarian at the Copley Square Library in Boston. His estate graciously donated his juggling equipment to the MIT Juggling Club.

 

Inadvertently, the names of the volunteer judges at the convention did not appear in the September issue. Mary Wisser writes rightly, "they have a tough job and sometimes are booed like baseball umpires... " In appreciation of their work, in apology for the omission last issue, and for the record, they were: Bill Barr, Craig Barnes, Laura Dirksen, Holly Greeley, Mike Kass, Larry Olson, Robert Peck and Kit Summers.

 

Gene Jones, IJA President, made the following report of the 1982 Santa Barbara convention: Total gross receipts, $92,402.35. Total expenses, $88,966.78. Net profit, $4,435.57. Total registrants, 615. Public Show attendance, (first show) 856, (second show) 475. U.S. Nationals attendance, about 825.

 

Rich Chamberlin, IJA secretary/treasurer, is also co-historian with Dennis Soldati. Rich has all IJA historical material and actively seeks any of the following material: old IJA newsletters, publicity material and news clippings, and old or unique props.