European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 21, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 exhibit recoils mighty Zeppelin an exhibit at the Frankfurt International Airport tracing the development and ultimate demise of the Zeppelin Marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin the father of the giant Airship. The display representing several private collections is full of mementos from the Days when the German no Bleman s creation had the whole world excited. Frankfurt played an important role in the life of the aircraft. A special Airport for the ships was opened there in May 1936 to initiate passenger and postal service. It also was the Home base of the dirigible Hindenburg which exploded in Lakehurst n.j., in 1937, costing 36 lives and bringing Zeppelin Type air travel to a halt. The exhibit which runs through july 31, is located in the gallery level or second floor of the Airport s terminal b. Is Dave Didio Bosses Fly High to get feel on fhe ground in school Julian a. A soaring at 2,000 feet in a glider gave personnel manager Jack Thomas a whole new perspective on risks in the business world. When you take a risk doing that you go Back and think about taking a risk making a business decision. It s no big Deal said Thomas who works for the digital equipment corp. In Maynard mass. Thomas took the half hour glider ride As part of a four week program for upper level managers that began july 11. Albert a. Vicere who runs the 22-year-old executive management program at Penn state University said the extracurricular activities Are in tended to  the current class of 36 managers from 10 countries completely out of their element. It s an attempt to open their minds to new concepts by also having them experience new things Vicere said. Other Eye opening activities include Snake handling and scuba lessons plus at least seven hours a Day in class. Thomas stood with two other classmates sunday along the Edge of a narrow 1,000-foot Asphalt runway waiting to ride in a Bullet shaped two seat glider Atridge soaring glider port. They re teaching us new things and new ideas this fits right in said John Donovan a District Engineer for new York Telephone co. Debbie Davis a data processing auditing manager for Virginia Power co. In Richmond va., added this is not the sort of thing auditors generally  executives taking part in the $8,500 program came Mark Bissell instructs Debbie Davis before her glider ride As part of a Penn state management seminar. From As far As Malaysia and Chile. Most Are in their mid-40s and work for Large corporations according to Vicere. There Are four classes scheduled per year. During the Day they attend courses on internationalization of the business world government business relations and leadership and management he said. They also have some evening sessions and As much As two hours of Homework a Day. In what Little spare time remains Vicere gives the managers a Chance to take Golf racquetball Tennis and scuba lessons. Besides providing new experiences the activities promote camaraderie Vicere said. He also has shuttled the managers to Shaver s Cree environmental Center and plans an All Day Canoe trip. All activities Are voluntary Vicere said. At the environmental Center on the opening Day of the program Rynex corp. Staff director Bonnie Miller said she handled a Black rat Snake. This is a week of firsts said Miller who also took a glider ride and Golf lessons. On the  cards i m sending i m writing to doing this and i m doing that and at the Bottom put p.s., i m also working very hard " she said. Other universities including business schools a Carnegie Mellon University and Dartmouth College also take corporate executives outdoors. Carnegie Mellon s graduate school of Industrial administration offers a weekend sailing trip on the Chesapeake Bay As part of its program. It really emphasizes bringing the whole class to Gether said Robert Dalton director of executive Edu cation at Carnegie Mellon. Britain celebrates 300 years of democracy London a Britain wednes Day celebrated the 300th anniversary of the bloodless glorious revolution that established its democracy and brought to the throne William and Mary who founded the Only royally chartered american College. About 1,500 people filled the Palace of Westminster seat of the British parliament for a ceremony celebrating the world s most enduring constitutional monarchy. Among the guests were a . Delegation from the College of William and Mary in Virginia led by former chief Justice Warren e. Burger. They were joined by Queen Eliza Beth ii prime minister Margaret Thatcher Prince William of Orange heir to the dutch throne a dutch parliamentary delegation and speakers of Many of the parliaments of common wealth countries. The ceremony recalled the 17th-Cen Tury abdication of King James ii the last of England s absolute monarchs and the arrival from the Netherlands of William and Mary who were enthroned As constitutional monarchs Rul ing under parliament. William invited by dissident noblemen to replace James sailed to eng land with 300.ships and 15,000 sol Diers. The glorious revolution and the Bill of rights that followed in 1689 trans formed the relationship Between the Crown and parliament. They secured our liberties said Ber Nard Weatherill speaker of the House of commons in his address. Queen Elizabeth in her address said William s accession to the throne with Mary ended almost a Century of constitutional turmoil and uncertainty in the two kingdoms of England and Scotland. It meant the Queen said that the successive swings Between the arbitrary Rule of the King and arbitrary Rule of parliament became  some historians argue that the Glori Ous revolution entrenched the Rule of the British upper classes and led to the repression of catholics under protes Tant William s reign. Paul r. Verkuil president of the col lege of William and Mary said in an interview that the controversy has not been exported to the United states. For us the glorious revolution is pure and simple the precursor of our own revolution. It is truly an important event for us he said. The american College whose Chan cellar is Burger was founded in 1693 at the Behest of William and Mary and Isth Only College in the United states founded by a Monarch. Congress with president Reagan assent designated it to represent the United states at wednesday s ceremony