TRIBUTE TO A ZESTFUL MAN OF PRINCIPLE.(Main)(Obituary)

Byline: Harry Rosenfeld Editor

The purpose of this column is to demystify the art and craft of newspapering for our readers. Many times I try to do this by writing about one or another of our operations, policies or practices.

But there is another way to accomplish the same thing. Let me tell you a little about Buddy Weiss, the notice of whose death appeared on our obituary page last Sunday. It said he died of complications from a stroke suffered while playing tennis.

In a way, Buddy was a cliche and a fairy tale. He began as a copy boy and before he was through he was managing editor of one of the best newspapers ever published in English. That's …