▁until ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁died ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁Old ham , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Education ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁was ▁a ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Y ale , ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁editor ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁campus ▁humor ▁magazine ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁logo ▁and ▁mas cot ▁was ▁The ▁O w l . ▁When ▁P unch ▁stopped ▁publication ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record ▁became ▁the ▁oldest ▁humor ▁magazine ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" Old ▁O w ls ," ▁an ▁honor ary ▁title ▁given ▁to ▁former ▁edit ors ▁and ▁board ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁studied ▁econom ics ▁on ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁level ▁at ▁Harvard ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁econom ics ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁Land ▁O ' G os hen ▁Far ms ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Land ▁O ' ▁G os hen ▁Far ms ▁in ▁G os hen , ▁Kentucky , ▁and ▁a ▁bre eder ▁of ▁American ▁S addle bre d ▁horses . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁director ▁of ▁AS H BA ▁( the ▁American ▁S addle ▁Hor se ▁Bre ed ers ▁Association ), ▁the ▁for er