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Woman's Page • • •
who. where aDd whatDot
by whoozit
. Rita Meech ••• daughter of Mrs. J. Harold Meech,
of ~np.on road, was a member of Wayne state's Uni.
versJty s Etruscan Foundation program this summer
and. though normally we can think of nothing m'ore
bormg than the How I Spent My Summer Vacation Bit
w~'r; sure you'll agree with us that these excerpts from
RIta s letters are the e.xcept~on th.at proves the rule •• ,
••• but before we get into them ••• just a bit of
background on the Foundation to help pqt you in the
pic~re: Ws conducted in Etrurla,ltaIy for researCh and
stud, of the £tru.Stiln Civilization, .:. This past Bummer
s p~gram, ~he 10th, was directed by Dr. AlfoDZ
Lengel, of WSU s Department of Art and Art History
, • '. The staff also included Dr. GeorgeT. Radan, diree.
tor of the Department of Fine Arts Villanova Univer.
sity, Dr. Marco Nobill, of the Detroit'School of Arts and
Crafts, and Signor Antonio Pieeini, of the Archaeological .
Museu~ of Florence ••• Ferdinand Cine!~ of ,Voltaire
place, IS the o,WIler of the Castle of Spann~chia in Ere
mo di Rosia (Sienna) where the group of 25 students
fr?m all, over the world were quartered ••• Now, with
RIta, let s begin at the beginmng of the summer , • • '
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. • •• 'Spannocchia Castle is 'just unbelievable! The
Tower dates pack to the Middle ,Ages, Weare on a'
mountain top with surrounding view of farmland distant •.
villa. and beautiful wooded slopes. We have our own
vegetables, orchards, animals, (chickens, pigs and WILD
B.OARS yet), and, of course, vineyards. For dessert tq-
mght we had our own fresh peaches! Weather is beauti
ful: S~nny, .bright, not too hot, blue sky, fresh air-We
all should have an Italian villa .. Sorry Mother I don't
want to c9me. back to Michigan J not yet {or sUre! ••
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••• "We have been discovering Tuscany this week.
end-a fantastic area! Went to a Romanesque ehurch
outside,8ienna whieh was built on the old Roman road.
Priest told us that grooves on the outside corner walls
?f the church were made from Roman soldiers sharpen.
mg their swords. C~'t ten you how many small town
churches and museums we've seen here. You'd be over-
September 14, 1969 the September 4th issue of the
Dear Mr. Edgar: Grosse Pointe News. It was reo
freshing to read your thought-
Attached is a copy of a letter ful commel'ts on such a sensi.
I h~ve writtcn to Althea S. Ro. tive issue and your concern is
mame in response to her letter worthy of response. While you
published in the September. 14, I stated that you had no c01l1lec-
1969. issue of the Grosse Pomte tion with the "school board
News. . right" regarding the Wayne
It is my intent that ~IS lett~r County Community College, the
be open to the commumty ~ aIr postscript to your letter implied
views that I think are pertinent to me that this was an issue
to the issue referred to. that prompted ,)ur letter.
If }'ou would so choose, I As you may know, as a Trus.
would appreciate your including tee on our Board of Education,
it in this week's "Letters to the I supported the leasing of ten
Editor." classrooms in our North High
Sincerely yours, School for four hours, four eve.
Lee H. Allen nings per week for two terms
• • • on an essentially self.support.
September 14, 1969 ing basis in the manner which
Dear Mrs. Romaine: would not interfere with our
I read with \teen inwrest your own program, The issue here
letter to the Editor published in was most certainly not a ret
t
G R 0 S5 E PO I N TEN EW S
Pa1e Twenty-Five
by,lOf and for Pointe Women
They'll lead Woman's Club in 1969-70
Posing for 'the'ir Formal p.ortrait
after their recent election as officers of
the GroSse Pointe Woman's Club for the
~969.70 season are.'. (left to right), MRS.
\..HARLES DICK, .corresponding secretary,
MRS. CHARLES H.. BACKOFF
first vice.president, MRS. VENE L:
Course Begins
At Bon Secaurs.
Phol.o by Eddie McGrath Jr.
WHIMS, re.elected president, MRS.
STUART MICKELTHWAITE, recording
secretary, and MRS. ANDREW.r.BREM.
ER, 'treasurer. Absent froln the picture
is second vice-president Mrs. Robert
Wi~ckler.
Set Rummage Dates.
Bride-Elect
12 Cases Heard
I", City Court
whelmed by some of lhe fabulous an works that are Over 50 doctors and nurses
tucked away In $uchsmall,viJlages. Art-HilitQry .Is eommg attended the first in a series The City of Grosse Pointe
alive to Die now. I'm l(larning like MAD--the perfeet of 14 breakfast "Cardiae Con. Municipal Court convened on
way to!,' • • * * * ferences" on Thursday, Sep. Tuesda;v, Scptemocr 9, with
tember 1B, at Bon Secours Hos. Judge Malcolm J. Sutherland
• • . 'My bedroom here at the Castle is the size of pital. This Is part of the new presiding. The following cases
our whole first floor at home and I'm sharing it with Continuing Course in Medical Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jack. were haard:-
an Art
.
student
bed
from
d
Pratt
d
in New York. The beds have Education at the hospital. "
nounced
son, of Saddle
the engagement
lane, have anof.l
Norma McHugh,
h d
907
'th
Fisher
k
bl ae k lfOn stea s an are kingsize, very interesting. Dr.,' Muir Clap""'''" a national t h' d ht V I ERI roau, was c arge WI rec-
IRed Barn Shop
Opens Sept. 27
Grosse Pointe War Memorial's
Youth Council has postponed the
opening of its little ..ed Barn
Shop on Kercheval.on:the.Hill
lor one week from Saturday,
September 20, to Saturday, September
27. This is to allow more
time for collecting student-made
products and rE'~ale items which
all have to be inventoried, priced
and readied lor display and sale.
At the opening Saturday, Si!Ptember
27, there will be prizes
offered, music to atrac! attention
and balloons and streamers
to make it festive. It is hoped
that all Saturday shoppers will
stop by to lend their support to
this volunteer student activity
aimed at plowing proceeds back
into the community.
There is still time lor talented
young people in the community
to present thdr products for sale
in the ,~tore on a commission
basis. Also any families who
have usable athletic equipment
or school items no longer needed
are encouraged to donate
them to the shop for resale.
Monies from commissions or
sales will go to establish a: schol.
arship fund in the name of Kevin
Fossee, former Youth Council
president who lost his life in an
accident after skiiing and to pro.
vide imaginative equipment for
small chi 1d r e n on Grosse
Pointe's playgrounds.
The shop will be opened on
Saturdays from 9:30 to 4:30 and
on weekdays after school. It will
be manned by Youth Council
members on a volunteer. basis
under anvisement by members ,.
of the Junior League of Detroit.
Items to be found at the Barn '"
Shop will include really fine :~
student paintings and needle.. :~
work, wood and metal craft, fad ::;
scarves, bicycles, (even a motor .
bike), games, skiis, skates and '.
a wide variety of one.of-a.kind .~
curiosity pieces. . '"
Discussions Set ,~
. :*. . * . . authority on ph~jcal diagnosis JE~~ to a~~a:l~s H~Clar:' less driving. She was found
• • • "Today was the first day we spent the whole and Profe'llsor of Medicine of son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Town. guilty of careless driving and By School Board .~
day at the site. We're up at 7 a.m., Italian class 8:30 to Wayne state University diseus- st;nd Clark, of Ypsilanti. fined $25 and restitution.
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9:30, then elimb to 81. Lucia, a Medieval cloister up a sed "Symptoms aild Physical Miss Jackson is a senior at George Dearth, 14578 Terry, In addition to the regular ~
nearby mountainside. We hope that undemeath the- Flndlnlfl in Cardiac Disease". Eastern Michigan University, and - Carmen Sarotte, 16164 monthly meeting of the Grosse t
church we'll find it was built on a Roman or ..Etruscan He stressed the use of the Her fiance is serving in the Stricker, were both charged Pointe Board of Education t,.
structure. This is quite possible sinee 81. Luci,a is mid. dS~ikl~Sin artlvln,.ta tentaUve United States Navy-and is s'ta- under the drunken motor law. which will be held at 7:30 p.m.
way between two known Etruscan cities and there are olagnOlllS; giving the :patient an tioned on the USS Zellers now They were found guilty and of the second Monday of each :~
the remains of a Ro,man road (secondary) running d month in the Auditorium at r
t--... .h~portunity to tell' his story in touring the Mediterranean. fined $100 each and no driving
~... 15 own words before beginning ------- for 90 days.
South High School, the trustees ~
)y ~)oW\'~ o~. It t:idge of. the mountain. Where the road questiO.~b(kHeeorrela~ phy- T Off.d James Bloink, 1334 Kensing- will hold an informal open dis- i
crosses tJiemer:1S the~ Ponte 'Della~P1a..:.i-l' still'standing sical - findings-of 'pOlittire, eens ere ton, was charged with leaving cussiondevoted to educational i
stony Rom!!Jlbr.~ge. This is all on Mr. CiDelll'sproPertr. breathing, color and pwsations Yoga Lessons the s::ene of an accident. He topics on the third Monday of •
over 1,800. acres .•• , . mth., pathologieal findiD:g.t. He pled guilty and was found guilty each month. t
'" •• ,'., related the sounds heard with llnd fined $50 and two sessions These discussions, in a sense :
••• "We recently found a huge cave yery nearSt. the .etthoscope With specific Neighborhood Club is offer- in driving school.
a continuation of last year's ,
Lucia. We were looking for one because through reo .Iesions. He advocated the use . ign a special class in Yoga un. ',Tames Brackett, 797 RiY~rd, series of educational presenta. :
search we found that a group of monks came from North caOfx-ray examlnation,eleetro. der the direction of Miss Lynn was charged as a disorderly tioils, will cover three of four t
Af' t ta t th f t A ti. 0 d b' b 't. rdiography, philnoeirdiogla- Hancock. person for attempted larceny topics under considera tion by ;
nca as r e Irs ugus man r er w Ie 1 IS phy.and cardiac catheterization Yoga,is the science of physi- from a boat. He pled'guilty and the trustees.
believed was St. Lucia. The cave is absolutely beautiful in supporting or dispravini the Tomes, tyos and ~unes, not to ~ention steins, are cal and mental healtb, vitaltiy, was found guilty and fined $75,
The Board invites interested
-the water moisture has formed a magnificent natural tentative diagnosis.' all part of the picture as members of the Grosse Pointe and harmony. ! placed on six months probation citizens to attend these sessions
ceiling of stalactites. • • Dr. Clapper pointed out the Wo~s Presbyterian Church Women's Association plan Lynn will present a free and made to make restitution. on the following dates at 7:30
'" '" '" necessity of establlshln"ood their annual rummage sale, scheduled for Friday, demonstration at -the Teen Cen- Robert Nichols, 4140 Neff, p.m. In the Board Room at 389
•••• "We have elasses from 8:30 to noon, then we l'IJ1port with the patient so that October 8; and Saturday, October 4, at the Church. Co- Iter this Thursday" September was charged as a minor in 8t. Clair Avenue, Septembe. Ill,
walk tip the mountainside two kilometers to lunch. Lunell the doctor and the paient can chairmen of the event are, (left to right), MRS. FRED 18 dt 7:30 p.m. . possession. He was found guilty October 20, November 17. De-
is over about 1:30, then siesta till 2 p.m.-then down the work together as atelim to de- OLMSTED, MRS. RICHARD JOHNS and MRS. EARL . Classes will 'be held on Thurs. Iand. fined $30 and put on six cember 15, January 19, Febru.
slope till 6 p.m. We get a ride blck up as we'd never eide whether heart disease is NELSON. Rummage will be r~ceived at the Church the day from 7.8 p.m. starting Dc. months probation.
ary 16, March 16, April 20 and
May 13.
make it after a full day's work. Dinner js at 7 p.m., after present and if present the best week of the sale. Pick-up ,c;ervice for large items may tober 2. Mark Morgan, 1014 York.
which we talk and sing awhile out on the front lawu- mthod of !:ontrolling it and giv- be arranged by .calling 884-4534, 884-6885 or 886.0710. For further information call shire, was charged with ..ex.
maybe play a little soceer-until around 9:2.0 when ing the patient a happy and TU 5-4600. cessiv!" noise. He pled-n6t guilty
we've eompletely had it! I get into bed with Italian to pr:\l::e ~~xte. e t' g Th committing our facilities (since future due to overcrowding. ------- :n:u~~~J~~n:e;~~~.and given
study and many books to read, not to mention conutless n m e In ur~. disproved in courU, encourag- There are sound reasons to be- L,WV To Study
journals and reports. It's terribly difficult but it's so en. day, Septe~ber 18, Dr. YOS~I-ing permissiveness and sponsor- lieve that these and many other Christophel: Nern, 18444 Hill-
it r Ii ht, b 'ghtn k kazu Monta, an expert In ing integration of our children Grosse Pointe residents will Education Taxes crest, was charged as adis.
joyable and somehow tea h Ian .g n ess, eeps Nephro.lolY, will ~iscuss "The
me working 'on a schedule you knQW rm not used to. Heart In Renal DIsease
It is beautiful to wake up in the morning and open the .
' I h' e Ilo've The courses in Continuing
wooden shutters to aIrea dy
warm, e ean suns m • . Education' in Medicine at. Bon
it ! It thriIls me every
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day! •
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secours.iHosp:itaJ.. are supporte.d
. • by the James and LynelJe Holwith
those of the inner. city. take advantage of such a pro.
Such ,charges do encourage gram close to home. I lelt that
counter.eharges .of racism and it would be an indefensible posiobstructionism,
while the perti- tion to say that such a program
nent isSues at stake become lost would be worthy of support lor
i~ the fray. This, I believe, is our people anywhere except
The League of Women Voters
of Gross'e Pointe yesterday began
a luncheon
its 1969.70
and
study
combined
series
unit
at
meeting at the home of Mrs.
orderly person. Case dismiss~d.
Wirt Vanslyke, 17517Maumee
was charged under the stop
1
aw. He pled guil~y, was found
pended
guilty and his sentence was sus.
.
••• "Today I worked the whol.e day at the .slte In den Fund. The participants are where our community loses- within the confines of Grosse Philip Maborak, 1160 Maryone
trench measuring for my stratIgraphy drawmgs. I Interns and Resident. and phy_our greatest 1055 being tbe re- Pointe. R. E. Werner. land, was char~ed with an ex.
record the various levels of Il)aterial
very important to the exca~ation a~d
in the earth. It's
Dr. Lengel's rep.ort
sicians who liye and practice
in the commumty. ConSiderable
spect. of
maturity
our
and
child.ren
clarity
in
of
the
our I
As a point
d th
of further
th
backb'
"Taxation and Education" is
the State Study Item this year.
pired meter
found guilty
violation. He was
and fined $2.
-so I ha.ve to be very precIse. It gl.V,es.me a go.od-feehng
., 1 Str t. h t "'terestlng math
to be the
O
fflcla a Igrap er-l S 1.1 , .
ematical and artistic . • .'
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ellthusiasm is noted among the
nursea many of whom are tak
iog a 'more active part in ~
care of cardiac patients in the
Holden Cardiac Intensive Car
judgments. groun, ere are 0 e~ aSI- An investigation of j)is study
A tt f d cally self.supporting pro;:rams was initiated under the chair.
s a ma er 0 recor, my Iwithh1 our schools, such as adult manship of Mrs. J .. Howa:d
support of the WCCC program education classes and summer Kay. and her commIttee Inwas
based on these three con- I' Ie1udmg Mrs. Donald McCon.
Alexander l\fa s h 0 U r. 1451
Blairmoor, was charged with
going throullh a red light. He
pled not guilty. Case was dismissed
because of a good rec .
• • • "There
Villa and Italian
is so mueh I want to tell you about the
friends I'ft met. We don't only stick to
Unit and in ether parts of th:
hospital, and through teamwork
siderations. Firstly, the finan.
cial consideration: the tommu.
school, which for
have been open
many year~
for non.resl'
achie, Mrs. Philippe
Mrs. Douglas Graham
Masiee,
and Mrs.
ord.
George Williams. 357 Ridge.
our schedule but have had some really different expert. with House Officers and At- nity college concept does pro. dents to "-troop in and out on Robert May~ar