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joyed during this one weekend we should have a
healthy start toward returning In terce In 1985.
Now all ot you please heed Alice's call tor support
and send me plenty ot news lor our ensuing
columns
Note: Anyone wishing return 01 memorabilia
material please contact me at address below,
Mrs, ErichF, Meirzner
(Virgin/a Merri/l}
124N, Lynnwood Ave,
Glenside, »e: 19038
1932
The messages for this Issue of The Hill come from
lourdislinct areas, First, we shall hear from cur fwc
alumni who are no longer In Maryland.
MELVA (MARTIN) WILLIS is enjoying retirement
with her husband in Clearwater, Fla
HARRISON DIXON wntes from Alabama
MARY ELLEN (SENAn, '33, and Harrison enjoy lots
of goll. They are planning to spend the summer In
Ocean Cily, N.J. They are both looking forward to
their reunions in 1982 and 1963
One nOle came from the very western part of
Maryland. ALVERTA DILLON writes from Accident. In
May, Alverta is 90in9 on a Smithsonian Tour 10
Greece
From the Ballimore area MARGARET
(MYERS) TUCKER is excited about a very Intereshng
move thaI she and her husband are planmn9 to make
They are moving to a retirement home near Ne,;,
WindsOf,Md,ThisprOjectisumlerconstruct,onandlt
is affiliated with Ihe Lulheran Church.
ROGER CISSEL. a realtor from B:aUimore,
says that the real estate bUSiness is not at Its best at
the present time. However, recent reporls sound a lot·
tie brighter. BaSI of luck. Roger
Most our news comes Irom Ihe Eastern Shore
group. GEORGE HENRY CAPL~ 'Slide." spenl a
quielwinter, He did some hunting and kept lit by
chopping wood WOodchoppinghelpedtheOllbllla~d
to quote Slide it alSO helped "to keePlhe.old man In
shape." Irl May, Frieda an,d Slide are gOing to Ve~montfortheiryoungeslsonsgraduallonfromtheUOI-
versity
of Vermont.
May seems to be a great monih forlravelfng.
ALICE (EVANS) WALTERS anci her husband are going
to Bermuda. They will be with a group from Ihe
Maryland Bar Associalion.
MARGARET (FONTAfNE) BAUGHER went to
SOuth America in November, What a small world. On
the tour, Fonny met two retired teachers with .whom I
had taught. They viSited Peru, Chile, Argen~lna and
Brazil, The Inca ruins in Peru were unbelievable
Fonny's youngest daughter lives in Salisbury. but her
other two children are not too close-her son Is in
Chicago and her other daughter is in Mississippi
CELESTE (BENSON) MITCHELL slays in·
volvedinmanyactivilies-church,SeniorCen\erand
AARP. But she saves lime for some great trips with
her husband. In February, they went to New Orleans
~-!,_c:rul"'up""MI
... ia";PQ;on'ha"Ml""issippj
with
al~:a~i;;;~~~i;f~~E:r~!.b~!~
~~~~hrr;,~s~~~i~~~~t keeps her occupied with many
I. tOQ,keep.on the go, I of1en wonder {es most
retirees do) how did I ever lind Ihe lime 10 go to work
everyday, My jury duty ended in Jenuary. Then I was
appointed as a delegate 10 the caucus for the Board
of Education and the Hartord Community College. I
served on the publicity commillee for the Relrred
Teachers' Associalion and am chalrmanollhe pro'
gram committee for FallSIn Cultural Club en·
the I
joyed seeing Gypsy at the Edwon Boolh Theatre On a
trip to Washington, D,C .. we took a walking tour 01
Georgetown. The homes were lo~ely as were the gardens
with the tulips and azaleas, In full bloom. Th~ In·
ner Harbor at Fells Point. Baltimore, was a unique
place to visil, Schools close on June 91h. On June
10th I am leaving with two of my grandsons lor New
England and Ihe Marilime Provinces I have.o.neJob
that I reallyenjoy-wriling thJscolumn. But It IS also
one 01 the most difficull assignments that I have,
Why I senl21 cards and only received 10 answers
Knowing all 01 you from college. I am sure Ihat you
are Involved in somelhing.1 can't wrile unless I hear
from you.
Mrs. ClarenceJ, Sullivan
(Sara Robinson)
P.O. Box 35
Fallston, Md. 21047
1936
Notice 01 the death of WALTER MULLINIX was received
too late to be irlcluded In our last alumni
column. Waller passed away In Baltimore on Oct. 2.
1979,O\Jrsympathy ls sent 10 his wife, Elizabelh, and
family.
ETHEL (GORSUCH) SCHNEIDER Is retiring In
June atter 19 years of teaching home ec In New Jersey.
Ethel plans to live in Carroll Gounty alter her retirement.
Her son lives near Boston, Mass, and is district
manager lor Maxwell House. He end his wife
have two children. Ethel's daughter, Berbara.Js workingattheSmllhsonian
JESSIE MAY (MORRIS) REEVES writes Irom
Clearwater, Fla .. thai since her husband's reurarrera
from DuPont they have spent their winters In Clearwa·
ter and summers in Cape May Polnl, N.J, She seva
it's a delightful life. Daughter "Kif' KATHARINE
(REEVES) BEHROOZI, '66. husband al'ld two chil·
dren are going to Barbados for three years. MAR:
BARBARA REEVES, '68, Is a ceptain in Army Med"
cal Specialist Corps Sla.tione:J In Hawaii. Janet. husband
and son are ~owllving In the Los Angeles area.
Jess is playinggoll and Is enjoying It
Received a newspaper clipping concerning
FRANK WADE of Port Tobacco, Md, Frank, a retired
automobile dealer, isa leader 01 a movement 10 reo
store this Southern Maryland village near the shores
of the Potomac River, Frank's ancestors have lived In
Port Tobacco for 300 years. Frank was quoted as
saying "I like to see something done ~o preserve our
herilage and by dOing that you're maklrlghlstory"
HELEN (EWING) HARDING and Bob stopped
by to see us this wlnler in Naples. As usu~1 we had ~
fine time reminiscing. The Hardings are enjoying their
retirement in Bethany Beach.
Am looking forward to receiving some news
from you this summer
Mrs. A. LaMar Benson
(PflggyHerwick)
3200 GuffShore Blvd" N.
Naplfls, Fla. 33940
1938
Cerds, telephone conversations, letters, and news
clippingsbnng the latest about you tome. So here it
Isln a nutshell.
MILDRED A. WHEATLEY, Clinton, Md" will reo
lire officiafly in June af\er27 years from EastStrouds·
burg State College. Pa, Last Dec, 21 headlinas of the
local papershouled "Hail tolhe Dean," and Mayor
Miller proclaimed "Dean Wheatley Day." Students
it
swept heron to decorated pick-up truck and rode all
a
over campus with the mayor, fellow deans, and admlnlstralive
slaH members joining Ihe parade. "We
love yOU Mildred"was sung as many studenlsjoined
them lor dinner. Dr, Erik Shear, sixth president of the
college with whom Miss Wheatley has worked. ad·
monished Ihe college laculty 10 renew their dedication
to students and to use Miss Wheatiey as their model
He called our Mildred a "grand lady" and paid many
compliments ending with " I could goon lorever.
Bulone thing for which I respect Mildred Wheatley
more than anything else is that everything she does.
every action she lakes, every plan she makes. is lor
~~-~~~~~:~~t~~~r ~~~e~:~::~ ;a~:n:.S;I:I~
was Inducted into the WMC Sports Hall of Fame las!
OctOber, ALFRED GOLDBERG FRANK MALONE,
and AL lUTT were there trom o~r cless
Md .. w~A~a~e~ ~~:~t~~d~~:~!~~~~zr:;n ~~~~~~~I~:
a"" by Freedom area (of Carroll County) Jeycees a~eI
Jayceettes. Martha began her career espsych'BI"c
~laIWOrkeretSprjngfieldHospileICen!erandcon.
tlnued for 10 years. Than to Spring Grove where sha
5elup,andlaterheaded,anindustriattherapydepart·
men!. Martha scored again by moving 10 work In Batllm~re
whare ~he was promOlad to ellrector 01 rehebili
tatl~n 1m Deportmenl 01 Mental Hygiene 01 Maryland
Ret"lngln 1975. she r>QW serveS as voluntearand advisor.
VIRGINIA (BRITTINGHAM) COBLE, Greens·
N.C , seys "Aliar 40 years as mlnister's wife. relirement
boro,
came In 1978." For 23 Of Ihose years hus·
band Joe hed been edministretor of MethOdist
Retirement Home in Durham. N.C., across from Duke
University. Upon retirement he washonor,ed byhav-
Ing the new medical lacility named efter him. Vlrglrlla
worked asdietloian atlhe home forSI~years. Daugh·
ter Dawn. teacher, and grenddaughler Melissa live In
Clinton. N.C. Joe and Virginia have sold their Durham
home and moved to his femily larm near Greansbo,o.
Theoldhomeshouldbeperfeclforlamilyantlquesrecentlylnhe,ited.
KIRK FALLIN. Fort Myers. Fla .. put e boet he
had built up for sale hoping no one would buy I\. II
went immediately and he now has a sallboal A card
to him from "Tim" (LEON TIMMONS) assures him
that he is not going to retire until booted Ollt Ihe dool
CHARLOTTE (COPPAGE) YOUNG, Drayden.
senl the write·up concerning Mildred Wheatley,
Md.,
her WMC roommate. and Included a bit o! personal
news, Chartotteend Charles ere tholoughly enjoying
retirement In the "lend of pleasent living." Son Chuck
Is the new dentlsl on East Main St.. Westminster. "Dr.
Young" married a nUI5EI nom there also
ALICE (JOHNSON) BELL, Havertown, Pa
two beautifullelters, We have nOI heard trom
wrltes
her In all these years as she nee been teklng care of
husband Thomas who was partially paralyzed, He
died teet August and I know that. having devoted so
muct1lovlngcareto him, there Is a real void. I have
extended sympathy rrcm all 01 us to her, She Is just
now catching up on house and vero: also visiting relatives
and friendS. Alice reminisced of eerly IIle end
college days, She remembers Ireshman rccmmate
SARAH ADKINS In room no. 109 Lower McKinstry
CORA VIRGINIA PERRY. '36. IDA MAE (RILEY)
GARROTT, '36. ROSALIE (SILBERSTEIN) SAUBER
'36, and GRACE (WOOD) LOFFLER, '36, were upperclassmen
on that hall Other lowly frosh were
ALICE (SCHNEIDER) LARSON, HENRIETTA
(WOLFE) FALLIN. HELEN ARMSTRONG, and ALLIE
MAE (MOXLEY) BUXTON. "Our room was nextto the
back door to pali