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them. Each composer was interpreted with a different intensityand touch. Chopin (Romantic era) must be emotional.Beethoven (Classic bridge to Romantic) was more intellectual.Bach was very classic and intellectual. One of my favorite composersis Debussy. His “Clair de Lune” is still in my repertoirewhen I sit at the piano. In my senior year, Mary Rose Hehemannand I gave a piano recital. The pieces we were assignedwere as challenging as my college repertoire at the Mount. Weneeded a second grand piano for our duos at UA, so Sr. Marieand I went shopping to rent one.Sr. Marie also taught us French and that was my minor in college.Music was my major, which has influenced my entire life.At Brown County, I taught piano lessons for many years. Notonly was I the organist at B.C. for 15 yrs, but also I became achurch organist for 25 yrs after I was married. For almost 10years, I sang in the May Festival Chorus; Cincinnati ChoralSociety for several years; and October Festival Choir atMt. Auburn Presbyterian Church for at least 5+ years. Sr.Marie was very dedicated to her music profession as a pianoteacher. She has influenced many students and that love ofmusic continues in them.I ran into Mr. Deters again during my senior year in college,where I was majoring in mathematics. He had taken a year offof school to get his MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics)degree. We were in the same year-long Abstract Algebracourse, sometimes in the same group trying to figure out ourhomework before class. One day, our professor was explainingsomething to do with complex numbers or trigonometry (thedetails escape me), and I was having difficulty following. Afteranswering a question I asked, the professor jokingly asked mewho had originally taught me this concept. I turned, pointedat Mr. Deters, and responded, “He did.” We all laughed, Nickloudest of all. It was one of my favorite memories from college.Over the years, I encountered Nick a few times on visits toUrsuline. He always had a smile and a kind word, even in lateryears when he was ill. He was a wonderful teacher who trulyloved his job and cared about his students.Cathi SchellhousBrooke Bluestein '00I had the privilege of spending two years in English with Ms.Schellhous. She was a brilliant instructor. Her passion forwriting and literature was infectious. My intense desire to impressher made me a better writer and a more creative personin general – not to mention that I pulled the first of many allnightersto perfect my final project for American Studies! I stillfind myself thinking of her every time I finish a great book.Nick Deters (d. 2007)Patricia Barry Herbers '85Among many wonderful teachers at UA, Nick Deters standsout in my memory. I was in his Introductory Analysis class,probably known as Pre-Calculus now, my junior year. I rememberhow he had a piece of chalk on a string that he used fordrawing perfect circles on the board. He would hold down theend of the string at the center of the circle, pull the string taut,and quickly trace a circle with the chalk. He enjoyed teasingother teachers by loudly (and purposely) mispronouncing thenames of philosopher/mathematicians such as Rene Descartes.Sister Joan Brosnan (d. 2011)Nancy Vollman,OSU '55I have many memories of UA but one that stands out is beinga member of the brown book club. Sr. Joan Brosnan was thelibrarian at UA. For those in the class of '55 who were thinkingof religious life, Joan would hand out lots of books on religiouslife. They were all covered in brown paper so that others wouldnot know what we were reading. That was her way of keepingconfidential the info that we were going to the convent...orthinking about the convent...or she felt SHOULD be thinkingabout the convent!!! We had lots of laughs about the brown bookclub and at that time there were many Joan involved... like itor not!The SistersCarren Herring, RSM '59My memory of my Ursuline teachers is a warm caring ratherthan one story. Though vastly different personalities SistersDorothy, Peter, Merici, Mary Joseph, Joan and Janewere kind and wanted me to do my best. I always felt challenged,encouraged and held accountable. It was a wonderfulfour years.VOICES SUMMER 20119