Subject: Re: More memories
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:44:21 +0200
From: Susie.Lentz@t-online.de (Susie Lentz)
To: ALL

Margaret, I totally agree with you about regretting the missed possibilities in high school. We didn't realize that we had to push more to get somewhere.

No, Mr. Mills and Miss Poshard certainly never married. She was always Miss Poshard. Last I remember hearing was that she was in the Procter Nursing Home in Peoria, but I'm not sure if she has since moved on.

My one regret was that I didn't check out scholarships for college, but instead just assumed that I would have to work and slowly take classes since my Mom couldn't afford it. My Mom didn't know or suggest such things (bless her, she will be 90 in Oct.). And I always thought that Mr. Harry Whitaker, my adviser, was more interested in the basketball guys and the Committee of 40 people. He never encouraged me, or suggested scholarships.

Margaret, I remember that you weren't allowed to dance, and I always thought it a pity and a bit odd. You liked music and were musical, but had to shut out that side of you.

Cheerleading was one of those things I wanted to do very badly in high school, and I did go out for that my freshman year. I made it down to the last 10, but I couldn't jump high enough. And what was that teacher's name (beginning with an S) who was in charge of the cheerleaders, and who also had speech class? Well, one subject I was always grateful for was that Speech Class! I would arrive in class every day for a semester with my knees shaking that she would point at me and ask me to stand up and give an impromptu speech. I was only in that Speech class, because they couldn't fit me in to Home Ed -- which I never did have.

I think everyone at White School must have had problems with parts of a sentence in high school. I was in Mrs. Herke's English class freshman year, and had to learn how to diagram a sentence -- something everyone else in the class knew!

I'm impressed with the memories of all you guys by the way.

Cheers,
Susie Hampy Lentz