Hello Everyone:? Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just as I
have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble remembering
events from 49 years ago.? The e-mails, the photos, and the Luanna are
all very helpful in recalling those years and I look forward to checking my
in-box every day!?
???? I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in
1962.? My longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a
nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).?
Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my mischevious
behavior?when?I was in high school and when I was a?student
nurse.? The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996?then I
spent the next?6+ years?as Director of Career and Technical (aka
Vocational) Education for the SDP.? The District imported a new
superintendent and management?team from Chicago?that
included?their own director of CTE.? I worked with the new team for
a year then?was assigned to spend my last year before retirement on
special assignment at Saul High School.? Saul High School is the largest
argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my house,
and consistently wins awards, participates in international livestock
exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has great kids.? What
a perfect way for a farm girl to end her?formal working career!!!
???? Since retirement I?worked as a consultant for
a couple of schools?and?organizations that needed help in getting
approval to offer courses in?nursing and other health occupations.?
In 1989 I had a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocational
Nursing published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.? I just
finished a year-long project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now
have some free time to enjoy retirement.
???? The two subjects I disliked the
most were piano lessons with Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her
but I was?intimidated because she was the principal's wife) and typing
with Miss Santschi.? The most useful?subjects from
high school were typing and senior English with I. Glen Berg.? I believe
I took the school photos with a Brownie camera which I still have.? I
have been in the process of transfering photos and slides to digital
format?and I just happened to scan the school days first.?
I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.? I was
a country kid.? That meant I had to have a note to be able to leave
school at lunch time to go "down town."? I loved buying candy at the 5
and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times in 12
years.? I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town kids" got to
hang out and not rush to the bus.? I knew I wanted to be a "town kid"
when I grew up.? A hugh treat was when my Grandmother Kurzen would take
me to town for errands after which we would get a tin roof sundae in the drug
store.?
???? Decoration Day was a big event in our house.?
We went to the cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and
planted red geraniums so the graves would look nice.? I still remember
the smell of the geraniums.? On Decoration Day we would drive to town
with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place.?Did'nt the
marching band play in the parade?
???? I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago
when she was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see
Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church.? I am looking forward to the
reunion? and sitting in the special section reserved for those
celebrating their 50th annivesary.? I remember what I thought about those
people when we graduated? - does anyone else??
???? I'm looking forward to continuing
conversation!?? (Please send personal e-mail to crkurze@comcast.net)
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