Speaking of love stories
My husband and I read with great interest the story in the spring edition of Ohio Today titled"Love 101."
Speaking of love stories
My husband and I read with great interest the story in the spring edition
of Ohio Today titled"Love 101."
We also met while students at Ohio University in the early '80s. We were both heavily involved in Greek life and were enrolled in the College of Business. We have fond memories of our time at Ohio University. It was a wonderful experience for us, and Ohio holds a special place for us both.
We have been married for 15 years and have four children; it is our secret hope that at least one of them will choose to matriculate at Ohio.
Ohio truly is a unique learning institution that will always be very dear to us. Keep up the good work. We look forward to the day when besides being grateful alums of Ohio University we also are Ohio University parents!
Jane McNeill George, BBA '84
Von Thomas George, BBA '84
Allentown, Pa.
Gone to the chapel...
I read with great interest Miles Layton's piece in Ohio Today
regarding the 1,700 weddings performed at Galbreath Chapel. We are one
of those couples who chose to exchange our vows there in 1979, the year
we graduated from Ohio University.
We met while taking classes with Fritz Hagerman, an outstanding professor and person. We dated during the 1977-78 year and were engaged at the start of the 1978-79 year. Our wedding day of June 30, 1979, was made extra special by the intimate setting that Galbreath Chapel provided. The bond we have as Ohio University graduates was further strengthened with our wedding day in that simply stated, yet beautiful chapel.
The article was a great trip down memory lane.
Timothy Neal, BSED '79
Anne Clark Neal, BA '79
Syracuse, N.Y.
That was one wild ride
Thank you for the wonderful article on "Wild Man" Ron Dingle in the
Spring 2000 Ohio Today. It was quite a surprise to open it up and
see my favorite professor looking not a day older than the first time I
saw him some 20 years ago. However, I would have thought one of Ron Dingle's
favorite trips would have been the "I Survived the Buffalo River" trip
taken in the spring of 1976. How could you forget the long ride in the
green bus?
I anxiously await the next Ohio Today to be pleasantly surprised with fond memories of campus life and look forward to the time when my 11-year-old son will be embarking on the same path to college and experiencing lifelong bonds and friendships.
Kathy Brown Kainer, BSRS `97
Leander, Texas
Quite a history
I read with interest the letter by my uncle, William W. Dalton, regarding
my grandfather Ralph A. Dalton teaching dancing to students at Ohio University
as well as playing on an early (if not the first) Ohio football team.
I also remember a recent article regarding generations of the same family attending Ohio University over the years. No less than 12 members of my family have either attended or graduated from Ohio University, including my grandfather; his wife, Ara Spicer; their children, Virginia, John S. (my father) and uncles William W. and Ralph L. Also included is my second cousin Charles, former fire chief of the city of Athens; Ruby, a former instructor at Ohio; William's wife, Doris; second cousin Barbara Jones; my wife, Martha; and me.
John E. Dalton, BS '56
Marietta, Ga.
Remembering Miss Brown
In the spring 2000 issue of Ohio Today a small notice, easily
overlooked, marked the passing of a legend. Lurene C. Brown, professor
emerita of English, passed away last fall.
Any student who took Methods in the Teaching of High School English can relate story after story about the famous Miss Brown. She, for some, was a challenge not easily overcome. Miss Brown believed that in order to teach English, the prospective teacher needed to know English. Radical idea! In any event, students had to pass her grammar and usage tests with the minimum grade of 90 in order to even pass the course.
She was a truly remarkable woman who believed in practicing what she preached. On the afternoon of John F. Kennedy's assassination, I was due in her 2 o'clock class. While many classes were being canceled, we knew we would have class. One of her beliefs was that the teacher's first responsibility was to her students, and that she must persevere no matter what personal or public events might be occurring.
I hope that mine is not the only letter you receive about Miss Brown. She was amazing, and I always hoped that I was just one-tenth of the teacher she was.
Carolyn Gruber Wandstrat, BA '64
Kingwood, Texas
I read with sadness in the recent issue of Ohio Today the announcement of the death of Lurene Brown. When I was a junior in 1967, I took the course Miss Brown was known (and feared) for. I can no longer remember the name of it, but any English major who expected to teach (which I did at the time) had to take it. One of the requirements was that you had to pass two tests, one in usage and one in grammar. Both were extremely difficult. You had three chances to pass both these tests with scores of 90 or better, and if you failed to do that, you had to take the course over. I am proud to say I passed both, although the grammar test took me two tries.
Having been one of the students in that class, I would be remiss if I did not tell you that Miss Brown's obituary in your publication should have read not "professor emeritus," but "professor emerita." Perhaps it is your style to make all Latin adjectives masculine, but I feel Miss Brown would want the standard correct form used. I think she'd be proud of my catching this little oversight.
Barbara Glenk Good, BA '68, MS '75
Pittsburgh
Editor's note: We did not purposely use the masculine form of
the adjective. Obviously we could have used Miss Brown's guidance! Our
apologies.
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