[Oxford63] Reunion Photos

[CDonnell312 at aol.com]

JANE:  THAT WAS THE GREATEST FUN EVER!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE 
PHOTOS SO ACCESSIBLE.  AND THANKS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR TAKING THEM.  I HAVE 
HAD A HARD TIME BRINGING UP PICTURES IN THE PAST--FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I NEVER 
GOT TO SEE THEM ACTUALLY-- COMPUTER NEEDS UPDATING!  
        I LOVED SEEING THE PRE-LUNCH -GATHERING -AT- KINGSWOOD PHOTOS 
PARTICULARLY .  EVERYONE KNEW THE SECRET BUT ME--JUST LOOK AT YOUR FACES!
I THINK YOUR ENVIRONS TOUR WAS NEAT,TOO JANE, BECAUSE I NEVER GOT AROUND MUCH 
THERE--THANK YOU. 
        I'M SUFFERING BECAUSE SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN--AND IT IS SO WONDERFUL 
IN CHICAGO DURING THE SUMMER.--HATE TO THINK OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND COLD 
TEMPERATURES COMING.  SOME OF YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT OF COURSE.
        LAST WEEK DEBBY AND TED LILLY WERE IN CHICAGO--ANNIVERSARY TRIP 
--SEPT. 2.  THEY'VE DONE LOTS OF TRAVELING SINCE REUNION--NEW YORK, BOSTON, PARIS, 
GREECE,  LAKE WAUWASEE INDIANA AND WHO KNOWS WHERE ELSE.  LOOKED GREAT AS 
USUAL.
        I LIKE THE MISS JARRELL IDEA, JANE.  I KNOW THAT BUENA REMEMBERS SOME 
OF HER SPELLING RULES--AND DID MISS EVANS ALSO GIVE US SOME GOOD HINTS TO 
REMEMBER?  WHO SAID "'I' BEFORE 'E' EXCEPT AFTER C?"  OR IS THAT JUST AN OLD ONE 
EVERYONE KNOWS?   HELPED ME OUT IMMENSELY IN LATER LIFE REALLY--EDITING.  I 
CAN'T IMAGINE THAT K-O HAS KEPT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT MAYBE SOMEONE GAVE THEM 
TO ARCHIVES?
        BUENA SENT ME A CLIPPING ABOUT 695 PROSPECT AND A GRADUATE FROM 
OXFORD WHO VISITED IT FOR THE LAST TIME.  IT WAS CALLED A "MANSION" IN THE HEADLINE 
AND THE ARTICLE TOLD ITS HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP, ETC.   SUCH MATTER OF FACT 
REPORTING IN THE STORY,  -- SEEMED SO SIMPLE A TOPIC, HARDLY REACHED THE LEVEL OF 
 SIGNIFICANCE 695 PROSPECT AVE. HELD IN MY LIFE, AT LEAST.   WHEN I THINK OF 
THE FEAR AND TREMBLING AND ANXIETY THAT WENT ON IN THAT BUILDING FOR ALL THOSE 
YEARS THERE, IT FORMED A MAJOR PART OF A UNIQUE ADOLESCENT EXPERIENCE.  THE 
ARTICLE HELPED ME TO LOOK AT THE OLD HOUSE AS SIMPLY A PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE 
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THOUGH.   I WAS GLAD TO SEE THE OLD PLACE IN MAY--A FITTING 
PART OF REUNION.
        BYE FOR NOW
LOVE, CGD