[Oxford63] Memorabilia

Fri Dec 7 12:24:20 MST 2018

Ha!  That was just one of many adventures, right, Jane?

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 2:23 PM <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:

> I missed all the fun.  Count me in next time. 😎
>
> Enjoy the holidays, everyone.
>
> Nancy Luke
>
> On Dec 7, 2018, at 6:21 AM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
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> What a wonderful badass you were Jane.
>
> Great stories all.
>
> Nanny-Co
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> On Dec 7, 2018, at 12:33 AM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
>
> Jane, you were a rebel right from the word “go”!  I seem to recall our
> whole Farmington carpool being called on the carpet in Miss Eppley’s
> office, where we lied through our respective teeth (“oh, no, Miss Eppley,
> we have no idea where Jane is!”) when you decided to run away back to Ohio
> and caught the bus into the Hartford bus station right after our carpool
> dropped us at the corner of Farmington Ave.  That would have been 8th grade
> maybe?
>
> Holly, your grandkids are adorable!  Isn’t being a grandparent THE BEST
> FUN??!!
>
> Love and happy holidays to all,
>
> Betsy
>
> On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:43 PM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
>
> Sally -
>
> I think you got it right! By then, the year was almost over, and we were
> "lame ducks", so to speak. Nora was our partner in crime - and the world's
> best chocolate chip cookie baker. We floated around on blown-up rafts and
> sipped our g and t’s, grinning like  Cheshire cats. That was a fun
> interlude!
>
>
> Holly -
>
> You reminded me of our joint Biology project. You had a white mouse named
> Mortimer. We somehow committed to a study of conditioned reflexes. We read
> up very diligently on the scientific knowledge afforded by the Encyclopedia
> Britannica. During that era, we did succumb to a few g and t minuets. On
> the project front, we built a very elaborate maze so that we could
> condition Mortimer's reflexes. All went well until one morning, Mortimer
> gave birth in your bathroom sink (which serves to demonstrate "the best
> laid plans of mice and men"...). Anyhow, as a result, we had to fudge our
> findings. Mrs. Brown gave us an A or an A-, but I always felt a bit
> fraudulent.
>
>
> Hallelujah - we all survived. Holly, the grand kids are dear. Life is good!
>
>
> *** Jane ***
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> On 12/06/2018 7:12 PM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
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> I think that was about the same time frame when your parents went off on a
> business trip and I was recruited to stay with you. We spent a few days in
> your pool eating homemade chocolate chip cookies and drinking g and t’s
> while sweet -talking your maid into calling us in sick.
>
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 6:31 PM <oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com>
> wrote:
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>> Oh, Jane, you rebel!  I love that story. My rebellions were never so
>> courageous. I just snuck off campus to the corner drugstore to smoke.
>>
>> Probably everyone was told to read more. I didn’t have problems with
>> reading but had to take a math class to boost my poor skills.
>>
>>  I’m attaching a picture of my 7 year old grandson Benjamin and his 10
>> month old sister, Edie.
>>
>> Happy holidays to all!
>>
>> Holly
>>
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>> Holladay Handlin
>> 3 Plainfield St.
>> Lexington, MA 02421
>> 617-223-1302
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>> On Dec 6, 2018, at 4:07 PM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
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>> Relative to reading, in our Senior year, the announcement was made in
>> Chapel that we would forego morning classes in order to submit to some
>> secondary school reading assessment. By then, I was disgusted with the way
>> Oxford always bragged about being in the 98th percentile, so I
>> intentionally got every answer wrong - though I confess, I accidentally got
>> one right.
>>
>> When the scores came back, it seems I had done a good job on lowering the
>> percentile. Mr. Stevenson called me to his office. He had me read a letter
>> he had written to my parents. In essence, the letter said that I needed to
>> learn to follow the "spirit of the law" as well as the "letter of the law".
>> Since the envelope already bore a stamp, I just left his office, banging
>> the door behind me. I remember running to the second floor bathroom where I
>> dissolved into hysteria. I was upset that I was in so much trouble, but I
>> switched back and forth between weeping and gales of laughter. I just
>> imagined that I had banged Mr. Stevenson's door so hard that the handle
>> must have fallen off on the inside, requiring the headmaster to phone for
>> help.
>>
>> In hindsight, I hope I didn't cause anyone to suffer, but the passive
>> resistance of flunking a pointless test was deeply satisfying.
>>
>>
>> *** Jane ***
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>> On 12/6/2018 12:02 PM, oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com wrote:
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>> I was cleaning out a box of memorabilia and found my acceptance to
>> Oxford. It said send $5 ( or maybe it was $10)  to reserve my place. What a
>> bargain!
>> In all honesty it also said I should read more as my comprehension was
>> under my ability. I am not sure that ever improved.
>> Wishing everyone a Happy and mainly healthy Holiday Season.
>> Barbara
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