Two memories:<br> Because of the distance that the Swans, Alana Sobol, sometimes Sandy Ferguson and we Anderson girls drove and the schedule of the one father or another working in Hartford with whom we rode, we were close to first arriving at Oxford and often last to leave (from 714 Prospect's porch). Supposed to be working on homework, we were sometimes otherwise preoccupied with feeling hungry or sleepy, trying not to whisperchat as the library emptied out, and getting to know Louis the custodian. Special, quiet times.<br>
The other is an auditory memory: the distinct sound of the main staircase at 695 Prospect, especially the clicking of the aluminum strips at the edge of each step and the thumping of the treads to the third floor. My mother, also an alumna, used to talk about she and her friends being reprimanded for "thundering" up and down those stairs to/from the third floor changing rooms for gym class with young Miss Lasell, the same Miss Lasell who retired when I was there in the early 60's. <br>
Judy Powers, Oxford '63<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:30 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:MVSPS@aol.com">MVSPS@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div>Dear All,</div>
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<div>This weekend, I received a letter from K-O regarding the publications for
2010. There will only be two issues next year, a winter magazine and a
summer magazine.</div>
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<div>The Winter issue will be a special Centennial Celebration issue. They are
inviting everyone to share favorite memories of their years attending K-O (or,
in our case, Oxford). Photos of our time at Oxford are also welcome. The
<u>deadline </u>for my submission is <b>August 24th</b>. I know that
we are all busy with summer, but if you all could take a few minutes to jot down
some thoughts and email them to me, that would be great!</div>
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<div>Thank you one and all - may you have a glorious summer!</div>
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<div>Susan</div>
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<div>P.S. For those of you who have received 2 thank you e-mails from me re:my
niece's quest for the cure/NYC Marathon, no have not lost my mind! Received
notifications that many of my sent emails were not received!</div>
<div>So, better safe than sorry, I rewrote notes of
appreciation.</div></font><div><br><font style="color: black; font-family: arial,san-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <hr style="margin-top: 10px;">
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Judith A. Powers<br>4337 Larchwood Ave<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104<br>215-387-0661<br>