Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Washington School on Facebook
A note from Garland Edgell tells of finding a group of folks on Facebook who attended Washington School in Downers Grove; it is called, "Washington School, Downers Grove, IL". If you're on Facebook, even if you didn't go to Washington, be sure to check it out. And if you aren't on Facebook (that's www.facebook.com), give some thought to signing up. I've already been "found" by a former resort guest I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years; and 57ers Judith Anderson and Rosemary Baker reconnected, thanx to Rosemary's daughter's use of Facebook.
Florie Shares her Thoughts
I received the following from Florie Sick Baumann and felt it was well-worth sharing:
"Dear Class of ‘57
I really love hearing about the accomplishments of our class. It was a wondrous time. I think we have lived in the best of times-and, perhaps, the worst(Dickens-soph eng?). I say this because from our privileged (and how did we know then?) place in space and time we lived on to see miracles. I think of our parents, some of them new immigrants, and the depression they endured. What was their prospect when they bore us?
I think of the innocence in which we grew up. What might we give for that for our grandchildren? Such concerns that we leave our children are not small. We were so lucky! We were born at a time when all opportunity was ours. It is a new world we live in now. The skills and talents we have left our children and theirs will surely be needed in the challenges ahead. I think that any good thing our children accomplish is worth celebrating together.
I like hearing about ALL our classmates. Not only those who have accomplished great things. I think life, everyday, is not a race to be won. It is attaining the best we can in our circumstance. It is celebrating the good things our children and grandchildren accomplish, sharing, again, the good place from which we arose and knowing that it was never easy, it always took effort, dedication, a commitment, and bravery in the face of odds- even though they were not the same as those our parents faced.
Be happy. We were and are so lucky...
Florie"
Any thoughts?
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"Dear Class of ‘57
I really love hearing about the accomplishments of our class. It was a wondrous time. I think we have lived in the best of times-and, perhaps, the worst(Dickens-soph eng?). I say this because from our privileged (and how did we know then?) place in space and time we lived on to see miracles. I think of our parents, some of them new immigrants, and the depression they endured. What was their prospect when they bore us?
I think of the innocence in which we grew up. What might we give for that for our grandchildren? Such concerns that we leave our children are not small. We were so lucky! We were born at a time when all opportunity was ours. It is a new world we live in now. The skills and talents we have left our children and theirs will surely be needed in the challenges ahead. I think that any good thing our children accomplish is worth celebrating together.
I like hearing about ALL our classmates. Not only those who have accomplished great things. I think life, everyday, is not a race to be won. It is attaining the best we can in our circumstance. It is celebrating the good things our children and grandchildren accomplish, sharing, again, the good place from which we arose and knowing that it was never easy, it always took effort, dedication, a commitment, and bravery in the face of odds- even though they were not the same as those our parents faced.
Be happy. We were and are so lucky...
Florie"
Any thoughts?
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