THE SUNRISE
Jeanie was undoubtedly the most beautiful
student who ever graduated from Wilbur Wright. While attending the
University of Indiana, her picture appeared on the cover of a national
magazine which was doing a feature story on college students. Soon she was
offered a movie contract from Howard Hughes. To finalize the deal, Jeanie
and her parents were flown to Las Vegas where they sat for three days in a
hotel room without anyone contacting them. At four o'clock one morning, a
man came to their room, signed her to a five year movie contract, and said
that Mr. Hughes wanted to meet with them immediately. He took, them to an
airport where they boarded a DC-3 which soon took off. After flying for
about three hours, Jeanie and her parents were called into the pilot's
compartment where they met Howard Hughes. "That's a sunrise over the Grand
Canyon," he said pointing out the window. "Isn't that the most beautiful
thing you have ever seen?" The passengers were then ushered back to their
seats, and neither Jeanie nor her parents ever saw Howard Hughes again.
THE TRACK STAR
Dr. B was one of only two
teachers who had a doctorate in the Dayton system. She was a stern but
affectionate teacher who required only the best of her students. She was
completely dedicated, and no one could remember when she took a day off
sick. When forced to retire at the mandatory age of seventy, she started a
second career as a college instructor. After reaching another mandatory
retirement at seventy-five, she started writing a book of poetry. One day
when she returned to Wilbur Wright to visit her old friends on the staff,
she asked one of the teachers to escort her to the track where she used to
run each morning when she taught at the school. When she refused to let
the teacher watch her run, the teacher hurried back into the school to
observe from a window in case she collapsed on the track. Dr. B not only
ran the oval, but did it in faster time than most people a third her age.
Perhaps she was starting a new career as an octogenarian track star.
A FINE LADY
She was loud, obnoxious and very
vocal in her protest when a teacher gave her an assignment that she
thought was too difficult or overly long. After a very unlady like
outburst, one of her teachers commented, "Linda, you're a fine person.
It's against your basic nature to talk in such a vulgar way. I'm going to
keep after you to improve yourself, and before you graduate, I'm going to
"make a fine lady out of you."
She looked at him and said, "Sheeeet!"