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Glenna Hawbaker Wampler
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GLENNA HAWBAKER
Glen
"If it were not for an occasional joke, I think I would die."
Mixed Chorus. . . . . . 3,4
Straight Declam. 1,2.,3,4
One Act Play.. . . . . . . .2 Girls' Glee Club. . . . . . 4 Class Play.… . . . . . . . .3 Operetta. . .. . . . . . . 3,4 Radio-Speaking. . . . . . 4 History Debate. . . . . . .3
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July, 2005, 50th Anniversary High School Graduation Glenna wrote:
I am retired from full-time employment since December 2002, continuing to live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as I have for the last 38 years. I am currently on the board for the Valley Brethren/Mennonite Heritage Center, a young organization in the process of opening an interpretative center depicting the culture of early settlers here before, during and after the Civil War, an event that changed the whole way of life of all segments of the population—those who did not support the war and those who did.
Bob and I are co-presidents elect for the Bridgewater Home Auxiliary so this year is a busy one with fundraising activities at the Auxiliary to meet our net budget of $74,000. And I do the accounting for our church as a part-time employee which is sure more relaxed and less stressful than the more than full-time schedule I had before retirement. In the time left over Bob and I do some traveling and hiking in the Shenandoah National Park as often as possible.
My three children, Neal, Emily and Joseph all live within an hour’s drive from here and we get together as often as our busy schedules allow. Neal’s daughter, 9-year-old Austin is the only grandchild. The significant other in my life the last few years is Bob McFadden who has retired from teaching at Bridgewater College.
Following high school I attended McPherson College in Kansas with a major in English. The early employment years included teaching and office work while my then spouse completed his medical degree. We settled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. For the first dozen years I was a stay-at-home mom. When the youngest child started kindergarten I went back to school at Bridgewater College taking courses in accounting leading to qualify as a CPA. I worked as an accountant first in public accounting then in industry until retirement.
My special recollections of Dallas Center High School are of the “large” study hall and remember the hours I spent reading novels from the bookshelves that lined the room. No time since have I had the time to do that much reading.
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June 2015, Glenna Wrote
English and Other Languages: Four Years of the Ten Missed
Do others of you remember some discussions about there being NO foreign languages being offered while we were in high school? Some of us thought this should be changed. It would be so valuable for those of going to college. And we thought Latin would have been so useful for our futures. I remember the discussions but I do not know if we made any formal request to the school board or not. Whether we did not or not, no foreign language—including Latin—was added while we were in high school. However, many of us did go to college where we took there any foreign languages we needed and survived.
I also remember as we were completing our freshman year and beginning to enroll for the courses for our sophomore year we had elective choices of geometry or biology. We were required to take English and history. Also, home economics and agriculture were offered. It had been assumed all girls would take home economics and I guess the boys would take agriculture. Some of us girls planning to go to college wanted to take both geometry AND biology; home economics could be learned at home. One argument I remember is that many of us were in 4-H where we had home economics education. (I had no choice—my mother was the 4-H leader so I was being taught home ec skills whether I wanted to learn any or not.) Some of us completed our next year enrollment forms accordingly. The school administration and/or school board responded. All girls were REQUIRED to take the second year of home economics in high school. Sophomores were not allowed to take five subjects (though juniors and seniors were.)
So my sophomore year I took home economics, English, history and geometry as I think a number of others of you did. I took geometry since it was a prerequisite for the advanced math courses I was planning to take later. In my senior year I did get the biology course as a fifth subject—and I think a number of you also heading for college did also.
In considering gender equality, I do not remember what discussion was involved for the boys taking—or not taking—agriculture. Also, I don’t remember any discussion of girls taking any agriculture or industrial arts courses or of any boys taking home economics.
—Glenna Hawbaker Wampler
William Robert "Bob" McFadden
January 2, 2018
William Robert “Bob” McFadden, 88, passed away Dec. 8, 2017, at the Bridgewater Retirement Community. Born in his grandparents’ home near Smithville, Ohio, on May 28, 1929, Bob was the son of the late W. Glenn and Eva Burkholder McFadden.
Bob graduated from Troy High School in Troy, Ohio, in 1947. He earned his bachelor’s degree as the first graduate of Manchester College’s peace studies program in North Manchester, Ind., in 1951. He graduated from Bethany Theological Seminary in Chicago, Ill., (B.D.) in 1955 and Boston College in Boston, Mass., (Th.D.) in 1966. He was an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren.
Bob taught at Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa., from 1955 to 1958 and at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va., from 1961 to 1998, retiring as Anna B. Mow Professor of Religion. For 35 years, he served as director of convocations and earned the fond nickname “Captain Convo.” A lifelong learner, Bob both participated in and taught many continuing education programs, including spending several sabbaticals in the Holy Land. He was a prolific writer, including letters to the editor and scholarly publications, many collected in “Is The Bible Correct?” Bob traveled extensively to the American West, with trips to Yellowstone as a favorite destination. Bob was an avid hiker, photographer and stamp collector.
Surviving are his significant other, Glenna Wampler; brothers, Wilbur and Ralph McFadden (Keo Xayavongvane); nieces and nephews, Dan (Wendy) McFadden, Dave (Renee) McFadden, Joel (Laura) McFadden, Jill McFadden (Anne Tapp), Tim (Rosanna) McFadden and Joy McFadden; and many grandnieces and nephews.
A memorial service is planned for Jan. 20, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren, 420 College View Drive, Bridgewater, VA 22812. Johnson Funeral Service is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.johnsonfs.com.
Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia
January 12, 2018
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