Class Notes

Not much news from all of you classmates. Remember this is your column and I can only relay what you tell me. Please put my address, P.O. Box 1, King George, Virginia, 22485, in your address book and send me a note or Christmas card telling me your news. Did hear from Nan Pointer down in Gloucester. She said that Elizabeth “Betty” Simms Hayes lost her husband, George, during the last year. She has lived in Gloucester ever since we graduated, taught school for a year and then married George. Nan reports they had a wonderful cruise to Antarctica in January and met Vicky ’80 and Marty Wilder, who recently retired as chief of staff for Presidents Rick Hurley and Troy Paino. Exciting meeting a Mary Washington alum so far from home.

Homecoming in June was exciting for Juney, me, and our family. The Heslep Amphitheater was dedicated and the stage was named for our family. The beautiful framed plaque reads as follows: “MORRIS STAGE. Named in recognition of the generous support of Marceline “Marcy” Weatherly Morris ’50 and Elmer “Juney” Rudolph Morris Jr. ’50 and to honor 100 years of Morris family legacy connections at Mary Washington.”

Juney’s mother attended the State Normal School to become a teacher in 1919, Juney and I graduated in 1950, grandson Paul Morris ’10 and his wife, Cassandra ’11, both majored in drama, and great grandson Lucas Prunczik begins his third year in August! What a great honor!

Kitty Trussell Wilson wrote:

I spent my freshman year at Mary Washington in 1946-47, and I had a wonderful time.

I loved the friends I made, the campus and the horseback riding!  I learned to jump, and do “Knock down and outs!”  But I was homesick and transferred to the University of Georgia, which is in Athens, my home.

My roommate at MWC was Anna Garrison from Huntsville, Alabama.   Another good friend was from Iowa, Mary Louise  and  we nicknamed her “Iowa.”

I’m wondering if these 2 friends are still with us!  We would all be 89!

If anyone remembers us, it would be fun to know!