Science Scholorship and Rick and stuff

I'm listening to Rick Springfield and I just wrote a volume on here and didn't realize there was an Internet quirk and hit "Publish" to find "Page can not be displayed." Shoot.

In the movie, it's going to show my cousin and I staying up and watching "Night Tracks," and waiting for Rick Springfield to come on---"It's Rick Springfield," we'll say.

I'm listening to Rick right now.

If I ever get out of this mess and stop living off a credit card and have a steady lucritive income, I am going to establish a Scholorship in my mother's name for students majoring in science or going into a scientific field.

I will re-type everything I just typed.

My mother was my greatest cheerleader. When I was in the 8th grade she "found fault" as she would say, with my Science Fair grade and evaluation and the science fair in general. She wrote in a letter to the principal, "I have a BA in biology and English, MA in education and zoology, and 59 Semester hours above the MA in Science, Science Education, Biology, Earth Science, and Education. I have taught ninth grade most of the time in Kentucky and Ohio. I have attended conferences on these subjects in many places and at various times. I have had much experience with science fairs as a judge, and a teacher, who knew what to do to get winners on school, system, regional level--whether it be in Kentucky or Ohio. See attached letters and documentation."

Here are letters from Universities wanting her to attend their Institutes.

From the National Science Teachers Assocation:

"Dear Ms, Taylor: We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as an evaluator for the convention, We look forward to working with you in Washington. This is an important task and significant service to the National Teachers Association (NSTA), We welcome you as part of our NSTA Evaluation Team."

I remember when she did that. I was 4 but I remember. She also went to something in Georgia. She brought me back a Tshirt that said, "I'm a Georgia Peach."

From Indiana University:

"Dear Miss Boggs,

It affords me the great pleasure to advise you of your selection as a participant in the Earth Science Institute sponsored by the National Science Foundation at Indiana University from June 21 to August 12, 1971. Nearly 300 science teachers sought admission to this program." In the post I lost, I wrote out the whole thing. I will improvise. They wanted her to let them know if she would be there because there were Alternates in line for her place. The stipend would be $696.00 The letter was from "___________" an Associate Professor of Geology. I'm "funny" about using names here.

From The Ohio State University. She was an instructor at Morehead University and it was addressed to her at Morehead. My aunt went to Morehead and had a crush on a Prof. there that my mom knew. She failed his class and didn't mind.

"Miss Bernice Boggs
Morehead State University
Morhead, Kentucky 40351

Dear Miss Boggs:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to be one of the participants in the History of Biology Summer Institute to be held at The Ohio State University June 17-July 27, 1968...." I'll end that there---more about wanting to know if she will accept or decline.

She accepted both of those opportunities.

And she was terminated in January of 1983 on grounds of incompetence, made to be subservient to people with less years of teaching and experience than her and be outcasted from the field she so loved and knew---Knew.

Smart woman.

Smart woman.

Smart woman.

I come from a smart woman but have done such stupid things. "josh" said I was smart---it's in the book. First guy to ever say that to me and the only. Oh well.

"But Sally has a hard time holding back. The alley to heart is a beaten track...We all need, the human touch."

I thought about how that song was so "ahead of the day" and somewhat prophetic. "People are talking to computers..." Wow.

Rick said a word that starts with an S and has the sound "it" in it at the concert. My aunt thought it was funny. We'll be out and driving along and she'll say, "______"

Cindy