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1. NEW article: Dr. Harold Cones Fondly Remembers Mr. and Mrs. Takis (A Memories Book Bit).
2. NEW article: Looking for Class of 1969 Juniors and Sophomores: Group 3.
3. UPDATED: Looking for Class of 1969 Juniors and Sophomores: Groups 1 & 2.
4. When Jim Windsor Performed the Marriage of CNC Alumni Bob Hines and Lucy Beahm.
5. NEW Humor: The Hat Box: Or, The Secret of Marital Harmony.
6. NEW Cartoons: Parenting.
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Memories Book Bits:
Dr. Harold Cones Fondly Remembers
Mr. and Mrs. Takis
Account on page 224*
One of the great unsung heroes of early days of CNC was Mr. Takis, usually squirreled away in a small corner of the blockhouse of Gosnold Hall that served as his kitchen, in a room that was loosely called the student center, but normally called "Takis' Ptomaine Tavern" by the students. He provided CNC students with hot lunch items, and if you were there at the time, you can never forget Mr. Takis yelling in a Greek accent from his tiny kitchen, "Cheeseburger ready!" Working by his side always was Mrs. Takis, the chef of the baklava that was provided free every Christmas. The Takis family gave much to the CNC campus, not the least of which were time, money, and atmosphere. More than once a destitute student found a free warm cheeseburger on his plate as a gift from the Takis team.
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| Mr. & Mrs. Takis. 1969 Trident photo, reprinted in Memories on p. 225. |
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| Harold Cones. 1970 Trident photo, p. 28. |
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| * "Biology Department: The Ties That Bind," by Harold N. Cones, in Memories of Christopher Newport College: The First Decade, 1961 - 1971, by A. Jane Chambers, Rita C. Hubbard, and Lawrence Barron Wood Jr. (Hallmark, 2008). TO ORDER BOOK: Send check for $20 made out to Jane Chambers to: Dr. Jane Chambers, 15267 Candy Island Lane, Carrollton, VA 23314. Money (minus mailing cost) is donated to the First Decaders' Treasury.
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Published March 11, 2016
Republished March 22, 2019
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Looking for Class of 1969
Juniors and Sophomores
by A. Jane Chambers
Group 3
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All photographs are from CNC's 1969 Trident yearbook.
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CHARLES R. (CHUCK) SILCOX (left) was in Circle K in 1969. I have no information about THOMAS M. SLAUGHTER (middle) or WILLIAM E. SPICER (right). All three photos are from page 42 of the 1969 Trident.
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I have no information about CLINTON W. STALLARD (left). SUSAN STILLS (middle) was on the Women's Field Hockey team and a member of the Women's Recreation Assoc. in 1967-68. I have no information about MARVA W. TAN (right). All three photos are from page 43.
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Yearbook photos of TOMMY J. TUCKER (left) and WILLIAM E. WARD (middle) are from page 43 of the yearbook. The photo of BURT L. WEINSTEIN (right) is from page 44. I have no information about any of these men.
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CAROL WEST (left) was on the Women’s Field Hockey Team and Secretary of the Women’s Recreation. Assoc. in 1967-68 & SGA Vice Pres. in 1968-69. I have no information about RICHARD L. WILLMARTH (right). Both photos are from page 44.
Please help us locate these 1969 Class members.
We will update information on them with the words
LOCATED or DECEASED
on their photos.
Published March 22, 2019
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Looking for Class of 1969
Juniors and Sophomores
by A. Jane Chambers
Groups 1 & 2
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All photographs are from CNC's 1969 Trident yearbook.
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Because Christopher Newport was transitioning from a 2-year to a 4-year college in the 1968-69 academic session, there was for the first time a junior class. Those students, along with the AA degree and non-degree 1969 sophomores, will be honored at this year's 50th Reunion, which will be at CNU on Friday, May 10th, 2019. The 1969 class will be invited also to attend Saturday morning's Commencement on May 11th.
There are 40 1969 class members still not located. Below are the names of 15 or them and 1969 Trident yearbook photos of 14. More names and photos will be posted in March. If you can help locate any of these former students, please contact us at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com (Dr. Jane) or cnc6171@cox.net (Cap'n. Dave). Thank you!
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The sophomore photo of BROOKE FANCHER (left) is from p. 36 of the 1969 Trident. GALEN GARRETSON (middle) played on CNC's first (1967-68) and second ('68-69) men's basketball teams, but his photo is in the freshman section of the yearbook, page 54. DONALD M. HALL (right) has been LOCATED. His photo is from p. 37 of the 1969 Trident.
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Photos of all 3 sophomore women here are from p. 38 of the Trident. MAE BETH HOWELL (left) was SGA treasurer in 1969. I have no information about MABEL A. HUDGINS (middle). Catherine R. Lawrence Frey (right) has been located.
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LYNN ROBERT LINDBERG (left), a junior in 1969, is DECEASED. His photo is from p. 33 of the 1969 Trident. Lynn was in the first Veterans' Club and also SGA President in 1968. Sophomore BRUCE G. LYETH (middle) has been LOCATED. His photo and that of sophomore KATHLEEN T. MAHER WEBSTER (right) are on p. 39 of the yearbook.
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The picture of ANDREA K. MAKRIS (left) is also from p. 39. Those of DWIGHT A. MANESS (middle) and NANCY D. McGEE are from p. 40 of the yearbook. I have no information about any of these three 1969 sophomores.
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WAYNE L. MEISNER (left) has been LOCATED. Wayne and his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Gallagher Meisner (Deceased) owned and operated The Yorktown Crier. NANCY E. MURACA (middle) is DECEASED. Photos of both are from p. 40 of the yearbook. The photo of ROGER S. RICE (right) is from p. 41. I have no further information on Roger.
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PATRICIA ROGERS SPEAKMAN (left) is deceased. WILLIAM G. COMPTON is in the middle and MARY E. GRABS is on the right. Mary is deceased. Patricia's photo is from page 42 of the 1969 Trident; those of William and Mary are from page 32.
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Above are three more juniors not yet located: DANIEL L. HOGAN (left), CAROL H. KEMP (middle) and MARGARET MOSELEY (right). Margaret has bee located. The photos of Daniel and Carol are from page 32 of the 1969 Trident; that of Margaret from page 33.
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The photo of junior BARBARA MOSSER (left) is from page 33 of the 1969 Trident. There is no photo of sophomore FRANCES BASS. Sophomore ROBERT L. BEARD's photo is from page 33 of the yearbook.
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FRANCES E. CRAVER (left) was Vice President of the sophomore class. RONALD L. CLAIR (middle) and NINA D. COHEE (right) were also sophomores. Ronald Clair is deceased. All 3 photos are from page 35 of the 1969 Trident .
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The photo of sophomore JAMES I. DUNAWAY (left) is from page 35 of the 1969 yearbook. Those of JAMES E. ELLIOTT (middle) and SUSAN M. FALLON (right) are from page 36. James Dunaway has been found.
Please help us locate these 1969 Class members.
We will update information on them with the words
LOCATED or DECEASED
on their photos.
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Published February 22, 2019 & March 8, 2019
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When Jim Windsor Performed the Marriage
of CNC Alumni
Bob Hines and Lucy Beahm
by A. Jane Chambers
with photos and information from Bob Hines
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In the fall of 1974, recent CNC graduates Robert E. (Bob) Hines ('72) and Lucy Beahm ('74) decided to have their wedding at the Beahm family's home, in the Denbigh section of Newport News. The young couple knew that CNC President Dr. James C. (Jim) Windsor had a Bachelor of Divinity degree and was licensed to perform marriages in Virginia, so they asked him to conduct the ceremony. They were pleased that he agreed to do so. Both respected him highly as CNC's president, and Lucy, who had majored in psychology, had liked him very much as her psychology professor.
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The family- focused wedding took place on Wednesday evening, November 27, 1974--the night before Thanksgiving. All went very well. The curly-blond ring bearer (photo above) was Bob's nephew James O. Hines, Jr. (nicknamed "Jay")--not yet five. Lucy's mother had made Lucy's bridal dress, using her small portable black Singer sewing machine from the 1950s. She also had made a professional-looking two-tiered wedding cake. Mrs. Beahm, who is Japanese, had met Lucy's father in occupied Japan after World War II, when Mr. Beahm was stationed there as an aircraft mechanic in the Army Air Force.
Jim Windsor was a memorable part of the Beahm-Hines wedding. Bob remembers that he was very cordial, relaxed and pleasant to everyone before, during, and after the ceremony. This third photograph (below), taken in the Beahm's kitchen after the ceremony, shows him signing the Certificate of Marriage for the newlyweds. Like the bride and groom, he looks pleased.
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Christopher Newport College (now University), with its major leaders and professors like Jim Windsor, has played and continues to play a significant role in the families of Bob and Lucy Beahm Hines. Bob earned CNC's two-year degree (A.A.) in 1969 and his bachelor's (B.A.) in sociology in 1972. Lucy finished her four years in 1974 with a B.A. in psychology and a certificate in social work. Her brother George, a frequently published writer in Williamsburg, completed his B.A. at CNC in 1975. Former ring bearer Jay Hines and his sister Meredith both became Christopher Newport graduates as did their cousin Jesse Hines, the oldest son of Bob and Lucy.
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How many weddings of CNC students were officiated by Jim Windsor during his tenure at the college, which began in 1962 and continued into the 1980s? Who were the students whose ceremonies he conducted? When and where did these Windsor-blessed unions take place?
It would be not only fascinating, but historically important to learn the answers to these questions. If you, or someone you know, also was fortunate enough to be married by Dr. James C. Windsor, please contact us at one of the email addresses below.
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Published March 8, 2019
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The Hat Box: Or,
The Secret of Marital Harmony
By A. Non
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other—except that the wife had a large old Victorian hat box on the top shelf of her closet that was locked, and she had cautioned her husband never to try to open it or ask her about it.
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For all of those years, he had never thought about that big old hat box, but one day, his wife got very sick, and soon the doctor announced that she would not recover. It was time for the elderly couple to sort out their affairs. The wife told her husband to get the hat box and bring it to her bedside. He did so, and she told him where the key was, so that he could open it.
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Inside the hat box he found two little crocheted dolls, and beneath them, many stacks of cash—paper money held together with twine and rubber bands and labeled as to amounts. He quickly realized the stacks totaled many thousands of dollars. Amazed, he asked her about these things.
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"When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."
The old man was so moved that he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. He realized she had been angry with him only two times in all those years of their marriage. He almost burst with happiness.
"Oh, my darling," he said, "that explains the dolls. How wonderful! But what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said. "That's the money I made from selling the dolls."
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Republished March 22, 2019
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