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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.


Mr. & Mrs. Takis. 1969 Trident photo, reprinted in Memories on p. 225.
Harold Cones. 1970 Trident photo, p. 28.

* "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


Memories Book Bits:

Pregnant Student's Water Broke in Dr. Sanderlin's Class

Dr. Sanderlin's Account, on page 45 *

          I remember once having a most unsettling experience while lecturing. There was a sudden loud cry from one of my female students. Her water had broken, and she was about to give birth! We had only primitive arrangements for such emergencies in those days; so not knowing what else to do, I ran down the hall to the office of the nearest female professor, Dr. Teddy Bostick. When I appealed to her for help, she said, "You know more about such things than I!" We were both like Scarlet O'Hara's maid in Gone with the Wind, knowing "Nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies!" Somehow, somebody called an ambulance, and the young woman, I later heard, had a healthy baby a short time later.


Dr. Sanderlin. 1966 Trident photo published in Memories on p. 49.

* "Remembering the English Department's First Decade," by W. Stephen Sanderlin, Jr., 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.


Published February 26, 2016

 
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