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POSITIVE PRESS
"Young and Old Mull Tomorrow And Tomorrow"
The New York Times
"[Teacher] Sheila Henry has a trio of new students in her honors Shakespeare class at Wilton [, Connecticut,] High School .
"They are not teen-agers. In fact the combined ages of these three students is 218. They are part of a new effort to bridge a big gap between generations. . . .
"What emerged in this community of 16,000 seems amazingly simple: Let older citizens become students in . . . regular high school classes. People with the same homework assignments tend to band together. . . .
"Said Helen Murray, who is 69 years old and has two grandchildren she rarely sees, '. . . These young people are surprisingly pleasant. They don't fit my image of modern teen-agers. . . .'
"Perhaps the greatest impact comes outside class. Mrs. Murray was sitting with several friends at a deli . . . when she noticed [teen-ager Jeff] Agostin walk by .... 'Hi, Helen!' he said. 'See you Monday.'
'As one, the tableful of senior ladies turned their heads back toward their friend. 'Oh,' said Mrs. Murray .... 'He's in my Shakespeare class.' "
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September 30, 1991 issue
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The Editors
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Perpetual middle age—or spiritual renewal?
Kathryn V. Wood
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POSITIVE PRESS
by Andrew H. Malcolm
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The blessing of redemption
Helen Connelly
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Do you have a "security blanket"?
Sue Rohde
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The vigor of God's man
Horacio Hector Colombo
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Second Thought
Bard Lindeman
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Tasteless salt? Endless savor
Allison W. Phinney
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Christ Jesus, the consummate Teacher
Ann Kenrick
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It was the last day of a three-day course in white-water kayaking
David Christian Smith
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I do not want to "withhold a tribute"
Cora J. Gibson
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My gratitude to God for Christian Science is unbounded
Walkyria Franco Tolezano