Everybody’s back in school.
So, let’s continue with my sharing of teachers who have had an impact on my life.
Last week, I offered memories of those from kindergarten through third grade.
Let me skip to the sixth grade and tell you about Mrs. Emily Millward. Yes, we were allowed to address our teachers as MRS or MISS back in the day.
Mrs. Millward was an expressive woman who spoke her mind freely and wasn’t afraid of yelling at your face from a few feet away if needed.
She also had her soft side and was keenly aware of our individual interests.
She presented me with a copy of the January 2, 1971 edition of the Miami Herald following Nebraska’s Orange Bowl victory the night before that allowed Nebraska to claim its first football national championship.
Rich Furasek. Eighth grade Social Studies.
Mr. Furasek encouraged us to write about something we loved.
He gave me an A+ on my 14-page report on the history of Nebraska football.
Joyce Lundburg. Ninth grade English.
She gave me an A on my 20-page report on the history of Nebraska football.
Jim Crandall. High School vocational agriculture instructor.
Mr. C taught me about life. Especially when his wife died of leukemia the summer before my senior year at Raymond Central High School.
Sarah Disbrow. English 204 at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
Normally, she gave me a C or a D on my assignments. She was a tough grader.
However, when she graded my 12-page editorial on why Tom Osborne should not be fired for only winning nine football games during the 1978 season, she offered me a B+.
“You write from the heart,” she critiqued. “That is a good quality to have.”
Speaking of Nebraska football, the season is off and running – in a bad way.
I will rekindle my sharing of Cornhusker football memories next week.