Day 2 of the count down to Minnesota

Day 194, Every picture has a story"

John sent this picture of Elspeth with her NDSU shirt!  I am guessing the shirt was in John's things that came from Niles Ave.  Oh my there are MANY MANY memories of my time at NDSU where I was from the fall of 1965 to the winter of 1968.  Some:

• In my entrance exam I scored well enough to be given 5 credits in science and 5 credits in math.  Not sure how that happened BUT it was good and bad.  That almost made me a second quarter freshman when I started in the fall BUT it put me in classes that were way way over my head.  I did survive those with passing grades BUT they did nothing to enhance my GPA.
• My part-time jobs on campus consisted of being a weekend janitor who often had to clean up messes from the jocks Friday and Saturday night parties and then working to cross pollinate barley experimental plants, hundreds of them done with a pain staking care while listening to my little red transistor radio!
• Rooming with friend Larry in Reed Hall, then the basement apartment across the street from the field house and then in the 5 bedroom house off campus.
• While a freshman I survived the snow storm of 1966 and walked over cars on my way to work Saturday morning.
• I did not know what I wanted to major in but I did so want to be a radio announcer so I enrolled in speech only to find out that it was a speech therapy class and they felt I had a speech problem!  I actually went to therapy but never figured out what I was doing wrong.  
• I took an interest test to see what I should be studying for.  The results came back and the number 1 job for me, according to the test, was being an undertaker!  The closest I came to the profession was painting the funeral home in St. Paul and Roseville!
• I ENJOYED the times John Mouw allowed me to use his car but will not go into the details!
• The many many times brother Dave and I golfed together.  I think, in terms of winning, it was pretty much 50/50.  Not sure how Dave remembers.
• Of course the low low point was when Janet died in February of my freshman year.  Ron and I took her to the hospital and I will never forget that day.
• Many times I stopped in to Marlys/Daves or Joan/Ron for a free meal!
• In the fall of my freshman year I purchased a bike so I could get around.  I paid $10 for it at a garage sale.  Shortly after I got it I was riding on campus and a car turned into me.  I saw it coming and stood up and at the time it hit me I jumped and ended up in a sitting position on their hood.  They offered to fix my bike.
• The worst, in terms of classes, was my first quarter of English.  I had a teacher that was really the worst.  I told her that I was going to miss class on Friday to go to my brother's wedding.  She scolded me for missing class!!
• For sure one remembers the board and room plan that most if not all the freshmen had.  It was unbelievable that one could eat and drink as much as they wanted.  I should add that we never starved at home but the menu was pretty limited!
• When I transferred to Minot I lost my financial package at NDSU so how did I pay for my school when I got to Minot?  I got a job in the cafeteria washing pots and pans--the worst job I ever had "for sure".

I will begin packing clothes today.  I have tennis at 7:30 and I am hoping that it is NOT a replay of yesterday.  I pretty much felt "off" all day after my tennis at 10:30 but feel fine today.  We will see how I play.  Terry has an appt this afternoon so will go there and the rest of the day should be used to place, put, pack and get some things ready.

At this point I have not eaten this morning but the FP is fresh in my cup and good.