So I got to spend three hours pouring through the Board of Trustees Minutes from 1913 to 1919 looking for information on my Senior Thesis topic.  I’m writing a history of one of the buildings on campus Petersen (Peterson) Hall.  I’m really excited I hope it works out.  But anyway while I was looking for Petersen Hall I came across some other fun stuff.  Teacher Salaries, Piano expenses, and a yearly health of the students report.  In one health of the students report I came across a familar name.  While my friend Sarah was working in the archives, she spent time transcribing class rolls and came across some fabulous names.  One of the names that she shared and we thought rather unusual was Haseltine.  Well, while I was perusing the Minutes I came across the fate of one Haseltine and I thought I would share.

pg 48-49, UM Trustees Minutes, Volume Three.  Presidents update- May 20th, 1911.

Haseltine Neighbors of Sylacauga, Talladega Co., died Febuary 11, 1911 two or three weeks after her resignation.  She was never strong and we thought of advising her to resign after Christmas on that account.  Her relatives urged that she be allowed to continue as they thought she enjoyed better health hear than at home.  Finally our Physician advised that she discontinue school work.  She returned home and in a short time was taken sick again and did not recover.

As I read little pieces and came across names I wondered what happened to them.  It’s like little windows I get a brief glimpse of the life within but only for a moment.  It was fun and I’m going back Tuesday for more happy fun time.

Here’s another antecdote, UM Trustee’s Minute Volume Three- May 19, 1913

Teachers and officers no allowed to take lessons

On motion of Trustee Mangum-Yerby it was ordered that no teacher or officer be allowed to take any lessons in any department except such young teachers as may be recommended by President Palmer and confirmed by the Educational Committee.

Now why did they feel the need to make that official?  Had they had problems with teachers going and sitting in on others classes?  Who knows.

Anyway there you go.  Montevallo history that most people don’t know.

Swim class sucked.  From what I understand the teacher will not actually get into the water and everyone I’ve talked to about the class says that if you don’t already know how to swim you won’t learn in this course.  The teacher walked into class Tuesday and said, “What class is this?”  She didn’t have a syllabus or anything.

I also found out after getting my classes from german straightened out that I’m still short one hour to graduate so I need one more class.  I’m trying to find one now.  I also need to talk to the Honors building about taking Golson Seminar so that I can graduate with honors.

If I disappear for awhile look for me in a corner, rocking back and forth, saying “No more words!  No more typing!”

I’m going to have a lot of reading and writing this semester.  I have several book reviews due this semester.  I think I’m going to try and churn them out in the next two weeks so that they will be out of the way.  I also have to do an oral interview with a family member this semester for my History of Alabama class.  Kentucky here I come.  I figure I’ll do it over thanksgiving.  And i was thinking I’d interview Granny.  Find out about her childhood, and what Washington was like, and different things like that.  I record the whole thing on tape and then write a transcript and turn it in.

Got to go.  Jeff is making me French fries and I am very hungry.

So classes started today.  It kind of caught me unawares when I realized that last night, and this morning I was so worried about being late I ended up a half hour early.  Whoops.

My first class was History of Alabama with Dr. Truss.  My friend Haley is in that class with me and I am super excited.  First I like Dr. Truss, she rocks.  Second, I have a study buddy.  Third, I have never had a history of Alabama.  I’ve studied the south but never Alabama in detail and I am super excited to learn more.  I love learning new things.  We didn’t have much class today though.  Dr. Truss handed out the syllabus got through the first quarter then we had to go down to the basement because of a Tornado warning.  We spent 45 minutes down there, but nearest I could tell the Tornado didn’t come anywhere near us.  Better safe than sorry and I got to thoroughly trounce Jeff in a game so all is well.

Then Jeff, Haley, and I went and hung out with Eclipse.  The town cafe with free wireless internet.  It was nice to hang out like that.

My next class was Middle East Politics with Dr. Turner.  I’ve never had a Turner class and I’ve heard mixed reviews from other students but I’m looking forward to the class.  It’s mostly lecture, which isn’t a problem for me, and one of my required readng books is a graphic novel, Persepolis.  I don’t know anyone well in that class so I have a chance to make new friends.  We are going to a Mosque in Birmingham in September and I am really looking forward to that.  Dr. Turner said that his goal is that by the end of this class we could say that we are minor experts on the Middle East.  I think this should be a very interesting class.

After that I went and helped Haley paint her apartment and play Lego Indiana Jones.   Which was awesome.  I’m going over there tomorrow to help her paint some more.  She wants to get at least the guest bedroom done by Friday.  She has one wall done.  Luckily the paint is thick enough that really one coat does the job.

Tomorow, I have beginning swimming, Senior seminar, and Colonial America.  I really like my schedule this semester so I’m not anticipating any problems.  I’ll let you know tomorrow how it goes!

The apartment isn’t spotless  like I would have liked.  That main living room area is still filthy but my bedroom and bathroom are clean.  I have my new bookshelf up!  YAY!  I’m so thrilled.  I have a shelf and a half of manga.  I spent half an hour trying to keep some sort of order between the two bookshelves.  All my Star Trek and Nancy Drew books are out in the living room, with very little else.  All of my manga is in the bedroom along with books I need for school, (i.e. my German/English dictionary).

Jeff and I watched Death Race yesterday.  It was gruesome, very gruesome, but if you go in expecting an action movie, you won’t leave disappointed.  I enjoyed it anyway.

I also watched Tropic Thunder.  I really liked it.  It makes fun of the whole Hollywood system, and all the pretensions that go along with it.  If you want an action-comedy, you should like this movie, but you will enjoy it even more if you keep up with the machinations in Hollywood.

Ah bedtime!  Ack showertime!

I am back in Calera now.  (Right now Jeff is playing a video game and one of the kittens in curled up in his lap, CUTE!!!)  Jeff and I left yesterday morning arrived unloaded the car then went off and met some friends at the 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555r888888888888888888830–3333333333333333337737777777777777yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy xzz5555555 <Cindersoot wanted to type, now she is laying on my key board.

lake.  We swam and had a picnic.  It was really fun.  After swimming we came home, cleaned up and went back out and bought new pillows.  I bought this one that is latex (it’s got a 10 year warranty against defects, and it was half off).  We were out really late walking all over the mall.  By the time I got home it was bedtime.  All in all I probably only spent 15 minutes enjoying the apartment before coming home and going to bed.    We put our new sheets and things on the bed.  It was great, my new sheets (Linden Tree @ JCPenny) are amazingly soft.  Jeff and I neither one wanted to get out of bed this morning.  My pillow worked great.  Jeff said his was pretty good too.  Once Jeff and I got up we went out to Super Target in Birmingham and bought cleaning supplies, we bought all the cleaning supplies we will ever really need,  plus a five shelf bookshelf, for$170.  We ended up saving about $25 with my discount and copious amounts of coupons.  Then we came home and cleaned.  We got the Bathroom SPOTLESS and the bedroom about a quarter done (it was a big dirty quarter).  Jeff has work tomorrow till 6 but after my lunch with the Jeter (the history building) lunch crowd I’m going to come back and clean.

Sigh.