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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Ragan, Jason. Looking for Light – 9/11 Attack
  • LaBelle, Charbonee. Coaches Cautious in Midst of Heat Waves
  • Lynch, Caroline. Western Sees Record Enrollment
  • Hoang, Mai. Western Plans to Clone Sign
  • Warren, Brandy. University Senate to Fill Vacancies
  • Maintaining the Western Way of Life – 9/11 Attack
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: United at WKU
  • Communication Can’t Be a Luxury on Campus – Crimes
  • Bessette, Phyllis. Love Amidst War – 9/11 Attack
  • Curtis, Margaret. A Hill In Her Heart – 9/11 Attack
  • Allen, Criag. An E-mail of Anguish – 9/11 …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Lord, Joseph. Tailgating Problem Free
  • Corbin, Brett. Employee Faces Sex Charges – Charles Henson
  • Hall, Rex & Jason Ragan. Western, City Join in Diddle Arena Financing
  • Hoang, Mai. Campus Group Opposes Project – Kentucky Trimodal Transpark, Celebrate Activism Now
  • Egypt Trip in the Works – Government
  • Holm, Hollan. Kentucky Fairness Alliance to Hold Meeting
  • Time to Write the Wrongs – Alcohol Policy
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Alcohol Policy
  • Anderkin, Tracey. The Kids Aren’t All Right – Alcohol
  • Idle, Ben. Boo to a Bottom – Basketball
  • Paquette, Rachel. Lecturer …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs Sep 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Warren, Brandy. Unwritten Guidelines Changing; Attempts at Written Policy Fail – Alcohol
  • Hall, Rex. Administrators Will Try to Stop Underage Drinking at Tailgating – Alcohol
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Western Takes Lead in Energy Conservation
  • Compton, Michael. World Wrestling Federation Tags out, Fans Stunned.
  • Lord, Joseph. Olive Garden Closes, Smokey Bones Coming
  • Look Out Washington, D.C. the Toppers Are Coming – Lobbying
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Big Red Bucks
  • Bold Teachers Make the Hill a Cooler Place – Shelly Arsneault
  • Corbin, Brett. You Clean, I’ll Write
  • Corbin, Brett. Parking Patrols …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Farner, Keith. Field of Dreams – Soccer
  • Lord, Joseph. Big Red Cardholders Left Hungry for Snacks
  • Corbin, Brett. Garrett Subway Set to Chill
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Banner Getting Mixed Reviews
  • Welcome to College: It’s Almost Nap Time – Alcohol
  • Vandals Stole Honor – International Center Flags
  • Loyal, Taylor. Campus Provides Ups, Downs, Pasta
  • Dittmeier, Kate. Funding Uncertain for Shuttles Needing Repair
  • Brazley, Erin. Student Government Association 25 Members Shorter & $4,200 Richer Than a Year Ago
  • Hoang, Mai. Western Joins Forces to Fund Office – Lobbying
  • Corbin, Brett. Student Arrested …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 7 [77], No. 3, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 7 [77], No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Warren, Brandy. Drinkers to Report Bad News
  • Ragan, Jason. Heat, Tempers Rise in Garrett Subway
  • Hall, Rex. Disabled Man Files Discrimination Suit – Charles Whaley
  • Corbin, Brett. Western Officer Gets FBI Training – Gordon Turner
  • Lord, Joseph. Flag Heist Prompts Increased Security – International Center
  • We’re Growing (Too Big for Our Britches) – Diddle Arena
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Division I Athletics
  • Baize, John. New Problems Meet Old Problems – Construction
  • Carlock, Shannon. Printing DUIs Is Bad Business
  • Dittmeier, Kate. Chief Public Affairs Officer Leaving for Michigan – …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Hall, Rex. Diddle Arena Raises Concern
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Hammering Out the Details – Construction
  • Lord, Joseph. Kappa Sigma Fraternity Returning to Hill
  • Warren, Brandy. Engineers Finding a New Home
  • Hoang, Mai. Plans Underway for Performing Arts Center – Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center
  • Arsonists At-Large Be on the Lookout
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Arsonists
  • Cutting Through All the Big Red Hype – Mascots & Logos
  • Shepherd, Justin. The Time for Self-Serving Is Now – Restaurant Work
  • Hall, Rex. Five Diddle Arena Suites Still Open
  • Holm, Hollan. Western Welcomes …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

  • Hall, Rex. Tuition Increase Boosts Faculty & Staff Pay
  • Hightower, Kyle. Jack Harbaugh Signs New Contract
  • Lord, Joseph. Super Size – McLean Hall
  • Warren, Brandy. Two Students Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges – Derek Russell, John Hurley
  • Warren, Brandy. Increased Enrollment Brings Excitement, Worries for Western
  • If You Want to Learn, Then You Have to Pay – Tuition
  • L&B. Editorial Cartoon re: New for 2002, Big Red
  • Youngman, Sam. Hate Us? Love Us? Please, Write Us?
  • Ragan, Jason. Small Changes Cause Big Complaints
  • Hoang, Mai. Western to Negotiate for …


Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2001

Ua12/2/1 View Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Welcome to campus issue of the College Heights Herald. Articles:

  • Ransdell, Gary. Letter to Students
  • Campus Map
  • Newcomer Information
  • Shepherd, Justin. International Center Brings Worlds Together on the Hill
  • Batcheldor, Matt & Kate Corcoran. To Hill & Back – Physical Fitness
  • University Services
  • Ashford, Tina. Packing for the Hill
  • Associated Press Honors Broadcasters
  • Steel Bridge Team 26th – Engineering
  • Loyal, Taylor. Freshmen Take on Loneliness but Hill Will Win in the End
  • Compton, Michael. Win, Lose or Socialize
  • Warren, Brandy. Be Patient: Construction is Here to Stay
  • Shepherd, Justin. If You’re Passionate About It, Get Involved
  • Local Churches
  • Mills, …


Ua11/1 Great Expectations, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Public Affairs Jul 2001

Ua11/1 Great Expectations, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter published by WKU Public Affairs regarding Western Kentucky University news and achievements.


Mr. Edgar Anderson On Education, Amber Panzella Jun 2001

Mr. Edgar Anderson On Education, Amber Panzella

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Mr. Edgar Anderson Full Interview

Edgar Anderson was born in Chicago in 1950, the second-oldest of six children. On his mother’s side, he has black, German, and Cree Native American ancestry; on his father’s side, he is descended from sharecroppers and former slaves from Mississippi. He attended high school in Chicago, and then went to the Military Academy at West Point in 1968, where he was one of ten black cadets in his class of 1200. He spent time in the Army as a basic training officer, and then received a graduate degree from Yale in business management and human …


Mr. Edgar Anderson On Employment, Amber Panzella Jun 2001

Mr. Edgar Anderson On Employment, Amber Panzella

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Mr. Edgar Anderson Full Interview

Edgar Anderson was born in Chicago in 1950, the second-oldest of six children. On his mother’s side, he has black, German, and Cree Native American ancestry; on his father’s side, he is descended from sharecroppers and former slaves from Mississippi. He attended high school in Chicago, and then went to the Military Academy at West Point in 1968, where he was one of ten black cadets in his class of 1200. He spent time in the Army as a basic training officer, and then received a graduate degree from Yale in business management and human …


Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 28, No. 2, June 2001, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Jun 2001

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 28, No. 2, June 2001, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mrs. Rose Jackson On Education, Hamida Suja May 2001

Mrs. Rose Jackson On Education, Hamida Suja

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Mrs. Rose Jackson Full Interview

Rose Jackson was born in Louisville, Mississippi, to Willie O Clayton Hathorne and Bertha Ophelia (Young) Hathorne; she had three sisters and three brothers. She left school at fifteen to marry her first husband, with whom she had five children; after his death, she married John Jackson, with whom she had another daughter. She worked as a cleaner and hairdresser, and received her diploma from Portland High night school. At the time of this interview, she had been living in Maine 40 years; her family moved here because she had a brother-in-law who had been …


Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education And Employment, Aretha Williams May 2001

Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education And Employment, Aretha Williams

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Mrs. June McKenzie Full Interview

June McKenzie, a fifth-generation Mainer, was born in Portland, Maine, in 1929, one of twelve children. Her mother, Florence Eastman Williams, was a Portland native; her father, a truck driver, was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. She graduated from Portland High School in 1947; she attended Northeastern Business College for one year, and took several classes at the American Institute of Banking while employed at People’s Heritage Bank, where she worked for twenty-two years. She married and had eight children, and at the time of this interview had two grandchildren. She is a longtime member …


Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education, Aretha Williams May 2001

Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education, Aretha Williams

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Mrs. June McKenzie Full Interview

June McKenzie, a fifth-generation Mainer, was born in Portland, Maine, in 1929, one of twelve children. Her mother, Florence Eastman Williams, was a Portland native; her father, a truck driver, was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. She graduated from Portland High School in 1947; she attended Northeastern Business College for one year, and took several classes at the American Institute of Banking while employed at People’s Heritage Bank, where she worked for twenty-two years. She married and had eight children, and at the time of this interview had two grandchildren. She is a longtime member …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Walsh, Erica. Fraternity Kicked Off Campus for Hazing Violation – Kappa Alpha Psi
  • Moore, Brian. Regents to Approve Budget
  • Almost Home – International Students, Sofia Soberon
  • New Ombudsman Named for WKU Glasgow Campus – Dianna Miller
  • Walsh, Erica. Kappa Sigma Want Back on Campus
  • Marsupials: Chumps & Champions
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Marsupial Awards
  • Bogard, Matt. Evaluating Evaluations
  • Corbin, Brett. Football Team Finally Gets Its Championship Rings
  • Corbin, Brett. Arts Center to be Built Next to Campus – Kentucky Performing Arts Center
  • Hall, Rex. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Compton, Michael. City Plans to Recount Students
  • Brown, Abbey. Sunrise of Survival – Relay for Life
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Much Like Stale Beer, Banshee Goes Flat
  • Brown, Abbey. Gary Ransdell Has High Job Approval
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Male Claims Sexual Abuse in Dorm
  • Extinguish Fear, Spark Investigation – Arson, Schneider Hall
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Arson
  • Jack Harbaugh Deserves Extension, Respect
  • Rembold, Ryan. A Response from Ryan . . . re: I Agree With Campaign – Christianity
  • Charalambous, Mary. . . . And a Ryan Supporter …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Hoang, Mai. Dancing the Night Away – Theatre & Dance
  • Moore, Brian. Meningitis Patient Improving
  • Corbin, Brett. Banshee Returning Saturday?
  • Moore, Brian. Jack Harbaugh Waiting for Contract Extension
  • Hall, Rex. Renovations Will Cost $16 Million – Student Life Foundation
  • Even Drinking Games Need Rules
  • Public Safety Ignored – Meningitis, Public Health
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Drinking
  • Williams, Craig. Disagreeing with Ryan – Christianity
  • Walsh, Erica. Fraternity Hazing Incident Still Under Investigation – Kappa Alpha Psi
  • Hall, Rex. Diversity Coalition Getting Ready to Rock Tomorrow …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Moore, Brian. Another Meningitis Case Found on Campus
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Boy Riding Bicycle Hit on Normal – Christopher Siegrist
  • Walsh, Erica. Student Government Association Election Produces Low Voter Turnout
  • Hall, Rex. Alcohol to be Served in Luxury Suites – Diddle Arena
  • Training Needed to Avoid Rolling – Vans
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Rolling Vans
  • NCAA Stepping on Mid-Major Schools
  • Hiles, Tom. Naming Revenue Needed
  • Murphy, Sean. Policing the Police
  • Corbin, Brett. Concrete Canoe Team Rows to Sixth Regional Win
  • Hoang, Mai. Dance Company Debuts …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Brown, Abbey. Insightful – Ron Milliman, Blind Persons
  • Hall, Rex. Benefactor Gives Gift Upon Death – Anonymous
  • Corbin, Brett. Geologist Sheds Light on Dinosaur Extinction – Walter Alvarez
  • Moore, Brian. Passenger Vans Easily Rolled Over
  • Hoang, Mai. Pop Star to Perform Monday – Tiffany
  • Selling Building Names, Tradition
  • Hold Up a Lighter for Those Who Bring Fun
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Wal-Mart School of Journalism & Broadcasting Building
  • Smith, Stephanie. Delivering Smiles – Community Service Week
  • Hodges, Seth. Hurdling Kids for Coffee
  • Niesse, Josh. …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Hall, Rex. Journalism Building Finally Breaks Ground – Mass Media & Technology Hall
  • Corcoran, Kate. Renowned Geologist to Speak – Walter Alvarez
  • Moore, Brian. The Royal Circle – President’s Circle Gala
  • Walsh, Erica. Group Sees First Logo Revisions
  • Hall, Rex. Hot Campus Buildings to See Relief Next Week
  • Vote Leslie Bedo for President! – Student Government Association
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Bedo for Prez
  • Gramling, Joy. Employees Displeased with Cut in Raises
  • Corbin, Brett. Southern Kentucky Book Festival Draws Big Crowd
  • Marker to be …


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Dawes, Jennifer. Fraternity Penalized for Alcohol Violation
  • Moore, Brian. Tonight’s Annual President’s Circle Gala to Recognize Donors
  • Dawes, Jennifer. Latest Fire Ruled as Arson – Schneider Hall
  • Hall, Rex. Ceremony to Kick Off Building – Mass Media & Technology Hall
  • Hoang, Mai. Controversial Activist, Politician to Preach Message to Students – Gatewood Galbraith
  • Walsh, Erica. Western Receives Air Force Grant
  • Now is the Time to Re-evaluate School Priorities – Budget
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Ying & Yang of the Western Budget
  • Ellis, Benjamin. Resident …


Naccs 28th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Apr 2001

Naccs 28th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

I-uan g ceksan, Tuchá Aria Wa Frontierapo, Borrando Fronteras, Erasing Borders: La Educación, Salud, Inmigración e Historia del Pueblo
April 4-8, 2001
Marriot Hotel


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2001

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

  • Hoang, Mai. Practice . . . Almost Perfect – Spring Sing
  • Moore, Brian. Clinic Workers Laid Off – Health Services
  • Hall, Rex. Small Pay Raises Proposed
  • Hall, Rex. Another Fire Scares Schneider Hall Residents
  • Walsh, Erica. Mark Rawlings, Holly Skidmore Square Off for Student Government Association Public Relations Position
  • New Plan Presents Promise, Problems – Student Government Association
  • Smart Growth Needed – Bowling Green Mall
  • Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association
  • Rushing, Daniel. Suffering from the Resident Assistant Blues
  • Hoang, Mai. Former Pop …


Mr. James Mathews On Education And Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee Mar 2001

Mr. James Mathews On Education And Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High School …


Ms. Lucille Young On Employment, Anah Osman Mar 2001

Ms. Lucille Young On Employment, Anah Osman

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Ms. Lucille Young Full Interview

Lucille Young was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1928. Her father and her five brothers and sisters lived on eight different plantations throughout Mississippi during her childhood; her mother became ill and died when she was an infant. Lucille attended school up to tenth grade, then worked at the Swift Packing Company, a box factory, and as a house cleaner and nanny. She married and had eight children, seventeen grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.

She moved to Portland, Maine, in 1967, after her eldest daughter got a JobCorps position in the city.

On Employment:

“Well, I'd …


Mr. James Sheppard On Education And Employment, Sanela Zukic Mar 2001

Mr. James Sheppard On Education And Employment, Sanela Zukic

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You can listen to the full interview and read a transcript HERE.


James Sheppard was born in New York City in 1924, to parents who had just emigrated from Antigua. He was the eldest of four siblings. He graduated high school in 1942, and served in the Army during World War II. He worked as an aviation mechanic after the war; in 1957 he was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration as an inspector, a job he continued until he retired in 1985. He married twice, and had five children and seven grandchildren. His family moved to Westbrook, Maine, …


Ms. Beverly Bowens On Employment, Vanessa Saric Mar 2001

Ms. Beverly Bowens On Employment, Vanessa Saric

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Ms. Beverly Bowens. Full Interview

Beverly Bowens was born in Portland, Maine, in 1934, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. She had one older brother. Her father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin; her mother’s family had been in Portland for generations. She graduated from Portland High School, attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, and then moved to New York City to attend Teacher’s College at Columbia University; as of this interview, she had a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nursing administration, and a master’s degree in institutional education. She married a surgeon and they had one …


Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee Mar 2001

Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High School …


Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee Mar 2001

Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High …