ColumnsLC in History:Miss Laura Jeter Parker taught in our English Department from 1947 under 1972. A native of Bedford County, she was a graduate of the College of William and Mary. During the twenty-five years she was a member of our faculty, she left an indelible mark upon her students. Nerd Factor:The Oscars are over and thank goodness neither Avatar nor District 9 won the award for Best Picture. "Say it ain't so, Dr. Mike" is your shocked reply. Fear not, I haven't betrayed the cause. OpinionNot included in the article on abortion was an outlandish claim made by Del. Robert Marshall while talking to his fellow petitioners: "The number of children born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically.LC in History:Since March is Women's History Month I thought that it might be appropriate to devote the next four columns to some of the female professors who have made lasting contributions to the history of Lynchburg College.Nerd Factor:Mentioning that awful movie The Swarm last week caused some flashbacks to a time when the menace of the killer bees seemed quite real and immediate.LC in History:When Dr. William Webster Ferguson arrived on our campus for a job interview in the spring of 1938, the first person whom he met was a little girl sitting on the curb in front of the president's house which used to stand on the site of the present parking lot on the side of Schewel Hall.Nerd Factor:What's the first thing to go through an actor's mind when selected to star in a SyFy Channel Original Movie: "Oh no, so it's come to this" or "Great, I get to eat this month"?LC in History:Dr. John G. Mahan was one of the funniest men I have ever known. If I had taken biology in my freshman year instead of my sophomore year, I probably would have chosen it as my major.Nerd Factor:Here's a piece of free advice to anyone starting up a career in costumed supervillainy:LC in History:Someone once said that the academic world is the last refuge of the individualist and the eccentric. Over the last century, Lynchburg College has certainly had its share of both, but perhaps none was as colorful and unforgettable as Dr. Gertrude E. Teller who taught French and German from 1950 until her death in 1960.Nerd Factor:With The Wolfman about to open on movie screens across the nation, now is as good a time as any to present the Nerd Factor's first annual (or more likely only ever) awards for outstanding achievement in the field of Lycanthropy. |
