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Annual gathering at Hilltop Harbor ^Academy c lass of ’20 holds r e u n ion PyBlU'SHERIDAN tditor PENN YAN — How many ^p\e can honestly say they’ve in close contact with their high school classmates more than liw or 10 years after graduation? ' ^ The scenario happens all too of- and is all too familiar: The closest of friends spend four of the most memorable years of their lives together, graduate and part ftr college or employment, rarely or never keeping in touch once those care-free high school days have ended. Such is not the case for a group of seven local women, who gathered Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the Hilltop Harbor in Penn Yan for their 71st class reunion. Guyle, Mary Comstock McCann, Alice McConnell and Doris Coats- They represent what remains of Penn Yan Academy’s class of 1920, a remarkable group of students who, despite the distances and the gaps in their lives, managed to convene for similar reunions on a regular basis throughout their post-PYA years. The women — Marjorie Pulver- Ernst, Margaret Thnney, Dorthea Mortensen-Owen, Lulu Comstock- Scherer — dined on the shores of Keuka Lake last Wednesday, spinning tales of ‘Vemember when” beneath the somewhat faded but symbolic green and white class banner, a project hand-made in 1920 by the women of the class prior to graduation. They remembered the little things, such as the fact that their class, wdth 54 members, “was the largest graduating class of Penn Yan Academy a t that time,” Thn- ney said. eveiy five years,” Tunney added. “As time goes on, the class dwindles. But our interest and love for each other does not dwindle, lb us, this is very spe cial.” THE IDOMIS BARN country elegance in furniture Solid ' upholstery in country traditional designs. A lso le c li n e r s , p r e m ium mattresses, area rugs and braided rugs, b a ting, pictures. Design Service - Free Delivery takeRtSM toRL 247 him left on Loomis Road Tues. • S at 10 - 5:30 Sun. 1-4, Closed Mon. 716-554-3154 4942 Loomis Road RushviUe, N.Y. Come To The remaining classm a tes o f th e P e n n Yan A c a d e m y class o f 1920 include, from left, Marjorie P u lver-E m s t, M a r g a r e t Tunney, D o r thea M o rtensen-Owen, L u l u Comstock- Guyle, Mary Comstock-M cCann, A lice M cConnell a n d D o r is Coats-Scherer. (Photo by Bill Sheridan) — J & S Liquor •Best Selection •Best Service •Best Parking American D ream s’ series comes to P e n n Yan Library j& s DISCOUN’ LIQUOR PENN YAN — The books Qhere. !«a residents are invited to e by the Penn Yan Library and pick up copies and get started on King Arthur’s Court, Henry Roth’s Call It Sleep, and Herman Melvil le’s Moby Dick. The programs will be held a t 7 p.m. every other Wednesday even ing in the library^ meeting room. plications which arise from this meeting of the two different cul tural and moral backgrounds give the reader an opportunity to as sess the strengths and limitations of each. Monday - Saturday 9-9 1 1 2 W . Lake Rd.. Penn Yan N Y 6115 W ho's o n the down h ill slide n ow and joined o u r club?! reaiiing for the fall “Ameri«MSr«*taiting.oit8e.p,t.: ».!l Dreams' series. For a third year, library offirials are sponsoring a reading, lecture and discussion :■ This year’s titles include Henry James’Tfte Europeans, Ibni Mor rison’s The Bluest Eye, Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee In At each program, a guest lec turer will provide background and lead a discussion on the book. “In previous series, there have been many great discussions, with lots of reader participation,” said librarian Lynn Overgaard. “Readers have attempted to get a handle on the book and have Copies of The Europeans are currently available a t the library. Residents are encouraged to pick up a copy, read it, and come and share their thoughts. For more information on the series, call the library at (315) 536-6114. The program is free and open to the public. o Marshall named to Dean’s List KEUKA PARK — Kerry Mar shall of Branchport has been named to the Keuka College Dean’s List for the 1991 spring Marshall, a 1974 ^aduate of . iss a jununior Penn Yan Academy, i a j English student a t Keuka. She is the mother of three children. lb be eligible for the Dean’s list, students must earn a t least a 3Ji quality point index and com plete a minimum of 12 academic • credit hours. Keuka College, in its 100th year, is an independent, four-year »educational college located four miles south of Penn Yan on Keuka lake. many times disagreed on a num ber of points, but that only makes for a more interesting evening. We hope that this year, as in the past, we’ll have a lot of people par ticipating.” Leading the discussion on James’ The Europeans during the first evening’s discussion will be Lauren Cowdery of Ithaca. Cow- dery taught English literature and composition a t Keuka college unitl 1987, and now works as a free lance editor with a specialty in music history. She also writes for Cornell Cooperative Extens- tion. Cowdery is a specialist on Henry James, and was a charter member of the Henry James Society. Her book on James is en titled The Novvello Of Henry James: In Theory and Practice. The Europeans is a witty nov- vella about two aristocratic Europeans, a brother and sister, who come to Boston to stay with American relatives. 'The com- Humanities Series in Upstate New York is funded by public funds from the national Endow ment for the Humanities, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Adirondack North Country Association and by private donations. Additional funds are provided by the Friends of the Penn Yan Public Library. 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