I am a member of the class of 1946 and during my senior year at CHS I was the editor of the Central Bulletin. Nelson Deckelbaum was my sports editor(all of us, of course, working under direction of Mrs. Jeannette Kern, the adviser for the school paper.) The Record has that wonderful photo of Central(the view from the Florida Avenue point, looking upbeyond the stadium to the school itself. It brings back so many, many happy memories for me. I recall readingsomeplace that when the building was dedicated in 1917, it was the first high school building in the U.S. to have cost more than one million dollars. It hardly seems possible that such a magnificent structure could have been erected for such a sum, even then!

When I graduated in 1946, right at the end of WW II, I went to Maryville, Tenn., to college and then to Princeton Theological Seminary where I earned my M.Div. I then was sent to Korea where I spent 12 years as a missionary of the Presbyterian Church before returning to Washington where I pastored the Sixth Presbyterian Church at 16th and Kennedy Sts. From there I was called to eastern Kentucky where I was a pastor in Pikeville, KY (1974-79) before moving to Philadelphia, where I also pastored 1979-1995). I retired in 1995 and am living in Chester County, PA. When I attended my class of 1946's 35th reunion in 1981, I won the prize for having the most children (7) and grandchildren (now 37) and I rather suspect I may still hold the record. My wife, Amy, who is from southeastern Nebraska, and I were married in Korea in1954. I am hoping that I can attend the next alumni reunion on May 20, 2006. My sister, Betty Joyce Sheldon Wright (Class of '43) still lives in McLean, VA and I visit her often.

Rev. Benjamin E. Sheldon 117 Derby Drive Elverson, PA 19520

 
My license to practice has been renewed by the state of Virginia. That's 50 some years now. I still receive job offers, but since I am retired I prefer to do charitable work and play golf. Imagine, someone of my age (85) avoiding work while so many claim they cannot find employment.

 Lucy and I have been married over 63 years now. We have two daughters who have exceeded by far our expectations for them. One of our grandchildren, Addison Barrett, is in the second year of medical school at Boston University. Two of our grandsons are computer specialists with great college training. One of them, Curtis Barrett, is an engineer from Northwestern University. The other one, Mark Fostek, has his masters' at George Washington University.

In the April 2005 Alumni Record, there was mention that Dr. Irvin Feldman had passed away. What a surprise to see his name! I was secretary to Dr. Feldman for several years in the early 50s and was unaware that he had graduated from Central High School, class of '26. I was saddened to learn of his passing.

Since the passing of Ann Walker-Lowery and Virginia Russell-Entwistle, I no longer receive news about other Central graduates. To this day it is still almost breathtaking to look at the picture of Central High School as I remember it. A beautiful panoramic view.

I recall one English teacher — Miss DuBreuil — who was quite a stickler about having one's homework done. She was a strict disciplinarian — at leastwhen I was in her class. It was really tough to get a B from her, let alone an A. 

Bea S. Sawyer (formerly Bertha Sirrine)C lass of '46 4446 Tralee Place
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

I graduated from Central in 1934, got a master of science degree at MIT and another one in school counseling at the University of Texas at El Paso in 1971. While in the service, I got interested in leadership development and in character. While teaching math in 1961 I had a very lucky break. I pulled the "wrong book" from a library shelf, and it happened to be "The Psychology of Character Development" by R.F. Peck, R.J. Havighurst et al., 1960. I took the book home and read it, thus discovering the great new character theory, resulting from 15 years of intensive basic research, but still rejected by academia for political reasons. Archie Roosevelt, a son of Teddie, discovered the political problem, reported in his fine book, "The Great Deceit" revealing a dangerous and powerful Fabian socialist conspiracy which now threatens our freedom. I led founding the National Character Lab in 1971, a group who are now the leaders in improving moral health in general, since we are the only ones working on it. Many others work on various specific moral problems. Our plan for improving mental health is in my new book, "Moral Health."