Historical April–May 2010 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Dear Editors, I picked up The Times while leaving the Charing Cross Library this morning. Over lunch I enjoyed seeing pictures of former students Bob Rice and Liz Wright Johnson, and reading the article about our wonderful librarian Charles Lampkin.
When I turned to page 7, I was surprised to see my picture of twenty-five years ago and the reminiscences of my nephew Condrad Knoten, and former students Joe Stout, Eric, Nelsen, Brigid McCarthy Henke, Aidan McCauley, and Dina Vatcha. Thank you for printing that “treasure trove of memories.” Teaching at St. Roch has been my vocation, and I am still there for an hour each day.
I started teaching at St. Roch thirty-seven years ago this month while in graduate school at Washington U. Although officially retired, I am teaching Shakesepeare’s plays to fifth through eight graders, as well as Greek Myths and Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” What a thrill to know that I have formed and prepared my students for the twenty-first century while leaving them a love for literature and poetry.
My dream has come true, and I am honored that many of them have become teachers and writers today. Thank you former students for the accolades.
It has been a fabulous life for me because of you. Again, thank you, The Times, for resurrecting this time capsule. Sincerely, Ed Martin
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2010.
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