Family Reunion - Saturday

Saturday morning began with coffee on the front porch for Uncle Ernest, Daddy and others.  :)

Then many headed into town to take a tour of Truman's campus.   The first stop was Julie's office which hosts a wealth of historical information and memorabilia, both of campus history and of family.  One of my favorite things is this photo of the class of 1930 summer session students.  My great aunt Dora Mae is on the front row of this photo.  What a time this must have been.  This was the summer session that followed the crash of the stock market in the winter of 1929.  They truly had no idea what the future held in store for them.

Julie showing the photo in her office that includes Aunt Dora Mae on the front row.  :)

I was so glad the group on the Truman tour stopped to take this photo.  :)  We have a lot of photos over the last several years at this very spot.  All are special.

And, of course, they had to get a photo with the north gate entrance of Truman campus.  This special stone was erected in 1996 in conjunction with the name change of the university from Northeast Missouri State University to Truman State University (during Daddy's tenure as President).  The back side has all the names the university has had over time - 7 in all - ending with Truman State University.  But the front has a quote dear to Daddy's heart.  He first encountered it at the entry to Harvard Yard at the Harvard library back in 1992.  He was thrilled to be able to incorporate it into this area of campus in 1996.  The quote is...

"Enter to grow in wisdom.  Depart better to serve your country 
and thy kind."  Charles W. Eliot

Following that tour, the group expanded and moved on to the new dental school at A.T. Still University.

This first picture was taken by Jackson.

We were able to ask a young woman who walked by to take this 2nd photo so Jackson could be in it.  

Brianna, Jackson, Rachel, Hannah

Charles and Daddy - brothers!

A quote on display at ATSU, too - this one is Daddy's!  :)

That afternoon Rachel completed the work on the special surprise gift for Mama and Daddy's anniversary celebration... a family tree of names.  Brianna had prepared the canvas with a lovely border, onto which Rachel free hand wrote all the names of the children and grandchildren, along with a verse from Mama and Daddy's song, "Look At Us".  I have to say that the reality of this project far exceeded even my wildest expectations!  What an incredibly beautiful job!!  Wow!!  Amazing!!

You can see many more photos from Saturday (day AND evening) by clicking this link.