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Source: July 1990 Volume 28 Number 3, Pages 120–122 Notes and Comments
New Presbyterian Hymnal The Rev. Dr. Linda Jo McKim, a resident of Berwyn, is the editor of the new hymnal for the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. released in June. During the three-year project she and her staff researched the origin, author, composer, and Scriptural reference for each of the 600 hymns selected by the denomination's hymnal committee. In introducing the new hymnal Dr. McKim also traveled extensively and held workshops with various congregations throughout the United States. Dr. McKim brought unique qualifications and experience to the project. She holds a Bachelor of music degree from West Virginia University and both a Master and Ph.D. degree in divinity from Pittsburgh Seminary. An ordained minister, she taught at Dubuque Seminary before moving to Berwyn. She has also sung with the Florida International Opera Company. Since coming to Berwyn in 1987 Dr. McKim has been an active participant in the activities of Trinity Presbyterian Church as guest pastor, adult Bible class teacher, and a member of the choir. Her husband, Dr. Don McKim, has been Trinity's interim pastor since November 1988. [Peggy Egertson] TopNew Eagle School Marks 25th Birthday An open house on May 17th was the highlight of a week-long observation of the completion of the 25th year of classes in the New Eagle Elementary School, which opened in the fall of 1964. The school, located on Pugh Road just west of Old Eagle School Road, took its name from the old eighteenth-century Eagle School in Strafford, a one room stone building dating back to 1788. (It was used as a school until 1872, and is still standing, north of the Strafford railroad station.) When the New Eagle School opened in 1964 there were 364 pupils, 13 classroom teachers, and eight special area teachers in the school, and the principal was Randall Boyer. This past year there were 447 pupils, 22 classroom teachers, and 14 special area teachers, with Thomas Tobin now in his eighth year as principal. In 1967 the original school building was enlarged, with the addition of twelve more classrooms, a large group room, and an enclosed gymnasium. The building has been altered only slightly since then. In 1986 the school was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the "finest public elementary schools in the country". It also received a certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania commending it for its "unusual success in efforts by the total school community to provide quality education". TopMiss Pennsylvania Junior America 1990 Tamlyn Shusterman, who lives in Berwyn and was a June graduate from Conestoga High School, recently won the title of Miss Pennsylvania Junior America and will represent the state at the national Miss Junior America pageant in Orlando, Florida next November. While at Conestoga she was a co-captain of the band's kick-line, a member of the Student Council, a member of the Chorus Vocal Ensemble, a member of the Drama Club, and involved in the S.A.D.D. program. She also was selected to study dance and drama at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts last summer, and has appeared locally on television. This fall she plans to attend the University of Michigan School of Music. TopFormer Conestoga Bandmaster Honored ... Dr. Anton Kiehner, of the Music Department of the Tredyffrin Easttown School District, was recently named the most outstanding bandmaster of the state of Pennsylvania for 1990 by Pi Beta Mu, the national music fraternity. Dr. Kiehner, who is now on the staff at the Valley Forge Intermediate School, was the bandmaster at Conestoga High School from 1958 to 1983. During this 25-year period, the band appeared in a number of parades and festivals, among them seven appearances at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City; at the 1964 World's Fair in New York and at Expo '67 in Montreal three years later; at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.; the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Va.; the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta, Ga.; the Cotton Carnival in Memphis, Tenn.; and, in 1980, at the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California. Top... and the Tradition Continues Continuing the tradition, the Conestoga High School band earned four first-place honors at the Blossom Festival in Niagara Falls, Canada in May. Under the direction of William S. Schwenk, the Concert Band was awarded first place for its performance at the Niagara Falls Arena, while the Conestoga Marching Band was number one for overall music and marching in the Festival parade. In addition, Michael Drum received top honors as instrumental soloist on the saxophone, and the band front won the trophy for the best individual marching unit. At the conclusion of the awards ceremony, the official Blossom Festival banner was also presented to the band's directors. TopA Letter from Minnesota "I received The Tredyffrin Easttown History Club Quarterly," Margaret Carpenter, of Rochester, Minnesota, recently wrote, "and I find the information about the Strafford Railroad Station very interesting and also very helpful. Your article gives more details than I expected and I thank you very much for sending it so promptly. "If the mystery about the history of the Strafford Station is ever revealed," she added, "I would be most interested to learn about it." Her comments are much appreciated. |
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