Category: Education

Although books were not plentiful in Appalachian homes during the ’30s and ’40s, the Anderson household owned a few. We had a dictionary, a one volume encyclopedia and an agriculture yearbook that we kept on the table my Dad built for the living room of our log cabin home. He even carved out a set… Continue reading There Is No Frigate Like a Book

On a crisp fall day during my first year at Westhampton College (University of Richmond) I attended a football game with Bill Dillard, a fellow-student and an avid Richmond Spiders fan. I was ill-prepared for what I would see and feel at this, my first college football game. While Bill was jumping up and down… Continue reading When Last Is First

Our formal education begins with a song: “a, b, c, d, e, f, g; h, i, j, k, lmnop …” And so it is that learning and song form a connection that endures for eighteen or twenty years. The education process is enhanced by school songs: songs that inspire, songs that call forth loyalty and… Continue reading Music in the Halls of Ivy

Latin is the Mother of the Romance Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian. Although English is not in that group, we can claim a kinship because many of our words have their roots in Latin. Two years of Latin at Oak Hill Academy gave me a good basic foundation, and I would be ready… Continue reading Latin Is Alive and Well