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Show Page 6 "| FEEL 25 YEAYC Joseph P. Anderson, 76, and Myrle Treanor, 70, are two of nearly 50 Senior Citizens attending day and evening classes at Weber State College. Both are enthusiastic and excited about their ‘“‘return’”’ to campus. The Utah Legislature enacted the Post Retirement Enrollment Act of 1977, and a program for the implementation of this Act was adopted by the State Board of Regents last summer. People 62 years of age and older are _ offered _ freeenrollment on a space-available basis at all of Utah’s nine public colleges and universities. A Joseph P. Anderson arrives at WSC every day on the 8:50 a.m. bus. “‘I’m so busy,”’ he admitted, “J get up at 5 a.m. to study.”’ Mr. Anderson retired 11 years ago as an accountant but is ‘“‘still working.” The daily walk from registration fee of $10 is to cover record keeping and report preparation. Fall Quarter the most popular choice of classes by Senior Citizens was foreign language with 10 enrolled. Art courses had nine, including drawing, ceramics, jewelry design and photography. Senior Citizens also enrolled in type, swimming, geology, real estate, chemistry, history, philosophy, business, education and technology classes. Thirty-five attending Fall Quarter his home at 2644 Madison to the bus—and then from the bus stop on campus up the hill and a flight of steps to class is Mr. Andersons’s ‘‘daily constitutional,”’ keeping him physically fit. The secret for retaining fluent French for 53 years since serving a 3-year mission to the Franco-Belge Mission, 1922-25, is speaking it every day, said Mr. Anderson. ‘See my pins,’’ said Mr. Anderson, proudly pushing back his navy-blue parka and exhibiting the pins on his pocket. The top block ‘‘W’’ was presented to honor him for spearheading a student fund raising drive in 1922 that resulted in $100,000 for the “new” gym on the lower campus. Mr. Anderson and others gave talks at church and civic gatherings to stir up support and enthusiasm. The lower pin was for his service as_ secretarytreasurer of the Weber student- body 1920-21 and ‘21-22. French 20 Franc gold clip a wedding is 50th niversary momento. coin The tie an- ‘I pray were 62—69, 70—77, and one was 81. in French and He _ understands,’’ he chuckled. Mr. Anderson is taking conversational French to brush up as well as first year Spanish. Mr. Anderson is learning Spanish because he and his wife, the former Alice Tippets, “a cute little girl’? he met in Aaron Tracy’s English class at Weber College, are planning to take a trip next summer to either Spain or Mexico. He wants to be able to understand ‘‘what they’re saying about me.’’ His wife wants to go to Spain and he’s strong on Mexico. ‘I’m being very diplomatic about it,”’ he said. 13 were |
