Many times, the members who make the most noise have the least credibility. Meanwhile, those who are willing to dig into details and develop policy specialties get opportunities for promotion.
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Celebrating 150 years of Yale women
We profile 20 extraordinary alumnae from all of the university s schools to represent a century and a half of achievement.
Nov/Dec 2020
Illustration by Christina Dallorso Kortz
An imagined view of Lucinda Foote, who in 1783 was deemed “fully qualified” for Yale “except in regard to sex.” View full image
In 1783, Yale president Ezra Stiles conducted an exam to determine whether a student from nearby Cheshire was qualified to enter Yale College. The student, who was only 12 years old, had learned some Cicero and much of the Aeneid in Latin, as well as the Gospel of St. John in Greek. The test was rigorous. Stiles chose passages from each work and asked for English translations. He also threw in a few quotations from other ancient texts. His judgment: the student had made laudable progress and was, he noted in his diary, “well fitted to be admitted into the Freshman Class.” Her name was Lucinda Foote. She would never go to colleg
They Say It Runs In The Family
Brenna and Braylen at the XC UIL State Meet
They say…”it runs in the family” ….athletic ability that is.
Hansford County cousins have proven that fact in 2020 when they both medaled in the State UIL Cross Country Meet held in November.
Braylen Lusby is a freshman at Spearman High and won 3rd place with her XC team who won 8th overall in the 3-A Division.
Brenna Butler is a sophomore at Gruver High and won 4th place with her XC team who placed 2nd in the 2-A Division.
Both come from a long line of talented athletes. Ben Butler was an outstanding athlete at Perryton High, his wife and (mom) Jill played basketball in Spearman and then on to a basketball scholarship at Eastern New Mexico.