When: Friday, August 14th
Time: 9:30 AM
Place: Campus(south portion)
Optional: There will be an 8 a.m. breakfast prior to the dedication at Spring Valley Coffee Shop located across the railroad tracks east of Mt. Morris, just past Kable News Fulfillment and across from Finch Funeral Home.
There will be a photo op on the Campus and the local Mt. Morris TIMES has agreed to take a photo for the paper.
Come if you can. . . Hope to see you there. . . casual dress.
Lynne reports that "our" tree is 10 ft. tall. According to a web site I checked, "the Autumn Blaze is an extremely fast-growing maple with brilliant red fall color. Under good conditions it can grow 3 ft. or more per year. It is tolerant of clay soils and drought and has a dense, oval head with strong branching. Developed in North Central Ohio, this tree will grow in a wide range of climates from Michigan to central Florida. It grows 50 ft. high and 40 ft. wide."
A big thank you to all the class members who worked so hard getting this done.
Several class members (Bob, Lynne, Sylvia and Dave) assist the nursery crew in finding just the right spot for the Class of 57 tree, under the careful eye of Tess and Buddy, the Saunders' border collies.
"Nancy S. marks just the right spot of our memorial tree." Photo and comments by Lynne. Bandshell in background.
"Fresh in the ground, tall and straight." Photo and comments by Lynne. In the background is the dormitory from the college years, sold to become apartments after its closing in 1932.
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Even in this tiny photo, outlanders like me can see that MM has a wonderful green resource within the town--should be on the National Register of Historic Places because of the age and history of the buildings and various memorials. That would make it eligible for protection and grants.
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