PSU Magazine Summer 1988

0 :r: z :r: > ;>;) Cl ~ > z turn and the group ended up miss– ing its lunch stop. "Sylvia kept say– ing to me, 'I am so hungry I am go– ing to die. If I die, I bequeath to you all of my Spanish books,' " recalls Romey. The group eventually got to a lit– tle one-restaurant town. Sylvia was first off the bus and first in the restaurant where she immediately bought the only food, several salads and a half dozen hard boiled eggs, on display. The rest of the students had to wait until the owners could prepare more food. Sylvia's populari– ty was in serious question after this incident, says Romey. The Spanish professor makes a point of keeping in touch with his students and following their pro– gress. Five of his students went on to teach Spanish, two earned doc– torates, one student published several short stories about her experiences, and a romance ending in marriage blossomed on one of the summer trips. One person Romey and many of the students will never forget is former PSU Spanish instructor and At left, a reproduction in Seville of Pontius Pilate 's house, and above, 1987 Hispanic Studies program students Diane Wells, Mike Reibel and John Hardiman enjoy a picnic lunch in northern Spain. co-director of the program Mary Talbot. At the Reunion a special let– ter was read from the consul general of Spain, praising Talbot's efforts toward fostering better understan– ding between the two nations. It read , "To one who worked devotedly to translate your love of Spain to the students." A book on the works of Spanish artist Francisco Goya was also given to Talbot's children, who accepted the Consul general's pre– sent on behalf of their seriously ill mother. This summer's group is just beginning its adventures, having ar– rived at the program site in Madrid on July 1 and remaining until August 10. According in Hardiman, with "open minds and open hearts" they should be having the time of their lives. ~ m 16 University history Continued from page 13 Dodds himself has seen a lot of PSU history as an instructor during the past 22 years. He teaches Westward Movement, Pacific North– west and Oregon history. " I can put the University into the state and regional context," says Dodds. H e is author of two regional history books, History of Oregon, written in 1976, and The American Northwest, written in 1986. How can PSU alumni help? Dodds has already identified in– dividuals he wants to orally inter– view and has old State Board minutes and Vt:mguard, Oregonian and Oregon Journal articles to refer to. The "Vanport Rock " "I'd like to make an appeal to the alumni if they have any written documents, letters they wrote or diaries they kept. Anything that would be unique to them," says Dodds. "And we are looking for other kinds of artifacts like old !etc terman sweaters or photographs alumni would like to donate or lend. We don't have many photos of the Vanport campus." Inquiries and in– formation about Vanport and Portland State can be given to Dodds by writing: Gordon Dodds, History Department, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207. PSU