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Jane Cohen, Former Faculty

Jane Cohen. Former Faculty
 
The two best decisions I’ve made in my life were (1) marrying my husband, Larry and (2) hiring Betty Lou Blumberg in 1971 as an English teacher at Hamden Hall. In my mind’s eye, I see her sitting on the hallway floor with students revising papers and explaining passages; playing tennis in student/faculty tournaments staged on the courts that are now buried under an asphalt parking lot outside the gym; slaving over report card comments in her meticulous handwriting; reviewing the details of a Shakespearean banquet to be held at her home; feverishly writing a score of college recommendations. Her family – Joe, Nancy and Debby – were often mentioned in class and they became as familiar to her students as the characters from the novels, stories, plays and poetry that she loved. She championed literature about the holocaust before it was fashionable to teach it to adolescents. She helped found the Cum Laude Society. She launched many writing careers through her efforts as advisor of the literary magazine. Betty Lou has been my friend for 45 years and has remained one of the most outstanding teachers I have ever encountered. She richly deserves this very special honor on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
 
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