[Magdalen] Gap year (or more)

[Jay Weigel]

My roommate married during my sophomore (her junior) year of college. She
continued to live in the dorm during the week and her husband continued to
inhabit the house he shared with several fellow football players, but they
spent weekends together. I'm not clear as to exactly why they got married
when they did as she was *not* pregnant, but I have my suspicions. Anyway,
we didn't discuss things of "that" nature except that she said after the
first weekend, "You are sure going to enjoy being married!" (I was, at the
time, looking forward to the return from Germany of my first love, whose
term had been extended by the Berlin crisis. We were discussing marriage.
That of course, did not happen.)

On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Esther Williamson <momohl1 at cox.net> wrote:

> I was married during my Junior year of college. He went to Korea and
> returned to college. I was moved out of my dorm into another dorm and into
> a single room because "I might discuss things that a roommate shouldn't
> know"!  She was, of course, my Maid of Honor and best friend and we were in
> classes together so we still saw each other frequently. This was in 1954.
>
> Esther
>
> On 5/30/2015 11:39 AM, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> No pregnant student was allowed to continue in my high
>> school. Even married women couldn't continue as members
>> of the student body.
>>
>> Pregnant teachers were allowed to continue if they wished.
>> But no pregnant students. Barbaric.
>>
>> When I went to college it was stipulated in the acceptance
>> letter. Pregnancy was grounds for expulsion. Also barbaric.
>> -M
>>
>> On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  I OTOH, I found out I was pregnant the following year during Christmas
>>> break and went right to my principal to ask if I could continue to teach.
>>> He looked at me as if I were nuts and said as long as it was OK with my
>>> doctor, it was fine with him.
>>> I finished out the school year, and my son was born three weeks later!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>