Big Group on Seminary

10/25/06 Seminary Ridge

I had a group of over 50 Eighth Graders from the Philly Area join me on a cooler night out on the ridge. This group only had two chaperones and when they made the comment about only having one guide when they normally have two, I responded that we usually have more than 2 chaperones for a group of that size. It took a little while to get these kids under control, but once they were, they were a great group! These kids knew the answers to most of the questions, they knew about the "dead ringer" part of the "Buried Alive" story. This group was more knowledgable than most school groups that make their to Gettysburg. Even the kids that weren't interested had the courtesy to stay in the back of the group and whisper! There was one kid in the group that asked me if I really enjoyed telling stories and when I said yes, he said he could tell! My wife told me that he's a pyscology major waiting to happen.

A guide from back in the day came into the office to say hello this afternoon. It was great to see Paul again. Now if we can only convince him to move back east!

Looking forward to Halloween!

"RS"