Henry Eckhardt:  

In 1966 I transferred to Mount Hebron, which was at the time a junior high school. I was in 7th grade at the time and transferred to Mount Hebron in January (mid-school year). It became clear that the plan for Mount Hebron was to turn it into a high school. So in total I attended for almost six years. Some of the highlights of high school for me were writing for the literary magazine and school newspaper, acting in school plays, participating in student government and all the friends and acquantainces who I hung out with, chatted with or confided in: Susan Anderson, Shelly and Vicky, Paula and Debbie, Allen and Fred, Sally Fox, Jill Remmel, Roland Titsworth and many more. By the time of graduation the world had changed and my hair got longer! I decided to go to UMBC and live at home while going. UMBC was the college grind but my experiences there opened my mind and intellect to possibilities of an interesting adult life and career. I had some interesting part-time jobs like driving a special-equipped school bus for children with cerebal palsy and working at the UM Law School library. I majored in Sociology because I enjoyed the content and wasn't sure what else to major in that I really liked. I did enjoy the film, music and history classes as well. I really buckled down to my studies and starting getting very good grades. I didn't have much time for socializing. I do remember hanging out on campus with Judy Stansbury. She was great fun and good to talk to about life in general. I decided to go to graduate school and applied to University of Michigan and Indiana University for the graduate program in sociology. I ...Expand for more