Longtime Ashley Hall headmistress recalls teaching life
Aiken native Caroline Pardue, retired in 1979 after about 40 years in education, rose from Aiken High School history teacher to headmistress of Ashley Hall in Charleston. Her career spanned St Timothy’s Catonsville and Aiken Day School, with boarders later dropped as day schooling grew.
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Caroline Pardue
South Carolina
Ashley Hall
Aiken
Aiken High School
Winthrop College
Aiken High
St. Timothy’s School
Catonsville
Aiken Day School
Charleston
Miss Pardue
William H
Mary Caroline Robertson Pardue
Charleston Style Holiday House Hits Market in Aiken After Sixty Years
Holiday House on Chesterfield Street in Aiken, a Charleston styled 11 bedroom home, is listed for sale as part of an estate. The F. Skiddy von Stade family owned it for over six decades and the property features unique interiors, two acres, and historic ties to polo and New York racing circles.
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Aiken
Pittsburgh
Katie
Charleston
Park Avenue
Union
York Street
Miss Pardue
Charleston Federation of Women’s Club
Winthrop College
Community Concert Association
Charleston Library Society
S.C. Historical Society
Charleston Museum
Grace Episcopal Church
Chesterfield Street
F. Skiddy von Stade
Eulalie Salley and Co
Katheryn Steele von Stade
Charles Steele
von Stade
Saratoga Association of the Improvement of Breed
New York Racing Association
Holiday House
Atterbury
Long Island
F. Skiddy Jr
Philip von Stade
von Stade Jr
Thomas Hitch
Skiddy Jr
Charles
Philip
Frederick
John
Harvard
Susan
Jessie A. Hall
Grace and
Magnolia Avenues
Skiddy von Stade Jr
Flower Gardens Are Forgiving Says Clemson Expert
Clemson University horticulturist Al Pertuit says flower gardens are forgiving and easy to manage with basic care. He notes roses tolerate various soils but need full sun and regular dusting or spraying to avoid disease, while herbaceous perennials offer year after year blooms with less effort.
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Clemson University Horticulturist
al Pertuit
Pertuit
How Can We Know Joys Of Spring Until Our Noses Have Thawed
A reflective piece contrasts winter boredom with clever indoor projects and the writer’s reluctance to wait for spring. The narrator recalls youth choices and self pity while acknowledging aging and stalled passions. He laments the trap of early marriage and the desire for escape from routine.
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Bunkie
Bombeck asks if menopause age should rise to match senility
Erma Bombeck riffs on a bleak winter, homelife annoyances, and boredom. She jokes about TV gorillas, spring dreams, odd dinner options, and a fanciful bill to raise menopause age to match senility. She ends with a porch shadow check.
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Saratoga Association
du Pont
Dolly von Stade Bostwick
Pete Bostwick
Bostwick
Chukkers
Lake Worth
Fla
Nannie von Stade Ward
Ginny Southworth
Erma Bombeck
Sarah Coventry
Bombeck
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