I was fortunate to have two very courageous and adventurous grandmothers. They were born in 1892 and 1896 - on February 29th. Both of them loved to say they were "much younger" than their friends. Anna Boze Allen was born at Birchtree, Shannon County, grew up, lived and taught in Oregon County. She encountered bats and bulls, among other things. Her adventuring spirit led her to a one-room sod schoolhouse on the Nebraska plains and then to Idaho. My other grandmother, Hope Baker Worth, taught on the plains of Nebraska and then homesteaded in south-eastern South Dakota (while teaching), before heading to Idaho. I have both of their early teaching certificates - and, I hope, some of their courage and spirit. Barbara Rainey