In a message dated 11/10/2002 2:02:07 AM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > But, by the time we > moved when I was 12 Fairleigh Dickinson University had expanded and the > sidewalk was crowded with college kids. Where were you at -- Rutherford, Teaneck or Madison? Those are the campuses (campi???) of what we used to call "Fairly Ridiculous," as I recall. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

Up2Nutrix@aol.com wrote: >Where were you at -- Rutherford, Teaneck or Madison? Those are the campuses >(campi???) of what we used to call "Fairly Ridiculous," as I recall. > We lived in Rutherford till I was 12 when we moved to Upper Montclair. We lived behind the Becton's. He was the Becton of Becton-Dickinson. I only remember Mrs. Becton who was an invalid with round the clock nurses. Not sure if Mr. Becton was still alive. When she died that property was given to the University by their son who was on the University Board at the time. The mansion was turned into classrooms and the carriage house was turned into a lecture hall. I actually have 32 credits from FDU. Peter and I got married right after his graduation from Notre Dame. This was right after the Viet Nam police action had begun and he would have lost his student deferment and he was set to go to graduate school. I had a year to go at Georgian Court but married women weren't allowed at most women's colleges in those days so while I went to FDU for a year, I still got my diploma from Georgian Court. Judy