Hood College

Today's Education Beat was written by Christin Allison, an intern at The Sun. Allison, 17, is a senior at Howard High School in Ellicott City.THE MAIL began pouring in at the start of my junior year. I was inundated with brochures, pamphlets, catalogs and letters from colleges and universities all over the country, from Hawaii to Maine.They all wanted me to enroll this fall, when I go out into the "real world."But with all of this friendly persuasion, I found, you have to be careful in your decision about where to attend college.

Known as one of the world's leading advocates for alleviating hunger, U.S. Rep. Tony P. Hall served a taste of his passion during Loyola College's commencement yesterday, urging graduates to help others as they pursue their careers."

Beginning elementary teachers in Carroll County schools will get a crash course this fall in how to teach students about insects, magnets, rocks and minerals, and electrical circuits.Hood College in Frederick will sponsor a one-day workshop that will feature lesson demonstrations by veteran county science instructors from the school system's award-winning "Hands-On Elementary Science Program." The program has been adopted in about 3,000 schools nationwide.The college received a $6,500 grant last week from the Foundation for Independent Higher Education to develop the workshop for Carroll teachers.

Beginning elementary teachers in Carroll schools will get a crash course this fall in how to teach students about insects, magnets, rocks and minerals, and electrical circuits.Hood College in Frederick will sponsor a one-day workshop that will feature lesson demonstrations by veteran county science instructors from the school system's award-winning "Hands-On Elementary Science Program." The program has been adopted in about 3,000 schools nationwide.The college received a $6,500 grant last week from the Foundation for Independent Higher Education to develop the workshop for Carroll teachers.

The Hodson Trust, set up 78 years ago to support four private colleges in Maryland, handed out its annual grants yesterday, $6.7 million going to the Johns Hopkins University, Hood College, St. John's College and Washington College.Hopkins, Hood and Washington each get $1.94 million, while St. John's receives $881,839, according to an enrollment-based formula written into the original agreement.Hood will spend this year's gift on construction of a science center. St. John's will put the money toward a technology endowment, the athletic program and faculty salaries.

Florence L. Bain, 101, Commission on Aging officialFlorence L. Bain, the first chairwoman of the Howard County Commission on Aging and a former personal secretary to a Cabinet officer in the administration of Warren G. Harding, died after a stroke Sunday at the Rockville Nursing Home. She was 101.Mrs. Bain moved to Columbia in 1967 "before the mud was dry," said her son, Henry Bain of Rockville, who worked for the Rouse Co. and helped design the new city.She was 73 when she was appointed to the Commission on Aging in 1969 and retired in 1983, when she was 86.On the commission she was responsible for developing many of the county's senior citizen programs.

THE STORY GOES that Clarence Hodson had a flat tire while driving by Washington College in Chestertown one day in the second decade of this century. Students and faculty went out of their way to help Hodson change the tire.The gesture paid off. A grateful Hodson dedicated the proceeds from a family trust to Washington and three other Maryland private colleges. Over the next three-quarters of a century, the Hodson Trust has given more than $77 million to Washington, the Johns Hopkins University, St. John's College in Annapolis and Hood College in Frederick.

Lucille Gischel Norman, 73, Hood College officialLucille Gischel Norman, who had been director of admissions at Hood College and Western Maryland College, died of multiple sclerosis Saturday at her home in Westminster. She was 73.The former Lucille Gischel, a native of Brooklyn Park, graduated with honors from Western Maryland College in 1944. She taught high school in Glen Burnie and Westminster before returning to her alma mater as assistant director of public relations and admissions counselor.

Sarah Leiter Remsberg, 81, educator and college trusteeSarah Leiter Remsberg, a longtime Maryland educator who was a Hood College trustee and president of the Maryland State Teachers Association, died Oct. 17 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 81.Mrs. Remsberg, the widow of J. Homer Remsberg, died at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, where she moved from her home in Middletown.Born in Hagerstown, she was the only member of her family to receive an advanced degree.

Police arrested a 20-year-old man on shoplifting charges Saturday after stopping him and an acquaintance as they drove away from the scene, county police said.Sgt. Lafayette A. Harvey Jr. stopped a 1987 Mitsubishi at Old Donaldson and Donaldson avenues shortly before 11:30 p.m. A description of the vehicle had been broadcast over police radio, police said.The two men were taken backto the 7-Eleven store in the 7700 block of Quarterfield Road and were identified as the men who were in the store a few minutes earlier.

FREDERICK -The Hood College men's lacrosse team has won only one game in five seasons, but who's counting? It's certainly not the Blazers. Here in Frederick at this small Division III school with an enrollment of about 2,500, it's more important to count moral victories than putting a "W" in the win-loss column. Oh, the Blazers like to win as much as anybody else, but it's hard to beat teams in the talented Capital Athletic Conference, which has No. 1 Stevenson and two-time defending national champion Salisbury as members.

Phil Scholz is blind, but few have set their goals higher than the Loyola College sophomore who competed last month in the Beijing Paralympics. "There are nine American records I'd love to break this year," said Scholz, a butterfly specialist. He holds 15 U.S. marks for blind swimmers, including one he set in China. On his return to campus, Scholz presented the 90 members of Loyola's swim team with jade good-luck charms he bought in Beijing. Six hours after his flight landed, he took part in a 6 a.m. team practice.

The College of Notre Dame scored an 11-2 victory over Hood College (4-9) yesterday in Aurora, N.Y., for the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference title, completing a 12-year undefeated streak in the conference. The AWCC is disbanding after this season. The Gators (15-2) were 68-0 in conference play and won all of the conference's titles. Men Gettysburg 11, Washington College 4 -- Four goals by Joe Brody led host Gettysburg (14-2) to a convincing victory over Washington College (11-6) in the Centennial Conference championship.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Hood College fell to Hampden-Sydney College, 68-65, last night in the first round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament at the Batten Center on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan. The Tigers (19-10) advance to the second round and will face the winner of the Virginia Wesleyan-Averett game. The Tigers and Blazers (21-8), who earned an at-large bid to the tournament, traded baskets in the opening minutes. Hood penetrated the Tigers' interior defense with several layups on a 10-0 run that gave the Blazers a 22-12 lead with 7:14 to play in the half.

At Hood College in Frederick, men make up a quarter of the student body - a pretty small group, considering that they are credited with saving the place. Three years ago, Hood was a virtually all-women's college with a declining enrollment and such bleak finances that it was tapping its endowment to pay the bills. Hood had 1,700 students, including a handful of men who attended as commuters. The trustees decided to let male students live on campus for the first time in Hood's 112-year history, hoping they would boost enrollment and revitalize the college.

FREDERICK - Police investigating the death of a Hood College senior said yesterday that they believe it is not suspicious, although they are awaiting a report from the state medical examiner's office. "There is no foul play whatsoever," Lt. Thomas Chase, a Frederick city police spokesman, said of the death of Rebecca Sullivan, a senior from Landing, N.J. Her body was found in her dormitory room Wednesday after she failed to appear in class that morning and was reported missing by her professor, college officials said.

Frederick police are investigating the death of a Hood College student whose body was discovered in her dormitory room yesterday after she failed to show up for class. Police are calling the death of Rebecca Sullivan, a senior honors student from New Jersey, "suspicious" and are looking into "every possibility," including suicide or an accidental death, said college spokesman Dave Diehl. Students - 1,900 undergraduates and graduates - were notified of the death in two e-mails yesterday, and a letter will go out to parents today, Diehl said.

On January 24, 2005 LOU STEM BOUNDS-HOOVER; beloved wife of the late Vernon M. Bounds, Sr. and the late James H. Hoover; mother of the late Vernon M. Bounds, Jr. and the late Wilson R. Bounds, Sr.; step-mother of Rebecca Conklin, Melinda Cash and James Hoover. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Services from the ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 11824 Reisterstown Road, (at Franklin Blvd), Thursday 10 A.M. Interment Druid Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. If desired contributions may be made to Hood College Annual Fund, Hood College 401 Rosemont Ave., Fredrick, MD 21701.

County offices to be closed Friday for New Year's Carroll County government offices will be closed Friday for New Year's. Northern Landfill and the Recycling Center will close at noon Friday and be closed Saturday. Hoods Mill Landfill will be closed Saturday. Carroll County public libraries will close at 5 p.m. Friday and be closed Saturday. Public schools will reopen Jan. 3. Senior centers will be closed Friday. MEDA winter conference scheduled for Jan. 6 The Maryland Economic Development Association's winter conference will take an in-depth look at the obstacles and opportunities faced by entrepreneurs in the state and the best ways the economic development community can help.

Moves Baseball PADRES: Purchased contract of P Andy Ashby from Triple-A Portland. PIRATES: Activated P Kip Wells from 15-day DL. RED SOX: Purchased contract of P Pedro Astacio from Triple-A Pawtucket. Transferred P Lenny DiNardo from 15-day DL to 60-day DL. ROYALS: Recalled P Chris George, P Mike MacDougal and C Paul Phillips from Triple-A Omaha. Recalled former Orioles P Denny Bautista from Double-A Wichita. Colleges CLEMSON: Reinstated DL Chris McDuffie after one-game suspension.