Belated comment. I was a student of Mrs Houser back at Howar Junior High in 1973-4 and 1974-5 for seventh and eighth grade English. A long time ago, and yet I have vivid recollections of her as a superb teacher and warm but stern person who invited us to give her our best. I attribute some of my future direction in life (now an English prof and university president in Canada) to her encouragement and wonderful presence as a teacher in my life. The family must be greatly proud of her, and I'm thrilled to see that she was able to have such a long and happy retirement. So richly deserved. Alan Shepard, University of Western Ontario