Wulff's Blog: 1970s Family Life

1972 TRIP ON CONVERTED SCHOOL BUS WITH 21 COLLEGE STUDENTS

CALIFORNIA VIA BRITISH COLUMBIA

Fred had a brainstorm his first year of teaching college in New Ulm -- that he could assemble a group of college students for a 30 day 3,000 mile cross country camping trip. He drove to Milwaukee and purchased a used school bus that he could convert into a camper. All the side windows were covered with screens. The school bus yellow did not seem right, so he spray painted the exterior a light green. In the spring he worked feverishly (as did Annette) to strip out the seats and install tables, beds, kitchen sink (with running water), gas stove with an oven, gas refrigerator and storage cabinets. Storage tank for fresh water, holding dank for used sink water, propane tanks for refrigerator and stove were all mounted underneath the bus. The storage cabinets were built along both sides of the ceilings . Each student was assigned his/her own space. No suitcases were to be taken so everything had to be fitted into a confined area. To keep costs down we stayed at campgrounds and made all of our own meals. The cost assessed to each person for transportation and lodging was $100. We collected money for the food pot as we went along.

FRED THE DRIVER FOR OVER 3,000 MILES

COOKING ABOARD THE BUS

A BREAK ON THE STREETS OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA

AFTER FRED COMPLETED HIS TWO SEMESTER RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT AT TCU
(SEE BLOG 1970s PhD PROGRAM), WE RETURNED HOME TO NEW ULM, MINNESOTA

1976 ANNETTE & FRED ATTEND OXFORD UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND

Fred received a scholarship to attend classes at Worchester College, University of Oxford in England. His English history courses were in conjunction with his PhD program at TCU. Credits earned would be through Stanford University in California. All of Fred's transportation, tuition and lodging were covered, Ann agreed to attend Oxford, too, and took a course in British Paintings of the Romantic Age. We paid for Annette's expenses. We stayed in the New Dorm (1714), ate meals in the college dinning room and sipped tea in the Commons. Classes were taught Oxford style in seminar rooms or at sites.

FRED'S OXFORD PROFESSOR (FELLOW) JESSUP IS THE GREY HAIRED MAN ON THE LEFT. HIS STUDENTS ARE TOURING A HISTORIC MANSION IN THIS PHOTO.

TH ENTRANCE TO OUR COLLEGE

NO ONE COULD LEAVE OR ENTER EXCEPT THROUGH THESE GATES.

OUR DORMITORY

THE OLD DORMS THAT DATE BACK TO 1242

(AND WAS SPARED WHEN HENRY VIII ABOLISHED MONASTERIES.)

WE DID NOT STAY HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE RESERVED FOR SINGLES.

OXFORD HAS MANY HISTORICAL SITES

MARTYRS' MONUMENT TO RIDLEY, CRANMER AND LATIMER

(THE THREE BLIND MICE KILLED BY MARY TUDOR)

WHO WERE BURNED ALIVE ON THIS SITE

CARFAX TOWER FROM WHERE CRANMER WATCHED FRIENDS BURN

HE THUS CAME TO REGRET DENYING HIS PROTESTANT FAITH

HE RECANTED HIS CONFESSION HERE IN ST. MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH

THEN WAS USHERED OUT TO BE BURNED AT THE STAKE

TAVERN IN OXFORD CALLED BEARS INN

STARTED IN 1242

BEARS INN HAD EXHIBITS WITH OVER 4,500 SNIP-LETS OF TIES

IF CONTRIBUTE TIE YOU RECEIVED A PINT OF BEER. FRED HAD NO TIE.

SIDE TRIP

ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELD CHURCH, LONDON

WE ATTENDED A CONCERT HERE

#10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON

RESIDENCE OF PRIME MINISTER

PARLIAMENT LONDON

STATUE OF WINSTON CHURCH BY PARLIAMENT

LONDON

ALBERT MEMORIAL

KENSINGTON GARDENS

ROYAL ALBERT HALL KENSINGTON

BELOW: OUR PROFESSOR IS TAKING US TO CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY FOR A SESSION THERE. THE BUS DRIVER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY SO PROFESSOR JESSUP COULD
SET UP FOR A PICNIC LUNCH. WINE WITH AN OXFORD UNIVERSITY LABEL WAS PASSED AROUND.

CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR IS GUEST TEACHER WHILE WE ARE AT CAMBRIDGE

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP KNOWN AS OXBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

SIDE TRIP

WE VISITED THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

-- VERY FITTING SINCE THIS WAS 1976, AN ANNIVERSARY OF 1776.

SIDE TRIP

ANCESTRAL HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

SIDE TRIP

WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

WINCHESTER OLD CAPITAL

PHILIP II KING OF SPAIN MARRIED "BLOODY" MARY TUDOR AT WINCHESTER

SIDE TRIP

GREENWICH, ENGLAND

CUTTY SARK

WORLD'S LAST TEA SHPPER SHIP

CUTTY SARK

SIDE TRIP

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND

NELSON'S SHIP HMS VICTORY

HE HAD THE SHIP PAINTED YELLOW AND BLACK

TO HELP DISTINGUISH IT IN BATTLE WITH FRENCH

WE BOARDED SHIP AND WERE GIVEN TOUR BY SAILORS

SIDE TRIP

BLENHEIM PALACE

GARDEN

BLENHEIM PALACE

SIDE TRIP

STAFFORD ON AVON

SHAKESPEARE COUNTRY

POND

STRATFORD ON AVON

SIDE TRIP SUDELEY CASTLE

RESIDENCE OF KATHERINE PARR

LADY JANE GREY,& ANNE BOLYN RAISED HERE

(HENCE PROTESTANT LEANINGS)

TRAVEL WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS & LYNN'S FRIEND CHERYL BENSON

We used our white van for trips and rounded up college students to travel with us. They helped pay for the gas and contributed to the adventure. The van was converted into a camper and we pulled a pull-out camper for the extra people.

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