Month: April 2012

THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN By Ellie Goldfon Part 3 of 3 Ellie asks, “Why, me, Lord.” Why me?  This is a question which intrudes in all of our thoughts every once in a while. You wouldn’t even count yourself amongst humankind if you couldn’t admit to asking it sometimes. Lying in my bed and … Continue reading The Dark Before The Dawn — Why Me Lord? (3 of 3)

THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN By Ellie Goldfon Part 2 of 3 “Miss Goldfon, oh, Miss Goldfon, your breakfast is here,” the sweet accented voice of nurse Paulita stirred me from my deep sleep. Breakfast. I wanted to simply go right back to sleep. But the thought of Wednesday mornings breakfast interested me. Envisioning a nice … Continue reading The Dark Before The Dawn (2 of 3)

THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN By Ellie Goldfon Part 1 of 3 “Good night, sweet Ethel,” my disembodied voice mechanically spoke from my nursing home bed. “Good night, my Ellen.” We were quite the rare pair, Ethel, having lost both her legs to devastating diabetes, and Ellen, a now virtually dependent and helpless blind woman … Continue reading The Dark Before The Dawn (1 of 3)

This morning, the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC)   received a bomb threat.  Now I’ve never heard of the school being terrorized like this throughout my attendance there during the 1970s, or at any time before that or since, until today.  But with the rash of bomb threats received by the nearby University of … Continue reading WPSBC Bomb Threat

In the Fall of 1922, the Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind underwent a name change to henceforth be known as the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind. Within its majestic walls and throughout its hallowed halls, the student body embraced the notion that merely to be a good student wasn’t good enough. Excellence was … Continue reading WPSBC School History Overview