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A Man Makes a Lot of Friends in 33 Years ByJohnBecton As usual, William Bell woke up early (4 a.m. to be exact, on this particular day). After a 33-year career of being on time for work, he wanted to be sure he was not late for his retirement party. He still cut it close, however, because of all the necessary exchange of greetings on the way from the parking deck to the Bell Building. “It took us 20 minutes to get over here because everyone we saw knew him," Medical Center Housekeeping director Julius L. Harrell said. Dedication Cited Bell retired from the housekeeping Pediatrics Benefits From Show House Some of the proceeds from the second annual Designers Show House of the Junior Woman's Club will go to the Department of Pediatrics here. The gate house of an estate at 1044 W. Forest Hills Blvd. will be decorated and furnished by professional decorators. It will be open Sept. 11-25, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Built around 1938 as a caretaker's house and storage area, the house was designed by the late Karl Bock, prominent New York decorator. Bock also designed the Anna Branson Memorial Room and the Alumnae Hall in the East Duke Building on East Campus and the Rare Books Room in Perkins Library. Trading Post You may send ads to “Trading Post," Box 3354, Hospital, no later than one week prior to publication. Ads are printed free, but we do not advertise real estate, personal services or commercial enterprises. Please give, your home telephone numbers. Duke extensions will not be listed. FOR SALE-1973 Suzuki 500 motorcycle in good condition, with two helmets and backrest; $550. Call 489-3213, after 5 p.m. and weekends. FOR SALE—1%7 Ford LTD, four-door sedan, automatic, AM radio, AC, vinyl top; $275. Call 5%-4920, evenings and weekends. WANTED—Couch, chair,, rocker, low table and lamp needed to equip reading nook in HOSIS Reading Program Lab. Any donations appreciated. Call 732-7407. FOR SALE—Must sell my Spider; going away to school, can't take my baby with me; 1971 Fiat 850 Spider; also, a portable Olivetti typewriter (I need an electric one); prices negotiable. Call 489-3684. Intercom is published weekly for Duke Uni versity Medical Center employees, faculty, staff, students and friends by the medical center's Office of Public Relations, Joe Sigler, director; David Williamson,, medical writer; William Erwin, Comprehensive Cancer Center medical writer; Miss Annie Kittrell, •ecretaiy. Editor Mrs. Ina Fried Public Relations Assistant John Becton department in April. He had started out on East Campus as a waiter and was promoted to cook before transferring to the medical center. For the last 10 -or 12 years he worked in the Bell Building, which was chosen as the site for a party in his honor, Aug. 19. Those he had worked for and with paid tribute to his dedication. "Mr. Bell has spent half of his life here as a dedicated employee, always demonstrating a loyalty and willingness that inspired our admiration for him which will exist for many years to come," Harrell said. Bell Building This dedication also included making sxire appropriate attention was called to needed repairs. Percy Carter, assistant director of engineering and operations, quipped, "When I first came to work here, I saw that this was called the Bell Building, and I figtued it was named for Mr. William Bell. "After a while, when I saw how he cdways let us know if anything needed to be done, I was sure it was named for him." Misses Friends Bell, who received an engraved plaque of appreciation and a money tree in full foliage, said that what he missed most was the contact he had had with all his friends. Asked what he was doing now that he has retired, he smiled and said, "I go from the front porch to the back porch." On a more serious note, he offered the philosophy which guided his years of service and surely had a lot to do with inspiring the admiration of his peers and supervisors. "I always tried my best to be the man they were looking for." ^ HONORED—William Bell (right foreground), who retired after 33 years of service, receives a plaque from Percy Carter (left), assistant director of engineering and operations, and Julius L Harrell, director of housekeeping. (Photo by John Becton) Lifetime Learning Classes Offered The Center for Lifetime Learning will offer 23 non-credit courses in liberal arts, skill training and personal development during the fall semester. Most courses begin the week of Sept. 19. Fees range from none to $65. For more information contact Marilyn Hartman, coordinator for the Center for Lifetime Learning, Office of Continuing Education, 107 Bivins, 684-6259. Morning classes include "Assertive Behavior: Positive Self-Expression," "The New Adam and Eve: Lovers in the Novels of D.H. Lawrence," "An Introduction to Museum Work," "Life Planning for Women I" and "Autobiography Considered." Evening classes are "Chamber Music: A Language of Intimacy," "English as a Second Language (Intermediate)," "Assertive Behavior: Positive Self-Expression," "Life Planning for Women II," "Mucational Drama: An Experience in Action Learning," "An Architectural Survey of N.C. 1690-1939," and "Value Issues in Landmark Preservation." "Primatology: Perspectives on Human Biology, Ecology and Society," "Seminar in the Psychological Aspects of Adulthood," "English as a Second Language (Advanced)," "The Renaissance in the Study of Christian Origins," "Ancient Civilizations of the Andes," "Seminar in Career Opportunities for Humanists" and "GRE Study Groups." Weekend classes and conferences are "Math Workshop," "The Woman Alone: A Workshop," and "Where are the Jobs in the Triangle Area?" Wi Physical Fitness Its Own Reward A health and fitness program for adults will be offered again this fall by the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Division of Cardiology at the medical center. The orientation meeting for the DUPAC (Duke University's Preventive Approach to Cardiology) "Planned Vigor" program will be Monday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Biological Sciences Auditorium. Physical exams and threadmill stress tests will be scheduled at the meeting. The actual exercise session will begin Monday, Sept. 26, and continue three times a week for 10 weeks. The program is designed to strengthen the heart and increase the efficiency of blood circulation. "Better health is an important reason why people start to exercise and it is an important dividend," said Dr. Andrew G. Wallace, chief of cardiology and a DUPAC staff member. "But it's not what keeps people returning morning after morning. "Rather, it is somehow related to the fact that developing the potential of your body satisfies a basic need not unlike the satisfaction of developing the potential of your brain," he said. "Someho,vv the ability to contemplate during exercise complements the work of the day and makes it more purposeful and gratifying." For more information call the Division of Cardiology at 684-4127. The Week on Campus September 9-16,1977 Event and Time RELIGIOUS (684-2572): Sun., 11 a.m. Worship service: Rev. Dr. Carlyle Mamey, director. Interpreters' House, Lake Junaluska MUSIC (684-4059): Sal., 8:15 p.m. Concert of Italian baroque chamber music "I Musici di Capf>ella della Cillina" Sun., 7 p.m. Organ recital on the Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Organ (Flentrop): Fenner Douglass, university organist PERFORMING ARTS (684-4059): Mon., 7:30 p.m. Duke Dance Croup: Preview Fri., 8:30 p.m. D.U.U. Performing Arts: 'Toad the Mime" (Admission Charge) ATHLETICS (684-3212): Sat., 1:30 p.m. Men's football vs. East Carolina (Admission Charge) Fri. (9/16), Women's golf: fall invitational Place Chapel E. Duke Music Rm. Chapel The Ark Page Stadium Golf course FILMS: Fri. (9/2), 7, 9:30 and midnight, "Clockwork Orange," Bio. Sd. Aud.; Sat. and Sun., 6:45 and 9:30 p.m., "Face to Face," Page; Tues., 7 and 9:30 p.m. "The Lady Vanished," Bio. Sci.' Aud.; Thurs., 7 and 9:30 p.m., "The 'Magnificant Ambereons," Bio. Sci. Aud.; Eri. (9/16), 7, 9:30 and midnight, "Carnal Knowledge," Bio. Sci. Aud. (Admission Charge)
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