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Tamea plans long vacatio
By George P. Yanoshik , Jr
In June, Mrs. Margaret
Tamea will leave her office
in the campus dispensary
for a summer vacation in
Texas. This may not seem
unusual to most, but when
classes resume in
September Mrs. Tamea, the
school nurse for the past 19
years, will not be returning
to campus. On June 29, 1982'
she will retire.
"My husband has been
retired for six years and I
want to spend more time
with him," she said. "I have
"The college students I
have come in contact with
have helped me to become
more broadminded."
Margaret Tamea
three grandchildren who
are living with my daughter
and her husband in Texas,
and it seems that I only see
them on holidays. I want to
which them grow up, so this
summer I will travel to
Texas to do so."
Mrs. Tamea, a Hazleton
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native, spent time working
in a New York City hospital,
and at St. Luke's Hospital in
Bethlehem, PA, prior to
returning to the area and
working at St. Joseph's
Hospital in Hazleton. She
married and took nine
years off work before
assuming the nursing posi
tion at Penn State, Hazleton
Campus in 1963.
"Many of the students
now enrolled on campus
Iwere born the year I started
working here," she chuckl
ed. "I must say they keep
me young. I never feel my
age working around college
students."
Since she began her nurs
ing career at Penn State,
Mrs. Tamea *has seen the
construction of the library,
classroom building, and
physical education building
on campus. "It's hard to
believe I've been here as
long as I have," she com
mented, "but you know
you've been here a long
time when you have seen
eleven former students
become your colleagues as
faculty or staff members
and you see major buildings
going up around you on
campus!"
Besides spending more
time with her family, Mrs.
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Penn State will miss the presence of Mrs. Tamea, the
when she retires this year.
Tamea says she has no im
mediate plans for the
future. She does hope to
eventually continue her
education and perhaps even
take some organ lessons. "I
love music," she said, "and
now that I will have a lot of
time on my hands I'd like to
get some formal organ
training."
Although her nursing
duties have kept her
somewhat secluded in the
dispensary, Mrs. - Tamea
said that students have had
a positive effect on her over
the years. "The college
students I have come-in con
tact with have helped me to
become more broadmind-
"In my nineteen years of
working here, I have seen
that Penn State students
are fine representatives of
the youth of today."
Margaret Tamea
ed," she said. "They have
positively influenced my
values and my way of think
ing. I feel now that I am
much more susceptible to
changes than - I have ever
been."
"In my 19 years working
here I have seen that Penn
State students are fine
representatives of the youth
61 today," gie said. "The
number of disrespectful
students I have ever come
in contact with here could
be counted on one hand."
Mrs. Tamea will continue
to serve as school nurse
throughout the term. The
dispensary is located on the
second floor of the ad-
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ministration building. Stop
by and say hello if you
haven't had the pleasure of
doing so, as this reporter
has. "I like to think of this
whole campus as one big
family," said Mrs. Tamea.
"I have seen freshmen
come to Penn State as
children and emerge as
adults by the end of their
stay at the Hazleton Cam
pus. It is indeed a
refreshing experience."
Following her retirement
in June one might expect to
see Mrs. Tamea keeping
herself in shape. No, not
aerobics or racquetball, but
perhaps in an Atlantic City
Casino at the slot machines.
She recently traveled there
and said she really enjoyed
herself !
"I'm so used to doing
things for others that it will
seem strange to only have
to be concerned with
myself," said Mrs. Tamea.
Although a Penn State
education beginning at the
Hazleton Campus may
seem brief in regards to
gaining insight and friend
ship of the faculty, staff,
and administration, this
reporter feels that Mrs.
Tamea is indeed a friend to
many.