Our Arachne members, Elizabeth Kurella and Clay Blackwell will be celebrating! We've had recent Arachne correspondence about this College in Virginia, because an important private lace collection was donated to it for the academic use of students. Elizabeth had arranged this transfer of lace several years ago. Clay has organized Lace at Sweet Briar programs for several years. Members of Arachne had written how much they enjoyed these lace classes, the teachers, and the college facilities. Buried deep in today's Maine Sunday Telegram is an Associated Press news story: *Settlement sustains women's college in rural Virginia*. This reports that the Virginia attorney general announced a mediated settlement Saturday to keep Sweet Briar College open, using $12-million raised by determined alumnae to keep the college afloat in the upcoming academic year and sweeping out leadership of the 114-year-old school. It will be presented to a judge on Monday, June 22, for his approval and final settlement. For current information, you can plug the College's name into your Search site (such as G**gle) for the next few days/weeks. Lace-related background information is in our Arachne archives. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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