NA woman celebrating her 80th ANNIVERSARY
in the same job says that retirement isn't on
the cards - as she still loves her work.
Elisabeth Davis may be 99 years old, but she's
not letting a little thing like age get in the way
of keeping active and entertained as she
heads to the offices of Culver Academies
every day.
In her role as secretary in Culver, Indiana -
which includes maintaining faculty records -
and says that she's always been happy at the
job.
"I like what I do with records and working with
everybody who's been here. It's nothing really
special, I guess," she tells Today .
After she left Culver High School as a student
in 1935, Elisabeth took her first job as
assistant to the dean in Culver Academies and
its 34 students - and she's been there ever
since, as the school's attendance has swollen
to 814, save a short break to raise her son
and daughter.
The inspirational nonagenarian - now a great-
grandmother - still uses a typewriter to get the
job done, with the school ordering ribbon and
parts especially.
"I never had a computer," she says. "I just
figured that as long as I'll be here, why should
I learn all that technology? I'm able to type,
and that's all I need."
Bill Hargraves, director of strategic
communications said that her presences
shows the students a "rich history", adding:
""Some people don't even know what FDR
stands for today, and he was the president
when she started!" in reference to Franklin D
Roosevelt.
"I just live day by day. If there comes a time
when I feel like it, I will, but I don't feel like
retiring."
In 1936 when Elisabeth started at Culver
Academies the Munich Olympics were held,
and Jessie Owens made history with four gold
medals - much to the anger of Adolf Hitler.
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