Memoirs: 1993

Delcie D. Light graduated from North Dakota State University in 1961 and earned a master's degree from the University of North Dakota in 1983.  She currently teaches English at Devil's Lake High School.  Light donated one folder of material consisting of her essay, "Red Sky at Morning, Sailor Take Warning," which won an Honorable Mention at the 1991 North Dakota State Fair.  She has won other prizes at the North Dakota State Fair and awards at the national level from the National Education Association and the American Chiropractic Association (for her article, Parental Alcoholism.")  "Red Sky at Morning, Sailor Take Warning" describes her experiences as a little girl during World War II and her impressions of the war at that age.  She concludes the essay by discussing the then recent Persian Gulf War and explaining how her views on war have changed since World War II (Acc. # 93-1897). An East Asian Silk Brocade Jacket was given to the Chester Fritz Library by Delcie D. Light of Devils Lake, North Dakota, on June 28, 2002 (Acc. #2003-2598).  The jacket originally belonged to her aunt, Violet (Cotton) Helmsworth.  The jacket was originally a gift to Violet from her husband, Louis W. Helmsworth.  Louis Helmsworth served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.  Both Violet and Louis were originally from Mandan, North Dakota.  Following the war, Louis Helmsworth worked for many years as manufacturing engineer for the Hughes Aircraft Company.  He died on November 16, 1992, in Madera, California.