Miss Rogers pays repeated tribute to the most important person in her life, her mother.

I'll have Miss Rogers send you an invitation to the guest house.

I saw that picture you done of Miss Rogers.

"How is the travel business these days, Miss Rogers?"

Miss Rogers paid the dues to relieve us of the strain.

"I traveled with my mother, Lela, and there was never enough money," Miss Rogers said.

"I thought we were supposed to appear before a panel," Miss Rogers said.

Miss Rogers said she had been upset by watching her performance in the colored version of "42d Street."

"They are anxious to improve and don't want anyone to see their mistakes," said Miss Rogers, who has one laptop computer to share with 80 students.

There were other encounters as well, Miss Rogers recalled.