Eunice Sluyter

Eunice Sluyter lived in New York until she was four, when her family moved to Paterson, NJ. Her parents, Rev. Dr. Henry Sluyter and Bertha L. Ersksine, met in Montreat and married in South Carolina. Hope College in Holland, MI (her father and brother's Alma Mater) was the only choice for Eunice. Following graduation, Eunice applied to the Reformed Church Mission Board for a missionary appointment to KY, but there was no opening. Through the DAR, she went as a volunteer teacher to Crossnore, NC. She was given board and room, plus $10 a month. While in Crossnore, the Reformed Church Board asked Eunice to go to India.

Toward the end of her first five-year term in India Sarah Chakko, on sabbatical, lived with the missionaries in Chittor, South India. Because of this Eunice was drawn to Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow. Consequently she changed Boards in New York, became a Methodist, and received her MA from New York University. five happy years in Isabella Thoburn College followed. During this time India received her independence. There was much talk of doing away with English as the medium of instruction. Eunice decided that teaching psychology in Hindi was not her cup of tea.

Because of hepatitis, furlough was spent in recovery. Then indecision about returning to India led to a year in the Treasurer's office of The Women's Division with Hazel Best, and a year traveling for Personnel. Again India called - this time to work in literature. Bishop Tockey asked her to initiate and coordinate the literature programs in eleven conferences. The need for publishing became evident. On furlough Eunice undertook the Publishing course at New York University. In India she became publisher of the Lucknow Publishing House for the Methodist Church in India. After being replaced by an Indian, Eunice stayed in the United States, where she worked for 3 and 1/2 years with the Area Agency on Aging. She then went to Nova University in Fort Lauderdale as adjunct professor in the Learning Technology department.

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