Tom Schneider, age 149 of Madisong Wis., for his question:

WHAT IS AN ALMA MATER?

After you leave high school perhaps you will go on to a university or college  or to some other institution of higher education. You'll be busy with lots of studying and training for a career in business or one of the professions. And when you are graduated you'll refer to your school as your alma mater.

The words come from the Latin and mean ''nourishing mother. It's a fine term for your very own place of higher learning.