Peggy Gilbert
20 posts
Jan 26, 2010
9:19 PM
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I grew up in the eastend and attended Huffman School. It was a lovely old place, does anyone out there remember any of the teachers? My favorite was Miss Ford she was the Music teacher what a wonderful person she was. Also Mr. Fredericks was the principle Mr. Barnette vice principle. Some of them i remember best are Mrs. Nieprask (sp?), Mrs. Denlinger, Ms.Wetzel, Mr Lutz, Ms.Reese Phys Ed.and Mr Kurtz Art teacher. We used to have these wonderful festivals with all the rides and game booths, and the Christmas plays were always just beautiful. Too bad kids today don't get this type of background in grade school, now you usually only see plays at the high school level. The old place was turned into a senior living center and still looks pretty good.
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tnich123
2 posts
Jan 31, 2010
8:30 PM
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I went to Charles L Loos School. I have good memories. I carried my lunch which meant a whole hour to play on the play ground. Great Friends! Mr. Train was our principle and I would see him in the summer too because he was the manager of Old River Pool.
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samstone
68 posts
Feb 01, 2010
10:06 AM
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I went to Charles L Loos in Kindergarten to 2nd grade. 1952-55. I don't remember much as I changed schools 7 or 8 times. I lived on Merrimack.
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JeffN
292 posts
Feb 04, 2010
4:16 AM
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I went to Saville Elementary. Our class opened the place in 1967. Great times!
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Mikey
87 posts
Feb 07, 2010
11:32 AM
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I attended Westwood Elementary School 1947-1954. So, my question is: why can't I find any information at all about the school? It's like it never existed!
I think that one of my teachers, James Swinger, may have been principal at Loos School later on (a rumor really.)
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Mikey, Gatlinburg, TN
Last Edited by on Feb 07, 2010 11:33 AM
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Sassy
3 posts
Feb 10, 2010
12:49 AM
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I went to Loos school. From 1959 t0 1967. Mr. Thachter was my 6th grade teacher. I was a stinker back then. My name is Gary Mabberley. If any knows me, give me a call. My number is...317-858-9169...or send me a e-mail message.....g200mabberley@hotmail.com...
Last Edited by on Feb 10, 2010 12:50 AM
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clamper
29 posts
Mar 30, 2011
6:42 AM
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Rolling Fields Elementary in Kettering '56-'62
I remember our principal Mr Warren with his "Board of Education". It had holes in it for lower wind resistance. I also remember movies in the gymnasium on saturdays.
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RCINKY
38 posts
Mar 30, 2011
8:01 PM
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Overlook in first-second, then Fairbrook in Beavercreek. Mr. Stoval always said, "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you!"
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Leb
4 posts
Apr 14, 2011
10:57 AM
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Olive Hill Elementary. Is it still there?
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KennyE11
42 posts
Apr 14, 2011
11:32 PM
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Leb - Olivehill Elementary School is closed. And so is Shilohview (my school), Broadmoor and Townview. They were closed a few years ago. The Trotwood-Madison City Schools website indicates that only the new Early Learning Center (at the Union Rd. school complex), Westbrooke Village and Madison Park are the only elementary schools still open in the district (and I believe I heard that Madison Park is also going to be closed?).
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carlatm75
70 posts
Apr 15, 2011
5:27 AM
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Olivehill is closed but I heard it was being used for school bus drivers in some capacity. But at least it is still standing. Shilohview, Broadmoor and Townview were demolished a few years ago. They are now just vacant lots and it makes me sad when I drive by. I went to Broadmoor all 6 years of elementary school.
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cilla46
46 posts
Apr 16, 2011
9:41 AM
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I went to Lincoln Elementary School from 1952-1960.Back then there was no "middle school".Everyone went to the same school kindergarten through 8th grade and then 4 years of high school.
No school lunches or busses back then!You walked home for lunch and back to school after.School hours were 8:30-3:30 with an hour for lunch between 11:30-12:30.For me that was an 8 block walk 4 times a day.Kids got exercise just by going to school in those days!
I remember our principle Mr.Goodrich very well.After he retired the principle was Mr. Myers.Teachers I remember are Miss Slatt,Mr.Matthews,Miss Roush,Mr. Miller,Mr.Booker,Mrs.Arnovitz,Mr.Jullirat,Miss Brush,Mrs.Gardener,Mrs.Richards and Mrs.Lane.
We had a wonderful Christmas show every year and several "talent shows" throughtout the year.Everyone who wanted to participate was part of the show no matter how bad you were!I don't know how the poor parents were able to keep from laughing!Great ttimes for the kids......
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tuckerone
9 posts
Oct 13, 2012
6:25 AM
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I went to U.S. Grant Elementary from 1960 to 1968, Principal was Mr. Begley, teachers I remember, Mrs. Boucher, Mrs. Aleshire, Mrs. Donovan, Miss Broadbent, Mrs Bailey, Mr Vaughn, Mr. Bailey.. Jim teacher was Mr Spahr, we had a couple of different Art and music teachers over the years who I can picture in my minds eye but cannot remember the names.
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Syxpack
10 posts
Oct 13, 2012
7:26 PM
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Peggy, I went to Huffman School also, but I guess much earlier than you. I attended during the depression years from 1938-1944. I walked from Commercial Street where the Dayton Postoffice now stands. That was quite a long walk and we had to walk it 4 times a day, because we came home for lunch. In the 7th and 8th grade we walked even further one day a week when we went to Franklin School on the corner of Findlay and East Fifth Streets for home ec and manual training. Some of my teachers at Huffman School were Miss Copp, Miss Rockoff, Miss Clark, Miss Thomas, Mrs Ehlen, Miss Sefton and Mr. New was our Health and Gym teacher. Mr. Fredrick was there as principal and I also had Mr. Barnett for General Science. I remember we had a very unruly boy in our class and one time Mr. Barnett picked him up out of his seat and took him out in the coat hall (remember them) and hung him by his shirt on a coat hook and then he went down to get Mr. Fredrick and brought him up to deal with the boy. Can't you just picture a teacher being allowed to do something like that now-a-days. I wish they could. Another thing I remember about Huffman School is the gigantic Christmas tree they put up on the first floor at Christmas time and we would stand around it and sing Christmas carols. I visited it one last time when they invited former students before they made it into a retirement home. I picked up a brick where they were tearing a part of the school building down. Oh what memories Huffman School and Stivers High School hold for me.
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blue J
62 posts
Oct 15, 2012
2:49 AM
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I went to Southdale School in Kettering, starting in 1978. I think it had only been there for about twenty years, at that point, or maybe a little more. It's still there- recently it absorbed all of the kids who went to Moraine Meadows, which closed. I think the last time I was inside that school was at least twenty years ago, at this point. My sister went to a 50th anniversary thing (of its opening) there a few years ago, but I wasn't aware of it until after the fact. She told me about former teachers she saw who were there. I wish I'd gone.
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Suddenly you were gone
From all the lives you left your mark upon
8/25/1967 - 7/23/1986
All I know is she sang a little while,
And then flew on
6/12/1970 - 10/15/2008
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luv my dayton
152 posts
Oct 15, 2012
2:16 PM
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Went to Dorothy Lane Elementary School.Was next door to St. Albert the Great but no longer there. Mr Smith was principle, Mrs Swinehart first grade,Mrs. Nutt was 2nd, Mrs. Baughn third, Mrs.Herr fourth,she was one of the Groby girls and we took a field trip to their home close by and saw the orchards. Mrs Anderson was fifth grade and John Demick was 6th grade. From there went to Southdale for 7th, 8th grade was van buren, DL Barnes 9th and then to the new Fairmont until graduation. Many wonderful memories in my school years and liked pretty much all my teachers. Anyone from the Kettering schools would have also remembered Christine Wahl who was a teacher at several of the schools and then became a school counselor I believe.I graduated in 61 so all my school adventures began in 1950.
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bentz
73 posts
Oct 16, 2012
8:54 AM
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Went to bell haven 1968 - 1975 had to walk 3 miles both ways and sometimes home for lunch, boy the winters were cold!
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wrgood
6 posts
Oct 17, 2012
12:05 PM
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luv my dayton
My elementary school was Van Cleve in Riverdale, then 9th grade at DL Barnes and I graduated from the new Fairmont in 1961.
Bill G
Louisiana
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BillE
2 posts
Oct 17, 2012
7:37 PM
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Hawthorn School 1949-1952. Grades 1-3. Mrs. Williams was the principal. Second grade was Mrs Black and third was Mrs. Joyce Carr
We moved to California the summer of 52.
Bill
Fairmont, MN
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luv my dayton
155 posts
Oct 22, 2012
2:42 AM
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wrgood: would you mind sharing your name? My name back then was carolyn engleman and had 2 sisters vicki and jane. Graduated with many people who I had spent my entire school years with. 61 was the largest graduating class Fairmont ever had.
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PaulH
121 posts
Oct 22, 2012
5:32 AM
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I started at the Wagner Elementary School at the corner of Harshman Rd and Beatrice Dr in 1952 or 53. First and second grade there. Third grade started at the old two room school house across the street. After a few weeks, the 3rd graders were bussed to a building at Wright Patt. Under a contract deal with the Mad River School District. It was probably because we over crowded the old two room school and the fact that it still used coal to heat it in the winter. At WPAFB, we went on base at Gate 19A. That s the last year that I rode a school bus to school.
The 4th grade thru 8th was at Mad River Elementary across Harshman Rd. from the then called Mad River (later Stebbins) High School. We could see the new high school being built as we were going to classes.
If I remember correctly, the new high school graduated its first class in 1959 as Mad River HS. Then Mr Stebbins passed away and the school was renamed in his honor and the first Stebbins class graduated in 1961.
Prior to that, at least some of the HS kids used to go to Northridge. I guess that wasca bit more than just the elementary school answer.
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wrgood
7 posts
Oct 23, 2012
3:55 PM
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luv my dayton
Carolyn, I remember you. My name is Bill Goodpaster
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luv my dayton
162 posts
Oct 24, 2012
1:44 AM
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Bill you and I remained in East unit for our entire high school days and do remember you. So many of our class have past on and glad to know there still are a few of us left.Didn't go to any reunions except for the 10 yr one. Hope life has treated you well. Have spent my entire life in the area.
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greelywinger
2 posts
Oct 30, 2012
6:35 PM
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I went to Cleveland Elementary (up 'til grade 2),
then went to St. Anthony's (3-8).
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Tomco
20 posts
May 25, 2013
5:26 PM
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I went to Jefferson School in Dayton. Norman Wine was our Principal at that time and it was a great school.
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Billd1952
67 posts
May 26, 2013
8:48 AM
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I started school at Southdale Elementry. Principal was Mr. Stingly. Kindergarden tearcher was Mrs. Young, and part of the 1st Grade with Mrs. Huffer.
We moved to Dayton where I went to Lincoln School.
Mr Goodrich was the principal, then he retired and was replaced by Mr. Meyers. I had Mrs Kuntz, 1st grade, Mrs. Bruns, 2nd grade, Mrs Lause and Mrs Bloomer, 3rd grade, Mrs. Young 4th grade, Mrs. Huff 5th grade, and Mrs Slaght, first half 6th grade. We then moved again and I finished grade school at Franklin School. Mr. Andrews was the Principal, Mrs Oswalt and Miss. White 6th grade, Miss Fairchild, 7th and Mrs. Lisle 8th grade. I rally hated Franklin School.
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KenC3
59 posts
May 27, 2013
7:01 PM
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Micky- I think Westwood is not there anymore. Go to maps.google.com and type in an approximate address or your address back then and then go to Google earth and you can see what it looks like now.
I went to Resurrection Catholic School on Gramont Ave. from 1946-1954. I lived on Dandridge Ave about 2 blocks from Westwood.
Ken coon
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Billd1952
70 posts
May 28, 2013
5:59 PM
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LOL, I should have edited my last post on this topic.
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Mikey
170 posts
May 30, 2013
9:54 PM
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I found that there is a newly constructed Westwood School on Oakridge Ave., on what always was (as I remember) the vacant area south of the old school that ran all the way to Oakridge Ave.
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Mikey, Gatlinburg, TN
Last Edited by Mikey on Jun 03, 2013 9:18 PM
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JamesJohnson
3 posts
Jun 06, 2013
11:34 PM
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Bentz,
Are you Mark Bentz?
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NRA_Life_Member
4 posts
Jul 06, 2013
7:54 PM
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I went to three different elementary schools. K-1 Hawthorne, 2-3 Van Cleve and, 4-8 Ft. McKinley.
My 4th grade teacher was Mrs. Hough, 5th grade Mrs Fitterman, 6th & 7th Mrs. Polenitz (sp?) and Mr. Swaney for 8th. Anyone remember Mr. Swaney? It gives me a warm feeling in the seat of my pants.
Graduated 8th grade in 1968 and went on to Meadowdale.
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Bill628
47 posts
Jul 09, 2013
4:32 AM
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I attended Westwood school 1958-63 (gone)--Jefferson school 1963-67 (gone)--Colonel White 1967-71 (gone)...All gone but still great memories!
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Bill628
48 posts
Jul 09, 2013
4:38 AM
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Anybody remember, during the 60s, the little girl who was killed playing inside the new Jefferson primary building being built next to the Jefferson elementary. I think her first name was something like Lela, or Lily?
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LisaG69
6 posts
Aug 03, 2013
8:59 PM
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I went to Drexel Elementary for kindergarten,then Meadowdale Elementary for 1st grade then on to Belle Haven for 2nd-7th Fairview Intermediate 8th and 9th then to Meadowdale High School.
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Ared60
36 posts
Aug 04, 2013
6:25 PM
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From the 1st through the 5th grade I attended Assumption Parochial school and, after moving to Trotwood, starting in 1961 I attended Precious Blood Elementary on Salem Ave.
The only teachers that I remember, those that had a lasting impression on me were my 4th grade teacher Miss Barlow. For an older woman, probably 22 or 23, she was my first love. The other teacher that I remember, by name, was Sister Ruth Ann who must have been my 5th grade teacher. Her family was Lebanese and she brought pita bread to class one day.
It's amazing the things that you remember, the things that were important enough to remember.
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johnfader
29 posts
Aug 15, 2013
9:23 PM
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Went to Sacred Heart Latin School 1950 - 1952. It was a two year school for those young catholic boys that thought they wanted to go into the seminary. The first year we took our 7th and 8th grade and the second year was our freshman year. Across the street was a Mom & Pop grocery store run by 2 brothers, Louie and Cid. Their dad would sometimes be there. The boys would let us smoke in the back of the store, but the old man wouldn't.
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luv my dayton
356 posts
Aug 16, 2013
6:49 AM
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Things have really changed since I was in school. School year didn't start until after the Labor day week end back then.Changes for the better were the installation of air conditioning. With all the new schools in Dayton having been built they now are in the 21st century. It was always
very hot when school reopened and we would be in classes with windows open which allowed the bees that were on the move to enter the classroom. I remember when my one daughter came home with a sting on end of nose after one lit on her as she had been trying to blow it off .
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PERichey
3 posts
Aug 22, 2013
9:24 AM
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I went to Belle Haven for kindergarten(57/8), 1st grade and half of 2nd grade at Longfellow(58/60), second half of 2nd and first half of 3rd grades at Hawthorne(60/61), then back to Longfellow through 8th grade(61/66).
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hawks47
4 posts
Sep 02, 2013
5:34 PM
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went to brown school k-8th grading starting in 1958
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Butchl1977
29 posts
Sep 08, 2013
8:31 PM
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Went to McGuffy .
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Tbone
27 posts
Sep 09, 2013
2:33 PM
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PaulH,
I lived at Beatrice and Golden Meadows, across from a little neighborhood store and I walked to Stebbins, I'm familiar with Beatrice and Harshman but I do not recall a school being there. Does the building still stand today?
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Nile
85 posts
Sep 09, 2013
3:58 PM
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Fairview Elementary
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Spud
1 post
Jan 25, 2014
1:54 AM
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Bill, I recall that the little girl was thrown off of Jefferson primary. I dont recall her name. I wonder if anybody retrieved the time capsule buried in the front yard of Jefferson Primary when they tore it down? Our class put on a skit with a poem ready at the grand opening of that building. Of the things I remember from Jefferson was that our 1st grade teacher died over Christmas break and neighborhood activists handing out matches and telling kids to burn the school down.
Good times
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Yermudder
3 posts
Jul 19, 2014
4:36 PM
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Ah, Dorothy Lane. Me, too. Mr. Gilbert was principal at the time (not principle--sorry, editor for 35 years). I still recall him urging us to "eat at least three bites" of the cafeteria swill every day. Mrs. Wood was the second meanest teacher I ever had. Still remember her vividly. Mrs. Keagy and Mrs. St. Pierre were nice, though. I forget the rest.
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jack1971
45 posts
Jul 20, 2014
9:11 AM
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Went to kindergarten at EJ Brown school in Dayton, with hawks. We are uncle and nephew and only 27 days apart in age!
Moved to Huber in 1959 and went to first grade in an Huber home that they set up as a classroom, because Menlo Park was still under construction.
Went to Menlo Park for grades 2 and 3, and Kitty Hawk for grades 4-6.
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sam1972
28 posts
Jul 21, 2014
1:10 AM
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when I was at e j brown my sister was in kindergarten I had to walk her across main she had kindergarten in the basement of a church like building that would have been 1966 or 67
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Daytongirl01
24 posts
Jul 21, 2014
4:57 AM
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I went to Edison School, on N. Broadway, on the West side, any others out there who attended? I've found one other than myself, but we believe there are probably others.
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heckalans
1 post
Nov 02, 2014
11:48 AM
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Cilla46, thank you for your memories of Lincoln Elementary. Do you remember the fight song, sung to the tune of On Wisconsin? The school's colors were blue and white (originally blue and silver - but who could afford silver paper, streamers and cloth?)
I attended '55 to '64. It was terrific to have a branch of the public library right in the buildings, with adults checking out books. Librarians Mrs. Shmilg (yep!) and Mrs. Hudson had us write our library numbers on the card in the back of the book, take it out, file it, stamp a return date on a return card and place that in the back pocket.
OBesides most of the teachers you mentioned, during my time there were also Miss Thomas (K) Miss Whitsell and Mrs. Herald (1st)Mrs. Eiler (2nd) Miss Huffer (3rd)Miss Staub, Miss Griliot, Miss Shmunk (5th) Mrs. Ulrich for reading, Miss Charch for music (replaced by Mr. Rames) Mr. Conklin for band and Miss Banzaf for art. Mrs. Ralston worked in the office and had a lateral lisp. Mrs. Goodrich would come to PTA meetings and knit without looking at her hands. Most impressive!
Every October was a fall festival to raise money. There were goldfish tosses, dunking booths, electric rides, cotton candy, baked goods, all out of doors on the upper playground.
The addition to the building was added in 1957, I think. Now there is only a huge vacant lot, and a lot of memories for a lot of people.
Indeed, there were no school lunches, but there were milk machines. We could choose plain or chocolate, put in our nickel and get a half pint carton.
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heckalans
2 posts
Nov 02, 2014
11:48 AM
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Cilla46, thank you for your memories of Lincoln Elementary. Do you remember the fight song, sung to the tune of On Wisconsin? The school's colors were blue and white (originally blue and silver - but who could afford silver paper, streamers and cloth?)
I attended '55 to '64. It was terrific to have a branch of the public library right in the buildings, with adults checking out books. Librarians Mrs. Shmilg (yep!) and Mrs. Hudson had us write our library numbers on the card in the back of the book, take it out, file it, stamp a return date on a return card and place that in the back pocket.
OBesides most of the teachers you mentioned, during my time there were also Miss Thomas (K) Miss Whitsell and Mrs. Herald (1st)Mrs. Eiler (2nd) Miss Huffer (3rd)Miss Staub, Miss Griliot, Miss Shmunk (5th) Mrs. Ulrich for reading, Miss Charch for music (replaced by Mr. Rames) Mr. Conklin for band and Miss Banzaf for art. Mrs. Ralston worked in the office and had a lateral lisp. Mrs. Goodrich would come to PTA meetings and knit without looking at her hands. Most impressive!
Every October was a fall festival to raise money. There were goldfish tosses, dunking booths, electric rides, cotton candy, baked goods, all out of doors on the upper playground.
The addition to the building was added in 1957, I think. Now there is only a huge vacant lot, and a lot of memories for a lot of people.
Indeed, there were no school lunches, but there were milk machines. We could choose plain or chocolate, put in our nickel and get a half pint carton.
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heckalans
3 posts
Nov 02, 2014
11:49 AM
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Cilla46, thank you for your memories of Lincoln Elementary. Do you remember the fight song, sung to the tune of On Wisconsin? The school's colors were blue and white (originally blue and silver - but who could afford silver paper, streamers and cloth?)
I attended '55 to '64. It was terrific to have a branch of the public library right in the buildings, with adults checking out books. Librarians Mrs. Shmilg (yep!) and Mrs. Hudson had us write our library numbers on the card in the back of the book, take it out, file it, stamp a return date on a return card and place that in the back pocket.
OBesides most of the teachers you mentioned, during my time there were also Miss Thomas (K) Miss Whitsell and Mrs. Herald (1st)Mrs. Eiler (2nd) Miss Huffer (3rd)Miss Staub, Miss Griliot, Miss Shmunk (5th) Mrs. Ulrich for reading, Miss Charch for music (replaced by Mr. Rames) Mr. Conklin for band and Miss Banzaf for art. Mrs. Ralston worked in the office and had a lateral lisp. Mrs. Goodrich would come to PTA meetings and knit without looking at her hands. Most impressive!
Every October was a fall festival to raise money. There were goldfish tosses, dunking booths, electric rides, cotton candy, baked goods, all out of doors on the upper playground.
The addition to the building was added in 1957, I think. Now there is only a huge vacant lot, and a lot of memories for a lot of people.
Indeed, there were no school lunches, but there were milk machines. We could choose plain or chocolate, put in our nickel and get a half pint carton.
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