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TEACHERS
Posted By: a
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 9:00 a.m.
TEACHERS YOU MENTIONED AND MORE-WANT TO REMEMBER MORE! HAZEL HARE, MARY SHUGRUE-YOU SAID GRUMPY OR SOMETHING, MS GALLOTTE, MARY ELWELL, HILDEGARD SCHLEMMER, BESS BELSLEY, BETTY BARBER; A LOT OF US WERE EXPOSED TO THE THEN FACULTY AT THE NORMAL SCHOOL/TEACHERS' COLLEGE, ETC. SOME I CAN SEE, BUT CANNOT ATTACH NAMES TOO! MORE, PLEASE! FAVORITES AND NOT SO!
WHAT ABOUT THE ONES FROM OTHER SCHOOLS?
Posted By: rd <lancva@crosslink.net>
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 9:38 a.m.
In Response To: TEACHERS (a)
I went to Natchaug graduated in 1953. The teachers I remember were Ruth Case, Mrs Willet, Mrs. Sternlieb, Elsie Erickson, Robert Perry (Principal)Mrs Hochberg,Mrs Donnelly, Mrs Schell. Also there was a janitor by the of Roy--big guy bald and loved the kids. Each Sept he would go around to classrooms and adjust the seats. If you remember all desks and seats were bolted to the floor. Also remember pledging the flag every school morning.
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 3:27 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
I graduated Natchaug with the great class of 1954. The other 7th grade teacher was Mrs. Macfarlane. There was also Miss Fatable (sp?) who taught second grade and later became Mrs. Lord (Mr. Lord taught science at WHS). I am surprised that you did not mention Betty Smith, Mr. Perry's secretary. I thought that all the guys noticed her!
Posted By: rd <lancva@crosslink.net>
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 8:58 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (Ada Kerachsky Albright)
I probably did notice her but time does strange things to the memory. I do remember Mrs. Macfarlane now that you mention her. I remember when Natchaug started serving hot lunches--not much to say about those. Use to up the street for a grinder--15 cents.
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 5:06 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
I forgot to mention one of my favorite teachers--Mrs. Selavka who taught fourth grade at Natchaug. I believe she also taught me in kindergarten when she was still Miss Conant. Also, Mrs. Podberesky came to Natchaug from Windham Center and taught 6th grade. When and what grade did Mrs. Sternlieb teach?
Posted By: rd <lancva@crosslink.net>
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 8:50 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (Ada Kerachsky Albright)
I believe I had Mrs. Sternlieb for 3rd grade. Also, had Mrs. Kitteridge for 2d; I think my 7th grade teacher was Bernice Shell. Mrs. Willet was 5th grade. When did Mrs. Selavaka teach at Natchaug?
Posted By: ROBERT THOMPSON <THOMPSON.ROBERT@TUCSON.VA.GOV>
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 11:06 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
I spelled with Ms. KItteridge name wrong in a previous msg. I spelle dit Ms. Kitchen & just found out that was wrong.
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 3:06 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
I had Mrs. Selevka in 4th grade (1949/50), but I had had her in kindergarten before she was married, when she was Miss Conant. (I believe that she also had a sister who taught in Windham schools.) One of the things she did was have us come up to her desk individually for rapid arithmetic facts--timing us (with a stop watch) as we did one hundred simple addition, subtraction, multiplication facts. I also remember my love of poetry being reinforced by reading "Hiawatha's Sailing," an excerpt from Longfellow's "Song of Hiawtha" in the reading book I used in her class.
Posted By: ROBERT THOMPSON <THOMPSON.ROBERT@TUCSON.VA.GOV>
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 11:02 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
Ms.Hochberg was the neme of the other 8th grade teacherat Natchaug. Also Mrs. Green(6th grade) & Ms. Bowen (6th grade but joined the nave during WWWII), Ms. NcFarland(7th grade) Mrs. KItchen, Ms Adams (3rd grade)
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Wednesday, 31 July 2002, at 8:16 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (rd)
I was interested in your mention of Miss Sternlieb. She was/is a family friend and I had not realized that she had taught at Natchaug (which she had attended as a child!). Last night I spoke with her older sister and learned that she taught 3rd grade at Natchaug for one year immediately after graduating college and before leaving town to be married. She did have a long teaching career.
Posted By: j
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 10:26 a.m.
In Response To: TEACHERS (a)
How about teachers from Windham High? Most of mine were veteran teachers with many years experience...something not always found in schools today. Miss Thompson, algebra teacher, very tiny but Very effective! Mr. Hunt, Miss Weathern and Miss MacKenzie {don't ask!}Principal Chester Nelson, who knew how to run a school! So many who devoted a lifetime to the profession. And somehow without all the "educational difficulties" of today, without all the alphabet soups of special programs, we all got through it! We certainly came away with an education.
Posted By: maud
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 11:03 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (j)
DISCIPLINE! AUTHORITY! RESPECT! YEAH, J! MISS BALDWIN, MRS KIND, MR GOODWIN, OH YES, ZALMON! LAURENCE KING, KATE WADE! PINK AND BLUE SLIPS! ANYBODY EVER GET SENT HOME FOR "INAPPROPRIATE DRESS?"
Posted By: Ada Kerachsky Albright
Date: Monday, 29 July 2002, at 3:42 p.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (j)
Tom Lawson (Math and Guidance), Florence Nightingale (Latin), Thomas Callahan (Ancient History, Basketball coach), Mrs. Yates and Miss Gertrude Giroux (French), Stephen Tupper (Physics and Baseball coach), Mr. Goodwin (chemistry), Wayne Dudley (Geometry and feared Hall monitor). Did you ever have Mrs. Nelson for a substitute? I believe that she was Mr. King's sister. And of course, Zoloman Hunt who later was a regular at Lindy's and, I believe, courted Rose Haddad.
Posted By: maud
Date: Tuesday, 30 July 2002, at 7:26 a.m.
In Response To: Re: TEACHERS (Ada Kerachsky Albright)
or was Mrs. King Mr. Nelson's sister? and Flo Grady and Veronica McQuillan! Fred Gifford! OH, and remember Mrs. Grimes? oh, my! Wayne Dudley, always there when you didn't need him! BUT WE DO REMEMBER THEM!
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