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Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Lanny and Judy Royer
 

Gwen,

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I remember walking the tracks and the "crick" into town.? We lived for awhile at the cross roads enroute to Marshaville (?) or something close.? We were? 3 miles out of Dalton near the Goode farm.? I remember walking the crick and tracks into town and gigging frogs and shooting birds off the wires ( I know, what a terrible kid).? Sometimes I would walk the country gravel road into Dalton past the Domer house.? I was in love with the Domer girl and always hoped she would be outside and see me, she was 1 or 2 classes ahead.? I remember the big old cherry tree in the front yard of?our farm house.? Do you remember the comic book "Black Hawk"?? Well myself, brother, and cousins used to play Black Hawk in that tree, flying our jets and saving the world.?

?

Am I talking in the wind or to myself again?? Twice I have suggested we do a bio or ourselves and maybe it would be fun to email a picture or so of us recently.? What do we think?? Gwen sent a great bio.? Lets hear what everyone thinks.

?

Lanny???



----- Original Message ----
From: Gwen Meier
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:02:18 PM
Subject: Re: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

I agree with Pat about the pizza party.?? Count me in!!!????? Also, there is now a neat trail in Dalton called the Sippo Trail.?? I walk that daily when I am in Dalton.??? The organization who put it together is called "Rails to Trails" because?the trail ?follows the old railroad beds.??? Some of the signs for the trains are still standing alongside the trail (a?big "W" for whistle, for example).??? You can catch it just north of the Buckeye Feed company and you can walk clear into Massillon (and beyond).?? It goes all over Ohio.???? Would anyone want to get up early when we meet for our reunion and walk with me???? It's a beautiful trail, especially in the spring when the wild violets are blooming.
?
Regarding the rhythm band, I remember I played the sticks...... .I remember pounding them together.???
?
Decoration Day......my parents would go to the Mt Eaton Cemetery, Orrville Cemetery, and Dalton Cemetery where we would plant red geraniums on the graves of our family members.??? Every time I am in Dalton, I still go to the Dalton Cemetery.... .I just love to walk around in there, reading the names and the dates, remembering people.??? The DHS marching band would go to East Greenville in the morning on Decoration Day?and then later, around noon, we would march up through Dalton, ending at the cemetery where we would hear speeches,?prayers, taps, etc..
?
Do?any of you remember the "bomblike blast" that Gerald Snyder set off in the lab????? I think Mr Howey taught that class and he ran?like the dickens to the scene of the crime.??? I believe that Gerald's glasses had little "nicks" in them due?to the explosion.? I think he had some?minor bleeding on his face, too.??? Thankfully, he had his glasses on.??? Otherwise, he would have had little shards of glass in his eyes.
?
Am I remembering correctly that the 5 and 10 had two rooms???? You would go into the front door and walk by the customer counter and then?if you turned left, you would be in the other room.??? I think that they had 2 front doors, but they never used the one that went into the room on the left.??? I remember the wooden floors and how they "creaked".?????Is that building still standing or have they torn it down???? I can't remember just where the 5 and 10 cent store was.??? I know that if you faced Brownies, it was on the right of that.??? Correct?
?
Well, Glenn and I are headed to Denver this Thursday to attend our oldest grandchild's (Amanda is her name) high school graduation from Berthoud High School.??? We will be gone for a week, so you won't be hearing from me during that time since we have all kinds of activities planned.??? Her other grandparents are coming in from North Carolina, so we are excited to see them again....... it has been several years since we saw them.??????We "girls" are going into Denver for "tea" at this really old, upscale hotel for my birthday while we are there.??? I am really looking forward to it.????
?
Love to you all,
Gwen
?
PS.?? I just have to say this ......I am SO thankful to Pat Lee and Paul Sturpe for setting the dalton59group up......it has been SO much fun hearing from everybody!!! !!????? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!?? THANK YOU!!!!??? THANK YOU!!!!!!??? Like Linda said, you have "63" e-mails in your inbox!!!!??? Lovin' it!!!!!
?
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----- Original Message ----
From: Patricia Dearolf Lee
To: dalton59@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:49:31 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

well i am just catching up with my class of 59 reading and loving
every word that has been written, thank you all so much. just think
we have about 365 days to write to each other. just wish some more
penpals would jump in and communicate.
i am so green with envy that you guys linda nancy and keith and
sharon got to spend time together this weekend. hopefully i can get a
ga/nc gang together this summer.
i have has two thoughts on what i would like to incorporate into the
reunion next year. i know i am not the committee but i guess i am
self appointed female in charge of FUN.....i am sorry but i have a
steam roller personality and i will run over someone to get the job
done if i must!
one is the pizza trip and the other is the memorial day parade if
there is still one! perhaps we can have our own with our formals and
flowers and the boys riding their bikes...that would be long
remembered in the history of Dalton Ohio class of 59~ also can i
mention to the class president that i would love it if we could
include some of the kids that went to school with us that did not
graduate. if not in the official happenings at least in something.
peggy hoover dave mizner are two that come to mind evelyn shanklin
and i know there is more........ .any thoughts comments OK its past my
bedtime love to all pjlee

--- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Linda Freeland
wrote:
>
> Hi John/Weaselmeister:
>
> So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my
paragraphs look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may
happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm
not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS
Word are you having trouble there with spacing too?
>
> Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word)
> On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right
next to
> B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text:
>
> 1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is
Right justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you
would click on the first one ¨C for most typing of text. That will
start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the
right ¨Cdon't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just
let it have the automatic return.
>
> Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little
picture (block text) ¨Cthat will separate your spacing out to more
than just one space after each word.
>
> As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but
think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in
words do this:
>
>
> Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
country men. X
> (What do you mean all good men ¨C are there still some good men
left?-my statement)
>
>
> Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the
first line.
> 1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on
the number pad to the right of your keyboard ¨C that will take you to
the beginning of the line.
> 2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line ¨C that will take
you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert key on that
number pad is active ¨C so it will insert without taking characters
away.
>
> Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right
HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men ¨C are
there still some good men left?-my statement)
>
> Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I
placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically,
don't hit the enter key to go to the next line!
>
> HOPE THIS HELPS !
>
> Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type
thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a wooden spoon. On
the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not
really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon
type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make
up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my
church. I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of
upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute,
violin - and you might say I am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player)
as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that wild? We also have a
dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it! Anything else to
me is boring.
>
> Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor
with him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I
took in Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was
always on his case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old
Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion. He was lots of fun.
>
> Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in -
what does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas
your brother - you mentioned a brother.
>
> Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house.
Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my
hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie
> - how funny!!!
>
> Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you
make a trip to see your son.
>
> Warmest regards,
> Linda F.
>
>
>
> jhdouglas59 wrote:
>
> Linda:
>
> I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a
tambourine?
> It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks
were
> still better than a crummy kazoo.
>
> How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
> Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
> photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
> write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.
>
> Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes
out
> weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok?
Look at
> the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
> looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people
compose
> e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
> written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
> happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
> techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
> short sentences to explain.
>
> Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
> Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses.
It
> must have worked well because I learned how to forget history
(mostly).
> Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
> embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
> someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
> right.
>
> Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas
classmates
> this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
> Small world that you live there too.
>
> Thanks for the memories.
>
> The Weaselmeister
>
> --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
> <lfree55555@ > wrote:
> >
> > OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to
jump
> > in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so
busy
> > this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living
that
> > I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
> > and have 69 emails waiting for me.
> >
> > I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend
and
> > having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing
and
> > rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
> > this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
> > newcomers to the group!
> >
> > I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I
very
> > well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
> > think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
> > either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!
> >
> > Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
> > Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an
Administrative
> > Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
> > Shorthand-sometimes . It's impressive to tell them you helped win
the
> > High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
> > myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
> > maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first
year
> > we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
> > of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
> > working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier
Aerospace in
> > Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
> > day.
> >
> > I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority
when I
> > was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
> > taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
> > want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
> > persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to
this
> > day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
> > really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to
do
> > well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests
that
> > we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught
this
> > class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent
before
> > Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
> > else remember being in this class?
> >
> > I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
> > animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the
only
> > one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
> > different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
> > tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.
> >
> > John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
> > Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
> > the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
> > teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?
> >
> > Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving
Chico,
> > stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
> > PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
> > good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of
stress -
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.
> >
> > I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
> > Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
> > REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
> > for me!
> >
> > Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
> > photographer. Thanks Corrine
> >
> > More later,
> > Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)
> >
> >
> > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.
> > >
> > > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
> > typewriters
> > > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
> > > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my
best
> > > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
> > > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten
accustomed
> > to
> > > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
> > typewriters
> > > were manual pre-
> > > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit
that
> > > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good
men....
> > >
> > > Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for
typing
> > e-
> > > mails. She was ahead of the times.
> > >
> > > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr.
Biggs
> > > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
> > > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.
> > >
> > > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
> > Mr.
> > > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those
courses.
> > > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.
> > >
> > > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves
Chico,
> > > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
> > what
> > > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
> > > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?
> > >
> > > What's your most useful or memorable high school course?
> > >
> > > The Weaselmeister
> > >
> >
>




Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Gwen Meier
 

I agree with Pat about the pizza party.?? Count me in!!!????? Also, there is now a neat trail in Dalton called the Sippo Trail.?? I walk that daily when I am in Dalton.??? The organization who put it together is called "Rails to Trails" because?the trail ?follows the old railroad beds.??? Some of the signs for the trains are still standing alongside the trail (a?big "W" for whistle, for example).??? You can catch it just north of the Buckeye Feed company and you can walk clear into Massillon (and beyond).?? It goes all over Ohio.???? Would anyone want to get up early when we meet for our reunion and walk with me???? It's a beautiful trail, especially in the spring when the wild violets are blooming.
?
Regarding the rhythm band, I remember I played the sticks.......I remember pounding them together.???
?
Decoration Day......my parents would go to the Mt Eaton Cemetery, Orrville Cemetery, and Dalton Cemetery where we would plant red geraniums on the graves of our family members.??? Every time I am in Dalton, I still go to the Dalton Cemetery.....I just love to walk around in there, reading the names and the dates, remembering people.??? The DHS marching band would go to East Greenville in the morning on Decoration Day?and then later, around noon, we would march up through Dalton, ending at the cemetery where we would hear speeches,?prayers, taps, etc..
?
Do?any of you remember the "bomblike blast" that Gerald Snyder set off in the lab????? I think Mr Howey taught that class and he ran?like the dickens to the scene of the crime.??? I believe that Gerald's glasses had little "nicks" in them due?to the explosion.? I think he had some?minor bleeding on his face, too.??? Thankfully, he had his glasses on.??? Otherwise, he would have had little shards of glass in his eyes.
?
Am I remembering correctly that the 5 and 10 had two rooms???? You would go into the front door and walk by the customer counter and then?if you turned left, you would be in the other room.??? I think that they had 2 front doors, but they never used the one that went into the room on the left.??? I remember the wooden floors and how they "creaked".?????Is that building still standing or have they torn it down???? I can't remember just where the 5 and 10 cent store was.??? I know that if you faced Brownies, it was on the right of that.??? Correct?
?
Well, Glenn and I are headed to Denver this Thursday to attend our oldest grandchild's (Amanda is her name) high school graduation from Berthoud High School.??? We will be gone for a week, so you won't be hearing from me during that time since we have all kinds of activities planned.??? Her other grandparents are coming in from North Carolina, so we are excited to see them again.......it has been several years since we saw them.??????We "girls" are going into Denver for "tea" at this really old, upscale hotel for my birthday while we are there.??? I am really looking forward to it.????
?
Love to you all,
Gwen
?
PS.?? I just have to say this ......I am SO thankful to Pat Lee and Paul Sturpe for setting the dalton59group up......it has been SO much fun hearing from everybody!!!!!????? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!?? THANK YOU!!!!??? THANK YOU!!!!!!??? Like Linda said, you have "63" e-mails in your inbox!!!!??? Lovin' it!!!!!
?
?
?


?

----- Original Message ----
From: Patricia Dearolf Lee
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:49:31 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

well i am just catching up with my class of 59 reading and loving
every word that has been written, thank you all so much. just think
we have about 365 days to write to each other. just wish some more
penpals would jump in and communicate.
i am so green with envy that you guys linda nancy and keith and
sharon got to spend time together this weekend. hopefully i can get a
ga/nc gang together this summer.
i have has two thoughts on what i would like to incorporate into the
reunion next year. i know i am not the committee but i guess i am
self appointed female in charge of FUN.....i am sorry but i have a
steam roller personality and i will run over someone to get the job
done if i must!
one is the pizza trip and the other is the memorial day parade if
there is still one! perhaps we can have our own with our formals and
flowers and the boys riding their bikes...that would be long
remembered in the history of Dalton Ohio class of 59~ also can i
mention to the class president that i would love it if we could
include some of the kids that went to school with us that did not
graduate. if not in the official happenings at least in something.
peggy hoover dave mizner are two that come to mind evelyn shanklin
and i know there is more........ .any thoughts comments OK its past my
bedtime love to all pjlee

--- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, Linda Freeland
wrote:
>
> Hi John/Weaselmeister:
>
> So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my
paragraphs look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may
happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm
not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS
Word are you having trouble there with spacing too?
>
> Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word)
> On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right
next to
> B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text:
>
> 1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is
Right justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you
would click on the first one ¨C for most typing of text. That will
start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the
right ¨Cdon't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just
let it have the automatic return.
>
> Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little
picture (block text) ¨Cthat will separate your spacing out to more
than just one space after each word.
>
> As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but
think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in
words do this:
>
>
> Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
country men. X
> (What do you mean all good men ¨C are there still some good men
left?-my statement)
>
>
> Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the
first line.
> 1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on
the number pad to the right of your keyboard ¨C that will take you to
the beginning of the line.
> 2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line ¨C that will take
you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert key on that
number pad is active ¨C so it will insert without taking characters
away.
>
> Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right
HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men ¨C are
there still some good men left?-my statement)
>
> Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I
placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically,
don't hit the enter key to go to the next line!
>
> HOPE THIS HELPS !
>
> Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type
thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a wooden spoon. On
the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not
really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon
type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make
up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my
church. I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of
upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute,
violin - and you might say I am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player)
as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that wild? We also have a
dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it! Anything else to
me is boring.
>
> Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor
with him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I
took in Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was
always on his case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old
Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion. He was lots of fun.
>
> Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in -
what does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas
your brother - you mentioned a brother.
>
> Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house.
Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my
hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie
> - how funny!!!
>
> Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you
make a trip to see your son.
>
> Warmest regards,
> Linda F.
>
>
>
> jhdouglas59 wrote:
>
> Linda:
>
> I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a
tambourine?
> It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks
were
> still better than a crummy kazoo.
>
> How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
> Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
> photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
> write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.
>
> Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes
out
> weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok?
Look at
> the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
> looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people
compose
> e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
> written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
> happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
> techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
> short sentences to explain.
>
> Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
> Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses.
It
> must have worked well because I learned how to forget history
(mostly).
> Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
> embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
> someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
> right.
>
> Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas
classmates
> this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
> Small world that you live there too.
>
> Thanks for the memories.
>
> The Weaselmeister
>
> --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
> > >
> > OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to
jump
> > in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so
busy
> > this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living
that
> > I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
> > and have 69 emails waiting for me.
> >
> > I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend
and
> > having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing
and
> > rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
> > this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
> > newcomers to the group!
> >
> > I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I
very
> > well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
> > think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
> > either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!
> >
> > Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
> > Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an
Administrative
> > Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
> > Shorthand-sometimes . It's impressive to tell them you helped win
the
> > High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
> > myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
> > maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first
year
> > we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
> > of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
> > working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier
Aerospace in
> > Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
> > day.
> >
> > I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority
when I
> > was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
> > taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
> > want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
> > persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to
this
> > day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
> > really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to
do
> > well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests
that
> > we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught
this
> > class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent
before
> > Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
> > else remember being in this class?
> >
> > I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
> > animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the
only
> > one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
> > different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
> > tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.
> >
> > John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
> > Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
> > the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
> > teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?
> >
> > Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving
Chico,
> > stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
> > PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
> > good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of
stress -
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.
> >
> > I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
> > Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
> > REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
> > for me!
> >
> > Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
> > photographer. Thanks Corrine
> >
> > More later,
> > Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)
> >
> >
> > --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.
> > >
> > > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
> > typewriters
> > > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
> > > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my
best
> > > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
> > > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten
accustomed
> > to
> > > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
> > typewriters
> > > were manual pre-
> > > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit
that
> > > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good
men....
> > >
> > > Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for
typing
> > e-
> > > mails. She was ahead of the times.
> > >
> > > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr.
Biggs
> > > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
> > > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.
> > >
> > > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
> > Mr.
> > > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those
courses.
> > > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.
> > >
> > > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves
Chico,
> > > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
> > what
> > > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
> > > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?
> > >
> > > What's your most useful or memorable high school course?
> > >
> > > The Weaselmeister
> > >
> >
>



Re: You're invited to view my photos!

PATRICIA LEE
 

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hey girls whats up?>
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:03 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: You're invited to view my photos!

Corrine: Girl I am so appreciative of all those pictures that you
posted. What an act of love. How I enjoyed them and I hope that
others will access them and enjoy them too. Does anyone else have
pics from the highschool days?
Those of you who have joined the group and not contributed to it
SHAME ON YOU You are reaping the benefits without joining in the
fun! Please jump in and add your comments. The rest of us would
love to hear from you. There have been lots of great subjects
started that i am sure you could contribute to. Thanks to those of
you that are now contributing and connecting.
Only one year from this week will be our reunion. GIRLS time to
start that diet! Just remember that we may have gotten older but age
is a state of mind. Join in and contribute to the chats and dont
forget to access Corrines's pictures of our highschool days. Some
really funny pictures that will make you roar! Dont forget you can
access the data base for all the classmates phone numbers and etc.
Thanks again Corrine.

-- In dalton59@yahoogroups.com, Corrine Kurzen <crkurze@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello everyone: Here are 76 school photos in Snapfish. If you
don't already know, Snapfish allows you to view photos without
downloading them into your computer. If you aren't already
registered, you just have to register with Snapfish. I have not
received any junk, ads, or spam from Snapfish and find it an easy way
to share many and even large photos. Enjoy !!! and I'm looking
forward to comments. Corrine
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> you're invited to view Corrine photos!
>
> plus, get 30 FREE prints when you upload your photos to Snapfish
>
>
>
> Corrine says...
>
> Hello everyone: Here are 76 school photos in Snapfish. If you
don't already know, Snapfish allows you to view photos without
downloading them into your computer. If you aren't already
registered, you just have to register with Snapfish. I have not
received any junk, ads, or spam from Snapfish and find it an easy way
to share many and even large photos. Enjoy !!! and I'm looking
forward to comments. Corrine
>
>
>
>

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>
>
> why Snapfish?
>
> we're the #1 online photo service
> - top-quality prints at the lowest price - just 9??? each
> - create photo cards, books & more with your photos
>
>
>
>
> Snapfish - the best value in photography.
>

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Re: The Last 49 years

Lanny and Judy Royer
 

Corrine,

?

Thanks for the bio.? I suggested to Patricia it would be fun if we all did it, and even funnier if we all sent recent pictures.

?

Lanny



----- Original Message ----
From: Corrine Kurzen
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 10:46:15 AM
Subject: [dalton59] The Last 49 years

Hello Everyone:? Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble remembering events from 49 years ago.? The e-mails, the photos, and the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look forward to checking my in-box every day!?

???? I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962.? My longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).? Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my mischevious behavior?when?I was in high school and when I was a?student nurse.? The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996?then I spent the next?6+ years?as Director of Career and Technical (aka Vocational) Education for the SDP.? The District imported a new superintendent and management?team from Chicago?that included?their own director of CTE.? I worked with the new team for a year then?was assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special assignment at Saul High School.? Saul High School is the largest argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has great kids.? What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her?formal working career!!!

???? Since retirement I?worked as a consultant for a couple of schools?and?organizations that needed help in getting approval to offer courses in?nursing and other health occupations.? In 1989 I had a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocationa l Nursing published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.? I just finished a year-long project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some free time to enjoy retirement.

???? The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was?intimidated because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.? The most useful?subjects from high school were typing and senior English with I. Glen Berg.? I believe I took the school photos with a Brownie camera which I still have.? I have been in the process of transfering photos and slides to digital format?and I just happened to scan the school days first.?

I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.? I was a country kid.? That meant I had to have a note to be able to leave school at lunch time to go "down town."? I loved buying candy at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times in 12 years.? I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus.? I knew I wanted to be a "town kid" when I grew up.? A hugh treat was when my Grandmother Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a tin roof sundae in the drug store.?

???? Decoration Day was a big event in our house.? We went to the cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted red geraniums so the graves would look nice.? I still remember the smell of the geraniums.? On Decoration Day we would drive to town with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place.?Did'nt the marching band play in the parade?

???? I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church.? I am looking forward to the reunion? and sitting in the special section reserved for those celebrating their 50th annivesary.? I remember what I thought about those people when we graduated? - does anyone else??

???? I'm looking forward to continuing conversation!?? (Please send personal e-mail to crkurze@comcast. net)

?



Re: Lynn Weikert and more............

Lanny and Judy Royer
 

I'm sorry about Lynns evasiveness.? Lynn and I were very good buddies and I missed him at the 30th.? I remember when I was living with my mom in CA between 1952-56 I always spent the summers in Dalton working the construction gangs for my dad.? Lynn and I would always hang together and one of the first things we used to do on my returns, we would race each other down main street;? I was tall and skinny but fast and we were always close in the races.? We also started sneaking smokes, L&Ms which we bought from the drug store from a guy, about 5'10", skinny, light brown wavy hair, was a year or two ahead of us, can't recall his name.? Anyway if you see?Lynn tell him Lanny wants to see him at the 50th and we will race down main street, probbaly in our walkers.

?

Patricia the organizer.? What do you think about my previous idea, everyone give a brief bio update and send a recent picture?? I see one of us has already started the bio.

?

Lanny

?

?



----- Original Message ----
From: Patricia Dearolf Lee
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:34:36 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Lynn Weikert and more............

Addie and those of you who are wondering about Lynn Weikert. He
seems to be evasive and i did send him a snail mail letter and noted
that if he did not respond that i would hunt him down next time i was
in Dalton. I think perhaps he does not know how much he was loved
for who he was. I did talk to Cat Saurer last week and he told me
that he keeps in touch with Lynn.
Speaking of Cat I would like to start a memorial to him and what he
has done for our country and the sacrifices that he made. I for one
really appreciate it and i don't know how many others of our
classmates served our country but we need to find a way to give them
the honor and recoginition that they deserve. SO any ideas? Lets
hear from some of you that were in the service or know of those that
were so we can find out some info on them and honor them. as i
reflect back on this day and what it means to me i must mention a
sign i saw today that said "ALL GAVE SOME AND SOME GAVE ALL"
God bless America and also those that have served our country. Cat
would love to hear from you by phone....you can find his name and
number in the database.
pjlee

--- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Addie & Dave Yoder"
wrote:
>
> Corrine,
> I love looking those pictures. Does any one know what happend to
Lynn Weikert? I used to think he was one of the silliest of class
clowns?
>
> And Bonnie Renner, I had forgotten all about her until seeing your
pictures. I do occasionally hear the name Renner here in Indy and
remember the Renners outside Dalton were very active in 4-H.
>
> Thanks "for the memories".
> Addie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Corrine Kurzen
> To: dalton59@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:46 PM
> Subject: [dalton59] The Last 49 years
>
>
>
> Hello Everyone: Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just
as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble
remembering events from 49 years ago. The e-mails, the photos, and
the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look
forward to checking my in-box every day!
>
> I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962. My
longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a
nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia
(SDP). Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my
mischevious behavior when I was in high school and when I was a
student nurse. The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996
then I spent the next 6+ years as Director of Career and Technical
(aka Vocational) Education for the SDP. The District imported a new
superintendent and management team from Chicago that included their
own director of CTE. I worked with the new team for a year then was
assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special
assignment at Saul High School. Saul High School is the largest
argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my
house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international
livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has
great kids. What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her formal
working career!!!
>
> Since retirement I worked as a consultant for a couple of
schools and organizations that needed help in getting approval to
offer courses in nursing and other health occupations. In 1989 I had
a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocationa l Nursing published
by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. I just finished a year-long
project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some
free time to enjoy retirement.
>
> The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with
Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was intimidated
because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.
The most useful subjects from high school were typing and senior
English with I. Glen Berg. I believe I took the school photos with a
Brownie camera which I still have. I have been in the process of
transfering photos and slides to digital format and I just happened
to scan the school days first.
>
> I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.
I was a country kid. That meant I had to have a note to be able to
leave school at lunch time to go "down town." I loved buying candy
at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times
in 12 years. I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town
kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus. I knew I wanted to be
a "town kid" when I grew up. A hugh treat was when my Grandmother
Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a
tin roof sundae in the drug store.
>
> Decoration Day was a big event in our house. We went to the
cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted
red geraniums so the graves would look nice. I still remember the
smell of the geraniums. On Decoration Day we would drive to town
with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place. Did'nt
the marching band play in the parade?
>
> I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she
was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see
Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church. I am looking forward to the
reunion and sitting in the special section reserved for those
celebrating their 50th annivesary. I remember what I thought about
those people when we graduated - does anyone else?
>
> I'm looking forward to continuing conversation! (Please
send personal e-mail to crkurze@...)
>



Re: Database Information Please USE

 

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I would be willing to join in a "mini Southern" get together.
?
?
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: dalton59@... [mailto:dalton59@...] On Behalf Of Patricia Dearolf Lee
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 11:15 PM
To: dalton59@...
Subject: [dalton59] Database Information Please USE

Classmates Please go to database and then click on contact list and you
can see who is deceased and all the names and addresses that i have
gleaned since last september. if anything needs updated please let me
know so we can stay current. lanny .....as far as i know Prudy died of
complications from diabetes sometime ago but i dont know when. if
anyone knows the date it would be good info to list in the database or
somewhere. also birthdays would be great for the database. now when
did they become so important>? would love to have a southern reunion
while i am in GA for the summer. how about it? there is charlene and
barbara and jeff eckard (does anyone keep in contact with him?) barb
can you scare him up for us? isnt he your cousin barb?
charlene emailed me to say she saw him while shopping but guess she
did not get info from him or on him. i did send him a snail mail
letter but did not hear back. paul you are in the area too. could us
NC GA people meet somewhere that would be central for us this summer?
also remember when corresponding with one person please make sure they
are the one you are sending too unless you want to share that with the
whole group. had a great weekend in chattanooga. weather here in N GA
mountain is lovely as is the scenery, yall come by. pjlee


Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Patricia Dearolf Lee
 

well i am just catching up with my class of 59 reading and loving
every word that has been written, thank you all so much. just think
we have about 365 days to write to each other. just wish some more
penpals would jump in and communicate.
i am so green with envy that you guys linda nancy and keith and
sharon got to spend time together this weekend. hopefully i can get a
ga/nc gang together this summer.
i have has two thoughts on what i would like to incorporate into the
reunion next year. i know i am not the committee but i guess i am
self appointed female in charge of FUN.....i am sorry but i have a
steam roller personality and i will run over someone to get the job
done if i must!
one is the pizza trip and the other is the memorial day parade if
there is still one! perhaps we can have our own with our formals and
flowers and the boys riding their bikes...that would be long
remembered in the history of Dalton Ohio class of 59~ also can i
mention to the class president that i would love it if we could
include some of the kids that went to school with us that did not
graduate. if not in the official happenings at least in something.
peggy hoover dave mizner are two that come to mind evelyn shanklin
and i know there is more.........any thoughts comments OK its past my
bedtime love to all pjlee


--- In dalton59@..., Linda Freeland <lfree55555@...>
wrote:

Hi John/Weaselmeister:

So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my
paragraphs look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may
happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm
not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS
Word are you having trouble there with spacing too?

Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word)
On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right
next to
B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text:

1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is
Right justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you
would click on the first one ¨C for most typing of text. That will
start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the
right ¨Cdon't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just
let it have the automatic return.

Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little
picture (block text) ¨Cthat will separate your spacing out to more
than just one space after each word.

As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but
think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in
words do this:


Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
country men. X
(What do you mean all good men ¨C are there still some good men
left?-my statement)


Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the
first line.
1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on
the number pad to the right of your keyboard ¨C that will take you to
the beginning of the line.
2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line ¨C that will take
you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert key on that
number pad is active ¨C so it will insert without taking characters
away.

Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right
HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men ¨C are
there still some good men left?-my statement)

Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I
placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically,
don't hit the enter key to go to the next line!

HOPE THIS HELPS !

Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type
thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a wooden spoon. On
the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not
really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon
type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make
up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my
church. I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of
upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute,
violin - and you might say I am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player)
as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that wild? We also have a
dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it! Anything else to
me is boring.

Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor
with him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I
took in Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was
always on his case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old
Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion. He was lots of fun.

Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in -
what does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas
your brother - you mentioned a brother.

Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house.
Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my
hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie
- how funny!!!

Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you
make a trip to see your son.

Warmest regards,
Linda F.



jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...> wrote:

Linda:

I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a
tambourine?
It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks
were
still better than a crummy kazoo.

How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.

Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes
out
weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok?
Look at
the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people
compose
e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
short sentences to explain.

Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses.
It
must have worked well because I learned how to forget history
(mostly).
Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
right.

Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas
classmates
this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
Small world that you live there too.

Thanks for the memories.

The Weaselmeister

--- In dalton59@..., "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
<lfree55555@> wrote:

OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to
jump
in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so
busy
this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living
that
I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
and have 69 emails waiting for me.

I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend
and
having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing
and
rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
newcomers to the group!

I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I
very
well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!

Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an
Administrative
Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
Shorthand-sometimes. It's impressive to tell them you helped win
the
High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first
year
we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier
Aerospace in
Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
day.

I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority
when I
was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to
this
day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to
do
well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests
that
we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught
this
class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent
before
Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
else remember being in this class?

I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the
only
one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.

John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?

Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving
Chico,
stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of
stress -
Thanks!

I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.

I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
for me!

Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
photographer. Thanks Corrine

More later,
Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)


--- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
wrote:

I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.

Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
typewriters
and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my
best
typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten
accustomed
to
the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
typewriters
were manual pre-
electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit
that
lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good
men....

Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for
typing
e-
mails. She was ahead of the times.

I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr.
Biggs
made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.

The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
Mr.
Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those
courses.
I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.

Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves
Chico,
California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
what
is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?

What's your most useful or memorable high school course?

The Weaselmeister


Lynn Weikert and more............

Patricia Dearolf Lee
 

Addie and those of you who are wondering about Lynn Weikert. He
seems to be evasive and i did send him a snail mail letter and noted
that if he did not respond that i would hunt him down next time i was
in Dalton. I think perhaps he does not know how much he was loved
for who he was. I did talk to Cat Saurer last week and he told me
that he keeps in touch with Lynn.
Speaking of Cat I would like to start a memorial to him and what he
has done for our country and the sacrifices that he made. I for one
really appreciate it and i don't know how many others of our
classmates served our country but we need to find a way to give them
the honor and recoginition that they deserve. SO any ideas? Lets
hear from some of you that were in the service or know of those that
were so we can find out some info on them and honor them. as i
reflect back on this day and what it means to me i must mention a
sign i saw today that said "ALL GAVE SOME AND SOME GAVE ALL"
God bless America and also those that have served our country. Cat
would love to hear from you by phone....you can find his name and
number in the database.
pjlee

--- In dalton59@..., "Addie & Dave Yoder" <akddyoder@...>
wrote:

Corrine,
I love looking those pictures. Does any one know what happend to
Lynn Weikert? I used to think he was one of the silliest of class
clowns?

And Bonnie Renner, I had forgotten all about her until seeing your
pictures. I do occasionally hear the name Renner here in Indy and
remember the Renners outside Dalton were very active in 4-H.

Thanks "for the memories".
Addie
----- Original Message -----
From: Corrine Kurzen
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:46 PM
Subject: [dalton59] The Last 49 years



Hello Everyone: Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just
as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble
remembering events from 49 years ago. The e-mails, the photos, and
the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look
forward to checking my in-box every day!

I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962. My
longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a
nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia
(SDP). Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my
mischevious behavior when I was in high school and when I was a
student nurse. The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996
then I spent the next 6+ years as Director of Career and Technical
(aka Vocational) Education for the SDP. The District imported a new
superintendent and management team from Chicago that included their
own director of CTE. I worked with the new team for a year then was
assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special
assignment at Saul High School. Saul High School is the largest
argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my
house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international
livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has
great kids. What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her formal
working career!!!

Since retirement I worked as a consultant for a couple of
schools and organizations that needed help in getting approval to
offer courses in nursing and other health occupations. In 1989 I had
a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing published
by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. I just finished a year-long
project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some
free time to enjoy retirement.

The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with
Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was intimidated
because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.
The most useful subjects from high school were typing and senior
English with I. Glen Berg. I believe I took the school photos with a
Brownie camera which I still have. I have been in the process of
transfering photos and slides to digital format and I just happened
to scan the school days first.

I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.
I was a country kid. That meant I had to have a note to be able to
leave school at lunch time to go "down town." I loved buying candy
at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times
in 12 years. I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town
kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus. I knew I wanted to be
a "town kid" when I grew up. A hugh treat was when my Grandmother
Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a
tin roof sundae in the drug store.

Decoration Day was a big event in our house. We went to the
cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted
red geraniums so the graves would look nice. I still remember the
smell of the geraniums. On Decoration Day we would drive to town
with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place. Did'nt
the marching band play in the parade?

I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she
was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see
Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church. I am looking forward to the
reunion and sitting in the special section reserved for those
celebrating their 50th annivesary. I remember what I thought about
those people when we graduated - does anyone else?

I'm looking forward to continuing conversation! (Please
send personal e-mail to crkurze@...)


Database Information Please USE

Patricia Dearolf Lee
 

Classmates Please go to database and then click on contact list and you
can see who is deceased and all the names and addresses that i have
gleaned since last september. if anything needs updated please let me
know so we can stay current. lanny .....as far as i know Prudy died of
complications from diabetes sometime ago but i dont know when. if
anyone knows the date it would be good info to list in the database or
somewhere. also birthdays would be great for the database. now when
did they become so important>? would love to have a southern reunion
while i am in GA for the summer. how about it? there is charlene and
barbara and jeff eckard (does anyone keep in contact with him?) barb
can you scare him up for us? isnt he your cousin barb?
charlene emailed me to say she saw him while shopping but guess she
did not get info from him or on him. i did send him a snail mail
letter but did not hear back. paul you are in the area too. could us
NC GA people meet somewhere that would be central for us this summer?
also remember when corresponding with one person please make sure they
are the one you are sending too unless you want to share that with the
whole group. had a great weekend in chattanooga. weather here in N GA
mountain is lovely as is the scenery, yall come by. pjlee


Re: The Last 49 years

Addie & Dave Yoder
 

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Corrine,
I love looking those pictures.? Does any one know what happend to Lynn Weikert?? I used to think he was one of the silliest of class clowns?
?
And Bonnie Renner, I had forgotten all about her until seeing your pictures.? I do occasionally hear the name Renner here in Indy and remember the Renners outside Dalton were very active in 4-H.
?
Thanks "for the memories".
Addie

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:46 PM
Subject: [dalton59] The Last 49 years

Hello Everyone:? Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble remembering events from 49 years ago.? The e-mails, the photos, and the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look forward to checking my in-box every day!?

???? I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962.? My longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).? Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my mischevious behavior?when?I was in high school and when I was a?student nurse.? The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996?then I spent the next?6+ years?as Director of Career and Technical (aka Vocational) Education for the SDP.? The District imported a new superintendent and management?team from Chicago?that included?their own director of CTE.? I worked with the new team for a year then?was assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special assignment at Saul High School.? Saul High School is the largest argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has great kids.? What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her?formal working career!!!

???? Since retirement I?worked as a consultant for a couple of schools?and?organizations that needed help in getting approval to offer courses in?nursing and other health occupations.? In 1989 I had a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.? I just finished a year-long project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some free time to enjoy retirement.

???? The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was?intimidated because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.? The most useful?subjects from high school were typing and senior English with I. Glen Berg.? I believe I took the school photos with a Brownie camera which I still have.? I have been in the process of transfering photos and slides to digital format?and I just happened to scan the school days first.?

I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.? I was a country kid.? That meant I had to have a note to be able to leave school at lunch time to go "down town."? I loved buying candy at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times in 12 years.? I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus.? I knew I wanted to be a "town kid" when I grew up.? A hugh treat was when my Grandmother Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a tin roof sundae in the drug store.?

???? Decoration Day was a big event in our house.? We went to the cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted red geraniums so the graves would look nice.? I still remember the smell of the geraniums.? On Decoration Day we would drive to town with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place.?Did'nt the marching band play in the parade?

???? I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church.? I am looking forward to the reunion? and sitting in the special section reserved for those celebrating their 50th annivesary.? I remember what I thought about those people when we graduated? - does anyone else??

???? I'm looking forward to continuing conversation!?? (Please send personal e-mail to crkurze@comcast.net)

?


Re: The Last 49 years

Addie & Dave Yoder
 

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Corrine,
?
Did you play clarinet or saxophone in the band?? Don't know why I associate you with the woodwind section.?

I remember going downtown after lunch because I too had to catch the bus after school.? I like Gwen's description of going to the Brownie's and the 5 & 10 next door.? Does your family still own the farm or are your ties to the Dalton area pretty well gone?? I too, look forward to the 50th reunion-especially since I this will be my first ever.
?
Addie

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:46 PM
Subject: [dalton59] The Last 49 years

Hello Everyone:? Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble remembering events from 49 years ago.? The e-mails, the photos, and the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look forward to checking my in-box every day!?

???? I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962.? My longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).? Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my mischevious behavior?when?I was in high school and when I was a?student nurse.? The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996?then I spent the next?6+ years?as Director of Career and Technical (aka Vocational) Education for the SDP.? The District imported a new superintendent and management?team from Chicago?that included?their own director of CTE.? I worked with the new team for a year then?was assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special assignment at Saul High School.? Saul High School is the largest argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has great kids.? What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her?formal working career!!!

???? Since retirement I?worked as a consultant for a couple of schools?and?organizations that needed help in getting approval to offer courses in?nursing and other health occupations.? In 1989 I had a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.? I just finished a year-long project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some free time to enjoy retirement.

???? The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was?intimidated because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.? The most useful?subjects from high school were typing and senior English with I. Glen Berg.? I believe I took the school photos with a Brownie camera which I still have.? I have been in the process of transfering photos and slides to digital format?and I just happened to scan the school days first.?

I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.? I was a country kid.? That meant I had to have a note to be able to leave school at lunch time to go "down town."? I loved buying candy at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times in 12 years.? I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus.? I knew I wanted to be a "town kid" when I grew up.? A hugh treat was when my Grandmother Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a tin roof sundae in the drug store.?

???? Decoration Day was a big event in our house.? We went to the cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted red geraniums so the graves would look nice.? I still remember the smell of the geraniums.? On Decoration Day we would drive to town with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place.?Did'nt the marching band play in the parade?

???? I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church.? I am looking forward to the reunion? and sitting in the special section reserved for those celebrating their 50th annivesary.? I remember what I thought about those people when we graduated? - does anyone else??

???? I'm looking forward to continuing conversation!?? (Please send personal e-mail to crkurze@comcast.net)

?


The Last 49 years

Corrine Kurzen
 

Hello Everyone:? Dalton school days seems like yesterday but just as I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, I have trouble remembering events from 49 years ago.? The e-mails, the photos, and the Luanna are all very helpful in recalling those years and I look forward to checking my in-box every day!?

???? I graduated from Jefferson School of Nursing in 1962.? My longest time in one position was 31 years as the director of a nursing school sponsored by the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).? Believe me, my students repeateadly repaid me for all of my mischevious behavior?when?I was in high school and when I was a?student nurse.? The District closed that adult nursing school in 1996?then I spent the next?6+ years?as Director of Career and Technical (aka Vocational) Education for the SDP.? The District imported a new superintendent and management?team from Chicago?that included?their own director of CTE.? I worked with the new team for a year then?was assigned to spend my last year before retirement on special assignment at Saul High School.? Saul High School is the largest argicultural high school in Pennsylvania is located 5 minutes from my house, and consistently wins awards, participates in international livestock exchanges, is a high academic achieving school, and has great kids.? What a perfect way for a farm girl to end her?formal working career!!!

???? Since retirement I?worked as a consultant for a couple of schools?and?organizations that needed help in getting approval to offer courses in?nursing and other health occupations.? In 1989 I had a textbook titled Contemporary Practical/Vocational Nursing published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.? I just finished a year-long project preparing the 6th edition last Tuesday so I now have some free time to enjoy retirement.

???? The two subjects I disliked the most were piano lessons with Mrs. Berg (I think it was practicing - not her but I was?intimidated because she was the principal's wife) and typing with Miss Santschi.? The most useful?subjects from high school were typing and senior English with I. Glen Berg.? I believe I took the school photos with a Brownie camera which I still have.? I have been in the process of transfering photos and slides to digital format?and I just happened to scan the school days first.?

I seem to recall there were the town kids and the country kids.? I was a country kid.? That meant I had to have a note to be able to leave school at lunch time to go "down town."? I loved buying candy at the 5 and 10 and I think I was only in Brownies a half dozen times in 12 years.? I had to get on the bus and go home while the "town kids" got to hang out and not rush to the bus.? I knew I wanted to be a "town kid" when I grew up.? A hugh treat was when my Grandmother Kurzen would take me to town for errands after which we would get a tin roof sundae in the drug store.?

???? Decoration Day was a big event in our house.? We went to the cemetaries several days ahead of time and cut the grass and planted red geraniums so the graves would look nice.? I still remember the smell of the geraniums.? On Decoration Day we would drive to town with my Dad hoping he would be able to find a parking place.?Did'nt the marching band play in the parade?

???? I had dinner with Eunice Stiener several years ago when she was in Philadelphia for a business conference and I occastionally see Carol Zimmerly Buchwalter at church.? I am looking forward to the reunion? and sitting in the special section reserved for those celebrating their 50th annivesary.? I remember what I thought about those people when we graduated? - does anyone else??

???? I'm looking forward to continuing conversation!?? (Please send personal e-mail to crkurze@...)

?


Call All History Buffs!

 

Hi Everybody:

I love history...especially early American History and Civil War
history. John Douglas prompted the question "why was Dalton built on
a hill?" Well, I never found that out, but I did some searching on
the internet and found some interesting stuff!

So I added a file to the Yahoo site. If you like history, check it
out, if you don't - have a nice day and disregard it.

Check out familiar names to us listed...Goudy/Gaudy, Eckard to name a
few. Maybe your long lost relative is listed. Told Keith Goudy
about what I found as I met with him, his sweet wife, Sharon, and
Nancy Withrich/Davis at Nancy's home yesterday. We had a wonderful
time remembering all our school days and Dalton memories! Thanks
again, Nancy, for hosting.

Civil War Fact thats listed about Wayne County...Fort Sumter was
fired on April 12, 1861. Within 4 days, a wild crowd met at the
Wayne County Courthouse and by April 21, 1861 (9 days later) they had
their first solders on the way!

Remember I have a tough time down here in "Confederate Land"
sometimes and they don't hold dear as we do, our great President
Lincoln! Just a Memorial Day thought!

Have a great Memorial/Decoration Day!
Linda Fahrney/Freeland


Re: New file uploaded to dalton59

 

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I briefly scanned?the file mentioned below.? I see the name Goudy mentioned numerous times.? I also recognized Douglass in there.?
?
So Keith and John (aka The Weaselmeister) are the people mentioned in this history of Dalton your forefathers?
?
Anybody else in our class have family names mentioned in this history file?
?
?
Paul
?

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:02 AM
To: dalton59@...
Subject: [dalton59] New file uploaded to dalton59


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Re: THANK YOU, CORRINE

Lanny and Judy Royer
 

I knew about Pat L. but not Prudy.? When and why?

?

Lanny



----- Original Message ----
From: Gwen Meier
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:34:37 PM
Subject: [dalton59] THANK YOU, CORRINE

Hi Corrine,
THANKS so much for those pictures!!!!??? They were priceless!!! !!?????It brought tears to my eyes to see Prudy and Pat Lowery, both gone now.????? I just wanted you to know how much I appreciated all the time you put into this project.?????
?
From all the pictures,?I would think that I would remember of you going?around carrying a camera a lot of the time, but I don't.???? Even the old school playground.. ....you didn't miss a thing!!!!!!
?
I dropped off the 50th reunion planning committee... ...too many miles between me and the other members for me to be effective.???
?
Thanks again,
Gwen



THANK YOU, CORRINE

Gwen Meier
 

Hi Corrine,
THANKS so much for those pictures!!!!??? They were priceless!!!!!?????It brought tears to my eyes to see Prudy and Pat Lowery, both gone now.????? I just wanted you to know how much I appreciated all the time you put into this project.?????
?
From all the pictures,?I would think that I would remember of you going?around carrying a camera a lot of the time, but I don't.???? Even the old school playground......you didn't miss a thing!!!!!!
?
I dropped off the 50th reunion planning committee......too many miles between me and the other members for me to be effective.???
?
Thanks again,
Gwen


Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

jhdouglas59
 

Linda:

Where's my white-out when I need it? Your instructions for MS Word are
probably pretty good but I haven't really used that either. My
administrative assistant handled all that stuff and now I realize how
much she really knew that I don't understand. I'm a lotus spreadsheet
person. I can create a lot of columns of numbers (whoopee). The
numbers look swell. Maybe I should call The Video Professor for a
tutorial for MS Word. Thanks for your help, and I will try to use your
instructions if I ever have the courage to try MS Word. I'll also try
your Yahoo tips when I take time to do it.

As for your tambourine/jingle-clauds experiences--congratulations on
mastering both. Our church used to have a Thursday contemporary
service, too. We had a guitarist/singer who still sings in the area.
Maybe you have heard of him. His name is Chris Pfeiffer and he has a
website to list his appearances and where you can purchase his CD's. He
really is quite good. The reason the contemporary service folded is
that they asked for volunteer kazoo players from the audience. I said,
"Nope, I don't know any". So, no volunteers, no contemporary service.
I guess I can only blame myself for the demise.

As for my Allen son, he lives on Long Prairie street in Allen. No, his
name is not Allen. I'm afraid to go back and change the first sentence
because it may distort the neat format of this paragraph. Now I'll
worry about that. One more thing to fret about. He works for Texas
Instruments in the Marketing Department.

Yes, my brother's name is Harold (aka Henry). I think he used to live
on the same street that your house was on. As I recall, you lived at
the very end of the street with no name (at least that is how I remember
the street because I can't recall the name).

I never got to cross the street very much as a tad because at the time
it was before the 4 lane US 30 which was built behind your house. The
old US 30 which went thruough town was a real busy street. It really
was dangerous. Remember all the bums/hobos that used to go door to
door begging for food? I underestimated the creepiness of that (just
like the E-Trade tv commercial where the baby invites a clown to his
party to use the profits he made using E-Trade, but then regrets having
the clown there because he underestimated the creepiness of a clown).

Speaking of your side of the street, do you remember Cozy Inn (or maybe
it was Kozy Inn)? It was on the far east side of town, east of where
Jeff and Karen Eckard lived. Cozy Inn was some kind of diner/truck
stop or motel (I think).

That's all I can think of for now.

Stay in touch.

The Weaselmeister






--- In dalton59@..., Linda Freeland <lfree55555@...> wrote:

Hi John/Weaselmeister:

So good to hear a response back from you. Well, some of my paragraphs
look OK, but not all of them. I think this spacing may happen when you
go back and maybe add some words to your text. I'm not sure how this
Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS Word are you having
trouble there with spacing too?

Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word)
On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right next to
B I U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text:

1st is Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is Right
justified text, and the last is block text. Most usually you would click
on the first one ¨C for most typing of text. That will start all
words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the right
¨Cdon't even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just
let it have the automatic return.

Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little
picture (block text) ¨Cthat will separate your spacing out to more
than just one space after each word.

As far as Yahoo, I don't know what the default setting is, but
think your problem may be due to adding in words. If you add in words do
this:


Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country
men. X
(What do you mean all good men ¨C are there still some good men
left?-my statement)


Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the
first line.
1) Put your cursor anywhere on the line. Hit "Home" key on the
number pad to the right of your keyboard ¨C that will take you to the
beginning of the line.
2) Now hit the "End" key on that same line ¨C that will
take you to the end of that line. Make sure your "Ins"-Insert
key on that number pad is active ¨C so it will insert without taking
characters away.

Hit "Home" Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country men. Hit "End" if you want it to continue right
HERE space one then hit "Del" x(What do you mean all good men
¨C are there still some good men left?-my statement)

Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I
placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically,
don't hit the enter key to go to the next line!

HOPE THIS HELPS !

Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type thing -
you might say. It was sort of shaped like a wooden spoon. On the spoon
part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not really bells-but
made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon type thing against your
other hand to make rhythm - Got it? I make up for playing Jingle Clauds
now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my church. I go to a church that
is very Charismatic, has a lot of upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards,
guitars, drum set, flute, violin - and you might say I am maybe the
"Chief Tambourine player) as I play it very enthusiastically. Is that
wild? We also have a dance worship team and wave flags too! I love it!
Anything else to me is boring.

Donald Baker - Yes, that's him. I liked him and had great favor with
him. Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I took in
Soph. year. Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was always on his
case calling "Young Man." How funny! I liked old Gerald, I hope he comes
to the reunion. He was lots of fun.

Your son - in Allen - how awesome. What area does he live in - what
does he do? Of course, I'm curious. Also was Harold Douglas your brother
- you mentioned a brother.

Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house. Want
you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my hair
over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie
- how funny!!!

Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you make a
trip to see your son.

Warmest regards,
Linda F.



jhdouglas59 jhdouglas59@... wrote:

Linda:

I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a tambourine?
It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks
were
still better than a crummy kazoo.

How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.

Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes out
weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok? Look
at
the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people compose
e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
short sentences to explain.

Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses. It
must have worked well because I learned how to forget history
(mostly).
Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
right.

Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas classmates
this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
Small world that you live there too.

Thanks for the memories.

The Weaselmeister

--- In dalton59@..., "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
lfree55555@ wrote:

OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to jump
in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so busy
this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living that
I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
and have 69 emails waiting for me.

I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend and
having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing
and
rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
newcomers to the group!

I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I very
well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!

Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an
Administrative
Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
Shorthand-sometimes. It's impressive to tell them you helped win the
High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first
year
we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier Aerospace
in
Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
day.

I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority when I
was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to this
day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to do
well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests that
we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught this
class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent before
Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
else remember being in this class?

I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the only
one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.

John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?

Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving
Chico,
stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of stress -
Thanks!

I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.

I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
for me!

Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
photographer. Thanks Corrine

More later,
Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)


--- In dalton59@..., "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
wrote:

I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.

Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
typewriters
and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my best
typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten accustomed
to
the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
typewriters
were manual pre-
electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit that
lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good
men....

Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for
typing
e-
mails. She was ahead of the times.

I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr.
Biggs
made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.

The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
Mr.
Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those
courses.
I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.

Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves
Chico,
California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
what
is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?

What's your most useful or memorable high school course?

The Weaselmeister


Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

 

Hi John/Weaselmeister:
?
So good to hear a response back from you.? Well, some of my paragraphs look OK, but not all of them.? I think this spacing may happen when you go back and maybe add some words to your text.? I'm not sure how this Yahoo email thing is set up, but when you are in MS Word are you having trouble there with spacing too?
?
Maybe this will help you...(In MS Word)
On the toolbar (where the little pictures are located) right next to
B? I? U, the next section is 4 drawings of formatting your text:
?
1st is?? Left justified, next is Centering the text, next is Right justified text, and the last is block text.? Most usually you would click on the first one for most typing of text.? That will start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the right dont even hit the enter key to return to the next line, just let it have the automatic return.
?
Sometimes, like on a resume, a person might want the last little picture (block text) that will separate your spacing out to more than just one space after each word.
?
As far as Yahoo, I dont know what the default setting is, but think your problem may be due to adding in words.? If you add in words do this:
?
?
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country men.? X
(What do you mean all good men are there still some good men left?-my statement)
?
?
Now to add this in and for it to continue right at the end of the first line.
1)????? Put your cursor anywhere on the line.? Hit Home key on the number pad to the right of your keyboard that will take you to the beginning of the line.
2)????? Now hit the End key on that same line that will take you to the end of that line.? Make sure your Ins-Insert key on that number pad is active so it will insert without taking characters away.
?
Hit Home? Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country men.? Hit End if you want it to continue right HERE space one then hit Del x(What do you mean all good men are there still some good men left?-my statement)
?
Then it will continue the text right at the correct spot (where I placed the small x) and just let the line return do it automatically, dont hit the enter key to go to the next line!
?
HOPE THIS HELPS !
?
Jingle Clauds - it was a little min hand held tambourine type thing - you might say. It was sort of shaped like a wooden spoon.? On the spoon part at the top were a couple of jingle type bells/not really bells-but made little jingle sounds and you hit this spoon type thing against your other hand to make rhythm - Got it?? I make up for playing Jingle Clauds now by playing a "mean tambourine" in my church.? I go to a church that is very Charismatic, has a lot of upbeat music, all kinds of keyboards, guitars, drum set, flute, violin - and you might say I?am maybe the "Chief Tambourine player) as I play it very enthusiastically.? Is that wild?? We also have a dance worship team and wave flags too!?I love it!? Anything else to me is boring.
?
Donald Baker - Yes, that's him.? I liked him and had great favor with him.? Mrs. Shankleton taught "General Business" which I think I took in Soph. year.? Gerald Snyder was in this class and she was always on his case calling "Young Man."? How funny!? I liked old Gerald, I hope he comes to the reunion.? He was lots of fun.
?
Your son - in Allen - how awesome.? What area does he live in - what does he do?? Of course, I'm curious.? Also was Harold Douglas your brother - you mentioned a brother.
?
Gotta run - it's time to go in a few minutes to Nancy's house.? Want you to know I was still rolling laughing this a.m. as I fixed my hair over the Train leaving Chico and stopping in Muncie
- how funny!!!
?
Maybe sometime all of us Texans can get together again if you make a trip to see your son.
?
Warmest regards,
Linda F.
?


jhdouglas59 wrote:


Linda:

I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a tambourine?
It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks were
still better than a crummy kazoo.

How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.

Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes out
weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok? Look at
the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people compose
e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
short sentences to explain.

Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses. It
must have worked well because I learned how to forget history (mostly).
Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
right.

Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas classmates
this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
Small world that you live there too.

Thanks for the memories.

The Weaselmeister

--- In dalton59@yahoogroups.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
...> wrote:
>
> OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to jump
> in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so busy
> this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living that
> I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
> and have 69 emails waiting for me.
>
> I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend and
> having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing and
> rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
> this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
> newcomers to the group!
>
> I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I very
> well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
> think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
> either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!
>
> Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
> Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an Administrative
> Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
> Shorthand-sometimes. It's impressive to tell them you helped win the
> High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
> myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
> maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first year
> we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
> of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
> working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier Aerospace in
> Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
> day.
>
> I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority when I
> was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
> taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
> want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
> persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to this
> day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
> really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to do
> well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests that
> we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught this
> class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent before
> Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
> else remember being in this class?
>
> I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
> animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the only
> one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
> different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
> tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.
>
> John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
> Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
> the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
> teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?
>
> Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving Chico,
> stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
> PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
> good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of stress -
> Thanks!
>
> I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.
>
> I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
> Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
> REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
> for me!
>
> Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
> photographer. Thanks Corrine
>
> More later,
> Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)
>
>
> --- In dalton59@yahoogroups.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.
> >
> > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
> typewriters
> > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
> > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my best
> > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
> > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten accustomed
> to
> > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
> typewriters
> > were manual pre-
> > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit that
> > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good men....
> >
> > Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for typing
> e-
> > mails. She was ahead of the times.
> >
> > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr. Biggs
> > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
> > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.
> >
> > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
> Mr.
> > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those courses.
> > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.
> >
> > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves Chico,
> > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
> what
> > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
> > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?
> >
> > What's your most useful or memorable high school course?
> >
> > The Weaselmeister
> >
>



Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Lanny and Judy Royer
 

Yes.

?

Lanny



----- Original Message ----
From: jhdouglas59
To: dalton59@...
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 9:00:15 AM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band


Linda:

I give up. What's a jiggle-claud? Is that some kind of a tambourine?
It must have been some kind of high tech thing. Anyways the sticks were
still better than a crummy kazoo.

How can anyone our age type 80-90 wpm like you do? I'm impressed.
Plus being able to "cut and paste", attach stuff to e-mails, scan
photos, reformat, etc. is indeed a skill. I'm lucky to be able to
write anything for this yahoo group, let alone send photos.

Speaking of e-mails, what am I doing wrong when what I write comes out
weirdly spaced when I know when I write the e-mail it looks ok? Look at
the stuff below. Your e-mail is nice and neatly spaced. My stuff
looks weird. Maybe that's some kind of omen. Only weird people compose
e-mail that is weirdly spaced. Is there a way to reformat so the
written text looks like it was when it was written? The same thing
happens when I print a copy of the e-mail. Just don't use any
techno-babble trying to explain it. Please use one syllable words in
short sentences to explain.

Was the superintendent before Mr. Berg a Donald Baker? I think Helen
Shankleton taught one of those memorize and forget history courses. It
must have worked well because I learned how to forget history (mostly).
Those tv shows about "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" are
embarrassing. Just wait. Those little smarty pants fifth graders
someday won't be smarter than a fifth grader themselves. Serves them
right.

Glad to hear you're getting together with some of the Texas classmates
this weekend. As an aside, one of our sons lives in Allen, Tx too.
Small world that you live there too.

Thanks for the memories.

The Weaselmeister

--- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "Linda L. Fahrney Freeland"
wrote:
>
> OK - John D. and all you other classmates, I'm finally going to jump
> in here and join the conversation. Hi Everybody. I have been so busy
> this week - trying to learn a new temp job and earning a living that
> I haven't had the time to participate. I would come into my email
> and have 69 emails waiting for me.
>
> I have been reading all these email Sat. night Memorial Weekend and
> having a blast. John, you are so funny and have me belly-laughing and
> rolling off my chair. I wanted to go to a movie tonight, but maybe
> this is much more fun! Glad to hear from John, Lanny - all you
> newcomers to the group!
>
> I loved the one on 1st Grade trauma on the rhythm band. Yes, I very
> well remember it. You forgot the "sticks" and the jiggle-clauds. I
> think I had to play either one of those and they weren't so great
> either, but I don't think I ever stooped to play a kazoo !! Ha!
>
> Now in regards to Most Useful High School Course...
> Of course, being a Secretary (now's it's refined to an Administrative
> Assistant), I still use what I learned in Typing, Bookkeeping, and
> Shorthand-sometimes . It's impressive to tell them you helped win the
> High School Shorthand trophy (I think we just had a 4 member team-
> myself, Barbara M., not sure if it was Shirley M., Betty Ann H.)
> maybe somebody remembers, but we brought back a trophy the first year
> we tried it. BUT - when you tell somebody this, it just DATES you,
> of course. I use these 3 subjects still to support myself and am
> working right now on a contract assignment at Bombardier Aerospace in
> Richardson, Tx. I love to type and can type 80-90 wpm. on a good
> day.
>
> I can remember telling some of the teachers or some authority when I
> was Freshman or Soph. - whatever year we were supposed to start
> taking Algebra - that I would never use this in my life and didn't
> want to take it. I wasn't in college preparatory. So I guess I
> persuaded them because they offerd a General Math Class. But to this
> day, I have problems with "formulas" on Excel. Because all the
> really smart kids were in Algebra, that made it easier for me to do
> well in the Math Class and win some of the arithmetic contests that
> we would have on the blackboard. I think Mrs. Shankleton taught this
> class. No, I'm just remembering - who was the superintendent before
> Glen Berg - nice guy - that's who taught it. Mr. Baker?? Anybody
> else remember being in this class?
>
> I also told them I could not stand all that gutty junk, cutting up
> animals, worms, whatever etc. in Biology and may have been the only
> one to not have to take it. I didn't! Different strokes for
> different folks - I hated Government Class - just endured it and
> tried to memorize everything I needed to know just for tests.
>
> John, I love your description of the typing tests. I had Ms.
> Santschi for my typing classes. I remember how hard you had to hit
> the keys and yes the metronom. In Corrine's pictures of all the
> teachers at the table, was Mrs. Eshleman in that picture?
>
> Now I'm laughing again uncontrollably about the "train leaving Chico,
> stopping in Muncie, and arriving at Columbus - I HATED THOSE STORY
> PROBLEMS - you are sooooo right - who in the heck CARES??? What a
> good laugh I have had over this! I just got rid of a lot of stress -
> Thanks!
>
> I'll stop now on this email and maybe respond to some other ones.
>
> I'm meeting with Keith Goudy, and wife Sharon, and Nancy Withrich
> Davis tomorrow after church at Nancy's house - for a MINI-1959
> REUNION! It will be a blast and sure the highlight of this weekend
> for me!
>
> Corrine's pictures were unbelievable! She must have been the class
> photographer. Thanks Corrine
>
> More later,
> Linda Freeland (formerly Fahrney)
>
>
> --- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jhdouglas59" jhdouglas59@
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been thinking about DHS most useful courses.
> >
> > Mine is Mrs. Eshleman's typing class with the old klutzy
> typewriters
> > and that ticking metronome. She would speed up that metronome to
> > super sonic speeds (or so it seemed at the time). I think my best
> > typing speed speed was 60-70 cwpm. Now it is probably 20-30
> > incorrect words pre minute (iwpm). I never have gotten accustomed
> to
> > the light touch of the computer keyboard. I believe the
> typewriters
> > were manual pre-
> > electric vintage. You had to hit those keys hard and then hit that
> > lever to get to the next line. Now is the time for all good men....
> >
> > Little did we know then that typing would be so valuable for typing
> e-
> > mails. She was ahead of the times.
> >
> > I think the most fun course was American Government where Mr. Biggs
> > made us memorize the three branches of government: legislative,
> > executive and judicial. He made the course entertaining.
> >
> > The worst course I can remember is Algebra (or maybe Geometry).
> Mr.
> > Eldridge (or something like that name) taught one of those courses.
> > I never could figure out all those equations and hypotheses.
> >
> > Also some of those stupid math things like if a train leaves Chico,
> > California at 2 pm and stops for 37 minutes in Muncie, Indiana,
> what
> > is the elapsed time to arrive at Columbus, Ohio if the train is
> > traveling at 38 mph? Who cares?
> >
> > What's your most useful or memorable high school course?
> >
> > The Weaselmeister
> >
>