----- Original Message -----

From: jhdouglas59

To: dalton59@...

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:06 PM

Subject: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Gwen:

I know of the trail of which you speak. The last time I saw the
trail was when it had railroad tracks on it. I'm not sure if I
remember all the kids who walked the tracks, but I do recall some
incidents. I remember putting pennies on the track before the train
came rumbling (actually probably creeping) through. Then we would go
retrieve the flattened pennies as a souvenir. Can't locate them now.
I do recall Mom and Dad saying not to put a nickel on the track
because it would cause a train wreck. So I obeyed the nickel rule
but interpreted that to mean it was ok to use a penny (kids interpret
parents using kids logic).

Another fun thing was to stand on the tracks as long as you could and
then jump off the track and hide under the trestle until the train
passed. This sounds like some of the stunts that were in the
movie "Stand By Me" (I think that was the title). Talk about kids
and immortality. But we did live through it.

Some of the names I recall as part of the great train escape were
Cash, Schmink, Gary Steiner, Ron Blosser, and others whose names I
can't recall.

I also remember how cool it was to drink water from a spring close to
the railroad trestle. I wonder how polluted that was. Didn't matter
because we didn't even consider that at the time.

I also recall swimming in Beaver Creek (I think that was the name in
a pasture close to the railroad tracks). It was probably downstream
from the city sewage plant. It didn't matter to us though. I do
recall swimming among water snakes and picking off blood suckers
(leaches) after a fun day of swimming. Nobody drowned in the 4 foot
deep water (which seemed super deep at the time).

What great memories of a simpler time when kids could be kids.

What's your stories?

The Weaselmeister

---

In dalton59@yahoogroups.com, Gwen Meier ..> wrote:
>
> 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@yahoogroups.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 - for most typing of text. That will
> start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on
the
> right -don'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) -that 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 - 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,
> 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"
> > 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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----- Original Message -----

From: Barbara Moser Pailloz

To: dalton59@...

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:57 PM

Subject: [dalton59] Whatever

Hi Everyone!!

My favorite pizza place was Your Pizza which was between Massillon
and Canton, I think they call that Perry Heights. My brother still
lives in Dalton and he, too, likes the Coccia House in Wooster.
Another favorite was the one on Cherry St. in Massillon!

I don't remember the Floating Henryburger place but there was a drive-
in between Riceland and Wooster but don't remember the name. I have
senior moments ;-) every now and then!

I always liked marching in the parade on decoration day and carrying
whatever flowers my Mom had blooming at the time.

I still like going to the Dari-ette when I'm in Dalton but have
trouble finding someone to go with me. That doesn't seem to be a
favorite of my family.

I will be in Dalton Father's Day weekend. If anybody's around, I'll
just be there the 13th through the 15th.

I believe that I saw Danny Hostetler at Mrs. J's in Orrville the last
time I was home but didn't realize it was him until I was in the car
on the way home.

John, I have one of those turntables too and transferred all my 33s
onto my DJ so that I can listen to them at work. I just transferred
the instrumentals so have Herb Alpert, Lenny Dee, Joann Castle, etc.

Somehow I played with that band (11th Regiment) on the bandstand with
all those men! Not sure how that came about.

I would also be interested in a south-summer get together.

Barb

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-----Original Message-----
From: dalton59@... [mailto:dalton59@...] On Behalf Of Lanny and Judy Royer
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:55 PM
To: dalton59@...
Subject: Re: [dalton59] Re: Lanny's Bio

My handicap is golf.? It depends on what day, what hole, and whether the arthritis is acting up.? Maybe we can bring the sticks at the reunion.

?

Lanny

----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Sturpe com>
To: dalton59@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:28:49 PM
Subject: [dalton59] Re: Lanny's Bio

Lanny,

Thanks for the bio and the pictures. Just one question? What is
your golf handicap? My handicap is 3.....my stance, my grip and my
swing....but I still enjoy the game!

Paul

--- In dalton59@yahoogroup s.com, "jylyry42" wrote:
>
> Prior to graduation I had to make a decision to which college I
> wanted to accept a football scholarship. I wanted to join the army
> but my dad talked me into trying the football program out first.
> Jeff Eckard and I were offered a full 4 year scholarship to play at
> Florida State, and they flew us down there and treated like
> celebrities. I accepted their offer and I believe Jeff went to
Iowa
> State. I played for a year, made the team, but decided I wanted
the
> army.
>
> I joined the army and signed up for the paratroops, but my aptitude
> tests put me into the top 10 so they placed me into military
> intelligence. My training put me overseas for 2 years monitoring
> troop movements of the Russians, East Germans and Poles. After
> things started getting hot in the middle east our unit was assigned
> to monitoring the Chinese and North Vietnam troop movements and to
> relay that info to the appropriate personnel. We were in a country
> that we were not in. Sadly the first American soldier killed in the
> war was a member of my unit in an ambush.
>
> I eventually got out and was going to travel the USA for awhile.
My
> first stop was in Georgia to my cousins house. His father was a
> fighter pilot stationed at Moody AFB. You all might remember his
> family who lived alot of years in Dalton, in a small house at the
> west end of town; Rita, Wade, Gary, and Debbie Lehman. Wade set
me
> up with a blind date, she was blind to take me, with Judy, who I
> married one month later, 45 years ago. So much for my travels.
>
> Judy and I moved to AZ. From 1965 to 1976 I was a police officer
in
> Scottsdale, AZ. I graduated from ASU in 1973 and in 1976 took a
job
> as a Federal Agent in Los Angeles until I retired in 1997. During
my
> tenure I was a SWAT officer for about 20 years.
>
> In 2005 we moved back to AZ. We raised 3 kids, Lara 38, Zachary 35
> married to Alexa and they have Nathan 8 and Emma 5. Zach has been
in
> the Air Force for 15 years, stationed all over the world, including
> tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. They have been transffered to San
> Antonio in July this year. Our youngest Suzanna 32 is married to a
> neat guy Chad, they have Jadin 4, Madison 3, and Luke who is in the
> oven waiting for his arrival.
>
> Judy and I stay busy in our Presbyterian church, golfing, bridge,
> walking 5 miles 5 days a week, and travelling (retirement is
> terrible, hee, hee). I have had 12 motorcycles and we enjoyed
doing
> tours with our groups. Sold my last Harley (sob) last year and
> bought a Jeep.
>
> Whew. Lanny
>

-----Original Message-----
From: dalton59@... [mailto:dalton59@...] On Behalf Of Lanny and Judy Royer
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:29 PM
To: dalton59@...
Subject: Re: [dalton59] Re: Most useful high school course / and The Rhythm Band

Gwen,

?

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 com>
To: dalton59@yahoogroups.com
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..

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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.

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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?

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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.????

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Love to you all,

Gwen

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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 – for most typing of text. That will
start all words on the Left margin and will have a ragged edge on the
right –don'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) –that 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 – 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,
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"
> 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
> > >
> >
>