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Post by richard on Jun 23, 2006 10:18:39 GMT -5
Please post your Lincoln school memories here.
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Post by RER on Jun 23, 2006 11:10:25 GMT -5
" The First Lincoln School In The 1940s"
What a great privilege to have gone to the historical Lincoln School on 2nd and Franklin. My brother also went to Lincoln before I started the First and Second Grades in the late 1940s. My 1st Grade Teacher was Mrs. Book and what a grand lady she was and my brother had her as his teacher too. I can't recall my second grade teachers name but she was also a wonderful lady. I can still hear the wooden floors squeaking from the foot walks and kids going up the wooden stairs to and from classes.
As most people that have studied the Lincoln School there was a swimming pool behind the building that was fenced in for summer openings. The play ground had basketball goals that I recall. We lived on the corner of 5th Street and 502 Union (now a Cummins parking lot) and both brother and I walked daily to school. There were many short cuts to the school from Union and security of children in those days wasn't an issue of interest to most people. In fact in those days windows were open in the summer and cars were not locked at home or downtown.
In 1950 we moved to 15th Street not far from the Columbus Hospital on 17th. Both then transferred to the Barracks on 25th Street.
Bob
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Post by RER on Aug 25, 2006 19:34:51 GMT -5
" The First Lincoln School Built in 1877"
The school was located at 430 2nd Street and Franklin Street. This is an brick structure. This is the oldest existing school building in Columbus Indiana. It no longer is utilized as a school, but has been refurbished and maintained in an immaculate manner. I was told that the building was refurbished, but I don't know the year, story or verification of this. What a beautiful old building on display and still useful.
Note: Please don't confuse this school with the newer Lincoln School in Columbus.
Bob
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Post by DWWeed on Apr 3, 2007 20:16:34 GMT -5
Mrs. Book... What a teacher. She was my/and my twin brother's 2nd grade teacher. Ms Hooten was the principal and 1st grade teacher in about 1948- or '49. You might be Bobby Records? I'm Dean Weed.
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Post by RER on Apr 3, 2007 21:05:20 GMT -5
Wow.....the world just got smaller with Dean Weed of the past. Gee, I can't remember the last time I saw you and talked to you. Yes, Mrs. Hooten and Mrs. Book were fantastic teachers.
I'll never forget the bee hive Mrs. Book had in the corner of her classroom ceiling and she was such a grand lady of the time. One day in the winter I recall getting frost bitten hands on the route to school from 5th & Union. That was not the most pleasant day in my early years at Lincoln.
My brother went to Wilson also, but attended Lincoln I believe in the 3rd and 4th grade up the staircase. I never went up the stairs that I recall because I only went there during the 1st and 2nd grades before going to the 25th Street barracks school. Dean did you stay at Lincoln more grades or transfer?
Also, hope you can make the Columbus Historical Celebration April 14, 2007 it would be nice seeing you again.
Bob
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Post by Dean Weed on Apr 10, 2007 14:14:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the memory of the bee hive. You are right, it was there for sure.
Yep, Don and I finished up through all 6 grades at Lincoln.
Will try and make it down to the Commons on Saturday, as well.
Dean
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Post by RER on Apr 10, 2007 16:28:50 GMT -5
Lincoln School Built In 1877 (130 years old)Located 430 2nd Street This picture is the Franklin Street entrance which I used as many kids that attended the school. The swimming pool was directly behind the structure facing 2nd Street. The basketball court was to the right of the building. This building stands today and was directly behind the old Jive Kennel of the past. Today the building according to the internet search; houses many offices of varied services to Columbus. First grade classes were conducted in the room showing windows on the right lower side of building. Second grade was directly ahead through the doors below the lights shown. That second grade was Mrs. Book's class with the bee hive attached to the ceiling area for educational benefits. Bob
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Post by RER on Apr 10, 2007 17:39:27 GMT -5
Lincoln School 1877Very early postcard pictureThis picture is on 2nd Street entrance to the old Lincoln School. The swimming pool was to the left of the building behind bushes. When the pool was open in the summer the only entrance was from the Franklin Street side that I recall. The age of this picture is unknown but between this older picture and the newer picture you will note the bell tower has been removed. Additionally, one window on lower right is rolled up in the open position meaning it was hot. No air conditioning in those days. Source: Within these historical pages and Richard found it ...thank you!Bob
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Feb 18, 2008 14:36:25 GMT -5
There will be a Special Event planned for all alumni of Lincoln School !
It will be this coming Thursday night, Feb. 21st, at 6:00 pm. Location will be the new Central MS Gym. Admission is $1.00 !!
The evening will open with a basketball game between the current students and staff members. Following this, will be a Special ALUMNI game with former students and teachers from either the newer school on 5th St. or the original one on 2nd and Franklin St. I realize this is extremely short notice, but just received the info. We are looking for pictures, postcards , or any memorabilia from the Original School to share that evening.
There will be a much larger Celebration on May 22nd, so mark this date on your calendar and we hope to see you there. Both events are sponsored by Lincoln -Central Neighborhood Family Center, and I am helping Diane Doup out,to reach as many people as we can.
You may contact me by email if you have any questions, or comments. PLEASE pass this info along to anyone who may be an ALUMNI of Lincoln School, especially the Original one on 2nd Street.[/b]
Bob, I cannot view your pictures you have posted. Could you possibly send them to me by email ??
Thanks from Margo[ McCalip] Hughey, " member of the 5th street gang in the 40's and early 50's"
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Post by cschoonover on Feb 27, 2008 12:05:16 GMT -5
There will be a Special Event planned for all alumni of Lincoln School !
It will be this coming Thursday night, Feb. 21st, at 6:00 pm. Location will be the new Central MS Gym. Admission is $1.00 !!The evening will open with a basketball game between the current students and staff members. Following this, will be a Special ALUMNI game with former students and teachers from either the newer school on 5th St. or the original one on 2nd and Franklin St. I realize this is extremely short notice, but just received the info. We are looking for pictures, postcards , or any memorabilia from the Original School to share that evening.
There will be a much larger Celebration on May 22nd, so mark this date on your calendar and we hope to see you there. Both events are sponsored by Lincoln -Central Neighborhood Family Center, and I am helping Diane Doup out,to reach as many people as we can. You may contact me by email if you have any questions, or comments. PLEASE pass this info along to anyone who may be an ALUMNI of Lincoln School, especially the Original one on 2nd Street. [/b] Bob, I cannot view your pictures you have posted. Could you possibly send them to me by email ?? Thanks from Margo[ McCalip] Hughey, " member of the 5th street gang in the 40's and early 50's" [/quote] **************************************************** This is my first post to any forum (so i hope i am doing this correctly)...I do however love reading about the history of the town that my children are native to and are growing up in. With that siad, I would like to add to Margo's Post. The event on 2/21 was postponed due to the weather. We have rescheduled it for April 29th, 6:00pm at Centrals Gym. (We are using the facility at Central due to the limited seating at Lincoln, we are hoping for a tremendous turnout and want everone to be able to have a place to sit and enjoy themselves) We are looking for ALL Lincoln alumni to come and join us. We are looking for alumni Staff and students to play a game of basketball (staff vs students) or if you prefer, you could just be a "cheerleader" and cheer on your fellow alumni. And if that is not for you either, then PLEASE just come and watch, mingle, catch up and help us "honor the past" of our beloved Lincoln. $1.00 admission charge is a fundraiser for the 6th grade class for their 6th grade trip. As Margo said, we will also be having an event on May 22nd at 5:30 as our final farewell. This event will be held at Lincoln, so please plan on coming and seeing what may have changed since you were there last. There are lots of activities planned and there will be a FREE cookout following the festivities. This event will be bittersweet as we celebrate the life of Lincoln Elementary as well as say goodbye to our neighborhood school. Our Honor committee is working on a heritage center to be located inside the building as it becomes Columbus Signature Academy. Wihtin this heritage center we are planning on having memorabilia, we are also having a scrapbook made for it. We are looking for any memorabilia or items for both the center and the scrapbook. Even if you would like to have your special memory added, please feel free to share it; anything will be appreciated. If you have anything you would like to donate please take to Lincoln at 750 5th St and mark it to the attn of Mrs. Judy Richardson or you can also take them to Diane Doup at the Lincon Central Neighborhood Family Center at 1039 Sycamore St. Any ideas to help us make sure that we close Lincoln in style are welcome. If you would like your name(email) added to our list of alumni so we can notify you of any upcoming events please email your info to info@lcnfc.org and we will be sure that you are included in all "goodbye Lincoln" upcoming events. You can also email your special memories if you would like. We hope to have all Lincoln supporters join us at all events as we "honor the past....welcome the future"
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 25, 2008 14:22:34 GMT -5
I am so sorry I will not be able to attend the April 29th EVENT. that is the day for my chemo theraphy in Indianapolis, and it's an all day procedure.
Hope you have a great crowd !!!
" Texas grapefruit, Arizona cactus, we play ................ Just for the practice !!!!!
One of the cheers we used during Bball games, at Wilson Jr. High ,when I was a cheer leader....
My dad told me we did this one time when we were behind by 25 points! He just laughed, and laughed .
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 26, 2008 14:37:11 GMT -5
Dear Margo , Here are some memories from Lincoln for the scrapbook.....
My memories of Lincoln School are many but don't remember any names..I went to Lincoln from the 1st grade til the middle of 5th grade.. My 1st grade teacher was Mrs.Hooten & she was the Principal had the room past the girls restroom. I remember the long row of drinking fountains between the girls & boys restroom. Just across the hallway was the coatroom and I think some little cubby holes for your boots. 2nd grade was Mrs.Brooks,( correction Miss Book~ Margo )a great teacher who had a reading group time at the back of the room where she would read out loud the series of King Barbar and his family.. From the room's West windows you could see the court house clock tower.Sometimes I would go downtown to the Greeks for lunch and watch my time by the court house clock,sooo one day I was very very late getting back to school.
Mrs Brooks( Miss Book) wanted to know why I was so late; so I told her I was at lunch and watching the time on the clock tower, til finally I noticed the hands hadn't moved so I hurried back to school..She looked out the window at the clock and sure enough, I was right, the clock had stopped. Good excuse right?? This is the year I learned cursive writing, and my parents told Mrs. Brooks ( Miss Book) not to force me to learn right-handed as I was a natural lefty. 3rd grade was in the room by the side doors off Franklin street & had very long windows which the teacher had to use a long stick to pull down the shades..The teacher was a cousin of the family.(don't remember her name) she was young and pretty.
I was reading the book The Wizard of Oz, when she noticed what I was reading, & from then on she borrowed the book to read out loud to the class.She also would have math speed races where two kids would sit in chairs up front and have a math race.The room was divided into 2 teams; and the first one to get the right answer stayed in the chair and the other kid was replaced by another team member. Team with the most points were the winners. 4th grade was upstairs 2nd floor over the 3rd grade room & it was a huge room. It had a small balcony off the room and the teacher would let me take some of the slower kids there to tutor them in spelling. It was great fun. 5th grade was also on the 2nd floor over the 1st grade room looking out at the playground and the swimming pool. I think the teacher was Mrs. Golden. That year I remember taking a brown paper bag lunch in the wintertime & eating in the room.
In good weather I would walk home (12 blocks) to 5th & California for lunch. That was always fun as I would get to pass the Hatchery and look at the new little chicks in the window.There was a special shortcut between the Hatchery & the next building leading to the next block east(don't remember the name of the street) It was great fun slipping thru that narrow passageway and imagining stories about various adventures the passageway would lead me.
That year the 5th year class was split into 2 groups and I was in the group going into a small room south of the big room. It had a metal fire escape ladder leading down the side of the building facing the pool. We never had to use it for a fire, but did use it during a fire drill. The Playground was a huge asphaht lot with a fence around it. I remember the metal merry-go-round where the boys loved to get rotating fast then bang it into the middle post. Had round wooden seats circling the crazy thing! The swings were on the north part of the playground next to Franklin Street and there were several of them. Girls loved to swing!!
The Pool!! It was over on the west side of the building and fenced off from the playground. I remember the wonderful wading pool for small kids with a multi-holed section of pipe that formed a canopy of water for you to crawl under. What wonderful fun !! The deep end was sectioned off from the wading pool by a concrete wall. Little kids weren't allowed on that side of the pool. This is where I learned to swim in those crazy lazy days of summer. Margo, I have to try and find my 5th grade class picture which is somewhere in the picture drawer ??
LOL ~ never in albums as that would be to easy right??
The 5th Street Gang??? where did that come from??Hope you can make sense of this memory letter & I think it is long enough.. :love your windy city sis, Linda
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 26, 2008 14:43:28 GMT -5
Hello Linda, Got your email from Margo. I remember Mrs Hooten as 1st grade teacher.....didn't know she was the principal. Miss Book was 2nd grade teacher, I told Margo if they were making a movie of an old maid teacher she would be cast in the part. She wore her dark hair in a bun & black old maid shoes & a dark dress. I remember a maroon one I think. She was a no nonsense teacher but I think all of them were.....we respected all of them but probably respected (feared) her the most.
I think I remember taking my lunch to school & eating in Miss Book's room, but not sure about that either. Don't remember going downtown to eat til I was at Wilson Jr High.
3rd grade was Mrs Hubbard.Do you remember she had some type of linoleum in the play area with either hopscotch or an alphabet pattern on it. I hope you do, as Margo doesn't remember that. She remembers a wigwam but I don't remember that. Don't remember 4th grade teacher, but 5th grade was Mrs. Golden. I remember the hatchery & the baby chicks we would look at on the way home. I also remember the shortcut that we took behind the bldg. It went behind the bldg at an angle, & we thought it was a shortcut. If it is still there, it would be fun to see if it really was a shortcut. I asked Margo one time about it & she doesn't remember it. Maybe it was just you & I & whoever walked to school with us then. Margo was probably in Jr High by then. Of course learning to swim in the pool. How we did I don't know, because I remember it being very crowded all the time.
I think Margo has started calling us the "5th Street Gang" just recently. Anyway, hope you can make it on May 22nd and 23rd.
Plans right now are for my daughter, Kris & I to come. Love, your Orlando FL sis, Leanna
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 26, 2008 15:35:19 GMT -5
LINCOLN : My first recollection of this wonderful school, was the HUGE wooden Staircase leading to the second floor, just as you came in the door. To a little,shy girl just entering kindergarten, it looked like it stretched forever upward !! Someday, I plan to stop and see if it is as big as I thought it was as a child. Miss Book was my Favorite teacher- - or at least the one I remember the most !! !!! She told me not to write with my left hand, when I entered fearfully for the first time, into her classroom. Every day she would walk by at least once or twice a day, and slap my left hand hard with a wooden ruler. ( OUCH !!) She vowed to break me of it, before I left the classroom at the end of the year. She didn't know she had a hard headed Scotch/Irish lass on her hands, and I am proud to say I am still a "lefty" even though I will always remember her daily slaps, on my left hand!! ( See, Linda, I had to set the example , so you would get by so much easier !! I guess she figured out it was a losing battle with the McCalip Clan. ) Does any one remember her reading us the story about the little boy in Africa that had the elephant? Miss Book would sit us on the floor back by the bee hive, and she would sit in a chair and read just one chapter a day. Oh, we waited anxiously to hear what would happen next !!! Another memory was the little green squares with one black alphabet letter or number on each one. We learned to spell words and write with them. It was easy to move them around if you made a mistake. Surely would LOVE to have that little box back again !! She taught all of us a lot, even though as Leanna says, she was extremely strict. She even made us go into the bathrooms and wash our hands after being on the playground for recess!! Funny, how we remember a teacher who touched our lives so strongly!! Dear Miss Book ~ ~ because of you, we all grew up with a love of books, and still to this day, the McCalip girls all love to read. Yes, I distinctly remember one teacher ( ?) who had a real tall wigwam( tee pee) in the back of her class room. If you finished your work early ( and correctly) you could play quietly while the others finished theirs. PLEASE someone help me out with this memory !! My sisters cannot recall it. I guess they did not play in it as much as I did. OHH, the Wild West stories we could imagine while we were sitting inside it!!! I think our mother blessed all of us with a very vivid imagination, as we had very little toys to play with. One of our daily favorite activities as we walked home from school ,past Irwin Gardens, was to go inside for an hour or so, and make up all kinds of plays. It was open daily then. Sometimes we reenacted Rome and Julius Ceaser. Some days we were the Queen of England wit hall kinds of servants to do our biiding ...Sometimes, we climbed very carefully aboard the wonderful elephant. We could all fit on his broad back !!we could imagine we were in India ,though we had no idea where it was at. We considered these grounds our own private playground and were extremely careful not to step off the sidewalks, or hurt any of the beautiful flowers or shrubs. I have often wondered if the Miller family, Ms. Sweeney ,or Ms. Tangeman ever watched us behind those huge windows of their beautiful house??? They will never know how much pleasure they gave to us as we grew up on 5th and California. Note: As for the " 5th Street Gang" name...I have to give that credit to Bob Lane, as he came up with it, I believe. It consisted of the Records brothers, ( Jerry and Bob) Bob Lane , the 4 McCalip sisters, ( Sheila, Margo, Leanna, and Linda) Larry Able, Tom Mueller, and the Beirlien kids. We all lived in the area of 5th Street bounded by California and Union streets. We girls were always outnumbered.. but we held our own. What a great childhood we had !!!Though we did not know we would be in those days, be considered "poor" in finances, we were so wealthy with loving parents who never had us go hungy, TOOK us to Church , wonderful friends, and good schools with caring teachers during those times. The late 40's and then the 50's were a wonderful time in my life, and I cherish the memories More later, about wonderful summers spent at the Pool (where I almost drowned one day),as my fingers are tired ...... Margo
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on May 3, 2008 15:48:45 GMT -5
Written by Harry McCawley on April 29th ( yes, Harry called me and I directed him to our web site.) Hopefully he will do another one before the Event, as he got the dates mixed up in the "IF YOU GO" section below.....
The private reception for Lincoln School Alumni and Teachers only,will be on May 22nd at Lincoln School that evening. PLEASE let me know if you are an alumni of the original School on 2nd and Franklin, so that I may put your name on the VIP list.. Margo
The OPEN HOUSE for anyone else interested in attending will be held the evening of May 23rd. It will be in the New Central Jr. High Gym, which was built apprx where the old Pearl street "Cracker Box" used to stand.
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ON May 22 — the last day for classes in the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. — Lincoln Elementary School will cease to exist. The building on Fifth Street, just like its predecessor at Second and Franklin streets, will keep on going but there will be no more Lincoln School. The new life for the Gunnar Birketts’ designed building will be as part of a campus — the signature academy for Central and Lincoln schools. Lincoln School will be ushered out in an emotional fashion during a couple of events May 22 and 23. Students, staff and their families will say goodbye to the old elementary school May 22, and they’ll be joined by Indiana’s superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Sue Ellen Reed. The public is invited for one last visit to the school May 23 at an event being coordinated by the Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center. This one will be pure nostalgia as organizers are in the midst of collecting memorabilia, photos and stories about the city’s schools that bore President Abraham Lincoln’s name. We’re talking a lot of history since there’s been a Lincoln School in Columbus for more than a century. In one respect, that history covers 131 years. That was when a school building was erected at the corner of Second and Franklin streets. The brick building initially was called simply the First Ward School. Years later the Lincoln name was adopted. Strong foundation They built schools to last in the 19th century. From 1877 to 1967 the Second and Franklin building was the starting point for tens of thousands of elementary students. Today — more testimony to the durability of 19th-century buildings — it serves as an office complex. By comparison, its successor is still called by some old-timers the “new school,” although it’s got 41 years under its belt. The Fifth Street building — which was erected on land once occupied by an early hospital, the city’s first furniture factory and several homes owned by the legendary Reeves family — opened for educational purposes in 1967 and one of its first visitors was the first lady of the U.S., Lady Bird Johnson. Both Lincoln schools have set precedents in their times. The older school at Second and Franklin streets even had a pool. Former student Linda McCalip Reading, who lives in Chicago, recalled it was on the west side of the school property and had a multiholed section of pipe in the wading area which formed a canopy of water for youngsters to walk through.
Lincoln was also the first school in the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. to take on a year-round curriculum.
Cutting edge One of the features of the year-round program was the system of intersessions (quarterly breaks), which were educational and recreational. It was during one of those breakaway-sessions in 1995 that a small group of students compiled a 33-page history of their school, which contained quite a bit of material about the Second and Franklin building. Speaking of students in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Amy Crum wrote, “they had outdoor bathrooms that seemed too far in the winter and too close in the spring.” That’s the kind of history that should never be lost.
Harry McCawley is associate editor of The Republic. He can be reached by phone at 379-5620 or by e-mail at harry@therepublic.com.
From the 1888 History of Bartholomew County A steeple on the roof was one of the distinguishing features of the first Lincoln Elementary School in the late 19th century. The building at Second and Franklin Street is used for offices.
If you go WHAT: A Lincoln Elementary School open house. WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 22. ( should be May 23rd !!) WHERE: Lincoln Elementary. WHO: For the public. NEEDED: Former students or local residents who might have memories, artifacts or photos of either of the Lincoln Elementary schools. INFORMATION: Mary Jo Roberson (376-7879) or Diane Doup at the Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center (379-1630).
From the 1888 History of Bartholomew County... ( this photo was submitted by Bob Records) Thanks, Bob. A steeple on the roof was one of the distinguishing features of the first Lincoln Elementary School in the late 19th century. The building at Second and Franklin Street is used for offices. Created: April 29, 2008
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Post by cschoonover on May 8, 2008 15:50:30 GMT -5
The student/staff basketball game was defiantly a success as we had more than 150 people present. It is always fun to watch the kids take on the teachers. A total of 6 quarters were played. the first 3 quarters was the current students vs the current staff, the last 3 quarters was the alumni students vs alumni staff (current staff also played in this game as they were needed to fill the team). I am very proud of the students both past and present as both teams beat the staff teams.
Our next events are scheduled for May 22nd and May 23rd.
The 22nd is for our current students and families to be able to say goodbye. The entire student body will be performing a musical written by our music teacher and based off of Dr. Suess' book "Oh the places you will go". Dr. Sue Ellen Reed will say some remarks and Mayor Armstong will read a proclamation. We are going to have a special music performer who will unveil a new song dedicated to Lincoln.
The 23rd is an open house open for the community. We will have tables set up by decade, you will be able to tour the school, and we will have a photographer on hand to take photos, as well as other things as well. So please bring your memories and come and join us at Lincoln and help us fill the scrap book we are creating.
The new Columbus Signature Academy will have a heritage center located within it...hopefully on the bridge going from the offices to the library...that the scrap book will be in as well as other items that will be collected from around the school and community.
If you have any items that you would like to be added to the scrap book or the heritage center, please bring them to Lincoln and mark to the attention of Mrs. Judy Richardson or to the LCNFC and Diane Doup will make sure they will get to the heritage center.
We hope to see you in one of the upcoming events as we "honor the past...welcome the future"
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Post by Bonnie on May 8, 2008 18:44:06 GMT -5
I started going to Lincoln in the 4th grade. Mrs. Golden was the teacher and I remember everyone liked her. In fact, we liked her so much that we begged her to teach 5th grade the following year. Lo and Behold She did! Then in 6th grade Mrs. Weible was the teacher. I dearly loved her. In fact, I had a puppy that we just couldn't keep and she and her husband took the dog.
I have many fond memories of Lincoln School. I remember walking home at lunch time or sometimes going to the Greek's when Mom gave me some money. I always got a hot butterscotch sundae. I remember recess time and swinging so very high (I thought) on the swings.
Can't remember how often, but at least weekly, we could buy milk. I think white milk was 2 cents. Didn't want the milk, but sure did want a banana flip from the grocery store on the corner on 2nd and Washington. Mom said I had to buy milk if I got the "goodie".
I remember we had an Art teacher who came once a week and she also had the felt board and figures that stuck to it. I thought that was awesome. I believe the music teacher also came once each week.
I also remember the cellar where the furnace was. I was never down there but it seemed scary to me. I can almost visualize the janitor, but can't remember his name.
Sometimes Mrs. Weible would let me clean the erasers after school. I opened the door on the 2nd floor and hit the erasers against the fire escape steps.
I remember so many people that I went to school with and some even influenced me in good ways. I even had my first boyfriend there and it lasted 3 years!!
Wish I could be there for the reunion and see everyone. Hopefully our paths will cross again.
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Jun 6, 2008 14:03:49 GMT -5
What a wonderful time my two sisters and I had at the Closing Events for Lincoln School, the last of May.
Ms. Brooks, the music teacher, and the rest of the current staff had done an awesome job preparing for these events. All of the current students participated in a program on Thursday night, which was well attended by their parents and families. On Friday night they had an open house and we enjoyed so much meeting with the staff we had just convered by email or phone . Mary Jo Roberson had compiled two huge scrapbooks which were a delight to look at. Thanks ,Mary, for a job very well done !!! I plan to go back later and look through them at my leisure to recapture old memories. So sorry there were not more alumni from the original school there, but enjoyed Libby Quick Neal's pictures she brought, and her conversation, also. The three McCalip girls spent more time at the original location at 2nd and Franklin streets, and my two sisters shared some memories of the school that I was not aware of. All in all, a wonderful trip down Memory Lane for all of us.
So glad that the original location was NOT demolished, as it is now an office building that was so special for us to visit.
Wishing and hoping some one has more memories and pictures of Lincoln they would care to share .......
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Jul 27, 2008 14:56:23 GMT -5
This message was originally posted in the chat room. I am answering it here, as I believe it fits here better...... MARGO I SAW INFO ABOUT LINCOLN GRADE SCHOOL I REMEMBER SOME BODY MENTIONING A TEACHER NAMED BOOK I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN UNUSUAL NAME IN MY GENEALOGY SEARCH I FOUND MY HALF BROTHER'S MOTHER'S NAME WAS BOOK SHE LIVED IN INDIANAPOLIS I WAS CURIOUS IF THESE PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ They had very little information about the original school at the Celebration, and nothing on Miss Book ,except what the McCalip sisters had written. Libby Quick Neal shared one of her report cards, that evening, with Miss Book's name on it. If I remember right her first name was Lois, and she never married. Will check with my sisters to see if they know ANY MORE. I was disappointed the Historical Society had very little info on the school. Sorry,I could not be of more help, have no idea where her ancerstors were from. Margo
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katie
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Post by katie on Nov 3, 2008 7:31:37 GMT -5
Hi,I went to Lincoln In the 1st,2nd3rd.grades. I remember playing jacks on the steps and of course hop Scotch.I remember walking to school past the jail. I stopped and picked some irises from the jail house yard for my Mom one day after school. I had been looking at them all week,so I thought they were mine. Needless to say I got caught and reprimanded.I never did that again.For some reason ( age I guess) I can not remember anyone I went to school with except Margo McCalip. Why that name sticks with me I do not know.Katie
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