Looking Back at Elwood Central School Days

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Minor Truamas and Sliced Bread

Posted by Sys Admin on Friday, March 25, 2016, In : 1960s 

I stumbled across your website having seen a TV show about straps used as punishment in schools. I attended ECS in 1960/1 or 1961/2. Remembering (in my view) Mr. Hunter's brutality with his strap (he lovingly called it Dr. Black). I Goggled ECS/Hunter/strap and found your website. I remembered all the teachers mentioned by John Watson in his post of July 4 2015. I have many memories of people, incidents, events of my years there.
 
I cringe with remorseful embarrassment when I think of the ...


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Way Back in the 1930s and 1940s

Posted by JF on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, In : 1930s 

 In 1937 I started at Elwood Central School in the 'babies' grade, aged 4.   My mother was divorced and had to go to work, so I began school at a very young age.    The Little School, as it was called, was in Mitford Street, across the road from the Big School.    The headmistress was a very aptly named Miss Cross.   I seem to remember that if we were late for school we were made to stand on a dot in the school hall, quite a humiliating experience.    The little school went to grade 2, and ...


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