Looking Back at Elwood Central School Days

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Memories of 1947 to 1954

Posted by LS on Monday, November 21, 2016, In : 1940s 
I started at Elwood Central in 1947 in 'Bubs' as it was called then & went right through to 6th grade.

Things I can remember are...

In the central large room there was the alphabet displayed in large letters , along the wall, with a corresponding object beside it for each letter.     I remember the 'u' vividly with a umbrella drawn in chalk, beside it!  Yes it was slate, chalk and dusters to do your work and later lined paper and pen and ink in Inkwells in your desk.  Selected pupils were 'ink ...
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The Big School at Elwood - Early 1940s

Posted by Ädmin: This is part 2 of 3 by NRW on Saturday, October 31, 2015, In : 1940s 
The Big School – 1940 to 1943

1940 saw me in the "big school" where Grade 3s were taught by

Miss Quirk and Mr Winkle. Grade 4s had Miss Opie and Miss Tynan. 

Mr Mc Donald and Miss Oulton taught Grade 5s. In Grade 6, 

Mr Lester taught the boys and Miss Wall taught the girls. 

Whilst at the Big School, my teachers were Miss Quirk, Miss Tynan, 
Mr McDonald and Mr Lester. 

 
The 3rd grade was the beginning of a good grounding in the three 
"R's".  Miss Quirk seemed to be obsessed with multiplication...

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