As fifth grade students at Locust
Road, Ed Mahoney and I were firemen. We were the first
to arrive at school each day, started the fire and maintained
it throughout the day. We also had to pile firewood in
the woodshed after it was dumped in the yard. We were
paid $25.00 for the year’s work, which we split
between us.
Going to school down Locust Road hill on sleds and
ice skates. How did Mrs. Kelly ever make it to school
on those days?
The 8th grade trek in the woods to get a Christmas
tree for school.
Playing Duck on the Rock, where we each threw a stone
at another stone on a big rock while kids were standing
and running in the immediate area. Can you imagine the
consequences if that game were played in schools today?
Several of us climbing saplings in the woods and bending
them to the ground with our combined weight.
At noon hour swimming in the little pond south of Bull
Road bridge.
Being the only 5th grader allowed to play softball
with the upper class kids because they didn’t
have enough players without me.
The day that Mrs. O’Brian / Terreau was the only
one in the classroom that didn’t know that one
of her garters had fallen on the classroom floor during
class.
