College Elementary School

Paul Carey sends these images.  He believes they are either of this sixth grade College El class (1940), or seventh grade Junion High class (1941).  He was in kindergarten when the College El burned (1933).  Classes continued in temporary housing in the mall.  For first grade, he then continued on in the new College Elementary building, which is the one that still stands.  He recalls that Junior High was in Warriner Hall, at the west end on the second floor.  On the south side was a room for the seventh grade, on the north side one for the eighth grade.  Physical education was in Central Hall.  Although there were no organized team sports, there was some informal competition with 7-8th grade teams from other local schools.  Unlike in the 50's, there was no hall sing, and there was no swimming on Fridays (although there was a pool in the basement of Central Hall).

row 1 (l-r): Patricia Welsh, Beverly Veit, Gretchen Battle, Bob Parks, Paul Carey, Bill Thomas, Mary Lois Bush row 2 (l-r): Pearson 'Skip' Graphm, Ray Recker, Bill Miles, Henry Tschappet, Eugene Martin, Lorraine Pelletier, John Grice row 3 (l-r): Mary Todink, Gwendlyn Hoag, Guerry Bangert, Harold Schafley, Winston Thiers, Dorman Gothup, Willie Moore This is the entire class.  If sixth grade, the teacher was Edna Heilbron; if seventh grade, then it was Thelma Marshall.

row 1 (l-r): Skip Graham, Bob Parks, Bill Miles, Eugene Martin row 2 (l-r): Ray Recker, Bill Thomas, Paul Carey, Dorman Gothum, Johnny Grice row 3 (l-r): Henry Tschappet, Winston Thiers [son of Mrs. Thiers, the music teacher], Harold Schafley, Guerry Bangert, Willie Moore