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142. The long cylindrical metal fire escapes you slid down.

Mon Jan 22, 2024, 03:54 PM

Jan 2024

We loved the fire drills And every once in awhile the teacher would have us bring used wax paper bread wrappers from home to sit on when we slid down. Bring an extra wrapper and you could slide twice! It was supposed to keep the fire escape clean and slick. This was in the late 40's.

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Think back. what things, activities, procedures were in our classrooms ,--Elementary, JH or SeniorHigh. I went to a 3 [View all] debm55 Jan 2024 OP

Blackboards with chalk and erasers you had to clap to get the dust out. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #1

Here in California they're making kids learn cursive again kimbutgar Jan 2024 #3

I taught cursive 49jim Jan 2024 #20

My older sister is a left hander also and has beautiful cursive writing! kimbutgar Jan 2024 #21

Did they make her write with her right hand, debm55 Jan 2024 #37

No she was never forced to switch ! kimbutgar Jan 2024 #48

Good. I remember kids having their left arm tied so the would be forced to use the right. Good for your Mom. debm55 Jan 2024 #50

So did I and it was the third grade when the transition was made. debm55 Jan 2024 #53

I'm a lefty too, had to shift the paper to the left to get the proper slant to my cursive writing. brush Jan 2024 #90

Me too, It was in third grade also debm55 Jan 2024 #148

That;s good because at the very least you need for legal ,medical to sign your name in cursive.😀 debm55 Jan 2024 #30

One day in the eighth grade, Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #62

I wonder why? Do you remember the check for lice? This was in elementary. You put your head on the desk and the school debm55 Jan 2024 #65

I don't recall any lice inspections. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #67

i still learn best by writing info down by hand rather than typing it. snot Jan 2024 #91

I agree. ty debm55 Jan 2024 #139

Yes, I remember cursive was taught in third grade. We were each given a book. and the pink stuff for puke. Our desks had debm55 Jan 2024 #5

Agree and thank you debm55 Jan 2024 #147

Chalk boards kimbutgar Jan 2024 #2

Went to a Catholic grade school too. Ours was made of slate. One student got thrown into board and slate pieces were all debm55 Jan 2024 #8

I was sitting next to a student who was joking around. Teacher misaimed and got me in the forehead🙄 debm55 Jan 2024 #33

When it happened to me I was able to get the chalk off my face but not hair kimbutgar Jan 2024 #34

Good for you, Kimbutgar. So you didn't where braids again? debm55 Jan 2024 #39

No I liked buns or a single pony tail if I couldn't wear my hair down. kimbutgar Jan 2024 #49

I aways did my own hair. Just brushed it --nothing fancy. Packed my own lunches too. debm55 Jan 2024 #140

Slate blackboards. Also, there was some church group that was allowed to give us sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 #4

We didn;t have any recess equipment exept for jump ropes. baseball flip it, And a ball for the dreaded Dudge Ball. If debm55 Jan 2024 #35

mimeograph The Blue Flower Jan 2024 #6

It was a nice smell, debm55 Jan 2024 #9

You should check out what the great Tim Wilson said about those. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2024 #123

thank you. OldBaldy1701E debm55 Jan 2024 #124

Do they still have "study halls"? open windows- no ac, paddles, term papers, walkingman Jan 2024 #7

We made book covers out of brown grocery bags Ocelot II Jan 2024 #13

Yes, we also used brown paper bags. If I remember right we were fined if we messed up our books walkingman Jan 2024 #58

Our school too debm55 Jan 2024 #125

Did you use paper bags for your book covers? When I taught kids would buy. No AC. No paddles. I think the Home Ec debm55 Jan 2024 #14

The boys had shop classes and the girls had home ec (cooking and sewing). Ocelot II Jan 2024 #19

That's true. I always want to take shop but not allowed in Elem or JH. I tool Drafting in HS. debm55 Jan 2024 #51

Those are all the things I remember. Polly Hennessey Jan 2024 #41

I liked diagraming. Tried to teach to my students---they did like it debm55 Jan 2024 #77

Thanks, I changed the title because how the hell would we know. I like all the thinks you mentioned . alot has gone.TY debm55 Jan 2024 #42

Duck and cover RoadRunner Jan 2024 #10

Yes, the joke was put your head between your legs and kiss your butt goodbye. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #12

Even as a third grader fernlady Jan 2024 #32

Agree. debm55 Jan 2024 #54

I, too, at a similar age wondered why anyone thought... 3catwoman3 Jan 2024 #84

We never did Duck and Cover. We would all line up and go to the basement for the tunnel debm55 Jan 2024 #43

Movie projectors and folding screens. Glorfindel Jan 2024 #11

Starting around 7th grade the nerdiest boys were appointed to run the projectors. Ocelot II Jan 2024 #16

Hey, waitaminnit... grumpyduck Jan 2024 #23

Was that a filmstrip projector or the movie reel? debm55 Jan 2024 #55

Filmstrip. grumpyduck Jan 2024 #61

Did it make this beeping sound when you had to change to the next picture? debm55 Jan 2024 #80

Had to think about it for a bit, grumpyduck Jan 2024 #102

Same here.Though after many years . i would talk about each slide myself and not use the record. debm55 Jan 2024 #126

My collapsible was plastic. We weren't able to wear pants until 10th grade. and the hand held bell to tell you to change debm55 Jan 2024 #44

Students and office staff at my grade school and high school used Jrose Jan 2024 #15

No, Now is Zerox machines. Put I do remember the carbon ink tape that I used. OMG if I made a mistake typing I could debm55 Jan 2024 #22

That's why I was so glad when PCs were finally used in offices! Jrose Jan 2024 #26

In High School we had this machine that would punch holes in these tan cards. I didn't take business, so I didn't know debm55 Jan 2024 #45

They may have been the IBM keypunch cards that I think were used Jrose Jan 2024 #52

That sounds about right. Why were holes used? debm55 Jan 2024 #59

Those holes might have been spaces for whichever numbers or letters Jrose Jan 2024 #60

exactly right fernlady Jan 2024 #72

Thank you fernlady debm55 Jan 2024 #75

I still use carbon paper occasionally WestMichRad Jan 2024 #94

We had a smoking lounge for students! Rustynaerduwell Jan 2024 #17

In senior High we didn;t have one, Kids would walk off the school grounds and smoke in the woods.That was in the early debm55 Jan 2024 #25

My high school had a senior courtyard nitpicked Jan 2024 #29

We didn't our recess was in the cafeteria. debm55 Jan 2024 #46

Same thing at my high school. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #64

We had a Seniors' Lounge (No Smoking) and a separate smoking lounge- All invited. Rustynaerduwell Jan 2024 #66

the "smoking lounge" was the side entrance to the building. Boys only yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #117

Wooden desks with ink wells..and we used them.. asiliveandbreathe Jan 2024 #18

That is funny. Our desks were attacked to each other. Our seats were attacked to someone's desk behind us. So if the debm55 Jan 2024 #27

That is so funny!! I can just imagine the row of desks moving.. asiliveandbreathe Jan 2024 #31

It was like a giant caterpillar debm55 Jan 2024 #83

I remember the GIANT slide rule in the math classroom.... lastlib Jan 2024 #24

I remember that. Could never figure it out. Went with dad to buy him a calculator at K--Mart. It was in a class case debm55 Jan 2024 #57

A slide rule really is all about adding and subtracting..... lastlib Jan 2024 #76

Pencil sharpeners nitpicked Jan 2024 #28

Nitpicked---I remember that debm55 Jan 2024 #78

Still have one WestMichRad Jan 2024 #96

The ones with the hand cranks? Yeah, I remember those. sakabatou Jan 2024 #104

The PeeChee folder DBoon Jan 2024 #36

Hahahahaha---I had that one. I love that quote from wiki. debm55 Jan 2024 #79

I remember duck and cover Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #38

The cafeteria food bamagal62 Jan 2024 #40

Yes. it was in my elementary school too, but that changed in JH and HS, Did you have a bathroom break? We would only be debm55 Jan 2024 #68

Back in my day, Wonder Why Jan 2024 #47

hhahahaha funny debm55 Jan 2024 #127

Typing on manual typewriters NotASurfer Jan 2024 #56

NotASurfer. That's a bummer. debm55 Jan 2024 #63

Remember carbon paper? snot Jan 2024 #92

I hated it. PS love you name debm55 Jan 2024 #100

Latin and square dancing WhiteTara Jan 2024 #69

Latin is good to learn. Did you have coed gym classes for the square dancing? debm55 Jan 2024 #74

no coed, just the square dance class WhiteTara Jan 2024 #116

I never figured out why we learned square dancing sakabatou Jan 2024 #105

coordination and movement? WhiteTara Jan 2024 #111

Maybe, but there are other dances that can fill it in sakabatou Jan 2024 #112

probably, but this was in the 50s WhiteTara Jan 2024 #113

I did square dancing in the NINETIES! sakabatou Jan 2024 #114

intro to dancing with partners? WhiteTara Jan 2024 #115

I don't remember, but it was in middle school, I think sakabatou Jan 2024 #121

Same grade, I think. sakabatou Jan 2024 #146

I LOVED RobinA Jan 2024 #145

Activities, events and procedures that I remember from elementary school. Niagara Jan 2024 #70

I remember Helene kicking up her leg while kissing Terry in the high school production of "Damned Yankees." NNadir Jan 2024 #71

Pamela Brown Turbineguy Jan 2024 #81

I used to play that one in clubs, cheating by playing it with a slide, because well, I was never going to be Leo Kottke. NNadir Jan 2024 #86

I remember many of the things others have mentioned -- rsdsharp Jan 2024 #73

It just occurred to me that kids who went to school after blackboards were replaced Ocelot II Jan 2024 #82

In high school, I remember we did an earthquake drill... lastlib Jan 2024 #85

Earthquake drills here too. sakabatou Jan 2024 #106

Did you have aftershocks in any of them? n/t lastlib Jan 2024 #108

I think we just waited until the all clear. sakabatou Jan 2024 #109

Purple stencil reproduction of "handouts" with alcohol and a rotary machine bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #87

A ditto machine is the rotary machine I never used the gel type that was used in elem. school, The ditto machine had a debm55 Jan 2024 #99

damn good drugs, lol mike_c Jan 2024 #88

The liquid chemicals were terrible or you talking about people drugs---I"m so confused-- debm55 Jan 2024 #101

I got a great public school education. snot Jan 2024 #89

your town sounds a lot like Yellow Springs Ohio. yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #119

Also, the school newspaper snot Jan 2024 #93

Oh our school had a student newspaper staff. Also had a teacher mentor. debm55 Jan 2024 #137

Fire drills, everybody filed outside. Field trips to Shamrock Dairy where we got chocolate milk. Mmmmm. brush Jan 2024 #95

Heck, we had fire drills where I worked WestMichRad Jan 2024 #97

Same here at work too...at a newspaper and a university. brush Jan 2024 #98

Chicken fat... consider_this Jan 2024 #103

I remember Chicken Fat, but we did it gym. debm55 Jan 2024 #129

News/announcements on video sakabatou Jan 2024 #107

Ours was scrapped too.Took to much time to set up. I did like the program they would have ever morning on the News of debm55 Jan 2024 #130

Fire drills, girls' white gym suits, gymnastics at P.E. AmBlue Jan 2024 #110

Enjoyed your post. Yes we had the white gym outfits too. Ours were two piece. They made us all take communal showerswith debm55 Jan 2024 #131

Thanks DebM AmBlue Jan 2024 #144

A trophy case for science awards that was bigger than the one for sports awards jmowreader Jan 2024 #118

Yes the trophy cases. Ours was for sports. debm55 Jan 2024 #138

I also went to a Catholic elementary school 10 Turtle Day Jan 2024 #120

That was nice of her. I went to Catholic grade school also. Always, fish stick Friday. as our school had a cafeteria, Do debm55 Jan 2024 #133

No, I don't remember saying the Angilus at noon. 10 Turtle Day Jan 2024 #141

Simulated cars for Driver's Education willamette Jan 2024 #122

We had something similiar. 10th grade, a group of 4 were taken out in a car, Driver's Ed teacher had a brake pedal on debm55 Jan 2024 #128

Yes, the extra brake pedal - very reassuring willamette Jan 2024 #143

It wasn't in my case, when I hit the gas pedal instead of of the break, We went into a ditch and car had to be hauled debm55 Jan 2024 #150

Oh, no! willamette Jan 2024 #154

May baskets jpak Jan 2024 #132

Jpak, never heard of this , but it sound very nice and great tasting. debm55 Jan 2024 #134

Everyone brought candy for the May Basket jpak Jan 2024 #135

I love the concept. Thank you for posting. debm55 Jan 2024 #136

I'd forgotten about those! Ocelot II Jan 2024 #151

I remember those very faintly. yorkster Jan 2024 #153

The long cylindrical metal fire escapes you slid down. LibinMo Jan 2024 #142

That was unique. I would like that. debm55 Jan 2024 #149

"The Conservation Man" get the red out Jan 2024 #152