Loved this story. I’d forgotten about Tip Top bread, great memory. We all carried lunches, and weren’t allowed to trade with any classmates! We also had pizza day, which of course was wonderful, and sometimes in the nice weather in Elementary school, the teachers would let us eat outside!!! Oh such fun, and innocent times.
ED, when I entered Seekonk JR high school 1949 had several teachers for different subjects but one stood out for many students. Miss Isles our math teacher had command and attention of her students and a whiz with the chalk board. She could teach and everyone appreciated her ability.
Seekonk didn't have a High School until 1961, and the northern part of town went to Tolman and Central and southern part went to East Providence High which included me.
Around 2010 I read an obituary. Gloria Isles, our Miss Isles and the obituary stated that Miss Iles went on and taught Algebra at the high School and retired after thirty-eight years also stating she was a member of the 1943 class of Classical High and 1947 class of RIC.
ED, I know you and others that post would appreciate a fellow Alumnus.
Thanks Ed for those memories. One big change has happened since we attended GJW-JHS. It is now an elementary school! I guess those shops we loved must be gone. Maybe Miss Collins' beautiful music room is still there with that lovely grand piano. Tempi cambi.
I toured the school not long ago, Ron. I don’t remember seeing any shops. But the school has not changed. Still big, bulky, huge and engendering confidence.
Thanks, Mike. I chatted with Chris. I'll connect with your blog and hope to be in touch soon. By the way, my mother never sent me to school with a meatball sandwich. I wonder why???
Great recall Ed of those memories of growing up in Mt Pleasant as complete innocents. La Salle Academy was all boys then but was pretty much the same although one Italian American kid I remember actually occasionally brought some delicious eggplant parmigiano in aluminum wrap which was totally unknown to us and smelled so great! If there was one thing I missed for lunch, it was a coffee milk!
I remember that we had just enough time after lunch to walk down to DeLuise Bakery to pick up a chocolate frosted doughnut. Those days were special.
Ooo, yes, forgot that.
You always seem to bring back memories
Thanks, Bob. Yes, I love to rekindle them as I live in my world of nostalgia
Loved this story. I’d forgotten about Tip Top bread, great memory. We all carried lunches, and weren’t allowed to trade with any classmates! We also had pizza day, which of course was wonderful, and sometimes in the nice weather in Elementary school, the teachers would let us eat outside!!! Oh such fun, and innocent times.
Yes, Colleen, fun memories. Yes, I forgot. We never traded lunches.HaHa.
And, I don’t remember outdoor dining
ED, when I entered Seekonk JR high school 1949 had several teachers for different subjects but one stood out for many students. Miss Isles our math teacher had command and attention of her students and a whiz with the chalk board. She could teach and everyone appreciated her ability.
Seekonk didn't have a High School until 1961, and the northern part of town went to Tolman and Central and southern part went to East Providence High which included me.
Around 2010 I read an obituary. Gloria Isles, our Miss Isles and the obituary stated that Miss Iles went on and taught Algebra at the high School and retired after thirty-eight years also stating she was a member of the 1943 class of Classical High and 1947 class of RIC.
ED, I know you and others that post would appreciate a fellow Alumnus.
Yes, indeed, Peter. Miss Isles was a star and a favorite. And a CHS alumna. Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ed for those memories. One big change has happened since we attended GJW-JHS. It is now an elementary school! I guess those shops we loved must be gone. Maybe Miss Collins' beautiful music room is still there with that lovely grand piano. Tempi cambi.
I toured the school not long ago, Ron. I don’t remember seeing any shops. But the school has not changed. Still big, bulky, huge and engendering confidence.
There were moments reading this I had the taste of olive loaf and chocolate milk in my mouth. Brilliant.
Thanks, Mike. I chatted with Chris. I'll connect with your blog and hope to be in touch soon. By the way, my mother never sent me to school with a meatball sandwich. I wonder why???
Beeeeeeeeeeyutiful, just beautiful. To go back and relive those wonderful moments. Precious!
Thanks, Peter. I love touching your chord.
Liked being touched. Brings back my days in a small Junior High in small Town of about 5000 folks. Seekonk in late 40S early 50S.
Nice days, Eh?
Indeed!
Great recall Ed of those memories of growing up in Mt Pleasant as complete innocents. La Salle Academy was all boys then but was pretty much the same although one Italian American kid I remember actually occasionally brought some delicious eggplant parmigiano in aluminum wrap which was totally unknown to us and smelled so great! If there was one thing I missed for lunch, it was a coffee milk!
Innocents for sure, Jim. I majored in virginity for years thereafter. As for coffee milk; well that touched a memory.
Thanks for sharing cafeteria scenarios and vivid details that bring back happy memories of school.