Comments on: 6th & South Grand (1977)

By: nancy

nancy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:07:49 +0000

Hi, Kathy. I was gone from Stuart School after 6th grade ended in June, 1961, but I would love to see the photos. I have no photos from the years I was there, K thru 6. Springfield Rewind’s facebook page has photos submitted by readers (baseball teams and other types of pics). I bet a lot of folks would like to see your Stuart photos.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:33:01 +0000

I have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade class photos from from Stuart School circa 1964-1966. Anyone interested in seeing them?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:53:02 +0000

I will have to look in some of my parent’s old slides. I went to Stuart (and YES, I remember Mrs. Byerly) and we lived directly across the street from the school. We may have some shots of at least part of the school.

By: Bill Jackson

Bill Jackson — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:20:19 +0000

My Mom worked at Cam2, in the summer I would go to work with her and my dad would pick me up after he got off work at Fiatallis.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:33:12 +0000

Thank you, Linda and Sue, for the info on Ms. Leesman/Leasman. She was tall! I recall one year everyone was called in groups to her office. I remember a long hallway and a bust with the f-word carved in its base. She wanted everyone to see it & know how bad this deed was. And yes, the beatiful hardwood floors & stairs. I loved Mrs. Byerly, too. Miss Kellum must have been my 1st grade teacher. And yes, recess was split between the boys & girls. Remember double Dutch jump rope & jacks? And dodge ball in the gym. Thanks for filling in some blanks in my memory!

By: Sue Harkins Elmore

Sue Harkins Elmore — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:36:56 +0000

Yes, Pauline Leasman. A very tall lady and a terrific principal. She saved me from some questionable people who tried to pick me up from the playground one cold winter afternoon …I was in kindergarten or 1st and my grandfather forgot to pick me up after school, so I just sat there in the swings, waiting, after everyone else was long gone. An old beat up car pulled up and asked me if I wanted a ride home. Offered me some candy or gum to get in. I knew better and that’s when Ms. Leasman saw me thru the window and called me inside. I got to thinking about dates, though, and I actually went to Stuart from 1951-1958. Also had Miss Kellum, but think for 2nd or 3rd grade. Remember how the boys had recess on the west side of the school and the girls on the east side? And the sock hops after school for the older grades. And the penny candy sale in the main hall at lunchtime. Good memories.

By: Linda H

Linda H — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:18:59 +0000

I went to Stuart School from 1958 to 1961. The principal was Pauline Leesman. Miss Kellum was my 1st grade teacher and Mrs. Byerly was my teacher for second grade. Loved her. Remember those beautiful polished wood floors and the staircases. My mom was PTA president for one or two of those years and I have fond memories of the ice cream socials in the gym.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:38:50 +0000

Sue, good to hear from a fellow Stuart student. Mrs. Hayes was a very elegant lady (at least that’s my memory of her). I also remember the principal was a woman and can see her, but can’t recall her name. Wish I had pictures of all the school years, but I don’t think any yearly photos were taken at Stuart.
I remember being a patrol guard with a white canvas shoulder/belt contraption and being assigned to guard at 7th & South Grand.

By: Sue Harkins Elmore

Sue Harkins Elmore — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:26:40 +0000

Ah, that 4th grade teacher was Ms. HankinsShe drummed phonics into our heads for the entire year. A bit grumpy, we thought, but the phonics stuck! Also had Ms. Carroll for 5th and Ms. Hayes for 6th. Let me see – I went to Stuart School from 1950-57, Nancy. So you must have been behind me by 3 or 4 years. Had to go to Lawrence Jr. High for a year (7th grade) while they finished up Ben Franklin. (Lawrence was a grade school prior to that.)

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:46:45 +0000

I went to Stuart School K-6. 6th grade was 60/61. Would love to see some pictures of the old school. Mrs. Hayes 6th grade, Ms Carroll for 5th & 4th grades. I seem to remember Ms Hateful (sp?) was going to be my 4th grade teacher, but it was changed. Ms. Byerly 3rd grade & Ms. Glick 2nd grade. I can see my 1st grade teacher’s face but can’t remember her name. I was always in Thrifty Drug & the A&P. There was a shoe store on 6th behind Thrifty, The Bootery?