Inter-City Elementary Trivia Quiz
What historic event did we gather in front of the flag pole for in 1st grade?
We gathered around the flagpole--the whole school--to take down the flag with 48 stars and put up the one with 50 stars since Alaska and Hawaii had just become states.
Sputnik did orbit the earth about that time too. I remember standing at the end of the driveway as my dad pointed it out streaming across the evening sky.
What did you have to do and find to get free ice cream in the Inter-City cafeteria?
Clean your plate & have a sticker on your plate that said W.H. Ward. That contest made my mother livid because the overweight kids all cleaned their plates and got ice cream. She said it was the skinny kids who needed to clean their plates and get ice cream. lol
Name two of the cafeteria ladies.
McCrary & Samuelson. As in two of our classmates Dianne Samuelson (Mc Crary) and Roger McCrary
What teacher at Inter-City had a child that went to Inter-City? Mrs. Greenlee--Me the daydreamer
Whose family added a bomb shelter to their house? Pam Ryman's family. It was like that episode of
Happy Days Everyone wanted to be friends with Pam so in the nuclear attack we coud get invited to stay at Pam's shelter. We didn't realize we all would have been toast by the time we got there, or actually before.
What historic event happened in 3rd grade? John Glenn orbited the earth. Mrs Williams brought a portable TV to th library ad we all got to go an dsit on the floor and watch them pick him up out of the water. I personally was more fascinated by the portable TV.
What was the school custodian’s name? His name was Eddie Pines. He was a very tall black man, a gentle giant. He was kind to everyone. Mr. Ward once told my mother that he was the best psychologist in the school. If Mr. Ward had an unruley kid he just couldn't calm down he took the child across the hall to "Pines". Pines would talk to him and have him happy in now time. My mother ran into him occassioanlly at Bogatos years later, and he would still ask about the Inter-City kiuds by name. Mom said, " Too bad he didn;'t become a teacher--he would have been a good one." He died about 14 years ago.
What teacher played football for TCU? Mr. Wilcox. He would say "Ackeehol" when he was teaching us about liquor and drugs and we would all giggle--made him furious--myself being the worst offender. He also hit me in the face one day for not paying attention (daydreaming again) and broke my glasses. All he had to do was apologize to MY MOTHER--not me!!
Who was the tallest teacher at Inter-City? The tallest teacher was Mrs. Giacona. She was 6 feet tall and wore very short dresses. She would sit on a stool outsie her door at the end of the day and hug everyone good bye. I wasn't in her class and I remember being so jealous. Her husband was Italian which was also a source of curiosity for us all.
What historic event happened in the 6th grade? Preident Kennedy was assasinated. That was the first time I remember hearing that word. Bobby Dodge had gone home for lunch and saw it on TV and burst into our classroom and told everyone. Our class was in LOCKDOWN tld rest of the day so no one else would find out. My father had said, "The country will come to an end if LBJ ever becomes president," so I was terrified that the end was happening that day!
Which teacher could write perfectly in cursive—backwards?
Mrs. Halbert. Who incidentally came in second to Van Cliburn in the international piano competition that launched Cliburn's career. When we got noisey or were not paying attention she would write in perfect cursive backwards--our assignemnts on the chalkboard---obviously I was the only one that was really impressed by that talent.
Who was the art teacher in 2nd grade? I was in Mrs. Lassiter's class and he would come into our class and teach art. I especially got on his nerves because I hummed all the time. He would say, "NO HUMMING! This is ART!"
And YES Steve Hickman I DO remember all these things myself and do not have a secret source of information as you had suggested--right PAM??
Jan Greenlee Hayes--the day dreamer.
