Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School, (Curran, Virginia (Neufeld))
Collection: Wild Rose School
Title
Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School, (Curran, Virginia (Neufeld))
Subject
Harvey County (Kansas)--History
Description
Memories of student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Creator
Curran, Virginia (Neufeld) Student at Wild Rose School, District #26
Source
Leroy Koehn, student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Publisher
Halstead Public Library, 264 Main Street, Halstead, Kansas 67056
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Leroy Koehn, student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Rights
Format
text/plain
Language
English
Coverage
Coverage--Kansas--Harvey County Rural Schools
Citation
Curran, Virginia (Neufeld) Student at Wild Rose School, District #26, “Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School, (Curran, Virginia (Neufeld)),” Halstead Digital History Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://halstead.digitalsckls.info/item/89.
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Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School By Virginia (Neufeld) Curran
I have so many fond memories of my grade school days, but some of my best memories that really stand out are the programs we put on for the community. We would sing and put on plays for different holidays. The parents would sit at our desks while every pupil had a part in the program.
In front of the school was a wire strung from one side to the other where two panels of grey fabric hung to the wire with safety pins to make our curtains. When the program started, two of the students would pull back the curtains. When it was time for a scene change, the two students would close the curtains again. Everyone had a certain job to move props for the next scene and then take their place and once again, the curtains would open.
Some of our programs consisted of all singing. At the front of the room was a piano that the teacher played as all of the students sang a series of songs. We would also sing in smaller groups to fit the song we were singing. One of the songs that we sang was "Alice Blue Gown" which consisted of Greta Epp, Mary Jane Neufeld and myself. The three of us girls wore blue dresses and the blue bracelets Mrs. Dyck helped us make in art class.
On some occasions, the pupils would get a break from putting on the program and we would watch films that my dad, Henry Neufeld, would show. He would bring his projector, movie and screen. Most of them were Abbott & Costello movies. At times, the film would get out of sink and he would have to stop the movie and get it back on track again. Everyone waited patiently until the problem was fixed and we were back to having a good time.
Original Format
Paper
Title
Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School, (Curran, Virginia (Neufeld))
Subject
Harvey County (Kansas)--History
Description
Memories of student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Creator
Curran, Virginia (Neufeld) Student at Wild Rose School, District #26
Source
Leroy Koehn, student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Publisher
Halstead Public Library, 264 Main Street, Halstead, Kansas 67056
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Leroy Koehn, student of Wild Rose School, District #26
Rights
Format
text/plain
Language
English
Coverage
Coverage--Kansas--Harvey County Rural Schools
Citation
Curran, Virginia (Neufeld) Student at Wild Rose School, District #26, “Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School, (Curran, Virginia (Neufeld)),” Halstead Digital History Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://halstead.digitalsckls.info/item/89.Text
Memories of my grade school days at Wild Rose School By Virginia (Neufeld) Curran
I have so many fond memories of my grade school days, but some of my best memories that really stand out are the programs we put on for the community. We would sing and put on plays for different holidays. The parents would sit at our desks while every pupil had a part in the program.
In front of the school was a wire strung from one side to the other where two panels of grey fabric hung to the wire with safety pins to make our curtains. When the program started, two of the students would pull back the curtains. When it was time for a scene change, the two students would close the curtains again. Everyone had a certain job to move props for the next scene and then take their place and once again, the curtains would open.
Some of our programs consisted of all singing. At the front of the room was a piano that the teacher played as all of the students sang a series of songs. We would also sing in smaller groups to fit the song we were singing. One of the songs that we sang was "Alice Blue Gown" which consisted of Greta Epp, Mary Jane Neufeld and myself. The three of us girls wore blue dresses and the blue bracelets Mrs. Dyck helped us make in art class.
On some occasions, the pupils would get a break from putting on the program and we would watch films that my dad, Henry Neufeld, would show. He would bring his projector, movie and screen. Most of them were Abbott & Costello movies. At times, the film would get out of sink and he would have to stop the movie and get it back on track again. Everyone waited patiently until the problem was fixed and we were back to having a good time.
Original Format
Paper