{"id":406,"date":"2019-12-05T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2020-09-10T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T16:11:19","slug":"the-first-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/the-first-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\tSchools\n\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\tRecollections\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tThe First Kindergarten\n\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\tRecollections by Jim Decker\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\"First\n\t\t\t\t\"First\n\t

Bratenahl School\u2019s first kindergarten reported for class in a little white house in September of 1937.<\/p>\n

The building was located in the rear of the school astride the walkway from Burton Avenue to the rear entrance.\u00a0 The present gymnasium, of course, had not yet been built.\u00a0 The building was moved to the park after the school year in 1939 when the new wing of the school was constructed.\u00a0 The building was later destroyed by fire.\u00a0 It should be made clear that the old voting booth now standing in the park was not the kindergarten building.<\/p>\n

The high point of that first year was a train ride taken by the class.\u00a0 We were taken by bus (a real treat for the walkers among us) to the East Cleveland Railroad Station where we boarded a New York Central train for a trip to the Cleveland Union Terminal downtown.<\/p>\n

After that exciting excursion, the class took on the project of creating its own train and station in our cozy little school.\u00a0 The accompanying pictures show the results inspired by our trip and our teacher, Mrs. Richardson (Richards?).<\/p>\n

In the pictures, Frances (Sue) Thoburn<\/a> is the clerk behind the counter who is serving Charlie Britton.\u00a0 At her side is Richard Durstine while Carol Larner looks on.\u00a0 In the background is Jackie Hurst selling tickets to Ann Dornback while Jim Decker and Joe McKeon wait in line.<\/p>\n\t

After boarding the train, the passengers, Ann Dornback, Jim Decker, Sue Thoburn, and Carol Larner, wait patiently for the conductor, Joe McKeon to inform the engineer, Jackie Hurst, that all are aboard.<\/p>\n

Other memories of our school year include the very fine music created by our rhythm band.\u00a0 The instruments were bells, clogs, sticks, a drum, and perhaps a tambourine.\u00a0 I seem to recall Jerry Young was either the conductor or the drummer.\u00a0 My sister, Alyce Decker now Aust, who was I believe in the third grade at the time, recalls being sent across from the main school to the kindergarten to get the drum for her class.\u00a0 The class had only one drum.<\/p>\n

The building was used the following year for its second and last kindergarten class.\u00a0 It was then used as a recreation building for the summer playground program which the village then had.\u00a0 It was also used for a change room for the ice skaters in the winter.\u00a0 Many will remember listening to Jackie Davis play the piano so superbly before it and the entire structure deteriorated and finally burned.<\/p>\n

The little white house served the village well and many have very fond memories of it.<\/p>\n

THE FIRST KINDERGARTEN\u00a0CLASS ROSTER<\/strong><\/p>\n\t

The Girls<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Callander<\/p>\n

Ann Dornback<\/p>\n

Kitty Ann Keal<\/p>\n

Carol Larner<\/p>\n

Nadja Muelhauser<\/p>\n

Eleanor Rittershofer<\/p>\n

Sally Selover<\/p>\n

Frances Thoburn<\/p>\n\t

The Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie Britton<\/p>\n

Bud Cleverly<\/p>\n

Jim Decker<\/p>\n

Alfred Dempsey<\/p>\n

Richard Durstine<\/p>\n

Jackie Hurst<\/p>\n

Joe McKeon<\/p>\n

James Smith<\/p>\n

Jerry Young<\/p>\n\t

I do recall that there was an even number of children in the class; there is either a girl missing or a boy listed who did not join the class until later.\u00a0 Memory is imperfect.<\/p>\n

[James Allen Decker was born on December 31, 1932 to Ralph and Verna Decker.\u00a0 He lived at 10211 Foster Avenue and attended the Bratenahl School from Kindergarten to 8th Grade, graduating with the 8th Grade Class in 1946.]<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Schools\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee list\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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