One of the minor lingering mysteries that I wanted to solve about my relatives was how I was related to high school classmate Suzanne Berger. When she and I first met back in eighth grade, she told me we were related, but other than we were cousins of some sort, I never knew just how. … Continue reading The Moyer Connection
Elco
Elco Teacher Charged With Assault and Battery
On Monday morning April 27, 1964, a Myerstown policeman arrived at Eastern Lebanon County High School and arrested Ronald Lee Paine for assault and battery. Ronald Paine The charge stemmed from an incident that had occurred the previous Friday when the teacher allegedly struck 16-year-old eleventh grader Candace Christ once across the front of her … Continue reading Elco Teacher Charged With Assault and Battery
Mr. Ronald Paine
My first exposure to Mr. Ronald Paine as a teacher was in seventh grade, which was my last year attending the Richland school before the new high school consolidating the Eastern Lebanon County communities was built. That year he taught both English, for which he was qualified, and health, for which he was not. Ronald … Continue reading Mr. Ronald Paine
Mr. Donald Troutman of Sinking Spring, PA
Our ninth grade algebra teacher at Elco was Mr. Donald Troutman, and according to Suzanne Berger, he was related to us, Suzanne having previously informed me that she and I were some sort of distant cousins. View fullsize Donald B Troutman in 1963 He turned out to be a pretty good teacher, I thought, as … Continue reading Mr. Donald Troutman of Sinking Spring, PA
Mr. Curtis Troutman of Womelsdorf, PA
We moved to Richland, PA, in June, 1957, so in September I started attending Richland School in third grade. At that time third grade was divided between two classrooms, the division being accomplished by alphabetical order. As my last name began with a “T”, I was in Miss Margaret Klopp’s room along with (and I’m … Continue reading Mr. Curtis Troutman of Womelsdorf, PA
The Speech Choir
At Eastern Lebanon County High School (Elco) in the mid 1960’s the first few minutes of the school day were devoted to a program presented over the Public Address system. Mrs. Esther Papson via her Public Speaking course was in charge of the program, and at our initial class during our Junior year, she … Continue reading The Speech Choir
Miss Esther Mae Zug of Lebanon, PA
When her brother John L. Zug died, it was page one news in the Lebanon Daily News, May 14, 1965 The sixth and youngest child of Ephraim Zug (1867 - 1934) and the former Barbara Longenecker (1877 - 1949), Miss Esther Mae Zug was born on December 20, 1915, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, nearly a year … Continue reading Miss Esther Mae Zug of Lebanon, PA
Carol Channing Sets the Scene
Carol Channing died today, something that I didn’t think could possibly happen in my lifetime. Of course, that’s hyperbole, but it seems justified because Channing was famous for playing those larger than life characters like Dolly Levi and Lorelei Lee. I feel a special affinity to Ms. Channing because in 1966 during my Junior year … Continue reading Carol Channing Sets the Scene
Dennis Keener
Just received a note from Gary Wells informing me that Dennis Keener died yesterday. Dennis was a classmate in high school, one of the kids I used to hang out with. He was a member of The Irregulars (will have to write about them sometime) and a big fan of Bob Dylan before anyone else … Continue reading Dennis Keener