Our Schools When We Were Younger
| UPDATED | SCHOOL | LOCATION | STILL OPEN? | STILL STANDING? |
| 12/01/05 |
Briarfield
http://eubank.150m.com/Briarfield-ES/Briarfield-ES-Main-Page.html |
5720 Marshall Avenue | YES | YES |
| 11/30/07 | John W. Daniel | NO | NO | |
| 04/10/07 | Hilton Elementary | 225 River Road | YES | YES |
| 03/18/07 | Stonewall Jackson: | NO | NO | |
| 03/25/03 | Old Postcard and Architect Information | |||
| 08/28/07 | Thomas Jefferson | NO | NO | |
| 05/18/06 | Bankhead Magruder | 1712 Chestnut Avenue | YES | YES |
| 08/16/07 | Third Grade Swap Photos - Class of '65 | |||
| 06/13/06 | Parkview | NO | NO | |
| 10/13/05 | Mrs. Parrish's Private Kindergarten | Roanoke Avenue, East End | NO | ? |
| 04/15/08 | Walter Reed | 2410 Wickham Avenue | NO | YES - NOW Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center |
| 12/12/05 | Wee Wisdom | Shipyard Apartments | NO | NO |
| 05/14/08 | Woodrow Wilson | NO | NO |
Beaumont
Bon Aire
For all that came from a location other than
"North End" to wander the great halls of
NNHS,
you must know that those of us
from "North End" have a distinct advantage in recalling days long past.
You see, "North End" had a disproportionate
number of kids that received "private schooling".
Thereby, those of us less
"fortunate" would benefit from the wisdom of those that did attend those
"private" schools.
The "schools" were gender specific. The boys attended "Beaumont" and the girls attended "Bon Aire"!
Ah, what a place, "North End"!
- Wayne Stokes of VA - 02/20/03
Ha! Ha!
Thanks, Wayne!
School Days
Words by Will D.
Cobb
Music by Gus Edwards
Nothing to do
Nellie darling, Nothing to do you say,
Let's take a trip
on memory's ship, Back to the bygone days-
Sail to the old
village school house, Anchor outside the door,
Look in and see,
there's you and there's me,
A couple of kids
once more.
School
Days, School Days, dear old golden rule days,
Readin' and 'ritin'
and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hickory stick,
You were my queen
in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,
And you wrote on my
slate, "I love you, Joe"
When we were a
couple of kids.
'Member
the hill, Nellie Darling ?
And the oak tree
that grew on its brow ?
They've built forty
stories upon that old hill,
And the oak's an
old chestnut now,
'Member the meadows
so green, dear ?
So fragrant with
clover and maize,
Into new city lots
and preferred business plots,
They've cut them up
since those days.
School
Days, School Days, dear old golden rule days,
Readin' and 'ritin'
and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hickory stick,
You were my queen
in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,
And you wrote on my
slate, "I love you, Joe"
When we were a
couple of kids.
Pencil Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://pub29.bravenet.com/resources/clipart/index.php?search=category&category=12 - 02/24/04
"School Days"
midi (transcribed by Ron Miller) courtesy of
http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~ebgschol/school2.mid,
at the suggestion of Dave
Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/24/03
Thanks, Dave!
"School Days" lyrics courtesy of
http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~ebgschol/schoolda.htm,
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/24/03
Thanks again, Dave!