McKenny Elementary School
Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2009 04:03 PM

Random memories

  • Mr. Canchester and the 'Canchester squeeze'.  David Speer and David Edmonds were his frequent victims. 
  • Mr. Canchester worked in a shoe store during the summer. 
  • Mr. Canchester kicking a student's desk to get attention.  David Speer and David Edmonds were his frequent victims.
  • I don't recall Mr. Rogers, our principal, ever smiling.
  • Mrs. Menge, our 8th grade home room teacher.
  • The librarian, I can't remember her name (Miss Shaw?), was very young and may have been a first year teacher.  She was hot.
  • Tom Brown doing sit-ups forever.
  • In hindsight, David Edmonds looked like a miniature Mr. Canchester.
  • Mr. Hollender gave us an assignment to write to a personality asking for an autographed photo.  I kept my signed photo of Eddie Cantor for years.  Can you believe it?
  • Jean McGee's freckles and Howdy Doody smile.
  • Our cool dancers, Eddie Born, Pat Graham, and Shirley Allen appeared on Ed McKenzie's WXYZ TV Saturday Dance Party several times.
  • David Henwood and slides of his European vacation.
  • I substituted for Larry Woodcox on his paper route when he attended McKenny. 
  • Larry was once safety patrol captain.
  • I bought my own paper route from Bill Sommerville.  I think I was twelve years old.  Had it until I graduated from high school.
  • Dennis Foster seemed like a giant to a little guy like me.
  • Weekly music lessons with David Johnstone.  He played clarinet and I played saxophone.  I can't remember the instructors name, but he looked like Benny Goodman.
  • Pat Jackson and Kathy Arns were quiet but cool.
  • Sharon Allie was a huge Tiger baseball fan - probably still is.
  • Air raid drills.

I'm sure other memories will come to mind.  I'm looking forward to seeing the McKenny gang at the reunion.

Bob Henry

 

David Edmonds, Jean McGee, Gary Lindquist, John Barry, Bob Goldman, Jim Ambrose, David Skidmore, Bob Jackson, Bob Henry, David Henwood, Dennis Foster, Ed Born, Tom Brown, Bill Sommereville, Peter Stenborg, David Speer

Dennis Foster, Ed Born, Tom Brown, Bill Sommerville, Richard Mettinger, David Speer

Jim Ambrose, David Skidmore, Bob Jackson, Bob Henry, David Henwood

 David Edmonds, Jean McGee, Gary Lindquist, John Barry, Bob Goldman

Shirley Allan, Pat Graham, Barbara Fritz, Joy Emerson, Kathy Arns, Brenda Gallimore, Barbara Beatty, Bonnie Barrell, Pat Jackson, Sharon Allie, Pat Weirs, Sarah Brancato

Pat Jackson, Sharon Allie, Pat Weirs, Sarah Brancato

Kathy Arns, Brenda Gallimore, Barbara Beatty, Bonnie Barrell

Shirley Allan, Pat Graham, Barbara Fritz, Joy Emerson