Charlotte Country Day School - Postscript Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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In the Country Day yearbook for 1951 fa 16 page pamphletl there are excerpts from an article written by an alumnus, Lewis Patton, entitled Ten Years at Coun- try Day School. He remembers his first day in Pre- school on September 23, 1941. He and his friend, David Dalton, went into the big Cramer House across the street from A. G. Junior High School inow the YMCAJ on East Morehead Street. lt seems that Lewis had a seri- ous allergy during this time and was not allowed to go outside at recess, so he entertained himself by trying to make friends with an opposum caught by one of the Upper Graders . Lewis says in his report that the school moved again in its third year to a big house way out Selwyn Avenue. He still had his allergy and could not go out at recess, so he stayed inside and made believe he was a naval gun- ner, just like the sailors he saw on the war posters. In 1945, according to Lewis, the school moved again, to Sharon Road across from Morrocroft Farm where there was enough land around for individual students to grow their own Victory Gardens. The students were so successful at collecting scrap and paper for the war effort that they got their pictures in the newspaper. Lewis didn't have much to offer about his fourth and fifth grade years, but he does remember moving again to the Sardis Road site, and he does remember staying till 4:00 pm each day for athletics. The big moment came when he moved from the barracks type out buildings into the Main Building as a sixth grader. He also remem- bers that the school bought a big bus that year, and he and Michael Page were the first students to be picked up in it. These are the memories of the first ten years in Char- lotte Country Day School's history as told by a student. We can already get the feeling of comraderie, sound education, extra-curricular activities, community re- sponsibility, sportsg that was the foundation of the ex- cellent school we have grown to be. Actually, Charlotte Country Day School was formed in 1941 by Dr. Thomas Burton with financial backing from some old Charlotte families who believed that . . Q . . hm' ' Medway? JMS TA-Y MGS Ulm , Taoist! E3 y 'F' Jbvl f-lf ypu 303+ IQV4 mg. had 'rfYN5.'B, +9 NAC:-VL 'am 43051, ALM' . Ham Q great S ummm , l1'WN-V lil lil ,lillill Tim lC'0f'l'i0fW'Q alll El l.g.fIfl go-l-+0 go, Deakin? 1 A C S -Chamois -this Ciao? as-ffro glad 'PROJ' D06 tpeviilmfhfl 6 iii! all! V1.5 lilIp0l1'l Sgmi. lY10cl r1 O 6165 orvw. D+ 1:lKQJlOCYX ond iJYK9-fC3'lf H sinfld, Floficlou Coos cg blast 0,l5z5,'1 hopQ 'H'70ff' UJQJQUH qil -loqeifrwf' sgvut-this 5UfYU'Yl.Wf -ha uQ as Road Campus M Us

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Country Day cafeteria. Below: The May Festival was the big event of the year. Above: Students dine in the original Charlotte had grown up enough to offer an alternative to the community for the necessity of sending their sons and daughters away to boarding schools in order to prepare them for college. The late Mr. Allison Pell, Sr., was the first Chairman of the Board. Let's do some more reminiscing: b On th7e Sardis Road campus - do you remem- er . . . . The little tiny building that held one chair, one piano, and one bench where the The Fine Arts piano teach- er, Mrs. Spainhour, conducted piano lessons? When Pell House competed with Harris House in ev- ery area from grades to sports? Mr. Evans' Sports Day where each class chose its own sports in which to compete - there was every- thing from 3 legged races, sack races, hurdles, 100 dash to the Tug-of-War between Pell and Harris at the end of the events - THEN - the fabulous picnic pre- pared by all the grade mothers? The football field that was only 80 yards long. A sus- tained run would get you a touchdown, but if you were stopped on the 5 yd. line, you had to back up 20 yds., Going to the ym with boxing gloves and a referee to settle matters i you got caught fighting? If you were a little girl, do you remember having to have the sashes sewn back on your dress each night after playing horses and using them for reins? The Father-Son-Mother-Daughter Softball games? Mora Copsesg she was school secretary, mother, nurse, busi- ness manager, bus driver, bell ringer and receptionistg it has taken about ten people to replace her in our new regime ? Ma Bates' food served family style where the teachers ate with the students and you had to eat some of everythingg why did she always have squash and creamed tuna on the same day? The football banquet when the speaker for the eve- ning was a man who had played in the Rose Bowl the year someone ran the wrong way for a touchdown? He said that wasn't nearly as funny as the man who punted a ball and it exploded in mid-air lin the same gamell? The Benefit Bridge Parties with zillions of door prizes sponsored by the Parents' Council mothers? Formation of a school library? The Charlotte Bookmobile used to come every two weeks and teachers had books for extra reading in their classrooms-iMarilyn Mills was such a neat librarian, she catagorized hers according to sizel but the school had no central library A plea to parents for books-new or old-went out, and Mrs. Mashburn took on the task of putting together a library, and try again? ' 4 all Opening ll.