Fulton School - Fulton Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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5755 l'lJl-TENS egg MISS OECHSLER 'S CLASS This is the first Opportunity Class to graduate from Fulton School. Most of the pupils in it l1ave done the eight years required elementary work in seven years. PICTURE Standing. reading from left to right: Miss Hazel Oechsler, Lillian Laycock. Mabel Kirkbride, Margaret Stark, Lillian Knorr, Mary Hartman, Elizabeth Dougherty, Virginia Mctfreery, -Evelyn Rodd, Helene Cosgray, Maxine Cos- gray, Miss Nettie lllarker. Second Row: Louise Koss, Jane Trost, Martha Tom, Rebecca Lane, Nor- man Levey, XVilliam Mcllwaiu, Franklin Quale, Lawrence Hill, Murray Friedman. Third row: Madelyn Levi, Betty Idoine, Nancy Morrison, Mildred Schwyn, Miriam Peters, Mason Holt, XValter Linsell, Franklin Clark, Joseph Friend. History of Miss Oechsler's Class of 1922 . Margaret Stark Although it may not be generally known, a certain day in September, 1914, was most important in the history of Toledo! VVhy? Because on that day, those who were destined to become members of the advanced rush class, entered Fulton School. On that day, twenty-seven recruits enlisted as volunteers in the great army of education which is to fight the battles of life with brain instead of brawn, and prove that the Hpen is niightier than the sword. These recruits, of whom l was one, were placed on probation, under the training officer, Captain Lucile Chase. Wesoon learned to march and sing, to cut and paste, carrying home wonderful specimens of our work, which we showed, with pride, to all we met along the way and which, no doubt, our fond mothers still have preserved somewhere. These were happy days, but my one regret is that someone didn 't tell me then that I was to write the history of this class for I should have kept a care- ful record of all the interesting occurrences, instead of using my memory to forget with. At the end of this year of probation we were placed in the First Regiment of the regular school'army, under a new captain and with her guidance, we learned two of the greatest lessons in life-to read and to write! Mother-'s baby was growing up! - During this year's training, we frequently saw our commander-in-chief, Miss Marker, of whom we stood in great awe, indeed! VVl1en we had finished this year we were transferred to the Second Regiment under another splendid captain. We began to learn discipline, we were taught to be punctual and not to be A. W. O. L. and as the work grew harder, we looked forward to our frequent furloughs with increasing pleasure. i , ., f, It was at this time that I discovered why our commander-in-chief was Nine

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Eight Room 4. MISS OECHSLER'S CLASS

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575' I r'l.ll. r':N gig called Miss f'Marker -because she marked the stars on our test papers,-but I secretly felt that Miss Starrer would have been a more appropriate name. After a year here we were advanced to the Third Regiment, and continued our interesting and instructive training under another fine captain. It was while in this Third Regiment that I recall the tricks of Maxine and Helene Cosgray, our mascot.te twins, who frequently changed seats and answered to each other's names to the bewilderment of the teacher, and the pleasure of the pupils. - The next year, when we reached the Fourth Regiment, we felt quite grown up and soldierly. Serious things began to happen, such as love affairs, mostly with whomever sat near you, or wore the prettiest clothes. One sus- ceptible member of this class divided his attentions equally among the girls, giving each a share of his affections. lVhen it came my turn, he showed his feelings by offering me pencils, candy or pennies, and by dropping them down the back of my neck, if I refused to accept them. His last offer was a book of Thrift Stamps, and when I spurned this, he turned his attentions to the next girl, and I have always wondered who finally did get that book of Thrift Stamps. Near the end of this year certain mothers received notices to appear before the commander-in-chief for council! They came with fear and trembling, wondering what crime their children had committed and whether they were to be court-martialed' and shot at sunrise! But, oh! the grand and glorious feelin, when these particular mothers learned that because of efficient performance of duty, their children's term of enlistment was to be shortened one year, in other words, the twenty-seven members of this present class were to form a picked companyy' of their own and learn to work and think in 'fdouble quick time, So, in September, 1919, under the efficient leadership of Captain Weyburne. our company assembled, being called the 'tAdvanced Fifth. Here we received our first uniforms, consisting of bathrobes with hoods, woolly shoes and wristlets, for we had to get used to the cold air which circu- lated through the barracks all the time. Also we were given chow in the shape of cocoa, if cocoa has any particular shape! This year we started manual, made interesting Japanese books and wrote prize essays on f'Roosevelt and the Advantages of Being in the Army. The year flew by and we were ready for the next regiment, the Advanced Sixth, under Captain Yeslin. This. also, was a wonderful year, and we en- joyed our many dramatizations, and our nature study, followed by a fine bird play, in which we each impersonated in costume, some little birdf' Each day we were becoming more versed in the tactics of peaceable warfare and soon we had our first real skirmish with the enemy. It was called the Battle of the Verbs, and we were greatly victorious! YVe fought many battles of this kind with different adversaries, and always de- feated them, until finally there came a day-but why recall ancient history? lVhy mention what brings blushes to the cheeks and tears to the eyes? Suffice to say, VVe met the enemy and We Were theirsll' However, our foe was most generous, and healed our wounded pride with gifts of lolly pops and other ' ' sweeties, And now, We come to the real history of this class. After six years of Ten