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| Hillview Memory Mug Up. |
Twenty seven community members attended the Mug Up and shared stories from their school days as both students and teachers. Several people had memories of attending or teaching in one room schools with outhouses, while others attended larger schools in St. John's or Grand Bank that were fancy enough to have indoor plumbing! One person told a story of how in his mother's time if they wanted a day off school they would simply clog the chimney and the students would be free for the day. Another woman remembered walking to school and passing the piano rock which her and her sisters would "play" each day. Several people discussed children's games including tidley (or pidley), and marbles.
Do you have a memory that stands out from your time in school? Let us know in the comments below!
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COPYING was a word that had two very different meanings for rural NL. I recall having the privilege of helping my teacher copy papers by cranking the wheel on the copier. The other meaning of course involved the forbidden fun of copying ice pans. A favorite spot to copy on our way home after school was in the steady by Dave and Edith Bensons property. I remember Edith coming out with a dish rag on her shoulder, yelling at us to get of the ice and to go home. She always threatened to call our mothers, but I don't think she ever did.
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