East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-12-13
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zelle did this, because it is Christ
mas gift secret; but one of the
rooms hammered out copper leaf
designs on felt-backed wooden
blocks that look like copper-plated
art work.
The children used a great deal OF
patience in this work, in which the
thin copper sheet is pounded down
bit by bit with a little air under
meath, to give raised effect to the
leaf design. Their parents will be
pleased to get them on Christmas
Day, we are sure.
Another project which we can
identify, are well-written "Thank
you" letters, by Mrs. Eleanor
Clark's fifth graders to Mrs.
Thompson of the Hough Bakery,
after they had returned from trip
through that local factory of good
les. The children had arrived late,
but they were warmly received, and
were shown the 800-loaf oven, the
cake-decorating tables, the pantry
where foreign sweetmeats are
stored, and the other parts of this
sweet-smelling establishment. They
heard a story about the foreign
import, cocoa, and were treated to
delicious baked-goods lunch. One
boy polished off three jelly dough-
punch, two mints and a cookie, but
nuts, two egg sandwiches, cup of
it didn't interfere with his lunch
at all after he returned to school.
The letters remember to thank
her for everything, and some of
them wish her Merry Christmas
and Happy NNew Year. 1t looks
as if these children's holiday treat
season got off to an early start.
Mayfair
AS most of our regular readers
know, this column is mostly about
children and their teachers. Some
times an adult or two comes along
who isn't teacher, for a sentence
or so. But we haven't said very
much about the custodians. There
is one custodian, however, who
does some regular" school work
on his own, and that is Mr.. Leon
ard "Bud" Majcher of Mayfair.
Folks over Hayden ave. way know
the good work Bud has been doing
with the Mayfair ag-football team;
and his occasional talks and vari-
Gus things of that sort beyond his
regular duties.
The other day "Bud" told Mrs.
Louise Crawford's sixth graders
about his wartime trip to Muir
mansk, Russia with a convoy. He
told about seeing houses of Russian
families that had no rugs on the
floors-and had no floors except
the ground. He told about offer
ing gift to a boy beggar, but the
police saw him and took him down
to the station for selling" illegal
goods. He also said that in a roll
Of paper money that was left where
mice got into it, the mice nibbled
at the Russian paper money but
didn't bother any other kind.
The pupils wrote nice letters to
Mr.. Majcher, thanking him for
coming upstairs and telling them
about his trip. They invited him
back.
Superior
The Superior Christmas tree
went up in the lower hall this week.
All of its decorations were made
by the children, from kindergarten
through sixth grade. Some nice
metallic work with tin foil is being
done these days, and all sorts of
things from paper clips to colored
paper find their decorative uses.
Also, the window scenes are COM
pletely painted by now.
Caledonia
Parents Of Caledonia children are
invited to attend the annual Christ
mas Carol programs at the school,
which are being held next Thursday
and Friday. The halls and all of the
rooms will have some sort of
Christmas decoration in them, and
every student will take part in the
program. The children took invita-
tions to their parents home with
Them last week.
Several rooms at Caledonia were