Eberhart/Owen Grade 3A & 4A, Room 200, May 31, 1949

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The brand new William Bishop Owen School opened in May of 1949. These students were from the Eberhart Branch up till then. 

Grades  3A & 4A, Room 200, May 31, 1949

Bottom Row:  Phyllis Beavans, Mary Ann Zellers, Annette Gunty, Beverly, Marilyn Hruby, Shirley Czerwicz, ?_____, ?______, Sue W, Patsy Ginak.  2^nd Row: Charles Bond, Wayne Holeb, Boyd Watters, Charles Hoffman, Albert Uratuc, ?_____, James Wilson, James Kalanges, Ronald Paulmeyer, Jimmy Mc Cabe,   3^rd Row: Charlot Waller, Judy Sweeney, ?_____, ?_____, Nancy Dubrava, Renee Turro, ?_____, Marilyn Pucel, Suzanne La Morte,   Top Row:  ?_____, ?_____, Bruce Bohne, ?_____, Bruce Marsh, George Kern, Robert Culp.  (sorry for any misspelling of names)

Eberhart Branch, Grade 3b & 4b, Oct 25,1948

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Bottom Row: Vincent Pecetie, Wayne Holeb, Charles Bond, Jimmy McCabe, ?, ?, Charles ?, Ronald Paulmeyer, Boyd Watters, ?. 2nd Row: Phyllis Beavans, Sue W, Mary Ann Zellers, Janice F, Sandra C, Beverly ?, Annette Gunty, Judy Trimble, Joanne Sutterlin, Patsy Ginak. 3rd Row: Dianne Thompson, Shirley Czerwicz, Charlot Waller, Marilyn Purcel, ?,Renee Turro, Nancy Dubrava, ?, Judy Sweeney, Marilyn Hruby.Top Row: Robert Culp, ?, Bruce Bohne, Jack Mooney. (sorry for any misspelling of names)

ASHBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was known as the Eberhart Branch.

EBERHART BRANCH, GRADES 1-8, 3800 W 83RD STREET, CHICAGO, IL WAS A 2 ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE WITH A HUGE COAL BURNING POT BELLY STOVE IN EACH ROOM. THE OUT BUILDING CONTAINED WASHROOMS AND THE JANITRESS'S ROOM FOR MRS SMITH, A VERY JOLLY AND WARM LADY. MRS SMITH HAD TO GET TO THE SCHOOL VERY EARLY TO GET THE STOVES BURNING AND THE ROOMS WARM FOR US.   (1945-1949)

MOST OF US WALKED ACROSS TWO RAILROAD TRACKS AND SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY TO GET TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.  THE SNOWY WINTER DAYS WERE A LOT OF FUN GETTING TO SCHOOL.  THE TRAIN TRACKS WERE RAISED UP AND YOU COULD SLIDE DOWN THE OTHER SIDE.  WHEN WE ARRIVED AT SCHOOL WE WOULD TAKE OFF OUR VERY WET AND SNOW COVERED COATS AND LEGGING AND ARRANGE THEM ON CHAIRS AROUND THE VERY WARM POT BELLY STOVES.

OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THEY ADDED FOUR PORTABLES FOR CLASS ROOMS.  THE AREA WAS A NEW HOME BUILDING BOOM AFTER WWII.  WE ALL WENT TO SCHOOL HALF DAYS BECAUSE OF THE OVER CROWDING.  THEY BUILT THE NEW WILLIAM BISHOP SCHOOL THAT WAS FINISHED IN 1949, BUT BY THE TIME IT WAS FINISHED IT WAS ALSO TOO SMALL AND WE CONTINUED TO GO HALF DAYS.

PRINCIPAL-MISS SMITH, JANITRESS-MRS SMITH.

THE BUILDING WAS LATER USED AS A PARK AND THEN TORN DOWN AND REPLACED BY HOMES.

1B GRADE TEACHER   M.V. MALONEY      SEPT 1945 - JAN 1946

1A GRADE TEACHER   JEAN CARROLL     JAN 1946 - JUNE 1946

2B GRADE TEACHER   MIRIAM J ROSE    SEPT 1946 - JAN 1947

2A GRADE TEACHER   JEAN CARROLL     JAN 1947 - JUNE 1947

3B GRADE TEACHER   JEAN CARROLL     SEPT 1947 - JAN 1948

3A GRADE TEACHER   JEAN CARROLL     JAN 1948 - JUNE 1948

4B GRADE TEACHER   MRS A RADLOFF   SEPT 1948 - JAN 1949

4A GRADE TEACHER   MRS A RADLOFF    JAN 1949 - JUNE 1949