Grade 2B September 1942

School Photo

I am in the last row, second from the left.

No story, this is just the class photo

Photo 1: 

Shakespeare School 1949 Grade 7A Class Photo

Penner was a game played against the eastern wall of Shakespeare School with tennis balls using baseball terms. The "pitcher" would throw the tennis ball against the side of the building and based on whether it was caught by the person behind him or not and how far it went before it landed, it was classified as a single, double, triple or home run accordingly. Every day, the east side of the school was filled during recess with kids playing penner. This was half a century ago! My parents moved to the suburbs the summer after I finished grade school, but my experiences at Shakespeare school remain some of my fondest from my youth. Unfortunately, I was unable to go to my graduation as I was recovering from chicken pox and could not go back to school while I still had blisters. I spent many lonely afternoons at the Ken theater on 47th street where a double feature cost 10 cents.