In the 50's and 60's, the teachers were scary. They yelled and pulled you aside quickly to make known what you did wrong. One of the scariest was Miss Holleran....1st grade. Her personality reflected her name...she was quick and sharp and she raised her voice a lot. Miss Holleran loved spelling bees. She would make us line up along the walls and spell. If we missed the word she gave us, it was sit-down time. We played until the very end...only one person standing. Sometimes it was me...I was a pretty good speller.
Miss McGrath was another scary teacher...she teased her hair and colored it brown to hide the fact that it was becoming gray. She became Principal when I was a 3rd grader and I had her for half of the day when I was a fourth grader. She wasn't a bad teacher but she was famous for being loud and scary. She taught mornings while Miss Brodeur taught afternoons. I liked Miss Brodeur better. She was young, pretty, and nice.
Bald Eagle was my 6th grade teacher. Some day I will remember her real name, but it escapes me at the moment. She was tall and had gray hair that she combed up to cover the bald spot on the top of her head. It was a sad fact that she was not well-liked and the class as a whole made fun of her. Poor Bald Eagle.
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