ElderChicks

I too went to Girls’ High and remember much of that time fondly. I made several good friends including my very closest pal (Claire Raines Greifer) who sadly passed away in 2000 but will always be in my heart. I still see and attend the orchestra and theater with friends from my class. When it comes to memorable teachers, back then Mrs. Bristol fascinated me (and many others) and we thought very highly of Miss Druding, Miss Clark (our class sponsor) and Miss Dungan. We all adored “Chickie” –Mrs. Chalikian and respected Jack Edelson as a superior teacher. Many years later –and I was an English teacher for about 60 years, only retiring from last job at Penn in 2017, I came to realize that probably the best teacher I had was Selena Adams, my 10B English teacher who held me to the toughest standards I had ever met–and boosted my ego with an “A” on my final report card. Helen Cheney Bailey was also memorable as was a counselor who saw me through some tough times–I think her name was Mrs. or Miss Brendlinger. “They were the best of times and the worst….”