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In reply to the discussion: What class do you dislike the most in JrHigh or Senior High. Mine was Chemistry. I could not for the life of me master [View all]PufPuf23
(8,910 posts)Neighbor and Mother's best friend was Catholic and St. Isadore was a new school; only grades 2,4,6, and 8 the first year of existence.
This was in East SF Bay.
Sister Underwood was teacher and pretty cool. She had been on a mission to Guatemala. Had many slides of the ancient sites being rediscovered and rainy days or just about any excuse to break out the slides, she did. Also did that Catholic thing of slapping hands with ruler as punishment. Four years later, Sister Underwood was Mrs. Hermes with a child and taught my younger sister in 2nd grade but in the public school where I was then in 6th grade.
SRMA was in San Rafael in Marin County north of the Golden Gate Bridge. SRMA had about a 100 year history, closing in early 1970s several years after my time there. There was an Episcopal Church from the gold rush era in my home town. There was a 2nd church property next to my maternal grandparents fishing and hunting resort. hat occurred at SRMA? Much bullying and hazing. Group punishment. Sexual abuse scandals that were covered up by the administration. Suicide attempts and runaways. Cadets would just disappear after incidents. Got dosed with LSD (this was Fall 1966 less than an hour from Haight-Ashbury). Learned to smoke pot. But I was a good student and by nature not a rebel and met some good friends at the beginning and survived.
Thank you.