PARKSIDE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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The PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was built to educate students of the then new Parkside neighborhood of Camden in 1907 on Wildwood Avenue between Princess and Kenwood Avenues and opened on December 12th of that year. In 1915 three rooms were added. Six more rooms were added in 1928. |
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Sign at Parkside School |
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An 'older' graduate
of the school organized a couple of alumni gatherings about 8-10 years
ago and my camera worked overtime to capture shots of the halls and
stairwells, classrooms and walls of the place. Walking past the old
location of the principal's office, I swear my knees shook like
jelly! That's when I took the 'bathroom' site. There's also one of a
sink that was in the same spot when I attended Parkside School and
remains hanging in the same place. We cleaned up at that sink after art
class or if we had used paste or spilled ink during a class. Pat Coskey Davis, 2004 |
| Camden Courier-Post - June 13, 1933 |
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P. T.-A. AT PARKSIDE PLANS 'ROUND-UP' The Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring the first "Summer RoundUp" of Parkside School today on the ground floor of the school building. The round-up is held to make physically fit all children who will enter the school for kindergarten or first grade in the Fall. Physical examinations will be given to all children brought to the school in the morning at 10:15. Announcement of the round-up explained that an examination is made at this time of year in order that any defects in the child's physical condition may be corrected before he enters school in the Fall. Dr. William H. Pratt and Dr. S. S. Lewandowski will make the tests. They will be assisted by a school nurse. Mrs. Rocco Palese is president of the association, Miss Lillie Hutton, principal of the school. |
| Camden Courier-Post - June 21, 1933 |
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38 TO GRADUATE FROM PARKSIDE Thirty-eight students will be graduated today at the annual commencement exercises of Parkside School, Princess and Wildwood Avenues. The class is divided equally among girls and boys. Rev. Wilfred A. Burch, pastor of Parkside M. E. Church, will address the graduates. Miss L. M. Hutton, principal of the school, also will speak. Students who will participate in the program, are Arthur Dorfman, address of welcome; Sarah Cutler, Mildred Appel, Burton Pearl and Sydney Bush, in epitaphs of the 1933 class; Lynwood Hewitt, violin solo; Evelyn Simon, reading of poem "Our Teachers," written by Sarah Cutler and Miriam Kantor; Jean Schumaker, Helen Kohler and William Holdcraft, in a presentation; Gertrude Heitz, piano solo; Myron Rosen, reading of his poem "Farewell to Parkside." The graduates:, Adele Anderson, Mildred Appel, Edward Barthold, Walter Becker, Bernard Bellitz, Shirley Bryen, Sidney Bush, Harriet Clement, Sara Cutler, Arthur Dorfman, Alberta Fenstermacher, Erma Fenstermacher, William Flynn, Alphia Gilberson, Sylvia Halpern, Doris Hart, Gertrude Heitz, Lynwood Hewett, William Holdcraft. Miriam Kantor, George Kohler, Paul Matthews, Helen Miller, Helen Norris, Elliott Obus, Burton Pearl, Kathryn Richardson, Martin Richardson, Myron Rosen, George Rytzell, Jeanne Schumacher, Grace Shapiro, Evelyn Simon, Irving Sussman, Robert Tyler, Dorothy Wisniewski and Loy Zorger. |
| Camden
Courier-Post - October 21, 1936 Parkside Students Send Christmas Gifts Overseas |
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| Camden Courier-Post - February 1, 1938 |
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BOARD
Of EDUCATION SHIFTS 14 TEACHERS The Camden Board Education last night approved transfers of 14 teachers, the appointment of two new instructors and the retirement on pension of two others. The board then adjourned until 11.45 a. m. today and it was announced the 1938-39 board will be organized at noon when Commissioner Mary W. Kobus is expected to be re-elected president. When the report of the teachers committee making recommendations for appointments, transfers and retirements was read it was approved by unanimous vote and without comment. Following the meeting Carlton W. Rowand explained that most of the transfers were made to meet emergencies in teaching classes at Woodrow Wilson High School, where more than 1500 students will be enrolled for the second semester, be ginning today. Rowand explained that enrollment at the Wilson school is the highest in its history, due to many students taking up English and commercial courses instead of entering Camden senior high school, which will have an enrollment of approximately 1540 students, the smallest in several years. List of Transfers Transfers affecting teachers in junior high schools are: Louis E. Feinstein from Hatch Junior High School to commercial business organization, Wilson High School; Frank E. Sias, from Cramer Junior High to physical education, Wilson High; Jessie W. McMurtrie from Cramer Junior High School, to physical education, Wilson High; Wilton D. Greenway, from Cramer Junior High School to mathematics, Camden High; Elizabeth Dickinson, from Bonsall; to English, Cramer Junior High; Mrs. Mildred C. Simmons, from English to mathematics, Cramer Junior High; Miss Celia Boudov, from Hatch Junior High to departmental geography, science, and penmanship, Liberty School; Mrs. Elizabeth R. Myers assigned to English, Hatch Junior High; Thelma L. Little transferred from, Grade 5 to Cooperative Departmental; Dudley school. The following elementary school transfers, also effective today, are: Beatrice W. Beideman from Starr to Sharp school; Mrs. Esther S. Finberg from Cramer to Broadway school; Dorothy M. Lippincott from Parkside to Dudley school; Mrs. Alva T. Corson from Washington to Broadway school, and Mary G. Cathell from Washington to Dudley school. Teachers whose retirement was approved are Carolina W. Taylor, Grade 2, Broadway school, and William M. Thayer, mathematics [Camden] senior high school. Both teachers had resigned and applied for their pensions, the report read. Appointments Made Nathan Enten was appointed as physical education teacher in the Cramer school and Harry S. Manashil was appointed commercial teacher in Hatch school. Each will receive $1400, annually. The board also approved the appointment of Florence M. Dickinson as principal of Lincoln school at a salary of $2200 annually. The assignment of Miss Grace Hankins as principal of Parkside school to succeed Miss Dickinson also was approved. Ethel Thegen was approved for appointment as assistant librarian at the Camden senior high school at a salary of $5.50 a day. All appointments are effective today. To relieve overcrowded conditions among pupils the board approved the transfer of 7A and 7B classes from the Washington to the Cramer school. The board vote to open a library in the Cramer school and Raymond G. Price, supervisor of building was instructed to provide, the necessary equipment. A resolution of condolence upon the death of Ethel C. Wenderoth, for 19 years a teacher in the Broadway School was passed and secretary Albert Austermuhl was instructed to send a copy to members of the deceased teacher's family. 2 New Faces on Board The board received and filed a letter from Mayor George E. Brunner in which he stated he had appointed Mrs. George W. Tash, Samuel T. French Jr. as new members and had re-appointed Robert Burk Johnson as a board member. William B. Sullender, of the Tenth Ward, who was not re-appointed, was commended by the members for his services. E. George Aaron said he regretted the fact that Sullender was leaving as a member and wished him success. Others joined in this tribute. Sullender in reply thanked the members for their co-operation during his term of office. |
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A Few Parkside School Memories Off The Internet |
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Entrance at Parkside School |
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| Photo courtesy of the Coskey sisters, Pat & Jean |
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Here are some of my memories from Parkside: Haddon & Kaighn: The Rexall drugs where there was a mini post office and Belle's drug store where one could get a great breakfast or other meal at the luncheonette inside. Donkey's Steaks, London Men's Shop clothier store. Parkside Billiards where you could shoot pool or play table tennis ("Ping-Pong"). Parkside School: arts and crafts during the summer, playing "hide the belt" and "stick ball" or "half ball". Jesse, the ice cream vendor who bicycled his ice cream treats, and the hot waffle wagon pulled by a horse which you could hear from over a block away as they signaled their coming by banging on a frying pan in this rhythm: bang, bang...bang-bang! (2 regular beats, then 2 quick ones). Marvin
Plevinsky |
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