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Don Ervin

The lovely Ms Fisher?  She was the Luca Brazi for Ms Webb.

John Allensworth

Billie, I was in Miss Fisher's class in the 6th grade for half of the year, have to agree with Don.  Lovely she was not (haha) I still can remember her walking in the boy's bathroom "OK guys time to zip em up" lots of wet trousers!

John Landess

Don, it is apparent to me that you and Billy probably had different attitudes in class. My memories of most of my early teachers were that they were "old", were a Miss, and had arms like Babe Ruth when it came to the paddle.

Rex, I guess that I am past my sledding ambitions. I once thought to have a sled painted in psychedelic colors, and pulled by a 16 dachshunds .... a salute to low riders!!!!

Actually, when finishing school in Anchorage, one of the local neighbors was a sledder and got me and another kid involved. I helped start the Alaska State dog races a few times over the years.... a messy job (the dogs really get excited). Twice over the years a team was sponsered by one of my employers. Like Nascar, it is expensive.  The last race I helped with was when I met my wife (ex). I wonder if there is any symbolism there??? WHERE is our class phycologist??   

John Landess

Billy T,

I know the Jinglebob was closed before the summer of '59. That was when we moved on to North Prarie, next door.

One favorite memory at the Ball-O-Jac was on a buck a carload night. George Deshurley drove his dad's flatbed there and we loaded up with lawnchairs, etc. at some parking lot and went in with about 20+ folks. Faced the rear toward the screen and we had a great time (but have no clue what the movie was!!!) There were a few folks behind us that were un-happy as they couldn't see over the truck and had to move with lots of honking.

There was a drive-in in Anchorage for a while. Movies didn't start until eleven pm in the summer, and they rented heaters in the winter that plugged into the speaker pole. It was low class to run your engine as that could make "fog" which kept those behind from seeing 

Oh them good old days!!!!

Mack Kizer

 started school at Mark Howell but only went there for a month or two. I then went on to finish my elementary career at Parkview.  Tommy Taylor was in my class with Mrs Gardner ???   Tommy Taylor was twice as big as all the other boys in 1st grade and moved around the playground like a rocket.  I can't remember any of the others for sure.  I think Henry Allen was in my class.  For all you members who are overfilled with knowledge Who was Mark Howell?  I never knew.

Don Ervin

I can remember two times concerning Ms Fisher and two boys named Joel Fulbright and Delbert Moore.  She would stand with her arm straight out and then tell the boys to greab ahold of her arm..Then she would lift them off their feet.  Then she would hit them with a paddle and they would actually swing up into the air..  Roy Allen told me he would make bets of high far she could make them land.  Those two got paddled a lot.  Roy said one time  He thought she was going to beat Delbert.to death.  They wrote a song about her.

Every morning you could see her arrive.

She stood 6 foot 6 and weighed 255

Kind of narrow at the shoulders and wide at the hips.

And everybody knew you didn't give any lip to--- Ms Fisher!

Ray Marshall

Hey Mack,

Follow the link below then scroll down to Chavez County history, 1900-1902. Looks like Mark Howell was County Treasurer.

http://genealogytrails.com/newmex/chaves/historyoverview.html

Rex Booth

Don is nominated for the “Dandy Don Heisman Trophy Award for Mark Howell Humor”  Why?  Because ‘Luca Brasi’  was a character in “The Godfather”.  In the film, he was portrayed by Lenny Montana, an ex-wrestler and ex-bodyguard for the Colombo crime family.  So according to Dandy Don,  Miss Fisher carried out contracts  (‘hits’) for the Godmother Miss Webb.   Doug Pulley went to Mark Howell and became a philosopher… 

Saundra Bennett (Whiteside)

Hmmm?  I wonder if Ms. Fisher from Mark Howell was related to Mrs. Jackson from Edgewood...

I don't remember going to the Ball o' Jak or the Jinglebob, just the Star-lite. We could see the screen of the Star-lite from my grandmother's front yard...no sound though.

Rex, I'm going to make a stab at that building you were asking about earlier.  Could that be the first Roswell courthouse built in the late 1800's?  I think the present one is little over one hundred years old.

Fred Miller

Adding to Ray's link about Mark Howell.  Mr. Howell was apparently a very busy and well respected person in Roswell.........

http://nmahgp.genealogyvillage.com/cty/mark_howell_chaves_county_new_mexico.html

Rex Booth

Saundra (Teacha Annee)

When your're right, you're right... and you are right!  re: the picture.  It is the first Court House in Roswell under construction during the late 1880's. Notice the two wooden channels to pull up planks of lumber to construct roof joists.  They had labor saving techniques back then as well.  Within a few years that court house became too small to serve the needs of Chaves country.  The current Court House was started in 1910 and completed just in time for New Mexico to become the 47th state in 1912 followed by Arizona the 48th state one month later.  

Fred and Ray,  you both did some good research on Mark Howell !   Teacha Annee duz we gits ta sit et da head 'o da kless now..?  ~ Wild Bill

Johnny A,   I just put out a contract with Luca Brasi to rub the "trumpet player" out...  Unless you kill it first.  

Lynn Snipes (Allensworth)

John A.  ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~  YOU are the love of my life and I hope you have an amazing day!!!!!!

Bill Leggett

JOHN A.

Billy Turley

Hi Yall,

Do any of you remember having a male teacher in grade school ?? I had one at Pecos.

And bye the bye...... plans are well underway for this years Gathering, Aug 25,26 &27 in Ruidoso.

Any questions please contact me at xgnhsnakebite@hotmail.com or you can contact Johnny A

Rex Booth

Both Sherry Faust & Johnny A  have birthdays on the same day?  It has to be some sort Machiavellian plot... to double thier chances of getting more birthday wishes...  Well ya know, it worked!  Happy Birthday & have a great day Sherry and Johnny!  Cheers!

Bill T,  you sure that wasn't Miss Fisher the substitue teacher on days you actually showed up for class?  ha ha

John Landess

Well, in deference to Rex and his aversion to blue, I'll try a new slant on my epistles!!!

I guess that I went to Mark Howell also, for part of the third grade, Charlotte Witt was my teacher. She must have been OK as I have no memories of any of it.... and this is not due to advancing time! I went to more than a dozen schools before starting at RHS, some for only a short time.

Billy, I went to Flora Vista for the 5th and 6th grades. I had Ms.Lippard for art both years and she was as cute as a speckled pup...I was smitten! stayed after school to clean the black-board, slap erasers outside, and everything. In the sixth, my 'home-room' teacher was Mr. Ira Lee, a real dude! He was cool. I thought he was a great guy, THEN, at Christmas, he and Ms.Lippard eloped!! I was heart broken and I guess showed it by being a bad boy (hard to believe). But he figured it out and had a long talk with me, and then gave me one of his cool model planes and all was well..... Then off to South and the horrors there!!!

Rex Booth

Well if it ain’t  “Mr. Blue”  aka  John El,   

Looks like your pal, Ira put a lip-lock on Miss Lip-pard that she couldn’t refuse…  I still say if you used a ‘white’ font then we could fill in the blanks for you.    

Is this the song you used in 9^th grade to get more sympathy and make chicks dig your 44 year old bod?  ha

Billy Turley

My male teacher at Pecos was a guy by the name of Wm Smith from Mississippi. The man had a wicked sense of humor. For recess he had the boys line up and count off 1,2,1,2 then ok all you one's over here and two's over there. He then threw a red rubber playground ball to one group and told the other one to take it away. I am not really sure what he and the girls did, My main concern was to keep my head attached to my shoulders !!

He also was a strong one with the paddle. He would take you to the office,give you an aspirin,tell you a joke and then smack the crap out of you !!! Nuff said and done and send you back to class.

He could have gotten a life sentence in todays PC enviroment.

We did have a little red headed Texas girl who taught 6th grade. What a hottie !!!  Her name was Maxine Wiseman form Lubbock. Played the piano and sang.....made my little heart go pitter- patter.

Speaking of pitter-patter, wishing a very happy birthday to John and Sherry.

Don Ervin

Happy Birthday John!  Have a great Day!

Saundra Bennett (Whiteside)

Happy Birthday to John A. And Sherry!  Hope you both enjoyed your special day!

Wild Bill, due to the enlightening research by you, Fred and Ray, all three of you get to go to the head of the class!  Hopefully, I can avoid getting a reputation like Ms. Fisher...

~ Teacha Annee.  

Bill Leggett

Don Ervin

Bill you need to post the Wahingto Ave. pictures on the 63 web site all the kids are are 1963 graduates.

Rex Booth

Major Mark Howell interesting tidbits.  In addition to all the various positions Mr. Howell held in the development of the City of Roswell is a little more history of this beloved man.

Major Mark Franklin Howell met Captain Joseph C. Lea in 1891.   The Goss Military School established in 1891 and financed by Captain Lea was first located in the downtown business center of Roswell.  In 1893 the Territorial Legislature approved by the Governor established Goss Military School (NMMI) on North Main just north of College.  Both Lea and Howell shared a common interest in providing higher education.  That same year Major Howell taught mathematics and Spanish at the NMMI.  It was said Howell required the cadet students to learn multiplication tables through the 24’s.  Major Howell was “widely known as a spook in mathematics”...  slang for the times.  Major Howell became highly appreciated as the schoolmaster in 1894 at Roswell Central School.  Mark Howell school just a stone’s throw from NMMI on West College was built in 1904 honoring Major Howell.   ~ El Paso Times  1959    Tommy, Marty Robbins would approve this message…

Rex Booth

Rex Booth

Goss Military School (NMMI)   1904

Teacha Annee,  Iz dis wheah yo gerls finds a rootee-toot fo a Saturday naht date...?   ~ Wild Bill