Cleaned Up!

Cleaned Up!

I was at Fillmore grades 1 - 4, but I do not recall a Mrs. Schmidt. I am sure the Mr. Ralston that Gertrude mentions was a sixth grade teacher at Adams School when I was there in the 5th and 6th grades. I remember being the marble king of Adams, which was then in the building that is now Senior Citizens at Ross and C Streets. The alley on the east side of the building was not paved and the surface could be smoothed out for marbles. I was not much good as a player, but some of the kids from the Children's Home were. I walked to school with them everyday. They were not allowed to have or play marbles at the Home. I guess the administrator wanted to discourage gambling. They could play at school with someone else's marbles. They were great winners. Dad gave me some of his shooters from his early years which were bigger and heavier that anything available. We cleaned up. I believe that my entrepreneurial success in marbles lead to them being outlawed at Adams before my sixth grade year.

John