Growing Up in Elmwood

First Communion at St. Anthony's

Oh my look at all those children. In this class there are 80 boys and 78 girls. Talk about baby boomers! This is the way St. Anthony's looked before they enclosed the stairway. That's Msgr. McAvoy at the top. Bet he wasn't happy with the two little girls in the front row not facing forward. This is my oldest brothers class. The pictures below are my second brothers class, followed by mine. Do you remember the long walk from Elmwood school down South Ave and down W. Colvin St. to St. Anthony's for Religious Education classes. Not a fun walk on a cold windy winter day. Who was in charge of getting us there? Was there an adult or a safety patrol? We all trooped together in line and no one dared cutting out. I remembered wishing I could just go home especially since we walked right by our house. Try to get them to do that today. Probably against some kind of law now. Of course, you St. Anthony kids got out early on Tuesday afternoons thanks to us public school kids.

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Posted by Judi at June 15, 2009 04:11 PM