Comments -  This has certainly been a wonderful trip down memory lane. I'm Moira Silver and grew up on Birchwood, across the street from Ruthie Nachman who just forwarded me the information on this site. I also attended Gale from Kindergarten through 8th grade. I graduated in 1968. My brother, Jack Silver, graduated from Gale in 1962. He lives in Tucson, AZ now after spending 25 years in Carmel, CA.

My fondest memories are Howard Beach, recess at Gale, shivering and saying BRRRRRR as we walked to school in the winter down Greenview and Howard. I thought the distance must have been miles, but my husband and I clocked it many years ago and it was only 1/3 of a mile. I live in Tucson, Arizona. I've been here for 36 years and I still don't think I have "thawed" out. I love my memories of Kiwanis (ping pong inside, ice skating outside, the monkey bars, softball, volleyball), Oberman's delicatessan, and walking the back alley's at 5 years old to Roth's Drug Store to buy my mother cigarettes. Roth's was on the corner of Howard and Sheridan. As an adult, I once asked my mother how she could have let me walk through back alleys as young as 5 years old by myself. Her answer "we didn't even think about it then, it was safe".

Lighted school house on Friday nights, roller skating in the halls, Mrs. Meyers the librarian, thanks for the spittin Sarah memories, summer nights playing outside in the street on Birchwood. Playing softball with all the boys in empty lots. Mr Weiss and running relays...the Rings in gym...the poles (I never made it to the top), those navy blue shorts and white shirts, Miss Shultz in 1st & 2nd grade (I still remember the German she taught us), the air raid drills in the halls when I was in Kindergarten and 1st grade. It was an amazing time, and I never realized how special it was. Does anyone remember the giant dandelions growing in the empty lot near the corner of Howard and Greenview? I'm sure there is so much more. This was just fun to read. So thank you to the guys that started this site!  My brother, Jack Silver, graduated from Gale in 1962. He lives in Tucson now, after spending 25 years in Carmel, CA

Moira Silver - Kalman44@theriver.com

Comments -  Great website!  Thank you Ruth (Nachman Dulin) for letting me know about it.  Brought back tons of memories - Hy's, learning about JFK's assassination, all the teachers, especially Irene Meyer who was the librarian when I was there and was a huge influence in my life,  patrol boys, hall marshalls, assemblies. Lighted Schoolhouse, all the friends.  I have a sister (Robin - class of 64) and brother (Bill would have been class of 72 if we hadn't moved to the suburbs) and we lived on Eastlake until 1968.  Still remember Harriet the crossing guard, and up until a few years ago, my parents heard occassionally from Herbie Williams who ran a newstand at Sheridan and Jonquil (?).  This is a real blast from the past.  Thanks for putting the site together.

Nancy Holab Nevins class of '68     b.entrenous@sbcglobal.net

Comments -  Where is the class of '68? I graduated that year and would love to have a reunion.  I've returned to the Chicago area, and I'm currently the Environmental Division Director and Supervisory Engineer at the Great Lakes Naval Station.  I'd love to get in touch with some old friends and catch up!
I'm also looking for Joseph Perez, who was in the class of '69. Any news? 

Marcia Weintraub (now Marcia Lee)    mlee62@wi.rr.com       (262) 327-1490
 

Comments -  hi, again, other kids of '68 and also the rest of you-  this is so cool. i think we should write in the years we went to gale, our emails and who we're looking for, as per Marcia's example. maybe we'll even have a reunion somewhere...at the very least, we'll unearth some hidden treasure. that's already been happening for me.

Ruth Nachman Dulin      fidochicago@hotmail.com

Comments - hi, guys- Facebook is also a good venue for talking to each other about non-gale stuff. we can be friends!!!!

i'd love to come to Chicago for a reunion but am both crippled and somewhat financially strained. we could gather in Ketchikan, Alaska, where i am [beautiful, and everyone is supposed to come here at least once] or the la area [where my daughter and a number of people from our class live]. but i do understand that i'm probably not the only financially strained one of us, and perhaps not the only cripple.

meanwhile, where's:

etc, etc?

Ruth Nachman Dulin    '68       fidochicago@hotmail.com

Comments -also maria gonzales.                                    

Ruth Nachman Dulin    '68       fidochicago@hotmail.com
 

Comments - also mitchell king, gary weiner, jimmy white, sue willis, and geoff englen.

Ruth Nachman Dulin    '68       fidochicago@hotmail.com
 

Comments - not to mention [but i will mention]: larry falk, frank schmidt, carolyn projansky

Ruth Nachman Dulin    '68       fidochicago@hotmail.com

Comments -and ted katz,   cara williams,  billy anderson,  barbara schoen,  robert rich

Ruth Nachman Dulin    '68       fidochicago@hotmail.com

Comments - THANK YOU RUTH NACHMAN DULIN FOR FINDING ME AND HOOKING ME TO THIS WEBSITE...I WOULD HAVE GRADUATED IN 1968, BUT MOVED IN THE 4TH GRADE (I THINK). STILL IN CHICAGOLAND AREA AND LOVE THE IDEA OF A REUNION! MY FONDEST MEMORIES ARE FROM MY LIFE IN ROGERS PARK!
 

GLORIA (MAZURSKY) MATLIN ....gloria.matlin@cbexchange.com
 

Comments - I have a little suggestion for those searching for old pals.   There is a website called Zabasearch.com.   Just type in a name and a state of residence if known. I bet 6 out of ten times you can find the person you are looking for or possibly a sibling.   Its actually frightening how much information is available.

Brandon Medow     class of 1968 almost

Comments - what a great website!  So excited to see this existed!  I went to Gale from 1955-1963!  Lived right across from the school- have such vivid memories of growing up in the neighborhood!  would be great to connect  and see faces from the past!   think  about so many people from those fun days... would love to hear from anyone from my class of 63!!!  

Janice Goldstein (Rodkin)    e-mail adress  - janrodkin @aol.com
 

Comments - Hello from Charles K. Miller, Gale student from 1957 to mid-year 1964. Congrats to your former super, Arne Duncan who is now "on to Washington". My regards to your amazing "back alleys".
 

Comments - I just stumbled onto this website and...WOW!  If anyone at Gale (1961-1970) remembers MARTIN WISE, please leave your name and e-mail address.   Thanks!  For "Misc Publications" --- "The Hippie" was the publication for Mrs. Mae Bach's 6th grade class in 1968.  The name of the paper was nominated by the students, among other names, put on the black-board by Mrs. Bach, and the kids voted.  The one with the most votes won---- it was "The Hippie."

Hi Miles!
Was that your mother, Mrs. Beitler, who used to work in the office in the 1960's?  I LOVED her! She was very cool!  How is she?  Is she still with us?  I sure hope so!  (Class of 1971)

webmasters note:  "Yes, Mrs. Beitler is still going strong.  And my late aunt also taught at Gale during the 1930s.  Please consider leaving your contact information in the Guest Book as it facilitates responses from people who may remember Martin Wise.

Comments - I am excited to see this site with such great content. I am a 74 grad and attended from 69-74.
I remember the great "no equipment" tackle football games, pinners, catch one catch all and slow dancing every other Friday Night.

Gene Belmonte         ginob13@comcast.net
 

Comments -LOOKING AT SOME OF THE 69 REUNION PICTURES. I REMEMBER HOW WONDERFUL AND SPECIAL IT WAS.ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS THERE FOR A FEW MONTHS IN 69. FOR ALL INTERESTED MY STORE FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION.  NOW GOING ON ITS 5TH YEAR SO REALLY QUITE BUSY. ANYBODY NEEDS TO CONTACT ME  HERES MY STORE PLAZA HEALTH NORRIDGE IL. 708-453 6825 OR YOU CAN REACH ME AT j.belmonte@comcast.net

JOHN BELMONTE CLASS OF 69

Comments -Just visited the site. Read Moira Silvers mention of Obermans. I was trying to remember that name though I distinctly remember the onion rolls, chocolate cupcakes, snow balls, salamis and sweet rolls. If she remembers Roth's Drug Store then Mrs Bayer's food store and Harry Bayer's gas station can't be far from her memory. "Butler" was an eccentric soda jerk at Roth's. What ever happened to him? Also Allan Solomon worked at and lived near that drug store. Where is he? I frequented Howard Beach and Touhy Beach. There is a book "Sams Boys" all about the lifeguard and junior lifeguard program at Touhy Beach (Now Leone Beach) It is worth reading. The progrm still continues to this day.  Thanks to Bob Greendale's Gale News I found out that at 10:45 AM June 13, 1956 I was getting a small "G" at an awards ceremony. I don't remember that but still have the G. Thanks for a great site.

James Rubenstein     Class of 1958     jrubensteinalert@aol.com

Comments -How cool it would be to read the following post on this guest book site ...

1st Annual Gale School "Ledge" Open Tournament
Teams are filling fast so enter yours today!
Double Elimination - No Age/Gender Restrictions
First Prize "Pizza from Papa Milano's"
Second Prize - "Lunch at Hy's"
Third Prize - "Tamale & Cocoa at Touhy Beach"

Al Rozanski - Pseudo Class of 1969 - arozanski@wi.rr.com

Comments -  Hi all,

If the Cass kids are on the site, can you send me an updated email address (Paula, Barbara, Dutchess/Carolyn). We'd love to contact you about a Birchwood neighborhood gathering but don't have a current email address.

Thanks!
Peggy Wolf   -  pewolf_99@yahoo.com

Comments - This website is so cool.  I was only at Gale for five years (would have graduated in 1981) but this is still very reminiscent, although I was embarassed to find myself in the Gale Chorus picture, as well as in one of the Gale Echo's.  Does anyone remember those t-shirts we got with the firehat.  Anyway, my teachers were:

Casino (kindergarten)    Davis    Maze     Wilson

I also remember Miss Levant.  She was the best teacher I EVER had.  She made school and chorus fun.

Jim Driscol

Comments - Brandon Medow here class of 1968 Did anyone know Ranjana Patel , class of 1969? I'd love to talk to her again

Brandon Medow    brandonlee023@gmail.com

Comments - How would one contact Teachers,such as Mr. J Graf or Mr. Zemtseff, Ms. Hewitt etc.?

Would like to Thank them for jobs well done.   I recall a Ms. Bach (teacher) at Gale.   Think she was a Sub. for a bit.
 

Georgette Rodriguez  (was known as Gigi Papageorgio) class of 72   

papagigi@ymail.com  (Facebook-Georgette Rodriguez)

Comments - Hey, just wanted to say, man what a site, the teachers were great, the kids were great, and whoever put this site together knew what they were doing. This site brought back a lot of pleasant memories. Thank-You for a blast from the past. What's funny is I can remember this like it was yesterday, believe or not

Francis Devine     class of 72
 

Comments - Just back to the site after a while I saw Liz Rowley's picture on the then and now you haven't changed any except for your hair length.    Get in touch with me if you ever come back to the site.

webmasters note - the absence of a name and any contact data makes "getting in touch" somewhat problematic.  Please let us know if you would like to append any additional details.

Comments - I am back at the site, (as I do try and visit from time to time), but the person trying to contact me did not leave a name or email address for me to contact.

Liz (Rowley) Mallin       themallinfamily@comcast.net

Comments - As a graduate of Gale in 1967, I am amazed at the website. There are pictures of friends from days gone by that I have not thought of in 40 years.   For those who remember my brother, Howard Lederman, he did indeed become a doctor as he told friends in 4th grade.   I was not able to attend the last reunion but look forward to the next one.

Larry Lederman      llederman@ameritech.net

Comments - I would like to contact my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Pompian.

Thank You.

Janice Venables       trillium3090@yahoo.com
 

Comments - Cool webpage! Found it through Facebook...

I grew up at Gale, from '79-87 K-8, except for one year when I was at Eugene Field (coming back after that one year was really like coming home). My teachers were:

K (79-80) - Ms. Casino
1 (80-81) - Ms. Raynard
3 (81-82) - Ms. Heck (skipped 2nd)
5 (83-84) - Ms Jelke (4th at Field)
6 (84-85) - ?????  Don't remember but she was mean!
7 (85-86) - Mr. Ichista (sp?)
8 (86-87) - Mr. Collins among others (we actually had split class periods those last 2 years)

I miss a lot of great friends: Ruben Aya, Ronald Nilson, Daniel Wengert, Garfield Simms, Bret Krukenberg, among fellow "horsemen" of the day (4 fingers up on all our grad photos, I still have them!!) And the girls I had crushes on, especially Monica Ramirez, who was in 7th grade in 86-87...

We moved out of the neighborhood to another part of Rogers Park in 91, and I left Chicago in 94 to join the US Army...haven't been home since for any length of time. Good memories on this page.

Chris Smith - Class of '87

Comments - Tom Edwards Class of 1950

I attended Gale from kindergarten through 8th grade, graduating in 1950. This web site brought back most memorable times and allowed me to send two emails to former classmates, one being my childhood sweetheart. Such a delight to go through all this material. My thanks to all who contributed to this web site.

Tom Edwards                    Class of 1950               email   trec@trec.com

Comments - Hey Liz    I am the person trying to contact you and I am sorry that I forgot to include my e-mail this is Felicia Wright-Atkins and you and I lived on Juneway at the same time. We also used to play together.   I mostly hung around with the King family.  Kathy was one of my friends.  Anyway My e-mail address is a2742524@yahoo.com thats for anyone that would like to touch bases with me. Later
 

Felicia Wright-Atkins      a2742524@yahoo.com

Comments - What a great website! I went to Gale School from 1957 to 1961(kindergarten to 4th grade). We lived at 1640 Juneway Terrace. My name then was Barbara Hoffman. I had two younger sisters, Sheila and Jill. My sister Sheila saw two of her class pictures. I did not see any of mine though. A lot of names of students sound familiar to me though it has been a really long time. I remember you Jamie, we were neighbors. For some reason I have been thinking about Rogers Park a lot lately. Keep up the good work.

My e-mail address is barbara_gilford@yahoo.com

Comments - Wonderful site, just great. It is so nice to see everyone, the memories, it takes me back to what seems like only yesterday.
 

Class of 79, Aretha Beaird

Comments -I'd like to hear from any of my old class-mates....I graduated in June of 1946 and went on to Sullivan H.S graduating from Sullivan in June of 1950.  My name is Phil Tomlinson......E-Mail Address...2-kazoo@sbcglobal.net........I would like to hear from any or all.... from that wild and crazy class of 1946.

Phil Tomlinson                       E-Mail Address          2-kazoo@sbcglobal.net

Comments -What a wonderful site.  I went to Gale School for kindergarten and 1st grade (1963-1964) I actually found my 1st grade photo.  I was stunned. Thank you for such great memories.

Karen Kinsella

Comments -Oh my goodness !  This is the first time I've scanned through the guest notes.  There are more of us out there still with Gale curiosity than I imagined.  Although Howard Herbin is the first fellow '56 I have noticed.
    For Al Rozanski...I thought the "ledge" field was already a parking lot with the added utility building by your time.  While not THE best I certainly ranked high in Ledge history, especially in singles play.  I had the knack of the short single and the apartment screened porch homers.  Ledge tournament would be welcomed!  Unfortunately, we'd never be able to collect on the prizes.
    Howard Lanoff...are you brother to Linda and another sister?
    To J. Vargas '67...I too was warned about the neighborhood.  On a drive through the streets and especially the allies (I lived on Jonquil) in 1993, in my gold Pontiac Convertible, the "stares" I got from the "folks" were quite impactive.  Upon arriving at my friends home (I had driven from Philly) in Wheaten, he informed me that the area had become equal to or worse than Cabrini Green near Wrigley.  That's why I was so fantastically pleased to see what Gale has become.
    My only wish is that my parents and grandparents had NOT sold their apartment buildings!!!
   I spoke with a former CTA guy who now works for Harrah's outside of Philly.  Word is that a MARINA is coming next to Juneway beach across from the cemetery.
    The most fun I've had on the site is viewing the sat. pictures of the neighborhood.  Awesome "walking" the streets again.  But I miss the huge Standard Oil sign on the Sheridan curve flashing all night, reflecting on my bedroom wall, 2 blocks away.
 

   Marty Jacobs '56

P.S.  Miles...Would it be possible to create a complete alphabetical list of us?  Name, Class year Feb/June and for those who allow it and e-mail address?  I don't know how you and your associate creators ever had time to create this site but it has been a fantastic job and more fun than most anything I've used this new fangled technology for in years ! !

Webmaster's Note -  Marty,   Thanks for your nice comments about the site.  With regard to publishing a summary of names and e mail addresses, we prefer to let those that wish,  post (and update) their contact information in the Guest Book.  We want there to be no confusion over the fact that we will never divulge personal information about our visitors.  While this may be a little more cumbersome than desired, it has worked well in the past and for now we would like to maintain that system.  It should also be noted that many of our visitors are also found on (and can be contacted through) sites like Classmates.com and Facebook.   Thanks again for your encouraging comments.

Comments - After watching the Food Channel last nite....ice cream dots were invented by a fellow SIU grad...and there are a bunch of "known" SIU people from Buckminster Fuller to "Sipowitz"...I got to wondering if any of us reached "known" status.  That could be either within a specific area; politics, chemistry, etc. or on a National basis.  Fortunately or unfortunately I am slightly in that catagory and am curious as to who else might be knowingly not known or recognized.  I was one of the original QVC hosts...created its original "Morning Show" with Paul and Pat and also created the Silver "Bonanza" sales concept and a bunch of their other stuff.  Later got "downsized" out.  So I'll probably sell all my "in-house" stuff on E-Bay to those are historically hooked.  So much for the lack of fame and lack of fortune.
 

Marty '56

Comments - Monique Mason here (class of '79)
 

Kudos to GaleSchool.com webmasters.  Amazing the amount of photos and even video footage made available here.  Thanks to Aretha Beaird for alerting me to the site, the webmasters for the return glimpse into our precious pasts, and Elizabeth Rowley for the Facebook arm of the GaleSchool.com website.  My eyes are completely crossed from reading the comments.  Felicia, I see you looking for me.  I'm here.  How is Kathy?  You here from her?  Heard she was ill a few years back.

My Gale days were some pretty amazing times.  They were the best and the worst of times.  Actually being in the care of the teachers and with friends made those some great years.  Gale was armed with teachers who were caring, disciplined, and highly skilled.  They were so very important to us...more important than we might have known.  I did not go to college, went to four different high schools, did not graduate from a single one and had to go back to get my GED.  What I learned at Gale Elementary set (in my opinion) a solid academic foundation on which to build.  That's saying a lot of a primary school education.  Our teachers did their jobs and they did them well...each and every last one of them.  As an adult, I used to see Mrs. Mostek in the neighborhood over the years.  She was such a tall and distinctive figure.  Each and every time I saw her, I showed her love and praise for how she took care of and taught us.  Running toward with excitement like a child.

Anyone remember the Gale after school program...ping pong tables, roller skating on the first floor, arts & crafts.  Why the hell did they stop doing that?  I was crushed.  That was a bad move.  Sent too many single parent kids in the streets after school.

Felicia, I sent you and Liz a friend request on Facebook.  I reside in Seattle, WA.  However, I am in Chicago for the summer till 10/2009.  We should definitely (those of us in the Chgo area) plan a mini reunion to at least see each other again.  Tomorrow is not promised to us.  Some of our friends and classmates have been laid to rest.

Webmasters, I am new to being a webmaster as I just built my business website (www.planrightevents.com) and am the webmaster for my family website (www.coakleyfamily.net).  I will offer whatever help I can in support of GALE SCHOOL.  Just remember, I am a novice hell bent on learning, learning, learning.  You have done an OUTSTANDING JOB here!!!  And we owe you a debt of gratitude.  It takes an incredible amount of work in design and content to put a website together.  You are to be commended.  Thank you, again.
 

Monique Mason,     mmonique658@aol.com,       847-421-9408
 

Comments - I came upon this site today, and I'm taken back to so many memories.  I was in Frieda Grawe's class of February, 1954.  My Gale Echo is signed by Judy Kahn, Bob Goldman, Ilene Scott, Signe (Bunny) Belland, Judy Grant, Linda Fisher, Linda Lock, Pat Tungate, Judy Grant, Phyllis Ostfeld and many others.

I last visited Chicago in 2006.  What a change in Howard St!  I'm living in Oceanside, CA now, and would love to hear from any of my classmates.

Mary Jefferies Safley       msafley@cox.net

Comments -I left Gale in 1978 or 79. I remember lots of stuff like playing with Star Wars action figures in the front...getting kicked in the shin at the end of the year by a girl (Amber was her name I think) who liked me and was upset that I didn't say I liked her back, running, jumping, my best friend Jeffrey Childers and much more. Cheers to the memories.

Rogelio Gazga     rogelio@spi-tv.com

Comments - Hello from Bob Greendale, class of 1956. would have never thought to look for gale school website except someone left a message at my office yesterday asking if I was the Bob Greendale of Gale School and if so, I needed to get my monopoly game in order, I had no idea what that meant but it peaked my curiosity so here I am. haven't had time to explore the entire web site but what I found was fascinating. one entry mentioned my name in reference to a newspaper that I used to publish, the jonquil gossip sheet and then I discovered that the only one from my class who contributed an entry was Marty Jacobs with whom I used to play monopoly before he moved to Highland Park. perhaps that's who called. anyway i am very impressed by the whole website and plan to go back and explore more.

Bob Greendale, class of 1956    boblois@sbcglobal.net

Comments - It's good to see photos of the recent reunion of the class of '67'66'65. I've one question, Mike Pols was a football coach at Sullivan H.S. back in the late 60's and early 70's. What is his connection to Gale School ? Is he an alumnus? Anyway, it's a "trip" to see the Kramer Bros.,The Shaye bros. Tom Gummow, Jamie, Gary Freidman and others.

J. Vargas '67

Webmasters note -   Jack, they tell me Coach Pols went to Gale about 10 years before I did (class of 1955 ??)

Comments -  Miles et al:    You guys are doing a great job. Keep up the great work.

Sandy Kadish c/o 1965

Comments - After looking at the January, 1953 class picture, I Googled my classmate, Dick Thornton, having heard that he had "played football in Canada." I guess he did! Here is a long but interesting article on Tricky Dick:

http://www.scottmurray.com/tricky_dick_thornton.htm

Ward Calaway, Sierra Madre, CA    calaway@ix.netcom.com

Comments -  Jimmy Bloyd...........  contact me if you get the time........ thanks,

Janice Venables       trillium3090@yahoo.com

Comments -  I am so amazed to see so many folks that I grew up with.I too have many memories of RP. Currently I live in Wisconsin. Worked in Milwaukee Public Schools for many years at Central office as an Advocate for Families who have Children with Special Needs. Currently have started my own consulting Business as as an Advocate for Adults with Special Health care needs. I would love to meet with some of my classmates and friends who may have been a year or two in front of me or behind. I was class of 1972. Knew many others from classes of 73.71,and1970

Gigi Papageorgio          papagigi@ymail.com

Comments -It is such a surprise to see this site. A fun endeavor..My name is Pnina (Ramati) Frank. I was at gale school from 1959-1962. my brother David Ramati (shlomo) was also at Gale at this time. from there we moved to Thailand , then Sri Lanka, and then back to Israel. I actually came back to Chicago and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago. I am a painter and you can see my tiny website at pninafrank.com. the artist in my class was actually Beverly Baker. I wonder if anyone knows what happened to her and what she is doing now. To my amazement I remember a lot of the names in the photograph (1962) and think it would be a great idea to somehow have the name of the people appear when the arrow is on them.. I am not sure how that is done.. . All the best. Fond memories. Pnina

Webmaster note - Great Idea Pnina ...unfortunately the limitations of the software we use and technical expertise of your webmaster do not allow us to provide the "mouseover" effect to identify students in the pictures at this time.  We will keep it in mind for use in the future as our resources improve. Thanks for the suggestion.

Comments - MY NAME IS EDMOND GLAUNER GRADUATING CLASS OF 1975,LOOKING TO RECONNECT WITH ANY CLASS MATES THAT REMEMBER THE GOOD OL DAYS.

EMAIL IS MIIL2007@YAHOO.COM

Comments -  Mr. Witchcraft was the principal when I went to Gale School back in the 1940's - I'll never forget that name!

Comments -  This is a very nice site and I will pass on whatever mementos I might have. We moved to Evanston once I graduated in eighth grade and I left Chicago entirely in 1979 so I had lost track of just about everyone.      Miles and Jack - keep up the good work

• Gale 1965

• Evanston 1969

• NIU 1973

• Married 1975

• IIT 1977

• now in Jacksonville, FL, with the identity crisis when the Bears play the Jaguars

Sandy Kadish        sjkadish@gmail.com

Comments - I graduted  in 1971 and then went to Sullivan .  My name Is Leon Kristal.
My E MaIl has changed  to royhockeyfan@att.net
would like to talk to people from that time .

Comments - Just stopping buy to see if anyone new had checked in.  Revisited '56 class foto.  Really sorry that so few of my group has failed to find the site.  I also visited the Sullivan Alum site and only found 1 of the '56 group listed there.    Also would remind all to put their class year in their comments. I re-read the comments of that teacher from the early 90s regarding how horrible Gale was.  As I noted in earlier comments I drove through the area back then, in a gold convertible, without knowing it had become worse than Cabrini Green.  (I'm sending in a couple of pictures i took during my "drive thru".  It certainly hadn't taken on the "that" look.)  I hope she has revisited the site.  (Since she didn't sign in we can't find her to show her the "phoenix".)  It may have been 15 years of hell but the rebirth is so wonderfully amazing.  

I'M  WONDERING,  IF  ALL  OF  US  WHO  HAVE  FOUND  THIS  SITE  COULD  PITCH  IN  A  COUPLE  OF  BUCKS,  IF  WE  COULD  PUT  A NOTICEABLE  AD  IN THE  TRIB  URGING  EVERYONE  WHO  ATTENDED  OR  WHOSE  SPOUSE  ATTENDED  GALE  TO  VISIT  THE  SITE, PERHAPS  WE  COULD  EXTEND  THE CONTACTS.  Anyone still living in Chicago care to co-ordinate such an effort?

Marty '56

Comments -I found the website after Gary Auslander, Sullivan '60 and Kilmer steered me to it.  What a bunch of memories came back to me with the class of 1956.  Marty, I still remember taking the C&NW out to HP when you moved there.  Al Bomchill was the best man at my wedding.  I read the Echo for my class and loved every page.  I lived near Kiwanis Park on Bosworth and had such great memories of playing football and softball there.  Anyone remember "Mac" in the fieldhouse there?  And being on the Gale softball team with Mr. Weiss as coach was a blast.  Can anyone forget going down to Juneway Beach on a hot summer night after it closed??? ;-)  Going to Hys to get a pop or the Howard Theater to watch the Sci/Fi flicks on Saturday afternoon and shoot paper clips at folks in rows in front of my friends and I.  Fries at Pan Dees (?).  Playing fast pitch in the parking lot across from the school and breaking a window on Jonquil--still feel my Dad letting me have it over that.  Getting chips and candy at North Limits Grocery on Howard, Rogers, and Greenview.  So many memories just keep coming back.  Anyone remember pizza at Papa Milanos?

I transferred to Gale from Kilmer in 7th and was in Ms. Pietch's room.  I was nervous the first day I came in and everyone just welcomed me.  I have never forgotten that.

The website brought back so many happy and fun memories.  I hope more of class sees the site and regains there own wonderful memories.  If anyone is out there, gimme a holler.

Rich Klein, Photographer and Pilot, Class of '56  mrpilot35@comcast.net

Comments -I was made aware of this site by my Sullivan HS contact, Gary Auslander.  My name was Myra Polonsky, Gale class of 1956.  I work part time at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie and see many of my old classmates there attending performances.  Among them are Linda Lanoff, Margie Carmel, Sheila Beitler, Bob Greendale, Mickey Pols, Marshall Baum and John Graf, our teacher.  Sherrie Zukowski(still my best friend since 4th grade) is one of the house managers at the theater.

The class of 56 had a fantastic reunion in 2006 - Can you believe it was 50 years since we graduated?  Boy, has the old neighborhood changed.

Love to here from any of my classmates.  I still live here in Skokie.   Lil (from Hy's store across the street from Gale) recently passed away.  Hy died several years ago.

Myra Polonsky Levin class of 56.
 

Comments -Rich, although the class of '56 was 13 years earlier than mine, it's amazing how little things had changed over that time. Yes, I remember Papa Milano's. It was my very first taste of pizza. Papa's left Rogers Park in the mid '60s. They were located on Oak Street downtown up until a few years ago, operated by Papa's daughter. I last ate at Papa Milano's in March of 2005 and the memories of that evening are the most wonderful in my entire life. The grocery at the corner of R/G/H is now an antique store, which I visit once a year. BTW, you didn't mention playing "ledge" but I'm sure it was part of your recess and lunchtime activities too.

Al Rozanski - Class of 1969 - arozanski@wi.rr.com

Comments -  Al,I could never forget playing ledge.  The eternal argument between what was better: a "pinky" or a tennis ball??? :-)  Did you ever play "Kick the Can" in one of the alleys?  It was usually some of the girls like Gloria Johnson that could run the fastest!  The more I think about those years, the more memories come back.  And I am so glad to have them.
 

Rich Klein, Class of '56  mrpilot35@comcast.net

Comments - Great Web Site - great fun.  Great memories.  Please send regards to Ms. Pietch from(class of '56) Thanks.

Betsy Siegel Berman and brothers Barry Siegel and Bruce Siegel.

Comments - WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME '56' STARTED SHOWING UP ! !   You can thank Martha Rappaport for getting me to Gary so I could get him to spread the word.  So...spread the word.

Marty

Comments - Rich ... yup, kick the can, ping pong in the Kiwanis park building, and Chinese jump rope, in which the ropes were made out of rubber bands found on the ground outside the Lerner newspaper building on Ashland. And there should be no question ... the tennis balls flew further, but the Pinky's are classic - which, by the way, you can now purchase (again) at the World Market stores. They don't feel the same but it's the "Pinky" brand.

Al Rozanski - Class of 1969 - arozanski@wi.rr.com
 

Comments - class of 1975

I thought Mr. John Graf was a principal.?
If not he should have been. :-)
knowing he was an ex boxer got my immediate respect.

the building that was a grocery store and is now an antique store used to be sandpipers health food and gift store. i worked there in the late 70's til Mr and Mrs Simmons retired and sherwyn bought it.
Charlotte Simmons now owns the antique store.

janice ...... veg

Comments -To the class of 71:

This is Leon Kristal I'm sorry i miss the reunion, . Looking at these pitcures  i thought about  those  old times.
If you every get together again  please  reach me at royhockeyfan@att.net

Comments -Hello,

My name is Lori Hyman-Holguin, and I attended Gale up to the 5th grade.  My brother Mark Hyman graduated with the class of 67.  I would have graduated with the class of 71, but was unfortunate because I moved to California.  I recently have been in contact with my childhood friends Kathy Hayes, and Francis Rutstein.  I would like to be informed of any reunions for either year in the future and would love to attend one of these functions, and I could notify my brother Mark of any upcoming reunions for his year of 71.

Sincerely,

Lori Hyman-Holguin

Comments -   I heard about the site yesterday from Earl Choldin, a fellow Canadian. After I retired from Johns Hopkins University in 2007, my wife, Peggy, and I emigrated to Canada. We live in Windsor, Ontario and we love it here. We did not want to live in the US any longer, but we did want to be close to Chicago. My mother, two brothers, Rob and Don, and our older son, Eli live in the Chicago area. A few years ago, Eli married Hannah, a woman who grew up in Rogers Park. Eli and Hannah had a daughter a little over a year ago. We visit our granddaughter Miriam about once a month and usually get to babysit.

I would love to hear from my classmates. My email address is:

Allen Shearn   Class of 1956   ashearn@jhu.edu

My retirement present was being able to keep my email address!

Comments -   Does anyone remember what teacher would make you sit on a bar stool and wear a dunce cap when you were bad?

Comments -   Excellent Site Thank You

Snowy cold days like this were for ice skating. I skated mostly at Touhy Beach ( now Leone Beach). It was bigger and the ice was excellent.

Sam Leone had a Junior Lifeguard training program at Touhy. I attended from five years old until fifteen. Almost lived there in the summer. For those interested there is a great book  “Sam’s Boys” by Chris Serb published in 2001 about this program. It was still going on in 2007 and hailed  as the oldest program of its kind. Also there is a radio program called Leone Beach on WBEZ.ORG from 8/24/2001 on the subject.

James “Jami” Rubenstein Class of 1958 jrubensteinalert@aol.com

Comments -   re: Does anyone remember what teacher would make you sit on a bar stool and wear a dunce cap when you were bad?

                       answer.... was that Mrs. Jelke, science teacher, 3rd floor.?

Janice Venables       trillium3090@yahoo.com

Comments -  Class of January 1950

I can be contacted at seeheld@yahoo.com

Jack Klug

Comments -  This is Almira Agosto.  I was at Gale Elementary and graduated in 1985!  I was friends with Oscar Ramirez, Fernando Santillan, Victor Perez, Mayra Davila, Gustavo Ramirez, Nelson Ramirez, Susanna De La Parra.  My teachers were many, but I mostly remember Mr. and Ms. Blanco, Ms. Amaro...I would love to talk to you all!

Comments -  Myra, Martha...or any 56er' know where Judy Horowitz is?
 

Marty

Comments - Hi friends---Not a Gale graduate but am looking for Mark Howard, Gale, '70. If anyone is in touch w/ him, please pass along that I'd love to say hello to him. Mark (and his sister Holly) and I went to high school together.   If you're uncomfortable w/ a stranger asking his whereabouts, feel free to actually see who I am in a little video on my website (and direct Mark there, too!).
 

Thanks so much--

  Shaw Sander Dixon
  shaw@bakedinseattle.biz
  www.bakedinseattle.biz

Comments - I would have graduated in 1977 but only went there from 1st to fourth grade (1969 to 1973?).  It was so much fun to look at the pictures especially the class of 1977 with quite a few names I recognized, Ketty Echeverria, Heidi Just, Hripsema Bouroudjian, Lili Sacks, Mike Beckerman, George Howard!  I also remember Terri Herr was in my class but she ended up moving away...her dad had the coolest baby blue convertible mercedes!  Funny how I can remember stuff from when I was a kid but hardly remember my last meal.

I also kind of remember my teachers:

1st Grade:  Mrs. Johnson
2nd Grade:   ?  Maybe Mrs. Cox?
3rd Grade:  Mrs. Lavant - she was so nice and had the most sweetest of smiles!  I remember they came into our class to film us for something or other...wonder were that film is?
4th Grade:  Mr. Collins - I remember he use to make us march around the room while he played his ukele and we sang "oh when the saints come marching in"!  It was hilarious!

So much fun to take a walk down memory lane.

Carla Montes (Alongi)
Would have been Class of 1977

Comments - Looking for friends who went to gale and graduated in 1973.   My maiden name was Cathy Booker  Would love to hear from you.

Cathy Booker      e mail is:   cattte319@aol.com

Comments -  Sorry Marty, I do not have any info on Judy Horowitz.  Any chance you have an address or info on Louise Hugelier Riedl?  She was at our 50th Gale School Reunion but we have lost touch.

P.S.  Howard Street and the area north of their (Juneway, Jonquil, etc ) is supposed to be reviving.
Eastlake Terrace has had some really great condo conversions.

Stay well,  Myra Polonsky Levin    (myralevin@sbcglobal.net)

Comments -  I´m in Mexico.I went to Gale only two years 1977-1979. My 5th grade teacher Ms. Amaro- I dont remember the name of my 6th grade teacher.  Then i transfered to Field School. My older sisters did graduated from Gale Class of 1979 & 1981.

My two years in Gale were marvelous.  The field trips with Ms. Amaro were so much fun and educational.  In the Gale Echo Archive 79-83 I recognize the majority of my friends.

Comments - Anyone from the Class of Feb. 1960?.....would of graduated with you but we moved to the "burbs" in 59.....My maidien name  was Davis....remember Jill, and Madalyn, Don, Daisy....
please contact me at    diannesvec@wavecable.com
 

Thanks           Dianne Davis Svec          diannesvec@wavecable.com
 

Comments - WOW!!!  GALE SCHOOL, TAKES ME BACK TO A TIME WHEN HOWARD ST WAS THE PLACE TO BE AND RECESS WAS HEAVEN (10:20)  AND THE LUNCHES USED TO SMELL LIKE YOU KNOW? BEFORE WE HAD HOT LUNCH(SACK LUCHES FROM THE CPSTRUCK) I REMEBER THE GROUND BREAKING WITH JANE BRYNE(MAYOR) AND THE FIRST HOT LUNCHES WAS PIZZA BURGER REMEBER , HOW ABOUT POM POM (LASSSSST ONEEEEEEEE) WHAT ABOUT IN GYM THOSE POLES UPTO THE ROOF (WEISS) WHAT ABOUT MRS ELDRIDGE (STIFFLE) OK OK I GOT ANOTHER ONE MRS JOHNSON (10 PAGES OF MATH) WHAT ABOUT MR GRAFF(BREATH) HOW ABOUT MRS HOFFMAN WAS A REAL DRILL SERGEANT,  HOW ABOUT SLIDING DOWN THE RAIL TO THE STAIRS ON A MESSAGE TO ANOTHER ROOM,WHAT ABOUT THOSE TORNADO DRILL WITH THE COATS OVER OUR HEADS, WHAT ABOUT THE CLOSETS THAT USED TO SLIDE UP AND THE COAT ROOM WAS BEHIND THEIR , HOW ABOUT THE YEAR THE TALENT SHOW WAS WON BY THOSE DANCING TO FLASH LIGHT ,HOW ABOUT 8TH GRADE VOLLEY BALL MATCHES BETWEEN THE TEACHERS,  HOW ABOUT BEING ON PATROL IN THE WINTER TIME SO YOU COULD GET HOT CHOCOLATE (LOL) WHAT ABOUT THE DESK THAT RAISED UP AND SLAMMED ON YOUR HAND, THE LOUDIEST TEACHER I HAD WAS MRS MC NEIL,MAN I COULD  JUST GO ON AND ON BUT I,LL LEAVE SOME FOR OTHERS BUT REALLY I HAD  SOME OF THE GREATIEST TIME AND MET SOME OF THE GREATIEST PEOPLE FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT JUST CANT BE MATCH STILL TO THIS DAY,  OK OK I GOT ANOTHER ONE THE JONQUIL HOTEL RIGHT NEXT TO GALE ,WHAT ABOUT THE PONY EXPRESS, WHAT ABOUT THE HALL PASS  LAST ONE THIS IS THE WHOOPER WHAT SOUND DID WE MAKE WHEN THE PA SYSTEM CAME ON IN THE ROOM AND SAID SOMEONE NAME(OOOOOOOOOOOH LOL) OK ONE MORE SYSTEM 80 AND THE HEADPHONES THAT WE LISTEN TO WITH THE CASSETTE TAPE CLASSIC  AIGHT AIGHT MRS JELKY RULER TO THE HAND       K    MS DEMPS   1  MRS LEVELBITZCH 2 MRS DAVIS 3 MRS MCBRIDE  4 + 5 MRSKANE 6 MRS AXELROD (CHEESE NIPS) 7 MR BORRE 8 MRS BLANCO + MRS MCNEIL  CLASS 1982
 

Comments -My name is Rick D'Aurora and I graduated in 1968.  I was looking for Steve Stein who lived on Greenview and also graduated in 1968.  I know he went to Sullivan before moving to the burbs and later joined the Army for a couple of years.  Does anyone have any contact info on him? Let me know.  I can be reached at daurorar@yahoo.com.  Thanks.

Comments -  1977-1981
Hello! My name is Sonia Castillo (Rojas), I reside in Dallas Texas now, I went to Gale School from 1977 to 1981, my Teachers were, well the ones I remember, Ms. Amanda Amaro (4th Grade), Ms. Liliana Rincon (5th Grade) and Jose Rolando Guzman (6th Grade). I didn't get to graduate because My Grandma decided that it was time for us to go back to Mexico. I sure remember some of my friends, specially my dearest best friend, I lost contact with her in 1989, her name is Mercedes Cortes, she graduate in 1983 from Gale School, if someone read this and know her, please let her know that I'm looking for her, on September 3, 2010 I will be flying to Chicago and my plans are to go and take a look at what it us to be my hood. I will be visiting Howard Street, I will be transporting my self in the train (That's if I still remember how) I will go to Downtown and of course I will be swimming in the Lake, my Grandma and I used to go to the Rogers Park to swim, my Grandma pass away in December 20 of 2002. I also remember Carmen and I think her last name was Ramirez, Jose Santillan, Francisco Balderas, Ricardo Perez oh my God, he was my boyfriend! I missed Chicago so much, looking at this Web Page make me plan my trip, I'm thankful that I found it. I hope that I can hear and see comments from other students that remember me, I dont have a picture from back them but i'm going to look very hard for one, and a picture from now to see if anyone recognized me.
Gale School will always be in my Heart until the day that I die, I really missed the old days! oh, a play that I remember when I was in 3rd grade, I was going to be on it but the music teacher took me out, they dance the "Funky Town" every time I hear that song makes me remember my days at Gale School. I love Gale School!
Anyone from back then that wants to start keeping in touch can email me at the email address below. Thank you to the person that created this Wed Site, Thank you, Thank you, Thank youuuuu!!!!!
 

Sonia Castillo (Rojas)   hysrueda@yahoo.com       Dallas, TX

Comments - Hi...It's Paula Cass Campos again...Been a long time since I've logged onto the site...Janice Goldstein...Just sent you an e-mail...Peggy Wolf...The Cass kids are still on the East Coast, but try to get back to Chicago every few years...just sent you our e-mail addresses...in fact, we were all laughing about the Irish contingent that taught us...Ms. Boyd, Mrs. McCain, Mrs. McGinnis, Mrs. McCaffrey...think we were trying to figure out if Mr. Graff was in that crew too...Looking for anyone in the class of '63...

Paula Cass Campos       class of '63          bcma9tl@verizon.net

Comments -  April 1, 2010   I'm not a prior student at Gale But a lot of my friends went there. Most graduated 1949. I see a 'Jack Klug' 1950 mentioned here & at Sullivan's Web Site. If anyone has info would sure appreciate it. Thanks...

Jackie Haffner Shinn                hufnpufhaha@yahoo.com

Comments -   Who wrote about our reunion?  I was on the committee and it was a huge success. So many people came from all over.  Do you remember the bus stopping at the Affy Tapple on Clark and getting Taffy Apples?

Ilene Schwartz Kaplan             IKaplan11@aol.com

Comments -    My dad, Donald Hahne, graduated from Gale in 1936! Anyone else from that class still around?

Meg Stevens    venusipsa@yahoo.com

Comments -   I remember the taffy apples on Clark, we would walk up there and knock on the door and someone would come out with however many you wanted. I never knew if they were suppose to sell them out the door or not but they were good.!
I guess they either moved or went out of business.?

Comments - I attended Gale School in kindergarten and half of first grade in 1948 and 49...Now I need to look for old class pictures to send in to you.

Jim Copeland

Comments -  Are you the Jim Copeland that worked at Eagle Sheet Metal Manufacturing in Niles Illinois in the late sixties?

If so email me jrubensteinalert@aol.com

James Rubenstein Class of 1958

Comments -  I suppose someone should leave a record of the event--it started when my old classmate Bob Cole called to inform me he would be visiting Chicago around Thanksgiving and why don't I have dinner with he and his family? Sure I said and invited another old fart from the '72 grad. class and he invited another and so on until 16 people showed up for Tapas in Evanston. Basically a mini-reunion! What a gas! Some of us hadn't seen each other in 35+ years. While some attendees brought their extra belly and shiny foreheads, (that would be me) others were as lovely and fresh as graduation day in 1972--I won't mention names (Gail Yamashiroya-Paskind, Joyce Meyer) but it was wonderful to see everyone looking so good.
Since this was relatively easy to do we're going to do it again--possibly once every year or two, just to keep it fresh. I thought maybe other classes could do it too!! Everyone knows at least one other classmate--follow the thread. Or join us for the next one in November!! The giant all-class all-Gale reunion! We've just worked the last 40 years--time to have some fun!!

Tom Stranich
Class of '72
tstranich@yahoo.com

Comments -  Hi Nancy Holab!  This is Bob Cole.  Your bother Bill (Billy, as we knew him), was a best friend of mine when were little at Gale.  Alon with Charlie Shih, we were the three muskateers of the lower grades!  Until you moved out of town.  I recently got back in touch with Bill through another "little" friend, Tom Stranich.  Although Bill wasn't there, a bunch of us had a mini Gale reunion last November up in Evanston.  I posted the pictures on the Gale website.  Good to hear from you!

Bob Cole

Comments -  I remember the Taffy apples very well. They cost 10 cents. But the best were the misses. 5 cents for a glob of carmel and nuts. I can still remember the smell when the door would open.

Lola Bouroudjian Knicker (Herby) "Class of 1977"

Comments - Hi I am Sharon Rudolph(smith)  I would like some people from Year 1964 to contact me and talk to me about old times.

Linda Tillerson,Linda Manning              Funinthesun1949@yayoo.com

Comments -  hi Almira, this is Victor Perez. as for our friends i havent seen them in a long time. i saw oscar about ten years ago, everybody else i havent seen over 25 years. i moved 25 years ago and now i lived in ann arbor, michigan. glad to hear from you. kisses,
   

 Victor