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SIDE ONE 06-born in South Chelmsford, 1902 13-lived in the Byam House at the corner of Acton and Robin Hill Road 21-Lyman A.Byam was her father 28-grandfather was Frank C. Byam, first station agent in South Chelmsford, His son Lyman later took this position 33-Lyman remained station agent until the station closed 43-father then worked in the Lowell Bleachery for two years 46-then became agent at Center Station 55-Station in South Chelmsford was near the present Agway Building 67-Viola attended school beginning in 1907 at the South Chelmsford District,where the fire station is today 75-then went to the school on the hill,which is now the Grange Hall. Spent six years here, 1908-1914 there were two rooms with four grades in each 85-skipped one grade to go to the High school in the Center 91-Ruth Crawford was a teacher 93-Miss Heggerty taught crocheting after school 106-skipped to the High School at age 12 114-she and friends were nicknamed the"South Chelmsford Infants" and the "Kids from Squaddy Hollow" 122-in those days it was easy to skip grades 127-attended Chelmsford High School on North Road for three years 130-then went to new High School on Billerica Street for last year 132-member of fisrt graduating class, 1918 135-it was the first year students from North joined with students from the rest of Chelmsford 140-graduations alternated between the North and Center for years 142-probably for ease of access 150-there were sixteen graduates in the Class of 1918 162-South Chelmsford was very small 165-life centered around the First Baptist Church 176-Church activities included services on Sunday, Sunday school, "Christian Endeavor", Evening services 188-there were weekday prayer meetings which were really social events 196-school day was 9-12 and 1-3 216-games played at school, outdoors 254-transportation to school was by Barge, open vehicle drawn by two horses. In winter the Barge was on runners 270-it was operated by the Paignon family 281-Mrs. Nickerson attended Boston University 307-commuted by train,New York,New Haven ,Hartford 320-received A.B. Degree, then taught French 324-taught in Westford and New York 335-began new job in January, 1925 in Lebanon, Conn,"there was nothing closer" 339-all jobs were procured through teachers agencies, which always received 5% of the first years salary for the service 344-taught in Bristol, Conn., for seven years 345-taight French, Latin and English 345-Career in teaching lasted eleven years 348-married in 1934 364-in 1927 spent the summer at Middlebury, Vermont French School 365-1928, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris 375-women's wages were$1300.00 per year in New York 382-in Lebanon it was$1900.00 per year 390-there were no married teachers, women had to give up their careers when they married. It was the depression and jobs were reserved for single women 408-after marriage; bought house on Sunset Ave. 412-cost, $3800.00, $1000.00 down, $3000.00 mortgage and 30 years to pay 423-husband was a printer, son of the South Chelmsford Minister 434-worked for Hatch printing, then Cleghorn's which was bought out by Princes 468-the Byams had a summer home on Baptist Pond 474-recreation at Baptist 500-cost of living was much less then HERE RETURNS TO SUBJECT OF SCHOOL DAYS 515-Mr. Holbrook was the principal 529-elocution 538-Coasttng on double runners 554-sports,boys and girls 569-Pung, sort of sled 581-May Baskets Custom 594-mischief at Halloween 603-Fourth of July fun, rang Church bell at midnight 610-bonfires 617-fireworks display over Baptist Pond 620-Ice Houses of the Boston Ice Company 622-Gage's Ice Company 643-trips to Revere Beach by boat and narrow guage train 654-Circus 658-Barnum and Bailey in Lowell 668-Circus Train across Baptist Pond 670-Christmas and Thanksgiving 688-Grandfather's barn SIDE TWO 05-card games 16-Karem Board 24-no games or recreation allowed on Sunday 34-no homework in primary grades 89-washing machine "Molar" 1917 97-wooden pegs,had to be revolved by hand 106-so strenuous it was nicknamed the "mankiller" 124-electricity 127-previously, houses were lighted by batteries 142-street lights, taken care of by Herbert Penniman who carried a little ladder and lit one light at a time 156-they were kerosene lamps 162-Penniman had charge only in South Chelmsford 168-Stavely's Blacksmith Shop 179-only transportation to Lowell was horse and wagon 185-no electric car to South Chelmsford 199-stores in South Chelmsford, father ran a small grocery End of interview |
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