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— Oakland Press

Tuesday }hrough Thursday evenings and
complimenfary fray-passed Sushi in the
lounge every Thursday evening

Hours:

Mon-Wed

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 midnight

„Thur-Fri

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Sat.

5:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Please join us for happy hour,
Monday thru Friday, 47 p.m.
$2.00
Domestic beers

Imported beers

$2.50

Well drinks

$3.00

Available for private
engagements Saturday
afternoons and
Sundays.

32832

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(Just South of 14 Mile Rd.)

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(248) 549-7700

Best Of Everything

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Detroit's Roosevelt Elementary reborn in the minds of its grads.

isa 'N Data ...
MAIL DEPT. ... From
Norman Prady ... "Dan
and Judy Marks of Fresno,
Calif., asked about names of teachers
at Roosevelt Elementary School, so I
went to my files and brought out my
report cards, with lots of names.
"Miss Osborn and Miss Lattimer
were my first-grade homeroom teach-
ers. Helen Radlow Zaft and Miss
Smeed, second grade. Miss Ulbrick
and Mrs. Zaft again, third. Miss Stone
and Miss Oglesby, fourth. Miss
Wesebaum for both semesters of fifth.
Miss Mesel and Miss Sweeney, sixth.
"Seventh grade was my first male
teacher, Norman Drachler, who went
on to be superintendent of schools.
Second semester was Miss Irwin.
"For special classes — art, science,
music, literature — upper platoon and
lower, I recall a tiny blond woman
named Miss Nichols who could make
Winnie the Poo bump, bump, bump
down Christopher Robin's stairway
better than anyone else could ever
hope to. I remember Miss Davis
teaching science, in a room with a
bulletin board headlined, A Leaf Is A
Factory.
"I think there was a Miss Dice or a
Miss Bice or both, and I wonder if
Miss Bice was the librarian in the big
library on the second floor?
"I know that the librarian in the lit-
tle library on the first floor was Regina
Fishoff, who continually selected
books she thought I'd like.
"Dan's and Judy's memories put
Mr. Emling in the wrong school.
According to my eighth- and ninth-
grade report cards, he was the swim-
ming coach at Durfee Intermediate."
From Madeline Belkin, Gulfport,
Fla. ... "A friend sent me your column
of Stanley Rosenberg reminiscing
about the good old days in the
Linwood/Dexter neighborhood and
Roosevelt School. Since he mentioned
me, let me tell you my memories of
Roosevelt.
"The parents were absolutely the
best. They were selfless, educationally
minded people who were committed
to the whole school, not only their
child, and their attitude about disci-
pline and learning contributed to the

attended during the years of 1936,
good teaching throughout the school.
`37, '38 and recall that the principal
This, I believe, is why the students at
was Lucille Fleming; assistant princi-
Roosevelt were such a pleasure to be
pal was Grace Minaham; homeroom
with. And, oh, what personalities!
teacher was Margaret Lemke; art
"I will never forget our benevolent
teacher
was a young woman named
principal, Jennie Clow, who let the
Hawkins and I had a student teacher
whole upper platoon assemble in the
from Wayne University, Max Gurman,
center hall monthly for community
who later became a successful tennis
sing, or her giving permission to take
player in the Detroit area
many, many students next
and then a major in the air
door to Durfee Intermediate
force during World War
(where, by the way, my sister,
II."
Vivian Belkin, was teaching)
HAPPY TOE tapping
for special rehearsals in their
sounds will come to folks
auditorium because ours was
listening as Dixiebelle and
too small for a program.
the Dixie Jazz Cats bring
"And who can forget the
their fun sounds to Jack's
calm, steady, patient Norman
Waterfront Restaurant, East
Drachler. Good teacher-sup-
Jefferson, south of 10 Mile,
DANNY
porting administrators were
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. ...
hard to come by, even then.
RASKIN
"I can't say enough about
Local Columnist Vocalist Dixiebelle always
puts on a good show with
the teachers. They personified
her New Orleans-style jazz
then what ,everyone still wants
band playing Dixieland rhythms.
teachers to be. I had many good and
IN THE Pun-American Newsletter
gratifying days while teaching, but my
out
of Pennsylvania, its editors
days at Roosevelt were the happiest of
reviewed
over 2,000 entries in a Seven
my career.
"Lastly, I believe the science teacher Worst Puns Contest.
One of the winners was Southfield-
spelled his name Peltz, and the lunch-
ite Seymour Kapetansky ... former
room did serve hot food. Regards to
news writer for WXYZ radio, Detroit,
all and a special hello to any TriTone
ABC in Hollywood, and NBC come-
dy writer.
After 38 years with WWJ, now
WDIV-TV, writing programs, promo-
tions, documentaries, etc., he retired
in 1989 as contributing editor for
Channel 4 News.
Seymour's winning bit is about the
miserly squirrel who couldn't find a
mate because he insisted on a pre-nut-
shell agreement.
He enjoys writing puns ... and had
hissfirst one printed in the school
paper while a student at Northern
High ... "Two .pints make one cavort."
Seymour's witty works have
appeared in the Wall Street Journal,
Mature American and other publica-
tions ... Yes, he can do better than that
... a lot better.
DID YOU KNOW, thanks to Fred
Seymour Kapetansky: Master of the pun.
Marx, Mike Layne and Jeff Schultz,
who handle the local East Side Mario's
still around."
chain, that garlic has been touted as a
From Robert Schwartz, West
cure for everything from acne, bald-
Bloomfield ... "In answer to Dan and
ness, dandruff and hemorrhoids to
Judy Marks seeking additional names
athlete's foot, bronchitis, rheumatism
of teachers at Roosevelt Elementary, I

