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Remembering the Parkside School May King and Queen.
Parkside School May Day, 1938
by Mimi Loupe
January 2013 Parkside School May Day Court: Donny Atkinson, Roberta Taylor, and an unidentified lady in waiting, 1938. -
The social event of Parkside School was held each May to celebrate the arrival of spring. On a day in May, two large maypoles were erected in the school yard, each with colorful streamers attached.
To me, this was absolutely magical. Parents were invited. We wore our best clothes. At the designated time each class walked in single file and took a seat in chairs set up in the school yard. Our principal, Miss Gertrude Whiteside, made a welcoming speech praising our community and its students.