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Comments: Tommy McGown and Mike Murphey (MMM) were smart kids.. I have a picture of them that Bob Baker sent me, but can't figure out 'how' to 'attach it' to this SOC...'thingy'...GH.. 
Comments: You wake up in the morning and you just never know how the day is going to shake out for you. Like today ... I wake up ... make myself some coffee and remember that last night I set a trap to catch that pesky oppossum that has taken up residence under our back deck. With coffee in hand, I venture to the backyard to see if the culprit was lured by the Mr. Frisky Catfood used to bait the trap. Good news and bad news ... Yes, the trap is occupied! However, the temporary resident is a SKUNK. Now I have a new dilemma - how to dispose of him without finding myself on the receiving end of what skunk's are famous for. I've spent the morning reviewing YouTube videos about trapping skunks and the ultimate conclusion is that disposing of one is like working with Nitroglycerin. I'm thinking about hiring these two creepy gals who have obviously put a lot of thought into one solution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVAFpgPsik
Comments: See? I was at Storey too and didn't know you because you were probably in...what did Ken say?...Advanced class....what were y'all advanced in anyway??? Never mind!
Comments: Was Mr Hobbs teaching choir at Zumwalt way back then??
Comments: Charlotte, they were all at Storey. Oh wait, I was at Storey. Never mind!
Comments: Bosc....I heard there were some smart kids, but never met or saw any of them in wood shop, art, home making, P E, choir or acting class.
Comments: Geo Juan - That's some really neat info. I had Mr. Gunter my sophomore year at SOC for Algebra 3 & Solid Geometry. Based on my grades, I think he must have taught the class in Spanish. The obit for Mr. Sallis is in today's Dallas Morning News. In my memory of Mr. Sallis, I kept remembering a brother named Ed Sallis which is confirmed by the obit. I don't know if Ed was a teacher, or maybe I knew of him through my dad as a fireman or policeman. Go get it Detective Geo Juan. James - I am sure you are remembering Carlos Cruz. Seems like a lot of the Hispanic kids back in the day couldn't speak a lot of Spanish. Zumwalt Lions....I still have my letter jacket.
Comments: Good note John. It seems I was in his class just before lunch. He was a man that could get up set easily. If I remember we had a guy named Carlos in or class and Sallis was always be correcting his Spanish. The other thing I recall is that I went from an A the first two six weeks to an E on the final at the end of the year. We had a hard time together. Jean and I wanted to go there but alas I had to have knee surgery
Comments: Ken, you have a remarkable memory. I checked current online databases and located a "William Fred Sallis", age 88, living in the Dallas area. Going back in the dusty archives, I found an old 1961 article about Fred Sallis of Zumwalt who was leading a 16 day summer trip into Mexico. It was geared toward teacher types who wanted to travel. Only $149. Looks like James Anthony's memory is pretty dang good also. Hope this link to a pdf file works: http://people.consolidated.net/swsw/dmn_1961.pdf I went to Zumwalt but don't recall Sallis. During the '56 to '57 school years (before Zumwalt opened) he was assigned to O.W. Holmes. Joining him there was my future math teacher Mr. Gunter. I'm sorry to hear Mr. Sallis suffered such a bizarre end. 
Comments: Grubbs - I remember that guy, Mr. McCullough, McCormick, something like that. I think you and I were in the same class. His room faced Ledbetter, second story and seems like he was young and skinny and prone to screaming fits of anger. I always heard that Johnny Bullard and some other guys hung the him out the window by his ankles. He disappeared not long after that. James - Thanks for the memory boost. Glad you weren't on the Italian cruise ship! C-Mac - Grubbs and I were placed in the Advanced Class or whatever it was called. Big mistake. We took Spanish in the 8th & 9th grades. Wish I had paid attention, no bueno.
Comments: I learned to make a mean pie crust in 8th grade homemaking class. Woulda made some lucky guy a great wife at 13. Imagine every night being greeted by a wife in an ugly skirt and top, an apron, (all of which she'd sewed herself) and a dinner consisting of something with white sauce, homemade biscuits, and a pie with real, homemade crust. See what you boys missed out on by not proposing marriage in 1958? You could weigh 5.000 pounds by now, and so could I! Maybe we could get a reality show.
Comments: I am impressed that y'all took Spanish in Jr High....I took Home Making..........haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! NOT! Obviously I didn't learn anything! I did sew an ugly skirt tho!
Comments: Ken - I was in Mr Sallis class for Spanish at Zumwalt. Sorry to hear about the accident. It seems to me that he would spend time in Mexico during the summer.
Comments: Ken: Name doesn't ring a bell. There was a Mr. Sallis, but I don't think it was Fred. I remember the first Spanish teacher I had got fired during the year. I think he tried to throw one of the students out the window-maybe you. I remember we would synchronize our watches with the bell and be ready to run out the instant the bell sounded. We had Spanish right before lunch and we were on the 2nd floor furthest from the cafeteria. He would go ballistic every day when we started getting ready to leave before the bell . One day he tried to stop one of the guys from heading for the door, a scuffle ensued and he was history. Maybe a Mr. Sallis replaced him. It should be in one of the yearbooks. I'm sure you still have yours! That was so long ago.
Comments: Ok, all you Zumwalt grads, help me out here. An 88-year old, retired Dallas school teacher named Fred Sallis was killed last week while he sat in Total Hearing in Richardson. An 85-year old woman pulled in to park, accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, and ran her car into the hearing aid store killing Mr. Sallis and injuring an employee. My mom and I have sat in that very spot on many occasions during her visits to get/adjust her hearing aids. Now, I would swear that a Mr. Sallis taught Spanish at Zumwalt, was this him? A brother? Need some memory help.
Comments: Mary driving 2 days after procedure! Praise the Lored!
Comments: Thank you all for the reports on Mary. She may well be the toughest person I know, in spite of her dainty appearance. Mary Irene Mc., you go, girl!
Comments: Several of us just received an email from Ouida Hoyle Rose. She called Mary Irene and said Mary sounded wonderful and was driving on her way to Waco with her grand children. I pray this good news continues for Mary. Thank you Ouida for your report.
Comments: Yesterday in a rush to share my joy of Mary's good news I factually erred about her treatment. There was NO surgery. The entire procedure was accomplished with the Gamma Knife which as I now understand the tumors are "zapped" causing a reduction in their size only and not completely removed. No cutting no blood no nothing. How in the world do they do that????? Mary is back in the classroom this morning.
Comments: John I always thought you were Dru's whimiscal stuff?
Comments: Thanks for that great news Bob! It is wonderful to hear she is already improving!!
Comments: Hey guys I just got off the phone with Mary Mc. She's home from M. D. Anderson. She feels much better after the surgeries and seems to think her blurred eyesight is better after the brain tumors were either zapped or removed. She really sounds upbeat and confident and very pleased with her care while at Anderson. Keep thinking good thoughts. If anyone wants to call her, call me and I'll give you her cell number. 903.343.3806
Comments: Woes of living in Pittsburgh area. The Mighty Steelers fell to Tebow and the Broncos.   Actually it is NEAT to see a man like Tim Tebow succeed; it is awesome to see him give thanks in such an open (and very proud) manner. Don't think I can remember an athlete willing to display such. You Go Mr. Tebow. =============================================== Great Christmas: Mike Jr. always sends me El Fenix chips and hot sauce and this year he tossed in 10 of their yummy pralines. I really miss that part of living in Dallas area. ======================================== Prayers are streaming from the Northeast for Mary as well as all of our Class of '63. Have a wonderful day.
Comments: Peaches, Dru does sell her work and has an online gallery at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DrusArt Her works include a lot of whimsical stuff like fairy chairs, artsy pillows, and of course watercolor paintings. She enjoys experimenting with different fun concepts and still takes college classes or local workshops in drawing, design, and painting.
Comments: WOW, John, Dru is extremely talented. Does she sell her art work or just do it for her pleasure. She could make a fortune if she knew the right studio. She is FANTASTIC. love the self portrait. What talent. Love her studio.
Comments: Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, happy birthday Dear Lynell, Happy birthday to you!!!!!!! And many many more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments: I am honored to own a piece of Dru's art. She is Oh So Talented. I love my painting. Happy REAL birthday Lynell..........I know you are just 40 since I am 39 and you are older than me. Mary Irene, I am still praying for you and your family.
Comments: Dru has posted some of her gallery work on Facebook. She is so very talented! I love the pieces posted here. Really neat studio. Happy Birthday to Dru's shoe agent. Sure hope your day went well in this rainy drizzle God blessed needed rain day. Anixous to hear where you had lunch.
Comments: Dan, she has a tall white stool (pictured at the left of the studio pic) but most of the time I find her just kind of leaning against it as she paints, rather than sitting on it as you'd expect. So she kind of half stands, half sits as she works. And she always has the radio on (pictured low on the window sill). ps - anybody want to buy an electric potter's wheel ... cheep?
Comments: John, Your not going to see any of my art .I'm really just beginning. Mine doesn't qualify to hang on the out house walls yet. |
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