I guess I did not notice that the school turned Gilbert loose with someone else's report card. I wonder why they did not mail it? That would not fly today.

Things were loose and lax in Mayfield. In theory Ward should have called Mrs. Rayburn and asked her to stop the practice, due to what had happened.

Miss Landers had stopped by the Cleaver house before, when Beaver was lovesick over her engagement. She could have delivered the report card. Or just tell Gilbert to give it only to Beaver's parents.

I thought about this too, but then there would be no "story" as to how his grade got changed....

That’s what it’s all about. They needed a way to get that report card into Eddie’s hot hands. First of all it’s already opened which was the first mistake. Then Wally has to disappear upstairs when Gilbert drops by. He says he’s going to change his clothes. Why? No reason just needed an excuse.

Back in the day you took your report card home (I still have all my elementary school cards) and if you were absent you got it when you came in. You’re right Miss Landers has been to the house so she should have dropped it off on her way home. Oh the joys of sitcoms.

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I remember getting my report card to take home. It required a signature from the parent or guardian and then returned.

^Mine too (needed a signature--wonder how many have been forged?). And I think it was the same report cord throughout the school year, just added to as the year went on. It was on heavy-grade paper.

I bet a lot got forged, at least by the older kids.

I am trying to remember what was on there. Citizenship and other things.

Citizenship/Deportment/Conduct - one of those, Arithmetic, Spelling (maybe), English/Language Arts, Science. I ought to look for one, although that'd take awhile.

Can anyone name all their elementary school teachers? I think we've been thru that before at some point on here!

Kind. - Miss Fretz
1 - Mrs. Davies
2 - Mrs. Rogers
3 - Miss Baker
4 - Mrs. Barbieri
5 - Mrs. Ferris
6 - Mrs. Zinn
Some later names I remember -- Mr. Krlic, Mr. Bryfogle, Miss Palumbo, Mrs. Sanferraro, Mr. Plageman, Mrs. Vogt (the drill Sgt. for typing), Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Jankowski, Mr. Kille, Mrs. Nobel, Mr. Koestler, Miss Batchelder, Mr. Jones

I forget, what was the reason Beaver wasn't given the report card at school?

I think June took him to a dentist appt.

Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure that's it.

Mr. Nobel? He invented dynamite.

In first and second grade we were given S for Satisfactory, S- and U- unsatisfactory. You didn’t want a U. Also we had double sessions. In third grade we got A’s B’s C’s etc.

1st- Mrs. Allen
2nd - Mrs. Carter
3rd- Miss Manning
4th- Miss Mondello
5th- Mrs. Di Croce
6th- Miss Smiddy

There was a place for attendance like absent, dismissed and late. A place for comments and a place saying you were promoted, assigned or not promoted and parents’ signature. Ruined self esteem if you weren’t promoted.

Favorite name was Mrs. Puffer and she was a real nut. She only lasted 1/2 year as she was pretty crazy for the times.

Miss Mondello? Are you serious?

Mrs. Nobel was an English teacher, sophomore year.

Sorry just seeing if you all were paying attention. No it was Miss Marshall not Mondello.

So you had Di Croce in 2 grades in a row? This sounds like Grant Ave. School!

Report cards had to be signed. I had some friends who tried to forge failing report cards and I thought it was dumb because the school would call the parents to come in for teacher conferences. I always thought it was better to not try to turn 60s into 80s. I know some penned 70s into 90s because parents would freak out with less than stellar grades.

In sophomore year we had no more report cards with A’s B’s etc. but computer printouts with grades and even your exam grade. I was not good in the sciences like chemistry and remember seeing a 64. That was impossible to change.

Oh boy, you and me both, particularly chemistry. I remember my chem. teacher--when I asked about chemical equations (I didn't get them), all he said was, "It's in the math."

I was so bad, I had to go to a tutor to even get a D.