Roberts Elementary School  -  the early years of Lamar Class of 1959 

Roberts Elementary School was one of three feeder schools to Pershing Junior High and Lanier Junior High, which in turn fed Lamar Senior High School.

 Letitia Kinzbach

Roberts Elementary, c. Spring 1953: : In foreground:   Letitia Kinzbach, Jean Childerhose.  Possibly in background:  Bill Charlton, Tom Wise, James Davis.  Checking out her shoes:  Janet Junker.

Roberts 6th Grade Graduation Party
Roberts 6th Grade Graduation Party:  Photo taken Spring 1953 at Texaco Country Club.  Left to right:  1/2 Norman Buell, Jack Drummond leaning on Tom Wise, James Davis, Wayne Shull, Henry "Kiki" Rosenblum with lucky horseshoe around his neck.   Can you remember when the fad was to fold up your jeans at the bottom?  What was that called?  Cool?
Roberts Graduation Party at Texaco CC
Roberts 6th Grade Graduation Party:  Photo taken Spring 1953 at Texaco Country Club.  Among the girls at left we see:   Vanita Berson, Molly Ellis.  Then boys include:   Wayne Shull, Henry "Kiki" Rosenblum, Norman Buell, James Davis, Mike Blackledge.  Oh, yeah.  Cool. 
Roberts - Swimming Pool - Texaco CC
Roberts 6th Grade Graduation Party:  Photo taken Spring 1953 at Texaco Country Club.  Really hard to identify girls with bathing caps.  Boys include:  third from right is Wayne Shull.  At pool edge with hands on hips is Mike Blackledge.  Who else can you identify?
Roberts grads with horns
Roberts 6th Grade Graduation Party:  Photo taken Spring 1953 at Texaco Country Club.  OK, we're going to let you try to identify these cool kids now, but here are a few hints:   Vanita Berson at left, with Dan Durst behind her, then Janet Junker, Molly Ellis next to Janet.  Henry "Kiki" Rosenblum putting horns on Norman Buell; with help from James Davis at lower right.   Jack Drummond putting horns on Mike Blackledge.   Way in the back and left, all but hidden but for his striped shirt and flat top, is Tom Wise; next to Tom is Carol Anne Voss and then Carol Compton and Jean Childerhose.  Joyce Draper is in the back, right.  Others?   Send 'em in! 
Above photos provided by Wayne Shull in 2012.


Mrs Berleth - 6th grade
Mrs Martin - 5th Grade
Official Class Photos, Roberts Elementary(photo at left is Mrs. Berleth's 6th Grade in Fall 1952 - #13 [not identified above] is Wayne Shull; at right is Mrs. Martin's 5th Grade in Fall 1951.)
Above photos provided by Letitia Kinzbach on her Facebook page in 2010

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