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By Gayle VanVooren Mascot Editor Think back a few years to country roads, a much simpler time. And remember your first school days. Were they in town? Or were they in the country setting? Students of the Lindbergh School held a recent reunion, and sentiments ran wild. T  nt to the county fair.” “It was so much fun,” she added. “We would have play days and invite other school kids to come over. And at Christmas time we would put on a play, have a Santa, and then head to the basement for a big lunch. What fun we had.” While there was no dress code, Buysse remembers the warm stockings and overalls that would be worn in the winter, “just to keep warm”. She remembers often riding “in a sleigh to school” in the wintertime. The highest grade to attain at the school was eighth grade. Then a test was taken, and if they passed, there would be a graduation ceremony in Granite Falls. Students could also then go on to high school, which Buysse did when she attended Canby Public School. The District 31 Lindbergh School was in operation until 1960. But the school did not die — it was sold on bids and moved to St. Leo where it is now a private home. But if those walls could talk, would they ever have a story to tell. Information donated by Mrs. Joe Pridal gives one an insight into the excitement of the brand new school of 1927. “It was a gala day when on December 5, 1927, Miss Alice Veverka and her 30 pupils moved to the beautiful new school. “The School Board, consisting of H. O. Esping, Arthur Full and Joseph Pridal were just an enthused. In fact, everyone took pride in that school. “That winter, the P.T.A. was organized, and was a strong organization for several years, providing entertainment and social times for the community. “The most important project taken up was ‘Home Talent’ plays by which money was raised for lots of equipment, trees, and the first gravel for the road into the school grounds. “In May, 1955, the school was presented with an American flag which had been flown from the U.S. Capitol one day. It was through Loren Novak, who wrote to Senator H. Humphrey, that the flag was given to the school.” Memories, collected and shared, became all important when some twenty-four students attended the all-school reunion in early October. People came from as far away as Oregon to attend this event, and talked about the school that was so important to them. While the Lindbergh School is now history, the memories remain very alive for those who stepped into that classroom.
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