My story is in honor of Miss Tsu, 2nd grade teacher at Dwight “Little School”. In addition to academics, Miss Tsu taught us to knit. We each made a cable knit hat which I still have. I also made a jumpsuit for my teddy bear. Miss Tsu taught us to eat with chopsticks. And she was studying to take the test to become a U.S. citizen, so we learned along with her. Having recently seen the test, it was more civics than many students learn today. Miss Tsu had emigrated from Shanghai after the city had fallen to Communist control in 1949. A photograph of our President, Dwight Eisenhower, hung on the wall. I will always remember her and our tight knit class of nine students.
Richard Klinger, Esq. ESB ’54
In my life, the things I remember at ESB most, with exception to two soul-close friends from Harvard days, were my teachers. At ESB, most were very good, some a little quirky, but good nonetheless. And some were outstanding… people who have left a presence with me to...