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The Manumit School was an “experimental boarding school in Pawling NY. Founded on purchased farm land in 1924 by William and Helen Fincke, it was formally call the Manumit School for Workers’ Children. An early promotional flyer for the school asked parents if they’d like their children to grow up “to become men and women […]
Continue Reading →How did the laundry get done? Binky says we threw it in the middle of the room and made lists. Each room was separate? What about the boys? Did the short cabin have one bag…..etc. Some sent theirs home, I remember those rectangular boxes that expanded depending on content. Did things come back ironed? Any […]
Continue Reading →How did we get to Manumit? “I’m Elizabeth the Virgin Queen. Don’t laugh. On my title I stand firm tho’ it’s only a technical term.” That’s my mom, Gert, intoning one of her endless repertoire of songs, poems and quotes. Dramatic, emphatic, emotional when she was stage center, which was most of the time. Married […]
Continue Reading →Aulay – obviously those bewildered by your photo caps for horses have not read your mother’s piece about Manumit and your feeling about all things equine. But then homework was never a big issue at Manumit. Barbara Dear Judy, et al, In the much ado about nothing category…Perhaps Aulay in his current decades is looking […]
Continue Reading →The spring play at Manumit was a hugh event. Everybody in the upper school was involved whether that wanted to be or not. this the play bill from 1957. The playbill was in lowercase and so it’s presented that way below. Jean Giraudoux’s Electra Spring Show 1956-1957 Presented by Manumit School Directed by Virginia Hall […]
Continue Reading →Hi all, Well, the good old White Horse was jumping with joy yesterday as twenty fine Manumitters came together to celebrate “just-like-family” ties. A picture of our Host Dylan Thomas was on the wall. Ira Deutsch entered twice, that was nice, Olive’s Larry Johnson brought his good chemistry with him. Ray Raphael (now pronounced Raphael) […]
Continue Reading →Catha (Levinson) McSweeney My sister, Janet, and I went to Manumit, in Pawling, in the early 1930s starting, I think, in 1932), and left after 8th Grade. I’m delighted to find this website, but don’t recognize a single name -unless Hildy Lindlof is related to John L. and his sister(s) who were there, then. Like […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Dogs & Cats of Manumit Hildy – That was pretty funny being DeeDeeShayShayBooBoo for a few minutes. Do you remember the game telephone where one person started a phrase and it was passed in whispers around the circle ? The initial phrase and end result were – usually hilariously – different. So it seems to […]
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Manumit was a complicated school and many of us needed the nurturing we found there. This can't tell the story of Manumit but this blog does provide at least one flavor of our experience.