The December list will be the top 30 most memorable teachers/staff (see rules below), and tonight, we're remembering social studies teacher JAMES CLELAND (seen here in his 89 yearbook faculty photo, link to a newspaper article that listed his 1977 salary [as well as every one else's wages from that year?!] is below).
As I recall, Mr. Cleland had a reputation for being a bit more on the strict side ... but he also was the teacher you just knew would fall asleep at least once a month at his desk if you had him for a study period ... or if your class was taking a test ... or if he was, for whatever reason, not teaching that day and just sitting there, arms crossed, head nodding, with a faint rumble of a snore emanating from the front of the classroom.
And on a personal note, as someone who has cultivated a lifelong love of bacon, it just may be that the earliest seeds regarding that relationship were planted in that scenario, because -- and warning, high school kids are cruel -- as his head dropped forward, the long strands of hair that he combed over his bald spot would get sweaty and stick to his head, earning him the nickname of "bacon strips" -- a nickname I'm not sure that anyone ever said to his face when he woke up.
Here's to you, Mr. Cleland!
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Honorees must be one of the ninety individuals listed in the faculty pages of the '89 yearbook (which means two thirds of the list are already not going to be referenced). Honorees may also be selected from the photos of support staff as well (so long as they are on the surrounding pages of the same section). Honorees must be memorable (if there are no stories, then there will be no post about that person). Honorees are chosen and ranked by me (if you disagree, start your own list on your own blog). All memories are believed to be accurate (but are being told through the lens of thirty or more years, so ... you know.)
ACTUALLY YOU CAN SEE ALL THE 1977 LHS TEACHERS' SALARIES:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18178515/lebanon_daily_news/
NEWS FROM OUR CLASS ON THE FACEBOOK (IF YOU ARE A MEMBER):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/189980661939188/
