Mahone Bay Old School_A Life and Times_Bob Sayer

Hiking and Camping.
Summer fun was simple for students in the 1920s. There was swimming,
hiking [with friends, CGIT or a church group], bike riding, picnicking, and
most of all camping on Strum or Herman’s Island. Ulrica’s family owned
Strum Island and it was open for community use.
All Photos Below: Courtesy, Ulrica Strum-Davis Below left, girls on the
school roof and, right, the Strum sisters, Ulrica and Geraldine in skiffs
The Girls Enjoy the School Tower and Ulrica’s Car
The school bell tower posers, (bottom left), left to right: first two unidentified,
Eve Eisener, Ulrica Strum, Margaret Eisenhauer, Irene Ernst,
Brenda Lohnes, Kathleen [“Kas/“Kay”] Joudrey, the daughter of Orren Joudrey
is on far right of the roof top photo. Irene, Ulrica, Margaret, Brenda and
Kathleen were part of the first class to have public graduation ceremonies,
1931.
Picture left is Marjorie Ernst, Mahone
student and Annapolis Valley Apple
Blossom Queen. Ulrica wrote her main
competition speech, and still has Marjorie’s
thank-you note.
Business Degree: Ulrica was part of
the new breed and went to Mount Allison
University to take Business. She
worked in Halifax and later married a
United Church minister, Walter Davis,
serving in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick and Ontario.
A New Era: From a school history
point of view, a new era was marked
by the appointment of H. V. Corkum as
principal, starting in September 1929.
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