[Cz-L] School No. 18 -1945.

Sport teacher Stanger.
  In school #18 we had a gymnastics teacher by the
name of Stanger. He was also our music teacher and had high ambitions.
He wanted to form an orchestra and all pupils with instruments were asked
to come and take part.
  We all brought our fiddles and mandolins and
Stanger was the conductor and the sound we produced is hard to describe :
such a scratching and wheezing came out from the rehearsals that mice and
other vermin fled the room in panic.
      Our fame was soon circulated and
we were approached with offers to perform in infested houses as vermin
busters.
     Stanger stood on the podium gesticulating with his hands ,
like a real Toscanini .
     Stanger also taught us singing. He rehearsed
with us all the latest patriotic russian war songs and our showpiece was
marching the streets and singing the latest hit.
     We didn't sing well but we sang loud.
We shouted like mad - words we hardly understood..
I remember one day on the Russischegasse we marched and blasted away ,people
came out in masses to see if the Red army choir arrived in town!
Stanger was on the city education board and when we were beaten up by
pupils of the of the neighbouring Russian school. and reported every event .
   I remember one day when we were ambushed near the Volksgarten , Stanger
led a counterattack and valiantly repulsed the huligans.
      Next day he reported to the higher ranks of the city
     board and for sometime we had peace.
     And then we had Metre Kapeliuch our math teacher who got his name
from his very high and pointed hat.
He was a pathetic somewhat quixotic figure.
He was a brother of "Toder" Segal teaching physics.
Both of them not married and middle aged.
 Hardy

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