Essays from the Heart of Indiana
by J. H. Johnson
HOOSIER JOURNAL
Hold the phone for IDlewood 4245........page 3
Magic of the Captain Midnight Secret Decoder Ring.......page 4
You're in the Army now!........page 5
Dogs are for real, and really good for us.......page 6
Abe Martin: A Hoosier Original......page 7
Notes to New Teachers: Let it be a challenge........page 8
Hoosier Radio Days...............page 9
The Hoosier Poet: James Whitcomb Riley.......page 10
Hoosier Schoolmaster of Yesterday.......page 11
Mystery & Intrigue in the Indiana State Flower.....page 12
Movie House Memories.........page 13
A Kid's Life as a Paperboy.......page 14
That Powerless Feeling (when lights go out)...page 15
Norman Rockwell: Pictures Worth 1000 Words.....page 16
ALL ABOARD! Fun and romance of train travel....page 17
Why be a teacher, anyway?...............page 18
Milan, the true story of HOOSIERS......page 19
Ernie Pyle: GI Joe reporter from Indiana.......page 20
Indiana: Home To Vice Presidents.......page 21
Election 1888: Nice Guys Both Finished First.....page 22
Indy TV Memories.......page 23
Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust between the keys....page 24
How Come You're Called the "Hoosier" State?...page 25
Grandpa's Model T Changed the world.....page 26
Everybody's Talking.......page 27
Students saw RED....and that was good.....page 28
A Wonderland of Ice and Snow......page 29
Hit "Pause" before you hit "Send"......page 30
Goodbye to the Classroom.....page 31
All the World's A School....page 32
Typewriter Types and One-Font Days....page 33
The Future May Be a Bit Familiar........page 34
We 50s Kids Knew Our Cars!...... page 35
Crayons Add Color to Kids' Lives.....page 36
The Night Martians Invaded Indianapolis......page 37
The World is Too Much With Us......page 38
Shine Hoosier Glow Worm.......page 39
Showboat's A-Comin'!!!.....page 40
Try To Remember, the Value of Memorization......page 41
Don't Smile Till Christmas......page 42
Teaching....Hollywood Style.....page 43
Yesterday When We Were Young.....page 44
The Hoosier President......page 46
School Bus Drivers Carry Precious Cargo.....page 47
Fun With Dick and Jane......page 48
Don't Know Mulch About Yardwork......page 49
Hope the Shoe Fits.......page 50
Who Teaches Teachers How to Teach?.....page 51
Indiana Artist T. C. Steele.........page 52
So what do YOU stand for?.......page 53
Back to School Night might be fun....page 55
Only a dog, they say....page 56
Mike Pence: Nice Guy Governor....page 57
Archie Pug....the best little dog...page 58
Who could forget? Report Card Time...page 59
Music, the Soundtrack of our Lives....page 60
The Magic of an Empty Box......page 61
Pixies of Spring, Hummingbirds......page 62
Words Gone Bye Bye......page 63
Carl Fisher: The man who made Florida cool....page 64
Memories Cast in Chrome: Cars of the 50s...page 65
Riding Those Happy Trails, with Roy Rogers....page 66
Tomorrow and tomorrow, it's Shakespeare!...page 67
Kids Are What Schools Are About.......page 68
Christmas Eve Quiet......page 70
English is Mischievious......page 71
First Time at the Computer Store......page 72
A Spell of Trouble......page 73
So, What Else Is On?........page 74
Classic Classified Ads Add Laughs.....page 75
Sneak at Peek at the SAT..........page 76
Please Don't Call it Turkey Day.....page 77
Flash! This Just In: News Voices from the Past.... page 78
Kids are Right: The 50s Were Happy Days.....page 79
I Don't Want a Fair Shake......page 80
Harvey Jacobs, Newspaperman.....page 82
Now. What Do You Say? .......page 83
There's Nothing Like the First Day of School...page 84
In Praise of Substitute Teachers.......page 85
The Iceman Cometh, and none too soon.....page 86
The Future Found in Grains of Sand.....page 87
50s Kids Got A Glimpse of the Future......page 88
Teacher Wish Lists........page 89
And who can ever forget Driver's Ed Class?.......page 90
School Bells Don't Ring Anymore......page 91
19th Century Superstar: Riley......page 92
Think As You Write......page 94
Friends in Our Magic Neighborhood.....page 95
Orthography Can "Bee" Fun......page 97
School Newspapers: Who holds the bag?.....page 98
A Glimpse of Greatness: Reagan in Indiana....page 99
Magic Happens at School.....page 100
Spring Forward, Fall Back.....page 101
Tarzan Grew Up in Indiana......page 102
Facts in back of The Cat in the Hat.....page 103
Forever Found at the Post Office in 2007........page 104
Home Owner's Inside Info........ page 105
Presenting the Ad Century!........page 106
Strict Teachers.......page 107
Old Ebenezer Wasn't Such a Scrooge After All.......page 109
Sleeping in Class May Be the Assignment....page 110
And We All Had a Dream in 1963.......page 111
Prayers for the Road ......page 112
Everything For Which It Stands.....page 113
Geek of the 50s.........page 114
Happy Birthday, Radio!......page 115
When Teachers Write Referrals......page 116
Riley Days and Orphant Annie.....page 117
Lincoln's 52nd Birthday.......page 118
Indy Cars of Old.......page 119
Dillinger and Movie Make-Believe......page 120
School Supplies Plus..........page 121
Three Hoosiers Meet on the Road to Destiny....page 122
Tips for New Teachers....... page 123
Going to College Without Leaving Home....page 124
Cursive Writing - Where Did It Go?........page 125
Where Were You on 9/11?.............page 126
Browsing the College Bookstore........page 127
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