Bert Leach... Please help our friend, Blaine Bierley

Sam,




I am beginning a series of articles for the '55 Newsletter which

remember some of the "best-loved" teachers we had in that golden era

of the 1950s.



I have a rough draft of "Remembering Bert Leach" and I was wondering

if you would put it up on your Blog and invite those who had or knew

Mr. Leach to comment and/or add remembrances?



If you can spare the space.



Thanks.



Blaine Bierley  bbierley@columbus.rr.com 

I'll give my two cents, Blaine.  I often took rides with more mature Portsmouth guys in the Gilmer twins cars.  They discuyssed so many things and I just listened or asked occasional questions.  among the regulars were Eddie Hill, Bob and Bill Gilmer, Clark Rapalee, etc.   It must have been among those conversations that Bert Leach was referred to as "the smartest man in Portsmouth".
 
I was in Bert Leach's home room.  Om one occasionm for some kind of school duty a few of us went to his house, near Second St. and Offenere as I recall, and I remember only that it was not well kept, with papers strewn all over the place (much like my computer office now).  I remember Mr. Leach appearing much like Albert Einstein.
 
Good luck, Blaine! 
 
Jack Plymale, Jim Fout and Doc Yeagle also had great respect for the poet-teacher!
 
Sam