Out of concern for the problems faced by firemen in our neighborhood one week recently (small fires and false alarms), Sarah Stuart of the 4th Grade at St. Roch’s School suggested that the class write notes to Captain Neil Svetanics of Firehouse 30 on DeBaliviere to express their feelings. A representative sample of those letters follows. The letters have been transcribed without corrections in spelling, punctuation, or sentence structure to preserve their charm.
Dear Captian, I am truly sorry about the fires last friday. on the 6100 block of McPherson. Hopefuly you won’t have anymore trouble. Sincerely, Sarah Stuart of the 4th grade of St. Roch
Dear Captain, I’m sorry about about the false alarms in the neighborhood. But we don’t no who is doing all these false alarms. But we will try to find out. Sincerely, Daren Lewis
Dear Captain, I am so sorry that you have running back and fouth. To the fires and back to the sation and to fales Alarms. But I rilly didn’t do it. Sincerely Sarah Mensing St. Roch School
Dear Captain, I do not live on Mc Pherson but I would like to thank you dearly for being so partisapint in putting these fires out. I myself would not like to be in that line of work. so someone has to. Thanks alot. Sincerely, Anne Christopher
Dear Captain I hope no more flase Alarmes go off. You are a great Captain. and I hope you keep on working. we are praying for yow Sincerely Jeanna Crawford
Dear Captain, I can’t stop all those fires but I sure hope those people who cause the fires don’t do it any more. Were all praying in school that all those fire stops. Sincerely, Julia Morris
Originally published in The Paper, November 1976.
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