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Show Wednesday, January 23, 1980. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 29 In Kindergarten Former St. Louis Principal Goes Back to the Classroom ST. LOUIS (UPI) — When Albert we all know who we're talking DuRocher became a teacher 30 about, ‘Mr. D.’ works out great “They're sweet and eager and | years ago, he wanted to spend his love it. | look forward to every day, time with students, not paperwork. After a dozen years in the clas- and that’s something I couldn't say sroom, DuRocher moved to the prin- when I was filling out reports and cipal’s office. But the promotion worrying about lunches.’ During a teachers’ strike last meanthe spentlittle time with the year, DuRocher sat at home and students he wanted to hel “The time had come when J was decided the increased joy he would more woried about filing out fi deral regain in the classroom would easily forms to get some soybean ham- make up for a cut in salary. He had burgers than I was worried about trouble convincing his superiors he wassincere, but finally landed his the kids,” DuRochersaid. This year, he gaveup 18 years asa new assignment. “I'm a 30-year veteran with one a to moveback to teaching jow the enthusiastic 55 year ok is semester's experience,” he said “Mr. D.,” the objectof attention of “Myfriends told me those little kids kindergarten students at Sherman would drive me nuts, and there are times when they're right. After you School “When we started the yearoff, I Tun after these kids all day, you found a name like DuRocher was a don’t sit up playing poker until 1:30 mouthful for these little kids,” he in the morning. When DuRocher started teasaid during a break from crayons, cutouts and hamsters. “As long us ching, male teachers rarely worked in elementary schools. Even today he gets some curious glances from teachers and parents. Healso found a real hazard a male kindergarten teacher has to face. ‘The kids are impatient,”’ he said Once a child keptcalling me. ‘Mr D., Mr. D.,’ but I was helping someone else andI ignored him. So he just reached up and pulled my tie. i was downto hislevel fast.’” But that minor disadvantage doesn't reduce the obvious good time DuRocher is having as a teacher the second time around. ‘I don’t want this to sound like I'm somesenile old man who suddenly decides he wants to change the world,”’ he said. ‘Over the years I've seen thousands of students comeinto school, eager and ready to learn anything that comes their way. If I can help them atall, this is the place to start.” he AT AGE55, after 18 years as s grade-school principal, Albert DuRocher is a kindergarten teacher. As he moved through the school system’s bureaucracy, DuRocher found he was moving too far from the stu: Herald Want Ads Get Results! dents he taught onbee his career. 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