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Fiddle and Lessons sold to her mother for $5 started Donna Grescoe, 21 today, on road to fame
Fiddle and Lessons sold to her mother for $5 started Donna Grescoe, 21 today, on road to fame

Fiddle and Lessons sold to her mother for $5 started Donna Grescoe, 21 today, on road to fame

Date11/17/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fiddle and Lessons sold to her mother for $5 started Donna Grescoe, 21 today, on road to fame. The violin she plays here is a $12,000 Cremona presented her by citizens of Winnipeg. Donna is in Toronto to play at Friday night's ''Pop'' concert.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0051726F
      Donna Grescoe
      Donna Grescoe
      Feeny, Edwin
      3/1/1963
      Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
      Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
      Goode, Jeff
      7/5/1984
      Sandra Shamas: A one-woman show about lessons learned, not necessarily at mother's knee
      Sandra Shamas: A one-woman show about lessons learned, not necessarily at mother's knee
      Goode, Jeff
      1/18/1988
      Judith Lebane is busy opera singer, wife and mother, She used to take Ian, now 6, to singing lessons
      Judith Lebane is busy opera singer, wife and mother, She used to take Ian, now 6, to singing lessons
      Darrell, Dick
      8/22/1972
      The mother's grammar : being a continuation of The child's grammar with lessons for parsing and a few already done as examples
      The mother's grammar : being a continuation of The child's grammar with lessons for parsing and a few already done as examples
      John Marshall
      1800
      The mother's primer, or, First book for children : containing the first principles of English learning, in a series of easy lessons, tales, and fables : to which is added, a selection of prayers, graces, and hymns, calculated to convey to youthful minds the elements of useful knowledge
      The mother's primer, or, First book for children : containing the first principles of English learning, in a series of easy lessons, tales, and fables : to which is added, a selection of prayers, graces, and hymns, calculated to convey to youthful minds the elements of useful knowledge
      Abbot, A.
      1825
      Paul Grescoe
      Paul Grescoe
      Stawicki, Andrew
      10/7/1996
      Jarcia Buka, 21, left, queen of the Association of Ukrainian Journalists in Canada, receives her crown from another Ukrainian-Canadian beauty, Donna S(...)
      Jarcia Buka, 21, left, queen of the Association of Ukrainian Journalists in Canada, receives her crown from another Ukrainian-Canadian beauty, Donna S(...)
      Loek, Dick
      1/29/1972
      The good child's delight, or, The road to knowledge : in short, entertaining lessons of one and two syllables
      The good child's delight, or, The road to knowledge : in short, entertaining lessons of one and two syllables
      Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
      1819
      A preparatory exercise on the road leading to the land of learning, by easy paths and short stages : in progressive lessons of increasing syllables
      A preparatory exercise on the road leading to the land of learning, by easy paths and short stages : in progressive lessons of increasing syllables
      Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
      1816
      Kawartha Lakes Ontario open fiddle and step dance contest Savannah Dares, 4 mother Karen
      Kawartha Lakes Ontario open fiddle and step dance contest Savannah Dares, 4 mother Karen
      Loek, Dick
      7/26/1997
      Savannah Dares, 4, and mother Karen in front of the Bobcaygeon Verulam Community Centre, Kawartha Lakes Ontario Open Fiddle and Step Dance Contest. Bobcaygeon, Ontario
      Savannah Dares, 4, and mother Karen in front of the Bobcaygeon Verulam Community Centre, Kawartha Lakes Ontario Open Fiddle and Step Dance Contest. Bobcaygeon, Ontario
      Dares, Karen
      7/26/1997