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Monday, December 03, 2007

1947: HAMILTON TEACHERS GET A RAISE

HERE'S A BIRDS' EYE VIEW OF THE POST WAR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION FROM HAMILTON, EWING AND LAWRENCE. INTERESTING!

1947: CLASS OF '42 PLANS THEIR FIFTH REUNION

IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE CLASS OF 1942 AS THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 65TH "AND FINAL" HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. BROTHER LEN WAS IN THE CLASS AS WAS MY LATE SISTER IN LAW, SISTER KATHLEEN BRITTON WHO WAS A CLOISTERED NUN. IT WAS ALSO MY PLEASURE TO MEET CHET FEEHAN, FROM THE HAMILTON FEEHAN FAMILY TREE. CHET WAS STILL AMONG THE ORGANIZERS AS HE WAS BACK IN THE EARLY YEARS OF HHS. (SORRY ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY PHOTO, CHET. IT IS AS IT APPEARS IN THE ORIGINAL.)