2008: Yanping Wu: A Librarian's Librarian

This young lady is a relatively recent addition to the staff at the Hamilton Township Public Library. The article accompanying Ms. Wu's photo has been extracted from a press release from Hamilton Library Trustee Jack Lacy. Ms. Wu is a real asset to our library and community.

1947: HAMILTON HIGH DEBATES

"PS&D" WAS A FAMILIAR TERM TO THOSE OF US WHO ATTENDED HAMILTON HIGH IN YEARS PAST. IT WAS USUALLY THE DOMAIN OF THE HONOR STUDENTS WHO WERE HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE WE "AVERAGE" STUDENTS. OF COURSE, MOST OF THOSE PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND DEBATERS WERE IN THE "ACADEMIC" COURSE OF STUDY.

1938: KUSER ANNEX SPRING ENTERTAINMENT

THE SPRING ENTERTAINMENT WAS AN ANNUAL PRESENTATION AT KUSER ANNEX. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH "THE ANNEX," IT SERVED THE LIBERTY-HAMILTON-COLONIAL GARDENS AREA AS THE 9TH GRADE FOR THOSE WHO LIVED WITHIN THE BOUNDARY.

HHS '42 AND '45: REUNION LUNCHEONS

MARION: HHS '54

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GUESTBOOK EMAIL FROM A HAMILTON HORNET FROM HHS '54. I FELT THAT A RESPONSE WAS IN ORDER. IN CASE THE WRITER PREFERRED ANONYMITY, I WILL ONLY USE HER FIRST NAME. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO RETURN EMAIL ADDRESS. ACCORDINGLY, I AM USING THIS POST TO RESPOND.

MARION, MANY THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. I HOPE YOU WILL BE A REGULAR VISITOR TO MY WEBSITES. AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN, THIS, AND MY KUSER SCHOOL WEBSITES HAVE FEWER POSTS THAN FOUND IN MY MAIN WEBSITE, WWW.GLOVER320.BLOGSPOT.COM. YOU ARE A CLASSMATE OF MY FRIEND, GIL LUGOSSY. 1954 IS ONE OF THE YEARBOOKS WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN MY COLLECTION.

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MARION WROTE:


Tom, It is a pleasure to see how diligent you have been in keeping the past alive! What a thrill! I was raised in Hamilton Twp since the age of 2 and was graduated from HHS in 1954! I am married to my best friend for 47 years, have three kids, who are all married and have presented us with 9 grandkids! We are still living in the house we built 41 years ago in Yardley. I am retired after 37 years of work as a Master's level nurse (full scholarship, U of P for both bachelor's & master's degrees! I served after retirement as a consultant to the CDC & HRSA, MCH, Genetic Disease Branch in the field of newborn genetic screening! I LOVE your site & will send you some of my photos as well. Keep up the great job!

1956: PASSING OF HUSBAND OF JOELYN FERRETTE LOMBARDI

THE FOLLOWING FROM JACK LACY REGARDING STILL ANOTHER PASSING.

Hi All...

Today I received an email from HSS56 classmate Joelyn (Ferrette) Lombardi informing us that her husband Buzz passed away Dec. 26, 2007. If you would like to communicate with Joelyn her address is: 1108 Park Ct., Cinnaminson, NJ 08077, 609-829-4866, cedar4@hotmail.com.

Jack Lacy



FRANCIS A. LOMBARDI

Cinnaminson, NJ resident Francis A. 'Buzz' Lombardi, age 69 of Cinnaminson, passed away onDecember 26, 2007 at Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ. Born in Haddon Heights NJ, he resided in Cinnaminson for forty-three years. He was an educator in the Willingboro School system for five years and the Moorestown School system for thirty years. Buzz also retired from the United States Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was also active in the ......
Burlington County Times (Published: 12/30/2007)

ABOUT THOSE HISTORY PRESENTATIONS: I TRIED

YOU KNOW THAT OLD SLOGAN THAT HAS BEEN

TRIPPING AROUND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS:

"SUPPOSE YOU GIVE A PARTY AND

NO ONE COMES?"

WELL, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION WENT EXTREMELY WELL, (AS DID THE KUSER SCHOOL PESENTATION A FEW MONTHS EARLIER). BOTH PRESENTATIONS TURNED OUT A PITIFUL FEW HISTORY-ORIENTED CITIZENS. IN THE WEDNESDAY EVENING HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION, ALUMNI FROM THE CLASS OF '39, '46 AND '47 ATTENDED, AND APPRECIATED THE PROGRAM, SO THAT MADE IT ALL WORTH WHILE. THERE WAS LITTLE INTEREST IN THE KUSER SCHOOL PRESENTATION WHICH IS COMPLETELY PUZZLING, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE KUSER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HOWEVER, I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN GATHERING AND RECORDING HISTORY HAVE TAKEN A PAGE FROM THE GOOD BOOK AS WE RECALL

THE ADMONITION IN THE "GOOD BOOK:"

"WHEREVER TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED IN MY NAME...."

I LEARNED A VALUABLE A LESSON: JUST BECAUSE I HAVE A DESIRE TO SHARE LOCAL HISTORY WITH THE COMMUNITY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASSUMED THE COMMUNITY HAS THE SAME ZEAL FOR HISTORY. LESSON LEARNED.

I WILL STAY WITH MY KUSER MANSION MUSIC PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUE MY NEVER ENDING SEARCH FOR HISTORICAL GRAPHICS AND ARTICLES FOR THE LIBRARY'S LOCAL HISTORY COMPUTER. NO HARD FEELINGS, JUST A BIT DISAPPOINTED.

ANOTHER HAMILTON ALUMNUS PASSES

FROM JACK LACY,

ANOTHER UNPLEASANT MESSAGE ON THE PASSING OF A HAMILTON HORNET. THANKS, JACK:


Hi All...

Once again it's our sad task to report a passing, this one of the husband of classmate Mary (Pietrowski) Johnson. Condolences may be sent to Mary and family at 119 Central Ave., West Trenton, NJ 08628.

Jack


Thomas H. Johnson

Thomas H. Johnson TRENTON - Thomas H. "Ounce" Johnson, 74, died Tuesday at Capital Health Systems at Fuld. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. Thomas was a former basketball P.A.L. coach of the "Bullets", a passionate NY Giants, Chicago Cubs and soccer fan. He enjoyed chess, jazz and loved to read. Thomas was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and he retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Mary Decker-Johnson; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Maryann Decker-Stout, Susan and Charles McStravick and R. Darren Hampson; four grandchildren, Alex, Mary, Kaitlin and Matthew; a sister-in-law, June Perrine and a brother-in-law, John A. Pietrowski; and his nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the M. William Murphy Funeral Home, 935 Parkway Ave., Ewing. Burial will be private.
Published in The Times, Trenton, on 6/5/2008

1950: FROM THE LATE JIMMY THOMANN HHS '50

THE POST FOLLOWING THIS ONE IS JIM THOMANN'S VARSITY LETTER. THE GRAPHIC ABOVE IS A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS AND MEMORABILIA, SOME OF WHICH CAME FROM A DONOR OF JIMMY'S HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND FROM MY COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS. THE LATED JIMMY BRENNAN WAS ALSO IN HHS '50

1949: VARSITY LETTER OF THE LATE JIM THOMANN HHS '50

JIMMY WAS A MEMBER OF HHS '50. HE HAD MORE THAN ONE VARSITY LETTERS AND EXCELLED IN SPORTS. I KNEW JIMMY FROM HIS KUSER SCHOOL YEARS, WITH THAT EVER-READY FRIENDLY SMILE AND A VERY WARM PERSONALITY. HE PASSED ON IN 2003.

1951: JOIN ME THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING!

HERE'S AN EXTRACT FROM ONE OF MY MANY HAMILTON HIGH COLUMNS, "THE BEACH PARTY," RECALLING OUR HAMILTON CHOIR'S MOONLIGHT EVENING AT "LAKESIDE." (GROPP'S LAKE) IN 1951

A PRESS RELEASE FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP:

“Graduation Day:
A Day To Remember”
At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion
Free Admission
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Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled, “Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”
Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.
After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.
The program will be presented in the 45-foot dining room
of Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.

This will be an evening to enjoy
at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion.

Advance Reservation Required
Free Admission
Call (609) 890-3630 at Kuser Farm Mansion

Entrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenue
and also Kuser Road at Ferrante Lane
Hamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

1945: PATTY POPE AND DON WHITELY HHS CLASS OF '45

THIS COMING THURSDAY I WILL HEAD OVER TO THE WASHINGTON CROSSING INN TO BRING THE MUSIC OF THE 40'S TO BROTHER BUD'S CLASS OF 45 AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR ANNUAL REUNION LUNCHEON. WE'LL BE REMEMBERING THE HAPPY YEARS SPENT AS ALUMNI OF THE GREATEST HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA, BAR NONE!

2008: AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND PRESS RELEASE

I HOPE TO SEE A FEW VISITORS TO MY WEBSITE AT THE KUSER FARM MANSION PROGRAM WHERE I WILL BE PRESENTING A PROGRAM WHICH IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRADUATION SEASON. THE ON SCREEN PROGRAM, "HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL: THE GOLDEN YEARS" IS A COMPUTER GENERATED PROGRAM HERALDING THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1930 AND UP TO THE 1960'S. NEARLY EVERY CLASS IS REPRESENTED IN THE HALF HOUR PRESENTATION. FOLLOWING THE ON SCREEN PRESENTATION, I WILL RECALL ALL THOSE WONDERFUL HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES: SATURDAY NIGHT CANTEENS, TOONE TOWNE, WENDEL "SNEAKY PETE" PHILLIPS, MAX JORDAN, JIM "JIM CROW" COURSEN, CHARLES "POP" MITCHELL, AND MANY OTHER VESTIGES OF THOSE DISTANT YEARS. CALL AND RESERVE A SEAT TODAY. YOU WON'T BE SORRY. WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBER BELOW, MS. DENISE ZEMLANSKY WILL ANNOUNCE VARIOUS KUSER FARM ACTIVITIES. WAIT FOR HER MESSAGE TO FINISH, AND AT THE "BEEP" LEAVE YOUR RESERVATION(S). SEE YOU THERE!
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FOLLOWING IS THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PRESS RELEASE:
“Graduation Day:A Day To Remember”

At Hamilton’s Kuser Farm MansionFree Admission

Join Tom Glover in an incredibly nostalgic evening as he presents a digitally projected on-screen presentation entitled,

“Hamilton High School: The Golden Years.”

Tom’s presentation took many months to put together. It traces the history of Hamilton High from its opening in 1930 through the early 1950’s.

After the digital on-screen presentation, we will recall “Class Night,” “Baccalaureate Service,” and most of all the annual Graduation Ceremony at the Trenton War Memorial Building.The program will be presented in the 45-foot dining roomof Kuser Farm Mansion on Wednesday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m.This will be an evening to enjoy at Hamilton’s Kuser Farm Mansion. Advance Reservation Required, Free Admission

Call (609) 890-3630 at Kuser Farm MansionEntrances Located at: 390 Newkirk Avenueand also Kuser Road at Ferrante LaneHamilton (Mercer County), New Jersey

1948: KUSER ANNEX

THESE LOVELY LADIES WERE CLASSMATES OF MINE AT KUSER ANNEX. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE, KUSER ANNEX SERVED AS OUR FRESHMAN YEAR AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE WHO LIVED IN THE NEWKIRK, HAMILTON, CEDAR LANE AREA WERE ASSIGNED TO "K.A." IN THE PHOTO, ALICE SCHMIDT MULLEN, LORRAINE PRIETH, LUCIA SPERA DIPOLVERE.

1948: WAS THIS THE SENIOR PLAY?

ANY HORNETS FROM HHS '48 WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE PRODUCTION THESE FOLKS ARE ENGAGED IN? HOW ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE OTHERS IN THE PHOTO?

1948: 60 YEARS AND COUNTING

2008 WILL BE THE 60TH REUNION YEAR FOR ALL MY FRIENDS FROM THE CLASS OF '48. THEY WERE A TRAIL-BLAZING CREW WHO WERE NOTED FOR THEIR VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSICAL TALENT. REMEMBER JACK HARTMAN, BOB REED, DICK SOFFEL, RUDY GOEHRIG? I WILL BE POSTING NUMEROUS HHS '48 BITS AND PIECES AS THESE HORNETS CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH.

1932: DO THEY STILL DO "CLASS NIGHT?

1932: CLERGY AND EDUCATION: PERFECT TOGETHER!

NO COMMENT!

1987: HHS CLASS OF '87 TOP ACADEMIC HORNETS

HERE THEY ARE....THE SCHOLARLY HORNET ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS FROM THE CLASS OF '87. CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR LATE 30'S? HOW TIME FLIES!

1976: HHS '51 25TH REUNION

HERE ARE PAGES 2, 3, AND 4 OF THE SOUVINIR PROGRAM FROM THE 25TH REUNION
OF MY HHS CLASS OF 1951.

1976: HHS '51 25TH REUNION

WERE WE EVER THIS YOUNG? THIS IS PAGE 1 OF 4 PAGES OF OUR 25TH REUNION AT THE OLD HEIGHTS IN IN 1979. BOB SMITH AND THE LAMPLIGHTERS ADDED TO THE CHARM OF THE EVENING.

OBIT HHS '56

Hi All...

Again, the worst part of this Class Correspondent job raises its ugly head. Sadly we inform you of the passing of classmate Mattie (Eubanks) Joieck Blackwell...no relation to classmates Jim Blackwell and Barbara (Blackwell) Hendrickson...on 4/13/08. Below is the obituary as it appeared in today's Trenton papers.

Jack

Mattie Joeick Blackwell
Mattie Joeick Blackwell HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - Mattie Joeick Blackwell, 70, died peacefully Sunday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton area resident. Mrs. Blackwell was employed by the State of New Jersey for 45 years, and retired in January, 2008 from the New Jersey Division of Aging, Health and Senior Services, Trenton. Daughter of the Thomas A. and Anna Mancak Eubanks, and wife of the late Jack Blackwell, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Frank III and Candice Joeick of Hamilton Township; two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and Gene Norton of Hamilton Square, and Catherine M. Joeick of Hamilton Township; a brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Mary Eubanks of Whiting; five grandchildren, Amber and Zackary Joeick, Eugene Norton III and his wife Jessica, and Matthew and Jason Norton; her former husband, Frank Joeick Jr. of Hamilton; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday from the Brenna Funeral Home, 340 Hamilton Ave., Trenton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Raphael's Church, 3500 South Broad St., Hamilton. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brenna Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Compassionate Care Hospice, 601 Hamilton Ave., 6th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08629, or the American Cancer Society, 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. 0002604905-01-1.jpg Published in The Times, Trenton, on 4/15/2008.

PRESS RELEASE FROM HAMILTON TOWNSHIP

I HOPE SOME OF THE LOCAL VISITORS TO MY WEBSITE WILL JOIN ME THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AS I PRESENT A PROGRAM OF LOVE SONGS AT THE KUSER FARM MANSION. I HAVE SEEN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED SUGGESTIONS IN THE LOCAL NEWS THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE AN UN-NECESSARY EXPENSE. NOTE THAT ALL OF MY EFFORTS ARE ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS, AS ARE ALL THE OTHER CITIZENS WHO BELIEVE IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE. HERE'S THE TOWNSHIP PRESS RELEASE; I SURE HOPE TO SEE A FEW OF YOU THERE:

“April Love”

Wednesday, April 16^th at 7:00 p.m.

Advance Reservation Required

Musical ProgramBy To lover

Enjoy an evening musical program presented by Tom Glover in the 45 foot dining room of the mansion. Tom will bring his music on his computer, and you’ll have a lovely evening listening to his love ballads. Guests are invited to join in, by singing along during the entire evening. Tom always presents a memorable evening.

NOTE: Tom Glover presents this program on a volunteer basis – and therefore it is not at taxpayer expense. Residents may call 890-3630 to confirm reservations.

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(WHEN YOU CALL, WAIT FOR THE RECORDED MESSAGES TO PLAY, THEN LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE AT THE BEEP.)

2008: OBIT OF MARLENE VALLERY TURNER HHS '56

Hi All...

Regrettably I found this obituary online after Marlene's HHS56 52nd Reunion mailer was returned as undeliverable. I received verification of the bad news tonight from her HHS56 best friend, Krista (Uudna) Tammaru.

Jack

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Burlington County Times

MARLENE R. TURNER

Willingboro, NJ resident

Marlene R. Turner (nee Vallery), of Willingboro, passed away in Samaritan Hospice Inpatient, Mt. Holly on Friday at the age of 69.

Born in Atlantic City, she was a registered nurse for over 40 years and retired from Hampton Hospital in Westampton in 2002. She was an avid soccer fan who enjoyed reading, musicals, and Broadway shows.

She is survived by her children, Sondra Sieverson, William Turner, Norma Triebly, Daria Turner, Alicia Turner, Adrienne Meelarp; 11 grandchildren; a brother Robert Vanselous and a sister Marietta Winslow.

A memorial service for Marlene will be held on February 27, 2008 at the Christ the King Episcopal Church, 40 Charleston Rd, Willingboro, NJ at 11 a.m.

Please send donations to the American Cancer Society.

Messages of sympathy may be emailed to her family from www.pagefuneralhome.com.

1956: Obit Loretta J. (Tureck) Pellegrino, HHS '56

THIS FROM JACK LACY, HHS '56:

Hi Classmates...

I missed this one yesterday but ever-vigilant HHS56 classmate "Mickey" (Curley) Cartlidge caught it and asked that I send it on to all of you. We've lost another !

Jack
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Loretta J. (Tureck) Pellegrino TRENTON - Loretta J. Pellegrino, 69, passed away suddenly Tuesday. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Pellegrino was a lifelong area resident. She retired in 2004 from the Hamilton Township Board of Education after 47 years. Loretta enjoyed doing crafts, collecting lighthouses, going to the beach, and traveling. She also enjoyed going to the casinos in Atlantic City, Chester, Philadelphia Park and Las Vegas, but especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, Peter and Catherine Tureck, her husband, Joseph Paul Pellegrino and her sister, Linda Tureck, she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Stacy Pellegrino; her daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Terry Barnes; and her grandchildren, James Boggs Jr., and Kami and Joey Pellegrino. The funeral will begin 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. from St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Hamilton. Family and friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Colonial Home.

Published in The Times, Trenton, on 3/30/2008.

1931: HHS HONOR STUDENTS LISTED

1948: HHS '48 TO CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH

1981: I TREASURE MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

2008: OBIT ARTHUR T. RIGGS, HHS '56

RECEIVED FROM JACK LACY, HHS '56:

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Hi All...

Thanks to a suggestion from John Carr, husband of our classmate Dottie (Peck) Carr, we checked with the Plumbers and Steamfitters local union and verified that our classmate Arthur T. Riggs did pass away Oct. 21, 2007. There was no obituary published but union officials confirmed that his pension was terminated upon receipt of a death certificate.

Sorry to be the ongoing bearer of sad tidings.

Jack

JOIN ME THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT KUSER MANSION!

I WILL BE KEEPING THIS MESSAGE ON TOP
OF MY POSTS UNTIL SUNDAY

I HOPE TO SEE AT LEAST A FEW OF THE MANY VIEWERS OF MY WEBSITES AT THIS SUNDAY'S KUSER MANSION PROGRAM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OLD FASHIONED SING-ALONG, JUST LIKE WE DID WHEN WE WERE SINGING IN OUR PARLORS THOSE MANY YEARS AGO. ONLY THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF A PIANO, I AND YOU WILL BE SINGING TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF MY UNIQUE "COMPUTER ORCHESTRA." COME ON OUT. BASED ON PAST PROGRAMS, YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL COUPLE OF HOURS, AND FINALLY GET A RESPITE FROM THAT DARN CABIN FEVER WE HAVE ALL BEEN SUFFERING FROM OVER THESE LONG WINTER MONTHS!

IF YOU WANT TO BYPASS THE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS, E-MAIL ME WITH HOW MANY ARE IN YOUR PARTY, AND I WILL RESERVE FOR YOU. (thomglo@verizon.net)

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 POSTS ARE IN THE NEXT POST.

1942: HAMILTON HIGH'S 1942 OPERETTA

HOW I LOVED THOSE HAMILTON HIGH OPERETTAS! HOW I LOVE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERETTAS! BUT I, ALONG WITH COUNTLESS OTHER FUGITIVES FROM THE ERA "WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC," ESPECIALLY LOVE H.M.S. PINAFORE!

1942: HAMILTON HIGH'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

HERE'S THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AS PRINTED BY THE HAMILTON HIGH PRINT SHOP STUDENTS DURING THE DARK, DREARY AND FRIGHTENING EARLY YEARS OF WORLD WAR II.

THIS SUNDAY, JOIN ME AS WE SING AND SWING INTO SPRING!

I WILL BE KEEPING THIS MESSAGE ON TOP
OF MY POSTS UNTIL SUNDAY

I HOPE TO SEE AT LEAST A FEW OF THE MANY VIEWERS OF MY WEBSITES AT THIS SUNDAY'S KUSER MANSION PROGRAM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OLD FASHIONED SING-ALONG, JUST LIKE WE DID WHEN WE WERE SINGING IN OUR PARLORS THOSE MANY YEARS AGO. ONLY THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF A PIANO, I AND YOU WILL BE SINGING TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF MY UNIQUE "COMPUTER ORCHESTRA." COME ON OUT. BASED ON PAST PROGRAMS, YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL COUPLE OF HOURS, AND FINALLY GET A RESPITE FROM THAT DARN CABIN FEVER WE HAVE ALL BEEN SUFFERING FROM OVER THESE LONG WINTER MONTHS!

IF YOU WANT TO BYPASS THE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS, E-MAIL ME WITH HOW MANY ARE IN YOUR PARTY, AND I WILL RESERVE FOR YOU. (thomglo@verizon.net)

1931: OPENING DAY AT HHS

THIS PROVED TO BE AN INCREDIBLY INTERESTING ARTICLE. HERE ARE THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO STARTED IN THE NEW HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER, 1931. I SEE MY COUSIN, RUTH WILLIAMSON, AND ONE OF THE GLOVER'S NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS ON HARTLEY AVENUE, HILDA ARENA. THERE ARE MANY OTHER FAMILIAR NAMES. I'M SURE YOU WILL ALSO FIND MANY NAMES THAT ARE FAMILIAR TO OTHER VISITORS.

1931: THESE ARE THE FIRST STUDENTS

1965-1966 TWO HHS CLASSES PLANNING REUNION

A JOINT REUNION....WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

HERE'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE JOINT REUNION OF THE CLASSES OF 65 AND 66 AT HHS. I SEE RONNIE STEWART ON THE LEFT IN THE FRONT ROW. RONNIE WAS AN EXCELLENT TV ANNOUNCER BACK WHEN TKR GAVE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP RELIABLEAND FREQUENT LOCAL COVERAGE , UNLIKE TODAY WHEN CABLEVISION HAS OPTED TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL COVERAGE IN THEIR OCEAN-MONMOUTH COUNTY AREA. IF YOU MISSED THE NEWS ARTICLE FROM THE TIMES, HERE IT IS AGAIN.

2008: WILLIAM "BILL" PARENT OBIT

TO THOSE WHO WERE HAMILTON STUDENTS BACK IN THE 50'S, BILL PARENT WAS A HOUSEHOLD NAME. IF YOU PLAYED "HOOKEY" FROM SCHOOL, BILL WAS "THE MAN." HE REPLACED "POP" WATSON AS HAMILTON TRUANT OFFICER. BILL AND HIS SISTER ALICE PARENT GOETZ WERE BOTH INCREDIBLE SINGERS. ALICE HAD THE LEADS IN NEARLY ALL OF THE OPERETTAS AT HAMILTON HIGH DURING HER YEARS THERE. SHE WAS MY TEACHER AT KUSER SCHOOL IN THE 7TH GRADE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF '39 AT HHS.
BILL'S MAGNIFICENT VOICE WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND I RECALL ONE OF HIS VISITS TO OUR HAMILTON HIGH CHOIR BACK IN THE LATE 1940'S. HE WILL BE MISSED. BILL LIVED IN HIS FAMILY HOME ON ELLWOOD STREET IN HAMILTON RIGHT UP UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN HE BECAME INCAPACITATED. THE GLOVER FAMILY KNEW BOTH MR. AND MRS. PARENT WAY BACK IN THE 30'S WHEN WE LIVED ON BEAL STREET.

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A GUESTBOOK ENTRY FROM FELLOW "TULIP TIME" LEAD BEVERLY COWELL DAPOLITO. BEVERLY WAS A CHARMING YOUNG LADY WHO PROBABLY DOESN'T REMEMBER HOW SHE AND I SANG A DUET ON STAGE AT HHS IN OUR SOPHOMORE YEAR. WE SANG A SONG CALLED, "THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER."
(BEV, I STILL SING THAT SONG TODAY ON MY NUMEROUS
LOCAL SENIOR CITIZEN GUEST APPEARANCES).
BEVERLY WAS ONE OF THE MANY HAMILTON HHS '51 YOUNG LADIES I REMEMBER TO THIS VERY DAY. BEV, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, AND IN FACT ANYONE WHO VISITS MY WEBSITE, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN ACKNOWLDEGE YOUR VISIT. AND PLEASE COME BACK OFTEN!

(UNLESS YOU PREFER ANONYMITY)

1950: JIM THOMANN AND JIM BRENNAN

BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN, THE LATE JIMMY BRENNAN AND JIM THOMANN WERE ONE YEAR AHEAD OF ME AT HHS. THEY ARE NO LONGER WITH US, BUT I REMEMBER THEM WELL. GENTLEMEN FROM THE WORD
"GO."
THE PHOTO OF JIM THOMANN WITH THE LOVELY YOUNG LADY IS FROM THE 1950 SENIOR BALL.

TAKE A TIP FROM TOM!

ARE YOUR EYES HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIZE
OF THE POSTS ON MY SITE(s)? CHANGE THE SCREEN RESOLUTION!

GO TO "START," CHOOSE "CONTROL PANEL,"
CLICK ON "DISPLAY, "CHOOSE "SETTINGS,"
SLIDE THE MARKER TO THE LEFT TO 800 X 600.
CLICK OK AND YOUR SCREEN WILL MOMENTARILY
GO BLACK AND IMMEDIATELY COME BACK WITH THE NEW AND
LARGER CHARACTERS. AND GRAPHICS. CLICK "APPLY."

DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY THIS
ADJUSTMENT. IT IS EASILY REVERSIBLE
BY SIMPLY REPEATING THE ABOVE PROCESS
AND SLIDING BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL SETTINGS.

1956: Betty Clark Kadis Passed Away

FROM JACK LACY, HHS '56, THE FOLLOWING SAD NEWS:

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Hi All:.

Unfortunately we must report that HHS56 classmate Betty (Clark) Kadis passed away May 14, 2007. Her husband of 50 years, HHS56 classmate Bob Kadis, informed us as part of his response to our 52nd Reunion invitation.

If you wish to express condolences, Bob resides at: 374 South St., Agawam, MA 01001, R.KADIS@comcast.net.

Jack

1955: HHS SOPHOMORES VICTIMS OF "LIPSTICK HAZING"

1950: Dick Stoner Obit

Dick Stoner, HHS '50, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2009. I remember Dick as an upper classman at Kuser School back in the 1940's. As I recall, he lived in the Bromley section of Hamilton. His obit below is from the Trenton Times.

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Richard Grant Stoner POINT PLEASANT

Richard Grant Stoner, 76, died Saturday at Cooper University Hospital, Camden. Mr. Stoner was born and raised in Hamilton and lived in Point Pleasant for the past 27 years. He graduated from Hamilton High School, attended Trenton Junior College and graduated from Rider University. He served during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Naval Reserves and was an active member of the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association. Mr. Stoner was a project engineer for Switlik Parachute Co. in Trenton for many years, prior to becoming disabled in 1976. After moving to Point Pleasant he employed his artistic skills as a caricaturist for more than 20 years. During the summers he drew at Jenkinson's on the Point Pleasant boardwalk, as well as at fairs and parties throughout the state. He became a very active advocate for the handicapped, and sat on the advisory board for Personal Advisory Service Program for 14 years. Accompanied by his beloved dog Chelsea he was a lecturer in the Disability Awareness Through Education (D.A.T.E.) program, which reached out to approximately 10,000 Ocean County school children. Mr. Stoner was a lifelong auto racing fan and a photographer for the National Speedsport News. He was inducted into the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club Hall of Fame in 1999. He was a former member of the Unitarian Church of Princeton. Surviving are a son, Jeffrey Stoner of Haddonfield; a daughter, Nora Stoner of East Windsor; a brother and sister- in-law, William Stoner and his wife Patricia of Ewing; his former wife Vivian L. Stoner of Barrington; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Colonial Funeral Home, Brick, is in charge of arrangements.

2008: LET THE SEASON BEGIN!

I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF MY WEB VIEWERS AT THIS PROGRAM WHICH IS THE FIRST OF NUMEROUS MUSIC/NOSTALGIA PROGRAMS I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS YEAR AT KUSER MANSION. THIS ONE WILL CENTER ON THE ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS WE ALL SWOONED AND DANCED TO, WITH AN OCCASIONAL NOVELTY SONG. MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

1967: "AFTER THEY LEFT HAMILTON WEST...."

HERB GRIFFITH WAS MY SOPHOMORE BIOLOGY TEACHER. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF HAMILTON'S PREMIER SOCCER COACHES AND VERY ACTIVE IN THE PHYS ED PROGRAM. MISS BETTY REID WAS ALSO AT HHS WHEN I WAS THERE, BUT I WASN'T IN ANY OF HER CLASSES. BETTY MARRIED LATER IN LIFE, BECOMING MRS. BETTY FERETTE. "ALWAYS A LADY."

THESE PHOTOS WERE FROM THE 1967 STEINERT YEARBOOK, "CRESSET 67" WITH THANKS TO BILL OPFERMAN, STEINERT ALUMNUS.

A REMINDER FROM TOM

Many people have told me that they save my "Sentimental Journey" columns and send them to friends and relatives out of the local area. My column is in the "People" section of the Times EVERY OTHER SATURDAY. Tell your out of town friends and relatives who have computer/internet capabilities that they can find my column published online on those weeks when it appears in the paper. The internet site http://www.njo.com is the site where the Times and the Star Ledger post archives, but it is somewhat difficult to get to the archives. I find it easier and much quicker to do a Google search. Go to www.google.com, and enter the following search string:

TOM GLOVER HAMILTON TRENTON.

Upper or lower case is OK. You will see a number of my entries listed. You should find my column somewhere in the listing.
along with my Kuser Farm mansion programs and other activities in which I have been involved the recent past.

1946: OBIT OF DOLORES BRITTON PAUL

IT'S ALWAYS SAD WHEN A FELLOW HHS HORNET PASSES AWAY. EVEN MORE SAD WHEN THE DECEASED IS A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER. MY SISTER IN LAW, (JUDY'S SISTER) DOLORES "DOEY" BRITTON PAUL, CLASS OF '46, PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH AFTER A LENGTHY ILLNESS. UP TO THIS POINT, FELLOW HORNET JACK LACY, HHS '56 HAS BEEN THE ONLY HORNET TO KEEP ME UPDATED ON THE PASSING OF HAMILTON ALUMNI. IF YOU HEAR OF ANY OF YOUR CLASSMATES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY, PLEASE EMAIL ME SO HE OR SHE CAN BE INCLUDED ON OUR HHS51 BLOG.

1964: HAMILTON HIGH GIRLS' CHORUS

THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE 1963 HAMILTON "RETROSPECT" YEARBOOK. THESE LOVELY LADIES MADE EQUALLY LOVELY MUSIC.

2008: SCHOOL DAYS IN THE 40'S AND 50'S

HOW DIFFERENT THINGS ARE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF 2008 AS COMPARED TO THE TWELVE YEARS I SPENT AT KUSER SCHOOL AND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. AS SEEN IN THE FLYER FROM THE FRIENDS OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY, I WILL BE PRESENTING A VERY PLEASANT EVENING RECALLING THOSE YEARS BEFORE COMPUTERS, CALCULATORS AND OTHER 21ST CENTURY "WHIZ BANG" APPLIANCES. WE WILL RECALL THE ART OF MNEMONICS (MEMORIZING THE TIMES TABLES, ENGLISH RULES, CLAPPING THOSE BLACKBOARD ERASERS, VALENTINES DAY, SATURDAY NIGHT CANTEEN, AND OTHER FORGOTTEN EDUCATIONAL VESTIGES OF THE PAST. COME ON OUT...I'M SURE SOME OF YOU WILL LOVE TO SHARE YOUR MEMORIES. IT'S FREE, NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED, AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

2008: OBIT ART JULIAN, HHS '56

THIS FROM JACK LACY, JANUARY 16, 2008:

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Hi All...

Much as I dislike being the bearer of bad news, sadly I report the passing today of our HHS56 classmate Art Julian. Arrangements are incomplete but remembrances can be sent to his daughter Sharon (Julian) Dunham, 12 Milburne La., Robbinsville, NJ 08691.

Jack

1944: THIS WILL BE THE CLASS HHS '45

THEY WERE JUNIORS BACK IN 1944 WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN. MY BROTHER BUD WAS IN THIS CLASS.

HAVING AN HHS REUNION? LET ME KNOW!

WE WILL SOON BE GETTING THOSE REUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THOSE CLASSES WHOSE REUNION DATE FALLS DURING THE YEAR 2008. PLEASE SEND YOUR INFO TO ME AND I WILL SEE THAT IT GETS POSTED HERE ON MY HHS WEBSITE.

1988: KEEPING THE HORNET'S FLAME LIT

HERE'S THE ARTICLE ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF NEIL BENCIVENGO AS PRINCIPAL OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN MERCER COUNTY. AS WE ALL KNOW, NEIL WENT ON TO BECOME THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HAMILTON SCHOOLS.

1978: SENIOR PROM CANDIDATES HHS '78

I'M SURE THE JUDGES HAD A HECKUVA HARD TIME CHOOSING THE PROM QUEEN FROM THESE LOVELY LADIES. ANY BY KNOW WHO WAS THE FINAL CHOICE?

1978: HAMILTON FACULTY HONORED

THERE THEY ARE, SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE HHS FACULTY MEMBERS CELEBRATING THEIR LONGEVITY AS TEACHERS IN THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE UNIVERSE. DON'T MISS THE 70'S STYLE HAIR DO ON NORMALLY CREW CUT CARL ABBOTT. VERY COOL, CARL!

INCIDENTALLY, AS I WRITE THIS ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008, CARL ABBOTT IS STILL BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY TAILED, HAPPILY VOLUNTEERING FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ALSO FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP.

1947: THAT "GOLDEN WAVE" WAS REALLY GOLDEN!

ONE OF OUR ARCH RIVALS BACK IN THE GOLDEN YEARS OF HAMILTON HIGH WAS THE VERY TALENTED GUYS FROM TRENTON CATHOLIC. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIAR NAMES ON BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS, NOT TO MENTION THE VERY POPULAR HAMILTON COACH, "KIP" BREESE.

1947: JEANIE PAGLIONE

SHE WAS JUST AS PRETTY THE LAST TIME I SAW HER. JEANIE WAS A CLASSMATE IN "THE CLASS WITH CLASS," HHS '51

1953:HERE COMES NUMBER 55 FOR HHS '53!

FROM MY NEIGHBORS JUST UP THE STREET IN THE 50'S DECADE AT HAMILTON HIGH, BOB POKSAY SENT THIS NOTICE AND GRAPHIC ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR THEIR 55TH REUNION.
MANY THANKS, BOB.
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Tom - I sent this out to Class of '53 as an advance notice of our 55th reunion. Thought you might be interested.

Bob Poksay

Photo from 1953 yearbook, Hunting and Fishing Club. Look closely at what Harry Olynk has in his hand. What do you think would happen today if someone brought a .45 caliber handgun to class? How times have changed.

To relive the good old days, plan on attending the 55th reunion of the HHS class of '53 to be held October 17, 18 and 19, 2008.

Best regards,

Bob

Robert A. Poksay, O.D., FAAO

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.)

1947: GRAMMAR SCHOOL HONOR STUDENTS

THOSE HORNETS WHO WENT TO KUSER GRAMMAR SCHOOL DURING THE 40'S CAN SEE THEIR CLASS IN THE ABOVE GRAPHIC. THE EIGHTH GRADE ARE THOSE WHO WENT ON TO BECOME HHS '51. WORKING BACKWARDS YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE THAT THE SEVENTH GRADE CONSTITUTES MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS IN THE CLASS OF '52, DOWNWARD TO RECEPTION GRADE, CLASS OF '59. HAPPY HUNTING!

1956: Clara Schlagel Stonaker passed away

From Jack Lacy, HHS'56, the following information on the passing of another classmate:

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Sadly we report that Clara (Schlagel) Stonaker, HHS56, passed away Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) at home. According to a family member who has been in touch with classmate Nancy (Higgins) Lettiere, Clara "...died with a hospice nurse at her bedside. All funeral arrangements were kept very private." She had resided for a number of years in the Toms River, NJ area but a check as late as earlier today of the Ocean County Observer ands the Asbury Park Press, the two newspapers serving Toms River, did not revel an obituary.
Jack

1947: NICK STILLWELL

SOME TIME AGO I ENTERED A POST BEMOANING THE FACT THAT WE TRIED TO ORGANIZE A HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN. AFTER MANY HOURS TRYING TO GET HAMILTON ALUMNI TO PARTICIPATE, WE GAVE UP THE PROJECT. APPARENTLY NICK AND HIS FELLOW HORNETS ALSO TRIED TO ORGANIZE AN ASSOCIATION. APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. IT IS A MYSTERY THAT A SCHOOL WITH SUCH A SPLENDID HISTORICAL HERITAGE CAN'T SUPPORT THIS WORTHY PROJECT. THE LAST FORMAL INVOLVEMENT IN WHICH I PARTICIPATED AS AN ALUMNUS WAS IN THE EARLY '80'S WHEN ALL ALUMNI WERE INVITED TO THE ANNUAL "HOMECOMING" EVENT. NOTHING SINCE: CONCLUSION? APATHY ON THE PART
OF BOTH HAMILTON ALUMNI AND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL .