A TIP FROM TOM

PLEASE GO TO THE VERY TOP OF THIS PAGE AND SEE OTHER LOCAL INTEREST WEBSITES WHICH I HAVE DISCOVERED. DON WHITELY'S INCREDIBLY INTERESTING HHS 1945 SITE HAS EXCELLENT REMINISCENCES OF HIS GROWING UP IN YARDVILLE HEIGHTS. (www.donwhiteley.com). HHS50.COM IS IN EXCELLENT SITE WITH VERY COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THAT GREAT CLASS of '50 WHICH PRECEDED THE EVEN GREATER CLASS OF '51!

AND FINALLY: THERE ARE PITIFULLY FEW PRE 1960'S HAMILTON ALUMNI LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL HHS WEBSITE. IT IS AN UNFORTUNATE FACT THAT AS WE GO BACK INTO THE 40'S AND EARLIER, THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER ALUMNI LISTED. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1952? CHUCK TAYLOR AND DON WRIGHT ARE THE ONLY ENTRIES FROM THAT CLASS.
WHY NOT VISIT AND ENTER YOUR NAME? CUT AND PASTE THIS URL:
http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/secondary/hamiltonwest/Alumni/email2.html
While you are at the site, check the many interesting areas.

1936: Legendary Ralph Abel's HHS Baseball Champions

I honestly don't know whether I posted this in an earilier entry or not, but with baseball season just beyond the horizon, I will take a chance and present it again.
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THANKS TO MY FRIEND ALAN WILDBLOOD FOR THE FOLLOWING EMAIL WHICH POINTS TO AN ERROR IN THE DATE ON THE TEAM PHOTO IN THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT. FOLLOWING IS ALAN'S EMAIL AND MY RESPONSE. THANKS AGAIN, ALAN!
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From: Alan Wildblood
To: Tom Glover
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 10:50 AM

Tom,


I have been viewing the HHS baseball team. Your text and the caption say 1936 but the file name says 1937. I know that Elmer Baggley, who is in my family tree, was born in August 1920. If he was a junior it would probably be 1936, if a senior 1937. Saul Gilman was my teacher and Joe Bacskay the father of my classmate.


Lois is overjoyed that the Steinert Class of 1966 (Marsha and Lee's) contributed generously to the Brearley fund and hopes they will have enough for a bench.


Alan


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Hey Alan:


An explanation and a faux pas. The lower engraving is seperate from the upper; in fact, I inserted it into a space below the baseball photo. I believe the lower is indeed 1936. You will note that there is no "header" on the upper photo with a date as there is in most of my graphics. In retrospect, the top photo was undated and taken from an old scrapbook. I will assume from your email that it is 1937. Thanks for the correction.


Tom

1943-1944: HHS Girls' Tri Hy Y Club

This is another of the original photos which came to via Alice Wilhelm, as detailed in a former post.

1939-1940: Hamilton High's Tri Hy Y Club

Before Miss Alice Wilhelm retired and moved to Florida back in the early 1980's, she gave me her complete collection of memorabilia which she had saved over her many years as a teacher at Hamilton High. Along with Louise Baird, Alice was one of the original teachers at the school when it opened in 1930. She was the leader of the girls' "Tri Hy Y Club," and left me with a few photos of the group. I see my sister in law in this photo, the late Jean Connelly Britton.