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!