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 .

1945: BILL COLLIS, U.S. COAST GUARD

BILL WAS ONE OF OUR MORE POPULAR FACULTY MEMBERS AT HAMILTON HIGH DURING THE 40'S AND 50'S. HERE WE SEE HIM AT HIS MILITARY STATION WITH THAT EVER-PRESENT PIPE.

1945: RICHARD DIVINE, HHS '42 - ANOTHER WWII HERO

HEROES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND FROM MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. RICHARD DIVINE WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING WWII. HIS BROTHER DONALD WAS OUR PHYSICAL EDUCTION TEACHER DURING MY YEARS AT HAMILTON. DON WAS ALSO A ESERVE NAVY LIEUTENANT J.G. VETERAN OF WWII. DON WAS A VERY SOFT-SPOKEN MANY WHO HAD THE RESPECT OF ALL OF US WHO WERE IN HIS PHYS ED CLASS.

1946: HHS' VENERABLE "CRITERION"

STILL ALIVE AND WELL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THIS FRONT PAGE OF THE 4 PAGE CRITERION STILL LOOKS BASICALLY THE SAME TODAY.

NEW ALUMNI ADDRESS FOR HHS WEST

FELLOW HORNETS:

HHS WEST HAS MADE CHANGES TO THEIR WEBSITE. IT TOOK ME A FEW MINUTES TO FIND THE NEW ALUMNI ADDRESS. HERE IT IS:

http://209.18.101.124/hamilton/Schools/Hamilton%20High%20School/Alumni/

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLICK ON THE HYPERLINK, BUT IF YOU CAN'T,
CUT, COPY AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR URL ADDRESS BLOCK.

TOM

1991: "AUNT" LOUISE BAIRD - A LEGEND IN HER TIME

REUNION PHOTOS ?

HHS CLASSES OF '52 AND '57:

IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF YOUR RECENT REUNIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO POST THEM ON HHS AND LOCAL HISTORY WEBSITE. SCAN THEM IN AND EMAIL THEM TO ME AND I WILL POST THEM. IF YOU ARE IN THE LOCAL HAMILTON AREA, DROP THEM OFF AT THE LIBRARY AND I WILL SCAN THEM AND HAVE THEM BACK TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
THOMGLO@VERIZON.NET

HHS '42

THIS COMING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, IT WILL BE MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE 65TH REUNION LUNCHEON OF THE CLASS OF '42. THESE HORNETS ARE CARD-CARRYING MEMBERS OF "THE GREATEST GENERATION." WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT WORLD WAR II HAD ON THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS, AND RECALL SOME OF THE MUSIC OF THAT ERA. WE'LL ALSO BE REMEMBERING AIR RAIDS, "GREETINGS" FROM UNCLE SAM, RATION STAMPS, FIFTH COLUMNIST, AND THE SCARY REPORTS OF NAZI SUBMARINES OFF THE JERSEY COAST ALONG WITH JAPANESE SHIPS FIRING ON REFINERIES ALOGNG THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

1938: REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES

HERE'S A COLUMN I WROTE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO FOCUSING ON HHS CLASS OF '39. IT WAS HERE THE GLOVER FAMILY DOCTOR DICK ZIEGLER WAS LOCATED ALONG WITH ALICE PARENT GETZ, MY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEACHER.
THE ARTICLE ALSO GAVE A SHORT STORY ON TRENTON'S FABLED LENOX, INC. BEFORE THEY WENT TO CHINA FOR THEIR CHINA.

2007: BACK TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL WITH TOM GLOVER

WITH THE IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF HITS ON MY HHS WEB SITE, I WOULD ASSUME THAT AT LEAST OR 2 OR 3 OR MAYBE EVEN 4 FUGITIVES FROM GRAMMAR SCHOOL DAYS OF THE 30'S 40'S AND 50'S WOULD FIND THIS PROGRAM OF INTEREST. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A KUSER SCHOOL KID TO REMEMBER LIFE AT KLOCKNER, MERCERVILLE, YARDVILLE, HAMILTON SQUARE, OR EVEN FARMINGDALE AND MAPLE SHADE TO APPRECIATE THE LIFE AND TIMES WE EXPERIENCED BACK BEFORE THE ADVENT OF THE COMPUTER, COPS IN SCHOOL, ETC. COME ON OUT AND ENJOY A HAPPY 2 HOURS OF REMEMBERING OUR "DEAR OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS!" WE'LL REMEMBER DICK AND JANE, MULTIPLICATION TABLES, DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES, STAYING AFTER SCHOOL FOR CHEWING GUM IN CLASS, NO COMPUTERS, NO TYPEWRITERS, NOTHING BUT PAPER, PENCILS AND STRAIGHT PENS, RECEPTIVE STUDENTS AND DEDICATED TEACHERS.....WE'LL RECALL THEM ALL IN THIS INTERESTING PROGRAM WHICH I WILL BE PRESENTING AT KUSER MANSION. I HOPE TO SEE AT LEAST A FEW OF MY VIEWERS THERE!

1953: KUSER CLASS CLASS OF 1953

HEY LYNN STOCKTON. EITHER MY EMAIL PROVIDER IS LAX OR YOU HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY TO ACKNOWLEDGE WAS THIS GRAPHIC INCLUDED IN THE GRAPHICS I SENT TO YOU FOR YOUR UPCOMING REUNION? LITTLE BROTHER DONNIE GLOVER IS THE GUY IN THE FRONT ROW, 4TH FROM THE RIGHT. TODAY OR TOMORROW I WILL TRY TO RE-SIZE IT AN ELIMINATE THOSE AWFUL "MOIRE" DOTS ON THE PHOTO.

2007: JESSE ANDERSON 1933-2007

I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM JESS ANDERSON'S' WIFE GAIL . JESS PASSED AWAY THIS AFTERNOON. I COUNTED JESS AMONG MY BEST FRIENDS. WE WENT FROM MISS MARY KELLY'S RECEPTION GRADE BACK IN 1939 RIGHT THROUGH KUSER GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HAMILTON HIGH CLASS OF 1951. JESS HAD A VERY DISTINGUISHED CAREER. HE WAS THE TOWN'S CHIEF OF POLICE, AND LATER BECAME THE MAYOR OF SEASIDE PARK. YOU WILL BE MISSED, JESS, AND YOU WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS. MAY THE LORD WELCOME YOU INTO HIS HEAVENLY KINGDOM.

WE'LL MEET AGAIN.

1992: A VALIANT HHSW ALUMNI EFFORT CRASHED

WE PLANNED A PICNIC ---

BUT NOBODY CAME!

BACK IN 1992, I JOINED CAROL BENCIVENGO, LORRAINE MAY, MANNY BUTERA, AND A NUMBER OF HAMILTON ALUMNI IN A VALIANT EFFORT TO ORGANIZE A HAMILTON WEST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
DO YOU SEE THOSE ORANGE MEMBERSHIP CARDS IN THE GRAPHIC? THERE ARE TWO BOXES OF 500 EACH WHICH WERE NEVER TOUCHED! WE EVEN INSTITUTED A NEWSLETTER, "ALUMNI CRITERION." THE RESPONSE WAS UNDERWHELMING! LAST WEEK, LORRAINE FEEHAN MAY DROPPED OFF TWO HUGE BOXES OF THE MEMBERSHIP CARDS WE WERE SURE WOULD BE EAGERLY CLAIMED BY HAMILTON HORNETS. TO ADD TO THE HURT, MUCH TIME WAS SPENT AT OUR MEETINGS ESTABLISHING BYLAWS. ALL THAT MATERIAL IS BEING STORED IN MY OFFICE SHOULD THERE BE ANY ALUMNUS OR ALUMNI THAT WOULD LIKE TO RESUME THE QUEST. I WAS COMPLETELY BAFFLED BY THE LACK OF INTEREST IN THIS WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR.

2007: HAMILTON'S CLASS OF '53

HERE'S A PHOTO OF HHS '53,ONLY TWO YEARS REMOVED FROM MY CLASS OF '51.MANY OF THESE HORNETS ARE FAMILIAR TO ME AND I DARE SAY TO MANY OTHERS FROM THE EARLY 50'S.

2007: 50TH REUNION FOR HHS '57

BROTHER DON GLOVER'S CLASS IS SET TO ENTER THAT SELECT GROUP OF HORNETS WHO CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. HERE'S A PHOTO FROM THE HAMILTON POST SHOWING THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS FROM THAT CLASS.

2007: OBIT OF MRS. ART JULIAN

WITH THANKS FROM JACK LACY, HHS 56 , THIS OBIT:
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Hi All...

Sadly we report the passing of Eileen (Peoples) Julian, wife of our HHS56 classmate Art Julian. Condolences may be sent to the Julian family, c/o Sharon and Peter Dunham, 12 Milburne Lane, Robbinsville, NJ 08691.
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M. Eileen Peoples Julian
M. Eileen Peoples Julian HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - M. Eileen Peoples Julian, 68, died Saturday at Compassionate Care Center in Trenton. Born in Trenton, she lived in Hamilton Township most of her life. She recently returned from Largo, FL where she lived for the past eight years. She was an administrative assistant working for both the State of New Jersey and Lacy Communications in Mercerville. Mrs. Julian was a graduate of Cathedral High School Class of 1957. She was a member of the Our Lady Sorrows PTA, the Hamilton Township Republican Organization and enjoyed various crafts. Daughter of the late Frank and Mary Glendon Peoples, mother of the late Michele Julian, she is survived by her husband of 48 years, Arthur J. Julian; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Laura M. and Howard Black of Chesterfield, Sharon A. and Peter Dunham of Robbinsville, Mary Kay and Andrew Cary of Bordentown and Wanda Rutledge of Hamilton Township; eight grandchildren, Carleen and Lyndsay Snyder, Aaron Black, Sara Jane and Gregory Dunham, Katherine, Sally and Andrew (Doozer) Cary; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Joanne Peoples of Atlanta, GA; three brothers-in-law, Thomas, John and Paul Julian; also several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the M. William Murphy Funeral Home, 1863 Hamilton Ave. in Hamilton Township. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery. Calling hours will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home Donations in her memory may be made to the Compassionate Care Hospice, 601 Hamilton Ave., Trenton, NJ 08629.

2007: UPDATE ON VIRGINIA TERRY, LEA TERRY'S WIFE

FROM SALLY BREESE ASHMEN VIA JACK LACY, HHS HORNETS FROM THE CLASS OF '56:

I'm forwarding this message from HHS56 classmate Sally (Breese) Ashmen to keep all interested up-to-date on the progress of Lea Terry's wife, Ginny. If you're not interested please simply delete.

In a message dated 8/22/2007 9:27:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sallyashmen@yahoo.com writes:

Jack:
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Hi Jack... Just an update on Lea's wife... She finally got home from the extended stay for rehab at Care One in Ewing on this last Saturday. On Monday morning she fell in their bedroom and broke her hip. They were able to put a pin in at R.W.J. Hamilton and today she was transferred back to Care One for rehab. again. I hope to get out to see her by the end of the week.

Sally

1952: OFFICIAL REUNION NOTIFICATION

FROM CHARLES STRUBLE, HHS '52, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR 55TH REUNION. THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP CHARLES.

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Tom,

HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1952
55TH CLASS REUNION

WHERE: Mercer Oaks Country Club
Village Road West
West Windsor, N.J.

WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2007

TIME: Dinner Dance from 6:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.


FOR INFORMATION CALL
Helen 609-259-3188
Charles 609-585-3181

1942: HHS AND THS REUNIONS

I WILL BE BRINGING A PLEASANT HALF HOUR OR SO OF MY "WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC" PROGRAM TO THE 65TH REUNIONS OF BOTH TRENTON HIGH AT THE TRENTON COUNTRY CLUB, AND HAMILTON HIGH AT A NEW RESTAURANT ON ROUTE 33 HERE IN HAMILTON. THESE FOLKS ARE CARD CARRYING MEMBERS OF "THE GREATEST GENERATION", AND I WILL BE BRINGING THE MUSIC OF THE WWII ERA ALONG WITH SONGS FROM THE EARLY 50'S, WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC, BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE NOISE WE STILL HEAR TODAY. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL REMEMBER THE SONGS OF PATTI PAGE, PERRY COMO, GLENN MILLER, JO STAFFORD.

1942:

A REMINDER FROM TOM TO NEWCOMERS

DON'T FORGET:

TO ACCESS THE ARCHIVES FOR PREVIOUS POSTS BACK TO THE YEAR 2005, THE ARCHIVES LISTING IS RIGHT OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.

REMEMBER:

TO ENLARGE A GRAPHIC, CLICK ON IT. TO SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER

TO SAVE A POST: RIGHT CLICK ON IT AND CHOOSE "SAVE TARGET AS."

HAPPY HUNTING,

FELLOW HORNETS!

1944: TRENTON CATHOLIC BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

I'M INCLUDING TRENTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ON THIS HHS WEBSITE BECAUSE THEY WERE SUCH FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS COMPETITION. PICTURED ARE THOSE TRENTON CATHOLIC GUYS WHOM I GOT TO KNOW FROM THE CLASS OF '44. I FREQUENTLY SEE JIM WEIGAND AT KUSER PARK. HANK LIEDTKA AND HIS FAMILY WERE PART OF MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW FRANNY MCMANIMON.

1952: REMEMBERING YOUR 30TH - NOW YOUR 50TH!

MY, HOW TEMPUS DOES FUGIT! IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY THAT I PENNED THE ABOVE 30TH REUNION "TOAST" TO MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS IN THE CLASS OF '52. HERE WE GO ON A MILESTONE REUNION. I WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY GET TOGETHER. BLESS YOU ALL.