
A number of those columns also referred to Madeline Bencivengo, "the gal that got away." Those years were special: Saturday night canteen, the annual operetta and senior play, a coke was Coca Cola and drugs were sold at the local drug store. Those who have been following my columns over the past 36 years will recall that I wrote about those wonderful high school years ain times that were much more laid back. Naturally I wanted to get as many photos of the class that I could and it was really nice to talk with my many HHS '52 alums.

I went from Miss Kelly's "Reception Grade" right into second grade at Kuser School.


It was my privilege to bring my nostalgic music program to the 50th reunion of Hamilton's Classof 1952 the class I would have been in had I not skipped first grade for an unknown reason.
