HMHS CLASS OF 1956

NEWS

 






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    Our Class of 1956 Scholarship Plaque which is displayed in the HMHS Music Department now displays our three award winning recipient names: Charlotte Olson, 2007, Abigail Sparrow, 2008 and Colin Andrew Newell, 2009.  These student-musicians were recipients of the HMHS Class of 1956 Scholarship for Further Education in Music.  The scholarship recipient for 2010 will be announced at the Senior Awards Program in the spring of 2010.
    Contributions to this scholarship are always welcome from HMHS alumni or others.  Make a tax-deductible gift by sending a check payable to
         HMHS Scholarship Fund/ c/o Class of 1956
        HMHS, Attn: Carol Barbano
        401 Kings Highway East
        Haddonfield, NJ 08033

   

 

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  • GALS' LUNCHEON.

        The last 2009 Gals' Luncheon was held on Tuesday, the 21st of April, at The Tavistock Country Club.

     

    * Pictures from this luncheon & other luncheons can be viewed by clicking ( HERE ).
     

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  • GUYS' & GALS' LUNCHEON.

        The third Guys' & Gals' Combined Luncheon was held on Thursday, the 19th of March, at The Taproom & Grill.




     * Pictures from this luncheon & other luncheons can be viewed by clicking ( HERE ).

     

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  • REUNION COMMITTEE MEETING.
     

    Last Meeting

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    		 Monday, May 22nd , 2006.

    Members Attended 

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    		 Pierce Pelouze, Joyce Jackson Nelson, Florence Mears Thompson,
        Molly Fretz Stevens, Shirley Borrell Deal, Ed Schmauder, Frank
        Jackson and  Judy Jefferies Fielder.

    Guest

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    		 Margo Milling Foster & Baird Foster.

    Treasurer's Report

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    		 Telephoned in by Dick Hammond - Approximately $1,400.
        Click  HERE  for the minutes by Judy Jefferies Fielder.

       
     

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  • CLASSMATES IN THE NEWS.
     

    ‒ BAIRD AND MARGO (MILLING) FOSTER
          Classmates Baird and Margo Milling Foster and their 1962 Austin-Healey were invited
      to exhibit their British sports car at the Burn Prevention Foundation’s prestigious
     

    Concours d’ Elegance of the Eastern United States in Bethlehem, PA, May 29-31.  It was

      the 20th anniversary of the event.  About 130 exceptional vehicles from a 1903 Marr to a
      new 2009 supercharged Calloway Corvette were displayed.  A concours car is judged on
      the basis of the style, beauty, and elegance of the vehicle.
       
     

        Special guest Janet Guthrie, the first woman to earn a start at the Indy 500 in 1977,

      rode in the Fosters’ car as navigator on a 50-mile tour preceding the event, along with 30
      other vehicles-including a 1917 Stanley steam car and a 1917 Harley-Davidson
      motorcycle with sidecar.  Sports car racer Guthrie also drove in the Daytona 500, and her
      9th place record finish in the 1978 Indy 500 remained the highest by a female driver until
      2005.
       
     

        The Fosters’ Colorado Red Healey was one of the few cars that were driven to the

      concours event; most cars invited are automotive artworks transported in trailers.  The
      Healey was awarded a Bethlehem Star Award, given to cars worthy of recognition that
      are not the class-winning car in their category.
       
     

        The Fosters are very active in various Austin-Healey clubs here and in England.  Baird

      is a member of the Society of Automotive Historians and has written a number of articles
      for marque magazines.
       
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          Janet Guthrie prepares to navigate for Baird.  Margo rode in the back seat-sideways
      (no room for legs!).  Click ( HERE ) to view.
       
       
     

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    ‒ OUR CAP & GOWN PHOTO.
     

        Our cap and gown photo is on the wall opposite the main office and is distinguishable

      from the others by our large "Class of 1956" title and the red and black school color
      ribbons in the corner.  On the back of the photo is an ID list of our entire graduating
      class. 
       
          Thanks to all those who contributed to the cost of the framing, and a special thanks to
      Pierce Pelouze for the photo. 
       
      Regards, Baird Foster
     

    Click ( HERE ) to view.
       
       
     

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    ‒ CLASSMATES MISSING / LOST
     
      1. Jim Gehring (Reunion mail returned - was in Indian Rocks Beach, FL.).
      2. Joe Kearney (in NJ or PA?).
      3. Eleanor Kissinger (Packer) (may be in MA- phone message left- no response).
      4. Pat Ramos (Mihalik) (Reunion mail returned- may be in Blackwood, NJ- unlisted
        phone- note sent on 10/9/06 via mail to new address, but returned- rumor she
        may have passed away- no confirmation).
      5. Bill Richman (in Haddon Township, NJ? phone message left- no response).
      6. Richard Scarle (may be in Illinois?)
      7. Barbara Stringer (Jones) (possibly passed away ? We've not found in any public
        records- does anyone know about Barbara ?).
      8. Paul Thomas (Reunion mail returned- was in Seattle, WA- may still be in WA)
      9. Marjorie Van Sciver  (in New York City? has unlisted phone?)
      10. Tom Wilkinson - has had e-mail, but we don't have his current e-mail- may be in
        Alaska? No response to messages).
      11. Gail Wilson (Rumored to be in the Pacific Northwest.
       
       
     

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    ‒ DICK HAMMOND
            Congratulations to Dick Hammond & his wife, Ann.  Ann, the former Ann Louise
      Purcell, is a member of H.M.H.S. Class of 1958.  Dick and Ann were married in
      Haddonfield on December 30th and will reside in Cherry Hill, N.J.  Walton Zelley, retired
      rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Metuchen, N.J., was a co-celebrant at the Grace
      Church in Haddonfield. Also attending from the Class of 1956 were Milbrey Turner Zelley
      and Nils & Pat McGlade Herdelin.
       
       
     

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    ‒ DAVE HARE (Pasco, WA).
          Dave, our Foreign Security & First Responder Personnel Trainer for the  U.S. State
      Department, is in Ankara, Turkey and the Republic of Georgia during the month of June.
      Stay safe, Dave!
       
       
     

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    ‒ PAUL STURGIS (New Cumberland, PA).
          Paul is visiting Panama from January 7th thru to the 15th with his church work group,
      assisting local church projects there.
       
       
     

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    ‒ PIERCE PELOUZE (Gibbsboro, NJ)
          Pierce & his wife, Dolores, will be taking a long-in-planning extended trip on January
      10th . They'll spend three days in San Francisco; then, they will be taking off to spend three
      weeks visiting the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. The places they'll be visiting in Hawaii are
      Maui, Kauai and Oahu. HAVE FUN!
       
       
     

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    ‒ DICK MITCHELL (Voorhees, NJ).
          Dick & other members of the Fall Line Ski Club from Cherry Hill, NJ, will be spending a
      week skiing in January (Steamboat, CO), in February (Jackson Hole, WY) and in March
      (Engleberg, Switzerland). In March he will also take his entire family (wife, Carole, his son,
      his daughter and his six grandchildren) to New Hampshire. Dick plans to take another ski
      trip with his Ski Club in April; however, this time it will be in Winter Park, CO.
       
       
     

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    ‒ DON FISHER (Mount Laurel, NJ).
          Don Fisher & his wife, Judy, were on a trip across the garden state, and they have
      challenged the class of '56 to try "The Amazing Race Across The Garden State" - picture.
      The following are the rules & a description of the trip as explained by Don:
       
          Here is some information regarding the "amazing race across the Garden State"  You
      were given a picture clue for each of the 21 counties - picture. You had to figure out where
      it was, go there and have your picture taken holding the Magazine (sample shown -
      picture). There were also 10 bonus clues, also in 10 counties, with no pictures.  You had
      to figure them out and follow the same drill-picture taken holding magazine. We did all 31
      questions in three and a half days (290 miles) and had a ball. Judy said it was the most
      she has seen of the state ever. We turned our pictures in fairly early, but the contest runs
      to July 6th and results will not be known until August. (Hoboken was great, with 35
      restaurants listed in Zagats, NJ restaurant review.) I throw it out as a challenge to any of
      the class of '56 to try.  Just pick up a copy of the May issue of New Jersey Monthly.
       
       
     

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    ‒ SERENA (COOK) WALKER (Mission Viejo, CA).
          On June 30 Serena and her husband, Bill, left for a few weeks vacation to Croatia &
      Slovenia.
       
       
     

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    ‒ JEANNE (LECATO) MYERS (Farmington Hills, MI).
          Jeanne has been elected Captain of the U.S. Women's World Amateur Golf Team
      which will compete against 50-75 other countries in the World Amateur Golf
      Championship to be held this year outside Capetown, South Africa. On May 21
      Jeanne was elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. She also has a new job at the
      Golf Association of Michigan! Busy lady!
       
       
     

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    ‒ TOM BAIRD (Haddonfield, NJ) (Sat., Nov. 26th)
     

        Tom Baird was honored by the Haddonfield Alumni Society (HAS) during their Annual

      Meeting and Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony on Saturday, November 26th , as
      follows:
       
     
      Tom Baird,’56 – Graduate of the U.S.M.A. at West Point and a decorated
      Vietnam Veteran with 20 years of service to our country as an officer in the United
      States Army.  Tom subsequently became a successful business man and a highly
      involved citizen.
       
      Click  àTom Bairdß  to peruse his biography.
       
       
     

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    ‒ KAREN (SHAPPELL) Hahn (Atco, NJ)
          Karen Shappell Hahn, our classmate, had the pleasure of taking a trip to Australia, 
      and the following is what Karen had to say in an e-mail to us, "We had a great trip to
      Australia in May. My highlight of the trip was holding Koalas. I will attach a picture of a
      Koala that was photographed at a sanctuary near Brisbane.".
       
      Click ( HERE ) to view the picture.
       
     

     
     

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    ‒ PAUL STURGIS, BILL MORMANN & ROGER CAPPELLO.
         The Southeast Chapter of the HMHS Reunion Committee held its annual meeting in
      Ft. Myers, Florida on the afternoon of January 30th , 2004. Attending the meeting at RJ
      Gator's was Paul and Joan Sturgis, Bill & Emily Mormann and Roger Cappello. Although
      nothing was accomplished, the meeting was a great success.
     
      Click ( HERE ) to see the pictures from the meeting.
       
       
     

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    ‒ BAIRD & MARGO (MILLING) FOSTER.
          It is with pleasure that we announce that Baird and Margo Milling Foster have joined the
      Reunion Committee.  Baird and Margo were instrumental in creating the truly wonderful
      50th Class Reunion Yearbook.  Baird has also been our primary Class contact with
      HMHS on matters dealing with our Class of '56 Scholarship.  
       
       
     

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    ‒ MARTIN M. BEER, H.M.H.S. Teacher.
     

        Former teacher found! Through the efforts of Nancy Kirby (Bryn Mawr, PA), we have

      found one of our former HMHS teachers - Martin M. Beer (Mathematics).  In our 50th
      Class Reunion Yearbook, Mr. Beer was noted in several classmate HMHS recollections.
      On March 12th Mr. Beer OK'd providing you with his contact information, including his
      e-mail: 
       
          Martin M. Beer- 124 Kendal Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 - phone: (610) 388-
      6507 - e-mails: mmbeer@aol.com or martinbeer124@comcast.net. Drop him a line, call
      or e-mail! 
       
       
     

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  • CLASS OF 1956 SCHOLARSHIP NEWS.
     

    March Update - Since our original 50th Reunion Class Gift to HMHS of $5,600 made in October 2006, an additional $620 has been donated to our Scholarship. Thank you to those classmates who made these additional contributions before the BIG NEWS below. Thanks to these classmates: Bill Bohlke, Dave Chew, Frank Covely, Dave Cunningham, Baird and Margo Milling Foster, Nils and Pat McGlade Herdelin, Jack McFeeley, Ruth Schreibstein Bogutz, Helen Sneathen Bennett.

        BIG NEWS re Class Scholarship- All classmates should have received a mid-March letter that announced a very generous matching gift offer by a classmate (who wishes to remain anonymous.)

            This Class of '56 "Matching Gift Challenge" will last until June 1, 2007.  During March, April and May, any contribution you make to our Class of '56 Scholarship will be matched $ for $ by our generous classmate. 

        We have just been advised by HMHS that, since our mid-March letter, they have already received $1,775 from Class of '56 classmate donations, which will be matched at the end of the "Matching Gift" drive. Our thanks for a quick response to: Tom Baird, Dave Cunningham, Walt Faucett, Dick Hammond, Al Hawthorne, Fern Laudenslager Rainey, Terry Patton, Verna Phillips Price, and Ed Schmauder.

        Our goal is to raise a minimum of $7,000 from classmate contributions, and, therefore, we are at about 25% of our objective with $1,775. When we meet our $7,000 objective, this amount will be matched and this will result in over $20,000 in our Class Scholarship Fund and virtually assure that our Class of '56 Scholarship will last in perpetuity. 

    Special Note: Please take advantage of this great Class giving opportunity! Please remember the June 1 deadline.  



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  • 47.5 REUNION.

     Held:     Friday, April 16th , thru to Sunday, April 18th , 2004.

    Co-chaired: Pierce Pelouze & Joyce Jackson May.

    Cocktail Reception.
       The reunion weekend got off to a rousing beginning with a cocktail reception at the Clarion Hotel in Cherry HI! on Friday night, April 16th. About 50 people attended and everyone once again connected.

    Battleship New Jersey.
       On Saturday morning more than a dozen classmates and/or spouses toured the Battleship New Jersey, docked at the Camden waterfront, with
    Ed Schmauder and Dick Hammond as our personal guides.

    Luncheon.
        After that strenuous tour of the Battleship New Jersey, we gathered at Tom and Judie Baird's home for a lovely lunch and conversations with former classmates to catch up on the lives of each of us. The weather cooperated so we were able to gather around the Bairds' lovely pool and back garden.

    Dinner.
        The weekend reunion continued with a cocktail hour and dance on Saturday night. Pierce Pelouze, Harvey Restrick, Blair Murphy and Joyce Jackson May welcomed us all. In addition to the regular entertainment, we were treated to an impromptu performance by Connie Beane Blake and some comments from our genuine hero, Dave Hare, who is working worldwide in the field of anti-terrorism. In fact, he was on his way home to the west coast from the middle east. There were more than 60 in attendance.

    Brunch.
        On Sunday morning we had a delicious brunch with Paul Sturgis acted as M.C. handing out several joke prizes.

    In Closing.
        Everyone agreed that the weekend was a rousing success and we are looking forward to our 50    th reunion in 2006!
     

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