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From: Dick Huddleston
Date: 08 Oct 2000
Time: 15:52:24
Remote Name: 168.191.155.122
Today, I sometimes feel sorry for kids having to got to school without all the fun we had - I remember the non-airconditioned classrooms where the windows actually opened - no telling what could drop out!.
Gas was .20c a gallon, and cars went 20 mpg. You could get a grape coke at the Kit-Kat drive inn. Do you remember the Grumman Wildcat airplane to the west of the gym?
The "B" team games on the practice field after school. The "A" games and meals out of town. The debate team and plays with Mr. Wasson. The choir and mens' quartet. Track, Baseball. All the kind of stuff that seemed to go on forever then, but ended too soon. And in the evenings, DeMolay and Scouts and more fun.
The picture of our AHS (long torn down) is something we can remember, but today's AHS students can't. The funny assemblies, and teachers who seemed so old then, but now they don't. I don't think I would trade going to highschool at AHS for anywhere else, at that time and that place.
A month after we graduated, N. Korea invaded S. Korea and a lot of AHS classmate men - kids no longer - shipped with the 45th to fight the 'police action' for the UN. Funny how history repeats itself with war.
I remember then, music was music - no one yelled, or broke guitars, or wore bizarre clothes or lack thereof. The language was kinder and gentler. Yes, I have memories. And strange to say, the bad ones seemed to have disappeared and only the good ones remain.
Looking forward to seeing you this weekend. If you can't come, send an email to Norma (Thomason class of '51) and I at dhudd@stratplan.com, or check my website at http://www.stratplan.com - I dabble with websites, too. Bill, you have done a real service to the class with this one. Thanks.
Dick
From: Sentimental Mary P
Date: 12 Sep 2000
Time: 08:17:47
Remote Name: 208.165.103.2
I hope that in the program somewhere, we can sing "Hail, Ada High School", the song our class wrote as a gift to the school. I don't have all the words, but surely someone does. I think it would be appropriate to sing it before we adjourn at the last gathering. I can't lead the song, but would sing along!
From: Dick Huddleston
Date: 01 Oct 2000
Time: 20:30:42
Remote Name: 168.191.155.9
I don't have a clue as to the song - and doubt if we could do justice to it even if we knew the words and tune.
If we find it, why not just print it somewhere (not sing it!)
From: Jerry Don Edwards
Date: 08 Oct 2000
Time: 17:03:18
Remote Name: 209.30.82.215
I just read Dick Huddleston's comments and I must say it put a very big lump in my throat. Few of you know that at graduation time I was told that I could take part in the ceromony but would not get my diploma because I was a credit short. I went with the 45Th in august that summer and while in Japan I took this test to qualify me for the diploma. The first thing I did when discharged was go to Ada High for my diploma. That piece of paper is very dear to me. See you Friday Jerry
From: Bill McKeel
Date: 12 Sep 2000
Time: 21:04:46
Remote Name: 172.160.57.150
To Betsy and Ken Low,
Great job on creating and posting our website. I love it.
Thank you so much for all your effort.
From: Dick Huddleston
Date: 15 Oct 2000
Time: 09:27:56
Remote Name: 63.93.226.190
It sure was nice to see so many classmates: congratulations and thanks to all those who worked so hard to make it the success it was! Keep in touch for the next time...
From: Bill McKeel
Date: 16 Sep 2000
Time: 15:20:36
Remote Name: 216.63.239.195
I'm glad you're here. Does anyone know who wrote the 'Prophecy'? -And have any of them come true?
From: Bill McKeel
Date: 16 Sep 2000
Time: 15:25:33
Remote Name: 216.63.239.195
To Betsy and Ken Low, Great job on creating and posting our website. I love it. Thank you so much for all your effort.
From: Jeanne Martindale LaFave
Date: 16 Sep 2000
Time: 19:45:45
Remote Name: 205.188.193.49
I think the web page is great....Bill, you have done a remarkable job and I thank you...we are looking forward to seeing everyone...see you all Friday the 13th....