Hopkins Grammar School
The Class of 1965
| The 40th Reunion of the HGS class of 1965 began on Friday, May 6, 2005. It was an extraordinary day for those of us who were there. | |
| Hutch started the day with a visit to Dr. John's dad, now 89, who used to give a ride to a lot of our classmates. Hutch's dad is about the same age! |
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| Hutch prepares to head back to Baldwin Hall and--study! |
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| The two day
event began with the opportunity to attend classes Friday morning and
afternoon. Paul O'Connell, Hutch, and John Mordes attended a Military History Class taught by Gerard Casanova. Here is Mr. Casanova with two senior students in a renovated 3rd floor Baldwin Hall Classroom.. |
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| The presence of West Point graduate and Viet Nam combat veteran Paul O'Connell made that day's military history class quite extraordinary. |
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| Hutch brought his usual academic intensity to the morning. |
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| A good time was had by all |
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| In the afternoon, Dr. John attended. Mrs. Katsaros'
French I class. It was held in the same room that for decades was that
of Mr. De Noyon.
New was a TV on which the student watch some of the classic Cocteau 1946 movie La belle et la bête. Several of the students has been prizewinners in an extramural competition. |
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| Dr. John also attended attended an third year Spanish
class. The session was held in Hopkin's extraordinary new web-based language laboratory, a far cry from the telephone-switch-based system of our era. A member of the class of '55 also attended with his wife. Paul and Hutch also attended an Atlantic History class in the afternoon. John attended a 7th grade |
 Susan Bennitt, who lived in Spain for 25 years, would be anyone's ideal language teacher. |
| Here's a view of what the students can access. the
assignment was to go to a art web site (click
here to see it) all in Spanish, select three of Goya's caprichos,
write a paragraph giving your reaction to each, and then e-mail it to
the teacher at the end of class. Neat, huh? |
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 Mory's |
 Then it was on to Mory's for an evening of fun, food, libations, and conversation. Fifteen of us were there. |
 Clark and Delaney |
 Waterman, Clark, Delaney, Romero |
 John Cherniavsky |
Schulz, O'Connell, and Milstone |
 Alan Milstone |
 Before Dinner |
 Bill Mack |
Jose, Hutch, and Schulz |
 Oenophile Clark ordered the wine. |
 O'Connell, Mack, and Milstone |
 Bob Seldon |
 At dinner |
 Class Secretary Tom Delaney |
 At dinner |
 Bob Seldon |
 At dinner |
 Marc Lendler |
 The pleasure of each other's company |
 Jim Waterman |
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 Bob Jose |
 Hutch and Dr. John |
 Doug Romero |
 Dr. John and Col. O'Connell |
 Hutch |
 Col. Paul O'Connell |
 Bob Schulz |
 Hutch and Schulz |
 Inimitable |
One of those infamous Mary's cups arrives |
 Contemplation |
Conversation |
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 The bill arrives. Who, Me? |
 Hutch |
John Cherniavsky and his charming wife Maria Zemankova |
 Lendler |
 Lendler and Seldon |
 Dr. Clark |
 In our private room at Mory's, thanks to Gordy. |
 Quod felix sit |
 There was no end to the conversation, which continued until closing time. |
 The Red Sox fans came too. |
 Head of school Barbara Riley and Development Officer Deena Mack, Bill's wife, joined us late in the evening |
 Seldon's genial good humor is infectious |
 Bob Seldon, a gifted raconteur, regales us with his tales of good, evil, and confusion. |
| The graciousness, hospitality, and good natured interest of Barbara Riley and all the staff and faculty were in evidence throughout the weeked and greatly appreciated by all of us |
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| Here is a list of classmates who came on Friday | |
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This page last updated May 22, 2005
