This Saturday started a little different than our usual Saturday. Lois and I were waiting on Cindy to arrive for our trip to John dela Howe School for the 25th school reunion, which happens to be 5o years since we meet every two years and was started with the first in 1957.
This is not a reunion just for one class but a school reunion for anyone that was ever at John dela Howe, students, staff, friends and just about anyone who would like to join the fun.
Most Saturday I go for a run with some of my friends and fellow Running Club members and Delores and Cindy go to yard sales for their Saturday morning venture. Cindy arrived and she was elected to do the driving . After a stop at Hardees for breakfast we were on our way to John dela Howe School for a bi-yearly school reunion
Arriving at the school we registered and were given our name tags and a roster of Alumni members . I met some of my old classmates that I had not seen in 50 plus years . After looking at a lot of photographs dating from the twenties to the present day and finding some of my old classmates and friends from long ago later went to the dining hall for lunch.. The Old Main Building
Original Old School Building
After lunch we walked around the campus and saw some of the buildings . Later we had the business meeting which lasted about an hour and finally ended with a gathering on the front steps of the Old Main Building for a group picture. A little time was spent talking with all the old classmates and friends we had made during the visit. Then we headed home . I was just a great day and one we will remember for a long time....
Here are some photos of the day
This is Palmetto Cottage where I
stayed for several years
This was an ice sculpture of theschool's logo
Reunion picture 2008
9 comments:
I enjoyed spending the day with you and mama, glad the pictures turned out.
Love you
Cindy
I attended John De La Howe School in the 1970's. Would you happen to have a phot of the cottage to the left (if you are facing the school building) of the school house that had the waste water pond behind it?
I still very clearly remember Mr. Brice and Mr. Shiflet (spelling)and I can't rember the ladys name but she had a dog who only had 3 legs.
Mr. Sinclair,
I think the 3-legged dog belonged to a counsler named Mrs. Stone.
Thank you for the information about the dog and to let you know if you are an alumni of John dela Howe that there is an alumni website . more info email
w4gh@charter.net....Gaines
Yes Mr. Gaines I am. I attended there 1971-77.
If you would send your email addreww I will send you a password so that you can check into the website and see pictures and coments and I am sure you will reunite with some of your old classmates. there is no charge and we sure would like for you to check the site out... by the way I was at JDLH from 44-50. I live in Spartanburg. Gaines Hall
HI GAINES'
IF I REMEMBER CORECTTLY THE THERE WAS A LADY BY THE NAME OF ROTEN THAT WAS A MATRON OR HOUSE MOTHER THAT HAD A LITTLE BULL TERRIOR THAT WAS BLACK AND WHITE.DON`T REMEMBER IF IT HAD THREE LEGS OR NOT BUT I WAS THERE WHEN SHE, MS ROTEN, WAS.
ALSO I ENJOYED THE PICS AND COMMENTS OF THE REUNION AND THE REUNION ITSELF.LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
JOE AND DEB MOORE
CLASSES OF 62-68....68-70
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