1938: JUNIOR 3's "RIDING CLUB"

A riding club?"This was the era when it didn't cost $10,000 or more per year to educate a child. One of my favorite subjects over these many years has been the evolution of the school system in the local area. One glaring feature that stands out that is no longer in the 2012 educational lexicon are clubs that are aimed at cultural and societal student development. Hamilton High school, and I assume other schools of the earlier years had clubs with such quaint titles as "Etiquette," "Model Building," "Radio," "Music Appreciation," "Dance," and the list goes on. A "Riding" club was not in our directory of clubs at Hamilton High, but it sure would have been nice!

1923 and 1924: TRENTON'S JUNIOR 3, BEFORE AND A FTER

It's really great when historic material "comes together." The photo at the top of the page was extracted 6 years ago and filed as "hard copy." from the 1923 edition of the Trenton Times. All are now preserved in the "JUNIOR 3" folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History digital database.

1937: JUNIOR 3 "PUPIL PLAYWRIGHTS"

1914: JUNIOR 3 POSTURE CONTEST WINNERS

Here they are95 years later, ladies and gentlemen. Local students from the Cadwalader- western-Parkside avenue area as the receive accolades for winning in the school "Posture" contest.

1937: JUNIOR 3 STUDENTS PERFORM FOR THE PTA

I have found that there are a number of visitors who are interested in the Junior 3 - Cadwalader area. Here's a photo from 1937. Is Bill Holcombe the gentleman who went on to have a very talented band? It seems to me that I met him at a recent reunion of Trenton High's class of '42. Bill brought his very talented orchestra, and played all the good stuff.

1936: Junior 3 School - Trenton

Here's a photo of the school safety patrol. I assume the Trenton schools had an affiliation with the Keystone Automobile Club.