BOB LABATE'S MCGALLIARD SCHOOL

I received an email from Bob with these class photos from his years at McGalliard.School. The large class picture upper right, goes with the hand written graphic below with the names of his class mates listed. Bob was apparently a classmate of my niece, Ellen Glover. Thanks for the graphic,Bob, it is now a living part of the Hamilton Township Public Library's digital Local History Collection for future generations to enjoy.

1988: Elma Borden: A Local Legend

Elma Borden is descended from the Groveville Bordens, one of the well know old time families of the quaint town. She was a very viable historian and the author of a "vanity" press volume on the history of Groveille. As seen in the article, she was also an accomplished educator.

1982: MCGALLIARD SCHOOL'S EARLY COMPUTERS

I AM ABSOLUTELY FASCINATED WHEN I SEE PHOTOS OF OUR VERY EARLY ENTRY INTO THE WORLD OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS. I REMEMBER SEEING THAT COMPUTER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT BRAND IT WAS. PERHAPS AN OLD TIMER IN THE COMPUTER.

THANKs To Candy Jens for identifying the computer in the photo:

The computer is a Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor). It had a monochrome screen, 40-characters wide, and had a tape recorder to input and save programs. This model has a floppy disc drive on the left (big improvement!). I still have one in a closet - it was functional when I retired it many years ago.

Candy Frenking Jens
Sunday, April 08, 2007

1988: McGalliard School 35th Anniversary

Can you believe that McGalliard School is over 50 years old? Here's a clipping from the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the school