Title:
Chapman Tech, My Alma Mater
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Chapman Tech High School
Chapman Tech Alumni Association's 26th annual reunion
Carol Kimball (Williams), Class of 1933
local schools around 1933
Chapman Tech Alumni Association's 26th annual reunion
Carol Kimball (Williams), Class of 1933
local schools around 1933
Object ID:
Kim11-004
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
10/23/2006
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Chapman Tech High School is no more, absorbed by New London High about 1953, but the Chapman Tech Alumni Association just held its 26th annual reunion. Carol Kimball was a member of the class of 1933. She was a freshman in 1929, the beginning of the Great Depression. Waterford, Montville, Salem and East Lyme had no High School so they went to Bulkeley for boys, Williams Memorial Institute for girls or Chapman Tech. Carol remembers choosing Chapman because it had boys and girls and was a no nonsense school. The principal was Frederick S. Hitchcock. Each day began with a hymn, accompanied on the piano by Beatrice Hatton Fisk. There were no lockers. The school was crowded. Two classes were held in opposite ends of the auditorium. Jack Smith taught Ancient History. Mr. Coons taught English. There were Latin classes but no study periods. There was no lunch room, they ate in the auditorium or outdoors in good weather. The faculty was impressive and included: Jack Conway, George Perry, Pauline Azbell, Willis Umberger and Howard Wardwell. The basketball team worn a championship in 1932-33. They had a great football team but no cheerleaders and no band. Their archrival was Bulkeley. Some of her classmates were Al Lundwall, Johnny Kamiercia and Morris Pesanti Perry. They got a great education.
People:
Hitchcock, Frederick S.
Fisk, Beatrice Hatton
Smith, Jack
Coons (Mr.)
Conway, Jack
Perry, George
Azbell, Pauline
Umberger, Willis
Wardwell, Howard
Lundwall, Al
Kamiercia, Johnny
Perry, Morris Pesanti
Chapman, William H.
Ferguson Merton W.
Williams, Carol Kimball
Fisk, Beatrice Hatton
Smith, Jack
Coons (Mr.)
Conway, Jack
Perry, George
Azbell, Pauline
Umberger, Willis
Wardwell, Howard
Lundwall, Al
Kamiercia, Johnny
Perry, Morris Pesanti
Chapman, William H.
Ferguson Merton W.
Williams, Carol Kimball
Search Terms:
Chapman Tech High School for boys and girls
Chapman Tech Alma Mater
New London High
Kimball's class of 1933
Bulkeley school for boys
Williams Memorial Institute for girls
basketball championship of 1932-33
archrival Bulkeley
education
Chapman Tech Alma Mater
New London High
Kimball's class of 1933
Bulkeley school for boys
Williams Memorial Institute for girls
basketball championship of 1932-33
archrival Bulkeley
education