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| First Banquet Held May 15, 1924 | Honored the Class of 1924. |
| Fifty-five attended the first Alumni | Nineteen of the twenty-one members of Class of 1924 attended. Plus thirty-six former graduates. |
| Officers Elected for 1925 | Clarence
Rhine; First President Annie Rooney; First Vice-President Bonnie Hoover Pelesky; Second Vice-President Nora Bertram; Secretary-Treasurer Committee on Organization: F. A. Taylor; C. A. Rhine:Frank Unruh |
| Dues | Twenty-five cents |
| By-Laws - Motto | "Boost For Haddam High" |
| By-Laws - Flower | Yellow Rose |
| By Laws - Colors | Yellow and White |
| First
Secretary Elected From Senior Class |
Marie DeWitt - Class of 1925 |
| In 1928
after
there were
five Alumni members nominated
for this position it was moved that all these names be withdrawn and
the Class of 1928 be given the privilege of choosing an Alumni
Secretary from among their numbers. They nominated Joe Novak and
Katheryn Thomas with Joe being elected. It wasn't until 1930 that the
custom became firmly established when Grace Jefferson was elected from
the graduating class. |
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| 1935 | No banquet held. |
| 1936
Officers Met Grace Jefferson Carmen Chandler Dora Hoffman |
When no banquet was held in 1935, it was apparent that something needed to be done or the association would cease to exist. |
| 1938 | Voted
to allow spouses of Alumni to come as guests. Only members paid dues. |
| 1939 | Spouses attended banquet. |
| 1942 | Officers
Elected President: Hazel Fitch Hoffman Vice-President: Verlin Douce Secretary: Marvel Allen Rhine |
| 1943 - 1944 - 194 | No Alumni Meetings - World War II |
| 1946 - Alumni Had No President | Hazel
Fitch Hoffman deceased 1945. Verlin Douce killed in action, during World War II Marvel Allen Rhine was left to carry on with the help of: Marie Burton, Edith Congleton, Polly Novak, and Opal Ettleman |
| 1950 - Discussion To Raise Dues | Unsuccessfully tried to raise the dues to 50 cents. However, the motion to charge non-members (who came as guests) 25 cent dues carried. |
| 1951 - First Dance | Held in City Hall |
| 1952 - Second Dance | Held in High School G |
| 1957 - Official Date for Alumni Established | Saturday Night Following High School Commencement |
| 1958 | Discontinued Senior Initiation |
| 1961 - Dues Raised | Dues raised to 50 cent |
| 196 | Name Tags First Used |
| 1967 - Motion Made & Carried | With 1967 being the last year that high school was held in Haddam anyone that graduates from Haddam Grade School and then graduates from USD 221 is an alumni member. |
| 1970 - Dues Raised | Bowing
To Inflation Dues raised to $1 per person. Changed election of Secretary to "at large." |
| 1976 | Dues raised to $2 per person |
| 1981 | Dues raised to $2.50 per person |
| Total Alumni | From 1886 through 1967 total alumni listed is 859. |
| Largest Graduation Classes | Class
of 1936 with 27 members Class of 1935 with 26 members Class of 1940 with 25 members Class of 1934 with 24 members Class of 1933 with 23 members Class of 1924 with 21 members |
| Five
Members Were Smallest Graduation Classes |
Class
of 1919 (all girls) Class of 1921 Class of 1952 Class of 1962 |
| Note
From Dora Hoffman Brown |
These facts are from the records since 1916 when the high school became four years. |
| Note
From: Anita Schocke Childerston |
The
Alumni facts, as complied by Dora
Hoffman Brown, are rewritten in a format more conducive to the fast
pace society the twenty-first century has brought about. I hope you find this page user friendly and interesting. |
Anita
Childerston, Web Designer, 2026
Revamped Sept. 2026