Laura Spilker (Rosenthal)

Dear Janet and Pulpito;

I would love to join you for the mini reunion on September 18th...await a deffinite lock-in for the date...

Thank you for the suggestion and the offering of hosting...I look forward to the Mexican ambiance of your apartment...Laura Rosenthal

Susan Fishman (Orlins)

Sounds great Janet and little Pulp! I live in DC, but often go to NY. Barring anything unforeseen, I'd love to come.

Frances Ostrum (Gould)

I would love to come!   Thank you so much Janet for again being such a generous host! When the date is settled I'll book a flight!

Janet Hoffman

I will be emailing people on my existing list, but please email me at jhoffmanrosenfeld@hotmail.com if you know you are coming so I can begin putting together a count.

Thanks!

J

Harriet Frankel (Withstandley)

Janet-- Thanks for the suggestion.  I will plan to come to this mini-reunion, and I look forward to seeing your apartment, and dog. Harriet

Kathleen Seltzer

thanks janet...i'd love to come  and sit on your balcony again drink wine and enjoy the good company...

Janet Hoffman

Those of  you who replied in the forum please send me an email so I can put your email address in my contact list for reminders, etc.  Email is jhoffmanrosenfeld@hotmail.com

Thanks

Daniel Bronson

Here's a question for all of you. At a mini-reunion this weekend with five other classmates, we could recall our elementary and junior high school songs, but not one of us could remember anything of Cheltenham's alma mater. Was it that forgettable? Does anybody remember if we had an alma mater and what it was?

David Fertik

I think it was:

Hail dear old Cheltenham noble and strong,

Now let us raise our hearts to thee in song,

Long may thou noble walls echo memories dear,

Hail alma mater...eat me I'm a hoagie?

(I forget the rest.  Yes it was not memorable).

I used to love Marple-Newton's "Fight on" song.

Then I got to Penn and heard the original, "Fight on Pennsylvania

get that ball across the line..."

Jay Ginsburg

Funny, David.

Best regards,

Jay

Harriet Frankel (Withstandley)

David, you're amazing.  I like school songs, in general, but I have no memory of Cheltenham's, which is certainly an indication of how memorable it was/is. Shoemaker-ites, was Shoemaker's school song something with "Shoemaker forever" in the lyrics?  I hope that Arnold continues to progress.  Best, Harriet

David Fertik

Thanks for the acknowledgements.  I should have mentioned that the Hail! Pennsylvania alma mater song was so similar to the CHS lyrics I may be stating the Penn lyrics. (When I first heard the Hail! Pennsylvania in 1963 I was sure CHS has copied Penn's song, melody and words.)

Robert Macfarland

THanks for the words to the Alma Mater but
 

Robert Macfarland

Thanks for the words to the Alma Mater but I don't remember the tune.  I do remember the fight song...."on for Cheltenham, on for Cheltenham; push on to the goal".  It was to the tune of On Wisconsin and we must have played it hundreds of times during my four years in the band.  The tune still runs thought my head on occasion.
 

Ginger Abrams (Lane)

I think line 4 of the alma mater is:

"Fond recollections fill our hearts with cheer"

Lucy Gilbert (Rhoda)

Hello....

Enjoyed reading about those who can remember alma mater songs!  David... You amaze me with your memory.      I remembered only the first two lines... Then brain freeze!!

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.

Constance Burak (Rubinstein)

Here's one: Can anyone recall the words to the Elkins Park Junior High alma mater?

Daniel Bronson

The six of us remembered the Shoemaker school song (Shoemaker forever, we all love our school), the Cheltenham Elementary song (Cheltenham elementary, the school we love the best) and Elkins Park JH (We raise our hearts and voices to our junior high), but, as I said, no one had a clue about high school. I have a vague recollection that before graduation we rehearsed the song, but no one knew the tune and almost no one had ever seen the words. I'm guessing thay must have handed out the verses at graduation for us, but I'm also guessing very few people kept a copy.

Constance Burak (Rubinstein)

Must say there are some very impressive memories among our alumni!

Carole Grossman (Chasen)

CHS Almamater:  Hail dear Old Cheltenham noble and strong..Now let us raise our hearts to the in song....I think this is it????

Marc Glucksman

From: www.cheltenham1965reunion.com/Blasts/Handbook63-64/WhatWeBelieve.pdf

Alma Mater

Hail, dear old Cheltenham
      Noble and strong,
Now let us raise our
     Hearts to thee in song.
Thy name shall honored be,
     Long may it live!
Hail, Alma Mater,
     Our hearts to thee we give.
Long may thy noble walls
     Echo memories dear.
Fond recollections
     Fill our hearts with cheer.
Loyal we'll ever be
     Down to every man
Our love we give thee,
     Our dear old Cheltenham.

Words---Thornton Triplett
Music---Walker Taylor

David Fertik

THANKS for the memories.  Could we all Skype together and sing our Alma Mater as a class?

My long term memory is often terrific but my short-term memory is getting really poor.  I have tried all the snake -oil on the internet without success.  If anyone has a good treatment or drug please share it on this Forum.  I'm MELLLLTING!

Laura LeWinn (Lehrich)

Hail, dear old Cheltenham,

Noble and strong.  

Now let us raise our

Hearts to thee in song.  

Thy name shall honored be.  

Long may it live.  

Hail, Alma Mater,

Our hearts to thee we give.                       

I  found these llyrics in our Commencement Exercises program, of                                                             Thursday, June 13, 1963, which I (obviously) still have, enfolded in                                                                     my yearbook.  There is also a second verse.  Does anyone want                                                                       those lyrics?

I

Laura LeWinn (Lehrich)

I did not see Mark Glucksman's post before posting this.  Sorry for the duplication.

Joan Rosenau (Tannebaum)

Not sure why I can temember this and not what I had for breakfast this morning!

Does anyone else  remember this . 

think it's from Elkins park junior high as a fairwell to the principal  excuse texting and I think some words are wrong :

Dr. Wessel we stand in honor

we regret that you must go

but in our hearts fond memories

of the sweet after glow

for three years we've known and loved you

And with you we will depart

But in our heart etc

You will hold a sacred part

And when tonight is through our fondest thoughts of you will never fade from our young memories

We know that you'll be sad but then again be glad because you'll always have the memories of

The class of 1960, we bid you fond fairwell

we bow our heads in tribute as we hear the old school bell