wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:03:37 -0500, HK wrote:

New Haven. School prayer was *kaput* at my school by the fifth grade,
and if memory serves, there was no "pledge" in junior high or high
school. We weren't much into desk diving, either. In fact, I remember my
7th Grade science teacher telling us that since we lived in New Haven,
where much military armament was made, and where many machine tools were
made, we were on the prime target list anyway, and would certainly be
vaporized if a nuclear war started.

I was in DC, in the 50s that was going to be the first bomb. We still
did the duck and cover exercise ... in the hall, not under your desk
with all those windows. We were in 2d grade and still knew it was a
dumb idea. Ince it was clear the Soviets had a deliverable hydrogen
bomb they cut all of that out.(that was the "kiss your ass goodbye"
joke).
We did have the pledge and the lords prayer until middle school. (1960
or so). I don't know if that was a PC thing or just a middle school
thing.



We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a lot of
community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long before it
happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled within the school
system, but I do know that at the grammar school I attended, it just
stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I got to junior high (we
had seventh through ninth junior high in those days, no more, though),
there was no morning standing and pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!

HK wrote:

We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a lot of
community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long before it
happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled within the school
system, but I do know that at the grammar school I attended, it just
stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I got to junior high (we
had seventh through ninth junior high in those days, no more, though),
there was no morning standing and pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!

Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular public
school calendar?

BAR wrote:
HK wrote:

We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a lot
of community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long before it
happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled within the
school system, but I do know that at the grammar school I attended, it
just stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I got to junior
high (we had seventh through ninth junior high in those days, no more,
though), there was no morning standing and pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!

Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular public
school calendar?



Fight to get a day off from school eliminated? Unlike you, I was smart
enough to graduate from high school.

HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:

We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a lot
of community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long before it
happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled within the
school system, but I do know that at the grammar school I attended,
it just stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I got to junior
high (we had seventh through ninth junior high in those days, no
more, though), there was no morning standing and pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!

Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular
public school calendar?



Fight to get a day off from school eliminated? Unlike you, I was smart
enough to graduate from high school.

What happened to your secular society Mr. Yale graduate, Dr. MD Wife,
36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat, worked for a General (which side we
still don't know) during the Vietnam war, offered a big job in the Nixon
administration, owned a big Hatteras? Did I forget the smartest son of a
bitch on earth too?

With me you get the truth but, with you we get the lie of the moment.

TOP POSTED ON PURPOSE.......

Harry is a legend in his own mind. He fancies himself a wit. He's only
half right.


"BAR" wrote in message
. ..
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:

We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a
lot of community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long
before it happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled
within the school system, but I do know that at the grammar school
I attended, it just stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I
got to junior high (we had seventh through ninth junior high in
those days, no more, though), there was no morning standing and
pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!

Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular
public school calendar?



Fight to get a day off from school eliminated? Unlike you, I was
smart enough to graduate from high school.

What happened to your secular society Mr. Yale graduate, Dr. MD Wife,
36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat, worked for a General (which side we
still don't know) during the Vietnam war, offered a big job in the
Nixon administration, owned a big Hatteras? Did I forget the smartest
son of a bitch on earth too?

With me you get the truth but, with you we get the lie of the moment.

Lu Powell wrote:
TOP POSTED ON PURPOSE.......

Harry is a legend in his own mind. He fancies himself a wit. He's only
half right.


"BAR" wrote in message
. ..
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a
lot of community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long
before it happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled
within the school system, but I do know that at the grammar school
I attended, it just stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I
got to junior high (we had seventh through ninth junior high in
those days, no more, though), there was no morning standing and
pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!
Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular
public school calendar?


Fight to get a day off from school eliminated? Unlike you, I was
smart enough to graduate from high school.
What happened to your secular society Mr. Yale graduate, Dr. MD Wife,
36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat, worked for a General (which side we
still don't know) during the Vietnam war, offered a big job in the
Nixon administration, owned a big Hatteras? Did I forget the smartest
son of a bitch on earth too?

With me you get the truth but, with you we get the lie of the moment.

I remember, quite a few years ago, being warned that if you tangled
with Harry you would end up on the floor in a pool of blood. Well I am
not afraid of Harry. I see through him and he is nothing but a mean old
man who resents the world for passing him by.

On Jan 28, 10:39*pm, BAR wrote:
Lu Powell wrote:
TOP POSTED ON PURPOSE.......

Harry is a legend in his own mind. He fancies himself a wit. He's only
half right.

"BAR" wrote in message
...
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
We had a very progressive mayor in the mid-1950s, and there was a
lot of community pressure to "dump" school prayer locally long
before it happened nationally. I don't recall how it was handled
within the school system, but I do know that at the grammar school
I attended, it just stopped in about the fifth grade. By the time I
got to junior high (we had seventh through ninth junior high in
those days, no more, though), there was no morning standing and
pledging.

One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!
Did you fight to get that religious holiday taken off the secular
public school calendar?

Fight to get a day off from school eliminated? Unlike you, I was
smart enough to graduate from high school.
What happened to your secular society Mr. Yale graduate, Dr. MD Wife,
36' Zimmerman like Lobsta' boat, worked for a General (which side we
still don't know) during the Vietnam war, offered a big job in the
Nixon administration, owned a big Hatteras? Did I forget the smartest
son of a bitch on earth too?

With me you get the truth but, with you we get the lie of the moment.

I remember, quite a few *years ago, being warned that if you tangled
with Harry you would end up on the floor in a pool of blood. Well I am
not afraid of Harry. I see through him and he is nothing but a mean old
man who resents the world for passing him by.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah, and now you see what you get when you answer one of Joes drunken
queries. Someone like him questioning my parenting skills or yours is
just obsurd. He shows all the signs of an abused child, gone to the
bottle. Pitiful, but he seems to deserve his self loathing, brings it
on himself I am sure...

"HK" wrote in message
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One of the delights of New Haven in those days was the mish-mash of
cultures and religions, to the point where no group or sect really
dominated. The public schools did close, though, on the Jewish high
holidays, for which everyone was thankful!



The only kid in my grammar school days that didn't do "the pledge" quietly
stood in the back of the room while the rest of us went through the morning
ritual.

I remember asking him one day why he didn't do it. (this was like 5th
grade) He told me he was a Jehovah's Witness and they didn't believe in
it.

I didn't know what a Jehovah's Witness was from the man in the moon, but I
thought it was cool and said, "Ok".

Eisboch