tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4774809044098178523..comments2024-03-29T06:12:51.644-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday: GraduationFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-46538737954088224562015-05-31T12:13:26.231-05:002015-05-31T12:13:26.231-05:00Love these old photos. Thanks for sharing them.Love these old photos. Thanks for sharing them.Sweet Posy Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915541210527642552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60433181891077594602015-05-29T10:17:23.458-05:002015-05-29T10:17:23.458-05:00You know, the best part is probably the developing...You know, the best part is probably the developing part :-D. thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53265281265047098432015-05-29T10:17:23.001-05:002015-05-29T10:17:23.001-05:00You know, the best part is probably the developing...You know, the best part is probably the developing part :-D. thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-29557025525677860392015-05-29T10:17:19.579-05:002015-05-29T10:17:19.579-05:00You know, the best part is probably the developing...You know, the best part is probably the developing part :-D. thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21164746586919004632015-05-28T00:56:11.964-05:002015-05-28T00:56:11.964-05:00You make me laugh. ( I hope that's OK)You make me laugh. ( I hope that's OK)Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45980621069311518322015-05-27T23:45:38.584-05:002015-05-27T23:45:38.584-05:00Bet everyone cheered when your friend Pam Z crosse...Bet everyone cheered when your friend Pam Z crossed the stage!<br /><br />Wonderful pics...wonderful to relive those memories..the "picture tree"--how true! I see we aren't the only ones...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27750318629607898942015-05-27T19:56:01.191-05:002015-05-27T19:56:01.191-05:00I love a post with old pictures. You had beautiful...I love a post with old pictures. You had beautiful hair. I laughed about getting the film developed in 1970. We used to do that too. In fact, one of us would find a roll of film in a drawer and not know what was on it until we carried it to the drug store to be developed. Boy, have times changed!Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37283774125473931362015-05-27T18:55:54.177-05:002015-05-27T18:55:54.177-05:00Connie....I had to laugh, your mom and I share a t...Connie....I had to laugh, your mom and I share a tendency to develop film late to say the least. Made me smile, made me laugh....a good thing on a stormy Michigan day.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808536630347167295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82841662042392010142015-05-27T18:27:03.319-05:002015-05-27T18:27:03.319-05:0047 years would be more accurate but I always was s...47 years would be more accurate but I always was sloppy in math. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80767358537304308822015-05-27T18:22:35.126-05:002015-05-27T18:22:35.126-05:00I can still feel that feeling of being released fr...I can still feel that feeling of being released from jail. I did well in school but the whole thing seemed too demanding. I can go to class reunions and still be put into the same person as I was in school. I have really changed a lot in almost 49 years. The grey is good. We had bright purple. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63190314703072318442015-05-27T15:22:15.229-05:002015-05-27T15:22:15.229-05:00Love the gowns... thank goodness they had changed ...Love the gowns... thank goodness they had changed things or the grey ones wore out before I graduated :) Yikes no film - oops. Thank goodness those days are gone!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138747690602990437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43492635303939928562015-05-27T15:10:30.223-05:002015-05-27T15:10:30.223-05:00Fine looking crew there. I can't say I could ...Fine looking crew there. I can't say I could name many of my graduation class of about 500 plus. Harding High School 1959...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58666242291328330912015-05-27T12:03:57.841-05:002015-05-27T12:03:57.841-05:00Finishing high school was a very exciting time. Ye...Finishing high school was a very exciting time. Yes some of what was done looks kind of dumb now but we were only 17 when we planned graduation. I finished highschool in 1957!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90708270560873187312015-05-27T11:01:31.402-05:002015-05-27T11:01:31.402-05:00Loved the story and photos so much, that I lifted ...Loved the story and photos so much, that I lifted (stole) your idea for my blog today.<br /><br />Our school song: March Forever On, written by a student way back in the teens or twenties. If we had a class flower or colors, I don't remember. School colors, blue and gold. Our gowns were a dark grey. Thanks for stirring up the memories.marluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933107449114317646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-3152769150467350532015-05-27T09:33:46.099-05:002015-05-27T09:33:46.099-05:00Yes she did, she just forgot to put film in the ca...Yes she did, she just forgot to put film in the camera. Your mother is a dunce:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-8793039818915356862015-05-27T09:23:03.637-05:002015-05-27T09:23:03.637-05:00Enjoyed seeing your graduation photos! Yes, my mo...Enjoyed seeing your graduation photos! Yes, my mom would keep film in her camera forever and then develop it months later. Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-73007343557370799032015-05-27T08:06:06.345-05:002015-05-27T08:06:06.345-05:00A crooked lawyer? Oh no . . . Your hair looks cut...A crooked lawyer? Oh no . . . Your hair looks cute. I wonder if the roll of film was new for your graduation, but didn't get used up until later, hence the 1970 developed film. I was the only accompanist for my high school choir and band, so I played the piano during graduation. It was a Thursday night and the next Monday I started college: two summer classes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66409947120798887002015-05-27T08:02:23.354-05:002015-05-27T08:02:23.354-05:00What lovely photos of your graduation! My mother d...What lovely photos of your graduation! My mother didn't take any photos of me on my graduation day. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648136604369527102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54537015852554319852015-05-27T08:00:07.809-05:002015-05-27T08:00:07.809-05:00We graduated the same year: my class was tiny - 10...We graduated the same year: my class was tiny - 10 students, 5 boys and 5 girls.Tired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285635623675889289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40487728819039465822015-05-27T07:42:28.793-05:002015-05-27T07:42:28.793-05:00I don't remember having any graduation ceremon...I don't remember having any graduation ceremony but we must have. My school had thousands who graduated and I was moving away in a week. Not exactly anything to remember, so I'll enjoy yours instead. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-51689701316458344242015-05-27T07:37:01.596-05:002015-05-27T07:37:01.596-05:00I wonder how many people actually remember anythin...I wonder how many people actually remember anything about the graduation speeches? I know I certainly don't. Mine was in 1968. I cried afterwards because I didn't want to leave that last time...loved school. Unlike home, it was the place I was accepted, acknowledged, appreciated, and validated.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-39606220160279493412015-05-27T07:35:55.566-05:002015-05-27T07:35:55.566-05:00There always has to be a senior choir at graduatio...There always has to be a senior choir at graduation, right. At my granddaughter's graduation a week ago, there was a soloist even, and I'm sure you couldn't be more tone death than she was. How fun to reminisce with you at your graduation, but gray gowns?Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21308920444762110462015-05-27T07:28:09.305-05:002015-05-27T07:28:09.305-05:00I bet the choir sounded pretty good - I don't ...I bet the choir sounded pretty good - I don't recall my high school graduation motto - if they even had one - heck, I barely recall any of it. It must have been a snooze-fest.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58140384705082399612015-05-27T04:56:52.073-05:002015-05-27T04:56:52.073-05:00I remember how l-o-n-g the ceremony was, too! And...I remember how l-o-n-g the ceremony was, too! And there was s baccalaureate service the night before that was even longer! And funny how we picked out all those "class" things that seemed important then and so silly now. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-56131396943839723002015-05-27T04:06:07.720-05:002015-05-27T04:06:07.720-05:00I really hated school....I was so bashful. Here i...I really hated school....I was so bashful. Here in the south, Graduation was so very hot/humid and LONG! I enjoyed your memories and photos. Our high school grad. song was "I Did It My Way" - a stupid choice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com