Norine's Notes

CCH Class of 1960

I attended Central Catholic High School in Ft. Lauderdale and graduated in 1960. Those were wonderful years for me and my classmates, filled with learning and fun, but lacking many of the stressors that today’s youth have to face.

Our teachers were memorable and good. They gave us an excellent education and preparation for life.

I will always be thankful for my high school years and experiences.

Our class has celebrated many reunions over the years and now we look forward to our forty-fifth. A big bash is being planned for October, 2005 in Ft. Lauderdale.

I hope many of my classmates will send me information about them, and pictures, to share on this site. This could be an opportunity to reminisce about those special years between 1956 and 1960, and a way to catch up on what each of us has been doing for the past 45 years.

Come on gang – keep me busy now posting your stories, which can be long or short, and your pictures , which can be many or none. I look forward to hearing from you.

Hope the following may stir up your memories and creative juices:

IT WAS GOOD

Were you a kid in the Fifties or earlier? Everybody makes fun of

Our childhood! Comedians joke. Grandkids snicker. Twenty-something's shudder and say "Eeeew!" But was our childhood really all that bad? Judge for yourself:

In 1953 The US population was less than 150 million... Yet you knew more people then, and knew them better... And that was good.

The average annual salary was under $3,000... Yet our parents could put some of it away for a rainy day and still live a decent life... And that was good

A loaf of bread cost about 15 cents... But it was safe for a five-year-old to skate to the store and buy one... And that was good.

Prime-Time meant I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet, Gunsmoke and Lassie. Nobody ever heard of ratings or filters. And that was good.

We didn't have air-conditioning... So the windows stayed up and half a dozen mothers ran outside when you fell off your bike... And that was good.

Your teacher was either Miss Matthews or Mrs. Logan or Mr. Adkins... But not Ms Becky or Mr. Dan... And that was good.

The only hazardous material you knew about was a patch of grassburrs around the light pole at the corner. And that was good.

You loved to climb into a fresh bed because sheets were dried on the clothesline. And that was good.

People generally lived in the same hometown with their relatives. "Child care" meant grandparents or aunts and uncles. And that was good.

Parents were respected and their rules were law. Children did not talk back. And that was good.

TV was in black-and-white.but all outdoors was in glorious color. And that was certainly good.

Your Dad knew how to adjust everybody's carburetor. \The Dad next door knew how to adjust all the TV knobs. And that was very good.

Your grandma grew snap beans in the back yard and chickens behind the garage. And that was definitely good.

And just when you were about to do something really bad, chances were you'd run into your Dad's high school coach, or the nosy old lady from up the street, or your little sister's piano teacher, or somebody from Church, all of whom knew your parents' phone number and YOUR first name. And even THAT was good!

Remember your school days and the General Knowledge Tests?

Below is a comparison of the GK tests we faced in our school days and the one our next generations might have to face.

THEN 1. Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India' ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) M K Gandhi

NOW 1. Where would you find the author of the book 'Discovery of India?

(a) www.india.co.in <http://www.india.co.in

(b) www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com

(d) www.discovery.com <http://www.discovery.com

THEN 2. The wolf belongs to which of the following category of animals:

(a) The cat family (b) The Rodents

NOW 2. Which of the following web-site gives complete info on wolf?

(a) www.wolf.com

(b) www.yahoo.com\animals\wolf.htm

(d)www.search.com\cgi-bin\query

THEN 3. Which of the following is fastest?

(a) Horse (b) Cheetah (c) Deer (d) Rabbit

NOW 3. Which of the following is fastest?

(a) T2 line (b) 56k modem (c) 2MbpsVSAT (d) E1 Connection

THEN 4. How much time does it take for a car going at 40mph to cover 160 miles?

(a) 4 Hrs (b) 1 Hour (c) 2 Hrs (d) 30 mins

NOW 4. How much time does it take to download a 40MB mpeg using a 28k modem?

(a) Less than 2hrs (b) More than 3 Hrs c) More than 5 hrs.

THEN 5. Which of the following is NOT one of the Wonders of the World?

(a) The Taj Mahal (b) The Leaning Tower of Pisa

NOW 5. Which of the following is NOT a search engine?

(a) Yahoo (b) Altavista (c) MSN (d) Search

THEN 6. Which of the following countries has the highest population?

(a) USA (b) China ( c) India (d) Canada

NOW 6. Which of the following has the highest number of subscribers?

(a) AOL (b) Hotmail (c) ICQ (d) MS Messenger

THEN 7. What do the following abbreviations stand for?

UNO CIA GMT BBC

NOW 7. What do the following abbreviations stand for?

URL HTTP JPEG AVI

THEN 8.Match the columns:

A B

Japan London

USA New Delhi

India Tokyo

England Washington

NOW 8. Match the columns

A B

Navigator Symantec

Explorer Netscape

Visual Cafe Intel

Pentium Microsoft

THEN 9. Write a Formal Letter in reply to an invitation to a function. Bring out the differences between this letter and a Business letter.

NOW 9. Describe the steps to reply to an e-mail, inviting you for an on-line-chat. Also mention how would you 'forward' it to a group of 20 people.

THEN 10. Write a brief essay on 'My Pet Dog'

NOW 10. Write a brief essay on 'My Web-Page'

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Norine's Notes

CCH Class of 1960

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