We owe thanks to Tim Hewlings (MCHS 63, see photo on left) for sharing this recording of the Malcolm Campbell High School song with us. Tim Hewlings was with a 1960s band called the Sceptres, who’ve recently released their first album. You can access the mp3 version of the song here: MCHS_Song_mp3 You can also access […]
We owe thanks to Howard Hight for reminding us that we used to sing this song at Malcolm Campbell High School. What reminded him was this recent comment, which I shared with him regarding volunteer work: “Occasionally I work at the limits of my capabilities. Fortunately, I’ve learned to cut back, and from time to […]
With regard to the 1960s at Malcolm Campbell High School, each person has her or his own memories. It’s great to have opportunities to engage in conversations about what those memories are. What middle school and high school students are now reading My main interest in those years, among others, was learning about how words […]
Update: In a recent update, Harry Chan (MCHS ’65) has shared a link for the obituary for Margaret Chan. On the right are photos from the link. [End of update] I’m really keen to share information that I get through emails from people who’ve heard about the Malcolm Campbell High School Sixties Reunion. I […]
Jenning Dai was in my class at Malcolm Campbell High School when we graduated in 1963. He died exactly 50 years ago this month. Cheryl (Casino) Houston (MCHS ’63 – 11D) has noted, in a recent email: “He went to the University of Illinois in Urbana to study aeronautical engineering (from what I remember), but he […]
Howard Hight has let us know about this great MCHS website: http://malcolmcampbellhigh.net
A May 13, 2014 New York Times article is entitled: A Safety Plan With Swedish Logic and City Smarts. The opening paragraphs read: STOCKHOLM — The quest to eradicate serious crashes here began with a happy accident. In 1967, looking to conform to the roadway patterns of its European neighbors, the Swedish government converted its […]
We know a fair amount is know about human memory – what it is, how it works, and how sometimes it fails us. Among other things as Daniel L. Schacter (2001) notes, memory is subject to blocking, misattribution, bias, persistence, and suggestibility. Two good sources, among others, about what research has revealed about memory are […]
In the Comments section at the end of an earlier post about Cartierville School, Ian Roach has added a comment. By way of bringing your attention to his recent message, which I read with much interest, I’ve devoted the current post to Ian’s comment. I believe that the correct spelling for Morison is the version […]