Robert A.G. (Gus) Hankinson:  

I am writing this on behalf of my father, Gus Hankinson from New Baltimore, PA. I decided to google Hamilton, Massachusetts and Carmelite. My father had attended the school for two years and told me about his time there. It was the one of the most difficult but rewarding times he had. Unfortunately my father died of cancer in August 2007. It is with hope that I can reach out to former classmates to find out more stories of my Daddy and his time at Hamilton. Although my father did not complete his time here due to family obligations and graduated from Berlin Brothersvalley High School in 1958, I am hoping that there are still some classmates that will see my post here. My favorite story that Daddy would humor me again and again with was about dinnertime. As I understand even though the meal was served family style, everyone had to be quiet and respectful. Also, everyone received his turn (the first one served changed every meal), However, there seemed to be someone who took too much and the others down the line would get too little. Someone (who is now nameless to me) decided to take matters into their own hands and deter this other person from taking anymore by effectively utilizing his fork that someone...Expand for more