Ray Noble:  

OK, write a story, they ask. Sounds more like Mrs. Marlette asking for a term paper for senior year English. Or Ms. Moss in 10th grade English. How about Mr. Adler asking for poetry? Now Mr. Adler is a complete story in his own right. I had several meetings, lunches, and chance encounters with Mr.Adler, Phd. He left BHS after receiving his doctorate and taught at Oakland University. He also wrote children's books, I have several signed original copies. Great man, I miss him and his stories. There are numerous things I miss about the good old days, one is my hair. I traded stories with Larry Crotts about the hair he had at Anderson and Berkley and a lecture we received from the gym teachers. I miss the teachers who tried their best to drive home an important issue, a math equation, or a rule. I miss my 10th grade world history teacher Miss Redmond. She made us learn the difference between Shia and Suni Muslims. Quite appropriate for the world we live in today. Did she know how important it would be? I miss all of you, the students who were going through the years, my classmates. I have memories galore. It would take more space than allotted to put it into words. I would find it extremely difficult to single out one person or one event to talk about, there's just too many. I miss places like Hagelsteins Bakery, The Wayne Oak...Expand for more