From Tom Buker - a 1954 Kuser Kat

Following is an email I received from Mr. Bob Buker. The Buker family resided on Charlotte Avenue. Leland ("Leon") Buker and his wife Rose were dear friends during my years at St. Anthony's in Hamilton. Tom sent this email, and due to the fact that it refers to Charlotte Wilson Coyle (Kuser 1947), Bob Buker (Kuser 1954), and brother Tom who grew up in the Kuser neighborhood, I felt that it should be included on the Kuser School website. Following is Bob's email:
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Good Morning Tom,
My name is Robert Buker and I am a graduate of Kuser School in 1954. My brother Tom also attended Kuser but graduated from a school in Ewing when we moved there in 1958. He sent me your web site information and I really enjoyed looking at it except for the part about Charlotte Wilson. Charlotte grew up on Charlotte Ave living next to my Grandparents who resided at 11 Charlotte Ave. My grandparents were Rose and Leland Buker. My parents Leon and Ruth Buker, my brother Tom and I lived at 46 Charlotte Ave. I spent a lot of time with the Wilson’s over the years and Charlotte was my baby sitter on numerous occasions and I remember her playing the piano in their living room. When ever I would see her I would call her Fo Fo. I called her that because when I was very young I could not say Charlotte. It has been years since the last time I have seen her but she was always a special person and always laughed when I called her FoFo. Charlotte was a close friend to my Aunt, Margarite Curran (Buker) who at 91 resides in Morris Hall. I am very sorry to find that she passed away.

I wanted to let you know that I have the 1954 graduation class photo at Kuser School. I am going to try to scan this photo in and send it to you. I think I can identify a lot of the people pictured in it. I went to school with the same kids at at Kuser for 8 grades then 3 years at Hamilton and then we moved to Ewing and graduated from Ewing HIGH IN 1959. I will email you the photo and I will look for others that I might have from Kuser.

Bob Buker

1951: Kuser Class of 1951 Photo

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Long live the neighborhood school! I see Alex Bencivengo, Dave Sneath, Billy Mozer, Eddie Peterson, , and as I looked real close I think I also recognize Bobby Goodwin in the second row, far left.

1955: Kuser School Safety Patrol 1954-1955

This is 1/3 of the entire class photo. In order to maintain a very legible scan it has been segmented into 3 parts. The original class photo would be much to large to fit in this window, and the details in the photo nearly impossible to see.

SEGMENT 2 OF 3 BELOW

THANKS TO JIM GELTCH FOR CORRECTING THE YEAR OF THIS PHOTO. JIM IS A KUSER CLASS OF 1956 ALUMNUS, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PHOTO IS THE SAFETY PATROL FOR THE 1954-1955 SCHOOL YEAR.
MANY THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION, JIM.

1955: Kuser Safety Patrol, 1954-1955 Part 2

See part 3 below

THANKS TO JIM GELTCH FOR CORRECTING THE YEAR OF THIS PHOTO. JIM IS A KUSER CLASS OF 1956 ALUMNUS, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PHOTO IS THE SAFETY PATROL FOR THE 1954-1955 SCHOOL YEAR.
MANY THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION, JIM.

1955: Kuser Safety Patrol, 1954-1955 Part 3

This is the 3rd of 3 segments.

THANKS TO JIM GELTCH FOR CORRECTING THE YEAR OF THIS PHOTO. JIM IS A KUSER CLASS OF 1956 ALUMNUS, AND HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PHOTO IS THE SAFETY PATROL FOR THE 1954-1955 SCHOOL YEAR.
MANY THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION, JIM.

1949: MY WEEKLY READER!

Few indeed are the "Kuser Kats" who didn't subscribe to the "My Weekly Reader." It was a staple for most kids in the 40's in Hamilton Township grammar schools, and indeed schools throughout the nation. Ahh.....sweet memories of those dear old golden rule days.

1938: My Classmate, Karen Peterson

Here she is, the girl with whom I went through 12 years of school. We began our education right here at Kuser School, class of '47 and then to Hamilton High, class of '51.