Hadley Tech Classmates – 1955 | Grandma’s Stories

Oct 2nd Hadley Tech Classmates – 1955

This is the class room that I attended during the afternoons while working the split shift as a telephone operator for the Telephone Co.

Looks like a good number of these men are Vets – finishing their education – just like me looking to get that important piece of paper – “the Diploma!”

The Instructor is the man standing on the left – looks like he is helping a student with something important the other man standing is an instructor and there was a woman instructor who is not in this picture but in another that I have.

The atmosphere was very casual as you can see – the hours you were in school – were usually one afternoon – at least that was the case for me – took my assignments home and did a lot of reading . Sometimes during the split shifts – I just went to the “Break Room” to do my studies – until it was time for me to start the second part of that day’s shift. No sense to go home and then have to take the bus and street car back to work in the same day? One does have to learn to save a “dime” or two along the road to making a living – that will be worthwhile!