Comments on: Information Needed From ACS Students http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/information-needed-from-acs-students Saigon Kids and Alumni of American Community School Saigon (1955 - 1975) - Kind Words Go A Long Way Tue, 22 May 2012 00:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/information-needed-from-acs-students/comment-page-1#comment-3962 Admin Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:19:20 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=1316#comment-3962 Bruce - Thank you! According to Newspaper reports of the school closing the building was completed about 2 weeks before the evacuation began, which would time frame it's completion around the middle to 3rd week of January. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the picture from the 1965 Gecko showing the building nearly completed; and, a copy of the article about the hospital dedication? Thank you for your input and contribution. Much appreciated! :) Bob Bruce – Thank you! According to Newspaper reports of the school closing the building was completed about 2 weeks before the evacuation began, which would time frame it’s completion around the middle to 3rd week of January. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the picture from the 1965 Gecko showing the building nearly completed; and, a copy of the article about the hospital dedication?

Thank you for your input and contribution. Much appreciated! :)

Bob

]]> By: Bruce Berger http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/information-needed-from-acs-students/comment-page-1#comment-3961 Bruce Berger Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:51:28 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=1316#comment-3961 The construction site in the '64 Gecko is the Gym/Cafeteria building. In the '65 Gecko(which wasn't distributed until late '67 at the earliest, there is also a picture, showing the building was nearly completed at the time the picture was taken. I believe that at the time of the evacuation, we were within days of moving in to the new building. The '65 Gecko doesn't have any additional information regarding the building, although it does have a copy of an article about the dedication of the hospital on May 12th. That article mentions the gym. The construction site in the ’64 Gecko is the Gym/Cafeteria building. In the ’65 Gecko(which wasn’t distributed until late ’67 at the earliest, there is also a picture, showing the building was nearly completed at the time the picture was taken. I believe that at the time of the evacuation, we were within days of moving in to the new building. The ’65 Gecko doesn’t have any additional information regarding the building, although it does have a copy of an article about the dedication of the hospital on May 12th. That article mentions the gym.

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/information-needed-from-acs-students/comment-page-1#comment-3959 Admin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:04:15 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=1316#comment-3959 Jim - Thank you! This is what I was trying to figure out. In the 1964 Gecko Yearbook there is a 2 page picture of the school. In the picture there is a construction site in the field to the right of the Admin Building. Based on your information, it appears this would have been the new Gym/Cafeteria building under construction at the time the picture was taken. Later photos of 3rd Field Hospital show the completed building. But, I wasn't sure (until now) if that was a building added after the conversion to 3rd Field or was the last building added to the school. News reports during the closing of the school say the building was a Gym and Cafeteria. A few photos, comments, and articles about 3rd Field also reference a building that was previously the ACS Gym building. Now we know where the ACS Gym was - LOL :) Boy Oh Boy, the school sure did grow fast after I departed in early 1961. Bruce, Alice, myself and other contributors have almost finished piecing together the 'growth' and expansion of the school. We'll add it to the Wikipedia article once we've documented it. Thank you for your input and contributions, Jim. Much appreciated! :) Bob Jim – Thank you! This is what I was trying to figure out. In the 1964 Gecko Yearbook there is a 2 page picture of the school. In the picture there is a construction site in the field to the right of the Admin Building. Based on your information, it appears this would have been the new Gym/Cafeteria building under construction at the time the picture was taken. Later photos of 3rd Field Hospital show the completed building. But, I wasn’t sure (until now) if that was a building added after the conversion to 3rd Field or was the last building added to the school. News reports during the closing of the school say the building was a Gym and Cafeteria. A few photos, comments, and articles about 3rd Field also reference a building that was previously the ACS Gym building. Now we know where the ACS Gym was – LOL :)

Boy Oh Boy, the school sure did grow fast after I departed in early 1961.

Bruce, Alice, myself and other contributors have almost finished piecing together the ‘growth’ and expansion of the school. We’ll add it to the Wikipedia article once we’ve documented it.

Thank you for your input and contributions, Jim. Much appreciated! :)

Bob

]]> By: Jim Cooper http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/information-needed-from-acs-students/comment-page-1#comment-3957 Jim Cooper Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:56:10 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=1316#comment-3957 This building indeed was completed and was situated across from the admin building, in the field to the right as you faced the front of the school (would that have been to the north?) and pretty close to the street. In January the elementary classes were taken over to the building for orientation, and we were told that we would begin having gym classes for the first time at ACS sometime thereafter...but of course the evacuation got in the way of all that. I don't recall if there was a cafeteria in the building. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures or documentation, but will do some web research for same. This building indeed was completed and was situated across from the admin building, in the field to the right as you faced the front of the school (would that have been to the north?) and pretty close to the street. In January the elementary classes were taken over to the building for orientation, and we were told that we would begin having gym classes for the first time at ACS sometime thereafter…but of course the evacuation got in the way of all that. I don’t recall if there was a cafeteria in the building. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures or documentation, but will do some web research for same.

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