Dogwood Hollow: 1954-'55
by Jay Dubya 
New schools, changing environments, new towns and different friends can all be
traumatic experiences for any kid struggling through maturation. From fifth
grade through high school graduation I had attended six different schools and
so, like a Darwinian chameleon, I had learned to adapt to new situations as
second nature. I had discovered plenty about human "social survival," which can
be just as treacherous as battling for physical dominance in the animal kingdom.
Before 1954 my early youth was rather nondescript. At age ten I recall helping
out with chores at my grandparents' farm market on Route 30 in Hammonton,
playing Little League baseball for DiDonato's Bowling, and being very sad
leaving childhood friends at St. Joseph's School.
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