Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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DEDICATION . i We, lhe Class of '36, oledicale This Jrwenly-firsl eclilion of 'rhe l-lixon- ian lo Jess Ferguson. i l-le was born al Ossian, Indiana in l900. There, afler gradualing from college, he slarled his coaching career. Ailer len years of ex- perience in This line Hicksville oblained his services as coach. Through his unririing enlhusiasm he has broughl our learn, as well as our school, lo l'he lop. We lake lhis ololoorlrunily lo show our graliiucle. Tl-IE l-IIXONIAN

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I-IICKSVILLE Hicksville, a lypical small lown io some, buf The lovliesi village of lhe plain lo her naiive sons and daughrers, celebrales her hundrelh birlhday lhis year. Our lillle communily is 'rhe direci resull ol specularion by agenrs of Jrhe Hicks Land Com- pany, who secured fhe land in Jrhis region so lhal' rhey mighl sell lhe lerlile acres al a prolir lo lhe slurdy pioneers migraling from lhe Easlern Slales. Since lhis lerriiory was io be developed and improved, lvlr. John Byran was appoinled manager and general promoier. According io inslruclions he employed assislanls lo survey lhe land and selecl a sire for rhe village. However, liiile progress was made unlil A. P. Edgerlon was engaged lo direcl lhe proiecl: A panorama of several log cabins, siluafed al lhe crossing ol lwo so-called roads greeled Mr. Edgerfron as he approached. Shorjrly alrer his arrival lhis very eiclicieni business man proved his abiliiy by selling a hundred acres of land buf aflrer rhis lransaclion sales were few and lar be- iween. Wilh lhe selllemeni ol a few families, communilry life began. When lhe mail roule was begun in l838 The mail coach arrived al irregular inlervals of +wo weeks. Through Jrhe ellorls of lraveling minislers and evangelisrs who slopped in Hicksville, regu- lar worship services were slarfed. Thus began our principal churches wilh lhe lvleihodisls as rhe lirsr religious body in Hicksville. Wirh Ran-