Johnson St Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Saint Paris, OH)

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The Class of ’71 lP'TY years. It requires some applied skill to recall past experiences of a half century. It is a task that should be performed only by one capable, or inclined to recall past incidents. Perhaps the realization that there is but one remaining member of the class of ’71 leaves the strongest imprint. It is gratifying to know that this class, has left an influence for good, that has been, and still is, unfolding for the higher achievements of life. The erection and completion of the new three story school building in the west section of Saint Paris, was quite an event. The teachers throughout the building were selected without question, with great care. Through the influence of Doctor Musson, Professor Blair of Virginia accepted the invitation from the Board, and was elected superintendent. He was highly educated and through his influence many from the surrounding country attended school. The second year found sixty pupils enrolled in High School. Our auditorium was the whole of the third floor, where the entire school convened each morn- ing for chapel exercises. Class plays, societies and amusements were also held in this room, not so unlike the present day. The class of ’71 was prepared for graduation, but, in some way never satisfactorily explained, were deprived of that privilege. The first class to have the distinction of grad uating and receiving diplomas, was the one going out from the school in 1879. The wife of Rev. E. D. Smith was a member of that class. The first Alumni association of the Saint Paris High School was organized in 1892. The class of ’71, W. H. Walborn of the class of ’72, and F. A. Fromme of the class of ’77 were solicited and be- came honorary members of the association. Among the Alumni of our school are found many whom Saint Paris should be justly proud, for they have been more than ordinarily successful in life. As we are looking with pleasure at our past record, surely we are improving the present, and the assurance that honest conscientious effort will inspire every member of our high school with energy and determination, and with the united aid from all, will certainly bring success for the future. The Class of ’79 HE year 1879 produced the first class to graduate from Saint Paris High School. The class though small in numbers, consisting of only four, Mrs. Ida Knull Smith, Mr. Frank Fromme, I. N. McAllister and Mrs. Emma Northcutt Talbot, who had completed the course before but had had no commencement exercises until ’79, was by no means lacking in knowledge and wisdom. They have G. W. Snyder and D. H. McDaniel to thank for their efficient training and especially for those examinations which occured at least once a month. This class studied Algebra, Latin, Phy- sical Geography, Arithmetic, etc. with as much zeal and ambition as we do now. Literary was another pleasure of which they were not deprived, there were two societies at the time. The school house was three stories high and on third floor there was but Qne room. What might have happened there some times we can only imagine. Rev. E. D. Smith preached the Baccalaureate sermon in the Lutheran church. After the class became scattered, Mrs. Ida Smith is now in Saint Paris, Frank Fromme in Elcanto, California, I. N. McAllister’s present residence is not known, and Mrs. Talbot in Omaha, Nebraska. 30 —M. K. L.

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 1921 The Class of 83 HAT we should wear to Commencement, the Baccalaureate, the Junior-Senior Reception, |)7 and the Alumni Banquet, did not cause the members of Class ’83 any great worry. We were only three boys, and there was no reception and no banquet, and our “Sunday Clothes” were elastic enough to cover the other two events. On the road to graduation the girls had kept us company until the last year. One by one they fell by the wayside, as did also many other boys; probably disheartened more by the constant shifting in the course of study, and in the personnel of the faculty, than by the rate at which we traveled. In our four years in the High School we had three superintendents. And just to think! In our Junior year, after we had studied latin and higher algebra and geometry and all those other intellectual and finishing studies the “new” superintendent told us that we did not know how to spell and do arithmetic; and he made us study Webster’s High School Dictionary and Brook’s Normal Higher Arithmetic. We did not mind that so much as we had studied only Stoddard’s, Ray’s, Milne’s and White’s arithmetics in the grades. But do you know that since I have been figuring out the problems of life, I am almost glad that we had the mathematical accumulation, and I really believe I could have stood a course in dictionary even in the senior year. I rejoice that the members of this class, John W. Millette, U. F. Pond- and the writer, are all liv- ing and enjoying reasonably good health. —G. V. Fromme. The Class of ’03 HHE Class of 1905 consisted of eight girls and one boy: Alma Leedom, who won class honors, Mary G. Leedom, Alta Haines, Elizabeth McMorran, Hattie Mott, Lucile Frazier, Bessie Faulkner, Nellie Magovern, Garnard Jones. The quality of the teaching of Prof. D. C. Bryant, Miss Florence Hunter, D. 0. Brelsford and T. R. Davies, spoke at the Commencement. The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev. W. W. Kennerly of the Lutheran church. On Thursday evening, May 25th, the Union Opera House was filled. The stage was beautifully decorated in blue and white, the class colors. The artistic arrangement was due to the good taste of the Junior Class, consisting of Regina McMorran, Nelle Culley, Ralph Garrette and Earl Zerkle. The young ladies of the class wore common blue calico, made in shirt waist suits with white collars and ties. The class flag had a history, being made by the class during their Freshman year. To them their flag was indeed a beloved emblem. Death has claimed one very loyal member of the class. The Class of 1905 gave their earnest support to the St. Paris High School and they will ever have pleasant memories of the good Old High School Days. —Lucile Frazier. The Class of ’ 1 0 NE of the most important events in the history of S. P. H. S. took place the first of Sep- tember, 1906, when twenty bright and promising Freshmen entered High School. We were called green and no doubt looked the part, especially to our upper classmen. We were soon informed that we were to have a class meeting to elect our officers. This we did by electing Earl W. Guthridge, President. He was a very efficient “prexy” consequently re- tained this office throughout the four years. The other officers seemed to be lacking in their duties 31