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

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Gladys Anderson, 40 E. McPherson St., Dayton, O. Ruth Berry, St. Paris, O. Marie Cory Straub, St. Paris. Herbert Brown, St. Paris, O. 1915 Mary Mitchell, 828 S. Webster St., Indianapolis, Ind. Oda Rhynard Marshall, 110 N. Greenmount Ave., Springfield, O. Donald Bollinger, 1919 Indianola Ave., Columbus, 0. Lowell Jones, St. Paris, O. Ralph Klapp, St. Paris, O. Raymond Apple, St. Paris, O. Laurel Gibbs, Urbana, O. Kathleen Kite Brown, St. Paris. Thelma Kite Jones, St. Paris. Lowell Ammon, 5305 Brown’s Place, Pittsburg, Pa. Harold Barger, St. Paris, 0. Harold Carmin, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Mildred Hanback, St. Paris, O. Laura Johnson, St. Paris, 0. Neva Wiant, St. Paris, O. Elva Runkle (deceased) Dale Anderson, R. D. 3, Fort Morgan, Colo. John Barger, St. Paris, 0. Ada Vickrey, Lebanon, Ind. Millard Ammon, 1566 N. High St., Columbus, O. Clela Apple Wibel, St. Paris. Beulah Stone, St. Paris, 0. Martha Taylor, 1401 Beall Ave., Wooster, O. Esther Rose, St. Paris, 0. Lottie Harter, St. Paris, O. Delbert Baugh, St. Paris, O. Gertrude Wiant, St. Paris, O. 1916 Olive Kizer Wibel, St. Paris. Harold Lewis, Troy, 0. Ruth McMorran, Grant Hospital, Columbus. 1917 Gertrude Kite Leammon, Rosewood, O. Leota Runkle, 196 W. First Ave., Columbus, O. Laura Spence, 13 N. Vermont Ave., N. W., Washington D. C. Hazel Lindsey Romiser, 115 West Washington St., Winchester, Ind. 1918 Nat Brown, • In care Motor Mart Garage, Springfield, 0. Walter Barger, St. Paris, 0. 1919 Edna Barger, Millerstown, 0. Ruth Cretors Thobaben, St. Paris, O. Bessie Hamilton, St. Paris, O. Donald Loudenback, Piqua, O. 1920 ' Trixie Apple, St. Paris, 0. Paul Runkle, 196 W. 1st St., Columbus. Cline Currey, Urbana, O. Harold Hill, St. Paris, O. Dale Lee, St. Paris, O. Lucile Pence, St. Paris, O. Burton Allen Taylor, Thomasville, Ga., Box 106. Gladys Tomlin Kite, St. Paris. Keith Cretors (deceased) Dan Tappy, St. Paris, 0. Forest Taylor, 105 E. Rayer Ave., Youngstown, O. Glen Vickrey, In care L. B. Harrison Hotel, Cincinnati, 0. Earl Walborn, St. Paris, O. Owen Harvey, Springfield, O. Marguerite Lee, St. Paris, 0 Helen McBeth, St. Paris, O. Carlton Owens, St. Paris, 0. Wilbur Taylor, St. Paris, 0. Vera Niece Barger, St. Paris. Carroll Smith, 153 W. 8th St., Columbus, O Pearl Urban Lewis, St. Paris. Octave Ammon, 1566 W. High St., Columbus, 0. Paul OfFenbacher, St. Paris, O. Hiram Rushaw, St. Paris, O. Logan Smith, Pittsburg, Pa. 40

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History of Schools HE first school of the town was held at the home of David Huffman, then in a little log cabin as a dwelling. Mr. David White and Mr. Dan Death are said to have been two of the first just north of our village. Next it was held in a little frame building which is today used directors of the last mentioned school. Thirza Furrow Kiser was the first teacher. The result of an election held January 20, 1859 for the selection of three school directors was as follows: Isaac Stoutemeyer 23 votes, Martin Prince 24 votes, and Joseph Buroker 21 votes. In com- paring the votes with those cast now we are aware of the fact that the town has grown. For a short time in 1867 school was held in the Odd Fellows Hall while a brick school building was being erected. It consisted of three stories and contained five rooms, as the third floor was used for chapel only. The building was not rearranged for some time, but the building being so tall it was considered unsafe and the teachers were forced to dismiss school during storms. The next time the building was changed occured in 1890, the third story was taken off and four rooms added to the west of it, making the structure as it stands today, on the old school grounds now known as the Harmon Memorial Park. This building is to remain the property of the public. It was purchased by A. G. Harmon at a public auction and presented by him to the town for park purposes. It will probably be a great satisfaction to many of the older alumni who spent their school days on these grounds to know that they are not to be used for commercial purposes but will be converted into a beautiful park. An item which might be of special interest is the list of the superintendents we have had: James G. Blair 1868-1871 G. W. Miller 1885-1889 E. D. Whitlock 1871-1873 L. I. Morse 1889-1893 W. W. Evans 1873-1874 J. M. Reason 1893-1897 F. M. Porch 1874-1877 G. E. Stephenson... 1897-1904 G. W. Snyder 1877-1880 D. C. Bryant 1904-1907 A. Powell 1880-1881 James Fortney 1907-1913 T. S. Dixon 1881-1883 W. C. Coleman 1913-1916 W. M. Hawes 1883-1885 James Turner ...1916—Now Mr. Turner has had many responsibilities in going through with the erection of the new school building. In this he has given the public valuable services which it should appreciate. G. E. Stephenson holds the record of time spent as superintendent. He was superintendent for seven years. E. D. Whitlock who served from 1871 to 1873 was the father of Brand Whitlock our for-' mer embassador to Belgium. 42