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

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6T H lb P A and you have a good class, but this one was an exception to the rule as could be proven by the one lone boy, whose life was made miserable by six girls’ teasing. They, like all the Seniors before them, watched their chance when the janitor’s back was turned, to climb to the belfry and write their names with the many already there. Oh! sure! they were calle 1 for it and remind- CLASS OF The class of 1902, four boys and four girls were instructed by George Stephen- son anl Florence Hunter. Only two of these received grade education in the town school. The others were Patterson grad- uates from country schools. No parties were held but a class spirit was expressed in a flag of gold and which proudly waved over the school house. But only for a short time and then .1 isappeared. The graduating exercises were held in the Opera House. The entire high school seated upon the stage furnished music. Mrs. Emily Little was in charge. The class wore Oxford caps and gowns and deliver- ed original orations. During the program an upper window CLASS Although it was the first Monday morning in September 1917, it seems that it was only yesterday that a group of girls and boys stood eagerly waiting for the old bell to ring to summon them into high school as “Freshies.” How excited we were for we were about to take the biggest step in our young lives. We were ushered into the green room and our teachers were: Miss Esther Kail, as principal and Miss Corina Jackman, as- sistant principal and Supt. J. H. Fortney. We got along very nicely during our Fresh- man year and before we knew it we were Sophomores. This year Harold Barger joined our class. We also had a new superintendent, Mr. W. C. Coleman, with Miss Jackman principal and Ruth Manwell, assistant. As we entere.1 our Junior year, Elva Runlde joined our class. During the year our class helped in a musical given under the direction of Supt. W. C. Coleman, held at the Baptist church. These three years passed by so quick- ly that before we realized it we were dig- Rd I rf I „9 f N ed of the old maxim, “Fools names, etc.-’ Professor Reason wrote a poem to the class, “We Are Seven.” Being very appro- priate, it was placed on the Commence- ment invitations. All the members of class ’97 are still living. —Minnie Lippencott Cretors. 1902 at the rear of the house opened and a large black object entered and remained near the ceiling for a few moments. It was the gold and white flag bordered with black. Again it disappeared and has never been seen since. The class was composed of the follow- ing: Arthur Ballinger, 0. G. Jones, Profes- sor, Toledo University, Toledo; Marley Leathley, architect, Springfield; Warren Stevens, accountant, Columbus; Mrs. Es- tella Sturgeon West of St. Paris; Mae Nor- man, now wife of Emerson Clem, professor; Hattie Mahan, wife of Charles Hunter, farmer; Zephyr Deaton, wife of Neil Mc- Morran, farmer. —Mrs. Zephyr McMorran. OF 1917 nified Seniors, our last year in old S. P. H. S. This year we had a new corps of teachers, Supt. J. M. Turner, Miss Blanche I-owther, principal and Miss Florence Wy. man, assistant. Hazel Lindsey enrolled in our class. This was a very busy year for us. Most of the class were in an operet- ta, “Windmills of Holland” under the direc- tion of Mis3 Florence Jones, our music teacher. Our class now numbered seventeen, seven girls and ten boys. It seems that seven was our number as there were seven that started to school together, seven girls seventeen in our class and graduatel in 1917. Our class was the largest to graduate in the history of the school, so we decided to give a class play, the first to be given by any class. We chose “Professor Pepp,” which was a success and a neat sum was realized. With, this fund we purchased the library table anl chairs. Now we were approaching the Com- mencement season. Our baccalaureate serv- ice was held in the Methodist church and 64

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(THE) P A CLASS The eleventh annual Commencement of the St. Paris high school was held in the Union Opera House on Thursday evening, May 18. As is customary on such occas- ions, the house was fillel with people an- xious to hear the efforts of the class of ’93. Our class was small, consisting of only four members, being reduced in number to about half what was expected at the beginning of the year. At that time each member had to write and deliver a commencement or- ation. So the following four worried through some wonderful orations: Daisy Schull (Patrick) Columbus, Ohio; Madora l.cathley (Toomire) St. Paris, Ohio; L. E. Brown, St. Paris, Ohio; Daisy Cutler (Kite) St. Paris, Ohio. These were interspersed by Burnham’s Orchestra of Milford Center, also a num- ber of vocal selections, after which our di- plomas were presented and we were happy. Wo had attended school in the old three story brick building, until ready to enter high school. It was in the summer of 1890 that the third story was removed and four new rooms added to this building. Not being completed by October 1st, the board ordered that school be taken up and held in the following places: B Primary in the Universalist church; A Primary in the Fire Department room; Intermediate A and B Grammar and high school in the Excelsior block on Springfield street. School continued this way for six weeks CLASS in the class of 1894 there were five members: Millie Gibbs, Emma Pond, Jen- nie Verdier, Harry Hawk and Emmett Kite. Two of the members, Millie Gibbs and Emma Pond have gone to their reward. Harry Hawk is a dentist, living at Portsmouth, Ohio. CLASS In the class of '97 there were six girls and one boy. They were: Emma Schull of Sidney; Grace Saunders (Mrs. Robert Mil- ler) of Troy; Winifred Hutchinson (Mrs. J. D. Scott) Westville; Allie Rhynard (Mrs. Charles Schinder) of Lima; Minnie Showers (Mrs. S. E. Kite) of St. Paris; Minnctta Ro I of I £ I I OF 1893 and we thought it quite a treat to go to school down town. But on November 17, 1890, the new building being completed was dedicated with appropriate exercises, which were held in he Union Opera House. The pupils then formed in line at Main and Sprir.gfeild streets and headed by the Ideal Band marched into the new school building, where visitors were received during the day. Superintendent L. I. Morse presented a very pretty flag to the school and the Stars and Stripes were unfurled to the breeze, while the band played patriotic airs. It was at this time that we started as fresh- men with quite a large class. Our four years in high school were under the same instructors, Professor L. I Morse and Lib- bie Dennison, Principal. It was also durirg our high school days that the school library was founded. A series of lecture courses were held at the Opera House and the money derived from these was U3ed to buy books to start a li- brary. How we did work to sell tickets and Oh! how we did enjoy the books. The first library we ever had access to. Literarics were also a pleasure of which we were not deprived. There were always two societies with literary programs every two weeks. We knew nothing about bas- ket ball and a lot of things the students today take part in. But we look back on our high school days as one of the hap- piest times of our lives. —Daisy Cutler Kite. OF 1894 Emmett Kite lives in Urbana and owns a grocery store. Jennie Verdier now Mrs. W. R. Doup, is living in Fletcher, Ohio. Professor Reason was Superintendent of school and Mr. West was teacher in high school. —Mrs. Wm. Doup. OF 1897 Lippencott (Mrs. J. B. Cretors) of St. Paris; Harry Woods of Detroit, Michigan. Mr. J. M. Reason was Superintendent for the four years this class was in high school and Miss Della Murch was principal through the Junior and Senior years. Some people say take a class of girls 63

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eo P A IvJ I rJJ i yl M H Wd Rev. J. M. Smith preached the sermon. On Thursday evening, May 24, Prof. Lester E. Wolfe of O. S. U., delivered the Commencement address. It was then that we realized we no longer belonged to oil S. P. H. S. Now we were thrown uot in the great, big world to make way for ourselves. As soon as we graduated, two of our members Keith Cretors and Glen Vickery, enlisted in the army and another member, Elva Runkle went to a training camp. Keith was killed in the war and Elva diel while in camp. So now we have only fif- teen in our class. Five years after we graduated we had a reunion at Neva Wiant’s. We did not have any more until two yeas £go, when we decided to have one every year, the seconl Sunday in October. The first one was held in Harmon Park. This year we went to Columbus. We find them scattered and in differ- CLASS OF The class of 1910, like almost all Fresh- men classes started into high school with a large enrollment; took our part in athletics, literary societies, contests, etc. We had our class parties and class scraps, our un- ruly moments as well as our studious ones. In fact, I guess we were just an average normal class. All ten of us are taking our place in the world and working at our chosen professions: Fannie Bollinger, Home Economics instructor at Springfiel 1, CLASS O A score of years and nine months ago, a ban! of Freshman, seventeen strong enter- ed the portals of old S. P. H. S. In the spring of 1913, eight of them emerged, graduates strong and bold, Yea, we repeat “strong and bold.” For did it not require boldness to graduate on Friday night in the year 1913? Nevertheless on th afore mentioned date, these eight battle scarred veterans facel an audience which filled the old Union Opera House. Nor did they even so much as quaver or quake when the speaker of the evening, President Smith of Ohio Northern University, gave expres- sion to the dread superstition regarding the day and the year. They were a most distinguished group who sat upon the platform that evening in May. For mark you there were present: ent lines of work. Several now are located in Columbus, Lowell Ammon, Forrest Tay- lor, Glen Vickery, Laura Johnson Breeken- ridge; and Leota Runkle Watson, Orvin Harvey in Springfield; Harold Carmin in Detroit; Hazel Lindsey Romiser in InJiana; Laura Spence in Washington, D. C., Har- old Barger in Thackery; Neva Wiant Dc- Weese in Conover; Gertrude Kite Leam- mon, Earl W'alborn, Dan Tappy and the writer are in St. Paris. We shall ne’er forget our Alma Mater. Though our high school days are o’er, we will ever love our S. P. H. S. As we did in the days of yore, Yellow and black will always be the colors That will always make our pulses thrill S. P. H. S. to you, we will e’er be true High school days, dear high school Jays. —Mildred N. Hanback. 1910 Ohio; Faye Harvey Glamosky, Detroit, Michigan; Asenath Kizer Hanson, St. Louis, Missouri; Helen Frye Leffel, Christians- burg; Earle Guthridge, dentist at Truckee, California; Lloyd Huffman, Dayton; Cary Kite, dentist at St. Marys, Ohio; Byron Sny- red, manager of creamery at Troy, Ohio; Luther Snyder, mail carrier, Urbana; Jes- sie M. Nixon, librarian at McKinley Junior high school at Columbus. —Jessie M. Nixon. F 1913 a King, an Earl and McBeth. To say noth- ing of William, Prince of Jokes and Charles, master of intellect. Small wonJer the Kite soared high and the Maybel rang out joy- ously as our class song pealed forth at the close of the exercises. Permit us to take you back with us for a peep at our high school days. Go with us to the old brick buliding that stood on the hill, what is now Harmon Park. Two large rooms familiarly known to us as “The Green Room,” anj the “Pink Room,” supplied most of our class room needs. Perhaps there was an advantage over the present arrangement. Closing hour found us unfatigued, because we were not warm from the strain of rushing down long cor- riders anJ worrying lest we lose our way and arrive late to class. 65