Trumbull County Public Schools - Annual Yearbook (Trumbull County, OH)

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.11 ohnston ASSEMBLY ROOM' In this room a great many wonderful events have been staged. We look back and find where a Literary Society was organized, to show the patrons of Johnston School the talent that was being produced here. The society program consisted of songs, recitations, debates, etc., and were held in the room pic- tured above. The first program was opened by a recitation given by Clair Cassidy. There were several exciting debates staged here, one in particular, in which Gladwin Wfoodworth and Jesse Bascom, became real en- thusiastic, so much so that the paper on which it was written was nearly destroyed. Cn january Sth, 1907, a piano was bought this caused as much excitement as a call from Lindy would today. Out of the list of names of superintendents listed below eleven made their debut into the career of supt. life in this room. . H. J. Crawford, g 1901-04. H. A. Diehl, 1904-07. G. L. Stackhouse, 1907-08. C. G. Fawcett, 1908-10. B. W. Crellin, 1910-14. C. O. Wheeler, 1914-16. ' J. L. Hupp, 1916-17. H. G. Drinkwater, 1917-20. XVm. B. Treloar, 1920-24. C. W. Harding, 1924-25. H. P. XVisman, 1925-27. A. F. Waite, 1927-28. P. G. Porter, 1928- Johnston High School .Athletics - With the exception of a few odd years, Johnston High School has been always very prominent in Athletic fcircles in the county. Before 1911, the high school had been quite prominent in baseball but had not done much in Held and traclf or basket ball or football. In thei spring of 19.12, Johnston high athletes broke into the limelight by winning the field and track meet hel don the Kinsman Fair Grounds. This was when the association was known as The North Eastern Trumbull County Athletic Association. The stars of this meet, were Leonard Crawford, '12, and Alton Cram, '13, Jesse Bascom, '23, and Paul Sad- dler, 'L4. This same groul with the addition of Horace Cram, '14, andPRonald Hine, '13, made up the famous basket ball team of 1911- 12 and 1912-13. This team could not ind high school teams strong enough to play them and had to play professional and semi-profes- sional teams and Y. M. C. A. teams from Cleveland and Youngstown. This spirit

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,llohnston NAMES OF JOHNSTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI 1903 Lewis Bushnell, deceased. 1904 Harvey Johnson Thad Sunbury Rose King Johnson, deceased. Isabelle Meikle Logan, deceased. Pauline Wannamaker Jessie Hain Hall Marian Love McGrath Elizabeth Johnson 1906 John Currie Roy Saddler Bessie Hine Pearl Johnson Granger 1907 Stella Cranson Lynn Winifred Johnson Mary Hine Allen Alice Bascom Cowdery , 1909 Edith Millikin Parke Erastus Millikin Arthur Bascom 1910 Howard Barnum Leroy Bryant Alta Lowry Millikin Marjorie Bennett McFetridge 1911 Leander Brobst Mortimer Coursen Lawrence Bascom John Higgins Mary Hanson Howk Maud Hain Moherman Maud Brobst Dunbar 1912 Flora Johnson Mabel Tyrell Louie Cassidy Craig Arthur Johnson Leonard Crawford 1913 Helen Shafer Falkner Julia Jaster Kraatz Irdyne McClead Decker Lenore Beebe Dinglidie, deceased Alton Cram Ronald Hine Jesse Bascom 1914 Vfinifred Rhodes Crawford Edith XVilhyde Dunbar Trix Ingman Ziegler Eva Barton Linsley Anna Duffield Bascom Paul Saddler Horace Cram Leland Ensign Kenneth Coursen Wade Bascom Carl Dunbar Gladwyn Woodworth 1915 Pauline Brobst Christmas Hazel McMahan Johnson Marguerite W'olfe Lee Hanson Earl Foust Fay Hine H 1916 Esther Galley Mildred Hitchcock Masters Katherine Currie Odell Elizabeth Burton Clawson Dale Brobst Lyle Loury Arba Green Xwilliam Rhodes Carlon Hine, deceased De Flaska Pierce 1917 Hazel Crawford Ensign Susan Elder Hindson Frank Hitchcock Patricia Rhodes Lowry Thelma Odell Ruth NlC'inans August Huber Ceylon Root Seth Root 1918 Grace McClead Olga Brobst Hitchcock Margaret hRhodes E H Marie Woodworth Rickner Pearl Kyle Graham Wolfe W'alter Hine 1919 Emily Ensign McCamey Kathryn Hine Atherton Carrie Bascom Kyle Barbara Brobst McCurley Bernice Hitchcock Sherwood Francis Teeter Glenn Roose Hugh Hanson Glennard Elder Grattan Hoffman 3 Davis Denman 1920 Alfred Burton Huldah Burton Josephine Denman Davis Crissiena Hanson I.ona Keesecker Violet XVoodworth Knott Donald Sabin Efhc Weir Smalley 1921 Frances Elder Clarence Green Annalea Howk Wfulfe Kathryn Bixler 1922 Esthel Long Bascom Ward Brobst Martin Brobst Andy Pangborn Genevieve Sherwood Panggbr-rn Florence Bascom Dull Stanley Blasack Jaunita Denman - Delbert Dull Robert Lininger Hazel Stanley Housh HISTORY OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Clara Lemone Raymond Cook Mason Rice 1923 - Lavina Thompson Taylor Darwin Dull Helen Currie Maria Medaugh Gerald Clapp Thomas Denman Lyle Bascom George Sharp, deceased Harold Taylor ' Tillie Frampton Vera Hitchcock Aurie Sawyer McCarty Thelma Pangborn Kenard Clapp Paul Howk 1925 Marian Reeder Panghorn, Randolph Denman Donald Jaster Harold Brobst Leonard Pangborn Amos Draa Luman Root Everette XVertz 1926 Mabel Pierce Luta Hitchcock Keesecker Ethelyn Long Denman Evelyn Wertz George Maple George Maple Mabel 4V'hite Thurman Andrew Salloy Clyde Taylor Joseph Blascok Harold Dicks Brice Rathburn 1927 Dorotlia Pangborn Grace Barto Margaret Davis Maude Bishop Arthur Nlifard Norman Cook Caroline Clapp Smalley Hiram Gillis 1928 William Denman Ernestine Jaster Pauline Sunbury Lemuel Barr Eleanor Blascak Fleta Goodwin Beatrice I-Iardesty Ellen Howk Ivan Hine Mary Hine James Jacobs XValter Rathburn Gladys Reeder Glenn Reeves Margaret Salloy Adele Shellararger Virginia Walters Alice Wertz deeea The Johnston High School Alumni Association has had twenty-One meetings, the first one being in 1906. These gatherings are held in the form of a banquet, business meeting, and a short program, providing a social time for the reunion of old friendships. 1

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- ' 'Win Johnston . THE OLD GYM ' prompted the building of a basket ball hall to replace the old stone building that served for a year. In the fall of 1912, B. W. Crellin was superintendent and W. B. Treloar was principal. This was the year that the boys decided to build a gymnasium. Logs were cut in the woods, hauled to the saw mill, and then with the help of Lee Sadler, and Archer Cram and many other ardent athletic boosters, the work was begun by the boys, and the old gymnasium was erected. This was a big un- dertaking and some ready money was needed to carry on the work so stock in the build- ing was sold at one dollar per share. These shares were purchased by those interested, and by January lst the building was ready for business. It would be impossible to describe the enthusiasm that prevailed that year or the years that followed., Thousands have seen games there, over 500 people crowded into the hall in the winter of 1913 to see the boys from the Cleveland Y. M. C. A. High School go down to defeat at the hands of the Johns- ton High boys. Scores were unable to get into the hall to see this game and had to go away. There were no good roads in those days and many had driven for 10 or 15 miles with horse and buggy to:see it. The Fall of 1,913 Johnston had its only football team. Q Q For a number of years following this, ath- letics were very successful until again in 1917, the girls were county champs, in 1918 :both boys and girls carried off the honors in county basket ball. The girls' team having been un- defeated for three years. - After the war period of 1918, 'NVQ B. Treloar came back to Johnston as Superintendent, and A. W. Grigg, of Greenville, Illinois, came as Principal and Coach. By this time the old gymnasium was almost in discard but was still used. Under the coaching of Mr. Grigg in 1920, the boys basket ball team only .lost one game out of 20, and that was at the first county basket ball tournament held at Niles. This loss was due to sickness on the part of two of the prominent players, but 'it was enough to lose the championship. The field meet was a close race that year and the girls were the deciding factor in Cortland, winning by a close margin. In 1921 under Mr. Grigg, the boys won the County Basket Ball Tournament, played in the finals against Struthers to lose the Dis- trict Tournament at Alliance by a close scorei and in May, Johnston won the track and field meet by a big margin., In 1922, -Johnston again won the track and field. The girls also won the county basket ball tournament which was held at Leavittsburg. In 1926 Johnston won the baseball title. f Sinceg 1923 Johnston several times has reach- ed the semi-finals but have. won no championl ship. The last few years-have seen the old historic gymnasium falliinto disuse. New schools and new gymnasiums have sprung into existence all over the county, and 1929 also means the passing of the old and sturdy school and elementary building to make way for a much needed new one. '