FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO - 1884 COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Don Ort QAORT@aol.com November 3, 1998 *************************************************************************** COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1884   Joanna Harmon Ross*   Emma Parsons, my husband's grandmother, came to David City, Nebraska to teach school following her graduation. She married Jacob Gans Ross in 1888. At her death in 1896, her obituary stated she graduated from high school in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26, 1884 with high honors and prized her diploma very highly. Research to prove this statement resulted in the following list, taken from the COLUMBUS DISPATCH OF 26 June 1884. The list also indicated who gave orations, and the topic, along with descriptions of some of the young ladies' costumes.   Emma Parsons gave an oration titled "Bad Bread" and she work Persian lawn, with Swiss embroidery and ribbon. There were 50 girls and 17 men who graduated.   Graduation ceremonies were held at Comstock's Opera House, with prayer by Rev. Francis E. MARSTEN of the First Presbyterian Church.   THE GRADUATES   ALEXANDER, Maud (wrote words to class song; oration) ARTHUR, Jennie ASTON, Katie BELT, R.E. (male) BORTH (BORTLE), Emily BROWN, Alice L. (soprano solo of "Magic Waltz") BUCHSEIT, Amelia BURR, Jessie CHAMBERLAIN, Jennie (Valedictorian; oration) CLARK, Hattie COMSTOCK, S.H. (male) COMSTOCK, Theodore B. (Salutatorian; oration) DAY, Rudolph DENT, Maggie FANKHOUSE, Lou FERRELL, L. Minnie (oration) FRAMBES, J.A. (male) GARNER, Marian GARWOOD, Bessie GATCH, Etta GLENN, Jessie GORDON, Addie HAIG, Kena HAMMOND, Jennie HARRISON, Nannie HATCHER (THATCHER), Nellie HOFFMAN, Laura (piano duet with C. Spohr) HOLTON, H.S. (male) HOPPER, Flora HUGHES, D.F. (male) JELLEFF, Jessie JUDGE, James F. JUNKER, Louise LACEY, Kate M. LUM, Henry W. McCLOUD, Emma McCONNEL, Edward McDONALD, Muiton McGUFFEY, Josey/Josephine (oration) McKIM, Jessie MILLER, Effie MILLER, Tella MOLER, Etta MORIN, Auda NEIL, D. Birney (male) OCHS, Wilhelmina PALMER, Julia PARK, Howard C. PARSONS, Emma (oration) PRICE, Mamie B. (oration) PRICE, S. Ada (oration) PRYCE, Lollie REED, Sadia REICHARD, Minnie M. (oration) ROBINSON, J.F. (male) ROSS, Eudora SCHILLING, Jennie SCOTT, Carrie SPOHR, Clara (piano duet with L. Hoffman) SULLIVAN, Josie TALBOT, Ben THATCHER, see Hatcher TROTT, Emma WAGENHALS, Lincoln A. (oration) WILLIAMS, Allen W. (oration) WILLIAMS, mea WILLIAMS, Sarah   * Joanna Harmon Ross, 805 N. 5th St., David City, NEB 68632   Submitted by Don Ort at QAORT@aol.com on 11/03/98.