Hi! My cousin, Dan Rapp, writes a column every so often for the Ironton Tribune. It's called, "On the South Side." You can't access it online due to some website issues. However, Dan sends these to me occasionally. I thought that you all might like to see this. - Jean Griesan Colorado -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Rapp [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:26 PM To: Jean Griesan Subject: IHS 1911 On the South Side, September 12, 2005. For the years 1911 to 1915, June Hampton loaned me five Owls which were given to her by Kate and Clara Holliday, who used to teach at Lawrence Street elementary school. The IHS Class of 1911 put together the fourth edition of The Owl. The editor was Carl Hugger, whose brother George later owned and ran Hugger Jewelry at 330 Center St. Their father Jacob Hugger was a jeweler; George served on city council and helped obtain federal money for construction of the city swimming pool. Owl business manager was Hobart Dovel, who was probably related to the George Dovel family of Union Landing, who operated a store near the second railroad underpass, that store was the Union Landing relief center during the 1913 and 1937 floods. Irwin Wagner was the athletic editor of the 1911 Owl and was possibly related to the owners of Waginger's tavern which was recently torn down. Waginger's was for many years the favorite eating place of those who attended the night baseball and softball games at Beechwood Park. *** The school superintendent in 1911 was James Begg. The Kingsbury high school principal was Prof. R. D. Crout, and faculty members were Kate McGugin, N.J. Riter, Bertha Gabler and Clara Gabler of the clothing store family, Boyd Davis, Lulu Ashton, Juliet Stockbridge and Alva Edwards, who later became principal at Columbus South high school. Alva was the first woman high school principal in Columbus and spent many summers fishing the streams of Eagle River, Wisconsin with sister Edna and her family, and later with cousin Ermina Donham, who taught chemistry in Whiting, Indiana and was Mom's aunt. Alva grew up in the big white house near 5th and Madison that is being remodeled. *** Senior class officers in 1911 were Lawrence Schmitt, Mabel Todd, Margaret Tipton -- who may have been a pastry lover, and Homer Rutledge. Class members included Lester Abele, Ettie Flehr, Elma Smith, Ruth Koegle, George Jenkins, Mildred Clark, William Owrey, and Don Shattuck -- whose father was Dr. Charles Shattuck. Don's uncles William and John Shattuck were also doctors. Dr. John once owned a race course on the east bank of Symmes Creek less than two miles NW of Symmes Valley high school, and his cousin Jack was a well-known musician who is buried in a New Orleans mausoleum. Other class members were Fay Henry, Henrietta Cronacher, Cliff Ulrich, Leonard Howell, Donald Wieteki, who was probably related to Jean Wieteki, former first grade teacher at Central school; John Hayes, Kavene Compton, George Peters of the iron family, Margaret Shields, Ray Friel, Elmer Stickler, and Hazel Frecka. Charles Rudmann may have been a relative of the Rudmanns who ran a grocery store and livery service. Others were Floress Wieteki, Grace Wilson, Dorothy Horn, Vernon Willis, Gladys Ketter, and Chester Casey, who became a doctor with offices at 702 S. 3rd and helped start Lawrence County General Hospital. Louis Mahle, backstop and leader of the baseball team, was the son of John and Frances Maurer Mahle who were married in 1892 at St. Joseph church by Father Schmitt. Thirty-five seniors graduated in 1911. ** The Owl was dedicated to the memory of Beatrice Halley, who died January 11, 1911 of typhoid fever, and Harold Raine, who was killed by a train while working near the tracks for a lumber company. There were at least a dozen railroad crossings back then. ** The baseball team, led by catcher Louis Mahle, went undefeated that spring. They were so good that Portsmouth, Wellston and Charleston, WV refused to play them. There was no basketball team due to lack of a suitable place to play. The football team had players but no coach, yet they did compete. ** Here's two 1911 jokes. 1. Miss Gabler said to a student in music class, "Don't look at me in that tone." 2. He -- There's one thing I like about you. She -- What is that. He -- My arm. In 1911, after two years dry, Ironton merchants led the wet movement and the city voted itself wet once again. It remained that way until Prohibition.