ALBION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1896 Morning Star, May 12, 1996, pg. 18 Each year at this time during the upcoming graduation season we present the class of Albion High School of 100 years ago. The Class of 1896 had 36 members. 22 were girls, and 14 were boys. The list of names is found in my book, “A History of the Albion Public Schools,” page 200. I encourage our readers to obtain a copy of this book as a graduation gift, and to make them available at your high school class reunions this summer. They may be obtained from yours truly, or at the Albion Chamber of Commerce. The Albion alumni association published a booklet around 1905 listing members of each class of Albion High School. It listed the members of the Class of 1896, their occupations and living place, and the woman’s married name. All lived in Albion except where noted. The members of the Class of 1896 are as follows: Vera L. Franklin, stenographer, Jackson; Floyd A. Allen, principal Grass Lake High School; Mabel Anderson, Gale Mfg. Co. office; Elam A. Bennett, cashier; Harry C. Bortles, Office Gale Mfg. Co.; Marie B. Bond (Mrs. O. J. Pardee) of Eckford; George Brown, shop; Edith M. Borwn (Mrs. Arthur C. Church), Ada, Ohio; Guy E. Strickland, farmer; May L. Brown (Mrs. Charles Mesler); Herbert G. Bliss, farmer; Hope Columbus, bookkeeper, Battle Creek; Bertha M. Horton (Mrs. Allen Chappel), Springport; Charles E. Finch, teacher, Decatur, Indiana; Aura L. Emery; Winifred M. Earl (Mrs. Edgar Thompson); W. Bert Gardner, mail carrier; Adah M. Farley (deceased); Elizabeth E. Perkins (Mrs. Louis C. McDougal); R. Frank Glascoff (deceased); Nellie M. Peters (Mrs. William O’Hara); Bertha H. Hageman (Mrs. Walter E. Teeter), Battle Creek; H. Clifton Holderman, clerk, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Gail Monroe, stenographer, Lansing; Ella C. Coffin; Charles Loud, government clerk, Washington, D. C.; Jane Miller (Mrs. Matthew Lincoln), Jackson; Julia E. Merrit (Mrs. Wesley Dissett), Indianapolis, Indiana; Leon Jacobs, student, Chicago, Illinois; Florence Z. Herrick; Lena M. Hunt, teacher, Homer; Dwight Robinson, clerk; Mattie L. Paine, bookkeeper, Lansing; Mae E. Slowey, Gale Mfg. Co. office; Dean C. Young, merchant ; and Eva J. Billinghurst. Fortunately, there does exist a photograph of each of the members of the Class of 1896 which was placed in a frame. From our Historical Notebook this week we present that photo. We do have about a third of the persons identified in it. We also have highlighted the valedictorian of the class, Eva Billinghurst (Mrs. William Salter) (1879-1947). Eva lived most of her adult life in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She was the daughter of Edwin Billinghurst, son of area pioneer Daniel H. Billinghurst. Eva’s daughter Jean lives in Gainesville, Florida, and I have corresponded with her. * Photo Credit Information Below * Photo Credit Information Below Class of 1896 and Eva Billinghurst Next: ALBION SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR II NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Back to the Top of this Page All text copyright, 2022 © all rights reserved Frank Passic Did you enjoy this page? If you've enjoyed learning about Albion history from this site, please write us a note in the Albion Guestbook. We hope you will take the time to share your interest and stories related to Albion history, especially if you have any ancestors from Albion, please let us know. Learn more about Albion Michigan! Visit the Albion home page. Search the AlbionMich.com website Albion History Articles Historical Notebook  |  From the Archives  |  Subject List  |  100 Years Ago Alphabetical index Frank Passic home page Email Frank at albionfp@hotmail.com Albion History Books and Numismatic items And now a word from our sponsors Visit the Albion Michigan Business Directory, whose members underwrite the Albion Home Page. Help to sponsor these web pages and this site. Visit MichiganPrints.com Indices Unlimited Indexing Services * Photo Credit Information: Images with this code are from the "Albion Historical Society Collection / Local History Room / Albion Public Library Collection"