Class of 1897

Pictures of the Class of 1897 graduates have not yet been located. The graduates are:
Middie Beavers
Alice Bucheit (Mrs. John M. Cox)
Wilbur Cheney
Jesse Cofield
Paul Curtis
Mary Dimond (Mrs. O. F. Barnes)
Mamie Gere (Mrs. Hall)
Anna Haley (Mrs. John Coan)
Nelle Haley
Maude Hall (Mrs. J. Cofield)
Grace Harden (Mrs. W. Gamble)
Pearl Higginbotham (Mrs. F. F. Collins)
Lillie Jones (Mrs. H. R. Logan)
Nettie Lamb (Mrs. Roy Barnett)
Harry Logan
Leota Mason
John McFadden
Collins Polk
Kathryn Quick (Mrs. J. B. Healy)
Mae Robinson (Mrs. Clark Eversole)
Lida Spencer (Mrs. W. R. Chambers)
Carrol Smith
Herman Swinehart
Byrde Ward (Mrs. E. H. Hickman)

The photo above is the 1894 Arcola High School football team. Class of 1897 members in the photo are:
Front row: Collins Polk (Far right)
Middle row: Harry Logan (2nd from right)
Back row: John H. McFadden (2nd from left), Herman Swinehart (6th from left), Jesse Cofield (Far right)

Photos and identities provided by Randy Rothrock, Mike Monahan and Rankin Publishing, Inc.

The source of the Class of 1897 names is the Alumni Directory published in the 1922 Torch. If you have information related to the Class of 1897 graduates, please contact an Arcola Alumni Association board member or via Email.