Kinmundy High School,
Kinmundy-Alma Community High School
Kinmundy-Alma High School
& Class Group Pictures
Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois
(Beginning thru Aug 1930)
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“The Kinmundy Express” – May 14, 1914 (reprinted in “The Kinmundy Express” – May 11, 1939)
“Teachers Employed for Next Year”
“The Board of Education held a meeting Friday night and employed the teachers for the coming year at the following salaries:
E.V. Lathan - $150.00
Bruce Corzine - $85.00
Laura Fisher - $70.00
Pauline Bagott - $50.00
Martha Walker - $42.50
Ruth Doolen - $42.50
Elsie Rohrbough - $42.50
Fannie Eagan - $42.50
Mary Shriver - $42.50
Lon Hammer was re-employed as janitor at $40.00 per month for eight months and $20.00 for four months.”
(Helen (Robb) Garrett adds the following information: “ Teachers, as part of their being hired for Kinmundy Schools, were required to live in Kinmundy. Some rented homes here, and some rented rooms at Harry Warren’s, the Dunlap Apartments, the Arnold’s, or Florence Franklin’s home.”)
Click on this link for the webpage listing the Staff employed at Kinmundy Schools and Kinmundy-Alma Schools thru the years
Kinmundy Centennial Booklet; "Kinmundy"; Railway to Thruway; 1857 - 1957
"SCHOOLS
"The first settlers taught their own children or one, who was more educated than the rest, taught all the neighboring children. The first school in this area was a log house with a puncheon floor, large fireplace with stick chimney, and no windows. It was built northwest of Kinmundy in 1837 and was taught by Samuel Whiteside. It was later moved to the lot, just west of the C.&E.I. railroad and south of the cemetery turn, and classes were held there until 1857. Miss Annaline Pruett taught in 1856.
After the town was laid out, Judge D.P. Snelling donated a lot on Fremont street, just north of the French home, and a new building was erected there. This was frame, 36'x24' with a hall. Classes were taught by James P. Smith of Hudson, New Hampshire. Later teachers were W.R. Hubhard, Dr. L. S. Skilling, N. S. Hubbard and Miss Carrie Herrick.
This building became so crowded in the 60s that the directors rented a hall on lot 64 in the original town, and held classes there for the older pupils. Professor Pollard was instructor and he was followed by Professor Vincent of Farina. When the new school was finished this hall was bought by the Presbyterians who used it as a church and Sunday school.
In the 80s "Select School" was held here. This was a spring term in March and April after the Public school closed in February. Pupils paid $1.00 per month tuition. The hall was later moved down town to the corner of Second and Madison street, where it stood many years.
In the fall of 1865 a new four-room frame building was erected on the site of the present high school. This opened in October, with Prof. Simeon Wright, ex-soldier of the Civil War, as principal. He came from Bloomington, Illinois. Miss Permelia Elder taught the grammar department, Miss Amelia Woodruff the intermediate, and Miss Matilda Young, the primary. The contractor was Tilden Raser; W. C. Smith was one of the carpenters. In 1883 it was necessary to enlarge this and two rooms were added on the north, making six rooms in all.
This was torn down in 1910, and a two-story brick building erected, which served both grades and high school until 1955, when a new grade school was built on the Kinmundy-Louisville blacktop east of town. High school and junior high continue in the old building.
In 1912 our school was accredited by the University of Illinois so that our pupils can enter university without entrance examinations. In 1924 a gymnasium was built at the north end of the school grounds and served for all school functions, as well, as town affairs, until the new and larger one was finished this last year.
Early rural students walked miles through snow and mud, rode horseback or stayed during the week with townspeople, and were the baby sitters of that era. After the automobile became standard equipment, country roads were improved and in1940 school buses were instituted to bring country pupils to school.
This was the death knell for the one-room country school, and now North Fork, Arnold Chapel, Maple Grove, Shanghai, Wilson and other country school pupils ride in to Kinmundy school. The buildings have been sold and are converted into town-houses, community centers or even dwellings.
In 1941, High School District 25 was enlarged into Community High School District 500, and in August, 1953, the Kinmundy-Alma Consolidated District 301 was formed. With all this growth, new buildings have been added, a cafeteria and home economics building in 1949, and an Ag building in 1954. The newest addition is the new gym."
According to information, this was probably the first frame school in Kinmundy, and was built in 1857.
It was located on Fremont Street, just north of the Charles B. French home. The land was donated by D.P. Snelling.
This is possibly a photo from that early school (which was built on Fremont Street in Kinmundy in 1857.)
"Centralia Sentinel" – Dec. 21, 1865 - "Kinmundy"
Last Friday we paid a visit to this fine little village. We passed through Kinmundy in ’62, when we went for a soldier, and but few places have improved more since that time. One of the most conspicuous improvements, is the fine new school-house. We made our first visit to this building, and found about 250 pupils, under the charge of Prof. Simeon WRIGHT, and his Assistants, Miss ELDER, Miss WOODRUFF, and Miss HITE. The building is an ornament to the place, and very well planned, except that the rooms should have been ten feet longer, so as to give more room for recitations around the teacher’s platforms. People never make a worse mistake than to make their school-houses too small through false notions of economy. We were particularly pleased with the school. The pupils have enjoyed the advantages of their new house, and good grading but ten weeks, and all could see in the system and thoroughness of organization and drill, that the teachers clearly understood their business, and that the pupils worked readily and intelligently in their new duties. Prof. WRIGHT has been long identified with the educational enterprises of our State, and the people of Kinmundy have been very fortunate to secure the advantages of his long experience and his enlarged views. He has his school well arranged, and by his thorough drill, he will soon have them prepared for their classes, their deficiencies romved and the whole school moving in the clock like regularity, so characteristic of the efficient graded school. In this work he is ably seconded by his Assistant teachers. The people of Kinmundy have reason to feel proud of their schools. It is by the establishment of such schools, that our country is to assume her position among the intelligent counties of the State. No better evidence of enterprise and public spirit can be given than such a school, as the Kinmundy School. Strangers seeking for places to invest capital, or start business, will always look at such evidences of intelligence and enterprise.
"The Kinmundy Express"; Aug. 31, 1905 - “The Past and Present – A Brief History of Kinmundy”
The first school ever taught in the town was superintended by Miss Analine PREWETT now Mrs. A.C. PARKER. She says that she was teaching in a house that stood over northwest near the present site of the city cemetery and that a difficulty arose among the patrons over some trivial affair and they moved her and a portion of her scholars to one room of a log dwelling that stood about where the City Park is now located, being the property of the father of George Neavills of our city. Wm. HUBBARD taught the first school in the first schoolhouse built in Kinmundy.
The following information was printed in the 1926 Kinmundy School Yearbook.
"The district school was held in 1856 in a rough log house near the spot known as the present home of Tom Phillips, west of the C. & E. I. railroad.
The teacher was Miss Annaline Prewett.
The first school house built after the town was founded, was erected in the early fall of 1857. It was a frame building, 36 x 24 with hall. This was built
on a lot donated by D.P. Snelling. The lot was on the north side of the residence of C.B. French.
James P. Smith of Hudson, New Hampshire, was the first teacher. Following him were W.R. Hubbard, Dr. L.D. Skilling, N.S. Hubbard and
Miss Carrie Herrick.
The district became so popular early in 60s, the directors rented and arranged the C.P. Church for school, transferring the older pupils there,
and selecting Prof. Pollard as instructor, followed by Prof. Vincent of Farina.
In the fall of 1865, the new four room school house was built on the present site, was opened in October, 1865, and was occupied by the District.
Prof. Simeon Wright, ex-soldier of the Civil War, formerly from Bloomington, was Principal; Permelia Elder, Grammar Dept.; Miss Amelia Woodruff, Intermediate;
Miss Matilda Young, Primary.
The contractor for the building was Tilden Raser, with Dr. W.O. Smith as one of the carpenters.
Directors at that time time were: Judge D.P. Snelling, Horace Kinnic, and Capt. W.T. Sprouse. One of the early directors who served several terms
was A.W. Songer, who is now in his ninety-fourth year.
The only women who have served on the school board are Mrs. M. Hollister, Mrs. Fanny Simpson Schwartz, Mrs. M.A. Babcock, Mrs. Anna Frost
and Mrs. Mamie S. Brown.
The picture was taken at a school picnic in the spring of 1876 with N.S. Scovell as Supt. There are a number of familiar faces that the older ones might recognize.
The picture was preserved by Mrs. Mamie S. Brown, the cross showing her picture as six years old, now a teacher in the school."
Kinmundy Public School - Spring 1876 - School Picnic
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Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #1 (500 block of S. Madison)
This was the second school built in the town of Kinmundy
Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #2 (500 block of S. Madison)
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Kinmundy Public School - 1908; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #3 (500 block of S. Madison)
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Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #4 (500 block of S. Madison)
Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #5 (500 block of S. Madison)
Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL built in 1865 and used until 1910 - Photo #6 (500 block of S. Madison) (closeup)
"The Kinmundy Express" - May 26, 1910 - "The Old School House: "How oft we’ll remember in days that are coming; The olden brown schoolhouse that stood near the road. The hallway, the stairway, the time-worn schoolrooms; And every loved spot that our schooldays have known; The bench in the hallway, the broken glass by it; Where all stop to glance at reflections there in; The rope from the bell tower, the rusty gong nigh it, And even the whole school house that all of us knew. The battered old school house, the time scarred school house, Kinmundy’s old school house that stood by the road. ‘Twas the school of our fathers; their fathers well knew it. For’t was built long ago in the days of their youth. They wandered the aisles in this self same school room, And learned in this place the lessons of truth. But now it is gone; ‘tis replaced by another, A cheer for the new one; a tear for the old, For time can’t erase from our hearts the remembrance; Of initial carved desks and the dull frescoed; The old battered school house with it’s stair always all footworn; Kinmundy’s old schoolhouse of it’s glories all shorn; Farewell to the school house for it’s usefulness over; And memories sacred shall close it around; ‘Twas the friend of our youth; we are still its same lover; Too a new one displace it upon the old ground; And when its removed from the old situation; A thought of regret will return until me, And something of love bind us closer together; For the olden brown schoolhouse that stood ‘neeth the trees. The old battered school house the time-scarred school house, Kinmundy’s old school house that stood near the road." This parody was sung the last day of school by Georgia NIRIDER, Margaret COUGHLIN, Mattie HENSLEY, Lily ZIEGLER, Ruth ROHRBOUGH, Clara HAMMERS, Cleta BRANSON, and Della BAYLISS, of Room 3."
1879 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Addie (Coleman) Melrose, Daniel Gunn, Ada B. Skilling
1880 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Maggie (Craig) Kline, Kate (Elder) Larkin Lockwood, Alice (Jones) Sullivan, Sherman Jones, George Morgan, Elizabeth (Parrill) McClure, Edith (Pope) Cooley, L.C. Rohrbough, Addie (See) Yates, Will Skilling
1881 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Ella (Van Arnam) Croker, E.C. Bargh, Allie (Porter) Dennis Nelms, Sarah (King) Rohrbough, Della (Shultz) Avery
1890 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Nettie Blakeslee, Annie (Elder) Harvey, Rose (Lovell) Whittenburg, Evangeline Parrill,
(?)Martha Caroline (Schermerhorn) Tyson (see 1893 graduate according to 1926 yearbook information)
Annie Edith Elder’s diploma from Kinmundy High School – circa 1890
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Kinmundy High School - Class of 1891
Clara Herrick, Minnie Parker, Clara Belle (Harlan) Lohmann
1891 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Clara (Harlan) Lohman, Clara Herrick, Minnie Parker
1892 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Wesley King, Bertha M. Miller
1893 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Callie (Schermerhorn) Tyson
1895 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Lillie (Lovell) East, Helen (Rohrbough) Morgan
Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Room 3 - 1891
Kinmundy Public School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Room 5 - 1891
Kinmundy Public School class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL
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Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Mr. Miller, teacher - 1895-1896 - Feb. 5, 1896
9th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 4, 1896
1896 Graduates: Charles F. Pruett, Jennie Haworth, Evelyn Killie, Jesse Whitaker, Herbert A. Dew
10th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 30, 1897
1897 Graduates: Earl Huggins, Charles J. Holbrook, Olaf Thrane, Pauline J. Bagott, Burrell F. Bruce, Walter McAdoo, Frank Miller
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1897 Graduates: (not in order)
Earl Huggins, Charles J. Holbrook, Olaf Thrane, Pauline J. Bagott, Burrell F. Bruce, Walter McAdoo, Frank Miller
11th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 12, 1898
1898 Graduates: Gertrude A. (Sexton) Hunt, Pearl (Sexton) Fisher, Birdie A. (Middleton) Whitson, James E. Howell, Uriah S. Allen,
Lares Nelson, Jessie (Craig) Claytor
Kinmundy High School – 1899 graduates: ______________________________________________________
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – January 8, 1900
Back row:
1) George Neavils, 2) Will Field, 3) George Conant-1903, 4) Clark Hensley, 5) Gertie Williams, 6) Ethel Claybourne, 7) Helen Mitchell, 8) Maude Baylis, 9) Earnest Schermerhorn-1901, 10) Marcia (Hanson) Stevenson - 1900, 11) Claude Sanders-1901, 12) Stenia (Nelson) Price - 1900, 13) Earl Hensley-1901, 14) Grace (Williams) Kagy - 1900, 15) Lettie (Snelling) Oran - 1900, 16) Claude Crossett-1902, 17) Pearl Jackson,
Third row:
18) Forrest Worley, 19) John Schermerhorn, 21) Thomas Haymond, 22) Dave Snelling - 1900, 23) Verner Claybourne - 1900, 24) Anna (Sexton) Whitlock - 1900, 25) Mattie “Mattie” (Pruett) Huggins - 1900, 26) Georgia (McCloud) Brown-1901, 27) Lidia Beaver, 28) Berdie Killie, 29) Stella Bryant, 30) Minnie Smith, 31) Jim Gillmon, 32) Clyde Camerer, 33) Jim Neavils, 34) Orva Foster, 35) Byron Rotan, 36) Sam Snelling,
Second row:
37) Mr. F.D. McKitrick, 38) Earl McCloud, 39) Hazel Dennis, 40) Edith Gunn, 41) Nettie Sexton, 42) Grace Hammers, 43) Bertha Thrane, 44) Tessy/Jessy Hultz, 45) Stella Doolen, 46) Emma Robb, 47) Laura (Fisher) Gresham-1902, 48) Hulda (Matthews) Dunlap, 49) Mable Smith, 50) Maud Kinnear, 51) Mr. Knisley,
Front row:
52) Anna Smith, 53) Lena Baker, 54) Mae Thrane, 55) Maude West, 56) Ethel Ross, 57) Martha (Mitchell) Stout-1903, 58) Mable Barnhill, 59) Alta Bagott-1903, 60) Estella (Denison) Wilkinson-1903, 61) Gussie Blackburn, 62) Will Anderson
Huggins – LeRoy
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – January 8, 1900 - (names)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – January 8, 1900 (with numbers ... trying to match up with names on back of photo)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – January 8, 1900 (left side of photo)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – January 8, 1900 - (right half of photo)
Kinmundy High School – Class of 1900
Back Row: Anna (Sexton) Whitlock, Marcia (Hanson) Stevenson, J.R. McKitrick - Superintendent,
Stenia (Nelson) Price, Lettie (Snellings) Oran.
Center Row: Grace (Williams) Kagy, Mattie (Steen) Killie, Martha (Pruett) Huggins.
Front Row: David Snelling and Vernor Clayborn.
12th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 8, 1900 (Pages 7 & 8)
1900 Graduates: Marcia C. (Hanson) Stevenson, Stena “Steenie” (Nelson) Price, David P. Snelling, Jr., Anna (Sexton) Whitlock,
Martha “Mattie” (Pruett) Huggins, Lettie (Snelling) Oran, Vernor Clayborn, Grace (Williams) Kagy, Mattie (Steen) Killie
13th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 7, 1901 and April 11, 1901
1901 Graduates: Earl Hensley, Georgia (McCloud) Brown, Claude Sanders, Ernest Schermerhorn)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1902
Florence and/or Sallie Warmouth are in this school photo.
14th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 9, 1902
1902 Graduates: Laura Estella (Fisher) Gresham, Walter Simpson Pruett, Claude Pruett
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Kinmundy High School - 1903 Graduates: - April 15, 1903
Standing: George Selby Conant, Pearl Edna Greening, Jennie Ethyl (Craig) Currie, Martha Jeanette Mitchell,
Ira Augustus James - Principal, Alta Marie Bagott, Estella Mae (Denison) Wilkinson, Pearl Anna (Pruett) Mercer
Frank Jesse Snapp, Magister
15th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 7, 1903
15th Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 7, 1903 (Pages 3 & 4)
1903 Graduates: Martha J. (Mitchell) Stout, Perle E. Greening, Ethyl (Craig) Currie, Estella May (Dennison) Wilkinson,
Alta Marie (Baggott), Pearl A. (Pruett) Mercer, George S. Conant
April 7, 1903 diploma from Kinmundy High School - Estella May (Denison) Wilkinson
Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 3, 1904
1904 Graduates: Margaret A. (Anderson) Freeman, Ruby C. (Wooley) Simpson, Lydia L. (Hults) Pitts, Claude E. Wilkinson
April 8, 1904 diploma from Kinmundy High School - Claude E. Wilkinson
Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 9, 1905
1905 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Bernie (Baylis) Layton, Nellie (Beaver) Nelson, Clara (Coffman) Snelling, Pauline (Neil) Johnson, Edna (See) Telford, Hallett Snelling,
Bertha (Steuber) Pruett
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Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – April 8, 1906
1906 Graduates: John Ben Morgan, Harry F. Craig, Clemmie (Whittenburg) Clinebell, James Oswald Lowe
1906 Kinmundy High School graduating class
Front row: M.A. Thrasher - Superintendent, Evangeline Parrill - Asst. Supt.
Back row: James O. Lowe, Harry F. Craig, J. Ben Morgan, Clemmie (Whittenberg) Clinebell
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Freshman Class - 1907
Written on back: Marshall Spencer, and then my _____ and Aunt Etta May (Spencer) Robb
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – ca 1907
Back (5th) Row: Lloyd Lovell, Harrison Hubert, Ben Morgan, Earl Cockrell, Fayette “Faye” Lovell, Orie Wainscott
4th Row: Eugene Pruett, Edward Royal Lowe, Norman Sugg, Clark Kline, John Neaville, Carroll Whitson, Lloyd Neil
3rd Row: Rhea (White) Lowe, Vera (Lenhart) McCulley, _______ Jones, _______ Elder Wilbere?,
Ethel (Hults) Post, _________, Francis Nelms, _____ Metzger, Lois (Meeks) Powers, ____ Bundy
2nd Row: ?Evageline Wooley, Raymond Mahan, _________ Green, Walter Neil, Earl Morris, M.A. Trasher?,
_______ Howe, James Garrett, ________ Jackson
1st Row: Florence (Motch) Mahan, _____________, Flossie Harris, Josie (Ballance) Robb (Mrs. Eli),
Georgia (Smith) Eagan (Mrs. Lawrence), Louise (Stuber) Eberenman, Helen (Rice) Parks
1907 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Ora Wainscott
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1908
"Compliments of Prof. B." (Professor Babcock) - Dec. 24
Back rows: Bessie (Sexton) Hargrave, Lauretta (Scott) Shriver, Anna Bagott, Guy See, James Scott, Edmond Walker, Lloyd Neil, Fayette Lovell, Clarence C. Conant, Earl Cockrell, Marshall Spencer, George Bargh, Harry Eagan, Fred Hubert, Norman Sugg, ___________, _____Babcock, Pleasant Robnett, Webster Lowe, Lloyd Neil, Hubert Ramsey (Lloyd Neil was listed twice in this row on the back of the photo - one is probably Charles Walter Neil)
Third row: Jennie (Cockrell) Morris, Edna (Garner) Hunt, L________, Helen Dodson (Rice) Parks, Ethel Hultz/Hults, Edna (Elder) Maxey, Elizabeth "Bettie" (Swift) Dennis, Martha Robb, Elsie Swain, Blanche Nichols, Vera (Lenhart) McCulley, Ruth (Doolen) Conant, Nettie Robb, Elston Green, Rhea (White) Lowe, Hugh Spencer, Miss Parrill - teacher,
Second row: Bob Green, Herman Anna, Myron Ross, James Raymond Mahan, Forrest Reeder, Ethel (Cox) Green, Clark Cockrell, John French, Fred Reeder, Leon Hanna, Ruby (Kline) Taylor, Jessie Allen
Front row: Gail Kline, Ora McCulley, Etta (Spencer) Robb, Florence (Motch) Mahan, Kittie Neavill, Josephine (O'Brien) Snow, Daisy Bowers, Sena Engelbrecht, Flossie Leah Harris, Vera (Bargh) Davidson
(Note: a few other graduates in 1909-1912 who could be in this photo are: Lois Estella (Meeks) Powers, William Earl Morris, Elsie Rohrbough)
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Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1908
Kinmundy High School - Sophomore Class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1908 (Class of 1910)
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Kinmundy High School - Junior Class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1908 (Class of 1909)
1908 Kinmundy High School - Senior Class
1908 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
James Garrett, Edward Lowe, Eugene Pruett, Frank Rohrbough, Carroll Whitson
1909 Kinmundy High School Senior Class
Standing: 1) Rhea (White) Lowe, 2)__________, 3) Earl Cockrell, 4) Fayette "Faye" Lovell, 5)___________, 6)___________
Seated: 1) ?Lloyd Lovell , 2) Ethel (Hultz) Post, 3) ?Carroll Whitson, 4)___________,
1909 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Earl Cockrell, Ethel (Hultz) Post, Fayette "Faye" Lovell, Lloyd Lovell, Rhea (White) Lowe
Kinmundy High School - Group photo of Class of 1910 during high school
1910 Kinmundy High School graduating class
Vera (Lenhart) McCulley, James Raymond "Beak" Mahan, Lois Estella (Meeks) Powers, Earl Morris, Flossie Harris, Walter Neil, Helen (Rice) Parks,
Lloyd Neil
1910 Kinmundy High School graduating class
_____________, Vera (Lenhart) McCulley, James Raymond "Beak" Mahan, Lloyd Neil, Charles Walter Neil, ________________,
William Earl Morris, ______________
(Missing names of other graduates, but not sure of the order: Lois Estella (Meeks) Powers, Helen Dodson (Rice) Parks, Flossie Leah Harris)
22nd Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – May 8, 1910
1910 Graduates: James Raymond Mahan, Lois Estella (Meeks) Powers, William Earl Morris, Helen Dodson (Rice) Parks,
Charles Walter Neil, Flossie Leah Harris, Loyd William Neil, Vera Mae (Lenhart) McCulley
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The Old School House Bell; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL
First rang Oct. 17, 1865 at first school on Freemont St. Then moved to the second school building, which was a frame school
(before the brick school was built in 1910.)
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Building the new Kinmundy High School alongside the old building
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Laying the cornerstone in the Kinmundy High School building - 1910; crane timbers were used to lay corner stone.
The copper box contents are preserved at Kinmundy's City Hall. (Elwyn Cheatum has the box).
"The Kinmundy Express" - May 12, 1910 - "Corner Stone Laying: The work on the new Kinmundy Public School building is progressing very nicely and a large amount of the building material is on the ground. The foundation is partly completed and new brick masons are being added to the work almost every day. It has been definitely decided to have a corner stone laying and the exercises will be under the direction of the A.F. & A.M. lodge of this city and it is likely Judge William WRIGHT of Effingham, will be invited to act as Master of Ceremonies. The complete program and the exact date will appear in the next issue of this paper and it is hoped that everybody will assist in making this event a memorable one and a day that the citizens of Kinmundy can look to with a great degree of pride."
"The Kinmundy Express” - June 2, 1910: The cornerstone of the new Kinmundy Public School Building was laid last Wednesday afternoon with appropriate services by the Board of Education and others. A large crowd was in attendance and the box was well filled with papers and other articles. The work on the building is progressing nicely and it looks now like the fall term of our school will open in the new building.
Kinmundy Public School - at the site of the new school building by the school children - Circa 1910
Kinmundy Public School - at the site of the new school building - Faculty of the school
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Building the new Kinmundy High School - 1910 - Photo #1
500 S. Madison. Front view. Has the old bell under the tree in front.
Building the new Kinmundy High School - 1910 - Photo #2
Looking northwest at the front of the school.
Building the new Kinmundy High School - 1910 - Photo #3
A view from the back of the building, looking east.
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #1
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #2
Kinmundy High School commemorative spoon
Current and former teachers and administrators who attended the dedication of the new school building in Kinmundy - Sept. 19, 1910
Back row (starting with man with black tie): 1) E.V. Latham (Supt.), __________, 2)__________, 3)_________, 4)___________,
5) Mary Shriver, 6)___________, 7)____________, 8) Professor Harwood
Middle row (starting with man mustache): 1) Francis A. Pruett, 2) Mamie Songer Brown, 3_________, 4)___________,
5)__________, 6)___________, 7)____________, 8)____________
Front row: 1) Pauline Bagott, 2)__________, 3)_________, 4)___________, 5)__________, 6)___________,
7)____________, 8)____________
1910 Kinmundy School teachers
Back row: E.V. Latham (Supt.), Mary Shriver, ______________, ______________
Front row: Pauline Bagott, ___________, Professor Harwood, ___________, ___________
1910 Kinmundy School former teachers
____________, _____________, Francis A. Pruett, ____________, ____________
"The Kinmundy Express" - Sept. 22, 1910:
"Building Dedicated: Last Monday the beautiful new twenty thousand dollar Kinmundy school building was dedicated and opened to the public and large crowd was in attendance, including many out of town people. In the morning, the fall and winter term of school was opened, and at 11 o’clock the school work of the day closed, and the public stepped in. The new building is certainly a grand structure and the school deserves a great amount of praise for getting such a building for the amount expended. It is constructed of Danville Pressed Brick with stone trimmings and the interior is finished with tinted walls, the wood being left in it’s natural colors. The hard wood floors add greatly to the interior of the building and seem to add the finishing touch to the inside beauty of the building.
The school grounds have been ______ so as to slope from the building in every direction and the broad concrete walk in the front and all along the east side of the school grounds certainly make it a beautiful place and ____ of which every person in Kinmundy and vicinity are justly proud. At the noon hour, a large crowd enjoyed a basket dinner on the school grounds and about 1:30 the Kinmundy Band furnished some of their excellent music after which a program was rendered in the High School room. Prof. H.W. SHRYOCK of Carbondale, delivered the dedicatory address which was greatly enjoyed by all. His address was an inspiration to the school ____ children, pointing out the advantage of a good education and in many instances illustrating his points by his personal experiences and travels. Prof. SHRYOCK has addressed our people on various occasions and always ____ his audience. After the address, short talks were given by former teachers who were ______. Those from out of town being J.S. KNISELEY, and Prof. M.A. THRASHER of Salem; and Miss Ada _______ of Kiowa, Kan. School work was resumed Tuesday morning with the following teachers: Frank D. HARWOOD, Mrs. Emma BRYAN, Misses Mae MATTHEWS, Pauline BAGOTT, Martha WALKER, Clemmie WHITTENBURG, Fannie K. EAGAN, Mary SHRIVER; all proficient in their work, with the present facilities insure the best work in the history of the schools.
"Salem Republican" - Sept. 22, 1910
"The Kinmundy Public School opened on Monday with the following corps of teachers: F.D. HARWOOD, Supt.; Mrs. E.M. BRYAN, Principal; Mae MATTHEWS, Ass't. Principal; Pauline BAGOTT, Clem WHITTENBURG, Martha WALKER, Fannie EAGAN, and Mary E. SHRIVER, grades.
Kinmundy's new school house was formally dedicated Monday afternoon. Prof. H.W. SHRYOCK of Carbondale delivered the address. Short talks were also made by former teachers, scholars and members of the board. During the afternoon the building was inspected by hundreds of visitors. Kinmundy is justly proud of the new building, which is certainly a credit to the community and especially the building committee."
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Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #3
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Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #3 (left side)
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Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #3 (middle section)
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Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #3 (left side)
1910 Kinmundy School and new building
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 - Photo #4
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Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Built in 1910 (facing south)
Photo #5
Ice skating behind the school next to the railroad tracks. There was a baseball field near this area a few years later.
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – circa 1910’s (After 1910 when the brick school was built)
Kinmundy High School class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1910
This postcard was sent from Mary (Gramley) Garrett, who graduated in 1915, to Frank Edson Garrett, who died Feb. 11, 1911.
Since the school was opened in 1910, this photo would have been taken in that year.
Mary (Gramley) Garrett is the girl standing in the middle wearing a solid colored dress in the front row (between the other too girls with checkered pattern dresses.)
1911 Kinmundy High School Senior Class
Jennie (Cockrell) Morris, Webster Lowe, Bessie (Sexton) Hargrove, Herman Anna, _______________, Myron C. Ross, _______________, _______________
(Missing names of other graduates, but not sure of the order: Edna (Garner) Hunt, Etta (Spencer) Robb, Elizabeth (Swift) Dennis)
1911 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Herman Anna, Jennie (Cockrell) Morris, Edna (Garner) Hunt, Webster Lowe, Myron C. Ross, Bessie (Sexton) Hargraves,
Etta (Spencer) Robb, Elizabeth (Swift) Dennis
Kinmundy High School Commencement Program - 1911
1912 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Vera (Bargh) Davidson, Clarence Conant, Ruth (Doolen) Conant, Leon M. Hanna, Josephine (O’Brien) Snow, Elsie Rohrbough,
Lauretta (Scott) Shriver, L. Hugh Spencer
1913 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Not sure of the order, but this is the list of 5 graduates that year: Nita (Balke) Tracey, Agnes (Fisher) Mahan, Edith Morgan, Leatha Swaine, Jessie L. Woodley
1913-14 Kinmundy School Faculty:
Mary Shriver, ___________, ___________, __________,
Pauline Bagott, E.V. Latham (Supt.), ___________, ___________, Laura Fisher
(In 1914-1915 the following teachers were employed: E.V. Latham, Bruce Corzine, Laura Fisher, Pauline Bagott, Martha Walker, Ruth Doolen, Elsie Rohrbough, Fannie Eagan, Mary Shriver. Lon Hammers was re-employed as janitor.)
1914 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Mildred (Green) Brown, Mary (Conant) Reese, Dorothy (Doolen) Etherton, Genevieve (Morgan) Curran, Eunice (See) Kettles,
Ronald Lacey, Oswald Miller, Mildred (Allen) Lowe, Lewis Conant, Ralston Hanna
Kinmundy High School Commencement Program - May 20, 1914
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Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; ca 1914
Second row: __________, ________, ________, John S. Ford, ________, ________, Chester Ford, ______, _________, _________, ______
First row: Mary Wilkinson (x)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – (Class of 1917) - circa 1914
Back Row: 1) Jane Walker, 2) Anna (Eagan) Curry, 3)___________, 4) _____________, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7)___________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10) ____________, 11)____________, 12)___________, 13____________
Front Row: 1)___________, 2) ?Arno Miller, 3)____________, 4) John S. Ford, 5) Olie Alderson, 6)____________,
7) Chester Ford, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10) ____________
Kinmundy High School Sophomore class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; (Class of 1917) - Photo #1 – 1914-1915
Back Row: _______________, ?David Schooley, ?Lawrence Wormley, ________________, John S. Ford, _______________
Middle Row: ?Bertha (Hanna) Davis, _______________, ________________, ________________, _________________, ________________
Front Row: ___________, Mary Wilkinson, ?Minnie Doolen, ?Dorcas (Harvey) Miller, __________________, ?Emogene (Doolen) Gray
(Also in photo are probably: Helen Rohrbough, Jessie Fish, Hazel (Shufeldt) DeVore, Anna (Alderson) Royal.)
Kinmundy High School Sophomore class; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; (Class of 1917) - Photo #2 – 1914-1915
Back Row: _______________, ?David Schooley, ?Lawrence Wormley, ________________, John S. Ford, _______________
Middle Row: ?Bertha (Hanna) Davis, _______________, ________________, ________________, _________________, ________________
Front Row: ___________, Mary Wilkinson, ?Minnie Doolen, ?Dorcas (Harvey) Miller, __________________, ?Emogene (Doolen) Gray
(Also in photo are probably: Helen Rohrbough, Jessie Fish, Hazel (Shufeldt) DeVore, Anna (Alderson) Royal.)
1915 - Some of the Kinmundy High School girls in front of the Opera House and on the Illinois Central Depot platform:
3rd year: Mary (Morgan) Thrasher, Mildred Ross, Mary Buswell, Mable (Green) Kampman
4th year: Helen Morgan, Lois (Nelms) Robb, Mary (Gramley) Garrett, Alice (Sexton) Mangner
2nd year: Minnie (Doolen) Gunderson, Dorcas (Harvey) Miller, Ethelyn Rohrbough, Emma Doolen, Rochelle Brown
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1915 Kinmundy High School Senior Class
Alice (Sexton) Mangner, Mary (Gramley) Garrett, Helen Morgan, Lois (Nelms) Robb, Mary (Jones) Brasel,
Herschel Wilkinson, Austa Wainscott
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Senior class – 1915
Lois (Nelms) Robb, Helen Morgan, Mary (Gramley) Garrett, Mary (Jones) Brasel,
Alice (Sexton) Mangner, Herschel Wilkinson, Austa Wainscott)
1915 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Mary (Jones) Brasel, Mary (Gramley) Garrett, Helen Morgan, Lois (Nelms) Robb, Alice (Sexton) Mangner, Austa Wainscott, Martha Walker,
Herschel Wilkinson
1915 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Lois (Nelms) Robb, Alice (Sexton) Mangner, Herschel Wilkinson, Mary (Jones) Brasel, Austa Wainscott, Helen Morgan, Martha Walker
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Kinmundy High School girls circa 1916
Mary Wilkinson in photo?
(Probably) 1915-1916 Kinmundy High School - All girls class photo
Names with graduation years next to the names in parenthesis:
Back: Minnie (Doolen) Gunderson (1917), Dorcas (Harvey) Miller (1917), ___________, Jane (Walker) Stevens (1916),
Emogene (Doolen) Gray (1917), ___________________
Sitting: ______________, _______________, Helen Morgan, Laura Fisher (center - teacher),
Beth Gray, _______________, _________________, Pauline "Polly" (Conant) Stewart (1916)
"Kinmundy Express" Supplement - May 25, 1916 (front)
"Kinmundy Express" Supplement - May 25, 1916 (back)
Kinmundy High School;
Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – circa 1916
Girls from the Kinmundy High School Class of 1916 posing for a photo:
1) Rosamond Meeks; 2) Mabel (Green) Kampman, 3) Nita (Balke) Tracey, 4) Anna (Eagan) Curry,
5) Bertha (Morris) Andrews, 6) Jane (Walker) Davis, 7) Mary (Morgan) Thrasher, 8) Pauline (Conant) Stewart.
1916 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Top Row: Bryan Howell, Harriet Humphrey, Gordon Lowe, Mabel Green, Arno Miller, Bertha (Morris) Andrews
Bottom Row: Anna (Eagan) Curry, James Lyons, Jane Walker, Pauline (Conant) Stewart, Frank Doolen, Mary (Morgan) Thrasher
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1916 Kinmundy H.S. - Junior Class (Class of 1917)
Anna (Alderson) Royal
Bryan Doolen
Emogene “Gene” (Doolen) Gray
Minnie (Doolen) Gunderson
Jessie Fish
Bertha (Hanna) Davis
Dorcas (Harvey) Miller
Neva (Howell) Purvis
Raymond Lacey
Harry Neil
Helen Rohrbough
David Schooley
Hazel (Shufeldt) DeVore
Lorentz Wormley
Clyde Wainscott
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1916 Kinmundy High School - Sophomore Class - (Class of 1918)
Erman Allen
Josephine Buswell
Hattie (Carpenter) Spiese
Mary (Cheadle) Verhoeks
Margaret (Coughlin) Hilkert
Nelle (Diss) Blomberg
Lawrence Haley
Ray Hamilton
Martha (Hensley) McGrew
Pearl (Jackson) Hanna
Dewey Lacey
Myrtle (Lacey) Riley
Lucian Laswell
Neil McCarty
Georgia (Nirider) Barcroft
Amelda (O’Brien) Vallow
Edith See
Hobart See
Clay Burdette Simer
Lela (Swift) Helpingstine
Lyle Tomlinson
Jesse Norris Vallow
Stella (Wainscott) Lane
Mildred (Wade) Robb
Harry Whittenburg
Lura (Williams) Robnett
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1916 Kinmundy High School - Freshman Class - (Class of 1919)
Adda (Alderson) Bresee
Nettie Anders
Macel Bousman
Thomas Cheadle
Charity “Chat” (Conant) Lowe Gray
John Doolen
Sophia Feller
Florence George
Anna (Gray) Dillavou
Elizabeth (Gray) Abney
Cloyd Green
Myrtle Hill
Will Lyons
Charles McCarty
Mary Mulvaney
Emmett Nelms
Xon Nichols
Ruth Rohrbough
Mildred Rotan
John See
Pauline (Smith) Reese
Gladys Wainscott
Nelle (Walker) Jones
1917 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Lorentz Wormley, Minnie Doolen, Helen Rohrbough, Jessie Fish, Hazel (Shufeldt) DeVore
Bottom Row: Emogene “Gene” (Doolen) Gray, Dorcas (Harvey) Miller, Bertha (Hanna) Davis, David Schooley, Anna (Alderson) Royal
1917 Kinmundy High School Commencement Program
Class Roll: Anna R. Alderson, Gene Doolen, Minnie M. Doolen, Jessie M. Fish, Bertha L. Hanna, Dorcas Harvey, Geneva A. Howell, Helen R. Rohrbough,
Hazel L. Shufeldt, David Schooley, Lorentz E. Wormley
1918 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Margaret Coughlin, Clay Simer, Amelda (O’Brien) Vallow, J. Norris Vallow, Pearl (Jackson) Hanna, Harry Whittenburg, Lela (Swift) Helpingstine
Middle Row: Estella (Wainscott) Lane, Lucian Laswell, Martha (Hensley) McGrew, William Doolen, Mildred (Wade) Robb, Ray Hamilton,
Hattie (Carpenter) Spiese, Myrtle Lacey
Bottom Row: Nettie Anders, Mary (Cheadle) Verhoeks, Lura (Williams) Robnett, Erman Allen, Nelle (Diss) Blomberg,
Georgia (Nirider) Barcroft, Sophia Feller
1916 Kinmundy High School - Sophomore Class - (Class of 1918)
Erman Allen
Josephine Buswell
Hattie (Carpenter) Spiese
Mary (Cheadle) Verhoeks
Margaret (Coughlin) Hilkert
Nelle (Diss) Blomberg
Lawrence Haley
Ray Hamilton
Martha (Hensley) McGrew
Pearl (Jackson) Hanna
Dewey Lacey
Myrtle (Lacey) Riley
Lucian Laswell
Neil McCarty
Georgia (Nirider) Barcroft
Amelda (O’Brien) Vallow
Edith See
Hobart See
Clay Burdette Simer
Lela (Swift) Helpingstine
Lyle Tomlinson
Jesse Norris Vallow
Stella (Wainscott) Lane
Mildred (Wade) Robb
Harry Whittenburg
Lura (Williams) Robnett
1916 Kinmundy H.S. - Sophomore Class (Class of 1918)
Kinmundy High School - girls
1918 Kinmundy High School Commencement - May 17, 1918:
Kinmundy High School graduating class of 1918
Erman Allen, Nettie Evangeline Anders, Hattie Maye (Carpenter) Spiese, Mary Ellen (Cheadle) Verhoeks, Margaret Mary Coughlin,
Mary Nelle (Diss) Blomberg, William Robb Doolen, Sophia Anna Feller, Ray Edward Hamilton, Martha Mae (Hensley) McGrew,
Pearl Martha (Jackson) Hanna, Myrtle Gladys Lacey, Lucian Collins Laswell, Georgia Agnes (Nirider) Barcroft,
Anna Amelda (O’Brien) Vallow, Clay Burdette Simer, Lela Belle (Swift) Helpingstine, Jesse Norris Vallow, Lois Mildred (Wade) Robb,
Stella Mae (Wainscott) Lane, Harry William Whittenburg, Lura Marcialene (Williams) Robnett
Kinmundy High School Commencement Program - 1918
1919 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Don Gray, Elizabeth (Gray) Abney, Gayle (Vincent) Miller, Charity (Conant) Lowe, Emmett Nelms, Nelle (Walker) Jones, Myrtle Hill,
Pauline (Smith) Reese, Zola (Hamilton) Lewis, Anna (Gray) Dillavou, Adda Alderson, Gladys Wainscott, Ruth Rohrbough
1920 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Charles West, Martha Morgan, Florence Jack, Pansy Chapman, Ruby Hanna, Lois (Kline) Greenwood, Henry Shufeldt
Middle Row: Helen (Maxey) Sipes, Zelma Vallow, Joe Ramser, Marjorie (Wade) Green, Roland Allen, Mildred (Pullen) Bargh, Ruth (Atkins) Backensto
Bottom Row: Coy Ingram, Alta (Sutton) Snelling, Elizabeth (Claytor) Moore, Herma (Hamilton) Lane, Rochelle (Inman) Baker, Nita (Winks) White, Fyke Rotan
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Alice Sutton Snelling Florence Jack Marjorie Wade Green Mildred Pullen Bargh
Martha Morgan Lois (Kline) Greenwood Ruth Atkins Backensto Zelma Vallow
Fyke Rotan Herma (Hamilton) Lane Rochelle (Inman) Baker Roland Allen
Ruby Hanna
Pansy Chapman
Henry Shufeldt
Charles West
Helen (Maxey) Sipes Joe Ramser Coy Ingram Elizabeth (Clayton) Moore
Nita (Winks) Sipes
1920-21 Kinmundy High School - Sophomore Class
1920-21 Kinmundy High School Report Card for Harry Hanson
Kinmundy High School - Class of 1921
Back row: Anna Green, Alice Readnour, Georgia West, , Harold Maxey, __________, Rena (Branson) Pathel, Louise Ramser, Vivian (Arnold) Feather
Front: ________, Francis "Jack" Pruett, Fay Davis
Kinmundy High School - Class of 1921
Back row: Anna Green, Louise Ramser, _________, _________, Harold Maxey, Harry Hanson, Georgia West, Alice Readnour, Vivian (Arnold) Feather
Front: ________, Francis "Jack" Pruett, Fay Davis
1921 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Georgia West, Vivian (Arnold) Feather, Alice Readnour
Middle Row: Francis Pruett, Veda Jones, Harold Maxey
Bottom Row: Louise Ramser, Rena (Branson) Pathel, Anna Green
Kinmundy High School Commencement Program - 1921
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1921 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Vivienne H. (Arnold) Feather, Rena L. (Branson) Pathel, Anna B. Green, Veda M. Jones, C. Harold Maxey, Francis G. Pruett,
M. Louise Ramser, Alice M. Readnour, Georgia C. West
Kinmundy High School Freshmen class - 1921-1922 (this class would graduate in May 1925)
Clyde Morgan 3rd boy from left
Frances (Boyd) Etherton would be in this photo too, since it was her photo.
Some in the photo would be those who graduated with the class from K.H.S. in May 1925:
Ruth (Breen) Miller, Alta (McClaine) Lee, Freida (Smith) Smithson, Wilma Boughers,
John Lee, Noel Hockaday, Clyde Morgan, Burdette Walkington,
Ruth (Hanna) Knabe, Louise (Hill) Hatfield, Thelma Beaver, Frances (Boyd) Etherton
Kinmundy High School Commencement Invitation - 1922
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1922 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Top Row: Kathryn (Laswell) Williams, Ida Miller, Eugene Wormley, Laura Mazanek, Audrey Vallow, Mary Rotan
Middle Row: Hilda (Neaville) Miller, Millie Motch, Edith Pullen, Ray Boston, Marie O'Brien, Leona (O'Dell) Martin
Bottom Row: Eva (See) Stevenson, Darrell Alexander, Mary Hanna, Mary (Ingram) Wright, John Conant, Grace Widdis
Click on the link above to view seven issues of
the 1922-1923 Kinmundy High School newspaper
1923 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
James E. Morgan, Clyde E. Hamilton, Norvell J. Evans, W. Harold Yund, Mabel G. Garrett, Kleon R. Pruett, Helen E. (Reese) Alexander,
Avis A. Lacey, Thelma M. Lyons, Hester A. Heaton, Hazel M. (Boughers) Turner, A. Leone (Warren) Bosley, Ruth L. (Alexander) Hart,
Dorothy L. (Pruett) Landess, Harry G. Hanson, Mary E. (Miner) Morow, Eugene D. Shufeldt, Irene M. (Messer) Bruce, Gail W. Hines,
Mary E. Jack, Milly C. Brasel, Henry M. Boyd, Mary E. Ford, William M. Swift, Gordon Winks
1923 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Top Row: Norville Evans, Dorothy L. (Pruett) Landess, James Morgan, Mabel Garrett, Gail Hines, Hazel (Boughers) Turner,
Henry Boyd, Helen (Reese) Alexander
Middle Row: Mary Ford, Harold Yund, Mary (Miner) Morrow, Clyde Hamilton, Leone (Warren) Bosley, William Swift,
Milly Brasel, Avis Lacey
Bottom Row: Ruth (Alexander) Hart, Kleon Pruett, Irene (Messer) Bruce, Thelma Lyons, Eugene Shufeldt, Mary Jack,
Harry Hanson, Hester Heaton
1924 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Eugene Winks, Gladys (White) Still, Joe Coughlin, Clara (Williams) Semro, Velma (Marlow) Kennedy, Eugene Kline
Middle Row: Minnie “Helen” Dickens, Mildred Haworth, Paul Watson, Alice (French) Lewin, Pearl Arnold, Florus Carmean,
Mary (Winks) Weeks
Bottom Row: Joy Fields, Thelma (Boyd) Hawkins, Mildred Ingram, Humphrey Gramley, Mary Esther (Williams) Jones, Carroll Jones
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Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 10, 1924
Back Row: 1. Noel Hockaday, 2. Merle Nirider, 3. Richard Widdis, 4. Chester Walters, 5. Orville Ball, 6. John Hanson, 7. John Boyd,
8. Ralph Bassett, 9. Delbert Smith, 10. Carl Dunlap, 11. Bertrus Ball, 12. John Lee, 13. Clyde Morgan, 14. Burdette Walkington,
15. Dwight Alexander, 16. Harold Arnold, 17. Walter Doolen
5th Row: 1. Maxine Zumsteg, 2. Dorothy Jones, 3. Ruth (Lacey) Mullen, 4. Louise (Hill) Hatfield, 5. Ruth (Breen) Miller,
6. Doris (Swift) Arnold, 7. Nell Ingram, 8. Thelma Beaver, 9. Alta (McClaine) Lee, 10. Wilma Boughers, 11. Ruth (Hanna) Knabe,
12. Kathryn Wormley, 13. Mary (Humes) Hawkins, 14. Sophia (Nochman) Henrickson, 15. Nellie (White) Blair,
16. Leona (Hanna) Rieck, 17. Frieda (Smith) Smithson, 18. Mildred Clinton
4th Row: 1. Coy Ingram, 2. Maurice Williams, 3. Walter Conant, 4. Robert Foster, 5. David Parrish, 6. Newton Richardson,
7. Lester Howell, 8. William Hester, 9. Carl Jones, 10. Gilbert Doolen, 11. Frank Lee, 12. William Humphrey,
13. Virgil Simmons, 14. Glen Walters, 15. Mark Arnold, 16. Robert Maxey, 17. Chas. Broom, 18. Harold Jones,
19. Elwin Ingram, 20. Raymond Atkins, 21. V.V. Barcroft
3rd Row: 1. Lora (Street) Black, 2. Ona (Arnold) Smithhart, 3. Genevieve Smith, 4. Verona Simmons, 5. Frances (Boyd) Etherton,
6. Martha Smith, 7. Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, 8. Laura (Doolen) Headley, 9. Dorothy (Pullen) Rogalo or Stambach Twine, 10. Rhea Hill,
11. Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, 12. Helen (Wantland) Millican, 13. Edith Hines, 14. Veda (Robb) Brosnahan,
15. Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt, 16. Gladys Bradley
2nd Row: 1. Grace Arnold, 2. Dora (Robb) Kline, 3. Marcelline (Pruett) Jones, 4. Georgia (Dillon) Soldner, 5. Elva (Johnson) Locallo,
6. Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, 7. Helen (Buswell) Brosnahan, 8. Nelda (Alexander) Humphrey, 9. Wilma (Gammon) Jackson,
10. Florence (Nochman) Robb, 11. Elizabeth (Holt) Monical
Bottom row: John Broom, Ernest Widdis, Harry Boyd, Charles Minor, Merle Kline, Wesley Morgan, Lynn Porter, Theodore Lacey,
Hugh Copple, James Hester
Kinmundy High School Class of 1925
1925 Kinmundy High School Junior-Senior Banquet program (owned by Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt)
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1925 Kinmundy High School Senior Class Graduates
Top Row: Ruth (Breen) Miller, Alta (McClaine) Lee, Freida (Smith) Smithson, Wilma Boughers,
Middle Row: John Lee, Noel Hockaday, Clyde Morgan, Burdette Walkington
Bottom Row: Ruth (Hanna) Knabe, Louise (Hill) Hatfield, Thelma Beaver, Frances (Boyd) Etherton
Kinmundy High School Commencement Program - 1925
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Freshmen Class; Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Sept. 23, 1925 (from 1926 yearbook)
Back row: 50)___________, 49)___________, 44)___________, 51)___________, 71) Mary (Maxey) Ferguson, 77) _________
Third row: 31)_________, 86)__________, 28)__________, 33)__________, 30)Woodson Simer, 35) Charles Pruett, 2) Mr. Switzer
Second row: 72)_________, 94)__________, 91) Leola (Yund) Boles, 92) Addie (Yund) McGuire, 57)_________, 75)_________
Front row: 84) Marion Maxey, 29 or 11)______, 89) Dwight Ingram, 37) _________
1926 Freshmen Class roll:
Edith (Bassett) Arnold
Dorothy (Chance) Bousman
Forrest Doolen
Ada (Hanna) Smith
Freddie Hockaday
Helen (Ingram) Douglas
Dwight Ingram
Helen (Jenkins) Sleicher
Marion Maxey
Mary (Maxey) Ferguson
Kenneth McCarty
Burdette Neavill
Dosh (Nirider) McHenry
Gus Porter
Charles Pruett
Helen (Schooley) Gaines
Woodson Simer
Julia (Slovick) Walters
Louise (Spencer) Ernst
Nondas Swift
Addie (Yund) McGuire
Leola (Yund) Boles
Sophomore Class; Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1925-26
Back row: 47)__________, 70) Martha Smith, 65)________, 93)___________, 59) Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger,
67) Nellie (White) Blair, 69) Marcelline (Pruett) Jones, 64) Wilma (Gammon) Jackson
Third row: 34) Harold Jones, 32) ___________, 29) Charles Minor, 39) Lester Howell, 38)_________
Second row: 73)__________, 66)___________, 93) Florence (Nochman) Robb, 79) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford,
78)_________, 74) Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, Front row: 36)?Mark Arnold, 88)_________, 87) John Broom, 40) Raymond Atkins
1926 Sophomore Class roll:
Grace Arnold
Mark Arnold
Raymond Atkins
John Broom
Georgia (Dillon) Soldner
Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger
Wilma (Gammon) Jackson
Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford
Edith (Hines) Jones
Elizabeth (Holt) Monical
Lester Howell
Harold Jones
Merle Kline
Charles Miner
Florence (Nochman) Robb
Sophia (Nochman) Hendrickson
Marcelline (Pruett) Jones
Newton Richardson
Veda (Robb) Beck
Martha Smith
Helen (Wantland) Millican
Nellie White
Junior Class; Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1925-26 (from 1926 yearbook)
Back row: Robert Maxey, Denzil Gammon, Rex Egelston, Johnny Hanson, Dan Laux, Carl Dunlap, Gilbert Doolen, Lynn Porter
Middle row: Roswell Spencer, Carl Jones, Charles Broom, Howard Downey, Delbert Smith, Elwin Ingram, Lynn Porter
Front row: Teddy Lacey, Frances (Claytor) McLean, Dorothy Smith, ________, Laura (Doolen) Headley,
Genevieve Smith, Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, Harry Boyd
1926 Junior Class roll:
Harry Boyd
Charles Broom
Frances (Claytor) McLean
Rubert Clower
Gilbert Doolen
Laura (Doolen) Headley
Howard Downey
Carl Dunlap
Rex Egelston
Denzil Gammon
Lela (Garrett) Dunlap
John Hanson
Elwin Ingram
Carl Jones
Henry Kelly
Teddy Lacey
Dan Laux
Robert Maxey
Lynne Porter
Delbert Smith
Dorothy Smith
Genevieve Smith
Roswell Spencer
Kinmundy High School – Senior Class of 1926 – Sept 23, 1925
Back Row: Ruth (Lacey) Mullen, Katherine Wormley, Nelle (Ingram) Ray, Doris (Swift) Arnold, Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt,
Marcelline (Zumsteg) Sloan, Mildred Chance
Third Row: Ralph Bassett, Bertus Ball, Walter Doolen, Merle Nirider, John Boyd, William Humphrey
Second Row: Ona (Arnold) Smithhart, Elva Ruth (Johnson) Caproni, Dortha Jones, Rhea (Hill) Williams,
Dorothy (Pullen) Stambach Twine, Beth (Walker) Griffin
Front Row: William P. Hester, Harold Arnold, Wesley Morgan
(Absent: Maurice Williams)
Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925
Looking southeast, you can see the west end entrance of the "old gym" on the left, and the brick school building (1910-1978) on the right side.
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Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925 (part 1 of 4)
Standing: 1)Victor V. Barcroft-Supt., 2)F.M. Switzer-teacher, 3)Mrs. Claude M. Wright-teacher, 4)Gladys Bradley-teacher,
5)Lora M. Street-teacher, 6 Jr.)Elwin Ingram, 7 Sr.)Harold Arnold, 8 Jr.)Robert Maxey, 9)___________,
10 Jr.)Carl Dunlap, 11)____________, 12 Jr.)Johnny Hanson
Seated: 41 Sr.)Dortha Jones, 42 Sr.)Nelle (Ingram) Ray, 43 Sr.)Elva Ruth (Johnson) Caproni,
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Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925 (part 2 of 4)
Back row: 13 Jr.)Delbert Smith, 14 Jr.)Denzil Gammon, 15 Sr.)Walter Doolen, 16 Sr.)Merle Nirider, 17 Sr.)Bertus Ball,
18 Sr.)John Boyd, 19 Sr.) Ralph Bassett, 20 Sr.)William P. Hester, 21 Jr.)Rex Egelston
Middle row: 44 Fresh)____________, 45 Sr.)Doris (Swift) Arnold, 46 Sr.)Katherine Wormley,
47 Sr.)Dorothy (Pullen) Stambach Twine, 48 Sr.)Rhea (Hill) Williams, 49 Fresh)Elva Ruth Johnson,
50 Fresh)___________, 51 Fresh)____________, 52 Sr.) Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt, 53 Sr.)Marceline (Zumsteg) Sloan
Front row: 74 Soph.)Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, 75 Fresh)____________, 76 Sr.)Ona (Arnold) Smithhart, 77 Fresh)____________,
78 Soph)___________, 79 Soph.) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, 80 Sr.)William Humphrey, 81 Jr.)Charles Broom
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Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925 (part 3 of 4)
Back row: 22 Jr.)Carl Jones, 23 Jr.)Gilbert Doolen, 24 Jr.)____________, 25 Jr.)Howard Downey, 26 Jr.)Dan Laux,
27 Jr.)Lynn Porter, 28 Fresh)___________, 29 Soph) Charles Minor, 30 Fresh)Woodson Simer,
Middle row: 54 Jr.)Laura (Doolen) Headley, 55 Jr.)Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, 56)____________,
57 Fresh)____________, 58)___________, 59 Soph)Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, 60 Sr.)Mildred Chance,
61 Sr.)?Ruth (Lacey) Mullen, 62 Jr.)Frances (Claytor) Smith, 63 Jr.)Dorothy Smith
Front row: 82 Jr.)Roswell Spencer, 83 Sr.)Wesley Morgan, 84 Fresh)Marion Maxey, 85 Jr.)Teddy Lacey,
86 Fresh)____________,
87 Soph)John Broom, 88 Soph)___________, 89 Fresh) Dwight Ingram
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Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925 (part 4 of 4)
Back row: 31 Jr.)Harry Boyd, 32 Soph)___________, 33 Fresh)___________, 34 Soph) Harold Jones,
35 Fresh) Charles Pruett, 36 Soph)____________, 37 Fresh) Kenneth McCarty, 38 Soph)___________,
39 Soph)Lester Howell, 40 Soph) Raymond Atkins
Middle row: 64 Soph)Wilma (Gammon) Jackson, 65 Soph)____________, 66 Soph)____________,
67 Soph)Nellie (White) Blair, 68 Jr.)Genevieve Smith, 69 Soph) Marcelline (Pruett) Jones, 70 Soph)Martha Smith,
71 Fresh)Mary (Maxey) Ferguson, 72 Fresh)___________, 73 Soph)___________
Front row: 90 Sr.)Beth (Walker) Griffin, 91 Fresh)Leola (Yund) Boles, 92 Fresh)Addie (Yund) McGuire,
93 Soph)Florence (Nochman) Robb, 94 Fresh)___________
Kinmundy High School teachers & students – Sept. 23, 1925 (with numbers)
Back row: 1)Victor V. Barcroft-Supt., 2)F.M. Switzer-teacher, 3)Mrs. Claude M. Wright-teacher, 4)Gladys Bradley-teacher,
5)Lora M. Street-teacher, 6 Jr.)Elwin Ingram, 7 Sr.)Harold Arnold, 8 Jr.)Robert Maxey, 9)___________, 10 Jr.)Carl Dunlap,
11)____________, 12 Jr.)Johnny Hanson, 13 Jr.)Delbert Smith, 14 Jr.)Denzil Gammon, 15 Sr.)Walter Doolen, 16 Sr.)Merle Nirider, 17 Sr.)Bertus Ball,
18 Sr.)John Boyd, 19 Sr.) Ralph Bassett, 20 Sr.)William P. Hester, 21 Jr.)Rex Egelston, 22 Jr.)Carl Jones, 23 Jr.)Gilbert Doolen, 24 Jr.)____________,
25 Jr.)Howard Downey, 26 Jr.)Dan Laux, 27 Jr.)Lynn Porter, 28 Fresh)___________, 29 Soph) Charles Minor, 30 Fresh)Woodson Simer,
31 Jr.)Harry Boyd, 32 Soph)___________, 33 Fresh)___________, 34 Soph) Harold Jones, 35 Fresh) Charles Pruett, 36 Soph)____________,
37 Fresh) Kenneth McCarty, 38 Soph)___________, 39 Soph)Lester Howell, 40 Soph) Raymond Atkins
Middle row: 41 Sr.)Dortha Jones, 42 Sr.)Nelle (Ingram) Ray, 43 Sr.)Elva Ruth (Johnson) Caproni, 44 Fresh)____________, 45 Sr.)Doris (Swift) Arnold,
46 Sr.)Katherine Wormley, 47 Sr.)Dorothy (Pullen) Stambach Twine, 48 Sr.)Rhea (Hill) Williams, 49 Fresh)Elva Ruth Johnson, 50 Fresh)___________,
51 Fresh)____________, 52 Sr.) Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt, 53 Sr.)Marceline (Zumsteg) Sloan, 54 Jr.)Laura (Doolen) Headley, 55 Jr.)Lela (Garrett) Dunlap,
56)____________, 57 Fresh)____________, 58)___________, 59 Soph)Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, 60 Sr.)Mildred Chance, 61 Sr.)?Ruth (Lacey) Mullen,
62 Jr.)Frances (Claytor) Smith, 63 Jr.)Dorothy Smith, 64 Soph)Wilma (Gammon) Jackson, 65 Soph)____________, 66 Soph)____________,
67 Soph)Nellie (White) Blair, 68 Jr.)Genevieve Smith, 69 Soph) Marcelline (Pruett) Jones, 70 Soph)Martha Smith, 71 Fresh)Mary (Maxey) Ferguson,
72 Fresh)___________, 73 Soph)___________
Front row: 74 Soph.)Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, 75 Fresh)____________, 76 Sr.)Ona (Arnold) Smithhart, 77 Fresh)____________, 78 Soph)___________,
79 Soph.) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, 80 Sr.)William Humphrey, 81 Jr.)Charles Broom, 82 Jr.)Roswell Spencer, 83 Sr.)Wesley Morgan,
84 Fresh)Marion Maxey, 85 Jr.)Teddy Lacey, 86 Fresh)____________, 87 Soph)John Broom, 88 Soph)___________, 89 Fresh) Dwight Ingram,
90 Sr.)Beth (Walker) Griffin, 91 Fresh)Leola (Yund) Boles, 92 Fresh)Addie (Yund) McGuire, 93 Soph)Florence (Nochman) Robb, 94 Fresh)_____________
1926 Kinmundy High School Junior-Senior Banquet program (owned by Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt)
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1926 Kinmundy High School Commencement:
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1926 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Dorothy Lorene (Pullen) Stambach Twine, Rhea Ethel (Hill) Williams,
Ona Marie (Arnold) Smithhart, Dortha Gail Jones, Lena Ruth (Lacey) Naffziger,
Elva Ruth (Johnson) Caproni, Helen Katherine Wormley, Mary Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt,
Nellie E. (Ingram) Ray, J. Walter Doolen, Bertus B. Ball, Wesley Harmon Morgan,
William B. Hester, Merle Smith Nirider, Harold D. Arnold, Maurice E. Williams, John W. Boyd, Ralph L. Bassett, William M. Humphrey
1926 Kinmundy High School Graduates:
Rhea (Hill) Williams, William Hester, Wesley Morgan, Nellie (Ingram) Ray
Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt, Dorothy (Pullen) Stambach Twine
Maurice Williams, Merle Nirider, Bertus Ball
Harold Arnold, Ona (Arnold) Smithhart
Ruth Lacey, V.V. Barcroft - Supt., Elva (Johnson) Caproni
William Humphrey, Dorothy Jones, Ralph Bassett
Walter Doolen, Elizabeth (Walker) Griffin, Katherine Wormley, John Boyd
1926 Kinmundy High School - Diploma - Mary Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1926-1927
Back row: 1 in dark sweater) ____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4) James Jones, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7)____________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13)____________,
14)____________, 15)____________, 16)____________
7th row: 1) ____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5) ___________, 6) Denzil Gammon
6th row: 1) ____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4) Dorothy (Garrett) Sullens, 5 in white shirt) Gilbert Doolen, 6)____________,
7) Carl Dunlap, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11) Mark Arnold, 12)____________, 13)____________
5th row (starts behind Georgia Soldner): 1 face turned) Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5)____________,
5) Edith (Hines) Jones, 6) Wilma Boughers, 7) Julia (Slovick) Walters, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10 standing boy in figured sweater) Dwight Ingram
4th row: 1) Georgia (Dillon) Soldner, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5)____________, 6)____________, 7) Addie (Yund) McGuire,
8)____________, 9)____________, 10) Laura (Doolen) Headley, 11) Katherine Wormley, 12) Sophia (Slovik) Gallagher, 13 standing on end)____________
3rd row (starts behind Fred Boyd): 1) ____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________
2nd row: 1) ____________, 2) Merle Jackson, 3)____________, 4 seated) Raymond Atkins, 5 seated)____________, 6) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford,
7)____________, 8)____________, 9) Fred Boyd behind Barcroft, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13) Lois (Baylis) Howell Aumiller,
14)____________, 15) Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, 16)____________, 17) Lester Howell, 18) Joe Slovick, 19)____________, 20) Jesse George
Front row: 1 seated) ____________, 2 seated)____________, 3 standing) Wilma (Gammon) Jackson, 4 standing)____________,
5 standing)____________, 6) Victor V. Barcroft - teacher, 7)____________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________,
11 standing)____________, 12 standing)____________, 13 standing) Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, 14 standing)____________, 15 seated) Nellie White,
16 seated) ___________
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1926-1927 (left half)
Back row: 84 in dark sweater) ____________, 85)____________, 86)____________, 87) James Jones, 88)____________, 89)____________,
90)____________, 91)____________, 92)____________
7th row: 78) ____________, 79)____________, 80)____________, 81)____________, 82) ____________
6th row: 65) ____________, 66)____________, 67)____________, 68) Dorothy (Garrett) Sullens,
5th row (starts behind Georgia Soldner): 54 face turned) Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, 56)____________, 57)____________, 58)____________
4th row: 41) Georgia (Dillon) Soldner, 42)____________, 43)____________, 44)____________, 45)____________
3rd row (starts behind Fred Boyd): 37) ____________, 38)____________, 39)____________
2nd row: 17) ____________, 18) Merle Jackson, 19)____________, 20 seated) Raymond Atkins, 21 seated)____________,
22) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, 23)____________, 24)____________, 25) Fred Boyd (behind Barcroft), 26)____________,
Front row: 1 seated) ____________, 2 seated)____________, 3 standing) Wilma (Gammon) Jackson, 4 standing)____________,
5 standing)____________, 6) Victor V. Barcroft - teacher, 7)____________
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1926-1927 (right half)
Back row: 93)____________, 94)____________, 95)____________, 96)____________, 97)____________, 98)____________, 99)____________
7th row: 83) Denzil Gammon
6th row: 69 in white shirt) Gilbert Doolen, 70)____________, 71) Carl Dunlap, 72)____________, 73)____________,
74)____________, 75) Mark Arnold, 76)____________, 77)____________
5th row (starts behind Georgia Soldner): 59) Edith (Hines) Jones, 60) Wilma Boughers, 61) Julia (Slovick) Walters, 62)____________,
63)____________, 64 standing boy in figured sweater) Dwight Ingram
4th row: 46) ___________, 47) Addie (Yund) McGuire, 48)____________, 49)____________, 50) Laura (Doolen) Headley,
51) Katherine Wormley, 52) Sophia (Slovik) Gallagher, 53 standing on end)____________
3rd row: 40) Leola (Yund) Boles
2nd row: 27)____________, 28)____________, 29) Lois (Baylis) Howell Aumiller, 30)____________, 31) Elizabeth (Holt) Monical,
32)____________, 33) Lester Howell, 34) Joe Slovick, 35)____________, 36) Jesse George
Front row: 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11 standing)____________, 12 standing)____________,
13 standing) Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, 14 standing)____________, 15 seated) Nellie White, 16 seated) ___________
Top Row: Elwin Ingram, Dorothy Smith, Lela (Garrett) Dunlap, Frances (Claytor) McLean, Carl Dunlap
Second Row: Teddy Lacey, Gilbert Doolen
Third Row: Dan Laux, V.V. Barcroft, Denzil Gammon
Bottom Row: Howard Downey, Delbert Smith, Johnny Hanson, Lynn Porter, Charles Broom
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 19, 1927
(See names below)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 19, 1927 (left half) – names
Back row: 88)____________, 89) Mark Arnold, 90) Charles Pruett, 91)____________, 92) ____________, 93) John Broom,
94) Nellie White
5th row: 72) Fred Boyd, 73)____________, 74) Samuel Claytor, 75)____________, 76)____________, 77) ____________, 78) Gex Pullen,
79)____________, 80)____________
4th row: 60)____________, 61)____________, 62) Addie (Yund) McGuire, 63)____________, 64) Merle Jackson
3rd row: 47) ____________, 48)____________, 49)____________, 50)___________, 51) ?Leola (Yund) Boles?, 52)____________, 53)____________
2nd row: 17) ____________, 18)____________, 19)____________, 20)___________, 21)____________, 22)____________, 23)____________,
24)____________, 25) Glen White, 26) Loy Morris, 27) ____________, 28)____________, 29)____________, 30)____________,
31)____________, 32)____________, 33) ____________
1st row: 1)____________, 2) Alice (Bundy) Crippen, 3) Mildred Kleiss, 4)____________, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7) ____________, 8)____________
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 19, 1927 (left side)
(see names above)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 19, 1927 (right half) - names
Back row: 95)____________, 96) ____________, 97) Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, 98) Florence (Nochman) Robb, 99)____________, 100)____________
5th row: 81) Vera (Keller) Doolen, 82)____________, 83) ____________, 84)____________, 85) Lester Howell,
86) Marion Maxey, 87) Harry Boyd?
4th row: 65)____________, 66) ____________, 67) ____________, 68) June (Arnold) Prince, 69) ____________, 70)____________, 71)____________
3rd row: 54)____________, 55)____________, 56)____________, 57) ____________, 58)____________, 59)____________
2nd row: 34)____________, 35)____________, 36)____________, 37)____________, 38) ___________, 39)____________, 40) Raymond Atkins,
41) Fleeta V. Smith, 42)____________, 43) Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, 44) ____________, 45)___________, 46)____________,
1st row: 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13) ___________, 14)____________, 15)____________,
16)____________
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – Oct. 19, 1927 (right side)
(see names above)
Kinmundy High School graduating class of 1928
Top row: Gex Pullen, Grace Arnold, Sophia (Nochman) Robb, Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, Veva (Day) Williams, Raymond Atkins
Second row: Edith Hines, John Broom, Clara (Doolen) Barenfanger, Lester Howell, Marcelline (Pruett) Jones
Third row: Florence (Nochman) Robb, Muriel (Mulvaney) Tinsley
Fourth row: Wilma (Gammon) Jackson, Georgia (Dillon) Soldner
Fifth row: Martha Smith, Carl Jones, V.V. Barcroft – Supt., Harry Boyd, Iris (Jackson) Swift
Sixth row: Charles Miner, Fleeta V. (Smith) Orr, Helen (Wantland) Millican, Elizabeth (Holt) Monical, Nellie White, Merle Kline
1928 Kinmundy High School Diploma for Veva (Day) Williams
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1928-1929
Back row: 1) Glen White, 2) Samuel Claytor, 3) Mark Arnold, 4) Charles E. Pruett, 5)____________, 6)____________, 7)____________,
8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11) June (Arnold) Prince, 12) Addie (Yund) McGuire, 13) Helen (Ingram) Douglas,
14)____________, ____________, 16)____________, 17)____________
4th row: 1) ____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4) Lottie (Gregory) Williams, 5)____________, 6) C. Russell Williams,
7) Katherine Wormley, 8) __________, 9) Rex Gammon, 10) Louise (Spencer) Ernst, 11) Martha (Jackson) Hanna, 12)___________,
13)____________, 14)____________, 15) Fred Boyd, 16)____________, 17) Merle Jackson, 18) Ruby Arnold, 19)____________
3rd row: 1) Virginia (Rohrbough) Green, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7)____________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11) Lois (Baylis) Howell Aumiller, 12)____________, 13)____________,
14) Mildred Kleiss
2nd row: 1) ____________, 2) Alecia (Mendenhall) White, 3) Lenora (Doolen) Lowe, 4) Lowell Burkett, 5) Mitch Lowe, 6)____________,
7) Annalou Rotan, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11) Ella (Jackson) Williams, 12)____________, 13) Loy Morris,
14)____________, 15)____________, 16)____________, 17)____________, 18) ___________, 19)____________, 20) ____________
Front row: 1) Dwight Hanna, 2) Earl Yund, 3)____________, 4) Chick Neaville, 5) Jesse George, 6) Mrs. H.M. Brown - teacher,
7) Mr. Victor V. Barcroft – Supt., 8) H.M. Brown - teacher, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________,
13)____________, 14) Joe Slovik
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1928-1929 (left half with names)
Back row: 68) Glen White, 69) Samuel Claytor, 70) Mark Arnold, 71) Charles E. Pruett, 72)__________, 73)_________, 74)__________, 75)_________
4th row: 49) ____________, 50)____________, 51)____________, 52) Lottie (Gregory) Williams, 53)____________, 54) C. Russell Williams,
55) Katherine Wormley, 56) ___________, 57) Rex Gammon
3rd row: 35) Virginia (Rohrbough) Green, 36)____________, 37)____________, 38)____________, 39)____________, 40)____________,
41)____________, 42)____________
2nd row: 15) ____________, 16) Alecia (Mendenhall) White, 17) Lenora (Doolen) Lowe, 18) Lowell Burkett , 19) Mitch Lowe, 20)____________,
21) Annalou Rotan, 22)____________, 23)____________
Front row: 1) Dwight Hanna, 2) Earl Yund, 3)____________, 4) Chick Neaville, 5) Jesse George, 6) Mrs. H.M. Brown – teacher
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1928-1929 (left half)
(see names above)
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1928-1929 (right half with names)
Back row: 76)____________, 77)____________, 78) June (Arnold) Prince, 79) Addie (Yund) McGuire, 80) Helen (Ingram) Douglas, 81)____________,
82)____________, 83)____________, 84)____________
4th row: 58) Louise (Spencer) Ernst, 59) Martha (Jackson) Hanna, 60)____________, 61)____________, 62)____________, 63) Fred Boyd,
64)____________, 65) Merle Jackson, 66) Ruby Arnold, 67)____________
3rd row: 44)____________, 45) Lois (Baylis) Howell Aumiller, 46)____________, 47)____________, 48) Mildred Kleiss
2nd row: 25) Ella (Jackson) Williams, 26)____________, 27) Loy Morris, 28)____________, 29)____________, 30)____________,
31)____________, 32) ___________, 33)____________, 34) ____________
Front row: 7) Mr. Victor V. Barcroft – Supt., 8) H.M. Brown - teacher, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________,
12)____________, 13)____________, 14) Joe Slovik
Kinmundy High School; Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL – 1928-1929 (right half)
(see names above)
Kinmundy High School graduating class of 1929
Top Row: Mark Arnold, Leola (Yund) Boles, Addie (Yund) McGuire, Vera (Keller) Doolen, Dr. Charles E. Pruett
Second Row: Louise (Spencer) Ernst, Helen (Ingram) Douglas,
Third Row: Julia (Slovick) Walters, V.V. Barcroft – Superintendent, Helen (Schooley) Gaines
Bottom Row: Marion Maxey, Dorothy (Chance) Bousman, Mary (Maxey) Furgason, June (Arnold) Prince, Sam Claytor
Kinmundy High School class ring from 1929 owned by Louise (Spencer) Ernst
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Kinmundy High School Commencement invitation for 1929 owned by Louise (Spencer) Ernst
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Kinmundy High School Commencement program for 1929 owned by Louise (Spencer) Ernst
Kinmundy High School Diploma - 1929 - owned by Louise (Spencer) Ernst
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Kinmundy High School class ring from 1929 owned by Louise (Spencer) Ernst
"The Kinmundy Express" - Aug. 22, 1929
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Sept. 18, 1929
Back row: 1)____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5) Charles Lowe, 6)____________,
7) ____________, 8)____________, 9) Fred Boyd, 10) Lowell Burkett, 11) Rex Gammon, 12)____________, 13)____________,
14)____________
4th row: 1)____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4) Glen White, 5)____________, 6) Mildred Kleiss,
7) ____________, 8)____________, 9) Lenora (Doolen) Lowe, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13)____________,
14) Jesse George, 15)____________, 16)____________, 17) Fred Gammon, 18) ___________, 19)____________
3rd row: 1)____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7) ____________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13)____________,
14)____________, 15)____________, 16)____________, 17)____________, 18) ___________, 19)____________, 20) ___________
2nd row: 1)____________, 2)____________, 3)____________, 4)____________, 5)____________, 6)____________,
7) ____________, 8)____________, 9)____________, 10)____________, 11)____________, 12)____________, 13) Lois (Baylis) Howell Aumiller,
14)____________, 15)____________, 16)____________, 17)____________, 18) ___________, 19)____________, 20) ____________,
21)____________, 22)____________
Front row: 1) Virginia Rohrbough, 2) Alecia (Mendenhall) White, 3) Maxine (Spencer) Loy, 4) Mr. Carroll – teacher, 5) Mr. Harold Brown - teacher,
6) Mr. Victor Barcroft - teacher, 7) ____________, 8) Miss Katherine Wormley -?teacher, 9) Freda (Millican) Brubaker, 10) Maxine Swift(?),
11) Freda (Lenhart) Garrett
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Sept. 18, 1929 (left side)
Back row: 73)____________, 74)____________, 75)____________, 76)____________, 77) Charles Lowe, 78)____________, 79) ____________
4th row: 54)____________, 55)____________, 56)____________, 57) Glen White, 58)____________, 59) Mildred Kleiss,
60) ____________, 61)____________
3rd row: 34)____________, 35)____________, 36)____________, 37)____________, 38)____________, 39)____________,
40) ____________, 41)____________, 42)____________, 43)____________
2nd row: 12)____________, 13)____________, 14)____________, 15)____________, 16)____________, 17)____________,
18) ____________, 19)____________, 20)____________, 21)____________, 22)____________
Front row: 1) Virginia Rohrbough, 2) Alecia (Mendenhall) White, 3) Maxine Spencer, 4) Mr. Carroll – teacher, 5) Mr. Harold Brown - teacher
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Sept. 18, 1929 (left side)
(See names above)
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Sept. 18, 1929 (right side)
Back row: 80)____________, 81) Fred Boyd, 82) Lowell Burkett, 83) Rex Gammon, 84)____________, 85)____________, 86)____________
4th row: 62) Lenora (Doolen) Lowe, 63)____________, 64)____________, 65)____________, 66)____________,
67) Jesse George, 68)____________, 69)____________, 70) Fred Gammon, 71) ___________, 72)____________
3rd row: 44)____________, 45)____________, 46)____________,
47)____________, 48)____________, 49)____________, 50)____________, 51) ___________, 52)____________, 53) ____________
2nd row: 24) Lois (Baylis) Howell, 25)____________, 26)____________, 27)____________, 28)____________, 29) ___________, 30)____________,
31) ____________, 32)____________, 33)____________
Front row: 6) Mr. Victor Barcroft - teacher, 7) ____________, 8) Miss Katherine Wormley -?teacher, 9) Freda (Millican) Brubaker,
10) Maxine Swift(?), 11) Freda (Lenhart) Garrett
Kinmundy High School, Kinmundy, Marion Co., IL; Sept. 18, 1929 (right side)
(See names above)
Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – May 26, 1930
Annual Commencement of Kinmundy High School – May 26, 1930 (Page 3)
Ford See Millican, LaFerne N. Wise, Merle H. Jackson, Lottie Ellen (Gregory) Williams, Charles W. Lowe,
Helen F. (Wainscott) Robb, Fred Boyd, Ruby E. Arnold, Mary L. (Pullen) Gragg, Loy L. Morris, Lowell Burkett,
M. Annalou (Rotan) Hanna, James R. Jones, Phyllis E. (Yund) Sigrist, Glen Charles White, Martha R. Jackson, James H. Hester,
Freida (Millican) Brubaker, Virgil I. Marshall
Kinmundy High School – Class of 1930
Top Row: Lottie (Gregory) Williams, James Hester, Mary (Pullen) Gragg, Phyllis Yund, James Jones, Martha (Jackson) Hanna
Second Row: Lowell Burkett, Freda (Millican) Brubaker, Loy Morris, Glen White
Third Row: Ruby Arnold, See Millican, V.V. Barcroft - Supt., Laferne Wise
Bottom Row: Charles Lowe, Helen (Wainscott) Schwabe, Fred Boyd, Merle Jackson,
Annalou (Rotan) Hanna, Virgil Marshall
Glen White in front of school with Kinmundy H.S. Letterman's sweater - circa 1930
Old Bell Tower behind Kinmundy School with Carl and Lela (Garrett) Dunlap.
This was located on the north west side of the high school building, and it was as tall as the building and only 2 or 3 feet away
The janitor would ring it.