The following was sent to me, the webmaster, by Norma Rogers.  The source of this information is from the <u><l>"MUSCATINE JOURNAL"</l></u>, date of issue was May 31, 1903. Thanks Keith for telling me about this article in the paper and thanks Norma for getting a copy of this article and typing it out for all of us to see it.  The following is from the article in the newspaper:<p><p>

<center>MUSCATINE GRADUATES   1866-1903<p>
 
                     DATA NOT COMPLETE.....RECORDS DESTROYED</center><p>
 
          The graduates of the Muscatine high school are scattered to the four parts 
of the United States, and the list of men and women who have been given diplomas
includes many prominent people of Muscatine and other cities.  At the time of the <a href="../highschoolfire.htm">high school fire</a> in February, 1896, the records of the school were burned, and consequently the obtainable data is not absolutely complete.  However from the memory of Mrs. A.C.Hopkinson, and from the records of Superintendent F. M. Witter, a list has been prepared, which is as follows: 

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                                       <center>Class of 1888

Willard A. Batty
May E. Demorest
M. Bertha Hoover
Fred E. Schmidt
Lettie R. Kennedy
Rita A. Eaton
May Dolsen
Charles T.(or F.) Grade
Bertha L. Engel
Emma O. Engel
Louise S. Schmalz
Oliver J. Ruth
Laura D. Huffman
Christie L. Appel
Arthur C. Franklin
Sadie W. McQuesten
Thomas K Mathewson
Elsie Will
Nannie T. Stockdale
Emma B. Eberhart
Ida Block
Etta L. Stevenson
Will McQuesten  
Blanche J. Swain
Belle Fitzgerald
Libbie Webb
Jessie Webster
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