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 1893

Will C. Betts 
Lulu(or Lula) L. Engel
Lizzie M. Hahn
Harry H. Hutchison
Will F. Bowser
Elizabeth E. Farrell
Nellie M. Heppe
Frank E. Lauder
Sallie E. Clark
Charlotte Fullman
Ella M. Gertenbach
Ida B. Grade
Gertrude Hahn
Katie M. Howard
Laura M. Killian
Hallie R. Moses
Nellie S. Stortz
Anna E. Kincaid
Ralph Lillibridge
Carl Schmidt
Eva A. Thomas
J. Poewll Freeman
Austin Goddard
Edwin M. Howe
Will Greenway
May A. Kemptner
Lloyd B. Kilmer
Flora Manlove
David W. Miller
Carrie M. Roberts
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