The following was sent to me, the Webmaster, by Elaine Rathmann. This was her grandmother, Edith Raff's, graduating class of 1903. I thank Elaine for sending this to me to share with the rest of the world. Enjoy!!

Class of 1903 Muscatine High School

Muscatine, Iowa

Commencement Exercises June 7-12

Announcements.

Annual Sermon.

United Brethren Church, Sunday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.
Rev. W. I. Beatty

Junior Reception.

High School, Tuesday, June 9, 8:00 p.m.

Class Day Excercises.

Grand Opera House, Friday, June 12, 8:00 p.m.

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Class Day Program.

Music                    High School Orchestra
Salutatory               Anna B. Kern
President’s Address      Homer Junkin
History                  Lillian Kemper
Music                    High School Mandolin Club
Recitation               Mary Elizabeth Krebs
Class Critic             Katie E. Mathis
Poem                     Edith Raff
Music                    Glee Club
        a---Song of Illyrian Peasants
        b---Jolly Students

Prophecy                 Rose Bleeden
Presentation Of Class Gift  
                         Florence Ida Ashton

Acceptation On Behalf of School
                         Lyal Davidson

Class Will               Maude Cunningham
Valedictory              Gertrude Anne Herr
Music                    High School Mandolin Club

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Commencement 
Music                    High School Orchestra
Invocation               Rev. Judson Kempton

Address                  Judge H. E. Deemer
Music                                
Presentation of Diplomas      J. B. Hunt
               President Board of Education


Music                    High School Mandolin Club

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Benediction              Rev. F. F. Beckerman

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Class Roll

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Latin Course 

Will Albert Appel        Florence Ida Ashton
Grace Ioal Fry           Lee Greenway
Gertrude Anne Herr       Katie Elizabeth Mathis
Mary Edith Raff          Florence Evely Wyant

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German Course 
Rose Bleeden             Florence Mary Bradford
Maude Cunningham          Elizabeth May Bridgman
Flossie Winifred Earl    Ellen Elizabeth Hanley
Homer David Junkin       Cora Walton Hopkinson*
Anna Bessie Kern         Mary Elizabeth Krebs         
Julia Foraker LeQuatte   Frank Lloyd McCoy
James Shepard Smalley    Clarence Fredrick Schmidt
Rosina Josephine Freyermuth

English-Latin Course

Marie Alnette Grant

Business Course

Lillian Elizabeth Kemper

*Died Feb. 20, 1903

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Class Motto:
Impossible is Un-American

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Flower:
Red Rose

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Colors:
Cardinal Red and Royal Blue

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Class Officers 
President                Homer D. Junkin
Vice-President           Clarence Smith
Secretary                Edith Raff
Treasurer                Gertrude Anne Herr

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High School Faculty 
Rodney M. Arey, Principal

Leona E. Howe            History and Civics
Mary E. Whicher          English
O. D. Longstreth         Science
Etta Louise Ruser        German
Laura E. Osborne         Mathematics
Ralph M. Hix             Latin
Rae C. Baldwin           English and Mathematics
Harvey K. Boyer          Business Branches

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Board of Education 
Dr. J. D. Fulliam        Dr. G. O. Morgridge
F. R. Halstead           Will A. Appel
J. B. Hunt               Fred Beach
J. M. Appel

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Officers 
J. B. Hunt, President
Dr. G. O. Morgridge, Vice-President
A. F. Demorest, Treasurer
W. F. Chevalier, Superintendent

The following was sent to me, the webmaster, by Norma Rogers. The source of this information is from the "MUSCATINE JOURNAL", 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:

MUSCATINE GRADUATES 1866-1903

DATA NOT COMPLETE.....RECORDS DESTROYED

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 high school fire 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: 



                                       
Class of 1903

 
Florence Ashton,  Will Appel,  Florence Bradford,  Rose Bleeden, Elizabeth Bridgeman, 
Maude Cunningham, Flossy Earl,  Josie Frymuth,  Grace Fry,  Marie Grant, Lee Greenway,  
Ellen Hanley,  Gertrude Herr,  Homer Junkin,  Mary Krebs,  Lillian Kemper,  
Julia LeQuatte,  Anna Kern,  Katie Mathis,  Lloyd McCoy,  Edith Raff,
Shepard Smalley,  Clarence Schmidt, Florence Wyant.

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