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R.L. Stevensen Handwriting
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In 1927 Frank Nugent Freeman published a collection of books entitled "Correlated
Handwriting", published by Columbus based Zaner-Bloser Publishing
Company. An image in one of the books in the series showed a classroom
setting in which the materials associated with the handwriting program
were demonstrated. The classroom in the photograph was one of the classrooms
in R.L. Stevenson Elementary School in Grandview, shown in this 1929 photo.
The labels in the photo refer to the Correlated Handwriting Compendium,
the Zaner-Bloser Penholder, the Teachers' Manual, the Penmanship Strip,
and a student using the Handwriting Scale, all components of the Correlated
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Valentine's Dance |
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This undated photograph shows Jean McQuilkin and Michael Moore at what
appears to be a formal Valentine's Day dance. Both are wearing crowns
with hearts on them and the background is decorated with large valentines
featuring couples' names. Mike's has a centerpiece with an arrow piercing
the heart. It is not clear who sponsored the event or the significance
of their crowns. Both were members of GHHS Class of 1957. If you can provide
any additional details regarding this photo please contact the GHMCHS by
e-mailing tdemaria@columbus.rr.com |
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Cotton House Move |
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Excited neighbors line the street as this two-story frame house was moved
from near the corner of Second and Virginia Avenues in August of 1981.
Chuck Cotton (inset), Grandview Heights Police Chief at the time, and his
family, purchased an empty lot at 1153 Virginia Avenue and moved the house
there. Boulevard Presbyterian Church sold the house to the Cottons. Once
the house was moved the lot became the church parking lot on the south
side of Second Avenue between Virginia and Willard Avenues. The McHugh
family currently owns the home. |
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This report of the Grandview City Schools cafeteria operations was published
in the November 1920 Norwester magazine. There were only two school buildings
in the district and the cafeteria was in the domestic science classroom
in the basement of what is now the east wing of Edison. Students assisted
with meal preparation and were given a free 15 cent lunch for their efforts.
The report shows that slightly over one hundred students were served each
day. The operation showed a profit during five of the six days surveyed.
It is hard to imagine that the menus, which included hash, creamed tuna,
lima beans, succotash, or beet and egg salad would be embraced by students
today (the menu for Monday, October 11 is enlarged in the inset.) |
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Harding School Memories |
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The Harding School on Fairview (on the site of the current Kindergarten
Annex) was the third formal school for Grandview students. The original
school was a one room log building at the intersection of what is now Grandview
Avenue and Dublin Road. It was built around 1850. It was replaced by a
larger brick building in 1872 as the area population increased. In 1895
the Harding School was built with two rooms. It was expanded to four rooms
around a tall central tower three years later. All students attended in
this building until the Edison School was built in 1911. The Harding School
was razed in 1930. It is shown here in a scan of a page from the memory
book of Dorothy (Dot) Williams, which was donated to the Historical Society
for their collection. |
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Student Crossing Guards |
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This undated photograph shows student patrol guards with their distinctive
white sashes and silver-colored badges outside the entrance to the east
wing of Edison. The student patrol guard program was phased out in the
district years ago, prompted in part by reconfiguration and redistribution
of the elementary grades in the district schools. Reconfiguration created
a situation where the students were too young in many cases to serve as
crossing guards. Adult crossing guards have been provided by the city for
many years. If anyone can date this photograph, identify the students,
or provide details regarding the student patrol program please contact
the GHMCHS at tdemaria@columbus.rr.com
Editor's Note: Following the publication of this Moment in Time, GH resident
Brian Kuyper wrote to identify the kids in the photo. According to Brian:
"We knew/know most of the sixth grade students from this picture. The ones
who
stayed in Grandview graduated in 1964. Top Row from left: Judy Cooper,
Nancy Shaeffer; 2nd row from the top: unknown, Sharon Love(?), Jill Boyd
(now Kuyper), Holly Hamilton, Judy Penzone, Susie Kelchner, Sandy Boucher;
3rd row from top: unknown, Roger Lawrence, Mike Morris, Doug Wilson, George
Ellis, Bill Marland, Jack Ardus; 1st row : Pete Shaw, Tim Underwood, Jim
Harris, Curt Wiysel, unknown, Doug Welch. The three unknown students along
with Sharon Love (and we are sure that is her) and Tim Underwood did not
graduate in Grandview but the others all graduted in the class of '64."
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Bradley Skeele Reminiscences |
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Bradley Skeele was the son of Philip Skeele, who lived in the current
Studebaker home at 1492 Roxbury. Bradley wrote several installments of
what he called "hodgepodge notes", which were compiled by his
son Bob. Bradley is shown in seated on the grass at the far right in this
photo of the 1914 Grandview football team, and his memories are featured
as the third installment in a series that the Historical Society is calling "Grandview
Reminiscences", which will include a new feature each month on their
website. You can read articles about the Skeele family and see photos at http://www.ghmchs.org/memories.html Watch
for future installments announced in this Moment in Time column. |
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1946 Senior Picnic |
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GHHS faculty "ham it up" during the senior class picnic May
24, 1946. Pictured (left to right): Mrs. Mallet, Miss Derivan (business),
E.P. Bowers (civics and history), D.W. Blauser (principal), and Russ Cornetet
(chemistry and physics). Miss Derivan is offering Mr. Bowers a drink from
a pint whiskey bottle (presumably empty?). It is clear from the ties, suits,
and fedora that picnics were rather formal affairs sixty-four years ago. |
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Arlington Country
Club Interior |
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Frank Packard designed the main building for Arlington Riding Club, which
would become the Arlington Golf and Riding Club, and later the Arlington
Country Club. It was built in 1895 on 150 acres of remote land overlooking
the Scioto River on the western edge of Arlington, which would become the
Village of Marble Cliff in 1901. The design of the building reflected Packard's "Craftsman" approach
to architectural design, which included the use of local materials that
reflected the land on which it was built. The Arts and Crafts principles
of authentic design and decoration can be seen in this photo of the interior
of the clubhouse, showing the simple and rustic elements of the furniture
and decorations, with exposed beams and woodwork that lacks embellishment. |
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1915 Report Card |
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This 97 year old report card belonged to Alleyne Higgs who was a student
in the 6th grade in the Grandview Heights Public School in 1915. The curriculum
was rigorous. Students were required to have a 75% average in each subject
for promotion to the 7th grade. Alleyne took twelve subjects including
agriculture and physiology, which are not part of the normal course of
study for current 6th grade students. Alleyne was an outstanding student
and was the salutatorian of her senior class. |
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Red Cross |
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This 93-year-old photograph shows the members of the Grandview Heights
Red Cross "Production Corp" in their regulation uniforms during
the 1917 Grandview Field Day celebration. The Women's Bureau of the American
Red Cross recruited women across the country to make bandages and knit
socks and sweaters for the troops during WWI. From 1917 to 1919 eight million
Production Corp members produced over 370 million relief items for the
allied armed forces and civilians in war-torn Europe. Mrs. Christian Jeager
(far left) is holding a ribbon labeled "Field Day 1917 ". |
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Frame Howell Pony Cart |
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Frame Howell is in the front seat of his pony cart, holding the reins
and his young cousin, around 1912. Frame lived at 1100 Broadview with his
parents Adrienne and Alfred. His pony cart was a regular feature about
Grandview and was even used to transport the Field Day Queen one year.
Frame graduated from GHHS in 1920. His knickname was "Cocky" and he was
an early member of the Brotherhood of the Rooks. This and other photos
of the Howell family were donated to the Historical Society by Judith Uhl.
Her mother is the young girl Frame is holding in the front of the cart. |
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Ringling Circus
Animals |
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In a practice that continues to this day, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Circus parks its transport train cars on a siding near Grandview Avenue
and Goodale Blvd. After the animals disembark from the train, they are
moved by their handlers from the train to the tents at the circus location.
In this 1952 photograph, the circus horses cross the railroad tracks at
the bottom of the Grandview Avenue hill on their way to the circus grounds.
The NAPA warehouse is seen in the background. |
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Broadview Home Tour |
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Two homes in Grandview Terrace were featured during the successful Mother's
Day Home Tour sponsored by the Historical Society. Designed in 1916, Grandview
Terrace originally featured a luxurious pool with a fountain fed by a windmill.
Rose arbors, large urns, and streetlights further embellished the area.
This undated early photograph shows children frolicking in the pool. The
"Poor House" at 987 Grandview is in the background. The base of the windmill
is to the right. The pool and fountain were removed in the mid 1960's
and replaced by an expansive lawn. |
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Jaspar White |
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Jasper White was a newlywed in the spring of 1918 and lived at 1452 Wyandotte
Rd. When the United States entered WWI he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Tragically,
on September 30, 1918, he died of influenza aboard a troop transport ship
bound for the European theatre. During the Spanish influenza epidemic this
was an all too common occurrence. He never saw his daughter Jayne who was
born in April of 1919. Jayne graduated from GHHS in 1936. |
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Kiddie Korral |
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This photograph was taken at the ribbon cutting and grand opening of
the "Kiddie Korral" at Grandview's Pierce Field in 1967. Mayor
Wyman (man on the left) is standing at the entrance gate with three unidentified
participants. The "Kiddie Korral" occupied the fenced area west
of the ball field and was designed for children under six. The Grandview
Heights Recreation Committee co-coordinated the fundraising effort for
this project. The Bobcat Boosters sponsored the $600 "Jack & Jill",
the Grandview Business Association paid $277 for the "FlyingPony Swing",
and the recreation department contributed $400 for the "Dome Whirl".
During the 44 years since the dedication, all of the original equipment,
as well as the entrance gate and sign, have been removed. Most of it would
probably not meet current safety requirements. The covered area with a
picnic table that is currently on the site was part of the "Kiddie
Korral" and originally designed as a mothers' shelter. |
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"Spoken For" |
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This photograph, from a 1933 newspaper, is from Ruth Shoemaker's scrapbook
from the Shoemaker collection in the archives of the Historical Society.
It shows Grandview High School co-eds Doris Jordan (left) and Doralene
Duffey at the Grandview Pool. Doris is applying the label in lipstick to
Doralene's back.The caption of the photo reads: "May I have the next
swim? Well, can't you read?" It then comments: "Looks like the
idea would also work at dances." |
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Helen Louise Pinney
Perrine |
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Helen Louise Pinney Perrine was the daughter of Joe and Mabel Pinney,
who lived in the current Scaperoth home at 1322 Wyandotte Road. She and
her sister Mary were adopted by the Pinney family, and grew up in Grandview.
She is shown with her sister and friends in this photograph seated in the
center, dressed as Little Miss Muffet. Helen Louise recorded her reminiscences
of her life, particularly her childhood, in 2003. These memories are featured
as the fourth installment in a series that the Historical Society is calling "Grandview
Reminiscences", which will include a new feature each month on their
website. You can read articles about the Pinney family and see photos at
http://www.ghmchs.org/memories.html Watch
for future installments announced in this Moment in Time column. |
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Laura Titus |
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Laura Titus, co-founder and sole surviving member of the Tri-Village
unit of the Blue Star Mothers passed away on June 5, 2010 at the age of
91. This copyrighted photograph was taken by Ken Frick and reproduced here
with his permission. It was featured in his book, 43212-2000 Grandview
Heights and Marble Cliff Ohio at the Turn of the Millenium. Mrs. Titus
was photographed in front of framed medals belonging to her husband and
her son, James, who was killed in Vietnam. Mrs. Titus was the driving force
behind the annual Memorial Day service held each Thursday before Memorial
Day. |
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In the Know |
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WBNS-TV in Columbus created the on-air program "In the Know" in
1966 as a high school trivia show that tested students' knowledge of math,
science, history, culture, geography, art, and current events. The top
four central Ohio teams competed at the end of each season for academic
scholarships. Pictured above is the 1967 Grandview Heights High School
team. Pictured (left to right) are: Rick Kuhn, Karen Williams, John Kaumeyer,
Pam Parker, and their advisor Mr. James Parker. "In the Know" began
at WBNS as a live production, and is one of the nation's longest-running
broadcast shows that never went on hiatus. WOSU-TV has produced it the
past 27 years. |
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Cross and Crown |
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Alleyne Higgs was six years old when she received this "Cross and Crown"
certificate on January 31, 1911 for regular attendance at the Grandview
Heights Sunday School. Oscar Avery, a prominent local insurance man, was
the school's superintendent and signed the certificate. The Sunday school
was founded in 1909 in response to citizens' concerns regarding the lack
of a local church and Sunday school in the community. Forty children and
adults attended the first session that was held April 18, 1909 in the old
Harding School on Fairview Avenue. It was such a huge success that by March
of 1910 the group made plans for the organization of a Grandview Heights
Congregational Church, which was the forerunner of First Community Church. |
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Adonis Fraternity |
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The Adonis fraternity sent these two invitations to prospective members
(high school boys) in the fall of 1957. The top one is for a rushing party
and the bottom one is an invitation to join the fraternity. The Adonis
fraternity was formed in 1953. By the late1950's the presence of fraternities
and sororities in a high school was considered a major disruptive force
by national educators. Locally, the matter was quite contentious. A Board
of Education survey of the community indicated that 69% of the parents
opposed fraternities and sororities in the high school. The board enacted
a policy to prohibit them in 1958. Subsequently in 1960, the State of Ohio
passed a law prohibiting all such organizations in high schools. |
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Italian Community |
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The original Italian community in Grandview Heights dates to around 1900
and was located on Westwood and Glenn Avenues between Third and Fifth.
This map was published 25 years ago in the GHMCHS publication, The Italian
Heritage, and lists the resident families and the locations of their homes
in the community around 1910-1915. A large pond was located to the west
of Glenn Avenue. Assimilation of many of these immigrant families was neither
immediate nor easy. Letters in the GHMCHS archives refer to the building
of an eight to ten foot high fence, painted dark green, that was erected
between Wyandotte and Glenn Avenues. It traversed the entire block and
was ostensibly built to confine the Italian community's chickens, goats,
and others farm animals. It was constructed around 1910 when Wyandotte
Avenue was being developed. It is not known when it was removed. |
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