Highland Center Basketball - 1917

For many years, Lloyd V. Tuttle contributed historic photos and information to the Defiance Crescent-News for his column: "A Backward Glance."  This clipping was undated.

"THE FIRST basketball team of the Highland Center School is shown here.  The picture is of the 1917 team.

According to Orland Deckrosh, 1009 Holgate Ave., who submitted the picture, the team lost all four games played the first season.  But they did better in later years.

Shown are: From left, in rear, Lloyd Wisler, Urban Troeger, Prof. Randolph, Lloyd Soles; and front row, Ray Blue, Zona Mansfield, Forrest Kneese, and Roma Mansfield."

Phillips School, Defiance Township

No location is given for this school - perhaps someone could help?
This teacher's souvenir is from Winter 1893 - 1894.

 This was not a good copy, so to help with the names of pupils...

Girls

Norah Coleman
Bessie Dieter
Sadie English
Libbie Ingold
Hulda Ingold
Mary Mansfield
Rosa Mansfield
Maggie Nicely
Mary Nicely
Hattie Nicely
Jessie Peterson
Mamie Shoef
Fanny Sponsler
Nettie Sitterly
Nellie Stetter
Amelia Stetter
Bessie Smithy
Perlie Wible

Boys

Leonard Block
Roy Brown
Edd Coleman
Wilbur Dickey
Barry English
Ray English
Willie Phillips
Glenn Shoef
Walter Sponsler
Johnson Sponsler
George Stetter
Ray Smithy
Rollie Wible

The Foster or Block School - Winter 1898 - 1899

The Foster School, District #6, sat at the intersection of Route 66 and Carter Road in Defiance Township.