Can you identify three of these children?
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe

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Greenville — Head of Garst Museum’s Genealogy Library Phyllis Crick recently asked to have the picture of an unidentified school published. 

After the picture was published, the following people contacted Crick with information that has allowed the school and all but three of the students to be identified: Sue Fourman, Marilyn Kuhn, Joan Bergman, Elsie Stenzel and Marvin McCabe. 

The school is identified as Excelsior School, District #4, Neave Township. The picture was taken during the 1941-42 school year. 

Back row (l to r): Elsie Reiman, Virginia Brown, Marilyn Davis, Phyllis Hawkey, John E. Sayer (teacher), Russel Reiman, Shirley Drew, unknown boy, Joan Thompson. Front row (l to r): Bill Blumenstock, Marvin McCabe, Dick Miller, Keith Hawkey, unknown boy (behind Keith), Barbara Hawkey, unknown girl in front of Barbara, Bill Miller, Joan Miller, Wilma Sayer. 

Crick extended a thank you to all of those who helped make this identification. She also asked anyone else who might have information regarding the remaining three students to please contact her at Garst Museum Genealogy Library by calling 548-5250 or at home, 548-2586.