MOSES AND AARON WILCOX

TWIN BROTHERS

THE TWINSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS SESQUICENTENNIAL FESTIVAL

RICHARD T. SUNDERLAND FESTIVAL COORDINATOR

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC TWINSBURG SCHOOLS

Bill Cook Narrator

Mav s, 1967 7:30 p.m R. B. Chamberlin High School Gvmnaslum

THE WILDERNESS 1

THE NAMING OF THE TOWN 1

THE FIRST BUILDING 2

THE WILCOX TWINS 3

THE BISSELL INSTITUTE 4 s THE FIRST STORE 6

THE CIRCUS 7 8

THE BANDS 10 9

THE MEL TING POT 11

THE RAILROAD COMES 12

THE SINGING SCHOOL 13 14

THE FINALE 14

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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/ ~ -/ THE WILDERNESS

The'·o { din;:;ce of 1785 provided for ·an orderly development of the west. All land was divided 9 ~n to townships six miles square, each town; hip containing 36 sections, 640 acres each. 1'.t'Wi\sburg was Township Five in the Tenth Range. I ts first settler, Ethan Alling , found. \ b,~/.4~and al:Dundant with deer, bear, and ra.,t'tlesnakes. The only road was a small path c utt:'ing;''tt~ri$ugh woods. Because of these difficult conditions, Twinsburg was the last town­s hi~ s~J:;'&tefil':\ n lsummit County. Whe n Alling .arrive d o n April 24, 1817, he was accompanied

'\l®Jl1M1 1.•d. "'- h 1 · · 1 28 h · 1 · h · d by three 'l' 11a.:J;e 1is,men. T ese men were a one unti May , w en MaJor E is a Loomis an E. W. Mat,hef, ar'f!'{?t~':t,f:rom New Have~, Conne~ticut. The fifs t principal ' settle1:1ent ":as made on .a t~a5 q f 1~ ; ?>17ned by the Wilcox twins. There were·' three suc#h,.... \ ; ~c; s in :"7lnsburg, the Mills and Hoadl,,y Trac.· t (south and southeast part of town); the'.; Henry Champion tract (west

\ ~ . • f'/;,, ,/ ' and northw~st, part of town); and the Wilcox tract (north and no;i:-theast _part of !own ). Other ;;arf y se.\t lers in Twinsburg were Lewis Alling (Ethan's f ifi ther), Sa~ue\ Va:j,l, Luman Lane, ,Zel'lJO Pa,xrnt le, and E. Bron son. (El l ~n Percy)

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lj~w~II,,~ ~ ( ~~ i ' l ' T/';'.' NAMING dF THE TOWN

' I ~ · ' '' J 1. 1 f · " ! · r' 1 · 11 1 · h · d 1 · h a rhei I:l'~::,t~act1:,,·fY ;;};?'me O , o ..... ur t?,wn :"fs Ml -:iSVl e. E lS a Loomis an E ias Mat er owne the soubh and' ~ . .. outl;ii;?'c(s.·:J:.· ern part of Twinsburg_ and on their l_a nd was one sawmill a.na a .grist

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mil:). . 1 (Th;'; no'i;'t;heJ:r.:(yart of our to'fn y,as ?wped ;,, but not settled upon, by the Wilcox b1;others.) '1 Th~ ; fina l' ~ mt,~9~ of Twinsburg 1h~p.f,E~m~d.,/i~11,~823 when three commissioners from Portage ,county

wer\~f ed •~e name of ""~",."f"f.;1 · . (liary Curran) - " br,amatizatii:m by

The R. B. ,Chamberlin Drama Club Mrs . ~ Nancy Shaver, Di rector

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"'' Cast , ' in order of appearance:

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Elish"ai Loomis /,/ ••. Emile Stevens ! 1 ( 1 ,(•If,'/ ,; I

Ezra Osborn.:.'!: ~ .•. Jim Balogh

Reuben Chamberlin ... Steve Green

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Commissioners:

Owen Brown ••....•.. Jim Nicholls

Alexande r Hubbard .. Jjm Ycnnun

Dillinqham Clark ... R,1lph Gt'r.011

Town Ludios:

Mu rc .i n Dttz i 1wk i

Bonni o N:i Ui-"-'klly

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Sixth Grade Choru s

Kathleen Adie Linda Aikens Debra Barcelo J ackie Behanna Nancy Bruner Sharon Burge Barbara Chapin Dennis Csik l a i Charlotte Cutlip Gary Douthett Nancy Eva n s Mi che lle Futo Thomas Genshock Judy Gradwell Janet Harley J udy Harley

Acknow l edgements :

THE FIRST BUILDING

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Early in 1817 Lewis Alling raised the firs t house in this area , a one-room log cabin con­structed on the square. The next year he built a frame barn and house. These were the first t hree buildings of their kind in the township. In 18 17 Elisha Loomis erect ed a saw mill o n the southeastern corner of Tinkers Creek. In 1818 E. H. Mather built a frame grist mi ll at the same place on the opposite s ide of the c r eek .

The early homes we r e very crude. Made of logs, with one room below and a l oft above, t hey freq uently shelte r ed large familie s. The fire­p lace was the only attractive feature indoors. The only utensils were a few cooking pots and the spinning wh ee l.

A log school hous e was e rected on the square in 1822, by Samuel Bisse ll, and became the f irst public building in the town . This building served as a school, church, and town hall. (Connye Caldwell, Liz Balogh)

Di r e ctor - Miss Marilyn Hogen Si xth Grade Pan tomime

Bob Heged ish Debbi e Rei l and Lind a Horvath Jim Jaksic Diane Je ll ison Mary Kay Johns ton Robert Ka s telic George Kub De lores Larde ll Noreen Leach J oann McCoy Jim Meagher Mary Mille r Da l e Mirg liot ta Lois Moore Mon ica Nannarone

Gail Owen Patty Pasint Robe rta Powers Wendy Roseberry Jackie Ruf f Dean Runyon Da l e Saliga Mark Sanders Caryn Schand a Bruce Scott Da i sy Scott Patty Studer Karen Swan s inge r Judy Szabo Diane Toy Patty Wagner Carol Zi eg ler

William Brandon Mark Campana Caro l covert Debra Defer Dan Earl Raymond Flo res James Hager Bil l Hubisak - Teacher Id a Mae Mitchum Vicki Morse Viv ian Mote n - Teach e r Chri s Nester Eva Rose Nuzzo George Pis tek Make Sir Louis J im Smith Scott Spinne r Lauren Steiner Ma rk Thi rlke l Geoffrey Urch

Pl anning , Direction - Mr . P . A. Caskey , Mrs . Bea Davies , Mrs . J ean Layfield, Mr . Dan Moon, Mrs . Mary Ann Wehrmann

Eddie Wo l f

Pianist - Mrs. Grace Arbaugh

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THE WILCOX TWINS

Moses and Aaron Wilcox were born in 1771 on May 11 in North Killingsworth, Connecticut. They first purchased land in Twinsburg several years before they came here. They owned the north and northeastern sections of the town. The twins, who were merchants, arrived in Twinsburg, then known as Millsville, on July 7, 1823. When they arrived, they lived in a blacksmith's shop that stood where the bank now stands.

In 1823, the twins gave the town six acres for a public square and twenty dollars for a school, on the condition that the town be renamed in their honor.

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'l'hc Wi l c ox brothers succeeded in getting a Post Office at the Center as ea -~ly as 1825 and 1,: ,rw11 was t h e Town's first postmaster. Together, in life as in death, the brothers looked alike,

a like , agreed on everything from religion to politics. There are two stories that are u t t he twins. The first one concerns a time when Aaron had been to New England on a long lle re turned home unexpectedly one night. Moses' daughter went to her uncle's home and

11 11,I I h .i L he had returned. She hurried home to tell her father. "Yes," he said when she told 11 11 1, " I know i t, he came at ten o'clock last night." The only means of communication between the lwo l 11 1J L11 c rs had been mental telepathy. The second story tells about a time when one of the twins

ti I, I 1H> L make his usual weekly call upon the girl he was courting. So he asked his brother to go l1 i 11 pJ n.ce . His brothe r spent the evening with the girl without her ever knowing it wasn't her

C'i1:l lo r, but his brother instead. (Dana Duzinski}

BI SSELL SCHOOL TWINS

Ronald Forman Richard Forman

COSTUMES : Mr s . J a ne Havens Mr s . Ethel Textor

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Music Director "Morning Star" ( O j ibway Song) Mi ss Elizabeth Huffma n

Sharon Adie, Vicky Austin, Mark Barcelo , Patty Barrett , Scott Brandon, Laura Ch artari, Randy Clough , Margaret Crowley, Bruce Rallis, Ronald Henderson, Pam McGhee, John McGivern, Terry O'Rear, Christy Powell, Rhonda Powers, Karl Pozmann, Pamela Pritchard, Roxanne Ruffner, Don Shumay

"Work Song" (Dakota I ndian Song)

Jim Aikens , Mariane Bates, Pat Cremeans, Kimberly Cutlip, Jimmy Gandee, Tony Genshock Carol Kane , Cheryl Kascsak, David Lafferty, Hope Ney, Howa rd Overton, Robert Powe ll, Greg Ruff , Linda Sanders, Valarie Smith , Marty Walker, Pamela White

"Prayer for Rain" (Based on an Indian Chant)

Dawn Bruner, Carl Campbell, Pamela Eddy, Tom Flynn, Bill Galbraith, Holly Gaydosh, Patty Giel, Steve Gugliotta , Donald Henderson, Lorrine Kontur, Wayne Krau se, Cynthia Mccann, Jim Meehan, Lorene Popham, Elizabeth Price, Susan Smith, Janet Teed, Debra Wesner

"Rain Dance " (Zuni)

Scott Bradley, Paul Burns, Bill Delegram, Micky Earl, Charles Eisenbarth, Betty Gandee, Georganne Gandee , Chuckie Gibbs, Vicky Hiles, Jay Krzys, Greg LaFontain, Jerrick Lane, Ramona Lasich, Connie Owen, Doug Palsha, Skipper Perry, Kathy Pincheck, Eddy Powers, Gerald Rance , Cindy , Ross, Sherrie Shingleton, Dale Showalter, Tracy Silbaugh, Kristi Smith, Cheryll Sopnicar , Willie Stevenson, Kim Tucker, Scott Van Patten, Gary Yoho, David Zietlow

11 Sunset 11 (Based on an Indian Tune)

Terry Anderson, Robert Barr, Melody Gaines, Laura Harris , Susan Heil, Brenda I vory , DcWay n Lovell, Tim May, Denise Mirgliotta, Michael Mizenko , Elizabeth McLeod, Robert Ost rowski, l~it n Pack, David Sunderland, Linda Tate, Cheryl Turnbull

Poem

Mi ch,\C" l Cl1 ,1po11 Bi I I .J,1ck s on Jln t: t·. y l{, 1cli :lw

Fou rth Grade Chorus

Milton Barbee Sandy Barringer Martha Bissell Ke nny Bittner Rebecka Bla·ir Linda Braham Judy Brandeburg Me oldy Braun Jane Buck Dan Buescher Christopher Cebula The resa Clark Ke nny Davis Judy Dennis Dan Drusky Cheryle Earl Rebecka Elliot

Cas t Morn - Cynthia Brown Dad - Richard Sasala

THE FIRST STORE

In 1825, Ethan Alling left the dairy business and built a tavern on the sputheast corner of the square. When the stage route began running through Twinsburg, Alling's business grew. In 1829-30 snuff, tobacco, salt, flour, fresh produce, and other gro­ceries were also sold.

Alling, enlarging his enterprise, built the present Dr. R. B . Chamberlin house and used it as a wing storehouse for his supplies .

The different varieties of country produce were bought and sold at the store, a business which did much to centralize the efforts of citizens in the village. (Marie Benoit)

Wells Fargo Wagon" - Meridith Willson (from "The Music Man")

Mu s ic Director - Mrs. Mary Ruth Psota

Cecilia Eloshway Linda Eves Jeff Farmer Denise Ferraro Paula Fetzer Kennard Ford Diana Gandee Linda Ganzhorn Terry Genshock Kirn Grigsby Ron Haley Torn Hall Scott Herrick Jim Hercik Elizabeth King Craig Kollarik Steve Kovalik

Shelly Krapinski Ron Lockwood Mike Marzullo Mary Mccafferty Meg McCarty William McDaniels Robert Miller Janice Mills Sherrie Mitchell Me lody Ney Christine Perry Debbie Plotz Tina Powers Anthony Radtke Janice Reichwein Jacki e Ross Patty Roulanaitis

Acknow l edgements :

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Pam Roys Jerry Ruff Teresa Sanders Craig Schanda Mary Ann Scragg Gary Siedlecki Lori Smith Rita Smith Rhonda Spence Robert St.John Maureen Stevens Mary Jane Szabo Pam Toth Barry Walte rs Mike We nt Sandy Wh i L Carrl

Planning - Mr s . Elaine Dillworth, Mr s . Mi l cl11 1c l JJ , il1P1

Mr. Robert Longville , Mi ss Becky N,1h111i, M1 11. C'.11 11 1

Storekeeper - William Warr Storekeeper's Wife - Cindy Smith Children - Roge r Ca s t ee l

McNally, Mrs. Glady s SmiLh, Mr n . M.i1 y U11!1 n 1c :uf l'G 1 Co s tumes - Mrs . Mu i:y Un ck ' r co I I<' 1 ; :; I 11d n 11 J II Wt 1• 1:11 11

Bi sse ll, MnrLin G, ty , Jli1t11 1wy11 , Mli<1J W1) 11l

J oseph Be noi L Pau l Be h a nn a 12 ... n

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TIIE CIRCUS

In l W);>, 11 • ' I'. n<1 17num brough t his world famous circus to Twinsburg. One of the highligh t s Qf l hc JK' I I 0 1 m , 11 1t·t• wu.s Lhc a ppeara n ce of the midget named Tom Thumb. It was his first year wi t h t h e circ-11!1. llo wc1:1 26 i n c hes t a ll and became known the world over.

First Grad Circus Paraders

Pau l a Ado rni J o hn Barth Te r esa Beck J e ff Bensie Jill Boose De bra Brown Chri s ti Carson Linda Chubbock David Closkey Jim Connor Joe Connor Beverly Delegram Debbie Depew Kristin Dittebrand Sandra Dixon Gregory Duke Carl Eberhardt Keith Elcock Barry Eshelman Andy Farmer Elizabeth Fedor

"The Circus Parade" - Beatrice and P. Krone (Additional verses by Mrs. Georgeanne Pezzoni)

Mu s ic Director - Miss Elizabe th Huffman

Maud Fields Ann Flynn Rosie Giel Keith Gillenkirk Carol Haley Ronald Hazlett Douglas Hess Holly Howard Albert Howell Sheila Hughes Tammy Ivory Geraldine Jaksic Jimmy Jeffries Keith Jirousek Lucretia Johnson Cindy Jones Lisa Kastelic Paul Koska Cheryl Kranek Kim Krause

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John Kress Ken Kushmider Larry Levay Steven Lindsey Pearl Lysiak Joe Martin Jodi Metzger

Kim Moore Gail Morrow Pat Mraz Dennis Nehez Teresa Nehez Harry Nuzzo Dennis Ola Carl Pertz Gary Police Christie Rhode Joel Sarver Sharon Schroeder

Cynthia Sennett Jimmy Shingleton Paul Showalter Michele Shusky Salvatore Simione Eddie Slager Christopher Snyder Brian Soinski Amy Spence Sylvia Stovall Cynthia Studer Laurie Vagner Jo Ann VanPatten Darlene Vilk Sherrie Waskiewicz Cindy Wood Bobby Warrix Jimmy Warrix Tim Weeks Eric Wentz Linda Zietlow

First Grad e Circus Singers

Dana Barbee Dana Barcelo Tim Bla i r St eve Brad l ey Kirk Br uce Stephan i e F r ejofsky Donna Gaines Tracy Greener J anet Gugl i otta Sharon Hei l Nancy Hrabak Bobby J acobs Sue Kamon Kathy Kane Sherry Kol l man Scott Mack l in Josephine Maro l t Nancy Mahoney J eane t te McKnight Cheryl Mi l len Ke l ly Moran Shari J o Mu r phy Gay l e Prentice Preston Rexrode Mary Ryan Shari Sheller Raymond Van Praag Susan Vichos Todd Ward

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First Grade Circus Ba nd

Karen Dunegan Brigitte Eaton Sharon Eddy Dale Eisenbarth John Evans Pat Harley Theresa Jandrokovic Mike Kelly Mike LaFontain Terry Lardell Kandy Maxwell Linda Mccollum Diane Parker John Richner Leslie Roach Rychie Struder Glenda Sigler Donnell Spraggins Jenny Tyler Jim Weber

Acknowledgements: Planning

Mrs. Lillian Irwin Costumes

Mrs. Na ncy Richner Propertie s

Mrs. Esther Luce Alonzo Mason, Chamberlin Academic Music Class

Pianist Mrs. Anita Ex line

Monitors Mrs. Linda Burens Mrs. Wanda Bushnell Mr s . Lillian Irwin Mrs. Helen M1ssner Mr s . Joan Murphy Mrs. Mary Parsell Mrs. Georgeanne Pezzoni

'rIIB Bl\NDS

family whos that ex iG LNI d cve l opmC'n'l..

he first band, is the great-grandfather of the Henry Wau, c hildrc IT atLend our school. The Criterion Band, which began in 1884, wa~ the fi rs t n ny - l c t'1 1J'lh of time (ten years ) and performed any notable part in the'-town's musical

Some of .its members were Otis Bennett, Ed Crouse, Bert Chamberlin,~ .a'na Abhe:i;:...,_Lane. - ' ,.~._,,\......._

1'he name Cr LLer ion was derived from a band of instruments purchased from Brainard a~d~s o Cleve l .:i.nd . The me n practiced twice a week in the old school at the east side of the square. Tho expenses we re me t. by g iving band soc ials. They also played for Decoration Day, fairs~ soldiers ' union s , and on oLh or 9ccas ions. They- chose S-.~ D_,.. Sc.9~l _ten as l eader_ after ~PrBfessor Fessenden re signed .:i.nd continued under his l eadership until the band was discontinued. ~~ -

. .,,,. -- -Some of t h e other band's wer~"'Iiortli- s·treet~ Q.d ,_N~ .t - Str:.e.e,:t Band,-a'iid Martial Band.

(Sandy Krapinski ) f I Another was t h e Twinsb\ rg Concert Band under the d;rr ction of Dr. R. B. Chamber l\\'n.

1 · "The Band in the Squar " - arranged by Hawley Ades

Fifl Grade Baj Chorus Directo/ - Mr\. Mary Ruth Ps"

I Band I5irec7 r - Mr\ Richard Latim Beth Adie /i i . B . 1 Gary Robinson arg i e as

B k at Leonard Ruffne r a r e n or r lendall B/1aun Tom Scragg Fifth Grade Chorus I . B · 1 Leonard Smosny ·

B Quentin Snyder onna rown · 2ngie raizi

James Bue scher Karen Tomecko L Beth Adie l Ch James Turle Steve Bailey Ray a man . , D f . Katherine Tur7 ull Laurie Bennebt tary a,vis 7 . D I . Robin Wilk Debra Berry reg vis . , in a ie z . i' . d Dk Gary Ziegler . oris Bivens

I in a u e , , ayn Florek Lisa Braham

!Kerw , n Ford ~evin Brau~ h<im /Galbraith d ~h~ C~ntefbu~ ~%11 Ganzhorn c,ristine Carrigo

e Harney Team Ca\t?erine /cerull , r ce Ha rney Jal{l lS Chaf on

1 · lliam Howard Ca!hy Clough

I l l i am Hughes Ge i\a ld c f emens •.I]eborah Kas icki Sh a,ron Cf eme~s itrian Kvi tko JoA~ n D1vtovich

Linda D1,1ke !Linda Lamon t,,~illey Brenda M-eUe11r

Paulq. Duzinski Rich~rd Eckroate

a therine McCa f'f"'e"r<t.y.., R~ Kielman Mary Elosl;~ Y T~S .. ferty · R ';;'.L"'i- Ma.z,z,o"J,,a Ke l ly F·:i:tch Stacey ~ N~ n Meckfessel Ella, Fif zgerald ( Sandra Mink B~ Rudolph Kerwi Q...Foro-- ;;.....-

Virginia Morley Tama Nitschke

Cleo Stevenson - Dan G~nzhorn Nancy Teed Jackie Glover J ames Wolf Linda Haley

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Earla\ Hiles Rob~rd Hrabak John Juhasz Terri I<azalyn Brenda Aartin Cathy Mcb afferty JoAnn Mc~oy Sandra Mihk Carolyn M~1rris Ka thy O 1 SO .. Mike Orose ~ Andy Osthof

Candy Parsons Lauren Perze J ,kel Greg Pincheck Donna Prijate l Rex Rosebe rry John Ross IS.g..t hJ. eerr- Ry an Sam Schmidt Ka thy. Bhum&y , l~j{/111'' ~ JoAnn Sigler Phyllis Smith Sandy Smith Denise Steiner Robin Wilk

"Freedom Gate" - Leroy Jackson "S'cool Room Blooz" - Clement Wiedinrnyer

Sixth and Seventh Grade Band Band Director - Miss Marilyn Hogen

Will Adams Eileen Adie Keith Basom Joyce Bennett Richard Bissell Robert Blair Sherry Brazil Chris Burns Cathy Caldwell Roy Capper Gary Clough Kevin Cutlip Curtis Danie l s

Richard Depew Bobbi Herrick Eddie Dooley Marcus Hiles Dave Drusky Jackie Hughes Scott Fetzer Greg Kollman Marva Gainer Stephen Kubalek Ron Gephart Sharon Kubik Cheryl Gresko Laura Levaskevich Myron Gutowski Dan Lewis Karen Hallis Dave Lipovsky Michele Hallis Sharon Lippitt Ron Horten Mary Mahoney Denise Hawkins Carol Marzullo Jeff Herberth Frank Musarra

"Che lsea Suite", Ronald Thielman, I Intrada, II Canzone "High lights from Gigi", Lerner-Loewe, Arranged by Herfurth

Larry Petroff Ken Prentice Kathy Seavert Debra Smith Tony Stevens Bill Swan Steve Szalay Jack Turle Don Turnbull Ruth Turner Dennis Vay Robert Wentz Terry White Steve Ziegler

Band Director - Mr. Richard Latimer

High Schoo l Band

Diane Aikens Kenneth Babinyecz Bruce Basom Linda Benko Stan l ey Bennett Bonnie Bissell Cynthia Board Ge orge Buganski William Buganski Kenneth Covert Gabriel Darby Willie Darby Glenn Davis

Acknowledgements :

Yolanda Davis Helen Diersing Lon Dittebrand Michael Fetzer Richard Fetzer Debbie Foster Linda Garrett Michael Gaydosh Leonard Gray Merryl Gutowski Roseanne Haney Chris Harley

Planning - Mrs. Jean Diamond, Piani s t Mr. ~orrnan Duque tte , Drill Team Di r ect o r Mrs . Ve rne ll Eberha rd Mi ss Lois Kress

flat Des ign - Mr s . Po lly Conley rrc1t Con s truc tion - Mrs . Bonn jc D i g .Ley , /\r

Studen ts - Ji 11 /\cc, Cil l hy Mc('d 11 Tnot.;n.1cLo

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George Harley Ralph Kingsrnill Steve Kinkopf Robert Kren Ronnie Kubik Yvonne Leonard Ann Mahoney Fay Mahoney Marjory Marek Alonzo Mason James Maulis David Michlik

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Shelley Monroe Joe Nicho ll s JoAnn Powers Robert Powers Kris Schmidt James Seavert Beady Stevenson Paul Tate Torn Thirlkel William Weaver Linda L. Wilson Linda M. Wilson Celeste Youngberg

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THE MELTING POT

The early inhabitants of Twinsburg and the surrounding area were mound-building Indians . Some historians believe the mounds were built for religious purposes because altars were found inside. The customs of these Indian s were similar to those in the Orient. They were warlike people , engaged in agriculture, and were skilled in making metal implements. They worsh i pped the elements, such as fire, air, and water.

By 1726 most of the Indians, whose ancestors h ad lived in the area for centuries , ceded their land to the English by signing treaties, making way for the se ttlement of this land by the white population .

Today, in Twinsburg, there are many families with varied backgrounds as Russian, Hungarian, Iri s h, Negro, German, English, J ewish, Chinese, Polish, Italian, French, and Spanish . Such a variety of nationalities has made Twinsburg a true cosmopolitan area. (Ginny Cleveland and Carole Crouse)

Seven th Grad e Choru s

*Kevin Ba som *Jon Blair

Linda Brown Keni Canterbury

*Jean Chapin *Debbie Cooper *Mike Cutlip

Bobby Drummond *Stephanie Elliot *Kate Evans Kathleen Fennell

*Diane Fitzgerald

"Montage of Ethnic Songs"

Music Director - Miss Marilyn Hogen

Susan Gay *Beth McCarty Linda Ryan Monica Godinsky Sandy McCoy *Rita Scott Diane Hugh es *John McGill Nona Sedusky Terry Kessler *Maureen McKnight Marie Sherman Becky Lasich Kathy Meagher *Steve Speer Teddy La ttie Beverly Morgan Janine Stevens Li sa Lichota Jim Morrow Kay St.Thomas Gene Light Josetta Moticak Pat Taylor Tommy Linderman *Kenny Ola Mark Terry Ruth Martin Jayne Perchinske Keven Vaughn Patty MacDowell Debbie Rexrode Terri Wentz

Nita Yonosick *Country Representatives

Acknowledgements:

Flags - Chamberlin Art Class, Mr. John Zink, Instructor Monitors - Mr. John Cameron

Mrs. Ion a Maurath Mrs. Dori s Scava

Costumes - Miss Doris Gerry, Supervisor Marilyn Basom Mrs.

Mr s . Mrs. Mrs. Mr s .

Freda Cutlip Ann Elliott Wanda Krzys

Scr i pt.: .ind Nnrr Jack i0 Ligh Li.on - Ken i CtlnU• 1 ln11

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'l'lIE RAILROAD COMES

When the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railway Company was preparing to build a road between Clev land and Pittsburgh, Twinsburg was along the route proposed. Naturally there were people, owners of stage property, those who lived along the stage route, etc., who disagreed with the plan. At any rate so much hostility to the plan was evidenced that the railroad was finally located three and a half miles west of the center.

In 1880, the Connotton Valley RR was built, passing one-half mile east of the center. Fol­lowing Tinkers Creek, the RR extended from Cleveland to Canton and on to Bowerstown in Harrison County. It later became the Cleveland and Canton. For several years it was known as the Wheeling and Lake Erie. Since Twinsburg was so close to Cleveland, larger amounts of milk could be shipped from there to Cleveland with less chance of the milk spoiling. This was important at this time because the refrigerated cars had not yet been developed.

"This Little Railroad Light" - Richard Evans (Additional verses by Mrs.Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Willy Masterson)

Third Grade Chorus

Dennis Barbee Karen Belsito Connie Borkhardt Barbara Clemens April Fetzer Alexis Futo Roberta Greener Denise Reiland Tim Houston Robin Howard Barry Howell John Hubicsak Ardian Jacobs Paul Kastelic Kevin Jackson Tom Jandrokovic

Acknowledgements:

Music Director - Mrs. Mary Ruth Psota

Sandy Jeffries Tyrone Jennings Cherri Johnson David Johnson Denise Jones Estella King Ed Kordell Peggy LaRocco Ca thy Levesque Carol Lewis Vickie Light Roseanne Lippart Kathy Mahoney Patty Martin Charles McGill Mary Coleen McGivern

Karen Meister Melanie Morse Lisa Nitschke Robert Ola Linda Pokorski Bobby Potts David Powell Angela Reali Tommy Rimar James Robinson Jane Robinson Christine Ross Coleen Sarver Laura Schroeder Terri Sheller Cynthia Slager

Pianist - Mrs. Jean Diamond

Tommy Showalter Rebecca Spence Rebecca Stevens Perry Strohmeier Sharon Thomas Elizabeth Szabo Nan Tylek Clive Tyler Sherrie Ward Nancy Wa: .'!

Julietta Warr Kathy Weber John Williams Noel Youngberg JoAnn Ziegler

Planning - Miss Doreen Bourque Mrs. Patricia Daum Mrs. Eleanor Davidson Mrs. Margaret Johnson Mrs. Judi Packer

Train Design, Construct ion - Mrs. Willy Masterson

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TIIE SINGING SCHOOL

Mr . John W. Fes s e nde n really ke pt busy with h is mu s i c ac tivitie s which were free to all . We dnesday e v e nings , he taught beginners the basics of music; Friday evenings, instrumental music; and Sunday evenings, sacred music. At the c lo se of each school term, a concert was given, and after­wards, the Samuel Bissell Family served an oys ter supper. For a long time, Mr. Fessenden conducted the Congregational Church Choir, which became the best country church choir in the Western Reserve are a. In the summer, Mr. Fessenden conducted a singing school for chi ldren. In the fall, the participating children gave a concert for the townsfolk. The best singers in the concert were featured later in the Twinsburg fairs. The singing school was considered a social institution and was always popular in Twinsburg. (Lynn Roseberry)

R. B. Chamberlin Mixed Chorus

Under the Direction of Richard T. Sunderland

Steve Altabas Dave Arendas Ken Babinyecz Frank Barth Theresa Battle Cheryl Bishop Beth Booher Lee Bartnik Amelia Brimmer Irene Brown Irvin Brown Mike Brown Karen Confer Gary Courtright Donnegay Covert Mary Curran Sonya Dennis Audrey Dooley Dewayne Douthett Paulette Dunkins Bobby Fields Pam Filler Barbara Finocchi Maudie Gallop Philip Glover Emmett Golden Ronnie Golden Betsy Greene Diane Harley

Melvin Harley Rochelle Harley Linda Herberth Richard Herrilko Carol Hicks Virginia Hill Willie Hill Nancy Hilliard Darrell Honrine Joseph Jaksic Arthur James Arlette Jones Charlotte Jones Melvin Jones Frank Kaman Ed King Sheila King Marilyn Krakowski Marilyn Lafferty Howard Lardell Thomas Lawson Sandra Lewellen Kathy Linderman Ralph Lindsey Steve Lipovsky Ray Lippitt Gary Lynn Joe Male Ronald Malott

Denise Mazzola Diane Mccollum Pat Meyers Gloria Montgomery Bev Moore Mike Moretto Judith Mospens Diane Mote n Katie Mounts Dottie Oliver Sam Perron Patti Plotz Da n Powell Carlton Powers Reeda Powers Betty Reese Jack Rinehart John Robertson Lynn Roseberry Anita Ross

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Dennis Sabol Deborah Saliga Charline Scott Ruth Sherman Bud Sidaway Bill Siedlarczyk Merely n Sigler Charles Slack Adelaide Smith Tony Smith Linda Snyder Mary Lou Sorensen Vickie Speer Lucian Spence Desmond Teague Barbara Thompson Deborah Vance Bob Vilk Jim Williams Cheryl Wymer

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Pianists

Linda Herberth Kathy Linderman

R. B. Chamberlin Girls' Chorus

Gail Adams Louvinia Barner Larance Bell Lynne Bishop Dorothy Campbell Donna Chubbuck Mary Darby Yolanda Dav i s Denise Drusky Bonnie Fo ster Gloria Gates Susan Glover Diane Gresko Beverly Grigsby Peggy Hasak Darlene Hirschman Barbara James Chri s tine J e llison Kathy Krakowski

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THE FINALE

Dire c tor - Mr. Richard T. Sunderland

Mary Kub Theresa Lane Mary Lee Shirley Lee Gloria Logan Sharon Martin Belinda McCoy Mecky Metropulos Laura Musarra Christine Osborn Cheryl Perine Alison Perry Susan Petroff Flore nce Rimar Lynne Stano Helen Stormer Sandra Szabat Barbara Valosen Cindy Williams

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"

THE MUSIC GROUPS OF THE TWINSBURG SCHOOLS JOIN TOGETHER IN A STI RRING FINALE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARDT . SUNDERLAND, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Organist Soloist

Beth Booher Willie Hill

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Mr': Wa1;te ,r ,Bu.rk:1e,,' Monitor

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l 'Mr1,: . Cha:tle1s 'Oliver 1 .\.r

Mr~. Julietta ~hillips Mrs. Fern Reichwein , Nurse Mi:: Botf' Zacharias . " . I

Cl~ri ba l Assistance : Ji < I I

Mr s . Joan Berry Mrs . Ma r garet Buck Mrs. Horten se Davis Mr s . Mariann e Racchi

Mr. Dr.

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