On May 24, 1924, the Meridional published the names of those in the graduating classes of Abbeville High School from 1906 to 1923.
Apparently, even though the high school opened in February of 1903, the first graduation was not until 1906.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION A. H. S
Class of 1906
A. M. Smith - Principal 1904 - 1906
E. B. Donnell Principal 1906-1909
1. Lloyd White
2. John Brookshire
3. Milton Cushman
4. Otto Segura
5. Ouida Labit
6. Fannie Cushman
7. Aline Abadie
Aline Abadie was a 6th grade teacher. She never married and taught
the 6th grade at the Abbeville Elementary School (1st High School)
most of her life. Her last few years in education, was as principal of
the school.
Class of 1907
E. B. Donnell - Principal 1906 - 1909
Gracie Gooch
Nora Montagne
Mabel Lann
Lizzie Nettles
Lucy Saporito
Annie Mae Watts
Class of 1908
E. B. Donnell - Principal 1906-1909
12-5-1908
Meridional
The schools at Abbeville and Gueydan have finally
been approved as high schools by the Department
of Education, and Vermilion Parish now has 2 of 50
high schools in the state.
Pressley Kibbe
Wilfred Montagne
Class of 1909
E. B. Donnell - Principal 1906-1909
Professor H. B. Hines - Principal - 1910 - 1912
Michel Perret
Edith Yantes
Class of 1910
Professor H. B. Hines - Principal
Sadie Corrodi
Lydia Trahan
William Rose
Ernest Rose
Leon Stansbury
Class of 1911
Professor H. B. Hines - Principal
Mathilde Edwards
Marie Young
David Ione Callahan
Maud LeBlanc
Qunten Henry
Policar Broussard
Evy Kibbe
Murphy Lege
Lydia Trahan (Class of 1910) died in 1918 Spanish Influenza Epidemic
at age 26. She was married to Dr. L. M. Boudreaux since 1913.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Desire Trahan, owners of the Veranda
Hotel.
Class of 1912
Professor H. B. Hines-AHS Principal
{According to Abbeville Meridional dated June 8th, 1912}
Professor H. B. Hines -1912 - Resigned and replaced by
L.A. Law AHS Principal 1913
AHS Commencement Exercises 7 June 1912
St. Ann's Hall
St. Ann Church was renamed from St. Mary Magdalen Church by Father F.A.B LaForest. The Archbishop
of the Diocese of New Orleans, Bishop James H. Blenk (1906-1917) notified Fr. LaForest that he did not have
the authority to change the name of the church. Saint Ann's Hall was the wooden building that was used as a church
while the new brick church was being constructed (a 3 year project.) It is noted that the corner stone of the red brick
church called St. Mary Magdalen had St. Ann engraved on it, which was taken down
(maybe it wasn't, my inspection showed in Latin the word "Ann")
and replaced with the one now on the Southwest corner of the church front.
Class of 1913
Professor L. A. Law - Principal 1913
Irma Abadie
Kate Dutel
Olga Erath
Evelyn LeBlanc
J. C. Gordy
Caesar Melebeck
1913 - Olga Erath was the 4th grade teacher at Abbeville Elementary (known as the old school)
for years, then she transferred to the elementary school built in conjunction with the
new high school.
Class of 1914
E. A. Skillman - Principal 1914 -1919
Laura Broussard
Fannie Ewing
Mary Saporito
Daisy Steen
Helen Swain
Annie Lou White
Isaac Durke
Fernand Lachaussee
Crawford Rose
Track & Field State Rally-Baton Rouge
Abbeville High School F. Montagne 1st Place in the Hop-Step & Jump
Issace Durke placed 3rd in the mile run
Emery Henry placed 3rd in the 100 yard dash
Class of 1915
E. A. Skillman-Principal 1914-1919
Maude Chauvin
Rosa Lyons
Nettie O’Bryan
Camille Broussard
Walter Gordy
Enolia Henry
Duas Hebert
Felix Hollier
Fernand Montagne
Roy Terrier
Class of 1916
E. A. Skillman-Principal 1914-1919
Chester Derveloy
George Golden
Claude Hebert
Fred Immergluck
Audele Fletcher
Lillian Henry
Isabelle Kitchell
Stella Theall
Flo Schillings
Class of 1917
E. A. Skillman-Principal 1914-1919
Ira Harrington
Rudolph Hollier
Mattie Corrodi
Hilda Hebert
Lula Mae Moss
(Teacher at AHS in the late 1940s )
Sophie McHenry
Olga Schillings
Class of 1918
E. A. Skillman - Principal 1914-1919
Carmen LeBlanc
Mamie Rose
Pauline Hubert
Conrad Comfort
Birdie Kitchell
Cecile Bourdier
Mabel Stauffer
Aline Ritter
Murray Fletcher
Mark Hebert
Abbott Hayes
Zula Cuny
Class of 1919
G. W. Gresham - Principal 1919
Wanda Broussard
Thelma Golden
May LeBlanc
Marguerite McCann
Eugenie McHenry
May Breaux
Rita Chauvin
Camille LeBlanc
Ernest Stauffer
Andre Dubus
Vera Hebert
Ella Primeaux
Aristine Comfort
Class of 1920
J. E. Harper - Principal
Ernestine Fletcher
Irene Brasseaux
Blanche Scharff
Stella Burwell
Martin Lampman
Roy Richardson
Therese Moore
Class of 1921
J. E. Harper - Principal
Belle LeBlanc
Irma Richardson
Della Broussard
Sadie Fletcher
Gertrude McHenry
Mable Louise Kitchell
Lucille Lyons
Cornelie Domingue
Charles Lampman
Nesom Burt
Sherwood Henry
Roland Caldwell
A. O. Landry
Mable Louise Kitchell became an elementary school teacher at the new school. In later years she married Bob Burroughs,
who was one of Paul Bergerons' (Class of 1937) golfing buddies.
Class of 1922
J. E. Harper - Principal
Yearbook "Thresher"
Class Motto
"Our Glory lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall"
Class Flowers
Pink Roses
Class Colors
Pink and Green
Mae Trahan
Frances Thomas
Marie Frank
Dorothy Golden
Marguerite LeBlanc
Mother of Sookie LeBlanc Sonnier
Helen Waggoner
Jeannette Vitello
Effie Stansbury
Gladys Wagoner
Paula Broussard Vaughn
Father was Ovide A. Broussard
Grandfather Lastie Broussard
Ory Chauvin
Murrell Summers
Walter Bernard
James Kitchell
Charles Randell
Lloyd Harrington
Gautreaux Lutgring
Mary John
Lloyd Harrington played for a number of years in the Evangeline League (and possibly elsewhere)
When his playing days were over, he became an umpire. (quote by Paul Bergeron-AHS 1939)
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Thanks to Roland "Prof" Broussard, Class of 1936 and Sookie LeBlanc Sonnier for the loan of their
AHS Yearbook "Thresher" of 1922. Without folks like Prof and Sookie these classmates would never
have been published.
Class of 1923
J. E. Harper - Principal
Yearbook "Thresher"
Class Motto
"We find a path or make one"
Class Flower
Marechalneil Roses
Class Colors
Orange & White
Alfred Broussard
Agnes Broussard
Augusta Collins
Al Booth
Beatrice Gooch
Elie Flory
Lillian LeBlanc
Nicholas LeBlanc
Lester Hebert
Louise Ramke
William Waggoner
Noy Lewis
Married Lulu (English teacher at AHS in the 40s and 50s)
He became a surveyor.
Produced Faye Lewis, a 1948 AHS graduate.
Raoul Latour
W. J. Holmes
Robert Gooch
Elsie Dubus
Mazie Hoffpauir
Walter Haynes
Mabel Miller
Vivian Carter
George Segrara
1923 AHS Girl's Basketball Team
Seated l to r: Yvonne Hollis (Mrs. Yvonne Gooch), Augusta Collins, Geraldine Baxter,
center - Coach Earnestine Fletcher.
Standing l to r: Ester Weill, Margaret Summers, Captain; Elaine Thomas, Myrtle Steen,
Mary Lampman, Irma O'Bryan (Mrs. G. J. LeDet), and Amanda Gordy
Paul Bergeron - Class of 1937 gave the following to AHS Memories
1923 - Alfred Broussard was a clerical employee at one of the Court House offices.
He was a gifted musician and was the organist at St. Mary Magdalen for years.
During the U.S. census of 1950, Alfred and I were crew chiefs, supervising about 15 people each.
He had the southern part of the parish, I had the eastern and northern parts, and someone else had the western part.
Al Booth became an airplane pilot in the U. S. Air Force. He was well known as a daring stunt pilot. One year he put on a demonstration for the crowds attending the fourth
of July celebration in Abbeville. I remember standing with my family
and watching him roll and dive, pulling up, it seemed to us, at the last second. Later that year he waskilled in an air crash. I was at the "old School", either in the second or third grade, and the teacher allowed us to go outside to see Al Booth's comrades make a missing man flyover.
Lester Hebert also lived in my neighborhood. He was Mark's brother. He and wife operated a gift and flower shop on Park Avenue, across the street from Dudley J. LeBlanc's home.
Noy Lewis became a surveyor and owned a surveying firm in Abbeville. His wife, Lulu, was an English teacher at Abbeville High, (daughter Faye Lewis-AHS 1948 Graduate) and I had the good
fortune to have her in my junior and senior years.
Continuing on with the article from the Meridional, I quote: "The following class is going to be initiated into the [Alumni] Association at the Annual Banquet of the Alumni which is
going to be held in the Masonic Temple [the current Masonic Temple] on Tuesday night, May 27th, 1924." (Researcher Ken Dupuy-Vermilion Parish Historical Society)
Thanks to Roland "Prof" Broussard, Class of 1936, for the loan of his AHS Yearbook (Thresher) of 1923. Without folks like Prof these classmates
would never have been published. Included is Paul Bergeron, Class 1937, for a huge thanks for him being there when information was seeked to
confirm or add items to the web site.
Class of 1924
J. E. Harper - Principal - 1919 - 1924
P. E. Wilson - Principal - 1924 - 1929
Class Motto
"We lead, others follow"
Class Flowers
White Rosebud
Class Colors
Green & White
Conrad LeBlanc
Elaine Thomas
Esther Weill
Blanche Stauffer
Annie Mae Hebert
Hulda Erath
Lenora Lacour
Edith McPherson
Stella Guidry
Rena Meaux
Ada Harkins
Check the notation on entry of web site concerning the Harkins family
Thelma Samson
Eugenie Greene
Aronce Boudreaux
Dan McPherson
E. J. Ewing
Vernon Henry
Clinton Collins
Carl Haynes
Walter Gordy
Margaret Segrara
Doris Smiley
Irma O’Brien
Eaton Chauvin
1924 - Hulda Erath was the Commerce teacher at Abbeville High School for a number of years.
She then taught typing and shorthand at SLI (Southwest Louisana Institue) for decades.
She may have earned a doctorate in her field in later years. At SLI Paul Bergeron (Class of 1937) had her for two years,1939 and1941.
She was great. (Paul Bergeron tidbit)
Thanks to Roland "Prof" Broussard, Class of 1936, for the loan of his AHS Yearbook (Thresher) of 1923. Without folks like Prof these
classmates would never have been published.
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