Class of 1898 - 10th Grade
High School only went up to 10th grade until 1914
High School only went up to 10th grade until 1914
The Washington Graded School
The Class of 1898, with 20 graduates, was the fifth graduating class from the Washington Graded School.
Mr. John B. Duffie, the first Superintendent, died during the 1898 school year, on October 25, 1897, at just 35 years of age. He resigned at the end of the 1895 school year due to his failing health and was replaced by Dr. Samuel H. Edmunds.
The following is a picture of the Class of 1898 followed by the newspaper clipping of the Sumter Graded School Commencement of 1898.
