A great grandson of Erle Amariah Smith, Sr, seen seated in the photo below, sent images of the Class of 1900 photo. The Morris Central School Class of 1950 did some research and compiled a list of the class members and reported on later developments in their lives. Click on the photo to see a larger image. Close that window to return here.
photo by Bob Thomas, Jan 18, 2016, the sidewalk up the center of the school lawn was not cleared because there was no school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
In her 2008 book, "Morris: A Look Back," Joyce Foote quotes an article about the milestones.
On September 8, 2015 I bicycled from Morris to Mt. Upton and back looking for the milestones.
You can see photos of what I found below the text. You can "right click" on the images
and download them for a closer look if you prefer.
Here we quote an item printed in the Otsego Journal somewhat earlier, on
Memorial to Hannah Cooper located on NYS Route 51 two miles south of the village of Morris, NY. The text below is carved in the sculptured marble monument which takes the shape of a single pillar supporting a large urn.
For thee, sweet maid!
Resplendent beams of thought,
Wisdoms rich love,
By Seraphs hands, were given,
Thy spotless soul
Thy pure effulgence caught,
It sparkled, was exhaled -
And went to Heaven.
An old real picture postcard of the NYS 51 and 80 intersection in West Burlington with a sign that said, "Garrattsville, 4 1/2 Mi, Morris 12 1/2 Mi." You are also warned not to drive in one track and create ruts in the road. The building in the photo looks the one that still stands at the corner and has served as a store at times, but now is just a home. Here's a more recent photo and the postcard front and back. A bit of tinkering with the doors and windows has taken place but structure is unchanged.
