Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-19
AULD LANG SYM"
Meeting of the Ottokee School Chill
dren of 1850 to 1ssO-Tuesday June
End; Original Song Composed By
Roxie Handy Rice. One of The
"Girls."

Roxie Handy Rice. One of The
"Girls."
The Scholars who attended the
school in Ottokee between the years
of 1850 and 1860 met for their an
nual reunion at the Old School house
in Ottokee. A few changes had been
made the seats had been taken out
and the Old Bell is gone. The build
ing is used for a Hall. Forty-one old
scholars met at an early hour and
were busy until nearly night renew
ing old acquaintances and enjoying
each others company and listening to
the jokes and "reminiscences of form
er times. After enjoying a most ex-
cellent and bounteous dinner that was
carried in our baskets, the meeting
was called to order and the program
consisting of the following was car
ried out:
, VIM. H. Handy of Ottawa was
elected President and Fannie Gull
ford Bayes Secretary for the ensu-
ing year, both were old scholars. In
vocation by Martha Jordan Moore. A
song was sung composed by Roxie
Handy Rice, "Ottokee My Ottokee''
sung to the tune of Maryland My
Maryland" The roll was called and
Al responded to their names. The
minutes of the last meeting was read,
a vote was next taken as to when and
where our next meeting should be
it carried unanimous that it should be
at the Old School house in Ottokee on
June End, 1915. Address by Ann
Shade. Letters of regret were read
from scholars who could not meet
with us by Martha Jordan Moore.
Addresses were made by many of the
scholars. A Memorial was read for
Eugenia Handy Aldrich and VIM. H.
Taylor two of the scholars who died
during the last year, by Martha Jor-
dan Moore.
Pictures of the old scholars were
taken by B. F. Aldrich, also, picture
of the scholars who went to school in
1854 Julia Carter Aldrich teacher.
Meeting adjourned.
sOTTOKEE MY OTTOKE EE."
Ger fifty years ago today,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee,
We all were young and blythe and
gay,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
Then we were glad to go to school,
In weather hot and weather copl,
And often broke our teachers rule,
The old school house, as each enc
knows,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee,
Was used for school and church and
shows,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
Debating schools were quite the thing
The walls with eloquence would ring,
And there Hough taught us all to
sing,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
The "Taylor Tavern" still stands here
In Ottokee, in Ottokee,
And Empire Hall' is standinc near
In Ottokee, in Ottokee. Y
Head quarters for the greatest
shows"
Then owned and run by all the Slows
And still within our nefn'ry glows
IN Ottokee, IN Ottokee. n
tt was then our County seat was here
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
When lawyers came from lar anc
near,
is To, Ottokee, our Ottokee.
Woe unto the man the laws who
broke
Az soon he learned it was no joke
We ~Police Aid' did not invoke
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
And when the war cry sound was
In ottokee, in ottokee,
All hearts with loyalty were stir'd
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
Our boys responded to the call.
They. by their flag to stand or fall,
And forth they went as brothers all
From Ottokee, from Ottokee.
o, ne'er will we forget the day,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee,
When they said "Good Bye" ant
marched away
From Ottokee, our Ottokee.
Among the first to leave the town
Was Hose and Dan and Johnn!
Brown,
Charlie Handy too, also George c.,
From Ottokee, from Ottokee.
Alonzo Marks and Earnest Cobb
From Ottokee, from Ottokee.
Went forth to work on Lincoln,s job
From Ottokee, from Ottokee.
And Newton Jones, Shades one ant
three,
Will Handy and Jim Verify
And helped to make their countr.
free,
For Ottokee, for Ottokee.
And now, we ask, just give cheer,
For Ottokee, old Ottokee,
And for the boys who know no fear,
In Ottokee, in Ottokee.
| Our old school mates so brave an
grand, =,
| No braver known in all the land,
And also, Carriers and Crouts banc
From Ottokee. from Ottokee.
-ROXIE HANDY RICE.