University Recognizes Lancaster Woman for
Sacrifice During World War
I
Ohio
University's College of Education
recognized a 101-year-old Lancaster woman
today for a sacrifice she made to help the
nation during World War I.
Marie
Creiglow Bigham was forced to leave Ohio
University in the fall of 1919 to teach in
a one-room schoolhouse, replacing a male
teacher who had been drafted. After
teaching for a year, Bigham married and
started a family, never finding a chance
to finish her education degree. On
December 1, more than 80 years after she
left Ohio University, Bigham was surprised
to receive a Certificate of Appreciation.
The award was presented to her at her
Lancaster home.
Although
her time at Ohio University was brief,
Bigham has fond memories of campus. She
remembers taking that first train to
Athens from her hometown of Amanda and
becoming friends with a group of young
women she lived with in the two-story
house they rented. She also recalls
observing teachers in local classrooms, a
practice that was part of the education
curriculum.
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