From the Fishburn Archives:

THANKSGIVING IN PARKVILLE, 1898

By Carolyn Elwess

Special to The Luminary

Thanksgiving always provided pleasant diversions for the early Park College Family and the observance of that day in 1898 was no exception.  Times were hard at Park and that year the school’s finances were in a desperate condition.  Even so, college officials were bound and determined to provide a joyful event for the student body, a large number of whom were unable to travel to home and hearth because they could not afford the expense.  Here, from the November 27th, 1898 Park College Record, is the story: