Amherst Steele High School - Amherstonian Yearbook (Amherst, OH)

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4 E P lll'flllEll2Qlllll.CieD HE, M 5 m 43 5 S .,gIlI.C5,,,2l'l.s.QIIWE s ' 13 -.5 J A i . ! Brookside j L -- Brookside Junior High School takes the place of five one-room brick p F buildings which served the people east of Black River in the incorporated y 1 village of Sheffield Lake. The buildings displaced were models of archi- 1 tecture which speak Well of the enterprise of the early settlers. In 1921 a campaign for better schools was started by Elmer Cotton. M, president of the board of education, W. J. Boyd, clerk, Harry Root, and Harry Stoughton. They were ably aided by E. C. Seale, County Superin- sl, tendent and J. L. White, then principal at Vincent. A vote on a bond issue for S180,000 was carried in the fall of 1921, and the three buildings of Vincent, Highland and Brookside built. Brook- side was not occupied until the fall of 1923. 555 The building ,which is of the one-story type, occupies a site of 5 acres lil! on the north bank of French Creek, overlooking its beautiful valley, and Ill combines rural beauty with city conveniences, such as electric lights and lj water. lil The building originally had six rooms and a combination auditorium 'U and gymnasium. It was wrecked by the tornado of June 28, 1924, but was immediately rebuilt, at which time three classrooms and a room for man- ual training and domestic science were added. The junior high school was organized in 1923, with 75 pupils. It also L enrolls 40 junior high school pupils from Vincent. The first graduating 'l class numbered 16. The school now has a total enrollment of 228 and is handled by a very efficient corps of teachers. 'll' i Vincent I During the year 1911 a movement was started for the building of a school at Stop 7, which is located in the extreme southern portion of Sheffield Township. The three men who fostered the movement were Mr. Wilford, Mr. Eschtruth and Mr. Stoughton. They appealed to the board of education many times and finally the board consented to the project. The result was that a one-room building was completed and ready for ' l occupancy for the school year of 1912-1913. Due to the rapid growth of the community, in 1917 it was necessary - to enlarge the building by the addition of two rooms, making Vincent a three-room building. In 1922 Sheiiield centralized the schools of the sig Township. Vincent, as a result of the centralization, was again enlarged all by the addition of two rooms, sacrificing a third room for a modern, up- 5 to-date auditorium. At present it is a strictly modern, five-room building of the one- story type. It presents a very neat and attractive appearance and lends much to the community. 1 elnilllla lIli Nui --w e -an nfl Eg, ng- Nineteen

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