Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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lc 7009910 an THE TWO GRINDERS GH l. Q's,' N far off India's coral strand if H Ajuggernaut, 'tis said, Is built of gold and ivory, LJ And carved in dragon's drea SX Q And offered to the gods. Thus once a year, in awful state, Slow through the streets 'tis rolled- This car of gems and ivory, Of ebony and gold. And underneath its awful wheels They throw themselves, those heathen, And think they do a thing that's right, So clouded is their reason. - i And in the Marion gas belt A juggernaut, 'tis said, Is built of history and verse, Of grinds and iokelets dread, And offered to its friends. The first, this year we bring to you Our Annual grave and witty, ' To students in the High School, And patrons in the city. 'Twixt either cover you will find The fruit of this year's reapingg We crushed the grapesg we give the Old memories green we're keeping. wine an I , 1' ff I 'Q u 1 QR seqfiim 3 fxkltwg. if ' fl :ff J K x 1 -o , .iw K, Q 3 ,rw .. lol . v n e M ffadfffs .v +1 -gug 'i Ab , gg P W if lx

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5 K y scHooL HISTORY X, HE educational work of Marion began with private schools. lt was largely due to their excellence that the public school idea did not take root earlier and bear 5, , .., ,: af, - f . . . . . , . . - 1 f ,J Q .- iz,- ,: fruit. This seems to be especially true of the more advanced grades. Quite early in this citys life an academy which gave a high grade of instruction was . Z 1 l Q f established. This school was made possible through the efforts of Mr. Samuel McClure, one of the pioneers of Marion. Out of the success of this effort a C 1 ig, ' second school of similar grade was opened some years later by Rev. Samuel Sawyer. The rivalry between these two schools kept the standard of work 'Qi T very high and Marion was noted for its academic instruction. The schools continued open and did splendid work until the beginning of the civil war. Then, like W1 i f .C9 many other institutions both closed their doors, for their students had gone to battle in response to their country's call. Another reason for the public schools getting a late start was that town sentiment divided as to the kind of school policy to pursue. Some wanted a large building where all the children could be accommodated and others wanted ward buildings and fewer children in the building. As nearly as can be ascertained it is about forty years since the public schools were opened in Marion. The school building was a frame and located on Boots street. A few years later more room was needed. The old brick Seminary, located upon the site of the Third Ward School, being vacant, M. L. Marsh, the town school trustee, bought it for public school purposes. The frame school house on Boots street was then moved to the north side of the brick and formed a wing. This made quite a school plant for the thrifty town. A little later the old frame Presbyterian church building was bought and moved to the south side of the old Seminary and formed a corresponding wing to that on the north. In this somewhat singular collection of buildings the children of Marion gathered to be taught by six or seven teachers and a principal. These buildings were soon filled, then crowded and sometimes almost packed. The grading was not very exact nor elaborate but with all of these drawbacks there was much good work done. Finally under Dr. Lewis Williams and D. P. Cubberly, as trustees, a good frame building was erected in North Marion to accommodate the children on that side of the river. Sixty pupils were schooled here and two additional teachers were added to the corps. About this time there was a feeling in the town that the best school interests demanded more and better school houses. The history of the first two brick school houses in Marion is a very spirited one. After much talk and considerable time the records show that the town council bought a location in North Marion Cwhere No. 2 school now standsl and one in South Marion fthe site of the present No. 4 school.l With the purchase of these two sites the town council gave the board of school trustees, Messrs. T. D. Tharp, J. H. Wigger, I. W. Miles, 512,000 to build ward school buildings upon said locations. From the best information to be had it appears that the schools first began to be graded some time in the sixties under the direction of A. lil. Harritt as principal and T. D. Tharp as assistant. They worked about three years, and were followed by Mr. William Russell and wife, who had charge of school affairs forifour or five years. Then Mr. W. C. McCord became principal, with Miss Frone A. Case as his assistant. The next principal and helper were Mr. Wood and Miss Nannie Mooney. They taught but a short time, and were succeeded by I. W. Legg as principal and Will Mclntire as his assistant. This list of school workers, in the order given, brings the history down to the spring of 1877. The first official record to be found of the election of a principal or superintendent was in June, 1877, when I. W. Legg was elected principal and George Osborn as his assistant. 4 -' 'e ' 'e ' N