Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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L I ' .- A-. V . 7 9 J it 4295 4.11 'F' 51512111111 1 Neale Sievers and former President Truman view plans for Ruskin High School. Truman Elementary School, built in 1955, was named after former President Harry S. Truman, member of the school board in Con- solidated School District No. 1 during 1916. C. A. Burke, superintendent of schools for twenty years, received the honor of having the first 1 C. A. Burke History Through large elementary school to be constructed in our district named after him. Johnson Elementary School, built in 1957, was named after W. H. Johnson, the person responsible for the establish- ment of Consolidated District No. 1. W. H. Johnson Board of Education, 1910: FRONT ROW: B. F. Ervin, president, L. W. Holmes, treasurer. ROW TWO: R. L. Craig, C. S. Campbell, T. T. Moore, secretary, J. Hartman. 1

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ADMINI TRATIO The aim of W. H. Johnson, county superinten- dent of schools in 1900, was to consolidate the Union Point, Hickman Mills, Holmes Park, and Rockford grade schools into one school district. After making studies and a research trip to Ohio, Mr. Johnson, T. T. Moore, and O. V. Slaughter appeared before the Missouri state legislature with suggestions for how several small schools could be joined to form one district. In 1901 the state legis- lature passed the bill and Consolidated School District Number l was created soon after. On land donated by Jacob Palmer, in 1902 the first high school was erected and named after John Ruskin, an English author. This Ruskin High School was a one room school in which students were directed by the teacher Tilden Young. Within the next six years another room, three teachers, and a four year program had been established. 11 ' - ' a..u.m-ar...:AY.v if

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First Corner Stone in District fl Pictures The cornerstone of the original build- ing is located in our present school building by the auditorium. The Mill- stone from Hickman's Mill, after which our community was named, has been placed in the Community Christian Church. Mill-stone in Community Christian Church ' Qg-rxxvvx ni ugh ,-B2 , an-sq ,J Early school board minutes of Consolidated Dist. 7641 H I ,, n,v:,w 7fff455 5 . W. 7 fi ' :KI 25? ff ' '- ff 1' f ' 2 A , ., f N-.-f,.1f. . 1' 1-Vi ff: 'ftmlf --I Cf 'f ' Ha, ZJJVV f' V '-J i f ,ft 12 fy I f - -1-vi, , J - www? f 'C .f , , M, 7 V, .4 ,A - f iflu, ., ,V . . . V ,,,,, WM : 4f, ,,. ,3 .aw 4... .Mu -e -- f H . ,' , ---zn zrfffif zVffz'Jw.f2e?? . f l is Z qv a'-2 4,4 'g . ' I JV, ',ff's', ii,- ua ' 473625 - Q7R2F?QT'1!j -gn 5 -'C Q , ,ff ft mi-ug ' Q- N, ffllffsf' if 1 ,':-':f 1:! fW''I i'f?f.5E'?2fQ- 1 1? . ' ' . ,,L'L.?:',1i1a'Q-,,,g3e'fff55' .,.. frw ii f. 1 ',, f, J 43 fbffff- K r- 45-Q' Knffff 'X' 4- 'y' ff' TAN I . I V ,ily-Q7fjff'va2212m ff, , 1 , ' . ' M j my it f ' at I ,,,,. V H ,. x , ,V N .- , a ,.,,- , , -. , - ' ax Q 4 , , ' f...1,'..'7w V 1 ,, -- 1- '21 t I ra 1 '1- . . .Q 'fl 1 X l we ll' A . v .QV ,ft V. J V I , 1..? ., . I '-4 Wfc- 7 f- , f-,Ml 5 we f y f e'a 1'i'V t t A y i A i - - M f'e,, 9 it f 'mfr' i -. i A , 'Mica-',,,,'-QQ v17f, ',yfV.,A , ,f M--ivfm-New W-,W .-, ,.,.,,,fp F-.qw A A wh y ,,ft,g.Q!f 1, ,V -M. wry X M gi -1 ,,,f -i ' f- ,, l - in , 7, avr? v,j.4fi5,K-yf tjwggf ' w A - '-1g',',i-4i13,:'.4:'g4ijjg,:g2.,3q5,,gj-, f .411 'V l,.v,,y '1 ,iw-.4 f ' I ' 'ffr,,f - Q'- xg fm-vw 4 'Mfg ' . 1 . -1 we 41- fbzai U - 'WW l ,qw ,Q-irq, ' s g ff l 'ffm- ' A ,-M ' V -: '. ff -fxxvfi-1 AM , Aa l + ' f'7f4 f: 1- 1 Rock Ford School 13 Union Point School