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

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llglllgmggg New Markley Mr. A. Shadden, an eighty-three year old resident still living in this community, attended school in a log school house which was probably the first school house in this community. The second school was a one-room frame building on the present site. The next was a one-room brick also on the same grounds. The first two rooms of the present building were built in 1914 and in 1921 an annex of two rooms was added. Miss Hubbell, who was the first principal, taught here for five years. Miss Schlessman, the primary teacher, also taught for uve years. Mrs. Ethel DeVore is now completing her sixth year as teacher in the 5th and 6th grades. This is the longest period taught by any one teacher. The largest number to graduate from the eighth grade was 14 in 1924, Linder the principalship of Mrs. Ethel Patterson. The Parent-Teacher Assocation is an important factor in the life of the community and has a membership of over hundred. They have held very interesting and profitable meetings during the years and have made several improvements to the school grounds and building. The most im- portant of which was the installation of electric lights. This was a splen- did addition and the people of the community loyally responded in financ- ing this undertaking. ' Lake Avenue The first school in this district was a one-room building, but as the enrollment increased another one-room frame building Was moved near the old brick structure. The present building, which is a two-story struc- ture containing four rooms and a large basement used for manual training purposes, was erected in 1909. The school has an active Parent-Teacher Association which has done much for the improvement of the school. They have provided playground equipment and the manual training boys have erected an outdoor basket- ball court and also a movable stage. There is an active alumni association composed of former graduates of the school. The first superintendent of the school was W. N. Parks and the first principal was Miss Hulda Mason. Mrs. Edward Cotton and Mrs. Clayton Standen are two teachers who served the school and community faithfully for a long period of years. Graduates of the school who have attained in their line of endeavor are Attorney Frank Wilford, Rev. Delbert Palmer and Miss Lillian Sears, Dean of Girls of Lakewood, Ohio. .lllllll + Twenty Three

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'IILQIIUEIIIQDIIIII- M 5 M E g ul4'llGm-L?l'l,5.II'5g., Brownhelm Browhelm Township centralized building was made possible by de- grees and not by a single bound, as often occurs. In the beginning eight separate schools operated in the township, with a high school located in a central position. The first school moved into the central one in 1915. Two years later the northern part of our township went over to the Ver- milion school and in 1917 another school came into the central school. However, this same year a vote on the total centralization of the schools lost. Again in 1919 by a majority of 5 votes centralization failed to carry, but not despairing, it was tried again in 1921 and passed. The old building was remodeled and an up-to-date addition added cost- ing 3S40,000. Rooms were provided for a first grade high school and a charter granted on Dec. 21, 1921. The building has a first class gym and auditorium which is annually the scene of many exciting athletic contests, plays, operettas, parties and a complete lyceum course, as well as other community meetings. It is used about 15 or 20 evenings each month of the winter. Brownhelm captured the basketball championship in Class B in 1925 and second place in the volley ball tournament. Within the past twro years courses in Vocations, Chemistry, Domestic Science, Mechanical Drawing and Music have been added to the curri- culum. These with other standard subjects forms as progressive and well rounded course of study as is often found in much larger schools. Huntington The schools of Huntington Township vsere centralized in 1911 being the second township in Lorain County to make this advance in educational advantages The building was erected at a cost of about S12 000 and provides comfortable and pleasant opportunities for the boys and girls of our township in their training through the elementary grades Its location in a beautiful little park at the center of the township makes it easily accessible to all and lt is geographically as well as socially a center of educational interest The building contains four well ventilated rooms with sufficient light and a local lighting system for evening enter tainments and social gatherings The school does not provide 111011 school training because of inadequate rooms and equipment but the pupils after finishing the eight grades are transported to Sullivan Wellington and Brighton for high schoool work The early training of many who have gone into professional work 1 I , D4 I. II l l 1 I .IL JK. '- 'VV' I reflects credit upon the educational spirit of our centralized school system., rf! e a 41' ' m E: W 7 ?ll'9 vIl'la:Eil-wig! Twenty-Five