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

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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

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