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www FIRST ROW Left to R1ght Maryanne Radley Bus1ness Manager Thomas 'Day Sports Ed1tor STANDING Bernlta Behrens Ed1tor 1n Chlef ,'Mar1lyn Tucker Treasurer Ralph Schne1der ASS1St3.Dt Bus1ness Manager Norlta Gr am Art Ed1tor Alvord Norton Alumnl Ed1tor Georg1a McMahon Pubhcrt Ed1tor Q Faculty Advlsor Mr Nasal YEARBIHIK TAFF PR E T THE 1955 ECHO 1553: 8 4' .51
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HI TORY Angehca founded around 1802 and lncorporated 1n 1835 1S the oldest town 1n the county At th1s tlme the town cons1sted of what IS now Allen Armty B1rd sall Sclo and parts of Andover Alfred and Independence The park wh1ch now holds a croquet court was deeded to the 1nhab1tants of Angelxca on September 8 1831 by Ph1ll1p Church The center of the park IS the center of Angehca and Alleghany County For many years Angellca was the center of culture 1n all the surroundmg commun1t1es There were many mllls such as grlst flour tool and pall m1l1s all of wh1ch were run by water power From 1808 unt11 1859 Angehca was the county seat and court was held here unt1l 1892 Our court house IS the oldest 1n the county bu1lt 1n 1820 Although these thmgs made Angellca the most 1mportant town 1n the county school was not held unt1l 1807 These were one room affaxrs The teachers were people who were asked by the townspeople to teach readmg wr1t1ng and arlthmetxc The furmshlngs cons1sted of desks and a dunce block Later on dlstrlcts were formed and teachers were pald by taxes Usually the teachers recelved two dollars a week plus the1r room and board The Angellca Academy was bu1lt later for the teach1ng of the youth of both sexes Thls bu1ld1ng served both as school and the Presbyterlan Church In 1859 the bu1ld1ng burned and was not rebu1lt On Apr1l 1 1879 the v1llage accepted twenty thousand dollars wh1ch was left 1n Col W11son sw1ll for anon sectarlan academy and grade school wh1ch was called the Wxlson Academy In 1904 the bu1ld1ng was too small so a new bu1ld1ng was bu11t and called W11SOnlan H1gh School In 1929 lt was necessary to addanew add1t1on to th1s school The new add1t1on lncluded a gym wh1ch Angellca had never had ln 1944 slxteen small d1str1cts were consolldated wlth Angellca makmg lt Angehca Central School In 1952 a temporary bu1ld1ng was erected contammg a new shop ca.feter1a home economlcs and flrst grade Now 1n 1954 the quest1on of the people of the town 1S W1ll there be a new school 1n AI1ge11Ca 9 Lets watch and see what tlme brlngs to Angellca and our educatlonal system 'Xa f Cf S . 1 , . . , . 0 I .I J ' 1 I ! I I I I ! o . b ' - 3 D I I I . A I . . . . J . . . J . , . . , . . . , . I J I I ' - . , . - . . Il ' ' . ' YD . . I . . , . , 9 D 0 . . , ,, . . , . ,, . - . 1 1 K f ,gf -.f Y ' ' m - lst Q h WW, 1 ,'. ?' 'S'l N 553 4 ' 'S S, lu 2 - 95 47 4 i 1 .Y 1.1 htm 'ful gig V I -lf X .9 'f - ,J ' 1
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