Arcade Central High School - Edacra Yearbook (Arcade, NY)

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NOTES FROM THE PAST lcont I 1844 The village opened a district free public elementary school of two rooms on Pearl Street This building ls now part of the residence of Dr George Davls Some of the original woodwork still remains This school was used mmtll l870 Some of the customs prevalent in the school in this and earlier periods were Desks were slantlng shelves of slabs or boards usually arranged around the outside walls Ordlnarlly, girls and boys were seated on opposite sldes of the room A dunce stool or block was lnvarlably situated ln the front of the room The qulll pens were made and repaired by the teachers at the be ginnlng of the morning sessions It was customary to assess the fuel supply from parents accord ing to the number of children sent to school In some cases, lt was one third to one half of a cord of good maple wood per child to be delivered before the first snowfall and usually was meas ured by the trustees or teachers Apparently the schools had health regulations, for there was a rule which forbad sending children who had the itch to school There were no formal grades pupils advancing from reader to reader and from one arithmetic book to another 1863 Arcade Academy fa private elementary and secondary lnstitutlonj was o pened on April 7 An advertisement printed ln THE ARCADE ENTERPRISE PRISE on April 3, 1863 contained the following interesting notes 'The Arcade Academy is nearly ready for the opening term. The Trust ees are busy putting things to rights, here and there, and will make lt com ished this institution will equal any similar one in western New York Prof Earle, the Principal, has arrived, and is also getting ready on his part Underteachers and assistants are nearly all designated and will be in full the week The desks and seats are today Q Thursday J going into the schoolroom and the ladies Just like 'em, are carpeting the chapel ros trum and have on hand for that room a fine chandelier' So, every day some thing is done towards completion And now, boys and girls, blg and little, here and elsewhere, let's see you on hand next Tuesday morn at the tap of the bell ln your school rlg, and with smiling faces, of course, and so avail yourselves of this new and lnvitlng opportunity for an education which is better than houses or lands, gold or silver, or greenbacks either 1871 Miss Mary Wright became the only woman principal of Arcade Academy tonly woman ever to be principal of Arcade School J She served three terms 1870 In April the Arcade Academy was sold to School District No 1, which was made up of the Village of Arcade, and, with this transfer, the Arcade Aca demy and Union School was established under the general law of the state Tuition was stlll charged to non residents CThls date marks the end of the Arcade Academy and the public elementary school on Pearl Street J 1871 The old district school house on Pearl Street was sold at public auction NOTES FROM THE PAST continued on Page 28 10 . . G. fortable for the 7th, What they do is well done, and when finished and furn- II

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'-5 x-f, 40 -4-. SEATED Raymond Zimmer Treas , Martha Joslyn, Sec y , William Bates, V Pres , STANDING Louis Domes, Pres f 13 va-v MR HARRY DOUGLASS SEATED Almeter HW R The senior class wishes to sincerely thank Miss Val one and Mr Douglass, who for the last two years have acted as our most capable and willing advisers With out them we would never have accomplished the many goals which we have attained dur ' was ing this past year ' Josephine Decker, Edward Barber Nancy STANDING Gerald Wiltse 12 ,.,. .o-. 6 x.l MISS ROSE VALONE TDM