Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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, ,,,,, ,, f 5 taught by the Reverend Mr. Peak, in a building on the site of the present tire station and afterwards removed to the llerman Gunz home on South St. Paul street. Then came the great event-the erection of our first real school. in 1865, on the spot where the Carnegie Library now stands. The era of formal education in Austin began with the building of this fine new school, a one-story, two-room brick building which cost 32750, a tremendous amount of money for this struggling prairie village. On Sun- days the building was used as a church, first by the Congregationalists and later by the Methodists. For tive years school was held in this building. taught in turn by XV T. lllandeville, Nr. Otis and his daughter 1.ibbie, Mr. 1'ike, and Mrs. Abbie Crane. These names still linger in the memories of the old residents of Austin. 1n 1869 the town had gqeiyiiai beyond the bounds of a two-room school and a three-story brick sc'l1cmcwliqg'as erected on the block noyv occupied by the Franklin building. lt' was built by D. bl. Tubbs. a pioneer builder of Austin. at a cost of 335.000, It was completed September 12, 1370. lVhat an impos- ing structure Austin folk thought it' lt had three stories they' boasted and a toyy ermg cupola and belfry lhe first teachers yy ere Supt H 1 Strong iss 1 astman 1 ya Sherbonda uha llobut 1 lla Qc l and U1 oo 11s bulldm Y stood for tyy enty ye Irs and then it burned to the ground on April 28 1890 catching fire 111 the morning be foic teacheis and pupils had reached the school tyy as in tus 511116111117 tiat out irst iwi schoo yyas 0I'Q'll1ll6t my upt 1 dyy ud lngeloyy He yy as succecdcc by XX XX key sol noyy Juc ge ysoi of t ya kit tn icorgc 1 Alta yy ho yyas atei st tte high school lllSlJCLl.0l for many years '1 he piesent Iranlyhn bulldm st tnds on the site of the old school and It yy as ready for occupancy in 'Xl uch 1R91 In 1901 it yy as 1Cll10flC1C61 or thirty ye us it sery ed ts high school until the beautiful neu building opened its cloois on September 12 1921 Franklin Bmld mg The Old High School Q -SPE Sm pm s N-In-g,,a 18 . . . . . . , ' . . , it l x v 1' ' T 1 5 s 1 v T - c 1 c c u . , 1 c X - . . J. , 1ll'.'.' 2. 5 1 , in .1 . . I : ' , f . 1 roi, . 1, 'C 'k. Tl ' ' gs L- Y -. 'Y ,E '. C ' , V . ' ' . V ' .1 . ' A ' I . ' N , - , 1 . , -5. Z ' I. c 1 '.. l'.'l ' ig lt ' fi: l'gl l '..' 'K. l lv' S . 2 '1 ' J' '. '. .' 5 ' ' ' '1 1' 1. 1. ' ', ' lr Key: ' S . l.ouis, A. XY. 1'.n I, 1 d V- jx 3. cn. ' 1: lc ' i 'cp 1. F' c ' . 1 U . N ' 'ff ' . F 1 'f si A , . 9, i .' ii . . f 'Ml .,,. . 1 ' .,.......- as ...-,.,,--,, - ...W --'-s ffs- M

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s r -swws wsswwswwss NNXNW S sg 1 s cs' AUSTIN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL School fl-llstorg The beautlful hlgh school bllllfllflg' xx hlch st'1nds toc1'1x m Austln '1s ex presslon of her cltxzens f'11th IH Xouth 1s '1lso a fllttlllg memorml to the P10 neers xx ho xx rought a LOIl1ITlOI1NxC'11tl'l out of the xx llds It xs the 1'1test ch'1p term the CClllC'1tlOl1'Il hlstorx of Austln brlef record of xxhlch xxe set doxxn here The first school ln ALISYIH xx as 0l'g l!1l7CC1 'md flllgllt hx lxllss 1x1'1r1a V1l1gl1H 1n 1856 Her L1'l.85C8 xx ere held m '1 log structure xx hlch stood just e'1st of xxhere the c1tx 1'1l1I'lLlI'x ls noxx on ll '1ter street l'he 10ll0XVll1g xx1n ter school xx 'I'-1110111 ln '1 fr'1meh1uld1ng xx huh stood on Nl 1ple street southe'1st of the Farmers Co oper'1t1xe 51016 lhe te'1cher xx '1s lxllss Sm 111 Bemls xx ho xx as succeeded the thlrd or summer term of 1831 hx Nllss lv1te Qonlcex Al1S1lH toxx 11511117 hx tl'l'l.t tune had ne'1rlx one hundred 1llll'1l5lt'lI1tS '1nd It xx '1s declded to use for school '1nd church purposes '1 txxo storx llllllfllllg xxluch stood on the present slte of the Allitlll N'1t1on'1l B'1.I'l1x llerm 111 R D1x1dson t'1ught there ln the f'1l1 'md xxmter of 1857 'lnd 1858 The xxlfe of Judge Allen t tllg'l'lt the folloxxmg summer '1nd the Rex erend Mr Gurnex the B'1pt1st mmlster succeeded her 111 1839 The lllllllllilff xx '1s let for '1 general store '1nd school xx as moxed to '1 lllllllllflg on Ql1'1tl1'1l11 Qtreet for txx o xe'1rs A r'u1 road falled to come through Austm 'md the store xx'1s closed for 1'1clc of P11 ron'1ge and school xx '1s mox ed hack to the first floor of the old quarters xx 1th Mr Lx man A Sherwood as teacher He xx '1s followed hx Nlr ll lutford xx ho taught for the Spflllg term of three months Fhen the Clxll Xl '1r came 'md l1'11'fl tlmes puhllc schools falled of support 'md there xx as onlx '1 p'1r1sh school 'Ts-sf 17 ? -if. j l-o f its N h . Aff ,' i'f,'5:55:1 3 - funk :H- J 0 ' ' , c c 'Y . c 1'- i i . . . , . . v . 1 1 . . . C A C C - A S , , s v C , 5- . -, 1 b. . L - I L . , A 7 1 , 1 , 5 v K . . 7 . V . ' Q . 5 K 4 I C 1 A s n C C p T I 5 T n ' I sl 7 S si .T . . i , , . . 1. f. . , 4 . . Y ' , .1 ' 'z ,' 1 c ' ' .' 1 I .' .' 1 .' 1 1 - 1 . f Q - 1 . . ' c . 1 c . A . . s c l, - . ,.. . V . , , , i 1 . , 1 . Y s Y I C 'Y I C st C V1 -T . B. x . L . . K. h . L . - 5. Y , , f ,' .' . 1 c 4 ' . ' Z . I ' f . v . Y . L C C x C v ' c l c Y . 1 Y , 1 . . . . ,. . . , . b c 1 . , c c 1 , ' ' T v Y . ' - 1 c c . , 1 . . 4 ' 1 1 f 'c ' . 1 ' ' 1 ' C r vt , c . B. , p. V . 1 T N v 4 y 1 V . . . . c A . 7 . , ,. . Y . , , n l C c . 1 c ' t J' 1 n ' sb , Q . X , , ' . ':ii fs ' f . so . , sr' Q .8 k K ....., -gx mm,..a1 ,,AAYA . 1 7 , f a scia . - 8. . ' 1 . ff '1 ::f1'lu: Tllllf- T' - 'f:gg55::::1--- Tm it 8 - f V s . offs ,c ., -s ---- - -s-f--- -,vii .Y.., .V .. 11 72' ' FTTUMA jf: 5 'T T TQT8 ' TIN .M .... ,, YMYY:TTEt5'5 fffQ53f?1 ' - T ' ' Tfiffww'38A33115:-,iisssr-swssl.--s-s1f':1111::i1- :,. T tvs' ' -T 1:- I' N ---v1.C:v-,IVV-ii ,,,. e:.ssgLac:,K: ' 'i223253i55ss1:c1cii'5:::1gss,,,,,, ,

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