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age Six I .V.N7 .1 IRE ri55 mnnnnmnnmiiciuninnninnnnnmniTnniniiniiiiim n iatorij nf Irmilunll? rlumhi The pioneer school of Brookville, built in 1832, was located on the present Court House grounds. Probably many of the early settlers learned their 3 R’s in this little red school house. The first term was taught by Alexander McKnight, the grandfather of one of Brookville’s present day druggists. Several years later, in 1838, the Brookville Academy was established. This long, grey building stood on the north-western corner of Jefferson and Barnett Streets. One of the rules that existed at this time was that at nine o’clock the doors should be closed, and all late comers were compelled to go home and stay the remainder of the day. This same rule existed to a late date and many of our worthy citizens may well remember that, thanks to their kind and beloved teacher, Miss Celea Ramsey, they were often pulled through the windows. Another rule was, if the pupils had failed to pass their daily lessons, they must return to school after supper with tallow candles and study until they were able to recite them—Perhaps our “Study Club” is a survival of this old custom. This school comprised the first eight grades, and it was not until in the late seventies that a new school was required, because of Brookville’s growing population. In 1878 the public school was erected on the present site on Church Street. The property was a gift of Paul Darling, a pioneer school master, and financier, to whom a great deal of credit is due, because of his philanthropic work in Brookville. This building served as the only institution of education for several decades, but in 1898, under the leadership of Prof, T. B. Galbraith, a new building, the Darling, was erected. The intermediate grades were housed on the first floor and the second floor was an auditorium with seating capacity for about five hundred. In 1918, because of the increased population, due to the addition to manufacturing plants of Brookville, a new school became necessary to accommodate the pupils who lived in the eastern and southern sections of town, and under the principalship of Mr. C. E. Wilson, the new Longview School was dedicated in 1919. This brings us up to the present day conditions in our public schools, and we all realize the over-crowded condition that necessitated the addition to our schools. The annex, completed this spring, is one of the most modern of buildings. We appreciate our sunny, cheery rooms and our large, airy laboratory to the utmost. Let us hope that our successors may enjoy this splendidly equipped building fully as much as we have, and that they may endeavor still further to raise the standard of our Alma Mater, by remembering an unfinished task—the addition of a complete library.
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