Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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DELPHIAN NINBTEEN EIGHTEEN remarkably liberal sums of from 81.08 to 81.50 per week. In 1852 the building was sold for 351850. An academy building was rented, making an additional expense, for the staggering rental amounted to 31.00 per week. In 1846 William Johnson, popularly known as Printer Johnson, started a High school in the front room of his office. He seems to have been a man of rare intellectual ability and created enthusiasm and interest in the school. The essays written by the girls appear to have been masterpieces in sarcasm, and in this they were encouraged by their school master. The boys specialized in declamations and both sexes were renowned throughout the county for their originality. As a branch of this school a joint-stock company was formed and became incorporated as the Charlotte Academy. The land and bell were donated by a Mr. McComb and contract was given Nathan Johnson, who built the Academy without physical aid, and at times it seemed that the financial side of the con- tract needed moral support. In the winter he worked as best he could, muffled in his great coat and his hands purple from the cold, not always cheerfully, strange to relate, but industriously. In 1850 the Academy was completed and seems to have been a masterpiece of art, for its greatest accomplishment was rocking as a cradle in a high wind, and the principal amusement of the boys seems to have been casting stones at the windows. Nevertheless it served the purpose, as all antiques are apt to do. As an investment, the Academy must have proven more of a durable organization than a financial success. In 1859 a graded school was organized, known as Union School, and Henry Robinson was elected moderator. It was not until 1866 that 314,000 for a new central building was raised. The dimensions of this building were 30x60 feet. The final cost of the building amounted to fl420,000. The building was in use until 1913, when the back part was torn down and a modern struc- ture annexed to the old front. The new building is passably convenient, with a chemical laboratory, lecture room, gymnasium and the various other study rooms, but dearest to the hearts of the students is the large assembly room, which holds three hundred and fifty, and has a fairly large stage. In this auditorium all the plays and entertainments are held. There are plenty of windows and always an abundance of fresh air. At the present time Charlotte is on the accredited list of the University of Michigan and her standards are high. Over three hundred attend the High school, and from here a large percentage advance to the higher institutions of learning. In athletics Charlotte has been exceptionally fortunate and persists in turning out winning teams despite the somewhat sleepy spirit which is apparent in the student body as a whole. In declamatory and oratorical work the school seems especially gifted. Altogether the system has been rapidly developed and it is our hope that advantage will be taken for future improvement so that Charlotte schools, as well as Charlotte, may be a credit to those who founded them. Page sixteen

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DELPHIAN NINETEEN EIGHTEEN l MR. CHARLES H. CARRICK, A. B. M. S. N. C.. U. of M. Alld oft we wonder at the careless ease XVith whivh he llli1ll2l,L'GKl 0:1011 and all to please. Page Cig'llfl'CN