Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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-59- THE SCHOOLS OF CLARKSBURG , e Due to the efforts of Mr. George Smith, a villag school was organized in Clarksburg in 1820. It was probably a log structure, and no doubt stood on the lot now occupied by the Town Hall and the park. This tract of land was given to the village by Mr. William Clark for school purposes'when he plotted the new town. No definite information has been found concernirg this first school. The first school that is remembered bJ the oldest residents today was a large frame structure t at stood on this same lot. This building was no doubt the se ond school in the community. It stood at about the cent r of the present Nparky parallel to the street. It was a two room, two story, frame building, heated by wood-burning stoves. The children in the upper room entered by a door at the west side of the south end, while the children in the lower ro m entered by a door at the east side of the south end. The bu lding did not reach the entire length of the lot, covering som of the area where the Town Hall now stands. The older chil ren oc- cupied the upper room and were promoted to this room when they could read in the third reader. This frame sch ol build- ing was later moved by Mr. William Peacock to the lo of the late Mrs. Laura Brown. It was remodeled and used fi st as a dwelling with a paint shop in the second story. A c bbler's shop later took the place of the paint shop. l In the early l87O's, the township purchased a l t from Archibald Thomas, in the southern section of the vil age on the Frankfort Pike. About 1873 a two story brick sc ool building was erected on this lot. The first teacher in this building was Mr. Oscar Morgan, who died in 1936 at t e age of ninety. Some of the other teachers were Miss Hattie1Eastman, Dr. J. T. Simpkins, Elijah Mowbray, Miss Belle Gunni g, Mrs. Eddingfield, and George Pearce. The board of educat on, then called the school directors, were Archibald Thomas, oseph Mumford, and Luther Skinner. This building still st nds and is used for storage. ' N In the late 1880's the school was made a townsh p school, and a third grade high school was established. The ate . J. M. Evans gave about four acres of land to the sch ol, and in 1889 a two-story brick building was erected. Thi build- ing is located outside the village to the west, The building had four rooms and was used until Thanksgiving, 1956 It is still standing at the rear of the new high school bu lding. The first high school teacher was Mr. Jacob Selig. The class of 1892, the first to be graduated, consisted of two members, Mrs. J. W. Reynolds and Mr. Ralph Smith. Mr. J. W. Reynolds was the teacher at that time Cieezb. The high school was made a second grade high sc ool in 1894. The present charter areaging a first grade sc ool was issued February 3, 1912.

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FOURTH GRADE - 25 GIRLS - 19 BOYS MISS EDNA CAMPBELL, TEACHER Vera Ater James Brewer Mary A. Brewer Pauline Brewer Rozetta Carroll Joann Easter Howard Faye Sarah J. Flesher Lillie Gilpen Evelyn Hanley Evelyn Hayes Robert Haynes John R. Hicks Roe Howard Billy Ingles Dorothy Kearns Pearl Large Geraldine Mace Ruth Martin Darline McCabe Janette McCabe Rosalie Miller Joe Overly Bernice Payne Raymond Pelfrey Ward Pence Dorothy Polk Audrey Prince Eugene Reisinger Junior Rhoads Floyd Richardson Junior Richendollar Ollie Rittenhouse Thomas Rittenhouse Betty Slager Maynard Speakman Anna Belle Sowers Howard E. Stevens Eleanor Stitt Paul Sullivan Harry Templin Juel Walker Ina Mae Weaver Allen Wright FIFTH GRADE - 23 GIRLS - 14 BOYS MR. STANLEY KELLOUGH, TEACHER Emerson Acord Dorothy Adams Norma J. Anderson Nedra Ater Marjorie Bethel Charles Blanton Lloyd Bowdle Earl Brewer Eleanor Carroll Harold Carroll Ralph Colburn Nina Rose Crabb Billy Dawson Patricia Dawson Leonard Harris Mary A. Hawkins Martha Haynes Jame Hopkins Barbara Hyer Mary Jo Hyer Bettie Jester Mary Kinnen Curtis Maughmer RalphpMcCormick Max McPherson SIXTH GRADE - 13 GIRLS - Iris Noble Dwight Overly Daisy Pence Ethel Prince Thomas Sewers Louise Sullivan Verno Williams Frances Willis Mary L. Willis Dwight Willis A Madge Wood Ruth Ann Wright 19 BOYS - MR. ROBERT LANE, TEACHER Gerald Acord Kenneth Brewer Coit E. Carter Stella Downing Mary Fellenstein Mary M. Garrison Ward Garrison Robert Hayes Irene Hicks Betty Holloway Mary Holloway Martha Ingles Forrest Lowe Franklin Mace John McDonald Bert Morgan George Morgan Mildred Morgan n Kathryn Reisinger Wayne Rhoads Ralph Richardson John Roseboom Marjorie Rowland Howard Slager Frances Sowers Howard Steinhauser John H. Templin Lawrence Walker Marian Weidinger Harold Whiting Albert Willis Wilmagene Wood

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-60 Because of the crowded conditions, a one story frame building-was'eracted'for-theghigh schdol ihal91O. HThis building was later occupied by-the:seventh andiaighd grades, and still later by the sixth.E It is now used QS the band Q room. ' . , - - If Q 1 Aj 1 I . I j1.- ' About the year 1912, the ttwnship schools began to be ' centralized, necessitating a new building, which was erect- ed in 1914, Mr. J. L. Fortney, then Superintendent of the Township Schools, was instrumental in securing the erection of the new building, and in making the school a first grade high school. T . . :,f , , . Due to the efforts of several interestedgpatrons, a large Community House was erected on the school ground in 1922. The Community House was originally a Knights of Col- umbus Auditorium at Camp Sherman.s A group of local citizens signed a note to purchase the building at 3200 and to erect it on the school grounds. Many men volunteered their ser- vices, took the building apart in sections, then hauled it to Clarksburg. There were thirty-nine wagon loads and four truck loads of material. Mr. Thomas Rittenhouse was the carpenter in charge of the erection. This building has been used for all the basketball games, class plays, commencement exercises, and for many literary and musical programs. It was one of the first basketball courts in Ross County. In 1955 bonds for 350,100 were voted for the erection t of the new high school building. The government through the Public Works Administration granted S12,100, making the total cost Q42,200, - On May 22, 1956 the capstone was laid.above the mains entrance. Behind this stone a large copper box was placed containing pictures, records, papers, school robl, and many other interesting articles. The bog was sealed with solder. This new high school building was occupied November 50, 1956. ,, ' While we as yet have no up-to-date gymnasium-auditor- ium, plans are under way for procuring one, and we live in hopes. ' With the substantial aid of the Garden Club, the Board of Education this April sodded the yard in front of the three buildings, Shrubbery was purchased at no little ex- pense, and an expert was employed to lay out the,plans. The' result is one of the most attractive school lawns in Ross County. The situation of the buildings, the hardy maples, the gentle slope of the yard, all give an almost ideal set- ting for any school. Due recognition of their valuable services and sincere appreciation of the same is.given here to the Garden Club for their share in making this school one of the most at- tractive in this section of the country.