Coldwater High School - Eagle Yearbook (Coldwater, KS)

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Evhiratinn ? , W W To BERTHA L. GRIFFITH, whom we shall always remember, not only as onr Principal and Instructor, but also as Friend and Helper during our High School days

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113 ALIEIEHELIL Pag COLDWATER CITY SCHOOLS Coldwater had its beginning two-score and four years ago, back in 1884. In that same year she began to take steps to advance education, and the work is being carried on to the present day. Subscription schools were or- ganized during the year 1884-1885, with Miss Florence Chapman in charge the first year, and Miss Brown the second. In September, 1885, a bond issue of 82,500 was voted, and a brick build- ing was immediately erected. This building is standing today in the block south of the depot and is used as a residence. W. H. Huxon was the first principal. The next three to be elected to the position of principal were Charles Easterling, H. V. Easterling and L. E. Rader. Due to the rapidly growing school population, the building erected in 1885 was soon unable to accommodate the pupils and it became necessary to erect a new building. This building was completed in 1889. John Curran was the first principal in the new building and held the position until 1892. In 1891 a three-year course of study for the high school was adopted by the Board, and remained in effect until 1907, when the school went under the Barnes law, and a four-year course was adopted to meet the require- ments of the law. In 1912 the Normal Training and Domestic Science courses were added. In the fall of 1914 the two cottage buildings were erected. These build- ings are now being used by the iirst four grades. For many years prior to 1926 the need of better school housing accom- modations was the greatest problem with which the citizens of Coldwater were confronted. Chiefly through the untiring efforts of M. F. Stark, and the enduring cooperation of many of the more progressive towns people, our school is no longer twenty years behindg but is right up to now in modern building accommodations. The brick building just east of the main building was erected during the summer of 1925. In this building is the Manual Training shop and the Vocational Agriculture class rooms. The magnificient brick building was completed in the spring of 1926. At present the fifth, sixth seventh and eighth grades occupy a part of the first floor. With the increasing High School enrollment it seems very probable that within a short time the High School will need all of this building and it will be necessary to erect another building to adequately care for the grades. Many improvements have been made on the campus duringthe year 1927-1928. Grass has been planted in the triangle in front of the building ind the rest of the ground smoothed off and sanded. Playground equipment such as teeters merry-go-round and swings have been added i:: l l I t , l l W fl ll 1 i ,n n 056 7 9 2 0'9- 04,0 ,F .