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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL The little red school house, or the one room school, which quite a lew still remember attending was the grassroots of our new American educational system and the nucleus ol' our mushrooming consolidated school system today. The first known school in Clinton Township that led to the Columbia School, was located on the Columbus Road on ground which is now owned by I arquahr's, Lepley's, Ashcrafts, and Wolf's, It was built about 1840 and torn down about 1903. This school became overcrowded due to the glassworkers coming into this area, so the students were sent to a building located at 527 South Main Street, which is now the Clinton Township House. About 1908 the old Columbia School was built, and called Clinton School. This structure was of cement blocks, four rooms in all, two down and two up. While this district felt sure it had enough room, other schools were moving toward consolidation with us. One known as the Mud Hill School located on Columbus Road on ground now owned by Clyde Black, another school prior to this was located across the highway on ground owned by Richard Anderson. The Mud Hill School was consolidated about 1910 with Prospect Hill School located where Clinton Grange Hall now is. Prospect School consolidated in 1915 with Clinton School. Of course consolidation meant transporting the pupils: first by horsedrawn sleds in winter, then by private car qcalled a J ewetty, then a Model T Ford bus was purchased by the Board of Education and driven by one of the neighbors and father of three pupils, Harry Robertson. This vehicle had to be coaxed, petted, cajoled, and pushed -- a frail vehicle indeed, but advancement! In 1922 the Clinton School felt need for more room, due to the increased consolidation so a levy was voted on and passed. Four more rooms of brick construction were added, which made us eight rooms. In 1924 the addition was completed, and the graduates of that year had a choice of two names: The Columbus or The Columbi School. The choice was the latter, so this was how our present school arrived at its name. Still more schools were to follow. In 1937 Columbia and a portion of the Liberty Township schools consolidated. This meant abandoning the Polk School ton Old Delaware Roady, the Friendship School ton New Delaware Roady, and the Fairview School Q1-1X2 miles southwest of Bangs off the Columbus Roady. One of our present faculty taught at these schools and came with her students when the consolidation was made - Miss Anna Brown, a devoted and thoughtful teacher. In 1957 a modern, fireproof school building was completed which is now our present Columbia School. I..-.....-..- -..- ..- ---. ...---I -..........--.- ---F---.I I 1. Red Brick I I 2. old Columbia I I I 3. New Columbia I WG- Mt.. Vernon 1yEI ' 4. Prospect Hill ol I I 5. Mud mu 8 d ' lawafe Road I I I 6. Fairview .U S 7. Friendship V- 'ev I s. Polk -' lb I ' E I I LIBERTY if 3 IQF ' -' o I mn II- 0,310 I m I I c L 1 N T o N 0 I I I e Y-Baa I 'Rt I I ew Del wa' Pl.easarIi: Valley RMB mn . I W I o wi I I I .Q 1 I I I . 1 S 'IQ I I . 'U 'L sh J' ' L gs r up I I Mt. Liber! y I l 55 I I- ..- ...u ..--.... -..---,.,,.----J
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