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A Century of Highlights of Dorset, Ol1io's Eclu- cational System as H559 REFLECTQR szsazlfhg 1 9 3 6 S 1929. I L PUBLISHED BY THE A sENloR CLASS OF DORSET CENTRALIZED SCHOOL DORSET, ol-no
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25 - I ll 4: 1 01 Hlllllllllllllllllllll l' fmmlzlmlnmimm-ai-is Jim! -I I F' . If I , lea- lllllllllllllllllllllll 1' -,..,.1-1. ff I ,FLA . J' 17 llllllllllllIlllllllllllllc . 'ln - Si. .ill--L .. -lf- V- - - v -, ' QQ. ui 4 ll ci 'V x .1-....1--1 lf: ' In 0 .. , , 51. ... 5 'f I ' D' E2 9 rp -A 2 I J: 3 5 . X .3 'fl s l ge A . ex . . my n 'I THE first school building in Dorset was made of logs and situated about one mile southwest of Dorset Center. Bliss Sarah Houghton was the first teacher, who was fourteen years of age. She later became the wife of Austin Burr and mother of J. T. Burr and Cornelia Allen, both Well-known in Dorset. This first log school house was in what later became District No. 2. The first school house in District No. 1 was built near Peters' corners in 1844 3 in District No. 2 on the plank road west of the center, about 1850 3 in District No. 3 on the plank road southeast of the center, in 1867, in District No. 5 in 1869, north of the center two miles 3 and in District No. 6 in the southwest part of town, in 1890. These houses were sold in 1913 and the pupils were then hauled to the new centralized school. The first school house, built for high school purposes, was erected in 1893 by S. ltlellinger and cost 5584. This building was built in the same location as the present-day central building. The first teacher was Maggie Kennedy. The year 1903 marked the beginning of uniform examinations. In 1904, VV. N. Parks was elected to teach in the high school and to supervise the schools throughout the township. - In 1905, the building used by the high school was enlarged to two stories. In 1905 and 1906, the pupils were transferred from District No. 1 to District No. 4 for the first time. D. R. Card had the contract for 31.50 per day. In 1906, there was an addition to the building, making three rooms. S. Blellinger had this contract for 51260. In the spring of 1912, the present building was erected and completed the following year, after the people voted S5000 more for completing and furnishing the building. The building and equipment thus far had cost approximately 318,000 -I le.
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