East Lynn High School - Eastyn Yearbook (East Lynn, IL)

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HISTORY OF EAST LYNN SCHOOL Q . At the special election on February 22, 1914, the ques- tion of whether or not to have an East Lynn High School -dis-- trict was voted upon, and it was carried by a large majority. On March 25, 1914, the school board, composed of the follow-- ing members, Charles Darrough, Prc sidentg Dr. Raymond Van Doren, Secretary, Elmer S. Leigh, John C. Clements, Charles Hall, William J. Martin and J. N. Harkness conducted their first meeting at 7:30 for the purpose of organizing and discuss- ing a new school building. On April 11, 1914, a second special election was held for the purpose of deciding Whether or not there should be a new school building. The sites considered were the following: The T. G. Luxton site which contained about four acres, and is located approximately where the Harkness house now stands, occupied by Mr. Von Behren and family, The Hall site, which is located in the northwestern part of East Lynn upon which the three Arthur Hall houses now stand, The third and the one chosen was the Leemon site-where the building itself now stands and where the former school house stood. The building Was completed and ready for use in the year 1915. The cost of the building was twenty-nine thousand dollars CS29,000D and the cost of the equipment was nine hun- dred and seventy dollars 139703. In the Summer of 1925 a new gymnasium was erected at the cost of fifteen thousand dollars fSB15,000J. In the fall of 1939 the Farm shops building was completed at a cost of four thousand dollars f34,000J. This consisted of a farm mechanics room a.nd three garages for school buses. The size of the high school district was five and one-half 15925 miles by seven Q71 miles, but it has ex- panded to the extent of fifty-two C525 sections at the present time. The first school term 11915-19165 had an enrollment of 7 boys and 16 girls. There were no graduates the first year. The first janitor was Charles Le Saux who served one year from 1915 to 19 ' 6. Jesse Grove then accepted the position and is still employed as janitor of the school. The average enrollment over five year periods from 1915-1940 . 1915-1920 .................,........ 28 1920-1925 ...... ..... 4 2 1925-1930 ...... ..... 4 6 1930-1935 1935-1940 ...... ..... 7 6 Page Five