Ellenville High School - Shawangan Yearbook (Ellenville, NY)

Page 8 text:

gagagagagagagagsgagaggf QF. as 55 QE ga ara QE 55 QE EE ga QE QE QE as 5 as 55 5 as ga Q 55 QE 5 559 ga QE 5 as ga 55 535555555 55555525 E E 5 E55 55 EEEEEE 5 5 5 EE 5 o 5 EE 5 ga E ' E QE 5 'EH' 55 I 5 5 M 55 as 3 55 E g 5 55 5 Els? EE 5 55 LU E QEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEHQEQEQEQEQEQE 55 55 55 Q5 5 51 5 QE 55 as 55 55 QE QE QE 55 as ga gs 55 as ga ga as QE ga 15 E5 5 5 55 QE QE QE UEEEEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEEQEQEQEQEQSQE 5255 5 EE

Page 7 text:

A51 ai L-3 55 AE T1 EE 5 Ha Ei AA A A EE E EE EE VF' . gm? 5 5 5 EE Ei EP E45 EQ 5511 iii ILE E P53 PIL. H54 5 M 5 ai 5 is HF ' QW 5 E 5 MJ 55 JU F lf! ?S 5 H 5 5 EE 55 L 55 SE A EE 55 A ' 55 Q ADA CORNELIA HOLMES, B. A. EE 55 bil gd 55 1 5 55 gi ME' EE Fm r' F' T' lf' 'L F V7 r V r r U' 1' ff' 1 ' UW VH 'J 'J ' f' ME

Page 9 text:

FEEEEEEEHEEEEEEEEE A Centur of Progress in Education By E. C. Hocmer, Supt. - The- flrst schoolhouse in this district was built in 1830, at the corner of Warren and Market Streets. This was known as the brick schoolhouse. Nine years later a lot was pur.hased at 52 Canal Street upon which was built a frame schoolhouse. By November 1864 these buildings were considered unfit for use and the trustees were directed to se-ll them and to construct a new building on the corner of Main and Warren Streets. This new building was completed during the following summer. With the opening of the new building the trustees were requested to employ a married man as teacher. The Iirst men employed were W. S.l Northrop and John H. Van Wageneu, the latter of whom continued ln educational circles for many years. ln 1853 a stock company acquired a site on the northerly side of Maple Avenue and erected thereon a Private Academy, of which John H. Van Wagenen was Principal. He was later succeeded by S. A. Post, who in 1859 purchased the property, reorganized the School and subsequently incorporated The Ulster Female Seminary. The Semin- ary had a prosperous career until the death of Mr. P-ost in 1873. Ten years later the property was purchased for a High School as will hereafter appear. At a special district meeting February 15, 1866 it was voted to organize a Union Free School. The annual meeting -on October 9, 1866 authorized the purchase of a site on the east side of Canal Street and in July of the following year a schoolhouse known as No. 2, was erected upon this site. At the annual meeting in 1878 a sum of S625 was appropriated for the purchase of a lot and the erection of a building at Cantonville. In 1883 the district authorized the purthase of the Post property and the expenditure of 31,000.00 to repair the building. Ira H. Lawton became Principal on January 1, 1884, and served the district for several years. Thus was inaugurated a new educational system which had been gradually expanding until now twelve teachers were employed. EEEEEEHH 55 5555 55555555