Fort Branch High School - Key Yearbook (Fort Branch, IN)

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F I' I Schoo Histor Continue Ioxed tercher for the lrttle ones hught the Prrmrry dcpirment Vlfrllrrrn Birnird a nnn who hid hut one good rrrrr prrtrculirly ood for wrmldmg, thr hrrth had clnrgc of the Intcrmedntt rides x hrl Prole sor I erger hui In some of the common branches rnc Hrclr School sl1lJjlCls mrluom Al elrr I rtm Ltorrrctry hlentrl Phrlosop ry Astronomy Chemistry I.,rterrtur1 ind gurwevmv lVlr Yerger proud to he r ry clfrcrerrt both 1s rn orr,1nr1er rnd instructor Alter two ye irs of strtnuous ellort Ire hid succeeded rn orgrnrzrnv md drscrplmrng the school ind students lbegwn to rpply for 'rdmrttrnce from ull prrts of the First district ind rom ncrrhy Ixentucky rnd Illrrrors prr d r en usr hs their tercher pupils were seized with wn wmhrtron to proceed further rn educ rtron The enrollment grew untrl 1 room w 1s lrurlt north of tht school ground nerr the present frime hurl ing for Miss Duncwn and her Prrmwry Dernrtmcnt Ntw terchers were employed from time to time trll ut the exprrwtron of 'lr H ewer s tsrm une I3 I875 the teac mg force numbered six Some of the younf men occupied houses rround the school yird md kept hitch The rcgulrr school term wis srx months 1fter whrch 1 three month term w rs mxrntrmed hy mdrxrdurl turtron TIIC Hon Vlfgll k0CIsXNO0Cl HOV ol IIICIIIFI IDOIIS Y li Ill? IITQI 'lfld only from whrch I quote tlu followmf Cur studies mry he mterestrnf to Hr Ir Qthool student of todiw Vlfe fmrshed irys third Arrthrnetrc rrrd w nt throufh lrys Al nhrr ind I completed Loomis Geometry ind Trrgonomctry hy one iuthor who e nrrne I hue forgotten XVC started m with I-Iarrey s Qirwrrrrnrr lut clrrn ed to Iflolhrook s Qrimrrrerr helore I was through school The iuthors of the beo riplry ind Unit cl Strtes I-Irstory I hue forgotten We hid Steele s Phy sroloey Stult Nrturwl I lrrlosophy 1nd Ste les Chemistry but I hue forgotten the ruthor of tht Botrny I studied Ilotrny under Professor hlrson rn il cliss by mysmlf rn the wmtxr trrrre when there were no flowers Likewise rrry 1tur1l Philosophy md Clrtmrstry wer Ierrned only from hooks No prwctrcil knowledge of erny of these hrrnehes w is gurned I Ind 1lJout three years of Latin mcludmra Ciesur ind prrt of Xrrgrl nlhe beginners I itrn lrrd 1hout 1 half do7en members rn rt But rfter the first yeur George A Qunnrngharn afterw 'rrds a lawy r rn Iwxinsxrlle ind I were thc only students I think Ire rlso romed with me m studying Qrcek under Prof IVI rson rncludm Qireek Lrinrrnrr ind Xenophon s Anulnsrs I my Senior year my Creek w rs drscont nued We Ind no French or bermwn In those days the professors ol thc country Ir rd not hecome Lrermwnwed ind the French 1nd Qerman Imguiges were not stud d rn High Schools ind not xery much m colleges However the course of study, w rs frrrly good 1nd preprred for the local colleges md stwte University In drscussrnx, the old I'ort Brrnch High 'iclrool we must not forget the I..rter1ry Society which met on I'r1d ry exenms, ind hesrdes entert rmms us trumed sex eral would be statesmen The most who debited Ind some public office wt the other end of their Page I ler ur T H .. ' A T 1 F-A . U i . H A my . Z I K ' . .K C K , I I R Y Q - ' I . c g . I i V K V '1 r g1 ', x' A1e S1 A 1 1 1 1 1i ' 1 I Aj 1' A' 1' A ' 'A g: I1 21, ,.1 A , Ar I ', 1 1 I 3 II , 1' , I ' , A 1 2 1 1 ' 'A g. . 1j 're' - 1 1 Q11 A. 1 A : . - ' '11 ' r 5 ' 1 Q ' -- A jr ,g1 'il ' . 1 1 ' .1 1 ' 1 A 1 1 1 1' , A 1 A A , 1 I 11 I ' ' 1 ' Inf vith rlr .'A1rsrn -' A 1 , the 1 ' V .A 1 K . . A . -2 . ' 4 As I I t K ' x 1 E 1 5. v 7 A ' A A 1 .' A 1 A IX . I 1, ' , .I , h' I A . g - '- .' 5 1 1 1 .1 .. . . 1 1 . 1 -1 1 5 '11 3 1' 1 ' 1 '1 1' 1' A A 1 A A . . A ji ' , 1 ' ' , ' A1 1 '.', V11 A 1 1 graduate in the spring of 1876. Ile has kindly written il most interesting reminiscence 1 A , ,' AA 1 A 1 1 A ' 1' A g 'g c ' .' s 1 . ' I 1 ' ' A A 1 'C ,g I 1 gr '1 1 ' A1 1 AY - A A s r 1 ' S, 1 1 ' j . I 'A ' 1 I' I '1 1 , r 1 g I 1 1 ' , . 1 ' I g 1 f 1 A 2 1 3 ' 1 ' ,, 1 1 ' V , .I -' Vs 1 1 3 ' 5 1 e '1 1 A ', i ' 7 1 - 1 . 5 A 1 1 11 K n I I A A I I I 0 Y I N1 1 ' 1' 1 I ' ' we 1 1 1 A 1 ' 1 1 2 ' 1 '1 x1' . 1 1 1 Ar i 1 ' A 1 1 :1 1 1 lf' . A I j' .' ,1 ' 1 1 1 . 1 , , g N , . . 21' , ' g ' .. 1 1 1 5 1 11 1. n A , , '1 A1 ' i . 1 I 1 - 1 - 'F 5 , N , i 1 1 1 I 1 1 ' ' fe A Av 1' 1 ' , ' A 1 C- ' , . Q ' '1 1' 1A' I 1 1 ' . 1 ' 4 I 1. n .1 . . , , . 1 2 I k , . 1 K . ' 1 4 ..i 7.52 A. I 1-3 U' K. A' , - 1 1 4 I Q . . I I A 4' VD