Frankfort High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Frankfort, IN)

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Seven Central Building

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High School Building S ix

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THE CAULDRON ur Hiq School Frankfort's first school was established about 1865 on the corner of Wabash and Third Streets. At that time Frank- fort was much smaller than it is now, and the little red brick structure was sufficient to satisfy the demands and accom- modate the pupils. It was completed at a cost of five thou- sand dollars, which was considered an enormous sum to ex- pend. Fourrooms were first built, but later the partition-be- tween the rooms on the second story was taken away. The grades occupied the lower floor, and the Normal School the room above. As was the custom, the girls occupied one side of the room and the boys the other. E. H. Staley was su- Old Hiqh School Building 1 1' - , . Q1 .... ' vfgf- T V, J' -ew. - taffcff .-ff ..., sea. N---.S - 142. .M 'I , ':mf,,-1 '- gf' ,.w..r.:f:4- 2:f:f':1,ym-.::.1.' A New-1zwgge':r 1 emit..-1 if ,, - 'Q 1 - , Mme .-11-ffAli.e,.f..:pl1: 5 ex-f-ff1-1:--ba:-WTI:-:war-:rafts.. - .:- . rm-on ' 41 'phi 5 ,fm 49-F:31:51ezggtszj,-::.f:z:4-:Tac:LQ.saggy-t- 4,1 5 'w--51 3 , .f- -- .119 39 2 1 1- ' l .,.. 3 i, i ' 51. iwffs .' if:ii'1E i-'TTY-'1-S. ' 622121-2-,iii 3 - . lf1,.12.:23a1' If-'Y l- P' i if-fn4,.J'cff4s.i,': bH'1's'::iE 6Qj'lE'f.1'Q ' I Ii 1 ' .'ff :asvi zf,'wra...c-ff-' 'if-'--1-5-v,:..,., .... -. - .. V- -.V --1 '. - High School llllalnut Streetliieuzl perintendent of this school, and did much good work by par- tially effecting a grading and classification system. He was also teacher of the Normal School, an institution that fitted the students to become teachers. Grade pupils who success- fully passed their examinations were permitted to attend the Normal School without paying tuition. The building soon became too small to accommodate -the many pupils, and in 1873 a new structure was erected. It is now known as the Second Ward, and the little building remained for the high school. Until 1879 the faculty consisted of one teacher and the superintendentg from then until 1886 there were two regular teachersg in 1886-1893 there were threeg thence the number gradually increased until in 1900 there were seven employed. Ezgm: