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Ik' ., N., v l 't X 2' L J 15 f X . Q, .fa J . ti -, Aff! ' ff 2 ' X .- HISTORY OF GREENLEAF ACADEMY Greenleaf Academy is the only Friends preparatory school west of the Rocky Mountains. It is located at Greenleaf, Idaho, the largest rural Friends congregation in the West, six miles west of Caldwell in the fertile Boise Valley. Greenleaf Academy was founded to provide accredited high school training in a Christian atmosphere and with a definite Christian emphasis. Some forty years ago with the prospect of water on the government land a number of Friends began to migrate from the east and rniddle west to settle in the west. With a vision of forming H Quaker colony many of these people began settling in southwestern Idaho. They called the place Greenleaf, in honor of John Greenleaf Whittier, the Quaker poet. Soon a meeting house was built and a Quaker poet. Soon a meeting house was built and a monthly meeting was set up. As the children of the settlementfinished grade school work the problem of further education confronted them. Due to the difficulties of travel and lack of funds to go away to high school and, more important, the desire for schooling in a Christian environment the se early settlers set about to provide a secondary school. In the fall of 1908, Cora Beals began to make plans to teach her children and those of the community who wished to come. A committee was appointed to look into the matter of establishing a school building. After investigation and due consideration, they decided to open a school to be called Greenleaf Academy. With Perry Macy hired as teacher at a salary of S4-0 per month, the school formally opened on November 10 1908 with sixteen students in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grade s. ,The school room was the back of the church building. There were, of course, no graduates the first year. ' -. X 1 5 it EX f . .H f,K -at F Q -K. - rg .W . . -ik D .XA- L , I r N X X-,.a A'TwIl:u 5 p Al 4 'L P fgli A K
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2 4 Qu 15 5233 f M 1 K , -7 During the second year S2000 was raised to build a school building on land donated by I. S. Binford. The building was completed and occupied on April 11, 1910. The first graduate was graduated in 1911. In 1913 Frank D. Roberts came as assistant teacher and the following year was elected principal. With the ex- ception of four years at Pacific Academy at Newberg and one year on his homestead at Melba, ne served the school until his retirement in 1931--18 years in all. Many have sacrificed much for the Academy but none so much as he. In 1917 the second unit of the school building was added and the Alumni Associatlon sponsored the buying of the bell. In 1927 the Academy was accredited by the State of Idaho as a four-year high school. The gymnasium was built in 1929. The worth of an institution such as this is determined by its products. There have been 332 graduates of the school up to this year who have found their places in all walks of life. Of this number only 10 are deceased. On the current registerof alumni we find 37 farmers, 8 missionaries, 11 ministers, 13 ministers' wives, 19 teachers, 3 doctors, 4 merchants, 4 Civil Service em- ployees, 114housswives,1 Yearly Meeting superintendent and many others employed in such fields as nursing, office workers, builders, real estate, machinist, American Friends Service, photography, radio operator, librarian garagemen,'streetcar men, creamerymen, and doubtless many others. At least 26 are listed as students in advan- ced training. We find Alumni in 18 states, 6 foreign coun- tries and in 2 U. S. territories. Greenleaf Academy has progressed, growing gradually each year. Many new subjects have been added to the curriculum and the various departments including music, athletics, home economics, and commercial, have been expanded. The present enrollment is 62 and as progress ls made on our new building many more students are rnaking inquiries about enrollment. In the next two years we hope to double our present enro1.lment. Elias! llfczafl. X 6 Q A A -7 F i ,gb , , 5. I Q' 1 A N XX -X Q' I 1 , 6 -DX ,A w lil 1' v S ' I 'm x xgqx j fit fm wQ? F
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