Greenville High School - Vespa Yearbook (Greenville, MS)

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ln 1890 Greenville was a town of 6,658 Her life centered around an agriculture where cotton was crowned king. Education was considered impor- tant. ln this year when the Greenville School sys- tem was six years old the first graduation exer- cises were held. The ten 'afirst classersv received their diplomas from Greenville's first superintend- ent, lVlr. E. E. Bass, at old Archer School thus becoming not only the first graduates in town, but also in the state of Mississippi. Later that year Greenville experienced her first flood and com- pleted the Old Courthouse. 1891 brought still another graduating class as town and school system continued to grow and expand. Yet 1892 left no record of any graduates. Evidently there were no seniors. By the end of the 180075, Greenville had her first hospital, King's Daughler's Hospital, and her first industrial plant, Paepcke-Light Lumber Company of Chicago fnow known as Chicago Millsj . By the turn of the century Greenville's popula- tion had grown to 7,642. ln 1900 Planter's Com- press was organized to consolidate cotton ginning operations. The Mississippi River became increas- ingly important to cotton marketing. Cars began to replace horses and brick paved roads appeared in place of dirt ones. ln 1901 Greenville High School became the first in the state to be accredit- ed. Archer School was condemned and high school was moved to Court School until 1916. In 1914 Greenville organized a professional fire department. In 1906, Greenville Bank and Trust Company and Commercial National Bank were organized. In 1910, the city boasted a population of 9,610 and her schools graduated more than ten seniors yearly. A county road commission was organized in 1916. Its first project was the Greenville-Leland High- way,', now the Old Leland Road. Construction started on the High School wing of E. E. Bass School. That same year G1-lS's yearbook The Black and Gold, was organized, and a Christmas paper High School Carol was edited. ln 1917 c'Pica GHS,s newspaper went to press and in 1919 the PTA was formed. A- .. ft - - fr, .. t f . . Y p. K c ,d, '. I pix- I 4 y . .Eff 11. , ,. Net-avg - , '. ,,,'fq,Q'M, A ,- 'vliiiiitf 1 112' f f-Ffff V 4. ' f . Q . -fe 'ill 'ff gf. ..a -ww 4. - . .1..-..:' ' -m'......, -Ht., ' .- .f A ' 5 I , ..., . mama , ,,. -, ,V t W, i R. ' ra- , 41' 5. X- .ff 1. ' ,-.,. f, 5.3! lk 3 J it Vg W Q X A' 64 , 404 ' nh If , , I H' MAJ. . pg . gf . I-wfrx at-3 es..- . , ' .1 . I, , - v 'T ' . J.. f ,. yi, ' , 1 4 at 9- .5 , ' iffy m -9 - Q 1 fr 1 are .., - --Q. ,, ' ., 1 of -J-.V I- - .-5 ,li-I. v-,:.,.,,f .....,,V,f,.., 5-,,A.,V,- ,Magid , .. 4, -1. 6 b .HV , ,el 1 ,. ',',v. .M-,'1.j7t'4 122. ,' js. .Jw , , m mg... 4-iq:-4-.pg , QQ- , , - .- , NM. -,fgprf 92.4-3-,.fw ,jf Hfyztv, .- . -' I- -. ,,, , . ,MA l. .. ,y . , , V' -4, ' I M' ' 'mggag v Sig. ,, if ' 'iz f . ,f ' . in ' 'f-f- MF fl:.i4.4fa !f?a

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In the 20,s Greenville, celebrating 100 years of ex- istence, concreted ber main streets. 11,560 people found a new pastime-listening to Greenville's first radio station WRBQ. In 1920, farm youngsters found- ed Washington County's 4-H Club. In 1925, Green- ville Military Academy closed and Greenvillians pur- chased tbe public library building. 1n April of 1927 friend became foe as the Mississippi River overflowed her banks, swept the levees away, and flooded the city swallowing part of ber business section. In places fifteen feet of water stood on Green- ville for seventy days. ln J une a less disastrous over- flow hit the city. Soon waters receded and Greenville wrung berself out from tlie last flood she would ever see. Greenville scliool system suffered little because the flood came during summer vacation. OLD COURTHOUSE built in 1890 LAKE FERGUSON, formed when the Mississippi River was rerouted in 1933, serves Greenville as both an industrial port and a recreational area.