Lancaster Central High School - Reflector Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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.- 1' F 4 1 ,. ... ,, In later years, the frame buildings were replaced by brick buildings. Several of those one room buildings were built by E. P back rooms of the Craigvillc School were built the present four-room buildings at Murray were In 1903 the front part of the present building trustee. In 1910, the brick building known as Hersh, trustee. This building was used until 1925, when the students were sent to the Craigville School. . Davenport, trustee. In 1895 the two trustee. In 1899 Stafford, trustee. by Andrew Reed, built by Nelson ot Cruigvillo was built by Joel Fry, the Little School was built by Dan There owne s time when these one-room schools were getting old and no longer suitable for school purposes. A movement for the consolidation of these one-room buildings was started. Some of these were abandoned and the Craigville and Murray Schools. In 1920 the trustee plans to build a high school and elementary school. In and advisory board met and opened bids for a new school tho center of the township. Contracts were awarded to Hisoy 6 Bebout for the general contract for S65,625.00. J. J. Moser R Co., 321,250 for heating and plumbing and Ed Paul, 31,621.00 for olectricwiring and fixtures. the children were hauled to and advisory board started Lecomber, 1921 the trustee building to be built near Bonds were issued against the township for S97,000.00. There were one hundred ninety-seven bends at 3500.00 each at EZ por annum. Each year in June and December a certain number of bonds camo duo. Bonds were issued for a period of fifteen years. Before the building was finished and equipment was bought, it was necessary to moke e temporary loan to finish and equip the building. The total indebtedness at that time was about SS1l3,000.00. This building was finished in the fall of 1922 and school started at that time. Students were all hauled and thirteen buses were used. There were 23 teachers. The first class to graduate from the high school was in the spring of 1923. The first principal wus Cory Mounsey. This building wus built by the following township officers: A. E. Hunt, trustee A. R. Huyette, N. J. Kleinkni County Superintendentg Joss Dailey, Charles King, Raymond hhsson and iht members of the advisory beard. The trustee end the advisvry board, after having the building built, hai due. This was done by taxation. The above came due through their terms of office. At office, they had pcid S35,00.00 of the town llr . Hunt and the advisory board can be to meet the bond payments os they came bcarl not all of those payments as they the ond of the above boord's term of hip indebtedness. congratulated on the construction of this fine school building, of which every loyal school patron should be proud for years to come.

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. --111. W, 1, HISTORY OF LANCASTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS In 1816 the State Legislature passed a law providing that upon the petition of twenty householders in a township, there might be ordered an election, et which time three trustees should be chosen to manage the schools of the township. The low of 1859 reduced the number of trustees from three to one and he is to have charge of all the schools and the rest of the township business. Lancaster Township was organized under the low of 1816 in the year of 1845 as a township unit, and on election was held and three trustees were elected on August 29, 1845. The three trustees elected were William Hannah, Allen Clark and William Montgomery. In 1847 the board net and laid the township off in school districts starting in the northeast corner of range 12 with District No. 1, known in later years as the Daily School, District No. 2 as the Eogleville School, No. 3 as the Donaldson School, No. 4 in the southwest pert of the township, No. 5 as the Center School, No. 6 as the Bender School, No. 7 as the Nosson School, No. 8 as the Toll gate, No. 9 as the Lemm School, end at a later date a district was node in range 13 known as the Little School, Nc. 10, and No. 11 known as the Croigville School. In 1856 it was decided that district No. 4 was too large.and a new district was mode and is now the Murray School. The lost district was made in the northeast port of the township and was known os the Swamp or little Vine. On May 7, 1853 there was a petition filed with the trustees of the township to hold on election for the purpose of levying o tax to build school houses in Lancaster Township. An election was held on June 6, 1853 for the above soid purpose and the final vote was 93 votes for a tux and 34 for no tux. A lovy was made for fifty cents on the 3100.00 evaluation to raise money to build the school houses. On July 8, 1854 sealed bids were opened for the building of nine new frame school houses. Bids wore accepted for the building of nine new buildings in districts Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 7, 9 and 11. The average bid was S352.00. The trustees of the township at thot time wore Allen Clark, Nathaniel Greenfield, and Alexander Delong. In 1859 three more new school bui1dinLs were built,-by Enoch High in districts Nos. 3, 10 and 13 et u cost of 5320.00 each. On June 6, 1868 the trustee opened bids for e now school building to bo built in district No, 12. George Steele and Isaac Shady were the lowest bidders. The bid wus S475.00. The low of 1859 re- duced tho trustees from three to one. nn election was held on April 4, 1859 and Nathaniel Greenfield was elected. He took office the following day, April 5, 1859. The following persons have served as Trustee of Lancaster Township: Nathaniel Greenfield 1859 1860 Nelson Stafford 1895 1901 James Nelson 1860 1863 Joel Fry 1901 1905 Eli Thomas 1863 1867 William Wesson 1905 1909 Robert Souder 1867-1870 Daniel Harsh 1909 1915 Jacob Miller 1870 1873 N. J. Kleinknig 1915 1919 James WCSSOH 1873 1877 A. E. Hunt 1919 1927 T. J. Sowerds 1877 1882 Leo Wasson 1927 1935 Charles Sootten 1882 1886 Milo Lesh 1935- E. P. Davenport Andrew Reed 1886 1890 1890 1395

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