Le Roy Central School - O At Kan Yearbook (Le Roy, NY)

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r' THE 1950 O-AT-KAN :: Irv 1110 Svizivr C'Iu.rs of Lvlx'n-v cifllfftll .bifflflfll s 5 The Comstock Reunion, Le Roy Academic Institute, 1924. At a meeting in the New Opera House of Star Hall, which was located on the second Hoor, im- mediately over James O'Geen's store. on the 21st of August, 1890. and by a vote of 298 for and 89 against, the Union Free School District Number 1 was formed from the common school districts numbers 1, 3, 4 and 10. In August of the following summer, 1891, another meeting in the Opera House voted to purchase the Academic Institute-the price later agreed upon was 310,000. The school was opened as an academic depart- ment on September 7th with nine teachers. Grade schools were conducted on Lake Street, fThe north- east corner of Lake and School Streetl, Myrtle Street tin the building that is now the Second Bap- tist Churchj, East Avenue, and on the corner of Union and 1V0lcott Street. A third meeting in August 1898, authorized the borrowing of 38,000 for the construction of a stone addition to the original Academic Building which was no longer sufficiently large to accommodate the X increasing enrollment. lt is interesting to note that the first lcindergarten program was introduced in 190-1. The continued pressure of the growing commun- ity coupled with the unsatisfactory condition of the Academic Building brought a call for a public meeting in bl une, 1908. XX'ith Mr. Edward M. Per- lcins as chairman, it was voted to spend 380,000 for a new school building. The vote was: 160 for, 139 against, The present high school site was purchased from Yale University, then the owners of the former Ingham property, at a cost of 317,500 The high school building was begun in 1909 and was ready for use in the spring of 1911. The cost of con- struction was 371,945 Aside from the original land purchase from Yale University, most of the present campus has been received through gifts made to the District by vari- ous members of the community. 43

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m- WAN- ,, ' THE 1950 Cl-AT-KAN 3: by the Senior' Class of Le Roy Central SCIIUOI .-Xfter several years of marked success the sisters relinquished their private interests in the school and surrendered the entire school and property to the Synod of Genesee with the understanding that a full collegiate course would be established. The Ingham Collegiate Institute was established in 1852. It was a leader in the light for the right to confer degrees upon women and was among the first seven schools in the Ifnited States to introduce a college curriculum for the education of women and to gain the power to grant degrees and diplomas to them, After several attempts. the college was at last granted a charter to establish a university in 1857. The Reverend Samuel Hanson Cox. a distinguished New York clergyman, was installed as the first chancellor, while Phineas Staunton, a well-known artist. was elected vice-chancellor, Mr. Staunton had married Emily E. Ingham in 18-17 and was, from that time on. a permanent member of the staff. Following the granting of a charter to Ingham University. aid to the extent of 325.000 was asked from the legislature but only 255,000 was obtained, and further appeals to the public brought only the small sum of Sl.-100. During 1883. the Synod of Genesee relinquished their trust, a new charter was adopted and a new Board of Trustees was organized. Because of increasing tinancial difficulties Ing- ham University was forced to close and eventually became the property of Yale University from which it was later purchased for our school site. The Ingham Memorial Plaque, which was placed in the lobby of our high school. is notable for its symbolism. Emily, at the right, wears a cameo bearing the likeness of her husband, Professor Phineas Staunton. The border of roses represents the school flower-the Ingham XYhite Rose. A well-deserved tribute to the zeal and sacrifice of the founders is the university motto of exacting service, 'fNoblesse Obligef' which freely translated reads, 'frank imposes obligations, or, much is rightly expected of one of high station. Emily E. Ingham Staunton died in 1889-she was the First in the nation to conceive and carry out to a successful issue. the idea of a university chart- ered for female education. Before her death, however, Emily was instru- mental in having a beautiful art gallery erected in memory of her husband who died in Quinto. Ecua- dor, while on a scientific expedition. This Staunton Conservatory of Art was constructed in 1870 for 2515.000 and in 1875 an addition known as the Ing- ham Art College was built. Of the vast collection of paintings in the Con- servatory. at least one should be very familiar to both students and towusfolk alike. It is the paint- ing of Henry Clay, The Great Compromiserf' an outstanding statesman of the 19th century. It was painted in 1866 by Professor Staunton to he en- tered in competition with several other paintings, one of which was to be chosen and placed in the Kentucky State Capitol. Although it was decidedly the best work from an artistic standpoint. it was refused because of the prominence in the foreground of a Northerner, Charles Sumner. The painting occupied a conspicuous position in the art gallery until it was sold at auction in 1905 for approximately 55125, to representatives of the Board of Education. It now hangs in the balcony of our auditorium. A number of other paintings by Professor Staun- ton. including portraits of both the Ingham sisters and a self-portrait may be found in the assembly room of the 1Yoodward Memorial Library and at Le Roy House. Professor I-. M. XYiles. another well known ar- tist, and director of the art department at Ingham University was honored in 1922 when a bust of his image was dedicated and mounted on the campus grounds at the entrance to the Conservatory of Art. Both he and his son. Irving 1Yi1es. who came from New York City, were nationally acclaimed land- scape artists. U

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