Litchfield High School - Licohi Yearbook (Litchfield, IL)

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Class of 1886 FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Ella fHayesJ Bailey, August QWiegreffeJ Aldous, Charlotte fColtj Paden, Anna Whittaker, Annie QMorrellJ Brown, W. L. Holbrook. SECOND ROW: Temple 1HooglandJ Gehlman, Lula B. Tuttle, Georgia Ira Tuttle, Alice M. Irwin, Fannie Belle QSandersonJ Hutchinson, Francis QHolbrookJ Keese. REAR ROW: Charles A. Manners, William Andrew Broderick, joel M. Bowlby, Superintendent, George E. Ayers, Principal of High School, Stephen D. Canaday, Richard W. O'Bannon. One of the earliest teachers in Litch- Held was a Miss Charles whose sole re- minder of her contribution to education is the newspaperiitem that the pupils of Miss Charles' School gave a pleasant entertainment to its patrons and a select number of guests last Wednesday', Uuly 8, 18571. The next school teacher was Mr. H. A. Wells who opened a fall and winter term of the Free School . . . Mon- day next CSeptember 7, 18573 at Cum- mins Hallf' Mr. Wells taught for a num- ber of years in the village. In April, 1858, Mr. Wells advertised that he was opening a summer termg in the same month Mrs. Edgar opened a school in Whitaker's new building adjoining the Ambrotype Gallery. Parents were re- quested to send their children, without further notice, and those entrusting children to her charge were warranted satisfaction. The following notices were found con- cerning schools of the year 1859. Mrs. Twelve

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Clays of 1885 'IOP ROXV: Left io Right: Professor joe M. Bowlby, T. T. Baker, Professor George Ayers, Charles Spruill. David Kinder. Mllllllll ROXV: Ida lloog, Lottie Hung, Nora Qliinderj lilackwelder, Nellie Manners, Mary C'le.irv. FRONT RONV: lislella Tuppcr, Carrie Lei: Paullis, Anna Qilhainbcrlinl Titsworili. were made for a roundhouse and a machine house. Four hotels were opened in this period, namely, The Montgomery House which was later known as the Phoenix, the Litchfield House, the Cen- tral House, and the Palace Hotel. In November, 1858, a special charter was drafted for presentation to the state legislature which provided for incorpo- Eleven rating Litchfield as a city. This bill was passed February 16, 1859. The Litchfield School District was incorporated under the same charter with the city of Litch- field and with limits identical with those of the city. Schools, however, existed before 1859, all of them being of a private school na- ture.

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Clan' of 1891 Ben Smith, Emma Krumcrcich, lwlward Davis, Simeon johnson FRONT ROW: Miss jenny Rug Edgar's third quarter commences on Monday, January 31st at her residence on Kirkham street, opposite the Presby-- terian Church. Bills collected before the close of the term. Tuition 55.00. Mr. Wellsi taught a fall term and held an exhibition which was witnessed by an audience which filled every inch of the room, occupied the stairs of the Em- pire Hall, and stood on ladders' looking through the windows .... He also taught a summer term, beginning the school April 11th. In this year of 1859, a most unusual advertisement concerning a girl's school was published. The undersigned has opened a high school for young ladies, occu- pying for the present, the pleasant Thirteen R. S. Hill, Superintendent room over Mr. Durr's dry goods store. Is prepared to receive addi- tions to the present number of stu- dents. The school, until assistant teachers are employed, will be sfriclly limited to thirty pupils. Terms: Common and High En- glish Branches, 55.00 per term. Juv- enile classes, 53.00. Drawing and Painting classes receive instructions Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week .... Draw- ing, twenty lessons 52.50. Water colors, 54.00. Oil Painting, 58.00. Having had charge of this depart- ment in Jacksonville Seminary and since in other parts of the state, the principal hopes to give entire satis- faction both in the ornamental and