Litchfield High School - Licohi Yearbook (Litchfield, IL)

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Clays of 1893 is is as-125, X M ,sxfo-. M-W W ff' ds. ,. ' 1 s 'N 1wnYf we is FRONT ROW: Left to Right: Anna Dunne, Emma Mumme, Nellie QHolbrookJ Shuhardt. SECOND ROW: Fred Blackwelder, Josephine Kane, Ella Chaney, julah Jordan, Alice fllinneganj Rutherford, Edward Appleton. BACK RONW: Mr. Bromfield, Gilbert Randle, George Goodell, George McCord, Wiiltcr Holderread, Ida I. Russell. thorough branches. September 28, 1859 Sarah Bartonv June 18th, 1860 Miss Barton's Select School opened in the pleasant room owned and formerly occupied as a print- ing oiiice of H. A. Coolidge. The school will embrace ONLY young Ladies and Missesf' In the year of 1861 Geo. C. Mack opened a select schoolg Miss Palmer moved her school into the lower floor of the Grammar Schoolg Andrew Waters also opened a school in the Grammar School during the summer in which he taught Common English Branches for 84.00 and Higher Branches for 55.00. Miss Gilham opened a private school in the Cummings Building. In 1862 H. A. Wells continued his Fourteen

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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

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Class of 1894 'Ki sg 2 ,F 1-it as N.. fn on .fl-4 H' 'STANUINCQL Left io Right: lavonnu lllayj Jeffries, Superintendent Ki. l'. Randle, l'i'iiicip.il llryan Idi -I. Russell, Cochran, lfdward ilanies. SIZATIQIJ: Arthur Ncubcr, Rose Tiller, Beatrice Topper. S1 ATlD: Mollie Krumerich, Otto Qchalk. teaching and had a private school in the Empire Hall which was well patron- izedf' Also teaching private schools this year were Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, Miss Berry, Miss jackson, Miss julia Palmer, Miss Georgiana Skillman, and Miss Carrie Clark. During the month of May, a month when most of the schools were in session, Mr. Wells' school had 70 pupils, Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson about 60 pupils and Miss Skillman not less than 30. The other schools had fewer scholars. During the years 1863 and 1864 the Fifteen number of private teachers declined. tl. C. Tully advertised that his school will open April 13, 1863 in the building known as the Christian Church. All branches usually taught in Public schools will be taught in the school, which will be divided into two grades .... In the summer of 1864 Professor Miller opened a school and on September 7th opened his fall term. All who desire a first-class edu- sg se.,