Litchfield High School - Licohi Yearbook (Litchfield, IL)

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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.,

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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 1897 STANDING: Left to Right: Edith fGabyj Finney, Minnie QMcWilliamsj Behl, Myrtle fRobertsj Sweeney, Eda Krumerich, Mary Ollfoodmanj Miller, Regina Davis, Allie Anderson. SEATED: Lizzie Hopkins, Mabel QCochranQ Deering, Alvena QGeorgeJ Doyle, Estella fMastersJ Biedler. cation, at low rates, should place themselves under the Professor's in- structions. Persons from a distance can be accomodated with board on reasonable terms. Even before the Litchfield school dis- trict was incorporated under the same charter as the city of Litchield in 185 9 there were spasmodic attempts to form a district school. On August 5, 185 7 the Litchfield Journal published the notice Sixteen It is presumed that no school house for this district will be erected this season. The tax voted in the spring will not be collected until next Winter and the sum which the trustees can legally borrow is too small to justify building this year. So operations will be delayed until