Litchfield High School - Licohi Yearbook (Litchfield, IL)

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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

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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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Clan of 1898 l BOTTOM ROW: Left to Right: Frances fDunnJ Brock, Harry Conrad Stuttle, Nellie fMillerJ Zink. SECOND ROW: Blanche fDavisj Crabb, Harriet 1Gabyj McCord, Nellie QI-lolderreadj Buel, Winifred QAllenJ Rose. THIRD ROW: Eva fFisherj Nail, Jessie Brister. TOP ROW: Clyde Lloyd, Frank Hooper, john Eagan. the funds for a first class house shall have been raised in due course of law. In April, 1858 a school meeting in the district north of the Big Four Railroad was held at which the school directors were instructed to purchase the Disciples' Church for a school house. Preliminary steps were taken in April of the following year to complete the organization of the Litchfield school district and to place it in possession of the several funds Which belonged to it. In the charter the City Council was declared ex-officio trustees and directors of schools. The first city council acted as school directors, wielding the power of selecting teachers, offering contracts a month at a time, and desig- Seventeen