Lockport High School - Forum Yearbook (Lockport, NY)

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shi ' ' ' Fifi, ' Y f ' -7---'W .V -'1-55 Sirox.. le 1 S S M uoc:xPo1i'r,:l'i:iox's, rnnaoun' isoe. 1 I Ne. ' A-,.,,-s.-s,.i.e:,:2x ' V Y f'?'TgfgT 'S:M12M'S ' 2 qu. ,, 4? , THROUGH THE YEARS em! , E Q . . .. . Scene I - Opening of Union School, July 4, 1848 Q 5,4553 Q ,Yu . . 0' -v Q Until 1848 Lock rt contained no academy, sem- Q P P0 - 'ffl' inary, or other educational institution, except seven ll Q A., A common schools, some of them kept in houses Nikily 1 unpleasant, uncomfortable, unhealthy, dark and gloomy, and a few so-called select schools. To obtain .. - .. s . -. . a respectable degree of education for their children, ll'EWY0Bl53N71'BlL3An'305D- parents were obliged to send them away, at great ex ense. The new system went into operation July 4, .. .. . .. . P Trains fnskperterfollovu 'v 1848, 'lhN'sqrareFalb. TbRedd!l'. F N. Y. Express mms 6:40 lnii 8:46 'EZi . 333 .np . Aeergixlletionp 5280 Det.10bl.Ex.?' 10:21 1 Q gm. : ll 9 Ll. t: ,... .ts f.6 3'i ?m time '- mea-l :M do .7285 m ECM. EI. :ami Freight. pm Aoeommoddnl 1:81 N. Y. Expri 10:21 To safeu.. To Riu Flul 10 Em -Tele eeterynn. 4:38 'hehxs have sith.: mi Loekponku BP gzidhdxhleevnu u oe Q - - 1- . 8:6 go ' , ' N -D- 'Ih nee hbleheeeo , ,S'Albeuy, , U zbleals 3 minntelhsltfrntinn ee:-red Inckpo mi. , , , BOK gs BHG Praprietom :Hhs Wigs er mm meet, Lockport. omnibus tune in eosmeetien with the een, carrying penn' QQRQOQ of charge. K Y J. B. GALDIOOTT Sv 00.1 Nunn 86 lun 8131,-LOCKPOIT, Yholenle and Retail Deelerin Groceries, OILS, WO0D AND STUNI WARE, 'uv I N 11, s, Foreign lad Domestic 4 Liquors and Cigars, And dk-Chr lh rll'Nll'l Prodnee genenliy. J. l. mwieorr. .AI-I-L DWGIBSY- . -- Velise end Gprpetlsg Store. IN THE. BERKSHIRE BLOCK.. JOHN HUMPH-Yfil sg: eetsblished in the business of ness end hmfk makin neu-ly opposite hiaold phoe of bushes. Ifis workmanship has fre- quently received premiums, and he Butters him- eellthei the work turned out of his shop ' is ll th ch t d d th bell. , 1- I . Scene Scene II - THEN .QND Now From the horse and buggy to the helicopter, from oil lamps to neon lights, from parlor heaters to solar furnaces, from handpower to atomic energy, from the town crier to television - that is perhaps the story from 1848 to 1948. Certainly with such strides as these, education could not stand still if it were to meet life in a changing world. To veer from chronology seems a necessity to show how life in the classroom has changed from the days when the Old Union School opened as a spacious stone edifice, the grounds provided with stone walks, shade trees, and other requisite con- veniences. Changed from the days of the New Union School building, commodious, convenient, centrally located, and scientifically planned and con- structed, one of the best, if not decidedly the best. public school building in the State. III - FAMOUS PEOPLE To pay tribute to all the men and women who have played a part in the development of Lockport, or of its schools, would require a full evening's perform- ance. It is with regret that-we can give only a few brief sketches. Those we have chosen are merely representative of phases of democratic life: freedom of the press, the right to vote, tolerance, education, and family life. Surely every Lockportian has influenced one of these in some small way. en s . 8- V ' e - E'sa'L,E.s.ii'.'l,'5r2.'L.k1'g Vfnsii, vim., cn- cusrozl noon: Ann anon sronr. genus msg nn smss 1-f-ef+.-'wf-1-.11--s Reeeeeu- -M g, .?1 r.::.?. s:.. f qj get me mneirrs General :ummm Agway. Urns -uw.-ibm . V' '1 9 x r....a.f'.hii......f ON 1.8 Mein stroeC,s.t H. Helmet 8: Cofsetore. ,, -,af 'mild NGPGNNIIJ N ' ' In ., X ton, vm- uiisv You C1-rr Issuance Goin-ur, , ,lr 5,5 Hu 910 1110115011 Of ff , . g. f-On, md - New York city. Mis Nr. gs, Q10 Public severally . I 1, pmus, ee, ev- louvx Venn Ixsuuxcon Coxun, ggylmg, sg . i-0al9liD0k0fB00h ' ,HQ ' , erinvenied- It Amhrdnm. i A, P ' endShues,wh1chthey f ' - Ag, ,. -isen uieihly Tn Henan Iigsuriisgps Coxrurr, i ' ll, , ,-fi' mhnmnt Chill! for 4 ,, Lai . 9 who inn- Bnrnn cgi' Igsuiuiiius Conan, K, 613811 md lee- X. 4 hi, ' V ele in bottl.: Hertford, Conn. 4 ' 1 REPAIRING x ss, I - at hviee the usual Coxlueut. IIBUIIAICI Conan, V I X -Q, V donsln the best style X . - size, et25 cant. eel lsr Jersey. If 1 ,, on short notice. ififg LQ , w:n1:b:!l'lug.flig GODBYG llsgsxine for Jenuxry isss. Rua. 'f- Jfghffgi' 'Co' xii? me xmas. H-11. BIHIUN - M-whim-shy. im of Hof e ' A. a. Hoon ...ie .g...e, zzs im..-.t. num.. see Greeley, et the Cheng Bookstore, one door CAPS mede to meemre uid order st 82-Gm Hgh-LRAY 8 MAY Agenu,.l.oekport . eeltel Chrysler HB:-eylode. I. W.,ABBlY. LULIIB. lertiier ellel.

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Scene Scene Scene Scene Scene ROLOGUE I - NAMING THE VILLAGE Mr. Haines proposed the name of Locksborough, Dr. Isaac W. Smith proposing Lock Port. The latter adopted, the village had a name, though a stranger would have needed a guide to find it. 'Lock Port Hotel, by E. Brown,' stood about forty rods west of Transit Street, near Main, and, being the headquarters of the canal contractors, was for a short time the head and center of the newborn village. fFrom Illustrated History of Niagara Co. -1878.1 II - THE FIRST SCHOOL The first school was taught within the limits of what is now the city of Lockport in 1821. The pioneer settlers in the vicinity, feeling the need of a school, made use of the Friends' Meeting House for a schoolroom until other accomodations could be obtained. The first teacher was Miss Pamelia Aldrich. III - OPENING THE CANAL At Lockport - the spot where the waters were to meet when the last blow was struck, and where the utility of an immense chain of locks was for the first time to be tested, the Celebration was in all respects such as to do honor to the work itself, and patriotic feelings of the people. It is here that nature had interposed her strongest barrier to the enterprise and the strength of man. But the massive granite of the 'Mountain Ridge' was compelled to yield. The rocks have crumbled to pieces and been swept away, and the waters of the Erie flow tranquilly in their place. fFrom Memoirs .... Celebration of the Completion of the N. Y. Canals -1825.1 IV - A DISTRICT SCHOOL -- 1830's The entire stock of apparatus consisted of a half-dozen well-seasoned switches and a substantial ruler, and no opportunity was neglected to make use of these appliances for the general advancement of the causes of education and good manners. In those days the question was not, 'Has the teacher a good education?' but, 'Is he stout? Has he good conduct? ' fFrom Illustrated History of Niagara Co. -1878.1 V - THE FIRST BOARD OF EDUCATION In 1846 Sullivan Caverno originated the plan of this Union School system. He framed the act to be passed by the legislature. The trustees of the Union district were constituted a corporation by the name of 'Board of Education for the Village of Lockportf Immediately after organizing and adopting the by-laws, the Board of Education purchased a lot, centrally located, for the Union School-house, and commenced to build the large and com- modious house now thereon. fFrom Illustrated History of Niagara Co. - 1878.1

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ii' g LOCKPORT DAILY ADVERTISER. rn mcnousmr anvmmsnn. ' S A newly .furnished and neatly fitted up Shaving and Hair Dressingsaloon haejuet been opened inftlrs basement of Mm. Beldsn's Millinery stonq, by Mrs. Lundgx-en dr Strubel. the adveb Lissment. for which will appear to- morrow. Drop in. The Ibis! of the Congregational Church, with the design of manning, lfwnew Chapel, design holding a Fee-v tival at Arcade Hall, on Wednesday evening next. The ladies of that So- ciety are au. fait inench matters, and 5 large attendance will undoubtedly n frevrard their exertions. I . 1 A l i ll Home are having quite e pastime rs' lriag IWII. They shoot by- our amos at a speed of 2 40, Ieavinga A ly number of splinters andgazere 'hind them. Nobody hurt. ..i. CANAL STREET LIVERYITIBII. THB Subscribers havin pnrv n chased the Livery eetnbllnhmeifhere- to ore carried on by Steele 8 Houstater, under the gym of J. W, Steele it Co and hnving formed a me eorrtnership umm-.lbs mn of EEUBTA- YKR H cKAlN. will hereafter conduct! e busi- lm at the 'old stand. 'A continuance-,g the lib- eral patronage heretofore extended to is estab- llehrnentin solicited, and in return lhepuhllc will be lervedwith the beatsnixgaegnmndet one at hh an-rgn. nousrarna, .my is, nu. nn. unrain. N.1:.t5urm'r'.lpgelfulsllhed mr Panerai Onal- S nousrsrarrrms rmsensrn. it Omega., ne.. 14 arwaua.--New Yorki tm all .to B o, thence IEIISIFB-lhd Western dtleaj Ita hellhlel exceed thoaeofany other line for loeai bushel. 0. It Ciuarnau., lhnagir. 2 ai nm nm ne unifi- 00W FOR SAZE. Inquire et the store of F gg rss. 9-tr It Hanna a co. We Wim. ornn sniuonnav morning Jan. 22431855 a nice assortment-of Watch-, 1eand,Jswel1'y. Gall and see thgm at the earliest V ,Ez CFlUBBUCKk SON. , , -' 'mf '-H - 31 1-+2- i 1' - F? T'1C'?f' gent, ' all! Ut - . ,ilk ' . I :T 'L' . -. AUD PRINCE 8 Q.-'D MELDDEUNS an ppt eonshntly on hand at our New 'la- eic Rooms, 8 Maln etrvaet,,md ryill be gold at mans uheturen prices. The reputation of the above lnstmmsnta ll aeumdent reulnisendation to ail who. nntan honest. article-at new r-lee. The demand for them exceeds that May olhc-r manu- facture, and altheugp they are now makin 40 of the Plano: A311160 .eglodutm pep week, A51 the demand pea y exe n su . 0. C. WRX H1' G . N.-3.-All instruments sold by u ,are warrants gd perfect. Lpolrport, Feb,80, 1864. CORN OOBSDI' IX!-'wlldh ground with the earn, which la done at the old stand.- Alln all ki de of grain d to C0ll'lI rde t the nuts:-'m11,by msinorirrnia' , 4 Scene IV-THIS MUDERN GENERATION Life has changed in most ways, but to parents each new generation presents the same ageless problem-- gg ll What's this younger generation coming to? 1850 - Lucy Long - In the old packet days. previous to the opening of Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Railway, June 30, 1852, Lockport had four packets each day, two from the east and two from the west. The one due from the Cast at 10 a. m. made connections with the Lockport and Niagara Falls'Railroad and there was always a crowd on hand to witness its arrival. Sometimes it was late. There was a character always on hand named john Moye, better known as iLucy Long,' as he was con- tinually singing or whistling that song. He was a peanut peddler, and quite a mimic. When the packet was late he would cross the canal and get behind thc piles of stones, always piled there for shipment in those days. Placing his hands up to his mouth he would imitate the packet. horn so perfectly that people waiting in the Lockport House across thc street would rush out and over to the dock only to find it was 'Lucy' on the towpath giving them thc laugh. CFrom Souvenir History of Niagara County. New York - 1902.1 1861 -Isaac Sly-But tragedy came to Isaac Sly. The regiment reached Washington on June 28th and on the 5th of july was attached to General Pat- terson's company in Martinsburg, Va. On the llth, Company A, while on a scouting expedition, met the cavalry of the enemy, and had one man killcd- Isaac Sly of Lockport. lFrom Illustrated History of Niagara Co. - 18780 1901 -Beta Epsilon was just one of several social fraternities and. sororities that have come and gone. Now the Hi-Y and the Y-Teens are the names given to these social groupsi Even in the Hi-Y, Greek letters can be found in the names of individual chap- ters. l910-Old Home Week- In educational institu- tions, Lockport is well off. It is the home of the first Union School in the State of New York, now thc Lockport High School. The records of the statc educational department reveal an enviable standing for this historic institution of learning. The Lockport Board of Education is composed of citizens devoted to the cause of education, and they spare no time or aains in the promotion of its highest interests. fFrom Official Souvenir, Old Home Week, -July 24-30, 1910.l l925 - The year 1925 is significant in the annals of :he City of Lockport. It marks the hundredth anni- tgersary of the opening of the Erie Canal and thc sixtieth anniversary of the incorporation of the city. True, a century is not a long time in the history of a community. But to have those years filled with sound prosperity is a tribute to those generations that have gone on before and left behind a thriving city as a living monument to their efTorts. fFrom the fore- word of the souvenir, Old Home Week, -1925.1 3948-Need we be reminded of today? This is our ay.