Lodi High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Lodi, OH)

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Mrs, Ainsworth donated five thousand dollars to be invested at six per cent interest which was to be used to buy mecessary. books Tor, the, Library.) This’ Tasted for, fifty-four years. The present library has around two thousand volumes, A portion of the partition be- tween an adjoining room and the library has been removed, making the library reading room larger. The Senior class of 1931 donated four tables with six chairs each to be used in the room adjoining this library. The science department is equipped with modern apparatus and a large supply of materials. The conmer- clal department has thirteen typewriters. invl950 2a radio system wes installed. This apparatus has become indispensable. and was essentiel to, the progress of tne school. oI[t was, completely installed and sesenpled) py Superintendent “Jhite and the Superintendens of Cheatham, My. Kohli, the only cost being that of the weterlab and a.gmnal ly aman ‘of forty dollars for Mr, Rahlilse servicea, in 1931 Lafayette began to send their highschool students .to Lodi, “This imereased the sige of the stucent body and the present census shows three hundred and sixty students ir the high school and nearly six hundred in the SLeLre school, One of the faithful fisures always seen around the building is Mr, Clark Underwood or Shorty ; as he is better, known, Nr, Underwood has been the janitor for nineteén years, and somet hing would’ be missing if we could not see this short, stocky figure pushing that. broom around, or hear his cheery salutations. One of the most interesting commencements ever. held at the high school’ took place’ May 26,1933, “Itewas the ‘Tiftieth anniversary of the Lodi High School and all the members of the first graduating class were there, The ‘members of this class were; Miss Elizabeth Warren, Mrs. Jennie Redfield Miner, Mr. George M,, Gilbert, Mr.‘ Charles Palmer, and Mr. P. C. Fullerton, Remarkably enough their teacher, Mrs. Jeanette Persons, was’ also present. Each graduate of 1885 was presented with’ a “diploma”. It will probebly be some time! véfone: another event of this tyve talses piace, ' ail

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HISTORY OF THE LODI PUBLIC CCHOOL Tho. first. public instruction in Lodi was given in 1817 an.a,tiny.dog school. house, on the farm of Timothy Burr. Miss Diadema: Churchill taught there during the summer. She was succecded by a Mr. Yimothy, who’ taught a class of. four to sight pupils for ‘several years, Later a new sehool house was erected at Cherry Corners, and.teaught first by Miss Harriet Horslrord, then by Mr. George McQuay. In 1850, the number of children between the ages of four and twenty, in this school district, was one hundred and thirteen. In 1860, it had increased to four hundred and forty seven, and in 1880 the total was four hundred and eighty two, Tn compliance with a new state law, a school board was created. The members were: H. Ainsworth, H. Selders and N. Harris, Need of a larger school arose, and, in 1871, a new Academy was built at the cost of twenty six thousand dollars, Here was conducted for a term of years an institution of higher learning. Students from towns around Lodi attended the Academy and stayed at the San- ford apartments. After some years, the Academy was eclipsed by more pretentious colleges, and so the old Academy was offered forrsale.i The village purchaced.the, bullding Tor Pive thousand; dollars in 1879 anc began to prepare it for a public school. Mr. Sabastian Thomas was appointed Superintendent and taught the upper classes.. Miss Jeanette Wells, who is now Mrs. Pergons, a resident of Lodi, had charge of the intermediatc. pupils, and Miss Alta Adams taught the primary classes. The subjects kawentowere: readings writing,;arite. 2tle,: spelling. and geography. The subjects that,,have, since been added .are: History, gcometry, algebra, physics, chemistry, agri- culture, Latin, French, German, biology, home economics, — manual training, typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping, art, music and physical education. After Mr. Thomas! super intendency ended, a Mr. Lee was elected to take the position. He was succeeded by Mr.. Be. F. Hoover... Next in order was Mr. F. G. Maurer, Mr. Fs Ms Plank, and Mr. Elliot. Then followed Mr. Maurer and then J. F. Smith and later P. H. Smith. Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mr. Ce. A. Hosteller. And then Superintendent J. B. Hughes followed by Mr. R. Be. Snell. Mr. H. Aw White is the present super- intendent. Twice during the past twenty years the school has out- grown its accommodations, and two new and up-to-date brick buildings now adorn the fine campus. The grade build- ing was built in 1914, and the high school building in LOSS» 10

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