Mayville High School - Rocket Yearbook (Mayville, WI)

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THE ROCKET Page Five ur Schoolis History The educational history of Mayville had its origin as far back as 1945, three years before Wisconsin was placed upon the roll-call of the states. The early settlers had been here less than a year when they made their first. preparations for a school, knowing that an education was the best estate they could leave to their children. In the winter of 1347 the First ses- sion of school was held. There was no school-house, but the home of one of the citizens was used for the purpose. The following spring' saw a small school- house under construction at the present site of the Chas. l-iuedebuseh t'o.'s store. ln the year 1348 Yviseonsin assumed new responsibilities as a state. .Xt the same time the schools of Mayville un- derwent. a change, passing from a more primitive form to one which was at that time considered modern. The 'Foster brothers at that time donated to the city a tract of land, which is now known -as Foster Park, for the purpose ot build- ing a school-house. As a result, a struc- ture was erected, consisting of four rooms, and being two stories in height. The new building' enabled new studies to be established and also more teachers to be hired. Three new departments were established, and with them came the studies of Tlistory and Geometry. Cwe. have often wondered whether the fathers of the school knew what an un- popular study they were llli1'0flllCillQ'.IJ .Xfter the Civil War the foreigners came to this city in great numbers. They were mostly Germans, a tliriftlv and industrious class of people who, al- most immediately upon their arrival, took a deep and active interest in the affairs of the school. 4 Due to the increase in the population, a still larger school was demanded, and in N57 a new addition was made to the old structure which gave it the present resemblance to a eourt-house. The same

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THE ROCKET Page Seven bell which called the children o-f the early settlers to school calls the pupils of to-day to their studies. The bell bears the name of the donor and the date of its donation: F. Sherin, 1857. .In 1880 the present High School was established with a three-year course. The first principal was J. M. Turner. His successors were as follows: Horace Gibson, J. H. Martin, L. S.4Keeley, M. A. Bussewitz, L. S. Keeley, and R. D. Owen, our present principal. xml The advancement of the Mayville schools has been one of great rapidityg the following studies have been added to the course of study: Music, Draw- ing, Domestic Science, Teachers Train- ing Course, and last of all, a Commer- cial course. Graduates of this school can be found among the best people of the nation, and only the best. people shall our school continue to give to the country and to humanity. ll l , QW WZ7, ' as , 7 ?J.fJQ4i-2 h' ..q-'.l- , tp-r ',5 -f -3. 'gig .t '3