McDonald High School - Roller Yearbook (McDonald, OH)

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the town that isr There was an hotel with accommodations for 30 guests. The Federal census of 1920 gaveja population of 621. i The villagewof McDonald was incorporated on December 125, 1918. it The first election was held on February 25, 1918, and theof- fioers elected organiaefdxthe village govern- iinenton March 1, 1918. The first mayor elected was James Ag Freed. en The village of McDonald was part of T Weathersfield Townshipand as such was un- der the supervision ofthe Weatlirsfield Board of:Education.-fs slnttheheginning before the village was incorporated, the few who moved into the town were at a loss as to p what to do with the children for no school existed in the town. The Board of Education of Weathersfield made no attempt to take care oif them. All childrenwere asked to attend fthe district school located on Marshall Ro-ada This school was a one-room rural school with no conveniences, poor sanitary conditions and one teacher who was expected to teach all subjects iniall the gradesfrom one toxeight. Q H: TL e Through the efforts of Captain James A. Freed, a one-room :building was completed for the winter term and then again in the 1 spring the Weathersfield Board finally agreed to build another room. This was completed and ready for the fall terms. T A W In of 1919 work commenced on thenewibuiltding. The fall term of 1920 be- gan with a full corps of grade school teachers and fiom: teachers at the high school. s On November 17. a. fire' destroyed the ,- portable used for the upperl grades, and high T school' work and compelledg some action on T the new buildings. The entire building was not finished until the close of theschool term of 1921. T

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