Midland High School - Middies Yearbook (Midland, IN)

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The l-lrstory of Wrrght Townshrp Schools In thrs townshrp rt rs rmpossrble to tell much abou' thc earlx schools Schools were so unrmpor trnt th rt no wrrtten record had been kept rnd the oldest rcsrdents are unable to tell much about their c rrlx school days lt rs thought that thc frrst school rn thc town shrp was taught about the xcar 1823 or 1824 bx one of thc Wrrghts or as some say by Poe Thr house was of round logs was about 16 by 18 feet and had been burlt by a settler for hrs resrdence but was abandoned bx the removal from the tow nshrp of the famrlx It had a large frre place and h rd a square hole 1n the opposrte end of the burldrng whrch was used as a w rndoxv Greased paper was the w rndow pane About twenty schol x rn Countx Not more than one or two terms were t rught rn thrs house About 1826 there were thrcc schools rn the townshrp one rn the south westcrnprrt or south of Mrdlrnd one rn the center whrch was loc rtcd about one half mrle erst of Lebanon Church Thrs school was known rs thc Poe school It was r log burldrng wrth punchc on floors and hexxcd benches for se rts The chrldren carrred therr lunches to school rn r basket The menu was a srmple one usuallx homrnx beans brscurts or cornbread and wml grapes prcserxed rn sorghum molasses Each chrld earrred a drpper or trn cup and drank rrom the nefrrbx brook Fletcher Edmonson xvas the teacher In ld-lb mother school was bu lt Just two mrles xxrst of Lebrnon Church Thrs was known as the Cr rbtree school An elelerlx lrdx amus rnhlx told hcr cxperrcncc as a student at thrs school rbout 1810 There were no outdoor torlets rt rt th rt tr e A lrrgc hollow east of c bulldrnc xx rs clcslgnated rs the boxs torlet and a new rarl fence north of the school was the grrls torlct Thc burldrng was on r hrffh foundatron and Uncle Brllx 'VlcBrrdes hogs found shelter there from storms and heat Thex fought and squealed w henex er the oecasron arose In M rrch 1826 James Wrrgnt settled rn Smrth Tow nshrp rnd rn 1838 wrote the petrtron for the org rnrz rtron of Wrrght Townshrp secured srgners for thrs pctrtron and carrred rt before the March term of court where rt w rs granted In 1838 J rmes Wrrght was elected Trustee ot the Townshrp scrxrng three ycars rnd rn 1862 w rs re clcctecl eontrnurng untrl 1866 Whrle serv mg rn thrs capacrtx Mr Wrrglrt orgrnraecl the Congrcssronnl roads rnd school drstrrcts Thrs grve the tow nshrp nrne schools The frrst school rt Mrdlrnd was burlt rn 1905 Thrs was rn erght room structure whrch burned rn 1916 The same xear a new burldrng was erec ted and rn 1933 an addrtron was burlt whrch rs the present burldrng The hrgh school was commrssloned rn 1921 and now holds a contrnuous commrssron 0 0 I '1 - ' ' ' ' , , . r -L ,. 1. 11 1 ' 1 1 1 I , ,1 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1- ' I1 1,1 , Z ' 1, '1 11 1 1 1 --' 1 , 1 1 , , '11 1 P, 1 1 1 - 1 1 e c 1 ' X . 4 ' c X' s 1 ' I c H1 ' ,1 ,LC , 11, 1 , . 1 ' I, 1 ,. I ,-', ., 1 1 1 1 1 '1 '. I1 . 1, 1 .. 1 rv- I I 1 1 1 ' c II' . .1 , c 1 ' '. bul 1 1 rn-, 1 ' 1 ' -'Q th- 1 I 1. ' I 1 - ' ' x -1- .5 - 1 Z- 1 v-' ' 1 I 1 ' 11 1 1 I 1, 1 1 V ' A 1 -Z' 1 1 - 1 3 . I 71, , I .' 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 , ' ' ' 1 1 1 , .1 ,I ' 3 Y 1 1 r 1 .X ' ' -I' 1 ' 5 v H 1- ' 1 5 ' ' I v . . 1 , 1 . , 1 1' I . v Y ' v ' I 7 - 1 1. 1 -' ' ' ' 1 I , . - - ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 11 ' ' 1 g Y ars attended thrs school, a few' comrng from Sullr- I , - - , . - - 1 1 .1 . 1 11 ' 1 .I 1 1 1 , 1 II I c I. 1 , ', I 1 .1 ..'I , 1 I 1 , 11,1 1 , ' ' 1 1 , I 1 - - I. , 1 1 , , is 1 I -xx 1- 1 A ' 4 l . . ' c , c , ' I 1 . ' .I11' 1 , 1,1 11 1 ' 1 ,1' 1 '. 1 1 i I 1 - 1 ' , ' ' ' Y I - 1. . I I I ' 1 1 c .1 Z I I 1 1 I I.. 1- X , ' 1, 1 1 ' '. 1 ' I I I I X . .- ,1 1 ' . 2 . . - '15 I ' I' '- I ' 1 - 1 I 1 - ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1'r ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' - , .Y Y Y ' ' s 1 1x ,11 ' I ' Y , ' ' 11' ' ' 1 r F X 4. X ' 1 1 1 I . I

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